The billboard (Apr 1906)

The BlUbdapd S tt en Cto o liuu i H U. LooKlMitMMiaTetephone U&ln mt R. NEW YORK, iitm. ITjillpiil MldbCi l«<o: 8. A. . —M nuuteisco. cal. Balta 37, Plwlail BblB., aot Jbrkat St. LONDON, ENGLAND. Ow.lmb scud I«lasteTrL,W. C. IMcpkoM i QtmiA; Telcsnai^SMBlfeMb Co. MbMilptloit. 94 a yMvi S i 3 months. 91. Pay Ho Kztra eliarve to foralsit •ulMevlben. AuvEBHsraa rates. BUXBOABP is for nia on all ttmiu aam^staads tbioacliiint the ITBltad StatM lasadft. vtaich aja sapplied liy- tfaa AiMxieaa I Oil and ito Vnnehsi. Wltoa not oa mI« ft MitfO r Ibii ofic0. X BXIX3MUX9 ia wld in Xondon Kt Til* . f-. Tnfmlsmr BntllHlHi^ H«tb> d At*.. W. C. Is FiurU at 'Btmltmfa, ifi An. ia I'Opw*. Xhs tiwl« np^lM Iv (to ^—r*^— S«wi Ca. ud its biuehei, XamittassM ihanld be nude by pest-o&cs in . T i r^" I '■ maumr order, or recietered letter ad- ftMMd OF Buifla paya&la to Tbo fiillbA«zd PnS- y^trfwy Co. Tba editor caa not nndertaka to xatoBi nnio- Heltad nunmcript; oonaipoodaats ibould keep ^'^PTion it la narweiary to -win na inatrnctioiie nd oopr for adrattfiaiBanta, anat anriac in tba matter of talacinb tda aix ^ knd to tba Sonaiuon NOTICE TO ADVERTIMim TiM first form of Tho BiHboiM^ ir •teding M aiaht advarttaiHl Cigw, goM to prMa Saturday g. No advertiMments for thoM Mgas can ba givan tha dasirad poai- Wtm, jwd no ehangaa «an bo mada in ^•da on any of theaa 'mNm- Im ooagr ra a a ly a a ua by noon fMrn^ Hm Hm* tha last lofM wUI ^WmitlMOT UNDKR CANVAS Bc(aka(dt Inansnrated bar -Wet ■ caarai at DaUaa. Tex.. Hardt ZSL irboB bar oaaaseta, the Sbabert Brotlien. fcat announced tlut their noted French atar wmJd iila7 In a tent throagh that portion of aonUt wliere tt was Impoaaible tor tbem ta aecnre bouea, the anno an cement wu le- aardcd either as a press aseot'a creation or ma prematnre dlsclosnre of a half-formed ar- .■aacement thi.t would not be sanctiooed tjj the ttrlne Sarah, sua aaaampUoa has; iMweTer, been dlaprarea ; UM ANGELES PLANS NEW THEATRE It ta reported Irom Loa Angelea. CaL. that tibe block on &rt*adwar, tetWCOl SiZtk eM BeTcnth strata. Is to be torn afn^'-tOi^Btta toOQl for a modern bnslneas Uaak* 'ttat Wfll Inclnde an □i>-to.date theatre. A corpmtlon of Loa An teles bnatoeaa men bnTe taken a tortr jears' lease on the croond ■pa wbleh the theatre la to be erected. Xhe " • will be called tb« Uajeatlc CHERIDAH SIMPSO/tl ENGAGED Chetldati Simpun. who created the part of mnce Eagle in Woodland, baa been ensaced ftir the feature part of The Bed Feather, which takca the road In September, ^as Simpson tut week was farced to torn down an offer taMB Henzr W. BaTage to reanme her old nle ^ WoodlaBd becanae of eontraeta calllnc for *-■, o«cr the Pioctor Cixcolk INPOmMTION WANTED iBteautta la wanted rentdlnc tbe reported aeatk of Fnak ("Back") Siaer, wbo was last haaid fMm as IdentUed wltb the Amerlean PBSttna' Serrlce. CblcagOu Anr I nt eT H genge on the matter wm be appre- ciated by Mm Stner. ezeentor. 28 S. Arkansaa ■ a tiu. AtLmtle City. S. J. DROPS DEAD IN LOWELL Totdtt. of tke Marlow Flonketc Co.. dead at the Ketrlmack Hotel. Lowell. ^Mat 8 o^dock, p. m.. Monday. April waa dse to apoplexy. The decesMKl IhittrraeTta years of axe, and «i]nr*d a taiiaialiilaiice anions tbe profeaaloa. In- " " at ~ REW.THEAfRe FOR KALAMAZOO •UNOAY OONCBRT8 LAWFUL Charjres broaght against Jno. H. Springer, manager of tbe Grand Opera Hoase, New 'York City, recently, were dlsmlaaed. Tbe decision is the moat Important that has yet been tendered In tbe theatrical wiuuiw et if . In