The billboard (Feb 1911)

6 Xhe Billboard The Amusement Week in America TO STOP LA SAM ARITAINE Resolution Presented by Pennsylvania Senator Urges that Ban be Placed on &ila£ious Theatrical Productions. Bin Aimed at Safiiii Bernli»ndt*8 Play Harrlabonr, Pa.. Peb. S (Special Dispatch to ~' BlUlward).—A blU. which whUa primarilT JBad to imTent the prodnctlon of Sarah WamliBidt'a La Saouuitalac, will atop the per* ' I at any ataow which may be daaaed as or coRuptlre of sood oocala, made rmaee In the Senate last week. It _ nted by Senator Jamea P. McMlebol. tt nUadelphlB, and waa aeat to the JwUdary - Oommlttee wUch wUi at aiRMINGHAM' S NE W THEATRE. . Feb. 2 (Special to The . .-^ake Wella. bead of tbe Wdls Bt Companr. and a ■ot Im factor la Ae ^oa Ikeatrleal elreiilt la the Soot^ apaat mBtafdar In BlimlDKbam, looking after the ■■f1«Hii» of a new theatre here fOr the BIJon Oaaipanj. to replace the present BIJoo. .Clllpep- mm Jtenm, owner of the present BIJon. and Hajor of Birmingham haa made proposItloDa tu Waua looklnc to the erection of a new tbea- tg, a hooaa that wffll seat at Itaat 1.800 peo- dMl wIU be coosmnmated n that when MM aa tha n i ea en t Btjoa explica. aog>»- r Mbg*. the plaea win )y nadr '^Jjun^ ^MpfffofL'..' TliWMlllBII, a. Ttb. 4^ (Special to The BOI- Ip ilft i Cbarlw A. Lecdr. who la dramatic ed- Itir. K tta TooBSBtowa T^mgtwua, la wHl known !■ iuuaaiuiut clrclei. and waa at <ne time ac- tlTaly coosected In the boalneaa, - harlnc ap- p a ar s ri aa a sun jonler and seneral minstrel ■artecaier. He retired from the theatrical nstnaas some years ago. and became a oews- ftftt man. baring been employed on a nnmber .tff - wall-known dallies .thronaturat the ' coaatry ha waa recently appoTnted aa dramatic and oOdal crlUc for the aforementioned Ho waa at one time eoanected with the Premiere in Bloomington . m.. FMk 4 (Special to Tbe M'—BMar Mkia ptodnccd at tbe CTnat- flttM TbaatM laat nlsht, a new mnaleai farce k two acta. cDUDed Tbe OU I t^ire. The book of tbe piece la by C. V. Kerr and B. H. Bmlde; lyrics by B. H. BoniBlde and acore by Vdka 8. Zamecnlk and H. Sanford. The prodoetlan was staged by Frank Smltbaon. la tha caat are: Arthur Lace by. Dorothy ■■■■r. B. H. BaTcaictott. Oeom WUion. 8yd- wm .9nst. Artbor Haynaa, Saona B. Patten- ^B. Harry C. I^on. Olaia Paunar, as-*— ■ite. Walter Peinai, Onriea Ifait, .Grace WImimil. Gladys WUeoz, CurlA Major and laaa Bernard. Attar a abort road tour tbe abow wm go tt tbm laatae Theatra In (Aieaca foe a ma. DUPREZ BOOKED ABROAD. Tbe bOl prortdea aa follawa: "That It ahall be tmtawfal for any person or persona to 'glea or participate In or for the owner of any balldlns to permit, within salt] bQlldlDg any play, exhibition, opera or per- formance or any other tbratrlcal. operatic, dm- mstlc or Tsndemir rxblbttiOB or pctfotmance of a lasdTlooi^.aaCillBClaaib tadacaaC-ivaiorml or Impure natmi^ ar M MIfW Mai. to cur- ropt morals. of any prarialoB aC tte flnt aictliB aC fUtm act shall be goUty oTa M li l M ta a a r aad IVM cen- Tletion thereof shall be sentenced to pay a line not exceeding $1,000 or aniterf;o an Imprisuo- ment for- a period not exceedioK one year or both at the dbwcmaa •( the cOBTt." EASIEST WAY C ANCELED City Officials of Richmond, Va., Forbid Presentation ol Powerful Drama—^Theatre Maiiager in Trenton, N. J., Miy » a Remli of ThiiA^ Richmooil. Va.. Feb. 3 (Special to Tbe Bill- board).