The billboard (July 1911)

JUUY 1, 1911. Vaudeville Events of the Week WATSON IN VA UDEVILLE Founder of The Lady Buccaneers and Well-known Burles- que Celebrity Severs all Connections with the Company He Organized—Will Play Vaudeville Hereafter New Vork, Job* 3S. (Special to Tbe Blll- KTtnlt.—Jo—ph K. WatMs, ftmndcr and bonder tt Tbr Lady Baeeumin. ham Mveicd all can- (M-tkiiu with tbe ibore anrviaUoo aod will ^i^rc bttrlewiiir tor • racaUoa in TandeTillr. He bai promised bis wife a trip to tbe coast and was flTen contracts for tblrty week* to tour tbe SalllTan ft ConsIdioe Clrcnlt bj Cbris p.. Brown. WILKIN8 4. WIUCINS BOOKED UP. N>vr York, faat U (Special to Tbe BIll- tiaara>.—Wb«> wnkloa and WUklns open od the Orpbeum Clnwlt at Keith'* Ctdumbla io Curiuaall. Sept. IS. tber wtU praMBt a Durce- a«t. tbe new partaer beloc' James Brown. WilkUi and Wllklo* an now AlUai a wmnw's eacateawnt la local nadeTllto lioiues. In wMcb tVf »r» *oto» b*. YOUNG A CTOR MISSINb N«v Totk. Josa 90 (Special to Tte Bill. |k»nli.— A eaaoe. haelac.ta It Tbemaa Slant*]-. !4 ytaH old. an lelor, and bis brolber Fred- <riel. «j|*d 22. the soiM at Un. Lonreoe Saat- kr. a well'koawn artm»..wba Is ii nrrsrnt la ladUa*p(dls. was orei tucn e d to tbe Bodsoa br tbe kwell o( a panlsc steamer todar and tbe Joans men were ttarown Into tbe tirer. Botb were cood swlmoera and alrnck oat tor sborr. A pewlai; tktS flabed rnderick oat ot tbe wa- ter, but an nac* ot nwmaa coold be (oaaal. Ut> 10 a lata bow hU body had iK>t been re tS3tTI»4, MUSICIAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. rii!»l«int, Ptu, Jose 30 (.Special to Tbe Bill- Ve^nlt.—A>klnc' bis bllad danshier to plar II Trotilore oo Ui« eMla, Bematdo Caaierlao. SO Tetn old, a noted Kalian aosiclaa. todar at- (eai(>i«<l Is end bla Ufe attiut Ibree ab<;tt lata bU brain. He Is drtsc CaaterlBO, •aiho bat writlea aaar eompasltJaas. baa tar meaU» ealeriatned lb» rear tbat be was tolas bllad live bio taeaty ^ear^td daasbier Marr- Tom Wise Leaves Chair Tboota* A. Wise, tha-awdal msedlaa. was l»e t*^*tm of a dWlasvlsbed honor at tbe b*iMl« o< tbe MBbet* of <be Ariar*- Sorieiy or Jipieriea oa Soadar alcbf. Jaae ». Thi* dajr aark«4 lie icilmnest of the («b. b»SlM Liab aM p s prt a t prataaMMtri. n<«a ibe prjrtieoer- •f tbat ■rtor, and to »Meb otBce oeir tbe pvMs ar pns f iai l o a al datlea b» pre- tested hi* accotUw a r*.*leetloa. As a mtxX at tMr ippn-rUlJon of bU eal- asMe M«Ttn« aad latalUceai leaderthip. tbe laeaiben of AetwV ivHeQr tendered Mr. 1«t»e • baamet. wkteb ImA pisre st tbe C*t» Madrtf. >mad»ar aad rartr-aiatb Street, oa Snadar algbt. aad th affair was oae of ifec o«»«wt*y MvaitOMi la tbe bUtorr of tbe or- (•altatle* and Ma titvnda. who to tbe namber M nort tbaa two baadied w«f» present. Spe- 2lL!!!"^L."^ *^ hatatw at eaMtalMMat tbe •ecartoB "a caU alcbt <m BreM BANJOPHIENOS WITH EVANf ir" J"*'f^ » (Speetal t» Tbe BOIboat*). CIRCUS GIRL'S AWFUL PLUNGE. hJ-?;"' T*'<*!»' M (Special to Tbe Blll- "t!* *^ tbHUad wlOi an ,*»» »■ the mrnsa. when Lnla Boaunel JJJTS* 2?* Of* top of tbe teat to tbe WW borne Is laTxlTwaaW Wl*.. waa banit- l^.J- witb bee leetb and waa belSa i^L., r^* ■.™? hwkeo and «be aas- 1*1'!^' iBlerasI tajarira that will cause ber rlT,..:! •'■»»t»> wwaea unona tbe spectators Th? rJii'i* ''¥»!