The Billboard 1901-09-14: Vol 13 Iss 37 (1901-09-14)

6 THE BILLBOARD Harry Glazier, who was seen here last season in ‘The Three Musketeers,’’ has a grand production of * “Prince Otto,” which promises to excel anything ever seen in romantic drama at popular prices. Clever Lillian Burkhart, who has been filling a series of cngagements at the Kohl & Castle houses, is a very bright woman. She is going to the coast, and announces that she will use three playettes by Walter Lawrence Hackett, a San Francisco newspaper man. She can’t fail. The A. lL. & A. F. R. R. has issued a well arranged booklet called “Theatrical Direetory, Sante Fe Route."’ It embraces all the information necessary to both manager and agent touring over their lines. The skow printing houses are busy getting out work for this season. Most of them are working night and day. The National, Winterburn’s, Central, Jordan and others are pressed to their utmost. The season of Lincoln J. terion has started off daily matinee is given. General Manager John tlogan, George Irish and the many other good fellows in and about this theater are all back in their old positions. William Norris continues to write me notes. The last one, however, was an invitation to dinner—splendid opportunity to get even. Norris is a clever chap, a corking good comedian, and one of the cast of Otis Skinner's company, although he does not deal in a great deal of comedy in “Francesea da Rimini’’—yet we can’t forget him as ‘The Burgomaster’ and “King Dodo,” both parts created by him. The affairs of William Collier are under the management of Jacob Litt this season. Following “Way Down East’” at MeVieker’s Theater comes “‘Foxy Grandpa.”’ The familiar subject of many newspaper cartoons, Joe Hart, is featured in this comedy. Chauncey Olcott, in his new play, “Garrett O’Magh,"’ is also one of the early bookings at this house, together with Jacob Litt’s production of ‘The Price of Peace,” a Drury Lane melodrama, said to be one of the most elaborate presentations of the kind ever staged. It already has had lengthy runs in both London and New York. Carter's Criimmensely, and a AT THE VAUDEVILLE HOUSES. Olympic—This up-to-date, continuous vaudeville theater always has a good array of specialt yolferings. This week John Griffith, he of the much ‘*‘Faust’’ and plenty of one-night stands, heads the company, presenting a condensed version of the abovementioned play. Griffith is getting a bit chunky for Mephisto, but the sketch goes nicely, and even the patrons of the lofty bench appreciated it. Billy Clifford (without Maude) doves a good turn, but his plump wife is missed. The Savans, Mignoni Family, George H. Wood, Andy Lewis and company, Joseph Doner and wife all contribute to the amusing program. Chicage Opera House—Willis Sweatnam, the burnt-cork wit, heads the list, and among the others who appear are: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kelcey, Katherine Germaine, Robinson-Baker Trio, the Schroders, Deda Walker, and other entertaining ones. Haymarket—The bright particular star is Lilliay Burkhart, with her little company, who present a playlet called ‘Jessie's Jack and Jerry.”’ Miss Burkhart keeps her budget of sketches in perfect repair at all times, and in conjunction with her stage duties, manages to do considerable effective press work for her talented self. James Harrigan; Dixon, Bowers and Dixon; Lottie Gladstone, Mallory Brothers and Brooks, and a long string of good turns make up a very desirable performance. PLENTY OF LIVELY BURLESQUE. Sam TT. Jack’s—Rose Sydell’s London Belles, who have enjoyed many seasons of popularity, opened nicely, and the numerous shapely maids pranced through the two burlettas, while specialties by La Clare, Hafford and Worth, Wheeler and Vedder, Ruth Denver, Lillian Roberts, the Dunhams, and Hart, Foster and Lancton, were favorably received. Trocadero—Ed. F. Rush's Bon-Ton_ Burlesquers is the attraction at the Miaco house, and together with the usual, musical meiange, bright costuming and girls galore, with specialties by Byron and Langdon, Murry and McFarland, George Austin Moore, Marie Rogers and Weiland, little more could be des:red in a combination bill of vaudeville and burlesque. Orpheon—The Stock Burlesque Company continues to hold forth, and with remarkable success. The idea of reviving former Weber & Fields shelved pieces has been a great go at this house all summer. ‘*WhirlI-Gig” is