Variety (April 1924)

30 VARIETY Wednesday, April 2, 1924 Tln'ic IS !io liiM.llincr ;it tlie I'al- • I'l' iliis wi'i'K. I'll! iiiHttMil a sti'ljii;; i(imi'il.\ i'ill «il'i ^ix aitii nrimeil in ty|!f cl the s;iiiii' prcjniliK'iH'i? in tin- ad^, all Ihmil; nii/ii. Jl ia vory uii- usiiiil liM- till' l'.i!:ii(> not to h;iv<» a wmniii oi;!iir tor its lirst or secoml fculiM'o, ,inil this liiU stiimls out as iiiiiiinf iIuumkIi tlic furtlicr f.iPt tiial ill 111) .ir; (iH tlu' entirp Mil duos a Wdiiiiui lia\i- any pininiiiriirc Tin- priifAraiii iisflf is nnl lai-kiii>5 in wniiu-ii as |)i.r t'.aliiT hi-nls a Kirl act. lull Willi May I'nMar.l iipl uaiiL; Polly \Vall;i r IIumi- is im Kill stand in>? iillt .ilicl l>ri- .-,11.1 lilld .and ,I.nl< IVarsoii .111' till- I'l'iliiii'.^ <j| till- ri'VMc. Dlscii and .lolins.in are |)!<i- Krannil .is duni;; tlicir art next t(i I'ldPiiiK and |i .;tiiiK uii a "siii|itis»>" for ilic ninili niiniliHi- uf thi- pni- Kram. liiit lln' .sliiiw dues not Ko! |i isl llic fiKlilli iiiiniliiT, ii.i tlii-y run thfir ail ri^lit into tlio ititioduc- lion of otlicrs im Itic liill and sev- eral [K'uplf nut on lliH liill. Ttiis made it iinrcit.iin wlu'tlicr tin- show was over. Ols.n and .lohiisiin u<ir (|Uii U til ji".stinf.;iy i-ry oat "all ii\ rr " whiili iclii'wd any iiosViblc cnibar- rassnii'iii. Jiniin\ Cut. ulfj lia.s an orciipstra in his siipiMiit held srvi'iitli posi- tioned a well di'snrved speech into I'oniedy with his invitation for the aiidieniT t i siiid In "eakivs" during :iii week. I'm l^iker was quite as liiu a liit as winii last si^en at the r.iluc nun e than a year ago and ii.is ilif lust prodm-tiun act he has liei'n idi'tililied witli. Huw.nil's Spectacle opens the .■■how with trainid ponies and dORS I'xliihited to the hist possible ad- !\an;ai,'e .iiitl with niiincrous tricks H liicli sianil out. Till re is a dof; tint keeps atop .i imiiy wliii'h rolls on the Hour ill an effort to dislml^je I lie cinine inmint. The ridiiit; of h:ill I ilii/en doss on tlif liack of .a pony at otn- lime and llic ciniiloy- nieiit of four imnies with dojjs alteiii.itinj; imaiius fioin a platform rank .is u noi.ihle presi'iilation. .lai-k Uitlley f^ivev comedy jiIK- ulina; i touch tliU ni.ikcs liis ofler- ini; a liiiRliin'.; .t t. lie is a come- dian of iinl'ine inrihoils. »'iiiplo\ liii; sliiiils uhi' li all' rssa.ved by simi- !at a ■Is nil till' siiiall time tint in evi'iy iiisaiii 1' ild.iii; I liein so much litUT that hi> [iLi; iti.; the lii:; time :s liiIlN JUS'Hi'd. ('li.iih s I'lier. ■. in The Hachelor" biii.jjs .1 name ;o llie bill liut noth- Lin;^ tnoie. His rob' is imwortliy of 1 layri^ Willi has k lined fame in CORRESPONDENCE Th« Cities undvr Correspondence m ^his issue «t Vanaty ara as follows, and on oaaea: BALTIMORE 32 KANSAS CITY BROOKLYN 31 LOS ANGELES BUFFALO 30 NEW ORLEANS 31 30 33 CHICAGO 30 SAN FRANCISCO 38 DETROIT 38 SYRACUSE 39 DULUTH 31 \'ASHINGTON 32 lion, and v.liile this placed liim at :i di.-adv Mii:ij;e, toUowins Ix)u Holtz, lie made uood with the aid of his hand. I'Mdie Nelson, placed fourth, also made i|iiite a iiil, ofTering a new act which h.id its rt at sliow- iug on lliis occasion in a really lirst- dass hoii.«e. Jack Hanley, placed Kecoiu!. .Nelson and .Jimmy Carr and hi" urcliestra clov.ned with Olsen and .lohns'iii in the "surprise' liaiilcj and Nei.son kavv iiarlliu- larl.