Show World (June 1909)

THE SHOW WORLD June 5, 1909, Specialties, Staple Goods and Novelties Suitable for Prizes, Souvenirs, Premiums and favors for Skating Rinks, Games and 5c. Theatres. We have big variety J* Send For FREE Catalogue. 220-222 Mae | WHOLESALE I CHICAGO, ILLINOIS RJarathon Race Promotors, Attention! 3-sh. pictorial."“The Finish!” per 100.”. *f. . ° T .. .T.™ 6 . .f. 6 .. 1-sh. pictorial. “The Start.” per 100. ^ ^ PANEI^FOR READING MATTER ON EACH RI LI,. Cross lining extra.^per^lOO T shs^. —• — rriai| ' nrepaid , j, ets.. NATIONAL PRINTING & ENGRAVING COMPANY, 601 Times Bldg., NEW YORK. 1512 Tribune Bldg., CHICAGO. 513 Elm St., ST. LC WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HARRY ASKIN’S TITLE? (Harry Askin’s selection of Lo as th!e title of the forthcoming O. Hferiry and Franklin P. Adams musical cbrii- e<iy has inspired a vast amount of conflicting comment. Some folks are contending that the novelty of the title will appeal to the theatergoing public, others claim that a good play will prosper with any title, while there is a faction which does not hesitate to pronounce such a title as ridicu¬ lous. The unique brevity of the title is. of course the widely noticed fea¬ ture. A few deplore the fact that the tiile gives the false impression that the leading character is an Indian. John E. Young, who will play the title role, not only likes the title but he is dead stuck on the music. He has heard it played over a time,or two and is confident the production will meet with success. Mr. and Mrs. Young are in the city and have taken apartments at the Alexandria. Mr. Young is just get¬ ting acquainted with his new touring car and the other day had his hand bandaged up, having raised a blister from turning the crank. WITH STOCK PLAYERS. James A. Bliss has joined Will A. Page and Paul Benjamin’s company at Norfolk, Va. Arthur Byron is leading man of the Page-Benjamin company at the Ly¬ ceum theater in Rochester, N. Y. Florence Reed, despairing of ap¬ pearing at the Belasco in Los Angeles for some weeks, made many wagers with her friends and is glad bhe lost. Carroll McComas, a recruit from the ranks of musical comedy, is win¬ ning laurels as leading woman of the Page-Benjamin stock company at Richmond, Va. Kitty De Lorme, who has the hero¬ ine roles in the productions of the Chicago stock company at Detroit, has made a great hit, according to advices from that city. Edith' Browning is leading woman of the stock at the Court theater in Wheeling, W. Va. Other players are: Lillian Sinnott, Paula Gloy, Sidney Cushing, Joseph Woodburn, Harry Andrews and Bessie Woodurn. Mai. McPherson, who recently closed an engagement with a stock company at Collinsville, Ill., is spend¬ ing a few days at Marion, Ill., visit¬ ing with friends. His wife is visiting with relatives at Charleston, S. C. Catherine Countiss observed the sixty-sixth performance of the com¬ pany bearing her name at the Majestic in Grand Rapids, Mich., by making last Tuesday evening souvenir night and giving autographed photographs of herself. Richard Bennett will make his in¬ itial appearance with the Belasco stock in Los Angeles as Jefferson Ry¬ der in the Lion and the Mouse. He has been with Maude Adams, whose season closed May 29, and is now busy rehearsing with the company. It is Bennett’s own selection of a role. DAVENPORT WITNESSES FINE LOCAL FILMS Davenport, la., June 1. It is safe to say that 90 per cent of the people who crowded the Summer theater to its utmost capacity Sunday night went to see the moving pictures of the local fire department and the full 100 per cent came away well sat¬ isfied with what they saw. The films were exceptionally long and there was not a twist or turn of the every day life of a fireman that was omitted. The boys were caught getting out of bed, hitting the pole, making rapid fire hitches, dashing out of the different houses and putting out an imaginary fire in