The Billboard 1902-09-13: Vol 14 Iss 37 (1902-09-13)

THE BILLBOARD beach, ete., will be features, besides highclass vaudeville and light opera. Cary C. Emrie, manager of Oak Grove ark. Washington, Ind., is in the city. It is Mr. Emrie’s intention to locate a_ park here if proper inducements are offered. The Interstate Amusement Company have oeated offices in this city. They contemplate forming a circuit of parks and ‘heaters for the next season. Already ten parks and three theaters have been added io the Interstate Circuit. ©. EF. Rhodes, manager of Shadyside Park, is preparing to open an up-to-date concert hall here. Wallace's Circus did Monday. Louis Shobe, who is connected with Man aver Rhodes’ forces, goes ahead of “A Barrel of Money”’ company. Rob Jewell, late of the Roman Carnival Company, Was here for several days. Siemers and Peters will play the Inter <tate Cireuit, opening at Memphis, Tenn. “The Quarter House,” featuring Lee Turner, takes the road Sept. 12. Rehearsats have been taking place in this city. River View Park here will be devoted to vandeville next season. Fountain Ferry Park will also bid for public patronage by the introduction of vaudeville next season. Louisville will have eight parks next season. The outcome will be watched with Interest, as heretofore parks have not fared very well here. J. 8. big business here SHALLCROSS. KANSAS CITY, MO. The Willis Wood Theater, (Woodward & Iturgess, Mgrs.)—The Marguerita Sylva Op era Company in “The Strollers’ attracted excellent sized houses week of Aug. 3! Miss Sylva won instant recognition, and ean now be enrolled with the established “local favorites’ of comic opera lovers (eo. C. Boniface, Jr., John D. Gilbert, B L. Don and David Torrence provided ample comedy, and the feminine contingent was especially good to look upon, although the ensemble singing could be improved upon. J. HL. Steddart in “The Bonnie Brier Bush" comes for week of Sept. 8, The Grand, (Hudson & Judah, Mgrs) The William H. West Big Minstrel Jubilee appeared here to fair business week of Jeg 30. The organization is a good one of its kind, the vaudeville features being es pecially strong Billy Van and John U King are the principal comedians, while Ceorge Jones. Larry Sylvester and Clement Stewart fil! the first part with their vocal The ofo ineluded the Ford Brothers, whose dancing act was in great favor; the Zarrow Trio, in a bieyele act: Swift and Huber, musical artists: MeMahon and King in’ new comedy singing and dancing turn, and Billy Van, who, strange te say, has brightened up his monologue with several! new jokes Sept. 7 and week, “Zig Zag ‘tlev.” headed by Zeb and Zarrow, Marti netti and Sutherland, Ben T. Dillon and other good vaudeville people. The Anditorium, (Woodward & Mers.) The new Woodward pony gave a praiseworthy production of “The Christian.” week of Sept. 30. Susi hess Was excellent. Miss Marion Converse inide many new friends by her thoroughly eet'stie portrayal of Glory Quayle, while Ilowell Hansel as John Storm, and William Riley Hateh as Father Lamplugh. proved themselves actors of superior merit. The retinined of the company was a snitably eust, and taken all in all, the production Was a tnost satisfactory one. “Diplomacy” is snnevneed for Sept. 1 and week. The Gilliss, (+h. S. Brigham, Mgr.)—S. R. istos Burgess. Stock Com ©. was the rule at most of the perform wnees week of Aug. 31. “The James Boys in’ Méssovri,”’ a melodrama, replete with scenes of local color and interest, was the attraction. George Klimt, E. M. Crane, Jack Stanton and Alma Hearn enacted the principal roles. The play itself is of no merit, but gives opportunity for the intro netion of some excellent scenery and plenty of “gun play.” Week of Sept. 7. “The Gambler's Daughter.”’ NOTES. Oo. TD. Woodward's “Under Two Flags” company, which is rehearsing at the Cen tury Theater here, opens in St. Lonis Sept S. Jone Kennark and Emmett King will play leads, and an excellent company is en saved for their support. The Orpherm will open its regular season Sept. 21. Manager Lehman has engaged lee Hanev as his assistant, to take the piace of Walter Sanford. who is now assistant manager of the Willis Wood. The Ringling Shows come Sept. 22. CHARLES HTH. SMALL. NEW ORLEANS, LA. Orphenm Athletic Park, (CB. Mer.)