\ ali'e a -sistaiii-e in the fun making, .liiiuny Carrs band came on. as d'll I he meinheis of Nelsons suiipoitiiiK coini .my. A sin;;er ren- deri'd a cmip'. ■ o'. .oiini;s from a bo\ which had :t piano placed in it and an acc.jiiipaiii<t playing in thai un. Usual spot. Sidney (Jibson, sini?inK a hiiilcsune of :i sons, and a colored bo.\ won is speed itself at daiicinj; parthii a!ed in tlie "surprise" also. Olsen .111.1 .Johnson and tlieiv "sur- prise" piiivi'd tlie laiiKhiiif? hit of the show, but I.oii lloltz and .Jimmy Call' Were both forced to come out to like ic.oniiilion of the Ions con- tinued ap|)lausc, and I'Mdie .N'eVson M O N T M A R T R E C A F E A Rendezvous for the Rec- rca'.ion of the Performer Best Food in Town POPULAR PRICES I'all'rill I mill'lit Miiirrnie lULfS DUFFANO t. ORCHESTRA. fHANK LIIiUSE. RUTH ETTINC. DAfJCINC HUMPHREYS. TtO LEARY, and nthcni. Come Over and Bring Your Friends to Broadway & Lawrence CHICAGO the legitimate and his support is weak where it should be strong under the handicap of a poor ve- hicle. p>lilie Nelson. late featured con.edian of "The l..ist Waltz." does half .'i doyen different nouible things .mil if there is any defect in his let it Is thit there is hardly time enough f(«- him to do all he .nt- tempts. I'atra'k Kiffer y and .Miss Dolly g;\e liiin aide support. Nel- .sons (lance in which he sbow.s some new stepping feats is the most noiable coiitrilnuioii oi ilie act out- Milc the conieilN. Doc I'.akei s mw art brings a few : bo's from lii_ old ai-t and then leads into a new act which is by lung odds the b«'st thing he has ever doritj, 1; is a iiunibir which is speedy and ri'li in talent with Ihid and .l.il; I'caison -t. Hiding out. Ma\ I'lillaul aci|iii:ting herself iwedil ibly. and the Douglas Sisters. .Marie rolliti, Yvette Keals, I,esta I'aige and Khea Norton measuring up to all requirements from the girl St indpc^nt. lain Iloltz f.Now .Arts) occupies seventh position and .Jimmy C.'irr and his orchestra come next. The fact that this is a singing comedian supported by a y.w.v. band makes the offering unusual and tlnre is sulli- '■ii'Tit novelty in the handliiig of the niiinbeis tor the Ivilid to hold this lesponsilile position splendidly, dlsen ,ind .Jnlinsun take the show in 1 hat'ge at the coiii-lii-^ion of ttie b.lllll ael. R. We«tcott King Studios t'.M.-i Van Itioiii ><l.. (UK \I.O. II.I.. Til. \\i'>l ll:!(l 'SCENERY THAT SATISFIES' Vnluiir < iirtitiii** rirture SfttinK^ ttyo Sr#»ii»'r.v >t><Miiitisls ill \ [iu<li>% illr rreiition* "ELI," The Jeweler TO THE PROFESSION Special Discount to Performers WHEN IN CHICAGO State-Lake Theatre BIdg., Ground Floor The .Majestic bill fur Ihi.s week acks the usual feature and the iicailliiie liortor i< split four wa\s. The bill in its entirety is satisfac- tory enleitaiiimeM fur a foiir-a -day house, but it is I.n kiii'4: in features which st.iiid out and the com iK acts in line haiilly incisure iiii ti the sl.'indard. The Max Tliiiliui Troupe nl oiinghii.ii (I alhlcles ii|icniil the lirst -^Imw Sunday and pieseiited sonn -tril.ing feats well e.Mciited. Iliidu Kr.liner, who imitates .1 oriiet, oi.i- 'iiii, \ ailin, s.iMiphon.' and stec ■.;iiilar. seined slioii'-;ly in sccninl pi,i.e. She his a ^lln•-' which inlm- -llUes al; uf Ihev.. vai.il stUlltS. Cal lie,111 anil liie Snfority flirb s ,in onlitiiis L'lil flash, though I'e.in himself i... .i pai-sable coinic The lines border on llie siiggestivi ilnio-t all tliriiii:;li the ;icl. There I lie a Kill prini'ij.il .iiid fuiir hii|i- i'oitiii.; girls, who disi;la.