Variety (February 1922)

24 VARIETY Friday, February 10, 1( > SOUTH AFRICA By H. HANSON CAPE TOWN pMpo Town, .Tnn. fi. OPERA irOUSK—Tho African theatres production of "Chu Chin Chow" drew cai>acity for a month BtartinpT Dec. 2. This length of sea- son is unusual for Cape Town. The production was elaborate. Com- mencing Jan. 2. Leonard Rayne's Co. staging "Brown Sugar," witli Freda Godfrey. Week of Jan. 9. "Carnival," with Freda Godfrey and Alfred Pammier. TIVOLI.—Vaudeville, week of Dec. 27, Teddy J. Wood, vocalist; Herbert Rros. and Jackson, entertainer.s; Pearl Mitchell and sister, musical; Frank Varn«'y and Teddy Butt. In mirthful stunts, a good all-around act; Martin and Castle, enter- tainers. Tony Castle is the hit of the bill. Tom Lcamore, the London character comedian, has good recep- tion. McArdle and Donald, Scotch comedy act. Week of Jan. 4, Arthur Ferris in comedy character studies; Betoncourt and Lady, French-Cuban specialty; Harvey and Courtney, musical; Varney and Butt, mirthful stunts; Pearl Mitchell and sister, musical; Teddy J. Wood, vocalist; Tom Leamore, comedian, RAILWAY IXSTITUTE—An en- tertainment called "The Ideal Show," run by Friedman and Fitzsimons, doing good business. The main at- traction of the show is "Tanagra." a novelty. A fire-place scene opens. A miniature stage is seen. The mini- ature curtain goes up, and real figures of artists appear in minia- ture going tlirough their acts. The act is worked probably by the aid of mirrors. It is a chart movelty. Pucheea' Cats, good show; Josephine Keeve Is pleasing with slight of hand and sharp shooting; Sevcrus Schaffeo gives a clever juggling I>crformance. ALHAMBRA.—Capacity; week of Dec. 26. "Tilly of Bloomsburg." fea- turing Edna Best and Tom Rey- nolds. Week of Jan. 2, "The Bat le of Jutland," GRAND. — Good business; Dec. 2^-31, "The Beloved Blackmailer," (film) with Carlylc Blackwell. Jan. 2-4, "Xorth of 53." starring Dustin Farnum. Jan. 5-7, "The Devil's "Wheel," featuring Gladys Brockwell. WOLFRAMS.—The excellent pro- gram is attracting big crowds- Dec. 28-30. "The Hope Chest." fea- turing Dorothy Gish. Jan. 2-4, "The Widow's Might," starring Julian Kltinge. On the Pier a fancy dress carnival dance and confetti battle on New Year's Eve drew a big crowd. JOHANNESBURG HIS MAJESTY'S.— The panto- mine "Little Red Itidlng Hood" is drawing cajmcity. Tlie production is good. STANDARD.—Week of Jan. 2 was the last of the Sir. Frank Benson's s«'ason. which has been a success. "The Wandering Jew" by E. Temple Thurston has been staged and was a triumph for the company. Jan. 9, company opens at Opera House, Pretoria. ORPHEKM.-Week of Jan. 2. Florence' Yaymen and Napier and Yvonne, contortion act. PALLADH'M.—Commencing Jan. L' the Jewish actress Sarah Sylvia in "Resurrection." ALHAMRItA (Doorufountein).— C»)nnnencing Jan. 2, J. Strunin (Jfwish actor), in "Sora Sheindel." EMPIRE.