Variety (Aug 1936)

Wednesday^ August 12,1936 VARIETY 57 Va ri ety O i lis NEXT WEEK (AUG. 14) THIS WEEK (AUG, 7) Numertrls In connection with bills below indicate openino day of show, whether full or.split week RKO .CHICAGO ' FaIuco (14) pfillbw the Stars ^ ^Yoliow t^ie Stara fmlaee (14) KlrtE & Sinclair 2 BfUt Wooa . Merry Maoa^ j«« Besaer Co Xltohen Pirates Herman TImberc Badminton Player* (7) Honey Family Steve Bvana 12 Aristocrats Barry & Whitledge 3 StooEon SAN lll.4NCISCa Clolden aat« °(12) Marx Bran (5) Bddle Cantor JACK POWELL Pultin' Punch In Riviera's Reviie Dir. rEDDT & SUflXH MBW YORK CITX State <U> WT6 Unit ^ . BAI.TlMOltB . Ctatory <14) 'Maxellos 6Vt>il, .Bowaa .Ben Blue . : B)|da Ballett Roye & Maye PITTSBURCSH Stanley (14) George Olneh 'Ore Btbel Shutta WASHINdTON Fox (14) Going Native' Paramonnt KKir. YORK CITY tPanmonnt (12) Phi) Spitalny Bd 'Xarvln- Lawler . !BOSTON - tt(«iropoIltiin (14) I'Wiil Onborne Oro Pavl .Nolan .'Jean Jack & joe . Buthle Barnea cmcAoo .- Chleaco (14> ■Oracle. Barrle, ; 'Olivette ' • J?ft B Torrence ; BBtROIT ; Mldiigan a4> Olorinea .Dome's .V MONTREAT^ Xoew's (14) Dolores & Camlldo JSue Ryan ' Joe 'Arena Dave Monahan Toya Sasoba Red' Skelton Mile'Adrlcnne June Allison . Natalie Gilbert Owenn Marlowe TOEONXO Shea's HlDtiodroine '■ iUY ' ' Plcchlanl'Tr 3 Reddtnctont Stone & t/ee - 3 Stooges The Callys pmi.AnBT.PHiA ■Sari© (14) .42 .Aristocrats ■ 'Duncan Sis Tommy Trent .tazy Dan .Pemmo Follies F0» (14) Don Lee & JJ ■ 'Cookie' Bo'wers Cappy Barra Co . .I?on Leo & ti -'Cookie' Bowers Cappy Bnrra Co PITTSBCBOH ■ Stanley" (U) : George Olsen Oro .Ethel Shnlta • . (7) ■ Chnrlle Chnae .Bltda Dancers Klela Gnodelle 4 StcD Bros Rio Bros WASHiNGTON Earle (14) Barteil fr Hurst Rev Harriet Hayes Paul "Draper Papy.. Zeb & B (7) • 3 Kanes . Rel.i & Dunn. Larry Blake 20th Century Rev ; DR. JULIAN iSIEGEL DENTIST .PaniDionnt Blilr.r 1801 Bwtty. Suite 203 Telephone CHIfleering 4-aOOT hdependent • „^ CHICACiO State I^ke (8) H & M Hazard Ai Zimmey Moreaua Rnfe Davis Edith Mann Nan Blackatone Wuriei Page Thelma Rae JNDIANAPOLIS Lvrlc (14) J'^'^Tt Pepper &r;M Earl LnVere Marcy Bros & B Jackie Green fliBROn & Noal Schlchtl's Co KANSAS OITT, MO Tower : <7) Carltona Firt Gordon Sid Le.iser Murray & Fane toiidon Week of Aiigust 10 ■ Canterbory M. M Ut half (10-12) yalmar 3 Jack Stocka f'.t Thomaa -t-eon fi Lueetto ??nilnlon Don Rloo Bd Victoria Jasp Maskeleyne Co „„ Trorodero Gaston Palmer I«aunton "n-ayne O go Aimaro Martin Taubmann CMADWEIL MEATH _ Palace fel Cubanna Bd CHEUSEA Don Rico Bd CLAPTON Rink Jan Dujen Huntings EAST HAM r, rremler •KDGWARE ROAD to -iirsnd «crne & Leonard Stanley & Young - 3 Hlltona EDMONTON Empire Clair,. Mayne A; C Gordon Richard^ 4 Loula Almacr FINSBL'RV PARK Astoria 'Folle PariBlenne' Campo & Roy Bnrlco Bertolnso Lalage Gloria Gilbert 4 CraddocUn London Caalno "R'Tt HAMMERSMITU Palnco Max & Gang Mona Grey Cole Sro."