The Billboard 1905-06-03: Vol 17 Iss 22 (1905-06-03)

—— The Billboard 7 [7 CORRESPONDENCE | J} ALABAMA. HAM.—Bijou Theatre (M. L. Semon, pile (S.) Clifford in How He Won Her week 22; large houses. This engagement closes he season. . Ay Lake Casino opens the summer season June 5, the Oly mpic Musical Comedy Co. being the attraction. Said Psha and The Girl From Paris constitute the bills for the opening week. Pain’s Pyrotechnic Display, introducing the latest war spectacle, The Fall of Port Arthur, is billed here for week 29. MONTGOMERY.—Pickett Springs Casino (A. ©. Neal, mgr.) The Peruchi-Gypsene Co. is still playing to good houses, putting on some clever rieces The engagement closes week 22, and will be followed by The Payton Sisters, who will remain for two weeks. MOBILE.—Mobile Park Theatre (M. A. MeDermott, mgr.) Jackson’s Comedians opened the third week of their engagement 22 to excellent business and are giving good satisfaction. CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCISCO,—Columbia Theatre (Gottlob & Marx, mgrs.) Chauncey Olcott opened in Terence, Sunday, 14, to a very large house. Mr. Olcott’s reappearance in San Francisco was well received and the people seem very enthusiastic over him. He had to respond to several curtain calls as well as make a telling little speech. Next week he will present A Ro-! mance of Athlone. Orpheum (John Morrisey, mgr.) bill at the Orpheum last Sunday, 14, was very well received. They presented six new acts, which were as follows: LaRue and their Inky Boys, presenting The Silver Moon; Henri French, European noveity entertainer; Chas. Barry and Hulda Halvers; John Birch, The Man With The Hats; Emmett Corrigan & Co. in The Card Party; Lavender and Tomson in A Touchdown; Les Dahilas, Parisian novelty dancers, and Mme. Slapoffski, presenting Are You a Mason. The advance sale for the from Mignon. Aleazar (Belasco & Mayer, mgrs.) Vivian's Papas Monday, 15, The comedy is by Presented to a large house. Leo. Ditrichstein, author of Are You a Mason. The advance sale for the week is very large and it promises to be a laughing success. Next week this vensatile stock company will present A Fool and His Money. Central (Belasco & Mayer, mgrs.) Presented A Human Slave Monday, 15, to a very large house, and a big week is predicted. Tivoli (W. H. Leahy, mgr.) Opened Monday, 15, with The Mikado, a very pretty Japanese play, which was well received. The acting, music, chorus and costumes were very artistic and beautiful. Next: The Tenderfoot. Grand Opera House (8S. L. Askerman, mgr.) The Creole, or L’Article 47, Clara Morris’ greatest success, was presented at the Grand Opera House last night by the Ferris Stock Co. It is an emotional drama in four acts and was well received. Next: Way Out West. Majestic (Harry Bishop, mgr.) Opened last night with Ivan, The Terrible, by Alexis Tolstol. It is a Russian play in five acts and seems to have caught on very well. Mr. J. H. Gilmour made a big hit in the title role, with Adele Block in the role of Princess Terika. Alhambra. Ysaye, the great violinist, is coming to the Alhambra and will give six concerts. Ysaye has not been heard in San Francisco for several years and his reappearance will be welcomed by all lovers of good music. Chutes. Give a splendid show every afternoon and evening. Among the novelties are The Jounstown Flood, Charles Bigney, the world’s champion high diver; Wm. J. Kurtis and his little dog wonders, Guess and Bunch, and Fanny Deonavan in her original parodies. Items—Mr. E. L. Sackett, former manager of the White Whittlesey Co., left for Portland, Ore., last night to take charge of the Belasco Theatre in that city. * * Mr. Herschell Mayall, leading man of the Central Stock Co., will leave that company to play leads with Miss Florence Roberts at the California, in place of Melbourne MacDowell. * * Mr. Theodore Gamble and