Variety (October 1923)

Thursday, October 11,1923 NEW SHOWS THIS WEEX^ VARIETY r'-^.W' S0 ■MiM of « highbrow iecms "to be 'Sucafed beyond its mentit cap-, SiJy'' The crowd at this theatref kucbed when Cunnlnghanj at- t^pted to get gerloua In bis "con- Slence stricken" nupiber. Plain hoke Is not so bad but melodramatic Soke taxes an audience's patience ind tickles their sense of the SdiculOus. Howev«r the turn scored rtlcely due to tho couple's good Sriglng voices, tho work of their Sx-plece band and chiefly to the re- iarkable stepping of the dusky Sttle pair who assist and cop all re honors, a state of affairs which > Mcmed at this performance to cause "ithe principals considerable chagrin. LESGHEZZI AcrcWitic I Min*.; Full Stags Two French youths who have no I peer In the art of hand to hana_ and * bead to head balancing. Though -they lack the finesse in stage man- nerism that similar acts possess after becoming acclimated here they make up this deficleBcy with Ml exceptional fast routine. ;The understander Is a medium ilzed. stocky youth while the other li rather JuvenlUe In appearance of the same height but .not physically matured. Their opening consists of ground tumbling and gynmastlc fMts to allow the boys to warm up Jitter this hand to hand work is Indulged in which leads up to a / trick of head to head balancing. In ' this feat the top mounter balances • long pole and twirls It around -With his toes while the understander stoops to a .sitting and then lying posture and rises again. He also does this same feat with a hand to band trick and one hand balancing strr with the top mounter balanc- ing from the head and being rotated around as the understander moves about the floor. Then fdr the con- i» eluding tricfi. a hand to hand feat, K the understander lies flat on his back and execute.^? five complete turn overs of his body completing ^"the stunt by drawing the rigid r figure of his partner directly over '» the ceoter of his back, turning a itj^omersault and arising" for the ^ llhleh. ■yVTlat looked like a bit of ^^.^lUng on the .fourth turnover "proved to be realistic as the man ^ was exhausted frotn the we'lght he ^;. had to, support at the finish. ly The'turn looks like a .sure fire opener .or closer ^pr ths big ,tlme bouses, as It will get deserved com- flCDdation In either position. tyONS and KYLE -T Dances and Songs * v ^ ^ I. Mins.; On* (Special) This team apparently started With the intention of get^/igsome- ' jhlng a little different ttom the run •f jnan and woman straight dance acts liut seemed to have lost heart, after the opening numier. They begin with a hokum entrance but In misfit clothing and boke make- Vp. A song and dance In this at- ( thrs is done and tb« rest of the act ' ^ dellveredtwith the man Are!;sed Straight, In tuxedo, and the girl In •n abbreviated frock. The closing number has them both In clown .'■' costumes. !?/ Perhaps It Is Just as wp1\ that i> they left out the rest of the ^ kekum, for there's an overdose of '■ mch 'acts. The dance work is mostly ^;" lap and eccentric. They work hard .but lack the ability to make any- k thing but the small time. IX 'JEROME and ALBERTS Piano, Songs and Banjo 'IS Mint.; One •Ird St. Two young fellows who look as If they had worked n a cabaret, one playing piano accompaniments and the other singing. The singer also Wrums a tenor banjo for a number. The boys need stage experience. They play and sing ^1 right, but they'll have to