Billboard advertising (Sept 1910)

SEPTEMBER 17, ISIA Tlie em board 17 THE G RIM R EAPER Deaith Claims Five Men Eminent in the Amusement World—"Pop" Semon, J. Louis Hutchinson, Julian Edwards and Binningham's Mayor MAYOR O'BRIE N DEAD. Blrmlnsham, AIs., Sept. 10 (Spoclal to Tbe BUlboardT;—^Fnnk P. O'Brien, mayor of Oreater Blrmlnsham. died at-tlM 'Bam Flaoe PrlTate Hoipttal, , at Philadelphia;; Pa., September 9, at the ase of 66 rears. He was ham at Dnblln, Ireland. Tebmarjr 28, ISM. He*waa fOnr Teira of ase when he came to thia eoantry. Mr. O'Brien waa for a sreat-ntimber of yeara one of K. & B.'a chief adrlaers In the Bonth. He WIS Tery prominent In theatrical drclea. He constmcted- the Orst theatre In Birmingham, Ala. Soblet Hall waa cooatmcted and operated by Mayor O'Brien aa Blrmlncham'a flrat aniBae- ment pltw.'vWUle meratlng tbU^pIaee. Mayor O'Brien bnllt the O'Srlen Opera Honae. on the comer of '19th att«et and First aTcnne. This waa completed In 1882, and the attraetloni were moved from Sublet Hall to the :Op«a Honse. TUB opera honae was consUered ae flneat In the Soath at that time. He was probably the beat-known theatrical manager In the Soath. He waa personally ac- quainted with the most prominent aetora and actresses ' Of the old school. He numbered among his personal trlenda' anch profeaslonal people aa Tony Dlneer (now dead). Trederlck wude, Wm. r. Cody (Bnffalo Bill). Jnles Qraa, John TempletOD, Denman Thompson, and nam- bera of others equslly prominent In the theatri- cal world. He was also at one time piealdent of the Soothera Theatrical Aaeoclatlon. One pecnilar clrcnmstaaee was that the tbe- atre be bnllt and was so prond of waa leased by the Bhuberts thla aeason, and after being tboiooghly renovated, was re<Mieiied on tbe nlgbc of hi! death, with Tim Hnrphy, a (teat friend of Ilia. .'ilaror CBneii was a warm trisnd and cham- «POP" 8EMON Dt E8. Ut. Venum, M. Y., Sept. 10.—At the home of hla son. Br. Joseph Semon, 25 Adams street, Ht. Vernon. N. X., S. H^ (Fop): Semon; sged TS ;eara, - died on Tneaday mooilng, Sqrt. S. S. H; (Fop): Semon; aged . . Tneaday mooilng, Sept. 6, at 2:20 o'clock,. from cancer at. the atomaeh. Pop Semon was bom on Jnly 2T, 1835, la New York City. He accepted hla first position be- fore^ the war with the old Bowery Theatre, In Xew York. From there he went to Peterabarg, Ta., where be kept a liar and Ttstanrant. Olr- Ing this op. he. Joined tlio <dd Boblnaon Show tuity-nTe^years acp. Bis connectioa with John Boblnaon-!usted three years. Rom there he Joined' the. Adam fotepangli Show, fliung rarloos posl H o n s ontU the doatn of sir. Facepaosii, wben: be joined the Baranm and Bailey foccea as contracting ateat. beinc placed with the Bnffalo ahow, where he lemdned until hU re- tirement, two years ago. Sir. Semon was mar- ried at Vew Xork April «, 1880. and on AprU e, 180S, Ur. and Mrs. Semon eelebrsted eSelr golden annlreraary. Tha < InTltatloos that 'were sent out bore the namea of Mr. aaa_Ibs. Semon, sgo bat frleada of the hrUmoom oC SO taew him only aa "Pop" Semon. Ha \ throoghoat the United States to an who have hid deaHnga with trarellng drensea within the put thirty, years. His best work done in the circns boalncss, waa aa a local contracting ag^nt. Be waa one of the best sgents In the hiBtory of drenadom, and be was connected with all the "big ahowa" In the 35 years of hli aetiTtties In the ahow bnslneaa. Semon, at the time a<' hla marriage, was a member oC the old Mew Xork Volunteer Fire Oepaitomt. , Sls^, (^ services were .con- ducted by the Mew BocfaeUe lodge B. p. o. B., and his; Intermenti: was in!'Towanda. Pa. He leaves a widow and two aons and two dangh- tera. Dr. Joseph Semon. of Mt Vcmon; Law- rence ^ Semon, of PhlladelpiiU: and Us two daughters. Mrs. B. O. TntUe and B. I.. Bleh- moad. . ■ . - There are aeveral grasddilldrai, among them are two from his deceaaed'soo. Barry, who waa Mso well ,knowa In cirens and theatrical drdea. Two of,hla grandebHdren are Martin U and PrImroM Semon, who