Variety (January 1920)

■ 36 VARIETY afeeakseedseSBEt =5 IN THE HSABT OP SAN FRANGISCOC House available for Road Attractions •«FLO FLO" DID $14,890 *Tyin Beds" Now WIRE OR WRITE FOR OrEN TLME SMAUEL B. GROSSMAN, Manaj^ •; Iti **• EVELYN BMNCHAltD 'OK. RESTRICTED MATERIAL "V BRIGHT REPARTEE WRITTEN TO ORDER CM. BLANCHARD Suite 526, Putnam Building, Producer and Stage Director 1493 Broadway, New York GARDEN.—Eddie Madden, Ray Eaton . and Harry Kaiser, all of whom were among the entrants In the recant sis-day bicycle race, make their first vaudeville appearance this week. Rest of bill alio .. very draggy. Aunt Jemima and Jais .band, with a few (airly good singers, started out promising enough, but eased down considerable. "Fair and Warmer." picture. Several reels of comedies and other acts complete. * VICTORIA. — "When Bearcat Went Dry," picture, by no means packing them in. Frosinl, accordionist, between films. GAYETY.—"The Folly Girls," little better than average show here. FOLLY.—Johnny Weber and "The Jolly • Rounders," sort of entertainment east enera enjoy. 4 PARKWAY.—Film, "Wanted* a Hus- band," drawing well. STRAND.—"The Jinx," close Thursday, replaced by "The Isle of Conquest" ' NEW.—"The Thunderbolt." WIZARD.—"Lord and Lady Algy.* Forest Park, one of the recently de- veloped suburban districts, la to have one of the largest picture theatres In thla City when the new Liberty, at the Inter- section of Garrison and Liberty Heights avenues, opens.next week. Charles E. Ford (Ford's) is the owner, and will also manage until the house Is estab- lished. . ; "Million Dollar Dolls'' 26 Majestic Jer- sey City 2 Perth Amboy 8 Plalnfleld 4 Stamford 5-7 Park Bridgeport "Mischief Makers" 26-28 Armory Blng- hamton 28-31 Inter Niagara Falls 2 Star Toronto. "Monte Carlo Girls" 26 Majestic Scran- ton 2-4 Armory Bingham ton 6-7 Inter Niagara Falls. "Oh Frenchy" 26-29 Broadway Camden' 30-31 Grand Trenton 2 Bijou Phila- delphia. ' . v . .' "Oh Girls" 26 Lyric Dayton 2 Olympic Cincinnati. .- .-.'.■ ,;.-;-.. "Pace Makers" 26 Engelwood Chicago 2 Haymarket Chicago. "Parisian Flirts" 26 Grand Tulaa Okla, 2 Standard St Louis. ' ■££■■ "Parisian Whirl" 26 Gayety Pittsburgh 3-4 Park Youngstown 5-7 Grand Akron. "Peek-a-Boo" 2* Jacques Waterbury 2 Miner's Bronx New York. "Razzle Dazzle" 26 Penn Circuit 2 Gay- ety Baltimore. "Record Breakers" 27 Cadlllao Detroit 2 jf; Engelwood Chicago." Reeves AI 26 Grand Hartford 2 Jacques . Waterbury. Reynolds Abe 26 Empire Newark 2 Ca- sino Philadelphia. "Roaeland Girls" 26 Miner's Bronx New York 2 Orpheum Peterson. • "Round the Town" 26 Gayety Baltimore 2 Folly Washington. "Sight Seers" 26-28 Bastable Syracuse 29-31 Lumberg Utlca 2 Gayety Mont- real. ' "Social Follies" 26 Gayety Louisville X EmpresB Cincinnati. "Social Maids" 26 Empire Brooklyn 2 Empire Newark. "Some Show" 26 Trocadero Philadelphia 2 Empire Hoboken. ... s- "Sport Girls" 26 Standard St Louts 1-2 Grand Terre Haute 2-7 Park Indian* a polls. "Sporting Widows" 26 Gayety Montreal 2 Empire Albany. ■.■•-:■ •«*■ Star and Garter 26-28 Cohen's Newburg 29-21 Cohen's Poughkeepsie 2 Casino Bostdn. ;• "Step Lively Girls" 26 Olympic Cincin- nati 2 Star & Garter Chicago. : Stone & Plllard 26 Gayety Newark 2-5 Broadway Camden 6-7 Grand Trenton "Sweet Sweeties Girls" 26 Gayety St Paul 2 Gayety Minneapolis. "Tempters" 26 Gayety Brooklyn 2 Gay- •.." ety Newark. "20th Century Maids" 26 People's Phila- delphia 2 Palace Baltimore. "Victory Belles" 26 Orpheum Patersori 2 '■':'.' Majestic Jersey City. - Watson Billy 26 Star Brooklyn 2 Gil- more Springfield Mass. Welch Ben 26 Casino Brooklyn 2 People's Philadelphia. White Pat 26 Bijou Philadelphia 2 Mt Morris New York.. Williams Motile 26 Gayety Buffalo 2 Gayety Rochester. ."World Beaters" 26 Gllmore Springfield. 