Variety (July 1917)

VARIETY 39 HOLM & DUDLEY Present • GEORGE LOVETT The Mental Marvel In the Absolute Climax of All Mysterious Offerings ■ ft CONCEN TRA TION'' With ZENDA, The PSYCHIC WONDER and the INCOMPARABLE MYSTERIOUS SYNCOPATED BAND / We take this method to copyright same in the eyes of the Show World Attorney, B. H. EHRLICH Ft. Dearborn Bldg. Suite 707, Chicago Booked Solid U. B. O. and W. V. M. A. Richard Ordynaki came down from Santa Barbara to appear at the Maltland Day lea Memorial Performance. Charlie Ruggles la here to appear In a new Moroeco play. Carl Walker, Pantagea manager, waa boat the other night to about a hundred military recrulta. SPANISH PORT (M. S. Sloan, mgr.).—Pa- olettl'a Band and Danaant. DIAMOND (R. M. Chlaholm, mgr.).—Pic- tures. ALAMO (Will Ouerlnger, mgr.).—McCor- talck and WlnehlU'a Revue. COLUMBIA (Erneat Boehrloger, mgr.).— Tabloid. The Nola Film Co. has ceaaed producing at lta plant here. The Cosmopolitan has diminished lta cabaret adjunct, employing only Max Flnck'a orchestra at present. Mrs. Eddie Matber, wife of the atage man- ager of the Orpheum, haa entirely recovered from her recent illness. Owing, to the war it has been decided to eliminate the balla and pageants of the Car- nival season. Only Mardl Oras day will be celebrated. Joseph Montrose has been appointed general manager for the Klaw A Erlanger stock companies on the coast. He will retain hla position aa western general manager for Oliver Moroaco. Will Wyatt will handle the booking. Phil Alnaworth. a local actor, haa Joined tbe Hong Kong Oirla playing Pantagea. Pop Fiacher la producing musical burlesque at tbe new Omar. Harry Bernard and Joe Lee are tbe comedians, with Ann Montgomery prima dona. Howard Oale is mentioned aa a possible manager of tbe Crescent when It assumes the Loew policy. Oale is an experienced show- man, having had several of his own shows on tour. He recently presented "Civilization" in Louisiana, doing excellently with the film. Tom Campbell, manager of tbe Tulane, is expected back early In August. B. F. Brennan la booking houses in Texas now. NEW ORLEANS. BY O. M. SAMUEL. STRAND (D. L. Cornellua, mgr.).—Picturea. Mrs. Henry Oreenwall is spending her va- cation In Boston and New York. She re- cently disposed of all her theatrical holdings. Superintendent John Gros haa several men renovating the Interior of tbe Orpbeum. The house la scheduled to open Labor Day. Count Chiloh and Mabelle are offering their thought transference turn In several of the towns of nearby states. The cool weather obtaining recently haa materially aided theatrical patronage through- out the southern belt. Will Gueringer, assistant general manager of the Saenger Amusement Co., has been in- disposed. PHILADELPHIA. By JVVE1VILB. B. F. KEITH'S (M. T. Jorlan, mgr.).—This house will very likely hang up a summer season record this year, not only in the mat- ter of business done In the hot weather, but so far as the quality of the shown offered are concerned. The shows during the pres- ent month have stood the test of real hot weather, and buslneas has never been better In the same period of the year, proving Man- ager Jordan's wisdom in holding to straight vaudeville abows Inatead of repeating the "Made In Phllly," under unfavorable condi- tions. This week'a bill runs strong on of- ferings from the musical comedy field, but there la ample variety to tbe show and it furnished excellent entertainment for tbe warm-weather patrons. The ahow ran ao smoothly on Monday afternoon, that few would have known there waa a musicians' strike on. except that Charley Schrader waa missing from hla accustomed place In the leader's chair. Bernard Oranvllle came in this week aa a head liner and held down the position with credit. Oranvllle knows the value of delivery and pays special attention to putting bis stuff over with the result that he always has his audience well in hand and he makes them like his material, whether it Is old or new. He has worked up a clever curtain speech, followed by an "audience" bit In which he ainga or recites selections named by the audience and this gave hla act a very Rood finish. Also from the musical comedy ranks come Ida Brooke Hunt and Alfred iH'Manby, with good voices, good atage prea- ARTISTS ON THE COAST AND THOSE GOING WEST OLMAN Writer of "Oh Johnny" has opened PROFESSIONAL OFFICES for the FORSTER MUSIC PUB., Inc., in SAN FRAN- CISCO, 512 PANT AGES THEATRE BLDG. •. --.»■.. , . A cordial invitation is extended for all to call or write for the new songs.