The Billboard 1906-05-12: Vol 18 Iss 19 (1906-05-12)

= oR Se ce, sh mnencnata os MAY 12, 1906. The Billboard 9 Leonard A. Emmett, saved her from being fatally injured. Fr. M. Shortridge, the well-known advance man, is negotiating with Lincoln J. Carter and Melville B. Raymond with the view of going out ahead of the attractions of one of these managers. Mr. Shortridge has certainly urade good with the Frank Mahara Minstrels. The Man Behind, a version of Other Peoclosed = its of the same company, ple's Money, has season in Nebraska Count DeRebeo, the trick bicycle rider, has joined the Frank Mahara Minstrels. The Chase-Lister Co. closed the season at Waterloo, Ia., April 28. Bob Sutton and wife (Minnie Tressell) have joined Garton’s National Stock Co. to succeed Leonard A. Emmert and Miss Nina Griffin, who bave joined Cook's Majestic Stock Co. for the summer season. Miss Grace Walton, playing Lady Clair in The Earl and the Girl, is visiting at her home in Red Wing, Minn. Geo. Alison, who has been leading man at the Bush Temple Theatre, Chicago, for The past season, bas closed with that company and will open with the Vaughan Glaser Co. at Columbus, 0. Fire damaged Ingersoll Park, Des Moines, la., to the extent of $40,000. It was partially covered by insurance. Manager W. B. Kerns, of the Willson Opera House, Webster City, la., has opened his park with D. W. Robertson & Co. Innes Band of sixty pieces will be the opening attraction at Manager Gourley’s new park in Des Moines, Ia., May 13-15. ‘The formal opening of lIowana will occur May 27, when the Royal Opera Co. will begin an extended engagement in standard comic operas. The Mirror Theatre at Des Moines, Ia., has been sold for $40,000 to Michigan parties, and it is reported that the house will pass under the management of the independent managers. Vaudeville has been abandoned on Sunday in Ft. Dodge, Ia. The Yankee Robinson Circus opened at Adel, la., April 20, under the management of the Buchanan Brothers, of Des Moines, Ia. F. M. Barnes, of eastern Theatrical Syndicate, has contracted to furnish most of the vaudeville attractions for the midway at the Inter-etate Pair, to be held at Sioux City, this fall. Bert Beach, who has been fitting up an Uncle Tom Show at Ackley, Ia., started his summer tour May 5. The old farm and training quarters of Yankee Jim Robinson, the ploneer showman, near Mexico, Mo., was recently sold to Illinois parties. It contains ene thousand acres. The Mallory Show opened at Buffalo Center, Ila., May 5S, and will tour Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Stewart Dieas is contracting agent for the Mallory Show. The Nitckeldem Amusement Co. has taken over the Bijou Theatre location in Des Moines, Ia.. and will conduct moving picture shows. PRANK FOSTER. KANSAS CITY, MO. The Orpheum Theatre closes its season May 13 with a big amateur carnival. Over fifty acts have been booked for this event. The Majestic will be next to close, The Century, Willis — and Gillis probably remaining open until une. Business at Forest Park has been almost phenomenal considering the early opening. Manager Lloyd Brown hase certainly no cause for complaint thus far. Fairmount Park opens May — with Electric Park following a few days ater. Tented attractions have begun to invade the city. The Sells-Floto Shows having attracted big crowds un the 7th, and the billboards are thoroughly plastered with paper for the Wallace Show and Talbot's Fighting the Flames. Rosati's Royal Itallan Band is the next big musical organization that will appear at Forrest Park for two weeks starting on the 6%. _ The five-cent theatre has at last gotten into Kansas City. Two of these amusement places are in profitable operation at this writing. Imlu McConnell, the charming soubrette with Piff, Paff, Poaf, scored a genuine triumph during that company’s recent engagement here. It was not only the result of her being a local girl, but because of her highly artistic work. Alan Shaw, the conjuror, is a local man, and his appearance at the Orpheum ts looked forward to with great pleasure by his many friends. Sevem years have lapsed since he has been In his native city, most of his time being taken up tm Burope, where he was a great favorite. Mr. Shaw's act is said to be one of the greatest of its kind. CHAS. H. SMALL. TORONTO, CAN. Judging frem the light business solicited here by Nance O'’Nell and her company, Toronto patrons do not care for plays dealing with problem plays, The Tenderfoot, breezy and tuneful, attracted fine business at the Princess last week. Max Figman and Ruth White divided the honors. May Boley and her Polly Girls, Mosher, Houghton and Mosher, bicycle experts and Lin den Beckwith, were the best of a fine bill at Shea's last week. Business continues excellent. Master Rice tm Buster Brown attracted large and