The billboard (Aug 1905)

Xtie Billboard 3 Suit* Grand Opora Butinss* Big «t White City—Royal Chef Openc—Plana and Pradietiona of the New Theatrical Seaaon in th« Windy City^—Qoaaip of Playa and Player I I bands, a base artlitle. U not Bnanrtal, a n ceea a la N«w York last aprloc and tbc Oraad'a aatoma atbmetiaa wlU b* • Mtaa lUttbaB IWAS ■ Bisht laa • Rd. Bnrk. In fMmt of CoL WIH irw at WMte aty aa* last «r«*k. •niorliic a chat wlUi Ed. Bnrk, who bad rMcntlj arrlTfd from titf PacUe coast, aad aa uw tboaaa n da o( eager taaidwalk aad — Bnrk remarked. •Tbwo are OMW pcopto at tbla ■omfot In Wbltr City than I bare aeen la two a«(U on the '■^^l^ '^'k^imIm iSm.^ aumpN^r nT^atcrtta^DrMHIIe Oii. e> toar godrr «nTa>. waa In Chlcaeo laat week ensactns l>t.>plr ind looklne afler other boalneaa mattera. Be Kponed an emlornUjr ao c caaa f nl araaoo. CIticaso will have a carnival the lat- ■ :-ljtm- FlMi: and. OMfSl. IL Cohan ■el itt BaoMph aad Onk alneti the eUwr dtr *Bd tiopped for a IllUe «hat. la Iwo alaoifa tbere wera flfty corlooa people crowded amond ihea. and tbrj were drtrao late a GenertU A«ent Ed: Ximpp to BMlUns a grand ahawtag with the PiwaM BUI Show. Bia loBg aandaUoB aa geaeml agent with Wal' ter L. Main broagbt Mr. Knapp to tbc fore aa to able adTtnee maaafrr, Mr. Kaew ealoT* Ibe coafldencr ot drcoa laiiagtr^ eaA te It la a nMaaore.. be owce iMMh af Ma a atfrii by Tlelor HHMM aad 'wonde hr Slia UMDoo- oaeh. aotbor of Babeo In Toyland. and It Bap* pened In Nordlind. McTIcker'a will open tbe new Mtioo 00 Sttnrdar ercataK. Aogaat IX olferlaf a bj George L. Cox, -who has often ap- peared on tbe local atage, and la well-known tbroogb bli eonnecUon wltb playa tbroogboot tbe eoantry. la aboat to pnbllab a book wltb tbe title of Pike AUcj Ana. The haak ahoaada with good atroBg character akitche^ wbo have lead It aiy It haa Liew Pielda and It Happened In Nord- laad caatlnae their merry and l u elod to oa tenancy «C ihe flraad Opera Baoae and are la tbe tenth wtrt of tbrlr Chicago mgagesmt. Tbc attend- aace (aBtlonea to break tbe ibeatre'a asnnaer fe«nrtk tea KendaU wtU be aeea at tbe Omad eartr ia ihr Ml la a aew lAay cdM Tie aarasiarBcr. by li dat i l l a ial l iH , a a tlw r ef Tlie Senator. Beaste Uarle Uaybem. wtio la ainglnc «».'( .i«-a The Garrick If the flrst of the ihe- •tna U the aeid with a Uas.*M aaaoaacement at atlrMtiaaa. Tbe tigelar aiaaaa wlB open Aagnal SI wtlh tbe preoeatatloe of a araatcal piMe, wltb an naaiiwlcal title. Tbe Geeaer oC Geek. Afler that will rome Tbe Rngllab pan- taatlaw, Babea la Tbe Woodi. and PeWolf Bop- *•* is a aew Ugbl speta, tlippy Land. Alao ttr (etaia of Jeffenoo lie Ancella In Faataaa; i-nUan W — i a ta tiadr Ttraale: Waa Ada Behaa la Otatgr Bernard Sbaw^ Oapt. Braaabooad's «wi«rM«i; iHiTid WatttoM In The Uoilc Httttr; Mlaa IjMir b e Bale* la a new Belaaco prodactloa: ■ad Mini Bertha Oallsad la a aew prodnclloa *r Oatid .Btiiaca Willi M authors ot Tlw WBiidlie that at* vcadlng _fi»m, Porreat. for tnany yeara ata«e ***^>r ef tho I V arbor u Slock, baa become dIrKlor fine Wright l«rlner In hU big ot Tbe Shepherd King. It U In- to DoCc In tbla csaaeetlOB that Mr. aecnred bte