Variety (Sep 1928)

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36 e VARIETY V A U D E V I L L E Wednesday, September 26, 1928 ILL AND INJURED Sam Harrison, vetol-ah company managor of "Rosalie," conlinod to his rooms at the Hotol fiomorsot with a lu'iivy coUl; ropm'tfd rp(^ovor- in'fr- J[an-y 1'; Crist, niaiHi.i^iU' of Vow- lor sLudio, liollywotHl, i^lippf^'l in tlu> cutting- rnom and . seviu-oly iiijur(?d his hamr by a c.ultiiii^ t;ii)le lamp. • iViiuk Ij.. Frisch (Prisoh,' ]leotor and Tooljn) recovorinf!: at his sum- mer homo in. \yisc(>nsin following operation'on his .throat. D.avf Dubiii, Chicago district manaf,'i'r, Educational pioturt'S, la in St. I.ukc's liospilal,' Chicago, .r«;- covorlnf; from minor operation. .Torome M.- Rose, formerly with Earl Carroll offices, has pone to T^ivlnj^ston ivianor in upjier New York in hope of hcnefiLiuK his health. Kennclly aiul Franlclyn rosunied thetr I'anlaKo.s route last week in- terruiiit'd several AveeUs ajjo thfoufjh Harry Ken nelly's riorvows collapse. Moilest Al.tsehuler,• ■ > c;. nductor Qlendalo (Cal.) symphony orches- tra; struck by auto crossing a street,, taken to the Loamshirc hospital, General Gxecutiue Offices LOEW BUILDING AN N E X 160 WEST 46^"ST* DRVANT-985O-'NEW YORK CITV J. H. LUBIN GENERAI. UANAODB . MARVIN H. SCHENCK BOOKING aiANAGBB CHICAGO OFF-ICE 600 WOODS THEATRE B'LD'G JOHNNY JONES IN CHARGE A VAUDEVU.MC .XGrTT.r-V WIIU'II I-RODXrES MORE THAN IT PROMISES CONSISTENT. Ei riClENT SERVICE SII^CE lOia Astor Theatre BIdg., N. W. Cor. 45th St. and Broadway Lackawanna 7876 New York City ACME BOOKING OFFICES, INC. Ilnoklng All Tbeatres Controllod by STANLEY COMPANY OF AMERICA A route of l!i weckn within 200 miles of New Xork Artlots invited to book direct 1560 Broadway New York City Santa Monica, with cuts about face and head. Mrs. I'aul Rose (Corinne Delmar), daughter of .Tulo Delmar, is serious- ly ill at her home In New Rochellc, N. y. Howard E. Potter is conv;ile,^cent at the Mountainside hospital, Mont- clair, X. J., froni an operation for aliJH'oss un the liver. Jlr. I'otter is the Anierlcan representative for Mary. Garden. • Oo'orgia Adama (Mrs. j. Franels- Robertson) IS in Memorial hospital, New York, receiving radium treat' ment, prior to an operation for the removal of the upper jaw bone. Harry DuFor, of the Harry arid pdnnis DuFor dancing team, col- lapsed lippn finishing the. act at the opening matinee at Keith's Syracuse, N. Y., Thursday. Re- moved to Crpuse-Irvlng hospital, examination revealed that. he was suffering from a fractiired rib. He is believed' to have sustained the Injury recently while wrestling In a New York gym. . Write to the ill and injured. Hmes Opening Plaza, iSngelwood, N. J,, will not return to valid film next week, cdn- tinuirig its current dramatic stock policy. Stock- bur-lesciue goes out at the Myrtle,: Rrooklyn, N; Y., next week with house reverting to vaudfilm policy, five acts on a split week booked by Fally Markus. ' Capitol, AnsonIa,. Conn,; six acts last half. Rialto, Poughkeepsle, N. Y„ six acts with film, split week. Broadway, Norwich, Conn., pic- tures, wired. Alhambra, Torrlngton-, Conn., five acts last half. Danielson, Danlelson, Conn. Pascaok, AVcstwood, N. J., has Its vaude booked by the Dow agency, not Fally Markus. The Alh«'^mt>ra-, Brooklyn, for- merly straight pictures, reverts to vaudfilms policy next, week, play- ing four acts on a split week booked Independently. The Alhambra is a Loew circuit property out on lease to outside Interests. New Patio, seating 2,600, at Flat- bush avenue and Lincoln road, Brooklyn, offering pictures and presentation, direction Century Cir- cuit, opening in about four weeks. . Palace, Danbijry, Conn., five acts on split week, booked by Bud Ir- win of Amalgamated. Liberty, S'tapleton, Staten Island, N. Y;, reopens last ha,lf this week with five acts on split week, booked by Arthur Fisher. Queen Anne, Bogota, N. J., re- sumes vaude next week, booked by Jack Linder Agency. Split Week. Other Linder Agency bookings re- opening are the Playhouse, Hud- .son, N. Y., Oneonta, Oheonta,; N. Y., similar policy. Willis, Bronx, opens tomorrow, playing five acta on each end; Peekskill, Poekskill, N. Y., and (juild, Now.-fl'k, N. J., reopen next week, booked by Fally Markus, The QuoenSboro, handsome the- atre of Spanish type, opened Mon- day under the direction of Frank Wlrth aiid George Hamid.' The house is located at Elmhurst, L. I., on the Queens boulevai-d. Its policy Is vaudfilm, booked through PanV tages. Wirth arid Hamldare special- ists In outdoor attractions and also vaudeville bookings. Tab burlesque winds up at the Myrtle, Brooklyn, this week with house reverting to former vaudfilm policy next week. Five acts on split booked by Harry Lorraine out of Markus Agency. Palace, South Norwalk, . Conn., opens Sept. 27 with vaude, booked independently. When new..Empress theatre opens In about four weeks, vaudo will be transferred from the Palace. Allie Hamilton manager of both houses. Vaude bills go . In this week at the Fugazy, New York, three acts on split week booked by Sydney Rhelngold . of the Jack Linder Agency. Tabs are but at the Kinderka- mack, Oradcll, N. J. House using five acts on split week, booked, by Dows. TAYLOR'S 1928-1929 NEW MODEL TRUNKS IN TWO COLOR COMBINATIONS FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH OPEN TOP Additional Cliarge) The Rolls-Royce of Trunks. Built for -the professlona.! showfblk as onljr a concern dealing with' their problems for the laat 76 years could design lU Beautiful, Durable , Spac ious, Distin ctive, lightweight AN ACTOR*S TRUNK The NEW MODEL TAYLOR Is equipped, "with only one lock which Serves as thfe lock for the outside of the trunk—also for the drawers when the trunk ts open. The dust door Is al.io equipped with a lock so that when the trunk Is open it is possible to lock the cntire'wardrobe section as well, as the entire set of drawers. 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