Variety (July 1922)

VARIETY Friday, July 14, 1922 CHARLES BOHLER'S NEW ''SWEET HEARTS" fTERRACE GARDEN—The Novel Show Place of Chicago—Morrison Hotel—R C. Moir, Prop, RUTH FISCHER BOHLER'S PRIMA DONNA ETHETEARE SUNSHINE COMEDY GIRL FRANHE KLASSEN BOHLER'S PREMIERE DANSEUSE RUBY ROSSIENA DANCING SOUBRETTE JANE FOSTER NATIVE and CHARACTER DANCES J^ W. SCHORR, Drums O. J. LARSON, Banjo LOUIS GLASSMAN, Cornet DAVE BENNETT, Saxophone CLARK ■ALSO- WHIPPLE'S ^^ CLARK WHIPPLE, PianUt "DIBBCTOB" HAROLD KOODEN, Saxophone EDWARD BAXA, Violin ROBERT SUMMERHILL, Trombone BEN DUGOLL, BaM BALTIMORE ROBERT F. 8ISK. CARLIN S ARENA — De Wolf Hopper in "H. M. S. Pinafore." MARYLANI>—Keith Vaudeville. GARDEN—Pop vaudeville. HIPPODROMI'^—Pop vaudeville. CExVTURY—-Our Leading Cltl- Sen." NEW—"Sonny." BLUB MOUSE—"Don't Change Tour Husband." PARKWAY— Find the Woman" PICTURE GARDEN— A Virgin's Bacrlfice." RIVOLI—Clo.sed until Monday. The wretched business which the film houses have done here has forced the Strand to close for the Bummer, and the Rivoli is takir\g advantage of the hot spell to Install a new organ. Harry Van Hoven, publicity man for C(irlin'.s»Park, i.s in Chicago to see Ernie Young, whose shows will follow the De Wolf Hopper season of opera into the Arena. The Century Roof, in an eflCort to maintain a clientele through the summer, is changing Its program weekly. Instead of producing re- vues, Ernie Young started the roof on a vaudeville program, with an act appearing every 20 minutes. Recently, other roof gardens and roadhouses have been signing the acts up as soon as their Century Roof engagement is over. The Red Lantern, a roadhouse about 10 miles from Baltimore, has signed Marie Andre, danseuse, and the Chateau Hotel roof haa Tex Ellis. Sunday evening concerts have been Instituted in the Arena at Carlina I'ark. with Annette Stein. a local singer, as the first card. Business for the Arena took a tre- mendous spurt during the-first week of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera. The second opera of the Gilbert and Sullivan season, "H.M.S. Pina- COVERS FOR ORCHESTRATIONS j \M) IKATIIKR IIRIKK < \>^:N ART BOOKBINDING CO. ^ 119 WEST 42d STREET NEW YORK CITY ' fore,** opened here Monday find did not arouse half the enthusiasm its predecessi^r. "The Mikado," had suc- ce«ded in doing. Although De Wolf Hopper gave an excelltMit perform- ance as Dick Deadeye and Arthur Cunningham made an admirable Sir Joseph Porter, the remainder of the cast made things drag. A large audience was on hand to greet the work, for it has been aome time since it has been played professionally in Baltimore. And when it was all over, the impresaion remained that the best thing in the show was Hopper's recitation of 'Casey at the Bat" between the acts. The impression in Baltimore is that the season will be extended an- other week after "The Pirates of Penzance" is presents next and that "Ruddigore" will be the selec- tion. EfTorts are being made to have "Wang"' revived. CLEVELAND By J. WILSON ftOY Jack "Norworth is with the Mc- Laughlin Repertoire Company this week as the visiting star in "La La Lucille." Nurworth has been en- gaged for four weeks. Keith's 105th Street have a mid- summer festival this week—12 vaudeville acts. Summer burlesque stock still at Star. Tut Jackson is at this house. Films—Allen, "Star Dust"; StUl- man, "The Man from Home"; Park and Mall, "For the Defence"; Stand- ard, "The Delicious Little Devil"; State, "One Clear Call"; Rlalto, "The Song of Life"; Circle, "Don't Doubt Your Wife": Alhambra. "Our Lead- ing Citizen"; Heights, "The Ruling Passion"; Knickerbocker, "Peaceful Valley." DULUTH By J AMES-WATTS ORPHEUM—Orpheum Players In "Up in Mabel's Room." NEW GARRICK—"One Clear Call" (film). LYCEUM — "Orphans of the Storm" (film). NEW LYRIC—"The Cup of Life." ZELDA — "Your Best Friend" (film). Extremely cool weather worked to the advantage of all indoor amuse- Can Yoii Dance! 100 Show Giris Wanted Here is an opportunity to earn a lot of extra money this Summer and permanent if you want. Apply ^eSfid 0SQi The Home of Refined DANCING Any Evening. Ask for the Manager. BROADWAY AT 51ST ments In Duluth last week. The Mighty Doris Shows, all last week, under auspices of the Thomas B. Shaughneasy post, American Legion. was literally frozen out. The shows failed to open for afternoon per- formances during the latter half of the week, and the weekly attendance was negligible. • Beginning this week Duluth pic- ture theatres are launching new drive for business, with all offering strong attractions. "One Clear Call" at the Garrick and "Orphans of the Storm" at the Lyceum brought out record crowds for the summer. Crowds were lined up for half a block at both theatres. The former was presiented with a scenic prolog, with special singers and musicians. Manager Gabe Kaufman refusing to adoftt hundreds. The wider diversity of entertain- ment in Duluth of late has brought keener interest in all lines. Picture ■enthusiasm^ is evidept for the first time this season. James J. Hayden. stock actor- manaser, is guest atar of the Orphe- um Players this week, and Manager Casey is conducting Jimmy Hayden week. Mr. Hayden managed the