The billboard (Sept 1910)

SEPTEMBER 10^ 1010. X h e Dill b o a r cl 17 OHIO VAL LEY EX POSITION Opens Auspiciously August 29—Twenty-three Thousand Persons Attend First Day—Weather Conditions Have Been Excellent for the First Week. All Concessions and Shows Doing Big Business. The opening of tbe Ohio Valley Exposition on tbe mornlbr o( Aiisiut. 29 marked tba Inausnn- tlvn of tae greatMt event ~ tela In tbe 4)aeen GItT, ilnee ' 1888. 'iK.Oreatn 'pnparaUona and heartier eo-0|ieratlon on the part of eitlaena, than waa - manifested at aaj^of. the pravlons frstlrals, tha last of which took place four rears ago, indicates that Cincinnati can and will support an exposition on a laixa scsle. The ontlrlns, dtllsent and earnest preparatorr work carried on by the ptomoters; the ana- vlclous openinz, the. liberal ? attendance for the itft Treck, pdnt to m .eoBtlBmUoa of the pro- pittoos beclnnins. ^ rresidcnt Taft waa nnable to be present an the first day. but be offlclaUy opened the expo- sltlon by telegraph. Later In the day. Preal- dent Reynolds received tbe follawinc messase: - Beverly, Mass., Ang. SB, UIO. Robert B- Beynolds, President Ohio Val- ley Exposition: Company, Chamber of Com- merce Buildlnc, Cincinnati, O.: I congnta- late yoa'oo the opening of yonr exposition •sd I sincerely hope It wUl Iw sncceaafDl In ■11 Its purposes. Bveryone wbo la familiar With tbe taeti rejoice* In tbe empbaili that It gives to the Ohio BlTcr : ImproTement. Tbst Improvement more than any other that 1 know, typifies the kind of iwaterwayn de> relopment we oogbt to have In. tnu coim- try. etc.: etc. ^ ^ The opening exerelaes were brief and In- formal. Tbe oOclals who participated In the inaocnratlon were gathered together oa the atage of tbe Mnale HalL In the afternoon a parade waa glTen fbnmgh the principal atreeta of the city. While parades necessarily are almllar In make-np, there Is so palpable reason why the exposition parade waa not considerable better than It waa. Tbe ad- Tertlslng given this aposltlon attracted SO.OOO visitors to Cincinnati, and Uie beat parade that could have been arranged woold have been none too good. UaBy ezdamnttOM oC disappoint- ment were beard .'fkom (eaUentn ; as .ml aa visitors, sod there can lie no doubt Imt that the parade kept many people fNm Ttaittng the ex- position groonda who tielleTed Oat the genera] constmctloo of tbe czposltSoa > would'1>e on tbe same scale of medlocrl^. The tnrooot was In alz dlvialons^ tn the lint of wblcb rode Otalo'r highest executive. Governor Harmon, and hia staff. Other dignitaries Inelod- Ing several congressmen. ActingHayor Oalvln, and local-oadals sppeared. There were several floats that deaerve eoBmendahlc. menttCB. to tte most elsborate of which prlMg were awarded. The parade lasted ane boor and forty-Sve min- utes. A local newspaper atated that there were 100,000 pernons In line to see the parade, bnt as It has been cooaetvatlvely estimated that 50.000 vlslton; wen. In town, the day before the opening. It to aaCa to aay tbe nnntber was larger. The attendance during the asonUng at tile exposition was: eomparatlvely small, bnt the total number of paid admlaalons for the day was 23,251. The price of general admiasion is SS ceata. The weather has been favorable each day, with the exception of Friday. September 2, when tbe ahowen Intemvted the show* and prevented Frank <3ao<laIe maUng hIa airship flight on scliednle time. Once Inside the spaclooa Mnale Ball, the spectator wanders about the corridors In liewllrt- erment. To see all the exhibits In a day. la an Impossibility, ao namerooi and direnlfled they sre. We will not attempt to enumerate any: snfllee It to say. that pracflcaUy every line of iBdnstry Is represented. To Clande ti. Hagen. whoae title Is snperln- teadent of eonstxuetlon and director of amnse- ment, belonga a vast amount of credit for the oompleteneaa. of the exposition. . It-was he who conceived the plan of converting the unsightly banka of the canal into beantlfnl flower gardens, with picturesque Swiss buildings: to furnish tbe exposition with superlative amusement at- tractions, and arrange the ' multitudinous de- talla of laying out the nomerooa spaces for exhibits, unlike other events ot its character, that have attracted wide attention, the Ohio Valley Bxpoxitlon baa only four