Show World (December 1909)

8 THE SHOW WORLD December 11, 1909. BRIEF NEWS NOTES PICKED UP IN CHICAGO Girls from “The Kissing Girl” have volunteered their lips in a kissing bee for charity, or, at least that is what Press Agent Hutton announces. Blanche Bates in. “The Fighting Hope” will be the Christmas attrac¬ tion at the Garrick theater. This is a Belasco attraction, but is held to the Shubert houses through contracts made some time ago. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wyatt have opened on Michigan time with “The Unexpected,” the racing sketch by Edmund Day. They opened this week in Bay City with bookings by the Walter F. Keefe agency. Charles Miller, a well known Mil¬ waukee musician and teacher of mu¬ sic, has located in Chicago. He has done arranging for Remick and Thompson, and has won much favor¬ able comment on account of his work. Mr. Miller will open an office in Chi¬ cago and remove his family to this city. Mr. Miller is a brother of Jack Wyatt, the well known vaudeville ar¬ tist. Fred K. Weston, the Dutch come¬ dian, is in Chicago, after a six years’ absence, and has arranged with Wash- burne Irving for bookings. He will play all the houses on the United Booking association time. His act is said to be funny. Charles Gaylor, novelty gymnast, after a successful engagement at the fairs in the south and middlewest states, is in Chicago, arranging vaude¬ ville dates. He is being booked by Washburne & Irving. Ann Reichardt, who last season was with “Too Proud to Beg,” has been engaged with her daughter, Irene, to play in “Uncle Zeke,” and opened Monday at Cape Girardeau, Mo. Stewart Ives DeKrafft, who was in advance of “The Queen of the Moulin Rouge” before it went on the rocks, is in Chicago visiting friends, and tell¬ ing good stories of the “bust-up” of the troupe. The Marathon Trio is meeting with success in its present offering and is featuring Ted Snyder’s song hit, “Next to Your Mother, Who Do You Love ?” Horn & Horn, who are featuring “Next to Your Mother Who Do You Love?” are meeting with great suc¬ cess. Frank Clark, of The Ted Sny¬ der Music company of Chicago, gave them the tip on this song. Jack Harlow has returned to Chi¬ cago after playing a big week in his vaudeville sketch, “The Dicky Bird,” at the Gaity theater in Springfield, Ill. Eddie Foy will act at the Great Northern theater next week in “Mr. Hamlet of Broadway.” James O’Leary announces that he will sell Luna Park. He says he has put $150,000 in the venture, and that it has paid him but 10 per cent on his investment, and that, he says, is not enough. Patrick F. Ludwig, general facto¬ tum for Herbert C. Duce at the Gar¬ rick theater, announces that he will be the manager of the new Shubert thea¬ ter in St. Paul, which is supposed to open about March 1. Sam Kahl, manager of the Walker opera house at Champaign, Ill., was in the city over Sunday. Carl B. Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harris of the World’s Four acrobats, has entirely recovered from his recent sickness and the quarantine has been lifted. Mr. Harris is very grateful to many friends for kind¬ nesses shown his son during the time he was confined to his home. Nellie Nichols appears to have lost the “V” to her name. Cole & Davis are at Minot, N. D., this week with their jolly Hebrew fun. “Senator” Francis Murphy opened at Toledo this week for Coney Holmes. Harry Tighe, formerly at the La Salle theater in vaudeville again in New York. McGrath & Yoeman, an eastern act, made a big hit at their preliminary showing in Chicago. Valeska Suratt is much in the pub¬ lic eye—too much, some people think. New York managers are fussing over her services. The Three Shelvey Brothers are .playing at the Wilson Avenue thea¬ ter the tail end of this week and mak¬ ing a decided hit, as they always do. Ray W. Snow is springing his mon¬ ologue at Houston, Texas, this week on the Inter-State circuit. He lett Chicago twelve weeks ago and has been doing fine. The Heras Family offers one of the most wonderful tumbling acts in vaudeville and has some fine circus offers for the summer of 1910. Bert Lamb has succeeded W. C. Hayes with the team of Roberts, Hayes & Roberts, owing to the ill¬ ness of Mr. Hayes, who is in a hos¬ pital at Danville, Ill. Mabel Carew scored a big hit at the Mary Anderson theater in Louis¬ ville, Ky., last week, and her new of¬ fering was greatly liked by the dra¬ matic critics. Redwood & Gordon are in Chicago preparing for their re-entry into vaudeville about the first of the year. They are spending a small fortune in costumes. The Hardlickas, who switched from the S.