Variety (April 1912)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
April 1912
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (April 1912)
Leaf #:
000119
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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38 VARIETY VBNTRILORTJIST WITH A PRODUCTION ED. F. REYNARD Presents Seth Dewberry and Jawn Jawnson In "A MORNINO IN HICK8VILLB." Direction. GENE HUOHK8. Gene Hughes WILDING, 14M NXW TO! FOR BALB WIGGIN'S FARM Apply to THE CHADWICK TRIO STUART BARNES JA¥M R PLUNKBTT, HOMER B. YmARGTJERIT ason. Heeler Dtroo tlon Max Hart. Putnam Bidg. N T. C. The English Guy GRIFF The Three Muaky Tears say that If they had anything funny to put In their advert, they would put It In their act. Well, that la Just what they are doing, because they have their photos In the Advert. April 16, Pant ages. Vancouver, B. C. DON "Billiken" BARCLAY THE ORIGINAL BOOB. I am "IN" at last. Pahlages. Circuit Dlr , JAKE STERNAD. MAXIMO THE CUBAN WONDER. "Tha Great Drank on the Wire" Barnum A Bailey Circus. Madison Square Garden. Naw York City 3 MUSKETEERS 3 (Dunham) (Edwards) (FarreU) Dear Griff: Age cannot whither nor custom stale your infinite variety (of cleverness). There is a street in Yonkers called Chicken Island. We waited two hours and didn't even see an egg. Answer: We stopped singing the "Chicken Rag." DAVIS, ALLEN and DAVIS 3 Oddities 3 Sailing over the W. V. M. A. Main. LEE KRAI 9, Pilot. Lola Merrill and Frank Otto Next Week (Apr. 22), Grand, Syracuse. N. Y. Direction Max Hart. The Lessos Srimatlonal Juggling Act. Hooked Solid (o September, 1012. It iii't tha that nakts act— tha It's tka act that makes tba cam. THB KINO OF IRELAND JAME8 B. DONOVAN AND RENA ARNOLD QUBBN OF VAUDEVILLE DOINO WELL, THANK TOU. Director and Adrlaer. Kins; K. C. SOMEWHERE OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA Just knocked a whale's hind leg off and that's what he gets for spouting around the boat. Can't understand the White Tailed Cuss sticking around hero off the Sahara Des- Whcn \vc left South- hampton we had our woolens on but that was six days ago. The shadow of the nmoke- stack is now quite enough to cover us. We are Just getting over that last week In London. That bunch certainly know how to put the finishing touches on when it comes to a send off. Just stepped over the equatorly Yours. VARDON,PERRY and WILBER HENRY B. NAN TOO ER AND HEWINS Comedy Sketch "It Happened in Lonelyville" Rewritten by JACK GORMAN Direction, FRANK BOHM SL HARRAH and CO. Vaudeville's Most Unique SKATERS Apr. 22-21, Academy, Chicago. Apr. 2.V?8, Orpheum. Jollet. III. OBNR Marcus - Gartelle In tholr akstoh "Skatorial RolUriam" JAMBS PLUNKST*. Mgr. GAVIN and PLATT th. PEACHES WORKING ■teat, mi-i Passaic 7 lawtaeraa Aft.. CftKes. N. J. CLAUDE M. ROODE Amarlca'a Premier Slack Wire Artlat. Tha FIRST AND ONLY ONE doing tha "TUR- KEY TROT" and "TEXAS TOMMY" dance ON A SLACK WIRE. Now playing Orpheum Circuit. Direction, MAX HART. GALLAGHER AND SHEAN Principal Comedians with "THE ROSE MAID" Management, Messrs. Werba A Luescher. B-A-N-J-O-M-I-E-N-D-S Biggest act of Its kind In Vaudeville. THE ELECTRIC WIZARD DR. CARL HERMAN Flaying W. V. M. A. Tims Agent, PAT CASEY John T. Murray SAT8 I can't say anything this week. I was ren- dered speechless by the audience In Chicago. I will come to life nejtt week in Milwaukee. RNO JUGGLER BOOKED SOLID. United Time. Have Your Card In VARIETY LEONA STEPHENS THAT ORIGINAL "BOOGIE BOO GIRL" Soubrette with "Let George Do It" Co. NEXT WEEK (April 22), MAJESTIC, BROOKLYN. Illusionist Supreme KARMI PRINCE OF INDIA Presenting Most Original, Sensational and Gorgeously Staged 20-Mlnute Illusion Act on Earth. See PAT CASEY BARRY «■ WKFHB In Their La toot Coals long RotIow "SNAPSHOTS" Booked Solid. JAMBS E. PLUNKBTT, Smart, Mgr. Home In Jersey for a week or two, than to our New Home at Freeport for the anmmor. Bomo^l^ijKawOAornaATo^^Uft SAM J. CURTIS And Co. Melody and Mirth In the original "SCHOOL ACT." "Always Working." Next Week (April J J), Savoy, Baltimore, Md. Direction B. A. MTBRS . MAX ORACB Ritter-Foster Just cloaed a 30-week engagement with "The Gay Widows." Address Care VARIETY. New York. Tom McNauohton PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN THE SPMN6 OPERA CO. (2ri Tear) Communications care WIRBA A LUESCHER Now York Tboatra Building, Now York CHARLES AHEARN SPRKD KING." PAT CASBT, Agsat NEWTON HAMPTON and BASSETT M Tko Drummer and The Molar* JULIAN and DYER A LAUGH A SECOND ORAVETTMAVONDRE AND CO. TRAINSFORMISTS W. E. WHITTLE Ventriloquist It will pay you wait to got this act during tho Campaign When anttoering advertisements kindly mention VAM1MTY.