The billboard (Sept 1911)

SEPTEMBER 9, 1911. "Xtie BIllbosFd 21 ment Events in Big American Cities i>ri me Kround that KansiB City aifTerHntiatea In th.' scale of Ilwnae feea. Pees for Wild Weat kiiowK belaa one linndri'd dollars a day atralgbt Hill for ctrcuNSa tbe llcenad fee Ik charged acctinllni; to tbe number of cara carried. Mnjor John M. Burke, RCOfrni atlvaac* agent fur Uoffalo Bill Show, came to Kansas City Mon- . diir, AuEnst 28 and atayed that week here. It iH ante to say that tbe tents will be Jam etowd. il, Septemb'r 4 for both performances of tbe T«-.j Bllla' Show. WILLIAU W. SQELLBX. SAN FRA NCIS CO, CAL. iicrotMT 15 will be another blK day In San fraiiclsio. The breaking of ground for the I'nuaniu Pacific Exposition will take place, and iTc-iilt-ni Taft will be here to turn the first •.{iii.Ii'fnl of dirt. Tbe committee are hard at utiiii framing up a program of festlrltles. The I'ri-sldent has been tendered an Invitation en- Kiated on s e^ld plate and he has accepted. A very large attendance la anticipated, as ex- ourslona will be run from all dlreettona. Everythlne la la readineas for the premiere •If the Nrw Cort Theatre. September 2. First liill win be Baby Mine, for one week. For wci'k of September 9 cornea Mlas Nobody from £i:irland, with Olive Vale In the title role; t-r the third week, commencing Septeml>er 16. iliirry Bulger In Tbe Flirting I>rlncesa: after which comea H. B. Warner for a two weeka* star In Alias JImmIe Valentine. KlngUng Brotbera' Circus Is hearlly billed f<T tbi'lr four daya* stay here, September 8-11. Titi-y play Oakland on the 7th. Max Dill opened bis season at the Savoy Theatre Sunday, Angust 20, and to say be re- n-lred an ovation Is putting It mndly. for on Dill'a entrance the applause continued for fnlly three minutes, forcing blm to make a speech. :iiii1 when the curtain was rung down on the tirst act. floral offering were passed up to liliii that literally covered the blgataee. The Rich llr. Hoggenhelmer was tbe offering, with a .-ntiablc ca«t composed of Lillian Coleman, Msrta Golden, Cecil Oowles. Myrtle Alrora, I.ih'llle Palmer, Phil Abbott, Melvin Stokes, f'rlui Hamlin, James Barry. Robert Carmen, \v. J. Rao, Grover FrankI, Alf Gonlding, Bay Bi-nnett, Lon Cbaner. twenty choms (Iris and tn-elre cboms men. Sesnery and wsrdrobc liH>ked freafa and new. and a splendid wcek'a hnsinesa was tbe i«sdlt. Under tbe management ot Ernest Shlpman, Flori-nce Roberts, Thcrlow Bergen and Theo- ■t"rv Roberta opened their season at the Savoy Tlu-atre Sunday. August 27. Jim tbe Penman, •'laborately produced, was presented. A tour ■it ilip Coast will follow. The many Coast friends ot Hngb Bmmett. the T.'BirIlomiIst, will be pleaaed to'lpam be la making tbe hit of his career. lie Is now fea- tured at Keltb & Proctor's Fifth Avenue The- •irn.-. Kew York, and the electric sign In tMnt of the theatre carries bis name. Mi'Rre and Recce., formerly known as Foley, tiiil Earl, s singing and dancing team, write thi'y are playing a successful engagement on lUe Brennan Circuit through Australia. f.round was broken August 20 for the new theatre at the corner of Eddy and Mason Streets, to be known as the Gnllfornla Theatre. Qrace Wilson, of the well-knnwn Wilson Si>4tt:rs. Is now playing an extended engagement «t the 'Apollo Theatre. Manilla. The staff of the Savoy for the coming season U a» follows: Charles H. Muehlman. lessee and manager: Phil Hastings, press repr-sen- tatlve: John S. !lackenzle, treasurer: Robert White, asalitint treasurer: John Josephs, mu- sical director: William FInley. master mecban- le: James Cook, electrician: Ben Simons, prop- ■"iir, »°<' •*• ^- Blaochl. advertlalog agent. Xue new Berkeley Theatre opened Wednes- day. August 23. under tbe management of Turner & Dabaken. aa a 10 and 20-cent vandC' vllle theatre. Tbe bouse was packed to the jKirs »nd the prospecta for a steady business hH<li very rosy. The staff of the New Cort Theatre, which owns In September, wlU be made up of the following well-koown people: Homer B. Cur- ran, manager^ Cliarlefi Newman, treaeurer; 2oe shopp, asslstsnt treasnrer: Bamett Franklin, presK agent: Rarrr RIcbarda, stage carpenter; Arthur Uglow, electrician: Bob Wakeman. prnixTty man, and Tony BiaDCbl, sdrertlslng agent. Tb<- big aim excbsnge ot Tomer It Dabnken Is r.