Variety (August 1917)

VARIETY K'( rd) "THE MERRY BLACKFACE HUMORIST" After two years abroad will face New York at B. F. KEITH'S ROYAL THEATRE Thanks to MR. HARRY JORDAN for courtesies extended during my engagement at Keith's, Philadelphia American Representative, NORMAN JEFFERIES FURS HUDSON SEAL COAT Genuine Skunk Collar and Cuffs— Elaborately Lined. £fl7 r A Value $171 NOW $ JI . 5U NUTRIA COAT Trimmed witb Hudson Nutria Collar and Cuffs—Richly Lined. *|aj rii Value $200 NOW $ 1Z4. 5U BLUE LYNX SET Open Animal Scarf — Ball Muff trimmed with heads and tails. v....„snow J27.50 Set HUDSON SEAL CAPE Wonderful Value-Satin Linedf ■ m -* «t Value $35 NOW <pl/.5U HUDSON SEAL MUFFS Large Canteen of Ball Shaped.|g **£ Value $20 NOW $?•?«) A 10% deposit will reserve any purchase until wanted AMSON'S, Inc. 44 West 34th Street Adjoining Hotel McAlpin—One Flight Up "Merry Rounders" 3 Grand Hartford 10 Jacques Waterbury. "Million Dollar Dolls" ,3 L. O 10 Orpheum Paterson. "Oh Girl" 3 Gayety St Louis 10 Star ft Garter Chicago. "Puss Puss" 3 Qayety Pittsburgh 10 Star Cleveland. "Roseland Cilrls" 3 Hurtlg ft Seamon's New York 10 L O. "Sldmau Sam" 3 Majestic Jersey City 10 People's Philadelphia. "Sight Seers" 3 Oayety Washington 10 Gayety Pittsburgh. "Social Maids" 3 Casino BoBton 10 Grand Hart- ford. "Some Show" 3 Gayety Toronto 10 Gayety Buffalo. "Spelgels Review" 3 Park Bridgeport 10 Co- lonial Providence. "Sporting Widows" 3 Empire Newark 10 Ca- sino Philadelphia. "Star ft Garetr" 3 Corinthian Rochester 10-12 Hastable Syracuse 13-15 Luniberg Ltica. "Step Lively Girls" 3 Columbia Chicago 10 Gayety Detroit. "Sydell Rose" 3 Lyric Dayton 10 Olympic Cincinnati. "20th Century Maids" 3 Empire Toledo 10 Lyric Dayton. "Watson Bill" 3-5 Berschel Des Moines la 10 Gayety Omaha. "Welch Ben" 3 Star Cleveland 10 Empire To- ledo. "Williams Mollle" 3 Gayety Boston 10 Co- lumbia New York. AMERICAN CIRCUIT. "Americans" 3-5 Warburton Youker* 6-8 Hud- son Schenectady 10-12 Holyoke Holyoke 13- •15 Gllmore Springfield. "Army A Navy Girls" 3-5 Cort Wheeling 6-8 Grand Akron 10 Empire Cleveland. "Auto Girls" 3 Empire Chicago 10 Majestic Indianapolis. "Aviators" 3-4 Binghamton 5 Oswego 6-8 Ni- agara Falls 10 Garden Buffalo N Y. "Biff Blng Bang" 3 Gayety Chicago 10 Gayety Milwaukee. "Broadway Belles" 3 Penn Circuit 10 Coats- vllle 11 Pottstown Pa 12-15 Grand Trenton. "Cabaret Girls" 3-4 Erie 5 Ashtabula 6-8 Youngstown 10 Victoria Pittsburgh. "Charming Widow"' 2-3 O H Terre Haute 10 Lyceum Columbus. "Darlings of Paris" 8 Gayety Philadelphia 10 Majestic Scranton. "Follies of Pleasure" 3 Empire Cleveland 10- 11 Erie 12 Ashtubula 13-15 Youngstown. "French Frolics" 3 Victoria Pittsburgh 10 Penn Circuit. "Forty Thieves" 3 Star St Paul 10 L O. "Girls from the Follies" 3 Howard Boston 10- 12 Orpheum New Bedford 13-15 Worcester Worcester. "Girls from Joyland" 3 Gayety Brooklyn 10-12 Waburton Yonkers 13-15 Hudson Sche- nectady. » "Grown Up Babies" 3 Star Toronto 10 Savoy Hamilton. "Hello Girls" 3 Lyceum Columbus 10-12 Cort Wheeling W ^a 13-15 Grand Akron. "Innocent Maids" 3 Trocadero Philadelphia 10 South Bethlehem 11 Easton 12-15 Majestic Wilkes Barre Pa. "Jolly Girls" 3 Century Kansas City 10 Stan- dard St Louis. "Lady Buccaneers" 3 Gayety Milwaukee 10 Gayety Minneapolis. "Lid Lifters" 3 Garden Buffalo 10 Star To- ronto. "Mile a Minute Girls" 3 Standard St Louis 10 Englewood Chicago. "Military Maids" 3 Cadillac Detroit 10 Gayety Chicago. "Mischief Makers" 3 Gayety Baltimore 10 Trocadero Philadelphia. "Monte Carlo Girls" 3 Coatesvllle 4 Pottstown 6-8 Grand Trenton 10 Gayety Baltimore. "Pace Makers" 3 Majestic Indianapolis 0-10 O H Terre Hsute. "Parisian Flirts" 3 L O 10 Century Kansas City. "Orientals" 3-5 Orpheum New Bedford 6-8 Worcester Worcester 10 Olympic New York! "Record Breakers" 3 Empire Hoboken 10 Star Brooklyn. "Review of 1018" 3 Englewood Chicago 10 Empire Chicago. "September Morning Glories" 3-5 Holyoke Holyoke 6-8 Gllmore Springfield 10 Howard Boston. "Social Follies" 3 South Bethlehem 4 Easton 5-8 Majestic Wilkes Barre Pa 10 Empire Hoboken. "Some Babies" 3 Star Brooklyn 10 Gayety Brooklyn. "Speedway Girls" 3 Majestic Scranton 10-11 Minghamton 12 Oswego 13-15 Niagara Falla. "Tempters" 3 Olympic New York 10 Gayety Philadelphia. "Whlrly Girlie Girls" 3 Gayety Minneapolis 10 Star St Paul. "White Pat" 3 Savoy Hamilton Ont 10 Cadillac Detroit. LETTERS When eeadaag for nail to VARIETY. addresa Mall Clark. Where C follows nsme, letter Is In Vsriety's Chicago office. Where S F follows name, letter is In Variety's San Francisco office. Advertising or circular letters will not be listed. P following aaaie indicates postal, advertised once only. leg following name Indicates regis- tered mail. 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