Variety (February 1914)

VARXITY U PANTAQBS (m) "In LaugbUnd" Elliott « Mullen Lora A Co Leon Rogee Prank Smith Provldeacc, R. 1. KBITH'S (ubo) "Woman Propoaei" Minnie Allen Lockett A Waldron Schooler ft Dlckinaon Hunting 6 Francis Andrew Kelly (Others to nil) RlckasoBd LYRIC (ubo) Laddie Cliff Cantwell & Walker The Hennings Mme Tina (Others to fill) Rochester, N. Y. . FAMILY lloew) Felix Geo Randall Co King A Oee BUI Ballej Amoras A MuWey Lee & BonlU SacruaeBto EMPRUSd (sc) (Open Sun Mat) Ladella Comlques Nestor A Delberg American Comedy 4 Adas Troupe John R CTordon Co Saslmaw, Mich. JUFFERS (ubo) De Renso A La Duo Marie King Scott Ed Reynard Steiner A Swayne Brown Har It Brown 2d halt -Johnny Wise" 8alem, Masa. SALEM (loew) Lewis & Chaptn Anna Era Fay (One to fill) 2d halt Kelt A DeMont Anna Bva Fay (One to fill) Salt Lake EMPRESS (BC) (Open Wed Mat) Williams A Warner Frostlck Hume A T Maurice Freeman Co Chas Drew Co Big Jim Sam Aatonlo MAJESTIC (Inter) (Open Sun Mat) Meyako Sisters Vincent A Raymond Paul Kliest Co Baron LIchter Milton Pollock Co Primrose 4 Bedford A Winchester Saa DIevo SAVOY (m) "Qolden Dreams" Julia Redmond Co Bob Albright Dunbar A Turner Reed's Dogs Saa Fraaclaco ORPHEUM Marie Lloyd Eva Taylor Co Binns BInns A Blnns Alclde CapiUlne Hockney Co Foster A Lovett Dooley A Sayles Bessie Clayton EMPRESS (sc) Earl Oirdeller Rich A Lenore C Lawlor A Daughters Burke A McDonald Bert Leslie Co PANTAGES (m) (Open Sun Mat) Rhoda Horses Hal DsTls Co Brighton 4 Murray K Hill La Nolo Troupe St. Lonla PRINCESS (sc) (Open Sun Mat) Great Johnstone BlJou Russell Porter J White Co Demarest A Doll "Circus Day" 8t. Paul EMPRESS (sc) (Open Sun Mat' Zeraldas Louis Granat The Punch" (fob Hall "Mermaid A Man" Schenectady, N. Y. PROCTORS Callaway A Roberts Madena 4 "Fun In Shop" Selma Waltcrt Co Bonnallo Biters ?d half 2 GlgAfups Ben Smith Stewart Sla & Escort BIckuell A Gibney Laura Burt Co ScrantoB, Pa. POLI'S (ubo) Anna Hold's Daughter Kelly A Raflerty Gordon A Ulca (Others to llll) Veattle. EMrKaibd (ac) Frea St Unge Troupe Ed A Jacic Smith Uwynn A Goesett Bessie browning "I've Got It" i^AMAGniS (m) Gunboat Smith Walker's (Jirls Granville A Mack Cllntou A Rogers Maguanl Family Sioux City ORPHEUM Clayton WhiU Co Boudinl Bros Daisy Leon Harry B Lester Pope A Uno The Kramers The Berrens ORPilEOM (ac) (Open Sun Mat) Moaat Clare 8 Hong Fong J as F SuillTan Co Olivetti Troupe "Top World Dancers" PANTAGES (m) (Open Sun Mat) Capt Jack's Bears Davett A Duvall Bernard Finn A MiU Lawrence Johnston MorretU Slsurs Greguire A filmlna Spiiasfleld, Maaa. POU'S (ubo) "Red Heads" Beaumont A Arnold Great Howard Llbonnltl La Vior (Others to fill) Syracoae, N. Y. GRAND (ubo) Fredlka Siemens Co Will Oakland Co Will Rogers Yankee A Dixie Thomas A Hall 4 Harveys TaeoBsa BMl'iil:.£>b (sc) '♦nil. k Kianc A W Kleman Walters A K Berke A Korae Rossow Midgets PANTAGES (m) "Priestess of Kama" Edwin Keough Co Weston A Leon B J Moore Co Spanish Goldlnos t*oledo KBITH'S (ubo) Cressy A Dayne Digby Bell Co Raymond A Caverly Marie Lo Co Old Soldier Fiddlers (Others to fill) Toronto. SHEA'S (ubo) Valeaka Suratt Co Charles Orapewln Co Daniels A Conrad Belle Onra Kramer A Morton 2 Jonleys Wallace Galvin . YOUNOB ST (loew) General Pisano Harris A Hart Moore A Elliott Creighton Sisters Bobbe A Dale Louis Mayo "Happiness" Fred HamlU Co Buch Bros Ray Snow Dotson A Gordon (One to fill) TroT, N. Y. PROCTOR'S 2 Olgerups Salt Bush Bill Clifford Hippie Co Florence Mayfleld Von Dell 2d half The Albergs Callaway A Roberts "Fun In Shop" Lucille Tllten Selma Walters (^ l¥ashlBKtoa KEITH'S (ubo) Adele Ritchie Minnie Dupree Co Hal & Francis 2 Tom Boys • Nick's Girls (Three to fill) WInnlpeir. Caa. EMPRESS (sc) Dorsch A Russell Harry Rose "In Old N Y" Usher 3 Ceclle Eldrld A Ca PANTAGES (m) Barnold's Animals Barrows Lancaster Oe Tom Kelly Wood A Lawnon Jerome A Carson IMPUIIAL (so) Btalae's CIroos Maok A Atkinson "B'body's Doing It" ■dltk Clifford Kara PANTA0B8 (m) Riding Duttons Rhode A Crampton Patsy Doyle Duncan A Holt Clam BtsTons Co Vletorla. B. O. ■MPRlBS (so) Dennis Bros Murray Bennett "8Uok Up Man" (Two to fill) Paris* Fraaco ALHAMBRA Merck's Lions Joe Jackson Diving Norlns Johnson A Dean SHOW! NIXT WEEK. Naw Yark. "A THOUSAND TEARS A(H)"—Shubert (9tk week). "ALONG CAMB RUTH"—Gaiety (2d week). GRAND OPERA—Century (23d week). "GRUMPY" (Cyril Maude)—Wallack's (12th week). "HELP WANTED"-BlUott (4tk week). "HIGH JINKS"—Casino (llth week). HIPPODROMI!^—America (2eth week). "KITTY MoKAT"—Comedy (8th week). "LEGEND OF LBNORA" (Maude Adams)- Empire (9th week). "OMAR THE THVNTMAKBR"—Booth (8th week). "PEG O' MY HBART"—Cort (68d week). "POTASH AND PBRLMUTTBR"—Cohan (29th week). RBPBRTOIRB OF BKBTCHB8—Prlncees. "SARI"—Uberty (8th week). "SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATB"—Astor (28d week). "THE LAST RESORT"—Longacre (March 2). "THE MIDNIGHT GIRL"—44th Street (2d week). "THE MISLEADING LADY"—Fulton (14th week). "THE PHILANDBRBR"—Little (10th week). "THB QUBBN OF THE MOVIES"—Globe iSth week). IB RULE OF THREE"-Harris (8d week). "THB SECRET"-Belaaco (9th week). "THB WHIRL OF THB WORLD"—Winter Garden (8th week). "THB YELLOW TICKET"-BlUnge (7th week). 'TO-DAY'^48th Street (21st week). "TOO MANY COOKS"—89th Street (2d week). "WHAT WOULD YOU DOT"—Hudson (March 2). "WHEN CLAUDIA SMILES" (Blanche Ring) —Lyric (Sth week). Chieagra. PRIMROSE A DOCKSTAOBR—American (2d week). WEBER A FIELDS—Auditorium (2d wsA). "TANTE"—Blackstone (2d week). "HELP WANTED"—Cort (llth week) "PASSING SHOW OP 1918" week) —Garrlck (2d "SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATB"—Cohan's (3d week). "THB DEADLOCK"-Howard's (2d week). "SEPTEMBER MORN"—La Salle (llth week) "SWEETHEARTS"-Illinois (4th week). "TRAIL OF THB L0NB80MB PINE"—Olym- pic (3d week). "THB LURE"-Princess (7th week). "YOUNG WISDOM"—Powers' (2d week). "liiE SPECKLED BAND"—Studebaker (Sth week). OBITUARY. Andrew Schroder, father of Carol Schroedcr, with "The Gay New York- ers," died Feb. 14 in Cincinnati. Mrs. Zelda Seguin-Wallace, an opera and concert singer, died last week in Indianapolis at the age of 65 years. Heart disease caused her death. Mrs. Wallace was best known for having created the title role in "Carmen" in America. She also acquired fame in "The Bohemian Girl." Edward Seguin, a brother, living in New York, and two grandsons survive. Amelia Jacoby, mother of Harry Jackson (Lcroy Jackson and Cozzens), died Feb. 18 after a brief illness. Herman Henry Hegg, proprietor of the Lehigh Palace (pictures) in Phila- delphia, died in that city Feb. 18. Nora Kiernan, formerly of Paul's Juggling Girls and in private life Mrs. Al McGinnis, died at the Norwich, Conn., Sanitarium, Feb. 24, after a long illness. Besides the husband, a daughter (a little over a year old), survivag. Paris, Feb. 25. Mme. Luea Colas, French actress, of the Odeon. Paris.'died Feb. 12, after an opcratioa. CITY. If any one thinks the pop hoass business in New York has gone up the spout he should drop in at the City any afternoon or OTening and take a look at the audiences there before venturlnc the opinion "small time" is losinc easts. Down at ths City the mats are drawing big- ger houses than ever and It's belioTed that the "feature film" thing Is turning the trick. At night they sure swamp the City box- offlce. The show the last half of last week fumishsd sufllclent entertainment and excite- ment to hSTO some of the