>i)orted to have passed Into the bands of the Orneral Film Oooipany. A few weeks ago this same company acquired the Novelty Mov- ing I'ictore Company. "if you're an Eagle, you sure are a bird," waa anng during the Eagles' convention at the I ortola-IXNivre Cafe. It waa written especial- ly for tbe Fonr Black Diamonds, both words •ml music by Jack McClellan. a Friaeo eom- powr. It was <«• of tbe big successes of the pn.KT-im. and ^btly the big sndlence Joined. "1 ilie eboms. The oirl of the Ctolden West, s dramatic oooipany with a brass band, under the per- •'•nal nlrectlon of Mrs. Leslie McDonald, Is iiMiri.nc California playing under canvaa. The <»nin»n.v, all told, comprise thirty people and trnvol In two special cara. A. Bockwald la g>n..rni agent. They report satisfactory bust- n. « ,lncc they left tbeir ststting point, Kansas .i.T'".". 'jljowlng arc nnderllned to appear st the Portnla-Lonvre Osfe: Milan Trto. Gerald Thorne and Mlaa Vers Fsmdale, Waldo, Hen- 7!!" C'elda. and Mme. Elolse Marloe. AHrn Hfloni' and Company played his fourth 'hgagemsnt within twelve months at » iV'^Y"." «'•"■ which ho leaves lor iiunoluiu, departing on steamer August SO. • new company, tbe American Munlcal y"ni...|.r Company, which opened August 20 at. Ill'- un.vety 'Bieatre, shoiwed to very marked tninr,.,m,pnt ft the attendance at tbis bouse. • 'I. from the outlook, It will prove a profltablo ' li-'jisement. The opening bill. Tho Clay Mrs. '•■•'lar, produced by Bob Hughes, the well- »"'>;vn mnslcnl director, formerly with Kolh 1 , ■'• S'^"""'' '» "» J"»l «■•>«• the pnMIe lO '■'!; coinnaiiy Includes Bert TiO ttlanc, '' |i sianhope. (J. 0. Ljdaton, .MiM Pboenle Ki|..> ,r,|,. \(|„ Fritale Ony. Florence Sherlock. ItiihiTla. roril Mnhr. 9elma di> Forreal. ■ii.i .iiorus. Ijitest singing nnmherH. clever f«.^ir " e'sboratc wardrobe, was • big The advance sale for Richard Carle and Com- pany In Jumping Jupiter at the Columbia, be- ginning week of 20, opened big. and the pros- pects are bright for n very proStable engage- ment. Nance O'Xeil was. accorded an ovation on her Initial appearance as stock star at the Al- cazar. She appeared In Tbe Sorceress and Bcored taeavlly. There were three dIatlncUy English vaude- ville turns at tbe Orpbcum this week—too much for one program. They were: Bob Pen- der's Qlanta, doing a Uanttick pantomime, which created much laughter, Qariton, the skeleton-shaped comedy magician,. and Morny Cash, an Eqgllsb character singer. ^ OAKLAND. Tbe Lambardt Grand Italian Opera Company opened Its season Sunday, August 20, at Idora Park Opera House and met with Instant approv- al. The house, both day and night, was packed to the doors, and all the stars were cordially welcomed. Impresario Mario Lambardl brought a company of real high-class singers this time, each principal being a star In their particular roles. The first week's vepertolre Included Cavall^la Rustlcana. I Pagllacela. RIgoletto .and Travlata, which served to Introilnce a company ot singing actora that brought ap- plause and bravoa that almoat lifted the roof. All the Friaco papera devoted columns pralaing tbe company and production, and especial men- tion la due LIdia Levy, who Is heralded as "the little Tetrazzlnl." whose singing created such atorma of applaaae as to Interfere with the performance. Manuel Salazor, the South American tenor, alao registered an Immense hit. In (act. aU tbe company Is tsr above the average, and. Judging from the attendance and reception accorded the past week and the Immense amount of press work being done, the six