The billboard (June 1910)

JUNE 4> 19^a rlie Billboard 11 lUnMoat Puk to tta* other ptrk «t Kmnut 'OUr, aad It oponed May S3. Tbe indoor amoM- ■Mtt wan tba oom moat patrooUcd at the openlac tbc crowda that flocked to Fair ■noaot. but tbe batbtnc beach will be tbe faT' orlte place wben warmer weatbcr cornea. TlUa baa been enlarged, and ita capacity la almoat twice that o( former rear*. There la a teu cent admlnton to tbe park tbla leaaon, TbU la new tor Falnnonnt, bat Insntea tbe park be- ing high claaa. Ther* are free ▼andeTtlle and (fa* opm air attneclooa at ralrmooat. Pocaat Park baa b«en open a mooth or a lit ar and it atUI contlniiea to do good boat Etco wtiea It waa damp and cbtlljr. For' cat ha* a good Datranage. aa ererrtblng la ander naneiog la a faroiito paatlmo at For- W^^aad the pavllloo la ^^jmdu^ lod weU ma nrniMt. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. What's Doing Thaatrieally Along tho Tfae CampbeU'a Great Consolidate Showa, who are making tbelr firat tour ou the Pacldc Coaat, report a Terjr aatlafactorr bunlncia all along tbe note, ney bare come op from Loa Angelea by tbe Ooaat mote. They cat out Priaco and were hilled to play Oakland May 13. -The writer accepted- a caMlaa urWaUoa to eaU. and waa a gwe ahjttr MMMd to MU tbe big ahow tbe CSmpbelT BnOMt are -eanrlof out here. They bare a meat nerltarioaa per- fonnancc, made up of all that la good iQ elrena acts aad hippodrome racee, and are wortlur of good patronage. Bnt In Oakland, particularly at tbe matinee, tbe atteodaoce waa ftrj allm. owing to the fact that thia abow. entirely tin- knowB bete, did aot get the pabllclty It de- SI • atw lot la ■iiiiijinia.^SataaV o^ak' ad. Seeeral hoBdicd peopio who went to tbe ivffalar rlrciu lot, expecting to And tbe abow, were diaappolnted, and therefore Camptiell'a loat oot. We tniat tbat ataoold the Campbeira CTcr come tbla way again tbey n-lll get the palronBgc the abow desenre*. Paul Steloilorf. the eminent muiilcal director, learea for Europe next week, to be alweot . aboat ten weeks, wben be will attend the golden weddlne annlTeraarr of hta parenta. ^ Boffman'a Deep Sea OlTer* la one of tbe Unnt money geiUta ea the Coast. Tkay hare appealed at the hlg atato eamltala. and bohig ■tw oot hero, are a dedded oorally. Next waA they wUi he aeen at the Ootaee Oamlral. Xm Jack Ooldro Unaleal C aaa i ly company of tweaty4*e people, new playinc an extended eogatement at tbe Chntre Tbcatie. boaata of a moat ancceeatol record. After a twelre veeka' seaaon at the OrpbeD'.<i Theatre, Uono- Inlo. they ware immediately book<^ and played tlx wccka at tbe American, and then direct to. the Chatee, where tbey are engaged Indeanltely. OOlden la tbe comedian, and the entire anccesa la dne to hla aatlrlaK •■acta, aot oalr as an actor, bot a prodnaar ag Watt. Billboard cillrra thla week ladoded Tegge ■and Danlela, Brooke and Carlyle, Biley and Aheam. Ethel Wllnon. lu-attle Blike and Frank ■.Blair, .The Victory Theatre, on Sntter atTCOt, la mate' tSal'ta ItjJIl'VMt dtTlUa ' *" LeBoy and Clayton and Coaoteaa I«ontlae make up bb MU. Tbe Portola Theatre, on Uarkct atreat. con- tlnnee doing a mablng buslneaa. and Managera Albam and Iieaby are to be congratolated for tbe aneceas. Ererythlng about tbe boose n kept In apple pie order. Last week the enttiv front waa repainted, and some five hnadred a<l- dltlonal electric tights were added, making It tbc moat brllllantlT lighted front In the city. September la tbe date now aet for tbe open log ot Oraanan'a now theatn on