Show World (December 1909)

THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AMUSEMENT WEEKLY Published at 87 South Clark Street Chicago, by The 5HOWTiJORLP Publishing Co | Entered as Second-ClassMatter June 25,1 907 . Warren A.Patrick, General Director. EASTERN WHEEL MAY LOSE OMAHA [ Former Circuit Judge John Barton Payne purchased the Marlowe theater, Sixty-thfrd street and Stewart avenue, iEnglewood, for $200,000, from J. S. Hermann of San Francisco. The building has four stories and base¬ ment. Besides the theater it includes six stores and the Julian hotel. Mr. Payne traded in, as part payment, 130 acres of land in Highland Park. The theater property carried a mortgage of $125,000, and the price paid by Judge Payne, $200,000, was inclusive of this Bmimhranee. The deal was carried through by John T. Wheeler of Baird & Warner. THE WEBBS REMAIN TO SETTLE THEIR CLAIMS. Owners of Company Stranded at f Vincennes Stay Behind, Deter- [ mined to Pay All Claims. Considine Does Not Accept Final Pay¬ ment-Injunction Saves the Week. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 6.—Only the issuance of an injunction restraining the United Theaters company from interference, saved the day for the Eastern Wheel people at the opening of the re-named Burwood here. The writ is returnable Saturday, but mean¬ while the play goes on, and to good business. The suit is the result of a long distance telephone call between Bilz, one of the managers of the now named Gayety, and Johnson, another of the managers. It appears that Bilz went to Chicago to pay off the last instalment of the purchase price of the theater to the United Theaters company. John W. Considine of that company, it is alleged, refused to ac¬ cept the money. Bilz long-distanced to Johnson and the injunction was the outcome.—SMYTH. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 5.—The Beh- man Show had the honor of opening the Gayety theater here today and played to good business. The Gay¬ ety was formerly the Burwood before being added to the Eastern Burlesque Wheel. The Burwood opened some years ago as a stock house, under the man¬ agement of Woodward and Burgess. It was later added to the Sullivan- Considine circuit, after which it again reverted to stock. Later still it went into pictures, and more recently it became one of the Shubert chain. The wheel shows will open on Sun¬ day and play two a day up to and including Friday. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 9.— The International Alliance of. Bill¬ posters and Billers, in session in this city, has voted the sum of $25,000 to aid the strike directed against the American Posting Service in Chicago. The body endorsed the strike and sent a check for $2,000 to the Chicago local union, to be used at once, ana sent word that the sum of $25,000' would be at the disposal of the union in its fight with the B. W. Robbins plant. Charles Ringling, of the Ringling Brothers circus, W. E. Franklin, and numerous other circus people are here in conference with the billposters in regard to the agreements for next season. The meeting is well attend¬ ed and much business of importance Is on the program for the remainaer of the session. WILLIAM M. SAUVAGE SUBMITS TO KNIFE. f VINCENNES, Ind., Dec. 5.—Mr. (and Mrs. Leslie Webb, of the Jack- [son-Weftb Comedy company, who left that organization stranded in this [city after a five nights’ engagement at the Grand, are still in the city endeav¬ oring to adjust the claims against ■them, most of which are board-bill Expenses and the salary of one of the ■actors. The scenery and props of the |show have been seized and placed in (storage. This is valued at $350. The folayers have left town.—BELL. I Artists Delayed by Strike. Felix & Caire, who are presenting their vaudeville skit, entitled “The I Runaway Kids,” at the American Mu- t sic Hall this week, were unable to open Monday matinee or night, owing to being delayed on their way here from Winnipeg, Manitoba. These ■youthful entertainers were greatly dis¬ appointed over their failure to arrive in time, but a big strike among the • railway switchmen prevented them from getting here before 10 o’clock ■ last Monday night. They opened fc Tuesday afternoon at the Morris thouse. On the same train with Felix & Caire were Winton, the Australian Wentriloquist, and Hale & Corbin, the Banjo artists. Winton opened at the Wilson Avenue theater Tuesday after- i noon. I Police Stop Ticket Lottery. K DECATUR, Ill., Dec. 8.