Variety (May 1909)

VARIETY 21 **- . - »' » I'm mighty grateful for the reception you have given me since the announcement that I had broken into the music game. I have been deluged with letters, telegrams and personal visits, each representing the warm- est kind of a welcome from professional folks and friends who wish me success as a publisher. It's encouraging—mighty en- couraging—and it makes me feel glad I'm alive. HOMER HOWARD has been working his head off, getting things in ship-shape, for the Music House of Laemmle, and he wants me to apologize to those professional people who swarmed into our new head- quarters and found us all torn up and un- settled. We've got to meet and obviate these conditions as fast as we can, and by the time this advertisement appears we will be fixed a whole lot better. Everybody who has heard "THE LOVE BUG'' and "YOU'VE GOT ME GOIN\ KID," is terrifically enthusiastic and says we've got two stunners that nothing can stop. If you'll just send in your name, 111 send you copies of the songs on suspicion* Never mind the two-cent stamps or the programs. Just send your name and address. , CARL LAEMMLE, President Jte mt'l'Jit 111 iti 67-73 So- Clark St. mil Chicago. A Great Summer Song and a Mighty Sweet Ballad CARL LAEMMLE, President Jhc HOMER HOWARD MANAGER *'f'131-111 t*L 67-73 So. Clark St. of talk for bis tfecond week. Bogenlo Torre Is billed as baring son* wltb tbe Metropolitan Opera company. He la an Italian tenor and dis- played a pleasing voice, line, llaraelle bas about the best trained and finest collection of cocka- toos beheld here In a long time. With a few exceptions the bill this week does not compare with some of the others offered at the music ball. MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr.; agent W. V. A.).—Headline honors are awarded Ellta Proctor Otis, first local appearance In a boat two years. (New Acts.) The better part of tbe bill bas been reserred evidently for late patrons, as there was nothing special or Important early. The second feature Is Trizle Frlgansa. Miss Frlganca has a repertoire of catchy songs, and she sings them In her own inimitable way. She Is as refreshing as ever* Tbe Piccolo Midgets gave tbelr familiar combination of comedy and athletics. Bob Adams and Bob Alden are well known here. Adams particularly has a large Chicago following. Alden Is an excellent pianist and has a good rolce. The two make up a very entertaining number, singing tbelr own songs. The Italian satire at the finish proved a strong feature. The two Bobs should meet with success In vaudeville. Crouch and Welch offered their acrobatic dancing and won a big measure of ap- plause. Tbe comedy at the beginning Is rather slow, but they make up with tbelr alertness In everything they do. Jack Gardner bas tbe tamo style familiarised here, with the exception pos- sibly of a different song. He Is always pleasing, his songs particularly. He could do Just as well in white face. Blocksom and Burns preceded him, with tbelr knockabout act. which was liked. Thompson Sisters have not changed since last reviewed. Adams and White (New Acts). Will- lam Piemen has a good string of stories and made a good impression with several songs. STAR (Tom Carmody, mgr.; agent W. V. A.). —Six Bonesettls, Begar Sisters, Del more and Darrell, De Beggs and Co., Pearl Allen and Jockeys, H. C. Fields, Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien. STAR AND GARTER (U. J. Herrmann, mgr.). —"Rlalto Rounders"; extra attraction, "Rajah." FOLLY (John A. Fennesaey, mgr.).—"Fay Foster." EUSON'S Owls." (Sid J. Euson, mgr.).—"Night EMPIRE (I. H. Herk, mgr.).—"Champagne Girls." FRANKLIN (O. Gelsel, mgr.; agent. Wm. Mor- n ris).—Leon and Bertie Allen. Ida Sterling. Hall and Maltland. Three Z, Evelyn Bird, Davis and Cooper, Walter Ross, Deda Walker, Davis and Co. KBDZ1E (Wm. Dougherty, mgr.; agent, Wm. Morris).—White Zola, Frank Montrose, Dsvls and Cooper, Hall and Maltland, Ida Sterland, Davis and Merrill. BNGLEWOOD (Wm. Bandon, mgr.; agent, Wm. Morris).—Davis and Merrill. Geo. Adams, Babe Mack, White Zola, Wm. McGrath, Florence Whit- man, Leon and Bertie Allen. BOULEVARD (Julius Welngarten, mgr.; agent, Wm. Morris).—Geo. Barnell. Kittle Earl, Walter Rosa, Myrtle Mallon, Hank Adama and Frank Montrose. OGDEN (W. F. Weinrlch, mgr.; agent, Wm. Morris).—Evelyn Bird, Mile. Lacharmlna, Geo. Adams, Wm. McGrath. PALACE (Donlan ft Car alas, mgrs.; agent, Wm. Morris).—La Pearl and Bogart, Arthur Crawford, Tbe Two Fields, Myrtle Mallon. ELECTRIC (J. C. Gee, mgr.; agent, Wm. Mor- ris).