Variety (July 1923)

VARIETY Thursday, July 19, 1923 ^ Get the NEWS of the OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT FIELD ' by subscribing for wpm Subscription $5 ANNUAL Foreign (including Canada) $6 Shorter period* pro rata .' ■'..'', : - ..I-': . WARNING TO THE THEATRICAL PROFESSION Please take notice that the Qnly managers who have contracts with me for the giving of performances with the "Tiller Girls" and authorized to use my name are Messrs^ Charles B. Dillingham and Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. The name "Tiller Girls" is a well known and estab- lished trade name in the profession and designates troupes of dancers who have been personally trained by me. Any party making use of such trade name or of tny name in connection with any theatrical entertainment, or stating that "Tiller Girls" are employed therein, will be prosecuted to the limit of the law. ;. >^^^ ' • (Signed) JOHN TILLER • ■*v; The most certain way to secure "CKpper'' each and every week is to subscribe for it *.. ■■ Don't depend upon ansrthing but a subscription that wiU take ^^CHpper^' to you each and every week. BUFFALO By SIDNEY BURTON Shea's (vaudeville) cloaed Satur- day for three weeks. Excessive heat and poor business. Reopening Aug. 6. Frank O. Parry has been ap- pointed manager of the Gayety, for- merly occupied by Robert Simon. Parry is known to Buffalonlans ae an old Columbia manaRer. The Oayety will reopen Aug. 20. Following close on the statement of the discovery of widespread amusement tax discrepancies In the Buffalo territory, announcem'vit was made here by Deputy Revenue Col- lector Hamilton that a claim for 12,500 has been filed In the federal court against Max Spiogol for fail- ure to pay admls«ion taxes. It Is also alleged that Spiegel misrepre- sented returns ma,de to the govern- ment here. The cpllector stated that If the claim Is not paid the government ia prepared to prose- cute. Aug. 15. Manager M. W. McGee plans many improvements to the house. MILES—Oklahoma Four; Gay- lord and Herron; The I^aVolos; Jack Doarn; Homberg and Lee. ORPHICUM—Naomi and Brazilian Nuts; Choy Long Hee Troupe; I^lnbow and Mohawk; ThQ Plck- fords; Walter Newman and Co.; Dillan and Place; Granville and Mack: William Slste. REGENT—Sid Newman's Jazz Boys; Harry Bowley; Rogers, Ray and Rogers; Hall, Van and Lee; La Dora and Beckman. Two more theatres were robbed last week—the Harmonie of $1,200 and the Lakewood of $500. Both covered by insurance. Harry Abbott Is out a.i manager of tho Garden (Mutual burlesque) and the house will hereafter be handled by local Interests. The change Is reported to have occurred following dissenilon over next sea- son's policv and house management. Abbott has loased the Criterion from the Mark-Spicgel company and has announced successes at popular prices. It Is reported that the new circuit of which the Criterion Is a spoke alms at 30 houses, but that only about a dozen attractions have so far been secured. V Bert Williams is now doing the feature bookings (pictures) for the LaSalle Gardens, Tuxedo and Pal- ace in conjunction with the C. H. Miles houses—the Regent, Miles and Orpheum. George Guise, general DETROIT By JACOB SMITH Aug. 10 Is the dennlte date for the opening of the New Regent, Grand Rapids. "Lawful Larceny" at the Garrick, Bonstclle Co. Majestic closed until TENOR AT UBERH with broad sxperlence: highlr pleaalngr voice and congenial peraonalitr; wants to connect with hlgh-claiw musical act where real ability