The Billboard 1909-04-10: Vol 21 Iss 15 (1909-04-10)

APRIL 10, 1909. The Billboard 11 FROM POLITAN TERS In All Big Cities Aside from New York and Chicago ‘ Love---Sunday Law to be Tested in Buffalo--New Klaw and Erlanger Theatre in the Bison City—City--Frisco Gleanings--Rumors of New Theatre in Minneapolis. the Reilly and Woods Show, at the Gayety, did the usual large burlesque business. The management of the Academy of Music announces Fritzi Scheff for Easter week, and E. H. Sothern the week followiag. Mr. Sothern will be seen in Hamlet, Lord Dundreary and Richelieu. The Strollers, a musical comedy club of this | city, will give a series of performances during the latter part of next month, under the direction of George Macomber. Miss Carroll McComas will appear as leading woman of the Wiila A. Page Stock Company, when it begins its summer season at the Auditorium, April 12. Willette Kershaw will continue in her role In The Battle, until the last of Apsil, when she will come to Baltimore and take the role of leading woman in the Page Company. Miss McComas will then go to Washington The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, has been chosen as the first offering of the local company. EMANUEL KANSAS CITY, MO. DANIEL, The wane of the season brings to town the choicest offerings in the theatrical world. From now on, the managers are trying to offer sufficient counter attractions to induce the playgoing public to the theatres and away from the warm spring air, fresh flowers and spring gardens. ey are succeeding, too, as evidenced by the superior merit of all the shows in town this week and those announced as “coming."" Vaudeville, too, given Kansas City, has put on an extra ‘‘spurt’’ and one might now call it the “‘super-best vaudeville.’’ Henry Miller selected Kansas City as a representative American city to see and judge the premier of his new production, The Family, and his good judgment was well rewarded by the enthusiastic praise accorded Mr. Robt. H. Davis’ little play of human interest, by both press and public. For the benefit of the Woman's Ath letic Club, who won Mr. Miller's generous support in their project of a new club house, a | novel role for chorus girls and an immense crowd gathered to see the girls work. Mr. Hodgeman thought this would be newer than having the mayor of the city officiate in the time-honored way. It is promised that the new theatre will be ready for the opening in Beptember. Roger Imhof and the Empire Burlesquers this week at the Century, are certainly the moneygetters. Capacity for the Century so far. Parker's Animal Show left winterquarters at the Kansas City Hippodrome, March 31, for their home town, Abilene, Kan. There are two Parker shows, numbers one and two. ct. l. Harden, who managed the show here will be with the Number Two Show this season. They profitab’e winter In Kansas City. The Coliseum opened a three weeks’ roller racing event, March 20, to last until April 10. These races are under sanction of the Western Skating Association and are for the champion| | rector; ship of the one, two, and three-mile events. Some speed skaters are contesting. WILLIAM W. SHELLEY. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. In Golden Gate Hall, March 24, a special exhibition was given of moving pictures, the product of the International Projecting and Producing Company. Exchange issued « number of invitations and several hundred interested people attended. The exhibition was under the personal direction of Mr. Streyckmanns, who, representing the conpany, this special purpose. He made quite a speech, reciting the ways and means of his company. and the several bundred of guests were treated to an exhibition of several reels, all new subjects here. Melbourne MacDowell and Virginia Drew Trescott, in their sketch, A Man of the Peo ple, will be an added attraction at the Wigwam Thestre next week. With a force of workingmen at the Chutes | special matinee of The Family was given at | Park, taking down the big scenic railway. the the Willis. Wood, enough benefit, none of the receipts went to any one but the Women's Club, Mr. 0. D. Woodward graciously giving the use of the theatre and orchestra, and Mr. Miller contributing the services of his capable cempany. fiola Allen is here this week, in her new play, The White Sister, at the Willis-Wood, and is filling the house at all performances. Miss Allen is one of the few actreases who will hot appear on the stage on Good Friday, hence April 9 the house will be ‘‘dark.” The Thief mencing April 12, at the WillisWood. Since Earl Steward’s incumbency as manager of the Sam 8. Shubert Theatre, the house has been overhanled and what was necessary redecorating. refinishing, etc., has been done. Mr. Steward has had a nice lot of attractions to offer Kansas City and his house fs popular. Hilda Spong, in A Man and his Mate, March 26. there, week of March 28, and Max Figman. in The Substitute, is here this week. The Sisters of St. Marr’s are to have matinee benefit in ald of their new hospital, at