VALDEVILLC ARTISTS FtNE s METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE APRIL 21st — THE PLEDGE OF THE N. V. A. S a mother who guards her own from harm, We shall take our kin by the hand, And their steps we will guide with steady arm To the lovely Saranac Land. We shall smile when they smile, their joys will share, As our path runs freely along; When their hearts overflow with music rare Then our heart shall beat to their song. But if shadows should fall and grief arise You will find us there by the side Of our children adrift ’neath threatening skies And we’ll stem the turbulent tide. For they’re blood of our blood and bone of bone; Not a precious life shall be lost When a mother’s most tender love alone Is the sacrifice for the cost. So our work must go on from year to year. And the strength of motherhood grow; And the faith we shall keep, oh, have no fear- For He knows they’re needing us so! —Roland Burke Hennessy. i Thirteenth Annual "^Benefit HE gala performance tonight brings to a conclusion the coast-to-coast cele- bration of the Actors’ National Jubilee which, in connection with the National Vaudeville Artists’ Organization, has been observed throughout the United States and Canada, in every theatre large and small, during the past week. The entire amusement industry and all of its enthusiastic patrons have united and participated in this one annual jubilee for the cause of philanthropy within the theatrical profession. This occasion marks the logical and complete coalition through the Vaudeville Managers’ Protective Association of all branches of the theatre with the National Vaudeville Artists’ annual drive in behalf of the less fortunate members of the theatrical profession. The eminent and representative general committee, this year consisted of 'William Fox, Nicholas Schenck, Sam Katz, Hiram S. Brown, Harry M. Warner, Harold B. Franklin, Edward Schiller, Milton Feld, L. E. Thompson, Spyros P. Skouras, Charles Levine, Charles Moskowitz, Joseph Plunkett, S. H. Fabian and Alex Pantages. This concerted action by all the motion picture presentation houses and vaudeville theatres account for the great results obtained. The outcome surpassed the efforts of each of the twelve years past at this period of the amusement season, when the people of the stage have always made a worthy effort to serve their own needy brethren in the same manner in which they are accustomed to serve all other deserving causes year in and year out with no hope or desire for selfish reward. On the distinguished list of artists who co-operated in theatres throughout the land or are appearing here tonight, there is not one who has not been seen and heard in hundreds of benefit performances in aid of patriotic, philanthropic, religious, educational or civic movements wholly outside of the world of the theatre. Countless thousands of worthy causes have benefited by their voluntary services. But once a year they unite in a campaign in behalf of their own people of the stage and screen, for the aged, the ailing, the incapaci- tated, the impoverished and the otherwise dependent members of their own profession. The distinction and size of tonight’s audience is another evidence of the fact that the intelligent and sympathetic amusement-loving public of New York—as of the entire nation—are in complete accord with this purposeful occasion; that