learn the little tricks •f selling their stuff. And the best place for that Is the minor leagues «f vaudeville, with an apprentice period of say a year or so doing a few shows dally. No school like **>at of experience. BcU. bhis next week HART and KERN tinging and Talking 2? Mins.J One !3rd St. Man and woman in i-lnging and talking skit. Man docs book agent With fiy gab that goes with charac- ter, iio handles it well. Woman Is foil for comedy talk, making accept- *ble gfi-alght. She hns agreeable ▼olce and man good tenor. The Voices blend nicely In harmony •tuff. There's a special drop showing eottage for atmosphere, woman supi j^P«fedlir. being, vooal teaehen , Act classes nicely for No. 2 In the •op bouses. fitV (Continued froia page 29) Id half OI(a Kane Co Queens of Harmony SANDC8KV, O. Bandiuki If lat halt Ireona Halla Rev Lavln* A Lavlna CUlnei A Perklni Wyton A Lowry Carmon a Brian SrB'OFIEU>, o. Revent Wei la a Lana Moor* a Bhy Talapbon* Tansia Bacbman'a Band 2d bait Moore a I,a8alla McNally a Aabton Bachman'a Band Stewart * Allan TOCN08TOWN, O. Puk (14) Jerrr a Olrla McNally a Aahton Campbal a Jacka'n KIbal a Carry Williams a SJfnn PANTAGES CIBCUIT TORONTO PantacM (IS-ll) Olbaon a Fries •Bernard a DeFaee Jed Dooley Co Holland Romanca •Al Oolem Co H.4MILT0N, CAM. Pnntacea (13-18) Joe Relchon B & L. Walton >Iarmon & tShndn Kvnna Merc St £ Mary Drew Co Vakska Suratt Co OIICAGO C'hatenu . Mann llroa Overboil & Toung Nat Cliick Haines Julia Curtis Aha Axiom :d halt Pelraina Nftda Norraln^ Fulton a UurUe LaFrance a Byron Myron Pcarle Co Downing & O'R'rke Willie Bros MINNEAPOLIS Pantases Paul Sydell Farrel a Hatch Arturo Bernardl Lucille & Cockle Watson SllBters Stanley Tripp ft M UINMIPEO Pantasca Mary Blank Co Harris a Holly Kd Blondell Co Jcnell ft RKa JtejyIlectioDs ^ BEGINA, CAN. Pnataces <I6-IT) (.Sams hill plays (Saskatoon (It-lO) Bill A Blondy Marguerite Q^ssler Mar Montgomerjr Rosa Wyss Co A Robins Rafaystte's Dogs EDMONTON, CAN. Fantacea Plantation Says ^ CAIiOAKT, CAM. Pantacea (16-17) J A H Shallda Julia BdWards EvMls A Wilson Saxton A Farrell Eddie Borden ' Elsje A Paulaeu SPOKANE P^taces (Sunday Opcnine) Diaz A Powers Geo ItAshay Ward & Roymond Midnight "MHrrlage Baker & Rogeru Prosper & Marct SEATTLE . Pnatacrs Tyella Co Taylor Jloward A T Oroy A Byroa Bonnie Naca Pnlllcs The Parkers TAN*" 'VEB, B.C. fai.tasea Nestor A Vincent F & O Hall Billy S H.all Nancy Fair sarafan »^' BEIXINGHAIl VandevUI* Rttter A Knapp Kelly A Wis* Shadowland Holland A O'DCS Kate A Wiley Joe Roberta - Poster Girl TACOMA Pantavrs Johnny Cllirk Carroll A Gorman Lillian Burkhardt Rhoda Brbshell Rucker A Perrin HadJl All PORTLAND, ORE. Pantasea Carlsons A Schroder Chaa Moratl Co Eileen Stanley Chapman Hall A Shapiro 30 rinks Toes TrsTel (Open week) Olga A Nlcholaa Hilly Weston Vine 'A Temple Lomas Troupe Manning A Hall SAN FRANCISCO Pantacea (Sunday Opening) Shmaroff ft ftonia Krylton Sis & Mack Wells A Eclalre 2 Robinson A Pierce I.yid 'of Tango Monroe A Oration LOR .yiGELES Pantas'i* Noel Lester Co Sullivan A Me.v.'rs Irving A Elvrood (Irani Gardner I'arson Revue Ccrvo A More SAN DIEGO Puitacea Rubble Gordona Oonroy A O'Donnell Hubbell'a BanW^ Rnlolt A Blton Hrimpton A Blake Hlll'a Circus ~ DBS MOINESk ■ PaBtasea Ghitaro Rudlnotr LaPetltte Rev _ oy a Arthur Cornell Leona A Z MKMPHIS Pantacea Corradlnas Anlmais Conn a Albert Dal ton A Craig Jack Strousa Yvelte Cuba Crntehfieid TOI.EDO -^ RWoll T>ee GlAddons Lewis A