The billboard (Oct 1911)

18 Xtic Bill board OCTOBER 2% mi. Kaleidoscopic Review of Amusement BALTIMORE, MD. I>a>kl Waifltfid, Wallace MaQr<n- aad David Belaaco, witli his tftinuc, mme to town Octo- Ijer 7, BEul after eojoying their evenluj; repast at the Staltanl Hotel, they went to t'linrs to yierm the perforiuaace o£ Kaliili Herz In l>r. l>e E4U£. \rtiich pleased them e.vci'vdinKly. Mr. i Warfirld gpt^nt all day Sunday reheunsini; with hir vunipony hiB play. The Ketjirn of I'eier .Orimm, wbicii op^-ned at Ford'* t»ttolj«r 1». '. XhL'i« are many mluI.^terM who deplore the <l«a^-ration of the Sabbath Day tiy *,rlvinic con- certs or entertainments on Sunday. On October 1 the Fifth It. giment Band ^ave. a - sacred con- i.'ert at ttw Maryland Theatre. The proceeds went towards the fond that the Citizen's Com- mlttea J0» raising to send the regiment to At- laata V^ttend the celebration in that city dorlne the past week. ' The citizens save $:20.- MO to the fosd. A delesatioa of ministers ap- peared beftue the Police Commlssiooera several weeks' aga and lequested fbat tbey' stop 'the omeert; but tbey refused to Interfere, stating that it was a worthy cause. The ministers have fidnoe held a meeting: and resolutions were read oondemnlng the officials for tbeir refusal •tav act." ■■■ :; While la. his dressine ruoin lu Ford's Thea- .tre. October 7. Balph^Herz was informed that- lain Glaeer. bis wife, bad gtartiKl proci'edinirs Tor a divorce from him. Tbey were married on May 2f^ IIKW. in New YorfciCltyi j The Colnmbla Players , have rdosedW at - Alf •bausb's after a successful ehsaseinent :wblch tasted -four weeks. The company has di8bande<I. :is Miss I^ances NelltKin and A. H. Van Boren liave-cont^airts with otljer organizations. lOwla^ to the fact that the house has other' booking, tbe management, could not eictend tbe engage- ment., _ -The Pure Pood Show at the Fifth Be^ment Armory dosed October 7 with a great carnival. It Is estimated tbat the daily attendance was tabont 10^000 persons. It was the largeest and inoKt- BQCcessfnl exblbitioa of Its kind: that baa heea held here for some tiine. As the regiment left at ~B p. m. for; Atlanta, tbe companies formed and marched around the hall beaded by tl:e band as tbey passed out of the Armory and uarcbed to the B. & O. station. \r Tbe presence of mind of a moving picture . operator prevented a panic at tbe Little Gem . Moving picture Parlor. 617 North Duncan Street : Itay Levy <llsGovered a blaze in a box contain- ing four reels of films. He threw on the lights and calmly iiformed tbe andience that bis ma- chine was broken and would require several minutes to reualr. He then carried the box of blazing reels down to the street without : -tbe knowledge of tbe audience, and in doing so be was severely borned about the arms and bands. It was about 10:30 p. m., and be was running off his last reel when be discovereil the blaze. Beallzlng the' inflammable nature of the reels be acted anickly. After taking tbe box to tbe street; he returned - add told the andience that the damage was ' greater than be anticipated and he conld not re- pair bis machine and the people were dismissed. Tbe people were not aware of the fire until they had reached the street. An engine com- pany had been summoned by silent alarm to put out the blaze. Tbe films were tbe prop- erty of the Philadelnbia Film Exchange and were valued at several hiradred dollars. \ Mr. JanicB Ii^ Kemas is Tetjr modi Improved and the danger of bis Ulness bag passed. It. Is expected that be will be able to go out Is a few days. The Academy of Music Is attracting much attention' and Its new Interior embellisiunent is -eliciting mmdi admiration. - Mr. Fritz Gaul is now the musical director and be has a great local reputation as a mnsical artist- Each «Teiil3K-tbe .oicbentra plays in the left wing »f tbe simeidns lobby for a half an hour before the performance. Manager. Tunis F. Dean has beett indisposed tar several ilays* bnt after a tew. dajjaf -rest be-will be on the Job again. Tbe yoimie lady ushers look very attractive in tbeIr gray unifoims. wblch gives them a milt- tarr araearanee. H. i. RICE & SON. Harry Simon Stanley has achieved much suc- cess behind tlie footlights. He is a Baltimorvan and his fellow citizens are prond of him as in- dicated by tlie large crowds that have flocked to the Victoria Theatre during tbe week of October 9. He hails from the East iSide of tbe town and be is the idol of Fclis' Point. It is a matter of historical interest tbat