The billboard (Mar 1918)

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MARGH 16, 1918 The Bi CALLS NEXT WEEK paotbipeigoe ' SIOUX FAILS, 8, D. ORPHEUM the Hardes Tiowatson & Swaybetio Toon fray & Lady Bogs tndnay & Lady fone to LAST HALF BILLS March 16-14 LOEW NEW XORE CITE sinncABfERICAN Lamont 2 Wright Four Hotloways. Purcella & Ramsey Dudley Douglas to see natural bridges, great gorges, grand canons and Xanumy Duncan Qwerts ay rome other works of nature and when they want to see the re ‘seo ¢0 11). AVENUE B BOSTON ORPHEDM Tdantas Troupe Holmen & LaVero Europe. Baden Springs Hotel. (one to Aly DELANCEY ST. Clinton & Rooney Hall & O'Brien the Pyramids of Pgypt, than Gorgatiin Trio, Hal Langdon Trio Dunbar & Turner Kalua & Co. (one to sil) HOBOKEN. N. J, LYRIO Witur & Lyke And the bathsare better GREELEY SQUARB Martelt Jim & Anos Francis Toward & Sadler Parson & Tria Julia Cord NCOLN SQUARE, Florez” Duo Jack Reddy Rosamond & Dorothy Harolq” Selman Co. = WEST BADEN, NATIONAL Frank & Milt Britton Grave Edmonds Tranete Mo (one to all) ‘WEW ROCHELLE, roRws Rowley & Tointon tenn” Pheeee KENTUCKY'S TOAST, FROM COAST TO ms 17M RARI OF "PEP" By LON Professionals **s7¥esome,sHor Rensselaer, Ind AMERICAN GAINS A POINT (Continsed from page 12) season of 1917 and 1018, but since September 29 Inst the dofendants, be claims, have re fased to perform thelr part of the agreement. ‘The company disclaims breach of contract and alleges that Welss refused to carry a full produetion of scenery, costumes, wardrobe, electrleal effects and properties and that he did not carry a complete company of performers ‘and that the show was of an inferlor type. ite Bene Sarna tie ne Doo Walton Gilmore Henry’ Horton ‘Gor Tomy Rey Teel Guys Yeon &'Myae Artur Torre Site atpnier & Bro, owean 8G THAYER’S THUNKLETS New York, March 9.—Max Splegel bi Lucille Ames for next season. She recently soubret of the Record Rreakers. Eddie Scarth, property man of the Beat Show in Town, and Ethel Davenport, a memder of the chorus, were married in Waterbury ‘until Nelson, who has been one of B. wroducers, will clove in that eapaclty New 1918 Patriotic Marching Song “TheBoysinBrown” Mlness bas forced Tarry Koler, the featured commilan of Grown-Up Babies, to leave that organization, Kathryn Dickay, prima donna of The Bostonlans, will next season appear under Blutch Cooper's banner. Sbe bas signed a two years’ contract with that firm. Baxter and Virginia bave replaced Charles Lewis and Ethel Swan in the-cast.of Some Sho Charles Baker fs to Inunch a sbow next sea‘son under the title of The Vampire Girls, BURLESQUE NOTES There 1s (THEY'LL GET THE KAISER'S GOAT) Jorial, fingling melody. Witty, patriotic, soul-otirring words. “Send 20 stamp for prufexalonal copy. Dealers, send for prices. Salen coplen, postpaid, 100 GREENE MUSIC Co. $29 Real Est. Trust Bidp, © PHILADELPHIA, “Dick Smith” clab on The Darlings of Parle now. Up to March 3 every one bad deen Initiated excent Sammle Jacobs, the Jew comic, and he was slatel to be “put thru’ the following Friday night tn Philadelphia. Charley Taylor, owner of The Darlings of Paris, bad Dis youngster out in a baby car A. LISTEN Americans travel thousands and thousands of miles markable works of men they imagine they must go to As a matter of fact right in the heart of their own country, easily and cheaply accessible from all sections, is the greatest artificial wonder in the world—The West It is more marvelous than St. Peter’s at Rome, than edifice ever reared by the hand of man. of Nauheim, Weisbaden, Carlsbad, Marienbad or Aix. Get Your Pep Back .at West Baden Springs ©. B. REXFORD, Mor. lilboard the Fourth Bridge, than an and more varied than those INDIANA COAST, LIKE PRAIRIE FIRE'S A-TEARIN' N’ TO GO” "25. "EM OVER HEALY Dealers.,, . riage week before last in Baltimore, ¥d., and to see Bim pushing It in front of the Gayety ‘Thoater was a sight for pore eyes, Burlesque 18 very popular at