The Billboard 1901-05-18: Vol 13 Iss 20 (1901-05-18)

New Plays and Sketches Copyrighted. Washington, D. C., May 10.—(Special.) Who Are You?” written and copyrighted Prank Hall Shepard, Detroit, Mich, Don't Tell Jack,” a sketeh, written and pyrighted by John Allen Darnaley, Chi go, HM. Caesar's Wife,” a sketch, written, and pyrighted by Gertrude Scott Dunkin, v York, N. i Me and Me Jimmy,” a sketch, by J. ©. \ovent: copyrighted by John PF. Bireh, New York, N. ¥. \ Froliesome Spook,” a farce comedy, itten and copyrighted by Charles Edwin Inslee, New York, N. Y. rhat Affair at Parts,’ a drama in five rx: written and copyrighted by Claudia Hazen White, St. Louls, Mo. rhe Governor's Wife,” a comedy drama in five aets; written and copyrighted by George E. Russell, Newark, N. J. “Pilkerton’s Peerage,” a comedy in four acts: written and copyrighted by Anthony Hope Hawkins, London, England. “The Entomologist,” a spectacular oper etta: libretto by Ida P. Sylvester; copy righted by Ida DP. Sylvester, Passaic, N. J. Reneath the Cross,” an original dramatic sketch, in one act, by Fred Dixon; copy righted by Minnie Dixon Parker, Washing ton, la. “Jack's Unele; or, the Little Conqueror,” i one-act faree, by Edwin P. Does; copy righted by George Palmer Moore, Brook line, Mass. The Lady and the Bath,’ a comedy in in one aet, by Cliarles Dickson and Waiter lL. Hackett; copyrighted by Walter Law rence Hackett, Bensonhurst, N. Y. “Por Love of Manon Lescaut,” an origi nal play in five acts and seven scenes, founded upon the immortal romance of Abbe Prevost; copyrighted by Charles Henry Meltzer, New York, N. ¥. “Lissard Kenneth,” a play: written and copyrighted by Victor Speer, Buffalo, N. Y. ‘A Loyal Renegade.” a comedy in one aet; written and copyrighted by Margaret «(. Smith, Oakland, Cal. “Por Royal Charlie,” an episode of the eseunpe, after the battle of Culloden, of Charles Edward Stuart, the Young [Pre tender; copyrighted by Charles Gibbon Duffy, New York, N. Y. Gotham Theatricals. New York, May 13—(Special.) The thea trical season of 1900-1901 is approaching the final scene, and will soon be numbered with the past, although signs of flickering life may be observed for two or three weeks longer, A few of the more suc cessful pieces will run on till the hot weather, and one or two experiments will be tried, but nothing new of the perma nent Lnportance is likely to be seen before next fall Three new theaters are sure to be built HeNT season, Kirke LaShelle’s Colonial is to be erected in) Longacre Square. It vill be likely te be ready about the mid dle of the winter, Oscar Hammerstein's lhrory Lane will) rear its head in West lerty second street, and the Pabst com euy will have the Circle Theatre at Fifty Cebth street and Eighth avenne Harri ~on Gray Piske has leased and will rene ‘ate the Manhatten, There are a great ony other rumors of new theaters, but hese come round year by year with such ‘cularity that they are consideded as only eos of approaching spring. The buds in ‘he park and the Avril showers may be lv tracked; the equinoectial storms may to rage, but the rumors of new play ies Thay be depended on. Among the vigers whe may be looked upon as like builders or purchasers of theaters are \) A. Brady and George Lederer 't is thus to be seen that New York Is tnake = adeeided gain. We have lost { one theater this season, the Star, which how being torn down, The fate ofthe ‘onhatten is not decided—it may be razed ’ \ recent Innovation In Syracuse and sev ral other up-State towns is the placing of omen in box offiees as ticket sellers st faney being confronted by a smiling iinine face and the familiar words: Seventeenth row's the best we have left.” ‘Vouldn't it take out all the sting, though? ‘lost of the theater-goers don't know very ‘ich about the men in Broadway box o es, however, They seldom get near the THE BILLBOARD ticket window of a theatre that has a sue cessful play to offer. What's the use? There are plenty of seats on the sidewalk, as a rule, in charge of the agile and at tentive speculators, rhen there are the hotels. if you wish to sit near the front you umiy as well resign yourself to being taxed for the vorivilege. It is an intersting fact that ‘Unele Tom's Cabin,” the American play which has enjoyed the longest