The Billboard 1901-04-20: Vol 13 Iss 16 (1901-04-20)

ne St THE BILLBOARD Twelve O'Clock has got to Come. An actor is a curious chan, Happy and careless, night and day, But spends one-half of all his time Wishing the other half away. At night, if shaky in his lines, He never frets or e’en looks glum; But says, as he his costume dons, Well, twelve o'clock has got to come. The heavy man, in sombre “shape,” And black slouched hat with borrowed piumes, Walks, book in hand, beneath the stage, Apart from din of dressing-rooms. The “‘walking gent,’ in boisterous tones, Cries, “where the mischief is the gum?’ It's late, and I don’t know a line, But twelve o'clock has got to come. The gent who says, “the dinner’s served,” Brimfull of slang, though still quite green, Says, turning to the leading man, “Say, Cully, let’s run through our scene.” The “old man” says, *“The musie’s in, I think I just now heard the drum: I wish this fearful piece were through; But twelve o'clock has got to come.” The music o'er, the act is called; The “low comedian” quickly goes To looking-glass, with nervous haste, And puts more red upon his nose. Then all stand anxious at the wings, "Mid preparation’s busy hum: And all find solace in the words, “Twelve o'clock has got to come.”’ In all this there a moral is, As you'll perceive, at once, no doubt; In fact, there is in everything, If we but try to find it out. ’Tis this, when toiling through this world of care, We to our woes should ne’er suecumb; But wait, prepared, until the last Great twelve o'clock that’s got to come. —H Cincinnati Theaters. The theatrical season in Cincinnati is fast drawing to a close. The Pike Stock Company closed Saturday night and began their engagement of twelve weeks in Detroit on Monday night. The big event this week is the Opera Festival, April 19 and 20, by the Grau Opera Company, which includes such emient artists as De Reszke, Melba, Nordica, Schumann-Heink and others. The bill at the Walnut this week is the four Cohans in “The Governor's Sons.”’ This famous quartet of mirth-makers have been given a flattering reception. At the Columbia, is Camille D’Arville and and other fine vaudeville specialties. It is really marvelous how the quality of the Coiumbia’s bill has been kept up during the entire season. Ward and Vokes, in their funny sketch, “The Floor Walkers,”’ are delighting the patrons of Heuck’s this week. The Boston Lyric Onera Company, managed by the well-known impressario, Colonel Billy Thompson, is presenting ‘The Idol’s Eye’ and “Carmen” at the Pike this week. The comnany is a very clever one, and is well worthy of liberal patronage. That exciting play, ‘‘Treasure Island,” with scenic surroundings and a_ capable cast, is doing well at the Lyceum this week. Rush's Victoria Burlesquers are giving an entertainment just suited to the taste of the patrons of the People’s this week. There are some good burlesquers and good specialties. The feature at Hecek’s Wonder World for the curent week is the Sotanki Band of Oriental jugglers, musicians, fakirs and wonder workers, There are some pleasing acts on the bijou stage, and a high-class vaudeville show is presented in the theater. Mr. Heck is certainly doing his best to please the numerous patrons of his house. John Havlin, of the Grand Opera House; Manager Max Anderson, of the Columbia, and his associate, Henry M. Ziegler, are members of a party of gentlemen who are now in Texas inspecting the property in which oil is said to abonnd. It is believed that a fabulous fortune is in sight for these clever men. No one will begrudge them their good luck. Chicago Chatter. Faster week opened very auspiciously for the theaters. Sunday, being a fine day, gave the ladies a chance to display their millinery. Annie Russell comemneed her second week at Power's jin “A Royal Family’ to a large audience, Anna Held, in “Papa's Wife,’ succeeded James O'Neil at MeVicker’s, and is playing to crowded houses. At the Grand Opera House Mr. James A. Hearne withdrew from the part of Captain Dan Marble in “Sag Harbor’ on account of throat trouble, and was succeeded by Mr. Woodward. Business continues just as good, “Greater Than King” will conclude its run this fourth week. Mr. Howell Hansel, who was leading man part of last season, assumes the leading character, reliey ing Mr. Wilson. The Honkins Stock Company is presenting Sardou'’s “A Wife's Peril” for the first time by a stock company in Chicago. Peter F. Daly is having a lucrative business at the I}linois in “Hodge, Podge & te Tia At the Studebaker, the Castle Square Opera Company opened Monday evening to a magnificent audience in “The Wedding Day.” It is presented under the musical direction of Frank N. Darling and the stage direction of Charles Hl. Jones. At the Academy, “East Lynne,” with Agues burroughs us the star, is playing to a fair business, ‘ At the Bijou, ‘“‘Human Hearts” opened to its usual business of standing room on'y. This week's drama at the New Victoria is ‘‘Wicked London,” doing a nice business. Go-Won-Go Mohawk presents “The Flaming Arrow” this week after two weeks of success at the Bijou. Harry C. Bryant's Australian Burlesquers are entertaining Sam T. Jack’s patrons. Full matinees every day. W. B. Watson's Oriental Burlesquers are amusing crowds at every performance at Miaco’s Trocadero. At Hurtig « seamon’s Musie Hall,, the “In Gay Paris Burlesque’? Company, with Beulah Ament Martin in classic poses. At the Chicago