The Billboard 1911-11-25: Vol 23 Iss 47 (1911-11-25)

' ' . “The Bi llboard (New Conventions This list contains data procured by The Billboard during the past week only. ARIZONA. Deouglas—Grand Lodge 1. 0. O. F. April 1b. Geo. A. Mintz, secy., Phoenix, Ariz. COLORADO. Denver—Retail Merchants Assn. of Colo. Jan. 15-17. Leon M. Hattenbach, secy., 626 Gas & Electric Bidg. Denver—Colo. Retail Hardware & Implement Assn. Feb. 19-24. F. Moys, secy., Boulder, Colo. DELAWARE. Wilmington—Grand Temple of Del. L. G. E. April 1. Mrs. John Palmer Jr., secy., 1900 Deiaware ave. FLORIDA. Tampa—Rebekah Assembly I. 0. O. F. April 16. Mrs. S. D. Davis, secy., Box 633, Pensa cola, Fla, GEORGIA. Atlanta—Southern Shoe Retailers’ Assn. March 46. Thos. W. Sherron, secy., Memphis, Tenn. ILLINOIS. Chicago—American Society of Equity, Dec. 58. 8S. D. Kump, secy., 1612 Milwaukee ave. Chicago—American Shropshire Registry Assn. Dec. 56. J. Wade, secy.-treas., Lafayette, Ind. Efingham—Ill. State Dairymen’s Assn. Jan. 1618. Geo. Caven, secy., 136 W. Lake st., Chi cago. Moline—Grand Council Royal Arcanum of II. April 17. John Kiley, grand secy., 29 W. Monrve st., Chicago. INDIANA. Gammond—American Shropshire Registry Assn. Dec. 6. J. M. Wade, secy.-treas., Lafayette, Ind. IOWA. Moines—lowa Dept. of Agriculture. Dec. 18-14. A, R. Carey, secy. LOUISIANA. Alexandria—La. State Public School Teachers’ Assen. Apri] —, 1912. Nicholas Bauer, secy., 3425 Canal st., New Orleans, La. New Orleans—Grand Lodge K. of P. of N. A., 8. A., E., A. & A.April 15. John D. Brown, eecy., Box 7, Gray, La. MAINE, Nerwiy—Me. Dairymen’s Assn. Dec. 5-7. Leon 8. Merrill, secy., Orono, Me. MICHIGAN, Belding— Montcalm (Co. I. 0. 0. F. Assn. April 26. Wm. Price, secy. «MISSOURI. St. Joseph—National Horticultural Convention. Nov. 23-Dec. 2. Geo. W. Reye, secy., Council Bloffs, Ja. MONTANA, Miles City——Mont. Stock Growers’ Assn. April —_. Collins, secy. entertainment com. Miles City—Eastern Mont. Wool Growers’ Assn, April 1617. J. B. Collins, secy. entertainment com. NEBRASKA. C€ncoln—Neb. Dairymen’s Assn. Jan, 16-18. 8. C. Bassett. secy., Gibbon, Neb. @Omahs—Grand Council Royal Arcanum, April 23. Geo. 8S. Powell, secy., 696 Paxton Block. NEW HAMPSHIRE. —Sons of Veterans, April —, 1912. A. W. Elliott, secy. NEW JERSEY. @Gape May Citr—25th Regt. N. J. V. Veteran Aessn., 2d Battalion. Dec. 13. Jas. W. Trenchard, rec. secy., Bridgeton, N. J. Treaton—Grand Council R. & S. M. of N. J. — 16. H. E. Deats, secy.. Fleington, N. NEW YORE. Alvany—-N. Y. State Retail Hardware Assn... Inc. March 5-8. John RB. Foley, secy., 602 Kirk Bldg... Svracnse, N. Y,. Sew York (Manhattan)—Royal Arcanum, Grand Council of New York April 23-24. J. Y. = secy., 314 Vermont st., Buffalo, N. NORTH CAROLINA. Asheville—N. C. Sunday-Schoo] Assn, April —, 1912. J. Van Carter, secy., Raleigh, N. C. Bigh Point—Danghters of Liberty. April 23. J. N. Maxwell, secy., Salisbury, N. C. OHIO. Gelumbue—Grand Council of Ohie, Royal ArcaBum. April 17-18. Thos. Butterworth, secy., 701 4th Natl. Rank Fldg., Cincinnati, 0. OKLAHOMA. Saawnee—Great Council of Okla. Improved Or@er of Red Men. March 12. W. B. Hodgens, secy., Poteau, Okla. PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia (Parkway Bidg.)—Artisane Order ef Mutual Protection. March 6. Wm. Patton, secy., 204-205 Parkway RPlig. Phlladelphia—Grand Lodge Shield of Honor of Pa. April 15. Edwin H. Nason, secy., 2128 N. 9th et. Pittsburgh —State Hortienltura] Assn. of Pa. Jan. 15-20. Pittsburgh—Penn. Dairy Union. Jan. 15-20. Pittehmrgh—Live Stock Preeders’ Assn. Jan. Wiliiamenort—Pa. Gas Agen. April —, 1912, Wm. H. Merritt, secy.. Lebanon, Pa. RHODE ISLAND. Newport—Grand Encampment of R. I., I. O. 0. F. March 6. Wm. H. T. Mosley, grand scribe, 86 Werboss tt, Providence, R. I. Providence—Grand Lodge K. of H. of R. I. March 28. W. H. Skcel, secy., P. 0. Box 903. SOUTH CAROLINA. @harieston—S. C. State Teachers’ Assn. March hy oo W. H. Jones, cor. secy., Columbia, @offney—Great Council Improved Order of Red Men. April 12. RB. C. Waliace, secy., Sum ten, 8 TENNESSEE. Naehville—State Horticultural Assn. Jan. 25. Chase. A. Keffer. secy., Knoxville, Tenn, Naabville—Tenn. Nurserymen’s Assn. Jan. 26. 