Variety (November 1924)

$,' w^a^^tu^mms^W^SF T^'t* ■ V A il ET Y j-TAnp^i'm* T- 16 004 Inatructorfl In town to attend 111* Stat* T«acl>ers' Aaao«latlon. gcliaol taacliara ar« lone oa cttAnd- tnc iegltilbat* JWvsM. and tl>« mor« blgb brow tb« play tb« b«ttw tb«y like It—tbat'a what they aay. V The appcaranc« ot Weber and iriehls at the Orpheum. week 9f Kov. K. will tm their am visit here In pearly H years. '. The data of "The Fountain of %ojuth," by tbe Kanaaa City Tbaatre. haa been cBanged from No v.", JO to Nov. 17 on account of the iUnetiB of Jajnea P. Newell. HU role has been taken by WiUlam T. Lawrence, late .of "The Truth." fL ' ' A theatre, Rlalto, recently com- pleted here at 18tb and Vbie, In the colored district, will play Colored at- tractions. Beats 1,000. PVitz Lelber comes to the Shu- bert week of Nov. !•, making his flrst apiKKxraQce taex^ aa « star. LOS ANGELES Variety's Offica Address, S22 Chapman BIdg. Had the talking acta not been bunched together as they were down toward the last portion of the bill at ihii Ori)beum last week the enter- tainment would .have been much better balanced and more Impres- sive. The show as a whole was a cot'klng good entertainment not- withstanding this fact, though it got eit to a slow start, for it ended up With a bang. Marjorie iiambeau was the head- Jihar In the crook playet entitled "Bracelets," by Sewell Collins. At4ad by three male players, Miss Raimbeau presented a most relish- ab*e offering, which "clicked" in its entirety. She is popular here, hav- ing appeared in the Wilkes stock company,, and ' her name proved to be a box office magnet. The sketch is well-knitted and maintains sua- pease throMgbout, despite, the de- nouement w»s obvious shortly after . the rise of the curtain. Miss Ram- I beau gave a charming performance. Though here for the second week I the Imperial Russian Players, some SO of them, established the fact that class and novelty entertainment can be repeated and get the same whole- hearted approtwtion on its second week. At the Monday matinee they duplicated the feat of stopping the ahow, which Is seldom done here by a holdover turn. Qeorge Downey > and Gertrude Clarldge started the week'a task with bicycle, roller skating, song and comedy a la Joe Jackson. The man Is a comedian of no mean abil- ity. H* is resourceful and capable, Itavlng a k^en conception of comedy value. Miss Claridge's Work is con- aiatent and pleasing. Grace Hayes In her cycle pf character sontrs was In the "deuce" spot. The opening number went flat, and the gentle- men who occupy the upper shelf got a little roatlesa during lis rendition. . but recovered their composure dur- ing tiie next number and maintained It-'throughout the turn. Fortunello and CirllUno, formerly •f the "Greenwich Village Follies," vrovlded thrills with ground tum- bling and gymnastic feats. Unfor- tunately the novelty of their open- ing was marred through a turn on the preceding week using a similar Idea for their opening. Claude and I JIarlon, following the RussiiEin Play- ars, supplied the first comedy mo- ments from the talking angle. The rotund and portly Marion found lit- tle difficulty in getting them started Wltb her grotesque and low comedy antics which proved wows and en- abled the turn to finish with the audience clamoring for more. Sen- ator Murphy, In the closing spot, proved that It takes one of ability to hold it. Following Miss Rambeau <!