Variety (April 1917)

44 VARIETY Mr. Theatre Manager CflDo you want your theatre to boast the most beautiful advertising theatre cur- tain in your city? CI Do you want prompt payment of money due you in return for your advertising curtain privilege, instead of unfulfilled "promises to pay"? so, Communicate with us at once. "Try the new way" William S. Emery Co., Inc. Theatre Curtain Advertising 118 East 28th Street, New York R«f«r*nc«t:— Bank of America, 44-4* Wall St, Ni R. t. Dun & Co., Now York Bradstreet's, Naw York York Wear a Medal of Service The Mobilization Call Has Gone Forth for The Actors' Fund Fair Have you joined the army of these enlisting in the great charitable event to be held at the Grand Central Palace, New York, in May, for the benefit of the ill and destitute of the American stage? Volunte*ers are needed, men and women, to SERVE AT BOOTHS OBTAIN DONATIONS SELL SHARES RECRUIT HELPERS Official workers are distinguished by the Actors' Fund Fair Badge which admits during the ten days the Bazaar is to run for One Dollar. IT IS A BADGE OF HELPFULNESS Obtain one to-day at the ACTORS' FUND FAIR OFFICE Hotci Aator, New York IN A NEW OFFERING THE *KOYAL GASCOIGNES After completing 44 consecutire weeks over the U. B. O., Keith, Orphevm and W. V. M. A. time start a return engagement over the PANTAGES CIRCUIT MAY 13. Western Representative, SIMON AGENCY Eastern Representative, HARRY WEBER (And he has never seen the act.) taking into consideration other turns on the same order, Mine. Ellis Is a bit outdistanced by many. Poor "feeding" by her partner, who works the audience for the necessary questions. Helen McKelvey followed with three numbers, the cloning one being the In- evitable Hula with a danre that passed her through the efforts of., a few movements with her wcP developed hips. Miss McKelvey was probably working In some chorus when she renched the conclusion she might attempt a single with u Hula dance and get away with It. This she will probably continue to do on some of the pop circuity but even then she will have to improve. The Arleys closed the show with their perch work, fsrlng except- ionally well In that position. The boys did some corking head to head balancing, with the final perch trick being a risky affair that brought the house down. The comedy efforts of the top man could be discontinued. HIPPODROME.—Donnor's Circus closed ■how. Love and Wilbur, opened well. Erf. Beach and Co., ordinary. Spanish Ooidlnla, pleased. Allen and Moore, passed. Billy Joy, enjoyed. Baker, Sherman and Brannl- gan, applause winners. CORT (Homer F. Cifrr?-* r?jr.).—"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' (1st week). COLUMBIA (Oottlch and Marx, nigra.).— Wm. H. Crane, "The Happy Stranger" (2d week). ALCAZAR (Belsseo and Mayer, mgrs.).— Kolb snd Dill. 'High Cost of Loving" (6th week). WIGWAM (Jos. F. Bsuer, mgr.). —Lander Stevens Stock Co. (10th week). PRINCESS (Bert Levey, leasee snd mgr.; sgent, Bert Levey).—Vaudeville. MAJESTIC (Ben Muller, mgr.). —Jim Post Stock Co. (10th week). Mike Rosenberg of Seattle was hers last week. P. N. Brlncb, apeclsl representstlvs for Triangle, stopped here s few days on his tour of the coast offices from New York. Through the sudden Increase of business In the Mission District, the Jla Post Co. will remsln Indefinitely st their present stsnd (Majestic). Walter River, the Alcazar press man, put over some corking publicity recently by start- ing a contest of red heads in one of the dallies, the winner to be placed In the show. It hss been running quite some time. A WORD WITH THEE, CHICAGO! AL LEYTON is in your city with all the latest GEORGE M. COHAN, WM. JEROME and HARRY TIERNEY SONG HITS: "There's Only One Little Girl," "Some Time," "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" and "Come on Over Here, It's a Won- derful Place." You will find Mr. Leyton in Suite 55, George M. Cohan's Grand Opera House Bldg. Our New York office is Strand Theatre Bldg, (Bway. and 47th St.) WM. JEROME PUBLISHING CORPORATION