The billboard (Dec 1911)

58 The Billboard DECEMBER 23, 1911. I lew Conventions This list contains data procured by The Bill- board during the past week only. CALIFORNIA. Grass Talley—Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of California. May 20-25. H. Schaffner. secy.. Ill Valencia St., San Francisco, CaL CONNECTICUT. Middletown—Grand Commandery, Knights Tern- March 19. E. C. Blrdsey, secy.. Merlden, FLORIDA. Tampa—Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. March 13. W. H. Latimer, G. K. B. B., Taverea, Bit, TT.T.TNOIB. Brookport—Ohio .River Assn. of I O. O. F. April 28. W. B". HortV'aecj.* ' IOWA. Des Moines—(Coliseum) Dea Moines Auto Deal- ers' Assn. March 4-8. C. G. VamVlelt, 10th and Walnut St Des Moines—Iowa Ind. Telephone Asm. March 12. W. J. Thill, secy. Waterloo—Iowa Ice Dealers' Assn. March 20-21. J. P. Simpson, secy. KAURIS. Hutchinson—Grand lodge. Knights of Pythias. May 21. N_ I* Hollowell, secy.. Kansas City, - -DENVER, COLO. Cecil Connor, manager of the publicity de itrtment for the Lakeside Amusement Coin- any, who-will put on a big industrial fair at •lis popular summer resort frum May to Sep- ember of 1912, Is a very busy man these days, getting ready for a big publicity campaign- .t is needless to say that it will be a successful ■ne. Word comes to Denver that Joe Walters and Barl Armstrong, local motorcycle racers who aave been at the TuIUeries Park all summer, are breaking some records at the motordome at Elm- hurst, California. • The Sbubert Theatre is nearing completion, but will not be ready for the 1011-12 season. Messrs. Sullivan and Gonsldine of Seattle, paid their Denver house a visit last week. The Denver baseball fans are looking forward to the appearance here of "Buck" O'Brien and his three partners In the Boston Bed Sox Quar- tette. Credit for securing this quartette goes to Mr- A. C. Carson, manager of the Orpbeum Theatre, at whose theatre this quartette will appear later in the season. "Buck" O'Brien is the pitcher who was mainly responsible for making the Denver team pennant winners of the Western League and later at Boston wen six games out of seven. During a later series against the famous Marty O'Toole, (the $20,000 Pittsburg pitcher) O'Brien defeated O'Toole hands down. Christmas week the Denver theatres will have musical comedies for their attractions. Thanksgiving week was the biggest week In point of attendance at the Orpbeum Theatre since its opening. JULIAN HELBER. MICHIGAN. ' Detroit—Michigan Carload Butter. Poultry * Egg Assn. March —, 1012. H. L. Williams, secy.. Howell, Mich. Detroit—National Retail Hardware Assn. Jons ' (3rd. week), 1912. M. L. Corey, secy., Argos. Ind. — Greenwood—Mississippi Be tall Merchants' Assn. .May 21. W. D. Hawkins, secy.. Box 602, Meridian. Miss. Hatches—Mississippi Press Assn. May 2L J, G. UeGnlre, secy., Yazoo City. Miss. j ubboubi. Macon—Dept. of Missouri G. A. B. May —, 1012. I Thoa. B. Badgers, Apt. Adjt- Gen., Temple Bldg., St. Louis. Mo. BL'Louis—National Coopers' Assn. March —. 1912. Fred J. Benner, secy, and tress., 4196 N. 2nd St. ". HBBBABXA. Lincoln—Nebraska Independent Telephone Assn. About Feb. 15. L. E. Hurts, secy.. 231 S. 14th st HEW JERSEY. Asbury Park—State Council of N. J. Daughters of Liberty. May 2L W. L. Hayward, secy., 218 .8. llth, St., Newark, N. J. Camden—Grand Lodge of-M. J.. Independent Or- der of Mechanics. : March 19. - Frank S. Harris, secy., Salem, N. J. Perth Amboy—New" Jersey State -Encampment Firemen's Assn... -May 15; • B.- T. Humphrey, secy., 281 Prospect st. Nnfley. N. J. Albuquerque—Locomotive' Firemen * Englnemen Convention.-<>atay —e 1M2J A.O. Culver, seer. • ".«' ;! NEW-YORK. Buffalo—Grand -Intarfraternlty—Council. June —, 1912. H. L. Kltselman, secy., Mtmcle. Ind. Niagara Falls—State Grand Lodge, Loyal Orange Institute. May T. B. p. sodds, secy., 2128 Tab ave.. Troy, N. Y. *—' OREGON. Pendle ton Bebekah Assembly, I. O. O. F. May - 2L Mrs. Ora Cosper, secy.. Dallas, Ore. Bristol—General Assembly, Presbyterian Church TJ. 8. May 16. Rev. Thoa. H. Law. SUte £Ieri, Spartanburg, S. B.. NasbvUle—Tennessee Public School Officers' Assn. Jan. 0-12. - P.jLj Earned, secy. TCT-aq Galveston—^District Grand Ledee No. 7. L O. B. B. April —, 1912. Nat Strauss, secy.. 2337 Magazine st. New Orleans. La- San Antonio—Texas Bankers' Assn. . May 8-10. J. W4Boopesy secy.. Austin, Texas; UTAH. Salt Lake City—Grand Chapter of Utah. O. B. S. May r»-10,'.i Mrs. Frances G. Shields.