The billboard (May 1911)

Ttie Dill board MAY 6, 1S11. EVENTS OF THE AMUSEMENT FOLIES B ERGER E OPENS All the Lavish Promises Made by its Promoters Fully Re- deemed—Critics Vie With Each Other in Praising the New Form of Entertainment boud).— The Kg Metropolis bas isotiier norelty—tie FoUes Berg emow of Its origliulltr, iu difference from any- Oiliic el«e la theatric Tosae In the United states, ku xeslstered a tremendoos sneeeaB. For weeks DHt. erer atnee Walter J. Kiiigsler made tlie faltmiftg^Ui to^^e^e^new eomiHSltloii. PabUclt7 galore It bas recelTed and wfll wmtlnne to receive for nuuur months. Hie formal openins occurred ApiU 24. 0n- Hka tbe rest. It wUl snrely allnie tbe bnlk — wet aome Idea ot tbe FoUes Bergere, oa VKtr-ilxtb street, that cqpened last nlgbt and fW« this iNunpered metropolis lU Tast — • KxmefSr why it was caHed Folles Bergere I kBoir, tmlesB It be to glTe folks a lessen lu ■mcUtloD, for its Idea Is not that of its Paris ^g^^ . "AO Kev Yotk 'ksma' meal (md^motter^e^^jc^M^^ tt .times), and loatead of tbe hecUc delight of the lobster palace. New York sat in tUs ptettT Uttls baod'War. bUon. bizarre, nooky the- atre and tried the effect of a chef added to that oC a manager. ts the method of pcocedi Barney Gilmore Accidentally Shot Onbols. Pa.. AprU 27 (Special to The BlU- board).—Jmt betUre the cnrtaln rose at tiie ATurae Theatre, here, last evening. Barney SUmore, tbe leading man. vho is pla^g In . Kdly from the Emerald late.- was accidentally wasta hll''i^n' fntsnding to take oat a reTOlTer grasped tbe mnzzle when It was dlach . tanet enterlne the fleshy part of the right tand. and came ont near the wrist. Tbe Injoiy was Immedlatelr tended SUmore took ap his work in the per* »w York. AprU 29 (Special to —Drama Day at the Centnry Tbeatre CInb, April tt, was marked by tbe snccessfnl presentation 1 Sydney emndy's A I bad th« leading role. As Sir Philip Marchant, . EI"- Bnlstaed character a As -Violet MariAan Ifnrgatroyd. tbe adventaress. 'Miss Ellis ti STSiy clever phrase into a langh, and there Se'part^?Sartt^^r^^yd["a ^^u!^« Itallst. B. Owen Meech. of Mrs. Flake's ptjcr, played the omnlpreseot aemmt eeo CHEYENNE DAYS OVER ORPHEUM Kew York. April 29 n. Tan Bergen. Earl Hombrook, Kid Mur- and Bill Selman, opens on the Orphenm Clr- TOmpa^pia^*N'w"fc*^St'''*'*k* Paterson. Brighton Beach and Fifth Ave! -nbrook also owns the Arizona Joe act. I Is playing a long season In yandeTlUe. tbis act are: Adele Vonofal. Jim Proctor. TenEyek. Frank Bridges, Dave Iiong and k Arizona Joe is the first act Hombrook ■^Its^os^snp^ and^'ci geOier.^initil abont 1 o'clock ot tbe moriow. "The first part last night was called H< Ithont any dash. That is to say. It was Jled -H—^1," bat 'Hdl," and it was by Benn - ♦o^aistnrb th( ', Ada i^ls. l^d I gorgeous setting. ^POTdy ol rand, in the fl J. FRANK HATCH SHOWS Opens Season Formally May 1 at Monessen, Pa.—Line-Up of Shows Includes La Rose's Electric Fountain and Other Reputable Attractions Monessen, Pa.. May 1 (Special to The BUl- boatd).—^The J. Frank Hatch Shows opened tbe ■-— today and large crowds attended le shows daring the day. Some of the shows ere opened on Saturday ir opening did not take t II of tbe yarioos diows a Tho'Hatcb" Shows ecn entirely remodeled and redecorated number of new fronts have been added 1 hew merry-go-round and Ferris wheel not yet completed ai prlrtlegS! ADA HOWELL, e wheel ana rBwi}.aame, ass, -uw worn 1 electricity, bas also iolned and wui I week while a clean line of legtlmatt help to complete the almost perfect aggregation of amusement devices and attrae- tions wtalch, together form one of the most complete and cleanest aggregation ot its Unit —hlch ever took the road. A new sleeper and prlTlIege car baa been Ided to the train, while Frank Hatch bas re- mtly purchased from Howe's Great London The show's m^« ^rfec^ Snipped than ever before and clrcns methods are being employed In the general working of the Tarions depart- shows will remain us- inagcment of J. Frank Hatch. «h- will be supported^ ^he ftfllo^g well- raSing°'a^nt;''»S>^^te,' ^oaT^w esentaUve: WUl B. Wjatt. tieasiuer: Oeo. Coleman, contest