The billboard (June 1910)

4 rtieBillboard JUNE 11, ISNL LOYAL TY TO K. & E. IVlMteil in Ldier to- Hmtoe MM>ftfw SSgned hf m Long Lkt ol Pioducing Managers Repwtaenting MiJliiiiiilin Atbactkos— Their Letter Abo Emhodk s .the Nmm» ol/ hM ^^ Managen New York. Jnoe 6 (Special to The BlUboard). —The war is stiU raging In the world theatric. Flrvt one aide dalms' victory, then the other Nov comes the anooDDcemeot that the promineDt pnodociBC maoageia of this countrr hare taken tlie theatrical controTemy into tbeir own tiands. A letter sipied by Tlrtnall; every Important pro- ducer of America, tias bevn sent broadcast to Um Icawe* ud uau e ia ot theatres In the United thtr karc. tmkM J- to betas asaln oat 0t the ckaaUe aial* tbat the bnalneaa kad fallen Into. Tte fOUeir- lo( is a COP7 o( the letter tkat baa been sent to the TarloDs theatre •amen and ■anaaera. To the local mana«rw o( tbe 'lMM^ Stataa Kcv Totfc.-Kir MMt. We hereby notify jroa tbat none of our attrac- tloos, named on tke liat attached. Is or arlil be booked tbrongb Ucana. John Cort. manager Northwestern Theatrical Aasodatlott; M. Beis. Sresident and treasnrer. Bels Circuit Company; ake Wells, general manager. Bijoa Company and Leath Theatrical Cdmpany; Albert Wels, manager American Tbc.itrlcal Exchange; Jolios Cahn. manager Jnllns Cihn's Affiliated Ttaeatzea; Clias.. Marshall, manager c:opper ft Iroa t^mlt; CS V. Wall^a CIteaU; Ccawfiwd. FhUIar anl I9I0 and nu cltislvely 1 laager. K«ir York city. Mgned by McMH. VmtJM IMfcni II Chailea Froh- man. Henry B. Bintii. nadHk. Thompson. Chaa. DUllDgliam. Henry W. Savage. Cohao and Har- rL«. Josepb Broolu. Al. Woods. Jos. M. Galtes, Angnstua PltoD, Klaw and Crlanger, Florenz Zlegfeld, Jr., Daniel Prohman. Henry illller. Harry Mlttentlial, .\. S, Stem & Co.. ilatirlce Campliell. George W. Lederer, Joe Weber, The Klrke-LaShelle Conmaoy. Wacenbala and Kern- William Baixa JM* L iMiV. IB to thaw MM Bb- aM^-t^a; Stars to Banner Sev -Xaclc. laaa • Ir what banner play* «f'fiaadnraee are to sail the comlog season. Tke latest spnug by Dsme Rumor Is that William A. Brady, representing bU newly iocorporated company Ixas signed con- tracts with Virgin's Harned, Arnold Daly, Guy Bales Post. James K. Hsckett. Amelia Bingham. Andrew .Mack and Henry E. Dliey. to star nndtt their management oe^c season. Ttie plans, as . tr.Hr. Brady, are tbat It is their In- " m*mt Arnold Oaly In eight plays, ■daie Sny Bias. Candida, Anns and the Man,' TOB Sent Can Ten, Ike Father, by Maeterlinck; tmt Baakt. UM latter to be used for occasional partomanoaa. Mr. Oaly baa sailed for Enrope, and w),tle abroad Is to keep bis weather eye open for new plays for bis own Mi. Hackett will be provided with a rotnan- tic repertoire, whicb will Include revivals of Charles -l>ickens* Xo Ttwroogtifare, The Corsican Brothers, and ot several plays from Mr. Hack- ett's fanner repertoire. SDos Bingham and Miss Hamed will appear b> Apertoires of old-time plays. The ' WU pcesent CanUle, Adrhmna ~ the Fscaaken. D lpto ai ac r. Fo Odette. -SIlss WB«bam'a l e p e i tifcn - nfll La Tosca. Fedora. Oeopatra. The llCrry WlTca of Windsor, Ti» CUmhers, OUver Twist, AUxe, and plays of that character. Henry E. DIxey win be seen In a new comedy, to be produced In New York early in the season. Andrew Mack will be presented In his old style of Irish romantic plays. an<l Guy Bates Post, by arrangement witb the New Tbeatre manage- ment, will be starred in The Nigger. Sir. Brady also annonnced tbat he woold pre- sent Loots aiana in New York this smnmer in a play calM Tbe Cheater, an adapution by Mr. Slann tram a Goaun awiw, Ib'a stsr win not eoBtiaae Jn Ifea play next aaasag. I hot wfU ba** another TfWmfc tlUtt Tho srin beae UNIQUE WEDDING. Minneapolis. Minn., Jime 3.