Variety (July 1922)

Frfday, July iMJVJWflJMJSJH VARIETY ' U T 'n'^ p A TLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI Recent CoStar cf the "HALL ROOM BOYS" Screen Comedies Completing: ORPf^EUM TOUR at State-Lake, Chicago, Next Week (July 31 > Direction HARRY FITZGERALD . Vi ■.A6 a; « / LETTERS Wkea sendlns for mall to VARIETY address Alnil Clerk PUSTCAKDS. AUVKKTlSlNfS or CIRCULAH LtlTTKIiS WILL HOT BU AOVKKTISfelD. LETTERS ADVRRTISED IN ONU ISSUE ONLY. Babaon Jack Bala Mra Jim Barclay Jack Barret Jack Elans Frank Bollea Ned Backer Maids Bnnia Harry Cobden Mark Csla Beatrics Cole Elms Coleman C Cordon Marie Crafts Charlis Csrrler Carl Del Phone Mrs Dcver Bobby Diss Virginia Elmer Ksrl Bncliih Mse Flaherty Hughie Farren Frank Callaway & Garrett Cilbnon Gladys (iordon & Delmar 0>^re Sam tiray Bobbie Ore/ Alsn Hallo E Miss Hart Annie Hayden Miss HiltoB Lew Co Jackaon Warren L.-icouver Mabrl Iiaicore Mrs U Lrfine £:il8e Uoyd A S Lydell A Mary Lynch I'eggy Maker ft Redford Martin Adeline Mason Dorothy Msxine James Reps Geo Reynolds Earl Hlo Josephine Sherwood Jeanette Slack Wilbcrt Smith Emma Smythe Mrs L Stallman Adele Sterling Habe Stevens Betty Stuart "Wllma Stevens Millie Stevens SiMtera JAMES MADISON'S COMEDY SERVICE Is Issued monthly at $15 a year. The flrst eight numbers are now ready and can be obtained for $9. ^r any 4 for $5. Single Irsuoh $2 ^ch issue contains the latest in monologue material, cross - lire routines, ^ags, parodies—and all aDsolutcly new and original. Not '^rge in size but supreme in quality. SPECIAL OFFER: For $20 I will send the flrst 8 issues and a run year (12 additional issues) «>eginnlng with No. 9. JAMES MADISON •493 Broadway New York Talt Norman Taylor Laura Thuraby Dave Tlerncy Eddie TurnbuU Elnine Vaughn Vernon Olive Irene Ward Norman Warner John Weymer Al White Anita White W Wihox Bert Wildtr Adel Winlook Elizabeth Wood Btrt Walls Mrs A CHICAGO OFFICE Ard.ll ft Tracy Allen Eddie Antenure Milllo Honnat Renee Burke Joe Hraasc Stella Karnes Stuart Barclay J ' Burns Kid Carus Emma Chief Little Elk Dooley Bill Drew Lowell Day Gcortfo B Francis Victor Freehand Bros Fernandez Jose A Gordon A Delmar Gibson Hardy Haw Harry Hendrlclisun Jas Hyland Leo Helvey Neal Halg Roy Mrs Jackson Evelyn KnlalulxA Konnetly Kennedy Khayni George Jan)08 J Molly Leopold Abe Lee Mildred LePayne Babe LaBelge Alex McClure Frank Manning Charles Moody ft Duncan Owen« Marie Olfmlth Mary L Palmer Bee Polly ft OS Paige Amy Philliv)S Jess Rankin Walter A IleilyJoe Robin's Bob Itnye Sylvester Hay O'Lites Kay Dave O Rotnain Helen Hull Bernlce Summers Sherman C B Dorothy Versa Gladys Vert Hazel Whitehead Joe Wright ArmanA V Wastlka & Usludy Wright A Earl WeinKtein Henry W Weston Patrica CLEVELAND By J. WILSON ROY OHIO—McLauKhlin Ucpertoire Co. ill •Mv I.fidy Friends." KKITH'S 105TH ST.—Vaudevill*'. STAR-liurlesque. "(limme Girls." LUNA PARK.—Musical revue. FILMS—State, "His Raek AKainst the Wall"; Allen. "Always the Wom- an"; Park, "A I'oor Relation": Mall. "The- Crossroads ct New York' ; Alhambra. "Star Dust"; Heipht.s. •Three Live (Jhosts"; Standard. "The Trouper." the pr«mier(s are s< hedul'd for Ohio. N'Xt Munday. What's in Two ^^ill teach GIRL with song and dance experience. About five feet three, weight about 110 pounds. One who is willing to learn tight wire work with standard wire you all and pay all expenses. Send phcto. HARRY A. SCRANTON •'•nerly llHrry and .\nn:i SrnMiton). ».'2 Fil/hiigb Or apply |,«e Kraun. 1!!».! Ilr«>iid\\u> Str«»«»t, SagiuuM, \i'.\ \ork. MWIiignn. It for Me?" a farce-comedy by Emile Nytray. Aug. 7, "Bristol Glass," by liooth Tarkington. The Allen, recently taken over by Loew, will close Saturday for three or four weeks. S. Barrett McCor- mJck, managing director under the Allen regime, leaves Saturday lor Chicago, where he will be in charge of a new film palace. The Colonial will reopen Aug. 12. DENVER The theatres in Denver are up ajjain.st .neveral distracting attrac- tions this week. The Sells Floto circus, called "Denver's own* be- cause it was at one time owned by Tammen & Bonfils, proprietors of the "Post." and because it winters here, played Monday and Tuesday. An- other card that will get a big play is the Frontier Day celebration at Cheyenne. This opened Tuesday for four days. There has been much advertising in the papers and lots of ballyhoo. Tiiese wild west shows always draw big crowds from Denver. I.