Show World (June 1909)

THE SHOW WORLD June 5, 1909. 10 BRIEF NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN CHICAGO Henry W. Savage was in Chicago for a brief stay upon his return from Henry A. Guthrie, with the Messrs. Martin and Emery forces, went down in the state to bring in the company playing The Red Mill. Patrick F. Ludwig, of the Garrick theater forces, went to Dayton, O., to see his sister and to return with with Miss Minnie Jager, his fiancee. May Addison, who is very clever as a monologuist, made a hit with her songs and chatter at the Columbus last week and is at Detroit this week. Affie Warner, of The Blue Mouse, who has been out of the cast, under a physician’s care, is recovering from a severe attack of throat trouble. Marie Flynn, formerly with the Bush Temple stock company, has been selected to play the title role_ in The Golden Girl, when that musical comedy goes on tour next fall. Edwin A. Wynn, formerly with the Bush Temple stock company, has joined Violet Black in vaudeville, and has been appearing with success at the Majestic theater in Milwaukee. May Rerdelle and company, with Stone & Willis, playing the scare- are making quite a hit in Fred Raymond says he will put out a new show next season, and it is presumed that he refers to one he has been advertising more or less for five years past. Otto Koerner left town Sunday with The Red Cloak, a vaudeville act requiring the services of six people, which opened at Oshkosh, Wis., this week. The rehearsals were con¬ ducted in Chicago last week. Harry Farley writes from Wolff Lake that the campers, of which he is one, are having a jolly time. Tom Lockwood, Doc Gardner and D. E. Rice are with him, and their address is Wolff Lake, R. F. D. No. 4, Muske¬ gon, Mich. Millicent Evans, well known in Chi¬ cago, succeeded Mabel Barrison as The Blue Mouse in the New York company. Jack Glines closed with the Beggar Prince opera company at Fort Smith, Ark., where the organization plays May 25 to June 6. Cecil Lean and Florence Holbrook are not going out with The Shuberts after all, and it is reported that they are going to try vaudeville again. It seems that everything was arranged for the couple to appear in The Yan¬ kee Mandarian, but when the parts were delivered Miss Holbrook was was not satisfied with what was al¬ lotted her. vaudeville. The members of the c pany were recently with A Girl at the Plelm. Joseph Miron and Amelia Stone have been engaged for the stock com¬ pany which will take up its home at the new Cort theater on Dearborn street next fall. Mrs. Agnes Hartman’s trial in re¬ gard to violation of the child labor law, will come up June 8. Walter Floyd, manager of Mary Jane’s Pa, will remain in Chicago and be the star witness. F. M. Barnes visited his wife, Cho- ceeta, at Buffalo, N. Y., this week, re¬ turning to Chicago Thursday. Mrs. Barnes plays Buffalo this week, at Philadelphia next week, and then her season ends. ^ Hortense Neilsen, who is starring in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, will start on a tour of the world next August. Miss Neilsen will open her engage- ' i the Royal theater in Hono- Powers to Close.—Powers theater will close this week to reopen Aug 30 with Henrietta Crossman in Sham Raffle Tonight.— Max Millian’s raffle will be held at the Sherman house tonight (Friday). ■ Gaylor at Englewood.—Bobby Gay- lor made a trip to Englewood last Saturday night and took a glance at the new Union theater. Whiteside’s New York Engage¬ ment.—Walker Whiteside in The Melting Pot will be at the Maxine Elliott theater in New York next season. Colonial is Dark.—The Colonial theater is dark. It will reopen next Sunday with The Hurdy Gurdy Girl which will remain there several weeks if the play catches on here. 9 Criterion Closed. — The stock season at the Criterion is over, and one of the surprises of the season in Chicago has been consummated. The manage¬ ment now half regrets that the sea¬ son was limited so that it came to an end with the final days of May. Keegan’s Pal Next.—Keegan’s Pal. by Paul Wilstach, will be produced at the Chicago opera house June 7 by Joseph M. Gaites. The play had its first performance at Schenectady Monday night. It will have Emmett Corrigan in the leading role, Dick Hall Doing Well.—Dick Hall, who is well known in the Chicago theatrical colony, is reported as doing well as the head of the house of Hall and Haswell, theatrical exchange, which is located at 615 Marion build¬ ing. Seattle, Wash. Open Door Interesting.