Hartford, Conn, the Grand Theater doing a large business, cater ing to thousands who work on the night shift Jn the factories there, Richy W. Cralg, producing comedian, recently closed eight weeks at the Folly, Baltimore, and as opened at the Lyceum, Washington, D. 0. MRS. C. G. RICHARDS, Once Wel Mra. €. G. Richards, widow of C. G. Richards, {a at Goodland, Iod., ia straitened circum. stances and needs help immediately. With Mr. ‘Richards sbe formerly appeared in vaudeville, snd at one time the couple had a Wild West Show. Mr. Richards also performed the slide for Ute, Mrs, Richards did « mind-reading act 4m vanderilie. Since the death of her husband fhe has had to care for her Uttle daughter (four years old), and has been unable to get enough money together to agin start her in her pro‘Tesston.She is a most worthy performer and. it 4s to be hoped that friends will come to her. aid, Send all donations to Mrs. €. G, Ricbards, ‘Box 191, Goodland, Ind, WARD RAY ELLIS WRITES New York, March 9.—Ward Ray Ellis, of the TU, 88. South Dakote, writes The Billboard from Boston, He bas Jost arrived from Liverpool and is spending a few days ta that city. Ellie is tooking forward to a ten-day leave, which will enable him to go to bis home tn Milwaukee for a short visit, stopping over in ew York. THe would be pleased to bear from ‘any of bis old professional friends. They can reach bim by writlog bim in care Postmaster, New York, U. 8. S. Dakota, William W. Randall, lately connected with ‘The Billboard, and W. Harry Goodwin, who was publicity man’ for J. W. Stern & Co. (the music bublishers) for some time, have becouse ‘astoelated in a general publicity busiuess. They contemplate getting out a Weekly ress sheet, Which promises to make a stir on Broadway, in: semuch a9 it will tell the trath abvat things Stanley FP. Dawson, manager of Harty Hastinge’ Big Show, when in Cinciunadl recently. {old the ‘writer of This caluma that be bad Jad Received. 8 letter” from ‘BH Roddy. Som sotse‘where in ‘France aod that Bilt wants to Kaw 1 Fm Hsdgemaa ls Stil working: From the offices of Selwyn & Co, we it om the bough of cne of the in the setting of the pla telephone. ‘lm’ to 2ook again. W. E, Jack Is now at home in Terre Hante, Ind.; awaiting call for the white tops. Jack has’several offers. from elrcuses to act agent, but so. far bi ‘whieh’ one to accept. ©. G. Garrette was in‘ Cincinnatt last week abead of the Robinson Crusoe Show, which plays the Grand week of the 18th. This was Garretie’s first. visit, to the Queen City slnce he ‘brought in Kleine's Quo Vadis some twelve years ago. . sey, manager: ‘Bobby’ ob Sesietaie “tressoret: “Woese ‘bora always to make the agent's stay in the Minnesota town & pleasant ‘one. “ company ‘was pass Suan, “Ciyde got aboard the trafo, whieh pulled Sct ce the statica ‘with bis et "aboart, it ‘wae then tbat be wan called on to do his bit. ‘At St. Paul, Stlun., Kid Webler ts active as tho agent of ihe Star Theater, Charles Breeauler is always glad to. see tho bosa aE" the "Metropolitan ‘Theater, St. Paul, Ciitfora and May Collins were ‘Exposition for ‘two Sand ia the accident, "talk with Jim” Burbridge. Promised not to give Mique away. ‘Jerome Eddy, veteran, publicity agent, fell on paneer in Non Sore a few Gage azo and {infared hs leg #0 badly that he 4s now conSned ‘jaines Poston, well-koown agent snd manager, who died at Liberty, X.Y. dart Slay, deft an feof $500 in personal property.” Pooton an unmarried and had been employed as tePapers. “ite bad served ae am advance served. a0 a Joka “Drew and ‘wax amociated “with varios Dioodhatred grates of wr the. destiaies of two That. ity. eceauy broke, into c 2 a pe ‘management tbe Poll vaode IA toe SSC tmnt aoc nth wee ease Ae een Sikes ea eat ae me oe CRI he aly 8 Re She ies eg ates Cae te Be a ar EPS raha ene ake atid omen Herat Goa caataiee pee at Rotated Stained Rs bak acy Se rae Mieet acre cite col sor eet in Seat at oe fac, ae