- secy;.- 83 Harmony Place. Norti*^aktWa»*tirand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. May. 21-23. H. M.' L oye.,secy., Colfax, Wash. WISCONSIN. K e n o sh a—Wisconsin State Spiritualists' Assn. Match 19-21. Louise G. Loebel, secy., 275 23rd St. Milwaukee. Wis. NEW JE RSEY GOSSIP. A delegation of ministers of different creeds attended a meeting of the Board of Aldermen of Jersey City for the purpose of closing moving picture theatres on Sundays. The clergymen won their request despite the fact that the thea- tre owners were hot informed of the meeting and were unable to be represented by. counsel. "Come, wake up, you owners of moving picture bouse*; get busy and write to Governor Wilson 1" The writer of this column is now appealing to all moving picture and vaudeville managers to write to him. Direct communications to 239 24th St., Gnttenberg, N. J., and he will approach the Gov- ernor with the petition. The box office of the Hudson showed the largest receipts since Phil Nash has taken it under his management This week's receipts Is due to Sam J. Ryan and his wife, Maud Huth. Ryan was formerly of the team of Ryan and Lewis, of George M. Cohan's success. The Yankee Prince. Every night during the week the Hudson was sold out to different lodges. Assemblvman Agnew Invited the twelve assemblymen of New Jersey, who attended Monday night's, performance in a body. The change of Stock Company to Star Vaude- ville at the Gayety Theatre has gained wonder- ful popularity, as the twelve performances during the week are meeting with success. Charles Littleton, assistant treasurer of The Hudson, has installed a candy trade at the Hud- son. Nothing bat the best of sweets sold during Intermission. Business Is good. JOB P. j PITTS BURG , PA. Pittsburg's splendid new playhouse in Dia- mond Street, below Smithfield Street, which is to be formally and positively open to the public on Christmas Day, will be called The Harris Theatre, and will be devoted to con- tinuous vaudeville. These facts, now published authoritatively for the first time, have been the subject of much speculative controversy upon the part of the public since ground was broken for the build- ing: last August, but until last evening no word about the name or policy of the new theatre came from the management. While the John P. Harris Amusement Company, which owns and controls a chain of theatres in var- ious cltieB, Including the new one in Pitts- burg, has all -along Intended that the style of entertainment should be continuous vaudeville, It was not until yesterday that definite action was taken on the name of the house. The direc- tors of the company, however, have all along insisted tbat .their president, Mr, John P. Harris, should be honored by having the new theatre bear his family name, and. as it was frequently pointed out to Mr. Harris, who modestly demurred from the proposition, there is ample precedent for this selection. Nearly all the large new theatres which have re- cently been erected In this country, have been named after either the owner or one of the officers of the controlling company. Toe policy of The Harris Theatre will be to offer to the amusement-going public a class of high grade, meritorious vaudeville at ten and twenty cents. No higher-priced seat will be found in the theatre, and more. than 1,200 of the most modern and comfortably upholstered opera 'chairs will . be available at ten cents, while the private box chairs and reserved seats will sell at twenty cents. The large capacity of the theatre, which will seat 2.000 people, makes it possible to offer the public vaudeville such as has never been presented in a theatre at these prices. European and American acts of great prestige will be offered, and the opening bill will be a criterion for what