The billboard (Sept 1911)

SEPTEMBER 23, 1911. T n e B i lib O ^ rd 7 WEEK THROUGHOUT AMERICA ROWDY ISM AT CONEY HACKETT S GOOD VEHICLE A\ardi-Qras Celebration at the Famous Amusement Rendez^ The Grain of Dust Opens-Regular Season at Olympic Theatre, vons Terminates in Disgraceful Scenes in which St. LquIs,. and is Pronounced Surpassingly Excellent- Hoodlums Create. Veritable Bedlam Supporting.Company Highly Praised womin were Insalted, and fighting was con- tiuiious. Hats were torn from the "women's heads, and confetti, mixed' with pepper was thrown liito their eyes.' Nearl" all of -the pepper victims were wealthy automobilists watching the throng -from cars along the curb on Surf Avenue. Several hundred were arrested on this charge, and over oce hundred were- sentenced to terms'In Jail this morning. St. Lonis, Mo., Septembn .11 (Special to The Binboard).—James K. Hackett, with '^Is new play. The Grain of Dust, opened the season at the Olympic TtieAtr^ last night.' Th#'Grsin of - Sast is Louis Evan Shipman*s dramatization of the late David. Graham FbilUp's last-;novel. A large opening night audience was on hand, despite the sultry - weather, and the' 'consensus Of opinion was that Mr.- Hackett has a' vehicle that will serve bim for some time. OLIVE VAIL.- A'ppcaring in Miss Nobody from Starhind.' nnder the direction of Mort Singer. Xcff York, Sept. 17 .'Special to-The-BiU^ l'0!ird).-Tl>lspraceful ^^sccnes marked, the cele- bration of the Coney Island Madrl Gras last i!i2lit,' whrch was'attended 'by over 400,000 peo- jite. Hundreds of ruffiaiis t09fc advantage of (lie carnival spirit, - and all during the night BANNERMAN HAS FALL. .Morrlstowu. Tcnn., Sept. 16 (Special to The liillboard).—Pat Langan. one of the best ban- iR-rmen on the road, fea 14 • feet here while l>aiiu-.'rin;; a wall for the John Bobinson Shows, hreiiklng bis left hand In four places, also bis uo»f. lie is DOW Id the Morrtstown General noipltal and a card from'any of bis friends will belp ebp«r bIm op. Mr. Knopp, tbe geuvral agent for the Ten Big, will send Langan to his home in 'Weatbertord, Tex., as soon as be is uble to be about. /- GABY ARR IVES. New' York, Sept, 1" (Special to The Bill- iKoinl).—Gaby-D«alTs arrived here yesterday on ihe French liner La I>orralne. Mile. Deslys is confident that she will attain considerable success in her vaudeville tour of America. She is n'lwrted to have brought over $700,000 worth of Jewelry with which to dazzle the American iheatregoers, among irliicli la a mairelous p.-arl- nt-cktnce that Is said to have cost Manuel of I-..rlisal, ?320,000. WHERE IS FRANK B. HOOPER? The Billboard received a wire from C. E. f«uy«ier, l>eavenwortli, Kan,. September IS. ad- vi>Ius that there was a death in the family or I'rauk B. Uooper, tlieatrlcal man. Anyone knon-lug Uooper and witb what company be Is vt-nutcted, will kindly notlfj- Urn. Musicians Strike - A Salem Snlem, Mass., Sept. 11 (Special to The BlU- tMj.mrt.—As a result of a dispute between the ^ItiKidans' Union and Julias Cahn. manager of I lie Salem and Empire Theatres bere, women (ila.vers appeared in the orchestra at tonight's I'tTformance. Tbe anion has a rule that stip- iiI:tTos that every theatre must employ at 'least sevi'D men In its orchestra, and when Mr. Cahn let two men ot tbe Salem orchestra go Satur- «in>-, ilie iiuioa called a meeting and voted tbat unWs Mr. Cabn. used seven men at the Salem. uut<*n men would refuse to work In either house here. The Empire orcbestra walkeil ont in s.vm- imthy today, and unless the matter is setthnl in II satlsfactor.v manner a strike at all the li"usi'S in wliicb Mr. Cahn Is concerned may fol- io". Mr. Cabn's action In employing-women nin^iclaas is taken t» Indicate that be Intends ti* light the Issue. . EMPRESS THEATRE POPULAR. The Rmpreas Theatre. - the Cincinnati home or Sullivan tc Gonsldine Taudevllle. Is saintnc In public favor with each succeeding week, iin.l imTronagv Is Increasing corrcspniulingl.v. Tliis stimulation ot interest is no doubt In a I.irir*. measure due to the Indefatigable efforts "f II. n. Robinson, local manager, and Ed .