the 300 block. It closed with a parade of the city offi¬ cials in autos, followed by the entire fire department, and as a pleasing fin¬ ish four of the city’s most prominent officials paraded by the camera in true every day life. Turned Down Handsome Offer. New York, June 2. Maude Adams, who will appear in Joan of Arc at Harvard University June 22, is said to have turned down an offer of $50,000 to act the play be- fore a motion picture camera. _ BUSINESS CONDITIONS SHOWING IMPROVEMENT Uniontown, Pa., June 1. There has been a remarkable change in business conditions in the last two or three weeks in the coal and coke region, everything indicates that by the opening of another season this territory will be back in its old form. NEW OPERA HOUSE. A $20,000 theater is assured for Nampa, Idaho. Plans are now being Work on the new B. F. Keith the¬ ater in Lowell, Mass., began this week. It will cost $150,000. A new $20,000 theater will be erected at Gothenburg, Neb. A new opera house to cost $200,000 may be erected at San Antonio, Texas. The house will be leased to the Inter¬ state Amusement company. Vallejo, Cal., is to have a modern theater, it is announced. To Musical Comedy. Minneapolis, Minn., June 3. The Lyric players are going into musical comedy for a change next we ek and will produce The Roinulers. -GET YOUR —- Independent Film Service -FROM- W. E. GREENE FILM EXCHANGE The Oldest and Largest Independent Film Exchange in New England. 228 Tremont Street, -“«£■* Boston, Mass. ROSSITER’S KID ACT HAS TAKEN THE ROAD Will Rossiter’s “Kid” act, which is known as A Bunch of Kids, took the road this week and is appearing at Rockford, Ill. The bookings will take the young people to the Pacific coast. Will J. Harris and Harry I. Robin¬ son are featured in the act, which consists of nine players. Dick Mad¬ dox, who is manager of the act, plays a rube part. The other players tare: Charles Greiner, Bobbie Jones, Bon¬ nie Hampton, Dollie and Ethel Faye and Myrtle Douglas. The act played the Columbus week before last and at the North Avenue last week. At both theaters it more than made good. Mr. Rossiter w^l go to Rockford during the present week to see the act. He saw a perform¬ ance last Saturday night and ' was well pleased. Charles Greiner, who is well known around Chicago, has the role of a tough boy and sings A Soldier Bay in Blue. ST. PAUL NOTES. St. Paul, Minn., Jtind 2. James Neil and his stock companj opened at the Metropolitan to first class business in The Rose oi the Rancho. The local Litt and Dingwall house, the Grand, has discontinued the vau¬ deville part of their four a day show and are showing travelogues and mov¬ ing pictures. The other local theater that went into the M. P. business at the close of the regular season, the Starlstill continues at five and ten cent vaude¬ ville. The Auditorium board met i last week and rented the theater for State Fair Week to the St. Paul Jobbers and Manufacturers association, who will give free band concerts. This disposes of the request of the Shu- berts for the house. They wished to rent it to put on a big musical comedy for the week.—BARNES. fllTC Cl IN BOOKING EXCHANGE CO., Inc. UUO OUll TO VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS . _ VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS The Branch Offices of the Gus Sun Booking Ex¬ change Co. have been opened and are under tac management of competent representatives, w Sun booking Exchange Co. t New Sun Theatre Bldg., Springfield, O., Headquarters and Booking Offices. Gus Sun Booking Exchange Co., Wttt* 605 Lyric Theatre Bldg.. Cincinnati, O. Gt Booking Exchange Co. ,Suite 415 Ferguson J Pittsburg, Pa. Call and-—* while in either of these cit--- ment will be assured. We want acts at all time* as we are constantly opening up new territory* Send in open time, late programs, lowest salary, STREETMEN, CARNIVAL AND FAIR F0LI L0WU1 The PEEPOSCOPE andqiSS- z n ”X- Sift