Show World (August 1909)

6 THE SHOW WORLD August 7, 1909. ODDS AND Earle Mitchell, who last season was with Leo Ditrichstein, has arrived in Chicago, and is playing the role of Wallus, formerly played by Sam Reed in “The Blue Mouse” at the Garrick. Mr. Mitchell took the part last Sun¬ day night after one rehearsal. Charles McCuen went to Des Moines this week to look over the Auditorium which he will manage this season. Mr. McCuen met Charles A. Bird, general manager for the Shu- berts in the Iowa capital. Anna Reichardt, who, last season, with her daughters, Florence and Irene, was with “Too Proud to Beg” has been engaged this season by E. H. Perry to play in “Kidnaped for a Million.” Misses Florence and Irene Reichardt will play small roles and ap¬ pear in specialties in the attraction which will go out of Springfield, Ill., early in September. Dan Fishel, manager of the Garrick theater in St. Louis, was in Chicago this week, on his way home from New York. Mr. Fishel managed the Delmar Garden this summer in St. Louis, and took all his office force with him from the Garrick theater. Herbert C. Duce, manager of the Garrick theater and western repre¬ sentative of the Shuberts, was in Grand Rapids, Mich., the early part of the week on business. Campbell B. Casad, in advance of “The Beauty Spot,” which is due in Chicago, August 15, has arrived in the city to begin touting his attraction. There are five people in the offering who claim headline honors. They are Jefferson DeAngelis, George J. Mac- Farlane, Frank Doane, Viola Gillette and Isabelle D’Armond. A call has been issued to the mem¬ bers of “The Red Mill’ company. The chorus will rehearse Aug. 9 and the principals on Aug. 16. “Uncle Josh Perkins” opened the season at Gary, Ind., last Sunday night the report is that “they played to good business.” O. L. Hall, dramatic editor of the Journal, has gone away on his annual summer vacation and Richard J. Fin¬ negan is the acting dramatic critic during his absence. Edward J. Sullivan, manager of the Studebaker has returned from Port¬ land, Me., where he has been spend¬ ing the summer. George Ade Davis, who has been acting manager during Mr. Sullivan’s absence, has gone to White Lake for a fortnight to recu¬ perate. Mabel Barrison and Joe Howard were late getting to the Garrick thea¬ ter Monday night. They were bowl¬ ing along in their machine, trying to make good time when a careless chauf¬ feur punted into them and knocked them into the street. Fortunately, they were not injured, and a kind- hearted man who was passing took Miss Barrison in his machine and made a dash for the Garrick. The curtain was held nearly half an hour. Mr. Howard lost a new straw hat, and his machine sustained some dents and contusions. Miss Burnette Radcliffe, who was a member of the stock company playing at the Bush Temple theater last sea¬ son, has joined the company playing in “A Gentleman from Mississippi” at the Grand Opera house. William Jossey has completed a new play which he calls “The Little Boss of the U. S.” Mr. Jossey has now gone to Duluth to play a special two weeks’ engagement at the Lyceum, and will return later to prepare his new piece for the stage. Peter Raymond is in Chicago to be¬ gin rehearsals for “The Golden Girl,” in which production he will be this season. Peter Fellman, who did some very good character work with the Bush Temple stock company last season, is with “The Goddess of Liberty” this season. ENDS PICKED UP IN CHICAGO When Sam Bernard is seen in Chi¬ cago this season in .“The Wizard,” Miss Flora Parker will be seen in his support. “The Wolf” is to be the first Shu- bert attraction to play the “open door” country in the west this season. Every other Shubert dramatic attrac¬ tion, so it is announced from the Gar¬ rick theater, will play the independent “The Ringmaster” will be the first dramatic attraction to be offered by the Shuberts in New York this sea¬ son. Miss Oza Waldorp, formerly playing ingenue roles at the Bush Temple theater, will be in the cast. Joe Reardon is doing a pianologue in vaudeville. His act is original and the report is “that it has made more than good.” Bert Jacoby has been reengaged as advertising agent at the Whitney the¬ ater in Chicago. Justin Cooper has returned from Minneapolis, where he has been en¬ joying