Variety (March 1917)

VARIETY 47 Lew J. Welsh (CoBwdiaa) Jessie Howard Al S. Warner (Producer) Ruth Wheeler Pat Rafferty Dagmar Linette Eddie Dettman Nettie Woods Frank Bertrand Kathryn Oakes Harvey J. Maxwell Virginia Lee J. Warren Lawler Naomi Wheeler Carl Grey (Director) Helen Lohmar Cost Lentz Mary Hagemuui Roy Sampson « (Advance) Margery Sidman JohnMalloy Anna Styvers ^inuny Myers Olive Sampson Harry Fisher Nancy Vaughn Marie Le Munyon Marie McKenna Irene Thornton Ada Sweet Patti Donahue 'Toodles** Maxwell LOOKING FOR SUMMER LOCATION including LEW J. WELSH Comedian Can offer most advantageous contract to break in new plays for next regular season. With ten royalty musical comedies—thirty-four people—twenty girls—carload of real scen- ery-^more electricity than Coney Island—some real voices— and the best comedian off Broad- way —this show has been the sensation of the past season. Nothing like it since the Wilbur Opera Company. Hasn't always made money, but always has made good. For time next season write C. O. Tennis —Longacre Building, N. Y. City. Can always use reliable musical comedy people who like fifty-week seasons. Chorus people of ambition always in demand—can use top tenor immediately. Sobriety my first require- ment, of everyone. It has been no cinch making this a full grown show in one season. With the help of those whose names border this card we have accomplished what some people said was impossible. I thank them and some others. Regards to all—enemies included. Easter is forgiveness time and the Golden Rule our religion. Two girl shows next season unless the war stops everything. Mostly war makes girl shows gold mines. >^^B^^ Write "Specialist in Sensible Priced Attractions" Room 817; Longacre Bldg., New York City ccptloDS Of the season. The Six Derlo Qlrls, a diving act, closed the show nicely. Master Paul and the Mystic Bird, held attention. Grace Edmond, an original songstress, scored. Mack and Vclmar. passed. Dlx and Dixie, liked. California Tllsley and I3aby Roses, opened well. HIPPODROME.—Three Tokl Japs, scored. Waak and Manning, opened slowly. Olt and Hryan, ordinary. Dale and Boyle replaced Hoo and Norman, well received. Haley and Haley, applause hit. Florence Modena and Co., mediocre. Al Abbott, entertaining. Four F'lylng De Vails, good closer. CORT (Homer F. Curren, mgr.).—"Ka- tinka" (2d week). COLUMIJIA (Gottlob & Marx, mgrs.).— Wm. H. Crane, "The Happy Stranger" (Ist week). ALCAZAR (nelasco & Mayer, mgrs.).— Kolb and Dill, "High Cost of Loving" (oth week). WIGWAM (Jos, P. Bauer, mgr.).—Lander Stevens Stock Co. (0th week). PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee and mgr.; agent. Bert Levey).-^Vaudeville. MAJESTIC (Ben MuIIer, mgr.).—Jim Post Stock Co. (Dth week). Bert Ragan, leader of the local Pantages orchestra for some time, will head the or- chestra at the new Casino. Dr. Maxim DeGrosz will fill In the vacancy, while Al Thure»oc, of the Snn Francisco Symphony orchestra, will replace the former bass player, with another Btlll to be engaged through the violinist also resigning. Frank Snowden, the local manager for Shaplro-Bernatein. will shortly leave on a trip up North and through the Middle West and then South, before again returning. It will take his about five weeks. The Al G. Barnes Clrcas to to open Aprli 7 for four days, the opening finally being de- cided Immediately upon the settlement of the proposed license fee which was turned down after a desperate struggle on the part of the different circus heads. Ethel Davis remained In town but a short time, returning here directly from her New York trip, where she engaged n number of turns for her Los Angeles establishments. "The Crisis" is n^aln playing a downtown house, filling In at the Savoy, where the "Kyes of the World" recently closed a light finan- cial engagement. "The Crisis" Is booked for two weeks on a straight rental by .Jack Warner, playing 2.^ cents straight for niatl- ni'cs and rA> cents night. The Tngersol Musical Coniedv Co. will Hliortly close its engagement In Eureka. Cal.. where it has been holding forth since return- ing from Honolulu, and move intact to Santa Rosa for an Indeflnlte run, to open April 8. The following houses have been added to Ella Weston's books In the local Ackerman & Harris office: the T. & D. theatre, Reno, 'A days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday), and Hanford, Cal., one day (Sunday). BALTIMORE. By PR AN CIS D. 0*TOOIjB. MARYLAND (F. C. Schanberger. mgr.).— Nina Payne, a dancer with a futurist setting. Is the centre of Interest on this week's bill. Her dances are for the most part original and frequently surprise the audience with her cos- tumes and antics. "The Forest Fire" is pre- sented by Sylvia Bldwcll and Co. Belle Baker returns and Is well received. Another favor- ite in this city. Chic Sale, has the same sketch, with several new sldc-splitters. Ber- nard and JanJs present "A Musical High- ball"; The Durkin Girls are funny; Paul Gordon has a bicycle act, and Stuart Barnes sings some new songs. ACADE^IY (H. Henkll, mgr.).