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SEPTEMBER 13, 1924

KANSAS CITY |!

IRENE SHELLEY 225 Lee Bidg., 8. E. Cor, 10th and Main Sts. Phone, Harrisow 0741

k sas City M Sept 1.—Lahe Day saw a4 change from = terrif it to cool weat

three amusement parks, Electric, Fairy’and and Fairmount, whieh had intended remaining September 14 if hot

Weather remained, w lose their gates Septem- ber 7, aft eh has been more or ess satisfac three parks plan "

vrovement Day pienis

nlargement for 1925. Labor ‘elebrations at all parks were

alge ' Week of t season ee. parks ealled HH riod of fun making, wit tin Piz Winners ol ils:

M. G. Heim, proprietor of Electric Park, bas gone to New York to book attractions for 1925

Jeff Wilson, official announcer of the Electric Fountain aud all sp alo events Park, intends remaining here a] Will be connected with +

inter, and onvention Hall.

(Kan. Fre at@acting Whom have

The Topeka next Week, is many ot week,

‘e Fair, to be held iots of concessionaires, Visited the ottice this

Jeff Wilson, official announcer of the Electric Bros.” Circus, writes that he ‘“‘got married”, but didnt give the maiden name of his wife or any details, He states further that he Misses expect to winter here,

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Balleras, of the Union Concession Company, Chicago, were callers August 28 on their way fer a tour of shows in Kansas

Bert Hill, billposter on the Ringling-Barnum Circus, Was obliged to leave the show at Lincoln, Neb., recently on account of illness, but will rejoin soon,

A. M. Henry, associated with Electrie Dumber of years as manager of

Park

various

concessions, ets hi iving been manager Whip for the past three year after September 7 for Phoenix, 2 the winter. Tis wife bas been that point for several months on ¢ her health Mr. Henry, also a music Played with many bands, j uding the Rir ling Show, for seasons Biaine A. Y August 30 to join the Wort > Joseph, Mo. Ue will be with r that organization, Mr.

i : othe season with the toval American Shews but had been playing inde-

mdentiv iy

Bena y wh on a *“Mayb went m he Kan., Join Rob th hem Resa Maretta oldest a aerial perforn new business son, Edward Ge he ster, Mae C!

1 Mue granddaugiiter, Grace all of Leavenworth. Dan Odom, manager, was very Cordial to t patty, Duke Mills escorted them 1 1 the s de-show

(“Shrmp'') Belton, well known tk 1 Bros.’ Shows as painter. He al-o has the ‘*Sheba’

Seenic Show, which

opened July 10.

Geo Barton and Fred Flo agents of two he Hoskins’ ““Mutt and Jeff’ Com- panies ent callers at this office.

Bobby Stev@ns, In vaudeville formerly with

Sophie Tucker, was a culler August 28. Guy Caufman s book ng Week s ds in houses for the Constance Caufman Company,

Reeves Company is playing its

usual lowa fairs. A long season South is anticipated

The Chick Boyes Show is enjoying banner business at fairs.

Fred Morgan of the Hila Morgan Company

vas ‘m the city recently Repor good with his show.

BOSTON

DON CARLE GILLETTE Room 301 Little Bldg., 80 Boylston St.

business as

Boston, s¢ 4.—Altho the park and beach s fi illv ov y of yple are till ma g daily a litiy eXcursions to Iie Nu Beac) Norumbega Park and resort s this section. The hot vel] hat isted until yesterday kept folks out of decors, but from now on the town play- houses «xpect to have their turn.

New Shows

The two openings this week, “Hell-Bent Fer

Hea “4 e Hollis, and Lionel Atwill in “2 Out it the Plymouth, were well eoRred Slim Labor Day audiences Ne f 4 s, is act, did m 1 ont j y te f it b t bus n » } > \ nee id ft! it 1 tior k good for ful engagements here Coming M i Set 15, or poss bly t Satur- day x pre 1 Shuberts will open rot n mu 4 tork, headed + Ihe e first presen- tion 1 he t & Sulliv Mikad he ‘ w th £1.50 use, according to persons conversant with its affairs, is not nsidered a favorable place for light opera or m al k. The huge anditorium is said to

for anything except opera, and

it is 1 fer only a br season ~ pr ¥y is more or less of a w ee int on t ids s Other openings a d S } le M Ia ig Ku \ ! i pyro \ ‘ . it ~ i t ~ uv w tie Se \ sun-T rd pop \ ' rug Ada M d its ww ! lus ’ tnd ae i ) " ' drawing bg hous I Colonia Theater 1 probally n abent the latter part » and ‘ee no be some anne n regza ng the Park 17 ter, recently a J by i - ind G& Brief Items Teonard R. Acker, well-known theats = miuge nate oft lalifax and the Marit me Prov ts been nb Town e past kK, Ostel k r attra s for s Va us |} t tv entiy for t purp 1 1g othe es Ready \ 2 I ’ s ~ i 4 i r n 1 nar 1 i 1 It i heat . of 1 in . » % 1 ae ind 1 4. Actors wh cou , t abou t v 1 nu gy ¢ " « W ns \ ' or Manag L. C. 8 1 x t ‘ Yo al ! en i 4 he ther « fat mils l » orehe i it M YD t 1 ‘ i ‘' ©)

Finn last season yi

of mu i tha in Pp an tuke notice and rose, Nat Goldberg, na ] formerly at Polls, Wor i of this much-applanded 4 8

Raymond Lewis, a‘ter a summer's sojourn in this section, is returning to New York and Will again rejoin his b her in their vaudey act,

The Tremont Temple, beginning Septem! 22, will « t nore he devoted ta the 7 ‘ tion of first-run feature pictures, according Harry FP. Campbell, New England district m ager for the Fox Film Company.

Albert J Lo elli, Samervills theatr

operator, has Lecome ens of Somerville.

Charles) Don at Bowdoin Squirt

“Pop” Gallag n t off = ¢

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PHILADELPHIA

FRED'K ULLRICH Phone, Tioga 3525 908 W. Stermer St. Office Hours Until 1 P.M.

a ‘ s 5 1 ble 1} siug ds i vers tt v ‘ = g 1 \ r 1 t. 3 e set n ; ma x nits ius rou Ss not ted r K Thiet r 1 a £ Mayo Was Dear 8 t I i bhi wa ts firs goon 1 ige 1 it met 8 ‘ and did a goad In ss \\ WW we yr’? one ~ ibs ¢ 1 ~" noerrow ad hd ‘Wenn ‘omes to the Garrick week of : rs8 oor Theater ionaceggeatent This Week Oye g a Alls ¥. ste v, 6 . In 1 Wil- Keystone will open week of d the Orpheum, ‘ " t n, I 7 a st year— 1 ' i vo or t

> attraction

it the S ¥y and sere Fg xt k, Ray Mill ‘ ore! a rhe Covered Wag t G1 ‘Ty Sea Hawk” at the Aldine are dr good houses and Tis Rad Orchestra are r 1 W: } i 2 t 5 the r int rsa of it ure-} : . ¢ nam d Go Mo e past few das is en nevertheless the Wa Roof sher and If } ert a rth dr good tendan “Mark”? always has a new surprise for hs ind s rhe We Theater with } t 1 Min strels will open shortly i house is beng

Chicago late

r ated and i ited, and novelty presen tutions x " i Pie Towers ‘ river at Ca ws I Keith v \ ‘ | vs The Tes e v p ly } i l exit i ' TY 1 led uy I l ] t 4 ‘ . ! u i a on of s ul gram 1 es ’ f t Ralph Viingham ("1 ) ha n town k ‘ i i or 1 ‘ it , wl Pen ( i in pial him 1 li rhe M v Artists’ E nt 4 company of id tR i z M Nona g a, was tl Pox t ! n and went big lulia Sand so ‘ .¥ ! Moon! g ! at t r 1. (oeneral Miauager A } T Bads ‘ pe roed 1 ad 0 i i \\ ma \ ‘ i S *ndedl | i ] I ng il 1 t cits i on utes ind gra 1 ar ~ illy i ° I iS ! t la ty dis ~~? “a ‘ = as irk « i it \\ . Sunday, % ' b is . k season \ le Park a ( i lose on t sal date

ST. LOUIS

FRANK B. JOERLING Phone, Olive 1733. 038 Railway Exch. Bidg., Locust Street, Between Sixth and Seventh.

At the Theaters

I > \ 1 ' . ive 4 4 = veck t Ma i ! ty > ndid fer their initial week t seul The ss nd mpan of \\ ;3 3 ovens its senson ton gat a thre t g ‘J ter with *“¢ in Cothes’’. R Diverly and Edward Darney w play the “or The Rialto, Junior Orpheum ‘ l the seas Sunday the | ding 1 Wright Dancers, Lorrai: Even, and \ } Walker. A ¢ ge of program ‘I sd fered the Seven Br 1 Sister Walz ind Db ‘ Billy Sho i Louise au a Ik 2a and nes a ictions this \ . Step ! Fast St«ppers”” at t tfravety betty Maids’, »s jr e Liberty Music Hi i this k ¢ “Nifty Babies’, Forest Park Highlands The 1924 season for Fore-t Park Hig nds closes tomorrow night. 1) spit unfa e weather conditions, t Management a thi this st i has been one ot most prosperous nD the history of the N rt Many new rides and attractions re

panned for next General a geass

This Week was one of mat! visiting ¢ ral ag d ofti im W r. K+ Peater Sho join the f ™m

n 1 n t ‘ ’ \ k I t lust February with t Plantation Show, w ’ ‘ d two weeks ago, He again expect io

the read with this show at its opening in

Charles (“Charlie’’) Vollmer, manager of t M “4 ty Theater in Grand Bou'evard, nforms

' pened the Rex Theater in be ile v ile, Il with pictures, rechristening t the ib | ‘ Theater, The house ] been renovated and redccorated. T eating ipacity ix 600. hotoplays will b how

‘ s EF, Prince write that he is with ¢t

World's F ying Cireus playing fairs in Kentucky

Wanted for Virginia Minstrels

Colored Musicians and Performers. bone and Cornets iit Flower and all people Plainview, 16th; all Texas.

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WANTED

AT ONCE

First-class Pianist for Pictures and Vaudeville. Six days. Must be acquainted with Schirmer & Fisher library. aad iry, $25.00. Dance work extra. Must be sober and relizble. Don Shanklin, wire quick. °

FRED BOUCHER, Leader, Orpheum Theatre, Waycross, Ga.

Graham Stock Company Wants

To join at once, for regular season, Character Comedy; Ge: preference. State all, 8, Dolgeville, New York.

Comedian eral Business Man to direct. with lowest sure

both Specialty salary for long se:son.

who can do Light and people given

Week Sept.

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SAN FRANCISCO

E. J. Woop Phone, Kearny 1472, 611 Charleston Bldg.

San .Fr , Sent, 4 vet. . vno a a ha 1 wa 1 Ny ¢ a! 1 Mr ‘ ’ ¢ ' ¢ £ ~ii y od, a La TBoleme’’, featuring Queena Mar v vy? a oa In we of “Lucia di Lam 1 r re of the San Fra On As 3s Ss a | ‘ 2 s ft esult f the r rr " I) Mont \ ‘ nex f xX M i 1? \f y g \ 3 i eng 60 it } at ‘ M 1 le ¢ . ft Ta iite I : will i Vv ' r ! m of Andre Ferrier, w Theater will begin its fi A number « la 5 n’s esses will Tepeated by st Gino Se a f back n San Fr >a ‘ i rt ra t the W . ater } of Lip- sehult s ri leader G ad i Cali 1 i l , 2 1 ] o ft the 1 t ul ’ i ater Ar l t W artield , Ased to y T ( ada Theater heg x ment next ! s il 1 a lig oy 1 fa t iT ! he } tr present 1 light opera 2 r (Continued on page 110)

Wanted at Once

People in all line A-1 Chorus Girls. Stock en- here. Prefer people with Don’t misrepresent. Wi you yours. Pleasant en-

Musical Comedy Also ten u rement Spee iantties, I pay mine, gugement, MAURICE J. CASH, Moose Jaw, Sask., Canada.

DRAMATIC STOCK COMPANY

ane OTHER SHOWS WANTED,

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Wanted for Mutt & Jeff

wh GUARANTEED LAUGH GETTER ©

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cbed weekly at Cincinnati, O. Entered as eecond-clase mail matter June 4, 1897, at Post Office, ©:

ncinnati, under Act of March, 1879

BIG SMASHING HIT

Electrifies Broadway and Stirs All New York

“WHAT PRICE GLORY”

By Maxwell Anderson and Lau- rence Stallings, Produced by Arthur Hopkirs, Pronounced Most Remarkable Offering in Years

New York, Sept. plethora of new offeri

7.—Out of the

ngs at Broadway

theaters last week, some fifteen in all, there eme ged one play that achieved such stant, surprising and complete success, scored such a great big smuash- ng hit, a hit of such magnificent pro-

= and colossal magnitude that it has already stood the hard-boiled habitues of the Riaho on their heads with excitement and plunged Times Square into a ferment of extravagant prediction and speculation. The whole town will be sitting up and manifest-

(Continued on page 115)

Campaigning

Edward Dramatists" Theate

finished his new 1 work on his manu: this fall.

Curpenter r, Ine Mav, “The Le script of “Laurels”.

*.. resting in

and Jar Des, Connecticut whe opard Lady”,

l s of The

Mr. C pentel

and Mr. Forbes completed Both dramas will re

ich Broadway

Against Guild gg) WEATHER BRINGS RUSH OF BUSINESS ON BROADWAY

Box-Office and Ticket Agency Men Say Present Rate of Sales Gives Promise of Prosperous Season for Broadway Theatricals

Actors’ Association and V. A. F. Both Fighting ‘‘Scab” Union

London, Sept. 7 (Special Cable to The Billboard).—Tlhy meeting of the TY € Union Conzre passed off

is regards the interunion quar-

rel be ween

the Actors’ Association

and riety Artistes’ Federation,

the president of the congress refusing

to allow either party to air its griev-

» the’ threat of the Actors’

A on to have the V. A. F. exe pelled fell flat.

Alfred Lugg, speaking on the resolu- Hon cerning the unionization of bp mide aioviolent attack on pe “lige Guild as a scab organization, I \ctors’ Association also circulated t like pamphlet among all the eles Bitte ned certainly got a symputhetie he on this seo No hostile rei- . ' ide o the Variety Are ‘ Federation. The resolution w ‘ ]

illeged that Si Alfred i’. J. Nettleford have abirit

(Continued on page 115)

Dutt 18?

Last Week’s Issue of The Billboard Contained 1,17

New York, Sept. 6—A_ prosperous seuson is in the offing for Broadway, the openir we l yr the most pro- pi us b l nate attrace tions gene t n Ni \ rc -

to box- 1 rts ¢ read po #

() the \ of ol \ ‘ t v vasion of Pr fifteen \ mie i rusi rf it s iter box-otfices l I} vt ‘ s Min ‘ t i led a é " reliabl ! re f bu us © eed that the sales of the current w li

tonight give }

ee Til) on

stuge of

e advan ose obt

the game.

Tickets for

musical comedies, they s seem to be e greatest in de- ! d, with the big-hit holdover dra- 1 ec ows going as st ig as ever. } m it f show i pe ? S we a heapi busi- ness. All s t] close ul 2

Woy i ? 1 We with ex l on

eu col ers The n rush ‘ us - s had i u S rth { at il l { Ll we has s { t i ! s ws h ! 1 iXious ser l rte Lie s s to b more i \ >spend t ir} on amuses (Cor i on pag 15)

KENNEDY SHOW TRAIN, LOADED, UNDER GUARD AT DETROIT

Manager in Touch With Wash- ington Officials in Effort To Have Show Released

(BULLETIN)

Detroit, Mich., Sept. 8—The train of the Con T. Kennedy Shows, com- pletely loaded, at 3 p.m. today was at- tached and under guard by the State police on the siding at the State fair grounds here. F. L. Woodworth, Col- lector of Internal Revenue, states that the show will be sold at auction this week in payment of $100,000 owed the Government as back admission taxes. Con T. Kennedy is in touch with

(Continued on page 115)

Committee Favors Show License Cut

$75 First Day, $50 Each Day There- after for Carnival and Dramatic Tent Shows in Los Angeles— New Parade Ordinance

Passed Los Angeles, Sept. 4.—The special committee appointed by the Finance

Committee of the City Council to in-

vestigate d make a report on car- nivals and dramatic shows under can- vas in t city of Los Angeles, so far as licenses ire ¢ ed, has com- pleted its work The report reads: In compliance with the instructions f Fin ( imi e, a confer- was held by he City Attorney, I Ss ur and tl Efficiency Di- I 1, as tl result of this con- it was decided to recommend lowing solution for your con- s ion 1 For every person, firm or cor- I ' 1 < du n iging oOo zon at at il perform 1 I or s ut ! r pet ‘ I € ised b Ss l i comedy, spoken drama, opera or con- « $7 t d and £50 fer ‘ r ade il da

115)

(Continued on page

3 Classified Ads, Totaling 6,590 Lines, and 764 Display Ads, Totaling 27,142 Lines; 1,937 Ads, Occupying 33,722 Lines in All

The Edition of This Issue of The Billboard Is 78,435 Copies

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The Billboard

SEPTEMBER 13, 1924

iM g Operators’ Strike Is Comic Opera Affair

Wage Demand Went by the Board at Showdown —Some Exhibitors Signed Both Ways,

Union and Non-Union

EW YORK, Sept. 6.—The end of the first week of the motion picture operators’ strike in Greater New York finds about seventy-five theaters using non-union men—theaters which were previously union houses. About half of this number are owned by members of the Theater Owners’ Chamber of Commerce, the rest independent A great many of T. O. C. C members who were prepared to install non-union men, some of them even

having had them in for a few days, signed up with the union on their own terms.