Grace Hopkins are the new leading people for the Central Stock Co. They will open next week. * * George Johnson was in town ahead of the Meyer’s Carnival Show, which is showing this week in Silver City, coming through New Mexico and Arizona. * * The air here is full of airships, hot air and balloons. Prof. Montgomery, of Santa Clara College, Santa Clara, has invented an airship which seems to be a great success. It has made several trial trips and the professor hopes to have it perfected before long. There is a man here by the name of W. Musselman who claims to have sailed in the air from Los Angeles to Oakland, but there is not much faith in his Story. His ship is called the Angelus, and belongs to the Baldwin Co. * * All is in readiness for the big baseball game between the talent now performing at the Orpheum and a team that will be captained by Eddie Hanlon, who is Matcher to box Young Corbett next month. Manager Morrissey has offered a silk flag to the team winning the game, which will be umpired by Morris Levy and be played at Croll’s Gardens, Alameda. A. W. THOMPSON. SAN DIEGO.—Isis Theatre (Wyatt & Dodge, mers.) The Bates’ Stock Co. have occupied the theatre the past five nights to good business, and pleased audiences. Margaret Anglin, Monday night, 22, will rresent Zira, and Tuesday, The Second Mrs. ‘anqueray. Advance sales are large. Mr, Baraey Bernard will appear in The Financier 26. Of the three vaudeville houses the Pickwick seems to take the lead, both in attractions and the amount of business. CONNECTICUT. HARTFORD.—Parsons’ Theatre (H. C. ParSons, mgr.) QOharles Hawtrey in A Message From Mars 17; delighted capacity audience. Mrs. LeMoyne gave an artistic production of A Blot on The "Scutcheon 20, to only fair house. This performance concluded the regular season. The Hunter-Bradford Players will open their ee Season of stock 29, with Christopher, Hartford Opera House (Jenni & Graves, mers.) The Queen of The Highway 15-17; only fair house, The Jungles 18-20; fair Charles H. Burke, Grace | Queen of houses, Hazel Kirke 27. Polis Theatre (L. C. Kilby, mgr.) The Colby Family were the topliners week 15° Clayton and Jenkins and Sam Elton also had acts which were very pleasing. Next: Navajo Girls Corona, Edwin Keough & Co., A. O Duncan, — Comedy Four, Carita Day, and Dudk y and 1eSivn. Unity Hall. The Rose 0’ Plymouth Town was given an excellent presentation by the Pmerson College Club to capacity audience Miss F. Elizabeth Mack as Rose made a big bit. Item— 1 he opening performance of the Hunter-Bradford Players, at Parsons’ Theatre, 29, will be given for the benefit of the Hartford hospital. F. G. BLAKESLBE. WATERBURY.—Jacques Opera House (Jean Jacques, mgr.) Poli's Own Co. opened the season of — stock with The Wife, week » to S. R. O. Week 22, A Stranger in a Strange Land. y 7 Poli’'s Theatre (Jean Jacques, mgr.) Chas. Hawtrey in A Message From Mars 16; pleased good house. Waterbury Symphony Orchestra 23; Viola Allen in As You Like It June 2 VaudeVille for benefit of Jacques and Poli’s stage hands, June 7. Item—The theatrical colony of this city has been increased by the arrival of Chas. A. Hollman, and Leo and Adolph Race of the Ben Hur Co., Al. Darling of The Girl From Kay's, and Ben Bolan of The Sign of The Cross. BRIDGEPORT.—Smith Theatre (E. C. Smith, mgr.) Queen of The Jungles 15-16; pleased fair audiences. R. M. Sperry’s Cross Lots 17-20; delighted capacity business, and marked close of season. Poli’s (Jos. Criddle, mgr.) An _ excellent stock company opened the season 15 in The * Christian to a packed house, and bids fair to The new duplicate the success of last season. Steeplechase Island, under the management of Geo. Tilyou, will open and inaugurate a vaudeVille season 28. Circus—Ringling Brothers’ Advance Car No. 1 was in town 18, billing for June 8. P SOUTH NORWALK:—Hopst’s Theatre (I. M. Hoyt, mgr.) American Vitagraph 22; Chester DeVonde Stock Co. 20-June 3; The Telephone Girl June 23. Circus—Frank A. Robbins’ Circus played to packed house in the afternoon, and hundreds were turned away at night. They gave a clean performance, and their record speaks for itself. ILLINOIS. SPRINGFIELD.