Little Theatre to Stage Novelty and Fashion This Week
Florenz Ziegfeld Follies to open Monday at English with top names and lavish production. Little Theatre presents Fashion on Thursday at Masonic Temple. Shriners at the Murat offer three vaudeville shows daily next week to fund travel to Los Angeles. heavy schedule includes many stars and acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Theatre
Shriners
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Masonic Temple
Los Angeles
Murat Temple
Indianapolis
Charles J. Orbison
Shrine Orchestra
William S. Mitchell
Alvins
Oscar Moss
Dunning Sisters
Joan John
Baldwin Sisters
Melville and
Rule
Badger-LaVelle
Tripoli
Six Relfords
Saint Joan at English Thursday Night Engagement
Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw staged by B C Whitney with Miss Julia Arthur as Joan opens Thursday night for a three night run with a Saturday matinee A notable occurrence during its Empire Theater run in New York was the presentation of the Gold Medal of Joan of Arc to the actress playing Joan by Gaston Liebert minister plenipotentiary of France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Florenz Ziegfeld
Ziegfeld
Ned Wayburn
Hazel Dawn
Nan Halperin
Johnny Dooley
Edna Leedom
Charles King
Lina Rasquette
Mosconi
Hilda Ferguson
Bert
Betty Wheeler
Dorothy van Alst
Lon Hascall Quinault
Rowe
Horace Rowe
Ruby Stevens
Johnny Stanley
Helen Paine
William Rocelle
Unity
Empire
B. C. Whitney
George Bernard Shaw
Julia Arthur
Shaw
Empire Theater
New York
Joan of Arc
Joan
Gaston Liebert
France
Robby Vernon Heads Out On Comedy Fleet Expedition
Robby Vernon sailed from San Pedro with a full comedy fleet including Sea Bee and Apache yachts, two speed boats and a runabout, plus carpenters and technicians led by Marion Warlan and Eddie Baker for the next Bobby Vernon film. The operation resembled a military treasure hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robby Vernon
San Pedro
The
Sea Bee
Marion Warlan
Eddie Baker
Bobby Vernon
Valentino to film Co bra as Ritz independent debut
Rudolph Valentino will start immediate production at United Studios Hollywood for Co bra his first independent Ritz project replacing Thea Scarlet Power. The New York dramatic success is set to be filmed in Hollywood with Valentino leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Valentino
New York
Thea Scarlet Power
United
Local entertainment listings preview Christmas week acts
Quinault and Iris Rowe with Alexfeld Folbes open at English's Monday night. Anatol Friedland at Keith's all next week. Irene Trevette appears at the Lyric starting Sunday. Tella White and her orchestra entertain at the Palace for the first half of the week beginning Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quinault
Iris Rowe
Alexfeld Folbes
Anatol Friedland
Keith
Irene Trevette
Lyric
Rounding Round Theaters Walter D. Hickman Reports
Jack Osterman gains general appeal through a developed persona and refined song delivery. Osterman’s vaudeville era success suggests he should stay with Keith vaudeville rather than move to legitimate stage. Ottie Skinner in Sancho Panza provokes mixed audience reactions and budget concerns amid holiday spending. Al Jolson in Big Boy heads to Cincinnati Shubert before a New York run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ra Osterman
Keith's
Osterman
Keith
al Jolson
Big Boy
the Shubert
Cincinnati
Jolson
New York
Beauty and the Beast Star Frances White Poses With Dog
Miss Frances White at Keith's visits the Dexheimer studio for a Christmas photo. She poses with Long Boy Michael, theEggleston’s pet, insisting the dog join the shot. Michael, unsettled by Holtare nearby, disappears briefly then returns for a perfect picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances White
Keith's
Dexheimer Studio
Miss White
Michael
Roltare Eggleston
Holtare
Famous Guests Flood The Paramount Studio