•«• caSrieJ from tW teat. iXwt a-i^Jl'^ aiwy feet. MIm llammel 1. TEAM CH ANGE S NAME. b.i'niT ^SS- .H. (Special to The BlU- Y^n ' .iZ^'^^ Sf D«Utlaa aad Dooclss has M ?K«!S2P^L'4 l»M» beiatehre known JSi.Hi'i!."^!?*"''!"^- *> • comedy ac- «en7.mwSf'lK"*"* •••• • "MWlotna do?^ In .^nirJSJST'^'?*" Snlllean nS Cm- fc bt PWTlotw to that Uae they * n'^iK«.r!Er*'.*"5?.''> and then Went «* play fair a for Kthel Reblaeon. A B IG JU MP. r iiiV«SS5**^»**'«*««'l»** Athens. O.. ALL SINGERS BEAT. Clereland. O.. Jnne 20 (Special to Tbe Bill- board,).—Bob Stanley, a manager. of a pictoce and TanderlUe theatres In Chicago, informs bis friends lo tbls city, be has discovered a phenomenal singer In a young woman by- .the name of Gray Marble, whom be intends placing In hlsb.class Tandeellle. Tbe Windy City manager claims hls'newly- <ll)icorered l^ma donaa' can sing- In-five seph- raie sad distinct tones, ^mely: ' Operatic so>^ prano. cobtraKo/ lyric tehor; baritone- aiBd.'ha<ii. She i< also an accomplished masiifUin, being a n-aiilar Bu*ool at-the piano. -* ~- - . -* Thn.uitU years of t!xf^^a^::;^3tf: ^^tMef claims Mlts Marble Is one of the wonderfiu. dls- eoreries be has beard of. and wUh' the proper iraloinc-.sbould . niAeSa, arett mofiia on the TaoderlHe sUge. - WItb ber .wooaerful ability and wltb nature's gifts she sbonld create a blj sensation'. VAUDEVILLE B REVITIIS Paragraphed Items of Late Developineiits in the W^ri'td of Variety Throughout the Coontry—Personal and Im-'-^ . personal Notes of Performers and Their Acts LoZITO AT PALIS ADES PARK. Near York, June 24 (Special to The BUIhoard). —frof. Mario LoZIto, with his Boyal Gaard Italian Band, is playing a second ■ sea3on*8 en- KaKemrnt at ttie Palisades Park. Palisades. K. J.-• l>i:riiiK the past winter LoZlto appeared in ramleTlIle. Next fall and winter be wUl make a comt-rt tour, for which - arrangements . are now tieinir made. HARRIS THEATRE OPENS. Spartanbnrg. S. C, June 26 (Special to Xbe Billboard).^Tbe Harris Theatre opened last week with' Its first snmmer vandeviUe season, to-large and well, pleased honses. This, honse if-onder the managemehf of (^as. E. Kessnlch 'and *Walt«r,-Joyce.-;aectetaiy',' of -Biciimond. Va. ^Manager Kessnlob, la canylns a good aide of Inorinx plctines: * ~ MISS CARUS DIP NOT APPEAR. iieif Tork, Jnie (Special to The Bill- board) :-r4>wlB^^ to . a, difference between the Crnited 'BooUiig- Ofllces-- and the Folles Bergcre. as-to what • a'jraiideTlIle performance la. Miss Fi>RD SISTERS. X dno of Eaglhthwomcn. wlio present an. act which Is norel and extremely pleuing. They have owked twenty week>.engagement on SnUi*an and (3oosidiiie <MieUt. Grace Rapier Dead; . Husband Missing MIUs, Texaa. Joae 32 (Special to Tbe Bttl- boaid).—Word baa been received beta that Mrs. nrace Rapier, an actreaa. died la OreenTtUe. Tesas, a few days ago. and was Imrled In tbat dly. Both (aalllea are trying to k)cate Mr. Hapier. who evideBtlr hat not beard of bla wife's death. It la reqoeated that If any one can locate bim. tbey arlU notify Sol. Kaufnan ot Dallaa. TAFT AT NEW YORK THEATRE. New York. Jane 90 (Special to The BlUboant). —Broadway's llgbta. theatrical aad otherwise, shone their brightest tonight for President Taft. who made New Tork a itopidnc point on hla way to New Baren to attend the Tale com- nenrement exetdsea. Tbe President atrlred ftom Washington early tbls cTcnlac and waa drlren to the home of bis brother. Henry W. T^ft. He was