Variety (Sep 1928)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
Sep 1928
Publisher:
New York, NY: Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (September 1928)
Leaf #:
000213
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Vaudeville,Theatr
Collection:
Theatre and Vaudeville, Hollywood Studio System, and Early Cinema
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 26, 1928 VARIETY 21 $1,000,000 REWARD! for a new adjective fail to describe the drawing power of OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS featuring CRAWFORD Let the figures speak for themselves! CHICAGO Sensational at Oriental MEMPHIS At State outstanding business COLUMBUS Ohio Theatre's' smash week DETROIT Broke records at Capitol. Moved! to Adarns for a run! HARTFORD, CONN. Strand box-office sKvampedS.R.O. LOUISVILLE Panicked them at the State CLEVELAND Biggest Business in town at State' SYRACUSE Greatest attendance in months at State OMAHA Tremendous at the Rialto THE RELEASE SCHEDULE FOR THE 26 METRO MOVIETONE ACTS WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29th VAN AND SCHENCK Idols of America in their famed iinging act JOHNNY MARVIN Victor Record headliner tn his muiical noicIti«i MARION HARRIS Songbird qf Jazz ^Urect from Broadway hut WEEK OF OCTOBER 6th WALT RGESNER and CAPITOLIANS Broad%vay's Greatest Stage Band m Jazz Acuon LOCUST SISTERS Harmony Wizards direct frorh "Htt the Declt." fame LEO BEERS World renowned whistling songster of vaudeville WEEK OF OCTOBER 13th MILLER AND LYLE "Shuffle Along" celebrities in "The Mayor of Jmtoum JOSEPH REGAN Vaudeville's top notch singing fayoiite M G'M MOVIETONE REVIEW Something.'New in See and Hear WEEK OF OCTOBER 20th THE PONCE SISTERS Famed beauties.of vaudei ille and jadio uorld ODETTE MYRTLE .Star of "Countf55 Marir;a" in songs with.i toJm MARION HARRIS in jong n^mbcrs from vaudeville triumphs WEEK OF OCTOBER 27th VAN AND SCHENCK in their favorite song and dialogue hitt FUZZY KNIGHT vaudeville's genius of the piano GEORGE DEWEY WASHINGTON ihc colored baritone of national fame WUK OF NOVEjVlBER^ JOHNNY MARVIN 'fn hts most tfopular Victor Record numben JOSEPH REGAN in another melodic song smash M G'M MOVIETONE REVIEW another unique sourul and sight diversion WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10th VINCENT LOPEZ Himself in his world famed piano Jcfigfu THE PONCE SISTERS in another of their happy song struti MILLER AND LYLE that lovable pair in "Jimtown Cabaret'* WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17th MARION HARRIS her featured songs from musical successei GEORGE DEWEY WASHINGTON ^- ijv nt'gro auW made-him^famous - WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24th THREE MORE GREAT METRO MOVIETONE ACTS BALTIMORE Stanley packed'em in breaking house record! MADISON, WIS. Neic Orpheum crashes record ST. LOUIS State business' Phenomenal DANCING Daughters - GREAT! EXCESS Baggage .(Haines) MARVELOUS! WHILE The City Sleeps SENSATIONAL! (Chane>) M-G-M salutes this NEW season with HITS! HITS! HITS! And that ain*t all — THE HAPPINESS BOYS Member of Motion Tn-rure Producers and Di}triba»or» of Ainerk*. Inc.