many Baiti- moreans in the profession formerly lived in that section of the city .where histrionic talent seems to.thrive in abundance. There are man>' play- wrights and actors whose names shine high in the Ilmeiisht that were formerly domiciled in East Baltimore. SYLVAN SCHENTHAI- Mr. Bice recently returned to Cbiccgo from 5*arlB, France, where he was interested in the jK-omotion of a large amusement enterprise with J. Calvin Browne, mauaser uf ^lagic City, Paris. BOSTON, MASS. Conntess Thamara de Swirsky, the celebrated Rnssian dancer, gave a very entertaining per- formance to a large audience .at Jordan Hall on the evtning of October 10. The first few weeks of the National (The new low-priced vaudeville house) has demonstrated beyond a doubt the suc- cess of this k'nd of an enterprise. ManaS'T Ryder has put on some bills that have made every patron of the theatre say that he has gotten the biggest possible return for his mon^*y. The success of the Irish Players at tbe Ply mouth has been phenomenal. There baTe tiecn large . and enthusiastic audiences at every - per- formance and the newspapers have been carry- ing columns of favorable comments from inany varied soufcces. ■ •- The management of Get-Eicb-Quick Walling- feril are using some clever advertising folilers in the form of a stock certificate, printed in gold iand attracting Immediate attention. The work on the new St. James Theatre is progressing rapidly and we hope to see some good stock performances there before the year i» over. Bob Fitzslmmons drew ont his usual round of admirers at the Old Howard last week when ht- appear'd in a little playlet by Jack LomUtD. Since tbe Columbia has ceased prodneing pla,vs of the same circuit, the Howard is erowde.1 at all time. Raymond Hitchcock, in The Reii Widow, is keeping up the enthusiasm which is created dnring the early weeks of its stay. Miss Gertrude TanderbUt is making a big hit with ihe ^lege boys, who make a grab for tho front seats and the boxes. Her song. Never Mtnd Singing, bnt Waltz My Dear, is truly or- iginal. Valeska Suratt Is back with The Bed Rose, in wliich she opened here last season, and from the early days of the engagement she will be given a cordial icceptlon. RUSSEIi T- BAir.ET. CINCI NNAT I, O. Thais, the production at the Grand Opera House the week of the 9tb, had tbe distinction of being denounced by a certain organization in this eit- the week iwfore the play opened here. It hardly seems fair for any person or organl- tlcm to criticize a stage production before seeing it. As a result of the action taken, the manage- ment of the Grand Ol»era "House sent out invi- tations to the entire ministry of the city, re- questing their attendance upon'Thais dnring the week. It was stated In the letter sent out that inasmncb as action was taken before the play was presented here and because ministers and priests In other cities have found no fault with the plar. but have on the other hand commended It, a visit be paid to the theatre to Justify the claims made for it. Mayor Schwab, on hearing of the action of the local organization, an- nounced that he would attend tbe opening ner- formance and Judge for himself whether or not the show was offensive in any way. As no fur ther action was taken, it !s hardly probable that His Honor was shocked by the performance. Twelve members of the Orphenm Stock Com- pany arrived from New York, and with the oth- er members already on the ground, spent a busy week rehearsing for the opening. October 15. Tbe party brought from New York Includes Miss Elsie Esmond, tbe leading lady: Miss Gretchen Sherman Miss .Tnlla Blanc. Miss Flor- ence Adams. Walter Dickinson, Roliert Adams, J. R. _\rmory. Burke Clarke. Jack Barnes. Fred- erick Mannette Jerome Storm and Tom Bur- roughs. Wilson Melrose, the leading Juvenile, was detained in New Y'ort on acconnt of a difB- cultv concerning the cancellation 'of his con- tract with Henrv W. Savage. ''The matter was ndjnsfe'i. and Mr. Melrose left New York' the' day following. Miss Gertrude Bondbill, wbo Is to play inge- nue roles, was already in |tbe city, as well as the members of the stage staff and several peo- ple who will be ntiltzed In minor roles. Tbe Or- phenm Stock Company will be one of the larg- est stock orcanlzBtions that has ever held forth In Cincinnati, and if the professional prominence of its members can be taken as a Criterion. It will be one of the Iiest. Including the stage crew, the entire *orcp behind tbe curtain will niimher over forty people. A downtown ticket oBice has been established at Straus* Cigar Store. The prices are an- nnnnced ns follows; Every evenlner. 