The Billboard 1902-04-12: Vol 14 Iss 15 (1902-04-12)

THE BILLpDOARD 7 CORRESPONDENCE. NOTICE.—The Billboard desires a cerre* dent inevery city and town im the United tates which is not here represented. musical comedy throughout In originality of story, in comic interest, in attractiveness of lyries and in bright and catchy music, it has few equals. In some of its aspects it presents features entirely HARRY new EARL. GOTHAM GOSSIP. Ralph Kelso Tells What Is Doing in the Empire Village. There is litthe new on the theatrical most of the hori productions scheduled zen, AS for spring have already taken the tage Chief among these are “A Modern Mas ra en, which is making good at the Bijou; Kieh & Hlarris’ production of Anson Pond's new spectacular melodrama, “Life.” which meet with the sne interested had reason to ex unfortunately did) not ess that those peet, and closed on April 5 The French Opera Company, however, are playing hemselves inte popularity with quick hanges of Vietorta ompedy 1 Dalvos on parts repertoire at) Hammerstein's “San Toy.’ the delightful musical with the Chinese setting. returned Monday for a spring run, the being taken by Martie Celeste ending whe created the le of San Toy, and plays with so much piquaney and grace: Min rie Ashley who was also in the original ist im the role of Dudley the maid, and Samuel Collins, Pow rs as Li, the AN\cademy of who replaces James T amusing Chinaman Musk Under Two Flags with Blanche Bates as Cigarette is ii trracting big audiences at this honse It has been doing this for three months, and seems to be in as great demand as ever an The Sporting Duchess” was with an au I with the same detail as performance at the Muriel. the rele created by (org Tanner, bas been assigi ' sasnaa g ers and the Ear f Desherongh is pln iby James Kk. Wils Fanny Mel i former leading woman tn the t y es Hovt'’s produetions. plays the t ‘ ‘ The race horses used in the Drerhy ' scone were louned ley W int N Vi hmann from his string of tl nat 1wiway The Sleeping Ben nad ‘ 1 s nenariy its With performanse if =< hons Criterior Mrs. Leslie Carte ind David j « ~ Ion Barry have se red a mort yage on the Criterion No time for the up fting has been set Limpire The Twin Sisters entered its t week April 7, and on April 14 will be reed The Importance of Being Ean est.’ bw the author who's name it was con sidered disereet to avoid mentioning onlv a two age Fourteenth Street. The demand for seats + se Foxy Grandpa s the iargest in the story of this theater Harlem Opera House Julia Marl When Knighthom! Was in Flewer ng to fair-sized andiences Om April loseph Jefferson begins his annua ent of one week by opening in “Ri Winkle.’ The repertory wil tise 1 The Rivals,” “The Cri ‘ the Hea Lend Me Five Shillings ALPH A CHICAGO SUCCESS. “The Liberty Bellies’ Seems a Windy City Winner Earl's Letter. April 7.--That dear old chap, Ki-Kam, “The Sultan of Sulu is chockf of ginger, and so are t! it the Studebaker. Stuart Robson, real dear old fellow, blew in on us, and he had nothing new to offer, vet he sent us a new seve aéuve thead feller (‘Sam Friedman) in lien of Eddie Dunne, the boy wonder. Mr. Robson ts handing us a revival of “The Henrietta.’ Jim Bludse” with us at MeVicker’s Kiaw & Erlanger’s ‘“Troubadours”’ is at the Llinots in Liberty “Julius Caesar” Its keeping the Dearborn Stock Company busy. The Dairy Farm” ts the attraction at the Great Northern, and Charley Elliott has his “Sowing the Wind" at the Columbus Theater Mme. Odilon and Von Sonnenthal and the Irving Place Theater Company of New York are filling the auditorium of Pow ers’ full of Fatherland conversation this week. This organization speaks pure and perfect German I know this because I heard a man say se A sort of a Weary Walker character ealled ‘A tagged Hero” has much to do with the play at the Alham bra The Village Parson’ is on Halstead street for a week, and is throwing “Fern” down at every performance on the stage of the Academy Oh, ves! “Fern” is his wife Whitaker & Lawrence's play, “At Cripple Creek,”’ is tickling the Bijon patrons tm mensely Jack Flaherty’s most important duty at this theater is to count money ‘An American Gentleman” Is the play at Car KELSO Chicago, Ill. is still telles."’ actors ter’'s Criterion “A Wife's Secret’ (why not Evervbody'’s Seeret?) serves the Ameri ean Stock Company nicely, and there is all kinds of vau-de-ville at the Chicago Opera House, Havmarket, Hopkins and Olymple Theaters. The band plays on at the merry old burlesque resorts, Jack's and Trocadero The People’s and May Hosmer are getting on splendidly, and the warm pletnres, Mid way bands and barkers get ‘em In by the hundreds at the Clark Street and London Museums IHineis, (WH J. Davis, Mer) The attrac tion at the Tllinois The ater for a fortnight will he Klaw & Erlanger’s Tronbadours tn Harry Ro Smith's new musteal comedy The Liberty Relles which for the past three months has kept ‘em happy at the Madison Square Theater In New York to very large audiences. This plece tsa very clever, dainty and a most delightful ST. LOUIS, MO. St. Louis, Mo., April 7.—Grand House (Win. Garen, Myr ‘The Dairy baru opened Sunday twatinee to a fair house, Which seemed to be very well pleased With the rendition of the drama Speaking of the cast of this company, it unght b suid that the work of Mr. Barnes, as ‘Squire Hirley, and Mr. John Milton, as Nathan, while the honors for the ganization are easily car strong, lemiales of the o1 ried off by Miss Loni Eddinger As usual, it is staged very well, and denotes clever Huithacement on the part of Miss Merron, the autheress, Who is with the company on this trip rhe other characters are well ikher eo ! company of competent ert ining Sunday matinee, Apri I of New York friperia Pheater (Wm. Garen, Mer.) There are more shots fired at the Imperial Phenate this week thao are used in an orLitas ittle, which is undoubtedly one of the theeessary features to make “The James Bovs in Misseuri 1 go Red fire, pistols, knives, boots and spurs nd Wild West hats re ilso aumonge the features in this Irat od and inder Nevertheless, r James Boys in Missouri,”’ under the tole agen of Mr. Frank Gazzalo, len re rds at the Pine Street house for tendanee The idea of the immense tsi . be judged from the fact that eos Were given at the Lnnap bint | stand x room has been at a prem i he entire week. The various chari = of the production are handled by a ist of fairly clever people, who seem to le vid \ hi si ttions presented I} I 1" Pheate closes this week with he Las n New York ‘ o=e nv. Which pens S lus tine \pril 6 Mer | Lande has been apointed adver ne x f the Universal Amusement Comy Mr. Lande’s appointment is a 8s “tt nm th part of his emplovers, f ‘ niv a hustler M Mose Wolf he advance igent of rt} J s Bevs in Missouri has the | t} iz reed) more irds and ~ his ity ng the 1D sent thre 1 senuson tl I in ether twe igents We i Mr. Wolf tacking ecards at 2 am ‘ vin's Streets of Csalr Fred s Millig . Old Plantation, “The Cuaban Vine Pheater, ‘ L. Carrol Snake SI (reorge P. Durant have signed witl « Universal Amusement Compal rm Elixworths have eft fo Bulfalo \ will entertain the patrons of Shea's Theater for four weeks M Sa Payler has een appointed ensnre f Manion’s Park for this seaxon Phy ‘ cement | t wi be taken care i Ehler re ex Lros. Show wi exhibi in St veeh f May Srl The rst ear wil April S I Johnsen and Miss Derothy both of the Fiddle-Dee-Dee Company " ied in July ekman, of the Vas in the «ity ist week, in Sipe Shows, vivance of his learsing ‘is J rhe iea ind will be one ‘ ’ es nl ers 's hi who Fiddle ] deve De ‘ most | sing o-day Mir. -Mas e-De (or . select g . importan parts t ire wing t lay Mr No s tl distinetion « 1 the \ ges Hk ow haracter « liv! ou stag t \ i being only nineteen ye It is useless to say thas the s ss the company will be ¢ inned eve “ er than ever with such ambitious young is Rice and Caddy and North the . Miss Truly Shattuec also joined the « pany here They left for St. Paul Friday rning Iti Connihan, whese picture appeared nm the front page of The Billboard” of st we = issue, entertained a number of his friends at Faust’s Monday night, and ontinued success and prosperity of Phe Billl I was drunk standing Mr (jeo. Newton, general manager of Pain’s Fireworks Company, has opened up an off St. Louis, and is making ar