The billboard (Jan 1906)

ID Tt\^ Billboapd JANUARY 20, IMMb The Billboard TUBUBBXD WEKXCT AT , CinciimafJ, O, U. S. A. SAN FRANCISCO. CAt. •■It«S7,rbetuBt<l«.,m SUrkotafc LONDON, ENGLAND. rPLfW, c. Tvlcptxnie <eoi 1. Bnacber. te th* Mlltmat or The Billboard Publishing Co. SabscriptJon* S4 a year; 6 months. $2; 3 MMntha. Si. Payable In advaaoe. 9o extrm ctuir^ to forel^ sabscrltMn. TH£ BZLX30iA&l> la. for a«l* oa all trmina and aew«-stasda thno^ont tiw United States mad CmjtmHa.. which axs supplied by tb« Americma VewB Co. 3jzd "Diuches. When not on sale plMse notify '^.li offlce. THE BTT.T.BQARn is sold in London at Th« A— ExdiAnge, TraXAlsaz Bnildinir** NortJi- mbezland Ats.. W. C. In Farii at Bnmtano'i. S7 Atb. de rOpera. The tzade nppUed the Americen Vem Cc. ud ita branchee. B^niTtt*'*^*" ihotild b« siAda by posi-ofice or expr—m. menflj order, or recistuwl letter ad- ireaeed or mads pcyaUe to The Billboard Pnb- l»^fc*»y Co. Tb« editor caa sot andertake to retaza anso- liertod Hiannacgipt; cozrv^poadaata shovltt keep Nonce TO ABVBimeBiiB .-; r - • • The firat taim «f Tfca B W bo T d, in- «lading the laak •iflht sdwrtising omgmt, goM to press Saturday mom- ing. No advertisetnents for these p«ge* can be given the desired poei- tieilt and no changes can be made in atanding ads on any of these pages onlesa the ««p]r tumMm us by noon Friday. No ads fir tfes last form will b* - - - In Chicago the raOroad men are now being treated to some anti-pan medi- cine themselves, and they find It qoite bitter. For a great many yeaxs one of the most cherished peniaUltes of passenger olllcials has beak'S-^iue at the head of the theatr!car-*TK« Hat.'* Fr om the head of the passenger de- partment down to the messenger boy In the dty ticket office they secured to ttMStRB Without limit, the Tica -p re al detttB of raU- took advantage of the passenger nans' power and bad the best seats at the best shows, wltboat dispensing any cash. It was a rule of the railroad men never to aalc for less than two aests for any i>erformance, and some flC tham were not restrained by bash- fkOness ftom asiting for boxes and talc- ing their friends to the theatre. It is different now. On the first of the year the eastern roads. foDowing tka lasjf?oC,the Fennsylvania, informed tte'ttieiUriieal men tliat in fntore they conld not give them any reduced rates or free transportation, and probably jirogd^r wn oJb^ tte^-Oi ^j^ M^rp arty tlea'keeared'a'tate"<^ 2 cents'per mile. The theatrical managers held a con- tetaysc^ a nd igeed .to deal with the eral passenger agent sent a mess^ger to a local theatre one day last week wit h _a modest request Cor four tickets lartte J Ti MK^' ^Tra^/Mgro ^ gBptad an An i ii w i iMMiT • «|Bertfon -was'^Ma be- ftore the Court oT Appeals at Albany. N. Jan. 5. by the action of the atto ragr fty_Al«rahain_H . Hnmmrt, the Tietatt oT^iniC seatneM'ftr "sol^^ nation of perjury and conspiracy in connection with the famous Dodge di- ▼orce case. The hi^est court has tteen •Aed to teverae the order of the Ap- pelate Dhrfakm. doiylng Hmmnel's motion for a writ of prohibition re- straining the farther prosecution of the criminal action against taim. This appeal. In the face of the fact that Haminel has already been tried and 0ametai, BHkM s |ftiwf%tr altna- tlon. It remains to be seen whether the court will enter the appeal and how Hummel will go about undoing the action of the trial court In the case the writ of prohilttttai to snoted. The appeal is expected to be baard Jan. 17. Hummel la now out on a S20.000 bail, pending - the disposition of his appeal, and a writ of reasonable doubt MaB.ACranted by Jnatiea Wood- Starwridyn. Tli*;M(ieBCt or w m myln g means of entertabunent and instmetlon to em- ployees is receiving more and more at- tention from managers of properties emp loying aev «wa_h nn( ared la en. Bead- no^'aat^i'wjiiiiinwn' aOKm^B' of^mod^ em car houses and shops, but the East St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co. aeems to be the first to provide a folly eaolpped, -OiaBg^ SBMn.