Show World (June 1909)

4 THE SHOW WORLD June 19, 1999. Lincoln - Keith’s, Boston. VAUDEVILLE ROUTES. Frankie Drew.—Muncie, Ind., June 21-26. Harry Dull. — Muncie, Ind., June 21-26. Wilbur Mack.—Majestic, Chicago, Tune 28-July 3. Grimm & Satchell.—Grand, Joliet, Ill., June 21-26. Kohler & Adams.—Lyric, Athens, Ga., June 14-19. Nella Walker.—Majestic, Chicago, June'28-July 3. Great Renos.—Majestic, Neb., June 21-26. Alexander & Scott.—Empire, Hull, Eng., June 21-26. Millman Trio. — Mass., June 21-26. Warren J. Keane.—Majestic, Butte, Mont., June 21-26. The Kratons.—Empire, Glasgow Scotland, June 21-26. McKay & Cantwell.—Keith’s, Phil¬ adelphia, June 21-26. Charles F. Semon. — Orpheum, Brooklyn, June 21-26. Dore & Walford.—Waldmeer park, Erie, Pa., June 21-26. Hill & Whitaker.—Empire, Brad¬ ford, Eng., June 21-26. Joe Deming. — Criterion, Asbury Park, N. J., June 21-26. . Larrivee & Lee.—Stratton, Middle- town, N. Y., June 17-19. Banks-Breazelle Duo. — Orpheum, Butte, Mont., June 21-26. World & Kingston.—Orpheum, Se¬ attle. Wash., June 21-26. Adams & Mack. — Pantages, Los Angeles, Cal., June 21-26. Armstrong & Clark. — Orpheum, Portland, Ore., June 21-26. Howard Bros.—Ingersoll park, Des Moines, Iowa, June 21-26. Gaylor > & Graft.—Hanover park, Meriden, Conn., June 21-26. American Newsboys’ Quartette.— Julian, Chicago, June 20-26. Sensational Boises. — Electric park, Baltimore, Md., June 21-26. Conroy, Lemaire & Co.—Orpheum Spokane, Wash., June 21-26. Scott & Davis.—Washington, Spo¬ kane, Wash., June 27-July 3. Godfrey & Henderson. — Lakeside park, Akron, Ohio, June 21-26. Sherman’s Dogs.—Lehigh Traction park, Hazleton, Pa., June 21-26. McCallum’s Sunny South.—Orphe¬ um, Los Angeles, Cal., June 20-July 3. Estelle Wordette & Co.—Wheeling park, Wheeling, W. Va., June 21-26. James Rutherford (with Hagenbeck- Wallace circus).—Ogden, Utah, June 21 . Abbott & Minthome Worthley.— East End park, Memphis, Tenn., June 21-26. Tasmanian-Vandiemans (with Goll- mar Brothers’ circus).—Minot, N. D. June 21. Horace Webb (with Barnum & Bailey circus. — Milwaukee, Wis., June 21. Lee J. Kellam.—Vaudette, Boone, Iowa, June 21-26; Gem, Marshalltown, 28-July 3. Robisch & Childress. — Riverside park, Findlay, Ohio, June 21-26; Ar¬ cade, Toledo, 28-July 3. Gilroy, Haynes & Montgomery.— Bijou, Oshkosh, Wis., June 21-26; Bijou, Fond du Lac, 28-July 3; Bijou, Sheboygan, 5-10. McLallen-Carson Duo.—Magic, Ft. Dodge, Iowa, June 21-26; Unique, Minneapolis, June 28-July 3; Grand Family, Fargo, N. D., 5-10. Fox & Evans.—Family, Lafayette, Ind., June 21-26; Manion’s park, St. Louis, Mo., 28-July 3; Oak Summit park, Evansville, Ind., July 5-10. Al. G. Fields Ready for Road. Columbus, Ohio, June 15. Al. G. Fields’ Greater Minstrels, one of the oldest minstrel organizations in the country, is about ready for its fall tour. It will start from here on its 24th annual booking Aug. 2. Re¬ hearsals are called for Tuly 10. Four new productions are promised for the coming season. Field says he intends to make this show the best ever at¬ tempted by him.—GRAF. SHUBERTS DO NOT ASK EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT Agreement with Western Managers Admits Any Other Attrac¬ tions—Kindt Suggests a National Organization of Theater Men. “Although Mr. Erlanger would not see the committee appointed to wait upon him and ascertain his position toward the Western Theater Managers’ Association, we have returned from New York fully determined not to permit this incident to interfere with our intention to maintain an open door policy.” Chas. T. Kindt. To those who believe that the re¬ fusal of A. L. Erlanger to hold a conference with the committee ap¬ pointed by the Western Theater Man¬ agers’ Association to wait upon him in New York city would have the effect of frightening that body of men into