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

oe aoe 8 The Billboard Avenue Theatre (FP. Drew, mgr.) The Brigadiers week 21; pleased good houses. GEO. W. RHNCHARKD. SAGINAW.—Academy (J. M. Ward, mgr.) Verna May Co. in Nobody’s Claim 14-17; good business. The Garrick Dramatic Co. in Lord Chumley 18-21; May Festival 22-23; Marquette Stock Co. 24-27. Jeffers’ Theatre (Bamford & Marks, mgrs.) Henrietta DeSerris & Co., and Carter and Waters Co. 14-20; full bonses. Hunt Stock Co, 21; crowded houses. Garrick Stock Co. 22-28. BAY CITY.—Washington Theatre (W. J. Daunt, mgr.) Garrick Theatre Co. 16-17; presented The Charity Ball to fair houses. The Verna May Co. in The Queen of Hearts 18-20; good houses. Tennessee’s Pardner 21-22; fair business. The Verna May Co. will hold the boards for same time. Wenona Beach Park opens the season June 4. 00.—Academy of Music (B. A. Bush, mgr.) Dark week 21. Casino (Dakin & saird, mgrs.) Opens 28, with Millard Brothers, Emma Stewart, Youngs and Brooks, The Rowes, Walter Sanford, and the kinetoscope. GLADSTONE,—Opera House (W. B. Long, mgr.) Ole Olson 18; fair business. Rolla Fox Vaudeville Circus 19-20; largest business of the geason. Little Outcast 23. Circus—Rolla Fox R. R. Shows is billing the town heavily for June 12. LUDINGTON.—Opera House (U. SS. Grant, mgr.) Old Arkansaw 16; fair house. Joseph Shipman’s Twelfth Night 22; capacity house. Empire. Stock Co. 25-27. FLINT.—Stone’s Theatre (Albert C. Pegg, mgr.) Droah & Davidson Stock Co. week 15; good business. Circus—Barnum & Bailey’s Circus June 21. SAULT STE. MARIE,.—Soo Opera House (W. H. Seach, mgr.) Summers Stock Co. in repertoire 15-20; good business. Vaudeville 22-27. MINNESOTA. ST. PAUL.—Metropolitan Opera House (L. N. Scott, mgr.) Ferris Stock Co. presented When Knighthood was in Flower week 21; most acceptable presentation. Miss Eva Taylor is already a favorite. Next: The Holy City. Grand Opera House (Theo. L. Hayes, mgr.) Vivian’s Papas week 21; one of the best of the season’s offerings, pleased good houses; clever company. Next: Dora Thorne. Star Theatre (J. C. VanRoo, mgr.) Jolly Grass Widows, with capable principals and chorus and a good olio week 21; gave good satisfaction. Orpheum Music Hall (Chas. Frerck, mer.) Vaudeville will continue throughout the summer. J. McMAHON. MINNEAPOLIS.—Metropolitan Opera House (L. N. Scott, mgr.) Closed for three weeks, except 27, when the senior class of the University of Minnesota present their atnnual play. Bijou Opera House (Theo. L. Hays, mgr.) The James Boys in Missouri week 21. Lyceum Theatre (Dick Ferris, mgr.) Closed three weeks for repairs. Uniqne Theatre (M. Gallagher, mgr.) Week 21: Heclow and Wheeler, John B. Murtha, Leonz, Hines-Kimball Troupe, Lrene Mason, and motion pictures. Dewey Theatre. Weber’s Dainty Duchess Co. week 21. A. M. WALKER. 8ST. CLOUD.—Davidson Opera House (EB. T. Davidson, mgr.) Milwaukee German Theatre Co. 14-15; pleased packed houses. Stetson’s U. T. C., 16; good business. The Moonshiners 21; fair business. MISSOURI. KANSAS CITY.—The Willis Wood (Woodward & Burgess Am. Co., mgrs.) Packed houses greeted Richard Mansfield during his stay 22-24, when he presented King Richard LiI., The Merchant ’of Venice and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. As in former seasons the Mansfield productions were in every detail, most artistic and finished. Sothern-Marlowe combinations 29-31. The Grand (Hudson & Judah, mgrs.) Season came to a close 21, when an extra performance of His Last Dollar was the offering. House will be open week June 11, when the Pollard Juvenile Opera Co, is due. The Gilliss (E. S. Brigham, mgr.) Deadwood Dick was the thriller week 21, and excellent business was the rule. George Klimt in the title role was good, while the people enacting the other parts in the drama displayed talents of a high order. Next: The Scout’s Revenge. The Auditorium (Woodward & Burgess Am. The Woodward Stock Co. put on Next: A big revival of Ten Nights in a Berroom. The Orpheum (Martin Lahman, mgr.) Closed. The