The union first demanded a 30 per cent wage increase and the inaugura- tion of the double-shift system, which would have caused the employment of two men in most of the houses where

BUY ERK HOLDINGS

Ilion, N. ¥ Sept. 6.—The Ilion Theaters

Company (Wilham Erk and his son, R. V. Erk), only one operator is now used The has sold its theater bolding, which include the last year scale for operators averaged lion Opera TWouse Block and its interest in about $56 a week. The adoption of the Temple Theater, jn the Odd Fellows’ the union's full demands would have Temple, to Ben Young and Frank C. Whitney.

brought down the operators’ work to The vuew owners will take possession October 6.

six hours a day and left their wages, the Temple Theater, in the Odd Fellows’ with the 30 per cent increase, at about T2*y bave starred clearing the (Otsego street th ld level site. recently purchased, for the erection of a €o ‘ large business block and theater Mr. Young ~ Before the expiration of the old agreement was formerly owner of the Uion theaters. selll- on August 31, however, the union, Moving ing out to Messrs Erk about two years ago, Picture Operators’ Union, Local 306, agreed

to reduce its demands for a wage increase to

“ABIE’S IRISH ROSE”

Is Nearing 400th Performance at Studebaker, Chicago

Chicago, Sept 6.—With the 400th perform- ance of * Abie’s Irish Rose’* drawing near in the Studebaker Theater, Frank A. TP. Gazzolo, manager of the house, announces that the low Scale of summer prices inaugurated some time age will probably remain in force all winter. Ouly the fact that the play is showing to capacity practically all the time enables this low scale to be maintained, said Mr. Gazzolo Ile said there has not been a vacant seat in the Studebaker at any matinee performance = since @a-t April

The second season for Abie’’ opened Labor Day with every seat on the house sold Both Anne Nichols, owner of the attraction, and Mr. Gazzolo state that the amount lost by low prices bas been more than made up by the record-breaking patronage and the enormous Dumber of people attracted to the play from

outside of Chicago,

FOUR COMPANIES OF “EXPRESSING WILLIE”

New York, Sept. 7.—Mary Kirkpatrick has

secured t road rights to “Expres zx Will

the Rachel Crothers comedy now current at the Forty-Eighth Street Theater The Byuity Vl rs will not be interested in Miss WKirk- patrick’s managerial efforts and will adhere to the policy established when the organization gue rl Reed the right to present “Why Ny the road I LE ty Plavers will or t r activ s str ly to Broad Y Miss Ww at : intends to send out wr companies of ‘ Exy sing Willie’

5 per cent. This raise, in conjunction with “AUNTY JAYWALKER" IN THE the double-shift system, would have reduced the operator pay to areund $40 weeklr. August 31 came, the agreement expired, and the Theater Qwnet Chamber of Commerre still oftieially 1 eted the union offer, The owners had made ; commen for non-union operators and had al eucaged private de- tective to insure the protection of the thea. ters using strihebreake Nevertheless, when Labor Day, September 1, con around con- ditions were chaotic ™ * nrveus exhibitors who had signed contracts with independent operators couldn't siand the worry and strain and signed up with tue union, agreeing to give the 5 per cent raise aie to put in two shifis of projectionists. As a result, they now have to puy two sets ¢ alaries, to the union and non-union operators. Such cases are rare, how-

ever, altho there are pleuty of in-taneces of the

union getting theater men to sign up for a two-yeir term and paying to the exhibitors, in ca-h, out of tie strike “‘war chest’? the 5 per cent “raise”? io the operators, The aim of the union leaders, according to the way the exhibitors see it, was to get the heater men to sign up, even at the sacrifice of lowering operators’ pay temporarily, and +0 bring practically closed-shop conditions in Greater New York and get all non-union men into the union. Then, say the exhibitors, the union would have tried to raise its wage scales aguin. The union raised a strike fund among —Americen Photo Serv ce, In New York. its members which is variously estimated to The figure of Aunty Jay turned from side to side as the float on which she appeared Lave amounted to from 0 io $200,000, moved along in the Safety First Parade, staged recently in New York City, the operation r late maaan bine the , It is fre being acecniplished by means of an electric motor, ucing curr-nt from the truck batteries. he latter figure being the ns. t is from . ‘ : > tl Nests 6% 06 0hen ‘eentras 4 hei 6a the take The changing signs in the center wera operated by levers controlled by a boy in uniform. eg ne sppeatieg ‘ ASB ; : a The float was designed by W. F. Larkin, of the John Wanamaker Company. ing xe Money to pay ts own members the 5S per cent increase it had demanded. —— — — —- The union announced this week thi: only pices. theaters ta haclene ane tho Seine eae ee aenaeaiaane aaa ORD , neg a eae Z Fa iad “6 ” H i pot sigued up, but these figures are known to IN “TEN COMMANDMENTS nn $5 int in one case alone selbcetneedl a New York, Sept. 6.—When Gloria Swanson ses a u g nD n 94 a 1 , : _. ‘ Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 5.—Mrs. C. F. Thompson ‘ e to New York last nmer with ber two ‘ aters _ ° . : ‘ ted Ar ment ¢ { em Of Atlanta, announced, after viewing ‘The l ren, she rented from Je Schenck, along I t Ten Commandments’? at a local theater, that ! e producer, } ome at Bayside, Long t is modeled after a scenario wrot a - we . ogg lease for the place Das r re June to December, s onths. for HARDY WITH “CHARLOT REVUE” 1:18 and submitted to Jesse L. Lash ee te pypiy te oe =a x * paid & wD rent In advances esides Smee re lent of th Famous Play La ( os E440 Miss Swanson spent $1,500 or ‘ New York, Sept, 6.—Sam I has been Tation. She declared that she engagea (O°? ‘ me nero sage Pag - rh hic! came the property ) ‘ ngaged VyDs ne¢ n At ta and New York and will , rd » are _ , : s Revu : gOS irging plagiarisr ; compat bawt . ee . ve - l week, W n Miss Swanson left for Rennrks an cities at the « ration o a New York. Sept. 6.~—Offcials of am r lav ed osu against Schenck cae . The complaint tutes that this ment at the Time Square 1 r Hard s Corporation were d 1 to . “gt , wll join the evue W n it ‘ two litt] ttent t the report from <A itie - tna : “ : : . — 's week engagement at t.e Muaj-s ] ter, » Mrs Thompson was bringing ‘ ' das seni > , . , s 1 t at vu an Brooklyn, September 22 ‘ ving that “The Ten Command ' : 2 ‘ ' a lin't i n irio & had w ’ , x com nt aver nena “BLOSSOM TIME” MAY STAY pT Ge PTE ! 1 commpaint avers, ated ; vas ase v Pi ' j ‘ " ri ¢ ‘ money mit s ne ‘ 4 ! 1 oa ( lun to promise, Chicago, Sept. 6.—The public indors+ment of 4., << dee wkde ftom 2 writings, which “Blossom Time", at the Auditorium, has charges le also submitted to Lasky. “SHAME WOMAN” TO LEAVE CHI. already been such in the form of zg advar —— sales that it is said the operetta may be kept HARRY ASHTON PLAYING ( go, Sept. 6.—*The Shame Woman"’ will the e all during September, instead of two IN H!S OWN SHOW e¢ Princess until the end of next Weeks, as announced, i d will then give way to “In the Ciicago, de , ' As! e ¢ : Room", a melodrama by Mrs. August TO STAGE “ARTISTS” SHOW e playing at 1 Theater it Belmont aed: Siaeviet Tou a . ~ick Ir t J Yuung, t ‘ew York, s 11 Weldon, who irle, Goldie m, Pra Riley SHERMAN’S NEW OFFICES ‘ 1 t 1 D I eis N anid J A " Mr ts and Models’, of t season been t r irsing A mm and Ma **Fan- Cc ago, Sept. 6.—Robert J. Sherman, author ‘ iged ft erfiorm a -s.mila er ‘ r the t 1025"". wh 1 h twelve peopl and and play broker, has opened his new offices new edition of the latter show Weldon has king on Larry Hyatt Tm t East. in the Raleigh Motel Hie has a handsome taged a number of Shubert dy ns ‘1 ! | r corner Jocation on the street floor

Business Holds Up at Atlantic City

Showmen and Others Stil] Carrying On—Carnival At- tracts Thousands to Shore

Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 7.—The cold spell that set in here last Friday has meant little so far, and neither has the fact that the season Was supposed to have closed with the finale at Atlantic City’s greatest annual pag eant. The showmen are still carrying on, so are the ride managers, the concessionaires and

the privilege men Clear skies, combined w

generally

calm weather and a

th numerous conventions

bright sun, arc well, f it is at least better than that

ing §

ore business up exceedingly to that of August, it

perhaps a little

is not equal equal to

July

and

Lifeguards report that the number of bathers little and the walk fashion parade is ling as ever. The rush getting under ways, August and closed in a in all, the scaxon as any and complain, altho during the early have difficulty in

shows decrease

as dazz was but it blaze

was proba!

somewhat finally started in of glory. All as successful to ness houses hit may covering. The carnival attracted thousands to the shore

slow in

other, the resort has

no reason many small busi-

part of t

of season completely

re-

and undoubtedly advertised the resort as no other agency ever succeeded in doing. Many of those who came for the five days r- mained over t week-end, and many other here for the summer, who ordinarily would have departed at the close of Labor Day tayed for an additional week. It is d ast week-end measured up to almost an d during the entire summer The showmen and concessionaires are all ¢ ng to fare much better on the whl» ey ex ted to toward the end of J e small shopkeepers, they may ' < ake gross s Ww l ut t yp their a © g August and are still x rther r each and every one t the ed g t early da f i ind tl that l t r ex fown ereafter will show a net profit n that will compare very favorably with that of last year

NEW M. P. THEATER FOR OAKLAND, CALIF.

Cc f.. Sept. ¢ » « } “a Fra former aner f i ter r 11 « Kalisk! of

’ i %

I t Preshy an Chur stands and v

there at n H r I ire

it n ¢ nated f £550,000 Reid Brothers, of S&S Francisco, who have ¢t many of 1 sement places here are th ar ts nd are already busy on the pl for the v house.

The land i« ar the head of Lake Merritt at the junction of Lakes Excelsior and Lake Park avennes and fronts 160 feet on Grand av ‘

The propr r f the new theater are both ey en 1 ft afer n, Kaliski uving been owner of the St 1 and Rialto theaters, A meda The pr ed playbouse will seat 2, j There are to be eleven shops

ling.

JAIL SENTENCE FOR FIGHT FILM CARRIER

ort Worth, Tex Sept. 6—H. W. He

charged with Interstate transportation of of the Dempsey-Firpo fight, wag sentenced t ninety days in jail here last week by Fed Judge James C. Wilson Houst was ar ! in Fort Wort May “0 and the = prize pieture seized Ile haus been in Jail ever

il was given eredit for the time ser wmount ng to four dats more than the sent Hloust ¢ also under indictment In Little R Ark., on a « ree of transport the ¢ ‘ from Tex to Fort Smith, Ark

In presenting thee case, Assistant Un ! Sates District Attorney Ts wr told Judge . pn that Houst had paid fines of #100 in O\laboma City and New Orleans under simila

HELEN MENKEN BACK EAST

Chicago, Sept. 6.—Helen Menken, whe ~ill pluy the leading feminine role in John Goldew's Seventh Tleaven’, which will begin the new

eason at Cohan's Grand September 14. aa tlien here 1! week on her way to New + rk to begin rehearsals for the Chicago engages vent

M Menken starriog

has been playing a

engagement Eliteh’s Garden, Denver,

y Eg | . ee SC Ne ETS _ — | ; a = | PC ‘ i — : pd a a ae a al SAFETY FIRST PARADE ie - -_ a 4 | A —— TE ‘ 4 : - ¥ ae en j en «5 : wo a Se oid ee eee ) ee - .

SEPTEMBER 13,

1924

The Billboard

ACTORS’ FUND BENEFIT —

A Cheery Affair Despite Showers

$4,000 Raised for the Cause, Encouraging Fund To Establish Annual Benefit

le EW YORK, Sept. 6.—It rained oodles at the Actors’ Fund Home Benefit, 1e t at West New Brighton Staten Ishind N \ vester But to the . true thespians who ap red on the outdoor stage wl: wis far from f } f, it was, to quote Lester Allen, n t of « monies raining sune o s é “What is an arm or a leg on an ¢ m t ‘ i Mr. Ailen, | rer Ww h evoked a sterm of pre : plause 1 laughter it ed hardest w | 1 St ‘ . oe me ( he yore ed to be thie ) . rt of tiorobred who shows tive Boston Enalish Opera st na ggzy turf He sang and . e e ‘ danced five numbers without a. single Artists Rehearsing ’ \ ch is more t n ¢ would . for Tom Patricola sisted by Company With Notable Singers Wil " 4) Weaver. Tom lost a shoe while Soon Start on Tour From Chicago $4 The loss of that oe, how- ever, Was good “biz”, for it zot Tom a ‘ « ~ 1 t E: ; : ; ( t A full-fledged orga 4 ! ‘ > pat 13 Otis Skins was spled in e r Wing , gs . ‘ idle P 1 Theater, R 1 t t sun br * “ I , >. i t until Mr. Sk r ‘ tra Ss ornate i I they l was» e e >| on i } rh ‘ \ t : st a ne yr bs Y . of 1M * dee ge r. Mra S Stut - : Lesson of of t 1 e ¢ 4 1 7 I i Di e of that t tr gt 3 id ne { W i . rano, MI 4 S . rT + ¢ < { B 1 at H dire r f tl! Drama t Alexis Koslof f t Metro. League, ar s ritory to be ' ! ree ‘ his set ap- played, r lorsemen i i r bit t ! hen sO Carl § Itz v . a or of t ly 1 tt keys Ww pery company 4 : ! ng re rsals. <A . 5 « from ¢ g " iT 1 | rima 1 zw r I ‘ W r { te Ruth { t Emma v Rufus > ! att I ‘ ip Kirk, t r ¢ : ' atumaee ad J 2 ” “ i ta ‘ i e ‘ irs pera pao e . ‘ ‘ g * , " ‘ , ’ OSCAR ASCHE COMING ] sf ly ‘ al . ' , ceed To Appear in Revival of “Chu Chin ni ; Chow” eres stoe} x y < Gf ar Asche Tie Icitio e eons j t : i } r 4 } . “ £ song su se from ¢ P ry this s in No Sir! Yes § “ . ( . Ff f ch o { ‘ s ! re in 7 J Watt f ‘ v ce A ! } Ry 1 the London } t ‘ i a } I ? e ‘ 1 c t Russ ‘ v r ried i n week i ! delighted tour f gotiated w he § t ! did at ( r t Russia of its ! Other cer ! Mordk Wh ‘ \ I Du- I r ng of I ] t 2 af ft 3 > ris" at the ' ? ad , é ‘ 1 The 1 by t (not 1 N Y about ee tbs < z of f i ta i Re No Mor ) ‘ . ys r es T Yn rece nee = ( ry Theate W ’ " t Fil no BR i nd , N . w vy will be in \ Hand t ted Cl land f i ree weeks’ ~ I , 1E. F. Albe president ¢ t starting December 22 the Public ) res} ae . t arrivale and t to Phey ey d satisfa r ee FINAL ACCOUNTING OF s ’ 1 mited that given ay to ALF. RINGLING ESTATE t ‘ natural R V ay ' = Ac Home New York, Sept. 7.—A final a inting of the pur ed \ rf Astor, estate of ft! late Alfred T. Ringling, of iH . P 1"! I loher : I Da 1. 3 maya ke 1s fame, was made yesterday in the Morrs ind ef W wes County Orphans’ Court Morristown, N De d them over ged guests o14 showed a personal estate of about $1,500,- ' As there wer t nt O00 Wr. Bing s Chm one nt PP moda the ‘ 1 t ! ee r ! : rm , ‘ . wewest estates ee if P . % ’ d ‘ I “ reser ?1 by Martin , : P 1 awh { \ ¥ k ¢o t fert » OF ated oe rd T. Ring ! t t it eh MI , » ‘ ‘ aatl mrt nt on p of tl : anes ARREST THEATER OWNER ‘ tt w ’ . hes f Senecen aia esi a AS BLUE LAW VIOLATOR ’ s Hingham and Mar Your ; , ree: . : Yale, Mich., Sept Harry Holboth, moving , y f ed up tw new « ttion n r . . . ‘ pieture the owner ind Robert Bratdwood ision his manager, are under arrest, charged with ope ing tle Hol t f Sune tte KUGEL TO TRY PRODUCING ~~ shvrsting 7 — 70 pm. in violation of an ordinance Hel n v York, Sept. 6.—After wading diligently th announced that would open the theater ‘« i host of manuscripts by t unk vu day night to test the validity of the ordi w roadway, Lee Kugel bas finally run across *. Hotbot 1 Braidwood will have their a ! \ to his way of iking. should ©"! ition September @ before Justice John k ! bee It Dears ft one-word title ™ ‘ t ! VP oduetion will take place in Novem Mayor Charles Jacobs is enfercing an ordi- “ t W oll Middleton In one of the Mading nan h "© been in the city charter for Some seasons ago Kugel successfully oma ' to the effeet that all drug stores, luced “Old Lady 31°, with Emma Dunn as ice cream parlors and other activities, includ the tar ing 1 iter must close Sunday after 7 p.m.

FOREIGN ACTORS

Must Join Actors’ Equity Assn.

New York, Sept. 7.—The Actors’ Equity Association has issued a stat nt to all the managers in which it is 1 ont hat all forei 2ctors not m

Actors’ <A aton will ! com

british

led to join under ¢ ew contract as they were under t old

The letter to the : gers says: “‘It the feeling of the « mat form foreign a not bers of

h Actors’ As be me

y for t n to 1 Equity upon err

*} Equity rule pe ug foreign actors » join " e they not ident fied

h the B i Wus put into eff s years ago under the old contract

PLAYHOUSE-ON-MOORS REVIVES WILDE COMEDY

“The Importance of Being Earnest”, Final Play of Season, Given Ex- cellent Production by Art Colony

Lost Sept. 6.—With the thoron of de- t € 1) t ! 1 by Ed- ward M ' 4 , Fast ¢ Ma < w i \ g , - ' ! t f Oscar Wilde's ‘ ! t t D- t g > : t he )

’ . mt —a 1 ¥ . - ! Ever gz is de- gned to 1 , : lig 4 | ' ¥

‘ oe and a) ad i 5 4 “ ‘ h} me ’ i _ ‘ r eff > man- dis | I g I ? Crosby 2 W swell Alg } M ? \ t nr { n ( ail M y nm w T in , G I rfax 5 . ‘ { w ve y | s <s <n ( i efor wer given t Mr. Cr “ rs pat yr. I i il t 1 i Sargent Vv - i v 2 g my Mrs. M t ‘ . @ « v r < 1 - as g ward s i Kk I t ‘ st J sM. 8 e also are worthy ne Irs. R ard M fe « t Shak rean $ : ‘ a t ge Ww led the play and com- 1 ted it u -_ R V who s 4 r i ( I- cester, pursuing s bt f s photography; Gra Filkins, Jessie Ral; Fisher and Gilbert Ad ‘ > des r for George Wh Mitzi and ers NEW PRODUCING FIRM New York, Seq 7.—Harry MeGee and I 7] Rose have j ed t r s of t independent producers, of which there s » 1 a goodly number t t resent s s over The firm of MeGee & R s el 1 to show its firs roductio t t ¥ } Mad r 0 at | gs F s ist I ter $ ber 2 , Wa r. } ’ ‘ t oth \ ™ , , Dwight 3 \ = 1. Peg Pet ( r RK 1 ri OW Pra Ca “FOLLIES” DAY AT LUNA PAR N York Sept t ’ } Or Monday by x i i s ind “Kid I s 1 of nd 1 r will ? l Square wit Wil Rog i Cantor forming t i x 1 varded t t ! ’ I the direct ‘ ' ition © new t

DUNWOODY OPENS STUDIO

New Orleans, La., Sept 6.—Cha Kiee Do woody, of New York, 1 o } ! 1 here lle has been a pro val geroa

t under Ilagerman 5S Martin nd

Tenth Theatrical Hospital Benefit

Jones Again Chairman, With Ridings and Humphrey in Charge of Program

Chicago, Sept. 8.—The tenth annual bene- fit for the An Theatrical Hospital wil ! ld Sunday ert Septe r 2s ’ the Apollo Theater. Auron J. Jones w g ral ¢ nan, as he has been for years past. The big program will be in charge of Harry J. Ridings and Claude S. (Tink) Hum Dp ind will be recruited from the var s legitimate, musical edy and vaudeville Stages of ft Loop New additions to t b 1 of ad t hospital asseciation

le J. Lt. Isa James C. Petrilla, John J. Jone ni Charles E. Bray Neither actors,

tag ls or other helpers wili receive a penny for r si es All proceeds will go tu the fund for sick and disabled actors.

