Billboard advertising (July 1911)

6 JULY 1, 1911. Amusement Events of the Week MORE F OLIES BERGERE AnAoitncements Have Been Mii^^^That Wm. Harris Will ^ ^ Build Exact Duplicates of New York Folies Ber^ere In Chicago-and Boston . Sfw York contain the Infoima- tioB that^V'lniliieiiced by. the success of the Folleft. Beixeie. 'Which befcan when a preminm of over $14,000 -was paid for the seats for the nr»nlnt nJWlt, William Harris ckMed coatracts Wtnzoiy, June 24, xrith Heniy B. Harris and .Jesae: fU; luskr, managing directors of this tfaeatse;'L'for ' the rights to ~ present In Boston •ted'-'CUeagOr the entertainment sow being con- dncted at the Fdlles Bergere In Mew Xork. WUIUua BatTis annomces that his contract with the mluaglDg directors of the FoUea Ber- ■etei- conipeli ttaem'to make tlnee productions a year;- and tbeas after playing four months In Neir Xark, -are then' to rotate between Boston and Chicago—^Hwt In consideration of which WUlIam. -Harris pordiasea tiie jHndacttan on leaving New York and pays to the original pro- dacers >~ boons In the shape of a royalty, based on die percentage of the bnsiness played to in Boaton sod Ohiea'go^ It la farther understood and agreed between the parties that* after .haTins played Boston and Ohlcago.^^ these prodnetlooa are to be taken on tear, wm alt tte parties are to be Jointly in- tereated. Mr. wnuaiB Harris further aimaancee that he baa anaoged to bnlld In locatlina already Bdected ha 13>e cities ot Bostoa and Chicago, exact dnpUcates of the New Toft Voiles Ber* geie. loieocpnating In theae sew booses all the featntea Inrtndtiig the t eat aura nt. that baa «on- :fribiitea'a»,.Iancdr to make thia new fiwm of ^itertabimeat tue tnortnoos tneoess tbat it Is. BOOKED O VER ORPHEUM. New ToA, Jane 2i (Special to The Billboard). —SooB ot the acta hooked to open on the Or- ^■eom Cbcnit before the first of September sre: Hdwin Stereos, the Blank nunUy, Hanr Breen, NederreliPs UoA. Pender Tnnpe. Frlnuoee Fonr, DeOros "Crlo, Klein Btothers and Brenaan, Uly Jjena^ T<Hinder DeCardora, i^gnes Scott and Oompaor. and Oheyenae Days. Theatricat Man ShboisSat Peeper vootbcfck <nta.i Jane 24 (Bpedal to Tbe BUI- lMiacdl.—^nieabrieal; eoBipeBles coming JOjBtbIs dtr; bne;lieca sieattr ■mnyed by necnea who loiter acoimd-the. tbeatie.and peA ia dressing mns. : A Cew algMs-ago. when tlwDorothy Stock Osmpany. was playing, WUUam. I.ashley. soe oC tbe cast., saw a- greasy, sfalney face peering thxoagh a bole tbat had beeB.taoced with as atiger..'. Mr.: I.ashley crept atoond to- the stage platfHn. .and for practice, took.-ii coople of BhotBi At tte "Son of Ham.'^ ' NeedteSs to say that "smoke" waa not Ions ■aaUng fala way out tlie stage entrance, and waa BOOS psaetorlng the atmosphere throogh the alley «liat:led te tiie street.. -While making. Ua Onal apiint, be lan fool of an- oOeer, who detained Idm: and not being able to glye any. leal reason (Or bis ieeotd4»eaking dash, be will stay In the Jan training.quarters ontll be serres Oe necessary rest sentence, that goes, with sacb atieanona attempts of soeed. It is tbbnght there wm be no more "petiteca" aroond. tbe rtriniilng mom for 'some time to come. The.;. Cabaret performanieB,. which begin at 11:1S and terminate at 1 a. m., and which have caught the fancy ot New York theatiegoeis are to be indnded In.the two'new tbeaties. and the same- east , and featmes that were pteaented with the oitertainments in New York, are to be given in Boston and CSiieago. Thia will insnre tbe artists taking part In the Oabaiet DCtform- auce, Bttytwo'.'wens booking. SYLVA F OR GYP SY LOVE Much Interest Manifested by Harmony Lovers of New York in Latest Operatic Offering of Franz Lehar—Notable Cast to Support Prima Donna New Yort; Jane 25 (Special to The BUl- board)'.—MOslcal New York will await with much Interest this fall tbe ptodnctton ot Frana IiehaT*8 new eomie opera. Gy^ay Jjon, with Marcoerlta In the lea^Ung nde. This being tbe first opera ot lasher's to be produced In this country since The Merry Widow, critics are anxious to find ont if bis futur^^ attempts will place the favor stamp on his works, or whether NOT SU PPORT STARS.. The we^ of June 25 ends tbe management of Tbe <%ester Park Opera Company by the .