Market atreet, xatijr Idbelaki lealffaed aa anniaeaiant auut- agvr ot Portola Cafe, and baa opeoed a booking ofOce la the Weetbaak Bolldlng. The California Theatre, on Brosdway, changed the regidar randcTlUe poUey, and rnna morlng pletnrea dnring the week, with a big TanderUle ■how. on Soadaya only. Ben Mlcbaela la man Rarria and Vernon conttoue a Ms hit In Hoo- elnla, and nare bad tbelr tiia* aitaadat laar •»-*Ti*88i.' Idora Park thaaa . land ooee boslneaa. I«8t waak. Paid dorf and Symphony Orcbeetra, ot flfty kept tbe tbroaga u-ated in front of tbe hand atand all tbrongii the concert. All the eooeeaaloaa are doing splendid boaloesa. SCai engaged a aplendld IlM •( atttaL present Indlcatlona IdacB ntfe' nfir-'WUM Ita record tbla leason. Grace George In A Woman's Way, one ot tbe beat aeason'a attractions at : dcooagh Theatre last week. Mlaa Ocon* la a big farorlte with Oaklaadera. Three Sleten Klea. Aeon CUnedy Poor, John UeCloaky. Fire JnggUag Ncmana, Swat Malll- gan, Anna VcLaognlla, Maraball Montgomery and Elite Proctor Otla are the Orphenm attnc- tloos tbla week. Co., Tbe Dowllnga, Boyle ttWaTd and Wuaon. and last week. . ■■ . . BOBB COHEN. iLO» AW OKt;« i, CAt,' Frederick Balaaco Travala From New York to Paraonally Suparvia* Play. Frederick Belasco arrlred In Lus Angeles Isat -week from New Tork to pcnooally super- rise tbe production of The Rose of the Rancho. to be Riven by the Burbank Stock Company next week. Thla la to bo one of the t>est- ataged prodnctlooa of tbe aeason at tbla popular bouae. Tlia peat week tbe Bnrbank Company waa seen to good adr^ntage in The Man On the Box. It la expected that The Dollar Mark, la wbleb tbe Belasco Stock Ccmp«ay .will appear in a tew ' rat. Last year It B e laa eo patrona haTO looked forward to the reprodactloo. Tbe cast will be practically the same aa laat year. Lewla S. Stone waa absent trem the company the past week, the-leading mala part In Forty-Fire MIn . .„ an elaborate prednetloo of Bobln Hood will be glTco. r>.iS!i-, Stock g»°H ^'..»«» «';«a_ai.tbe_Baker Theatre with la thtotiaavSan X Louisville, ky. VaudowiUi^ Oivwi at tha Loading The ■troa ta lii Qanaral Favor. €..■*'.. *!!^ Masonic, last week, tho Bober-Blasden Stock Company played East lyime. Thla atock company haa become rery pepolar with tha aatf lencea here. Tbey play to large feaaiaa eiasi performance. The Fbntatne F*rry Park Theatre, last week, had one of the beat blUa aeen there alsce tbe ODeiilpK of the park. It waa beaded by tbe Six Baltoos. Lydell and Bntterworth, In a elerer black-face atnnt, made a big bit. The otbera on tbe bill were Jetter and Bogera, abeep, dog and P<n>y clrens. and tbe Tempest and Snnablne Trio, wblch le compoaed of former IxialsTUle girla. James I«ber, wbo for many aeasona past baa been gate keeper at the PanUlae Ferrp Park Theatre, was again nppolnted to his old plnco this aeesoo. Tbe Arenne hss beceaia eetr popalar irith Tanderllle since Ita opening a nw weeks ano. The bni at tbU bonaelut we«k IndeSM xEa Bloont Bros., George Farrls, and Tba Danaa Broe. Motion pictures are glren In conlonctlon with tbe acta. Tbe notion ptetuie booaea cootlnue to do a •...'"'