The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-16
BROADWAY FINDS
"KICk" IN JAZZ
Prohibition Fails to Dim White
Lights.
Kansas City Star.

New Ork.-AS II 10 prove lna'
Broadway can take its liquor or leave
it alone, New York and his girl are
crowding the temples of the great
god, Jazz, in larger numbers thar
ever before. Prohibition has made
no more impression on the amusement
industry than split pea shot against
the armor of battleship.
Tonight we'er promised "posi
tive sensation, direct from the sui
tan's haren," when Fatima, expo
nent of daring Oriental Dances" vii
do her little turn at the COLDER
glades. From all advance accounts il
seems that harem girls have SHIN
me number that makes the gyrations
of the old-time girl in pink resemble
the pious gestures Of a religious re-
cluse. New York and his girl will
have to see Fatina.
! Generally speaking, the cabaret has
developed into a very pretentious en-
tertainment called "revue" for lack
!! of a more pact name. Dance halls
! are blossoming out in her tlnsel
glories and the young people are
/ swarnaing to them because there are
no walters to tip, and an evenings
fun may not come to more than 81
or SIS.
i Reisenweber's cafe, which has three
floors, is crowded nearly every night,
supporting a revue company of 45
singers and dancers by means of a
cover charge of so cents. This after
noon a new company of girls was re-
hearsing the numbers of show that
is to break loose on the amusement
hungry people of New York next
Monday night.
New Crop Of ''Wit."
The star song of the act, to the
tune of ''Torreadoro," goes something
like this:
''Toreadoro rambled on the scene;
"Three Spanish onions hit him on the
beam"
The producer, Max Rogers, who
supplies similar shows to the hotels
in half dozen big cities, explained
that the new songs are wittier than
the old crop. In the past the people
were more tolerant of inane dialogue
becauss they anaesthetize themselves
with liquor, he sad.
Within couple of blocks of one
another three great dance halls are
booming. Roseland, Jazzland and
the Broadway Gardens draw thous-
ards of dancers every night, and Sat-
urday night the traffic is so heavy
that boys and girls form a long line
extending down Broadway, waiting to
get -into Roseland.
Jazzland and the Broadway Gar
dens are in Easements. Like Wilson's
academy, Jazzland is for men only
that is. the house supplies the part
rers. who are called "instructresses." !"
Roseland has ITS house partners
ready to whirl with unaccompanied
customers, l25 being girls and fifty
men.
| Such dance halls are restoring the
nickel and dime to the status OF
money, the average price of a dance
being FIVE cents in addition to the
''gate" of IS cents. Upstairs over
Rector's which has just closed, ten
cent dance hall is about to open. A
month ago Rector's was charging
sl.S5 for bottle of ginger ale.
The cabaret "tea dance" seems to
be just about through. 1t just has
been discontinued at Church'lPs
which, with Rector's, still ran that
sort of entertainment.
Five professional partners are re-
ported to have struck for more
moneylat Churchill's. Churchill says
he "threw them out" and cut out the
tea fights in favor Of a business
mems lunch. At night he runs re-
vue and dancing.
The little club advertises Dance
Until Dawn and, like Reisenwebers
attracts crowd of people who appar-
emily don't have to stand revelite
Prices Slumping Little.
Advancing prices seem to have
slumped little all along the line eN-
cept in the regular theaters. With
the best seats in the hands Of scaspers,
who demand from s. to SS for tick
ct marked so cents, it is conapara-
lively inexpensive to go to restau-