Variety (January 1919)

^:^<f]f=r-~Y^S^-^{'-^:^?^'^T:yy^^^ .' ■ •.•*' • 5;'-'^:?-p:-* r'-r.*-;: ^: , >—.• ^^.'^5.• VARIBTY BEST PLACES TO DINE AT wm^mimwmmmfm The Only Ice Skating Sho>ir in New York ^ ^ Thel919Editioitofthe VICTORY REVUE ia tha -' \ Golden Glades DINNER SHOW AT 7:30—SUPPER SHOW AT 11:30 \ The World's Grc«t«tC Skaters and Ice Ballet ELSIE and PAULSEN, CATHLEEN POPE, DAVIDSON & DEAN and The Famous Skating Sextet BROADWAY and 66th ST., NEW YORK The following popular- song-writers and many others HARRY VON TILZER, CHAS. K. HARRIS, HALSEY MOHR, GILBERT & FRIEDLAND, MAURICE ABRA- HAMS, HARRY RUBY, MURRAY RITTER and JACK MHJLS. Dine Always at the Rendezvons of the Profession, Do Ton? WOLPINS', Broadway aid 47th St., New York ca Jail. 23, when Eddy Brown, the loterDatlonal Tlollnltt, will appear. ' "My Boldler Ofrl," which la playing the Broadway this week, played to a capacity aadl- «ace In the Majestic Theatre, Loveland, Colo., on Thursday night of last week. A 4,000-foot film, on the fuel Industry, was shown at the Auditorium last week, under the directions of Leslie R. Pyle, supervisor of the .fuel conserratloa section of the U. S. Railroad Administration. . D. Leo Dennlson succeeds A. J. Reed as De- troit manager of Oeneral Film Co. Jack Mowat, well known theatre manager, appointed Detroit representative tor American Film Co. Detroit exhibitors have formed a new asso- ciation, of which Edgar Klrchern, Family The- atre, 13 presldeot; King. Perry, Luna Theatre, secretary, and J. C. Bitter, Rialto Theatre, treasurer. Havtaig returned from an army tralntog camp on the coast. Beth C. Halsey, a Denver hoy, has Joined the ^Vllkes Players, and will appear regularly at the Denbam. The Modem Players Co., a stock vaudeville , organisation, presented ItB first performance at the Baker Theatre bere Tuesdav nli'bt. It Is probable several of the acts will-be booked on Fantages circuit. George W. Trendle, general manager of the Kunaky circuit of theatres, has been elected president of the Detroit Theatre Managers' Asisoclatlon, comprising the legitimate bouses. Detroit has an all-night theatre, the Wood- ward, at 140 Woodward avenue. On week days It l9 open from 0 a. m. to 2 p. m. On Saturdays It Is open all night. Business Is very good there. The new RIvoll Theatre Sympbonv Orchestra, with forty musicians, made its first appear- ance on Sunday, to the delight o( several ca- pacity audiences. The only cities in the United States having an orchestra of similar size are to be found in New YorK and Chicago. The Inetrumentatlon is six nrst vIoUna, six second violins, three violas, three cellos, three basses, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bas- ■ons, three French-horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tympani, drums and ibarp. DETROIT. ' By JACOB SMITH. REOBNT (Tom Ealand, mgr.).—Bill changes Sunday and Thursday ia order to start all ebowB on Monday, Jan. 27. First half this week, McWnters and Tyson, Ray L. Royce, Three Weston Glrla, Herbert and Wright, Men- alttl and Sldello; starting four days Thursday will be complete change of program. SHUBBRTrOARRICK (RIohard H. Lawrence. mgr.).—"Serenteen." Next, "The Net" NBW DETROIT (B. C. Whitney, mgr.).— "Penrod." Next, Thurston. DETROIT O. II. (Robs K. Hubbard, mgr.).— "The Maaquerador," with Guy Bates Post. .jNext, Kanr louder, i matltxees. with Laudcr... GAYBTY (J. M. Ward, mgr.).—"Wonder Show." Next, "Burlesque Review," CADILLAC (Sam Levey, mgr.) .—"Girls from Joyland." INDIANAPOLIS. By WILL B. SMITH. ENGLISH'S (Addison P. Miller, mgr.).— Ethel Darrymore In "The Off Chance." ^HUBBRT-MURAT (W. Nelson Trow- bridge, mgr.).—"Parlor, Bedroom and Bath." PARK (ShaferZelgler, mgr.).—Robert Down- ing in "Ten Nights In a Barroom." RIALTO (T. B. Leonard, mgr.).—Vaudeville and pictures, featuring Pepple and Oreen- wald's "All Girl Revue." LYRIC (Honry K. Burton, mgr.).