the current offering, and the two young brothers of Lew Fields make a hit as the ignorant Germans. Their scenes with Allen Curtis, who does the Yiddish roles are very humorous. Ruth Everett, Billy Taylor and other members of this organization are at their best this week. Masonic Temple—-Papinta, the mirror dancer, and Katherine Bloodgood, the operatic contralto, are the headliners. The Beaux and Belles remain another week, and Jess Dandy, Malasso-Salvaggi Troupe, Schuyler Sisters, W. Huston and the Parros Brothers are among those who are playing at this lofty theater. PARK SEASON NEARLY OVER. Sans Souci and Sunnyside Parks closed last Sunday. These were the first two to hoist the closing signal. Both have had a good season of it. The Chutes continues te attract large crowds, and the new turn-over railroad is quite a fad. Ferris Wheel Park presents the foilowing vaudevillians in their respective specialties: Bernard Dyllin, De Donzo Brothers, Elizabeth Knight, the Nellos, Gertie Hayes, Holmes and Waldron and Charles La Bird. CLARK STREET MUSEUM. A watermelon match is on at George Middleton's Museum. Among the curio hall attractions are Calamity Jane, Galletti’s Birds and De Roche, the sword swallower. In the theater are Patricola Musical Trio, George Henry, Fatima and Lynore and Ar nold. BOSTON, MASS. Boston, Mass., Sept. &.—Boston Museum There were lWwany happy peopie inside the Bestom Museum yesterday, for the Four Cohanus and **The Governor's Son” unite to form an entertainment that would please the mest exucting. ‘These clever entertain ers had an unquestioned popularity in the days when they were stars in vaudeville, but their change in position has added to their jaurels, and their new play shows their cleverness better than anything that they have ever had before. Tremont ‘Theater—"Vhe Bonnie Brier Bush” entered upon the second week of its ehgagement at the Tremont yesterday, with a maitinee and an evening performance. Lt is easy Lo see why theater-goers are pleased by the dramatization of lan Maciaren’s beautiful stories of Seotch life. As the work of adapting has been done, an inter esting plot nas been obtained, making a delignttul story in itself, and yet the beauty of the dialogue in the stories has not been harmed. Mr. Stoddard’s Lachlan Campbeu is an education in itself, in the insigut it gives in the sturdy Scotch character. Hollis Street Theater—When the curtain rose at the Hollis Street ‘Theater, yester day afternoon, the second and last week of the story of *"The Brixton Burglary” in this city was opened under the most ravorabie circumstances. The piece is a jolly maze of complicaions, and recalls the eariy days of the famous stock company at Daly's. Such excellent and ensemble work has rarely been seen in Boston in recent years, and the production is one that will long be remembered. Klita Proctor Otis, who has returned to Boston in a new sort of character for her, is one of the winners of the company, and the way in which she plays the moctner-in law is a treat. When one considers that Miss Otis has been playing bold, bad adven turesses in recent years, the success as a comedienne is all th emore remarkable. Nellie Butler is another young lady who mInakes a conspicuous hit in this piece, and the manner in which she enacts the part of Petunia is a revelation. W. J. Ferguson is well known in Boston for his skill in com edy, but nothing that he has done could compare with hi spresent efforts. George S. Probert, Harry Gibbs, Sam Edwards, LD. J. Fingleton, Richard Baker, Carolyn James and Channez Onley also have a share in the honors. Park Theater—‘The Penitent,’’ with Edgar L. Davenport, with a powerful supporting company is assured a brilliant opening at the Park next Monday. The advance sale of seats, which began yesterday, was a record-breaker for one day's sales at this playhouse. Columbia Theater—No theatrical production can show so extensive a list of artists who have participated in its performance as that shown by Manager Rice's Evangeline,”’ an entirely new production of which wil! be given at the Columbia Theater, Sept. 14. It would seem as though every prominent actor and actress in the United States had at one time or another during the last twenty or twenty-five years played a part in the popular extravaganza. “The Christian,’’ and the new policy of “high-class attractions at fair prices’ are evidently meeting with popular approval