The billboard (Feb 1911)

FEBRUARY V W1> 7 i|he Amusement Week in Amectea TAMPA'S CELEB RATION A'oposed Festivities for Soutiiern City will be Biggest History of the State—Aviators of International Fame WiH^Ve^Anwng Other Features in Tampk, FU., ooud.)—Tin <b* IW Mr MM ■ Tfmpm, . of In popBlitlon, to b* •eld at Tanpa. VMamarj U to 29, lias evwy onmlH of tbs bUgnt In tbe blttory of Hut ellT. It la tO'ba had under the aaapleea «f tbfl city coTeninent of Tampa and tbe Tampa eoird of Trade and tbe Merchaots' Aasoclatton, •nd I> pretlded oyer bj Col. Tboma* J. I> erowD. who baa been In ebarse of all tbe State ralro of Florida and laat jear'a Panama Canal wIebralloD. Nerer baa tbere been ancb •otbo- 4Uaai In tbia clt7 ofcr a celebration aa on ttala •eeaaloo. Tampa baa bad on her baada tor aaar time paat a elcarmakera' atrlke. wbleb thieattaed at one time to dlarapt tbe eaniMr- dal toDDdttlon of tbU thrlTUg city. Tbil «Mke baa now been bappUr aettled and all men tie back at work and are Joining wltb tbe com- im Mabnttag tbU eeea- MANAOBRS TRAIiaPKRRED. (Special to Tbe been appolBted Battle Creek. Mleb.. Jan. auiboard).—R. H. Bllaa L _ •Muc^r o( tbe BIJoa Thcatr*. ineeccdhdr Will Harataall. who baa been tranaferred to Lanalns. irtarre be will be In cbane of tbe Battertteld Tbeatie. Bllaa waa tonneny manacer of PoH'a Tbettre to Nonrteh, Coan., tad alM tatlTe of tbe Ml.^Matt of " ' bMdqnarteta at 4 «sw York. W m I m m eeaditkaa la Boath aiorlda bare Mnr b*« bMtm thaa at the prawot Ume, and Mr, A. K, WrMt. who la ban ropreaeatink tba Iha aovlb. Tbe bis blppodraM iriU ba ba eatam. Olenn B. Curtlia la aalir <• Mw IXm of bis asMBlaaHi aad has aalaetad aTlattrs MeCordr, I'oat and Beadir. Tha Vaidl Oras faatlrltles are on a more es- paatf TO aeala thaa crar and all railroads opent- lag la riorida bare granted for tbe entire two waak, «a* tea tar tba naad Mp fkaa«ll parts oC th* —~ NO MORE STANDDJG Will be Permitted in New York Theatres—Fire sioner Notifies Gotham Managers that All Passageways Must be Clear Mow York. JIB. W (at^adal to ~- arm bo i»moSrr^~- Thaatio York tkaatraa. to atsad In tlw paaaaaemj'MM MAY INSTALL STOCK. Boport baa It that tbe Oppenbelmer Brotbata, who operate the stock compaaj. with_lls «ffiS!aPa"{.a - MAV aUILD T HKATWe. t^an. Maaa.. Jaa. 28 (Special to The BUI- ateid).—Sloe Mark baa porcbaaed property at (be corner of OentrmI avenoe end Ubertx MCTvet «Bd may erect opoa It a theattv balldlas. Tbe «ltc MCORd ataawee oiar 10,000 saaare feet. tt tfeo CUatsa Theatre caae ■a. SB. wtas tte halt coa- ls olMadj^ ads^at the 01^ te Draceaga. - Ur. B. B. ipted two jreara ase to teaaca K i:, Jaa. M (Bptclil to Tbe BDI' a-tsi aiS&af^ * «B Wedneedar, Vaa. pleted proper^ waa Sail In foredoaai iMoba, vbo attamu . and bolld tbIa tbcalie. waa ooablo to atfldeDt Dooe* to coattaae. aad the Boattac- Ml Oogatrarthia Co.. wbM bad adeanced Mm «ia.000. ncpred. ibtn—b tba^ .p. TlOe and tndemaltr Po^bld tba pmperly S at forced «le, paflng «A>.000. A aomber of pramtneat tbeatrlcal people were •aoaent at tbe ule. Inclodlajc p. Ray Coca- auck and t. ODbert Ootdon. leaaee aod aaa- vn of Raraaabi Bleccfcer Ball; Howard On- *em. mrasntlat P.' r. Proctor: Bamoel Boaa. r!