The billboard (June 1911)

Xtie Billboard JUNB 8. 1011. PRINCIPAL AMUSEMENT EVENTS OPERATIC RE VIVALS H. M . S. Pinafore'and a Country Girl Open SumiQier Season at the Casino and Herald Square Theatres Respectively acew Yotk. -Mv 3i (a^eclat to Ibe BUlboard). —The cool, -weatiier ot -tbe put tev days, soc- «iiedliic tba torrid period of tbe previono -week. tia> glTea amnaementa almiK tbe Gar 'WUte Way added atlmnlatlon. and. baa reTlved tbe. OaggluK energlea ot all cnrrent sbowa. Speak- InS ef leTiraUi there wUI be two oa Bnwdway ' Best Monday evenlnc. t.oa Fields h*a decided not to present TUIIe's Nightmare In New T«k asaln thl« aeaida. and arransements hxn been made tor tbs Oru'-Stewart Mnalcal Company to open ts tbe Benud Square Theatre on Monday erenlOK, Hay 28^ preaentlns « revlral of the oIa-tla»: ttcmlte. A Cotmtry Olrl. 3!he cast win IncXadB many weU-known playen. comprls* Ins Jobn SlaTlo. HdvIIle Stewart. Kobert Elliott. Seorse B. Wack, Donald Hall, A. B. Fleming, <;yTlI Gbadwlek. A, L. Clark, W. Ii. Doyle. Charles Ksmp. F. Von Gottfried, J. A. Bingham. Sraee Bingbam, Genevieve Flnlay, Iiaora Jaff- tar, Florenee Bordett. Ada Steoing. Anna Bell. Xteiessa Bryant, May Wesley, Edna Honcb, 3Cadge Geet: Ada H<at, Florence Bombam and- tlorence Farmer.^ A Country Girl Is in two acts. Ibe hook. Is by Tames T.- Tanner, the lyrics Jty-Adrian Boss. wMi additional lyrics and. nnmbosjlv' Percy Creenb ank s, and tbe mnsle Is l>y Uonei Monck- toiL. iritb additional mnsle and lyrics by Fanl Bnteas. Tlie mxfautlon 'comes' direct to the Herald Sqnaie Theatre'tRmi the Ttemnit The- atre In Boston, Tbe Casino, which was tbe scene of tlie sne- eessfnl revival of Tbe Mikado last season, starts tbe summer season with, a brilliant revival of another of the Gilbert and Snilivan classics, B. M. S. Plnafate. The engagement, wUcb Is limited to tomr weeks,. opens sionday evening, Hay S8. fZllft 'first, ^rodnctloa of Pinafore on any stage -was la London at the Opera Comlqne, «n May 25. IS78.. There was no international ovyrigbt In those days. and. tbe snccess of the opera was the si^al for all enterprising Amer- ican managers, to make the- most of their oppor- tunities. Tbe Smt American production was made, at tbe Boston Museum on Jtovember 23. 1!<Ts, followed nu JannaiT 15. 1879,. by tbe Jlrst Kew York ptodnctlon wUch took place at tbe Standard Tbeatre. under the management of ][ames C Dnit. Rival Pinafore productions be- came as thick as blackberries, the most im- p<)rtant being the production at tbe Fifth Ave- nue Tbeatre. under the management of D. H. Hivklns, which opened on February 10. One di- rect result of the Pinafore craze In America was Theatre FVonts^^ Require Altering New York, May 26 (Special to Tbe Billboar-i> r-Vhe Board of Estimate last week approved itfans for street improvements, wliich call for tlie removal of sidewalk escroacbments' and tbe widening of the roadways in various parts of Manhattan. One of the principal districts af- fected Is Times Square. In whlcb all the en- croachments will be removed along Seventh Avenue and Broadway, from Forty-second' to Forty-seventh Street. This will mean tbe tear- ing down of tbe stoops at the Cadillac Hotel'and the Hotel Astor. and the xemodding of the en- trances to tbe Astor. Gslety. Crlterun and New York Theatres. Tbe entrances to the Times Square subway station are also to be rearranged. Hie kiosks in front ef Sbanley's old restaurant are to be removed. ,tbe entrance going tlirough tbe new bnildluK wtiich is to be put up on tbe property: those In front of the Hotel Knickerbocker are to be placed back beside the building, and a new entrance is to be constructed at the southwest corner of Forty-second Street and Seventh Av- enue, and.the kiosks also placed next to tbe buildings. tlm stimulation of operatic interest in church choir societies and singing clubs, which essayed Its.