The Billboard 1909-07-17: Vol 21 Iss 29 (1909-07-17)

14 The Billboard JULY 17, 1909, New Films Reviewed t ae Se ene Bee An Exhaustless Supply of Splendid Films Bidding for Popular Favor—A Cursory Glance at the List Shows Marked Foresight and Activity of Manufacturers in Selection of Subjects and Working Out of the Plots—Other Film News of Interest. pretty story of Sonthern adventures of a bogus lord and an American eweetheart tion of the bozus lord. «= follows; he lk real bogus lord Biers ee follows. Qo rrs< ome with much ignorance, but who has a pull with | to enforce the law on his beat, and his efforts ite: oe way painter going up a ladder is pulled down. The “new cop’ 2 proves kis Waterloo. The policeman tells the i = very indignant at his intrusion dog loose dog follows. The cop. with the aid from the sergeant The from the place, rs . a a; Western saloon stands ee > eet z -~ asks the hoys to have a drink: man Hardy's to-night,’’ he girl, and you throws the contents of Se ee ea onghy Vie ~ a sve, / ees wie a ee 4) SELIG greasers in the arm, while the THE PEASANT PRINCE.—This is a_ very i France in the days of chivalry. The story of love, intrigue and final happiness of those who were entitled to it. away to the next tree. Gertie is ESSANAY return. Harry embraces Gertie, shows bag of nuggets. There is general rejoicing. WHICH IS WHICH.—‘Which is Which’’ is na y comedy original in theme, and portrays the the employment office to hire a Colonel Price's daughter is engaged to amore than fifty applicants waiting young American, when she meets a man imper tion. As soon as Mrs. Newlywed Lord Dunbury. She immediately thinks ippearance she is besieged by Wants a title, breaks her engagement with | Frightened, she runs away, The American sweetheart makes up his mind such a burricane of femininity. break the engagement. Impersonating the URBAN-ECLIPSE (George Kleine.) course, think he is the lord, and immediately take him to the police station. Explanation leads the policemen to where the | ebrated espada (bull fighter) has is; then goes to his sweetheart’s | married to the beautiful Conchita. home as a plain American, and reconciliation THE NEW COP.—An undersized man, gifted local politician, secures a4 liceman He is given a book of rules and told his wife. The trying to arrest innocent people are extreme| his brother but ludicrous, A man is trying to get into 1 his own home, and the ‘“‘new cop”’ thinking he a burglar. pounces upon him. A man carrying a undle of laundry is intercepted. ‘A goes on doing ridiculous things un he meets a bull dog on the sidewalk. This| THE WIZARD'S WALKING lady the dog must be muzzled. She becomes | the first order. Beautifully tinted. The cop immediately beats it. The | out dog hanging Station, asking Sergeant takes the star from him and forcibly ejects them all to him, runs into the police GAUMONT (George Kleine.) LUBIN A NUGGET OF GOLD.—At the bar in a Harry, a young miner, With others, when Range, a rough and the acting ratural. Harry refuses. going up to old says, “‘to see his don't want her to smell the stuff you She will smell it allright,’’ and he r ; a Wine glass over Hars shirt. Harry quickly knocks lis enrages Range. ‘‘You are but a gamekeper secrets himself on the ground. It develops that attack was contemplated, bu f him down. | the < ge a is evening. Gertie at her home. When | is unsuccessful. They take with epg! enters he is made welcome by Gertie | sge the son of the gamekeeper. ! we father, Harry proposes and is ac-/| his return, the father learns the le baby brings sunshine to the happy | to turn him over as the guilty in Harry and Gertie He kisses her | explanation that he is insane. : ~ n . . ives we e the young wife | ; The truth of the claim is ee ogg COOT ; by putting the wooden bar!| is made. He is placed before an © door through iron bands. platoon to be shot, but endures the of gold. Willa | 2 finch The son is now placed Other miners | CTS. position and at the crucial Ali look at the | Strain upon the father is so gr Harry, who rushes *! is good luck. ented, Harry out of the + with whom he THE LOST TIE.—Ordinarily It they will do) pretton that gets lost, but In this consent. ife the big nng| Servant that he leaves with his around with joy. | from its support at the back of his ne out a bag half | later upsets the entire room in his weet just found x ; ‘ts, deposits the loc it. His wife finally comes ti see 1 found | h the others and replaces serenity is restored. one eh z place. He has not seen " ser outside of the window ne of his movements and EDISON. @ ie ge oe ey telling THE EGYPTIAN MYSTERY |. Renee talle the was place of Harry’s| given a pendant that has been sange tells ® greaser to deliver the | an ncient gyptian tomb. It is “ny ced a rH urry ‘ : anything its wearer's hands rest upon : 03 ymie wer to the ranch house | appear The lady soon finds, to her A I_ want to see you on very important | this is true and she hastily or iI _ Mi A DAD.