Variety (Nov 1927)

VARIETY V A UD^E^ ILLE 35 OR MORE U HOUSES WITH SUN The C.us Sun Agency is flprured to enhance Its list before Jan. 1 through at(iuisiti<>n of practically all Universal (film) houses playing yaudd or presentations. Vs W, Btephtnti^^hi> swung over to the nW iroili agency, has b€»n booking four of the Universal houses and will handle the vaude for tho Colony (on Broadway), New York, when the latter starts plajriav five acts f<Mr a full week in THK PARAMOUNT COMKUIAN FEARL ABER witk MAiaOB HcINTTSE 1 While playlngr KEITirS, PHILA., recently, th« DAILY NBW8 Mid) "Th« new B. F. Keith ifkow oon- talna every inirredlent of soed vaude- vine. The LAUGH HIT la Barl Faber and Marfle Mclntyre In a aklt that la the eaaence of. UtiMhter. Mr. Wber'a methoda and mannerlama had hla audience In hyaterica. Mlaa Mcln- tyre la a dellf htfttl bit of femininity." ■\Mtvred Attfgtioa Laew Bo«t« Dir. MTKR NORTH, JOS FLAVM conjunction with Us picture pro- graiils* Universal controls 35 other houses throughout New York state and elsewhere, playing presentations hooke4t' through various sources. These are the houses that Stephens expects to swing to the Sun Agency aa soon as other Jump breakers can be brought in. As the houses stand, they are too distantly spaced to make the vaude bookings out oi one agency, and especially In New York, a feasible prospect. HOUSES OPENING Sunnyslde. Jackson Heights, L.. I., latest Grohl & Knoble house, opened Nov. S with vaildfllni. Playa Ave acts on a split lireek* booked by Ar- thur Plsher. Opera House, Jamestown, Ohio, built on the site of Samuels' old O. H., is open with yaudfllms. Feiber & Shea. Schine-Ohlo' theatre, Lima, O., Soy, 17. Vaudeville and pictures. Loew's Plaza, Corona, L. I., opens Nov. 10 with five acts and pictul^s, booked out of the N. Y. Iioew of- fice^ White Plains, White Plains. N. Y., latest link in the K-A chain of houses, opened Monday. Flvo acts on a split week wUl bo the poller. Soph's $17,000 in Chi LfOS Angeles, Nov. 8. Sophie Tucker, after playing Omaha this week for Pantages, Jumps to OhloagOk wiiero she will appear in the Balaban and Katz houses for three weeks. These theatres will be the Uptown, Hard- ing and Senator. Slio win not ap- pear in the Loop. Her salary is understood to be $5,500 in two of the names, and K.000 la tHo tbtM. Vaude Producers as Patient as Ford Dealers ** Chicago, Not. t. Frenchised vaudeville producers here are in an advanced stage of worry over the failure of Orpheum to Inform of its future status in the Orph-K-A amalgamation. Upon completion of the deal it was intimated the producers would bo shipped oast la a body. Since which they have been aUo to loarn nothing. One producer, whose storage lease wlU bo up siiortly, wont to Now York last week to learn something but was refused any information. He has about |10,000 worth of scenery la tho storeroom. The act producers have beoomo as patient as Ford dealers. Andy Rice's Renewal Los Angeles. Nov. 8. Andy Rice, gag writer and sce- narist, has had his contract with William Fox renewed. Rice was brought here from New York as comedy constructor. BBOHZ Xc C. MXUW-Uf Bronx (N. Y.) picture houses are going in for presentations on a big scale. Following the recent deci- sion of tho Consolidated ■ Anrase- ment Enterprises to Install this policy in its seven local picture houses, to include a master of cere- monies at each, tlia Joelson 4ad Suchman Circuit has followed suit. This policy Is inaugurated in that circuit's Crescent theatre this week, with Frank Silver and his orcheistra a permandht attraction. Silver will also act as master of ceremonies. ED LOWRrS "DREAM" Skourss Brothors insftast Salary off' Star af Own Valltta St. Lottis, Nov. t. Ed Lowry had a vacation from the local Ambassador last week. He is the star stage draw of the Skou- ras Brothers' houses here, acting as M. C. and general fun-making en- tertainer. While in New York Lowry dis- played to tho Skouras Brothers, also there, a notice in Variety on the Ambassador in which he was favor- ably mentioned. Spiro Skouras replied: "That notice Is all right, Ed, but it could have been 50 per cenL stronger and then It wouldn't have been any too mutih. And to show you that goes, when you return to St. Louis, you will find your salary check Increased 1260." Lowry had not intended to return until his week was up, but left New York immediately to see if the dreanp would come out-'-iMid It didL He is now said