The billboard (Feb 1911)

18 X Billboard PBDKUAAY 11, 1911. ! BI G AMUSE ALBANY, N. Y. Thin town has s«.m*d about all of the biff pro- ^OAtloDH of Lew Fields In the past two Tears, bat for sorgcou.s dis^play and tnasalve scenic effects It has never »«en the equal of bis lat- est show, Tbe Heopecks. which opeoeil Its -career at Harmanns Bleecker Hall, Jan. 26. OrlKlnallr planned for nine icenes, some of tt* « e« ii « i> did not arrtTe from New York in tiBtt tbe openlnic. and a bnzrled recasting luUI to be mad« at tbe last nioqnnt, cotttng it d«wB to aiz aeaoes. At tbat tto abMr nn toaa b 80 dcnr {bat ft wfil k* • MIciBt. Job to knoar what to eliminate. A ireek's i>ostponemeat la th* K*ir York *tipenlae at the Broadwar will pot tlw abow In ~ " i MB dtnm aa nDdarHle line abape. Lew Tor two featmct, tfeMt Mog hiaU prominence of FraBk. mataaav aaA son's Bamrard. F. Ray Comstoct. lessee of Haimanns Bleeck- «r Hall, was In Albany for the sale of tbe tSinton Theatre property. lepresentlnr tbe Shn- bvcta. K. Ac E. bad no known repreaentatlYe at tbe blddlnc. 7. GIlbeTt Gotdon. nuuuser of Barmano* Illeecker Hall, la acqnlrlnc as an ontaepelalBC press over" a cockuc itoir tbr The PROVi piINC i, It' fc Cttecent Park, tbe popular snmrnrr resort Jnst OQtaide the city, was threatened with destruction by a fire which broke out early on Monday morning. Jan. 30. The bnlldinc con- taining the penny Tanderllle and tbe Oriental show, was completely destrc^ed. causing a dam- age of about 93.000. The work of the firemen '«nd tbe fact that the roofs of the sarronndlng bnlldlngn were well moistened by the rain dnr- Ing tbe Dlgbt, resnlted In the saying of all tbe rest of tbe park tralldlncs. lb. >ol Sraonlg. of tbe Empire Theatre, baa trip to New Spltx Empire Theatre, aoug wr Joat latuiued SHft In the lateraet of Ki ' Wu fcaaeaa.. p w a t la t e tB eC the mOm la New Tack.- Mr. Braaalg witneeaed earafal Uch-daaa attraettoaa. which will be wen at the Empire later la tbe aeason. Manager W. B. Baldwin, of the Imperial xheatie. hi barliig apedal aecDcry iKiilt for the nndnctlon of The CbrUtlan,'tlie week of Feb. IS. MIsa Anna Mnrka. whose home la Jn this 'City, met with a serlnnn accident Jan. 39, when an antomoblle lo which she and othn membcra of the company were rldlofr. collided with a trt>il*'y car at Pongbkeepsle. N- T. Mr. I/<-o Sleyer, formerly president and gen- eral manager of Tanity Fur Park, will be lo- 'catad at . - ■agar of vanity Fair Park, wiu he Ct aaaaat Park far the eoalac wm Oil. S. A. BaRtaiitan. a a au nik. wfll darote bli aatlre Mma Becky Point, on tbe other Inc Mr. Meyer. In com- t Park. W. E. QBEENB. BROOKLYN, N. Y. leraaae m noaiDeia hastiaa dorlBs^Se There has been a decided Ineraaae In boaloeia at moat of the Brooklyn tbcattaa - - - "week, and U Is hoped tbat ' tlnne to increase at all tbe remainder of the season. Morris TsndeTllte at popular prices Is draw log noasnally large bnnsps at tbe Fnlton. Tbe management of the Kniton has found ont that the theatregoers are In fsTOr of good Tanderllle Bnis at Dopnlar prices, and the shows presented bete dnrlng the past few weeks bare been excel- . lent. -AMUe B.'BIIs. tt ea aai e i and manaaar of the . SMe • BAbmb AmaaameBt Co., haa rccoTeced . hla Ulaess, and is able to be back at his Ko. 44 Conrt atreet. eta are being rapidly sold for tbe testl- _ to be given Manager Charles W. Daniels at- tfee OaslBo on the erening of February 14. aad'itba ladieatioos are that It win be one of the httsast aiCalrB of tbe kind erer glren in this •elty. The apper aeetlOB .ia aoon to hare two more Blas^taiises. both under the same roof. They .are to Be built In DeKalb aTenoe, between Broad- way and Bnshwick aTenoe. by Thomas