well-pleased crowds at the Grand during a week's engagement. The Jolly Grass Widows attracted big bustness at the Star and it was well deserved as the show {is a good one. Human Hearts, the perennial melodrama, was the bill at the Majestic Theatre last week, and it still retains its drawing qualities, judging from the large crowds which greeted It. Mme. Nordica appears at Massey Hall 8 This will close one of the finest seasons ever experienced at thie hall. The Princess Theatre will be thoroughly overhauled during the warm months. wg. A GIMSON., ST. JOSEPH, MO. Managers Frenk De Atley, of the Lyric and Fred Coaman, of the Crystal, combined forces April 25 and gave a benefit for the sufferers of the San Francisco earthquake, and a neat sum was realised. Manager ©. U. Philley, of the Lyceum Theatre, donated the services of hie orchestra. webers, stage employees, bill. posters, etc., and the Brewn Transfer Co. donated their help. ‘Those taking part in the performances were Brandon and Harvey, Powers and Freed, Frosto and Harvey, Wm. RKogers, Fay Sisters, Tossing Austins, Two Closes, Frank Groh, Pat and Emma Dalton, Senor Arnoldo and Orth and Fern. The Empire Amusement Co. bas porated in this city, the to furnish vaudeville for a including St. Joseph, Mo.; ehita, Kan.; and Oklahoma Okla. They also will book for six indepen dent houses. Messrs. Feltenstein . Brothers are the promulgaters and will build and wbhave charge of the theatre in this city. Walter Armin, formerly with the Van Dyke Stock Co., of this city, will run a stock company during the summer at the Lyceum Tueatre, opening May 13. incor object of which is chain of theatres, Atchison and Wi City and Guthrie, been The Casino Theatre and Lake Contrary Park will be under the management of Frank De Atley, of the Lyric Theatre. He will trans fer his Lyric bookings to the Casino during the warm months. Manager ©. U. Philley, of the Tootle Thea tre, regretfully states that some of his “est bookings were canceled owing to the San Francisco disaster. JESSE J. WAGNER. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. The new legitimate theatre may or may not become a reality. Jno. C. Pierik, the active local spirit of the movement to build it, has returned from New York for the second time with unsigned contracts, and is now in Chicago conferring with the Stair interests. That Joo. Connors will have a new vaudeville house, however, is an assured fact. It will front on Jefferson street and be immediately in the rear otf the Empire. Local capital wif erect the bullding, which will be a three-story structure, sixty by one hundred and fifty-seven feet. The theatre proper will be sixty by one hundred and seven feet, with a twenty by fifty foyer. Everything will be modern and up-todate for safety and convenience. The seating capacity will exceed one thousand. An almost phenomenal with the present Empire success EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. Tuesday night, dered by Oscar Dane, manager of the Broad way Theatre, to the earthquake San Francisco. He presented The Bells April 24, a benefit was ten sufferers in with ports excellent season. R. M. Harvey has closed contracts for Barnum & Bailey's Show's appearance June 13. The season at Poii’s Theatre closes May 12. It will reopen 14, with McGill and Shipman’s business during their entire a large vaudeville bill, and the house was |Stck Co. : . packed. Geo. C. Tilyou'’s Steeplechase Island will The Black Diamond Mine is being presented | OPC? May 15 with a number of new attrac at the Family Theatre with the following olio: Grin and Barrett, jugglers; The Sherrocks, mindreaders; The Great Ver Valin & Co., ventrilo tions. Mae and Mac, acrobats, open a seven weeks’ engagement over the Gorman Park Circuit, in quist. Fine bill and immense business is the June. rule of the house this week. A. E. Culver and Jos. Kiley, treasurer and Oscar Dane, of the Broadway has signed | door-keeper, respectively, at Smith’s Theatre, Hattie Bernard Chase and Bonnie Maiet to his | have secured similar positions at Steeplechase stock company. ‘The Metropolitan Burlesquers | Island. and Si Plunkard did good business at this Ben Hur, which is being heavily billed for house on April 22 and 23. Commencing April 24 and continuing to the 28th, vaudeville will hold the boards. The following are in the olio: O’Brien Troupe of Acrobats (4); The Musical Harts; Bonnie Maie, dancer; Si Haskins, mimic; Burton and Ronkin, sketch artists; Howard and Taft, comedians, illustrated songs and moving pictures. C. RICHARD EDRINGTON. NEW ORLEANS, LA. Herrmann the Great made quite a hit at the Orpheum recently. Thos. J. Keogh, who is a big favorite here, also proved attractive. The Gentry Brothers’ Show drew capacity business while here. Prof. Veazy’s Band has been engaged at Athletic Park