The billboard (Aug 1905)

22 Xtie Billboapd lATS NEWS FROM CHIjBAaO Tb» Rajab of Bhong; an operatic co- MlH CtannteM Itadw 1* Ooot and ' " wta >» llliilH at tbe The^ G«eaer of G««dc opens at the Gar- fMk aoAvi 90. The aniie oC tba new tta It the work of Fttid Sdiladler oC who wrote The lale of ^Ice. Bobert X '•' ot CMcaffo Is t«spoiiaU»le for tlie book. Many cbanses have been made fn ■i ViB «ttnetlOD< at Sum Sooel Park. Bloodlii, a . Msntioiul eanlllbrist Dnforms twice daUr, ^K^nf a partlcnlarXr tttwnun^ ^cC wltli flr ewor ka a^iiwiwi paTitiwti fr In tbe erenlDC. Tbe H!sh Mo- xnl eoDtlDaea to diaw gratlCrloc andlencea and wm remain «~'t«'"«*-'r as the theatrical at- i -fid—JhO.-llBit; Two downtown theatres Saturday cmilnK, 12, began the new theatrical aeaioa— McYIefcer'a and tbe La Salle. At UcTlcker'a Nat : It. wnia and a companr of aeTenty-flre petaons ' ace appearing In Oeorse H. Bnjadbnrst's new ;iope«atIe faro, Tbe Duke oC Dnloth. Kax Witt ' wrote the mnalcai seace. Oe Irxlci Intzodaeed .lBta» the performance lacllic The H eMah Little jjTkHng. II Mr iUa OnU Bo It Xor He. Mo nr Btm nen. Boalta. laaA Var a Widow Koowa White. CkBterine OhB. Dta Deardnff and Mar HaxrlsOQ. At the l.a Salle Saturday evening a new comic open, he Yankee BeKent. had Its pvaaxance. UnUke tbe p i et liaia Ia Salle . tUo opera baa no dialect whatever. Tbe . «■< IjTle an hr CTiarlea S, waelnw and I. L BlaBWnslack. two aewwapcc Ben of of Bival Ghe^ _ the aatt «C- IMC^' ' bot. aad Oiailea Batkr. that «<f lOatl*'' lCe> GoinB.. Uie eoaA. ^le Odlece Widow la proTlas the MRcot bit diaclaaed In CUcaso In acvcnl ««aiona. The "aeata aU aoid" al«n hao beta oat «t erezr pertoooance atnce tbe opaataK -attbt; anA tbexe la erezr In d i c a t io n ttat turn e—dmoa wm pieaall thraogboat the ttatlfe cDcasemcBt. . no aathMlaiK ateaia In tbe TCeepittm of Ke. In fact, ttie aaeecao ar Obact at marrrtooa. _Tn»e Ijand of Nod's tenth week beean BBHUur 13. Sydney Deane a aSai^g the role or Wcatber THan. and tils Oselr-CDitlTated Tolce is TOT pleasing. In Jfaiglcs and Jokes, ABce DoTe; haa a <Siance to display her deroDesa, and thanks to her and to Mr. Nortis and Ma- bel BaxTtsoQ. tbe nnmber U ooe of tbe em- phatic hits of tbe play. The r«>d of Nod irtB eoDtlone IndeflBltelr at tbe Cblcaco Opera There will only be three weeks more of Atrs. Temple'a Telegram at Foweca'. Tbe aodlencea bsTe been lars^ sbsoe tbe opening, and there t»s heen no apparent telltag off tn the btulneM np to the present amc. Both tte earce aod the pla^vn have toq favor of marked degree. Wllljmm Morms, Frlti wnuams. Harry Oooor. Mazsaret Wychwly and their associates stm pcceent the eooiedy with tme Cardal spirit, lira. Temple's Telegram is to be played the oomloK seasoo hi the principal cltlea of tbe coontiy. going on tcmr tomedlately after the Gwdoslos of tbe <3ilca«o engssemcDt. "Walter Stanton, whose rooster act la tenoKned ttie world over. Is making a Sraat tat in The Land of Nod. Mr. Stanton Is •ooe of tftie moat painstaking professionals on The latest diyerson al; White City Is ; a ttlgta-class TaodeTllle theatre, opened Wedoea- ^ day in the building at tbe weeteni end of :\;<the peilstjle. adjoining tbe home of Orer and Voder tbe Sen. Tbe yapanese giant Octaphooe, ^;v■mllced In 600 sections. Is a featme of the '' Xemple of Unalc. and is med In an elaborate teodltlon of the SoKUesra'a Betron. from Fanst 6y the Misses 'Babel. Kittle, Maxlne and Helen WlSard. Lockhart's tionpe of fire performing e i ljg jm t a j^^^jj^'^^^^ ogdMMrjte^e.