The Billboard 1901-10-12: Vol 13 Iss 41 (1901-10-12)

a —— Att ag e— THE BILLBOARD The Missouri Girl’ broke the Sunday cat ‘record at the Grand, Grand Kapids, lich, o F. Cook has been engaged to play : re. of Robert Livingston in “Kben den.”” The Minister's Son’ opened the new ‘yeater at Cadillac, Mich., Sept. 23, on a wrantee, and the receipts were over ooo, Al Martin's “Uncle Tom's Cabin cme the next night, at popular prices. lack Herne, who was in the cast of “From otiand Yard,’ at Heuck’s Opera House, -ineinnati, last week, gave an exhibition of is ability to escape from the handcuffs be re the heads of the Ciucinnati Police De -nt. toy Cs Burgess, 14 Hamilton avenue, Auburn, N. Y., will soon have a stock company on the road. His repertoire will in clude “Down Kast,” “Nevada, “Female Detective,” “Midnight Charge, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and *‘Revenged. tp During the performance of Martin's “‘Unce Tom's Cabin” at Big Rapids, Mich., one of the vast audience got so worked up that he rushed on the stage, frightening Legree half to death. The fellow was at length quieted = it develuped that he 3s subject to “fits.” The ‘Garrick Theater Company is now in the eighth week of a successful business in New York State, and in two weeks more will be in Canada, which country will be their stamping ground for the season. Ben W. Stone and W. P. Taylor are proprietors, Mr. Stone having charge of the stage and Mr. Taylor directing the advance and busi ,ess affairs. : ‘ he roster of Murray and Mack's ‘Finnezan's Ball’ Company, Western: Ollie Mack, proprietor; J. M. Welch, business manager; Joe Ward, stage manager; Jas. McCaffery, property man; Julius F. Andino, musica) director; Kearney and Ryan, John D. riynn, Joe Ward, Clark and Sandy, Carle tou Sisters, Kate Dahl, Laura Carleton, Margie Wood, Grace Kimball and Harry Fem. Cupid plays strange pranks, but It Is not ou record that the blithe littl god ever caused a more remarkable tangle than that brought to light at the wedding of Miss Mabew Slaughter, daughter of Marie Ww alnwright, to Mr. Frank Sheridan, in Grace Church, New York. Small as the number of guests was, there was difficulty enough in determining what relationship each bore to the other. There was Millie James, the daughter of Louis James, who was Marie Wainwright's second husband. The bride was the daughter of her first husband. After MarieWainwright secured a divorce from Mr. Wainwright secured a divorce from Mr. James, she married Franklyn Roberts, wh» is now playing the villain in ‘Lovers’ Lane.” He was also at the wedding. He is the stepfather, twice removed, of Millie James, and the stepfather of the bride, although the girls are no relation. The bride's great-grandfather, Bishop Wainwright, preached in Grace Church, where the cere mony was performed, over seventy-five years ago. FARCE AND COMEDY. May Irwin's tour will open at Boston Get. 14. J. H. La Pearle will have two new and big productions on the road next season. Will McConnell and Christie McDonald have left Pete Dailey’s company. Jealousy. Hine’s “Jolly Travellers’ closed at Rovdout, Sept. 29, on account of the backer skipping out. $ Paul Bloom is ahead of “The Girl From Calcutta.” Bloom is well known among the clreus people. The three “A Breezy Time’ companies (Merle H. Norton, proprietor) are all doing splendid business, “Pete” Cavanaugh ts booming the new star, Bert Leslie, in “A Crazy Guy.” It is said the play has made a hit. Reginning Oct. 2, the Harry A. Mack Company tackles the one-night stands, producing “A Jay in New York.” turt Wilber is in advance of M. B. Raymond’s Company, starring Hennessy toyle in “Other People’s Money.” According to the unanimous opinion of Louisville papers, Tim Murphy has the best comedy that was ever seen in that city. Harry Bulger will not be seen with Sherry Matthews and Norma Whalley this season. Bulger joins “The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast?’ Bonnie May, a soubrette with “The Gay Paris,” became stranded in New York after Manager Meyers had skipped. The authori‘les sent her to Chicago. Jack Magee and Teresa Dale have closed with Walter L. Mains Circus, and joined Verris’ Comedians to play parts and do their specialties. They are singing a new song written by Kid Lovell, entitled “A ticket Seller's Dream."’ Hlogan’s Alley,’’ under the management ' Kussell & Phillips, closed at Pittsfield, | Sept. 28. Neither Mr. Phillips nor Mr. \ussell was with the show. The latter plains the failure in the following terse y: “Both agents dope fiends and the busi ess manager a drunkard.” VAUDEVILLE. Wallace Shaw, formerly bill poster at vuverneur, N. Y., is manager of i cers Big Vaudeville Company. James H. Cullen, who made a tremendous at the Columbia Theater, Cincintatl, s a “Billboard” caller Oct. 3. johnnie Carroll and his wife made a great at the Columbia Theater, Cincinnati, week with their new coon song, eDed “Maizie.” ‘ile. Irwin is making a hit with her Jaw act at the Tivoli Theater, Buffalo, week-—her first appearance since she + al jaw with Ringling Bros.’ Circus, 807, bristopher, the magician, has closed © vccessful season with the Hall & Long ‘ ] Show, and, after resting a couple of weeks, will play dates, opening Oct. 21 at Heck’s, Cincinnati. Derenda and Green, the jugglers who pees a successful engagement at the Coumbia Theater, Cincinnati, performed before King Albert of England at the London Hippodrome, just before he became king. Whitney Brothers, composers of the popular “‘Mosquito Parade,”” and well known in vaudeville, are visiting old friends in Cincinnati, after a successful tour of Eu They leave shortly to play vaudeville Adolphe Mayer's elaborate production of the original American-Japanese musical comedy in one act, entitled ‘“‘Miyo San,” opened at Boston Music Hall for a limited engagement beginuving Sept. 30. This is said to be the richest and most picturesque musical act ever introduced in vaudeville. Four characters are employed in the piece. It abounds with dainty musical numbers. The scenery by H. Logan Reid is sald to be very striking. BURLESQUE. Harry Martelle has entered a_ vigorous protest against Joe Barnes using paper with his name on. Zantilla has been engaged by Robie’s Knickerbocker Burlesquers and will be featured in the West. WINIFRED GERDES. A “light” Cincinnatian, who makes his debut this season with Gus Hill’s Happy Hooligan. Zantella has been engaged by Manager Robie to present her latest oriental craze, *Frou-Frou,” with Robie’s Knickerbocker Burlesquers. W. E. Clark, for the past five years manager of amusements at Coney Island, Cincinnati, has organized his own big burlesque show and will take the road Oct. 14, touring Kentucky and the South. ‘Monte Christo, Jr.,"° will be the burlesque, with several first-class specialty people and a feature will be the lady band, of ten pieces. MINSTRELS. John W. Vogel is giving a great perfor mance this season. Barlow Bros.’ business has greatly since they got south. J. Mi. J. Kane, well known in circus circles, is in advance of Al Field's Minstrels. Dan Fishell has succeeded M. R. Brom ley as agent of the Lewis and Austin Minstrels. Cc. Miller, Box 144, Skagway, Alaska, Is improved organizing a colored minstrel company for the Klondike. “Jack’’ Haverly, the famous minstrel manager and proprietor, died at Salt Lake City, Utah, from a long-standing illness. Primrose and Dockstader’s Minstrels broke all records at the Walnut Street Theater, Cincinnati, week Sept. 23 to 28, notwithstanding the opposition of the Fall ‘estival. The Primrose & Dockstader Minstrels broke all financial records for minstrel troupes at the Walnut Street Theater, Cincinnatl, week of Sept. 23 to 29. The funeral of Jack Haverly, who died at Salt Lake City, Sept. 28, took place from the Salt Lake City Opera House, Oct. 1. The remains were sent to Philadelphia for interment. The Who What When Minstrels were tendered a grand reception at Greenville. Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 21. Manager Snapp, of the opera House, in speaking of the show, says it is the greatest minstrel organization that ever played his house, and has offered a return engagement. Complete roster of Jno. W. Vogel's Min strels: Jno. W. Vogel, owner and manager; Geo. B. Baker, press agent; Col. 1. S. Potts, eneral agent; Matt Smith, assistant agent: larry Rand, lithographer; Bert Smoothe, yrogrammer; Arthur Rigby, Chas. Gano, tert Leighton, Frank Leighton, Carl Cameron, A. L. Tracy, John Cartmell, Grant Merkley, C. Robt. Wood, Harry Leighton, Percival Reed, Jno. P. Moore, Thos. Merrick, C. E. Rummell, McCoy and Gano, Don Gordon, “Roulette” Arthur Rigby, Leigh ton and Leighton, The O’Brien Troupe of Acrobats, Prof. Jos, Norton, leader of band and orchestra; T. S. Stewart, Paul Brown, R. F. Proctor, Bert Stuart, Milt Hall, H. B. Henton, W. EB. Beverage, Julius Blinn, Wallace Knees, Geo. M. Labbe, Kirby Dicker son, W. B. James, Eddie Cruse, Chas. Grimsley, Theodore Black, Will _Porter, Hen joins, Walter Townsend, Will Collins, B. J. Webster. The third annual tour began at Newark, O., Thursday, Aug. 29. MUSIC AND OPERA. Sibyl Sanderson has sailed from Europe to join the Metropolitan Opera Company. “The Liberty Bells’’ scored a great hit at its initial performance at Madison Square Garden, Sept. 29. “Miss Simplicity,’"” Frank Donell’s new opera, was successfully presented at Ford's Upera House, Baltimore, Sept. 