Variety (April 1921)

•«• LEGITIMATE Friday, April 29, 1921 t —T 3=r=- SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT Princess (18th weeks more for which has been $5,000 of late. Diff'rent," which ' ad Man," Kill tJ-Uh week). Moved up to 48th street Monday, where house capacity permits $2.50 top. "Maty Stuart" closed strongly with smartest port of audiences. "Broken Wing/' 48th Street (21st week)! Holding on to good tak- ings for this house, with the gross around $9,000 last week. Strong support of cut rates aiding. "Clair de Lune, M Empire (2d week). Doubled the business record in this house for dramatic attractions last week, when at $5 top the tak- ings beat $30,000. Doubt on Broad- way if window sale can repeat record during balance of run. Call in agencies elaimed weak. "Dear Me," Republic (15th week). Closing date not yet determined, but will probablj be set for the middle of May. Management claiming margin of profit on re- cent go'ng. ••Deburau," Belasco (19th week). Class of the dramas, with the draw as heavy upstairs as down, which is a feature of remarkable draw. Only hot weather can hurt capacity pace. Drew $17,300 last week. "Emperor Jones," week). Several this attraction, getting around Players also in ' is the matinee offering, with tak ings included in gross. Small house affords margin of prollt. "Enter Madame," Fulton (37th week). Little under $10,000 last week. Draw is mostly down- stairs, which is peculiar for long- run attraction. Management un- decided on continuance into sum- mer. "First Year,'* Little (28th week). Extra matinee Fridays still given; probably will revert to eight per- formances after May. With nine performances gross is well over $12,500. Buy by brokers extends to August, insuring summer con- tinuance. "Ghost Between," 39th Street (6th week). Plan calls for a change of title. Name may have hurt at- traction, which has built up strongly in last three weeks. "Gold Diggers," Lyceum (82d week) Holding up as well as expected. Last week's gross $11,100. Change in cast during May. Ina Claire withdrawing. Will undergo throat operation. Not to return to cast. "Good Times," Hippodrome (38th week). Final week. Last season Hip continued until May 15. M ln the Night Watch," Century (14th week). Will be withdrawn as soon as "The Last Waltz" is rendy. letter show due in May, with "The Belle of N»w York" opening at Winter (Jarden instead of roof theatre here. "Irene," Vanderbilt (76th week). Pace now around $14,000, or slightly under that. With pooling • arrangement musical record run-' holder may go into summer going. Run has averaged $16,800 weekly. "June Love," Knickerbocker (1st week). Musical show opened Monday. is initial offering of Sherman Brown, the Milwaukee manager. Piece was originally presented in Boston during the winter. "Just Married," Comedy (1st week). A comedy produced by Jules Hurtig. Was out for trial some time ago. Was known as "His First Night Out" and "Whits Your Number." Bowed in Tues- day. "Ladies' Night," Kltingc (38th week). Agency buy over for this farce hit. it should easily coast into the summer going. Has been holding up with comedy leaders "Lady Billy,' Liberty (UOth week) Closing date not definite, hut at- traction will probably leave in about three weeks. Business last week at $12 700 provided prom operating cost being well down. Lightnin', Gaiety (137th week). Extra matinee now eliminated, but pace for eight performances re- mains remarkably big. Last week the run wonder beat $14,000. En- gagement is indefinite. "Little Old New York," Plymouth (34th week). Holding to a pace of $9,000, with matinees of mate- rial aid. Time of continuance will be judged after arrival of hoi wt' r' he,- -.tk * m oth.r lc,vg~ i'trn successes. "Lov» Birds," Apollo <7th week). , More than making good mana- . gerial claims. UrosKed Si.'.sno last week, which i s not far under ra- ■ pacity with scale at 12.60 lop. cm rates aiding. *Macbeth," Broadhurst (2d week) Played but five performances last week (opened Tuesday, with Thursday matinee out)". Drew i; $5,44)9. Extra advertising this week, calling attention to wealth of fine notices, with one or two opposite opinions. Will be with- drawn Saturday, Hampden reviv- ing "The Servant in the House." /Mr. Pirn Passes By," Miller < si h week). Did better than manage- ment expected for Ihst week hen- the gross goinu r to $9,500; that is about $.1,000 better than pice at Carriek, where show ran seven weeks. "Miss Lulu Bett," Delmont tilth week). Went into cut rates for first time last Week, that nrftUhs around $1,000 to gross. Takings well over $6,500. "Nemesis," Hudson (4th week). A late arrival drama. Difference of opinion hurt first week. Second week showed big jump. Laat week gross was around $9,000. Mod- el ate inn. -* . "Nice People," Klaw (9th week). Kxtra Friday matinee eliminated. Regular performances capacity and the gross $14,500, all house will hold. Sale strong into June. "Passing Show of 