Variety (Sep 1927)

September tS, 1M7 VA KIBT Y VARffiTY'S CHICAGO OFHCE . HAL HALPERIN in Ckarge Woods Bldg., Suite 604 CMitral 0844.4401 I CHICAGO Profettionalt have th* 1m UM ef Variety's Chicago Office for intormatlM. Mail may b* addrastad car* Variaty, Weoda Bldg., Chiaaoa. It will ba bal4 ■ubjaal ta aall, fon«arda4 ar advartiaad in Varlaty't Laltar INTURN•CENTRAL! MIHTI WOBlJ> Wn>B HIT Xraa.. 1:1*. Mala. Wed. a 8ai. "RAIN" Wllh OaOROK L«B HAI.L. \l/rki-»r»Q TWICE DAILY WCXJUS 2 so ANL> t:10 ThePatptMerKid jiii AUUD SAimiJ. ProdacUoa ■TTOPBHT HDOJJBB' Famous Story " ' A >ln* MaltOTMl Fletwe MATS. THURS., BAT. SELWYN fMD HABBIB PreMata tho World Famous Dr»raa of thm Cabaret* EROAPWAY . ay PtULUP DUMNINO and . OEOROC AiBQTT ^ilUaju OoUiar and Ua hoy. Bus- ter, are at Oipbeum'B Palace this week but they are not out In lights. Inrtead, the bulbs on the oaaopy read "Mtb Year of Orpbeum Vande- vUle." Whatever that naaBB, it anything no one carea. Swtf y tbe tact that the Orpheum ia two acore yeara of a«e la no Inoentlve for attendaneai. But mauMa Ukm Col- lier are. Maybe aged Orpbeum Is looking for sympatliy. And in that queet. it lE forKettIng how to treat the actor. Orphtum In In auch a stasr- nant, sleepy slate that it dofsti't know a good one when It gets It. There ia no question as to who Is moHi Important—Collier or the 40(h Year. The Palaci was well filled Sunday, a'eondHlon It feaan't enjoyed in almost a year. And that Mth^ear M haa basB lights tor ,mep*«, . when A wemaji broadeaets her M* inatsad of her beauty, che Is out of lock. , The father and son two-act play- ing Its first comlrined engagement Ib an occasion of sentiment. Col- H*t and Busier are as different as .can be. 90iit«)> w «Mt«r eem- grind policy was Instituted. Now the house has lost all the prestlce it aver had. It's an out and out ahowing houae. At least half the acts are try-outs, raw material, and for the moat part blah. TumbHns Clowna, two men, opened. Fair torn, but draggy. One of the boys Is a clever conturtion- ist, but be does so much It gets tiresome. Cut down the lime, in- sert mure <i>nutly, and the turn will be cap.ilile of opi ninpr almost any bill. Holdin and King, mixed tc.-vm, doing sonfrs anJ gai,-»., Ini^.''^■d. Tlie duo ai'e sadly hi iKred "f good material. There were only about five laughs In twelve minutes. Juc]^ JahJa and Co., two mun and a woman, 'were third. A skit with plenty of High tlt*ot»- A sheik has taken'a bIblMe to dinner, and after nntaUttg ha« discovered that he Is tt ahy of the amount of the check, which la $6.40. After plenty of gafi from the blonde, the situation la saved by the timely arrival of a friend. The sheik, as played by JaniS; is ok,-iy. The b'"iidB is a iooUtr and splendid foil Tllyou and Rogers, standard two- man turn. acoNd 'ttfoely. Tba' boys better surroundings. Tlie f'Tniiiiiu- quintet is versatile, but tliat set Is so good it makes them look bad. Somehow or other Ave lone girls, imless acrobats or jugglers, are lacking when unaccompanied by principals. Business Tery poor. Forgot to write down the name of picture, and the house later refused to give Info over the phone. It must have been pood. L. H. D.iUy, former seei.nii «s- sisi.int miuingor l^iblix's i'hi.'ago theiitre. Is now supervisor of tUeu- tres fur Balaban & Kaiz. the K<ldle Hanson, formerly at ConpresM. is now solo orpanist, ro- tatlnr with Milton c'lmrleM between the Uptown and Tivoli theatres. H IIATe. WED. a BAT. MM H. ARRIS 8AM H. HAMI8 rreoeiltii FRANCINE LARRIMORE "CHICAGO » JOTH CKNTURT KARCB Br MAtmiNB WATKIN8 A. ■.WOODS' ADELPHI SHUBERT OLYMPIC Batvrday 'THE SPIDER'' ERLANGER W*d. a gat Mata George White's >HtwSCANDALS'«w ORIGINAL MEW YORK CAST 4 COWANS or^TwSSni . am BUCK rreaaata LEON ERROL k a Maw t l l arlaaa Maalaal Caaaady "YOURS TRULY" t WOItI.t>>8 ORBATERT CHOmW Analraa Umtj Briasde CORRESPONDENCE thia issue of Variety are aa All matter in CORRESPONDENCE refers to current waeh otIierMriaa indicated. Yhe cities uader Cerrssnewdefice follows and on pagaat ATLANTA 61 ATLANTIC CITY ............ 