Variety (February 1920)

WW TUT I $IlCl>5w PANTAGES THEATRE BUILDING VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE ORPHEUM, SAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco, Feb. 26. An Orpheum bill mostly made up of comedy, but otherwise striking a high average, was enthusiastically received this week. Capacity audiences attended, occupying all available standing room. The Marlon Morgan dancers, unchanged from last year, scored their usual suc- cess. This pretentious array of talented artistic dancers and pantomlmtsts with their spectacular finale held the interest throughout. Harry Cooper, without any war paint on, appeared fifth and kept them laughing good and loud with talk and business with the orchestra. He dis- played hla old time form in his songs, finishing with a popular medley of past successes to great applause. Burns and Frablto stopped the show on next to closing. Their big reception attested their popularity. Their traves- ties on preceding acts got howls. The Business with the balloons is still a fea- ture, and as handled by Burns Is natur- ally funny. Frabito's rendition of "world Go Bye" also stopped the act Bessie Kempel and Him in "His Day OS" placed second to give the early part of the bill comedy, scored big laughs with bright, snappy dialog pertaining to fishing while seated In a rowboat There was an appropriate setting. "For Pity's Bake" closod the show successfully, the announced pictures of the Mardl Graa ball helping to hold them. Elsa Ruegger and Corletta Ryan and Leta Orlob re- peated well In third and fourth positions. Marconi and Fltsglbboa, accordeon and xylophone experts, were a hit In the opening position. Joe* JoaepU. HIPPODROMeTsAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco, Feb. 26. At the Hippodrome this week James and Jessie Burns opened a pleasing ■how with nifty wire stunts. Drisko and Earl followed with "Back to Sum- morville," a quiet talking skit contain- ing some good laughs. These got the crowd. Knight and June, a mixed team, went well next to closing with song and talk neatly and stylishly presented. They made an excellent appearance. , The Revue Comlque la a pleasing affair with five girls presenting special- ties on the minstrel order and a couple of men on the ends. Steve Jackson's dancing and Oene Gorman's singing wsre the outsandlng features. The cabinet dressing rooms added novelty. Edward Lambert is a clever comedian of the nut order with an original manner of delivering songs and talk. He was a bit. Taylor Trlpletts closed well, show- ing wrestling holds and giving a boxing exhibition. 4Jaek Jottpht. PANTAGES, SAN FRANCISCO. San Francisco, Feb. 26. Pantages business showed a big In- crease this week the house filling up early for the first show Sunday. This week there was a banner show with a big time atmosphere. Henriette de Ser- rls In pretentious and well executed poses made an excellent headllner and commanded absorbing attention In fifth position. Bert Stoddard la a rube musi- cian with a monblog and got a few laughs but the routine needs rejuvena- tion. His violin and cello playing, how- ever, registers strongly and he encores with a mandolin. The Three Mori Brothers started tbe ■bow, getting good laughs with their clever and humorous juggling of a bar- rel. Bldrldge Barlow and Bldrldge In a rural comedy found big favor. Ward and King were a hit next to closing. Ward's clever delineation of an English- man's idea of baseball registered ex- ceptionally strong here. King was an exceptional straight. Both are good hoofers. Qoetz and Duffy are a classy appearing and versatile mixed team with songs and dances out of the ordinary and scored big. Bud Snyder and Joe Meltno closed the show with a laughing success. They are a straight cyclist and a couple of comlo pantomimists. Jack Jotepha. Ed Redmond in Musical