The billboard (Feb 1911)

IS Xtie Billboard FEBRUARY 4, 1911. B u r 1 e s q u e and Music SPOKES I N THE WHEELS Reviews, Remarks and Live News Items from All Depart- ments of Both Burlesque Wheels, Gathered EspedaUy for The BHIlKMnl By SYDNEY WIRE. I b«Te often wondered why It Is that one reads fto little about the one-nicbt stand or ao-called "tnrkej-" burlesqne show, and why It ta that there Is seldnm any news pertalQlDg to tbfa cla*s of attraction la the bnrlesque pages «* any of the lancer, and for that matter, amall' theatrical and amusement joomals. The answer may be that tbe news from bis class or show U bard to get or that the wheel shows hmg tarite r and beloK In the majority, are <y—QMsatly of niore Importance, and that »*— Jf ■—*» eoomnlnit them Is of mote •Mnl WcKst and to a laisfr elTde of readers, i; ™«r « auy mtt ba trm, tat to u Mt the dnty of tb* tMaUMI MMT-ts aifev aa aspeclal effort to oXaln" rnmi ' w M e fc fa aaMallT dlffleiUt to satber and wbleh Is, In ■eonseqneoee. of a more ezclnslre natnre? On the other band. U It (air to belittle or ostracize the one-nlicbter wblch. after aU, Is the direct ancestor of the mighty wheel ebow of today, and la perbapa responsible for rarloos species 4it so-called musical comedy wbtcb Is now a staple production and which toora the coontry with dlgnlfled ansterlty and prosperity? From whence did the present bnrlesqne Industry, ■for an Indnstry It Is. spring. If n^t from the one-night stand or "tnrkey" show? and It Is •at so far back that the bigger percentage " n\ a nag era and owners of the present md Colnmbla jgrstems were, to all In- thronsb the , « deal "dc or the boalaeas la a scoeral way. - Staaa am many ooe-nlgbt stand ahowa whUh ■tHt -aat «Tery season bat there are (Mr at ttolli Oat last and that are able to play back oyer the 'Oame territory, under the same title, and with the same psper. The one-night stand business 1b «o longer the same and the small town mana- ger la becoming more and more difficult to approach on the snbjeet of borlesqne. There ■are, of coorse. still many towns where th" civic rvinlatlons are lax and where "any old show" will go as long at Its main feature consists of a "Olrl In Red," or In blue or In Mack, or la uv old color that sonnds like a "cooch " "■ !ne are becoming fewer and far be- tbe n aa alg fat atand show nmst .obaeene dancer. Tha "taahaT'"'' la a bnaloesa whick stands aloae . who enters It wltboot egpglewe or n aooa knowledge of the game la pnctleally aare of ^Isaater. There Is of course no qncstian as to the style of show demanded on the ooe-nlght stands, and the one^nlghter billed aa "bnr- 1e«one'* hart b*?tter Derer open If It la TOld of ■at least some degree of smnttlness. This Is. of course, to be deplored, but It Is ■plesslDg to note that there Is a gradual Im- proTement In the tastes of the mral andlences and the shows are gradaally becoming cleaner and cleaner. The cleaner the show becomes themore costly an attraction Is necessary and wbere the fllth rmrreyor was able to get br ^•n ■ cast of tbire or fottr principals and a ?