Show World (October 1909)

THE SHOW WORLD 13 October 30, 1909. PHILHAEMO NIC CONCERTS BEGIN NEXT SUNDAY. Pirst of Series of Notable Musical Pro¬ gram to Be Offered in the Audi- I] torium Beginning October 31. I Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, greatest of American pianists, whose wonderful \ calmed an angry Paris mob at < the t me of the famous Dreyfus trial, ■ Ms ‘ 0 ™ Incident without parallel; ttlccarfio Martin, the tenor of the Met- ropolltan Opera Company, who re¬ s'**® Caruso, when the latter’s break- ■\ ™* n threatened to ruin the Metro- Ll tal l??,? son last spring, and the Chi- l S Philharmonic Orchestra will on jeu Sunday open the Auditorium Sun¬ day Concerts. Belmar and Dexter Receptive. and Dexter, clever sin V»„ d > n , c<!rs ,' have Just closed with 2% Morning dories” and are “7"*“ offers for stock. They ma “ etl at 2220 State s treet. Chics New Pilm Offices. ^tvLe R °c\i^go lle L°n f ounces B S”ffof their St. Louis, Mo., ol wars tfle mana sement of Jack w a nd Nashville, Tenn., office. Englebreth in Chicago. arrived in X-I^"w ay , nlsht and vis lted 2?*!}?an Music Hall. He left for i« t L Tuesday night. "For he Is just'the funniest 1 FRANK DANIELS MAKES HIT IN HIS NEW SHOW “The Belle of Brittany”'Scores in Philadelphia—Interesting News Items from Quaker City THE EXHIBITORS’GUIDE By Will Reed Dunroy. Unbiased Criticisms of Recent Film Releases Condensed for Quick Reading. BY MORRIS H. WARE. PHILADELPHIA, Oet. 27. — Frank •Daniels, who opened at the Adelphi Monday night in his new attraction “The Belle of Brittany” seems to have scored another big hit. The critic of the Ledger says; “It is a felicitous com¬ bination of sparkling lines and a com¬ pany competent to do them justice that makes ‘The Belle of Brittany,’ heard for the first time last night at the Adelphi theater, with Frank Daniels in the stellar role, one of the most deli¬ cious musical comedies that has been here for a long time. “The interpolated dance specialties which furnish demure Elsa Ryan an op¬ portunity for displaying her winsome grace, are in a measure responsible for the popular success which greeted the play, but these are almost an embar¬ rassment of riches. “If every member of the remarkable company were stricken dumb tomorrow, and Frank Daniels were left in mid¬ stage alone, so long as he could jug¬ gle his eyebrows and say ‘dearie,’ he would I- ~ j-| 1 crowded house. Miss Ring became a member of “The Yankee Girl” company she has been using the composition, the deponent claims is the rightful property of the producers of the “Midnight Sons” com¬ pany, Mr. Isman says he protested against Miss Ring singing the song, but that she has ignored his protests and continues to use the song in an¬ other company. Mr. Isman declares that the popular air constitutes one of the greatest attractions in the per¬ formance of the “Midnight Sons,” and that if the defendant is allowed to use the song for the benefit of the com¬ pany by whom she is now engaged, it will result in irreparable damage to the producers of the company in which it was originally sung. For its opening under new manage¬ ment, the Colonial theater, formerly Fifteenth Street theater, made a good start by giving an excellent program of vaudeville acts and moving pictures. “The Cage of Death,” a thrilling motor cycle act; The Three Golden Graces, in beautiful poses; Phil Bennett, Italian Street Singer and Rose Bewig were all this part of the world, for the roles with which he knows so precisely how to fit himself. “His speeches border often enough upon impudence, but he is as seldom coarse as any comedian now playing. He has a delivery of lines that is sim¬ ply inimitable. “The music of ‘The Belle of Brit¬ tany’ is lyrical and tuneful, but not too original. Its composers are Messrs. Percy Greenbank and Howard Talbot, Injunction proceedings were started in the United States Circuit Court Mon¬ day by Felix Isman, vice-president ofi the New York Broadway Producing Company, to have Blanche Ring, now performing at a local theater, enjoined from singing “I’ve Got Rings on My Fingers.” Judge McPherson made an order restraining Miss Ring from using the song at any performance from now until Friday, when the application for an injunction will be heard. that they have taken the Powers Film the two reels of Great Northern and New York Motion Picture Company and are still looking for more stuff. Money coming in easy and have taken in two trust houses this week. “Wise Guy” in Vaudeville. CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 27.