The Billboard 1924-11-01: Vol 36 Iss 44 (1924-11-01)

‘are We NOVEMBER I, 1924 Vaudeville The Billboard Notas Hk. veHicle JOL WEBER and LEW ‘ FIELDS are using in their Orpheum tour is called Reminiscences and was itten by the oldtimers themselves. AR MANIT) KALIZ, who re itly put on a new act himself, and NANETTE FLACK ppear in support of the comedians. RABBY PEGGY, child screen actress, reported to have been signe d by the Keith Cirenuit for a tour of its theaters. She is said to be on her way to New York from the West Coast and has a vaudeville offering ready for showing. JEAN MIDDLETON, violinist, is opening November 2 at Cedar Rapids, Ia., for a tour of the (ire pheum Circuit. Her husband, FRANK VAN HOVEN, now appearing on the Orpheum Time, is not going abroad, ntrary to recent reports, until he has finished his tour, which will be late in the spring. NED 2 NE STOR is coing a new act with OLIVE GREEN on the Keith Time. NEIL McKAY, Scotch comedian, arrives in this country soon for a tour of the Keith Circuit. He is sche duled to @pen at the Orpheum Theater, Brooklyn, the week of November 17. Jean Middleton TED TREVOR and pI ANA DOUGLAS, English m ay -hall artistes, who recently showed the act here, have been booked for a tour of | 30 weeks on the Keith Time. EAN ADAIR opene a Sunday at the J Orpheum Theater, New Orleans, in her new vehicle Three's a Crowd, by ELAINE STERNE, for a_tour of the Orpheum Cireult. MISS ADAIR'S offering was produced by LEWIS & GORDON, JACK OSTERMAN, who has turned his ry to revue staging, put on Miss Madrid. a cabaret show, at the Club Madrid, Philadel phia, last week. OSTERMAN wrote the book and music for the revue. ROGERS and ALLEN have _ been booked for a tour of the Orpheum Circuit, opening November 16 at Winnipeg. : . MANUEL VEGA, “ comedian, opened L at the Rivera, Brooklyn, last half last week to break in a new offering VEGA is a foreign irtiste who has worked but little in this country. He is to make a tour of the Keith Time CORTEZ PRGGY, at the Hippodrome Theater, New York, this Week, are to return to Europe following their engagement at this house. = “7 | Manuel Vega JOSEPH BUCKNER, former partner ot BILLY LYONS, is now teamed with J SEP H SMITH. They will present a nut” double on the W. V. M. A. shortly. ANDERSON and BURT started a tour SCENERY THAT SATISFIES DYE SCENERY-VELOUR CURTAINS R. WESCOTT KING STUDIOS 2215 Van Buren Street, Chicago, lil Ladies’ and Gents’ Elastic Belts and SUPPORTERS, for Dancing, Athletics and Retucing. Edward Kennard, (31 . New York City. Phone, Columbus 4069. Send for new Circular B. " ; HALLOWEEN COSTUMES ~ ‘rade Goo s Valentino complete, $11.00; Bal } ‘sate. Spanish Girl, Soubrette, Sheik Witch, Spot Clow ~ | Kohin H od Turkish a Mii Strel, Soubrette, TAnee. to $11.00, Nee hey ‘COSTUME STUDIOS, 08 W. 22d St., WIGS > ¢ for Free Catalog. » W. NACK 6 6 West eee Street. CHICAGO, ILL. ACTS written to order H. P. HALBRAN, 530 First Avenue, Olean, N. Y. of the Orpheum Circuit last week at the State-Lake Theater, Chicago. OYLE and FREEMAN opened last week at the Willis Avenue Theater, New York, to break in a new offering. ALICE ISABELLE is scheduled to begin a Delmar route the week of November 3, splitting Richmond and Norfolk, Va. in her new dance act. NELLIE BREEN, formerly of the team MACK and BREEN and before that a member of the BREEN FAMILY, which played the two-a-day, is the chief supporting plaver to HAL SKELLY in his new offering, The | Mutual Man, at the S| Palace Theater, [= | New York, this week. EUNICE Nellie Breen SAUVAIN and VELMA VALENTINE also are in SKELLY'S act. HURST and VOGT are set down on the Orpheum books for opening November 30 at Des Mor:nes, Ia They are to make a tour of the Orpheum Time. The PARKER BROTHERS have been routed on the Interstate Circuit, having opened Sunday at Wichita Falls, Tex. The freres have not played Keith or affiliated time since March, 1923. JOF CARROLL, monologist, opened the second half last week at Watertown, N. Y., to break in a new routine. The PICCIAHIANI TROUPE, now with the RINGLING-BARNUM § Circus, is booked for a two weeks’ engagement at the Hippodrome Theater, New York, commencing November 10. HE ANDRIEFF TRIO, dancers, have been booked for a Coast tour of the We Ve a Mie Time, opening soon. HELEN JACKSON has replaced MARY THORNTON in WILLIAM MORRIS’ act, Movie Mad, which is scheduled to open soon under the direction of LEWIS & GORDON, HARRY GREEN opened Monday at Keith's Theater Boston, for anothe tour in his playlet, Lay Cherry Tree, y AARON HOFFMAN. SYLVESTER and VANCE started a Keith route at the Palace Theater. Cincinnati Sunday. Harry Green MILLER riv with JA¢ 1K me Da as LEE yton, (> tour. They l t May. and CAPMAN, CONNORS have and DODGE New Brunswick, N. offering for the steppers, foropened at starting a Keith not been working since opened Monday at J., to break in a new Keith Time. CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG is reported be readying herself for a tour of the to Orpheum of PAUL REMOS and sig ope Ma ned for a L FIELDS opened Ind. Circuit. and JOHNNY i ~k at South , Starting a tour of the The Circuit in a sketch with a cast four people. Midgets have been tour of the Delmar houses, ning this w reh the act Richmond, Va. In goes on the Orpheum. JOHNSON Bend, Orpheum have been playing Keith Time in the East. BILLY BOUNCER, clown, opened Monday at Lynn, Mass, for a tour of Keith’s New England houses. Seminary bee sm the Th all-time circui Keith office eater, Bridgeport, Scandals, an act which has n seen from time to time on various has been booked by open at the Conn., a Poli stand, Palace the week of November 3. SMITH laying off all Peggy Ames and STRONG, summer, who have been returned to the fold this week, having started a Keith pop. time ute at Jamestown, N. Y. PEGGY AMES and ARTIE LEWIS will be seen shortly on the Keith Circuit in a new offering. They are at present whipping it into shape for showing. BLANCHE and JIMMY CREIGHTON are routed in their “nut” act for opening on the Keith Time at Northampton, Mass., November 3. BOBBY DALE and Sisters are leaving vaudeville to a ppear in a cabaret show at the Club Kadix, Philadelphia. BETTY MILLER will open at Colum bu s, O., shortly with a new act and special songs by CARSON & D’'ARVILLE. MISS MILLER is playing this week in Akron, O. HILDA GRAHAM, as MRS. making a _ favorable operation which she recently un life severe known in private RICHARD E. EARLE, is recovery from a derwent in Milwaukee. EVA DE VONN writes that her dog, said to be the oldest art-posing canine, recently died from old age, in its 15th year. The RICHARD SISTERS, RENE and FLO, open their season on the Keith Time in the Middle West. — — VERNON (UNCLE) OTT is in vaude vil leaping dogs, le again. 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