century (Jos. J. Barrett, mgr.) Closed. The Majestic (Sam Benjamin, mgr.) Closed. Yale’s Theatre (Lloyd Brown, mgr.) Closed. The National (Walter T. Terry, mgr.) The season at this house was brought to a close 21, with a big amateur carnival. Forest Park (John D. Hopkins, les.; A. G. Peterson, res. mgr.) ‘Business on the increase and week 21 witnessed crowds of fair proportions who enjoyed a good vaudeville bill headed by The Pekin Zouaves in their clever drills and marches, and which further included Crawford and Manning, comedy eccentriques; Fred and Annie Pelot, jugglers; Phyllis Allen, contralto; Apollo, bounding wire act, and the biograph. Meritorious features announced for week 28. Dlectric Park (Sam Benjamin, mgr.) The sixth season at this popular resort will be opened 28, and from all indications a most prosperous summer seems assured. Among the new attractions are Mystic Chutes, Myth City, Tours and Scenes of The World, House of too Much Trouble, Mikado’s Rickasha, Russian Temple, and others of lesser importance. The German Village has been enlarged and the size of the stage increased in anticipation of the great crowds which will surely be in evidence here upon the advent of hot weather. Fairmount Park (Ben Rosenthal, mgr.) After having remained closed for the past four years, this beautiful suburban retreat will again be operated as a breathing spot for the masses. Ben Rosenthal, whose long and successful connection with the Grand Opera House here has made him well known to the profession, will have charge, and May 28 is set as the opening date. Many novel concessions are announced and from all reports Manager Rosenthal’s inten tion of making his place the Coney Island of The West, seems to have been realized. The first headline, out-door attraction is Kilpatrick’s daring automobile flight. The theatre has been remodeled and will be managed by Walter Terry of the National, and a good vaudeville bill is announced for the coming week. c. H. 8. 8ST, JOSEPH.—Lyceum Theatre (C. U. Philley, mgr.) The Fulton Brothers’ Stock Co. opened their second week at this theatre with LaBelle Marie, the first half, and Kathleen Mavourneen the balance of week. Jess B. Fulton and Edne Jackson assumed the leading roles and prove themselves decidedly popular by their earnest work. Business continues big. Next: Man and Master. The stock company wil give way to a one-night engagement of T. Daniel Frawley in Ransom’s Folly 25. Lyric Theatre (H. Walter VanDyke, mer.) Fair patronage has been witnessing the melodramatic production of A Desperate Chance as presented by the VanDyke Co. week 21. Crystal Theatre (Fred Cosman, mgr.) The bill this week includes McNutt Trio, Mario, Bragg and Ashton; Geo. Delmas, Olson Brothers, and Cosman’s moving pictures, and continues to please big crowds at all performances. Manager Cosman announces June 4 as the opening date of Crystal Park. Casino Theatre, Lake Contrary Park (Palmer L, Clark, mgr.) The Slayton Jubilee Singers opened a three-weeks’ engagement at this theatre 21 to only fair business. Items—The tents of Gentry Brothers’ Dog and Pony Show were considerably damaged by a terrible storm during their stay at Chillicothe, Mo., 15; however they arrived in this city on time and the usual performances were given 16-17 to customary good business. * * Philip H. Alexander, in advance of The Gaskill Carnival Co., is in the city doing considerable billing for their date of week 29. Mr. Alexander will remain here until the arrival of the company, which comes direct from Memphis, Tenn., a distance of five hundred and fifty miles, after which he will leave for Lead= Col., to attend to the same duties in that city. JOPLIN.—New Club Theatre (L. F. Ballard, mgr.) Hoyt’s Comedy Co. week 14; fair business. Manager Ballard has arranged with Charles Lamb, the well-known theatrical manager, to organize a company of players to be known as The Club Theatre Stock Co., which will open 26 with Just Plain Folks. Lyric Theatre (Chas. E. Hodkins, mgr.) Bill week 14 drew large houses at every performance. WEBB CITY.