$550,000 DAMAGES STRUCK OUT OF BRABIN’S SUIT

New Ye Sept. G—The application made vy the Me ) Iwyn Distributing Corporation ’ tricken from the complaint 550.000 f tl d ges alleged in the snit brought b

Charle I n. who started the direction o en H s granted this week by Supreme ( t Judg Mist lw Brabin, who was cor tru 1 ft ‘ t the picture, whic s now being m in Italy at great expense, was t n off t by Marcus Loew shortly r Loew took over Goldwyn, which began t! of the picture. Fred Nible took and is now at work on “Ben Hur me to New York a month o s nd ately filed suit against 3 vy! demanding total damages o cH), oO s amount, $25.000 was tl il é a Bratin on his year’s contra -Goldwyn made no attempt to den was entitled to it Brabin also alleged that his revutation id been damaced to t extent of S500, and alse asked for 350,000 on at r ] t. and Judge Mahoney r 1 r t den ds be stricken out of the comp la on the gr ? that the damage to [Frat reputation could not be computed.

F.P.-L. May Wipe | Out Good Will Item

\ 6.—The Famous Player--

sky (¢ poration allowed it to become known $ Kk that ns deration was being given ‘ g pr s s to wipe out the im- int of n y charged up to “good i cou y's annual balance sheet 25 nee Sheet placed the “‘good-w at «SS. 150.00 J. Ludvigh, treasurer of the cor y. said that the pian was in a t ve shay I w 1 net be carried out

$9.480,000 on De er last. 0 Friday is VPlayers-Lasky commen s l ed I s » Th despi t t s z s 1 by the mpany's z t good w s asset I gz r rt desire to do away w i i-will item is tha t has been n cr | AGREEMENT REACHED Between Theater Managers and Stage Hands in Philadelphia Ipt Sept. &.—An agreement has been yt is inds a ger ee 4 Managers Ass t € ’ rN w r \ i ad r 1 M ’ I ! t 4 t to « m ’ ! x week T. WoSTEVENS ENGAGED TO DIRECT GOODMAN THEATER Q s ( it r rted that T. W $ rag to direct the Kenneth M ‘ Ww to b - ! ‘ r t el | { Art \ ~ t nm t ir x i , t i ara a 1 ( “ l ‘ im Theat 1 W ¢ iman and will | 1 ! ! int Kennet saw 1 Ss wN » Was a ttle theate l ght of dtst tion Details of the new t r have not yet been given ovt.

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The Billboard

SEPTEMBER 13, 1924

Heavier Influx :

of Alien

Actors to These Shores

Department of Immigration Records Show Less Arrivals in May Than April—Prominents Coming and Going

mw YORK, N formers to shores during responding period last year. Seve engagements here, while France will number of alien vaudeville artistes whe Thirty-four alien actors entered the United, States during May, and only eight departed, according to immigra- statistics covering that month sased by the Department of ition at Washington.

these

tion just re Immigr

This is a considerable drop from the point reached in April, when sixty-one actors came to and ten left this coun-

trv

There were fifty-six persons listed as mu sicians who entered Amevica in May, while t number under this head that emigrated was fourteen. This is about the same level main tained during April, when sixty art adsand

seven eparted.

The total number of Tuly 1, 1923, to the end of vhile the number that period is but 83. In the musicians’ column the figures run higher, 1,398

immigrated to the

etors coming in since April, 1924, is 928, emigrated during that persons under this head having United during that period and only S81 went out. returned

States

here who

Among the professionals who this week from Europe were Morris Gest, has been abroad all summer and spent @ portion of his European producer, and Joseph Urban, scenie artist. Mr. Majestic. Others on this movie director, who getting ‘‘atmosphere’’ for his forth- coming production of “Charlie's Aunt’?; Nathan Burkan, theatrical attorney, who has been tak- ing a little vacation, and Frances Agnew, movie itress, Who was in Europe on a visit. Florence Walton and Leon Leitrim, who have been in Paris all summer dancing at the Follies home on the liner De Grasse, and others of the show world who arrived on same ship were Diamant Berger, Frencit film director, and Mrs. Germaine B, Wilson, daughter of the celebrated French actress, Mme,

time with Max Reinhardt,

Gest came on the steamer were Al Christie. has been

sergere, came

Rejane.

fue Luetzow arrived this week with Herman Karl Stumpf, who will ppear this season at Avolian Hall, and Clarence returning from sum-

Muller and his protege, Kollman, concert pianist, uer engagements in Germany. The most important theatrical personage board the week, was Mme.

Stuttgart, whicl came in this

Johanna Gadski, opera star, vaudeville af a

» has been signed in Keitl ] was accompanied

weekly salary of $3,500. She

he her husband, Hans Tausche 10 «of the Metropol another member Fried g, a mus ng its list of passengers w vn singer N i | k-sorg artist Vera Ss d \ I) ‘ g r of W I) r 5 vy York 8S y O est MI I : x — 1 P r i pr ind Lew Cod wel 1 s t | 1 Dn Mary MeCorm I i t t Paris ‘ “ was > - - 1 fo 1 n 1 d t t ( g 1 ? f E ‘ t of the Near I d is m it re z ‘ and Ju ! ug ‘ t Mart Met nO i ‘ pal l Blair, lute of t Lieg 1 } nd J Wi scenario write Ww ‘ d Cunar George Washington took Al Lewi of Lewis and Gordon V H und legit Re ‘ the I don np y of j \ x W , 1 3 J . ! gz th ! om ine ' 3 < Cha s 1 ‘ Mat i n Curt Cooksey and Elmer Thompson, to Lon- don, wie t opens an engagement seon

INTERESTED IN XMAS RODEO

London, Sept. 7 (Special Cable to The Bill board) Temmy Sylvester is nterested n @ o t staged at Crystal Pal

He has deposited $10,000 for advertising receive 75 per cent of the seat ad-

Christmas rode to be

Sept. 6.—Indications point to » heavier influx of the next s

‘ral English

foreign per- than for the cor- troupes are scheduled for two There 1 signed for tours here

ix months

also a

send at lenust

Shilling “Gate” To Increase Attendance

Million Visitors a Week Is Mark Set for Wembley Exhibition

I iol s t >— The utiendance i i Hritislt Empire Exhibition, Wembley, las not by a m s kept pace with the expectations ‘ + n rement \ ‘ PO OhOO) Oe as

k to be a I JUISe « ‘ n @ eX tion a ties lia 1 n der to atiract a mil i vis s « . 4 ‘ s Ve ' 1 ‘ shilling er 3 m. each da 1 { light and sear git i x bh Stadium from 8S eu 1 s tim Iso VOLO Ss ctators ted w yut ing ind ft t rved sea for w hoa harge of one, two and t llings will t nade

Lyen with these measures the exhibition ean- not 1 the 30.0600) mark in attendanee if it closes on the date orig

WILLARD MACK RESUMES HIS FORMER STRIDE

6.—Willard Mack,

seasons to elapse W eut eon

New York, allowed several

Sept. bating so much as a single day for Broad- Way onstunption, has made up for lost time by disposing of three new plays In addition

“High Stakes’, whi opens next wes a the Hudson Theater, Mack will be represe: by two plays to be presented under the Bel banner. One of them will serve as a starring vehicle for Lenore Vir

**Alias Santa Claus’

while the other, was tried out in Washing ton about six years ago with t

leading role Bel

time because

)

co shelved tlie play at thar some of tt characters were

German,

BOYLANS STILL AT IT

hicago, Sept. 6.—Two of t spry and ersuasive ers in th galaxy of dancers Artists and Models’, at the Apolle J ter, re Rose and Arthu ~ re } 1 Berwyn, just ( g 1 ther, Peter Boylan, was a builder {f stag pro] Their mother wa a designer of tun In the days w L In J. Ca lao¢ West n tl} gr at . nd Arthur w I r t be run over bY a stage t 1 k 1 y tl villa The \ late d Zz er Theodore Ko-! Zan- and Ned W r I ha rred i ‘ rl f Town”, N ly I

LeCOMT & FLESHER SHOWS REPORT SPLENDID BUSINESS

ig H 6.—LeComt &

‘ S » ) hig extravaganza companies, “My ¢ Del nd ‘*‘Listen To Me are reported to be doing 1 splendid business Both compan id their ‘ ig i Shebo Ww 0 eit 1 hess and, a rd <r ed a Jim Wingtield’s office fn holding uy ful i I inuging My ¢ t ] 1 t Walter Rol 1 4 r z i r of

rdvanet William ‘I

Ne You Sept. 6.—The Fake Prederick lansd ' pi will } vested vy an all-Engli-« cast hs “e Woods announces the

reduction will October 6, altho the house he not been definitely decided Upper Frank Feicher will handle the staging.

on Uroadwa

offering a singing and dancing act Has been in vaudeville, appeared a special attraction with repertoire companie ind has often worked in tabloid and burlesque. Lester features paper gowns of his own design and make and } made ¢ e

for several of

attractions.

HOMER MEACHUM’S MINSTRELS OPEN

Season for “Honey Time” Boys Starts at Raleigh, N. C.—Show Is Called Hit

Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 5.—Homer Meachum and ‘Hone i ‘ Monstrels, presented dy } Morton I rpris ‘ 1 t i ion Grand Thea la ta d gx two iit I sus wt gz ting for a t me the sweltering heat wave wl played a role nt Cap 1 ¢ if ie Pollowing tie matinee perf ur 1 inagemer Was a ly gra ted on g ngazed : wiry ‘ \ ! ! mes mark ! f 4 Ver vere 1! ! ! polog In shor show we hig I ss hou ] i f Ls t . ist a in iw ' ayy i " dina nins ] i Mea 1 is g 8 t's ‘ etely stopped the ‘ i r p v i s ned 1un E l . nd t whistling, but in the olio his ng Wis r j ng rus of 1 shov Mins 1 RB \ oe ee led n v Th sin 1 d in 2 ostumes, tl inside ends 4 k and e premiers red and blu ra 1 up part of s r the d f BK. Clarke RK y W is is introduced wit Mr. Meachum a ‘ s ‘ and good Red ¢ \ l 4% saxoph s ilty the fir pa \ i va ir y i ( y S&S e Fou 1 in Ss] il mention 1 r l by !

Dave ‘Marr Al Tint and

N Mea m ind Berry, issisted = ty tire company

SEASON ON IN HAMILTON, ONT.

Hamilton, Ont., Sept. ¢ Monday the 17 ‘ I ‘ reopened ts tock season vith I" Preferred following a two week Vacation Most of the old favorite are back I} e the vacation Manager Schaufek doma i provemen in the house, iz ff 8 a the tudite ea id d 1 Grand Oper ii pened its b » last Thursda with the Uello Jan {, i at aet mu September 27 « Savoy Theater will re- open un Mary 1 rd 1 “Do Vernon ‘ Ha Ia! will be own Manager S id ited tha ght feature | ires ve been secured and that two shows will be given daily thruout t SeRSOn

PATT! HARROLD ENGAGED

New York, Sept. 6 lat Harrold, who ap peared ! Ir ndoon ecent ’ “Glory”, will have the leading feminir part in the musical version of ‘I Charm School

Lynn Overman will be elevated to stardom in this piece. Miss Harrold is the

Orville Harrold, opera singer

daughter of

Court Approves Erlanger Lease

Klaw, However, Is Entitled to Judgment for Interest in Gaiety Theater

N York Sep 6 Suprem i J i etit t! week sig 1 an order d ! le b unsel f Mar et asid verdict granted A. L. Erlang t leusehold of tl alety 7 ' \ 1 iow trml met with I I g on { last Ju J I d th Klay bn pr i dzgment fo a I l t w i ly 4 (ia } turned s n n 'rar i] ‘ it I 1 . ied that K it ‘ r t . (elit } \ t SS (wehbe ba 1 . ' , ! ing tl r tut t, offered Klaw a i 11 Nv ‘ ] il i counsel ef ) t nt t t ind o'ligat 1 ‘ t eal r ; ’ ‘ ed t t t ‘ en g a if ‘ Z l ‘ ! for u ‘ I lease, rdone Was t canceled t the I s pu i n 1021 t ) 1 years mo to run

AFTER TWENTY-TWO YEARS

Lord Chamberlain Okehs Shavian Piece for British Theater

London, Sept. 6 How ideas as to

proper for the British theater audier el ging was exemplified thix w uN it Lord Chamberlain issued permission to r the ban that is predecessor in 1902 7 i Georg Bernard Shaw's Mrs. War I on Or rd formal reque t ir t Chamberlain g ] ae twenty-two-vear dy be publicly produced for t fir mn. TI n | form, v U y editions w i first published,

of the

Shavian best sellers.

CHORUS GIRL IS INJURED WHILE DIVING

Philadely , Sept i.—Meta Van H i rl susta ned seric \ a & a dive into a tank at t i i ! now 1 ft Ii l I is r ) 1 that she x ! ich not t case T girl ca uN t musi comedy, Dear “* at the orrest last night. S Lawrence Anhalt, t manager, to be a t t il e (in place = t ! ] w) »a ta of 1 ‘ “ and w ive permission M Van H | my bo i8 a chamy 1 swin ld of from t d gK stey ! ! 1 a graceful curve and then tl i I She had m 1t ‘ ‘ and ‘ ad struck tft eor h sl va 1 m is w

RICHMAN PLAY RETITLED

New York, Sept. ¢ Arthur Richman’s play t z pared for product i ¥

I t Milt { my will . ’ und the title of Far ( |

f front du » t fact that a ' Jame Jovy ! rtl t in a ' urar under the name of The Exiles" ilse be Eleanor Paint Wit eon last vear in a called “The Exile’. Rehearsals at progre rade direction Robert M and the cast is Wed by Claude King, Pra Cor ind 1 Watson, rhe next Milt production li b a pla described oa th ! I fou. BB. Trevelyan, It is suspected that the name of * author in reality concea

the identity of two well-known English authors

HOFFENSTEIN HARD AT IT

‘ York, Sept. 6.—Soamouel Hoffenstein, fa vor troubadour and literary guide to A. H Woods, vriting an adaptation of **The Bat tn af Ir Ile it is reported = tha Hloffenstein mad 1 birdie n covering th

t nd i endeavoring to mak

ti BY cond aet Something ¢ ado happen " e é@hird act, but me thon in Wood Boswell The prediction that one Woods lays bh hands on the fin vd nad ript of The Barber of Trouville’, whic

y the grace of American rights, he will

polish off the tithe for a more pointed one.

sé

“au a 8 ee ee sesh tc ld] Oa ‘ PS * ee * —— : tag : . eos: aie Be oe 0 * se ae ~ 4 ee me ae ae. TREO ee ies ce ae eres Sar fthas . Mn se ae me fees pee eS. tig F * "3: = rsa. » 7 I: olay, Serer eae ee re eee = . ees, esis if <a. cat od Se Bie ae eens — ae aa. a = : yy a Atle agen” =. | a eS ee } Eee : e +] a ere 8 ; { | ' —_ a Si Po soaps rong gine me ' ” : known as Ti Paper Fashion Plate’, is t] ee a | a l Ee Barney Gerard's burlesque | PC C : SE UEEEEEnIUnnEIEEEE EERE li a = ee 7 as Pe : 7 W : a : Ww ee r ee . iT | on | ut A 7 ! p TD pa n pa tas lien “Minti The Rote Girl”, “The Lady 4n re «0 7 Blue Kitten’ In “Artists and Mod -_— ‘ . vod Arthur do a whirlwind fandag ert ~~~ ine a F . \ nd Pierrette fant , 2 Samoan numer and a p es rustie clog we ; ‘ ' ————— 7 a } eC v : Listen 7 M wit Jum A. Feltz on the Te advance his ees = FAKE’ CAST ALL ENGLISH : ©) th for ut . ee a one { woe te a = ad :

SEPTEMBER 13, 1924

The Billboard

‘‘Greater

Movie Season’

Ball a Roaring Success

Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles Packed to Capacity — Probably Largest Gathering of Film Stars Ever Seen in One Group

OS ANGELES a of benuty, as well as the greatest nd the public combined, was the Ambassador Hotel here August

the o é

mall to accommodate the 5,000 who we

gathering.

If vou could not find your favorite tar it was your fault, for not one of them was missing from the floor. The gchting effects were the greatest ever seen and the immense Kleig lights ot only shone thru every window, but the colors of kaleidoscopic

from every nook came the rainbow until the effect was that of the fairyland out- done. The cameras were there taking nietures of what was perhaps the largest gathering of picture stars ever seen in one group. Not only was the ballroom packed to capacity, but every corridor and avenue leading to the ‘oom. The grounds outside were lighted until it was hard to say if it was night or day, so bright was the seene. The decorations were rich and million dollars worth of gowns produced a sight that will live forever n the minds of those who were for- tunate enough to be there. The affair

the

was strictly formal and not one in- cident of disorder was noticed during the entire evening.

