Show World (September 1909)

22 THE SHOW WORLD September 18, 1909. LIVE NEWS TROPICS OF THE WEEK (Continued from page 19.) Greenville —The Grand opera house, of which William Isenberg Is manager, will open on September 23, with Max Figman in “The Curiosity Shop.”—Del¬ ta fair, October 11 to 16, will include all kinds of amusements and carnival, racing and agricultural exhibits.—MAY¬ OR. Biloxi —The Vaudette Amusement company has purchased the Dukates theater here and has taken possession. MISSOURI. Springfield —Contracts for the deco¬ rating work for the Lyric theater have been let by Manager Olendorf. The lit¬ tle playhouse which will be opened September 26 is undergoing extensive improvements and will present a de¬ cidedly pleasing aspect this season. Carrollton —S. Waterson of Kansas City is making arrangements to open a new moving picture show in the Armory building here. Bockport —Rurdle Bros, have just opened their moving picture theater business. theater has been established here. NEW JERSEY. New Brunswick —The Unique moving picture theater here, 210 Neilson street, owned for some time past by Philip Mechanio, has been leased to Samuel Clafter of New York, N. Y. The place will be renovated at once. Soerville —Charles F. Weldon and W. W. Tillyer will open a moving picture fendant in the suit brought in _ United States Circuit court by Fred C. Curtiss and Gustave W. Schlotterbeck, for alleged infringement of copyright to the play, "The Dollar Mark,” filed a demurrer to the bill of complaint In the demurrer it is alleged that the Federal court is without jurisdiction, and that the bill is fatally defective and must be dismissed for the reason that it fails to show compliance by the complainants with the requirements of the copyright law. It is further assert¬ ed that the complaint affirmatively shows that complainants have no copy¬ right to the play. Rochester —The Stadium Amusement company of this city has been incorpor¬ ated with a capital stock of 860,000 by Roy S. Price, Fred C. Ray and a number of others for the purpose of do¬ ing a general amusement business.— Miss Bianca West, who is playing the part of Emma Brooks in “Paid in Full,” has announced her engagement to Wil¬ liam D. Bishop, Jr., a wealthy young man from New Haven. The prospective bridegroom is a member of the class of 1911 at Yale- university and gradu¬ ates a year from next June. Jamestown —Celeron park ended a prosperous season September 12. Vic- Butte —Miss Rosa Ron.„, _ ..._ ly was married to Manager Chester Sut¬ ton of the Majestic and Orpheum vaude¬ ville theaters here, leaves Monday for Memphis, where she will commence a tour of a dozen weeks or more, as a vio¬ lin virtuoso, over Orpheum time, which was contracted for several months ago. —BILLINGS. NEBRASKA. Omaha —The Princess, another new M. P. theater, has thrown open its doors. —Lake Manawa has closed for the sea¬ son. Mr. Byrnes has much of gradu¬ ated improvements to install for next year.—Courtland Beach and Seymour Lake are still open and are enjoying fairly good crowds. The closing of each is contingent upon the weather.—With the coming of the Eagles, who convene here this year, the parks and theaters look for big business.—Grant Simpson and Lulu McConnell, late of the Bur- wood Stock company here, made a great big hit at the Orpheum last week in a skit called “The Stormy Hour.” Miss McConnell’s voice is her humor, and she uses it to splendid advantage. Strange coincidence it is that the happy couple were married two years ago on the thir¬ teenth of May. All their important en¬ gagements have been made, also, on the hoodoo day, which spells luck for them. —Maude Leone, late of the Burwood Stock company here, left last week for Chicago, where she opens at the Peo¬ ple’s theater in “Clothes.” She plays in stock there.—The Two Bills’ show— Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill—Septem¬ ber 6 saw mighty few dollar bills, for that old scout J. Pluvius hung around these diggin’s all day and wept with joy on the canvas lid of the rechercho do¬ ings.—The Shuberts have won a place in the hearts of Omahans. “The Beauty Spot” touched the spot, and many of us ponied over regular bony 3 five spots and took the whole fam- Plymouth —A. B. Critenden will open a moving picture theater here. Parmington —Frank Merrill of Roch¬ ester, N. H., will open a moving picture theater in this city in the near future. : for New York, after which a tour of the country will be made as far west as St. Louis. Captain Webb’s trained seals was the free act and pleased every one. —The Corry fair was held the week of September 7, 8, 9 and 10, and drew good crowds. There were but few conces- sionists present—“Johnny Jones” had a successful week at Mercer “Old Home Week,” September 6-11. He’ plays Phil- lipsburg week of September 13 and then jumps to Norfolk, Va„ where he plays for the benefit of a lodge on the streets. He is doing better than earlier in the season.