The billboard (Feb 1911)

16 Xtie Billboard FEBRUARY 11, 1911. D MATtf *. ■ C17TTT.—Mrs. Rebecca Fisher Cattr. motlier oC memben of tlie Stx Miuleal Cnttys, died JUIUI7 21. at bar borne In Biltlinon^ alter as «C aboat a nuntta. Sbe iraa SB yaaa oC ----- Aaolea n* Onttr CuBllj came to mt SS joata asoi. The cbOdreB. all of 'Wbom are noted moalclans, >recelTed tbeir mnaleal tralnlOK from tbeir fatber, Winiam. Catty, irbo ' tor manx yeus kept an amasemeiit liall on -Soath ' Broadway, Baltimore. Mis. Cutty waa bnrled ;VMaday iftemooa, Janoary 24, in Oakland Cem- ;at«f7. Baltimore. TTAW —Mr. Henry Ha mm, proprietor of the ' Oipbenm and Apollo Ttaeatiea, at Cbllllcotbe, O., ' dud Jannary 19, of tnbercnloels, asen 86 year*, i Tba borne waa loadeqnate to accommodate tbe laiSe coDconne of friends, wbleb waa angmented by the Easlea, wbo attended In a body. The a e i t lc e a took place Sunday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, and tba floral trllmtea wera bcantlfQl and piofnse. His widow. Mrs. Lenote Hanun, tor whom mncb sympathy la expressed, will eon- tlnne to conduct the bnalnefls. PSTKINS.—H. ETerett PetUna, manager for HzB. Herbert Flint, died at the Emerceney Hos- pital IB »•—»-'— nL. lanan Mi at U P. JI.. «C Bt^^ auM^^Mfc^tt&a bad been nan- ayev Soau WUUt ^'^^ ^ Obrlatmsa -Hla bone -waa In Benton Harbor, Wla. He waa 47 yean old. and unmarried. Among the fraternal or- gsnlaatlona of which he waa a member are the Blki, Maceabeas and BacUa. Ha la antrlTed by Taa. H. Altkea, wife of aisa^' ^Altfcan. the co n tort l onlat. died Tnesday, An.'IT, at ber home In New Orleans, after ' MnrM weeka' tUness. Sbe was taken sick at Bhaton. Pa.. TbankSBM on the One Son OlMlt boina in New * years of age. BOWBB8 Otis Bowen, an old-tlmc mlnatrw, fuiiueily a member of Beach and Bowera* M tastlria snd HI Henry's Minstrels, died In Kaeanport. la.^ Jan. 10, after a brief M a i a s Ba waa OS years of aire, and la sorrlTed by tala Wifll. one daughter and one son. Interment was nude In Dobnqoe, la. UBBBNOBSN.—At bis residence. 3106 W. 24th street. Tacoma, Wash., on Dec. 23. at 10:2S A. U., Elmer Llsscnden died after a Ungerlng Illness and an operation. His wife, Jennie n. Llaaenden, well-known In mnaleal elides, was with blm untU the end. ZISfMERHAN.—Jos. W. Zlmmennsn. for sev- eral years treasurer of the Gayety Theatre and Dnqnesne Oaidena In Pittsburg, died at hla hooie tn nttsborg. Sunday. Janoary 22. He was a brotb^ of John H. Zlnunermsn, formerly msn . agcr of the Bmptis Tleatre In PlttsbnrK. SAMF8EIX.—Jsck Sampaell, better known as Bsppy Jack Ssmpsell, a member of the How- . ard Orpbenm Show, died In Albla. la., De- ceaaber 2B, after a week's ninesa. EDOAB.—Died snddenly, on December 20. Bin. ). A. Edsar, known In Tandartlla H Hani La Boy. or the LaRoy SIsteta, In T o e a aa, Arlxoca. The remains were shipped t» ber boma la llOn- nrls, Cal.. for burial. BIBE.—Prof. Tommy BIre, an old-tlma mla- Bttal, died on Jannary 0, In San FranelM& Oallt., from asthms. and waa burled la the Holy Ocon Cemataiy of that city. BAB.