submission to an exclusive syndi¬ cate contract, the statement made by Mr. Kindt will set all doubts at rest. When seen upon his arrival in Chi¬ cago, Mr. Kindt was more than ever determined to stand by the open door policy. He said in part: “We are business men and we have determined that we will not brook dictation by any so-called syndicate. The experience of the past year con¬ vinced us that the syndicate had not sufficient attractions to keep us go¬ ing. We represent four hundred thea¬ ters and it requires from one hundred and fifty to two hundred attractions to keep our houses busy for an entire season. Shuberts Are Liberal. “In contrast to the treatment ac¬ corded us by Mr. Erlanger is the man¬ ner in which we have been received by the Shuberts. They did not ask us to sign anything. We offered to book their attractions and our offer was accepted. We were not asked to bind. ourselves- to any other stipula¬ tion. We were not asked to shut out other independent attractions. We were treated as. business men, out for the best chance and ready to accept it. “I wish to strongly deny the rumor that we have in any other manner affiliated with the Shubert interests. We are absolutely free handed. “In speaking of the growth of the Shubert circuit and attractions, Lee BILLBOARD DISPLAY FOR THIRD DEGREE. Henry B. Harris is displaying un¬ usual enterprise in exploiting Charles Klein’s latest play, “The Third De¬ gree,” now running at the Hudson theater, New York. The methods em¬ ployed are said to be such as have never before been used by any pro¬ ducing manager, either in America or Europe. He has arranged for a bill¬ board display on the docks of all the leading steamship lines running from the different Atlantic coast ports to New York City, from as far north as Halifax, Nova Scotia, to as far south as Galveston, Texas, and including San Juan and Ponce, Porto Rico, and Havana, Cuba. On the other side of the Atlantic 24-sheet stands of “The Third Degree” are displayed on the docks in London, Southampton, Ply¬ mouth and Liverpool, in England; Havre and Chebourg, in France; Rotterdam and Antwerp, in Holland, and Bremen and Hamburg, in Ger- Rejoins Emma Bunting. Seattle, Wash., June 16. Charles Winninger, who was with Emma Bunting’s company in San An¬ tonio, Texas, joined the stock com¬ pany here in which she is featured. Shubert made the statement to me, We are not seeking an arbitrary power in the theatrical field. We will invite the co-operation of resident managers throughout .the country by reason of a superiority of production as well as. a mdltiplicity of them. We will invite the co-operation of pro¬ ducing managers by attaining an en¬ viable position in the booking field.’ ” Mr. Kindt was reminded of a re¬ port that in the event of his refusal to accept a syndicate contract, he might be made the target of a syndi¬ cate attack. Prepared for Emergency. “I have heard that renort,” he said “and I am prepared to lose every cent I have invested, if necessary, but the day of submission to arbitrary dicta¬ tion has passed. The Western Man¬ agers are determined to run their business in such a manner as to ob¬ tain the best results for themselves. If I have to suffer financially in the cause of my fellow managers, I’ll take my medicine like a man. But I prom¬ ise you that I’ll put up the strongest kind of a fight against oppression. “The Broadway atmosphere is heavy with ah element of self-esteem. Broadway forgets that it owes its very existence to the product of these western prairies.. It is blinded by the glitter of its own lights. It cannot conceive that we westerners have real theaters with a large quantity of real capital invested in them. “Until we organized we were in the habit of submitting to any order of things which Broadway imposed upon us. but that