! ILFORP Soper 3 D'Altonlans Bob Barlow Muldoon 4 . ISLINGTON Bine Hall iBt half (10-12) Alf Thomas Leon ft Luoette 2d half (13-lS) ■Valmar 3 Jack Stock* KILBURN Grange Rome & Leonard Stanley & Young 3 Hlltona LEWISHAM Palace ■ Chinese Sync'patora I.EYTONSIOME Bialto Owen HcQivney NEW CROSS KlneniM Lealle & Lewis Walter Niblo B'way Bs &° Br'nda OLD KENT ROAD Astoria Anton Bd Fred Lewis Latasha & La'rence PECKHAM Palace Leslie & Lewis Walter Niblo B'way Bs & Br'iida RUGBY Plaza BBC Mystery Sing'r STRATFORD Broadway 3 D'Altonlans Bob Barlow Muldooii 4 STREATHAU Palace Chas Manning Bd 3 Girlies Colinaon & Dean Thorn & Mack TOOTING . Oroaada Chas Manning Bd 3 Olrliea Thorn ft Mack Collnson & Dean TOTTENHAM Palace Campbell ft Wise "Van Duaen Hunti.ngs TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD Pararnount - Anton Bd Fred Lewis Latashe ft La'rence WAlTHAMSTOW Granada Gordon Richards 4 Clair,. Wayne & C Louis AIniaer Week of Augnst IQ ABERDEEN TItoH Elizabeth Welch Geraldlne ft Joe Wilbur Hall Pa.t'cla Rossb'rough Nlcol & Martin Peplno's Circus Cleef, Berg ft C ALDEBSHOT BIppodropie Horace Goldln Co - Crastonlans Andy & Irving Joe Baker Two Cheats DIacobIng Auction CASTLEFORD Royal Stanella Ac'dian-Bd Arthur Haynes 3 Derricks EDINBURGH Regent lat half (10-12) MI.SR L McCardle 2d. half (13-16) El Amigoes Royal Snake Hips John- son Bd Pat Hyde 3 Harmony Kings Harold Walden Geo Herriott Sylvester Neph's 2 Ladds GLASGOW Pavilion . Wtnnich Ore Arthur Prince Dave Davis Tamara N'varre, T'ylor & A Marinl ft Andy KINGSTON Empire NonI ft Partner Forbes ft Barrle . Qhezzle Bros Sealtlel Eric Randolph 4 Brilliant Blondes Maudle Edwards Mcrae ft Leport Stella ft Partner LEITH Capitol 1st half (10-12) El Amigoes 2d -half .(13-15) Miss L McCardle . IXVERPOOL Shakespeare' "We've Arrived' Nat Mills ft Bobble William Hewitt Mylea Williams Roberta Petley Anita Best 4 Ascots Cannon ft Ling Gladys Jack Frederick Dell D.oria Dmitri ' ' MANCHESTER Paramoont Phllco 4 • SWINDON Reyent Doris Charles NEW YOEK CITY Boll Betty Bryant Warren Clauaen W Hendri(;kB Oro Bean Rlvnge (SheepKliend Bay) Peter Randell Mickle Bruce Eddie Copeland Or BUI'S Gay 90'e Jerry White Joseph E. Howard Arthur Behtm Bill Lorraine Bd Furman Ethet Gilbert Frank Rosaell Bob B'gelow Larry Lee Black Cat Amanda Randolph Jimmy Thomas Evelyn Oliver Lonny Simmon? A Rhythm Kittens Uonlta'a Beale St Boys Louise Brydon Rita Renaud Callenle Charlie Boal Rita White Jayne Whitney Dorothy Davis G Spirits of Bh'thm CliateoD Moderne Billy .Barr .Maryon Dale l«'nl< McFarlnne O Lucille Jarrott Chateau St. Claire (Westbury, L. I.) Wallona Goft & Kerr Ted Black Ore Clarcmont Inn Jolly Slngera Erwin Kessler .Toe Pontee ■ Harold Kolb Prances Stevens Jolly Coburn Oro Club IS Jack White Frances JtcCoy Dolores Farrls Cqq Rouge Irwin Gilbert Ore TIsdnle 3 Jack Dnmpicy'e Ernie Mack Blanche ft Elliot Ilees ft Moran Jan Bruneaco Bd Bl Chleo Carlos Solozar Celinda Adelina Doron Conauelo Moreno Carlos Sniazar ABC Trio Bmlle de Torre Oro El Toreador Loa OJedaa Don Gllberto Ore French Casino 'Folles de Pcmmee" Andre Randall 8 Argentine Ladtee Georges Rruays Meta Carylyle Nita Carroll Dmitri. Karel, A Ben Dova Antolnne Dufreane Arsene Gnutler Karavaeff Alice Kavln P LnVarro & Bro Roberta & Gaby Freda Sullivan VInc'nt Travers Ore C. Dornberger Oro Gang PInnli Pat Harrington 3 Boston Sis Gr'DWirh Vill. Inn .V MacNaiigtiton Alleen Cook Helen Yankee Iris Ray Carol Vance Muslrnl jMter^ Dan Healy's Dan Hcaly Frances McCoy Sfary Lucille Blcnda Ranaon Roth-Andrews Ore lllrhory Hoose Mike Riley , Ed Farley fl'lyw'd RrstnuranI Leon Navarra Ore Ruth Terry Jnck WaldroB Thais Vivian Ray Colette ft Barry JlyrUB Phil Neolev Cackle." O'Neal .