The Billboard 1906-11-24: Vol 18 Iss 47 (1906-11-24)

~~ SPiN e tarde eee 16 The Biliboara NOVEMBER 24, 1906. FILMS ror RENT. INTER-OCGEAN FILM EXCHANGE, Cor. Madison and Dearborn Sts., Old Inter-Ocean Bidg., ——CHICAGO—— CORRESPONDENCE (Continued from Page 11.) Jos. and Myra Dowling, DeGraw Trio, Martini and Maxmillion, Dorothy Vernon and Moving Pictures week 12; excellent bill and business. Weast’s Theatre (Chas. F. Bartson, mgr.) Lynn and Perry, Harry Howard, Espe Brothers, Leeds and Lamar, Hardon Family and moving pictures week 12; good business. Jacob's Theatre (Chas. Midgely, mgr.) Vaudeville and moving pictures week 12; business continues good. Star Theatre (J. T. Johnson, mgr.) Fraser Stock Co. opens 18 with The Runaways. Dreamland Theatre (F. C. Cortelyou, mgr.) Business good. New Electric Theatre (F. A. Loomis, mgr.) Fair busiiness. Automatic Vaudeville Theatre (G. A. Swan son, mgr.) Business good. Edisonia Vaudeville Theatre (Dr. Foerter, mgr.) Business fair. Central Park (Phil. Becker, mgr.) Sunday vaudeville, zoo.and sulphur baths; business is fair. L. LOHMAR. QUINCY.--Empire Theatre (W. L. Busby, mgr.) Van Dyke and Eaton Co. had big business 30-Nov. 3. The Mayor of Tokio 4: two packed houses. The Umpire 8; capacity house. The Prince of Pilsen 13; Ezra Kendall 14; Buster Brown 17; The Show Girl 18; The SquawMan 19; Al. Field’s Minstrels 23. Bijou Theatre (Patrick and McConnell, mgrs.) Vaudeville is drawing good houses. ROCKFORD.—Grand Opera House (Geo. Sackett, mgr.) Smart Set 7: fair business. Happened to Jones 9; fair business show. Human Hearts 15: Gibson Pictures 15; Little Johnny Jones 16; Gadski 17; Besses 0’ the Barn Band 18; Bronco Buster 19; The Yankee Consul 20. STREATOR.—Plumb Opera House (J. E. Williams, mgr.) What Hapened to Jones 8; fine show and good returns. Old Hayseed 10; fair business. Van Dyke-Eaton Co. 12-15; StrachanSpencer Amusement Co. 16: Human Hearts 17. URBANA.—Novelty Theatre (Rea & Jerauld, Cc. What and good mers.) Vaudeville and moving pictures 5 and week; business good. INDIANA ANGOLA.—Croxton Opera House (R. E. Willis, mgr.) The Banker’s Child 7; fair show and business. The Missouri Giri 22; The Lighted Mail 27. BOONVILLE.—Matthewson Theatre (Charles D. Allen, mgr.) Hoosier State Folks 5; good business. DePew-Burdette Stock Co. 8-10; An Aristocratic Tramp .19; Rajah of Bhong 24; Humpty Dumpty 29. ELWOOD.—Crystal Theatre (Fred Hayden, mgr.) Haley and Hardy, Beech and Beech, The Rest Family, illustrated songs and moving pictures 12-17; good business and performance. Kramer Grand (J. A. Kramer, mgr.) Govern week or’s Pardon 12; good performance and fair returns. Captain Careless 16: Arrival of Kitty 17; Country Kid 19; Ole Olson 22; Gay New York 24: Oriental Burlesquers 26. EVANSVILLE.—Bijou Theatre (Geo. Selinger. mgr.) Great Grose, Fred McCart’s Dogs, Will H. Fox, Klein and Clifton and others week 11: business and performance good. People’s Theatre (Ferd. Wastjer, mgr.) North Brothers’ Comedians 11 and week: business and company geod. An Aristocratic Tramp 18. The Wells Bijou (A. Jenkins, mgr.) On Dangerous Ground 11-15; good business and performance. Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway 14; Lew Dockstader’s Minstrels 17; Gay New York 18-21. Grand (Ferd. Wastjer, mgr.) Piff. Paff, Pouf 10; big business. Rhea Acton in Pink Dominoes week 12; S. R. 0. Leoncavallo 22; Seminary Girl 29. FORT WAYNE.