- ahape of a public -A novelty in the Inancmmtcd at iimil 3utJ^- ti the .Actatr «™^a-"- mm a ennple. the bride ot wfateb was atxty-two years of age. and the groom aixty-sereii. The cere- mony was coDdacted on the stage of the theatre. In view of the assembled audience. Manager W. A. Kelly, of tbe Sootbem. made 'a few opening remarks and presented the couple with a hsndsonir line vbkh was aaed la the aezrlee. NOTABtBS SAIL POR iuRiOPE. aat -MMo Heln. their mnsicsl direetor. sailed Baiope. Tbey wDl spend tbelr Taeation on ttb Osntbent. While there It is said they will tmttum to catber local calsr far a new ploy closed contracts for new theatres In cities on the Pacinc Coaat and in the South and Weat where they desire that the productions shall be played. With this end In view new contracts for playbooaes In all of these principal cities it is said ta ban been s***"* ood early in October, all. aC ItM ^MM bM' cavaeted to be raady for dm nlBM aiib yaaAnetfena to bo sent to them. One uf ihe men prominent In the notice, states that t!;t:'3 wrre all business men tUey pro- posed to conduct tbeir business on lines that would sire tbe owners and laaaaes of tbtnim a sqoaM deal and an assoraaee tbat an «< tbe coi^anlco beaked to play In — " be tbere oB tlHM, laedy to atre a after the - -- ---- •"That Is said this man, make good any The CsOowla^ an WAR S TILL WAGING Both S]nidkate and Indepaident Faciims StiU Foimulatiog PImm~ Dimssing Privately and Tbv^ugh the |\iUic Pkinii the Modiu.OpenodifprNcart Seiiaon New Torfc. June a (Special to Tbe BlUboafd). —The theatrical lug of war still holda tbe en- tire world theatr e with Interest. Both sides are actlvel.v engaged in formulating and per- fecting plans for next seasoo. Dail^* annouoce- meuts are being made of the progress the iDde- pendrnt facfli.n and Klaw and Erlanger and tbeir faithful followers are uiak Dg toward tlie road Of supremacy. The situation sums Itself up into a patasMunt question: Uors the open-door poller offer the prodocing managen any better oppor- tnslties than the plana oatUned by the allies of Klaw aad Briaaccrl Tba key «r aannr !• the sitaatloa win be held la abijr— MB Omt It- self wm art to righta tbia Ibntlfcaf taMle. speaking, pmdadac Bsaasers are at are giving tbe cootrovenqr much thoosht and are malting ont slow progress in fWfnyPy perfecting tbelr plans for next season. Many new plays arc selietliiKM for early pro dncron and there is no doabt ttiat when the t bw i tHf a l_ a e ae en U at iu^eisiit, both teetlous wkbklhit MOHN OU APn.ETON. Manager s( tba Baaailtoo. Ont.. Canada. The TanderlUe. lire vlaya KHaf* Paiinuis.ta>5ee LavcV UnderstDcly New York. June 6 (Special to The Billboard). —Bicfaani Fletcher states that be has receiv.-d Information from Mme. Louise Baltby. tbe well- known actress, tbat Sachat Gnltry. son of the French tragedian. Is at work on the maaascrlpt ot La<o*a GMcsatody. the playlet, wblcfe ia bo- Inc pi eaen te d tbia week at tbe fUlh Avcwe Theatre^ and ia tnrtUng the almpla mnanee oC tbe mllltnev*s apprentice Into a Parlsiao erea- tiaii. It It nld for the French prodnctloo the bratall^ vt Love's Undemlndy will be intenal- bed. and young Gnltry win aob " lean play to tbe dbcetor sC Ifea Paris tbe theatre thrillers >-act A BCLATBO FUNP BBNinT. New Tork. Juae < (Special to The BDIboard). —^Almost every prominent profeBSkmal at prevent In New Torfc. s e em e d box scsts at tbe Academy of Maalc on Monday nigbt. June 0. to attend the Sothem-Marlowe prodnctloo of Hamlet, which was given for tbe benefit of the Actors' Fond and also for tbe sentiment of atteiMlIng tbe laat perfonnaace to be given at tbe Academy under Its old-time, historic regime. Among the gathering of artists were Msr- gnerlte (Tiark, Madame Nazlmova. John Drew. Augustus Thomaa, Viola Allen, Blanche King. Blanche Batca. Marie Teaspeat. tone** Starr. Another in South for K. & E;^ Bookings Tbe announcement made by Klaw Sc. i^rianger. tbat tbey have f^ured a long lease of the Jcf- fersOQ Theatre In Memphis. Tcno., brings the list up to three southern theatres they have sectired la the past week. This latest acqulsl- tion is said to be tbe bast equipped playboose in — barlbB a seatia _ _ [Bg capacity allaated upoa. tbe principal Oa dty wt . or l.TB*. aad street car line. They sre abw credited with barlnx taken a ten-year lease on a new playboose to be erected In Atlanta, and a lease for the same period of the Montgomery Theatre In MoDtgoowry. This, with Memphis. Nashville and Rlchmood. and the two theatres In New Orli-ans. gives Klaw and Erlanger. It is saiil, all the largest points In the South. Tbey also claim tbey have booking coolracta corerlag all the. other dtles la Ibe HICKMAN- BE88E Y: DBNIAU Tea*; JtM. l. 1010. Dear