The billboard (Sept 1910)

32 Xtie eillboard SEPTEMBER 3, 1910L CHICA GO VA RIETY New Acts Reviewed by Billboard Representative-Dis- cussions of Other Acts Appearing at the Leading Vaudeville Houses in the Windy City ALL-STAS CHICAGO TAUDJSVltliBI BILt "WEEK OF ADGrUST 22. A—Veranda and HnrtBlIs, Acntbsts. : Kedsle, No. 6: FnU Stage. • ^ B—MoRls and Exeaaer, B. P. S. and o. ■ Eedzle, No. 4; In one. :: 0—latUe Hip, Norelty. TrUson Ave... Mo. 5; Am stage. D—Temple Quartette. MaJeeUc. No. 8: In one. ^ ^ E —Henri Frencb, Impersonator and Juggler. Vajestic, No. 2; fall stage and in c-oe. f—^Williams and Warner, Moalcal Comt^iies. Majestic. No. 6: In two and one. G—Zona Vevey, Entertainer. American Moaic HaU, No. 6; full aUsa and in one. H—ED. F. BEYNABD, Ventrlloqulat. MajesUc, No. 9; fnU. stage. 1—Lonlse Dte«KC, Bongs. Ua]estlc, No. 10; in one. J—Grigolatl's Aerial Ballet. Majestic, No. U;-foil .stige. coold better Iier work by omitting ber ang «nd snliBtltDtisg miflleleDt agility to compan witb tile class of acting oflCKd by lier partner. LA FBANCB AND BVBBBTT, THE MEGHAN- lOAI, DOI/L. Wilson Arenne Tbeatre. No. 4. In one, and full stage; 17 minntea. Seen erenlng, Angnit 22. AlOoogli'aavUea of a mechanical ddl lias been wo«ed oanaiderably aronnd Chicago, tUs otferlng is so dllTetent ftom most of its kind that It toc4c aoTiirialiisly big; at the Wilson, and where the idea is new: to the audience. It will nndonbtedly prove a bomer xiot. Brerett, wbe opens with a bass solo, entitled When the Bell PERSONAL PATTER Pertaining to Vaudeville Performers In and Around Chicago—Notes of Their Plans, Prospects and Professional Doings WM MOBBIS. INC., WBSTKBN HEADOCAB- TBM Airo THE NEW «3.000.000 MUSIC HAUi FOB CHICAGO. ■All «io important dementaxy negotiations involTlog *h» eonstmctlon of a new- theatre and oDce biSldlng on tbe-aUe ot the GonttDentml Ho- tS, at thTfixmer ot Madison^ W«baaha«- sne, to be known as tbe Amerlein Unslc HsU, ^Sd to CO* tliree mUUon^dcJtoia, were dewed last Taesday by WUUam .MmiI* l^t^ Mmucer Estate, -the present owners of the gnnuid. J.Ta. Alnsworth. Trto reptesmted FurfiaD. wniooghby and Co.. met BST""* ^J-, » "Sr^iV New lork, general manager for WlUlMi Morris, Inc.. and after approving the pUna, wlilai were mbinitted by HoleWrd and Boche, the deal was With plenty bt material from wUch to choose the make-np of the allnStar bill, most of the I dlSicnlty was thrown upon the choosing of the | headliner. IXHiiae Dresser, who lieadllned the I Majestic oSering. had two very strong rivals for 1 the honor in tus picked list, Beynoid snd Zonal Vevey. Miss Vevey, who, with her hnsband, 1 present a knockout at tbe American. lost thai honor to Ed. Beynard, the ventrikxialBt, on thai novelty point, but by a very narrow margin.] An three ara acta capable of headlining moat any | — - " ippea to be r bin upon which they may lisp. . -^ ^, Veranda and Hutfalls -wolUd be tlia beat tet I to'open the sdeeted llst^oC atar aeti, ■nd -woaUl while away the first few moments In an ad-1 mirable' vandevlBe -manner,until Morris- andl Krwiec came along with their ton and noise. I Little Hip, the elephant, -who is faat losing hu eltle oC baby, coold easily hold. np the ulrd I spot, in spKe of the fact tbat his act bss beeni snanged for a dosing act. Hie Temple J(}nar- tette, which, in tlie minds of many, was the hit I of the Majestie bill last week, seem placed 1 rather early in the 'flfth posltlni, bat It must I not be lost sight of that boHt lhis aet and Jtlsa VeTey*s has a piano oa .thatcvpn)^ list, a tact I . which necessitates some s^BstUn between the I two oflCetingB. 