—Volume 1. No. 1, of “The Open Door,” a press sheet devoted to the Shubert inter¬ ests, has been received. It contains many interesting articles which will appeal to dramatic editors, and the announcement is made that clipping from it will be taken as a compliment. Walter McCullough in Vaudeville- Waiter McCullough, who has been playing leads with the Seattle Thea¬ ter stock company, passed _ through Chicago last week, having resigned his Seattle position to accept time in vaudeville in his one-man sketch en¬ titled The Absinthe Fiend. He is booked over the Sullivan-Considine George Damerell, who is a great favorite in Chicago, left the city Wednesday for Seattle to rejoin the Western Merry Widow company. He had been with the company at the Colonial. William C. Elmendorf, formerly manager of the company playing The Isle of Spice, for Harry H. Frazee, has been engaged by C. A. Quintard as business manager for Hortense Neilsen, who is playing in A Doll’s New Englewood Theater.—The Union at 62nd and Halsted streets opened last week, and business to date has been encouraging to the proprietors, Kusel & Goodman, and to S. H. Cosley, the manager.] The theater is a very pretty one, with ade¬ quate seating capacity. The manage- ment plans to make a summer garden r for the benefit of the per¬ il oi Gus Cohan, who seems to have found his niche in vaudeville, got 38 weeks bookings over association time opening this week. He presents a condensed version of The Hoosier Girl with a company of four people, including Kate Watson. Frank Adams and Will Hough were in Chicago last week, coming from California, where they have been working on two new musical come¬ dies for Mort Singer. They are now at their Michigan farm, where the musical comedies are being given the finishing touches. Richmond Kent is in the city this week, having closed with A Stubborn Cinderella (Western), after thirty- nine weeks work. Together with Harry Pauli, Kent will go into vau¬ deville with a college act, using their own songs. The act will require full stage setting. Henry B. Harris arrived in Chicago on Friday of last week, looked over The Traveling Salesman and on Sat¬ urday attended the Lamb’s Gambol. Dan Reed & Co., which includes Fred H. Reynolds and Mrs. Reed, have an Italian sketch which was well re¬ ceived at. the Columbus last week. THE TOP NOTCH OF ADVERTISING. An illustration of the high ambition of the advertising agent of the Great Northern theater. This banner is perhaps the highest piece of advertising matter now being displayed in Chieago. Ray Raymond is at Independence, la., this week. Dr. Wright, of The Merry Widow, left for his home at Indianapolis this week, where he has a large medical practice. McLellan and Carson, who ap¬ peared at the American Music Hall last week, have secured 25 weeks’ booking from Paul Goudron of Sulli¬ van and Considine’s office. Will Donnelly, who has been in ad¬ vance of A Broken Idol, was in Chi¬ cago a few days this week, coming from Boston, where the show is now located for a summer run. He will go ahead of The Sunny Side of Broad¬ way next season, which will go out under the management of Boyle Woolfolk, opening at Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 31. Mr. Donnelly will spend the summer months at his cottage at Long Lake, Mich. John Considine was in Chicago Wednesday of this week on his way to the Pacific coast. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Gaites IKittie Beck) will arrive in Chicago Sunday for the opening of Keegan’s Pal at the Chicago opera house. formers. To Go Into Vaudeville.—Lillian Kingsbury, a Chicago player, who has been with Robert Mantell for several seasons, will go into vaudeville jiext fall, having secured a sketch in which she will introduce straight and bur¬ lesque scenes from “Macbeffrland other Shakespearian successes^ as¬ sisted by a competent company. She will spend the summer abroad^study¬ ing voice culture with SbrigliMhcr intention being to introduce musical numbers in her sketch. MARY JANE’S PA WILL CLOSE SATURDAY NIGHT Mary Jane’s Pa will close the sea¬ son Saturday night, having remained at the Chicago opera house eight weeks instead of four, as was origin¬ ally intended. The company will end the season here. There was some ne¬ gotiations looking to a week’s engage¬ ment at Grand Rapids, Mich., but the plan was abandoned. Next season Mary Jane’s Pa will make a long tour of the East and West. BUSINESS AVERAGE W ON DECORATION DAY Business was only average at Chi¬ cago theaters at the Decoration Day matinees. The crowd at the Chicago opera house was very large, in fact the largest of the engagement of Mary Jane’s Pa. W. P. Cullen states that The Alaskan had a big matinee at the Great Northern. The Sins of Society had a big crowd at McVick- ers. The Traveling Salesman and A Gentleman from Mississippi did not do quite so well. Open July 12. New York, June 3. Cecil Lean and Florence Holbrook open in vaudeville at Detroit on July 12.