Show World (July 1909)

THE SHOW WORLD 7 July 10, 1909. MINNEAPOLIS NOTES. i§NNEAPOLIS, July 4.—All the¬ aters report capacity business July 3 an d 4. Both the Bijou and the Dewey, which have been running mov¬ ing pictures and vaudeville for the summer, have closed until the open¬ ing of the regular season in 'August. _-The management of the Miles announce their opening for August 3 and they will return to the four-a- day policy and to the ten, twenty and prices.-The Wonderland Airdome has discontinued the Mor¬ ris bookings and the house is being hooked by the Northwestern Agency here. They report good business. Spessardy’s bears is the free outside attraction this week. Forest Park, with plenty of shade, is one of the coolest places in the city and is drawing, its share of the crowds with a free vaudeville show. The popular Little Gem, down¬ town, is holding its own, while most of the bigger houses are closed. Will H. Fields, who has been seen here at both the Orpheum and the Unique at higher prices, was last week’s headliner, and Billy Wells and Mrs. Wells fill that position this week. Manager Koenig, of the Lyric, will put on another musical comedy next week as the Rounders was so suc¬ cessful. “The Mayor of Tokio” will be the offering by the' stock company. Belasco’s “Sweet Kitty Belairs” this week. Dick Ferris’ players are offering Ade’s “The College Widow” this week to big business. “A Milk White Flag” next. The La Maze Brothers, who have recently finished a tour of Europe, are a hit at the Unique this week. G. E. Raymond, manager of the Orpheum, has just returned from a two weeks’ motor trip through New York, Long Island and Connecticut as the guest of Martin Beck. A force of scenic artists at the State Fair grounds are finishing the “pic¬ ture” for the feature spectacle of the next fair Sept. 6-11. The principal piece of scenery will be 626 feet long and from 19 to 31 feefhigh, representing “Minnesota at Gettysburg.” The Milo, opened by J. F. Garner on Hennepin avenue last winter, is closed and offered for rent or sale. The Novelty has discontinued their vaudeville and is offering straight M. P. only.—BARNES. NEW YORK NOTES. William Morris’ roof garden will positively open July 19. The head¬ liner will be Grace La Rue. Mildred Flora is in New York rest¬ ing and purchasing wardrobe for next season, as she is booked with the Western Wheel. Eugene and De Mar are new re¬ cruits from the West who have joined the army of those looking for fame in New York. McConnell and Simpson, another Western act, who made them sit up and take notice since coming to New York, has met with much success everywhere. Mr. Rockaway of Rockaway and Conway is a big booking agent now, as he is in charge of Hal Davis’ pffice m the Long Acre Building, but the team will resume the road again in A<|i|L opening in Detroit. Charlie Burke and wife have re¬ turned to burlesque, after leaving it for years, and have signed with A1 Reeves’ big beauty show. Mr. Burke will be principle comedian and the team will do an act in the olio. Ernest Griffiths, dramatic editor of the Farmers and Drovers Journal and Chicago Sunday Sun, is' spending his vacation in New York and was a wel¬ come caller at the office of the Show World. Martin Beck has cancelled his state¬ room on the steamer sailing for Europe July 14, and has postponed the trip indefinitely, as his business here demands his personal attention, if ls also very doubtful whether Pat Casey will g 0 or not. The vaudeville situation is now at a very important THE SHUBERTS SECURE TWO WITTIG THEATERS Alhambra in Milwaukee and Lyric in Minneapolis to be in Independent Column the Coming Season MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 8.—The Alhambra will play Shubert attrac¬ tions next season and Ross Behne , will be local manager, W. W. Wittig, proprietor of the theater, retaining his residence in Minneapolis to have supervision of the Lyric theater there as well as of the Milwaukee theater. Mr. Behne’s promotion is an acknowledgement of faithful and satis¬ factory service rendered the Alham¬ bra for the last five years in various capacities. Five years ago he was an usher. His attention to his work and his uniform courtesy soon won him promotion to a position in the box office as treasurer and elevation to the position of manager followed. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,,’July 8.— The Lyric theater will be the Shu¬ bert house in Minneapolis after Sept. 1, when the regular theatrical season of 1909-T0 opens. This deal, which has been hanging some time, is said to have been closed. LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 8.—Deals and rumors of deals fill the air in the theatrical world just now. There is more speculation, perhaps, over the probable entry of the Shu- berts into the local field than any other single thing, and it seems pretty certain that the arch enemy of the “trust” will throw down the gage of battle here next fall. It is stated on reliable authority that the Shuberts have definitely decided to come into Louisville, but have not made up their minds as to whether to use the Mary Anderson or the Masonic Theater. Present indications are that the Masonic will be leased by the Shu¬ berts for their high-class attractions, while the second-class shows may be given at the Mary Anderson. The reason for this would be that the Ma¬ sonic’s seating capacity is several hundred more than that of the Mary Anderson. If this is finally settled upon, the Anderson-Ziegler Company, now the lessee of the Mary Anderson Theater, will take their high-priced vaudeville to the Hopkins Theater. SIXTEEN THEATERS TO ONE MANAGEMENT. NEW YORK, July 7.—Work has been begun on a new theater which is to be a monument to the art of Mme. Alla Nazimova. It is located in Thirty-ninth street, just off Broad¬ way, and will be known as the Nazi¬ mova Art theater. It will be under the direction of the Shuberts, making sixteen theaters in New York under this management. May Build in Pittsburg. PITTSBURG, Pa., July 9.