The Billboard 1905-04-15: Vol 17 Iss 15 (1905-04-15)

The Billboard 5 and the other $10,000 will be raised by smaller subscriptions. Manager S. Z. Poli has purchased a site in Worcester, Mass., upon which he intends building a new vaudeville theatre before Sept. 1. It will be one of the largest upon the Poli Cireuit and be built strictly upon modern lines. The new $70,000 theatre in Camden, N. J., will be built of gray brick and Indiana limestone. The seating capacity will be about 2000, A feature of the theatre will be its which will be used for summer The house opens in September. roof garden, productions. c. W. Bachelor manager of the opera house at MePherson, Kan., has recently equipped his house with two large hot air furnaces, added five new sets of scenery and retouched all of the old. This house is now one of the best equipped theatres in Central Kan sas. Cumberland, Md., will have a new theatre next fall, the Cumberland Construction and Dramatic Co. having recently been incorporated with a capital stock of $50,000 for that purpose. The new theatre will be con structed of pressed brick with stone trimmings. The new theatre to be built at Mich., will cost $13,000, will seat ooo, and will be provided with a fire curtain, a stage sufficiently large to accommodate all traveling companies and all other improvements of a first-class theatre. The street front will be of a modest design. Mesrs. John M. Nash, of Winnipeg, Man., and E. G. Gridley and Jos. L. Maitland, both of Duluth, Minn., have recently organized the Orpheum Co. for the purpose of building a new theatre in Duluth to take the place of the present Bijou Theatre, the facilities of which are declared inadequate. Jonesville, The executive staff of the Olympic Theatre, Springtield, IL, is as follows: John terriman, manager; Robert Deach, treasurer; John Golden, head usher; Morris O'Leary, gateman, and John R. Massie, musical director. A feature of the house is a very fine seven-piece orchestra, composed of first class musicians. Manager Renton of the Trent Theatre, Trenton, N. J., and manager Keeney of Keeney’s Theatre, Brooklyn, have jointly purchased a site for a new theatre in Paterson, N. J. Plans for the new enterprise are well matured and ground will shortly be broken and work begun upon the theatre, which will open Sept. 1 with vaudeville. Wilmer Orpheum Messrs. gers of the have secured a & Vincent, manaTheatre, Utica, N. Y., lease on the Majestic Theatre in that city and will assume the management as soon as the term of the present lessees, the Messrs. Schubert, expires, May 1, of next year. It is said that the Schubert Brothers will build a new theatre in Utica. After many rumors for years past Jersey City, N. J., is to have a new highclass vaudeville theatre. The Klien Amusement Co., through its secretary, T. W. Dinkins, states that land has been purchased and plans are being drawn for the house, which will be constructed on the Cantilever plan and will seat about 1,800 people. The facade will be be of stone and leaded glass three stories high. The Klein Amusement Co. now own and operate the Bon Ton Theatre, Jersey City, and are engaged in building a new theatre at Union Hill. N. J., to be known as the Hudson. It is the intention of the company to open both their houses Sept. 1. Manager Dinkins will direct the business of the three houses. MUSICAL. Col. John Shayne, in advance of the Boston Ideal Opera Co., is doing some good work for that organization. The Billboard Girl is the name of a new march song by Helen May Butler. It is being rendered by her Ladies’ Military Band. Next season John Shayne will direct the Boston Ideal Opera Co., which will present the comic opera entitled, Persian Honeymoon. Hiram W. Hays will present Dick Richard’s Juvenile Opera Co. in The Will 0’ The Wisp at the Crawford Theatre, St. Louis, Mo., April The San Toy Co. traveled by special from Montreal to Port Huron, Mich., in order to make their engagement at the Grand Opera House in the latter city. The Theodora Morse Trio, now on the Keith Circuit, write that their biggest successes are Good Bye Sis, Longing For You, and What The Brass Band Played. Next season Mr. William Allen and Mrs. Chas. Lamb (Clara Haxel) will be starred in a new musical comedy, entitled The King +» Kokomo, under the management of Chas. amb, Peter Piper is the name of a stirring and catchy march and two-step by S. R. llenry, now being exploited by