The billboard (May 1910)

24 Xtte Billboard MAY 21. 19ta MANAGERS R ESIGN Twebu Biembers of the National Association of Theatrical Producing Diop from the Affiliation—^Violation of Rules Cuaes Rf^gnatioro—Cbantecler to Plajr in New Yotk. PRODUCING MANAGERS RESIGN. • N« 'nr Zotk. Mar 18—Twelre memben ban ■■■A tea tk* Matloaal AaMcUtlon at 13w- Hiula, nto is Joaeph Brooks, i £j. Krlinger. Junes Maaa^M, namelj, Heaz7 B. of tbe aaaodatlaB; Hanii, WUilmm Hanla.'Sm^Dnr.''lSSk He- Kee, rrederic Tbompaoa and A. W. DlasmU. Tti* caose for Uila Trtinifiili zc^snatlai Sa riolAtlon of the ralem of tile Ofsaalaatloa, one of tba metoben barloc (iTca oat, wltboat an- ttactCr* a report of tbe uterrlew between Jotan Oart and dlrectoim of tbe AmoetmtUn, Tkm natnatlon of Heory B. Harrla reads C* **1 Ao mot core to bold ofllce or mem .1 M ■> MoodatloD tbat baa memben wbo ■• mOm Kcard tor tboir pledsca." ^ Cart blaaMO Kila o aw far tba troablc _ tbat tba Mooat^f laiiiloIlM neoc- tbe TiMatro Om miu f Awmn lilliai vbcs it a 't i « i a to recelre it tliia week in Joint eonfer- ODC*. Al. Woods Is quoted as saylns tbat tbe ■wetias batween tbe joint Interests will take that an equitable basis of operation WBt Wtj ' flriiowed, to ^Te prodncers and tbea- toB tmlfim an eq ' ' an eqoal ahare of tbe^proAta. GHAinaCLER ON ROOF. New Torfc. Mmj IS.—Xbe Amslcaa 'Boot Jaoa_S witb Chaateclar^aa~tbo Waal Hajoo. tte the nie of tba poapoole ban pknaaat. Bany tioplno. tba Entfldi actor, i iui iraja tbo lolo-xf Obanteeler. Kai) ^lacbl. wbo stased tba Bex- Ua prodoctlm. wHl ose orlfliial coatmncs and ■eenetr. Cbanteeler win be enacted la trplcal Qennm barnyard ityle. real fnimaiB BtzuggUnc ** ^ —ones and i.<lT> | fT*ng wltli tiie caat. Cbantecler la a satirical cooiedj' of toGWiildtf aet to moile. XOMmUtY-MMKIIUPT. ALL THEATRES CLOSED. O., Us7 14.—Erery tbeatre in tlia dtT was dosed Uoodsr, Mmj ». hr tba board of beoltb, owlss to tlis sicat nUBbcr «C caaea oC aaallpoT ban. Tlxn mn two caaas Sat- nrdar and twain moce denloved Uoadsr. banoa the board of haaltk took aetioB acslnst the tbea- traa and all bolldlnta wbeie crowds asMmbla. It is eipeetad tbat flwr wtU remain closed for elsiit or tan daja iiiiliaa otbcr cases are coa- tractad. Tbe eloatoc aOcets tbe Colnmbia, Or- pbtnm. Pzlocaia. EdIsonU, I^ilc aod all-dance lulls in the city. PREMIERE IN WASHINGTON. Washington, title of wm be Mar C, Mar 14.—] V br Prtatoe -Derelicts U tbe PtYM PT O H CRm CALfcY ILL. New Tork, May 14.—Eben Plj-mpton, tbe well-known Cbaracter actor, la serloosly ill- at tbe Booserelt Hospltsl ber«. He tmderwcat an aniitliiu a few dan. ago _aad bia coodltlan la aa&A to tie rritlrai. Plrmpton ia a OMnl of tbe old adMol of acton, bsTlas ansa wltk Banctt. Booth tlkma - IMICKELQ DEON U CENSES The Cause of High L Explained and Medwds SilggjHkdt^ Their Redoclinn—^A Naticxial Asaociatira of PkUe ,. Hwatie Managen Advocated PIGTURK THUmiB UOOWn. Ifar 14. (Contrftirtad te Ihe BUl- board).