The Billboard 1910-03-26: Vol 22 Iss 13 (1910-03-26)

MARCH 26, 1910. The Billboard 11 BOILED DOWN euddenly taken Il] at the close of the per vnee, March 8, and was sent to St. Jo « Hospital this city Miss La Mar'’s home Oincinnati. She was with The Golden But Miss Van Studdiford’s vehicle, previous ning out with The Century Girls ger Braddock, of the Globe, announces ge in booking agents March 20, Hal win the booking agent, took over the g for the theatre The Globe has given ent vaudeville, and it is boped that the booking agent will continue to give as ex nt WILLIAM W. SHELLEY. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. The Golden City Still the Busy Amusement Center. The Merry Widow, at the Columbia Theatre, do a big two week's business here Robert BEdeson and Company, owing to de ‘ trains, did not open at the Van Ness Theatre on Monday night as scheduled, but ap red Wednesday to a packed house The Gingerbread Man, at the Savoy Theatre luring the week, was one of the season’s suc cesses at this house, although it has been seen this elty on two former occasions The Burlesque Merry Widow, at the Princesse, th Kolb and Dill, is attracting considerable attention. William Desmond, the leading man of the A rar Stock Company, met with much success Classmates, his first week's showing. tt Williams is headlined on the Orpheum billing this week, and assisted by her clever | presented On Strong Ground, which | company was well received Charlies Ahearn Cycling medians are all to the good Charlene and arlene the juggler and xylophonist, were a ‘ ‘ bit. Mank’s trio of clever billiard experts were | “ novelty and interested people who like the game The *hold-overs included Winona Win ters, Felix and Barry, Reynolds and Donegan, snd Clara Belle Jerome's big singing act. There's a reason why the National continues to bold its big buisness The following bill is for any house irrespective of ad mission prices Henry and Alice Taylor, Hath away and Siegel Dolph and Susie Levino, tr ng and Lavan, Abbie Mitchell and Ger ard, sensational cannon ball tosser Augustus Neville and Co, in Politics and Petticoats,, although playing his fourth house n Frisco, was by all means the hit on the bill at the American Theatre. and was re called several times It is by far the best dramatic playlet ever seen in this house. Probat, The Craigs, Columbia Comedy Four and Jack Golden's Company made up a most attractive bill Montrose Troupe, Herbert, Winnifred Stew art, Elsie Harvey and Boys, Jim Rutherford, | and Matthews and Bannon are at the Wigwam this week Manager Ben Michaels, of the California, | exceptional bill this week, and was my immense audiences throughout Tareat and D'Aliza, in their original comedy act, was a scream Noell, a novelty character impersonator, who does a turn ‘‘a la Julian Eltinge."’ displays a lot of rich ward robe, sings catchy songs In his natural voice, and finishes with a skip rope jig dance He caught on and received many curtain calls He had them all guessing until he removed his wig at the finish.* Ah Wing, a Chinese prize fighter, Alfredo, tramp musician, and Malan and McGrath also appeared Young Buffalo was an added attraction Martinetti and Grossi, those surprise novelty musicians are the big hit at the Portola Thea tre this week. Queer and Quaints, The Kitters, ‘Travelle, Alman and Nevens, Adelaine Rogers, and Hulbert and Delang were also on the Dill. At the Grand. this week, The Hawaiian Duo, and Annie Palmer were on the bil The wonderful popularity of La Estrelitta, the Spanish dancer, at the Portola Cafe, con tinnes, although she is now on her eleventh consecutive week and Ht looks as if she will remain many weeks more. Edith Mote, the California cantratice is another big favorite who is on her eighth week at this house and grows tore popular each succeeding week The Rappo Sisters and all the other high-class acts keeps this Immense house packed nightly Pantages is sending excellent bills to the Chutes Theatre weekly and the attendance ts how steady and constantly improving. This week Friend and Downing, Fielding and Carlos, Rartlett and Collins, The Lazzaro Trio, and Gullivers Lilliputians appeared, each act mak ing a decided hit Gardner, Rankin and Griffin, musical trio, left San Francisco for Vancouver, to catch a steamer leaving 25, for Honolulu, where they have heen bookeq by I. N. Cohen to play the Orpheum, and then proceed to Australia to play Rickards time Harris and Vernon, a versatile team, leave San Francisco on steamer, 26, to play a six weeks’ season at the Orpheum, Honolulu This an act was alao booked by I. N. Coben Westbank | suilding Lichenstein and Herzog have purchased the exclusive rights of the Nelson Wolgast fight pictures Friseo is billed Hke a circus with the above attraction Grauman’s new theatre on Market street, is now nearly completed and up to now the policy of the house is undetermined In May