—The Chatterton (Geo. W. Chatterton, res, mgr.) Rip Van Winkle, Al. 8S. Evans in the title role, 17, pleased only fair house. Finnegan's Alley, presented by the Lyceum Stock Co., 18, to only fair business. Richard Mansfield in Beau Brummel 19; greeted by representative house. Dangers of a great city 21; good business. Lost In London 22; only fair house. Hi Menry’s Minstrels 23; well received by medium house. The Gaiety (Smith & Burton, res. mgrs.) Three matinees each week will be given at this house during the summer months. Business continues good. Week 22 gives Conser’s Dog Circus, Cameron and Toledo, selections from grand opera; William Gross, talking comedian; Sinclair and Carlisle, slack wire experts; Stienert and Thomas, wooden shoe dance, and Edison’s mowuon machine. The HPmpire (John Connors, prop. and mgr.) Very good attendance continues and plans are progressing to keep open during the entire summer. The offering week 22 are Bessie Crawford, illustrated songs; Anna Hall, serio-comic; Ade Orlando, character change artist; Della Oecedlar, operatic selections; Leo and Sulky, comedy boxing act; Anna Lind, vocalist; N. Parker Dixon, comedian, and the projectoscope. The Olympic (Jno. Berriman, mgr.) Attendance is increasing here and Al offerings continue. Week 22 brings us Vesta Montrosa, illustrated songs; Pauline Lester, soubrette; Woodford and Marlbora, comedy playlet; Vivian Hall, character sketches; LaBelle Star, serio-comic; Christy and Willis, tramp juggling act; Nina Stram, up-to-date musician, and the vitoscope. DANVILLE.—Grand Opera House (W. L. Kelley, mgr.) The Midnight Flyer 19; good house, audience well pleased. This closes the ssason at the Grand. Bijou (Walter Endall, res. mgr.) Business is first class at this popular house. New faces this week are Ashland and Tekla, Geo. W. Stewart, Bonalyn and Ward, Bessie Taylor, and Clement Johnson. Wonderland Park opened immense business 20. the season to an Among the features are Roller Coaster, Paris Moving Pictures, Laughing Gallery, Old Mill, Dancing Pavilion, Pool Hall, Ball Park and others. The theatre is packed afternoon and night. People for this week are Weber Family, acrobats; The Three LaMoines, Dubeck and his dogs, Nero, wire walker; Smith and Ardo, and Belle Belmont. JOLIET.—Opera House (Wm. H. Hulslinzer, mgr.) The Flints week 14; pleased good houses. Grand Theatre (Louis Goldberg, mgr.) Week 15: Annie Abbott, the Georgia magnet, was one of the best drawing cards of the season. Others were Allen and Bright, Harry Clinton Sawyer, The Musical Harts, Hibbert and Warren, and the polyscope. Week 22: Three Graces, Bissonette and Newman, J. Howard Maxwell, Williams and Melburn, Tilman and Ball, Royer and French, and the polyscope; good business. INDIANA. EVANSVILLE.—Cook’s Park (Felix Seiffert, prop.) Clayton and Dale, Raymond Zel, Howley and Leslie, Waldron Brothers, Murray and Clayton, Miss Clayton, and the kimetoscope, followed by bend concerts in the Coliseum v Strause Band. Tae Giant Swing is now in operation and proving a great drawing card. Oak Summit Park (W. B. Merrill, mgr.) Lxtensive improvements are being made here. Over two hundred new reserved seats are being instaled in the thestre, and a ninety-foot roof is being built to protect patrons. This park will open June 4 with high-class vaudeville, and nothing but the best will be seen on the boards this season. The Wright Amusement Co. will furnish the attractions for the Firemen’s Street Fair week 29. Prospects are good for big business as carnivals are popular here and the Wright Co. has the confidence of the people, having always put up clean and moral shows in the past. Barnym & Bailey's Circus is billed for an exhibition here June 13, its first appearance here in eleven years. EDW. SCHUELER. KOKOMO.