Brockton (Mass.) Players last sea- son and the Omaha Players this spring, partner in both enterprises with Mr. Casey. He played two summers here in Juvenile parts and is a prime favorite with stock fans. Joseph de Stefanl and his wife. Helen Keers, who played here many seasons, motored to Chicago and joined Fiske O'Hara's company. Miss Ke<»r8 is a former opera singer as well as a stock actress The two will travel with the Irish tenor ne^Jt season. "Miss Lydla Vane," recently writ- ten by Capt. Henry Arthur House of Duluth, will have its premiere at the Orpheum next week, with Martha Hedman in the title role. Capt. House Is the son of E. E. House, president of the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad. The play has been accepted for New York production by Sam H. Harris, who will star Miss Hedman next season. Miss Hedman is Capt. House's, wife. James Mulhern, master electrician at the Orpheum, won the nomina- tion for the State Legislature at the recent primaries, and Walter M. Johnson was nominated for Sheriff of St. Louis county. Both are active members of the local stage hands' union and polled a heavy vote. KANSAS CITY By WILL. R. HUGHES ELECTRIC PARK—"Mid-Summer Follies." TWELFTH STREET—"Oh. You Wild Cat," Overseas Revue, second week. MAIN STREET—Vaudeville. PANTAGES-^Vaudeville. GLOBE—Vaudeville. PHOTOPLAYS —••The Wall Flower." Liberty; "The Man from Home," Newman; "Love's Masquer- ade." Mainstreet; •'(ioing Straight." Globe; "The Vermilioa Pencil," Pan- tagea. With the temperature some 20 degrees lower than that of the pre- ceding couple of weeks, business at the three vaudeville houses looked up a bit, with the Mainstreet. as usual, getting the biggest end of the cash last ^eek. The big crowds, however, sought the out-of-doors amusements, and the parks and bathing beaches were jammed. At Electric Park, the night of the Fourth, the gates were closed for the first time in the park's history. Rumors are persistent that the Pantages will not go through the summer. Notice has been up at that house for some time, but unless business gets worse an attempt will be made to get by. There are also rumors that Loew's Garden will not open this season, and that is very likely. Lawrence Goldman, president of the Kansas City Motion Picture Ex- hibitors' Association, has requested the Park Board to refuse permits to carnivals to show on the Parade, a wide thoroughfare in the central parTof the city. The board advised Mr. Goldman that no permits had been issued, biif informed him to take the matter up with the cit^ council. back to the policy of three-a-day vaudeville after being closed for a couple of weeks. This will leave the only non-picture houses open, the Globe, Keith's and the Nixon, which is also slated to take a summer rest of a month or so. WASHINGTON By HARDIE M.EAKIN The holiday last week and the break in the weather helped all the theatrds locally. MONTREAL By JOHN M. GARDINER IMPERIAL—Vaudeville. LOEW'S—Pop. vaudeville. DOMINION PARK—Open air. PICTURE S—Capitol. Capitol Opera Co.. "The Woman Who Walked Alone"; • Allen. Allen Con- cert Co., Eva Tanguay In person; Strand, feature, "The Referee." Messrs. J. Arthur Homier and Maurice Castel, whp have already produced a three-reel comedy, "Oh, Oh, John," win leave shortly for a trip to the Saguenay, taking with them a company of local actors, for the filming of their second produc- tion, '^Mr. Flirt," a two-reel com- edy. PHILADELPHIA By ARTHUR B. WATERS Work is expected to start this week on the demolition of the old Bingham Hotel, 11th and Market streets, where the Stanley company Is to erect a large new theatre for popular-priced vaudeville and pic- tures. Work is also progressing rapidly on the site of the new Fox theatre and office building at'lSth and Market streets. Both will be completed, in all probability, by next winter. The Walnut Street theatre is un- derstood to be still looking for a summer play. The big success of "Spice of 1922" has encouraged the owner. Charles Beury, and the man- ager, Charles Wannamaker, to try for a summer continuance, but the lack of available shows stands in the way. Meantime house is dark. The Mae Desmond stock, playing a spring engagement at the Cross Keys, in West Philadelphia, will close after next week. This was originally announced to be the final week, but at the last moment a continuance was decided upon, with "Sis Hopkins" as the attraction. The company has been doing quite well, and the closing is a surprise. It is understood to be the desire of Miss Desmond and Frank Fielder, heads of the company, to take a rest The house will, in all probability, go ''THE HAS BEEN" H[» la rolns to toor the Lo«w Clrcalt After carrying announcements for'* several weeks of the proposed clos-. ing. the Bela.sco Players continued.- playing "Getting Gertie's Garter^ for three weeks. A stock record here This week. "Ladies' Night." with ' "Up in Mabel's Room" underscored.^ The Garrick Is doing "Charley'is Aunt" In the midst of a suit by' C. I. Tucker, who purchH.sed the company from the Mutual Produc- tions, Inc. They eliminated the Sun- day night show this week. 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