Comedy. San Francisco, Feb. 25. Ed Redmond will install a musical comedy company in which he will be featured in the Jose, San Jose. The engagement is for four weeks and replaces vaudeville. . To Head Dramatic Show. San Francisco, Feb. 25. King and Thornton will head a dra- matic show at the Republic March 7. The stock company will divide its time between the Republic and some other neighborhood theatre. $2 to See Kolb and Dill. San Francisco, Feb. 25. The admission scale for the Kolb and Dill engagement at the Curran in "Wet and Dry," limited to two weeks, is up to $2. MANAGER SUES FORMER EMPLOYE. San Francisco, Feb. 25. Fortune Gallo, manager of the San Carlo Grand Opera Co., filed suit -last week for $35,000 for libel against Charles R. Baker, former in advance for him It is alleged that in a letter, written Feb. 4 by Baker to the Ellison- White musical bureau of. Portland, Ore., Baker cast aspersions on Gallo's business integrity. The Ellison-White people sent a rep- resentative here to close-a contract for next season's tour, and also sent Baker's letter. Gallo's' suit follows one filed by- Baker against Gallo for monies al- leged to be due him for last season which resulted in a box office attach- ment during the Curran engagement. The attachment was released when the Bank of Italy put up a bond of $17,000. INVITE PUBLIC TO SUBSCRIBE. San Francisco, Feb. 25. Public subscription of $1,500,000 seven per cent, cumulative preferred stock of Foster & Klcisor Co., lone of the largest billboard and outdoor advertis- ing institutions in the West,, was of- fered for sale at par, $100 per share, to yield from 7'/i to 8% per cent, if held to redemption at the price of $110 through the operation of an annual sinking fund, which will retire all of the preferred before February 1, 1940. The company does over 90 per cent, outdoor advertising and controls through leaseholds more than 90 per cent, of the locations. ELTINGE'S TROUBLES IN JAPAN. .-. San Francisco, Feb. 25. According to advices from Japan the Julian Eltinge engagement at Tokio was not a profitable one, owing to the inability of securing a theatre where night performance could be given. The only available one was occupied by a Japanese dramatic show, forc- ing the Eltinge show to matinees. Ten were given to light attendances with prices up to $6.50 gold. ENGLISH OPERA AT THE CURRAN. Sab Francisco, Feb. 25. English opera will be presented by Fortune Gallo at the. Curran following "Maytime." A series of Gilbert and Sullivan's light operas .will be' given with Jeffer- son De Angelis featured. FRISCO DOG WINS FIRST PRIZE. San Francisco, Feb. 25. Irving Ackerman's Hum.berstone Tough Nut, nine months old, wire- haired fox terrier male puppy, won first prize among 116 entries at a re- cent dog show in New York. Tough Nut is valued at $2,500. MAUDE FULTON TO RETURN. San Francisco, Feb. 25. Maude Fulton will return to head the Fulton Playefs at the Fulton in Oakland about the end of March, when several new plays written by Miss Fulton will be presented. . REOPEN 'FRISCO THEATRES. San Francisco, Feb. 25. The majority of the San Joaquin val- ley towns which were closed by the flu are scheduled for reopening the latter part of this week. Bookings have been resumed by the Bert Levey circuit • Henry and Adelaide did not play the PantaBes, San Jose, date because they left their special drop In 'Frisco, Ac- cording to Henry, the manager at San Jose was wllllrig to let them do their act providing they cut a few dollars from their salary. Charles w. Ellsworth returned from Chicago last week with the cremated remains of his wife (Luoy Luclor), which were Interred In Oakland. OBITUARY. Eugene M. Isaac. Eugene M. Isaac, 58, died Feb. 17, at 14 Orleans circle, Lafayette Park, Nor- folk, Va. He was press agent of the Wells theatres, in Norfolk. He was IN LOVING MEMORY of • Tn» Frimd May her soul r*«t In (MM*. RUBY MYERS Departed tbli lite February 14th. 1920. Gone but not forgotten. BLOSSOM SEELEY in the navy and coast guard service. He is survived by Mrs. J. C. Knapp, Mrs. F. Klug and Josie Isaac, of New York City. > Harry David Smith. Lieutenant Harry David Smith, who was-stage manager of "Ben Hur" be- fore the war, was killed recently in a mock aeroplane battle 1,800 feet in the Louie Schoenberg died last week in New York ; 101 years old, Mr. Schoen- berg was the father of ten children, among them Al Shean, an artist, and Mrs. S. Marx, mother of the Four Marx. Mrs. Helen Catto died Jan. 22 at New Plymouth, Idaho. Remains in- terred at Tacoma, Wash. Mother of Rhea Catto and "Pudge" Catto, now ' IN LOVING MEMORY RUBY MYERS God Bless Her! Just One More Little Ray of Sunshine Shut Out To Teach as God's lesson— It's hard to lose, such as she. Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Albert air on Kelly Field, Texas. He was 26 years old. Lieut. Smith had an over- seas record, and was regarded as one of the best aviators in the service. Mario Morriaette. Mrs. Marie Butter aged bride of FerrelL Butter, manager of the Or- phe urn, Racine, Wis., died Feb. 23. S he TO THE LOVING MEMORY of my little PAL EVELYN KELLAR Laid to reat February 2nd, IMS. - NED ."CLOTHES" NORTON was formerly Marie Morrisette, danc- ing partner of Mme. Poulsoma. Norbert Cilia. Norbert Gills died in San Francisco Feb. 20 of influenza. Formerly with several eastern productions he was on the coast directing the Community Theatre at the time he was stricken. Marjorie M. Foster. Marjorie M. Foster, formerly of Le GOD in His wisdom, which li not within the mortal untfmUmilnt of nan, haa taken from ma My Adored Wife RUBY MYERS who pawed Into the keaetmj of the Lord on February 14th. 1920. at Ohloaoo, III., J»»l«l «t bereft, bewildered, stunned. aJX Wft "Hl«S W»ier» she waa at the EHLalS 5f r *£. u,h i »*. th » turning point of her brilliant profeailonal career. tJJSKSR n * ,n ■» S^* euetalned alone by my faith: "HIS. WILL BE DONE" TOMPATRICOLA Roy and LeHoine, died Feb*. 22, at Normandie Hotel, New York. IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE of My Husband JOSEPH S. NATHAN Who pasted away February 2lit, 1917. DOROTHY DAHL \» LOVING MEMORY ef My Dear Little Sister Jenny Stanton Burch A*e IS Died February 5, 1920 TIRED, SHE SLEEPS — AND LIFE'S POOR PLAY IS O'ER. MAT HER SOUL REST IN PEACE Mrs. Walter J. Plimmer ■ ... ■•-.• Mrs. Frederick J. Ireland. Deceased was non-professionaj. Mrs. Emma Turner, mother of Hilton Taylor and Mrs. Frank North, died at Fairhaven, N. J., Feb. 20. Funeral IN LOVING MEMORY of My Husband and Dearest Pal EDWARD SCOTT Who passed away Feb. 4th, 1920 Never to be forgotten by hi* loving wife Harriet (Midgie) Scott services were held Monday. Requiem miss was said at St. James R. C. Church, Red Bank, N. J. The mother of James Purcell died at her home in New York Feb. 24, of pneumonia. The deceased was the i ■ w w LOVING MEMORi of OUR DEAR LITTLE PAL RUBY MYERS .May her soul rest In peace. Our deepest sympathy to her huiband. THOMAS PATBICOLA. r ■■""■• Alyce Sheldon and Lucille Dailey and Js.net of France mother-in-law of James Plunkett and was 65 years old. The mother of Belle Bennett died Feb. 12 at Milacca, Minn. Miss Belle I Mourn the Lou Of My Dear Friend CHARLES BROWN God Rest His Soul OSCAR LORAINE Bennett is the Alcazar's, S. F., leading woman. A. Langateder, for years stationer of the Keith Vaudeville Exchange, died Feb. 19 at his home in New. York. The mother of Jake Flamn, chief property man for the Shuberts, died at her home in San Francisco, Feb. 22. IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF JOHN B. WILLS Who ascended .to nobler realma February 26th, 1913. Ideal father, loving relative end staunch friend. ' STELLA, WALTER MRS. KATE WILLS