* J-iJ"™ Choristers the deaa ihow » forced to gtrv a performance wUh a aem- ttlanee of a eomnanr aod sarecal aibsMaB of gnnd -wardrobe. The ooe-nlgbt stand ^Mraast <«rTy a clean and competent axest. a good line of paper, a cast of competent people an-" a -layoot of good, clean wardrobe. AnotlH^r rery essentlsl Item Is the beharlor of the Pjople carried as the motley gatherings of cheap eboms girls, picked no her* and there ■or- arasplier managers, lias done mticfa to harm tbebnslnesi and to create an errODCons Im- prraslon of show people In general. The one- a'CTt s tand bnrlesnne business has been Iwdly an^ad by Inc ompetent and nnscmpalons man- aan and owners ■nrhoee only desire was to get amitr and gtt away. But theM days t aad thoasanagers are demand- ■ aa avav season. The one- -r-"--, —T-r ' —I aat dead as many bare Imagined bnt the daya of getting by ■with a fheap and mediocre attraction hare gone for erer and the "turkey" of today must de- "yer the foods in order to be able to make «ood and demand retom dates through the ■aame terrltoty. Rnmor says that MargI- HOton win go Into TsodeTiUe with her basband, Oariea P. Beded. Their Tarlons friends will wish tbem e»ery access, bnt It Is to be serlonsly hoped that Mr. Reded will make an effort to secure clean- er material than that used In bis recent act with Miss May Badley. with the Star Show ■Girls. Gns BUI has been clesning np with the Midnight Maidens, having recently dlsctiarged ■aeven principals from the show at Schenectady. ■This seems to be quite s habit of Mr. Htirs, for the same thing was done with the ssmf tthow then The Gay Masgoeraders, aboat this time ■laat season. Tte Talaiote Sliteta are dlstiognishlng tbem Sfercr «nr Ha to r*rt»w a^SSf aSiM&gM^SaS'or'^nikel? ■borleaqoe sfaow, and I do not l emo inb ar ever %arlaic a written reylew of one In any other tbcatileal joamal. I had the pleaaate of auet- ta> mr M (Head. Tha Dl aaUraa. who awat ^ ^ «.r Whs. h. s«. ..M eoaaecntlTe sessons with the TCteran, Jlmmy F^eaaeaoey, Tom Is now thv proprlotor of Sk'vtral one-nlgbt stsnd shows playing aroood the coun- try and is fast paining the reputation of being the most enccessful of all one-night stand man- agers, nis show. The Monte Carlo Olrls. pla.red the Grand Opera House, at Soaastown. O.. Jan. 16-17, where I had the occasion of wit- nessing the Tery ctedltaM* perfWataaee as the guest of .the genial big-bearted TtMn. I will give a brief Idea of the show as 1 saw It last week. The Monte Carlo Girls Is somewhat more pre- tcntloos ttaaa the aaaal raa d aai a l dht ataad skows aad boasts of a cb«as of Hflsaa rsally good-IasklaK aad AmfOf sUa. Xhm to IN PUB LISHER S' ROW Notes of tbe Laflest Successes of American Song Writen and the Vaudeville Performers by Whose Aid They Are Popularized SIGNS WITH STERN. Mr. Victor HoUacadcr. conposer of the Big Renie 1910-1911. aMt> tt mtm taanlaf n sac- cessfnlly at the lIMapM naatre, BsHla. has signed a contract to write exdnalTHy far the firm of los. W. Stem & Co. Maslcally. Sir. Hollaender Is one of the real **catche$" of the season. He Is not only a com- poser of ttie first rank In Enrope. bnt bts pic- turesque pose as a coodoctor Is so well-ktMnm In the orehestta o( leading tbeatisB. that ho baa hiuiMi the jdal ac tta of wMch It to I BELLE BAKER. Playiiv Tanderine, and singing the latest bita at little semblance of plot to the book aad the two barlettas were aptly described as "A Jnmble of Nonaenae." The opening dlscOrers the choms on the stage and seTeral nnmbexs were song which Inclnded "The French Can Can" (which was eliminated upon the evening that I saw the show). He's a College Boy, Some of these Days and Grizzly Bear. The principal charac- ters were capably ^ayed by Loola Golden as Jakcr Fi a fcrt a fa a. aad Joa CotUaa aa iMtk of whoa dM laasarkaMy