6 WM Bentley. secy., Knoxville, Tenn. TEXAS, Brownwood—Grand Commandery K. P. of Texas. April 10, J. C. Kidd, grand recorder, 211 Fanuin st., Mouston, Tex. t. Worth—Cattle Raisers’ Assn. of Texas. March 19-21. KE. B. Spiller, secy. VIRGINIA, Buchanan—Select Castle, A. O. K. of the M. C. April 9. R. E. L. Heckman, secy., 1014 Stewart ave., S. E., Roanoke, Va WEST VIRGINIA. Wheeling—Subdistrict 5 of District 6, United Mine Workers of America. March 14. Wm. Applegarth, secy., Bridgeport, O. WISCONSIN. Milwaukee—Wis. State Bottlers’ Assn. March | 13-14. J. B. Reiter Jr., secy., 277 Milwaukee st. CANADA. ’ Guelph, Ont,—American Buff Cochin Club Meeting. Dec. 12. C. W. Best, secy., Box 101, 7 Charlotte, N. C. London, Ont.—Grand Orange Lodge Ont., West. March 13-14. W. M. Fitzgerald, secy., 142 Morse st., Toronto, Can. London—Provincial Grand Chapter of Ont., West., Black Knights of Ireland. March 12. E. A. Fennell, grand registrar, 347 Howland ave., Toronto, Ont. Montreal, Que.—Que. Provincial Grand Orange Lodge. March 5. Alex. Geo, Ellis, secy., 786 St. Urbain st. Toronto, Ont.—Order of Canadian Home Circlea, March 12. J. M. Foster, secy., Confederation Life Bldg. Winnipeg, Man.—Grand Lodge Manitoba 1. 0. 0. F. March 6. B. D. Dening, secy., I. 0. 0. F. Tempie. BURLESQUE NOTES. (Continued from page 11.) good fellow all around and has many friends among the agents and managers who visit the house, as will as among the better looking of the many chorus girls who play Schenectady with Western Wheel shows. Cliff! Woodetesky is ahead of the Parisian Beauties and is doing some noisy work. friend of mine visited the show recently and looked hard for the powerful executive staff that Cliff says is carried by the show. The second man and the various other advertising agents were missing, but then—they may have been out tacking cards and banners, for there is surely no theatre in existence that could make room for such a small army with one show. How about it, Cliff? Mrs. John M. Ward, who as a clever character actress, Was, at one time known as Nellie Dunbar, Is quite a poet, and some of her clever contributions to the Detroit papers are creating a deal of comment among their wide circulation of readers. I am reprinting one of her latest efforts, which I have clipped from the Detroit Free Press. Here it is: A SAILOR’S FATE. Down, down in the fathomless deep, The mermaids are singing themselves to sleep: They beckon and call me and seem to sar: “Come and live with me in the salt, salt spray.’ Down, down in their coral caves Their voices float up and out on the waves; Their voices so sweet and so soft and so low, Shall haunt me wherever, wherever I go, And I never will leaye my home in the deep sea, For 0, how I love its tranquillity. Down, down by the moon’s clear light, I've taken this trip to the mermaids tonight, Onur home is a palace of crystal so clear, With seawea’s for carpets, the whole lvelong year. When I sleep, I am rocked by the wind’s lovely motion. And dearly, dearly I love my home in the ocean, Down, down, without anchor or chain, I am with the mermaids, and here I'll remain, Our good ship was lost one night long ago, So that’s why I am writing to you from below, —Nellie Dunbar Ward. Mrs. Ward. as Miss Dunbar will be rememhered by most theatregoers of a few seasons past. She appeared in many well remembered plays a8 a comedienne and was also quite a snecessful vandeville star. Althongh still quite a young woman she has deserted the stage for the peacefnl life cf the genteel housewife. and is now taking care of the management of her palatial home in the suburbs of Detroit. + Charles Brown, late of the Rose Srdell Show, and for the first few weeka of this season with Haliiday and Curley’s Painting the Town, has replaced Lew Miller as electrician with Mesers. Butler & Co, There