Variety (December 1922)

y^jpriday, December 1,1982 • •v^ - '^•-:^-jv.^-sm--v, 'W. ' ■> \-"¥r-'r VARIETY i^t F. ALBEE, President > . ., J. J. MURDOCH, General Manager • F. F. PROCTOR, Vice-President B. F. KEITH'S VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE V.,,r;. .;,,,,.;..'■:./::.■ (AGENCY); . • , -\, , ....-'V^- (Palace Theatre Building, New York) V : ■rii ;:v;". i ■ ;r'. ■ ' ... -.'s ■■ 1 \ ■' ■* •• ■ ' ■ 'I. V < . S. \. •''.I c : ■ t >::a'; -/ v; Founders * ^. ;,; . ''^ '• ' ' ,;. ,;:^:i;: ,;,■..:' B. F. KEITH, EliwARD F. ALBEE, A. PAUL KEITH, F. F. PROCTOR . Artiste can book direct addressing W. DAYTON WEGEFARTH ii. 4gina8res on contracts. The Crystal is now playing the Fred Webster att^k lablold company Instead of vaWleville. MArion Weever, wife of Ed Weever, who operates stock coni> jMinles. is in £1 Paso, Texas, for Imt health. , The Independent ticket agrents are getting a "break" in the last two weeks, as they got In for a few tickets on "Kempy" at the Selwyn theatre and on a buy of 200 seats a night at the Olympic, which is liousini9 "Shuffle Along." which is broving one of the few real hits that have occupied that theatre. Mrs. Billy Diamond, wife of the Chicago booker, took a motor trip to St. Louis, accompanying Mr& John Bentley. wife of the artists' representative. , ,. ^, , George Beotley. who claims to have 60 theatres on his books play- ing one. two and three-night stAnds, Is reported to have made an offer to Jsck Fine to be his Chicago repre- sentative. The offer of Bentley is particularly interesting at this time, as the Western Vaudeville Man- agers' Association has announced the opening of a St. Louis branch office. , , ^ Lew Kane has reached Chicago from the coast to conduct profes- sional nights for Ernie Young at Marigold Garden and will also han- dle the New Year's Eve celebration there. Kane is credited with being well qualified to exploit and handle such "big nights." SAN FRANCISCO VARIETY'S &AN FRANCISCO OFFICE PAMTAGES THEATRE BLILDIVO )|tma ctison ALMA NEILSON AND COMPANY IN ''BOHEMIA" DitMtion: LEW QOLDER . This Weak (Nov. 27) Orpheum, Seattle At the OrpheUm, Thompson, the Eigyptian, headlining, proved un- usual for vaudeville. There is noth- ing mysterious about Thompson's act. while h4s lecture and demonstra- tion of curing ailments and pain by nerve pressure is based on ancient scientific methods, he says. Sunday night he did 27 minutes. Thompson is a convincing talker and showman. Despite that no one from the audi- ence went upon the stage he won the confidence of the house, which gave him a rousing reception. Dooley and Sales made a power- ful next to closing turn. Dooley's comedy antics, cleverly abetted by Miss Sales while looking fine, coupled with excellent material, caused a near laugh panic. Pear- son, Newport and Pearson regis- tered for a big h4t with their novel dance acrobatic etunts. The act contains good comedy elements. Burke and Durkin did extremely well with their singing and piano, and had to give numerous encores. Burke made a fine impression, both with his appearance and strong de- livery. Santrey and his band raised a hubbub. Harry and Anna Sey- mdur repeated quite well when showing in the second position. Hackett and Delmar held them sur- prisingly with their neat but rather lightly constructed dance revue. The Gregory Carlton Duo were out of the show, while Harold Alberto opened with magical nonsense and chatter. . ^ Pantages' has a good bill headed by the Rigoletto Brothers and Swanson Sisters. The versatile brothers and attractive sisters cre- ated their usual interest closing the show. The act remaine unchanged. Bernard and Roblyins provided the mcAt laughs of the bill. This splen- did comedy vehicle is exceptionally handled. Kennedy and I^ooney were also a comedy success. Miss Rooney makes several attractive changes, and Kennedy's bit at the piano had the house continually laughing. Tuck and Clare were next to closing, and their clever routine of contortion and comedy acrobatic twists deserves the position. Daly, Mac and Daly, two men and a girl, are ej^cellent. The younger fellows whirling, on rollers, being partic- ularly effective. Eva T)e Vol pos- sessing an excellent voice but lack- ing poise a^d wearing a most un- becoming goWn held the second spot. ^9 The Stage ^r The Boudoir STEINS MAKE UP ^ ppokkt Upon Requestj STEIN COSMETIC CO. NBwvsair »AN'l ARE YOU GOING TO EUROPE? tteamahip acconmodatfona arranard •■ all Lfn«a. at Main Olllce Prices. Boata are soIb» very tmWi nrranse early. PorelorD Moaey bovsht and aold.