The Billboard 1911-10-07: Vol 23 Iss 40 (1911-10-07)

58 The Billboard OCTOBER 7, 1:11, SAVANNAH, GA. a... the Savannah Theatre was dark last ee week, Willie Collier, in Take My Advice, the Season looks like a very bright one all around, as from the Mst of attractions printed some time ago, it shows that Savannah is to have every g00d show that is now making a road tour. Beginning next week, there is scarcely a dark night throughout the entire the early stars to be seen here is Mrs. Leslie Carter in her new play. Harry Lucas, who is now connected with his brother, Arthur Lucas, in the film business in Wasbington, was in the city a few days ago in the interest of the Beulah Binford pictures, but Harry had bad inuck, for the Binford pictures bave been barred from Savannah, after a private view by the mayor and alderman of this city, and the Police Commission, and Mr. L. J. Rubenstein, the owner of this sensational picture story, suit against the city for not allowing the pictures to be shown, but developments are slow. We are to have three circuses here this season, whether it is because the license here has been cut in half, is not known, but Savannah bas always been known as a good circus town, ther just back them in when they visit here, and the following shows will be seen here: Forepaugh & Sells Brothers will come here on October 19, Young Buffalo will also show, and Gus Sun's Show will give a benefit for the Alee Temple of Mystic Shrine some time in November. It is truly remarkable to see the crowds that the Bijou have nightly, in no time does the attendance fall off at this house; they simply pack them in all the time, and the vandeville shown at this house is of a good standard. Mr. Henry C his untiring efforts to please the public, met with general favor ever since of this house. The Liberty Theatre breaking all for attendance since the opening a ago, the house is now being booked by Stair & Havlin, offering to the Savannah public a new and novel form of entertainment, something never before enjoyed by the people of this city. Last week Dante’s Inferno fairly packed them in, and this week Herman Timberg is being seen in School Days, a show of unusual merit, and a have is records year or 60 company that is capable in every respect. Next week, Beulah Poynter will be seen in a new play at this house The Odeon and the Folly are doing a thriving business with pictures and songs; and the Ar cadia, the new picture house, is expected to follow suit. , ARTHUR M. ROBINSON. NEW HAVEN, CONN. There is every reason to believe that New Haven is to have one of the best seasons in the history of its theatre career. There are several reasons for this promise, primarily the harmonious local atmosphere of things theatrical, a new condition this season and the fact that such men as H. B. Brothers in the legitimate, with S. Z. Poli in vaudeville are competing to give the best there ls to the New Haven public. The Hyperion, for many years the only theatre playing the high-class legitimate, and leased for a term of years by the Shuberts, was purchased last season by 8. Z. Poli. Conjecture is now rife as to what Mr. Peli intends doing with the playhouse when the Shuberts’ lease expires. But whatever this vaudeville magnate’s plans for the future may be the present condition of things is most satisfactory as the Shuberts’ list of attractions is a wonderful one this year, and E. D. Bidridge is its manager again this season. Mr. Eldridge, who is one of the Shuberts’ best-known representatives, has made himself very popular here since his return from Atlanta last-winter. He is a most capable man and is doing splendid work for the Shuberts in New Haven, Down at the Grand Opera House, where M. A. Yack is again in control, the outlook is equally as promising as the Hyperion. Since H. B. Harris leased the house in 1910 and Mr. Yack was installed as manager, there has been an increasing patronage and popularity at the Grand that has put the theatre in line with the best playhouses in New England. The rivalry existing between the two houses is, however, a friendly one which gives a healthy, happy tone to things and makes the competition between them interesting. Mr. Hendricks and Mr. Mac Mahon are Mr. Yack’s assistants again this year. Mr. Eldridge has as treasurer Mr. Quigley. who was the assistant treasurer at the Grand several years ago. He takes Lesley FPorsyth’s place at the Hyperion. Mr. Forsyth having gone with his father, one of the wealthy business men of the town. 4 At the Grand this week, September 25, 26 and 27. Charles Dickson presents The Golden Ltd... a modern American comedy in four acts Friday and Saturday, Henry B. Harris presents Robert Edeson in a new satirical farce, called The Cave Man. At the Hyperion this week’s attraction is Fritzi Scheff, in The Duchess, the new opera by Victor Herbert. The announcement is made also of the appearance = the Hyperion, October 12 and 18, of the All-Star Imperial Russian Ballet, with an orchestra of 40. conducted by Podesti of the Metropolitan Opera Company. KANSAS CITY, MO. Kansa® City gas never offered a more varied or algeacttve—season of enjoyment and also instructive entertainment than it does this year. That more visitors than ever before will be here goes without saying. The fair, two congresses, the regular priests of Pallas the week of October 2, the aviation contests, the American royal, the horse show, all of the theatres offering especially good and drawing shows and numerous smaller features, all these present attractions to suit every taste and it will not be