—Great Howard, Hasel Lynch, Newsboy Quartet. Andy and Jennie Adams. SCHINDLER'S (L. Schlndler, mgr.; agent. Chas. H. Doutrlck).—Wlllard and Bond Co.. Cole and Coleman, Sully, Guard and Co., Les Trouba- dours, Grace Robinson, Stephen Smith. NORTH AVE. (Paul Sittner, mgr.; ageut, Chas. H. Doutrlck).—Smith, EvanB and Williams, InneBS and Ryan, Dunbar's Goats, Shaw and Robinson, Manhattan Singing Four, Marquis and Lynn. THALIA (Thos. Murray, mgr.; agent, Cbas. H. Doutrlck).—HutcblsonLusby Co., Howley and Leslie, W. L. Werden and Co., Dale Sisters, Man- hattan Comedy Four. NOTES.—This is tbe last week of tbe regular season at Euson's theatre. The bouse will remain closed until August, reopening with Eastern bur- lesque attractions.—Tbe three brothers of Ollle Young, hoop rollers, will leave tbe present act at tbe conclusion of the Orpbeum engagement, and Btart out in a similar act early in tbe fall.— Jones, Llnick & Schsfer are building another vaudeville and moving picture theatre here at 03d street and Cottage Grove avenue.—The Victoria, Lafayette, Ind., is being booked by Wm. Morris' Chicago office. One Bbow a night will be given. The bouse is In o[ position to tbe theatre there booked through the Western Vaudeville Associa- tion.—Moving pictures arc in vogue at tbe Olym- pic and Haymarket, and will continue that way until tbe season opens. As no contracts are being issued for tbe Olympic for next seasou, another form of entertainment will be tbe rule.—Several picture men are after tbe lease of tbe Trocadero thoatre for next season. It is predicted that the house will not be In a regular Wheel after tbe last show is played this season. Tbe management may have a new summer stock company. NOTES.—The Chicago Elks at a recent meeting adopted tbe .plan of giving a monthly dinner to professional people playing In tbe city. Tbe first affair took place at tbe rooms on Thursday last. —Caille and Kunsky have leased the building at 106 Woodward ave., Detroit, and will remodel it for theatre use, playing vaudeville and moving pictures.—J. W. Harrington, the dialect mimic, is now In the West playing the circuits for the first time In several years.—Beatrice Wilson, for- merly with Corlnne In "Tbe Girls of Berlin," was married April 15 to Calvin Graves, a business man of Peoria, 111.—A new $50,000 theatre Is planned by I. A. Levlnson of Chicago. It will bo located at Garfield Boulevard and Calumet avenue, and will have a capacity of 000. Vaudeville will be played. A $40,000 theatre will also be built on tbe corner of Trumbull ave. and 26th st. during the summer.—Devil's Lake, N. D.. will have a new vaudeville theatre in the fall. W. K. Nimmon is tbe owner.—It is reported that Stair and Havlln and Hudson and Judah will erect a new vaudeville theatre at Omaha, to open early In the fall, playing first class acts.—Claudia Korlnlk formerly with tbe Marlowe stock com- pany, J. J. 8wartwood and Jack Harlowe' tried out a new sketcb entitled "Tbe Dickey Bird," by Barry Gray, at the North Avenue Theatre last week. O. M. Williams is tbe manager of the act.—Jake Wells has leased the Miller-Walker hall at Richmond, Va., and will convert It into a vaudeville theatre. The Improvements will cost about $10,000.—Arthur R. Smith, owner of the American Luna Dome Co., Louisville, Is building a thestre for vaudeville, ready to open next fall. rvj rvi rvj Use Embroidered Chair and Table Covers for Effect The most appropriate and it specialty. „„ __ not familiar with this style en* work write for apoolm—a sjai Erioaa. Table oover lllaetrated erewith made for Taiisa, Perry and Wilber (ask "Theee Three Boys"). We also make a SPECIALTY of EMBROIDERED COSTUMES. W I O 8, BEAJLM, GREASE. FAHfTS, etc. GEO. LAUTERER, (Manufacturer), 164-106 E. Madison St., Chicago, III. NOTICE Iff F. ZIEGFELD, JR. t desires to notify the theatrical profession that he has acquired the exclusive privilege of performing the song entitled "MY COUSIN CARUSO" composed by Gus Edwards and Edward Madden, and he will protect his rights thereto TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW and hold all performers and managers for any infringement. Herbert Hall Winslow's ORIGINAL SKETCHES Played in Vaudeville this season by: HARRY BULGER; JOHN C. RICE and SALLY COHEN; JOHN HYAMS and LELIA McINTYRE; BERT COOTE; JOHN T. KELLY; PATRICE; JULIE RING; FLO IRWIN; CHARLES WAYNE; DOUGLAS FLINT and CATHERINE CAMERON. ROOM 834, KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE BUILDING, NEW YORK (Home Telephone, aio R, New Rochelle.) Whin amwtring adverti$en%enU kindly mention Variety.