The billboard (Dec 1905)

1905. ■.-*.-.▼••• I.... Faf-Ohats Chloaso Offlos, Suits 61. Ckrand Op9rm Hens* BMCm 87 S. dark St. By WARREN A. PATRICK. kO TBB onn whose mind to oc- cnpled IB axtaf tba ace of pluMa— our own oU wodd Ineioded, tbe tiny jcar, in ttoM aeanremenu, bemrs a iff ntlo to the (tapcndoaa periods •ntlon tlMUi would • cmplul of tbe aecamulaud wMltb of tbe But To us workaday people, wbo meaure time bj tb« ahort opan allotted ercry baman Uf«. • single 7ear asaomes glganUc propor- tioDB aod lis erecy alnatc tbrobs wttli tb* por- taita destiny. Wlies, therefore, tbe old mr, with Ita prosperity and failure, ita Joj* iai ita utrotra Dean It* dole, we ceatlj as- At Is tbe ntnequles asd tBtaoar (aces, ra- jjtiK wltli bope, to liall the a H tts kSBff petrUcc* of CTeryoo* «< .to Sms bTStm iMUTitles. neeUw .dfr-tba Boat spoatsncoas and bcaitr-nad. an is «M«. All ban to laotr. A bappr New - Tear- to oair- laelir oC Tbe Bllltioard! To e^erjoQe In the great tented fleld, where tbf streouoaa life is epitomised; to . thinsa be- Usd tlie foDtUsbta, wbo cbaae away Ufe'a ttedein; to tbe estertaloers In annuner parka, tbe loerry tbrongs In carnlTal, and tbose en- sued In amnscmenta everywhere. A HAPI'^ AHO PB08PBBODS MEW TEAS! To tbe business and professions! friends wbo ksM aapported us so liberally in our sdTertls tt IkMC who kamr aa ae^' iaM ■ilntsnri wooM be pniHe to .maUml A HAPPY VBW YaSaL, and nay ite . vesks of 1806 brisg a« tOiEethat Ik tcadeis in far-off Undi, who-iAI Mr Obristmaa and welcome tStm Vuw tndcr other skies and friendly Oass, wa waft the clDcerest benlsons for 19001 '.. And last, bat not least, a iiiaaiilfliwiil year of procrets and saccess to Tbe BUUioard, whicb btA so signally succeeded in brlnglns bo manj of OS into the endless chain, every Unk of vhicb is In happy harmony with its fellowsl Never before In the htatory of Chicago has the >'ew Vear approached under better or more taranble aosplces in the general - anowmtat At the present writing a phenoni- eooa hitherto unknown In the Chicaco theatri- cal field hss strikingly manifested itsetf to the most onthlnklng obserrer. Hitherto, in {»t rears, the week liefare Chnstmas has been eiceedinsly dull and local mana«ers have nerer looked fOr more than abont SO per cent, of ti:elr regnlar andlences. At this time, all moD0i oe week, then &•» not been a Hiicle «kMM to toa dir. wkoa tka Maaclly kaaSot 1 ni acafla taoMdaway br tte the city is crowded, and r«- ■Ittlng-rooms, corridors and every In all th^ leadiiC bo- pitet, remendona Influx of t ial to ta evel^ state in the ObIoo aad Gaaada. aa _ u bom foreign cooaMca. to attaaa Ike Ufa Stock Exposiaao Ma nade tke etlr one -vast consested thraog of hnmaidty. Theae atrang- er*. all of the better class, have come with piethorle pockettooka. and are only too will- la? !o relieve the bulge In their wallets by eajojlEg ttx ben Cbloago can offer. The •aom of money placed In circulation by the g*"" ™ly St hotels, theattes and amose- ■tot resorts, but In tbe ebopplng districts aa weu, to of TMt proportions and baa given to impetus to boUday tmde that has been «»)n«iy fWt everywhere. It is fortunate, ifor the reDotatloji of Ctl- agoas an imaiemAt tei^,-Ibat a long Hat St att ftkiatSST dn* dramatic ^nd mosical ot- J™C* Wto an at the varioos theatres. In- tosa^tta sMtor* eooM^hetmake a mistake by yalm ny dhe dfilSisftadlBt lioases to llhd ■SK aMMsetocj entectolnniettt.' ' That every «'bL2?M«>--^ft<>«r-ander which the aiMiiMd I»oqiWfc„hsi '.woD lis way into.pop-, 2S. ^y^'"'-**'!