—Blake Theatre (A. R. Brigham, mgr.) Benton’s Comedians 15-21; good performances, fair business. Chase-Lister Co. 28. Orpheum Theatre (W. H. VanEtten, prop. and mgr.) Opened 14 with vaudeville, giving two shows nightly. Business has been only fair owing to inclement weather. Lakeside Park (S. W. Mo. Elect. Ky. Co., props.) Band concerts and moving pictures to fair business. NEW JERSEY. ATLANTIC CITY.—Continued good business, and with the bathing season opening June 1, and with over twenty conventions booked for June, prospects are exceedingly bright. The past week has witnessed beautiful weather, and all the amusements have done well. The coming week will bring a big increase in the crowds here. Young’s Pier. Mme. Awkins, with Amy Lee and a chorus of fifty, and also the Royal Italian Band, opened to big business week 22. Savoy Theatre. Orpheum Vandeville Co. week 22; opened to 8S. R. O. and prospects are bright for continued big business. Tilyou’s Steeplechase Pier. The vitagraph and many other novelties are pleasing immense crowds. Manager Clements has many big attractions booked. Heinz Pier. Large crowds are always in attendance at this popular pier. Garrick Theatre. The Stock Co. presents a change of bill weekly and business is O K. Battle of Gettysburg is making a big impression and is doing a big business. Johnstown Flood. Business is immense, and at times extra performances are given to accomodate the large crowds. Dentzel’s Galloping Horses and Amusement Palace is packed and crowded at all times. Free Arcade is doing a nice business. All the newest and latest novelties in the amuse— line are to be found at this ever-popular place. Steel Pier. Band concerts, socials, hops, cake walks, and basket ball to S. R. O. Fighting The Flames is doing a tremendous business. The Baby Incubator, Old Mill, Scenic Railroad, Loop The Loop, Figure Eight, Roller Coaster, Palace of Illusions, three big Carrousels, and Miniature Railway are all doing fine business. Five penny machine parlors are now located here and there is still room for more. Each parlor contains from one hundred to two hundred and fifty machines, all doing big business. It is certainly a novelty and money maker. A Ferris Wheel is now in course of construction. Manager Ingerscll, the well-known park man, was here 15, looking after his amusement interests. The famous Boardwalk is being widened and extended twenty feet oceanmward, making it six miles long and sixty feet wide. FRANK B. HUBIN. NEWARK.—With the exception of Proctor’s Theatre, which will remain open again this summer, the local playhouses have all closed. The park season opened last Saturday under favorable conditions. The Olympic Park has vaudeville and the usual open-air attractions and is under the management of Hans Wevers of the Colosseum. Hillside Pleasure Park is _ featuring the G. P. Kemp Hippodrome, Wild West and Indian Congress, with Pike amusements, and is being managed by William E. Thaller. General Manager C. A. Dunlap, of electric fountain fame, has made extensive alterations and improvements at Greater Electric Park where the new attractions are a Japanese Tea Garden, Mexican Village and a monster circle swing. The electric fountain display promises to eclipse that of former years and a strong feature is the vaudeville show in the German Village. The opening week bill includes Wood and Barry, Charles Duncan, Martin and Quigg, May Trado, Zimmer, Golden and Hughes, Toledo and Price, The Bottomley Troupe, and the cinematograph. The 8S. R. O. sign was out 22 at the annual benefit of the attaches of the Empire Theatre. The attraction was The Pipe of Peace, with rt Connes as the star. The food exhibit is open to good business in the Newark Theatre. Ada Landon Hand’s orchestra is being featured in the entertainment. Waldmann’s Opera House closes this week with the Black Crook Burlesquers. The executive staff's benefit is June 3. The Ringling Brothers’ Show received a hearty reception here 24, and played to capacity. The parade was a welcome and pleasing feature. Proctor’s (J. Austin Fynes, gen. mgr.) Joe Welch’s return to vaudeville was the headline attraction last week. Cole and Johnson was another welcome number of the bill. Current: Bert Leslie and Robert Dailey, Cheridah Simpson, Coin’s Pantomime Dogs, Colby and Way, Cooke and Clinton, Kelly and Violette, Miss Martha-Gillette Sisters, and the motion pictures. HAREKY BONNELL, Greater Electric Park. TRENTON.