at the Boston Theater. Yesterday afternoon and evening there was the same crush of people as on the opening night, and the noble old playhouse was again packed to the doors. Seeing Mr. Morgan in this, his greatest character, one witnesses the role of John Storm played well nigh to perfection. Mr. Morgan was the first John Storm, and his performance is wonderfully effect ive, ascending in several scenes to a high plane of dramatic power. Keith's Theater—The objective point of many thousand pleasure-seekers yesterday afternoon and evening was Keith's popular playhouse, and they were all properly rewarded by witnessing one of the best allaround variety shows that has been offered on the local stage for some little time. The artistic honors went to Miss George and the Symphony Orchestra players, although the great Rauschle and Les Dumonds could be quite properly placed in that classification. Miss George rendered a number of charming ballads, the musicians played new selections, and the trio of funny Frenchmen once more gave an exhibition of their versatility. Boston Music Hall—A substantial fraction of the best there is in vaudeville delighted two large audiences at Boston Music Hall yesterday. In the comedy line there are, indeed, a number of capital acts, chief of which is that presented by Charles Wayne and Anna Caldwell. It is called “A Book Detective,” and, funny in itself, it is greatly increased in value as a laugh-maker by the individual efforts of the two players. Wayne, of course, introduces his excellent ecceniriec dances, and Miss Caldwell was equally suceessful in his amusing characterizations. Comedy, as expressed in monologue, was well illustrated by Lew Hawkins, the black-face comedian. Comedy, as interpretated by dumb animals, was laughably developed by Kriesel’s cats, dogs and monkeys, which were funny all the time. Grand Opera House-—The veteran Joseph Wheelock, in an entirely new version of “Ten Nights in a Bar Room,” was the magnet which drew an immense crowd to the Grand Opera House last night to witness the production of this fainous old moral drama, with all of its former objectionable features climinated and many of the harsh er incidents softened. And they were not disappointed. For this saddest of modern dramas, with its pathetic strain continuing even to the finale, held ihe attention of the andience as few dramas have the power to do. Mr. Wheelock, as the leading charac ter, Joe Morgan, was especially realistic, and his rendition of the character earned him repeated encores. George Hl. Adatis, as Sample Switchell, gave just that touch ef humor and wit that such a play demands, while Tom Veters as Simon Shide’s most constant customer, also helped in the fun making. troward Atheneum — The Reniz-Santley Pulbiesqlic Company preseutced ab up co dace stuyesty production at tie stoward yescer aay, preciy Wolmen, clever Comediuits, elab erace Costliies ald speci seemery beg among the distinguisuing Lleatures of the show. in the otlo plewsiag speciatities are couorbuted by Jiatnes ana oadie Leonard, bela COMLCUY SKETCH UPLadeds, © Habe beete mse, & Versatlie colbedmitoa; Garuet ata truer, biusical Comedians, Suuley and bray yiuge, Who Lave a siaippy putyiet, Willard be Wheeler, tWo pieasing Vocalists, Lyols, a sensational Juggier, and Daisy teu jemi, a& clever colbediconiie. ihe opening buriesque os entitled “When Your Wite’s Away.” Lhe closing teature of the programme is a rapidiy running tray esty on “Under Pwo Piags, catted “Under iwo Jags.” Austin & Stone’s— Ching Foo Lee, robed in ait (he sprendor of An hascernh becromaieer, and looking and acting as blind as any Ce moll Could, Was yesterday the wonder and ‘lesen of targe audiences at Austin & otones, Ching Foo Lee is but one of the wentey Clever Chinamen who belong to wing Looks Royal Chinese Theater Com puny, Who are amusing the public at Austin x Stone's this week. One of the most in teresting groups is made up of female im personators, of Whom so uch has been re ited by Oriental travelers and explorers. in cunning and ingenuity of device, no na tion can surpass the Chinese, aud this crowd of selected artists is of high stand ard in every act that is attempted. Morrison's Grand Theater thundreds of people took advantage yesterday of the splendid offering which Manager Leigh Mor rison made to the theater-goers of teoston, “The ‘lide of Life’? Was the attraction, and this palatial