The Billboard 1902-06-28: Vol 14 Iss 26 (1902-06-28)

--s* THE BILLBOARD one, <P © 42m ow a = neverg Clip. meal dowmita the Untied w. at ae ni ut The Weather Favors Patrons of Prince of Pilsen and Defender. In Boston the Museum, Colonial Theater, Park Theater, Theater, Bowdoin Square ‘Theatet, Hollis’ Street Theater, Grand Theater and Grand Opera House are ail closed for the. sedsen. “The Defender” and the “Prince of Pil sen’ are doing a splendid bumaness. The weather just cool enough to satisfy the umnagement. ,Lavana Shannon, the leading lady of the Castie Square ‘Theater Gowpany, will close her engagement this week. Next season she will be starred. ChagiesLickson leaves “‘The Defender’ to play vaudeville houses. Loston Music Mali.--The bill this week is “The Runaway Girl.’ The company is putting out bDillimg matter and domg. tbeir own posting, with one-sheets, half and quarter sheets. This is the first billing Mus.c Hall has ever done. 1 don't think the work Is satisfaetory to the management. A fight is en, and our snippers are determmed that an outsider shall mot get a showing. The Grahams are making a big mit at the Palace ‘Yheater this week with ther spiendit: ijhustrated singing-aet. Lhe bill by the steck eoupany ds exoelient. The vaudeville section of the show at Combination Park this week is furnished by Aif Grant, Lyons and Crowley, Kusse)! aad Locke and Kathryn Dixie. The new vaudeville sketch, ‘A Dangerous Case," whieh is presented by Phil Oct and Gladys Claipe at the Point of Pines this week, is one of the clevetest sketches that has been seen im this vicinity for a long time. “Davies's great plunge dewn the 200feet inctige on roller. skates, while blunl folded,.and tee daily: balioen ascension are drawing, eno wis. This week the attendance at the Medford Bowevacd Summer Theater has been quite large, the eapacity of the place being fully tegved on Tuesday. “The bill this week is given by Jo W. Germanis Or.g nai Alabama ‘Tresbadors. Harry LeCiaire is making one of the biggest hits of tis professional career at the rescent Gardens, Revere Beach, this week. Mbers du the D411 are the Burke Brothers. Madame Flower, Reob.uson and Grant, and the Bastedo Sisters. G Ibert & Sullivan's “Pinafore” finely preseuted in the rustic theater at New Downer Land ag Vark. Mr. Hebert lbodd, who is playing the part of Sir Joseph is a well-known Bostonian. Dane ng con tinnes to be a favorite form of amusement “Skinny'’s Pinish,” the delightful slang classic by Eva Willams and Jac Tucker, at Keith's this week, is scoring an even bigger hit than did ther new akeich the week previous. It was in reference to her werk in this plece that the critic of the New York Sun referred to Miss Williams as ‘the Dus of the varieties.” The set of chimes for “Dreamwold.”” the estate of Thomas W. Lawson, at ieypt Sta tion, arrived this week, and will be placed in position at once. It is the first set of chime bells for the South Shore, and wil! be used, it is proposed, for the first tim: next Sunday «fternoen. The ehimes commest of a full set of ten bells, of the best quality obtainable. Dream wold enployes-and ether Scituate resents, express much gragitud@e at their arreval. Mr. Lawson has built a large observation tower abont the town's new standp pe at Centre Scituate, and the chimes will be placed on the top of this. This tower hae already beaame.a widely known landmark fer mariners coming in from the southward bound, Ger. Boston barbor. Arthur Underwood, a Bostonian and a member of the Castle re Qpera Co., while playing in Cleveland, was strvek and killed by an electric car June 15. Mr. Un derwoed got eff ef oue car, and in a blind ing rainstrom stepped in front of anethert ear, which knocked bim dewn and crushed him to death PRANK H. ROBIE. ONLY TWO. The Rest of the Theaters Closed in is be nag Philadelphia. hiladelphia, Pa., June 23.