Variety (April 1912)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
April 1912
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (April 1912)
Leaf #:
00041
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Vaudeville,Theatr
Collection:
Theatre and Vaudeville, Hollywood Studio System, and Early Cinema
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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I N S T A N T A N E O U s s u c c E s s INSTANTANEOUS SUCCESS EUGENE WILLIE At Winter Garden, New York Management, MESSRS. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT Engaged Until September, 1913 Personal Direction, EDW. S. KELLER I N S T A N T A N E O U S S; U C C E S S INSTANTANEOUS SUCCESS AND CO. -ACME OF ATHLETIC ARTISTRY" OPENED at the MAJESTIC THEATRE, CHICAGO, last week, for a tour of THIRTY-EIGHT WEEKS on the ORPHEUM CIRCUIT Below are some of the newspaper criticisms given NAT NAZARRO AND COMPANY while at the Majestic. Chicago "American"—Nat Nazarro and his company have the most entertaining acrobatic act in vaudeville. Not only do they perform ap- parent impossibilities, but they have bright touches of humor lightly applied and a clean appearance of professionalism. Chicago "Daily News"—(What Amy Leslie says): The Majestic bill is athletic. Gymnastics and Acrobatics Valiantly set forth the week's program. Miss Leslie also said that Nat Nazarro and his company have to be little less than supernatural to hold their own. Chicago "Evening Post"—For once an acrobatic number comes close to headline quality. Nat Nazarro and his company, whom wo take to be foreigners revealing that one may even find a new cart wheel in the world. The feats are the best we have yet seen in vaudeville and the act la largely sans the horrible farce that acrobats slap stick into variety bills. Chicago "Inter-Ocean"—Nat Nazarro and his company are marvels. Chicago "Daily Journal"—Nat Nazarro and his company perform remarkable feats. DIRECTION OF HENNESSY When amxoering advertiaemcnta kindly mention VARIETY.