Resides the ball, which was, of course, the feature, the dances were interspersed with acts f various kinds and the program was long nd interesting, altho the chairman told a Billboard representative that it was very hard to omit many of the good things that were offered for the entertainment. Charles Murray was master of ceremonies and he did his work with a master hand, keeping his hearers in a roar of laughter thruout his announcing The ntertainment, which was under the direction

f Jeff Lazarus, of the Metropolitan Theater taff, was as follows:

Alexander Oumansky and Fay Adler, in the Dance of the Wooden Soldiers’’, were quit : novelty. Milton Sills addressed the throng on the purposes and success of the “Greater Movie Season’’ and made a masterful talk on he subject most paramount in the minds of i. Harry Carroll, in songs of his own com-

position, was just as big a hit as he has been thruout the States. Walter Hiers was next nd proved to all that he is a real comedian

“Big Moments at the Warner Bros.’ Studios” wae the next number, with a scene from the picture, “Narrow Streets’, in which Dorothy Devore, Matt Moore and David Butler took part. Then another scene from “This Woma:

n which Irene Rich and Mare McDermott took part. Donald Keer anda Effie Weston appeired

na sketch, “The Flip and the Flapper’, from the Orpheum Theater Next was the great pot on the program, the first publie app e of Retty Bronsen, from the Lusky studios huis young lady, whom James Barrie picked m the population of Los Angeles to play the part of Peter lan s the acme of per malits in fact, she irresist idl n every Way and captured the entire assembly wit! t any speaking part whatever. The guests Were still talking of her when leaving 1! ballroom, She is the very definition of Ernest Ball, playing and singing his ompositions, went over big The Knicker- tr Syncopators, from Loew's State Theater, ed their place on the program in good style. ‘ ree Whiting and Sadie Burt, fron Or- ! m, offered songs that were pleasingly ndered, Dorothy Jarden in operatic selec- ‘s got her full share of appreciation Phe feurt of Fashion’ next was ao seene from ‘ BR. DeMille's praMiection, “Feet ef Cliy”

Vera Reynolds, Julia Faye and Anna May Wong

took part and more than a half million dollars’

rth of costume was exhibited: this was received with great favor. Art Landry and his band from the Metropolitan Theater re. ceived a tremendous ovation for the excellence ef their musie and not many could keep from beating time with some motion or another. Charles Murray auctioned off a box for the Children’s Hospital and received a huge sum tor his efforts, Fanchon and Mareo, in dances ‘nd songs, got an abundance of applause and

‘ven some encores, Max Fisher and his Cocou- hut Grove Orchestra did not pause longer than

ene minute between any of the dance numbers

Sept. 4—What wis bevor

1] doubt the most dazzling ray gathering of the motion picture indust: “Greater Movie Season” ball, held at

The immense ballroom was far

too

re euger to be part of this magnificent and it was late in the morning when he finished,

Among those noticed in the boxes wer mepl M Schenck, Norma Talmadg: Con tance Talmadge, Colleen Moore, John M

Cormack, Rupert Hughes, Bert Lytell, Cl Windsor, } ind Mrs. Antonio Moreno, M and Mrs, Charles Ray, Marion Ay Clara Bow Vera Stedman, M o Hels > it gs Hel

Oo. BR. Smit ( ter Frinklin, Tom May Aj

i n N Ha n, Mar Prevost

"hy > Wa I : , Mayer Har I

Art hen Frank ot Rowers, Earl W liam Mont It . Bett Blythe, Sam W 1 Thuster Ke Sidney Chaplin, Dorothy M ha Mars LaMl and so many ot that space will net permit listing them

The dat or Was crowded to «

it was diff t at times to dance comforta!

ut the rowd came to give its to the mov ball and this is what made it -~ big and snuecessful. If you wanted to shake hands w any particular star = y a I easily do so, as the boxes were arranged along the floor so that you came in contact everybody. The ceiling was one miss of ba loons of ll colors and when the dan ’ balloons came Was a miucnificent sight, | to hear the chatter among the popping of t same t wns Was fascinating and am nely entertai the extr ‘

The rM e Seasor wus voted

st ie ss f le s held in conn 1 With moving p ires and it was voted that he idea 1 e an annual event in moviedom.

The committ: n charge @ad a great task in its arrangement and they gave all an eve-

ning of great pleasure,

Shows Doing Well in Tall Grass of West

Items Gathered From’ Jim Wingfield’s Central States Circuit of Thea- ters Office

Chicago, Sept 6.—James Wingfield has closed with the ew Laporte Theater, Laporte, Ind.. to book Nt) id os vs a2 moenth in ?

So This Is I Jon’* was the only road ow ever played n the house about two years ago, the house having had a picture and

nud The theater seats 1,! yn one f1 1 is one of the most beautiful play-

ses in tion of the State

The O a ter, South Bend. Ind will I ¥ H ir-pr 1 productions in the fut and will cater ly to high-class road s ind ]} Ires Mr. Wingfield books the house

R I Wingfield indicate that the ‘ cia M r : bus ness in M Fy work

x we Dive com- paibies a r ‘ ™m \ E. J. Ca rs show of that tithe opened in the La Salle Theater, La Salle, Ill., Labor Day, tu capacity,

\ apacity ening, August 30, was that of Bil skill d W. B Patt “Shepherd of the ils Company, at ¢t Grantinond Theate Lancaster, Wis rr t 1- t or ol ‘ andsomest in the State, is owned and operated by ¢ municipality

The Dayton 1 vers will play the Majestie Theater, Fort Wayne, Ind... indef tely, on Sur vy. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The house will be open to road shows the re of t week

Charles Evans, comedian, with the ‘Wages for Wives Company, at the Cort, is prepar- ing to celebrate his sixty-eight birthda an- niversary this evening ofter the performan: Mr. Evans made his first big hit just forty years ago when he was a member of ¢! team of Eva ind Hoy, eostars in “The Par

Match”

CHICAGO LIKES “NANETTE”

Chicago, Sept. 6.—The latest announcement from Mr. Frazee’s office says that “Ne, No, Nanette’, long opulently eurrent in the Harris Theater, will hardly leave until Thanksgiving at the earliest ‘Rain’, which has long been seeking entrance at the Uarris is, therefore,

still in the far offing,

HERK’S CO-OPERATION CAMPAIGN PROGRESSING

Sends Letter to All House and Com- pany Managers on Mutual! Circuit —Many Congratulatory Tele- grams Received

New Yo Ser G I m t ng ulatory t eran ] i rning 2 im the S's Of tu t In wetful yndu ! 1 artis ind s of M I \ss at ym panic md 1 s, Presid 1. He. Herk is ed ’ Inet with ‘ t lu Sar int we ¢ " ad id lerg su id ! to cause wonder and n “a I was an | t g 0 . ! my ] un Li I 1 £ ind dres Zz roo t i ‘ i ! a i i i ” ! stage } v t 1 I t y ’ ! Is to ‘ in and ‘ ave r " 1 othe Si I ! , py = l t i p ad s at W were 21m = iz < wv uv w u ivr eeu » ‘ < and « i I u 4a x theater to 4 id ‘ 1 s sy is s n | r s 3 ’ S \ 2 performer i fuag y d it over s iu n zx orders to ‘ pr ner i given to e manacer ‘ iny i l L 1 to t r ler I you , 8 nl th ‘ g rooms and hg pertain ng there Qa bh Dn s ass ij ud | b aid to n | lees it you v Ww i , ! I wan you , P that the stag Is and musicians employed 1 gree de m that 1 do 3 r and i W 1 becomes Necessary that they have anything in common with the performer tha y treat them as ladies and gentlemen, and as they would wish to be treated themselves “Now don't m sunds id this letter. This

s not a sermon that I am prea ng to you. It is strictly a business proposition, brought to my attention most vividly. I am convinced in my « i nd that if everything is done that can poss b.y be dome to make the ex ment of t performer pleasant at your that he will in return do everything is able to do to give you one hundred per cent service and in that way create patronage. I am sending a letter to each company w 1 | am gong to ask him to place 1 the call board for his people to read, advising them of what has been written to you 1 expla ig to them that in return for what ! am trying to do for them they must in re'urn give us one hundred per cent service 1 themselves in a manner that will ‘ , ige you, nh turn, to give hem even n » to make their lives worth while.”

CHICAGO EXHIBITORS

Refuse Stages To Defense Orators

Chicago, Sept ; Jack Milk president of

the Exhibiters’ Associatior e ago, has refused the local Defense 1 Day Committee permission to place four-n 1 peakers on patriotism mn the m er sented jin s’ Ass ton on Day. Se Mr. Mill qu l as telling re 8 the d se t uu r we that t s ih would i

idiences. He offered ’ n slides for the committee, but the offer was refused

MAY CALYEA RECOVERING

New York, Sept. 6.—May Calyea, who last a doas Granny Maury t rhird is t ‘ ig from ee | l noent-on- I 1 and w pr i t al)j ‘ ‘ stag iis fall. M Calyea, w long care

is been assoviated \ : vy Troadway cesses, Was seen with | Dn mad Lady °1* and in { l

TO STAR IN NEW DUGAN PLAY

New York. Sept. 5.—lranecine Larrin a new = starring ! w t I Dugan's comedy, entit i ‘Sunshine’ his iouncement from the office of Jone. & G u vho will sponsor the oduction, dispels the report that Miss Larrimore had cont to appear in aéiespecial company of s ith Heaven”, which John Golden contemplates

presenting in Boston.

Dubious Methods of Wembley Co. Exposed

Laycock & Bird Have $500,000 Liabilities and Practically No Assets

Lendun, Sept. 6 (Special Cable to The Bill bourd) rhe repeated allegations made

Turnstile’ ne «o The Billboard's special! Loudon representativ regarding the out regeo s onairing ind dubious financia

rel ng to La & Bird's conces W hley Amiosen t Pa a

Uxb bition, we dramatiecall

tibed Ss Week tl appearance of an

le d sing the a al tactics of Lay

‘ & Bird, w sole life direetor ‘ Wembley Const tion Company, Ltd

‘John Bull the popular weekly journal

lacarded England with. this seandal article. a-serting that the contractors were unpaid by t constr on compan) The liquidated as- sets says the article, are $530, and the liabilities $500,000.

The orxinal capital of the firm, it is as serted, was ouly nom i nal—S5,000—yet the couple undertook enorme liabilities. These men were originally a ated with Bussy and Mea but later operated this and other eo! mies one As Turnstile’’ reported the reckless profiteering it kept Wise showmen off and made profitable usiness almost impossibl- for others The Biliboard claims eredit a wing the first to draw attention to this erippling of jowmanship at Wembley. which

sulted in grave losses to many proprietors of gam aud rides

JESSIE REECE FOILS TWO HIGHWAYMEN

New York, Sept. 6.—Jessie Reece, prima donna,

who recently closed an engagement with t ‘Peek-a-Boo’ Company at the Casino, Brook lyn, August 25, foiled two highwaymen by het quick presence of mind recently. Miss Reece id just left her apartment to take her car to the garage late at night when two bigh men jumped on the running board and ed a gun at her. She, however, started enly and threw them off the board Sum- moning a janitor to her aid she drove to the Ft. George District police station and Ed J. McManus, “the guerrilla-getting cop’, picked up the gunmen within two hours of tiie at

tempted holdup. Miss Reece, who has joined the Jack Reid “Record Breakey” on Columbia Cireult, will arrange to be present in this city when the case is tried.

DANCER WILL FLY

the

6.—Constance Evans, dancer

Artists and Models’’ at the Apollo, will fly from here to Detroit when the show muove- there, September 14. She will ride in a Curtiss plane, piloted by Lieutenant Lester Henderson of Dayton. The landing in Detroit will be mad

Chicago, Sept.

at Packard Field and Miss Evans will be ti guest of honor of the Aviation Town and Coun try Club. Miss Evans is an Australian and br gan her stage career in pantomimes. Het father, Buddy Evans, is one of England's ftore-

most jockeys.

BALTIMORE SEASON STARTS

Baltimore, Md., Sept. 5.—With two of the so-called legitimate houses open, Baltimore's theatrical season may be ealled under way Ford's Theater started things going last week with “The Top Hole’, with Ernest Glendin- ning as the star Manager Harry Henke with Treasurer Jolin Little, and the old staff! continue in arge of the playhouse

The Auditorium opened Labor Da wit “Blackmail, a new Willard Mack play n W 1 Lows Sherman is starred Manager

Leonard McLaughlin ipervised tl renova ! the underwent during the

t ~ which house

CHORUS GIRL SCHOOL

Chicago, Sept. 6.—The problem of chorus x rtuge bas been solved to a@ great exten t schools similar to Dolly's Village Dancing s 2 here, This nstitution trains go rls ‘ work and As ’ sstull

t t! D Jun ‘ Bringing l 1 Company iys+ Flig Nat Phillips tin 1 m ‘ rs rh g nan t ire d 4 vifles

‘ aco, Sept Faward J. Sullivan, for neriy manage t S aker Theater der Connor and Dillingham leasehold, is now manager of Martin Beck's new legitimate play- house in New York. After leaving Chicago Mr.

touring manager for Sara Bern- country.

Sullivan was

hardt in this

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The Billboard

SEPTEMBER 13, 1924

SAM H. HARRIS THEATER, NEW YORK Keginning Wednesday Evening, September 3, 1924 Wilmer & Vincent Present The New American Musical Play

' “BE YOURSELF”

—With— QUEENIE SMITH, JACK DONAHUE G. P. HUNTLEY and GEORGIA CAINE By George S. Kaufman and Mare Connelly

Musie by Lewis Gensler and Milton Schwarzwald

Extra Lyrics by Ira Gershwin

Marjorie Brennan............Dorothy Whitmore trvrandma Brennan...... hasetone Georgia Caine Josep Peabody Prescott..... ...G. PP. Huntley David Robinson.............Barrett Greenwood Matt McLean..........ee++eee.--dack Donahue Tony Robinson.............-++.-Queenie Smith

Miustnce. BrenWaR. ....ccseccccncess Jack Kearney MOPSCCAL BVCBMRR so... cc0ccssccece ..Jay Wilson Cyrus Brennan.......... cepeevccescaea Weiler Hemp MeLean...... enw o.++-+-J0hn Kearney Bull McLean......... eoeeeese--Ralph Brainard ay Ae Paensevace Senpanwe Teddy Hudson A@em DECOR. ..2occcc ccc ncsc James R. McCann

THE ENSEMBLE

Peggy Gillespie, Romona Kogan, Faith Cullen, Mabel Stanford, Ann Summers, Ruth Trott, Louise Wright, Edith Talbot, Christine Berns- man, Gladys Harris, Mollie Christie, Ray Smith, Helen Evans, Gladys Smith, Eleanor Dana, Florence Murphy, Peggy Anderson, Cleo Lom- bard, Mildred Brown,

The new George S. Kaufman-Mare Connelly piece,. “‘Be Yourself’, put on display in elaborate yet not sumptuous style by Wilmer & Vincent, whose “Helen of Troy, N. Y."’ still lingers pleasantly in our memory, from every indication will have a long and comfortable ensconce in the Harris Theater. If it should be disturbed from that hahitat, there are any number of others into which it could settle without any great difficulty.

The team of Kaufman and Connelly, who seldom miss their goal, have given us another good solid evening's entertainment. They have provided a scintillating book, exuberant with breezy lines and amusing situations, and Lewis Gensier and Milton Schwarzwald have supplied music that fully justifies its existence in the piece. The extra lyrics by Ira Gershwin are sparkling and also deserve a word of praise.

The whole show, it would seem, has heen tatlored for Jack Donahue and Queenie Smith,

they fit it so perfectly. In the hands of others ‘Be Yourself’? might just ‘‘be itself’, where. as with this rare combination of talent pass- ing out the delectable fare provided, the show simply becomes ‘Jack Donahue and Queenie Smith’. They make it what it is, in other words, and, altho this diverting pair are prac-

tically the whole works, so to speak, G. P.

Huntley and Georgia Caine must not be cast aside without mention, for they do much to assist the play to its’success. Huntley doesn't have a very long part, but he most certainly makes his lines count. As the typical English- man, minus the ability to grasp American jokes and slang, he is egregiously funny and it’s a shame a longer part could not have been meted out to him. As for Georgia Caine, her infectious smile, general engaging manner and sweet voice cause much attention to be focused

on her.

Donahue is funnier than ever in his own delightful style, and the performance he gives

is more unctuous and he has given before, ei

in his favor.

Dancing, of course, is Donahue’s forte. He

has a few new bits added to his repertoire ¢! are capital, and while much of the routir done by him while in vaudeville is inelnded

his specialties, they all take with sure-fire precision

The diminutive Queenie Smith is ¢ dainty as ever, Witb her winsome smile growing m and or ‘ gra ting ever time

fore e f g Ever ng s d

ta even » the litt ©

nes a so distinct ( r pla gE VAS i ta any encores n various specialties,

Dorothy Whitmore is another member of t! cast whose splendid deportment int! . of a prettr mountain girl 1 ds a certa chantment to the play, and Barrett Greenwood 2 dashing juvenile. who works with Miss Whit- more in most of her imbers. essays par

adequately Miss Teddy Hudson executed specialty high-kicking dance on the oper the second act that came near stopping t! show. We were disappointed in not. ses

her again, having eluded us following this one

number,

The girls of the ensemble, who wear fetch-

‘

esting

and, in addition, sing better than the average. Their dancing, too, is of a superlative order.

Kaufman and Connelly have laid their plot in the feud-infested mountains of Tennessee, stirred up new troubles. and decorated the scenes with rugged, bearded men, who carry double-barreled shotguns and ‘“‘chaw tobaccy"’. Jay Wilson, Ted Weller, John Kearney, Ralph Brainard and James R. McCann, give realistic performances in the roles of these mountaineers.

The NEW PLAYS ON BROADWAY

You'll never “be yourself’ after seeing this yeu into such a panic laughter and applause.

ROY CHARTIER.

WINTER GARDEN, NEW YORK Beginning Wednesday Night, September

“THE PASSING SHOW”

Book and Lyrics by Harold Atteridge

es by Alex Gerber

Music by Sigmun Dances by Max Sel and Seymour Felix

ts by Kotchetovsky

Orchestra under the

and it is not so

player to make good have played there

didly done and makes one

roused plenty of

it has many a comed

strained than any

aither in vaudeville or legitimate. He has a sort of at-home feeling that reminds one of the typical parlor en- tertainer and his ability to ad lib. is strongly

One of the best W

« costumes and disport themselves in inter-

fashion, are a right good-looking bunch,

“THE TANTRUM”

ROBERTA ARNOLD

Exceptional Cast

++e+Elmer Cornell

Mrs. De Piper Roberta Arnold Mr. De Joe hing A

eee Kennedy Nora Burgess Barry Slavin Roy Gordon Marian . Viola Leach Lew . Deming Ross Desboro Helen eye eye Verkins Dor P cccscacwesesbnsnbivaewenwes Helen Fowble WEUONOR Wesssxiccs<astavnanee Levcccels Berea

ACT I—Scene 1: At the Theater—Evening. Scene 2: De P per’s Home—Morning ACT II—De Piper's Home. A Few Minutes

er.

ACT 111—Lew’s Apartment—Midnight. One Month Later.

“The Tantrum” is the sort of play which, hinged on a good idea, swings the wrong Way. The temptation for the commentator is to point out its deficiencies and mourn the mis- directed effort Which means that the play is good enough to make one wish it were better.

The Tantrnm

The play starts with a nagging wife berating

think that about sums up ‘“T!

her husband. This takes place in a thesteor auditorium. Then the scene shifts to their home and a whale of a scrap is staged between the pair. The husband leaves the family dove- cot; the wife tries to find consolation wi*h another man. At the end, finding she cannot wean him from a newly found fascinator, she shoots them both. The action turns out to have been that of the play they were witness- ing.

The wife is played by Roberta Arnold, who gives a most able reading of the role. Miss Arnold gets right under the skin of the charac- ter and fills it out into a buman, life-! ke creation. It is first-rate acting.