—Majestié Theatre (M. E. Tice, mgr.) Across the Pacific 10; good business and performance. The Tenderfoot 11; good show and business. The Governor’s Son 13-14; A Wife’s Secret 16-17; Millionaire Detective 18. Princess Theatre (Jno. A. Scott, mgr.) Winter Cireus 12. Temple of Vaudeville (F. E. Stouder, The BeAnos, Major O’Laughlin, Gilmore and Carroll, The Five Salvaggis, Bertha Meyer and moving pictures week 19; business good week 12 mgr.) GOSHEN.—Jefferson Theatre (H. G. Sommers, met.) The Gingerbread Man 8; pleased goud business. The Yankee Consul 9; fair show and businness. Dolly Varden 15. Irwin Theatre (J. H. Ammons, ' ate diths Marie ha spoons p anee mgr.) The _Showden, Clarence Steffey, Holmes and Hollister and moving pictures 12 and week: good business and Dill. HARTFORD CITY.—Van Cleve Theatre (W. L. VanCleve, mgr.) Buster Brown 8; good business. A Jolly American Tramp 10; good busi ness and performance. Fast Mail 13; good business and performance. The Missouri Girl 17; Majestic Stock Co. 19-24; My Dixie Girl 26; Watson’s Orientals 29; Isabelle Sheldon Co. Dec. 3-8; Busy Boy 11; The Warning Bell 15. LOGANSPORT.—Dowling’s Theatre (Jno. E. Dowling, mgr.) Ezra Kendall 7; good performance and business. Fantana 9; good business. Little Egypt 10; good business and fair performance. Oscar L. Figman in The Tenderfoot 14; Captain Careless 17; Ellery’s Band 18; Fast Mail 20; County Chairman 21; The Jungle 22; Watson’s Orientals 27; Dixie Girl 28. Crystal Theatre (Tom Hardie, mgr.) Vaudeville week 12; business and performance good. MARION.—Indiana Theatre (H. G. Sommers, mgr.) Ezra Kendall drew fair business. Buster Brown 7; large business. Fast Mail 10; packed house. Grand Theatre sell and Held, Neil, week. MICHIGAN Woodson, a> (H. G. Sommers, mgr.) RusMell Brothers, Emmett and McRuth Smith and moving pictures 12 and CITY.—Armory House (W. F. mgr.) James Boys in Missouri Oct. good show and business fine. Gorton’s Minstrels Nov. 1; S. R. O. Kerry Gow 5; good business end performance. When Women Love 13; Nobody’s Claim 15; Denver Express 20; Dora Thorne 29: Human Hearts Dec. 3. MUNCIE.—Wrysor Grand Opera House (H. R. Wrysor, mgr.) A Crown of Thorns 6; fair show and business. Peter Pan Minstrels 7; 8S. 0. Across the Pacific 8: good show and business The Earl and the Girl 9; S. R. O. Nelson-Gans Fight Pictures 10; good business. Murray Comedy Co. 12-17: Watson’s Burlesquers 19; Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway 20; At the Old Cross Roads 22. Star Theatre (C. R. Andrews, mgr.) Capacity business continues to rule. PERU.—Webb Theatre (Bernard L. Wallace. mer.) Eddie Foy in The Earl and the Girl 8: S. R. O. Sweener’s Nashville Students 15; A Country Kid 16: Nettie, the Newsgirl 20. Grand Theatre (T. H. O'Neal, mgr.) Vaudeville continues to draw good business, RICHMOND.—Gennett Theatre (Ira Swisher, mgr) The Gingerbread Man 5; good show and a. 2&2. Rip Van Winkle 6; good business and performance. Jolly American Tramp 7: fair show and business. Ezra Kendall 9; Captain Careless 10; Earl and the Girl 12; Al. W. Mar Cc. 13 tin’s U. T. 3; Flower Girl 16 New Phillips (0 G. Murray, mgr.) Ruby Co‘hen, Jno. W. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Powers, Kresko and Groves and others week 12. The High Flyers 8; good business and show. RUSHVILLE.