Variety (June 1924)

32 ?TTT''''f .j'!7«"^'f'^''' 'ir»TT?fT^]''"lf TT' '♦xi^ri'TY* *W^7» '4PC' I? ---rr/..^ ' WedaMdaj, June 4, 1M4 All matter in CORRESPONDENCE r«f«r« t« eurr«nt «v**k unl««s otharwiaa indieatad. VARIETirS CHICAGO OFFICE •Uto«L§iw ThMtr* Btda. Weather conditions seem to have BO bearing on the business at the Majestic. The house holding capa- city for the first show Sunday. The bill ia not of the variety type with every act excepting the opening and closing being exponents of terpsl- chore. With the closing of several ot the big houses the Majestic is playing real headline attractions. Kronos, Farnell and Florence and Nlhla iiavlng appeared in the two- a-day houses. Opening the show waa "Nihla," a posing act that discloses a beauti- ful form with the various colored slides setting it oCF. Jack Danger, a lilieable chap with a pleasing personality, proved ver- satile and one of the bright spots on tha bill. He opens with a song fol- lowed by some good talk and fin- ishes with club Juggling and danc- ing. In the early position he was accorded enough applause to war- rant three bows. Hamlin and Mack, a mixed te.nm, open in full and close in one. The opening finds them enclosed in vic- trola cabinets, where they do a har- mony number. This la followed by some talk ani dancing. It is a novel act and had no trouble get- ting over. Malia, Bart and Co., a comedy acrobatic act. had them howling from the beginning. A prop horse is introduced at the opening that brought forth continuous laughter. Their routine of acrobatics was also well accepted. Finishing in one with an acrobatic dance sent them away to good applause. Hap Farnell and Florence were the outstanding comedy hit of the show. Hap's dry humor scored heavily. The turn Is different from the ordinary talking act and will make good in any house. La Pana and Co., the latter a team of dancers, and a pianist, were a little too quiet an act to follow all the laughs ahead. The girl has a nice voice, but the dancers are ' ordinary. Did not aeem to get started. Jans and Wbalen, under the name of Jones and West, held down the late spot nicely. The boys are clean cut and have a fast routine of talk that got over. The dance fell flat, as there waa too much dancing ahead of them. Kronos had the audience mysti- fied with hla feata of atrengtb. An exceptional good cloaer and beld them intact. Jack George and Tyler and St. Claire out of this performance. flrat wMk (TtMMetf t«,«0« at IIJO topw Harrr Stevenaon la muusias the picture and also handUac the publicity. It eloaes Saturday and wiU open at the Nlzoa. FttUburgh. GUARANTEED STORAGE Fully Insured FREE As an XKrommcxlatlon to th« theatrical professloa you can store your furs with ua FJ?££ OF CHARGE Tou are under no obligation. Our rerommendatlons are many hundreds of theatrlca.1 patrons. Biumenfield's Fur Shop 204 State-Lake BIdg., Chicago Phon» DKARBOBN I2SS WORK CAI.I.BD FOR Ovr RtftrMcn—Amrau Ml Sknr Butinwi Despltfc the humidity and damp- ness that put in its appearance Juat before the matinee Sunday, the Palace was well Ailed on the main floor, with a little better than half in the upper part. Not a particu- larly well balanced bill this week, but entertaining. Several stage waits were encountered in the early running, two full stage acts and an act in "two" following one another. Three of the eight acts feature female dancers, Alma Nielson, the ■■".and of Fantasle" and Rose Doner. Ernest Mack and Margie LaKue opened with a whirlwind skating act that went over with a bang, giving the show a good start. Rose Doner und Johnnie Bcrkes (New Acts) followed after :. four- minute 9tage wait. Another wait brought on "The Land of Fantasle." featuring Stacia Lc Dova, W. Wunla, Jimmy Lyons and the '■Eight English Rockets." The latter gained the must in- dividual applause through the unison of their w^rk. Jimmy Lyons found It tough sailing for his mono- logue at the tcginning. but finished strong. The act is a big flash and was well received. Mullen and Francis were the first act to follow without having a stage wai» which helped materially. Their routine going over for solid laughs. Jack Benny, with his "nddle" and wise cracks, walked on to a slight rooeptlon. Though a constant re- peat at this house, he has not worn ca: his welcome. Alma NieLson, as.sisted by Dan B. Ely. Dave Rice and Frivolity Five scored one of theh hits of the show, in spite of the big fla.sh act atd dancing on ahead ot them. The band Is a good musical combination, vho sii.g and dance. The two boys are also good cancers, but the little one needs a few lessons in stage- inanners. The familiarity shown Miss Nielson at the finish of the act. when he attempted to kick her in the face, and tlie pulling out of the handkerchief