The billboard (Mar 1911)

T e 1.1 t i i o r cl MARCH 11. 1911. t llllllillillllillllillllllllllllllllilllS =....i>t.kiMiiilllillllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllliii.= =illlllllllilli= illllllllllllllE siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii siliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiis I BI G1==^^ M U S E M iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii ALB ANY, N. Y. Witli the coming of Bert Lytell and Us stock players. IncIacIIng Evelyn Vaugban, on March 20. to Harmanus- Ble«cker Hall, the regular dramatic season will hare practically -closed, since only an occasional road booking interrupts tbe ran of tbe stock company. Manager Gordon has license to feel satisfied with the list of attractions he has presented Bince last August, and of the support of the Albany •public. Practically all of the Shu- fcert players, together with those of Savage. Brady, the Leiblers, Arthur ana tew Fields bare been seen here. Ihe musical comedies toe especially well liked and about all of them played to capacity." . ■ ■ Under Mr. Gordon's management tbe Hall has -reached a hlgb state of prosperity and tbere is no better-condncted theatre in the conntix. ' Beatrice Alprgan and Eugene .O'Bonrke baTe «acb tried out new TandeTlIle plars at-Proctor's recently. ^ wnXtAU H. HASESIiI.. BROO KLYN , N. v. There are many signs or activity at Coney Island, and many new attractions are being tinUt, Lnna Park Is being thoronghly renovated and promises to l)e the largest and best amuse- ment park of tlie season of 1911. - Bamnttt isnd Bailey will open its road season nndet canvas in Brooklyn week of April 24, ^mlng direct from Madison -Square Garden, wberc It will open March 23. ■ The annual vaudeville entertainment and ball -of Local No.. 4, International Association of /Dieatrical Stage Employes, took place at the Labor I^ceum, Willoughby and Myrtle avenues, Feb. 28. A vaudeville bill was followed by -dancing. Tbe officials , of Ijocal Xo. 4 extended an In- vitation to all traveling men of tbe I. A. T. S. E. who were in the vicinity on tbe evening -.referred to. : Tbe oiBcers of tbe Union are: Cbades Wider- meyer. . iiresldent; Albert Gnrndermanii. -vlce- Vtoldent: WUItam J. Ha-veily. fli<«»iM.i aee- . cetasT- and treanirer; Frank Anderson, recording and corresponding secretary; John G. Skinner, bnslne» agent,^ and William Sullivan, sergeant- at-armo. Trnsteesr William Cohen, Albert "Gmndermann, John Bartlett and William Sar- ■ rte. The committee of arrangements consisted of William Harris., chairman ; Jacob J. Ullrich, sec- «etary; H. H. Harvey, treasurer; John Kelly. iJoseph Waldton, James Keeley. William Gold- tng, ,Charles Johnson, John Casey and Thomas Smith. X. -WeSI^- Sasenqaest;. for--many: Tears .man. -ager of tlie Foorteentli Street Tbeatre. Man- iliittaii. bas reopened the Conrt Tbeatte. form- ' <erlx '.^rde & Behman's. and renamed it the v Olym^e^ will play vaudeville and pictures. - O'Diva, wlio has been playing the Hyde d: Behman burlesque theatres as an extra at- tractlon during the past few weeks, proved-to be one of the best dra-wlng attractions that this concern lias bo<dced this season. Percy 6. Williams annonnces that he will make many improvements at ttie Bergen Beach -and this resort promises to be more attractive tban ever. Several showmen have made appli- tratlons for concessions and .the season of 1911 ^bonld be a -winner at Bergen Beach. , .Greater Dreamland, at Coney Island, is be- tnar r^mlnisd and many new and sensational attractions, added. ■, :. GEOBOE H. HAKES. ances Feb. 17-25 with the financial result of $12,000. The success of this production was entirely in the hands of society women. It Is an example of what the fair sex can accom- plish and the manner In which they staged thi' pla.v would put a veteran showman to shame. There were 720 i}eople on the stage and there was not a hitc-h in any performance. This was dae to the efforts of Manager Davis. Mrs. Alexander Preston achieved the greatest success in the performances which were given for the Mothers' Relief Fond. The religious possibilities of moving pictures have been given'. a test in .Highlandtown and Canton. Everr Sunday foi-several weelcs a well- known place of amusement has been showing such pictures as The Passion Play and other sacred subjects. : To make the church atmo- sphere more real, : an organist accompanies the picture films with sacred music- The popularity- of these Sunday entertainments have exceeded all expectations of tbe manager of this theatre. The place was crowded all the time and the attendance not only included the most pious ele- ment in that vicinity, but preachers were present also. Tbe best element is heartily in favor of the entertainments. It Is said that It keeps the young men from the street comers and tlie fathers from looking for secret en- trances to saloons. The sacred picture theatre is knovm as .