^h* aoet popolar focB o< aanaaaant ta AnMriea tO'itor ia tbe moriac pietan tbeatn. It ia tbe poor man's sbow, Jost aa grand opera la tiie society event. Here in Cblcaso the flre and ten-cent boosea are crowded, wtille the f l.fiO and 12.00 sbowa play to empty seats. Tbe result has tieen tbst the big Ikes tried to get the city cooncii to make the amall booses pay HOO a rear llcwiaw. bat wben tbe conncQmen met. tliey haA Urn tamt ama too atnoc tor tbe tlwatricsi IBM. thv p r opootd to niae all license, aad oas oT the aoat mHqae ksal bat- tles enr wttaaaaed was foosht out in tbe coorts. Hie lawren woe bind to abow that it was right to Bake tbe pictim men pay (400 license, bat it was nnconstitatlooal to charge the blj: t h t att e a $1,000 and the court decided that the lleeaae Bongers In council exceeded their power wben tbey passed the law basing the llcensr on the price of s rtmlssi o n . If tike mananra of tbe ftre and ten^ent thea- tres all orer the coon try would only unite, send for s copy of tbe nnlted SUtes Proteetin A*- soclstien protest blank, pay their license oader ' ' lobi with oil tbe other forcea wbo an this cm. Jola la ae tast ease that ii ~ to be cairiiJ t» the United It wm Mt.ba lOBK nntii ■I ka Idl wItb the 'BnUn Filatlac Ooaaposr of Hoa. West 43d atnetTbr Gothrle. Bangs aal Van EInderen, attomeya fOr tbeae credltora: James C. Hlgglns. fll4,aM oa an assigned claim for kana to tlie company made by one of the officers •ad salary due that officer; Angust Eitien. &12S, nnt. and Darler and NIeld. UOO. serr- B aa acconntanta. It was allege that the compaiir Is Inaolnnt and on Kay 2. admitted luMUtr to par Ua debta and wiuingseas to waa laeorpocatad'la IIM wHfe opttal SSST^ |2S,000, wUeb was afterwar* ' ^■tarfd to 940,000. Eob«rt F. GUlin was piiaWsMI (ran the start until be diad in Jaaaaiy, IMW, when Oeorge F. Morgan became prealdcat, aad. It waa ■ Id. p nt Is mon capital. U. B. Spratt waa ascretary and treaaorer. Tbe company had no Bndstreet nUng. It baa a wen equipped plant ■ad Blade a spedaltr ot tbeatrlcal work. James K. Beckett was a endltor for $1,178. Far some tlBla past, it Is said in the trade, bmlnesa has been dnU and ooUectlooa slow. STAGE FAVORITES RETIRE. Mow Tork Hay 12 (Special to Tbe BlUboard). —Two Broadway taTotltas. Mabel Tallafeno aad Frank Worthing, are In retirement frtim tta atage. tbe former from a nerrous coUspss aad the latter from tuberculosis of the throat. Wortblng teU mied tram Pittsbinx. whoe bo was fcseed to qsit tbe leading part In la Mitrtiaiair a TaUanT He aUled for Egglana tmt SataMar te treatment, but It la not be- Wf—t. that aa will ercr be able to Ktnra to tta atage. His tnsble- has been growing mna tapldlr sad ba has sow Ioat..bfs ««(ee. iilM. LEttJK CARTER CONVALES- May 12 (Special to The BIO- _ aa lie Carter, the actress, wha IMMHB a wl w eeks ago, ia now in DaytiDB. 9f_ym m» tgm wfll stay at the bome of ber Sf* laeonnd. Mrs. Carter. ^ w»_ » aaSsnip nss ptomaine poisoning, la Baib tmprond accosdlng to ber physician. THOMAS ' NEW PLAY. _ AW ptna Tbonaa* new play, Tbe Member frnn Oiark, wHl be produced by Uesara. Cohan and Harris. Contracts were signed imdcr whleb tSis ftrwt performance wm be glren In Detrtdt an Monday, September S. Messrs. Cohan and Wiria are engsging a powerful cast to presant tbe play, which Is said to be nattrely American, with tbe scenes laid in Mr. nomas* fanrlta draniatle terrltoty. THREE TWINS AGAIN ON BROAD- WAY. Joseph H: Galteo* BBtfoa