are several hotels in the vicinity of the Star & Garter. Chicago, which need watch ing. One of these makes a charge of fifteen cents ner fileht for trunks, while one other has a strenge habit of enlarging the b'lls .Ahove the original agreement. I have received several reanests to publish these facts and wonld sngzeat that nrofessionala will come to a haste onder standing hefore moving their hargage into anch places, The Improvement of theatrical hotel conditions can on'y he broneht shont br the nor former hims: If and the aubmission to every Mttle indignation fs only an encouragement to the arrogant indenendence of many of these bloat.’ end over prosnerons proprietors? The hotel thet je had shonld be avoided and strennons!y horeotted and the patronace given to a more deserving boeniface, The only good hotel ts where an effort is made to please the guests and where cleanliness and good services are the principles and corner «tones of the bnetness. There sre too mony indifferent hotels cater'ng to traveling performers end those who allow themselves ta he ‘“‘stnne’’ a second time are only enconraging thelr existence. A renort sava that Manager FL W. Statr of the Toronto Star. wag recently fined £95 for anecding. Stair alwayve was a pretty fast goer er how wonld he ever have attained his prevent theatrical eminence, YD. F Pierce 's manager of the Star, Toronto. and anite a nice fel'ow he fe Whenever an acvent is made nncomfortable be the chaneenhle Mianosition of the manager of the Faetern Wheel theatre he Is alwara welcome at Danny's niace and—marhe von think T don’t know it Harry Hedges—What do you think NEW AMUSEMENT CONCERNS. Albany, N. Y., Novy. 15 (Special to The Bill. board).—The Pearl Maiden Company of New York City, baving a capital stock of $25,000, was incorporated with the Secretary of State today, to conduct theatres and produce operas, operettas and burlesque. The directors are Henry L. Steitz, Albert F. Jaeckel and William M. Chadbourne, 32 Liberty Street, New York City. : The Joe Maxwell Company of New York City was also incorporated today to produce and expioit theatrical and musical productions and maintain theatres, Its capital is $10,000, and it has as directors Joseph Muxwell, A. M. Wattenberg and A. S. Levy, 115 Broadway, New York City. The Columbus Film Company of New York City has been incorporated to manufacture and deal generally in moving picture films, and to exhibit the same, It bas a capital of $1,000. Its directors are Philip E. Wolf, John H. Quail, Jr... New York City, and Renville Leake, Bound Brook, N. Y. SINGERS. Chicago, Nov. 14 (Special to The Billboard). —Dr. Wellington T. Stewart, 22 East Wash ington Street, and Edward H. Marhoefer, presi dent of the Elmore Motor Company, 1240 South Michigan Avenue, were held liable by Municipa Judge Stewart yesterday, for part of the debts contracted by Col. W. A, Thompson in his re cent venture in light opera at the Angelus Theatre. The decision was given in the suit of Herbert Holmes, one of the singers who took part in the operas, whe is one of fifty-nine singers and employees who are suing for salar.es amounting to $1,500, unpaid when the theatre was closed on September 30. ASSAULTS STAGE MANAGER. Raltimore, Md., Nov. 17 (Special to The Rillboard).—Lawrence Perin, well known = in Newport, New York and Baltimore society, was fined $100 and costs by Justice Tyson today fer assaulting Walter C. Van Brunt, stage manager of the Academy of Music, Perin and some friends went to see the play at the Academy last night, and during the performance decided to go behind the scenes to see a member of the company. The stage manager told them they had no business there, and as Perin showed no inclination to leave, the stage managir pushed him toward the door, when Terin struck him in the face. After the show he was arrested. INCORPORATED. Albany. N. Y., Nov. 15 (Special to The Billboard).