Burlesque and Dance Cruises Set for Evening Shows
The Standard Theater offers John J. Bilack’s Wine Woman and Song in two acts with a cast led by John J. Black and George H. Ward including Myrtle Clark and Katherine Shepard. Kyra and a vaudeville lineup accompany the program. A Zbyszko versus Demetral wrestling match headlines Tuesday night alongside the main show.
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John J. Bilack
Standard Theater
John J. Black
George H. Ward
Myrtle Clark
Katherine Shepard
Babe Howard
Tom Kelley
Frank Montrose
Kyra
Zbyszko
Demetral
Lyric Theater to Show Life of Our Savior During Holy Week
Manager Hubert Heuck announces an early Cincinnati premiere of The Life of Our Savior at the Lyric Theater for a week starting Sunday April 6. The eight part religious photo play is reportedly endorsed by clergymen and filmed in locations tied to Bible history.
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Lyrt
Hubert Heuck
Cincinnati
Pathe
Lyric
Girl From Kay's Revival Planned for March Debut
The Shubert revival of The Girl From Kay's will debut at a New York Shubert theater on March 30. Miss Deslys reportedly insisted that dancing partner Harry Pilecer take the Sam Bernard role, prompting initial Shubert resistance before a New England routing. The production aims to establish The Girl From Kay's as a lasting entity with Gaby in the lead named part.
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Kay
New York
Deslys
Harry Pilecer
Sam Bernard
Shuberts
New England
Winter Garden
Gaby
Miss Deslys Cancels Europe Trip in Mauretania Running
Sam Bernard appears as Mr Hoggenheimer and Cecilia Loftus as Helen the maid in a cast including Fritzi Von Busing Forrest Huff Lawfrance D Orsay and Harry Pilcer in a stage production announced with Miss Deslys canceling her passage to Europe aboard the Mauretania.
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Mr. Hoggenheimer
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Fritzi von Busing
Forrest Huff
Lawfrance D'Orsay
Harry Pilcer
Miss Friganza Forced to Change Her Act
Cincinnati comedian Miss Friganza is told to drop character impersonations after Miss Lane and Keith Theaters dispute burlesque imitations. The Wilson Trio allegedly hold exclusive rights under a life contract with the United Booking Office, prompting management to request her to omit such acts.
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Trixie Friganza
Jack Wilson
Ada Lane
United Booking Office
Keith Theaters
Wilson Trio
Bronx
Wilson
Keith
Miss Lane
Mrs. Wilson
Virginia Harned
Faddma the Moorish Dancer Sheds Light on Women
The Moorish dancer Faddma in The Garden of Allah describes life in Tangier and Morocco. She explains gender roles power dynamics and customs of Moorish women and contrasts them with American freedoms. She details attire teeth whitening henna and aging, plus marriage customs and childbearing in her culture.
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Garden of
Allah
Garden of Allah
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America
Morocco
Gimbelizing Passes Draw IWW Street Theories
In New York a department store bulletin bans theater passes to staff, citing two per week limits and a Saturday hardship. A street meeting speaker laments church rejection and jokes about stuffing theaters with passes, calling the practice gimbelizing.
Nazimova Stars in Bellanna at the Grand Next Week
The famed Russian actress Madam Nazimova adds a new success in her interpretation of Bellanna from Robert Hichens novel. The four act play by James Bernard Fagan features Nazimova as a wicked yet fascinating heroine. She appears at the Grand next week.
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Nazimova
Robert Hichens
Bellanna
James Bernard Fagan
Manager Advocates Patience in Theatre Production
William A. Brady argues managers must nurse productions to profitability, noting costs and competition push for quick returns. He cites The Things That Count as an example and recalls Way Down East, while predicting only strong shows survive such patient nurturing.
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William A. Brady
Morosco contest receipts and theatre shakeups dominate
The Morosco play contest received heavy entry numbers with daily averages around twenty scripts and a $1,000 prize. readings pending. Snowstorm damage disrupts theatre schedules nationwide with major losses at the Ziegfeld Follies in Baltimore and missed scenery trains. Star salaries and new offerings in vaudeville and musical theatre reflect a bustling but volatile postwar entertainment scene.
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New York
Baltimore
Academy of Music
Ironies as Fountain Sardou Admired Faces Replacement
A long admired fountain once prized by Sardou is set for removal, tagging a twist of irony as a beloved symbol he often opposed being replaced.
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Sardou
Hoboes rehearse vaudeville in I W W HQs
Kansas City hoboes led by James Eads How plan a vaudeville show next week at the I W W headquarters. Admission is ten cents for twelve acts. They promise at least one act featuring Nat Wills.
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Kansas City
James Eads How
Nat. Wills
Blanche Bates at Keith's Theater
Miss Blanche Bates, a celebrated legitimate star, heads the coming week at B. F. Keith's Theater. She will perform in J. M. Barrie's one act play Half an Hour which drew enthusiasm in London and made a favorable impression in this country. Bates is supported by a capable company.
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B. F. Keith’s
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