Is to follow. The hours will be from 1 p. m. to 11:30 p. m. daily, except Sundays, and there will be no intermissions or restB at any time. Patrons may come in at any boar and remain as long as they feel like it, always being assured of an entertainment which will repay them and will Include the choice acts tbat play the circuits with which The Harris Theatre is affiliated. It Is to be a place of diversion for ladles, gentlemen and children, and on this account its equipment will be along the most approved and elegant lines. On the mezzanine floor there will be magnificently appointed rooms for the exclusive use of ladles, and' smoking rooms and promenade corridors for the men. In fact, the bouse from front to back and pit to tlbme will be an elegant 'acquisition to Pitts- burg's places of amusement. Lillian Russell, who discovered the charm of perpetual youth, and made her vaudeville debut In Pittsburg- last season, will play a return engagement here In January. Albert Lang-, stage director for the Harry Davis Stock Players, Is enjoying a well-earned vacation by sea voyage to Bermuda. We hope Al will have a good time. One of the best and cleverest vaudeville shows of the season Is at the Rowland in Wllklnsburg this week. The chief features are the American Florence Troupe, The Gltss- andos and Emery and Nodlne. R. A. SINCLAIR. Edward Houck. the' newly-electeil manager or the Auditorium, is not only proving strong in the.manager capacity, but is sunie-press agent.' Loses as if the new head of the independent's theatre In this city was going to do some big business. James C»nnors was with us snd doing some staff with the Hurtig-Seamon Social Maids Co. James was some hero in our city in the days of stock. Irving Brooks and John Hyams, the star of The Girl of My Dreams Company, are among the golf contestants and now there Is to be some- thing doing in the next month. Irving is some points abead of the star and great excitement is at hand. The Columbia will soon start vaudeville under the trade-mark of Sullivan & Cunsidine. An early date will be announced for the opening event at the popular St. Clair amusiuient place. The American Theatre will be closed for the coming week and placed In readiness for the opening of stock at the popular Jefferson Street playhouse. The melodrama did not meet with approval and now the Holden Bros., who have had considerabl success In the stock line, will bold forth at the playhouse for the balance of the present season. Manager Bralley. who has conducted the man- agement of the Columbia Theatre, and owing to his many interests was compelled to resign, had a banquet the other evening and his boys that have been working with him, presented him with a loving cap. Fred Bussey, the local program publisher, has passed up the waters of the Maumee and from now on they will have to offer him something stronger. Chet Sergent has a new act for his weakness. The Girl of My Dreams Company will give their Xmas dinner at Columbus, O., at the Hartman Hotel this year. Leon Berg, the worthy press representative of the Hurtig-Seamon Burlesque Company, was here, and many of the popular ballads in the attraction under this management are from the noted representative and add much to the popu- larity of the firm In the producing line. Bert Fish is home and his old route has not changed. Bert looks good and claims that the White Tops has his service for the coming year. Arthur Jarvis. the funny little clown of the Barnum tc Bailey Shows, has left for New York and will at once start rehearsal for some big act for vaudeville, opening In tbat city soon. Nelson Trowbridge, for many years connected as treasurer of the Valentine Theatre, has been promoted to the management of the said house and took up his duties in the past week Nelson was very popular as treasurer and his new position has placed him among the live managers. JACK TIERXEY. SPOKANE, WASH. Miss Ann Pittwood, a Spokane girl, will make her first local stage appearance with the Jessie Shirley Players week of the 10th, in Ttffe Little Minister, at the New American Theatre. Miss Pittwood was formerly a