■ISJ"-. ♦« 'sTfe crowds erery nlgbt. Tbe leadliqc pletnre Baaaaa e( laoia- ;^rie ue aa tollow^opklaa. <fS!5fctlCS£ Columbia lu^tbe^grtal. ■ ———• crowd? Rfc* ftS ail ? jai «feaiSa'«(*tlM bud this sesaoa aaTla aaktaK a hit at arery con- cert. Signor UIlTlerl Is making a big hit at the RlTerrlew Park with hla band conccrta, and la nndonbtedly a big drawing card for this park. Tbe theatre also comes In with Ita share. It baTlng a bill of feature acta, headed by Anna Buckley and her canine wondexa. Others on the bill are Cbartiesa Sisters, Ethel Ollkey and Tbe Nelaona. _Tbo MUnot FamUy of Acrobats. Mlaa Clara Bohl aad PMteaaor 3olia Cacx«U aad bis «i^ attHad Ib thla aUy tma the Wlalsr Oliaaa at Barila. aad will Jsta the Mla-fleie Obcea. ST. LOUIS. MO. weabi' trial to a loalng game aa a iajjUa and moving pTetnre house. . J>. J. Oranmaa anr aaaoeacaa tha saaalng of Ue new thseUe dintae ■sptambar. Unaleal eonedy and eaDdeTiuTle the. tateet policy. Allen Doone and Bdaa Kaeley taw gaae to Um Angelee to play the Laa Aaialae naStraaae week and follow to Qoeea Thaatrtk Baa Olego. thence back to Frisco. Ferris Hsrtman Mualcal Comedy Osaaaay be- 5S° • aeaapn May 22, at the Prlnesaa nestre. Wonderland waa tbe opening bUI. with Cteorge VaaUactan. Jr.. to follow. IB abetter receWed thU week (ram Seattle. It waa Bratleoed that Bonlla aad Wine. Wo- nan aad^Somr Oompaay canceled aU their hoak- Ings. aad sHU open la aaattia Jnaa^ fsr.a anmmer stock season. Manager Fred Bnasey, ot tho Baroy neatre. was a welcome Billboard caller last sreek. Ur. Busey suted all thU Ulk about eandcrUle play- ing the Savoy tbla aummer was sU off. but mentioned that Auguat I4tb, the house would poslllTely open with Sbnbert attractions. It Is undecided whether The Oiocolate Soldier or James T. Powers in Harana will Inaugurate the aeasoo. Ed. Bonan has rsalgnsd aa nansger of tbe Aaierlcan Theatre, James PUIInga anccccding, W, P. Reeae was elected secretary ot the coaa- Ite Emery Company, scheduled to play a sea- aae la Honolulu, has been canceled, and in Ita '!S!*".,J?* Caaloo Mualcal Comedy Company of Jsrenty-aTC^ neople will leare June 18 tor a 2Sf J^S.*"" engagement. Mr. Frank B. Blair 5"lha.,tbe producer, and Helen Byron. Mande 5f«h*ell, Lanra AUlna. Carlton Cliaee, Harry ^''"'"ft are amsac (heae who are already hooked. A chonia of twaleo wtU be added. The i. • r^R"^ *•'■« by I. N. COhsn. .'.^41!;."'. ^O;"-elaasie dancer, turned over »2,T00 to the Tnberculoela Society as a renlt 2nJ '"J"?' arranged by her last week. Bbe bra^e ' dancea to a packed *''«'°« opened _ at tbe Columbia to a rjfi_ f'"" • hlg adrance aale for tbe entire mtgagement. which la to laat three weeks. —JiJ'" "("'tyi.lsat week at tbe Orphcum. la Sli.k Umaelt a king Ungli maker. Smith and <:ampbell, in tlMtr^— Ing Ont, also scored, r no. acrobats, rioaed the oTera kept well In front, .h.'??." "''^.I'laoo made an Immenaa hit at "•»«'• I<ockeMa, la a JiSf'2!Lf*5; .7".^ faroHtc. others on tbe A.l.*&?> X?'** Charles Mack aad Co.. •afiv Blanek and Co. , yJ^aS? cootlnuea playing to big buBlneas. Lsat week's bill wsslleaded by Jack nnlAMw. l-Vfc.. • um waa Hvaaeu oy ,IBCK at':'rd",«.VbrS5?''' ^ Taaaaaa aad .vatier. utee From Broadway being taken by Charles Olblyn. who did rery elerer work. Next week a big rexlral of The Sqnaw Man will t>« given by tbla company. Thla part wan one of the moat aocceaafnl played by Lewis S. Stone last year. Tbe hill at the Loe Angelea Theatre tbe put week, headed by ratter and fhater. la The Volnnteer Plaalat, was abore the aeaaaei aad was well receleed. jtalllesn snd flftnsldlaa baeo offered a long list ot Mgh<U«s illiainlam and pisy to espactty three tlace a this house a great deal Is helag aaM Onlae. female ImperaonatOK ttaere. He la aald to be poaltlon occupied by Jnllaa eat female Impersonator. Orpbeum patrons are lamenting the death of Cbarlea I., tbe educated cblmnanxee, who