Variety (February 1920)

40 o, . ■•.. 7 ■■ ■ ■ ■"■;■ ■•• ■ ■.■'•■..•'■ ■■■ " . : ■:;-■ ■--■:,■ .•••. :■'■■■;■/•.:■-■ v : - W:r: ; ';- , .':L\r^ / , ?i VARIETY I. ■*>: . " - w •• • I V '■.'■■• • : ■ ■..■■ I'/; ■ '■•■■■• ■ m : ■ {' ■■ ■ ■■■■ ' ■ 1 i •••'*. acknowledges with the greatest appreciation; the loyalty of the following artists, • represented by her; and their v willingness; likewise their interest: ^ •. ■•<.. ,.■- ■ \„ ■-: .- ■ .-"* - ... ■ i'A V-.- '.-.-.- ' ■:;. NORABAYES BLANCHE RING ALICE LLOYD MLLE. DAZIE LOUISE DRESSER and JACK GARDNER MAUD LAMBERT and ERNEST BALL , EMMA HAIG ED. MORTON RIGOLETTO BROS. PAUL DECKER DOROTHY BRENNER FRANCIS RENAULT i ■ ■ . ■ ■ ">•■ VALESKA STJRATT LILLIAN RUSSELL T NONETTE FRITZI SCHEFF VALERIE BERGERE JULIUS TANNEN HELEN TREX and JOSEPHINE BENSEE and BAIRD DICKINSON and DEAGON 4 READINGS DU FOR BROTHERS BERT MELROSE : • ■ ■ ' ■ .'. ■• . y ;\. Pat Casey Agency, Putnam Building* New York City M. Carlo Liten and company of French groom" This onunlA wa™ th« nrinointii players grave, two performance* this fn a^omantlc wedflfn? W.B. P HWmSn. SPECIAL ORPHEUM ; NUMBER Will be issued by it ■■■ tf '■"": ■■.<■*.■■ ■'■ X • ■ •..'.■ ■ ■, . ■-•:■;■ " Special Features ■'.'•-;-v will make •■■" ■■■_,'■ ■'■•.' ■■ ■■>•. 44 'a" ' ■■ ■.;. ■ : ... N • " A ■■•■■} ■■ week at the DucheBs. Featured among of Canton, 0., had to marry within 14 hours In order to secure a legacy he the offerings were "Polypheme," a two ??S p 2 6 &° drama by Albert Sabine, and claims of I76.0OO In hlsmother'y'wlil. Alfred DeMuseett's drawing room com- H e advertised She answered. They edy, Le Caprice. married. Because of this they are billed 1 as "the comedy sensation of the sea- son." The Prlscllla features what Manager Carrie bills as "the $76,000 Jazz bride and Terrace Garden Chicago's Hoit Bosatlfnl Reitaorsnt-Thostre Booking High Class Refined Attractions DOUBLES—TRIOS—0UABTETTB8. Etc. Act mint be refined and mtutw op to s tUndard whloB/wUl be apprecuuxl br Uw hlgtrot eliM of patronts*. If rem sot msta with Uw nqtinawstf abort, oommnnloatr pjQwjWl nwtaollsn to HID HUHL1V, Sf»« Olwotw. DES MOINES. By DON CLARK. The merger of the picture Interests of Berohel, legit, and Columbia, burlesque; Princess, stock; Empress,; Western, vaudeville, and Unique* flve'-cent pic- tures. The Majestic was originally a vaude- ville house, but was leased by Frankle and operated as a picture theatre. Blank will build a two-story building at Seventh and Grand avenue at once, where the new company will have its headquarters. The building will be In- creased to 12 stories as soon as building prloeB drop. . Blank has also secured two downtown A. H. Blank and Abe Frankle In Des sites with the view of building a new Moines has been completed with the formation of the $1,000,000 Des Moines Theatre Co., with A. H. Blank president and controllng stockholder, and Abe Frankle vice-president. Bruce McGregor Is secretary and B. B. Vorse treasurer. The company owns the six picture ■ houses of the city, Including Frankle's Rlalto, Majestic and Casino and Blank's Des Moines, Garden and Palace. Blank will branch out by remodeling the Ma- jestic and opening It May 1 as a musical stock theatre. It will be managed by the new company. The venture is meeting with great local interest, as It Is believed to for- team Number a representative one theatre within one year, probably for pictures, but possibly for legit or vodev A. II. Blank, Des Moines, announced today that he had purchased a site at South Omaha, Neb., and would ereot a 1,200-seat picture house at once, to cost $150,000. He also said workvwould start in three weeks on a $100,000 house at Boone, la. Plans are now being drawn by Vorse, Kraetsoh & Kraetsch, Des Moines, ADVERTISING COPY ISNOW ACCEPTABLE FOR THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT NUMBER V 's active entry into th By JACOB SMITH. tr Dlhert ~* ~oYMbe&~owner7~oiHthi #rriTo"1o time for 8u*nd*V BlgjW sfc w legit and vaude Held hers now dominate i DETROIT, MICH. "Nlgbtle .'Night" baggage . failed to