—The Olympic Opera Company pre sented “Olivette.” “Said Pasha.’ “Fra Divolo” and “La Mascotte’ this week, clos ing their engagement with “Nell Gwynne.” New Orleans was much pleased with the Olympic Opera Company, which was a grand suecess. The company will fill a short engagement at Thibadeanx, La. Crescent Theater—At this well-ventilated and artificially cool theater, Herrmann the Great continues to please large audiences by his unquestioned cleverness in the field of magie. Herrmann’s tricks go with great *pplanse, and his mystifying illusions are little less than wonderful. This clever ma sician will continue to appear at the Creseent Theater until and including Saturday nicht. Next week Pete Baker will presen‘ “Chris and Lena.” Crand Opera House. (Mr. Greenwald, Mer.) Marchmont’s beautiful romantic drama, “By Right of Sword,’ dramatized from the book of that name, will be pre sented for the first time in New Orleans by Ralph Stuard and company, beginning with Bray, matinee on Sunday. It will be presented in an elaborate manner as to costumes and scenic effects, and the entire new company cast to advantage. West End, (New Orleans Railway, Mgrs.) Large crowds attend nightly and are delighttully entertained by the excellent musical program rendered by Rosenbecker and his band and by two excellent vaudeville Sullivan and Pasquelena, sketch artists, and Fox and Foxie, the funny clown and his dog. The vitagraph pictures this week are intensely interesting. Mr. Lester Lonergan, the leading man of the Baldwin-Melville Stock Company, waich Is co appear at the Audubon Theater, arrived in the city yesterday. He came down from St. Louis and traveled most of ihe way by the Mississippi River. The company will arrive on Thursday, and will begin rehearsals at once for the opening on Sept 14 in Nat Goodwin's success, ‘In Mizroura.”’ Mr. S. Kronberg, manager for Mascagni, has started on a round trop from New York to San branciseo, to complete advance ar ringements in the various large cities for the appearance of the Italian composer and his grand opera company. He will be in New Orleans in a few days and arrange for a series of performances during the lat ter part of December. A song which promises to make a big suecess is to be shortly published by one of the most enterprising music men of New Or leans, and he is Mr. Smith, of the Medine Music House. The song is entitted ‘Your Fire Is Out.” and is one of the most catchy things written. There is room for business in it, and several professionals have’ in qu.red for it The many friends of Mr. Joe Bernard, the local comedian, were pained to hear of his recent illness. He has, however, recovered, and will shertly be on the “boards” again LOUIS PP. NICK. LOS ANGELES, CAL. Los Angeles Theater, cH Cc, Wyatt, Mgr.) Week of Ang. 24 dark. Morosco’s Burbank Theater, (Oliver Mor oseo, Lessee and Mgr.p—Week of Aug. 24, Rugeme Thias Lawton, supported by a strong cast, in Lien Boucicault’s greatest melodia tie success, “The Octoroon.” fius popular theater is drawing the usual erowds, Next week: Harrington Reynolds and his company will open in “Sweet Lav ender.’ Orphenne Theater, Erie Pollock, A model bill of modern vaudevitte. Decker, soprine Mer.) hdith Vietor Claudio, tenor: Sig. Abramoff, basso. in the prsen scene from Fi I Powell, the high-class prest.digitater: Davis and DeHeard, com eians 2nd dancers; J. K. Emmet. assisted by Anna Moertland, presenting “A Honey oon in a Harlem Flat: Katherine Blood gel, the eminent contralto: Arthur Bal erst and his marvelous canines: Mlle. Clira Ballerini, terpsichorean and aerial ar tist, and the great Aemirean biograph. Chutes Theater, Deets & Behymer, Mgrs.) The headliner for this week is the “Phan fom Guards.” headed by Mes. Harry Deets, Whieh has taken the town by storm Cole mein and Mexias, champion rifle shots of the world: Friedlander Bros., musieal com edtans Fanny coon funny tamelescope, rounds out the bill. Cineograph Theater, (A. W. Furst, Mgr.) This theater will open Tuesday, Sept. 2, With a high-srade vaudeville show, compris ing the very best artists available, together With a mile of hew and nevel moving pic tures, Electric Theater, (Wm. Tally, Myer.i—-‘*The Terrible Eruption of Mt. Pelee’ and many other exciting and interesting scenes are the drawing features of this theater for the week of Aug. 24. Bullalo Bill's Wild West epens here Sept. 23 und 24 Chutes Park, (Henry Koch, Mgr.)