Stat thntrteal ragaiie- ■ent wllb Mr. rorrest at tbe He a rbora an an nira Man. Tbe flrat werk be went on •* a •kper. and after Ibat waa lalroatcd with a amaU parL Mr. "rnial al^aMlj adiaaiiid the yonng •dar oalll he Ml iha> ,caa«aw ta aeatpt en- sagemcnta wltb The regular aeaaon at the nilnols will ■P^ Aagnst 20 wllh I>lgbj Bell In Tbe Ediica- WB of Mr. Pipp, AagMtni Tboaiaa' diamatlaa. <»> of the aerlea. aC Wheea . p ie l M W W.. MTk (Ipp W« rather lesa thaa ■edefatrty aameetW bi a Mbmrrrlal way at tba Uberty In New York. HtbouKb iiir nrvrapaprr critica rbapaodlaed o»cr » aa bring Mr. Tbooaa* beat comedy. "MM* la flitanat BNa aad Mlaa Itt * rVank gaa a twe wceka* casagrBeaC la Batbda'Vuk. Monday nlgbt. July 24. with tbe prodnetlOD of Mldfomairr Nlgbt'a Dream. Notwitbatandlng Ibe chniy weather a talr^lted aadteace wil- ed the Mtb SMflt that bi Interprelsttooa of tbla aplcodid KIctiard Carle'a engasement oC tbree wteka la Tbe Mayor of Tokto will ' the miMK one ot lii iw ii i a l .stn- lcM«t at mile aty. A piogiam wltb netcra new featarea. the regular perfocmaoee of CI- ricb'a Chicago Ooacert Band, and a big bill ot altraetioBa as tbe ootdoor dicta atage, anade np a One line ot atttactloea. Oae eC tlw featnren waa the electrical norelly preacated by Mlaa Haael WUlard at tbe Temple of Mnale. Mlaa WUItrd leceiTcd a aerere aboek from ber electrical apparatoa wblcta nearly cost ber ber life oo Mooday, bat abe Is again at ber poat nyatliyiag the cniwda. Filday attemooo waa ibeaMcal dar. aad aaHhcia eC an tbe ceopaalei playing at Iba iaod at the a«org« Hamlin baa returned to Chi- cago after neariy a ycar^ aoaence Is Bnrapo. The Chicago tenor experienced real aneceaa, not only In England, bat In France and Germany. He was called borne by family and btulneas matters, and Is planning to leare for Germany In tbe fall. He already baa engagementa there with the Berlin PbUhaimaoIe chsraa and In Praakltet. While abnad Mr. ir«i»>Hii aaag be- face the emperor and tba prinee and princesa ot Wales. His last appearance before ssllinc waa at the reception glrea Jnly 6 by the am- baaae of the retiring a^haaaador; Oea. Bsrace ftetar, and the oflleera of tbe American fleet aMd taceeort the body of John Panl Jones on Ita Juuia s y fcom French to Amcrlcn Boll. Plana for tbe comins aeaaon have patUe. before baa an equally promising aeaaon heralded, the rivalry of the eetabllahed theatrical magnates and tbelr yontbtnl. able and Tigocooa rirala ■aklBB.eaeh!.lnBa..<l|y a tbaatH- ooeaCtbe Frank Lee Short, formerly of the Frobman forces and later a well-knovm cod dsetor of a drmatle school la Mew York, baa ar rlred to re b e a iae the dramatle IMtnccs ot The Yankee Begent. wUdi piobaUy win open the LaSaBe Angnst 12. Mr. Short finds the new piece of Blomenstock & Adelmsn to be mote oo tbe order of the OU-faabloiied has been tbe faablon In late yeaiB, and Is apend- Ing bla time In brlnglns eat tbe plot, wUdi la hat iBlzleate. : FWdWit* - C i a i i as Blreia. alao a westera aiaa, ia la CbaiBr at tb» dancets. and reheaisab are la progress erery day. Amooj; the new plaxera who will he seen in tne piece may be mentloocd WOUam ROey Hatch. iCUBA