Variety (May 1923)

Thursday, May 17, 1928 VARIETY ; SCRANTON SIRENS . . . WILLIAM LUSTIG, Di *IJ? ■ ..... ^— ? ORCHESTRA . . .. < ■ < • - . - ■ - WILLIAM LUSTIG, Director MOST PROMINENT DANCE ORCHESTRA • • .. . . ' . • t 'Announce Their Opening for Season at the BEAUX ARTS CAFE ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. *f '• ■ . \ FRIDAY, MAY iw 1923 <• Exclusive Business Representative, SAMMY COLLINS, 219 West 46th Street, New York All matter in CORRESPONDENCE refer* to currant week unlets otherwise indicated. __—— _ VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE State-Lake Theatre Bidg. It Is Joe Cook week at the Palace, •whether it was meant to be eo or not. He appears in his own act and Jn the act of "The Alexanders and John Smith," which follows. The latter act Is, in reality, "The Alex- anders." but Joe Cook announces a "discovery" in the original "John Smith," and monkeys around through their act the same as though it were his own. Frank a Tinney is headlined, and doubtless his name is valuable in such a posi- tion, but for entertainment he must give way to Cook, who has devel- oped a talking and kidding Juggling act into a headline feature of ex- ceptional entertainment value. s' The ' bill Sunday afternoon ra/i 'long and had an unavoidable wait fwhile the change of settings from Barry Conley and Co. to Rogers and Allen was being effected. The Conley act runs long, Tinney works 24 minutes, Frances Williams and Miss "Vfcnessi work 22 minutes (New Act), and Joe Cook and. the Alex- anders use up 43 minutes between them. In all. the show eran ton minutes less than three hours. The Palace program for this week in an- nouncing the coming^bill (no names are mentioned) says that the policy is to give three hours of "happi- ness."' • Frank Tinney still 'uses his own leader in the'pit for a talking act, r*nd has the assistance of Mrs. Tin- neyi *xr< the stage-, calling the act 'Meet the Wife." He jested that he> was only "breaking in" for the State-Lake, but he worked hard and 'it vehicle which is entertain- ing; bo credits it to Mrs. Tinney. 'he coachman and the widow num- l ber fellows a jesting interval with [the leader in the pit. . Visser and Co. open with some robatic feats which suddenly in- troduce some astonishing tricks, such as the use of .a duck for Quacks In a jasz song. The Lrove *witts do nicely, running largely to harmony blues numbers. Harry J. Conley, assisted by Naomi Ray, offers "Rice and Old Shoes," which is capable of holding attention at all Allen have changed many of their songs since last seen in Chicago. Miss Allen is doing "My Man" and Mr. Rogers a Dago number, which evidence their versatility. Few "good singing" acts ca*h provide vaudeville with siich capital enter- tainment. Frank Tinney follows. Then comes Joe Cook, then the strengthened Alexanders turn, and Lucas and Inez close the show with one of the prettiest acrobatic dis- plays that could be conceived, in which the work of Miss Inez stands out particularly. Loop. This week's program at the State- Lake is called the "spring festival KM? tor^'UTrtor^n^^VcVrcVink i*^ WW* WOing by the big applause hit of the first show. His kidding with the or- chestra in a pretense of a rehearsal, coming, just before the big jazz band, coupled the two acts in a wa> that made for good vaudeville. Margaret and Morrell opened the show with their Chinese number, which ends with an acrobatic danc- ing display in which the girl stands out. Dolly Kay in some ragtime songs, with Phil Phillips at piano, won enough applause for second po- sition. Josephine Amoros and com- pany have an attractive display. Miss Amoros does remarkable stunts on the trapeze in such an easy and graceful manner that she cannot fail to please to the limit. CORRESPONDENCE The cities under Correspondence as follows, and on pages: ALBANY 38 • : a.......... ... • • • are 43 42 BALTIMORE BOSTON 42 . : ■ >, I BUFFALO e.*..e*e* *•••**••••• < CHICAGO *..,*.. «.-.