A. xnarke. of the Thomas A. Clarke Company, of nn Conrt St. According to present plans, one of the the- atres wtll be devoted to tbe prodoetlon of plays 'and tbe other to Taoderllle. One wm aeat 1.800 and tbe otbar 1.000l AmmgeaMBts tot the lee alBK of the honses baye not yet been made, .raa MHillll containing the two theatre* is to ««at OC •SSS.OOO. CEO. H. HAKES. The Blaney sj^oaer Stock Company Is now riaylBg Its eigbtecBth week at tbe Orpbenm TOeatre, Jersey City. The aaeeeaa of the com- -pany la doe to tbe ezedleat Uaa aC playa pre- seated with a conpetant'CH* tt Hetnnailtt'i players, and the exeellent dliactefthip et Mr' "SpooBer. Since Charlie Blaney baa taken the Orpbenm la charge It has proren tbe finx- Myins stock company bonse to New Jerser. Hm. Spooner appears every Monda.v npon the hoard and selects three plays for the follow- iag week ao as to let the andleoce bare th--- ^loice. to decide the plav that la to be pre- sented tbe following week. Sam S. Well], the popular manacer of Weill's Casino. North Bergen, Is presenting Are top- nnteh vaudeville acta, with movlns pictures, and niostrated soogs every Snni*sy afternoon anA erening at tbe old-time popular price of fifteen cents. He la crowding the boose at :bnth performances. Clevelann's TandevPIo Agency of New York. Is doe tbe Inat ptnlse fOr the exccIleBt TsndeTnie sent over to tlie -Critic State; and If he continues It Is likely that he wUl have the booking for several 'mnsle halls daring the anainiet seaaoa. Tbe Ocean Constnictloo Comi»:iiir of l.on;. Branch Is ].>aviii;; nothing; uiitluuf to uiako their new Million Dollar l*ler the boeiit kuiuuk r »|hi> In New Jcfaer. . S. R. Boaoit. general man- ager. Is feaalv aagsgsd haoklas. eooce a s l ooa. The pier fikSt • ttet dislanea tfom AshoiT Pa^ Md It li Ukabr that so ' a fnj asa lT pUt «oe flka a sa a o g B al eouiMBya, a Messrs. Anderson and Zelgler. lessees of tbe High street Theatre, were here last we<'k for a few hoars, conferring with tbeir local. manager. CbJU. W. Harper. Their visit was a sliort one but of enoo^ doratioB to eompllmeot Mr. Harper on the verj' exedlent attowtBg be bad Blade with their |iw| ie it>. We nt tut tha-ltst ttaie In naar mooas tbct favaci^JMIa Ita. la a. new plar with noslc. Iins ill Ihi- Ins uniirdlilnMf t*. ye:ir fallen iiff nntll It hocitnie evitiTluue II. j*et up to il year ■go it was ooe of the otost iwoUtablv. iiIIti- Street aa an amgsemcat atreet baa aavi never been really ancemwfol. and yet lt<lB ooe of the most beavUr travptwd of oar daws-teum thorougii- fbres. The weather last w as k .' waa- plaaaant enongb for the openlns ot tha iMMMr gaidena, and baCH* tka moatk. la ftr adnaetA fccvatatloou irtll MjMda Cir tha tfommt aaaasa, bow hot auilf'Sfa dnya. aft . The QatMa IhMtM Stock Opsuanr pre- sented Mattae Ulili .at the OSijfftiMitre on Jan. 39, and to a mf hooae. Thb' company baa been very anecessrat with Ita aeaaon, and with the prospect ot their baodaome new tbca- tre, to be built la tbe near future, will become second to BO Clsi aian atoek company In the COUBtlX* .Herbert .iV. aaaowwes the ajpearaaee JOHN MORRISEY, aiaaaftr of the Oiphean Theatrab San lUi pmIUob Iobc feefarp thr Imiih m paat.twaatp-thfM' jrvara. ■ elrmlt awl baton the Manager Harper Informs me that tbe rnm- Ing engagement of Vaughan Olaser at the lli-^h Street Theatre early In Febriary, will be a record-breaker as be haa with BO deflalte date for tbe enga;;ement annoonced oidon-Mr 6.000 seats, which would lead one to Velleoe that Mm show bat^Ine^s In Columbus has .Bet-sano w the "demnltlon bow wows." Manager Prosser. ot B, F. Keith's IliPBfre, tells me that only in rare Inatances doow he fan to sell out for each perfiwmanee. He