The billboard (July 1905)

Ttie Billboard r Broadway /. Topics Now York Office. l^O Brondway. get slOTiovHly f"!' whiskey on SuDday. The BlMioaair approaclKd blm with tbe qaee- dominie (or m moineat and replied dowlr, 'Aye enen not. Aye task tlie Overland Lumber Oo. bane party gnde peoples to work toe.* '* And the real tunny part of It k ttat J* Dandy Is the moat orielnal atoer tdl« I •»« heard. To Oo ;IMb Pan-DavM Rialto. or Along Tho AVTD Bdaaeo. the high priest at tbe tbeatxieal "NODCOotormlat*," arrlTed trom a brief rlalt to oa Wtdnetdaj moralBS, B« able to ptemime tbat aOme Intecieittair derdop-- ments In the general sltuatlonf tbeatrloelly* be focthcooiliis. That tba Bdaactt- I lir Me be spirits In tbe move, comprises a formidable al- liance cannot be Queatloned. That there Is brains, odSlaallty' asd CTpaclty tec pcodadBK lanlts no pabUe In seneral wlS rastlr benefit ^ ife^ new alliance- Hence, why not wish them ■BGceas In altgether commendable purpose? About tbe flm part of the sew prodnctlon he wnilns to teU little. A Sons of Tbe noweis, be aald. wonlA a oeet a d the ballet Ihe Dance of Tbe Hoon. and o( tbe gorceoas beaatr of the new dance he wased eloquent. M. Al- bedo Edel. tbe famoaa Paris and Milan de- signer, baa the ooetumlng of the ballet, and of the rest of tbe performance In charge. Be was Ur. Thoapsoa's —■"r*"'**" daring moA of the trip. '^Shi Da»a «* period of American .MBMiy*..: CiM* eoene win abow a mlntoe town «ldl di ^<,ikancteriBtlc detail. TiKitju. tnna Ifet A seel uM Teaerratioos ni iilltHiell H e >«I1H la wUch the water The at .Sxeam- Iieapfros Railioad. t was pot^lB •pantte ari'S ; of the north oC Mly croi* Sfc' -ha tmaportatlon and pn>- Two caia start atmOI- fioitt opposite tMitulB on a railroad traA. and when the can reach the center of the track they do not collide and throw the pa>- aMBMB aeb bnt Instead one ear rtdes over the •aeent is like riding oo tbe cnst In the cast of The Heir to The Hoo- nb. at the Hadaw. on last Mwtdaj night, three bte Batter took the place of Norab ICadse Oaaey. and Elrtieat I.amsoa aasumed the rofe of DaTe L«cy In place of John W. Cope. Tbimnr Bnniette baa sisiied witli W. the at tbe Itnfe ICr. Tho m paan apent moat'oC Ida visit abroad In an antomoblle. He toured England. Germany. France and Aastrla, and few big or little cities or shows escaped bis attention. A short stay In Ca rWhed . iii tm l M r «» bcaUh and qnlet. gaTe him opp for the new HIppodasase' produc H im. He preyed upon doscas' oC BKJiiLaii enterprises for performers of renown, and In hla absence hlB agents have been ransacking tfala eonntry for arcnlc stars. Be places mneb taith npon the the •Battl' .nenka will receive he moat famoos aemtbatle troope of all Eorope, and Ur. Thomp- son aecnred their signatnres to contracts only after a. year's Bncceatng eSort. They bare been Hettot '^XCLiiiiailliM-BBia^ msteen Uoos wffl be her escort, and the exhibition which ahe gives with the "kings of the forest" Enrpasees In skUl and daring, it Is declared, anything ever prodnced keie. r.Ttitsa.'Beos, .gisaddaoghter of Ernest Benz. ' Who toohaed Oie (Beiman drenses which bear bis name, wUl be seen at tbe same time. She is described as the greatest horse- wooian of all Eniope. MUe. Mam oU wil l bring ber eight trained cobs from Full>' wkm Ae U DOW a reigning aensatloa. Sbe BoBbalrflrceorr Troupe, who perfocia a •■rlsley" act, such Amedea has never been prlTlIeeed to witness, were iwranaded t» come to the Hippodrome. Their exhibition Is named after