\rttzl Haines Marlon Martin Arthur Warren Orr. Hotel AmbnsRndor Val Olman Oro Hotel Afttor Hal Kcmn Oro Mflxine Grey Bob Allen Sadie Dowell R Campbell Royals D'lvons Kay Picture Hotel Kllfmare Rues Morgan Oio I Linda KlngslCy ft Case . Joa Zatour Oro Lewis Julian Gall Gall . Bold EdIsoB Sammy Wilson Ore Edith Drake Lou Valera Hotel KNars HoDsr N Brandewynne Or Hotel Fifth Ave P Handelman Ore Hotel Gov Cllotnn Dick Mansfield Urc Hotel Gr't North'rn A Ferdlnondo Oro Hotel LeiloRtoD Bob Croaby Oro Hotel' LlncolD Dick Stabile Oro Hotel HoAlpla BDocb Ltgbt Ore Beth Wllaon A Gonzales Ens Hotel Montrlair Clay-Bryson Happy Power* Ann Courtney Coral Islanders Hal Hope Ore Hotel. New Tnrber Clyde Lucas Ore Dnrty ft Walt Prof Gulzar Arthur Ravel Lee Kelson Lyn Lucas' Nerval Baptle Gladys Lamb Bobby Beam 4 Debutantes. ■ Hotel Novarro 'New" Faces' >kIarlon Fierce Jean Bellows Jack ft June Blair Elizabeth Wild Robert Bard Leonard Slllman Hotel Park Lane Partcho Oro Hotel PeDBsyivanla Joe Relchmen Ore Rodney McLennon Santsclil ft Buckley Hotel Pierre Joe Moss Oro Bntel PlBM Mario ft Florla Ken Slyker George Sterney Ore Hotel RIti-Carltoa Arman Vecsey Oro Hotel 6a*oy-PI|ise Corlnria Mura Emlle Petti Uro Habaneras Oro Hotel Sbellba Bert Darcy Oro Hotel: St. BtorKs Sarah Ann McCabe Joyce Coles Guide Zanette Charlie Wright Ron Perry Oro Hotel St. Regis ClIfTord Newdahl Paul Gerritts Raach Ballet Jacques Frey f>ro Hotel Taft Geo Hall Oro . - dolly 'DawD Hotel Voniierbllt BernI.e Dolen Ore Hotel WnldorN Astorln Beauvel ft Tova Raall Fomeen Or« Hugo MarlanI Ore Jimmy Kelly's Vaughn Comfort Gladys Faye Elena McCoy Isobel Brown Santos & Elvira 3 Raymonds - Billy Mack John Rockwood Evelyn Wilson Mary Lane Janice Andre Warren ft Bndle Carter ft Schauta .Midgle Parks Joan Miller Billy Mack 3 Raymonds Danny HIggtns Gene Walter De Bold's Joe Rlcerdel Oro Joe Capella Org Kit Knt Pearl Balnea Bob Howard Lily Yuen 3 ROCCOB Bob Hargrave Bd IdrrhihoDt Cnaino Jim Lunceford Bd La Rne Eddl(> Davis Ore 4 Dandles l..<>Mlrage niff Allen Billy Haywood Michael Tree Oro Leon « Eddie's Eddie Davie ■ 2 Mystlca Griaha Ullly Mllly Baby Sophisticates Ore iXo. I Firth Ave 3 Marshalls Hazel Webster Onyx Cluli Stuff Smith Bd Parndlie Bert Frohman John .Steel Yvonne Nova Ford Crane Gene Stultz Edna Mae Jerry • Freeman Ore Parlllon Royal Volley Stream. I. I. .Shavo .Sherman Helen O'Shea .Muriel Martin Stanley Worth Fred Lowery Eleanor Knight. Burns ft White Johnnie Morris Joan Cartler SakI Alexander Happy Thomson Vincent Lopes Ore Plare Elegnnte Internationalists Or Bill Farrell Prank Laicaro Orlo Tomasso Mario Baune Rex Gavltte Promenade Cafe Wm Parmer Ore Ralobow Grill Frances Comstock Frances Hunt ValleHe ft' A'-mstr'g Lou Brfng Oro Rtilnhow. Room A) Donahue Oro Diana Ward Leo Beers flerge Tekar Darlo ft Diane Ruth Aarons