The Billboard 1902-02-22: Vol 14 Iss 8 (1902-02-22)

THE BILLBOARD ling in Beach this summer. ixon & Zimmerman contemplate a Lon ! run for “Miss Bob White.”’ iiosabel Morrison is again supporting her rather, Lewis Morrison, in ‘Faust.’ \ strong cast, headed by George Beane, present Geo, Ade's “Sultan of Sulu.” is reported that Theresa Vaughn is dving in a Massachusetts insane asyluin Miss Cornelius Roosevelt Seoville, a cou » of the President, sung at the Waldorf (storia, Feb, 21. ‘ istie MacDonald plays a role in “The| | dor” requiring her to wear male at Handel Phassey’s British Guard Band wade its American debut at the Herald Square, New York, Feb. 17. Morocco Bound,” “Florodora’ and “King lode’ played in Boston last week lis sid that “Florodora”’ took prize money. Madame Nordica has fully recovered from the injuries sustained in a railroud wreck some weeks age, and resumed her tour at Portland, Ore, appearing before an im mense erowd Keb cieorge W. Lederer has in course of prep imation a musical comedy, to be known as | lhe Wild Rose.’ Hle announces that no one will be engaged for the chorus that can wt show high social standing. Ethel Perry, one of the “‘Florodora’’ Sex tet, is to take a try at matrimonial bliss Whe the other half of the allianee is is net | known, as Ethel wont say She'll retire | from the stage. Minnie Ashley, who was threatened with the loss of her sight, and whe for # vear has been under the care of oeulists, has s« far recovered as to be out She joined the San Toy’? company Feb. 17. Virginia Lawton, otherwise Virginia Earle, names two corespondents in oa di erce sult filed In New York against her husband, Frank Lawton, the whistler, now showing in England Mrs. Lawton is with “Floredora In Providence, R I., Sousa recently played a new march by Edwin W. Corliss, entitled “Hats Of to the Flag.” This is in unusual compliment from one march composer to another. He expressed himself is being pleased with it, also his intention of programing same in the future. ‘Floredora’’ so impressed Miss Ivy Moore, i niece of the Chief of the Weather Bureau i Washington, that she hurled a defi at pa's and ma’s objections to a stage career, ind ran away to join it. Now pa and ma ire looking for her Indications are for a storm MINSTRELS. Performers are cordially invited to contribute items of news concerning themselves and frien® ‘o this column, which ts always open to friends Wf the Billboard. \ herse took fright during the parade of West's Minstrels in Cincinnati, Feb. 11, and ran away, injuring the driver, a milkman, iMimed Groh. (ie Primrose, ““Billy’’ West's old min strel partner, is to retire from the stage pon the expiration of his contract with Lew Dockstader. Manager Rieaby. of West's Minstrels, will liatve a new feature next seasen—a troupe f eight German acrobats, now with the Barnum & Bailey Show Manuel Romaine, a tenor with West's Minstrels, was unable to appear with the mpany at the opening performance in Cincinnati, owing to a sore throat VAUDEVILLE. Performers are cordially invited tu contribute vems of news concerning themselves and friends to this column, which ts always open to friends of the Billboard, : The Vane-Courier Vaudeville Company is playing to big business everywhere The policy of Hopkins’ Grand, at Chicago, is to be changed from stock to straight vau deville, Mr. H. H. Pattee may enter vandeville in sketch with Louise Bouccicanlt Pattee rinerly played in stock Dave Sullivan has received an offer from Vandeville manager, to go on the stage if © whips Terry MeGovern Wim. Deonze. who took out a vaudeville show from Hamilton, ©., in January, has lose. Ill health, he says A sister of Belle Salvail, the vaudeville performer, is seriously fll at Toronto, Can., nd desires to hear from her The sum realized from the vaudeville en tertainment given in New York for the ben eft of Laura Burt netted $1,250. Vesta Tilley is to be the star of a vaude show, composed of English artists threatens to bring it to America. Manager Anderson, of the Columbia The rille She tter, Cineinnati, was in Indianapolis last hii Hle is lessee of the Grand at that plane Williams and Adams recently introduced Vildy.”’ by Fearing and Engel, at Hurtig \ Seaman's Music Hall, and scored heavily vith it Ella Shields is gaining many friends with her splendid rendition of Jos. Maxwell's tthetie juvenile ballad, “Nobody Ever rings Presents to Me." Ida Russell, whose pleture appeared on he front page of last week's “Billboard,” its about reached fame's limit She has had a elgar named after her The Toledo (O.) Press Club will give a vaudeville entertainment on Feb. 28. Sev eral professional numbers, from companies in Toledo on that day, will be seen Robert Madison, the man who snaps steel bands and chains, has been wedded to Miss Pearl Ferber, a Milwaukee girl, who first “aw him a few days before doing his act. Eva Gilbert, a trapeze performer, was kKiled at the Powhattan Theater, Newport News, Va., Feb. 11. She fell from her tra peze to the stage, a distance of forty feet. Rtussell will not appear at Man | | seriously Harry B. Soper and Sylvia Verona Byhl, a vaudeville team, quarreled in a Baltimore restaurant, last week, when Soper shot and injured her. Her condition is erit feal Ade le Palmer one of the lights of “A Wise Gruy lost A pocket-book last week at containing S200 and an opal and diamond ring Her press agent is re sponsible for story ; Alfredo Plorenz, the fifteen-year-old mem ber of the Florenz troupe of acrobats, says he will do his triple somersault and remove het his coat and other clothing while in the air, leaving himself attired in spangies |} “Too Late’ is the title of a short sketch, which will be produced by Ottillie Bowden and Jack Moulton It deals with society ip hich Ife and special stage settings and scenery are required for the production Owing the snecess of Ottillie Bowden ind Jacek Moulton, in their delightful so elety sketeh, entitled Too Late,’ they have decided to produce it at the leading vaudeville houses during the coming season It is an interesting sketch of real lif Was produced for the first time at the Southern Theater, Columbus, O., Feb BURLESQUE. Performers are cordially invited to contribute items of news concerning themselves and friends ‘0 this column, which ts always open to friends of the Billboard, Bryant's Burlesquers laving veek in Chie Bryant lost Palmer hie stutiesd Hh urd, Burlesquers, is join the ] Tete Dosvile Weber & him the Cincinnati Lew Feb. 14 services «af rribtiate aut owner of the May He second of leer Wil sex to is in earnest about making ‘Yields stick to their contract with is employed a lawyer Harry fartell and wife. of Brooklyn, were wuests, week, of Col. and Mrs. James FE. Fennessy, of Cineinnati. T Iwries for Weber & Field's new turrv’” and A Gentleman written by H. B. and 2 me me last bur of hd lesques, France, xar Smith Will be nud Joe Henessy, whe owners of the Litth huypt have lved partnership owner were Burlesquers ond the latter dliss is Therw Seeks ACROSS THE WATER. Performers are cordially invited to contributs tlems of news concerning themselves and friend: to this column, which ts always open to friends Wf the Billboard. Henrik Ibsen has so far recovered frow his recent illness as to start on a new play. A new sieal comedy, “A Country Girl,” has been produced by Geo. Edwards in Lon the being second only a is one of hits of the Lon to “Men and Weingartner’s opera “Orestes’’ was given its tirst performance at Leipsie Feb, 15. It The old Globe Theater, London, will close in Maret It will be demolished. to make room f the extension of street Sir Henry Irving has bee elected chair man of the Actor's Benevolent Fund Mr. Beerbohm Tre« has invited Andrew Car negie and J. Pierpont Morgan te contribute fund Vernet, of the Bambigu Theater last week had an experience with a zl ‘ho entered her apartments and lragged her about by the hair. She was badly bruised John Hare Beerbohm Tree, Arthur touchier, Ge re Alexander, Cyril Maude, Marie Tempest and Winifred Emery will ‘ t J. H. Macklin, The play to The judgement of the civil court in the ease of Miss Sibyl Sanderson, who has been by a Parisian lace manufacturer for 18.051 franes for lace purchased in 18), which was rendered, reduces the claim against Miss Sanderson te 15,000) frances, orders Miss Sanderson to pay 5.000) franes now and allows her to pay the balance in three annual installments ODDS AND ENDS. Managers, press agents, stage managers, treasurers, performers, etc., are invited to contribute items of news concerning themecives friends or houses to this column, which ts always open to friends of the Billboard. Augustus Thomas, riously ill Clyde Fiteh, the dramatist, is seriously ill in New Civde Fiteh is to write plays for Maxine Elliott and Mary Mannering. the playwright, is se ork KF. PL Spellman's bull terrier, the pipe smoking dog, seen with Johnny Ray's show, is the subject of many newspaper notices Gossip has it that Miss Cecilia Loftus is to become Mrs. George Ade It is some times so that vou can't always tell about these this Amelia Bingham'’s road > company man ager, Geo. A. Blumenthal, some months age filed « petition in bankruptey He liked it, and did the same thing again list week rhe offer of the theatrical manager, R. L Sinir, te Mrs Peter Soffel, the Pittsburg woman whe aided in the escape of the Bid dle bews, to go on the stage, has been re fused Miss Marie Murphy, of Danville, IL, known professionally as Marie Lamour, will be married to John Erhardt Muhlfield, of Montreal. Miss Murphy will travel in a enr of her own design “Two Merry Tramps’ and Himmelaine’s Stock Company were both booked at the Lexington Opera House Saturday night, Feb. 15. A “rough house’’ was avoided by both companies going on, alternating their acts. Ruby Sagers, a Cincinnati concert hall performer, has sued for a divorcee from George Sayers. She alleges cruelty. Last week he figured in a shooting scrape with Mrs. Sager’s brother, in which she was ac cidentally shot in the arm by her brother. leorothy Usner, the actress, has been sued for S235 in New York by Maurice L. Reeves, an Englishman, who claims she owes him that amount. Miss Usner wi)! fight the claim, and accuses him of breach of prom ise Some mushy letters will be produced. fhe Ministers’ Association at Mt. Ster ling, Ky.. is fighting the theaters at that plies On Feb. 12 the ministers corraled all the Sunday school children, and forming them in line, marched about the = streets bearing banners denouncing theaters as Works of Satan At the same time, the foree of the opera house hired a brass band and did a little parading on their own hook, At a prominent corner the two parades col lided They say that there was a scatter ing ot ministerial dignity and Sunday schol ie innocence. ippraisement He. Hoyt ef personalty is shown to be eXpenses of and ie residuary estate of Chas has been completed The amount left by the dead playwright $125,380. The deducting of administration, taxes, debts from this amount leaves a estate of $62,615, in which Frank of the gacies MeKee has an interest valued at $21,121 the Actors’ Fund and the Lambs $17, “67 each. In the appraisement Mr. Hoyt’s plays sre valued at $5,000. He left about 835,000 in cash, $55,000 in stocks and bonds, and jewelry valued at $10,000, THE JEFFRIES CONCERT BAND. The Jeffries Concert Band, now wintering at Jacksonville, TIL, about 200 miles from celebrated its twentieth birthday and the forty members made next season's work that will the band before Eastern well as Western people. The band has recently added two etring basses to the instrumenta Chieage, mm dein for is tien, and some rehearsals with a well shown voenulist have brought out the beau ties of the reeds in a gratifying way. Mr Chas. Curtin Jeffries, who has directed the band sinee its inception, has seme new things up his sleeve for this season, and the yvenial 200-pound manager, Mr. J. Bart Jolnson, is eonugratulating himself on the splendid business of last year, and threat ens to double the number of contracts this seuson. If you need a good band in your business, write him in care of ‘‘The Bill board.” or to Jacksonville, Tl However, we will have something more to say about this band next week. PLAYS AND SKETCHES COPY RIGHTED. Washington, D. C., Feb. 17.