Its originator, Richard Rlsley. and eonslata of hslsnrln g hnman weighu on tbe feet. Atlantic City is now the Mecca ot New y'ork music pnbllsheis. Jules Ton Tllier and Me Hollander atarted the morcment and has sent It presumed that tbe tbousands who frequent the boardwalk will have every song bit of the season dinned into their cats, and Ttsitots will given as to bow they shall tell "which Is which," for music publishers. are faithful de- I iisis a< the ''hccad «n the wiater" thaety that Flossie Crane, a singer with an un- nsnal voice, haa become a bone of Court con- tention. Oscar Hammeiatela beard bel aing at a concert ban In Goney Idand. aaC the a —i sl qoallty ot her ToUc pi ' wnp tad Mb ts angaga aad exptoit ber as ■ summer noveltr at Para- dise BooC Bow comei Into Court Chaa. E. Smith, who owns the resort where Flossie waa employed, with a dalm fliat ahe violated a contract with him when sbe left to join Ham- it, Thus do some Pnnah r'Wbeeler sends 1 OC. his me some im- flxat ot the Sa-vage attracttona t» take to the road win be The Cidlege Widow, which begina Its season at Ctilcago on July 31. played the long engagc- tti VMr wm be Mr. Thompson Is enthuslasticaUy ungnlne over tbe plana be has completed for the setMid Hippodrome prpdaetlaB. He Is con- It :.«S1 eomplsldr aeeisbadow the ale ^iist p e iftmaau ee of tbe Ug of his Snropean performers ^Hn arrive to take their places In the prodoetloD Ot A Yankee Otoces en liars befoee lU removal. Bose Coshlan'a special engagement at tlie Fifth Avenne 'Hieatre wOl tennlaatc with pceaentatlons of I^mdoa Aasonaeek this week. Itaictb sC Jair week waa made memorable by htt latatn ts 'the legitimate, as Stephanie. In ItegeMCe-IM. Beginning July IT Gbtystal aikd yolle Heme, daoghtcca of the late and tmly lamented Jamea A. Heme, will play Blcfater's Wife fOc one week. Then Robert T. Hslnes will be tbe stock star In Onc-e Upon a Time. With tlK opening ot tbe regnlar seaaon Manager ac .ikt nitb PMteric W. Thompson, tba firm aC nompsoD U Dmdy, ■"«»«g'^ dliecUaa «t the Hippodrome and ownen oC Lma Fttt. re- turned from a aeven weeks' tour abroad on the Foortb of July, bringing news «( oontsacts with an kiads of p eiftau i ns for the wlaitee season at the Hippodrome, and with the deflnlte an- nonneement. ot the eatahUahment of a Hippo- drome In Chicago. The latter Informatlaa seta at rest the gossip which has centered In tbe disposition of A Yankee Clrcos on Uan and Xbc Balder*. These two big prodn et lons will he dty. A site haa been selected—Hr. Thompson woold not be exact as to its location—and cotttcaeta have been given far the cuusU action and <fcsiaa aC'taat scsiaa "wlit'ipcB' tte.^'Slppo* dknae early In September, and hold tbe boarda ■bUI the Chicago atm g tur e la ready for Ita In the '~t*-**—xchsaisalB wUl be isw, vrhtch atr. James S. Button has tnrned op at Coney Istand as chief publicity New Toek to The Mocth Pole. This oeeaps^ tlon wm keep him employed daring the mer. bat be is already casting longing eyes upon an engagement in Chicago when the regnlar seaaon opens. I leain tbat be la in negotia' tioa Hr at H MU HaeBt of Hyde k Bebmana'a Tbeatie. wMeh is alowlr stnggling oat fkeaa nnder Its baneful memorleo as the in-fated Iroquois. And who, better than genial Jim Hnttoo. eoold be chosen to restore that boose years spcatl-ttaiav'aa. vaaaov ef flMatiaa Ui wide III liBSlalaaia wHk Chleago^s tbeatregolng public, and Us paan aC comradshlp with Chica go's newspaper men woald aeem to especially fit him for an ardooas