The Billboard 1908-10-10: Vol 20 Iss 41 (1908-10-10)

m Pictures The Billboard OCTOBER 10, 1908. CORRESPONDENCE. (Continued from page 33.) PENNSYLVANIA. PITTSBURG.—NIXON (T. F. Kirk, mgr.) Kichard Carle in Mary’s Lamb week of 28. Elsie Janis in The Fair Co-Ed week of Oct. 5. ALVIN (R. M. a mgr.) Lola From Berlin week of 28. wer Jown East week of Oct. 5. DUQUESNE F. mgr.) The =. Merry-go-round week of 2s. The Wolf week @ Oct. 5. GRAND (Harry Davis, mgr.) Creston Clarke & Co., Lulu Lena, Ray Boyce, Exyosition Four, Bothwell Brown & Co., Josetti roupe, Countess Rosi, Ruby Raymond & Co., Livingston and Schultz, Walter Daniels, Ferguson and Dupree, Two Holloways, and the Cinematograph week of 28. Five Gibson Girls week of Oct. 5. BIJOU (R. M. Gulick, mgr.) The Life of An Actress week of 28. King Casey week of Oct. 5. BLANEY’S (J. W. Zimmerman, mgr.) His Terrible Secret week A Message From Mars week of Oct. 5. (J. H. Browne, mgr.) The Crackerjacks, LaBelle Marie, Piroscoffis Troupe, Mallard Boys, Eight English Roses, Ruby Leoni and Billy art week of 28. The Bon Tons week of Oct. » ACADEMY (Harry Williams, mgr.) The Travelers week of 28. EXPOSITION (T. J. Fitzpatrick, mgr.) Pryor and his Band week of ; Centennial Week. TAMILY THEATRE. LIBERTY. Vaudeville. CASINO. HIPPODROME. Vaudeville. AUIS L. KAUFMAN. ALTOONA.-NEW MISHLER (1. C. Mishler, mgr.) The Great Divide 23; good house. Richard Carle in Mary’s Lamb es = at perform ance to S. R. O. business. Wilson in When Old New York Was Dutch | 25; fine busi ness. Reilly & Woods 25; good returns. Stetson’s Uncle Tom's Cabin 29; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Oct. 1; The Brass Bowl 2. PASTIME and GRAND (Silverman Bros., mers.) Moving pictures and songs; fair business. CASINO (Julius Barron, mgr.) Moving pictures and songs with Debelo, handcuff king, and Wha lon, baton juggler; fair returns. EDISONIA (W. H. Robinson, mgr.) Dark. STADIUM (J. I. Bridenstine, mgr.) Opens Sept. 28 with roller skating and other athletic sports. ORPHEUM (Max Spiegel, mgr.) Opens Oct. 5. BEAVER FALLS.--LYCEUM (S. Hananer, mer.) Keston Belles 18; business and show fair. Vogel's Minstrels 25; ‘e fine, business v audeville. Vaudeville. eapacity. Lena Rivers 30; an Handle Pete Met. 1; East Lynne 3. SAVOY DREAM (S: Hanauer, mer.) High-class vaudeville to good business. STAR (Harry Reiff, mgr.) Moving pictures and illustrated songs to capacity. CONNELLSVILLE—SOISSON (Fred Robbins, mer.) The Keyes Sisters Stock Co. week of 28; The Devil Oct. 5: Reilly and Woods 6; Panhandle Pete & CASINO OPERA HOUSE (W, bk. Rice, mgr.) House dark. NICOLET (Earl Clabaungh, mgr.) Illustrated songs pictures; good business. BIJOU. Closed. ARCADE (RB. P. Wallace, mgr.) Vandeville, mov ing pictures and illustrated songs; doing well. CORRY.—MESSENGER (M. B. Messenger, John Dunsmore Opera Co. in The Barber Seville 28; excellent performance, pleased large andience. Gay Quaker Maids Oct. 5. ONTINUOUS (N. C. Waters, mgr.) Good returns with moving pictures and songs. AMUSEMENT PALACE (LaForest Trimble, mgr.) Vaudeville and moving pictures; drawing good returns, CLEARFIELD.—-NEW OPERA HOUSE (Thos. kK. Clark, mgr.) The Barber of Seville 22; good performance and business. Indiana Folks Oct. 2: Graham Stock Co. 5-10; Uncle Hez 16: Yon Yonson 18; Graustark 20: Cow Puncher 22: Strongheart 28. BIJOU DREAM AND STAR (‘S. L. Driggs, mgr.) Reports excellent business the past week. IDLE HOUR (McClosby & Mapes, mgrs.) Business good the past week. COLUMBIA.