The billboard (Aug 1905)

4 Xtue Billt>oarcl Music Halla Cause of Bad Saaten Nothing for First Nightera OHring Week—Madam Butterfly in A ilMie-Olivw TwM-Odds and Ends ita ' .■■ ■ \ ■ •■■ la Now fliat the variety aeason of 190«-'0B IS orcr, sad tte iboiia ihnt eatecprlM bsTe tliBS to eoimt tte up, tbe men wbo fliumoe the TUloas pnflts—or ntliutc Uw loascs. It U ngietsble, bat s Oct. tbat oiMt oC tt»m_ 1m ^Wltirtl are '. accnpled Jot BmrwiaflgnMaa tte'WMBK ride of ttie twluce ibrets. Tbe reasons glTCn by tbe dirrcton to tbelc £liareholders are many and dlTcne. tin general depreadoa la trade reasoD—too many mnale halla. Tbat tbey would > . not admit Ie«t ■ome aharcboldcr Bboold aak wby ^i.. ther cuu tuu a to baUd nev onea. In Loadoa ;' bnt* OaU wuiu . with toot shows a day and tbe tiyeram. with two nlshtly, waa not exactly • • polat that woaU cnw aa aOiaacc la the wbo waa en^ged for thla uune time most foreso hla TCty UTlnc besides Us proflti. U I «I taaw IHV «s aaha a :,'•» aataally limited, tboagh some not •eem to tUak *o a r have sercxal new miety k tte liNit of f liiarly aB of ths tepactaat sshuilia hare Tcty Sne maalc balls of thdr owe. whleb Bore than erer'tcatrlcta tbe area of popola- tlai ta bs diawn ■ftaa. And it Is the halls In ^«C Vm 'ptr that hat* laireRd moat. of the Empire, Palace. Ki^eniao, Albambra, TItoU, etc., liaTe heea aaiall, or an; wlille tliaae of some of tbo aabofbaa halls haea qidte satlafactory. Bowerer doU ■oay be the ditectofs cannot lastly make ' it -aa. cxisaae tor low dtrldendi, far the pnbUc to Ond It possusie to vna. aMMir wucb. after an. rttW hat a anaU traction of Its total income, no mattar bBW bad tnalnein i3. It may not bare funds saoagh to vend oo ezpenalTe lozotlcs, bat lor Its ocdlBaiT am n a em a n ta^ wliteh are iarcclr ia the natnre of neccaalties la this diescy laad Inhere there Is little tbat can be termed amoK- a>ent except tbe tbeatres and nnialc balls. It to Ond Baffldeat nnda. In aplte of tendance at tbe mnale halb^rf'tte last few yean. It woold abow tbat tbe aTarage loereaae. threagtaODt Knefand. haa baea —i"-"— Than it «K Ug'uHn. amt ll»%naaNr oT Mm! hss heea tar more tbe eanae of the present de- anytblns elae. The ofieolns of I hallB as the OoUacom and the I^eanm at tte' ifnl neither of these plaeea have been tbe raccMatbat waa anticipated. It ia a alKnlllcaDt (act tbat the a«e poond Aans of the former, which were mm to tSfmit\ laK. '°tte eamto'tM ' tfee-aCecto attte eompctltlea as wan. Some of pUdt feate bad clodons eaiaet^ aa far as ^Mfeaat 10^-ap to tbia aeaaoa. The Empire pee eest.. Mid flfliea ware qolte a % Tbe last dlTldend waa, bowerer, cent., and tbat at tbe expenae of «t» tb ej'car^ fa rwatd." Xlie ^^^^IJtoBPPapaeC-.ajH sCttejSttae'^fcewtoa-balto waa > wifb a eapital 'tbe cqnlraleot of erer ten mniloo doOara. bow- 'erer. woo oot. by It* Tery alae. It la nndoobt- cdiy. a fact that thla eonpany. wfaidi operates t.'WaiSy stand to lose by tbe coapetman between their two principal bonaes. whlcb are only a atone'a thsow aparc On the other band nwit of tbe Mn.last to hold ,. . _ f The atoefc boldera of the mnaie hall :^1f^ mre not been tbe only ones to fed the eflKt oC depicasioo of tbe oi e t-ptudue lli^ Or fatbtr ;^|'■^■iia■1ae^lidW^^^^^ . AH Of the bane doaed at tbe present time were hooked np with acta wbo now find tbemaelrea aot of mtk, and thmocb no fanit of their own. be ipertT'.to the vccaiatioas eg .the' manaeers. It the land owiicr waa apmecfaed CkoD whom tbe ptaapectise made ban proprletar bad rtated bto-laaa fSr .a stIpoUtcd period. aa« aad te Wot one stngle *VTst perftormanee on any etage" daring tbe week. Tbe llrat- nigbters