The billboard (Aug 1905)

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2 Tt\e Bil lt>oarcl ::irh% New Season Ha« Fairly Opened— August Bringing a Score of Houses Into Line—New* Items and Personal Ooesip GlMtwd By Th* IHh — n J'e h RtaMe W*iyfarer , HK Academy ot Music opened fir tke rrgnlar arasoa od Tliorsday I nalei Ansiiat 10. n-lth the •"aiMth" ■ ett ejeM ti ii tcnewel ot ot tl>e baaa^.nd. tke •tlnettoDS tbej wm pre-' •euti'wbMi «iU Msim apetaOims before August . taa' tHati: .Ancileea. 14. wltti Bowmrd Hall In III! Mllllliiielii . n >li illii r lini 21. with The FmiI and ne Pomiikln; Daly't. 31. wltli ISdns M«T la Tbe CmtA of The Seaaon; The Dewe;, 19. wtth Boae SydelTs London BeUea: Clrde. 19, with Wine, Wonea and Boos: Foor- tecntb Stnct. SI. with BUIr B. Ta& la The Emiid Bcai Ganfl Op«e Ila—. 19. with Weod- ksd; Knlckciteita; U. with Ftank Dmiete in '.-flecsaent Brae: Ijr ut i iM . 31. wMh Mra. LefBnx- '•weVe Boots: MadtiB Sqoaie. with Blanche .WaU in The Weman 1m The Oiae: Uajestle. 19. . wtth Zatk State rolka: UetropoUa. IS. wltli Saajgh Stanler In The Sanawar Boy: Unrray •mi,' n. wtth Cbac Bowser in Papa's Bor; Sa- 'V^WaBack'a. % scene madcis aad loMI eohr Ihr Us sew plew. John R. RnperB. the '*yontB merrtly'* of lodellWe fsmr. Uss t>evn eDgaged to manage ttie show. Cbas. KUpatrlck, the one-Ircged cyclist, sends fTeetlDfS fnHD Portlaod. where thaae who "liit Tbe XtmU" are fladlng deUgtat la Ma aetum- the ISO* and Atlantic to the IMMC^ 1^ H» WW» * Grauiuan. well-hnoww es S TMtte CSO o€ popnJar-priced Taaderllla. baa aeeorad of a bouse in lUrlew. aad wUl candoctlt as a ten rent tlieatre. ojeid a K aooa. and pRseallaie vauileriiie biiii" after ihe BaaMB a* akews piveii in the west. The Is. A. Thcmpson Scenic Ballway OSt has p« » ri i a a e d tnm S. E. Jaclcman tbe Itailial Salhnir laotmU In Sort arenne. near the Cnlver station. Coney Island, thus obtaining wli;>t K prolisilil.T tl:e most valuaWe land on CoueT lalacd not controlled by eltbcr ot tlie OeoFKe M. Cbhiiiii that IndeCatlgable genins of tbe American stase. tias finished for Fay Templeton her new play. eDilOed Fortj-flve Mlnotcs Ftom Bnaodway. and will bow besin the meat wllh: Elaw C Bdmtr Ifr. bis manaeer. Sam Harris, come Into a "bit" ot tbe idece. and tbna will tbe pereerrerioE Geon,-e III aiilhw. eaapaats. fradaecr aad owao of tbis lanst ^^nitf Qnsn of Th* Hl^Mndera, a «( this aeaaoD'a Tlntaxe wlUch A. ^B; Wood pndceted at tbe Tballa last Monday ^^allM;' eK>*d .ndar tlie awM l t.«a ot a attanse In the (Aineae theatre, real maden were committed by real blgtabindeia. There la ne doabt hat what the excitement attendast Dpon • helped to pat the hooae In packedneaa" on tbe Mr. and Mrs. Will T. Chattertna Objr Bretonne) were welcome rlsltors at the Sew TaA oOIce of The Billboard Wednesday more- .'^SiBi-"; They bOTe been speDdlnc their summer In ^'tMb .HdaUx. cajoylns the caltles of tbe nearby :':*w:>wM^:tat wm aow tan atle.at>aBl Me-tfeaaaiaas aC 'othec, to the nMBUte eC •pproaefalnt; aeaaon. Ur. Chatterton baa engaged for a fine role In Texas, which BroaA- hnrst * Cnrrle will aooa prodnce at tlie West- ead Tkeatre. aadUaa Wrtliaat WK/SSM In waadrvlllek aaiipM Hag Edwacd HHadrllf fa hia aketebea. David J. Bamase is busy rehearsing >^«IPVMK|^C'-PRMatathM of Atltaiu. the •iCMa a» wUtk^ he has seeuRd tor an extended tonr of tbe west and abalh. The aaaasi In Asbnry Park, Aogiiat 14. - Mr. Baaace called oan* ooe day last week, asd while AatUng