disd while en route from Seattle to Loa Angelea. Tha epeafaut of the (Xailea King Stock Qom paay In ay Right ot Sword, for the aammer sea ana at tho Orand Opera House, waa reiy sue- csaafaL Ifr. King la one ot the beat romantic aetara aeer aaen la Los Angeles, aad wkh Mlaa Myrtle Tans aad a large snpportlng compsny makes one ot the beat local attrsctlons. An entire aeason of dia l ll aaa mekidrsihaa <a to l>e produced. Row Baxter Bntted In was tbe offering ot this company week of May 23. Fol- lowing tbla, Benlah Poyutar'a Lena ElTsrs waa giTea. WUI M. Creeay, at tbe Orphenm laat week, la one of the moet nopolar raadeTllle atars to play Los Angelae. iHe Itaa not been seen here tor two years snd waa enthnataatleally reeeletd s!er"'«th^'7<:25.;sia"' was good. Work oo tbe new Pantagca ThaatMk « Bioad. way, la being poshed ra^ly aad-la acamaalag nicety. - Kolb and Dill, at the Majeatte. opened their third and laat week of Tbe Merry Widow and the OerU. Tbey are to bo followed at this bouse by Jamea K. Haekett and Company, for a abort anmmer atoek engagement. It la announced that after the closing of the Jamea K. Baekett engagajBca^ another atar of national repota- tloo 'wn ^plar a alaak aaae o n bare. •■ PPBTOB d'I NOOMAB. PORTLAND, ORE. Perlfaind Will Soo Many AMrmtiona, ^..•tiT'"'!!; ♦» Cal nelllg. dated Hay IS. atatea thai the Managers* Pio- dnelng Association hsrc declared for the open door. Thla erldently meana that thla tsrritoty wni be open to all tbe best atttaettoea. ^ BtBe Shannoo and Herbert Kelem dMded the honors In the prodnctlon of The nisf. at the Bungalow, JS-IA. Martha was splendidly sung and 'acted at the Portland Theatre, week 15-21, by the National Opera Company. Fra Dlarolo is the eorrent ot- tering. ,J!S?Wr Raasel announced tbat It Imslness nstlfled It. he would extend the engagement for the Roea fVettTal week. Tune if aatla- laetaey atraaseneBtB tar rnyaltles eaa be But Ona High-Claao Theatre Ramaina Opoik BbHm Busy. Tbln week flnda the Ol.rmnlr "nieatre with Mrs. Flake, and tbe Columbia Theatre all tbat N left of tbe winter aeasoo attractloni*. The Olympic Theatre, which closed Its regnlsr scs- pon orer s week sRo. ripened for this attrac- tion, and wDI asaln cIom next Saturday nlatit for the summer. The Columbia Theatre. owIdk to the continued good business It Is enJoylnE. will not close nntll June 12. being tbe last of tbe Itt-town tbeatrea. The aummer gardena are bow rmming to their legnlar force, and with the weather a little wanaer. local parka wm he attraetlnit the naual big summer busi- ness. The new erent In the garden openings for tbe areek Is tbe appearance of tbe Abom English Opera Company In the Mualcal Theatre at Delmar Garden, this being a norelty for St. IXKils and one that will be mncb appreciat- ed. Judging from the Immense patronage giren tbe sereral grand operas given here dnring th.- wtatar maalhs. The taperleire tor the week InaMsB n Troratote. Rtaalettak Alda. Caealleria Rnstleaas. I Paglaeel, Martha and Fanat, The company will remain tbree weeks, after which the refrnlsr seawn of musical extraeagansa will l>e run. The new Suburban Theatre haa been 'found perfect In Ita sconstlcs. there being no part of the house In which erery word spoken on tbe atage may not be distinctly heard. This Is the second achleTCtnent of ancb nature scored by tbe Opoenbelmer manegement. the American Hie- atn>. built under tbelr direction, being the flrat. Mannlon'a Park oneaed Ita aeaaaa aa Kur 9n, with nrartlean.T eeerythhig new. aa eetalde