The billboard (Sept 1911)

SEPrSlfclBER ^, i9ii. Xtie Oillt»oarcl 51 NEW ATLANT A TH EATRE OPENS. \tlanta, Ga.. Septimbtfr 12 (Special to Xlie lUUboord).—Ali'iar. Frohman, Klaw anil Eilang- t'X ODCUOil last nlBht the new theatre, the At- Itinta. with Gt-orKe Bebim In hi8 own play. The slitn ot thv lUtsK. It la the luMi modern anVl finest playhouse In. the South, standlns aB <t>mi>lete as the. hons** after which It is mod- .•leil. the New AniBlerdRm, In New Yorii City. In the bnlldiiiK hav«! been etnhodlod all the Ti.atnrc* known to mod'-rn stajte architects look- in" to the iirotectUin oC theatre-Kopva. ^VUen the eurtaln went up the lionse was iiaeUcd from pit to dome. It wou'd be dlffl- <nlt to Imagine a more brilliant audience than that which sr'eted Oeorsc Behan and his com- lialiy The play scored ' a decided hit. Mr. lieban^ Is snrruimded by a lame and capable <-om|Mnv. His delineation of the character of riptro Slassfiia was most ImpresalTe. and one rrltlc n-ferre<I to hlni as a character actor of the callbiT of Warflcld and DndMU. tyhlle nuotber compared blm with Mansfli Id. The theatre h:i» a seatluB capacity of 1,700. TTomer «tori;e of Atlanta and New Orleans Is the actlBK mnnaRcr. ' LAW STICKLER SOLVED. Svracuse. N. T.. Sept. 15 (Special to The Billboaid).—A problem of the SuUlvan con- .cfHled weapon law which had caused actors and ihoatrleal manasers much perplexity and annoy- ance here, has been solved by the district at- lomey's office and the police. Permits have been issued to managers or the -theatres, to those of their employees who need revolvers, and to actors and actrcsseg who lave ■to use pistols In their parts. The weapons, however, mnst lie possessed only dnring the time thcv are In use in the playhouses or while licing transportwl from one theatre to another. Only- blank cartrUlses may be used at any time. ASK TAFT TO ATTE ND PREMIERE \rebfiter city, Sept. 15 (Special to The ■ iillltjoard).—Moines Masons have forwarded a nKiuest to President Taft. asking a slitrht change In bis plans while In Iowa. Sept. 28. in order that he may witness the presentation of the Masonic play written by Joseph E. Mor- <«mb ot Storm Lake, This piece will be pre- sented In DcB Moines the evening of Sept. 29. The prcsldemlal psrtv arc In Ottumwa the af- ternoon of that day, and In the evening leave for HThlcogo. If the invitation of Des Moines Masons Is accepted. Mr. Taft can got out of Dcs Moines sifler the play and reach Chicago the following ninruing. The acceptance ot the invitation merely means the leaving -of Ottumwa a little «ooaer. . PRODUCING OLD MELODRAMA. A NOVELTY SONG WORTH CROWING ABOI A Beautiful /Melodious Rag-ujong-Thab can-be Sung as A Raca — A Shout . oi- Ballad HON (MY LITTLE LOVIN' HONEY MAN V -Jos ./^\? Garths v= Au-.^'!antados^ ITS • • PUBLISHED Bv LEO.FEIST NEW YORK l?5^ra«ri^ QHICAQO INTERVIEWS LAURA JEAN LIB- BEY. The Ass.><>l:ii< d Thcatrlciil Managers have Ueased the rl;.-htK and title from Lincoln J. Cat- tir tn produce his once famous melodrama. The I'earl of ChK'ago. The season o->ened at the -.Mhamhra Theatre. Chicigo. where it enjoyed a VI ry urtisiicrons engagement, with excessive heat SIS Its priiiclp.ll opiiosltlon. It Is now in Its rnnrth week of the reason. The question In the minds of ,the promoters w lis. can melodrama of the proper sort come lia.-K? Fr,>m all prespnt Indlcatioi*s the answer IS that, it win. A new scenic e'-nt*iment has lieen fnrnishoil the-old play, anid ah excellent •rust has been engaged to interpret the various 'coles. i : FViIIowIng is the roster of the comnan.v: Asso- •viatecl Thcntrlcnl Managers, owners: \V. D. Emer- »nn,' inanager: D. T. Banilll. advance representa- tive. Cast includes Cbas. D. Marlowe, Fred SU-gel, Ralph Wi.nlle.v. Dell Harris, "edor Grant. ^l. B. Pearsfin. 3. T>evUn. Lew Allen. Adolph Knoll. Queenle Tienar.r. T.nretta (SrlBWOld. Mabel limersoo and Dorothy Marks. The compaoy is imiked over the Stair ana IIa%1In Time, Fall Hlver, Mass.. September 12 (Special to The Billboard).