Variety (December 1912)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
December 1912
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (December 1912)
Leaf #:
000249
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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172 VARIETY CHARLES KOHL Extends The Season's Greetings To All Managers and Artists "Booking Through The Western Vaudeville Managers' Association Miss Minnie Palmer Chicago's Foremost Producer PRESENTS* THE FOUR MARX BROTHERS in MISTER GREEN'S RECEPTION (Persona/ Direction, MR. NED ALVORD) "THE DUKE OF BULL DURHAM" (Personal Direction, MR. NED ALVORD) "RUNNING FOR OFFICE" (Personal Direction, MR. NED AL VORD) "SIX AMERICAN BEAUTIES" "SEVEN PARISIAN VIOLETS" " AFTER TWELVE O'CLOCK" THREE OTHERS IN PREPARATION Address, Room 210 Crilly Building, Chicago Kendall's Auto-Girl With DOROTHY KENDALL, the world's greatest living impersonator of mechanical figures, and CHARLES (Parson) KENDALL, the man who advanced with time, and changed the old time tk Mechanical Doll " exhibition into an intensely interesting and highly amusing modern vaudeville attraction. Featured in electric lights and with a full line of special paper, in New York by Marcus Loew, playing the circuit twice consecutively. One of the biggest hits ever registered at the American Music Hall, New York City. (See Variety and all theatrical papers.) Booking direct with above Agency. Would like to hear from alive, responsible Agent. I again repeat my warning to "lifters" and "choosers" to keep off. -•1 Merry, Joyful Christmas to All. CHARLES (parson) KENDALL Casanova Apartments, 257 W. 129lh Si., New York City When answering advertisements kindly met|ion VARIETY'