The Billboard 1909-06-12: Vol 21 Iss 24 (1909-06-12)

16 The Billboard JUNE 12, 1909. te ‘ ' HEROIC K. & P. RULINGS. Keith Bars Reference to the Mother-in-Law and Exclusive American rights to th. 7 : ae © > e Ims of the English Derby were secured | The barring of the mother-in-law and K d d c; Bi pentose orris ; sie aeeuhe other slurring gags on love, marriage and the In re ags In His Houses---Orpheum heatre, Pe ae 7 ‘his Ser presentation bas c: home, by B. F. Keith in all his houses, at the ‘ ™ + request of one Herbert D. Ward, a Boston the | Be P f O h ¥ . -O h atregoer, wiil probably be done by other man At anta, comes art Oo rp eum ircult t er => he agers. In his reply to Mr. Ward's letter rel N : = Goeth ieee and Florence Holbroo} ative to this subject, Mr. ceith said: , f | Th h P f ° wi make their reappearance in vaudeville J on MF oa OF Rp ag Eng ews of interest to ose in the Frofession. = i Bete. tae been ae a day, I wish first to thank you for the same, of Bentham and say that I am fully in sympathy with your + conviction that it is high time all reference to ’ the mother-in-law as a subject of jest should ARCADIA. The Majestic and the West End th: be prohibited from the stage. It has passed atres will be devoted to moving pictures and the age of humor, if it could ever have been vaudeville during the summer Bookings y considered in that light, except in the minds Joe Wood of careless and unthinking people. + “I agree with you that a theatre catering to the public should not treat lightly, much less ? ie eo : brutally, matters which to most of us are saJohn Hall, stage manager of th: : cred, nor should it become necessary for comOrpheum Brooklyn, will Hil a similar posit : petent artists to resort to pleasantries which are at th old Brighton Beach Music Hall this more often apt to give pain rather than pleaseee ure, nO matter how good the intentions of the + artist may be. ; “In these days when so much objection is I Pagliacci, with six singers from raised against caricaturing persons of different the Manhattan Opera Company, and running nationalities, such as the Irishman and the about fifteen minutes, is an act offered by Bert Jew—and even politicians object to what they Cooper . consider unfair reference on the stage—simple + justice alone demands that the artist should > observe the golden rule when referring to one’s Keno and Lynn, formerly with Gus dearest friend, the mother, for no matter how Rdwards’ School Davs, have returned to rand the mother-in-law may laugh with cthers at ville, and now carry their own musical direc these allusions, it is difficult to understand how tor a person at all sensitive can really enjoy them. + In many instances they must open old sores and give real pain. His Chum’s Sister, a new college “The task of keeping the stage free from obact. will soon be presented by the Mason-Meros jectionable features is not an easy one, and Company. It is the work of Thomas J. Gras : at this time I notice with satisfaction what : seems to be a reaction which should bring + about a decided change for the better as conSwa XN igs » as P ac ep trasted with conditions which have grown up Row — puulligen, the baseball om by insidiously during the past few years, through embla Sheaves, Seechivea. this cake managers, as they explain it, ‘giving people : . , tie wen. what they want.’ + “While 1 am ready to admit that standards See is ? “po c on the stage are governed largely by the peo: George ~~ ane his company preple who attend theatres, my experience has been age Sign Of the Rose at the Colonial this that the great majority, the people whose pateek, with the Alhambra to follow. ronage is really worth having, find their greatoo est enjoyment in good wholesome amusement, Violins , e : free from all objectionable features, whether jolinski, who simultaneously plays suggested or implied, performances which can the v olin and piano, opens next week at At be discussed freely in their own homes, and lantic City, booked by Bert Cooper : pleasantries that can be repeated at the din + Anna Laughlin, supported by Leslie Gaze, will present an act in vandevill nile the direction of Bert Cooper. + The People’s Vaudeville Company has added the Cunningham Opera House. Pecks