The Billboard 1911-03-11: Vol 23 Iss 10 (1911-03-11)

: : lo ees ye Rs iliboogauerd MARCH 11, 1611. PUUEDERUSCEDEROESERUEDETEROETUEUEEEE ALBANY, N. Y. With the coming of Bert Lytell and his stock pl Ts, including Evelyn Vaughan, on March 2 to Harmanus tleecker Hall, the reguiar dramatic season will have practically closed, since only an occasional road booking interrupts the run of the stock company. Manager Gordon has license to feel satisfied with the list of attractions he has presented since last August, and of the support of the Albany -public. Practically all of the Shubert players, together with those of Savage, | Brady, the Leiblers, Arthur and Lew Fields have been seen here. The musical comedies are especially well liked and about all of them played to capacity. Under Mr. Gordon's management the Hall has reached a high state of prosperity and there is no better conducted theatre in the country. teatrice Mprgan and Eugene O'Rourke have each tried out new vaudeville plays at Proctor’s recently. WILLIAM H. HASKELL, BROOKLYN, N. Y. There are many signs of activity at Coney Island, and many new attractions are being built, Luna Park is being thoroughiy renovated and promises to be the largest and best amusement park of the season of 1911. Barnum and Bailey will open its road season ' under canvas in Brooklyn week of April 24, | coming direct from Madison Square Garden, | where it will open March 23. | The annual vaudeville entertainment and ball of Local No. 4, International Association of Theatrical Stage Employes, took place at the Labor Lyceum, Willoughby and Myrtle avenues, Feb. 28. A vaudeville bill was followed by dancing. The officials of Local No. 4 extended an invitation to all traveling men of the I. A. 'T. | E. who were in the vicinity on the evening referred to. The officers of the Union are: meyer, president; Albert Grundermann, vicepresident; William J. Haverly, financial secretary and treasurer; Frank Anderson, recording and corresponding secretary; John G. Skinner, business agent, and William Sullivan, sergeantat-arms. Trustees: William Cohen, Albert aa, Bartlett and William Harris. The committee of arrangements consisted of William Harris, chairman; Jacob J. Ullrich, secretary; H. H. Harvey, treasurer; John Kelly. Joseph Waldron, James Keeley, William Gold ing, Charles Johnson, Jolin Casey and Thomas Smith. J. Wesley Rosenquest, for many years manager of the Fourteenth Street Theatre, Man hattan, has reopened the Court Theatre, form Charles Wider John erly Hyde & Behman’s, and renamed it the Olympic. It will play vaudeville and pictures. O’Diva, who has been playing the Hyde & Rehman burlesque theatres as an extra attraction during the past few weeks, proved to be one of the best drawing attractions that this concern has booked this season. Percy G. Williams announces that he will make many improvements at the Bergen Beach and this resort promises to be more attractive than ever. Several showmen have made appli cations for concessions and the season of 191! should be a winner at Bergen Beach. Greater Dreamland, at Coney Island, ing repainted and many attractions added. is be new and sensational GEORGE H. HAKES. BALTIMORE, MD. Rumors were circulated tiations were in progress Lyric and if the deal is mean this city will not March 1 that negofor the sale of the consummated it will have any grand opera until other quarters can be provided. This is the only available building for this purpose. Mr. Bernhard Ulrich, manager of the Lygric. was in Philadelphia on the date mentioned and ‘over the long-distance telephone confirmed the report through the Baltimore News, Mr. Otto H. Kahn and other New Yorkers who are interested in the ownership of the Lyric, have received such an excellent offer for the piop erty that it is quite likely that they will ec cept it. Local society leaders have been endeavoring to secure more modern quarters for their large elite social affairs. The success of erand opera this season has aroused local financiers to the possibility of erecting a new opera ‘house. Although the Lyrie is a large building and better adapted to public mass meetings and conventions, it is not quite suitable for grand opera. The cotillion leaders have combined with the financiers and plans for the new opera house have already been considered. President George Rlakistone of the Union Trust Company, is actively interested in planning the new opera house. The site