Variety (November 1922)

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HIJACK, formerly of^Henri Ccnrt. Is Now in C'liarce of Yandis Court. One. three and four room apartments with kltcl\cnettcs, private baths and tele- phone. Dlreetty off Times Square. Vn- OHuiil rurnlRlimffs, room arraagemcnt af- fords every privaey. < •! .: I S4I to it^ West 45th St. I'lione l^ncacre S3G0 Finest type elevator, fireproof hnild- ln(. One. tno nnd tlirer r«M>mH; liuilt- Ib hathn with MlionerN. Tif^d k'tclien- ettes. Tlirre ronmM have full-tiled kitclien. tlS.OO up Weekly. 9G3.00 up Monthly. THE DUPLEX 830 Went 4Sd Street IMtone Urjant <>13l f One. three and four npirtinents with KitclienetteN, private butli and telrplicnr. I'nuMiinl fnrnlHlilncN. room firraiiS4*nientN alfordn tlir utmost pri- vaey. All nixht liall attendant. Rates f 10.00 jBP Weekly. Adur«S8 All Communications lo M. CKAMAN. ►. Principal Ofttce—Yandis Court, 241 Weat 43d Street. New Tork. ' ADartmentia Cnn Be Seen Evenings. Ofllce in Eacb Duilding. Rates, f 10.00 up weekly. Phone: Lonraera 9444—Bryant 4t9S THE BERTHA Geo. P. Schneider, Prop. FURNISHED APARTMENTS SrT'- THE ADELAIDE 754-756 EIGHTH AVENUE Uetwcen 4Cth and 47th Streots One Block West of Broadway Three. Four nnil Five-Room Illrli-CIaf;s FurnUhed ApnrtmentH. Strictly frorcHsltaial. MUH CiKOKfiE IIIK4iKL. Mcr IMioneH: Bryant 8939-1 CIRCLE HOTEL Formerlyi REISENWEBER'S Columbus Circle and 58th Street —Phones COLIMBFS 2«n2-C«8S-1500 A Real Home for Theatrical Folk f * with the best rats ■: ^^ value In New York Rooms with private baths; also suites of Parlor. Bed- room. Shower and Bath ; Overlooking Central Park; Day and Night Service; All Conveniences : : : CHAS. E. OILMAN. Mgr. I BUFFALO i By SIDNEY BURTON I One of the questions deci44tl by I referendum here this election is r whether daylight saving is to be re- « tained in Buffalo. Most active t among Its opponents is the Theatri- r cal Managers' Association, which I has been waging an active cam- ^ paign against the measure. Jack F Kelly, secretary to the mayor, was ?^ engaged to head the anti campaign \ at 11,000 for the job. Several man- l agers of local picture houses made I, public appearances against the act. ^ The Buffalo Evening News is the Si- leader of the proponents and re- \ sponsible for uncovering Kelly's connection with the movement. It accuses the city officials of delib- erately framing the question on the voting machines, so that voting "yes" means abolishing the meas- ure, and "no" retaining it. The appearance of the Virginia PearHon act at Loew's this week comes as a .surprise, it being pre- viously understood that the turn had been booked for the I^afayette. Wise ones about town are saying also that the switch of "The Fa.st Mail" out of the Lafayette several weeks ago is directly connected ■with the fact that another Buck Jones feature wms scheduled for IjCcw s the same week. Phone: Coluuibns ZZ1Z-4 1419 SOL R APIS. 33 West 66th St., New York City 2, 9 and S rooms. Complete housekecp- Ing. Phone in every apartmanu MRS. RILET Prov. ARLINGTON HOTEL TOROl^TO, CAN. Special Rates to the Profession KING astf JOHN 8T8. rs. M* 7600 Murphy of the fire department, paid a visit to the theatre Friday evening to look over the performance. After the show the mayor undertook to give out a bit of criticism on his own, stating to the papers that the show lacked pep. 'From what I was told regarding the performance, I believe some parts of the show must have been cut out. The Adam and Eve scene and the hiring of the stenographers bit struck me as raw." The mayor announced, after checking up the observations of the official censoring party, that there was nothing to warrant Interfer- ence, and that no action would be taken. This week sees a resumption of business at the Majestic after a dark seven days. Thurston, always a big draw here, Is "aupllcating his record this week. Teck splits the current week, with Harry Lauder due first two days and Junior League Follies, an amateur produc- tion by local four hundred, on bal- ance of the week. This annual pro- duction Is really big time stuff, the cost running Into thousands. Max Scheck is directing the ensembles and dances. 