Variety (March 1924)

Wednesday, March 5. 1924 VARIETY 33 blSPlAT STAGE UCHTINC COJNO SrJ^T Sim ST, NEW YOnii OTY SEND FOR "Display's" New Cal?:Iogue Covering Theatrical U^hting Embracing Desci ptions, Illustrations and Prices of Every Practical Type of : lighting Unit in General Use. OUR SLOGAN: "A Light for Every Purpose'' Display Stage Lighting Co. PN'-. ZZA-40 West 44th Street NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. METHODIST PICTURES H'diiliiuii-d fiiirii paKO 1) out a sl(iry. I'.ililiL-al siilijt'^'ls niav bp (iiiiK'il out within till' near fu- ture. A iioswiliility pr.i.sls that pir- lurr.s with lictidiial stiuifs will also be niailo fur tlu> saflio intnevts. Tlio intorost in pit-tuns shown by tho .Mi'thotlists is roportid dm- to a failing' off in cliuich and Sunday eclioo; ,'ittcndanoe With i)iitur<s he- lievpJ tlip loi,'i(al ni»ans to secure the return of iliosi' wlio have Wi'n- dorcd from the fold. With the Methodist Churoli tak- InK the jd'ture thin;; up on such a largo scale, it i.s believed tl.e younser generation will he dr.awii towards tho iluirch. For tliat reason it is plaiuied to make the pictures sulli- ciently inlerestinfc to draw th'ni to the pai'isli hall .'■■howin^;s. '<Q1I. If only f (-ouM reiliii-r t'xnt tly wh«^ro 1 want to;" You win! Ttie KuowIvH He- ilurrr <1( 1 ■< Jukt that, pcrmlt- tinp you to mil off JuJ^t a» murl] or aa llltlfl aH you IhInU ouKlit to l.e rMiio\ril, And In JoHt the friKtt you tU'sIre* Think of tlilrty han.ls vnnm- napinp your flosh, rp-lucinp m.ny rart. That's thP lvno\vlo!i H<Mluc*^r— thiity bal)» conform- ing to tho contour of tho area, reti4*tilnff e\ery curve, rr«ifie, mnsclo. tJuar.antced to pro- duco the dPRlreU r^.^^ults when faltlifully used. Only R few mtnutea a day nocpsHary. fi«i<1 for rrrit IrxiVlit. "Roll on Thtt Fat!" - fully cM.lalnli.g and lllastrHlinK tliu Knowiea Rcihi.fr. Write right nowl KNOWLES REDUCER *1 WHt 39tll Str««t Ntw York City LUELLA GEAR WINS ' I'oiilimicd from jiaKc I) .Mi.-s dear's explanalion that if I'c- miss it was not intenlion.il. The I ase was fciven sonv itnpoit- .iiiie by tlie mana.L;ei-, who con- tended liiat Kquity should discipline members for br4ach of staf;e eliiiuet. Miss 'Jear has a run of the play conlraet, but Anhalt claimed she li.id breached it. He enumerated a number of in.stanee.s where Miss 'lear missed cuo.-s, entrancing' late and tiiereby loaviiifr other players "flat" on ttie RtaKc; also that she m.'ide wronii o.\its. The hearin;,' was somewhat comic, the former wi.'e of the "millionaire kid" ilJyron Chandler) saying .she <lidn't know what it was all about and shed tears to prove it. Miss Gear admitted that she misht have wandered about the siape and wag a bit lato comiiiK on at times, but she didn't mean it. Tlie arbitration appear.s to have l)een a matter of one lone woman ■•iRainst a t'Unch of men. Actors in the .(impany were reluctant to tes- tify and with Miss <;e,ir sitting,' in tl.» corner red-eyed from crying, .ill s.'.miiatliy went out to lier. Arihalt, when asked for .sjieciflc notations made of the alleged "breaihey, ' submitted only part of the "e\ idence" he claimed. He ad- mitted that Miss Ccar's supfiosed lapses were not malicious, which ap- l)eared to decide the case. I'hilip fio<i(\m:irt, producer o( "I'opiiy," is at present in I..ondon. -MthouKh a member of the I'roduo- ini,- .Manapers' Association, the com- pl.iint was adjusted before a s|)eci;il .irbiiration trio instead of the repru- l.'ir r. M. A.-Kquity board. Owen Davis w.is umpire, HuKh tJrady act- iiifT for the management and ilichie LiiiK for 'Miss Gear. Under tho Kquity idea if the man- ager wn.i ujiheld notice then was to liavc been piven Miss Gear. When the manager gerved notice on her the aeiress had something to say about Anhalt, who expressed his oi)inlon.s as well. After the ca.so they "kissed and m.ide up." Tlrrrt is dccl.ued to be literal. THE FAMOUS SCHOOL OF ACROBATICS AND Studio for Stage Dancing We Guarantee Results After you have tried others TRY US Famous Studios, Navex BIdg., S-IS n>Ht 46(h Str<-«t (MjiIii Kloor) rhone l.-)86 Brjiuit > KW VOKK ATTENTION— Look for Name SAMUEL NATHANS Before Entering Any Store. PROFESSIONAL TRUNKS $55.00 AND UP. Slinpworn ard Sli^'litlv !'.■■<-.1 Taylor. Il.irlinan. Ind'.st ru<:l o and Jl.il TrunUa alwayn on hand. «i: no KKI'MKIVO. niiiTK roll « at.\i,<m; SAMUEL NATHANS, Inc. 56fi Seventh Avenue, between 40th and 41st Streets, New York City KOI.K .