with Usi we learned the exclnsire news'that Masce-SbDbert-Flske "community ct Inter. ' are to have twenty weeks dnlfVlko-Artb. ■V aeaaoi at 'Cone Faytaa'S :IiM'''AsCBne Brooklyn. IWhIle tbe "noncooforaista' oloo of tbe Payton stroDgbold, Mr. aa* 3ba. Fayton wm be sent to aeretal of the a* iljaMiMri«r flMtils. mmt rnta tkiat illas repertoire at popular prices. Air. Bamage. by the way. last leasoo finished his twelfth year in " Tatton with Mr. Phyton> Harry Thomson, The Mayor of The Bowerr. Eieets me with assoraneas at hts e tinned saoceas In Tanderflle. He has spent sereral weeks In this Ticinity during tbe summer..and has InTadably won aathaalaatie approral for vdck an the time, making hais-' ahines. and tbe constant den .Is abundant proof of merit. Nella Bergen has signed with F. F. ;-P poctu c flor'a roaad oC his saadeeille booses. 'At the ezpteatloB oC those eoatracts abe wUl eoaie nailer the management ot Henry B. Harris wltlL a Sre ycavs^ eootract n> work oot as a star te.lteht oi^CHt or mnaleal comedy. Altlioagfa Bar- . Bcy GOmeee has been no neater Iiriand than '.aaai; ilactlB*a nalauiaal. John. K.- BaTllm M&nrice Shapiro i a Eu- laat the sat lalafaig news apaa hla laa acqoSred a large Interest In an amusement renture which la likely to aet Berlin and other big cities on the Cnatlnewt right la line wttb tbe nprto-date aaetbsda t€ win 1 Shapiro has eia slderable time I la. John Fischer, of Florodora fame, has aai .wfll .kase a In The Woods, which tlw Meaara. Shnbert will mate at tbe Garrlck Tbeatre. Chicago, late In September. Tho*. W. Byley, who la iti. Flacber'a and that the Srm at FlaAer * Byley win make two or three new prodnetioas this is said to be mace than likely. Tbe r.dsrtalnly I haee jet ib;BMt-'tte p Xvrray and Mack, In Around The open their season at the Grand Opera Hoose. Philadelphia. Aognst 21. E. A. Hig- glBs wtU be the manager: R. J. Mercer, agent, and Wm. BoUeo. aecood agent, rhannlng Po|. aerica of articles npon tbe American stage, which are snr^ to be of interest. Mr. Pollock baa a talent for writing in a meaner to aake S. B. : Ims been one of the Korlil of I'onev" bland. baTliK\ more than a score ot years. The pfsr^jMiMMNBat' «• tsar' SEAXATIC. The eastern Myrkle-Harder Stock Cos. Win remain In tbe eastern states all seasoo. Mr. Francis Schaffer, fortnery of tbe Bi e UJa aldBe Jototd the Kye Co. at Cbeny- Tllle. Kaa. Bdw. B r ee a ct lata at Bradford PlaitetS. Wfli gppSB tbe coming sraaaa. Just Out of College, a new Ade play, will be prrseated by Cbas. Frobman at tbe Park Theatze, Boatan, llaaa.. Octohcr 1. wnrste aTSehMataC^CT^mcMqinv^s Sbe bas been appearing In Tanderffle. Spencer Walker opened his season at the Park Theatre. IndlanapoUa, Ind. ' ~ Under Southern Skies Co. Jumped from Xew York City to Keooeha. Wis.. Angnat S, and played there Aognat S and 7 to good - Cos M .at »waML Ob, llr a Mate twelve people. Miss Ehigenia Flagg, who was a mem- ber of Mrs. Patrick Campbell's company last seaaoo. Is spending s few days at Mr hMse Id Haxttaadt Caam. The rhampttwia of tbm antl-Ouiiday - - - - hy ocdlnance. Miss Sylvia Lynden, starred in Si- beria by Wm. A. Brady laat stasna, wIU tbe comlnc acas aa appear la. a BOW «BatlanaI drama by Mr. Ghaa. OMCh. tta CHas* |d«y- WTlght. rtareit character The original cast or The College Wi- dow wm be dlTlded bttaccu aa eastern and rompany next ataaqa. Dorothy Tea- The Lion Palace Root Garden has played to sorb larse hasiness this sanuser that WUaoti * Eoaaatfeaas. that neighbothaa vllle ibow there tbe year 'round, the concert halt win he recoostmcted the btislness management of Loots Lesser. Tande- vlUe will begin for the re^lar season n-ben tbe weather teases roof-gaiiienlng an unpleasant diTersioQ. Bessncr Hayes and Wynne, this end Black, tte f allilifs. roar played lia paafead.