The billboard (Oct 1905)

.'CTOBU ib, .1905 Xtie^ Billboarcl 3 Street Theatre Begins Ninety-Seventh ProditctioB of The Toast of The Ivm-T^^Mher Mews Vnm MirfM Vt the Blnety-WTratb conaccn- III 11 MM iif -tlie WalDDt Stxcet Tlmtrr. on £7 a. WM a Dfiaonble - rveot. TUe boaar iSr fem In tbc bands o( painters anil drco- Sn »U iommer. -and. looked brlgbt and new. aniaant expended dorloE tbe sumiurr wan Sum. Tlie attnetlOD was Mme. Scbumanu- Suuk IB Lore'a Lotten. and • large en.! fn^li- SZlit mitotr tvere deUgbted nltb tbU iirvttT TTTTa Tk( Walnut Street Theatre 1« "ituuut ZSm it* «Ue*t-tbaatre In tbe United States. iMfB oaed a* a place o( amiueiuenc alnre 1^ ^Teetleo to 1808. Noiel auu»enlr» were distributed oo tbe openliw iil«bt in tbe abai» Df pollrted- p!e««a of wood, made from tlie old iiallery a»«t» wWcb h«Te btta In eon- tlnooDS use looKer than the oldeat cltlaen can remember. Ptank Howe, Jr., tbe mansKer of titm l>TC Ibe Orat dty repxMta- M|a at na VMat of tbc Toms at tbe Utuad ■attC SfenM an Oct. 0, and tbe play met nHb aBMaik. It la a rraiwd rrnlao uf unr tt niji flMVi eariler plaja, aod abonra tbat at'WlHr feM praClcd IW hia esperlenrr uf M iMt ttw mia to tora oat ■ pUy that Si tta^oMiiC the tteatncehw paMIe. •ttu it Ik* OMiflaa pwM aod glraa onoaaal a feK bit la the A WKLCOXB OUia Wr a new order laaned hj tbe Director of MHe Braltb and Charitlea In tbla dir. it la B ■ladpmpsnnr now for anyone to take a MM afflicted wltb wlioopinc eon(h to aar Ikaatri or place of public TBEAXU8 mV( ImMee I. Bar Brown, «C; 1 ae Oaon. boa haadaA .<am a deeMuo k aC mat lawrtMHa la cfviv tbeaire ' In PIdUdel. Aw dam- after be ibeairea. utttotar la a itlfala lailfMuI (acagrt la a taeOr pitntt taiaiM aa< Is aadtr aa oi>- ■katlia to lene tbe paUle. It ia alao taled ttat a tbeatre entertainment la always Urn- Mel to tboae wbom the theatre pmptlrtor may agree to admit to It. wm* that thtfc la no duty, aa In tbe ease at ■ aMBm anat twr. M admit ererjooe who nmw apptf aM ha WflBai to pay for a ticket. ywaea ]|ORSZB8£7 SEAS Cmma Morrliier. wife of U. Fraada Uor- dM In St. Macph'a BMpttal. Phila- , aa Oct. 6. from tbe rcaolta oC an apa- waa wen " Ms Tanderlllo ■nay years Buffalo Bm. u a lUmtm <rttb an tbe I the paat tiro Cieaiea Shows. perfarat* ■rtaye* an the ■Bttr. and tor FiMcpaash and Muiiitf la well known haTbv hccn conaected .IS of tbe umiu l iy . For be baa h«cn with TUr- Ibe MccwWBt took plaee on Sondiy. Oct. «. ftaai her imUcm* »it W. Norrtg itreet, and waa laililr atttaded. A luartet from nnmont's UlaatraB aMHt a nnm- ber of beintirol seleetloBa at tha booae and at tbe irraTe In West Lanrel Hin Cemetery. A big delriraUon of Elks attended the rnneral. Mr. Morrliaey belnc a Paat Eialted Ruler of rutadelpbU liodie. The floral caMcma were beaatlfd aad aatioaa. ^ _ Uaa T. Oatpcnter. haihim aaBMK at the OanM; Tbenn*. has bad ■ laniMfti MaMrr with hIa park caMndaN aad li aaar atnns- mic for a nomhtr at aev drala fbr the Sam- per aeaaon of ISMl .li hMktac for a good ■scatloo to plaer a CMaaacl. Be saya that ^lakiw a( T3i bet- ter tbaa tt baa been for many seaaons. and It la fast setting liacV to tlie position It for- sierly oeenpled. "the t>eat popnlar-prlce thea- tre In America." Charles Watnrr. well