—A re¬ port is current in real estate and the¬ atrical circles that the Shuberts have bought, or are about to buy, the property at Penn avenue and Tenth street, across Penn avenue from the Fort Pitt Hotel, and will erect a new theater upon it. H. R. JACOBS INSISTS"! HE WILL BUILD HOUSE Says Work Will Be Commenced Shortly So That Syndicate Will Have Albany Theater ALBANY, N. Y., July 8.—Ray Comstock, representing the Shubert interests, has taken charge of Har- manus-Bleecker hall, recently leased, and which for many years has been under the management of H. R. Jacobs. Harmanus-Bleecker Hall is the only house devoted to the legit¬ imate in Albany and it will be con¬ tinued as such under the new policy. The theater will be renovated and several improvements will be added. The stage will be relaid, a new cur¬ tain will be provided and considerable decorating and painting will be done. The theater will be thrown open to the public for the first time under its new management on Labor Day, September 6. It is not known as yet what the attraction will be. All of the Shubert productions will come to Albany next season. At present the Snow Stock Com¬ pany is filling an extended engage¬ ment at the hall, which will continue until the last week in July. Manager H. R. Jacobs still declares that he will build a new theater which he says will be ready for occupancy in the fall and that his house will also be devoted to the legitimate. Klaw & Erlanger attractions will be presented. According to Mr. Jacobs, the plans have been approved and work will begin shortly on the site, which is on Clinton avenue, in the business section of the city.—CAR- DOZE. STOCK COMPANIES TO FORM A COMBINATION (Continued from page 3.) Jane,” the bill in which the new com¬ pany will make its first bow next Monday night, will be selected. Among those who will retire at least temporarily from Milwaukee stock at the close of the present week are George Henry Trader, who will probably be seen in one of the New York productions this fall; Ralph Kellard and Gertrude Dallas from the Shubert; Adelaide Keim, Beatrice Nichols, Thomas MacLarnie, Allen Murname, Chauncey Keim, Olive Oliver and Julia Blanc from the Davidson. Business was not good at either the Davidson or the Shubert July 5. Mort Singer’s “The Golden Girl” had big business at the Majestic, which closes at the encj of the week, leaving the new stock the monarch of the field. COMPANIES CLOSING. The stock company at the Lyric theater in Lincoln, Neb., will end its season July 10. The stock company at the Lyceum in Toledo, Ohio, closed last Saturday. The Cagnon-Pollock company closes a ten' week’s engagement at the Oak Park pavilion at Dallas, Texas, June 10. COLUMBUS NOTES. COLUMBUS, O., July 7.—Elsie Janis was arrested in New Rochelle, N. Y., Sunday for violating the auto¬ mobile speed limit. Accompanied by her mother, her maid and chauffeur, she was trying out a new machine when she was gathered in by a con¬ stable who thought she was going a bit too fast and taken before a justice of the peace, who fined her $10. Simgo Imamura and Toku Nagaya, of the Japanese village at Olentangy Park, were married Sunday morning at the Tenth Avenue Baptist Church by Rev. A. E. Isaacs. John J. Jackel, of the National Park Managers’ Association, was in Columbus last Friday and spent the day at Indianola Park, where the as¬ sociation’s attractions are now ap¬ pearing. Zema Randall, a young Columbus dancer, will be on the Morris circuit next season with the Harriet Kos- mer irio. Incorporated: The Buckeye Film and Projecting Co., Dayton, $10,000. Richard D. Hanish and others. The Vaughan Glaser Stock Com¬ pany comes to Olentangy Park The¬ ater July 13 for a seven weeks’ en¬ gagement. The Week’s Attractions. Colonial—McDonald & Huntington, Ishikawa Japs, Pauline Moran, George W. Day, pictures and songs. Keith’s—Pictures and songs. Southern — Ruth Mason, Harry Ehret, Wasmuth & Ramsey, pictures. Olentangy Park—Last week of the Weber Travesty Company, Powers’ Military Band. Indianola Park—Thaller’s animals, vaudeville. Collin’s Garden—Mons. Le Hirt, Musical Aromalds, Bernhard & Sief- ert, Methorn Sisters, Violette Lan¬ caster. _ German Village—Younger Brothers, Rodway & Lavery, Slater & Finch, Famous La Croix’s. STOCK COMPANY HAS NOW BEEN SELECTED. SALT LAKE CITY, July 7.—Man¬ ager R. A. Grant, of the Colonial and Bungalow theaters, announces that the following stage folk will constitute the company next season at the Bunga¬ low: John Ince, Jr., V. T. Hender¬ son, Harold Kennedy, Bertha Creigh¬ ton, E. J. Caldwell. Frances Grant, Thomas Pawley, Walter Craig and Florence Craig. The opening date is Goes to Schenectady. WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 8.— The Shubert stock company that has been playing in the Belasco theater will remove to Schenectady July 13, opening the Van Curler opera house in a new play entitled “The Awaken¬ ing.” The members of the cast in¬ clude W. H. Van Buren, Beatrice Morgan, Marion Ballou and others. Engel Succeeds Edwards. ST. LOUIS, July 4.—Joseph Engel has been appointed by Wm. H. Swan¬ son to succeed J. R. Edwards as man¬ ager of his St. Louis Film Exchange. Engel has previously been associated with Swanson in Chicago and enjoys his employer’s complete confidence. He is fortunate in finding the ex¬ change left in such thorough good working order by his predecessor. He has already succeeded in making him¬ self very popular with everybody that he has encountered and it looks as though Swanson’s choice would turn out to be a singularly happy one.— WEBB. Edith Talliaferro, playing Polly, opened at Asbury Park on June 30 in “Polly of the Circus.” The company jumped to Salt Lake City and will tour California and the far West. G. E. McCune is now in charge of the Keith & Proctor publicity bureau in New York. Charles Gano has been re-engaged for John W. Vogel’s minstrels.