The billboard (Sept 1905)

6 Xtte Billboard Mr. Chas. B. Duty of 88 Meadow Btreet. New HKTen. Conn., writes u fdlowB coaccrnln^ Hlcbolu O. Boberta. notice of whose d«aUi ^ iwi* d in The BUlbonrd. dated AojCQSt 19. Tbe obltnulet ol tlie late N. D. Boberta re- oentlx appenrioff In print do Kant Joatlce to m. man who made his mark both In the man- B^emeat and tbe piloting of amusement attrac- tlooa. Wltlioot the dales at hand with which to punctuate lUs acUTe career, tbe writer recalls ttnt cazl7 dnrlnf the civil war a radd^ Gennatt, called "Nick." wboae real name baa been MB tte ^L'Ta t iwi rt. ik* to M. D. Hba- oC ite eoaa- tta agatra foraaaBbtr ItevraaBlv bATlBff ft ftwiiing, Ib Jhnr -Tocfc to eojor it. After hla ke represented such stars aa _Uali comedr). J. K. Emmett Neweofflb and Arllneton opened a minstrel ban in New '7orlc CltT. Bot>. crta did tbe adTertJabv, bat left tbcm abortlr to Ko In adrance of the Dan Bryant Ulnatrels, BiTant baTinK retnraed to Immt cork. For a Bomber of seasons Boberta was In ■dTanoe of Tony Pastor's TaadcTllIe shows. Z.ater oa bef annoonced manx of the adrentnrea of the late John Stetson. He also embarked on Ills own accoont In tbe management of two Hnmpt7 Domptr pantomime companies. Geo. H. Adams and Al. lUaco both clowned for him. Br the war, Mr. Roberts never clowned, neither did be appear on the stage nor In the clog- One season be made a feature of "40 clowns." jnat aa Jack Harerlr made f pits! oa the stmrth of "40, count " Bofeerf s Forty Clowns part in minstrel fssbleo. Be had « Hiol- " woric* and wnS : were nains abrat- bandied bniAea, wtdeb ai* best osed for three sheets and mider and—figbt- Ing. After Bobert'a aasodatioo with Dnmpler in tbe bin po sting bnalness In Sao Franrlaea be Joined Bll^ Emerson aa mansger of tbe BtJOB Tbeatre In tbat clt7. To the best of mj teenl- lectloii that was his last connectloo witb a mlnatrel tronpe. Hr. Nicholas D. Boberta possessed manr qnali- fleations which for decades kept him In the ftont rsnlc of adrance men. He was nnrlTsUed In the moat Important requisite of the advance man—a knowledge of the worth of towns. The minstiel agents of other days bare mo«tl7 passed away. God bless the memories of W. W. Toote. Charles B. Grlste. Sam Bond. PhU. A. Clarke and John P. Smith. There's bat few of na left. I recall Ctias. A. Morris, Frank A. Omejr (stin on earth t thmk). Charles H. Kee- Aln, not forgetting the trnderstgned. Charles H. Car. Klebolaa Roberts, one of the moat popniar showmen of his time, known hotb for bis clown- ing and managerial ablltfT-, died at Bedford, Ta.. Ang. 9^ after snirerlng a atroke of apo- plexy. Dating tbe early 'SO's Ur. Boberts* fkae as a down waxed great, and as a fai>- ■aUeced his cqoaL The Nick • Oh. ftstium the down la . li am to kn» ti> westetn andleMeo tbe I rnmpany. He was IntetvaM wM Wit Oott- bold In the did Vine Stmt Opan nsoae In Clnrlnaatl when tbat hoMF wag yoong. He bnllt tbe Foontaln 8i|nu» Tkfalu la the same elty. and for a tiaie BOTSHfd tt. The Vine Street Opera Hoose Is now fcamrv aa the Stand- ard, and Oe Poontatn Sqnare Theatre ss The CMnnMa. For a abort seaann Ur. Roberta e Vw l i ed with the Rnhlnsnn Clmw. When ttie InRi mines of old ace rednred hi* worth he asttled down as a prlTSte Htlien In Clnrlnnatl. ■ome rime ago bl» mends Inilnced liira to enter a Clnplnnatl hoapltal. From there he was taken tj Bedford. Vs., and placed In the RIks' Kallnnsl Hnmp. Mr. Roberta leaves a w1<low and snn In Clnrlnnatl. and a son In New York, He was a inemher of KIks* t.ndee Ko. 1. of liew Torkand assisted In estsbUAios tbe Cla- daBstl lodge* WUU BOVLASB It CUIIWIO » C « » st s. ><»w lawd * CTIB>w; awaswaes the lowing fvhiteea tlieir rarlnoa eMuiianlesr Peniil-'a ^tnrk Co.. oi'teta opraed Ang. M af t*a ramie's T^eate". rhle^cn. wltb Tbe Bele of P l e t ironwdr RiVita K^t1»e rj*«A<ia. T.ntits*' T^es. t»r. Rose Bvsna. T.