Variety (March 1917)

T VARIITY H-1- '^'■'^■•'wii!9if^!;^fi!^«is?f^^^ Circuit UnitedBooking Enterprises General Executive Offices Putnam Building Times Square New York (i r) 1 11 I II A. PAUL KEITH, E. F. ALBEE, ViM-PrMidMl FOR BOOKING ADDRESS S. K. HODGDON Palact Theatre Buflfiif New York Otj JOSEPH M. SCHENCK General Booking Manager ^mmmi^ummtm'i^ ■'■■■■ •"'./.< ^' llff. Bchenck Ptnonally l af rf l ew t Artlttt Dally B«tWMn llan4 1 '' _ f. ■' . .'/•■■ Cliwie^ CNHmi B«st— (MHmi Nflftli AiMMJ— BmSUbm TrwMot ThMtys PRANK Q. DOTLEp is ^kuw WBMD MAIIDQp fci Acto layiaa off fai Sontheni te ifUe f y Fciber & Shea 1493 Brda3way (Putnam BuUding) New York City I.EVEY INDEPENDENT OIROUI VAUDEVILLE Ib the Far Weet. Steady Ceaeecvtlire Werii fer Neireltr Peatu* Acta. Jt THEAT EXECUTIVE OFFICES-^AIXAZAR real thrve te Aw iUMkate hr ATRE BLDG- SAN FRANCISCO eaillM* •t heata far Avatralla far % of all artiste foinc to Europe make their steamship arraagemeats throngh vs. _ The following naTc: ^^^^P /^ Harry Tolson, Jaxon Troupe, Mabel Johnson. Les Jardis, Jack Johnston, ^^ ^^ Jarrow, Jolly and Wild, Jermon and Walker, Johnnie Johnston, Ifme. Jenny, Jetirit and Ifartinette, Three Jahns, Jack Jarrot, Mrs. Louis James and Ralph Jonston. SI Eromlsea to surpass a good many ether ouses tacking clalma upon them for the moat beautiful theatre In the country. Consider- able attention and space have been derotcd to the construction by the dallies, eapeclally the enormoua girders being drawn through the streets. A girder weighing 42 tons and drawn by 28 horses was the basla of a dandy story last week, and the fast work also came In for comment. The houae when completed will show an InTSstment of around f 1.800.000. The hand made tile around the front cost 932.000. The main entrance will be on Market street, where thoee entering are then obliged to use the 4th street side aa an exit This will do away with the usual confusion in the lobby. Dick Marshall la at present In Seattle, look- ing after "The Daughter of the Oods" during Its run there. business which appears to bs holding vp, and. according to the adyaaoa sale, win reap a harrest financially for thsm. It though they have returned to their good stand- ing with the local public, ootwTthsUndlag they have boon missing a good Isagth of tlme^ due to appearing in plohiros. Thsy were treated finely In the rerlews, and easily llred up to all tho adraaoa press work put orer on the strength of tho ixcelleDt performance being gWen by them. Ed Milne returned from his southern trip of the Pantages circuit, returning again to his northern station. Dick Marshall is abead of the first road show of the "Eyes of the World," now playing up north. Tbe Orpbeum posttd a ^igh upon tb« state last week calling attention to tbe smokers to refrain from smoking until tbe performance of Dorothy Jardon waa concluded. Kolb and Dill, appearing In "The High Coet of LoTing," opened Feb. 28 to trsnendotte Sam LoTln haa leased the Regent, San Ma- teo, where he InUnds Installing a picture Kllcy and may to timo show ▼auderllle. H. Owena, owner of tho property, leased tho property to him, with aa option to buy upon which LoTln may act He now haa the Height. Victoria and Velenda theatres la town. The former two play plcturea. while the latter plays TaudsTlUe three daya, tho theatre being rented upon special occasions the re- tcatndel' tt the week. Btrxiug hsateihtb h^Tib taken up one night already. Damagee amountinK to $50,000 were asked for last week by Oeorge P. Hstterly, a local musician, from the Board of Superrlsors for Injuries alleged to hare been sustalaed by FAUL TAUSIG 4k SON, IM R. 14tk St., Now Baak BMg. York atr falling fron a street car, through a gate ao- oidentiy left open which ehould haTO been looked. He claims It has aCTeoted his hearing and he cannot continue playing the tIoUu. PRINCBSa.—An exceptionally pleasing bill of four turns gsTe entire aaltsfactlon to a. huge holiday gathering, and. played Itaelf Into one of the beat small time bills seen around In aome time. Kane and Odon scored the large eised hit of the eyening with a snappy rou- tine of talk and singing numbers. They looked immense and had considerable In their faTor before offering their wares. To further help they possess a nice appearance backed ^ with a pleasing dellrery. While tbe male member la crippled he manages to keep that under corer until the final number, when he departs. A good deal of ad llbbing makes up the greater portion of the talk, which gen- erally comes between the double singing num- bers. While partly catching In a way, it was a bit too deep for this audience, although those "gags" landing nowhere could Just as well stand a little cutting. The turn looke entirely too clean to be spoiled through the efforts to secure a couple of snickers with some suggestive "gags," and for that reason It might be best to do away with them alto- gether. The remainder of the fiy talk should prove more acceptable to a better class audi- ence. Scott and Annetta closed the show with some lifting feats and muscle displays, pull- ing don., a good bit with his final trick when lifting the woman from the floor on one arm while lying on bis back. They looked well from front, and combined with some snappy work of hand to hand balancing, they cloned well. Milano and Dell opened the show with a musical offering consisting of a harp and tuandblth. Tb*^ tnigjit r^feirt-atigfe lh«r entire routine immediately, the series of song num- bers now being utilised sounding far too old to derive anything worth while from them. The woman might get herself down to the mandolin a bit more and endeavor to display more stage workmanship than she doee now. The turn shows possibilities of being made Into a dandy musical act, and when tbe material la properly looked after they should find things easier, al- though they gave the show a fiying start here by gaining some solid applause. Dave King followed with a couple of songs and hard shoe dances, faring exceptionally well considering the ingredients of his routine. King needs to brush up his wardrobe and the Idea for the re- turn without the coat is probably a method all his own. for occasionally King displays a bit of feminine power. Then the gallery even got after him. Undoubtedly King has great faith in his voice carrying bom across, although without a doubt the dancing la his main stock in trade. While not being extraordinary in that line, he might Just as well return Im- mediately to the rank and file of the chorus, where he probably heralded from. If he Intends continuing in vaudeville, he might change things around properly, dropping that imita- tion and a couple of other numbers, inserting Blousee Lingerie and Noveltiee Ask our clients t Gertrude Kennedy, Rose Dockrill and Eva North. Phone—Central 4t7f Suite 403 North American Bldg. Cor. Stata and Monro* Sts. Chicago