^e Eagle and is located on Eastern avenue near Third street. Tbals was. given' in dramatic form at Ford's Opera House Feb. 27 to crowded bouses all the week. The Chicago Grand Opera Company also presented it at the Lyric March 2. It was quite a coincidence that both productions should he here during the same week and plaj'goers bad tbe pleasure of comparing the drama with th? opera. Both productions were well attended. Mr. Joseph IS. Galtes made a flying visit to Baltimore and he Is much pleased at tbe man- ner In which Baltlmoteans have recdved his prodnctloii of Thais. He was very enthoslastie and his complimenta of this city -were very flattering. All of Ms past productions were overwhelmingly patronized. He; Intends to put on another new production here March 27. Tbe Fraternal Order of Eagles intend to have an industrial exposition at the Fifth Eeglment Armory in'Septeml>er. Thev have filed an appli- cation with the Fifth Regiment "Armory Board for the use of the bnHainR for the last two weeks In September -and .the first week In October. STDVAN SCHEXTHAL. BALTIMORE, MD. Hamors were circulated March 1 that nego- tiations were in progress for tbe sale of - tiie Lyric and If the deal is consummated It -will teean this city -wHl not have any grand opera nntll other quartets can be provided. This is tbe only available building for tills purpose. . Mr.- Bemhard Ulrich.- manajser of the" Lyric, was in PbUaddphla on the date mentioned and 'Over the long-dlstance telephone confirmed the report throngh the Baltimore Kews. Mr. Otto "H. -Kahn: and other New Xorkers who are in- terested In the iswnetslilp : of the I,yric, have .teceived snch an excellent offer for the- prop ■erty that it Is quite likely that they will ac- •cept it. - Local society leaders have been endeavoriog to "secure more modem quarters for tfaeir l.irge -elite social aifairs. The success of crand -opera this season has aroused local financiers to tbe possibility of erecting a new opera louse. -Altbongh the Lyric is a large building and better adapted to public mass meetings -and conventions. It is not quite suitable for grand opera. The cotillion leaders have com- oined with the financiers and plans for the new -opera house have already been considered. President George Blaklstone. of the Union Trust t^impany,- is actively Interested, in planning the Hew opera bouse. Tbe site tliat has Iieen men- tioned, for the new opera house- is estimated at ^liSO.OOO and is directly opposite the Belvedere Hotel: This is a good location as it is in the heart of tiie'social center—Charles and Chase •streets. - It Is' known that the Metropolitan Opera in- terests have assisted In building the opera honses la Boston. Chicago. St- Loais and San "Francisco. . A representative of tbe local finan- -clers has been sent to New York to confer -with -the Metropiflltan people go as fo'leam their at- tltnde toward this new project.'-.The local peo- jple :-wattt to raise a fnnd of $500,000 and they •desire tbe controlling interests in New York to famish an additional amonnt of $200,000. ' The new site that Is nnder consideration has a width of 180 feet on Chase street and a depth ■of 150 feet ou Charles street. ■ The opera house will front on Chase street. The oflTer for the Lyric came from prominent TaudevUle managers. Workmen have started to pull down tbe 'buildings that occupy the site on which th- new -Empire Theatre will rise. The new theatre is opposite Ford's Opera House. Cramp & "Co., of Philadelphia, were awarded tbe contract Tor the new theatre, which wHl cost $150,000. Profemoc Kavoleon. a - mnsfcal e x tr n v ttgiim a i .