NIBLO Mlsii C4il>a Nlblo. wbo created the part and M MucceMful last aeasoo la tbe 4..tle role •If Dora In Dora Tborne. under tbe management of Rowland A Cllirotd. baa l>een re-ensaced for their forthcoming special coast toar. to \nu^\ dure IMY cbartning cbaractrrlsatloo to tbe tbea- irr patNM ot tbe irrat. Ulu Nlblo. whose llkrneas apprani abore. bu tboroogii]; eatab- llittird herself st an actress ot exceptional tal- «»* we jrejUct a bright falate for this clerer yaaag. Icaalag' were led tbroogh tbe bnmpa, aerate' niOway;''(bates, wUd west. Are ahow and other attractions by offlcUls of Wblte City for sereral bouts. wbUe Ihe band rendered a special program ot aelectlooa from the operaa raaatog la lawa. Um»a ;<Mt a.>.tte eallic ncalpta wlU fee Blftia ta a had dwilll. and the The Geezer of Geek, which was •chednled to follow Kafooaelum In Hyde A Beh- man>. hut did not. had Ita drat appaataaea ea any stage Monday nlgbt. Jnly 94. IB tha She- Vbiali^ for tbe mnsle^ dssslcal order' and tbc tbe prodnctlaa of costi^mea m moce oo tbe be baa liitlierto prodnred. la Baii'da Boms; Unlslwa engaeement In I>enrer on Jnly 91 a fire weeks' engteement at Kansas City. Snnday. July 30. his G«orge M. Cohan, who closed Chicago aeawm at tbe nUnoia last wcA, te play a eoatlaaoaa seaaon oT alacty sraeha, dHlag whIA time be win bare w rlll e u and pro- tarn ptaya. aatf prsmiacs te haea a new Miss Charity Martin, the soprano who Is alnglns at the Brooke Casino haa made att^aiBaecdlnglT' faTorable tm- aa tbaar wba batk neard her. Mlaa- Martin has long been a farorlte wltb Chicago audiences, and large nnmbeta of ber admirers bare attended tbese concerln. Her Tolce retalna Its parity aad paam . aal ahrv aaia It arllb artlBtle judgui ea t. " - Tbe ' taMaHsria eC a' waetent band, which Bandmaster Brooke haa Intiodneed In the "rapi." bare been recelred with dellgfat by all wbo baTe heard tbe band oa these octt.- sloaa. M powetfld and It Is capable of playlni? not only standard and ragtime moslc with Rklll. bat tnany noTeltlea whlcb show widest scope of mosldanablp. The Pawnee Bill Show played to ca< pselty In the sftemoon and a laiaawaf '.at.lgbt In Soan Chicago. Monday, AV M."'''Aa-'MB,Bl. Omr asia. rggatb fMe^a eM'ba f fcrti lil *a Wednesday night. July 26. saw the opening performance of the rerlaed edlHoo of Tbe Royal Chef at tbe OarrlCfc Altboasb pot on In remarkably qnirk time. It was In a higb state ot perfection wben tbe cnrtaln went np for the Initial performance. Frank Smltbson. wbo Is msking tbe pn>ductIon. haa worked day and nlgbt to make tbe entertainment a llTely one, and aereral noreltlea In the way e( tliUllnl effects and aoitg hits hare been Mdaetd. Of coarse, there are tbe eld featnrea tnelading tbe Mother Goose Olria and the "Chi- cago" song. Tbe Chef looks bright and plctnr- eaqtw, and sereral new aeta ot coataaieB and makta aa'peetaaaa aC pM'ar ttMie la' 19to alH- snmmer entertainment; It la simply a hodge- podge of tnn and moslc, calculated to amiise oo saanmer'a nlgbt. The apodal asa a on a(.Xht.Cb|rtlB.