Variety (December 1909)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
December 1909
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (December 1909)
Leaf #:
000204
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Vaudeville,Theatr
Collection:
Theatre and Vaudeville, Early Cinema, and Hollywood Studio System
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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VARIETY 165 REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS "Circus at Bird Town." The "Ginger" Act. Funnier Than A Whole Car Load of Monkeys DEC. 13, BIJOU, LANSING, MICH. HERE THEY COME! THERE THEY GO! BREAKING THE VAUDEVILLE SPEED LIMIT JAMES F. KELLY I ANNIE M. KENT MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL Direction, IVI- "THE MORNING OREGONIAN," Portland, On., Nov. 9, 1909. ORPHEUM. "Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Emmett present "An Evening at Home." Incidentally, one might say. If all evenings at home were as interesting there'd be an immediate dearth of folk on the streets. Mrs. Emmett furnishes the piano accompaniment for the songs in the act, and plays artistically, indeed. She la a beautiful woman, handsomely gowned, who gives much to the success of the act. Mr. Emmett la a ventriloquist, and the repartee and bon mots which fly thick and fast from the lips of the pseudo boy and girl who serve to demonstrate bis powers possess a refreshing quality and a newness thst is appealing. Emmett possesses extraordinary powers as a ventriloquist and smokes nonchalantly while be sends his voice to Oregon City and back. He also contributes original stunts on a violin. THE FAMOUS CALIFORNIA VENTRILOQUIST. HUGH! THE FAMOUS CALIFORNIA VENTRILOQUIST. I Assisted by HILDRED EMMETT presenting the Musical and ventriloquial novelty "AN EVENING AT HOME" Sole Representative JACK LEVY, 140 West 42nd Street, New York City Ready in November A Spectacular Novelty NEW I FOUR-SHELVEY-BROS o»r "Taree-Aet' a FEATURE mwr the PAJTTAGEB' CIRCUIT. Special Music Special Scnrarv I New Light Effects icluiive r»lr#.ction. ALf T W»LTOW CHAS. GLOCKER ANNA ONE OF THE ATHLETIC FEATURES WITH JAMES J. JEFFRIES AND FRANK A. COTCH CO. Prasaatlng a Real Novelty, as Funny as it is Clever. VOTE:—This act is fully copyrighted. Pirates Bewaral FOR BALANCE OP SEASON. Coming events cast their shad- ows before them. That is why green has been so popular this season. IS COMING B. A. MYERS, Exclusive Agent r NEXT WEEK (Dec. 13) MONTREAL, CA. Fixed up by When anmicritig advertisement! kindly mention Variety.