Variety (July 1921)

2A V^ ARIBTY Friday, July zv», isrji 1 THE MOST TALKED OF TRIO IN AMERICA TODAY . A Spectacular Novelty , CLIFFORD WAYNE TRIO -■■''■.^- ' Featuring "/^''''■■■■A- ■.:■■' '.^-ry '.■■/■■■'■-. " The Indian in Full Dress and the 20th Century Squaw MASTER KHARL A feature that mafces them talk aad makes oood on merit. Opening on ORPHEUM CIRCUIT July 31 with all Keith timo following. /v Booked Solid 1921-1922. WcHtorn KeproHentaiivc:. HARRY W. SPINGOLd' — Direct loD: Kustern U<»|>*'<'**<*nt^tivc: >ETE MACK—Pat Casoy Agency .Mton(» Chnrle)! »*ynioure I>ollx Stafford K<lwin Sfbaatean C'orlia Siii.lh Ollvor Co S<ott John Slark (Jlsn Hperlins riillip Thornton Rntolle Thornton Arthur Trovato IMri(!h Caroline Vxiin ViTw Viin & Utile Valy/la Roaa Vox Valentine Verobotle Mm* Virginia Mlaa Waahbum I'earl Younc I' H Wella Kem Wilaon John Mrs Wallace Hope Yountf George Zink Sonnle Weber Klaie Wilbur Kla:« ALBANY, N. Y. By THOMAS S. BURKE. Tlio l*roctor Players opened a sea- Hoa of HttH'k at llarinanus lileooker Hall Monday in "The Sicn on the Door." Ralph Kellard and Louiflzita Valontinc*. head the company, which iix'liules Pierre Watkins. Kric DresH- lor. Kcna Titus, Walter Dickiii.son and WillinniH AniHdell, held over from tile TasMott PInyerH, which closed their HcaHon here last week, aixl l»"'Iorence Pendleton. W. W. Blair and W. J. Townsend. George Parsons is the Htage director. "A Prince There Was" next week. Ben Franklin, the Albany concert impressario. announces his first at- traction of the season at Saratoga fcr Ttiesday evening. August 0, present- ing John McCormack. Franklin has leased ('onvention Hall at the Spa for the concert, the top price for which will be $2.75. ^1 Katheryn Uoth of New York, an evangelist, formerly a Shakespearean actress, will conduct aereral meet- ings here this week. Bionday night she spoke on "Chriatianity Ener- gized" at a Bible conference. New Kenmore hotel, announced this week that he will reopen the cabaret shortly after liabor Day. The caba- ret was discontinued in the snrinc frMowing the death of Itobert P. M|irphy, Sr. . BUFFALO By SIDNEY BURTON. Present plans call for the reopen- ing of the Shea's Court street (vaude- vUlc) Aug. 8. The Criterion will close for repairs, reopening Aug. 14 with "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," which is booked for three weeks. changes and accessory dealers have declared their intention of deserting Welton street, known for years as "Movie itow," for a special build- ing. The Famous Players are planning the construction of a building to be devoted exclusively to its interests on Court Place between 16th and 17th Streets. I.uoille Avery and Mildred Steierl, Albany girls who were in several plays "staged by the Faasett Players, have been engaged by the new stock company and will be cast in next week's production. Robert P. Murphy, manager of the NOTICE TO THE AMUSEMENT WORLD All the amusement enterprises of the late FRED- ERIC THOMPSON, including "Flyway/* 'Toyland, G. U.;' "A Trip to the Moon/' "The Aeroplane/' ^'Shooting Gallery,'' etc., are owned and controlled solely by myself. There are no contracts or licenses existing and anyone using any of the above-mentioned devices is infringing on my patents and will be prosecuttnl. They are fully protected by Patents, Trade-Marks and Copyrights. I am the only one who can give information re- garding Contracts and Royalties. MRS. FREDERIC THOMPSON, (Widow of FREDERIC THOMPSON), 350 West 55th Street, New York City. William Rocky, formerly Buffalo theatrical manager, wao arrested in Niagara Falls Saturday, charged with grand lan>eny. He is alleg(*d to have psHsed a worthless check for $200 upon a Falls restaurant. Irene Thai, head u.sher at the Hip- podrome, has blossomed out into real hope-to-die authoress. I'nder a de- partment in an evening paper entitled "Now. My Idea Is This. Talks With Tliinking Buffaloians on Subjects They Know Itest." Miss Thall has IMiblislxsl nn article called "Women's Place in Life." The essay, full of hiird words, reviews social conditions sinoo the w. k. Roman Empire and ends with the admonition to women to get into useful arts and occupa- tions. DETROIT By JACOB SMITH Ground was broken last week for the new Cindere'la theatre on the east side. Carlyle Blackwell, who headlined at the Temple, was present and shovelled the first dirt It will play pictures and seat about 2,;'>00. INDIANAPOLIS By VOLNEY B. FOWLER The Stuart Walker Company split a week for the first time in its five summers at the Murat last week. ''Monna Vanna" was on the first \\\\t and "I'wo Kisses" the last. "Monna Vanna" was considered too heavy te last through the week, it is said. «Preparation and presentation ofthe two widely varied offerings was a strain upon members of the company. Cooler weather during the last week helped out during rehearsals, how- ever. A first mortgage of $725,000 has been given by Jo4in H. Kunsky on bis new Capitol theatre building. The idea of closing during the 8iininier has been abandoned by the Washington, T^aSale Oardens and ro'.