—Vaude- vlllo and pictures, featuring the "Million Dol- lar Dollies"; Ralph Llngley and Co. In a Wlltard Mack comedy, "Why Worry"; Gold- berg and Wayne; the Two Marlowe; Al and Nan Delmont; McLaughlen and Williams, and Hoey and Bellew. MAJESTIC (Glen B. Black, mgr.).—Bur- lesque, "The Jolly Girls." CIRCLE (S. Barrit McConnIck, mgr.).—Pic- tures. KANSAS CITY. By H. A. SCOW. John B. Kellerd and his company In Shake- spearean repertoire stranded In Kansas City Frank Oowling, treasurer and advertising manager of the Temple, has gone to Rochester, K. T.. to manager the Temple there for a few months while "Mickey" Finn takes a rest to regain his health, INERS AKE-UP BEST PLACES TO DINE AT ?RB!B!~K!i nH£ KENBEZVOUS OP THBATBICAL'B BES'T . -^ SATURDAYS 1 and :-'^ SUNDAYS v| GioLrro Lunch 60 Cents Dinner$1.00 |.|||| |||l .^i^ io8-iiow.49tiist VU vIjiI 1 V NEW YORK cmr THE BEST ITALIAN DINNER IN THE CITY S^^S^^o^VPELHAM HEATH INN Pelbam Parkway, ct Eattcheiter Avenn*: and BLOSSOM HEATH INN Htrrlck Bead, L^nbiook. L. L Vaeqaaled In CaUIn* and Service. Open All Year Uqder direction of H. & J. Busskind last week after a run of hard luck through bitting cities affected by influenza.' Theatrical managers, actors and the public came to the company's aid. At a benefit matinee f 1,611 was realized and presented to the company- The benefit wae staged by Raymoad Hitchcock, assisted by Ray Dooley and Charles Howard, of the "Hitchy-Koo" Company; Eddie Foy and his "six"; the Campbell Sisters, from the Orplieum; Frank Morgan and Dorothy Bernard, of "The Man Who Came Back" Company. The newspapers donated generous space to advance notices. This city, rec(^nized as a good "one-week" stand, seldom aeee aa attraction It will sup- port for two weeks. "The Man Who Came Back," with Franlc Morgan and. Dorothy Bernard in the leada, is the first eacceptIoiv.«I the season, and Is being held on fOr an extra week at the Sbubert William Faversham and Maxlne Elliott, popular with Kansas City audiences because of their association with productions -^ earlier days, but who have not beea here for several seasons, are assumed, a' royal welcome when they come to the Shubert In R. C. Carton's > comedy, "Lord and Lady Algy," the week of Jan. 27. Lauretta laylor, another favorite here, will be at the Grand the eama week In "Happiness." 1st. HKNRV C. MINER, Inc. The Post, an afternoon newspaper, recently appointed Dr. Burris Jenkins, pastor of the LInwood Boulevard Christian Church, end dur- ing the war a correspondent In F»ance, to be editor and publisher. This has been followed up by the appointment of Gene Qautler, movie actress, film producer and authoress, as dra- matic editor of the paper. Miss Qautler, who has written and appeared in more than 600 scenarios, has made eight trips to Europe since IWQ and spent four summers in Ireland producing pictures. She has acted in and produced pictures in Canada, Mexico, England, Scotland, Germany, Isle of Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Genoa, Naples, Rome, Pompeii, Egypt and on the great African desert. LONG BRANCH, N. J. The Lyric, Red Back, opena this week under new management, the bouse havlaj been dark for nearly a year. Although a well appointed Uttle theatre. It hae never enjoyed any popu- larity because of poor location in the olty. Vaudeville and pictures is the new policy. The Empire, RedL^Bank, continues doing goo<^ business with "audeville and pictures, cuanglng twice weekly. . Manager MoNuIty has built up a nice Tamlly trade here and pre- sents an unusually good small time show, with now ftnd then a blg^act to brace. The Liberty Theatre, originally a Walter Rosenberg house, then Parker's, has tried most everything, from pictures, concert, vaudeville to religious services, with none seeming to draw enough to pay rental until the present management hit upon burlesque, tabloids and pictures. The boys are piling In every night and it looks as though the Jinx has been chased away. BROADWAY-ROSENBERG.