of sereral new derlces the theatre haa been newly decorated and an entirely new aet of scenery and stage settloga bare been Installed. Tbe at- trartton wilt be Tsndeellle, as heretofore. Mr. RIscomo Santarelll srrlrcd from Italy and will erttct his new Mnltt-Aero Form, of wbleb he la the lUTentor. He will enter it In the aero racee that win he beM In St. Loola June ao. Tbe Taadeeenln Aianaeaieat Coapaay, ot St. 1^. liOenr and wlliiaia nantiatk In bOT-omee receipts, the eogagoaaent of Sothem-Marlowv laat week, broke all Oanirfc records, not eren excepting that made by Da. Ttd Wardeld In Tbe Mnale Maater. ArttaticallT. the engagement was one of tbe moot aseoMrable ever played In St. Umls. Its record ef werthy scbleremcnt being wen snstslaed. The Oetrlek Tbestie c l sa a d Ita legnlar nraaoo «a laat Batwday. aad wMl i e aasa again (Or one week oa Jane IS, at wbIA the New Theatre Caaipany. of New Tork, win show for tbe week la renertolre. Miss Txtttle Holden. one of the orldnal Eleht Palace Dancer*, wbo came fmn FnsTand a few yeara ago. Is again at the City Flocpiral here. She was taken to that Institution last week (mm tbe home of David Thorhsm. where she bad made her borne for more than a year. It Is said tbat ebe Is dying. In Jsmisry. 19M. while idaytng an encagement here at tbe Arner- Icsn IDeatre. she f»n n n conse l ons to the stage wblle doing her dance. She was taken to the boenltal. and Mr*. Thnmham. «%» hestd nf her condition, took her to her own home. She has not tmproeed. and her cendttton has re- cently tkecome ancb as to craniie) ber return to tbe boanltat. She III afflicted with cancer. Her company will aall for Englaad next week. Mr. Jooepb Brber wtn keen his MaleMlc Tfie- Btre IB Baat St. Lsala epca an tbroash tbe aammer months. He has Inst rietarasd ta lUi city after completing hU bookings fOr tfia aB> tended season. The theatre Is, rwaidleaa oT tba approaching anmmer, doing a big business TOe Alrdome opened laat week to a big boose at lae first performance, playing vaudevIUe. Mr. Sam Lean, wbo wlU manage tbla aeason. is w^ kiM>wa snd much ssccesa is already aaa rompsny thraoi^ bla csnneeUun. Kari Pets la bte flist headUae attraettoa. w.^/'h?"?"*'.-'"""*^*' Awaae Thealta. Eaat St. Loula. expeela to open hto baadsane Alrdome at Laaadowna Park, on Jnao X. It k one of the handaomeat theetna dMToted te yaa- dcTllle ever erected for m ™^ ■eating capacity will be has a 35-foot opening. ^Xhe J. H. Boyer Sbowa, after a lay-off of foor *»B In Bast St. Louis, for repaira, again took tbe road for another contlnnoua aeaaoo. Tbe ahow haa made mncb moaey, and la aae at ibe best paying attractions on tbS load at tta Blua-' ent time. Last week, wblle the J. H. Bayer Showa were laying off here, tbe liand marched to tbe resi- dence of J. H. Boyer. In East St. Lonls. and serenaded him amid tbe applanse of the big crowd It had attracted. It waa learned tbat the date was the birth date of Mr. Boynr'a wife, and tbla waa the cause of the big anpiier and ioUlflcatloB of the erenlng. Jamea Gabriel la having a complete sot of acenery painted for hla new Circle Theatre here. J. w. TschadI Is at work oa tho eqalp- ment. Mr. Tom Rsaklne. wbo Is lecturing io goad- alied andlencea at tbe New BIJoo Theatre bere. will remain In St. Louis all aummer. ss thia BIJon wUl not close. His tbrost spray has been s wonderful siMcess, and otdeis tase basa coming faster tbaa " be will make this Lansdowne Park. Bast Bt. laala, la Btaiiing_a bathing haacb la.asBBajllaa witb their park. The