62 BALTIMORE 60 BOSTON 61 BRONX 62 CHICAGO 59 DALLAS 62 DENVER 61 HARTFORD «2 NEWARK 60 OAKLAND 62 OMAHA 62 ROCHESTER 62 ST. JOHN 62 SAN FRANCIBCO 61 SEATTLE : 60 SYRACUSE 62 TOLEDO 82 TORONTO SI WASMNQTON SI Li : edlan, while Buster Is strictly mo- tion pictures. It is a great team, a sentimental combination. Ebiceptlnfr the Colliers and the deuce act. G. and J. Domtonde, the balance oC this week's bill is a quick time rehash. It's the Harry Car- roll unit, with Ann Oreenway, Ken Murray, California Collegians, and some girls. Bame as the last time, therefore all right for tboe» who didn't aee It before but boring repe- rtltlOB lor ttMM Who did. After porter 'was atMadad Aleaa In his particular rew. One fault with the show 'waa the spotting of the Dormondea, bike act, second to permit six Carroll choristers to open. Combining of the two would have eliminated some of the slow start and slower follow- up> There Isn't a bike act In the country, with the poasible exoeptlon of Jackson, that rates a "big time" deuce spot anyway. . And what boslnees tbe Colliers didn't bring in would hardly keep a canary In drinking water. And BOW the Majestic has gone picture hou«6 The Uajestlc marquee says "Ilin Tin Tin in Jawls of - Steel," Instead of the former "Always eight blR a< ts—-worM's biggest bargain " One act hnn been cut from the bill and a fejiturc pic- ture has been substituted for it and the "aborts" they've been running. FV)r years the Majestic was Or- phewn'a ace two-a-day house. AiMi«t. tff« yearB •«» a fonrra-day Hotel Eastgate -Thi^-5&4ee of Btst Wotef* of « Longer Cosi" ONTARIO STREET, EAST OF MICHIGAN Little North of tha Tribune Tower 225 ROOMS —225 BATHS Onlv n P minute walk to any Loop theatre, (ivf-rlooklng the Lake and Chlcsgo's Greenwich Village. S^al Weekly and Monthly Rates : t* tin Profasaion POFULAR-PRICM) CAP! IN COWNBCTION JIMMY HART. ManAgar FaiaMMy AM. r combine comedy, gags and acro- batics. They wrote their own ticket. reek-In" t6j was Just another fla^ii act. A nmn acts as master of cerenionies, aiul sijlele while the changes are made. 'Tlie act is in three scenes, the first being a rag doll dance by three damsels before "toyland drop." Finish was a cabaret seehe. The little girl acro- batic dancer was tbe only really good ML Tha in.iater of c'eremonles dOMB't alng er hoof, only atories. Id ka takes bowa for tha act. That's cettiBg away with murder. Shapiro and O'Malley, niale duo, were next to closing. Shapiro does a "Hebe" impersonation while tbe Irishman doee straight. 8baplro Is funny, and is the turn. O'Malley has a high yoice which he uses to good effect. 'Wkaa M» not singing he pounds tha Ufa «M «t Va partner for laughs. IBIeven Musical Flapper*, girl baad, dosed. The afit doesn't mean much. The aolo dancer, a cute little trick, la the mir eaeose. She's clever. Tha band. In the e n as m ble playing, la typlaal at a orcheatn. irnat a, Jot- of quartet nnmlMr by the comotlst, doubling on fiddle, the fiddling leaderi-SK. the banjoist playing the harp, and one of the saxes, was a mess. It ia understood the act was rehearsed for three montha before openlnp^ Vau<le performance st.irted at 12:20, no picture being siiown until after the first vaode show. You never know what to expect when gohng Into the Majeittic Business for a change, w»s