The husband is done by Joe King, who will suffer, I am sure, because the part is not nearly as showy as Miss Arnold's. To the discerning eye, tho, Mr. King not only gives a mighty fine reading but nmeasurably aids Miss Arnold by playing squarely up to her at every opportunity. Many of her effects would fall flat were it not for his working them up so well. This is not a gratcful part, but one which calls for careful playing if it is to find its right niche in the piece. It gets this from Mr. King.

The lover of the wife is in the hands of Roy Gordon and I liked him little Mr. Gordon has the habit of speaking or listening to an- other character with his eyes averted. Instead

of looking at them he may be found counting the house or admirng the decorations in the auditorium It must be disconcerting to his fellow players and it certainly does not add to the enjoyment of the audience

A genuine hit was made by Will Deming in the role of a merry souse. Mr. Demng had plenty of opportunity here to u-e his great gift for comedy and he carved a character out of the part which was extremely funny. Hazele Burgess played an Irish servant with complete fidelity and genuine skill, Viola Leach cot what there was out of a part which contained little of worth, and Charles Kennedy, with a part no better, made a few moments of ‘t interest-

gz. The balunce of the cast, including Corone Payn'er, Elmer Cornell, Phil White, Frank Miller, Dana Desboro, Bobbie Perkins, Helen Fowble and I. S. Merlin, were excellent,

“The Tantrum" js directed well and = the production is of the best. What prince pally 4iis it is its starting in one direction and then getting off at a tangent. The audience seemed bewildered when the shoot ng took place, and even (the explanation that what they had been Witnes

5 Wus supposed to have taken place in a play did not seem to satisfy them. Au- dierees cao be fooled and made t

» like it, but it is a procedure which must be handled with Ereater shrewdness than the authors of ‘The Tantrum” have shown, If the pece could fol-

low out the promise of its first act it would be ugely enjoyable, One has a feeling of acute d sappo.otment that it does nut. A comedy with a great start and a poor finish. GORDON WHYTE,

PLYMOUTH THEATER, NEW YORK eginnipg kriday Evening. September 5, 1924 Arthur Hopkin Presents

“WHAT PRICE GLORY?”

A Play in Thiee Acts By Maxwell Anderson and Laurence Stallings THE CAST

Corporal Gewdy cccivvecssns Brian Donlevy Corporal Riper ceccceees Poller Mellish dr ( oral I isky cocccesce « C2e0rge Tobiay First) Sergeant Quirt .. ..«.Willam Boyd Captain Flagg ......-sse00..--h4ls Wolheim (tormane De La Cognac ......leyla Georgie Vrivateé Mulcahy .......+0......dack MacGraw Lieutenant Aldrich ......0...-e-ccee+! MS Roope Lieutenant Moore .........e. .«-Clyde North Lieutenant Schmidt ........Charles Costigan Gunnery Sergeant Sockkel ..lenry G. Shelvey Private Mulachy ........ rere Jack MacGraw Sergeant Ferguson ..........James A. Devine A Brigade Runner ........ Join J. Cavanaugh Monsieur Pete De La Cognac ....Liuis Alberni Another Brigade Runner ...... Arthur Campbell Urigadier General Cokeley ...... Roy LaRue A Colonel .covcces coccvcsess Keane Waters

A Captain ..ccoscccsccccceseWilllam B. Smith A Ehewtemant cccccccecsvceccecces Fred Brophy Another Lieutenant ...........Thomas Buckley

es Pree --e-JOhn C. Davis Town Mayor vorreriree: Alfred Renault Scan Me COR OO ETT Cree «eee. Keane Water

Pharmacist'’s Mate .......... Thomas Sullivan

Lieutenant Cunningham ....J. Merrill liolm« Lieutenant Lundstrom ........Robert) Waruer Act Scene 1—Company headquarters in a French Village in the zone of advance.

Note—The curtain will be lowered to denote a lapse of time Scene 2—The same,

Act II A cellar in a disputed town. Act III

The bar at Cognac Pete's,

If this season brings forth a finer play than “What Price Glory’, it will be memorable. If it doesn't, it will be memorable anyway I have seen a good many productions in my time, but very few bave gripped and held me as this play has.

To call it a play is to miscall it. It is not a play in the ordinary sense of the word. It is no thing of plot or planned punch that a dramatist wise in the ways of the theater might turn out It is no sophisticated theatrical product. It is a story of men in war, bard boiled and tough marines who fight for a living. Its three acts are a view of them earn ing their bread and butter.

Into this is thrown something which you in stinctively recognize as truth, living and raw The authors have not sought to polish and re fine the actions or speech of their characters. The performance reeks with profanity, yet igs not profane. It is just the talk of hard men who, wanting to be forceful, lack the vocabulary to express their thoughts in any other way. For the Messrs. Anderson ani! Stallings to have used anything else would hav been committing an artistic crime. I suppose our professional snoopers will call down th wrath of heaven and the authorities on the language of ‘‘What Price Glory’’. They may, but they will be the only ones who will. The honest man and woman will see this play as it should be seen, hear it as it should be beard, and thank their stars that Arthur Hopkins pur it on,

The cast is composed of many men and one woman The principal men are a captain, played by Louis Wolbeim, and a sergeant, played by William Boyd. The performance of these two actors is superb. Never by even so much as a hair's breadth do they veer from their characters. They are the epitome of truth in acting.

To name the other players in any sort of detail in the short space of time at my dis- posal would be a futile thing. I hope to re- turn to this play and speak of it at length later. It js that sort of play. Just now I must content myself with pointing to Fuller Mellish, Jr; Clyde North, James A. Devin and Luis Alberni as doing particularly excel- lent work, with no prejudice to the rest of the cast, who were all truly good, In particular the only female character in the piece was splendidly played by Leyla Georgie.

The settings for the play have been done by Woodman Thompson in his best manner, which means that they are everything they should be. The stage direction does not seem to be direction, and if there can be any greater praise than that I ask you to write your own ticket.

“What Price Glory’? is the one play I have seen in years that I could go to more than once—much more than once. It held me on the edge of my chair for three-fourths of the performance. The remaining one-fourth the tension was only slightly, very slightly, re- laxed. It never slumped. Arthur Hopkins has done many very fine things in the theater; he bas also done some funny things He has produced nut plays, he has botched good plays, but no matter what he does in the future he can look the world squarely in the eye and say: “I produced ‘What Price Glory’.’’ That will finish the argument

The most gripping play in many, many years, flawlessly directed and acted, GORDON WHYTE.

WHAT THE NEW YORK CRITICS SAY

“Rose-Marie” (Imperial Theater)

WORLD: “One of the best mixtures of music and drama that has yet cracked its shell io the carly season ‘ncubating."’

HERALDI-TRIRUNE: “Is not only unusual but an unusual success.."—Charles Belmont Davis.

TIMES: “A magnificent musical play."

POST: “It is thoroly enjoyable from start to tinish.’’

“What Price Glory?” (Plymouth Theater)

SUN: “No war play written in the English language since the German guns boomed under the walls of Liege, ten years ago, has been 50

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MORE NEW PLAY REVIEV'S ON PAGES 36 and 37

yi - | : : ‘ q t oie = ee | PL TS TT ES LS LL | S —_—_—__— ( a The Messrs. Lee and J. J. Shubert Present Fe The Winter Garden's Twelfth Annual Revue s i J M (OF 1924) Staged by J. C. Huffman a hp ie \ Stage Settings by Watson Barratt direction of Alfred Goodman t The entire production under the personal super- , vision of J. J. Shubert ; { Principals—James Barton, Gearge Hassell, : Lula MeConnell Alan Pricer, Jack Rose, Olza Cook, the Lockfords, Barbette, Sarita Walte, | Mary Saxon, Eleaner Willems, Tracy and Hay, | Bennie Fra n, Grant S'mpson, Herbert Ash- ton, Joyce White, Dorothy Janice rR ard Lee, t Trado Twins, Paul Kleeman, Andrew Jochim, } Dan Healy Harry McNaugfton, Catherine Healy, Jimmie Steiger, William S'mpson and Harrington sister ] This latest of the ‘‘Passing Shows"? is a ; better entertainment than most of them have ‘ been. There is still the insistence on quantity rather than quality. but there is more humor En rude as some of the efforts in this direction have been in former years. Then, too, more taste has been shown in ‘ costuming. The girls now wear stockings and ; the color combinations are less viv d. ‘ The Winter Gurden is a hard place for a in. In all the shows that ' real success ro that list must be added James Barton, who had no diffienlty in sending his | laughs across the footlights and who aroused whole-hearted enthusiasm wth his dancing. If there is a dancer with any more ideas or | funnier ones than Mr. Barton I would like to see him. He always brings somet z novel along and in the field of dancing this is a migh*y ach evement Another player who can make Winter Garden audiences laugh is George Hassell Unfortu. nately in this show Mr. Hassell has not been given much to do. What he essays is splen- SE EE wish for more Lula McConne has a hand in the comedy, too, and : Ee slaughter by skillful and adept work. Her methods are obvious but they are adm'rably suited to the big spaces of this house. Jack Rose, a nut comic, broke straw hats and got laughs. He is a funny fellow with a monolog thi 7777 y punch. So much for the laughmakers The music is reminiscent in spots, in others it is well suited to the entertainment The sing ng of it is done by Olga Cook, Jorsce White, Pe Allan Prior, Dan Healy, Eleanor Willems d the Harrington Sisters. They all possess good excellent dan ng This latter art, incidentalls : 1 to the fore in this “Pa-sng § ae The Lockfords, perhaps the greatest acrobatic dancers in the world, aroused the greatest enthusiasm by their _ remarkable work, and, of course, James Bartou did the same In fact he stonned the opera with one of his 49 3. e is ny : girl na Tes Hay. Who danced Nl, = dig 9 ng dads VW m J eannot identif by ‘ th Y gram, in a bula numilr. j s present offering ie r n cor iv beer Most f them are funny, only one or i) ty are not. I could wish, tho, that the pro r i got awuy from t Tiginal idea af I J ng Siew" the lamy ning of inre ier 1 5 s5¢8 In ths prod u sshd . ‘ v ‘ t hie een is of that na e and = Be t.. i. this ‘« net er burl of “Outward ee | _ OX ay af * B j eT, one must not | too « . in icici * ea Os OS gw t extravaganza They cannot be J Poe = oa : nee so meget i Po = 2 on tt n the others and a w e ME inter Garden shows. a : GORDON WHYTE. Pe a : i _ » 4 CORT THEATER, NEW YORK En § Terzinning Viursday Even ng, September 4, 1924 Le A i J one and Morris Green a In Association With Wm. F. Dugan i eee—CsSCis Announce PS * A Character Study - By William F. Dugan and John Meehan And a0 Ey le MOry cccccccccecccccccceceses arene Paynter po ‘ EUOCEy occ 00r00csvecessencecces En . TERE CERN ar ERTS pe | | Donnelly .....-cceseccccccccseesesPrank Miller ; ayy oa a eel Pet ~ « “Ss fe aor as | te

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SEPTEMBER 13, 1924

lIboarad

Two Broadway Managers May Produce Same Play

Curious Situation Arises Over ‘“‘The Mask and the Face”—Legal Conferences Now on Be-

tween Frohman and Pemberton . Representatives

EW YORK, Sept. 8.—What promises to be a duplie:te of the curious N situation which arose some years ago over the production of “The Devil

where two managers produced the san pl n urise over “The Mask and the Face”, which will be seen first on Lroadway at the Bijou Theater Wednesday night.

The pl was announced for produc- ee

tion by the Charle Frohman Come- MEMPHIS THEATERS pany. Brock Pemberton, having first

announced William Fave) sham in “The Give Performances Without Music

Ostrich Man", Mow says thet he wm When Union Musicians Strike produce “The Mask and the Face” with Bsnterer Faversham instead, while the date of Men s, Ten Sept. 4.—For t irst time the Frohman production of the same ‘" ™#"y years Memphis’ two vaudey thea- piece is unknown. ters and two leading motion p houses Pemberton held a rehearsal on “The oon ae vr a agrees a “ pt : Mask and the Face” all the time it 4 mus i. aden diets ame ke was announced that he was rehearsing ahes a « hours in ¢ vaeievilie thea “The Ostrich Man This fact was ¢t Is “ nd Pantag: from. { to Ke very quict, the Shubert ress de- ' id are see ig to fore the partment even sending out an ane Conoldated Enterprises, operating Loew's nouncement for the Saturday and ! - ! aud Majestic Theaters, to place Su theatrical sections of the ° mau-ivians im the latter. They sre a'so dailies that “The Ostrich Man” would ""% [F ® SS ‘ucrease Im wages for men ; ter than e lers at the vaudeville open at the Bijou Theater Wednesday. gy cater Evidently there is a mixup over the Fray Hinton, noted Memphis song writer, rights to produce the play, at any bad em; ! orchestra to aid the Shrin event they are sufficiently clouded for Qnurtet gers to give his last number each of the two producers to think that ! PAM My L for You’. at Loew's he has the authority to produce it. Monda rhe 1} union ear d th “The Mask and the is Belen SOc Shrine Quartet and play, written by Luigi Chiirelli. It was first the singers gave the number. without orchestral (Continued on page 112) accompaniment at a ‘ate hour Monday aft>r- noon, and the feature ture, **Th Covered Wagon’, was gis without music.

Withdraw Demand for Wage Boost

Satisfied

HARRY NORTH STOCK CoO. MEETS WITH MISFORTUNE

Chicago Movie Musicians

: Chicago, Sept. 6.—Harry North, of the stock With Extension of Yearly Period a tee - J oes - & of Employment company of t name, had bad Inck at Ham- ~ ’ " mond, Ir last week He had moved his . = stock from Springfield, O fte ong Chicago Sept. 6.—Following on t heels of 32 - . , si ¢ be 7 Ks — a prosperous ane was 0 one ir ammonce the settlement last week of the threatened ‘ , : —— — { . last Mondays He had all his paper up, his strike of theeter musicians in dramatic, musical lobby displ we n : . obby splay 1d was ¢ —— rhe comedy and vaudeville houses, comes the an- , hatch : sige hedhatpie it is said a disagreement between the lessees n ement that movie musicians ha wit , and the owners of the theater occurred. The drawn ¢t r demand for a 1? per it advance ? ‘ ; . result was that Mr. North lost his contract in salary For several days negetia ns have : : for a stock season and, of course, all of bis heen jp between the ( go Vederation . . people. of Mus ns and owners of ontlying ve theaters t S: teat ‘ sentative aes. Be ald et poll “SHUFFLE ALONG” OPENS fifty movie theaters agreed to ex d ft) early with Period of employment from thirty to forty The fourth edition of “‘Shnffle Along’, the four weeks and that with this arrangement the , lored attraction that established the Negro demand for 10 per cent increa nj as m al med) pened at Albany. N. Y. withdrawn by the musicians. TI My in the | Theater Labor Day. Billy Mills employed are drawing around $60 a week Tt ana Andrew 7 nt comedy roles is also reported that the organists d the made famous Miller and Lyles. Tho Tribble Federation to allow them to remain outside of yy. : female parts for a number t demand for an increase While negotiations of ars ¢ mmediate favor, accord- were pending ing to k reviewers AIma M Da s, a member of the Wintz “es ” G. V. FOLLIES LINEUP company 1 son, is leading lady. Gertrude a , Saunders eated the jazz soubret part in N You Sept. 6—The vew “Greenwich the or gina roduction, is back in the same Village lies opens tonight at the 1 t N (stwood has the juvenile lead. I ter n Atlant City The cast Tim Wr 1 irge the orchestra. A cipals of the A. L. Jones and Morti Tat SANE OS: COE eee See ee Production includes the Dolly Sist in feature that won praise on the opening night. I and is Pennsylvania Or t Rosha- ” , - : “DECAMERON NIGHTS Nara, Don Way y, Ethel Davis, G Moran nd Charl Mack Dorethy Nevill George ; “ ‘ Rate. Soa Mises. Joh Gheclax, Anas British Superfilm Enthusiastically 1 lla, Ma Cliften and Bil le Rex, Received by Drury Lane . Fielding and Robert) Wart. George Audience ‘ ‘ James Cemons, George Uaotle, John on - Ir md Donald Re Jud Brady" Collies, I lon, Sept 1 (Spe il Cable to The RBill- He Claire Ntza Vernille Mary Jayne i i} Th Wilcont film production of the Arnos’, Manuel Vega, Bud Willlamsen, Drury Lane eccess “Decameron Nights’ was Nailty and a chorus af potential wn t that storie playhouse September 1. te It + @ magnificent production, bril iantly CO-OPTIMISTS BEGIN SEASON directed, staged and acted, and was received - - with enthusiasm by a huge audience and also lon, Sept. 6 Special Cable to The Bill-k by the erities It is hailed as the first big hourd) The Co-Optimists began the w Lon- British supertilm mo seuson the Palace with every appear- _ —-——_ --—— new of undimm<Y popularity despite econ. The ta Julia Reinhardt said among other (erable changes of the original composition of things "G.t ed new ideas, The radicalism ' company Dave Burnaby remains the ‘n- of today is the commonplace of tomorrow.” mitable compeer of a'l bis fellow and among This <pirit is in the alr. It pervades the think- ! heweomers Tlermione Baddeley scored in ing of everybody Th people have seen ' sketch. A good run is likely woman's iffrag arrive t Volstead law an a ee a accomplished f t and a Laber Government in Last week there were 239 companies in proeces® Creat Britain without the slightest tendeney of formation on Broadway or about to open. It on © part o lization to colllapse, so they kept the staff at the Equity offices on the are unimpressed when both the old parties throw

Jump,

fits over La Fo'lette’s radicalism.

ACTORS SHOW INTEREST IN COMING ELECTION Eddie Cantor Heads Davis and Bryan

Theatrical League—Movement To Put La Follette Over Grows

New York, Sept. S Broadway are showing a heap of I- ing Pres det il «¢ ] g g a d and orgat g i g g I Various part ! a DD in Theat il J kidd Cc s dent, is | l to p ,

Democrat gz t stage ( I > ! , ocrat » al « ' ' r f (

ur and e-p i organiza ure i Edeson \r i ’

ick Mulhall, W i. Ma i | e Joy, the last n l g up the motion pictu f e Co

Patrick Henr l work m t ( )

adqu r \ » t Actors’ 1] i-

on, atl ated Ar 1 ! of

or, Ww } s ! } dacy of KR et W. ia is re , «le are itself n fav I t date, there is a gr g ue folk to put the third-; : late r.

FIRST PARIS RODEO CONSIDERED

Paris, Sept.

crowded lium of

Parisians saw their t rodeo te ft noon, but it as tame exh ally devoid of thr : i ing t r Vit- nesses All goes » mak | lurity of the zg t Wester sport » Ar t Was ab jw ption of tr ling for cow ind cowgirls

The French sy t ght 4 grea r- formance r I were wildly enthus ts l ig ind like ats of daring I was no s r

rg howeve Thr w 1 d e rest wer ridden r il ir r Not ig was to pr 1 £ t t charge that the spert was it manitarian

PRINCE FAILS TO “SHOW” AT PERFORMANCE IN HIS HONOR

New York, Sept. S.—If any of helped pay $6,000 at th New Theater last ght to tness a | staged in nor tl visit of of Wales to Anu a expected to see Higbn jn tl aud they were n n He didn't “show” However, the rformance vas enacted y an l-English east nd was well worth the ie of adm m. ‘The re- ceipts go to t ‘ree Milk Fund of the Mayor's

Committee of Women

COLD WEATHER CUTS CONEY’S ATTENDANCE

New York. of ft!