member of The Seven Sisters Company, which closed a month or so ago. Mrs. , E. ,Clark Walker, wife of Manager Walker, ot'THe Pantagea Theatre of this city, will return to the stage, appearing in a one person act in vaudeville. She will appear In Seattle in Pantages Theatre, and will make a complete circuit,' opening the New Fantages The- atre In San Francisco on December 21. Fort George Wright will have a new theatre, the principal feature in Chaplain 0. H. J. Scott's campaign to keep enlisted men about the garrison. The theatre will open the 13th, and two per formances will be given weekly. The first attrac- tion will be The Williams' Jubilee Singers, the following evening there will be shown a set of moving pictures of the Panama Canal. Exhibiting children of less than 10 years of age la prohibited on the professional stage In Spokane. A case was demonstrated at one of the local playhouses, where a man and woman were fined for exhibiting their two children In their act E. AXELSON BOSTON, MASS. TOLEDO, O. The. Block Picture Firm, who have head- quarters at Buffalo, N. Y., were very lucky In securing the services of H. A. Colllngton to handle their Interests In this city at the Coliseum. The house Is doing fine business and the local manager Is some press agent. He Is handling something for Xmas morning for the poor and newsboys. Each bouse in the city during tbat week that can offer anything for the performance In the way of acts will be on the bill. Harry Clark has been heard from down with the Rice & Cole Shows in Georgia. Harry says tbat they will have a summer show among the white tops with his name leading on the boards. George Stevens, the local baggage smasher for all the local theatres, has added many new wagons to his barn and now there will be some- thine doing. One thing about Stevens, be is at the depot for all acts and no late curtains at any of the houses where he handles the bag- gage. Our friend. James Pbeatt, wbo has been In the capacity of manager of the Toledo Trans- fer Co.. has resigned and Chris Wall, wbo is more familiar to the prompt and business end •>f theatricals. Is now in charge. There will be very little trouble with the new management for the speedy response to the handling of the different shows that come our way. Gaiety, and The Moulin Rouge, - at-the. oil Howard. .... The Boston will -be'! dark .during tbe .week ot December 18, likewise Mhe Castle- Square until Friday night, when Mr. Craig is to make hii Christmas production of . the Wizard .of Oz. Among the coming attractions ate: Tin- Trail of the Lonesome Fine,- with Charlotte Walker December 25, at the Boston; Wo. Paversiiam, i D The Faun, Sbubert:. Baby Mine, Majestic, oa January 1; Follies of 1011, Tremont; on .1 unitary 8: and pinafore, with an all-star cast, at the Sbubert, on January 15. P. g. JONES. SHSESLEY AMUSEMENT CO. The Sheesley Amusement Co. Is doing u good business and is having fine weather. They dnyed at Perry last week and are now at Mayo. ?la. Joe Johnson opened his new candy wlteel last week. Mrs. Viola Rodgers with a glass wbeel, is an addition to tbe show. C. L. Brixner joined tbe company last week to take charge of Mr. Sbeesley's vase wheel. Harry Maxwell Is now handling the mail and Bill, boards for the show. Arthur Hoffman, late at the Hagenbeck-Wallace Shew, Joined to handle tbe front of the Plantation Shows. After a run of 40 weeks at the New Amster- dam Theatre, In the metropolis, Tbe Pink Lady, with tbe original company, came to the Colonial on Monday fur an indefinite engagement. From the opinions of the critics and first-night audi- ence, it would seem as if the play will be sure to be as great a favorite here as In New York. Ralph Hera, In Dr. DeLnxe. 