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Frederick A. Mangang, for m a n y y e a r s a member of t h e Lyceum t h e a t r e orchestra at Ithaca, died Saturday a t the I t h a c a City H o s p i t a l aftera three weeks* illness. He w a s 66. F u n e r a l s e r v i c e s w e r e held on Sunday and interment w a s m a d e Monday a t Ilion, N. T. Surviving a r e his wife, mother, three brothers and a sister. Dennis MacDonald, producer of "Biff B a n s , " the soldier s h o w w h i c h played t h e Century. N e w York, and a l s o producer of "Who Can Tell," t h e b i s s e s t A.E.F. production overseas, i s a t present v i s i t i n g in this city, the g u e s t of F r a n c i s Landers of 410 Park avenue. MacoDnald b u t recently s t a g e d the "Junior League F o l l l s " a t K a n s a s City and i s consideri n g t h e producing of a s i m i l a r s h o w here. The Strand, W a t e r t o w n , t h i s w e e k i s l a y i n g "Broken Blossoms," w h i l e the lympic, W a t e r t o w n , is s h o w i n g "The L o s t Battalian," w i t h t h e "Overseas Jazzophlends."
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Although a n ordinance w a s adopted by t h e Common Council last spring. J o h n s o n City will h a v e Sunday films for the first time n e x t Sunday. S h o w s w i l l s t a r t a t 4:30 p. m. and close a t 10 p. m. The W i e t i n g w i l l have t h e Detroit Symphony Orchestra next Monday night, w i t h "Tick Tack Toe" m o v i n g in on Mond a y for three days. Syracuse, w i t h a season of good t h e a trical attractions, is not p a t r o n i s i n g the l e g i t theatres a s other c i t i e s are patronising, according t o a g e n t s of t o u r i n g attractions, and t h e statement is verified by local house m a n a g e r s . Offering a decided contrast i s the a t t e n d a n c e a t the local pop vaudeville h o u s e s and pictures, where packed audiences every afternoon and n i g h t are the rule. The Baatable, playing burlesque, a l s o i s doing w e l l , buc t h e b i s houses are l i m p i n g a l o n g . Some of the best offerings of the season h a v e drawn comparatively s m a l l audiences. Syracuse u s u a l l y i s s t r o n g for the classical drama, but both Sothern and Marlowe and Robert Mantell had m o s t disappointing local e n g a g e m e n t s . The Shuberts, e s p e c i a l l y are
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f e e l i n g o u t the local s i t u a t i o n in a n effort t o reach the S y r a c u s e theatrical pulse. Already some t e n t a t i v e full w e e k e n g a g e m e n t s have been cut t o three day s t a n d s , a n d there is a s t r o n g possibility t h a t u n l e s s t h e s l u m p e n d s quickly, t h e r e w i l l be a further curtailment.
opened w i t h pictures, ban c l o s e d i n definitely, due t o poor business, one. of the reasons b e i n g on account of t h e cold weather.
A s t u d y of t h e local theatrical t a s t e l a s t w e e k showed t h a t Syracuse t h e a t r e g o e r s w a n t the comedy emphasised in a m u s i c a l comedy production. A s an Ill u s t r a t i o n Tavie B e i g e , B e l g i a n prima donna, w i t h "Fiddlers Three" did not receive t h e applause t h e comedians and d a n c e r s of the attraction w e r e accorded. S y r a c u s e a t present in reputedly f a c i n g a s e r i o u s labor shortage, y e t a c a n v a s s of the local l o w price h o u s e s Monday s h o w e d 1.000 men a t the Temple, 600 at t h e Beatable and 800 a t t h e Crescent. T h i s a v e r a g e , according to t h e box office men, i s maintained daily. Hundreds more a r e found In t h e films. Apparently, t h e labor u n r e s t fa w e l l i n g t h e t h e a t r e a t tendance.
Royal F i l m s of t h i s c i t y w i l l shortly release t h e first Realart picture, "Soldiers of Fortune."