—Business brisk. Week of Jan. 2, Loronda La Bella, Mexican artist. In song-scena. elaborately dressed; Henry De Bray, assisted by May Vivian, dancing act; Arthur Beresford, character study; The Martells; Benson Gray, ventrilo- (luist; The Fanyacks, Charles Ancaster. juggler: Dusty fthodes, English burlesque comedian. A strike amongst the coal miners in the Transvaal is likely to affect amusements. The Christmas and New Year's days brought the crowd into town. Countess Roubadi. the violinist, was wed Dec. 15 to Arnold Wagner, a Johannesburg pianist. Jan. 0. the Graham Moltatt Co. open farwell season. Pagel's Circus and menagerie is showing around Johannesburg. George Graves, the London artist, opens at Empire, Johannesburg, about Jan. 16, with his own sketch comiKiny. CABARET Arthur Buckn«r opened • new show at the Capitol restaurant on West Fifty-first street Tuesday night. Sig "^'erner la of^eratini the place. Stories of the Canadian border and liquor are plentiful, but seldom dwell upon the smallness or big- ness of the customs or revenue men. For Instance, on the Quebec Central going into Sherbrooke (the border, and coming from Canad .) there is a 'Stems officer who will make passengers disgorge even a pint bottle of whiskey, though urged not to molest the liquor as it is for me- C A&l . lo&es. The jfflcious cus- toms man <^American^ say? it Is the law, and insists upon the empty bottle being produced to him be- fore 'the train reaches " -^ border, while the same train may have 100 or more bottles of liquor hidden all over it the customs offlct ixkos ro effort t.> locate. At other points along the border customs men have been known to pass as much as a car of liquor goinj in a car when convinced the owner was not a dealer, and that the liquor being conveyed was for personal use. BILLS NEXT WEEK (Continued from Page 23) March 15 Is set as the date for the opening of the New C^noe Place Inn at Hampton Roads (formerly Good Ground). L. I. The inn repre- sents an Investment of 1200.000 by Julius Keller. It will have 50 hotel rooms, and a replica of th former ground floor, of antique design, and the pavilion adjoining. The old Canoe Place Inn burned last April, just as Mr. Keller was announcing the new summer season. The Washington revenue o'llce sent 30 men to New Y'oi" this week to act under the direction only of Director Day. The African theatre have secured a revue show. Xlble and Doris are booked for a South African tour leaving England Feb. 6. BROADWAY STORY (Continued from pag2 13) business to hold up within the last three weeks by blaming it on the weather, then the Washington thea- tre disaster, and finally thft influ- enza. The disease is epidemic in New Tork, but the health authori- ties declare the situation not alarm- ing, and no regulations have been issued as with the epidemic of sev- eral years ago. There is no doubt "flu" did affect business last week, but It is not believed to be the real handicap. "The Czarina" is the newest hit among the dramas, Doris Keane having a role as well suited to her as that in "Romance." The show opened at the Empire last week and easily beat $13,000 in seven per- forniances. It is the third non- musical attraction this season to charge %y and appears to have the best chance of making a real run at the scale. "The Cat and Canary" at tho National should land and fight its way out of cut rates. That hap- pened with "Lawful Larceny" at •the Republic, whfch has steadily climbed. Last week the Republic's gross went to $11,900 and that is not far from capacity for the house. "The National Anthem" is pulling strongly on the lower floor and went to better than $12,000 last week at the Miller. Tho failure of "The Voice from the Minaret," with. Marie Ix)hr, is decided at the Hudson, where it opened last week, though the Eng- lish star is liked. Tho show was taken off Thursday (this week> and "Fedora" will be olTered Friday. Miss Lohr's repertory was planned but the succession of pla\s was hardly expected so quickly. "Pins and Needles" is .said to be held up by the agency buy at the Shiibert thus far, but showmen's oiiitiion .