—-The following amusement enterprises have been incorporated with the Secretary of State: The Martin Amusement Company, Brooklyn, t®engage generally in the theatrical and moving picture business. Capital, $5,000. Direc tors, Frank C. Richards, William T. Martin and Ela Martin of Brooklyn. Myrtle Amusement Company, Brooklyn, to act as proprietors and managers of theatres. Capital $30,000. Directors. F. Charles Giegerich, August J. Kratzke, Glendale, N. Y., and George Giegerich of Brooklyn. Geller Company, New York City, to eqnip and maintain theatres. Capital, $1,000. Directors, Alter Geller, Louls W. Seligmann and Henry W. Freeman, New York City. Buffalo. N Y., reports a new theatrical enterprise Inco: porated, known as the C. R. Keith Theatrical Co., capital, $5,000. Directors—Chas. R. Keith Rudolph Wagner, D. W. Hyman, of Buffalo, N. Y. A SUCCESSFUL PREMIERE. Providence, R. I., Nov. 13 (Special to The Rillboard).-—-Margaret Ilington scored a bit in the role of Margie Schnitz. a tenement dweller. in the premiere of Kindling. a new play br Charles Kenyon, at the Providence Opera House, tonight. Miss Tllincton was enpported by a capable company. The play was tried ont last summer on the Pacific Coast by a stock company, which the cctress joined to test the possibilities which the piece offers, AERONAUT SUICIDES. Paris, Nov. 14.—Word has been recelved here that Edwin W. Mix. the American neronant, had committed snicite by inmping from a Channel steamer off Calais. Sunday night. The body has not heen recovered, ; Mr. Mix was born and ratsed in Columbne, 0., but bas spent many vears In Parts. Tle wae a member of the aero cinhs of both Americn and France. and had represented both countries tn international contest« In 1907. with Alfred Le~lene. he piloted the halloon L'Isle de France, which finished second in the International race of that veer In 19% Mr. Mix won the International Aero. nantic Cup, starting from Zurich, his balloon covering a distance of 659 miles. He was the only American contestant. THANKSGIVING NUMBER OF THE ROWCLIF. Walter 8. Dnggan, the enterprising and brainy Feneral press representative of the Rowland & Clifford Enterprises, hes inst feened tn the interests of hic emplovers’ attractions. the Thanksgiving number of The Rowellf. Tt te fnll of good humored kidding and satirical shafts and gives all of the latest hapnenines In the great galaxy of tolent gathered under the Rowland & Ciifford banner, NEW THEATRE OPENS. Warinette, Wie. Nor 1 (Speetal to The Pillhonrd).—The new Marinette Theatre wae formally opened leet niche with a nprodnetion of Jomning Inniter, with Richard Carle and Fé. na vatace Hopper as the bright Mghts of the ene While working at the Family Theatre In Tavewell, Va.. Havel Arnold fell and eprained her , right ankle Her phyetcian ordered her ta lay | off for a conple of weeks. She will reat at her ‘home, 816 Elm Street, Cincinnatt HEARD IN ADVANCE. By TOM NORTH, Thomas Kirk, Jr., manager the \ burgh, is a busy man these days, A) job is Mr. Kirk, and always pleas original smile that won't come off, ‘Larry’? Anholt put over a refresuing regarding press agents in Pittsburg and incidentally got in about half the story regarding May Irwin, wx representing. Got to go some to by + Walter 8. Duggan, ahead of Rock of ry certainly deserves credit for his publica The Rowclif, as well as his ability as 4 paper man. Mr, Duggan is a proteve of Goett. He's bound to be good, + Young George Ford is telling the folks days abead of the coming of Alma. To , the folks have belleved Pord to th: extent of the an average of $700 per night. Goin’ some setisa Nie ge, an’ J. B. Martin, general agent New York the | tral lines, situated at Rochester, N. y. geption brother of young Martin, business manager the Weiting at Syracnse, N. Y Roth hustlers, The bunch of railroad men at Pittsborgh lar minds one of the palmy days in St. Louts and ‘s all the railroad boys used to meet the ag or first in the bdillroom. Remember? ago tt! ned a f All_ye of Chicago glance over this tst fp any t New York City dramatic critics and see if @ pegan ean pick ont a former