\ Utile lialeiit. 'I"l; -1 iiinitii; of the act I 'links ihe.ip. ll.irr.N llewley and '■nili.inv pi.vale nar.v I.augli liinugh r.'\\li.\ s itiijiersiiiiat inn oi 1 ■iliiiiik" iihe .11-; I'nd .\rilafh did '111 till' ShiiI.eit viiiili\ille I'iicail) l.iiiil in .1 ti.i\e<'> ii'i ii|'iraiie sini; /P ARTISTS VISITING CHICAGO!!! /^R£ GEORGE LEIDERMAN'.S Best Food INVITED RENDEZ-VOUS CAFE cbaHoTstrXs Diversy Parkway at Broadway '"oThestri'''' ing. IJewley is clever, but hiu sup- port is iioor. .Jack KnecJand and Peggy Power.^, with the Southern Syncopators, offer a single act, with a jazz orchestra supiiorting, which has a novel point inasmuch as the musicians arc asleep ;it the rise of the curtain and awaken .iiiiT at the conclusion of the a' t fall asleep again to the tune of "Sleep." Tliere is a suggestion to llie .'ludience to go to sleep, which is iiveicorne by the pert imperturbatloii of Knecland. Aliss Powers has a \iii|in solo, which is the niuslc.tl fe.itiii'c of the act :ind Jilays with the orchestra later. (ialcttl and l<wokin intiodiK'e n monkey .act In a novel wa.v and both by hilling and opening conceal the real nature of the offer.iig for a time. The three monk.s* are well trained. One pla.vs ;i couple of tunc.', on bells belter than this stunt hi., been .'■een before. Two monks pin on a btirlier shop efTci. t similar tn that seen in another (ia'.etti act. There is a big feature in a dan. ing nionkey which .ippe.irs in a "wooden soldier" number with Miss Kokin making the conihinalion of her toi . d.ineing with an animal act take on some reason. Klass and lirilliartt start slow, due to the construction of their act, but finish well. The pl.iying of slide trombone and piano accordion is ef-. fective music and the waiidcriai; iw.iy to other instiuinents de^elup iilo good comedy. lOvelyn I'liiUips, su;)[iiirted b,\' I'M lie SImms and .Joe Devoney, pre- sents i dancinv revue uhicii is (niite .1 Hash (onsidering th.it tliete are only three peojile. .Miss I»hillii» ings .md dances, .md the boys dance ver.v well. Kelce.\ and An- trim .md Cdisoii and I'rice did no appear at the first show. Alice .Tord.-in opened the show seen Sunday at the Star and lom- bined ground contortion with shig- ing and (l.incing. doing onls fairly well, hut giving the imiiression that she is oap.ible of .i bellei^ act. tleorge and IJIllan Miti;hell followed with singing and dancing, never getting better than fair. "The Fu- turists,' a dancing act under direc- tion of UlrschiilT. displayed attrac- tive girls who danee fairly well Kress and IViots. "the income tax experts." did not work hard. Willard Jarvis' revival of "Whirl of Mirth." the second pcrfurtnance with the jiresent cast, gave promise of working into a tirst-elass act .J.irvis is a < lever straight man and has a splendid comedian J-'oiir ."xcts ni.ide up the bill at the Oak. an outlying house, on Sunday .