Variety (March 1909)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
March 1909
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (March 1909)
Leaf #:
000117
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Vaudeville,Theatr
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Early Cinema, and Theatre and Vaudeville
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Communication Arts
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage. Boffo. Hokum. Quickies. Svelte. Climaxer. Tenpercenter. Coastlander. Skein. We're still feeling zowied. -- Eric Hoyt, 2013
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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- ~ 9 1 • 1 M H VARIETY —— • r^v ■ ■ m ■ i -. . ...■••• .,...„. ■ » ■ ■ *» Wishes Io say 6ood Bye fo sll bis Friends O-Reveire Oh, You Pansy! London Address Empire Theatre Leiceeter Square AT HAMMERSTEIN'S THE PROTEAN VIOLINIST ■ .1 J RESULT: DECIDED HIT OF THE BILL ON u No. 7" ASK AARON KESSLER Off to London, March 31 Opens Empire, London, April 19th WILL BE BACK NEXT SEASON—MAY BE. Choosers keep off my new ideas while I'm away! TOM BARRY and company of four opened in a new act called "Nick Carter, the Boy Detective," in Camden last week. W. 8. McCallum alter the matinee said only one word about it; "GREAT!!!" and moved the act down next to closing. • MARCH 29, Our Second Big Release Week and every week thereafter*. NOTICE TO INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS: it has been brought to our notice that certain Exchanges are furnishing the Exhibitors with so- called independent films—claiming the same to be from the International Projecting & Producing Co. We will ask every Exhibitor to send us the name of the Exchange which furnishes the service, and we will furnish information whether the films are our goods or not. NATIf F TO FKf H ANf F^ ' ^ e a 8 am announce that we have no agent or exclusive exhibitor. MvllvL IU LAVHAliVIlJ . All busines s transacted direct through the main office, 729 SCHILLER BUILDING, CHICAGO, ILL. Place your orders in time to take advantage of weekly release. International Projecting & Producing Company • 729 Schiller Building, CHICAGO , ILL. When antwering *4v* ti $e monti kindfy mmtihn Vaurt.