25. 50 and 7S eents: ssaturdny and Snnday.matinees. 25. 35 and nn cents: bnrgnin Tburmlay matinee, all seats. US rents. Gallery seats will be 15 rents at nil performances, except Thursday matinee, when 10 ei>nts will be the price. Jllsa Gertrude Bnndhlll. the Ingenue of the company, is a local girl, and her name in ""■iva'p life is Miss Gertrude Shaefer. When Miss Shaefer adopted a stage pareer she took for her stage name the name of her home vil- lage Pnnrf Hill, a suburb of Cincinnati. Harry Hart's stoek company hfls made an In- sfantnneons hit with the pntrons of the T.ycenm Theatre, and indications noint to n foil season's nm of thf. romnnnv. Tbe prodnctlons are of a much higher class that have been appearing at the Lycenm for some years. Cabaret concerts will be a featnre of the Or- phenm Theatre winter garden reiH-anrant. The eoneerts, will, of conrse, be free bnt arrange- ments have been ma''e to take speclBl care of the patrons of the theatre. A detachable cou- pon on the theatre program merely handed to an , usher, will assure the reservation of senta to I the concert, which beelns Immediately after the regular pe-formwnee In the theatre There will he a prozram of the latest popular music nlayed , bv .a large orchestra, under the direction of I Theodore Hahn, and there will be a second or- chestra and other mnsical features and something doing all tbe time. On October S the .\nditorinm Theatre closed its doors for the third time Within a month. It opens again under new management the I.'ttii. Keith's Theatre liiis made arrangements to give the audiences tbe reports of the world's se- ries between the Giants and the .\thletics. A special wire liiis been placed on the stage. Tbe newsboys of Cincinnati are making ar- rangements to give a big minstrel show about a week before Christmas. A clioms of 200 news- iKiys will be a feature. Mr. Lee Ach will be lu charge of tbe show. It is said that the Moving Picture Operators' Union of this city will present an orfliiiance to- the City Council to have tlie presi'nt code amend- ed to provide for the enlargement'of machine iHiotbs in tbe local theatres. In case they do. tbe proprietors and managers of the local bouses will put up a vigorous protest to secure the de- feat of the measure, as it Is said a number of local pictnre exhibitors would he compelled to abandon their present places of business if such a measure should gq through. The statement is made that the .operators want the law to re- quire booths to be enlarged to eight feet square and seven feet high which, if enforced against owners, would find many of them unable to comply, on acconnt of tbe Insufflclcnt height of the ceilings or some other building dlfiiculty. The German Imperial Con.sul in Cincinnati was aiMienied to bv the Chief of Police of Louisville In behalf of'Waiter Schmidt, until .recently a cliiwn in the Forepangb-Seils Circus.- Schmidt informed the Chief that he bad been mbbed of his money and railroad ticket while on . tbe way til l.,iinIsylUv. and was absolutely without means, and unable to go to New York, where be hoped to find employment. Leopold Stokowsfcl, leader of the Cincinnati Svni|)linny Orchestra, and his bride, who.In pub- lic life is nlga Samaroir. the pianist, have returtied to Cincinnati after a honeymoon spent in Europe. Mr, Stoknwski will iramedinteiy take charge of the orchestra rehearsals for the coming season. The success achieved by The Girl in the Taxi Company on the occasion of its initial visit to Cinciunati last season, augurs well for Its return engagement at the Grand Oiiera House: for one wfH>k. tieginning Monday evening, October 16. In the leading role, young and clever Bobby Berr.v, who createil such a distinct impression with the part of Bertie Stewart last year, has been raised to stellar honors with The Girl In the Taxi Company, and Is featured with a cast nnmberlng such eminent players as Julia Ring, Helena Salinger. Jeanette Bagard. Jean Salis- burv. Harry Hanlan. Jack Nerval. Frank Far- -ingtnn. George Eicbards, Jules Clnzettl and others. M. William Hexter. business representative of the Abom English Grand Opera Co.. was in CI*i- einnnti last week, arranging the many details for the production next week. Considering that there are over one hundred pei>ple In the cast, and that it takes an immen-se amount of judg- ment to please the fancies of so many