Show World (July 1910)

THE SHOW WORLD July 9, 1910, 28 PenoipLAws or (h/ca </0 Shows. I AS S££N B Y Z-A-HE NDRICKs . ArtisjJ triov mannering HERBERT C. DUCE 1 HAROLD HARD. MANAGE/* j PRESS ft£r/?£S0MT/V£> " A Play In Four Acta. By Rachel Crothers. r CAST QF CHARACTERS. 1 FRANK WARE.At ARY MANNERING LEONIE BRUNE_RUTH HOLT BOUCICAULT CLARA OAKS..HELEN ORMSBEE MALCOLM GASKELL. ... ..FRANK MILLS FRITZ BAHN.JOHN SAINPOLIS WELLS TREVOR.!.H. BRATTEN KENNEDY EMILE GRIMEAUX.ERNEST PERRII* KIDDIE..ETHEL DOWNEY Its ~ IMAGINATION | can’t SEE 1 ANY Q RESEM8ELNKE FORT COLLINS PAPER ROASTS SELLS-FLOTO Fort Collins, Colo., July 2—Yester¬ day’s issue of the Fort Collins Review contained an “Important Notice” to its reader advising them to beware of an overcharge of ten cents which it was alleged the S'ells-Floto ticket wagon would attempt to make. The paper’s version of the “graft” read as follows: “The show has two ticket wagons, one of which was opened this morn¬ ing, and another of which is posted near the main entrance. A general admission ticket costs 35 cents at the first wagon, and when the purchaser asks for his other dime he is told that the sale is an “advance” one and costs 35 cents. The show, in conducting its “cruel” war. resorts to this means to even-up for its cut in the price of general admission. “The manager declared this morn¬ ing that the second wagon, where tick¬ ets can be purchased for 25 cents, is opened an hour ahead of the perform ance, and that the “advance” sale is merely to accommodate those who wish to buy their tickets early and to prevent a jam around the main ticket wagon. The graft is a good one, for practically everyone is around early at a circus in order that some time may be spent in the alleged menagerie and as the second wagon does not open until shortly before the real per¬ formance begins, many are caught for an extra dime. “The editor of the Greeley Tribune in a telephone conversation with the Review this morning declared that there were no complaints in Greeley yesterday over the sale of tickets.” AIRDOME NOTES. The Airdomes at Lawrence and Ot¬ tawa, Kan., were sold last week to F. E. Sumstine of Ottawa. The Helen Hall stock company opens the Airdome at Ottawa, Kan., The Airdome at Lawrence, Kan., will open on May 28. Joe Lyden, an old time actor, leased the New Airdome on East Federal street, Youngtown, Ohio, which op¬ ened May 9 with vaudeville and mov¬ ing pictures. Wilhelm Krupp, owner of a vaude¬ ville theater in Uhlrichsville, Ohio, is preparing to open an Airdome in that city. Arch Smith, manager of the Air¬ dome in Owensboro, Ky., announced the opening of the out-door theater for May 16. The Crawford Airdome in Hutchin¬ son, Kan., opened its doors for the season May 14 with the Sinclair Web¬ er Stock company. The theater has been entirely remodeled during the winter. Curtis E. Little, with head¬ quarters in Topeka is the manager. R. S. Coleman has opened an air¬ dome in Del Rio, Tex. Plans are being prepared for an air¬ dome for the Penn Amusement com¬ pany to be erected at the corner of Eighth avenue and Eleventh street, New York. A new airdome is in the course of erection at Coffeyville, Kan. It will be under the management of John Tackett. F. E. Lumstine has purchased the Lawrence and Ottawa airdomes in Lawrence, Kas., and will make exten¬ sive improvements. The Simpkins Airdome in George¬ town, S. C., is now in the hands of the repair man, and will be opened in a few days. Harry Wareham, of Manhattan, Kas., will erect an airdome in that city in the near future. Topeka, Kan., July 5—Miss Winnie Noe, manager of the Noe Orchestra, now traveling with a road show in the southwest, was married to Albert Fer¬ guson, of the North Brothers’ Com¬ pany, three weeks ago. Miss Noe came to Topeka where the marriage was kept quiet from unsuspecting friends. The marriage became gener¬ ally known only a few days ago. CORRESPONDENCE (Continued from page 15.) The Victoria bill is made up as fol¬ lows: Magneto, the human live wire; Charles and Sadie McDonald, comedy sketch; Greater City Quartet, and Lillian Maynard, singing comedienne. Ford’s theater closed a successful season Saturday night. “The Mika¬ do,” presented by the Aborn Opera Company, furnished the last week’s bill, and played to big business. Rob¬ ert Sell, as Ito Ko, was the hit of the show. The Holliday Street theater, the Auditorium, the Gaiety, and the Monumental are all dark and under¬ going complete renovation, prepara¬ tory to next season’s opening. Blaney’s theater has been rechrist¬ ened the Savoy.—Plummer. MICHIGAN. Kalamazoo, Mich., July 4—Owing to the extreme hot weather, the Fuller theater closed for the summer Satur¬ day night. The Harvey Stock Co. will move to an airdome which is being erected by the manager, Harvey D. Orr. Mr. Orr has secured an excellent location, opposite the post office, and will name the place the Garden theater. It will seat 1,200 and will give six evening performances a week. Two bills a week will be presented, starting Thursday with “Held by the Enemy.” This will be the first airdome in Kala¬ mazoo, and the splendid location and capable company will undoubtedly make it a success. After trying one week of bills shortened to four acts and cheapened prices, Col. Butterfield’s house, the Majestic, returns today to the longer program and the regular scale of prices. The Vaudette, rechristened the Gem, opens today as a vaudeville house with three acts and pictures.