and wiping his brow detracted from the class of the act. Chic .Sale, with hi.'' rural character Imppr.sonatlons. materiallly sus- tnined the class of the bill. The talk ha-s been rearranged, with new lines Inserted here aiid there. Easily captured the comedy honors ot the show. Breker's Bear comedians closed the show, with just a few walking out. Those who remained satis- fied themselves by seeing a good novelty comedy act. "The Coverad Wagon" opeaa at the Garden Pier Saturday. A large "Covered Wagon" atgn in four-foot lettera wlU help the draw. gaged for the Kanaaa City Atklatio Club'a root gardaa for Um aumaar- Tha El Kanibah Temple band of Shreveport. lA.. whloh will slva a number of concerts dorlnc the Shrtaia ooBTeaUon, baa toe Km leader Frank Fuhrer, formarlr di- rector of the Al a. Field Mlnatrel '<C*t Sam K. Bleyer, manager of the Park (picturea) la innovating a prize night and offering three gowna. The tie-up la with a local dreaa house. The Rez Beach feature, "Recoil," ia the apecial for the Savoy thia week. Advance notices of the '■Povder River," a Oovernment war film, will open at the house June 21 for six weeks. R. Westcott King Studios ISI5 Ton Jlnm St., rmCACO. H-U Tel. WMt 11 SO 'SCENERY THAT SATISFIES' Veluar Curtain* Picture SetHnc* Dye Srvnery Bperlalliit* In VauUevlIIa Creation* Jacob Franks, millionaire, whose 13-year-old son was kidnapped, mis- treatod and killed, was at one time partner and part owner of the La Salle theatre with Mort H. Singer. Rewnrds totaling $16,000 are of- fered for the capture ot the slayer. BALTIMORE By "T" "Photo Reel," the local co-opera- tive picture theatre owners' house organ, was not long for this life. It went into limbo with the Issue of the 19th. Evidently there is no common ground for this sort of pui>licity and the several theatres will return to their own programs aa mediums for reaching the public. SYRACUSE. N. Y. By CHESTER B. BAHN ■WIBTINa—Wllcoz atook. and Canary." STRAND—"A Son of the Sahara." EMPIRB—"Paean Pasalokia." ^ ROBSmS-ECKKL —"The right- ing Coward." CRESCENT—"The HertUge of the Desert" RIVOL.X—"The White SUter." REGENT—"Beau Brummel." The rumor of a summer musical stock at the Academy is heard no more, and most likely will not l>e again, but there is a more persistent report the Lyceum will shortly re- light, to carry on the tradition of the drama in defiance of the heat. Local talent was doubly repre- sented on the local professional stage last week inasmucji as John Bowie (nee Bowie Ching), late of the local Stagecraft studios and still later of "Forbidden" and "Gar- den of Weeds," Is both author of and actor In "The Entanglement." a playlet that broke in at the Mary- land. Amelia Bingham was the sponsor and Margot Kelly the fea- tured player. The unique dressing up of a show window of a big department store here last week created the impres- sion that it waa a plibllcity adjunct to the Maryland. A. B. Feder, pro- prietor of the phonograph conces- sion with the firm, was a former member of Witmark's Minstrels. This is "special request week" at the Maryland, the local Keith house, and the patrons requested Belle Baker. Belle responded, although it resulted in one transatlantic liner steaming eastward one passenger less. ATLANTIC CITY By B. B. B. The Apollo this week is having the initial showing of ■'Pigs." The Mary Plckford film at the Globe is In its second week. The ARTISTS VISITING CHICAGO!!! /^P£ GEORGE LEIOERMAN'i) Best Food INVITED RENDEZ-YOUS CAFE ch'.r st"r:.w. VISIT Diversy Parkway at Broadway ' o°e'hMt'"r'.'''" Manager Ramsdell has succeeded in signing the famous Baltimore "Open Forum'^ far Sunday after- noons at the big Eutaw street play- house. This is a big Sunday feature with local intellectuals and is fea- tured heavily In the local press. KANSAS CITY BY WILL R. HUGHES ORPHEUM—"Mary's Ankle," Or- pheum Stock. PANTAGES—Vaudeville. GLOBE—Vaudeville. NEWMAN — "Wandering Hus- Buslneaa In local theatres has struck one of the worst slumps In years, a survey this week revealed. The only house heading its own Is the Wieting, where the Frank Wilcox company is playing to phenomenal returns. The house hit the worst is B. F. Keith's. The slump generally is at- tributed to local commercial condi- tions. The severe curtailment In the Keith patronage, whila reflecting the general conditions, is also manifest- ly due to the quality of bills sent the house for the summer season. The summer bills have six acts and a picture. The variety end has been wofully week since the summer policy was inaugurated. to sar la tkair Sunday apeolala con. oaraiav tha work of Otto r. Beck, conceit oi!caalat of the Ambaaaador Beak waa apealally engaced whea the maaacemeat of thIa raaametf and rebuilt house, f or m ei ty