Variety (Sep 1928)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
Sep 1928
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (September 1928)
Leaf #:
00021
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Vaudeville,Theatr
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Early Cinema, and Theatre and Vaudeville
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library, Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage. Boffo. Hokum. Quickies. Svelte. Climaxer. Tenpercenter. Coastlander. Skein. We're still feeling zowied. -- Eric Hoyt, 2013
Date Added:
August 29, 2022
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Wednesday, September 5, 1928 21 WHAT THE PICTURES ARE DOI NG Joseph M. Schcnck presents JOHN BARFtYMORE in Tempest SAM TAYLOR jj^production (VitKCAMILLA HORN LOUIS WOLHEIM Supervised by John wconsidine Jr. NEW YORK CITY Ran for 13 weeks at top prices at the Embassy to sensational business. Now at the Rivoli— United Artists—playing to tremendous box- office figures. DETROIT "Tempest opened at United Artists Theatre to biggest business in history of house. Lining them up daily."— Manager, LOS ANGELES "Brought them in in droves at the United Artists Theatre."—Variety... • "One Grand Movie."—Examiner "Draws large audi- ences."—rimes "One of the picture events of the year."— Record, ATLANTA "Great."—Journaf.... "Skillfully directed and masterly, acted."—Consfiftrfion. .. ."Fine —the mob scenes are massive, the love scenes beautiful."—Gcorgrian... .Business at Howard, —GREAT. ST. LOUIS "Outstanding. A picture to see."—GZo6c. .. ."A screen triumph. See it by all means." —Po5f-Dispafc/i. . . "One of the best of the year." — Star .... Business, Loew's State— VERY BIG. HOUSTON "Picture holds audience spellbound as it moves swiftly through action-filled scenes."— Post-Dispatch . . . . Business at Metropolitan— BIG. CHICAGO "Tempest broke house records at the United Artists Theatre. . . . You will *eiit upV every moment of it and wish it might never end.'^—£i^ening American. BOSTON "Has what every showman is after."-^ American "Barrymore at his best."—i Transcript .... "A great film."— Traveler . .. « "Gripping scenes, real acting, vivid nlm^ Herald Business at Loew's State—^VERY BIG. PITTSBURG **A stirring drama—rich in pathos and in- tenseness. Action is swift."—Press. . . ."Barry- more conveys the utmost of meaning with every look, gesture and meaning."—Pbsf-Gazeffe. , . . ."Barrymore rises to the pinnacle of screen characterization."—San-rc/egrrapft. ^'Thats a picture and you can get it with SOUND Great/ — me for that one NOW/" 0^ UNITED ARTISTS CertainLvf has the picture for /92s and /929 Momb»r ot Uotlon Picture rroduc^r* •.vA DUtrtbuUw •< Wttl H. Hayt, President