The billboard (Sept 1910)

SEPTEMBER 10, 1910. X li e Olllboard 7 A CHICAGO PREMIERE On the Eve Presented by Henry B. Harris at the Chicago. Opera House—The Play is from the German and Treats of Russian Life Clilcago, Sept. 3 (S^tal to Tbe Billboard.)— 1 lie ensagemeot of On tbe Eve, was Inaugurated ai the Cbleaco Opera Ilousa^on Sunday. Ansa* Si-Ill. Benrr K Harris pmenu Bedtris BeicAer tu On the Evei a drama of modern Bnulao lire, III foor acta,' br Martba Morton. (Fion vtbe (i-riuan of Leopold Kampf.) Follovloc la tbe CAST Note-^In tbe'i.Mlowlns; cant 'tlw c^^ ■re named In tbe order b wbldk tber flrat ap-- Ma'cli. Vl«»dnr .. Beatrice frtotlee SoiibTB, AntoD'a wife Minna Adriman Antun. a printer Borke Clarke f>tto, a yonn« atudent .. .. Xamnee WIndom VMsill ,Bo*ert Anua Blcaaakara '.• UtMg Belcter 'Tininl Vlanlor, Maacha'a fatlmr .. ..■ . /. K. W. Morrlaon Mnsrl NleboItjeTlcb, aon of a rieb banker ~ Arthor Bow I>r. Mlcbad FetTOTlcn, a .celebrated ptayai- elan .. .. .. .. .. .. Uaoilee BtanUin Kan. Sopbja and Anton'a' aan . . Harrr Xanaey SluioD, Janitor ..' .. .. ., Georse Scbaeffer Captain of Police . .'. Felix Kreiabo Teploir, CUef ot POUm .i . .: Menifee Jobnatooe Coiporal ... Wnilam Bolfer Sersle: FnitoTlA^aat' tbe-'departBwnt «( ■■ 'flnaaoe' ^-.^ *. .v: . Joaepb Adelman Borla ,ii. .. .. Artbnr Bow Loolna .. Gwendoljrn Brooke Nanon Belen Strickland ■Ottilia ... .. .. .. ,. Haa lorimer nora, premiere danaenae .. .. Marr Hampton Vanrara, wife of Sergle TaVIOTleb .. .. .. Helen Strickland Monnlear Bypollte le Batse, In tbe Ftencb diplomatic aerrlce .. .. .. E. W: Morrlaon SerTaat .i- .. .. .. .. .. William BDlser SYNOPSIS OF SCENES. Act I—Tbe I«rintera. Act It-^Tbe Talace of TeploB. Act III—Bohemlaa -Stndenta' Quarters. Art IV—I'alace of Sersie Parlovleb. Tbe aeenea are la RBaaia- la moders tbnei. rerlod of aeUon-rWitbUi a w«ek. Staled IV 'Frank Releher,: BBder tbe personal . . ' '' ..v.^vvauperTiatoo: oC.' tbe an'hor.. Aetlas' llaiiatcr .. Clareaee Jacobaon Bastneaa Haaa«ec .."JMdc Btebards Stage Manafer ;;.:'_,"'.v:'..OaoiM'.SehaeSer Askin Production at La Salle _Chleaco. Sept; 3 (SpeeUI to Tlie Blllboaid).— Tbe Sweetest QM In'Parla opened'a^ tbe Ia- Salle Opera Iboae. on Montfay erenlac, Angnst . Betoie this Maad it wai pot on view at MOwaukee. Plena noUcca/idl im tbat It pleased the theatre poblle at tte Cicam dty. Jamea O'Donaell Beaiiett. tte talented Jadg« wbo pVe- side* at tba draoutie deak of tbe Chicago Reeord-Berald, 1 eildeBtlT cnjojred tbe perfom- ance as be saw it. He bead* bis printed opln* loa "Ctaeerfnl DIraalon and Pretty Glila a>. XBSnlle." and'then tefera to Mr. Hany-Aakln » "a sbtewd and capable manager, wbo baa dewr^'ed well of the public and of fortune br all oxeelient condnet at tiie Grand Opera HoiiM>.'* Mr. AskIn la now la actual .pnasesiloa of the LaSalle, .It baa been a tnrbnleBt eouise. that whlcb Bccampiiataed the imrpaae. Mwt SIniter fongbt to tbe laat atand gamely, but— well. It'a all over now. and Tbe Sweetest QIil In Paris hat made her bow aad now bolda court at the dlapated heoae. 'We here quote from Mr. Bennett's te*le«r of tbe abow as it appeared In the R«eord.BeraId: ' V "^e laaogural oatriaga at tbe IdSaUe Op- em Hooke la all that- It^sbouM be as to maa- BPra and morals. Mr. Bnrkliardt bas put to- fether a workable book. Seeeral of Mr. Oaeia* l.rrlea are not half bad. Mr.