task. C > Bl o l Jtok.l to the emergency, and 1 hope he aeta tte to prove Us ntetaL Mew Tork to Tbe North Pole, by tbe way, has been transported intact from the St. I«ala ^alr, and Is one at the most fetching jaaoaHlM aC.'tt Island season. An oft told tale used to be styled a "chestnut." bat tbe new word foe it now '■a Josephine." To quickly recognise "a Jo- sephine" one most know where tta«7 grow. eaa la.tta press sheet seat oat by the ess department.. Here It is: "Up In tbe forests ot WUeoiuIn over half of the lumbermen employed are Swedes." said Jess Dandy, ct Tbe Pnnce of Filani Cow. le- bt aaa caw of an creeds flock to the Inmber eampa aad And fertile field for their latiors— tbat is most of them. There was a stcUd Swede named Olai; «Me .« tendlaa sitielly ta ■mm T7AI/rEB K. HILL, THREE GREAT GENERALS Return From Foreign Lands With Vic tors' Spoils In The Struggle Fop The Best Theatrical Productions. She Is the well-kno^vn press agent for Mrs- Spooner and Is a versatUi- and forceful writer. Her clever articles contributed much toward the success of the Spoooer Stock Co. BtJou Theatre, Brooklj^^the p^ sea— eminent saessM has caand Bte_ta_ ttomber «C I agera. at tbe Ber The recent return from the continent oC Ifiiean Ftederic W. Tkaavoon, IfBre Xlaw and Bavia UrtPTh fa at- tended with interestingr annotmcements as to the future of much of New York's amuaements. After spending seven na and Oa>Mbad.'lIK Tbwiupauu arriv- ed on board the Kaiser "Wllhelm II., going direct to Luna Park. The Inland trip beins primarily for the purpose of --Bming BOfaWa^ .tta ttaT^Ing was dona tn an'antomaMIel "tPIiIle at Caris- bad Mr. Thompson wrote and designed the new show which is to go on at the Hippodrome this fall, when the show recttitly doaed la to botnaiftnoa to the new bippoAnine to lie ereetefl In Chicago. In place of the spectacle called The Raiders, the new show In the New TorK house will have a spectacle entitled Tbe Daya of '49. one scene of which wUl show a ndnlng camp In tbe early days. A number of genuine Indians will participate. A new ballet, entitled Th,e Songr of The Flowers, promises to excel everything: yet at- tempted. Among the number of new acts booked by Mr. Thompson for the Hippodrome were Mile. Claire Hetlot. a beautiful Hon tamer, whose sixteen lions do sometbtns entirely new. Te- resa Renz. the fSunous European horae- wcKnan, was signed by Mr. Thompson, aa were the Bonhair-Gregrory Troupe, Patty Franks Troupe and three big aer- ial acts, which will be given In one. A number of new aeta were also secured for Lona Bari^ hat gtaarftng them Mr. Tbompaon waa teHOent. Orders were given for the commencement of work upon the new Chicago Hippodrome, which will be completed November L lte .Baw arrived aa bona ttaKalaer Wiiaeshn, going at once to the New Am sterdam Theatre, where his plans were laid before and approved by Mr. Er- lancer. Mr. KIa.w spent most of bis two months' abroad in laandon. Amoiv his most Imp ortant awn o wn ce m e o ta are those to tbe effect tbat Forbea Boibert- son will not be aeen in this eonntry tbe coming season, and that Veronlque, The Duchess of Dantzic and Spring Chicken will be produced in this coun- try this fall. Mr. Robertson la under contract to appear all next season at the Scala Theatre,'Iiondon. However, the following season be will appear In this country under the direction of Klaw tt Ertangw. TIM llnal arange- menta for bmging vnst Veronlqaa were made. Its entire English cast, includ- ing Rose Vincent, who appeared In this country in The Medal and The Maid, wtn grodiiea.