The Billboard 1911-09-16: Vol 23 Iss 37 (1911-09-16)

74 The Billboard SEPTEMBER 16, 191) UP AND DOWN BROADWAY NOTES (Continued from page 24.) W. Mason's The Witness for the Defe nse, Billie Burke in Pierre Veber’s The Runaway, Madame Nazimova in Algernon sens new play, The Other Mary, Haddon Chambers’ new play, Dassers-By, and a: W. Pinero’s newest comedy. Preserving Mr. Panmure. For the first time in eleven weeks—his longest period of absence in the twenty years that has owned it—Charles Frohman, last Thursday night, August 31, entered his home theatre, the Empire, with the assistance of a pair of crutches and in spite of the beavy downpour of rain A convalescent from articular rheumatism, that has for some time crippied his right knee, Mr. Frohman found himself far enough advanced towards recovering to mount a new pair of crutches and ride from the Hotel Knickerbocker to the Empire Theatre in time to attend the dress rehearsal of John Drew. David Belasce’s production of William C. DeMille’s new play, The Woman, was produced in Bridgeport, Conn., September 4. Burns Mantel, formerly the dramatic editor of the Chicago Tribune and the Inter Ocean, arrived in New York September 4 labors as the anthor of a weekly dramatic letter for the Chicago Tribune Syndicate. He surrendered his position as Sunday editor of bod Tribune to assume these new responsibil8. The second week of the engagement of Donald Brian in The Siren at the Knickerbocker Theatre was celebrated by the introduction of a new duet, entitied Ob. Do Step the Two Step, which was sung and danced by F. Pope Stamper and Miss Moya Mannering. Lydia Loupoukowa. the little dancer, returned to the cast at the Winter Garden Monday night, September 4, after an absence of more than two weeks, due to a sprained ankle. She seemed to have been greatly refreshed by her enforced rest, and appeared in — had formerly assumed in the Russian balets. Kyrle Bellew will open his season in Buffalo Monday night, September 11, in Hubert Henry Davies’ comedy, The Mollusc. After a week in Buffalo he wil go to Chicago to begin the season at Powers’ Theatre. Isavel Irving, Jane Fegrel and Frank Goldsmith will have important re in Mr. Bellew’s support. Edward H. Robins, who played the role of Join Madison with Frances Starr in The Easiest Way, has been engaged for the company supmerting Edmund Breese in A Man of Honor, which is to come to Weber's Theatre on September 14. William A. to begin Fradv is to transfer Donglas Fairbanks and A Gentleman of Leisure from his Playhouse to Charles Dillingham’s Globe Theatre on Wednesday, September 13. Auna Held has sailed for New York. Upon her errival, Miss Held will immediately begin rehearsals of Miss Innocence, a play that served ber to good purpose for two seasons. In this piece she will make a trip te the Pacific Coast returning after twelve weeks to rehearse in a new play now being written for her. The new play wil! be the work of George V. Hobart. Julion Mitchell and Raymond Hubbell. The engagements of Dore Davidson for Daddy Tyl, Georgio Majeroni for Fire and Harriet Sterling for Night, complete the cast for the revival of The Blue Bird at the Centc-y The atre. Others in the company are Burford Hampden, Helene Lackaye, Cecil Yapp. W. H. Denny. Alice Butler, Ethel Brandon, Claribel Campbell. John Sutheriand, Charles Hampden, Gwendolyn Valentine, Merle Maddern, George Sy!lvester, Margaret Fairleigh and Berta Donn. Barney Gerard’s Follies of the Day ts the attraction selected for the opening of Cook's Opera House, Rochester, on Monday night, April 1 This new house has been added to the Western Burle aque Wheel. The Moral Code has been brought back to this city for slight repairs. Daniel Frohman will make another production at the Lycenom Theatre during the spring. He has not definitely decided upon which of four contemplated plays he will ultimately give. He has made a contract. however, with George Herace Lorimer of the Saturday Evening Post for the dramatic rights of the story, John Spurlock, Collegian, and he has already set the dramatist at work. The play will set forth the difficulties experienced by a young collegian who enters upon the realities and practicalities of business life. He falls out with his father. faces the world himself, to gain in the end the respect and renewed affection of the elder Outsiders is the title given by Charles Klein to his new play which will be produced by the Authors’ Producing Company in November The theme is taken from incidents in every-day life as gleaned from the daily newspers. and will be found similar in plot to e Lion and the Mouse and The Gamblers. The poor condition of Mrs. Leslie Carter's health has necessitated the postponement of her researsals. which were to have begun Sep tember 5. Her tour was scheduled to begin eat Asbury Park on September 23. The rehearsals are to be resumed in two weeks, how ever. Hubert Henry Davies, the English plavwright, now visiting this conntry, enjoyed the pleasure of having two of his plars rehearsed in one theatre on Fridav. September 1. On the stage of the Emptre Theatre John Drew and his company were rehearsed in A Single Man. while in the spacious foyer of the same theatre Mr. Davies’ earlier comedy. The Mollusc was being rehearsed by Kyrie Pellew and his company. Mr. Davies was able to keep an eye on both rehearsals and, in fact, the only defect in the enforced arrangement was that each comnany ing distance other. Denald Robertson is in New York engaging actors for the initiation of the New Theatre. which fs to onen in Chicago next November. Woods & Frazee have engaged Florence Reed and J. Dodson -Mitchell for the company to support Juling Steger In The Master of the Houe« which will make its premiere at the Cort Theatre. Chicago, November 5. © Arrange ments have also been made with Charles Froh man for the services of Gustave Von Sevffer titz to steee the nlay. Amelia Gardner. Ralph Morgan and Eva Randolnh will also have important parte In the prodnction. Edmund Breese end the company to support him in Isaac Landman’s new play, A Man of Honor, left Saturday, September 2, for Rochester, N. Y.. where on Monday at the Lyceum