The billboard (Sept 1911)

GO Tne Bill board WORLD OF LITTI.E WHEELS. <boDttaaed from p«c» 8>T.' - * ^HAim/rON TO RACE IN CHICAOO. Clareaee Hamntoo of Boston, Mass., wlqner of three world's cbsmplonsbtp races, arrived In <&l<!MO Ia«t week. baWns Snlsbed np bis; rac- Ins'tbrensboat the westem conntir. HU iIist . Kin'' he with Henry Becker, and win be a ■ntlM of three one mile matobes. The races win: be-skated «t RlTerrlew rink, the first keat belaf ikated Angort 9. cniocEF Foa pbofessionai. . boujEB 8KATBHS. Now ihst professional races are becoming mm* lOomliMnt daring the tiaat year, and the ■katets am pirtting np a Iietter. grade of racing, . wonldn't it be great if a circuit of professional IMM for the larger cities was formed. Thin basrfaeett'mentioned several times bj different ■katen, who say tliey 'can not afford to fn fhelr time for the few and far-be^ races where the real coin Is handed ont. asTerar 'dttes ttiat prtmiote professional tacec dnxlss the season, and why not get to- Sstber, y<m xtak managen. and agree npon yonr -dat^ aad form a elrcnlt. Yon win bate plenty •t aasistanee-from tlie many professional ekat- aaj^i Wlw ar« only too willing to travel if sncb eirealt were formed. There are dozens of crack skaters tiironghont the TTnlted States who bave never met the skaters from the other parta of-the-cinmtry, and for that reason we. have never been able to tell who really is Bie belt ikater In the States. AlfBBXZA'S liOXa DISTAIICE SKAXBB AND .mSBECOBDS. . L B. ECkford of SoblnsonL ni., who Is at prasent in X<os Angeles. CaL, preparing fbr his winter skating, has quite a record fcr an endnr- anc^ skater. He first came to my notice when be skated 326 miles and 2 laps In 24 honrs at the "'Grand Skating Blnk, Boblnson^ ni. His Best petformance.of note was Ills 48..|iOQr grind at Danville; HI., November 9. 10 and 11. 1910. at Oa. OeUii'iiiii Blnk. by skating 528 miles and S laps, wblle. on March 6. 7, 8 and 9, at Waablngten Blnk, Gary. lad., be registered 769 miles aad 1 lap in 72 bonrs. Be claimed ttaat In some of his races be has not been pnshed hard enongh for talm to have to extend himself. MOW, we canH Jnst Tonch. for -the exactness In the messnrement of the tracks that be skated on, tat.be has Hie backing of the managers, wbo- 'Wlil avtear- to the exact itlme that he skated In tiicse races; and be Is willing to meet say skatn In the world in a long distance'race of OIs'diaTacter. I bave' heard from "Eekford ■eraral OmM this year, and from the tone of bta lettan lodge aat be is « -nry coed antbn- slaat and means Jnst'Wiiat-be oia^ • BBCKBB -W ins fi bst.. op uatcb backs WITH HAMmrON.. Henir Becker, cbimplon of Gbleago, woa the Ont race of a aedeii of three-mateli laeea. when he defea!ted Clarence Hamlltoa of Sostbn in tlie fan time of 2:37. the l>est time ever'made In a mile match race. a%e race was skated at Blvecvlew Blnk. Chicago, Wednesday night Angnst 9. Becker, being a little nervoos at fb» start of the race, sprinted Into the lead and lield lUa position for five laps, then giving away to Hamilton, who set the pace nntil the Uat lap, when Becker broke loose with one of Oe beat sprints ever witnessed at Blvervlew Blnk. and beat the Boston. flyer down the stretch, "wfaning by only indies. The victory meant mneb for Becker, for It gives bira the advantage over EtamlMon, and more confidence to win Uie aeilei. TO Ml Am^pvsa B AH. GAMES TO BK B& VrVUD BI SBVEBAI. BISKS THIS WINTER, nie games of polo and posh ball got qnlte a Btairt In several of the skating rinks In Iowa, Illinois, Miehlgan and Indiana laat year,' and a elrcnlt was formed at Sionx City, la., two years ago and proved to he quite snccessfnl. The game of polo Is a very interesting game; and 1 believe if managers oi rinks In small towns wonld f«m a polo leagne between tteir nelgb- iMirlns zlnka. . It wooM help keep the - toller CUne to quite an extent. Indiana and IIll- nola were to have a leagne last year, hot ] we beard BOtblng Airtber from that qnarter. JUIXAN T. FITZGBBAIiD. J ORECIAN TRAGEDY. (ContinDed from pace &) sanctity the offering and refrain from many of their petty conceits. It Is only because such nWB. as the critic of the New Xork American neia the support of the modem cmdely informed and Umitedly learned that they entertain' the PbMIc with such irrelevant -facetiae a* axe misted upon the readers of the American: "Of all the