Sprlnffef's case It waa admitted tlwt men aad women oat ia w ieliiiiia aad aaw aad did wbat ite Uayo aald. bow a t w. flat edy. Canek kalM ~ prohibited by tke N0RTHWK8TERN SUMMER PLANS The Northwestern Theatrical AssoeUtlon ia organizlnK slxteeu stock compaolea to Oil their booses during the gammer months. Among tlie cities on the circnlt are Portland, Seattle, Baker City. Tacoma, Spokane, Pendle- too. Walla Walls, North Zakima, Osden, Eret- MARRIED saMMEBS-oocGS. — Charles Mlaa Joeephine Coles, both Tarn era, recently, at Kalamazoo, lOA. llASOTJB-rBANCES.—Atol Maieoa Eleanor Ftaaeei. both memben of the Dotothy Lewla Stock o.. at Oiccaliaix. Fa., iceaatty. iinnitinnn iiiii img n aiij (Kid) uam- DEATHS Elizabeth Bncldey. known on the operatic stage as Adelaide Btydeh, diad Uaieh 22, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. She waa a hrlght, TlTadoos 0tl, only aerentecn yean of ' " " wltb aU wbo «•» Bhipped to tlie tew^ork City. boose oC her pareata la ITew AsBca fltnoe, aister of Ifarle Stooe. tlie wcn- kaowB aopaaao adolat, and slater-in-Iaw to the late Wm. McDonald. Ia aald to liaTe dropped dead npon learning of the letter's death March 28. T. B. Harms, the pioneer publisher of popular mnaie, died at Ida aome la New fork City. March 29. of Urer trooble. Mr. Harms wax tbe uM a ld an t and aa It^ortaat atoekboldcr In tbe ioBOt Baoaa * Oa,. aaMie saUUali- eta, «C a^r Arte CItr. na-alMMalt na mi _ Haells theatre at Mamaano, Mick., tune teen drawn op and aeeeptad by tbe eUg- aattacUlea- aa. well aa liy " — - ~—.:.tka wdtkaoifB pany aaeeeeded la now famoos la Ikia eoaal married and bad two ehUdica. Flngerald Mnrphy, tbe dUfagaiabed actor, playwright and JOOtiialUt, died wenlly In Phoe- nix, Arte., where he lud gone ItDm New York to seek better bMlth. Uorpby waa thlrty-sereD years old and the antbor of aereral popular playa. As a writer be was aoted Cor his woa- derfol orlslnallty of tboaikt aad eagnaaloa. Walter P. Rice, mresldeat dt tbe latematlooal Stage Hands Local Union No. 7. of Denver. Col., died recently from llngerlnc ailments which had enfeebled his health. Be was employed liebind tbe seenea at the Orpbenm Theatre. In Denrer, and was at one time wlih James J. Jeffrlea Co.. aa atase carpenter. Geo. Primrose Tolon- teered tbe a tnln a of bis minstrel band to lead the - T. Page. F. A. TiTaati. the sUk laportec, died aod- denly at bia bome In New Terk CHr. Itam heart disease. He enjoyed tbe tmlqne distinc- tion of baring Introduced Ocddentnl tbeatrlcals Into the Oriental lands. Mr. Vlrantl waa for many years a confidant of tbe emperor at Tokahoma, and when he was only a yoong man be snperintended the first performaDce by Ea. ropean actors erer seen In Japan. Wm. MacDoo^Id, tbe well-known actor, mc- Cnmbed to pneozDonla Mju-cb 27. at SpringtleJd, Uass. At the time of his death he was a member of tbe Free Lance company. Be was fifty-six years old and a natlTe of StenbenTQle. Ohio^ Ur. AlacDonald Joined tbe Boston Ideals in 1880 and scTen years later, with Henry Cla> Bamabee and Thomas Carl, organized the cele. brated Boetonlans. He bad studied wltb tbe leading sLngtng masters of Germany, England and Italy. Hon. Geo. Leith Coppin, said to be tbe oldest theatrical man in tbe wodd. died MsWiiiai iii Anatnlla, recently. He waa la 'AMMb In tbe old mining dsys of ISIS, Igaalx Baeher.