The Billboard 1910-10-08: Vol 22 Iss 41 (1910-10-08)

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—— 6 a BCR The Billboard OCTOBER 8, 1910, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Fulton Theatre Will Open Oct. 10, With Morris Bookings. The Fulton Theatre, which is booked by Wil jiam Morris, has announced the reopening of the season, which will occur on October 10. The matagement announces that Harry Lauder, Laura Jean Libby, George Lashwood, Amelia Bingham, Eva York, Lucy Weston and many other high-class vaudeville stars, will be seen here during the season. Harry A. Collignon will manage the Fulton Theatre, and Stephen J. Mooney; ‘Brooklyn's wide-awake publicity promoter, will handle the publicity department. Lew N. Woods, editor of Box-Office Talk, and treasurer of Teller’s Broadway, is now prepar ing his next issue of Box-Office Talk, and it promises to be a hummer. The many friends of James Dolan, who has been assistant treasurer of the Majestic Thea tre for the past few seasons, will be glad to know that he has been appointed treasurer of the Majestic this season. Mr. Dolan is one of the popular theatrical treasurers in Brooklyn. E. F. Girard, fogmerly manager of Percy G. Williams’ Gotham Theatre, also manager of several of the large Coney Island attractions, recently purchased an interest in the Crescent Comedy Theatre here. This theatre plays vaudeville and pictures, The Whitney Opera Company, in The Chocolute Soldier, was the attraction at the Majestic Theatre, week of Sept. 26, where it played to unusually large business. The management started the Sfinday night concerts with eight big vaudeville acts and pictures. The Third Degree was the attraction at Teller’s Broadway, week of Sept. 26. Raymond Hitchcock, in The Man Who Owns Broadway. was the attraction at the Montauk, week of Sept. 26. Slafer and his incomparable band, drew well here Sunday night. Checkers was the attraction at the Court Theatre and The Wolf was the attraction at the Amphion, week of Sept. 26. The New Century Girls put up a good show and pleased crowded houses at the Empire last week, as did The Tiger Lilies, with Daisy Harcourt aS an extra attraction at the Casino. The attraction at the Star, week of Sept. 26, Was Queens of the Jardin de Paris, with Harry Koler, Ida Crispi, Joe Phillips, Eva Van Austin, Mile. Roatini and the Orpheus Comedy Four. Ida Crispi was the hit of the bill. The Rialto Rounders was the attraction at the Gayety Theatre last week. The Forbes Stock Company presented Strong heart at the Gotham last week. The Virginian was the attraction at the Grand (pera House last week. Corse Payton's Stock companies presented Two Little Vagrants at the Lee Avenue Theatre, and The Fatal Wedding at the Bijou. The Christian was the attraction at Phillips’ Lyceum last week. The bill at Percy G. Williams’ Orpheum Theatre was: Countess De Swirsky. Rooney and Bedini and Arthur, Edwards, Van and Irene Dillon, Coleman’s Cats and Dogs. bill at Perey G. William's Greenpoint Theatre was: Carrie De Mar, Charles Leonard, Fletcher and Company, Hayes and Johnson, Stanley and Norton, Three Leightons, Frank Wilson, and Watson's Farmyard. The Crescent Stock Company, which is gaining the reputation of being the best stock company in this country, presented A Lady of Quality at the Crescent last week to the usual packed houses. GEO. H. HAKES. KANSAS CITY, MO. P. O. P. Celebration Plans Completed. Annual The week of October 3, marks the twentyfourth annual visitation of the priests of Dalfas within the gates of Kansas City. Annually every first week in October, come the ‘‘fall festivities, known as “P. 0. P. Week.” Kansas City is at this writing fast assuming her gala dress this occasion and when the festival week opens will be a much decorated city. The Willis-Wood Theatre, the week of Sept. 25, offered Kansas City another dish of that gay musical combination of girls and comedy, The Girl From Rector’s. This is the piece that made a record-breaking engagement at the Willis-Wood when it was here last season for a four night and matinee visit, and the week's Stay proved just as successful this year. Miss Florence Howard, a well-known comedienne, was seen as the girl ani her cleverness added much to the pleasure of the piece. The Traveling Salesman is traction at the Willis-Wood. This clever Forbes comedy pleased Kansas City very much when seen here last season and the theatre beautiful will, no doubt, again do a turn-away