^i week. The superior musical knowledge dis- played by the Six Musical (Amya In tbetr mtuical act Is one of tbe thlnga tiat makea It most enJoyatAe. Tbey bare made a specially pleasing departnre from the regular rontlne recently hy slaglng Alfked Solman'a walla aoag. Taeilsad. pahlUhtil hy As. W. Steta * Os. tt la' aeedlcaa to aay that they atag this aaaihcr beaotifDlly and that It wfns great applause. AI. Onken airived in New York from the PacUlc coast last week, and win permanently locate himself In tbe office of James 3. Armstrung to represent tbe SolUrsn t Coosldine TsodesUIe interests which control tbe Fa rifle Coast Amuse, ment Co. Ctrcolt of popolar-prtced theatres. Mr. Onken tells nst that bis people bare secured a far ten cent Tanderlile la MlnncapoUa. Of her Ba. tt 1k» PUtthorg Is asid to bare to Ifr. BAni* day. Tmst Co. - The conslderstlon been f]6.000 cash. The Pemchi-Gypsene Co. continues to play to good business at Mootesaim Case do .\apusta. G». Mliwi Gypeene and Mr. Pemchl left Aofnista July 2ft foe KnoxriUe. Tenn. Mlps ^Ilnnle Seward and Mr. Fred Seward left August 3 for St. Lools. Mo. The first production of Channing dnuaaUzatlon of Miriam MIdielien'* avrri, la The Btsliop's Carriage, was at Parnoaa' Theatre. Hailfaid. Ooon. week of Joly «• hr t^ -IHiatei Biadtlmd Ffaiy era. It msde oa lnslBStanisas Mt srilh aH who witnesased It. The via Stock Co agement of Mr. E. G. Via. apeas lis pccmlrr seaaon .\nim!>t 2ft at Charleston. W. Vs. Mr. Via writes that they bare imder contract aome of tbe best people erer seen In repertoire, and entertains some snccesaftil prospects for bis new company. Caroline Kelley McCord, who played the part of Mrs. Brown In the eastern Bnster Brown Co. last scaaoD, la spending the aammer at Stnreeon Bay. Wta_ a reaart ksowa for lis good Ashing. She has i season, except that aivacla ta naaase work abOQt January 1. The Titus Comedy Co. is composed ot Fraak Maya. Mn Slack. B. C. Moore. Chaa. Allea. J. C caahe. yoka MoA. Sam Allen. H. B. aasaka. ABee Ibariee. Saale Wilaoa. May Breaks. Jeaale Braas. Trlxle Coleinan. Ton Gtbbona. advance agent; Edward B. Titna, pro- prietor and manager. The Man From Nevada, Charles III- rlrh'a comeily drama of olScIal life In Waablng- ton. haa been booked by MIlo Bennett for a tonr of the middle weat the cooilag aeaaon. It la said that the play wfU ha wcH east, aad speeUI in pngrese In CMcacok The Evans Lyceum Comedy Co.. re- orcanlaed 1-^ composed of the following people; .\l. S. Evans. maDager: Will W. Sterling, ad Tance man; Clyde Franklin, Marlon Starch, Hal Denton. J. H. Kohler. E. H. Berthand. Geo Oskara. Earl Hlgley. Hyacinth Oprelxa. Jooepb Clay Clement, whose splendid work in The New* Dominion Is so well remembered, baa retired from the atage temporarilj'. It Is understood that be b&s a good lirresticei]! In ttie Kloodybe. atid Is making money In grain speco- Istlon. It la hla Intention to erect a large theatre la soac western city and esentuaUy tc- tam to the flBOtl%hts. Tba vpMar .oC^Otir New Minister On. Is .