Show World (October 1909)

THE SHOW WORLD October 16, 1909. CHICAGO NOTES Frank C. Cooper is piloting the tour of "The Beggar Prince” Opera Company. This attraction opened the season at Chicago Heights, Ill., last Sunday to capacity business. Frank Wade, the producer, departed for Huron, S. D., Monday night to pay a visit to his ‘'Royal Chef” company. Mr. Wade will accompany the organ!- JUDGE BOOSTS GAME OF TICKET SPECULATORS WITH ADVANCE AGENTS in E. McNamara, who was in Chi- ' — - early in the season, in advance „t 5 ‘Follies of the Day,” which was seen it the Great Northern, is here this weS n ahead of Barney Gerard’s "Town zation through their tour of the I E. A. Walters is in Chicago engaging people for his vaudeville. Paul Harlan is appearing with the vaudeville act, "Labor and the Man.” Bertha Julian is receiving some excel¬ lent press notices for her work In "Shadowed bv Three.” Marie De Beau, the original Tempest in “Tempest and Sunshine,” ! -—**— New York Official Decides Anybody Has a Right to Buy and Sell Pasteboards as He Pleases—Other Gotham Notes. James Forbes arrived in the citv cently after a brief tour with a popular prices company. This is two shows he ' k "“ season is still _, __ repeating last season’s success in the part. Earle Elverson is playing the part of Pinky, “The_ Pinkerton Girl.” Dave Hall has become a member of the Indiana Theater Stock company at South Bend, Ind. Jessie Silvers has joined the “Arrival of Kitty” company. „„ __ _o play Im- „ _ .1 the Winnepeg Stock t Winnepeg, Man. Harry Owens has signed portant parts “*“■ TTr ‘” C °Mildred a van ‘has"been“engaged with the Wallace Cutter stock company. Jack Montague will be associated with Anna DeLisle in a vaudeville act. Easter Nollman left Chicago this week to become a member of the Paycen Stock Company. Elizabeth DeWitt will appear with the Winnepeg Stock Company. Harvey Day, the well-known advance representative, has retired from the road and is the Chicago representative for the Greve Show Printing Company, with offices in the Kedzie building. Fred J. Bates, manager of Car No. 2 with Cole Bros.’ shows, arrived in Chi¬ cago last week, and will go ahead of “The Bachelor.” Arthur Higgins and Ethel May (not the Mystery Girl) are rehearsing a- __r vaudeville. Frank A. Stuart, business manager for the “Lena Rivers” company, reports good business for his attraction through Stock company, was in Chicago this week on business. His attraction is playing at Hammond, Ind., this week. Ira Herring, a relative of the once famous actress Fannie Herring, is a member of the Hickman-Bessy company. Ada Dalton has closed with the Hold¬ en Stock at Cincinnati. Willis Hall opened in the part of “Monte Cristo” at the Lyceum theater in Cincinnati. George Gates is organizing a com¬ pany to present “St. Elmo” over the of People’s Stock company in •'this city, is touring Pennsylvania with “The Heir to the Hurrah.” Eincoln J. Plummer, a well-known Chicago player, is in the cast of “The Girl from Rector’s.” William Franklin Riley, who is man¬ aging the tour of “Human Hearts” through the west, reports excellent busi¬ ness for his attraction. Clarence Hanson, one of the best post¬ er designers in this country, is located In the offices of the Morgan Litho com- rin iy in the Grand Opera House build- r, Chicago. Mr. Hanson was awarded a prize of *600 recently at the Indus¬ trial Exposition at Cleveland, having submitted the best poster sketch. William Sanford has closed his en- ■ ” - —r the Gus Sun ,s been ahead o very young. Harry Darlington li BY WILLIAM JAY STUART NEW YORK, October 12 .—Speculators in theater tickets are in high feather on account of the decision of Judge Mul- queen of the court of general session York, in effect that anybody the right to buy and sell tickets — pleases, so long **“ himself a at Broadway and Sixty-seventh street. His condition on Sunday became seri¬ ous, but since he has rallied admirably, and, according to Mrs. Belasco, is now out of danger. Cowboy Girl.” George Samuels, who amassed a for- tune several years ago by sending out numerous companies in “The Convict’s Daughter.” is ahead of “The Toi a Managers who have hoped to be able to stop sidewalk speculation, which, they contend, amounts to a holdup of theater¬ goers, hope that the higher court may declare Judge Mulqueen’s finding null and void. Otherwise they will be obliged to fight it out on the ground that ticket sellers, as they conduct '—* -- Mme. Yvette Guilbert—not the Yvette of the willowy form and vivacious French songs of a dozen years ago, but the serious, matured artist, with, it must be admitted, a somewhat matured figure—returned here on the Hamburg- Daughter,” is ahead of “The Isle of Spice” this season. Russell Halderman, who was in ad-1 vance of “The Royal Chef’ season be-J fore last and who left the show busi- last season to take a hotel in St 1 ahead of “The Royal Chef , _ _ business, _isances—and they might make that stick. 