The billboard (Jan 1911)

? 6 Tlie Billboard JANUARY 7, 1011. DEATH OF WO RTHING Removes from the Ranks of Players One of the Sterling Representatives of the American Stage—Leaves Record of Successes Detr»lt.Mlcb.. l>ec. 27 (Special to The Bill- .board.)—Frank Worthing, loading ma a for Gracnr U.orgc. cullaiwil at the stage entrance of I in- Garrick lltcatre. al wblcb himse lila company was playing a week's cnz-tgcniriit. Worthing suffered fmin a hemorrhage of tbe lung*, awl expired before medical asslslsore , coold reach him. lie did not regain cvuscImiis- •SKia Sf * ouu .. " learned that Mr. Worthing's condition waa aerluua. UK audience waa dismissed. Worthing bad been a sufferer for yrsra from consumption, and while In New V..rk last meek had a severe hemorrhage, but be luslat.il be >» quite well enough lo do Lis work, mud came here with tbe company. Frank Worthing (Pruiland) iru born In Bd- Inhnrg. Smiland. auoiil furly-four Tear* ago. He studied medicine, lull In IJS*4 Inuk up bla elege rsreer. line ht bla carll.-st engage- ments waa with a nock company at Margaic. England, lie Brat attracted aiieuiloa when the late Sarab Tliurne's company. Id which be mw from a minor rapacity to lending mm In 1HK> be waa ■' number of lira. I'airlrk Csmph.-11's company. Later be became leading man ror Lily Langtry. sui-ti-eUlag Charlee Cogb- lan.. Thereafter lie apra-ared with UIga Xelh- ersole. for I be Ural lluie In America. He <rna aol«M.|iienily engaged l»x Augustine Italy to play leading business with Ada Heban. and be made ,1, Orel appearance al Daly's Theatre. New Wk. IteCeml-r lo. ISM. aellng ss Syd- ney Auai In In Ia»re on Crutches, im Kehnt- . fry 23- 1*03. be aprs-sred "a* I'rolena In Tbe Two nenilemen or V.rtraa. lie remained wllb «'• •*"!*"» "Htipany until rrbrnary. 1MW. act- ing during bla engagement various t>arle. among -! t ? n .^ n " ^, ' , ? Surface In Tile rVbi.d for Scan- dal; lliiae Aranxa.. In Tbe Honeymoon; Pcmc- trlna In a Midsummer* Nlgbi's Dream: Orlan- do. In Aa Yon I.Ike It. and CspL Von Vlnek, In The Two Escutcheons. .. ...... Resigning as a iii.-iiils-r of the PaIVs com- jMny.he became associated wlib Marine Elllntt. who left Mr. Italy's company al abont tbe same lime. On limb 23. inhJ. aim acting In association wlib Miss Elliott. Mr. Worthing appeared st tbe Flflb Avenue Tbeatre .Vew York, a* Ned Garlabil. In Sidney Rosen--id's ?'»*- called A Huirae of Cards. That veniurc dld not prove entirely successful, and within Li?", ,c, ," m . e ?'r. Worthing and Mlaa Elliott Joined T. Daniel rrawley-a slork company ' In SW TnorlKa Sir. Worthing aaanmtnc leadlne r«e". He appeared In I-o*. Ansele>. San Fran daeo. ami PacIOc Const towns, snd also nsld a profeaalonsl TUlt to tbe Hawaiian lalanda Aviation Tour Not Interrupted J.-!m n Molaant the■ fnninna srlal..r. will not 5jiT f l^t_ toa ^^° r ,he International Arlatora. toeonweated- Oemml Cimlrartlne Aarent II r. Mrflirrif. and Special Keprewilatlve Uent. Jim 1". Anderaon. who are atlll In Dallas, ar- ranging llie deiaim for the big avlallnn tonma- ment scbi-dnleit to enmmence hi're next Wed- nesday, were Instrneted to-day br p. I. Vonng. general msnspr of the Orcat Arlatlon Clrcna. to continue along lines a> adrerltwl. and that all coolraeta mnat lie aile.1. eid-llmtlng an- other arlatnr In tbe plaee of John n. Mnl-ant. The aggregatlnn baa jnat conelnried a great meet In Xew Orleans. Tlie Ittllan evblbllluo starts January 4. after wblrb Oklahoma Clly. Hnnnton and Raln-aton will he I he serae of tbla serial exhibition by tbe world's greatest bird men. After RnlTe*ton the circus will go to Havana, and then to the Coast. LYMAN TWI NS BI Q BUSINESS. n» popnlar; little comedians. The Lyman Twins, are allll doing a remarkable business in the miialral farce. Tbe I'riae Winners. Ten stand, ont of the twelve following Tbankaglv- lag at Alton. IIL. were complete sellouts, and flnWtlng wllb . two turn-away bonnes at the Ma- jestic Tbeatre. Evansvllle. IntL. Di-vember 11 wb»re Manager Henry Meyers state<l over alx hnnilred people were turned away during both rsoemanees. The Twins will take their show after Christmaa. SILENT C ALL P RODUCED. New naren. Conn.. Dec 31 'Special to Tbe Blllboardl.