\GK\TS FOU II X M IHI NKS IN TIIK l;.\ST IMum*"*: IjonKU* re fiH»7-93I9 ^^^^^'^^^^^i^'^^^'^^^v #^<^' {gi<^< C(|«^V-^ /p TwiiiJ^letoe Springtimt '^ ¥ and K m ^oypstrap The Bou sirup Mh'^M^' 'Two M(j(L/s ^vif/i but (J Si;i[rlc Thought of Exclu sivcncss. The Bi'oatlway Sliowfolks' Shoe vShop takes pleasure in iUustrnt- ing' two of tlie new L Millcf' Sprinji styles which plainly' sug'^cst the tl i.slinclion and exclusiveness of this season's productions. , Both models may be had in various interestin<; leathers or combinations awA will particu- larly appeal to the woman ofi* the s]aj;e who is expected to be somewhat ahead of the vo^ue. You are most cordially invited to vie w t hc n e w m o d e 1 s now arriving; almost daily. I. MILLER Beautiful Shoes 15 5 4 BROADWAY uiKu Hiui/ 1) r.M BUBBLE BUBBLE (Continued Friim I'ai,'e 6) remains the cla.sslest prima donna !n burlesque. Ann ('lifton, from vatideviUe. Is a tower of Btrengfh to the show. Open- ing with a specialty in male atlir<', she m.Tkes a visible change to female dress, meanwhile scorinp with double-voiced vocalizing. In tho last scene of the evening «he stojiped everything with a ballad, and is consi)lcuous on other occasions through leading numbers and play- ing scenes. Another prominent entry was Francis, l{oss and l)\i Uoss, two men and a girl In novelty hooling. Miss Ou Itoss is Rouliretting befoie and after the vaudeville specialty. The show holds .several novelties for burlesque and several corking comedy scenes. It has been cut right down to the "meat." Improvement was noticeable in "Installment Plan," a comedy travesty of domesticity under the dollar down and when you catch me plan. The entiance of the chorus broke It up at Just the proper moment. Arizona with Ulack Pedro killing all of the witnesses to a murder lie committed while lleynolds, in com- edy sheriff make-up, presides, re- m.iins a burlesque classic. It was the closing scene of the show, ami one rnntinual laugh nil through Urowning here, as in ether portions, turiicil in a corking bit of chrii'acter work. T)ie only sc. IIP \n the show hor- ilcring on double en'endie was "Th<' Tonih of King Tut." The liouso w.i-- inclined to lead new me.'inings info the lini s, htit was ;iided by UeyiiipMs' delivery. Heynolds is n, clean oono- iliaii, but he can blue It UJi if he takes the notion. .'Several lines wete receiveil litir.iilv .i:- .'i result. The' <or.!inuilv and speed ar^- maintained llirou{;liout, ;ini1 the pro- duction is on an average with the entire en'terliiinmenf. An iiis drop is used to close Into "one," looking real rnusic.il comedyish. Another classy tomh were two lamps welTuii stage on O|)|iosite sides of tlie jnos- ceniiim. Tlie lighting effects also come In for comniend.-ilion, being handlcil and designi d by some one who knows the v.ilue of lights The opening st'ene is a colorful blend of cobjis and lights. .Several arches of bulbs light up the stage .splendidly, giving n kalideoscopio effect. The IS girls are an average-looking lot. dance well and are unusually coslumed. The ch.'inges are m.iny, profuse and pretty, running the gamut from bare- legged nne-pieee effects to skirts "IJeautiful liirds," led by .John Ilolly, wasu't mu''h of a song lyrically, hut allowed the girls to display gorgeous wardrobe. Imitating tho plumage of the fealheied fraternity. "I'aJ.-im.i nines." with an Interest- ing bmidoir interlude, closed the first ■•U't strongly and was the number f!;ish of the produi-tlon. Ann Clifton made a silhouette change behind a screen th.'it ne.irly wrecked the navy. Wells has .■> i-orking piece of hur- les(|UO proprrty In "Muhble Hubble," whi( h la mostly solid liquid and not near ns'>th<rcnl as Its moniker indi- cates. It's a full-cour.se dinn4'r. Con. A TIIKATRICAL rNSTITt'TB— STUDIOS tM Writ Bint mrl^«•t NKW YOBK CITX Qulik Method Inatrurtlnn*. Rtac* tlan» Ink*. Mualc and Theatre Arts KchMtnn) Halls for Rent WHEN IN LOS ANGELES VISIT THE GREEN MILL WASHINGTON and NATIONAL WHERE THE PROFESSION MEET - NOW AI'I'KAKINO OLIVE ANN ALCORN Premier Danseuse ritONOI N( Kl» "Till-: M0I4T rKitKi;<'ri,v I'Ok.^ikd *;iki. in California" DANCE UNTIL YOU ARE TIRED EDDIE MORAN Ijilc Kar "/liKfeld'H "I'idllih.' now niiiiriiriliK inlilly wllll liln MldnUlit Il»«ue THE FAMOUS GREEN MILL ORCHESTRA MOKKII K\l < If, (.in Mk-r. <.l:<l. KKKMC, Kjiti-rtiiliinirnt MgT. HUNTING-and-FRA PALACE, Chicago, THIS WEEK (March 3) ES