- presentation, with the result that mucb notable talent was developed for the comic opera stage. Tin niesent levlval wUl be elaborately made, and will be staged in' a manner that -was not poodble in the later Wa, when GUbert and SuIUvsn flourished. The cast assembled is as fol- (CDntlnned on page eo.) FRIARS BEGIN FROLIC All-star Entertainers Begin at New Amsterdam Theatre —To Visit Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cleve- land, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago, Etc. New York. May 29 (Special to Tbe BlUboard). —At the ^&v Amsterdam Tbeatre. Sunday even- ing. Ma» . . tbe enflre Friars' Club Annnal Frolic <• ■ .-zation commenced tbelr run with i minstrel brst part, but tbe performere were seen in wUte face, atd not corked up. Tbe In- terlocutors were: Charlea J. Boas Fred NIblo. Emmett Coirlgan and Jerry J. Ciman. and the four editions of endmen to respond to the ques- tions put bv the britllant quartet ot Interloen- ton were Tom Lewis and Harry Kdly. Rar- ETHEL LEVEY, OFFICERS INSTALLED. Kew York, May 29 (Special to Tbe Biliboardl —-Tbe annnal reception of the : Professlonal Woman's I.eaRne was held at League House, Broadway and Sixty-eighth Street last Sunday afternoon. Amelia Bingham, the new. .president, and Snsaune -WestfOrd. one ot tlie new vice- Eresidents, were installed in office -without be- ig among those .present. Mbs.. Bingham left Sondar for St. Lools. where ate IB to star fi>r a abort summer season, and Urs. -Westford is TtsittBg la Ptttsbnrg. Five otter vlee-presldenta were installed amid •pplaoae. They -wece: Miss Malda. Craisen, Mrs. Sot Smith.. Bosa Sand. Mrs. Corse Fay- ton and Berenice ITerance. Miss Ida Wells was Installed as recording secretary. Mrs. F. P. s- Helle. aa cortespondlnjr secretary, and Sflaa LIz- ■te Bediene aa treasorer. , Aa faCocmal pcogiam -was cootxflmted by MIsk BeOe Gold. Tames Stevens, who sings fbe rote of Pssslon la Sverywoman: Osor I<oraIne. who ebarmed with hia violin: Bussell Lennon, Frank Coombs. Bdythe Bussell Hirschmann. Amelia Bommemile and Bditli Pidiiier liCOaard. One hundred Masonic ladies were, the guests of tbe Issgne and almost every prominent act- reaa la towB, ftomld time to drop in for a few mlinrte>:diiriaff tbe aftenaon. A eomplato Ktt of attraetiont at N««K Yoric th«||tr«s appears on pag«3S2: ■ „f ". One of the featured artists at the Folles-Bergere. GaitesHasSix Companies New York. May 28 (Special to The EmiHJard). —Jos. M. Galtes. tbe well-known produclog manager, has already completed arrangements for sending alx eompailtes ba a tour of the country that will practleaUy reach every dty of importance In tbe entire united States. 