The billboard (Aug 1905)

26 The Oillboard ■TMB VAUDEVILLE SITUATKM IN ENGLAND. I: lA>ndon Evening Newa recently theiew l th Interviews wltb several of tbe Important agents in ^.ondon. The aatbor of .tbe article attempts to dem- onstrate that while there are a plettaota «f-native EnsUah performers, there is a jdearth of reany good native acts. "Spf'tar he has been successful In the ' jg|BirtlTTr may be concluded from the -*i?;lcle, which we reproduce herewith: Tfae old «di«e tkat "All ttat gUttcn If sot gold" bu kcca fMHr MHMnMa-aC late jnn in the HwlflM Mi*: MHll-Ml fro- . No loDsvr to a* ■!■» «C Ik* ftwHItMs tke pramor to taae aad tKtmt. Xh* daja M ■id the dan wltti loos dr»Tni" teees, whleiii Ml '•f 'Mar a fraltim mtrdi tor mtk. and eretr type of beadsear. ladles In Onerr Hut denotes ds^ of past pnapertty, caserir scanning tbe odrertlsement CTdunma of tbe ttteatrlcal papexs. aai aeekins hints from one aootber of possible ~^*^^Bi!n^ are too many of ua, that's the txooble." aaid a weatlier-beaten old ccmedlan to an Brenios ■ News representatlTe. "Anotiier tUss, tbe moslc Iiall managers of tbe present Abt an too food of performing cats and par- f'TK all wrong; tbe public don't like like a gvmd »odb. Ever beard My iT Why in thf elghtlfs it brooght tbe boose down eTcrr nlgbt, and so It .would agaia If it bad a dianM." He anlSM cod- temptnooslr- AH foreigners now, and wbafs it dsDe for tbe ballal Vhj it's doalsc tltem. Tbe (be DAmpd two LoadOB Basic- baBa) abnt for alteratlooa! Bo*t atat beeaaae tbe pnbUe mart cso* t» M* thoc ' "Km an .vev wdl ' palact tat ther win ahvwwdld.- "Tixtngs are reaHy vetr bad thnr* Inqalred tbe XrealBg News* nptesCBtatin. " Baa lia 't t he watd ; tber^ dreadful. It's aa atlstly offcraowded profession;" and lie vibbcd bla band over wbac temalned of tbe Bap of an old silk hat, bnt wtiicb liad seen bctttr dari. "Salaries were never blKber and never.lower iB I^mdoo." aaid Mr. John Denton, the well- ksowB agent. "Stars get terms tluit wonld bare been tliongbt impossible s tew yeers ago, wlillst tbe rank snd (He cannot make a living wage. "Overcrowding is tiie real csnse, and I blame the protesslooal papeia, which, whilst writing Icadlna articles on tbe wmnrtsT of tiie bogns maaattt aad ascat, open tbelr colamns to bi«iis niMSKals Ike scare. They most know : type tkat waat a premlnm • gi- fte In ad- ' kr Ay slils-eMe to'la* wltb tbe ptteooa tsles, bnt I can 'aothlng; of course, these sha rk s ooght to be jroseeared, bat tbat coats money which tbe poor vtetkna can invariable 01 afford to spend in tkta manner. *a slMmld tldng Hfty incoorpetent ptople axe added to tbe professloa every we^ by these mefliods. The professiao never waa so crowded, and times never were so bad. Cocntry managen don't ask. aa of yore. 'What can yon do?* It Is now. 'How much do yon wsntf aad the iQwsat terms sre sccepted. "A poond or even fifteen tfdIBriBi a .VMfc BOW is eagerly sonsttt sfter." 