Variety (May 1926)

Wednesday, May 5, 1926 house is being used by the Pot- iiHr Art Theatre and as a rc- hall for various produc- tios*- t*ck Hoxle. Marguerite de la an d William Boyd have been *°J2edfor "The Lost Frontier." 355 Metropolitan Pictures will wb T an* George B. Seitz direct. Ackerman and Harris have taken over the theatre and saved it from darkness. Ackerman & Harris as- Humed control last week, and are offering a straight picture policy at 15c. top. The bills are to be changed four times a week. When Sam Katz was hero in- -J^lne the two local Publix 252? Metropolitan and Million KiHar'he had an idea that expenses ?hou*d be curtailed. After a sur- tlv be decided there were two sur- ?ui press agents and a few clerks K the publicity department of the Louse also An extra offlce boy a ,t fffllillion- Dollar. They were all given thdr no tice. Tn the future John Loughborough, •nhliclty director of the house, will K the work for the Metropolitan JJrhislvely and supervise the work S thf MllHon Dollar, which will be Jindled by Me l Ridd le. Following a testimonial dinner »wen Ed. Rowland, managing di- Ector of the Hollywood Playhouse, by president* of all Hollywood or- nirisaUons, a number of screen Sore subscribed to stock in the new legit house. Among those who wjime shareholders in the theatre ^ere William V. Mong. Koy Stew- art. Monte Blue, Joe Rock. Herbert Bawlinson, George Pawcett, Russell Simpson and Bryant Washburn. Edward Davis was toastmaster. Ground breaking ceremonies for the 1100-seat house were held the morning after the dinner. The house will be controlled by Holly- wood screen people and business men. It will play drama exclu- sively. The site where construc- tion began is on Vine street, north of Hollywood boulevard. It will be completed before Nov. 1. Citizens of Culver City are circu- lating a petition asking for the re- call of Trustee Milton Gardner, general manager of Fred Thom- son Productions. Gardner was the only member of the old city board re-elected after the police shake-up here recently. He is charged with voting for unfit men for police posts and for the removal of Reve Houck, former police commissioner and now mayor of Culver City. Houck Is assistant production man- ager of Metro-Gold wyn-M^yer Studios in the same town. An eight year old child drawn by curiosity approat hed too near the cago of a huge bear used by Pun- tages here as a ballyhoo for the big "Indoor Circus," which made up the bill last week, and as a conse- quence the child was badly mauled and cut. She was taken to the Central Emergency Hospital and several stitches tak^n In her neck where the beast's claws ripped the flesh. The victim was Adelc Aigner, 8, 368 Clipper street, this city. TOLEDO Empire—"Summer Follies" (bur- lesque stock). Loew's Valentino—"Lure of the Wild." Pantheon—"Mile. Modiste." Palace—"Volga Boatman." Princess—"That's My Baby." Temple—"Exquisite Sinner," Paul Ash presentation. Burlesque stock opened at the Empire this week with "Snappy Follies." Principals are Charles "Slim" Timblin, Lee Fraser, Walter Deering, Tom Meredith, Billy High- ley, Lew Howard, Olive DeClaire, Val Russell, Patsy Gilson, Angelus Lee, Kay Barclay. Harry M. Strou.se producing. "Ylskor," starring Maurice Schwartz, was given a single show- ing in the Auditorium theatre Sun- day night. James Bush, local juvenile, who Started with the Pasadena Com- munity Players, has been added to the Morosco stock. The Sixty Club will hold their last tance of the season on May 29. Eddie Hitchcock, staging the one- set plays at the Criterion (pictures), has signed Frederick Warde and Ruth Helen Davis for a week in "Restored to the Fold. »» "The Music Master" will follow •She Walked in Her Sleep" at the Morosco. Otto Lederer will play the Warfield role. Jack Waverly, producing home talent revue for Business and Pro- fessional Woman's Club in Audi- torium here May 5-6. KANSAS CITY By WILL R. HUGHE8 Orpheum—Vaudeville (Nan Hel- perin). Pantages—Vaudeville—pictures. Globe—Musical stock—pictures. Newman—"A .Social Celebrity" and "Garden Festival." Royal—"The Barrier." Liberty—"Without the Law." Mainstreet — Vaudeville —"Too Much Money" (film). The Palmer House (Chicago) Victorian Orchestra opened a sea- son's engagement at the Kansas City Athletic Club May 1. The club's roof garden will formally open for the summer May IS. The generosity of Schumann- Heink is well known, but this month will add new credits to her name. May 9 she donates her serv- ices in concert here, benefit Schu- mann-Hclnk chapter of the Dis- abled American Veterans of the World War. The following Sunday she sings again for the benelit of a fund to create a new auditorium for the Lindsburg, Kansas, chorus, whose "Messiah" performances have become world kno*.i. •A''.V?