Variety (July 1922)

Friday, July 14, 1»22 ' " ■^ VARIETY MAY BE A BIT LATE, BUT JUST GOT UP IWrii.!,. CONGRATULATES THE COMPANY « ON ITS « TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY Also the many Artists, Managers, Composers and Authors who received their ''schooling" under its direction. vMax its prosperity mcrease It will call for a higher average than any of the shows have yet reached for the week-end trade this summer to prevent startling drops over the previous week's bus- iness. The first rain in many weeks came in the shape of a terrific thunder storm early yesterday morning, ending the heat wave. Lester Bryant, manager of the Playhouse, accompanied by a party •f four, Including Mrs. Bryant, started on a motor- trip to New Tork Sunday. The Bryant party will'camp out en route. Bryar^t ex- pects to return with hia premiere booking for the Michigan avenue house. SAN FRANCISCO VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE FANTAOE8 THEATRE BI7I1.DING John Steel, headlining the current Orpheum bill, created Interest in a "Well-balanced program. The tenor ?m ®5 ^**® biggest .hit Imaginable. i»»l Robinson received the biggest reception and applause hit of the ^Idover acts. No. 4. Theodore JMkefl and Co., presenting a dance Offering, necured excellent results in ">e closing position. Bekcfl's fast work in a hornpipe and the neat oancing of Vera Karlnska and wrace Imarova brought returns. ^?**\6 and Herman, next to closing, wiin their booze cart and new talk since their last appearance here, caused gustts of laughter and scored the soundest comedy hit of the bill. Ann Butler and Hal Parker proved a laughing success No. 2. The couple are deserving of a later po- sition oh the strength of their clean and wholesome material. Snell and Vernon opened on the rings. The man's back flip to a toehold made a decided impression. Flo Lewis, with her pretentiously presented singing and character bits, repeated big. Mildred Harris and Co. in "Movie Mad' also re- peated well. The appearance of Trixie Frl- ganza as headliner proved a big boost for the Golden Gate. Her name gave considerable prestige to the junior house and had a con- vincing effect upon the clientele that the best features of the Orpheum are to be presented here. Miss Fri- ganza was accorded the biggest re- ception heard here to date. She has added a costumed Russian number for her comedy dance that went for a howl. An enthusiastic hit was scored by the headliner, who Was forced to beg off with a speech. Kennedy and Rooney furnished good comedy No. 4. Kennedy's knockabout work and falls at the piano elicited laughs. Ben NeeyOne with good personality and delivery caught on strongly, his talk and stories landing solid laughs. A song In English and Chinese brought him back for a comedy recitation and spe*>ch. Hardy and Veloy acquitted themselves creditably with good comedy talk and songs. Possessing good appearance they put their ma- terial over effectively. Cavana Duo, with comedy and dancing touching off their wire work, opened nicely. EDDIE MACK TALKS: There was a fat man on Broadway, A fortune for clothes he would pay; Now he saves lots of "Jack" 'Cause he buys »em from MACK, And he looks darn tight better they say. No. 91 Ask the two Harrys at Loew*s American, Harry O'Neill and Harry Steppe. 8BND IN YOVR LIMERICK 1582-1584 Broadway Opp. Strand Tl.«atre 722-724 Seventh Ave. Opp. Columbia Theatre Rinaldo Brothers, with poses, closed the show well. Texas Gulnan in the western play- let, "Spitfire," headlined the current Loew's Warfleld bill. The sketch followed the screen showing of a western In which Miss Guinan Is starred. The act proved a novelty and went over well. Bender and Armstrong, next to closing, stirred up laughs with kidding remarks re- garding the sketch. Comedy bits and falls, including a couple of nifty acrobatic twists by the taller chap, gained returns. Downey and Whiting, a neat appearing mixed team, fared well No. 2. Aida, Earl and Lewis offered pleasing harmony work and guitar playing, with a Hawaiian dance Injected by the girl. Leach La Quinlan Trio, with strong jaw wire stunts, proved a good closer. Sinclair L^is's "Main Street" at the Alcazar here last week has been held over for a second week. Carrie Lancelcy, Australian prima donna, stopped here on her way to London. Ernest Young has been engaged by the Wigwam theatre to appear with the Ed Redmond Musical Comedy Company. Young offers a specialty that Includes Chinese stories. Shuberts to revive their big "Sun- Klst" musical revue. Hazel an^. Mildred Lamb tiave joined tlie HusscU Company at the Century in Oakland. They formerly were with Kelly nnd Rowe. James San try, Helen Norton and Thomas Brocn, all of whom were in the cast of "The O'Brien Girl," motorrd to the Pacific Coast. San- try and Norton filled in part of their visit out hero by playing at the Golden Gate. Jack Rus.scll and his musical comedy company at the Century, in Oakland, is doing the best business of any of the popular-price houses. The Golden Gate announces It has booked three Paramount pictures to be shown in conjunction with tty; vaudeville bills. Since the Orpheum, In Oakland, closed for the summer, many Or- pheum acts are playing at the T. and D. picture hou e in that city. It Is reported Alonzo Price, Irr"Be Careful, Dearie," to be produced on the jcoast, w.ll be the first attrac- tionl In the new Shubert-Curran, due f» open this fall. Among the players engaged are Frawley and Louise. Emile De Becat and Errett Bipe- low of the De Recat Corporation of Chicago have located in San Francisco., Three picture stars headlined on vapdeville bills here last week. Mildred Harris was at the Orphoum, Dorothy Da/onport (Mrs. Wallace Reid) at the Golden Gate, and Rob- ert McKim at Pantages. Oliver Morosco Is-well represent- ed In the San rancisco theatres. He has "Abie's Irish Rose" at the Century j d "So Long Lctty" at the Casino. INDIANAPOLIS By VOLNEY B. FOWLER Stuart Walker Co. In "Seven Chances" at Murat. Julia Hoyt and Myra Hampton in first local appear- ance. Earle J. Marsh and Vlletta T., Doss, local dancing teachers, broke Into vaudeville at Keith's with their act, "The Exchange Hotel," last week. Dance novelty assisted by negro jazz orchestra. Well received. Hoosier movie men find little to be happy over In the business situ- ation this summer. Practically all local •houses report less than normal summer receipts. A. M. Jones shut up the Wild opera house and Olym- pic at Noblesvllle, leaving the town without movies for the first time In 11 years, and started on a motor trip to California. Hofweather and automobiles did It, he said. Re- open the theatres Sept. 10. A week ago Columbus, Ifid.. movies gave up except l>Yidays and Saturdays. The Franklin Theatre Co. will open a new theatre, costing $100,000, July 20, with James Carrigan, of Louisville, as manager. Fern Andrea, the movie star killed In Germany in an airplane accident Inst week, was the daughter of Mrs. Frank St. Clair, of Hammond, Ind. She went abroad with Bird Milman seven years ago. Nadge. who has been presenting an athletic act in vaudeville, has opened a sweater shop here for ^he Summer. Max Dill Is to produce tabloid musical comedies for Ackerman A: Harris. He will not appear in them himself. Relley Rcllly, pianist with L. Wolf Gilbert, who recently was arrested in Oakland on a charge of being demented and placed In a sani- tarium, vfiiB reported last week to have escaped. He has not been located. $6*50 $7.50 $8-50 $9.50 Turner and Dahnker are building a 1200,000 theatre in Richmond. 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