weeks' engagement will be a record season. Ferulla'a Italian Band continues to l>e a very strong outdoor attraction at Idora Park. Henry Ohimeyer and bis band Is scheduled to follow, opening September 9. Soosa's Band of 50 players are hooked to give two concerts at the Greek Theatre, Ber- keley. This, will be the first big professional attraction at the Greek Theatre thla aeaaon. The two concerta will be given on the after- noon and evening ot Thnrsda.v. October 6. RUBE COHEN. CINCINNATI, O. The local park season Is drawing to a close. Coney will be the first to close Its gates, and win be followed within a week of two by the other resorts. The Zoo, of course. Is open the year round, but the concert season ends there on Labor Day. The managers of the various parks have no complaint to make over the past season, as, without exception. It has been the best for a nnmbn of years. In establishing the Cin- cinnati Snmmer Orebestrs at the Zoo. Instead of the band attractions tbat have played there heretofore, the Zoo management attempted a daring Innovation, which for a time looked to be a failure: but aa the season wore on the Summer Orchestra gained In popularity, and, taking the season' as a whole, was probably a better drawing card than the old order of bantt attractloofi would b&ve been. The opening of Keith's Columbia and the .^ndltorlnm with vaudeville, and the Grand Opera House with Little Miss Plx-It. September 3. leaves but two theatres off the active list. One of them, the Lyric, will open September 10 with Lou Dockstader's Minstrels. That leaves only the Olympic to be accounted for. For a while It looked as though this theatre would be dark this season, but It has been announced that Harry W. Davis, the Pittsburgh theatrical man. has secured a lease and will Install a hlgb.class stock company: In the meantime the KInemacolor Company will show the colored pictures of the Coronation snd other scenes there for one week, starting Sep-' tcmber 3. ■ . L.vmaa Howe's lYavelogues continue to draw well at the Lyric. Dante'a Inferno pictures two weeks* engsge- ment at tbe Grand was sn«eessful even beyond the moat sanguine expectations of Managers Osier & Erb. Messrs. Osier & Erb bave the state's rights to the pictures and are now booking them. The Cincinnati German Theatre Company gave a special performance at the Lagoon September 3. the occasion being the state convention of the German-American Alliances of Kentucky. Der Herr Senator wss tbe bllL The regular season will open at the Orand Snnday night, October 1. Miss Merrltt. of the team of Merritt and Phillips, and In private life the wife of Phil- lips, met with a painful accld-nt at the Ehn- press Theatre Angnst 2T. While doing her turn she slipped and fell to the floor. She was assisted to rise and a phyaldan called, who. after an examination, stated that he feared a small bone In her ankle was broken and tbat she would be laid np (or some time. Frank E. Edwards, formerly manager ot tbe Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, whose roman- tic marriage in May surprised his friends, will retnrn early In September for a prolonged boncvmoon. Mrs. Edwards Is an accomplished. reader and will appear In a number of engage- menta under the management of Mr. Edwards during the coming season. R. W. .Matthews Is the composer ot two new patriotic songs, which he hopes to bave sung during the coming civic celebration in honor of the Pembank Dam and Home-Coming Day. The titles of the songs are The Land Wo Love Best snd The Home We Love Best. Manager Sol~Stephan of the Zoo arrived home last w*ek from New York with the new hlppo- rmtamns. and Miss Minnehaha, as the young lady has been christened, has been as big an attraction aa the Summer Orchestra or Hia- watha. .... . • Manager Fenuessy. with his wife. Is expected home from French Lick .Springs In time for' the opening of the regular aeason at the Lyric, September 10. , , . . „ Jules