Variety (Nov 1927)

WcdRM^y. MovMBbir 10. 1187 VARIETY •3 HOTELS FOR SHOW PEOPLE HOTEL HUDSON ALL NEWLY DECORATED ^ 8 and Up 8ingi« and Up DoMbto Hot and Com Wat«r and T*l«plion« l» Kaeh Room ice WEST 44th STREET NEW YORK CITY It BUY AST ItM-tt HOTEL FULTON (la tiM BmH 9i lf«w Y«rtO . 9 and Up SingU ^14 and Up Doubia Shower Baths. Hot and Cold Water and Telephona Klectrie Fan In each room 214.268 WEST 46th STREET NIW YOUK CITY Fkaaat Lad^wanna 6MI t Opposite N. V, A. SEATTLE By DAVE TREPP Praaidant—"Man Who Came Back" (stock). - ^ ^ „ Orphaum—"The PftMi Parada"- ^uda. Fifth Avanua—"The Gorilla." Fantages—"Slaves of Beauty." United Aptitta—"Ben-Hur." Liberty—"Figures Don't Lie.** Columbia—"Les Miserables." Blue Mouse—"The College Widow. Imbaesy—"Girl from 1r«ml—"Be au Q— tM,'* Iffoviatoiia wia apeii at Blue Mouse Dec. 9, with newsreel of Oct. 3 re- laaaa. John Hamrick has Just re- turned from New Tdrtl. where he arranged for this, to run In addition to Vltaphone. Twenty-four-aheeters «re beinar used to adTertto(l :bDth anovietoiie Mid yltaphoM. The Seattle Symphony Orcheatra. owned and managed by the musi- cians' union, with Paul Kreuger as director, is now fully supported by wealthy local citizens. It is appear- ing in a series of monthly concerts at the MetropMltui opin. h i w it > ^ The United Artists theatre has just erected a second giant electric sign on the Fifth avenue side, an exact duplicate of the Pike street aide sign. The nm^ brightly visible from the OfI>hettm and Vlfth %veuue theatres. The Seattle, the new Paramount theatre, nearing completion here, will eost $8,000,000, Including the value of the site. An $85,000 electric feign on Pine street will be a feature. West Coast script books are sell- ing well in Seattle, many buying them for Chriatmas gifta. The musicians' strike In Tacoma haa been settled, after Colonial and Rialto were dark three weeks. Mu- sicians wanted orchestra in one of these houses; compromise reached by adding four men to Broadway orchestra, all tbeae belnir W«i^ Coast owned. Eddie Hitchcock, publicity ace, now personal pub man for Eddie Peabody, is on the ground at Ta- coma, ahead of Peabody's appear- ance at the Broadway, billing the oountryalde and town* like a circus. Peabody will open a week sooner than planned in Tacoma, on Dec. 2. Oliver (Ollie) Wallace will take a week's vacation, to open^.^. X>ec 9 at Broadway, Portland. J. R. Muir, manager of the Capi- tol, Vancouver, B. C, was here last week calling on Edward J. Fisher, booker for Famous-Players-Cana- dian houses. Muir's house is con- sidered the ace of the circuit in Canada. It seats 2,200 and grosses from $8,500 to $12,000 weekly. LORRAINE 8INOLK BOOM, BATH. $!.•§ UP DOI7BLB BOOM, BATH. kllM AMD ttl-Si BOVBLB WITHOUT BATH. n^J^WM UEONABD BICKS. ~ arid GR.A.IMT—CHicago GRANT •DUGLK BOOM WITHOUT BATH. JUS AND 9tM PBB DAY 8IMVLJC ROOM, BATH. &§• PKM DAY DOUBLB BOOM WjTMOUT BAtll. fl4.ea PBB WBBK Mumui BOOM wmi batm, iiue and ftim wbkmlt NEW HOTEL 100 Rooms 100 Showers . and Tubs Double Rooms »3 $i $ 6 Single Rooma HOTEL KILKEARY, Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH'S HOTEL FOR THE PROFESSION Conveniently Located Within Five Minutes of All DOWNTOWN THEATRES ABnoy w o i Bt tk* Opsning of New Restaur«n| nfid Coffee Shep THE FAYETTE In Cen nsstlsn wHfc IIm H0kml t s m ething DifTsrsnt* Qoed W—d, Rsnssnable Friess Absolutely Fireproof Artistic Steel FBmiture J. F. KILKKARY Proprietor NINTH ST. mnd WEHH AVI. LOU HOLTZ'S Ml WEST 43D STREET, NEW YORK CITY nM>llB UieKAWAMMA fU$ Ons and Three Rooms, Bath, K H shs w Completely Furnished In the Heart of Timea Square WBITB. PHONB OB mOm BOB BBUBBYATIOll Pboae: I.ONGACRB 6805 OBO. P. BCHNBIDKR. Prop. FURNISHED Till? T>i?r>nmj a furnished 1 Jliji rSrjK 1UA apartments COMPLETK FbB HOU8EKEEPIKO. 