Variety (December 1921)

VARIETY Friday, December 2, 1921 Leaving " UP IN THE CLOUDS" PATRICIA WHO CREATED THE LEADING FEMININE ROLE And Played It for Eight Months -a DURING LONG CHICAGO AND BOSTON RUNS PHONE BRYANT 4774 DAYTON, O. Keith's Keith's show this week Is not quite up to the standard of the post two weeks, but fairly pleased the 80% at the 6:30 show Monday. The Four Nightons opened with, fc pleasing posing act. Bigelow and Clinton are a good singing team. Billy Zeck and Gladys Randolph get off to a good start and then grow weaker dropping back on old stuff. Mlas Randolph looks nice and sings rather pleasingly. The company of Evelyn Phillips Co., four male hoofers of no ability, threatened to create a little professional Jealousy, as their dancing took much better than Miss Phillips' singing, but she wisely re- versed her own clever dancing bit for the finish, with which she regis- tered solidly. Stuart Casey and his cute little red-headed partner (M lbs. of pep and personality) made the hit of the show. Joe Dekos and Co. have a very clever acrobatic turn, and even if Dayton did not like acrobats, would have been honored with one bow Instead of three. the film trade It will be necessary to feature Litter known stars than are in the cast of the "Sin of Martha Queed," an ordinary feature picture. INDIANAPOLIS By VOLNEY B. FOWLER "The Right diii' at Knclish's the first half and "Welcome Stranger" the last half. The Murat has "La- dles' Night" tho first half and tho last half dark. Frank Cruickshank. general man- ager of the road company of "The Right Girl" got some personal pub- licity in the advance notices as well as the stars. Cruickshank is a former newspaperman and his Jour- nalistic friends treated him royally. of the Swanson Theatre circuit, operating here and at Rexburg. Idaho. Mayne had been with Swan- son for over ten years. He will de- vote his time to the Arrow Film Ex- change, of which he is president. He will be succeeded at the Swanson offices by Arthur J. Davis, known in the lntermountain country as a suc- cessful showman. Another appoint- ment on the Swanson circuit Is that of R. Owen Sweeten as musical di- rector and house manager of the American. FROM PARIS! PAUL de VALT and his Arabian Hcries in a spectacular novelty act at ' Proctor's 125th St., New York (Dec. 7-3, inclusive). 1 Address MARINELLI OFFICE I 8hubarts' Liberty Shuberts' Liberty played to a ca- pacity house Sunday and then dropped to a mere handful Monday. At the 8: 30 show Monday there were not more than 400 people in the house, while Keith's boasted capac- ity at its nine o'clock show. Tho vaudeville bill features no One In particular, with the result the local papers gave the Seven Flying Desert Devils headline honors, but the audience headlined Sam Hearn, giving him four bows, an encore, two bows and a curtain speech Ipretty good for less than 400). Those clever Donald Sisters, Fred Schwartz and Co. and Mossman and Ray were the other acts. If Shuberts wish to pull any of The Dreamland Theatre Co., Michigan City, was incorporated at the secretary of state's office here last week. Capital is $15,000 and directors. Jacob Wallerstein, Abra- ham Wallersteln and N. N. Bern- stein. The Rev. Wellington C. Hoknes, pastor of the Universalist church at Logan sport, Ind., started last week to supplant his Sunday evening ser- mons with motion pictures of a re- ligious pature throughout the win- ter. He filled his church on Sunday evenings all last winter in this way, it is said. The fish and game division of the- state department of conservation is using movies in its effort to pre- serve wild life. SALT LAKE CITY By NORMAN E. BECK SALT LAKES.—Nov. 28-Dec 6, "Bird of Paradise." WILKES.—"The Sign on the Door." AMERICAN.—"Love Never Dies." PARAMOUNT.—"Exit the Camp." KINEMA.—"Conflict" OEM.—"Allendale. Miracle Man." BROADWAY.—"Big Town Round- up.'* Business, which has been off since the first of the season, took a turn ^-~j£a.± alter ^trt^acc8L^anflJLog.V Impresarios have taken new heart. ALBOLENE [quickly democratises royalty t In* I ataoUy change* King Lear and Lady , Macbeth Into every-day ettisens. I The moat modern make-up remover. In I and * ot. tubes. | «* H -J*J I lb. can*. . At fir at-chit* (tntff^iitt <« *d d ea It r$ i m mu *<-«•> McttssMi mm / tl Fulton Street / New Yer* ' Another manager putting up a real fight for business Is Burt Meyer, of Loew's State. Meyer came into Salt Lake City after six years as Pan- tages manager in Minneapolis. With three variety houses plugging for patronage the picking is none too good. Meyer's latest efforts to stim- ulate business is a weekly try-out night, also the old-time country store. Beating the Orpheum and Pantages to the punch Meyer last week booked a locally produced "Sawing a Woman" act, which for three days stood them up. J. L. Horner, manager-secretary of the Utah Fair Association, has resigned following the discovery of a shortage in the accounts of the two fairs held under his manage- ment and direction. John Stilly who recently took over the managerial reins of the Kinema, is putting it on its feet after several months of Incompetent management Mr. Stille formerly was with the Liberty at Portland, Ore. George Mayne has resigned ns general manager and vice-president HM PROFESSIONAL TRUNKS Made by HRRKRBT * MRISRL of 84. Leads Can now be bought in New York City Prices Reduced. $55 Up Mail Orders Filled F. O. B., N. Y. City Send for Catalogue. 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