The Billboard 1900-12-08: Vol 12 Iss 32 (1900-12-08)

“0a me Ae a we ‘ Flickerings. Cincinnati. ILS 05 t nse cs tees ockeae sae Blanche Walsh ECG hw oy oaks yeccnseinwwne The Ironmaster Ly a “The Telephone Girl” EEE xp Pape nn os'pune woe Morrison's *‘Faust”’ ho Fis 8) Se Fashionable Vaudeville sg eee ‘“‘Heart of Maryland” VINE ST. OP. cere pees Temptations RIP LMD 15. ccccccece Rice & Barton’s Company SAD EOIN sink sausvecvicsoe “The Silver King” WONDER WORLD......Bosco and Vaudeville GRAND OPERA HOUSE. The pomp and pageantry of the court of saiioan a the sad life-story of the beautiful and brilliant Creole girl whom _ he wedded is the factor at the Grand next week. Miss Blanche Walsh, whom Cincinnatians have learned to regard with much interest, plays *‘More. Than Queen.”’ It is the selfsame, gorgeous affair which Miss Julia Arthur brought out last season immediately prior to her retirment. Several scenes are particularly desirous from the standpoint of gorgeousness—for instance, the coronation scene, where Napoleon defies the world and places the imperial diadem on the happy Josephine. The part of Napoleon is essayed by William Humphrey, who played the character for Julia Arthur. THE WALNUT. An attraction that has run the gamut of popular criticism, in fact, one of the strongest that ever came from that home of successful comedy, the New York Casino, ‘‘The Telephone Girl,’ is at the Walnut this week. This is the fourth season cf ‘‘The Telephone Girl,’ and as a money-maker it has surpassed the record of any other of the Casino productions. ‘‘The Telephone Girl’ is en tour this season under the direction of ae ao Rosenthal, and he has added considerably to the merit of the entertainment by the introduction of a number of novelties in the line of captivating specialties, up-to-date songs, etc. In all respects ‘‘The Telephone Girl’’ is as handsomely produced and with as competent a cast as when it was seen in this city two years ago. Harry Hermsen now enacts the role of Hans Nix, the exceedingly comical telephone inspector. This is one of the most unique characters on the stage, and in the hands of Mr. Hermsen suffers nothing from the performances given by his predecesscrs. A particularly vivacious and attractive leading soubrette is Miss Mabel Hite, who now plays the part of Estelle. PIKE THEATER. The Pike Stock Company hus revived Georges Ohnet’s masterpiece, ‘‘The Ironmaster,’ this week. This play was brought to this country by the Kendals, who starred in it several seasons and scored a tremendous success. The situations present Many scenes of mingled pathos and humor, all of which are full of sentiment. COLUMBIA THEATER. “The Girl With the Auburn Hair’’ remains another week at the Columbia. Others who appear this week are Wright Huntington and company in a comedietta, ‘*“A Stolen Kiss;"’ the six Dacomas, acrobats; the Bachelor Club. in a comedy; James Richmond Glenroy, ‘*Tae Man With the Green Gloves;'’ Flatow and Dunn, “‘Pastimes on the Levee;’’ Brandon and Regine, eccentric comedians, and the kinodrome. The show is fully up to the standard set by this house. ROBINSON'S OPERA HOUSE. The Baldwin-Melville Stock Company inaugurated the ninth week of their season at Robinson's Opera House Sunday afternoon, in a revival of ‘‘The Silver King.’ The story is an interesting one, and is full of strikingly strong climaxes and dramatic situations Mr. Murdock played the part of ‘“‘Winfred Denver,’’ and Miss Dreux was seen as ‘‘Nellie Denver.”’ LYCEUM. The annual visits of Lewis Morrison's big production, ‘‘Faust,’’ invariably crowd the Lyceum. It filled the Lyceum twice Sunday. From the time the curtain rises upon the dark, sepulchral cell of *‘Dr. Faustus’’ until it falls upon the beautiful tableaux of the apotheosis, the play is a series of elaborate spectacular transformations, ranging from ecclesiastical solemnity to diabolical weirdness. Special attention has been given to the electrical and mechanical features. In the garden scene an electrical display of dazzling spiendor is introduced, pronounced the most novel ever presented on the stage. Again in the Brocken scene all the skill and ingenuity of the stage mechanic's art is brought into requisition, in addition to many new and startiing electrical effects. As so much depends on electrical effects two complete sets of batteries are carried, so that in the event of an accident occurring, no disappointme::t will be experienced in witnessing this, the greatest spectacular production of ‘‘Faust’’ eyer presented. The company is of exceptional merit, and the musical features are especially meritorious. The famous cathedral scene is another which this play presents, and in the i ee ee eee THE BILLBOARD blazing cross one of its startling effects is seen. The duel is another remarkable dramatic and electric happening, but of all the scenes the Brocken, with its final rain of fire, is the foremost. S. Erroll Dunbar’s **Mephistopholes’’ is a fine piece of work, as is Mrs. Tapsficid’s *‘Martha’’ and Genevieve Kane's ““Margucrite.”’ PEOPLES Rice and Barton have always enjoyed the reputation of having one of the best shows on the road, and the bill they presented at the People’s Sunday afternoon and evening was certainly up to their highest standard. There is fun from start to finish, and any one who can not be entertained by the company must be lacking in interest for vaudeville. The performance commences with a burletta en titled ‘‘Brown Among the Daisies," Mr. Barton taking the part of Brown. He is assisted by J. K. Mullen, the popular comedian, and a score of pretty girls. During the piece Miss Adelaide Marsden renders the ‘Holy City”’ in a very capable manner. F. H. Echkoff, the well-known musical comedian, and Annie Gordon are as entertaining as of old. Evans and Grant, character comedians, make a hit. The Revere Sisters sing and datice acceptably. Gibbons and Barrett are seen in an amusing travesty. The Princeton Sisters, singing and acrobatic dancers, add to their popularity. J. K. Mullen and Annie Dunn have a new and funny sketch, and Ruf and Retlo, eccentric comedians, are as good as any in their line. The entertainment concludes with a farce comedy burlesque, entitied **McDeodle’s Flats, or Satan’s Inn.” This is an old title, but the make-up is new, and in it Messrs. Rice and Barton, supported by the entire company, give a very amusing performunce. THE HEART OF MARYLAND. One of the most important events of our present theatrical season was the welcome reappearance in this city of David Belasco’s brilliant romantic, as well as realistic play, “The Heart of Maryland.”’ on Sunday afternoon at Heuck’s Opera House. The success which has attended its performances throughout the country might well be styled ovational in its nature. It has easily, upon its literary and dramatic merit, won a permanent place, not only in popular acclaim, but in our national standard drama. Its theme, its stirring realism, the romanticism of the love, courage and devotion of its heroine, Marviand Calvert, and the picturesque beauty of its scenic illustrations will ever outlive their liking in the hearts of the playgoing public. HECK’S WONDER WORLD. At the Wonder World, beginning Monday afternoon, the snecial feature in the curio halls was the great and original Bosco. the snake eater. Manager Heck exhibits Bosco in a large cage. Another great feature is Prof. E. W. Wood's Chinese opium den. A number of other pleasing attractions wil! be found on the upper floors. Many clever performers appear in the theater. A series of new Vitascope pictures. are also projected. Cincinnati Calcium Lights. _ Frank Powers is doing good work advertising the Pike. “An American Gentleman,”’ featuring William Bonelli, comes to the Lyceum the ensuing week. Matt Flynn's Big Sensation Double Company comes to the People’s next week. The show is popular here. Nat. Goodwin's great London success. “‘A Gold Mine,”’ will be the offering at the Pike. to follow *‘The Ironmaster’’ next week Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Goodwin will be the attraction at the Grand next week in their new play, *‘When We Were Twenty-One.”’ The Thanksgiving business at the theaters was verry uneven Some of them had big houses, while others fared only fairly well. Manager Auderson, of the Columbia and Walnut, has returned from a trip to Chicago, where he was in conference with members of his vaudeville circuit. “At Piney Ridge” is the underlined attrac tion at Heuck’s Opera House. Other bookings in the near future include ‘The Dairy Farm,’’ **The Village Postmaster.”’ etx J. M. Gutches, the mixicologist of the Pal ace Car Bar, has lots of friends among theatr:cal and show people He is very fond of a good story, and tells one well himself Johnny Day, the efficient advertising agent of People’s Heuck'’s and the Lyceum, is a very busy man. He attends to all the paper for the three houses, and does it well There is no doubt that the interests of the new Vine Street Opera House will be taken care of in the newspapers under the able direction of Al. Wuest, the press agent of that theater. Manager Heck, of Heck’s Wonder World, has sold his traveling amusement enterprise known as Heck’'s Metropolitan Players to Mr Frederick Ireland, who was manager of the company The Baldwin-Melville Stock Company at Robinson's will give Dion Boucicault's great American melodrama, ‘‘The O first time in this city for years on Sunday December 9, for a week's run ii Dr. De Jonhs, the efficient head of the den tal department of the Fair, has a large ac quaintance among theatrical people. He is a great patron of the