The billboard (May 1905)

Xtie BillboaiPd 17 Correspondence tMtc «Bd admlratlaa wHh little exception. While Ids Rouico Is not lo saecesstal as Ms Bainl«t( It la sucU ao Imperaooatkni as U Bt-ca !■ tlids end of the country but twice In a decaii«> As In the other pUts oresented la tUs eoeaecroent. the moaotins Is beyond crlti- clsn osHl pre^eots svTeral plctuira oit imasaal stasc beaut>'. Hay 4-5, Princess Pbosa will be presented by local talent. ETerrooe paiHd- patlae Ls a resideot of -t liN dvy and as 3U0 peoplv ore to be <» the stage, an lues of tbe magnitude of the production will be realized. Tbe proceed* are tor <he benefit of tbe relief ilepartjnent of tbe Polusettia Circle. Women of Woodcraft. Tbe scenic effects trill be mas- nUlcent. Belawo Theatre (H. B. Blackwood. mBT.) Week of -May 1; Tbe Itelasoc* Stock Oo. are (wett to adrantact' In the compdr. 'lue Private Secretary'. It kept the audience In an uproar the openluE night and as It aerred as a medium for a stBiTing tour by Hottrard Scoct RTtnl ynus a:o, he oon- ln« in bis old mle tbe beat opportuoity he has yet-bad to dliflai'. tke pcnr- ers -vvbldi have i;>T«a him « Ufh ptaw Id tta* hearts of tbe public Burbank Tbeatve (OHnr. iBss.) 3laj 1-7. Umtm M a Mat at tu* nlajtawe . ew sMSb f aHB «Bt «f tlia cobbIkt and a neecMftil na accna aaand. Mlllaa 'I«in- am baa been cocaecd to play the title ndei Gland Oven Ilooae Craoua Baker, mgr.) The Ulricta Stock Co. preaent Qoo Vadls foe aae treek. Tbe caopaBx la well cast and alto. VKber tbe productloii sbotra trhat this company can do In lieaTler work. Bilcbard Bohler aa Tjniclus Is the most commandlDS figure In the drama asMl displayed hie abilities as a leading aiaji to the entire eaitlsfactloa of tbe well- :packed bouse. Orpbeum (Clarence Dnwn, mgr.) Heading tbe new bill tills week are Louis Slmoo and Grace Gardner In that screasnln^- farce The New Coachman, whlcb Is indeed. a one-act laugb-prodocer. Tbe BuadiJleTcce Trio nil] contlDoe to please In tbeir Ulaattated miwlcal noveky of «helr dwn dwls in c* Vha Colombians present tbelr faatasv. Tbe Wax IMl. in whlcb two pmety and derer little girls are tbe cen- tos of Intereat. Berliert Brooks manipulates cards and mystifles with a queer trunk. Paul CoQCbaa, strong man and Jugslex; Jack Mason's dashing Society Belles; Winona Sbannoa In a sketch, axkd new motion plctnrea oomplete a bluing that Is paclcte^ the bouse. Chutes Park and Tbeaitre (Henry Koch, msr.) Dooateni's Italian Band, with Its eight solotsts bspocted dinct Ikvan Italy. Is the main •tmcUon at tbe park. Tbelr liader, tboogb bat a bar. ezMbltn mmderfol skill with tbe feaiaa aa<; mwv* andleaee and musicians at SOL .ItaBBB aawie baa btoiaai qnlte tbe <aA- IMI tk'IMi aoeMT'a Itar Hmftcd ti t»«hr - - - Thlrty-flrBt Street Tbeatte (MUUc Wlllart Orlterloa TbMlre (Bcn^lfaoz, mgr.) W«ek ~ The Minister's Rangbter. Howard Tbeacre (Obas, W. BnrrUl, mgr.) Week 8. the Stock Co. In Shamrock and Romk. Academy of Uualc (Wm. Roebe, mgr.) Week James J. JeSrlea In Davy Crockett. Alhamibra Tbeatte (J. B. BnMrae, mgr.) Week T. DeadwoM-BMb Bljau Thentre (Wm.'