The billboard (Dec 1910)

DECEMBER 3, 1910. 15 [brief I rU people «r« tli« prlDclptl cootondan for tbe theatre of Bleury tod St. Catherine. Tbe second prospect has behind It the com- pany tbat oto and control, tbe Orpneom and theatres la Ottawa, Hamilton, Loudon, and Quebec. It la beaded bj Jaa. Duffleld. of Lon- don: Albert Dyment, and other*. Grand opera, now In Ita fifth week, haa been, ao far. a huge anotcaa. The management la making arrangements ao aa to guarantee another aeaaou In lim. N. v TORONTO, CAN. Last week Peter T. Orlffln circuit, was of toe of tbe John Orlffln the president and general mana- f*r of tbe Orlffln Amusement Co., Ltd., baa recently retnmed borne after a business to or sf three works orer bis large circuit of vaudeville theatre*. Mr. Orlffln la ft)lux to dispose of his piciure bouses and baa sold two ao far to a stock company for (30.000. Tbe company In- tends having an up-to-date theatre In every town or Importance In Canada, where It la represented at present. Besides popular vaude- ville it will book tbe Mr showi Harvey Oaban. who baa. been leader or tbe Gayrty orcbt-etra during the long Illness of W J. Oberoelcr, left town tbla week to " BydelPa London Belles ss musical The censor committee of tbe Bastera Wberl vlaltrd tbla city recently. JOSEPH 01MBON. NEW O RLEA NS, LA. A big International aviation meet will be held December 1-4. some of the srlstora to take part In It are: John B. Motaaaat. Charles K. Hamilton. Claude OrshSlUe-White. Olenn B. Curtlsa. Robert McCurdy. Frank Ely, c. J. Mara. three French aelators. Simon. Barrier and Osrros. and some of the Wright students. Many big cssh prises bars aiready been offered for the best flights. 8. J. Burger la handling tbs —et. the U>mn ette. Henri Wehrmann. a local musician and rr. will soon hare bis latest opera. The Swimming Girl, produced In New York by John Com. Prof. Wehrmann la the latest addi- tion to tbe New Orleans Symphony and master of the Beethoren Stria Wll. A. KANSAS CITY, MO. Rehearsals are tbe mle for tbe young folks who are gong to take part In the Kermis to be glees at the Bhabert Theatre, the week of December 5. for the benefit of the Kansas City EE tsS&yu^SSS trs Kan... City lb* week of Dec. 5 end will lend her ssal.tsDce to the snccess of the Kerala. J. J. Shubert. who Is In Ksnssa City on bus- iness, announces thst December 23. Cbrl.tmss Day. will see Con rent! on Hall la gala attire for the scenic spectacles presented at tbe New York Hlppodromo by tbe origins] Hippodrome Company. Louis Shonse, manager of tbe 11.11. autes tbat tbe atage will bare to be enlarged three limes Its present aire to accommodate the eosspany. The engagement will lsst two weeks with especlglly eV Iear's ftay. •labor.tr features for New Tbe newsboys of Ksnsss City were guests or Auditorium Theatre. agent of tbe Theatrical . this city, died St tbe Saturday night. Nor. id. of WU. W. SHELLEY. TO LEDO, O. Doc Jaa. Culver. Is with na and mating great preparations ror the arrlral of hie esteemed pal, Larry McLean, tbe receiving end nf tbe Cln- A great time la anticipated. Popular oeo. Bcbnettlr, of tbat city, la eapscted to hear great things. Harry Birch and rannle hearsing a new electrical I Chap nipple, and wife are bouse for the holi- days. They bare played considerable time In Indiana and their barnyard novelty la the real beedllaer. Of all tbe creations of Rube type, msnnger Barton, of the Lydell-Vnugba Company, came In tbe spot light laat week, playing tbe bit of Dannial Ttbhatts. In The College Widow. Re la a wonder la tbe constable nf the college town, it is thought that one of toe Ylclolty tillage, will get an option on him. If Alton. business manager of The Millionaire Kid, dors not make tbla town, a report will to be aent Into the Ht.lr A Harfin offlce. la reported that Anna Kra jj^ayg. paid me ouds, ad- . of Tbe Thief; John Glen no, Tbs Olrl la the Tail; John Mrobaney. Paid In mil, and laat but not least. Tom North, wltb bla atnriea of the Gentry Shows of tbe summer, and or what be will do for The Newlyweda tbs coming **!