will get all oat oC practice If lome- thlng to "boo" at doee not tarn np soon. Bnt there waa a flnt **BBaiia prodnetlon. If tbat wm help anjr. The aist Engtab performance of an Italian opera, of wliieh the scene la laid In Japan, and the atny Stat told by an Ameri- can. No other ^taaa David Bdaaco'a Uadam BnttKOy. set to maaie hy tliat derercet of modem Italian mnalrlana. Paedai. It cannot lie aald to be an epoch-maMBg pradactioa. It la only a sacccas. Nothing aew to leain. Joat dellghtfolly enjoyable, that Is all. In the orlglaal we saw the last page of Madam Bnt- tcrfly'a stocf, the ttafte awakealag after a near the Japanese dwelling In tbe fore- oC Nagasaki in tbe ••BBW te b oC tte ir. a. aarr lias bad •Vt" atnek before hla name by the Italian IlbrettlatB— dlscnases with Goro. the marriage broker, '-ilm wedding with pretty Cho Cbo San. To Plnker- toB It- la e( eootse hage Joke, and before tbe arrlral of the bride he drinks to his "real marriage" with an Amerlcu wlte. Tbe Doptltls are duly celebrated. The secsad act la tbe aame aa the original. One by one the lantema flicker oat, tbe dawn comet crvepliig Dp the sky. and st&l the woman, who la still at Pagan caa t. we t iitei tte at Iwr baabaafl. ft made aach Joyful preparation on the night before, wben sb« heard of tbe arrlral of Us Bblp. Soirlj' tbe tnitb dawoi. apon ber. sad taminc with her tether's dagger in her hand, and death in her eyes. The consdrnee-strlcken Ueateoant bnrzU Into the house to And the Ufe- IM bMtr aC Ite laitti SMtoaa h». baa wioagcd. Aa baa heea l e aiaile a tt aot aa epoA-aiaicIng work, and It rereals no new operatic metbods. Bnt It la a work that will lire wben all derlces baring heea aned. new methods wIU hare of Pnectad. ^ ^Mr. TT«e, ^mjfm paradoxical, enda praAMtSOB of a aew plcc^ ar a aev veialon of an old piece. OUrer Twist, ptodatsa tor a single last performance at Rls Ma J W U^ «n Tuesday. Bnt tbe proceeding' waa more ap- pasant than real, tor Ur. Tree. In a apeecb at tbe end of the perfonnanre. announced that. oxrinK to tbe farorable reception of Ur. Comyns Carr's dramatiaaMoo of I>i<&en*a great work, tbe piece wm be rerlred at the reopening In September. As many ambitions dramatlsta bare dtacorered. Charles DIekena Is a writer by ao neoas casgr to adapt to the atage: bat If It eaaaot be aald that Hr. Carr haa contrlred to eonstniet a really good play oat of OUrer Twist, it nraat he admitted, considering tbe material at hand, that be has prorldrd an In- teresting ente rta inment. And abore all brooght Into rlrld pmmlnence tbe eharactera of Fhgla. Tfancy and BUI SIkes. If erer there was a part predestined to enter into Mr. Tree's re- pertoire It la aararedly tbe part of the crafty and BMdldaos old Jew. Thgta. Mr. Carr wisely allows the tragedy of Nancr** death to take place ont of eight. Bat the foil slgntlleance of tbe episode la reflected Id the alntstrr flgore of Fagla. who ataads with one hand on tbe door of lUk or keUea end face. By a weird aC'toaMlltoi. .Jiat as Nanry. In the ad- Ihrth ber last moan. _ 0hwi eaaa bdAi. as tt bleirlBf lato iiwce tte'i nnbappr. wretched girl. Tbe scene In whlcb Mr. Tree triumphs Is In the cell, wime rsgia lies awaltinc tiw dread. half to a adMwa by Iker and appnbiailuii. he makea his Isat frenzied appeal to the attendant wardena. Tbe monntlog or tbe piece waa fnlly Bp to the Ugh ataadard of thla tlieatre. and Amtd a grreat ovation Madame Duse broogbt ber Mtaoa at the Waldorf to a doee In An Angd TTnw four acts, win be Fanny rameoto role. What The Butler Saw la the title of a tbree-aet comedy by Judge Pany and F. Uonlllot. to be ptodnced at Wyadham'a on An- goat 2. The