The Paramount West Coast Studio has welcomed sports stars in the past ten days. Guests include Walter Johnson, World Series hero, Babe Ruth, and William Tilden, national tennis champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
West Coast
Walter Johnson
Babe Ruth
Willam Tilden
Opera List in Chicago Opera List in Chicago
The Chicago Civic Opera Company opens its seventh week on Sunday at 3 oclock with Le Jongleur de Notre Dame featuring Garden and Kipnis among others. Monday and subsequent nights present Alda Tosca Thais Fra Diavalo The Jewess and The Pearl Fishers with a roster of soloists and conductors including Polacco, Kipnis, Baklinoff, Cimini and Lazzari.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Welock
le Jongleur de Notre Dame
Garden
Otreuil
Kipnis
Moajlea
Beck
Niehelich
Defrere
Polacco
Monnday
Alda
Ratea
Lenska
Marshall
Formichl
Jiri
Oukrainsky Corps de Ballet
Morganseni
Lamores Dei Tre
Claesens
Swarthout
Kerr
Ballanoff
Anaseau
Anul Mojies
Georges Baklinoff
Polacen
Muzie
Piccaver
Baklanoff
Maranzoni
Mojica
Schwartz
Mile Milar
Tforps de Faller Morangent
Auber
Fra Diavalo
Mason
Perini
Sohipa
Lazzari
Cimini
Raisa
Macbeth
Pearl Fishers
Achin
Pareto
Hackett
Plimini
L’otrevuil
Mires
Milar
Nemeroff
Corps de Batlet
Condurtor
Polaco
May Plan Keith Tour By Alfca Deivysh Composer
Alfca Deivysh, last seen in Afgar, weighs a continental musical comedy tour on the Keith circuit. Sources note potential dates and venues as talks proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfca Deivysh
Keith
Unusual Music A Christmas Fantasy Completes Phonofilm
Dr. Lee De Forest completes Unusual Music A Christmas Fantasy the most elaborate phonofilm to date. Mme. Marie Reppold, ex Metropolitan Opera soprano, stars with sixty others. Andress Dippel directs. Father Finn’s choir, Gloria Trumpeters, Ziegfeld Follies beauties, and Chicago Opera figures appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee de Forest
Radio
Mme. Marie Reppold
Metropolitan Opera
Andress Dippel
Metropolitan
Chicago Opera Company
Father Finn
Paulist Church
Gloria
De Mille to Address Harvard Drama Students
Paramount producer William De Mille has been invited by Harvard professor George F. Baker to speak to drama students. He recently finished Clara Beranger's Locked Doors and will next produce Men and Women from Belasco and De Mille. The film will be shot at the Long Island studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William de Mille
Paramount
George F. Baker
Harvard
Mr. de Mille
Clara Beranger
David Belasco
Henry C. de Mille
Long Island
Children Showcase at Little Theatre Matinee
On Tuesday afternoon December 23 the Little Theatre will present a children’s matinee featuring The Box of Toys pantomime with music by Claude Debussy and a one act play Ten Minutes by the Clock by Alice C. D. Riley. George Somnes directs at the Little Theatre workshop with scenery and costumes under way Mme Leonine Gano trains the children and Mrs Mildred Knight Richardson oversees the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Theatre
Claude de Bussy
Alice C. D. Riley
George Somnes
Little Theatre Workshop
Mme. Leontine Gano
Mildred Knight Richardson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Little Theatre Society
Trueman
Snobson
Murat Shriners
Murat
Valentino
Cobra
Walter DD. Hickman
Ottie Skinner
Sancho Panza
Tia
Skinner
Walker Whiteside
Amu
Friedland
Mrs
Jimmie Barry
Hensfoot Corners
Bronson
Renee Likabie
Montana
Cowboy Banjoist
Palermo's
Billy Chase
Charlotte Latour
Pathe News
Miss Frances White Ant
Amusef
Opera
Lela White
Steele Trio “the
Merry Blacksmiths
Ray
Edna Tracy
Amoros
Janet
Mon Chapeau
Walter Fishter
Adelle Marsh
Photoplay
Charles Ray
Dynamite Smith
Jacqueline Logan
Bessie Love
Wallace Beery
Walker Whiteside Ura
Indiana
Lincoln
America
Thors
the Mikado
Hopper
Koko
H.M.S. Pirafore
n-Hellenic Society
Suas
House of David Colony
Michigan
James Wes Ruff
Joe McDonald
James Stewart
Joseph Jin
Helen Dack
Herbert Bethew
Noodles Fagan
Sandall Sisters
al Grady
Jack Dempsey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!