The Billboard 1904-04-16: Vol 16 Iss 16 (1904-04-16)

THE BILLBOARD ~~ il at the home of his parents in Log Angeles, Cal The opera house at West Union, Iowa, sa been closed and will not open until altered to conform with the municipal building regula tions. A movement is on foot at New Iberia to erect a new playhouse at a cost of $75,000. It will be one of the finest In the state outside of New Orleans. Wil Busby, manager of the, opera house Quincy, ID., had « narrow escape from the Hotel Newcomb, which was burned there a few weeks ago. Nathan Appell, manager of the Grand Theatre at Harrisburg, Pa., will manage the Grand Opera House and Temple Theatre at Reading Va., next season. Two theatres In Cleveland, Ohio. will remain open during the summer season, including the uew Garden Theatre, which will open some time during the summer. The new Anuditorlam at Burlington. N. J.. was sold at sheriff's sale on April 1, to James W. Lanning, contractor and builder of sauw. for the sum of $40,500. New scenery and « new curtain are amon the improvements that Woodwerd & Burgess will Install In the Grand Opera House at Sioux City, lowa this summer. Manager A. B, Beall, of the Grand, at Slow City, Towa, states he will build a new opera house In that city and is now negotiating for a site for the new structure. The Star Theatre in Philadelphia fs closed owing to a difference between Frank V. Dunn the owner. of New York, and M. W. Taylor, of Camden, N. J., the lessee. John Havlin, of Cincinnati, spent the Easter holidays at Atlantie City, N. J There were a vast number of people at that place duriog that week and business was good. Manager Max Hurtig, of the National Theatre at Rochester, N. Y.. has been In New York several days Mr. Hurtig promises something good fn musical comedy next season. H. L. Swisher gave up bis lease on the Wal nut Street Theatre, Morgantown, W. Va.. Apr! 1. The owners, Il. A. Cristy and Jesse Turner, bave made Dave Turner stage manager. The reserved seat sa’e for the Forepangh Sells Cirens tn Philadelphia will be at the parlor of one of the leading theatres. ‘‘How pleusant it is for brethren to dwell In unity.” Chicago is to heve another new theatre to be ballt by Rich & Mlarris of New York. It wi!! be Chicaro’s finest playhonse, and that fs saying a ood deal In these latter days of handsom« pla vhouses, The Grand Opera House. New Orleans, has been leased to Henry Gumbel, a cotton foctor who will secure attractions from the Independent Rooking Co. Mr. Fourton Is now in the East ‘n his Interest. There wag a slicht fire on the Anditorium Ple at Atlantic City, N. J.. on Easter Monday nich! A film on a picture machine went up In a bles but there was no panic and the fire was quick!) extinguished. The gallery in the Garrick Theatre in Chiergo has just been opened to the public. alterations In its construction having just been completed so #a to conform to the building rules and regulations. The Anditorinm In Rurlington, N. J., a theatre, was seld a few weeks ago at sheriff" sale and was bid In by the owners of the mor* gage. No arrangements have been made fo the fnture of the place. Woodward & Rurress. of Omaha, have leased the Grand Opera House at Sioux City, lows, for five years. A. B. Reall, the former lesse wil? make no statement as to whether he wi!!! balld a new house or not. A new Montauk Theatre ts to replace the ol/ Montank Theatre of Brooklyn. which Is to b torn down. Nearly all of the present stockholders sre Interested tn the new venture. The estimated cost is £450,000, J. C. Sodini, proprietor of the Park and CoIumbta theatres. at Minneapolis Minn. has pur chased the Tivell Mosie Hall at St. Pant. It fer eald that Sodini will have the present bnild!n: raved an@ will erect a new theatre onthe sit Felix Isman, of Philadelphia owner of sev eral theatres, has secured for twenty-one years at an *@cregate rentel of $390.000 and taxes from Kirke Ia Shelle, his plot of ground at Long Acre Square and Forty-seventh street, Merhattan. The nicht of March 1 Maneger Von Dyke. of the Wirror Theatre, Des Motnes Towa. gave complimentary performance to the newshors of that city. The bill was The Two Orphans, an’ is the second time Mr. Van Dyke has given *h “newsles’’ a treat. R. M. Gnitck and P. J. MeNulty yseeterdey purchased the lesse of the Ducneere Theatr: from Harry W. Wiliams for $20 00 After extensive repairs. they will open the honse *h week of Sentember 5 and play popular musica! attreetions exclusively. Whitey Jacobs, advertising agent of the Wal nut Street and Garrick theatres, Phi'adelph! not only attended to the billing of those twe honses week of April 4 but also jumped to Pal timore and