The billboard (Feb 1911)

FEBRUARY 11, mU Ttie Billboard NEW BIL LPOSTI NG ASS'N Said to Be In Process of Formation Backed by Powerful Theatrical and Circus ^agnates—^Several Large Inde- pendent and Ass'n'Plants Affiliated with New Concern AMES AND SHUBERT Resign Their Positions as Director and Business ManafllTf Respectively, of New Theatre—Resignations Will ' ' Take Effect at End of Present Season OhlMS^ Vkk. • Clielil to The Billboard).— ft to nmand tkat a aew eorpontloD I* fona- 2to nny oa tb* bOIpoatloc tntlnen tbroocb- tbe Dnltcd SUtM aad Canada, wbleb will «atrr partlcolarlr to ttae tbeatraa asd abowa aa «all ai coopctt tor commcKlal work. It la aadcntood that tbc SoUlTan Os., of New Tork: Til* Borousb Cooipanr. of Brooklyn; Tbe lle- LaocbJln compaax. of Boffalo, ajid otber la- lapcadent plaata, aa well aa qdlta a nambar of MIM BUTLEfra BANDS. BrlM Mar ^ bar owa L . <uaa«cMBt of tta ■ — a* _ __ _ jad I aa aceooat at tk» •ttraetloaa. aaiaata* nalna tar betb iug^ OACHKB BUYS SHOm. ta Tka Mia, Wbccllac, W. Ta., Mllboard)— Trmatttr - ' l)T Wbleb Balph B. Oaebaa. at Xctart I, O.. bfcoowa tbe new ownar of tka diow "rioatlBit Theatre" woe Inaed laat waak by Sorrvyor of tbe Port Charlea T. Reed. Iba tbeatrc baa be«s owned tor aome yeara •y W. P. Needbam. of Ifarletta. The eonald- arttloo. Thick waa qolte larse. waa not (It«o «Qt for pobllcatton. Ctptiln Gtctaea la well known alone the Ohio (com PIttibntK to New Orieaoa. baTlnc bcca ia»a< ta the floatlac ahow ha a lt — tar aaaay Man*. Ba wiu eoaduek hia aav aataepalaa aa <ka Bpiier rfyer dnrlar the aammer meatha aad IS the loTpr MlsKlRflppI In the winter. The a<Mt In n w mt Point Pl^aitAnt. Keenan's New Playlet ■wriajk. rtb. e tSlpeclal to Tbe BUIboard). -Vn>ak r a g a a wia make Ua iiat appeanaea at the mtk Al «<. Thla la tbe aecond ptodartlon wbleb Seenan wOI tiara made In TandeTltle. tbe flrnt belnc The Oath, one of tbe moat atrlklnx of all tbe keadllne tea tore* of tbe year. Keenan will leara Tbc Oath at tbe end of ae« week, and wiu take tbe principal role In tte new pliy. He hai cncajied Robert Oom- •Inp. who waa laat aeen at the New Tbeatra. md before that witb the Henry Miller Aaaoelate flayera, Marracet Aaglln and many otbar Mfd atara. Oeorfa C. Pearce who baa ]n«t MM la Tba Clly. aM Mlaa Baldee wnilama. ■a* aiaan with Ulllaa BaaatH. complete tb* aanedy afcetch ttr' •"•e^."eenlc SnHHCa «at bla daaghtcr, I t decided peiaoaal ■elKbta. In which •ew role l« aInUar tkat prodn<tfloti. win ba Baiah, a nth j5a»- tMPROVEMENTS AT FREDERICK. »*rlerlck. JM., rwi. 4 (Special to Tba Bin- aajj*)-—The board of Haaaiiera of tba Frad- «•<« County Aiirlenltanl Society ba* let a •■atract for a new sraodatand. wblrb la to ■a raniplllad by Joly 1. Bealde* otber *l- laipioeeneiita wUI be made. Neariy bcaa af. laad haea baca patcbaaad and <*• fair iiiiaali lUuiiJ, Tka aaw araad- 25? J^.!?^ laStTSi ^aifrat^wlSa Si ..!?".'• '»a«th of tha ataad. It la enatea- •'•'r* Jo, hare twclea prlyate boxea on tb* li!?^^P'*"a prortd* Mr 1.000 ta- aeattor capacity of tha •tand will b, 8.900, and It will be eqalpped ni? UrZJ^'^*"' conTenlence. Tlie atand will SSiaL'i?*-, "ndenieatk tha ataaa arm to aa Mill mi aad exbiblta. ' Tba aet teeelnta of tha OrMt Ftadarick Mr 2*'JW aa»BBt»d to •S.mo aod tha awietr SL' t bt debt tor tba «T«t ttma ta twaaty- JJ|^^««. Tbia rear-a f.lr will ba krt* ««. PAIR NOTe« ' . . "allM Fair, at Ballna. Kan., will he rS.^3F-.?