Variety (September 1922)

? 34 VARIETY Friday, September 30, 1922 THE GREAT /NEW FOX TROT SUCCESS BV THE WRITERS OF benny DAVIS ^f/VC#/:l- *^W*MM-JLM SILVER abner A\.WIT/HARK 6 SO/N S- Publis hers - Wrtmark Building - /NEW YORK . DETROIT By JACOB 8MITH MAJESTIC—"Lion and Mouse." * OAKRIC K—"Hotel Mouse." Opened tremendously Sunday. Splendid reception. DETROIT—"Bad Man." with JIol- brook Blinn. Poor house. SHUBERT-DETHOIT — Watson Sisters Shubert Unit. Capacity both Sunday performances. PICTURES—"The Storm." Adams: "Silver Wlngs.r Pox-Washington; "Rich Men's Wives," Madison; "Eternal Flame," Capitol; "Man Who Played God," Broadway- Strand. When the Bonstelle Players return for their permanent engagement at the Michigan-Shubert Oct. 2 Frank Morgan will be succeeded as leading man by Calvin Thomas. Morgan has accepted a star role with John Golden's new production, "Heaven," first produced by the Bonstelle Flay- ers last season. went to the theatres and picture shows instead. The Broadway's sea- son does not open until Oct. 2, with "Abraham Lincoln." In the mean- time the two vaudeville houses and the Denham stock company are reaping the benefit. There are still a few fall tourists in Denver on their way home. They help to swell the attendance, especially at the picture houses. "The Five Million/' played by the Wilkes players at the Denham, did an excellent week's business. Most performances drew capacity houses. Ivan Miller proved himself a popular Douglas Adams in the comedy. It was the sort of play to appeal to Denham audiences, apparently, the obviously sincere efforts of the play- ers meeting with adequate response. I.os Angeles. That was just twenty one years ago. Franklyn Unucivvood has left for the cast. Alex Pantages has moved his family to the.beach for the re- mainder 'of the summer and fall months. < Carl Walker, manager of tho local Pantages house, came back from Spokane with a tale of catching the biggest fish on record. It meas- ured—well, let Carl toll you and then do your own discounting. Mrs. L. S. Billman continues as local manager of the Powers theatre. Grand Rapids, which has opened for the season. Harry Zomera books the house out of New York, playing legitimate attractions and the bigger of the feature pictures. H. A. Ross has been promoted to field sales manager for Famous Players, with Detroit, Pittsburgh. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis and C«lumbus under his jurisdiction. H. W. Given- has been appointed Detroit manager for Famous Flay- ers, succeeding J. B. Dugger. who has been transferred to the Colum- bus branch. Bufdness at the Empress and the Orpheum might oe classed as fair only. There was no falling off from the previous week, however, and the lulls in both houses took well. "Blood and Sand." with Rodolph Valentino in the title role, did so well at the Rialto week before last that it was held over for another week. Business with the main street "pop" houses is better than for sev- eral seasons, one of the "magnates" told Variety's correspondent. The dearth of girl shows at the other theatres is said to be responsible, but probably only in a measure. . _j with a circus in Springfield. IH., when immigration authorities ar- rested him, sunpectcd as having tu- berculosis. It is said he had it when he entered this country tw< ago. DENVER By ALBERT W. 8TONE It was not at all a bad week for local houses. With the weather Just cool and snappy enough, especially at night, to discourage motoring on the scale that has prevailed through- out the summer, hundred* of people "The Pacific Follies." the first big rovue to have Its birth in the. west, will be launched in Los Angeles shortly after the first of the year, according to an announcement by <Jus Edwards in Denver. Only Cali- fornia girls are to be used in the chorus, Edwards states with em- phasis. He declares theso girls to be the most beautiful In America. LOS ANGELES The Patio Players have outgrown their Hollywood theatre and are to have a new playhouse. JAMES MADISON'S COMEDY SERVICE W rt Q is Just out and