Variety (March 1921)

Friday, March 25, 1921 VARIETY 41 I NEW rX)RK THEATRES ) r CAPITOL Ok* BEGINNING SUNDAY Pauline Frederick la "SUmdn of Destiny" CAPITOL QRAND ORCHESTRA BRNO RAPEE. Conductor M Lf"4«Praa«rt« lonibyS. L BOTH^FKL B way 40th it., Itm. 1:11 Kara.. Wed * 8aL. t:15 WEEKS EMPIRE LAST TWO CHARLES FROHMAN PrmoU RUTH CHATTERTON !■ A New Play "MARY ROSE" Op* "The Grand Army Man" JOE BOGGS mi WKLL8 and BOGGS TOURING PANTAOES CIRCUIT Direction, SAM BAERWITZ MARK ITR AND "A National tnetltotlon** I'way at 47ta St. Oirertlea. jeaeeft Pluekett Allen Holnbar'a Eternal Drama MAN—WOMAN- MARRIAGE STRAND ORCHE8TRA CARL KOOUARDK. Conductor BAM H. HARRIS Tbea.. 43d. Erea S.S0. Matlueea Wed. A Sat SAM H. HARRIS Present. "Tfee Populai Suaeeas."—tve. World. "WELCOME STRANGER" A New Comedy by AARON HOFFMAN Wltb GEORGE SIDNEY JOHN GOLDEN Praaente FRANK BACON la Balaam We »- «* ttt *t.. Eves, at l:t» ca * tu Mata Thurs. and Sat. 1:S0 DAVID BELASCO Preaeata UONEL ATWILL In "DEBURAU" A Comedy from the Preach by Sacha Guitry. adapted by Granville Barker SKATING MACKS Artlrtle Whirlwind Cilditiw. BOOKED SOLID Booked Solid Loew Circuit Direction MAN DEL & ROSE CUY RAWSON and FRANCES CLARE LYCEUM THEATRE Weat I5tn St Mate.. Tburaday and Saturday. -SEC0N0 YEAR— INA CLAIRE tv a LIGHTNIN"' GAIETY IV WAY * 4Gth J>t. Effa. 8:30. 3 Mats.: Wed.. Thurs. A Frl. REPUBLIC That. Mata. W. 42 SI. Wed. &ad Eva. Sat. §20 2 20. The Gold Digger." AVERT RQPUoOD'g SparMlei Comedy. °i° COHAN'S 3 BIG HITS Hudson WARNING THE GIRL IN THE FRAME BY MAY FOSTER AND CO. Hare applied for a patent on their Drop, which Is their own Idea, and Infringers will be prosecutes to the full extent of the law. My Attorneya are Mllo B. Stevens A Co. THIS ACT IS BOOKED SOLID. WHY? THE ANSWER -ERNIE "YOUNG. West 44tb St. Crrti!ns> Mats. Wed. and "Sai at I.AMT WEEK 30 30 Charlie Wilson "The Loose iVaf" I'll take a little credit "THE MEANEST MAN IN THE WORLD" Cast include! OTTO KRU6ER 4 Merita Caakley JOHN GOLDEN Prtientt HALE HAMILTON and 1RACE LaRUE Is "DEAR MT A SELFISH COMEDT THEATRE. W. 42a) ST. E LTIN GE E». ningi 1:30. Mata. Wednesday A Saturday 2:30. "LADIES' NIGHT" A Farea Cemaey is Thrta Acta. Witb SEO. M. B'wtj m 43d St. MtaWtd.A Sai COHAN B3& GREATEST MTSTKCT Of 7*1 EM ALL. " THE TAVERN " "WHAT S ALL THE 8H00TIN' FOR?" MILTON WALLACE Knickerbocker" way. 88 St. Eve*. • ata. Wed. A 8at~ 2 :1a, 15 « COMEDIAN WITH VOICE OR MONEY loeW circuit it J. CUMBERLAND ALLYN KING CHABLES RUGt.lFK EVELYN GOSNELL OOD TIMES' ■ "QpODJ AT MATINEE DAILY THE World's Blffcit Show st Lowest Prlcoa. GEO. M. COHAN S COMEDIANS' MARY" 28 years ago to go on the stage, and whose present whereabouts are a mystery, is cited as one of the heirs to the estate of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Davis, who died here recently. Brothers and sisters of the missing actress share the estate with her. ANK BOB JOBES DICK RATH (Rath Bros.) PHOEBE WHITSIDE FRANKLYN FARNUM QUIXEY FOUR JOE MORTON ABOUT Till ROOMS AT HOTEL JOYCE 31 West 71st Street CENTRAL PARK WEST BOOKED SOLID The Irresponsible Comedian GRIFF At the N. V. A. Club "It was up to our old friend Griff ta create a sensation, and creato it he did. HE WAS A RIOT. "This ejrvat artist, who always intro- duces something ne>w, did nut disaap- point on this orcanlon. The receptioa which his name received was something- out of the ordinary, aa was his re< option when ho finished." — Joe Oaulela la "Morning Telegraph." THE KEITH SOUTHERN CIRCUIT. MORRIS A FHIL. Agents. KITTY PAUL (ISN'T IT A GRANO OLD NAME) . R'way A 45th Wed. (Pop.) a E»e* Sat. E:2V 2:25 I HIPPODROME SEATS 8ELLING EIGHT WEEKS IN ADVANCE Brock Pemberton's Productions zona „ Miss Lulu Retr GALE'S Belmont W.48St. Bryant48. E?».»:2Q Mata. Thura A Sat. 8:20. GILDA VARESI W* NTER