*P*' 1. tha week tollowlni the iSjSbalJta.'SSlSr pUata that ham hal^ old AMoelated Bnipaatcra, hara aliaady ... alBllated with the new eoaceriL which will im-' doda amans Ita officer* at leaat one who waa prominent Id tbe oM aaaoclatlon. Rumor baa It that a number of the more powerful theatrical ayndlcate* are tabsrrlbera for a large amoant of etock of the oew compimy. aa welt aa many of tbe circua owner*. It la aald that amons the Incorporatora are tbe foilowinc circus men: B. ■. Wallaea. Mb BaUaana, Malar Ooidoa W. le. W. W. CMe. B. H. Tammen. Charlea York, Feb. 4 (Special to Tbe Billboard). —fkUower* of the tirama dlacoaaed with In- te nat t»day tb* pomlbl* eOecta ono the Doti- daa aad pf oc r aaa at tha Maw XkaaHa to ceaalt ttam the naUialloa at Wlalhmp Amea, aa directar at the tkfatr* aai a( Lee Bbobert aa Ita ~ ~ late laat nisbt. Tha icalsiiatlOBa, It wsa atated. aia ta take efr«-i at (ov end nf the prcaeat aeaaoa, hot the .llrectom hare nut yet acted opon tbcm. WMIe It i« eoa»lderrd certain that tha toaa- d*** wBI aak Mr. Aaaa.ta ingaiHii Hi ie- VAilCMAN (iTen no OTldanc* of lataatlon to altar hia •*• elalon. Ba I* qootad. bowerar, aa aaaoaadU ,M»- aelt tn readlnei* to tartbar tb* plana at Ika fonndo* la any way tn Ua poinr aaa Um azpraaalon. It la thonsht will to Wt Itaals for appeala to bim to remabl at hia aent poat for a tlm* at leaat. Mr. SmMr|^^tadad aeeaaaitr «< A NOVELTY AT CONEY ISLJkNOl With Ita dlny wblria and azblUrattac deTkes^ fDUowlaa aTety coocelrabla »•«*—. -j SalBcl^e. It wooU team tbat Oaa*y lalaad tofi practically exhanated aU poaalbUltle* tar m- ter**tlnc DOTeltle*. Catering to tba taadaai manifested by th* snmmer m*rrymak«a far more refined and tmly ]a*lal type of aiait. Mr. Johann Jmseaa. tto — aigner and teventor. baa aaiuiac at tto eotner of Bait avmaa lad MM directly appoalta tto aasalflNBt PribUa In piiiiiiiiaa at a r aatlaa. ud «1U a onlqiH i to tboaa dip 1 aloQ platfbKBiL Hr. Jatgaaa «ffi prorida tto haat of i aa onkaatrlaa which la over SB f*et Icac, waa apadalty Imparted fram amtmnr at a of fM^OOO, Tto Interior and the cxtaitor to atted op la pompoos crandeor, and thins will be don* to flTe thla (rant ment enterprlae a dlaonctly Amatlca a ekaa- actcr on llnaa of artlatle toaaty, with alafafBC color aebemca of harmonlooa too*. Mr. sen* tiaa - Iwen a sieat traTeler and baa apected e»ety amusement center la Biuuaa aa — and baa emWiad masj Idaaa ta Mi ■Hiaa ttot win prera botoI to tto IaCBMaaw Haw Xocfc. StatHwIkf ' owns six CIrcalt. 'ftBavlla OU Matinee IddDead Chlcaco. lU.. Feb. 4 (Special to The Btll- ard).—John W. Blaladell. Tcteran actor and Batlae* Idol of a ceneratloD *co> died here to-day. Mr. Blaladell retired from tto ataae ten Tear* aco* and since then baa Mvca here. Death rcftilted from an lllnen Mlluallt a poralytle atnke, alx months sko. . Blalidell waa bom In Lnwrll. Mnss.. and BMdr hia debat at tto old Boston Mu««iini when IT years old. After maklnit a pUre In support of tbe Fremont artors of that ilsr. &lr. BU1»- dell came ttftr snil became leaainjs man with tto old Hooley Theatre Stock Conpaay. Ue tnnred for many years with JiaaBiai MUctoil. whoa* pmdnetlon of Fa acto a. .tka atlll icawmbered. CIRCUS ACTS ELIMINATED. Renfrow, Ont.. Feb. S (Special to Tbe BUI- hoard).—Last year'a fair haTlnx been one of tto laoat sncceaafo) In the history of the so- ciety, the Ilrofruw Fsir Bnanl la now conshler- ln« tbe erertloo of a new «T.O0O main bullillns. and tto conierslaa of tbe pcrsent main bntld- Int Into aildltlonal horse ami cattle sheds. Circus attractions sre to be cnt out. ao<l «(•> money apent Instead on better mnsic, on Im- prosing tbe already Bne horse display and add- lac to the artlstir arraacemeat aCJto^tortlral. tnral and acrlmltnral displaya. Aa Wara toa laaa ttoa 4.«an papalatioa.