29. Teresa Carreno is to marry her fourth husband, in the person of Signor ‘Tagliapietro, a brother of her second spouse. “The Chaperones,’ under the direction of Frank L. Perley, was given its initial performance at Hartford, Conn., Sept. 29. M. Jacques Barrs, the tenor, and Miss Louise Hamer, the contralto, of the Grau Company, have arrived in America, and are ready for their season’s work. Mme. Calve, who is to sing Carmen for the Grau Opera Company, bas arrived in New York from Lurope, as has Di Marchi, who is Jean De Reszki’s successor. Josephine Ludwig made her debut in “Carmen” with the Castle Square Opera Company at the Broadway Theater, New York, Sept. 24. She is said to be a success. The principals and chorus of the Andrews Opera Company, which is backed by Capt. W. C. King, of Dodge City, Ia., and Mrs. Rees, of Kansas City, refused to work at the Century Theater, Kansas City, until their salaries are paid, and most of the people are in hard lines. The Rose Cecelia Shay All-American Opera Company, which is now rehearsing at Lyric Hall ,Sixth avenue, New York, will carry a chorus of forty voices and an orchestra of twenty-one musicians. The initial performance will be given at the Columbia Theater, Washington, D. C., Nov. 4. At Denver recently Miss Florence Haynes and Stage Manager Daye Marion, of the Mathews-Bulger Opera Company, had a little spat because of the tardiness of Miss Haynes in arriving at the theater, the result of which was the severing by Miss Haynes of her connection with the company. Miss Haynes was immediately engaged, by wire, to play one of the six pretty maidens in ‘‘bloradora,’’ at the New York Casino. Maurice Grau returned to New York last week from Europe on Kron Prinz Wilhelm Sept. 25. The impressario returned with his head and trunk full of novelties. The chief of them are two operas never seen in America, Paderewski’s ““Manru” and Isadore De Laras’ “Messaline,” and the revival of eight works which have not been heard here in recent years. The latter are: “La Giaconda,”’ “L’Elisre d’Amors,” “La Navaraisse,"’ ‘“‘Manon,” “‘Ere et Leandre,” “Un Balle in Maschere,” “Otalle’ and “Ernani."" The principal new tenor is Bandrowski, a singer of high standing in Germany. He is a man of fine presence, in the prime of life and possessed of a robust voice. Bandrowski will impersonate ‘“Manru.’’ Prominent in his repertoire are the title parts in “Lohengrin” and ‘Tannhauser,”’ Tristan in ‘Tristan und Isolde” NEW PLAYS AND SKETCHES COPYRIGHTED. Washington, D. C., Sept. 30.—The following is a list of new plays and sketches copyrighted. “Castle Dangerous,” a farcical comedy in three acts; written and copyrighted by Percy S. Sharpe, Chicago, Ill. “Daughter of the Diamond King,” a romantic composition in 4 acts; written and Sogeenes by Chas. A. Taylor, New oYrk, “The Girl Next Door; written and copyrighted by Chas. H. Lischer, New York, N. Y. “Honeysuckle,"" a sketch; written and cepoetemted by Percy S. Sharpe, Chicago, “The Man With the X-Ray Eye;" written and copyrighted by Mrs. Alice Garthwaite, Los Angeles, Cal. “The Marriage Game,’ a comedy in 3 acts, by Clyde Fitch. Copyrighted by Sadie Martinot, New York, N. Y. “The Maverick Man,’ a drama in 1 act; written and copyrighted by Charles Reade Gilbert, New York, N. Y. “Petticoats and Bayonets,” a play in 4 acts; written and 'a by Asa M. Steele, New York, N. Y. “The Queen of Diamonds,”’ an original society drama; written and copyrighted by Alma Ellis Lewis, Melrose, Mass. “The Rogers Brothers in Washington,"’ a vaudeville farce in 3 acts; written and agrees by John J. McNally, New York, “The Tower of Wye; written and copyrighted by William H. Babcock, Washington, D. C. Amelia Bingham will be seen at Powers’ Dec. 2, in Clyde Fitch's play, ‘“‘The Cilmbers."’ W. G. Collinge goes in advance of D. E. Lester's “For Her Sake’ company. Louis Montague has also been engaged as a member of the advance crew of Lester's “At Valley Forge’ company. The three Kohl & Castle houses, Olympic, Haymarket and Chicago Opera House, are well supplied with continuous bills this week, At Middleton's Clark Street Museum, “Black Diamond,’ the chap whose mouth is so large he can put an ordinary sized watermelon into it (says the press agent), is the leading feature at this resort. Commodore Foote, Howard Travers, and Bay State Frank are also in the curio hall, and in the theater appear Lester and Thomas Murphy, the Kosure children, Marion Alecia and Frank Hall. The London Museum has its many floors filled with all sorts of freaks, and a number of variety acts supply the Amusement in the Bijou theater. Captain White is ever on duty, and things are conducted in first-class shape. HANDSOME GIFT Made by Mrs. Julia Arthur Cheney, the Retired Actress, to Miss Crosman. Boston, Oct. 7.