ate BOW with Hnrtlg and f^'iff? how prodnetlona, and have also .played >h,*U the beat vaudeville bonees in the cconlry. Mr. Semon was lU leas than a year, and waa only confined to hla bed about a month. Dur- ing hla lllneas, one of hla moat frequent vla- Itora waa Mr. Joaenh U McOaddon. who was me of his closest friends and nelghbora. "Pop" died aarronndea hy Us entire Immediate tam- pion of the theatrical preaa, and ptofesslonsi people could always canat.:oa him for b#rp In tlmea of diatress. Th« theatrical world suffers a great Icaa la .Us.death. B. v.. JCN0U8H. HERBERT INGRAHAM DEAD. Herbert Ingraham, one of the meat aacceesfOI ■ong writers of-recent years,'died. Ang. 25, at Saranac Lake, N. T., a rtetlm of tnbercDlosls, ropolltan Printing Comnany. of 218 West, S6th street, .(1,494.30; Charles nohman. Empire: The-^ atre, $6e3;0T, aa; royalty on Flull^ Buffles, which claim la ditpnted: and Henry B.> Harris, Hndwm, TheatK, VI.674.Blk nvaltr on ^CUss• mates. ■ ■ THE STORM PRODUCED. Washington, D. C, Sept. 10.—^The Storm, a drama of Canadian backwoods life, was prodnced at the New National Theatre this week. Tbe play, which is by Xangdon McCormick. waa fav- orably received. There are but five players in the caat. BObert T. Haines and Mias Muriel Starr portray , the two moat. Important role. D EATH S. - .- WfTiT.TAM3.—Jack WlUlams, at one time a favorite end man and comedian, died at Syd- ney, N. 8. W., two weeks ago, of consumption. He had played in many qnartera of the globe, achieving considerable anecesa tn musical com- edy. Subsequently he became associated with Gns Franks. The deceased was 34 years of age at his death. A widow survives him. CABBOLL.—John W., Carrol], a Juggler, em- - I,BB.-^ames Walter Lee, aged 37, an na- ^ of the fsmouB McCoy Sisters, died Wednes- day evening. Aug. 31, lo tbe Baiton Hospital, SCENE IN THE FIRST ACT OF SEVEN DAYS. !!r .with an the loving care and comfort jBal could possibly have been bestowed upon him by a loving family. Wagenhala A Kemper have. In Seven Days, one of the most anceeaafnl prodnetlons offered on the American stags within the past decade. from which he bad long been a anfferer. Be la aarvlved iv hla widow and a baby gtrl, a year old. Mr. Ingraham scored hla first anecesa with his mog. Because I'm Married Now. Shapiro, the publisher, heard Hable Hlte alng It at . a local mnale hall, was stmck by the words and music and looked op . the writer. . The song was pnb- Ilshed end scored Instant success. Since that time Mr. Ingraham had been writing pf^nlar songs. Among some of his best known sroi - Xoa Are the Ideal of Mr Dreams, Wbea I Dream In the Oloamlng of Xoa, Bosea Bring Dreams at Ton (over one mtUlon copies hav« been sola of thla number). Boo, Hoo, Ain't Yon Coming Out To-nlghtT Poison Ivy Bag, All That I Aak of Ton Is Love, and Thla la no Place for a Min- ister's Son. Bealiiing tbat hla end was near, he wrote, aa hla laat song, I'm Going to. Take: tbe Train tor Home, Sweet Home. JULES MU RRY BANKRUPT. New York, Sept. 12 (Special to The Billboard). —Bankmptcy coorta are doing a theatrical buslnesa. So far this aeason sis well known prafeaalonal people have filed petitions. Now combs Jules Murry, with uebts amounting to f29.M0 and asaeta of «<,02B. Among the eiedllora are The Cioarler Company, iffalo. N. Y., tT,6S4,ST. on noteai the Met- o( BuBa Easton, Pa., of a complication of ailments. Bis home was In Beading, Pa., and he was admit- ted to the hospital from Great Meadows, JX: J., on Angnat 23. Mr. Lee, who was nnmarrled. was a (how- man and glass blower by occnpatloo. Be waa taken sick while gtvlng a pertormaneo In Great Mvadows. Mr.. Lee Is sorvlved by two btothen and two shitets, John Lee. ot West Beading, and Davis Lee, ; of Anatin. :,19axas; Mamie Endlich. an actress, and Mrs.'Elvln Mc- Coy, mother of Bessie ana Kellte : McCoy, the well-known dancers. BIES.