Variety (January 1914)
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32 VARIETY Vaudeville Gut Outfit V\7HEN you send photos ahead for * * lobby display, send along News- paper Halftones for advance news- paper notices. WE FURNISH THESE NEWS- 5 PAPER HALFTONES $£.00 1 Single Column Cut and 2 Duplicates tJ = 1 Double Column Cut and 2 Duplicates $*7.S0 1 Single Column Cut and 6 Duplicates * === 1 Double Column Cut and 6 Duplicates $"| Q.50 1 Single Column Cut and 12 Duplicates # WILLIAM COLLIER Double Column Cut and 12 Duplicates PHOTO ENGRAVERS. ELECTCOTYPCRS DESIGNERS 143-145 WEST 40IH STREET NEv\TVOT?K WILLIAM HUFFMAN, President WILLIAM COLLIER CRESCENT (i\ C. Campbell, mgr.).— "Officer «W." LYRIC (Den Abrams, mgr.).—Stock bur- lesque. • KRENCH O. H. (M. Affee, mgr.).—French Opera Co. Id repertoire. LAFAYETTE (H. C Fourton, mgr.).—Ixa Hampton Co., "Village Choir." Two Geralds, Joe Hardman, Cycling McNutts. Featured at the Alamo it) the Pennant Trio. "The Blindness of Virtue" comes Into the Crescent next week. For the Bame term the Tulane offers "Stop Thief." Max Flnck Is directing the orchestra at the Lyric. Francesco and Girlie, Byrle Colby. Amelia Philips and Orlsai's Band make up the cur- rent bill at Fabacher's. Business is not brisk with local small time agents. They are demanding but eight per cent. now. They charge ten per cent., but give two off for cash, which Is nothing If not sharp business practice. ORPHEUM (Arthur White, nigr.). Popu- larly appealing program. Claude Runf, sup- ple; Smull and Small Sisters, energetic; Francis Maglnn, interesting; Minnie Allen, at- tractive offering; Els and French creating talk; Carl McCullough, scored ; Redford and Winchester, know their vaudeville, earning first honors. TULANE (T. t\ Campbell, mgr.). "Mile- stones" discloses rare technique in pl»y con- struction and the best acting company in years'. Profitable week. NEWARK IN. J. By JOK O'BRYAN. PROCTORS (R. C. Stewart, mgr., ngt. U. B. OJ. "Nine White Hussars" pretentious; Ray- mond & Caverly, laughable ; Helen Page & Co., scored ; Wander Ai Stone, excellent ; Brown & Moulton, fine; Blaumnnte & Arnold, fair; Gliding O'Mearas, Grace Milium, charmed; Moralla Brothers, Ned Norton, funny ; Mile. Emma, clever. KEENEYS (J. H. M< NALLY. mgr., agent. Shea.). -"Magic Kettle." novel; Clem Bevlns & Co., "A Night with the Sculptors," artistic; Hlggins &. Lane, hit ; "Four Harmony Girls." nicely; Roberts, Hays A: Roberts, scream; Hattle Fox, pbaslng; Myers & Holden, (lever. COSTUMES for PRODUCTIONS and ACTS From your own or our design at short notice Prices—Moderate NORMAN W. GOULD JOE SULLIVAN 1493 BROADWAY PUTNAM BLDG., 43rd and A 44th STS. Adjoining Shanleyt LYRIC (Proctors.). "Mother Goose Girls," classy; Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, very good; "Salanta." clever; Duke Darling, funny; J. I. Morrison A Co., capable; Reeves Sisters, hit ; "Hurton's Dogs." WASHINGTON (O. R. Neu. mgr., agent, Fox.).- Dlers & Bennett, George Randall & Co., amusing; Orletta & Taylor, hit; Wheeler & Thompson, hit; Reynolds & Drake, excel- lent. MINERS (Tom Miner, mgr.). Youth £ Folly Co." NEWARK (George Robblns, mgr). ccy Olcott & Co., in "Shameen Dhu," "Beauty, Chaun- drawlng. SHl'BERT (Lee Ottelengul. mgr.). -"Lit- tle Miss Brown." big crowds. MAJESTIC (Harry Hyanis, mgr.). -'The the Hills" opened to ST. LOUIS Br O. R. CAMON mad W. J. DILL. OLYMPIC (Walter Banford. mgr.).