MADAME- NORMAN TREVOR dll Tfifcl w - ««tb St. Eves. H:30. rUi-l Ull Mats. Wed. « Sat. GOOD SEATS AT THE BOX OFFICE LIBERTY Weat 42 St. Evenings at Pop. Mats. Wed. and Sat.. MITZI 15 15. ASTOR 5E MADGE KENNEDY HEBSE1F "SSSiff -C0HNEKED MATINEES WEDNE80AY * SATURDAY "WE8IYBODY CHEEKS FOR" FRED STONE 'TIP-TOP" GLOBE THEATRE BROADWAY and FORTY-SIXTH ST." MATINEES WEDNESDAY and 8ATUR1AV TIMF^ ^O Evenings 8:30. Maimer nniLddVI. Thurs. and Sat.. 2 30. QI.EER1CH Presents THE RIGHT GIRL' A New Musical Play REECE and EDWARDS LOEW CIRCUIT "Dance Diversions of 1921" Direction, ABE THALHEIMER Professionals engaged for the Knickerbocker Players, who open at the Empire here next week in •Civilian Clothes" include Raymond Bramley, also with the Manhattan Players last year; Mark Kent. Ralph Murphy, Edward Pointer, Florence Roberts, Mabel Colcord, Frances McLaughlin, Edith Speare. Charles llalton will be director. Arthur Lloyd and I went hunting last week, but we shall never go hunting again, don't you know. A rabbit dashed right at us and tag with nothing In our hands to protect ourselves only shotguns. MENNETTI & SIDELLI Direction, NORMAN JEFFERIES. KEITH TIME P. s.—This weak we are a eaaulo ef laughlag LAY-OFFH— Ha lla-IIa! Thomas W. Dooley has resigned as pies.lent of the Dooley Ex- change, Inc., of this city, and has opened the Exhibitors Supply m Service Co. here. Tn the Musical Comply Hit. "LADY BILLY' WED. AND SAT MATS BEST SEATS $2.00 A reported combine by the man- agements of three of the local pic- ture houses—Strand, Crescent and Eckel—to cut down newspaper ad- vertising costs by using not more than 20 inches of space in the local papers on Saturday and Sunday ' went on the rocks this week, when the Eckel placed a contract for a quarter page. The Eckel is under new management, and the present regime declined to continue the agreement, it is said. Forbes, the Avon, is to present manager of the continue as manager. "Let's Go," tops; Empress, vaude- ville, FridkilVs Russian Dancers head. racuse Film and Stage Review, which Francis P. Martin established the week before he accepted the managerial post at the Eckel. Mer- eck luts been engaged in theatricals for years, as company manager and press representative. SYRACUSE, N. Y. By CHESTER B. BAHN. EMPIRE.—Reopens with Howard Rumsey as lessee Monday when the Knickerbocker Players start sixth season of dramatic stock. "Civilian Clothes" first. WIETIXG —21-22, Y. M. II. A. Minstrels, local talent. Next week. first half, the Opera Association, Syracuse Plan, will give 'The Mi- kado." B. F. KEITHS. Nell McGJIlyjB- nay, of this city, introduced as ihe third "Inspirational" artist last week, found a permanent place on the current Keith bill, smarting Mon- day. She is a vocalist, and is hr- j ing whipped into shape for a trip over the Keith circuit. To boost | business Good Fiiday there will be a stage reception to Bushman and Bayne. The present bill is said to have cost the management a rec- ord sum, but the wisdom of the rruvo was apparent Monday when two unusually large audiences were present. Ordinarily, Syracuse man- agers use Ash hooks on their pock- et during Holy Week. BA8TABLE.—First half. "Step Lively Girls." Don Barclay )*is ex - cellent supporting company, and net result is one of (he really good burlesques of the season, in fact, it's .nearer mu ileal comedy than travesty. Last half, "Clarence," marking the return of the house to the ranks of the tir- class local theatres, under the Erlanger book- ing compact. * Nelson Men ek is now directing. the editorial department of u>' By- Kathleen G. Osborn. 