«. Mitchell. I. J. right and Jimmy Sprats A complete list of attractions ap- pearing In the oitiee mentioned on this page (• given In the) mant beginning on page) 18. they are going to Join out In the rale. Mac McCormlek has turned bla Into a vaudeville house and place la playing to large does some stunts and la rector of tbe other acta. Word baa been received tbat Monia Calne, the Irlab Thrush from Jersey, la In advance of Panama, n weekly booking for the Lyceum anon. Cy Schwab, one or our old-town boys, waa with na laat week wltb tbe Howe'a Lore Cure Girls. Cy Is watched closely by his gusrdlan angel, (wife) who Is also with tbe same com- pany. Some of the principals were bis guests at tbe homestead and an evening In borne cook- ing as tbe treat for the members.. Walter Moore, of the Lyceum Theatre, bsa been requested to have Bob La than and Fred Kraster join Tbe Thief. Things more when tbey come around. Joe Hurtle la stringing cable In the foyers of toe Arcade Sundays. The usual large crowds are tearing down tbe exlta. Ottl Klives Is reporting tbat owing to tbe great success of the Lydeii-Vaugbn Company In tbelr six weeka of stock at bla theatre, tbey are to return here lor a summer engagemenL Rachel May Clark, of the Payera Stock, to •landing many Idle momenta In her dressing room at tbe American making up little trlnk- eta for tbe little waifs of our city for Xmas. Several natives of tbe old town are with us. Among them are Cross and Msy, the origin- ator* Of the famous song, Casey^Joi MINNEA POLIS , MINN. John Webber, who appeared at the Metro Cilltan Opera House, November 20 to 23. In la atrimony a failure. Is a local boy whose par- ents moved hers from Massachusetts when he waa three years of age. He was prominent In nor hood to pnblle readings snd recltstlona from which be entered upon a tbesplan career, his Brat appearance having been with the late Clay dement In stock st Denver. Colo. Another well-known actor to Mill Cltyttee. although not a native Of Minneapolis, to Wil- fred Clarke, who Is appearing at the Unique Theatre tbla week la bla own Farce. Wbat Will Happen Nextf Ilr. Clarke appeared In tbla city In 1880 at.the opening performance of the old Hennepin Avenue Theatre (now the Lyric) playing at that time wltb Booth and Bar- rett, in 1891 be wss leading comedian with Jacob Lltts- Stock Company, which played al- ternately between Mlnnespolls and St. Paul. Manager Coaa. P. Salisbury, of tbe Lyric Theatre, announces as addition, to the Lyric - nf Jos. Theatre Stock Company the engagement or Baeatogton. formerlyl&WflSII latter a vraU-known local hoy who baa" had dxinldrTabic stork n pertence. Oa Monday evening. November 21. during tbe engagement of Miss Cousuelo Bally In Baby Mine at the Shnbert Theatre, the University of Minnesota foot ball team attended aa guests of tbe management. The boxes were reserved for tbe players snd tbe entire house decorated with tbe University colors. During tbs engagement of Bob Fttsslmmons and bla wife at tbe Miles Theatre, week of November 14. a novel souvenir waa given away throng-fa a drawing. Tbe novelty waa none other than a picture of the pugilist framed la a horseshoe which be himself welded at a local torge. Capacity bouse, all through the week testified to tbe enormous popularity so Joyed by tbe ei champion. Tbe Unique Theatre' baa discovered a new and novel means ut advertising. "BUI" Kay nor. Twin City representative of Sullivan and Conaldlne, baa bla headquarters at this theatre. Bill also aaa a Boaton bull-dog named "Mae." and with the coming of cold weather Mar baa acquired n new blanket which'bears tbe letter Int. "Unique Mascot." and when Mac ta given his dally airing—well, needless to say be at - BO little attention. • RODERIC STB. FLECRE. SEAT TLE, W ASH. While In Taeoma.' Nuv. 13. I bad an Inter- view with tbe managers of tbe different pic- ture houaoa and other theatres and found bout neaa very good, especially at tbe Sullivan at Conaldlne house—the Grand. Juhn W. Cook, acting manager, atstes that Sam H.ller win re- lieve him ss manager. December 18, he (Cook) returning to Seattle aa manager of tbe Mu- les lie. Mr. H.ller ta well known on tbe eosat. lis waa formerly with the Norrla Bros.- Clr and later m mac during Hon. Owing to a derailment of a sleeper on the Northern Pacific between Portland and Seattle. Virginia Harned and Company did not arrive In Seattle In time for tbelr scheduled perform- ance on tbe evening of Nov. 10. C. Harrison Green, business manager of tbe Seattle Dally 8tar. who h.s been with the pa- per eleven years, h.s resigned. Nearly every advance agent and manager of theatrical road companies visiting Seattle during tbe paat twenty years, knows Arthur Calder. passenger agent of the Canadian Pacific at Seattle, will be glad tn learn of bla well-de- served promotion to tbe position of aaatatant general passenger agent of the Canadian Pari" at Chicago, Previous to bis departure the local transportation and press clubs banqueted him. Corhett Morris. Juvenile man of tbe Rna- aell and Drew Slock Co., at the Alhatnbra. haa accepted sn engagement with the Lyric Thea- tre Stock Company In Minneapolis. Tentative puna for tbe new Metropolitan Theatre, whlrh Klaw * Krlanger of New York, will build at tbe southeast corner of Feme.