Brown O'Meara A Landl-' Marion Claire Night in Spain Boyd A Cantor L'U BE4CH, CAL. Put-cella A Ramsey Krans A Whlta Harry Seymour Harry Downing Co 3 Falcons Clay Crouch Co -^ Murray Llving^-ton Gordon & Healy Davis A McCoy SALT LAKE Pantoses Oen Pisano no. k A Stone Ruth Stonehouse TAYLOR AND BOBBE Talk and Songs 1S Mins.; On* City • A likeable mixed team.With a line of chatter, clowning and songs that will be sure-fire on tho l^edlum bills. Both come on for flirtation chatter that bunches gags and sips along. Mmi holds spot with comedy song while his partner Is making coe- ttime change. Both go Into a comedy double, clown again and exit with another double In which both do a snatch of dancing. Did nicely here In duece spot. LEVY and CROWELL SISTERS Musical 14 Mins.; Full Stage 23rd St. Man and four women. Man plays Mute, piccolo and saxophone, and women play piano, flutes, piccolo, sax and cello at times. It's straight musical offering with some likeable concerted stuff and capable soloing. Man and one of women are experts on flute and piccolo. Selections run range of operatic, standard and pop istnff. ■ For' the pop bouses It flt« In tiie iverage bills as a good number. Sen. Romeo A Polls Clark a O'Nell Dorothy Neilaon Co IMDIANAPOU8 I^rle > Winton Bros LaTella a Vokas Powell Bezeetta Folay A LaTura OOLtntBCB McBanns Major Rhoads Chas LI nd holm Co Qallerlnl Bis Warren a CVBrten Oautlar'a Toy Ataop DETROIT Bosent Laon a Mltala Zlska Connolly A rrandi P Howard A T Danes Qavoluttona Francis Renault Clifford A Gray Glenn A 'V«rdl 3 Madcapa Bway to Dlslaland Sidney; I.andflald Mikado Opara Co Qulnn A Caverly Barton Reuua OODBN, UTAH Wlltrc4 VuBola Wsbsr a BlUoU Bl Cota Bpsotaoular Sayaa OalUa THo Tom Olbboni DBNTBB PaaalBc Farad* OOU). SPRINGS Bams (H-17) (Same bill plays Fueblo tl-iO) lUnsalU a Gray Dobba Clark A D Alexandria Opara ' Jack Hadlay I Rtnaldo Jnllat DIka OMAHA, NKB. Warid (Satarday Opening) Prsvoat A Qoulet Hemtan A Brtacos Bd Radmood Co WESTEEN VAUDEVILLE cmoAoo AasatloaB •Time A Ward •Lea Maaon Co •Bermuda Bound •Toyama Bound (Olhera to fill) 2d half •Talman A Kerwin •H Walman A Deb (Othera to fill) Enclewood Carl Bmmy'a Pet* (Olhera to fill) Id half •Cullla A Clair* •Bermuda Bound (Othera to All) - Rcdil* K T Kuma Co Two Sternads -•(ieorge Mack •Out of Knickers Carson A WlUard (One to fill) 2d halt Cavana 3- Brown A Rogers^ 5 Sweethearts •Minneapoliyana (Two to fill) ^ Lincoln Sawyer A Eddy •Oullle A Claire Watts A Ringgold •Conn Downey A W .Seatlle Har Kings (One to nil) ta halt •Toyana Co Transfleld Sis •Faber A King ^Three to fill) MaJeaUi .4aytahr 'Jean Barrio* Blondes 4 •Stuart Scotch Rev Mllt Collin* Herberts Dogs (Others to Sll) ABBBDBEN, B. D. Orphaas* Marvelous Kirk* White A Button •Allergo Revue Classlqu* RL-MINGTON, ILL. Majestic cniTord Wayne "Co Klass A Brlinant Lew.,0*ymour Co ' 2d half .Tohnson A Baker, Pig Frisco* El Roy Sis Co CHUMPAtfiN, ILL. Orplieum Fivek A Claret Dave Roth •Harry--FjOiT Co Carson ft Wi;]ard (TWO to fl'.l) DECATUR, ILL. Emprraa Ji'linson A Baker^ Stone A^ Hayes EI Rov Sis Co 2d half Maxine ft Bobby Song Birds (One to (ID) FARGO, N.