—The Park Summer Theatre opened Monday night, 22, with Dickson & Mustard’s Humpty Dumpty Go. the big pavilion was crowded, and shows no signs of diminishing. ni business The May Carval, which is being looked after by Harry San ser and Milt. Mitchell, opens for a week 29. The summer theatre will be run on the combination plan, and Manager Helmick had some very good attractions booked, and practically all time until Sept. 1 is filled. MARION.—Grand Theatre (J. H. Sommers, mgr.) Week 22: Whalen and Searle, Susie Goodwin, Constantine and Lawrence, Andy Rice, Count DeButz, and moving pictures. Crystal Theatre (J. H. Ammons, mgr.) Week DePontas, Rewald, Reno and Murray, Irene White, and the kinodrome to good business. Carnival—Eagles’ Carnival, with the Ferari Brothers as the attraction week 29. LaFAYETTE,—Carl Hagenbeck’s Trained Ant mal Show bill the town for exhibition June 2. Barnum & Baliley’s Show have advertised their appearatce in Danville, Ill., June 16, and special excursion will run via Wabash R. R. on that date. FRANKFORT.—Blinn Theatre (Langebrake & Hufford, mgrs.) Dark week 15. Howe's Pictures 23; Railroad Jagk June 2; Berry Stock Co. week June 5. This house will remain open all summer. PERU.—Boyd Park opens 28, with C. Erin as manager. Creatore and kis Italian Band are the attraction at the theatre 28-30. IOWA. DUBUQUE,.—Bijou Opera House (J. thal, mgr.) Crowded houses continue at every performance. Manager Rosenthal expects to keep the Bijou open until about June 10, when he will open the summer season at Schutzen: Park with high-class vaudeville nightly. Bill week 21; Travelle and Landers, shadowists and pastel artists; Sully and Phillips, comedy team, in The Irish Orator; Powers and Freed, musical duo; Will E. Gross, monologue star; Miss Marie Lawrens, formerly of The Bostonians, and the kinodrome. Grand Opera House (Wm. T. Roehl, Mrs. Fiske and the Manhattan Co. 15; large and appreciative audience, despite rainy night. An Aristocratic Tramp 20; goed houses. Howe’s Pictures 25-26; Richard Mansfield in The Merchant of Venice 31. CEDAR RAPIDS.—Greene’s Opera House (J. B. Henderson, mgr.; W. 8. Collier, bus. mgr.) Miller Brothers’ Stock Co. closed the season here 15-21, playing to good houses. Mrs. Fiske in Leah Kleschna 22; Henderson Stock Co. 23-28; Richard Mansfield in Beau «rummel 29; HowardDorset Repertoire Co. 30-June 4. People’s Theatre (Edw. Curran, mgr.) Good bill drew good business. Week 22: Ring and Williams, Ray W. Fay, Mr. and Mrs. Keimme, Coggshalle and Lewis, and the polyscope. WATERLCO.—Brown's Opera House (C. F. Brown, mgr.) Frank BE. Long week 15; pleased good house. Dora Thorne 27. Electric Theatre (E. H. Johnson, mgr.) Week 15: M. Samuels, impersonator; James Ruvane, Jennings and Jewell, illustrated songs and moving pictures; good business. Week 22: Dayton Bisters, James Ruvane, Clem McGee and others. Cireas—Gentry Brothers 24. OSCALOOSA.—Masonic Opera House. Wm. Owen in Othello 18; big house and excellent satisfaction. Bioscope Co. 22-23. Items—W. P. Hall’s Circus 16; pleased good business. The horses are well trained and are the feature of the show. * *Great Parker Amusement Co, June 19-24. IOWA FALLS.—Metropolitan Opera House (E. 0. Ellsworth, mgr.) William Owen in Othello 23. The International Bioscope closes the season at this house 27. Circus—Gentry Brothers 25; Forepaugh-Sells Brothers June 9. MASON CITY.—Wilson Theatre (C. F. Pederson, mgr.) Dark week 19. Wm. Owen in Othello 26; will practically close the house for this season. KANSAS. SMITH CENTER.—Opera House (Ed. Miller, mer.) Was She To Blame 25-26. Under canvas—Beecher & Stanley's Ten Nights in a Barroom 11; fair business. Campbell Brothers’ CirCus 18; pleased capacity business. HUTCHINSON.