-C. to the William Morris time recently, are on the bill at the Wil¬ son Avenue theater the last half of this week. Surazal and Razal are at the Cri¬ terion theater this week and their act adds considerable strength to the bill presented to the, residents of the North Side. W. J. McDermott was at the Peo¬ ples’ the first half of this week, and his monologue went so big folks are wondering why he isn’t booked to play the American. Fred H. Elliott, with O’Connor, Saunders & Co., at the Marlowd* the first half of this week, plays a broom- ophone, and it is a novelty which is well worth protecting. Thomas J. Quigley made quite a hit at the Wilson Avenue last week with illustrated songs and sang “E- Yip-I-Addy-I-Aye” just as well as Blanche Ring or Pauline Moran, so many say. Nelson Dean & Co. are at the Pe¬ kin theater this week with a boxing bout offering, which is playing the entire circuit of the Chicago Vaude¬ ville Managers’ Exchange. Winnie D. Crawford, “that girl in trousers,” was seen at the Monroe theater the first half of this week and her novel number was very well re¬ ceived. Keogh & Francis, finding it difficult to secure consecutive bookings, have switched to the William Morris cir- HARRY ASKIN’S “L0” TO BE OFFERED AT C0RT Novel Musical Comedy Will be Presented in New Playhouse in the Near Future “Lo,” the Harry Askin’s musical comedy which closed in St. Joseph last week, will be seen at the Cort theater later in the season with a few minor changes in the cast. The prin¬ cipals and members of the chorus have arrived in Chicago to rest dur¬ ing the interim. John Garrity, the manager of the company, reports busi¬ ness bad on the return from Port¬ land. “In Salt Lake business is very bad,” said Mr. Garrity, “and the reason is that there are so many theaters in that town now. There is the Colonial, playing John Cort’s popular price plays; the Bungalow, a vaudeville house; a stock house; the Grand, which is playing Shubert attractions; the Salt Lake theater, playing big at¬ tractions, and there are two new houses in course of erection. “We played at the Grand in Seattle, and with prices raised, remained two weeks to big business. Seattle took to the show, and seemed to like it very well. Musical comedies seem to have had a hard time of it out west with the exception of ‘Three Twins,’ which has been making big money. This play showed one week in Seattle to $11,000, and the week of one night stands coming into Tacoma netted $10,000. George M. Cohan met with a big reception and in Salt Lake he played to $6,200 in three days.” Jake Sternad shook off his mana¬ gerial clothes long enough last Satur¬ day night to show the artists under his wing that he can disguise himself as good as any of the Irish and Ger¬ man comedians of today. His makeup was funny and Jake was a picture no artist (pen or brush) could paint. Harry Armstrong also put on a com¬ plete change of costume and with Jake and Fred Mace put on a stunt that nearly caused a riot in the Sara¬ toga hotel cafe. Jake’s identity be¬ came known before the auditors could mobolize and he made his exit in safety. Jake’s nerve never failed him, but he will don armor the next time he debuts. Bert Cortelyou is a modest, unas¬ suming Indiana boy, who has been in Chicago for five years or more and has made good without any brass band accompaniment. He works early and late in handling the press publicity for the Majestic theater and is the right hand bower of Manager Lyman B. Glover. The latter has been under the weather here of late and his official duties have been well taken care of by the ambitious and painstaking Cortelyou. Bobby Mack, of the team of Becker & Mack, will never give any dentist a testimonial as to his ability to pull teeth since he had his jaw fractured by a bungling tooth extractor. Mack was laid up in the University hospital and suffered all kinds of agony with his