that has been mentioned for the new opera house is estimated at $150.000 and is directly opposite the Belvedere Hotel. This is a good location as it fs in the heart of the social center—-Charles and Chase streets, It is known that the Metropolitan Opera In terests have assisted in building the opera houses in Boston. Chicago, St. Louis and San Francisco, A representative of the local finan| ciers has been sent to New York to confer wit! the Metropolitan people so as to learn their at titude toward thix new project. The local peo ple want to raise a fund of $500,000 and they desire the controlling interests in New York to furnish an additional amount of $200,000, The new site that is under consideration hax a width of 180 feet on Chase street and a depth of 150 feet on Charles street. The opera house will front on Chase street. The offer for the Lyric came from prominent vandeville managers. Workmen have started to pull down the | buildings that occupy the site on which the | new Empire Theatre will rise. The new theatre | is opposite Ford's Opera Honse. Cramp & To., of Philadelphia, were awarded the contract | for the new theatre, which will cost $150,000 Professor Napoleon. a musical extravaganza. Was presented at the Lyrie in seven perform BIG fx | ances | picture films with sacred music. | keeps | typist Feb. 17-25 with the financial result of $12,000, The success of this production was entirely in the hands of society women. It Is an example of what the fair sex can accompliish and the manner in which they staged th: play would put a veteran showman to shame lliere Were 720 people on the stage and there Was uot a hitch in any performance This was due to the efforts of Manager Davis. Mrs. Alexander Preston achieved the greatest success in the performances which were given for the Mothers’ Relief Fund. The religious possibilities of moving pictures have been given a test in Highlandtown and Canton. Every Sunday for several weeks a well known place of amusement has been showing | such pictures as The Passion Play and other sacred subjects. To make the church atmo sphere more real, an organist accompanies the The popularity of these Sunday entertainments have exceeded | all expectations of the manager of this theatre. The place was crowded all the time and the attendance not only included the most pious ele ment in that vicinity, but preachers were present also. The best element favor of the entertainments. the young It is said that it men from the and the fathers from looking for secret en trances to saloons. The sacred picture theatre is known as the Eagle and is located on Eastern avenue near Third street. Thais was given in dramatic form at Ford's oocoeo GO 0EE EEE TOWN ' is heartily in | street corners | Opera House Feb. 27 to crowded houses all the | week. The Chicage Grand Opera Company also presented it at the Lyric March 2. It was quite a coincidence that both productions should be here during the same week and playgoers had the pleasure of comparing the drama with th opera. Both productions were well attended. Mr. Joseph M. Baltimore and he is much pleased at the manner in which Baltimoreans have received his production of Thais. He was very enthusiastic and his compliments of this city were very flattering. All of his past productions were overwhelmingly patronized. He intends to put on another new prodnction here March 27. The Fraternal Order of Eagles intend to have an industrial exposition at the Fifth Regiment Armory in September. They have filed an application with the Fifth Regiment Armory Board for the use of the building for the last two weeks in September and the first week in October. SYLVAN SCHENTHAL. BOSTON, MASS. Boston papers are making much over the debut of Miss Carolyn White on the Boston grand opera stage. Her first appearance was as substitute for Emmy Destinn as star in The Girl of the Golden West. She is a Boston girl, having risen to her present position from that of in a local lawyer's office. She studied in Italy, and is this winter under contract with the Chicago Opera Co. Within three weeks she will make her first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House, where she will take the leading role in Suzanne. A number of Boston newspaper men honored Mr. Theo. H. Bauer, press agent for the Boston Opera Co., with a brilliantly appointed banquet at the Elks’ Club, on Sunday afternoon, February 26. . Mr. Bauer, in responding