-'MutK, mgr.) -taaped From Sine Sl«s. Colmnbus Thiatre (Weber Bros., mgrs.) Week T, Gllckmau's Ox>era and Dramatic Co. Olympic Tbeatre (A. Jacobs, mgr. for Kob] & CasUe) >Week .Mar 8: Wilfred Clark & Co.. Frank Bub, ainrpby and WlUard. Mr. and Mrs. Watrtous. Ftrgusoa and Mack, Pbll and NetUe IXers. no .\ld( r, Ilupbes Moaical T*lo, Bam- moDd and Farrestw. -Budd Brothers, Prank Le- Detu, Batch Braihers, The Black Bradforda, Sliuceis Worth, and Geo. K. Spoor's klnodiome. Chicago Opera Bouse (Kobl & Caaitle, mgrs.) Wi ek May 8: Ross and Peaton, Watiiaci. lutchtne and Edwards, Genaro & Bailey, Pow- il's llirlotwltes. Elliabeth Murray. Sailor and llarbsKtto, Madge Fox. La31otbe Brotbers, Ma- bel Slmpaon, Saodow Brothers, ..«aDle Palm. StmpsoD and Ptttman, Buner Fine, Ftaok and Of, and Geo. K. Spoor's klnodrome. .^ymarket "Hmtre (W. W. Freeman, mgr. for EobI d: Castle) .Week 8: Blgbt Vaaser Glrla. Ward and Curran, Lew Hawkins, Gal- lagtacr and Banett, Pontton and Dooley, Leab Rnsaell. Mlddleton'a ^nlkini, The Xjorlts, Oaa- ~ FtacBce. Ulk. Naomi Etbaidob Oon- morld today vbo baa _ m a grand c w K nl pleased a large aadfeaer. Bleb- ard J. Joae. Ibe allTS'-taaed alngcr at fblaetto. Is sBslated by oonvetnt talent. Tbe Fnhicr Famlty Strfaae Qnartet anppUed eotertalntec lumbers. All icodcnd soloa in addition to tbelr ooocerted Track and {aored maaten of tbelr cbosen tnamntenta. Mr. L'da Waldrop, pianist, earned a well deserred encore wttti Padereirskl's aUnnet. wUle Miss Bntb Eatelle Weston, a beautiful young contralto, sang In tones soft and pure. Yeoye, tbe great TtoHntet, will be beard lo concert In Simpson Auditorium May 23 and Zt. Sereral years ago this rlotlnlst Tjslted this city and enraptured large andlences. There is prob- ity no TloUnist Id tbe nwld ' ' such a complete strument aa Taayc^ plrte and reraatlle. Tlx esgagement at oae of the beat theatiieal sBxactJom of the year vlu be Marsaret Anglln at tbe Mason Opera House in whlcb she will ptt a cm a rcvertolre «< New Xork succeasea In- dadias Tbe MarrUge of Sltty. Zlra. Tbe I^dy FrnMBoimt and FMn-Frou. Miss Anglbi will ha aopported Uy many well-know n pl aiyera. D. W. FBRiOnSON SAX SIEOO.—At tbe lata TbeaUe tbe past week, the VaU de Vetncn Stock Co. played Nell GwTim to fair bnalness, 25. Richard J. Jose, with hlH Qcnoert company, will open for two nigtata. The Two OeurtlemeD of Verona 2S- 2S, under the ausplcea of the high school, will ndoabtedly be one of the beat amateur pet- kwtefc and «Jon TbcaMa —T baamaaaT^ ILUNOIS. ^ OUcisD , m* it U mitt probaUe that tta aCWIa oC tta ^cetflat atUke Itare ndntatad agaJMt tba liailann of •or local vlaybonaea. niiBliliili^ an ttt edit lag clrcnmataneea. bowvrer, theatrlral Id tbe Windy Cltr la qoMe aatlaiaicln... _ Illinois «rbeatte tWIU J. DasJa, mgr.) Hoe. ScbomanitBcJDk la Lore's Lottwy. Poweta* Tbeatre (Hatiy J. Powen, mgi;.) Amrlla SIngbam In MUe. Uoml. Grand Opera House (Barry Aakln, mgr.) Beginning Sunday. 