^^ ' TsnoB. ■ ^■•W' ^ 'AmIh pa Proiwsltloii of btiOdlnsr a promenade pier oat Into tbe lake at the toot <^ Slat Street for a distance of nearly a odle is under . conatdezatioa. City offleials baTe protcated Tlg- , orooaly against the co n a ti ue U on of tlda pier, the fSus for wfaioh CDatemplate as enonDona (tnie- tore of steel. 4,000 feet long, from 60 to SOO V' ftet wide, rising twenty feet aboTe tlie anr- face of the water and adomed at tike end with a oyatal palace coDtalnlng a ballnom f« 500 people, a tiieatie seating 3.000, a cafe, a yacht , c1t4» and an ohscmitory. Lient. Col. W. H, Birtor. the gorcmment engineer, has forwarded i- hiif report to tile secretary of war, hut be te- fosea to lay what recommendations he has Bade. Upon the secretary of war rests the con- '/ strnctloii of this pier. - AppUcatSon for the permit to bnHd this amnse- ■'t Bwr cotetprlse was made by Fred B. Mclean. '•' aaft ftir two months ctarespoDdence has passed tbe (OTcmient iiiilimi and city oO- eooaiatfatlr t» iXttw aw | ami III iliwn to d la fl gM O the luo ■et ai > menace to oaTlgatlon. Ttic apeeUlcatlofxs for the msrine pier of Chicago, as presented by air. McLean, ate aa CsUows: At the intermediate pointa. ttetween the aamm-est and widest vaeea. tbete will t>e pw a l al MU for dsociag floora, BOra a roof will be pmrlded and dorlng ia& wb^ space can be inclooaA able sides, ttans always modations for danc«rra. Another stmctnre for tJie benefit of moslc- lorers. where a good crcbestra will always be in attendance, is also planned. In this build- Ins seatlns capacity may be glTcn for about 2.0OO people. .\t the end of tbe pier farthest from the shore W'lll fce a large cryytal palace, for the provision of ballrooms, cafe, yacht club, ob- serratory aad other subsidiary accommodations. This hnihzing will be made in the tinest pos- alble manner, giving luxurioas as well as popu- lar quarters. The theatre will have a seating capacity for 3.000 persons and the ballroom space for aOO tlai^cers. The cafe will be large eiHwgb to eater to liie wants of 400 persons. Ihe yacht elnb and ohserTatory wU be fitted op with aU the latest appliances la these Hnra. This gronp will be in one large bnUdlng of attnetlae ex- terior, with balcontea end glided domc^ and wU glee^^a^lg gMit jettpit fa^TitfWaa. Far the wm ke noaMad tgdB a#.<t<t-^«— JrtH «aH oftbfSSSKcs tba til* mmmi^jK- mmm sidewidK^WtaBdliC tbe «Mm> tagtt «C «*• piCT OB eiOMT aide at the vtomcBade. A lower Jetty .wOl eo l»nt and give aceom- modatioa far ■liiaiili n. racbti or other craft. TbU eonrt lie made any length dratrrd. Jwt It is decided to make only a lengtli.