Variety (Jun 1927)

Wednesday, June 1. 1927 LEGITIMATE VARIETY 48 THE BEST DRESSED MEN By LONGAQUER When th« Women stnrt* «l to wear bloomerB thoy passr^i the word along that perfection in pantaloons HAd been achieved and now the men we wearing pretty much the ^ame Bort of an under garment. The beet dressed men are the half-drestted men If one can be- lieve half he seea In the window dlsplftyB olonK Broadway this Bpring. It's those silk "shorts" the men are being urged to feature, paid "shorts'" being the lower ex- tremity of 2-plece underwear nets. These flamboyant parinents arc dis;»lMyed In lavender, baby blue and pink. Sotne havfe gay stripes and checks. We are gravely informed by haberdashers who take their busi- ness very seriously that garments of thi« type, worn with a knitted glove-silk shirt are what the styl- ists recemmend for the summer of 1927. For those who do hot care to spend the money that silk seems to demand there are cotton suits that carry out the same general ef- fect. The members of the theatrical profession welcome now Jdtas in apparel but some of the 1u«Ih are a bit staggered by the latest mdni- festo. It seems rather odd thiU;'the biggest businos.s in unilerwcnr of tho chnrarter drseribed h.ns been done by stores dealing with a very conservative class of trad«!. Tti# neat specialty shops hidden away In the 40's and 50's, near Glh ave- nue, have sold great quantities of this intensely styiifd lliigeri^ for men. r . _ . Wood#n Faco Gentleman . It is an open secret that many of the wooden-faced gentlemen sitting m 5th avenue club windows would shock society If thay should Stand forth In their true colors. Theatrical folks with serious minds are buying the new fancy garments with a eertain degree of caution but the more elaborate dressers In the prof"Hsional field have taken to underwear not unlike the women wear with « #lidop ftiid howl. Furthermore, they are pay- ing big prices for novelty effects. Those who play golf will horrify tha iookar room crowds thla Sum- mer unless the stylists have grossly misinterpreted their public. In so far as man and his cravats Are concerned It is a ease of right you are If you think you are; with reservations. Variety's fashion spy :finds that color is tho thing this ■OMon and color acts on men tike catnip on a cat that never knows when he has had enough. One aiore necktie and more slug of cat- Stl|> have the effect of keeping the Victims mildly Intoxicated. The newest thing in color is green; green that suggests ab- sinthe. Green was formerly an A«t- law color but It Is being extenlBlvely "Worn this season. Folks who work under spot lights < and who con- template a flyer in green should •tick to dark suits and plain shirts. Brilliant reds arc als*) worn a great deal at the present time in solid colors and combinations.^-— ' ' . - Dark men who delight the revue audiences can wear red with very Jight clothes, especially ereani colored flannels. Red is no color for the Nordic. With brown suit- ings red has a harmonious effect. A great many solid colojr cravats are noted along the Rialto and much favored by men who wear •oft collar, white shirts. Colors are navy, burgundy, orchids and soft l^telS. The new Mogadores are * Hot of color, the finer silks com- ing from Austria. Reds, yellows and dark blues have been combined In one pattern In many ca.ses and sometimes as many as half a doaen "Wildly hilarious shades have been »i»crged. First class for the man wiio wears *>luo auita and white shirts and plain footwear and hosiery. Color enough to lift the plainest an- temble to new heights. For Ttnora In view of the fart that the smn- nier revue always features a tenor In white flannels the following com- bltiatlona are suggested for the matinee idols. Dark men may safely wear a cravat with dash of red. Others should stick to solid dark blues and polka dots. Some of the softer pastels In dark shades may be safely adopted by the last