>":»i \ drop in temperature ija.s materially stimulated business. In the (iarrick theatre program last week the first official announce- ment was made relative to the C'a- dillac playing Shubert attractions for the coming season. Current attractions at local houses include. **lNirn to the Right." Hon- stelle Company, Majestic; "I>ollar A Year Man." Strand, and "Little Fool," Olympic'. CLEVELAND By J. WILS(\{I ROY. Notwithstanding heat waves and outdoor attractions, McLaughlin's Rei>ertoire ("ompany runs merrfly along at the Ohio. This week "She Walked in Her Sleep," next week, "Sinilin* Thru." UTNA PARK — Dancing Daily, **The Act lipautiful," (Jertrude Van Lessik, Anita and Co., Omer Herbert Trio. RICHARD VICTOR BURTON AND DYER In a C'Omedy Conceit ''Kapt.Kidd'sKid" This Week (July 25) McVicker's, Chicago Holding Down Next to Closing MIIiKS—T,eoi»ard and Willard. Or- vHle Stamm, Leddy and Lertdy. Sterl- ing Sax')phone Four, Hrennan and Hurley. rf I I I I HENRY FINK'S '^HELBURNE GOO. OF 1921" A Dazsling Girlie Revue With % Star Cast and a Doauty Cboma. TWICK NIGHTLY at 7:30 * 11 CONTINUOUS DANCING SUPPER l:^',^"' $2 HIIORK DINNKK fS HOTEL SHELBURNE Brifhton Beach, N. Y. Forty-five Minutea from Timaa 8quar« by B. R. T. Subwar. It was announced Saturday Loew's State will continue to run pictures. The hoiitfe opened in the sprmg with a pop vaudeville policy, which failed Ring Lear takes off his wrinklos aloaott at easily as his crown when ha uses ALBOLENE If you are atill being annoyed by sticky or watery creams, just try ALBOLBNE—you will find it a joy. Gals the grease instantly and keeps the fiic/e smooth and soft, preventing make>up poisoning. la I and i e«. tabn far the wakm- ap bai: Al«> In ^ lb. aad I lb. Itpr Uie dre«rin« labia. KaI ill mU 4r^mi*U •'>* 4Mlare SmmpU fym ea* McKBSSON A ROMNNS. Iwc MAavrACTvaaae AloMiaUd ISSS- Mew York In koPi»ing with the spirit of the 12r>(li anniversary of the founding of Cleveland this week, native sons and daughters in.ak'> up a considerable por- tion of the entertainers, and a regu- lar "home week" is being celebrated. Keith's ofTer Krnest R. Rail, Rae Kleanor Ilall and brother Joe, Dora Ililt'>n. Jose|>h K. Bernard and Inez Regan, all from (Meveland. while (ieorge Yeamans is from Lorain. COSCIA and VERDI -In — *'Stringing Comedy 9Jt JACK LAIT VARIETY .S.ild Bald At McVicker'8, Week Mar. 21 At Rialto, Week July 11 TliiH w.iH i\ R(*nuin<> v»rioty piuer^in, Willi tu>w r-.woH and pop and rontruNtH. COHCIA pnil N'KltDI. two inatruinfntM • liHte in Italian character, ran away from thia exccllf«nt rornpotitlon ;ind ticii up the hIiow w.th a walhiplnv hir. COSCIA and VKKDI whopp<Ml it up to It I lot Kncoroa wore diMnandod and Koperuuniy Kiven. Thcne aniUHins vt>( cfiina ruuld have "inllkcd" furtfior, biit Nioppfd (Ik* audienr<« when the audi cnco ntopped the ahow. Rooked for 25 Weeks as a Featured Act W. V. M. A. Circuits. fMKSriA and VKRDI. topped, fcAturcd and knocked every act into oblivion. It dotfun't mean a thins in th<«lr life who thoy follow. Doth of the lK>ya are «>Kr(>||ent inualclaoa, and auperb enter- tainvi H. with Orphenm, Jr. and Wostora Roprotoatatlvo: BEEHLER A. JACOBS PRISt^ILLA- Open this week aa a special I'uring the city's anniversary '•olebrntion, with Walzer and Walr.er, Seven Dancing Doll.s. Rilly Spencer, I'Morenz Hansen. Mona (Iran and Sis- ter, and V. Cicania. riLMS-l»ark and Mall. "A Heart to Lei*: Stillman. "Thf Wild (loose"; State. 'The March Hare'; Orpheum. •Rrewster's Millions": Standard' •Short Skirts" and "The Man Who Woke Cp"; Allen, "A Private Scan- dal." DENVER Klitch's (Jardens—Summer stock. firiffith's "Way Down Kust." at the Rroadway in March, will play return one week, beginning .Inly 24. Reporls have been received in Den- ver of the death at I^s Angeles of Doris Wooldridge. former leading woman in a local dramatic stock com- pany. Sixteen of the X\ Denver film ei- WANTKD Petite DaarAr. oiporlenrod lady, for wall- ltn(»wn act. K»'itli Circuit. AD. NRWBKRGBB, M* Waal Mtb tM.. Maw Yark rhone: Schuylar S4)7 announces PRE-INVENTORY SALE '•> 1 -n m Both Men's and Ladies' Departments An opportunity to buy all your needs were never so interesting as they arf. today. Reductions range from 30% to 50% below our reduced prices of June, which we considered the lowest prices of the year. IMPORTANT We sell more silk opera hose than any other store in the world, made bv MeCallum. 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