Show World (August 1908)

August 8, 1908. THE SHOW WORLD BACK FROM EUROPEAN TRIUMPHS Miss Bird Millman Marvelous Dancing upon the Aerial Wire, assisted by the Millman Trio 3 Months at the Alhambra Theatre, London 4 Months at the Wintergarten, Berlin 3 Months at the Olympia & Folies Marigny, Paris 1634 Michigan Ave. Chicago, III. In active rehearsals the daintiest aerial dance Open Orpheum Theatre Kansas City, Sept. 6, for a year’s work in America CHICAGO THEATRES Generous Bill at the Majestic. In spite of the sweltering weather that has struck Chicago lately, there was a good crowd in attendance the opening night this week. Gennaro and his band were the real features, and they gave the patrons a mixture of such music as is seldom heard in vaudeville. Gennaro’s contortions were not as pronounced as during his former engagement here. The Eight Bedouin Arabs gave a marvelous exhibition of strength and tumbling. Maggie Cline, with her Irish The work of the male members of the cast is especially commendable. Margaret Dale sang several songs and had the audience singing. De Renzo and LaDue gave a good comedy acrobatic stunt, and Charlotte Townsend & Co., in a sketch called the Troubles of Working Girls, rounded out a good act. Geo. K. Spoor’s Kmodrome presented The Pace on the Bar-room Floor, and Dreams of a Po¬ liceman . Equipped with improved Fire Magazines, Automatic Fire Shutter and Automatic Fire Shield (Lubin’s patent) Asbestos Covered Wire Con= nections, new improved Lamp House, new style Fire proof Rheostat, im¬ proved Electric Lamp. Complete with everything- seen in the cut, in¬ cluding polished carrying case for Mechanism, including Adjustable Bicycle-steel Legs, '-- to extend feet high . $14522 Released August 3 The Sensational Sheath Gown An up-to-date comedy hit, full of life and ginger. A scream from start to finish. Length 600 Feet A Policeman for An Hour A hobo finds a policeman asleep. He takes his coat, helmet and club and sails forth as a full-fledged police¬ man. His power lasts just one eventful hour. Full of good comedy. Length 300 Feet Released August 6 A BOGUS LORD A valet who has been dis¬ charged imitates his high¬ ness, the Lord Rosebud. He gets the real Lord and him¬ self in all kinds of trouble. Another subject of great laughter-making quality. Length 830 Feet S.LUBINI Lubin Bldg. 926-928 Market St. ': F “ PHILADELPHIA SUN CIRCUIT INCREASES. Affiliation With Eastern and Western Branches of United, Vastly Enlarges Importance of National Associa- Springfield, O., Aug. 4. The annual announcement of the rout¬ ing of acts for the seasons of 1908-9, by the Gus Sun Circuit, is evidence of the proverbial truth of the old adage about the acorns and oaks. In the short course of three years Gus Sun, the head of the Sun circuit, and sole hooking agent of the National Vaudeville Managers’ Association, has accomplished many wonderful things. He has increased bis booking to the extent that about one hundred and twenty-five first-class farnly book through the Another import- FILMS FOR RENT . _ adeville _ Sun offices this.... ant step forward is the affiliation of Sun circuit is conclusive evidence „„ _ fact that the circuit has become a fac¬ tor in the vaudeville situation. Artists of national and international repute have found the time desi-.i ' ’ The circuit, as it stands today, is y out doubt the best small theater circuit in existence. The time is concentrated that the routing allows the shortest United States Film Exchange RANDOLPH AND DEARBORN S7S. CHICAGO REcAL ESTcATE BOcARD BUILDING CUBA NIBLO IN JANE EYRE ma °y a hand. Johnny McVeigh Coiiege Girls have a pleasing singing and dancing skit. Charles Bradshaw & m a parlor sketch, brought out some good parts and comical scenes. Flo Adler, a Chicago favorite, kept up to ner former reputation in her singing. ghiois 6 S ar L? r ’ like wise took very well, shields & Rogers, Devlin & Elwood, “bn or Uotv 6 n,R°°ney Sisters^ Tuttle & fieW . O. The Sun circuit will be divided into five sections this season: The first sec¬ tion starting at Springfield, O., and rout¬ ing through Ohio as far West as Rich¬ mond, Ir.d.: the second section starting SSB n V d ' ,? 