325 Wea 43rd Street CUE AN AN1> NEW YORK CITY Private Bmtkd 8TBAM HBAT AND BLBOTBIO UOMV* • • - • flS.it VW atre. Mrs. Clapp is running the Hollyweod here during hte absence. The old iPresident, Tiilrd Bnd Madison, will henceforth be known as "The Ritz," and the Ritz Players will appear In stoek, moving up from the State. Richard Lackaye. manager, also works on stage. Betty Thayfi* iMii John 9^ WiMfimr. are leads. -V'^"' MPECIAL RATES TO PROFESSION I Single RooDM, $12 weekly Double Roonasy $15 weeldj PaU Betel NORMANDIE HOTEL •SIh 8*. N. R. Williams, asaistatit Mn- ager, Broadway, Talfcoma, leaves soon for San Francisco, where he wiU eonUnue with Ws«t Ooiast Theatres eireuit. H. W. Woodin, manager, Broad- way, Tacoma. since last Febirunry. ha< jjoea to Iios Angeles. Hotel America 149 W. 47th St.. N. ¥• C. Phons Bryant 0094 Two 5^ <7.50 P«»- Persons ^1 / =il Week PilvaU Bath Orpheum, Vancouver, B. C. is in new house. Business first week. when house opened couple weeks ago, reported around $14,000. big for the 200,000 population town. Now Reom.s to be dropping to around $10,- 000 average, reported. Rodney Pantages stopped off here for a few days en route from New Turk to Los Angeles. Chief Justice Hunter of Supreme Court of British Columbia decided In favor of Canadian Educational Films Co. and Goodart Pictures. Inc., in their suit against J. J. Horan and Nichols Theatres. Inc., prohibiting the latter from exhbit- ing. distributing or dealing In a mo- ion picture ftlm of the Dcmp ee y " Tunney fight. Print alleged to have been illegally obtained. Defendants have also filed suit against Educa- tional and (3oodart. Rumors aPs' thet the Orpheum Circuit, understood to want the Broadway (W. C.) or erect a house of their own, will enter the local field. Orpheum now operates for three days weekly at the . legit Henig; Washington Theatre Enterprises, at present building two large houses in Seattle and another In Astoria, Ore., is closing for a downtown site on which a 3,000-seat house will be erected. Casper Fischer, general manager of the concern, has been in the city for the past week, in company with his architect, and It looks like the deal will go through. Another big house on the east side of the city is also p f s l s st s d by the Fischer group. Fox Is another reported candi- date to build. Pantages Is exhibit- ing Fox pictures, but it is sai<j| the film producer Is anxious to hftVe his own playhouse here. United Artists, to have built a house here and entering into a part- nership arrangement with J. J. Parker, owner of the Rivoli and People's, to completely remoM Parker's Majestic theatre, is also very anxious to have its finger in a local house. Its Parker deal Is un derstood to be off. The West Coast Broadway, it Is rumored, will, upon completion of the new Publix house, may be turned over to either U. A. or the Orpheum possibly the former. Universal as a means of protec- tion has closed a 20-year lease on a big suburban hou.se that Ralph Lloyd, I^s Angeles oil magnate, will erect Capacity of 1,600 and located on a busy EabI Side corner. Con- struction starting late this moBlIk ALBANY, N. Y. By HCNRY RETONDA Capitel>-"Barklnff Bogs'* (Mon. to Wed ); "Tip Top RevtM*' (Thurs. to Sat.), burlesque. Strand—"A Texas Steer." Ritz—"Ginsberg the Great.** Leiand—"Mock^y." Clinton Sq — rs * *Allaa the Lone Wolf." Grand—Picturea-vaude. PORTLAND, ORE. •y SAMMY COH IN Broadway—^"The Gorilla.** Columbia—"The Chinese Parrot." Liberty—'*No Place to Go"-vaude. Blue Meua*—"Alias the Lone Wolf." Pantages—*^ery OonAdenUally"- vaude. Orpheum—"Keep 8miling'*-Taude. Rivoli—'XiioUege.