—"l love the stage. Why, I slmplv adore it. I think 1 have lost uiy in- terest In mere prose writing since I have seen my characters, mv own creations, living on the stage. I love the drama, the kind which makes life happier." said Laura -Jean I.ibbey. the novelist, to The Billboard correspondent. "How long will you remain on the stage?" "That depends wlMlIy on my other duties. I am a busy woman and may not find time to act steadily and write, too. 1 left my home in a hurry to flII this contract. Oh. no, I'm not an actress, but people say I fill ac- ceptably the leading characttrs ot my own plays. I suppose 1 can act like them because I created them—because I love them.** "Oh, no, I shall never attempt Shakespeare, . said Miss Libbey, "please don't compliment me too much by so asking." "Would you remain on the stage It you had the time?'" , "Ves, -I think I -should: but I have a home and mnst write .much to keep my readeis sat- isfied ** Miss Libbey is appearing at the Acadrnty of Music in Love or Conscience and The Shadow or the Past. ALBERT FOSTER MUNKOE, TO BUILD AMUSEMENT PARKS. Wheeling, TV. Ta. September 13 (Special to The Billboard).—The Tri-State Amusement Company of Follansbee, W-^ Va., has been In- corporated with an authorized capital of SJS.tHW, of which $4,500 has been subscribed and **»0 paid. The object of the company is to build and conduct places of amusement, parks, etc. The incorporators are: J. W. Thomas. M. K. Lett, Earl U. Godfrey. Thomas Godfrey and James .Walmsley, all of Foilanstee. LAST WEEK AT WHITE CITY, CHICAGO. Chicago, Sept. 16 (Sepclal to The BUlboard). —^tJnder a shower of confetti, and with all of the gaiety ot the era of carnival. White City will winil np the season of 1911 on Sunday night, September 24. A parade of twelve floats of artistic and unique design, richly illuminated and drawn by Shetland ponies, and a public mas- querade and hlgh-Jlnks, will bo nightly features until then. The farewell opera by the White City Company. " ~ - ... ^ «... Mikado. in Terrace Garden, will be The PRIMROSE PATH AGAIN. HARRY RIDINGS RESIGNS. New York. Sept. 12 (Special to Tlio Bill- iioard^.—III liealth Ik attrilnited to 1>e the cause s>f the r^lgnatiou Harrv Ridings, general representative fur Henry W. Savage on Mon- -ilay morning. Sentim^p 11. The withdrawal <-ame as a surprise .to the theatrical field at large' nltbongh those ot Intimate touch with the p'nial Savage Ilentpiiant were confident that this pontvo would have to be ta1:en if he were "to keep from rniccomnlng to a mest harrowing nervous breakdown. Strong denial is made of an.v rupture l>etwe*^u. Ridings and Savage, but It Is nn(le-stoo<l that the form"r will make some n*'w business association. Ills successor has •not as yet been nnnolnted. Ridings Is at a "S't. Clemens recreation resort. FAIR SUES AVIATOR. Colimil'i.i. Ti'liti.. Sent. 11 (SlieclHl to The UHlImiinn. —J. n. McOirdy. the aviator, com- nminlsed the $.1,000 lireach of contract suit Itmiight by the Maur.v ^to. Fair .Association of tills oilv f.'r $7r»0 and lawyers' fees and court <*o«ts. • Mcf^irdy 'had' contracted - to make - three n d"«- at the fitr grounds. September «. 7 and S 1,'it the f'.tr imnnagement say that when he nrriveil on the grounds he claimed It ■woold b*. impoKsttiie to fly on account of the twndltloii of the smunds, as there would not ,l"> rnoiu enoneh for him tn alight. McCurdy 'ninde arraiicements to ship Ills machine lo cin- oliinntl. but the fair people served attachment rpniters on lilm and sued him and his company for l!B,Pei» iirench of cimtract and damages. The Fair .\K».iclitlon state that they lost heiivtiv iiy the fnllnre of the airship to fly, I's this we-. Ih,. fris* nttmrHon and drawing card and Imii .iHM>n advert Ised for n hundred ■nillcs around. ■ McCiii*dv*s t»M< -WAS al.«o considerable, as he was to get Hion eaeli day for the three rta.vs, and Instead tot •tvithliur.n.nd »)n»l to pay the assoclntlon and t«wx*e»*s nhent $1,000, and was nut tlio exnenses of himself and crow to and from Columbia. WEDDING AT FAIR. toekport. N. T.. Sent. 1!i (Special to ."ifhe lllllboard).—-A novel attractloii at the Nlngars County Fair was n public wedding ceremony performed on a high platform where all. the nnfTona'of the fair could watch Police Justice William Hooper unite Miss Bessie Wood, an ■"■year-old Mitw. and Rdsar Octola, need 21. T> „ „.^.....„.. t'^e f-nlrve '-T ? -!. Portland, Ore.. Sept. IS (Special to The BIll- iKiard).