—Sept. 37. California League bace ball, San Fran cisco vs. Los Angeles. Sept. 20. German Duy (Saengerfest). Sept. 30-Oct. 1, Nation al Guard Enceompment. W. FERGUSON, WACO, TEXAS. Grand Theater, (Huff & MeNeal, Mgrs.) The Grand opened Monday evening to eapacity business, with Krauss-Taylor Stoek Company, in “Partners for Life,” giving a very pleasing performance. They change the bill nightly, having “A Gay Deceiver,” “Mr. Judd and “Dr. Jekyll and = Mr. Iivde” in their repertoire. Next week The Orpheum Company, with Mr. and = Mrs. Chick. The Anditorium Company has engaged Mr. Lewin Plunket as manager for the coming seasen, and he is now giving the house a thorough renovation. ‘They have changed opening date to the 17th, with the Georgian Minstrels, Ruffalo Bills Wild West advance men, under Mr. Fuller, have up paper for Oct. 7, and following on their heels comes Ringling Bros. for Oct. 10. so our windows and boards are looming up with bright, showy paper J. RK. PHILLIPOWSKI. GREENSBURG, PA. Manager Curren, of Greensburg, Pa., opened the season at his house with ‘David Harum,’ te a packed house, turning people away who had come all the way from Jennette and Irwin. Manager Curren has all high-class attraetions booked fer the coming season and expects the best season he has ever had in Greensburg. The house has all new seenery and seats, making it one of the prettiest theaters in the coke belt cirenit. Mr. Kibble is in town making preparations for the opening of the season of “Unele Tom,’ and Simon ligner Hayes, of Car No. 1, Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, has charge of the bill posting plant, and is getting along nicely. He has been in charge only two weeks, and has twelve new bill boards, giving all companies a great show ing. KID MORRISON. HARRISBURG, PA. John Robinson's Big Show played here Sept. 1 to crowded houses. They have been playing to good business all along the line. Grand Opera House, (N. Appell, Mgr.) “Iiuman Hearts,’’ Sept. 1, to good houses. “Indiana Folks,’’ Sept. 2, to fair business. “A Hot Scotch Major,’’ Sept. 3, headed by George Hl. Summers and Alice Archer; good show; fair houses. Al. Wilson in “The Prince of Tatters,"” Sept. 4. “The Power of the Sept. 5. Oriental Bur lesquers, “The Little Mother, Sept. 15. Paxtang Park—This week closes the park, with a good vaudeville show. F. Davis, the genial manager, says that this seasou was a good one, and hopes that next season will be as good. Cross,”’ Sept on E. S. MARKS. BEAUMONT, TEXAS. The season of 1902-08 at the Kyle Opera House opened Aug. 18 with the Braunig Stock Company, in ‘‘Credit Loraine.”” The engagement was for a week, ending Saturlay night with “Kentucky.” The show was above the average of 10-20-30 aggregations, and played to big business despite the heat. Joe Deming, Percy Reed and Petite Marguerite, in specialties, received encores nightly. The Saturday matinee off was “The Two Orphans,’ which drew a large house. ‘The play was the best in the repertoire of the company. The Sadie Townsend All-Star Vaudeville Company opened Aug. 25 for a week's engagement. The town was well billed and advertised, and business was good. PAUL ENE MONTGOMERY. NORTH WALPOLE. N. H. The show season opened here under most favorable circumstances, Thursday evening, Ang. 28, the attraction being the Guy Bros.’ Minstrels. This was the first entertainment ever given in the new W. P. Russell Me merial Hall. The house was packed, not withstanding the fact that there were sev eral attractions in the vicinity. If the open ing is any indication, it looks as if the sue cess of the hall is already assured, and medium-sied companies can do a good busi The management of the building is in the hands of P. E. Griffin, who is a hus tler, and who understands the wants of the people, and it is safe to say that in his hands the people will receive, first-class, up te-date attractions, ness. ELMIRA. N. Y. Lyeeum Theater, (M. Reis, Mer.) i's Island’? Sept. 1 Good business. Dan Darleigh, in “Old Si Stebbins.” Sept. 2 Fair house. Aubrey Stock Company, Sept SO and 11-18. Ward and Vekes, Sept. 10. Rorick’s Glen Park Theater, (Henry E. Dixie, Mer.)