The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-09
A. |. Erlanger Declares That
There Is No Reason for Alarm
Really P1rra Glass Attractions on To"F
In This Country Now Playing IN
Theatres Booked by Aif to Bigger
Recsipts Than Ever Before.


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spcclni prominence IN a Ne" f"FH m. nv
oaDer on saturday morning '""' e
slump ~ the uli t;"EriS.''"E -" "
trical huS:r,SS has MT H:s EGHH,'I
luS. n. Il IA; l."Hd"n and i"' ''.'"''.',
nrovincr. last spring S"v;2H :" i"' 80
cali Tor very serious Con'h'h" SEA"
4 L, ErlanE"r recently. -,
In any mau "a tn" United states ~
qualified 70 speaK with Sutnor!S ABOUT
the theatrical business our - hc,,,
that man For many years ne iaN ptt"
= leader umuas. thu thc@tri'"I H'"'1N-
esrs nt this country AZ producer ~ q"
owrar of theatres and as tn" "'r'SV"'
III the largest booking "ttlfH ~ 81,
world. Thus position gives ham "iur'
and more completc Knowledge " w.
d,,iorS In thu theatrical worn ''a"
srv other on" man ram possibly pos
sasH Mr. ErlanSer Is Inclined L" Key
ms special knowledge 10 hinStI'. -
!, seldom that he is induced 10 MAKE
q statement but when re does II Is u
WAYS Of the highest interest," anu 80
accuracy is unQuesuonab'I.
Getting right down tn the real ia'ts
,hout tho conditions that are DISTURBING
rsoplc in the theatrical BUSINESS just az
me present time" SAID MI Lrl""s,' =
",herr Is nothing chat IAN III any Wy oo
aroper,v designated as u stump rt'v'!
,n.i,v first class attraction now plaEins
- tho United States Is drawing Ia!S'F
-sCrtptS than u ever did cct"Fr' A"'
theatres in this city booked "hu con-
trollrd by me- have never p"t"r' az "''S
time. enjoyed such prosperity. CAL! saH
positively that the same Sla'V ,s''.,,r ~
piles rmphatic 10 every tn'1 ""
hook in Boston. Philadelphia, anu w
rago as we'll rs those in the snal!''
cities like Pittsburgh. DetrHit. nl.s
land. Buffalo. Rochester. "asn'nst,,U't''
Indianapolis Louisville, ST. LOUIS M
waukec. Cincinnati. New urienmS' -,
lanta, San Francisco. MhceliEs' 80
,angeI.s Portland and Seattle. There
is no exception.
~ the public - Interested IN KNOW
ing exactly what Is wrong with thr 1n.
atr!caI business IN this country l Si
give :; the accurate lnf"rEA'ipH
Sriefly Too many outsiders. lured oE
.xayp,rotrl stories OF the t;toThio1S
prnfits made in this business nave IN
tered the field. calling themselves ~
duccrs' and have flooded IN" InaI ~.
With inferior attractions. ana tne'e
10 morr room for inrcrlGr'ty ~ "a" -
otrs than there il anywhere else PRIV
.h,y loss This Increased competitions
r. hern accompanied by n correspond
ing increase in the salaries OF ever! o,'t
rup'nvrd about n theatre from INC -
who opcnS the carriage doors !" Lr'L.'
20 tho stage doorke"per al Tue - -,
Tha present high cost or n'a'h'eleHHo,
,rd Increased per ccrtages uron ~h'ch
rcce;3,s arr divided between the attraS
tin, ara the theatre leave the 'ne1Ste
manager with harelyenouEh ,,
times not gh--to pay hts cyprus. -,
Rentals OF theatres. too. have gone w
LON, with the rentals OF other GRASSES
or moulding and m many instances ~
. th,atrs that formerly rented loi 80
non the landlords now deTAnu-e''u
gets. $lnn.o00. 80 ,s.,-
"Rut there is no occasion Tor pes
g. GOING To he Il case OF tho SurElNaI 9,
tho fittpst a. usual. These he"Soi'rS =
Who call themselves managers
whose only right 10 that ttls ~ 'maS
they have been able 10 p"rsu'ur ~"
r,ry and il-advised persons 10 ,HNe
80. ia their enterprises. are Bo!nS 10
IoSe mis- money and after that tAc ger
nIr. shovmen will regulate their al :
Spirs and the business Will return "
normaL"-New York telegraph
Manager Fred F.. Johnson OF the
r-onr, Theatre is inclined 10 the same
nointx brought out by MIR. Eriahscr,
"N'healinE people have advanced 70
degree that might say th'F noHe
come educated in selecting &lr ~
While Z has always pee" 1nc,,In,a,c
70 present only the best lesltii"H ",
ni,vs in this city. 6rtent'mes my "a
hors have zone for rauEht. due 70 H ht
Dlr demand tor the stars In tnc m sI'
.,iti.s, Il ~ only natural mat Hnera
49, nstronizes such stars rs Al Jolsvn.
GUY Bates Post. Edwin Mit1I ana man N !,
c,Ss-sNNthe reason. they are known Iar
and wide. Then again Wheeling l'K s'
rHn.tcaI shows 81 high caItore-hnt tn'
Mind chat are not dominated oE
s s that ia the popularpric"d per
rormances. There have been; nowevsr,
sexs-ai worthy comedies and dramatic
hits that bore the New tory SAM
OF Approval hat played 70 mreu no, =,
pustpess. again bearing out tne po'"'
49, Wheeling wants melody
How do YOU account for the hieh