the house will be ready to open Miss Grace Carlyle just underwent a surgical Pperation, and has been confined to her bed the past «lx weeks Her friends will be pleased » learn that she is now convalescing and will : on be able to resume her engagements Vesta Victoria is booked over the Orpheum Clrenit and epens her season in April This Was cabled here from England by Martin Watsonville will have a new opera house to seat 1.000. and fully equipped to handle all road shows that travel California The Lambardl Opera Company Intend return ‘ng to San Francisco as soon as they are finished ‘ with thelr Northern bookings, and are due here 1n April The management of the Wigwam Theatre se cured the rights for the first showing of the | Nelson. Wolgast fight pictures. They were added to the regular bill March 18, and drew tm Mense houses Eugenie Fougere is reported to having signed contracts to appear at the Portola Cafe. No date has been mamed. George Primrose and his minstrels are at the will be played by the Orpheum Orchestra under direction of Prof. ; ais Ludwig Wullner, NEW ORLEANS, LA. A sixty horse-power motor 1s being installed in the Louis Reynaud made to fly the machine shortly. | WILLIAM A. KOEPPKE. Miscellaneous Active Amusement Under the chairmanship of ST. LOUIS, MO. | Many Good Attractions Yet to be The City Park will give its annual Festival | and refreshments ing Shriners’ week, from April 11 to 15. under New Orleans Aero Club, and K. L. Bernard, man have experienced have had most of the best of VIRGINIA THEATRE, WASHINGTON, D. C. The outside of the Virginia Theatre is composed of bevel imported mirrors. building was started on the and was not fully completed house is composed of steel and concrete, no wood being used throughout the entire building. stairs are of white marble theatre has a capacity of | Four shows nightly of vaudeville and during the day moving pictures is the policy of the The theatre is owned and operated by Mr. John J. Noonan, one time owned and operated the Lagoon and Woodsdale Island at Cincinnati. one of the original pioneers of the five cent moving picture business, is the general manager of the several theatres owned by Col. Noonan, and has made quite a success of the Washington It is said the cost of the Virginia when completed will be $465,000, making it the handin the United States and the Mr. William Airey, only house to be built of mirrors. ager for Glenn H is here making ar the remaining few meet will be held which will be completed for next sea| With the balmy days already setting in we are becoming much interested in our summer parks, | : last week found a vast | army of mechanics busy rebuilding all of them. Suburban Garden ami Delmar Garden the immense new riding de Cohan's Forty-five with Miss Elizabeth Park Highlands, house witnessed the opening. rapidly nearing eompletion, and the first of May Mayor Martin Behrman has | Louis with the finest set of amuse most extensive improvements are being made in | Manager Hugh Morrison. among amusements the ready response always given to things of worth, most of this | improvement will be paid to call upon President Taft is headed by Govern. Sanders, Mayor Martin Behrman, T. P. | has been very quet theatrically, and with Holy large receipts are not looked for, though none of our visitare have lost money. was tre ted to a this week in the opening of the Circle canvas theatre in without a center and the largest tent showing motion pica seating capacity of 1,600, on opening night at two March 19 will be Tulane Night Crane, in Father and the Roys, will be the attraction. A few extra vau J. Swain’s Road Show is wintering here | | Manager Jim Gabriel, | ning, his partner, was the operator, and they ! for the summer. The tent was built for them by The St. Louis | terpiece of tent building. and flags of all | appearance of qa mammoth circus tent. The whole lent service in pictures a vievite” —y s c s not had a testes night > ale gyn. Bog pas | the House, Miss Patsy. Margaret Anglin, feorge states that with a continuation of the present business, he will have his investment cleared at the end of the present week. monster benefit will be given at the TnActors’ Fund Fair. manager of the Tulane and Crescent, The Committee on Organization, of the Local Actors’ Fund, has selected Thurscay afternoon, April 21, as the date for the monster benefit to be given for this great cause. It will take place at the Olympic Theatre. Dan S. Fishel, of the Garrick Theatre, and John Fleming, of the American, were appointed on the press committee. The Household Show, which closed at the Coliseum last Saturday night, was attended by over 200,000 people, and the success was much over anything anticipated. On the closing night, Manager F. W. Payne was presented with an en graved set of resolutions, signed by Mayor Kreis mann and each exhibitor, congratulating him on the success of