to the toasts, told in his very expressive way, some of the trials and tribulations of the press agent. Secotchmen, and those interested in Scotch folklore, are taking a keen interest in the produc tion of the musical sketch based on Bobby Rurns’ masterpiece, Tam O'Shanter, at Jordan Hall, on Thursday evening, by the Scottish Musical Comedy Co. During the evening there will be dances by Miss Wood. who will be accompanied by D. Ferrier, formerly one of the royal pipers. Men from the Boston Opera Co. will play under the direction of Charles Frank. who was musical director for Harry Lauder in th's country. Signor Florencio Constantino has offered his services as soloist at the concert on March 12, in the aid of the Symphony Orchestra Pension Fund. Two of the greatest concert attractions in the country will conflict on the night of March 9. when Luisa Tetrazzini will give a recital at Svmphony Hall, and Pavlowa and Mordkin. the Russian dancers, will appear at the Boston Opera. The management of the Park Theatre intend that the people of Boston shall know that The Commuter is in town. They came out on Sun day with full page advertisements of the play. with a several page plot of the farce in the reading matter of the same newspapers. The first three performances thé orchestra was under the stage. NORFOLK, VA. Mr. F. L. Koneke, general representative of the vandeville firm of Wilmer and Vincent was here last week. Mr. Koneke looked over the firms interests here and starts on a tour of the sonthern states, visiting Mobile, Montgom ery and Birmingham. Ala.: Atlanta. Savannah and Angusta, Ga.. and then to conclude at New Orleans, Mardi Gras week. “Doec.”’ Ogden, the past season with Rarnum & RBaller’s Cirens in the advance department. hes accepted the offer of HagenheckWallace neople to act In the same capacity for the com ing tented season. Mr. David Bispham, the world-renown oper atic singer. will anpear at the Academy of Music shortly. Mr. Bispham’s concert will Include Féear Poe's The Raven set to music. le will appear under the anepices of the Women’s Connell of Virginia. Mile. Panline, the leonard trainer who was injured In this city several weeks ago. has left for Harrisburg. Pa.. aecomnanied by Mra. Fer ari. the wife of the well-known animal Ferari reenonded very nromntic to th of the trainer. Doctors Mendelasohn an’ Rrown, phreicians tn attendance, claimed sh: hed recovered enfficlent to undertake the journey to Pennsylvania. “The Fotosho.”’ one of the most heantifn’ moving picture parlors In the State, has opened to the public on Main «efreet. this city. LOUIS 8. SALS®Brnry. Gaites made a fiying visit to | = WASHINGTON, D. C. When the Californians go after anything they proceed in the right manner and generally get what they want. This bas been proven here on vecasions more than once and very perceptibly so only recently, when a delegation from the Golden State landed in Washington with the avowed purpose of landing the Panama Exposi tion for San Francisco in 1915 They pitched their quarters in sumptuous apartments at the Willard Hotel and immediately proceeded to keep open house. Fruits and the juices of the grape, all of the soil of the Pacific Coast, were as freely dispensed as the exquisite and artistic liter ——; wee AMUSEM Frank Phelps is again at the Krug Theatre having accepted the position of tre : sur Frank’s many friends are glad to see im ‘a the box-office, after an absence of over a year during which time he was managing a road com! | pany. The Gayety matinee audiences are largely composed of ladies, four hundred and seventy six attending one performance the past ek. This is evidence that the shows native | ature with its unanswerable arguments why the | great exposition should be held in San Francisco. A beautiful state flag floating in the breeze an nounced in bold letters the headquarters of the delegation for the exposition, The advertising was unexcelled, and not until after Congress had fully decided in their favor did man or woman let up in strenuous effort for success. New Orleans put up a most gallant fight, but fate Was against the Crescent City. No objection to the place, but the stronger argument. Congressman Pennsylvania, was the solitary his vote to have the exposition held in Wash ington. Miss Rillie Burke. one of Washington's native favorites, has started on a 15,000 mile tour. She is booked to play in Boston, thence to San Francisco, from