Show World (October 1909)

October 30, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD 19 Thev have booked a number of attrac- fuona and all indi^tions pomt to good _ ptoeas-MlNTO^H. »w Orleans—L .'^ steamship .“Cana- man’’ ofthe Leyland line arrived in port /S. Cherbourg with . p~ -"dred and r Uiirty members of tn 0p6QS t^ fl flfiflson £lt LOUISIANA. 4||teMS^-The ! hundred and „„ C1P _ troupe which ..... season at the French opera B= -tW-KOFPKF. recenUy^oh - W. 11 S >U Butterflel^di^posed of C his interest in the Bijou theater to E. N. Felds of Chicago. Battle Creek —Several acts are Deing eiven a tryout each week at the New l|j 0U _ihe local lodge of Elks hold 4eir annual minstrel show at the Post ■ theater on th e 2 jth .—STRICK. theater uu ottwwt!SOTAi of Winona’s w playhouse, c ~. V tenter, have returned from Chi- <caeo where they purchased the scenery and ’all other equipment for the thea- 1 ter The interior of the house promises to be as elaborate as any similar thea- er in the northwest. The opera seats will arrive shortly and will be placed .during the coming few weeks. The car- “ centers and contractors are making ex¬ cellent progress and the stage addition to the building is nearing completion. The front will add greatly to the appear¬ ance of the street. Hibbing—W. J. Power resumed pos¬ session of the Power theater, the lessees giving up the two years lease which they secured a couple of months ago. It is stated that they were unable to agree as to the method of management. * Mr. Power will conduct the theater as in the past. MASSACHUSETTS. 1 Holyoke —C. W. Rackliffe will erect a theater in this city at an early date. MISSOURI. : Kansas City—The press agent for I Maxine Elliott says this good-looking i actress is interested in building a new playhouse for Kansas City. There are 1 only eight theaters here now, and when William Morris, Inc., builds his new ( theater there will be nine; the Meyer- fleld & Beek new Orpheum will bring the total up to ten and adding the Max¬ ine Elliott playhouse would make a grand, aye, sublime, total of eleven. ; St. Louis—The Great White Way of the West End—Delmar boulevard be¬ tween Euclid avenue and King’s high- , way—is assured of another theater 1 building which will be the most pre- [ tentious of its kind in St. Louis. A ). 99-year lease has been obtained of 175 I feet of ground on the south side of Delmar avenue, opposite Aubert avenue, \ by the Delmar Theater company. The Laemmle The Laemmle The'Laemmle The Laemmle The Laemmle The Laemmle The Laemmle The Laemmle Film Service Film Service Film Service Film Service Film Service Film Service Film Service Film Service (196 E. Lake Street) (HIE. 14 th Street) (Lumber Exchange Bldg.) (414% Main Street) (Pantages Bldg.) (1517 Farnam Street) (151 Main Street) (Casino Theatre Bldg.) CHICAGO NEW YORK MINNEAPOLIS EVANSVILLE PORTLAND, ORE. OMAHA SALT LAKE CITY MONTREAL, CAN. ANY one of these hustling offices will supply you /% with the [choicest and finest film hits from the fifty-seven INDE- j Y PENDENT manufacturers of America and Europe! And any one of them will go the very limit and see that you get a service that will ' fatten your receipts week after week. Not only that, but you’ll get the kind of treatment that you’re entitled to—no matter who you are. There’s not a grouch on my staff. That’s only one of the many reasons why I am the biggest and best film renter in the world. Don’t be satisfied with the same old sing-song, flub-dub films you’ve been using. Get the new, live, virile stuff. I’ve got it! CARLE LAEMMLE, President Lexington— Gus Sun’s American Min¬ strels have played to crowded houses all the week at the Hipp. Tommy Don¬ nelly, for eighteen years with A1 G. Field, Joined the Sun aggregation here Thursday.—The Majestic, playing Muck- enfuss time, has made a second reduc- prices, first from 10 and 25 —d 20 cents, *- hereafter i —--; matinees, -_____ over the house.—The Auditorium, the tivw theater, booking independent attrac¬ tions, will be dark the coming week while improvements are being made in tta^acoustics of the building.—TUR- HANSAS. tolrnnbuB—“The Wolf” played here to big business in McGhe’s. A1 Nathan, who has been manager of “The Wolf,” leaves them here to go to Chicago, where he is to be united in marriage to Miss Freda Altman, non-professional. Harry E. Rowe of Chicago came on here to take charge of “The Wolf,” in Mr Nathan's place.