Variety (September 1918)

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HICKS & SON 557 Fifth Avenue, at 46th Street HAVE A UTTLE FBUTT DELIVIBIBD TO YOUR HOMB OR YOUR FRIBNDS-TAEE IT TO YOUR WEEK-END OUTINa In the Heart of the Hotel and Theatre Dfiirtct Popular Prices/or Professional People ♦ ' ^ Of especial interest to those n soon^to play Philadelphia is J the ^»pening of the new Chert Restaurants. Here Real Food, prepared by Real Chefs, served at Really Reasonable Rates for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. No Music, Fads or Frills. Just food and Everything The Beat, ~ 132 South 15th St. 124 South 13th St. POWERS (Harry J. Powers, mgr.).—^Ina Claire In "Polly with a Post”; hit (3rd week), STAR & GARTER (William Roche, mgr.).— Rose Sydell’s "London Belles,'* STUDEBAKER (Matthew Smith, mgr.).— William T. Hodge In "A Cure tor Curables": good (3rd week). WILSON AVENUE (Walter Bull, mgr.).— Stock. WOOD’S (A1 Woods, mgr.; Homer Buford, bus. mgr.).—"Friendly Enemies,” No, 2, with A1 Shean and Qus Weinberg (28th week). MAJESTIC (William G. Tisdale, mgr.; agent, Orpheuml.—Carl McCullough, a few weeks past at McVlcker’s, and was only fair, this week, occupying an unpretentious position of the bill, was the applause hit. Good-looklnK, and SUNDAYS $1,00 ScyaBt SaSl NEW YORK CITY untheatrlcal, with a clear voice and a clean deportment, he registered perfectly. His ren- dition of “Just for Tonight,” as David War- field, A1 JqIsoi), Harry Lauder and Eddie Poy would sing it, earned him a tremendous hand. The show opened with Cunningham and Clements in a sightly cycle of dances of the moment, well e*;ecuted. The Two Wards—Bob and A1—handicapped as they were by the second position, dupli- cated the bit they ma.de at their recent ap- pearance at the same house a few weeks ago. They ragtime yoddeling at the finish was par- ticularly applauded. COakloy and Dunlevy did business for the Smith Brothers with their screaming black- face trench travesty. The audience was hoarse with laughter. Truly Shattuck and Emma O’Neill got by, but only on the past laurels of the former. , ”In the Dark,” a circumstantial evidence Sketch by Mack Esplan, set in a hotel corri- dor, pleased. Following McCullough, Gus Edwards’ lengthy feat of music satiated. The tenor sang his first number halt a key too low and bla sec. ond number half a sharp high, so be was even on the day. BuHng. RIALTO (Norman Field, mgr.; agent, Mathews-Loew).—The show opened with the Four Meyakes, a Jap act with two men and two women, who do some exceedingly clever hand balancing stunts on a pedestal. One of the male members of the four—a youth— varies the business of the act by a well ren- dered violin solo. The trio close with a song and dance—not so good. Frank Bush, whose gage are almost as well known as his little tin fife, enfiladed heavily for the rlBlbllties of th.e hopse, and took all objectives. Mary Dorr made j^od with character sonMS. She opened with a lively straight Qumker, then went to a rube song, with make-up. S|ie changed to Italian, singing the number about the girl reJectlDg her sweetheart because he wasn’t in khaki. For an encore, wpeh was real, by the way she recited "Pa Never Does." Tommy Ray, billed as "The Singing Fire- man," surprised the audience by slowing a really good voice. But. the feature of his act Is the sturdy recruiting talk be dellvors, And they cheer this admirable sentiment thunderously. Duffy and Montague offered. an ordinary chatter bit In which the man represepted a soused groom' and the girl a newly-wedded bride. O'Neill and Wamsley, freauently reviewed here, were the laughing hit of the show. . Stoing, PALACE (Earl Steward, mgr.; agent, Or- pheum).