virility, has never paid a cent to Harriet Beecher Stowe., from Whose novel it was taken. It paid $130 te the man who dramatized it. ‘Trilby” has drawn greater royalties than any other | play by an American dramatist. If the } English authorship of the novel from which “Trilby’’ was made bars it from the com petition, Bronson Howard's play “Shenan doah” probably takes the financial lead nong American plays. Charles Frohman is still. negotiating through his representatives here for the cancellation of all out of town contracts calling for “Diplomacy engagements after the limited run of the piece at the Empire Theatre. It is not yet known whether he will succeed in smothering the way for the transfer of the big production to London tis is contemplated if the out of town time contracted for before his departure for Europe can be cancelled. One or two man agers insist on having the contracts tney hold fulfilled. They are aware of the fact that the production now at the EmpireTheatre, with William Faversham, Charles Richman, Jessie Milward and Margaret Anglin in the principal roles, is doing par ticularly well. They feel assured that it will do the same big business everywhere and they do not wish to lose the profits | which would accrue from a “Diplomacy” | engagement at their theatres. Mm 2} thought, however, that they will be brought te terms and that then Mr. Frohman will | be able te announce definitely his London | plons with regard to the presenting the | plans with regard toe the presenting the his star players to British theater goers. iithel Barrymore and “Capt. Jinks of the | | ' Horse Marines” are to remain at the Gar rick Theater until the enemy of all the theatres—-the hot weather drives them out. The pnleee has already had a long run. The L4nth) performance being only twe weeks off and the triumph has been a very | fashionable one too. It is a matter of con *gratulation on the peurt of Miss Barry more, that young actress as she is, she could in | the very first season of her stellar career, achieve such wonderful and distinguished STICCESS, The case of the right to “The Little Min ister” has been finally settled. It was de| eided that J. A. Fraser had no case against | Charles Frohman. To get even, it seems, | Mr Frohman will begin | against P Holmes.”” . Miss Amelia Bingham has read, during the past few months, upwards of a hundred | plays. As she expresses it, “I want Amer | icon wares. I shall net look across the | ecean for my inspiration unless the light here goes quite out. I want another all around play that will give equal opportunities to all the members of my company, | as does “The Climbers.” T have no desire to read a manuseript and then appropriate all the best lines and situations. It will never be my policy to wateh at rehearsals and ‘out’ Miss Ambition’s chances for a_ hit. rhe more individual hits the greater is the combined snecess,” Miss Bingham is considering for production next season a comedy of western life, a costume play of the Revolutionary period, which introduces several historical person ages prominent at that time and another play of social life. She alse contemplates a revival next year of one of the oldest comedies with an all star cast. At the Fourteenth Street Theatre last Monday night, in response to requests, Chauncey Oleott revived “Sweet Innis earra.” Manager Avgustus Pitou's success ful lish drama, which ran for several months at this theatre three vears age. Mr. Olcott is again seen in his impersonation of Gerald O'Carroll, and at every performance sings the following sengs: “Kate O'Don eoghue.’ “The Old Fashioned Mother.” “Sweet Inniscarra’ and the “Fly Song.”” “Under Two Flags,” with its wonderful seenery and thrilling incidents, still has the vigor of a brand new triumph and is crowd ing the Garden Theatre in a manner most satisfactory Rates is still giving as spirited and spontaneous interpretations of her dificult emotional rele as if it were a new task she had in hand instead of being ene that she has repeated so often The actress does not show the slightest loss of interest in) her work, and ix seemingly as fresh and equai to the characterization as she was at the beginning of the run Extra matinees are being given at the Criterion to suit the crowds