there to the British Northwest, taking in all the important towns and cities along the route. Moore, of ED. WYNN. NEW JERSEY GOSSIP. Mr. Neil Barrett rapidly coming to the front Spooner Stock, playing its successful twentysixth week at the New Orpheum. It would be difficult to pick the winner of are thorough masters of dramatic art. Charlies Blaney, manager of the BlaneySpooner Stock Company, now playing at the Orpheum, opened his new New York house Mon day night, Feb. 26. into an up-to-date playhouse and Blaney expects big business. Cecila Spooner will be starred with a competent cast of well-known Metropolitan players. JO. P. BARRETT. and Harold Kennedy are with the Blaney ST. LOUIS, MO. St. Louis, last week, enjoyed fairly good business at the several houses, but as Lent has begun the houses can expect a set-back. The attractions for the most part were revivals with the exception of The Lily. at the Olymplx The gardens will soon open and two of our managers will spend the next two weeks in the East, making arrangements for the coming Season. Jacob Oppenheimer, president of the Suburban Park Company, left last week for New York the two as both | other side put up the | member to cast | being offered appeal to this class of patronage w. Burgess is spending a few weeks jp California and during his absence Euddle han has full charge of the Brandels Theatre, Eddie is equal to the occasion, having been as sociated with Mr. Burgess for a long time, as assistant manager. It is not very often that a vacant seat ts seen at the Orpheum. This is the one house that has capacity business at formance, from the beginning to the end season. To go to the Orpheum seems to be a habit with thousands of Omaha people H. J. RooT almost every per f the TOLEDO, O. Bill Eastwood, formerly with The Times, in this city, has returned home fer a brief | visit. Bill is now engaged in the moving pic | Was with | tractions in the future, | Son on | ments In his Toledo home that he bought during The Metropolis is converted | | Company where he will spend several weeks in the inter| est of Suburban Garden. The summer theatre will open Sunday evening, May 14, with The College Widow as the first attraction. While in New York Mr. Oppenheimer will engage a number of people for his company. He also expects to produce several new plays this season. Jessie Russell and Companr. a St. Loul« act, is making good in its spectacular electrical novelty on Levey’s Pacific Coast Cirenit. and press notices in the San Francisco papers speak well of them. They are playing the Portola Theatre. at present. The 0. T. Crawford Compeny have added an other theatre to its circuit of theatres. The last addition is the Palace Theatre on Franklin avenue. Like the others on this circuit the building Is solid concrete. This makes seven houses of an absolutely fireproof construction. on this circuit. Elmendorf gave the last two of his series of lectures last week at the Odeon Theatre. The course was ai eplendid suecess both from a financial and artistic standpoint. The Douglas Fairbanks Company, plarving The Cub, laid off in this city last week. They opened at the Garrick Theatre March 5, with several changes in the cast. Dan 8S. Fishell, manager of the Princess Thea tre, and also the manager of Delmar Garden. for this season, will, this season, also manage the Chester Park Theatre. Cincinnati, 0. Con tracts were signed Feb, 27 Fishell Amusement Co., of which he Is pres! dent. the rights to produce musical the coming season, In Chester Park, Cincinnati The productions in Cincinnat! will be along tl same lines as at Delmar Garden Original pro giving the Dan 8S (nections of musical comedies will be made at both parks The Cincinnati company will be under the direction of Arthur Fishel! A new comedy. entitled Just Like a Man from the pen of Herbert Hall Winslow, and tn which Ino. C. Rice and Sally Cohen will be co sters, will be out on at the Princess Theatre here, for the firet presentation, about the first of April. The cast will contain fifteen people and will be rehearsed at the Princess under the “rection of the Dan. 8S. Fishell Amusement Co. WILL J. FARLEY. OMAHA, NEB. Brandeis’ patrons have not had the pleasure of seeing many new attractions «o far this sea son and since the Krug was turned into a bur lesque house, the Stair and Havlin attractions have played at the Brandeis, and these popular priced plays have been more in evidence