The billboard (May 1910)

MAY 21, ItMl Ttie Billboard 16 LONDON LETTER AGmt m Fioit of Low^^The aiid pppoitunity of the Ciystal Palace. PaidovalVJ^ CO to IVSRY one who b«« either TUltcd or bemri of the CrjttMl Pklaea at 8y deabain will be aorry to read tbe ac couat of thr recent meetins tield la coQoeetloa wltb tbe Uqaldattso of tb* coap«D7, altboafh, at tte Hme time. It ■• (ood newi to >nd tkat tbe offlclal recelrer did hold out boors for « «>ett«r Uine cooitns. jvw concema ta»e ft bad a — _ uie blt.orr than tbla pnt cataqnik wu ooce tbe prIdaaC Onat Bntom.:,'j toni't docted tt tram . tbc account glnm tk« nlMT «W. ttNH* com- meoced from Iba TCty.flnt.^ Ik* acWaal «•(!• mate tor mntag ttm MMlnc tran Hjit Park U SfdenbS^ t»«netii>c it waa £180.000. la tact. It cart Jwt •teBtlmea tbla amooat. ten yeaia anenrard, la 18SS. a sreat ■iToycd all tbe aartbcm part «f tbe i; tbis waa folloired 1>7 tbree land-alldea la mecraitoa. Tbcn. ptoloDged MUsaUon with lafmbnuat contraotora coat aaottaer £40,000. I adcbt gicatlon here tbat a (ood maar j*m aeo. wben I wa* first Ukeo to tba PaUcc. wa tbouKbt It aafw to take food witb na, owlnc to tbe uosaiiefectory nature of tbat anpidled b7 tbe tben contricton, and aXtboocb tbla atate of affairs bas paued awa7> It most bare doa* creil barm to tbe cooeeni at tbat time. Bat. oo top of tbeae law expeaaes came a fraod oa tbe compaoT wblcb coat aaoChcr £38.000. Aad. to crown alt, lb* aaaaal Tapaka to tbe boUdlax. 'mm at £0,000 orlclnallT eatlmated at a _ per anoam. baTO aaw CHt ton tbaa AUMIOO. Tbe rrccot aaaltlM tf vOia cwpaar caa, be jodsed ttaaa tbe tact Ikat te IM tka oaialats |w» e gyg^aa* tbe paymeata Cor latcieM And ret, aar aae aeeinc tbe viae* tor tbe ton time woold aataraUr tblak that It oncbt to be a (Old mine and. at any rate, tbe natural ^■Xgraand for Loedoa. Tbe ediflce la Just as wooilrrtui as erer from tbe f>olnt of Tiew of coostmctloa and sise. It Is 1,006 feet lone. SSO feet aeiou tbe truucept and ITS feet bl(b. tbe belKht of tbe two water tovers belns 283 feet. Great collrctlona wltbln tbe Palace and ffrooada iDclmlr all tbe arts and Kieaof*. Tbere at* two base coocert rooms, ooe of wblcb caa ae- commodate 4,000 Tocallsts and lastnunealallata. Tbe croands occupy 30O acrea aod cootala some of tbe finest ocalptorca atul fountalas la tbe morU. The ■aaat taolhall sraoad la Casland la allaatcd HMca—IM^WO apeeutora watched oae the t<cat«at Mlfhn oC tiM year there iMt arcek—aad there is atooa Owe ■ theatre aad ikatlaK. «lak. 'iaMat tibtm Urn •air rlfhl mlica oncbt to be — i^** to pax* TbIs year the Palace will get what la Its last rbsnce. A (rest show, called the FcstlTal of £mpire, tbe createat paceaat crer yet known. Is to be lield there. In tact. It ia golas to t>e tweoty-foar bic paseants rolled Into one aod lUaslrailoc tbe treat epiaodea eoaoected with tbe history of Orest Britain. Tbe performer*. In Ibemselres, will constltnte an army and It Is boped lo attract millions of people to tbe scene. In this eaae one of two tUocs most happen. It tbere Is aar one hie eaooch aad eearaceoas eaoDcb to -bar .the thIaK right oat (I " aMJta^-nhaawarad ir tte comedy waa reprcaented by the screen scene from Tbe School for Scandal aod tbe dresalor- room acene from Tbe Clsndestloe Marrlace sad a recitation by Mrs. Keadall closed tbe prosraa. Cariosity, itatarally, baag mostly around the perfonaaoco at Ucory Aloley and Coostsnce Col- tier, ia the haloooy aeeaa (ram Borneo snd Juliet. AUlaTa ■ naaiiftd aehtetaaaata in a docen TirM pana dolas tfea foat Iro wacki were