Variety (March 1925)

«,W «»r^r'JT^^ V A RIBT T Wednetdajr, Ifirch 4, 1925 CONSTRUCTION COMPANY =sc MISS OLGA COOK WHk ..-We have Iniilt and financed more theatres than any other organization in America. , . r; {.-.: '^■-■<' ■ fjt-... "STUDENT PRINCr Great Northern Theatre, Chicago r''" Lj A^ievement and satisfaction, our best recom^^ mendation. ^.'ftrro ?* nr vi;?^- if-.,;. . NEW YORK OFFICE 345 Madison Avenue CHICAGO OFHCE 127 North DearboimI Street gOfA for a number of laughs, btir ■■Williliillj the theme is one of patlKM. Mr. Doim«|r'B old soldier ehanieter to a k9(b; suitport ade- QU|t|A Black anf O'Bonnell, man aiul womaa. clicked irlth an accept- abto esmady turn. Ther gleaned oonatatent ciRglea with their open- ing; TlM man laa a -very odd de- Uverjr. aia 81a Troupe, Ave Orientals, •ure-flre dumb act. liUbbook and Plainvlew, Texas, haVa baaa added to the Bert I>evey book^ road abowa playing two days in «a«li town coming back from the coast. fierbert Sears, after a nervous breakdowa. lias rejoined Flske O'Hara'a 'TBlg Mogul" at the Cen- traL Aldls BartleCt has been re- placed by Jack DrlscolL MUo Ben- nett Aid an the placing. Chicago play brok^s report a heary demand for scripta, forecast- ing a boom for summer stock, rep- •rtoire and efaautauqua. on a contract' for Balaban & Katz, having absolute exclusive rights to the costumes. This ia a rather unique precaution. Two new members may be added to the Board of Directors, Orpheum Circuit. Excerpts from "Actorvlews," a book of snappy Interviews with stage stars, by Ashton Stevens, dramntic critic, Chicago Herald and Bxaminef, are being reprinted in local theatre programs. Stevens' book Is published by the Covicl-Mc- Oee company. "No, No, Nanette" had its 400th performance In Chicago l<'eb. 25. Mile. Lienore made the costumes for tha Biiastrei and Charleston numbers at the Chicago for "Syn- copation Week." Frank Cambria, diractor of presentations, insisted __ rm UTTLUOHNN RHINESTONES i«o -tti:2;.«-i"j»:««« 12.00 tad ILM flotlM krUUant nmt «1th la- •uilcllMM hDV •» ■«•■* nme to an; flnlbl* aatctiaL Oar n t w t «a nvtbod of tturiiint ■tai«i altowi (gt ttatt «0DiUnt um arer and to B( U> be (DiMlf Tto Idttiejolmi. Inc. *^^- tysg Thus far Balaban and Katz have made no changes in the manage- ment of McVlcker's, which they re- cently took over on a sub-lease from Parsonopnt. The policy and presen- tations continue as before. It is aaid no Ranges of any sort are contemplated before May. Antlcipatingr that ; "Rose-Marie" will remain all summer at Woods' coouYota have been Issued for a washed air cooling syatem. This is the first dramatic honae In Chicago to be so •quipped. > EiCroy Prinz, who last week was dtsmlsaed as producer of the Ralnbo revues, circulated so much propa- ganda concerning the management of the place that he has been barred from appearing there at any time. Everett Carrier has severed con- nections with the Ascher Brothers Circuit of moving picture theatres. Publicity is now being handled by Harry Ascher. Kd Bloom, genera!manager of road show productions -for the Shuberts, was among the ftrst-nlghterS who witnessed the performance of "The Student Prince." Robert Clifton Long has Joined the cast of "Artists and Models." Ix>ng was signed personally by Lee Shu- bert to a three-year contract. The New Wlllard has again changed bands, with Abe Cohen, who operates the Midway, taking over the iiouse. The theatre will be closed for a couple of weeks and will under- go extensive alterations. It will re- open March 14, playing five acts and a film feature, with four changes of program weekly. A. J. Balaban. accompanied by his wife and Mrs. Max Tomer, returned from their tour of the Pacific coast last week. EDDIE MACK TALKS BERT Advises r^ TKa tiaM to cpppHutm for Spring Top Coats. No. 220 I-, / v-i Wa ara madly wHh a ssleetion mf varied models, latest mode, tif both ffabriaa woven here or fetched from afar. Tha priea is moderate, from thirty-five dollars up. .