business all week. The theatres are all announcing an extra matinee for Tuesday, Oct. 4. The Shubert The atre presented, the week of Sept. 25. The Fourth Estate. It proved a well rendered interesting play to the large andiences that attended. Mr. Chas. Waldron as Wheeler Brand, Miss Selene Johnson as Judith Bartolmy, George Thompson as Nolan, and Harriet Ross as Mrs. Nolan, were in the cast. That Kansas City is a good two weeks’ theatre town for the right kind of a show was amply demonstrated by the two weeks’ engagement at the Shubert ,of The Midnight Sons, the weeks of Sept. 11 and 18, when standing room only was the rule at nearly every performance during the two weeks. The week of October 2, The Dollar Mark is at the Shubert. It is interesting to note that The Flirting Princess, with Harry Bulger, at the Grand Opera Honse, the week of Oct. 2. was the attraction that opened the Grand for the season of 1916-11, August 20. and was deemed of #0 much drawing power that it has returned for the second week. the current at The Orpheum Theatre, with its splendid weekly vaudeville bills, has been doing capacity since the opening, much to the satisfaction of Manager Lehman. The Gillis Theatre is this season giving a line of entire new shows and productions, The burlesque houses are known as the money getters. WM. W. SHELLEY. BOSTON, MASS. Attractions at the Boston Theatres. The Fortune Hunter a Success. The most amusing of farces and greatest of Francis Wilson’s successes, When Knights Were Bold, was given by the John Craig Stock Com pany at the Castle Square Theatre, with Donald Meek and George Hassell, respectfully as Sir Guy and Sir Bryan; Mary Young will also be in the cast with Walker Walker, Mable Colcord and Florence Shirley as well as the balance of the company. The Mechanic Exposition will be held at the Mechanics Hall from Oct. 3 to 29 and for the first two weeks the famous U. 8. Marine Band will play and the balance of the last two weeks the Canadian Cadet Band. During the evenings tdna Frances Simmons’ Ladies Orchestra will give concerts. At the Park Theatre, Charles Frohman will present for the first time in this city, William Gillette’s new comedy, Electricity with Marie Doro in the leading role, a character specially written for her. The star will be surrounded by an excellent company including John L. Shine, Edwin Nicander, Shelley Hull, Harry Barfoot, Francis D. McGinn, Henry Hall, Allan Fawcett, Mrs. Thos. Whiffen, Ann Murdock, Myrtle Tannehill and Liane de Bellefraie. Crowded houses at the Boston Opera House proves that the old reliable Bohemian Girl in troduced by the Aborn Opera Company. has still many excellent features. The cast includes James L. Stevens, Paul Victor, Maurice Lavigne, Charles Gallagher, Bettina Freeman and Blanche Duffield. The same phenomenal business continues at the Scenic Temple as the offerings are of un usual standard and variety. Lenna Howe's Ladies’ Orchestra will continue to be a drawing card at the Temple. The champion pugilist of the world, Jack Johnson, will be the attraction at the Columbia and this will be his final appearance in this city; in addition, The Rollickers burlesque. The Flirting Widow presented by the Star and Garter Show will be the attraction at the Casino. Among the fun-makers will be Abe Reynolds, Dow and Dow, Jack Sonway, George Betts, Alta Phillips, Neva Don Carlos, Vera Shelby, Nonie Reynolds. Felix Adler will be an added attraction. Sam Langford, the colored boxer who has en deavored to challenge Jack Johnson and with Johnson at the Columbia and Langford at the Howard in his sketch, I’ve Got His Measure. It looks like there may be something doing in Beantown before long although the police are on the lookout to separate the combatants should an occassion arise. At the Bowdoin Square, Floyd and Russell and Fox and Blondin are the features. The Three Delmars are acrobatic specialists, and the silver voiced Annie Germaine is meeting with success. The Smart Set, a celebrated organization of colored comedians, headed by Sam Dudley. presented a three-act musical comedy, His Honor. the barber, at the Grand Opera House, Sept. 26. Mr. Dudley is supported by Aida Overton Walk er, the former star of Williams and Walker. Last week at Keith’s Theatre, the bill was particularly interesting on account of the return to vaudeville of the two favorites, McIntyre and Heath. They have what is probably the greatest act ever presented by that famous