/j:v»/: At.,.vt.'."At^'At/^?, ; i V»y ;•.vt;JA. \9j • \\9j; >•>.' \9, Vt..'.\t/,'A»y,-At/,,Vt.' \9. V. J. : \9r-\9:y\9:< l \9'y-9'y*9*yK9r"9 '\t.; v f. At.-.': 1 * ;At,,A»'.'At.';A 8 ADVERTISEMENTS IN DEPARTMENTS OF "VARIETY" IN REALIGNMENT Plans for about $76,000 worth of Improvements on the Fine Arts studio, space-leasing lot, have been perfected and construction will go under way immediately. A new administration building with 40 pri- vate offices and other rooms will be started at once. The old offices will be turned into dressing quarters for actors. Ah reported, "La Boheme" will follow "Stella ( Dallas" into the Forum. Negotiations have been completed by John Goring, manag- ing direetor. SAN FRANCISCO The George B. Barrie company, which has been presenting "Out- ward Bound" on tour through the ■mailer towns of California with moderate success, presented th? Piece at the Playhouse in Berkeley (Cai.) i as t wee fc an< j drew a sur- prisingly large house. The play- ers gave a mediocre performance, ■triving for laughs and neglecting utterly its spiritual quality. The outstanding Individual performance was that Oakley Hubbard as Mrs. Widget. Barton Yarborough as Tom 1 nor, and Francis Josef Hlckson, ** Henry, were better than average. Now that Henry Duffy has waved good-bye to the Casino and moved f?JJ musical comedy aggregation in Honey Girl"; over to his Alcazar, Through the realignment of the various departments in Variety, advertisements will be placed in the departments the sub- ject matter cans for. Advertisements intended for the Picture Section will be in that section; Vaudeville advertising in the Vaude- ville Department; Legitimate announcements in the Legitimate Section, etc. No extra charge for position in the departments when the advertisements are placed according to the run of the paper in the respective sections. For any particular page or position requested an additional charge of 20% to the regular advertising rate will be made. Commercial and music advertising will be considered general business, placed as heretofore under and in Correspondence unless request is made for another placement, when the preferred position charge will again apply. Variety's advertising rate card for special pages or positions in reading matter or Bills Next Week remains unchanged. An added value is given advertising in departmental sections. By this means the advertiser is brought immediately before the attention of the readers that may be mostly desired or attracted by the announcement. Advertisements placed by vaudevillians who may wish their announcements be placed in the Picture Section will be so located if request to that effect is made, or advertisements placed by picture people wanted in the Vaudeville Department will be accordingly located without extra charge. OMAHA By ARCHIE J. BALEY Closing of the Orpheum here was accompanied by special ceremony, for the house Is to be torn down to make way for a new house. It stood for 30 years, a legit before the Orpheum Circuit took it over in 1898. Presentation of "Tramp, Tramp. Tramp," Harry I^anpdon's first fea- ture picture, here, is being boosted by big publicity on the fact that he was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Just across the river. -Klkl," Norma Talmadge's latent, ran at the Strand here for two weeks. The Rlalto (pictures) paid $1,200 to a „0-plece high rchool band from Council Bluffs for a week s engage- ment as a presentation a\:t. OKLAHOMA CITY By GEORGE NOBLE The new Folly theatre, Hollis, Okla.. opens soon. The Rainbow theatre, Sulphur, Okla., has been purchased by Mel Brooks. Warner Bros, havo appointed Truly B Wildman, local