appropriately n owa U »SilMiaj' hf Ua first appearance as Biamw . tta chaiactar Ar wblcb ho aeema to haro tctn daatlaad (lata ha firat took tioodoo by itoni ai Paolo. And be came right up to expecutlona. Hla delirery ot tbe iBmortal Unea waa the perfection of musical yet natural and Tlrlle apeecb—deep, clear aad oaatralnctd. Both be and alias Collier met with a great reception. Cyril Maode and Hal- die Hope also acored In Tbe Clandestine iHar- rlace. and tbere seemed no end to calls tbat tolfowed tbe screen scene from Tbe School tor Scsndal. in wblcb Tree appeared aa Sir Peter. Marie Uibr as L.ady Teasle, Baall OIU ao Tnaspb Surface, Bobert Loratne as Chailea. aad Bcoiy NeTlUa as dd Uncle OUrer. ^Altogether, tbe teatlTal woond up la a blase o< glory. It baa lieeo an enoruMos aaceess. both artistically and financially, and tbe com- mittee a( ttmltmr actora aad nlmaw who acraagcd tt^aat lb Hcrtert TMe^.-wrha toaaed bU theatre aad aiw save his acaat Mil Im pro- daclng tbe viam 'tmm* 'tuUm CMtIt they bare been glrea ••«■-gliMi;.-,-^ .—.vr '*Tbe moat dil%htti| 4MClW'.Miir "SMii la SYDNEY TO WINNIPEG A Far Oy Jnrtified V Cbonrtaiicdr of Revinf and RegaidiDg Theatricak and Amusemenli in Jcdhn BuUyLcMq; ReinDved Domamt. A jjEmiR WtOM AUSTRALIA. flydaoy. M. 8. W., April 12. By tbe steamer tliat takea tbla latter. Mr. T. J. West, tbe head and founder of West's Pletnrta, tbe lare<-st picture proprietary in the world, goes to tbe United Slates, and will call at tbe BUlboard Office In Mew York, for all lettetn tbat may be sent tbere. Mr. West Is snxlous to meet any or all of tbe nim mannfae- tnrers aa well aa any other brancbes of tbe boalness tbst bsre anything to submit tor bla Inspection. Mr. C. Spencer Is also In tbe United States, aeeompanled by bis wife, snd alBo on tbe lookout for all kind of aoTcltleo ia tta aad*. Uadcr separate corer I asad jm^m.^Wft, ahmrlag Speacer'a New Wrie IKatfO that h to bo completed bcfota XOsan- ber lat, aad there are three other theoixea that all hare to bo ready tor malac the Slat of November, next. Ur. J. D. Willlanis baa completely remodeled the Ozfoid Theatre, and renamed It tlw Colonial. Ho haa expended about 18,000 on the fame, la alleratiooa. aad has one of the lateat and moat up-to-date theatres In tbla city. I tinderstand tbat ha baa secured tb? eooces- slooa on tbe agrlcoltural show grounds for s^me yean to come, paying a rery baodsome figure for tbe concessions. Be cleaned op for the week about <2S.00O and looks happy and con- tented all the time. AH tha thaatrea did rec- ord baslacaa, -aad aU mom arm plviac to capae- 1^. .Tbla la iiiilfinn ta mr toMar posted 1^ gtMijy ^atjwLjg and Bcntrlle, Barry and Kate MItcbdl, J, Francis O'Bellly and Harry TtaMa. The Elite. Lyric. Dreamland, Starlanil. Unlqoe, i^Incesa and Pastime report' husiaeaa very good. Tbe Colonlsl, tbe new mor'.ng pletma opened its doors to tbe pnbllc oa Mar 'Arrangements are being made far B camlTsl to be held here on May 24. Julliu Brotbera' Cafe Is cootemplatloc follow- ing the example of the Fortols Cafe. San Fran- cisco. Thia cafe Is tbe beadqtiarten ot tlicsi- rical folks while la tbe ci.y. The Ulllboard » alwaya kept oo file. dJasager Case, of the Oahbw ai - Mcao. ai air. a^TMrrar I psaa^ to OB a ^HMkl ot the BUoo. la going o.i a lac aipaditlM with a tew «a few » tot aCgnMb. receirrr capital, whlcb far fifty years, otart oat to make the ptaco a aecesslly 10 Loodoaeia. thra 1 tblak ba would strike a gold mine. Otherwise the place and grooods will fan lato the haadi a( tha halUcr— a fir better rtaalt, tnm ttO/VfiM-.