erratic singers. Mr. Hexter bas one grand bustling Job. ST. LOUIS, MO. After a week of special attractions occa- sioned by it being our annual fall . festivities. St. Lonls win now rely upon tbe theatres for amusement. The week Just cloiied was nbnnt as miserable as to weather as conld be dished ont. It began with rain and closed in tbe first cold weather of the season, only one dn.v during the entire -week,did the sun shine. This condition made It ditiicult to enio.v In the keen sense. The Veiled Prophet parade had a good nicht, but the Aviation Meet worked under diffienltles. yet no tlisappolntments occnrred dnring the en- tire week. Robinson .and his b.vdropiane made his flight Sunday instead of Saturdsy. and the feat proved a decided novelty to some 90,000 spectators. Tbe Two Bills Sliow wound np their engagi- ment here October 8. and tbey. like tbe rest. snfTered bv tbe bad weather of the week. They left though with a fair Week. Many would hnve litred to witnessed the last good-bye of Col. Cody, which the chance of catching colds pre- vented- The theatres of tills city should fare well this week, as most of tbe nftrnetlons are new. The Centiiry. .Olympic Shubert and Columbia have those: that are entirely new, and. with the amusement.'fever instilled, in .the; people, from Carnival ;Week. should have a large.w^eek in rc- celnis.. ,. ' i_- . , ,; ' .. ■'• . : The <!erman ,Tbeiitij>: Stork Company put on Das .Blitxmaedel. a's tbeir offering Snnday. .and pleaseiA a parked house. The company this year Is the best yet engaged here, and the fact was seen on opening nizbt, with the result that a big season Is assured. Miss Geraidlne Farrnr. from the Jletmnnlltnn Onera Honse; New York, and Mr. Edw. Clement, of the Opera Comioue. Paris will give s concert here In tbe Odeon Theatre on October 13. It remnlnert for Frsnk Talbot to do the special advertising stnnt during all of last week. He had a flont rteenrnted In roses and green leaves, and It was followed bv two Roman cb^elntR In full Roman regalia. Tbis was animnnelng the nnening of Ms HIpnodmme this month. The Idea was good, as the minds of the spectators were set for this sort of thing, during Isst week csneclall.v. The motion picture tndnstrv. recently estab- lished In St. LoniB la attrartinc wldesnread at- tention these dnvs in the northwestern section of the city. Antomnhlles cnrrylne a motlev crowd followed by cowboys and Tidlsns. mount ed on bneking hronehos. are dally met In the thoroughfares, on their way to the adtscent romtry in search of environment that will lend coloring and atmosnherp to the nholonlnv snh. leetB whieh are eventnally to bear the stamp. "Shsmrock." Scenes, some Indlcrnns. nthen fwlons an* Avmentlv enarted. As an Instance there might be relattd an accident which nearlv tprmln*"ted seriously for one of the Iidy mrni- hers of the romnnnv MIns no'nthps Gray. Sev- ernl members of the organization were rrtnrn- In^ on horsebscfc from a fnrm In tbe vieinlty of i Clayton, when nenrlnir the corner of Ornnd and at. Lonia Avrnnes. Miss Orav's horse, a ncrv- ons. high mettled nnlmnl heeume restive and nnmly. and started to run. Miss Grey, an ex- cellent horsewoman, taken nnawnrea. lost con- trol of her nonnt and collided witb a beavlly laden beer truck. Tbe Impact was so forceful that the .voung woman was nearly unsealeil and the animal started on a dead run. Severai blocks were eovurert. -with the intrepid Ijorsi! woman clinging with all her stxeugib to the maddeneil animal. Randoliih Gray, the leadlnt man, started in pursuit and caught the briUlt of the beast, stopping it Just as Miss Gray fell from sheer exhaustion. Iler injuries, while painful, were confined to a few bruises and i sprained wrist. But these are only minor fle- tails in the strenuous life of tbe motion plctntE actress. Young Mr. Gray has only recently been honor- ably discharged from Troop A, Eleventh Car. airy, in which be has served with dlsMnctloa for the past three years. He was recognlzm by his comradt>s in arms as one of tbe most fesc. less and daring riders among Uncle Sam's re. cruits. . Jlessrs. Brown and Baker have Just complete<I remodeling their Showmen's Headquarters Iq St. Louis. The resort, which has become faaioni among the. traveling showmen wlm pass thronsli this city. Is now one of the best of its kind is the country, it has,every convenience for thr etimfort of its patrons.' ' ■ '^' WILL J. "PAULEY. i KANSAS CITY, MO. Tbe week of October 9 was tbe annual Live Stock and Uotse Show, and tbis