•iiul with three out of four measur- ing up to the requirements of the more important small time houses, the bill proved interesting. Kisher and Mills, two girls doing h.irmony singing in one, opened the show, jircsenting an .ict new to Chi- cago which has had a few weeks in Michigan. They have good voices and show promise. Martin and Courtney, on second, seemed to be a combination of an old-time per- former and a girl new to show busi- ness. The girl is attractive, but docs little. The mm dues .a verv good laughing song. The act a.< a whole is only fair. .Montainlio .md Wells with ,a rou- tine of tumbliim, foliiivved b.v sliints with two chairs and two laldes. scored. ".Shake Your J''i'et." a I'J- jieople colored act. with four chorus girls, four climus men working as a quartet and four priinipals. tliiee of whom ai-e men and the foiiitb a wiiin.an, who le.id,-. se\ei.il numbers. offered a snapiiy act which is unod enough for any sai ill or ineiliiun lime house. spot. Th« French girl has built up strongly as a comedienne, and car- ried the audience alone easl'y with her comedy chatter and by-play. The talk went along so smoothly the au- dience failed to demand anything of a vocal nature. No. 3 held George MacFarlane and Co., with the baritones efforts leav- ing nothing in doubt Supporting the vocalist are Margaret Walker and Herbert C. I..owe. Miss Walker re- turned to the act last week, after being laid up due to Injuries. Her dance work fits in nicely, with her appearance adding materially to the picture. MacFarlane offered several of his standard selections, each reg- istering with the desired effect. The show was handed a terrific comedy brace by Jimmy Lucas and Co.. No. 4. Luc.is wen*, after them with a rush, kept up the fast pace and easily grabbed one of the aii- plause hits of the hill. Chic Sale, who followed, brought forth almost an entirely new routine for his sec- ond were. Sale repeatel a tremen- dous iiit with apparent case. The house was with him from start to linish, with the returns building up IS each of the characters was intro- duced. The I.yman orchestra fol- lowed, wUh another goodly comedv niirtion being suptilied by Lewis and Dody. next to closing. The hour was late, and the two Sams somewhat curtailed their efforts, but the re- turns came easily. .M.iryiin Vadie and Ota Cvgi, with iheir polished musical and dance of- fering, closed the show. The spot- ting was bad, but the (juiet. artistic turn held strongly. Hart. Increased business prev.ailed at the Hillstreet last week, with a bill topped by .Mildred Harris in 'Movie .Mad." a vehicle the screen actress used for some time prior to return- ing here to re-enter pictures. The sketch he.Tded an altngetlier enter- taining bill which included a number of turns wlii'li h i\e aiiiie.iretJ locally w-ithn the ji.ist few- weeks. The number of reiieats this big popiilar- "riicd house secures to make up it.<-' '■■!ls never .appear to afl'ei't its busi- I is, which stands up strongly month .11 and month out. Wyatt's Scotch I.ads and [..issie^ opened the show, giving the spot consalerable animation, wlMi Tabor and (^reen picking it up from then on. The two colored boys moved along briskly, getting laughs with their comedy by-play and applause for the vocal and piano work. I<ittle Billy was assigned the third snot, and moved along with little difTleulty. The little chap, with a sufficiently worthwhile routine, kept thiniis moving at the right tempo The