coaiedy has been g>oked for a two w nka ' engagement at the Wew Y«k Theatre. The eooqiaiiy is beaded to (niftm Cnwfotd, with msny of the origlna] New Tork cast, Includlnir Mayme Gehme. Joe Alien. Delia Nlren and others. New songs and sew features are said to hare been tatiodaeed since Its laat appearanea In New Totk. FRiTZI SCHEFFAS YUM YUM. the date tor the tha Caalno. of sn sll- Xho preanit plana •■Mng tor aboat an a Boral aod mental laaplntloa. pletorca an joat the reretae, bat tbe licaiiaa has no mon to do with tbe picture than the license baa to do wttb tlie quality ot tieer sold over the bar. Lklnkey Dink paya Just the sams license for tbe Worklngmao's Exchange as do tbe christian gentlemen wbo run the "Audi tor lam buffet. The license has no more to do with checking fatality than tbe license bss to do wItb tbe effects a drink of Uqaor will ha*a upon the one wlio drinka It. Some monlaK tka newspapers will tell af_ a toiriblo CHICAGO'S WE8TSIDE THKATRIS CHANGE POLICY. Cblcago, May 16 (foetal to Tbe BfflboaM).— PezhApa one of tbe greatest changn tbat baa been eeffcted in yeara ia t^ outlying hfiiisea win take [dace at tbs opening of tbe combig Beaaan,^hen-the Baymarkat win rerert to tbe legltiniate. as two other Kobl A Oaatle boojps bsTs dcoe In this city wltbln tbe psst few rests, namely, the Olympic and tbe Chicago Opera Hcnse. Wben this bouse opens on August 1st, it wm be booked by Messrs. Klaw A Er- langer with tbe higher cisaa attnctlons ssd an 'at $1.90 down will be put Into KoU. CaaMatOB aad MVldleton. wbo alao eoa- t»Bi tta ^^*^^y^fflg^ y ?**^ '^"jiUS ]oS TbMtn^'^WiifiyrttS'^ Mw%Sal£ which la now hoaalag .TaawTllh, wU Mat Ma- son ban a naUeat sleek '■« "| ' "f f*-T**t lha liigher class of mdodrsms s t ti s c U uos. These four theatres, Haymorket. Academy, BIJoa a nd Star, will be under tbe management of Mr. wnilsm Boche who. for tha poat one years, has been CDunected with tta i and tbe BlJou theatres. TTiI|fc Sb» will be the awlatant mansgyr. MRS: eAMPMLL lU. rhlrsgo. 111., May 14..—Mka.- ff a lliak Camp- bell Is confined to her rooei la a local hotel a Tlctlm of nerrons prostration. Tbe mness, al- tbongb not serious, necessitated' "fbccancella- tl<Hi of next week's engagement at tbe Majestic, here. 0m knock-out solsr plexus blow from the highest aoart in our land. Should the operator of a picture machine un- dergo sn exaininatlooT Certainly, but why sboold he pay a feet Tbe oiwstor, like the doctor and all othm wbo degrade tbamaelns some big rallioad. caosed br a aowlr-prMMtM engineer and roa wlU aae tbe Ucoass advaealw alap a Uccoae oa an ainlim la—what tOrt Tjt pnrent aeeidentaT Hew macb attentioa win tiw rmilroeda par to Itt Joat aa mnch aa the niinola Oeotrai pays to tha anti-smoke oen- sance of tbe Cltr ot Oilcago. All licenses tbst sre sold at any price aa a permit to engage In a lawful business are on* American, andemocratlc, anrlghteons la thsoir end nnboly in pnctlce^and la time win bo knocked out as aaooaotltaaisaiL - . _ . "Ba sore roaVa zlflUt tkaa '■•-^MMV* Serentr-Sn roan ago thaaa waraa tm oaai tta ilpa of Oa«r Cmaett. and thor stand t»4ay a IlTte aMaaaMBt to one ot the gtcataet piea- ecn la oar aailr Amerieaa blstocr. I thooght. aa