^st Saturday there was a band of Sioux Indians in town on their way to Cheyi-nne, They were dressed In their most elaborate, costumes and created Quite as much excitement as they did 70 or 80 years ago, when they used to come to the little frontier town with a most sinister meaning in their war paiiit. Now they are as great a curiosity to the younger generation in Denver as tiny would he draped Times building in- Ne*r around York. the The on the ti es. but all general trend of IJlislness is upgrade in Denver lilm Ihea- Re-leases aro not very giiod, the fir.st-run hou.ses ar • get- ting a good play. The America, which, with the Colorado, is oper- ated by Bishop ^ Cass with (lold- wyn alliliations, has had a big week with revivals. A change «>f pi lures every day of hit.s of the past s»Mson has proved a good money-gett*'r The idea is after tli" "R« viva! Week," recently put o\<r by Para- mount all over tlie cftunlry and at the Princess here. Revivals nro very iir»pular in i)le- tiiros as well rts the- stock tli«Mti«'S. Tiio Klitch company, under the ili- rtelion of Rollo Lloy<l, is offering "The Two r)rphuns'' this week and pleased ihM opening-ni^^ht audi- ence very »nueh. The park has put on .1 biir advertising f.imi»nign. and s»'VfT.<! perform.! ri(«w'^ «->i)<-e)ally th'* mid-week matineo. were almost en- 111 * ly \» ^.1 m. as !', 'Jt L**'f'"«' ''>e u«-ek ■r lias yxur- o\er very i( auing man for the had a tough spot to follow George^ Barnes, who gained deci<led popu- larity during his three years with the Wilkes people, but Miller has been equal to the task. He is a good-looking young m.in, dresses well and is better than the average actor. He has a good chance this week In "P^xperienco," and was en- thusiastically received by the large audience Sunday afternoon. The Orpheum has announced that It will open for the season with Orpheum Circuit vaudeville Aug. 15. Louis Hellborn will begin his sec- ond season ns resident manager, having succeeded Max FaMsh. The house Is well conducted and gets a big play all year. The Empress, playing Pantages v.audeville and pictures, will open July 31. It was to have opened July 24, but a hot spell made Louis Le- vand, the manager, postponed for tme week. DETROIT By JACOB SMITH Detroit "News" has purchased the 'Daily Journal," which loaves the afternoon field covered by the "News" an«i "Times," the Hearst paper. The "Times" ann<junce« itii Sunday edition will start Aug. 6^ The Michigan Motion Picture Ex- hibitors' Association will hold Its first ann\jal summer picnic at Gull Like Aug. 1. W. S. Butterfield is chairman of the arrangements. Harry Scott, former manager for First National, will take over the management of the Pat he exch.'inge Aug. 6. No suce«'SHor at First Na- tional has yet bo^jn appointed. The Colonial will continue to book Shubert vaudeville out of the Chicago office. Work i.s progres.sing on the new COVERS FOR ,; ORCHESTRATIONS i \Mi I.KATHKR RHIFF C 4^FJ* I ART BOOKBINDING CO. V -'1.19 WEST 42d STREET NEW YORK CITY Ambassador, located threo miles from the downtown ioction, on Grand River avenue. It will be ready about the flmt of the year and will seat 3.500. The policy will b« pop vaudeville. Betty Blythe will appear in son at the Capitol next week. per- ST. LOUIS By JOHN S. ROSS "Miss Springtime." a musical piece by Emmerich Kalman, is the final production of the 1922 Munic- ipal Opera season at the outdoor theatre in Forest Vnrk. Eva Fallon, ingenue, Is not in "Miss Springtime." It is said she refused to play the role of Katskl Schmidt, an old maid aunt. Tho role was given to Fannie Block. Reaching a .settlement on a striKe that began May 1, musicians of the picture theatres returned to work last Saturday with the same pay and working conditions as before the strif'e. The United Theatre Managers' Association failed to win its point, that of fixing the number of men to be employed. JThe fashion pageant to be held at the outdoor theatre in Ffirest Park. August S-16. has Joe Jackson billed for appearance. WANTED A. F. M. MUSICIANS STRAND OftCHESTRA TO OPEN SEPT. 3rd STRAND THEATRE Lexington, Ky. MuKielann that ara exp^rlenrcMl In JaZz and novelty playlnK. ■* w»II an l«VUImate orrh'-atra worl<. Two Han- Jcta; atate what partii yoti r*'ad from In hoth style* of nlaylnir. Three Saxu- I'honfn, Alto for .Solo, Novelty |>t.iy|nfc aet. Tenor «n«l Hawi for low i>urt«; ttate if you double and wti;it p\rtii you can rfad fruni in both »ty!*'H of playlnic. Olio. Violin. routin« <1 and rapnhle of flrnt rhnir work In xt»n«l- Hril muxir an«l ri<;t too proud to play Jaar whr-n n*-<-ifnary. Maririi)>a dou- l>lf drums; htatn nize of Mariiitha. srntp ajfo, f^nlnry, cxpori'-nri^ nnd whpthPr or not you trirmorl/.c r.nnily. f u"o spot on orchestra for some fiuni>i»rs. 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