—Zleg- feld "Follies." great show, well staged and elaborately scened. Drawing capacity. SHUBERT (Melville Stoltl, mgr.).— The Whip." Business good. AMERICAN (H. R. Wallace, mgr.). 'The Warning." Drama on married life kept large audience Intensely interested. COLUMBIA (H. D. Buckley. mgr). Blanche Bates in "Half an Hour." Scored triumph. Ed Wynn & Co., scored heavily ; Wright & Dietrich, very good ; Hal ii Francis, hearty applause; Archie Onrl, clever; Buck- novel ; Rrsuas Sisters, good of Shepherd business. OltPlIECM Company. OMEON (Charles Pope, mgr.).—Stock Co (Louis Fosse, capacity mgr.). - Stock INSIST ON MENTHINE AT ALL GOOD GETTING OIIM DRUG STORES IVI If you want to increase the efficiency of your voice. 1 Rl.l. SAMI'Ui OX REOLEST FROM THE CASMINE CO., 890 Eighth Avenue, New York ley's Animals, closer. STANDARD (Leo Reichenbnch, mgr). - Vanity Fair," kept well filled house well en- tertained. GAYETY (Chas. Walters. mgr.). "The FILting Widows." Good show, large audi- ence. HIPPODROME (Frank Talbot, mgr.).— Royal Toklo Japanese, headlined ; Ernie Kern, comical; Frank A Lillian Burbank, enter- tained ; Alpha Troupe, held Interest; Lavlnge- Barber Players, good; Four Vannoss Troupe, applause; Billy Sheer, funny; Joe Brennan, hearty laughter; Jack Levy A Girls, encores. GRAND (Harry K. Wallace, mgr.).—Lucille Mulball A Co., headlined; Caesar Klvoll, clever; Josephine Le Roy, did well; Mimic Four, scored; Manola, very clever; Bregulla Bros., marvelous; John A. West A Co., warm applause; Vincent A Lome, well received; Billy Kin Kaid, pleased. EMPRESS (C. B. Helb, mgr.).—Eight So- ciety Dancers, headlined; Chas. Leonard Fletcher, artistic; Lester Trio, continuous laugh; Kealson A Oolde, very entertaining; Kelly A Ualvln, applause. PRINCESS (W. J. Flynn, mgr.).—George Hoey & Co., strong headllner; The Usher Trio, pleased; Dorsch & Russell, pleasant novelty; Cecile Eldred A Carr, scoreu; Harry Rose & Seymour Due, very entertaining. CINCINNATI By HARRY B. MARTIN. GRAND (Theo. Aylward, mgr.).—"Stop Thief," well patronized. First farce at Grand this season. 2, "Joseph and His Brethren." LYRIC (M. T. Middleton, mgr.; Shubert).— Peg o' My Heart," with Elsa Ryan, returned, third week in all, to great business. 1, "Bought and Paid For." ORPHEUM (J. H. Thuman, mgr.; stock). —"The Wolf," better liked in stock than when at the Grand several years ago. 1, "Time, Place and Girl." WALNUT (Willis F. Jackson, mgr.).—Big- gest Walnut hit of season for women was "What Happened to Mary." Almost as good as "East Lynne" for weeps. 1, "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." OLYMPIC (McMahan & Jackson, mgrs.).— "Girls from Joyland." GAYETY (Arthur Nelms, mgr.).—"Folliea of the Day." STANDARD (A. L. Rlesenberger, mgr.; stock burlesque).—"Fads and Follies." Trav- esty on "Uncle Tom's Cabin," roar. EMPRESS (George F. Fish, mgr.; S-C).— Ryan Brothers opened; Williams A Segal, good; Al Herman, riot; "Mein Llebschen," nice; Morrell's Harmony Girls, fine; Eckert & Herg, well liked. Cant complain of the cold at Keith's. Va- leska Surrat this week; Saharet, next, and Anna Held, Feb. 0. Friends of Ike Martin, manager of Chester Park, who returned recently from New York, where he underwent an operation, gave him a homecoming dinner at the Orpneum Winter Garden. Owing to the sudden illness of Helen Brown, who was to have been the vocal soloist at the Frank Smithson Will Stage Praductiins GREAT NECK STATION, L I. Phone, 20S Great Nsch