for the entire season. Veazy is «ie of the most popular band leaders of this city. Willette, the Wizard, and his own big company of American vaudeville stars will open the new Casino at Anderson Park, Scranton, Miss., beginning April 30. His company includes himself assisted by Robt. Koepke, the Great Alitken, Sen. Perey Cahill, Emma Keppler, Lew Husinger, Eddie Fitzgerald, Prof. Jos. A. Miller and Wm. A. Koepke, manager. They will play all the large parks through the south. Jai Alai Skating Rink is doing capacity business and the management has decided to provide more seats to accommodate the crowds. THE PYTHIAN CONCERT BAND The above Sleight, . Mr. Sleight has delighted large audiences, playing an extensive repertoire of classic and illustration pictures Conductor; Lillian May Monroe, popular music. ciation. ner is sweet and preciation. charming, The Pythian Concert Band, Soprano. Indianapolis, Ind. J. W. Lillian May Monroe wins quite a triumph in her style and voice and clear enunShe displays wonderful power of voice and wins the audience at once. and, with other qualifications, Her man must win for her a warm ap Theatre has emboldened Mr. Connors and his associates to build an entirely new amusement resort and the ground is already purchased and plans completed. Building will begin at once and it is hoped to make the opening Sept. 1. Little Johnny Jones proved a strong drawing card here, two capacity houses greeting ‘t May 6. However, Geo. Cohan’s absence from the cast is much deplored. David McRoberts, who has won much favorable comment in the role of Athelany Jones, in The Sign of the Four, has returned home and will rest for a time. The Mildred Park management has issued an attractive folder descriptive of the recent improvements made there and calling attention to some of the innovations. A large $15,000 roller coaster, a ninety foot circle swing, an electric fountain, miniature railway, merry-goround and other excellent attractions have been installed. Its opening occurs May 15. A few weeks of vaudeville will hold the Chatterton boards soon. ELMER OTT. WAUSAU, WIS. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Howard, of this city, have opened a studie for voice culture, stage deportment and dramatic art, and Mrs. Howard will also accept pupils who wish to study the French language. Both Mr. and Mrs. Howard come highly recommended. This is the only school of its kind in this section of the stafe. The members of the Isle of Spice Co., which played at the Grand recently, spent the day in pienicing and fishing. Miss De KEtte McEachron, who ts course in dramatic art at Chicago, a short time here wit’ her pareuts. Tke Fran Shi Comedy Co., q@hich held the boards at the Grand recently, stranded before closing their engagement. Business was exceedingly bad, and what proceeds they did accumulate were absconded with by one of the company The writer made a trip north last week in the Interest of The Eillbeard and also Jos. W. Stern & Co. Northern managers report fairly good business and bright prospects for a summer season. gE. S. DICKENS. taking a is spending The Knights of Pythias are going to give a big May Festival May 5, at the New Athletic Park. They have 15,000 tickets out and a large attendance is leoked for. Beautiful Athletic Park had its grand operingfi April 25, and a great crowd was present. Excellent vaudeville was the bill at the new Richelieu Theatre and it included such artists as Loyocane and Casanas, Eugenie Vallerie, Dorsch and Russell, Cook and Cline, and others. It has many fine attractions which were all well patronized. Capt. A. W. Lewis is manager of the park. The Folksfest wili give its thirty-first annual benefit te the German Protestant Orphan Asylum, May 6 and 7, at the Fair grounds. The Grand Annual Festival will be given at City Park April 28, and a big crowd is looked for. Lake Charles, La., is to have a new theatre which will be built at a cost of $75,000. The Shuberts will book its attractions. The Orpheus Quartet gave its third annual concert, April 21, and attracted good patronage. : Col. W. H. Rowles has announced his intention of resigning the management of the Tulane and Crescent theatres. It gratifying to know that he will in all probability be succeeded by Thos. Campbell, agement ever since he came south. will be who has been associated with him in the local man this city, will no doubt attract large houses during its engagement here. gE. L. TROY. NASHVILLE, TENN. Frank R. Day, of Miles Brethers’ Moving Picture Machine Co. of New York, is here looking after the interests of his firm in connection with the Theatorium. Manager 'Y. C. Alley will opem the Casino at Glendale Park May 14. Arthur A. Koch left here May 2, for New Orleans to prepare for the opening of Pain’s pyrotechnic spectacie, Port Arthur, making his