fair. Business at Orpbeum Circuit's Belmont last Friday matinee looked like an inquaat. Dave Samson and his little seven-pleo* ofehestra were going good, but who ever heard df a seven - piece band lb a 6,900 • Beat house? The seven miusictans are spread out In a mnmmoth pit that was Originally built for 2o to 85 pieces. Beautiful house, snappy ushers (Orpheum took over L.. & T.'fi ushers when they bought the hut^fie). and the house, instead of being run primarily to entertain, has become a 'showing" house. Green, Page and Green—two men, one woman—opened live-act bill with baick nips, fllp-flopa land com- edy calisthenics. The men are fairly expert, with a good Mbtina. Good Enough to open the average vaude bill. Frish. Rector and Toolin, male trio, all singing, deuced. The empty houae had Its effect on the boys. They worked listlessly. One of the men is a "ringer" for President Coolldge. Ho should capitalize his looks, but maybe he doesn't "choose to run." Art and Leone Revue (C), scored about (0 par aant. A fonr'pioee Mrtnr t r c k s B tta, a " ducting, supplied the music, with .i.ssistanoe from the pit here and there. The woman is a fair tiddler, discounting her bowing, and the re- maining three members of the quar- tet —'cello, another fiddler and piano—are okay. A mixed dancing team, very onllnary, supplied the hoofing necessary to a revue. Miller and -Muck, two-man slap- stick comedy turn, w.ts the tlrst real bit of come.ly. and what few people there were ui tin auJiiiici ate it up. Miller do. s u teinule im- person:iti.!n tlKit's ludi.rous. Thi duo are big-timers, and were en- tirely out of pLice on this bill. Jock GoMie Revue (7> closed. Th^ aoV* personnel comprlsea four formaNy tContjnaad oa piige 60) MORRISON HOTEL tVerM's taUiac- W«« tn "amt balks EUGENE CDX SCENERY tVH Ogtlen AvMMM ' CH40A00 SCENERY BtB g wu i BB y. TBi/ora cvrntaam R. WKBTCorr Kino •tudiob nu W. Taa : REntWOBATED —--The FROLICS *HX M08T BEACTIFIX CAFB IN TBC WORLD l( Bail nd Street (oppoilte "L." alatiOB), Cblcage, 111. Tha RendcBTous of the Theatrlral Stars CIVIO AND POIilTICAl. CELEBRITiaa I l>»IIERVil|TtOKa ACCWfrllS^ «UMJK. Maa agas ^^^^ cAl.tMBT Wt Tbt re for the exprc^ss purpose of ".MhowlnE" Itself to pirtur>; house and v.'iude agents, the W. V. M. A.'s Am';ri< an show, hist half, exhibited very little, either tor agents or au- dience. • One act In particular h.id no le- gltim4ate reason for presi nre on thin bill. The turn, railed ' Uright Spot.s of ISXT." is nothing but a aeries of llfttd. aaiutty bla' kouta, not even clevorQr feuggestlve, and two or more song and dancea. The nance Dan McGrew bit la' praacnt, and bo arc the rest. 'Will Karbee and Olrlle, novelty turn, provided a nice opc'ning. Kar- bee'a prlnelpal efforts are upside down on a trapeze, mildlj thrilIin^' and gtiod. <:irl'H d.melnp just pads and she looks ok.ty. Not a bad sliu'ter for any Inltrmedintc bill. Cuiney and PI* rce, two-man luu'- mony and piano, are better sult<d for cafes than deuce spots. It will always be the deuce in vaude, and not b»tter then the American. — MlU l U ' li and — Dradtu a dt es l s t ad. followed "Bright Spots." Mitchell, a fair romic and a very good dancer, has been seen with other parlnerK. Tho current combo Is cool »s any. Uradford being af t'ooil a mraight as Milehell is a I lau»:h-getter. They a., d.. and gau "8ub Vfiti Hevuc," 5 girlii, cluaed. A beaut snecitti sit Wot|ld have I I ( i I Studies Your Type When She Demgru Your Coum and you wear it, confident that you are looking your best . . . that your gown is an original creation which HA-GC) WILL NOT DUPLICATE, AND NO ONE ELSE CAN! . .. 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