1921," Winter (Jarden (18th week). Some guess- ing as to when succeeding attrac- tion will be booked in. Takings of present show off and substi- tute looked for soon. "Peg o* My Heart/' Tort Ulth week). Revival concludes this week. Show goes on tour in sub- way stands for about a month, Laurette Taylor then going to Jxmdon. "The Tyranny of Love" succeeds next week. "Right Girl," Times Square (7th week). This attraction about get- ting by, with the takings around $9,000 last week. Production not as big as average musical show. "Polio's Wild Oat," Punch & Judy (23d week). One of the several offerings on the list framed for a small house and able to make money with the $6,000 pace it has enjoyed. "Romance," Playhouse (9th week). Call for this reviyal remains strong, with the lower floor espe- cially big. Should better the re- turn run of "Peg o' My Heart," which goes out this week. "Rose Girl," Ambassador (12th week). Suddenly ordered out at end of next week, with subway houses to follow. Was listed for moderate run; that accomplished lately with cut-rate aid. "Sally," New Amsterdam (19th week). Inside reports have it that this wonderful success will not be moved out for the summer and that the "Follies" will be pro- vided another house. ' Sally's" takings $33,000 and over weekly. "Smooth as 8ilk," Fra/.ee (7th week). Has couple of weeks more, then goes on the road with Taylor Holmes in Willard Mack's role. Latter will appear ceeding attraction, called and due May 23. "Spanish Love," Maxine (38th week). One of the attractions to arrive this this one is still holding on. in suc- "(Jold," Elliott earliest season, Liuble to withdraw at any time now. "The Bat," Morosco (36th week). Only one of the run plays in the non-musical division beating this mystery play hit. and that is "De- burau" ("Clair de Lune" beat all dramas first week at Empire), "Hat" around $17,000 weekly. "The Champion," Longacre (17th wertt). Around $10,000 again last week. Cut rates and parties helping. Special publicity stunt with "The Bad Man," which moved across the street at the Kitz, supplied fresh Interest this week. "The Green Goddess," Booth (16th week). Sailing along at capacity, with standing room late in the week. This melodrama" a solid bit. Sale well into June and is sure of summer stay. "The Tavern," Cohan (31st week). Concludes engagement Saturday, having accomplished a season's run to the surprise of the talent. "Two Little C.irls in Blue" suc- ceeds next week. "Three Live Ghosts," Bayes (31st week). Has another week to go; started in at the Greenwich Vil- lage theatre and proved a consist- ent winner right along, accom- plishing a season's run and a neat prollt. May play some subway time before closing. "Tip Top." Clone (30th week). Management expects star. Fred Stone, back in cast next week, though that is not certain. Busi- ness at over $15,000 more than satisfactory to house. "Toto," Bijou (6th week). Has been going strongly since pre. mierc. Belling out; an exception was Friday night last (Jewish holiday). A cinch to last into the warm weather. "Trial of Joan of Arc," Shuhert (3d week). Kxtra advertising and two for one ticket plan pushed takings over $12,000 last jveek Big pfodneuon; lh»T'"'dffefc-a' 'oo late. "Welcome, Stranger," Sam IF. Har- ris (33d week). Another month or so looked to for this season-run comedy. Business last week about $9,000. "Way Down East," 4-ith Street (35th week). Pointing to a year's stay on Broadway. Business has been holding up to nic profit A jump In takings sent gross to well over $12,500 last week. "Over the Hill," Park (SOth we.k). "Four Horsemen of Apocalypse," Astor r*th week). Is In for a run. Record business was drawn wlu-n picture was at Lyric. Capacity here not as big and flush of inam- ing spent, (toing strong, with $17,300 in last week, which tops the special picture otT- i inj "Connecticut Yankee in K ng Ar- thur's Court." Selwyn <7th Week). Queen of Shcba," Lyric r;,i week >. "Dream Street," Central <:><l week). Will leave at end of week, mov- ing over to Tow n Hall, w hicli i as PRICES LOW, GROSS 0. K. IN CHICAGO Only Two Attractions Asking $3; Some at $2. Chicago, April 27. Sane box office prices are the order of 0\e .day in mqst of the shows around here, $4.40 and $3.50 are the exceptions instead of the rule. And the warm weather months coming on, $2.50 looks like, the high price. "Gertie's Garter" was the first with $2.00, and now "The Tavern," "Bab," "Linger Longer Letty" and "Mary" are $2.50, with "Irene," "The Bat" and "Tickle Me" getting $3 30. Esti- mates for the week: "Shavings," (Power', 8th week). Only one more week, $10,000. "Call The Doctor'' to try for a summer run. "Linger Longer Letty,** (Olympic, 2nd week). $17,500 looks like a long linger. "Ess* Is West," (Garrick, 7th week). Slipped almost $3,000 to $18,500, ' though a very steady demand and a heavy future re- servation. "Mary," (Oelonial.. 