accom- Jaaled by Ur. and Mrs. Henry W. Taft, Horace 11. Taft ot Watertown. Cksn.; by bis ynnnger son Cbarlaa and by Secretary Htllls and Major Bolt, bhi oUlttaty aid. TVmlgbt tbe Taft party attended the theatre. Mr. and Mta. Henry W. Taft and Attorney- Oeneral WIckersbam accompanied tbe Preshlent. whose entrance was marked by tbe playing ot The Star Spangled Banner. The patriotic air and a glanca at the meata* box wece all tbat was needed to brine the aodtence to tta feet In salvtc. The Prealdeat amiled and wared his hand In response to the aalntatlona and the perform- ance proceeded. The new Orphenm Theatre, tm Angelen. ^1., U Mhednled to open Jane SS. The Kedale The* atre. Kedale Avenue and Wrat Madison Stieeti closes (hlR week tor the summer and the alrdome adjoining tiie theatre will be ttatowa open Monday, eoatalnlac TandevtUe anS pIctniM. Gus'HiU Wins Suit New York, laae at {Special to TbB BUIbOBid). —Gas HIII, .thta ncdCt won a mtt inaUtated by a former aembor of hb IfUnltht Maiden Com- pany. who eodeaeored to collect two weeks salary whicb ' she alleged was doe her. It seems that'HlU'a contract with thia member of bis company read tbat all iwople moat report for leheaiaala when called, or their contract Is noil and yold. Ttte woman In tbla case failed to obey and Hill discharged her. She sned for two weeks salary, claiming she had not received tbe cnstomaty two weeks notice. HIU eonteaded that hit contract with her Kare Urn the option to discharge ber If she failed to nhserre 'any agreement. The judge decided In Hill's favot. MINSTREL MAN TAKES REST. Colnmbns, O., Jane 15 (Special to The Bill- board ».-^Tbe John W. Vogel's BIjt City Mln. sttels have jnst closed one of the most snccess- mi aeasons of its career, and Mr. and Mrs. Vogel are now at their hnnsalow at Yoga's Beacd, Buckeye Lake. O.. for the aommee. Mr. Vogel Is the prond owner ot a new ami heantlttti lannch. The Minstrel King, desi-^ed br hlmidt and bnllt by one of the largest boat building companies in the state ot Michigan. It Is ot the racing type and It is -uid that he la winning all of the ptlaea in the lone aB<l short-distance contests at the lake UiU summer. While Ur. Vogel is enioylag a mm^.tteedc-I vacation, he la also eombinlns bnalness tirith pleaame aad la looking ntter cvenr detail eon* ceminje hla next aeason'B ptodnction. whidi is about completed. . • The company will be much larger and ttroncer than ever the comioK aeason. nnmberlng upward of dfty .people; amontc them .being aawwail (or- elgu Boveltlea, new to-'tbla'country. ^ Emma Cams, the comedienne, was obliged to he released from her four weeks contract which she held wltb the Folles. It la said that Mlas Cams had been offered, a. big salary to appear at the latest New Tork. niaybonae.. .^. > The .xrnitea BaaUnK..Offices AOia that the. Folles Bergere show, ,1a a nothing '. hat a vande- vllle show nnder .thin, diagniae. it la said., .play. ~ ins in opposition to .their. hooBB*. v Qmaeqiientb':' performers playing.. the.. United .Time. .'It -' Is charKed. are qaletiy. hut .firmly-told-tbat' they must not appear, at .the .Folles- BetgfK and eZ' pect fntnie United-booklnga. LbPOR TS at - LUNA.— • ^ New .Tork, Jnne Zi (Special' tif yixt Bill* board).—The IiaPorts. aeilal act, open- Jnly '3 at Luna Park tat.M r^tnm. engag^ent. They ate booked at the resort for a month. MORSE IN ' FOX. HOUSED New Tork, Jnne 23 (Special to The Bill- board).