^^!^ toochlng hteta-water ^r^m'^it^V^- «»-H«- ttoeed to aerve' <a aa: £M bDsinesa doaa tw ™ls season. ■ ■kSh'?^? has developed Into sadl an Inpcrtast •toJtrliMl center that the big eastern man- ges bare taken steps to pnt her on «n equal "Jiliig. SB nearly as ponslhle. with Nenr York "jy. It Is nnderstood that Manager Powers J" siade arrasgemeota with some of them for q» prodocUon in Chicago of aU the great New , i-— tw a ln sM for the past yesr. Aa the dlmata of Chicago Is « Bsdsnto in ■nBBMr. opcEstle and Ught laiisltal ■•■«« can be nm with pradt during tbe cnttw aammer season, and this has swelled tbe yesr** re- ceipts and raised the year's volome of host- ness to a high Ognre. one that will compare most favorably with New York's figures. Trom tbe foregoing it la only logics! to ex- pect a coQtlnnstloa of the present bnalneas for the spring seston of 1006. That IBOO will show s decided Improvement in theatrical bost- ness can not be looked upon ss a mooted qnes- tlon. "When St is stated tliat the Chicago Com- neielal Aaiodatloa, by tbe ceaseless aetlTlty of Ita oieaiben, baa aitniged ao that there wm be at least two eoaiaMaas tor each bosl- Bcss dar •< Ika yasr. U Ss yMto that iha toaat- lacal iiisiia g ai a at OUaMB aead have no fear ,;or a totocaea Tolnm «r MHtatai Ihe giett moIUtode of TlMton wba wIH attcod fbcK con- ventions wm eootrUmte tbelr quota to the regular volame of thealileal tiiiilnf that «aa always be depended opon frdm local aonrees. It will not be a surprise If. before the don of 1908, several new first-elan ttieatm win be well on their way towarda completioii. And It Is also safe to foretell the erection of at leaat one more magnificent hotel stractnre to meet the crying demand for Increased flieilUies for tka fWlel ent of the aaay Mton vrithlB aar catea. YAUlUSVUiE Vaudeville tnanasers are all jubi- lant over the soecess of the year Jnst closing. No better evidence coold be adduced of the healthy growth and popularity of polite vsu- derille In Chicago than by autlog that two magnificent new theatres will be opened to vsu. devllle on New Year's Day. 'These are the famous Uajestlc Ihestre on Motiroe near State, and the International Theatre on Wabash are- aoe and .Sabbard Cnsrt. Tlie flxst-named .has owt a fsbnIOQS sam «f money, and will be nm Oi XMl-Ctotla aad Qi^am cnaB af eaade rt He aaa ve- «toltln~:-wia be afltnd at this tbntie. . which, for riigenBe,' elah a ia t e Bcn and cost bUs. >fair to.etlien aw KcUh'a fsauoa thcatra.to FUl- adelpfatt. ne Intematloaal is of the pnpalar order, and Is the CUoago oatlet fiir tte weat- em circnit of booses In which Hha Oanstdlne and <«tbet> are Interested. ^ ^here' Is no 'doobt from present Indlcatldtn, tlutt. bc^'nooses will open, and continue to ^■y,*to,record-breaking business! Viewing the vai|dev<0^. Held from a general standpoint, this ty|Mii'%of amosement haa more than held'- Ita otraT . Indeed, it has made vast atrldes,/'as vaiions ''h.^*!. of popular theatres have been formed which ramnify tiie entire . coDntry""'In every.sectlou. Wot only so but the lnter:8tate Vaudeville Circuit has recently t>een formed, mider the strenuous and clever management of Mr. McGarvey. Tbla circnit takes in Little Rock. Hot 'SiHciBCB, Dallaa,. PL 'Wenh. -traco and'aiker Xaaaa Mwait to addUtan to . Btem J' bam. XntenMVKVAtfiatB -.aMl aton ^anria aootliM a ^Iss. • ■ WhOa ^ aHMa a — i^ad not ao cxpaalTe as then ttoployed on' the Keltb, <MvIieiim, Kobl-Oaatle and Proctor clr- eidts. they are yet