3rd. week). Still leading everything. Running $3,000 ahead of its nearest com- petitor, $1*5.000. "Gertie's Garter" (Wood's, 2nd week). $12,900. With heavy over- head and an expensive cast, doubt- ful if its making real money. "Dulcy," (Cort 9th week). Be- tween $9,000 and $10,000. "The Tavern/* (Cohan's-Grand, 12th week). Fell to $7,500, with only one more week to go. "The Meanest Man In The World," re- placing it with a gamble to round out the season. "The Four Horsemen," (LaSalle, 4th week). Went to $12,500. an in- crease of $500 over any other week of its run. "The Bat," (Princess, 17th week). $18,250; Has never done under the $18,000 mark, and no end in sight. Clever publicity keeping this hit in the front rank. "Beggars' Opera," (Shubert-Cen- tral, 2nd week). Has picked up and will tuck away a nice run before closing its season, $9,000. "Tickle Me," (Illinois, 3rd week). Went back to its high-moneyed week of $22,000. Doing a sell out the last half. "Pitter Patter," (Playhouse, 2nd week). Could not stand the gaff and gave up the ghost after a two weeks' play. . Closed to $5,600. Theatre dark one week, then hous- ing Ben-Ami "Samson and Deli- lah." "Irene," (Studebaker. 21st week). Slipped to $15,000. Have replaced Helen Shipman with Dale Winter, local favorite, with expectations of boosting business. "Bab," (Blackston, 2nd week). Are putting this theatre on the map by making a play for the people in. stead of the high-brows. Business increasing every week; $12,500. A neat hit. "Way Down East," (Auditorium, 2nd week). 19th week in town. Touched its high water mark up of $21,000 at $1 top. This minus several days necessarily given up to concert dates booked previous to their opening. Negotiated for five more weeks but with a string of seven concerts booked for the month of May called it off. One more week left of its successful run. IOCS, and the Tremont. a syndicate house, had the Filene show. For the coming week there are six new attractions due to strike the town. "Buddies," the Selwyn production which was a big hit when it opened here, is due to come Into the Wilbur for an indefinite engagement, and Cohan's new show, "The O'Brien Girl," is due into the Tremont.—Faversham comes to the Plymouth for four weeks, and three photoplays will open up on* the same night./playing against each other FILMS TO OCCUPY 3 MORE BOSTON HOUSES Six New Attractions Due Next Week at Hub. Boston, April 27. A rather peculiar situation exists here.as far aj the legitimate th<> atres arc concerned. On Monday nlghl no new attractions struck town and two legitimate houses have as attractions amateur pro- ductions. The Plymouth, a Shuberl house, had a split week of Vincent Club and Hasty Pudding Club offer- been rented for four weeks. I'usi- riess around $11,000 last week; strength of feature made for con- tinuance on Broadwoy; and it Is liable to make a &ood run of. it. "Mother Eternal," Casino < lM week). First week shotted heavy loss. Rental on house for a month or more. Plunging in pnb- liclty may override bad'title,' ■" itic, supplants "Honeydew," has been a consistent money maker, and "Deception" will come into the Colonial, when "Two Little Girls in Blue," the aew Erlanger production, will leave that house to go into the Cohan theatre In New York. The third photoplay, "The Four Horsemen," will open at Tre- mont Temple, the same house where "Way Down East" finished its speo tacular run. Business at three of the eight houses now open was good. At the others it fell off despite good weather. Estimates for the week are: "Two Little Girls in Blue" Colo- nial, third week). Picked up con- siderably and now appears to have arrived. It has been retouched, and at the end of this week will be run- ning smoothly. It did $18,000 last week, leading the town. •''The Famous Mrs. Fair" (Hollis, fourth week). Has two more weeks, and will just about last through. If anything worth while is offered, the house will remain open, other- wise it will be closed. About $15,000. "Home Brew" (Tremont, first week). Amateur production. "Springtime in Mayo," on second and last week, did about $7,000. "Honeydew" (Majestic, fifth week). Final week, a consistent money maker. Business for last week about $15,000. "Honey Girl" (Park Square, ond week). Did about $9,000 week, and is proving a bit of a prise for a show which played here so long and cleaned up so prettily a couple of seasons ago. Is in for three weeks more. "Blossom Time" (Wilbur, third week). Final week. Show did not do as well as hoped, though all the critics were enthusiastic. Esti- mate* for last week about $11,000. "The Whirl of the Town" (Shu- bert, second week). Going along at a very fair rate with takings about $15,000, a good break when it is considered the show is playing at a $2 top for nights, except Saturday. "The Skin Game" closed at the Plymouth last Saturday night, and in the final week did about $0,000 business. of stars and would-be stars. They open against light opposition from Mantel), who will probably