aetlaa takes plaee at a waterlog plaea; and the plot la eaaaaraed with tbe qneatlon whether It Is better for a raanied man, wben taking tbe "rest care," to poK as a iMichelor or to tell tbe awful truth. The Axis has enjoyed only a very w i aw < oa VMataday iwa Mi iMv eveaiag. Several theatrea in fha 'waat end were compelled to dismlaa their audiences on Monday evening owing to their being unable to raise tbe flre-proof eortaina after the iccoad act. A water nwto bartac bant agar Heea* dUly Circos naklag It ImpoalMe to iMtk tbe hydraulic machinery. Mr. Harry Rlckards. the well-known Anstrallan manager, is In LoodOB hoehlag turns for tbe other aide of the world. A bin dealing with fb« ) right win be abocOr bnaai a a MtaamtM. A wan.Xae«m Kagteiaa. mOM THKOTHKR SIDE Regardlnff the 'vaudeirllle situation in the west. Mr. Chas. "Wray, of the Pa- cific Coast Am'Qseinent ftaaowlation, writes as follows from SeatUc^ Wash., under date of July 19: Editor Tbe Billboard. Dear Sir: I notice In the iaaoe of The Bill- board of Jolr 19 TOO bare a letter gtcned Willy Iienert. wl i e t e lu he stotcs bis grieraaoes, and also the grl ee aa tt a of p e t to iin e i s Oroavhoot the west aseBidlBK to bis altwa. Id siadieatlaa « tte aamwa ft Ooa. with A; 1 bcfewin CBdne yia a letter aatttf JUy tt, ISOS. ima Ur. 'Wmr Xcnert In whlck ha rrritaa to me for work on this eircnit. Win yoo do OS tiie JosHee to pobllah the enclosed letter of Ur. Lenert. together with this letter. In order tbat the public may know the true status of thla performer, who haa so nnjostly endearored to injure onr elrcolt aa well ss aU theatrical msnarets generallT throngbont the weat. If hia treatment Is sneb aa he drscrlhed In Ua letter in The Billboard of the 15th Inst., wby does he want to work ont this way. Kindly answer this and oblige. Tery tmly yonia, Padfle Ooest Anmaement AtS'n., Per Cbaa. Wray. The letter enoloaed hr ICr. 'Wray Is as follows: fttttnA Onw Mr M SW)5. Sir. Chaa Wray. Pear Sir: Oneaed tbe Baker Tbeatre as No. 4 nn tbe bin. hat waa imt down to No, 7 after the flnt performsnce. Ur art maa tea minntea nnii not a dun moment In It. Tt'a an act that takes encores throngbont. wni say that 1 am »he only one rtolna the "swinging chair atand," tf»at la. to stanA In a diair on the wtre (by the front legal and awing to a distance of ds feet. I wtn.espeet to bear from yoo right awar If yoa mat toe ftr ant ««ek, if not then, i win Tours truly, Wnij» Lanert. Powers' Grand Opera House, Deca- tur, m,, will open Its seaioo the latter part of Angnat with Billy Keraand's MInatrels. Tbe regalar seaioB iritt aot bcgla ontn a fMr wacka " ua. Tha raeant Imt apan waa tba moat rife to aoa ftaadMO tbat baa bcea eg- pettoaced to the past alztecB yean. Tbe tbe> atica aU aaffeted a dactease to box ofllee receipts. H- M. MlUer. tnanaerer of the Lyric Theatre. Tilncaln. Meik. has d osed his playbeaaa for the tinistoi aC bapcseiac aaa hsialifjiag the aame. Sba ibaatta gptoa Mgatt M tor the aeaion. Will S. Collier, Imatiieaa nanacar tor Greene's Opeia IfnaWb (Mas BaaU^ la., baa rtmmed fnai a vMt ta Haw z«rfc. Dattoc the stay oC aaamt woafes'bs hsibi t hto bstoa np for tbe aeaaoa. Weber's Concert Hall, at San Fran* Cisco, is reported to hare changed handa. It ii aaid tliat Joba I*. SoIllTan and Ftaak Hall are tbe new p wadetBt fc and ttat tbv wffll icaaaa It tba ma X. MUeaa Omaak The Theatrical Managara' Aaaocla- ot Toledo, Ohio, at a raeeat ■niliif. "aw una to eUinlnatc paaei for and other adrertlalog. Tbey wm depsad the blUboards and newspapera for pohldty. Hobart Cavanaugh of the box ofBce etaer of the Central Theatre, San Prandaco. and Victor Uobl, of