rangements for their great open-air spectake which will oceur at Handlan’s Park, thirty days, and will rtx of this com brovngh wil ive a fair at their soci 0 inclusive FISHEL! April 27 DAN S PHILADELPHIA, PA, Vhiladelphia, Pa April 7.Broad Street Phewt Annie Russell, in Clyde Fiteh’s new | The Girl and the Judge." made » vy faverable impression last week and was good The same bill will be continned this week Garrick Theater ‘San Toy drew large houses last week This weck Mary Man nering wi repeat her snecesful production f Ianice Meredith Chest Store (pe The Mask nd W ‘ ived ’ srmous business Inst week The hb lesa te on “Old King Col wa 1 very ever mateur prodne tion, tut clic ‘ mtain enough original matter te ike it fit for professional This week William Il Crane will produce “David Harum.” M1se Opera —— MTHE ONLY WAY.” (902, “SUCCESSFUL ALWAYS.” THE FAMOUS BOSTOCK FERARI MIDWAY CARNIVAL CO, FRANK C. BOSTOCK, —— DIRECTORS. — FRANCIS FERARI, | a 2 _ itl Connavel Ging.” THE RICHEST, MOST EXPENSIVELY. EQUIPPED ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD TODAY, — BY WAI NG AT ONCE YOUU O€T THE BEST Ades at Corinne arrived from London last we offering at Robinson's ek, | next will ‘be “Th and at once started rehearsing with Alfred | Burgomaster,” to be followed by Flore bh Aaron's “My Antoinette Company. | dora” with the original company. The sea Next season he will star her in a new mu-| son Will then close sical comedy The Walnut, (Anderson & Ziegler, Mgrs.) W. J. Gilmore owner of the Auditorium, rime was when “‘A Texas Steer’ would states that E. D. Stair has purchased that] please, but it is now so ancient that the property, and that full payment will be} company at the Walnut are having theit aid vfore the opening of next season troubles in squeezing any mirth out of the Charles H. Yale reports that this is the | lines Most of the company are incapable best season he has ever had for his three | Next week. “‘Whirl-I-Gig.” attractions rhey will all be equipped with Phe Columbia, (Anderson & Ziegler, th entire new set of scenery and proper| Mgrs.)—James Thornton. a monologuist “and tles for next season. Mr. Yale has a com-] other numbers make up a good vaudeville plete scenic Warehouse and manufactory | show at the Columbia A dog and pony in this city net is also seen A large torce of men are at werk at WilPeople’s, (Henck & Fennessy, Mers.)— The ww Grove Park, preparatery to the open Rentz-Santley Burlesquers offer an opening ne of that resert on May Zo A fairy the prieree tlle« When Your Wife’s Away.” it r will be one of the many new amuse is pleasing Che olio is good in spots. Next nent enterprises for this season veek, Kuiekerbocker Burlesquers The Elks of Camden, N. J.. will give their Ile k's, (Heuck, Fennessy & Stair. Mers.' minstre show on May 19, and give the The Minister Son’ is a drama that same production on May 20:and May 21. in| ought te draw good crowds to Hlenuck’s. The Bridgeton, N. J ind Chester, Pa for the | play is pleasing. and the company is good enhelt of these loeal lodges The entire | Next week, Selma Herman opens her sea producti is under the direction of Bob of stock Heuck’s, presenting “Sol Wat ’ iis city He has written two new diers of the Enapire Richard Buhler is ifterpieces for then ; i ssoctited with Miss Herman rt Elks of Philadelphia celebrated their Lyeoum, (Heuek, Fennessy & Stair. Mers.) thi vurth universary last Sunday night \ company of colored people prese nt ‘The by a banquet and social sessiot Hottest ¢ n in Dixie’ at the Lyeeum J. R. Dobbins, manager of “Caught in the] Less comedy and more sing sing would do Wel W put out a new melodrama next} much to better it Next aan ‘Tame season Boys in Misseuri.’’ Ce we (jrossmith the English enter Nordica was to have given a seng recital talner, gave two pertormances last week | last night bu lIness necessitated t post ttracted big audiences of fashionable | ponement TARVIN I ‘ Paderewski gave a farewell recital last Saturday at the Academy of Music, and | LEXINGTON, KY. made a hi Lexington, Ky April 7.—Opera Hous: Arrangements are being made to include | (Chas. Scott, Mgr.)