2 Worcester Worcester Mass. of the Majestic- stock company is be- sieged with picture offers. .Manager Michael Corner of the .Majestic com- plains that the coming of a real star to a Los Angeles stock house means the paving of- the way to reels for the same artist. Ruth Renlqk, ingenue left the Majestic f of; Famous-Players recently. On the,, other.'hand screen artists of re- pute'have helped the local stock houaea Thurtson Hall played the leads in "Civilian Clothes" at the Morosco at .night while doing picture by day; Clyde Fillmore did likewise after succeeding . Hall, who Iain the New York "Clothes" company.: and now Herbert- Hayes, lead- ing man for RuthRoiand, in films la Wading man; for."CIVUian'ClotheB," Fllli- more devoting 'all his time to Famous Pla: Excellent headway IS being made by the officials and members of the newly organized Baltimore Opera Society In the campaign to raise sufficient money through the subscription sale of seats for the performance the society will give in the spring to put It on a'sound financial basis. ' " * BOSTON. ivera-Lasky pictures. . i it. k -J (: ' Al Santell and Harry Rarler. In dally conferences 'at- the Alexandria. San tell ' Is looked upon w ah above-the-average comedy director.. frjfi'fJ^rZ * *••£ Frank Darrow and Jacques Jaccard still insist upon/talking; about the late lamented war in the presence of Hank Mann., Frank. Jacques and'Hank .were bunkiea ''over there," but . Hank sees nothing funny In con versa tl on devoted to the subject of aleeplng in trench mud.. "Up in Mabel's Room" played to ca- pacity at the Hoyt Long Beach and the Mason, Los Angeles, is expecting ca- pacity, nightly. ' :, ; : -\ •.;„•.,''-•;- Charles ' Mel son, of McCarthy-Fisher . music house, warbles weekly at -various • picture, houses. >:.; r'A -.* £ i' ATLANTIC CITY; • By CHARLESSCHEUER. The Steel Pier announces; Ha opening. 4 The musl- . B y LEN LIBBEY.' ORFHEUM-LOEW. — Pictures and vaudeville. • BOSTON.—Vaudeville and pictures. BOWDOIN.—Pictures and vaudeville. BIJOU.—Plcturea . - r. . ST. JAMES.—Vaudeville and plcturea SCOLLAY OLYMPIA.—Vaudeville and pictures. GORDON'S OLYMPIA.—Pictures and Taudevllte. GQR DON'S CENTRAL SQUARE. — Vaudeville Includes Pederson Borthers, Lillian McNeil and Shadow, Rahn and Bock, Florence Ring and Sablno and Goodwin. Also a feature film. MODERN; BEACON. C O D M A N SQUARE. STRAND. FRANKLIN PARK. HARRYLAVAIL ,& SISTER A Happy New Year to all frlende, and /•,. pleated to hear from them. Reeked tin December, im ;. Alhtmbri, Paris, month of J««airy. Pcrsssal Addresst Cars of "P«rforanr." ' 18 Chsrlnt PLAGIARISM - What would you say • * ■ * If you wrote a rjlay, , *, .• .* Submitted a synopsis to a noted manager, Submitted it to a noted actress, '. .'.'"■ -''-.':■--' ■. ..;-. T'; ■■-■■ Submitted St to a noted editor of a great magazine, . 1 • ••' •:• • • * I Submitted, it to a number of other literary people— "'::•.':-... '.*■.' *•. :»:• . • --J • = ;;. ' • "What would you say if A year later Ton saw it produced success- • «■ for the "season or IsigOFetf.'22. cal attraction will be Conductor J. W. F. Leman and his Symphony third season. . y « • ,-.■'■ .Orchestra, : The Russian Symphony Orchestra' will be heard at Keith's Friday night, Jan. 23. Advance bookings schedule Lionel Bar- rymore in the John D. Williams presenta- tion of Brleux's "The Red Robe,'.' to be known as "The. Letter of the Law" at the Globe'Jan. 26-28, and same dates at the Apollo, Elsie Ferguson In an Arnold Ben- nett play. _yv /' v v.' ,. : /■:■ :■.;.■-> ■'■'■;'■' '-■;•■ In company with Henry W. Savage In Viewing, his production, "Shavings," wad George M. Cohan, and George V. Hobart. EXETER STREET. COLUMBIA, LAN- CASTE H, WALDORF, GLOBE, FEN- WAY.—Pictures. : j ' PARK,—Another week of the feature film, "The Mystery of .the Yellow Room." SHUBERT.