known In dteos dtciea la.iht.a*N(tM« aaeat tbia leaaoa. V^aak Wolf now baa fUl ebaive of the ad- 'rrlut fMrea of tbe MIsaa and Zimmerman hsoaca la PhUoddphla. aad la dolnn anme ■oaat week (or tMUoc ainailhaia Br does M tta wacfc for the Chratart . mm TOtatre. Ja a taat Street teem Beaar. Had Slreet l^aatte aad Park Thtalia. SO* Jeanne Pryor. arcB known to atetr a»fnt •to baa em Halted tha Qaahcr City as the best typist who ercr Bnsrred a key. baa re- inrned after a pleasant aammer at the abore. i!""^***** *"™ *•» aioat weird uler ewr de- <^ by a hastllac acmt trUhoat aaiiilae aa Telaah. ^ • ^ni. wniaia, Ib W - i Willaon waa formerly connected ■ore and Waablnstoo Iheatiea. Ootiat tbe pfaiTlBg Dt RalltMl baaebaU aasMa betarcea r of tte dUhSSt traasr'Si A namber of small thc«trea that are slelnc marine picture entertainments at See eenta admlaaloo, are going to apply tat theatrlral Ureases, aod. If granted, wUI pat In rande- TlUe at the aame rate. Dick Hemmhigg, one men In the' i * j |s meat In PbtladalpMa. I faU of Ufe. Dick Schleaalnger. fonnerl.v with The BIU- poattng Sign Co.. la nuw actlDg as adrnnre agent for Burtlg A Seamoa'a In New Xurk Town Co, ■ Ons Sctalesslnger la tiessorer at tbe Casino Tbeatre, tbls dty, while hIa htathrr Ifaaita la manager of Blaney'a Arch SUaif Tbmira^ WAR. of the JOHN BULL'S OTHER ISLAND An Immediate Success FrodnctioB at the Garrick Theatre, lew Tocka Gets ApfmA ef the Mottitiide. John Ball's Other Island, the fonr.act comedy by George Bernard Sbaw. recelred Ita American OattIA Ikaatiab Maw Xack CHr. wMk JnaH Daly in the leading nla. Ibe cast: Tbomas Broadbent......»...l>odaoo UltebeU Cwmellos IVijrle ............t^lwrlea Cnuby Larry Doyle Arnold Ualy X*eter Keegan George Farren Father Dempaey Mark l*rlre Matt Hamgan John Ftodlay Tim Hafflgan Wlnrbell Sniltb Barney Doran .Joseph U. Sparks Hodaoo Fred Tyler rstsy Fsrrell Joseph Uaddem Kora Reilly Cbryirfsl Heme Aiint Jndy Mrs. Jobn Flndlsy Johniur BnU*a Other laland prored to be Ire- land, which famishes the settings for tbe comedy. Thomas Broadbent. Impersonated by Dodsoo Mitchell. Is John BolL He has gone to lieland and tbe first act takes place Inalde Ma apartments wbere be la seen la company with bla friend. Larry Doyle, which part la taken br Mr. Daly. Ur. Braadheat la gains la Mild a nimroer am use ment Larry to go with tdm. Rosa, ly Larry's booie, hot he bad left It dsMsan.' years before, aurearlni: ne«er again to lalan. . The big Englishman per- auadea Um (6 break bis tow. Tbe second act takes place at Rosscnllen. Broadbent meets a beantlfnl girl, Nora Reilly. Ia carried away by her charms and proposes. Bat for tbese long eighteen years Kara kaa hera aa- galsblng for Larrr. sbr dlsgalKs her Ir poaal on tbe table. The third act exhibits a realistic polltlesl campaign. A aeat in Parliament has been of- fered Larry, but promptly wlibdtasrn when be dtivlosea hta rlews In re«a>d to load temata and other political and aodal ^neathma^ Bread- bent boita In. Ue addreaaes a aaaiher af lead- big eltlaena wha aaaear la tbe agtaMK: that be don't know maeb bat a p aa ji a W p haa ■ la tiN te tha fonrth act tbe BnW i b mi n k .aaeecaafU. bat more than polttlcaUy for he has not only won tbe hand of