VANCOUVER, B. C B y C. H. N E W B E R R Y . EMPRESS.—Edyth E l i o t t in "Pollyanna," supported by E m p r e s s P l a y e r s . AVENUE.—35-26-87, "Chin-Chin" proved e x c e l l e n t holiday attraction, it beln t h e first time it had been s e e n here. St T h e Cherniovsky Trio in concert, farew e l l appearance of t h e f a v o r i t e s prior t o t h e i r tour of Australia. Coming 7-10, San Carlo Grand Opera Company. ROYAL.—Martin J o h n s o n ' s "Canibal" pictures. First time here. ORPHEUM.—Vaudeville. PANT AGES.—Vaudeville. COLUMBIA.—Hippodrome circuit v a u deville and pictures. ARENA.—fee s k a t i n g and professional h o c k e y . Pictures l a s t w e e k . REX.—Pictures. DOMINION.—Pictures. COLONIAL.—Pictures. GLOBE.—Pictures. BROADWAY.—Pictures. MAPLE LEAF—Pictures. PROGRESS.—Pictures. KITSILANO.—Pictures. F A I R V I E W , NATIONAL,—Pictures. T h e Fairmont, w h i c h recently re-
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The San Carlo Grand Opera Co. comes to the Avenue for four d a y s , s t a r t i n g the 7th. W h e n here l a s t y e a r the company played t o e x c e l l e n t b u s i n e s s a n d from advance s a l e s t h e present e n g a g e m e n t w i l l be v e r y good. N e s t a t t r a c t i o n s a t the E m p r e s s w i l l be "Fair and Warmer" and "The B i g Idea." "The Sleeping Beauty," a X m a s pantomime, w a s presented a t t h e E m p r e s s for one m a t i n e e performance D e c SO. Miss Dadle H a r v e y and Mrs. C. 8. A r nold played . t h e leading roles. Lieut. J. D. Par*kin ( l a t e of London. E n s . ) . musical director. Prices w e r e $1.00 top. "The Trail of a Sourdough," a book of poems by Chas. E. Royal of t h e E m press, h a s been published and Is on sale in local stores. Both P a n t a g e s and the Orpheum g a v e special s h o w s N e w Year's eve. The E m p r e s s , home of t h e E m p r e s s Stock, i s also i n demand for special occasions, such a s Sundays. Last Sunday a m a s s m e e t i n g w a s held by a returned soldiers' o r g a n i s a t i o n at t h i s theatre.
WASHINGTON, D. C B y H A R D I E MEAKIN. KEITH'S.—Vaudeville. NATIONAL.—Cohan and H a r r i s are p r e s e n t i n g t h e i r "Cohanized" musical comedy, "The Royal Vagabond." This season Robinson Newbold Is featured and the piece Is attracting considerable attention, It had Its first performance here l a s t season and in i t s o r i g i n a l form received fairly good notices. POLTS.—The Shubert Galtles of 1813,
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w i t h a n Imposing list of n a m e s m e n tioned in the c a s t M 8HUBERT-BELASCO.—William H o d g e c o m e s for h i s annual visit, in a n e w lay t h i s time, however—"The Guest of Conor," by himself. Naturally h e i s d o i n g a fine business- h e a l w a y s does. SHUBERT-GARRICK.—A n e w production by the Shuberts i s h a v i n g its first s h o w i n g this w e e k , namely. "The Mood of the Moon," w i t h A l m a Tell h e a d i n g the cast, supported by Edmund Gurney, K a t e Morgan, Guy Nichols, Romaine Cale n d e r . Charles Gotthold, Emmet Shackelford*. Harold Heaton, E d w a r d T h o m p son, Charles Mason, Charles Bunnel, John Wray, E t h a n Allen and P a t r i c k Barrett. The piece is by CI e v e s Kinkead. arthur of "Common Clay." Reviewed e l s e w h e r e In t h i s issue. COSMOS. — L o v e t f s "Concentration": B i l l y Bouncer's Circus; Subers and K e e f e ; Hodge and L o w e l l ; L o u i s e Carter and company, in "The Returned Soldier"; DeVoie and Moral is and Al Raymond. GAYETY.—"Hip! H i p ! Hooray!" L O E W S PALACE.—Pictures. L O E W S COLUMBIA.—Pictures. MOORE'S RIALTO.—Pictures. MOORE'S-STRAND.—Pictures. CRANDALL'S METROPOLITAN.—Pictures.
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L e w Dockstader i s h e a d l i n i n s t h e bill at Keith's t h i s w e e k . The burlesque s h o w s formerly appearing a t the Lyceum, w h i c h w a s recently destroyed by fire, are n o w b e i n g s h o w n at the Folly, a t Ninth s t r e e t a n d P e n n s y l v a n i a a v e n u e . The house h a s been v a c a n t for years, and it has been c a u s ing s o m e discussion a m o n g theatrical f o l k s c o n c e r n i n g t h e a d v i s a b i l i t y of s h o w i n g the a t t r a c t i o n s of t h e American w h e e l in t h i s former "jinks" house. • Maeterlinck w i l l l e c t u r e Sunday afternoon at the Shubert-Belasco. H i s s u b ject w i l l be "The U n k n o w n Shore." h a v i n g t o do w i t h t h e spirit world. A l l records w e r e broken at Loew's P a l a c e Sunday n i g h t for t h e first s h o w ing of D o u g l a s F a i r b a n k s in "When t h e Clouds Roll By," so reported Lawrence B e a t u s , t h e house manager.
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