la iHvlns his patrons Iha.bMt . tba C B. 0. a^ ftids and dsaervaa ON.tuaa bwdMM.ba la gtt- ting. . . ■ Frank &niler, formetlr manager ot Iba' ShB- bert Theatre, resigned his poattlon ae mainr of the Colonial Theatre In riavelaad to ii*IW a visit to bia naicats to. Parlst whas* thev reside. Mr. JOnar-8t OBa. ttao wsa « <n an oRiciai capadtr vWb limai's im wild West. ■ WSt n. GAMPB8LZ.. •T. LOUIS, MO. With no special attractions nf crnnt Import- ance. OQtitlile of the International Rowlhie Congress, In this city at the nn-scnt time, most of St, Leola' attention Is with the lixnl thea- tre*. The press have given nil of thi m their gi a a te at colorBemeat. ana the week sbonld prove praataUe far all. The lorrle -AmaiemeBt Co.. which opcntMl the Casino MotlOB Pletore Theatre on OII'O street In this city, eloaad tbe theatre and sold Ita contents at aoetlon laat week. The prop, erty was Iiongbt by several dilfcrent bnrom. The CBBse ot tbe doslag was tbat pjlnit-'irF win no doubt again do on' her seeoBd appear- ance here. Tbe presi-ntatloo here last week of the Fathe Film D'Art. II Troratore, at the Grand- CcDlral Tbi-nlre. proved to be one of tbe best drawing lllmK that has been seen here. It was an c-xqnlsltf plet-e of pbotoirrnphy. and won the approval of all that !«nw It. It waa pot on with all the music n^'Ci's<Krv f"r lt> proper presentation. For tl»c third time thit* peni^on, Anna Pavlowa and MIkail Mordkln. and the Marvelous Im- perial Russian I*allet. appeared nt the OdeoD Theatre bete, on Feb. 1. and like their prevlotu "Ita, drew ImBMOae business, it Is re- Ibit 'tach. ajlptanoce has sbown the aa^Jbo prieea -at these 1. ' VABUn^. NBW OIIUMfl%. LA. . merlciin Mnsle Ilall baa passed Into the f Mr. Henry Grecnwalil. the proprietor of Said bc^isc, which bore hl.4 name before cbang. Ins It to tbe American Music Hall by Wm. Mor- ris, Inc., two years sgo. Tbe bouse will be run by Manager Henry Grcenwald, with vaudeville and moving pictntee aa the attmctlona, as here* tofore. Mr. Artbnr Iisopeld has baoB ofpaMad manager for Mr. OraaaarBld. Manager Jolaa I«yolla's Freach Opera Company presented Borneo et Jnltette,.Jaanat]r 20, at tbe French Opera Ilouae, for the beneflt of tbe Fteneb Free School In thia city. Excellent il- oaaelal letnma were tlw result. 0«rtas to tbe violation nf the child labor law In this city. Manager Waller H, Brown was flni-tl $7u for throe violations, st $25 eiieh. for the appearuncc nf the cbllil actress. Vivian Tobln. aged twelve yeara. In Mme. Naaimova's A l>oU.*a Uoaae. at tlw S^uiil>lne Thealtv, Jan- uaiy 'M-IS. ■ Aanonacement waa made br Mr: Oearse Oeae- gro, president ot tho French Opera Booie Aaso. elation, that of Mr. Julea LsiyoUe, Impresario, will have the directorship and management of the French Opera House for tbe next three years. Mr. James H. Altken. known aa The Great Altken, lost bla wife January 23. After a anc- cessfol tour tbrongh the North and East, tbey came South, and It waa while tbey were In New Orleans that Mrs. Altken took aick and dle<l within a few days. Four children and Mr. Alt- ken are left to mourn their severe losa. Tbe B. P. O. Elks' Lodge No. SO will give a Ms bBriesaaa circos February 23-30, for the hcsoit tt tMIr Borne Fund. WILUAM A. EOEPKE. CINCINNATI, O. Caesar Blvoll, tbe world'a greatest Imperson- ator and change artist, headlined at the Or- pbraiB laat .weak to a comedr playlet eatllled Scandal as a-aastaMnt. He alao sives la- pecBOaattaB of the world'a gieataat cempaaars. RIvOIl has been away from New York for a aiar and a half playing In the Weat and mid- e ireat aa beadllner on tbe Morrla tlnta. Re vmi return to New York within two vreeks, ap- peatlOB In Wm. Morris honses there. J. M. Ezum