contains] my very latest mono- logues, gags and double routines] —all absolutely new and strictly original. Single copies $2. Or the| 9 numbers thus far Issued $10; or any 4 for $5. Yearly subserlp-l tion (12 issues) $15. My COMEDY SERVICE has for its subscribers the world's highest paid come-| dlans. JAMES MADISON 1493 Broadway Nfw York Thomas Wilkes is dividing his time of late between San Francisco and Los Angeles. He's kept on the jump watching his theatres In the two cities and his road produtlon of "Nice People." The Mason opera house, oldest Los Angeles theatre now In opera- tion. Is on the market. It is under- stood. The house la owned by the Erlanger Interests, who. it is said, are offering It for sale with the idea that once their proposed new playhouse, farther downtown, is completed the house will be good only for stock or films. No takers are announced yet. Dalton's Broadway again has gone hack to the abbreviated girl show. Pictures didn't last any longer than did stock. ROCHESTER, N. Y. By L. B. SKEFFINGTON LYCEUM—Fred Stone in "Tip Top," first half; Eddie Cantor in "Make It Snappy," last half. FAY'S—Henodee Troupe. Payton and Ward, Florence White and Co., Timely Revue, Carletta and I>ewis, Senna and Stevens; "My Old Ken- tucky Home," film feature. GAYETY—"Temptations of 1922." FAMILY—Musical comedv stock. EASTMAN—Dorothy Dalton in "The Woman Who Walked Alone." film feature; Dan Mason in "Pop Tuttle's Movie Queen"; "A Winter's Tale," from the Post nature series; Susanne Clough,* contralto; East- man Symphony Orchestra. PICTURES—"Manslaughter.'' Re- gent, all week. Frank Epran is planning to send "The Humming Bird," with Maude Fulton, on tour. Oliver Moroseo this week Is cele- brating the anniversary of his en- try into the play producing field in The Eastman, as well as the East- man-controlled Piccadilly and Re- gent, is not advertising in the local Hearst papers, the "Sunday Amer- ican" and the daily "Evening Jour- nal." However, these papers cannot ignore the Eastman as they do the other picture houses. ■ COUPON iBOOK'sTRIP WELDON.WILLUMS&LICK FORT SMITH. ARK. A season of grand opera will open at the Eastman Oct. 16 with the San Carld Grand Opera Company and the most distinguished array of guest rtists assembled outside of the largest Cities. This will he the Eastman's premiere with a distinct- ly musical program. LAST WEEK WAS WARM ■ THIS WEEK IS COOL NEXT WEEK WILL BE COLD I'M READY! ARE YOU? ST. LOUIS By JOHN ROSS Because the B. & O. took off 11.35 train from Cincinnati '.'The O'Brien Girl." that opened American, "Laughs and Ladies," billed for Empress, chartered special. They wont 50-50 on cost Business at Empress. which opened last week with "Midnight Rounders," was very good, evenings especially. Matinees didn't hold up. For this reason Manager Art Smith will offer tho last eight rows parquet at 25 cents. Picture houses in neighborhood have 30-cent matinee. Jimmle Martin, formerly manager of Garrick, has charge of box office. Telephone CIRCLE 3307 BEN ROCKJE Specialty Designed Readt/ to Wear Clothes 1652 BriOADWAy . ■ AT FIPTIBTM 3T • NEW VOrtK, CITY The German theatre opening Oct. 1. Thirty performances will be given, one each Sunday night. Gus- tav Hilmer will direct. A dramatic stock sponsored by O. D. Woodward reopened the fJar- rick last week, "Polly With a Past" first. Albert Kramer, a Hollander. 8 feet 3 inches in height and weighing L'*it» pounds, is held at tho City Hospital and may be doportod if hll Illness is • of the nature suspected. lie was KITTY WAR LEADS . With HARRY HASTINGS' "KNICK KNACKS" KENNETH CHRISTY BLACK FACE With HARRY HASTINGS? "KNICK KNACKS *9 MADLYN WORTH SOUBRETTE (The Girl with the Shuffle) With HARRY HASTINGS' "KNICK KNACKS" BOB JEAN CARNEY and CARR > A Dancing Act That Bears Watching With HARRY HASTINGS* "KNICK KNACKS DICK HULSE THE FUNNY FAT MAN With HARRY HASTINGS' "KNICK KNACKS" mm 3 SYNCOPATORS MAMOLI, LANG ■ VETRANO Flashes From Ragtime to Opera With HARRY HASTINGS' "KNICK KNACKS a HP PAUL ASH Synco Symphonists GRANADA THEATRE, SAN FRANCISCO