Show World (December 1910)

December 10, 1910. THE SHOW WORLD 21 SUNNY SOUTHLAND A VIATI ON CRAZY Bird Men Are Cleaning Up Everywhere, with Big Meets Galore—Activity Among Fair Promoters By Jack Mauser. Greenville. Miss.. Dec. 6.—Every i the south I following towns have taken the Jackson, Greenville, Mississippi, Mobile, Alabama, while Vicksburg and Natchez are having poultices applied, with the result that the bird men are making a clean-up. At the present writing big meets are being held at Memphis and New Orleans, while Atlanta, Ga„ is making preparations for a big meet on Dec. 15, 16, 17: also Chattanooga, Nash¬ ville and Knoxville in Tennessee, and Rouston, Texas, are arranging for meet¬ ings. When one takes into considera¬ tion the prizes offered, anywhere from S10.000 to J30.000, it seems that money is more plentiful in the south this year a long period. The carnival and better class of theatrical produc¬ tions report a c tainly looks to on a boom for everywhere you go is a lot of building going on and every- body has a move on them and money -- plentiful. K. Hamilton, the daring aviator, business. It cef- , __if the South were boom for everywhere you go there plentiful. , , Chas. K. Hamilton, the daring aviaiw, made a new world's record for speed at Memphis Saturday. Some nervy boy this fellow, I know; I saw him tried Paterson, N. J., where I sent him up e California Arrow. Success, old Cooley & Thomas’ show-boat, "The ■Wonderland,” was at Greenville last week and had a very nice business. I had the pleasure of being shown around this handsome boat by the genial Thomas and, take it from me, there is some class to this thing of carrying your show shop and home around with you. What say you, one-nighters? Some Doings at Washington. Practically all of the World’s Panama Exposition tight between New Orleans and San Francisco between this and the date on which this session of Congress will select the city as the site for the holding of the 1915 show in honor of the opening of the Panama Canal will be conducted in Washington. San Fran¬ cisco already has at Washington a large delegation of her most influential and professional men who will render what service they can to the Pacific coast town to gain the coveted recognition. On the other hand. New Orleans has not been slow in grasping every oppor¬ tunity that has offered itself. A large delegation composed of Governor San¬ ders. of Louisiana, and about a hundred of the most prominent citizens of the TEN-CENT ADMISSION TO ST. PAUL HIGH ART? (Special to The Show World.) St. Paul. Dec. 7—The Rev. David Morgan is fathering a scheme to offer high class drama In this city at prices within the reach of all theatergoers. The plan is similar to the one in force at the New theater, New York. Rev. Morgan has asked the manage¬ ment of the Grand opera house to ap¬ point a certain night or certain nights of the week on which the house is not I usually sold out on which the poor peo¬ ple of the city might be admitted at a ten-cent admission price. He wants a •section of the best reserved seats laid aside for disposal in this way and has offered to see to it that the ten-cent tickets get into the hands of the de¬ serving people for whom they are in- . tended. The minister, moreover, pro- po-es to exercise a strict censorship over the program of plays to be offered under this arrangement, contending that there are some plays being presented to¬ day which are unfit for any person, let alone the poorer classes, to witness. When approached by the Rev. Morgan the mana-* ~ e * 1 —*- Another Load for Sacramento Theaters. Sacramento. Cal., Dec. 7.—It is pro¬ posed to amend the theater ordinance here to compel managers of amdsefnent places to hire special policemen to handle the crowds in front of their houses. Complaint haw been made that Jams at the entrances of the houses often interfered with street traffic and the police department has announced that the city force is inadequate to take care of these conditions. lodge of Elks has decided to build l combination club house and theater. L. F. Allhardt, representing large the¬ atrical interests in New York, has agreed to take a long term lease on the theater for use as a vaudeville house. Theater in Rhode Island Bums. Thornton's theater at River Point, R. I., was burned last week, according to information received in Chicago yester¬ day. The loss is estimated at $40,000 and was partly covered by insurance. Under &CeW Management Special Rates to Professional People N.B.Grasser ‘Props. Arthur J. Rose CHICAGO city and state, left New Orleans Sun¬ day night for the Capital City where they will make every effort to land the prize for the south. It sure does look to me like there will be some battle when these two delegations come to¬ gether, but from where yours truly sits it certainly looks as if the logical point will be at the old Crescent toton. South Planning 1911 Fairs. Every county seat through out the south seems to have caught the fair fever and all over associations are be¬ ing formed for the purpose of holding a fair next year. Now that carnivals are on the wane this will no doubt be good news for those that formerly fol¬ lowed that branch of the business. Permanent Association for Mobile. The Gulf Coast Tropical Fair Assoc'ia- FINEST BUFFET IN THE WORLD THE COLONEL MICHELSCN & LUND Props. 