—Opera House (H. R. Mn@n, mgr.) The Fast Mail 5: good show and business. Jolly American Tramp 13; Banker's Child 19: A Country Kid 29 SHELBYVILLE.—City Opera House Friday, mgr.) The Four Huntings 5; and S. R. 0. and business business. (Henry good show Texas Sweethearts 6; good show A Foxy Tramp 8: fair show and The Banker’s Daughter 17. SOUTH BEND.—Auditorium (H. G. Sommers, les.; Ed. J. Walsh, bus. mgr.) Denver Express 14; Dolly Varden 17. Oliver Opera House (H. G. Sommers, les.; Ed. J. Welsh. mgr.) Harry Short in The Pankee Consul 10; good business. A. L. Shepard’s Moving Pictures 11; Kellar 16. Olympic Theatre (Barry Scanlon, mgr.) Howe and Edwards, Margaret Grayce, Arnold and Gardner, Florella Sanford, Barry Scanlon, Polly and Ethel Hazell and Bert White and moving pictures week 12. American Scenic Theatre. and illustrated songs. TERRE HAUTE.—Grand Opera House (T. W. Moving pictures Barhydt, mer.) Peck’s Bad Boy 9-10; capacity business. Gay New York 11: good business. Ezra Kendall 12; S. R. O. Mme. Schumann Heink 14; business fine. Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway 15; Beauty Doctor 16-17; Digby Bell 18; Rajah of Bhong 19: Captain Careless 20; Hooligan in New York 21; Paula Edwardes 225° Human Hearts 23-24; Volunteer Organist Lyric Theatre (Jack Hoeffler, mgr.) Arthur Stnart and Keeley Sisters. Elliot, BeLair and Elliot, Three Gardner Children, McIntyre and Bennett and moving pictures week 5; business good. Clemenso Brothers, Samson and Zaccho, Carrie Scott, Sutton and Sutton and moving pictures week 12; Three Westons, Ed. LaVine, Fox and Duball and DeVan Brothers week 19. Coliseum (J. H. Barnes, mgr.) Merry Maidens 11 and week; capacity busiiness. The Kentucky Belles 19 and week. VEEDERSBURG.—K. of P. Opera House. Sal| isbury Family 12; good show and business. VINCENNES.—McJimsey Theatre (Frank Green, mgr.) North Brothers’ Comedians 5; good shows and business. WABASH.—Eagles’ Theatre (U. S. Morris, mgr.) Buster Brown 6; good business. Across the Pacific 9; good performance and fair re turns. The Other Woman 10; goed show and fair returns. WASHINGTON.—Spink’s Opera House (T. F. Spink, mgr.) A Crown of Thorns 10; large business and good show. Dora Woodruff Stock Co. 12-17 7 INDIAN TERRITORY ARDMORE.—Robinson Opera House (J. F. Robinson, mgr.) Two Merry Tramps 29; good business and performance. Under Southern Skies 31; big business. King of Tramps 3; business good. Slater Stock Co. 5 and week; fair business. Si Plunkard, underlined. Bijou Theatre (0. L. Dennes, mgr.) The vaudeville bills are attracting good business. Kelly and Bertha, Scott, Justice Hartzel and moving pictures week 5. BARTELSVILLE.—Opera House (J. L. Flynn, mgr.) Whitman Comedians 5-7; good show and business. Hoosier Girl 8; good performance and business. Edwin Barrie Stock Co. 15-17. MUSKOGEE.—Hinton Theatre (W. M. Hinton, mgr.) Kersand’s Minstrels 5; business good. Murray and Mack 6; pleased large business. As Told in the Hills 7; fair returns. Foxv Grandpa 10; good business. Chas. B. Hanford 13; In Old Kentucky 16: Toast of the Town 17; Girl and the Bandit 20; It Happened in Nordland 23; The Cowboy Girl 24; Sultan of Sulu 26; A Race for a Widow 29. Lyric Theatre (C. E. Correll, mgr.) The Bartenos, A. C. Leohardy, Ed. De Moss, Maquis and Lyman and moving pictures week 12; good business. Acme Skating Rink (J. W. Stewart, mgr.) O’Leary attracted heavy business. IOWA BURLINGTON.