^Fwoolqne at the Amster dam Thea£ri£' Spring Cbtdten, the Gayety success, wOl alao be produced by its English cast, baa run tor over a year In Jjoodoit. Vlio IBngHah e vaay ptodndiis fbo Tlnalia— «C Banft- ■tg wni Ban finr How ToA tho latter part of August for an American tour. Mr. Klaw brought with him a new play by Mrs. Bessie O'Conner, entitled The Lost Leader. Mr. Klaw also negotiated for OmsO MflWUflMT paodnction of Lady IbOeap and UMa Miss Hughes, and the matter Is now under considera- tion. Scenic models for A Prince of India and The Prodigal Son. by Emden & Ryan, Iiondon artistai Mr. KlaWa baggage, turned in UM.baat oC : tbe tai^ieat «C wHMm season. Mr. Belasco returned on board the- Cunarder Caronln, after a flying trip to London. Though he spent but a shcni: time in the British metroiMllar he returned with a nimiber of new con- tracts, the details of which he does not at prasoit dealre to have made public asMaij tbo moot tanportant, probably.' Is tbe amioimoeineiit that a newBelasco theatre Is to be erected In London by a company possessed of unlimited capital. Ftets con<yr"ing tbla theatre api>eared in laat aart'o liw oC Billboard.. Mr. Bdooeo ia sow engajwl In wxltlnc tbe lut act to the play IB ' Bates will star. BEB8IZ XcCOY. (See Front Page.) Aa kamm, the diatlot dttrer and tbe star In A Yankee Obcns on Man, Klas Bessie lieOcT. wtioae excellent llkeneaa beautifies the front page of this laane of Tbe BlBboard. boonded Into the pobllcity of world-wide taTor. Hrr lelec- tlon for tte stellar role In the New Tork Blp- podrome waa In ItaeVf a alenal honor, becanae from the small armr of tbe fairest and moat charming lassies In the profession Miss McCoy waa selected b; iMessia. Tbompsoo k, Pnndr as the most sTallable. Hie wisdom of tbe selec- tion has met with nnlTersal apptoral. Miss MoCoy'a conception of the rc^e of the winsome, rolUcfclng maid of the tented arena wsa a m<»t TlTld copy In spirit, scUon and stmoapbere or the familiar oatursl type. She lent to the part a beaaty of face and figure and endowed it wltt a grace of poee and morefneut which cbarmcv and dellKiitcti. Hiss MoCfj'B tRthn- and mother wer e Ojm . known In the profession, and her farniS aaea^* ters won distinction behind the fe e tlW b ^ <Mr until tvcentlr Ulas Bessie ap pe al ed wltt Jjr sister. NelUe. who U now a laiia h ii eC Sha Bad aad Ike Obi Oo. oC Obarlrs) ra Oae at Tbe BBicat. ^ T» ■ttCDded ttea ew alaek A j^wjatw tao* tbe cbiidrea at Goscnatai's neatre, AOaMla City. Periods b> T«a Wnd Dock- and la vaode- Tllle were followed by a trip to Europe, where the stem English law decided that tlxy were too young to dlsplsy their talenta in pnbUe. A year In school followed, and the next saaaoB found them on the road In A Stranger In New Tork. Then foUow*d a season In Australia* Their big hit waa saved for the following jear, 1301, when the MoCoy Sisters made their New- York delint. Heralded as rcmarkaljle dalKxis, they were a revelation. Welier A Flelda took them up to thplr Broadway house, aod they have since won laurels In MUe. Napoleon and Tbe Medal and The Maid. Last season Frltil Scbeff lured BesBle -from her Blater. and her premliT sln«le appearance proved equal to tbe high to- dividual expectatlone. Mlaa McCoy six nt several months last mer traveling In company wllli j iioti-d woman with one of our largest dresses la to more properly Ut herself for tbe of Aurora. Tbat she haa a n e e eed s d wen la tke nto It tbe ' '