Knlek* erbocker, did away wltk the or* chestra over the summer months. Jim Rlas, a wrltar-oartoonlst oa the local Heanrt eranlng daily, "The TtaMa," la noir ooatributlag a spe. elal rwlaaiB to PhlUlpa' pace each Saturday, baalde during the week ruanlnc "A Dajr'a Walk" wherela he writes what he sees and hears. That eoTers a great deal o( ground, too. For lastaaoe. he oyer« heard this reporter and one of the subscribers to the "Times Square Dally" arguing about the non-de- livery of the "world's worst." and the next day the entire oonversatloa was set down. "Captain Applejack," scheduled as the Wilcox company's next Wieting attraction, has been scratched. In- stead, "Six Cylinder Love" has been penciled in by Dewitt Newing, Im- presario. Syracuse's theatrical summer col- ony gained three recruits thia week, when George Lighten, Sam Rosen- berg and Abe Epstein, all of the Shubert-Jefferson, St. Louis, re- turned home. Lighten is manager there; the other two are In the box ofllce. With two days of sunshiny weather registered the outdoor parks are looking up. They have been open for two weeks now and con- stant rain has cut in terribly, but let the sun continue to shine and their advent will be welcomed. Washington likes the "Skooter" and the "Merry-Go-Round," and always did. The pictures current: Palace. "TLe. Moral Sinner": Columbia, "Ice- bound"; Metropolitan, ■■The Gold- fish"; Rialto. "Conductor 1492." The Rlalto is featuring Ted Weems nnd his orchestra equally with the Hinea feature. Jack Daly, dramatic critic for the Washington "Post," is back after a siege of illness. Daly was "gassed** during the war and is constantly having witat could be termed break- downs aa an aftermath. George Harvey is now editorial director of the "Post." The former Ambassa- dor to ESagland Is to have complete charge of the editorial policy of the paper, and commenced on his new duties here June 1. Variety-Clipper Bureeu, WASHINGTON, D. C. Evans Blcia. New York Ave. By HARDIE MEAKIN There is now much Joy in the hearts of the local dramatic men of the dailies here. They were lament- ing that for the first time in years it looked aa If Washington during the summer would have nothing to see nor they have nothing to write of—but the movies. Just when things looked the worst along cornea the announcement from Leo Leavltt, manager of Poll's, tell- ing of the opening of thj De Wolf Hopper opera company at his house June 9. This caused the local writers to "perk" right up, and now it remains to be seen if Washington, or at least that portion who regularly donate across the box oflflce windows will also "perk" right up. Elsewhere in this issue is a resume ot the plans of the Hopper company as outlined for the summer. bands," picture TAL—' ■Girl Shy," third week. ROT Picture LIBERTY — "Unseeing Eyes," picture. MAINSTREET—"A Son of the Sahara," picture. ISIS—"Dorothy Vernon of Had- don Hall," picture, third week. With the city a mass of color In honor of the golden convention of the Mystic Shrine, and fully 150,000 visitors expected, the managers are not expecting anything unusual in the way ot business. Charles Dornberger and his or- chestra, formerly featured with White's "Scandals," have been en- All of the local papers had much CHICAGM) OFFICES OF AMER I CA'S R EPRFfl EWTA - UVS XUSIC PUBLISHERS d/ LEO FEIST, Inc. ROCCO VOCCO, Managor 1«7 N. Clark St.. •»». Hotel Sherman JEROME H. REMICK ft GO. J. S. KALVER, Manager EDDIE LEWIS, AssL Manager 684 State-Lake Building nioBM: Oeatral •4M SHAPIRO, BEBHI^rEIH ft CO. JOE MANNE. Manager Cohan'a Grand Opera Houee BIdg. EUGENE COX SCENERY 1734 Ogden Arenue CHICAGO Ml m IN CHICAGO OGILVIE & JACOBS OFFER FINEST READY TAILORED CLOTHES FINE FURNISHINGS—FINE HATS FOR GENTLEMEN IN THE PROFESSION **Yot;fU Ukm ThU StorwT OGILVIE & JACOBS ON THK BBCOMD IXOOB Sixteen Wast Jackson Boulevard Juat SU Doors Wost of auu StrMt PHILADELPHIA PRAISED, BOSTON BRAVOED, CHICAGO CONCURRED AND NOW THE NEW YORK DAIUES UKEW15E RAVE ABOUT THE CHARACTER DANCES OF CECILE _ HARRY d'ANDREA and WALTERS in TLL SAY SHE IS" at CASINO, NEW YORK—^NOW "DAILY TRADE RECORD" "The most artistic dancing seen this season." 4' VARIETY "... rode to high favor . . . aroused enthusiasm . . . graceful . . . fearless . . . twinkled about tlie •tagc." NEW YORK "WORLD" "A golden moment." " ^ EVE. "TELEGRAM" "The Chinatown scene has the most seosational dance in a sensa- tional production, when Cccile d'Andrca, as a white girl, has almost all of her clothes torn from her by Harry Walters, as a hop merchant These two appear later in other daring dances which are eye-fiUing." "ZIT'S" "... left the audience gasping. A dance what is a dance." NEW YORK "AMERICAN" "A SENSATION was he China- town dance of d'Andrca and Wal- ters."