—^BOly Bae. well-known In the nrofeaston died Jannary 11, tn Poplar Bluff, Mo., from ^snnionla, after an Illness of fourteen days. BUjTENO. —Hts. Tbomaa SIlTeno. of Tba 8U- Tono Tria. abadowgnphcra. died In I>aka Okarlcs, La.. Dceambcr SO. POUjITT.— The Infant danEbter of Mr. and Kra. Joba A. PoUltt. died to San Aatoolo, Tax., Peeambar SB. PtTKlN.—Jfr. H. Brentt' Pitkin, manager of Mn. Flint, died on Friday. January 20, at Kaa- - - nL, ftam kidaay tnnble. j L Cjg ^ W. JeMen. tatiwr to at Totxlngton, BIRTHS. ' aft*. Kddla Harria <Fay Clark), of the van davUIa team of Harela and Clack. gaTa Urtb to a flaa bomcliiB btbr bv.OB Jmtuf A, Vm Bath mother and diitS an doiav ~ A girt wsa bom to Mr. and Mn. J. _ Clark, at their booM la Loa AagtfM. .JR Mr. Clark was formerly with the Bailey Show. A twelTe-pooad boy was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lnrla. old-time show man, Da- cealbcr U. Mother and sou doing well. Bom to Mr. and Mn. Geo. B. Alexander, a thirteen poond ftrl, at the boma at Dr. D. 0. Handler. In Cincinnati. Jannary 1. Bom to Mr. and Mn. Harry Ward, of A Pair of Plnka Compaiv. a ten poand boy, at Ut- tie Bock. Ark., Jaimair 1. lira, FMix BnrOett. (Addte. H. JotuBMD^.^ Jen- of Sew Terk. maaasar.et a B.. ■»»£• Hn ■ua Hearts (!lmitbeni> OoaDaaj, aad Mliia Sa;^ ila Bocen. alaO of New Tork. sren married <ta TUlabaaae^. Fla.. Jannary B- Mr. n»d A. JMM*- and Mlaa Jeaale Howe acted aa wltness- M. . Sbe bride waa the ncl^cat of many pres- i. t a ta a s of fMeadshlp. from aiemben of SOUmCAN-WKBEB—As the rcsnlt of a pret- ty romanre tbea began In a booking agent's of- llee aenral yean ago. B. J. Weber, who eon- t rolsthe Weber Circuit of Vanrterllle theat rea In Sonth-esstern Ullnols. and Jeanne Wortman. a Tandrmie actress, were married last Saturday afteraoaa In the Xetbodlst Church at Spring and Csefc ana as . Bfc- XmIb. Jan. 14. aOr. Wsb^r nipt Hies Nortman In Ms offlce iwTeral yean ass wbca abe applied for an «n- nmment and tba ft liads hf o benn then, ri- pened Into lore aad tMr enxaxement w«. an- nounced shortlr after the lltat of the year and the wedflinc of lart Saturday wan the rasnlt. Mrs. Weber's lart profefMlonal a i iuea ray a In New Tork was made with Henry B. Harris' prortnrHnn. The Skrlark. UTIKGSTOX-HEWITT.— Job. C. Hewitt and MlM Minnie Uringaton. botb attadiu of tba Ijgir Sta>tnk. lpittit JtL, — i—— READERS' COLUMN TlM BUlboard wUl appreciate any Information mremliy tba wlicceabonta of Albert B. Tolln, wbs Is dNag a strong act la TaalarlUe. We bam. a fw»j llhitiig mmw to mm— lute to I ♦ Any one kBowlng tba addicas of loaepli Toole, familiarly called Irish, tbe Planlat, pleaae com- municate wltb O- O. Phillips. COlnmbIa The- atre, Bowling Green, Ky. If James Johnstone, bird warbler aa4 wbls- tier, will communicate with BarrlaglM. Howard, care G. H. Webster CIrcQlt, hi-wU learn aometblng to hla adrantage. . . The friends and relatlTcs of Bndolpta Gatea are leqaeated to coauaaaleate with him at 2MB Clybora aTaaas^-'.OMIiaBg. The addreas of lOas Eleanor Jenabigs; laat season with Keleey and Sbannoa la Tbe Iblcf, la desired by J. M. Cone, manager Qncea of the Hlghwv Compaar. AMMM M pac nato to Tbe Bmbeeid. •; ■ ■■■ ■ _ knowing tbe whereaboata of MIsa Maitoile Hall last heard of with tin Raymond ntal Unsieal Oompaay, playing at the I^e Theatre Oklahoma 01^. Oklsbemk. addiaaa Mc B. 7. Ban, Oaaeial DeUreiF. Glilcagok a i:.