* < MACK'S CLOTHES SHOP MACK SUILDINQ 166 West 46th Street ^ Just a 8tsp East of Broadway Aaron Jones, Jr., who has been acting in the capacity of general utility man for Jonea. Linick A Schaefer, is the youngest general manager of any circuit. During the Illness of Norman B. Field, its gen- eral manager, Aaron, Jr., to oocupy- Ing the chair. INDEFINITELY the semblance of one. Jeanette Childs was very confident at the outset, strove her mightiest, but In front they remained unmoved. Olga and Mishka hkd no easy task, following the two flops ahefid, but through sheer artistry awak- ened the flrRt show of appreciation. ^Kraft and Lemont gave up almost without a struggle. They had little to offer and offered that timorously. Tommy Dugan was floundering along until the introduction of that hokumlstlc bit wherein an apple falls from a tree as the person sit- ting beneath It prevaricates. Not such a guffaw as to usual, when an avalanche of fruit fell at the flnlsh, but then they had laughed gdod- naturedly at the old stuff at Arst, and that helped. Frank De Voe had no easy time the flrst several min- utes, but picked up some toward the end. Lillian Hertz and Morro Castle orchestra proved a weak head liner. A boy soprano brought a round of applause as an encore after the act proper had porished. But that was alL Ralph T. Kettering has Just com- pleted a four-act play which he in- tends to produce early next season. It will probably be tried out In stock during the summer. NEW ORLEANS By O. M. SAMUEL Tulane—"Dante." 8t. Charles—"The Wasp" (Saen- ger Players). Strand—"Her Night of Romanoa." Liberty—"Madonna of the Streets." Tudor—"The Fall of Jerusalem." A Borry show at the Orpheum for Mardl Gras week tlxat ran along in ragged manner for the most part with patrons betraying signs of weariness early. It wa« the flrst "bloomer" in quite a while. The particular detracting element was an utter lack of novelty, comedy and speed. Most of the people in most ef the acts ' had only good memories as their bid for approval. The flrst nighters failed to accept that kind of a bid. Mulroy. &^pNeese and Ridge re- membered all the other skating turns, which brought them scant consideration In the opening posi- tion. Very apt and proflclent on the rollers, they might have done Not a bad show at the Palace the flrst half last week. Not good, but, then, not bad. Patrlcola was head- lining and doing It rather handily. Patronage was below par at the flrst show Wednesday evening. No striking Item of importance. Just vaudeville of a familiar brand be- tween reels of film. Genaro Olrto looked and acted nice right at the start. Suitably be- tlghted, they contorted, 'swerved and romped satisfactorily. Stewart and Olive hoofed it in rather uncertain manner in the second "alcove." Olive was the one the mob was watching, a pretty girl who steps as If she meant It. Robinson and Pierce were in and out They held attention to begin, augmented them- selves In kind soon after, but event- ually simmered Into oblivion as the skltlet was shifted out of the picture when "hubby" and "wlfey" meet unexpectedly. Patrlcola Is a favorite here, had regular songs, sold them in a regu- lar way, and left with the gang clamoring for more. In thto lay- out Patrlcola shone like a kohinoor. Sm was half the price of admission. "The picture was the other halt. The balance was flller. Morton, Jewell aiid Co. clo»«d. They were watched i Intently, minus any show of emotion Ijg eithfr way. -j The interest in last week's show at Loew*s Crescent attached to "Uncle Dave" Macon, banjolst from''- -■ the hills, who was heralded in ^ grandiose manner. "Uncle Dave" J (New Acts) did not live up to the -1 billing, and militated against the { general impression of the program.' > McDonald Trio began proceedings '' swiftly in a cycle act much above the average that found hearty re- , sponse. Frost and Morrison ex«; "*• tracted everything from their nia- -.' terlal possible. They were In favor,^ for the major portion of their turn. • but need a stronger flnlsh. Jackson and Mack got the most when the feminine member danced. They have the old book-shop setting that has been handled often during the past few years by divers vaude- vtlUans. The couple barely pleaset'. Jimmy Lyons extracted a fair snare of applause. Vie Qulnn and Cand made a neat closer, the tough dance of Miss Qulnn proving the high light. She had a couple of frocks i that had the gals staring, too. Marcus Loew and Ed SchiUe' ar- 'rlved In the Loew private car Mon- day morning and left, via Memphis, Tuesday night. They visited the new State theatre being erscted at Canal and Rampart streets. Gladya Moore, who several yeara ago won the title of New Orleans' prettiest girl. ,made her debut with the Saenger Players at the St. Charles theatre last week, scoring a sensatipnal hit. r ^ -.* Dante, in magic and illusions, ati the Tulana thto week. Last weeki ' "The Passing Show" bettered' $20,000. 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