'Benii :Keaicii,' inio suiierea the I ininsOee ot BaliiK ''<n. second at the MsJesUc I fits nmcb nicer; in'a'^^t. rach aa a,'preceding I wniiama and Warner, .two- moalcal cffiniqnes, who offer a. big novelty, act. _ • 'And' tieii,' veTey, B«ynanl and Dresser, all I before the elabonte. dowig feature, the Aerial Ballet, wtdeh held the same spot.at the-MeJatl^ | Can yoa imagine a bigger and brighter set of | tluee acts than tbese: lost next lo cIosIngT All' beadUn'en; an acts which tbe andlen i fi la I loath to aee leave the stsger and all>novel andl entertaining, in addition to prestige and pops-1 Isilty possessed throagh pienooB- seeomplish-1 "menta. Miss Vevey and -Miss Dresser conflict I ■ to-& trifling extent, it la tme, tat not enonghl to-Bupersede tbe value of the. fact that their I olferlngs might both be Oentical and they wonld I both go as big as ever on. the same bin. 1 Every week brings several new theatres into I tbe list of those open an. more dUDcolty In | making a fair choice for each position on tbe j aU-star bllL At the same time,-the dlmcnlty | Of landing &.place on the bill for the perfoimer I Increases accordingly. So come on, you - per- I formers, and open np your theatres and let the I merry war be on. Now appearing in vaudeville. NEW ACT S IN CHICAGO. - BESS ANOBA, SINGING COMEDIENNE. Arch Theatre. No. 4. _ In one; 12 mltwite s. Seen, evening, AngTlst 21. >' ■ Miss Andra features three songs and no pnb- lIAer. Opening with Wltmark-s Just For a Girl. M".1'tJo'a"5.'2^Inf ^"^rfll^S^ I?^ the Light Hoose ^l^^^^^^ "^L" « the applause. andiMB materially in pavlng^e short •S^«l"f?';^SSS°*if u^'SfrlS iiu way tar her second nnmbier. Put On lonr SUp- m^arkaMe flgnre ln_qncatIon- It Js m>l4 Tbte nSEht be tbe dose of the act, but, the andlence and marched np and down the aUIa, SI «• r^lt Isn-V^orTea «n encore, ^^"Ijwl f'^'^O'rt llosslter's audience song. You're the FeUow log at a Ughted iMteh md •rbat's Bnnnlns AftVr Me, and.has Utile the prlvaege of a Imt of the w by movteg «to ironble iTfeavSTa fairly good'impression. he.ri .The annomcemmt te th™ "7 JJ; Thc one object of -the act seems to be her ap- ereU that the figure vrtU be left in tbe hands ni>ir«nm> as a nietuie poster effect, wbicb. to | of some one In the aniuence while he goes off ^i'^t^U l^^^&l^.-^i8^9Si,^.\'^t '« tte tools for .dissecting It. ^ soon ttOwevac. tc^ether with'a prettier bat on <ach as the new band attempts to work the dummy, occasion! vraild not detract from Hie Idea which it suddenly coma to life, sffordtag a laugh Md ieeSs to be sought. If •this Is not the an opp<»tonIty to dose the act with a song, effect desired, crlUcUm in the other direction ] Bag Time Mdody. wood bring ont the lack of ^P.end acting of mOBBIS JONES. B. F. PEBFCIMB KID. the numbers and monologne. which, at the pres-1 .nvn^ivio .>u^<w, ^, ^. ent condition,'do not lend any great asslstanca woson Avenue .Theatre. No. S. In one; 16 toward the amount of ap^nse fortbeomlng. minutes. Seen evening, August 22. A^rn ii-inT-s- iiiisr'Tiin awn •pirir. '^e flrst-verse of Dat Am a Habit, revised, STEWABT A«DEABLB, SINGING AND TALKr g,ygg jj^j, „ opportunity- to toss Into tbe . ING SEBTOH. ladles'laps tiny bottles of perfnme, which gives Arch Theatre, tto. 2. FnU stage; 20 min- him the billing which dlsUngnlah» him from • ritM^ S^^«raInl:'August 21. an other m<mologistB. There are but few of bis Stewart or whoever happens to be the male gags which could consistently be ealM new, eid ^^e^Si^Ini^^^ne of the greirtest bat they get over for a latyh, as does his dng- iSrht comedians of his kind on tbe vaudeville Ing of different vraiM. abo^ sUek -jS^^ and snap dashed into one «iar- in tte andlenee. Snroal oT these ne good and aSf r is^^om ftrand, and that the audience ttose^which Me make U .hard ba.Mla^M to IsnTe «Sowi«ip^^ttt ootSig It mildly. :He moves the stage. Whoi onee.hia material la In" a dan ftte^rat? ^^^SWiSiSSSi every -Une. with Ws ablllj. ttat In renrda to wfto'thTreMSt iSa^ deaidte^:!^^ this «ffmng win ^be _a single act worth • of;their sketdi.-the: act -Is tnot sBowid to lag, eieeptlng>tl>evfnterTalar;nsed for singing two jaigibers.^?«hiA ■ are botb aade conspicoous by ' their'-datnesa* 'i-' ' Tlie •stair' is older than /-the act itself by many mooo^ 'namely. th» mi stak ing of a horse, which U supposed to be a present for his sweetheart, for saothcr -woman, erasing the nsnal lealoasy and com;dIeaaom._ The girt In the skit, although of the riifbt boUd and looks, featuring on" the best of time. JACOBS LEASES TROY HOUSE. Troy. N. T.. Aug. 20.