—From this time until the middie of August our people will have but two theatres to supply their amusements, and the charces are that one of these will close after this week. Keith's Theater is still doing a very profitable business with high-grade vaude ville, bat that house, like the immortal brook, goes one forever. ‘The only difference in the size of the winter and summer audiences is noticeable at: the time of the “supper” shows. During the winter the house is comfortably filled at those hours, but at this season of the year there is-only nx handful of people resent there. A Stranger in the cit who «might attend Keith's at 3 or & o'clock daily, might think it was the height of the theatrical seasen, instead of the time when people are prene to seek the park or iver for amusement. A specialty Is now betng made of comedy bills, and the audiences take kindly to them. The heuse wil not close unless some change of peliey is made, which doew not at all likely, At Hashim's Grand Opera House, vaudeville is still continued, but the of a mission is so low that one bad week’ will wost likely make the managers close up. ne o * -| «tt , The long and very successful run of Lov ers Lane,’ at the Park Theater, ended on Saturday night, when a big audience was present. Willlam Brady made a lot of money out of this run. fhe Lyceum closed on Saturday night. GO8SsIP. Fred. Beckman, the general agent of the Sipe’s Lilliputian and Trained Animal Show, was in town for several days this week, making raflroad contracts for the balance ef the season. He reports that business Was been excellent with this show this seasen, and that if they had not encountered had weather on a great many of their stands, it would have been a record breaker for shows of this size, Moore Brothers’ Uncle Tom's Cabin Company are g ving performances of that classic on the lots of this city under canvas. Business has been good at night, but they have not made much money, as they have been unable to give watinees. They wil! remain in town for three more weeks. John Young, of Young’s Pier, at Atlantic City, has wen his suit, and can charge as many admissions to the various attractions on his Pier as he pleases. An injunction had been secured against him, preventing him from charging more than one admission to the Pier, and not oR him to sell anything on the Pier.. This has been dissolved, and he will make separate charges fer the theater and ether special attrac tiens. The same ruling does not apply to the other pliers, inasmueh as they are wlassed under separate heads, and they must not eharge more than one admission. This will enable Young to get the cream of the: business. Tillpou has been hampered =o much by the authorities of Atlantic City that be feels like leaving the town. He was prepared to spend many thousands 6n the Pier, but was prevented by an injunetien. He has Sousa under eontract to open this week, but the seating eapacity of the Pier is so small that he wil! net be able to take in enewgh to pay for the band. He Sopes that some consideration will be shown him before the crowd gets there. The Steel Pier is doing well with Murphy & Gibson's Minstrels and a big band. The variety theaters are doing fairly well, hut big business will not rule until July. Vehrer’s Pavillon will open next week. Guveranators’, Doyle's and the Fortescue Ire now opén. The Empire is doing a big business with Lafavette Frank Hrbin is do'ne an enormous busi ess with his Gypsy Camp. A number of our people went to Reading, ‘a., last week to take in the Elks’ carnial, and they were delighted with it. One f the novel features of the week was a narriage in a den of lions. The ceremony was performed by a minister who had acmired a national reputation through adverising for a wife. He refused to enter the age, bet stood outside of the hars. A performance by amateurs was given at be Walnut Street Theater last week. The wrforninnce was In the Italian language, wd made a hit. When Keith's Theater on Chestnut street ‘pens in September it. will be a direct comvetiror fer Mr. Keith's other heuse on Fighth street. It is rumored that he will nake a stock house. out of the old theater ind play vaudeville at the new one. The vew house will be the handsomest in the ‘ountry, even surpassing the Boston house. Workmen are new busy on the improvenemts to the Broad Street Theater. Over 10000 will be. spent on this house. At aost of the other theaters the improvenents will consist of a thorough cleaning it an expense of $20 or $30. The parks continue to go good business in this vicinity, but after the first of July, when our people will fleck to Atlantic City, thetr trade will fall off. BOB WATT. WIZARD OF 02. A Gorgeous Production That Promises to Make Good in Chicago. Chicago, W1., June 23.