1 ...a,.. „„„ arrested this week of the Grand Central station for begging. He was arraigned at the night court before Magistrate House and gave his nam-‘'- years old, living : Alonzo Hatch, 63 ., «... »J4 Third avenue. „„ ___ before you now in dii tress. Your Honor,” — *•* “ not so long ago thi American liner Kaiserin Auguste Vic¬ toria. She will make a tour of the Orpheum vaudeville circuit, singing new songs, and, perhaps, some of the old ones. Asked why she had remained away from America for so many years, she replied: “It is such hard work here. You Americans are all work, all energy. Why, when I am here I dress and un¬ dress eight times a day, and Frank Williamson was in Chic t I was singing in dreadful for one who does not like it. is the only country^ in which I cannot study. that he was, discharged the prisoner with a reprimand. Magistrate House 1 5 brought _ ___that he remem¬ bered Hatch well; that he we to this country as the protege Mapleson of Covent Garden, several years ago he was well a singer. He sang A Paris I have eight __ r to myself, but here I sing, I eat. I sleep, I dress, I undress, and that is all. Six days a week, too,” and she shrugged her shoulders. Mme. Guilbert said this will positively be her last appearance in America. Frank Williamson was in Chicago last week in advance of “The Yankee Doodlt Girls.” Julius Buchbinder, who was formerly in advance of Nixon & Zimmerman’i “Little Mose,” is ahead of the Harry M Strauss show, “The Lady Buccaneers," this season. Joe Cohn, who is ahead of the Powell & Cohn Musical Comedy, states that the company is doing a nice business every¬ where. Last week the company returned to South Bend, Ind., playing the Audi¬ torium, where it was several weeks last summer. W. A. Junker, who is giving informa¬ tion regarding “The Time, the Place and the Girl,” is finding that his attraction „„„ -vith Hammerstein. Hatch told the court that he had a wife and five children, and that the whole family were now working in r -— ville and moving picture show avenue, and at that they wer able to keep themselves alive. vaude- 1 Third hardly i Mary Garden has written t friend 3 here’ to 'the'* effect "that when she retires from the stage in two or three years she intends to take the, veil and enter a convent. At present, while she is singing at the Opera in Paris, she is devoting her spare time in religious studies, being sure that she will end in a retreat. Prince Mavrocordato is still said to be very attentive to the singer, but Miss Garden still says she has decided never There are many incidents in Miss Garden’s life not unlike those of George Moore’s famous heroine, Evelyn Innes, herself an opera singer. Miss Innes, it will be remembered, after a successful career on the stage and a series of love affairs, took the veil and became Sister Recently Miss Garden said that she thought her career on the stage would ' ’ about three years. Then, appar- “ ..-.-.,,n New York’s great array of theaters is to be increased by the addition of a $260,000 playhouse, built by Liebler & Co. Plans have been accepted by the firm. It was learned this week that Liebler & Co. virtually had closed a deal to lease the property Nos. 113 to 126 West Forty-third street. Representatives of the firm denied that the negotiations were complete, but it was admitted that an offer had been made to the agents for the property, Charles F. Noyes & Co., of No. 72 Wil¬ liam street, and that it was likely that the deal would be effected within a few The advent of Liebler & Co. in the field of New York theater proprietor¬ ship will be of great importance to the theatergoing public. Until now this firm has owned no theater in this city, though its productions, as presented in local playhouses controlled by other men, have numbered some of the most im¬ pressive in the history of the modern E. H. Jones, formerly "King” of sma town agents, has with J. H. Norma purchased "The College Boy” fro Charles Riggs, and the company hi rganized. been reorganized. John Moore recently closed as advance agent of “It’s All on the Quiet” E. E. Garrettson arrived in Chicago Sunday, having concluded his duties in advance of "The Minister’s Daughters,’ which will close Oct. 17. Edwin Clifford, manager of the Nev National theater, was an advance agent for many years. | Punch Wheeler recently celebrated his fifty-seventh birthday. Harry Sweatman believes any 0 night stand booking agency could locate the south pole. Bob Simons is taking a rest in Chi¬ cago after a season as opposition agent of a circus. . . ,1 Frank Livingstone, who is ahead of "The College Girls,” was worried a little last week owing to the billposters strike in Chicago. Ben F. £" s creating a ently, it will be marriage 0 gageinent of one year over the Gus Sun time, and has joined the C. W. Park Stock company, and will act in the capacity of assistant business manager with that organization, which will tour the south this winter. The company is said to carry 25 people and a