I looked at the sturdy fratler character wbo baa been a real companion alneo or bor- tiood days, there Is a teacher ot blatoar, not the man Obtt Oockett, but tbe pictured atsir that spoke the only unlTersal language In nae to-daa^ for tlie pictured Dary Crockett will lateraat tla naUTM ot Sootb Africa, the ne o aa a ts oC Bu asta. the blgta or low casU «C Aria, tha oAacatsd or tte ignonnt ot aU ^Lj i iatah a aajgd^aa tft^ 83r •K'ptSaia bIIUSSl ratt^^S own fltana and cater to tbe edocatw ot tho masses with their own subjects. Some dar ** will awaken to tbe fact tbat while the stage lab running riot with its "Vampire," "FaialsB" and "Salome" dances tlie greeteot popolar educational factor of our time is tbe pletaed stoty tbat both charma aad luipi i a aii ai. n» «adac- pieta— mfmmAf J«mjB/iJ*£ CONDEMN STAGE JEW. St. the OrdsaC Ho_ Mar 14.—At the conrentlon of mw B-flth held here, a reaolutlan ' Ike Jew on tbe 1 adrlslac a bsT' crca of the doc catebei^' A dog license d< Indicate tbat tbe dog's bits won't be Jnst as fatal as the one who wean not tbe aacred tag. T^ls license ift t^f golden calf that the modern political Aaron lifts op in tbe ^wHdernees ^ or graft -and-pnaaahiTs 4t^ be tbe cnre-sll tbst oogiit to be dow-towed to liy the multitude. A film catches fire In an operator's booth, a few ladles seresm as trsnttcslty as though then bad suddenir appeared right tram tbe Jangles ot Africa a bmpe aad Tidoaa moon; a atray cob reporter, who has been admitted br card, wzltea it op; the^ editor pots on tbe screamera; other papen copy and then tke mimlclpal doc- tna d'ar"^ tiie case and apply tbe asnal and another license is plsced in the munlclpBl Koran. A boy shoots off his With hslf a pound of Fomrtb of July pat- riotism done up In red paper with a string pro- truding, he blows out s neighbor's eyes; pre- matnre greves are filled; hot why talk of a sane VOartkl Whr not make It nalawfol tor aaycoe ta Aaot aC a caaaoa oacfcar, aad l a rl d rat a ll r ■ tw «Wla ar^n a plaraMta tka Inkjaw nn- ^"nS^SSaSSr* "wiimiu" ^*imuSi!!.'''Lj bis own upeiator ta Chlcaga^ ba amst par the license grsft—no aatter U he did par It In Cidnmbus, O., last week sad win ban to pay It '4b Squedunk next week. Onir the Ueenacd opentor is allowed within the sacred bootb H#ace, If yon want to learn to operate a ma Chine, roa an compelled to do like tbe Irish man who boogbt a pair of new boots—be bad to wear tfiem a week before be could get them on. How long woald it take to train englneere oa oar great laOwwa It no oaa bat tka aagiasar was snowed to csnr tta caht Bark aC OB of tkis BVflax pietata Ueeaw aaltattai aia tha woald-he theatrical ttast aMgastas wha an stni ImOtaa tho bslle t dan c ers s ad d ragg ing the I I .T cooedlcs artnad onr the country and trying te gather In the people's dollan and double-croaa all competitors, growling becaow tbe people prefer to glre op a nickel for a ten- cent allow rather tlian glre up a dollar for a t n cen t ooe. Bcal pletorea are text books, ney bare real It. fl^ bnrt salr '*a comaaditr that la of » sahn aad haa a» ho ctieap 1 or coUace. Tialtad tbe Sdig In ciiicagiL. 