aoroughfares In New Tork City -bawing peibapa West Ufith Street—East 14th Street Is the least lik^ to wallow In Hellenle tragedTi" , The New Toik Trlbone finds muiA not to its approval In the presentation of the Sophocleslan drama, bnt directs Its criticisms at the proper 0aees—the loss' of Intrlnsicallty of effect— and the misconception of the depth of the play as bconght ont by tbe shortcomings of Its Irving Place Interpreters. Tbe complaint against the pernimeta is Ibat tlieir rendition, was too aca- aeole and too unrelieved by the natural. This error can be contrlbnted to their earnestness on the commendable groonds that -tbey TCCOgBlze tbe cravlty and sobriety of tbe work and worked anxloosly though not qnlte snccessfnlly to iwrtrsy these qualities. The Trlbnne ills- enasea these points 'Rblcfa have been above enumerated concerning the production of tbe drama at llie Irving Place Tbeatre, Uonday, Anguat a. as follows: ^ WELDOII,WILLIAMS&UCK FORT SMITH. ARK. Tbe idea of' destiny inseparable to the Greek tragedrtflK stnAglz^mi^asised in Oedipus Bex. thb'. dentil i^t^lt!^ ,of emotion In wblch It ' lived knd-%oved, and the element of unre- lieved Tlndlcatlveness ..wblch marked all of Sophocles' plays, 1 "Oedipus Bex Is .carried steadily along' to Its culmination. There Is .'no^ looking to the right or to tbe left, noi.nwless meanderlogs Into byways. The more' elaborately each scene Is wrought, or any single speech, the more it contributes to make stronger, to bring out more powerfully, tbe main emotion. In it Sophocles shows in perhapa greater degree than In any of his other dramas bis wonderful power of concentration; In it he shows a wonderful un- ion of tbe greatest complexity wltb tlie great- est simplicity, of grandeur with harmony ana of largeness of lesign with perfect finish. "The movement Is not retarded by snpeifln- itles. These ate tbroirn off with mnch sklU tbat any apparent effort is tmnoticeable. Tbe spec- tator is Informed at the outset of tbe clrrum- stances of the supreme crisis of the Individual iMillny of King Oedipns and sees it later per- :rayp(] witli suiireme emotional Intensity. "Mr. Keller failed to take full advantage of the opportnnlty to show In all Its toll newt and greatness tbe lacerated Innocence of .Oedlpna, who Is destined by the gods to murder bis father and wed bis own motlieT. bringing chil- dren Into the world throngh the union. Lillian Kingsbury, at times, as Jocasta, wife of Oed- ipus, mistook raving for intense feeling and emotion. Mayne Lynton. as a priest of Zens, showed skin, and Charles Jamea played Telre- slas well." - . CURRENT ATTRACTIONS. (Continued from page 13). Johnson, a loeger. nancis McGinn: Henr.T Walker, a Yale undergraduate, Charles Merrl- well; Jira Bean. Adirondack guide. ' Charles Keane; another, enide, J. A. Farey: Amy Gary, Peter's niece. Florence Nash; Mrs. Wlnton, her aunt, Bosa Band; Helen Nelson, Bobert's sis- ter. Maldel Turner; Buth Jardln. a bride. Marie Mallon: Dora Mason, her friend, Elizabeth Nel- son: Mrs. Dodd. landlady of tbe Trout Lake Camp. Sarah McVlckar; Hope, waitress and chambermaid. Mildred Beverly. The good busi- ness that has attended the opening week's performances presages a long- run at the Port. Dear Old BUly. with 'William Ha'wtrey In tbe chief, comedy role. Is another play tbat has scored a big success, and bids fair to run at the 'Whitney Opera House for a long time to come. It is a clean farce, splendidly acted, and reflects great credit both upon Its Impresario. Mr. A. G. D^amater. and the excellent company that presents it. Tbe Princess is . presenting a moving pic- ture drama based upon Baate's Inferno. It is said to be one of tbe most ambitions film shows ■ ever vrojeeted. with thirty-^Ix' scenes. In the making of wbleb over 300 actors were employed. The CoronatioB pictures shown by tbe Klne- macolor Company contlnoe to attract big audi- ences to tbe Garrick, and 'will continue all next week until next Friday night. Tbe Russian Symphony Orchestra will give flnal concerts at tbe Stndebaker Sunday after- noon and evening and tben tlut bouse wilt re- main dark until the advent of Elsie JFanls later in September. - ..i-- -- Nearly all of tbe eot1.vIng theatres are now In commission. At the Haymarket, Tbomas E. Shea will finish bis engagement tonight, making way for Merry Mary, tbe musical farce which was seen here at the 'Whitney last