^ Was prewrated at the Lyric In'sieven perttorm- BOSTpN, MASS. Boston papers are making much over the de- but of Miss Carolyn White on tbe Boston grand opera stage. Her first appearance -was as sub- stitute for Emmy Destinn as star in The Girl of the Golden West. She is a Boston girl, hav- ing risen to her .present position from that of typist in a local lawyer's office. . She studied in Italy, and is this winter under contract with the Chicago Opera Co. Within three weeks she win make her first appearance at the Metropol- itan Opera House, where she will take the. lead, lug r(He In SmanDe. A number of Boston newspaper men honored Mr. Theo. H. Bauer, press agent for tbe Bos- ton Opera Co.. vrlth a brilliantly appointed ban- quet at the Elks' Club, on Sunday afternoon, February 28. - Mr. Bauer, in responding to the toasts, told in his very expressive way, some of tbe trials and trIbuIatlouB of the press agent. Scotchmen, and those interested In Scotch folk- lore, are taking'a keen interest In the produc- tion of the jnnslcal sketch based on Bobby Bums' masterpiece. Tarn O'Shauter. at Jordan Hall, on Thursday evening, by the Scottish Musical Comedy'Co. During tbe evening there will be dances by Miss WomL who will be ac com panted by D. Fenler, fOTmerly one. of the royu pipers. Hen ftom .tlie Boston .Opera Co. win play nnder tlie dlreeUffii of CImrles Frank, who was mnaicid dizectiir :f or Haxiy -Lander in th's country. Slgnn- Florencio Ctonstantino has offered Us services as solalst at the concert on March 12, In the aid of the Symphony Orchestra Pension Fund. ■ Two of the greatest concert attractions in the country wIU conflict on the night of March 9. when Lnlsa - Tetrazzlnl win give a recital at Symphony Han,; and Paviowa and Mordkln. the Russian dancers, will appear at the Boston Op- era. The management of the Park Theatre Intend that the people of Boston shall Itnow that The Commuter is in town. They came out on Sun. day with full page advertisements of the play, with a several page plot of tbe farce In the reading matter of ttie same newspapen. The first three performances th6 orcfhestra was un- der tbe stage. WASHI NGTO N, D. C. When the Callfomians go after anything they proceed In the right manner and generally get what they -want. This has been proven here on occasions more than once and very perceptibly so only recently, when a . deli^atlon from the Golden State landed In Washington with tbe avowed purpose of landing the Panama. Exposi- tion for San Francisco In 1915. They pitched their quarters in swnptuous apartments at the Wlllard Hotel and Immediately proceeded to keep open house. Fruits and the Juices of tbe grape, all native of tbe soli of the Pacific Coast, were as freely dispensed as the exquisite and artistic liter- ature with its unanswerable arguments why the great exposition should he held in San Francisco. A beautiful state flag floating In the breeze an- iionnced In -bold letters the headquarters of the delegation for the exposition. The advertising was unexcelled, and not until after Congres-s bail fully decided in tbelr tavOr did man or w-omau let up in strennons effort for'success. New Orleans put up a most gallant light, but fat? was against tbe Crescent City. No objection to the place, but the other side put up the stronger argument. Congressman Moore, of Pennsylvania, was the solitary memlier to cast his vote to have the exposition held in Wash- ington. Miss BiUie Burke, one of Washington's native favorites, has started on a 15,000 mile tour. She Is booked to play Iq Boston, thence to San Francisco, from there to the British Northwest, taking in all the important towns and cities along the route. ED. WXNX. NORiPOLK, VA. Hr. 'E. L. Koneke,' aeneral representative of the vandevHIe Arm of - Wtlmer and Vincent, was-here last week. llr. Koneke looked over the firms Interests here and starts on a tonr of the southern states, visiting Mobile, Montgom- ery and Birmingham. Ala.; Atlanta. Savannah and Augusta. Ga.. and then to conclude at New Orleans, MardI Gras week. "Doc" Ogden. the past season with Bamnm A Bailey's Circus In tbe advance department, has accepted tbe offer of Hagenbeck-Waltaee n^ple to act In the same capacity for the cbm- Ing tented season. Mr. David Bispbam,-the -world-renown oper- atic singer, -will appear at tbe Academy of Music shortly. Mr. Bispbam's concert will indnde Edgar Poe's The .Bawn. set to mnsle. - He win appear mider the auspices of tbe Women's Conncn of Virginia. Mile. Pauline, the leopard trainer who was Injured in this citv several weeks ago. has left for Harrlsburg, Pa,, accompanied by Mrs, Fer- arl. the wife of the well-known animal king, Mrs. Ferari responde«1 very nromntl.v to th** mil of the trainer. Doctors Mendelssobn and Brown, pbrslclans In attendance, claimed she had recovered snfllHent to undertake the Journey to Pennsylvania. "The Fbtosho," one of the most beantlfn' moving plrtnre parlors In the State, has opened to the pnblfc OD Main strn«>t. this cftr. Mora 8. SALSSUHT. NEW JERSEY GOSSIP. Mr. Nen Barrett and Harold Kennedy are rapidly coming to the