-ttMttiis ftrth* use at - Its Map l oy eea : ' • • • Polo, which in the earlier part of the season was considered the greatest foe of the traveling company in the middle western states, appears to be fast waning In popnlarlty. The polo ^amas fn tlie Indiana taasne aire draw- ing very small crowds; In fact, it is said that their drawing power has proven so sraaJl that the entboalasta themselves axe losing interest. • • • The project to give Cleveland a. Bip- podrome kaa .linn alMadanad. It will stead. . - • ;. THEATRICAL FAIUURBS The habitual reader ( pers, says the Chicago hardly have failed to see repeated dec- larations that this season has been marked by a large number oC theatri- cal failures, the new plays' serving success being easlIy^ on the llngets of one hand. As a matter of fact this paragraph might wen have been kept "standing^' in type ready for use 'Uxrat this time of the year" during a good many past seaso n s. There has probably been no aeaaon tor ten years or more of wlilch It was not substantially as true as It Is of this season. The reason lies mainly in two facts. One of these is the way in which theat- rical business is done. For years there iiave been meirvelotis stories of the enormous profits made .by certain plays, certain actors or certain man- agers. Many of them have had a basis in truth—more of them on|^ basis or often no truth at all. They have, however, operated as a temptation to scores of men with a few hundred dollars and more daring than discretion and almost without ex.- ceptlon des Ut i U e of any ot the train- ing of eq>eitoBee-lB.-.ttas^tanMBent business," to ■IV.raiMMB^l'iC-'tbB' art of acting. '- . - ;.' •.= -' Bardlr A iaiMaK .iii the Add baa ever been ah actor or baa ever given the art even theoretical study. Not one in a hundred is a capable Judge of a play, even iTom witnessing a stage performano^'.sHftJtasi tritrnmrngi No more of tbem' bsve any cSear notion of whether the people lliey engage as players are giving them the "worth of the money" paid .to them in salaries. Is ttysiiy-wiirthii. Iliiii the shores of the tbeatrieal'aia are annnally strewn with wrecics? Would a contractor In sewer-building, who does not know when any laborers he employ Is doing a day^ :bs'Opniall Is nHlM'S fortune tw' —M» Jirt|Mii^ >; XtaiM^ how can an »«fn^*|y,'^l""* "'"t- ■•'■'■'^■"g— ex- cation? ' ■ For tba oOiar brandi oC tbe para- graiA, tbe wotOiIeaBness of the new plays, much of this comes of the In- competent manager again. He does not Know whether a play la worthless or iioC'.^^liaclt of it eomes.tnmi tbe Ig- noiaaee oC iteywxiten ^riM, neverthe- less, can get ttair givs ^^pradUeed" because of tlis. SQBai'-iaBBinnloa of managers. But moat of tbe saw jUiy p w Hn ad are th% woik of wrtlera oC some ezp^ rience and in their cases the second fact is manifest. The faulty plays are mainly the fruit of the tremendous haste with which tkfBf.mKm maAt. Since Bronson Howard, seaiMSy . one new American play has been pMr 'Ika.