—Because Msjor Dary Crockftt Rlcb- artlsoD frownt^ n'bCD Le smxv the annottocemfot or Frances Starr la Tbe Esslrrt Way In tbo dramatic colomns of the local newapaprra, the (■□;;agemeot of David BelaMO'a atar and Bu- gvoe Walter's play haa b«*en cancelled. Tbe aitraction waa booked for Friday and Satnr- day at the Academy of Unrlc. Mayor Richardson said that be had been ad- rUta that the play was not deaa and (hat Is all pcobabnity be w«dd baalah It. after tbe flnt perfbrmaoce. Uaaagcr Wlie. at tbe Acadeaiy.' profiting by pierloas experiences with the Uayor. commooicated bis fears to the vvoenl manager of the Leath Theatrical Com- pany, who In tnra eoaunanlcatcd with Mr. Bd- OLGA ROLLER, Dimrcs last week cloecd a season's tonr ■ear the Orphcnm Clrcnlt, and opened on tbe jMM time Febtnary 9, at P. a. winiama* Al- Theatre In New Tork. On Uay 30, Da- ina aalla for BerUa. He win play an ennge- mmt ot four weA at Oa^XIrW TliaaliiL f iai «aB. opealBc Jnir &; aMobr :t».Mi '.«nitar ■t tha end of Aognrt ta fCMMi Ui mMM aad Ollllhauiii booklnga. TREASURER RECOVERING. ■asntoB. Oat., Feb 3 (Special to The BUI- •MM).—Geo. A. Stiond, treainter of Kelth'a ttaa^*, Hamilton, Oanada, wbo haa been ae- 0aal7 m at St. Angnstlne, Fla.. la tecorerlng ■latj. Bla father, who la prspdatar «C the Icwr raaatic, Hamntaa. aaeniaM Ir tha maa-a mother, Mt. "aUaBlMk' JhBHCT ta flalt tkalr THAM CXieUtlVB'inrAFP. ToA. rcb. 4 (Special to The BOl- H. Galtea haa aimonnced the ttBumtnr a a ec utl ee staff for hfa company play- lay Tbaia, the flrvt prodnctlon 'of which wfu ka Mde at Springfield. Mass., next Thnnday. AOart Docrto wlU he ~ nt; mANCis m cu tcwwATi. OUat ftiadi, late general agent of Bob- dMi'B Famooa Showa. waa a welcome rlsltor at Tha Blllboaid baaaa aOees thia wnek. Mr. noun OF woLOorr tHowi. Dustin Parnum To Play Vaudeville New Tork. Feb. 4 (Special to The Billboard). —Percy G. Williams bas corralled Dofftln Far nam for TaDdcTllIe. tbe legitimate aclor, to make his first appearance In the two-a-da; booses at tbe Alhsmbra Tbealre. F««b. 27. Mr. Fatnnm win preeent a playlet called The Little ~ ' ' iiipii ml agpaat to Ui NEW cmcurr IN wnt* Cain.. WA. S (Special to The Bill hoard).—A fair aad ncfac^ chtatt *t leren wacka haa heca aaxaaiaed hate wttfc Salt Lake Ctty aa a western ootlet (ar bniits OaaacB tbRmcbont tbe elteall arc made to cormiMuid. Uore attractive poiica are brlac offered. The naanagcn of the local fair bare concluded, bowerer. that It takes more than base racing and pampfctaa to make a ancceaa- fnl fair, and for that reason will apend from three to fire times more for amnaements and ■ttractioas tlixD fver bt-fore In tbe blMtory of the association. They are negotlatlog for the Dnltvd Pair Booking A'<sodatioo Carnival Co.. and will play a night show. A aew paMocfc ia helaK pat la aad fhenUirs der to anM Tha (tedeaaaa'a Bidlag aad DdnaK Aaao- datlon hai taken on a new lease o( life aad there ii aew atnas talk of orgaalitac a aiat Campbell Visits America Robert C. Campbell, well-known to circns men and blllpostersr arrived In New Tork City Friday. Jan. Z7, on tbe Manretanla, from Eng- land. "It's a hnalnesa trip." said Ur. Camp- bell to a Billboard repreaentatlve. "and I hare left Mrs. Campbell and the chlMrea on the athcr aide: tliey are la tbe beat aC biiltb." do I think of tbe CaBOM at Iba kOI- » arrange the Ctrcoa Agrcaaaat tot 11T Well, to say tbe least. It waa stnpid •n Ihe part of tbe billposters and will harm to hUlpostlng than anything the AaaoeiaNaa haa done for tiw paat tea ycaca." Mr. CaowbMI «■ i*Ml • aC tMii to West " ' " ' a8e& It waa decided to take no ebaaeca m the Mayor's dramatic taatea. Tbe canccUaflai order followed. The Easiest Way la tbe foortb attractloB ' barred from Richmond theatrea by Msyrr Rich- ardaoiL Tbe Blaa Moose waa placed ludst tt^ taw after the IMtl^ ~ NEW THEATRE FOR JACKSON. Jarkaon. Mich-. Feb. -t (Special to Tbe BUI hoard).