-Howard haa pro- TUM eallTealnc llncIe8. Tke-piece la animated BDd perkrs^aod it la gayly staged. Mlsa Trtxie frlaaaaa-la)aa<:ample<coateetloa who aloga wlll- ■naly. : .MIas!«r^AUce .' Torke U: dbalnntlee. aM nslnqr. ;Mias'9tae Baraett Iws tmaperament and dUplaya real talent in gettiag a aong or a bit nf <ilalc«ue<iOVer the Yootlbtbttt'StMlaa Cathryn Roire Palmer la aot nearly ao '^tenar to tbe temperaie Aserrer as she is to tbMftiWtao like thf botot>roB» ttawl and the gt o t e a oM e prance. ANiTe all is :Alexander Cm. <nn: Ur. Oarr an chaare. and we: warrant that In one aeaaon Sklaner and TJrroae Power yi'oo.I^ekaye flKhttavTCgr tbelr lantcla— wbich would be an exceUeat thing for tboat jelnarely gentlemen. It la:;a matter for yenr 'P'»'»«*Io« apeculatiim aa to what Mr. Carr will A> iriti, jblmacU. He onaht to ko a long way. John E. Totiair. aa a Plttsbnrr mlllioaalie lannt- iiw about.ln Paris, was BCtire sad bUnd and not especially aeranaalT*. Bis - atore of. comic tricVs *t*mn United. ; The audience waa foil t »*'*i'rMi. afld. peace 'and nnmperltr seem to li««e aftlled. doilrB «t the LaSalie-'r In pictorial language tbe characters In On the Eve endeavor to- portray > socialistic thinss of an inllammatory future- which bare to do with "the i Russian - terotntlonlsts. the sUent heroes." Thi'j succeed'melodramatically. The Slece la handsomeiy ' staged. Mlaa Hedwig etcher is the feataredj- player: abe baa much personal charm and; conaiderable magaetiam. GANE AN D I8M AN OUT. New Tork, Sept. 5 (Special to Tbe Billboard). —^Tbcre la a persistent rumor that Marcus P. Uiew haa pnrdiascd all the Tanderllle theatres controlled by Felix laman and Wau Cane. This woald malw Loew a decided factor in yande- Tllle. THE D OLLAR MARK Season's Production Takes Place at McVickers* / ■ Theatre and Marks Opening of that Playhouse Alsor-Play by George Broadhurst Chicago, Sept. S (Special to The BlUboard). —MeVlckera' Theatre housed as its opening at- traction.: The Dollar Mark. The players em- ployed' in tbe:: Interpretation of this ■ play - are cast'.:as.f«<lows: THE DOLLAR MARK—A play of affairs of to- day, ia loor acts, by Mr. Ceorge Brosdhnrst, the man who wrote. The Man of the Hour. Presented by William A. Brady. ASSIGNMENT OP CBARACTESS: James Gresham.. ..Robert Warwick (Specially engaged for Chicago.) Carson Uiylis Ethelbert Hales Anthony Martin ..Will Chatterton Wallacv Cliandler .. ; Garrett Campbell Arthur Boiylis .Paul Byron HARRINGTON REYNOLDS. HENRY GUTHRIE VISITS CHI- CAGO. . . l"i''-J"*l. • 'Special to Tbe Billboard), h m" S«»'>rt«. Who for a Inag tlmn was a "iiiiliar fixore on Chleago'a Hatto. came out ?„, ""O* o» toolsTlUe laat week anitclently fH ■ w "«»*«ly" to hia many Windy City tr . .i,ti Mr. Gnlbrie was Mrmerly aasoeiated m ." Herbert ::I>nee, of the Oarrick Theatre. an.1 wss coaatcted .with Martia * Bmeir the prn^iicera.: At prraeat be is la the i«al estata r";''''w,at loniayiUe. Kr.,.and la alao ta- ""'"'ed la Florida laada^ Onthrle la thr picture «r ""wiwritjr aad hia nanaer aamn deeidtdly »f iptlmtrai. -He haa "made good" la his htni- reatores 4Bd la accordingly happy. This pose shon-s him as Father Kelly in Thu* R» sary. which opened for a run at the Giobe The- atre. Chicago. S^tember 4. Ulrich Makes Announcement Chicago. Sept. S (Special to Tbe Billboard). —Bernard Utrlch recently annoanced that the following opera, would be rendered during the Impending aeaaon of grand opera which Is to .he 'een at the Aodltarfom by tbe Chicago Grand k Company. Thais, by