^eC tM. this pier. A line of steamera wSt m' Oh> p<rfnts in town to this pierhead. Tbe whole of this pier will be bnllt with steel frame and the deck of wood with seats the entire length of tbe pier placed at each side. Seats for the accommodation of Tisltoia to witness prrotedmical displays will be anto- matlcaUy controlled and remoTable. Tbe pier will be open-work eotistrocclon, allowing tree passajre of water and small boats under it. A dfdsion from Waahlngton la expected tills week. At the Clark Street Museum James A. Beneflel's skating pony and trick dog are en- tertaining in the cnrio hall this week. Ttie pony Is 36 incbea tall. Otlier features are a fanny «C ail^eta, and Prof. Btigbr. who baa •nond tbe comer. At the es- of A. H. Woods adrance agenta are already to l>e aeett packing ent tmnks for early openhiga, and at Mr. Wooda' tluce theatres time is to be so diTlded that fifteen companies may tebeaise. AU of these wUl be pUylng by tbe middle of Angnat. Bealdea Elflc Fay in Tlie Bene of ATenne A. and Bickd. Watscm and Wroth, in Tom, Dick and Harry, Mr. Woods win have orer • doien melodraiims en toar tbli season. Qneen ot Tbr White Slares. Dangers of Working Girls, Confeesions of a Wife. Jnllen Boee in Past Life In New York and Tracked Annnd Tbe World are tbe only fire of last BcasoQ's prodnctlona to aee the glare of the footlights tills year, while L<oaIse Beaton in Bertlia, The Sewing Bfactalne Glri, Lnrtd From Home, The Crooked Path, Qneen ot The High- hmden, Ughta and Shadows of New York, N. S. Woods in Lost In a Big City. Fallen By The Wayalde and Chas. T. Aldrlcb In Secret Serrlce Sam are the new cmea; Wth tUa lint of at- tractions one might well WOB&T abiui Ur. Woods finds the time for Oo p eodoc H aa of M* nrasleal comedlaa, liat tnm what he of The Bene at Aacoae A aad Toa^ Oleic aad Hnty, It li TCfT Bkdr that whea thcr atilfee the metiapo U o a (ood Iodk ran la ia stare tar both ot tfaeai. In addition to flia aboea mad Mr. Woods win also maasBe tbe TOrd A' — — - -- - - - . _ Toife FLAH8 FOS BOTTFHE&H CXBCUIX Official announcement ia now made by tiie in- terstate Amnsement Co.. ot St. Loola, Mo., operating tbe nmdi-tallrad of Soatheni CIrcoit of hlgb-eUB TaadCTllie theatre, that the doors "uiiyWafSUSK ^Sm'm'm *»r>mt Little Bo^ Hat Spdags. Ark.. Shrenpurt, La,, and In Dallaa,, Ft. Woctli, Waco, Ban Antooio and HOostaa. Tex. Poor additional booaea la Mobile, Moo igum e i j and Blrndngham, Ala-, in Atlanta. Ca., according to plans will be com- pleted hr December 1. and boosas In Chattanooga Tenn., doting tbe middle of Bectmber In time Tenn., and OalTeaton. Tex., daring the mid- dle of December In time for the Christmas bo- na nxa. Each one of theae new bonses t>ears the name "New Malestic." and. considering tliat this Is a cbaln ot entirely new, modem-eqttlpped theatres oCTerlng CTcry comfort to the patron as well as the player folk, the Ua]estlc titles are eminently fitting. Hlgh-daas Tanderllle Is to bare its first in- trodnctocy into mis Immense area and the tre- mendous InTcstment made in bonding these new theatrea as rehldea for the presentation of tbl* form ot a mnseme nt bespeaks tliat TandeTllle is to play a long engagement in the snnny south. Tbe botfacM aad eii«nfi«i men ot St. Looli who flaaaecd Ifela aadcttaktac were met wltb orgmifwIIB aa U the dttea interesicd. War la- stance, tbe Board ot Trade of Ft. Worth aad the Home Fa c tor y dnb of the aaaa elte Jointly tiare already sold out by snbaerlptlaBaie open- ing night In that ettj for |S,000. The Commer- da] CInb