Hnrflg of the theatrical ftrm of Hur- tlg ft !!eamon Is vMtIng his brother-in-law, Henry Cohn. at the letter's residence In Avon- dale, Manager Hortlg has Just returned from a snmmer trip l» Europe. ' The building Inspector states that 11 wonlrt he almost Impossible for any such horror as the CannonsbnTs (Pn.) lite te pcciir in a ci««lp»,Ml theatre, althongh, he said, there Is no what B crewd will do In s panic. Tbe chief of police here, however, will take no chances, and patrolmen have been ordered to make Inspec- tion of all houses used for motion picture shows on their beats at least once a week, and report ir any carelessness exists relative to the ob- servance of the laws regarding exits, etc. Everything is in readiness for the start of tbe Fernbonk Dam Celebration and Home- Comlnir. September 5. The entries are all in for the various contests that will be held, and some exciting times are looked for. 100,000 visitors are expected In Cincinnati during the week. Mortou Stem, advance agent for Merry Mary, was a caller at the office ot The Billboard last week. His show opened an engagement at the Walnut Theatre, Cincinnati. Sunday, under favorable conditions. Merry Mary is a bright, up'to-the-mlnute song comedy, under manage- ment of tbe Baker Amusement Co. Presented by a clever company, it promises to be one ot the real successes of tbe season on the Stair & Havlln Circuit. Chaa. Baker gave the show his penoaal attention dntliiie the cinelnnatl engscement. SiT. LOUIS, MO. TUs week In St. Loola Is moat deUgbtfuI for the witnessing of town shows, snd almost too cool (or the summer Kardens, ijtboagh most o( them ore still banging on. and will nntil Labor Day. ^Tbe attraetloiis In tbls city for the vreek consist ot vandevllle at tbe Colum- bia Tbeatre, Forest Park Highlands, Maimlott's Park and Suburban Garden, sot mentioning tbe many alrdomes. The two burlesque tbeatrea, the Standard and the Oayety, are both open and doing' nice early bnalness. Tbe only dra- matic bouse that is open at this date la the American Tbeatre, and Manager Rossell Is test- ing bis capacity this week with Tbe Tliird De- gree as bis attraction. This la the first time It hss been here at popular prices and everybody Is going ts see It. The S'Us-Floto Circus Is billed here for three days commencing on September 11. This is the first appearance of this combination In tbls city as long as tbis generation can remember. It is also at 25 cents, which 'Will be looked upon with interest, as to whether this reduction will be any more popular tban the legnlatlon SO crnts tbat we bave always lieea acenatomed to paying. They Sboidd do a cspaclty business these three days if September is a good circus month In this town. All other shows have seen fit to play St. Louis in the early spring, fearing that the fall Is not good time, and tbe success of this visit of Sells-FIoto will again be tbe means of establishing history. At the same time that tbe Sells-Floto Shows Is plsylng St. LOQis, ^e will bave tbe Bamtun-Bailey Shows within trolley ride of tbe dty. and I am 'Won- dering If this will not hnrt the excursion bHsines^s tbat always seems necessary to tbe stay of a Wg circus. The Managers Oppenhelmers ot the Suburban Garden, began their few weeks of vandevllle this week, and are putting on three reels of pictures and ten acts of vaudevDle, giving a three hours entertainment for the price of ten cents. The ads have read wMh the stogan, "Now Go To It," and althongh the weather has been against them, a splendid portion ot the population have taken their words. It la tbe biggest 10 cents' worth ever given in this city. The annual parade of the Veiled Prophets will take place. In tbis city on October 3. Be- sides this event there will be balloon races and aeroplane flights for the rounding out of onr annual festival week. Next year we are to have the revival of -the great St. Louis Fsir. and the annnal festivities in