>'> at a rather late hour he cut loose 'i': bis comment on the political situa- f tlon and held those who were In- r.'alined to become a bit restless. After his curtalp remarks he Just let them applaud until they got tired • and found themselves in a most re- ceptive mood for Kay, Hamlin and Kay, who closed the show with their easting and trampoline, delivering a routine of stunts in a fast and con- ■latent manner. Tfng. '■ YOU'VE BEEN WOND'RING WHO HAD THIS SENSATIONAL COMEDY SONG WOW HERE IT IS AND VERSIONS FOR SINGLE, WHAT A SONG EQUALLY AS HOT AS THE EQUATOR ARTIST COPY Those Panama Mamas (Are Ruining Me) WOW By HOWARD JOHNSON •ad IKVINO BlIO WOMAN DOUBLES bUK TWO MEN, TWO GIRLS GREAT DANCE SINGING ORCHESTRAS .TiMryVinMttatcul ke. — 'Oowaky iksi insi kigcaa-*! esch Al • ika«c|t dHgrVtaotwhatiaiaU r«U ni^tbigrlfcdaacisg tiMl«IWiiihiTitatsilwlilil|a—1 Shim-aii*«h*k-er« Toat>lks-boiitr«-iulta. T bJlMS sgnstblgbsatfeef ssil-sn Ibmtlswii 4*y 1 call » D««t-«r Oa.a«rtttelr bat- tl« «Up«„ XacluUi^twilklboa«<k*ra • «n. TbeosHMilfMl my 1>u1m._ EMhai^withiboMcharai- «n. I sit Ba>4w a trst^ 1 til aa-4ir a tf. 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BURLESQUE SHOWS NOW IS THE TIME TO SING "SWEET UHLE YOU" "THAT RUSTLE OF SPRING MELODY" DANCK TO IT—OPEN TO IT-HOW TO IT lODY" A RECOGNIZED HIT EVERYWHERE DW TO IT rSE IT ANYWHERE IN VOUH ACT WRITE, PHONE OR WIRE MAURICE ABRAHAMS, Inc. 1595 Broadway, New York a= A well-balanced, though slimly at-! tended bill last week at Pantages. The announced election returns dfdn't help busineaa any. Bob, Bob and Bobbie, opened great, giving the* show a fast start ' with their club swinging and trick dog. Lucille Be'nstead sang several Itopular songs. She scored with her selection from "Traviata." Her voice aeems better suted to operatic selec- tions, though she essays light pop- ular songs. Edith Murray and Company, featuring tb% Caprice Bisters, and three other girls who deserve featuring right along with the others. For a "flash act" this Is the best that has been out this way in a long time. Kach girl to there with a knockeut specialty, keeping the act going at a terrific tace to a wallop flntsh. Mlsi Murray is a peppy kid who Isn't afraid to sur- round herself wKh some very prom- ising talent, and pretty girls, and she is some looker herself. Spencer and Williams, followed with the old barrel entrance, they Injected a lot of laughs Into the old act and wowed them. Spencer's ad- lib stuff got over great, though at times was a bit fast for those in front. Chefalo, magician, closed the show With rapld-flre tricks, assisted by two women and two men. He closed with his box trick, the same one h« la pulling every day In front of the theatre aa a publcity stunt. Fire destroyed the T.-A V. thea- tre at Wateonvllle, Cal., Saturday, With a total loss of |8,000. The house was under lease to Wfet Coast Theatres. New Rampart, motion picture house In residential neighborhood, opened this week under manage- ment of W. A. Sobelman and John Balk. The hou«e seats l,tM. The opening attraction waa.'ller Night of Romance.". -,. .• .,^,' ; Winners In an extra KlDS* beattty contest conducted by a local paper appeared In the prolog -at -Loew's State this week, wher^s "In EHrery Woman's X>ife," aiV M. C. £«vee pror duction, was the screen offering. Patrons at the early show In this house during the week were given passes for admission to the United Studios, which Levee heads. The passes are to be good on Saturday afternoon. This stunt stimulated business considerably, as it is quite a feat to get admission Into a studio Sot the public as a rale. Olive Ann Alcorn, physical cul- ture exponent, dancier,'screen and stage actress, known In private life as Olive Ann Scherer, has insti- tuted suit for divorce against Louis Scherer on the ground of deser- tion. The complaint charges that Scherer deserted her without cause on Oct. 22, 1928. The couple were married In Los Angeles. June 16, 1921. Kcherer up to the time of the separation acted as director of his wife's business affairs. BENNY HARRISON AND DARLING in a New Act, TARNOLOGY" Br BIU.Y K. WELLS iir • IDEA TALK AND CLOTMES FULLY PROTECTED BY THE N. V. A. AND VARIETY'S PROTECTED MATERIAL DEPT. Attorney, BEN H. EHRLICH