team. Another imposing feature of the bill is the dainty comedienne, Clara Belle Jerome, in Joyland, and that quaint Scotch imitator, Jock McKay: Ballerini’s Dogs, Sherman's Enchantment, Myers and Rose and pictures make up the bill. Fred Irwin's Majestics will be the attraction at the Gaiety. The company includes Gus Fay, Joe Hollender, Florence Rennett and in the ollo will be Hathaway and Seigel, Frank Farron, the boy Caruso, Evelyn Walker Fay and others. An all-star feature show comes to Austin & Stone’s, with Princess Sotirios, L. Jameio in classic posing In bronze, Samuel Lingerman and many others. Annie Laurie, a new romantic drama by M. Douglass Flattery, which was produced last season at the American Music Hall for the first time, will begin its tour October 6 at Danbury, Conn. Lillian Bacon, an Australian leading woman, will have the title role. McIntyre and Heath, playing at Keith's last week, have been in the show business forty years and have been partners for over thirty-five years, The Musical Janitors head the bill at the Hub Theatre and the balance of the programme in clude Duffy and Edwards, The Rosleys, Sandra and Karl, and motion pictures. The Thief, the gripping drama by Henri Rernstein, will be at the Grand Opera House, week of Oct. 3. The first week here of The Fortune Hunter, with John Barrymore in the title role and an ex cellent supporting company, has demonstrated that this buoyant comedy should duplicate here the long runs it has enjoyed In New York and Chicago. The part of Nat Duncan {« the heat leading man with Mrs, Fiske and prominent when she produced Tess As the wife fearing Jack Barrymore ever has had and he plays it with a seriousness that places him well up tn the ranks of the young comediane The old druggist is admirably played by Forrest Robin son, who, by the way. was at one time the sheriff, John C. Brownell ecored a hit and Mary Ryan as the druggist’s daughter, Fdna Bruna and Kathryn Marshall were worthy of commen dation. Girlles, sixty girle from the Ameterdam Thea tre, New York, will invade the Boston Theatre October 3, and with them will come Joseph Caw thorne, Maud Raymond and the balance o original cast. One of the unusual features of the coming season at the Boston Opera House will be the production of Gouned’s opera, Faust, with an all-Russian cast. Associated with Lydia Lip kowska, who will make her first appearance in Boston as Marguerite, will be Herman Jadlow ker, in the part of Faust; Janka Czaplinska, th famous contralto, who is to be heard for the first time in America during the coming season in the role of Siebel: George Baklanoff, who scored a triumph in Covent Garden as Valentine, and Leon Sibiriakof, whom Director Russell con siders one of his greatest finds as Mephisto pheles. Miss Gertrude Mann is introducing something entirely new in the illustrated song field, at the houses controlled by the Automatic Vaude ville Company, that of singing illustrated songs with a series of hand-painted slides, thereby doing away with the posing of live subjects and nature’s background. Love Among the Lions is a bright and enter taining play and Mr. Matthews is making many new friends with his wit and style and he ts ably assisted by his wife. May Blaney as the French ring lady The other members of the company are Jane Oaker, Clarence Handyside Ernest Cossart and Ivan Simpson and from the size of the audience the first week it is needless to say that the play will hold the boards of the Hollis Street Theatre for some time. Last week was the last week of Fritz! Scheff, in the revival of The Mikado If this plece is a criterion of the different revivals that are to visit this city, they are assured of a hearty wel come, as the Mikado did a wonderful business The company consists of Digby Bell, Frank Rushworth, William Danforth, Arthur Cunning ham. Hattie Fox, Marie Rose and Kate Condon Gertrude Elliott, a sister of Maxine Elliott will open at the Shubert Theatre, Oct. 3, in The Dawn of a To-Morrow. This is Miss Elliott's first appearance in this city as a star and it will mark also the first performance of Mrs Burnett's play, here. The Lily, with Nance O'Neil, comes to the Hollis Street Theatre, Oct. 10 George Broadhurst’s farce, What Happened to Jones, in musical guise as The Girl and the Drummer, comes to the Majestic Theatre for a short stay, Oct. 3. The Whitney Opera Company. in The Choco late Soldier, will come to the Majestic Theatre Oct. 17. Thomas A. Wise, in