** As forecast In these columns. It develops that United Artists Is to take over the West Coast Broad- way on a 60-60 basis. This deal Is to be closed Feb. 1, when the new $,000-seat Publix house will open. J. J. Parker, local theatre owner. Is understood will be given stock in the United Artists corporation, In return for the proposition, which he and U. H. had on to remodel the Majestic (Parker) into a U. A. the- atrti A rumor is to the effect that the Orpheum circuit, which was nosed out of the deal, to take the West Coast BroaMlway, is dickering for the legit Heilig. OrpiMVBn shows at the Hcillg three days weekly, the last two seasons have shown small profit. The rumor also adds that the Orpheum people Intend to remodel the Heilig spending $260,000. Bob Clark, Jr., organist, formerly at the Embassy, is now at the Uni- versal chain house, the Arabian. Ted Qamble Is manager of Arabian. A. G. Cinpp has gene to Ronora. Cal., where h% rocently sold hls\he- CINCINNATI Qrand—"Crlss Cross." Shubert—"My Maryland" <2d ^ireek ). Cox—"The Champion.*' Keith*»—Vaude. Palaoo—'*High School Hero" nnd vaude. Olympic—"A Perfect 36." Empreaa—"Moonlight Maids.** Lyrie—"Magic Flame." Capitol—"Woman on Trial" and Vltaphone. Walnut—"Angel of Broadway." Strand—"2 Girls Wanted." Qifto—"Damaged Goods." 3S0 HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS IRVINGTON HALL | HENRI COURT •li West Fist Street Circle tl2 West 4Sth Street S830 Longacr* HILDONA COURT S41-S47 Weat 46th Street. 1560 Longncre l-S-t-4-room apartments. Each apartment with private bath, phone, kitchen, kitchenette. $18.00 UP WEEKLY—$70.00 UP MONTHLY The tatfgest maintainer of houaekeeping furniahed apartments directly under the supepvision of the owner. Located In the center at the theatrical district. All fireproof bulldlttsa, t : ; Address all communications to CHARLES TENENBAUM Principal office: Hildona Court, S41 Weat 46th Street, New York Apartmenta can be seen evenings. OIBce In each building. Hotel Claribge BROADWAY AT 44TH ST.» NEW YORK AN ADDRESS TO BE PROUD OF THE HOME OF THE PROFESSIONALS ^ LARGEST ROOMS IN THE CITY ROOMS^^ $17e50 up ROOMSS $21.00 ip BAIXBOOM Booking 1M7-88 Vow OpoA si MODSEATI &AI1B HOTEL MANHATTAN IS7 WEST47wST. NBW yORK QTy TO TMt Mioriaato« 6tMimyolrk bethtown, O.. 16 miles below CIncy, is now presenting? dancinK acts as an added attraction. K. Huffman is manager. Roller skating holds sway except Saturday and Sunday nights. tSong pluggers are having their inning at the Keith two-a-day house here this season. Jacob Bohrer, orchestra director, haa dis- continued the usual overt iires In favor of Illustrated slides and sinR- InpT. the entertainers working from the pit. Each bif? publishing house Is petting a weekly turn. THE DUPLEX HOUSEKEEPING FURNISHED APAIITMiNTS * UO West 4Srd ttrool. N«to Lonsacr* 7131 Thren and four room* with bfttb, eompl«>tfl kltchnn. Modern In •verjr PM'Ucular. WIU acrommodats fear er more adulta. •1S.M VP WBBKLT CCNVMlMt «i ALL I MIDtMra AtllvltiM ■ HOTEL ELK 206 WEST SSD ST. c«r. nn AM., «. V. e. I. flO-f 14 w eekly t ... it extva T«i. CI Set* ms [ Mod*nily f ■nilah«d. Twmatoats, W Jjj ssaft: Vltaphone wan resumed at the Strand last week after an absence of three months. "BiK Boy." with Al JoLson. sched- uled at the Capitol for three daya Dec SS, has boon canceled. Sixteen theatrea in this Sunday movleless city joined In a big bene* At for the flood sufferers of Ver- mont, realising 111.099.30. ncin» of Kings." ba ck at the Grand last week for its tniro week. did near capacity business. Th»- fllm was held over Sunday on ac- count of Monday opening for "Cries Cross." "My Maryland" grosaed fairly well last week, but Is being held over at the fihubert. National Players continue banner patronage at Cos. Coliseum Daneo Gordon at Eliaa LETTERS POflVOABIMI. 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