—Carter de Haven and Flora Parkar came back to Chicago after an absehse of many years. The last time they played hero was In “Hanky-Panky,” and that was six ' years ago. The Dp Haven-Parker offering does not possesa any 'ouallflcatlons which would set It forth as nnusually attractive. Billed to top the offering here this week, ^ team did not deliver headline' goods. De Haven Is always the well groomed and graq^ ful klddo. His wife Is as soft and babyish as ivy Sawyer. They have a lot of clothes and the act IS beautifully set. But no act. Mr, De Haven apparently goes not think that raudevilte patrons know thi^ MiSD Parker Is Mrs. De Haven. He sings about It. He not only advertises the marriage, but men- tions two children incidental to the match. It is one of those numbers where they come out, and in rhyme ( !) tell you what they are going to do—one of the most overplayed of vaudeville tricks. Then they do It, Then in rhyme (?) they tell you what they have done. Then they bid you good-bye In rhyme (!?) and'hole you’ve had a pleasant time. One of those things. "Some Bride” is a combined sketch, sing- ing and dancing act wUb three principals and three scenes. The two elnglng principals are only fair, but the girl who dances Is the high , light of the act. She has a supple man- ner of kicking and a sexy personality which gets over the footlights. The ragtime wed- ding finish Is well done. Sandy Shaw, billed as a Scotch comedian, is a frank copy of Harry Lauder, and bet- ter than moat copies of that oomedlan. In bis first two numbers Shaw sings Lauder numbers In Lauder costumes, 'varying the third by coming out In a well delivered characterisation of a Scotch woman, singing a lachrymose number about the decease of her husband. He got a big band after his number, and was forced by acclaim to come back and recite a po^m about "The Ladles of Hell,” the title given the kiltie' soldiers by the sorrowful Huns. Lester, ventrlloauisf, and his ludicrous dummy, took the laughing honors. Vlollnsky, artful and eccentric genius with the violin and piano, started slow and didn’t get his due until he pulled the impression of a mov- ing picture pianist and the one of the cate piano player at 4 o'cio.ok in the morning. A lot of talent, but not enough showmanship— that’s Vlollnsky. Jean Adair, sweet little actress of sweet little mother roles, got over in a poor sketch set Into, an auto salesroom. The Overland automobile Is one of the props, and it is heavily advertised, but at the finish, when the car Is supposed to glide off, the balky ma- chine refused to budge. The eketch Is one of those where the long lost black shecP comes back as a white alley, all loaded down with kale and virtue, and brings tears of Joy from hla mother, and sniffles from that branch of the audience which made a million dollars for Bast Lynne. ' Love and 'Wilbur, good acrobats, opened, and the Equllli Brothers, balance artists, closed, and Dunbar’s Harmonists sang. , Biffing. EOS ANGELES VARIETY’S LOS ANGELES OFFICE PANTAG8S THEATRE BUILDING tium$ (AatoBuHlo) leBCt OKPHEUM (Cbas. E. Bray, mgr.; agent, direct).-10, Mile. Dazle ami Co., beautifully dene. Wllllo Solar, riot. Gygl andf'VadI, pleased. Submarine Base Band, aroused patriotic fervor. "Girl from Milwaukee,” good vocalist. Milt Collins, Gilbert and Frledland, and Toto, repeated success of previous week, PANTAGES (Carl Walker, mgr.; agent,’ direct).—10, Qalettl’s baboons, entertaining. Denlshawn Dancers, went over big. Tally and Harty, clever team. Billy Elliott, got laughs, Eastman Trio, scored. Reddlngton and Grant, applauded, , HIPPODROME (A. L. Bernstein, mgr.; agent, Ackermaun-Harrls).—10, McGreevy and Inman, entertained. Four Kings, filled In nicely. Monarch Dancing Four, fair dancers, Hopkins and Axtel, tickled audience. Borrl and Co., good. Hyatt and Moore, well re- ceived. Henry L. Macalo-has- been appointed man- ager for the William Fox production "Salome.” Ho will have charge of the northern country. Hughey Fay Is pn the road to bankruptcy, having purchased an automobile. Pantnge’s new theatre Is to be equipped with motion picture apparatus. Lullian M. Webb, who died here recentlv, was well known locally ns an actress. Her screen name was Lillian Peacock. The Fowlers, Bthyle and Addison, well- known dancers who have gained a big reputa- tlqa In Cillifornia, are en route east to go Into vaudeville. Joe Paige Smith la ba^dUnf them. T|oy are breaking the Jump by piByJng a wosk at Ploaaix, Arlz. ♦ - ^ ^ ' Jack Cunningham has been signed by Rob- ert Brunton to ^ all the scenarios and