<nnet*e Baheoek. Rdward Tt<a«; Wallvr Fee*. Jonen. R. A. LaVntte. Tji ni ur* P w ^a i. ini «s r_»iir »i»v- W-. R. JMwaan WSIIani f» ^rasfw^-i P^sW fc'^.t^ s^l, ClwiBrt ^ Orer VNr^ra IF^Vm fKsvtem). tlie f^m- «f vrlilrh Ofiened St O»leago Anc ISr Pell fTrn. de»"«*n. rv^ M. Ont- r. Oe«eee C/*t. Tntnm.v PTYi't^i r««l!» w-,|,,wrlc»»t. ^sUer Cnle, 0>ii«, Conner. Kd- WsTtnn. tJmli^ Remlne. Florn Fnlr. ^-n.t. Fi,*-«w*- 5J*.^»i«».MM._ n, TT^rtman. sfl- Tawee. n'ld John P Barrett, manager. Orer Nfar^m Fslla fSonfheml. whtrh on-nert at .^nmra ni_ Anff. If»r Jimea Jf TVmcti*.rtT-. Winiant Osrrett. W F. trhite. w. n. i"'!- tw**^r. Jn^n R. HATdon. Jolni fanners, Fred TII«"n. Sf«n'»«- "Hlkea. J^mea KiMrsler. Adele An'IfT<"n. nn^ne LA^tsrr, fl^re V*«nn Z. B. llaiTll Newromh. manager. rtnra Tfcflene *a'*«tern>, n »le^ opewe4 its t*mr JUK. M. at Imllaimimtts, Ind.: Marte Pale. 1 »»»K « U IT a •». P^nth p>nlw. »««•"■» IT^rt. Sbsflield. ft eac i w Itealm. VTIIIiar At- JIwaM S*sf>^ fleeter Pfalo™ >l. f». f^ aH a a I>»en. ataas rarimter: K. W. •>•*!*. a . draaf» . and IbflT lUfi^ Bm lhaiM (WtsMBB). Ang. • at Ccaaa Bay. WU.: Cnba Mlblo, Vand TtnJb BMii> Lta Ocaa. Bia Bas eomb . Walton f>sH»ia. Oaocss B. BoMaaoa, Cbaa, Barring- Ma. Wmta CMacy. B«r Laldlaw. Rank Bitter, Joseph 3IaclSB% alM* caaMatK: Osil McTlt- tey. adeaai^.asC W* VTOmMC SMaaser. Don Tksnt W s aatia> ; bcae Dacketty. Lonlse Hartt. Bdna Claree. George Gordon. Prsnces Uorray, Sdwln Clark, Joseph Herbao, Felix Bnrton. Harry Smith. Walton Edsall, Frank Ctotkabank. asent. and D. 0. Bartman. manager. Dora Iftonie (Middle West), which opened its toar Ang. 10 at Fowler, Ind.: Boelahm Poynter, t}stelle Ne^eN. Joeephine Trajtfier. Barton Nix- on, liOals flpsteln, Fred Newell, Frederick Bos- lyn. Oiaa. Pollock. Daniel 01. Gaston. Harry Farley, advance, and L. Pood, manager. Dora Thome (Central), tbe tour of which 0|>ened Ang. 20 at Cblcago. HI.: Sadie Ma- rlon, (Myna Ketchain, Gertmde Barker, Dorothy Brans, Forrest Zhnmer, Smart Anderson. Frank- tjn Bamadell, Wailam ntssimaioas, Csrl Wln- tcrboir, FlilUp Warner,' SMK 'M(t4pM.i.atage eaipinter; Harry T. ^^TTlL'l^T^^ Mi Dare S eni M MC, aisnager. The Ahems opened at tttt' Theatre, Salt Ijlke Ci^, Angnst It, and other good Colozado time to ~ ' Miss Ltila Delfar writes from Fort Wortb, Tta.t tiat she played a ntj ■aeecasnd engagement at the Standard Theatre, Hooaton. Dick Ferstison and Grace Passtnore closed tbdr Utccn weeks of snmmer work st Lake MIrfilgsa Park, Masfccgno, Mlcb.. Angoat 20. Shaman,. Ddterest & Co. win play an elgtt'WMkiP dSMsnent as a spedsl festnre with the Odis war Show, beginning Septcm. ber 4. Ferguson, Dupree & Co. say. Our western trip baa bqen very aaccessfoL Train- ing a Hnsbaad made a hit played. m ngHtr'flikK k arir tlat aor Ita «a After eishteen weeks in musical co- medy Fay. Ooley and Fay opened at tbe BUoa, Des Uoloes, la., Angnst 28, for a seaaon In vandevllle. Jessie Randall writes tbat abe is ainging In The Wtatt ad Xha OH Tree wltb great sneeeM' «t tts nurtHfl Tbeatie, Houston, Tex. The Musical Bartletta, who have been playing tbe middle west for the put year wltb snccess. bare extended their engagement into the spring of Ifi06. Mr. Nick Norton, toe many years connected with the SahHaa SMeeo, will again manage tbe Vtft • BihaMa The- atre, Brooklyn, N. X. Mr. Archie H. EUls. last season man- ager ol tbe Hyde tt Bdunan