Messrs. Joseph W. Stern & Co. It made a big hit in Baltihore, The recent engagement of the Columbia Opera Co, at Eldora, la., was so successful that Manager Gilman has booked the attraction for the fair dates, when a_reper‘olre of operas will be presented. Marie Dainton, now Peggy Machree in London, and who sang in this country several years ago in The Belle of Bohemia, is said to have made a fortune — the last three months in stock specuations, appearing in Florrie Clemens, who is now making a tour of the country with Search Lights of a Great City, has placed the following three songs on her repertoire: Those Songs My Mother Used to Sing, Mum’s The Word, and Tammany. ry Frank Deshon and James McClure, of the Bob White Co., it is reported, will star in a new opera by Willard Spencer, whose illness has necessitated a postponement of the venture. These gentlemen are making good in their present vehicle. Arthur Heft, dean of Island Park College at Des Moines, Ia., and conductor of the Heft Symphony Orchestra, is to succeed Charles W. Dalby as director of the lowa State Military Band. Mr. Dalby is in poor health and physicians offer little hope of his recovery. Frederick C. Wight, our correspondent at New London, Conn., and author and composer of the music of The Girl and The Bandit, the march played at the recent inaugural festivities in Washington, is receiving very high praise from critics for his efforts in music composition. Johnny B. Wills, author and co-star of Two Old Cronies, has the following people in his company: James Leslie, Thos. Bateman, Walter S. Wills, Dick Thomas, E. J. Grgeory, Kate Helston, Lily Adams, Dorothy Mason, Helen Mason, Gertie Arnold, Bessie Gregory, Mabel DeGarmo, Dolly Gregory, Hazel Boyne and Alvora. The executive and business staff for Innes and his band is as follows: E. F. Glenn, president; H. P. Boyden, vice-president; C. P. Mellen, business manager; G. C. Lee, secretary, and William Hamilton Cline, general manager. The soloists are Mrs. Partridge, so prano; Fritz N. net; Thos. King, nium; C. Franeci, tone, and H. T, Huttman, tenor; B. Kyrl, cortrombone; J. Gerrara, euphoFrench born; T. Cady, bari Williams, harp. A magnificent opera house is to be built at Ostend on plans similar to that at Beyreuth, where Wagnerian operas are to be sxiven with even more elaborate scenic preparations. The manager will be Mr. VanDyck, a famous tenor, who has obtained the active co-operation of King Leopold. The opera house will be connected with the royal castle by an underground passage. The money for the project will be supplied by a group of capitalists of Antwerp. Miss Eva W. Wallace, most popular vocalists on will be seen this Mr. Francklyn one of the the vaudeville stage, summer with her husband. Wallace, the well-known baiicd singer, in a comedy playlet written especially for them. Among the songs they intend to feature will be Fay and Oliver's Awake, My Beloved, Awake, Ward & Corliss’ Star of My Life, and one or two others from the catalogue of Witmark & Sons. Mr. Wallace enjoys the reputation of having introduced many song successes on the vaudeville stage. St. Louis is developing rapidly as a producing center for musical farces and extravaganzas. Last season it recorded a dozen successes and this season bids fair to be even greater, despite the fact that Checkers, Louis J. J. SCHULTHEISER John J. Schultheiser, whose likeness appears above is working in co-operation with Frank Meiville in the construction of the chain of Fairyland parks throughout the country. He has for the past few years been successfully conducting summer amusement resorts, among others being Rye Beach, New York. Mr. Schultheiser is well known as a builder of several street railways and electric light plants, which is a valuable factor in the construction work of summer amusement attractions. His knowledge of building is general, and he is regarded as one of the best architects, electricians and general construction men in the country. jana and Mrs. Wigss of The Cabbage Patch were local offerings. Work on the scenic effects and costumes of Little Miss Dina Mite, which will receive a summer portrayal, is pro gressing rapidly. Joseph Pazen is the author of the latter piece, which will be promulgated by the International Amusement Exchange of St. Louis. MINSTREL, Bryant & Saville’s Minstrels open at Dorney Park, Allentown, Pa., May 29. These gentlemen have organized a good company