Variety (February 1920)

"■•■-,r P3 ■••■■.-,. :■-. •: W- ■ ■■■<■■.'.'■' ^'■•'■■:■-■.. ■ •■■ ■ i - , ..- i --.v •■ :"vv.;:. '■•'■'■■ ■•■ ■ .:•■■>•'•"-v> VARIETY .. ■ -'■.-.= ■■■ ■..*■ -.- .'■■::« •as 43 Next Week at B. F. KEITH'S PALACE THEATRE (March 1) A Light Comedian of Distinction. Starring in C. B. Maddock's Success, "The Sirens." 8th, Orpheum, Brooklyn; 15th, Alhambra; 22nd, Colonial. See Booking Representative, MAX Hi\R.I • | ■ . ."< \ ARTISTS IN EUROPE ■ *- Players in Europe desiring to 'advertise in VARIETY may mail advertising copy direct to VARIETY, New York, and deposit the amount in payment for it to VA- RIETY'S credit at the "'•'' •' ■. •■.'■•. PALL MALL DEPOSIT CO. Carlton St Regent St. S. W., London For uniformity 1b sifihsnge, the Pall MM Co. will aeeapt deposits for VARIETY at the prevailing rate. \ Through this manner of transmis- sion, all danger of loss to the player is averted. VAIUETY assumes full risk and acknowledges the Pall Mall Cfl.*s receipts as its own reseints for all money placed with the rail Mall to VARIETY'S credit . STRONG NERVES Is what you neod to endure the "Mile a Minute Llfo" of today, with Its wort, grief, strife, business pressure sod thousands of other Nene Strains. Are you tired and depressed? Can't sleep or digest your food? It's your NERVES—they have become exhausted. "Soa" NERVE FORCE This vahiable 64-page book explain* every possible phase of nerre abvjs and teaches bow to calm, sooths and ears for the nerves. It oonUlos hundred* of health hints especially valuable to people with high-strung nems. 'VoSS* 25e SsmsT Bound in Cloth 50c If after reading thisbook you do not scree that It will mark the tuning point In jour We toward OBKATHK FOWHR, Mentally as well as Physically, your money will be refunded without question, plus jour outlay for postage. I PAUL VON BOECKMANN Studio 510, 110 West 40th St, New York NERVE FORCE '"It i!i J (*ii'-|t'; NEW YORK COSTUME CO: costumes uuXis&Msnei*, ««"«» 1*7 N. WABASH AVK. CHICAGO .,. CaM HH here in recent years la the Albee Com- pany, to reopen Its season, It Is expected, before many months. B. F. ALBEB.—Vaudeville. EMERY.—Vaudeville and pictures.' PAY'S.—Vaudeville and pictures. EMPIRE.—"Sliding" Billy Watson and his burlesque company. / Snow-bound towns have been respon- sible for a.falling off in theatre busi- ness here during the past two weeks. Suit has been entered In the Superior Court here by Charles L. Klrby, ' of Woonsocket, against Edward P. Albee and Charles Lovenberg, owners of the Bijou, Woonsocket. The action is for assault and battery, the plaintiff claim- ing damages for alleged public Indignity and humiliation At the hands of the de- fendants' servants. In his declaration, the plaintiff alleges that on Deo. IB he was attending a vaudeville and picture performance at the Bijou and was con- ducting himself In a lawful and quiet . manner when a police constable, a ser- vant of the company In the scope of his employment, Seized him without provo- cation and ejected him from the theatre. He asks $3,000 damages. • ——— The new Strand Theatre being built in Paw tucket by A. A Spitz, of Providence, will be opened Labor Day with vaude- ville and pictures. The new theatre will be in the former American Hall, pur- chased by Spits and now being re- modeled. With the 20th season of the Albee Stock Company approaching, the first engagements of the season for the com- pany were announced this week. Charles, I. Sohofleld and Isadora Martin, now playing In Aaron Hoffman's new play, "Welcome, Stranger," have signed. Both have been members of the Albee Stock Company for several seasons. Mr. Sohofleld for three seasons played com- edy and character roles with the com- Sany and for the paBt two seasons.has een its director. Isadora Martin is Mrs. Sohofleld. •■■/•• • ''Fifty-Fifty" will be at the Shubert Majestic March 15. ' . ROCHESTER, N. Y. By L. B. 8KBFFINGTON. LYCBTjM.