—W. S. Butterfleld, general manager d tbe BIJon Theatrical Enterprises, bsa completed arrangementa for tbe necessary capital to tmlld a new modern Tanderllle boose In thla dty* ti aapplant the present BIJoa, which, while foruUe and seata 78S, la not ' far the constantly Inereaai Tha aew i h tati a wm ha < tlM. aniear ap to an of the ■od aru need In preaent-day theatre eonatmettoa. It win have a seating capacity of 1,300. low er floor, balcony, sod eight boxes, and $5O,00C will be expended for coostmction, exclnalTS of "e aite. Groond will be broken early la tbe spring, sad it la expected tbe booae will ha eoapletcd la Oe- A CARD OP THANKS. DnVdl Deering wisbea to thank tbe perforv tn and The Billboard for the nomeroot a>- awets recelred In reply to hla recent ad U Tto^ Blllboardr He coold Dot answer all Inqafllsa by mail. Ticket Specu- ^ lator Arrested Heaiphls, TMiB., Feb. 4.—rraak Bomner, who gave hla addreti aa New Tork City, waa ar leated hy local dataetleee Thornday. waa c ha rged wtth a aladeaieanor oa docket, hot the real ctaie ot tbe the diawetj that he had aecnred a large aa» bee ag tieketa for tbe three perfnrmanecs at !>•> Walt Happcr. In A Matteee Idol, at tha eevm, aad bad been stopping peraooa oo thHf way to the box-offlce and tn^lnjt to sell tbaa tickets St a large advance over tbe regular price. Mr. Wels bad bis doormsn ask SamnaT to stop, and oo his refusal to leave tbe lobV of the theatre, complaint waa made to tha police department and Somner'a arrest followed. He anerwaid tetenwd all the tIekrU he ba4 Ibto n«e hla the toe- tgtSmfm him waa tta has* atann TsxAs ee 0oH Tbe Tttaa Ootta^^alaca awotliHto. at «a CO. Texai. la aewMaktar cxtcaatre In their second aBanal''ahow, Nor. 4-ia. WHa toa CHORUS MAN INJURED. Port Hnron. Mich.. Feb. 1 (Special to Tbs Blllhosril).—One of the Jolly Kacbelor Com- psny's rboms meo bsd three toes broken after the perrormance In this city, laonacy 31. A tronk fell on tbe foot of Ihe Injnred man. and wbllc bis Injury is very palntnl, be waa akla to proceed with tbe company. MANAGER SELECTED. Vewaf^ N« J*. PMi. wanil.—Me Ottoli following Itoe-np a'aoccaa la aaaorrd: A. ^ airion. presldeot; 0, U Johaaoa. Tlce-prcaMMt: U MIgel, treasnrer; S. H. Mayfleld, eecrctaiy Directors In charge of dcparttnenta aa follawa* C. H. Cox, advertising; W. H. Hoffman, » and entertalDment; 0. Strstton, cooceaaio John Pall, deroratlon*; T. P. Daocan, progr and arranitemf-nl: l. Frledlaoder, excursloa ratca; B. P. Drake, women's department: W. W PiIm; boIMlaca; Sam 8aa|to aad W. t. " * _ the many ImpiiiianaH that are C8» tenplaird there will be a 940.000 AfTtcnltof*' and Maonfactnrera' BnUdtaf erected. It baa been foand n e c eaaa ry to acqnlre morr grooad. and a Ure Stock Bzpoaltloe will be aa added featnrc Large nremlmBs ate.to be e( fersd, and aoltable bnlldlaga will be eoaatraetcd. cotton from tha growlac atdk Jto the T garment will be uowa to'aeaE only tbis. but all of tbe MM eCl will be demonatrated. Cotton seed from every point of tbe clTfllasd world where grown, either In the cultivated or wild atate, ' planted seed bn . ment. Laat yaaf^ *a» aattcd a pnW «r 912.000. u«rc sf^owD. ei(oer id ine CDldvaieo w te, la now bclag recelred. aad will b( and « iawa,BadM. jhj, totlwipl M at ■ ■jdtaa apadaM- a£^Ma.-1L'.ai asnM. Laat laai^ ahaw aa tu a a aaaM at MAY FO RM C IRCUIT. Hafhor. Mich.. Pah. 4 (Special ta lbs VtaM aia aMar way for Iba Mt af_a Ibtr «teMK:aMipiad of *