7. te thiaa TTiwIriL Iba. 'Wtscs of The Oabfaaae BaMk. Great Northern (Fked'OL ahealik HRt.) 7. Me, Him and I. Studebalcrr Theatre (R, B- Harmeyer, mgr.) Cbmmendns S. The Vb^inlan Gantck Theatre (Samocl Fi. Goaoa, mgr.) P«ir, Paur, Pouf. LaSalle Tbeatre (R. ne Me of Sms Bong, UcTlcker'a Tbeatne (Qeo. O. Wancn, boa. mgr.) All Arouod Cblcagow Bide & Betiman'a (Archie H. Ellis, mgr.) aiantKll in Othello. Mr. UanteU baa tiravlly In Obicaga J> Temple (EUsabeth Schoebor, mgr.) "Week 8, tbe Players Stock Co. In As You Like It. Next week: A Texas Steer. PMfOe'a Tbeatte (Lealle Darta, msr.) Week T, tbe re s pli 'a Stack Oa. tt XheHn. Liberty Theatre (Klaw k Edaagtr. Buit.). Tbe EdncaOon of 'Mr. PIpp. Lyric Theatre (8. S. aad Lee Sbnbcrt, mgia.) IVmlana fUlc the Lyric ndshtly. New York Theatre (Klaw ft Ekrlaofer, mgrs-) Geo. M. Cotaan came to tbe New York Tbtatre 'May 8. follOTvlng the engagement of Ttie ""rince otf Pllsen. BUou Theatre (Henry B. Sire, mgr.) Darld WarUeld in The Music Master still flUs this qjlayhouSL" nlKhtly. WiilUick's Tbeatre (Mrs. Theo. Mosn, mgr.) Mlcti Alice Fl£K:her In Tbe School for 11 us- hands. iladLson Synare Theatre (Walter N. rence, mgr.) The Firm ■ of Cannlnghom. Iludsod Theatre (Henry £>. Harris. The Heir to The Hoorah. Gatrtck Theatre (Chas. Frohman. CHosed for seasco. HammecsteiD's VAdcaia Theatre (Oscar Bam- merstelik. mgr.) Refined Taudertlle. Grand Music Ball (Percy G. Wdlllams. mgr.) Re&ied vanderlUe. Grand Opera Honae (G«k ^ringer, mgr.) Jaa. K. Badtatt. KaatijWlIttmm.and.Walker. Academr eC iaalgy:'fMNw''-*.*'':^*Mi|Maa^ mgra.) Cloaad *« WtUItaam In My wveka* eniascmcoC at thii the atre" Mar UL — (John S. Flaherty. Week 7. L. L. W< Folly Tbeatre (Robt. T. W. Din kins' Innocent Maidens. WARREN A. PATRICE. PEORIA.—Grand Opera House (CAiambnUs & Jlantngtoo. mgrs.) Si PInnkard 2S; good business. Savage's EnEHsh Giand Opcia Co. In Carmen May 1; pleased excellent bouse. Paal OHmare tm The Mnnmy and Tbe Htm- ~ m BM S; Ma Dssv ta Tbe Dnke at Sim- iiUe tt aildal|»t la OUBatawn T: lira. Flake tai Leah Xtaattaa 8; BanmA. Bttdwock 10 Rlchatd lituMd X. Mate Street T he atre (B. r.'Ctaeehnl, awr.) juggUae MalHHms' Laa brtam. maddaM and wuaoD. Patar j; r " BeeUBW, Xttehen'ud Lore,*'B? ioFwiMeler, Sctktham and Freeman and Yerden and Glad- dish week May h- WmCTi^BlJoa (Patrick McConneU, mgr.) Week M: Tbe Tsnakaa, Jap lugglera; Bugb V. aad Beaala Le^ Ttaahigi and Jewell. (3eo. jBe Mae Idebig; good boslness. W*ek aiay^te^^Mtegl — " LMdg. Empke IMMM . CIR; L .MIr. .ap-) caaer OA. «Mk MS (aaA Mhaii.'. aame Col week Mar 1. X0OKF0BS<-4iaiid Open House (Oto. 9, Peck, mgr.) Jack HoeOhr Co. 23-29; fair bnai- Sbevsid's Plotozaa Msv 1-2; good bust- ■BA ntmhnTnana in X Fight for Lote . The Mldolght Flyer B: For Her Sake 6; Mra. Flske In Leah Kleadma »: Midnight tn OtlutowD 12; 31 PlTOkaid lO. OECATCB.