*^*f>"Matat On., aad a tcprceaata- The bUdtas waa IMf. bat wbaa tt waa a*. oereat tbat tba Baattac-BOn pa^^e wero do- 'erained to icet tba propertr and try to roeorer . ""i'.^ alreidT strnk In U. the other Wd- vltbdrrw. It la nnderatood tbat prominent 'bratriral IstereiU are back of Bnatlna-Ball <Bd that a deflalie aaaoonccDeat ceinrdlBt tba ^mpletlcQ and maaescaeat ot tba theatre may be erpeety^ttla^ few waeka. At presaat A PLEA FOR AID. Mr. Robt. Nelaon. of tbe orldnal Nelaon JTOnpe^ la atck with locomotor •tail* it C«- uan^ P. R.. ,Dd la areaUy In need of aaalttancf. tb«t be wtU aot Ure loas sa be la OPRN •UNbAV WANTBO. ainJTJ,*"?: 9*5:1 *•»• " <8p*clal to Tba Wllboardl —It la elated with aoae aalborlty tbat . Mil win be preeeated at tUa aeoKtoo to .iini"??: '•»">«>?»^tb»atAa?L«5w; 10 iiinw thealraa to keen opaa'Vatt aaadar. Po«I>ln« Ibo SSmfst^Stto it tY'*"*"'*' •»* HartlOrtvwiilB tboae CHANGE OF BOOKINGS. ftim"ri"'i""""°' Mlcblnan City. Ind.. two t»B.f.i..5 I. ".■■J."* «rana opera Hooie. "MnffiTM Ita booktasa to tba Orpbeam T dK. ."nf?; TO* pSuey of tbe hMS la two dSSl. *'«6.*Stf"*«"»y- 8atnr<lay aod y 1' .S il'Jjfy -- Mr. H. ». AUardt. prMldcDt Change in Management Baltimore. Md.. Jan. 28 (Special to Tbe Billboard).—Tbe aSalra at tbe SaTo; Tbeatre hara oadertone a complete cbani;>- wltb tbo proapect of teneral Improremfnt. Tbe control of tbe tbeatre baa beeo acqulrm by J. B. Baa- coaa Jackaon. a member of tbe Baltimore bar, aad torarr president of tbe MeCaddrn * Mc- Blwee Oompanr. Mr. Jaekaoa la eadeaeoibc to carry oot pUna for a sood ateek eoanaay theta. Mr. Jackson, aecompaaled by Mr. 8. 3. Sapbler, returned from Kew Tntk janoary II, where tbey aecoted aeren aetora and actreaaea ot wide experience to atreoElben tbe company. Mlaa Maslne Mlira la tbe new leadlns woman. Tbe new membera of tbe company arc: A. C. aiorla, Baaenp Ordtraj. Jobn Leater aad A. BlIUaB. air. D. P. Dawley, of New Xttk, la the bwratate director. BUILD NEW THEATRE. MIddletown. O., Jan. 28 (Sp«l«l to The Bill boaid).—William Oordoo. proprietor of the Air- dome, will bnlld a now theatre In Mlddlrtown. tbe contract price being $50,000. It wUI be three atorlee In helfht, wltb a gTaoad area of 00x100 feet, and will bo located oajttaeo^ Bar of ThM aad Broadway. Tbe week of tSriai^l^i^i^ «U baHdlasa oo the site waa aad una Ministers Att^dt Sunday Shows Memphis, TeoD.. Jan. 28 At a meetiac of the Protestant Paators' Aasoclatloo laat week, neo. Intlona wec« paased condemnlns tbe city adBla> 1st rat Inn for allowing the regolar tbeatree and moving pictnre abowe to ran oai Sunday, aad calling npon almllar organlaatloas In every city In tbe State to Jola la aa effort to have the state Leglelatore. which Is aow la aasalca. paaa lava agamat the Saaday thcattc Tbe present city admlalslratloa has allowed tbe tbeatree to open on Sondays. tUlowlac a regime of reform, dnrlnc which Car mote uiaB alx mootba proprietors and performers were les- alarly arreatrd erery Sunday. These cases were rtcenlly decided In tbe appellate eoarta In tanr of the tbeatre proprietors and against tbe form- er city administration. Mayor Crump, aooa after auaming offlce, la- formed a delegatlca of tetoraaera tbat " ao Mta H.tffw.aaadfir ssHM aeifARD pBNiia CMAiiaBi Bsmey Qerstd. who lecaatly eapls»ad Joe Barton to appear la hie TUHra ot the Say com- pany,- cmpbatlcally denies that It was his la- teatloB arben slgalns Mr. Bartoa to hara bia n«» say of tbe material he oscd la bis Cataaer conaaeHoa.