The billboard (Apr 1911)

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APRfL 29, 1911. T tie Billboard OHICAOO eHATTKR. (Ooatlnued Itom pige 13.) ' VrrA W. nartlDnn wlU terminate his inail- uement of the TUm Tbrmtre on Satnrda;. May 5; met b«8 not dwIUefl wlilcb of several olrera ka will accept. Mr. IlartmaDo took the rUii at a time when It neetlid careful inanaReoifnt tad the bnlldlnx iip of the houne la tbouisbt fo dave tH'Cii largely due to bla effortH. Loula Scblndler, manaser of a Miltrankee aTeoiie TaudeTlUe theatre, la aoauwhat or a booati r wbeo lie aeta bimaelf t» It, Laat week he turned eTPry methoil of ailrrrtMoe norntlir Vavsban Into aae and waa able to i^^t ronnda or applaaaa on tbe bare anooancement of her coro- '"^Jare and Cbarlet Bevliler hsTe not decided Juit what they will do In the fntnre. hiif diirlne « Tacatlon, have plana under way which will lead to an early amioonceineDt, Dave went to New York today Id accordance witb tbelr ar> raacementt. ..Dam Bechler waa tormerly rcpre- MilaUre oC. Ihs Otpheam Circuit here. , Twcat and Mile. Flor D'Allta planned to lay -«« a flnr weeka and go to New York to Inapect aoBC new coatumea comlnR from I'arla. but ar- ransed the matter with the cimtom houne of- adala and are now on the Waller F. Keefe time. Morria Belfeld baa accorert the act for White ^Ity Id Chicago, tbe eoinlne aummer. opculoff "Sank' .Mayne opena at the Linden next week (or a tour of ouUylnc taoaaea. placed by J. 0. *'^'u>r'a*'anlmala, eleven In all. locIndlnB llTe <oatg and four monkrya, are meeting with great aocceaa in and aroand CblcaKo and have about tan weeks' time booked. They came from the Sett LcTey CIrcnIt where the act was featured. Tbe Manha»t»» Trio, who b«»e taljbwl tbe UMTte time, mjaw^Kima»S!!^&*rSSt Tbey opened at tke CBI«b M . Xhaalm. St. iMla. on the other aide aMOM* tm,tmm V Baroey ifiMroff and Phclpa were forced to withdraw tbe bill at the Academy^ In CbiragoJ[aat week, owing to tbelr anfferiog with a cold. They had jnat retomeal from tbe Sonth. and did not doa OTercAata soon enough. Friendly and Jor- dan replaced them. _ Marl Slerena left Chicago on Tneaday of taat week for a tIsU to her home at J amalea . U.l. ■ . 'SAID AND SEEN ON THE RIALTO. (Contlnaed from page 12.) t/eona WatM» eloaed her Msr of The OelMen aiTl at Stmitor, in. tbia week after a Tery aae- etaafnl teaaon. _ ^ When The Girl of My Preama open* at tbe Chicago Opera Hon«e tbe 17th. John Hyanw and Lena Xclntyre will be found In tbe leading folea aa eo-atara. ^ , • • The tmllding permit for the Hew theatre at 1ST and 12» Clark afreet w«s taken mit th'a week by F. P. Xelaon. Herman Fehr, who operates the rrlneena and Empire Theatre*, will manare the new houae. which will open Janoaty I 1912, Jnst as aoon ta Mm* «( H» enatller pet- em In r,0TC and PidUIn can be renlaeed 'iSiif'^'TSnfi ^ MERRY MARV: CRmCWEa . :'fbgatlBaM flrMB iMum !lS.r' he bta married a Fill lalanrt prlnrew. This, of eenrae, itlTea oceaainn for m^nv comical aeenea. Amy Tealle. of the I>-lly New*, said: "Wllh these dellehtfnl comnllcafiona worked ont It mlatl b»Te been a splendid affair hut neither Harry Sheldon White nor Jack Kenyan, who haie taken rnion themwleea to plllaar «.»e»ej5! plot rnwti<tlr. bar* AM* nwe ttaa i iwa lW i Tta poaathtlltlea. Tbe d<a1«(ne la Iwmalwa. «w np'to-'ate mXnnw end addlttoM ere atrodooa. and tt» lertcs tweedle a«»d pime." Aiditofi jtloTens. of the Rzamlner: "It «a* a serrlceaMe nint. hnt there wen aot ennnBh aanw and aten for that twIaMIB* daara Cfh* ChorMt. There wer* tInM lAM jm fNimt Ifwa leal foneily." ■ ' SEVKN •l«TKR« PRAISBD. (OoBlhmeA froa' pate IS.) aeted tv Me. Cheiry. Mlaa TB.el«r. MIsa 'olm. Mr. Drarmtt. Mr. fTnll and the rest of tbe nUter« end their snltnrs." Amy J^'tr of th- Pallr Xewa: "This aea- aon*a one artistic aellrht In farre rame to Pow- eia* Theatre I«st niaht. when rh»r1ea Ch»rr» and T-anrette Tarlor. snt>erMT assUted. rereale*! The Seven SUters. sometb'n"» r<»fresM'irl«" new and orlalnel. eTonisltely literary, and romping trlth troe hnmor.'* Kr«c De'smsrter. «f the Inter Ocean: "Mr. Cbenr condncted himself r1at>t . noMT alt thronffti. He nsM h*s dti* resneets to the pleea by acting In a brer^T. ohTloiis. heart'- manner. 