Variety (March 1924)

VARIETY Wednesday. March 5, 1824 Blossom Seoley never did bpttor ttian sho did at the I'ltlace .Sunday mfternoon. wluin she wus the sen.sa- llon of a stroiiK bill. She appears In what la practically hor "MihH Byncopatlon" at-t, altliuUKli there are new songs, and it i.s not billed under that title. Other Important fcMtur(>s ©f tha current bill are Catherine Calvert, a star of both staRc ami screen, in "The r<a.st U.-iiniuet " a sketch by HaroM Selnuui, Mnie. Cal- liope Chari.s.si and her tin iliiltlnn. and Charles I'tircell. tho iniisiial comedy star. With thcne four num- bers to draw attention t.) the bill, aii'l Joe UrowniiiK, late of "tireenwicli Villago Kollies." and .MarK'wet Iiviik; and George Moore to Kivo valuable assistance triTci a oomciiy standpoint the pre.sent week's iin^gram ranks up t.) the usual standard. The Yong Wontj Ilrother.^j open the ahow with a Chinese offerini;, whirh ranks with the best, and whieh li,is some contortion stunts of a lad wlnle balanclnB on the hands and hciil of a man which are exei ptiunal. The little fellow not only .'^hines out of lus own perfoi tuanee, but !.■< piimniutit In many other p.irts of the routine. liuntinK .and l''i'aiiri.s li ive .snaiid place with a .skit in a photoKrapher'.s studio, which has lots of bright com- edy talk, and which is further en- livened by the excellent daiicins of Tony Hunting and the .sini;in« and juitar playinK of Miss I'Vancis. Mme. Charis.oi and her ten chil- dren score .strongly, but it is pos.sii^lc that the interest in this vaudeville family counts nn^rt^jn their .«ucc.ss than the performance itself, which is dancinf: of the Greek onler. Charles I'urcell. thouKh a new- comer In vau(b'ville, was known to the ralace audience through his work In musical comedy, as the applause which Kreeted his Intro- ductory sonK reviewinc; his p.ist per- formances In this line proved. He l.-i assisted by Harry Stover at piano. and has a long act, thouRh never overstaying his welcome. His remli- tlon of an oper.i number, first In Italian, then in KtiRlish. and llnally In American jazz, and his simu'itig of "Dirty KaciV stood out In his reper- toire, nlthouch the drunk number was very well received. Catherine Calvert is assisted by Kdward Karrell. Glen White. Itobert )ioss, Kos.ilie Wincntt and r.e.ssie Hurt in a sketch which Ins a novelty touch. Inasmuch as she Is tellinR a Btory, and the sc^nn chaoses to a year before, wh' h it Is acted. The sketch gives Mus Cilvert spleiulid oiijiortunity and =hc takes full ad ■ v.intai?© of it. Mart^.iret Irvine; and C!i org'.- Moore provide an interlihle of comcdv t.ilk with Miss Irving singing .and dancing a little. It is dandy entertainment of its kind. . s Miss Irving is charm- ing and Mr. Moore a splendi ' come- dian. lilossom Seeley, with Bcnnio Fields as her mii,4t important associate, and \Varner Gault .singing and Charles Thoriie at pi.ino, held the audience 4C inliiutes iuid 'ie\ eloped the best headline quality act th- she has ever olTcriMl. She joneluded the act proi>er with su<-h applause that she u.is forced to do an encore which I'oiisisted of three song", with the tha comedian works so hard that It la almost Imposslbla to reolst him and the team finished well. T^mmy Toner and company In a skit In which Toner has oppor- tunity to creata laughs, takes on Interest through novel touches and owing to the quiet comedy methods of the featured artist. .?weet Sixteen," with Carl P'let- cher featured ,nnd Kuby Howard named among others of the cast, is a musical comedy skit above the average of lU kind. Kletchor's CORRESPONDENCE this ' issua at Variaty ara The cities undai Correspondence in as follows, and on oaaes: ROOKLYN 30 BUFFALO 28 CHICAGO 28 INDIANAPOLIS 28 KANSAS CITY 35 SYRACUSE LOS ANGELES 30 WASHINGTON 35 NEW ORLEANS 30 OAKLAND 35 SAN FRANCISCO 35 35 man Houaa management to t&ke ovar tha property on which tha Powera theatre la located- The leasa on that property held br Pow- ers has still three years to run by the hotel people who want to build this summer. The agreement will turn the theatre over to tha 9bar- raan people on May 1. The Capitol theatre at Manitowoc, Witt., which has been operated by Ascher Brothers, of Chicago, has passed to the control of the local company owning the building. With the change of management Acker- man and H.irrls v.iudeville has been discontinued and the Carrell book- ings Installed again. BUFFALO ^ THEATRICAL SHOES Sliort V»mp fer Ht«f» inil Sirc'»i 1TAI.I.