aching jaw. Although: he is out and among his White Rat brothers again, Mack is still having trouble with the injured member. It was a tough thing that the dentist pulled off on the comedian. Raffles, “the man of mystery,” on his vaudeville tour, which Paul Goud- ron is arranging, is going to do some big advertising. In addition to the regular press dope, he will have three sheets of himself posted on the bill¬ boards. Rivoli, “that rapid-change artist,” who recently entertained Chicago audiences with his marvelous act and is playing another state at present, will spend the holidays with friends in Chicago. He has a heart as big as the state of Texas and consequently numbers his friends by the score. Arline Schade, who is in support of Ed. Blondell and is doing capital work as “Stella,” the stuttering girl, was formerly in vaudeville as one of the four Schades. of this week and the act was loudly applauded. Charlene & Charlene, who have one of the neatest acts seen in vaudeville, ' are playing the Orpheum circuit for a second time. Robisch & Childress are out west and their offering is being highly spoken of wherever it appears. Claude and Fannie Usher have in “Fagin’s Decision” one of the best sketches in vaudeville. It was writ¬ ten by Fannie Usher, who is now working on a sketch for Hennings, Lewis & Hennings. W. H. Van Dorn actually makes snow on the stage and then turns around and snowballs his audience. His act is called “Thermos-Arktos.” Carl Herman, augusteriologist, which means “bone-setter,” is making a big hit wherever he goes and of course heads every bill on which he appears. Minnie La Belle, of the Juggling La Belles, has made some costly ad¬ ditions to her wardrobe recently and is now being spoken of as the best dressed woman in vaudeville. .11 Ina Claire is imitating Harry Lau¬ der out of town and writes to *< Chi¬ cago friends that her tour is proving a most pleasant one. Ned Norton is in New York this week with “Fads and Follies,’ and his work has made quite an impression with the eastern judges of what is good on the stage. Eva Prout, “the pocket edition of Elsie Janis,” is here with the Edith Earle Company. “Nonette,” the violinist and singer, is playing her way into the hearts of the audience at the Grand in Evans¬ ville, Ind., this week. Billy Walters, formerly of Howe, Wall & Walters, is doing “The Funn Sailor” with Woods & Ralton, hav¬ ing joined them recently. Keene and Adams are making a tour of the Pantages circuit and write that they will arrive in Chicago about the middle of February. Hopkins & Axtell made more than good at the Haymarket last week wit their new offering, “Trolley Troubles.” Billy Flemen and Billy Gould are the two best dressed men in vaude¬ ville. Their linen is aways spotless. The Swedish Ladies’ Quartette made a hit at the Julian last week in spite of the fact that its members are new to vaudeville and lack the grace and style which insure success in that field. Neuss & Eldred are trying for the North Pole in their airship and are as far. as the Bijou in Quincy, Ill., this week. Not very far north, but it is a hard winter! Sam Rowley, “the little man with the big voice,” is at Keith's Hippo¬ drome in Cleveland this week. He was to have appeared there last v^gjc, but a long jump got him in Cleveland too late to open. The Four Musical Hodges are- in Kalamazoo, Mich., this week and their number is one of the hits of the bill at W. S. Butterfield’s Majestic. Albini will head the bill at the Peo¬ ple’s theater next week. Paul Goudron has these acts jW' ing the houses booked by him in the middle west this week: Vallencitas Leopards, Billy Baker, Gladys Devers and the Pony Boy Girls, Madam Be- dini and her horses “Black and White” (an unusually good act), Ma- linno Trio, Gilday & Fox, Delphino & Delmora, Hines Kimball troupe, Matthews & Bannon, presenting'®! Gallagher’s “The Battle of Too Soon, Espe Leonard & Louis, Woodford s Animals, featuring “Consul the Sec¬ ond”; Miskel, Hunt & Miller; Hunt¬ ress, The La Vaills, Balton Troupe, Ed De Corsia & Co., and many others. Bush and Peyser, eccentriques, state they are having plenty of success on the Inter-State time, and that their act is being praised by the press ana managers as well as the public.