—The premiere prodnrtlou of The Ment Call. Dnatln Farnnm'a new play, waa given at the llyiwrl.aj Tlleatre last 'Monday. The play la the mm* lo The 8qnawmsn. In the caal besides llr Farnnm are: W. 8. Hart. Geo. Fawrett and Theodore Kolierte. On Momlay Uarplev* opens at the Itroa.Tw.y Theatre to New ROB BOX-OFFICE. _ Okla-. Dec. 31 (Special to The Pin- board.)—Two bandits laet Tuesday nlgbt robbed tbe box office of tlie Grand 0|>era House Of $H5n. snd eseaped. Dnrlng the performam-e tbe r.Jil- r« ,„„.!.■ Ih.-lr >nni»v at tbe bol- ofllce while settlement of tbe reclepU waa l«- waile. irraMNil the money aid ran. The In t«is be returned to the East, snd on Orto- l"T -£l uppesnil st tbe Garrlt-k Tbesire. Xew York, with Miss Anule ltnnaell In tbe plsy. t'atbiTlue. lo Ibis pled- Worthing sored a big success. In I be following year he tvaa leading man for Rleurhe Hull s. wllb whom be had la*en profi*safonally aaaoclatiitl with Mr. Frawtey'o company In San Francisco, where Miss Hates lieesme tbe leading woman sfter Hie wllh-lr-iwnl of MI^> Elliott. On October 10. 1SD0. at the Herald Amare Thi-atre. K«-w York. Mr. Worthing acted Imvld Itraudon In Israel Zangwlll'a theatrical synop- sis of Ills isivel of Tbe Children of the Uhetle. On January K. VMO. at the same theatre, he aii|s-areil as Anlbony l>e|iew In David llelaseo's Nait^lity AnMi.niy. Miss Ilates sctllig Curs. Dur- ing ibst engagement be also appeared as L"a|e lain I'lekerlng in tlie original |inalurtk>D of Mnte. linn rtly. On January IS. tout, al I he Jtljoo TbL-alre. In as»srlallMO with Amelia ttln^- li.ua. be appear.-.! as Rlrbsrd Sterllug In Clyde Fitch's pliotograpbic play of The C'linilsera. In inr> and lOtct be played leading business tor Miss Jnlla Marlowe. In the sessons or imvl-ot he-acted" In Fools of Nature and also In Angus- amnslng play, Tbe Other Olrl. In (Continned on page SO.) NEW J ONES D RAMA With the Peculiar Name, We Can't Be As Bad As All Has its Premiere Performance at. the Nazimova The- atre, New York—Critics Praise Production New York. Jan. 2 (Special to Tbe Dlllboard). —Naalmnva's Tbesire.—We Csn't lie ss nail an All Tbnt. 1'lnv by Henry Arthur Joues, Fri- day. Dec 30. 1010. Mrs. Engalne Mlaa Katharine Kaelm) Lady Caruforth Miss Charlotte Grauvllle Violet Engalne Miss Frances Jonlsn Mrs. Fred Chlnnery......Mrs. 8am pvihrrn Lady Katberine Greenop Mlaa K. Phillips Fanny chirk Mlaa Alice Wilson nirkmnre Ulaa Veda MrKrer Sir Balnb Newell Mrs. Nye Chart Lord Carnfurth Mr. Watlaea Ersklne Folks Bissett Mr. lvo Dawaoa Topham Bargeny Sir. William llawtrey Toller Mr. Herbert Hin d llsrry Stackpool Mr. Edward Honn.-Id Uarah Mr. willltm L. Branscumhe ■ rsn't Be aa nad as That, . Ar- thur Jones' new play, bss been nattered In with tbe approval of tbe crlllca. The latter go even farther with their praise and Include Kallierlna Kaelred aa an eaeenttallty to tbe successful be- ginning thst the odd-titled play, the result or Jones, plus some confessed colluboratlou of Chss. Klein, baa enjoyed. Tbe Tribune makes the following comment: TWO WOMEN. A scene from Act IV. Tbe actors are Mrs. Leslie Ctrter snd Robert Warwick. Henry Dixey's New Play anddletown. N. T., Dec, 31 (Special to The BlItlassnLi—Geo. Broadhnrst's new American Play. Bongbt And I'aM For. waa pn.lnced for tbe first time here last