«C'Jrit« «C bat a «■iifiS^ Im' la tke the sbareholdeca. nation. If hot lo thai watU. Spcakiaa of tlia - MbUtbI at tepta* reaalada me that Umdeo to ta- far the blnccat ootdonr year It bas ercr kaowa. The AngioJapaoese Esblbltion. whkh opeaa ao May 12. will attract more p<^n>le tbaa anythlaK- ot tbe kind pccrionaly held. Nerer bettn has so much work aad thsttght been pnt lato an ezhlblUon aod aU the leeourcea of tbe two govcmmenu wUI be called in to enaure Ita ancceaa. Apart from tbe exhlbl- tloo Itself, the outdoor amusements will be on a blcser scsle than erar before. Tbe old st- trsctlons. In tbe shape of tbe filp-fiap. scenic railroad, grarlty aplral railway, witching wsreo, •ad the spider's web will be In full swing. whOe. la addlttoo, thtto wU be a Mtor raco track, a taal aabaaitoa. fleateh rlUaao. Ja p a aea e fairs, taa hpaaau t^aM aad, ta owwu aU ta «Ma timttU a J ta i a ma tattoo aC' a teal ror- ■••aa TlUage aad an Alao TlIla|ik'^?[ha{iAlaaa were tbe race who, 000 yeara-B. IKVinsw con- mnd fay the pnaaat lidiaUtaata. fUMeitbtr the •otdoar showa. ahoa l d aaaOy -HMpaM aay- MoB fnr yac aeea m teai«:«C.I> 4kaat.MtalB. TMa. agala. I-awoaar'aMt^aMil haTa. ■uti't Court once «««a.. t aiafe n Mar gatee aad vpco- riding Its pleaaaarllM7ahair. Then are ta be army and aasr'rpaaHata. a graat latema- ttoaal hswa ah—amntfeM.^TiWlii caa Sffti^ sasssr cjaatry fsir and the muale^ail aad thaatra. Then came tbe White City, at Manchester, rua aa magnificently by Mr. Oalrln Brown, and tbo White City. London. Since then the roller akatlac rinks and the pleturo theatree hara COM aad eenqoercd. Betora reiy long we, shall tasTe the Aaierleaa' tua city la general' cxiatrnce la Khctaod. I adrlia arojMy coa- crniod In this .boalaaaa to keep their eyea skinned. ^Thla haa been aa tatsratlav week from a iMaMral point ot Tiew. Wo haro bad a great ogfantlaa on aceooat ot the aanlTeraary of a* Mt pfcfanunca ot Tbo Arcadians aad the **atqr milcal comedy acomcd to go better than •««r. Tbaa: wa had B. B. Irrlas ahatUaa d Sr-_i<^ll lad Mr. BMa. aCMc a vtatiiud to whidk he UamHihMi acqalMd TnpiM tor re^utic aetlat aseead oaly - to feb falbar. As a final fiourlah to lMdaa*a glMtoas Shako- y»n feattral. wo yaautday had a aK rlasslc matlne* at Bla lfajMiy*a Ibtatta. way of I ' TQIMMfTOk .ONT* THaatr* Cleaaa en Account of tlHt Death of King Edwarct. Forbes Bobertaoo. who bas been drawing big aodlencea to tbe Royal Alexandra, where Le pre- sented Tbe Pasalog of the Third Floor Back, closed bla engagefnent. last Friday, owing to tbe death of Klog Edward. Tbe boose wai dark for one day. At the close of bis tour, before lesrlog for England, Mr. Bobcrtson wUI store his scenery, etc., here, snd will again open hla seaaon to tbla clly next fall In tbe same play. The Boyal Alexandra win hare a sammer seaana with a alack aaa VhwMett aad lllM K aoB win hrgia taa «, Tha Hajcatle Mosle Han b didng saed feart> !•• with summer TanderlUe at ptipaliw grtWh- Mis. Leslie, the wUe <a the rrafdaat waa jer of tbe iltioMe, naaOt aateWMt M operation which praaag aaccaaM. Bir Bmn band, Mr. Walt Xeg^ Im toade a katt or friends In Toronto. Wm. Morris, ibe TpndeTine maitnate, is ex- pected to arrire here soon to arrange for tbe erection of a new booae. Tbe new'theatre will be called the Canadian Unsic Ball. Besides their new bouse in Stratford, wblcb baa been a success tron tbe start, tbe GrUBn Amaseawat Ompaay hare opened two new thea- tro, tha SdW Optta' Hgose in BellerUle. Out., and tha Grifla Otphcass at Kingston. Oat. Mr. Peter