Massenet: The Jne- ot Notre Dame, by Massenet; l.oolae,V1>y inter; Salome, by Richard Stratisa: Pdlras Mellaande, br iMtossy.' aad Samaoa and Delilah by Saiat-Saeaa. : Moat of these operas are new to: the West. BowcTcr, some of the more familiar ones to be included in the repertoire are: Madame Butter- diy. by Puccini: La Bobeme. by Puccini: TOeca. by Pnccini: Aida. by Verdi: II Troratore, by TerdI; La TrarUta. by Yerill:. Rigoletto. by Terdi; Otello. by Verdi; Lohengrin, by Wagner; Taanbauaer. by Wagnert Faast. by Gounod; Car- men, by Bhtat:Pagllarel£ by I'MOcaTallo; cay. allerla Saatlcana, by Maacagnl; Lea Hugnenota, by Meyerbeer. , These «wka will be Interpreted by anch weR- kaown singers aa: Mmes. Oardea. Melba. Gad- ski, Noidlca and Aida; Mesars. Dalnores. Mc- Oormae. Serola. Renaud. Sammarco and Du- ftaane aa well as others now belag signed-by Aadieas DIppel. general naaagcr oC the com- p«"y. • ■ Sua OoodwIa, eooa shoDtar aad InUtator, op- caa oo the C' :B; 0,:^<:tlme : at Clerelaad, O., Anguat 29. George S. Wood Forsakes Theatre Chicago. Sept. S (Special to The- Billboard). —Theatredom has lost George S. Wood.' and ma Mr. Wood for ycaia .(wct: date aot moMtOD Oe exact anmher) baa becBipraBl- nent in things theatrical. Bis name haa long been aaaociated with Chlcago'a amusemeat «a-: teipilaea .- Receatly he. resigned frcm tUs poel- tlon at the Colonial Theatre. Now his trlenda ate told of Iiia plaiu in the fidlowing letter:' "After sereral years of more or leas sac- ceeafol effort in adTancIng the Intereata or others, and for the past Uto years assisting la guiding the destinies of the Colonial .Theatre. I am going into business for myadt.»My determinatloB to : aecare resulta, not only tor layaelf bat for. those with whom I am aaao- ciated, remains unchanged. - althon^; I :beIleTe mote material retuma may be erolTcd.- "Aaaoelated with Mr. FltageraU,: a vBaU '-ot unoncstloBcd and anqnaUHed Imslaeas eharaeter aad; Integrity, w« undertake to haadW^=aMM: Bate, sane aad reliable InTestnaenta, icaasfnlty weighed and cloaely Inspected. Badu oC'^eetr aaacrttoa ia our almple, .yet naaBsalI$d .word,, but ia aTety instance la oar full warrant^pt. ac- c«Tac7. of ■statement.** . . Tha ahore ara excerpts ti«m tbe letter whlck ia Ita .aatiiety makes tlie aaao u ae e amit that Gcorga 8.; Wood la. now a member otr tha 'fltm of Wood A FItaterald. who at peeneati ara^es. gaged IB ithe ade: aad cxptoitaUoa oOlaaaa- Ia Moataaa aad:'«rho:aM. eqaippcA aadHsnsaiadfto haadla other ■eeartttca. . . William Stoneman .. .. .. ..Harold Howard Senator LUiagston Seymour Rose Bill FOrster .. ..Henry DstIcs Charles Fletcher . .Arthur R. Stein Denby, Chandler's secretary F. T. Brady Steward of the Taeht- ... .. ^. ..Beary Calklna Graham Griggs .. .. .. ..Charles A. MRIer Beaiy Latimer .. .. ;. ..CiiarlrB C. Browit Flemlag Boydon .. .. .. ..-..Charles D. McFlsh (Members ot the,Glearlac.Bouse Committee.) Ben Brown .. Bert Clarka Jenka Jobnaoa .. .. .. ..Joseph J. SnlllTsn BUI Murphy .. .. .. ..Albert Bamburg (Employes at the Mine.) Mrs. Chandler .. .. .. .. ..Helen Orr-Daly Alice Chandler .. .. .. .. ..Rose Brabam -Millie Foster .. . .. .. ..Norma Winslow lUalinda ..Cora Calklna TIMB AND PLACE OF ACTION. The period is to-day. Tiie scene is partly to tile Far West, sod i>artly in the Tielnlty of and In New York City. ACT I.—Afternoon. Setting: The awMMit to the Nellie Davis Mine. ACT II.