A Gentleman From Mis Douglass Fairbanks, in The Cub, begins his second week at the Globe. The public of Boston have accepted him as a star and have been amused by his version of the dare-devil reporter of the Louisville Courier. Paul R. Benjamin of Fritzi Scheff Company, was a visitor at this office and predicts a big sexson for the prima donna Ile also stated that green (backs) are restful to the eyes Fred Mardo, the former agent for Wm. Morris, Inc.. vaudeville booking agency here, has severed his connection with that concern am! hae opened an office for himself in the Colonial Building. The Morris interests bave closed their headquarters here. new dramatic paper has made its appear ance in Boston and is called the Popular It cannot be purchased at the different news stands and it is presumed to be the house organ of some booking agency. The New National Theatre on Tremont street is being completed and the name of the new owner has been held sacred by several attendants of the Keith houses, but it is an understood fact that A. Paul Keith, son and general manager of B. F. Keith is to be the new proprietor and manager. It will be run as a strictly firstclass vaudeville and motion picture house at popular prices. The New Liberty Theatre will open as a pleture house under the management of the Automatic Vaudeville Company of New York. who also control in this city the Palace, Comique and Premiere. Annual Fall Festival Attended With Many Special Features. St. Louis has ushered in her two weeks of the Annual Fall Festivities. Festivities com menced Oct. 2. The Veiled Prophets Parade will take place on the evening of Oct. 4, and the Industrial Parade on the afternoon of Oct. 6, The rest of the festivities, aside from the balls and society events, will consist of Balloon Races, and Airship Flights by the noted avia tors of the world, and will continue for a period of two weeks. The city is in carnival appearance, and with anything like good weather, a snecessful holiday season will result The theatres are all to have the best of attractions for the week. Since the last issue of the Billboard. Mr Harry Wallace has been made manager of Havlin's Theatre in this city, succeeding Wm, Garen, who was indicted on a charge of bezzlement The opening of the German Theatre Stock Company's season on Sept. 25, was an important event, especially for the German population of this city. The play for the opening was tesse Guekerl, and again under the direction of Mr. Welb, who has plloted this company through four successful seasons Many floral decorations and ceremonies were added to the first program, and the season started most cessfully. Mr. Stanley Warde Hart, who has summered and made considerable money at Lansdowne Park, in East St. Louls this summer, left St louis on Oct, Ist for Los Angeles, Cal., where he will become allied with the Interests of ’. Horne, of that elty Mr. DD. EF. Lacey, of this city, has hia seenario on at the Gem Theatre this week, and te mak ing a splendid impression, The tithe of It Is Pressed Roses, and a comedy. It is an Imp Film Charles Williams, of this city, opened his third season on the Western Vaudeville Cireutt at Jackson, Mich, on Sept. 25. He tsa booked solid for-forty weeks, Com suc —-|TOWN=AMUSEM SS STS SU ST PTL LOLOL LLL = 4 SU OTL OLLI OL LLLP ea Ll TT, Mr. lee Williams was last week renewing friends in this city lie was here in the Interest of Dockstaders Minstrels, of which orcanization he is business manager. ilies vast acquaintance here dates back to World's Falr season with Hagenbecks, William Hl. MeLaran, who ts heavily interested in moving picture theatre shows in this city, died on Sept. 21, of kidney trouble, of which he suffered for three months Kurton Holmes begins his annual season of five lectures at the Odeon Theatre on Oct, 13, the first being Munich and Bavaria Lemp's Park is in its last week of their annual Fall Carnival. This year bas proven more successful than all the others The Davenports, with their Dare Devil High Wire Walking, have been the hit of the last two weeks, and will again be engaged next season. Mr. Davenport, on a wager of $0, carried the son of a promlnent St. Louls merchant over the wire on his back A testimonial benefit was tendered to Mr. F.C. Meinbardt and F. B, Stewart at the Ham ilton Airdome on Sept. 26, and was an immense success from every standpoint. Mr. Jimmy Wall and his minstrels, together with added talent. gave the performance The