amusement., atri trsetlons, vis.. The Fire Show, Midget Circus, Sea Nymphs and Baby Incubatora. What la lacking In numerical atrcngth, however, to folly made up in the qnality of tbe Individual tbow*. The buildings will be closed on Sundays, and' no shows or exisibits emn he vlstted. The Fire Show Is the most Interesting. The acenes represented in this production are typical of the tenement district of Hoboken, and the 200 person, employed depict the dally "mirttis and cmploymenta" ef the proletariat, living upon the river warfii. There U a realism In tbto prodnetloa which'to seldom acquired in any form of atage slmnlatton. -When the cnrtalns are drawn " apart,, tbe audience looks upon a atreet acene that faithfully reaemblas the every- day apectade along the river f^oat of sny city. Appsrently ordlnsry buildings, through the win- dows of which can be seen merchants, painters, pinmben. tailors, barbers, etc.. busily engaged at tlicir nsnai tasks. Sboppers, police, sailors, vagsbonds snd wonderful tor Cincinnati, a local newapaper remarks, a street cleaner actually and actively working, make up the picture. Women and men promenade the slde-walka, enter atotea. and make purchases, ss naturally as though they were not being paid for acting. Oarmlooa booaewlves exchange goaalp, peddler* cry their wares and a Salvation Army band marches through the street. Suddenly a cry of "tbler* to heard, and'ft youth dasbea from a shop and makea away with hto spoils, closely pnrsned by a mob: Psssengers are seen board- ing • ateamer whidi to docked In the harbor, and pteaently the vessel's notoy whistle sonnda the signal for departnre. Handkerchiefs flutter, food adieus sre waved, and the- sailors assume their positions. Hardly sre all preparation* completed, when an exploalon to heard, flamea leap from the ship and tlie cries of th» frmntle Oaaaeagen are heard above the roar of the flamet and tbe clatter of tbe Hre companies. Tbe aallora. valiantly attck to tbelr poets, the passengers are rescned. and the andtence. breaths a sigh of relief, that no lives have been lost. Bnt they reckoned too soon tor the' conflagration haa apread to a large tenement bnndlng. In which two score men and women are In danger of betnit Incinerated. Tba gallant •remen have arrived, however, and In a twinkle their acaling toddeia are placed. The life net* are atretdied and the entrapped tenement dwellers leap to aatety. The writer witnessed two performances of . tbe Sre (bow on the open- tag nay, and found tbe andlenees la both In- ataaeca,' intenaeir Interested. - The claaa of amnaement aeeken whoae tastea lead them to the desire of having their emotiona and feeling played upon, can aatiate their appetite for "tbrllla" by no better means than aeeing the Are ahow. It to troly a remarkalde production. One of the most Intereatlng and Inatnwtlve ahews are the infant inenliaton. in charge of Dr. 8. nahel. f^Tbe value of these machines a* Ufle-aavsra cannot be overeatlraated." re- aurked the doctor. "It a greater knowledge of tbe, Incubator on the part of tbe pnblie can be ■timnlated, and tbe instaUatloQ of these ina- cblnes In all the boepltala throughont tte eoQBtry, accompllahed. a large pcicatage of babes; prematurely bom, can be saved," te added. nere are now seven Infanto tetog taten aarv of by Dr. nahel, - Tiny Town or Midget Circna, an Importation from Europe, la evoking much apprectotion from all <who have wltneased a performance of theae little peopte. - A number of wwld-famona mldgeta they are, each doing some stnnt of the grown-up performers with our regular circuses. Tiny equestriennes perform on the "wee little blttiest" ponies. Minute ballet dancera and singers go throagb the usual evolatlons of tlielr normal contemporaries. A small, though per- .fectly devel<4>ed, Hercules, juggles . dumb-beito. weights, and other atrong act paraphernalia. ,and a Tom Thumb thanmatnrgist does a nnm- ber of tricka that defy detection. Two minla- tnre rings, under canvas, serve the purpose of a "Wg top." A visit to tbe exposition Is not complete unless the Sea Nymphs ahow to taken In. That which differenttote* tbla water show from other aquatic prodoetton* to the novel way In which the performers first appear before tile audience. One by one the sprites ascend from the water, until at leaat tea have appeared. While