folks repeat. The City had one movie, "Wiyes" (Picture Reviews, this issue), which consumed almost an hour, but the pioture gave satisfaction. The special film serrloe is furnished by the Box Offloe Attraction Film Rental Co., of which Winnie Sheehan is general manager for William Fox. As Fox controls the City, the house Is going to get more of the features. It's paving Mr. Fox two ways. The biggest hits were scored by Oscar Lor- raine and^his fiddle, and Bdwln Ford and his dancing rerue. The strangest part of the ap- plause thing waa that Lorraine followed the Ford act and one wondered where all the en- thusiaam came from. Harry and Augusta Turpin looked like as- . sumed names. The turn was enjoyed, especially the closing number, wherein the tall man wheels the little woman oft the atage on a ape- clally oonstructed truck. The act was forced to work in "one" with a drop that was decidedly out of line with the style of turn. The Har- ringtons have a pleasing act on the revolTing ladder. The woman sings a topical number. For the pop houses the act is nicely staged and can be used to advantage anywhere on the small time. The man carries his squeaking too far. Nasli and Alton, two girls with names that looked to be used for the City date only. Not a bad little "sister act" for the pop houses. Their best number waa "In the Candle Light" There was no need for their return to render a medley of popular song choruses. Billy Van had found things changed in the Big City since he has been minstroling and vaudeville monologlng out of town for so long. Billy did fairly well with his old Ulk and pulled himself out with his foolish ques- tions. James Grady and (}o. returned with their rural aketch and went over with big returns. There's been a change of boy. but Grady and the girl remain the same. To make that role of the poorhouse kid stand out more promi- nently sne should muss her hair up a bit and make her anna look as though she nad walked a long way through the sun and dust The Grady offering has a damn and a hell which caused laughter at the City. The Edwin Ford turn, with Ford doing some excellent stepping and several changes of drops and a special setting of a lawn party, was well received and the act got several ■ubsUnUal curuin calls. Ths girls do their best work on the Isst number, especially the miss In the Scotch dance. She's graceful and skill- ful. Lorraine had everything his own way. o.^*"*.r ^f ■'»'* Co- offerwl 'The Seal of Silence." Its a story almost the same aa Hal Reld's "The Confession." The law sketch may please some and offend others. It's a matter of choice with pop audiences. The picture supply, barring the feature, ran to oomedy with only one creating any genuine merriment Mark. "Gold Brick" Picture Swindling. Providence, Feb. 25. Motion picture swindlers got $150 out of Peter Grenier, Jr., of Pawtucket, in this city, the other day when they inveigled him into investing that amount in three reels "sight unseen." Grenier told the police he answered an advertisement in a Sunday paper, telling of big money to be made in the movies. He met a Mr. Myers who per- suaded him to invest $150 on the strength that money would roll in as soon as they got a show going "down South." Myers introduced Grenier to a man called Mr. Wallace who described him- self as the agent of a film house. Wal- lace declared "the buy" was good. Myers and Grenier went to the Union Station to board a train for New York, whence they both were to go to Vir- ginia to give shows in a tent. At the station Myers slipped away and Grenier is out 1150, with three reds that he doesn't care a hoot about. George W. Wallace of this city, who has been in the picture business several