—Al. Bles, for the last thirty years Identified as advertising car manager : with va- rious clrcoses, including Baraum and Bailey, Baffalo BUI. and the 101 Baneh Wild West, died at his borne in Mt. Yemon; N; X., Aognat 30. aged 70 years. goyed at Blvervlew BxpoaltloaiC Chicago,: died ■goat 31. ^ He was hatted iSeptemhcr ^ Death came between performances. Members of tbe Wlilte Bata and the Acton* - UbIob acted as pallbearers. COOPER.—Samuel Cooiier. manager ot the Herald Square, New York, for Hyde & Behman, when the firm operated the theatre, died Aug. 28. in Washington. O. C. HBB8.—Smile Fred Bess, a Bnston bslloonlst, who' performed under the name ot- PrbfMsor Miller, sras klUed at Keene. N. H.. recently. JAs; HUTCHINSON DEAD. Shelter Island. L. I., N. Y., Sept. 7.—Jamea L. Hotchtaaon died here on Sluiday, Sept. 4, at the age ot alxty-foor years. Bis death waa sod- den, as the end came while he was playing golf. He was bom Novemlber 18. 1846, and lila first experience in the show bualneas was the giving of entertainmenta to his acboolmates— battow and pines being accepted as the pclce of admlsalon. He first entered the circus bus- iness by engaglag as canvasman with Lake'a Circus, ibat aooa tued ot the conneetloa, because he was neither ptovldett f« In the botala aoc £sld for his labor. In 1863 he Joined BUbla'a tenagerle.-and was employed by Stewart Cravoi for the "peep show," ana remained during the sesson ot 1864. He was with Yankee Bounaon In 'ee. '67, '68 and '69, and Is 1870 waa contract- ing agent toe P. A. Older'a Clrcua and Menag- erje.^In ISTl be made bis most fortunste ven- tnre. Joining P. T. Barnnm's Otrcna and Me- nagerie, and embarking 1a the aale of P. T. Bamum's biography. As the bnalness ot the show that season was very Isrge. hat dlspoaed of tens ot thousands ot copies, sad coatiamd to do so dnrlng the seasons of '72 sndt '73. Having acquired a handsome cs^tal, he remained wltliBamum dorlng and '75. la various ca- iwdtles. In '70 and '77 he ran the prlvUegea wltli the Van Amantrgh Slunr, and in '78. ^79 and '80 he controlled all the privileges with the liondoD Show. At tbe termination of tha season of '80, he became a partner -with P. T. Bamum and 3. L. Bailey. Aboat fltteea years ago, having aeqolred a aDae fortona. ba aoid his Interest in Uw Bannm and BaUey. Show to James A. Bslley and retired to Shelter laland. B IRTH S. Bom to Mr. It. Mrs. Harry A. xhoaias, at Fblllipsbutg. N. J., on Tnesday, Sepk 0. a daughter. Mr. Thomas Is assistant ataga man- ager at the Nenmejrer Theatre. Easton. Pa. JULIAN EDWARDS. Julian Edwards, tbe well-known composer, died on September S, at ills residence, Yonkers, N. T., of beart fallnre, after an Ulnesa of seren months' duration. The last rites were presided over by the Bt. Bev. (Asrles A. Ashmead. and Interment was msds at Wood- lawn cemetery, Tbe Bronx, N. Y. Mr. Edwatda was bora st Msnchester, Bug- Isnd. S5 yasrs sgo. His edncatlon waa secured In Europe, where he made hla earUer ane- cesses. He came to America In IMS. aad immediately became a natnraliied ' eltlaen of the United States. ' . _ „ , His fame aa a composer Is tnterostlaisl. Mr. Edwsrds' first work ot composition In the United States was In, the wsy of special numbers for aeveral comic operaa which he The earV part of 1892 saw hla first comic opera, Jupiter, upon the atage. Ms wmk proved a great auccess aa produced _ by the Dlgby BeU Opera Company in Washington, and ran for over 30O nighta in New York and other cities of this country and Caaada., His next effort was Friend Mta. a^mmncal comedy adapted from Erckmann-Chatrsln's I,'Ami Frits, by Stanlataua Staw. jThOjMan- ola Maaon Gompaav intiodaced versatile pen to^Sew York In 1883. and It ran for seversi sessoBS. ■ BEGAN WOBK IK ENOLAND. King Rene's Dsmthter, a serious, one-act Irrical drama adapted by tbe compoaer from Henrik Herts'a play, followed. Mr. Edwards bad begun thla work In England seversi yesrs before, ^mtendlntc It tor . the Sonsogna prise. nrU^ taOBght TSwtlt Gavanerla BnsUcana and I PasMaccI, but be had been forced to drop It before completion. Mr. Edwards is aurvtved by his wife.