—^Power'a Grand Opera House (J. F. GlTen. mgr.) Orer Niagara Falls 24; fair boeiaees. Isle <( Spice 26; good bouse. Our X«v Miidster 27: pleased fair bonse. Peck's Bad Bay 29; good bo alncaa Onr New Bddnlster (retun) Mas' 8: Tbeo. Tbomaa' Orchestra 10; Bidiard ManeOeld 18; Ttie Factory (Mrl 18. JACKSONVILLE.—Grand Opera House (Geo. W. Chattcrton. mgr.) JefTrles' Ocncert Band 2S; large and delighted house. Oib- New Hla- later (return) 30: only lair boaae. SIZOH.—Opera Booce (Tmeman 4t .) Tbe MIdidght Flyer May 8; good Ue a< abler (a. U HKt- ■ Oecal) WICHITA.—C rawf«i r d Ung, mgr.) Tbe Oamlral did big buslnew 2S-2». Tolcr Aadltoriam (B. O. Tbe Tatar Stock Cx *n Tolert^^ay. The Bat_a( to good IHM* company and indeOsMdy. Oryalal Tbeataa CA. Moaical Butta, Bctbert Blebard Wild, illastrated Ljrte Theatre (A. B. Hat<aiiaaa% agri) Ood hr Mock m M; Mr baaiacaa. ossnniF-me Pona«ii on. s. b. s bard, OBsr.) Imt^^tkMl BIsaoopo Oaw Bay 4-S. nader eanras—Elatatfk Om Mi Fear Show Mar 2; Gentry 111 iittm* MB aat Voar Show May 6; CcBmap<dtui OMBlTal Oa. Blar ao-Jone 3. FORT SCOTT.—DsTldsoo Theatre (H. Emicb, mgr.) Dark. Itema—Gentry Brothers' Dog and Pony Show .May 4. • • Work Is being puslied at Fecn Lake, Fort Scott's new park, and It will be opeoed to tbe pobUc the latter part «t tmm. NCMr YORK. New Amsterdam ni<ati« (Qaw & Brlanger. mgra.) THBiy opened at this theatre May 8, for ft sbwt run. Tbe pecfiaraianct will be re- viewed In the next lena dC Bruadway Theatre (A. W. Closed for ai<ason. Empire Thea-tre (Charlea Frohm'an, mgrv.) Marie Tempest In The Freedom of fiosanne. Knickerbocker Theatre (Al. 'Hay^uan, mgr.) Frank Daniels In Sergeant Bme Is drawing crowds. Lyceum Theatre (Dandel Frohtnan. mgr. Closed for season. Belasco Theotre (DoTld (Bclaaco, mgr.) Uia. LesUe Carter In Adrea la playing to capacity. Criterion Theatre (Chas. Frohman, mgr.) Closed for eeasom Zv*aatttMe''t ^^^^'^.^^''^^ msr.) San Law- mgr.) mgr.) High Diwrs, Rope Waller er^ BaUoon AsoensionSp WM^ MORRISp - • West 28th St., N. Y. CITY MetnwoHa TlieatTe (Henry Rosenberg, mgit) Kellar. Next: Bnster mown. West Bnd Theatre (Geo. Blnmentbal, mgr.) Od 8 Eugenie Blair opened at this theatre with her atock company In Sapba Her re- pertoire of plays wilt be announced later. American Ttaratre (Klaw. Edanger * Weia, mgra.) Geo. F^aweett;.*' Co^' deSnlte C9lsa8eme1lt.ac^^' tolre of plays. , YorkTlUe Tbeatre Ob'''j|k-^BMb«V«"'>W<) Slock. ••. t Proctor's Fifth Al and Ooe-Hi (J. AnsMn Pi «■•>■• i derUIe. ^ Proctar'e Twenty-tbh-d Street Theatre (J. Austin Fynes. gen. mj^r.) VaudeTllle. Third Arenue Theatre (AL H. Woods, mgr.) The Fa.tal Wed<)inc- Next: Tbe Russell iBrothKB. New Star Theatre (Wm. T. Keogfa. mgr.) Ckmfesalcnts of a Wife. Nest: East Ljnoe. Pastor's Theatre (Tooy Pasur. mgr.) Tbe follcnrlng is the bill this week: O aHaban and Mack. Besnalt aad -MlBsr. UIliaB'aaKjFot ter and HaaitweU. CimnlTigham and- nHL^.Bnm. Itch iDeMlU ft Oo.