00ney Sisters, Tuttle & g?™', Wling Zanoras and George K. spoors Kmodrome finished the evening with a good entertainment. Greenville; the third section at Wheel¬ ing, W. Va.: the fourth section at Pitts¬ burg, Pa., and the fifth section at Mones- sen, Pa., and embracing all the West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland towns. . Owing to the rapidity with which the circuit has grown, branch offices have been established at Pittsburg. Pa., and Cincinnati, O., both of which will work in con hi net-inn with and under the direc- principal office in Spring- pletion of the New Sun at Springfield, O. The Orpheum at Canton, Zanesville and Portsmouth, O., and the work on the Orpheum at Sandusky, O., the latest link + he chain is rapidly ner-’-- 1 — New Grand at Han ‘the house beautiful,’ __ _ pleted last winter. It is owned by Messrs John McCarthey and -John Ward, am' ' conceded to he one of the most atti tive theaters on the circuit. Among — beautiful theaters may be ir *’•" , * T — Murray at Richmonu, Muncie, Ind., and the i- tioned the ! rehearsal, which has proved such a tre- menduously popular feature with my band. I added costumes and speeches and more action—comedy business — to that idea. The story goes that I am engaged to teach a lot of rubes how to play, and the comedy action revolves about that as the central idea. Original? You never saw a similar act on any vaudeville stage, did you? Neither did I. It will use eighteen persons, including myself and Miss Woodward, who will ap¬ pear in the comedy role of the Village d repeat the HOLCOMB VERIFIES RUMOR. >prano. I eoqnt upon he success she has made with my uanu, anu when appearing in vaudeville on the Or¬ pheum. She got great notices on that hooking, and deserved them all. The musicians I will use will be the pick of my present band. 3'U have a tryout at the Majestic here, Aug. 14.” Pleasing Bill at Olympic. ., h J§| lF eIlos ’ "With their trained ele- n mi !? orEes ’ d °ss, acrobats, tumblers ■ f jugglers, head the bill at the Olympic tb s week. The work of everyone in this aef. perfect, not a hitch occ; " of the animals making a take. eral he nrS U , aker City Quartette sang sev- »> songs, and gave a clever ace a church organ. The black na-on comedian’s imitation of a colored S _. WaS .L Very S00d - oarodi Armstrong sang some good 0’Brien S L? ld , a few funny stories. and Havel presented a clever whi?r P ?af e e - ntitled Tieks and Clicks, in office y ‘-“Personated an acrobatic stenoeratihe? na A a sm S>ng- and dancing bv E ph A A very good bill was given eounfe Lb r e £ tha Gra nt,' a colored unasfngers Whom are clever da ncers a s£v ?°,7 I j ey and Willard presented Setch °alled the Doings of Dr. Lowder. i the offices .._ _ of the. circuits whp will be allowed to make a- personal selection of feature acts for the- season. After the selections have been made, the routing will be arranged to give the artists the shortest jumps. The hooking is all personally arranged under the direction of Gus Sun, and artists wishing to arrange time should address all correspondence of a business nature to the Gus Sun Booking Exchange Company, Springfield, O., in order to facilitate the booking. The Sun-Murray circuit of theaters has also shown the same relative growth that has characterized the booking ex- In an interview with a SHOW WORLD representative, George J. Holcomb, a well- known bandmaster, verified the rumor which was printed in these columns in last week’s issue, to the effect that he was contemplating a vaudeville tour with a selected portion of his present band. In reply to an inquiry, Mr. Hol¬ comb said: ‘‘It is true that I hope to be in vaudeville in a very short time, although I do not know how the in¬ formation leaked out. The act? Yes, I wrote it myself. Didn’t know I was an author? It’s just as easy as wield¬ ing a baton. The act is called, Hol¬ comb, the Rube Band and Anna Wood¬ ward. I wrote it around ■ the amateur Theatrical Costumes Character, Historical, Soubrette, Comic and Fancy Costumes. TIQHTS and SYMMETRICALS F. YOUNGBLOOD Room 68 McVicker’s Theatre Building, CHICAGO 1,000-ft. reels seleo FEATURE FILM GREASER’S GAUNTLET RELEASED AUG. 11