Variety (July 1918)

«?•"'*•?'•■ T»ys#r'''"'!?;sw^T*r"' ■■y VARIETY aea: AT LIBERTY Dan SHERMAN Mabd DE FOREST BURLESQUE OR VAUDEVILLE PRODUCER, COMEDIAN AND SOUBRETTE Address, DAN SHERMAN, Sherman Lake, Davenport Center, N. Y. I"' m lamwnaf lappear **TVrO, sir, as soon as I can shed this royal •i-^ raiment and get busy with ALBOLElNE to remove this make-up, I'll go with you to the hotel for something to eat.** ALBOLENE Every man and woman on the stage knows that nothing equals ALBOLENE to remove the paint and to keep the skin in good con- dition. For the make-up box 1 and 2 ounce tubes. Also in \2 ^^^ I 1^' cans. ALBOLENE is sold by druggists and dealers in make-up. Free sample on request. McKESSON i ROBBINS laeoiforatsd lianufkcturinir ChemiHta Est. 1838 91 Fulton Street, NewYork Norwortb's "Odds and Ends of '1917," good (10th week). GREAT NORTHERN HIPPODROME (Andy Talbot, mgr.).—Great Northern Players In "The Imaginary Invalid." PALACE (Barl Steward, mgr.).—"Doing Our Bit" (10th week). POWERS (Harry J. Powers, mgr.).—May Robson In "A Little lilt Old Fashioned," do- ing well (6th week). WILSON AVENUE (Mitchell Llcalzl, mgr.). —Wilson Avenue Players In stock. WOODS (Al Woods, mgr. ; Ilonior Huford, bus. mgr.).—"Friendly Enemies" (second com- pany) (20th week). MAJESTIC (William O. TIsdale, mgr. ; Or- FURNITURE CASH or CREDIT OPEN EVENINGS TILL t O'CLOCK WniTB FOn NEW 80-PAOB CATALOQUB AND 12-PAaB SPECIAL 8ALB CIRCUUAB Valae|Dcpesit|Weckly Professional Discount of 15% Off for Cash Larger Amonnts up to fS.OOO Terms apply also to New York State, New Jersey and rx>nnecticut. W# pay freight and railroad faraa. DsHmthI by oor own motor tniek. Arthur Behim NOW MANAGING SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE OF WATERSON, BERLIN & SNYDER ADDRESS Pantages Theatre Bldg., San Francisco ATTENTION! LADY MUSICIANS An Opportunity for You to "DO YOUR BIT" and be of lerTlco to your coantry. Hare tho honor of bolnr a member of AMERICil'S L«DY MILITilRY BAND, ORCHESTRA AND DRIM CORPS Playlnr Cantonment* thronvhont the United State*. Canada and OTerseai HIGHEST SALARIES—STEADY WORK Only Ladica need reply. For farther particulars write T. A. GILBERT, 303 Globe Theatre Building, Phila., Pa. AT LIBERTY FOR BURLESQUE IRISH COMEDIAN JOHNNY KEENAN 612 East 28th Street Brooklyn, N. Y. phcum. rehearsals, 1) :30).—Financially stripped to nifr't tho summer droujrht, althouKh the weather has been most unsoasonably mild here, the only blR-tlme show In town this weelc preHcntfl a rather bush leaRUe outfit, headlined by "Where Things Happen," the Wellman-. Morris war slietch, which Is a right receivable* little offerinB, but far from headline quality or innKnkud*'. Scenlcally It measures up to al- most anything on the boards, and from a liter- ary and production standpoint It Is meritorious. Still, with all its splendid qualities, it falls to send p.-'ople out either cheering or raving, and those are supposed to be consequences natur- ally developed by top-line presentations. Per- liaps the presence of a "name" In the cast might make of this excellent act a true "at- traction" ; as it is, it can be clasHed only as a good act. Hert Swor, always convulsively comical, next to closing, stands up as usual. Hlack and White, the everlasting, close the bill. look- ing Just as Juvenile, and cavorting Just as briskly as In the old. old days when Chicago was a prairie—and had six flr.st-class vaude- ville houses, nertic and Archie, alias Ward Ilrothrrs. entertained in "one." singing ditties slightly blue and dancing delicloUHly. This Is a nifty act, smartly comparisoned, tastily routined. Tho Volunteers got good applause on a patriotic medley for a finale, after stalling lamentably through some ten unimportant min- utes at the opening in asseinbliiig the four In very obvious and Inartistic fashion from the audience, the pit and the wings. Their siii^^- ing was quartctishly commoni)lncn, the