Variety (July 1923)

^r-Jv"'' •}<r TIT VARIETY Thursday, July 26. 1^23 r«irip jt.i ■!. If GREENWALD & ANDERSON DAVE ittd TRESSIE ASSISTED BY JOI-IIV H. iWICKL.IF'F'B' GINGER SNAPS v^;;-— HEADLINING MAJESTIC; CHICAGO; THIS WEEK (JUl J Direction EARL & PERKIn| Playing W. V. M. A. and B. F. Keith (Western) Circuits «nce enjoylnu Ithe antios of tht boya In their attemuts to balance themselves on the back of the horse. Warden and Burtt, playlngr here this week were not on this show. The State-Lake has a splendld- blU this week with Aunt Jemima headlininfir> Three of the acts were on the same' bill week before last at the Palace, Aunt Jemima, Milt Collins and "Sarafen." The first show opened with "Jim, the bear that wrestles with two plants. The plants furnish plenty of laughs and It proved a good opener. Second were Potter -and Gamble, man and girl. She ainf^a while he accompanies her on the Xilano also harmonizing in several numbers with her. "Sarafen." a Russian act, did fairly well as far as applause was concerned. The offering Is a highly creditable one and deserved a big« ger hand, but was on too early. L«oa £dwards and Jack Beasley garnered many laughs witl^ their nut comedy. Aunt Jemima and her Syncopated Bakers kept ujp the pace^ taking only one encore, allowing the or- chestra the second encore alone, al- though the audience wanted her to do another number. The Chieftain Caupollcan was in splendid voice and registered. His "aside" conversation with his pianist, Jennie Renard, during the act did not help any. Closing the show were Van Horn and Inez, man and girl, in a roller skating act. Here are skaters who do really sensational feats. The man's whirling is remarkable and their finish put them over for a solid hit. Milt Collins and Harry Roye and Diliee Maye, not seen at this show. ranged, with several wardrobe changes. SUPERFLUOUS HAIR Removed permansntlr from face, arms, neck and Ilmba bjr the only aucceaafnl method in tha world. Poaitlve and palnlesa. No needlea or chemicals used. ' Has no til «freeta on the akin or health—and la par- ticularly effective In ttubbora cases where other methods failed. DERMIC INSTITUTE •47 rUTH AVB. (Ralt« eiO) MEW YORK Talaphone 7807, C04S Ashland Opposite Waldorf-Astoria SEND FOR FRBB BOOKLET The summer crowds at the Plaza prove that the policy of the house with its vaudeville at. cheap prices and pictures is very popular in the neighborhood. The show Friday night was opened by Lonzo Cox and Co., who present silhouettes cut out of paper with scissors by Mr. Cox and ilaxhed by means of a project- ing machine on a back curtain. The work is clever. Cox's line of talk la good. The "company" Is a girl. Harry Walters, a comedian with old and quggestive Jokes, was sec- ond, and while he has a certain value for this house, there are few places that he could make good. Niles Marsh and Co.. third, is a fe- male impersonator with a pianist: a nicely mounted act. He sings high-grade songs and possesses a freak voice, loud rather than pretty, 8::oring with such numbers as Tostl's "Goodbye." His finish is a travesty on Galli Curci, which seemed to strike the audience as very funny. Ross and Clarke, fourth, Jew comic and straight, present mate- rial selected from fully a hundred acts, it would seem, and evidenced good memories and perfect endur- ance. The Forbes Kids, two boys about 14; two girls, possibly II and 12, ^nd a smaller boy, possibly eight, closed the show with a nice feature act for small time. The quintette dances ensemble and does solo work. The two larger boys shine in Russian steps. One girl docs some excellent high kicking. Two of the boys have a song num- ber and the small boy provides a few laughs. The act is nicely ar- A. P. Brentlinger, formerly head of the Consolidated Circuit of Thea- tres in Indiana, is suffering from a stroke of paralysis at his home in IndianapoliSk Herman J. Arnold, one of the les- sees of the Lyric, Vincennes, four years ago, has been installed by the Wllkeraon-Lyons Enterprises, own- ers of the Pantheon and Lyric, as manager. Vaudeville Friday, Sat- tirday and- Sunday. _ The Chicago Press Club has moved headquarters from the Ash- land block to 168 West Adams street A. Milo Bennett, theatrical agent. Is vice-president of this or- ganization. Boyle Woolfolk has returned to his duties as booker at the Western Vaudeville Managers' Association after a vacation, and Lillian Qorlin, his secretary, is now enjoyinjg her summer vacation. ago, for years was the leading amusement place of Indiana. The lesuie was purchased several months ago by the Hook Holding Co., composed of local capitalists, from Byron C. Young, receiver for Fred Bonnlfleld and Glenn E. Black, for .a^ consideration said to be ap- proximately $19,000. It Is under- stood the new corporation got the lease for about the same consider- ation. Total rentals for the 99-year period will be around $(,000,000, to be paid to Fred BL Dickson and Henry M. Talbott, fee slinple- owners. -Wrecking will not start untii the, spring of 1924. according to Grune- berg, Jr. ^ ^'^ '.: Theatrical circles were surprised last week when the state Indus- J ' iBOOK'sTklf! I J WELDON.WIllIAMS&lICK FORT SMITH, ARK. STAGE and SCREEN STARS MIDNIGHT WATER CARNIVAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF :_ .,' ,^ New York Theatrical Hospital TUESDAY NIGirr, JULY 31,1923,11:45 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SWIMMING POOL . Admission $1.00—Box Seats $3.00 Tickets on Sale Everywhere , The R'lalto this week offers a fairly entertaining bill. Although "Hollywood Frolics" is billed as a feature attraction it fell far short of having any real merit The title has nothing to do with the act. composed of four girls and a man. Three of the girls dance, but offer nothing new or difficult; the other girl plays the piano and the violin; the man does an acrobatic dance and plays the saxophone. It is not even a "flash" act. Must be traveling on its name. Marlette's Manikins open the show, contributing enough comedy to give the bill a good start. Lqu and Grace Harvey on second sing special songs and did fairly well. Orvllle Stamm in feats of stffensth followed. Stamm still carries his big bulldog, which works with him, furnishing some comedy. The flir- tation act offered by Brown and Rogers, man and girl, came In for laughs. The couple work well to- gether and get all there is out of their nonsense. Harry White de- livered his monolog on marriage and pleased. "Hollywood Frolics" did not get much applause, due to the fact, no doubt, to an over-ad- vertlaed feature. It took Vine and Temple only a few seconds to get the audience, and they held them to the flnlsh. The Wills Gilbert trio was the closing act. Two men do some very good acrobatic stunts, while the woman in the act plays a cornet solo. FRENCH 8HOE8 For 0« and Off 8tos« S»Mwn •fSilMl Vain* West 45th St, at Ho. 154 TbM. Bat. B'WM rad Ctk 4*«. Opa Lg trial department prosecuted Charl Berkell. manager of the Ora Players at English's, for permltti Betty Claire Richardson, sir. ' granddaughter, to appear In the of "Daddies" the-week previous. Berkell paid a f2S 4ne and the oident was closed. Ti> >. HciS.a,T Morris. Julia Hoyt aiA Julia McMahon joined the StUMt Walker company in "Peter Ibb<i^ son" this week. Mr. Morris has U#^ title role ^^ wood: ••i.'-' ■y WOODSOM Don't «»>•,. ••-? -J INDIANAPOLIS By VOLNEY B. FOWLER MURAT—"Peter Ibbetson." Stuart Walker company. ENGLISH'S—"M7 Lady Friends." Grand Players. "The Birth of a Nation," second week at Lyric. 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