—OPERA HOUSE (Samuel Cranford, mgr.) Monte Carlo Girls 21; good house, fair burlesque. Moving pictures 22-26: good attendance. THEATORIUM (0. CC. Deckman. mgr.) Drawing large audiences with songs and moving pictures. ALVIN (C. Hartlee, mer.) and songs; good returns. CHICKIES (A. Apgar, mgr.) Still drawing good crowds. ARMORY RINK (E. C. Shannon, mer.) Fine business. FRANKLIN.—-GRAND OPERA HOUSE (John Mills, mgr.) The Gingerbread Man 23: good returns, Rarber of Seville 25; Pan Handle Pete 29; Vogel's Minstrels 30. DOME (Grant Bolimer, mgr.) New York Dancing Kids, Chas. Pierce, Ed. Donaldson, moving pictures and songs week of 28: capacity houses. KLINE’S (Joe Kline, mgr.) Nursery Quartette, illustrated songs and moving pictures: fine busi ness. FREELAND. —LYRIC (Powell & Herbst, mgrs.) Business good with moving pictures and illustrated songs. EMPIRE (A. Ruderwick, mgr.) Satisfactory business with songs and pictures, GREENVILLE.—LAIRD OPERA HOUSE Henlein, mer.) Vogel's Minstrels 28; zoml business. Dunsmore Opera Co. in The Rarber of Seville 30; delighted fair-sized audience. Lena Rivers Oct. 1. UNDER CANVAS—Lonion and Tnttle’s Tent Show Oct. 4. HARRISBURG. — MAJESTIC (Jos. Frank, ingr.) Kirk Brown Co. 19 and week: good attraction and attendance. Wright Lorimer 2830; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 3; Graustark 6. ORPHEUM (Floyd Hopkins, mer.) Cartmell and Harris, Mable Meeker, Coe and Boyd, Willie Weston, Saona, Stanley and Russell, Gus Edwards’ Country Kids and the Or phiscope week 21. HIPPODROME (Rexroth & Rumfort, mgr.) Annie Abbott, Lampe Brothers, 2 and Graham and the Hipposcope week € 21. HAZELTON.—THE GRAND (J. B. Bissinger, mgr.) Holligan’s Troubles 28: fair show and business. Salome Oct. 2: The Time. the Place and the Girl 7; Paul Gilmore in The Roys of Company B 15. FAMILY (Harry Hersker, mgr.) Aman and Hartley, comedy sketch; Chalk Saunders, cartoonist; The Harrigans, singing and dancing: Marvelovs Ed. novelty equilibrist; D. J. Davis. in illustrated songs, and moving pictures week of 28. LYRIC (L. Lochner, mgr.) Good business with change of pictures daily. ELITE (T. Henry Mathews, mer.) and moving PARK (™. pleased — business with change of pictures daily JOHNSTOWN.—CAMBRIA (H. W.. Sherer, mgr.) East Lynne 23; fair returns. The Great Divide 24; pleased large audience. Richard Carle in Mary’s Tamb 25: pleased b‘g bustness. Al. H. Wilson 26; good patronage. Reilly & Woods’ Burlesquers 28. Uncle Tom’s Cabin 30; Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Sept. 2. PARK (H. W. Sherer, mgr.) Moving agape = songs to good returns. MAJESTIC Cook, mgr.) Opened the vaudeville sea son to big business. LYRIC, BIJOU-DREAM ané@ Stadium doing fair business with moving pictures. GLOBE. Vandeville and moving pic tures to fair returns. _ GIDDS., MATIC McKEESPORT.—WHITE’S NEW THEATRE (F. D. Hunter, mgr.) Mrs. iggs of the Cabbage Patch 28; excellent business. WHITE'S GAYETY (R. Minnis, mgr.) Reilly and Woods’ Burlesque Oct. 1-3. White’s Stock Burlesquers week of Oct. 5. ALTMEYER VAUDEVILLE THEATRE (E. E. Stanley, mgr.) Ah Ling Foo, Chinese magician; Richard Hampson, eee yee el Poole and White, sharp-shooters; good busin NEW KENSINGTON. —STAR THEATRE (J. G. Becker, mgr.) West and Morgan, in comedy; Toledo, contortionist; Schaunard and Belleurora, Persian novelty musical art, Frank Lorenza, the Merry Wizard and Co.. Al. Wilson, in blackface, moving pictures and Illustrated songs. WAGNER'S NICKELODEON (Fred Wagner, mgr.) Moving pictures and illustrated songs drawing well. NORRISTOWN.