—It is rumored that George Primrose, the minstrel man. and his wife have made up. and that the divorce suit that he recently insti- tuted, and her cross-complaint will be dis- missed, and a formal announcement of their n^cuucIUation made. PLAYH OUSE NOTES. Dalton. Ga.. Is to have a new theatre. Frank Reynolds and others will convert a big three B'orv building into an opera house, with ground floor, balcony and gallery. The building will not be vacant for some time, but the material will be assembled and everything made ready to start the work. H. W. Falrall has been apixiinted m:in.iger of the Coldren Theatre. Iowa City. la. The theatre has been thoroughly remodeled, and \Iana;ror Falrall has booki^ some' very good attractions for the coming season. Cwlhane's c:omedlans were the oiK-nlng attraction on Au- gust 28. ANOTHER CUT IN PRICES Genuine Falrchlld Tie-On Gasoline Bag Mantles. $20.00 per 1,000. Our new bunchless. knotless, shadowlessbottom Incandescent .Mantles, cov- ered bv three United States patents, which our competitors dare not Infringe, now at the same price as the obsolete. Inefficient, oldfashioneil. dark-bottom Mantles.. Onr competitors are In a oaatc to unload 'before the i trade gets wise. FAIRCHIU) LISHT CO^. 6318 Jackson P»* Ave., . Chicago. III. WANTED QUICK .\-No. 1 Vocalist. FAMILY THEATRE, FRENCH POODLE DOGS, NOVELTIES AND PENNANTS .mm- . - i -'f. \- -u F a 0 K 1UBUFACT1IBEB8 SIBECT TO TOtr. We are headquarters for all tlie latest Novelties, .aiid oar pilces are- guaranteed to be the lowest. Send for our cat- alogue and' ' prices of our French Poodle Dogs.- Ship- ments made on receipt of or- der, night or day. Rudolph Bros., 520S.Sth^.. PHILADELPH iA. PA. •ti lt;, o. FOUR BROTHER SHOWS —AT THE- V Great South Georgia Land and Indus- trial Exposition. Wanted Midway Shows of all Mnds. Have on hand, not In use. two Black Tops and one White Top, one cpinplete Lunette Outflt. Want people to work this idle proiierty at K.vposltion. Tiflon. r.?;;. 2T-0ctober i. E.<chiblts from all over the rich South. Flying Machines everv day. Millions off show-Ioving people will pass in front .of your show. Freak or anything will get moneT ?JL--! ^P-'y- yy.*"-'". E^iPPsItlon Is over you' pan stay with Four Brother's. Adilress FOim BHOTHEBjSHOVS, Wetumpka, Ala., week Sept. 18; Tifton. Ga., two weeka Sept. 2S.0ct. 7. WILKES COUNTY FAIR North Wilkesboro, N. C. SEPTEMBER 26-27-28 Day and night; liest Fair in the South: nine counties to draw from way back in the mountains. WANTED—Concessions ot all kinds: two good Door Talkers and all-dav Grinders- Man and Wife who understand the care of big snake, to take charge of show—I "have new ootat com- plete: two more good Circus Acts for a hippodrome show^. Concessions write CLARENCE CALL, Xorth Wilkesboro, X. C; all others write WOLCOTT'S MODEL SHOWS, Elkln. S. C. week ot IStb; then Korth Wilkesboro. rchis show goes Soatb for the winter. F. S. ^Wilkes County Fair mast be good, tcr it's our third successive year. 1,000 HORSES WANTED WAJTTED, TO BUY—1000 good, second-^hand work horses in lots of 20 and upwards. Will pay spot cash. Address M. FOX &. SONS CO., 20-22-24-26 S. Paca St., Baltimore, Md. FOR SALE The Following Goods are Placed in Our Hands for Disposal One Walk-Around-Show. or Crazy ITouse. complete, for Parks: One small Mirror Maze: one lot Scenery for Old Mill; one Clay Ball Game; one .\niit Dlna Ball Game;one Belle of the Ball Illusion: one set of Reserved Scat Platforms. Strlngei^ and Jacks. Large assortment of Scenery, 14 to -2 feet high, for stock, road shows, etc. Can' t>e bonght as it - stands* or will repaint to suit. Material of all kin's fcr Parta, Carnival Co.'s, an I. Amusement Xerlees of all kinds. Several sets ot Human Roulette Wheel Machinery, cheap. Write Xor secoal«aiia-ll«t. .\11 goods listed, subject to prior sale. New and up-to-date devices tor. piosxesalT* oarks. Write quick. . - ■ ; i : THE J. W. ZARRO CONSTRUCTION CO. Bl^hlaad and Dorrb«st.er Aveaaes, KRAUSE GREATER SHOWSU Wast two good Shows to Join at Partsmonth (O.) Big' Labor 'CamlTal, week of September 25^Sh Carrollton, Ey.. ^Homecoming Week and Business Men's Street Fair, week October 2. '(7e'ax*^9 going South. Can use a few legitimate Concessions. Write or wire BEN KRAUSE, Marietta. Ohio. '.Cl'aclnnaa. OUo A YEAR; S MONTHS, $2.00; S MOSTB^ $1.00. VAXAbLe JS! JLDVAKCE.