—Night—two years later. Setting r Cliandler's rural home on Long Island Sound. ACT III.—The (ollowlog morning. Setting: Deck ot Baylis' yacht. The Arrow. ACT rv.—Later the same morning. Settlngr Grestaam's room in tbe Fidelity National Bank. (Note.—Tbe play Is foonded on a sreaaHo by Mr. Charles T. Daiey and Mr. Broadhurst.) The settings designrd and painted to^ Mr. B. Robert Law, and buOt by Mr. Bert Tucman. FOR MR. WILLIAM A. BRADT. Frederick Donaghey RepresentatlTe Mr. Jacob WUk . . Basineas-Manager Mr. DaTies .. .. ..St age-Manager IN MEMORY O F SAM 8. SHUBERT. New York. Sept. 5 (Special to The Billboard). —Messrs. Leo and Sam S. Shnbert hare had pictures of their brother, the late Sam S. Shnbert. hung In the lobbies of all their New Xork City playhouses In order to perpetnate t» memory of tbe founder of the firm. It Is the intention of the Mesaia. Shnbert to pUce thcaa portraits In eretr theatra- throaghoat the cooa. try which tltey dVtroL. ■ : , Chicago Shows Held Over ChlMEo. Sept. 3 (Special to The BUlboatd). —JumpiDg Japlter continues to iomp and amaaa at the Cort Theatre. Col. Jim BnttoB wha "did" the press work for Manager Bemiaaa us transferred his eOOcts to the sdrsntage of The White Slater. . : , ..^ • Baby Mine reaudas at the Garrick and keeps that house filled with mirth snd .laughter. Otto Harlan is credited by his presa agent aa the- refcular little dally buyer of theatres. , The lyric retaina possession of The MMnii^t Sons. The music of this piece te of an exct*. lent standard and much of it haa here attabMd a whistling TOgne. „. , _ Soon The Girl of M.T Dreams wHl leare _tb« nilnois Theatre. It la one of the prettleat and most wholesome productions of thia ses- son. Follawlni; The Wife Tamers, at the_PrlncesB Theatre, will be We Don't Go Home TBH M«ta- ing. CampbeU Casad U the aathor of the new comer. Mr. Casadi a»de mainr frieada la Chi- cago (InrlBK the time he waa here as sgent tor The Beanty Spot (awipaay. HUGH - M'LENAGHAN MAKES A CHANGE. Chicago. Sept. 3 (Special to The Billboard).— Mr. Hugh McLenaghaa. : who tor tbe past I1t» years has been doing, datrr at the box-oHioe of the Majestic Theatre, tinder the guidance of Mr. OlOTcr. la' noir j dlUgentty dispensing paste- boatda at MeTicker's^Theatre. Mr. McLensxhan is a yonng man of pleasant address and fnlly capable of performing his newly assumed duties to the satisfaction of all concerned. It is er- Ident that he haa mastered bis chosen line and «in leallae on stcit apportnalty presented. THE TRAVELING SALESMAN POWERS*-THEATRE. AT Chicago. Sept. 3 (Special to Tbe Biliboard). —With tlie original: company of players prac- tically Intact, Tbe TraTelIng Salesman agsln comes fo Chicago. This time, howerer. It oc- cupies Powers' Tbestre. where It succeeds Her Son. Last sesson the Illinois bonsed Frank Hclntyre snd his crew of enlFrtaloers. Th» pisy la a farorlte and is replete with laugh opportunities. LAST WEEKS OF THE OLD TOWN. 'Chicago. Sept. S (Special to The Blin>aanl). —Tte' Old TVtwa will soon leare Chlrago and foUmrtag ta at- the Stndebaker will come Tbe 811» Princess, in which play Klale Janis is the l»atBl«d,peraoa. We are t«M by Gemcxe Ado DaTia that the cast la support of Miss laate ."la anlta the most expensive Chlcacoans wal see for many a season." The story of The Slim Princess haa twen adapted for staxe pnrpoaea IV- Beary Blossom who msde It Into a musical coaMdy book and prorlded tte: lyrics. Lcslla Stnart composed tte mnaie.