'Thais, in dramatic form, as sdspted by Paul WUstacb, will be the principal offering and will be pre- sented by tbe same majcnlflcent company tbst was seen In tbe piece at tbe IMterion Theatre -last spring. Thais will play only the largest cities in tbe country. Mr. G^altes win send two attractions to tbe Pacllle Coast: Bright Eyes, with Cecil Lean and Florence Holbrook In tbe parts they created, and The Girl of My Dreams, with John Hyams and Leila Mclntyre. Balph Hers, Mr. Galtes' newest star, will visit tbe principal cltirs of tbe coontir In bli great success, l>octor De lAxe, wblcb opened Monday night. May 22. for a snmaMr run at tbe Colonial Theatre^ Boston. Katie Did. the musical verslOB of My Friend from India, and two Three Twins companies wlH finish the list M It atanda at present. 'Mr. Galtes has been anxlons to have all tbe prelimlnarlee of these several attractioos ar- ranged for as esriy as poislble so that l>e might have time to devote to several new and ioportant productions that he contemplates esrlr la tbe fsll. Ice Rink On Victoria Roof New York. May 28 (Special to The Blllbonr' —Following the summer sebson of Hammer- stein's Boof Garden, wblcb wDI begin on June 5 and close on Sept 2. the roofs of the -Victoria snd Republic Theatres will be converted Into an Ice skating rink, by a Chicago Orm. Tbt- skating surface wltb refrlgerattou plpeo wit be Installed on the Victoria roof, and the roof of the Repobllc -will be used tor ipectator*. Patrons of the Victoria Theatre will have free access to the rink. GRAHAM BOOKS CREATORE. New York, May 29 (SpecAI to The BlllboanI) —^Manager Jobn Graham of Boston, bas booked GniseppI Creature and bis hsnd of fifty artiata at the Boston American baseball gronada a I HnntlngtOD Avenue, for a five weeks* summer season, commencing JnIr 17. The park, tbe property of Jobn I. Tsylor. who owns tbe American I>ague team of tbe Hub City, Is tp be more t>rlil]anUy Ulnmlnated and festively ^ecorsted. IncldenUlIy this Is tbe flmt ven- ture of its kind In New England sod alw the first time that John I. Taylor baa agreed to allow bla grounds to be ossd for agy other than athletic purposes, _Tbe Puller Stock Company closed at tbs Stair Theatre, Kalamazoo, Mteb., May 13, last. mond Hitchcock and Andrew Uack. BIcbani Carls and George Bvaas, snd William OoUler and Gsorga Oobaa. Tbe grand fiaale for tbe fltat part bas Iteea written eepeclally tor this prodnetiaa by George Cobaa. lo the olio. Immediately foUowing the Brst put were ssca the Piano Bogs, which Is aa act given by seven wsU-kaowa aoeg writers who performed on seven piaDos. There were also seen Chss. J. Boss and JuUaa Eltlnge as An- thonv and raeopatra, WtUiara Collier and Oeocgs Coban. in a soBg- and dance sklT' eatitled Two .Hot Potatoes, and a sketch by Walter Backett, In which appaucd Bam B. Barils. Aadiew Mack, WUllan CoUter, BichaM Oarie, Vtm Lewis. Bmmett Corrigaa. Baymond Hitchcock. Jerry J. CUmb. WtlUam Bock. Fred Nlblo aad George Bebaa. The entire enlertainmeat coa- eluded wltb an opetatte akatiA written aapee- laliy for the tour of George ii. Oobaa. PnSe and laudation were moat eocdlally glvaa by the Tbe organlaatloa left New York City «a Moo- day morning. May S. on a special train of tea cars on which they will Uia doriag tbe aallre trip of tea day*. Tialting AtlsaUe atr. PUIa- delpbla. Baltimore. Piltsbarg. derdaad. Oa- rioaatl. St. tmls, Chicago. Detroit. BaSale, Rochester aad Boston. 