con- tinuities for the Bfuaton company. He will write exclusively for the following stars: Frank Keenan, Kitty Gordon, Louise Glaum, Bessie Barrlscale, J. Warren Kerrigan and others. Robert A. Brunton, who owns one of the biggest and lest studio properties anywhere, Is back from New York, whither he went on a flying -^Ip to confer with J. A. Beret of Ifto made produoilg con- tracis wJilqj) ,wiu k^p |la eiqdiffi bu(!y gU winter and wUi turn out several of tho big- gest film productions of the year. RAN mANCaBCO VABmtVB RAN FBAMcmGO owmm PANTAGS TBBATSB BUILDING ntmn Bmifim am months. Lou Holtz and the MlSBes Shaw and (Jampbqll and Morris and Campbell stopped Die show, Holtz winning tho biggest nonors. Clark and Bergman, hit. The Leightons, well liked. Wilfred Clark and Co., aviei^fuf laughgetter. Eddy Duo, opened »cepti6n- ally good. Alla Moskova and Co., oloaof very good. “Where ’Things Happen” (Kpdover), repeated. Joe Mon Is. Henry Bergman and Lou Holta p^t on an Inmrqmtu turn tfe wap a riot. r - PANTAGES (Burton Myer, mgr. I asuut, direct).—16, Average bill. "Enroute^i Moaed well; Jimmy, feature. Charles Morati; pleased. Jessie and Dolllo MtUer, scored Piuf'y. Lucy Gillette, opened, went big. Parish and Peru, yersfttllUy gpprectMysd; hit. Creamer, Barton pd Sparlmg, eeored with songs, talk detracting. CASINO (Lester Fountain, mgr.; agent, Apkerman-Harrla).-Charles Aplhta’a musical comedy tabloid featured, bmplng business. This tab, 'The Rose of Hawalla,” In closing Bopt. did well. Batty WUIlama, displayed ejaes and alility. Reo and Dalmar, opmed, showing feata of strength; good. Gould and Qoiild, very good. Florence Bell and Co. and Weber and Talbott, out, with Raymond Whitaker and Co. replacing; well liked _ ®P?i?.DROMD (Edwin A. Morris, mgr.).— Ring Co. opened there. Qa the Htpp sldo of O Farrell street traJ(^ In hinged for pedes- trians for more than an hour by the second slow patrons, on the joene ^riy, The past two weeks the box office olQsgd tong IMoro the second show i^'arteS "The RaSum, Girl,'' In two acts, last week. The production eur- paesed previous efforts for costuming and Boeneiw. The vaudeville section was Opened by the Reckless Duo, two mpn, who do some very good balancing and'tjraB^o work. A teaturo of the tutn, and a rather dlflhiult stunt, is that of one of the men vhlle bal- anced on hte on the t^ap'ezoy holding a ring on which his parti^er neclonns. Jim and Irene Marlyn with aoiigSy aahck» violin solo by the girl, and imjpressions by the male “ember, displayed class, a|$d dosed to a hit with a lOuO conception of a cako walk. Swiss Song Birds, three women possessing good voices, and a tnan accompanying them'on' tho zither, were well llkcjd. Lalftte Ward Davis, billed as /'The Amerl[can Qirl,'* was on fourty (New Acts). Rae and Faulkner, two men, III ^ A wop and straight, the'y.aude- ALOA^R (B, B. Price, m^.f.-~‘*Hearta of the World” (picture, 18th week). CORT (Homer P. Curran, mgr.).—’-'Why Marry?” with Nat Goodwin (2d week), COLUMBIA (Gottlob & Marx, mgrs.).— "Twin Beds” (lat week). HIPPODROME (Edwin A. Morris, mgr.).— Will King Oo. (stock) and A-H ft W. V. A. vaudeville. MAJESTIC (Ben Muller, mgr.).—Del Law- rence Stock Co, PRINCESS (Bert Levey, lessee'A ffiRfO.— Bert Levey vaudeville. WIGWAM (Jos, P. Bauer, mgr.).—A-H A W. V. A. vaudeville. Potlowlng the wedding here last week Ethel Davis, of the Will King company, nn^ Pred RIsch, leader gt Tail’s Jazz Band, by RnbbI Rosonwasser, the bride and bril^room met their friends at .the St. Francis Hotel, where a wedding breakfast was served. The newly-married couple will likely appear to- gether In vaudeville at the expiration of their present contracts. Nellie Clifford, w entertainer at the Pup ■ cafe,-was arraignciT'bafora a polliie Judge Otf a larceny charge hero last week. ' A patron of the cafe claimed he was robbed of f 160. The manager of the cafe, who Is charged with aa- BBUlt and battery in the case, testified that the patron bad only $17.05, which he. throw on the floor, Tho case was continued for a couple of days. Samuel Hume, appointed director of the Greek theatre, at the University of Galltomla, W r W.-