- ished. Not one ban been -g^MB' flw time that finish demands. -;! - Men aOt Vm rmaSr.iTbmn to none, except In s'retnin tS'soaie' tern oC the stock company imder manapan ' who know the art either by expattosee or by long and patient stndy. eUHPAY CLOeiWO IH OHIO ^' Following tbe Inaocnntiaii of the neir eot- ernOT of OtUo oo Monday, Jan. 8, came rumors to tbe effect tbat ercn ftietw the state would be dosed oa Saaaay. ■mpsmiw tmatn «me and went and t. data mMr Me iBMcSNaBee tias been reported. At Toledo 6andA7 afternoon constderabl. aor. prise was created by two coostables who ap- peared at tbe Empire Theatre armed wltb war- rants for tbe arrest of tbe members of the Vanity Fair Co. Both affldaTlts charged tbe nwinager and tbe company witb a rlolatSon of tke state law icgatding Sndiy perfaniiaiioca at ttwatni. One was alg a a d ay Brr. J. O. abalba i ae. Oali maa of the Law and Order Committee of tkc VmMteaf llalaa. mad tbe oUier br a eUlMn. ttSA ta ba tttendly wltli ilie maoaceoieDt of tbe tbeabe. Wbta tiie Coa- at^le beartnc the aai i aat algaia Is Xcr. Bifl borne attempted to take <£a aMaaa aaa. tody. Isfwmatlon ' was clvea tbat 'fae CMvaar was already onder arrest. The plaj bad been Interrupted bat a few mlnates. when It was resomtil. At .tbe oon- clasIoQ, the members of tbe company, witb the manager, were cooreyed to a lostlee of tbe peace coiirt. wbete tbey were Kleaaed oo their own iceeanlaaea to appear te a heartag TAYLOR'S NEW PLAYHOUSE The new $30,000 opera boose at Taylor, Tex., win open its season Jan. 22 with a perform- ance of Fra 'XMarolo by the Beggar Prince Opera Oo. Tbe new boose seats 1,000 people and Is modem In ever? respect. The sta^ la 60 feet wide and 35 feet deep, and from tbe footUgbta to the prosceniam arch It measures 36 feet. There are ten large dressing-rooms. -. B. -B. Carradlne. who managed the old boose and who is manager of tbe Central Texas BQl- postlng & Adrertlslog Co.. Is tbe'manager of tbe new tbeatre. His assistants are B. Garry. Jt., MCRtUT and treasorer; Jamea Tander- sitH^ atage dtnctar; Bmery I«e, property man; ZoBiB ITaiitaaaabl. blUposter; W. 6. Myers, elcetrldaa: Geo. Avery, Janitor: C. IS. Hooper, director of orchestra: C. V. Compton, attor- ney, and EdmoEd Desk, physician. Adrance aalea ere Teiy large. UanaEei Car- "— baa booked Pretty racsy lor Jan. 31, Xald. rob. S; gw ia Bknm. 9; - „ - Oo.. Oaaacdy HOn*ER -AT POPULAR PRICES Ttr'WoIf Eopper Is all In ■ stew. It hap- rf -'^ ont in gansss City, Ho., wbere It Is reported tbe lanky comedian waa forced to deal oat bis eomics at pafMilar sclcca e*cr tbe footllgbtB of tbe Otaad Opcsa Btaae. DaWalf Hopper at popolar pdeca! My. wm Bacttbardt be playlns for Stair It Havlia OoctlyT Tea. tbls Hopper Ineldent la aid to' be as. And Mr. Bopper la repotted as betag mncb hiimfllsted by the eSrevBstaace. He pio t e ste d, to ba aore. bat it mmr be tbat tbe Sbnberts ata at Mbg^^^^^^g^fa^^^^ aeesajl-d aM CLOSES WITH THE SHUBERTS melsea baa dosed eatltdy wltb tbe Sbaberts. In tbe eedy pact ot tbe aeaaoD, it was aaaonDeed tbat tOm aielaeD would ataz ta tUa vmmUf aaaw- tte Aabctl asanaceoieBt. Later It derdopad tbat Ae waa to appear in concert mider tbe manageownt of Florenz ZIo«- feld. tbe Stnibert people meiely tnmlsblng the bookings for tbe widl known singer. HoweTcr, Miss NMsen is sow playlas the Klaw laager boose*, tbe donge hi iceeatlr beta nade. booUnga baT)s« OOMPANY CLOSeO Tba B aatr Paala jy a » j at .laya Obb la ae- nrdey. Jan. IS. «nd Hie members of the «om- pany, most of wbom returned to Cincinnati wii«r« tlie company iras orsaslx^d last week, report tbat Mr. Darls left them with ul&rles onpald. The memhera appeared to he Tery mncb irorked np oTer the matter, and reported tbmt tfaey woold tatc l e ct l -ri by attach- iac tke sana^er's *- '^-s.d been left %t -Qie Hotel Band ... MIM RANKIN Pbyllis w.wwiw lua been engaged by I,ew nelds to sing tbe part Irene Bentley fass been taking in It Happened in Nocdlsnd. It Is reported tbat Miss Bentley has another en- eaeement thax wlU keep her In the east tbe of the — - .. iBtt IS NOT DEAD CLOSES IN VAUDEVILLE Last week saw tbe close of Truly Shattnck's at In TandeTillp H ^cns In George Jr., Saturd 20. ADDRESS WANTED Barry Robinson. Eon of your