Variety (February 1920)

Page scan 000226 from Variety

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
February 1920
Publisher:
Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (February 1920)
Leaf #:
000226
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Early Cinema, and Theatre and Vaudeville
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Q. David Bowers and Kathryn Fuller-Seeley
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage. Boffo. Hokum. Quickies. Svelte. Climaxer. Tenpercenter. Coastlander. Skein. We're still feeling zowied. -- Eric Hoyt, 2013
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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£- Variety 39 REVOIR SEE YOU NEXT FALL • ALL THE BEST! BARD / ROSANO AND HIS! NABIMBAPHONE GREETINGS Direction, ERNIE YOUNG THEFAYNES Direction, B«gk«a A Manvartng As announced in Variett several months ago. the Garden cloned Its doors as a burlesque house Saturday and will In the future be devoted to pictures. W. F. Graham has resigned as manager. The new policy will lnolude only two shows a day. The heavy storm last week burled two shows and kept the Majestic and Shea's dark Monday. William Collier and "The Hottentot" Co. were stalled at Depew and neither auto, train nor trolley could be procured to bring the show to town. Most of Shea's acts were lost somewhere In the blizzard, necessitating the closing of the Court Street. Three of the Star's bill failed to arrive .and the Monday afternoon show at the Gayety had to be omitted. John M. "Ward, who died In Detroit Wednesday, was manager of the Gayety here from 1912 to 1916. Ward was the first manager of the house and had much to do In establishing its present popu- larity. William Collier spent an uncomfor- table week here, being severely Incapaci- tated with a carbuncle on his neck. De- spite the handicap, "The Hottentot" hung up a good week's business. Rev. C. H. Stewart, of the North Pres- byterian Church, In an address on The Modern Theatre 1 ' Sunday, declared the contemporaneous stage presents too much of the vulgar, sensual and profane. He characterized players as "flippant bo- hemlana," and advised churchgoers when attending a play which shocked their sense of decency to "have the Christian courage to walk out" CLEVELAND. By J. WILSON ROT. OPERA HOUSE.—-Patricia Colllnge In "Tiuiii." Next week, George White's "Scandals of 111*." BUD MOORE, AL DE VOE, TEEN TH0MP80H. DICK BARTON, ART COOQAN. BENE MACK THE (ORIGINAL AND ONLY) "SIX JOLLY JAZZERS" < INFRINGERS TAKE NOTE) NOW APPEARING IN A WHIRL OF SYNCOPATION AT THE WINTER GARDEN ' PHILADELPHIA At Liberty After June 15, 1920 Address AL. DE VOE, Business Manager, 923 N. Broad St, Philadelphia, Pa. The "SIX JOLLT JAZZERS" were never connected with the "Jais Cocktail", and did net play at the Globe Theatre, Atlantic City. Sunday, Jan. 19, 1919. SOB VAMP 4 SHOE r NEW FRENCH MODEL 511 6th Aveane, sear 31st 290 5th Avenue, at list ~ PROSPECT. — Joseph W. Payton'a Stock Players In "Pollyanna." Next week, "The Shepherd of the Hills." KEITH'S.—Valeska Suratt, • Oeorgle Price, U. S. Glee Club, Joe Browning, Arthur Wanzer and Maybelle Palmer, Jackie and Blllle. Daly and Berlew and Lazier and Worth. MILES'.—"Oh Teddy/' Frank Bush, Heras and Preston, Cook and Vernon and Georgia Howard. PRISCILLA.—"Tip Tip Tank Girls," Jennings and Oliver. Myrtle Mason, Bry- ant and Stewart and Mablo Whitman and her Dixie Boys. LOEWS LIBERTY.—Loree's Celebri- ties, Marie Russell and Co., Barnes and Freeman, Bennett Twins and pictures. MILES* GRAND.—De O'Bald Troupe, Cecil La More, Moscow and Kunrn, Aron and Dupelie, John Cole and Co., Dugdal and Klmo and pictures. EMPIRE—"Monte Carl Girls," with Frank ("Rrkb") Murphy. STAR.—Rose Sydelf's "London Belles," with Chester (Rube) Nelson and Leo Hoyt. STILLMAN.—AH week, Bert Lytell In "The Right of Way." EUCLID.—All woek. Mae Murray and David Powell In "On With the Dance." ALHAMBRA AND MALL.—All week, "Mary's Ankle." STANDARD AND METROPOLITAN.— All week, Katherlne MacDonald in "The Turning- Point." _OAIETY.—All week. Jack Dempaey In "Daredevil Jack."