85 S. Clark St., - CHICACO (One door north Grand Opera House) e of _BUHL _ F electing a board of directors, decreased from eleven to seven, decided to become active in the _ _ _ directors will meet at early date and elect new officers. Hattiesburg, Miss., Forms Association, At a meeting of the Commercial Club in Hattiesburg, Miss., the South Missis¬ sippi Fair Association was formally or¬ ganized. The association had already applied for a charter and active prepara¬ tions will commence immediately for the first annual event to be held in Hattiesburg next fall. T. S. Jackson was chosen as president of the associa¬ tion and Mort D. Bixler, secretary. The South Mississippi Fair Association is capitalized at $50,000, and is authorized to begin business when $2,000 shall have been paid in. Georgia State Pair in Macon. The Georgia state fair will be held in Macon October 10 to December 20 next year. The new dates were made at the meeting of the directors recently and were made earlier because of the date conflicting with conventions to be held here next fall. Plan West Alabama Pair. Demopolis, Ala., Dec. 2.—With a view of making plans for the West Alabama Fair, to be held in Demopolis in the fall of 1911, A. N. Smith, president of the Demopolis Business League, has called a meeting of that organization for Mon¬ day night, December 12, at the city hall. Demopolis merchants heartily favor the fiotel Edward $1.00 Day Springfield, Mo., Dec. 5.—“Broadway salaries for one-night stands in the mid¬ dle west won’t pay,” is the way a mem¬ ber of the chorus of “The Girl Behind the Counter” company, which closed (' season with its appearance r~ ~ “THE GENTLEMAN PROM MISSISSIPPI” HAS TROUBLE. Springfield, Mo., Dec. 5.—As a result of dissensions In the company, which started when they were playing an en¬ gagement in New Orleans, George H. Harris, manager of “The Gentleman From Mississippi" company which played at the Landers theater last night, can¬ celled all engagements until December 19, after serving notice on Fred J. Adams and wife, leading members of the com¬ pany, that their services were no longer wanted. Harris took his company to St. Joseph, where they will remain until they reopen at the Tottle theater there. “It all happened because I would not stand for the insults of certain mem¬ bers of the company toward my wife,” said Mr. Adams today. "Neither Mr. Harris nor his stage manager would uphold me in my kicks against such actions.” Besides Mr. and Mrs. Adams, whose stage name is Emma Moffert, Miss Beu¬ lah Watson, who sided with Adams and wife in their trouble, remained here when the company left. She left at noon for New York city, but stated that she might return to St. Joseph in time for the reopening, since she could spend two weeks in the east and then continue with the company. The cessation of the show for two weeks is said to have been called because Adams signified his intention of filing suit against Producer Wm. A. Brady for his not receiving two weeks’ notice and a return ticket to New York, where the company was formed in September. The show has been playing the southern circuit and has pleased good audiences at every appearance. Adams says that he got three days’ notice and no transportation. He and wife left for Louisville, Ky., to spend Christmas holidays. .. local stage last night, expressed her opinloh of the abrupt ending of the Shubert at¬ traction. Prepaid tickets for the entire company of fifty-four people to New York city carried the production and its two cars of baggage out of Spring- field early this morning. Manager “Billy” Wise stated to a Show World correspondent that in his opinion no at¬ tempt would be made to put the pro¬ duction out for this section again this season, while Dick Bernard, whom the Shuberts featured in the attraction, stated that he would try to have the New York agency put the show out with a slightly smaller cast, but keeping all principals with it. Dates had been booked for the show into San Francisco, but losing on an average of $2u0 a week caused its shelving. Although several wires were received from other road shows asking for chorus girls from the RUMOR OP J AMOS) "The Newlyweds and Their Baby” played to crowded houses at both mati¬ nee and night here yesterday and proved a big success. Announcement was made by members of the troupe, but was not confirmed, that Ralph C. Bevan, juvenile lead, and Miss Sadie Hunt, member of the pony chorus, were married at Joplin a few days prior to the local engage- Professional Headquarters Victoria Hotel Van Boren and Clark Streets CHICACO RATES: With Bath, $1.50 Per Day and up. Without Bath, $1.00 Per Day and Up. Special Weekly Rates Finest Popular Price Cafe ED. R. CARR, Manager Wellington Hotel SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL RATE The Famous “INDIAN ROOM” Wellington Hotel Co. LATEST SHOW NEWS PROM WAUKEGAN, ILL. Waukegan, Ill., December 6.