front with the Blaney- Spooner Stock, playing its successful twenty- sixth week at tbe New Orpheum. It would be dllBcnlt t»> pick the winner of tbe two as both are thorongfa masters of dramatic art. Charles Bianey, manager of tbe Bianey- Spooner. Stock Company, now playing at the Orpheum. opened his new New York house Mon- day night, Feb. 26. The Metropolis Is converted Into an up-to-date playhouse and Blane.v ex- pects big business. Cecila Spooner -will be starred: with a competent cast of well-known Hetxopolitait players. JO. P. BABRETT. ST. LOUIS, Mo; St. Louis, last week, enjoyed fairly good business at tbe several honses, but as Lent has began the booses can expect a set-back. The attractions for tte most part were revivals with tbe excepti<m. of The LUy, at the Olympic. The gardens wHI soon open and two of our managers will spend the nest : two ., iieeks In the East, making amoigemaita for tbe coming season. Jacob Oppenbelmer. president of tbe Suburban Park Compan.v, left last week for New York, where be will spend several weeks in the Inter- est of SnbDrban Garden. The summer tbeatre will open - Snnday eventog. Hay 14, -with The CoUege Widow as the first i attraction. While In New York Mr. Oppenbelmer wiU engage a number of people for bis company.- He also expects to produce several new playi: this sea- son. Jessie Russell and Compan.v. a St. Louis act, is making good in its spectacular electrical novelty on Levey's Pacific Coast Circnlt. and press notices In the San Francisco papers speak well of them. They are playing the Putola Tbeatre. at present. Tbe O. T. Crawford Company have added an- other theatre to Its circuit theatres. The last addition la the Palace Theatre on Franklin avenne. Like the others on this dtcnit the bnilding Is solid concrete. This makes seven houses of an absolutely fireproof constmctlon. on this circuit. Elmendorf save flie-laat two of Ua wries of lectures last week at the Odeon Theatre. Tbe course was a splendid success ; both from a financial and artistic standpoint. Tbe Douglas Fairbanks Company, playing The Cub, laid off in this city last week. They opened at the Oarricfc Theatre March 6, with seToral changes in the cast. Dan S. Fistaell, manager of tbe Princess Thea- tre, and also tbe manager of Delmar Garden, for this season., will, this season, also manage tbe Chester Park Tbeatre. Cincinnati, O. Con- tracts were signed Feb. 27 giving tbe Dan S. Ftsbell Amnsemeut Co.. of which be Is presi- dent, tbe rights to produce musical comedies- the coming season, in Chester Park, Cincinnati. The productions In Cincinnati will be along th- same lines as at Delmar Garden. Original pro- ductions of musical comedies will be made at both parks. The Cincinnati compan.v will be tmder the direction of Arthur Plshell. A new comed.v. entitled Just Like a Man. from th© pen of Herbert Hall WInslow. and In which Jno. C. Rice and Sally Cohen will be co. stars, will be put on at the Princess Theatre here, for the first presentation, about the first of April. The cast will contain fifteen people, and will be rehearsed at tbe Princess under the direction of tbe Dan. S. Fisbell Amnsemcnt Co. . WILL J. FARLEY. Frank Phelps la again at tbe Krug Thcatr* having accepted the position of trcttsurer' Frank's many friends are glad to see him Is the box-otUce, after an absence of over a year during wbich time he was managing a road com- pany. The Gayety matinee audiences are larRely composed of ladies, four hundred and scvcDt;- slx attending one performance the past \vi;ek This is evidence' that tbe shows being offvcen appeal to this class of patronage. W. J. Burgess is spending a few weeks In California and dnring his absence Eddie Mona- ban has fnll ebatge of; tbe Brandels Theatre. Eddie Is equal to the occasion, having bwn as- sociated with Mr. Burgess for a long time, u assistant manager. It Is not very often that a vacant seat Is seen at the Orpheum. This is the one liouu that has capacity business at almost every' per- formance, from the beginning to the end of tiw season. To go to the Orpheum seems to be a habit with thousands of Omaha people. V H. J. ROOT. TOLEDO, O, Bin Eastwood, formerly with The Times, In this city, has retnrned home for a brief visit. Bill Is now engaged in the moving pic. ture business as general representative for ths : Tournament Film Co., and says that the plct.ire bnslness Is tbe best of all. It ia likely that he will soon go to Mexico. Conrad H. Joaperaon. of: Al. G. Field's Mia. strelB, is in the dty for a abort busbiesa trip. St Elmo Is coming