
The firms want him to recommend their wares, boots and shoes, perfume, bath salt, chocolate candy and similar things. Caruga, described in the dis- patches as "a kindly brigand," Is being sought by many big concerns selling widely advertised merchan- dise on the Continent.

#CARUGA DOMACI FILM TRIAL#
All of Europe, but more particu- larly the Central Empires, is talk- ing about Caruga, a brigand on trial in Austria charged with a long string of murders.

AUSTRIA'S PRIZE BANDIT WANTED FOR PUBLICITY On Trial for Many Murders, Caruga Receives Offers from Commercial Firms, Etc. If this is so, it ij far and away the biggest salary ever paid to a British arthBt. George Cooper is not having too bright a time with the Gaumont people, owing to time limits and such, in his production of "The Eleventh Commandment." This picture may easily be his last with the firm. FAY COMPTON'S $500 A DAY BIGGEST SALARY Working in "11th Command- ment," George Cooper's Picture London, July 1. Sir Alfred would like to see it restored on that pedestal under a similar playing policy, but most likely with- out the "promenade" adjunct the Empire was equally famous for in those days. The EUnpire stood for ye'ars as the leading music hall of Europe. Of recent seasons the Empire, held by Sir Alfred under lease, has been Intermittently playing super-pictures and musicals. On the pro- gram will be a Ben All Haggin ta- bleau, produced by the New York artist, who is arriving here today on the "Berengaria." Nora Bayes also may be in the first show. A diversified vaudeville bill will Inaugurate the attempt. Sir Alfred's effort will commence during this month, prob- ably the 15th or 22d. Sir Alfred Butt has hopes of bringing back the Empire to its for- mer standing and prestige as a music hall. Eric Hoyt, 2013ĬABLE ADDRESS, VARIETY, LONDON p A R T F ^ 8 SL Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square \^ ^\ O l^ iL> iJ VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE ^ 2096-3199 Regent Wednesday, JREVIVING EMPIRE AS MUSIC HALL, AHEMPT BY SIR ALFRED BUn London Manager Hopes to Restore Former Pres- tige-Reopening This Month-Has Been Play- ing Pictures and Musicals London, July 1. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage.

In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Communication Artsįounded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Theatre and Vaudeville, Early Cinema, and Hollywood Studio System Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine",Vaudeville,Theatr
