Show World (July 1910)

lly 9, 1910. THE SHOW WORLD 13 CORRESPONDENCE Amusement News Gleaned by Show World Representatives the Country Over ALABAMA. Mobile, Ala., July 4—The Lyric and e Mobile theaters in this city are ark for the summer season; the irmer plays Orpheum vaudeville and le latter is a K. & E. house. The keener and The Dreamland, both aying vaudeville, are open. Bills for st week were: Keener—Texana & eynolds, sharpshooting and roping; iss Maybin, singing and dancing; ;orris & Parker, sketch. The Dream- nd—The Allmans, singing and dan- ng; Whitehearst & Wyalde, comedy ;etch; Murphy, singing and dancing; rancis E. Curran, monopede athlete. CALIFORNIA. Riverside, Cal., J”'- 4—Ray Meyers, fteen years old, drew a little extra otoriety the othef dav when haled efore a police magistrate for the left of a bicycle by saying that mov- ig pictures had influenced his crime, he wheel was returned and the idge’s punishment of the youngster as that he should keep out of all laces of amusement in the future. The La Mayne Stock Company, laying at the Auditorium, has dis- anded for the season, poor business i given as the cause. Richard Bennett, formerly leading lan with Maude Adams, is playing short engagement in stock at Los ingeles and is meeting with great uccess. Ellen Beach Yaw, possessed of the ighest known soprano voice, is to our the world in the near future, liss Yaw, who is a California prod- ct, is equally conversant with Spam ih, Italian, German and English and ught to be at home anywhere. William Collier played the Loring une 28 in “A Lucky Star” to good usiness. The Collier company closes :$ season in Spokane on July 26 . 'he star is to have a new play next eason. There seems to be another revival f interest in roller skating in south- m California. A number of rinks ave reopened and are doing well. -Taber. San Francisco, July 4—Accused of assing a worthless check on a grocer t Long Beach, Charles Quintard, a heatrical man, who registered at a ian Diego hotel as C. H. Rice, was rrested and taken back to Long leach by a policeman. The check 'id to have been passed by Quintard ras for $60.00 made out on a Long leach bank. The prisoner’s wife laims the arrest is the result of a mis- nderstanding. George Fuller Golden, the one man o whom! vaudeville owes a lasting ebt, is verv ill at Los Angeles. He ounded the order of White Rats, and as done successfully what many thers tried and failed to accomplish, hrough his efforts the vaudeville ar- are protected and respected. His rother. Mart Fuller, has cancelled ! time on the S. & C. circuit and with him. The sincere prayers of 11 workers in the vaudeville world nr* iffered for his recovery. Hamilton Hill, the Australian bari- one, passed away last Sunday night ‘t Los Angeles, 'Cal. Mr. Hill was >orn in Australia forty years ago and 'as played engagements in all leading audevillei. theaters throughout the mglish-speaking world. He leaves a t, dow and a baby boy. who had just irrived from England a few days 'nor to his demise. The White Rats. which he was a member, are at- ending to necessary details. The more prosperous members of he local theatrical contingent who >re laying off at present, are now reg- stermg at Reno, Nevada.—Karl. Los Angeles, Cal., July 4— Last week was Harry Mestayer’s farewell week in Los Angeles. He was one of the most popular players in the city and last week was the cen¬ ter of one continuous round of activi¬ ties this week. Over Sunday he was the guest of Mrs. C. H. Canfield, of Ocean Park, who entertained with a theater party in honor of Jas. K. ITackett, Arthur Hoops, Harry Mes- tayer and Mrs. Mestayer. A. Byron Beasley, Miss Marjorie Rambeau, and her mother; Jas. K. Hackett, J. C. Wilson and Oliver Morosco enter¬ tained the Mestayers the latter part of the week. Members of the Ebell Club and the Friday Morning Club attended a performance of “Pierre of the Plains,” in a body, this week, in recognition of Mr. Mestayer’s efforts in behalf of the higher drama. A benefit for the proposed S. P. C. A. home was given at the Belasco theater Friday evening. . Mrs. Fiske and her company gave an act from “Tess of the D’Urbervilles;” the Be¬ lasco company was seen in a big act, and acts from the Los Angeles and Jas. K. Hackett completed the per¬ formance. Miss Lily Lena, the dainty little English singer and dancer, on her second week at the Orpheum, made a pronounced hit. She found it almost impossible to satisfy her audiences. “Going Some,” Rex Beach and Paul Armstrong’s hilarious comedy, has started on its second big week at the Burbank. Packed houses greet every performance.—Doelle. ILLINOIS. Moline, Ill., July 4—The Herbert A. Kline shows given under the aus¬ pices of the Red Men were only fairly well attended owing to the poor loca¬ tion of the grounds which barred the crowds from enjoying an up-to-date carnival. The show’s biplane, a 1910 feature, was given a trial test on the show grounds Thursday morning. A colt born in Moline is the pet of Buckskin Ben’s Wild West Show and will be named after the city in which the colt was born.—Wendt. INDIANA. Evansville, Indiana, July 4—Oak Summit Park, Edward Raymond, manager (Sullivan-Considine agency) —Caine & Odom, song tailoring; Ev¬ erett & True, novelty dancers; Eddie Dolan, comedian; Errac, character violinist; Hall-Colburn Co., sketch; pictures closed the bill. Majestic, Edward Raymond, man¬ ager (Sullivan-Considine agency)— Amy Allyn, soubrette; Black Bros., banjoists; Primrose Four, singers; illustrated songs and moving pictures closed the bill. Orpheum, Charles Sweeton, man¬ ager_Moving pictures, illustrated songs and home amateur vaudeville, continue to draw good crowds.