—Mrs. Ar¬ thur A. Frudenfeld, known in vaudeville as Katherine Rooney, gave birth to a daughter Dec. 1. The mother and the new star are doing nicely. The little one inherited a splendid voice and has already made good with the manager of the Barrlson, who Is buying the cigars. After giving the Yum Yum Girls a week’s trial at the Waukegan, Manager Langer says no more week shows for him, and has gone back to vaudeville two changes a week, booked by Water¬ man of the Frank Q. Doyle’s office. Billy Haas, formerly press agent at the Bijou, Dubuque, and lately manager of the Waukegan theater, has returned to Dubuque to assume his old position and act as assistant manager of the New Majestic for Jake Rosenthal, FINED ON OLD ORDINANCE UNEARTHED IN BROOKLYN Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 7.—Richard Mor¬ ris, manager of the Academy of Music in Manhattan, was fined $10 recently for the violation of an ancient ordinance, him. He which prohibits the exposing posters displaying-■"* INTOXICATED MAN TROUBLESOME IN THE POLLY THEATER, CHICAGO An intoxicated man who had a revol¬ ver in his possession and displayed a willingness to use it on the slightest provocation, kicked up quite a fuss in the Folly theater, Chicago, Tuesday evening. The intoxicated one first tried to pass the doorkeeper without a ticket and was ordered off the premises. He came back in a few minutes and man¬ aged to get Into the house, where he fell down between two rows of seats As lie was being ejected by the ushers. While on the floor he pulled a revolver and was about to fire at the doorkeeper when the firearm was taken away from 1,l ~ "-turned over to the police. _ _ which could „„ classed as criminal. The fine was paid by Morris under protest, and his counsel. Max Berg, gave notice that he would appeal the case to the higher court. Morris was served with a summons ippearance, after Deputy Com- . the cause of action _ part of the police was displayed on the wall of the Academy in Manhattan %nd depleted a women In the act of stabbing COLEMAN, WELL KNOWN COMPOSER. DEAD; SAID TO HAVE KILLED HIMSELF. Coleman, and composers" In the"country,’ wlio“ffifed — multimillionaire and known musical directors in the country, who dlfed -— - in Passaic, N. J„ on Mon¬ day, was a suicide. Apoplexy was given as the cause of death on Monday. It was learned today, however, that in his pocket was found a card on which was written in Mr. Coleman’s handwriting the word “suicide.” When the body t the r ti gas. Nellie McGeehan, of the Merry Maiden conipanv. became the wife of F. E. Blake, of Chicago. She met him while visiting relatives In the City of Wind. At the same time two other members of the company were joined in matri- (Special to The Show World.) Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 6.—On com¬ plaint of A. B. Gray, deputy factory in¬ spector, M. J. Kavanaugh of the Gem theater, 212 Hennepin avenue, and Mrs. Annie Tyreell were arrested on war¬ rants by Court Officers Cloutier and Goff on a charge of violating the state labor la 7t is alleged In the complaint that that permitted Marjorie Tyreell, four¬ teen years old, a daughter of Mrs. Tyreell, to appear on the Gem theater stage as a dancer, which is contrary to the law governing child labor. Both were released on bail and. say they will fight the case, as they aver it has been decided by the state su¬ preme court that the law applies only to residents of the state. Managers Must Be Responsible. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 6.—(Special to The Show World.)—The theater ordi¬ nance introduced before the council a year ago by Alderman A. W. Selover will be considered by a special council com¬ mittee Monday at 2 p. m. The proposed measure fastens the responsibility for “immoral, lewd and Indecent perform¬ ances and exhibitions” upon the owners, managers and agents of theaters Instead of on the actors and performers. Son Born to Fernlocks. Detroit. Mich., Dec. 7.—A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Fernlock, in this city, November 20. Mr. Fernlock is play¬ ing the fugitive brother in “Roshlind of Red Gate.”