Variety (July 1922)

VARIETY THE CIRCUIT OF OPPORTUNITY" VAUDEVILLE ALL APPLICATIONS FOP ENGAGEMENTS AND TIME FOR SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE SHOULD BE MADE TO SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE ARTHUR KLEIN, General Manager 233 West 45th Strfeet, NEW YORK CITY, Marcus BOOKING AG General Executive Offices LOEW BUILDING ANNEX 160 West 46th Street New Yrok J. H. LUBI Genera! Man&ger CHICAGO OFFICE Masonic Temple Building J. C. MATTHEWS in Charge BERT LEVEY CIRCUITS VAUDEVILLE THEATRES ALCAZAR THEATRE BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCOj PAUL GOUORON BASTEHN REPRESENTATIVE. WOODS THEA. BLDO.. CHICAGO AMALGAMATED VAUDEVILLE AGENCY 1441 Broadway^ New York PHONE BRYANT 800S BOOKING 12 WEEKS New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore and intermediate towns THE STANDARD INDEPENDENT VAUDEVILLE AGENCY FALLy 1547 Broadway, NEW YORK- ^^ Bryant 606O-6O61 GAIETY THEATRE BLDG. BEN and JOHN FULLER AUSTRAUAN CIRCUIT VAUDEVILLE, MELODRAMA AND PANTOMIME ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS GRAND OPERA HOUSE SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA EUNIONG BUBLESaUE (Continued from page 7) raged In the middle of the season and took it upon himself to cut loose from the present-day burlesque and ffo back to 20 years ago. He had a -spieler" in front of his theatre, Whispering to the public that there was a very pleasing entertainment going on inside; he had "spielers" In the orchestra shaking chemises out ©f prize boxes, showing patrons WANTED A mi llie girl I' •he's good 8h« needs She must •"Pcrlenc© >«tter and •nyway or -AdrtrewB R m lookins for la not over 22, looking, slender, and a lady, the weekly |50 of her salary, assist In a big time act. No necessary. Tell all In first send photo. Letter answered photo Bent back. T. V. A.. Variety. New York. What they could get for 10 cents or a quarter. And everything else he did was about along these lines. Within the last week or two I've been in receipt of a letter from him in which he goes on record as say- ing that he knows how to conduct the affairs of that theatre and that I don't. I think the biggest mistake I ever made was when I brought one of our trusted employes out of the west to look after our interests in different spots and places. I expected noth- ing but trustworthiness and loyalty from him, and I got everything else. He came on and I sent him into an- BVELVN BLANCHARi) '^ "^ 1493 BROADWAY NEW fORK CITi Will write or farnlnh yon an act—re- hearse, break it in and show it. Come In and talk It over. T A lU ^ -> •> COSTUMES -:- ,* V* *^* ^ OF EVERl DESCRIITION FOR EVER! OrCASION. 818.320 WEST 46tlh ST.. N. Y. CITY. FOR hikf>-MM)K to order THF w« Purnl and Proff tONOACRE 101S-14-19 APsTftVuiJ'rtA.I/.'S^ Other organization as our represent- ative. He landed in there with his mitt out. Somebody dropped some- thing into it and he went "blooey." I was inflicted for the past couple of years with a "showman" who had convinced me that he might "come through," and I had practically agreed to let him get into the look- out chair for a trial. That night I did possibly $100 worth of long-dis- tance, 'phoning from my home, and in piecing together the information I received I had all the evidence necessary to prove that he would not do in a million years. I have had several bumps In my day by disloyal friends and em- ployes, but my faith in human na- ture is still strong enough to keep me going with an open mind. If there ever should be a young man come along—and some day there will—who knows the definition of honesty and loyalty, and who looks as though he might be able to All the lookout chair, I'd be mighty glad to break him in and give him an opportunity. Producers are a queer lot, and with a very few exceptions they are loyal. There Is no question as to their loyalty, because they have been tried and found true. And here Is a good place to say that producers of burlesque are born, and not made. • Just because a man has had his nnme hooked onto a show doesn't mean that he knows the production business, or can handle a company In order to get the best results from it. Anybody can look at the record of producers who have come into M INERS MAKE UP Est. Henry C. Miner, Inc. the Columbia, stayed a little while, and pone out i gain, and find proof •f my a.