tha lecturer gives a mythological description of the iiautttB. habits and infinences of the mermaids on the aea faring humana.. the young' ladtea awlffl about and demonstrate a number of diffi- cult dives. .Tte Sea Nymph prodnetloo .re- minds «ie very ntneb oC tte atinr of Undlae. The performance closes with a mrer In com- plete costume who goea to tte bottom of the water in aearch of loat bodtoa. While tte Over tte Bbbie Bestauiant can not te compared with any ot the above enumerated amnsemenU, Its importance as a money-making propoaitlon must not be overlooked. The rie- celpta flom admission to tbto concession hsve been' good, and Ita addition may te considered a valuable' one. First in importance, taken from an arttotle point of view, to the opera Paoletta. the pro- duction of which for the season of twentyr four dsys will cost approximately $75,000. Tbto musical gem Iiaa the dtotlnetion of telng tte flnt real opera written la English. The lyrlca are from the pen of-PIetro Floridto, and tte li- bretto waa written-by PanI Joaea. In comment- ins ' upon Paoletta. tte Bnqolrer'a dramatte ertHc said: .'■.;„■ • "What a superb production Paoletta provea to be. All the promises mad. la ..dvane.. which aoonded ao extravagant.' teve Iieea. ndfiusd.. A more sumptnoos monnting of an opera In thn country tea never been -preaented. a more -in- spiring chorus—sll oar own stogera—tea never before been gathered for any <veratle produc-: tlon, not even la the mauonalre opera honaea of the East. Civic inlde and tte cultivated In- terest In music made It possible to engage the services of soch singers In the eboms sa could never te gathered in a professional and conven- tional organtaatloB. Tte same may te-paid ef tbe local aolotata wbo have soch eaaanlenons part* In tte east: The ordieatra.'toot^I■ ' OItt-■ cInnat^a own. Never tefore wen tte mtnleal resources of our community put to such a teat and emerged so successfully. "Mme. Bernice de Pasqnall aang [at the in- augural production] tte title role. She* la a finely gifted colorsture soprano, singing in tha spprovrd Italian • • • atyie. and while ter de- lineation of the part waa somewhat matured, she nevertheless teantlfolly realised tbe musical aide of tbe role. Her - execution of the fiorld pasMifres in the third act won for her the most cordial applause. "The most Important role in the opens dra- matically and musically, is Gomarea, the Moor- ish astrologer. Tbto part was superbly acted and anng by David Btopham, whose gnat ex- perlaace, whoae complete mastery «t tte con- comitant arts in tte aphen ot muale drama, permitted: Mm to give a performance anch aa can • stand with his best efforts ia tte paat. Hlf finale ot the second act was a splendid ex- ample of Inteaalty and dramatic power." - ;:Via ebona to-osealteBt and fnlly deaenring favonble mention. : TBB OAST. King of Caatlle .. .-. Oomarea , Don Pedro .. .. Don Fernand .. .. .. Don Julian .. .. .. Cento * ..... .. Court Crier .. .. .. Horn Daniel .. David BIspBam Hnmbird F. Duffey .: .. James Harrod Harrison Brockbank . .. Joseph Scfaanke Joseph Sctenke Jscinta .. .. .. .. .. Cecelia Hoifman .Paoletta'.. ;. Benilca da Pasqualt . / Tte prodnction was stased by Ben Teal. Kmil Aakermlller. is the business manager of tte opera.' Chaa. A. Znber, la addition to promot- ing the publicity department for tha entire ex- position, looks after tte advertising for tte <v- era. If at the dose of the expositloa, a deficit to atewn. It will not te due to any dtocnpaney on' tte' part of Its producers; w any lack of «• celldnce of *te open. For the Crat week tba attendance'was not very encooraglag, however, the promotera the hopeful for an incmae ta patronage tbto week. It will be' remerotered that at the laat fall festivsl held in Ciocinnati, four years ago. Tte Bine Moon was prodnced, and the opera loat money while in the Qaeen City. The righia tu produce thia oi>era at the featlval wera-aecnred from the Shnterta at an expense ot $38,000. It win also te recalled that tbto opera had a long aucceasful road tour under the regime of tbe New York prodncets. In tte present Instance, the Ohio Valley Expoattlon control tte Interest of the current <veratle oflTerlng. and ahonld tte production achieve the success It deserves, and anbMonently placed on tte road, tte expoelttoa