the show. Many other shows of a like nature will be arranged for and be made annual affairs. Ruth St. Denis, im her repertoire of Hindoo dance puntomimes, is a decided novelty at the Olympic Theatre this week. The four matinees at which she only appears, have been largely attended, and all who have seen her have words Pete Raymond closed last week with The Golden Girl Company, and this week joins the Imperial Stock Compay here, as its chief comedian. He is scoring a hit this week as Rake. in Under Two Flags. The benefit tendered Leo Reichenbach of the Standard Theatre, March 14, was a big success. As early as 7:30 they were turning them away. The New Century Girls furnished the attraction. One of the hits of the vaudeville bill at the Columbus Theatre this week is the sketch of John B. Hymer and his company of ten, entitled The Devil and Tom Walker. It is perfectly staged and the best thing of its character seen here. Announcement is made that Bachmann Bros. have again leased Lemps’ Park for tle coming summer, and will conduct a high-class summer garden in conjunction with vandeville and drama. The park will open about June 1, immediately after the annual Spring Carnival. Rube Strickland is the big hit of the vaudeville bill at Manager Joe Erber’s Majestic Theatre, in East St. Louis. Mr. Erber has given his patrons uniformly big shows all winter, much better than are seen at higher priced houses, and his judgment has brought big returns at the box office. : Tom Rankine, late of Barnum and Bailey and Hagenbeck-Wallace shows, and who will remain all summer at his present place as assistant to Manager Max Marcus, at the New Bijou Theatre here, bas discovered a throat spray that has proven itself to be the best ever used by talkers and those who sing or use their voice much. Mr. Rankine states that in his career as a talker he has had difficulty in retaining his voice, and not unt! he had discovered the above remedy has he been able to continually enjoy his voeation. He intends to allow his friends to profit from his discovery whenever the opportunity allows him to do so. Elmer Fretz, the popular treasurer of the Columbia Theatre, has made many friends during the winter. The press of the city are lond in praise of his hospitality and business capacity. His office is one of the busiest in the city, and during the many big weeks business done at the Columbia he has succeeded in avoiding any complaints or dissatisfaction. The J. H. Boyer Shows, which have been playing in the South all winter, have been continually reporting. big business. This time of year, when all are finding business slow, a telegram to home office reports a business done last week of $1,200. Surely, this is not bad. | The ground was broken last week and a | force of men are busy getting work started on the New Shubert Theatre. It is to be ready September 1 next. and will be under the man| agement of Dans S. Fishel], of the Garrick and New Princess theatres. The Mullhall Wild West Show will give a | monster exhibition April 7, at the St. Lonis | Coliseum. It is expected to be replete with novel features, and will be under the sole direc| tion of Jim Gabriel. Articles of incorporation were filed here last week by the Riverside Amusement Company, which is capitalized at $15,000. The incorporators are Charles Troll, 120 shares: Henry Pfeffle, 20 shares: Anthony Hochendorf and John | Gabelman, 5 shares each. A moving picture | theatre, bowling alleys, gymnasium, etc., are to be installed and operated, and the theatre will be opened about May 15. WILL J. FARLEY. OMAHA, NEB. Many Good Attractions and BoxOffice Receipts Corresponding. Grace Van Studdiford, in The Golden Butterfly. appeared at the Brandeis 11-12, to fair business. It was one of the best singing and most elaborately costumed organizations seen here this season. Beverly of Granustark made fts second ap pearance for the season at the Krug, 10-11, and pleased large audiences. Wm. Grew Company presented Is Marriage a Failure at the Krug, 12, to fair busi ness Fred Hatfield, of Campbell Bros.’ Show. was in Omaha the past week on business connected with the show. The season will open early in April, and every thing is in readinesse at winter quarters. The Servant in the House, at the Brandeis 13-17, to fair business. The play was well received. The Isle of Spice seems to have lost none of its popularity, judging from the large andfences that attended the Krug the past week | to see the production, which was well pre | sented by a splendid company. | The Brandeis has booked a splendid line of | attractions for the balance of the season, | among them: The Fair Co-Fd., The Servant in Arliss, Such a little Queen. The Merry Widow. Mrs. Fiske, McIntyre and Heath, Chas. B. Han| ford, Olga Nethersole and Otis Skinner. H. J. ROOT. | arn nat anew” Wis te 7 in ONS de b.g, eRe The B+ a Be. arte Shed as See Den sagt 4 ge me are A S