—Ziegfeld "Follies" opens here a short stay to crowded houses as usual. Will Rogers is the hit. FORD'S (C. E. Ford, mgr.).—"Twin Beds" returns with practically same cast as last season. Lois Bolton made a splendid Impres- sion here on her last appearance. Tho show la drawing fair. AUDITORIUM (International Circuit).— ••Peg o' My Heart" with Carov.'c Carvel! as Peg. LOEW'S (C. McDermItt, mgr.).—Camllle Personi and Co. in comic opera act. Laurie Ordway, character changes. Harris and Ly- man, burlesque boxing act. Tho Gilding O'.Mcaras have the best dancing turn playing at this theatre^ GARDE.N (Geo. Schneider, mgr.).—Peggy Henry with her singing extra this week ac- cording to her announcement, and she got the hit of the evening. Dixie Minstrels follow closo behind with lively songs and dances. Cardo and Noll sing. Quirk has a clever monolog. The O'Neill Girls present a musical number. Anderson and Evans offer a surprise comedy skit. Raymondo Is n female Imper- sonator. Octavia Hansworth presents "Salva- tion Sue." La Hello Carmen Trio juggle. GAYKTY—"Darlings of Paris." HOLLIDAY STI:KET.—"Tho TIf> Toi> Girls." PALACE.—"World of Frolics." ■OSTDIf. nj O. N. SAMITRL.. KKITHS (Robert (7. Larsen, mgr.; agent, r. n. O.).—Gertrude Hoffmann's .New Revue (lomlnatfd this wrek h bill, aitlinugh the pro- duction is not In Hlmpe yet. It is hard to figure Just why it is taking so long to ham- mer this creation together. Hoffmann's open- ing nuinb«'r, her time-honored "Spring Song." fell flat Monday night for some reason, she being apparently off color and stlff-Jolntcd. The patriotic number, magnlflcentiv costumed, was, of course, sure-fire. Miss Hofrmann is either expecting too much of her girls or else she has sacrificed her usual standard In an attempt to sectire versatility. They cannot sing, the trapeze number,becomes un undress- ing number, the tank work is crude, and the dancing numbers are good, but not up to standard. Yet, on the other hand, it will re- quire but little improvement to make a whale of an act out of the production. The Brlgh- tons opened fair, followed by Raymond and O'Connor, who had trouble In gcttiirft over. The Three Bobs went big, the dog carrying the act. If there ever was a dog that de- served featuring and development, it is this one, and he is not even mentioned on t\i£ pro- gram. Henry B. Toomer and Co., in "The Headllners." went big. Claude and Fannie Usher, In their old act, went better than ever, and the Bowman Brothers scored as decisively as usual. Eleventh ephode of "Patrla" held the house especially well. BOSTON (Charlep Harris, mgr. ; agent, U. n. O.).—"Holiday's Dream." the big tank spectacle produced by R. G. Larsen, and which was a big time feature when It last played Boston, is proving a big drawing card this week at pop prices. BIJOU (Ralph Oilman, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Pictures. Fair. BOWDOIN (Al Somerbee. mgr.; agent, U. n. n.).—"Little Lost Sister" topping the bill. Strike Is not affecting business in any way. ST. JAMES (Joseph Brennan. mgr. ; agent, Loew).—Pop and pictures. Good. GLOBE (Joseph Brennan, mgr.; agent, Loew).—Dally change of first releases proving satisfactory policy. ORPHEUM (Victor J. Morris, mgr.; agent, Loew).—Charles Leonard Fletcher well ad- vertis*^! and drawing well. Excellent small time bill. SCOLI.XY OLYMPIA (James J. McGulnness. mRr.).--Marv Plckford and tho McCluro Sev(>n Deadly Sins pictures have augmented the vaudeville bill ho powerfullv that business is betfr than it wjjs before the "ntrike." GOHDOXS OLY.MPIA (Frank Hookallo. nigr.).—The British war pictures and "Sins" featured. PARK (Thomas I). Soriero, mgr.).—Pic- tures. Good. MAJESTIC (K. D. Smith, mgr.).—Last week of the Kellermann i)lrture, which has played 11 consceutlve weeks. The new opera, "The Beautiful ITnknown," which was ex- picted to go Into the Shubert on April 0 will opi-n April 'J nt this house In^^tead. WILMl'R (K. I). Smith, mgr.)—"He Said and She Bellevefl Him" oi»ened Monday night tn good house for premier*'. Uivlewfd eisc- wlieri'. • SIirHERT (R. D. Smith, mgr).— "The Bliio I^.'iradisc, " wlilf'h r.in seven weeks at the Wil- bur, was slilfted to this house Monday and will be held for at leaat two weeks. PLV.MOITH (E. I). Sinitli. mgr.).—Guy Bates Post In "Tho Masquerader" on fourth week to good business. Show hat scored a real hit here. PARK SQUARE (Fred E. Wright, mgr.).— Eighth week of "Fair and Warmer," with seats selling three weeks in advance. COLONIAL (Charles J. Rich, mgr.).—Sec- ond week of "Joan the Woman" pictures. Fair. HOLLIS (Charles J. 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