\u- ili"ii.>-. the press Tcprp.>sentatlve. two active workfrs. who never allow an opportunity to l .-i^.. t" i»iit uvi-r iHiine clever surprise for tlielr I»;ilntns. . MOORE SECURES CONTROL. WlieelUig. W. Va., Sept. IS (Special to The ninixumll.—The Moore Circuit has secured con- trol of the Board of Trade Building here. In Which the Court Theatn. Is located. The stock wns purchased in the name of Samuel P. >t\im. of Nlxnn &,Zimmerman, of rblladclphia; ylias. A. Feinler is the present manager and iissi e of the theatre, and the above course was iiiitic-lpnteil by the combination of the Interests of .Mcsners. Nixon, E. F. .Moore and Pelnler several weeks ago. No change In the policy ot ■ ill." tlicnire Is contemplated. NO RELATIVE OF BERRY FAMILY. 1 rof. A. K. Berry-of the' Berry Aeronautical Cmiipany wlubcs to state that the Albert Berry ebaraed, with jnunler In Pennsylvania. Is no relation and i^ n6 way, conn'ectnl wit&. th« orlBlnar Berry^ Family ■of''aeronanla and Jiira- < iiuti> leapers. A number of paner* hare then- tioned bim'.,as conm-cted with the Berry Fam- ii>\ -causlhir inconvenience and unpleasant com- menla. - Prof. Berry has recently returned from ^l-Mco. wticro, bo \v«« aolnB «tnitilrj> balloon j> M-k during the recent revolution, in which- he 'ii'l the misfortnue to lose two lliiRera. PrniM ft Loderer'* Madame Bherrjr Company "i-enirt Sampson'* Theatre. Venn tin, V. T„ >"piember 7, anil gave a ptcaalnR pertormanco The Ogre Scores Hit -tondon, Sept. 12 (Special to The Billboard). —Sir George. .Mexander protluccd at the St. James Theatre last nights a new three-act com- ery by Henrv .%rthur Jones,- entitled The .Ogre. The plot of the play can hardly be called orig- inal, as Mr. Jones uses the hackneyed theme of tbe retjellious wife, who tlireateris to desert her husband for another admirer and the com- placent husband, who puts no obstacles In her way. knowing that she will finally surrender to his will. The dialogue, however. Is bright and sparkling, and kent the house continualU in a state ot merriment. , The play was given a splendid representation bx an - excellent company, including George exander In the title role. Kate (Sutler-.as the ' wife,, and A.. E. Matthews as the Irieiponalble SOIWil- , r,!,'"' >''.-; — -— '•>■%! " ... j;aviation: .neilb: V/ "-.-••-^ ' *- Jcf' -.'s. : . • f-^-i!.ti,ii.'i •t*li.o ,* . '■ ,•„., ■ .. ij.j .HJi!! The International Aviation-Maeti^ whtch la to be held at the Airdrome of the Aero Club ot New York and tbe Aero Club ot America, takca place September 23 to October 1 inclusive. High Diver Falls; Dies Minneapolis. Sllnn- Sept. 11 (Special to The Billboard)-.-—Captain .Matthew Dorsey, a- high diver of this city, Ued at the Ashury Hos- pital as 'a result of injuries received in diving from ti,e high electric tower into a net at Twin City Wonderland Park. September 3. Dorsev was- 25 years old. CHILD SEIZED BY LION. Syracuse, N. V., Sept. 16 (Special to The BillboaM).—Laura Burns, seven years ot age, was frightfully mangled and bitten by a huge ' lion In a sideshow at the State Fair yesterday. : Tbe lion's cage was roped off so tbe spectators could not get nearer than five feet, but the little sin crawled under the rope and stood near tbe cage. The lion seiied the girl in his Eaw and tiled to draw her through the bars, ut-the attendants t>eat and prodded the animal with bars until tbe child was released. Tbe Anderson Realty Company halt leas^ the Anderson. Mo., Opera House for the ^nsnlng eight months, and will have attractions ou'Wed- neadajr and' Thursday ulshts ot each -week. ' Tbe play itself tells a direct story ot the utmost' simplicity. Frederick Norman, a bril- liant young lawyer, sacrificee bis financial and social prospects to marry Dorothea Hallowell. a. poor stenographer. Dorothea ..does not care miicb for*him and deserts bim in his time of need. At the play's last moment, when Norman- has recovered what be has lo^t because of her. Dorothea