** to throw it to her friend the ema Ta yert ir m0 d when the iceman embraces het tacy of gratitude the cook v Astounded, for he knows not ysterious quality of ubles to nothing under his tonch, t A baby carriage disappears under hi the amazed nurse finds her charge bench z to the ground Is the s i : understend it all hime . little wonder, therefore, with such The niners la ‘ } ‘ n vh str events welghing on his m . r a niners ri I e om nt ‘ ‘ 7 sees his vieage in a ? he g the s ad the sp «} ked berond measure He re ‘ ts neget f himself fe 5 Rang « . of Continued on page 42 knocks the gun from his hand with Just then Harry and his party surround Range nd the greasers. They are overpowered, a rope is tied areund their necks and they seated in a chair, her | arm in a sling. Harry, the cowboys and miners HIRING A GIRL.—Mrs. Newlywed the followed ‘r American swetheart and accepts the atten| anxious women. She appeals to the polic protection, but the police are helpless against After many incidents and accidents lord, he goes te the girl's house, and disgusts | *"48 the exhausted Mrs. Newlywed her with his actions. He is thrown out, but | "tT home. There she reigns now as does not know that word has been received at the kitchen. the police station to arrest the bogus lord, and the policemen arrive on the spot just in time to see him come out of the home. They, CONCHITA, THE SPANISH BELLE.—A cel woman falls in love with the toreador, | however, will not accept her attentions seriousok ly or in any manner wrong his brother. untrue wife calls at the home of the and the latter induces her to return as home, but at that moment the brother appears position as a po-| and believes his brother to be the innocent man declares oath before the Virgin, that he has not wronged Conchita makes a and thus implicates the brotLer. A be fought between the two brotiers the woman sees that she can never the love of her idol, she confesses presentation of comic, magic and mystery and lets the This series is of intense interest IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.—A touching incident of the Franco-Prusian produced with all the realism of the event. The photographic quality is In a little village in France, in 1870, ! lier} : A, rival of ¢ tac ent o *russians is ann¢ 7 iow, enters, slightly intoxicated. He oe —_ ~<a dee a7 ae tulad folk, from where he kills one of the advance Fearing an attack, the other members gnard retreat and soon the regular person responsible for the soldier's them sorely perplexed, and he induces the man doubted and a ves way, whereupon he is immediately gentleman becomes so flustrated about whatever about pendant the iceman starts back, and ar upon which he chances to place . Finally the wall of the the iceman runs to his wagon which is is too much for the brain of the and as soon as he can, for the moment, himself he hurries away, only to find terious horror still with him wherev: the sidewalk, a street car he attempts and car and pas demater 1 pair of lovers sitting on it go with ST. PAUL. The Grand gave its last performance last Wednesday nignot, displaying moving pictures and illustrated songs Because of the hot weather, Manager Mays thought it best to close for the balance of the summer, Following the example of numerous (theatres throughout the country, the Grand began April 20 with a special spring and summer s¢ u of light ainmment, including illustrated songs and moving pictures Phe Grand will reopen lo begin its twentieth regular season Sunday, Aug. 29. The opening bill will be In Old NKentucky, the play that had its Orst production on any stage at the Grand, August 4, Isve, with a east that included both Louis James and Julia Annually, since then, or almost an1a the clever racing drama has returned to St. Paul at the Grand, more popular if any thing during recent seasons than when it was lirst presented, The Gem continues to please many audiences with educational moving pictures Miss Ade laide Merriam, who has been singing illustrated songs at the Grand, has been secured by Man ager Gilowsky. rhe Lyric and Crystal theatre receive good patronage with moving pictures and illustrated songs. A special feature at the Wonderland Amuse ment Park is it’s displays of fire works, in cluding elaborate set pieces rhe display has been one of the best seen in the Twiu Cities. Manager Camp has been very successful in get ting the big acts. The Spessardy Bears bave been held over. A new outdoor act will be the Great Keite the bounding wire In the airdome the vaudeville