1 M^aaataan-ta xhm agreeably anrpnsed at tbe apben ot tbe place. I waa ahowa ereer coar- tesy, not becaoM I was preparing aa artWa for The FUtform, for it I didn't teU people that I am a license fighter, ao oae woald snr know It. There wen "Babes" in that oOee wbo looked more like a teal patriot tkaa roan tnilr. and I tooT - the fdlow ttoB : tat fBaar pi la a regular morlng pletnn i Ohlcsugo. and aU tho new filma ban ta | Board of Cenaon aad all obJectloaaHa an »iii««t».«.<<. Kow If tbe chaotanm aK*^rs want meritorious films The Platrocm man will be glad to recommend thoee that he knows are good ones. Such films ss Tbe Angelns, aag- gested from Millet's bUtorlcal palattag of tha aams nsme, is a sermm that la preached by the toiung of tlie Angelns, aad It aa e»ec >l to l r brlags happtaeaa U tha mlaA aC tba MaaMa aa tkaiflHt caBfia fertvi It to MM ttv. Tttm pletares an onIr a aeaialejot Me gsaat bM> her pat oat br the Sellg POIracope Oompaar. who ao Hndlr loaned tbe tUustntloas for this artido. I am almp^' trrtng to show the tollr eC Ucsasing soA pwtaras Is s ariae sgalnat progress perpetnted by scheming poUtlclsns and has no mon to do with tha merits or dsmerita of a picture than a licenn on a dog baa ta do with the disposition of tbe brute. But. says the political Oladitonlaa W a h a t a i laa meal Nelaoa yr. Alddcfa. '.'wa da tlto -l: ^gct oar peopla ttam tka daassr at Jt atop to I OBaaaaMBCi WBBo^W to - - Mo greater Indictment of , I AS a trand and a crime was enr brootfit to tbe bar of public opinion than tho Jcagails .Skaatn^dlaartar. where an incomplete banding waa permitted to be used upon tbe par- mont of the $380 license, and 680 aonla wen sacrificed upon the license altar at 4 cents a bead, nie world waa horrified and erery little license adroeata In entr Uttio hamlet was ap in council and borough and cltr with a nsdSB te put on man license. It a man aaa lH aad a pint ot carbolic acid and a rcgolar Ueaaisd 4m> tor moiled to his r es ells sad gare tha aoBMOr a quart ot caihoUe add to reUere bis pate fea would show as mueta sense as then llccaso dae> ton ban displsyed since tbe terrible deatrnetlcB et Ufa OB that fatal, cruel aftersooo wben, with- out wsmlDg. thousands of homes were made desolate, and orer It all are the black wotd»— "Ucense," and still they cry "Mora license." I sm dwelling on the muring picture traslneee becanae. to my mind. It Is the most potsat fac- tor for tko adantka, Mial * kattonawt ot the aaeaaea gt i - latence today. It la the d Ufo, .Whotfear kiva an lacnaaa^ ut_ Tlalt^M My do- land. ■A man may lead a doable Ufa and daceln bis wife snd children and c h eat eTacyooe, bat his own conscience and hia Creator by ' bannta that an Tile and not grade aocietr. bat wbea his w Tlsit tlie lltUe tsmllr resort to whlls awajr ■•atln, deboalac, low atade, valgar 1 are both eootagloas aad coataariaatlag. One of tbe plays that liapi i asi it me in my roanger life was Tfie HMdlaaan. and ths ptc- tare Btorr of tbe dij Baker ahowa tbs Door straggling clsy molder fighting against fata, embodying In lu Interesting theme tbe atroogast appeal to the hnman emotlona. 8nch films are aftogetber meritorious and the effects are both tnspintioaal and lasting. J. Pnttk Baom, ^s gMtast American anther ot ~ ' taliT tela fid inaad of Or,