—See Londoa lietlee, Frances Tyson, wife of Taa. G. Bcaner. of the Lnln Glsser Co., died at Phlladdplila. March 30. from eblldbirtb. Blie waa a alater to Mrs. B. D. Sterens. Georgia Welles, recently leading woman of Tbe Clansman, died In the General Memorial Hospital. New York City, March 30, the Tictlni of an operation for appendicitis. illM Welles wma bom m sontb Bend, San., aboat thirty years ago. and wiiile in her teens was a page la tbe Kansas State Legislature. About twelre yeais ago ibe graduated frmn the BsMrson School or Oratorr ot Boston, and took ap tbe profeaaloa of palilte reading In New EiwaDd. The atage early attiaeted her aad sbe weat to the Padle Coast to play ia ateeb X. Sanlel Frawlcr ttw^t ber east w Mfc_ Mja;}w k-^a wm- bcr of Us acock compaay la WkiMastaa and ber work there attracted tbe at ten lion of Henry Donnelly, wbo eagand ber aa tali Ingenoe for his original Hntray Hm Stock Co., In New York City. The next aeaaon abe ap- peered in support of William H. Crane, later Joined the American Theatre Stock Co. and was In recent lyears a member of sereral prom- inent road companies. Sbe was last season wltb Lonia Uano la Tbe Second Piddle and tbls seaaoB created tbe leading nle In Tbe Clans- man, wlien the play waa originally produced In Norfolk- She eontlimed in the role nntU abont three weeks ago, wkco Ae retired tn pi e pai e for tbe fatal operatlaa for appendldtla. Binney and Chapman. Fat Chats. By WARREN A. PATRICK. THE trei arlU aa aetlTC. The grand opers sea- SM aaHllr takes a little wind oot of the theatrical aalla, bnt this yesr prosperity seems abundant enough to go co- tirely aroond. Tbe nen- week brings two uoT- eltles snd numerous other attractions more or less fsTorably knoi^-n here. Tbe retnm of Eleanor Robson to Powers' Theatre Is celebrated by the prodocilon o( a new Clyde Fitch play. The Girl Who Has Ererjthlng. On Monday night the Chleairo Opera House produces Its new nnuical pity. The Three Graces, and again In- troduces to Chicago a number of players who bare long been fayorltea here. Olga Nether- sole's retora to tbe Illinois is marked by a revlral of Sapho^a play with which her name benflS eaab jC Omm t nOk jmlaK asala, are coming back. Iha OMM wIB iMHaaa Bttby BeU la Tbe — " - - — er's win play tbe Great lit and their Fantaama. The coming of these new BtbactiMn drlres out aereral aoeceasea. The Priaea aC ladla, af- ter its long run. departed from tbe Colonial Saturday night. Chanucey Olcutt. with many heartache^ bad to leare McVlcker'a. Coming Thro' tbe Rje manager to stay orer Sunday at the Chicago, glrlng Us last performance Sunday nipht. Ethel Barrymore has been driren from Powers', where she lias bad all too short s stay. Viola Allen has taken The Toast of tlie Town from tbe Illinois. The Studebater, Garrlfk. Grand aad LaSaUe will make no The .Chleaco Opent original pradactiaa. Tkt H eTeniag. April S. There eeaaas aasBaaee tbat tbe new motle pity by Batty B. Saaltlt will prore a happy departatc (ton the aaaal tlme- wocn oraalcal comedies. Tbe Tbiee Graces hss a eoo s lstent plot, an almndaoce of comedy scenes, snd musical nnml>en of a dlrerslficd nature. The name does not apply to the poetic trinity, bnt to three handsome yoong women who dlscoTer they are competltorB for. tbe POS- aessloo of rast esutes In Ireland. Ibc cast selected is composed of popular players of marked ability, and includes Trlxle Frigansa. Mabel Barrisoo and Amy RIcard, wbo are seed as the tliree Graoea. John Slarln has tbe prln- dpsl ooaiedy rale, aad much Is expected of him In this play. All haea scored successes in Chi- cagot aad with Raak Farrington, Sydney De- Otcr, Bert Weston and Cliarles H. Bowen offer the most