Variety (July 1923)

■» J ■» ] ''■""■ ' ' ■' ■' ' ■ I. I ■ .< ^ I. .1 I —.- ^ SUN '''»> •'■■■■jv .;-(«■■••• B-.- V Featured Famoiit SENSATIONAL FOX-TROT HTT -^ y VINCENT LOPEZ w ' Hotd Penhiq^wuiia Ordicttr^ ^j^j y^f^j^j^ ^jyLY 9) 1579 BROADWAY, NEW YORK ^ A^ ^. jlAulll lllUljlL LU., INC '■>(' Strand Theatre Building ■'■? •V '. ■ ■« 56 West 45th Street. New York "5 '?i LOUISVILLE ByaAIIUeLE.HYMAN Rumors which have arisen at timea tor a year that the Keith tn- teresta hare bought the Rlalto, LoulavUleTa larseat picture house, seatingr S.Mi. and will use it as a vauderttfe house, have been revived hy the Caot that L^ouis J. Dittmar. head of tlM Majestic Co^ which op- erates tha Rlalto, Is in New Toric Followioir a headilne story in an early edition of an afternoon paper to the effect that Mr. Dittmar hud OSWALD sold the Ria!t« to th*» TCeith inter- ests, the rival afternujon paper In a later edition publislied a denial by La ban Phelps, president of the Ma- jestic Theatre Co. Further denial was carried in a te'earram from J. J. Murdock of New York to Fred Campbell, manager of the Keith In- terests in Louisville. WOODSIDE KENNELS WOODSIDE LI The -Strand, in the SUubert Build- ing, operated as a picture house by the Fourth Avenue Amusement Co., closed July 1 for the summer for the ostensible purpose of making repairs. The Fourth Avenue Amusement Co. also operate the Alamo. Hex. Walnut and six suburban theatres. It Is said that the Walnut and Majestic will also close until Sept. 1. The Strand has had a checkered career since the days when it was the Masonic and was sold by that order, liavinit been a picture house several times, a Shubert unit thea- tre and the scer.e of an unsuccefsful season of Walker's stuck. Two law- suits have come up over the use of the building. O'CONNOR SISTERS Harmony Singers NOLLIE WILUANS SIDNEY HOTEL 66th Strset and Columbus Avs. • New York City 0«r« sf HABRT Wn.Ll.^M9 PhoM CelsmbaB 162S MARGRET OSBORN of MARGRET and MORRELL Just finished Zl weeks for Keith and Orpheum Circuits Thank you, Mr. Kahl Direction JOHN BILLSBURY Following a visit to Louisviile by E. F. Albee of New York, announce- ment has been made that a |3.000,0f^0 theatre and office building will b*^ erected by the Keith organization in this city. At present Keith's National is op- erating on a three-a-day vaudeville program. While the definite site of the new building has not been an- nounced, the soutiieast corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets has been mentioned. duction at the Spreckels for tivo nightf--. The company was headed by Alfred Cross. The leading woman nas I'lmma Lindsay Squires. Kd- ward Kwald and Lule Warrenton were among the cast. The scene is in the Osarks, and the plot Is the experiences of a young wonuin who tries to fly from the gossip of her small home town. The play, a four- act comedy, has been accepted by George.Broadhurft for production in the east next falL Beginning June 14 and extending; for six weeks. DeWolf Hopper's Gil- bert and Sullivan Opera Co. held sway at the Fontaine Ferry Park. It proved to be a well-balanced