decidedly aaperlor to the talent employed in popular TandevUIe. Out- side of New Orleans, where the Orphenm has made sacfa a marked aoecesa, the future of vaudeville In the sooth is ss yet a matter of conjecture. The great Orpheom Circuit baa hecn enlarg- ing Ito fleld throogboot the year. The Min- neapolis iHoose haa turned oat a the Salt 'Lake Bouse, to be can not fall to do likewise. The great snccess of polite TaoderUle, wbl(A has depended solely for Its support on its ap- peal to the reqiectaUe etcmest aad to Its seven censgg^ of^al^ttot li^grttertaa^^hss popular Xrlct e . ev«rytUBK that waOH ttdd to deban of ooend haa bcca atrle^ eseiscd. T«s; Taaderllle ton come to stay, and the year UOO win doubtless reveal stUI mote atsrt- ling surprlsn In its development. One thing la ecctafib that derelomnent will be apwatd. towaiiii.MiftB gianei end loftuir-'ideals. THE CIHCU8 The'past season In circus fields <»n not be referred to aa bdnc ae rHcalar ly proa- peroos. ezeeptlBC far aemaf «( tte lavn^t shows. This waa fhlidj. It ast asM^. do* to V-— —immediately after they have Jwweftt out in New York. This wlH he by organising new companies, equally as ■ to tbe New York orginlutlons, and the ^-.T—plsy or musical piece will run in U*'SS eootemporaneoosly with the produc- «■ to Mew ToSt^ tauosgo'e growing promtnence as a tbeatri- b. ^ abowa U the past year °T the a aiabe t of lawectant vecaelera sItcb Plan and mnalcal coaicdiea to seeeral of the nst-daaa boosea.. In moM caaea tbe pieces tried have proven soecesses, sud. they ■£Tf e?°e east to dnplieato their trlumiAs in ?** i"*, 'Boston and elsewhere. It would •»m. therefore, that tbe crlUdsms of- Chl- 2*^ audleooea and of the Chicago press,- tmnUc. wlU aaan « psa d aeMea to the" quarantine caoaed'W the sdlaw fesef epi- demic In tbe aoath. Hack of Uie' aooth was ellminetcd from the roatea. and this naturally lead,to'aa over oongeatloQ of drens exhibitions la tba'"narthen and weatem statea. It waa stmnly the ■oU story of making a loaf go atoand the members of three famlHra Inatead of one. Apart from the poor financial sncceaa made by the smaller circuses this year, it can be safely said thst the strength of every or- gairfxatlon. in the character and type of amuse- ments offered, was better than ever btton. The circus, too, has pruned off every objec- tloosble feature from its programs, and, for- thermore. it has enjoined on Its -large working force the necessity of politeness and correct dealing with patrons of all classes. .As time goes on, it wul be found that tbe etaaalntloa which does sot live up to -sBodsns esa dltfcm s wiU he left behind aad daaUr' doacd 'adt Of business. ' ■ The yesr Just cloHog bas bCCB MlfcCd by a remarkable departure la drcaa vtactlce. The Balley organlntlon cut oat the pa- nde. -AU OTcr the country this was anlm- adrsetad oa blttesly. but the Napoleon of tbe eSttm world. James A. Bailey, seldom mskes a mistake. When he decides to do a thing it haa been weU tboaght out and viewed from all points. In taking aiway the parade, it was evident that it waa not hla intention to de- pttve the public of any part of their money's OB the coBttaiT. he baa nade. tt ap- been given before. By fnmlSbing sensational free acta of the hasardous, as weU as the moat entertaining tne. he has provided more ttuuk an oKwt. to the tinsel, blaze and glitter of the cticaa yazada. Ikat he has got something still fartbac bb feto eliSTO to compensate the pnb- Ile tor &^BUattaBaC the parade, doobt- iMi malttm Ten win