Variety (October 1909)

VARIETY 29 # <f WE TAKE 5 AND i BOWS AFTER EVERY S1KXW Mfiiwlni Tils tteftfeill AT THE,: FULTON, BROOKLYN KDESTUS JOE DEMING AND CO. HALLEN AND FULLER .TAS. J. MORTON ROMANY OPERA 00. SNYDER AND BUCKLEY DAPHNE POULARD MONTGOMERY AND MOORE Yours truly, NAZUZ: NAZETTE Keelfer and Kline replaced Qreve and Green on tbe Jullau bill Friday nlgut of last wet-k uud will appear at that theater week of Oct. 11. Billy RublnioD, the comedian, will bo a mem- * her of tbe company which will prcweut "The Flirting Piinceea" at tbe La Salle. William Whitehead, a brother of J<>e Whlte- liead, died in Chicago 21. The Four Mullers aro at the (Irand. l'ittaburg. tbltt' week. Octovla and Warne, ri'reutly arrived from Auh- tralla, have secured booking* for several weoks through tbe W. V. A. iJnue Rivers is nt St. T^uilrt r«*<<»v« rliiK from mi ^pM^ton for iipiH'Htllrltls. WUMe Wait*? will remain In Chlcagi) uiiiil Miss Rivers recovers. Uttle Otto and Al II. WeHt are congratulating theiiibelves upon the Idea which struck them for the new act in preparation. "Who Discovered the Pule?" Several other teams were working along the same lines until they read of Otto and West's piece-. "Charles the First" is held over for a second week at the Majestic, and he la being boomed very hard in the newspapers. The main portion of the Mnjcxtlc "ads" for the last two Sundays have been given to the "Man Monkey." It was noticed last week that In Henry Lee's Impersonations of Cook and Peary at the Amer- ican he ma<le the former noble ami generous; the latter arroKiint and self-assertive. A. M. Zinc's "Dancing Girls," a new act, 1m Ht the Wilson Avenue for the last half of the week. John J. Nash, of the Sullivan-Consldlne office, went to Rau Claire. Wis., and Winona, Minn., this week to sign booking contracts for vaudeville theatres which open at those places within a few weeks. A recent bill at an outlying theater consisted of the Esther Hums Trio (Esther Burns. Ixnilsa Hurns, and Suzannn Burns), Sol Herns, the Hebrew impersonator, and Berns and Dean, a "sister" act. The other act was offered by Lew Ward in a "hot"; tramp nionolog. The Four Lorettns are working on n new statu ary act. The Olympic at Grand Rapids, Mich., operated by L. G. Delamarter, manager of Ramouu Purk, has been added to Walter F. Keffe's bookings. Lew and Nellie Keefo time. Shaw are playing the Walter The act, "A Smack in School," passed through Chicago Monday morning, coming from the Morris time In Ohio, and going to tbe Castle at Blootn- (Jolden Pat ton, who played the Crystal, Milwau- kee, fur four weeks, changing bis sketches, re- port has It made so good he secured a return en- gagement. TO ADVERTISERS. Standing advertisements, which are subjeot to change of copy weekly in whole or in part, mast be corrected to teouro desired ohange not later than Wednesday of each week. New copy should reach the New York office by that day to ensure the proper attention. Advertisers, kindly note above carefully, to avoid delay and complaint. lugton. 111. The nine players are: Walter llankln. Hoy Doe. Earl Cavanaugh, George Bray. Alice Church, Doris Darst, Lela Schultz, Helen Horn a In and Rose Bancroft. George and Moore open on the Association time 4. Fred and Kitty Norrls arrived in the Chicago this week and will make a tour of the Paniagcu' Circuit. Jim Marco was in Chicago Sunday and left for Jefferson, Wis., where the Marco Twins are playing at the fair this week. The Sbrlners will give a circus at the Coliseum building at the State Fair Grounds, Indlanaindls, Ind., week 25. Harlaud and Rolllsou are spending tbe week in Chicago, their first rest for a long time. F. M. Barnes left Sunday night for Oklahoma City to manage the State Fair which will lie held from Sept. 21) to Oct. 9. Inclusive. He will pro- vide ten big acts; Libcrattls Band of (H) pieces will be an additional attraction. The Four Dixon* are here for a short stay, Just off tbe Keefe time. Mario I Ice low (wife of Charles Heclow) Is ill at her home at Cbilltcotbe, O. Hu is working the Association tlmo alone. Smith and Arado are laying off in Chicago this week while Mr. Smith places his boy in school preparatory to their making a trip over the western circuit. The Smith and Arado baby (now five months old) Is to accompany them. W. V. Jennings, formerly a company manager on the Western Burlesque Wheel, is here as manager of Fred Irwin's "Gibson Girls In Bur- lesque," having switched his allegiance to the Eastern Wheel. Grade May is playing the larger cities booked through the Gus Sun office. Ed Dunkhorst and Co. left Sunday for five" weeks on the Sulllvan-Consldlne time, booked by Paul Goudron. The Bauder-La Velle Trio, just off the Orpheum circuit, has signed for 18 weeks on the Inter- state. DeMora and Grnceta came In Chicago lost Satur- day after playing a number of fairs. They will open shortly on the Inter-State circuit. Oabe Nathan left last week for Bellefontalne, O., where he Joined "The Hired Girl" company at musical director. Becker and Mack have deserted vaudeville to Join Arthur K. Picrson's "Miss Idlewlld," which opened 30. Kreullo's band concerts nt the Coliseum Garden came to an end 3<>. a benefit concert for the management was given for a farewell. Hamlin and Noyes have been forced to cancel a week or two owing to illness. •White City" closed 2i\. SAN rRAINGISGO VARIETY'S Western Office. L'OtM Sutter Street. By LESTER FOUNTAIN. ORPHECM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.; agent, direct). —Week Sept. 1!0: Week's roster away be- low a fair average, and principally upheld by holdovers. Rosarlo Guerrero, hcadllucr, panto- mimed to an expectant audience who were momentarily expecting to see some of her much touted dancing, aside from a few gyrations which were accepted In a half-satisfied manner; Senora Guerrero was a disappointment. Tom Waters, with his pianolog and inliiil. ry split honors with Wyun and Lee. Tom should dispense with the brogue and stick to the straight. The piano playing passed the act. Murray and Mack must have used hypnotic influence to secure hooking. They have always had certain loyal following In this city, but even they dropped their heads when they heard the moth eaten stuff. A pitying smile was their reward. Th»» hooking of Spauld lug and Rlego Is an other enigma. Among hold Two <M Comedians who can produce First Part and Burlesque. Call or write at once.. Room 630, Knickerbocker Building, 39th Street and Broadway, New York. 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