1— ''Abraham Lincoln" is due for the Majestic next week. This show holds one of last season's records here, having grossed $20,000 on its last week stand in Buffalo. "The Demi-Virgin" will be in opposition at the Tock. The Irene Castle tour rancell.ition ^ft\ the loeal Miehael Kraft man- .'tgemc nt high and dry when word was received Thursdriy that the en- gagement scheduled for Friday was <'ff. Thr local manage.s hurried lo New York, evidently in an 'ffort toj "a re t h e d»t r . htit the hall i. iii..)ii( .1 dark Friday, witn the •IJefuiul sign • ip. Miss C.'istle is j:aining a repu- lation locally, her Ia:;t engaKfinent *'tre at Shea's lli!)p h;ivin?T been notjeeabiy maric^d b? evidences of tem|)*'iament. Fiillowinn a r.umbe! of coropl.'iints fiotn wonu il';. rjuLs and individual •itizons regarding ",Si»i<e of Ib'dS' at the Teek I.t;; week. Mayor .Sehwah. •'icoomi'aiued by Cliiei BiiriM nd ol tbe police "Ocpartmenl, and Ch»el DENVER By A. W. STONE Lew Dockstader made a real old- time hit with the matinee and nlKht audiences at the opening of the Or- pheum's thii.l-of-a-century celebra- tion last week. Lew held third place in the billing, but easily took first place in the af- fections of the audiences. He got his localized and international joke?? acrft.'s in pr^at shape in his sketch, *T1h Dizr.y Hciplits. Henry WiiKh.ill ..1; o scored a hit 1 ere in his playet, and Jt}mina Carus fame in for her share <if api)iecia- ;nin The entire bill made a genuine hit. in fact. Business good. "A Very (lood Yoiinf,' M ;n/' the Denhani "offering of the Wilkes riiiyers last week, plea'-ed Ih" au- «lien IS hut not the rrHies. Ufsult. ;> fair weeks businf.'.K, jcveii)i.s nm- j.jng mar ?0,0OO. COUPLETS FOR HOrSEKBEPINO. ' 323-325 West 43rd Street CLEAN AND AIRl. NEW YORK CITY PriTate Dath, 3-4 Roonia. Cnterlnn to tb« oomfort mmd convenience ol ^ the profesalon. RTEAM HEAT AND ELECTRIC LIGHT ..... fIS.OO TP IRVINGTON HALL HENRI COURT T I 312 W. 48th Street 3B30 LONOACRB 355 W. 51st street <«40 CIRCLB ELEVATOR Fireproof boildirgs of the newest type, liaTlng every device aad eoare Jenee. ApnrtnicntH are beaDtlfully arrunired, and ronslst of 2. 3 and 4 rooms, wl>a kitchen and kitchenette, tiled bath and phone. tU.OO Cp Weekly. Address all eommnnlcatlnns to Charles Tenenbanm, irvlngtcn Hall. DOUGLAS H^m DEN DWORETT. Manager ROQMS NEWLY RENOVATED. ill Convenleneea. Vacancies Now Open. 207 W. 40th St.—Off B'way Phone: pRTANT lt77-t and Fred Dunham pulled "The Blindness of Virtue" at the Denham, out. Local critics characterized the play as "a clumsy, awkward affair." for which the "Wilkes Players should not be taken too strictly to account. Fair business only, * ed "Lobbying." It is edited by "Ace" and contains brief snappy comment of things and people In the theatrical world. This week the Drama Players accepted the cUp- l)ing of the "Lobbying" as good for admission, one scat for every clip- ping, r Mitzi in "Lady Billy," at the Broadway, drew very good business. Denver theatregoers, as a rule, seem to prefer the light, artistic show to the heavier kind. Mitzl matinees did capacity. Balance of the week varied between four-fifths and capacity. "The Emperor Jones."wIth Charles S. Gilpin, opened at the Broadway Sunday night to capacity. It had been widely advertised and press- agented. However, business sim- mered down disappointingly about the middle of the week. At $2.50 top business for the week approximated $6,500. The Broadway will be dark, with the exception of a feature film, until Nov. 26, when "The Merry Widow" will reopen It. It way not a strikingly good week for the vaudeville houses, although both the Orpheum and the Empress staged fair bills. The Orpheum was rather top heavy with musical acts, with the result that the "nut" mono- logue of Ernest Hiatt's, free from music cr anything remotely resem- bling it. made a real hit. Beth Berl and Anatol Friedland divided hon- ors, one with music and dancing and the other with just music. The Empress played to about Its usual business, Harry Downing and Co. In "A Bouquet of Originality" getting by In good shape. KANSAS CITY By WILL R. HUGHE^ SHUBERT—"LightnlnV EMPRESS —"Remnant,* Drama Players Stock. GARDEN—Bridges Musical Stock. GAYETY—"Frank Finney's Re- vue." ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. MAINSTREEr—Vaudeville. PANTAGES—Vaudeville. GLOBE—Vaudeville. PHOTOPLAYS — "Rich Men's Wives,*' Newman; "Broadway Rose,'* Liberty; "When Knighthood Was In Flower," Royal (second week); "Love Is an Awful Thing,** Main- street. MONTREAL HIS MAJESTY'S— The Dumb- bells." Next week, "Marjolaine." PRINCESS — P'lorence Walton; Leon Leitrim; Lydell and Macy; Charlotte Lansing; Marlnx) and Martin; Fern and Maree; Joe Rob- erts; Mme. Jewell; Louise and Mitchell. ORPHEl^M—Robins Players In "Peg o* My Heart.*' GAYETY—Mollie Williams show. ST. DENIS—Cecile Sorel and Al- bert Lambert (second week). Next week, Russian Grand Opera Com- pany. LOEW'S-Vaudeville and pic- tures. IMPFJRIAL—Vrfudevllle and pic- tures. PICTURE HOUSES—Capitol, "To Have and to Hold"; Allen, "Sher- lock Holmes": Regent, "Pink Gods"; Strand. "The Half Breed"; System, "Lonesome Corners"; Midway, "Just Tony"; Maisonneuve, "Manslaugh- ter"; Mount Royal, "The Cradle Buster"; Paplneau, "One Clear Call"; Belmont, "Nice People"; Plaza, '"Le Blasphemer"; Crystal Palace, "Alfs Button." A testimonial benefit performance for W. A. Tremayne, dramatic di- rector, who was recently seriously injured in an automobile accident, will be held at the Windsor Hotel on the 23d. The combined services of all the amateur dramatic and musical organizations coached by Mr. Tremayne have been enlisted. I..oew's Court, formerly one of the leading east end theatres here. Is now dividing its time between etock burlesque and prize fights. PHUADELFHU SHOWS (Continued from page 14) tlon of playgoer.^. The slow start here Is hard to explain, except that theatregoers here ore very wary about attending shows that lack a Broadway O. K. It was word-of- mouth advertising that boomcJ "Merton." "The Deml-Virgln " dropped to its lowest mark in its final week, thus absolutely belying promise of first week. "Just Married'* opened at the AdelphI Monday, and Is being touted to make a long stay, with 15 weeks mentioned as the time. "The Hotel Mouse'* was a disn^al failure at the Shubert, the fourth fiop the house has had. A weak start Wirt never overcome. It is slated for the shelf after a tour of the subway circuit. "Daffy Dill" this week. A third opening this week was "The Bunch and Judy," which had its premiere at the Oarrick, making the fourth actual first-night here, with "Merton," the fifth show, also a try-out bound for New York. "The Bunch and Judy*' had a big opening night, but the advance sale was a bit In doubt, It being a case of peo- ple shying at new shows until the word passes around. Two weeks ia all for this one, 'with nothing an- nounced. •The fourth and final opening this Monday was "The aoldflsh," which started an engagement of four weeks at the Walnut. Marjorie Rambeau/Is very popular here, and this rather long run (for this sea- soh) Is believed to be wise In this case. The next booking at the Wal- nut Is "Anrtfe Christie" on Dec. 4. So far Eugene O'Neill has not drawn here. ^ Estimates of the Week "Nice People" (Broad, second week). Notices were so-so, and business, while fair, was not encour- aging enough to give out much l)romlse for the projected five weeks. 19,500. "Daffy Diir (Shubert, first week). Tinney show is figured to put house on its feet In Its two-week engage- ment, with "Tangerine" following In to mop up. Fine first night for "Daffy Dill.'* "The Hotel Mouse" was frost; |5,000 was the best it could'do. "Sally" (Forrest. 6th week). Miss Miller's illness did not hurt show In any marked fashion, and announce- ment of final week brought rush to box ofllce. Business Just skimmed $30,000. "Good Morning Dearie" in next. "Bunch and Judy* (Garrlck, first week). Opened splendidly and is figured to run "Sally" neck and neck. Only \n for two weeks. "Mer- ton of the Movies" boosted its gross to $13,500 in final week, a fine pick- up. "The Goldfish" (Walnut, first week). Ram beau comedy in for four v/eeks, and opened well. Jump for Walter Hampden las£ week was feature. Gross of several hundred dollars to the good of $16,000. | "Blossom Time" (Lyric, third week). Schubert operetta basi caught on and second week's gross beat its first by about $500, reach- ing $13,000. Nothing announced. "Just Married" (AdelphI. first week). Vivian Martin farce said to be in for 15 weeks, but this seems unlHtely in view of short runs this year and many fiops. Advance sale only fair, but opening night good. "Demi-Virgin" lesr than $6,000 io final week. . * i. - ■ The heaviest advance sale the Shubert theatre has enjoyed .for many years occurred this week for "'LlKhtnin'." which opens Monday. The engagement is at $2.50 top. The company is headed by Thomas Jef- ferson and Bessie Bacon, daughter of Frank Bacon, co^author of the play. The engagement is for two weeks, but only one week has been announced. The Salon Singers, an all-Kanpas City act, is the headliner at the Pan- lageH thl.s week. It i.