Variety (May 1925)

npi^iWKf i«wi'i VARIETY VAUUEVILLfi Wednesday, May 6, 1( 50 YEARS AGO (From "The CUpper" of May. 1875) The Grand opera house collapsed April 28, 1875. Not actually, but as « business pfoposltion. The salaries weren't paid, and when tb« man- agement asked the coihpany to go on a <5o-operatlTe basis, they re- fused. Harrlgan an<). Hart were coiiwi<l'- erlng ac^inf; in a tr^aJf. dr^ima fit Wallaclc'a during the summer months and this pews created the Impression that they were to desert the variety stage. They declared it wAsn't so. Milton Noblea (who succeeded Prank Bacon in the title role of '\LIgbtnln*") was breaking in his n«w dramas -''Jim Bludsoe," wbieb had been oonvtrueted- from the poem then popular. -He' was opening in th4 Jersey City iopcra house, Charlotte Cushman wasv making h*ir larewell totir With Geori;e Van- dtnhofl lis her leading iban. Her r^iD4M^tolr« %as classic and her busi- nesiT rated ks excellent. O. B. Joiful was the name of a legit actor of the day playing in •"Tried and True." HIE DRESSY SIDE , By SALUE Clothes Display "Fifth Avenue Models" has been Ingeniously directed with many amusing scenes and two very interesting settings. Mary PMlbin Is tuost attractive as the energetic but not flirtatious Isoel Ludani, and at the psychological moment Norman Kerry, the good looking wealthy art connoisseur buys Mary's father's painting. The hair pulling bout between Mary aijid one of the manikins gives a big kick, and the interest Is well sustained. In a simple tailored oi)e-button short coat worn with a Peter Pan blouse tie, and rolled tur* ban with tiny ribbon band carrying a bag. Miss Philbin's outfit Is typi- cal of the pooi:"glrI. Dressed as the manikin In white with skirt slightly hooped flounced in white ostrich long satin studded waist lew neck with white flowers ornamenting her simple head-dress done in two coils at neck, she is lovely in her simplicity. Rose Dione's white long gown, worn in her establishment, with deep white feathered flounce as skirt trijnming flowing stefsves, edged Jn ostrich and many pearls is in good taste. Rosemhry Theby's furred trimmed straight lined coat with a roUed felt hat with a smart bow ef- fect at back is very good grooming, and h®r Whjte de<ion«te worn with a head-dress coronet of pearls is excellent. . The manikins' showing of costiune^ is luxurious in this picture. One velvet wrap with the bottom and collar of ernUne and a Jong very de<ioi- letf to waist back, black velvet gown, bordered In rbinestones and a huge feathered fan is one of the most elaborate. The most striking, perhaps, is the silver drees with oval cut back and silver fringed skirt Short worn with silver hose and pumps over which .is thrown a silver shawl em- ^ broidered in roses with deep fringe floaOclng of Mlvier. The batl manikin wears a slick satin bathing suit over which la a new .«atln cai>e paneled front with the cape effect thrown carelessly over shoulder, .... '. . ,. "Fifth Avenue Models" Is a winner for the ladles. ' ( ^'Sizzlina Fun" "The Night Club" (wrpngly named), at the Plalto this week, is s)z2„ with fun and action. It's a clever satire on thi melodrama, with many fpnny scenes. Lioulse Fazenda, aaU7armen, looks well in her fringed shawl and hog*' comb, and is breexy. Miss Reynolds is energetic ae a heroine and wears two be<;oming outfits, a simple dinner full skirt one piece cut low and a becoming ensemble suit. .r^ /^^'i ■•t^r Star at 80 That master of the violin and teachers, Leopold Auer, had a special affair at Carnegie that packed the batll and returned $20,000 to the grand old man of the strings. Not one of the' bHlllant and fashionable audience oould fail to appre* ciate tbfit, though