Variety (December 1922)

7fc'*'l?:*7"f'^''''.'^?^ *"'*'*."""'•''':'**■ /^^J^^'U)»*t^?^ M VARIETY Friday, December 1, IMt HAVE YOU ASKED ABOUT VARIETY'S J PUBLICITY PLAN? THE GREAT SIR JOSEPH GINZBURG Now considering offers for concert^ drama, chautauquasy musical comedy, opera, sp^- taclesy banquets and other elite events. NOTE!!I ; 'HU HighnmtT knighted by WiUie and Eugene Howard ... ^ and hat two 9olid jrofif mmdaU to prove hh identity. Also a Royal darby hai It's special, especially got- ten up and worth looking into. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: THE SPECIAL PUBUOTY Plan ensures continuous publicity in Variety every week, through pictorial or display advertising, for six months or a year. When the Great Sir Joseph cntertiins, you are at once thrilled with the zephyrs of Royal fragrance so natural with his presence. His Highness gives your musicale that touch of class known only to those qualified to wield the sceptre of Royalty. His Royal Highrfess sings, yodels, dances, imperson- ates stars (all but Jolson). makes funny cracks and plays tissue paper with comb. Imitates wild and domestic animals, man sawing wood, steamboat, railroad train, auto or velocipede. His after dinner speeches are classics, especially his comical remarks about the victuals, etc., at banquets, din- ners, etc. His Highness will amuse the ladies and children after the function has stopped function- ing. Address all communications to J. J. O'CONNOR. Mgr., 154 West 46th Street, N. Y. City. LOS ANGELES By ED KRIEQ With Morosco announcing re- newed production activity and Walter Hast casting his theatrical lot with Franlc Esran. planning pro- ductions at Egan'8 Little, the rialto is pricking up its ears again. Tom Wilkes, too, promises a busy sea- son for his Majestic company, with several new plays to be tried out. The smaller houses—tho?e on Main and Spring—are drawing their share of receipts. Business is not Imd considering the Christmas hold- back is on. The California is augmenting Its musical features. Jim Quinn is now in ^harge of that department. Louise Dresser impersonated a cabaret girl in the banquet tendered the Paramount delegates at Laaky studio. Jack Gardner leaves shortly for the east. The Majestic is giving a very creditable performance of George Cohan's "The Meanest Man in the World." The oldest son of Monroe Lathrop, dramatic critic of The Express, died last week. Its cost is gauged to fit any- one, and it is not expensive pMicitv, hut iCs good public- it\f — of the ^mJ }fou will like. Make Variety your press agent —it's the best—it's the cheapest at the half or full year rates, and it takes your publicity all over the world. James Neill is directing the Ma- jestic stock organization. BOSTON I By LEN LIBBEY I Without experiencing the slight- est difficulty, even though the com- pany she was traveling in Was not the slowest in the world, Fanny Brice tops the bill at the local Keith house this week. She is head and shoulders above everything else on the bill. In next to closing, she held a house that was anxious to be on its way at the Monday mati- nee, and it is doubtful if another femilo singer could hate done the job ju.st as well. AVorktng for 25 minutes at the matinee. Miss Brice trotted forth moat of her atuflf, and it appoared at the end, judging from the con- fusion that existed In tho orche.stra pit. that she did a bit more than usually. Her orchestra leader left the pit just as »he started her final bit, a little prose about "la your fafber'.s check good?" Starting with her introductory number, which is one of the best slams sTalnst an artist well but not favorably known in straicrht musical comedy circles, she swudt into her Indian bit and followed tliis with her burlrsqtie Greclnn dan'^e. When she swuncr into "My Man." the Im- precision she bad left with her pro- vion.s burlesques remained to siirl) an ertent thnt there were sfvoral snickers. It didn't seem possible she was iroing to be serious. But she was. and for a passing heart throb there are few things belter than that "My Man" number. Some there are in the wofld who can ap- preciate it to the limit, and Fanny reaches those when they are' in the audience. She used her Florodora sextet bit and followed with "Sec- ond Hand Rose" to good effect. Opening. Mazie Lunette ran through her aerial novelty with satisfactory results. The conversa- tion she uses slows it up a bit be- ! cause the stage setting is really good and her stunts are well per- formed. . ";■' Miller and Capman, hoofers, were second. The boys work hard and their hoofing registers, especially the "nut" stuff. "Come Into the Kitchen." the Edgar Allen Wqolf playlet featuring Noel Traverg and Irene Douglis, is a little too early on the program for best effect. It is a combination of slapstick comedy that appealed to many in the audience. Irving Fisher, who should be very well acquainted with Boston audi- ences due to his long stay here with "Sally." was next. He opened with semi-classic numbers, but gets over much better when he swings Into a routine more suited to vaudeville. His closing number, the one he used over 700 times ir. the musical com- edy, is a hit from' the start and always good for closing. Lorraine and Minto are using their same dancing act with Mar- garet Davies. They can always get by with the "Moth and Flame" num- ber, a real novelty, which docs not seem to suffer denplte the idea has been used rather extensively by other dancing actSy* Florence (Buster) Santos and Jacque (Mary Jane) Hayes show what a couple of girls can do when they pos.sess personality, coupled with the singing abilify of one of them that created comment through- out. No attempt Is made to be seri- ous, but throuphout they maintain the idea of their billing—that they are out front for "No Reason at All," and that their sole idea is to amu.se. Hym.aek with his novelty number, using full stage, is placed rather far up for such an offerifitr. At first the audience was mystlfled, hut when they got the hang of it liked it more and more. He did excep- tionally well and closed with a Win*r After Fanny Brice came Tamakl and Co.. the Japanese self-defense exi>onents, closing the show to a house that was exiting. About an HQ per cent, liduse Mon- day matinee. , Joe Dl Pesa. publicity man of the Selwyn. was in New York last week to get the low-down on the Selwyn hit. "The FooK" It is the intention of the Selwyns to put this show into the Boston house about next August. Infornwtton i^ill be given by mail or in per son at any Variety office- At most of the Boston houses t.iere was ntT extra matinee this week, the Wednesday mat. being shifted to Thanksgiving Day. Thr only exceptions were the Hollis and the Tremont. both hou^ies havinc their regular Wednesday afternoon shows with extra performances on the holiday. Richard Bennett, star of "He Who Gets Slapped." playing the Hollis was the speaker at the semi-monthly meeting of the Green Room club Tuesday. He spoke on "The Stage." The chori/s of George White'? "Scandals," playing the Colonial were guests of the management at the Park Sunday afternoon at th« matinee of "When Knighthood Was in Flower." MLLE. 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