waO. straight aad Aa r at t sc parta and fhoiacd aa oaaMuI abUltr trhik Bad Oatea alao d laUa c alsh sd hinelf as a aliataht. The principal (Msale lalea ware haadlaa hr Bra Saniraa who aiad* a staaalnc 3Um Snniraa led a march. Betty Biowa. dnrlng whICk she ap- peared In a white satin military anil while the choms made a nice dean appearaaee la Oeih- Ings and - white aatin military tiule«. May CoUlna In an Ingeooe part alao did well and led Spearmint Kld^ with a sweet raezso soprsno wblch bowcTec wss hardly sottsble for the song. The sonbrette work was cleverly handled by Mary Gates, who worked nicely and led several numbers thronghoat the action. There were seyeral specialties, all of wblch were highly cr^ltable partlcnlarly those by Max Fields, In a clever recitation; Earl Gates, In some cork- ing good dancing, and Golden and Collins. In parodies and talking.' The esowdlans were both really clerer and with belter material wonld sardy make a good ahowlag. The aambeta arero all (air. while some of them were erea good. The gtrls looked neat aad clean and were a credit to the show. The wardrobe la all good aod the changes are frequent while the singing li by no means bad. Wilb a few more girls and aome added effects the show would stand a» Blesiy with acmal wheel ahowa that I has* were acH. to aaUUed The Cberriea In II7 Nelgh- tior'a Garden. His Cosslncben <My Little Cousin) soog Is' also well-known. Bis Schan- kelled. is well-known In every mnalcal home abroad and recently was Introdnccd lo Zieg- feld's Follies of 1910, aa the feature song for Ulaa Ulllan Lorraine. In fact. Lillian Lor- raine's Swing Soog as It Is cslled here. Is con- sidered the most cliarmlttg and attractive melody at all the numeroos hits that hare cropped np In the d lt fer e at Zlcgfeld le i uaa - ■toea the appearaaee of HoMarndar's Swing Boas te Uda coaatiT. Ifea CNwaav has been the redplaat of msay caMapaaa taa Aaierlcan aaaagata, aaHaK hta tor liiaia aad aagllag for his serrleaa la AaMtlca. In fact. It Is easy to facetaU Itat Maw Incky American manager will SBCceed eta Mac. la luring Mr. Hollaender from bis present post snd bringing him to America to compose the molndlea for, snd con- duct some Importsnt musical production. Having lived at least Ave years In fyindoa. Mr. Bollaendpr speaks English Oucotly sod wonld be thoroughly at home here. In fact be Is.enthusiastic aboat America and fully lo ac- cord and In touch with American stsge Mess and pro.Iocllon». In llic kind of a show whlrh has entertained nrt>adway (or many years. Mr. Hol- laender Is at tala bast aad It is a foregnoe roa- clnstoa that etc aas th s i year la over, the dla* ilngnlahed composer will ba wMdlng bis halaa In the coodoclor's aeat of loaa piBailaaal aat. rofxdltao place of amoscmcnt. This la another aaia aiga that the piaacat day tt alia u to torn* ntc «r a Mghar jtai Har Tart; JMl 9f United States ClKoit Ceort tar Ihia Dbtrlct. dlMConilnnlag the action brooght laat Octo- tier by Jovepb Vf. Stem it Company, of 102 West 38th Btrevt, New York City, against Chaa. K. Harris, for the allegt^l Infringement of capy- rlcht. In 1005. Ed. Rote and G. Dock copyright- ed a sonjc written by the pojiular German cota* poser, Victor Hollaender, CKlleU Scbaukel Lled. This song was sung under tbt^ name of Swing Song by MU> Lillian Lorraine In The Follies at 1910. In 190T, there was copyrighted and pahllslwd hy Ghaa.. K. Harris a soag eatltlcd Waits Me TS rm