billed Mr. Pipp there. He will tak ont a comedy drama next season. Work on the new opera house at Macon, Ga., has been started, ang a large force of men wil! work upon it antil it has received its finishine touches. It will be fireproof in every particu lar and be one of the finest theatres in the South. Henry Stark is erecting a vaudeville hous: in Milwaukee with a seating capacity of 6 The house will be in the J. T. Kenney Circul of Butte, Mont... which Includes Milwaukee, Chi cago, Racine, St. Paul, Minneapolis, St. Joe, Kansas City, Sloux City and St. Louis, If it is possible to secure a good site for a theatre at Ironton, O., M. EB. Rice, former owner “nd manager of the Huntington Theatre at Huntington, W, Va., will erect a playhouse at that place. The present bouse at Ironton was ily closed by the authorities ag being unsafe. M. E. Rice, proprietor and manager of the Huntington Theatre at Huntington, W. Va.. has sold the house to C, OG. Beeber, of Willams pert. a., who will take charge of it on July . Mr. Beeber ig not new to the theatrical business, as be bag been managing the Tycom ing Theatre at Wililamsport, Pa., for the past six years, Woodward & Burgess, of Kansas City, Mo have leased the Grand Opera House ty Shou City, and A, Beall, who had it for the pos three years, will retire May 1. The house wi)! be renovated and improved by tie new managers, who take charge Auguat i, and willl run it as ove of thelr theatres in a well-known elreult. Architectural improvements on the People’s Theatre, Chicago, bave involved the architect Emery Stanford Hall, and the proprietor, Wil iam G. Clarke, in two sults fled in the superlor court April 1. Mr. Clarke Gled bis sult for $15,000 for alleged errors and mistukes in .e bullding the theatre. r. Hall asserts Mr. C larke has not sufficiently reimbursed hiw for his labor and sues for $20,000. The Bijou Theatre, Memphis, Tenn., Ben M. Staluback, manager, opened April 4. The Bijou Opera Company will be the first attraction. Otte Wells, manager of the. Norfolk (Va.) house which is also under the control of the Stair & Havilo syndicate, assisted Mr. Stainback in perfecting arrangements for the opening of the new theatre, Mr. Wells ig a brother of Jake Wells, manager of the Stair & Havlin syudicate, and both of them are Memphis men. The commissioners at Washington, D. C., adopted an amendment to the police regulations which In effect limits the gale of standing-room tickets in the various local theatres. This matter has been under consideration by the commissioners, the ‘corporation counsel and the offilels of the police department for several weeks. ind it is stated that It wil] not prevent entirely the sale of standing-room tickets in the local theatres It ig understood the managers of the Washington theatres offer no objection to the proposition to limit the standing room in the ear of the seats. After the performance at the Avenue Theatre April 5, the Theatrical Mechanical Stage Employes’ Local No. 8, of Louisville, Ky., gave a ‘anquet to all of their friends. The house was kindly loaned for the occasion by Col. Shaw, the maneger. The orchestras from Macauley’s, the Masonic and the Avenue dispersed splendid music. Mr. Green spoke @n The Good of the irder and Mr. Davis, of The Niagara Falls Co., also made a fine speech. Members of the Byrne ros. Elght Bells, The Niagara Falls Co. and employes from the Masonic, Avenue and Ma‘auley’s also took an active part in the program. James Wingfield, of Chicago, has leased for a term of years the new, modern, ground floor theatre now in course of constructioat Waukegan, Ill. This cities Is one of the most prosperous of its size In the West, and hes been vithout a theatre of any kind for the past three years. It is a manufacturing city, with t monthly pay roll of over $100,000, pay days falling on the 5, 10, 20 and 25 of each month rhe city has a population of 16,000 and electrie traction Mnes, with after-theatre accommolations resching an additional play-going popu lation of 19,000 people. The management of the Colonial Theatre Cleveland, Ohio, has passed into the hands of ‘Vessrs. Drew and Campbell, managers of the Star Theatre. In association with E. D. Stair f Detroit they will present the Vaughan Glaser Stock Company for the spring and summer seaons, as Mr. Stair holds the Glaser contract. No changes in the working staff of the theatre have as yet been made, with the exception of Si U. Collins, formerly manager, whose p'ace hes been taken by Drew & Campbell. The Avewe Theatre has also passed Into the control of these men. but they will not assume the management until the opening of the fall season in September. Organized