\N T()F. D.AMINH .SI.IITK.K.S OPKRA IIOSK. AM> TIfillTS Mall Or.leri Ullsil ITr.Tillillj Send for ITIc* l.l«l Chicago Theatrical Shoe Co. 33* $outli Wabllli Avi.. CMion M O N T A R T R E C A F A Rendezvous for the Rec- reation of the Performer Best Food in Town _ POPULAR PRICES Kiitorttilniiicnl .'^uprfme lULES BUrFANO 4 ORCHESTRA. FRANK LIBUSE. RUTH ETTINO. DANCING HUMI'HREYS. TCO LEARY. and othen. Come Over and Bring Your Friends to Broadway & Lawrence CHICAGO piano accordionist fron. the Oriole oiiiiestr.i at Kdgew.iter Ueach Hotel li uniig with her m the linal nuin- licr. Slie sang many numbers of v.iiioiis types, ranging from jazz to ballads and char.icter songs, and governed her :ict in such a way a-s tf) nial;e it highly duelling. ,)oe drownings "Timely Sermon" lilled next 10 t-lositig position capi- tallv with a line of talk which caused freiiuent outbursts of laughter and ci.iiiedy Songs, cleverly writti i and well delivered. The l''our Americ.in Aces and a Queen, a casting act, with -Koy l.ukcn. IViul l^ondon. tieorge Uon- v.ird, I'M I'aruuet and Annette Uich- ard. closed the .show, with the girl llyer being the strongest point of novelty in an admirable number of the kind. The Majestic bill for this week buns toward d.inciiig pretty strong- ly but not enough to delr.ict from the merit of the show. I.ev\- Can- tor's ".-^wet Si.Mccn" Is practically a daiK iiig act. Mile. Ivy i« set forth .IS the ch.impion endurance toe dancer, \iclorii and Uupree 4iave an act which has .a great de.il of <lat;cing tlavor tliough it Is rc.illv acrobatic, the Parisian Trio includes athletic d incliig in Its rou- tine, the I'oiir of i;s. a male quar- let. has a niimlier about dancing :n which all four step out, and .leaii-tte Chibls. though a singing comedienne, has a d.ince in her .let * The railsi.in Trio opened the lirst show .s»iii.lay w'ilh furniture Jim.'-',ling. alhb-tii: d iiicing, drawing of I'ii-tures and msMumental niu«lc, offering diveisili.jd entertainment uhicli, pleaded. .leanette CliiMs, who recently opened In the mid-we.st. coming fimii the east, scored with char- :iricr .-iii.l rag songs and a dance iiumlier, putting her numbers across I the footl;.Alils efrectively ami re- newing interest in "single women" .icts wliii'h have been tscarce out :his w.iy for a .■reason or two. .1.1. |< 'Tr:iinor and coinp.any In llflp" Is .1 .skelih in which a rase,illy o.'d biisiicss man tries to Ilirt with ;;iiis wllo .apply for po- sitions as his scirelary. It main t.iiiip, Interest through Its treatmen laughing song Is a strong feature. .Miss Howard's diUicing is enjoy- able and there Is a 3-man d.incing specialty to further enli\en the number. The Four of Us, a male quartet, not only sings harmony songs nicely but has novelty In harmimica play- ing, dancing in one number, and a new yodel song .with a comedy touch. Mile. Ivy opens her act with mo- tion pictures showing a three-mile walk on her toes from the Majestic theatre at Dallas. Texas, and then appears In person with an asso- ciate dancer and a pianist, closing the first show nicely but having a better spot on other shows for the week. S.isohell and Gelse, singers, and Victoria and Dupree, which looks like It meant to be society dancing but develops some fast Ar.ibian tumbling, were early acts of the second show of the week. The Knglewood Orpheum .Ir. Is doing a good business and the bill seen there the last halt of last week was thoroughly satisfactory enter- t.iinment. Harry Hryan Is nianag ing the Knglewood. Lester, i-iell and Griffin, just from .a winter circus which has been touring Michigan cities, opened the show with a comedy acrobatic num- ber of average entertainment of Us kind but created little enthusiasm. Knox and Inman (New Acts) fol- lowed, filling second position s.atla- factorily. Musicland, a new act iiniler the direction of Gene Oliver, a singing girl jazz band, was stiiiteJ for room working In three and at further dl.sadvantage as the saxo- phonist, who participates In many of the singing numbers, was out of the act. Considering the necessary rearrangement of the routine, the act did very well. The pianist .and <lrum- mer stood out partlcul.arly, though I he Imitation of her Instrument by the violinist and the 'cello solo brought merited applause. May and Kllduff, doing an act In which an old rube and an fild m.ald .ire characterized, with singing and burlesfiuo d:inclng In addition to a line of comedy talk, created laughter. " j The Four of Us, a splendid male of a phise of life. .lack Trainer is .ilwiys good In ro'es like this .ind h.i.s a fiiiiy cicvor supporting compai'j . T.