'Xook at my waiting nMmr' and he threw open tbe oooamoBlcattBr door. Tbere, packed Bke a j T il lMa . nd oovdhw tte vny (talreasea. of one of tbe leadinc West.end admitted tlie iocreaae of tbrelgii turns, bat said that U waa inevitable. ••There are no Engll«b gynmasts or Jngglets worth tbe name, only one really good tnm baSs titan home. We are forced to go abroad for attractloas. In spite of onrselves. Why daa't EngUstunsi study tl>e tnms that are paying and prodnee some like them?" Vr. Btteklngs. tbe manager of the Empire, la k SB lfl that tber win be aide to start rebears- &lB_a week oc so, and thna take a iramber aaplaVBeBt tkat are at present idle. ' *tt to tte tat tta* we have doaed in rlrlitrf ~ _ ear stair oogbt to be fsn i pa caiy atoppage." ■ trnil— MIMB." kad a tale to ten. Bk fciuMa Ma Ufe ; after ckom fliiiw trite to fcdp • Ikelr dlflcBMcs. • "•aaaga are wnoe tlwa I kasa rrar kaawn «bem Is twraty.seTen yeaiT ax p M ltiite. My post ia getting larger daQy, and all the letters are pleas for help. Look for yoarself." He pnlled ont a bnndle of about flfty letten, with ttm remark, "today'a poat only." "OwBc check ongbt to be pot on girls going SB tbe stage; tt ia s tiopeless piofeaaioik, bat Jt aee ma bo nae telttBK them so^ aad ^lly aew 1(4-1 lilts come to Jrta Iks mafei^ ssil- swell 'tka crowd already, la teMMSib tbe that, perhaps. It might be fatnre did not He ia a klndosaztai. It happened that U B. StoekwcU bad been maiaifng the oU FoweU 8lzeet (aoir tbe Oo- hnfala) Theatre* la 8as fVaneiaeo, and lils empkvcca am anaaglac to cl*<e Um a beneHt. I tbougtat I ttiKSA Ifte to appear la that beaellt, aad I anooiBKed the fact to my fitm- lly. to <he acandalons horror oC my mother, who aild I would never make an actress. They allowed me to play In Mr. Stoclrn-ell'v bexiHlt. I plaved the part of Mrs. 'Wdlloogbby. a yoong widow, in Brander Mattl>e™-s'9 piece. A Pic- ture. 1 walked on that nigbt wltb an tiw? unruffled asssrance of jootb and igiKXance. Bvery sight tl>at I make my entrance in Tse Oarllng of Hie Qods 1 oiore noTons tbaa 1 is repose. Tber IWI I dOB't lanr wbj. Th' world Is fdl tf rota, my b^, some riiaSer sone drep; An' er'iy rat Is tall *>ikiw aa kigh as Ikcy ran'heap. Back one tbat'e i,i iiiwllbf ta llf mtk U graaai^ at fate, Ab* wl>4iin' he t«J got bfe chance before It wa« too late. Tliey l-\y Jt all oo someone else or aay 'twas camred by lack o* pluck. Bat Ure's th' word ot one that's SmA Ahi thro^li. ftam aoa p_ t*_ aots. ?on>e folks has stajed in mts ontO tbey didn't Uke tb' plflc*, Tben scrambled bravely to tb* toad aa* cstczed In tb' race; . . tbem t* grab An* cling to tUI tkcT'A last to a ctak. Bat only aiem tbat oat BoUk «r Lord doat foBts oat o' Tat*. COMRESPONDENCE. MASSACHUSETTS GLOITCEttTlllL.—I^ODK Beacb Tbeatre (Wm, MICHIGAN 0W08S0 Os>era House (C. UeUaobefiher, ^p^)8i ^togat d^gCTe^ tba boose to good MINNESOTA wparwTTBTi—Opera Hoose (C. P, Walker; mgr.) On Uie Bridge at Hldnigiit IS: cesd - - Daele Josh Fcrkiaa IS; NORTH eAROUNA Rnr IBle Oeek Park <-H. T. Kasicr. mcr.) Ihco. Feadey. Wolf and Zadeila. Grace heaa- ard. MUkrd -Brothers, Toor Haxrla's. afid ttie Mnetoscope we<k 13; exceileat txnlneas. Majestle TTiesTre (Jno. X.. Gllsoii, mgr.) Tbe Bdi^tioo of Vi. PJnp 18: Boster Brawn 21-2B. Park Opera Hoose (Jm. Ii. Gllson, mgr.) Nettle, Ibe Ketwaglrl, stsrts tbe season Under csnvas—HageiAeck's Ifralned Show 18. ALTOtnU.—aescath St Open Boose (L C. Mlshlcr, mgr.) Her First False Step Ik; send boaioeaa. Simple Simon Simple 14; itettaaa 15: Blaney'a Kings of tbe WOd West IT-IS. LAkemoot Park Tbeatre (Lee ShanDOn, mgr.) Seiutor lYank BeB. BUI Casey, Horace Ttnton and Bdna Clayton, Tbe BjTons, Jones and Sntton. Ed. IioaeDe. sod others, last week; boalness and p e af o ama Boe good. ■CKASTOX.