Kansas Ciy’s if any visitor in the coming three weeks fault fails to find something to please him every day of his stay here The week of September 25, the National Congress of Conservation met here and then there is to be the Trans-Mississippi Congress and both of these events will crowd the city and there will be numereng theatre parties that will tax the capacity of the various houses, much to the pleasure of the managers and those that attend. And Carnival Week as it is called, with it balls, parades and ball-masques, always means S. R. 0. for all the theatres, and they especial ly prepare for this week bv offering the public big. good shows that are bound to get the bnsiness. On Priests of Pallas Day, the day when and onl | " y one show is booked for this | of the excursionists depart on the evening trains Harris and the Shubert | season, and one of | the big pageant passes through the city in a glow of electricity in the evening, the theatres bave special matinees, and these mat inees are always crowded to capacity, for some streets immediately after the parade. The Willis-Wood Theatre offers the week of October 1 that much-talked-of and eagerly |} awaited musical comedy, ‘The Girl of My | Dreams. Mr. 0. H. Buckley, business manager of the Willis-Wood, said in speaking of this big show for the house that he fully expected }to “turn them away at every performance,” | and this too, Fourton is manager of the Bijou, and | he took charge | claims that he will soon bring | bert Week, busi even if it were not Carnival for The Girl of My Dreams would do the ness for the Willis-Wood at any time. After three weeks of motion pictures Dante’s Inferno, the Shubert Theatre will start its regular season with The Piper, a dramatized version of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a New Theatre production, and with Miss Edith Wynne Mathison. This is the attraction at the Shu the week of October 2, a splendid show for this big week. f of Edward Abeles, who made such a hit in He Tried To Be Nice, the headline act at the Or pheum the week of September 17, is well re membered here for his last season’s success of Self Defense. Mr. Abeles, while in Kansas City, announced that next eason he would be twice on the same bill, appearing both in He Tried To Be Nice and Self Defense. This is some thing a little out of the ordinary for a vaude ville actor and will show Mr. Abeles’ versatility, for he is very clever in hig comedy roles and the more serious ones. Miss Mary Norman, the headline act at the Orpheum the week of October 1, was warmly welcomed by her many admirers here, and she has many both for herself, her charming per sonality and her art and genius. She was th recipient of much attention here. Mr. Everett Wilson, assistant treasurer of the Grand Opera House, ix one busy man these days, for Mr. Jason Ratekin, the treasurer, is also press representative and business manager and so Mr. Wilson says that he is always busy. Mr. Wilson was associated with Electric Park this summer. Hanlon’s Brand-New attraction at the hit with the patrons Mr. J Lavery, Gillis Th atre, has his home, Liberal The case atainst Fantasma is the carnival Grand, avd it is proving a real and crowding the Grand. assistant treasurer of the returned from a visit in Kansas and St. Louis. H. H. Tammen, manager of the Sells-Flote Circus, who was charged with having exhibited here without sufficient license, was continued until October 18, when called for trial in the Municipal Court, September 19. city license inspector said the advance agent of the Sells-Floto Circus secured a license for fifteen cars, and when the show came to town there were twenty-three cars. A freight agent for the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company testifid’ that that company had a contract to haul twenty-three cars. The twenty-five members of the Theatrical Mechanics’ Association arrested Sunday morn ing, September 24, at their club-house on a charge of disturbing the peace, were dis charged in the North Side Municipal Court Mondav. September 25. Proprietors of lodging anid boarding houses across the street from the T. M. A., said that the members of the club had been 80 noisy that their lodgers had been unable to sleep. They and other neighbors j« titioned to the mayor to stop the noise, and the police raid resulted that caused the arrests. Dr. Czarlinsky, physician of the club, acted attorney for the club members. They were all discharged and warned to make less noise. At Electric Park the third Annnal Missouri Valley Fair end Exposition is on. This fair opened September 23 and continues until Octo ber 8. There are band concerts afternoon and evening by Sorrentino and the Banda Rossa, and the Great Patterson Carnival Shows. Also all the concessions and rides at the park are all in running order, and even the large acreage of Electric is just crowded by those eager to see the fair and likewise have a good time. These are among the exhibits at the fair: Agricul ture, floriculture, horticulture, tobacco, poultry, home economics, textile and household arts. fine arts. cattle, sheep and hogs, dog show and apple show. All of these are on fine display and a visit to Electric Park and the Missouri Valley Fair is interesting, instructive and en joyable. This is the third annual fair and ex position and it far surpasses the other two in the number of exhibits, arrangements, attractions, crowds and success. This third fair is delighting all the members of the Association. WILLIAM W. SHELLEY. NASHVILLE, TENN. The special season ticket Bureau Course