^ The rtfota. LaOntea and ott ana "Vtu, . mnrm— aad seed. ' Id Mattbews bnr.ntra'jnMtte CBinm, MUdwn * (Sam S. Sbilbett. mgr.) fyemed Finance 4s stiU playing good boai- °*^w XoA Hlppodeome (Thompaoa 4k Dandr. (Or. r. O . Ooradl^ ilaaaiBK pcrftam* PHftaas'a Loie aaeea «C DmM Stoty. Tom { half of laat , ta Coooocr S; Vf Mead. Tbe taamr *-U FTanda Wlhon 11-18. „ Park .Theatre (UL Sbea. mgr.) Tbe ntrmaa StoA On. did a dne bostneaa last week wUh Lord and L&dy ^Itr aa tba oOatliix. Jane Dakar, tbe new '^-'"•'f ladir, was exceedingly elerer In bee part. Tbe comedy was produced very good. This week: Jnat a Day Dream. OJeck Theatre (W. S. Baldwin, mgr.; J. M. McNamara. loe. mgr.) Tbe Baldwtn-Metnlle Stock Co. presented A Royal SbiTe to satlafac tocy lmslnes3 last week. Tbe play was staged and enacted In a really medttarloas manner. This week, flrat liftlf. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: last half, Camille. Shea's Garden Theatre (ML Sbaw, mgr.) Last week a strong bin drew capacity hoosee. "niis wert Mntoa and DoUy Nobles, Treloar. Kelly and Vlolelite, West and Don Sldeo, Boramt and Neraro, Searl and Violet Alien and the binetograph. _ Lafayette Theatre (Ctiaa. M. Bagg, mgr.) The Blue Rlbboa Girls gaxe a fair perfocmaocc to excellent bnslnesa laat week. Bertie Fow- ler made mere than good. 3tella GUm ore la ahoot the moat perfectly fcmed auUiui bete this season. Thla we^ Xba bdtkcibock- Bnrlestiuera. Academy Theatre (Dr. P. Ol _m:1 O. Stereaa^ rcK Life thrilled good 0«r Nk«» F;^ . . . ^ , r.;t'SaaBiM.^ mgr.) Man- aette OMartaCk W ale4r -te-'ne CMsts. Thla aC the best attaactlsns at this tbeatic aa. BlUy B. Van la Tbe Qmnd Boy li esgeetcd to do a tremendoos bo sln tas aB thla week. Teatlmanial benefit was glTen to Matt Dee Soaday, May T. The Taottr Fair Amusement Co. expect to open .their park, which is In tl>e heart of the c^T. about the middle of this month. They have room for one m two mote GODCeasMnB. NORTH CAROLINA. NEWBESN.—^ew Hasonle Theatre (F. B. Matthews, mgr.) Black Patti 35: pleaied 8. B. 0>...,JMa DBpMl .9^ ah^^^OBM Stoek PHTT.^DBLPBIA.—Tbe weather ia fast ap proBCblng the time when tbeatregolng will be uDComfortsble aad the wise mtnagen ore ar- ranglns to cloae tbeir theatres. Four houses are already closed and a number of others will follow suit atMirtly. A determined effort Is to be made t>y some mtnagera to keep open all summer and they are spending vast sums of money for new productions In order to accom- plish tbls, but the chances are that when the parka open lod a few warm daya come they wtu be CM (a daw Sensational Acts WANTED! 