The billboard (Feb 1911)

FEBRUARY. 11, IfttV U S^lie ¥audeviMe rWeek in New York BECK S UCCEED S KOHL At Election of Officers for Western Vaudeville Managers* Association, Martin Beck Was Elected to Position of President Made Vacant by Deatli of C. E. Kohl . At ■ ni<«tlD( beld to Chlcaco. JtmtTj 30, Mirtlo Beck iri> rlreted pmlilrat of tbe We«t- an Va!ide*l1le iSmmftn' Atwclitloa, to me- CMd the litr C. K. Knbl. Mr. BM-k trm* ■lio •iMtcd Ticp-prenlilrnt of tbe Kotal & Castle Com- •tnr. wblrh opcritM tbe principal MliXlle Weit raaderillc theattM. On Wadneaday, Pabraair Trmton. N. Nhi •-(li^wtal to Tbe Bill- board).—Smoke trom^^ MHllvrlDs towrl In cbe buemeat of tbe SHat; Theatre. ■ vaatle- elUa bouae, filled the indltorlnm dnrlnc tbe ^formoDce lant nlirht aiid caovert ciiD"1d«rable azeltemeot. Two Princeton atadpntn are under aireat cbarged wtib baTlof Indulged lo a prank wblcb nil(bt bare caofWHl a panic and foia of lire. It la alleged that tbe itndcnts arere tbe IrhI to l4»aTe tbe baaemeot. wbetv Hm tft waa dIacoTrred. and It la liellaiaC ttat Mr wtn mpoDnlble for tbe exclteoMt: . ti « a IN SOUTH. . San Aatenlo. Tea., reb. 4 (Special to Tbe BUIboard).—flam DaVriei. tepreaeotlof SolU- ean A Cooaldlne Clrmit. baa arranged witb SM Wela. (be local tbeatrlcal manager, to book •alll'an A Conaidlna attractlooa In tbe new nnttrlli* bouM which Sta Aatoola It to baee ■en MMoa. DoVrie* U alaa making arranga- —Bta to baee aalllean * Oonatdlae rrprewnted AaMta, BoMtM. DaUw aad rort Wortb. oawauM..TOM ^n«^eHli*MiJpMMilr Vanr. featured wltb «>» <>gtfilg:rt> iatHm d* Paria Girls Con- MW. dow with ttnt liiww May T. and oq the taalh of tba Dmatb aatt oa tbe 8. S.. Loaltaala !f Tbey bare cootraeta Car U waeka S"* ^'""^ <>P*»l»f •« th* ■ " Mar 22. The7 vlU rtmla la wrekt. after wblch " — Ib rarln; two we weeka In Bruaria. Fifth Aya^ iTieatin^l^rogram Wltb a golden eoke (bat the Olgbt of lima J"' ..'o mellow, Andrew Mack eaallr jeorad beadllne boooca at Keltb and Proetnr'a !H l«at week. Andy'a flgnn £f. ?!?^?-" J'"'« rotnnd, tbaa wben be S!i»?«« » «J»«rm the gltU at tbe Academy of SSS'.^ l^rteeaUi atraet. bat be la aim there *>? ••»•. Aowac tha aoog* which be gy^S .wtft.O—>,ltg> St Crta. Tommr Mor- 2SJjLiJ'*!!LJ*^il4JI«Br <>• »d he Inter- J?!?^ aprtgitlr BMedpU among tbe .^i"? .'-"^ BnweU aeored Ikeir SSl.fliP^'^ with their oeimoal Deno dittlea. laelnding Booloo Byea and Ida. wtti anecdote •■d Bifly daoec atep*. RoenM Orlffln jiceeanted a tabloid veralon of I?. 9X*5' Tmwnt-m comedy Other Peonle'a Ski. *f. Atenoe In tbe Aays booao. In tbe bllarlona llS^t, "'■'P'n wee aaalated by Uary Oon- .•.-^■"'^r "'"nont and Ffanela Fay. tk^^-Err '•»«.'"»