«»lB George Ade Is busy at bis summer home In Indiana completing bla aew eoaaedy. The Bad Samaritan, which wUl be produced by Heniy w. SaTsge la Ibe aaily tan. la atrletly AaittHaB la tbimit aad Its at pnaMlBllM wID el inly Mls» tta* M MIs,« Cecil Spooncr, the clercr Brooklyn ac- tresa. baa the distinction or wlnnJns the cake at tlie AmrricaD ball, held at tbe Boyal Palace Rnti'l. Krnslngtoo. Ei>g.. on July 14. Tbls Is an aimo s l affair among the American people In London and Is aaoally beld on Independence Day. This year, bewescr. it waa poatponed nntU the I4U1. owlBX la' ae death of Seeretaiy Hay. It la Md aadti tbe anapleea OC the social departmeat at ibe American Bareaa. aad the p r oceed a ace distrlhnted by tbe AaMricaa Ambaasadae t» whateear charities be aiay ac- Icet. Bam Baaeroft. baeotary KCtetav at tbr. American Batcao, was Mlas SpaMCff aad tbey were awarded tbe priae Iv L rote. Mlaa Spooner wore a beaatUUI creation and danced with an her vlia aad femr. Baal Bancroft paid Mlaa Spooaer the- rcmtillaient of the occasion by dedarlag that - bad he daaeed with agy other than the Brook- ' lyn aettcas be aarrly wonld not hare partlel- n^ted to .the wlaalag. Miss Spooner baa le- celred nnmerotia eompllmeitta by cable aad otherwise. Her mother. Mrs. Maij GftbS- Spooner. and sister. Bdna Slay Spoones. wis -ad.-. ■ tbe party ablcb atteaded tbc baU. The final Damros'cb concert In tbe mnale paTtUoo at Raelnla Park attracted aa' attendance ot tnlly S,a» people, bi tbe last onmber, HaydB*a FhiewcS IJIVhgar, ttroilsl* aal ccoce p tton of the eompoaar was <aiilad evt^ tbe Biimber being Tendered la alaiost daifawa. The caadie Utfits aoplM to player wete gradnally blown out and tbe nnal- - clans left their seats as they flnlibrd tbelr parte, antn only DamroaA waa lefL' Wbea ha blew not bla candle thtf llsbia :H|i8a ..agate .ttnad^aa!' and tbe andlence alngliig . Richard Carle celebrated his thirty- fourth birthday week before laat. His ezpe- rienoes daiiag Oa past six yeaia fhmlah a atilk-' la • M'a-: of hard lock that brooght blra down to board- bill calcnlaUooB. At tbe present time with his salary. Interest In tbc RSdtard Garie Amae- ment Co.. njaltieB (Tom The Mayor ot ToUe. Tbe Maid and The Moaiay. Tbe Teadiilloal; Tbe Storks and Mam'saMa'Aabkib - hlb..WMlir'; Income, dntinc tbe regtfaa.'fbeaiilBd'aeaaiik^iap*' proximatcA tl.800. With Frita WUUaiBa in the troubled Kimball as the wife. Mrs. Temple, att eu gib Is added to tbe already strong play wtllcb baa been. drawing crowded h o oaea to p pwe ta' tor hot Mir. WBHasM, siba Is at bis best la tacaw fits tbe part ot tbe awkward, bat wHUag, Bar t» perfection. While Mlas Wyttaetly baa as jet hardly attalBCd pe^ect role, ber pleasing. A oonearted naoTeBBent la to make CUcaga tbe nattpnal conTentloa elty of America, and. It aaccessfnl. It will mean that 1.300 -e uai ea tMu a wOI be held to tbe Wlady iaafliieaa bere eaa' aat.^bat^'^aMMMted. It 'aaaiement bmliien /.ijavefT nattiral ad- be aiade tbe glre a decided ImpetM lpij eeaeraUy. Chicago poaiaiMi rantage aad conrcnicaet aid 'Thie attmetlons which wUl folloiri Mat M. mto IB Tbe Dnke of Dulutb, at Tickets are tbe new melodrama' As Te Saiw. Dockstader'a Minstrels sod Blsnciie Wslsb In Clyde FItch'a The Woman la The Case. Walsb'a A. PAT