—The follow ing plays and sketches have been copy righted: “The Liars.” an original comedy in four acts, by Henry Arthur J. Jones: copyright ed by Maemillan Company, New York, N.Y “The Lily and the Prinee.”’ historical drama in four aets;: written and copyright ed by Carina Jorden, Mt. Vernon, N. Y “Upside Down,” copyrighted by Joseph llarringten, Lowell, Mass. “Pride of Old Virginia,”” an original com edy in four acts, by Charles Townsend, and copyrighted by the Dramatie Publish ing Company, Chicago, 1 “Pickles and Piekles.” a negro faree in me aet, for six male characters, by Thomas Barnes: copyrighted by Harold Roorbach, South Orange, “A Parliament of Servants,” a comedy in one act, by Louise Latham Wilsen: copy righted Dy the Dramatie Publishing Com pany, Chicago, Ill “The Adventures of Atwood: written and copyrighted by W. L. Hartshorn, Han over, N. H “The Bachelors’ Congress,”’ Griffin Galbraith: copyrighted by Overholt, Philadelphia, Pa. “The Club Man's Dream,” a temperance sketch in one act and three scenes, by Fred. Russell: copyrighted by Burke & Russell, written by Elmer E Cleveland, © “The Ragged Edge.’ a South Africa melo drama, in three acts: written and copy righted by Anna Comtesse De Bremont, London, England. “Rubber Neck.” a sketch in three acts; a langh as good as a pill; copyrighted by Charles Henry Fowler, Brooklyn, N. \ “Twixt Love and Honor,’ a drama in four acts: copyrighted by John Henry Nevins, Green Bay, Wis. “When Renben Comes to Town,” a three aet musical comedy: written and copyright by Harry A. Wickham and William B Rochester, N. Y. “The Widow Plummer's Twins,”” a in one act; writen and copyrighted by Verne Francois Wheeler, Chicago, Il “Won But Not Wooed,” a skit in one act written and copyrighted by Grace Lucey Ir win, San Franciseo, Cal farce La ASSORTED JINGLES. John G Robinsen, of the Robinson Shows, business is in Chieage on Mildred Holland's new play is entitled the Lily and the Prince.” “Mrs. Jasper’ is the title of a new three net comedy, by Henry James The anniversary of the Cleveland Empire Theater was celebrated Feb. 12. Clara Lane, who has been singing Boston stock opera company, ts lil Selma Herrman’s stock company opens its April 18 at Heuck’s, Cincinnati with a senson Arthur Byron is to sueceed Robert Ede son as Amelia Bingham’s leading man. rhe Rogers Brothers recently edited the comic supplement of a New York paper. Miss Perey Haswell succeeds Annie Russell in the star role of “A Royal Family.” Mrs. Fiske, in “The Unweleome Mrs. Hatch,’ will be seen in Cineinnati in Mareh, Sardou’s ‘Cleopatra’ will be the offering next week by the Pike Stock Company, Cin cinnati. Jos. Haworth is resting, preparatory to tilling a special engagement with Modjeska in the spring. Robert Edeson opened his starring tour in “Soldiers of Fortune’ at New Iaven, Conn., Feb. 17. Herbert) Keleey and Ethie Shannen will break into New York next week, with “Her Lord and Master.” IyAnnunzio, author of “Francesca da Rimini,’ is at work on several new plays of the same character, Mr. E. S. Willard will have a new play next season, now in course of preparation It will be entitled ‘*David."’ Managers Friedlander and organized a big stock company to present musical comedies in San Francisco. Greorge Ober has been engaged to play an Fischer have enegagement in a stock company at San Francisco, presenting Hoyt comedies. The delivery of special letters from the Cincinnati postottice will be done in the future by the Ohio Messenger Company. The Rogers Brothers are bookedfor an early date for Cincinnati. They will pre sent “The Rogers Brothers In Wasbing ton.” Charles Frohman will soon go to Europe Ife will there consult M. Coquelin regard ing the proposed French Theater in New York. Osear Eagle has been