Grillin. tho.aaaaagcr ot tato vaad^ riile circuit, wUi take a trip amaa tha aaatt- ncnt for bis health, reatihtag 'Alsea la ttaw tor the big flght. Later •■be Inliafli m*^ ta CINCiNNATIaa. Cheater Park Opene—Hippodrome aon at Ball Park Asaured. CRVaTAL PALACE, LONDON. the Palace Theatre. Another comment Is that every seat In tbe house is booked for tbe next nine weeks. Maud Allan came, and took London by storm. Lady Coostance Stewart Richardson, with ber coronet snd ber beautiful figure, did the same. Geoee has for years been regsrded ss weodcrfal. Bat sll of them sre aa nothing in cooiparlson artth Parlora. Ben la teal art. She depeada on ao adreatltloaa bcto. Sht to the daaeer par axeeileaee. The critics hare used up all their aapsrlaUsaa, but atlll they ban not maaaged to diKrfbe.btr.'.Iha to'.pactry laeamate—erety aaaiMat .fall <aC gnat snd charm aad latasad bgr a iahT4Ika:aMBHB tbat todda an vellbeaad. Twcaty yaara. tt bard work bare _gone to make bar what aba Is. *tor aU tbat tlaao ahe waa awllai batd to the BaUet laaUtote at ■t..''VbfiMbBg; ■•blag hetaelf perfect. Kow. Uaga bars fibwiirid prcaceto «vaa her aad tbe Ua Ow^iaAn iUi taa * •aU.iJtotoaat Her partner. M. Mordkioe.. wtio dances with ber la tbe famous Bacchanalia dance. Is alio a heantifnl dancer and a beauUfnIly proportioned BUB. to hoot. Bo alao to at the bead of tbe mnfisilBn to Russia and has won tame all orer ■nrope. The pair ate irreaiatlble. When they ceaw OT«r to you la the suttunn I think yon will agree with me. tAbo Xrtonger, of KIsw and Etlanger, srrlTed ta Londoa last weak; accompaaled. by two otbcr nanagen. J os sp b Braoka and-William Harxto. of New Tatk. ■the abject oT their rlalt waa a ^ I w ti a tlMai aad Oharlca Itobmaa . .K.tmtt. which waa hdd at the Baial (a the day •( tbeir arrival. Tha pceleet betvce tbto mceoag was Krtoager*a Idea ot daMttag foor theatres—ooe each to New Torfc, Beaioa. Ptaitod^phto and Chicago—to loropeoa plays only. The scheme waa adopted and by next autumn will be In operation. Bng- llah' atars aod Cngllah comi»anle« will he at- tracted to these foor theatres snd It Is hoped that they will sppeal to America's sense of noTelty. Oeorge Tyler, who Is In lymdoo amnging for the production ot Tbe Paws of a To-morrow, bas met with many dllDculttea. In tbe firat place, tbere waa great trouble in aecurlng a theatre, but tbto baa been orereooM at laat by getting tbo Oarrlek. Then Mr. S^sr cabled thr tha sceoery to ha aent over.- Tbto waa dia- patebad •a tie .maaihehe, whkhfttomptly got waa placad ta the' tiwhfilfc- Ih iii T a very Uttle hope ot earing any of It. Tbto mtsaa tbat new ■cwier y , piopertira, etc., will bara to ha made la tea days,' tor the piaca to to ba giren a trial gsajtUtar^|I*TiSjl** *^ ^ for the four, and I am lust totormed that there Is to be a fifth one. Purely for Tanderllle, at tbe railway station. TbIs most make Melbonmo think aometbing to doing to Sydney. More fay tha 'Rtoco luU oo tha Stot Int. w.-STb WINNIPEG. Canada: Theatre to Reopen with Robert Man- tell. Tlieatre News in General. Jnat now we are occupying tbat period cor- aiag the toterlm between the close of tbe win- ter theatrical asason and tbe oprniac of tu« aummer j m oa frni term. The last gasp ot the sturaaMap dMBlto pcttod to dtolla«t«r andihie. wbOe the- latha ' aad other ataalkr iSmeto are - ■bo^« gloB er .Mtowttae. Bat two ngalar Cbcac aahlbllcd here liar The WInnlpec Tlieatre. wblcb has been dark for awhile, will open In a wrrk or two. wItb Robert Mantel^s the attraction. Tbl^ l.ouse has