Nora bat has laid plans for the bandli^ of his sammer resort. The piece la aiattatlsai, aaicastie aad comic CONDmONS IN AUSTRALIA FLAYS A ND PLAY ERS TO-DAY On England^sjsland Continent -Current News The BQlboard's Correspondent Tala of Moment to American an Australian Tonr. «f Subjects That Are PeihMew Win Coateniiplat* BY IBB tHamer that lakaa tbia letter toilay is a huge aomber of people wellkimwa In tbe theatrical world leaving for the land of Stars and Strlpea. Asmmw there that sail are .Mr. and Mrs. George Poller OaMen. Mr. Andrew .viack and bla compaaf. arhleb aambers a good re A- sools. and with them a goodly nnmber of folka promlaiut In the mercantile world, bat of the latter aaoo, Mr. Andrew Mack pnbllabes tbe following In tbe papers of Uils morning's date, aod well may be give nttersnce to the words be does, for be be nerer liad so floe s isend-off from sny part of the world aa from here: OABO EBOX AXDBEW BACK •TilWeal. qU.. Sept. 7. 19as. "BtAm I kan iMitaUa I wBb to ezpicn my keeatst appieeialloa oC the cmcreaa Cseai tbat has been extended to aw .as an aeter. aad tbe waimtb of teapltalMr that baa hrcn aOMed me ladlTidaoIly ete tfib efa I bar* ilaved. "Ia takmg leare «t Ibe AasnalMMl IM I am parting with tha thlieat aad moat appreda- tlTe andleacea it boa been my good (ortnne to face, aad I traat ■■at sinc ere ly that It may not be long ere I eaa greet tbem again. "If thla wish ahoold not be gratllled. I shall at least hare tlie cberlslied mi-moc:; always with me of some of the happleat day* of my Ufe spent on yonr friendly shores, full not only of pro- fessional admlratloa and gratlScatlon, bat niadf especially dear to reeolleetlM Iv the laany rai- ned tlea of trleiidBblp I bare been p.nnltted to form liere. From tbe depths of my heart 1 •end this message to my Anstrallsn aodlences, faraw^^^ OwdtoU y, that I SararaeMt yoa thla-U to ahaw that thase'; was na tesaaa mta m ta« «a(a dbaM nuiy tte peapir na Aatmm ataaa. aa ttcy aza deing at the U ti ttt Owt u* ta ttNse «bo« tbe cap fits, i "^F ^ imw r ^nart SaMea b another thst most eairy away from theae shores very pleasant recoU ethms at bia trratment at tbe bands of tbe amntement lorjag pnUlc, aa be baa estab- Ilahed hlmeelf In the beans of the people here aa another that will alwoya dad a warm wel- eoiB' ahonld he e*er sea U to pay another Tillt to tbese shores. There ate leotes of otben that win be taking bsck to their natlre land the most pleasant mrmorlea of tbe treatm-nt tbat baa been meted ont to them by tbe pnbUc of tbla part of the world. Aa often before re- marked. It yoo have ooc got, and can not de- llrer tha gaoda. job eaa not aspect tbe pahUe here la aa iwlat mn jm atg mmt jMm they woold da hs Ike SlBiaa. Ttibam aaau REB KAJESTTS TKEATBE Mlaa Kance O'MeU closed 1 tritb Marie An- toinette and o|»ned for one week In Magda to fair baslne^a; cloeed In tbls and opened 9 In Trilby to an orerdow-lng bouse, money refnsed before curtain op. The critics do not orerpralae her for thla prodnctlon. bat give good notices to some of her company for tbe work tbey do. Of coorse we hare had a good standard art btre die.bee Sn trsefc bgi^aad aa la cdlam the cag<- Miss Bdeth Crane and Mr. Benben Fax aa Tritby and Srengall