The Billboard 1909-07-10: Vol 21 Iss 28 (1909-07-10)

psa ate JULY 10, 1209. The Biittltboard . HE amusement program is gradually being depleted by the hot weather whieh cems finally to have reached this city and Is ¢ those who seek entertainment to prefer thie omparative coolness of the out-of-doors-re rather than the interior of a theatre, no matter how good be the play Khe-cently, The Alaskan at the Great Northern | weumbed to the business depressing heat and ed its successful run leaving, for the time, that house without light # At the Princess Theatre, Mort Singer has eemed it advisable to close for a while and equently The Golden Girl is no longer tno wir midst There is much speculation as to the fate of Singer's Madison Street house and, rather open question, #s to whether the Murphy Askin faction or the present occupant will win ut Just now Singer is going ahead with the repairs with the evident and expressed intention of potting In another of his well-known char Aason rhe new Court Theatre, which Is being erected n Dearborn street just off of Randolph. is being rushed ahead end is rapidly assuming definite shape and outline ‘“‘Sport’’ Hermann, it is sald. will bave charge of the managerial end of the new house, the policy of which will be comedy plays of the musical and lighter sort. It is sald that another attempt is being made to make the International Theatre a place of populer entertainment, and that Stair and Havlin, who also have the Great Northern, have tak en a lease on the building and expect to open in August in full conformation with the ordinance lating theatres of class five So far the proposed policy of the house has not been announced While not great in numbers, the attractions holding over, despite weather condluniformly pleasing and everything considered ‘The Blue Monse’ at the Garrick, The Candy Shop" at the Studebaker, “A Gen tleman from Mississippi"’ at the Grand Opera Honse and ‘*The Traveling Salesman’ at the MW business for this linols have done excellent time of the theatrical vear The Cendy Shop certainly has hit the chord of newspaper approval and hardly a dally {s Issued that doesn’t let the dramatic editor say goml things about the current attraction at the Studebaker. Rock and Fulton have jumped into suecess, over the barrier which Is supt osed to exist between vandeville and ‘‘the legitimate."’ and have danced themselves into the good graces of many Chicago theatre patrons who heretofore were unfamiliar with their names and work Of the rest of the cast. Frank La! f ‘ st. ' lor, Lucy Weston. Mrs _ Yeamans, Louis Harrison, John E. Hazard, Florence Morrison, Edmund Law renee, Minerva Courtney, Kinzie Higgins. Mlle tayo. Angie Weimers and Lillian Rice. all come in for their share of favorable comment and pre sent an ensemble of artistic worth. Carle. at the Colonial, has foun liable Tenderfoot to be better oy Oa recently conceived Hurdy Gurdy Girl, from the view-point of the box-office, and the patrons of the theatre which now houses the Richard Carle company of players have responded more liberally to the picturesque western atmosphere of the current attraction than they did to the late lady of the hand-organ."’ Pauline Perry is seen now as the heiress, Rita Stanwood ‘'s entrusted with the part of Sally, Frances Kennedy has the role of Flora Jane Fibber and Ada Gordon has the part made famous by Ethel John’ fon and makes a capital Patsy. The male di vision of the company is composed of Marry Farleigh, W. J. McCarthy. Hugh Fay, Jerome ayes Abbott Adams, Harry Cashman, Hinry B Williams and various others of note. ; a With the closing of the American Music Hall. field of vaudeville entertainment tn the loop district of the city has narrowed down to one honse the beautiful Majestic Theatre. Manager Lyman Glover has to say of the plans of his show house for the summer that “the Majestic wit wot slight it's summer bookings. but will ontinue to give it’s patrons what they really ceserve, and that is always the very best."’ The Mafestic ts certainly well equipped for a season of any kind of weather for {t's complete ventilation system {fs snch as maintains en even emperature at all times. and the Jecorations and drapings on the intefor of the theatre lend n cs comfort to the eve ad add thetr bit in he ing the theatregoer to forget for the moment 's hot weather tribulations and inconrenion+es AT THE AMUSEMENT PARKS. “ , Puccini” and “William Tell” give on the musical programs at Riverview Ex = m, this week, to roystering Irish tilts, for Hggnnn 8 and his masterly musicians have gone to ma ® way for the engagement of Patsey Con we rnd his Ithiea-Cornell University Band, who his week are delighting the large crowds who father in front of the band shell Over in the £ court of honor the music of Hayden's Crefrom the pine organ located in the biblical cle “Creation."’ Is a bally-hoo both soft underons which attracts the pe ople to that exhibition. in numbers which vie with indiences of The Monitor and Merrimac’’ “ size and enthusiasm On July 14th Ruffalo Till and his associate partner, Pawnee Rill, will ne their combined shows to Riverview Ex position for a short stand ‘ At Luna Park D'Urbanos Rand continues to * the musteal attraction despite the protest of * American Federation of Labor who claim ‘ome violation of the union agreement, but protest is not recognized by Manager mes O'Leary and th W howe y mlig rath, with his band and Grand Opera Com ay. on compelled to curtail his time at >, ' ; ark so As to be on hand at the Yukon = fon at Seattle, where the big organization play an engagement of thirty-three days appearance at Forest Park is July 8 Hlowse has arranged for other capable mu reanizations to follow, as free attractions of the season The vaudeville theatre fo maintain the standard of {ts billy ~ it the various riding devices is getting er ench day the Fire Show continues tn pualr faver, and Ren Atwell tells us that the . Ine Ubators now have the tintest baby In en |. 2 tot welghing fourteen ounces, who iriving in this colony of babies of all nation he Including «a Chinese mite and a minatare Kk Johbneon “8 ‘restore surely wears well at the White City . the crowds fn attendence at his concerts W an apprectation of Manager L. A. Wolf's Great Northern Theatres r of entertainment at the opening of the new ' The American Music Hall and the Princess and Darkened Houses---Carle Revives The Tenderfoot at the Colonial---Fun at the Amusement Parks. Have Joined the List of THE WEEK IN CHICAGO PRINCIPALS IN THE CANDY SHOP * ~ A. William Rock Lucy Weston Mrs. Annie Yeamans, Now playing at the Studebaker Theatre Chicago. policy in re-engaging him for a longer time. The various concessions shows at the big south side enclosure are doing well, especially the Finney Family of swimmers and Lee’s Destruction of Messina. Don Phillipini. “the Spanish band leader,’’ is at Sans Souci Park this week, again, and is rendering a musical program which is pleasing to the regular patrons who frequent the front ef the band shell, there. Manager Fried continnes to cull the concessions and, with Mort Wolf's active assistance, is able to keep the shows up to the high standard demanded by their patrons. The Crescent Theatre offers an up-to date exhibition of the best and newest moving picture films. Guy B. Mills offers a well selected vaudeville bill at his theatre, ‘‘the Magic City’’ continues to be wonderfully interesting. ‘‘Elsie.’’ the pretty and symmetrical little lady of the swimming tank. is pleasing the crowds. Baby Bliss endures the hot weather successfully, the dancing pavilion gets a big play constantly, and all along the line the depression of a bad early season seems to be giving way to smiles which only come from good business at the box-office. Manager H. FE. Rice of the Sans Souci sum mer theatre has, as the attraction of the current week, Raymond Hitchcock in ‘‘King Dodo."’ An announcement of this sort Is enough to get the crowds. and Hitcheock is meeting with an enthusiastic reception. It is expected soon that Chas. MacCloon will have more to say as to the future attractions to be seen during the season there. but so far the story that Lillian Russell will play this stand has not gone over the boun dary of mere rumor. It {is probable that. Mar tin and Emery’s Red Mill will open their season with performances at Sans Souci before begin ning their road tour. Ballman’s Rand continues at the Rismark Gardens and Ferrulo is still the reigning feature at the Coliseum summer garden. SAID AND SEEN IN CHICAGO. Busy Bill Dunroy seems to be _ so busy conceiving and issuing press stuff for the Schnberts that he now has no time to visit his friends as has been his ‘‘want."’ Nellie Revell sends her compliments from New York City and expresses the sentiment that “Life is just one damn thing after another."’ At the time of going to press we are endeavoring to decide whether this is Intended merely as an original definition of our period of existence or a subtle announcement that Nellie {is con templating another change Henry Guthrie. the active young man who fs identified with the Martin & Emery interests, is unusually busy these days and threatens soon to uncork a bottle of brand new ‘‘news."’ Doe O'Nefl writes to us from the road that his act fs going unusually well and that his eccentrie dancing and clever monologne fs con sistently popular. Doe really can deliver the goods and {ts steadily working toward big time. Mason Wilbur & Jordan doing an Acro hatie Pantomimie Novelty tn vaudeville” are In Chicago pending their fall engagement and were visitors of The Rillboard office Joe Polrier, who {fs known as the World's Greatest Gymnast. has inst closed avery sue cessful season in the South. Joe has been play ing the Interstate time Mr. Archie Cracraft. of the firm of Cracraft & Rarrik who this coming season were going to put out The Price He Paid. has severed his connection with this firm. and is now contem plating joining some musical show in Chicago. Aerial Lalorts, who have been playing time in the East. are now In Chicago and will next fall play Pantages’ time, opening Sept. 12 Chas. FE. Cutting. of Junius & Cutting, was a Rillboard visitor the past week and reports a very suecessful season through the North. This team was playing the Goodrod time. The Rainbow Sisters. Edith & Ruth, on com| ing to Chicago last week, found that their name was being used by two young adies playing at the National on State near VanBuren. These actresses, Edith says, have been on the boards for only six months, whereas the originals are now playing their eighth year. Zella and Dearest Earl, with the Lola Lea Earl Co., are in the city, and were recent eallers at this office. Miss Myrtle Cosgrove is playing the role of Mrs. Lewellyn in The Blue Mouse at the Gar| rick during the absence of Zelda Sears, whose mother, Mrs. Roxa Tyler Paldi, died from heat prostration recently. Edgar Allen Conway, formerly with A Stubborn Cinderella and The Girl at the Helm, has been engaged by Joseph Callahan to play in a new one-act play called Satan. The piece opened at Menasha, Wis., July 4 William Anthony McGuire, author of The | Devil. the Servant and the Man, now playing | at the Bush Temple, is the same man who wrote The Heights, in which Frank Keenan will appear next season. | local appearance in The Lion and the Mouse. Frank Moulan revived his old part in The | Sultan of Sulu at Sans Souci last week and was as funny as ever. Martin & Emery announce that they have engaged Gilbert Clayton as stage director for Montgomery and Stone for three years, to stage The Red Mill. Fred P. Belmont, Jean De) Caussin and Charles Calder have also been en| gaged for the working staff of the several Martin & Emery enterprises. “When Parsifal goes on the road this season it will be the fifth that Martin & Emery have had this attraction out. George S. Coll Anthony new plays and sketches. Merle E. Smith has been selected as business manager of the Bush Temple during the tenaney of the Hermann Lieb Players. Nell Forbes, a niece of HenryWatterson, has replaced Ruth Shepley in the cast of A Gentleman from Mississippi. Raymond Walburn has been added to the new stock company that will hold the stage at the Bush Temple. It is said that Brady & Grismer are after Will Deming te play the role of Bobby Burnit, f they can obtain the stage rights to George Randolph Chester's stories about that young man. Catherine Clark, a Chicago girl, has been engaged as understudy for Mabel Barrison in The Bilne Mouse, Marion Redlich has been engaged by the Shuberts to play in one of their more important offerings next season. Florence Martin made a hit as Cerise in Erminie, at Sans Souci Park, last week. The Haymarket Theatre is fo be sold by order of the court, to pay off the debts of that playhouse. Kohl & Castle announce that they are not in any way involved. Clara Nash, Mabel Countryman, Carl A. Fbert and Chas. C. Taft, whe compose the National Four, are putting on a southern skit, entitled Virginia. From the outlines given it ought to prove a big winner. Frederick Donaghy, business manager of The Gentleman from Mississippi, has been as press representative of the Grand during the absence of Percy Hammond, who has been in Seattle. Henry Standing Bear, well known in Wild West circles, and his wife, are in Chicago for a few days... They have just completed a tour during which they made a feature of thetr rope spinning act. Geo. H. Hakes, who represents The Billboard »t Coney Island, and his wife, passed through Cullen, formerly treasurer of the | lege Theatre, has been engaged by William | houses. McGuire as manager of his several to Guide Her, and played to good house | lows: | cint-Ollums and The acting | Chicago on their way home from the Dells of Wisconsin. The Golden Girl has left The Princess and gone to Milwaukee. The Princess will Open in August with a new show, The Goddess of Liberty. Fredrick V. Bowers, erstwhile member of The Broken Idol, will be stared in some of the places on the map next season, in Commencement Days. Adele Rowland is filling the interim between her engagement in ‘*The Prince of To-Night and the new musical production by Klaw & Erlanger in vaudeville. Harry Pilcer, he of the many suits of clothes, will be