Tbeatre, Chicago, HELEN F. HABN The aboro Is a stftenflld Ilkeneas of Hlsa Helen Florence Haha. aae of tbe big featnres now playing the amaaraieat parka. Miss Itaha Scat captivates her sodlenee srltk her hi— ty . Ihta she beelns to on fold the mysteries ef the Mystic Cmdble. by means of wlilefa site converts irna into powder. Ice Into a bnmlng Bame and makes oilier trsnsfonnatlons of s startling nsture. Mlaa llalio was formerly a Broadway atiow girl, havlmr appeare<l In IMff. Pstf, l^laf; Win- some Winnie and lUIiea In Toyland, Sbe boldi tbe title of tbe "hot and cold air qa aen ." baa been appointed manager of the Star The* atre. Bmokljn, N. T. The Markee Brothers will put out their own vawirrOle show thhi aiaaiia canytng ecn'^Sf^fahaM aniharlf The-ltar*» Trim, comedy ncrohats, Npart' lke hnt Ut wmrmm tm the aammer resorts of (Mln. They were retained for a second week St OlentansT Park. Colnmlais. El.sle Stlrk. formerly of the wpU- knotm SrM Family, to aie f UBS vlth SfatUylag " "■■'as IB aids fBska. The SMC la taent- ing a anaaOn at aany ataad. CSofMllft and BMISb wIm iwvs cm- of the snmmer resorts, opened wltlL the Bentx- Santley Co. In Bridg^oct, Ooaa. Copeland and Copeland and Minnie Wardell (Ifss. O. C pnHlaaSI wfll shortly Caprice K. Lewis was xe-ensaced for a third week at Patat Paik. minakee. wis. Miss t«wls is not eoonected vclth the Pain Fireworks Co., aa recently reported- Nick Otte. Roman ring grymnast, is In his fifteenth week with tbe Hocaler Amnsement Co. Be arm tctan to raudebille aboot Decem- ber Uk ancr the carnival season has closed. Tbeir tliirty-finh we^ over the Pa Rslaea Id tm Angeles, Oal. Fraai that dty tbey atarted north to play the Consldlne Clr. cnit. Edith and Curtis Velare, acrobats, paid the Parlier Shows No. 3 a visit last »eek at Molloe, III. The team Is to be classed in the top tanks of those cajaytag a pnsperooa to equal. They hose bouses on tiie Pa sammer season has Curtis Bay. Md. of The BUlboard. Dandy Hippodrome in New York City abont Septemt>er 15. Tbelr act Is said to be 'way above par. Tbe team of Hooker and Davis, now playing South AMcan dtlea. to aald to he making an laamise bit. Tbe tesm reeeleed g400 per week in JiAaimesbiirg, playing to good bosloess. Schepp's Dog and Pony Show was a big beadllner for tbe opening of the Orpbetnn Theatre. Denver, Col. Tbe boose was parked from pit to dome, and there was a big ovexdow of eotboslasm. La Veen and Cht>ss bave Closed with tbelr western park work, aai aca bmt la their second season wltb the TISir UHka Oo.. having opened with tliat aapBBlBBItoa AaSVt U at Plttabatg. Pa. Artbor Asbton, female impersonator, doaed a foor weeks* engsBnent at tbe Palace Mmdc ^''T^* ^ -Jh-J** — * J* Foebay, In Otica. M. T. It has just developed that Mr. Kene- doD JpfTrlpa Hulse snd Mlas VIrglnIs May ilnr. ray, appearing In TaodeTlUe. were married June 21 at JefTersonvIlle. Ind. For hnslllsaa ruasoiis the marriage was kept aeetet. While "Happy Jack" Owdner. Cora You're Off My Beat, the new sketch being osed by Qen. W. Cnnnlncham and Oenera Smith for tlieir park engngementa. In vanilevtlle the coming seaaoo. seaROns phiii Cnnnlngliam and Smith with Oppenhelmer'a Fay Foaler Co, "A laughlns' hit at the West-side Theatre. Janeavtlle, Wis.." write Mr. and Mra. Bnbt. Cirmii. Tlils week Ihfy apMml ilie new vanitprille boni«e, the Vaat'Silsb al Belolt. On Sepieniher 4 tbey Danforth Circuit for eight weefcaT IjeBaiT. the "flexible phenomenal." writes that he li.tn Jnjif returned from an elcht months' trip to the c«i*t, rtiirinc which rime he waa well received by mannizers and snil- lencea. LeBnrr opens on the Keith Circuit on January 6 