named. Cravats are like a head- light on an engine. In some of the well dressed re- vues the Panama straw hat is made prominent by the principals, espe- cially true of the juveniN s. While the Panama may be the thing on the stage I should advise that the profession consider tho l. ghorn first, this type of straw hat being more flexible and in better proportion than the Panama. The straw that can be titled down all the way around finds ap- proval among the show folks when coupled with a ma,xlmuin degree of comfort. Leghorn is distinctly in good taste this season and the fancy bands so popular at present have smothered any tendency to regard this model as an "old man's hat." Unlcs.s a I'anama is genuine Panama It falls to fill the hill and the real 18-karat article costs about $500. Al Jolson owned one for a timo and I suppose ho still features it but a good many mammy songs went Into that hat* Keeping tha b. r. Safe Hatters advoca.te a sennit straw for business wear nnd a lt';;horn for golf and motoiin^r. One can approve of this policy without wree'klnir th« bank-roll In the process. The fancy band sennit is almost a 100 per cent proposition among wearers of this type of straw hat. Z<ater fn the season we shall see more of plain black bands, the fad having attained t(ie crest this season. Ilat bands and neckwear are worn to match and to this com- bination is sometimes added a coloreil pocket handkcichlef. In the wide open spaces of L^ongacre there is a great deal of colorful ap parel fTMU tha chest up this sea- son. The pa.ssing of Bruce McKac de- prived the stage of one of its best dressed men. I believe that Nor- man Trevor now holds the com- plete honors for middle-aged ele- gance. a-'v.Moiioelat A few of the Broadway ex- tremists are wearing monocles at- tached to heavy ribbon, the shining orb dangling against the waistcoat. Somathliig else to flsh out of the consomme. Jim Itennie lifts crime to a high level by wearing a silk hat with dinner clothes In the play aym- poslum of guns and gun-men now using his talents. The combina- tion has the approval of the ex- perts but l« not generally em- ployed. Many of the Broadway Jills are wearing black and white this spring. Ensenible addicts among the men are trying to harmonize by featur- ing Mnck and white striped shirts and cravats. Janea With Canat -Artistically Inclined women have taken up canes again. The "Broad- way Iio-r»*p.s drm-md heavy malaccas, such as the nu n exploit. Close - cropped heads, mannish clothes nnd four-ln*hand cravats baffl8 the observer along Broad- way. ' High heel shoes were not a suc- cess on Broadway except with the Argentines, the Portugese and th«' Greeks. A lew s|j>re8 catering to the dark-skinned entertainers carry such styles In foot-wear but th«^ designing of the American-made product is bad. PATENTS (Continued from page 48) Filcl March J. 1036. Serial No. 'Jl.C.'jS. l,f.L>0,O3O. Apparatus for handling motion picture fdmt. Vincent C. do Ybar- londo, Ix>a AoKiUs. Filed May 10, 1923. Serial ^;o. 039,344. l,(;L"j,oy7. Slot claanar for picture machines. Lee de Forest. N« w Vuik city, as- signor to De Forest Phonolilm Corp., New York city. Original application tiled April 2k. 1923. Seri.jl No. 03.'.,- 531. Divided and this application filed Dec. 20, 1924. Serial No. 767,- 115. 1.629,ir.2. Pneumatic pulley for picture films. Vincent C. de Ybarrondo, Los Angeles. Filed June 30, 192<« Serial No. lty.525. i.629,164. Reflector lamp for diaprojectlon for cinematography. Wilhelni Winz- enburg, Krageniiuf, near Kassel, and Prledrich Noack, Kassel. Ger- many. Filed Jnne 23, 1923. Serial No. 647,408. 1.629.192. Process and apparatus for recov- ering silver from photographer's spent hyposulphite solution. K. K. (3 iff en, Salfda. Colo. Filed Sept. 19, 192rK Serial No. 57.455. 1,629.212. Film developing holder. E. P. Mabee, Brooklyn. N. Y. Filed April 7, 192.'). Serial No. 21,267. 