The Billboard (1920)

IBillr ' 3 •*s-: l ':-^iiir;^. : -..^. r .vv,s".'-.'i: , -iv<. i '.-;■:.• SsJ •. :_• ^Sv^^^^S^^^^ J '-' ■'*• -*•"'-"-;■'•■ ■'■] 36 VARIETY H met: BBSS' 5S555i 5i5 9SCf>S|aBai?ISHlttiolil^BS SIEBEL JEfSiblDriJ ' WHIELWIND DANCE1S WITH JOHN CORT'S "FIDDLERS THREE" Cort Theatre, New York Representati¥es f MOROSCO & HUGHES HALLYENESTER J Prima Donna and Ingenue Leads Considering Offers Address VARIETY—San Francisco STOP: MANAGERS AND AGENTS; STOP This is the act yon are looking for. Can hold any spot on any bill. A hit now on the Coast RECKLESS DUO ffitAMK RBCKLIESS, Manager Direction, BAEL & YATES, Chicago BILLY EVYLEEN k PURCELLA and RAMSAY JUVENILE AND SOUBRETTE WITH MQLLIE WILLIAMS GREATEST SHOW Go Get 'Em Rogers The Dancing Bricklayer says hello to Alexander Pantages and Joe Cone Booked Solid W. V. H. A+-W! B. O. Who Wants Me Next? NEW ORLEANS. ' - By 0. M. SAMUEL. OBPHHUM (Arthur White, mgr.).—28, Best bill thus far. Herman Timbers, rewarded for distinctive offering; Bono, opened, having taken everything of Joe Jackson's but the name; Aileen Stanley, did nicely; Lyons and Tosco, warmly received; Frank Stafford and Co., scored decisively; Bwor and Avey, up- roarious laughter. CRESCENT (Walter Kattman, mgr.) .—Ap- pealing first half show. Caesar Rlvoll, pre- mier consideration; Zelda Dunn, splendidly received; Cooper and Gordon, pleased; Lane and Plant, merriment; Adams and Mangles, capital opener. TTJLANB (T. 0. Campbell, mgr.).—Inaug- urated season with. "Watch Tour Step" to capacity. Company surpasses others sent south in same piece. Billy Clark and Kath- leen Neai stand out. All principals proficient. PALACE) (Sam Myers, mgr.).—Ordinary program first part. Byan and Joyce, gathered show's hit; Clemenso Bros., opened; Middle- ton and Spellmeyer, pleased; Norwood and Hall, fared mildly; Ballyhoo Trio, closed. STRAND (Poster Olroyd. mgr.).—Dorothy Dalton In "Vive la Prance." Barnes' Circus exhibits here shortly; the only tented organisation to visit New Orleans during the year. Azby Choteau, general manager of the In- terstate Circuit, with offices In Dallas, reports excellent business for his houses. Choteau was a guest while here of B. V. Richards^Jr. Herman Fjchtenberg is here for a fortnight, coming down to clip coupons from his Saenger Amusement Co. stock. Virginia Loew is among those present for the winter months. She is minus her danc- ing chum, Mildred.Omar- Miss Omar has been billed as Fatlma in several places, with- out caring a puff. philadeTphia. KEITH'S (H. T. Jordan, mgr.).—With one of the comedy acts missing from the early portion, of the show, where it was needed to get an even balance, and the placing of an added number that consumed just seven min- utes, this week's 1)111 did not get any the beat of the start, but went surprisingly well with a capacity house Monday matinee de- spite the many drawbacks. Blanche Bing had the headline position, and with several new songs, including the inevitable Irish num- ber, which she handled very well, the popular musical comedy star made her usual fine Impression. For the closing number she held on to "Bing 'Em on the Rhine," and it was her biggest hit. She sang several extra chor- uses .each with a snapper to it, and could have given a few more. Miss Ring iff always well liked here and wlven a great recep- tion. , Second honors went to Rita Mario and her orchestra. Memories of Caroline Nichols and the Boston Fadettes were revived by this well conceived musical number. The girls are'Clever musicians and their numbers were very well received^ the applause being liberal enough to warrant an extra encore. One of the girls 1b given a vocal solo and does a few steps, but this added little to the act; but as a high-class musical offering it will do on any vaudeville bill. Miss Mario might also tone down a little in her manner of directing, as her efforts give the lmpresBlon she Is not sure-other musicians, though all seem capable enough. Alfred Latell, the dog impersonator, fur- nished several minutes of pleasure with a corking little novelty in which he is ably assisted by Elsie Voices. Latell gets a lot out of his animal characterization, holding