who wish to see Julian Marlowe in’ When Knighthood was in Flower “TLovers’ Lane,” new at the Theatre Republte, will soon celebrate its one hundred and twenty fifth performance, It does not ippear to have suffered any loss of popu larity in its passage from the Manhattan to where it now is. Next week will see the finish for the present, of the oldest and most venerable of our friends—Uncle “Tom's Cabin” at the Academy of Music, but there is no reasen that the old play will not return to the city in one form or another before long Those who have seen it) always want to see it “just onee again” and those who have never been so fortunate as to hold down a seat at a “Tom Show” are ashamed of that fact. One can never talk theatricals with any assurance if he can not tell why the latest Uncle Tom is better than those that have gone before. A person's word on dramatic ideas ts nothing proceedings Fraser for piracy of “Sherlock until he can discuss “‘Uncle Tom's Cabin.” After that all is easy. The proceeds of last Monday night's performance of “The Prima Donna” at The Herald were donated to the widow of the late Sculptor Turini for the benefit of the “Turint monument fund." There has been additions, subtractions and divisions in the price since the opening night and there is how every indication of a long run. Miss Kite Conden’s place in tuneful “Florodora” has been taken by Miss Waltzinger and several new ‘‘Florodora” girls have been put on. The piece is doing as well as ever. Last Wednesday's performance was the two hundredth perform. ance and there seems to be no reason why two bundred more should not follow. “San Toy’ at Daly's which probably comes next in the list of popular light operas is now on its fifth month. The San Toy boys look out upon more faces here than they did any where on their trip. It was too bad they had to leave—just think of the money they could have made for “Charlie.” Now it is the Hashims trying the experiment of opera in conjunction with a vaudeville show. B. F. Keith, with his Bijou Opera Company, was the first to mix the other elements, and some six or e'g‘it yeurs ago F . Proctor housed the Wilbur Opera Company at his Twenty-third Street Theatre. Jose Van der Berge gave canned “Carmen and minced ‘‘Martha”™ at the seme house, with other experiments in a similar direction. _The Maude Daniel Company, which is at Koster & Biel's in Nell Gwynne, is an offshoot of the old Wilbur company and still carries one or two of the people who were with the organization fifteen years ago. The verformances seem to be satisfying the audiences and the attendance is good. It looks as though the Hashims were going to succeed with this new one. This week was the last of the burlesque review, “The Giddy Throng,” at the New York, which will enen at the Boston Theautre, May 13. “The King’s Carnival,” a brand new burlesque review, book by Sidney Kosenfeld, with music by A. Baldwin Sloane, will be put upon the boards Monday. “The King’s Carnival’’ employs 200 people in its action, and will be presented with a cast including Marie Dressler, Adele Ritchie, Laura Burr, Harry Bulger, Dan McAvoy and Jessie May. Travesties on current plays, such as ‘‘In the Palace of the King.’ When Knighthood Was in Flower,” “Under Two Flags,” “The Climbers,’ etc., wilt be introduced. The F. F. Proctor stock company began its occupancy of Proctor’s Twenty-third Street Theatre last Monday in Woolson Morse’s musical comedy, “Cinderella at School,” in two acts and seven scenes. It is staged with specially built scenery, new costumes and a carefully prepared cast. A few highelass varieties and noevelties precede and follow “Cinderellla’’ and pre serve the continuity of the performance. They inelude Lilly Western, the musical artiste; Doherty Sisters, comediennes: Tegge and Daniels, dutch comedy; Kathryn Pearl, vocalist, ete. Rheda E. Lawrence, the voung woman hypnotist, assisted by Prof. J. R. V. Silver, mesmerist, are displaying their art in hyp notism and mesmerism this week at Huber’'s Museum and tell how they do it. Their story is interesting but the audiences learn about as much about hypnotism as they do about juggling when the jugggler tells how he does it. MARK A. NOBLE. New Orleans News. The Grand’s season closed Friday night, May 3, with