Variety (July 1916)

VARIETY again BILLY KllN ivAIL) A Wee Bit o' Scotch with Cannon Bell Chaser, Not the Greatest Juggler, hut Very Entertaining. Address care VARIETY, New York LYDY THE YOUNGEST PRIMA DONNA ON BROADWAY "STEP THIS WAY," Attor Theatre, N. Y. Indef. Weston's Models An Offering of Art Distinctively Different Than the Rest and Demanded by the Managers Who Cater to the Best. Featuring the Classic Pose, The Marathon Runner." Special Effects, Notable Reproductions of the World's Most Famous Statuary. Copyists Lay Off. Direction, MARIE JAMES AGENCY, Chicago Permanent AddreM, VARIETY, NEW YORK I BELIEVE IN PREPAREDNESS I believe in preparedness and that's why I'm preparing to do such a variety of specialties in my new act that something is bound to please you. Managers and Agents. Prepare to a versatile novelty in one and a half. GEO. N AGEL, That Versatile Nut Address PONTIAC HOTEL, 52nd Street and Broadway, NEW YORK CITY LEW M. GOLDBERG Prssssts Two Musical Casads cisrssos end Mass! la twain- alsslss at " Tbs Msfsst tws sees!* laslsal Pslat*' ast la wsndevllle ONE OF THE BIO HITS AT THE COLONIAL THIS WEEK (July It) Mile. JEAN BERZAC Introducing Wonderful Trainad PONIES and ths MULE that amuses svsryons. Direction ALF. WILTON appointed manager of tbe Michigan film ex- change, to be established immediately in De- troit for the distribution of the Clara Kim- ball Young productions. Lew Foster has been appointed special rep- resentative out of the Detroit branch of the Triangle Film Corporation. The Dunn Amusement Co. has leased the Avenue theatre, Woodward and Jefferson ave- nues, Detroit, and will open in August with stock burlesque at 10, 20, 30. The Miles-Detroit theatre has declared a five per cent, semi-annual dividend. LOS ANGELES. BY OUT PRIORI. Bessie Frlganza Is underbuying her sister, Trlxie, in "Canary Cottage." Mrs. Wombold, wife of a reporter of the Ex- aminer died last week. The benefit for the widow of Ruddy Unhola, the prlse-flghter-actor, was postponed on ac- count of the recent killing of Boxer Coffey in the Vernon arena. Harry Mlddleton, former agent, is managing the new dance pavilion at Ocean Park. Sir Herbert Tree is here to do more pictures for Triangle. Harry Mestayer left for the East tbls week. Dorothy Webb is down from San Francisco to succeed Louise Orth In "Canary Cottage." Will West, manager of the Mason, is now hooking a string of theatres In Nevada. Russel Smith 1b no longer with the Ince scen- ario staff. In a little over a year Mmc. K. Teeler, thea- trical modiste, has established a business second to none In the country. She costumes all Mor- occo productions and does most of the pro- fessional work here. Her work Is distinctly original and has what experts call Individuality and personality. BILLY GRADY presents Major KEALAKAI AND HIS Royal Hawaiian*, including Princess Uluwehi, the only Hawaiian dancer on the American stage. Opening in September to tour all U. B. O. theatres. Now Playing Blooming ton Co-operative Chautauqua Association. Time through. Illinois. Ohio and Indiana—July 12 to Sept. 12 LORO GOOCH Presents Chicago, 111. EDITH HANEY AND CO WIGGLING OUR WAY TO SUCCESS. OH, YOU YAK A-HULA! Week 17, Globe Theatre, Philadelphia Address Car* VARIETY, New York RUCKER BOOKED SOLID AND WINFRED NOW PLAYING LOEW CIRCUIT WORLD'S GREATEST EBONY HUED ENTERTAINERS DIRECTION TOM JONES PAUL RAHN "Planted" at the Hotel Planters, Chicago «fth Weok-Merrto Garden Revue NEW ORLEANS. Bx O. M. SAMUaU* SPANISH FORT (If. 8. Loan, mgr.).— Paolettl'e Band and Dansant. TRIANGLE (Brut Boehringer, mgr.).— Pictures. ALAMO (Will Querlnger, mgr.).—Vaude- ville. BESSIE LEONARD KU in Kosnody ill fova^Nsw HaTan.*Csnn. DOT MARSELL Ragtim* DYNAMO ALFREDO Addraas Care VARIETY, Report has it the Orpheum Circuit will wait a year before starting building operations on the new house here. Tenants occupying build- ings now on the site of the new Orpheum state their leases hare been renewed for an- other year. The lease on the present Or- pheum has four years to run. The Fred Fosenbecks, comprising the Fosen- beck Duo, gave a homecoming spread to them- selves at the Rathskeller, local Rlaltoltes to the number of fifteen being guests. dor Roman and managed by Herb Trustee. David Csnovsky, the Russian dancer, It ap« peering at Spanish Fort. Resplendent In Its remodeling, the French opera house promises an excellent year. NlJInsky will open the season with a stay of three weeks In November. Adolph BracaU's Italian grand opera company follows, re- maining until March, when th« Boston grand opera company concludes the season. James R Stanton has returned to New Or- leans after a tour of the smaller hamlets with his "Choo Choo Girls." Manager Ouy McCormlck has engsged Teddy Howard, a sinuous dancer from the wost, for his Cadillac revue. New Orleans' newest cabaret Is to be called the "Orchard." It will be owned by Salva- Local Aim exchanges have entered an agree- ment In order to force exhibitors to pay film rental. If an exhibitor owes an exchange he cannot secure service from another until he settles. Thus far the scheme has worked well. INI Address care VARIETY, New York TRIXIE PRIGANZA O IM I IM IN OLIVER MOROSCO'S "CANARY OO FF