and Advance Agent Rice was with us last week for the second visit of tbe present theatrical season, not with the same attraction, however. Jake Isaacs was with us last week in charge of Queen of Bobemla Company. The Auditorium Is to have Sunday-night at- tractions In tbe future, and it Is said that ooe of the Shuberts' big shows will be the opening attraction. Doc Gardner has returned after a brief sea- son on the road and wUl at once take np apart- ments in hia'Toledo home that he booght daring the past summer. Bill Keyes, one of onr local stage boys, re- cently joined the force at the Empire Theatre. Tom Murray and Dudley, tbe <*lef entertain- ers at the Hong Kong, have started amatenr nights and Thursday is the day for the new tal. ent that will be given a chance for the stage. Already the said gentlemen have a large list of try-onts. Tbe Cox FamOr'are back to the Wayne OrlU Boom for a Aort period. . . Kid Bums writes from Dayton, O.. that be ■will soon be one of the birds that fly '"the air. He has Joined the aeroplane •and 'will go South for many fair dates that have beta booked, i ^'■- - -■': ■ : . Edward Marshall, fOrmeriy propeirty jnanat the Empire, has left to Join the Bright Eyes Company. Ckiod lock. Ed. on your road trip. The Empress, the new picture bouse on Snm- mit street, has opened and so far the seating capacity has been tested. Bernard Gardner, the bustling manager, is to be complimented for having one of tbe moat Ideal picture bouses la **^or? talk is beard of Improving the Casino, tbe resort on the lake. . . . The Paycen Players have bad a long stoet season at tbe American, and wBl soon move to tbe Lyceum for snmmer stock. The;company vrin be strengthened and bigb-claas playa Jbat they have been nnable to stage at the Amerim will be put on. They will open about tbe second week In April. - ■ The Orpheum Theatre ia making a Ms Bit with their mnslrai stock company. Cnarus Nasser Is some booking agent. - ^ Tbe Sunbeam Tbeatre will sopo be turned Into a ten-cent vaudeville tbeatre. ManajW Bettis has a .large boncb of carpenters o» or |ob and will hurry the work for a sammer opea- "l" made a trip to Beno McCree's winteronaf. ters, where be has all tbe many acts In line. He awaits the call from the Hsgenbeck a Wanaee Shows. The Six Waltons bave_ne* quarters at the: Davis bam. on Mon»e "Irecl. and with the new addition of Charlra Fnre.v. the act Is comnlcted and they will soon be on their wa- with the Robinson Shows. The act will bj among the big beadllnen of the show. High Walton, tbe grand old teacher of the acts, is abiv assisted bv bis brother Dave. High and Dave have promoted many of the performers, that have been In the rlrcos world for Jfats. The Davis Brotbers have about completed aU tbe pnraoheraalla for their wagon show, which win make some of the small towns re this vicinity for tbelr try-onts. ^Harry Clark, the old clown. Is undecided as vrtiether be win Join Robinson's or" Cole He Rice's Shows. Artie Jarvis Is getting In condition to per- form on tbe lot for the B'^XS/^^rRNBT. OMAHA, NEB. Brandels' patnms have not bad the pleasure of seeing many new attractions im far this sea- son and since the Knig.was tnnuHt Into a bnr- lesque house, the Stair and Ilaviln attractions have played at tbe Brandels. and these popular- priced plays have been more In evidence than tho«e of the higher class. The automobile show at the Auditorium, Feb. 20-2,'). bronght many strangers to the clt.v. In- creasing the attendance at ail the theatres. . The crowded houses at the Boyd Is the best evidence that tbe plays being presented by the Woodward Stock Company noder the personal direction of O. D.- Woodward, are- pleasing the patrons of this house. NASHVILLE, TENN. The Trabera Stock Company continues to bs a strong drawing card and the Orpheom Theatrt Is at last making very good use of lis »eotliig capacity. Large andlences are a nightly occll^ rcncft despite the strong opposition. What has been termed the military mnslcai event of the year took place «t the Maiweu notise on the night of Feb. 21. when the annual ban of the First Regiment National of Tennessee, was held. The. receipts or tat ball go to the aid of the First Regiment nana. Susie Kerwln. of onera fame, was "fS?™ ed a warm reception by a host of ff'""'« in Nashville dnring the stay of the Ward ana Vokes Company. Idiss Kerwln has lost none 01 her old charms as to voice and figure. W. R. ARNOLD. A eompfate Hat of attractioiw "P- psaring it« tha cltlea mantioned on thia pag« ia glvan In tha «»••■"• ment baginnino on pag* 2&