—<Arademy of MmOe (A. J. Dnlfy, mgr.) l ute i ua t l oMl Stock Co. 4.1S: good toalness. Irene Heyere Stock Oo, a-OB, Mjrkle. Harder Stock Co. did good knslnf week 7. — - — - - IS with ^■MTit SImAe 16, Oskford Paik "DieatTe. Wm. rikH . Wood, jCkroa sod Vazaiim. and OaUm/^ Omi- cdy Donkeys weA 14; good timliii is. WZLUAaSFOaX.—TaBsmoat PsvBiaa (L. A. Pray, mgr.) The Stock Oo. T-12 prodneed tbe Frirate Secretary: good bnsiness and perform- ance. Week 14, The Idler aad Car Boya. BTTTUEX.—aia)e«tle XhtatW (ScOk Back- batter, mgr.) DooaAy ft 17; exxrellent company urban Co. 21-27. TENNESSEE VTlfP HIB.—Bast Dod Park (B. B. Morrison, gr.) Week 7 Itie MeOonDell Sisters. Pred- etlck Btod. Ethd Robisaoo. James Collen, Caitt. aad others; good baalncts. Klag sod gka diving tiozses, proved a " " ■ 14. WllTCn Tn DIIV 1 Dl IPV THD Kot less than ffi or SS ft, br « oris ft, w»l|orMajlds wall and llncrt. WHRiCU, lU OUT A oLitlift iUr, throDKhoot. iiiciading poW,ropesudstBkaa.aoBplate, leadr to mc up Cka also use for my No. 8 Show, attractive Train and Bank Rolibery, also Flaht BaaBSriMstbs palataJ la oil loFiaht] - OlvVf^n iDd'accorate description aa'd'aUmafleolaCT . The above mentioned properties most be In gsod coBdlUon and a bai . Win arrive m ChlcaKO.Ul-. from San Dl«go.<^. on Ang.B, Addrsaa I nont. Clark « Lake St.. Chlcaao. UL P. 8.—W, M. Hoaeley, wtMm are yoat my an artist and up-to^te. >• to dicker. caab for aame. . care Hotel Tremont, Clark < Lake St.. Chicago, UL P. 8. WA N TE D FB IP A V—For Platform Show. QUICK- W<. b ^ D.J.POWBaa.»ear« BUlboard. Xooes-Adams Cami- Jno. P. Sarrls* Shows 19. val Co. we<k 28. COVniGTOH,—Masonic Tbeatre (Chas. A. Cover, mgr.) Osman Stock Co. 17. Ig^ Ik. This ksaw wUl open the legnlar acMM «Mk 2S, «|lk ns Woods-Browning Stock Okb WASHINGTON SPOSAKE.—NsUtorinm Park Theatre. Tbe Abetas. Tbe Great Caliouui, Dr«iw and Ocaa. — - — - "wlfOard. illnstrsted — week Jnly 31; good WISCONSIN ■UVAUIUU!.—IWkadcrisnd. Tbe msny big at this park are serving to bctng oat Ifoon, mgr.) Ui sliaw and btdnMS. Item—Saiia i sncce ssfnl eagagcmcat tX.- TMH^aMSJ CONVENTIONS. Tlia following dataa haes aiacs tks pnfeUcatloa of last lssa» I«dce On. •T.anaK* BL-mingI Coo. Ala. a»wawB«n Hot Sprlags—A. O. IT. W. Or. Sept. 12. Joseph Saztoa, UtUe utoe ascfc—Knisbti * Daaifetcn «C te. tiartia, ABC- S-aS. " ' •'•.•<IBf4HIMIO,' Sept. '««. J-. J aSsV 'iSatwisS' CmT*' OhaoMisd-Wprlasi Waig nmuit LWtt. Fswcr * BaOiray Aan.~Ooa. Sept. 1»S. George B. THpp, Colorado Springs, Ool. unaata ^ a OEOaOIA. n. A. M. state E. B. Dillingham. 1 n.Tj»«>ia Chicago, m. Ml W. XHDIAHA. WlBcbe at er L adiss of tbe «oHeB VERMONT vmaiNiA U^UK jmi. BMua Bmta U: 'r~Baaak si 5fva kj JO. a. mrs maMds a;' Mk 9mm m Mo aC Chaao. OUum IMX. IOWA. Oedar Tli^Mi Isaa natemal Oongree« Coo. Sept. 12. W. E. D»Ty. Des Moines, la. MAIKE. Bar Harbor—w. C. T. D. SUte Con. Sept. 19- Comella M. Dow, 714 Congress at.. Port- 21. land, Ue. HUswottb-^. O. tJ. A. M. Sttte OooncU Ooa. Sept. 8. BCAOt SmltlL, Springrale, Me. Wnmftad Slate Boaid of Tlade Con. Sept. 2S-2S. B. If. Blandlng. Bangor, Me. LaFayette—State Postmastcn' ASB. Om. Sept. —. W. B. Peck, Bemington, lad. FOR SA LE I oomaB ouvvrn 9»-tt. b. t.. two pleoes; 17 leoctbs S-Uer seats, stage. IWits. etc.: also Uwliur tents and cookliiK Qtensils. Can be seen up at BfiilDK Orove Are. aod Bnraoyae Street OINCINNATT. OHIOL ■arry J> Whitf VaoiiffMt Ct. Above Address. ^ ^ Down the Line