will not go with tbe Robinson Shows this season but will accompany Aviator Wm. Long on his tour of England. Tbe com. pany aalls May 1. Nat Nazarro and Company opened last Mon- day on the Sullivan & Consldlne Circuit at the Empress Theatre here. They are booked for twcnty-flve weeks. Another act to open oa the 8. * C. Circnit bcfo laat week waa-S. Miller Kent and CompaaF< BsaaOBttaS S AetliPl called Jnst Dorothy. John Alf has been promoted from manager to manager of tbe Audltorlnm tre. Chas. Morgan baa aneceeded him aa Btaaa manager. The Audltorlnm la playinc four acta of vaudeville. Lillian Kemble, leading woman of Ftarepaugh Stock Company, playing at the Olympic Thea- tre, has recovered from an attack of typhoid fever which confined her at the Hethesrta Hos- pital for a period of six weeks. Miss Kemble wUI very Bhorllv resume her work with the Forepaugb players. The Aaaoclate Moalc Publlaben Company waa iDMcpocated at Columbus laat WedBesdar by vrm. n. Martel, Oeorse B. Uertel. Lonls Ma. John H. Uertel and Leal* H. llartsl.. Xba capital atock ia tlO.OOO. Hartr Fnlton Is actiBC aa'.nrtMaStr .Jar. Montgomery tc Stone, thh wtntWtMtof ■* the Grand Opera Honae. Cincinnati's own actress. Edna Aug. la booked for an early rnsagemrnt at the Wal- nut Street Tbratie. She U appearing In The Chorus Lady. At a meeting of Cincinnati Lodge No. 33. T. M. A., last Wednesday evening, ten candidates were admlttcil to membership. One of the Im- portant mstters decided was the dale nf the bsiuiuet given by tbe lodge. Tbe date set was Feb. 23, and a committee of five. Cbaa. W. Sweltior, Bd. HoUenkamp. Frank English. Oao. Hamer and A. P. Ttgbe, waa appointed to pio- c«d wtib arrangemeota. Billboard fallen laat week Indoded Joe Caaer and Harrr Seymonr, BMmbera of The Qoeen of tbe Highway Companr. which waa the attraction at Ileork-a Opera Hoosc. Caaer- and Bob Mason are framing op a wild west Show, which they will put on tbe road th« COB* inc aeaaon, Mr. Seymonr will loin bfa wHlK Boea Allen, and go Into vandevlile aaaar lb* team name of Seymour and Allen. Jot W. Cone, manager, and Frank KIMay. atage manager of tbe Queen of tbe nighway were Billboard callers last week. Mr. DMBpony, V KlldoTbu been comliui to Olnelanatl aaaaallr aaea UK, and Is wBU-known here. The leeal aBsasSBient of Tbe QmeB of tlie Bl^way Cam> pany waa. ^ayed at Beuck'a Opera — TOLEDO, O. Mat Masber and bla wife are dolag vaude- ville this aeason. Mat docs not like advance BCBO McCrce and bla wife have contracta for the Wallacc-llagenbeck Sbowa for the coming year. Mae Davenport, sister of Mrs. Bene McCree. made a abort visit to tbe city en roote to Chi- cago, where Orin and Victoria Davenport wilt play aome time at Hamllna In that c\iT. - Uanagor Row,, of tbe Ooltaenm Skating Blnk. reports big bnalneaa and haa Joat letamed from Chicago, when ha went to natchata BMra akatea. It la soma treat for the akatata to have all the Paln'a elfecta of Uaonllsht anal other novelties during tbe akatlng. Harry Piper, who closed a aSort Uffle ago with the Panama Company, Is makloc a great hit with the Tolcdoans In bis slnolnK at the Wayne Orlll Boom. Mike Mnnton 1h rooo to be with us and look out for all the Kliort stories that he will offer about tbe dajH of onc-nlgbtera and once owner of The Two Johns Company. He la In ad- vance ot tbe Goddess of Liberty, a lo-ceum oSerlag. Chaa. "Kid" Koater sends word to all the Toledo bofs that he is well and bailBoai la great. . ■ • Boy BrlU of the.Omnt Theatre^ to C hkeso , baa us M hla maUtas Uat. Oted tba bSefi doing Ms aBd '.Chartba u oaw im ii Miff tba buatiias'aaa. ; A oomplatB list of attriietiom ap- aaring in the eitiss msnllemd on ' lis pras, ia .9iv«M in Ml*- dspart-