beantltal lata ttat cMes tM aatfc makes Itfjsalhtt tajMhe aB Ita saaasiliaiaf by tba^li Coney peeted te- June. MlBS M. Cox. It Is snnoanced, will become the regnlsr manager of the Broadway Theatre In East St. Loula next winter. Ber aucee«i In handling tta ttaatre after the departnte nt Mr. Barrett, baa caaaed tbe compaay to givo ber the — ,j seaasB. Ber aWlIt: txt seasoB. Her aldllty BUFFALO, N. >. Rumor That Wm. Morris Will IrvmIo Mew Aeadaav la doing excellent bnat- fatOtalartr. at^tta eeenlBg parfarmaace. ot tta aBiUer boaaaa tars cat oat raBde* vllle altogather, and are nuklag n ati«B> hM for socceaa by featuring nietnrea of war*— subjects, and exceptional ttlaaa. One ftva bonae baa gone ao far aa to admit two ' for the usual price ot one admlaalon, i' houaea are making money and those la lying sections are doing aa arell aa ever. A very strong rumor la afloat to the effect tbat William Morris, Inc., haa at laat gained a foot- ing In Buffalo, and tbat this concern baa par- chaaad tta oroperto on the a e r t taast cocasr eC Mala aad North DlrlaloB atraata, aew by tta Bljoa Oraaa^ and alao two *-it***' nesa lota. It la nndeistood ttat ataa tta -, ot tta present occupants expML a iMBi raa- devUIe house wlU be erected. I ft I ta l caaifcMa- tlott of tbe deal la expected at any moment. Carnival Coort, Fairyland Park. Cnatal Beach and Fbrt Erie Beach opened on May 30. A Hippodrome Show will be run at the Buffalo baseball gronnds, and several minor resorta will be In operation thla seastoo, so tbat the compe- tition will ta rather briak for a town ao coa- ssteaasa aa SiMala, Tta pmaBlag aplalaB aaaaa aMaaaOMM ■■ ■ tmmm tA befiaft Segw wfllgatag S wid S » — « . LTHIT U OMUMK, SAVANNAH, CM. ' Vaudeville and Stock Principal Attrae- tiena. Naw Thaatrea Open June 6. last week at the On>henm Tbeatie was sn average one. and capacity attendance atlll rules. The acts are aa follows: Fred Harris, skatorlal artist, opens the show, his work being very cood with skate bnck dancing. Blcknell and Glbney present Tfae Lady and tbe Lolwter. a comical twelve minute sketch, that la clever throughout, and tbe eccentric dancing of Mr. BIcknel was well received. Pearl aad Pearl put over aome good slaclag with coaaedy ttat brooght forth applaoae. Mlaa Elsie TtaU' played a return engagement and scared even tat- ter ttan when at tbla boose before; ber ren- dltloa of Mendelssohn Spring Rag made sa eaermoaa bit. Ttie Tuscans Bros.. In exblhl- tlons of battle axe throwing and Jnggllng, were tta feature act. and the work of thla team Is something marvelous. Anstin and -Tana Orches- tra and new motion pictures, cliaaged dally, com- plete tbe bill. ne BUoo Stock Company, under tta dtrce- tioe ot Mr. E. A. SchlUer. pieaaated laat weak Oiria at Ita BIlea Tbaetrcw Tta sscalleat aratk ot Ulsa Henrlette Brows aad 3Ilsa Mailaa Tif- fany abonid oot go^wltbaat leeBaaHlaa, tbaae ladles helne rspeclsKr. Baad % »• jwlB MP' trayed. This week IB (be Pdaee orae-ll^ la being produced. The date for tta opening of tta Lltar^ T1i»- atre has been changed from May SO to jnne 8. The Liberty Player* will nreaent (or tbelr tn|. tial perfonaaaco Aa Aaaerican (^tlaen. the pUy made tamoos by Nat C. Ooodwio and Mlaa Maxine Klllott. Tta Ltberty Ttaatie Is near- Summer sessaa Bttha Odaa at .SMmMK began Jnne 1. Barbee'a Park, at Me *t IHSB. iptBli. ttaJB (nil blaat. with maay aaw caacesMaai^' May jr. to large attendance. Frank M. Hamilton, (onnerly ot tta Savan- aab neatre. la now stage manager of tta Or. ■ ARTH0B M. SOBINSON.