promoters win aiiare' In tte profita. AU who bare bad. tte plearaM of seeing a performaaeo or Paoletta an bopefU' of aeeing it again aa a traveling organlxatton. - 'While tte expoaltton tea not progressed salB- elently to warrant making any predletlona, a few flcnrea at band indicate that tte amnac- menta wlU register aaee LSSsa ; that ts^ of coane. it last week'* haainesa eontiaiies. -Tte geaenl admlMion* to tte froonds ban ibawn no hi- crea>e; ia (get. tte lint day's attendance was the largest. Cooslderlng, therefon, that the aetnal nnmbar of- vlalton .to tte expoaltloa de- enaaed aa- tte week progressed, it to nmarkable ttet eacK day's receipta at tte various concea- lion* tese increased. Tte actual figures 'an not at hand, bnt we teve it from good aa- thority that at the. fire apeetade ahowa. on Saturday night, thirty-seven per ceat. of tte setnal attendance vtotted tbla attraction. . On tte: opening day..twenty-four per cent ot the expoaltloa visttora attended tbto atew. Tte otter amnsementa show a cnnvondlng ta- It Is estimated that 400,000 persons wHI at- tend during tte exposition. TUs nnmter will brtog tte gate receipta to tlOO,OQO. and If bosl- ness at the atews to aa good as anticipated. glOO.OOO mon wni te added to the fnnda. Ii> tlito amoont; ia. included revenues from pro- grama, bootte. etc. A total of $200,000 wlU. it Is believed, pay all expanses, and leave a snug batonce on- tte right aide ot tte ledger. Tte fan festival of four.years ago can not b. compared with the present exposltlmi. and even Uiangh tbe event was not aa successful ss ex- pected, a nraat of $16,000 was Aown. Bstt- mates ot the cost of constmetloa an aow be- lag made, and we hope to tnrnteh our naden with; some lateresting figures tefon tte expe- altioa.'Xloaca.-:''. NEW .C LUB R OOMS. Kansas C»y Lodge No. IS, T. M. A., baa ntabllsbed its home In the patotial - lesldeaee. No. 1031 Central street oa teT site which to known as Qnality Hill. "Hio parlon. library, ladlea* reception rooa. pool room, cafe, grill room, bare been fnmlsbM and fiMorated In an dalKnata manner, andi aa to make the club flnt-elass la every reapect. There are living apartmenta on tte aecond floor, for gentlemen. 'T. M. A.>a and all oro- (rsslonal frlenda. when visiting Kansas City, are welcome to the dub house,- ^ Kansas City Lodge No. 18 la, tbto. week, en- tertaining Mr:^ C. 0, Obandlei; ot 'Cnmterland UKiEc No. so. Brother Gteadler to.'De^ Crand President of tte Btatarot If atyland. Bro. Miandler's wife aeeompanle*'-Urn and'!oa' their jetorn win visit St. v!£iMito; Cincinnati; Pltta- norg and Washington. ;- - CINCINNATI bODQE SESSION. hiP^iW No.. 33. T. M. A.^ be1d a nig.oocial seslon Tnesdsy eventog.. August 23, OraS Vlee-^naldent hS^ nert Ashton, of Portland, Oregon Lodge, No. ill „™ waa voted a snecesa by tiii. '^'SS?"*' eviry one had a good S?IH».Mf-.'^""« ??»^«*"*^ at 10:30 P. M.. J2L^!r Henry Herbert. After tte opening S^KL'tV.''?^ Introduced Bro. tWIIlIam Keen- f?,V ^.'JJ'**-"'*"? »* S3. <!ho extended a tM„™'J"" welcome to all vidtora. Next In- nA' P«S,t-PfS«Meat aad Grand Lodge kJ^^ King, of St, Loato Xodge iSwJ-i'.'-.JaP'lf.J*"'" who apote briefly on the v?U ^"C^. Bfoevolence and^^deUtor.•^ ^ v» 5! P«"-Pt«Ment Barty K. BebockTey, tonJtii3 ""^ «' No. iB vlilton. n5{ mirMiieed waa Grand VIee.PrMldent Cterles "c^ 8.1, who apoke of the ^S: •nd.alio Of thoriaooclaUon Vir?i?,„".'J tl™ waa Introduced Third Onnd boS. J "i"*?,.' Hertert AShtea, the gneat of "on^r. Brother Aahtoa spote atont tba T. M. A. as It waa and as It Is to-dsy. His was one of the finest addresses ever teard In Cincinnati. President B. E. Herbert closed the session with a few well ctesen remarks, then sll adlonmed to the banquet hall, where a splendid lunch was served. Among those preent were aevcrsi brothers from Dave Mariott*a company, and Bntter Ous Arthur, from Rosalind at Red Gate. : Cincinnati Lodge No. 23 will hold a monster masquerade tell on the night of December 6. Tickets an now being distributed. At the next meeting of Cincinnati Lodge No. 83. to be held Septemter 7, foorteea candidates will te Initiated. - . Edw. HoUenkamp Is now secretary ot Clncto- natt Lodge No. 33, and- to htm all eommunlea- tlona: relative to dnea. etc.. should te addressed. NEWARK LODG E NO. 28. Newark Lodge No. 28, T. H. A., held Its