Theatre the initial performance was given. Jor Weber, the producer, and Mr. Landman, the author, accompanied them to witness the premiere, A Man of Honor will have a preliminary tour, and on Thursday. September 14, will begin a run at Weber’s Theatre. as it rehearsed was within hear of the subdued voices of the the roles that’ ACTS NEW TO CHICAGO. (Continued from page 29.) gun. In the struggle the husband recognizes a brother who has gone to the bad by doing just what he was now attempting to do. This has estranged the brothers, but after the present incident they both shake hands and promise to live honorable lives. The parts are all well carried, especially that of the tramp They responded to several curtain calls. TUSCANO BROS., Battleaxe Juggilers; Majes tic, Chicago; first in nine-act show; Time, ten minutes, full stage. The Tuscano Bros. offer one of the really new and novel acts in vaude keeping are the present-day ville. Their appearance is decidedly in with the nature of their act. The costumed as gladiators and open their act by throwing the axes at each other and catching them on wood shields. This exhibition gives them an excellent start and followed up with a number of dangerous feats, makes the great hit. Their work is exceptionally and there Is a noticeable elimination of a stalling. Considering their position on the bi 1 and the number of people in the house during the offering, the act may be justly called a success, LEON T. ROGEE, the Human Orchestra, Whist ling and Tmitatione; Majestic, Chicago: fifth in nine-act show; time, eight minutes, in one. Mr. Rogee is a in voice and throat with an imitation everyone guessing. boys wonderfully gifted artist manipulation. He opens of a trombone which has His second is of an oboe, This is a really difficult imitation, but Mr. Rogee has worked it up to perfection and scores heavily. His third and best imitation is of a ‘cello. He uses an instrument with each stunt and it is really difficult to tell which is natural and which is the imitation. After this number Mr. Rogee announces ‘‘intermis sion,”” and turning the back of the ‘cello to the audience, Rogee ‘calmly and displays a uncorks a very tempting buffet. bottle of regular beer | Nights. A | strels will does a very natural thing—be drinks it. After this he introduces imitations of various other instruments, including a piccolo. This | imitation is very bad and is really detrimental to the act and would be well eliminated. Mr. Rogee proved a sensational hit and fully jus tified his important position on the bill. MABELLE ADAMS & C. H. O’DONNEL, Dra. matic playlet; Majestic, Chicago; third in nine-act show; time, seventeen min utes, full stage; number of people, four. It seems that in Zila, the playlet presented at the Majestic by the above-mentioned artiste this week, there are possibilities for a more elabor ate production. The playlet is presented in three scenes and is well staged. The story deals with a Gypsy violinist, a young girl who has been picked up from the street by an artist and given a home. Another artist has falien in love with the girl, but she remains true to her benefactor. However, he accuses her of perfidy and throws her again into the street. He becomes demented after her eviction and paints a masterpiece picture of her from mesa ory. In the meantime Zila bas gained fame as a stage star and is returned to her benefactor by the young artist who had tried to force his love upon her at the time of ber eviction from the home of his friend. An understanding is reached, her lover’s reason is restored. am! the entire affair is brought to a happy ending. The act goes very big and is worthy of a spot farther down on the bill. em lt WILSON AVENUE THEATRE. (Continued from page 29.) The Melody Four stopped day night. The boys have been wise ing to the audience instead of They have selected a repertoire latest popular numbers and have well before putting them across. numbers which scored heaviest in’ Honey Man, Billy, and Band. They sing in close harmony, but there is some room for improvement here. Their instrumental work on violin. banjos and piano lends a novelty to the act which is well received. Madame Herman closes feats of magic which are one. The act is nicely set and the costumes of her entire company very dignified and con servative. Magic is becoming passe in the family vaudeville houses, but Mme. Herman went very big. on Tuesin caterthemse! ves. of the very rehearsed them Some of the were: My Loy Alexander's Ragtit@e the show the show in those familiar to every —__———» SIX THEATRES OPENS. (Continued from page 28.) ence. Col Thompson has remodeled and redecorated the house in excellent taste, the color scheme being Nile green, relieved by touches of gold, and the acoustics have been greatly improved. The Beggar Student Is the opera to be sung the coming week. while Boeaccio is scheduled for the week following. When this opera ta sung, the performance will be given greater eclat by the presence of Aida Hemmi, a soprano well known here in choir and operatic work, and Henry Davies, a tenor who sang minor roles with the company at the M:tropolitan Opera House in New York. Ziegfeld’s Follies. which opened the Colonial'« fall festivities Monday night, has made a tre mendous hit with Chicago, although its travesty on The Pink Lady and the woes attendant the reconstruction of the Grand Central Station could not be comprehended by an andience which has not yet seen the original production of the former, and necessarily can only take an outside interest in the latter. Bert Williams Ia acknowledged to be the atar feature of the show, and bis whimsicalities invite reverberat ing and long-continued merriment. The traves tles, Everywife and H. M. 8S. Vandeveel were greatly entoyed, as their prototypes, Everywo man and Pinafore, gave the audience its per spective. Thore participating in these skit« were Olga Roller, Vera Maxwell, Grace Leigh. FOR SALE—Ice Cream Wagon, $10 lot cones, inclnding 3 cans, all never used, sacrifice entire outfit, $15. One ‘“‘Conyne Aerov~lane’’ slightly used, cost over $18, sacrifice f°" g° i. 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