«ay8 tho de Courville revue won t do. Eddie Cantor with his revue "Make It Snappy," now preparing, is the likely succ*^ssor. A third Importation seems to have landed strongly—Balleft' "r'hative- Souris," the lti:sslat» specialty com- l)any tliat emanattd from Moscow, successfully i»layins London and I'arls. The attraction is a novelty, opening at the 49lh Street Saturday for tho first public showing. The engagement i;i advertised as limited, which should aid in its getting away with a $5 top. Monday night the takings were $1,900—big business in this house of 740 seato. Frank Fay's "Fables," which opened Monday at the Park, is re- ported meaty, but much in need of cutting; it opened here "cold." "The Law Breaker," the fourth premiere of the week, started off well at the Booth and though there Is a differ- ence of opinion Insiders tab it as having a good chance. There are twr new offerings listed for next week, when "Madame Pierce" relights the Ritz and "Mont- marte" takes the Belmont, "S. S. Tenacity" moving from^the latter house to the Neighborhood Play- house. Both new i>lays are adapta- tions from the French. "He Who tJets Slapped" will-move fVom the Garrick to the Fulton, whk". is dark this week, "The Circle" having gone out last Saturday, opening ^Its tour in Newark. "'The Grand Dukf" will leave the Lyceum after another week, "The French Doll " being due to succeed Feb. 20. On that date Earl Car- roll's new theatre will open, the liamo (J the attraction being kept secrq,t until the afternoon of the premiere. "Madelaine of the Mov- ies," a n*>w comely hy George M. Cohan, v.lll succeed Elsie Janis at tho Galt"'ty early in March. Indications are that "The Choco- late Soldier" will be withdrawn from th»' Century after another week. The house will close during re- hearsals of "Rose of ■ Stamboul," which has most of the "Soldier" cast. Buys and Cuts Both Increased Wednesday the h.>>t ot buys at the broker.s stood at L'T attractions, an increase oV(r last week to the extent of two, one a new attrac- tion, "The Blij.shing Bride," at the A.-^tor, which opened f»n Monday, the brokers takinj about 250 a Th« h'quor arrests made at the Flotij^la restaurant, at Sixth ave- nue and Fifty-fifth street. New York, w^re of two waiters. The management disclaimed all knowl- edge of the sale of any liquor, and immediately discharged theb. impli- cated waiters. It is said the man- agement appeared before the United States Commissioner hearing the cases and made a statement to the above effect. The Flotilla is the property of Dr. John M. Harrlss, the Traffic Commissioner. Ever since the restaurant opened the manage- ment has denied any selling there, though parties have said they were served with liquor in the restau- rant. Members of the management making the denials to personal friends lead to the surmise the waiters were taking a chance now, and that has often happened In other New York restaurants since prohibition. Reisenweber't