greater (orm than ever before. Dante's In(emo Is showing st the Garrick Tbeatre here and to big business. They are pronounced by all to be the greatest thins yet shown m the moving picture Une. The Amerlcsn Gypsy Girls are a tremendons hit af Maimlon*B Park this week. Always fav- orites In St. Louis tbey bave succeeded In mak- ing this 'Week one of tbe best at the season at this resort, and the weather entirely against tbem. Their act has harmony and beauty that Is most liked by the playgoer and their vialts here have always drswn big. The American Band of Providence, B, I., which waa- to fill two weeks at Delmar Garden here, closed after one week's engagement owing to the lack of patronage. The doMng of this garden's regular season, and the extremely cool weather made tbe attendance (all madi below a profit, and the band polled ont (or Pmrldence Snnday night. Lyman H. Howe's Travel Festival wIU play a two weeks* preliminary season at tbe Century Theatre here, begliming on September 4. It Is now decided that St. Louis will bave another ahow this year, and It wUl take place in the Coliseum, either the first or second week In November. No horse show has been held bere for two years and the committee that la collect- ing some $5,000 for its financial success, state that It will be the best ever held In this city. Charles Williams has broken Into the aviation field and Is booking W. I. Baker at the fairs. In an aeroplane of hU own make. Tbe flight at Windsor, HI,, wored Snceessfol and proat- able as vvell. Mr. Baker made his machine himself last year, and It is patterned after the Bergholt Plane, Tbe Atlas FUm Mannfacttiring Co. ot this city, who are now exhibiting their first pro- duction. The Jsmes Boys in Missouri, have made a wonderful production ot tbls In- teresting subject. The scenery being cor- rect In all -Its details, baving been taken on the actual spot where these crimes were done, have a most thrilling picture besides one that is ex- cellent In its photography. If this first pic- ture is sny criterion ot Its itext productions, then St. Lonls can feel proud of numbering this new enterprise among Its many accomplishments as a center. It looks as though Rowland & (nifferd bave another big winner In Edward B. Rose'a play. Rock of Ages. This pisy opened the American Tlieatre'a season last Sunday afternoon and 6*^ snito the summer weather, and manifold out- door attractions, the week'a receipts will closely approach The Rosary record at this house, which was :made later In the seaaoo. AU flve at the St. Louis critics voiced a fntura for Bock of Ages In the' popnlar-prlce bunses. Tbe ttaems et the play bears on the wblte slava tralDe^ with the moral leaaons predomlnatlnc at every climax. All records for lithographing St. Lonls -were smashed this week by Frank Dailey, advertis- ing agent for the American Theatre, with tbe attraction of Rock ot Ages. Three hundred and fifty-three sheets ot psi>er grsced tbe vlewa ot all who patronized Ollva Street. Oallej was connected with the Imperial Theatre forces last seasoD, bnt went over to tlia Aoaerieaa thla season witb the advent ot Dave Bnssell'a aeerablp at tbe latter bonae. Manager. Han7 .Wallace -was nmblo to Havlln's Theatre here on last Sonday, or-uw to the noa-cempletlon ot tbe extensive inpnive- ments being made. Bnt tbe contractors promise that his opening will take place on September 4 without mishap. The Convict's Daughter will be the opening attraction. Tbe theatre has gone Into slmost a rebuilding state and will make one of St. Lotus' prettiest playbomes when It is opened. A new ft-nture 'will IM tlie omitting of the orchestra, aametblng that St. Louis will bave to get need to. Bnt the lack of the orchestra will be made op by the maa^ other (eatnrea ot comfort tbat are betas Ib- stslled. WILL I. TABIiBT. TOLEDO, O. One of onr old boys of theatricals tbat tarn made tbe circuit la Howard Leese; be has diaiie of Snyder's