la required. AVAILABLE NOW Address EDGAR TAYLOR VARIETY, New York manager for Miles, will devote his entire time to handling the houses, the vaudeville bookinir and pub- licity. Photoplays—"Trifling with Honor" at Broadway; "Human Wxfipkage" at Adams; "Secrets of Paris" at Washington; "Broadway Gold" at Capitol; "Three Wise Pools" at Madison; "Divorce" at ColonlaL Jacob Schrelber, Blackstone the- atre, is back after six weeks' vaca- tion in Wyoming. FOR SAXsX or RKNT GRAND THEATRE AUBURN, N. Y. Population 37,000. Downtown; centrally located. Ideal stock and vaudevilU hout«| capacity 1,200. Address communications D. EDWIN FRENCH 68 Genesee Street, Auburn, N. Y. IRVING^ —MARY DUNNE and DAYE "FRECKLES and BESSIE" PLAYING B. F. KEITH CIRCUIT Direction I. KAUFMAN Address "CUPPER" 154 West 46th St. NEW YORK CITY . 1 ii'. PALACE, NEW YORK, This Week (July 16) BERT HUGHES and CO. An original comedy-sporting act, featuring Basket Ball on Cycles, with the only airle playing the game. wmy gins Featured at the best Halls in Europe, Including Coliseum, London (8 times)* Alhsm. bra, London; Alhambra, Paris, and Palais de Cie, Brussels. wmes;. Alham- American RepresenUtive, H. B. MARINELLI v English RepresenUtive, PERCY REISS KEITH.^ IJOSTON. "VARIETY" said; "Kert Huffhea and Co.. with their Basket Rail game on Cycles close the show-an act that is worth while waiting for.'* «as»<ct Ball ♦».«!i^\''^'^"''^^',^7^^ T*^^^' "^^'^" "^'^= "I^ort HuRhos and Co. haVd without doubt the^mo.st enjoyable bicycle act in tlif busineaa-livcns up the act-it hands ^ou a genu^ni SYUACUSr::"Thl.<» novelty of P.ort Hughes and Co. !a one of the best^^^hot ha« SYRACUSE corn all m f^ m : f Wm. ■^ ;jj LENAIRE AND <■. *.i ■ff w. c HAYES NOW - TOURING ORPHEUM CIRCUIT ■»*-. HOW AND WHY: ■J READ KEITH'S, PHILADELPHIA "The real comedy feature of th« bill was that of Lemaire and Hayes, who In blackface sailor costumea reeled out a lot of nonsense that was refreshingly new and decided^ ly original. Lemaire was especiallr efCervescent In his humor, which seemed to be spontaneous." I KEITH'S, PHILADELPHIA "Lematre and Hayes, blackfao* comedians, offered feome funny pat- ter, Which was cleverly handled. This act really scored the laughing hit of the performance. All of their material has been rolled out, pol- ished up and made crisp. Succes* was theirs." KEITH'S; WASHINGTON ^^ 'Xiemairo and Hayes present a burnt-cork offering teeming with original jokes. Lemaire Is an artist In blackface and hla partner an ez^ cellent foil for the production of comedy.** ' HP DAVIS, PITTSBURGH "The big laugh hit of th* per* formance yesterday were Lemalr# and Hayes, blackface comedians.** ORPHEUM, MEMPHIS •The bin presents the cleverest and most entertaining team of th« year In Lemaire and Hayes. Onl/. the best can be said of the pahr, for when they faded out, every person In the house was In a convulsion* They had knocked them from thelf seats with a new, original and swiftly moving line of mirth-pro* coking comedy." U ORPHEUM, LOS ANGELES "William Lemaire and W. O. HaVea do a blackface act The/ start you laughing and travel so fast from one Joke to another that yoU can't keep up In laughter. Posl* tively dangerous." '>9 ORPHEUM, LOSANGEL^S ' By GUT FBICII "WnL Lemaire and W. C. Hayes* assisted by Carol italst<^n, put on a blackface skit which has real merit/ They put over a line of accepted lot ot t » * V fr* *«»>»n» mm '* i*tm^^ »** — ■■ l»«»» W —♦»<>»« .«''» #»k»:*tI«^ )Hf'.' \ '?'^Ms%''-^j .?i^ '•*i^<*rKrfhri&w«