Variety (January 1919)

VARIITY ifji- m m ii W; ?*i~ Words by FRANK H. WARREN. Chorus. TEAKS (Of Love)- ?x- Mucic by S. R. HEhfRY. ^^ ZX— -I—■—■*-* fSf — m -^ Here It Is—^The Quickest Hit On Record! Tear] may mean a heart is bro - ken,, ±==1 — m •3S=i: S ^iH By the Writers of "INDIANOLA" . Tears may drive the blues a • way,, fcfej imn 3 -,-— S*-r5S^:=5^^i^*E 2Sr t: Tears ni.iy fall whcji you re - mem • ber. Otie yoa rid- :ffz=:a*---t:r Ji loved by • gone day; And there are ^mEETi "-r— ::3^- ^m^^m^ii tears, tliat cry for kiss Like the ^ i^ 3t ^^E^^^ rose for the rain boVBj. But the ^ ==S3 *'" m pnie some - one's pret • "ty r:«=- -tz ^ ^ =e:z ^pi p^-i of love. eyes Are the beau - ti - fal fears Copyright, MCMjviii, by Jos W. Stern & Co., New York. British Cf.rvrirlit S.fnrr.^ TCAFS [OF LOVE] CHORUS Temra n*7 mean a heart 1* broken; Tear* nay drWa the blues away: Teara may fill when yon remember One yon loved in a by-xone day. And there are tears that cry for kUies, Like the rose for the rain abore; Bat the tears I prlie In someone's pretty eyes Are the beantifal tears of love. JOS. W. STERN & CO. Prof. Dept., 1556 Fway, N. Y. C (HARRY TENNEY, Mgr.) CHICAGO: 119 No. Clark Sti (SIg. A. Bosley, Mgr.) In their presentations, iDaamucb that they are limited to one hour, since the house is operated on the combined stock and vaudeville plan. The majority of the playa presented are FURS The Last Week of OUR ANNUAL JANUARY CLEARANCE Every coat, wrap,8toIe, cape, coatee and set in the house at a sav- ing of one-third less than wholesale prices. . Special Discount to the Profession A.RATKOWSKY,Inc. 34 West 34th Street New York "WE BYE AND CELL" EVA M ANDEL AND BOB ZENO IN "COMPETITION" .^ SPECIAL SCENERY EXCLUSIVE MATERIAL Feb. 3rd—Keith's, Louisville Direction, EDW. S. KELLER extra matinee was given on Friday to a good bouse, Vhlle at the usual matinees on 'Wed- nesday and Saturday the house did not have seats enough. Legitimate is going better here this season than ever before. Proyldence always was a great city In which to open shows, for it has always been said that a show that gets by la this city will stand the test anywhere. Although this has not always held true it is sure that Providence Is getting its share of "Qrst-alght- ers" this season. The Opera House is being used to a large extent (or this purpose, al- though the Shubert Majestic has been pressed' into service on several occasions. Already sey- eral shows have been sent out to success from here this season and numerous others are scheduled to make their bawB here before the season ends. from the pen of Miss Booth herself, or James McLaughlin, her director and leading man. The Victoria (burlesque) is playing one of the biggest productions that was ever in that house Id the shape of "The Razzle Dazzle of 1918." Originating from the pen of Harry Steppe, who Is a PlttEburgber and who also heads the cast, shows that he is a clever come- dian as well as an author. He is ably suif- ported by Grace Fletcher, Percle Judah, Bllile Halpemin, Charl3B^L«ne-Mid Fertig and Dunn. Besides the revue, which is in ten scenes, there are several specialties, with a feature of a series of ballet dahces under the direction of Aureiio Cocdai the Italian ballet master. The chorus is larger and well trained. NIXON (Haitjr Brown, mgr.).—"Fiddlers Three." "^ _ ALVIN (J. ti. Reynolds, mgr.).—"Chu Chin Chow," second ijreelc DUQUESNB (Bob Evans, mgr.).—"Twin Beds." KBTJtON it. T. Kenyon, mgr.).—Nellie Booth Stock Flarers. PBRSHINO (D. A. Harris, mgr.).—Stock Players. • ' ' OR AND (Wm. Mason, mgr.) .—Pictures,'The Heart of Wetona," Norma Taltaadge. PITT.—"The Birth of a Race"; IndeflDlte; plctures: QAYBTY (Wm. Kurtzman, mgr.).—"FoHles of the Day," burlesque. VICTORIA (J. Jones, mgr.).—"The Razzle Dazzle of 1018," burlesque. ACADEMY (Geo. Jaffre, mgr.).—"The Lib- erty Olrls," stock burlesque. PROVIDENCE. By KARIi K. KLARK. SHUBBRT MAJESTIC (Col. Felix R. Wen- dleschaefer, mgr.).—"Overseas Revue," with Elizabeth Brice. This show, which Opened in Hartford last week, showed much improvement when It reached here and went well before good bouses. The new plan of two reserved seats for the price of one on Monday night worked out to good advantage. The show needs more touching up yet and bids fair to meet with success when everything is straightened out Wednesday night soldiers and sailors were admitted tree. "Oh Boy" comes next week for a return engagement. OPERA HOUSE (Col. Felix R. Wendle- sctaefer, mgr.).—Edith Taliaferro and Ernest Truex, in "Please Get Married." Initial per- formance of this new farce on Monday night Reviewed elsewhere in this Issue. "The Flam- ing Soul" will be given a tryout here next week. EMBRT (Martin R. To4hey, mgr.).—"Violin- sky," piano and vloUn, heads the bill and is followed by Charles and Sadie McDonald, The Stelner Trio, Billy Watkins and Gladys Williams, The Three Herbert Sisters, in their first Providence appearance, fresh from Eng- land, in a novel act of dances and melodies, id»de a hit Last half: The^Eight Dominoes, Fhnlt Bush, Gill and Veak, Mahoney and Rogers. Nat Bums. MAY'S (Edward M. Pay, mgr.).—"Under the Big Tent," a mimic clrCus, going well as headline. Others vftre "In the Lofty Alps, ' acrobatic; "Tom. the Great," ape act; Seeley and Dover, Knight and Corse, Kalum and Davis. . .J ^ COLONIAL. (Robert J. Macdonald, mgr.)— Jean Bedini's "Puss Puss." "The Passing Show of lois," at the Shubert Majestic last week, did the second best business of any show playlngln this city during the many years Colonel wendleschaefer has been in this city, according to an announcement made by him at the close of the week. An Rumors are afloat again that Klaw and Erlanger are once more seeking a bouse here. Burlng the past year rumor has bad it that this theatrical firm has been after every show house here, but nothing has ever mate- rialized. While nothing is known It has been ^Nra. vahioixi Oriental Song _ Iniermezzo «^ ^OneStep TB.HARMS d^Fra nc i s, Day £^ Hunt e i New York U ANNA VIVIAN and Co. PRESENT THEIR ORIGINAL OFFERING >> THE SEASON'S LATEST FEMININE NOVELTY At the AMERICAN THEATRE, Jan. 27-.?8-29 At the VICTORS THEATRE, Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 1 and 2 Direction, SAM BAERWITZ ^_ .-V-_■.".;ii-..:.-:'>'-^ ^ .'ii-J- V ■;£. r.. ^.^ :-.-.-*i*/;l