carload of special scenery. Robert R. CL- Pittsburg that he _ John J. Dunn, treasurer of the Green- point theater, has been appointed to act in the same capacity at the new Bronx theater by Percy G. Williams. Mr. Dunn has been identified with the Williams’ in¬ terests for the past four years and is succeeded by C. F. Dowling at the Green- point, who is at present the assistant treasurer of that house. t the best show in a long time. Harry Mack, who gave up work on the road to become general manager of the numerous W. F. Mann attractions, is more than making good. “Doc” Gardner is ahead of “The Candy Kid,” which ii- - p this se 1 . He writes in from _ _ is meeting with success ahead of “Going Some,” and that he likes the advance game quite as well as the newspaper busines. Maxine Elliotlt is coming to the Gar¬ rick theater. She will appear in “The Chaperone,” a new play, and will be¬ gin her engagement Oct. 26. O. R. Henkel, formerly with “Lo,” the Harry Askin musical show, has resigned and joined Martin and Em¬ ery’s “Red Mill,” opening in Omaha. Mr. Henkel will do the advance work for the attraction. Joe Derrough, well known in Chi¬ cago, has been appointed treasurer to the Orpheum theater in Champaign, Ill. KIN OF ROLAND REED ARE FED BY POLICE is in advance of “Dare bevil Dan” and as Ray Raymond is with that show needs but little boosting. Jack Reilly, who holds the record for taking different attractions into uam Ill., has been transferred from one of Harry Scott’s shows to another one. Harry Curtis is hanging out at the Elks’ club at Peru, Ind. Sisters of Famous Comedian Live in a Hovel in Philadelphia And Are in Abject Want. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14.—Victims of the traditional improvidence of the stage, two sisters of the famous comed¬ ian, the late Roland Reed, are living in this city in abject poverty. Laura and Florence Reed have for several years been leading the vagabond existence. was a detective and was killed - few weeks ago while attempting to arrest a drunken man, who was running amuck. The money was turned over to •his widow.—TUCKER. Gilbert Goes to Findlay. C. L. Gilbert, one of the most popular young theater managers in the middle west, has accepted the management of the Majestic theater at Findlay, O., and has gone to that city to take charge of the house. Mr. Gilbert is a native of Rochester, N. Y„ and has been prom¬ inently identified with the box office end of the theater all his life. He has been connected with several houses and has met with unusual success. His last work was at Lafayette, Ind., where he s manager of the Grand Opera house. The hardship has told so sadly upon Florence that she is virtually a charge upon Laura, who is past sixty yea They are living in - —<- shack ( Stock Company for Winnipeg. Kelly & Rowe, managers of ^e °r“J theater at Winnipeg have m pleted engaging a permamint stocKc pany. The company left bnicago. 7, over the Burlington route in a ph vate Pullman car. Public opln at h rong . that this company is °"® t ° h f ‘ " e e v | r been o?gan n ized > °n Chi^tgo® Harry RowiUirej ducing manager of Chicago, eng 8 rn eW wfn^e°g° 38"WpS? — W melodramas. „„ m r,.nv is as fol- known Iowa newspaper correspondent rieramt) and eight others, nurl Srnmalil’ critic, will address the L “ ___ Iowan in “The Climax.” WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, Oct. 14.— Iowans are greatly interested in learn-. Alden Friday, Oct. 22. He will deliver an eulogy on Mark Furry, a widely- known Iowa editor who recently died.— TUCKER. which has been renamed the Dryfus. Mr. Gilbert was a great favorite with the theatergoing public of that city and _ __ __ play the .is ... “The Climax.” Benson is an Iowan, hailing from the little town of Union. He has the character of Luigi Golfanti, the music master. company recently opened a “Miss Idlewild” Closes. LONDON, Ont., Oct. 8.—Manager Egan received word here yesterday that — -any, which ______ _t Findlay, has announced that he will book Klaw and Erlanger shows at th^Majestic^ succeeds L. J. Slevin as manager there. Widow Gets Furse. WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, Oct. 14.— Over $3,000 - A -’' ...c Idlewild” company.— - ~ to have appeared here tomorrow, had cancelled. Fred Mace is starring in the piece. It was rehearsed in the Whitney opera house, Chicago. Poor business has been the rule since the show went out, and it is said it will now be put on the shelf for a while at least. Eulu Glaser Scores. ALBANY, N. Y.. opened at Harmanus BleecKCT Saturday night, he . r . " e ^ f ?Jes ” receivln? “The Girl From the States,^^ Lee its first production on any > jyy. Shubert, whose Pr od " ct l° n ia ,rin SIMM, mond Hubbell and A. Bald 01elB1 the composers of the music, an^ nres _ McDonough, the libretti tr the composers of tl M ough, the lib. '“‘7” rmanc e. 1 .. witness the perfoman # production was Y. e '*' e ^as supported W audience. Miss Glaser w ^ Con- Waiter Lawrence, player,