Variety (April 1912)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
April 1912
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (April 1912)
Leaf #:
000120
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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VARIETY m STILL IN EUROPE Is in a position to use a number of Vaudeville Acts. Available Feature Turns, desirous of engagements here or abroad, are invited to communicate with the NEW YORK OFFICE, Times Building, phone 954 Br * anl (Cable Address: "WILMORRIS. CONFIRMATION LONDON ") or 8 NEW COVENTRY ST., London LEO CARRILLO What the Detroit papers said on his RETURN DATE at the Temple last week ^B» "Free Press." Leo Carrillo, versatile character imitator and humorist, 'planes through a new field of humor with hi* clever sallies at the expense of the future blrdmen; wanders through Chi- natown of San Francisco and finally draws amusement out of the humdrum experiences of motoring. Leo Carrillo alone. If the bill had nothing else to commend It, would be worth a visit to the Temple. NEXT WEEK (April 22) THIS WEEK (April 15), TEMPLE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Next Week (April 22), GRAND O. H., PITTSBURGH "Times." As a verkteiilc character imitator and hum- orist. Leo Carrillo, former newspaper re- porter in San Francisco, has few, if any, equals. He has visited the Temple before, but he now has a lot of new materlul, including chatter about aeroplanes. K. & P.'s 5th AVE. THEATRE FRANKLYN ARDELL a IN THE RAPID FIRE COMEDY FARCE THE SUFFRAGETTE •f APRIL 15, MARYLAND, BALTIMORE " 22. K. * P.'» Sth AVE., NEW YORK CITY " 29, SHEA'S, BUFFALO MAY 6 MAJESTIC. JOHNSTOWN, P* " 13, GRAND, PITTSBURG 20, KEITH'S. PHILADELPHIA " 27, HAMMERSTEINS, NEW YORK CITY Direction, FRANK BOHM Gaiety Theatre Building, New York City When answering advrrtisr, n cnta kindly ■mention I'. 1 /.'//•."/ Y.