made tbe name here for Trllbr. bat Mr. Gaston Merrale made a most excellent Srengali aad bla 'wvik .ta...aad wiu stand ont for a laag tbae/aa' a^saspygaperior prodnctlon. Blliabetb follows on 16 aad her seaaan win termUiate, I think, at tbe end of the foilowtng w< ek. Mr. McKee Bankin baa daoe good wotk, bat U not bl this csst. AB «C lbe,.taamany de- sire to be i«mambcred'l#:flMto''.ftlsadS m .Wkmer- Ica. T^E OBITlXZOBr TKBSntE ■rae Broogh-Flemmlng Company opened In The Walls of Jericho on Ang 26 and tbe company bare been playing to capacity erer alnce, so mncb so that there has not been room for Tbe BfUbosrd yet to see tbe play. Tbla win be re- pbiced by Beanty and the Barge 16. and as all that Mr. Brongh produces Is In tbe eery highest style of art. they are alwajs rare oC large and- lences. and with no paper booaea. Tbcy hsTc good plays, weU prodnoed. and aa a riaalt com- mand tbe keot grade of aadely la their tbe- atrea. Hay gaad. tacfc ahnva ' wnUam JadliaMrt .' Ptamatle . . beaded tg"]fiBa iSonaia .nnggaa. the diarmlag yoong AnatrsWsa 'aettesa. bate been playing for tbe past Huee weeks to aaad boalaeaB la A SaOsr'a Sweetheart, hot thU la la st>« way oa IS to the charming domeatia play.- Be ta ee o Two Women. Mr. Aadersoa prodoCHS popular and sensational plsys tbat seem to be well liked In this part of the world, and aa a rr- lolt be has at an UaMO ^ead baa l a t is. Then again he moonta-.bia-jlaya...wrttt-'aad-daao not stint tbrm for sraat dC^ssM-'becale aad aweban- Ical properties. I.TC£inC TKEAT&E This theatre was opened on 9 with the Bella Crome Company of bellrlngers and musical ar- tl.«ts In general, and aa tbey have a very tal- cnUd company aad .glee good ralne (or the TMs theatie will aerer be pndaellsa of aay klad at piaya or opetatle p**'' doetlons. as It baa bcca parehaaed. tr a sor~ ~ n Uglooa eraak with lota of m aaa y and ia : nsed, when net let Itt Ir clm e a or maslcsl i as a plaee for the-' aad to : " Tbe Qnal..>1fearston cloeed at thla theatre oo' Aug. Sd^ta.'ivar bnslnt S3 aad opened at the Atbaneina, la rHelhoDme, on Sept. 2 to capac- ity, bundreds heteg tamed awny taaK.bcfaBa. the doors were open to tbe paHl^ aa 'tba bsaw wai sold oat. It is often tbe case here In tb;,<i port oC tbe world tbat what goes well la Melboome Is a dire tmst here, and rite versa. Thnrstoii gifes" a good clean show, and he baa the goad snst to not talk loo mneb. evidently belMas Witte- old Biszim that-"a stin tongne sMkes a'^wM . bead.**, and I pscdiet far Um tbat hefbra he baa'. Salsbti tbat be- win bare as good a name aa th*. lala'^^llBalei tha 0«»at" (erciy oae ta 'gicat bom; i» hb ;nM staee Vtf itim. «( OuMh^jm. .ta^K li. aa doabt .bg.»w»-aa>a w»^i>' saaifen» sTK^baa '. bee a^^teeed '^^JSj^^T' ^xSkSlr^l^^te Ila. ind sane oC tbeai ditffe aie la remember tbem to her, as weU as the writer woold like to be. At present tbe Palsce Is oeenpled with th* Players, who by arrangement are prodadng In Town. Mr. J. C. WUlUmaoa bolda the Aaaoa- Uan rights. This Is aa amatenr aaaodatlon hot oae that can etpisl tbe aid haada at the game, and so beary baa been the boeklag that tbe ' IS had to he eztended fbr aereral nlghta. KABBT BIOKABS'S ITrOLI THZATSS Tbla boose of Taadernie has one