Billboard advertising (Nov 1917)

The Billboard NOT FOR THE BIG TIME, NOR YET THE SMALL TIME, BUT FOR THE ARTIST ALL THE TIME. STAGE PLAYS BIG PART IN SUCCE SS OF LIB ERTY LOAN Sale of Bonds in Greater New York Theaters Es- timated at $10,000,000—Keith Houses Alone Raise $3,000,000—Largest Subscription Honors Probably Go to Palace New York, Oct, 2g.—Vaudeville tern thruout the country, as well ai performers, managers and agents have done wonders in aiding the sec- ond Liberty Loan, which has not only reached Its five billion-dollar goal, but Is believed to have been oversub- scribed. The theaters and profession In New York alona raised an amount estimated at J10.000.000 during- the ten-day drive, which came to a clos A, Puul Keith and E.- F. Albee, to- talled 1817.51)11. Mr. Albee himself bought 1275.000. which went to the or the Orpheum Circuit. boUEht llOOl- 000, and this also went to tho Palace account. All the Keith houses In New York and Brooklyn, It Is believed, will total about 13.000.000. Accord Ins; to Mark Luescher the Hippodrome will probably top »300,- 000. while tho Orpheum is expected [-HM scribed heavily were Klaw & Erlan- ger, 1500,000; Cohan £ Harris, £150,- 000: Smith & Golden, 150.000; Cbas. Dillingham, and F. Zlegreld. Jr.. 1100.000; A_ H. Woods. JTS.OOO; David Belaeco. 475.000; Selwyn Brothers, (75.000; William A. Brady, $50,000; Oliver Morosco, S50.000; Henry Mil- ler, $50,000; Grace George, »50,000; Atlanta, Ga., Oct. n. —Manager Schiller. Df Loew's Grand Theater here, is making plans for a birthday - party for the theater and Its patrons next weed to fittingly celebrate the New Policy At Colonial Theater, TJtlcs, V Y. Utlca, N. Y., Oct. 27.—The new Keith policy of seven acts at the Co- lonial Theater became operative on Monday, and business has been very good this week. The initial bill was a good one and Included Carman's Minstrels, Evelyn Nesblt. Xustor and Vincent. Charles DeLand and Com- pany. Ashley Sellman. Three Kltara Japs, The Doughertys and Molsen. Racketr. $50,000. and Lee and J. J. chairman of the Theater War Le committee, that it will be the middle of this week before the complete Bessie Clayton for London contract from Albert De Courvllle a continuous engagement for that length of time at the London Hi i, mis. Cross work whye In I De Vries' War I New York. Oct. 27.—Henri De Vries is preparing an act. entitled War Mates, for vaudeville, and predicts It MARIE NORDSTROM All "Jazzing" Now New York. Oet. 27. The "Jazzing" fad has certainly secured a llrm hold on vaudevilllans, and the fashion for danclnsr sisters to have the support of ]azz bands is coming to be a fixture. It would take considerable delving Into vaudeville history to decide who started it. The Dolly s dropped a r a few George on Orphemn Time New York, Oct. 29.—Edwin George, the Juggler, will begin a tour of tho Orpheum Circuit In a few weeks. It is five years alnce he has been seen in the We^t, and he has something entirely new to offer. Ed and Lew Miller will also start on a tour of the Orpheum Time In a grammcd They are really brothers and not simply "stage brothers." Jake Wells Wins Atlanta. OB, Oct. 29.—Judge Geo. Bell has handed down a decision i which he denied the Injunction This theate as a hlgh-clm Keith Ettraetl. originally opened evil I e house, the MS switched from this year vaudeville has been played there, with the exception of a part ol one year when vaudeville was placed In the Grand Theater, then under the control of the Wells Interests, and tabloid shows were placed at the For- syth. In the petition for an Injunc- Ing the Forsyth into a hbma of photo- plays Mr, Wells had violated the con- tract, which provided that high-class New Reisenweber Revue Tew York, Oct 27.—The I The muBlc, composed by Louis Slivers, is fascinating, and a. number, Jim- Jam-aian, is bound to be played and sung all over tho city. Included In the cast are Marion Weeks, the dainty coloratura soprano: Mario Villain. Ward anfl Faye, Joseph Nlemeyor, Myn tnkl* Lawler and the Shirley Sisters, me Revue was presented In two parts of about half an Hour each. There ore also twelve chorus girls. Edward West Arrested nurant sworn out by a New York at- orney, which charged West with ' iolatlon of the copyright act of 1906 Performer on Antilles Which > vine per