Variety (September 1922)

30 ■ VARIETY Pridav. ■ Friday, September 88, 1922 FABRICS N E R Y F» AINTEO ANOTHER SCORE FOR QUAUTY AND SERVICE WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR THE INTERIOR DECORATION 8 FOR THE BEAUTIFUL NEW CLUBHOUSE AND BALLROOM OF WHBiUB J 11K MOST ELITE AND ARTISTIC EVENTS OP CHICAGO'S SOCIAL SEASON WILL TAKE PLACfl THE FABRIC STUDIOS, Inc. 177 North State Street, CHICAGO 1215 Loew Bldg., 45th and Broadway OUR NEW YORK OFFICE NOW OPEN SIDNEY SMITH, Eastern Manager in Charge BALTIMORE By ROBERT F. SISK AUDITORIUM •"Malvaloca," with Jane Cowl. FORD'S—"TheyFrench Doll.' with Irene BordonL / LYi'KUM-''/anc Clegg." stock. MARYLAND—Keith Vaudevlllo. ACADEMY OF MUSIC— Shubert Vaudeville, "Oh! What a Girl." CENTURY ROOF—"Fall Revue and Fashion Show"; midnight show. CENTURY—"Manslaughter." RIVOLI—"The Eternal Flame*'; ' WIZARD and STRAND— "Name of the Law." PARKWAY—"They Liko Em Rough" GARDEN—Pop vaudeville. HIPPODROME—Pop vaudeville. NEW—"The Prisoner of Zenda"; PALACE—"Columbia Burlesqur." ••Flashlights of 1923." FOLLY — Mutual Burlesque, "Heads Up." Baltimore seems to have gone ballyhoo mad recently. It all started when "Blood and Sand" opened at the Century. That theatre bad a Spanish front put on it. had a Span- ish orchestra sitting inside the main door and had very ugly Valen- tino Imitations walking around out- side. And the really admirable dis- play was a large sign held up above the theatre by balloons. The next one was the ballyhoo put on for "Main Street Follies." which played at the Academy last week. The whole company took part in a straw wagon parade over the town, ami serenaded the newspaper olllccs and the people with the Commodore Band, a part of the show. Then came "The Prisoner of Zenda." A week In advance, uniformed men went walking over the streets of the city, with the single word "Zenda" on their breasts. Then a large float was built on an automobile truck and facsimile r« productions of char- acters in the play were plaeed inside cell windows. And now that the show has been held for its second week, the float is still working and the men are still working. This has been effective, for the men have made a very neat appearance. Charles McCTintoek. who Is press ngenting Julian Eltinge's show, was in town this week. McClintock was formerly manager of the Academy, and made a host of friends during his stay heiv. He has received more personal spare from tho critics than the show he represents. Show and Revue. tured players ia who won third The Century Roof, after having done the remarkable thing by stay- ing open all summer, began its win- ter reason with the "Fall 'Fashion " Among the fea- Theodora Loper. prize in a recent city-wide beauty contest. The show was staged by Lily Lewis and is said to be quite elaborate. In the ,,ads which the dailies are carryinK attention is called to scantiness of some of the gown* The Roof has always carried a good class of trade. last winter getting quite a play from the elite of the town. -^ On 34th Street t INC. The Old-Fashioned Furriers FURS NEW ORLEANS By O. M. SAMUEL TULANE— "The Man .Who Came Back." LYRIC—Clarence Bennett's, Col- ored Carnival. P.ALACE—Vaudeville and pic- tures. LOEWS CRESCENT—Vaudeville and pictures. STRAND—Norma Talmadge in "The Eternal Flame" (film). LIBERTY—"The Loves of Pha- raoh'' (film). Early attractions at the Tnlane are "The Merry Widow" and De Wolf Hopper in repertoire. Frisco, assisted by Lorctta Mi - Dermott and Eddie Cox, and Max Fink's orchestra comprise the en- tertainment at the Oriental cafe this week. The jazz dancer is get- ting $1,250 for seven nights at the restaurant. He opens for <ix weeks of Interstate time Sunday. as It proceeded. The present hit and miss book!" ; method Is tend-, ing to smother shows that might stand up. Too much golf, too much talk, not enough rehearsing, ego- tistical self-satisfaction, Instead of a striving—all of these, and many more, responsible for sending people