*- avenue snd University street, were received November IS by tbe Seattle office of Howell and Rtnki-rt. architect".. A rrprpsrntstlTis of Stoos £5 W. Conaldlne sent word from New York to the general offices of Sullivan and Conal- dlne circuit here, tbat be bad purchased a new theatre In San Diego for (250.000 and an- other In St. Louis for a price considerable higher. The St. Louis bouse is considered one of tbe most Important links In tbe 8. * C. chain. It breaks op the one long Jump tbey had oa tbe Southern time snd gives them a boose which will seat 1.400 persons. On November 18th Alex. Pantagea purchased the Plymouth Cburch property at the northeast double corner of Third avenue and University street for 1325.000 and will Immediately Im- prove tbe property with a new theatre to cost f200.000. It will be the home of high-class dramatic and operatic atock companies—six mouths of each year to be devoted to each class of theatrical amusement. LBM A. SHORTEIDGE. furnish na with bllla or not. otters tom" " P —* for the building, tbey wUI OMAHA, NEB. The American Music Hall Is dark this wsek. owing to n dispute between tbe two wings of tbe William Morris Circuit. No advertising matter was ordered by Joseph Pile, msnsger. and no advance notices sent out. which situation naturally lead one to believe tbat tbe Of Morris would be dark. Manager Pile denied, through tbe eulumna nf tbe newspspers. thst bis bouse would close. Arthur Brandels, of tbe J. L. Branded A Sons, owners of the theatre, said In an Inter- view: ' "We are so far from both tbe San Francisco and New York oSices of the William Morris Interests, that we are not well Informed of their Intentions. The local management of the house will probably remain the same and Mr. Pile probably will continue as manager, no matter who fnmlahea the shoes. We cannot asy aa yet whether the William Morris Circuit win continue to There may be bouse, sa we nave several offers fron awaiting to come Into Omaha. We the Omaha public that the .house wUI not be dark for more than a week or two." It la rumored that the Pantagea Circuit are mighty .niious to sin. Into Omaha and take tbe Morris are strong attractions. The orders- to close came from Walter Hon* Seeley, manager of the western wing . of the Morris Interests. Tbe local house Is leased for several years by the American Music Hsll Com- pany Of Nebraska. In which the WlUism MOT- rls Company, western, owns seventy-live per cent, of Ibe capital stock. If tbe Morrla Com psny gets new la have to get som of the building or be obliged to pay rent on the building for the term of the lease. Also there Is a strong rumor that the Orpbeum In- terests are after tbe Morris house, color lent to this argument by tbe fact tbat Martin Beck, general manager of tbe Orpbeum Circuit, twice visited Manager Pile, of tbe American, when be (Beck) waa here recently. Manager Pile claims the patronage la steadily lacresslng. Hsp Ward. Harry Token. Lucy Daly and "Doc" and Mrs. Breed have tor tbe paat twelve years eaten their Thanksgiving dinner together In this city at the home or Doc. Breed. Ward meet "at* the 0 "homo 'of Doe' Breed* and^bave a "family" reunion. Tbla year the dinner waa held at tbe Strehlow. one of the swellest apart meats In tbe city. Needless to say, tbe wit and humor that floated orer the bones of the turkey would suffice- far many a comedy. Tbe songs of -the --other days'* sang that night carried the five back Into tbe past, where they met old friends now gone to the beyond. Commencing this week. Edwin Lynch replaces Averlll Harris as leading man of the Woodward Stork Company, which la playing at Ibe Boyd. Mr, Lynch baa played with Amelia Bingham and other well-known people. Mr.. Harris returns to New Tork. Other changes Include tbe addition or John J. McCahe and A. M. Keller, to fill va- nnclea. Lloyd Ingrabam, imr aas'lat-M wltb a dramatic school wltb Prof. W. C. Chambers, an exuert dancing teacher. Tbe Orpbeum has increased Ita patronage in this city despite tbe competition of the Amer- ican Mualc Hall. Vacant aeata at tbe evening performances are rare occurrences. Outside or writing the music snd lyrics snd tbs score to his musical corned lea. staging tbem and rehearsing them, revising and revamp- ing and playing the principal