-—-The Japanese Troupe, Snyder and Buekley and Monroe and Sinclair, Sept. 1-6. Capacity business, Herbert Salinger and Odette Bordeaux, of the Rorick’s Glen Opera Company, have signed with “Princess Chie:’ Louis A. Le sure, musieal director, with the Dixie The ater, Seranton, Pa.: Elanie Selover, with Anna Held, and James Proudlove, with the Halford Stock Company. I. MAXWELL BEERS. “Dev NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Academy of Musie, (F. G. Leach, Lesee and Mer.)—The theatrical season opened here Aug. 20. with the “Devil's Auction,” to good business. The show is better than ever this year. Aug. 30, “Telephone Girl,” matinee and night, to large houses. Joe Kane, as Hans Nix, scored heavily. Tim Murphy opened his season here Sept. 1. appearing in “Old Innocence.’ Curtain calls were numerous. Mr. Murphy is quite a favorite here. Fred. Wynne, an old circusman, was here last week, ahead of the ‘Telephone Girl.” Gentry’s Dog and Pony Show will exhibit here Sept. 6. Dates ahead: “Human Hearts,’ “Stranger jn New York,” Sept. 12 J. E. Sept. 10. WILLIAMS. PADUCAH. KY. Kentucky Theater, (Jas. EE. English, Mer.)—The Arnold Stock Company opened the preliminary season of the Kentucky on Sept. 1, with a full house. The S. R. O. sign was out before 7 o'clock. ‘Phey are presenting some very good vaudeville be tween acts. The mysterious team, Latti more and Leight, who are puzzling audi ences with their box trick, are favorites. -LaBelle Park, (W. G. Sehaffer, Mgr.) The Park Theater closed on the 30th ult., after an unsuccessful season. It is not krown whether or not Mr. Schaffer will sell his lease on the Park. The Wallace Cirens was here on Sept. 5, and showed to good business. M. J. KELLEY, JR. SHARON, PA. Morgan Grand Opera House, (M. Reis, Lessee and Mgr.: S. S. Vail, Bus. Mgr.) Ollie Halford Steck Company, Aug. 25-30, pleased packed houses during the entire week. “The Strollers’’ Aug. 26, played to S. R. O. J. A. Himmelein’s Comedy Company, Sept. 1-6, opened with ‘“‘Captain Im pudence,”’ to a full house; fine performance. Good prospects for the balance of the week. The Kinsman (O.) Fair Aug. 27-29. The largest crowds that was ever known to at tend the fair. DAVID TRAXLER. LORAIN, OHIO. Aug. 29 we had the “American Tramp,” which was fiir Business big. Sept. 5, “The Way of the Wicked.” Advance sale very good. Sept. 8, Hoyt’s “A Bunch of Keys,” Sept. 9, “Shooting the Chutes.” M. R. HENLEEN, STATE FAIR RACES. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 1.—The races at the State Fair to-day were fairly well con tested, the 2:09 pace being the feature. Suminary: ‘The 2:09 Pacing Purse $1,000; Brown Sam won in three straight heats. Minnehaha, Diodene. Charlies Dewey, Fred the Kid, Pathmont, Goshen Jim, Roy Day, Dick Turpin and C F W also started. Time, 2:12, 2:11%, 2:12%. The 2:45 Class Trotting—Purse $1,000Gentle Lady won the first, second and fourth heats and race. Black Lady, Bird L., Stephen L, Ennis, started. Rhea W Lo, Dr. Gray, Dr. Marusse and Garnet Prince also Time, 2:2044, 2:1614, 2:14. OPPOSITION TURF BODY. “Clem” Creveling and Henry Harris, con nected with the Kinloch track, at St. Louts, Mo., are authority for the story that John W. Gates, John A. Drake and others are forming a big independent turf organization, with headquarters in Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Washington, Cincinnati, Memphis, San Francisco and Canada. Mil lions of dollars will be back of the organization. Captain P. J. Carmody, manager of the Kinloch track, left Stpt. 2, for Chicago to consult with Gates and Drake and to make application for membership. Captain Car mody is greatly in faver of the new organization, which if it goes through, will be known as the American