« »>"« waa Tbe Wodela of li^ .J^'* '^•''A ft—niti to Cart Hearr aS,JL ^"'^ "hicb cooiMMr Bnty wild, jmirge It. Raymond, BinSetb HmsT Lnoa ftS'n'^'vSl^r" «"««i*"S5trtSrilchi5d «i? Sti Hoaw aa aacenee Sklo- tZ' i^^9S°V Haymood aa Pop Whita. eharcd •R .W?L"'9»." *"'> ♦''•'f troteaqne fool- .J5^^*w «he giria prored pretty aad nimble aeenlH^i'SS Slatera. an J** y—t- .">•>«• food with (heir funny J!^' *7«««jr.Mlautea Lay-orer at Alfalfi I^kJ^-*?. MUtoa^ared the role of Sf^h! ?in*^ V^* «<ftl»«« the dotlea IL.i' *'■>•'• WMDaa. banai* mas, porter, neihC; . I."L? '"'fj'*!'" InlUtlou of Sooaa df. •juShL*"'^: T'"'*" ««"«• »o death. TerSrV^.,^.1!''"' eontrlbnted by Verona with -^jKtf..''?"; ••U* *«»t» mm a V«Me h?f'«."^J!!J»l!.***»« • h«<n«^« •» glWed'iil-1'!2i_*^l*'' locked ImUde a latticed 1, Mr. Beck lalled on the Manretania for Eog- lanil, where lie will participate In an Important conference In t,oodoa regarding the Englleb mu- sic balla In which be la Interealed. Tbe gcntrii manager of tbe Orphenm Circuit was arc-oaipn nliHl by Charlea Feleky, hesd of tbe iiri)b<'tiin Prodnclng- Department. While in Kiiropi;, Mt. Beck will alio In^tpect tbe Dnal plana for th<. Berlin Mnslc Hall, which he. In coajuoctlon with Alfred Butt, of the London Palace, has pro- jected. Jte Baak wlU iMan l> Hm Car lha opening of Ikt IMir 0 t > >I M» Tktltn, WlBDlftf. March 13. PERTI NENT P ATTER Gossip of the Vaudeville Week in Gotbam—Bits of News and Items of Interest to Members of, the Profession . Near and Far-HWiKellaneous Notes Mr. Frsok Oerth. tbe well-known concert Im- fireesrlo, who handles Creatore's Band and other mportant concert attractlona. met wltb an acci- dent on Thursday, January 20, and saTCiely wrenched his left foot, breaking a bone, which will lay blm op at hia "Belvedere," Fort iMk on tbe Hiiflson Palfsadea for some weeka. Ha. lo the Knickerbocker Building dally. Mr. G. Molasao baa transferred his proprie- tary rights In The Darling of Paris, the aump- tnooa terfMlcborean oHerlog which Mile. Mtaa UlDar rerentl)' IrliMl out In Paterson, N. J,, with great ancceaa, aad the act arlll henceforth ap- NINA PAYNE. Current Bills at Variety Houses AnarlCMl Hoalc Halt—Charlea RIcbmao. aa- alatad hr Mahel Frrnyear and Company. In far- cical playlet. The Fire Escape; Bert Clark and Jane Hamilton, Bngllsh tntTesty stars: Violet McMllleo. CIMT Oordon. Jeanette U>WTle. Ma Ooaae, with Edne Motion, Jnpltcr Brothers. Black and White, and other acts. Alhambrs.—Prsnk Reenan la The Oath; Flo Irwin In At the Ball; Raymond aad Carerly. gleeful Germans; Fred Daprea, comedian; VII- moa Westony, pianist: Lawrence lohnson. era- trlloqnlst: Kesaier and Lre. daneera: KIgbt Bet^ llB Madeapa. Orabar'a AnImala. and ot^eia. i.'^^fUka Saratt aad Oonpany In Schiwhtl'^'i ^ ^l ^^^^ O ^ ^S,j^^^" OUMlaL—Sea Tanuuay: Thj Photo Bhop: F. Btyaara, Tcatnicqnlst: Connelly and Webb, pi- ano and operatic act: Conroy and LeMalre, blackface comedians; Flee Brown Brothers, In- stmmentsllsts: Hons and Price, comedy car- tooalata; The Six Steppera. Howard'a Poolea, and olbera. Fifth Aeenne Theatre.