they know and approve of its motive and its splendidly generous fulfilment. Throughout the past week of the Actors’ National Jubilee, in every city of the major and minor circuits, stars of the legitimate, the films, the opera, musical comedy, the revue, the radio, the circus, the sport and the concert fields—wherever they chanced to be—volunteered to appear in this same cause for which we are here tonight. It is the one annual drive for funds in aid of the needy members of the theatrical profession. No such splendid demonstration as this of tonight would be possible without a public understanding and appreciation of the underlying purpose of so memorable an entertain- ment. This audience is largely representative of the best element of the 100,000,000 American people who love and support their theatres. They know, too, that the method and manner of philanthropic service established and perfected by the National Vaudeville Artists has been the admiration and the example of experts in every important fraternal, beneficiary or co-operative charitable organization in this countrv. And it is because of this well-founded understanding of the generous scope and unselfish purpose of this annual jubilee week, that the artists of every branch of the amusement world gladly volunteer, and that the gracious patrons of every form of modern amusement always respond so generously. BREMS-FITZ AND MURPHY BROTHERS The Executive Board of Laughlanders Union in an Extraordinary Session BOOKED SOLID UNTIL RADIO-KEITH-ORPHEUM CIRCUIT Direction: NAT SOBEL Thanks to All R-K-O Executives COMPLIMENTS HAROLD (HAL) COOPER YATES and LAWLEY SONGSTERS Victor Kecordnig Artists DIRECTION OF MAX GORDON A WORLD SENSATION THE UESSEMS Only Up-Side-Down Juggling and Foot Antipodists in Creation WITH AND THIS YEAR’S STYLE IN DANCES Military scene staged by Johnny Martin Direction MARTY FORKINS—JACK WEINER, Associate Cointflinients of AL ABBOTT MAE JOHN TEDDY At the Old Town Hall FALLS - READING - BOYCE Booked Solid with the Radio-Keith-Orpheum Circuit for the Next Five Years Direction MARTY FORKINS Direction: MAX GORDEN WILLIAM FOX President of the Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theatres Corporation WORLD’S GREATEST MIDGET SHOW ROSE’S TWENTY-FIVE LILLIPUTIANS THE BIGGEST LITTLE SHOW ON EARTH WITH THE ONLY MIDGET BAND IN THE WORLD C. B. MADDOCK PRODUCER OF HEADLINE VAUDEVILLE ACTS 151 WEST 48 th STREET Bryant 4531 '<' JT ^ j MISS PATRICOLA Winner in R. K. O Voting Contest Direction of MORRIS & FEIL ARLINGTON Mistakes Will Happ Direction: Playing ABE FEINGOLD, MORRIS & FEIL RADIO-KEITH-ORPHEUM CIRCUIT ^7 ^ hM MARIE VALENTE EUROPE’S VARIETY STAR—First American Tour Direction JENIE JACOBS PAT CASEY AGENCY STEVE JOHNNY FREDA and PALACE KETCH-ON Booked Solid Direction RADIO-KEITH-ORPHEUM CIRCUIT MARTY FORKINS Nr FOUR CAMERONS LIKE FATHER LIKE SON OUR FRIEND ARTHUR PEARCE GEORGE McCLENNON WILL J. WARD THAT’S ME The Story Telling Pianist Direction of MARTY FORKINS Direction: HARRY A. ROMM JACK- ANTHONY & HOWLAND -BILL MAKE IT DISTINCT Direction: HARRY A. ROMM WILLIE MAUSS The World’s Cljaiiipioii Bicycle Rider Presenting A SENSATIONAL NOVELTY Direction of M. S. BENTHAM MAURICE SAMUELS HERBERTA BEESON & CO DAINTY DANCES ON THE WIRE THE GATES OF AMERICA Direction: PAT CASEY AGENCY Direction: PAT CASEY AGENCY NAT C. HAINES OFFERS HELLO MAMA THE COMEDY MASTERPIECE OF VAUDEVILLE CHEW HING TROUPE RAY HULING CHINESE WONDER WORKERS and SEAL VERSATILiry & FEIL Direction: ROSE & MAN\('ARING Direction: MORRIS aiperin A HEADLINE COMEDY ACT Joe Marks & Co* M. S. BENTHAM HERMAN CITRON Direction: ChaS. H Allbn HAROLD B. FRANKLIN President, West Coast Theatres, Incorporated SPYROS SKOURAS Warner Bros.