which will be a laugh from start to finish. “Doe” Waddell writes: We took a new way to advertise Alliance, Ohio. The town was deluged with flyers, reading ‘‘Free show at theatre to-night,”’ and giving a list of the performers in their daring acts. This was April 1. The house was crowded, and at curtain call it was announced that as it was All Fools’ day the performers named could not be present, but that the following Saturday the Ted E. Faust Minstrels would positively appear. VAUDEVILLE, Will H. Armstrong, the expressman, was a Billboard caller last week. Leon and Bertie Allen opened upon the Lang Circuit at Butte, Mont., March 26. On account of the illness of Mrs. Ray, the Three Rays are still at Quincey, Ill. James and Barney Farley are back again in the west after a tour of the eastern houses. Kathryn Swan and Chas. D. Hammond report unqualified success in their com edy sketch, Family Jars. The Cromwells, aerialists, are returning to Ohio after three successful sea son’ in Mexico and Texas. After two weeks of needed rest in Chicago, Brott and Mason opened at the Bijou Theatre, Rockford, Ill., April 3. Jerome and Edwards, comedy acro bats, are meeting with an enormous success in their new trick billboard act. Leonard Kane writes that he has eanceled his engagement over the Keith Circuit to remain with the Myrkle-Harder Co. Lillian Leighton & Co. take pleasure in announcing their new act, entitled A Matrimonial Revolution, a tremendous success. May and Miles, having played all engagements in the northwest, are in California and will return east about the middle of June. MecGinniss and MecGinniss spent a pleasant week with Monte O'Neill during their engagement at Leavenworth, Kan., week of March 16. Bragg-Ashton and George W. Evers are in their eighth week at the Yale Theatre, Kansas City, producing their comedies with good results. The D’Arville Sisters are doing their specialties with the Paige Comedy Co. to great success. Mile. Irene is a very pretty little soubrette. Dalton and Cunningham write that they are scoring a big hit at the Elk Theatre, Pocatello, Idaho, where they have been for seven weeks. Having closed with the Why Women Sin Co., April 15, at Springfield, Ohio, Will H. Field goes back into vaudeville producing The Broadway Broker. The Brownies, Charles and _ Bess, with the Whyte Dramatie Co., as a special feature, were tendered a banquet by the Ea gles during their engagement at Guthrie, Okla. Cc. W. Littlefield, who has been playing the east for the last twelve years with great success, writes that he will play the western vaudeville circuits the coming season. The Les Olapas, European musical artists, completed a successful season at Poli’s heatre, Hartford, Conn., April 1, and sailed for Germany last week via North German Lloyd Line. The LaVails, on the silver arch ehain ladders and breakaway bar, write that they are booked solid until Oct. 29, 1905. This includes a trin to San Francisco, Cal., Wash., and Glasgow, Scotland. Marie B. St. Claire, magician, writes that she has closed with the Southern Vaudeville Cirenit after an engagement of nineteen weeks, and has signed for the summer with the Sun Brothers Railroad Shows. Vaudeville will take the place of comic opera at the Manhattan Beach Casino, New York. the coming season which opens June 15. Perey G. Williams, the well known vaudeville manager, will have charge. Washer Brothers, boxing midgets, write from Canada that their act is a hit in every house. They will try their fortunes in England next, where they will introduce a new act in conjunction with their present rarr. Bill Hayten, of the team of Hayten and Janet, while laying off in Cincinnati week of March 27, was entertained by a few of his friends at his apartments in the Stross Hotel, the occasion being Mr. Hayten’s twenty-sixth birthday. Mrs. Putnam B. Strong, formerly known professionally as May Yohe, and her husband, it is reported, have signed for a sixteen weeks’ engagement in vandeville with a New York manager. They will appear in a society sketch. Clair W. Hanes, well known in vaudeville circles throughout the middle west, is at present on the executive staff of Yale's Theatre, Kansas City, Mo., shouldering the double duties of advertising agent and chief ‘*man-on-the-door.’