surrounding the old master were some of his famous^ pupils, who had thrilled thousands themselves, they again came under his spell when playing with him and looked up to Iheir teacher as th4 ' master he was and is in token of regard as well as afTeetlbn. Leonold Auer's muslcale at 86 and in Carnegie Will go down in tbk ■ annals of music. * tv' Acts Did Their Prettiest * ' j'«V The audience at the Metropolitan's N. V, A. entertainment Sunday* night by their generous applause sesmed to surp on the desire of tbiT^ artists to do their prettiest. The Tiller'girls from the "Follies" wpre white satin suits with red' shapps sides, large white cowboy effect felt ha^s. Laurette Taylor — ' (Continued on page 11) "-vi 4 Lott was playing currently in "Zip," while another of the old liners, Lawrence Barrett, was play- ing without much business luck. . Denman Thompson, of "The Old Homestead," hadn't written thi^. play as yet, but a comparative- youngster, was playing and lea^lq^i rights to a burletta, '*Joa&tt4 llPhft- comb and the Fea^tfi^^^theifs." That was the oRSft^ character from which^ the . fanfi<M« ipilay was mad«fc^:i^-'%. >i; • - : -< Ral^h Waldo Bmerson and Hr. Oliver "Wendell Holmes, the literiiry lightir'oC their day, had''gotten en- thuslasttd over performances given by 'CiOMO^Ar's Original Oeor^ti|. MHiftrelf, that type of a show being neiifri^'north fit the time. Both t}mmmon and Holmes had forsaken^ the tpvBe long enough to write pub-' lie Ullirbs for the show. 'V -- " ,* N«W York's current shows were: liirceum—Mme. Ristori in reper-' tolfHk O^mpic—Sol Smith Russell. Bowery Opera House — BuffalOi BlfU' F^h Avenue—"The Big Bon>^ New Opera HouoC—San FrancisOiit Mfafttrels. ^ ■Weeds' Museum—Johnn/ Thomp'<< •on |a "On Hand.' ,• yaloB Square—"The Two Or-« phaits." -^ BeWery — George Thompson hi •TaieJip.' ,4 .■■-s . -is 1 !i. K.\-. * , '. "' '• • :'■■ •'■• ■•■•»••• -v ■ —,,!.i»; •V , ».• ■.'■ I >t: *-■' ■- I -/"•■ ■ ^'•::X :iW<k I *. %•:■ ■r mEW ACTS Revue with six people featuring Gauthler Sisters. Vera Sabina .tnd Co^, in jnew. turn. ...... Peggy English tilntUi.t'i ',' /' .. "Vknities of 1»26," 4 men » wonwn. F|Te Serenaders, 4 men, 1 woman. I /ean Duvall, assisted by Roy ' Heitaan. li^rtln Webb, harpist, will return to valudevilie in a new act with John Reipuio, brother of Phil Romano. licorice Barrett has shelved his foriaer playlet, "The Road to Cal- cuttj^" and will shortly begin re- heanals for 'vTh#Man From Shang- hai." Three others in support. Nanee O'Neil will remain in vauJIeVllle next season. She Is at present rehearsing a new vehicle "Evening I>ress Indispensable" which will supplant her present vehicle, "All The World's a Stage," by Alfred Sutro, which the actress has utilized for the past year over the Keith and Oipheum circuits. Sugarfoot Gaffney and Tom Hen- ' driat Aiezander Dobrohotoff and Bal- ll, aladta Orchestra (13). mtlca Singers of Russia «). TAeJina Deeaso and Co. (I). M^yer Oolden's Masterpieces (ty. .-^iafler Brothers and Ruth (3). , ^Walter "Unicyclisf Nllsson. -Ovonoll^ and lances. J^tbd Itevte (^ Ruese, T^^Hi)/Bus4i> <S). H ;enm LewW With six girls, %. Jeeeph aantley'* annual vaude- t- vliai Tevue.' with rvy Sawjer, ^ opened at Keith's, Boetbn, last week. ''. . Clualce B. Mt^deck has revived "A Man In the Dark," a sketch of •several seasons ago. Robert T. Haynes will be featured in the re- jrtral. •,~ ■ ■^- .^,- - V-., '. ^^ RYl PICK FORD ttt u n Hi tile j\nnie RodUeti '' Rfelfease Date - Seplethber .13* ^UNITED ARTJSis;*a)RPQBAIION MarU Pick ford , Charlis^ C^Sj^in Douglas^ Jairharihs i^ mM^Oqfffth HirUm Abrams^}President. Joseph M.Schenck.C^mui^^*9^^ I I I L iii i l' frwTy ! >.j ' ,if i .,..K i '.H'^^ " '■ >l»ijii', r »jk