- He also atatca tbafa dialal ta tbIa cffbct win ahmtly be fortr * " tea lilmeif.^': , ..^ ,, PROHIBITS EXHIBITINa "BILL" FILMS. - acTeral plalntlga, among tlicm Pnaai o & Pawnee BtU. The jrtlatlBa hara a^ Msar Tofk, Jaa. 28.—flopreae Ceort Ja QoU crsBtsd tba contlaoance of a tempc . IsJnBcBoa. rastratnlng tbe lankee Film 0am paiur fnm ezblUtlos Tbe Tent* of tba PlalM or The Downfall of BoSalo Bill, on tbe amllea- tlon of acTersl plain tins, among ttwm BbBbIO BUI .and ~ ganlied baring 1010. . Tbe mnstacbe and seatee ot OoL Oody sad bis other dlstlngolsblnii featnies coBitltsta » Tsloabla aaaet. aceoidlng to tbe complalat. aaB sboold not b e eahlblted by otbasa . CITY IN S HOW BUSINEBS. ^ KawbsTir. B. C. Jan. » (Special te Tha BUlboerd).—Tbe Oty OooieO baa lefaaad. j» appUeattoa to rent tbe Olty Opara Beoaaitit ^ ■ ige Into tbe IhialllBI B. Seany, dty nert aaaaon. preferring to boalneaa tbemaalves- J- ' oc a* ttwtMh Child labo^ CaselMsnois^ Umlarflle. Ky.. Jaa. SB Mpaclsl to TbeJ boaid).—Oa Jaa. IB aad IT. Aa Broadway T^ tio aanaseacnt anaatcd far a beaedt ueilWM- aace for Bt. Martla'aOadeta ot tbe St. MartbA Catholic Ohnreb. Tbe boya of tbe Cadela aa aa extra attractlao aecnrcd Martha Belle ITaaa aoo. a JorenUe artist, wbs played bonaes la tba Central States, bnt who ta at present attaadlar acboai here. After ber appearance. State Labor laspseMr mibnm. at the Instigation of a local dObsr women, swore oat a warrant for Jos. H hia.ls. msosger of ttke Broadway Tbeatre. ebarglag' bim with tbe Tlolatton of tbe Child Labor LaMi Tbe ease was beard before s )nry la ~ *~~ Dschar>8 Conrt last Ttumday aad tbe toiaad a rerdlct dtacbaralag tbor M lUa la the third case ef Ml tried bsio aad dtemlsaed. OHANGE AT ORPHIUM. After experimenting for six weeks with a Bts- teen-act bill, the management ot tbe Orpbssa Theatre. Glaelanatl, has rcrerted to tbe eleaa polity ot eight sets. of I of prices, llM deelsloa to revert to tbe old policy aws arrlred st sfter a conference between Gee. B. Jordan, manaser of the Orpbenm. and tile liosTia omelaJa In New York. During tbe paat two weeka an effort was made to boom bvalneea bf hsTing ancb headllnera as Teata TIetorls and George La^hwood. and It waa annconced that other big acts would be seen here later la the ssseon. Despite these eaetsetle aSOcta tbe crowds fslled to come. _ _ j. , Tbe new policy weat MaaaMI at. tba BaadV ■utlace. Jaaaary 20. THKATlie CHANCnS HANOe^ ' MoUaa. in.. Jan. 28 (Special to Tbe BUl- board).—George a Martin, formerly with tbe Star Theatre, Darenport, Iowa, has a s tu ie d a flee aad a half year leaao oa the Bast WtM Theatre. Mottne. III., from C. O, OoyBe^Jh» er maaager and owner. Tbe Cast Cad snB J* nader the personal management sC Ife MbMB.. PLAN SUMMER THEATRE. aodwdeld. Mo., Jaa 28 (^cdsl to Tto Bnihneid>,—Tbe Ben. Olaadarff * Ballard Aanasaset Compsay, with Qcetso P, Olsa- derff. of this city, ss manager, has Jaat coa- pletcd plsaa by wblcb another aomnaer. Ibaatia wlQ be proTlded for this city, Tbe naw air- dome wUI be erected oa Coauaaiclal stiast,.Ml North Sprlngflald. sad wOl saat LdOOu