of tbc atrongeet bills now on tbe boards tbat has bcca. seen In tbat boose for many a kmg day, and it tbe pie«4 nt one does not fill (lie booae foo nome. time to txnnv I do not know wbat will draw. No less tbac foor oew tarns were added ta Uie hlU on 0 and tnma tbat mast cot a good allce oat of tbe takings of the week to pay the salaries of tbe artists coaee r aed. Tba amu-. est tarn on the blU la' wltboot a dsaht tte latest of Mr. Blckard's inqpottatlana trtas gait, tbc Les Bmnlns. BllUardlsts Wnflrraiia Tbcy seem to do as they like with UffblBlaid balls and to.uake them teem endowed Mtb Ulk. i If they hare never been In tbe States make an extremely strong act. Mote tbese artlata In my next. The next torn In point of strength la to my mind snotber Frvocb torn, and ia billed aa- Payen L'Enigma tiiiae Pierrot asd Oymoast, presented by MUe. Lode. They ^ a ton that. Is Tery noe from tbe ease tliat tbey acea to do It. and at tbe same time the enormons strength sod rigidity thst It takes to dO It and not gire tbe abow an appearance at barlesqoa. Payen takes tbe part of an aotamatsw and la supposed to work only when waaad aih bat hr ends bis set by walking off c( tha ataga wUb - MUe. The next torn Is by two very derer awi s l el s n s. billed as DIamoad aad Beatrice. Be to a harp- 1st of tbe Ib-st raak and she a aaxophoae ao-: lolat tbat knows to a dot bow to make that- Inctroment talk. Tbey were encored time aad time again at the matinee oo tbeic opcaug' performance and tbey took tbe booae by owcm. Tbey atand a good abow of making tbeis act a great feature of tbe bill for some weeks t» come. Tbe next turn was bj ttie Indian BXectxtc Comedy ArUst (as be U billed). Sure. Hll torn is a good one and be Is also a moatrlsn of the froitt rank la bla line. Ue has sereral In- Stmments to . prodnce moslc frooi. bat - as- s banjo player be wUl paaa master. Frank Leon, champion dancer of tbe world, and Bella Per. man, cUaoiploD lady dancer of tbe world, aa tbiy are billed, are also In tbe blU and make good every night. There are a -boat of otbeia In a bill tbat It any fault can be fotmd with It. is thst there Is too much for tbe money. Mr. Blckards has no one to blsme hot hImseU in that respect, ss It wss be that and others bare to follow If t] get In cren st tbe tall end. QUEEN'S HALL Thim baa passrd oat from under the handa oi Frank CSark and Is now ma by Mr. Frank Smith ss a variety show, sad st low prices, bat I be- lieve tbat be gives good valne for tbe money, though I can not say posttirely. aa I ha>e not so far paid a visit to bla show. However. Jndging by tbe audiences tbat I see comlag oat from the hall at the end of the perfooianee. be IS 'dOlDg a sood bnslness. THE CENT Elf ARY HALL Thla hall Is occupied by PbeUn'a New Blec trie Blograph and Concert Company, which op. ned bete on 9 and to packed booses. Tbe pa. pers speak well to-day of their show, and as tbey are also playing at popular prices, andttls bsll also being ran by a rrtlglea dMpMBp.- ation. It has at all times a ccitala tamtm that caa be couoted on. ; -' '' In my next letter I shall deiala JI_Jt?***' from tbe other state^and wlil'b^aaat'lB.a|e week from this, so I » keep i«a bi tsath wi tbatht « aagr t a Hiia l la tha i