seen in The Follies of 1909, when that production opens in New York. James H. Bradbury, late with The Golden Girl, has signed with David Belasco for next season. Kathleen Mosher will have one of the leading parts in the play that starts off the New Cort Theatre. Miss Mosher is now a member of the company playing The Alaskan. Another new theatre is planned, according to Dame Rumor, for the South Side. The Church of the Messiah, located at Michigan avenue and Twenty-third street, has been sold to unknown parties, wbo will build the house. Thomas and Thomas (Billie and Addie), com edy sketch artists and burnt cork manipulators, stopped off at Chicago for a few days on their way to Louisville,, Ky., where their home is, to take a much needed rest. Billie tells us thet in two years they have lost only six weeks, and that on account of sickness. Ruel and Tossell, the famous bicycle riders, are now leaping the gap at the Arena, which opened at 69th and Green streets on the 26th of June. Mr. Curtis Benton, of the White City, Chicago, reports that his concession at that resort is doing very well, and that he has something new up his sleeve waich he will spring early in the fall. Mr. J. H. Yeo, manager of The Monkey and Maid. was in Chicago last week, making arrangements for this act to appear in Chicago. Mr. Yeo had a talk with Walter Keith, of the W. V. M. A., and also with Coney Holmes, of the Casino Booking Agency, but as yet has not deffinitely decided as to his bookings. S. A. Bristow, general western counsel for Wm. Morris, Inc., is the busy young man these days, and at his new offices at 167 Dearborn street, is handling the legal end of the several big deals which Wm. Morris has on the fire Winona Winter’s place in The Golden Girl was taken by Marie Flynn when that company moved to Milwaukee. Miss Winter evidently did not like the idea of the city of beer for two weeks. (Continued on page 40.) LOS ANGELES, CAL. Marie Doro scored a very successful week in The Morals of Marcus at the Mason. Kolb and Dill played a record week of Lonesome Town at the Majestic this week.. Sunday night they will make their farewell bow in @ single performance of The Politicians, the play in which they opened their very successful engagement. eight weeks ago. They leave for San Francisco, stopping en route at San Bernardino. Richard Bennett was accorded a hearty welcome at the Belasco, where he made his first Florence Reed was very popular in the role of Shirley. Future productions have been postponed indefinitely by Manager Blackwood, in anticipation of another long Belasco run. A decided nevelty was introduced at the Burbank this week, when, in an entre act, Harry Girard, composer of The Alaskan, introduced his latest musical hit, Prairie Land. Manager Morosco, of the Burbank, is the author of the words. The special scenery provided for the occasion, together with Mr. Girard’s beautiful \oice and pleasing personality, ‘were appreciated by the large audiences. The Grand Opera House Stock Co. opened season at the Grand this week in No Mother This week's bill at the Orpheum was 4s folLula Beeson Trio, Countess Bossi and M. Paulo. Flo Adler, Russell Brothers, Frederick Allen and Co.. The Flying Normans, FranAvedano Quartet. The snal crowded houses prevailed. Williams and Walker's Chocolate Drops, with King and Bailey, Cal Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Forbes, Grover and Richards, Fox and Chrrstal, Miller and Tempest, Kix and Trix, were the attractions offered at the Los Angeles Theatre this week. Fischer’s will conclude its musical comedy series this week with A Hero Hobo, and will hereafter give straight vaudeville. Manager W. J. Fulkerson is arranging for an extensive season in musical comedy, and will open Monday with a Trip to Turkey. Mgr. Peiper, of the Walker, is offering very attractive bills to well pleased audiences. This week's program is as follows: Carter and Brunton, Warren Ellsworth, Lola Forrest, Joseph Manley and moving pictures. Managers Hertz and Zalle are meeting with success in combining vaudeville with their comedy sketch. Valencia, the Mexican vaquero, rope-thrower, headed a strong bill at the cineograph. The Regal’s ffering included The Heyman Sisters, Two Asprills, Dorothy Walker and mo tion pictures. PAUL HAYS. DEMPSEY OPERA CO. CLOSES SEASON AT WILMINGTON. John C. Dempsey and his Comie Opera Company closed at the Avenue Theatre, Wilmington, Del., June 26, after a four weeks’ engagement. The extremely hot weather did not subdue the local interest, but it was extremely hard on the large cast. The work was meritorious and cleverly given. C. F. Roth. the owner and manager of the house, announces that he will re| open with stock about August 2. a SS gy al IS Re Rs “ <a SIOREY