\ler and CroiUis h.id S'une little diilicMilty in gelting the amlietu-e In Iirop r iiumor ,it the 'Irst show, but '^ELI," The Jeweler TO THE PROFESSION. Special Discount to Performers WHEN IN CHICAGO State-Lake Theatre Bldg., Ground Floor /!= CHICAGO OFFICES AMERICA'S REPRESENTATIVE MUSIC PUBLISHERS (luartetfo, which scores with Its h.ar mony singing without any solo num- bers and has comedy, harmonica I>l.'iying and dancing bits for nov- eltv. occupied next to closing posl- lion to advantage. Brenghk's Golden Horse closed the show .ami Is a not- ■iblo offering of the kind in which ,1 wom.in and a horse, both bronzed, strike various poses and hold them long enough to make It remarkable. LEO FEIST, Inc. ROCCO VOCCO, Man.nger 167 N. Clark St., opp. Hotel Sherman riionii Ueurhiini 610S FORSTER. MUSIC PUBLISHER, Ino. -40HNNY FINK, Managor Promo- tional Department . ■ 236 South Wabash Ava. rti»ii« Kurrixou bS.'VS JACK MILLS, Inc. ROY THORNTON, Manager Suite 5?. No. 119 North Clark St., rtionr Drurborn '.'108 JEROME H. REMICK & CO. J. B. KALVER, Manager EDDIE LEWIS, Asst. Manager 634 State-Lake Building Phonixi: Crnlral imn uoil Urarbom 042* SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & CO. JOE MANNE, Manager Cohan's Grand Opera House Bldg. I'hDiir Driirlioni ,SI7X WATERSON, BERLIN & SNYDER CO. FRANK CLARK, Manager 81 W. Randolph St. I'huo* ILonJulvb Saoi "Oberammergau" exposition, which Is being held by the I'asslon Flay- ers at the Coliseum, will leave Chi- cago with a net profit of $f>n.non. Tills was derived from the admis- sions and articles which were sold by the exhibitors. The affilr was In charge of Wllllem R. Murlock and C. 3. Humphrey. Irmay Grebel. a chorus girl with "Topsy and Rva" at the .Selywn. was taken from the show recently by Tom Wilkes and sent to his I.os .•\ngeles stock company to play small parts. She arrived there and, after the opening performance, w.-is stricken with appendicitis, taken to a ho.spltal and operated upon. The T^nlted Masonic Temple com mlttee exercised their oiiflon on the Colonial theatre site and ndjoining property hy making the final pay- ment required In advance on the o' 'Porty to Harry J, Powers, .Satur- day. - The lease of 1JT years on th's Iiropnrtv will he turned over to the committee hy I'owers about March IS. The Masons will take posses- sion of the property Mav 1. and .^tart btilldlnn the new IS.000.000 e.lince and theatre. Powers also expects Tats this week to close a deal with the Sher- By SIDNEY BURTON MAJKSTIC—"Able'a Irish Rose." 5lh week. Cai)a< ilv. l^UlHRnT TKCk -"Chauve-Sou- ris." Moderate. "Folly I'referred" next. HIPP—"Pied Piper Malone." I.AFAYKTTK- -.Mothcns-ln-Liaw." I,OK\V'.S - "tJeo Washington, .Ir." GAYKTV iColumbl;i) —".Monkey Shines." GAHOKX (Miitu.il). A(^.\1)K.MV Furlesque and pic- tures •'.Vbic's Irish Rose" showed to al- most Jl.'i.OOO at the Majestic for the fourth week of its local run. Husl- iiess was virtual capacity, the only we.ikness develo|)ing Monday and Wednesday nights, with about half a dozen rows emjity at the rear of the orchestra. "Partners -Again." at the Teck, drew mildly the first half of the week, with "Irene" (D.ale Win- ter) registering zero the Last half. This week marks the beginning of the Hussian invasion locally. "Ch.auvc-Soiiris" at the Teck and the Kussian Art Co. headlinging al Shea's. Will Sterrett. formerly assistant manager of the Teck. was this week appointed manager of the I'layhouse. after a years absence from the local rlalto. The Playhouse, formerly the Allend<ale. is now the home of the Puffalo Players. Between Player productions the house Is presenting concert, lecture and art features. "R. IT. R.," the Kapec. will be pre- sented hy the P.ulTalo Players next month for its fifth production of the current season. Fric fnowden re- mains as director. INDIANAPOLIS By VOLNEY B. FOWLER MFKAT--Amateurs, first half. "Itombo" last h.alf. ICN'GI.ISirS-D.ark. CAPITAL—"Ha ppy-Go-Lucky." A new wrinkle In blue law agi- tation has been sprung at Kokomo, Ind., a