theatricals are doing well in Cin‘Innati, notwithstanding the startling num!»r f individual entertainments going on. The how windows are lined with cards in evidence f these affairs. There is Walter Damrorch with the New York Symphony Orchestra of 75 wople in Parsifal. Dr. Richard Strauss and ‘is wife in the Cincinnati Symphony Concert. The Nord Cincinnati Turn Verein in gymnzstic “xhibitions. Howe, with his pictures under Y. M. C. A. aaspices. All these taking place mn Muste Hall. The great Alfred Reisensuer ‘t the Odeon. Henry Watterson was here with is lecture on Money at Covington. Schools ‘f Eleention and Dramatic Art are numerous tn Cinetnnat!, and a continual run of their plays weurs at the Anditoriam. Were it not for the tremendous number of these affairs it is safe to say four new theatres coulu be erected in ‘Mincinnati. MUSICAL. Miss Katie Barry is to remain ia thig country uve years. Mrs. bmlle Paur sueceeds Victor Herbert in © #ilisburg Orchestra. Miss Esther Usborn, of Minneapolis, Minn.. will slug iu the Royal Upera at Stockhboim. Mie. sSerthe Merel, an American singer, who eceuly appeared ip France, bad an lmmediate »Uccess. wenver Orchestral Association, of which Malle Cavallo is comuuctor, will give a Wagcoucertl April S at Denver. .ais (la.) Band, one of the best snewn musical orgauizatious in Ue state, has een disvanded fur lack of suppert. ihe Cincinnati music festival bas the must peie-date aud allractive program tbat bas apyeared at a festival in a long while. fue Washington Symphouy Orchestra offered prizes of 925, 315 aud $10 for the best arrauged cogtam submitted to the management. doun C. Heald, of Orange, N. J., offers $100 ‘or a cullege song that will fitly @xpress tbe purlc of Laie, the competition to c.ose in a The Royal Band vf Naples, sixty pieces strong, arrived by the steamsbip Milan in New York. The conductor of the band is G. Sira Mrs. George Edwin Hunt has signed with leury W. Savage's Woodland Company, which will epeu at the Tremont Theatre, Busion, way 1. Vavid Montgomery, the Tim Woodman of the Wisard of Uz, and Anna Fitsbugh, Towmy Tup u toe same company, were married in New rerk City last week. * Among the artists who have been engaged by Henry W. Savage for next season is M. Gauthier, one of the tenors of the French irand Upera Company. . Greeu, formerly of lowa City, la., > just closed a successful season as the Dasso oh vvid Musin Co., and will sing in one chureb choirs ia Chicago this summer. John Pbilip Sousa and bis American bend played in LSS diferent towns and cities in Euope lust year, and bis spring tour thig seasou iu this country will be proportionately comprevensive. He will visit 40 different cities from vortiand, Me., to St. Louts, the Munich Authors’ and Journalists’ Society ifter discussing the production of Parsifal in ‘ew York, adopted resolutions declaring Unt he present production for German literary work in the United States was Insufficient, and that ve treatment of them in America Was Unworthy f a civilized nation, It is announced that Fred R. Hamlin, impressario of The Wizard of Oz and Babes in foyland, and son of Jobn A. Hamlin, of the irand Opera House, Chicago, is engaged to marry Mrs. Mary Cadow, widow of Samue adew, once a member of the Chicago Board of Trade. The date of the marriage is not vet fixed, . — Preparations are being made the Texas State Sangerfest meeting at Dallas April 26 26 and 27. It ts said that nearly $20,000 will be expended for this occasion. Madame Mar cella Sembrich will receive $7,000 to sing at the two night sangerfest concerts. A symphony orchestra, under Adolph Rosenbecker, will also participate. There will be a German male chorus of 400 voices, an American male chorus of 100, a Welsh male chorus of 100 and a eblildren’s chorus of 1,000 voices. Other soluists are Jan Van Ordt, violinist: Elizabeth (‘Plamere, soprano; Albert Boroff, basso, and Texas local soloists. Six new musical comedies are now being brought out. George Ade’s latest effort, The Sho-Gun, is now in Chicago for a run: Richard Carle’s new plece. The Maid and the Mummy, will soon be produced in Chicago; The Chinese Doll, by Harry B. Smith and Alfred Aarons, was given its premiere in Philadelphia April 4; the new Pixley-Luder’s extravaganza, Woodland, will be produced in Boston by Manager Savage on the first of May: The Man from China in which Charlie Bigelow ig to star, will be pu on at the Majestic In New York about the mid MINNIE VICTORSON, Leading Lady Under Southern Skies, Western Company. dle of May, and Theodore Northrup’s musical farce, Hawaii, will be given a New York presen tation within the next six — MINSTRELS. The Al. G. Field