of ten numbers Friday morning, September 29. ten high-class attractions offered, as follows: United States Marine Band, which will be the opening number; Harmony Concert Company and Bessie Leigh, The Manlove char acters, People of Dickens (in costume), Litchfield fun-makers, commonwealth male quartet, the Finch Company in comedy, Swedish costumed entertainers, Grand Opera Quintet of New York, Rounds’ Famous Ladies’ Orchestra and Company of popular entertainers. The course will be splendidly balanced and will present a whole season of diversified and refined entertainment free from dry and dull features Oscar Altman, popular theatrical formerly connected with the Orpheum is now holding down the box-office at Theatre, where be will be throughout son of 1911-12. Manager F. P. Furlong Theatre, directs attention to the program te be seen at his house during this week's run and a glance at the neat acts he is putting on from week to week should satisfy each and every one of his patrons and assure them that Man ager Furlong is giving them the best to be had as far as high-class attractions go as for the Rice will begin on There will be which will be sale treasurer, Theatre, the Bijou the sea of the Fifth Avenue All of Manager Williams’ picture houses ars having a splendid run of business, the Elite Nashville’s 10,000 dollar house, is still in the ring as far as popularity goes for ever since it threw open its doors some weeks ago business has been of a very flourishing nature Manager William Wassman of the Crystal, is still on the “job’’ at the same old stand. Hig house is supplying a great deal ment in the business of amuse way of high-class picture plays and is still as lively as ever. Nashville was given a great musical treat during the Tennessee State Fair out at Cum berland Park, by Don Philipini’s Band, one of the biggest musical organizations ever seen in the city of Nashville. This band numbering some thirty high-class musicians, and under scored a the direct leadership of Don Philipini, big success, W. R. ARNOLD. HOT SPRINGS, ARK. The theatrical prospects looks very good for this season. The business Men's League will spend thousands of dollars to advertise this city. The Princess Theatre played to capacity every night last week. The bill of the entire week was the best that ever appeared at this theatre. Williams, Thompson and Copeland and Harry W. Fields and his eight school kids were the headliners for the week. This thea tre runs a split week with the Majestic at Little Rock. The Auditorium Theatre will open its regular season with Dockstader’s Minstrels October The theatre is being decorated and many improvements are being made by Manager Head. Whittington Park has closed the regular season. The dips will run all winter. Doc, Owens, manager of this park, certainly did some work to get the people ont to the park. Never before has as many people visited this park as this summer. He is some hustler. The Airdome has closed a very prosperous season. All shows have played to capacity nearly every night. First-class cempanies always get the money in this city. Happy Holmes is a late arrival in the Vapor City. He reports a good season. He will be here all winter J. M. Hathway has leased the country club at Ozark Lithia Springs. He will spend con siderable money to improve it. His many friends will be pleased to know that several prizes at recent fairs state. received this his auto throughout LAWRENCE JEAN RINALDO TOLEDO oO. James Lathan has gone trouping. He is in the advance for the Show Girl, which Bert St John of B. C. Whitney's office at Detroit, put out. James will do the neighbors will know that the opera is com ng. Kid Kooster, and advance notes of his show, The Third Degree, have been heard from the woolly West. More good news for Broadway about the success of the show man. One of the greatest admirers of burlesque at the present date is Law, and so does his big auto at Blutch Cooper and Chas. and he shines great the Union Station Howard make things hum with The Jersey Lilies Gloria Martinez of The Jersey Lilles Com pany, certainly displayed some gowns and is among the beauties of the stage She has a companion, her sister, just entering the show business and who will be beard from in the next few years. Tom Atkins is not connected with any railroad and returned home the other day from four teen weeks of overland repertoire Tom bas the secret of this show line Give him credit, raised in our town, The deal for the sale of the Lyceum Theatre of the Stair & Havlin Co., has fallen through with the Gendron Bicycle Works. Looks as if the property was too high. Next year it is said that there will be The Valentine, season, will have up. Considine Jules Hurtig & Seamon interests in their ten-cent yuse, the Arcade Dr. Phil. Reig the Arcade house is back at his office, fully recovered recent illness His illness was very for some weeks. Babe Andrews’ George Hanner. does not meet a new theatre for Sundays vaudeville throughout the for Sunday pick Time is advertised. over Hurtig in town looking and the many improvements is physician, from his critical been at have new room with Hippo taste Abe Shapiro has left for New York for his tour of Boneta,. in The Great Review, one big musical attraction Charles Briggs, corns His cured by the Keith's the flashy agent kid, is in our city with the advance matters for Robie’s Knickerbockers. yeorge L. Barton has headquarters at Darling ton, Ind. George has many of The Girl and the Tramp companies en route. JACK TIERNEY. 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