Jockey Club. SPEED RING NOTES. Six thousand dollars will be hung up in the speed ring of the Harford County Fair, to be held in Belair, Md., Sept. 30-Oct. 3. The three stake races, with purses of $1,000 each, have been filled acceptably. A race meet will be held in connection with the State Agricultural and Mechanical Seciety’s annual ir, to be held at Columbia, S. C¢., Oet. ZS31. Two thousand, five hundred dollars is offered in purses. Following is the speed programme for the Insterstate Fair, to be held at La Crosse, Wis.: Sept. 23, 2:25 trot, purse $350; 2:: pace, purse , $400, “pt. 24, 2:40 trot, 2:15 pace, purse $400; gent’s road driven by owner, purse $50. Sept. 25, puce, purse S300; 2:10 pace, purse too. 2 trot, purse S300. Sept. 26, 2:25 pace, purse $350; 2:18 trot, purse $400, The races to be held by the Dryden Agricuitural Society, at Dryden, N. Y., are as follows: Sept. 16, 2:40 elass, trot and pace, purse $100; 2:19 class, trot and pace, purse = S150. Sept. 17, class, tret and pace, purse $150; 2:2: : trot and pace, purse S150). Sept. 18, 2:28 class, tret and pace, purse S150; 2:15 class, trot and pace, purse S200; running, free for all, purse $100. The Milton Driving Park and Fair Asso clation offers the following speed program for their annual fair, to be held at Milton, Pa.: Oct. 1, 2:15 . 2:13 trot, purse $300. Oct. 2, > trot, purse $300; 2:27 pace, 2:25 trot. purse $300; 2:19 pace, 2:17 trot, purse S300. Oct. 3, 2:20 pace, 2:20 trot, purse $300; 2:31 pace, 2:29 trot, purse S300; tree for all trot and pace, purse 3400. The speed programme for the North Man chester (Ind.) Fair is as follows: Sept. 24, county pace and trot (mixed race), purse $0,000; best three in five, half mile heats, for horses owned in Wabash county only: 2:40 pace, purse $200. Sept. 25, 2:18 trot, purse S400; 2:30 pace, purse $300; 2:40 trot, purse $200. Sept. 26, 2:17 pace, purse $400; 2:30 trot, purse $300; three-year-old trot and pace (mixed race), purse $150. Following is the speed programme for the races to be held in connection with the Butler County Fair, at Hamilton, O.: Sept. 30, 3:00 trot, county, $100; 3:00 pace, county, $100. Oct. 1, 2:33 pace, $250; 2:22 trot, $200: 2:16 pace, $300; running half mile, 2 in 3, $100. Oct. 2, 2:30 trot, $250; 2:20 pace, $300; 2:25 trot, $300; running mile dash, $100, Oct. 3, 2:27 pace, $300; 2:18 tro $400; 2:11 pace, $400; running haif mile, 2 in 5, $100, Following is the programme for the Cayuga County Fair, to be held at Moravia, ‘. ¥.: Sept. 23, county race, trot, for horse owned in Cayuga county that never started, yurse $100; 2:24 class, trot and pace, purse $150. Sept. 24, 2:28 class, trot and pace, purse $150; 2:19 class, trot and pace, purse 3150; green running race for horses that never started, best two in three, no fee, purse $25. Sept. 25, 2:40 class, trot and pace, purse $150; 2:14 class,-trot and pace, purse $150. The Farmer City (111) Racing Associa tion will hold a race meet on the track of the Farmer City Agricultural Board, on Oct. 7-9. The program is as follows: 2:30 pace, purse $300; 2:24 pace, purse, 2:18 pace, purse, $300; 211 pace, purse $300: 2:35 trot, purse $300; 2:28 trot, purse$300; 2:20 trot, purse $300; 2:15 trot, purse $300: tive-eighths mile running and repeat, purse $100; one mile running and repat, purse $150; one and one-fourth mile, Merchants’ Derby, purse $250. All communications shonld be nddressed to J. R. Robinson, Far mer City, Ill. rhree thousand four hundred and fifty doilars is to be hung up in the speed ring of the West Michigan State Fair, to be held at Grand Rapids. The programme is as fol lows: Sept. 20. running. quarter mile dash, $75; running, one mile dash, $125. Sept. 30, 2:35 trot, $300; running, one half mile heat, S150; 2:15 pace, S300. Oct. 1, 240 pace, S300: running, one and one-eighth mile dash, $150: 2:15 trot. S300. Oct. 2. free for all trot, $400; running, three-quarter mile dash, $125; 2:08 pace, $00, Oct. 3, 2:21 trot, S300; running, one mile dash, $125; 2:22 pace, $300; running, one half mile heat, $100. Besides the above-named, there are several others for which special purses are offered — ene nt iy Mes