—Taylor Opera House (Montgomery Moses, mgr.) Running for Office 20; good business. With this performance the house closed for the season. Buiness has been good for the muical comedies, but the drama has not fared so well. State Street Theatre (F. B. Shalters, mgr.) Irene Myers in repertoire week 15; good busi ness. House closed with this attraction. Business generally has been good. Trent Theatre (Edward Renton, mgr.) Trent Stock Co. in My Friend From India 17-20; big business. DuBarry 25-27; All The Comforts of Home 29-31. Mercer Pleasure Park. Opened auspiciously 22 with a good vaudeville bill of eight acts. circus—Ringling Brothers gave what is considered one of the best performances ever given here 22. he street parade was clean and showy. Capacity attendance at both performances. ASBURY PARK.—Casino (Beach Comm., mgrs.) H. A. Walton’s Moving Pictures 17, 20, 24 and 27; fair business. Frank L. Wade's moving pictures and illustrated songs 22; vaudeville 29-30. Park Opera House (H. J. Garrity, mgr.) week 20. E. J. CAMP NEW YORK BROOKLYN.—Warm weather has come and all amusements at the beaches are looking forward to big business. The Boer War opens Saturday, 27, and Brighton Beach Park promises to be one of the leading resorts this season. Dreamland is getting improved and many highclass shows are seen there. Luna Park has many new novelties and is drawing big crowds. Manhattan Beach will open soon and in a few weeks all the nearby amusement resorts will be in full blast. A few of the Brooklyn theatres remain open and are doing very good business, Orpheum Theatre (Percy G.. Williams, mgr.) This week’s was the last vaudeville bill of the season, and was as follows: Miss Louise Gunning, Ye Colonial Sextet, Chevalier DeLaris, Cooper and Robinson, Franz Bbert & Co., LeRoy and Woodford, Gillett’s Dogs, Patter and Hartwell, Clayton White and Marie Stuart. Next week the comic opera season begins. The Little Duchess will be the opening bill. Broadway Theatre. The Broadway Dramatic Co., under the management of Frank Reicher, will be seen here for a summer season. This week Barbara Frietchie was produced. Business was very satisfactory opening week. Bijou Theatre (Mary G. Spooner, mgr.) The Spooner Stock Co., supporting Edna May and Cecil Spooner, presented 7-20-8. There is no let up to business here and the season will run into June. Next week, The Shaughran. Payton’s Lee Avenue Theatre (S. 8S. Allen, mgr.) The Lee Avenue Stock Co., supporting Etta Reed Payton, presented Camille this week. The production drew packed houses. The Payton Stock Co. has had a very successful season here. Next: The Three Guardsmen. Star Theatre (A. H. Schonberg, mgr.) Rice & Barton’s Rose Hill English Folly Co. presented Knights of The Red Garter and A Sensation for an Hour; business continues very good here. Mr. A. H. Schonberg is very busy geting ready for the opening of the season at Manhattan Beach, where he is manager of Pain’s Fireworks. Next: Miner’s Americans. Gayety Theatre (James Clark, mgr.) Phil Sheridan’s Favorite City Sports had a big week here. Next: Rose Hill Co. Phillips’ Lyceum (Louis Phillips, mgr.) The Lyceum Stock Co. presented The Little Church Around The Corner this week to good houses. Dreamland, Coney Island (Wm. H. Reynolds, mgr.) This week many of the new attractions at Dreamland were opened and everything here is ready for a big season’s business. All of .ue last season’s attractions such as Bostock’s, The Midget City, Fighting The Flames, The Canals of Venice, The Baby Incubators and many others remain as popular as ever. a few of the big