has Sophie Tucker again. She re turned t th e cafe Thursday. The Chateau Laurier, City Island (New York), when reopening April 1, again managed by Bill W'crner. will have had about $1S,000 spent on redecorating. Irene Caetle returned to the Knickerbocker Grill, New York, as featured dancer Tuesday, after hav- ing been out of the restaurant show for a week. Joo PanI, the manager of tho Grill, had been unable to se- cure a name feature to follow the dancer, and induced her to return until he was able to secure some one to take her place. The Susskind brothers, Joe and Harry, may part partnership on their Blossom Heath Inn, on the Merrick road. Long Island, accord- ing to current reports. Joe Suss- kind. in active charge, is said to fa- vor an open all-year p< llcy. while Harry was in favor of closing over the cold spell. With nothing else opened against Blossom Heath thi.s winter in that section. Joe's inten- tion prevailed. At the .same time Harry ofT<'r<'(l to dispose of his one- (Gontinued on page 29) Stratford Comedr 4 FT. SMITH, A&K. Jole Frank Wilaon Maker Si Bedford Coflcia & Verdi Wm Brack & Sla GAI.ESBUBG. UX. Orphenm Rosa & Fosa McGrath &, Deeda Teaa Sherroaa Co Sd half Two Rozellaa Kenny Mason & S (Oao to flU) G'D ISLAND. NEB. MaJ«atie Ford A. Packard Watta St RlnsTRoId Frlah Rector & T HANNIBAL, MO. Price Ocorsla Howard (Two to fill) 2d half Dohn A Landolf Alexander & Fields Kinkaid Klltlea JOIJET, ILL. Orpheem Blside La Bergcro Fisher & Lloyd (One to flU) 2d half B & 11 Conrad Sawinir a Woman (One to All) JOriJN, MO. Electric Elliott Johnson Co Lew Wells 2<1 half Alfred I'owcll Co (One to nil) KANSAS CITY Olobe Bonn Xoe One •Smilrs" (One to fill) ^ 2tl half Morarthy &r Gale Mi'llon & Ronn Ilite Reflow Co LINCOLN. NKB. Llbrrty Foster & PeiiRy Marshall & C«nncr Hall & Dexter liite Reflow Co i Callmains 2d half Dalto & Frees Co Itainos a Avey Dance Flashes Holliday A. Willettc J & J Gibson MADISON, WIS. Orpheum Barbette Jack George Duo Trl«ie Frlganza Rltter Si Knappa (Two to All) 2d half Mack & Stanton Mile Marionne 4 Valentinos (Three to fill) NORFOLK, NEB. Aadltoriom Foster A PcRgy MacCarthy & Gale Marshall Sc Conner Hite Reflow Co OM.\HA, NEB. Empress Dalton Frees Co Watta & Ringgold Raines A Avey Dance Flashes 2d half Gladys Greene Co Marshall St Conner Hall A Dexter (One to All) OKL.\IIOMA CITT Orphenm Ford Si Price Charles Scmon Wilbur Mack Co Delia We.«(ton Co 2a half Tyler & St Claire Rlnehart & Duff P Dobson A Sirens .'^canlon Den'os A S 4 Lamcys OKMULGEE, OK. Orphenm Hughes Muiflral 2 K«l Allen A Taxi Alf Powell Co 2.1 half Mudge Morton S Joan Barrios (One to All) PEORIA, ILL. Orpheam "One on Aisle" K A B ronrad .•^lu'lton Brooks Sawinjj a Woman (Two to fill) 2i half Monroe Bros "Sututnrr Kvo" Walton * Brant .Too Browiiintf (Two to nil) QUINCT, ILL, Orphsam Two Rosalias Keony Ifasoa A 8 (One to fill) 2d half Roas A Foas McGrath A Deeds Dan Sherman Co KACINE. WIS. Blalto Nip Raymond Ford A Good ridge Roatino A Barrett "Rubevllle" BOCKFOBD. IIX. Palare Mack A Stanton Mile Marionne 4 Valentlnoa (Three to fill) 2d naif Barbette Jack George S Trixie Frlgansa Rltter A Knappo (Two to nil) ST. JOE, MO. "^ Electric Bennington A £cott Mellon A Renn 2d half Foster A Peggy Chamberlain A E ST. LOl'IS Colombia Kittie Thomaa Flaherty A Stoning Stratford Comedy 4 Fielda A Harr'gton 2d half Auatin A Gale K A E Kuhn Lawrence A J'nson (One to nil) Grand Rialto A LsMont Cook A Valdare Lutes Bros Our Future Home Tom Brown Co AI Abbott Doll Frolics Ito.se Wyse Co Lulu Coates Co SIOl X CITY. I.