of Dallaa. Tex.. Is lost winding np arrangem e nts tor aobs etlptl on aale at |9 and tlO a seat, whlcta wm net orer (7.000. — " ' nights In an of tbe booses wlU lie the seats to ba disposed of only hr - "— ----- so box oOee sale at an. moch space to tills gigantle theatrical u Between Dallaa and Ft- Worth there was considerable rlralry as to wblcb was to liaTe tbe most expenslre theatre building. It so happened that Messrs. Kaiser & Moaier, of Chicago and Dallas, who have quite a repota- tlon as theatre architects, submitted tbe suc- cessful plans for tbe houses of both these cities. Tbe bonses will cost $60,000 each and, according to the DaUaa DaUy Tlmea-Herald. there la now a Tery exciting race on lietween tbe contractors of Dallas and the contractors of Ft. Worth to see which boose will t>e completed first. On August the 8th the Ft. Worth house had gained two days by working doable forces, and it ia oat in Dallas that they will work day and night to catch up. Capacity of each of theae houses will be foarteen bandred. wlilcb Is approximately the capacity of aU the heosM. Msdtni stage equipacat and wmmodloai alace aica wm be « feature at each of Hie Mew Mojoonrs Tbe bouses wffi he epea «««iy mstlaii and ercry cTenl afi, a a d the t rtses ot a ^ *-^* wffl rsagc from ttleea cnti ia flfLf ceata* atlv the optnlny night. The pctsooaal at the enveav hitladia B. F. UcGarrle, an exploiter gC Ha amascacat deala, who is presidant, and B. rrObitntbcts, a yoong man weU-known by thcatie iMinmi. iBd u a manager o£ seTaval w ea t o Mi tbeatcea, who lM«rs tbe title of general manager of the Interstate Ctrcnlt. here are other oOlclala aad dltcetocs in the company wlwse names stand high In 1ft- Lamdng, MIoh 14. OaaUn Ouatnl Oa.: HMdi. J. Raal - Bataiti. X. K, la, E. . _ . Da, M4>t Oal- IMats 2I-M. Capitol Amnsement Co.: 19; Delrey 21-26. Chicago Amusement Enterprise, Nitiiols A Peels, mgis.: Ootombos, Wis., 14-19; Sparti 21-28. Collins' Amnsement Oo.: Dnlntb. Minn., 11-19. Cooke's City of Jerusalem, H. Cooke, mgr.: Port Jervls, N. y.. 14-19; Bodson 21-28. Dixie.Carnival Co., Dana Thompson, mgr.: Lead. S. D.. 14-19. Bagle Camirsl Co : Laredo, Mo.. 1419. £>iropean Amnsement Oo.: Pnbllcatioii of roate problblted. Any oudl addressed la care of «e BIBboacd wm be forwarded pron)ptl,v. —Oualral Co.. W. S. Miller, mgr.: H. X, U-V; Stxoadsborg, Fa., Fa., 14-19; 14- C»w: Ea 19: Ugooler Xl-tS. Jones-Adams CttalTll OOw: Va., 14-ia. Lacbman-Xeetch Expoaltlen la., 14-19; Oelwein 21-28. Meyer's Mocarcb Amusement On., Q. M. mgr.: Butte, Uont., 14-28. alonar^ CamlTal CO., M. Miteb^tl, mgr.; Tipton. Ind.. 14-19; SbelbyriUe 21-26. Mnndy Great Shows: MeKecaport, Fa,, 14-19; JofanstoWD 21-26. Nugent & Preenlan Electric NoreMy Oo., Hany Freeman, mgr.: Salt Uek, Xf^ 14-lS: Oxar- aon 21-28. Owens Amusement Co., CL TaWaro, SBSX-t To- rooto, Kan.. 14-19. Parker, O. W., Amnsement Co., J. H. Ed- wards, mgr.: Grand Island, Neb.. 14-19. Parker, Great. Amusement Co., C. T. Kennedy. mgr.: MoUne, lU., 14-19; Pecrla 214S, Parker New Amnsement Co., BaTer A Dar- naby. imgrs.: Muscatine. Ia.. 14-19.' Parker Fairyland Amtjscment .Oo: PlaliiTlUe. Kan., 14-19. Patterson A Biainerd CaratTal Co.: Boon- THle, Mo., 14-19. nople's Amusement