« ... . • •. «» CINCINNATI 43 DETROIT • ••••*••••••••• 38 in this issue ef Variety KAN8A8 CITY ... 4 LO'8 ANGELES .... 35 MONTREAL 40 ROCHESTcn ••.•••»,.<»«<>•« ^» SEATTLE 43 8YRACUSE •/ ......... .•••••• ^v WASHINGTON 35 act. The Chandos Trio bring the performance to a close with some interesting acrobatic feats mads the more notable by "one of the girls sus- taining the apparatus in her teeth upon which the others work. WASHINGTON, D. G By HARDIE MEAKIN ' . Washington no longer figures as a traveling road stand, and the shows are missed, too. The weather has been of the regular theatre variety— cool and such that indoors is the place for amusement to be sought—• and this condition finds both Poll's and the National closed. There are the Btock companies, however, and they are filling a big place. They are offering productions worthy of the originals, and to a great degree have got away from the old stock idea of casting the regular members of the company each week, there being but possibly five persons on the regular rolls, the others being engaged because of being the type needed or because of some other particular qualification for the part. The President, Smith A Duffy's company, at the last moment saw possibilities of another profitable week with Belasco's "The Gold Dig- gers." David Herblin, who has been playing leads for.BmJth A Duffy in their company in Baltfmore, was brought over here for this week, he having played the part in the Monu- mental city. He succeeded George Barries, who is leaving for New York. Mr. Barnes proved a success- ful importation for the local com- pany. Kay Hammond, the new leading woman, is scoring in the part and is to remain for the bal- ance of the season. Business is good. closed .Its the *2th. season Saturday night, The picture houses have for the current week the following: Cran- dall's Metropolitan, Harold Lloyd In "Safety Last 1 '; Loew's Columbia, "Soul of the Beast"; Moore's Rialto, "The Little Church Around the Cor- ner"; Loew's Palace, "The Oe- Getter." During the past week a fire in the Leader theatre, one of the smaller downtown picturs houses, did some $500 damage. There were but few people in the house at the time and no one was injured and there was no panic. J. Ennls, at present handling the outside billing for the President the- atre here, and who has been at the house for the past six years, is leav- ing in the fall to return to the road, going out for thS season with Fred Clark's "Let's Go'' company on the Columbia wheel. . "EU," the Jeweler TO THE PROFESSION Special Discount to Performers WHEN IN CHICAGO State-Lake Theatre Bldg., Ground Floor EUGENE COX . ; SCENERY 1734 Ogden Avenue CHICAGO Phone Seeley 8801 ASK:—GKOROE YEOMAN times and has a good comedy scen*c finish. Allah Rogers and Leonora Sunday morning proved a dandy ►show, while Fartell-Taylor Trio and Edwin George were not seen in eon- noction with the opening perform- ance. The bill has two headline features in Houdini and Paul White- man's Cafe de Paris Orchestra, with Johnny Burke in "Drafted" given almost as much prominence In the billing. Houdini is offering the same act he presented at the Palace earlier in the season, ex- cepting that he is showing another bit of film picturing him making an escape in the air on a Chicago street near the La Salle Hotel. The escape from the water is a great Houdini feature, and he is always showman enough to make good for first position on a bill. The Cafe de Paris Orchestra returns tq the State-Lake after playing a second week in Milwaukee and closing the bill at the first show made very big. This orchestra was in George White's "Scandals" at the Illinois and was engaged for four weeks of Orpheum time with the idea of using it a week at Milwaukee and three weeks at the Palace in Chi- cago. But after its opening at the Palace there was a change of plan, and the orchestra was sent back to Milwaukee for a second week and returns to Chicago, this time at the State-Lake. Charles Dornberger is leader of the orchestra. He has an organization