regular meeting on Sunday, August 31, at Mnslclans' Temple. Conaidenble bnslnesa was transacted and three candidates Initiated. A club waa formed to be known as the Wheeling Club, and from tbe outlook Newark Lodge No. 38 will have a delegation of 100 at the con- vention la Wheeling.: July, 1911. Meetlags of No. 28 are held on the first and third Sunday of each month. HELP STRANDED ACTRESS. Hemters of the Kansaa City Lodge Theatrical Mechanical Association performed an act ot cbarlty to one ot tte profession, laat week, when funds were rslsed to pay for a railroad ticket and otter expenses of Miss May Corbett,, a young actress, who bad been waiting at the Uatoil depot In Kansaa City fOr tbice day* for . letter from her father which woold contain the money tor>her ticket home. But tte let- ter did not arrive, and memten of tte T. U, A.'a learning of bar predicament bnrrledly called a meeting and raised^ a amn. ojt.money anflletent to tide ter' over ber dtfflenlUea tor tte time telng at least. Miss Cortett hsd be- class vaudeville to territory that can not aCTonl come ill In Grand Island, Neb., and was con- ' permanent vaudeville, having recently opened fined In a hoapltal there. From Grand Island > a New York ofilce with a vaudeville play bureau ter professKmal friend* raised fnadsmSdent la eoaaectiatt. to supply material lor aB to send her to Kanaai' City. . - : ; : . companies. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Jaoktofivillo ThMtres Doing Big Busi- ness. Changes of Management. For tte first time. In yean tbto city to with- out any amusement park, and this, no doubt, accoimto for the excellent business .teing done by tbe theatEvs anil moTlop picture shows. Manager J. C. Gray, formerly of tbe Amusu Theatre, has leased the BUoo. Bookiaga an made through the Princess Ineatrlcal.Exehauge. This week's bill constots of Julian and Oyer, comedy acrobats: Tuts McGnlre. singing aoU'- brette: G. C. Davis and Beatrice Hod^-e. In c.med.v; Ansten and Weyman. fancy danctog; Miss Belle Bosa. singing comedienne. The Amusu Theatre, owned by J. .0. Gray, has -been leased to Mr. Montgomery, .nf Ten- nessee, who has completely remodeled It, and changed the name to tte Grand. The Majestic Theatre contlnnes to do a fair bnxiness with vaudeville and .moving pictures. The Duval Theatre, under the management of J. D. Deleter, opened the aeaoB wiUi lahmael September 4.'.-- - Owing to tte excellent condition of tmstnesa In all lines tere. the coming-season i wilt oot- dass everything In the past; , ART HUR F. GIBSON; 8POTT8' NEW ENTERPRISE. Topeka. Kan., Sept. 3.—During tte coming season the John Sports. Amusement Co.. of To- peka. win have aeven vandeville atock com- panies on tour. Tbe lint, Ketehell Btoa.*. open their aeasen Sept. 12, playias. week engage- menta. Tbla firm baa taken ' a decided denart- an trom tte -legular raatina In sending blgb'- BAKER'S STO CK E NTERPRISES. Spokane. Wash., Sept. B.-M3eorge L. Baker, of Portland, Ore., Inangunted the first of Us aeries' ot stock companies In SpiAane, yester- day. Tte company is hesded bv Franklin Un- derwood and Francis Slossen. The cnrrent bill to Uy Wife, to te followed by Merely Mary Ana;. Tlie Rose ot the Ranc-fao. Ftftr Miles From Boston. The Man on tte Box. Via Wlre- lesa; Tte Bypoerites. Tbe Barrier, etc- In a tew days tte Baker Stock (Company of Seattle will open at tte Seattip Theatre with OIil Heidelberg, and sls< days thereafter the Baker Stock Company of Portland will make Its initial bow to the public. Ia addition to opening these three stock com- paalea within x span of twenty days. Mr. Baker will . complete his $125,000 theatre in Portland, for tte housing of hto Portland company and to te known aa hIa genenl headquarters. The Bater Academy of Dramatic Arts and Conservatory of - Music to be founded on sn elahonte acale • will te established In one of the ateve three cities; and ma in conjunction wrtth tte flve atock coaapanles in the Northwest, and -aapported by an theatrical maoagera play- ing-veat ot the "great divide." ADDED TO R OSTER. . Wilkes-Barre. Pa., Sept. S.—Frank Darlea and'Hiss Uarion Sterwood an new menbm vt tte Poll Stock Company, playing at PolPs TbM- tn. / - At a recent meetter Blchmoad Lodge No. M. T. It. A., taltlatrd W. B. Csrson. W. B. Thom- soB aqd R. Benbam as member*.