season. An all-star cast and the famous Taxlcab Ciloms are promised by the Charles M. Baker Amuse- ment' Conipan.T which Is presenting It. Granstark; dramatized for the stage by George D. Baker from ' the popular norel by Geor^re Barr McCutcheon. will be the offerlns for the week commencing Sunday matinee at the beauti- ful Imperial Theatre on the West Side. Tbe veteran Atkins I.a'wrence is in tbe cast. At the Bijou, the popular Halatead Street playhouse, the management of which has been assnmed by Balph T. Ketterllna. Lincoln J. Carter's evergreen melodrama, Tbe Heart of ''Chicago, will.. tuAi forth for the next seven day*. The Convict's Daughter is scheduled for tbe Alhambra, and the National, wbleb plays Tbe Goddess of Uberty tonight for tbe last time, win have George Sidney and Carrie Webber and a large chorus in Busy Izzy. The Marlowe Tbeatre opens its stock season under the management of Cliarles B. Marvin on Monday night. Angnst 28. with The Charity Pall as the offering. Albert Phillips and Leila Shaw will bave the leading roles.. HERE AND THERE IN THE CHI- CAGO COLONY. (Continned from page 18). all. They will bave a New Tork opening sbortly. The Miles Tbeatre in Minneapolis will in- crease Its seating capacity to 2,460. Dodo BandaU tried ont a new act at the ■Monarch Tbeatre this week, which promises to be a anceesa. ■- Minnie. Palmer, manager, of the Three Sfarx Brotbers ft Co., is planning to send ont several more new acts. The Three Mars Brotbers are meeting with great success on the Pantages' Time. The Linden Theatre opens tbis week with boolsing from 3, C- Uattbe'ws' office. Tbe Plaza Tbeatre 'will ooen next week. The first bill will Include the Five Musical Lassies. Three Navaros. Carter, Stanley and Lewis, and Marie Sparrow. Jack Taylor vrlll be one of the feature at- tractions on tbe Wilson Avenue and Willard bins 'Week of Aognat 21. THE BILL AT HAMMERSTEIN'8, (Contlnsed from page 9.) nnmb>rs tbat b?ars the ear-mariks of a big winne." Is Lovie Dear, rendered by Ulss Walker and B-ibby Kemp. The words and music of tbe SOUK are exceptionally good and It would not be liazardons to venture tbe opinion that It will nut b« long before the number becomes popular. Hlekey's Comedy Circus, seen at tbe Boof only a few weeks ago, retnrned to the Comer only to score a bit more pronounced than on the occasion of tbe first engagement. Hlcksy bas bis ponies exceptlonallT. well trained. His nn- rldable mules create the laughter. One of the solid bits of tbe show was reg- istered by Belle Blandie, tbe lioging com- edienne, wbo Is anottaer of the ttoora frequent visitors. She sang Day Dreams, I'm Falling la Love, gave imitations of Irene Franklin, Jack Norwortb, Leila Mclntyre and Madame TTca- tlnl with mnch credit to berxelf. Collins and Hart, the bnrlesaua strong men, repeated this we> k the success attending tbem last week at the Fifth Avenue. The chi-ery repartee of Stella Uaybew and Blllte Taylor and tbe clever songs of tbe pair, elicited much deserved applause. Stella May- hew headlined the program. Paris by Night, Molassa's pantomime, with aille, Mario Corio, Mario Molasso. Edward Craw- ford, Alice Tojettl and T. Tamakura, sustained Int.'rest. Bedml and Arthur close^ the show, giving a burlesque on Paris by Night. THE MAJESTIC BILL, (Oontlnned fram page 13). find a new one, tben you'll bave your fingers crossed 'as far as critics are concerned. Dorotb; Bogers and Company appear in a comedy playlet. They are reviewed under New Acts. Chick Sale, the character change artist, pre- sents an offering, called A Country School En- tertainment. Mr. Sale enacts all tbe cbaracters, from the old maid teacher to the pupils and board of directoors. Uis act proves to be one of the best comedy offerings where real art Is essential. His first impersonation is that of the mild, every-body-loves-me old maid teacher. Uis conception of tltis part places him high on the pedestal of confidence with the audience, and with each succeeding impersonation be further proves b!S' abUity" as a >eal character artist'. Mr. Sale's conception of the country kid parts in recitations and song, proved a genuine riot. His changes are all made on the stage, and consume about twenty seconds. His final cbar- acters, depicting members of the school board. Is exceedingly ^ever and genulntly fuun3*. Nu doubt when tbe time comes for good old Bert Davis to give no