dbeine. One tuioc ta.cartalfc the Banm dc Bailer CiTCaaaf MB, as coopaied with tbe Banam A Bailey Clima of thirty or (Orty years ago, shows a vast stride in the evolntton of ttils type of Indeed, there can be no com pari- son. as the name la about the ooly thing that connects the new with the old. The Rlnsllng Brothers are to be heartily eoa- gratnlated on the increased favor and poim- larlty gained by their great oiganlaatlon oaring the seasoo Just closed. To the American circos lover, the name of -Binglhig is a tallmiun that stops not In the makUig of encbanted palacea, but peoples them with creations that fire the fancy and tax tbe Imagination. There are, f ew dre eMn to Oe eoaatiy when _eae c oa i d dnttva tba tto aa of Ita plaM ■« aanadae- •The upward tendency in. the char- acter of attractions fomlShed at street fairs and carnivala has been distinctly marked dur- tac IMS. The aUMlBW- aaiaisal with - lu snakes, fieiks and aiiNr aaHtodi tdlqiieti mnst (tre way to the saw eider ac 'niB|i. xhe brud of deaoUnen and the tope of attrac- ttoD that appeala. to the aedsiV aad reapae- tahle most henceforth mutk A aticet fair and carnival that alms to he successful. When the women and children find that they can take to tbe tfMnra on the "Pike" wllhoat any fear of having delicacy or good breeding hurt, the attractlOQS are stire to do well. If they have the proper merit. Col. Obas. W. Parker, the AmuBement King of America, has done more than any other man JlTlng to place street amnsements on a le^eetahle plane. The great soccesa achieved hy hla system of shows convincingly proves tbst he has the amnsement-lovlng pidtllc back of, him. and that tbe "dean" camlTal baa come to atay* As a tale, taaineto for the iiast year baa not — ~ " * ' — TbU few a rais, wiaaeto for the (Mst year has neaauad ap to that of precedtac years, is Tlewlnc'tiia aabjeet teneially. In a cases, panlcalar c an itsal rompanks have good paytag bnsl B en , As to all other devllle bouse Is supplemented by the legiti- mate house as s medium for the Intiodoctloa of these 'tia" to the public. The result haa bceo moat gratirytng to moalc publlabers wtio have the knack of sstlsfying the popular laato and Chicsgo firms report a volume of btislnen for 1906 far In excen of any prevfann year. SHOW nmniKa There never was a time In Cbi<»igo'a history -when the big prlntmg hooses have heen kept so busy as they are at the present time. The presses have been running day and night for weeks past, and many hundreds of extra men have been pnt to work, in order to heap pace with the demand which keepa pourlag to from all sldea^ Clieaa attotlaK *ow fHBt- big for tbeattleal niaaalaaHiaaL He cair' companies, etc, ate., aaa bees c a de i ad to i clent quantity to keep all tbe Show honses in the Cltr baai tlU Utejo the This aecentuatM the net with Midhi daring Os aaatVi amuwment. it .iK The BinxWTd perity. It 1a ne«tllesa -to mnlsd Cfadoigo r«adcc^«aC this publication what It was a yesr sgo. >Jll position and character at that time were aack aa to afford modest pride to those wbo tmd Its welfare at heart. Ita Clirlatmaa Nmat»er for 190S afforda a fair criterion of what Ito. progress has been. From a commercial stand- point, one has only to look at Its sdvertlstog colmana to learn Oat It has torown Its swad- dlliw do tlm aw ay and developed Into a Mfc bealny.' beeBclac- boy.. - Ha elteatetioa daring the year past bas la- creaaed over 80O per cent., ngbt- here to Chi- csgo, and Its advertlslnc space Is In neb demand that copy must be famished wen to advsnoa In order to prevent' disappointment. Its vslue as an advcrtisinit -jnedlnm bas been demonstrated In a most gratifying manner by of the best-known firms in Chicago. IMothlng B O C ceeds like saccess. and tbe satis- factory results obtained by these wide-awake advertisers have served in torn to advertise The Billboard. 