—"Chu Chin Chow," all \v*6B1c ' ' * i TBMPLB.—Vaudeville, GAYETY.—"The Liberty Girls."- COLUMBIA—"The League of Girls.': FAY'S.—The Gilralne Dancers, Payton and Lum, Parry and Brown, Weiss Trio, Peace Duo, Kat Tales; Tom Mix in "The Cyclone/' screen feature. . FAMILY.—''Among Those Present," Basket," Williams lie and Co., Freed .w. u „..«, ... ol „..*, Billy Hart and Cir- cus Girls, Models D'Art, others to fill, second half. VICTORIA.—The World Revue and Claude Bier, with Alice Brady In "The Fear Market," screen feature. PICCADILLY.—Nazlmova in "Stronger than Death," all week. Rochester ploture men plan to attend the State Convention in Utlca in large numbers. , SEATTLE. By WILBUR. METROPOLITAN.—Walker Whiteside in "The Master of Ballantrae," 16-18; 19- 21, Percy Hutchinson In "Luck of the Navy." ORPHEUM.—Levy Musical Comedy Co. in "She Loves and Lies," with Dlok Hyland as the new leading-man. OAK.—Dark. Undergoing repairs. MB any HALL.—Soatllo Symphony Or- chestra concerts. WILKES.—"Pollynnna," with Mary Thorne in the title role. Next, "The Woman in Room 13." LYRIC.—Walter Owens Burlesque Co. HIPPODROMB^-Vaudevllle. plotures and dancing, featuring Jack McClellan's Revue and Jack Hay den, vocalist. LOBW'S PALACE HIP.—Tom Linton's Jungle Girls and vaudeville. PANTAGES.—Denishawn Dancers and Fan vaudeville, MOORE.—Henry Santrey. and Orpheum vaudeville. ARENA.—Hookey games. PRESS CLUB THEATRE.—Norwegian Dramatic Society plays, LIBERTY.—Wallace Reld in "Double Speed"; Liberty Pictorial; Wallace con- cert, featuring "At Twilight's Falling." COLISEUM.—Norma Talmadge 1ft "A Daughter of Two Worlds"; Coliseum symphony orchestral program featuring "Bo-la-bo." STRAND. — Enid Bennett In "The Woman In the Suitcase"; Strand orches- tra under 8. K. Wlneland. REX—Ruth Clifford in "The Amaslng Woman." CLEMMER.—Nazlmova in "Stronger than Death"; Cleramer orchestra. COLONIAL/—Harry Carey in "Masked 4& Men." • • / : '■/■ LITTLB.—B. K. Lincoln in "Desert I Gold." y ..- j. Josoph, 8. Hood, brother of Manager George T. Hood, of the Metropolitan, died Feb. 12 of tuberculosis contracted in France. He was 32 years old and Is M survived by two brothers and three sis- :. v .^ ters. He was the organiser of Company D's jazz band, which made a name for itself over there. Henry Hadley's Fourth Symphony, :'North, Bast,. South/ West," was given 1 * '.V*, M ."■' :B H '.. . .. FAMILY.—-"Among T; "Vera, the Girl in the Ba and Taylor, Pagie Dale and Green, first half; Bill .-•wivu, ciooi, uuuu>i ureal, w»» sfiveu Its first Seattle presentation last Friday evening by the Seattle Symphony Or- chestra, under direction of John Sprague. Harold Henry, American pianist, ap- peared as soloist. m Calvin B. Cady has returned after series of lectures on musical subjects In New York, Boston and other Eastern cities. The towns in this vicinity where the- atres were closed due to the epidemic are now practlcall all open and compa- nies are getting back to regular sche- dules. Marguerite Motle, official "Miss Spo- kane" for the past seven or eight years, and a member of the Woodward Stook Co., Spokane, was presented with a chest of silver and other testimonials last Wednesday when she bade farewell to the Eastern Washington metropolis. John Dans, manager of the Colonial, has returned homo from an extended trip to Southern California, whero he 1 . -»: ^ DANCING IS SO DEUGHTFUL JW SMITH w> COOK jim THE TWO MILLIONAIRES A Bunch of New and Up-to-Date Stuff Direction, M. S. BENTHAM ■;--: i