—Oil City, Franklin and Mead- ville, Pa., are three cities on the Reis circuit this year within a radius of 25 miles of each other.—BERLINER. NORTH DAKOTA. Northwood —E. Jackson, of Grand Forks, is making arrangements to open a new moving picture theater here. Pargo —George Webster, of the new Fargo Theatrical Booking house, is on his way to Seattle and other points in the west. Mr. Webster is to establish branch offices in Butte, Mont., and Seat¬ tle. OHIO. Youngstown —The Princess, Nixon, Star, and Lyric are playing vaudeville acts in addition to motion pictures.— The Idora Park casino, which played United acts, has closed for the summer. Thousands of dollars will be spent and the park will be practically rebuilt be¬ fore next season.—A vaudeville theater will be installed in the Southern park, Youngstown, next summer.—The Prin¬ cess theater, of which Frank Sourbeck is manager, and plays Gus Sun acts, featured LaDon & Viretta, clever comedy acrobatic sketch; Jessie Hall & Co., in The Burglar; Cutting & Zuida, pleasing novelty piano and character change spe¬ cialty; Prof. Linderman’s orchestra and pictures.—The Park theater and Grand opera house are running picture shows and illiffetrated songs Sundays. Mariette —The Grand theater was sold today by the owners, H. C. Miller and O. K. Wigner, to E. E. Eisenbarth. Con¬ sideration is private. The former own¬ ers will open up a film exchange in this city in the near future. Sandusky —Cedar Point closes Sunday, Sept. 12, after a most prosperous sea¬ son, a four per cent dividend having been dclared a short time ago. Work is now under way for the construction of a trolley line to be run to this pop- „n opera house here, the tl- city.—Edward Overholser, of this.city, will erect a theater at an early date. Enid—Albert Loewen, manager of the Delmar and Loewen theaters is| pre¬ paring to erect just north of the Loewen theater a large cozy and pretty summer play house that will afford ample mUl ities for the presentation of any huge production during the humid months. The new play house will cost, including the expense of securing the site, ap¬ proximately $25,000. _ ... _ w arrange- .3 for the erection of a moving pic- s theater here. A BETTER SHOW A BETTER CHAIR and 10 cents admission That Ij what the live ones are bring¬ ing about. Throw out your old chairs and put in stronger and neater ones—not neces¬ sarily expensive. We carry GOOD ohairs in stock for prompt shipments. Write for Booklet T-15 and prices. Branches in every principal city in the United States. Hmeriean Seating Company CHICACO 218 Wabai NEW YORK 19 W. 18th Stre< BOSTON 70 Franklin Street PHILADELPHIA 1235 Arch Street in ..... course of its construction, file new William Penn theater, at Fair- mount and Lancaster avenues, will be opened as a vaudeville house on Mon¬ day, Sept. 20. It is now more than three -- "round was broken for the ai moi cue idea of a theater in West Philadelphia appealed sufficiently to the Lancaster Avenue Theater Company to result in the purchase by this orgaJUU& tion of the ground and uncompOTg. building. The house was leased by the William Penn Charter Amusement Com- pany of which William W. Miller is president.—George Hogg has plans lor the erection of a moving picture theater at 515 Moyamensing avenue. Reading—Miss Myrtle Miller, aged lo years, daughter of Charles G. MillOL who served as state manager of the Or¬ pheum theater from the time it was built In this city, is meeting with much success on the stage. She is associated with the Byrne Brothers, who have a number of shows on the road. Miss Miller sings and takes a part in the Eight Bells company, which has ap¬ peared in this city many times. SOUTH CAROLINA. The executive committee of the mont Fair Association held a meeting and went over some* of the imporSSSV details of the coming fair which is to he held Oct. 12-15. . U The members of the executive com¬ mittee of the fair association are MMP** J. C. Milfford, D. W. Ebaugh, C. 0. Al¬ len, J. Thomas Arnold and J. B. Bruce. These gentlemen met for the arnussEx ment of details of the fair, which ha* been entrusted to them at their election. The committeee also decided toStfe ploy Barkout’s Carnival Band to furnisn music for the fair. , The vice-presidents for the confflKi fair to preside over the contests and attend to the well-going of the fair gen¬ erally have been elected as foUoWffifi Messrs. H. B. Stewart, W. KendrlcKJgfR A. McGee, Thad Greer, C. D. Smith,