city of 30,000, where Sunday shows have nourished for several years. Following a big revival meeting ministers read to the city council and urged adoption of an ordinance which would prohlt)lt Sunday movie theatre operation by requiring the- atres to take out licenses which would permit them to bo open only six days a week. Mayor James Murrows Indorsed the movement. The council has not acted. to producers gtvlnK It tha go-by o« account of oad experlencea at tha box ofllce last year, but it looks am If they were trying to dump nrst- class attractions in all at once tha week of March Jl. Witness thes* competitive bookings in tha tw« Khubert controlled houses: B^rst half, Lenore Ulric In "Klki" at Kng. Ilsh's and Raymond Hitchcock !■ "The Old Soak" at the Murat. Last half. Rd Wynn In "The Perfect Pool" at English's and Ethel Barrymora In "The Laughing LAdy" at tha MuraL The photoplay Indorsers print in their monthly bulletin this notice: "The Indorsers of Photoplays have no jurisdiction whatsoever over prices of pictures nor the authority to book pictures, and all information such as this can be obtained by writinjr direct to the exchange whose name appears after the picture." The indorsers are a body of club women who oppose censorship and work for good films by recommend, ing worthy pictures and ignoring bad. .Vic Amusement Co. Crawfords- ville. Ind., h.is filed prelimin.ary <-t-r. till ate of dissolution with the sec- seta ry of stale. Strike of musicians, operators and stage employes of the Lincoln .Square, Manhattan, C!em, Irving. I.enwood and G.iyety theatres, all F. J. Hembusi'h movie and movle- vaude houses in Indianapolis, has been settled. The walk-out came when, according to the union offi- cials, Itembiisch lefused to employ five musicians at the Lincoln Square, as they contended a con- tract called for. The management contended house receipts did not warrant five inu.sicians. ITnder agreement reached the quintet will be used when musical comedy or vaudeville are on !ho bill. Just now stock Is the bill and no orchestra Is required. The union agreed to this, it Is said. Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays will hold their annual meeting at the Claypool llot.l, Indlanapoll.^, April ,1-4. Mrs. Uloomfield Moore, 280 Hurgess avenue, Indianapolis, Is In <harge of convention information. Mrs. J. Francis Ako. Indianapolis, Is secretary of the Indorsers. Charles Mercer of Indlanatiolis has org.anized the l.,incoln Players, who will appe.ir in stock for a ::ea- son .at the Lincoln Square. "Tha Halloon Girl" was the opening bill. Sara Frances Haynes and Tom Coyle had the leads. Rnglish's. Murat's and Keith's, the three major theatres, will have stock companies this summer. Manager C. Uoltare Kggleston, of Keith's, confirmed the rumor th.at the big time v.aude \^'Ould have repertoire, beginning probably some time in May. Keith's was dark last sum- mer. Constantin PakalelnihofT. former director of Huasian opera, became director of the Clrcld Theatre or- chestra Sunday. He ^rved In tha Kussian army in the world War. He came to IndLanapoUs as gue.st condtictor of the Circle musicians several weeks ago. His reception was f-o enf husi.astic that he w.aa permanently added to the staff. Indi.ina Indorsers of Photoplays have ai>provcd these films: "Down to the Sea in Ships," "White Sis- ter." "Mile-a-Minute Romea," "Pig r.rother" and "Pled Piper Malone." Sale of the Oriental. 1105 .South Meridian street, and the St. Clair theatre. 800 Fort Wayne avenue, neighborhood movie houses, to Jo- seph F. Smith by Michael J. Duffecy was announced Saturday. Samuel Lebowltz has bought tha niinick, 1320 Fast 16th street, from J. R. Nicholson. The Central Amusement Co., oper- ating the Lyric, has leased the north half of the Crystal movie theatre, ad- joining the Lyric on the south. Tha additional space will be used to ex- tend the Lyric lobby space. nustav O. Schmidt, partner In • local movie chain and leader In tha Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Indiana, was confined to his bed with malarial fever last week. Furs Remodeled thm Way You Want Coata Cleaned, Glazed and Relined $20 ONLY WORK CALLED FOR BJumenfield's For Shop 204 State-Lake Bldg. CHICAGO, ILL. I'hoiie I)r*. KM This city has been more or less of a dramatic desert this season, due R. 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