8IE HASSAN BEN ALI SA.ILS. New York. May 34 (Special to Tbe BUIbDard). —Sle Hassan Ben All, tbe well knowa Imporlar of Arab, for theatrical porpoaea. sails today for London en the Oceanic. lie la makliur a lyinc (Tip 10 Europe for Ibe purpose of eoUtctlns fifty Arabs and Berbers from tbe five iroapcs whla are now playing on tbe Coatlnenl. aad postpoa- Inr or cancelling ^ loag-ttm* eogageaieBt at tbe C<Stwom: These Arsba be will use In New York productions. Next year will he aa Arab aeaaaa to all appearaneea. wtlfa tbe Garden of Allah pletmed for tbe Ccalnrr Tbeatre. and Tbe Arab certain of s New York prodnctioa, and a big Eastern spectacle planned by a prooUoeat maa- ager. Sle Hataan Ben All Is Inlerrated In all of these entrrprisrs, and will lie a more Im- portaot factor In tbe amnsrmest world tbaa ere? before. Up and Down Broadway Tbe iirgftt theatre party lb tbe blslenr of ibt world will be glrm by tbe National Electric Light Assoclatkra. wblcb holds a ooSTeailoe In lhl« dty during the wrek of Jnoe I. Tbe ca- trrulnment, at wblcb tbe afllcm and nenbets of Ibe assoclattoo and Ibclr famillea will be present. Is scheduled Taesdsy evealag. Jaae 1, sDil the p«rty will oumbrr S.OOP pe«Mc. Tblji party of &.O0O will be divided IBM three sections, one going to Ibe Winter Garden, oae to the Broadway Tbestrr, wbrre Lew Firida Is nppesring in itae aea-Prck*. sod ose to tbe Ly- ric TbraiiT. where Ererywomaa will tbea be tbe attraction. Tbe party will take the catire capacity of these ibrre playbooaea. wllb llw e>. crptlon of Ibe gallery at tbe Lyric, wblcb will remain on sale for the general public. This monster enlenalnmenl oaa been ar ranged Ihroagb Mr. C. G. H. Thooss, vire- presldent sod g.neral manager of the New York •nd Queens Light and Power company. Wriien of plays who Had managers naaympa- thellc will have a friend berrsfter In the Pro- fesatonnal Woman's League. There Is a nice little stage at tbe league rooms, at No. laW Broadway, a stsge which theatrical companies have freqoeally made use of for rough rrbeatMls. lod on Oils siigi! tbe Iragnc porpoaM to brtu out, from time to time, tilings by jroong play- wrtghls who hs-re more talent than laflaeoce. This step Is In line wllb the wor* ot the leagn* In helping young artlaU who haven't mock ™™»T with coslomes for their Brst appearance As Amelia Bloabam Is out of town Miss Kste L. Cryslsl prcsldini at Cbe last meallag of the (OoDtlaasd ea page BO.) CARROLL DALY HONORED. New York. Hay a (BpeeUl to Tbe BUlboard). —The stock company at Poll's Tbeatra. Mertdea, Coflo. closed a saeeeaafnl aeaaoa of SB weeks' doratlon on Batltrdar cvsnlag. Hay SO. under the manageiaent ot Mr. Bdward Boatwlek. Tbe bill for the closing week was The Sqaaw Man. After (be t-erformaaee Friday algbt, tbe com Bany assembled on the stage at tb* fsanest of lanager Boatwlek. who, with a feUeltans IllUe apoecb. presented In behalf of the company, a massive silver loving enp to the stsge director. Mr. Carroll Dsir, as i token at tbe esteem lu which be Is held by bis confreres, both sa a friend and a director. Mr. Daly was complatelr mrprised, bat recovered his eqnanlmlty siif- ficlratly lo thank tbe aaumbledeoapany for their tesllmonlsl of regaii. Tbe roster of Ihe dispersing company Is ss follows: Misses Osro- I ne Locke. Glsrla aallnp,. Adeline Delmar. Nel- lie Battslla; Meisn, Jotii neming, Albari Me- Qnarrte, Herbert Brodcrlek, Jobn Beaeb and George Harris. ^ Mr. Daly and Ua wife, OoaaUoce Olover. lotn tbe stock company at Mountain View Park, Holy- eke. Masa., for tbe snBiaier seaaca.