>]ddar, .XstlHl-jnnA:9^^ is The Rnibosrd aroaM appndata adrlce aa to the pieseat wliereaboatB of Jean Natte Lowne, wbo la now appearing In TandeTflle. ♦ W. B. Holmes, seaetaiy of tiw Bloiig OltT, Commercial Club, Slonx OltF. U.. «afH .U|a to know the name of tba eooeera iMSB^Btaa for tbe SbeOleld Choir. The permanent addresa of Duncaa'-CBiillk' la Room 1001, 100 Washington street, Obleage. At present Mr. Clark Is lecorerlnK nwB paeiiiiia. nls, snd expects to join bis femsle mbnMIe to lbs Beat Is the near fntnra. ' Brockton, Jan. 20. 1911. The BUlboard Pab. Co.. Cincinnati, O. Oantlaaan—X aa writing to yoo to see If I eaa gat a doe to 'my brother's wbensboota. Tbe laat time I heard of or saw him was ten yean ago laat ObriatmRn. Thm i think be was with the Heart of CblcaKo Company, and waa plVlng Ontslde Boston somewhere; I can't re- membCT. He is an Iriah comedian by the name of Lonla Jamea Farrell, hot Is called Lon Far- nn. He baa. been with a company called Tba Jolly Tluee Oampaiiy aboot Utile over a year ago. Mr aonala nan got a letter from blm and ba wannd my addreas. and aald be waa going to Australia, and that waa tbe laat I beard of blm. I would like t» hear from blm aa m) health la van uttt^ aad I am anxloua to know U ka li «Mi STmn . Hy address Is - - nOM. MAMIB A. L.ABK1N, 9 Bldgeway- atreet. Brockton. Maaa. 4. Monroe, Wis.. Jan. 26. 1911. Tbe BQIboird Pub. Co.. Cincinnati. Dear Sirs—I want to thank my friends for their kind messages during my recent Illness. " TS Bsy recorery la snre^ If slow. SlaceKly, LA BBOVA LOBBNZ. ' the wfeaceaborta aC WUIaee laloiB kla that Us ilitir. Mra. _bb 4Ba« .J|BWWCT U. Hn» AMD BBTTZ. Mr. B<tbert Donaldson, Oglesby. III., woold like to know the present whereabouts of tbe following people, _formerly bonnected wlth^ the Good ell Bhowar Blancto hewa: B. W. Baldwta, aad tbe JOasas ■Dt'.!Mdto .Baldwto.r:. ^ IBU. Chleage, - Ol., Tea, SI, Editor The Bnibeard. OInctaBatt, O. Dear Sir—I, ICn. Cbai. W. Coleman, the city of Chicago in atnlghtened stances, hsTlng not beard from my b Cbss. W, Coleman, since last September, IBIO. When I last heard of my bnsbsnd be was play- ing with Helene Wllllama In Tandertlle. Mr. Coleman waa formerly maoager of tbe Corin- thian Theatre, at Rochester. N. T., and last anmmcr In the employ of the O. G. Cnwford Booking Bxcbange. of St. Loala. Mo. Any Information will be thankfnl^ leeelred. . nst Bortb Frafesslonal name. .May . . 111. Coleman. Unian ♦ TO MT PBOnSStONAI. PBI8KDS. I, the wife of tbe late Fnnk B. Bllta, am flnancially embarraaaed, and any help that yon can extend me wotUd be tbankfoUy recclTed. I can not get work la my line (adrance and press work) nntti spring. Should any one know of anything, pleaae let me know, as I need the work. I know that a gnat many peojde wHl be surprised to know that Mr. Blitz diad a poor man. He was sick for yean snd money went for doctor fees snd medleinn snd the aopport of bis mother, which I do now, or bare done aa far aa my