Variety (September 1922)

. VARIETY WB~ IVIy Mamma Is PRINCESS Friday, September 8, 1922 ft- Headlining on the ORPHEUM CIRCUIT BOOKED FOR 40 WEEKS ASK MY UNCLE—HENRY BELLIT JUST READ WHAT THE SAN FRANCISCO PAPERS SAY ABOUT MY MOM 8. F. "EXAMINER" "Princess Wah-Letka amazes her audience with her psychic powers." 8. F. "CHRQNICLE* "It is not necessary to write ques- tions for Wah-Letka to answer them. She apparently takes them straight from the Inquirer's mind." S, F. "BULLETIN* "Princess Wah-Letka has won- derful power." T 8. F. "CALL" "Princess Wah-Letka provides a genuinely interesting number." EW8" "Princess Wah-Letka one of the stars of the show. Her demonstra- tion of psychic power holds the audience from the time the curtain rises ^on the act." INDIANAPOLIS By VOLNEY B. FOWLER The Stuart Walker Co. closed their season at the Murat with a double bill. "Five Flights Up" and "The Gods of the Mountains" were presented. "Five Flights Up," the new play by Stuart Walker which had Its premier at the Murat, received favorable comment from the local critics. Walter IX Hickman, of the "Times," says: "Mr. Walker's latest Idea is daring; Yes, but it has been skillfully handled in certain scenes. A little too much talk and atmos- phere in the first act, but neverthe- less it takes a strangle-hold on one's imagination. •"Five Flights Up* Is a strange and exotic mental excursion into the realms of temperament. It is, at times, most brilliant mental food. A little daring but rare fun." the Shubert uiUt shows to visit the Park theatre, opened "cold" Sept 4. KANSAS CITY By WILL R. HUGHES EMPRESS—"What's Your Hus- band Doing?" Drama Players' Stock. GAYETY—"Broadway Flappers." ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. PANT AGES—Vaudeville. MAINSTREET—Vaudeville. GLOBE—Vaudeville. ELECTRIC PARK—"Follies." PHOTOPLAYS—"Nice People," Newman; "Monte Crlsto," Liberty: "If You Believe It, It's So," Royal. The first paper for the new unit shows which will open Sept. 17 at Shubert this season went up last week. In the Shubert theatre, will this season be offered at the Empress. The change was caused on account of the Shubert being given over to the Shubert vaudeville. The con- certs will be given this season Wednesday afternoons. Formerly Tuesday afternoon was the time, but this also had to be changed, as the Empress gives a Tuesday mati- nee. Lucresia Borl, In historical costume recital, will open the series Nov. 1 and will be followed Nov. 15 by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, with their company of dancers. is $52,000 a year, they believe she will be drawing into the hundreds of thousands after the first year. They consider a find and the best bet of the year. It is stated that the young woman refused contracts offered by the Universal and Selz- nick companies. The young woman is but 17 years of age, but has created a sensation where ever she has appeared in the last few months. Over $65,000 In prizes Is offered by the American Royal Show here next November. It Is equal to the total cash prizes offered by the state fair and will insure the entry of the best livestock. During the nights of the American Rbyal a It looked as though the amuse-I horse show will be the attraction, B. F. Keith's has been remodeled for the new season. A new ladies' rest room has been dedicated to the late Lillian Russell. A large portrait of the famous actress is an attrac- tion. lughs and Ladies," the first of INFORMATION WANTED REGARDING WHEREABOUTS OF MISS BESSIE COLBY Born In Fryeburg, Maine, about thirty- lira or forty yean ago; niece of Florence A (Green) Johnson, wife of Walter B. Johnson, late of Essex Junction, Vermont. Miss Colby's Whereabouts DESIRED FOR THE REASON SHE 1$ HEIR If living, of the estate of said Florence A (Oreen) Johnson, who died at Essox Junction* Vermont. January 14, 1922. ADDRESS ALL INFORMATION TO ALLEN MARTIN Administrator, ESSKX JUNCTION. VERMONT ment hunters were tired of the light and frothy summer stuff and were ready for their regular diet when they packed the Orpheum at its opening Sunday at $1.25 plus tax top. Two shows daily, with eight acts, instead of seven as last sea- son, policy. Prices week day mats., 15c.-50c; Saturday and Sunday mats., 15c.-75c; nights, 15c.-$l; Saturday and Sunday nights, 16c- $1.25. Tax added on all prices. For the first time in years candy is being sold in the Gayety. A Pageant of Fashion will be one of the features of Priests of Pallas week, starting Oct. 2. Staging of pageant will be under direction of Frank L. Newman and Milton Feld of the Newman theatres. * T%^% ~ The Orpheum, commencing with Initial bill, time-tabled the acts. The Fritschy concert scries, which for several years have been given ADVANCE FALL HTYLEH FRENCH SHOES For On and Oft Stage. 