new attractions this season are Creation, which was so much talked about at the St. Louis Fair, snd Touring Burope in an Automobile and Hell Gate, which should do well here. The Flea Circus which is located adjoining The Midget City is attracting big crowds and the flea that flies off a small canvas is the hero of the clan. The big Hippodrome race course is a strong drawing card, chariot and other races being held here every afternoon and evening. Bostock’s (Frank C. Bostock, mgr.) This attraction is the leading one at Dreamland, Coney Island, this season, and from the business done the opening week, the attraction will be a record breaker. Capt. Jack Bonavita, the one-arm lion trainer, and his lions, is the feature here and a big drawing card. A few of the other big acts are Mme. Morelli and her jaguars; Charles Miller and his elephants; Mile. Aurora and the Polar bears; Rey and his burlesque wild animals; Brandu and the snakes; also several others. A large entrance to Bostock’s has been made on Surf avenue, and a twenty-fice-cent ticket also includes admission to Dreamland. Johnstown Flood (H. A. Bradwell, mgr.) The big reproduction of the Johnstown Flood proves to be more popular than ever and so far this season’s business has been much greater than ever before. Luna Park (Thompson & Dundy, mgrs.) The warm weather brings big crowds to this wonderful Luna Park. Most of the big attractions are open here and in a week or two all of the atiractions will be ready for business. The big Fire and Flames Show is as popular as ever and draws well; also The Trip te The Moon is drawing big crowds. The Fall of Port Arthur will be one of the greatest features of Coney Island and The Igorrote Village will soon open. The big three ring, open-air circus is the leading drawing attraction. L. A. Thompson's big Dark ION. a scenic railroad, The Dragon's eGorge, promises to be the greatest of scenic railway devices, ang will be opened this week. Luna Sark this sea. son is more beautiful than ever and all the attractions are clean and first class. There is nothing objectionable allowed here and ladies and children can visit Luna Park with safety. Brighton Beach Park (Wm. A. Brady, mgr.) This beautiful new park will open 27, with Wm, A. Brady's big spectacle, The Great Boer War, with General Piet Cronje and one thousand Boer and British heroes of the Transvaal. Capt. A. W. Lewis is the originator and manager of the production. A performance will be given every afternoon at tiree o’clock and every even. ing at half past eight; the prices will be twentyfive, fifty and seventy-five cents, and box seats one dallar. The grand stand seats 28,000 people. The attraction is handsomely billed and the daily papers are full of clever reading notices and half-page advertisments. The Boer War will be the leading out-door attraction for New Yorkers this season. From New York to The North Pole (E. J, Austin, mgr.) This attraction is located on Surf avenue, Coney Island. It is one of the biggest and best scenic productions ever seen here. Last season it did big business at the St. Louis Fair. Morrison’s Theatre, Rockaway Beach. This handsome theatre will soon open. High-class vaudeville will be the bill here. Wm. Morris furnishes acts and attractions for Manager Morrison. Manhattan Beach Theatre (Percy G. Williams, mgr.) A change in policy has been made here and instead of comic opera and light sumwer shows Manager Williams will present highclass vaudeville opening June 19. The performances will begin at 8:30 p. m. instead of after the Pain’s Fireworks Show at 9:15 p. m. Mr. Williams is sure to make a big success of the new theatre as his name connected with a theatre means always a good show. Pain’s Manhattan Beach Fireworks will open about June 17, with the best spectacle ever produced here entitled Port Arthur. Bergen Beach. This ever-popular amusement resort, located on Jamaica Bay, is open and a very prosperous season is looked forward to. Many new attractions have been added and several valuable concessions have already been taken, and a few are still left and live ones ean no doubt make big money here. Galveston Flood (James McKane, mgr.) This attraction is doing big business at Coney Island. Many new and startling effects have been added this year and the scenic production is perfect. Tilyou's Steeplechase Park (Geo. Tilyon, mgr.) The Steeplechase has many new attractions and many novelties. No visit to Coney Island is complete without a visit to the Steeple chase Park. GBO. H. HAKES, 290 Broadway, N. Y. C. TROY.