^ Liberty Bonda bAOffht and aold. "r~ PAUL TAVaiO A Jbw/lOd Baat 14t^ St., We^ ITorll. - — . ;■ "^ . Phonei itoyreaant 61S0-0137. Stevens and Marchall headline the current bill at the Golden Gate with a comedy sketch running 20 min- utes. Miss Marshall appears as a nurse, stating she killed 10 the pre- vious night. Stevens, overhearing the remark, enters with a stew hang-over. He is surprised at find- ing a woman's apparel in his apart- ment and imagines he did the kill- ing. The hallucination continues until the finish, when it developes that it was 10 bottles of booze that were killed. The act affords Stev- ens opportunities to display his dramatic and comedy ability. He also inserts a Frenchy song cap- ably. Miss Marshall does nicely in the lesser role. The principals and sketch scored successfully. Atwell artd Dryden (New Acts) were follow- ed by D. D. H.? straight from the old Orpheum, who was a tremendous hit. An earned speech jj^receded the succeeding turn. Rose, Ellis and Rose closed with an interesting barrel Jumping routine. Lawton gave the performance its.start with juggling. His cannon ball stunts proved quite thrilling. The AndrielT Trio deuced it. offering a neat ap- pearance and Russian dancing above the average'in quality. An eccentric mask dance by the girl and some fast ground work by the trio i^ot heavy returns. The personnel is made up of two men and a girl. six-day week. As a result the man- agers have called a big mass meet- ing at which it is hoped to arbitrate the matter. The stage hands also have put in a demand for their former salary. The Monterey Theatres Company, controlling three houses, has sold out to T. and D. Jr. Enterprises. Herbert Harris, manager of the Jack Russell Co. at the Century. Oakland, celebrated his 26th birth- day last Wednesday night. The house attaches and members of the musical comedy show arranged a party for the occasion, which came as a surprise for young Harris. A mahogany desk from the stage nands and a platinum watch valued at 11.500 from his father, Sam Har- ris, were among the gifts presented to the young impresario. Evans Burrows Fontaine leaped into the limelight\ again last week, when a suit for $80 was filed against her by a Berkeley, Cal., gro- cer, who alleges that the pretty dancer left town suddenly, and also left a trail of unpaid bills. Miss Fontaine was featured r«« cently in a ^Pacific production of "Be Careful, Dearie." which expired at the Curran here after a few weeks. r^*' ^.!, ^ The Golden Gate is offering spe- cial bargains matinees at 25 cents. The price formerly was 40. These prices, however, do not prevail Saturdays or SuiPdays. Creighton Hale, picture actor, filed suit here last week against the Mo- tion Picture Utility Corporation of San Francisco for several thousand dollars, alleged to be due him for stories and services. E. A. Schiller,* Loew's general manager. Is in San Francisco visit- ing. Marcus Loew is expected in San Francisco shortly. ^ —^—- The musician's union has sent an official notice to the theatrical man- agers announcing its demand for a Frank Bacon To the glo-wing tributes of a££eetion and regard given to the late Frank Bacon, I. Miller humbly acknowledges the spirit oz generous,, human sympathy- that ^is typical of the theatri- cal profession and par- ticularly evident in die life of noble Lightnin' Bill Jones. I. MILLER feminine footwear Broadway at 46tli Street In Chieago STATE ST.AT MONEOE i^ r - A. 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