\. Orpheam Mar-rarol Taylor F.l K Ford Sully A Thomaa J R Johnson Toney A Norman D lIunjMhrey Co 2d half Tonoy A Norman Fred Hughes Co Lcedom A (Jardner Josephine Victor Joe Boll»'y Co Taylor Howard A T RIOrX F.\LL««, S.D. Orphenm Oladys Greene Co Harmony 3 Holliday A W'lette 2d half OUroy Haynes A M Herron A Arnsm'n Taketa Japa SO. BEND. IND. Orphenm » Knight's Co Warner A Cole Maurice Diamond Anna Eva Fay Henry A Moore "Dreams" SPRINGF^LD, ILL. Mnjestte Stuart Girls Co Jos L Browninc (Four to fill) 2d half William Ebs Wayne M'ahall A C Howard A Fields Wilton Sis Tfanako Japs (One to fill) TERRE HTE, IXD. Hippodrome F A C Latour Hallen A Go.ss Bob LaSalle Co "Modern Cocktail" Roach A McCurdy Monroe A Grant 2d half Butler A Parker CJardner A Aubrey .Tohnny Coulon Jimmy Savo Co Rita Gould Amaranth Sis TOPEKA, KAN. Novelty Ford A Packard Chamhorlain A R Mary Delifrht Co Wills A Robbins Alex Molford 3 2d half B*«n Noe One "Smiles" (Three to All) TI f»«»A, OKI.\. Or{>heUm ' Tyler A .m f"lalr»> U;nehart A DufT y rank Dobson Co Scanlon Den's & S IChaa Seaman Wilbur Mack Ca Cell a Weston Q9 IRTEBSTATE CIRCUIT 4 Kamey* td half Ford A Prico niglit, Willi the ii.sual return, and the other the Krady production, "Drifting," at the IMayhoiiso. for which a small buy was onRinerood. The cut rate li.st. wliich stood at ir> attraction.s last week, j\jnii»«»d to 22 on Wcdon.=:day of tiic current wook. with a nitnlxT of tlio new show.s of this and last week includfd in tlic list. Tlu' buy.s InchK".* n "r.loss*>m Tim*." Amha.ssatlor; "lilushinir i);ldt'." As- tor; 'Kiki." Hclasco: "Dover Koad. ' liijou; *'Marjo!aino," IJroadluir.«t; "Tangrrino," Casino; "rorft'Ot Fool." Colian; "Capt.iin Applrjai'k," Cort; ' J)t'mi-Vir;;ln." lOUiiiKe; "Th^ Czarina," Empire: "I'p in th«- Clouds." 41th Street: "Elsio Jani.« and CJanp," (iaiety :-"(Jood MorninfT. Dearie." Crlobe; "Six Cylinder Love," iTarris; "National Anthem," Miller; "\'oire from the Minaret." Hudson; I'.ombo,"' Jolson; "Dulldog Drum- mond,", Knii'kerhoeker; "C>'l>rieii Cirl," Liberty: "The .rand I>uke.' Lyceum; "Music Hox Kevue," Mu- sic; IIox; "Sally." N»\v Amsterdam; "Driftinp." IMuyhnuve; 'Lawful I>axteny," Hepublie; "IMue Kitten." Sclwyn; "IMns and NefMlles,' jSlm- bert. and "Hill , of Dlvorcenn nt,' Times K(iuar«'. Tho romplete li-it «>n saW- ;it <'uL rales included 'Tho J!hi.«hinK Lride,' Astor; "The S. S. Tenacity," IJel- DAIXAS. TKZ. Majeatlo ClIfTord Wayne t Zelaya Columbia A Victor Dooley A Storey Helen Keller Zuhn A Drela Schlctl'a Manikliui FT. WORTH, TEX. MaJeaUe Nippon Duo Wheeler St Potter Tracey A McBrido Ben Smith Rolfe's Revuette Johnston A Mack Bennett Sla G.iLVESTON. TEX. Majeatio (13-lS) (Same bill plays Austin 1«-1S) Michon Bros Perrone A Oliver Fiske A Moyd BAM £rnle I.ee Children Georfce Morton Five Chapins liOl STON. TEX. Aiujestic Jufrirli^if; Nelsons Carleton A Bollew "UiKh Imw Brow" Hampson A Do'glas Neal Abel McKay A Ar<Bne Sawlnt; a Woman uiTTLE aoci Frank Wii«on "Volunteers" Bronson A Baldvt. 