—Haverly’s Minstrels the Empire Theater of this on the Star} With George Wilson rhe inimitable Wil Cireuit j sou seems to improve with old age. The fhe benetit tendered to Max Arnold, the | balance of the company are clever and en blind comedian, on Friday, April 4. was } tertaining Billy ‘Thompson s Boston Lyrisnecess It took place at the Chestnut | Ope rit Company, in ll Trovatore,” | from all of Faust,”’ prorgam stage Street Theater, and volunteers thie theaters had Martha’’ and “CC to receive the patronage grand failed lovers of Among the note, who however, armen,’ from opera that they deserved cipals were were on the chat of the rerman performanves at the Arc h Street Theater are now drawing large pri are still ace Some singers of eptable The lacked training, and chorus, ‘ ywels The season will be a success, al was hardly up to the shanna h the subscribers to the guarantee | standard rhe fair Julia Marlowe as Mary fund will net get any divider nds BOB | Tudor, in Chas. Major’s “When Knight hood Was in Flower,’ Welcomed by the largest sol ble r Interpre is both artistic CINCINNATI, O. Cincinnati, O., April 8.—It is well, pe haps, that Mr. b aversham is going to rele Rival. It is an interesting was most cordially house of the sea tation of Princess Mary and forcible; the conception igrecing to Mr Major's character to a nicety Seats sold as high as &6 to $10, but play and was interpreted at Robinson's | few if any were in the hands of specula ast week by a capable company, but it is | tors and all transactions were private. The only “Don Caesar De Bazan” over again. | citire house was sold a day before the per None of the audiences grew wildly enthusi; formance J. F. ANNEAR Getic over “A Havel aeree” sy Ce renee The Pike has closed its season, as far as Cincinnati is concerned Manager Hunt CUMBERLAND, MD. had a prosperous season, and the. fire that . Me April 7.—A¢ my of eccurred Laster was the only incident to x Bros., Mers.)—The Gibney mar one of the best years since the organi nage ainy, week of March 31, ar zation of the Pike Stock Company Sym| Pitying to cood business, having a fine line extended to that ; ) The Oyeheon Extravag pathy is bunch of matinee The Evil Eye” was the attraction (? at the Walnut last week There is hope that old age may force the “Eve to the grave yard in a year or two. The houses all week lm-chewing ! present the merry, melange, “Whirl-l-Gig,” with ‘ields in the east. The Della Company April 8&8 “When enty-one April 9 girls were small VEISKETTEI At the Columbia, Lew Sully, Mr. and Mrs —— Perkins Fisher, Mark Murphy and his wite JOHNSTOWN, PA. and others contributed to a pleasing enter Johnston, Pa April 7.—Cambria ‘Th talnment ' \ Runaway Girl,”” to S. R. O.. Mareh Wine, Woman and Song was a hit at | US It was good Mareh 20. “Florodora People's It is a good show with lots of irge house Mareh 21 The Irish Paw pretty girls, catehy music and elaborate rrokers t fair crowd Show only fait scenic et juipment ! The Hlon. John Grigsby on April 2 t At Hen *k’s, Kight tells served to; S R.O It was an Elks’ benefit please small audiences That's another in GEORGE D. UPDEGRAVI fiction that ought to be retired on a per tet cir estonia sion ; EASTON. PA. ‘Dangerous Women was bw all odds the Masten, Pa April 7 “Put Me Of at But best attraction the Lyceum -has had this} fale” plessed a fair house Mareh 21 | season The company Was ex nt Holden, with EK. M. Hollar ino} . Following are the current attractions role ime to good house Ap 1 Robinson's Opera House, (Haviin & Rai at Elsie De Wolfe in “W , forth, Mgrs.)—It will never be cessary for | World Anril 4: Wes Minst ‘ one David Wartield to shovel dirt for a liv 5: Jeff De Angelis. it Roval R ing That voung man on his last visit here pril 7 2 4 PAR’ was a comer: now “he has came.” “The Auctioneer,” Sikes opened te 3 ie howe) PROPESNOMALS, ATTENTION last nigh erds him some oppo ties to provoke mirth He is the whole show. | Bingaman & ©€ Ii if the chars hant is one of the best Marie Bates and other company are clever. The ind his interpretation Jew mer thin seen here members of the Sixth and Vine oot . : street members of the theat: fessions on all diamond purchase eee mt mage + + =