transferred from “The Christian’ Company to Kyrle Bel lew'’s Company. He will act as stage man ager. Alphouse G. Caron, the former famous Barnum «& and entered New York Managers Broadhurst and Currie will own ‘Sweet Clover” next season. Miss Adelaide Thurston, whe is now starring in it, will have a new play. It is said that obeisance before a dressing room just stuge. Wonder why? Arkansas Daughters of the Confederacy have passed resolutions censuring ‘“Unele Tom's Cabin,” and asking that its presen tation in that State be prohibited. Lonisa Allen, a cireus rider with the Rob Inson Show, was granted a divorce in Cin cinnati Feb. 15 from Robt. Allen. She al leged hon-support and abandonment, Frank Butler will again be in charge of the front deor with Walter L. Main’s Fash tuilew clown, has quit the tents the undertaking business in Walsh shrine going makes in her on the Blanche Buddhist before ion Plate Shows this season. This will be Sutier’s tifth season taking the “‘boards.”’ “Don MeKenzie, auditor with the Fash ion Plate Shows, who had been seriously iil at Geneva, ©., is recuperating. He will resume his duties in the office this week. “Ed.” Knupp will prescribe for him in the future Valerie Berger has resigned as leading woman of the Columbia Theater, Brooklyn li is said to be the rusit of the stage man ger’s criticism of Miss Berger's policy of sandwiching vaudeville turns between Shakespearean acts John B. Dailey will have the supervision of the train of Walter L. Main’s Fashion Pilate Shows during the coming season Dailes is an experienced railroad man, as well as a good showman. Anson Pond, who wrote “Her Atone ment.” has written another piece, called “Life.” It treats of New York at the pres ent time, and will be put on at the Garden Theater, that city, by Rich & Harris. Col. Hugh Harrison, of Philadelphia, was au Visitor at the Walter L. Main winter quar ters last week. Col. Harrison will be with the Fashion Plate Shows during the 1902 senson, having charge of all the privileges. Geo. S. Bullock, a Chieagoan, fell from the baleony of the Victoria Theater, New York, Feb. 15. He lighted on the head of 2 Woman downstairs. Neither were hurt A ery of fire at the time almost caused a panic, Manager House, of Potter's Ky., Robertson, Opera Bowling Green, refuses to al low “Unele Tom's Cabin" to show at his house, and last week had to resort to fisti euffs to prove the sincerity of his state ment to a persistent advance agent, whe Was trying to get a date. At Padueah, Ky.. on Feb. 14, the well known showmen, H. BE. Allott (‘Bunk” Al len) & Co... purchased from the Terrell! Bros. the entire plant of Buekskin Bill's Wild West Shows, consisting of a magnifi eent railroad train, two hotel ears, twe sleeping-cars, six 70-foot flat cars, six stock cars, two (foot baggage cars, two hand some advance cars, canvas, seats, lights, artillery and implements of war, stage coaches, band and baggage wagons, tableau floats, 200 head of horses, ponies, mules, donkevs, ete. All of the paraphernalia will be remodeled, newly painted and greatly enlarged in every department When the show opens this spring the entire spread of canvas will be brand-new. Every depart ment will be under the supervision of first class, competent showmen. The familiar face and figure of Colonel J. C. O Brien, our general director, can be seen daily hovering about our winter quarters, and it will be by his guiding hand that we hope to win fame and prosperity the coming season \ feature of Buekskin Bills Wild West Shows this season will be the absence of gambling games of chance, or any unlawful devices The management has decided to strictly en force this resolution Harry W. Semon the well-known cireus agent, has been en gaged as general agent. He will have the entire charge of the advance, and will be assisted by a score of trustworthy ageuts and an army of bill posters, lithographers, programers and banner men. <A complete roster of the new Buckskin Bill's Wild West Shows will appear in this paper in due time