1 Edith ClifTord ^ d Wm Brack Co 2dhaU Leipsix Mack A MaybelU Ed Esnionde Co Andriefr Trio OKLAHOMA can Majestic (Tulsa split) Ist half Ford & I'rica Chas Semon Wilbur Mack Co Celia Weston Co (One to fill) SAX ANTONIO Majestic Three Kegals KolIi8.«?iii .*5arah Padden Carson A W11 lard The Cansinos Claudia Coleman T.H'ly Alice's Peta TU-S.\. OKLA. Majestic (Oklii. City spilt) 1st half Tyler A St Clair Rhineharl A Duff Dobson A Sirens Siuiiiuii neti'us A 8 Fr>ur I.aniys PANTAGES CIRCUIT WINNIPEG Pantairc* Henry Cat a la no Co Bernivici Bros Co Maggie Cliftttn Co Johnson A Brown Sooihrrn Four Mae Weston I'Oth CcntTiry 4 CALCiARV. C'.\X. Pantnces Sk»«llv A licit Rev Foley A O'Nell Walter Hastinps Cr W .fohnaon Co 3 Ambler Sis CJT FALI>{. MONT. Pantn^es (14-15) (Same bill plays ITeN-na 16) "Cupids Closeup" Borsinl Troupe !lIelody Carden Harry Berry A Sis Home A Waijer BITTE. MONT. Paniairea (11-14) (Some bill plays Anaconda 15. Missuula IS) Four Bards Eliz'beth Nelson Co Hazel Morgan J A I Marlin Ward A Oorl SPOKANE Pantairefl "Eyes of Buddha" •'0*d NiBht Nurse" Klass A Brilant Bison City Four SEATTLE Pantair«*A Pasquali Bros Jap Sayden Hall A Fnyder Jack Hallen King St Irwin VANCOUVER, B.C. Pantacea Dllferent Revue Adama H'ndera A II Burns A WHsonr Lillie J Faulkner TACOMA Pant«ce« Act DifTerent Lanfrton Smith A L Five Patrowars Aerial Rooneya Vlolot Lyons EAR Adair Mile Bunell Travel (Open week) C.ladys Webb Oklahoma City 4 Itolland A Olsen Meredith A Snoozcr (One to nil) S.%N FRANCISCO Puntaires (Sunciy opening) Shaw's Animals Mabel Harper Swan A Swan Kl Cota I-nrry Ri-illy Co Punbar A Turner OAKLAND, CAL. Puntairea (Sunday opening) Kva Tang^uay F'ulton A Burt 7 Tumbling Dem'aa Tybelle .Si« Hail A Francis Chic Suprc:nc LOS ANCiRLES Pautuees .'^tiiith's Animals f'raiK A Ciito Bon.see A Baird Lunatic Biikcri .*5arno8*>I A T/nh'dt I'errls Hartman Ca S.%N DIKGO Savoy Class Manning A C Hayden O'dw'n A R Fields A Sheldon l>r Pauline Pantheon Singers I/O hf.ach. cau Paiitages Pedrick A Bevera (tlasgow Maids FAT Hayden Ishakawa Bros Harry Lamore Mrs Roy Gardner SALT LAKE Pantageo I.atoy's Models Violet Carlson Melodies A Step* "Night Boat" Foster A Ray Six Tip Tops OCiDEN, FT AH Pantagea (1€-1»> Jack Trainor Ca Harry Van Foasel Johnny Small Ca W A O Ahearn M A M TTumphref Noodles Fa gin ' DENVER Pantagea Jack Dempsey. T^ngana Chuck RIsn'T Terminal Four Broadway Revtia p Conchas Jr Ca KANSAS CiTf Pnntagea Three Alexs Bernard A Ferrff ralpfcv Noon Ca T*ee Morse Arizona Joe C» Byal A Early ST. IX>L'I« Empreaa Mile Paula Holland A Ray Srhcftcl's Revue Veil McKInloy TTouse David Band Creole Fashion Re^ MF.MPniS Pnnlaffea La re to ■Cuba Four Tfarry Antrim ••Te<» My Dear" Brdwell Mayo * » CINCINNATI Punt ages Jf.ncs A Sylvester G.nAvlevo May ce "Dixieland" mont; "Chocolate Soldier," Century; "Whito Peacock," Comedy; "The Xest." -ISth street; * I'p in th* Clouds." 44th Street; "Dniey." Fra- zee; "Ksio Janis and (Jant;." Oai- ety; "The I'igeon," Giernwich Vil- la ffo; "V(.>ir'e fr^bin the Minaret,* Hudson; ' IJlit>.s of tho Field,** Klaw; "lUjlldofT Drumtnond." Knick- erbocker; "C.rand Dukf." Lycoiim: 'Mountain Man.' JCllieoti; "Th« Cat and the Can.iry.' NationaK "Just MaiTied." I'.ayes; "iMiftinC Playhnu.:e; "TIk- Doing..' I'lym* outh; "Pins and Nendbs." .*^hubcrt; "Shurrio Alo.i!,'." (;;',d Stroot: 'I>oii* ger." CDth Stroet.-and 'Pill of l-^' voroemenl," Times S(iuaro.