than thoee of the higher class The antomobile show at the Anditerium, Feb, 20-25. brought many strangers to the eity, tn cressing the attendance at all the theatres. The crowded houses at the Rowd ts the best evidence that the plays being presented by the Woodward Stock Company under the personal direction of 0. D. Woodward, are pleasing the patrons of this house. comedies ture business as general representative for the Tournament Film Co., and says that the pict ore business is the best of all. It is likely that he will seen go to Mexico. Conrad H. Josperson, of Al. G. FPleld’s Min strels, is In the city for a short business trip St. Elmo is coming and Advance Agent Rice us last week for the second visit of the present theatrical season, not with the same attraction, however. Jake Isaacs was with us last week of Queen of Bohemia Company. The Auditorium is to have Sunday-night atand it is said that one of the Shuberts’ big shows will be the opening attraction Doce Gardner has returned after a brief seathe road and will at once take up apart in charge the past summer. Bill Keyes, one of our local stage boys, recently joined the force at the Empire Theatre Tom Murray and Dudler, the chief entertain ers at the Hong Kong. have started amateur nights and Thursday is the day for the new tal ent that will be given a chance for the stage. Already the sald gentlemen have a large list of try-outs. The Cox Family are back to the Wayne Grill Room for a short period. Kid Burns writes from Dayton, ©.. that he will soon be one of the birds that fly in the air. He has joined the aeroplane and will go South for many fair dates that have been booked. Edward Marshall. formerly property man at the Empire. has left to join the Bright Eyes Good luck, Ed. on your road trip. The Empress, the new picture honse on Sum mit street, has opened and so far the seating capacity has been tested. Rernard Gardner, the hustling manager, is to be complimented for having one of the most ideal picture houses tn | the city. second week in April. | Wallace Shows. | Walton, More talk is heard of improving the Casino. the resort on the lake. The Paycen Players have had a long stock season at the American, and will soon move to the Lyreeum for summer stock. The company will be strengthened and high-class plays that they have been unable to stage at the American will be put on. They will open about the The Orpheum Theatre ts making a big hit with their musical stock company. Charile Noeser ts some booking agent. The Sunbeam Theatre will soon be turned into a ten-cent vandeville theatre. Manager Rettic has a large bunch of carpenters on the job and will hurry the work for a summer opea ~ made a trip to Reno MecCree's winter quar ters, where he has all the many acts In line He awaits the call from the Hagenbeck & The Six Waltons have new quarters at the Davis barn, on Monroe atreet and with the new addition of Charles Furey. the act le completed and they will seon be on thelr war with the Robinson Shows The act will be among the big headliners of the show. High the grand old teacher of the acts \e ably assisted br hie brother Dave. High and Dave have promoted many of the performers that have been In the cirens world for rears The Davis Brothers have about completed all the paraphernalia for their wagon show, which will make some of the small towns fo thix vicinity for thelr try-onte. Harry Clark the old clown, Is undecided as whether he will join Robinson's or Cole & Rice's Shows Artie Jarvis is getting in condition to per form on the lot for the Barnum Shows. JACK TIERNEY NASHVILLE, TENN. The Trahern Stock Company continues to be a strong drawing card and the Orpheum Theatre is at last making very good use of Ite seating capacity. Large audiences are a nightly occur rence despite the strong opposition. What has been termed the military musical event of the year took place at the Maxwell Tiouse on the night of Feb. 27. when the annual ball of the First Regiment National Guard, State of Tennessee, was held. The receipts of the ball go to the ald of the First Regiment Rand. Susie Kerwin, of onera fame, was accord fd a warm reception by a host of friends wars In Nashville during the stay of the Ward an Vokes Company. Miss Kerwin has lost none © her old charms as to voice and figure Ww. &. ARNOLD. A complete list of attractions appearing in the cities mentioned on this page is given in the depart ment beginning on page 22.