kill, N. Y¥.. to its cirenit + Arnold Daly is being offered by fentham for six weeks in vandeville, : ng in September + Graduation Day is a new act requiring fifteen people, that Gus Edwards now bas preparation + Fred V. Bowers is with Commencement Days, now playing the William Morris Circuit + The Four Huntings have abandonea a comedy, “and will be seen in vaude v le + Bessie Clayton will soon appear in aris, dancing for ten weeks at $1,000) per ner table without causing a particle of embarrassment te any member of the family circle. “The pity of it is that those who share our sentiments should allow these things to continue so long withcut remonstrance, probably through a reluctance to interfere in what they consider the affairs of others. ° “I am, therefore, doubly thankful to you for calling my attention to this matter. I will see to it that the practice is discontinued on my stages and hope to be promptly advised of any further reference of this character by any artist in any of my theatres. “Again thanking you, very truly yours, “B. F. KEITH.” comment: NEW YORK VAUDEVILLE NOTES. The close of the regular vaudeville season of 1908-9 witnesses a decided increase in the number of theatres that will present pictures in conjunction with small vaudeville acs. Keith and Proctor, S. Z. Poli and other leading vaudeville managers, have converted their houses to this form of entertainment, and even the Majestic and West End theatres, Shubert houses in New York, that have been the homes of many successful musical comedies, are added to the list for the summer months. The efforts to elevate and improve the general tone of the moving picture class of entertainm ment, and at the same time to cultivate a taste ’ Se ge ~ a pos woman + ee tahemte. the possessor of a bean'ifal seprano oa dev " y of new theatre pa| Voice and is in addition a wonderful v' artist She is making a sensational bit on the : ae M = . aelihgee —ng 7 Spepuer vaudeville” and pieOrpheum time and is being favorably receive] and noticed by press and public an ee anemone Sreresne, 6 ture houses, is being encouraged by the leaders a or next seaKon in the vaudeville field to the extent it is to; Sta Bee te y + day owing to their realization of the fact t is estimated that the daily attendance at The old Brighton Beach Music Hall ac perer r. that thousands of people now attend these the moving picture theatres, some 7,00 now in yoder the management of Arthur Hopkins, ope ns ah, gl 7 offering ailie. Nance places of amusement that were not theatre pa| Operation in this country, is fully 4,000,000 this week with Irene Franklin. Felix and Barry ‘ + is a sceale production, Dawa trons prior to the inauguration of this system | This averages a visit a month for each man, Poyr, James Harrigan, Ruth Merrillex in The + of entertainment. woman and child in the United States Yankee Invasion: Hugh Lioerd, Camille Trie lla Grs The claims that moving pictures as a form In view of these figures, it is ridiculous to poherty Sisters, Waterbury Brothers and Tenny. ‘a Grannon has been placed on the of amusement are detrimental to the vaudeville | consider that this attendance or any appreciable lice Lloyd will be the headliner next week. _ Orpheum Cireult by Edw. Kellar field are not borne out by facts. It is known | percentage of it comes from that class of peo + by close observers and students of the subject ple who desire to see good vaudeville ind that "he ‘ é : that the vast majority of the patrons of the | such people are now putting up with Inferior Fif k eee , , __ The Rooney Sisters will sail for Eu moving picture houses are recruits to the ranks | bills and mingling with a class of people they | lity weeks of small time is at the) Tope this week ef amusement seekers, and the development or | have ae We not associated with, solely to ante of the new Metros litas A. —_ lle + evolution brought about by the installation of | record, what is to them, an insignificant sav enange. recently organized with Joe oods eorey G , “ a few vandeville acts in these theatres has had ing in money. as general manager. and Pat Casey, president * ey y + Williams returns to Ame: the satisfactory tendency of swelling the ranks; The mind, whether of the child