—GRAND OPERA HOUSE (C. L. Durbaa, mgr.) Hooligan’s Troubles 19; fair business. Al Martin’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin 24; ‘ood patronage. Salome 26; Our New Minster (return engagement) 28; John Griffith 29; Howe’s Moving Pictures Oct. 1. GARRICK (A. & L. Sablosky, mgrs.) Mildred Menfield, Helen Richards, Kimball and Lewis, Dun Marinelli, Billy Carver, Anderson and Reynolds, Prof. Banyan, Douglas & Co. and the Garrictograph; pleased excellent business all week. PUNXSUTAWNEY.—JEFFERSON (E. Maginnis, mer.) Opened Sept. 11 with the Man of the Hour; pleased good sized audience. The Barber of Seville 23; did good business. The Graham Stock Co 28-Oct. 3. STAR (C. V. Freas, mgr.) Open every night with matinee on Saturday. Bill for week of 28: Hill and Edmunds, in comedy sketch; Miss Florence Hill, singing and dancing, comedians, etc. LYMOUTH.—-MAJESTIC (Walton & McAlarhey, mgr.) MHadley’s Moving Pictures 25; good show, poor business. VAUDETTE (Thomas Bros., mers.) Moving victures and vaudeville to capacity business. SU STAR and NICK ELLETIE. Doing well with moving pictures. RENOVO.—RFNOVO (Thomas A. Slattery, mer.) Ben Hendricks’ Yon Yonson Sept. 30; opening attraction of the season; excellent company, good business. Vaudeville, moving Pee and illustrated songs Oct. 1-3. DREAM sAND (Schreck & McFadden, mgrs.) Doulden and Quinn, instrumentalists; singing and dancing, moving pictures and illustrated songs to big business. THEATORIUM (Chauncey M. Snyder, mgr.) Continues to please good business with moving pictures and illus trated songs SOUTH CAROLINA. CHARLESTON, — ACADEMY OF MUSIC R. Matthews, mgr.) Devil’s Auction 21; heavy house. The Lion and the Mouse cellent business. The Smart Set 25; turns. Classmates 28; Manhattan Opera Co. Oct. 3. THE MAJESTIC (A A. F. Roberts, vocalist; Roberts and Horr, in sketch: . H. Emmet, ‘the boy with the sticks’; and Parrish and DeLuc, vocalists: busihess excellent. AIRDOME (Matthews & Smith, mgrs.) Airdome Stock Co. 21-26; fine returns. WONDERLAND, THEATORIUM. PASTIME, BON-AIR, FAIRYLAND and DREAMLAND doing fair business with moving pictures. CHARLOTTE.—ACADEMY OF MUSIC L. Grove, mgr.) The Wolf 14; good business. The Smart Set 21; good returns. The Lion and the Mouse 22; pleased good-sized audience. Al. G. Field Minstrels 23; S. R. O. Norman Hack ett in Classmates 25; good house. The Merry Widow Oct. 2-3; Black Patti 5; Henrietta Crosman 6; Brown of Harvard 13; The Three of Us 15; Human Hearts 16. UNDER CANVAS—Ringling Brothers’ Shows Oct. 15 All moving picture and vaudeville shows are doing a fine business. ANDERSON.—OPERA HOUSE mers.) Black Patti 12; Barlow Minstrels 15. PEEK A BOO. Closed for season. UNDER CANVAS—Gentry Bros.’ Show 29; excellent show Collins and Walsh, (Cc, top =, @Xgood re 29. F. Roberts, mgr.) (John (J. M. Beck, > capacity business. Ringling Bros.’ Circus et. 49 coL IA.— COLUMBIA (F. L. Brown, mer.) Al. G. Field's Minstrels 22; pleased large audience. The Lion and the Mouse 23; good performance, large attendance. The Smart Set 24; 8S. . O. house. Norman Hackett 26; good attraction and attendance. Human Hearts 30; The Merry Widow 7-8; Mme. Bordica 23: The Traitor 26-27: Yorke and Adams 28-29; The Three of Us 30-31. UNDER CANVAS—Ringling Bros.’ Cireus 16. NEWBERRY. — OPERA HOUSE. Coburn’s Minstrels 12: Human Hearts 14: The Devil 16. UNDER CANVAS—Gentry Bros.’ Shows 26: two performances to good business. SOUTH DAKOTA. DEADWOOD.