Mildred Harris vehicle followed, w th Sylvia Clark, after two weeks recently al the Orfituum. selec ted'for next to closing. ThP single offered the same routine as at the other house finishing up with a burlesque Ivussian dance to an audience that apt>eaied thoroughly satisned. The Barr Twins, with class stamped all over them, closed the show, supplying the sightly and nr- tiatic hit of the show. Hart. LOS ANGELES VARIETY'S OFFICE «;k Al M ws Metropolitan Theatre BIdg., Suite 261, Hill 3t. Entrance TO VISIT The Oipheiim lull last w. ek held sever.il hits ai:! hieluil'ii Iwi tiirii. rccruiled fioni t!ie west euas;. Alii f.ynian ,'11:11 his oreheslia (.Nevv .\ctsl. after three ye.is al the .Ani- bassadnr Jlotel. slepi:ed into \aitde ville and altricted consideraiile busi- ness and .ittentinn at lli, .Mi)iida\ matinee p-rformanco, .md w.is geii- erally CI eilili d with a dr.iw I.yni.iii. however, fai'ed to disclose ti his f'lnnweis .lll.vlhin:^ new '11 Ihe w.iv of musical wmk. In iii^ cmil'ii: in enler vaudeville with a ie.;ii iii-m riiutine of diiire seleri imis. The ether liirii o iginai.ng on the cnasi consisted of Ihe Covev Sai-is .iii.l .Miiii.ituie I'.illi ; i.\ew .\e|si. a l''.iii- rhii aail .Marin act. prndii 1 «iih giiis who have been appearinu lorall' 111 floor revii.'S T CiM'I.- ■, lene.i I 111 shiiw . w ith !,.\ man .N'n. >'i Tile bill ill gi neral ceiisis: e| laiyi ■ '.\ iif Tnm, with ti o th l u iiln \\ i\ i i nj ll. s.uhlly bits ill the wa\ ef I'eTii.iaiiit > , both the opening ami rinsing liiiii" lieing of Ihe girl.v oi .hr. l''o:iowiiig a fa-^' St.lit b.v the Cmev .'listers the Sliced w.is easily- eon tiiiued by .Janet of Kranee. with (.■li.iilie II.imp assisting, in Ihe deuce While the Pantages bill did not hold any notewo-.-thy names the acts were up to the Pan standard and on the whole made up a show of satis- factory entertainment. A local ag- gregation of youthful musicians hilled as the T,os Angeles Junior .Symphony Orchestra was featured. The orchestra is comjuised of 30, in- cluding five girls, with the oldest in the outfit not over sixteen. They demons'rated their ability as ac- cninidished musicians in ;i routine which included dilTlcult select ons. There are 12 violins, a harp and cello with the balance of the instruments divided between the brasses. Doro- Iry ll'.'ndrix made a decided imiires- sion with cornet so'.o, and I'Mitli .Smith was well received with her harp. Leo Scheer, not over 14. con- ducted. The comedy In the show siartcd with I'.alph lingers and Klsie Dni- neily. in the fnurtli position. This team offered a line of comedy that lias lint been eiiualcd at this house :ii a long tinm. and their success was ceit.iip • j'le from th" big comedv viil'!'' I ■ t. the (lancng of IJnc'- f'l's .1' s Donnelly's powi rful ,\oiee n; nil. them extremely |iopular I .loe and l.e.w Calls, nest li' closiiig. put their fast soft and h.ird shoe [d.ineinu' over in a most effeciivi ir.i mer thr. ugh their little stnrv i arranremeiit. which m'lkes them I'niibly interesting Cus Th.ia'inV- Circus closed. The speed with which Thalero puts his dogs and ponio, through their work is a disiincL fi"it. ure when compared to other animal turns. A. Turelly, In the second spot got away quite well for his si vie ..f «„ act. which consisting of whUihnr and harmonica playing. He bre.iks the monotony by telling a couple of gags, both dealing with a cemetery the latter, one mounding new, gut J big laugh. The miniature harmonica used for an encore is of little value and not worth returning for. ai Golem and Co., two men and a wom- an, with acrobatics and role vaulting opened. The stunt having one of th» men on the pole supported on th» other's shoulder and the fast revolv- ing proved a good applause. winning finish. Josephs. 