Minstrels opened April 3 to the biggest Sunday business of the season at the Tabor Grand, Denver. Ollie Young and brothers, hoop rollers, joined the Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels at Burlinston, lowa. Their act is a big hit with the show. : Fisk and McClain, formerly of Ward and Wade's Minstrels, have signed with Al G. Field for the season of 1904-05. They are super: musicians and have a fine comic music act. Suits aggregating $10,500 have been filed by members of the Gus Sun Minstrel Co. for :njuries received by a trolley car at Muscatine, la., running down the company band while on parade. Gus Sun asks $500 and Edwin O. Young and James Barrardi $5,000, each. The action fs tgainst the traction company. Doc Waddell, general agent of the Faust Min strels, writes: “Manager G. D. Cunningham has closed a contract that will give us for next season a magnificent firstpart. introducing new ideas and features. I am writing a route book of this season’s happenings and anecdotes which. so far as I know. will be the first route book of a minstrel show ever issued.”’ Doc Waddell, general agent Faust’s Minstrels writes: ‘Prof. Bowles has been engaged to conduct our band next season. Prof. A. V. Smith will have the orchestra. Manager Cunningham promises big surprises In the way of feature acts and comedians. I give my word that as to paper and advertising novelties. we will be strictly up-to-date. We opened fort) theatres thig season. We propose to break that record next season. All our present scenery, costumes, etc., will be sold; we will be brand new. We ,will add more lustre to the Faust motto: ‘Clean and Honest.’” VAUDEVILLE. Happy Pat Kelly will be a member of tie Six Brothers Comedy Company next season. Timothy Daly, a brother of Dan Daly, diced March 28 in Boston. This is the fifth deats the Daly family in nine weeks. : Harry Briggs, of the Troubadour Trio asphyxiated by gas at his boarding house In New York, last week. Griggs is said to come from Altoona, Pa. Ahern aud Baxter write that they close over the Crystal Circuit in the West April 25, and then jump to St. Louis, to open there for Edward Shayne, May 8, at West End Heights. An innovation has been introduced at the Olympic in Chicago, there being two distinct rformances of two hours each, in place of continuous vaudeville. The hours of the performances are 1 to 3 p. m., 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 ind 9 to 11 p. @. The Warner Novelty Co., 1139 Manhattan Building, Chicago, are mupufacturing a ladies’ gurter purse, which is becoming immensely popular. They are made of fine leather, gilt, sterling or gold backle, silk elastic. It is a great convenience for money, puff or keys. See ad ou another page. The following officers of the Association of Vaudeville Managers were elected April 1, in New York: P. B. Chase, President; H. Moore, Vice-President; D. F, Hennessy, General Manager and Treasurer, and E. F. H. W. Bekman, J. K. Burke, P. F. Shea and M. Shea, Board of Managers. Geo. F. Howard, of Howard and Mareno. geet Shea's Garden Theatre, Bufialo, ’ caster Sunday, for the benefit of No. 46, F. vu. E., which was a grand success. Mr, Geo. F. Howard played with Terry and Maggie Ferguson in a comedy act entitled Arrival of Sir Thomas Lipton. Mr. Geo. F. Howard made a tremendous bit as Mr, R. U. Kidding. Eugene Hughes, who after three years of success in Great Britain, returned to the Un ted States recently with his wife, to fill nume ous vaudeville engagements, has a broth whom he bad not seen for ten years until day or so ago when Mr. and Mrs. Hugh: were playing at Proctor’s Twenty-third Stre« Theatre, New York. The brothers met in tk lobby of the playhouse, which is ornamente with portraits of performers. The usual grou of prospective spectators were lounging In tk lobby inspecting the protographs and makiv more or less pertinent comments thereon. don’t see any crowd around your pictur *"Gene,”"’ remarkeqd Mr. Hughes’ brother, who a bit of a wag. “Of course not,’’ returne the player, promptly. “It’s inside waiting f me to come on.”’ BURLESQUE. F. C, Cooper, business manager of the Al V Martin attractions, hag closeg with Mr. Mart and is organizing for next season the Ac Dixon Burlesquers. Mr. Cooper had this a traction on tour several seagons ago, and was considered at that time fully equal anything ever seen in vaudeville or burlesqu Three of the highest priced vaudeville ladies appearing in burlseque have been engaged f: the principal female roles, Marjorie Maxwel Blanche Dean and Viola Mayne. The enor now being engaged will be made a special fe ture, and Mr. Cooper asserts that they wi create a decided sensation. The tour, open early in August, will be from Coast to Coas * FARCE COMEDY. A testimonial benefit was tendered Mr. Jol W. MeGoey Monday night, April 4, at Frene Union Hall, New Orleans. Mr. MeGoey wi join the Foxy Grandpa Co. in New York in few days. ODDS AND ENDS. Mme. Janaushek will spend the rest of he life in the Actors’ Home on Staten Island. The Huntington Theatre was sold April 2 t M. E. Rice to C. C. Beeber, of Williamspor . Pa. Mr. Beeber will take charge of the hu on the first of July. A female minstrel] show ig to be given Apr 19 at Fairfield, Ia., by the members of tl Rathbone Sisters Lodge, the la .es’ degree « | the Knightg of Pythias. A delegation of 150 Eiks and their ladies a : tended a performance of The Queen’s Messe: ger, which was given by the young ladies of tl Iowa Industrial School at Mitchellville, Ia., The Elks at Des Moines, Ia., expect to occuy their new club house about May 1. It will 1 one of the finest club houses in the West and a credit to the Order and to the Elks of Dr Moine~ Ben Greet’s English company in Shekespew ean plays so delighted Andrew Carnegie thi everyone thought the Laird of Skibo would giy millions if approached for encouragement In tl movement to endow a national theatre. Tt library giver let them down to the earth h declaring that it is not an endowed theatre w need, but an appreciation of acting that wi move people to patronize a performance lik that given by Ben Greet’s company. new society was launched in Missoul | Mont.. a few days ago, and it will be kno as the National Theatrical Association. T new society starts out with a good members! nd new members are being added every ds Thomas Long, the comedian, is the manager ar organizer, and he is very enthusiasile over « wospects of the society. The organization wi he fraternal in principle, and will have deat sick and accident benefits. The appended announcement from the Chicag branch of the Actors’ Alliance in America be been received. It is of general tnterest Through the kindness of Charles C. Curtiss benefit matinee will be given in the Stnudebak« inring Ma~ the exact date to be announce ‘ater. for the purpose of raising funds for pe manent quarters for the Actors’ Church All ance. The first essential for the work in Ch eago is a loca] headquarters. It is hoped thr these will become ft» time not only a pleasar lubroom for the traveling actor—he has not! ing of the kind here at present—but an educi tional center for the drama, by means of le tures, receptions, and the free discussion re sulting therefrom. The Studebaker benefit expected to promote this end. There are to t number cf fine attractions in town * May, and an excellent program is anticipate; HUNTINGTON, W. VA.—Hi Henry’s Bi Minstrels, 5, to two big houses and please< The Huntington Glee Club, 13; Brothers Byrt in the new Eight Bells, 15. Tim Murphy ! booked for the last of the month. Mr. Rice manager and owner of the Huntington Theatre has sold the house to Mr. C. C. Beeber, ¢ Williamsport, Pa., who will take charge ¢ eme on Jaly 1. Mr. Beeber has been manage of the Lycoming Theatre of Williamsport fe | the past six years. Mr. M. Rice made trip to Ironton recently looking up a site for theatre. The theatre which has been use there for many years is In the second and thir tories of the Masonie Temple. It was close recently by the authorities for the lack of fir precautions. If Mr. Rice can secure a& g00 location he will begin the erection of the thee ; tre at once. Miss Alberta Gallatin, her husband and mar ager, Edwarg Childs, spent Holy Week in thi city visiting friends and relatives. Everrthing ig on the move sround the winte euarters of the McDonald Bros.’ Big we Show. LOUISIANA, MO.—Parks’ Theatre (E. A Parks, Mgr.) The season is almost to a close here. Th manager will try to secure only a few mor “NOTE The Eagles bh ined Aert NOTE—The ave organized an J here. he ABE MORRIS. MEXICO, MO.—Quite a number of good at tractions have been playing our theatre, whic See. Week of March 28, house dark” is under the management of A. R. Waterman | Mr. Waterman ts also the city biipeote Fe ‘ is a member of the Association. AB. IOWA FALLS, IOWA.—Metropolitan Oper House (FE, 0. Ellsworth, Mgr.): Dodge & Bow man Amusement Co., 6-7; Pau! Giimore in Th Mummy and the Humming Bird, 11; Our Nev Minister, 20. ANOTE: Guy H. Evans and wife went ft Sioux Falls and H. S. Powers and wife, Ade . laide Powers and Hemstead Prinee joining th Rranden Co.. which is being reeruited at Siou “aese MA MICH.—Acad of Must Zoo, .—Academy (B. A. Bush, Mgr.) Nat Goodwin, in The Glide Fool, 5. Good house Aes performance. Com : Are You a Mason? 7%. on W. BANSOM.