which is first class. Johnny Burke, the third feature, wan the bands, which was such a fea- ture of the'Amoros Sisters' act some years ago, does not show up to good advantage in this act. Florence Tempest and Homer Dickinson, who played a few days I com >ajny at the palace recently, did very | nicely here. Dickinson's comedy obtained many laughs from this au- dience, which warmed up to every number of the opening bill in great shape. Houdini followed. George Marshall's company, at the Garrick has Tom Wise in "Grumpy," with Eileen Wilson remaining over tq play the feminine lead.. She was sent down by A. H. Woods for the tryout of "The Whole Town's Talk- ing" last week. Marshall's other at the Belasco is doing The Bad Man." Stafford Pemberton. now conduct- ing a dancing school here, gave a dance concert Tuesday at the Presi- dent theatre. He featured Anna Ludmilla, of the Chicago grand Opera company. Balance of com- pany recruited from his pupils. It was an artistlo success to good business. Meyer Goldman conducted the symphony orchestra. LOS ANGELES By EO KRIEG % Caroline E. Smith/ manager of Philharmonic Orchestra, has left for the East to arrange bookings ef vocal stars. Orauman's Riaito is to be remod- eled. An entire new front will be put in. MILLION DOLLAR RA1NBO ROOM Clerk Street, at Lawrence Avenne, CHICAGO MR. FRED MANN Presents EDWARD BECK'S ENTIRELY NEW GOROEOCS TRODICTION "IN RAINBO LAND" Company of forty people with the most wonderful chorus ever seen on a floor and FRANK WESTPHAL and Ilia RAINBO ORCHESTRA FAMOITH DINNEJIS AND A T,A PARTK SKRVK'K • VILLANI BROS. VALENTINO INN The Loop's Coziest Cafe, 22 East Adams Street Elaht-rour** Italian table d'hote dinner. (1.25. cabaret. Tea dance* from S p. m. to 0 p. m. Mo»lr, dam-In* and blab-H*** I'hoiir Dearborn ZMH. LEW KANE TO OR BET YOU The Majestic has the Ten Seattle Harmony Kings as its feature this week, and in spite of the fact that the band has been seen previously at both the Palace and State-Lake it Is a drawing attraction and one which creates much enthusiasm. The show in its entirety Is good vaudeville, with not a feature lag- ging. Grace Ayer and Brother open with roller skating, which is nicely pre- sented and with a well-formed dwarf doing comedy in relief to Miss Ayer's stunts on the tiny rollers. Her Idea of an introduction as an Egyptian dancer is clever, and the comedian burlesques it effectively. Rose and Thorn follow with a com- edy skit which is extremely worthy through the clever character work of the -lady. She takes a Swede girl character and brings a dialect which is the envy of all who attempt such work. There are songs in connec- tion with the talk, and the material throughout is clever. Gibson Sisters and Grady (New Acts) offer a*charmlng dancing in- terlude, with the younK man doing songs at the piano between the dances of the girls. Stanley Chap- man follows with comedy of an ord- inal nature. He has conceived an act which is far away from the usual. Mack and Reading renter a decided success with their singing and talking, using a pickaninny for a lullaby which is a bit out of the ordinary in presentation and hold- ing the attention from first to last. The Tmi Seattle Harmony Kings li.ivc made an important chanpe In the act since it was seen at the Pal- ace, and a white dancer has boon substituted for the colored boy who formerly was the hit of the act. The new dancer is quite as i b-ver as his predecessor. Ned Nestor, assisted by a eoeplr of girls, makes very good, though it has not enough com- edy for the ideal "next to closing" The Cosmos has Leah Baird ap- pearing in person with a film feat- uring her, namely, "Is Divorce a Failure?" The balance of the bill consists of Clifford Wayne and Co.; Frank Work and Co.; Paul and Goss; James Kennedy and Co., and the Meyer Davis Piano Trio, which but a few weeks Ago made their first appearance at the local big-time house, Keith's, where they scored a hit. 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