to be receiving $1,000 or more weekly as a single. About 18 months ago Lowry was being peddled by H41porlB 'ft Sha- piro, the then Chicago agency, with- out takers, unJtil^A. J. Balaban of Balaban & Kats engaged him. Since that time ho has had a sticcession of successes and was brought here on a. cabled contract through Wil- liam Morris, from London, where his score was most decided Insuring him return London dsltos whenever wanted. Moss Mis Up K-A- Orphenm Merger Up ..until yesterday, B. S. Moss was holding up the consummation of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum cir*** cujts' merger. Moss, with his houses in the K-A office, has been a.stumbling block to the deal for some time, it is said- Moss Anally placed an ulti- matum before tho merger principals to either buy or sell to him. That would take in the Moss houses in which K-A bold an Interest. Moss is said to have asked |4,000.* 000 for his interest in "the theatres, excluding the Colony on Broadway, K-A offered 13.000,000. Monday, from accounts. Moss was closeted with income tax men try- ing to compute what he would have to pay the government* If selling to K-A. Meanwhile, an announcement of the merger with the officers of the new combination Is daily looked for by the vaude people. * Bonny Leonard's Fox Routs Fbz dates have boon given Benny Leonard, who starts his Fox tour Nov. 14. Leonard aa a draw vindi- cated himself at the Academy, New York, tho last half. . ^ ENGAGEMENTS By Milton Schuster, Chlc^fjo , booker: Helen Davis, State * Con- gress, Chicago; Margaret Williams, Tom Brady, Doc Dorman, Tommy Mullaly, Belle White, Star and Oar- ter. Chicago; Gertrude Rout, Band Box, Cleveland. Charles Ellis for "Show Boat" (ZiogfOM). Hotel Clifford, Detroit, Mich., Until Nov. 23rd Manager or Booker Presentation Tkoatro Anywhere: We were booked into the La- SaHo Garden theatre here and told to do no talking, Just sing- ing* but we did talk and how the presentation audiences are hun- gry for laughs. We learned that Mr. Rogers, a florist whom we have never seen, calleMl the owner of the theatre and told hlra not to miss seeing us and considering us for mas- ter of coremonies. Some manager is missing a good buy. We are open, for of- fers. Respectfully, MORT and BETTY HARVEY ■•■v \ THE MOST TALKED OF GIRL IN THE WORLD WORLD'S GREATEST BOX OFFICE ATTRACtlON - — Broke all records on Paiitages Tour. Ask Mr. Alexander Pantases. Also broke all previous records at Palace Theatre, Detroiti and held over for second week. TTHIS WEEK (NOV. 7) LaSALLE GARDEN THEATRE, BOOKED SOLID UNTIL JANUARY. K I . .t For Engagements commumcate with my personal manager, MARV|N WELT» Suite 604, Woods Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL. A CAST EIGHT READ WHAT THE CRITICS SAY ALONG THE ROUTE: PASSERI'S ROMANTIC REVUE WITH VOCAL AND DANCINO STARS FEATURING OOSMA VULLO, DISTINGUHNHED AMERICAN SOPRANO THREE BIG SCENES From "Momlnff Orefonlan," Oct. 4. 1927 liked kr AsiHass r.vu« arc excellent. Th« dancers mak* no pretense of b«lnc tttmmf;—tmt—hftv« mar. %h m m eaeei ge n w ■ ew n l ys dance. artiMtirally. Llttl* Oypay S.WMtheMt.* m oro The t>«st rseeived «fNnt of this aci 'Uf Vallo. the featured olneer, hM a hieh and floilble aoprano. and ttu dawft ot s ai 's enu a eelly s r e e efeli" ' "A very plen.lnff variety of Rood BlriKlii*: and jfo'x' 'lani inif la offered \>y I'aswerl'a IlomanJIc llevtie, wliich 1« hciulliti(>d in rortliiid tlilH week by I'Hnfapes. The m<ttiiiK<« are mure than URually well choaen, with npenliiK In Venice. bacUprr«)UMd for Ringing and dancina simultaneouNly rnrrWd on. ('ottina Vullo, •oprano, la featartd, and Justly, althougti otber voices in the From Loa Anp-lea ••ireriiM." Oct. 1»27 "(lEM INK ( .\R>riV.\L "Tlie T'rtSMorl Revue la a jjenulne carnival of Vt>ni«e \v!th moiinllKht. Kiindoliis and ffuitiir». fullowpd by a Kvpsy , .unp Hc I'ne jitul a dnsh of Renuine Italian tcand op*>r;i. < o.sm.i NOW HEADLINING PANTAGES CIRCUIT AND REALLY STOPPING From OreRon "Daily Journnl," Oct. 4. 1927 "Paaaerl a Homantic Revue is the renl headllner of the Hhow nn far a.s real performance goojr The company are trained artists nn<l the voice of Cowma Vullo in exceH«»nt. The dancers Himw life »»nd grace. The conductor of the revue doea n'>t make the mi.stake ao many do in arts of this description. He di)e« not merely make it a concert. A part Of iCevaUeria i:ii.sti( an;^' is eeautifttllr attUB and acted." SHOWS! n iMiiei mm