Bwaasr. tha anato at ■Mih waa sutcd to bam baas -aatotaet br JMpk K. Howard. mm SbatoB. Ma * Back recently aaalgacd tbo eaBRleht at the Swing Song to Joseph W. a ^ Cab. the latter concern took up the laallluled sn action for Infrlngemeat of copyright sgalnet Charles K. Harrla npou the pound that ibe tons. Waltz Me Till I'm Dreamy, was an Imitation of tbe Swing Soog, which had appeared In Germany two years pre- viously. A settlement has been arrived at by which Harris paid Stem & Co. a sum of money, sRreed to discontinue tbe pablieatloD of tbe music of the chorus and of any other part of the music slmUar to the Sehaakel-Ued. aad alao agteod to deatiar aU aHattas flataa aad tialia ai Ma OHKMO MUSIC noma. Gnat ta ba to I«Mb aaC ari Mblai a Hi bM- oa Ifea Vkaak tt. Dole dac^ The Big City Foor. playing the big time, are usiag Uttle Pnff of 'Smoke Good night, aad doeliig their act ■with the rousing march nniB- ber. Why Don't the Baud Play Dixie? Tbey ate forced to taVe several encores on both of these numbers, wtilcb are published by Victor Kremer Co, Harry E. Bnnnell, a local newspaper end Senorlta La Marianne Chouteau, a Chicago muHic compo^ier. have just written a descrip- tive march sonp. Where the Slockvard Firs Heroes Fell. They got their Inspiration froci the recent stockyard holocaust. The song to Issued by tbe Lyric Muale Publishing Company- ♦ Miss Msrie Dorr Is oslog Kelly's Gone to Klagdaai .Come aa ber tottodaetacr las. Iiwta and Bersoc report that Susie Anna Sue. patbllabed by Harry Newman, took Ave aod six eneore s at each aad every performance at FVnt Wayoe last week. ♦ Tom Qldgley, Laemmle's new manager, la kept totor theaa days refnabig aingets copies of m a t f a DalMT, Kaha aad LrBoy'a new sane It la le att l cl ed for Hiss Stella Maybew, lo Tbe Jolly Bacb^ors. ♦ "Some ot These Days." said Will Rosslter. "la BOW an eataMishad. aahalanllal hit. both to thla TlciaMr and other paMaat Iba coonlTT aad BO a pp r tbta a l te (edtaf Imfta arltbta' ray ara- lem regardlag Ha 'going over.' It has 'gone' l>eyood nay wildest fligbu or fancv and I now apply my efforts to otiier numbers. Those a ■ ----- - - looka goo sn.vtiow, now." * Tell Taylor Is piilillsblnc a new aoog writtea by Eugene Ellaworth. Winnie Ploa Wlnaljeg. sod It Is now being sang with IMt MMtH w Grace Panst. Anbre.v Rich. Psar ChOk MatoHb Bthel Talbot and many otbera. ♦ The Three Keltha are doing a aeat glaaa and alnglng act at the Co agi es a thla woeft. When Mlaa Keltb sang Where the Klrer 81 non Flows at tbe o<<enlng perforauace, aad 1 Down Where tbe nig Bananas Or an ezcellent Imprcasloo^poa hsa 1 nirry Blcbarda and Ooapaar are their act with Tha Kyes are tb* Stan Night. Tbia aoasber to a new boUad which fair to be - - aalta Be Oar Waddtaf Gb of bids to Haaler Hale CRIIer teporto Iba He U a bright the Cacnlt^of clMiosIng the 1^ ■ atMr\ ^SSt'mSSXt tor Mr. Victor Kn mrr went 00 a lltll* I trip laat week and returned ronod^hL. (rasa earrylaw oidera fsr Wbeo You're ta Wliaa jmhlba Wibt OkUta* a Qtaaa at Toa. Aar ad Itaa. Amr Old naca. aad tba mt a( tkr yaaag; bat rery hesltby catalogaa. ♦ Tb« new show which opens st the La Stlta Theatre. Frh. li, pnlllled The Olrl 1 Love looks like an old-time La Salle bit. thoush the muslr Is not from tbe pen of Joe Howard. The l>ook was written by Bnnuilda and Kerr tnd the musical numbers hy Zaraencka. Three of tbo are A Pamlnir Life, rhoebo Snow, net Yes He Did. <Cootlnaed on pace dS.)