Variety (October 1916)

VARIETY WILLIAM FOX CIRCUIT OF THEATRES WILLIAM FOX, President Executive Offices, 13# West 4f th St, New York JACK W. LOEB EDGAR ALLEN ■ Personal interviews with artists from 12 to f, or by appointment. AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY President General Executive Offices: 729 7th AVE. AT FORTY-NINTH ST. ARTISTS M. D. SIMMONS] General Booking Manager secure long engegexaa&U by booking direct with uf Mutual Offices 1465 Broadway, at 42d Street NEW YORK CITY TELEPHONE BRYANT 9781 SOUTHERN BRANCH 57 WALTON ST., ATLANTA, GA. High Class Operatic and Ragtime Singers, Quartettes, Sister Acts, and Musical Acts. Also want Girls for Singing and Musical Acts. Must work in "one" and do five shows daily, of ten minutes. Can offer 50 weeks in the South in first class moving picture theatres. MUSICAL DEPARTMENT FEED. EYCEOPT, Manager. Our distinctive method of registration enables us to qualify as efficiency experts in supply- ing leading dramatic and musical players. NEW YORK 141f Broadway ATLANTIC TWO OFFICES PACIFIC LOS ANGELES 424 South Broadway Vaudeville Acts Notice Vaudeville Acts of Eecegalaei Ability Going EAST or WEST Who Weat to Break Jump Cea BOOK DIRECT From ONE to FOUR WEEKS. Writo or Win Gus Sun Booking Exchange, Springfield, Ohio Frank Wolf Vaudeville Agency MANAGERS AND PRODUCERS VAUDEVILLE ACTS THIRD FLOOR-PARKWAY BUILDING F>MII-ADEI_F>IHI WANTED WANTED WANTED HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE ACTS plejr a biff one Cincinnati, Nothing toe biff for this c Mcdonald. Minitr, CINCINNATI. OHIO year Jean going West ei a cm es . State ell la first letter, PEOPLE'S THEATRE. BREAK YOUR JUMP EAST OR WEST Can use acts of recognized ability going east or west. ROCHESTER THEATRICAL EXCHANGE (Inc.) 62 State Street. Rochester. N. Y. Boll 'Paon*. Main JH7 CORT (Homer F. Curren, mgr.).—Dark. COLUMBIA (Oottlob, Man A Co.. mgrs.).— Dark. ALCAZAR Bslsseo A Mayers, mgrs.).—Dra- SAVOY (Homer F. Cumin, mgr.).—Dark. WIGWAM (Jos. F. Bauer, mgr.).—Del. B. Lawrenoo Dramatio Players (7Bth week). PRINCESS (Bert Levey, leaiee and mgr.; agent. Levey).—Vaudeville. HIPPODROME (Edwin A. Morris, mgr.; agent, W. 8. V. A.).—Vaudeville. Sells-Floto Circa* plays here for three days, opening Oct 6. Irrlne Ackerman, of the Aokerman-Harrls combination, has written a sketch. Fred Snook has joined the local Pantages house staff Oct 25 the local theatrical managers will stage a benefit for the Dolores Mission. Ralph Plncus May put out a one-nlght-stand "Girl from Rector's." to Hallett's Ogden appearance there had been no drama in that section for some time. Bob Drady, who, for the past three years, has handled the press work at the local Pan- tages bouse, has assumed the management of the Oakland Pan house. Harry Cornell of the Oakland Pantages has been transferred to , Minneapolis for the new Pantages theatre there. Sept. 24 Edward F. Unger, balloonist nearly lost his life while making an ascension and parachute drop. At a height of 2.000 feet he made the leap, and until within 600 feet of the earth the parachute did not open. Unger landed in a tree-top and sustained minor In- juries. BALTIMORE By F*AWCif B\ OTOOLB. MARYLAND (Fred. 0. Behanbergsr, mgr.). —"Holllday's Dream," one of the most elabo- rate and artlstle productions seen here for "The Strikers" Is a new sketch to be spon- sored by J. J. Cluxton. Charlie Newman Is back at the Cort instead of becoming a member of Alexander Pantages' staff. When Homer Curran, manager of the Cort went east Charlie returned to the Cort to manage the house during Homer's absence. All reports credit the Al Hallett Stock playing at the Alhambra, Ogden, Utah, with doing a very good business. The organisation was booked In there by Bert Levey and is offering royalty plays at "pop" prices. Prior several seasons, presented by Mildred Ma- comber and her company. Joe Cook's one- man vaudeville show, not greatly changed, scoree again. Clarke and Oera^d in foolwV ness. hit of evening. May Naudaln in ex- clusive songs oompoeed by Anatol Friedland, by whom she is accompanied. Bessie RemplS and her players do well. Clarence Ncrdstroa. and Maudle Potter have a clever skit they do not handle as well as It might be. Qufgley and Fltsgerald. comedians; Helen Nord- strom, girl baritone; and the Cycling Bru- nettes are also on the bill. FORD'S (Chas. E. Ford, mgr.).—David