Sander Glanez Nano Rndrtgo Bd Blvler» .Tack Powell Joan Abbott Estelle ft Tjeroy Mirione Verne Roaini Val Ernie Ore Irving Aaronsen Or Rofft-FeDtoB Farms Barbara Blake BraQdt ft Fowler D ft D FItzglbhnns .Gene Fosdick Oro Sdndir Ft B'ih Club (Long Island) Paul Rebucci Oro ° Small'* Paradlae Cbarlle .Tobnson Orr Lucky Rls Mpry Perry Siorfc Clob Que Martel Ore Arthur Dann Ore Tavern on the Green Allen Leafer Oro Town Casino Virginia I<angdon Tack Mason Tempo King Bd Cbangi Gladys Rentley Rev Guy Wllkena Will Bryant Oro Tersnlllea Lola Ravel Clement Romha Bd Rosaline & Seville H'klna A Mooreh'd Meadowbrpok Boys Vogne Harry Spears Mary Mercer Helene Standlsh Alice Lawlor N'ell Gidlden Ore Barnes ft Stegor Village Barn Ernie Mack nurtdy Gntely Mildred Barry Milton Mann Oro June' Lorraine Village Nat Clob Riviera Boys Lou Raymond Iris Ray Dickie Wells Kenny Watts Shim Shnm ReV WIvel A Ida Glvens ft Karol Ernie .Mnran Tiockwells Boring fiL Lazar Betty Bear Baron Gyldenkorn ,MnIna Klnova . Frank LaSalle Ore Bob Lee Wynne Rolph Varht Clab Johnny ft Geo Dolores McCay Jackson Irving ft B Hale Sis Rill T-eeds Ore Enters ft Borgia LOS ANGELES Beverly WUshlre Viola Von Larry Lee Ore Bllfmore Bow) Harry Foster Moore & Revel Lafy'te ft LaVerne Red Harper Joaquin Garay Harry Foster Trudy Wood Fetch ft Deavllle Ilmmy Orler Oro 6 Rhythm Rascals Cafe Casanova Billy Gray Jerry Bergen Irene Taylor Kendall Caups Hal Chanslor Ore The Theodoras Cafe d» Pnree Sid .Smith Tommy Jones Naomi Warner ,Exllda Zo <:a.'c De Par«"» Ore Loya ft Lyman Cafe La Mace Stan Clair Oro Park Ave Boys Cocoannt Grove Eddie Duchin Ore Emily Lane Les Pore Jjob Searlee Ed I.cBaron Oro Bill Roberts El MIradnr Maxine Manners Irene Bnrry Morey Singer Lola Saunders Smarnft Girls Lou Singer Oro Ffrmons Door Francep Fay F 'D' Swing Bd Omar's Dome Bvalyn Beryl .Merli'sa Flores Tlasskell tialante ft Leonardo Kearney Walton Billy Lowe Palomor Marietta Maydle & Tay Franklin ft Warber Geno Kruppa Hucl.sfin-.MfIjiter Gl» Ben Goodman Ore Helen Ward I'Irrone's Cook ft King Murray Peck Bonnie LInd Wyllo Webb Oro Paris Inn Paul ft Paulina QuintcsK ft MonA Ken Wilmarib June Brooka Hugo Marchettl Rosa Sclalabba Henry Monnet I'ete CnnirPlll Ore Rudy La Tosca Wm Barrett Margareta & Martinis Del Rio Topsy's Born I CO Farrlngton. Marjorle Keeler Agnes Johnaon Mar.iurle Sparks Loon Rice Ceo. Redman Ore Joan & Jean Lee My Blue Heaven Don ft A LeMier Bddle LIpton 20 Extra Girls Gene Austin's Ore Leo Carlisle CHICAGO Blamarrh Hotel (Walnut Room) Kings Jesters Marjorle Whifnev Manya ft Martin Blarhhuwk Barbara Parks Curry ft Naida. Joe Sanders Ore Blaehsfone Hotel (Moyfalr Room) Ethel Dixon Robt Paddock v Virginia Uilcrest Carmen AI ICavelln Ore Bon-Air '. Que Van Frazee Sis Julia Gerity Darlo ft Costa Robinson- Twins Shallta ft Carlton Henri Lisbon Ore Ches Puree Edgar Bergen' Sims ft Bailey Edna Janls Byrnes ft Earney Hal Sherman Bob Hannon Readlnger Twins Henry Busse Ore Clob AlabaiD Bernard ft Henry Art Williams Urq Club Mlnoet Del Estes 'Tonya' Adellna. Dosse'na Ruth LaVonne May Downing Cocoannt Grove '. Horton Grove, HI. Bernice Bucans Willie Shore Joy Kalese . . Colony Clob Ruth Love Mildred Tully Jessie Reed Coloelmo's Rahnor Lehr 'Peaches' Trudye Di Rlsy'- Bob Tlnsley's Ore Gay 90*0 Collieen 4 Pennies Geo DeCosta Lew King Grand Terrace Fletc'r Hend'son Or Harry's N. "X. Cabaret Trndy De Ring Dorothy Lull Earl Rtckard Billy Meyers . Claude & Corrlnne Art' Buckley Al Wagner Austin Mack Ore Hl-Hot Bill Dornfleld Nanette Blackstone Marjorle Little' Vasilo ft Yoanna Emily Flsk Geo. Clare Syd Lang Ore Hotel Congress (Eastman Boom) Irma Lyon's Jerry Marlowe Ore Hotel Drake (Silver Forest) King Sis Lyabeth Hughes Art Thoraen Jerry Browne Bob McCoy Charlie Goodman Horai'n Held I Oro Hotel Edgewater Beach (Bench Walk) Donola ft Duano Collette ft. Barry Lillian Reynolds Co Hernle Clummlila Hotel Palmer Hoose (Kmitire Koore) .Toy Hodges . .Milton Douglas Lathrop Bros ft Lee Roslta ft Fontana Senor Wences Bentley Stone'' . Abbott Dancers Ozzie Nelson Oro D'Soyos Arg'tine Or Hotel Sherman (College Inn) George GIvot 3 Heat Waves Roy Shlpstad Bess Ehrhardt . Harry Johnson Puke ft Noble Al "Trace Ore Hotel Stevens (Continental Room) Ruth Bradley Conaolo. & Melba Howard Brooks Keith Beech.er Ore Ivanhoe Four Nnighthawks Carl- Schrelber Ore Paddock 'Club Billy Carr * Ann Rnsh Jess Johnson Ore Trianon Grill Williams Ore 880 Club' Bobby Rollins Jean Kirk Ada Lee 'Curley' Plate The Dictators Eddie South '. Vanity Fair, Danny Alvln Oro VU Logo Arttiro ft Evelyn Buddy Ralph Stan Carter 'Vista del Logo Jack Russell Ore Tacht Club Frances Williams Phelps Twins John Hale Mills, Kirk ft H'w'd Nino Rinaldb Ore Beerless Beer Garden On Block for Taxes Detroit, Aug. 11. AU but the death blow will be clealt Youth, Inc.'s beerleess beer garden movement here this week when fix- tures of the original nite. spot, the suburban Femdale Castle Garden, will b6 put on the block to pay a $200 sales tax to the state. Youth group; backed at various times by some of town's biggest big-wiggies, refused to pay tax oh grounds it was not a profit-making orjganization. But Yoiith, Inc., will continue to operate its other garden, Castle-on- the-Nine, in hopes of a turn for the better this fall. Latter spot has been in constant difficulties lately due to complaints of neighbors concerning excessive noise, drinking, etc. Saranac Lake By Happy Benway 15 YEARS AGO (Fr<m Variety ' and CUvv^t) Theatres pulled the orchs and acts were fearful. Musi<:ians picketed the houses with brass bands. That didn't help any. Bill Robinson was deuced at the Palace. Hit even then. George Jcs- sel had next to closing. Valcska Surrat slaughtered her dramatic sketch &t the Brighton by letting it run 37 minutes. Charles Macijcachy, old-time press agent, suing Bill Brady for-alleged' libel in a book Brady, had Alirritten in '88, 33 years before. Claimed he had just run across a copy. Adolph Zukor's life insured for $5,000,000. Top money then. Universal took over Central, N. y.; at $100,000 per year for' the four walls. Stage hands put in a demand for overtime for moving out shows. Got it, too. Ben Atwell blew- in from a yachl cruise with a full set of whiskers. His. wife tnade him go to the barber's before she would let him come