Variety (July 1915)

VARIETY 23 Mary Hall, Charles Gunn and David M. Hartford of the BTlltch stock company will re- turn to New York 18. Marlon Dentler will replace Miss Hall and Forrest Wlnant will be the new leading man. Leona Powers and Helen Dentler, two local girls of prominence, have also been engaged for the balance of the season. John Harley, manager of the BUtch stock company, will leave for New York late In August to prepare for his season ahead of the revival of "irtlby." Just when It seemed Blanche Bates would he the star to succeed Otis Skinner at the Denham, word reached here of the arrival of the stork at the Bates-Creel home. At present Manager Woodward has not concluded negotiations for Mr. Skinner's successor. Henri Scottl, of the Metropolitan Opera House, and De Voto, pianist ef the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will be heard In concert at the Auditorium 26, assisted by the Sas- lavsky quartet. A new picture house, The Strand, is rapidly nearing completion. It will probably open in the fall. It is claimed that the place will cost in the neighborhood of $200,000 and will be the finest picture theatre west of the Mississippi. LOS ANGELES VARIETY'S LOS ANGELES OFFICE 306 MASON OPERA HOUSE BLDG. GUY PRICE, Correspondent f%*3k£^l ORPHEUM (Clarence Drown, mgr., U. B. O.).—The New York Fashion Show of 1915, big hit; Marie Nordstrom, well received ; Per- cy Bronson and Winnie Baldwin, passably pleasing; Fisher and Green, entertaining; Fritz Bruch and Sister, very good; Mr. Hy- mack, repeated successfully; Newhoff and Phelps, fair; The Jordan Girls, cleverly done. REPUBLIC (Al. Watson, mgr., Levey).— "Just Three Boys," exceedingly clever; Fred L£l III11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.11 f^ [Correspondents! Wanted | VARIETY has an at- | 5 tractive proposition to § submit to those wishi | to be VARIETY corre- | spondents. It will not interfere with other pursuits, and may be developed into a per- manent income by active people. i r = Newspapermen should be particularly inter- ested in it. Address applications to I VARIETY I | New York City | riiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiiS? VIOLET and an all star cast in The Running Fight By William Hamilton Osborne Great political and financial novel dramatized in film. The romance of this tale and its unusual plot places this picture in the front rank of re- markable productions. Violet Heming is the well- known Broadway star and has just finished a long run in "Under Cover" at one of the leading theatres. VIOLET HEMING. Release Date July 15th Our nearest exchange will gladly give all details. Write today. fanunouaL OtftHUNDUD, >ictureA~>[ WKTSOmHTH V^' STRifT NEW YORK.N.Y. ftifiimmtnt '*&%&$ Harrison, very good ; Kay and Howard, enter- taining ; R. H. hallett and Co., well-received; Henrlette Wilson and Co., pleasing; Ruth Ford, mediocre; Loftus and Hatch, well pre- sented playlet. HIPPODROME; (Lester Fountain, mgr., Western States.).—Derzac Circus, big laugh; Melbourne MacDowell, fair; Dale Wilson, scored • Mastro, pleasing; Fields and Brown, mediocre; Eight Crinoline Girls, repeated suc- cessfully ; Kinzi Shlgeta, entertaining. "" MOROSCO—"So Long Letty." BURBANK—"Trail Of The Lonesome Pine." CENTURY—Burlesque. $40 a week which she msde December 1, 1914, and then went to the Metropolitan concern. W. H. Clifford, the composer, has returned from New York. Blanche Ring gave a birthday party for her sister, Frances, at which a quarter of a hundred stage stars were present. It looked like a second edition of Broadway. Harry S. Duffleld has returned from Chi- cago. Earl Carroll leaves shortly for the East. He has completed revisions to the music snd lyrics in "Bo Long Letty." Wallace Munro Is trying to promote an all- star production of "The Servant In the .iouse" here. Tyrone Powers would play the lead. Sidney Harris, at one time Oalety manager here, and Louis Llssner, the same, motored down from Frisco this week. Harris leaves shortly for New York. LOUISVILLE. The Essanay Film Company filed an injunc- tion suit to compel Helen Dunbar to return to their employment and to restrain her from working for the Metropolitan Film Company and Francis X. Bushman. They allege that Mlas Dunbar last April Jumped a contract of Greenwood and Orant have been signed for several seasons by Oliver Morosro. This fol- lowed their success in "So Long Letty." John Blackwood is laid up again. Sure, It's the gout. ny JOHN H. HOA<iLA*l>. FONTAINE FERRY PARK (Harry Bllger. mgr.).—Bert Swor, laugh maker; Lackett and Waldron. well received ; Bclma Braatx getting attention; Max Laubc. pleasing; The Marble Gems, good recpptl">n. KEITH'S (J. Weed, mgr.).—The Psshleys, a hit; Walter Brower, delights audiences; Wil- son and Watson, very amusing; La Belle florlne, eicellent; pictures.