>^an S. -Fidiell. Amusement Company of St. jConls, Mo. Mr. Flahell has found ont that Cincinnatians 'will not support a stock opera amposed of bigb-salarled people wbose reputa- tions, lists with the best and most talented in the profession. - So- In order. tliat he can keep to Us dxlglnal plans of ptodnclng the best of comic operas, with fixed stars In the stellar roles, ^be^as giren up Chester Bark. Many of bis staff feel sore' tbat Col. Martin «riU make si snccess witt a regnlar stock com- pany .and the eUbert-SnUlnn operas- should prove 'a treat to tbe patrons of. the^raik'. Xhe production of B, M. S. PInafoia will Introduce some new ana. talented people to the park aadl- Dnrlng the time'that Vi. FUhdl's company was ln;,this cttr.:,'many ot Its members have made long and- lasting, friends. Donald Dim- bar, general t^tesentatiTe. has given the pro- ductions oidy the most careful press notices. C. W. Bekelhoir, the treasurer, made himself ▼ery popular hy bis. courteous treatment to tbe public: Prof. Max Wlnne, tbe musical director, has been the recipient ot much praise from the mnslcal judges ;for the manner In which 'he conducted the orchestra. . He' is an excellennt musician and thoroughly understands the bahdllng of light opera scores. COMPOSER DEAD. Des^ Moines. la., June 22 (Special to The Binbosrd).—Edward Coz Davis, composer of Uncoln's Funeral March. , died at < his borne here this morning. He was 92 years old. i UqcoIu's Funeral March/^ made famous-^cat . the time of the-Presldeni's death, was played ^^txaia-A3>K original-nianaserlpt by-the St;-sixmls : CocnelMBBiid..' '.. : - - - .. -i.-' .< - . ESTELLE WENTWORTH. The Merry 'Widow was a laeky hit or not. AUo, Americans will 'watch keenly the work ot Mar- guerlu Sylra, whose comle opera daye dtir back to tbe tnnefnl PrlacMs Ohlek. In r.- vent years Ulaa Sylra hta ben* seen to ecK<t advantage In grand opera—her biggest sacvpvt being Carmen. To astlsl tbe alar. Manager A. H. Wond* selected Jnllns Sieger, a nstire ot Vienna, wbose knowledge of tbst blatorlc ami romanilr city should serve bim well In creating ibe 1mi<!. log male character. Mr. Steget is well known In this country, having song la naay aoceewfui cxMnle opera prodnctloBs. In order that Gyp«T X.ove shoold be well adapted to American la>in, Barry B. and Robert Smith have been n- gaged to make the American version. Tbia Tor- sion will be the Brat real comic opera work dttnv by Harry Smith since the days of Bobla HfA. Mr. lirbar srili coadoct tke dtal AoKriraa cm doclloa of the piece. WILD AERO PLANE. New York. Jane SS (Special lo Tlx Mill board).—A wild aetoplane nMnped over the avi>. tloo Held at Qardea Cttr, C I., for Iwi-air minotrs today. InJorlBg roar men snd Soall; wnvked Itself on an embaakaeat. .KB/irr Harpm. an avU«ar. ssepped not of the aeroplane while the eaglae wa« gotnc <l half *pe«^ to adia«t a rear plane. X* he cti^ to n».eater the «mI. the aef«c>l«a# utarted «ff and be was ibmsm to tbe troood. II draaa^ him two Inadrvd (mk and wbse h.- "i mm, hi« hnid he w« kadty hralard. n«lf a doaea nwwhaak* «*v» ehaae and wet* bnvint over la socmslo*, IhrM of them Mag rat sad braised. 'nie aefoplaae re tn s lB e d on tbe av^od dnHcg the mnaway. I fltetihia Stmmooa. srho baa beea maklag a bt« bit vrltl#her daactag IhrBoahoot the MMMte West. wi« the feators aftractioa at the B—w Tbeatf*. Bonth Omaha. NeK. lai Ulas Weatwortb achlered enviable snccess In Vadame Battafly last ■eaaon. She la avw abroad. Cummins Returns to America New York, Inne 24 (Special to The Bill- board).—^All showmen will appreciate the fact that Frederick T. C mmlns. proprietor of the C!ummlns Wild West snd Indian Ciongress Is once more In their midst, having arrived In New York a few days ago. from the old continent. As soon as Commlns set foot on this continent he started arranging for the reconstruction of his Bhow, which he intends to. send ont in. 3912 as a twenty-eight car Wild West and Indian Ciongress. In fact bis next year's project, la to be of much larger proportions tbsn any that he has bad in the past, and will contain a num- ber of features new to the Wild West game. It -will be recalled that Col. Cummins left this conntrr back In 1907 and in the Interim has exhibited on the British Isles, In Ger- many. jBelgium, France and Italy. He visited personally a number of other continental coun- tries, chief smoogst which was Switzerland, where be spent a' vacation and eren penetrated Into some of the North African countries, li will also be recalled that before leaving tbls country Col. Cummins had Inatalled bis Wild West and Indian Congress at the Trana-MlHK- Exposltlon and the Greater American In Omsba. Pan-American, BaHalo: ■ Madlscm Sqoare Garden. New -York, and the ! St. (lioaxa World's Fair. Valerie Bergere's New Position New York, Jane 24 (Special to Tbe Bill- board).'