a benefit for J. M. Sainpollis. “The Late Mr. Jones’ was the bill, with Sainpollis as the star. The rest of the cast was filled out by semi-professionals. The night was a sultry one, but the popularity of the young “‘villain’’ was attested by a packed house present. Presents and natural flowers were profusely in evidence. Mr. Sainpollis may return next season. The Grand has just added another brilliant financial season to its career. Since the opening, last September, to May 3, nearly forty stock plays were presented. Manager Baldwin expressed himself as being elated over the season's business, and will return early in the fall with a stronger company anda few of the latest plays. He is now in Montreal, Canada, preparing to close his No. 2 company, which is playing ut Her Majesty's Manager Cochrane closed his theater May 4 The business done during the house's short season justifies its reopening in September with comic opera. Manager “has. F. Davies says that the Acacemy reopens early in September with llopkins’ PYramatic Stock Company Sam Pic!ett opens the summer season of his circuit. May 12, with a minstrel stock company at Loepers’ Park, and vaudeville at City Park. Clande Pobinson, treasurer of the Tulane, and Henry Drees, also of the Tulane, left for Louisville and New York City, respectively. Blind Tom, the black musical prodigy, opened a four nights’ engagement at the 7 THE LADIES’ ANNEX “ssc once spaciouand beautiful. 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Small audiences throughout the engagement. Espy Williams, the well-known New Orleans playwright, is in New York arrangin with Clarence M. Brune for the English rights to “The Duke's Jester,’ and a new play, the joint work of F. Marion Crawford ana himself, both of which Mr. Brune will produce in London shortly. Mr. Williams is also negetiating with Otis Skinner for an original romantic play of a semi-historical character, which is completed and in Mr. Skinner's hands, and is also engaged upon a new play for Frederick Warde. Miss Edith Morales, a graduate of the New Orleans College of Oratory, and who intends to adopt the stage as a profession, Was seen in the leading female role in ‘‘The Late Mr. Jones,” at the Sainpollis benefit, May 3. Mr. Bouxman, premiere bass noble; Mme Bonbheur-Chais, premiere contralto; George Chais, barytone, and thirty-odd members of the French Opera Company, which held the Loards in the French Opera Opera House in New Orleans last winter, arrived from a disastrous sojourn in the City of Mexico, May 4. The recital of the troubles which have existed between Manager Berriel and the members of the French Opera Troupe since they left this city in the latter part of February have been published In “The Billboard.’ Respecting these troubles, the artists who arrived here last Saturday had much to say. Each one of the soloists mentioned above was very vindictive towards Manager Berriel, for the shabby treatment they say he accorded them in the City of Mexico. They all state that they are each a month shy on salaries, and that under no circumstances would they sing again under Mr. Berriel’s management. Mr. Berriel is expected daily. Further developments will be looked for with interest. Henry Greenwa!l, manager of the Grand, this city, and of the American, New York, completed arrangements with Melbourne MacDowell by which he obtains the Amertean rights to the late Fanny Davenport's famous repertory. As the husband and exceutor of the dead actress, Mr. MacDowell made over to Mr. Greenwali “La Tosca,"’ “Fedora,” “Theodora,” “Cleopatra” and “Gismonde.” Kennark will probably play Miss Davenport's roles The Llorse Show was brought to a close May 5, with the disposal of some few odds and ends left over from the regular programme, aud three harness races at mile heats, best two in three. The attendance was only fairly good. The officers of the association will begin arrangements for the fall indoor exhibitions. The Olympia Opera Company, after the closing of the New Cochrane Theater, went direct to Beaumont, Tex. CHARLES E. ALLEN. THE WESTERN THEATRICAL EXCHANGE, Suites 904-906 Chicago Opera House Building, CHICAGO, ILL, The largest Vaudeville Agency in the United States. 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