out of the theatres Instead of into them. If the show this week at- tracts business it will be lucky. Frank Wilson opened it smartly. He found hearty welcome for his cycling fare. Edd and May Ernie were favored for the fame reason. The pair are trying all the time getting their turn into high and keeping it there. Miss Ernie made four changes while Ed, who is a monopede, kept pace in a sartorial way. Harry Kahane slowed the running through his method of work. Kahane's routine becomes weighty through repetition. MeWatters and Tyson strove tenaciously to display their versa- tility, but without avail. In the present offering they appear to have been badly advised. Some of the matter has merit, but it is discon- nected and disconcerting. These capable farceurs need a vehicle with a reason for being instead of a hurdy-gurdy of bits. Miss Walton disclosed a eye. two ballroom diners and as many pretty dresses. Her two-piece orchestra teemed skimpy, each making the waits more pronounced through solos that merely droned along. Miss Walton and her Interlude be- got only perfunctory consideration. Harry Breen deluged the auditors with hokum, all of it set stuff, read- ily recognizable. At times he l»e- came tedious. Junk Ilk6-being "14 years old before knowing a chicken had anything but a neck" and "taking a bath in the sink on Satur- day night" was enough, but closing with extemporaneous verses un- changed since Harry Hastings, and even his predecessors used to spill them In burlesque ages ago, caused an unfavorable impression. Hughes and Debrow hive not seen fit to change their moment. They portray the stage negro, a type passing Into the limbo of things forgotten, with a chicken - stealing bit that has not had a finish since they first conceived it. and the Baker company, In which Keating & Flood hold a half Inter- est, will stay dead for this year at least. Louie Christ, assistant manager of Pant ages' local house, but just now acting manager at Spokane. Is slated for the Job of publicity direc- tor for the Pan. circuit, with of* fices in Minneapolis. It is reported here. It is expected that Christ will go on East from Spokane. He is a veteran Northwest showman. Vic Gantlett, manager of John Hamrlck's Blue Mouse theatre in Seattle, has been restored to his place as publicity manager and a new man will be sent to Seattle. The.change was made necessary by the addition of two theatres at As- toria to HamrlckH* chain, necessi- tating more effort on exploitation. Hamrick now owns six houses in the Northwest. J. A. Lacey, ahead of "Tuke It From Me." the first road show booked into Portland since early spring, was In the city last week. "Take It From Me" is coming from the North and will play California stands after the Portland dates, Oct. 5 to 7. ownership, Garry McGarry, orbj> inally brought down to do juveniles, ended up by owning the company and producing a number of plays that met approval at the box office. The final week, with "Clarence," brought such good results that an extra performance was given Sun- day night. Keith's has John Gluran and Mile. Marguerite headlining. Fred J. Ardath, with "The Main Street Follies," is the attraction un- der the Shubert vaudeville banner at the Belasco. \ The Strand, with Loew vaudeville, has "The Oldtlmers"; Walter Gil- bert; Nevins and Gordon; Gordon and Delmar; Weber and Elliott. The Cosmos bill consists of "The Cockoo Nest"; Barahan-Grohs Co.; Lnzar and McBanns; Quinn Broth- ers and Smith. Films: Loew's Palace. Dorothy Dnlton in "The Siren Call"; Loew's Columbia. "The Prisoner of Zenda" \ (second week): Crandall's Metro-/ p<.