—Miss Vslcrle Bergere bsa been eogsged by tbe- Cnlted Booking OSIces ot America B« producer of Its recently created dramatic de- partment. This position was awarded Miss Bergere because of her snceess ss a producer of acts In randevUIe. Mlas Bergere has nine acts which under her management have, been touring the theatres controlled by. the United Booking Offices. The Vaudeville Association have been search- ing for a competent mage manager to dtrrct tbe destinies of tbls new department designed to keep op tbe stsndsrd of dramsttc sketches which have come to be regarded as Important featorea In all vnndevllle snows, Henry Miller a i>bort time agi> irss offered a large salary witb a,Ave years' contract but was nnsMe to accept the position because-of_prevloas book. logs for bis latest veblele. The Havoc, JAMES HACKETf BANKRUPT. New York, June 24 (Special to The Bill- board).—United SILales Jadge Hsnd, on June 10, granted'a discharge' In bsnkroptcy to Jsmes K. Hackett, the actor'Mansger, who in May. lOOD, gave bis llsblUtles to 13B credltora as *12«,497 and said Us assets all tM. were worth only Fishell Gives Up Opera .Vltboogb maay OlaelaaattaBa ware ao doaki ■nrDfiand and dlaancntated whca tkry I««rae4 tbst the DsB 8. FUhoIl AmasswisH Oa«tiaa.v. which haa bees predndac aa«k good cmb!* opera altrsctloos at Cheatsr Park, would Ms- eoatlBoe sach ptodactloas at the dose of thr (George Thatcher eacacnneal ta Otott* Otksa's ram wllh oiasle OMrge Waskhuttoa Jr.. will alan be plMMd to bear that CM. Ike M«^<e baa d*^ id ed to retain tbe eampaay aad |tf e< MH »' aeveral of the QIIbeH-SalUvaa ooersa. «h]«li have stood the atom of rrttsclaai and \m*i^ for a qnarter of a « <al a«y . So. beglaelea Jolr 1. the CiMiitrr Park loveta witl b» g^vea the Ofiporlnalty to aa elabarat* revival rf n. M. 8. mnafore. Tbia dec* waa reeantly rswodaoad la Kmv York rily and naeltag with gfMt mt tt wn . «* (here is oo feaaoo wlty It s b ti uW aot be well patroolatd beff. BUY MARKL PS S HOW BOAT Parfcer^ra. TT. Vs.. lone M (Special to The BUIbaard).—TbrOBgh a deal doaal her* Ju* IP. J. W. Meoke. fonsar nana ! agsat of lb* Cootry-Tbom PMatiog Tbeslrc. aad Brad >' Coleman, fonaerlr Irensarcr Witt tha 101 Ratx-ti Wild We«t Rbesr. norebaaed firom W. It. Markle bla hew Boating theatre, known aa the "Sner..T Boalb." aad aleainer Wabath. Ih* "liaaBy floatb" la one of tba largest aad taist aqolrned flostlng tbeatres ever bollt. havlag a aeattac eapadly of 1.400 DsOBl*. Iha^MW Saa arlU b* known KCBkt * CMcath** VlaatttW BIpro- drome. BlLLie BURK E qp iNO ABROAD. Miss Blllte Barte will end a aeasoo of over for- ly weeks In SusatUM at SoakaMi, Jaly lO. Ar- rangements have been made ta (be tranaporia- tlott depaHmm nt Chas. frobmati's odire* for MISS Burke's srrlvsl In New Yetfc In tine to wll for Europe July IB. On 4ocnst K Mlas Snrk' will sail from IJverpool to Mew York In time to ba present for tbe first rehearsal of ber BOW play. The Runaway, on Anitnst IS. WILL AID CHILDRBN'B WORK. Bntnn, Mass.. Jnne 34 (Special to The BUI board).—Arrangements have been made by the Boston Trsreler Cbarltsble Society with two of Boston's best known tbeitres for^ serle« of benefit performance* ihU snmmer la aid of the vaesllon work for rtilldren. Tbe playbonses which have entered! Ililo fhl" atransemenl ar> n. T. Kelth'a BIJoo'Theatre and the Castle Snnare Theatre. Vt* ten weekt bsslnnlBg Jnne 3S. Mr. Keith win 4dM(4i In the •eriety one-third Of (be grOM welpts of the Bllon every Wednesday. John Craig, lessee snd manager of tbe CsKle Sqnare. baa sirreed to doosle s liberal per- centase of tbe gnna renelpla-oti^bto (heslrs oa four Tiiesdijr matiilMi. MglailliUi JilM ST. Mr. Crslg win also give- bcneOt peffiMwancfa In ■Id of iU« .TIoatlag.nonillat,««tMi Ika Berkeley Infifmary, -.j^-- ■