Monday afternoon. Henry K. Dlxcy bss tbe leading role. Tbe Pi.irr told Is of a get-rich nnlck man. In his forties, who fslls In lore wllb a hotel telephone girl, wbom be marries. He Is sn exn-selve drinker at times, snd bis weakness lirlnss alawtt conditions which bis wife refuses to tide rate, and who leaves Mm. now he loses and wins ber baek forms tbe back ground of the play. Ida Oovvncst plays tbe role of the wife. The ptay la booked to open shortly at Uackett Tbeatre In New Turk City. HACKETT IN NEW PLAY. «. Panl. Minn.. Dec. 81 (Special to The Fiiihoani i.—Jimes K. nnekett and bis com- pany preav-nled on lsst Monday for the first time on sny stsge, a satirical comedy The King's Gain, by Ceo. Braekett Selra. flnp- isatlng Mr. naekrlt are Bobt. Lawler, Frank WILL COX TRANSFERRED. Jarkson. Miss.. Dec 31 (Upeelal to The Blll- ill.—Will W. Cox. wbo hss for elshleen lbs lieen manager of tbe Kllle Theatre, owm-d by Capl. W. I). Ament. has been maile manager of Ament'a Majestic, at MerltllAn, Miss. otto F. Jones hss been msde msnsger of the Elite Tbeatre here. In Mr. Cox'g place. CRACK THEATRE SAFE. Torlland. Ore.. Ber. 31 (Special to The BUI- tssotl.—rtiir7lnrsi lirofce opeo tbe sare of the new llcllig Th.-nire. last Mondsy night, jind stole fj.inn. Tlie perpetrators of the robbery hare not yet been apprehended. Minneapolis House Banquets Employes Minneapolis. Minn., Dec. 37 (Special to The Billboard).—L. B. Lnnd, manager of the Isla, Wonderland. Novelty and Majestic theatres here, gsse a banquet to all employes of these theatres on the second floor of tbe Wonderlsad Theatre. Satnrdsy evening. Decemla>r M. The hsll and table were elaborately decorated wllb holly, ferns snd mistletoe, and colored else trie lights also lent their ebsrm to tbe occa- sion. "BUI" Jones, of Ibe Novelty, seted aa master of ceremonies, and a vaudeville pro- gram was given, including selections by the lain Tti.-stre On-ln-stra; baritone sob* by T.. Jlsno, and msny others. Mr. Land was the recipient . recipient of many handsome and nsefnl glfta, aa tokens of appreciation from bla employes. The I.an o,net «ii served by the Dorner Catering Com- panyj>f Ihla.clty, and voted a treat ■occeaa by TRAGIC DEA TH O F MANAGER. ■Wichita, Ksn.. Bee. 30 (Special to Tbe Bin- board).—Jacob A. Frees, for several yrsrs msnsger of the Tsle Theatre here, was run over snd Instantly killed by a train last Satur- day. In Holt, 3lo. He bad Jnat aent tbe tel- egram. "Home for Christmas at 3 o'clock this sfternoon." and waa crossing s trsek to hosrd his Irslo when killed, ne was a number of the Odd Fellows. Owls snd T. M. A. STOCK A T RO BIN80N'S After Jannss, ft. t „e \ew Itohln.rm Theatre. Cincinnati, will diacootlnna vaudeville and In- slsll a atock coinpaiMT. An bonr and a half program, made up of playlets, special l Ira snd motion pictures will be jtlven. flsntle Klaus Is leading ibe stock company. There will lap ST ''i."."'"' ,D "i" msosg.-ment or the boose, r. V. Pllson continuing as manager. Tlie van- devllle acta st the Sew Itoblnson for the past few years bsve been supplied by Coney Holmes. _ "Suffice It to say for the moment that Kaelred is s refreshing surprise. If tbe d. atlst triumphed, so did abe." Both tlie sclresa snd tbe plsy will win a liber- al measure or public attention. In discussing tbe various phases In lbs new Naslmora Tbeatre occupant. Tire Herald mskss tbe following tribute: "There are plenty of those clever drsmat'c Inncbes which tbe antbor bad encouraged and educated his audience to expect. Ills drat act la all "exposition." bla aecoud la -sentiment, snd tbe Una) act sends everyone borne happy, for Ibe right wwuiao baa found tbe right wan and they are to live nappy ever after. Dal Is ho- tween scsudsl la piled high u|s>u