—Something new has struck town, and the money is going to fall to it for no short space of time. The “sometbing new” is Fred. Hamlin's gorgevas production of Frank Baum's “Wizard of Oz." a mnsical extravaganza, that cost some 340,000 to produce, to say nothing of two or three months’ hard work on the part of Jullan Mitchell and the company of serenty-odd people whom he rehearsed and drilled The story concerns Dorothy Gale (Miss Anna Lavuchlin), a sweet little girl of Kansas, who was blown away in the whirl of a cyclone to the wonderfnl country of Oz, where, under the guidance of a good, kind fairy, she has many exciting adventures in Ser efforts to locate the Wizard of that domain, who is supposed to have the power of despatching herself and her faithful cow, who shares in her adventures, back to the sun-kissed niains of the Sunflewer State. Montgomery and Stone, in the characters of a scare-crow and a tin woodman, respect'vely, watked away with the comedy honors, although, to the credit of John Slavin, it may be said that the title role allotted to him did not permit of bis shining to any great degree. Nel! McNeil, Helen Byron, Bessic Wynne, Steve Maley and Mabe! Bartisen, a comparative newcomer, who scored a suecess with the hit song of the piece, an interpolated number, entitled “Sammy.” written by James O'Dea and Fd. Haetchi son, are the other principas of the company who scored. Too much praise can nat be given Julian Mitehell, who to reality Is the Wisard whose master hand bailt up this most elaborate picture show ever presented In Chic . “The ‘Borks," at the Dearborn, improves. Richard Carle, the comedian, ts on putting In new ideas of movement and busi wa! as.2m. v waa 7 FS SS ness into the many enlivening choruses and melodies, and ‘Tillotsen, the manager in charge, looks forward to running the piece until the bright and golden days of September next. “Ping Vong,”’ a comedy by Clay Clement, has met with success at the Studebaker, “the house with a faithful clientele.” Associated with the piece are W. J. Ferguson, Wilfred Clarke, Chas. Harbury, Chas. Can field, Bert Haverly, Karra Kenwyn, Mabel Hazlett and Grace Griswold. C. T. Dazey'’s **The Suburban" continues to supply thrills to the immense patronage at MeVicker's. “Florodora,’’ with its pretty music, is doing well at the Ilinois. Williams and Walker are playing their second week at Ed. Stair’s Great Northern Theater. Their piece for next season is a most pretentious musical comedy, by Paul Lawrence Dunbar and Will Marion Cooke. it is entitled, “In Dahomey.” Of the Koh! & Castle theaters all but the Chicago Opera House are dark for the summer. Rose Coghlan and Company, Stella Mayhew, Howe, Wallin and Walters and Mile. La Neva are the most prominent performers on the bill for the week of June 16. “Pep” Engel, who achieved success in bis management of the Haymarket last season, is doing likewise at this houses At John Murdock’s Temple Roof Theater, Jacques Inaudi, Hl and Silvaney, the Pony Baliet and Richard Jose and his song sheet, together with some half-dozen other turns, served to entertain the immense audiences in daily attendance the week of June 15. It is reported that Manager Murdock will enlarge the stage at this pretty theater, so as to play the biggest scenic acts in vaudeville. All the gardens, notably Geo. S. Wood's Coliseum, Sans Souei, the Bismarck and Mason's, fermerly Sunnyside, are doing an immense business. At the latter place, the George Young Opera Company are present: ing standard opera at reasonable prices of admission. Manager Wood, of the Coliseum, is constantly In need of good high-class dumb acts. The auditortum of this place of entertainment is so huge that singing and talking acts are of no avail. Burlesqne reigns at the Trocadero, Hopkins and Sam T. Jack’s. At the first mentioned place, Nat Fields, Chas. Burkhardt, Lillian Durham and Howard and Emerson are the chief funmakers in the revised series of Weber-Fieids successes, now being presented under the able management of per Fulton and his popular assistant, Geo. aonuis, The Chutes