| it an, "Monte Cristo"; Moore's/ Rialto. "The Storm." v. Emma Dunn appears at the Oar- rick the week of Oct. 2 in a new_, play. "Her Happiness." WASHINGTON, D. C. By HARDIE MEAKIN The first .legitimate attraction to reach this city in many months opened Monday ni»ht at the Shu- j l ett-Onrriek. the piece being Walker Whiteside in "The Hindu." The drama has had a number of changes In cast since last season, one of the acquisitions* being Haroldde Becker. Looks as If the play will have a good week here. The closing of tbe'Garrick stock company took place in what might be termed a ''blaze of glory." After twenty-three weeks of ups and downs, with numerous changes in The Boudoir STEINS MAKE UP. p\ &ooktetUponReq < vest) STEIN COSMETIC CO. 4-30 BROOME I ADVANCED M4MfTl s Coateoj, Stoles, Srarf* and Novcltj- Fur 1'lecea that are the very latest faahtona. All are offered at the price fou would have to pay whole.salo. W«> manufacture our own modi-ln ami ovbotish the wholesale and retail profit. Special Discount to the Profession FURS STORED, REPAIRED AND REMODELED Legit managers are skimping in the matter of publicity in the south, a foolish practice. An attraction that is not worth booming to the last ounce is not worth sending out. Tho Sacngers have delayed the | opening of the St. Charles to Oct. 7, when the "Monte Cristo" film opens for a run. They are reported dick- ering with Walter S. Baldwin with a view to bringing the Baldwin- Melville stock into the theatre. 4 Bee Palmer had been booked into the Oriental currently, but wired she sprained her ankle and would delay her appearance one week. Two-thirds of a house at the Orpheum Monday evening, which meant that Florence Walton, the bill's name flash, was not prodding the box office early. The show be- gan entertainingly, but did notbuikl PORTLAND, ORE. PICTURES—Liberty. "Kindred of | the Dust"; Columbia, "Manslaugh- ter"; Blue Mouse, "A Tailor Made Man"; Rivoli, "Loves of Pharaoh"; Heilig, "The Isle of Doubt." Premium Picture Productions, Inc., is concluding its third live- reel picture at the Beaverton Studios here. The three star George Larkln and feature Ruth Stonehouse. A longer and more elaborate feature will be the fourth picture. The com- pany claims to have the largest single unit motion picture studio stage in the world. S. JAY KAUFMAN IN THE NEW YORK EVENING GLOBE, Toes,, Sept. 26 WILLIE »nd EUGENE HOWARD STARRING IN "PASSING SHOW OF 1922" Direction MESSRS. SHUBERT Winter Garden. Now York, Indefinite Robert C. Bruce, maker of the famous picture. "Wilderness Tales" and other film scenlcs, will leave Portland in a few weeks for New York after making 10 reels in and near here this summer for Educa- tional release. In the lot is a five- reel feature scenic about which Bruce is keeping very mum. Probability that the Lyric Musical Comedy company after all will be revived this winter is indicated by the fact that L. A. Keating, one of ihe owners, Is now In California for the ostensible purpose of gathering a company. The Lyric, if it opens, will be housed in the Baker theatre. „ Joe Cook Fred Stone is in danger—of losing bis laurels. Joe Cook arrived at tho Palace yesterday afternoon. And paralysis is the result. No, Fred Stone is not paralyzed. But the audience who saw Joe Cook is. Thus we venture the opinion that Joe Cook will supplant Fred Stone if Fred Stone is not a very careful clown. Not only a singer, a dancer, a monologist, a Juggler, an acrobat, a musician, etc.* ad lib., but the man is a "nut" comedian who knows travesty as few know it. The things which be does are often confusing. Con- fusing because the audience often Is uncertain. How can an audience be certain about a "nut" comedian who can really do things? They seem to be saying. "Oh, that must be a trick," and they roar even when he does the intricate things. But aside from his versatility and all that, the man Cook is the height of hokum. But he admits it is hokum. And that makes Joe Cook an artist. ■ i Read Gilbert Seldes' Review on Joe Cook in October Issue of Vanity Fair Now on Newsstands ■ AND HiS STRA BACK HOME AT THE PANTHEON THEATRE, CHICAGO BROWNLEE'S HICKVILLE FOLLIES "FUN IN THE OLD TOWN HALL" This WeeW (Sept. 24) MAJESTIC CHICAGO: Next Week (Oct. 2) GRAND, ST. LOUIS. Eastern Representative: R08E A CURTIS; Western Representative: ERNIE YOUNG.