uuffer this year from the Hampden en- gagement. Nothing la underlined for the Walnut, where Nance O'Neil in "The Passion Flower" open d Mon- day to a house long in numbers but short on common courtesy. As expected, "The Greenv. ich Vil- lage Follies" beat Ziegfelds* last week, but the fact that the former was starting and the latter ending f chem, "Dream Street," at the made tho result no surprise. see- last sur- MAY WILL WIND UP PHILADELPHIA'S SEASON K. & E. Banking on "Robin Hood" Revival. Philadelphia, April 27. House policies on the question of early or late spring closings .seem to be taking sharply divergent lines. The syndicate houses will be dark by the middle of May, if not before, unless the unexpected happens, whereas the Shuberts are bringing in some try-outs which will prob- ably last as long as they continue to make money. The syndicate officials are count- ing on Dunbar's "Robin Hood'' re- vival. It received laudatory notices f i'om the critics Monday. The east and staging are not particularly ex- pensive, but a $2 top will bring down the money, No elosing date is set. but "The Mask," a picture, is the underline!-. "Mary —third time here- Is stressing a "limited engagement," despite the previous announcement of six weeks. J.')o!;s as if three or f'Mii- would be-about the vmitt, n, though it has brought the fir t steady line to the Garrick box office since "Peter Grimm." Maptell will round out the season at the Broad, following "Lincoln," which ro inds out its fourth w«ek Saturday, night to real money. There la a dim pos- sibility that something may be brought Into this house during the latter part of May, hul it is very douotful. It is evident by this time tli.it none of the prospective Krianger, Dillingham, Belasco, Krohman or Tyler late spring nr summer shows will Include Phllly in their rounds. On the other hand, the Snub rts are bringing two new Mm-* liere next week. "PhOebi of Quality Street" and the revived "Belle of Kew York." They Will play adjoin- ing houses, Adeiphi suidvLyrife Both shows are advertising* long strings "Abraham Lincoln" (Broad, 4th week). Fine record for this one, with only a few seats empty even on Monday and Tuesdays and a sell, out at the end of the week. Could have gone on, but ends Saturday; $14,000. 44 Rob in Hood" (Forrest, 1st week). Opened with promise, but is not fig- ured to stay more than two or three weeks. In the nature of an experl- menL Ziegfeld "Follies" in its last week fell to $20,000 or therea' >uts, nothing very good for this big house with a $3.50 top. "Greenw.ch Village Follies'* (Shu- bert, 6th week). At $3 top, cleaned up a tidy profit despite heavy over, head. This house, with one or two exceptions, has been a hoodoo for many %nonths, but, like "Tickle Me," this one is drawing well. About $23,000. "The Mirage" (Lyric, 4th week). Finale for this one, which drew bet- ter than expected here, especially considering the opposition of "Lin- coln" and "The Son-Daughter";' $12,500. "Prince snd Pauper" (Adelphia, 2d week). Stay cut to two weeks, although Faversham has drawn well. No reason given for i.oeision. Class patronage, with many parties.' $13,000. "Mary" (Garrick, 1st week). Third trip, and still getting nice houses. First week ought to gross high, but doubt for the rest. May surprise the wise ones and round oi t a nice run. "The Son-Daughter" did not live up to expectations here. Hit around $14,000. "Dream Street" (Chestnut Street opera house, 2d week). Not exactly frost, but.by no means a film won- der. Scale ($1.50 top) too high hero evidently. House is pointing out "great number of seats at $1" in its paper ads. Not likely to last moro than another week or so, in con- trast to Griffith's last knockout here, "Way Down East." "The Passion Flower" (Walnut, 1st week), liig audience, with some paper, saw opening. Cold after first act, but warmed a good bit after second. Opinions divided as to merits of stage play and movie ver- sion. Too highbrow to last long, but really a good show. "Girl in the Spotlight," one week only, did noth- ing to brag about. JOE COYNE IN AUSTRALIA. • Sydney, Australia, April 2. Joe Coyne made his first appear- ance here at tho Criterion i■• "His Lady Friends," the American com- edy by Emile Nitray and Frank Mandel. The play is of the lightest variety and the plot just about holds it together. The piece is drawing poor houses. Mr. Coyne .us James Smith car- ries the whole production and proves himself to be a wonderful artist. Without Coyne the show would be a flop. Marjorie Bennett as Eva is very winsome and made a personal hit. Ruby Trelease is fine, but does not get much oppor- tunity to shine. The rest of the east with the exception of Kmma Temple, are not up to standard. The play was produced by Wilmer Bentley. MAY SIGN GERMAN STAR. The Woods office is considering signing Jeannie Valliere. the Ger- man actress, in on English speak- ing part. 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