—Barnes. MINNESOTA. Austin, Minn., July 4, 1910—Hot weather has called a halt to summer theatricals in this city and both houses are closed. The Bijou will reopen Sept. 5. Newmann the hypnotist, played to very poor business at the Gem, June 23-26. Hot weather was the cause. Two tented aggregations are billed to appear here this summer; the Yankee Robinson Shows, July 13, and the 101 Ranch Wild West, Sept 12. The former show will exhibit here on HAVERLY’S WIDOW DIES IN POVERTY New York, July 6—Eliza Haverly, 60 years old, widow of Jack Haverly, in his day phief of the minstrel men, is dead in a private sanitarium here. Eight weeks ago she underwent an operation. In a little uptown store, where she sold materials used by actors, Mrs. Haverly had fought for existence since her husband’s death six years ago. The actor folk revered Col. Haverly and they held two bene¬ fits for the widow, one in this city and the other in Chicago. But neither of them was successful. At one time Col. Jack owned fourteen theaters and twenty-three road companies and had started on their careers such men as Daniel Frohman, George Evans and Primrose & West, but those were in the palmy days, and when the colonel died his wife and daughter found that they had to make their own living. Dayton Exposition in September. Dayton, Ohio, July 6—The Dayton Industrial Exposition and Fall Festi¬ val is to be held in this city from September 19 to September 24. F. M. Barnes is director general of the enterprise and the following gen¬ tlemen compose the executive com¬ mittee: Geo. B. Smith, chairman; Hon. Edward E. Burkhart, vice-chair¬ man; Walter B. Moore, secretary; Chas. W. Slagle, trasurer; Leopold Rauh, John R. Flotron, W. W. Stokes, F. J. Ach, Wm. Byrne, John A. Mc¬ Gee, Louis L. Wehner. the big day of the Chautauqua, Kryl’s band being the feature, and both sides are doing lots of extra billing to get the business on that day.—Daignsiu. ' NEW YORK. Gloversville, N. Y., July 4—Barnum & Bailey showed to record business here June 27, at least 25,000 people at-j tending the two performances. C. O. Casselberry has leased the Darling theater for the summer and I will run vaudeville and pictures.—' H. A. Lockrow. OHIO. Cleveland, Ohio, July 4—Messrs. I Drew & Campbell have decided to en¬ large the seating capacity of the Star theater in this city. During the past season it was found that patrons were i often turned away when the best ' drawing shows were nlaying the house. The alterations will be made I during the summer and everything ■ will be ready for the theater’s regular I season which begins about the middle I of August. “The Merry Kahn” is the bill at the Euclid Garden this week. The play, with music by Max Faetkenheur and 1 book and lyrics by Will Cressey was j first produced at the same playhouse' two years ago and did capacity busi¬ ness for two weeks. Amelia Bingham is to play a short engagement in stock at the Garden in the near future. The Romany Operatic band, on its' first American tour, has been engaged j for a two weeks at Luna Park.—Ed¬ ward Frye. ADDITIONAL CORRESPOND- ENCE. JACKSONVILLE, Ill., July ll.-Wtbt & Finlay have Installed a permanent stock company In their new airdor" at Jacksonville, and at the present tt it looks as if it will be a most sue® ful venture. This is the first time _ the history of the city for permanent stock, and Mr. Weber took a long chance when he put the stock on, for Jackson- . ville has long beeii known as a T one." The company numbers fifteen pie, headed by Lafayette McKee and Georgiana Eddings. F. C. Sor *■ manager of the company. ‘ KALAMAZOO, Mich., July On account of the excessive — weather, the Majestic, witich has only been running motion pictures for * l '“ past month, will close for the sea- The Barrie Stock Company has played to a good week's business at the Star Airdome. and will be followed this wee by Harry Wilson’s P. & W. Compan The Yale and Forum are both doing good business. Ohio July 4.—The _ .a this city dis¬ continued tne use of vaudeville with the close of last week. Moving pictures | on a come-and-stay-as-long-as-you-lito plan will make up the weekly attrac¬ tions in the future. Manager Russell! season was very successful. The clos¬ ing bill was made up of the Sully Fam¬ ily, Karl Hewitt & Company, E. St pleby, and the Trolley Car Duo. dependent films are to sn HBH M vaudeville acts. Another picture si is to be opened here as soon as necessary repairs and prepaxgSjgnf.: made in a large building OMH Orpheum theater. Ten thousa nafdjjL vr, was paid for the location and nunodslioi of the building will cost $4,000. Loci parties are at the head . of the project J. S. Potts, identified with moving pic¬ ture enterprises here and elsewhere, Mi disposed of a half interest in his air¬ dome to J. W. Coyn, of Chicago. JacK Denny and wife will leave this week™ New York where they expect to on their vaudeville turn. Mr. Deray had been pianist at the New Orpheum Miller Bros. & Arlington's “101 Ran® has applied for license for an exwhiWJ in this city two days in July.- PATTERSON THEATER DESTROYED BY FIRE PATERSON, N. J., June 29.—The Scenic, a moving picture theater, was destroyed by fire here early yester¬ day morning. The opera house ad¬ joining the theater was threatened. Daly Brothers, who operated tM Scenic, estimate their loss at $ 10 ,Odd Savannah, Ga., Theater Burns. SAVANNAH, Ga., June 29-/ 1 '* on Friday morning destroyed the LOT Theater, the ticket offices' of tM Southern Railway, with the commer¬ cial freight office and several reta stores. The loss is estimated at about