1 can not close this chat more fittingly for my readers than hy..-employing Blp Tan Wln- for really meritortoos attractions. The pub- S|?'? ^Sg^-^^^^'^^L^'^^ ..^.^ ffi* done good paytag Hoes of a musement, there Is a stern demand tor really merltorloas attractions. The pub- zrr-~ ^SSmfm te~n«£r JL.'Hsi.Sr^^^Ji SSiS.d-'^ha^ '•^ ^ ao mow-ot It HOIaa^.Iha beat.", ny thar.^^^****^" "and wa: will *Mr ■I'..' ODDS AND ENDS On-i«fleetlon. .It amean If Uie Notes from Dimean' ClaiM liddr people tt. this country are turning mcce aad 'Mlnatids: "Wa did good bnslnen at an ataaito more to outdoor attractions. This is decidedly ,thls sessoa wUh the exception of flmn /ld a hcaltby ^mptom. Of course. In summer, the —^ . _ ^ _ ^ . ^—. theatres are closed and notbios Is more natu- ral than that the family stionld seek shade and seclusion in parks, near cooling lakes. AU over the country new parks' have been opened by tbe score during tbe past yesr. and it is nfe to prophesy that scores more will be added in IBOO. The high grade and varied character of the performances offered st these stimmer parks is such as to make them appeal to all claaaes of amusement seekers. If it wen pos- sible to arrive at statistics, the mer parks with their bulldlaai aaV'tMMVer- ^,. wooli anar tofto^dbo MdOB Ones of spptoacb,. - - - - -Moos. OOTOOOB AMUBBUirn-' ' No one ever dreamt when the White City wss opened that it would prove such a Mecca for the hundreds of thousands of vis- itors that it has proved to be. -Even the most sanguine of tbe offlclsls connected it It, have held their expectotloas far etUpeed by aetaal reaolts. MaS^ B^eOhdfld afiuna thianad through Ha -maum''rmilBt ■: aw-'aat- m/^m months. ' mca tt to n iai Mbi iil that aaeh one of then spent at least dO cents, by actual computation, -the great groa receipts esn eas- ily be flgnred. Tbe. marvelous success achieved by the White City enterprln has lead to the formatlan of other anmsement organisations along the same lines. The Mew JBeacb Amusement Co.'s park is now In process of building, and will be ready for the public at the dose of the spring. Blv- ervlew Park It haa been decided upon, will he converted Into another mammoth amuse- ment resort. The Sans Souei Park reports a most successful season and has In view several unliltlotis plSDS tor -the New Tear. Under this heading may t>e placed the new Uvf Stock Association holdling, wbidt was opeaed this year, and which has the largest anphl'tbeatie of any bolldbic of ito kind in tbe wold. It has a seatlns eapadty of 19,000. THE nXM ' IBDiraZBT The remarkable leaps and bounds whldi tbe film todnstry haa made In the past year baa: astonished all Interested to It. Tba great Impetns given to It by tbe estshllstunent of tbe vsrlons popular Taadevllle cimlts fasa been very marked. In each of these txmses, aa well as In hooses of tbe drat-class drcnlts, a moving picture erhtbtthiB baa formed a prom- inent fcatnie of tbe pMsnm. The demand for new seenee. atiwbaterer coat., has simply been a a uauie aa . One- pepalar -saadsslUa elr- ealt la at p» enB t_payMg MW-ararcck to a CIdce«a firm for sbi aerrue tbroaghont the entire season. "Wtlhto the. last