not been mnnlnc smoothly this seasoo. but It is to be luiped tbat next seawn will be more successful thsa the picTiona one. Sercral of the. booses here wlU shortly clow f w : MMMgmm»^|Magjk^^*^^ may The MnsleUna* Ctah. wblcb Is always op^n lo the Tlsltlnf theatrical fraternity, bas oo^ of the Oaest llttto etab roonu In the city. This etob waa taimat Ir-tha nolelana, members- of Oa nrtaaa/ttHitMib ' ■.Sh(i» are coxy sittinir wya, > bl l l to ia *■ le—e aad wading rooms, and She aamiMF aaaaim to dsOa to baad here, and ererrthlBg arooad the parks la bastte aad. bastle. gctttag to inepatatloaa tor their oaaatagi^ wfekh win take place oa May Stth. Moat of the theatren will close for the aum- mer In abont two or tbn>e weeks. The Grand, which has been closed lately, bas been leased to Usnager Klein, ot tbe Elite Tbeatre, for a period of fire years. It Is tbe Inten'lon of tbe msoagement to run this boose with morlng pictures snd Taaderille. The boose Is being refitted sod decorated for tbe of>«olnff oo Jane Ut. at a bUr expense. Tbe estimated coot will exceed $19,000, which Includes tbe Installation of electrical effects, a cool'ng and alr-porifylns plant. When Itolabed, this Iiouse will be ooe ot the largcat and ptcttlrat morlng' ptcton- booaea «e the caallaaat. OUaagar. Kteia will leare shortly tor OMeage aad KOw .TM to ar- t tor Ma hiain aa« oxpecto •Ctbam torWto^e«to 'i».aea- (jitiifca L haa an excdieait MU. beaded bgr Vdto HaiMy..^ot Tbe Han tt tbe Boor tame. At the aOao, Maaager Case bas oae at -tbo — Tha bin the Btoglii i«-17. On May M. Chester Park nas formaUy opened. Of course, a number of ImproremeiMs hare been made stoce tbe close of Isst seasou. Free raodcrille, hooked throosta Morris, to sgato oae ot the big atlractloos. TLe opcntog oiU IneladMI Oarey and Poaey Moore, daacm: Nal- •oa> C iail^ CTi ^ rfMOki .Baai»> ~ - and Harteal Oarland. iBMfePa 31 theto owB tbeatre. form aaM~ tbe Cheater Annex, the Ben BO Show la glrlng exhibitions. John Weber's Prixe Band aeasoo at tlie Zoo, May 15. Manager Walter Draper baa doiied coatraeto tor tbe appearance ot Bea Greet aad bb ptoy- era at the Zoo. Tbe engagement will be for two weeks. Tbe exact dates bare not yet been aaaoottced. Cheater Park wlU hate conto opera aad mo- aical coanedy^at Ito thaalie. ~ June lOT la tbe Lagoae Park^Aaatie: wUl be aeen. Manager J. J. gaged HcndM MayaU aad XUsawic, to ptoy leads. nasee's attractions, baa ment of Robinson's Tbestre. aad WlU also opea the Grand Opera Bouse, here. May SI. With popolsr-prlceil Tanderllle snd plctarea. Wilson Hummel, formerly a ■ftir o€ tha rorepaugh Slock Company. hMk to Boar wHh'tba ' Albee Stock Company. ptoylBg at KciO^ Th» atre, Prorldence. R. I. Tbe annual conrentlon ot the Poster PrtoltcsP Association will be held here May 33-34. Bead-, quarters will be established at tbe Bote! Bar- lln. Moat of tbe del.gatea will arrive in Cto- cinnati on Snnday morning. May :!3, aad wnl l>e tbe ciicsts of tbe Clnclnnall abow wlators during the day. Oflleera of the Assoctolioa arer Chan. W. Jordan. Chicago, president: Clatcocv B. Rtuey, Clnclnaati, secretary: E. B. UxtOT. Clilcago. chairman board of directors. Tbe blppodrooe season at tbe Cincinnati baU park opens Deconttlon Day. May 30.- Tha pricca ot admisalse wUI xaaaa from tea to fifty ceats. The Cteetoaatl h ln nd u me wU ba maaagtd to the firm ot XtOmoea aad Uegler. Banz^K. Shocklex. aiaaaacr ot the Walnut Street Thea- tre h«rc, wm he tzcaaufcr ot tbe hippodrome. Obaa. Daraa. of-tbc OolumbU ■nestte. wm be - aad laa. Pay. eC the bxta, wm ba