-—-DEADPWOOD. The Girl and the Gawk 24. GREEN FRONT. Vandeville. SCENIC. Moving pictures. FAIRYLAND (Jas. W. Early, mgr.) Moving pictures. The Lawrence County Fair opened Sent. 23 for one week at the new grounds. This is the first years. fair held in Lawrence County in twenty HURON. — GRAND OPERA HOUSE’ (Joe Daum, mgr.) Lyman Twins 22: played to eapacity house, play excellent. The Lieutenant and the Cowboy 26; Si Plunkard 29. BIJOU (Albright & Keeler, mers.) ving capacity business with moving pictures and illustrated songs. UNIQUE (John Connors, mgr.) Moving pictures and songs: doing very good business. AUDITORIUM SKATING RINK (Joe Daum, mer.) Doing good business. TENNESSEE. CHATTANOOGA.—SHURERT (Paul R. Albert, mgr.) Brewster’s Millions 22: large and appreciative andience. Bryson Webb Concert (local) 25: good returns.* The Forger Oct. 1. WELL’S RIJOU (0. A. Neal, mgr.) The Little Organ Grinder 21 and week; good results, performance pleasing. The Candy Kid 28 and week. ORPHEUM (Will S. Albert mgr.) Wade and Reynolds, Lizzie Weller. Scott Leslie & Co., Clemons and Wayne, and motion pictnres 5 and week; business immense. CRESCENT (Harry Fetterer, mgr.) Dancing Manell, Murray and Murray, TaClair and West, Mattie Adams and Otto Kohler 5 and week; good business, KNOXVILLE.—STAUB’S (Fritz Stanb, mer.) Rainbow Chasers 26; two good houses. The Forger 29-30: fair business. BIJOU. This theatre is about completed and will seon he opened as a stock house controlled by Fritz Staub and Poe Wells. AUDITORIUM. Caleb Powers attendance. UNDER CAN 24; VAS—Miller Brother’ 101 Ranch Wild Show caught the town Sept. 28 and did big business. There are many interesting features and the audiences were well pleased with the splendid performance given. Cool weather has helped to make business good at the nickel ~* where good bills were offered week of 28. West CLARKSVILLE.—PASTIME (W. H. White, mgr.) Doing well for the summer months. STAR (Mrs. Earhart, mgr.) Playing vande ville to large attendance. UNDER CANVAS— John Robinson Circus played to enormous crowds dnring their stand here last week. vere ee ee GREENVILLE.-AUDITORIUM. Gamble and Totten in The-Ferger 28; well presented, poor house. COLUMBIA.—GEM (Wm. Barker, mgr.) Life pictures, Harris*ang Prof, sketch team; Adams, tight wire artigt; good business. ELECTRIC (W. P. Worley, mgr.) Life pictures. OPERA HOUSE (J. Yates, mgr.) Dark week of 28; season opens Oct. 8 with Hortense Nielsen in Mrs. Dane's Défense; advance sale large. TEXAS. EL PASO.—ORPHEUM. Has been re-christ ened by Crawford & Rich, The El Paso Theatre, and this playhouse will be opened with Little Johnny Jones on October 4. HE CRAWFORD (Crawford & Rich, mgrs.) This theatre will be opened by a good stock company on October 7, and will be used altogether for stock pur»oses. The company that will open it is the feadick Co. THE MAJESTIC (Frank Rich, mgr.) Was formally opened with a high-class vaudeville entertainment 24. This theatre will be run entirely as a first-class vaudevi'le show, with change of bill three times a week. People had to be turned away on the opening night as there was not enough room for the crowds that came to see this excellent show. Everything points to a successful season of high-class vaudeville at this theatre. THE AIRDOME (Frank Rich, mgr.) The Boston Ideal Opera Co. are still playing to crowded houses nightly. The week of the 20th oo presented the following operas: Chimes of Normandy, Pirate of Penzance and The Pretty VTersian. Mr. W F. Glover, the well-known musical director of the