9a small portion of the sneeess of The Beita msteee was to the aAmlri>lile nhul— at Alice John There were sere'M ofieea at Hie compsny. who mntrlhnted effeeHTelr: among them mnst he mentlone«1 Clara T. Pe«eT ns the mott>er. Wilfred Tlrayrott as the Colonel- and tbeller Hnll. T>m> action Is spirited and tha ataglng excell ent." •. ACTS NEW TP CHICAQp. '' fOHMMMl.fkMi page tLi KAIOH * WoOKUmC - Mag*, ileden ThealM. In One, flpeelal Pmn, 13 MInntes. It has been a long time sl<ire Chlcain ws< stormed by a slsfrr tesro which came sn well nrepar-,1 fnr vIctnrT ei. M(*eon en*! M,-**l^lre. The elrl« are from Seattle and reached Chleaco »la the Pantaaes' tonr. One of them Is har»tr old enongh to escsne the otlerrs who seek ont otfenders of the ehlld labor law. fthe Is a tvrt. tadenendent little thing, who has cooled no MMUr •rliwa anA haa workMI iml » rhsrarter alMar Mtataai Mean. Rer enmnaalon seem* to ha a w ail ■ aeasa a sd Tanderllle delist. They tah to Ilatdi — l ahe ia and alng and dance eham- taltlr. The nreet cnrnesa of th* amstler glel can ant he d ts n t h id and tbe hit she nakes with aa andlenee la oi*e of the snti'eets of eonrerss- tlon In hooking nlllcea. The girls are IlksMe to a remarkable eittent and hare an olferlncr which tickles tbe palate of all clasaea of theatregoers. OK. mrnrOW. Ringing and Psnelng. Caalnn Ttieate*. VdII Stage, Special Set. Twwiy-oae Mlantea, Tke Mfsrlns «r Hm. Dr. Umtna haa — m e ^ ptewated at naoMMMlMa*! In New York, and she made her first Chicago appearance with an offerlDi; well 4}nallded to aland tbe test of a big city endorsement. Spe- cial icenery. with gronnd cloth, a cboroa of lonr men. an assistant In the way of a alnglng ana ilsnclns Beao Bmmmel, aiwl tba greatest array of gowna aboarn la thia city for a long time, conirlhnted to th* atwceia of tba Mt. Mrs. Mon- yon la a pretty woman of the ahow girl type. She singa well aad bamlles her akirta gracefBlly. She In Of the typo of singer who can pleaao without creating a *en.istlon. Her name makea np for anything tliat may be lacking and a capacity bouse aeemed to like her Immensely. W. U Hall la handling tbe act and bis master band can be noticed la the ataglag. The boya work nicely, making It a bay acrt, M oaa «.term contrary to tbe "girl aCV* Sao com- mon Id TsudeTllle. OKEAT WaSEB, Teatrllaqnlft. . Full Stage. .Fltteea Mlaotta. The Great Wilber ia a flrat-claaa rcntrllo- qalst- He ahosra the work In that line of the past and present, which meaaaie* np to the best seen tboae who nako a WtcWtr of nome form ot TntrUoqalat warib- Tta aMItloa Wil- ber Intredacea Myrtle, a mechanical' doll, and Snts wacda In her month by Tentrltoqntsm, The oil ll left sitting on the staEo while be loradea other forms of voice tbronins. making her work, most creditable. Wilber knowa rentrll- oqnlsm In Its every form. HIa present act ■bows every phase of that work. By specializ- ing he might accomplish more from a Tandevillp s*and|iolnt bot be wonld aaerlflce the dlscIoMlog of bla abllltr In alt forma of tbe work. When be playa a little drama be tbrowa rolces In all star Tbe- FLO ADlXtL ABO BOTS. Songa. atre. 10 Mlnutea. One. Flo Adier haa practically a new act. Instead of the one hoy which ahe pfeftonaly latrodnced abc BOW haa three of the m one on eadi side la tbe hoxee and one In the center of tlie andl- toTlnm. The act depends npoo the lads. They alng prettll.v. Rnv eopranns apneal to ereryooe hot tbe child labor officlala. There I* nothing sweeter thsn tbelr volcea. In aoloa and trios. MIsa AdIer was snlferlas With a coM whan thf reviewer eangbt her aad woa. thitl l hra . aeeo at a disadvantage. BE BBD W rOH BBOTHEXS, Tbe Ol.vmplan Athletes. Plaza Theatre. 0 Mlnntea. Fnll stage. A new effort In the wsy of versatility waa shown by the Bennington Rtothers, who have arranged an act which enablca them to offer tbe best trirka at their former rootlne. In an of- fering whIA In annanal and aaSdently novel to he danced aa one of tbe distinct marks of adeaaeement of tbe season in tbe scrohatic world. Tlie stage Is shown wItb tmrlzon plnnh curtain and tbe brothers Orst appear aa bnglers who Imropet away aa cleverly as thongb they hsd been doing a musical set all tbelr lives. One of tbe brothers then does mnscle iwtslor. without stripping, as the tights be wears are anfllrlentlT low cut for him to make the displsy attempted. This Is followed by a ronllne of ring work and hand balancing, cleverly ez- ecnted, and nicely Introduced. There la Jnst eiHtngh comedy to hoia attention ai»1 tbe trick* are of tbe aame hlsh clasa connected with the work of tha Bennington txiys In the past. k OLEVELdBn. Bongs aad Xalk. Clark Theatn. »»wt n « Woatea. In One.' Miller and CleTClaod aro a Hehrew comedian sed a nice looking girl who acta aa h'.a straiirht The singing la stdo work. The man offers parodies snd tbe womsn i>opnIsr airs. The taU Is alnni the nsnal line but tbe material has not been heard l>pfnre. The man Is fnnn.v. with the rongh Jew make-np. Tbe woman wears ankle leaclh dresa and Is pretty. She nakea a goo<i IMTftr hia comedy. Wm. I. 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