Show World (June 1909)

June vHE SHOW WORLD 7 A TIMELY TALK ON BUGABOOS tier in which i lated. First came i lletins are circu- IOWA MANAGERS ARE FLIRTING WITH S. & C. 1 dictums, which By J. J. MURDOCK. The old Italian romancers invented They fell flat. Then came the advice of Meeting Held This Week at Des ited know what they the subsidized press, which i accepted. And now, the Trust re¬ method of circular the word mean a tr .... ... , „ - letters, vaguely insinuating auu S%5!"i^cS5aA ti w threatening. upon ,h« h.ad of Moines and Thirty Houses Ex¬ pected to Fall in Line. Managers of small vaudeville thea- rc in Iowa held a meeting at the with v . , . , - wnicn were compelled to pay a brm Q £ attorneys. Unique in Des Moines, June 1, luck and in the two a week, m order to supp y j , tbe same old bugaboo built an idea of forming a circuit, ‘he tales exhibitors who refused to donate from the same breath. ™ which the ro- that sum to the Trust coffers, were - mancers tell also setting up a mournful chant and, the bugaboo therefore, in sheer desperation the sort of Trust was compelled to do shadow of a thing. man’s own And now comes the usual Trust weaknesses. logic. It argued that if it could quiet I have of- the growls of discontent in its own ten thought ranks, by starting a few more law- of this simi- suits, it would be wise to start some- litude when thing of the sort. Hence, I would thinking pf not be at all surprised to see a suit the current or two filed. It only costs a few film situa- dollars to start a suit and the Trust tion. I have can well afford to spend eight or ten thought of of its two dollar collections. More- how the pic- over, the press department of the 0 ■ t' on - 1 ' lave can well afford to spend eight or ten > Vr. ’ ■ G - . comDan ies for Paul Goudron points with pride to #. ■ thought of of its two dollar collections. More- Missour G ,1 c, o pames for only 0 ne of the houses how the pic- over, the press department of the Lade money the past he has been booking has closed ture trust has employed this fictitious Trust must earn its salary, and the . , . conviction elate. The exception was the Stone device to frighten exhibitors and ex- sending out of bugaboo bulletins « winter and 13 hr m in ms conviction changes into its own selfish clutches, bound to keep the pen pilot busy. A modern definition of bugaboo Bulletin Dated Back, might be a bug and a noise. And this ^definition would aptly apply to the present case. - - — - - Exhibitors and exchanges have 12 and that it was not made public been warned from time to time, by until a few days ago. Probably the a trust organ, that the silence of the press agent fell asleep in the mean- Trust was ominous of evil; that while and I would caution him that shortly the Trust juggernaut would unless he sticks more closely Norton is one of the best of ‘ v __. . .ifUle night” showmen and thoroughly un- cent bugabpo bulletin is dated May derstands e very detail of t he business. BEULAH POYNTER CO. FORCED TO DISBAND Cleveland, O., June 2. The Beulah Poynter Stock There were eleven managers present and the concensus of opinion, accord¬ ing to J. J. Nash, was that the wisest thing to do was to take bookings from Sullivan & Considine. That firm will begin booking for six of the houses on July 1, among them the new theater at Cedar Falls, which will open next week, and the Magic in Fort Dodge, which opens under MERLE H. NORTON TO the new regime on June 10. SEND OUT TWO SHOWS It is expected that as many as thirty Merle H Norton spent a few days houses will be added to the Sullivan in Chicago recently and is now at & Considine strmg in that state within Sycamore, Ill., where he is booking the^ next few weeks. i good one Flint. Mich. > shows, sociations : BEESON HAS RETIRED; HARRIS GETS GRAND. Uniontown, Pa., June 1. The John P. Harris amusement company, of Pittsburg, has secured a lease of the West End theater for _ifs journey down the line and job it is likely that his bugaboo bul- p an y, which two weeks ago began its two years, with an option for longer. would crush everything in its path, letiri proposition may fall by the summer engagement at the Lyceum, The new management^ assumes The Trust has played a splendid wayside, some of these days, and not disbanded last week, owing to lack of trol gSSffiof silence and inactivity—if you get out at all. patronage. The house is now closed rpt,r are fond of games of that sort. First, the exhibitor was ominously f or t j, e se ason. Have you ever stopped to wonder told that he must sign by February - why the Trust has been silent? * 10. This date was then extended to BRIEF BAND NOTES The Silence of Night. February 20,—a sort of lengthening - Silence in itself is a wonderful ° f the sb ATA Aln b nmAet ae-afn Natiello and his band have made a thing. A starlit night in early sum- 14 ™ as stretched again and yet again, h;t at Ddmar Garden in S t. Louis, A almost fearful to contemplate. “, nd ™ S r ^’ti^musf have a ” d ™ U , remain there _ till Sept 4 __ Sept. 1 , 1909. This means the closed retirement of Harry Beeson, who has been a prominent figure in the the¬ atrical world for twenty years, and who was for a long time the head of the organization of independent man¬ agers in this section. - , T J —r ”, - ana win remain mere tin oept. Ader in New York. The Delmar Garden march, a new E. J. Ader, the theatrical lawyer, composition by jg: a ti e iio, has caught left for New York this week and has ... „ ... ., on and is called for nightly. important business there the week of But with all this, the anticipated prof Louis Quaglio > s band is play . June 7 , He will make his headquar- easy money did ruff j£°™® d up su j ts ing at A1 Fresco park at Peoria, Ill., ters in New York at the office of One imagines that a beast may - onasort of inquisi&n spring from any shadow at an un- £ expected moment and devour its vie- - ’ tim. The song of the katy-dids and the .crickets and the other insects, en0 ' ugh an d so, a rew iraincu-up - o , , , not yet ready to be sung, leaves the were 8 commence d with much blowing mdefinltely - I fields and forest to that sort of quiet f trumpet s,-as if to frighten I which gives a creepy feeling to the ld buga boo away,—to make | wanderer. And from every nook and , f 6 new one The resu i t> corner the lonely traveler looks for bowever • - a bugaboo. Bnt the bugaboo never jumps out. The bugaboo is made up of implied . threats. It lives in the silences and Ai shadows—and there it stays. , Some¬ one, away back in the other days of James F. Mulligan, 1505 Broadway. however, was disastrous Trust, as the only thing it could do secure possession of some of _ _i duped goods. And what has become of all the noise and hurrah started some time . j - 7 - , 1 . . since, in this direction? I’ll tell you. his ory, created it to make wicked Thfi ^ ugaboo took it away with him; children obey. , just packed it in his little ethereal Thats why these Trust bugaboos ^ P nd faded . The phant om just . its particular path, all phantoms do when they a real man coming their way. Will Protect His Clients. From the beginning of this paign ~ FEATURE SHOW OPEN AT WHITE CITY PARK The Destruction of Messina Ready For Public Inspection.—Girl Show Prospers. It is stated on good authority that hat’s why these Trust bugaboos J ~:' ULTYIT',, The nhantom iust lhe Destruction of Messina, the u is suucu on guou auummy imu always amusingly interesting to g F'P j "/LInarHcuHrTath — s P ectac] e which is expected to prove the Salome crowd gave 22 shows ast «*■ ■ ■’ ’ mked along on its particular path,— fhe feature show at white city this Sunday, 18 on Monday and 14 last summer, opened last Saturday night. Three shows were : --en on the open¬ ing night and each was well attended. There are 120 people employed and favorable. The crowd was so large m the beginning 01 tms cam- tbg ma j or j ty c f t h e m are Italians, several times recently that water was _ . 0 - I have stated ttat I would t The fourth performance was given splashed all over folks who paid their I have'’not the" fea!t“doubt that, by P .T°A,,1rl make their Welfare mV before the actors had mastered their good money to witness some swim- this time, moving picture people will that Lj ? ™ iTe afforded work Perfectly and, while interesting, ming feats, never dreaming of par- *- • •' °wn. and I am glad to be attorOea was a notice,able room for im- ticipating in them. prbve.ment. ’ The production has 40 - - easy to see though thett for, like so much vapor, they J poorly conceal the scenery at their back. These recent letters sent out by the Trust to exhibitors belong, ex¬ clusively, to the bugaboo school, and Saturday night. The Finney Family continue to do ; business when conditions are cat; see through the transparent . electricians and 20 property men. almost r .. r, - Slattery in Right. W. J. Slattery and William Jacobs. w b ;i e this Trust bugaboo is almost .■ r> . • c 'T-n vv - J- aiattery ana vvimam jacoos. make-up of this most recent buga- t much of a burlesque on business Curtis Benton is manager of The who h Maxim’s Models, not only 'T • , u , o°crsffier se a rS q i wanf to tell ef wbg, » offer a splendid show> but are sHc^ J * m «rtain that the only persons d th t th T ^ st will not da re ? wned by ., the , Whlte . C,ty ’ , P e f nry enough to impress the public with the tt K^ainJAnal Project- ^VSts ^ new-comers in the business who are a^ Producing"company film. J not familiar with past history. tQ the Trust > s action in reg ard Goaded by Manufacturers. t0 ot h e r film, I cannot say and have But let me get down to the facts of no interest. But my company will anQ f this ’matter, for the sake of those undertake to defend any attempt to wg y k days, who ’are not sufficiently far-sighted interfere with our goods. Wt . o — . - . . It is about the same entertainment _ be f„°*!r that was offered in vaudeville last sea- : entertainment The business so far at White City was splendid on Saturdays and Sun¬ days and holidays, and very bad or netrate the harmless bugaboo A number of manufacturers have If , mat—.. ....... ifL„. ,vv».—v -— — - - - . The fact of the matter is that there no connection with us and they will being done by Salome. It is the first was a stormy meeting of the Trust have to speak for themselves and “girl” show ever given a place I several weeks ago. Several of the protect themselves. White City and it has been tak „ ' manufacturers threatened to with- A summer is coming on with the $300 to $400 on good days. The fea- jujggB; Unless the Trust “got busy.” natural drop in business, and the tured dancer is Mabel Vernon, who is They were tired of promises and in- Trust will attempt tojorce as many billed as Princess Olga. The spirit of 1776, one of the best “pictures,” is posed by Walter Nelson, Adelaide Marquo and Morris Kaplan. Sigrid Lilja (Mrs. Slattery) is lay- The real surprise is the business ing off this summer. " " White City has many advantages _ _ „ . ,_ . . over other parks and in some few White City and it has been taking ways other parks have the advantage Salome a Surprise. Fred Sheldon i over it. White City is compact, it is well located, and (although a wagon paraded the downtown section well pleased of the city last Saturday announcing that he is seriously considering an that “White City employed non-union The “terrible silence” did $2.00 fees into its coffers as i n ot seem to appeal to them. Exhibi- It needs the money. - „ „ . - - . tMSgwho were paying two dollars a The recent notice is simply the old fashioned side show at the point musicians,” the crowds Saturday week, were kicking against a lack of regular press bulletin. I must give where the Suffragettes now hold night, Sunday and Monday indicated action in the protective promises, the Trust credit for the unique r m- forth. that it) enjoys popular favor.