*5Fcrtlon that just because fi man has sold himself the Idea that he Is a producer is no reason that he can prove it. For Instance, we had a map on the Wheel for a number of years who produced Just ordinary shows; in fact, he never came through with a good show until last year. Last year, however, he did come through with a good show, and there was no living with him! He had an Idea that he should have been over at the Globe Instead of the Colum- bia. And his education was at our expense. Columbia's 20 years of burlesque ends with a successful past, a sub- stantial present and a salubrious future. For the loyal ones such as Joe Hurtlp, Dave Marlon, Harry Hastings, Bill Campbell, Al Reeves, Mollie Williams, Sam Howe, Bluch Cooper, Billy W^Us, and the rest of the steadfast supporters of Colum- bla, we have nothing but praise and appreciation. We greet the new producers, who have Joined since the days when the Wheel was establishing itself, with assurance of our regard. To Albert de Courvllle, Jean BodinI, Sim WiUiam.s, Jimmy Cooper, Rube Bernstein, Joe Maxwell, Ed Daly, Fred Clark, Sam Sidtnan, Maurice Cain, Lou Talbot and Iho rest, we say: stick loyally, do your work as best you know how and you may depend upon our support in all par- ticulars. There comes now a final word in remembrance of the good show- men, firm friends and lovable men who have been called to their higher reward since the Columbia Wheel was established. The list is dis- ,tressingly long and we pause in reverence for such producers as Charles Barton, Frank Culder, Tom BaiTy, Billy Ballauf, John Isham, Bob Fulton, Maurice Jacobs, Harry Martell, Jim Lowry, George Rice, Robert Mundiester, Will Drew, Louis Roble. Harry Morris, Peter Si. ' Clark, Ben Hurtig and Abo Leavitt, More than a score of theatre own- ers we played for in the early days of Columbia have passed away. The list Includes some of the great- est names in the history of vaude- ville and burlesque: Harry Minef, J. L. Kernan, Hughie Kernan, H. W, Williams, James J. Butler, J. Bolton, Whipenny, Tom Grenlcr, Tom Mlaco, Oscar Miller, Gus Wegefarth, Louis Behman, Richard Hyde, Ben Leavitt, George H, Batcheller, Sr.; Frank Carr, Frank V. Dunn, Tom Dinklns, William A. Baker, George J. Kraus, Doc Campbell, Sam T. Jack, Mrs. Smith of Grand Rapids, Hubert Heuck and John Whalen. ABT AND COL. THEATRES (Continue dfrom page 9) those expenditures must be met every week right through the sea- son, regardless of business condi- tions. Art is adn^irable in its way, but there are more instances of starvation following stage art than of plethoric bank balances. So far as I am concerned I do not hesitate to say I would prefer an A-1 rating for our theatres in Bradstreet's and Dun's than have a laurel wreath from the greatest art institution in the world hanging over the win- dows of our box oillces. Theatre management Is a busl« ne.ss as definite and technical as any; other business. That Is the busi* ncss the Columbia Amusement Com** pany Is engaged in and our ambi- tions begin and end in bringing suc« cess to our business. INDIANAPOLIS By VOLNEY B. FOWLER Rcglna Wallace appears with the Stuart Walker Co. in "Cornered" at the Murat this week. ' American Legion sponsored show- ing of "Cardlgui?' at the Circle this week. v^ The Lltflfe'Theatre Society of In- diana is trying to sell 3.000 shares of stock at $10 for erection of their proposed $30,000 theatre.' The second municipal open air theatre was to open in Garfield park Thursday night. Walter McDonald, formerly of the Vletoria IMaycrs, and Florence Lewin, from the liaw- klns-Wcbb Co., are to play loads. The park board has voted O. Carlton Guy $100 a week extra for betwcen- act specialties at both theatres, Sunday closing advocates were given a Jolt at. Huntington, Ind., when John Hefferman, manager of the Jefferson, movies, was acquitted in circuit court. He was charged wMh violating the Indiana blue law prohibiting operating of anything but businesses absolutely necessary to public welfare. KENNARD'S SUPPORTERS U9 W. .^Sth St.. N. 1. Phone VMt Roy 0^14 ttROP CURTAINS FOR SALE AND RENT ^^^=i:i. 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