Variety (January 1922)

Friday, January 20, 1&22 VARIETY .» THE LAST WORD IN SONGS u 11 KENDIS-BROCKMAN Music Co.; Inc.; 145 West 45th Street, New York City INDIANAPOLIS By VOLNEY B. FOWLER The Cincinnati Symphony Or- chestra was at the Murat Monday evening and "The Bat" the rest of the week. At English's Smith's Jazz Band held forth the first half and Otis Skinner in "Blood and Sand" was billed big for the last period. "Theodora" flopped at the Circle last week. • FREE BOOK ConUlnlnf complete story of the crig:n ami history This book trtlt you when to ■N Stxophont — singly. In WtrUttes. in s«stett*s. or in JWhu band; how to play [rom wDo parts in onheatra fJ2r mtr * otn « r thlnns you woulc "*• to know. The Saxophone 1# «• eaMest of all wlod Instru- cts to pu y . you cnn leam to , ^ waj the srale in an hour and ^W tSni S* P!»y ,n « popular airs. It "■" Mm S'mr Income, your pleasure and your wPUlarltj. Three gmjgMQBj ycnt free. Nothing TilU^ 6 tne D,!ir « 5 the Rniophnne for Home ^■^'■'"•nfnt. Church. Lodge or School, or for •reatitra Dane* Music. lw U ?*!. try * n » nuesohcr Saxophone. Cornet, 'rumnet Trombone or oUier Instrument 6 day*, ttnn i .'*• p * y fop »t *» '«*y payments. Men- ***• Rook 1 "" 111 ,nt ' re * t * d ta when »*nd ln * for BUE8CHEB BAND INSTRUMENT CO. "•ken of Everything in Band and Orchestra 174 R.,.. k m» Instruments Bueieher Block ELKHART. IND. Mayor Lew Shank is trying to get an ordinance establishing a boxing commission through the City Council. Boxing matches may be the means of pulling a couple of the old houses out of the depression fire. Tommy Dillon, Ray Bronson and some of the old-timers who are now promoters are in close touch with the situation. The usual cry for the enforcement of the Sunday closing law which comes with every change of city administration in Indiana is about to be raised in Indianapolis. Re- ports that the W. C. T. U. and church federation are preparing to ask Mayor Shank to close the the- atres Sunday have been printed in the dailies. Nothing serious is ex- pected to result. Publication in Variety of the an- nouncement the city of Indianapolis will have its own stock company playing in the parks this summer has resulted in a flood of applica- tions for jobs coming to G. Carlton Guy, whom Mayor Shank has. put MANAGER .- AT LIBERTY Knows the vaudeville and picture game. Young, full of pep, high cla*« references. No objection to leaving New York. Address: Box 154, Variety, New York. WALTON and BRANT In a comedy skit, entitled I "HUH" Booked Solid: B. F. Keith (Western) and Orpheum, Jr., Circuits Direction EARL & PERKINS in charge of dramatics in the re- creation department. Mr. Guy said the company will be composed of professionals entirely. The Nellesen Amusement Co., to operate picture houses in Fort Wayne, was incorporated, with $20,- 000 capital and T. II., F. T. and Marie Nellesen as directors, last week. Films.—Circle, "Love's Redemp- ton"; Ohio, "Enchantment"; Col- onial, "Shadows of the Sea"; Loew's State, "Thunderclap." SYRACUSE, N. Y. By CHESTER B. BAHN WTETING—Dark B. F. KEITH'S—This week's bill sized up Monday afternoon as one of those "satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded" affairs, inasmuch as four of the acts were repeaters. Friscoe, the xylophone crack, in the next-to-closing spot, was the indi- vidual hit. Cissie and Georgie Sewell, playing their third week in vaudeville, have as pretty a dancing conceit as has been seen here in some seasons. It's original, too. There's Just one drawback—the Sunday-school entertainment voice of the young woman who plays Terpsichore. BASTABLE—First half, "Cuddle Up"; up to the Bedinl average. Last half, dark. EMPIRE—"R. S. V. P." STRAND—"All for a Woman" all week. ' SAVOY—"Hush Money." ROBBINS-ECKEL—"The Little Minister." CRESCENT—"A Child for Sale." Syracuse must satisfy Its theat- rical appetite this week with vaude- ville, burlesque or pictures. The Wieting is dark all the week. The Park, Utica, opened with American Wheel burlesque Thurs- day, Jan. 19. First time that the American, shows have played Utica. William Allen, of this city, now IT touring with "The Rainbow Girl," charges his wife, Rot E. Allen, of this city, with unfaithfulness and names Frank La Burke, also of Syracuse, as the co-respondent in his divorce suit. La Burke came to the attention of the local police last July, when, after a deep gash had been inflicted in his neck by Charles Moore, gro, one Leo Mc- Vey saved his life by pinching the ends of the severed arteries with his (McVey's) fingers. Police say that La Burke had an argument with Mrs. Allen and slapped her. She began to scream, and the negro rushed in to her assistance. The altercation resulted in the cutting affray. Because they claim that the new management of the Crescent has re- fused to hire a union stage erew since the first of the year, leaders of Moving Picture Operators' Union No. 376 have withdrawn their mem- bers from that house. The union charges that the Crescent manage- ment, which also controls the Hip- podrome, has discharged Its union operators in the latter house as a result. Because members of a girls' class WANTED CLUB PERFORMERS LeROY CLUB SERVICE BOOM 411—160 WEST 46th ST. NEW YORK CITY ' Phone: Bryant 9721 of the Southwest Oswego Methodist Church Sunday school, Oswego, N. Y., wore men's trousers la a play that was presented at Hope Grance, Oswego County has a theatrical war of its own, with the right of the girls to don 'em in the future as the moot issue. Retirement of Mitchell Fitzer from the Fitzer interests operating the Empire under lease from W. Snowdon Smith of this city has been announced. Josephine Dunfee of this city, so- prano, who lost her voice two years ago after touring in vaudeville, has staged a comeback and will shortly return to the vaudeville stage. Mrs. Dunfee's retirement two years ago was caused by a nervous break- down. HARTZ -FLOWERS ESCRIPTIVE ISPLAY OF IFFERENT ANCE OINGS This Week: (JAN. 16)—RlALTO, CHICAGO OROTHY AVIS RAFE In "INNOCENT EVE" This Week (JAN. 16), McVICKER'S, CHICAGO. Tourinfl Loew Circuit. WILLIAMS *« TAYLOR ECCENTRIC DANCERS This Week (Jan. 16)— KEITHS ROYAL, NEW YORK Direction MORRIS & FEIL / •