smbltlons, ss well aa most artistic paodaetfcm yet picaeated at tbe opera house. A ehnaa known for beauty and rocal ability la oae of the features, all of tbe time-worn ero- tatlana bare been eliminated for brUIltnt slog- Ina ensembles. I.aPeUte Adelaide bas been Qteclally engaced for her clever specialty. Tbe scenery by Walter Burrldge surpasse.o all bis former efforts. The locaUCy of a tarero and gorge In tbe AdirondacKs and aa old casUe near the lakes of Kllamey. bas glren blm unexcelled opportunities for bis bmsb. Tbe music by Stafford Waters is exceedingly pleasing. Among the numbers are: My Dnsliy Dream, My Sara- toga Girl. Mosle Mskes tbe Soldier, BUI Sha- oaH-aad Be Waa a UanM Maa. Olga Netheiwrie letorns to the Illt- >la Uoaday eta al ag ta icaaala two weeks. Tha Stat week aha freaeata Saptae, tbe play aC Witlmaali baa bcea nHa ttBM^ Her Faaay ■ad wm pi^iiablj SO ea reeacd aa her aataUe acuerement. Miss Ketlaraih bas the ssslstance of her Loudon compaay at farty people. Hamilton Berelle, tlie ottetaal Jeaa Oanria^^tta tax pradaetiaa^o^^^k^aiB- TAUDKVIIXE UTTT.g Majestic—An entertaining bill is an- nounced. The Eight Allisons. European ac- it>bats, glre their wonderfnl exhibition. Nick ix>Dg and idaiene Cotton In Managerll] Trou- bles, present amnalog Impersonations, Including amoDg others, portrsyal by Miss Cotton and Mrs. Flake as Leah Kle&chns. Emmett Corri- gan is reuined another week owning to his sneeeaa la Tbe Card Parly. AaHag otheta on the.Mn are Wataoa. BatBoaa udBdwaida In Tbe yandenile Snhaage; tha Oi a a d Oyecm TMo. with Antolnetta LeBtaa. ptaa taaa; X Fran- cis Dooley and hli daaqivr fHH aad Joton Birch, who osera a aido dt aa ia wflk a aetlea of ordlnazT hatn. International—Bud Sn.vder beada the list •( stsn at the Wabasb sTenne house. Re offer* hazardous midair feats on his bicycle. Tbe cydlst comes direct from tbe Paris Hippodrome. Sbean snd Warren offer tbeir bnrlei-que. Quo Vadis Upside Down, which requlrec ziuch special scenery. Al Sbean, formerly or the Ls Salle Theatre, beads the team. Omar Singh and his company glee aa Eaat Indian lUusioo, Tbe Lady la tha .ClBBli Bonoer, the acting horse: Doratby JMi^ pdaaa boaaa: DeHaven and Parker, la A CWfcfe Bn** fWUCt: Didin and Lenharr, la The Wire Tappets; Maitbell and Laralne, and the Ortoa tasters alac ap- pear. Hayintrket—lames T. Powers, who proeed e bit at tlie Majestic Isst week, is the taeadllner. His droll comedy methods In TsudeTlIle bare already won for blm many admirers. Snyder and Buckley, mtulcal comedians; Glrard and Gardner. In Dooley and tbe Diamond; Eleanor Falk, the Barowsby Troope ot Atbl^tet, Fomt City Quartet, Brown, — ^ nor Burton. Anderson i Lucas are on the 1>0L Olympic—Tbe headline attnettea la tbe Loals simon-Once Gardoer Go, la Wm Creny't Ilrely farce Tbe Mew Caafham, The Five PlroaeolBa, Baraaaaa aefdty Jasgltn: Laata MeOmrd * Oa. Wne Btdaae. IHirtiiahM the tnraHes of a stage nuaser; Baiaa aad b' dogs: One WHllama, aaoooioclat: MacDoaald. atnglag comedian: Loallt Adair and Dalin. and Baimnnd aad also aeea and beaid to adrantage. GRABS OPEBA WZEK .opera, aaaapit ia npon Cbt- at tbe end of which period songMrda wm oit away to other perches to alight for a short zcat from their Olgbt. Tbe season promises to be more or leas gay; its condensation will mak It BO. The operaa to be glien form a rather sf- traetlre list and generiCy tiey are splendidly cast. The following operas will be presented at tbe Audltorlom commencing Moodsy nlgbt 3, In the order named: The Queen of 