tbe Aloaaar Theatre, ace enjoying their snmmar racatisa at Oamp Ucekar, The opera hoiiaa at Bdolt TTIa, ia fHf**g flacaBstraeted at a oost of oereral tbonaaad dollars, ne hooae win be opened Aogoat U by HeaacB. TagU A lleactaam. It 'wfll be a three-a-day house, and Henderson, of Chicago, win do the booking. Will Hellen, a well-known Iowa trarellng man. Is reported to bare aecored op- tions on two properties In Dca Uolnes, la., for theatrlcd purposea. Be clslma to represent the Orphamn Circuit, whlcfa baa long sought as entrance lato the aUte eapluL Manager Tom A. Smith, of the Jef- feiaoa Theatre, BamUton. Ohio, ta repairing and redecorating tila theatre for tbe coming oeaoon. The theatre la bat tm ycMa old. bat Manager Smith waato It to Isaa betl eeer when hla patooaa thla taU. bOM. art wodd ^LATBOItaSa Niaa wm. be opened la. win The A ahorllr to Bnrf a Theatre. Te l a a o, MlltK enea tta niath aeaoaa Aagast M oriti Slarcs of The Minn. . Mannfpr Hovt, of Bowt^ Tlwatre, South Norwalk. Conn., to aMUag flMa Ira- prorementa at hla theatre. Mr. Wniinm T. Keoucrh haa anga^ed John B. FItzpatrick aa bnslneas laaaager of the American Theatre. New York City, this coming leifon. The Eagles of Wahasb. Ind~ wilt lay the comer stoao ibr tbrtr aasr IBBMa opera home OS Angngt I. hM a Ug eatalTal that week. The Plllhoard acknowledges receipt of an Inrltatloa to atteod the opening of the victory Theatre. Ban Jose, Cal., whlcb occurred Monday. Jdy 24. Montezuma, la., will have a new gIO,000 opera hoose In the aoar fBlam, Citl- aena of thst dty hare orgaaloM a ataok com- pany for thla purpose. . M. Rels Is hooking attractiona for the New Lycram Theatre, at Bmira, N. T. It ia understood that tbe house will be ready to opeo the flrot of tbe season. The opera house at Farmvllle. Va_, la being remodeled and imptored. Uanagers Hart a Blanton barr already booked acreral lilgh-daaa attractloca for tha coming aeaaoa. Mr. J. B. Caldwell, managrer of the opera boose at Ooooord. N. 0., Is enlarging hla atage so aa to amply aeeoounodate aU trarellng eompanlea. Manager Caldwell ia looking Car an increaacd bnaloeaa the coming aeaaon. and be wlabea to prepare for it. Be Is hooking some of tbe best attractlona on the road. Manager E. H. Johnson, of Water- loo, la., has presented each of his employca with a badge npon which ta Inacrlbed ttie pool- tlon of the wearer. He has also Installed a corps of lady ushers, wbo are making good. Bnsineas at bis honse continues to Improre. and he la plajtog to tbe best daos of pationage. After September 4 the Lyceum The- atre, at Hlannpana, Ulaa„ wUl be a yaaderille bonse. the pr oper Ijr barlag been leaaed to patMea for that purpose. Itiaagov Dldt Perrla. who has maintained a OtSOfc aoBpany at the house 1& i^'m wiBHlg'% t^mSTttSn"^ It Is hinted that Messrs. Hell ft Barton, mansgen of the Clanle Opera Hooae, Sacramento. Cal., wUl dlssolre partnrrablp this fall, and tbat Ur. Barton will reaame the Biaa> . Bgement of tbe boose for Uis. Flocsace OlaaMk ijt ii romored that Ur. Ball, arlll beeome maa- ager of the California Theatre, San Prandseo. which will open next month. Manager K M. Lucks, manager of the Andltorlam Theatre, Marletto, Ohio, has leased tbe Camden Theatre, at Parkefabarg. W. Vs., and next season will mn that boose In con- Jnnctloa with his Uarietta theatre. Mr. Lucks has managed tbe Andltortara Theatre for tbe ptst ten yean and haa done mnch toward bDlldIng ap the sbow bnslhess to that city. He Is well experienced, ia a rery coorteoos grntlerosn snd Is a business maa ia all rcapecta. Be baa Just rvtumed from a ttto- to and New York In the Intenst at lis I tor the coming aeaaoa.