- yet Deyghtful Dolly Produced Toledo, O.. FMi. 3 (Special to The Billboard). —PellKhtfnl Dolly la the title of a new three- art comedy adopted from the French la which Delia Fox opened here last nlxht. The piece waa pmtloeed Wallace and IVrklna- Dellsbtfal Dolly was written by Henri Uor- rant, ami telb a story of the efforts of a yoang firi to keep tram her anardlan tto kaowlcdcc ttat ato haa been nsarrled. Tto al ta a tl a a* than nafOMcd aia ladleroasly tnaay. , Mtoi Vox scored a pcaaaoaeed p tt ia a a l hit. in%» nikhaa aM ntaaia lUdpilay aw LANCAaTK ITB T HIRD FAIR. Lancaster, Pa.. Feb. 4 (Special to Tto BIU- boanl) Tbe Lancaster Fair wilt bold Ita third exhibition beslnnlng Sept. 26. Thla la a Baw ai>.->oclatlan with new itronnds. contalninc BS acres, situated on tto main line of tto I>raa- svlrania Ralltoad. OS miles west of Philadel- phia. In T.aneaster Cnnnl.r. tbe first asrlcnl- tnral county In the Cnlti-d States. A large exhibition bnlUIInc SlTxST feet, ponltry house, stsbles. etc.. were added to the frrotinds Uft year. .\n a<t«lltlon to tbe craisd- stsnd snd otber tmpmrcnicnts will be msde this .Tear. It has a half-mile track whUh is mnsldeted one of the best In tto StatCb Tto fair waa rery soccessfvil last year, tto at* teadance tolng atout setenly-Set.lkijiaki;^^ - ^ ^i^ mS^ X^ Play Produced inKansasCity a». Ma.. I.—nia Ibb. » («p*etal_ta »a Bmboafd).—Aa AnditaHom Stock C^mtV presaated tto week of Janaaty 19. tto lnt_ oa any atag*^ O. R- Oooper"* play. Mr. Ca Is a local aewapaper man. and thla Is bla : tppaaiasee aa a (nil-fledged aathor. Mr, 0«» .^er** play waa prodnced by tto Aisiltorlam Maaa gcompaay aa Tli* Play WItliont a Nam*, la «r> 'der ttot the andleneea of tbe week arigh t aa- leet a Utle. tto aame ebaaea to tecetra a MM of tweaty-Ss* dollam by tto eommltta* Jada- lag, CTOislstIng of Mr. <^opcr aad tto naaaga- ■nt at Itoladltoitam litatia. Mr. Co«»»ai> *l» la at a pdiOeal aatan. nd la intos^aa SSr at tto hoar, tt was wan pnaantsd toa capaUa company, cast aa failown: Carl AathtoV aa Babt Morriioa: Mr. Alderaon ta tika MHk- *CB Coloael. BalUmore Satterbud; Mr.U^ Qaartla as tto crooked mayor: Mr. P*ttl aa Black, tto nllroad ototmetloobrt: Mr. (TCtaMi aa Oiaat. the independent candidate: Mr, attend as tto Cbftt of Folic*. Delray; IB. Moor* aa the cub reporter; Mlaa Atkinson aa tto comic (trader of Mrs. Storpe: Mlai Martin In tto leading rola of Docoihy tto msyor's dsnghter: Fsy Bator aa nna. Tb* story Is of s crooked anyor of offlce sad seeking te-«lcctloa hy alljBB ■alkoda at tto crooked aaderworld of paBdai, a talliaad ahstnetloQUt. aa tndapendeat c aadt- data aad tto daaa aaaysr tbat eeentnally waaa oat to dean politics. Mr. Cooper baa laM hB play ta rariartlle. hat coamlta bhnaeir ta to otber loeatiea ttot ••bnoabonta." Tbls taw* boweser, haa aeteral of tb* street luasa af Ksnsas City. It ts tto intention of Miaaa« Lawrence Lehmsn, of the Andltorlnm Tk)(ttau and Stag* Director Geonce E. l.aak, to 1 play oa ta New Tort: wttk tbclr ttoa. VrOODMM .MMMC ■OOKINOS. I. Pa.. Feb. 4 (Bpecial to tto ).—Woodald* Park haa already caM- a anmbcr of booking* for the •nnaar seasoa. From May 30 to Jons 18. Kryl lad his Band win be th* attraction: from Inn* IT to July 14. tto magnet will to Edoo his tond: from Jnly IS to Ang. 11. tenia I.adles' Orcheatra wOl dlspi and from Anc. IS to Sept. 10. cert Band -will tie tto feature. Rrery Friday night tto park prorlde a fltcworks display. It la I Tanderllto win not t * PAIR aRciirr: MUT. Atlantic. la board).—At reb. 4 (SpacW l» a meetlac at tto BaMa yWV icat GtacBtt. a. M. ■afar. aTM^ a Bt tad p t a rt d i at aad Cart B. III dtr. waa elected aacwt««y tm •r thla — - - ^ . tto year Mil. Tto foilowinc dataa placed: AsDCa, la., (bat week ba Atlantic. la., accond week la Bepti la.. ttM «nak r