Show World (August 1909)

14 THE SHOW WORLD August 14, 1909. THEATRICAL WARFARE BILLBOARD WAR WAXES SIGHTED IN DES MOINES WARM IN BLOOMINGTON Princes and Auditorium Pitted Against Each Other by the Big Rival Show Camps. Wallace-Hagenbeck and Sells-Floto Shows Engage in a Big Paper Controversy in Indiana. DES MOINES, la., Aug. 12.—Fol¬ lowing its reported purchase by Elbert & Getchell, Foster’s opera house, for many years the favorite playhouse of Des Moines, will be torn down at the close of the coming season; the Klaw & Erlanger attractions transferred to the new Princess theater, and an eight-story modern office and store building will be erected on the site at Eighth and Walnut streets. The big¬ gest change in theatrical affairs in the history of Des Moines will result from the deal. It will make the new Prin¬ cess theater, now under construction, the home of what is known as the the¬ atrical trust, and put it in direct com¬ petition with the Auditorium, which will be opened as an independent house under the direction of the Shu- berts this season. It will practically make West Fourth street the “Broad¬ way” of Des Moines. High class stock, under the direction of J. A. Getchell and B. F. Elbert, will play at the Princess this season, which is ex¬ pected to open November 1. At the close Of the season it is said this firm will secure the transfer of the Klaw & Erlanger bookings from Foster’s and play nothing but the legitimate, doing away with the stock company which is to hold the boards there this winter. Birmingham Theaters Closed, BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 12.— All of the theaters are closed, but the picture houses are doing a fine busi¬ ness. There is one new picture house in construction now, and it promises to be a high class picture house, with no vaudeville. For vaudeville, the Air- dome is offering the best in town, put¬ ting on high class acts.-The old Hippodrome skating rink is being converted into a modern theater and will be on Jake Wells’ circuit. It is reported that he has lost the Bijou theater here, and that the Shuberts have secured it, and will furnish it with good shows. The Shuberts were negotiating for a corner here, but for some reason did not secure it. Here¬ tofore all of the Shubert shows have come to the Jefferson through Klaw & . Erlanger.-The old Gayety will in all probability be dark during the coming season, as up to the present it has not been taken. It was formerly on the eastern wheel of burlesque, but Atlanta, Birmingham and New Or¬ leans were cut out. After it closed its last season it opened as a ten-cent vaudeville house, but went into bank¬ ruptcy in the course of several months. The Gayety did a very good business here last season, but the jumps and the business in Atlanta and New Or¬ leans did not pay, so all three houses were cut out of the circuit.-The Majestic will open about the last of August or the first of September with first class vaudeville from the offices of the United Booking Offices. It is thought that it will remain under the management of Mr. O. F. Gould, who successfully carried it through last season.-The Elks gave their charity minstrel on the 4th and 5th. All participating in it were Elks from the Birmingham lodge, and brother Elks who were here at the time.— AUSTIN. Shrine Theater Changed. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 12.—The plans for the new temple and theater of the Mystic Shrine, to be located at Massachusetts avenue and New Jersey street, have been changed by the architects, D. A. Bohlen & Son, to conform with the changes suggest¬ ed by the city building inspector and the building committee. The princi¬ pal changes were made in the part of the building to be used as a theater. The theater has been leased by the Shuberts. Work will commence soon on the construction of the temple. The foundation work has been com¬ pleted. Theater Manager a Bankrupt. MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 31.— Calvin Anderson, a manager of a the¬ ater of Florence, Ala., has filed volun¬ tary petition in the bankruptcy court at Huntsville, Ala., asking for a re¬ lief from his liabilities, which are near $2,000. There are no assets.—LONG. MRS. FISKE’S COMPANY DIS¬ BANDS FOR THE SUMMER. Members of the Cast in “Salvation Nell” Scatter to All Parts of the Country for Vacation. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug 12— Mrs. Fiske’s company has disbanded here until October. Mrs. Fiske has gone to the Adirondacks and Hol¬ brook Blinn has gone to London. But one carload of scenery, in place of the three originally brought from the Hackett theater will be returned to storage as the scenery of “Salva¬ tion Nell” was burned recently while en route to Duluth, and new scenery had to be built and painted in a hurry. The piece has been presented 275 times since it was first put on early in the season. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 12—Run¬ ning away from their homes to join a burlesque show, was the accusation against Viola Parker, 18 years old, of 420 Berkley street, Camden, and Elea¬ nor Cochran, 17 years old, of 941 Newmarket street, who were sucess- fully apprehended in a hotel at Eighth and Vine streets and arraigned on a charge of incorrigibility at the Eleventh and Winter streets station. M. Sarah Cochran appeared against her daugher but no one was present to press the charge against Miss Parker and she was detained until her parents can make arrange¬ ments to come to this city and decide what course to pursue with their way¬ ward but winsome daughter. Three days ago the prisoners ran away from their home in company, it was alleged, with Esther Brooks, 16 years old, of 811 North Third NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—The signal gun in the William Morris' Southern invasion will be fired in New Orleans, August 29, when the_ first vaudeville program of the American Music Hall there will be presented. The Orpheum forces will be ready to give battle and will begin the sea¬ son on the same date. The Orpheum was to have been opened the middle of September, but when the Morris plans were learned the change was made. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Aug. 12.— Judge James B. Wilson, of the Circuit Court, abandoned his vacation over on White river, near Worthington, long enough to come to Bloomington to sit in chambers in an injunction suit to settle, if possible, the war between the billposting crews of the Wallace-Hag¬ enbeck and the Sells-Floto circuses. The Indiana Club, a fraternal organ¬ ization of Indiana University, rents the entire second floor of Mrs. Emma Ryors’ business building, east Kirk¬ wood avenue, and Ernest Campbell, secretary-treasurer of the club, rented the space on the entire east side upper wall to the Sells-Floto people after Mrs. Ryors had already contracted with the Wallace-Hagenbeck show. Campbell tore down the Wallace posters, but they were immediately re¬ placed by the billposting crew of that show. Campbell then filed suit to en¬ join Mrs. Ryors from putting up any more bills and for damages for the ones already up. Six lawyers have been employed by the parties in the When the case was called attorneys for the Wallace-Hagenbeck circus moved to dissolve the restraining or¬ der on the ground that no summons had been issued, a matter overlooked by attorneys for the Indiana Club, and this motion was sustained. New pro¬ ceedings will be filed. street. Mrs. Brooks was at the hear¬ ing but her daughter is still roaming listlessly about the city, it is believed. It was while searching the Tender¬ loin for the Brooks girl that Barry and Ernest Specials, came across the others in the Vine street house. They had been rehearsing with an extravaganza company for a show to be staged at a theater at Tenth and Callowhill streets. In applying for a place in the chorus, they signed the names of their mothers and were taken in by the management. Mrs. Cochran said that she had given her daughter a chance several times and asked that she be sent to the House of Good Shepherd. Magis¬ trate Carey granted _ her wish. As she was led away Miss Cochran gaily waved her hand and called a farewell to her girl friend. “Good bye,” she said nonchalantly, “I’ll write to you.” From New Orleans the battle will be carried to Memphis, where both the Orpheum and the American Mu¬ sic Hall will open September 6. The new house in Atlanta, Ga., will be ready, it is announced, in about two months. New Orleans is not affected by the mania that seeks to make the giving of. innocent amusement on Sunday a crime. Hence the vaudeville week there begins on the first day of the YOUNG GIRLS ABSCOND AND J OIN BU RLESQUE Three Incorrigibles Flee Their Homes and Appear in the Tenderloin in Philadelphia. VAUDEVILLE WARFARE DECL ARED IN SOUUH First Gun in the William Morris Invasion to be Fired the Latter Part of Month. In Memphis the Sunday agitators are now in possession of the fort and the theaters are closed on that day. Shuberts Get the Star. SCRANTON, Pa., Aug. 12,-The Shuberts will not erect a playhouse in this city at present. It is learned that a lease had been secured on the Star theater on Linden street, be¬ tween Wyoming and Penn avenues, and that the big theatrical magnates will put on theilr shows there at pres- RACINE THEATER HAS A NEW MANAGER NOW. Daniel Nye Formerly of Hammond, Ind., Takes Charge of the Wisconsin Playhouse. RACINE, Wis., Aug. 12-Daniel Nye, formerly of Hammond, Ind., a man with lifelong experience in the atrical business has taken charge of the Racine theater, and will manage the house this season. The interior of the playhouse has been remodeled and redecorated. High class musical comedy is being offered at the house at the present time successfully. New Incorporations. ALBANY, N. Y„ July 20.-The Amphion Theater Company of New York City, which will do a general the¬ atrical business and exhibit operas and i plays, was incorporated today with the ] secretary of state. The capital stock is $10,000 and the directors are A. H. Woods, Martin Herman and Walter J. Mooni, all of New York City, j* The Vienna Cafe and Amusement Company filed articles of incorporation also. The company has a capital stock of $6,000 and will lease theaters and places of amusement. The directors are D. Max Schmidt, Richard Borkowski and Arthur Rosenburg, all of New York City.—CARDOZE. ALBANY, N. Y., July 20.-To con¬ duct moving picture and vaudeville theaters will be the policy of the De- Lany Amusement Company, which took out articles of incorporation from the office of the secretary of state today. The company has a capital stock ot $10,000, $1,800 of which has been paid in. Its scope will be the entire United States, but the principal place of busi¬ ness will be at Ithaca, N. Y. The di¬ rectors of the company are: Edward S. DeLany, Lola C. DeLany and Henry L. Stewart, all of Ithaca.—CARDOZE. New Theater at Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn., August 5.-- Work will be started in a few days upon a $75,000 theater building oi j upuil <X uicaiw -li W 1 concrete and steel, which will be »• cated in Main street, opposite Stnittis | theater. The structure will be upon the land of W. O. Laughna, who will j lease to the firm of Spitz & Natnan- son of Providence. The contract lot the structure, which will be fireproof, was awarded to the Speery Engineer¬ ing company of New Haven. The plans of the building whicn have been completed by Architec Joseph A. O’Brien, designer of tn Elk’s home and many other public buildings throughout the state, pro¬ vide for one of the prettiest theater in the state. It will have a seating ca¬ pacity of 1,400 and will be built wj one gallery and arranged so that tn roof can be raised and another balco y added. By means of a steel trusse roof the building will be arranged s that there will not be a single pillar or post to obstruct the view of the P trons.