—SHEPARD. ■Richard Carle and five mem- " "Mary’s Lamb” company in Kansas City Mon- They caught a train the distance bers of his missed their toy, October 18. .... Newton and came the balance ' " " ' automobiles, arriving over to burlesque. According to gos¬ sip in theatrical circles, A. D. Stair, owner of the building, has refused to consider the proposition of the west¬ ern burlesque wheel whereby the latter would add the house to its circuit. While this seems to settle the question in so far as burlesque is concerned, it leaves the situation about as complicat¬ ed as before, since agents of nearly every other form of entertainment are pndpavoriner to secure a. lease on tne theater. A rumor is in circulation that the Keiths may get the house, but this is not given much credence, because William Morris, who just closed the place, has a three-year lease, and it is not believed he would consent to the transfer of the house to his vaudeville rival. Besides, it is generally believed that Keith does not want a Toledo thea¬ ter at this time. Will Bettis, manager of the Arcade, is still after the theater, but he refuses to say what form of amusement he will install should he be successful. He says the new Colonial theater, on Summit street, will be built, whether or not he gets the American Music hall. There is some talk of the Toledo theater managers joining and naving rent on the house to keep others out, as it is believed there are now too many ^ theaters Jn _ the^^city.—Negotia- ter on the 1 ™. a ft er the doors were open for the evemng performance. Carle, in speak- elf. th ® incident, said it was the 25 tlm ® he had ever missed a train, the old timeworn excuse inout his watch being wrong. Perhaps J ,gbt - A packed house witnessed a P r i? rn } ance of "Mary’s Lamb” at me Auditorium.—The Woolf Stock com- Sf"; gav e an excellent performance of «S.m K1 ? s i? hna ” last week.—The Omh»y, e .% b s at botb Princess and 'Z , r m ^ ea ‘ ers were the best of the E nI7,. e Nove lty showed the Pitts- PaCkefl hOUS6S NEBRASKA. Kas Ootober 30, at White City, ^[’e™nme B n r t 0 o h f er t 8 he W seafon? tersat t »v; y i g0 int0 winter quar- Adam r* xt * farm adjoining this city. «r?imus N ^2' an ' .? h0 has been with turned »n/i Url ” s . the season, has re- roller ’ i3?v *< n a „ T few da ys will open a jWkr rink in Nebraska City.—DEN- ihe°^ a U The , American Music hall, «DmJb. rr s theater, at Eighteenth Washinvw s ’ L scheduled to open on Washingtons birthday, February 22, *111 be I |ot S «?i Xpecte ? that the contract •et who ho Pi?, week.—Contractor Star- dei'a Theat£ ™ extract for the Bran- be readv fni ?£ ys tbat the theater will ■ eafl y for the opening on January 1. Sew YORK, one of T£ k T The , Vendome theater is No. 6’ engine house. A big auditorium on the ground floor of the building and fitted with modern ap¬ pointments has been discussed for sev¬ eral years by East Side people. One plan under consideration is that of hav- ing a business block frontage some¬ what like the Valentine, with the audi¬ torium in the rear. Ashtabula —A new firm in the theater business is fitting up the Driscoll build¬ ing on Bridge street for a theatorium. They expect to be ready for an opening within a week. OKLAHOMA. McAllister— The Theater Everlyn caught fire the night of October 16 dur¬ ing the performance, and one lady was seriously hurt. The theater is now- closed on account of a lawsuit.—The Vale theater continues to do good mo¬ tion picture business.—The New Ma¬ jestic is booked to open November 8, with a six weeks’ engagement by the Big Bittner company. A. B. Estes will manage same.—BUTTON. PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia —Carl P. Berger, archi¬ tect, is completing plans for the erec¬ tion of a first-class vaudeville theater at the northwest corner of Front street and Girard avenue, for the Jumbo Amusement company. It will have a seating capacity of 2,000. Donora —There is in course or erec¬ tion a vaudeville theater in this city which will be the largest outside the cities in western Pennsylvania. The playhouse is being built by Hopton and Evans, and will have a seating capacity of 1,000. , , ^ ... Greenville —An important real estate deal was closed recently by which Squire W. H. Miller of this city pur¬ chased the Laird opera house property from Mrs. H. W. Holby of Greenville and Mrs. B. M. Camp of Union City. The property includes the opera house, storerooms and a large lot. Squire Miller will personally direct the opera house in the future. The price paid is not announced. Oil City— Since the Ries Circuit com¬ pany began operating the Oil City thea¬ ter, the only house offering the “legiti¬ mate” here, local theatergoers have been offered productions which have never be¬ fore played this city, and the business done has generally been of the capa¬ city order. George W. Lowder, former¬ ly of the Grand theater at Carbondale, Pa., is resident manager, and Harry Far¬ ley of Syracuse, N. Y., is treasurer.