week is rlghtlt called tbe "spenders' wrek," for Kansas Citj bas found It is the time the people with moner to spend and who spend it liberally, both ui..a and women, come to town and all business and especlall.v tbe theatrical business flourislies. This is one of the biggest weeks of the season for theatres and exceptionally good shows are always offered by all tbe bouses here .for the amus:'meiit patrons. Children under sixteen 3;ears of age can not appear on the stage In any of the theatres, motion picture, shows or five-cent theatres in Kansas City. The - management of the Shubert Theatre, where The Piper was given the week of October 2, was notified Wednesday. October 4. that after that afternoon and evening |ier- formances children would not be pcrniilun to appear on tbe stage 'in any perfo'rmance. Tht law says that children under sixteen .vears u[ age can not be employed in any pursuits ex- cept agricultural and domestic. The assistant factory inspector, truancy officers, employed bj tlie Board of Edncatlon, ant! ptotiatlon ollicers, ot tbe Juvenile court told Judge Porterfleld that seTcral cblldren, some brought from New York and some Kansas City children; were appearini: on the stage at the Shubert Theatre. Tlir Judge said that they could enforce the law and a letter was written to Mr. Earl Steward, resi- dent manager ot tbe Shubert, warning him ol tbe intenllon to enforce the law. The show was to be visited, and If after notification, any children appeared In the performances, com- plaints would be sworn to. 8*1 aft>-r the Octo- ber 4 shows Tbe Piper piped no children on the stage of tbe Shnbert. The Piper company car- ries four children with It and employs sixteen others In the various towns visited. So from now on there will be no more, "in- fant prodigies" on the Kan-sas City stage. The P. 0. P. ballet was allowed to be con tinned, for it was only given two evenings, hnl after this year there can lie no children umlrr sixteen In this likewise. Since Mr. Martin Lehman's son. -Mr. 1-aw- rence f.ebman, was married In July, and bis dangbter last winter, be decided that bis lancr bouse on the West Side was loo big. so he has taken an apartment on LIuw.hmI Bouli-vani. a fashionable resident district of Kansas Ciij for this winter.- and moved in tbe first of the month. Mr. Martin Lehman is the resident manager of the Orphenm. and Is an InBtteniiai factor In the Oniheum's splendid success here- Hls son. Lawrence Lehman, business iuanii:er for tbe Orpbeum, Is also located on Linwoal Boulevard, close to his father.. Tbe Woodward Stock Company has Mvn transferred from tbe .Miditorinm Th-atre licr*. to Omaha, and tbe week of October 15. »a» a new stock company Installed at tbe Aii'it torlum Theatre. This la the William <"re» Stock Company ami came here from th.- Soniii. where it has been "making gooil." and woo many recommendations. This Is a newcpiaa for Kansas City to have a traveling stock corn- pan'-. The William Grew Stock Company will remain bore several weeks, and then the Moen- ward Stock Company will be transferred hart bete. Tbis nlan I* expected t" work out yer.T well here. O. D. Woodward will still conltnin' as manager of the Auditorium and will p nam ally look after the putting on of the plays and everything will be the same, with exception that there will be a change In nam' of the stock company playing the Anditorlnm. the first production of tbe William Grew Si<«-v Company the week of October J5. the coni«i.' Is Girls. _ .. „ Til- Empress Theatre, the SulllTon-Consldlw house here, tbe first of the month got a new manager. Edwin A. Ung. an old showmw and formerly an actor himsetr. Is now In clmiT'. WM. W. SHELLED. MONT REAL . CAN. We are going to hare one new theatre anil «» large picture bouse, each capable of scaiins about 1,600. ,^ ..^ . I,. The picture bouse Is already bnllt •no i» rated on St. Lawrence Street, close to »■• Catherine, and will be known aa the Map" Lent The theatre Is located on St.„ Catherine «P: pnslte the Casino. Mr. Clark Brown. B'"""*' manager of the Canadian Amusements, uta.. whlrh controls the Orphenm ami other tbe««» in Canada, makes this statement. It will "» known as the Gayety. T\m cost of 'ana »2OO.00O. building to cost $125,000. „, . . It will be a hnrk!snne bouse and will P"' the attractions of tbe Columbia Amuscnient i""-- whose aKcre^ntlona are assoclatctl wllb i"' Eastern llurleaqnc Wheel. An opening ib " pected for August, ^^'^f-gnANNON- Additional Big City Lettei« wiU bs found on page 58.