Variety (December 1925)

V A R 1 » T Y W cdnw day, December %, U Blossom Seeley The Most Beautifully Dressed Woman in Vaudeville Pays a glorious tribute by selecting her Dress Accessories at the shops of Nat Lewis. It is as great a pleasure for us to always show the Newest things in Hosiery, Lingerie, Purses, Gloves, etc., as it is for Miss Seeley to wear them, before they are shown anywhere else. BLOSSOM SEELEY "The Girl Who Glorifies Syncopation" This Week (Nov. 30), B. F. Keith's Palace, New York 1580 BROADWAY 409 MADISON AVE. at 47th St. at 48th St. Glorifying the Girls of Stage and Screen With Lovely Dress Accessories NIGHTLIFE (Continued fron\ i>ag« 4) greatly resembling those Bill Hart "shot up" so often In his Triangle movie days. The "dealers" hold a wealth of color with their green eye-shades, loud silk shirts, soil- taires la their scarfs and these sharp, steely eyes you read about everywhere but only see down here. At "Southport" the romanticist who has read of the west in the old days will thrill to the feel of E.SASSA TAILOR 45 West 46th Street, N. Y. Prices From $65.00 up 10% Discount to rrofessionals Guerrini A, Co The Lridlnt ■■• ACCORDION rACTOBV IN th< Unilce SlitM I'hc oni; li'kctan (hut maksi ui> mi of need* — macle to tiind 277.27t Cclunbn Sip Franrlurr Ctl the place. The stream of light over the tables; the strident monotone of the "calJ out"; the glistening stacks of silver dollars decorating the green baize with the house "fading" you up to $25,000; the bird cage, the six and eight-games, and the never-ending myriad of wheels and tables. Surely one of the games will prove lucky for the ladles and gen- tlemen of the evening. If not, they can ride out to Tranchlna's and forget about It. Tranchlna's Is a landmark. Situated to the right of Spanish Fort and directly facing Lake Pontchartrain, It has been for 25 years the popular road house of the town. Over a quarter of a cen- tury ago Terry Tranchina throw the .shutters away. No one has found them and Tranchina's never closes. Crooning for Dancers There's an orchestra at Tran- china's! Colored boys, crooning and chanting their dances! While half the musicians carry a melody, the others will moan bits like, "How, now, love>-dovcy, oh, sir, oh, sir, hold me closer." a haunting rhymed cacophony, attuned to the .shifting of the tugging, shrugging dancers. Always a couple of cops at Tran- china's, with just one entrance, which they guard zealously. The Reedr to Wear Ready to Order IS Y<«rii with Rddie Mack BERTS CLOTHES SALE SALE SALE SALE $35 — WIntPr Suit.s and Overcoats — $35 $35 Now — Were up to $45 The Publicity nalldlar. Room tOS 1576 Broadway, at 47th St,, New York . < restaurant has had many rows with Government officers on duty bound. Once the prohibition men were arrested by the city police be- cause they "dared" search the cafe without a warrant. The West End beckons. The Bungalow is in the ofhng and the dust along the road has mad© every one dry. Just a quiet blde-a-wee is the dimly lighted Bungalow with the other fellow's best girl. To the left Is Bucktown, across the county line, whore the lid Is always off. It attracts the mob, most of whom come back to the city In patrol wagons. The cafes tumble over each other along with their guests. Bucktown is a great place to have your face lifted with a single punch. The silver rattles at Bucktown and a couple of "gold diggers" with two "greenies" to take are quick to ease their "heavy sugar" dads into their car for a spin back to town. The boys query as to "the old ten- derloin" and ask to be driven through the district. The girls are not only willing but act as guides. Ringing in the Moon The moon has broken through the clouds :.s they turn into North Easln street and the buildings sl.ind out like penitent sinners. There's Tom Anderson's old cafe at the (-orncr of Iberville. Next door lived "Cheeky" Flo Meeker. Down a little furtlicr Is the former mansion of the late Josle Arlington, it had a display room for Its girls madr of solid mirrors, famous 'round the world. Over the. e lived Lulu White, famous for her octoroons. Now the once glided dens are nearly all let to Ne- groes, who rent tht rooms by the week for a pittance. But across the tracks there's still music and gaiety. Joe Cruccia'a "Cadillac" looks Just as it did in the ol^en days. The tables girls are there; so are the raucous singers and Joe's heavy-hitting Jazz band. Joe Julian's "San Soucl" is gone and so is the Orchard. The Ringside, a handsome supper club, owned and operated by Pete Herman, ex-ban- tam champ, has succeeded the Orchard. ■ ._ A Lot of Rues The boys point to the women hanging out of the wlndo - along the Rue Burgundy, the Rue Conti and the Rue St. Louis, beckoning to all who would enter, and venture the opinion that perhaps the ten- derloin Is not dead but tired. The hour is growing late and the girls are not timid In mentioning food. A few squares away ja Antolne's, styled by epli^ures, the greatest restaurant In America, They drive over. Real vintage stuff; oysters au gratln; pompano baked In paper bags; potatoes souffle—only Papa A.clatore can serve stuff like that! Vienna Gardens Is still open and .so Is the La Vida, but the girls are inclined to finish the night at the Little Club. Aren't they the two best fellows In the world, and Isn't the Little Club the ttnest cabaret in town? ijure! The nlr Is heavy In the Little. Most of the crowd have departed. The toastmaster and announcer, Guy McCormick, is trying to keep the stragglers awake with wise- cracka. Tbj band looks weary and emlta tired strains. Bed'Haters in Bunches A shaft of light darts through the curtains. Day Is breaking. Looks like the boya and girls must call it an evening. Nice kind-hearted girls. They're going to drive the boys over to their hotel. It's Just a short dis- tance, but on the way they're going to stop off at the French Market for a cup of coffee. It's quite the thing to do, and this time the treat is on them. The coffee stand l» packed with hundreds of other bed* haters, so the wall-ers bring their coffee out to the car, which Is solid comfort, to say the least. Arriving at the hotel, one of the girl lisps, "Thanks for a won- derful evening." "Me, too," her pal chimes in, "and tonight we'll take a trip up the Mississippi on the .steamer 'Capitol,' stop in at Turcis Italian Garden for spaghetti and then ride out to Little Woods for some moonlight bathing, that Is. if you're willing?" Are they willing? They're all willing. PIANO PLAYER _ WANTED ^^ MaJ4>—Mont I>o StrofiK Sprdalty. R(nt« all In flr*t lettor. Address HELEN KENNEDY SSSl SUUman Are., Woodkide, L.. L EXTRAORDINARY FEATURE MISS IRIS GREENE ^THK MO.ST VRRSATILS BNTKRTAINRR IN VAri)EVlI.lJC * Singer—Dancer—Acrobat—Musician ONR OF TIIR riNKST ACTS KVFR l-RESENTKO Written and Produced by YORKE and KING Direction LKR 8TBWART B. F. KEITH'S HIPPODROME, NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (NOV. 30) MANUEL. Direction M. S. BENTHAM GROTESQUE PANTOMIMIC COMEDIAN _ - ^ B. F. Keith's 81st Street, New York, Next Week (Dec. 7) '^ BOOKED SOLID IN AMERICA UNTIL JUNE, 1926