program has a good bill this week. Ver Valin, ventriloquist; Wil son and Wilson, y singers; Bobby Rob ison sings illustrated songs, and moving pic tures are run. Hot weather has made a not able increase in patronage, especially the Old Mill and the Chutes and Scenic Railway. A contract had been signed with James J. Jeffries to appear at the park week beginning Jeffries will appear each afternoon and evening on a platform in the center of the grounds. Wildwood Amusement Park has proven a great drawing card. Manager Barnette aims to have the best. Bathing during the hot weath er has been a very strong attraction, The Neil Stock Company, playing at the Met ropolitan for this week offer The House of a Thousand Candles. This is the first production during the current season of a real book play; that is, of a play made from a book already popular. This. one includes four matinees, James Neill will take the role as Bates, the butler of Glenarms House, and Miss Edyte Chapman will take a rest for the first time during the summer season. The leading feminine role will be taken by Miss Ethel Van Waldron, taking the part of Marion Devereaux, The Man On the Box, given by the James Neill Company last summer at the Grand will be offered at the Metropolitan next week. Mr. Neill has been very successful with this play in stock. Following The Man On the Box will appear David Belasco’s The Warrens of Vir xinia, which has been but lately released for the use of stock companies, and has never been heretofore acted by any cOmpany on a St. Paul stage. The Majestic for their headliner this week have Van Aiken's performing bears. In addi tion to performing various tricks, the bears put on gloves and engage in boxing bouts. Teed and LaZelle, comedy German sketch artists, in a playlet, Delmonikos upside down; Barry Seanlan sings very clever Irish melodies; Linastrom and Anderson do phenomenal balancing and band turns; Miss Mazie Martelle, the girl with the silver voice, sings and dances in va rious characters, also makes complete changes in costumes rapidly; Horace McEwan sings new songs by Victor Kramer, continuing with the usual Cameograph. r, on H. P. WINTERHALTER. H. N. GOULD INJURED. Hi. N. Gould, of the firm of Rubling and Gould, which has a photograph gallery at Wald ameer Park near Erie, Pa., had the misfortune, while riding a bicycle from Erie to the park, to .ose control of the wheel, which threw him rainst a telephone pole Gould suffered serious jur ul is now cemfined to the Hamot Hos pital, Erie. ies SAN FRANCISCO'S NEW CHUTES. The New Chutes comprising a solid block of concessions and more than a hundred open air imusement devices will be opened to the publ Wednesday, July 14, with a big French celebra tion in commemoration of the fall of the X tile. From that date it will be operated after noon and night summer and winter with weekly change of acts and music adn the frequent introduction of new thrillers Scores of workmen are busy night and day viding the finishing touches to San Francisco's new amusement resort and it promises to be finest retreat of its kind in the West , enterprise represents an investment of alm one million dollars and will be conducted a weekly running expense of over $7,000 major portion of this amount will be expended in free acts. With the booking of the opening attractions not yet completed the management 1° ant neces the engagement of tl Banda Rosa led by Sirignano which will give open-air co. nen ( nd: Desperado Demon n his ride through ce Spra mpuatic irtist and band will play three-hour con t ternoon and evening and the sensation alists give four performances daily The Chutes will furnish every style of amus ment from a theatre to 1 ng The theatre will seat twelve hundred and will il th best show houses in the city in appointmer nd acoustics, Landsdale & Joseph, architects for veral Western theatres, including the new San Francisco Orpheum ire the gner f th building t will be patterned 1 hat afte th ‘ Mormon tabernacle In §S Lake bu odern and Class A in every deta lhe s will be given over to vandey The cone alor “ num the itcet nine ment devices Irving CC. Ackerman presiden f the Chutes Realt Company recently visited East's biggest park resorts and the purcha euch th ler *e the Human R lett double Whirl, Devil's Slice the Squees '! ion Lawn iry Bieyele Merry co round ! i" th qually exciting devices ha be the reanlt of his tour The Chutes, which the old da when the amusement grounds wer ' of Golden Gate Dark, gave the enterprise | | meme, will be longer and swifter than ever be| fore. New style boats have been tnstalled for | the ride and the lake skirted by hundreds of potted plants and palms will be one of the prettlest spots on the grounds PLAYHOUSE NOTES. Fred