part himself. Rlcherd Carle hss sbsolutrly nothing to do with his music.i comedies. Also, he takes n wise and knowing squint at tbe box-offlc sheets ante In a while. Probably this accounts for the suc- cesa of Carle. Row arrange we should think of thst! Til bet that, the answer. frank Phelps, formerly treasurer of the Kmg and" I V^eJ"tSottlon 1 . t T he ^ *^jtf£yr ^ SAN FRANCISCO, CAL All the animal acta have been 'Frisco. We have some seventy-five or _ moving picture nooses all charging Are centa admission, and tbla week another—the moat elaborate and classiest of them sll—opened Its doors. It la called Hansler's Theatre, aad waa built expressly for the purpose by F. 0. Hanaler. It Is located on Fillmore street near Sutter, wltb sn established nickelodeon on ench side, mak- ing three aide by aide and one on tbe opposite aide of tbe a tree t, thus making In all four on the block. Hanaler haa established a new pol- icy, firstly admission for evening Is ten centa and afternoon Ave centa. In addition to four reels of pictures, a lady string orchestra with, Madam Sophia as soloist, and a high class lady singer. Is offered. Another feature .la tbe high-priced, leather covered opera chain, also beating plant and ladles Mr. Thomas of tbe Portola next week for a trip to Mexico to visit bis brother, after which he journeys to Cobalt. Can., to Inspect some silver mines in which be is In- terested. From Cobalt be goes to New York, thence to Boston, his old borne. Reports from Seattle mention tbat Alex, Pantagea purchased the site nf the Plymouth Church, adjoining the poet-office and will at onco demolish tbe building and erect In lis place a theatre to coat 8300.000. A long program was offered Friday afternoon. Not. 18. at the Columbia- Theatre for tbe bene- tt of the charity fund of the Associated Theat- rical Managers of San Francisco. Tbe Colum- bia Theatre orchestra, enlarged, furnished tbe music for the overture, after which Shubert'a Company played an act from The Blue Mo nd ladles retiring rooms Leahy, one of the pro snd Grand Theatres, wll Blanche Walsh snd Company presented tbe third act cf The Other Woman: William Faversham offered a coster recitation: Julia Opp. a Rou- manian folk lore. Others who contributed were: Bessie Bartocsle, Howard Ulckmsn and Thornae Chattertoo. lu a sketch. Lorn Lieb; Mai Dill, Beatrice Mlchclena, Nelson Downs. Billy Van. Grant and Hoag. Alfred, the Great, the trained chimpanzee, and two numbers from tbe recent Klrmess. Packed house at $2.00 per bead, at- tended. Tbe Valencia Theatre will reopen December B with tbe Perry Glrtoo Stock Company, pre- senting The Cowpuncber. Tbls will be followed by The Mlssourisn. It Is tbe Intention to offer n nsaaun of melodrama. George D. Ma - will be leading man. and Miss Iva _ leading woman. Popular prices ranging 10 to 50 cents will be chsrged. George Be ban. after an absence of l teen years from bere (bis natlee cltyl. . at the Orpbeum and received an oration as well ss many floral offerings. Billboard callers this week Included Carpos Brothers, sensational band balancers: Welsser snd Desm, black face tesm: Frank Voerg. com- edy musician; Parry and Berry, comedy acro- bats; Zeradoa Brothers, novelty eqnlllbtlata: Billy MeBreen, comedy acrobat: Siberian Rus- sian Dancers, Four Sensational Olivers, wire walkers: George Dalbente. Australian balsncer. snd Miss Malale Rowlands, society entertainer, n recent arrival from Australia; Gerceorttl Brothers, acrobats and hat throwers: Vsrd- Imperaonstor; Scnsell Foster, get formers, snd Con American 8hows. tea^eek'^indcrsrodent Bertha Folta. a well-1 actress, waa married 1 Henry Newman. Both sf tbe Newman-Polta Thea several yesrs, playing (Continued on page 22.) EDWARD EL8NER, City and State bonds to. the amount of $10,000,000 for the Panama Pacific International Exposition and In addition $7000 000 h.a been subscribed. With a capital of glT.aoO.000 'Frisco expects congressional en dorsemeot. as we do not ask a penny from 1b.- nnvernment and in the event of winning tb' battle the world la promised the greatest fat ever held, aa we have tbe climate, the location tbe grit and above all the money. Ho1Hog*berry'a Opera House tn Bolllster. was destroyed by Are November 11. st sn early hour In the morning. Tbe Gay Widow Company, which placed the house the previous evening, lost twenty-eight trunks with $3,000 worth a* wsrrlroba?.. Total lOSS to theatre, Jtt.SOO. with ^j^Q*^B^S''^Wlld^mlJSIrcM^oaed It. her Jnnlpero Serra In tbe MIsaton play at Riverside. * to be ' by ! <