into the house. *' Balaban & Katz planning stage re« ■vues for thelf CTbi picture houses. Start 6f the uiiita; There Were' 71 burlesque troupes rehearsing, in N. Y. for the fall start« Columbia had 39 and American 33.. Marcus show went out as open shop fn spite of Eqiiify's efforts to prevent. Henry Miller used some Equity players in'his 'Famous . Mrs. Fair,' but not \mder Equity xliles. Buster Holt (asst. mgr. Fenway theatre, Boston) ogling and vacash- ing in the Adirondacks, with John Dempsey guesting him. Alice Carman took an op success- fully. Harry Gordon, hoofer, just licked the Second stage of the Rib op, Lou Berko is a new arrival at the NVA lodge. Nils T. Granlund came up to visit Fifi Climas, who has been a bed patient for over three years. Marie Bianchi . packing up her things for departure to N. Y. Was here less than a year. Armand (Boss) Monte, who has seen a mess of bed and little of walking around, now able to strut his stuff from room to room. First hot day hit town and natives went wild. Gladys Palmer, that Chicago ex- vaudevillian who has seen so many years of bed, on the up-beat. Her two sisters shot in from Chi to bed side her. ■ "Ving- Horn, who New Yorked it for over a year, back here for a check-up. Write (« those you know at Sara- nae. N. Y. Musicians' local 130. on strike and none too happy, threat- ened by formation of a new unioit. under Federation. That was 802; • SO YEARS AGO Xfrov* Clipper) Gus Hill had his show trained for the season. ■, Bad IZ acta, an after* piece and a sparring match. Camp meeting afiiiounced for a De* catur (IlL) amiiseipeni^park was .a week late, so they fiJied in 'with a minstrel' trouble. Blues collapsed St an Indian vil* lage in Jersey City. One woman hiurt and 38 lawyers were trying to egg her into suing. Koster & Bials squared the license bureau and was back to operetta, which was always the big draw* Doing 'Venus and Adonis.' Charles H. Hoyt tried his luck as a librettist with ""The Maid and the Moonshiner,' the . music by Edward Solomon. He decided to stick to farce comedies.- Making a short jump on Long Island R.R., Robbins' circus had an elephant and two camels in the same car. Elephant got loose and killed it's companions before the train could be stopped. E. D. Price succeeded Alex Com- stock as business manager for Richard Mansfield. Said to have been the only b.m. who got along with that temperamental star. Ballplayer in a. bush league killed in an unusual accident. 'Was catcher,, and on the home plate waiting- for the ball. Base runniir's knee hit his head, crushing his skull so badly. the entire top of the craniiun had to be removed. . In Keokuk the Bamum show of- fered a rotmd trip ticket and admis- sion to the show for $1.50. Good up to 130 miles, which was. plenty of railroading for a dollar. In Portland, Ore., a theatre man- ager reverted to the old stock sys- tem. Maintained a Company to sup- port individual stars who did not fancy paying fares . for their own troupes, ' Hotel's Vaudc Policy Sbreveport, Aug. 11. "Washington-Yo'uree hotel here starts three-act policy tomorrow (Wednesday). In past hotel used only danc* team.