comedy littbt and uot overdon*^. thf- art puff«-rlng frntji the'jcrudo stuff In the early moments, for wlilcli they showed ner-d of an author or someone to give them clever lines ff)r sueh everyday I)usines8. Martha Hamilton and Co. In "Oh. You Woman," a brisk and rattling fareo by .Joseph L. Hrownlng. with "meat" as well us cotnedy. played rapidly and with Intelligence, held u|) NOTICE FOR EUROPE PUyera In Europe deelrlnc to adv*rtla« In VARIETY, end wiehlng to take advaa- tage of the Prepaid Itatee allowed, may •ecure the eame, if at the time of matthftf advertUIng copy direct to VARIETY, Naw York, the amount In paynteat for It la placed In VARIETY'S credit at tha PALL MALL DEPOSIT AND FOR- WARDING CO. ' Carlton St., Regent St., S. W., Londoa For uniformity In exchanfa, tha PaU P..«ll Co. will accept deposit* for VARIETY at four ahllllngt, two pence, on the dollar. Through thi* manner of traaemUaioB, all danger of loss to the player I* avartod; VARIETY aasume* full ri*k and ackaowl* edge* tha Pall Mall Co.'* r»c«lpt* aa It* own receipt* for all money placed witk the Pall Mall to .VARIETY'S credit. No. .'{ spot with efTective strokes. Mifls Ilam- iltoti got her part a<;ro8s convincingly, and ■•"red Thomas, as her husband, displayed him- self as a smooth and gifted comedian who ought to find epiplnyTnnnt for Krnbman or n«>laHco—he has gift and manner and doe* not let hokum get the betti>r of him. Iternard and T(>rmlnl Addled and pianoed drearily, though the house took their effort* with more hearty outbreaks than tboy aeemed to warrant. The violinist Is Just a violinist. without nny brilllnnt flashes or extraordinary personality. The accompanist plays conven- tional rag and plain straight until the end, when lie tirars Into u dance, no part of which is brilliant, b\it nil of which gets by and I* a surprise. Margot Francis and a clown opened with stilt exhll)itions and sad stumbling at- tojTipls at con)e(ly ; this act would be better If tt had concentrated into it what merit it hold*. Sicifif/. McVlCKKIl'S (!»ew-Mathews ; .Jack Durch, mgr.». P. (leorge, the musical chef, opened the shf»w. getting away rn the novelty of hi* tiflcring. in which he uses the various acces- sories of the kitehe!! in a musical way. Ho did well desiiile the constant walking in and otit of the audience at the second sliow. Felll* SiHtcrs and LeKcty followed with a neat dancing act. They have several good nuinberH, with a well done eccentric dance for the flnlsh. Thoriilon :ind 'riiornton, man and woman sing- ing and talking. w<nt fair with gags and *ongB, the ga«H \)v\uK Inclined a bit to Benility. The t<'ani has a burlesfpie wind-up to the art, which lielpH it )^<-t fiver. Mintlfi and Sidelll have a great acrohiilU; act full of action and replete wltli rei»l comedy. The clown kee|)h tho audi- ence laughing all tln' iltiie lie's on. lletween the laughs and Ihi- lliillls t»n> atldienee gets plenty. There is n M'-rf M.lros«> finish to (111- act, whldi is spl'iididly done. The next number was the lilt of llic show a single and a nut one Mert Ilownrd, who sings, dance* and pinvs ilie piiinu H.- Ii.ir. If. whatovor It is that iniilieticcH <<'rri to like without knowing why and pari icnlji r ly flnHc McVicker audl- eiKMH. "Il<'l|>. r«>li<«'," IH a draggy girl act. Wrlliiimi :iM<l \V;ill<ini', a ftarn that has l)layed .-irMii!!'! !!• T'- "f ol'l Is fialurcd. The oct lacks novelty ;in(l im.iIm I Ik- lonle of f»riginallly to rr.-;li< n it up. "Detccflve Keen." a sketch, nfi r< \ lew. d ;ind Hi . n lure before on the big I line, closed the show. Hwinf/. LOS ANGELES VAKIETY'S LOS AN(;ELES OFFICE PANTAGF:fl THKATRK lUJILDlNG i'lionn ( AmI'iim«H<') ll.lMi S.illle |-"iKliir. pl.iyitir tlie Orph'iim, will re- tMtii lull' iOr III' smritfi. r to fie witii her hus- l,:i!it, .\iMHir II'.iirlitMn. wli'> Is l''i ed Stone's I, I.! iiiu'i r. •| Ih,:i,;i I S!i<.;iii ]\:\h ]»>]\ ciU'aK'd fr)r .MoroBCO