money went. I am now wttboot a dollar, so yon aae that I need help. I do aot •D Mil sdLcH'K^ Priaee this AUNT TMV. rrank R. Blltx), 1100 Lamar atraet. Fort Worth. Tex. PBNMKLIrUUlXINGBB. — OOlon HolUnger. a member of the-Howell-Keith Stock Company, waa married to Hla Lucy Pennall. of New ManhOaldt 0.; Jaanary 28. at O ieekaTllli^ .. O. A urrtiiit Fwo M PA uy'lrd^iitiitoi. Tbe BIBboard, Onelnaatl, O. Dear Fricnda—Jnat a few linn from far^S Anatrslla. We aalrad to Sydney on October 8, and wnat to JWboana to.oMa M tba llisaaan Minda, «et « at tbe itaHga^ aad maibalt — ^ ^ «Bt jw Vntw m tu We weat to tta BMal OatbedS and tbea to tbe Oalety to Tehekne. aa we wan to opea on Batniday, October 8. They always. If poaallila, aire tba artlata two daya' re- beans],, sla.: ^nranday and Friday, so that yoo sn almoat poaltlTe that yonr mnsic will be right when opening. T3ie teaaon for acta open, in titia coimtry on Saturday la due to the fact tbst In most caaea there are no Sunday night trains, and you could not make a jump to open OB Monday, so In moat caaea yon loaa Friday night to make yoar^gai latasday I a week one a nl(ht, aad two ■itlBiia; ae . Then an twe eliealtL Bnaaaa'a lad BtekBsd'a. Bickard'a being the blgk^daaa etacalt. aad the flnt In tbia eoaatry. Of eoone, the Breaaaa Circnit la rery yoong, and it Is only lately that they haye. imported aeta. no one can nadlly aee that be la trying to brlnx hla honaea on a atand- ard with Blcfcard's. Boweier, Mr. Breiman does not seem to bare the class of theatrea that Rlckard baa. and does not get tbe ssme dsn of audience. Mr. Blekard baa many Imported acta on each bill, and Mr. Brennan baa two or three on each bill. Of coone. It la only a test with Mr. Biaaaaa. to see if imported aeto wUl Im- sad tba BMNH they hsn bnoibt that be to aew looking for altea to , theatna. Then la room for a gnst msny the* strea here of the Iiigh cisas. The Mdbonnie Gaiety waa always s white elephant, and erery- one predicted a fallnn for Mr. BzennaU when he took It over. Howerer be baa made it pay, eren with tbe repntaUoo It picTloosly had. It reminds one of the London Theatre on the Bowery. Tbe orchestra la small, but composed of fine musicians. The lint part Is atni played Ilk* 001 old-tlo« wiwert balli. Tba Mi^Mid iwrt eonslsta of. raadarllto acta lie W Mt th e Srst pert. ^jsaaF easM tbe'va rletx baatoSM' to', awa/ lirtilad the tliucs. but whea eea t a a i l dw a that tUa eoaatry to so far from any cisce else, they are progressing rery TapldlT. The local acta change their bnalness each week, but It Is pretty tasrd for an Amerrcan act to do so. as he puts in-a good many years perfecting one act. We stayed six weeks in Melboorse and did three acta, of coarse our tsuglefoot dsndng being tbe msinstay of each. Tbe Antixaligns an Matleoed as great pintes. WeB. we bar* asea a good many eases of it. bat atlB a u ms b aw the maaagen an at taalt, as ttar do aat ema lAm an artltf (t) Ma Ua fflutriil w iMf at to «n Amis ma vhK. weeks. Looks like the old dsys of tbe medldne show. » Sydney Is s rery nice city, and there are so many Americana annnd that yon would Imag- ine y<n were to