Se is part ‘ . try’s record ls _f =: time of the year eaused attendinc t Cor Island yesterday to drop from 600.000, the mark of the previous Sunday and Labor Day, to t ale If that number, Whil t} boardwalk was. still crowded and the bathing be » not entirely de- serted, cool we er, nevertheless, took its toll of gate receipts

QUEEN'S MANAGEMENT DISSOLVED

London, Sept. 6 (Special Cable to The Bill- board).—The ass« f Basil Dean and Sir Alfred Butt in the management of t Queen's Theater was dissolved f wing ] failure of “Pansy’s Araban Nig a h was with drawn tonight. It ran only a fortnight. This s Dean's third successive failure of the Queen's, t ributed tirely re bad The diss s reported to be q ’ and no n made as y regarding the Butt-Dean of t! Drury int Theater It is n predicted that t latter partnership also is destined to an ¢ y term nation.

CYRIL MAUDE SAILS

London, Sept. 6 (Special Cable to 1 Bill- board).—Cyril Maude sailed on the Olyr ‘ Wednesday to retak s part in Aren't We All", vacated owing to his wife's ss and death, He expects to return here and vr tire from the stage and se'tle at his D home.

Owing to circumstances beyond anybody @spe lly manageria ir l ! ! en openings—or was to have had w lt Wore written

And New York theatrical managers cannot understand why tft! publie lolds their judg ment in such low esteem.

Georgia Minstrels a Hit in Detroit

Rusco & Hockwald’s Outfit Said To Have Done Better Than

$10,000 on Week

Detroit, Sept. 6.—The Cohen Brothers, man- agers of the Colonial, vaudeville and picture t iter, located far above the Motor City’s tl rical district, made no mistake wher they I d Rus & Hockwald’s famous all-culored ts sia M rels for t week starting Labor Day T rels supplanted the regular Vamdeville bill. It said that the show did better than 310,000 on the week, with a sixty- ce! op

or years this town has been without a mitistrel s and the way Detroiters stormed t C th afternoon and night demon- xt ted ] ind leve for this form of old-st ertainment

Opening idit onal fashion of all min-

rel curt cends on the usual

if-cir g arrangement with a fine or- che a of twel pieces under the direction of G ve Br 4 ited above and backed by a silver-s rop of metallic cloth that is a treat rhe par appears in purple full dr . and ¢t end men are dressed in green nd cream-« d tuxedos

While singing e] opening chorus the ‘ ny ites a es of clever and dif- t t m ary drills it wins the admiration

ain) m the very start. J. ©. J n e role of interlocutor in a ’ sing Way and introduces the members of the ‘ yinad et and commanding manner. J Woods an Manzie Campbell are the finn end men. Their blues numbers and eccentric dar g keep the audience howling for r and morte “Big joy"’ Anderson and ‘ ir Malone, comedians, keep close on the

s of Woods and Campbell for piling up lavchs. J. S. Reev tenor singer, puts over a pretty ba 1 number that takes well with the audience, and the same is applicable to

Scott, tenor, and Major Daniels, bass

ile the show boasts of no outstanding voices, it surely is not lacking in comedy and da 1g. Tim Toswely, delivering a funny ? ” on the weaker sex, is a scream. Johnny M s does a clever ventriloquial act, putting over a] of new and witty comedy that re da g hand Lasses Brown and Ed l fer a singly funny sketch called

I nac Laundry" that is brimful 0 h comedy, singing and clever dancing.

T show is brought to a close with “Big Boy And mm and Arthur Malone, the leading cor 3 a hilarious piece, entitled “*Twenty Minutes in Hades’, that proved a_ positive kr mut for laughs. Ed Anderson should be credited for his acting ability in the role of Satan.

T costuming and scenery are new and right up to the minute. The performance moves along at a swift pace and all appear to put forth th best efforts in making the show a s ss. The snappy band of six- teen pieces gives a concert both afternoon and evening in front of t theater and presents a fine appearance with smart, brightly colored blue and gold uniforms

This orgar ym of twenty-five members travels in ts own special seventy-foot, all- teel Pullman cone! Arthur Hockwald, man- ager and le owner. is accompanied on tour by Mrs. Hockwald d their thirteen-month-old

(Continued on page 110)

“POPPY” WELL RECEIVED

London, Sept. 6 (Special Cable to The Bill- board).—Thursday, at e Gaiety, the American musical comedy, ‘*‘Popy Was well received. with W. H. Berry, as droll as ever, leading, ably a ted by 1 Morris, who made a dis- tinet ssion on aud Luella Gear also caj 1 ! by clever comedy, and Ant ‘ I ur ng a ng and singing | rus worked rd, adding materially to the t of a pr highly suecessful pre d

MASONS TO GO AHEAD WITH $5,000,000 CHI. TEMPLE

Chicago, Sept. 8.—Harry J. Powers pointedly denied a widespread report that the Masons had fallen down t financing of the pro posed $5,000,000 M ler in Randolph

t lt “ t back the Colonial I ! ied in the plans for the t ! i + said t there is no truth rey 1 ted that the Masons will

go ad wit t tion.

Frank Gillm ntinues to improve and it s hoped that ar r month or two will see him ifticiently recovered to travel,

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12 The Billboard

SEPTEMBER 13, 1924

“‘Keith Board of Strategy Bookers’’ Is Hit by Agents

Object to Use of Name and Other Desirable Acts as Pinch Hitters To Stimulate Receipts, Fight Opposition or Mold Certain Type of Patronage

EW YORK, Sept. 8.—Big-time agents with name, and other desirable acts on their books, are “up in the air’ over what is termed ever-increasing juggling of offerings by the “Keith board of strategy bookers”, which

using such attractions as pinch hitters to either stimulate falling box-offi receipts, fight opposition or mold a certain type of patronage into a certain house.

But for the fact that much too often : oe a does the high-priced act in question go Pantages Vaudeville

into a cut-salary theater, no particular S a kick would be made, according to the Draws Capacity First ~ agents, who sympathize with their > ° y atin a ale. Week in Newark House Few of their acts, complain the agents, ever work thru a season as per ~~ } Newark, N. J., Sept. 8.—Capacity business original route, and allowances for un- : , > a marked the first week of Pantages vaudeville foreseen developments are usually at the Newark Theater despite the opposition made. This year, however, early in of Proctor’s Palace (Keith booked) and Loew's the season as it is, no end of jugglery State, each located within an area of two has been in practice by the bookers blocks, The Newark Theater opened Labor who have the backing of the powers yd with a bill of six acts, headed by the : : atson Sisters. 4 he Palace tl p-line that be,- which relegates the kick of ")""*°? nei “4 — _ oe _ the agents into the background attraction was Clark and McCullough, with the ’ : = eran : a. Ioew house playing an exceptionally Another cause of complaint is that the

ath bookers, with the flexible, moving-around policy — in view, have purposely held up bookings and lt is from the Palace that the new Puan- refrained from giving usual long-term contracts ses Stand may expect the stiffest competition, to offerings generally accustomed to receive Dowever. The Proctor house {sx getting its them. headliners direct from the Palace, Broadway, As an instance, it is pointed out that one New York. Thus this week they have Frances booker suddenly announces that he must have White and the Avon Comedy ee topping the this and that act for the Palace, with several ill, while the headliners on the local P ae s

on the same order to follow. It is because Dill are ‘‘Russian Scandals’ and Scanlon, Denn he wants to keep a certain kind of patronage Brothers and Scanlon It looks as if Acres coming to that house. Certain patrons must Vaudeville fans are in for a great break this be kept away from the Hippodrome, according son. to the conference he has just attended. The Newark was converted during the past The same is expected to be the case with Stummer from a picture to a vaudeville house. the Royal and Alhambra theaters later on. It has been completely renovated and re- And, again, it suddenly develops that Pantages’ decorated, in fact practically made over into a opposition in Newark calls for a name offering new theater at a cost of $140,000.) An entirel or two or a well-known favorite, and they are new stage, with a proscenium oper penciled in forthwith. two feet and a depth of thirty-four feet, La Booked week to week, with a definite route been built, and the latest back-stage ec

ibe ol tor

k-s yu ‘

always in the offing, the acts so used are not installed,

in position to complain except to their agent, There are fourteen spacious dressing rooms,

who in turn placates them with promises of each outfitted in modern fashion. w ‘ ilat- tion as soon as the bookers get settled in ing ice water, electric fans and otler conven-

their so-called tr gic?” arrangements. iences provided for the artistes The entire Two of the bookers concerned’ in ‘an house, up and down, bas been tastefully iwgling de re that the fault is not theirs and decorated and every comfort for the patron

that whatever big acts are switched are so provided, new seats in both the orchestra and

handled for the good of the circuit. balcony having been put in. The seating capacity of the theater a W. V. M. A. NABBING trifle me than 2.500, with 1.4%) of this

WEST COAST HOUSES syeiver on the and boxes, The acts thrown around the Watson Sisters on

orchestra floor, and 300

New York, Sept. 6. —Th » Western Vaudeville

Managers’ Association, me ch recently set out the opening bill included Alexander and ¥1 extend its < rat s thru the Southwest more, Harry Gee Haw, the Andre Sherri BR it id along to the a t. is re orted as making vue, Jewells’ Manikins and Carl Rosini. by the W c y att Pan ~ =p rea The Adams Brothers are the owners of the i. nd , a * re Newark, and Henry <A. Finter manager. so a tog ; away, it is SAMPSON MANAGING REVUE said, and ned t rauks of ¢t w. Vv. 0 A The success the agents of the W. V. M. A Chicago, Sept, 6.—Roy Sampson is managing are having in Pantages territ auy an the Guy Rarick Musical Revue, a twenty poop! not as yet be ascertained The lu of battle, get, which he is booking inde penden at =e n vaudeville men say is inevitable, present. The presentation opened in Marion, cannot be drawn for at least anotler year, Jud August 14 Mr. Sampson said the a when 7 sum total of the W Ya Ae making a decided suce s and that the new expanse of operations will be felt by the other egcetumes and enery make a splendid appear Western cireuits, ance He iid the act will go on the Butter-

field Time in October.

, ’ CLEMENTS TAKES TO WOODS Chicago, Sept 6.—The ( sta Theater, -

Anderson, Ind.. which bas been playing tabloids, New Y« will start with Gus Sun acts,

FROM TABS. TO VAUDEVILLE

Sept. 6.—Ieroy Clements took supplied by to the Maine woods this week for a little Billy Diamond, of Chicago, September 14. Mr. vacation. He recently launched a sketch on Diamond said his cirevit has added six new the Keith Circuit thru Lewis & Gordon, who houses during the present season. usually produce most of bis work.

FERDINAND UELTZEN

Organist at the Victor Theater, McKeesport, and a former vaudevillian, der the professional name of Bob and Dolly xylophone artistes. i his musical education in Copenhagen, Den-

AMERICAN ARTISTES’ FED. OPENS ST. LOUIS OFFICE

Missouri and the Southwestern

TWO-WEEK STANDS FOR VAN AND SCHENCK

n signed for a complete aud open September 2

‘ities of the Orpheum "

FITCH'S MINSTRELS OPEN

augmented during the past summer

NO MORE HOLDOVERS AT THE PALACE, N. Y.

Booking Order Follows Com- plaints From Year-Round Patrons

New York, Sept. 6.—Acts will not be beld over f i oud week at the Palace Theat in t futur a rding to a new rule |

to effect the Keith Circuit on recommend t ‘ : Regers inazer of the hous

oO ‘ s Pala ‘ ‘ wut 1 ne omplaints reg t i regula ’ bers who demand ¢ 1 VS ¢ » week avcording to ofticia itt ail Fdward Darling, chief of the booker he bills for this Broadway stand, 3 n ist ted to 1 s no attractior tive of their drawing power, into the Pal

e for t k engagements,

M Gadsk opera star; Ruth Draper ( 1 Loftus and thers who are slated f

earan it the Palace this fall are to he exceptior to this ruling, it is declared

The last act to be held over for a second week was the Mosconi Brothers, who played the hous recently Altho the new regulat was not put into fect until the opening this season, t! ist summer has st f fortnight bookings than jn fermer years

There have been more frequent rey ing the summer in its stead, owing, it is l to the scarcity of available acts for the Pal- ace,

Orpheum, Brooklyn, May Become 3-a-Day House

New York, Sept. 8.—After many rears as Brooklyn's best known big-time vandevill house, the Orpheum Theater faces the pos bility of either being closed or having its policy

changed to that of small time wit!

tinuous show. This is brought about by t new Albee theater ng completed a few block iway from the Or im, and scheduled to open early next n Just v t ll done with the Orpheum 1 occupying an tant place in the Keith’ plans, inasn ® opposition by t r own hous $ d hen the <Alb« ‘ t debut This west of Keit hous + being f Yas t lu 1 in thea Is and tended as a& mein il to | Al Tly ! l ontemplated ‘ y fo the Orp m id te e mila to tha new in vogue at Moss’ Broadway, New York where t State-Lake policy of one act missing a show i in effect, with a geners! run o intermediate-time turns and at lea one of! \ caliber SWIMMING CHAMP. ROUTED

New York, Sept. 8—Henry F. Sullivan, th first American to swim the English Channel and well known in aquatic circles as a long distance swimming champion, has been signed up by Alf. T. Wilton for appearance in vaude ville. A route on the Keith Time has becn laid out.

BEN PIAZZI IN FRISCO

Chicago, Sept. 6.—Ben Piazzi, formerly witb the Western Vaudeville Managers’ Association here, later manager of the association's theater in New Orleans and next in Los Angeles in the same capacity, is now in ‘charge of NW. ¥. M. A. interests in San Francis

DOUBLE BOOKING FOR ORPHEUM

New York, Sept. 6.—The Four Camerons and Sargent and Marvin have been booked for a joint tour of the Orpheum stands, opening at the Orpheum, St. Louis, week of September 21. They will do their acts sepa- rately and. together,

the team of

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SEPTEMBER 13, 1924

The Billboard

GENERAL STRIKE ORDER FOR

PANTAGES CIRCUIT RESCINDED

Eleventh-Hour Concession on Part of Spokane and Seattle Managers Averts Walkout of Union Musicians and Stage Hands

EW YORK, Sept. 6.—An eleventh-hour concession on tl gers in the Spokane and Seattle houses led today t Pantages Va

strike order against the Federation of Musicians,

general American September &.

Immediately following the receipt of word that the Pantages managers had agreed to withdraw their demand call- ing upon musicians tS waive the mini- mum personnel clause, In- ternational President Joseph N. Weber dispatched telegrams instructing union

orchestra

heads in Pantages towns to lift the strike call. Similarly word was sent out by the veneral office of the International Al- ince of Theatrical Stage Employees

hat the ordered walkout ill off.

In announcing the recall of the strike order,

sympathy

was

occasion

President Weber took to warn the Western vaudeville managers that such an ttitude as revealed in the Seattle situation vould not be tolerated. In other words, Wel ntimated that other circuits, particue the Orpheum Circuit, bad had much to

do in bringing about that state of impui-se the Seattle negotiations and that their thod of dealing with the union was, to say

e least, hypocritical.

Had we permitted,” he said, ‘the abroga- tion of this minimum clause in the signing f the Pantages contracts the victory would ave been followed by a series of other de- ands that would in time not only lower our

rking conditions, but undermine the very iture existence of the American Federation of Musicians.”

Weber let it be known that the federation

s well aware of the fact that other Western renits were behind the Pantages organiza- t in the fight to force the repeal of the minimum clause and he said he hoped this ssue had been settled for all time. Taking t backslap at the insinuating methods used by

he other Western circuits in the Seattle situation, he said:

“You may say that these managers and cir-

dealing with

enits must once and for all understand that they can't be friendly in one town and an- tagonistic in another.’’

Vauderille house and circuit managers thru- out the West, it was learned, have organized nto local, district and State gatherings in the eampaign to force the musicians’ union to back down on the minimum theater orchestra per- wnnel clouse

Contracts, Weber said, bad not been actually

ened between the Pantages managers and nion conferees, all this depending on the final ttlement agreed upon at Spokane and Port- land

But, he added, there wasn't the least doubt it the twe groups would come together on 1 points involved, ineluding the matter of wag nereases, in beth cities, The adjust- ment of contracts in these cities will practically ear up all new wage agreements in which th national office was concerned,

SHELBURNE EXTENDS SEASON

New York, Sept. 8.—The management of the Shelburne Hotel at Brighten Reach has decided to eak precedent, Instead of ending the sum-

season Labor Day, it will keep the re-

rr open thru the fall, with dancing and a

gh-class revue as attractions

According to present indications business will Warrant keeping the hestelry open, and a well- h Yn Orebestra will be used thruoeut the year od revues changed every now and then, An-

r feature will be Amateur Nights for local

alent

CIRCUS PROGRAM FOR VAUDEVILLE HOUSE

Newark, N. J.) Sept. 5.—A real ecfreus, ani- tals and everything, is the program for the Loew State Theater here during the week of Vetober 15, it was announced today by Abe

“mon, press agent,

MACLYN ARBUCKLE NEXT

New York, Sept. 6.—Maclyn Arbuckle is the latest legit. luminary for the two-a-day Arbuckle jis considering a sketch at the present time and William Shilling, who makes a

Specialty of ‘‘names", is making arrangements for his tour.

rt of the mana- i rescinding of the udeville Circuit issued by The order wus to take effect Monday,

1e p

’ ne

WHITEMAN TO PLAY AT

SOBSISTERS’ BENEFIT New York, Sept. S.—A benefit performance will be given a the Earl Carroll Theater next Sunday evening for the 4 . f enriching the new clubheuse fund of 1 Newspaper Wom- ans Clu Paul Whiteman 1 His Orehestra v be the feature, The regular concert pro- gram will be rendered |} Whiteman with his entire band and stage crew, plus seenie effects, Tickets will be scaled to a $3 top. CORRECTION New York, Sept. 8.—Ity way of correcting an item jin last week's issue to the effect that Bessie Wynn @ad been signed for a special

engagement of four or five weeks on the Keith

Circuit, it now develops that Miss Wynn is playing a few we of ne fov break-in purposes prepa a route which is now being th bookers. Jean Paurel special numbers Miss Wynn use er ne. ard Ma Tla ) nd

orchestra director.