8het»a, Paoat, Don Pasqaele. Haensel and Gretel. Lol>cngEln. Carmen, La Tosca, Tannbaoser. Marta wIU ho glTen ^tnrday matinee. LOOKOie TO XHE FDTDBB Pantanoa wOl ratam to the Gatti^ for Baater week. Tha I«ad at Hod wm eHaa McVlcker'a for aie verbrmtnce AptO'II,- Ibk Wlggs of the CaMiage Patch will Mlav> tta next day for a three weeka' mn. Babcit Ear- raine In Man and Superman will fcUow Bteaaar BobsoD at Powers'. Sothem and Marlowe ate coming to the Illinola soon. Beginning April 16. B. S. Willard will appear In his eztcanic repertoire at tlie Colonial. Leo- IMtrldiatMM farce. Before and After, will come to the Oraad at the close of Mrs. Carter'a engagement. HACKETT BOOKS AT THE GRAND It is denied at the Grand Opera HoDse that James K. Hsckett hss obtained control of that playbonse. An arrangemeot bas been made, however, by which, during the next season, sereral of Mr. Hackett's sttractlons, lu- eluding The Walls ot Jericho. Mr. Hopkins, and The Little Stranger, will appear at that ■ tbeataa. - Following the announcement that Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphony Orchestra upoo their second season at Rarinia Park SatT^ay afternoon. June 23. comes tbe Statement tbat Uaaager J. J. Mnrdock is now aego tiatla g with Mt; Bto c k and tb e_ Tbomaa tedMMa te^„aaiaaded iiipginnit.at maalc duilag the < The annual Chleaso '""g''"f Bna.' World'a Gci open at the Collaenm Itamdsy aWk^ coDtlnoing until tbe 2Btb, with two ances dally. All Is In tcadlBcaa tOr I ing performance; and tbe Blngllng Bratheia'aap certain of tremendons boslneas this year. MERIOEN THEATRE INCINER- ATED As the result of s disaatrout tre wtilcb atarted in tbe shop of the Horton Printing Co., on Tuesday. March 27, Merlden, Conn., lost its only theatre, the Merlden. and the ownen, tbe Slmcox Realty Co.. sustained a total losa of about $123,000. Manager Beed of ttie theatre was alisent In New London at the time of the lire and be lost considerable personal effecta is the Ore. Wben tlie roof of tbe theatre eollapaed Ibiee firemen were caught and one waa r the debris In s dying eoadltloa. were cbamd beroad , "" Xhe Mfima was crobCBi 1—I «a a:« hot " Ea-..-. -J ■ — eoastraetlon and oa'tlawn, etc, and the scenery will ba aa i atmeted that the spectator will tmaglhe biv aelf among the western mountains. It is the intention of tbe company controlling the spectacle to produce it at tbe big parks this summer, among them being Coaer M sad aad otber big ""^J^^J^J^fJO^fJ^J^ JSSlellftSr copyright. vi;'.-.V.' '. MAX ROOERiB ILL .\ serious attack of nerrous trouble caused .Max Rogera to leave the cast ot Sogers Broth- ers In Irelsnd, at Schenectady, last week, and to return to New York for treatment. Joe Kale bas taken Mr. Roger's rote of Nlcbolss Knox. ■aehw^ k Barlla Waafcla, Raq.. a Ward, O. B. Warenanr, Gee. Warren. Pred wasia>um. Cbaa. a Wssbimm A syAl-^: Tr. Animal Gbcas Washer Bros. •Waybon. BdwsM WeaTcr's Mlaalaaw Bmr WeMk Oapt. Weeabon. Jaa. Welk, cT H.. Welch, Mgr. Jka a Welsh, Henry Welteh. Eaae le WeltOD, D. E. Weston, B. E. ac Wbalcn A Utrtf Wheeler, Bert Wfeeelera, JaggUag Wbltby, Jotaa Wblteembe, Staft aal Lottie Vhlta CUy Aai. Ok wnUasHl* AUL wmUM, ne MM WmiaHt^CkBi^ ■wnw» ttm B. WlillaiBB, Bany WUlson. Chester Wine. Geo. W. Winston. Oapt. Wllaon, Geo. B. Wilsoo, Mr. Wllaon, Pred P. - Wflaoa. rred Z. Wirt, Mr. Wise. P.. W •WlK. •Weoda. Ut. (OM Oaam. Woods A num Woolcott. Msrt wotipkyt. Joba Wrlfftt. H. E. Wright. tm» «. Wytrag, O. W. W. B. J. 4. Teaac. W. B. Eatno, Joaeph Vaga. GlannnI Xeao. Dr.