the game. Chick Sale could take bis place, and no one be the wiser. Bowers.' Walter and Crooker, the three rubes, offer a' noveltr In comedy acrobatic acts. A feature of tbeir offering Is tbe swiftness with which tbey work. Evidently experience has taught them that an act of this nature can not let an audience get "cold" and get away with it. Their feats are original and new, and a great many of them dltUcnlt. The comedy is clean aniS wholesome, and was received very nicely. Tbe boys have a clever manner of dos- ing the act. Tbey lay head to foot all in a line, and have the audience guessing as to tbe natnre of the stunt to be polled. At a given signal the drop is raised abont a foot, and with a yell tbe three rubes roll under and out of sight. The success of tbe act was gratifying, and made a decided hit. The boys took several tmws. The Temple Quartet olters a refined stnglns acL The boys appear In full dress, and carry It well. There Is a noticeable elimination of all attempts at low' comedy, wblch some of the straight singing fours seem to tblnk essential. As far as refinement la concerned, no small amount of credit is due tbe Temple Quartet. Their singing Is carried in close harmony with all barsbness and sngnstlveness left fsr tbe so-called comedy qiurtets. Tbe solos, both bass and tenor, mads a great hit, aud were rendered in such a self-assnred manner that the result was Inevitable. Tbey responded to aereral en- cores, and made a number of friends through their splendid entertainment. Victor Moore and Emma LlttleSeld submit a rehearsal sketch, called Back to tne Farm. It can hardly be. said that this sketch is worth> of the artists playing it, bnt it is funny. Tbeir conception of wonld-be vandevllllans Is very csmmendable. and tbe laughs throughout the act are frequent. Tbe idea Is old, using the rongb-neck stage band and working In bare stage. However, in closing tbe* act, tbe bur- lesque is dropped, and some very clever dancing introduced. Miss Llttlefield's dance eq>eclally won great approval. Mr. Moore was Victor Moore, 'nnf ced Bessie Wyno appeared next to closing, and in ber first two.numbers (previously mentioned), tell flat. Ber third number, a popular soub. introducing a inedley of operatic airs In the cboms. went very big. and this in Itself should bave shown Miss Wynn ttaat efforts on tbe first- class of songs were wasted talent. Ber coi.- tumes are pleasing and conservative, but were It not for her' great' popularity with Chicago audiences, she would have been a dismal failure. The Four Begals close the show in feats of strength and endurance, and bave a novel settlne and Tehlel» for tbeir work, showing the interior of a blacksmith shop. This vehicle for the offerlog proves ideal, as the weights are necea- sarlly a part of tbe setting: The act went very big. and took several bows. Bnd Fisher, the tamnns cartonniat and creator of tbe famous comedy rbaractera Mntt and Jeff, ia featured on the bill for the week of the twenty-eigbtb. and will nndnnbtedly pmve one of tbe greatest box olBee magnets tbe Majestic has ever known. OROJIEB'S BPABKIiE EKBB0n>EB'7 on coS' tumes, drsperles. etc. CBONER. 2na W. 4Inrt Street, N. Y. C. A velvet hnir bandpsn glvrn with every costume order until September 1st only. (Mention Billboard). ORBANS Bought. aOld. nrbangad and 70RV innuExo * mh ITS Paik Bsw. Saw Teik POEMS WAIVXED Cash paid for songs. NEEDBAM MUSIC HOUSE. St. Louis. Mo. Pays. PIretoliei*. Mnnoloeaes, Minptrol Jokes. FeeltntlODK. MaVe-ap Oooftir. etc.. sent VRKK. DICK & HTZO'BALD. at Knn l-trwt. >ew York. SOMETHING fMEW STBEajTMEN AND FAIBWOBKER3—Great Moneymaker jnat ont. Sells on nigbt; everybod.v wants one. Write tor particulars or send 2n cents for sample, and be tbe first to have, them at tbe fairs. W. J. BIDDLE, r728 Michigan Bonl., Chicago, m. READING FAIR At Reading-Wakefield, liass., hk Graonds September il9, ' 20, 21. ' For sphce- apply to HBNBT A. UPTOK, Mortb Beading. Mass. The Great Alferetta AMERICA'S AERIAL QUEEN 6 6 In a combination novelty : and aeaaatlaoal aerial act. Introducing Bemaa ..Blaga. FlylB^ nrapeie and Spanish Web, WttlMat a doubt, the strongest single lady aerial act before tbe public. A feature on any bill. A drawing card for parks, alrdomes and fairs. For apea time, terms and particniars, addteas TOS Tlae Street, PbUadelphla, Pa. 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