years, thinks the swindlers used his name in steering Mr. Grenier on. PARIS. "Madame Flirt," the^uccess of the Athenee, has been revived at the Thea- tre Femina, replacing "A Young Man Who Killed Himself." Gemier is reviving "La Grande Fa- mille" at the Theatre Antoine, with Re- gina Badet in the role of Louise. Cora Laparcerie has remounted the dressy "Minaret" at the Renaissance awaiting Pierre Frondaic's "Aphrodite." Tb» Comedie des Champs Elysees has re- vived Tristan Bernard's "Poulailler," awaiting the French version of Vaft' derem's story, "La Victime." Ed. Dujardin and Camille de S( Croix, managers of the little Comedk Royale, have a diverting bill with thf farce, "Amour a Bengaine," by the bl ter gentleman. It is a theatrical itoq of the XVIII century, which couh well be recognized in our days. Coco drilla is a rich swanker, with a wifi daughter and servant all fond of Ufa. A poor poet, Pepenappa, calls to inter- est Coco, in a new theatrical venturt he has in mind. All female members of the family fall in love with him. Christofaro, a friend, is however i« love with the servant, Zerbina, who promises her heart to the man who caa make her an actress. She persuades the two elder men to sign bills in favor of Pepe. and then elopes with hioL But they soon return. The bills have nol been honored, for Coco, and Christi. are pure humbugs and do not posses* the fortune they pretend. Their two families then join Zerbina and the poet who are recruiting a theatrical com- pany, but as no one has any funds it is decided to travel on the road, per- forming as a play the farce they have been trying to work oflF on one an- other. It is a frothy little show that would be better in two acts. At the Lessing theatre Molnar's drama, "Liliom," left abruptly with- out advance notice. NEW BUILDINGS. aw^aX ""{f^t^^^^^Bn^^S^. erecUon of a playhouse In thlTW to bl known as Ths Strand." Ifoe Markls to be Sim*TJI!?'»K®'-?** f*T ■tmcture. T? make £?J^^? a ***• ■^™?? *•»• o'^"' will rase the historlo Sagamore Hotel bulldlnc, which many r?*J?K '•• •nJ«yad a country wide repnUtlon as Thompson's opera house. The looatlonls conjor Union and Mulberry streets. ^'^ ^'^^i^JS ^ constructed st the southwest 2t™?L".'*®^*» ■*/••' •"<* Broadway for Rob- ert Ooelet, by Architect Thomas W. Lamb The contract for the foundation workhas been awarded to Ck>fUbile A Co., New York. .fPJi*'I?IL»''- "?*''5l'i',J'J»"» • I8B.00O two- «®1. "»••*'• »t 16S-1U West 40th street. Hopkins llTss at 107 Bast 88th street The Kodak theatre (Inc) (Manfred Barber preeldent: B. Y. BItoihead. \rSuSr). KVi leased the site at 206-208 Amsterdam arenue (Sherman Square) from ffsssle T. Houghton. °'.?2'ii&v°'*°««' ^. J., and win erect tberwn a 110.000 moTle, seating 480. Work will sUrt at once, as the contract for the fouodatlon work has been let to a New York Orm. pit?kS?'5 W«'n«»rten, a Brooklyn builder, at 577-883 Gates aveoue, that city, will hare a picture house seating 480. Cost about flO.OOO. .J^M^^S.* ♦^•„"t''*"'" '■ building a theatre at ^0 East Rockaway syenue and Pulton street costing 123,800. 'uiwn In Orange N. J., the Pioneer Amusement S^;.!.ll'.V ShoMthal, Adolph Franklin and I. Shoenthal. all of Newark) will build a $24,000 rnoTle on the north side of Main street, ad- joining the Y. M. C. A. building. n«M*h'- ^^'n**lJ"" ^'°'t^ ' ten-year lease with OoldberT Brothers of Hartford. Conn., for a ^u'^'*''"?n^** ^* ^""* •' ^^1 Main street in that city. The bouse will bare a capacity of 1 660 It will be called the Grand. No polley'an- nounced. kw"V7 aa «.-„.; J^'"»"'"•'»<>. ^<72 Broadway. Is having plann drawn for a new moyle at Amsterdam Hv^nn« nnnr 70th street. William Tyson Ooorh, South Orange, la the arohlteet