bobs up with a rather belated con- fession of love tor bim. iMr.' Hackett has -surroimded himself with a company, of surpassing excellence, when it might have been economical to have chosen lesser men for the little parts. CAST OF COABACTERS. Frederick Norman ...Mr: Hackett '(Villiam Tetlow ................E. M. Holland Isaac Burroughs Frazer Coulter Clayton FItzhugb Vauhan Trevor James Galloway Charlrfi Stedman Edward Lockyer - ' Frank Bnrbeck TimsoQ Fred A. Suilivan Clerk Daniel Jarrett Jr. Mrs. Clayton Fltzbngh . Olive Oliver Josephine Burronebs Pauline L. Netf Dorothea HalloweU .' Mary Moran SYNOPSIS OF SCENES. Act. -r^-^toar in Frederick Norman's hon&. New Yorlc ■ - Act 11—Frederick Norman's private offlee In the suite ot the corporation law firm of Lock- yer, Benchley. Sanders & . Norman. A week later. Act III—Same as Act 1. An'August morn- ing eighteen montiis later. Act IV—Same as Acts I and III. /Erenlns. Six months later. Time—The present. Produced nnder- the personal direction - ot Mr. Hackett. ESECtrnVE STAFF FOB MR. H.\CKETT. Manager. Wilson J. Uberroth; bosioess man- ager. Thomas A.- McKce; Mr. Hackett's per- sonal representative, Robert S.' l>oman; stage manager, Fred A. Sullivan; carpenter. AI Bol- land; property man, John K. Smith; electrician. Clarence Force. Theatre Bums To Ground Ei Dorado. 111.. Sept. 13 (Spedal to The BillboaTd).—The beautlfol new opera bouse at El Dorado. HI., was burned to the fsronnd Sep. tember 14. I«rralne Keene and Associate Flay- ers were filling a one night engagement and succeeded in saving all their wardrobe, scenery and properties, tbe last trunk being taken ont while the theatre was a mass of flames. A DARING FEAT. San Francisco, September 16 (Special to The Billboard).—One of the nerviest feat« tbat. has ever been attempted by a professional wire- walker will be the one that Ben Beno, a local vaudeville performer, will try to walk across a wire over the crater ot the Kileau Volcano, in Hawaii, on next Thanksgiving Day. Beno has a guarantee of $20,000 from the cities of Honolulu and HUo it. he accomplishes tbe feat. The wire will be stretched 400 feet above the month of tbe crater and will be 1,200 feet from one end to the other. It has been only the matter of a year since the volcano over which Beno will walk was active aud filled witb iwisouous prases, and for that reason the task will be a hnzardous one. Before leaving San Francls«> for Honolulu. Beno will Interview the direetois of the Pana- ma-Pacific Exposition with the . idea ot Induc- ing them to allow him to attempt .the feat of walking across the Golden Gate, It is Beno's Idea to have a wire stretched from one side ot the Golden Gate to tlie other. . The height is no object. BOY INJURED AT FAIR. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 16 (Special to The Bill- board).—^The only serious accident to mar State Fair Week occurred tonlgbt when George Har- gadon, 10 years old. son of W.. J. Hargadon, an engineer, was probably fatally . injured by the explosion of a dynamite bomb, which, be bad taken from the store-house of the company which held the contract for the fliewnks dis- play at tbe fair. The boy's right hand was terribly mangled, and had to be amputated. He also sustained three fractures.of ^e. right leg and was badly bruised, ail orei the body. The: fair was' a big financial success, as well as ^m the. standpoint of exhibits and attrac- tions. Tbe estimated aggregate attendance for the -week is 118.000. Tbe Horse Show, was .one of tha.fineat ever held InJthe state at^entucky. : u.» j A big spectacle that thrilled the patrons -was the head-on collision of two monster engines, which were..sent at each other at a'speed-eC CiO miles an boor, completely wiecUnK both. Trro thoasand feet ot rail -were - laid espicssir tor this event. - - • -■ ' i---: P. A.-Ikird has assumed management - of ti^e Beck Theatre. Belllngham. Wa^ He snceeeds Terry McKean. Mr. Ikird has for the" past two years acted «s treasurer for' the Seattitt and Grand Theatres in Seattle.