a much needed rest. Claude and Adelaide Melnotte, known on the vaudeville stage as “The Musical Melnottes,” have purchased a beautiful summer home at Spring Lake, Mich., where they will pass their vacation during the hot months. Louise James has signed with “Hu¬ man Hearts. This will make her sec¬ ond season with this attraction. William C. Henderson, the well known musical director, is rehearsing H. H. Frazee’s “A Knight For a Day” company, which will open at Madi¬ son, Wis., Aug. 8. Mr. Henderson will be seen with “The Girl at the Helm” when it takes the road; in the meantime he will rehearse all of the Frazee musical attractions. Ollie Young and April will be seen in a new act next season when they will introduce some novel Diabolo juggling, using a special stage setting with electrical effects. Klimt & Gazollo will put out only two attractions this season. They will have the stock company at the Academy. Rollo Timponi, assistant treasurer of the Illinois theater, is back in the box office after rest and recreation in the wild lake regions of Michigan. John Harpstrite, who has been ahead of Hodgkins’s “Texas Ranger” company, has severed his connections with that organization and has ac¬ cepted a position in the offices of the Co-Operative Booking Exchange. Gilbert Clayton will arrive in Chi¬ cago this week to give his personal at¬ tention to the rehearsals and construc¬ tion of the mountings for “The Red Mill.” Mr. Clayton has been stage manager for Montgomery & Stone for the past three years and when Martin & Emery purchased the pro¬ duction it was understood that Mr. Clayton would devote some of his time in producing same. Harry Emery, of the firm of Martin & Emery, spent Sunday at his sum¬ mer home in Benton Harbor, Mich. While there he made arrangement to give the Benton Harbor Hospital a monster benefit in that city on Aug. 10. Mr. Emery will take from Chi¬ cago a number of artists to that city to entertain on that occasion. For years Mr. Emery has carried on this good work and for his kindness he has been rewarded by having the esteem and respect of all who live in the city on the eastern coast of Lake Michi¬ gan. Charles Kindt, smiling and as happy as ever, was in Chicago on business Tuesday. Miss Ethel Millard, who was one of the attractive girls in “The Girl Be¬ hind the Counter” when that musical show was in Chicago, jumped in and played the role of the slavey in “The Candy Shop” at the Studebaker with but' one rehearsal last Monday night, and she played the part well. Bert Cortelvou, who looks after the publicity for the Majestic theater, has returned from Connorsville, Ind., where he went to see his parents and renew acquaintances with his former playmates and schoolmates. COMEDY AND BURLESQUE OPEN CHICAGO SEASON “The Climax” on View at Powers’ and “Follies of the Day” Offered at the Great Northern The Chicago theatrical season may now be said to be well under way. “Follies of the Day” opened the Great j Northern Sunday night, and “The Climax” was put on view at Powers’ theater Monday night. Joseph Weber’s much heralded and long looked for, “The Climax,” has inaugurated the season at Powers’ theater, where the bright, quiet, but improbable play, is being viewed by sweltering audiences. The story of the piece has to do with a young doctor in a small Ohio town, whose love for a young woman brings him into conflict with ambition. The young woman has a hankering for the stage and wants to be an operatic singer. The physician has a horror of the stage, and attempts, with the aid of mental suggestion, to keep the young woman away from the glare and flare of the footlights. He is successful in spoiling her voice for a time, and thus there is quite a little tragedy introduced into her life. She has finally consented to marry the doctor and give up her career when she suddenly discovers that her voice is fuller and richer than ever. She -turns on her fiance, and he goes back to his pills in the Ohio town, and the young woman remains, while her maestro pleads with her to go on the stage and win triumphs. There is just a hint that after all her love for the physician will conquer in the end, and that she, too, will go back to Ohio. Leona Watson As the Girl. Miss Leona Watson plays the girl, and she plays it naturally, and she not