—Grand Opera House berlin, Harrington & Co., mgrs.) of Kitty 6; pleased good business. abond (ChamThe Arrival Village Vag10; fair business and performance. The Bronco Buster 12; Uncle Tom’s Cabin 13; The Prince of Pilsen 14; Howe’s Moving Pictures 16; The Umpire 17. Garrick Theatre (Jno. M. Root, mgr.) Sanderson and Bowman, Harry Howard, Fred Lasere, Raimund and Good, Gourdon J. Colvin and kinetograph week 5; good bill and _ business. Claus and Radcliff, Charles Ward, Redwood and Harvey, Blossom Robinson, Gourdon J. Colvin and moving pictures week 12. AR RAPIDS.—Greene’s Opera House (W. S. Collier, mgr.) Heir to the Hoorah 5; packed house. Mayor of Tokio 6; fair business. Human Hearts 7; fair returns. Dad’s Side Partner S; good business. Sunday 9; good returns. Howe's Moving Pictures 10-11; good returns. Land of Nod 12; Rufus Rastus 13; We Are King 14; Prince of Pilsen 15: Vanderbilt Cup 16; A Daughter of Colorado 17: Hearts Astray 18; Nell Gwynne 20; Rogers Brothers in Ireland 21; The Midnight Flyer 22: Homeseekers 23; Adelaide Thurston 24; Ole Olson 25. People’s Theatre (Vie Hugo, mer.) Trio, Carlton and Terre, Louise Adams, and Feathers, Ray W. Fay and tures week 12; business good. CHEROKEE.—Grand Opera son, mgr.) Walker Whiteside ness and performance. 14; Windy Sam from Amsterdam 19; The Convict’s Daughter 24; A Poor Relation 28. CORNING.—Opera House (F. C. Reese, mgr.) The Black Spider 9; fair show and business. CRESTON.—-Temple Grand (Carl Davenport, mgr.) Arrival of Kitty Oct. 30; fair businness and performance. The Slow Poke 31; good business and performance. Windy Sam from Amsterdam Nov. 3; fair business and show. On the Bridge at Midnight 7; fine show and good attendance. Howe's Moving Pictures 8; good how and attendance. Girl and the Bandit 10: large business and fine performance. The Minister’s Son 14; Over Niagara Falls 15: A Thorn in Her Heart 17; My Wife’s Family 20. Creston Opera House (J. H. Patt, mgr.» Black Spider 6: fair business and show. DES MOINES.—fFoster’'s Opera House (Wm. Garden Ames moving pic House 12; A Merchant (F. Brungood busiof Venice Fost mgr.) Robt. Edson 5: good show and ity business. The Heir to the Hoorah 6; business and performance good. Sunday 8; good show and business. The Girl and the Ban dit 9: fair show and business. The County Fair and performance. Howe's ‘ 3: The War Correspondent 15; The Vanderbilt Cup 16; Ezra Kendall 21; togers Brothers in Ireland 22: 22; Pryor’s Band 25: Yankee Consul 26; Adelaide Thurston 29; Gorman’s Minstrels 3%, Grand Opera House (Wm. the Bridge at Midnight 4-5; Race for Life 6-7: good show and Windy Sam from Amsterdam 8-10: good business and performance. At Cripple Creek 1112; good show and business. A Man's Broken Promise 13-14; We are King 15-17; My Wife's Family 18-19; The Shop Lifter 20-21; Boy Behind the Gun 22-24. Foster, mgr.) good business. On A business, Shubert Theatre (J. B. Reeve, mgr.) Fantana 16-17. Empire Theatre (M. J. Karger, mer.) Four Franks, Hennella, Mons. Neola, Little Trixie, Coleman and Mexis, Ray Ogden and Co., Maybell Gege and moving pictures week 12. Nickel Dome (Getchel & Elbert, mers.) Moving pictures are drawing good business. DUBUQUE.—Grand Opera House (Wm. FH. Bradley, mgr.) Human Hearts 10: S. R. O. The Midnight Flyer 14; The Vanderbilt Cup 15; District Leader 16: The Girl from out Yonder 17: Tim Murphy 22. Bijou Theatre (Jake Rosenthal, mer.) Sanderson and Bowman, Murray K. Hill, Virginia Wheeler, Marion and Pearl, Robish and Childress, Burtess. Daniels and Burgess and kinodrome week 12: fine business. ELDORA.