—Home Theatre (W. A. Loe, mgr.) The Wrights, supported by a strong company playing a summer engagement, opened 5. Carnival—Parker Amusement Co. week June 5. ~~ Rosen mgr.) PARSONS.—tElectric Park Theatre (H. C. Moorhead, mgr.) Opened 19 to good business with A Soldier of Fortune. KENTUCKY LOUVISVILLE.—Hopkins’ Fontaine Ferry Park (Wm. Reichman, mgr.) Good crowds in attendance week 21, and in the vaudeville theatre are to be seen McMahon's Minstrel Maids, Murphy and Willard, vaudeville vagaries; McMahon and Chappelle, singers and dancers; Three Musical Keltons, Billy Link, monolegue, and Gallando, clay modeler. Week 28: Smith and Cook, Dorothy Sisters, Don and Thompson, Schreck Brothers, Imperial Comedy Four, and Al. Carleton, Macauley’s Theatre (John T. Macauley, mgr.) The Goodhue Stock Co. 22-27 in Henry Miller’s powerful play, The Lost Paradise. Clever work is done by Emmet King, Frank Peters, Miss Adeline Dunlap and Miss Corinne Cantwell. Next: An American v...zZen. Riverview Park (Lum Simons, mgr.) horn’s Band to good crowds week 21. Ninaweb Park (Summer Brothers, mgrs.) Morbach’s Military Band in nightly concerts to good business week 21. Hammer's Park (Casper Hammer, mgr.) Andy Siebert’s Concert Band for week 21; fair busi ness. (Carl Sennings, mgr.) concerts. Senning’s Park open about June 1 with local band Wai Jockey Club Park (Matt Winn, mgr.) ‘will open June 11 with Duss Concert Band of New York. Hopkins’ Theatre (Wm. Reichman, mgr.) Closed. Will open Sept. 1 Avenue Theatre (C. A. Shaw, mgr.) Closed. Will open in August. Masonic Theatre (C. A. Shaw, mgr.) Closed. Will open in September. Buckingham Theatre (Whallen Bros., mgrs.) Closed. Will open in August. Items—Oharles Rice’s Dog Show will open the season week 28, at Glenwood Park, New Albany, Ind. * * Billie Robinson has about completed his shows and will take the road in July. * * Chas. Strassburg, an old-time actor. is very ill at his home | In spite of chilly weather | in this city. * * The Mysterious Willard Bohman was in town this week, but only stayed a few hours. * * Pain’s Vireworks have put out some fine paper for week June 12, when they will present The Fall of Port Arthur. * * Harry Conlin and wife joined Ringling Brothers’ Circus last week. ORVILLE B. TAYLOR. LEXINGTON.—Opera House (Chas. Seott, mgr.) Local talent-in Virginia Sweethearts 1920; capaeity business Elks’ Minstrels 22; capacity. Carnival—Maccabees’ Street Fair and Carnival, with the Rebinson Amusement Co. as the attraction, will open 20 for six days. MARYLAND. BALTIMORE.—Academy of Music (Nixon & Zimmerman, mgrs.) Miss Maida Snyder, the youngest star in the comic opera field, made her appearance. Less than a year ago she was an unknown quantity. Today she occupies a position which is envied by many an older pro fessional. Her rapid rise in due to the innate talent with which she is gifted. Her tour in The Strollers was phenomenal. Now she comes to play the leading role in The Girl From Paris, which adds greater laurels to her success. There is a bright future for this brilliant little Star Ford's Opera House (Chas. E. Ford, mgr.) She Stoops to Conquer was presented 24, with Pleanor Robson, Isabel Irving, Kyrie Bellew, Louis James, J. E. Dodson, Sidney Drew, Frank Mills and others. Owing to the heavy advance sale an extra performance was demanded and granted. Maryland Theatre (James L. Kernan, mgr.) Miss Jenrie Winston, the famous comic opera favorite whose name was almost a household word, returned to play in her role which she made famous in Fra Diavolo. Mr. Kernan engaged her specially for this production with the Maryland Opera Co. Auditorium Theatre (James L. Kernan, mgr.) The Fays, with their mystic act of Thaumaturgy, entertained large audiences and in addition presented an excellent vaudeville program. Lyric Theatre (Bernhard Ulrich, mgr.) The Pops’ concerts continue with unabated success, and Chiafferrali’s Band is very pleasing. Blaney’s Theatre (O. M. Ballauf, mgr.) Just Before Dawn, with its pathetic and thrilling scenes, was well enacted by a clever company. Holliday St. Theatre (Kernan, Rife & Houck, mgrs.) The Span of Life, with The Donazettas, was cleverly presented by a competent company. Monumental Theatre (James L. Kernan, mgr.) The Trans-Atlantic Burlesquers, affording the appearance of many excellent entertainers, were on the boards. Great show! great show! were the verbal expressions of delight of the many thousands of persons who were fortunate to gain admission to the big tents of the Ringling Brothers’ Circus last week. Everybody seemed to be satisfied with the performance. The magnificent spectacle, The Field of The Cloth of Gold, was the greatest feature ever seen. The gorgeous costumes made a brilliant scene. The whole feature was awe-inspiring. The graceful mo tions of the dancing girls in this spectacle was wonderful and was highly pleasing to the great crowds. The numerous acts that make up the great show were also much enjoyed. S. SCHENTHAL, 224 Laurens st. CUMBERLAND.—<Academy of Music (Mellinger Bros., mgrs.) When Johnny Comes Marching Home 30. Mellinger Brothers will sbortly present to the mayor and city council a petition signed by many of the leading taxpayers, praying for needed repairs to the city opera house. Item—Mat. Kennedy, comedian, is spending his vacation at his home here. He has signed for next season with Geo. Sidney in Busy Izzy. HAGERSTOWN.—The park season opens here very shortly. Items—Miss Effie and Annie Conley, of The Tenderfoot Co., are visiting Mr. Herbert Burns, of the same company, at his home here. * * Albert Barber, of The Miss Bob White Co., is home after a very successful season. She expects to be with one ef the Nixon & Zimmerman productions again next season, MASSACHUGETTS. SPRINGFIELD.—Poli’s Theatre. Week 22: Tanner and Gilbert, H. G. Fitzgerald, Josie and Willie Barrows, Henry E. Dixey & Co., Stuart Barnes, The Colby Family, Caron and Farnum, and the electrograph. Capacity business continues the rule at this popular house, and is what the show deserves, every act being of exceptional merit. Court Square Theatre. week 22; fair business. FALL RIVER.—<Academy of Musie Grant, mgrs.) Maude Adams in The Little Minister 15; delighted good audience. Kellar, magician, 27. Sheedy’s New Bijou. The Buffington Stock Co. presenting The Forbidden Marriage week 22; Daniel Ryan Stock Co, M. PROCTOR. (Cabn & delighted good business. Next: Woman Against Woman. Nickelodeon (M. F. O’Brien, mgr.) Good business and bill. NORTH ADAMS.—DPEmpire Theatre. Belles 13; pleased good business. good business. Viola Allen 24; good advance sale. Under canvas—Geo. Adams’ Humpty Dumpty drew big at three performances i6-17, and pleased everyone. GLOUCESTER.—Union Hill Theatre (Lothrop & Tolman, mgrs.) Busy Izzy 18; enthusiastical ly received by large audience. Hunting for Hawkins 25. Liberty Kellar 20; MICHIGAN. DETROIT.—Temple .heatre (J. H. Moore, mgr.) Bill week 21 includes Joseph F. Sheehan, grand opera tenor; Billy Van, comedian; Murton and Brooks, The Gorgeous Woodland Nymphs, VanSiclen and West, Treator and Tempest, Chas. T. Aldrich, Conture and Gillette, and the kinetograph. The bill is a very one and has drawn crowded houses. Week 28: Claude Gillingwater & Co. and others, Detroit Opera House (H. Parent, mgr.) Closed. Lyceum Theatre (A. Warner, mgr.) VaughanGlaser Stock Co. in When We Were Twnety-one, week 21, is very good and drew good business. Next: Old Heidelberg. Lafayette Theatre (Dr. Campbell, mgr.) Lafayette Stock Co. in The Charity Ball week 22; fair houses. Whitney Theatre (C. Altman, mgr.) 21: Five and ten-cent vaudeville, and six other acts. Under Two Flags week 28. Week The Mermaid <a atl