—Edmond Hayes, comedian at the Star, will go in¬ to vaudeville early next fall. He will offer in the varieties a condensed ver¬ sion of the play in which he achieved popularity, “The Wise Guy.” This has Mr* J Isman” in' his petition states that last year.—YOUNG, from’May 12 to August 21 of this year the defendant was a leading member Valerie Bergere’s New Sketch. CLEVELAND, O., Oet. 27.—Valerie Bergere has acquired from Edgar Allen Woolf a sketch entitled "The Sultan’s Favorite.” Miss Bergere claims Cleve¬ land as one of her homes, having played ' " Hippodrome for several weeks uju ,uo “Midnight Sons” company, and it was for this company that the song In dispute was expressly written. It is Botch at Work. Jack Fotch is playing the last half of this week at the roller skating rink at Harvey, Ill., and will play Houghton, Mich., from Nov. 1 to 6. tensely and vividly portrayed. AUNT LENA’S VISIT, Lubin:— Rather commonplace story of two bad boys who play pranks on a dolt of a girl. Not very THE 1 " COWBOY MILLIONAIRE, Selig:—Western storf^of cow¬ boys on their native heath and in the city. Much action and considerable novelty. THE EXPIATION, Biograph:— Tragic story of love and drmk, with drink triumphant, ending in the renunciation of love by the woman. Interesting and well presented. MIGNON, Lubin:—Romance of the circus, with bareback rider and clown as hero and heroine. Ends in near-tragedy. Slightly commonplace. _ „ A GREAT GAME, Edison:—Ball A 6 ‘brother’s "'wrong, Xa- lem:—Story of two brothers who love the same girl. One uses trickery and wins temporarily. It ends happily. Not unusual. COSETTE, Vitagraph:—Bungling- ly presented section of Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables.” Bad¬ ly costumed. ON THE WATCHES OP THE NIGHT, Biograph:—Dramatic story of a workman who steals to save life of sick child. Re¬ lieved by good comedy. BRITON AND BOER, Selig:— Badly exploited story of love and the Boer - T3 ’"*- f "“- quently drops ■- Plot fre- _,_; of sight. Puz- an audience. THE TWO MR. WHITES, Vita- graph:—Mistaken Identity story with a convivial fellow and a temperance crank misplaced. Humorous, and well presented. THE LIE, Edison:—Love story of Franco-Prussian war. Dra¬ matic and effective, and well presented. HE PELL IN LOVE WITH HIS WIPE, Vitagraph:—Usual story of a neglectful husband and “ _!R, Fathe:—Story of -a gambler who starves his wife •hnd child, with an attempt at suicide on the part of the wife. Strong story; well acted. THE LOST HANDBAG, Edison:— One of those comedy films in which a lost article is chased with ludicrous results. Pro¬ vokes laughter. MAUD MULLER, Essanay:—Sub¬ ject based on Whittier’s poem, with some extraneous matter injected to make it more dra¬ matic. High class. GROTESQUE MIX-UP, Pathe:— Extravagant comedy with noth¬ ing new or novel in^ it. Two knives and perform impossible tricks. Mildly and harmlessly MANAGER STOPS SHOW BECAUSE IT IS SO BA D. Wisconsin Audience Is Given Permis¬ sion to Get Money Back, and Takes Advantage of the Offer. MARSHFIELD, Wis., Oct. 25.—“A Harvest Moon” company came to grief here last night. There were but six people in the company, and the attrac¬ tion was greeted by a fair house. The performance was so bad after the first act that Manager Adler stepped before the curtain and announced that any who were dissatisfied could get their money back at the box office, and a few did. This so enraged Manager Ellis of the company that it is said he berated the members of the company, and three of them handed in their notices. After leaving the theater a fist fight between- Manager Ellis and the leading man re¬ sulted in the arrest of both. They were fined $15 and costs each.—WENTE. Davis Well Equipped. H. Davis of Watertown, Wis., is, ac¬ cording to his own statement, one of the best equipped film exchange men In the business. In a recent interview Mr. Davis said: “I have seven thousand reels of film In stock. I have five hun¬ dred customers on my books as well as twenty-five five cent shows of my own.” Aside from his stock of films Mr. Davis carries a supply of projecting mach¬ ines both new and second hand and has a rental service which is undoubtedly lower In price than any service in the- country.