has the biggest cinch in town in the matter of obtaining good attendance. Situated, as it is, in the heart of the great West Side, with no other great attraction in close proximity, it Is a place of amusement eagerly sought after. The “‘Loop-theLoop,” the vaudeville show, “The Destruc tien .of Martinique’’ and Weldon’s band cencerts, are all well patronized. Rebert J. Adams, Chicago's popular writer ef stage songs, has been induced by Manager Fred. Train, of the “Windy City,” to write a comic opera, which will soon have a production. It Is entitled, “RagTime Triumphant."" Among the people already engaged for the plece are Joseph Hal! a Hebrew comedian, Adelaide Gibson. Petunia Carney and Dotty Von Tilzer, and a chorus of forty-five. The production will be staged by Mr. Adams in person. RANDOLPH DEARBORN. WEEK’S ATTRACTIONS In Cincinnati—Large Attendance Desvite Cool Weather. Cincinnati. O.. June 23.—Large crowds were the rule at all the amusement resorts in the Queen City the past week. The season has heen the largest so far at Chester Park that the pretty resort has known. Conevr Island also continues to draw large crowds. The attractions for the week beginning resterdsy were all well attended, despite the sudden cool weather. and the prospect is most promising for a big week. One of the hig features at Coney Island this week Is the act of Mile. Russell, who slides from the top of the high tower in Lake Como to the elnbhorse, a distance of over 6 feet, suspended by her teeth. Special arrangements have heen made to nnt on this act. and at nicht the seene will he hritliantiv Muminated br manv are lights. Mite. Russell will make the slide every afterroon and evening after the regular performaree in the free vaudeville theater The other attractions sre Onzo and Will toms in athletic feats: La Rarr, known as “The Flexible Adonis: Miss Josephine Re gal. carnet soloist: Innes and Rvan, singing and dancing duo, and Monsnila and Rnuscell, serial artists. The Cincinnati Marine Rand gives two concerts. composed of nepniar selections. and all the many amnusement featnres of Coner are in opera tien. Durine the week there will be many owtings of the fislsnd, among them being that of Yeotman Todge F. and A. M. or Tuesday. This will be known as Masonie Dav at the grove and a very large attendance is looked for. As in past seasons, the dancing on week days both at the grounds and in the snacious cabin of the Island Qreen is a big attraction for the young folks, as good music is always furnished. Chester Tark was as busy as a cirens vesterday with the number of amusement features which have been devised for the henefit of its patrons. Besides the free vaudeville and concerts, together with the many other free novelties of the park, three fets are given on the Iake. The three acts are Blanche Sloan on the serial rings: Dayenport, the high-wire artist. and Qldrieve. the water walker, the latter two having been ._prominent at the park for the past two weeks. The latest addition, Blanche Sloan, {s expected to be one of the biggest — Tr =r SSeS 7 — drawing cards of the season. Miss Sloan is @ sister of Jockey Tod Sloah, and the same qualities whieh made him the premier jockey of the world contribute to make his sister one of the leading acrobats of the profession. The vaudeville theater promises to have as good a bill as ever. The cozy theater Is a great favorite with the patrons of the park, and its weekly change of bill is greatly apprectated. On the list for this week are Mack and Elliott in a comedy sketch; Post and Clinton, acrobats and dancers; Belle Belmont, who sings ballads and coon songs; Pelot, the come y juggler, and Goodwin and Goodwin, singers and dancers. Additional bathing rooms have been built, and everything possible dene to insure the comfort and safety of bathers. The regular opera season at Chester Park will open next Sunday with the opera “Martha.” The plane of the opera of the park this summer will be a very high one as the repertoire consists only of grand opera. Miss Adelaide Norwood, a strong lveal favorite, will sing the leading roles for three weeks. During her brief stay Miss Norwood will be heard in operas that are her strongest, and in which, no doubt, she will meet with