—One of the most remarkable gifts ever made in the theatrical profession has just been made to Miss Hen rietta Crosman by Mrs. Julia Arthur Che ney, who retired from the stage a little more than a year ago, upon her marriage to a millionaire. The gift is a complete production of Shakespeare's comedy, “‘As You Like It’— all the costumes, scenery and properties of the play, in fact, all the expenses of the production prior to the rise of the curtain. Lhe value of the gift is about $20,000, in making the gift, Mrs. Cheney explained that, although she had retired from theatrical life, she wished to see Shakespeare perpetuated on the stage, and that tue gift was for the advancement of dramatic art. It was this that overcame Miss Crosman’s hesitation at accepting so unusual a gift. Mrs. Cheney and Miss Crosman met only two weeks ago. ‘Then it was that Miss Crosman was asked to accept the scenery and costumes of “As You Like It.” NOT FOR AGGIE. Miss Lane Declined to Submit to a Spanking On the Stage, and She is at Liberty. New York, Oct. 7.-Miss B. Agnes Lane was asked to submit to a spanking on the stage, just to liven up the first act of “Don Caesar de Bazan.’ Miss Lane declined to be spanked, so her engagement to play Maritana in a “Don Caesar’ road company was canceled, and now she has asked her lawyers to sue Edwin Kostell for the amount she invested in costumes to be used in the play. Miss Lave played winor parts last season in the Bernhardt-Coquelin company. “I was hired as a leading woman,"’ said Miss Lane, ‘and after the rehearsals were all over I was told that 1 was not soubrettish enough to suit some mythical person, referred to by the manager as the financial backer of the company. I never could find out who the backer was. Mr. Kostell told me that he was delighted with my acting, but that the gentleman with the money was not satistied. He wanted Don Caesar to take me across his knee and spank me. When I refused he said I would have to quit the company. The mysterious and nameless backer with money wanted to ogy that beautiful tableau at the end of the first act by having me in a short skirt stretched across a man’s knee and getting spanked, just for pumping up and saying ‘What's that,” when they fired the guns.’ A WELCOME Awaits Sousa in England. John Philip Sousa, with his band, sailed for England Sept. 25. Great ‘preparations were made to welcome Mr. Sousa, and a reception in his honor was arranged to take place at the Trocadero restaurant on the afternoon of Oct: 4. Covers were laid for 250 persons. The reception committee in charge of the arrangements comprise Earl Kinnoull, Earl Lonsdale, Sir Lewis McIver; Henry J. Wood, conductor of the London Philharmonic Society; Lieutenant Charles Godfrey, the well-known bandmaster; Clement Scott, Charles Morton and many others prominent in the musical world. The Sousa concerts were given in the Royal Albert Hall, Oct. 4 and 5, after which the band went to Glasgow for . final month at the international exhibition. SECOND DON JUAN, Who Would Drive the Original to the Tall Timber, Was This Actress’ Husband. New York, Oct. 7.—Lillian Thompson, an actress, named twenty-four co-respondents in her suit for absolute divorce, but she only needed the testimony of about two of them to secure the decree. Miss Thompson has appeared in the Morosco Stock Company in San Francisco, and in Broadway theaters here, also. Nearly all of the names of co-respondents mentioned are those prominent in the theatrical profession. . Supreme Court Justice Wilmot M. Smith, sitting at Patchogue, L. I., heard the case. ‘Under her married name of Lillian Altgeldt, she brought the action, and her former husband, John M. Altgeldt, made no defense. Eight years ago they were married. The ceremony was performed in Cincinnati, where Altgeldt lives. Altgeldt is a traveling salesman. His income is said to be $10,000 a year. Miss Thompson did not abandon the stage after her marriage. Considering that both parties were employed in pursuits of a migratory nature, they lived together a fair share of the time for five years. Then came the usual climax —Lawyer Roth took charge of the domestic helm, Altgeldt was watched. It was no easy matter to follow the wanderings of a traveling salesman, but Miss Thompson succeeded. Only eighteen of the co-respondents are mentioned by name. Reluctantly Miss Thompson alleged that the names of six escaped her memory. Lillian B. Caldwater, prima donna of a well-known road opera company, and Claire Bernard Thompson, a chorus girl, were mentioned in the testimony given in the divorce hearing. tn SR cep a tayenitee = x Ais LP ile ET te a ey Battle Jbhews a