promoter; Geo. O'Comnr. _. L districts of PennsylTanla the first few weeks of the season and all of the time- wlUch bas already been contracted for, after which preparations irill be made for tbe big state fairs which have been arranged ^^^^^ 5**tte Sn^g Mx'of sinmk Hatch', nott"g'wMime?'to*^M^0»wnliw of the show, aU of wbidi played to fair bnstaeas on the opentng day In spite ot the threatenlna I^eslle Carter in Two 'Wiomen. Elephant Trainer Rilled ..ae klUed here yesterday elephant. Willie endeavoring to dialn the ani- wrapped Its trunk anmnd 0ie trainer's body 4-}in>iir Yifm fn rtin «mnn«l - wilm.ln»' rrf1<3AT.» MRS. STODDARD DEAD. York, AprU 30.—Urs. George-W. -n old-time actreas,.died late last hardening of tbe-artwles, at the home mdson, Nell Bmgess, Jr. Mrs. Stoddar BLANCH E WA LSH ILL. April 27 (Special to Tbe BUI- icbe Walsh, the noted --'—- ^- icconnt'of illness. """^ GUS HILL WINS. New York. May 1 (Speciat to The BiUboard). favor In the City Court by Judge Delehanty, In involved. Geo. Madame Cordelia Destitute iMadame Ckirdella, in ^th - all the principa isked TOe'BlllboMd'ti r the relief of "fcUoi i ' than hei8. She g BRIGHTON OPENS MAY 15. New York. April 29 (Special to Tbe B board).—David &<A>lnson iiu[ open Us N Brighton Theatre May 15. The regular Gm Island season this year will not lie inangnraw nntll May 20. owing to the late spring, but S- »w'SS?im'?gSS;.'?eM _Ss heietofote the Cnited will bo<& the *"i"2S5.WlSfS 'inSl ?«S!;ri..th the ■5?.'*?'^*'°"' beauty of the theatre and casino adjoining is now in coarse of construction on adjacent ground. It Is called a Kiosk and wl" *« used as a stand for the sale of confectioner STOCK CO. NOTES. Mcl^angblin closed with B. Chiilan'i as character man. He bas been with the above ooinpany for the past year, and leaves with the best feeling towards all. r attracUonj which "^^"ptesrat con8oliSitIon"°T _[atch shows Indnde: DeKreko's iseanuiui Orient. Etta Louise Blake's Human Butterfly. George Dotman'a Aerial Maiden, Woodford'* Dog & Pony Circus, La Hose's Electric Fountain. Balph Smith's Crazy House, W. H. Rice's Poor- in-One, "Irish" Dore's Flve-in-One, Sydney Wire's Oberammergau, J. Frank Hatch's Besn- tifnl Trinity. Bussey's Pituburg's 400 Bur- Hagenbeck-AATallace In St Louis upon the enthusiasm and-"attendance given thr Hagenbeck-WaUa* Shows in their week's stay in St. Louis, A^til 2*-29. The^totjJl dj^^Sm^ buUdtag' < marque, whlcb.reads, "All mi those*com:CTiied.** So^'clr^ ever biUedTSipi; thorongbly or .more plentifully, and many odd spots about towii were plcturesQue. and i novel in tbe metttods need.. Abont-the only spot of «0 vantage that was forgotten was the dome of our new two mliUon dollar, cathedral, with U» ^^ght of two hMdrcd^teet. this sp^tT^he'stated tbat^lt wM**wcanse^"y'woald not let him. This remaikable dty of white u of absence, or since tbe Worid's Fair, hai made this city hongir for anotlier look at tor Hagenbeck Trained Animals, and they proved Jnat as fascinating as when we for six months. George Davis, w appetites aku..«. -■ The parade Monday morning-was a gorgeous af fair, with the high school elephant harnessed to a beautlfal drag as a prominent feature. Tbe costuming was gorgeous In tbe extreme, Tbe detail of "he *8how"lB'wbat "it^ressed ali who know what the putting togetber of a gi- gantic enterprise snch as this means. The de tailed description of this great amusement en- terprise in last week's The Billboard, leaves II but necessary for mc to- add that St. Lonls haf seen a great performance, and will more than year of Hagenbeck- ttaat they malce their WILI. J. FARLEY- S7he' Wallace, and. If possible. ^ Pittsburg, Pa., May 1 (Special to Tbe BUI board).—Sydney Wipe has resigned his pos t on with the National Land * Irrigation Bxposltlo" Co. here, and bas signed with tbe I. Frank Hatch Water Carnival « Allied Shows for th' season. He will act as general press reprcws tatlve with the show and will have tbe man- agement of one ot tbe par attraetlona on tnr Midway. Mr. Wire was at one time coimectrd tte curaival^p^en'''^winmriniJ'a Se A new theatre ia being bmit at Holllsf" Oalif. It win play mad attraetlona.