branch manager The Rltz, Foss, Okla., has been pur- chased bv I* K. Scholthauer. Five reels of films were destroyed in pro- jection room of the Capitol here re- $1 LESTER 8HEEHAN MAYFAIR ALL STYLE8 OF DANCING Grace, Poise, Stretching, Acrobatic and Limbering Exercises COME WHEN YOU LIKE GO WHEN YOU PLEASE ROUTINES ARRANGED -ACTS STAGED For Rent—Light, Airy Rehearsal Hall $1 1658 Broadway, 8U,TE J?3 $1 cor. 51tt 8treet, New York " ^ cently. New theatres are being opened by Griffith Bros., Oklahoma City, at Stillwater. Okla., and Pand- handle, Parapa and Barger, Tex. R. A. Morrow, district P. D. C. manager. Is now assistant general sales manager for P. L>. C. at New- York City. New theatres will be opened by Guy Clark and Phil Isley at McAl- ester, Okla., soon. A new film bus line has been established between Oklahoma City and Muskogee, making a round trip dally and through following towns: McLoud, Shawnee/ Paden, Prague, Boley, Okemah. Henryetta, Morri- son and Boynton. The Dome theatre, Cyril, OkW, and the Liberty, Cheyenne, Okla., have closed. The following Oklahoma theatres have recently changed ownership: The Gem, Frederic!;. C. D. G reaver, sold to Edward J. Kadane; the Bell, Davidson. J. E. Bell sold to F. Gil- lum: Wollam theatre, Walters, J. A. Wallum sold to A. It. Patterson; Majestic, Allen. Tom iMley sold to J. Jackson; Lyric, Lybbock, Tex., McElroy to 11. T. Hodge; Fox the- atre. Higgins, Tex.. Judd to Oskar Korn; Uialto, Claude, Tex., Tate to John Wise. Three Okmulnee, Okla., theatres have been ai fee ted by recent changes in ownership, A. C. Stalcup now operates the Orpheum, and Barclay Morgan, the Hippodrome. SALT LAKE By GLEN PERRINS The Princess here recently changed hands and opened as the Forum Theatre, with G. L. Cloward, formerly district manager for Metro-Goldwyn Films, this city, manager. Victor Jory, Ralph Clonlngcr stock, has aono to California on a two weeks' leave to play the lead in the annual presentation there ol "Kamona." The Odeon (dance hall) closed last week after a successful season with Don Klrkham's band, it will be closed all summer. Herbert Gould, Chicago basso. "William T. Mitchell, tenor, are here for the "Faust" presentation by the Lucy Gates Grand Opora A.«>s"mm- tion, Salt Luke Theatre. May 6-7-H. Mrrifv Sehurnann-IIelnk sinpn her< June 5 for Qi" henellt of thr Lin- able'] Anv-rican veterans. P;ip Lnl^-'s novest dance hall Is the Bluebird, management Lorin Farr, and will operate at 10-26 cents admission." The musical feature will be the Adolph Brox outfit PORTLAND, ORE. By 8AM H. COHEN Columbia—"Skinner's Dress Suit." Liberty—"Tramp, Tramp, Tramp." Rivoli—"Beverly of Oraustark." Majestio— "That Royle Girl." Blue Mouse—"The Sea Beast." Psntsgee—Vaudeville. Frank Clark, veteran stage and screen actor, Is appearing In pic- ture houses in this territory. George White's "Scandals" (road) plays lour days at the Hcilig May 6-8. Harry C. Arthur (North American Theatres, Inc.) has gone to Cali- fornia but will return to install policies In the newly-acquired houses. Another new picture house for Portland Is contemplated by Sid Grauman. according to report- ST. JOHN, N. B. By W. MoNULTY The Empress, Moncton, N. B., picture house, destroyed by fire to- gether with he Capitol, an adjoin- ing picture house. Is being rebuilt by Torrle ft Winter, proprietors. They will also rebuild the Capitol this summer. Clarke Sisters' Revue, musical tab, touring the eastern provinces, has the three Clarke sisters and Dick Hulne (comic) as principals. At the Strand. Sydney, N. S.. the Anal of a competition to determine the champion old-time fiddler of South Cape Breton was held. Pre- viously preliminary contests were held in picture houses in other centers of Cape Breton Island, in- cluding New Waterford, Glace Bay, Dominion. The prize was a trip to Boston and return. A semi-professional organization, The Dominoes, has been formed to ; ta^e musical revues In Nova Sco- tia, chiefly in Halifax. SYMPATHY for young actors (playing rich society parts on small sal- aries) is our specialty. Come and see the very good-looking clothes we have in this comfortable store and enjoy our humane scale of prices. Suits, $34.50 up. Ainsleioh 21w.4C> NEW YORK