Oo,. Wm. H. IbaBab aur.: Bngllsb. Ind., 14-19. Pierce Amnsement Co.: Port Jertla, H. T., 14- 19; Bodson 21-26. BIddell's Sootfaetn CazntTil Ox: Ky.. 14-19; Mt. sterling SMIL SobllMOn Amusement Co.: ISkttm. IBA- 14- 19: OcAdwater Z1-2S. Bi^al Amnaemetrt Co., H. B. ^pps, mgr.: Villa Grore, nl., 14-19, Seeman-MHUcBn Blaidt-Graa Co.: Pern. Ind., 21-26. Sanger ft Nerada Hmnstmiat Oa. K, ■nmtr. Crsade . Oaa . IA-Hl Welder. <wm B,. Omalad Oo.. O., 14^: Ort lHWI ia ii. Sr.. pm. White City ' 14-19. Wlxom Bros.' Camlral Ob.: 14-19; East Jordan 21-28. : la rSle Angnetlne's Eaecbde 18; LeBoy Baynioty Broa. A Bailey's areas. Boer War, Tbe: del. Clark f TIaglar S4-S. Ennor, John, la Ttawlatagfi; 14-ie; Cambcla 17-19. Fancher, w^g*^*-" ft Noreity Co. 14-19. Sing K. Medicine Os., Dr. Smltb, mgr.t Ote- bume, Tex., 6-2S. Kennedy's Bleetrle Theatre ft Vanderille Co., W. J. K. Saondos, mgr.: Belolt, Wis., IS- IS. Keppler ft Cbambef* Mezry-Oo-Bound: Critten- den, Ky., 8-19; Walton 21-8ept. 2. Uss's Dog ft Monkey Show: La Grange, Me,, 14-16. B, B. Pcescelle, Hypnotist, F. Barton. Vt., indeC Renis Bras.' .Old ~ mrr.: Vlttm. la, IM^ Robertson 14-M. tagtOB, B. a, fadeC PARK AND FAIR ATTBACTIONB. Battle ot Gett}-sbarg: Atlantic Oltr. N. J_ Jul.r 31-Sept. 1. ^ Bostock's Trained .N. Y . indef. Ga.v Show, The Great. Barney Rosenthal, mgr • Kalamaaoo. "Mlcb , 14-19. " Turtli', George: lllcli!£nn City. Ind. 14.19- Peru 21-20. Wlieelock's U- S. Indian Band, Mux Rosen* berg, mgr. (Brandywine Park!: WUmlnstoii. Del.. 6-lS. Tomg ft S maak 'a Amusement Co (FaiHm Park): Oklaboma Oty, <»la., 10-21. " VAUSEVUXE COMBmAnOV. Graner's VamdeTille Co., Ben Graner, mac: EUiarUle, Ind., 16; Boston IT; WblteUaU. lAflaxcetc. Tbe Great. Staow. Gtvat LadaMttt. Hgr.: SaHlmore, Md.. I4-IB; BaMaTK. BUJtLEBWIE. . T. W. _ n. e„ - Bswaid. aur. Bstsaaacsaaa . Oo.: C. I4-U. JoBy Glass Widows: Utopians, W. W. Jcaalnss, D. C, 14-19. THE WHIXE BCAUXV The Rmite»t educmted and perfonalnir hone to tbr world, now enpiced utt a r>)>e<.-ial feature lo Woodalde Fark, PhiU., will wp^D In Ste^fplechajie Pier. Atlantic CUT. Aog. 14. Have opeo Ume for we«c«mi«aCc»XoT. and Uec " " *~~ - —- — — Francesville, Ind. BIND FESTIVIL nauiva Two close towns to fa tlvelF no ganiMliiif allowed. All iMldeMMfMiswttb B. lo daik. NOTICE Parties desiring shows and free acta tor street and connty fairs would do well to write ma as I famish twelve free attractions, Indadlnc NsTsda Leaping the Gap; also Tbe S^lm. Lett a Family. 6 in number, WUUatns ft Me- Comb and others. Address. 1326 Union St., LiFATEUE, INDIlRjl. LILJENS, THE ONLY WOMAN FIRE HIGH DIVER OF THE WORIO. A BIADM HIT. The Sensation off the Century. Feattired wltb Nat. Rolaa Beudiai wCaralCTl atravie. HaTo fne IMms. For MMb address AMiVfE. - ——; rc LllE BILLBOABD. Oblcaco. WAKtl AT LIBERTY Aftor Seiit. 1st Open for Engagement for Season 1905-06, ROAD OR HOUSE nr^claaa Korljic Pletars Opaeator a^ Stage Btaa- trtdan. With Lrman H. Howe Co^ Wcstaraibow Kn. », Wwn o n MOK, (Union, Bimneb Ho. S,Caia«*.> Maa- asafadcalrlncaaA-l man. who wlU KITS thaa pl««nias tber oaa reatme on anjr bllL let me bear tiam yoa al ones. Sober, reliable, experienced ca all msrWaea. Salary—yonr limit. Address qa Ick FRANK H. CLIFFORD,