—Wisner Opera House (G. E. Gil man, mgr.) The Minister’s Son Oct. 31; pleased good business. Walker Whiteside 6; fine pro duction and business. Bohumir Kryl Co. 16: In Ol4 Virginia 19; canceled. Over Niagara Falls 26: Pryor’s Band 28. FAIRFIELD.—Grand Opera House (Louis Thoma, mgr.) A Thorn in Her Heart 9: excellent performance and fair house At Cozy Corners 12: canceled. Gorman’s Minstrels 15: eanceled.Under the Stars and Stripes 19; Nell Gwynne 23. FT. DODGE.—Midland Theatre (Arthur & Organ. mgrs.) Rufus Rastus 6; good business and performance. The Girl and the Bandit 3: fine performance and good business. Walker Whiteside 9; Mayor of Tokio 10. FORT MADISON.—Pbinger Grand (W. FE. Ebinger. mgr.) A Thorn in Her Heart 4: fair business. The Umpire 9; packed house and good show. Uncle Tom's Cabin 11; good show and business. The Show Girl 19; Field’s Minstrels 5 IOWA CITY.—Coldren Theatre. Dad's Side Partner 9; good show and fair returns. We Are King 13; Gordon’s Minstrels 15; The Umpire 16. IOWA FALLS.——Metropolitan Opera House (E. 0. Ellsworth, mgr.) Dad's Side Partner 6; good business and excellent performance. Jos. DeGrasse 12; good show and fair returns. The District Leader Pryor’s Band 27; A Mad Love 29. KEOKUK.—LaSalle Theatre (C. H. Dodge, Ted West, J. J. Fennessy. mgr.) The Red Girl. Lud Farnum, Cora Youngblood Mayor Rutledge, Corson and E. C. Ward week 4; business good. Geo. Evers, The Gorsiniers, Geo. Hillman and E. C. Ward week 1: » MASON CITY.—Wilson Theatre (Arthur & Organ, mgrs.) Mayor of Tokio 9; good business and performance. Morey Stock Co. 5 and week; good business and performance, Dad's Side Partner 12; Ellen Beach Yaw 14; The Shop Lifter 16. OTTAWA.—Grand Opera House. A Thorn in Her Heart 3; pleased good business. At Cripple Creek 6; good show and business. The Gir! and the Bandit 8; fair business. The Minister's Son 10; Cameragraph 12-14; Coming Thro’ the Rye 15; Prince of Pilsen 16; Ole Olson 17; Buster Brown 21. Underlined, Toast of the Town and Henrietta Crosman. SIBLEY.—Opera House (J. Fred Mattert, mgr.) Irma Opera Co. 8; good business and performance. The Red Domino 14; The Holy City Dec. 14. SIOUX CITY.—Grand (Woodward & Burgess, les.; H. H. Tallman, mgr.) Heir to the Hoorah 7; excellent performance and capacity business. Hickman-Bessey Co. 11-17; We Are King Lyric Theatre (J. E. Jackson, mgr.) Macauley and Donovan, Klein and Klein, Sanders, Dean and Sanders, Stanley and Scanlon and Lyricscope week 5; fine performance and good business, Family Theatre (Will Marshall, mgr.) The DeLacys, B. E. Rees, Rosley and Rostel, Claude Austin, Clark's Dog and Pony Show and moving pictures week 4; packed houses. Unique Theatre (Tirney & Cameron, mgrs.) Moving Pictures and illustrated songe are doing good business. STORM LAKE.—Grand Opera House (C. F. Aikin, mgr.) King Perkins 6; good show and fair business. A Merchant of Venice 13. WATERLOO.—Electric Theatre (Johnson & Nichols, mgrs.) McCloud and Melville, McCune and Grant, Bert Olin, Milano and Alvin, The Great Martinez and moving pictures week 5; S. R. O. Budworth and Wells, Adelyn, Woodford and Marlboro and Bingham and Cable and others week 12. WEBSTER CITY.