Willi Advertisers J lAst weA «• n eai m fi mon-eats to be Inserted in adyertlaenM^itii than ever before. Advertisers are leanilng tbat cuts tell the story and CUTS BRING bring better resuIU RESULTS than all tyne set ad- .. vertlaements. Too little attention has been paid to this reeOly Important part ot the ad. In, this age of rush and business ezcliement the public will not take time to wade throng an ad. filled .to the., brim, ,It - W* do -not •dvtae the ^ttge M wide bovdar 'asmod kdvertlsernent.' unless fluar an -Clectrotyped. so as not to Show tbe white spaces BORDERS wbat* tlM bokdar ia Jolhed. ' 'It la * very dUBcnlt matter to make the Joints meet without showing where they are con- nected, especially In a large advertiae- Rient. The cost of makins the border ia very little, and Improves tbe general «C an ad. Borders take up and in making out take the size of border PALMYRA, MO. HANLEY'S OPERA HOUSE FOB! ners, portable t piece. As good a offer If taken At< St., Chicago, 111. BUSOiOER'BOBEATOPEII^Ani CIRCD8 wsBts etreos acta of all fclBds f or t or IS weeks at tba lUiB. - .gg"*iT team, slack or tight wire ud BOSOl r« days'work a weelc Host do I sctiL OH* lyaaaltali tls a rrl ptlon. 1 pay all r, reUsMs psoy l a «mly. If you are an advertiser, and using space without cuts, compare your ad. with one which la Mnatrated." 6o COMPARE YOUItiltt^ ft ADS. WITH tHat seems to at- OTTHERS . .'tract your atten- " - tiMi: invariably it wiU be the ftarirUiiMMrt- lilft atm. niostrated' ads. axe tte «•>•■ that arouse' the attention and lead the reader to see further what you have, to offer. Cuts are expensive, .but they are sure to bring proStgible returns. We received a venr large ntimber of advertisements In the early part of last weelE. wblch enabled us to give tlie . . gtds.. special atten- i^TE COPY tkm. It also gives us a chance to ar- range the advertising pages, classify them to a certain extent, which will baiwBt the advertiser. We take great pride tn getting up a good display If we receive the copy in time. Very fre<iuently copy is received Just a few minutes betore tite «-i«>rf»ig of thm last imaa Mt a. eepSZ^'hiNV wa i^nnftt giva the late copy the attention we would like. It is to your advantage to send copy in aa early as possible. LasI form closes Monday at U; notm. We admit that there are times wben it is impos- sible to have the copy in' our time, and in that case we will u effort to give it a good display. An advertisement set In type, to sell Sood^aniat be convincing and brief, and mltlaB te arouse some degree of ■ ^ . . i*"t*'uiilnirm The MART**' ft^itaSutS'^m and treat tilm to cigars and drinkables and other Jollies to induce him to porehaae. In your yonr wares the better the ad. Every bualneaa man naturally believes that his goods are the best, and i( he l> right, advartiae the . Caet—a succeaa te It you time, and Che' insertion do not come up to your expec- tations don't blame RESULTS the medlimi. An sertad one tline. is a great daal Bka a family moving Into a new neighborhood —they have to live In the locality some time before the neighbors begin to speak. They want to Icnow mora about you. It is the same with your ad.—It must appear several times, so that your name will become familiar with the readoai or buying public. ■Attiet they are aeqoainted .with your advertisement it la bound to bring yon Inquiriea. ait-