scatalsl. The anion all transpires within fiHir days at SB Kngll.b bonse In Has country, bill with the ex- ception of tbe weather and meals Ibe talk li all tinged with scsudsl. Every rhararlcr baa either m past or la living a present asvo tha hero, snd be is not called to soiainu "When It comes to stsge sell lug and the play Is wonderfully satisfying. The scene Is msaslre snd baodeome. stage delight. Miss Kaelred aa Hie woman a |aut, waa entirely convincing In ber art made tbe moat of every pulat. while Mr. Nye Chart, Ibe English actor, was earnest ss the is her. Mr. William Hswlrry waa gossip, acting miatt amusingly, e Phillips wss another dellghiful . Miss Cbsrtotte Granville s rUlainesa. The minor rules w. man wbo wooes ber. Mr. William Hswlrry wi Ibe fount of gossip, acting m>mt siaoalagi and Mlaa Kate — gossip monger, a handsome vll ably filled.' Thus Its entrance to critical New York baa been most suspicions—It should so be. Wo Can't Be aa Bad aa All That baa evidently repsred to stay Serenaders Break Real Record Plttsborg. Pa.. Jan. 2 (Sneetel to The Bill- hosrd I.—Jack Singer's ftervnadcre broke an bonse records at the Gayely here laat week, playing to over Is.nno on Ibe week. Tbla li is-Heved to be the biggest week's laislneea ever played to by a bnrlcsnoe company on either wheel at any bnrleaune tbeatre In America. Tbe previous record, made be the Sisr and Garter, at Chicago, waa under gS.taTO. The Ser- rnadera bad aa an extra attraction Owen Mo- ran the .voting English pugilist, who recently derested Bstttlng Nelson, snd who seeks lbs championship now held by Ad. Wolgasl. * . Severs! ensures bsve been msde In tbe new Singer Show. Inasmnrb as two of the Ma f*n> tnr-e have been released from tbe show. Tbe Ms Jnggtlng Itlissmss. sn Rngllsb clri Mgsllng set, soil The MeGnloess llros.. a slnglag and dsnc- lug aei. which baa la-en dosing the olio. These sets have been reulaeed by Venus On Wheels (Jeaale Keller, tbe well-known lady cyclist I. and Tbe Cotnmbls Comedy Four, tnth of wblrb acta open at tbe Empire. Cleveland, to-day. HOW THEY SPENT XMA8, _ ot The Flirting Princess Com . merry at tbe Grand Theatre. Terra ..ante. Ind. after tbe performance on Christ maa «v«. Numerous presents were exchanged The attacbea or the BIJon Tbeatre. Charts- noogs. Tenn.. gathered af Turner Hall for a general good time. Tbe ananal hot 1.1a waa given, and with s good vsndevUla • f - ijorable^ evening. notel Tsnnls, fru for It. Elmer Campbell, proprietor of the Begem ntel. Fourteenth and Cheainnt atreeta. m. .nls, on Cbriaimaa Bay. distributed candles, nits and nreatnia to all tboaa wbo spoiled The members of The Oenlna Company cere- brated Chrlstmss | n Burlington, ta., and - the attests of Henry Woodruff st ■ " (Ivan at the Hots! Delano. The Bills Allen Musical Ce-medv Co. Chrlstmss In Lawton, Okls. Mr. Allen placed tints C1s»*s snd gave awar pressnts to all t hers of tbe romnany. After tba a bsnqnc net was given. OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR. Oklahoma City. Okls.. Jsn. 2 'Sneelal to Tor Blllhosrd).—The firth snnnsl Oklahoma Mat* Fair will he held here Sentemlier 211 to Octo- ber 7. Last season the fstr was npersfed on sn etslstrste scale- as Is shown liy the tlmre* eomplli-d bv the fair hosrd. The total receipts for tbe Ifllfl fair "-ere «tor».«Ktt.i2. and th* operating emre-nsea rn.i7i.s« leaving the a aso- cial Inn ■ prom of *ld.frv>7<t Tlie total st- tendsnce In 1M0 was lin mi. There were 1.270 exhibitors st the fa'r. The 11)11 pre- mium list will be leaned Msv I. The secre- tary of the fair la I. s. Mahsn. KALCRATU8 DEAD. Cleveland. O.. Dee. 30 (Heeelnl to hoardl.— Kaleratna. the Jnggter Illness Is rcpnrtM In another the Clly nnspllsl yesterday. " to-dsy shipped to Chicago BIB