1.629.285. Synchronizing mechanism for talking and motion picture ma- chines. Vincent Pouzn, Hi^hl.md l»ark. Mich. Filed May 21, 19Z3. Serial No. 640,336. Renewed Jan. t, 1927. 1,629.252. Camera supporting means. H Osborn I>.inult'\-, St. Albans Gar- dens, N. Y. Filed Nov. 21, 1925. Serial No. 70.540. 1 r.L"i.r.79. Optical apparatus, as photograph- ic camera, for reproducing objects with natural colors. i". i«>ai'c^; ino KuHjjo, Catania. Italy. ViWd Oct. 26. 1921. Serial No. 610.668. and in Italy Feb. 21, 1921. 1,629.974. Photographic shutter. Carl liorn- niann, I'-iiiKluiniton, N. Y., as.^ignor to An.*ico IMioto-pri'vluit.s, Ini., I'.inKb.imton. FikM May 16. 1924. S» I 1 11 No. 713.774. iienewed March 31. l'-:7, 1.630.049. Photograph and method of mak- ing tho same. A. Ame.s, .Jr.. Tewks- bury. MaK.«. Filed M.uali 14, 1921. Serial No. 452,274. 1,626.591. Music Musical string-instrument tuner. K. K Pecina and E. V. Carlson. I^a Angeles. Piled R<pt. 8. 1926. Scri.al No. 5.''i A!>0. l.O^C T:.:?. Phonographic record. Taul Balkc and (Ju.'Jtav T.eyKieffer, Trol.sdorf, (^.crnianv. F\^^•^] n.>e. 1, lOllO Scri.il No. 427,634, and In Germany Feb. 13. 1920. 1.627.227. Device for teaching time in music. Jj. W. Scutt, St. I.ouis. Filed Oct. 24M925. Serlnl No. 64.488. 1.628,688. Transposing mechanism for pianos, organs, and the like. O.'^car Richards, Montroae, Colo. Fib d .Inne 4. 1924. Serial No. 717,816. i.6:::».052. Instrument attachment (banjo). .A. Halpin New Y^iik t'itv. I'iicd March IS, 11)26. Serial No. 9."),581 i,f.::7.os!». Mouthpiece adjuster (reed). K. 1^. Slnip.«!on. raltltnore. Filed May 13, iy24. Serial No. 712.695. 1,629.982. Musical transformation chart. .T. Im Wolf-.M.ir.ianskl, New York City. l<»led Jan. IS. 1921. Serial No. 438.120. 1.630.246. Outdoors Drive for amusement rides. Hyla I'. Majni>s, North iia \s a n^Li. N. Y., os.sl^nor to Mavncs t\irp., l>over, Del. Filed .Tulv 18, 1925. Serial No. 44,:.S9. 1.627.192. Amusement apparatus. Geo. H. Runiko. HeT-.ver, Colo. Filed '^ec. 18, 1922. Serial No. Ou7.533. 1.628,745. Amuseemnt house. H. G; Gonfad, Heaver Falls. Fa. Filed Feb. 8, 1924. Seri.il No. 690.762. 1.62i»,258. Amusement device. P. IT. Daniel. Brooklawn. N. J., .issiprnor of one- half to F. C. Uoj^ers, Philadelphia; .Mina Daniel adminidtratrlx of aaid P. V inmii'!. de<Na»t(l. Filed April 29. 19?4. Serial No. 709,754. 1,629,-? 570. Miscellaneous Sound-producing device. Leo J. Cruhinnn, Pelle Harbor, N. Y.. as- .sit;m>r to Voii tInc., New.ark, N.J, Filed Dec. 17, 1924. Serial No. 75«,* 434. 1.627,384. Sound-production daviOa. (M pat- ent). Koo .1. Grubnian, lielle Har- bor, N. Y., a.st-ignor to Voices*. Inc., Newnrk. N. J. Filed Jan. 2. 1925. Seri.il No. 42. l,fiJ0.3S5. Subscriber's equipment for pro* gram transmission. .Tohn F. Toomer, New York city, assipnor to Ameri- can Tel. iS: Tel. Co., New York city. Fib (I l)(c. 1. 1923. Serial No. 667,- 993. 1.628.695. ^,100 FOE ASHL£Y Clare Anhb y tren^iirer of the Riverla. New York, who collapsed three weeks ago with pulmonary trouble, wae tendered a benefit at the theatre Sun-lay niglit when $3,100 wa.s realized. Ashley dei)artH for Sarnnae today He but recently Joined the Treaw- urers Club of Amerie.n ;.nd wa.^ not entitled to full eb k 1 < fit.^^. but will be aided by the ei Kamzation regardless. 44lh ST. THEATRE, N^iT^ork, NOW 3 ANDREINI BR0S.3 "MASTERS OP STRINGED INSTRUMENTS** Featared In "A NIfillT IN SPAIN" r 7 ■.V.V+ ■•'.<'':i m THAT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES ...AND I. MILLER SLIPPERS! More signatures of our theatrical friends who have been buying slippers in the Show- folk's Shoeshop during the past week or so — Signatures that express their enthusiastic endorsement of L Miller slippers and I. Miller service. Special Deportment of Small Size SKoeS and Hosiery I. MILLEli ^hoiifollis Shocshof) BROADWAY at 46th STREET OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M. 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