W. Jenks, manager of the Elgin Opera House, Elgin, DL, has disposed of his interests in the Star Theatre, Temple Theatre and moving picture show at the Elgin Opera House to his former partners, Messrs, Prickett and Thielen. The Temple has been closed temporarily until Aug. 15. The Colonial Amusement Company closed the Academy of Music, Charleston, 8. C., Saturday, July 3 The summer season of vaudeville has proven successful, and the company plans to reopen in the fall. The company has given out that they will probably own their theatre when they reopen. + Mr. Maurice W. Jencks, the efficient manager of the New Theatre, Sioux Falls, 8. D., and the Grand Theatre, Sioux City, and several other theatres in South Dakota and Iowa recently returned from an extended trip in the East, and reports some good bookings for all of his theatres. j v The Majestic Theatre, Sioux Falls, S. PD., under the management of W. H. Dance, ts doing an unparalleled business, and since he hae resorted to changing his vawleville acts twice e week. the popular play house is turning them away at every performance. On Wednesday evening, July 7, the Racine Theatre, at Racine, Wis., which inaugurated vaudeville some six weeks ago, closed its doors with the announcement that the house would undergo extensive alterations before opening tne fal) season. Cc. A. Shaw, who will be manager of the Masonic Theatre, Louisville, Ky., the coming season, has just returned from New York where he made arrangements with the Messrs. Shuberts for appearance of Shubert attractions at the Masonic. + The Arcade vaudeville house, at Washington 2., owned by John Reed and man. aged by James. Matthews, is doing very little business this summer. The theatre will probably close for the summer. Martin S. Mayer, representative of Sosman and Landis Company, has just_ closed a $6,000 contract with the Orpheum Theatre, Walnnt Hills, Cincinnati, for a complete line of scenery. + The Casino, at Washington, Pa., managed by A. D. Mair, will close its doors next week. The management expects to clean the place up and make some repars for an early fall opening. + Edward DeGroote, the comedain, has accepted the management of the Cozy Theatre, Princeton. Ky., which he will operate in connection with his theatrical exchange. The Olympic Theatre, Danville, TIL, has changed Lands, Albert DeLay having sold his interests to Jay Fitts and L. F. Frith. Jay Fitts will act as manager. te Jas. B. Deshon, formerly manager of the Matestic Theatre, Globe, Ariz., has sold his interests to Chas. Holdren, of Globe, who will continue the house along the same lines Garrett, a well known Western . left St. Pan! July 3, for San Jove, Cal., where he will remain until the regular season begins % Col. John McCauley, owner and manager of MeCauley’s Theatre, Lonisville, Ky., ts in New York booking attractions for next season * W. D. C. Germaine has purchased th® lease of Steinberg’s Grand Opera Honse, Lansing, Mich He assumes charge August 1. es The new opera house at Concord, N. C., bas been leased by 8. A. Schloss, of Wilmington, N. C. % The Star Theatre, Neb., under the management of Farlaw and Miller, was opened with a stock company June 3 Pert Kuhn has purchased the Orphenm Theatre, Colfax, Wash., and is putting on vaudeville COSMOPOLITAN SHOW NOTES. Th: Great Cosmopolitan Shows plared Jasenville, Ind... week of July 6 iusines<« was good, Several new concessions and musicians j ined at Jasonville Herry Clark, lot superintendent, who has been ill in the ears for the past eight weeks, was sent to a hospital In Terre Haute, Ind Ills wife is with him Mr. Clark’s trouble does not seem to be very serious, but be has been e'ck for a long time: Mal! sent in care of the how will reach him Mr. Clark would ne pleased to hear from friends Mrs. Riley Wagner, of the Alps Show, has returned from a visit to her home n Indlanapeo lis Iler infant niece returned with her for a short visit Thos. Quincey, high diver, made a run up to Indianapolis, last week, and visited his family. It was his first visit In three years The painters have been busy around the shows for the past few weeks Nearly all the fronts have been retouched and wagons repainted. The Ferris Wheel hae been beautified and a handsome bramd new panel front made for the Aimece Show A calllope was received from headquarters last week and It helped bring the people down to the depot on Sunday when the show reached the town rank Myers, gap rider, who is an excellent plano player, is bringing the musle Everyone around the show was sorry to hear last week of the death In a Cincinnati hospital, of Mr Jack Shields Until a few weeks ago, Mr. Shield wae with the Luanette Show The shows play Robinson, Il, this week, and good business is expected,