1 45th St West Opp. Lyceum Theatre, Bet. Droadway and 6th Ave. Sponsors of Short Vamp Shoe* , 5^r Eugene Dennis, the "Wonder Girl" from Atchison who has startled au- diences during a three-weeks' en- gagement at the Doric, here, by her remarkable psychic demon- strations, is going to take a whirl in the picture game. It is an- nounced that she has signed a three-year contract .calling for $52,- 000 a year with the Corona Pictures Corporation, by George Davidson, Jr., of Wichita, Kansas, one of the directors of the company. Miss Dennis has appeared before many of the noted scientists of the country and has been pronounced "A perfect psychist." She states she will go to New York, the first of November, to be interviewed by A. Conan Doyle, and tested at Carne- gie Hal! by Howard Kerrigan, spe- cialist in psychic research. A ma- chine claimed to weigh thoughts, to discover trouble personalities and the presence of surrounding spirits, which is the Invention of Dr. Kerr- lngton, will be used during the tests. The directors of the Corona cor- poration are, Eugene O'Brien, Pierre Gendron, James McFarland. Fred Jackson, of New York, and George Davidson, Jr., of Wichita, Kansas. They are exceedingly pleased at securing Miss Dennis' signature to a contract, and while the guarantee A man giving the name Richard R. Barton, and professing to be a former captain in the British Royal Flying Corps and an assistant di- rector for the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, was arrested at the Hotel Baltimore yesterday, charged with robbing Mrs. W. J. Dean, of this city, of jewels and furs valued at $7,500. Immediately after the arrest he made a confession admitting the robbery and returned the stolen goods. He claims the "Job" was framed by a well-known society woman, of this city, whom he met in California during the summer. He says he fell in love with her and followed her here. She was an ac- quaintance of the robbed woman and Barton Insists she tipped him off to the valuables and where to find them. He entered the woman's apartments as a telephone workman, and forced her and her maid into a closet. Tak- ing his time he gathered up dia- monds, silk underwear and other articles and escaped. He stated he and the woman who tipped tne job had planned a trip to New York. This she denies and claims he is trying to get h«r in trouble. Barton says he was a graduate of Cornell University, class of 1916. He insists he was a Lasky director, but a wire Querrini A Co. The Leaflet and Lareen ACCORDION FACTORY n tht United State* The onlj Factory that make* any eat if Reada — mad* H land. 17/-279 Columbu' Avenue 8a* Francltee. Cai from Los Angeles says he is un- known in Hollywood or Los Angeles, under the name of Barton. The wire advised the police to ask him the name of the Lasky publicity man. Stating he should answer "Art Reeve," and that if he could not name the right man he had no con* tract with the Lasky studio. When Barton was asked the question he promptly replied "Tom Gharlty.". ROCHESTER, N. Y, 1 ByL B. 8KEFF1NQTON &! LYCEUM—"The First Year. H TEMPLE—Vaudeville. EASTMAN—Opening. Fine film program. FAY'S—Cuban Romance; Welsh and 'Flynn; Klass, Manning and Klass; "When We Grow Up"; Green and La Fell; Ty Ling Sing; ''Mys- terious Rider," film feature. Gayety opens next Monday with 'Bowery Burlesquers." Eastman School of Music an- nounces three distinct series of pro- grams by famous artists on Monday, Tuesday and Friday evenings, all la Kilbourn Hall. 4 The outdoor park season closed Labor Day at Sea Breeze Park. JAMES MADISON'S COMEDY SERVICE is issued monthly at $15 a year. The first eight numbers are now ready and can be obtained for $9. Or any 4 for $5. Single Issues $2. Each issue contains the latest in monologue material, cross-fire routines, gags, parodies—and all absolutely new and original. Not large in size but supreme in quality. SPECIAL OFFER:—For $20 I will send the first 8 issues and a full year (12 additional Issues) beginning with No. 9. JAMES MADISON 1493 Br-oadway New York MR. R. H. BURNSIDE Presents it THE ORIGINAL DANCING SKELETON » IN "THE LAND OF MYSTERY" AT THE NEW YORK HIPPODROME'S GREATEST SHOW a BETTER TIMES If i Many Thanks to MR. C. B. DILLINGHAM and MR. R. H. BURNSIDE for Return Engagement, and Regards to All from HERMAN and SHIRLEY ■ - •" . r