Seuth End playhouse was packed to the doors, The people of this city seem to have thoroughly indorsed Manager Morrison's policy of booking the finest sen sational melodramas. Labor's army yes terday appreciated this, as well as the fact that Manager Morrison runs a union house, and is not only friendly to organized labor, but an aggressive worker for the union cause. Lyceum Theater—Genuine burlesque prevailed at the Lyceum yesterday, when the Little Magnets big show was seen. “An trishman’s Visit to Paris’ is the opening skit, and is replete with humorous situa tions, funny comedians and pretty girls. the olio is made up of excellent material, and has among its roster the unique four, Robinson and Speck, assisted by Sheridan and Lee, in their funny comedy act, “Him and Him; the litth magnets, Blodgett Sisters, dashing soubrettes; the musical wonders, Craig and Cardell; the silent jug sxler, Burt Moorman; the greatest of al, lady acrobats, Grovini and Murray; the Man in White, John J. Welsh, and = the champion bag punchers of the world, Keely Brothers. The laughable extravaganza, ‘Trouble in a Buffalo Hotel,” with Crissie Sheridan in the star part of the old maid, closes the show, and is very amusing. ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 9.—The season is now drawing to a close, and in each future publication of “The Billboard’ you will tind one or more names of amusement places missing, until we will have only two theaters open for the winter season—the Academy of Music and Young's Ocean Pier Theater. This is Mr. Young's first venture in a winter theater, and he has selected Mr. J. B. Dickson as manager. The latter has already secured a strong list of attractions for the coming season, and a bitter fight is looked for between the two houses. The following people were here during the week: Doyle's Theater, (Frank Goldie, Manager) Clark and Franklin, Wagner Sisters, Car roll and Howell, West and Fowler. La Belle Dodo, Doyle and Granger, Fitzpatrick and Tapt, Lester and Patterson, Shelby Broth ers, Zelvardo, Goldie, St. Clair and Goldie, and Do¥le's big stock company in the great farce comedy success, “Turning the Tables.” Guvernator’s Theater, (John B. Wills, Manager) Lavine Sisters, Jackson and Douglass, the great Richards, Johnson and Shaffer, Elwood and Cornell, Mamie Flem ings, Halliday and Ward, Bertino Brothers, Cain Sisters, Louis Olwell, Dot Walker, Jean Colet’s Art Studies, Guvernator's Stock Company, Kitty Helston and com pany. Fortescue’s Theater, (Armand T. Nichols, Manager) Emma Krause, the Wilsons, Ida Yost, Carney and Baker, Joe Mackie, Hawthorne and Allen, Mamie Stew art, Proshos, Guifoil and Rouke, Mackie’s funny farce, “Run on the Bank,” with en tire company. Auditorium, (W. L. Dockstader, Manager) Marion Manola, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Par rell, Sydney Grant, Four Musical Cotbys, Mme. Atalie Claire, Elseeta, Miss Belle Stewart, Reno and Richards, Academy of Music, (Jos. B. Fralinger, Manager)—-The Bostonian Opera Company will close a two weeks’ engagement at this house. Young's Ocean Pier, (J. B. Dickson, Man ager)—‘When London Sleeps” closed a sue cessful engagement at this house last week, and Manager Dickson's Own Company will hold the boards for the next two weeks with his grand spectacular yroduction, Finn tae Dumpty,’’ when he will take the ‘4 Roving Frank's Gypsy Camp, (Prank Hubin, Manager) —As the season is drawins to a close, Manager Hubin is kept busy getting this wonderful and most unique ex hibition in shape for a long tour. tutti. will be his first stop, where he will sis, four weeks, and then he starts on a long tour South, jumping to Savannah, Gy where he expects to prove to be one of 1h) principal attractions, A. 8. BUFFALO NOTES. Buflalo, N. Y., Sept. %—Pan-American af fairs are looking up, and the attendance is creeping along to the high-water mark luv,ou0, with the Midway a close second with its lane of laughter of tine attractions including (he Johnstown Blood, Land of tie Midnight Sun, Bostock’s Arena, the Mow) ist Vulace, tudian Congress, Wild Wate: sports betng the leading ones. Star Pheate: had Priturose & West's Minstrels Sept. 2 to «, drawing large houses. Ward and Vo: tollow, Sept. Y to 14. Lyceum Theate: found in “Lost River’ a toe drawing at sraction, Sept. 2to 7. “Shore Acres” comes Sept. Y to MM. Peck Theater, with “Cou stantinople,” is crowding the house, Sept 2 to 7, and