'The Carlcton, at 54th street and Western avenue, picture house oper- al«?d by West Coast Theatie, Inc. switched policy .M.'irch "7 liy pl.iying split week vaudeville and pictiireu last half. Three acts. l-'irst li ilf film. The .New na>miiiid, i'asadei: i 1,^. longing to West Coast Theatres, Inc., playing dramatic stock, switched this week to vaudeville and iiietures Will |)Iay two bills of live acts a wtck. The Walker, Santa Ana. siriij-ht picture iiolicy is pla.ving vaudeville and pictures four (lays a week, us iig five acts, changing Thursday and Saturday. -■Vckerman & Harris and Bert I.,evey are supplying acts. David I.ang. of Uil Ingi ihiin street, I.,os Aii.'^eles. is aiixioiis to locate his brother, Kdwaid ]■'.. I.ang, formerly of the Coibani Cnuad.v' l'"Olll'. The \'enii e .\niusement ('o, allil- iated with the West Coast Theatres, Itic. op< rating six houses in tba beach towns, will shortly start building a 17(l(l-seat picture house at Inglewa od. a suburb of l.os .Xngees, BUFFALO By SIDNEY BURTON .M.V.I I-;ST1C - ■.■vines Irish llo^e." .Ninth week, showing lirst signs of break from capacilj biisiiu s. Still good for weeks. SHrCKHT-TKCK— "Silling Pret- ty." Comstock & ClestH new inodiic- tion. San Carlo Opera next. HIP—"Fashion Kow" (lilm). I.OKWS—"I.;idy of Qualitv." LAKAYI'ITTK—".\fter the Hall.' CAVKTV — "Chuckles ' (Colum- bia). (lAlIDKN — ".Xever .Mind Ihe Name ' « .Mutuali. AC.XDl'l.VIV— l!iirks(|iic ami piC'- lures. Huffalo was well fed up on fashion revues last week. Shea's Hi|» pre- sented its annual fashion show, and Shea's Court street prefaced its reg- ular vaudeville bill with a l.^-min- ute fashion revue staged b.v an- other local department store. DON'T THROW YOUR OLD COAT AWAY Bring It in to Ua There is always enough for a Johnny Jacket WORK CALLED FOR Bhimenfield's Fur Shop 204 State-Lake BIdg. CHICAGO, ILL. riione Ufa. r.;53 THEATRICAL SHOES Slinrt Vamr fol Stsgi* ioit Sirrrl ITALIAN T<»F. ItANCINCI SI.IITI'.KS OI'KKA HOSr. AMI TI(;HT.'i M.iil Onlfri IIIIpiI I'r'iiipllj Srnil fur Crire l.ei Chicago Theatrical Shoe Co, 3 13<) South Wabish Ax.. Chlcm CHICAGO OFFICES AMERICA'S REPRESENTATIVE MUSIC PUBLISHERS LEO FEIST Inc. i ROCCO VOCCO. M.-iratjer 167 N. Clark St.. opp. Hotel Shcrmar I riiiinf Denrliiirii .'iKI.^ I FORSTER I MUSIC PUBLISHER Inc. ^lOI'MMY FINK. M.inaoor Promo I tioral De;5.irtmf!nt 2:5 r,oulU W.il',isli Ave riionc nmrUiiii r*."!.", ^■^^"~ JEROME H. REMICK & CO. J B KALVER. Mamger EDDIE LFWIS, Asst. Manager 6:-1 State-L.-^ke Building I'liiini'-,' Onlriil l!>li."i iiml Di'iirliiim "1*11 SHAPIRO. BERNSTEIN & CO. JOE IV1ANNE, Manage' Cohan's Grand Opora Hoo-c BMg. I'liiiiii' llrarliiirii 'M',: „ JACK MILLS, Inc. ROY THORNTON, Manager Suite S2, No. 119 North Clark St., i'lionr llrarhora liOU WATERSON, BERLIN & SNYDER CO. FRANK CLARK. Manager SI W. Randolph St. riioati Kaailolph Mo;