theater and a very good judge of the merits of a performance Hartford, the hustling advert sing agent of the Columbia and Walnut. is always on the lookout for new locations week he tried to put a the oroon,’ for the Geo. Last forty-eight-sheet on i SRS oe RE ee reof of the for George. sky-scraper Nothing too high Jim Hetnegan, the well-known show printer, celebrated his crystal wedding one day last week in a very enjoyable manner. About twenty couples were handsomely entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Hennegan, who received many congratulations from friends every where The performance of ‘Wide “The Pleasant Neighbor,”’ Awake” and given by the Queen City Club at the Auditorium Thanksgiving night, drew quite a large attendance. Th: perforinance was a pleasing one. This clever company is rapidly pushing to the front. The veteran, Dot Hyams, was given an ovation Every day at the Stag Cafe can be found half a coven or more show men taking lunch They meet there to discuss plans for nex? year’s circus campaign, and have a nice so ciable time. Among the number are Ed Burke, Dan. Robinson, W. E. Franklin, W E. Ferguson, D. J. Lynch and Dan Arogon “At Piney Ridge,”’ David Higgins Southern play, will be the Heuck’s next week. Th are iaid amid the pi see, and the story it est The producing one, and the scenery elaborate. The Grand beautiful attraction at e scenes in the dri e-clad hills of tells is of intense intercompany is a powerful and electrical effects are Tennes Opera House at Indianapalis, which until about two weeks ago was occupied by the stock company of Sossmann, Landis and Hunt, has come into possession of Messrs. Anderson and Ziegler Messrs. Anderson and Ziegler zre the sole lessees of the theater Me. Hunt, of the Pike, is not associated with them. T hey wil! open the house with a great vaudeville bill on Dec. 17 It is astonishing what hold such old chestnuts as “Ten Nights in a Bar Room,”’ “Two Orphans” ard “Uncle Tom's Cabin"’ still have on the people. The revival of these plays at tobinson’s by the Baldwin-Melville Stock Company has been an astonishing success in every instance. Those who predicted failure for Mr. Baldwin in his daring venture to reopen the house, which was supposed to be a “Jonah,” were woefully mistaken. There are any number of admirers of the famous Billy Emerson, who is now a mendicant in this city, who would be glad to assist in a benefit for him, if the y had any assur ance that he would straighten up. Emerson was the greatest minstrel of his day, but ail attempts to reform him have proved futi'e He is now dependent upon charity, and is as bad as the commonest beggar asking for Gambling and @rink have been his ruin. He had as much as $11).000 put away at one time, but he lost it all. Poor Billy is to be pitied ; The role that William Bonelli wil! pret in the play, *‘An American Gentleman.’ at the Lyceum next week, is tha‘ of a Rentlemanly athlete, known as Samson of Y¥ Mr. Bonelli, bes‘des be ng a talented a cf renown, is part cularly well fitted for part. He has a magnificent physique, and inter ene of the strongest and best formed athletes in America, his development equaling the world-renowned Sandow Although he has a tremendous chest and biceps as | large as a gladiator’s, his waist is as small as a lady's. To see him in street apparel, one could not imagine his tremendous strength He is in every sense cf the word a gentle manly athlete The attraction at the Pec ple’s Theater next week will be that ever popular show, Matt J Flynn's Big Sensation Burlesquers, who are old faverites at this house Among the features cf this year’s production may be mentoned the opening burke sque, which is entitled “‘The Kissing Trust,”” in whi h the en Ure company appears, includi: ga number cf pretty and Shapely girls in handsome cos tumes. Another mirth-provoking skit is call ed “The Watermelon Trust.”’ and the closing burletta is called “The Queen of the Opium Palace,”’ in which the entire company again appears in true Oriental splendor of costumes and scenery The olio presents a list of eight high-class vaudeville ac ts, among which may be named (Cc nroy and Keeler, Irish com edians Cc urtney and Nelson, singers and dancers; Richmond and Clement, comedy sketch team; the Keele y Bros., t the champlor bag punchers of the world; the comedy mix ture, Adams and Kelly; the beautiful Verdier sisters; the parcdy kings, Collins and North the favorite German c« medienne, Josie LeCoy and the burlescne que ns, Mile. Ztella and Blanche Guickard Vine Street Opera House. The new Vine Street Opera House Was opened to the public on Sunday night. The attendance was large, and popular Jolin Averys the manager, was congratulated on his-«success, He la bors under the difficulty of having frouble in securing attractions at this time of the year. Considering this lis advantage, the bill was quite a one and some of the sets ceived with great applause. The once famous place of amusement has been beautifully refitted and redecorated. It ix one of the coziest and most in Viting theatres in’ Cincinnati. very one Who knows John Avery will wish hing) abundant his prise, rood were re Siecess in enter Santiago Pubillones, ‘the Barnum of Cuba,” is a strict disciplinarian, and makes all his employes ‘walk Spanish.’ Army Bands. A Canadian military band, called the «) tis,” gave a concert at Music Hall one y), lust week They were heralded ag the | band in her Majesty's service If such a statement is true, the peoplk musical Cincinnati can not have a very | opinion of English bands. ‘ “here are three or four bands in Cinein who play with greater precision, more sion, and in « very way more artistically, ¢ this Canadian aggregation The t is that military bands, connected with regular army, are, as a rule, inferior to leading bands of the citles and towns of country The reason of this is that no x musician will be content to remain in army or navy and play for from $16 to $)s month. As soon as he becomes proficient secures his release and joins some band why his services are recognized by a good salar, We have in this country four or five ba that are superior to any army military band in the world. There is no band in Germany England or any of the other nations of Eu rope that can equal Sousa, Innes, Weber Bellstedt. The one possible exception may | the “Garde Republiciane’” Band of Fran People who talk about this or that m litia regular army band being superior to the « organizations of the same kind are ignor on the subject of music. Xp V Ali Baba and the Mule. Once upon a time, in the early days, t} Play of the Forty Thieves’ was present in a town in Nevada, but in rather a meas: manner When Ali Baba’ had seen ¢ thieves enter and quit the cave, he went t the wings and brought in a mule, whi h, hav ing taken grave offense at something its opportunity for revenge. No Ali come out of the cave wealth, and attempted to back of the beast, than it the performance It let fly kicked the I of the bags down awaited sooner | with his bags put them on th: began is part with its heels shavings (the supposed riches) « kicked down the cavern: kick: | a whole forest; kicked down the wings kicked the end of the bass viol, leat £ against the stage, to pieces: smashed the foot lights; and finally put Ali “hors de combat by planting both feet in the pit of his ston ach. The quadruped continued kic king as he were hung on a pivot, until a rope was fastened around him, and he was dragged off by the united strength ef the company Phe Nevadans want e to g.ve the mule a benefit During his visit to Northampton, Mr. Irv ing related an amusing anecdote Ten years ago, while passing with Mr. Toole throug Stratford-on-Avon, he saw a rustic sitting or a fence That's Shakspere’s house isn't it? he asked, pointing to the building "Yes “Ever been there?’ “No.” “How long has he been dead?"’ “Don't know Many people come here?" “Yes: lots Been to the house?” * No; never been to the house What did he do?” °* Don't know.’ Brought up here?" “Yes ’ “Did he write anything like the ‘Family Herald that sort?’ “Ob. yes; he i was it? You must know ““Well,”’ said the rustic, “I think he wrote for the Bible.” Comedy . Chas. H. Pierson has joined the LeRoya! Company ; M. E. Rice will stick to “Two Merry Tramps’ again this seasc n ; Joe Arthur will take out a new star next season in the person of Tony Walters. Fred. Raymond writes that both “The Missouri Girl” and *'Old Arkansas” are doing a fine business W. |. Swain writes that in spite of his ad vance being cripped by lack of paper, he has Played to “‘capacity in every stand since his opening This, too, in the face of bad weather Frank B. Rhodes is booking “Uncle Hez for next season Mr. Rhodes was formerly city bill poster of Frederick, Md., but con cluded there was more money in a theatr cal company He has done a fine business so far this season M. E. Rice wil, shortly bring an action at law against Ed. Anderson The latter, so Rice avers, sold him a half inte rest in ‘‘The Bell Boy,’ when as a matter of fact, it war not his to sell We have not been able to get Mr. Anderson's side of the controve rey Theatrical Routes. All theatrical their route lists billboard.” We complete agents are requested to send one week in advance to ‘The desire to make the list as as possible ANNA HELI Buffalo, Star Theater, Dee + toh hOGEHS Then § to ®& EMPIRE BKOS.--Buffalo, Star Theater VAUDEVILLIANS Buffalo, Shea's, Dec. 3 to & “THE COUNTY FAIR’ Buffalo, Lyceum Theater, De« ito 8 “THE GAY MASQUERADERS''—Duffalo, Court Street Theater, Dee. 3 to 8 INNES’ BAND—Buffalo, Convention Hall, Dec, 16