address is wasted by The Saa. HaaiiMaa. OUo. PROSECUTION niND Xo aid la SmseoatbiK tbe Hvdsser of naaasll sad Abbett Sarldsea. At a special meeting of the Board of Directors ol the Actora" Society ot Amertoa tt waa recently AaaMad «» start a fond for the purpose ot daftay^ Ing the expense of an attorney to aid in conducting the prosecution of <3«orge Haaty, who It is claimed mnr- dered MtoB BsmiiW and Abbott- Da>r vidson. me mb e rs • of tbe HMUny But Money Co., Dec 15, at Oaftney, S. O. Contributions for this fund may be sent to The Billboard, which will ac- snbjeet' to fbe dbeetlon of tbe Afetont Society. The M. L. Clark Shows have con- tributed $16 toward this fund. To this The BiUboard adds $10. Contributions Reoa h red na-M. L. Clark Sbo^vs 9ba Billboard Pub. Co RSUBF FUND Harry West, a performer, is serving a twenty year sentence In the ninols State Prison fOr a crime of wblcb be claims he to unfairly convMed. haUins > Chas. Emily J. Aiuiatiaag ...... Ella Tern Sam. Snrazal .■,..•«....«•< Ada Raxall Kates Brothers : Albert Flynn lATender Richardson & Oo. Ijfatei A Oooka •....>•.••• .BO .50 1.00 S.OO 1.00 X.0O MARRIED BOSZNTiAT-BRTELIiE;. — Kolomin Bosznjay and Mme. Comelle Brlelle, former star at tbe National Tfaeatxe, Vienna. X>m. Dee. "aS*""** ** DEATHS Uargarab K. Sldds. wife of Jno. P. Fields of Fields aol baas, and mother ot Jno. Fields. Ir., of FMds and Bngbee, and of Margaret Fields of tbe Klrke Brovm stock Co., died Jan. S, at ber borne in ^eUeTille. N. 3. Walla Leonbardt. formerly well known aa an acrobat of tbe team at T^oaltsrdt died, Jan. 10, In tbe Hies OC t»e nxotre. Pbladelpbla. wbaie be baa scoa «v ployed for aeren years In tba lafaillj «C tf^ man. Mr. Leoidiajdt was for naar ya ' nected wltb Qmt. H. Tale's Oetin Oo. His wife, troon wbom be wi also s performer, and Up well known In Tanderllle oa was bnried in Pbllsdelpbla. Boss Pnrcell, an old-time actor and widely known in the profession twenty years ago, died ot conenmptiOD at Bloomingtoo, 111., recently. He was fifty<Jght years of age. Lieola, the flre-year-old daogbter ot Mr. and Mia^BIIla, TandeTlU^^oformeia, died. Ian. 8, at Ulp, If. I., recently. Mr. Ward waa In Bnglud osd waa a gradoate oC Kew . lca«, Oxford. His last engagement waa «Mb Cbas. HawtiT In A Message From Mara. Mrs. C. W. Clark, 70 years of age, died at Dowllng Park, Fla., Jan. S. She was a lealdcat of Minnesota, er'l C3ii:e to Florida to mg ' tbe winter. T' - 7 was shipped te fbrmer borne f - r ucnt. NEW INCORPORATIONS dOlph' erta. . Eogenle Blatr Co., Msnbsttan, Zi. I.; ^,000. Xbca&lcal. Incorporators — Blair, Eleanor Uontell. A. H. Bciger. Mammoth Crystel Gasa Oa- Maabatan. 14 capital, f20,00i ^' "— M. T. Keister, ley. T.nii.n Blanvelt Opera Col. Manhattan. L,. I.: capital, (9S,000. nieatiea. etc Incorporaton— Fred. C. Whitney, Wm, F. Pendleton, Chas. B. Oook, Frank Langley, B. Stanley Cornwall. GLliL<;p]e Park Amooement Co., Springfield, Bl.: capital, tlO.OOO. Amnsement parks. In- corporators—^ETSn Harris, B. C. Isaacs, I,. B. Armstrong. General Amnsement Co., Chicago. Noase from the National Safe tc SalTage Oa. AN IRVING FAVORITE One ot tte stwiea tbat 1 eqoently coacemed a noble birtta. wbo was eaaHU Is _ a large conn try borne la lae agrth of ' . . and the daogbter ot die bonse. aged aerea. wbo waa rccelTing final Instructions from bcv motber. "And now, dear," aald tbe motber, "wben tbe Jhike apeaka to yoo do not forget alwaya to soy "yomr grace.' " Presently tbe great man arrlred, and after greeting his boat and hostess be said to the child. "Well, my dear, and what is your. name?" Judge of bis sorvrise wben tbe lltUe girl solemnly closed ber eyes, snd, wltb clasped hands, exdalmed, ."For what we are about to reeelre mar we ba tralr thankfal Aaaea.**