the stage several minutes while he Indulges In some dog play. Jim Diamond and Sibyl Brennan did very well with their "Nifty- nonsense" In the next to closing position. They have changed the act very little since it was here last. Diamond is doing only a little dancing now, depending upon his cross- fire chatter with Miss Brennan, who Is an attractive woman and an able worker. Dia- mond had it none too easy with his "nut" comedy following the Ned Norworth act, which put a bright spot In the first half. The Norworth act la one of the wildest of the "nut" offerings seen in some time, but it proved a corking good laugh-winner. Thomas Dugan and Babette Raymond went on lust ahead of Miss Ring owing to the lata arrival of their baggage. It was not a good spot, and .they were handicapped through having no rehearsal for the business. Aa much de- pends upon the smooth working of the act the team did not do as well as It should, but they got a liberal supply of laughs and prob- ably did better in their scheduled place for the evening show. The act always has had a weak finish, and it has not improved since last seen. - The Asahi Japs had the closing spot, and held it in great shape. There were very few walkouts, which is a mark of credit here on Monday. The Japs are still featur- ing the thum-tying and water tricks, which are handled splendidly, but some of their work- is rather crude, especially the box trick in which the girl makes her escape. Bell and Eva gave the bill a good start with their trampoline tricks, and, after the Sherlock Sisters and Jim Foley had pleased In a mild way with their singing and dancing, the Garcinettl Bros., an added act, scored solidly with their novel bat-throwing tricks and the comedy work of the dog. ALLEGHENY (Joseph Cohen, mgr.).—The management began a campaign of big time acts this week, having Sophie Tucker and her Kings of Syncopation as the headliner. The price of admission at this house was advanced when the season opened, and It la the plan of the management to build up a better follow- ing for "pap" vaudeville In the Kensington section. This is Miss Tucker's first time at popular prices since she surrounded herself with a band, and she opened to a capacity house Monday. The supporting bill Is also above the average, including Mullen & Coogan, Karl Emmy's Pets, Ray and Paganny. Alloway and Harris, and the film feature, Elsie Fergu- son in "Heart of the Wilds." COLONIAL (H. A. Smith, mgr.).—First half, Martell, Freeman Benton & Co., Gilbert Girls, "3 9»fg ©ompsfltUm" $ip amaUtst matt wttlj tip bfcjnrat onto Jn ftutorotiie Sfmttmt, 3. Kaufman BLANCHE ALFRED and her 8TMPH0NY GIRLS, assisted by "GERANT" Conductor Featuring the RAINBOW GIRL In Novelty Dances Direction, HARRY SHEA OSAKI and TAKI in a Difficult Routine of Aerial Gymnastics Direction, FRED BRANT THE FAYNES Tonriag Soath African Theatres "The Belledays," and Corlnne Griffith in "A Girl of Today." Last half, Willa Holt Wake- field, Raymonde Wylie & Co., Weber, Beck & Fraser; Boudlnl and Bernard, and Fannie Ward In "A Japanese Nightingale." NIXON'S 0RAND (W. D. Wegefarth, mgr.). •—Stampede Riders, Billy Bouncer's Circus, Newhoff and Phelps, Hamilton and Barnes, Van and Carrie Avery, Rosamond and Dorothy, and "A Fight for Millions." KEYSTONE (M.. W. Taylor, mgr.).—A musical farce, "Some Baby"; Lorner Girls, Inman and Lyons, Boatlno and Berrittl, Paramo, Claude and Marlon Cleveland. NIXON (B. Perry, mgr.)—Henri Henlere In "Pianoflage," Jimmy Lucas & Co., Eddie Her- ron & Co., Norma Thalma, Veronica Hurlfalls, and the film, J. Stuart Blackton's "Missing." GLOBE (Sabloskey and McGulrk. mgi-s.).— "The Bonfire of Old Empires," "The Rocky Pass," Jones and Sylvester, the Gypsy Song- sters, Hanlon and Clifton, Eugene Bmmett, Peter Platonoff, Padula and Denote, the Tefc„ WILLIAM PBNN (G. W. Metael, mgr.).— First half, "Yuccatan," a musical comedy; Original PAT and JULIA L.EV O L i "America's Wire Artists Supreme" RIVERSIDE, NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (Sept. 23) Keith's Philadelphia, Sept. 30. Keith's, Washington, Oct. 7. Maryland, Baltimore, Oct. 14 , Direction H. BART McHUGH wmsm W&SQm&QSfflm