—Chrlaly Matthewaon. Chief Meyera aad May Tully, In Currea; Ed- ward Abelea and Compan}'. In He'Tried to Be Nice: Barry Wllllama and Jean Sehwarti. Paul and hla Uelac jaathia. atataati Uatostta TheBiUat tbe Colonial Valeaka Suratt. tbe headllner of tbe Colonial bill last week. In her new eketeb, BaaSe Va> riete, and Ethel Oreen, dainty alnglag conw- rtlenoe. hare already been tboronchly laelewed on the AU-atar BUI this seaaoa. and two other aeta that are on Manacer wnitama* program an la the ramnt All-atar BIU. which abowlag la obTlomly compllnimlair to tb* ataadard of attraetlana nalnulaed at the OoloaUI. Emma Dunn, who was a afeUar light with Jales Bck- ai^t Goodman'a play. Mother. In the legitimate earlier In tbe aeaaoo. In scoring with eqoal authority with John Stokea' sathetle lltUe sketch. Baby, tbe acene of which la laid In a foondllni hospital. Mist Dunn playt tbe part of a poserly-atrlcken mother who la compelled to leare her child at tbe aaylnm, being nnahia to proTlde for It and later aerka to tccoaer It when the finds her bnsband. from whom she had heard nothing for sereral montha. bat who la- tams with a eomforuble little neat egg to make baby aad her happy. Ber entreaties to iccoeer her child from the eneeloplng red tape of a hoapltal routine, la tenderly pathetic. Aaslsting Miss nnss. who pisys tbe i>art of tbe mother, arc John Stokes, author of the aketch; Bntb Allen and Chsriea Uepler. The sketch made a profoond Impreaalon and Is giren star poaitlaa on the atar blU. Charles Falfce Bemon. the Narrow Feller, made merry with hU maalcal tobacco pipe and funny rhymes and small talk, aa wM aa by bla amieaqpa coataiM. pear nnder tha management of Monti Oeat, <( the firm of Oeat and Comstock. An early Bstl» iwlltaa engagement la promlaed. Martin Sabine, who baa been playing tha put of Lord Stonborr in The Fann, wltb WUUaM FaTcrsham, at Daly'a Theatre, la going lata TaudeTllIe. Bla role will be assumed by Ryo Chart, who recently appeared In We Can't Be As Bad Aa All That. The charges before the Commlsakmar of U- ceases sgslnat the. Pat Caaey Ageaey waa T on Satarday, Jamif tt, aad ktltr ■ " ondentaadfog a( the Cacti, tbe Ooai. „ annonnced that thero waa no tuaadatloB (a proceeding at all. and tha ehacgea Waco ii diately dismissed. Mr. PhnUps, of tbe law Bra of PhUllps * Stelnhsrdt, In the Long Acre Band* ing. tbe general counsel for the Agen^. ap- peared on Ita behalf. Ftank Keenan will diapenae with The Calk after the current week, being acbrdnled to im- pear at the Fifth Aeenae Theatre during ta* week of IM. la, in a sew oao-actpiay to OUrc* OeorgofX PInca. On rebriM^ S. Taadtrlllo'a newcat star, Sadlo Heir (PrlnMM of Bone), atiter of J. Trod Heir, the well-knewB eompeaer aad nnhllibn. left Chleaao la oM of tto Uteot Balek aiM aatomobllM. witk