Sir:—la reply to an arlMe Jnat pob- Ilabed In one of the papers, ststing that Ibe nickman-Besaey Company was stranded In Mc- Alesler, Okla.. was false. An effort was njadc to pirate Ibe title of the Great lllckman-llenvy Oimpsny. bnt was stoppril by Messrs. Guy lllck- msn ami Jack Ileasey. each baving a company •mtb this a i a s s a, playlaff to ^capacity baslaras. CO. factor of the NatloabI Thealio Owners' Aaaocla- tlon. an organlsatloa wb'cb was orgaatied for the maintenance of an open-ooor policy, statea that they have Incorporated a sub-organlcatlon, to be known aa tbe independent Producing Com- |>any. Be claims that they bavc woo over Charlea Klein, the dramatist, and that this makes the third author of imi'^rtaDce tlie 'udepeodents have »oa over to their aide withiu • weea. Kugene Walter, aalber o( fald la FuU and Tbe Eoalest Way. wfll p ta d n t e Ma plays In Sbubert booses befcaftcr and be baa alreaay contracted fbr dramas entitled Tba " Boots and Saddles. aaL _ wlag of tbe ladepeadcM MMlea I with George Bioadhurst. It Is said the object of tbe Independent Pro- ducing Company, whose contract with Mr. Klein is for a period of live years. Is for the exclusive services of the playwT ght as a produclog man- ager in the production of any plays produced by the company under other contracts by which may be acquired from time ii also to furnish at least o3e play of bit i year daring the life «t this eootnet. It ia alao aaaeaaead that a mt.vIb win^ba jrndaeM lb Xtw Xatt m arl TUa la tbe lalcat ladt p en denta ta aeeare atrltcca ta prarida...! terlal Cor tbe staay i — - . fallen under the'r ca tbe plays written by 3fc M Mr. Oort would be basked I Sbubert control. Papers were Died In Albany on Wednesday, June 1. by John Cotu Charles Klein, the play- wrisht: B. T. Glraax. aad others, lacocpotatlac K. & E. IN SEATTLE? Seattle, Wash.. June 4.—Bumora are heard here that Klaw & Erlanger hare secured a cen- tral location Id Seattle and will begin at once the construction of an Ideal playhouse which am cost more than (230,<W0. Big new theatres will also be conatrocted at once In Tacoma, Spo- kane and Portland. Tbeoe will be completed and op en ed betsrs winter with tbe recnlar s^ dieate boeklaBa. Ibia u iiia np ia l waa ■ada by. BdwaM O. ing A man whose name la said to be Geo. E. Sean*, organized In Denver. Ctal.. recently, a vsudevUle aggregation of twenty performers, naming the r.>mpanr Rlngllng Bros.' iMsmmoth Vsodevlllr Co. In engsging tbe compsny and making route engsEements, be claimed that bis nsme was Rlngllng. and that be was a son of one of tbe Ulagllngs. of Baraboo. Wla. tie took tbe coa- paay out. doing a very good areek's buslae ss . aad dnrlng the perfonaance at Greeley, en FM- day. tbe S7ih. after aettUas wlU tho bsK aflca orday. The company truala .viBa attached for tho various unpaid bills iC'.lfeb^'Mnager. On Sat- urday eveolac the aMHbera aC tbe compaay gsse TRI-Cmr XOCAL EI.ECTS OP> FICER8. ' ^^ . ■aek Mast. HI.. Jane 2. —The members of tba 1M4MF LsenI OMoo. Rock Island and .Mo- line, m.. and Darenpcrt. lows. No. M. ot the InlernatlonsI Alliance of Tlieatrlcsl Stage Em- ployes St the annnal meeting. May .1. etrcreil officers for the year as follows: President. Henry Lrle: Tice-pmrident. Henry Baap: sec- retaty. WUIlam Petenoa: ttcaaarer. Ma Llt- tig; snardlaa. Otto - ^ — - WRESTLING MATCHES AT MIN- NEAPOLIS THEATRE. MInnespnIU. Minn., June A.—A wre«tilng car- nival waa held at the Dewey Theatre, Mln- DPspolls. Jllnn.. Woilnesdsy evening, Jane 1. which was Bttenddl by a capacity attendance. The feature event was a match" Ijetween Joe Carr and John Alhrccht. middle-weights, other partlclpanta were Ilarrr Mills and Ynung B<<ell. light-weights, and Joe Rule snd Charles Carlson, mlddle-welgbfs. Vsndevllle acts and music were additions to the bill and the returns from the bif Ootcb-Zbmke mslch la Cblcsgo. were ce- blf Ootcl RECOVERS SIGHT. tJnlon nill. N. I.. June 4.—The friends ot Joha R. Rtarrk. treaKurrr of the HihIsoo Tbeatfe. Cninn run. N. J., will he piesacl to leaib AM be baa folly recovered his eyealgbt. wMwy ioLAW D w mtoiHiiLy ill. Mary IMand. who wss lesdlng lady of Joha Drew's Company Ibis aeason, underwent aa ittaa, on Ifaaday. ^May an. w bleb ber. pbjr- •I n