MME. GADSKI ARRIVES

New York, Sept. §—Mme. Johanna Gadski arrived here on the Stuttgart this week and will inaugurate her vaudeville tour with a two weeks’ special engagement » the Orpheum Cireuit, pla g St. I veek of S m- er 14 and Pala ago, the week of the ist

Mme. Gad-«k ' r iN Cirenit begins at Palace, ¢ 1sf ving t Orpheum dates =) s reported to be signed at a salary . a w Flord Stoker js handling the opera star's tour,

SWITCH OFFICE LOCATIONS

New York, Sept. § » auditing department

of the Keith Cire ind of s of BOS Moss Theatrical Enterprises switched quarters n the Pala Theater FBuilding this week. The Moss departments, formerly located +on the tenth floor. have been renovated to accommo- date the ace z department under J. J. Maloner, w h was on the seventh floor, now

occupied by

“MARRIED BY TELEPHONE”

Moss.

New York, Sept. 6.—A new production to be presented in Ke vaudeville soon by Charles B. Maddock, called ‘‘Married by Telephone’, a one-act farce by Captain Leslie T. Peacocke, has as jts east Clit Worman, Genevieve Friz-

ell, Boyce K ly 1 Margaret Daly. Robert T. Haines has staged t act

WHERE !S ALICE GURNETT?

John D. Gur

wr Ss it s very ill, w es to hear f Alice Gurnett. He states that to have married ai circus p Horner, who taught her bare other stunts 7 big top also may |! musical medy, vaudeville the legitimate Anyone knowing of ber where- ihouts may omm eate with him, care of The Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, O.

GILPIN OPENS LOEW TOUR

New York, Sept. 8. —Charles Gilpin, well- known Negro actor, whose characterization of “Emperor Jones** brought him considerable fame, opened today on the Loew Cirenuit at the Greeley Square Theater Ile has been signed for a tour of the Loew houses, and offers a

single’’, rendering several dramatic recitations aud closing with humorous st« s of a Negro’s impression of a race track

HERB. WILLIAMS AND COMPANY

New York. Sept, 6.—Werbert Williams dd Hilda Wolfu ive definitely split cording to the latest reports, and Willlams is gving out in his old act From Seup To Nuts’ led merely as Herbert Williams and Company He will be seen within a few weeks in Keith's

New York houses

LAUDER GUEST OF ROYALTY

mdon, Sept. 7 (Special Cat to 1 B ray Sir Harry I ler \ n ¢ giit zuest of t ir majest . the king and ‘ Balmoral, ter t m Ww a leville show il} 2 t and past BRIDE AND GROOM DINED Detroit, Sept ‘ lis Buek ind) Paul raft, of Ted Ik i Syneo} 1 To ‘ mm I Wedn ! 1 St } r Episcopal ¢ R R. E. ¢ red I gi t ride a ind K t La v WI . 4 : m I pwing ‘ t i Ter I r Wedne-day whit fed and 1 Healy tend 1 a lit s r » t stug if . t rT, ¢t t o f the manager, in honor of the bride and ¢g " All artistes on the Temple bill w 4 nd various litt’ gifts from them \ e presented the newlyweds by Ted fealty In addition to Ted and Betty Healy and their come puny, tl zu s ineluded Fisher and ¢ Pepito and Company, Margaret Ford, Burns Brothers, Baggert and Sheldon, Gattison Jones and Elsie Eliott. REUNITED AFTER 20 YEARS Houston, Tex., Sept. 6—Frank 0. Colby, president of the Salesmanship Cinb ere ind his uncle, Guy Oliver, aracter man wit the Famons Plivers-Lasky Corporation, who arrived her to begin wor! on “‘North of | yh were reunited after twenty years of separation. The two had not seen each other since the days when the Colby family. then one of the well- known acts in vaudeville, played a season with the Fenberg Stock Company. FROM BURLESQUE TO VAUDE. New York. Sept. 6.—Uno (Josh) Drearo, who is been ajipearing in burlesque for the past three years, will open on the Loew Time September 15. This will mark his thirty-fifth year as a professional and bis forty-sixth birth-

day. He st asa old Haviland Minstrels.

boy of eleven with the

JEAN ACKER RETURNS

New York, Sept. $.—Jean Acker . ho « ,

(former wife

of Rudelph Valentine), w ntly returned om Europe, opened fay at Ke s Ham i “The ¢ stmas Seal a one-act playlet by I t vel I £ t I ” _ Zz t | s Russell, Bla Wi ileox d Fred khart. Bert R nson staged the sk and Lewis & Gordon ive pr 1 it

BLUE BLOWERS IN NEW ACT WITH ISABELLE JASON

New York, Sept. 6.—Isabelle Jason is return- g to vaudeville soon wked by f1 Mound City Blue B! er t i of musicians who ntly were a the Pala Theat Ray Miler discovered 1 Biue Blowers and promoted them to ® vaudeville ranks, w! Alf. T Wilton handled beoking arrangements.

CLARK AND REARDON AT LIDO

New York, 8S 8 thy Clark and WIL

am Reardon open tomorrow evening at the Club Lido, where they will render new dance specialties, Miss Clark wi'l also do a pianolog. The team recently returned from Europe, where they played tle ipitals on the Continent as w as Various resorts.

HENLERE A RIOT

London, Sept. 7 (Special Cable to The Bill-

vard).—Herselel Tent Wis an a te rivt at the opening t w Oxford Mus Hall, September 1. Nora Bayes, Charles Anstin and George Bass were runners-up Business has

been turnaway at every performance.

ZENA KEEFE IN VAUDEVILLE

New York, Sept

S.—Zena Keefe, motion pic-

ture actress, mack er appearanc n vaude- ville today at Keit Eighty-First Street Thea- ter in a sp al singing and dancing revue, luring the course of which she relates some personal stories of het ireer in the films.

COREY OPENS NEW ACT

New York, Sept. S.—Arthur Corey. dancet, opened in a new a today at Keith's Majestic Theater, Paterson, N. J The offering is called “American Art’ and ’ Tes Corey Five S pators nd FE Waecita

1S E. R. HINES DEAD? mncesea Redding responding eta

f Professional Woman's Clul wr st . would Uk to iN tdr Ear

te on Hines, of the vaudeville m of i" s and Remington Information, she states has been received of his death, but it is net positive and needs confirmation

GERMAN UNION AND MGRS. COMPROMISE

Former Win Extra Pay for Sun- day Matinees—U. S. Book- ings Delayed

New York, Sept. 6—With the new contract bet German mavagers and artistes finally ‘ H e theatrical business of that

try g zg omise of prosperity this win- t Am in representatives of Berlin vaude vill booking off s this week resumed their

t-s ting ties

llowever, contained in the dispatches from (rermany, to the that the theaters were prepared to start becking operations again, was tie information that the booking offices would net be im a position to sign American acts be- fore the first of January.

Conditions in the German amusement market has been unsettled for some time, due Doth to the booking jam and the controversy raging between the managers and actors over the

gning of » new ontract. The contract negotiations have been settled, with the man- users conceding payment of extra salaries for Sunday afternoon rformances and the actors

ibandoning their demand for traveling expenses

om one town another of a distance up to Oo) kilometers,

Tentative agreements with seores of acts were reached by the German bookers’ repre- entatives here during the summer and all have been waiting for final confirmation. As a result of the present situation these acts will have to defer their trip te Germany until after the first of the new Year

German bookers are, it js said, anxious to bring over certa American acts they feel certain would create a hit, but hesitate be-

cause of only one thing—lack of The

money

German bookers have advanced such large sums of money to a mported from England, fol- lowing the signing of the entente cordiale be- tween English and German amusement worlds, that they tind are unable to bring over from the United State the acts with which

ey have been negotiating

As soon as the bun on American acts is entirely lifted it is ex ted that there will be a general rush to contract typical vaude-

lle and aret revues wluding jazz band in their per nel. Alread several colored

cabaret and band troupes ave been put under

tentative contract to take the trip as soon Aas there is a letup in t prevailing booking jam. Harry Stoddard and His Band and Yvette and Her Orchestra are scheduled to make a tour of Germany some time during the current sea- son, FRANKLYN AND CHARLES

SPLIT AFTER 11 YEARS

New York, eleven years, in

Sept. 6.—After a

Which

partnership of Lung up a perform-

they

ance record for acrobatic act, Franklyn 1d Charles have lit and each will do the same act as presented by them in the past, with new part 3 Franklyn, whose off-stage name is Franklyn D'Amour, will play the Delmar Cireuit under the billing of Franklyn Amour and | . and Charles (Charles Douglas) is rehes a new partner for the Keith Time

The split arose from differences growing out of D’'Amour’s appearing with another partner while Douglas was on vacatior without the knowledge and consent f the latter Douglas appealed to the Vandeville Managers’ Protec- tive Association and received a favorable ruling from it. wher D'Amour and he were per- mitted to split and both continue doing the same act.

The Franklyn and Charles act made such a

t at the Palace on the occasion of its initial appearance that it was held over for three weeks. Year wfore ist t ut played

eventy weeks” n fifty-two by doubling eighteen weeks

FLORENCE WALTON RETURNS

New York, Sept and her husband, Leon Leitrin

6.—F lore

nee Walton, dancer, turned to this

country yesterday aboard th vy Freneh liner

De Grasse Miss Walton and her husband have

heer a FA n } Another pa ssenger

\ ge Felix De Grass vandeville actor

1 de of e famous French rw el was named.

SANDUSKY THEATER OPENS

Sandusky, O., 3 6.—The Sandusky Theater ned s season Thursday with Gue Hill's Honey Boy Minstrels The theater has been thoroly renovated. J. Hummelein continues as

of the house, which plays vaudeville.

owber and road at

manager

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The Billboard

SEPTEMBER 13, 1924

This eens

B. S. Moss’ Broadway, New York

(Reviewed Monday Matinee, September 8)

A bill of fairly satisfying quality, with nary a knockout headliner included, was trotted out before a capacity house. A touch of the odd flitted about the opening number on the bill Lluyd Nevada and Company, but from then on the form and arrangement of the stuff swerved not an inch from habit and trad tion. An air of mustiness and hackneyed a rding-to-rule hung over the proceedings, giving rise to ob- servation that perhaps novelty and invention have reached the end of their endeavors in vaudeville and the two and three-a-day is con demned to persevere under the yoke of rote and established form. The stock scenery of the av- erage vatideville theater is a tatterdemalion, drab affair, the costumes of the women lacking every bit of distinction and optic appeal, while en attitude of sloppy indifference toward achiev- ing some originality pervades the work of the

performers. A heavy blight of dullness and mediocrity has descended and taken root.

Lloyd Nevada's bag of black-art trick novel- ties tickled the folks to gusts of glee. Floating white-painted objects before a black curta’n on a pitch-dark stage, elements of the comic and mysterious, balls, boxes, just mere faces, airplunes and what not came float- ing out of the void, performed their peregrina-

combining the

tions and floated back into the void. Simple, elementary stuff, but highly entertaining. Newell and Most chattered and harmonized

their way thru a stiff hand of appreciation. Th s couple have nothing in the way of gags that in- vites snitching, altho a goodly number of their lines gathered a vote here and there. Occa- sionally the laughs came in spasms, but what put the turn over was the fine blending of voices to the strumming of a guitar,

Frank Van Hoven’s crazy antics and exhaust- chatter stirred the folks into a frenzy of laughter, but not until he had fired a round of cartridges to stir them out of their Monday morning stupor, It was Van Hoven’s old lay- out of stuff, splashing of water about the stage, running up and down the aisles, Katzenjammer- ing wth a couple of boy assistants and cavort- ing with a small cake of ice. The gags and clowning kept them in a jubilant mood and Van Hoven pped off to a drawn-out hand. On, yes, be performed one or two magic stunts.

Al Roth's new offer'ng sticks to the old mold— a six-piece jazz band, two cute little synco- pators, a toe dancer with modern tendencies,

less

ste

and a male eccentric dancer. When the dancers aren't dancing the band goes on playing. A versatile, talented lot, that band. Al Roth rocks a neat bow, strums a soothing guitar a la Hawaiian, and contributes his share when the bandsters take to warbling. One of the saxo-

phonists stepped out of his character and caroled *“Macushia’’ almost in the manner of John Me- Cormack to a pleasing band. The pretty little syncopators, a treat for the eyes, snapped their toes, wabbled their shapely shoulders and tw

hither and thither ever so gracefully to the high delight of the audience. These charming lassies were billed as the Day Sisters. The talented Ina Alcova was aS vigorous and as Stirring as ever in her rhapsody of toepunting and kicking, while Arthur Dryson gave an ad-

mirable exhibition of intr-cate eccentric dancing. The general reception of Roth’s turn was more than flattering.

An extremely Benny's

polite audience greeted Jack Occasionally some exuberant the silence with laughter. After got tired of being on their ior and joined the unruly lads. When too heavy for Jack to bear violin Withal Benny re- hand. Troupe

monolog. broke a while good behi

f llow

the folks

ame he resorted to hi's tired

The

to an enthusiastic

Kelly-La Tell of Parallel Wire Walkers, on the closing spot, drew a hefty hand, the young lad of the quartet starring with a series of somersaults and high jumps.

BEN BODEC.

Palace, Cincinnati

(Reviewed Sunday Matinee, September 7)

The seventy-minute vaudeville bill this week is distinctly song and dance hotoplays: Vir- ginia Valli and Milton Sills in “A Lady of

Quality’’ and Lee Moran in ‘“‘Hot Air’’.

There was not a program anywhere in sight, so we were led to believe the Keith manuge- ment is prone to accept our suggestions that

programs are a part of the show and that the people who pay from forty to sixty-five cents for their seats feel entitled to t

tho they might be printed on inexpensive paper the size of a handbill. There were several times during show that we felt the need program to enlighten us as to whom the viduals might be in acts with three or people, since some of the specialties were ex ceptionally good and deserving of special men t on.

The Dance Phiends (spelled that way) opened

th's of a ndj-

Reviews of Vaudeville Theaters

5 ra

19 Palace, Now York

(Reviewed Monday Matinee, September 8)

A good, all-round show, with the first half a whale. The second half slowed up for a while due to a sketch, and a rather poor arrangement in the running order was evident when Harry Burns opened it and Neville Fleeson held the next-to-closing spot These two might switch for several good roa- sons, casting no reflection on ther turn. Attendance was up to the usual

high mark.

John Monroe and Tom Grant, in a comedy bouncing act, were good for

laughs. They also gave a trampoline exhibition of skillful tumbling. The prop comes on as a decrepit motor truck, giving it a touch of novelty

Keo Taki and Yoki provided a pleasing offering of Jipunese versatility. There are three in the turn, and whether the girl, who appears to be of Oc-

lental antecedents, is included in the billing is unknown to us. In front of a striking drop a juvenile did some songs, accompzunied by a pianist. Sub- sequently the girl did song and dance bits, while the pianist trotted crt a ukulele und did some marvelous strumming, doing both melody and chords with a movenient all his own. Toward the close a bit of Risley work, done to music, with a dash of comedy as well, took place, with the cradle resting on the piano.

The Cansinos, in a “Fantasia Espanola”, again proved conclusively that theirs is Spanish dancing without a peer in American vaudeville, and one

that sets a stan:

lard so high that nobody has been able to approach it in point of production

showmanship in presenting it and sheer talent. Each of the eight numbers done maintain the same fast tempo to the accompaniment of appropriate, tuneful selections.

A. Robins, “The Walking Music Store”, in a parody on musicians, gave an interesting and humorous series of musical imitations, presented in a sort of protean comedy style. For trick changes and effects he ranks with some

of the best on the boards.

Ted Lewis and Band, which is synonymous with crack showmanship, closed the first half, stopping it as well after numerous encores and no end cf ap- plause. Lewis has made some changes, especially in the opening bit, which

is done as a king who divests his ermine in favor of a minstrel costume, which is none other than his old reliable. Keeping up with the times in per- fecting zz orchestras to the highest devtree, he has changed the instru-

mentation of his outfit and added “th ree men, making it ten pieces, including

himself. In p! ce of the bass horn he has a bull fiddle; the saxophone is out and in place he has two violins. Three are in the brass section, open only for the opening chords. This combination gives an exquisite, subdued rhythm. As if his own pov ful punch was not enough to put the act over, Lewis brought out one “ig Shorty’, a stocky, struttin’ hound, who wowed them every time he stepped out. If Lewis “killed ’em”, the unique stepper em- balmed and buried ’em. It wes all in the presentation, guided by showman- ship instinct, which brought the Cancer out at the opportune moment.

h Carlena D nd ard Cherles Senna, in “I Think You

Harry Burns, wit

Touch”, were good for the usual amount of laughs productive of the “wop” comedy and mus ‘4l numbers. Miss Diamond is one of the few harpists who can manipulate the strings and wring out such wonderful syncopated effects,

ing is strong,

but probat by

ly good enough. a cast of five,

n t so Catherine Calvert, suprorted in “The Last Banquet”,

held in the terest here and there with the playlet, which has several faulty spots as We il as two good ones. Unknown to her mistress, who is alone and with little funds. the maid invites a former fiance to the make-believe New Year's Eve dinner, which has bern staged. It ends up withAhe fiance seeing his mistake, and he wants her back. Action et first is unusually slow, and, after it succeeds in making some headway, Miss Calvert and the returned friend spoil it considerably by suddenly getting into an old- time melodrama

stride and wail out their lines in a manner fast disappearing even in third- rate stock companies.