—This week 20 •In Old Kentucky"; rest of the week, vaude- *"in??? ploturet. 27, The Chicago Stock Co. GRAND (Fred Cross, mgr.).—Photoplays. I his house retains big patronago, duo to good .picture choosing and the popularity of Thos. P*elan, tbe organist and musical director. HONTREAL By ARTHUR SCHALEK. HIS MAJESTY'S (Edwards and Drlacoll, mgrs.).—"Oh Boy" with the original cast. Next, "The Wanderer." Fob. 3, "Tho Rain- bow Girl." IMPERIAL (H. W. Conover, mgr.).—"The Greatest Thing In Life" (film) and Ruth Pryce (violinist). NEW GRAND (Geo. Rodsky, mgr.J,—"The Ucttsr- 'OIo'^ (fSIiH J; secoW week to record crowds. ST. DENIS (Fred Crow, mgr.; agent, Keith, v. B.).—Week sUrta Sunday; headlined by Hong Kong Mysteries; Drown and Taylor; Kane. Morey and Moore; lolecn Sisters; Fred Norman; and May Allison in "Her Inspira- tion" (film). GAYBTY (Bob Simmons, mgr.).—"Th^ Girls of the V. 8. A."; next, "Merry Round- ers." ORPHBUM (Edgar Becman, mgr.).—^Bec- man'a French Stock Co. Miioluk BUnwn will give a concert at Hla MaJestT'B, Snndajr, Jan. 20, under tbe local management ol L<ou1b Bourdon. . '-. The Theatre Francais, after being open for five days with pictures and one night of box- ing, is ooee more dark, f Bob StmtDDns,- manager of the Oayety. has resigned, leaving Saturday, Jan. 25. !...^ Phil. Qodel, who was manager of tbe Qay- ' ety tbe early part of this . season, is now, manager of the Starland Theatre. Vi^ NIIiADELPHIA NIXON'S GRAND OPBBA HOUSE (W. D. Wegefarth, mgr.).—The Houdinl picture, "The Master Mystery," is proving a steady draw at this house and. surrounded with unusually good bills at "pop" prices, the big playhouse is doing a land-ofllce buslDess. This week the fourth episode ot the Koudlnt picture Is being ahown, and Monday night tho standees were packed on both sides ot tbe house waiting for the second show. The bill Vas well up to the high standard eet here during the past year or BO and. the show went over In excellent, shape. Togan and Geneva give it a nice start with their clever work on the wire. The boy In this act is a real wonder and Is doing some of the trickiest stuff yet seen.. The girl is an' able assistant, and they form, a very good opening act for any bill. Kllllan and Moore did Very well with their chatter and songs. The boys are still using a little too: much talk. Following them, Harry Langdon and bis girl aaioolatea put over a big laughing hit with "Johnny's New Car." This la one of the very best comedy acta of its kind In vaude- ville and proves it? worth In getting results In either the big time or small time houses. Marlon Murray, once of the Murray Sisters and later with Mabelle Adams In a sketch, has bloasomed out as a single and baa the makings of a first-rate offering. The girl has class all about her, makes a splendid appearance and ahould develop Into a very likable single. All she needs to land her In tbe right spot is matel-lal. The majority ot what she Is using now la good and very well bandied, and with Just a little more "punch" to %l\e it t^e correct tone. Miss Murray should have no trouble In getting on. She will be liked any- where by an audience whl■^h is able to recog- nize the distinction ot class above tbe ordinary Single women In vaudeville. James Thompson and Al Fetrie got a lot of laughs with their black- - face sketch, "Camoufleurs." They get started at a mllo-a-mlnute clip, but let down in their pace by holding too long to the one line of talk. Tbe use of the paint brushes gets the same old. "ple-in-tha-tace" laughs, but a little nghtenln^u^t^ailevejhetalkwlllhelpa m ..'■?! • v5i m -1 m vahxUti ^ , Oriental .Song _," intGrtTiez20>^ One-Step TB.Harms <^Frd nci s, Day £i Hunf e f New York . !