Variety (July 1923)

■f!^ ~^' '..Jilt- "tTT --jrr.,'*'- ,.''*^/"yY^'!y¥;'t i"Tyr'^;";T5,r' ^ yiTry^!9tt^:g^^'»n'<'y«t'^ ■' ■•M,M IM ■-'*^,'"l'-»*'» VARIETY *^^-y ■^•' 'y.,-y*J!'*^y ■,;(',.•;*fA»jT*f r»-(i n wr viLTH W«daetdmy» July i, lass THE OVERNIGHT SONG SENSATION! ■» r^: A new angle on the comedy type of song that^s ail the vogue. Every Line a Long, Load . Laogh Every Chorus a Contin- oas Chuckle Plenty of Special Matericd, Extra Choruses, Etc. f* %\i^oii:fis^'>»f >" ^**yvr^:^^ A DEEP-SEA DITTY THAT WILL KNOCK *EM DOTTY ! Singing Orchestras—Get Your Orchestrations NOW ! ACTS--CALL OR WRITE TO JIMMY McHUGH, PROF. MANAGER EDDIE MACK TALKS: -h^ no. ui Pat Roon«y (Roon«y and B»nt) it o*l«br«tIng his birthday^ to- day» at tha Brighton theatra^ Conay Island. Mr. Roonay for yaara hat baan a haadh'nar in vaudavilla and anjoya avan mora popuJarHy today than in praviout yoara. Eddia Maok olothaa hat tha aama standing with Pat at Pat hat with tha thaatra'going publie. It will ba but a abort tima whan young Roonay will ba following hia fathar't footttapt, in tha talaction of olothat* and wa mtm aura thay will coma to tha front door of our 49th ttraat ttora. MACK'S CLOTHES SHOP MACK BUILDING Just a aCap Ka«t of Broadwar oa 4ffta 8tr««t BERT 18 AT THE 46th STREET STORE <f COD-FISH" IS A GOOD CATCH FOR EVERYBODY MUSIC 152-4 West 45th Street MUMi; • f X r*V li>IIl I O I 152-4 West 45th btrei PUBLISHERS J AI^Rl jyilL.L.Oy lllCa NEW YORK, N. Y. ''THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT' heralded as a biff proposition, and announced as its star Betty Baird. "celebrated European prima donna." Roper D. Laidlaw appeared as the "presenter" and angel of the show. Laidlaw is the husband of Betty Baird. The production opened rather bis and promptly flopped. The flop was truly terrific, for the show turned out to be a mere hodge-podge of banalities. The celebrated "star" showed every manifestation of be- ing a tyro, lacking in singing ability and with little personal charm. "The Kandy Box Revue" stuck through the first week and began on the second. .Towards the end of the second week, however, Laidlaw was reported to have given up the ghost and, with his prima donna wife, departed from the theatre, leaving the company to shift for themselves. The principals and girls got together and decided to commonweulth it for the remaining few days. The company called In District Attorney Mathhev^ Brady, and this official, to help them out, appointed one of his deputies to run the box office and see that a proper division of the proceeds was made. mented it with several local playeri of real merit. Among these the '"'" work of Emelle Melville aa Lady" Hunstanton elicited a reception that . came near rivaling that of Miss An- • glin. Mason Music Co^ Inc., San An- tonio; capital stock, $20,000. Incor- porators: C. W. Parish, L. E. Robin*, son and J. W. Mason, all of Sao Antonio. San Francisco is to have its own opera company under the direction of Gastano Merola, the season open- ing in September. An organization known as the San Francisco Opera Association for 1923 has been formed, with Timothy Healy, an attorney, heading the committee In charge. More than 200 representative business men have given their promise of financial support to the venture and a sub- scription committee sent out on a canvas reported at a meeting last week that season tickets to the amount of 140,000 had been pledged for this year. SAN FRANCISCO By WALTER RIVERS Things are happening fast in the career of the Century here. Since the days Homer Curran relinquished his lease it has had a decidedly hec- tic life, undergoing every few months a change of name and management. The latest cognomen by which this theatre, originally built for John Cort, is to be known Is the Capitol. But even that name car- ries a certain uncertainty about It. Louis Lurle, who took the house over Curran's head by materially raising the bid for the lease, came oLtxt^) out a few days ago with the an- nouncement that he himself in- tened to run it after Ackcrman & Harris gave up their lease. Jack Brehany, theatrical man and ex- ploiter of films, was name to man- age the enterprise. William ("Bill") McStay was appointed press repre- sentative, and Charles Pincus, for a number of years Identified with the Herbert Rothschild picture house interests here, was chosen as house manager. Pincus resigned his Roth- child affiliation to accept the ap- pointment. All this was made public while the theatre still remained in the hands of Ackerman & Harris. Brehany. MoStay and Pincus pro- ceeded with their plays for a grand re-opening of the Century under the ^{L^ THEATRICAL OUTFITTERS 1580 Broadway New York City KENNARD'S SUPPORTERS 249 W SKth St.. N. f riionr Pits Roy OS44 Send for Catalorue a ♦7.76 Black, I White, Pink Satin, J^ Patent or 41^ Vici Kid. m Tm Regular tlO For STAGE and STREET 225 W. 42d St., New York CLOGS & JINGLE SHOES Cataloi YRogular Frta. $3. SO name of the Capitol. $75,000 was to be spent in improvements, and the initial attraction was to be Griffith's latest, "The White Rose." All were sitting pretty when, bingo! out of a clear sky came an- other announcement that Lurie had changed his mind and closed a deal whereby Thomaa Wilkes, who now controls the Alcazar here, was to take over the house. This announce- ment declares that Wilkes is to use the Century as a production house In affiliation with Sara H. Harris of New York. Brehany and McStay, so rumor says, probably will transfer their services to Wilkes, but Pincus Is not mentioned. The Columbia, which ha« been leased to Gottlelb and Marks, goes to Lurle next year, and Lurle says he Intends to turn It over to Wilkes. If this goes through, Wilkes will clominate the San Francisco field with three of its leading theatres. Wilkes' Alcazar is known to hav# been suffering heavy losses of late. This theatre houses a stock com- pany where prices are fixed at $1.50 top. Much criticism has been voiced over this high admission price, and gossip holds this feature responsible for the poor business. Alexander Pantages visited San Francisco last week and started ne- gotiations for the erection of a new theatre here. While loath to give out details of his project, Pantages stated that arrangements were well under way and that work of building the new theatre would start in the near fu- ture. Ha declares the house will rival any similar theatre on the west coast. Margaret Anglin opened her San Francisco sea.son at the Curran last week in a "A Woman of No Impor- tance" and scored as brilliant a first night as San Francisco has seen in many seasons. Miss Anglin has brought with her a company of excellence and aug- Another San Francisco theatre that is having a stormy career Is the Casino, recently given up by Acker- man & Harris, who were running It as a vaudeville and picture house. After being dark for a week It opened with a splash, presenting "The Candy Box Revue." This was • COVERS FOR ORCHESTRATIONS AM) I.KATIiKK HKIKF ( ASK„S. ART BOOKBINDING CO. .119 WEST 42d STREET NEW YORK CITY MarRuerita Bylva, famoua "Carmen." says; "Your KoreU Set Is not a luxury but a necvMlty." Beautiful Hands INSTANTLY ! The t Se«rvto of Beautiful Handa. heretofore sold only In regular $6.00 de luxe aeta, now oflTered for the flrat time at a popular price. The aatonishlngr whlteninf power* of these original Korell medicated Night Olovea with the two famoua Cremea de Citron and de Peche will make your handa aoft, white and velvety beyond your fondeat expecta- tion*. 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