cigar stand and newa-room on 8*- perlor Street. He has promised to handle Billboard. Good Ink for the agents and maa- agers to make out their advices and next year's contracts. Joe Hawley, one of tbe old billers, ts now holding a car-manager'a Job witb tbe John Bob- InsoD's Shows in the Soutii. Edward Cliannell is back from Us summer vacation-and work-ont at Cedar Point. Bd. wDl again say how many and when at tbe American that Is about to open Ita doors witb hlgh-^Uas melodramas. The two Mikes are mnr operatlns the theat- rical hotel Relate. Hatix Ketdinm, me of tbe old-tlmera, will be tbe agent at the Talenttm this jear. The Ionian Twins waa here aad aa was all the Lyman family. Ask Loa at the Arcade about Ills brothers. George Hsnner, the stsge msnager of the New Keith's and his summer kick, Bomie Pstoskl, went fishing the other night at the .Toledo Beach and It was so dark that the yomg men could not see. After several hours* fishing wlien they discovered that thay were en sand and tbe water bad left them. Arthur Roach is heie 'with Sal'vatlon Nell Company. Arthnr is tbe carpenter and playa ia the bar-room scene of tbe play.^ He carries two cards. Bartenders' and Stage Craft. Patrick Oeryne, general manager for Vaughn Glaser, wss In the city tor tbe sesaun's opedng of one of their attractions, SalvatlOB Nell, wbieb made ita Initial appearance at tbe Lyceum. Pat Is one of the popidar (dlowa and bis st- tractlon and company proved to be a big card. Pat says that they 'will have seven sttrscUons under the Vaugban Glaser management. Among them win be Tirns Cobb, the great ball player of the Detroit team. It wni be Tlie Cnllege Widow rewritten for a baseball part tor the ^Georgia Peach. Arthur WIndlsh, who msde (he tour et Lena Blvers, Is in with a car load ot small stoir for the coming of Rosalind at Bed Gate. Av^ tbur la some bUler and the to'wn looks llke-tbe coming of a circus. Kid Burns, the Dayton (Ohio) wonder, called upon us en route to the (air dates at St. Panl- MlnnespoUs. Kid Is doing stunts Is the air (or the Wright Biotben. Kid la a wonder: wm be selling sgeats tba aeroplanes toe sdvanre Jumpa. Tbe Bowery Bnrlesqnets opened Ike Bmpire (or the present sessoa aad proved to be one o( tbe biggest openins events that tke local boose lias had In years. Arthnr Jarvls. one ot tba ent-m> clowns of the Bamum Showa, came over from Port Hnn>n. Mich., last Snnday, to say how do yoa do to all tbe boys. The white t^ bad a Ms barvest la Canada. TACK TIBBKBY. OMAHA, NEB. The theatrical season of 1911-U opened la three theatres on August 2T, the Gayety. the Orphenm and the Kmg. Tbe BrandeUi opened Angust 31, with Tbe FllrUns Prtaooes. The American, with tbe Woodward Stock Company, will begin bntfness Septemlier SB, aad tbe Boyd, under the Shubert management, spaas aboat September 15. The weather waa Ideal, being quite cool and BMor ■Horded the openings wbe vrenid bave, under less favorable eoaditloDs, vMted the amnaement parka. If the attendance at the theatres at the open- ings Is anything to go by, the r season Just started 'wUl be a very provtetoas ooe (or sll the houses. C. A. Bird, general manager tor the Sbu- berts. who recently visited this iSty, denies the report that the-Shnberts had sublet tbe Boyd to Snllivan A Considine. He states that tbe Shn- bert attractions will be InstsIIed In tbe Boyd as soon ss the Improvements sre completed^ If the plans ontlioed by the Bhnberta are carried out, tbe Boyd when completed will prac- tically be a new theatre. The plana call tor ri-fnmlshlns and redecorating the entire boose, Includlos new ehalts and carpeta; aa entire :iiew stage vrin be bnilt and addltlona to the d i e— Ing rooms. The color scheme wtn be oinl- berry and gray. It is said the cost et tta^Aa- provements 'wlll be abont nkMO, and' .'wImb finished (his thestre will be one ot the m««t at- tractive In the city. H. J. BOOT. Additional Big City Letters will bo found on pago 60,