Opera House, Easter week had for its star attraction the great Nelson Family. At the Haymarket an excellent program has been arranged, with a large list of vaudeville stars, headed by the Streator Zouaves, seventeen in number. High-class musical and comedy = specialties, both sensational and amusing, are to be found this week at the Olympia. Business immense. “The Silver King” is doing a fairly good business at the Criterion this week. At the Auditorium, the United States Ma rine Band gave three concerts Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Wednesday mat inee. O'MALLEY. New Orleans News. Academy of Music, Chas. E. Davies, manager—The last week of Harry Morris’ 4oth Century Maids was ushered in. Programme contained very few changes. ‘The Sunflower Ballet’? and ‘An Affair of Honor’ were introduced with wonderful suecess. Myrtle Triessider changes her song repertoire weekly, and is always the recipient of hearty applause. Harry Bryant's Ausiralian Burlesquers, April 14-20. Cochrane’s New Theater, John T. Cochrane, manager—The second week of the new playhouse was more eventful than the initial one, large crowds gathering nightly. “Fra Diavolo’ was exquisitely sung last week, with Myrta French, Lottie Kendall, Ed L. Weston, Sylvain Langlois, KE. F. Seamans and Frank Burgess in the cast. **Merry War,”’ April 14-20. Grand Onera House, Henry Greennall, manager—‘Ellen Gwyn” is being presented by the Baldwin-Melville Stock Company to uniform business. Next week, grand revival of “Unele Tom's Cabin.”’ Tulare Theater, W. H. Rowles, manager “The Pride of Jennico,” presenting Miss Bertha Galland, supported by an evenly balanced company, holds forth at this playa this week. Walker Whiteside, April 20. Crescent Theater, W. H. Rowles., manager—Ruseo & Holland, presenting Gideon's Big Minstrel Carnival and Nashville Students, April 7-13, brought out the colored 400 en masse. The street parade was strengthened by two bands, was the synosure of all eyes and attracted attention from afar. Harry Lacey in “The Still Alarm,” April 14-20. NOTES. The Tulare and Crescent Theater close their seasons May 20, while the Grand and the Academy on May 4. J. M. Sampollis, the “heavy man,” of the Baldwin-Melville Stock Company, receives a testimonial benefit May 3. Lucia Moore, second lady of the BaldwinMelville Stock Company, was the victim of a light-fingered gentleman. One day last week a sneak thief entered her room in her hoarding house and stole $20 from a skirt that was hanging on the wall, Manager Walter S. Baldwin has been liv ing all of the winter in a neat litthe fur nished residence in Carrollton, at No. Too Hampton street, far away from the “busi hess center of town. Miss Carrie Bridewell, a New Orleans girl, who is a member of the Grau Opera Company, is winning golden opinions in New York, where she is apearing with that company at the Metropolitan Opera Llouse. The reports that come from the City of Mexico are loud in their praise of the per formances of Manager berriel’s New Or leans French Opera Company. Lon M. Carter, manager of the Grand Opera House, Shreveport, La., was in the city on business last week. ‘the Pitard and Elskamp Vaudeville Com pany had three large audiences April 8, 9 and 10. Manager Henry Greenwall, of the Grand, is in New York attending to business in connection with his American Theater. CHARLES Ek. ALLEN. Buffalo Budget. Court Street Theater.—Gus Wegeforth, manager, Had the Fads and Follies Bur lesquers as a drawing card, which was one in every particular, and the houses were crowded April S to 13. Bennett and Rich hit ‘em hard with their iliustrated songs. Lotte Martin, in negro songs, and Thomp son and Carter, in “My Wife's Brother,” were favorites. Shattuck and Bernard were funny. “Tim Sullivan's Chowder’ and “Fads and Follies’ onen and close. The Utopians, April 15 to 20. Shea's Garden Theacer.—M. Shea, man ager. The Lafayette Show business Anril S to 13. Lafayette was the londstone. His magical feats are excellent. Stine and Evans did nicely. Smith, Doty and Coe had a musical sketeh of merit. Howard and Bland made a hit in a sketch. Maud Meredith is announced as a singer. James J. Morton was good in monologue and song. James and Bonnie Farley were good as street urchins. Kelly and Ashby were good as of old. Marcelle’s Living Pictures and Mine. Herrmann next week. The Star had Andrew March 8 to 10, in “An Irish Gentleman,’ with fair returns. “The Rounders,” Avril 11 to 13: Frank Daniels, Avril 15 to 17: Primrose & Dockstader’s Minstrels, April 1S to 20. “The Sorrows of Satan” at the Lyeeum attracted tine Theater, April S to 13, was fairly reim bursed. Hanton’s “Le Voyage en Suisse,” April 15 to ZO. At the Teck Theater. “The Man From Mexico’ —George ©. Boniface, Jr.. as “The Man"’’—was canable and the houses good. Booked, Mildred Holland, Avril 15 to 20. Schmidt's Fountain Theater.—Riehie and Richie, as acrobats; Blair and Rayman, Dorothy and Rendall, Anna Deveaux and others made up a fine bill, April 8 to 13. Fisher and Carroll, who starred in “The Lobster,”’ will spend most of their time at the Pan-American. The Whiting Sisters made quite a hit in their loeal engagement the past week, and have a later date at Shea’s tn June. Guy B. Hoffman, a Buffalo boy, made a local debut April G at the Garden Theater, and gives much promise of a briliant fu ture as an impersonator. “Yours Merrily’’ Rogers is hitting the press with his elephant story of Corinne and the elephants. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Buffalo, N. Y. At eager footsteps hurrying Along the frozen street: “He's here, he's here’ it sings for joy At sight of him, and lo, For all it’s winter, roses bloom To greet Belinda’s beau. JOHN HENDERSON, Leading Comedian of the Boston Lyric Opera Company, and making a big hit at the Pike, Ciucinnati. Must Have Escorts. The well-known New York theatrical manager, George W. Lederer, has taken a new plan to urotect the chorus girls of the Casino Company. He has posted the fol lowing notice: “Notice Members of the ladies chorus or the Casino Girl Co., commencing with the engagement at the Knickerbocker Theater Monday, April 15, must be chaperoned to and from the theater by some adult female relative or other equaily femmine proper companion, Neglect of this order shall be attended by instant dismissal. “While the company is on the road all ladies of the chorus shall report before and after performances to a woman who will be appointed for that purpose. “All college publications please copy.” It is not understood that the rule applies to ladies, their understudies or the princetpals of their support. The whole matter may be referred to a grievance committee of the White Mice. It was said today, for instance, that if there were sixteen chorus girls who wear blue stockings and do nothing but stand In a row and kick and sing while the seventeenth girl wears green stockings, stands out in front and has a speaking part, too, the seventeenth = g'rl need not necessarily be a chorus girl, and may not have to bave a chaperone. The notice is objected to by some of the girls as ambiguous. The large group who are only singing in the chorus because they love the stage and don’t care for the money, eall attention to the faet that their pet dogs, or some of them, are just as feminine as anybody, and would, therefore, meet the requirements of the notice as chaperones, The woman to whom the girls will report before and after each verformance while the company is on the road is to be called the grenadier. Exploits of a Woman Theater Manager. New York is not the only place that has a woman theater manager. Out in Wyoming there is one just as energetic and resourceful, says the Chicago American, “Petty” Root they call her in’ Laram'e, in appreciation of her daintiness. She is small, energetic, tactful, and she knows the show business from advertising to counting the receipts in the box office When “Bill’ Root--newspaper = editor, yarn spinner and theatrical manager—left Laramie and took to gathering in wild animals for circuses and zoological gardens, Mrs. Root did not permit the onvera house to be closed up, but vowed she would show Laramie how an opera house should be Imanaged, and thereby also hangs a tale. Laramie has two theaters. deadly in rivalry and about equal in facilities for entertaining the nuolic. When Mrs. Root took personal charge of the Root Opera House she vowed to show her rival some tricks. With persuasive manner, with which this littl lady is well equipped. sbe convinced the postmaster that all mall addressed in the customary way to “Manager Opera Tlouse,”’ should be handed to her, This gave her an advantage that was distasteful and humiliating to the opposition. But theatrical agents in Laramie are re sourceful, and one day there appoeared a new sign on the front of the opposition house and a new name at the head of the newspaper “disnlay ads." It was ‘*Manager Onera House.” The opposition went with dignity to the postmaster and pointed out the change in the name. “Please put all mail addressed to ‘Manager Onera House’ in my box,” he said. And the postmaster could do nothing else. Mrs. Root was not fo be discouraged by temporary defeat. She decided on improve ments. Carpenters, plasterers, decorators Were set to work The exterior of the opera house began to blush pink tn the pure Wyoming sunlight. Kings and queens of tragedy, the court fool and the ballet girl frowned or grinned down from the walls and ceiling, and red roses bloomed on the border of the brand-new curtain. The curtain’s chief adornment, though, was a nicture of a Laramie street, with the opera house rising Imposingly and beautlthily on the corner and the Manager Opera House dwindling to the vulgar dimensions of a cow stable half a block away. Could Anybody doubt after once gazing “upon this picture and on that?" Then new seats—real onera chairs, with red piush coverings took the places of the immemorial wooden benches. The rout of the Manager Opera House was, so Manager Root sald, complete. Now, this busy little lady did not stop there. She did not like the way the ushers were doing their work, so she placed herself at the head of the small corps, and showed them how. She ts still showing them, She escorts the people to their seats, oversees the distribution of programs, and keeps the boys in the gallery in order. “Boys, you'll have to be quiet) or get ent! she ealls above the heads of the audience, and the boys subside, But Mrs. Root achieves ner trinmoh when she nosts bills. A common sight in Laramie is Mrs. Root, assisted by a small bov, wielding an eight sheet poster that flaps In the Wyoming breeze in a vain attempt to get away. It never gets oway. Hamlet was probably an anonymous correspondent of the Elsinore newspapers. Else why should he have sald to the Queen, er uot alone wy Inky cloak, good moth ne —_ —