the Grand Theatre, April 16. Al. Judah, re. nowned for his charities, has donated the use of his house and all the companies playing here that week will be asked to contribute talent for the occasion. There will be some local amateur talent alae Martin Lehman, resident menager of the Orpheum, will be stage director. On the Orphenm’s bill for the week of March | 28, was the very novel and unusual vandeville act. The Night at the Circus. All that a sure enongh circus has and does—has and does, The company was larger than some of those that have time et other theatres, The novelty of the two Holy Cities In town the same week Is noted. The Holy City ts be ing given by the Woodward Stock Company. at the Anditortom Theatre, and Rennett's Holy City ts holding the boards of the Gillis Theatre a week and very appropriately in “holy It was reported from Minneapolis, last week, that our ‘Tom’ Hodgeman, manager of the Majestic Theatre, waa to leave Kaneas City, 'o as80mMe management of the Gayety Theatre, Minneanalis. Mr. Hodgeman in an interview with The Billboard, is quoted as follows: “There is nothing In the rumor that I am. to | . Mueller and Mueller and Eva Westcott and leave Kanaas C " . ~ of the report Nes Ye the tact that Tam iene Cirentt is playing Blake's Mule err » . ‘ . fon tack there: But etnaenee mee aatey | the, Origine Maw: The | Noretans. “Christian am to atay in Kenane Olt The Columbian | Hilt and Co., Donat Redini, The Orphenm Amusement Company, which {ts bullding the Four, Libby and Trayer, The SaHerras, Hearn new Gavety Theatre in Kansas City. has o end Rutter, The _Armanis, West and Mack, fered me the position of manager of the thea. | Grort Johastons, Wentworth and Vesta, Parnes tre ond T have aecepted So In all Ukelihood Wild Animals, Seymour and Dupreszs Housley | I shall be In Kananas City Yoo. you WAY Gas and Russel! lacy Lucter Trio, Marty, Mar for me, that the opening of the season of 1900 ishoff's Russian Dancers, Ganten Trio, Kiltie sy Wi!l see me in Kaneas City managing the | 20 ame -, New e™ eo << ew Gave . » * . > “ “ Co... Farner ane akewood, Murphy rio, > then."* ty Theatre, which will be in readiness | renda and Green, Fern and Mack, Petro fm, True The chorva girls of The Knlickerbockers play. | Roardman and Co, and Smith and Enis, ine the Majestic Theatre, week of 21. and The | From Stockton {[t ts reported that Don Fula Trocaderoa, at the aame hones week of March | 20. the wonder horse, created a_ sensation as 28. who had blown Into Kansas City several | the feature act at the Forrest Theatre. vr, dave in advance of their opening here, broke | Fred Ellis, the owner, received many flatter kround oon Friday, March 26. for the New | Ing press notices, Gavety Theatre, which the Columbian Amnee Dainty DPorethy Dayne, the well-known char ment Company ta erecting, This was a moet | ecter tmitator, is prepering her new act, with } Italian and American vrandeville, is announced for a week, com| inoving was | Seuthern California | Theatre. phenm Sandor’s ors, mack Milsees Mrs. an’ Miller Kent and Mr. Trio, son, ma, | Chive, Frothers, The Atlantte City Four, is was a sure | Chutes and other of the most important moneyas everything was donated and | getters. and another force new site on Fillmore street, at work on Everybody that knows show business predicts | |; @ positive success. PD. J. Granman, of the National Theatre, leeves next week for a six weeks’ stay in | the East. The Washington Square Theatre, which has | been clesed the past few weeks, reopens April the new management, presenting together with 1, noder pictures. Keceot Billboard Hanlons and Harry callers included The Four Ladeli, of Ladell and | Rrown., Roth acts are on the Pantages’ Cir-/ eult. Also The Borsini Troupe, who are a big feature act on the Sullivan-Considine Circuit. FE. L. Brannan, general agent of Norris & Rowe's Circus, paid this office a friendly call.. Frank Mayne and Company, The County Choir, Ralph Johnstone and assistant, Art Adair, Chefalo and Capretto, Alice Lewis, Newhe and I’helps, Dolph and Susie Levino, Joe Eemonds, Letfingwell, Bruce and Co., leave for this week, to Diego and Los Angeles: thence to Denver. The Flying Van Diemans, under the management of Jack Sutton, open at the Majestic Denver, April 5. The following acts cre playing over the rCirenit in the Northwest: James Neil Rianche Chapman. Frank Fogarty, Paul Miniature Circus, Fred Ray's PlayImperial Male Quartette, Arcadia, Ames Corbett, Adeline Dunlap, Frank MecCorantl Co., Lotta Gladstone, Frobel and Gordon and Marks, The Sandwinas. Milch, George Austin Moore, Mr. and Harry Clark. Surazall and Razall, Caron Farnum, Will Rogers, Jolly Violetta, S. end Co., and Mile. De Laesan. Sullivan Considine Circuit are Lewis and Bonnie Gaylord, Rrindamour. Robyns, The Meeh International Carivie’s Pantor-ime Co., George WilAnnie Crew Co., Mareo Twins, [lettv Ur Alice Davenport and Co... Joe Fiynn, Manvel Romaine and Co., and and Ruge, On the Young and Mrs. Little Hip, start the season April 15 and 17, after a most | >™t | property e Pacific Coast Film | came direct from the East for | | realistic scenic effects and cast with a capable the | three months wil! | | work wonders in removing to the new location. | Allen Wolff's one-act comedy, In the Subway, | is the headliner at the Orpheum this week. It ebrated | is quite a novel idea, and somewhat unfamiliar | | to play San | | season, Wartenbure | called The special scenery, Department Store be seen in the vandeville Girl, and will soon theatres. Jndge John T. Fleming; for many years con. nected with the Chute< Company in an officelal capacity, has resumed the practice of law, A fire started in the Pioneer Nickelodeon, located on Market street, opposite the Amer ment ran high, as the theatre was crowded. There was a rush for the exits, but no one was The staff of the American Theatre ent is Abe S. Cohn, manager: Louis Lisner, assistant manager; Frank B. Hill, treasurer; Richard Strong. assistant treasurer; Phil Hastings, press agent, Raymond Bone. musical diHarry Goodall, master mechanic; L, at pres MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Mill City inhabitants were kept in suspense last week by the report from Los Angeles that the big Dick Ferris balloon, America, had beep lost, with six aeronauts aboard her, somewhere along the southeast slope of Mount Wilson, and that a tragic fate had overtaken the ican Theatre, March 26; but the blaze was/| yoyagers. Much relief was expressed by a later put out before the fire department responded | report that the ballon had made a safe landte the alarm. The only damage was the loss| ing and no barm had overtaken any of the | of several fihms. For a few moments exciteparty. The America is the big racing balloon which Dick Ferris purchased when in this city, and which was on exhibition and took part in the balloon races here last year. Throuzh the ceurtesy of the Deere & Webber Company, of this city, and the Minneapolis Tribune, six of the canine actors of the E,. Merian Trained Dog Company, presenting The Elopement of Salome, with the Orpheum Road Johoas. chief electrician; Roland Wakeman, master. | The Right of Way. with Guy Standing and | Theodore Roberts featured, is at the Van Ness | estre this week. Roberts is an old-time ‘Frisco favorite and always makes good here. play interested fair audiences throughout | the week. Richard Carle in Mary’s Lamb, will occupy the house next week. The Gingerbread Man. with Fred Nice in the title role, is back again at the American | Theatre, efter a season’s absence. The excel| lent reputation this show made on its former | ' | } | | | | | visit was not forgotten, and big audiences | were evident at every performance. Ross | Snow, Mabel Bouton, Adelle Archer, Maurice Holden, Carrick Major. Rose Murray sre all above the average, anl all work to make the show the big success it is. At the Valencia. The MHalf-breed, full of company. proved an é excellent Pretty Peggy Follows next week, Peter Pan, presented by the Company. will hold the boards. The Sultan of Sulu, at the Princess Theatre, will be withdrawn after a good two weeks’ attraction. after which | Valencia Stock | mun. Nancy Brown, with stock company, opens next week. | Violet Black and her company, in Edgar | ’Friscoites, who have never been East, or | | where subways are in operation. Silbon’s | Novelty Circus, with his well-trained cats, | is an excellent number. James HA. Cullen Is | | a regular visitor here, and is an immense hit. | | The | some breakneck stunts never seen here before. | | and althongh almost all the noted wire walk Four Poncherrys, tight wire artists, do | ers have appeared here at different times, this | troupe get a few pegs abead of all of them, | The holdovers were The Blessings, Ray L. | Royce, MecDonalki and Huntington, and The | Nicht Palace Girls. Motion pictnres, show| ing the inauguration of President Taft, closed | the bill. | The novelty act on the National Theatre | programme this week is The Fellers, | which is quite interesting, but would net prove a repeater. The big end of the act is the excellent lecturer, who Is always on the stage | during the turn, and has a faculty of keeping | the andience worked up to a pitch of excite| ment. Adolph Zink, seen at the Orpheum abont | eight months ago, is also on the bill with bis imitations and dressing room moving pictures. and is a hig favorite. Mareena, Nevarro and Mareena, novelty equilibrists. are a high-class } number, and made a big hit. John Leflaire. a ‘Frisco pioneer, after a long absence, is | back with his juggling act. Forgere and Em| erson are a pair of song and dance performers. Ray W. Snow is a neat monologist. with some new stuff. Franklyn Antell and Company, in| a sketch, called Catastrophe, was one constzat | roar of langhter. In spite of the rainy weather and the Lerten | Pantages’ Empire Theatre had ai ree | ord week jin point of attendance. John L. Snllivan and Jake Kilrain were the trump cards. | Good press work and liberal advertising helped | bring these good resnits. Others on the hill | were