—Holz. IOWA. Webster City, Iowa, July 4—Mau- e L. Adler, well known to mem- rs of the dramatic profession over ; mid-west both as advance man d actor, was in Webster City this ek. He is handling Will Rossiter s ig publications. r Nelson Downs (King of Koins) d’ wife, of Marshalltown, are here spend the fore part of the summer th Down’s friend and old-time part- r E H. Martin. They are living the Martin summer home up the >one river and will remain until >wns takes up his work on the Or- eum circuit in August.—Geo. C. icker. Des Moines, Iowa, July 4.—B. F. bert, one of the proprietors of the ■incess theater, is back from New WANTED—AT ONCE ! — FOR — SELLS-FLOTO SIDE SHOWS THE MUSICAL COMEDY STAR TO PARK THEATRE MANAGERS: FRED MACK WISHES TO ANNOUNCE that he is ready to accept contracts for this Sum¬ mer Season, to produce and play in the following MUSICAL COMEDIES: Chinese Honeymoon, Riff - Paff-Pouf, The Umpire, Time, Place and Girl, Etc. IN WHICH MR. MACE HAS STARRED Address FRED MACE,—The Show World, CHICAGO York, after having engaged people for the stock company that will play the house during the summer. The roster follows: Thomas Reynolds, principal comedian; Aldrich Baker, old charac¬ ters and rural leads; Richard Summer¬ ville, utility; Corliss Giles, leads; Frances McHenry, leads; Emma Sal¬ vatore, second woman; A. C. Hender¬ son, characters and heavy leads; Charles Brokate, second man; Gene¬ vieve Goff, ingenue; Marie Howe, Lil¬ lian Deremo, Charles Lum, F. Fraun- holz, and Robert Preston. According to her park report, the city of Des Moines has $6,446 worth of menagerie stock. There are forty elk, twenty deer, two bears, two foxes an eagle, two owls, two alligators, four buffalo and three buffalo calves. - Geo. C. Tucker. KANSAS. Leavenworth, Kan., Julv 4—Toiler & Wilson, who planned to run the People’s Summer theater all summer, have gone on the rocks. The summer theater was not ready when the com¬ pany opened and the regular theater was used. The weather was warm and the business was very poor. The management held out three days. Stranded vaudeville performers found nothing to take but the electric light globes and, packing these in their grips, left for Kansas City. Of the Gentry Brothers’ parade on Saturday it was commonly said that it was the best and cleanest which had been seen here in a long time. Everyone was disappointed when the storm wrought such havoc on the grounds and prevented the giving of the night ring performances. It is hoped that the shows will play Leav¬ enworth again soon and will have bet¬ ter luck— Corlette. Topeka, Kansas, July 4—North Brothers’ Stock Company will close their summer season at the Grand theater Saturday night. They will open at the Majestic, August 29, pre senting “The Man on the Box.” C C. North, the manager, is entirely sat isfied with the showing of the season The North Company opened in To¬ peka one year ago and has played continually since. Manager North will go to Okla¬ homa City, where his other company is playing. There he will remain for some time, returning to Topeka to prepare for the reopening. Two new players will be added to the com¬ pany in the fall, a new leading man and a character man. In the last few weeks Manager North has appeared in the leads himself. Miss Genevieve Russell, the leading woman, closed Saturday night. She will depart for Oklahoma City Wed¬ nesday, where she will ^ appear, in a special presentation of “Sapho” Fn- Industrial Alcohol Stills 5 gSl. Tax- Free $135.00, pays for itself every month. 76 to 600 gal. Stills installed under guarantee. Alcohol solidified 33 samples Solid Alkaloid Cubes 194 proof, post paid for $1.00. Wood Waste Distilleries Co. Wheeling, W.Va. day night. After a short visit with her sister, Mrs. S. T. Hurst, in Beau¬ mont, Texas, she will go to Chicago to buy a wardrobe for next season. Then she will return to Topeka. Miss Russell will visit New York before the company reopens. Practically all of the company have been re-engaged. Miss Ruth Robin¬ son, who has been playing second bus¬ iness, and playing the* leads in the absence of Miss Russell, has made herself indispensable. Miss Clara Le- mar, who joined the company in the spring, again will be one of the play- Robert Blaylock, director, and Roy E. Hillaird, character man, will spend their vacation at their homes in Des Moines. Mr. Blaylock, who has not been well in the last few months, will go into summer camp on the river. Both will open the season with the company. Messrs. Albert and Edward Fergu¬ son, juvenile and character players, too. will reopen in August. They will spend their vacation in the lake re¬ gions. also at the home of their mother, Mrs. Amelia Ferguson, in Grand Rapids, Ill.—Wagner. MARYLAND. Baltimore, Md., July 4.—The Hippodrome at the Oriole ball grounds is one enterprise of this kind in the country which is proving suc¬ cessful; other hippodromes in ball parks are closing right and left. Here the shows are always good and the audiences are always large. Nielsen’s Aerial Ballet: Caciedo, on the bound¬ ing wire; Naynon’s Cuckatoos, the Two Zoyaros, revolving globe; White’s Mule Circus; Three Nelsons, comiques; Barlows Ponies and Dogs, and Bliff, Bluff, and Suds, clowns, are supplying this week’s entertainment. _ The bill at the Academy of Music is as follows: Hisheesha, oriental dancer; Geneva Rinehart & Co., com¬ edy sketch; Cutting & Zimla, musical eccentriques, and Fisher & Fisher, comedy cyclists. Court Chilo, “The Girl of Mystery, in an offering copied after the Anna Eva Fay act, heads the bill at the Wilson theater. Moore & Harrison, in a comedy musical act; Brooks & Arnold, in a sketch; Johnny Walton, Scotch comedian, and Arthur Kirk, xylophone soloist, are the other per¬ formers. _ (Continued on Page 28.)