— The Grand theater, which has been dark for several months, has been leased by Orrie Smith of this city, who has re¬ named it the “Hippodrome,” and will run moving pictures.—The Orpheum theater, under the management of Messrs. Frazier and McCullough, has been doing good business.-—CONT1NS. Harrisburg —The Orpheum just closed one of the most successful weeks of the season. A credit is due to Mana¬ ger Floyd Hopkins, who is always on the alert for good acts.—BUXBAUM. SOUTH DAKOTA. Aberdeen —Sam Spedden, of the Sped- den Stock company, has closed his com¬ pany and will take out a production of “DuBarry.” Mr. Spedden will be asso¬ ciated in the enterprise by Harry L. Walker of the Walker circuit.—M’lN- TOSH. Sioux Palls —Mrs. Burnham, wife of the popular “Dad” Burnham of the Fisher Stock company, arrived in Sioux Falls last week from Boston, and will make this city her home for the winter, while Mr. Burnham is playing Sioux Falls and surrounding towns. ; with h - audiences.— their talentsj- comedienne, witl making a big hi PRAMER. Janesville —Jefferson de Angelis made his first appearance in this city last evening at the Myers theater in “The Beauty Spot." This company played to S. R. O. Manager Peter L. Myers of the Myers theater was in Milwaukee last week and closed a contract for D’Urbano’s band for Thanksgiving week. —SMITH. Spokane—Dan S. Weaver has returned from Chicago, where he went to in- • spect the new Cort theater in that city. Mr. Weaver has an interest in the new playhouse.—Edith Edmonston, who has just returned from completing her mu¬ sical education in Europe, will join “The Talk of New York” company as a chor¬ us girl, at her own suggestion. She deposits $1,000 with the management to guarantee completing the season. Miss Edmonston is a mezzo-soprano, is thor¬ oughly fond of her work and is taking this means of preparing for concert work—her aim. “The Talk of New York” opens an engagement here on the 24th, when Miss Edmonston will join the company.—The Elks’ Minstrels 21- 22 local talent played to packed houses. Galveston—Yorke and Adams’ “In Africa” at the Grand was a clever show, but the attendance was light, owing to the fact that they are not well known here.—“The Traveling Salesman” played Sunday and Monday nights and was thoroughly enjoyed by large audiences at both performances.—George Cohan and “His Royal Family” in “The Yan¬ kee Prince” on Tuesday played to S. R. O.—Adelaide Thurston in "Contrary Mary” received fair patronage. This little woman is a favorite here.— SPROULE. UTAH. Salt Lake —Howard Garrett, one of the heaviest stockholders of the Or¬ pheum, has assumed the management of the house since the resignation of Henry Sonneberg. The services of A. N. McKay, formerly city editor of the Herald-Republican, have been secured for press agent, and Will Howard and Miles Martin will occupy the box office. It is expected that Mr. Garrett will be succeeded before long by a manager sent from the Beck offices.—JOHNSON. WISCONSIN. Green Bay—I. W. Jones, manager of the Acme theater, has left for Beloit, Wis., to get his wife and children. They will make their home in Green Bay in the future. Racine —Omar Grundtvig of ths city has just made a forty-two weeks’ con¬ tract with the ’’Red Mill” company as an understudy of the leading man. The company is now traveling through the southern and western states.—“Pasqui- lina,” a comedy-dramatic sketph, in ANY COMPANIES COMING AS PAR WEST AS THE PACIFIC COAST and wanting to arrange dates for One Night Stands or for a Week, will do so by writing to J. W. Leonard, man¬ ager Unique Theater, at San Ber¬ nardino, Cal. Seating capacity, 1,000; Orchestra, 5 pieces. Played several large stock companies last season, such as the Belasco, The Raymond Teal Musical Company. The We Are King Company, The Bell Boy Com¬ pany, The Hollingsworth Stock, The Campaigners and others. We will be glad to hear from man¬ agers who play the Coast this Season. $100. Motiographs new $125; old song slides 5 c, sets$l .SO. For rent 6000 ft. film, 3 sets slides, one shipment $12 weekly; 12,000 ft. $20. Will buy machines, film. H. DAVIS, Watertown, Wis