-B. Grand Marvelous Klr'K% White A Button •AlUrgo Revue Classlque gale»;B<;rg. ill. Orplieam Melroy bis l.eifter Blossom Heath En 2d halt ■ The Seebaclia •Einil R Demarest QR'D ISLAND, N. MaJcsUe . (14) H A L Zolgler Hayden Goodwin R Dameral A Vail ,)OIJET, lU. Orpbenm Rumsey'* Canariei* Alexander A Fields Earl A Rial Rev id halt Melody Land Espe a Dutton (One to fill) JOPIXN. MO. Blartrio I..eoranrd a Barrett Stanley a MrNabb 2d halt Ftlne Trio Gio Stanley A Wa R'NS'B OITT, BAN. Kleetri* •Rosa R«T Harry RappI 2d half Fein A Tannyaon (One U ail) K'NBAS CTTT, MO. OI*b« Leonard A Oerm'ne Arthur Jarrvtt Co Fred Iitwls (Two to fill) ^ M halt Tk* Newmans Barron a Oayl'd Co Mack a Stanton (Two t* fill) I.BATBNBWTH Orphamsi Tba Kswman* Harron a Oayl'd Co Mack a Stanton Uttic Pipltax C* (Ona t* fill) UNCour. mm. libcrtr. Damar*l A Vail R a li Zatglar Rayden Q'dwin A R lACcat* A Boname (Ona to fill) Id half The Crawford* Cook A Vamon Dealey 81* Co Bekart A Francis (Ona to fill) litADIBON, WIS. Orphean* Wheeler S Foxirorth A Francla •Now and "Mien, Alexander A Etm're •B BhsrwoodU B'd eOna to fill) Id halt Bwain* Animals Tllyou A Rogers Thank To* Doctor Bdwln Goorga D Tressls Band (One to fill) ■fLWACHEE MaJ**tl« Two Davey* 'John Gelger Doubt Walmsey A Keating Lambert A Fish Westbn's Models (Two to fill) ■ MINNBAPOUB Tth Btrset Frank Sidney Co Margaret A Morrell Johnny Murphy Blue Cloud A Band Baail A Keller ( Pltrowas (One to All) PEORIA. ILL. Palae* Rose A Dell Janet of France Espe A Dutton Melody Land (One to fill) 2d halt Kennedy A Davis H.Stoddard Band Stoils A Hay* Lohss A Sterling • (One to fill) «)uiM(rr, <nx. Orphcwna The Seebacks •Emil Demarest Primrose Minstrels 2d tialt . Melroy Sis . Lester Blossom Heath En RACINE. WIS. Rlalt« Two Stemards Al,'i>indar A Fields K T Kuma C* (Two to au) RocKFOkD, nx. Patoet . Swain* AnlAl* Tilyou a Rogers Thank Too Doctor Edwin Osorg* D Tressi* Band (One t<L fill) 2d half Wheeler I Foxworth a Franc's •Now and Then Alexander A Elm're •Shcrwood'a Band (One to fill) ST. JOB, MO. BIcetrIa Harpland Warden A Burt relet Troup* (On* to fill) id Halt Wonder fleal Stanley A McNab The LeOroha (On* to fill) ST. LOOS Cdnmbla Act Beautiful Argo A Virginia Ray Conlln Kent A Allen Williams A Clark I Lcland* Orand Lament Cockatoos Musical Lunda •I Senator* In Wrong Bob Willi* (Oth*rs to fiU) ■O. BBND. IND. Palaea *Tk* MtCrays Tabor * Or*«B psndsr Trouv* (Two to fill) Id halt Ramsay'* Pet* (Pour to fill) BPB'OVLD, ILL. Eloctri* Btin* I Geo Stanley 81* id half Leonard A Barnett (On* to nil) Majeatt* FIveck A Claret Clayton A Lennle H Stoddard Band (Threa to fill) fd half . i Melvin Broi (Olhera to fill) TERRE HAUTE, Hippodrome Curtis' Friends Dot* Rotk Harry Fab*r <Ja Frls* A Wll*on (Two to fill) Id halt 'Victoria a Dupny Tabor A Green •Billy Houa* Co Barr Twins (Two to fill) TOPEKA, KAN. Novelty Tba Newmans Herron A Oayld Co Mack A Stanton Llttl* Plplfax Co (One to flU) id halt Harry RappI War<12« A Burtt Petet Troupe (Two to fill) INTERSTATE CIBCUIT DALLAS Hsimtl* Oarclnetll Broa Barrett A Cunssn Gordon A Rica Ethel McDonough Morion A Glass Swor a Conroy Gattlson Jones Co FORT SMITH ■ Jol* 2d half Ward A Dooley Brown A lAvelle Norwood A Hall JImmie Luca* Bert Levy FOBT WORTH Majeatle Lea Splendida B A J Crelghton Olga Fetrova Newhotf A Fhelpa Ivy Co Ann Code* HOUSTON ltIaJe*Ue LAB Ureyer Bayea A Speck Burke Walsh A N Ernest HIatt McCart A Bradford Weaver tiros Making lbs Movies • LITTLE ROCK Majestic Ward A Dooley Jlmmle Lucas Show on Norwood A Hall Bert Levy 2d half W Karbe A Girlie oray A Harvey H'Carthy A Sternad Barber A Jackson Walter Manthay Co OKLAHOMA CITY Orpbenm (Tula* City split) 1st half Alex Broa A Evelyn Thornton A Squires North A Halllday Jans A Whalen Loulaa Dowers Co BAN ANTONIO MajMtIo ':<' Fsynes . :<ick a Dunlop Valda Debell a Walters 4 Rublnl Bis Harry Roao Bon Dodger TCIilA, OKLA. Orphcnm (Okla. City spill) 1st half Raw Roberta Miller A Feara Rogera A Allen Pinto A Boyle Biz Musical Nosse* WICHITA Orpheom Three Whirlwinds Orrln A Drew 60 Miles f'm B'way Hawthorns A Cook LasOrohs 2d half Llttl* Plplfix Co Eddie Nelson Arthur Jarrett C* McLallen A Sarih Billis Shaw Co Town's TaJkln*," |«S0 at tb« BlJou: "Children of th« Moon," t3tl at the Comedy: "Good Old Days," $320.50 at trie Broadhurst; "CThlcken Peed," t47t at the Little; "What's Tour Wife Doing," $197 at the 49th Street, which yras low. "The* Changelings" played a spe- cial matinee Monday at the Henry Miller, gettlnr $600. which Is In- cluded in the total above. "Poppy," at the Apollo, which Is to play a special matinee Oct. 16; "Little Miss Bltle- beard's" special afternoon will be held Oct. 16, while "Casanova," which will contribute likewise on the afternoon of Oct. 19. "The Jolly Uoger" at the National was listed for a special performance Sunday night, but at six o'clock the sale was so poor the show was called oft. No Indentation of the business In the vaudeville or Sunday concert theatres were felt-throUKh thft.many benefit iierformancea along Broad- way. Some curiosity was aroused at the showing as partlaHy Indicative of the feeling of New York towartl Sunday legit perfoamances. UP-STATE TAX JAM (Continued from page 1) of an extensive investigation con- ducted by the Internal RevenBe De- partment, whlah found much false manipulation of returns and under- stating ot the number of achnts- slons sold on- the part of several BufTalo houses. - The Carver-Van Wise case, for- merly operating the Empire, Buf- falo, is also Implicated. It Is charged that more than $10,000 In taxes was appcopriatcd by thla house. '" John Alan Hamilton, chief of the department, stated there had been actual misappropriation of funds In sevetr^l cases, and that in one the books had been totally destroyed, so that'{^e accounts had to, be reconC structcd by the revenue agente from fetxprds furnished t)y the^rlnters of theatre tickets. The Mozart, Elm Ira, wai-also up for consideration by the grartid Jury, but It Is reported that .the case was no-billed. . BENEFITS-^lELD $21,7«7 (Continued from page 1) aid from the agency stands in the hotels, while a lair draw from the Sunday night crowds along Broad- way resulted in some attractions reaching better totals than bad been anticipated. No premiums were ciiarged by the brokers nor did war tax attain. The performances were hWd In 10 theatres. There were a totaL of 47 attractions on the Broadway list and the balance merely dropped tho bcnefloi without cxplan.-rtlon. One special maflnee was held Monday and with the three yet to come tho number of legitimate theatres on Broadway participating counted about 60 per cent, of the total. So far as known, there were no benefit shows In legitimate houses outside of New Tork. Tho musical shows easily topped the benefit list, "Greenwich Village Follies," at the Winter Garden, get- ting $3,936.60. "Wlldflowcr" got $2,267 at the Casino, while "Helen of Troy, New York," was low with $751. "Seventh Heaven," at the Booth, led the non-muslcals by a wide mar- gin, pulling $1,737 at a $3.60 top, that attraction being the only one to charge extra prices for the beneflt, though several others used the Sat- urday night scale. "In Love With Love" got $1,096.60 at the KHz, with "Tarnish" running nex^t at $1,084, capacity at the small Belmont. "Mary, Mary, Quite Contnary" drew $843 50 at the Belasco; "Bed Light Annie," $950.60 at the Morosco; "Two Fellows and a Girl," $961 at the V^nderbllt; "Woman on the Jury," $511 at the Elllnge; "Chajns," $687 at the Playhouse; "Zeno," $i7$.60, at the 48th Street; "Whole NEW GARDEN BASIS (Continued from page*^) classed as a nine-performance the- atre, the only one of Its kind so far as Equity regulations are concerned. It was explained at the time Broad- way attractions were established on an glgbt-performance basis as con- •tituUng a week; that the Garden had -always run three matinees weekly, and that It was the "cus- tom of the hottse." QOLD MINE IN BEAUTIES.,.. (Continued ^o|n page 1) ^ ' next yearUi contest at Atlantis City, Audiences, however, seem to eat up the act. probab^ because Miss Bt. Louis is one of the prettiest and most ahap^y of the contestants. "Mlsa Philadelphia" (Marlon Green) is also appearing In ail tho local TBUdevlile theatres, and, both are getting extensive publicity ki the dailies -which would never b» Iktended to 'professional talent. BJvery week, they are advertised aa making exchange "courtesy" visits from one theatre to another. The wiseacres here are crediting Nlxon- NlrdllBger with one of ihi shrewdt > est and most successful- coups, theatvlcally . speaking, of recent years here. V "POTTEES" AND AUSPICES* (Continued from.page 1} stories are really one-act plays dealing with the experiences of the Potter family. * The play will shortly open In Bal- timore, where It will be presented under the nueplces of the Baltimore 'IBun," one of the subscribers to "The Potters" series. Its presenta- tion In other stands will likewise be Under the sponsorship of dalllea similarly taking the syndicated stories, and it Is therefore expected the attraction Will be able to "Vlay on the road successfully without a New York reputation. It nlM, however, be brought to Broadway soon with the support ot the newripapers cotinted on at any time the show goes on' tour. "Tbo Potters" Is episodic. There are !• scenes with 12 different sets." '--^ ii * BEFUSE MAUDE ADAMS (Continiica from page 1) In directing before the camera. Each of the distributors suggested a director, but this offer also was declined by Miss Adams. Maude Adams hoe never appeared before the camera for a moving pic- ture nor has her name been directly connected with one. I ■.IS NICOLE VEBY BUSY , , (Continued from page 2) ^ "turns native," At a, frequented tavern by French soldiers Julien recognizes Nicole and pAMslonately declares his love. Weariness and pity cause the girl to promise to give herself to the sergeant but* Henri, who has been on a constant search, discovers her In time to take her back to France before Jullen's return. Henri and Nicole, marry but Julien, now a deserter, follows to Paris because of her promise to be- come his mistress. Impressed by the soldier's unconsolilble grief and desertion, Nicole elopes , :th him but soon repents and returns home where Julien commits Bulclde be- neath her window while the dis- tracted Henri gives hi" p.nrdon. Vera Scrniiie in Nicole, alav* to Impulse (wlilrh the title of the piece signified!) while Rollan plays tho tolerant Hfnrl. Alcover Rule is the soldier, Julli>n. An outstanding scene Is that of thp, , sccp;i^| act of tfie Oriental tavern Inh/ibitefl by Xrnli d^ncefs and colonial Irouprs. It was a reaJ- istie blu