1b playing a return engagement at the Tremont. It had a successful run here last summer, and should repeat during the two weeks for which It Is booked For the last week of the engagement of Ben Hut, at the Boston, two changes were made in tbe cast, preparatory to tbe New York run of the 5lay. Adelaide Nowak, a Chicago girl, appeared n the role of Iras, and Edwin Robins as Messala. The "Kilties" Band of Canada, which has Just returned from a tour of tbe world, gave a concert at the Boston. Sunday night, December 10. The "Old-Timer's Festival." which has met with such a hearty reception In several other cities. Is the blU at Keith's this week. The . members of the various acts, especially Mrs. Annie Yeamans, received as warm a welcome here. | The John Craig Company is presenting Are Yon a Mason? and the company haB been augmented by the return of Donald Meek, an old favorite of I' Castle Square patrons. Mme. Slmone, for her last week at the Ply- mouth. Is presenting Bernstein's The Thief. • Her Interpretation of the part of Marie Louise Voysin, the leading female role. Is said to follow ! more closely the Ideas of the author than has been tbe case In previous American productions, j Get-BIcb-Qutck Walllngford eDtered Its last I month at the Park on Monday, and is to be soc- : ceeded by The Country Boy on January 8. { Tbe Blue Bird ends Its engagement at The ' Sbubert on Saturday. On Monday, December 18. Sothern and Marlowe begin a two weeks' engage- ment In Shakespearian repertoire. Every woman, at the Majestic, Is entertaining good houses, and no definite date Is as yet an- nounced for tbe last performance In this city. "Bud" Fisher, creator of tbe characters of Mntt and Jeff, is featured at The National In a monologue. Others on tbe bill are: The Irish ; Singers and Percy Waram and Company. I The burlesque attractions for this week are ' as follows: Midnight Maidens, at the Casino; ' Dave Marlon's Dreamland Bnrleaquers, at the LESLIE and DAY Eccentric Comedy, Singing and Talking Playing on Gus Sun's best time. FOB BALE—Standard Rheostat, for 110 volti, 25 amperes, never used. 36.50; Paddle Wheel, with paddles and One carrying case, 35.00; brand new Knives and Watches, cost me from "Weln- hans," 320.00. sell for 315.00; five 8-ft Tent Poles, also some shorter ones, $1.30 for all; 25 sets Song Slides, colored. 31.00 set; Edison's "Personal" Comedy Film, it's a scream, also two other good subjects. 025 feet on the reel. $35.00; a "Ceclllan" Piano Flayer, great for picture show, a snsp at $40.00; a Nickel-plated Portable Booth Frame, 6x8 ft., it all telescopes, cost $18.00, for $9.00; Tenor Drum, nickel-plated hull. $2.50. Address WALTER B. JAVESS. East Greenville, Pa. ^^^^ "~ OPEN TIME Opera House, at Morrfsonville. 111., Is open fer good shows. First-class house and good drawing population. People are hungry for amusement. Liberal terms. Address 1. H. MACHIELS. Mgr. WANTED —CARNIVAL SHOWS Bide and privileges of every description, for sea- son 1012, to open hear Sbreveport, La., Jaaoary loth, «xceptpft shows. Address _ RICE * DO RES' XX SHOWS U W Main Street, Fart Worth, Texas, Wanted—Colored Minstrel Performers Musical Team Comedian Bad Man. must dance; Bass and Tenor for quartette, for twenty weeks la vaudeville. Address qolck, HERMAN Q. SMITH, Bijou Theatre. Minneapolis. Minn. WANTED—Small companies and vaudeville oa per cent, to be run In conjunction with pictures. Good show town for good acts. We turned en •way with "ITA." Address ASHLAND THEA- TBE, Ashland, Ky. CALL AND SEE IF WE AIN'T HEADQUAR- TERS for Baby Bears, Porcupines, Prairie Dogs, etc. You'll be welcome. If you can not visit us, get our DIRECT TO YOD prices before buying wild animals. LTNWOOD FLINT, Porcuplna Farm, North Waterford, Maine. THE OREGON INDIAN MEDICINE ODKPANY, of Corry, Pa„ would be pleased-to mall tneff price list and general Information to every meoi- clne man, lecturer and street man who Is l*)"'?* for the beat line of medicines and soap at tae lowest prices. Write at once for aamplca oi paper. Desk A. WANTED—Piano Player, lady or gentleman, gen- tleman preferred: sing three illustrated sonss a week, cue plcturea, read lead ahcet. If necessary, play for repertoire and 8tock occasionally, im- manent position, $16.00 a week. No matinees, no Sundays; 2V4 hours work a night. A good posi- tion for the right party. Wire at once. Bj""*? and amateurs don't write. A. H. BABCOC*. Orphe nm Theatre. Grand Haven, Mich. | ""WANTED—SAXOPHON E Must be cheap, Musical N. B., Severe !!<»»•• Chicago, III.