tk* tit«HiM of iMWflat Oi •reseat iMlarlair tnariaii neerd betweta tho ■•■ tropolla or tboMlddla West snd New Teak St lesst twclTo bears. Miss Rrlf waa accoiBpa. nied onlr tf bcr Bild and > merhiDte. At till time of the year, wben tbe roada are is " ' worat condltloo. Ihia toomey will be preme test of tbe eOcfpocy of the aotomauio 1* a meaaa of long-distance tTarel. sod tba trip abould proTe tbe moat Interesting aotomoblla tear eeer undertaken by a woman, and compel able only to that of tho Ahemathy OkiabMM. lltM HMt «m - MFl^^JBMal !• Jfaat • Mr. T. xniott Payaaa. It. ■., aunager or tka Now Tork faetarr or tba Sdeagrapb Maanfac* lorlag Oompaay. ISB Wsat U ( ' ~ ' city, reporta ateady lesa projecting machine la tto lory. On« of tba machlaot bin beoa the Childhood Welfare Bzpoaltlea tbal cloard at the Ttat Beglment Armory, Kaw Tart / New York AO-slar NEW TORK A1J,STAR VAUDBVIUJi BIIX FOR WEEK OF JAN. SO. Imaginary bill framed up from aeta apvaar- Ing at New Tork eandeellle theatres. Im- parlance of act la Indicated by poaltlea gliaa. A—Kllamnra Japa. Marrelona Aembata. Colonial Theatre. Full BUga. B—Ooldamltb and Roppe. ta Tb del Drummer, Fifth ATcnne Tbeatfe. In C—Ma Goaae. with Bdoo MoUoa. American Tour. American Mnalc Hall. Full Stags. D—Andrew Mack, Irlah Singing Com " Fifth Avenue Theatre. In One. g ■ Q ar a ld OrlSn and Company la _ rMfdal Moary. ' nrik A soaaa Theatre. ] IMTBRMMmOM. r—Tho Gtaat Alblal. Waadsi' ABMrkaa Haric Ban. Cloae la Oao. O—EMMA DUNN. Ule star of Matksr. IB BABT. Colonial Theatre. FUl Btago. R—Mabel Johnatoo. Ventrfloqalat. American Mnalc BdL. la Oas^ J kb a rteea Cedoea In harVM Wkfelkl nitk ilfi* ™** The aUr plaeo on the All-star BIU tbla wart belonga to Emma Dona and company botb If artlattc laterpretatloo aad —' Tlrtoe aoTelty or conception. Neeer liefors in _„ recolleetlOB haa a TaudeTllIe aketch been aa- rramed la a hoapltal aceno without olfeoae. bat beiv la one that aecomniiabea tlila reaolt wtth delicacy aad charm. Two other aketehea aia included la the bill. Oerald Qrlffln'a Other Foo- ple'a Money, farcical and hllarloaaly dItaiUaB. and Ma Goaae. a gllmpae of the Pailataa B- derworld, Introduclag Kdae MoUoa la a fkMa of tbe Apatb a .Poaeo. egecwted ,ta a tbwnif S^'S&JS&'^BSSSSaaS"*?''**'''-*"* Aaditw liack. Ikt Malwklla Htl af tta Mfe aerrant gW. abowad that be had laat aaaa ad hIa ability to entertain, eocaltr and witk e a s e dote, all klDda aad condltlooa of plajiaila Goldsmith and Hoppo eoBblaed pleaalag aMrt- cal harmon with bright repartee la a tiBBllatf. dialogue, Tbe Oommereial Drasaaaar. Mabal Johnston, with derer Tentriloqalal alaati. I herself to l>e tbe equal of say mala in Tolee-throwing atonla. A beaatf' ' and deztroua opening number la the Kitamara Japa. while tho Fl drlTtaig a motorcycle at tuU sp asd aa* i tbo laaMo of a coidaa tfobo taalbat tkat <