Boston Ideals, was presented the other even ing with a beautiful gold watch and chain by the members of the opera company for his effi cient services. Speeches were made and toasts drank to the future happiness of Mr. Glover. The Boston Ideals were taken down to Ysleta, Texas, twelve miles below here, by some of the society people a few days ago, and were given a Mexican dinner, which they enjoyed very much, This company is very popular with all of the society people, and they turn out in full force every night to listen to the excellent singing of this grand organization. ARENA. Everyone is looking forward with much pleasure to the appearance of Barnum & Bailey's Circus here on Oct. 3. No doubt they will turn them away, as large crowds will come from different parts of the surrounding territory GALVESTON.—GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Leopold Weis, mgr.) Under Southern Skies 20; receipts fair. MecFadden’s Flats 22; good business. Under the Greenwood Tree 25; business fair. The Land of Nod 26-27; Louis James 28; Tim Murphy Oct. 1. PEOPLE'S (T. J Boyle, mgr.) Elwood Benton and Gertrude McKensie, Two LaVivians, Richard Hamlin, Louise Hess, Hillebrand and Vivian and Ray Fearn: present bill drawing large crowds. THEATORIUM (R. J. McGee, mgr.) The Robert-DeMont Duo, The Campbells, Wm. Moran, Texas Comedy Four, Paul Morton, Gilden Sisters and Theatograph; present bill good and business very satisfactory. LYRIC and VAUDETTE (Mr. Hulsey, mgr.) Moving pictures; good business. CRYSTAL (W. Nichols, mgr.) Moving pictures: orchestral accompanist. PARISIAN, ROYAL and GLOBE. Moving ple. tures and vaudeville; good business. UNDE CANVAS—Sells-Floto Cirens Oct. 10. HOUSTON—PRINCE THEATRE (Dave Weis, mgr.) The Land of Nod opened this new theatre for the season on Sent. 24. and pleased eapacity business. MAJESTIC (Chas. A. MeFarland, mgr.) Season opens first week in October with high-class vaudeville. LYRIC (L. G. Rissinger, mgr.) The Campbells, singers and dancers; Harry A. Ross, violinist: The Robert Dumont Duo, comedy acrobats; Miss Margarite Willard, vocalist. week 20-26: good bill to big business. HAPPY HOUR (Harry Bonn. mer.) Vaudeville, moving fictures and illustrated songs; drawing excellent business. MIMIC WORLD (0. McLane, mgr.) Vandeville, mov ing pictures and illustrated songs; drawing big business. SUPERBA (0. McLane. mer.) moving pictures and illustrated songs; drawing excellent patronage. ELECTRIC (RB. J. Parker, mgr.) Vandeville, moving pictures and IflInstrated songs: excellent returns. ROYAL (Slataper & Cox, mers.) Vandeville, moving and talking pictures. ilinstrated songs; big business. SCENIC THEATRE CO. (Chas. F. Rode, mgr.) Moving pictures to excellent buelness. UNDER CANVAS —Sells-Floto Circus Oct. 9: Rarnum & Bailey Show Oct. 12. BEAUMONT—KYLE (Theo. Clemmons, mer.) McFadden’s Flats 23: good show, pleased. Land of Nod 28: Tim Murphy in Cupid and the Dollar 30. LYRIC (Rupert Cox, mgr.) Drake's Dogs, Clark and Turner, comady duo: Chas. Carrolton and Andrew Abbott Co. " IMPERIAL (R. L. Montgomery, mgg.) Moving pictures. MAJESTIC (J. T. Eake@i? mgr.) Moving pictures. ELECTRIC THEATORIUM = (Rupert Cox. mer.) Moving pictures, BONHAM.—STFEGER OPERA HOUSE. Opened Sept. 26 with —— Holy City: fine show. but fair business. Savage King Oct. 4. CRESCENT AMUSE MENT CO. Doing average business with moving picture®. UNDER CAN VAS—Gentry Brothers’ Shows 22; fair bustness. CLEBURNE.