^ composed of the following musieians. Arch Can- non, Roger Bromley, Mi-'-s Call Kln,^ and Miss Adelaide Buchanan. The art has be(n booked for a tour of the I'untagts circuit. The repertoire of the Russian Grand Opera Company, which opens a fortnight's engagement at the St. Denis on the 13th, will Include "Boris Dodunofffl* "The Demon," "Pique Dame," "La Julve." "Eugen Onegin," "The Czar's Bride," "The Snow Maiden," and others. NEW BRITAIN, CONN. The Lyceum theatre, which has been closed for the pa^t several months following the failure of the Cormiean Stock Company under the mana,gement of James Cormlcain, reopened with motion pictures liast Thursday under the management of John Qlackin, local theatre man- ager, for the Lyceum Amusement Corporation. Negotiations have been entered Into, it is understood, whereby the theatre will run with motion pic- tures and several acts of vaudeville commencing within the next few weeks. With steadily Increasing employment in local maniifacturing plants, loeal managers loolt forward to a good Kta-son. The mrst elaborate display seen In any of (he theatre's this .season is n^<(l l>y linimie Cooper's "Be.'njiy R(\u<" at (he Gaycty this week. Til" entire lobby was enilo.sfd with hii^»' fr.'jni'^.s eonlainini^ colored pi ■- turcs tf the princip;ils and, scenes from Hie revue, and in the centci- a larg< .luKun.'itlc eU'-trle machine showed addit orinl \le\v.s. Thi' Drama Players Ktoek eom- i any ;it tli- Empress. workinK with ih«' ls;in.-a': <'iiy IN-'t pit c\er a VAW luiMuity Stunt this wee!;. The Tilt fine acting of Gladys George paper runs a department daily head-i revue drew well. James Coimican, former man- ager-actor of the Cormiean Stock (Company, who was forced into bankruiitey ^.-veral months ago by nienihf^s of his company, who claimed unpaid wages, and who since the blow-up of his company had been employ<«l on the farm of V. S. McMahon, well known "P.S' of Burnsteiii days, his financial b.'K'ker, is now reported to be in two places —St. I.,ouis and New York. Cruniie.T n's li.ibilities were some- whfr<* in iU« U4«iKiUM>rhooU oi $Ii.OUO, ;ind there being no assets, creditors ri!e<l ;i p« tiLion. . - . \ Hoyi's Revue last S.i(nr«lay closed a two week:!' enK.itjemeut at Fox's theatre her^, and arc now perform- ing at Bridprjmif, after which they arc Hcluduled for Pawtiieket, R. I., .'jiul New York. Fox's has returno<l to the i-fr;iil;ir .'••' h"<lnle of pictines and four acts of \audtvilie. The SPORTS I (Continued from page 10) the country for the berth, will en- gage a playing manager for next season. .■.'»■■■ .'V-: The KnlcUerbocker A. C. of Al- bany, N. Y„ will stage bouts in- doors in the Capital City during the Winter. The club ha.«i secured a lease on the Rathbone-Sard stove factory in North Albany, and has announced that it will remodel the building so as to have a seating capacity of between 4,000 and 5,000. The first bout will be within two weeks. < About the nearest thing to pro- fessionalism without actually be- coming that is the interjection of the money thing Into college foot- ball, through teams from colleges out of town jjlaying football for a gate at the Polo Grounds, New York. Last Saturday Syracuse University and Penn State played a game at the Polo Grounds, ITew York. An admission was charged. Neither college had sufficient sup- porters at home Lo fill the vjstnes.* of the baseball stands and the ground Itself is no better fitted for a footb.Tll game than the athletic fiehl of either college. Thousands upon thou.sands of dollars have been donated tt .Syracuse T.'nl- vcr.sify for its athletics. The col- ]< i^'H might say they selected New York as a "jie jtr.il" ground. But as they charj^ed .i gate the possible gross mu.-^t have figured. That's getting the money thing info the minds of the college boys; it's removing the college spirit, the finest thing about any college, and this idaying on "neutral grounds* )H pr«l :ibly making many a college boy who now haa the proper spirit rchcl through his desire to see ih% \-