22, of Harris- burg. Pa., a member of the "Polly's Pearls" musical comedy tab. play- ing the Temple last week, secured a marriage license here to wed Erwin W. Reiland, 30. of New York, in- surance man. The vaudevillian Is known on the stage as Marie Os- born. she's a divorcee. To he bossed by six different managers In one year is the record claimed by James McDonnell, treas- urer of the Empire. "Chippy" start- ed the year under W. Dayton Wege- fOTth at KHtb'x. Then he went to the Empire where he served under Francis P. Martin, then W. K. Cor- ris. next A. C. Robinson, then John Major, andvJKtnt he's muter, -Howard Rumsey, who took over the house for stock purposes after the K. & ■ !•:. lease ended. „ After a fight lasting months, the Bastable went back in the Post- Standard this week. Oscar I. Lamberger, Ph. D., one of the organizers of the National Board of Censorship, now known as the National Board of Review of Moving Pictures and also producer of the first five reel motion picture in this country, has been added to the directorship of the Hillerest Moving Picture Co., whose incorpo- ration papers were filed recently in Syracuse. Mr. Lamberger, it is said, has made a considerable investment in the motion picture concern and probably will locate in this city as soon as the production of pictures -tar's. The Arcadia Theatre Co. has pur- chased the Williams property ad- joining the Coles Hotel in Wells- boro, I'a., just across the State line, and will begin work immediately to- ward erecting a t lure theatre seating 1.0UO. WASHINGTON, D. C. By HARDIE MEAKIN. Holy week found one theatre with its doors closed and other.* spending money on extra advertising with the hope of attracting the laggard theatre-goer during this, the most "unhappy" \tfeek in the show busi- ness. Poli's is announcing the new musical piece, "B<ossom Time." for next week. The Shubert-Belasco has "Take It from Me'* doing well, considering everything. Show got good notice*. The ShUbert-Garrick is on its last week with Griffith's "Way Down East" and has another film an- nounced 1 lor tiie 27th, "Over the Hill." National, "Mary," with different cast than for first showing. Best money getter of the week. The two popular priced vaudeville houses are offering the following: The Cosmos has "A Japanese Ro- mance," Shepherd and Dunn. Harry and Netta Hose, James Thornton. Mile. Onri and Brother, the Gladia- tors, "Past, Present and Future." The Strand lias Ralph Whitehead. Three "Kanazawa Boys, Rose and Lee Belle, Arthur Sullivan Grazer and Lawlor, Feature films. "Tew Funey Buoy** PACT. HARRY MOHER and ELDRIDCE ur a I DON'T CARE" Booked Solid. LOEW TIMK « Direction, HORWIT2 A KRAUS Loew's Palace, film. "The Frontier of the Stars." Loew's Columbia—"What Every Woman Knows." Moore'g Rlalto — "A Perfect Crime." • Crandall's Metropolitan — "The Greater Claim." The Cosmos and Strand seem to be vicing with each other to secure headline™. Ralph Whitehead is the big attraction at the Strand for the week, while the Cosmos has JaYnes Thornton* Hal Burton, In ' Polly's Pearls,' at the Temple, was taken suddenly ill on Thursday after the matinee. and removed to the Crouse-Irving Hospital f"r treatment. To fill the gap, one of the chorui girls Stepped Into the breach, essaying the male r» le. She was a distinct hit. Laura David, who left Syracuse The Avon, Watertown, N. Y„ Is orve .more in the control of local capital. The'new owner is Frank A. Empsall, former head and con- trolling stock holder of the big de- partment store. Title passed from the Bardavon Theatres Corporation of Poughkeepsie to Mr. Empsall March 18, but the deed was not re- eorded in the office of County Clerk Fred H. Moore. The deed carried revenue stamps to the amount of $1.10. indicating that the amount p; id was $130,000. and the pur- chaser assumed a mortgage of $70,- 000 which continues as a lien against the property. Arthur G. 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