her usual success. The supporting company for Miss Norwood Is a brilliant one, and, among others, contain such artists as W. H. Clarke, Mme. Frida Ricci, Bernice Holmes, Mme. CastleSchoenfeld, Charles Bassett Lawrence Mooney, George Tennery and Thomas Gore. The chorus will be a large one, and has been selected with particular attention to the class of music to be sung. The production ef the operas will be under the direction of Win. Hageman, the veteran stage manager. Adolph Liesegang, musical director for the Castle Square Company in New York, will be in charge of the orchestra, whieh wil) he selected from Weber's forces. The seat sale opened Monday, June 23, at the regular box-office at Smith & Nixon's. The Cincinnati Orchestra and Military Band, with Michael Brand as leader, began the second week of its engagement at the Zoo yesterday. Cincinnati people have given Mr. Brand quite a gratifying reception during the past week, and the attendance has heen very good, notwithstanding the fact that the weather was not all that concertgoers might ask it to be. Mr. Brand has shown during the week that he is determined to make bis concerts at the Zoo as popular and attractive as possible, and in order to do this has furnished his audience every afternoon and evening programmes varied enough to appeal to all. Nobody could have furnished a more popular programme than that of Wednesday's ragime night. On the other hand, the programme rendered on Friday night, to contrast with the Wednesday, or “rag-nerian”’ programme, was just classical enough, and had just enough of the productions of the famous composers to appeal to people who fike something better than ‘‘A Hot Time in the Old Tewn" and *‘Ma Mobile Babe.” This plan of rag-time concert on Wednesday evening and a Wagnerian, or classical, concert en Friday night will be followed by Mr. Brand during his engagement at the Zoo. During the coming week there will be a number of outings at the Zoo, one of them being the Knights of Honor, on Thursday. Several improvements will also be started this week, including the construetion of a large, new carousal near the site of the old one now standing. Preparations will also begin for the Fourth of July fireworks and Hagenbeck’s trained animal ere ne whieh will follow soon after the ‘ourth. DETROIT. MICH. Detroit, Mich., June 23.—Avenue Theater, (H. Lamkin, Mgr.)—Ben Mowett and Son, original club jugglers; Miss May Walsh, descriptive singer and comedienne; Hoste Brothers, in eoemic acrobatic musical ball act; Clivette, the Man in Black; Lillian Selger, cornet soloist; Hilda Thomas and Lou Hall, in ‘fhe Lone Star; Palmer anid Harvey, singers and comedians; the ToddJudge Family, refined acrobatics, and the Vitagraph. Detroit Opera House—Closed for season. Lyceum Pike Company. Next week closed for seasen. Whitney Opera House—Closed for season. Empire Theater—Closed. Wonderland and Temple Theater, (J. H. Moore, Mgr.)—-The Great McCann Family, novelty singing and dancing quartette; Zeb ind Zarrow Company, trick and comedy eyelists: John Db. Gilbert, monologuist; Smith, Fuller and George, musical artists; Ida Melville and company, presenting “Sis Hopkins’ Sister:"’ American Vitagraph; the Great Sandor Trio, Herculean gymnasts; Fox and Foxie, the funny clown and his dog: Esmeralda, in refined musical act; Leo Salvaggio, Tourbillion dancers; James J. Morton, monologue comedian; American Vitagraph: Enetto Family, bridge performers and acrobats. Both shows at the Temple Theater this week are exceptionally good ones, and have been playing to packed houses at every performance. The McCann Family in particular made a decided hit with some of the cleverest dancing seen on this stage. GEO. W. RENCHARD. BALTIMORE, MD. Flectric Park, (W. Morris, Mgr.)—The bill presented this week contains Bettina Gerard, Uubert Wilke & Co., Picollo Midgets, La Lettite Mignon, Walburti, The Marvelous Merrills and American vita raph. ok's Pabst Garden, (Mr. Otto Eicks, Megr.)—The Rooney Sisters, Miss Satour, Herr Stein and Little American Girls’ Orechestra are the attractions this week. Muste Hall, (Bernhard Ulrich, Mgr.)— This is the final week for the itie’s Band and the “Pops’’ concerts. e engagement closes & very successful season,