time has passed. I want to urge upon managers in all parts of the country the necessity for strong organization, and I believe the hour is near at hand when there will be a National Theater Managers’ Associa¬ tion, built along' the lines of the fed¬ eral congress, in which the sectional organizations will be represented ac¬ cording to their numbers. The sooner this comes to pass the better will it be for all concerned. “Not only the resident, but the pro¬ ducing manager will have their in¬ nings next season and conditions gen¬ erally will be better than they have been in years.” TWELVE NEW HOUSES FOR POLACK CIRCUIT. Pittsburg, Pa., June 16. Business is picking up around Pitts¬ burg. There are so many evidences of an improvement in conditions that showmen generally are greatly en¬ couraged. The Poli circuit, for in¬ stance, announces that it has secured twelve new houses recently for ten or ten and twenty-cent vaudeville. The theaters are: Opera House, Mc¬ Keesport; Opera House, Vandegrift; Opera House, Renovo; Opera House, Austin; Opera House, Emporium; Opera House, Waynesburg; Nixon theater, Tarentum; Grand, Fayette City; Grand, Wilmerding; Palace. Steubenville, Ohio; Colonial, Wil- kinsburg; Wicks theater, Kittaning. New Vaudeville Circuit. Lexington. Ky., June 14. A meeting of vaudeville managers was held in this city and a small cir¬ cuit was formed, which thus far in¬ cludes Winchester (Grand, managed by S. Dinnelli), Frankfort (Hippo¬ drome, managed by L. H. Ramsey and the Grand, managed by Perkins), and Paris (Paris Grand, managed by Bell). A name was not selected.—CANDI- OTO. DO YOU REMEMBER-#] When Zelda Sears wrote spe,cia»-1 tides for the Chicago Tribune? When Sam Reed was a reportej&n 1 one of the Boston newspapers? When Tyrone Power playediSin f “Ulysses”? When Henry Miller played’ the father in “The Dancing Girl” J with Virginia Harned? When George Ade first popped into notice with his “Fables in Slang” ;in the Daily News? - . When Amy. Leslie was knowijjfar and near as Lily West? When Herbert C. Duce ran a little dramatic paper here in Chicago?^*! When Sam P. Gerson was head and front of the New Theater down at the Whitney? When Richard Carle wrote “Way Up East,” a burlesque on “Way Down East”? When Frank Gillmore used tojplay the clergyman in “As Ye Sow”? When Billy Robinson blackedjktp and played an end with Richard & Pringle’s minstrels? When Lou Elliott played tuba with \ the Richard & Pringle minstrels? When Edwin Maxwell played bass drum with the James R. Waite com¬ pany? When Adeline Genee was Anina Jensen? When Macey Harlam appeared'y'in , “The Voyage of Suzette”? ] When Barnum & Bailey had the white elephant? When Robert Stickney was] the Apollo Belvidere of the arena? When John Lolo was clown with the Robinson circus? FRANK C. McCRAY. J Associated with “The McCray System,” Outdoor Advertis¬ ers at Fairmont, W. Va. a When W. W. Coles’ picture w® on a circus bill? When the Barnum & Bailey show had 93 cars? When circuses did not have adjust- When the Ringling Brothers had a five wagon show? When Adam Forepaugh had Miss Montagu, the $10,000 beauty? 1 When Yankee Robinson traveled by canal? When John Robinson’s circuSj las! j visited Texas? When Honky Dorris had the Sr I leges with John O’Brien’s circus* I When the late James A. Bailey?was a circus agent? When Al Fields was a circusjrail- road contractor? When Buffalo Bill was a stage ac¬ tor? When circuses used only American performers? When Frank A. Robbins had a win- : ter circus in New York City? When circuses fed and slept their | people at hotels? <^Ht| When Cooper & Bailey took talks* class circus to Australia? When Charles Andress had a 14-car circus of his own? When M. S. Bodkin first traveled | with a circus? When Forbes Robertson played ® title role in “Pygmalion and Galatea •