six weeks, idekelodetm abowa baTa ' beeoBie the popular rage. -All over the aoath an^ throughout the country, enterprising mansgers ate seeking to lease atores In every Important city, irhere these nl<^elodeon Shows can be Installed. In 'Pittsburg, alone. It Is said that twenty of then have been recently established and all report flue business. A Chicago .ywdlcate bas recently been formed to tottodnce these .shows in va- rhms parts of the city. IWb further demand oa the mannfsctnrer of films bespeaks busy tlmea for the coming year. Cbloago, wlthonr any boast, can rightful^ claim the poeltton of " », aia,ecntor of America, If not of the. world. - ICUBIO PTIBUBBSRS The great popular demand for mu- sical comedies and akita of the lighter type haa o|>ened up a new market for the publitoers of aosc hits.' In times past, nualc pobllshers who devoted tbelr anor g les to popolar songs and bal- Soath Dakota. Mo show bas hsd any in that state, and It Is a fact that twenty- ooe companies have closed wtthin Ita bucders - this year. Mr. Clark tiad a very pleasant chat with Frank James at his rsneh In Ksy County.. Okla. Hr. James has retired, and is loehtogr- well. Msyor Gordon LUlle slso Invited' Mr. Clark down to his ranch to see his herd of . fifty buffalo. This attrsctlon will likely be' ttie downtown attraction -with one of the bigv shows next summer, unless Mr. Clsrk aeeeptt. a carnival propoaltlon he baa nnder conaldam- tlon. •' The Theatrical Stage Hardware Co.,'' of Mt-M Ontario atreet. Chicago, tlL. haa Just COtten oat a waU liluatrated aUtv-page cata- loce. It eoatains deseriptlona and Illustra- . tions of a camber of new and tiBefal artlclci as -well as a number of improved ones. This hoose Is folly equipped to fnrnlab the manager with every conceivable artlde aaed bahtod-Iha , tootllgiits from scenic eSeeto aad a(ad. cw> : tains to nails sod bolts. - The new theatrical cipher code pnb- USbed by tba Theatrical Code Publishing CO.. Loa Angelea, OU., la original and almple to tta makeup. It la especially adapted to evecyoBB- in the theatrical boslnMs, and la a aoM^'' nver in the transmission of messages. After a successful term conttnuing ten years, Adelphe Jacoha tiaa realgned as man- ager of the Sandea Opera Hoose. Jonas Boon bas succeeded him. Chas. Berkell recently purchaaed the . Ellte^jnieattre ^\^^^^ff^^^^^^^Jffgfff^- Slmms Is msnsger. The lobby ot Fqlirs.Theatre at Hart- ford, C<mn.,«haa been..Tedrcorated, and It Is now one of the .handsomcat entrances to the- Mcw England states. i • * -r Wm. Proctor has moved hla famlljr from BaKlmt^' to New Brunswick. N. J.. whSfe. hie,^lir;n^a«aglng the opera bouse. ' Prospecta look briglit- for a new ttortxe ^^jjgQIIaJ^i^'*^ probably be A number of eztdBrtl ments will shortly be' SMie a house at Florence, Ala. A new opara taooaa bt w. Va.. -wm be opened 7aa. 10 Bp -A of Coon BoUow. The Lyceum Theatre at Femandina. FJa.. bas been Improved by the addition of new scnlc effects. The members of the "Vogel Minstrel Co. were entertained by the -Xlka at Badnu N...T.. Dec. 18. , . The Great Ami Joined the Walkn^iii Bryant Blalto Swells at Marlrtto.-aa,£; >. Kverard Lovett has siKited. with'Uie' Taming a Husbsnd Oo. '', Secretary Smith, of the Allen County Pair Assoelatlan of lola, Kan., proposea that a - thousand cftlsens of ttiat county subscribe for gt stock certificates and become members of tbe sssodatlon. .^. canvas of the county will likely be msde to secure members. The dlrcctoto meet about Feb. d-to .make, plana for