or the newly The oll agency of Joe Wood is no more, Pat | C# this wee of the people seeking the better class of vaumade sdult theatregoer grows and expands, and Case ie ap use the smal) houses to try out big ° Qos yes deville. the search for the better grade of performances ets for his ageney to handle Moving pictures and vaudeville are a har | will be the result, with the general vaudeville + | VAUDEVILLE NOTES. monious combination. with arn existing obligasituation benefiting in consequenc« | mY bee tion between them decidedly in favor of the “Te uartet is now n« > " P pictures acting as an advance agent, as it ~ Tag pom By eee: Pe Rey ~ ee ae The Hewlettes, Rob and Mae, a were, in the virgin field. of amusement seekcombined irge Whiting ~ " hy. ~ over one year on the Pacifie Const are ers. The Orpheum Theatre in Atlanta, George Jones has formed ae ee cote ae > ~ | present producing their extensive repertoire °f The theatregoer is always seeking the best | Georgia, becomes a part of the big Orpheum joey formerly of Semein na Desies che cinie burlesque and) musical comedies for Ma: r obtainable. end it is therefore natural to pre-| circuit of theatres, and will be supplied with , “ ; Johnnie Connors, at the Empires Th sume, even were conclusive evidence lacking, | !ts programs, beginning next season, under Mr % | Springfield, Tl... where they are engaged that the new theatregoers created by the mov-| Beck's direction. This will add five new Or > : : ; | definitels ing picture industry, follow the usual trend and | pheums to the fast growing string of theatres Ponita, in her new singing aet, has | oa pass through the picture and ‘‘popular’’ until | under the same direction, the other four addi scored a triumph, receiving favorable mention, , they reach the higher grade vaudeville houses. | tions being two Utah houses in Ogden and LoWhich particularly mentions her costumes She | Miss Nellita Cortz, the Human Bu! Presumption is not necessary, however, as the | gan, a new theatre In Duluth, and one in Winn ‘p a, ng Baltimore thix week, and the ir gh terfly, now on the Southern Cireuit, has lr above fact has already been conclusively proven, pe The acquisition of Atlanta by the Or ton Beach Music Hall next week paration a new creation with electrical ef and in consequence is encouraged and stimulated pheum Circnit is considered quite the natural + | Which she will produce next season he by the prominent managers of the better class thing by vaudeville managers. as its conduct | will be called Mephisto in the Dell of of vaudeville houses, in connection with New Orleans, Memphis, LouThe elle of 3edford is the title of | Fairies Three people will be employed : ‘ lle « : in i » othe clase ty ‘ B. F. Keith has been given the credit of a _ ee os i ee ~ a twe a ‘| comedy to be prodnced next oo encour y s form of entertainment to a _ a» z PP nrreaawred, oo prove season usic is by Wil con, and book T —_ ' moccean 1 aoe ae oe of ‘alae " = se 2. the a big advantage to the artists and benefit the and Ivyrice by He a. Cre a. = se po an Tom Lan aster’s SUCC OSS at field and ge some cireles ae has been critiprograms generally Furthermore the acts Attuck Ml Publishing Com a ’ yam Greenwall New Orleans, has caused the cised harshly for his actions by carp ng crit. | Playing the Orgheums and other western vau £ j agement to play him three weeks, althoug les who imagine the temporary conversion of devill theatres exclusively will now be seen oo engagement wae originally for one week at : Y , in Atlanta for the first time, and the larger as Mag a og Hg BE ee SE eaten yp end more impottant acts whe Pcs Be could Try-out” night, every Tuesday, is * ec D e ‘lass 0 ) ons 3 uce. . : 8) on . nenrat * . . : » . . . ‘ vince people they can have their amusement at | Ot eccept a single week there, owing to the 2) : ve ee ene, Senne Ss, Shee Baby Thelma opened on th« 5 am row » ter ’ ote laces o . ; , a lower cost, forgetting the difference in qual| long jumps, will now be routed either before cation tr onmanie Lo c a #. = Sun time at Union City, Ind., week of Me ty we s quantity. w after New Orleans an emohis ad : . a. lee foe ity as ell a quan y | oF fter ¥ Orleans and Memphi ach wee (Continned on page 40.) —