—Harry M. Morse and (jompany, In XTn- de Seth and the Hoodoo, -were obUged to can- cel their engagement In Waabingtoo, O:.'^ O.. on short notice, on accoont of HIsa Albato^s absence from the cast, she being called torher home on account of the sudden death of-"her fatho' In Providence. B. I. The Companj^ - re- snmea work In New York Oity at one I'Jif the Fox hooaes. Inly 8. BANNONS ON ORPHEUMV New York, June 24 (Special to The Billboard):. —The Joggling Bannona are booked by Pati Casey to open on tbe Orpheum CMrCnit, Ang...^.'; at Winnipeg. One prominent feature of :'tha feats accomplished by the act is that all their elab throwing la done by overhand awing. The Bannons daim the distinction of ■ being the only act doing this throw. Majestic Will .Remain.Open Chicago. Ht', Jtme 24 (^dsl to Tha Bill- board).—O>nt^adlct0ty to a statement printed In last weefc'a'edition ot Uta BIIIboaid.\.ttae ,Ha- lestic Theatre of this city vrill remain open through the entire seasonr thus maintaining Its record of not , one dark week is the liiatary of the boase. In a statement -made to-a tep^esen. tstlve today. Manager Glover said: - ."Then has been no thooght ot the closine of the.Malestic. eren for a short time as' this move would be foolish, owing to the fact that this .& the only large Jiotne now open in Chleago. and dne to this fact boalness is jnst abont twenty per cent better wtOi ns now than it baa ever been. We shall' c ont i nue to play the very highest daSB. acts -ofbtainable uid eondnet oar boose In audi a mamwr as to malntabi . the bettor elua ' tf patnnain that-has been our pleaanre to-.enJo^'T - . -■ = SAVAGE ENG AGES . PHIL VVHITE. New T^ Ittiie (Bpedsi to kba wa- board).—Phn 'White, -who. haa beca appeadnc In Gordon * MorOi's pndnetloa of The Merry Whirl, has been engaged by Henry W. Savage to appear In Sxcose He, which goes «b tbe load next aeaaon. White haa been mider the man* agemeat of Gordon * North for the paat four years. ■ A. E, HUTTON A CO.'S ROMAN HIP PODRO ME. This will be' the feature att>aeliaa^.at tbe Pittsbnnc Blppodrome next week.;. Xlalr ad- vatisement on anoth» page tn tUa.lMe gives mentioa ot Beveral of tbehr tasteef ladas horses. Tbey are booked in tbe Neiw'Bnxland States for SeptembCT. and the Soathem States in October and November, aad ha«t^ the Booth ot AoRust open. SectetariM deaiiInK «a attnc tioa of this kind Aodd irire Clarawe & Bimey, (Jlneinnati, O. NOW "BIG TIM E" HOUSE. New Torki 3nne 2< <8peeUI to' Tbe Bin- board).—Next -week the . CHteiloa ThMlM In Asbnty Park beeomea a big time hooae. A*, thnr Klein Is bookfaig it. On thi« bm nest week vrill be The Bandit. Bison City Foot: Bonovan and Arnold. Williams Brathets 'aad OtlWTS. ■ 7.?! • I NEW DRAMATIC PLAYLET. New York. Jnne S3 (Special :to The Bill- board).—Plaything la the title; at :n draaitte playlet prodneed last -.-week by tte Una Abel Bdnkar and Ooaipany. ' The . pleeo, which ia written hy Cathettne Ktvanan^, ud Is pliyed by three peoifle. has-been booked for a forty weeka aeaaoa eiver tta. Orpbeoa OlKnlt. Ktaak Jfeattt:«ad Xth(l. I>arr.an.«ackt»K, to- gether on the fHaoa, BroHHM^l'OhMU. mSlta. Kan.v and are^maklas- n.-IdisAlt^u They irere teataied on flw. hUI last n^iMk. vxhey were fW.the snmmer in-abont'<twa;iwadkB. After a abort vacation they will besl» jaalae«tsala for n new set, ' ■ •