—For some ■time Fred A. Rahmeyer, manager of the Grand theater, has been giving taway numbers with every ticket of ad- tmission, the numbers being good on a drawing for a prize at the theater once a week. This week the mayor I §fve the chief of police orders to see that the drawing was discontinued, as > it wa s a lottery and in violation of the I “ty s ordinance. Mr. Rahmeyer says he will fight the orders of the mayor L ? n the grounds that he is not conduct- [| a lottery. He says that everyone I* who goes to the'theater gets his poheys worth, and he thinks he has a right to give something extra if he chooses to. ACT BLOCKS STREET; THEATER MEN CANCEL. Hypnotist Banyan Wants Damage From Three Men for Closing Him at Kedzie Playhouse on Strange Complaint. Claiming that his act was cancelled because he attracted such crowds that the sidewalks were blocked, Banyan, the hypnotist, is bringing suit against Owner Donian and Manager E. Dean, of the Kedzie theater, and Charles Doutrich, whose signature is on his contract, for breaking their word with him. The defendants claim that Ban¬ yan put a subject to sleep in a display window and that the crowd in front became so thick that the police were forced to clear the walks. This state of affairs resulted in Banyan’s act be¬ ing cancelled as the theater people aver his drawing powers waned when the exhibition was stopped. Banyan wants damages. Doutrich is being sued as a principal. The case is an un¬ usual one. Pat Casey in Town. Pat Casey, the genial and jovial vaudeville man from New York, ar¬ rived in the city Wednesday and was at the offices of the Western Vaude¬ ville Managers’ Association in the Ma¬ jestic building for a few hours, talking oyer business with C. E. Bray and others. Mr. Casey was at Rochester at the opening of the Temple theater, and came on to Chicago to remain a few hours. Opera House Burns at Creston, Iowa. Burlington, Iowa., Dec. 2.—The Temple Grand opera house burned yesterday at Creston, Iowa. Fire originated from spontaneous combus¬ tion of coal in the basement. Loss $40,000; insurance, $13,000. Hamilton Made Stage Manager. APPLETON, Wis., Dec. 4.— George Hamilton of this city has been appointed stage manager at the Nee- nah theater at Neenah, vice Charles Neubauer, resigned. WANTS THEATER SOLD TO PAY BACK TAXES. Treasurer of Ohio County Asks that Playhouse Be Put on Block to Satisfy Alleged Claim of $2,000. FINDLAY, Ohio, Dec. 6.—Action has been commenced against the Mar¬ vin Theater Company by William Frey, treasurer of Hancock county, asking that the building be sold and that the county be reimbursed to the extent of $2,003.93 for taxes alleged due and unpaid. The building twice has been offered for sale, the first time at an appraised value of $25,000, and the second at an appraised value of $26,000, but no bid¬ ders presented themselves. Mortgages to the amount of $17,000 are against the company. World Company Stops Releasing. The World Film Manufacturing Company has again ceased issuing its subjects, and it is said that the action was due to the. fact that a camera was being used which was declared by the Motion Picture Patents Company to be an infringement on its patents. This firm has had a stormy time in launching its product upon the mar¬ ket, as it has attempted to do busi¬ ness at various times, but for divers announced reasons has stopped. It was one of the charter members of the National Independent Moving Picture Alliance, and it was hoped that its pat¬ ent difficulties would be taken care of by that organization. At the offices of the Alliance in Chicago it was de¬ clared that the World Company had been notified that the attorneys for the Alliance would take up the case. Whether this will serve to remove the obstacles remains to be seen. New Saginaw Deal. SAGINAW, Dec. 4. —The Jeffers has again changed management, this time W. S. Butterfield, of Battlecreek, Mich., takes full charge. Chas. W. Porter will be retained as local man¬ ager.—TRAVERS. Well Known Manager of Temple The¬ ater at Alton, Ill., Quits Hospital and May Recover. ALTON, III, Dec. 6.—William M. Sauvage is believed to be on thp road to recovery after a serious operation at a local hospital, his usual good health and vitality standing him in good stead during the trying ordeal. Despite the fact that he was advised against troubling himself for the pres¬ ent about his business affairs, he came down Sunday and looked over his books and otherwise cleaned up a stack of work upon his desk. By many it is believed that the operation was submitted to in the nick of time. —MADISON. Robert Cummings Bankrupt. NEW YORK, Dec. .3.—Robert Cummings, a well known heavy man, now engaged at the Savoy theater, has filed a petition in bankruptcy with liabilities named at $4,083 and assets nil. Among the creditors are Laura Alberta, $2,700 on a payment obtained in 1898; Oliver D. Byron, Long Branch, $800, on a judgment obtained in 1899; Thomas J. Budd, $300, on a note this year; Penn Taxicab Com¬ pany, Philadelphia, $128, and William Wischoff, claim for damages for per¬ sonal injuries this year, amount un¬ known. This is Mr. Cummings’ second time in bankruptcy. He filed a petition in January, 1902, which was closed up on October 21, 1903, without a dis¬ charge. He had then liabilities, $8,211.. The present petition contains only two creditors whose names appeared in the first petition, Laura Alberta and Oliver Doud Byron, as they obtained judgments against him. Licenses Revoked in Boston. BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 6.—The mayor of this city has revoked three moving picture licenses, charging that the Pastime, Old South, and The Washington theaters were playing vaudeville without the proper stage, settings.—LOU.