—H. B. Jacobs, of Al- bany, N. T., has leased the lorcemn Theatre here. Klaw and Erianger attractloBs will be tbe Lyceum's poII<7. dosed. The American Hnsie HaU Oompany, tt wUdi William Uonia la prasldent. •will erect and operate the. sew - bnilding with a working capital <tf three minion dollars, of wUch ona- tmrd Ja already luld np and tbe other two- thirds to be Issned in bonds. A building twenty stoties td^i. replete and comidete with every innovatloB eoncdvable, this newest and moat hsndsome of Ohlesgo atructnrea to be, will boose a theatre which will have the largest stage In the world. Its dimensions will be ninety-aevsn feet wide, thirty-nine feet blgh, and fitty-foor feet deep. Tlie theatre and its accompanying offlees -wlU occupy tlis first five floors, most of which will be utilized by the headquarters of the WlUIam Morris, Inc., Western Association, which will operate all productions from Chicago and tbe West. The WlUiam Morris, Inc.. •will retain its headquarters In New Xork. In the basement 'Win be a ratbskeller; while In the balcony Uiere •wiU be provided a 'bnOet - and drinking cafe, two featnres wlilch-wUr be for the patrons of the music hall alone. For the public there win be a root garden, which promises to be Chicago's first real one, where fonr orchestras will be in service and a competent chef will tare ebargs ot an^np^to-date Cafe; ^' • Aa one-wOl. enter the lobby, the llat of Inno- ▼ations ^ win. start and complete Iladt only when one. has made a thorough Inspection of the bnilding aa a -wtiole. Something to appeal to the women and children, upon whom vaudevUla houses depend for their matinee patronage, will be in the nature of a woman ticket seller, who will preside at the end of Ilne-np, -which, for women, will be made along a line of divans. The maze of corridors wbleb will next be met by the patron, wIU consist of rest rooms, prom- enades and other conveniences, the promenades being of three types.' One will be modeled after the Egyptian style in tlie open air; a second, ot be called the "promenade do luxe"; while tba tttrd, tXis main prommade. will be Jost toslde tbe foyer, marking a semielrde sroond the seats. The seating capadty of tlie first floor will Iw 2,000, whUe -the boxes wlU provide additloaal aeata for two hondred and four peraona. The main entrance la to be on Wabaah avenne. where the stmctore will have a frontage of ninety- seven feet. -wUle the Msdison street trontus wUI be one hundred and aeventy-<wo feet, if the terms of the contraeta, which are to lie let sbortiy, -the demditlon of the Continental Ho- td must commence this tsB, wkleh win mesn the construction will be under 'way by March I, in order that the boUdlng and all -wiU be com- pleted by December IS, 1911, in time for tba Christmas season. The old -American Moslc Hall, on Wabash avenue, -wUl be maintained nndtr tba present lease for nine yesrs and remain nnder Morris' cootiol, but wiU lo^se its name to the larger house. It Is the present - plan of the manageta to Interchange attractions between the two housea. The Neutral Booking Exchange of America opened Ita doors to .the vaadevllle profeaaioa laat MondaTt Angnat 16, and baa been quite aneceaa- fnl in acenrmg a number of large aeta^ Tlw aim la to Handle nothing bnt acta of lepatatlon, and from tbe' onUocft of eeverti lettera already re- ceive from the Beat; It -will in a aliart time be in competition for the honor of being the largeat artists' representative -west of New Tork. The popularity of Sophie Tadc« on the eoaat is dismaying to her frlenda in Chicago, who have been looking forward to her return to the Windy City. Instead of making her reapearanee tins week, as waa expected, she wlU be amoog the list of Ooae not present nntil next Jsnoazy, owing to her dgning np eontracta for four more months. f : Bd> La Bus, recently connected with tbe WO- : die Statea Stock Company, la la Chicago, bavinc signed up for the sesaon with Mae Gordon ana; Company, to play tbe part of tbe Jot^xr to a: vaudeville sketch of that name. Lottie Wilson la no longer with tbe toam at Bandy and ^niaon, bnt la vrarkiag single la and aronnd Chicago on lAe Doyle time, •wksre she la being received with eoBslderable gopidat favor as a single act. Elbert and Oetdien opened their heantttol new vaudevlUe theatre In Dea Molneai Iowa,, last Sunday (Angnat 21), tbe IfaJeaUe, wbleb. la bodced by tlie Chicago office of Sullivan and Oonaldine. Five «( tbe local SL and 0. agent* made the trip for the grand opening, J. J. Naah, Bay Merwto, J. O. Gondnn, Sam On Vrlea, aatt ». J. KlaHek. 