second season as stage manager with the Pain spectacles. He started in last season at Birmingham as super, was tendered the position of advance stage manager and accepted; filled out the season with them in that capacity, and this season will be general stage director of Port Artbur. The Bijou and Wonderland owned by Jake Wells donated the gross proceeds, on Thursday, April 26, to the San Francisco victims. Quite a neat sum was forwarded. The Nashville Military Band gave a cert Sunday, April 29, for conthe same pur pose. Clarence Sweeney left to join the Great Cole Show at Birmingham on April 2. J. ©. BLANKE. BALTIMORE, MD. A delegation of Baltimoreans appeared before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives in Washington on April 28 for the purpose of having Oct. 12 declared a legal holiday to be known as Columbus Day. The committee appeared to be favorably impressed with the arguments for the measure and promised early action. Delegations were present from New York, Philadelphia and other cities. Promptly at ten o’clock Saturday night, April 28, the city was plunged into darkness, and trolleys were stilled, all caused by the sudden stopping of the generators of the United Railways and Electric Co. Fortunately the theatres use electric current from another company, and they were not interrupted, but pa trons had to hire cabs or walk home. There was perfect order on the streets. e Miss Ethel Fuller, who plays the part of Gretchen in Rip Van Winkle, was taken suddenly ill just before the performance Saturday night and Mabel Walsh, who had been playing the part of Meenie, took her place. Lola Dryden, who played Meenie in Joseph Jefferson’s company for five years, appeared in that role. The local fund for the benefit of the San Francisco sufferers has nearly reached the $150,000 mark. During the week of April 23 the theatres contributed quite a sum toward the fund. Ford’s Theatre was the first in the country to give a benefit performance. On the 20th quite a sum was realized and on the 27th a general benefit netted nearly $10,000. Tickets were sold on the streets and were good at any house. The police disposed of a number of them. Harry Montague was in the eity last week with Watson's Oriental Burlesquers and his many friends were giad to see him. Mr. Montague formerly managed the Odeon Theatre, which was destroyed in the fire of 1904. The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra has been engaged to play at the Pop. concerts at the Lyric Theatre, beginning May 7. Electric Park will open May 28 with the usuai attractions. Flood’s Park opens May 7. SYLVAN SCHENTHAL. FITCHBURG, MASS. Delmar, the magician, is resting at his home here after a very successful season. Manager W. A. Wesley, of the Cammings Theatre, leaves the latter part of May to locate at Bostock’s Wild Animal Arena, Coney Island, for the summer. This wild make Mr. Wesley’s fourth season with Mr. Bostock. The Beauty Doctor closed its season here April 28. Charles Hayes, contracting agent of the Barnum & Bailey Show, was in town on the 28th, arranging for the appearance of the show. Mr. Hayes has been very successful as an advance man and next season he will be ahead of (ohan’s Forty-five Minutes From Broadway. G. V. C. Lord, manager of the Whalom Theatre Opera Co. is here for a few days for the purpose of securing some of the Beauty Doctor people for his company at Whalom Park Theatre this season. The Musical Whalleys are resting at present, but will play parks during the summer. They have several good offers for next season. The Education of Mr. Pipp played to good WM. A. KOEPKE, business, April 23, at which time the an325 S. Dorgenois St. nual benefit of the local letter carriers was held. ee a Sousa and his band played to good business BRIDGEPORT, CONN. on April 20. BE. H. EATON. Mu 2 0 . ee sak me LOUISVILLE, KY. anagers E. ©. Sm an . . gena ™ ’ erously donated their theatre attaches, talent, The Forepaugh-Sells Bros.’ Show was here ete.. gratis, during the monster benefit for the San Francisco relief fund, April 29. season with the Broadway will resume vaudeville. pheum Circuit in June. The Ninth Annual Smith Theatre, promises to be the greatest ever gotten up. The management of Breaking Into in which the Pour Mortens are Melrose Brothers, acrobats, have closed their Gaiety Girls, and They open on the Or Souvenir program of the will be issued May 7, and it Society, starring. re April 30 and attracted large crowds. James Hathaway has sold his Dreamland Theatre to Messrs. Simon and Gray, and it has been moved to Riverview Park. The Princess Skating Rink closed its season April 28. Mary Anderson will be present at the opening of the new lecal theatre which occure Oct. 1. Day and Crane are home for awhile, having just returned from Emerson’s Show Boat. 0. B. TAYLOR.