—Engagement of "Bettv, Be Good," extended for two more weska Attraction shifted there from the Wil- bur. MAJESTIC—Fifth week of the "Un- known Purple." '..v^.; WILBUR.—"Too Many. •Husbands," '■ third, week. .. - . • ;£*• BALTIMORE. LOS ANGELES. Abe and Mike Gore, theatrical men of Los Angeles, with the purchase of the lease of the Burbank Theatre, now own eight theatres—the Alhambra, Optle, Lyceum, Casino, Liberty, Regent, Grand and the Burbank. Moving pictures rule at all excepting the Burbank, where Armstrong's Baby Dolls 'disport on the stage and lighted runway. Films fill In while the girls "undisport.',' Abe and Mike are also in with Marcus Loew, Inc., and Ackerman & Harris In the Mercan- tile Place theatre property. Equity Pictures Corporation of Cali- fornia, owned by Garson A Roth, have sold their Interests to Messrs. Brehaney, Davis and Stewart Brehany and Davis are well known on the coast, the latter having been manager of the Alcazar stock of San Francisco and later asso- ciated with Sol Lesser. Edward Everett Horton, leading man ■ •B»P.D, O'TOOLH. *-., - . ACADEM Y.—"She's a Good Fellow," one of the cleanest cdmedles of this type to play here this season. Opened tQ fair house, which made up In appreciation. Joseph Santley and- Dorothy Maynard play the leads well. The Duncan Sisters are the hit. :V. i A FORD'S—"Going Up." musical comedy founded on "The A via to re,1' opened re- turn engagement to crowded house and with bright prospects. The play Is at- tractively staged and the costumes and scenery shows little effects of continuous usage aa Is usually tho case oh return engagements. -■-•<•■ '■-•■• ■• -*-..: — . AUDlTORIUM.^The disgruntled hus- band of this'day arrd generation who Is accustomed to sigh; and, wish, for things as they used to be. will find plentv of food for thought In "As Tou Were," In which E, Ray Goetz In presenting Irene- Bordonl and Sam Bernard, and which opened Monday evening. ". MARVLAND.—Keith's vaudeville. PALACE.—A burlesque production of merit Is this week's attraction under the name of "The Golden Crook.-^-- .;. HIPPObROME. —Frank W. Stafford and dogs. head. Clark's Hawallftns. Wil- fred DuBois, Senna and Weber. Weston and Ellne. — JACK JENNINGS THE KING OF HATS HOLLIS.—Opening of Ruth Chatterton ,ln "Moonlight and Honeysuckle." - PLYMOUTH.-Openlng of new thriller, "At 9.45." TREMONT.—Last two weeks of -Three Faces East." PARK SQUARE. — Last week of "Tumble In," which has been doing big business here. BOSTON OPERA HOUSE.—Dark. COPLEY.—Revival of "Tom Jones," by the Henry Jewett Players. '* ARLINGTON.—Next to the laat week of the Boston English Opera Co., which Is using "Lucia di Lammerrnoor" for an attraction this week. TREMONT TEMPLE.—Second film, "Pollyanna." ' GAYETY.—"Girls de Looks." (CASINO.—Al Reeve's show. HOWARD.—"The Lid Llftera," week, *& Film, "Red Hot Dollars." Noel Leslie, due to, join the Henry Jewett Players,.again In a week, has been playing with James K. Hackett in "The Rise of Silas Laphara." Containing the entire basic idea Under another name? ■ y-/i * * <! *-.; What would you say When, on investigation, yon found That the same public stenographer ■'■'..-•• *< •* -'*■'■■■ Who wrote my outline, synop- sis and V ■ ■*■, . * .,•• ■ Major part of the play *• * --• * Also wrote the other play? ,-. *.-• • * '... What would you say? * . • ■•' * It can't be all coincidence, *• * * ■ Can It? What do you say? *• * "'■- •" Read my full-page announce- . ment in the next issue. ,. ■*■ •'■ '^- : *' .* • Shall I tell you the name of the play. *. - •*.' * '.*' '. * ■•■ The name of the man who says he.wrote it' '•**vCv' * •* * My name and the names of the people to whom I submitted it? *■ *.« * Am I doing right? *' * * What do you say? ■ "■•• . a ■ •' --•. ■ ' ■ . .. ■ ■•■■• .■-ii ) ■ i. '.': :■<.'•&< .. .' i