—OPERA HOUSE (G. V. Brown, mgr.) Under Southern Skies 30: opening attrac tion of the season. Under the Greenwood Tree Oct. 3. UNDER CANVAS—Gentry Prothers’ Dog and Pony Show Oct. 1. COSY CORNER (Jesse King. mer.) Swor and Westhrook week of 21; good business. THE BEST (Clements & Pace, mers.) Business good. CLARKSVILLE.—NEW OPERA HOUSE (C. W. Skinner, mer.) The Holy City 24: good show, fine business. UNDER CANVAS—Gentry Brothers? Dog & Pony Show 21: big business. FORT WORTH.—RYERS’ OPERA HOUSE (Phil W. Greenwall, mgr.) Business great during opening week. McFadden's Flate Sept. 30. MAJESTIC (T. W. Mulaly, mer.) Arthur Rean vals and Co., Eddie Leslie, Three Musical M1] lers, Miss Alta Yolo, Harry Coleman and Helen Parmlee, Earl Flinn and Mile. Carrie week of 28. LYRIC (Pains R. Turner. mgr.) Business good. UNDER CANVAS—Sells-Floto 5; Barnum and Bailey 6. HILLSBORO WONDERLAND (W. B. Jones, mgr.) Richard Mendetl and Co. week of 21: fine shows, attendance excellent. PICTURE PALACE (W. E. Scoby, mgr.) Business good with moving pictures and Sllnustrated songs. UNDER CANVAS—Gentry Brothers’ Show 30, McKINNEY.—OPERA HOUSE (HH. W. Warden. mgr.) Holy City Oct. 2. UNDER CANVAS: Gentry Brothers’ Show 24; show and attendance good. MEXIA.—OPERA Matinee Girl Oct. City 22. Balley 13. SHERMAN.--SHERMAN OPERA oe" (A. B. Saul, mgr.) The Holy City Oct. 1. MINERAL WELL CASINO (Mr, Hanna, mgr.) | American Heiress Comedy Co. two weeks com HOUSE (HH. J. Hansen, 5; American Hobo 13; Holy UNDER CANVAS: Barnum and mencing 28. LYRIC (Miss Beatrice Fairchilds, mgr.) The Juggling Parrots, Bartlett and Col lins, comedy act; up-to-date pictures and good orchestra; good show and attendance excellent. VICTORIA.—Hanschild Opera House (Hy. J. Hanschild, mgr.) Millionaire Tramp 16; fair performance, capacity business. An American Hobo 22; fair attraction and pat e. Under Southern Skies 24; excellent pleased capacity. A Texas Ranger 20. VIRGINIA. NORFOLK.—ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Otto Wells, mgr.) Geo. Damerel and Rosemary Glosz in The Merry Widow 21-23; capacity attendance. Henrietta Crosman in Mistress Nell 24; capacity house. The Great Divide 25-26; at tendance excellent. The Traitor 28-29; Chas. B. Hanford in A Winter's Tale 30; James Young in Brown of Harvard Oct. 1. Adelaide Thurston in The Woman's Hour 2-3. GRANBY (Otto Wells, mgr.) Ward and Vokes in The Promo ters week of 21; large audiences. Archie Boyd in Shore Acres week of 28. COLONIAL (Wm. T. Kirby, mgr.) Ryan and White, Harry LeClaur, Ida O'Day, Charlotte Townsend and Co. in Troubles of Two Working Girls; Abbott Worthley and Minthorne, Carson and Willard, Rosina Casselli and Troupe of Mexican Dogs week of 21; large houses. The Boys in Blue, Barry and Halvers, Lenox and Sutton, Fred Ray and Co., Jennings and Renfrow, The Damm Brothers and Emil Hoch and Co. week of 28. CHARLOTTESVILLE.—OlVvERA HOUSE (J. J. Letterman, mgr.) The Wayne Musical Comedy Co. 21-22; splendid performance and business Black Patti 23; good returns. NEWPORT WS.—ACADEMY OF MUSIC (G. B. A. Booker, mgr.) Henrietta Crosman ito As You Like It 23; good house. Black Patti 25; large audience. he Great Divide 28; The Traitor 30; Chas. Hanford in A Winter's Tale Nov. 1; James Young in Brown of Harvard 2. PORTSMOUTH.—ORPHEUM (Stephen P. But ler, mgr.) Moving pictures and vaudeville; at tendance excellent. All moving picture shows doing well. PETERSBURG.—ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Jas. P. Coleman, mgr.) The White Hat 25; good returns. 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