'or a Chain of AmusafiMinlt FILMS Machines and Slides _ FOR RENT of nima. CK!CA60 FILM EXCHANGE, l» S. Clark St, Chieago. IIL Bamooi & BaflCF aM ta apco here en May 8 for a week's stay aad tbe city has been hearlly billed. The announcement that no pa- rade v(iU be made has caused a howl to go np from the small boy and a number of people are predicting that biK^eM will not be np to tbe usual circus staiulard on accomit of the omls- aftOD of this method of advertising. Tbe trat- eome la anrstted with fatterest and It is sa<e lo say that U business Is good here next week, parades wlR never again be given by tbe Bai^- * Bailey Show, aa tfela la W be a teat town. The Broad haanc Baa : 4he eaamer, and: thav Ohaataot Street Opem wm fea wdpened «b May s altatar laadaetiga' «t " " " ~ —"a MB- had a good week ' Mbf l; aad Cor wedt May 8. Otis Bkia- » BOMta la The Harvester. Chescnot Stieet Theatre. Tbe Sbo-C«B pleased and drew well during the week May 1. and -will ecntinoe week 8. The drat ptodnetkB ot Tbe Wandeier will be given at thla bouae IS. QmataHO Theatres. SniUing Iriand Is doinc a fair bnsineea and will eontlntie imtll Ledeter's new production of Coming Through The Rye is ready. Park Theatre. (Miss Bob White la duplicat- ing Its former socceaafol ion at thla house and will continae week liv^S>'; ' ' ' dncUon of Simple given 16. Grand Opera House. The SOver Slipper la doing an enocmoos tmalneae at this hooae ircdt May 1. CnderHoed tOr -we^ S la Pnnwose MJndtrels. Glrard Avenue neatxe. Mason and Mason In Fritz and Snltz drew wen week May 1. and The Two Slatera Is anaHMaiccd for week 8. Natlonl Theatre. The Fatal Wedding did its Qsoal large btiataess week May 1. and for week 8. Dmia Oiff Way will be tbe attractlan. Blaaey'a Aich' Street Theatre. Tbe Peddler, wiXA Soa Thaiae as tbe star, h week S. Fee^c^ M .haa-'dcami ceod ■ haBMa''ail macad Cir Blaj 8 la IlQMr*a .Oariliw: HartTa Kew Thcataew. ~ wiA, la diaalBC wtHL. UU naa Loat la Heir Tetk. ircck SL <a The Daaghtar eC Ot Wa ti maik 'a aiwatra, A varied reveiUdte waa tbe bin tor tbe last week ot B agtnl e Blair starting May 1, tbe dlffereat plays bdac Zaza, CbmlUe, Saplw and East Lynne. Big business mled. On Mar 8 the new stock can- pany, headed by Occige Learock, opens In Whan Knlgbtbood Was In Flower. Standard Tbeatre. Tbe stock cam p sn y . ami cootinnee. Week of May 1st tbelr aOHiw-vtn Becaose She Loved, and for week % Orcr'BV agara FWIs will be given. ElercBth Street Open. House. Domoot a SChistrels are to coDtinue at tlils house for two weeks more and then go on a short tour. Busi- ness haa been very large all seasoo. Keith's Cheatnut Street Theatre. Hlgb- giade vandeville caitinues to a ttract bte . hotaea and numeroos headliners are gHmiMtA: .^KWf the sommer season. Cbevalle*:'aaBWa*; liBtBF during his two weeks' atay. Lyceum Tbeatre. Burlesque coatlnoea to at- tract Ms bouses. Fred Irwinsf Co. It the at- traction on week May 1. ntth 'ah amateur sight scheduled for Friday. ^ ... , . Ikocadero Theatre. Serlbner's Momliqt rieo attracted big Iwases week May 1. The season at this bonse has been one of great profit. Museum. An attmotlve bill ot norveltiea ia both the curio and tbeatre portions ct thla tioud-^ drew trig boufies all this week. ^Ba boose will zemaln^a nnta low , . _ WAXZ; M WalBBt at>