—Griswold Opera House (M. Reis, mgr.; H, R. Hayden, res. mgr.) Francis Wil son 20; capacity houses. Lyceum Theatre (Burns Gilliam, mgr.) The Mortimer Snow Stock Co. for week 15, presented My Partner to big houses all week. The Wife -27; with Mr. Snow and Miss Crawford in the leading roles. “Miss Crawford returns to the cast of the local company after scoring a great success with the Scranton Co. Miss Crawford's many friends will accord her a hearty welcome back to Troy. The Girl I Left Behind Me week 2. ©. F. MAHONEY. GLOVERSVILLE,—Darling Theatre (Will B. Gant, mgr.) May Irwin in Mrs. Black Is Back 19; pleased capacity business. Howe’s Moving Pictures 20; pleased well filled houses. May Hillman Co, 22-27. Family Theatre (R. D. Hyde, res. mgr.) Bill week 22: Ora Cecil's . Mason and Francis, Dawson and Whitefield, Will Dockray, Hathaway and Waltone, Ira Kessner, and the vitagraph; business continues big. ELMIRA.—Rialto Theatre (F. W. McConnell, mgr.) Martin and Ridgeway, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wright, May Neilson, Nellie Ridgeway, James D. Proudlove, and the biograph drew good houses 15-20. Rorick’s Theatre (Herbert Salinger, mer.) Matthew’s Minstrels 22-June 3. Manhattan Opera Co. June 5-Sept. 16. J. M. BBERS. NORTH CAROLINA, NEWBERN.—New Masonic Theatre (F. F. Matthews, mgr.) Davis-Driscoll Stock Co. 8-12; fair business, closing here 13. Osman Stock Co. 15-20; played Blue Grass, Woman Against Woman, The Strategist, and Resurrection to good business. Season closes 31. Circus—Miles Ortor Tent Show 15; good show, well pleased audience. GREENSBORO.—Grand Opera House (Chas. T. Fuller, res. mgr.) House closed for season. Under canvas—Siebel’s Dog and Pony Show 16; good attendance, good show. The Rabbit's Foot faa OHIO. COLUMBUS.—Veni, Vedi, Vici are the three immortal words that have been done in scarlet and gold and swung to the topmost flag staffs at both the Great Southern Theatre and the Empire. Two more popular companies never played in Columbus than the ones now claiming the spot light. It was thought at first that, owing to the novelty of having two companies running here at the same time, both doing stock, the attendance at the start might not be considered a criterion of what would follow. Some of the wise ones have again made a mistake, however, and the attendance has kept up through rain and shine until the management has good reason to be patting themselves on their respective heads. Houses at both the Empire and the Southern could net have been better. At the Empire, in particular, the S. R. O, sign has been in use almost constantly and the playhouse at the other end of the avenue has also been stacking them up. The Belle of New York went good, The French Maid went better, and goodness knows where they will stop. Jobn Young is the funniest comedian that has hit the town in many a moon, and the truthful Mr. Welsman says that the longer he is here the funnier he will get. It would be well nigh impossible for any one to be better than he was as Pumpernick ip The Pelle and as the sailor this week; he is great. The whole Musical Comedy Co. is excellent—a good word on some occasions, but a little weak now. Josephine Newman, Charles Giblyn, George Dbner and Tom Ince are just as clever as they can be. The good ones are really too numerous to mention; suffice it to say, that they are making the hit of their lives. I I ¢ ( a \ h v 1 i I f ci ;-* , eS a i i ii Ay cle Oe ae a ie a te i ee i ees ee ee i i ik ee i ee en et i ie, te a @ wee a wa ewe ”“*