—Opera House (N. P. Hyatt, mgr.) Mayor of Tokio 8: good business. Windy Sam from Amsterdam 13; Mabel Barrison and Joseph Howard 22; The Drunkard’s Daughter 26. KANSAS ABILENE.—New Seelye Theatre (A. B. See lye, mgr.) Haverly’s Minstrels 6; canceled. National Stock Co. 6; good show and business. Lyman Twins 9; good show and business. A Kansas Sunflower 12; The Little Homestead 16; Monte Cristo 19; National Stock Co. 22-23. ANTHONY—Grand Opera House (R. R. Bean, mgr.) J. T. McAlpin in Hans Hanson 9; good performance and business. Two Merry Tramps 16: Uncle Josh Spruceby 17. ATCHISON.—Atchison Theatre (E. S. Brigham, mgr.) Tim Murphy 7; fine performance and business. Heber Edison Moving Pictures 8; fair returns. On the Bridge at Midnight 7; fine per formance and good business. Ward's Minstrels 11; good business. Happy Hooligan 12; fair business. The Girl and the Bandit 13; Hi Henry's Minstrels 14; Ragged Hero 16; County Chairman 17; Ikey and Abey 18; A Poor Relation 19; Pryor’s Band 20; Jane Corcoran 22; Jane Kennark 25; Ezra Kendall 26. CHANUTE.—Hetrick Theatre (F. Lee WilHams, mgr.) Whitman's Comedians Oct. 22-23; good business. Race for a Widow 24; fair returns. Yon Yonson 30; pleased fair house. Woman of Mystery Nuv. 3; good houses. Wonderland 6; excellent business and performance. Ikey and Abey 8; amused good crowd. On the Bridge at Midnight 15; Hans and Nix 16. COFFEYVILLE.—Jefferson Theatre (R._ B. Palmer, mgr.) County Chairman 5; business fine. A Race for a Widow 7; pleased small house. A Woman of Mystery 9; good business nad performance. Foxy Grandpa 11; As Told in the Hills 12; Hoosier Girl 14; Hans and Nix 16; Toast of the Town 20. Opera House (J. J. B. Tackett, mgr.) Catterlin Winter Stock Co. week 5; good business and company. FORT SCOTT.—Davidson Theatre (H. C. Ernich. mgr.) A Poor Relation 7; fair business. Happy Hooligan 8; pleased heavy business. Hoosier Girl 13; good business and performance. The Gambler's Daughter 17; Wonderland 19; Foxy Grandpa 20; Jane Corcoran 27. New Tremont Theatre (F. W. Lewis, Excellent bill drew good business week 12. GREAT BEND.—Opera House. Hans Hanson 5; good show and performance. Uncle Tom's Cabin 9 HUTCHINSON, —Home mgr.) Whitney's Moving Pictures 6; good show and 8S. R. 0. The Girl of the Streets 7; good business and performance. Yon Yonson 8; good show and business. Lyman Twins 10: Scout's Revenge 12; A Poor Relation 13; Ikey and Abey 14: Parsifal 19. NEWTON.—Ragsdale Opera House (Murphy Mortgage Co., mgrs.) Hi Henry's Minstrels 9; fine business and pleased. The Lyman Twins 5, mgr.) Theatre (W. A. Loe, . OTTAWA.—-Robrbangh Thentre (S. R. Hub bard, mgr.) Ikey and Abey 6; fair show and house. A Poor Relation 9; Hi Henry's Minstrels 12. PITTSBURG.—LaBelle Theatre (W. 8. Bell, mgr.) Ikey and Abey 28; good show and bustness. The Moonshiner’s Daughter 20; fair bueland business. Williams and Walker 31; pleased good business. Gay New York Nov. 1; excellent show and good returns. Gans-Nelson Fight Pictures 2; fair returns. A Poor Relation 3; good business. Wonderland 4; County Chatrman 8; Pryor’s Band 12. TOPEKA.—New Grand (Crawford & Kane. mers.) Umpire 4; good business and performance. Heir to the Hoorah 10; good business and performance. A Poor Roiation 11; business good. Tim Murphy 12: go 4 business and excellent performance The County Chatrman 13; Happy Hooligan 14: The Girl and the Bandit 15; A Ragged Hero 16; Ikey and Abey : A Bunch of Keys 18; Ezra Kendall 19; Prvor'a Band 20