Hamilton was the most successful Airdome in the city, and much money was made by the promoters. An effort is being made in this city to organize a dramatic club, the purpose of which will be to meet and discuss both classic and malern drama The first meeting will take place on Oct. 3 Mr. Silas Leachman had his eight legged educated horse, Limit, as a special feature at the Bijou Theatre last week, and the animal made a phenomenal hit. He is the most won derfully educated animal ever seen here, and is worked without any whip or any visible sign. WILL J. FARLEY. CINCINNATI, O. Cincinnati Public Experiences Longing For Indoor Amusements. Cincinnat! was well favored theatrically, last week, all the houses offering entertainments of werits Business showed an increase over previous weeks, indicating the return of the public’s desire for indoor amusements. Blanche Ring returned to The Lyric in The Yankee Girl, a vehicle in which she scored substantially at the same house last season. This week, the always-welcome Way Down East is the Lyric’s card The Fortune Hunter at the Grand last week was proclaimed one of the best of recent comedies, and drew excellent attendance. This week The Grand again houses a comedy, The Girl in Waiting, featuring Laurette Taylor. Last week The Columbia's bill was one of great entertaining value Eva Tanguay headlined until Tuesday evening, when illness com pelled her to retire Foster and Foster replaces her Opening the Columbia show, Leclair and Sampson, the bogus strong men, did splendidly. “Radiant Radie Furman,’’ Eli the little English character comedienne, held down second position nicely, while the Six Musical Nosses, in No. 5, put over a half dozen musical selections in approved style Hibbert and Warren, both working in black-face, started the ball of comedy rolling with great Impetus, Brown, Harris and Brown, in the following position, kept up the good work by emerging with high honors after going through ‘“‘fifteen minutes of nonsense.’’ Agnes Scott and Henry Keene, the former remembered here by her appearance in The Wall Between, preceded the headline act in a sentimental little sketch, called Drifting. Eva Tanguay sang but one verse of Egotistical Eva at Tuesday evening's performance, and then retired, after making the announcement that @ bad cold precluded her appearance during the remainder of the Week. Grigolati’s aerial ballet, with Mile. Floretta, preceded the pictures. At the Orpheum, the season's Initial offering was The Barnyard Romeo, featuring Mizzie Hajos. The plece was well liked. Julian Eltinge headlines this week The Empress, last week, had Leo and Chapman, Harry Antrim, O'Rourke and Atkinson, Kitty Edwards, Vardon, Perry and Wilbur, and Consul, besides pictures, rounding out a very good bill, The Marvin Brothers, Musical Coleman, W. J. Woods and Co., Cornwall and Day, MacDonald Trio, Brooklyn Comedy Four, Tom Linton and his Jungle Girls, and pictures comprise last week's bill at the America. Cleopatra was offered by the Forepaugh Stock Company at the Olympic last week. e Lion and the Mouse is the current week's attraction. Al W. Martin's production of Uncle Tom's Cabin was the card at Heuck'’s, followed this week by Three Weeks with Jeanne Towler. Beulah Poynter returned to the Walnut last week, this time In a new play, The Little Girl that He Forgot Kuster Brown is another. old favorite to return this week. of Rose Sydell's London Belles and The Yankee Doodle Girls held the beards at the Standard and People’s, respectively This week The Kehman Show and the Ducklings are the boxoffice winners The Auditorium, Century, and Robinson's Opera House continue with popular-priced vaudeville and pletures. Kk. F. Albee and J. J. Murdock were visitors here last week Hoth claimed that an inapection of the local Keith's Columbla waa the only reason for thelr visit W. Hi. Wilson has been appointed anditor for the three theatres of the Anderson Ziegler cireult, and will bave his headquarters here, WHlson Was formerly connected with Keith's theatre at Providence, R. 1 The Walnut Street Theatre came into the possession of Anderson and Zlegler, through @ deal closed with the Cox Rhinock Company Uncle Tom's Cabin at Heuck’s last week was without the services of Baby Dorothy, the com y's “Little Kwa.’ The reason for her abwas the ruling of the ehlef probation officer of the Juvenile court, who lesued orders that the child should not be permitted to act, An adult took her place,