* Helston and Hood write of good business at the Star Theatre. Atlanta, Ga., where they played for ten weeks and returned after a three weeks engagement at Mobile. Ala. They have new wardrobe and sav their sketch, entitled Do You Act, is a big hit. The Swallow & Markle Palace has started from where they opened Seattle, Floating Parkersburg. W. Va., their season April 5. On their up-river trip they will go to Pittsburg. thence up the Monongahela to Morgantown and possibly as far as Fairmont. Harry D. Hemenway, formerly with the Hi Henry Minstrels, and the Shaw Brothers, Nelson and George, have joined and will hereafter be known as the Yankee Trio. Their sketch will be called Three Yankees from New York, which is said to be original and full of humor. Harris and De Loss write that they are meeting with success with their comedy sketch, entitled Your’re Not My Uncle. They were held over for a second week at the Crystal Theatre, Muskegon, Mich, with the Arcade, Toledo, Ohio, and Tony Pastor’s to follow. RUTH AND GILES CARPENTER Two of the Smallest Aerialists in the Profession. The Eight for the season Bedouin Arabs, over the Western Cireuit, are reported to be a vaudeville suecess. The members of the troupe are Frince Muby Ali, Saad Dahduh, Simon Bonomar, Hadj Hassan, Mohamed Aguram, Hadj Ambarak, Petz Tagula and Ben Tagula. The Mysterious Zancigs write: have met with great success. Have ished the Orpheum Circuit and Keith's and are booked next season for return We are now able to transmit over two dred names in eighteen minutes to the amazement otf the people. Press of the best. Casad and DeVerne are meeting with success in their new musical comedy sketch, having lost but seven weeks in the last twentyseven months. They made a hit at Sam T. Jack's Theatre, Chicago, and are booked until October among the parks. They expect to have one of the strongest musical acts upon the road next season. Lulu Gibbs, of the Gibbs Sisters, received a painful cut upon the forehead while the Patton & Perry Co. were waiting for a train at Blairville, Ind. Several of the feminine members of the company engaged in a game of tag and Miss Lulu fell against a pole which caused a painful wound, and required four stitches in the dressing. Tonitoff and Seiffert, clowns, have just ended a five months’ engagement at Warsaw and will immediately start out cor Ameriea, where they are booked for the entie summer season. The great laughable feature of this team is one of Tonitoff’s anthorsi, A Vaudeville Without Words, which, as the name implies, is a pantomime. Genaro and Theol write from Diusseldorf. Germany, where they are playing an engagement at the Apollo Theatre. We are pleased to say that our act is meeting with grand success in Europe where it is entirely new. Nothing like it was ever before seen in this country. We expect to return to America next April for a few months. Artie Adair, after closing with Shipp’s Indoor Cireus and a three weeks’ en gagement in vaudeville, closed April 1 at the Crystal Theatre, booked Vaudeville We just fin houses, dates. hungreat notices are Miiwaukee, Wis, for a_ rest before opening his engagements with leading circuses. Mr. Adair will not play parks this season, his other engagements interfering. His wife, Dot Adair, accompanys him. That English royalty is fond of vaudeville was recently demonstrated when two London vaudeville houses were honored in one week by their patronage. On Mouday tne Prince and Princess of Wales went to the Hippodrome. On Thursday the King und Queen went to the Palace, and on Saturday the former couple also attended this house. Herrmann The Great was a Billboard caller last week while filling an engage ment at the Columbia Theatre. Mr. Herrmann says that this has been a record breaking season for him, and he has decided to remain in vaudeville next season. His act was greatly liked by the people of Cincinnati and the Columbia was filled at every performance. FARCE COMEDY. Manager Harry H. Hill reports big business for A Hot Old Time at the Murray Hill Theatre, New York City. George C. Dent, who has been iden tified with several well known productions, tis to manage the Edw. Dvorak Comedy Co., In which Miss Eleanor McKee will be featured in the farce comedy, Kitty. COMPANIES CLOSING. Why Women Sin Co. closes at Springfield. Ohio, April 15. The Columbia Stock Co. at Port land, Ore., has closed The Murray Comedy Co. closed a season of thirty-five weeks at Aurora, Ill., last week. its season. AND ENDS. Stock Co., composed been organized at ODDS The Southern mainly of amateurs, has ' Harrisburg, Pa. —— —— =