Neville Fleeson and Ann Greenway, in “Samples”, did themselves proud

bv holding down the next-to-closing spot in such capable style. IFleeson has to his credit many clever lyrics 2nd vaudev Ne material. For himself he has written a corking line of stuff, but it is of the kind better spotte d earlier on the bill, because the cleverest part is toward the close of the performance. This is the satire on “Rain”, done in musica] tempo. Fleeson was nervous at first. but more than redeemed himself. Miss Greenway was charming in

each of her numbers. Miss Merle and Friends, the latter being handsome purrots and macaws closed the show in a colorful little bird revue. They behaved nicely, including that could be heard during the preceding turn. — M. H. SHAPIRO.

th a _fast-runn ng routine of dance bits by Negro dialect, we opine the interlocutor should four y g men, interspersed with songs by a do I kew The ballads sung by several of t Pe sired girl, who also hoofs. The bors, the boys were presented nicely, and when the ring Tux and straws and irrving canes, sextet jo'ned in the chorus the harmony effects looked - T reccentrie and sof*-shoe step- Were very pleasing. ‘Jealous’ and ‘*‘You’re in ping in team | umbers was liked. Ten Love with Everyone But the One Who's in Love minutes, in one two curtains With You" were especially good: we commend Merritt and Coughlin open with the old stuff the soloists this way since we had no program of “sale ; @ young woman as they to know who they were. Fourteen minutes. pass on t str they s‘op to talk and the Liddel and G'bson have a scream act, due to act goes on.’’ The lines, short and pointed, won the ridiculous mannerisms of the man who im- much laughter. The man juggles some plates personates a spinster (at least a type unattrac- and finally es an egg between bis he tive to most men). The woman handles the mps and throws the egg over his head, catch- feeq Jines and “she” gets away to everyone's ing it nicely in front of him On a plate, to @ @qelight with the comedy. Some pretty dresses g hand. The woman sings @ “Mammy” song are worn by the woman, each of which is bur- nd “Just a Girl That Men Forget’? in likable jesqued by the impersonator to more laughs. In e. Closed to much applause. Fifteen min- oyr seat five rows back we could not get the utes, In one; two bows. words to the song the woman sings toward clos- Barnett and Farnum pply some comedy in ing, Such singing simply becomes a stage wait their eccentric dancing t that is f rovok- from the auditors’ standpoint. Twelve minutes, ing. They certainly spread their ste] work.o8 in one and two, both special; three bows, con- f 1 one side of the stage to the other wth trary to Keith’s policy of limiting but a pair. great r lity They also keep time with t r Iucy Gilette in a juggling and balane ng act feet while sitting down, wv h caught the ap- lost not a single customer, something of a nov- pleuders’ fancy. Eleven minutes, in one, special elty in this house for dumb acts. ‘‘And com- 1 plush drop; one bow pany’’ is a male assistant who handles her props e Seven Honey Boys are songsters of no as she balances a table decorated with addi-

mean ability and in a neatly staged act with tional props on a long pole on her head, juggles

routine seored in the headliner position. some plates in one hand and balances more I n one for the open ng and close in props in the other, as well as on one foot, all t A sp l ' Jf Yin} scene They simultaneously. In the attire of a Dutch maid- dress in white golfing knickers and sweaters, en she works in a special full-stage set. E ght wearing caps. All are in blackface. In view of minutes of fast work; one bow. the end men who handle the comedy using HIL LaMAR ANDERSON,

Palace, Chicago

(Reviewed Sunday Matinee, Sept. 7) Amazon and Nile give a clever flavor to their act woth their tropical setfing and al igator suits. The act is one of exceptional contortion and athletic features. One of the best of its

kind. Eight minutes, full stage; three Ethel Waters, colored

curtain “Record Star"’, quick!

got her crowd by her expressive face and real comedy. Earl Dancer demonstrates t! Genuine Nigro joy of the dance. Their work is spontaneous and genuine and has an app al that never fai's, Three people. Twenty-two minutes, in one; two encores and six bow

Enrico Rastelli is named the “‘master

ggler of the world." His act jis unquest'on ably marvelous, particularly his handling of wands and balls, Ranks easily 100 per cent Tirce people, Seventeen minutes, in full stag five bows,

C ever duolog and songs of both comedy and musicianship were given by Charles Jud: Is an! Gene Ford, Their characters, ‘‘The Royal PD and Outs", gave opportunity for mu Judels is clever in monolog and Miss Ford a good voice which she knows hew to Sixteen minutes, in one; encore and three t :

John Steel won his way into the hearts of the crowd by his tenor voice which has both sweetness and = precision, His sympathet Tendering of such ballads as “Rose of Lov and ‘‘Sunland’’, which are of his own com- Position, and ‘'Marquita’’ brought a most en thusiastic response. Two people. Twenty-four minutes, in one; three encores and eight t

The big feature of the bill was the & ss, Leviathan Orchestra. With a beatiful setting representing the harbor at New York, w! developed into a panorama as the ship left port, eleven men were able to present a most effective and tuneful act which brought out demands for several encores and curta’r John Steel sang an encore with the band stepping the show. Thirty-cight minutes, f

Stage; five encores and ten curtains. It is only once in a b'ue moon that an er tertainer is able to find a new vein of p

dirt in vandeville by inventing a new line of humor. Tom Smith is different—there is no doubt about that—and he dishes such a bunch of hilarious nonsense that some of the fans become hysterical and laugh at one another as well as at Tom. From his green suit

his monolog and from his clever dances to } clumsy falls there is nothing else just : it. Two people. Nineteen minutes, in on

two encores and four bows, The b'll closed with Lou Lockett and Pecer Page, with Ruby Ward at the piano. Lockett

is a meritorinus dancer. dance hounds. in full stage.

A good act Fourteen minutes, good setting, AL FLUDE,

Majestic, Chicago

(Reviewed Sunday Matinee, September 7)

for the

The new bill opened Ima RBraatz and Company. jJngglers. The act fs clean. clever and entertaining. The woman does all of the work

with Se

and man assists. Eight minutes, full stage: two hows,

Evans, Nero and Evans have a comedy and s'nging offering. The material is negligibly

They work hard and promote an encore and two

bows. Ten minutes, in one.

Roxley and Vorter have a comedy stunt. The man works old-man character and the woman sings. He also sings very well, tho the comedy is obsolete. At that their hokum goes good.

Thirteen minutes,

Marlette’ It looks hands are

in one; s Marionets are clever, to the reviewer lke on the job with the

two bows,

mechanically. some good stage wires. Pleasing

and good entertainment. Ten minutes, in full stage; two bows,

Moorely and Anger, man and woman, have 4 hokum comedy act that went strong. rhey

know hokum Thirteen

backwards, minutes, in “Morning Glories’

which Is saying a lot. one; three bows.

is a song and dance presentation, It opens ‘‘in one’’ and nas two men and two girls. One man sings a rather pleasing baritone, It is rapid and entertaining so far as routine is concerned. Twelve minutes, full stage; four bows, skillfully man pulated.

Rucker and Perrin, male Chinese and Negro characters, are excellent. Chinese drop. Xylo- phone with Chinese discs, backfire, crossfire, and so forth, all fast and clever, Funny and entertaining. Ten minutes, one and a half and one; three bows.

Carl J, Carrick and Parisians, two women and seven men. A sing-ng and yodeling act. Good all the way thru, A wide repertory, neat- ly executed, Special scenery of attractive de- sign. Ten minutes, full stage; two bows.

FRED HOLLMAN.

Oscar and Jean Leighton—Your friend, Billy Williams, Geneva, N, Y., passed away Augus' 12. You are asked to communicate with Mrs Charlotte Williams, 106 Genesee street, Geucva, N. Y¥., at once, :

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SEPTEMBER 13, 1924

The Billboard

| Orpheum, St. Louis

(Reviewed Sunday Evening, September 7)

An excellent bill loaded with leughs that will

lippodroie

a , ar, , New York

(Reviewed Monday Matinee, September 8)

emuse the patrons of this house all week. Aesop Fable and Topics of the Day. M. Alphonse Berg in ‘Creations’. Berg is a der in creating gowns from uncut material Business was off at the Hippodrome this afternoon, the balcony re- which he dresses two very pretty and sembling he ere: ne — : : : ‘ : : ¥ pely models. The speed and precision with * — he 1@ great open spaces, with the orchestra floor s ioWIng plenty h Berg does his masterful work is remark- Of Vacancies in the rear. The gallery was closed as usual. Five out of eleven le. His turm was greatly appreciated, espe- acts are holdovers. They are Dippy Diers, Aunt Jemima, Mme. Tenkatsu, b he ladies lve nute > - : —— Sond age ra Pe ites, pretty Orville and Patti Harrold, and Elaine Lettor. The newcomers are Th ] setting hree: o hows AY © - , Purie fe + , ‘ . Hobby Barry with Dick Lancaster dispensea Weldanos, Harry Rose, The Briants, Huston Ray and His Orchestra, the st pure and s okum comedy, but in Hickey Brothers, and a new lineup for the big-top feature, including The s manner it went over big with Mikus, Weedon’s Elephants, and Louise and Mitchell, with Powers and use. Twelve minutes, in one; three ., . Powers held over. 4] Tucker and His § ty Orchestra, in The performance as a whole was ragged, cues being missed backstage and : gl m away - sponte pio gt in the or hestra pit. The standard of entertainment is considerably below ‘ es well. Each a1 val ane alien that of the first two weeks of the new season. It is quite obvious to the musicians fs good on his individual instruments trained observer that the management has started to cut down expenses in- and the mbine to play fast and furiously. sofar as the bills are concerned. And it won’t take the layman long to Much kom fun is inlected thruout the turn. — : . -— ; : catch on to this fact, oO. > sti > re ; use afire. but t? ceoiane aelaien, ‘sneenel hitte- dniain. ea = ‘ fact, too. The Hip. started off like a house afire, but the oiitates “blaze” is dying out. Hampered with a cold n Halperin never- Weldanos’ Sensation, billel as “Europe’s Greatest Thriller’, opened. In t . worked hard an¢ ine over strong this act two men perform acrobatic feats on one arm ofa revolving crane, She retains the same rm re or character : ; ? ; ; : song studies that she alvoys does so well, “itn a girl attired in aviatrix costume in a toy airplane suspended from the It's a treat to watch artiste of her other. Some of the stunts are without doubt thrilling, and drew a fair hand. > xs she « , prov ith —_— a : — . - caliber work, and she se to improve with This is the first time the writer has seen this act around these parts in some ge. Twenty minutes, special in one; bows ti and applause aplenty ime. J. Fray Dooley and Corinne Sales, another Dippy Diers, the Hip. clown, performed his conventional capers in the spot “hok’’ act A little sincing, a little dancing following. Substituted in place of his shadow-chasing bit is a “slow mo- nd a lot of clean medy, consisting tion picture’’ dance, which in the writer’s opinion is not nearlv as funnv 3 chiefly of a woman kiddt r hubby. Ther the former piece of business. Dippy doubles in the next act with his table- t ire well known and ‘nt over big as balan: g stunt. ‘is ysual Twenty minutes, in one; four bows Ths t programmed as “The Deauville Circus”, has three new- Robert Warwick and Company in “Bonds comers. Two of the latter turns work on the stage at the same time with ‘That Separate’, a one-act dramatic playlet by Powers and Powers, perch artistes. The Mikus do a similar act, with Lé se Alan Brooks fn two and a half scenes, gave and Mitch) ll running off in an exhibition of feats of strength. Weedon’s Ele- s faction, but, from a matic standpoint, phants, a troupe of three “high-school pachyderms”, have the stage to them- could have been much str r. Mr. Warwick selves. They are put thru their paces by a diminutive trainer. This act worked in his usual manner and is very hardly rates with some of the other bull acts to be seen in vaudeville. fortunate ‘n having Mary Halliday to support Jn fact, this afternoon's exhibition was quite a bit below average. him Collin Hunter and HH. 8S. Kurasaki, a Aunt Jemima, hefty songstress, sang her wavy thru the next spot to seat- Jap., are well cast. Twenty-five minutes, two tered applause. She didn’t break her routine this week, running off her

irtuins repertoire of hot and pretty ditties in quick succession

In this she showed ss to war-

rs for that matter. Aunt

nality of

samene

le Olsen and Chic Johnson with the aid of poor showmanship, as her voice has too much of a every performer on the bill, excepting those pant such a procedure. Likewise her selection of son in Warwick's turn, kept ‘le house howling yomima's voice is good—don't get us wrong—but too much of a good thing from the time they took r the stage until peton proves a bore. the final evrtain. A conglomeration of non-

)

sensi ties, buffoonery and hokum, Interspersed

Horry Rose, “The Broadway Jester”, proved himself a

rather jolly per-

7 i patter

: ho 202; and drew a flock of laughs with his songs an itter. Harrv’s got a wih SNES, Oe ee = * “ey os The big, powerful voice that easly filled the big auditorium. <A litt!> more sinz- on ee eee Hin per — as gree ., ing from this chap minus the nancy manner he affects and he'd be a first-

lishness was carried on for over ft i , ¢ eee ine oe rater. a perineal Mme. Tenkatsu closed intermission with virtually the same program she . : offered last week. For further details see “New Turns” in this issue. Inci- “we might sav i assing that she has speeded un her exhibition 7. 7 might say in pa gs tl : I ‘ Newark, Newark, N. Je cutting out a lot of the meaningless mummery that marked

(Reviewed Monday Matinee, September - apnearance here.

this week lacks none of the })j the

her first The Briants, Walter and Paul, just back from England, were the comedv

The bill on display wer that characterized the opening show Labor ne Von”

Movi

t of the afternoon with their screamingly funny

Orville Harrold and his daughter, Patti, are back on

pantomime, “The Dream of

Day, when Pantages’ vaudeville made its Erst the bill. They offer ippearance in this eity, having taken over the nn entirely new repertoire, with the exception of the “Alice Blue Gown” Newark Theater, formerly a motion picture number from “Irene”, in which Harrold starred. The M’Appari aria, from use, and added it to the chain as the farther- “)fartha”, was sung by Mr. Harrold in his usual masterly manner. Other est eastern stand on the time. numbers included waltz song from “Romeo and Juliet”, by Miss Harrold; Les Kicks inaugurated the show with a bang “Roses of Picardy”, by her father, and several light opera duets. They scored in their marionet novelty, “The Enchanted For- the outstonding apnlause hit of the afternoon est’’, whch, to the knowledge of the writer, is Huston Ray and His Symphonic Band offer several unique novelties in the only act of its kind, the use of intricate which a mechanical piano figures. Ray is an exceptionally fine pinnist and ghting effects tending to give the marionm-ts his bandsmen excellent. Several of the dance numbers are staged after the more life and color, being unique to say the manner employed by Vincent Lopez, but hardly equal the Intter’s effectiveness. least The Hippodrome Dancing Girls strut their stuff to the accompaniment of the lock and C'nn, in an acrobatic-contortion Ray Band in one number, and Aunt Jemima sings another. novelty, ‘Twists and Twirls’, ran away with The Hickey Brothers, next to closing, kidded their way into a good hand leuce spot, collecting one of the biggest with a routine of nonsense and stepping. ads of the afternoon. The act ts not without Elaine Lettor and the Hippodrome ensemble closed the show.

s comedy, both the boys being capable artistes

ED. HAFFEL.

n this respect as they are im the other lines. Scanlon, Denno Brothers aad Scanlon, steppers = = eXcept onal merit follow ix patiy laic , ett. vouting yr prs rae : = ; Acces - Paes acts went over with the audience in a manner . kee te as I ai Ni os '"r® that denotes a large percentage of entertainment y gs fhe original waltz quadril clos d t the patrons, at least or the patrons, ast. e. itile quartet to a resounding round of Fo lowing the usual run of photoplays, Bell The featus f the bill @ jals** and Eva, man and woman, opened with a novelty ue re ire of the bill, “Russia Scandals’, ‘ . presented Fi '- " ; ” . xa me spring-table act. <A good little turn that de- rest t u our scenes of l at . MISS - by rr ere ‘ served the approbat'‘on shown. Five minutes, ya ‘company of players led by D. Maka- fod in thre ont how Specta nree anc nn ° ho ocecuple wesitic j he orches r: - ‘ t, and apart - ete oi ma : sore : Cifton and Kramer, a boob comedian and » &n apart rom recting he huUsicians " st oe tin oie ' ingenue, who put over a clever little act that =a ‘ a“ emer o eact scehe, 28 2 i “ , : - < - ve’* went well, Fifteen minutes, im one; one bow. t t - #0 Immense hit with the audience, . ws . i ; : , a : + a ; Francis and Evans, female impersonators, hed veered enthusias ally e uber of e off ee ere — ~ special set in two and pretty costumes. | ’ The act got over for five minutes and took hing and Dave Irwin swept the house in how r bl -fuce as- “Cuon.own Divorcous’ — — : Dod i . af aa ~" \ = me op 7 Mellen and Renn, two men with a violin and ie tey dia tuke y applause way “ od , or “s - % _ ” = aed flute. They played well, danced well and in- { eceded ther her recepti ty ia he , m =n ‘ ' — on jected a lot of comedy. A really good act Him y ome satisfying. The lads are <, , i i . * * $6 ai that forced a lot of applause. Twelve minutes, BevG colt “uns, Uv t é rlis eg P ‘ our no mean aris es i one: three bows and encore, and then some ! colues to putting a song acros-, ss the Vardell Brothers, who feature a wooden saan Rhnachate chute @ - pee Hom: r Girls, with Buddy New at the piano. ‘ute dive with feet-to-feet catch finish, rounded A special setting in thre som beautiful " ¢ : 4 specis s ing Tiree, some a 1 out the afternoon's entertainment in great style. eligygrannnny lites a dress graceful dancing and good piano play-

they were accorded a large hand, ROY CHARTIER.

ing made this act a winner. Ten minutes, two

bows, e Leroy and Lawrence, two men with a talking Grand O. |» St. Louis act tha had some value, but this team de- (Reviewed Sunday Matinee, September 7) serves something better. Special, in one; one bow

The bill this week, while not up to the stand- Walter Davidson and His Louisville Loons. ard, is much better than last week's, All the A nine-piece jazz lad that played and sang

a lot of comedy numbers that hit big. Special, in three; five curtains, two encores and pro- longed applause.

Polly Moran, an old favorite net, Fox and Keystone comedy had her audience with her during fifteen min- utes of comedy, und it wanted more of her, but she refused to come back after three bows;

in one.

in Mack Sen-

res She

pictu

The Three Whirlwinds, a name that typifies one of the fastest roller-skating acts the reviewer has seen fn some time, closed the proceedings Ten minutes, in full stage, and

ALBERT DWIGHT.

a world of applause,

B. S. Moss’ Regent, N. Y.

(Reviewed Thursday Evening, Soptember 4)

Cooler weather, coupled with the Harold Lloyd picture Girl Shy’, is resulting in capacity business for t house. The vaude- ville end of the bill is unusually strong. Bononia, Italy’s unique musiciin, opened with a@ one-man orchestra that r Ives around his xylophone solos, ( a and other at- tachments and effects added to the xylophone, which, manipulated wit! s feet, provided a different sort of entert nent. However, his selections with one exception are all lengthy

marches or overtures and the xylophone might

be replaced with a newer one containing more melody.

Harry Hart and Murray Rose, in high-brown makeup, sang several songs in the next-to- closing spot. Either the bors have heavy colds or they have voices that could stand much im- provement. Hart stood out as a worthy bit of characterization, while the

One number by

rest of selections were not so new, nor done in particularly good style. The medley part of the muterial might be replaced with any number of songs better suited to the act, for the present routine is far from interesting.

Jack Kennedy

proved to

and Company, in *‘Wild Oats’’,

be a poorly written sketch productive

of a few lauchs at times The entire offering moves in a rather forced style, with one pos- sible men r of the east ca ing the material any justice. As it stands the offering will never get out of the small-time class. The story concerns the love affair of an elderly couple who have been courting on and off for twenty years. It is told in tiresome manner

and acted equally

poor.

The Four Diamonds, starting their new sea- son, proved a sparkling turn indeed, in which clever singing and dancing was ever present. The act is kept up te the minute and new songs have been added, the special one done by the feminine member of the cast being unusually good. As usual the youthful mem- bers of the offering placed themselves in solid,

while the older Dian nifty steps of a hi

Harry moved along we've ever sé

sond trotted out some fast, order, next-to-closing in at any vaudeville,

appears to be, improving, while

Rose, in better ti en him in

spot, other time

His voice his ad lib. style

ig his gags simply clicked. Some of his material has been substituted for new bits, but the act on the whole