Chicagoan: Alan Tg, as h American: Acton Davis, Evening Son: Lonis@ entere DeFoe, World; Adolph Klauber, Times: L@ her | rence Reamer. Sun: Arthur Warren. Tribal eccentr J. C. Garrison, Press: Rennold Wolf. T@ public graph; John Logan. Herald: Lonis Sherwithe Gr: Globe: Burnes Mantel, Matl: Charles Darndhereonat Evening World; Robert Welch, Evening Térers. a gram: Arthur Well, Bvening Jonrnal: J@ charac W. Ashmore, Commercial; C. D. Towse, Sibnsive ' ning Post. in her ee b in he Geo. P. Murphy, star of the Let George Ik Company. has a chorus made up of girls w names are Grace. Georgie, Gwendolyn, Gol and. in fact, to be a member of this chory girl’s name must start with G. It's the G chorus in America. Lester Stern, ahead of The Chocolate Sol, pro is responsible for the following concerning Hine tir attraction: Ten per cent of the gross goesfiyeg tw the writers. This ten per cent Is divided tween Oscar Straus, the composer: Berns and Jacobson, the lIibrettists, and Stantsi@§y wy, Stange. the adapter. Strauss of course, the most. Inasmnch as the lowest week's MB. Com ness has been $10.000, and the highest aM pede $27 000. some idea cf the earnings received the writers can be gained. “The first rear Burg Chocolate Soldier was confined exclusively ‘ New York."’ sald Stern, “and the gross re were $500.09. Ten per cent of this wonld $50,000. Last rear three companies tonred | country. and nlared In the aggregate to a $1.000.000. Since September, 1910, the plliong-pa: hes been running In London to a total of a $400,000. Therefore. in the secend season composers receive something like $200,000 royalties.’’ Fred Johnson, formerly of Akron, 0., ts manager of White's Theatre, McKeesport, one of Ed Moore’s bonses. Fred likes ft ex for a couple of strikes and a few minor th of that sort and advice comes to the Ww that owing to the excessive cost of operat this beantiful theatre will be devoted to ing pictures shortly. _—" shame. Charlie Thropp ts running the Orphenm In Keesport, Pa.. and making good. Great 3 are Mr. and Mrs, Thropp, and regular ep tainers, One nieht atand manacers that pattern a Wm. Cradoc’s management of bis Maryl Theatre, Cumberland. Md., can't lose. He regular manager, and if ren give him a show he gives yon real bnsiness and he al does renal bneinesa bheeanee he always mf renal shows, If he can't cet a real show— go!—in goes pictures, and there's the am All George RPrinkmen needs at Grafton, Va.. is a theatre. His old epers honse ts fol bad and no one knows It better than Rrinkman. This chap is a bustier, and business In bia nnstaire house with ple and an occasional attraction, + 1 see Helen McCabe fs on the road & This time with one of Rowland & (iif shows. 1 had to Yay over tn FEddte Meredith's town recently, Fefrmont, W. Va. Mark well that Tanta T FTA to lay over there. connections, That's all Tonia Sitnek. manager Swisher Thestre. eantown, W. Va.. left town on same tral arrived on. Te had hte Mrfentewn T's to look after. and inctientaliy any bello to fntnre Mre, Sitnek, and the hapny event fs far distant, I am told. Good Inck te ¥* reout, Opposite the Swieher Theatre In Morcant WwW. Va... ta a atnele eolomn aix store Of scraper, The dav 1 landed tn the town # PPR oo. hich wind wae Mow!tng. One of the town wint curve remarked to me: “T'A be ekeered to nd Sh In ton of thee AICH beitding: micht 1 Fo over.’ Tle gave me the key to mr room vy Cy night at the hotel. i vant “ds Guy F. Greee bea the horse at Weston Teal Va Qreve ja anme breatier, The West 7. vinta Ineene Aeyinm fe ornoette the FP denot 'n Weeton. and te Wied principally nocr deville whe have riffen on th’ ff a morning train from Clarksburg to Wester There aren't many inatancne tn atacelam tock leading women foreatine the lecitt TH Feld ta enter wornderttie ee mimice Th dood only known tnetence at the present rr ts bey nf Nolte Vo Nichole whoa wae ninvint ™~ lente with a nraminent Chicacn etock comms when throneh a foke, abe Alecovered her ™ of mimicry and determined te devote det