com- pany. With the exception of the first two weeks, when it was almost rained out, the company'did gratify- ing bosiness. Upon the departure of the Hopper company the Dunbar company took the boards at the Park theatre for the third consecutive summer, with Ralph Dunbar as artistic director and Billy Lynn, who has been con- nected as producer with the Shu- berts in various capacities, as the producer. Bemice Merslion. mezzo-soprano with the Hopper company, remained as the leading woman with the Dunbars. Vaudeville. Miklejohn & Dunn circuit, at the Spreckels. ha.s closed. The house will be practically dark for the summer, with the exception of short engagements of stocl:. The fall season will open Sept. 1 legit road show?. with Agnes Ayres has l>een secured a« Queen for the nnnu.il r>ra{>e Day festival to be held in Escondldo Sept. 1?.. SMARK rv tranD ftr — dir a y ksS 4?th Street •A NATIONAl. I-NSTITUTION" l>irrrtl«a Jonepli riankr tt "Rupert sf Hentzu" Af.f.-ST.IkR CAST fITRAND KTMPHUXT 08C1IKSTR% C.KRI, KDOUAKDB Conduttir NEW YORK THEATRES MUSIC BOX THEATRE i- NEW ORLEANS By O. M. SAMUEL ST. CHARLKS—Saenger Players In "My Lady's Fi lends." STRAND—"Java Head." LIBERTY—"Prodigal Daughters/.' CRESCKNT—Vaudeville. IRVING— —MARY DUNNE and DAYE "FRECKLES and BESSIE" PLAYING B. F. KEITH CIRCUIT Direction I. KAUFMAN Among the aspirants who crowded the stage of Loew'a under the chap- eronage of Edwin August was Gladys Moore, New Orleans' most popular local celeb since Leatrlce Joy dared and succeeded. Another who gulned acclaim was Alma Zevoes. John Kruse is in cliarge of the Or- pheum during the absence of Karl Stewart. SAl^ DIEGO, CAL. By ALLEN H. WRIGHT A new play, "The Liar and the Ghost," by William H. Hamby of this city, was given its flrst pro- W«Nt 431b 8C Kv«. tilS. lUts. fred.-8at. •AM a. asaais r««Mau ««vim« acaua^ music BOX mm Btat*4 kt RASSaaP shobi. iriTB A OKKAT CAST I PflDT TIIBATRB, W. «lth BL Ev*. 1:11 UUn I Mata. Wed. and Sat. at 1:11. MERTON OF THE MOVIES »ith Gl;nn Hunter—Florei ce Nash Hmrrj L0M1' Wilsaa'a storj dramatltad hj 8. Eaofmaa and Mare Canaelljr 1 flFT WnV THEATKC. W. 4M St. En. S.M. OAAiTV i.a Maiinf^i w«L and Sat at 2.30. RUFUS Le^{.\IRC and GEORGK JSSSCL pmcnt HELEN of TROY, NEW YORK "THE PERFRCT MUSICAL COMKDT>' —Herald. Muiir and Lyrlct by Rert Kalmor and Banr Buby New Amsterdam ***^ Knoltm !:!&. POPULAB UAT. WBDNBSPAT. RKOtlLAR UATINVB ■ATUROAl. NEW SUMMER EDITION ZIEGFELD FOLUES TIMP^ ^O ^"f • W. «5d St Em. t:9l. • •Wl*-^ w«» iiau. Tliursday aad Saturday. THB SBLWTNS Pr«aeat CIIANNINOrOIXOCK*S THE3 OOL. IkiPlay That SwKattfi« la SsNa «• tiM BailL •^•-«* ^-^***-•*V^ KVENINOS at S:S«. Matlncea Wednesday and Saturday. t:St. ANNE NICHOLS' New Comedy ^'ABIE'S IRISH ROSE'* "THE PLAY THAT PUTS ^ ^ 'U* IN HUMOR ■;! flf riRP THBATRK, BRTANT SMI. KXa^yjMJiu Broadway and 48th 8tr«fL POP. MATS.Y'aVBEST SEATS |8 futb annual pbodcction GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS DE LUXE EDITION III I IIIIIM- CYRIL MAUDE "ARENT WE AH?" ■tr rSKDERICK lonbdals THE QAIETY THEATRE l« arsla lieadqaartera ff«r laoghtflr.