« yetSL stage dlieeloe; B. ^F. FUppa, treaaaiers W. C. Taaaer, atage aanager; Geo. M. Fee. ter ca r pen te r i W. H. Heat, pt op eitl ea; W. Bdwarda. electrician. John Terria, John ter. John F. Weber. Fred Clarke. CsItId ns. M. B. BaiTlman. J. H. Lorensen. W. a B. W. FMppsb eeck M. Fee. W. B. Xotes from the Brown Comedy Co.: We opened our ftummer season.at Eoreka Springs^ Ark„ with tile Intfotlon of ^rlsg a ten weeks" eDjragenjenL Beoause of bad aooomodatlonji we were compelled to close after four weeks. We have again taken the road and are booked for some of the best time tn the west- We are doing Al baslnesa. Tbe roster indudca T. M. Brown, manager; 0. H. Thla*. baslnesa numager; Lee Swartz. Fred Clark, Geocge Clark. M. Thompson. Will Garrison. Lonlse Kay, Harriet Clifton. Edna Mayne, Minnie Morris and Bos- sell Schermerbom. The season of melodrama opened In Cindnnatl Angnat 6 with The Corse of Drink at Renek's Opera Boose. Old iMtrona of the boose renewed their loyalty to such an extent that tbe cobwebs lad to be bmshed ott the S. B. O. signs. Tbe play Itself Is worthy of macb praise. It Is ix>t the formal presentation of tbe old temperance qaestlon. but a real neiv. op-to^te pradnctloQ which takes well with the popnlar audience. Little Miss LlUlan Daren plays tbe leading role with aa much daah aad slTadty as was exhibiM ^aa the MBkikr aiaat. ne Cone ot Dftak wM aadaSSiF^-assss - kSBS^y this aesson. The Harrington Stock Co. closes its mmmer sesAoo Aujmst HO, «nd opens Its regu- lar season September 4 at Terre Haote. Ind. The tonr will be under the direction of Rex l.#siie Kingdon, and win include only the Isrger cities In Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee, The roster la as follows: Rex Leslie Kingdon, manager; Geo. SallsbarT-. stage director; Bowan HoUman. properties: Beatrice narrlnj^ton. Naomi Harrington, Margaret .Moles, Ntna Mllllgan, Goldle Beach, Clara Thornton, liouettm Sallsbnry, Geo. Sallabnry. ReglBald Lealle. Harty Hamlin. Geo. La VaL W. ~ " ~ Bester Lindasy. and Joe Boaley. The roster of the western Under Sou- thern Skies Co.. which opened at Kenosha. Wis., .\iiciist O, Is as follows; Harry Doel Parker, proprietor and manaeer: Claud E. Sanmlera. acting manager: E. J. Buckley, business man- aeer; Willlard Perry, stsire msnajrer; R. K. Wortham, carpenter; Harry Thurmsn. properties; will -Matlalson. electrician; Estellc Spragne, Laura Wall. Laura Rogers. Alice Moore, Lil- lian Stephens. Bnby Marie Huoiphrexs. Ethel ElUotL Hlas Carlotta. Joaepblne Lynn. Olire Brown. Etta Ziooc. J: I. Sarabrook. Frederick E. Morttmer. Hnrdoek J. McQnarrie. John S. Fender, wnuard Perry. J. Griffith Wtay. Barry Wilson. Andrew Oladdfotd, Oeorge A. Cameron. Walter Boward and Thomaa Towasend. Herbert Salinger and Phil e niMSlil I ki Kbit Thik GMr tta ihcr a( M^-daas royalty plays the com- lnc seasao. The eeaipaiiy opens a three weeks' enga g e meat In Blmlra, N. T,. Aagaat 28. and their road season beitlus at Carboodale. Pa. Only week stands wlU be played, and a new bill win be preaented erery night. The roster of the company Is as followa: Mabel Van Tas- sel. Time .Salinger. Alice Galllard. Mazee Bor- rtennx. Alice Clnrk, PhU Branson. Herbert Salln- cer. Frank' LsRnc, Mr. Warren and Lonls Che- raller. The plays to be presented are Arabian NIclits. Maine and Geonrla. Tn The I>aya of NpII ntiynne. Way Down In Maine. Infatnatloa, Clinrlty Begins at Home and Wicked London. Mr. C. E. E.Tles. mnnager of the Sweet dorer Co. last seasoa. win do the adraoce work tar the organlxaUaa. , ; : .