will till out the Pan American season, La Payette Theater—*Foxy Grand pa’ is doing a land-ottice business, and thy engagement could be extended, but other bookings will not allow. “Wine, Woman and Soug’” is underlined, Sept. & to 14.) Phe house will have some of the best in comedy buriesque and vaudeville shows on the road, including Keilly & Woods’ Big Show. Acad emy Theater “A Trip to Buffalo” has un dergoene a complete change, and is drawing ine houses. Shea's Garden Theater ‘biddle Dee-Dee”’ catches the houses every week, Sept. 2 to 7 saw Lew Sully and Hayes and Healey on the vaudeville list the one hundredth performance was given Sept. 3, with souvenirs. ‘Tivoli Theater is doing a fine business, with Wood and Rem sey, Mack & Burgess, Ida 9 Mebutyre, Blanche Delatotre. Buffalo Bill Wild West closes Sept. 7, with fair business. Court Street Theater—"The Devil's Daughier Business here is fine. The piece is pleasing and company is up to date. J. 8. RICHARDSON ACROSS THE WATER. Ike Rose, husband and manager of Sa haret, the dancer, is in Berlin with a gen uine Chinaman and a world-beating Arabian sorcerer, The Apollo Theater, Berlin, is playing a wonderful troupe of acrobats known as the Georglitties, whose tricks are said to be simply marvelous, As they are all under age they can not come to America for the present. lappy Fanny Fields is setting the “John nies’ wild at the Tivoli and Oxford Music Halls, London, with her German dialect. During a performance at a Paris concert hall, in the Avenue des Gobelins, a man seated in the gallery threw a large bouquet to a lady whe had just sung a topical song with much success. The lady, before pick ng it up, looked to see whence it came, and m discerning the donor, deliberately Kicked the bunch of flowers into the orchestra Whereupon the man drew a revolver and tired two shots at her. He was at once ar rested, Richard Stone, a well-known London the atrical agent, while depressed over the death of his wife and poor business, blew out his brains in his office. London suburbanites, on account of the rush for suburban trains, complain of not secing the last act of operas, and a project is on foot to render the last acts of popular eras at Covent Garden for their benefit. The crop of American attractions in Lou don is greater than ever this season. No less than ten theaters present American plays and players—among them Mr. Good win and Miss Elliott at the Comedy; Wm. Gillette, at the Lyceum; Henry E. Dixey and Madge Lessing, at the Century, and Edna May at the Apollo, to say nothing of Fay Davis, who is the leading lady in Vinero’s new play at the Garrick, and Robt Tabor, who is Mr. Wyndom's leading man Paderewski has his hobby—namety, bil liards. Ile plays nearly every day when he can spare time from practicing and com posing, and is a very fair cue. Fannie Ward, an American girl, and the widow of the late Sam Lewis, has startled London with a donation of fifteen open scholarships in the Royal Academy of Music for the encouragement of musical talent possessed by English boys and girls, She may do the same thing in the United States The opening of Nat Goodwin and Miss Bl liett in “When We Were Twenty-one,” last week at the Comedy Theater, London, was the most flattering that the American comedian and his gifted wife have ever recelved from Londoners. It has been de elded to change the name of their play to “When We Were One and Twenty.’ A French play entitled “Pork Kings, or Uncle Sam," was translated Into Spanish and offered at the Pavret Theater, Havana. Civil Governor Nunez suppressed the play because it proved an unwarranted insult te all Americans, and the Havana Press com mends the stand he has taken. Mrs. Arthur Collins, the American wife of the managing director of the Drury Lane Theater, London, has set all England wild with her beauty and her magnificent stage work. She isa native of Los Angeles, Cal Mme. Nordica made her debut in Germany at the new Prince Regent Theater In Mu nich as Isolde In ‘Tristan und Isolde,” Sept >. There was a brilliant audience, includ ing many Americans. It is announced in London that will sue for divorce from May withstanding he may jeapordize tance of his brother's fortune by so doing There is considerable gossip in Paris ove! the marked attention paid by the Duke of Orleans to Marie Halton, an American sing er, now singing in Paris with “The Geisha. Lord Hope Yohe, not the inher!