only displays a good voice but emotional power of some little worth. Albert Bruning is the maestro, and does his part well, while Effing¬ ham A. Pinto, who appears as the play son, manipulates the piano with skill and acts with considerable warmth and vigor. The piece is by Edward Locke, a newcomer in the dramatic field, and the incidental mu¬ sic by Joseph Carl Breil. “Follies of the Day” is a light and frivolous offering, quite suited to the silly season. It is a sort of review, with a burlesque on “The Easiest Way,” called “The Cheesiest Way,” and other current or well known plays. There are several attempts to be naughty in the piece, and they are more or less successful. Gertrude Hayes is the bright, particular star, and she twinkles with a mild effulg¬ ence, but manages, with the aid of her “dancing bricktops,” to -stir up quite a little excitement. Von Tilzer wrote the music for the piece, which is one of its best features, and the tunes tinkle along at a great ratb. The show has been meeting with some little success, and appears to be well liked by the. audiences who gather in this popular playhouse. George Gordon will manage the tom of the “Jane Eyre” company. This attraction will open the seasonlthis month. R. Pfeil, who is connected with the American Show Printing company at Milwaukee, was in Chicago Saturday, Merritt and Love, who are in vaude¬ ville offering their new talking and singing act, have been especially en¬ gaged to appear at Fountain Ferry Park, Louisville, this week. Mr. ffove is a writer of short stories and has contributed many to some of the lead¬ ing magazines. Hugh Flannery, manager of the Grand Opera house at FreeportSjll, was in Chicago this week. j George E. Sackett, manager of the Grand Opera house, at Rockford! Ill, has returned from a trip abroad,and stopped over in Chicago this week his way home. While in London a... the principal cities of Europe^ Mr Sackett attended some of the luffing theaters and amusement places. Eddie Delaney will manage the tour of “The College Boy” company southern. Harry Rowe will be seen offlthe door for the eastern company onMt Blind Organist.” Lew Silvers arrived in ChicagMthis week from a fishing tour in IowaJ He will start out with “The Girls of the U. S. A.” Fred Reynolds, who is always happy and working, will be with one of Harry Scott’s attractions. 9 Harry Hayden was a guest ol Harry Sheldon this week and will leave soon to join the Majestic |tock company at Ft. Wayne. Jake Vedder left this week for Winslow, Ill., where the “Two Merry Tramps” company is rehearsinggMr, Vedder will go in advance of this at¬ traction. ^^9 Harry Chapelle and Carl Winterhoff arrived in Chicago this week after having a successful season with their Airdome company. Benjamin Heater is one of tl est to join the “The Two Tramps” company. Robert Bell goes with Beulah Poynter and will be seen in one C the leading roles in “Lena Rivers." Jeannette Garnett arrived from Omaha this week and will leave jpi- cago with a well known attrac^^T Louise Carver, who was with Sj Miles from Boston” last season® a short visit with some friends Chicago and left for New York the first of this week. Charles Huntington has returned Chicago from his vacation. Frank C. Harris and Florence ’Ran- dell haye returned to Chicago from their summer home and will report to W. F. Mann for his production dt “Married in Haste.” Daniel Reed has been engaged to do characters at the College theater " this city. Raymond Wells has received many offers for the coming season, but " yet has not signed. H. B. Pierce, who was musical di¬ rector with the “The Old Clothe- Man,” arrived in Chicago from the west. Norton Pratt is in the city*P Pratt has been identified in the pas* with some excellent attraction! that have left Chicago. Joe Tinker, the famous short stop for the Chicago Cubs, will be seer next season in vaudeville. He has ar ranged with a well known author » write a three people sketch for h® and will start out at the expiration n his baseball season. Charley Hart is rehearsingjjj. “Shadowed by Three.” Mr. Hart ap¬ peared in the comedy part <8 1 Home Run” last spring. , Joe Kearney and Dorothy Maynard who will be featured with “The ©[ Question,” are rehearsing with this at¬ traction. The season will open 5 Madison, Wis., Aug. 3.