The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10
Green Room GOSSIP
BY sTuaeY AND Al.

,Winona Winter. that charming little
miss from Huntsville, Ala, who scored
such distinct hit here. at the Orpheum
earlier in the season. left the Julian Ell
tinge revue at San Francisco last week
Just prior TO the company's sailii for
the Orient. Miss Winter, who Joined
the female impersonator Just after
leaving Memphis, opened on big time
again at Oakland.
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Last Sunday proved a record breaker
for Loew's Lyceurh. Days ttceipts to.
tailed exactly SIS better Than any IRE
vious mark, The total box office, in
Keeping with Marcus Loew's policy, Is
not made public.
What do you think Of It, boys
Even the prohis have reformed the old
time ''melodrammer." A sequel to
Ten Nights in a Barroom" has Up.
peared. Its title is "The Reformation
Journeying eastward after a com
plete conquest Of the coast and Middle
western vaude centers, Percy Bronson
and Winnie Baldwin, who conclude an
enga cement at the orpheum Sunday
night, are preparing to. invade the
Palace, with their "Visfon OF 1852 skit
The offering is something new, nifty In
setting, unique in idea, Astounding In
humor and artlstically executed. By
rights 1t should raise the blase Goth.
antics off their seats.
From New Orleans comes the word
that FRITZ scheff, at the Lyric next
week, has changed the color motif Of
her browning glory, Col. o, NJ. Samuel
in terse manner, thus speaks:
Miss Scheff Is wearing auburn hair
this season."
With this attraction the sub,sot
arises a question on which we car
speak with absolute authority. The Al
Wilson with Miss Scheff in "Glori-
anna" positively is no relation to the
AL Of Green Room Gossip staff.
Ed Schiller. Southern director for
Marcus Loew, started a two weeks va
cation recently. His last word to man
ayers was that he did not want to hear
mention OF theatrical business until his
return from his trip, which was an
nounced as a secret one, destination IA
remain unknown. Schiller hadn't been
away. two days before Manager Ben
Stainback, of the Lyceum, received a
letter inquiring about something.
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Reports, say that Chicago received
the British vaudeville star, Wilkle
Bard, in a rather mild way. Oh, well,
Chi, in the words Of an eminent critic,
has not yet cut its dramatic eyeteeth,
and its middle name is hokum.
Solid shows to take form at Balti.
more will play together for Is weeks
on Loew's Southern and Southwestern
time. beginning shortly. This means
that acts visiting Memphis will play to-
gether through IS cities. The tour will
end in Chicago.
There is some Nemesis pursuing COL
r.. G. Courtney. who Is inside ticket
salesman for the B. a B. and Ringing
supercircus, and better known 10 hum
dteds of Memphians as Bob" He's
continually changing his address. Last
heard from he was holding forth some
where on Manhattan" There can be
put three classtfications Of the cause
--prohi: financial and marital. Which
is 1t, Bob?
See where the Ergotti twins are due
TO show at the Lyric within the next
few days Are they regular people or
can 1t be that Frank GRAY Ia intending
a venture in the drug business?
The doughnut king, Doc Nolen, who
whites away the summers handing out
Rasteboards Cat six bits peri for the
B. B. and r. circus, is reported as
contemplating charging the hole in his
product as a result Of the advance in
wheat. We can say thls Doc made an
awful big hole In certain See box In
Memphis last October.
Genial George McKeune, scenic artist
extraordinary, is scheduled to depart
from our midst Saturday night, His
next stop will be Minneapolis, where
the wings drops and other investiture
needs the attention Of his master hand.
lie has been in Memphis for several
months now, working on some new eff.
feots for the Orpheum stage. They
will be put in use shortly.
Billing says Should Woman Tell?'
Is coming to the Lyceum Sunday To
be sure the gentler sex must never let
mere wearers of trousers get ahead.
Mantell was here last week.
That we'll remembered team Of black.
face entertainers, Comfort and King,
are headed this way. Critics up tho
road say they are getting the applause
all right. Probable Orpheum attraction
within week or So
Bird Millman, featured for sev.raI
seasons as the premier wire artist with
Ringlings circuses Is reported as the
latest acquisition to Flo Ziegfelds "Fol-
lies"
Seeking TO gain knowledge OF print
ing in order that he may specify what
size and character OF type to use in
making up his program, Manager John
A. Bertram, OF the orpheum, has been
making inquiries as 10 where he can
perfect his education in this particular
line. tbs new venture for a local
theater manager but Green Room Cos.
sip long has known him as a devil
with the ladies.
Robert Mantell has been on the stage
80 years and few months. He cele-
brated his fortieth anniversary as a
Thespian in October, 1906. Few Mem
phians who last week saw him at the
Lyric were aware OF this fact
One Of Burl Grants friends has to
guard carefully to keep him from eating
nuts. Since the time Burl, journalist
has added basso cantanta whatever thai