—First National Theatres M FRANK GABY IN VAUDEVILLE Direction: JACK CURTIS ' T 'HAP’ PARNELL and LLORENCE JOHNNY HYMAN ” Showing "S///Z Rhymin’ SYMPTOMS OF ? ? ? Playing Pranks With Webster’s New "FOR NO REASON” International Dictionary Direction: JACK CURTIS Direction: JACK CURTIS The Titian Cloivn PAUL WHITEMAN’S MISS PRIMROSE SEMON RHYTHM BOYS Vaudeville’s HARRY HARRIS—BING CROSBY Dynamic Comedienne AL RINKER Divecfion: CHAS. MORRISON Direction: CHAS. MORRISON POLLY & OZ NOLAN BROTHERS and VESSEY Scenesongs A BIT OF WEST POINT Direction of CHAS. MORRISON Direction: LEE STEWART DOTSON FRANK JEROME & EVELYN A Breeze from Broadway LIGHTNING STEPS AND LAUGHS Direction: BERNARD BURKE Direction: HENNESSY- BROWN HARRY LETA FABER and WALES DOC BAKER The Celebrated Quick Change Artist EVERYDAY TALK 1 : 'A, 1 M b WITH COMPLIMENTS OF BILLY Ti BATCHELOR i; r \ TO NATIONAL VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS’ r FUND MISS MAYRIS CHANEY AND MR. EXHNG EATON EDWARD FOX "A Dozen Minutes of Variety” "’Delightful Dance Delineators^’ Now Touring Interstate Circuit Assisted bv EARL PAULL & MILTON MURRAY Sincere Thanks to My Manager, JACK CURTIS Direction ARTHUR PEARCE JIM TONEY and ANN NORMAN in "A MAN ABOUT TOWN” Direction of CHARLES MORRISON THE BURLESQUE CLUB OFFICERS President, EMMETT R. CALLAHAN 1st Vice-President, RUBE BERNSTEIN 2nd Vice-President, BOBBY CLARK Treasurer, GEORGE DRESSELHOUSE Secretary, HENRY KURTZMAN BOARD OF GOVERNORS CHAS. H. ALLEN MARK NELSON CREO SCHOOL OF IRVING BECKER FRED SEARS SENSATIONAL DANCING WM. S. CAMPBELL GEORGE H. SUTTON 170 WEST 48th street WILLIAM HEXTER \i’M. S. CLARK NEW YORK CITY WASH MARTIN FRANK HUNTER BRYANT 5156 AMERICA’S FOREMOST DIALECT COMEDY TEAMS (PAST AND PRESENT) HARRIGAN & HART WEBER & EIELDS McIntyre & heath WATSON & COHAN KERNELl. BROS. BERNARD & MANN ROGERS BROS. KOLB & DILL ? ? WHO PAID FOR THIS SPACE ? ? ART-HENRY BOOKED Direction of PAUL DEMPSEY SOLID FRANK EVANS OFFICE PAUL NINO BOOKED SOLID R. K. O Direction: HARRY WEBER AU REVOIR! SAILING JUNE 26 , FOR CHEVALIER BROS AUSTRALIA BLANCHE AND JIMMIE T/Milks to Russell Decker CREIGHTON DIRECTION Direction: HARRY WEBER HARRY WEBER SIMON AGENCY M. SHEA Buffalo and Toronto EDWARD M. FAY, PROVIDENCE, R. I, JOHN SINOPOULO Orpheum Theatre, Oklahoma City, Okla iAi NAOMI RAY EDDIE HARRISON Direction of JOHN B. McKEE REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES H. ALLEN M. S. BENTHAM OEEICE Joe Mack and Gail Rossiter BOBBY BARRY Playing Radio-Keith-Orpheum Circuit Touring Radio-Keith-Orpheum Circuit Direction: CHARLES ALLEN Direction: M. S. BENTHAM M. S. BENTHAM OEEICE CHARLES DERICKSON THE YOUNG DRAMATIC TENOR — AND — FvOGER WILLIAMS BURTON BROWN ON THE AIR” THE YOUNG CONCERT PIANIST Direction: LEE STEWART CARR BROS, and BETTY HERMAN SALLY HYDE and BURRILL DEMONSTRATING "A BIT DIFFERENT” CHAS. JAMES FORSYTHE and KELLY HOWARD REAN ANDERSON GRAVES — IN — Assisted by COLE CARROL 'GETTING A LIGENSE’ "Taking Her Fishing” Direction: MAX HAYES By HOWARD ANDERSON Wishing the N.