Brooklyn. Tbrrc are two Taode- rllle hooass bare, tba Natlooal and Blekazd'a.' msanmd, aad ttlnwrtttayIbaatui alSwIS Tbey hare a flae unbsalia aad beatoSM to great. It la Jnat next door to Bickard'a. aad tbey botb do a Baa boalaaaa. Walter & KeUy and Barnold's Dogs an at Bickard'a, and Gray and Orabsm aad onrselres are at tbe Nadonal. Our dothn an a big curb-stone riot. If yon look neat and clean on the atreet tbe natlrea whiatle at you, meaning "Pretty Joey," wblcb means a "cissy." Oh. It's loreiy. We go from ben to New Caatla. then back bare for a few man weeks, after wblob we go to New Ssalaad. a ad f toto then on to BBSIaBa. - "Wlto klad rsgarda aM bsat wUbts to all tba boys tor a. atony Chrtgtass and a Happy New Tear, ws a»fc Staeerely yoon. . OALT * O^BBIBir. Batlaaal Theatre, aydaay, Aaattdla. . Decem- ber U, laiOi The' little -tody whose pletan adaraa the front page ,thls week Is the daoabtar of Will B. Culhane snd Clementina St. FeUx fof the famons three St Felix Sisten). She waa Iwra In Brooklya, N. Y., nineteen yean ago and made lier mat appeanaee on tbe stoge at the age of fifteen and met with Instant snceess. Doting ber short career aha has appeared In a Wide range of parts tnmi tbe romping aoa- bntte to tbe moat famous emotional relea, Aa JUlot. Da Barry. Camllle and Sapbo Aa baa woa the approral of tbe tbeatregoan of. tiM Hlddle-weat and shows a talent - — - for ber a place smonc the the theatrical world. Next • „ seen aa a foll-ae(<Ked alar to a MB awdae U o u of Tha .OM aad the Kl—. : THOMMbN** NKW companies. Maaa.. fab/^d: Mpwial to Tba »ety I ra Hci Bln- tbe BoatoB. board).—I management of Monte. at the Empire Theatre. iMlem: Onera LoweU; Opera Hooae. Lawrence: Academy of Mnale. HaTerbni. and Bmolre Theatn. Lewis- ton. At thn present time snccemfnl stock com- panisa' nnder this ssme msnsgement are In epentlon at tbe . Bmnirs Theatn. Balyoke m a p wa ^ Ib ga to a.- BreaMea. aad the oiaii WQRCBaTKR aTOlBiC^ OIRMnhOR. Worcester. Maaa.. Feh. 4 (Special tn The Billboard).—-The Worceater Amusement Com- pany has engaged 8ei*1ey Brown as director of the ttoek compaBr which is to be. installed at Uie new n Tlieatre hen. One of the de* partotea to be toatand by tbi aaNBi^ni. iB..Jtaw.*ze9jgt .bb. ductlon of sereral pantomlmae. The direetlaa of the pantomimic prodneUoaa will h» made hy Florence l>alle, formerly dandng and cberaa Instructor for tbe Belaaco-Blackwuod Companlea on tbe Pacific coaat. Tba new Lincoln Theatn whan cooplstsd this mouth will be one of the finest boosaa to America, the building alone coating t24B,a00L It Is modem to erery respect. wUl seat ito: stage ISO feet fM| wan.ta: ~ With THK S TOCK tCpMPANIH. Tlie M Majeette Theatn, BonatM. Tsxa% nnder the maaacemeat of Kesan. MliaM aat Gagiton la meeting with Ug sactsae., The Beir to the Hooraii. The Maa oa the Boa aad XUk of New Tork as preaeated tgr tbe PlayatB* M(A Company, teceotly packed tbe playbaoBB to tta Hiss Adn AIndee has been engaged by B. UcCallnm. manager of the Temple Playei^ Camden.' New Janey. to take tbe place~ Taeant by Misa Jnae Tlmmooa. Jenkins. Hlaa Orace Cobert Camilto OnoM hare also Jotaed Itaak Whitbeek, tba