for a ttvelve weeks' tour, Mr. K. F. GIrard. for the past four seaiwins stage manager of the Orphenm Tlientre. Bmiitlyn. N. T., Ims reciitly been apiailnrni manager of Percy O. Wllllanr** Novelly Tla*. aTSaar^SKaV^ T, Fayblo writes that his novelty, tlia Terrible Mr. Hyde In Bsdes. I« a great snceem. Hij time Is booked antll spring. I'jOtI, In tbta country. He opens sn engagement at the Hip- podrone, Londoa, EBg., In July. Tbe scenery and tile scttlags te hla act are gorgeooa, DeMonde and Klnsmore. styling themselves tbe fashion-plates of TandCfV write that their comedy aketch. eatlttod SUgbt MliMiiTilaaaiin. la a everywhesfc patrons, present. Baby Irma WikofT and Co. are meet- ing with mncb aacceas on tbe BUoa ClrcnlL pmdodBK the playlet, entitled Uomlng, Noon and night. The talented little eomedleiuie to reeelblag some very high praise from news- papers, and predictions point to a bright tatais for ber. Lawrence and Grace Sylvester, play- ing the Pllmer Circuit of parks, write tbst tbeto new noTelty aketcb. The Laoatlc'a Eacape. baa caught CD wond erf aUy. It la '~' ~ hrlsUt comedy batlc work, iateiestiac Tkratie, Sprins- ! they will giro Mr. Frank Walsh, singing comedian and monolo^e comedian, writes aa follows from Fond do Lac. Wis.: Thia la aiy tenth iveek on tbe w. A, Lang CImdt. I hare mads n tic hit witb tbe hMShSMa mmu caWM .Sbe Dumped Up a Litflto ttk WtMh St taCM^ Immenjsely popniar. The Musical Brennans. Bdward and Mande, closed wltb tbe Ulles Orton Show. August 5. at Thebes, ni„ and Joined tbe New Fra Floating Palace for the remainder of the Season. Tliey will be seen tbla winter, aad perhaps longer. In vandevllle. having decided to abondon the white tents. Having closed their park season, Rawls and Von Ksnfmsn opened oa the Kobl Castle Clrcnlt at the Bsymarket Theatre, Chicago, ni., Angnst 14. There la such a tinge of nataralne«a to Mr. Rawle's Interpreta> tloDS that be keeps them wondering wbethee be wears a bamt cork countenance or wbetlier he Is a "red coon." Douglas and Douglas, Blmer E. and Jennie D., write as ftdlows from Vtma da wis.: We are going to take It pretty easy week of Angnit 27, ag we hare hrea kept very hnay by Mr. Wm. A. I«aiE. wha attenda to onr booking. We are aa aar talh week, and tliat to iiretty ateady. as we iraih with iott of snap snd hare to test ottea la acder to kecy In trim. Carrolton and Hodgea. who elOM aaife canigeseBtB Nttuah Ctrcolt 8e U. Tbelr dsndng and singlag act. . fined snd np-to-dste. hss hrea auking a hit all along, and they hare l ece l sed the best at press nodres. The htm over the Castle CttcaM^ IS. and they are boofea* Drat of the year. Mr. Herman Bush, of the team of Bosh and Gordon, playing tbla aeaaoa with tte JoUy Oraas Widows Co_ paid Tbe nillboard a eaU Angnst 22. Tbla team of roraliiaea to one of the very l>est that ever appeared opon the bnrle.V]iie stace. Their act Is orijtlnal and e»- tertalnlng and famlshps a choice bit of amuse* ment. Laat aeaaon they acuced artth the LUUpattaaa. thto sess Clrcnlt. t aeaaon they acurrd arith the Bayal Lyilian Leighton & Co. report tbey are getting along nicely working week and giving tbe beat of sstlsfsettoe. have jnat Bnlshed a six weeks* engsgesa eat the Nash Clrcnlt. At tbe Uniqar. UtoaeapalliL Miss l,elghton received some very h e salU M floral otrerlngs. At Winnipeg a very iiinsane tlve magazine pralaed blgbly tbelr aketch. ca> titled A MatrlmooUl Bevolntlon. aa w^ aa the talent which Intrrprrleil It. It waa d» scribed as "s sparkling comedy sketeb. a d^ llcions hit of entertslnmpnt." The team e p eas4 at Sedaiii. Mo., Aujmpt 27. for Bvo weck]^ work for Ur. J. E. JoLnsoa.