33ie new Haisatic. which Ja altoated en: tigMb atresia between Walaat and Loeoat atreeta, ia one Mock from the Orplwom, •which means competltlaa •wUl alwaya be so tte keen edge. Bventt Bays^ fnmeily nunacar at the TTnlqne Theatre, another Klbert * Oecehdl house, •WlU manage the Majestic, offering aa a routine, fotar Aowa on Satniday, Slmday and hoUdayn and three ahowa other daya—two a sight and a matinee dally. Elbert and QetdieU aim have the Ktlneess; the legitimate boose In Dee Moines, wblcb opened laat Sunday with Tba County Chairman. The bin -which was offered the opening week at the Majeatle, eonaiated ot Lottie Uayer, the diving queen; Brown and Ulila, In a comedy singing, talking and.dancing skit- Dsn BOhy. B. F. eomadlans Cora Mlckle HoBer and Osmpear, In their dabwate playlet, Tbe War of the Trana- gressor; and Scott and WUsoo, aenbatle ;«mp> edlans. Every act waa a hit In ito «3aaB, and provided one of the most dlveralflad'of au-aigr pmCTama ever offered. Sidney Schallman. the Noirls oOlees In Ohl- csgo, is now a fnU-fledged booking agent. With the departure of Murray Blee, who now has an ofllce of ilia own nnder the name of the Neotral Booking Exchange, aome one came In for a dimb ia the ladder of saecess, and Bfr. Scball- man. who hss ever been a great bdp In gensral to Mr. Matthews, and counqoently quite veiaad in the worth of Ute tbnnsands of vaudevlUe acta, - waa given, tbe department, which invdvea the boUng of several Iocs! iKiasea. BelsadmpwM has made (rleiida of all hla aeqnalntuuNi and possesses aa eager desire to mtte nuce; a msB tbrongtaoat witb business Ideas somidiac like a much older Itead, and an ambition to please and make a saceess ot everything for every one concerned. Snrely -this was a merited promotion. Laura Jean Ubbey, wbo tbrlUa tbe hearta ot tbe yoathfnl vletlma of Cupid with flctkmal ■Sorts' waa to have liees at tbe American Mnsle HaU this week, but was compeUed to reserve her amatorlooa mraologue for next week.. 8be deUvera wbat She caUa a love monologne and tha recites some of her own fervent poetry. Bcr draaaea and Jewela ate aald to have exeltad more feminine Interest In New York then bat tomanUe aebool of pbUosophy and poetry. In addltlan to lOw Ubbn. at ae Ainetican Motle HaU. week of Septemba 6, wlU be Jnllan EI- tlnge, ia a TandevlUe fareweU.' prior to his forthcoming toor sa a nmaleal comedy atar. Hie headline position, surrendered by MM Lib- bey this week, goes to a masked dancer and a aoake, who will give a CHeopatra dance. In a theatrical Issue of The siOIbnaTJ.' sndi ss this Is, -with the Ihits of varioua theatres. It does not seem oat ot place to publlah a llat of the TandevlUe per f ar m et a «t Chicago of the theatre* booked by tbe varlooa agents and aiwo- datlons. The Doyle Circuit In Chicago lists the tdlowing houses: WUson Avenue, wUIazd, Lexington, ApoUo, Pekin, Orystsl. Lyceum, Jeff- ferson, Virginia, Garfield, Arch, Archer, Palais Boyal, White City, Sans Sonel, Bljon Dream. Premier, Gem and Iota. The circuit, rntaMe o( Chicago, embraces the foUowIng states: lUlnMS, Indiana, Wlaeaaaln, Iowa, Michigan. Hlaaeinl. Kentneky, Pennaylvania and the Olatriet ot OoIomMa. •She hooaea handled In the elty by the Western VsndevlUe 4Iaiiagera' Assodatkm list np the Eedaie, Ashland, Ttevett, Bex. Ur- de, l^dla. nister, Columbia. Bush. Grand. Plaza (formerly the Comedy), Schladler'a. Brookllae, Academy, Star, Sheridan, VIetona, ((Jontlnaed on page M.)