acsat wbo wis' of OecB Spooner for to Barry Clay Blaney tbia eeaaoa, the position of manager with W. B. Me in Camden, N. J., to look after tbe Intatasto Bf tbe Temple Playere at tbe Temple Theatn. Cbarlea B. Whitney, formeriy with the Hall- day Yankee Doodle Stock Co.,. to now absfld of Jno. A. HImnwIato'a ^^lapeital Bleefc Caw- Mr,^^^wbinHir ||2*!gi^^LJ'^2Sf^niSSSIbr'*l> tractions. Jans 'Wbeatley. iaadtog woaaa at Uto Oar- rick Theatre, Salt Lake City. Dtab. baa bow soirerlnc with tbrost tnmhie and Is aadar tbe care of a specialist, but baa bnrely no performaacas. Tbe Boasdl Beailel ttock "^p**!! la ' a new drsBU^ * " ten by BasasB gaolxatloo. Mr. and Mrs. a O. .OtoTCB ' Orlflltta are taeeat addlnooa to tbe Lowen Stock Company. . &'lf%.*aal*^MBr ta i R. C. NEWMAN HONORED. Totoale. y»b. 4 (8 fbr t . _ ... I. ^ to be pceeented for a foortb tami, Ito together between saeetlB^ and presentation which was made oOecra were Initalied. Tbe present was s foantaln pen rnrasnd m solid cold with s' gold plati^ containing tbs la- acTlptlou. "Presented to Bro. B, C. Newman by Loral B8. I. A. T. S. E.. Toronto. Dec., 1010." The preaeotatlon waa made by Wm. B. Meredith, who exprsased to Iba great aatsea to which Bro. Newman waa held hy the memben and the snceen of toe local aadar bla adminla- tntloo. Bra. Newmea repUed la fkeUag tanaa, thaafclag^ tto losal Cat thdr amiiMtottoa of bla •Onti^^i^Jto^^WHB dBtonBlBB* Mtt to T. M. A. NOTES. The aaand ball of the T. M. A. l.odgs 41. aad tbe I. A. T. S. B.. Local RT. RIcbnKad, ▼a^ ia anaonnced to take place la the Maaoade *«. Hay B. Prepantlons on aa aUbogato BIB BOW ia.pregren tor tto BBBakv " TRIK K." "Strike" nme the etdar, load aad But at the word no wara of ftar Passed o'er the waltlBB BMB. No thonght of tods Of reat " 'WrIbeP' came the ocder. At the _ Ooatoair to tto theasht that stlrrsd- —' wlto toar and dnad. And walMag at J t. tbe command. •?.*!!!* «to band: No cqr e( "Beah" - ' "Strtte" came the order. Tba _ I beard it paas-slong the lloe. But caused no pata nor aorrow. It almply meant the ahow waa o'er: Thv ^jand the stoBe. - and awept the fioei. .slUwVTiMi?'vBfala to-morrow. ' ".^'.-^i.' -'.''- W. J. aOANLAN. HOI W e pb e as » .0e.. ' ' EVERETT, WASH. stoe. dilpped ao.tollowlB> droM Ibia weekt ^*>nr snd WMhb- aad Wcningtoa Braa. wto saO for HoaOMaTaho a eemptoto set tor Mto- pbey'e doga. - Mr. J. P. -Kdley. manager of lbs Honeymeoa Company, waa a goeat of Dr. end Mn. jy^'S?;.." *2nd. Mr. Kdley tad the Walken are old friends. Charlotte Mnndorf. wife of Chas. LeMona, leading man In Acme Stock Company, WBBt an operatloD tor tppradtcltls Jannup, S!*J?* "SSSiJ? "Plendld style aad. ' he_ont M toe bospltd to a aborf time. Jaging tbe aoags nt 'tto'Ofaad. ' ' . Ji?*J*2P?J'?"»> *«Ib55 Ntantt to tMa dty from ths Booto wbm to waa wtih 'be PsrkjT Shows, was msrrled JanaaiT 94 to 55'?* ??.*""!1!',* wn prefnsloBsl. Oa the aaae date, Mlsi Daisy, dtngbter of Cbii. addtborpe. atage carpenter at tbe Rose Theatre, was mar- ried to Mr. Damon Canton, a non-protesaloBa). Hi S^'i? «nd Bdw. Bernard ch>sed with tta Ptiarie 8txk Co Jsnatir sa. The bbw K?Bi£Si%£Lii?.,H:^m:£^fL^