The Fortune Brothers, comedy knock| about acrohats; The Stoddards, comedy musical | duo Jack Atkins. monologist: Dave and Company. in playlet entitled According to the Code; Gilbert and Katen, Hebrew cnter| tainers, end two reels of late moving pictures. | At the Wigwam this week are Callan and / Smith, Chefalo and Cxpretta, Country Choir. Ralph Johnston and assistant. Art Adair, and Chris Linton and Company, in a new sketch, —_ “lt The Second Story Man, which was headinet. The Sigimato Japanese Troune of six people wax the feature act at the this week The Johnson-Burns fight pictures are at the Novelty Theatre this week and coing 2 goa! | business. Sunday, the opening day, fonr per. formances were given, and the receipts were | reported being $800. The original idea of charging admission from 25 cents te $1 wes changed, and the prices ruling were 25 and 50 | eents Williams | Victory Thestre | (Continued on page 46.) | | pany | Eastern cirenits with Show at the Orpheum Theatre, were given a — view of the city from a Velie automobile. Rumor is that the Northern Theatrical Com has secured an option upon the corner directly opposite the one upon which the opposition circuit are demolishing the old Windsor Hotel, for the purpose of erecting the Gaiety Theatre. Manager S. H. Kahm, of Forest Amusement Park, has just returned from Chicago, where he has been busy completing the details of the opening of the park, May 22. The work of improving the grounds is now well under way, and work has been commenced upon the new out-of-door vaudeville theatre, which will be a special feature of this season’s entertain ment. Manager Ike Speers, of the Miles Theatre, has two especially fine acts upon the bill this week: The Elite Four, a high class musical act. which is the headliner, and the famous Oknra Japs, who are a close second. The Dewey Theatre has the following attractions scheduled to appear the balance of this season: The Rroadway Gaiety Girls week of March 28; The Travelers week of April 4; The Big Review week of April 11; The Rollickers week of April 18; Sam T. Jacks week of April 25: The Champagne Girls week of May 2, and Miss New York, Jr., week of May a March 24, the Metropolitan Opera House celits fifteenth anniversary, having been established on that date in 1894. Two people who were connected with the house staff at that time are still with the institution, Lac Stafford and Edward Tunstall. A dinner was xiven, which the latter attended. The new Dewey Theatre will be located on Washington and First Avenue, North, di rectiy opposite the site of the new Gaiety Theatre. The foundation and back wall of the new Dewer Theatre have already been constructed. and work is to be pushed rapidly. Two hundred reserved seats have been se eured for the April 5 performance at the Princess Theatre, by St. Anthony Aerie of Eagles, who will attend in a bedy. Senator S. A. Nelson. of Lanesboro, has introduced a bill in the State Senate requiring nickel theatres seating more tnan one hundred persens to install stand-pipes and other safety devices required under the present state law in tneatres seating over three hundred people. Among the near bookings at the Bijou Opera House are The Awakening of Mr. Ptpp, Thos. E. Shea, When Knighthood Was in Flower. with Grace Merritt; Stetson’s Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Classmates. Bookings slated at the Metropolitan Opera House include The Time, the Place und the Girl, April 4-7; The Melting Pot, week of April 8; When Old New York Was Dutch, April 15-17; The Merry Widow week of April 18, and The Servant in the House (return engagement) week of April 26. As headline attraction of this week's bill at the Unique Theatre, Mr. and Mrs Arthur Forbes appear in the comedy dramatic playlet, A Wild Rose. A musical comedy, The Naked Truth, is the well-received headliner at the Orpheum Theatre this week. Cheridah Simpson comes in a close second. This week's bill at the Gem Family The | atre is headed by Short and Edwards. It is rumored that Dick Ferris and the Ferris Stock Company will not appear for a summer stock engagement at the Metropolitan Opera House. Cc. H. Miles, owner of the Miles Theatre. has arranged for a bout for the championship Jiv-Jitsu title, to take place at the Casino Rink on Easter Monday, April 12. The con testants in this bout will be Capt, Leopold McLagien against Yamagata. the Japanese. | and will be for a purse of $1,000. The Unique Theatre as secured for the week of April 5. Ramza and Arno, the European eccentrics, who have won much fame upon i their entertainment, én An Act of Oddities. Olive Fremsted, soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Co.. New York, who appears in .concert here Thursday evening, April 8, at the Anditorium Theatre, spent her®girlhood days here. RODERIC STE. FLEURP. titled scapsangncgg lice eT enrages —_—— mammenmeasenemaemminemninall en eee _ — smameeeiintsisitanaanile esascattiats A CNL AOL: LO An — inneantien oo . vrata mre a +e a AOE SO NOT ASL SEES ERIC DEL CO LN RE ICICLE CEN PR