The Billboard 1911-12-23: Vol 23 Iss 51 (1911-12-23)

58 The Billboard DECEMBER 23, 1911, [New Conventions: This list contains data procured by The Bill board during the past week only. CALIFORNIA, Grass Valley—Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of California. May 20-25. H. Schaffner, secy., 111 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal. CONNECTICUT. Middletown—Grand Commandery, Knights Templar. March 19. E. C. Birdsey, secy., Meriden, Conn, FLORIDA. Tampa—Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. March 13. W. H. Latimer, G. K. R. S., Taveres, Fla. ILLINOIS. Brookport—Ohio River Assn. of 10. 0. F. April 26. W. F. Holt, secy. IOWA. Des Moines—(Coliseum) Des Moines Auto Dealers’ Assn. March 4-9. CC. G. VanVieit, 10th and Walnut St. Des Moines—lowa Ind. Telephone Assn. March 12. W. J. Thill, secy. Waterloo—lowa Ice Dealers’ Assn. March 20-21. J. F. Simpson, secy. KANSAS. Hutchinson—Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. = 21. N. L. Hollowell, secy., Kansas City, ‘Kan. MICHIGAN, Detroit—Michigan Carload Butter. Poultry & Egg Assn. March —, 1912. H. L. Williams, secy., Howell, Mich. Detreit—National Retail Hardware Assn. June _— week), 1912. M. L. Corey, secy., Argos, . MISSISSIPPI. Retail Merchants’ Assn Greenwoo0d—M ississippi " May 21. W. Hawkins, secy., Box 592, Meridian, Miss. Netchez—Mississippi Press Assn. May 21. J. G. MeGuire, secy., Yazoo City, Miss. : MISSOURI, Macon—Dept. of Missouri G. A. R. May —, 1912. , Thos. B. Redgers, Apt. Adjt. Gen., Temple Bidg., St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis—National Coopers’ Assn. March —, 1912. Fred J. Benner, secy. and treas., 4136 N. 2nd St. NEBRASKA, Liacoln—Nebraska Independent Telephone Assn. About Feb. L. E. Hurtz, secy., 231 8. 14th st. NEW JERSEY. Asbury Park—State Oouncil of N. J. Daughters of Liberty. May 21. W. L. Hayward, secy., 218 8S. llth st., Newark « Oe Camden—Grand Lodge of KN. J., Independent Order of Mechanics. March 19. Frank S. Harris, secy., Salem, N. J. Perth Amboy—New Jersey State Encampment Firemen’s Assn. May 15. BE. T. Humphrey, secy., 281 Prospect st., Nutley, N. J. NEW MEXICO, Albuquergue—Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen Convention. May —, 1012. A. C. Culver, secy. ‘ NEW YORE. Buffalo—Grand_ Interfraternity @ouncil. June —, 1912. H. L. Kitselman, secy., Muncie, Ind. Niagara Falls—State Grand Lodge, Loyal Orange Institute. May 7. R. P. secy., 2125 7th ave., Troy, N. Y. OREGON. Pendleton—Rebekah Assembly, I. 0. 0. F. May 21. Mrs. Ora Cosper, secy., Dallas, Ore. TENNESSEE. Bristol—General Assembly, Presbyterian Church U. S. May 16. Rev. Thos. H. Law, State Clerk, Spartanburg, S. C. Nashville—Tennessee Public School Officers’ Assn. Jan. 9-12. P. Ly Sarned, secy. TEXAS. Galveston—District Grand Ledve No. 7, I. 0. B. B. April —, 1912. Nat Strauss, secy., 2337 Magazine st., New Orleans, La. San Antonio—Texas Bankers’ Assn. May 8-10. , secy., Austin, Texas. UTAH. Salt Lake City—Grand Chapter of Utah, May 9-10. Mrs. Franees G. Shields. Harmony Place. WASHINGTON. North Yakima+Grand Lodge, Kuights of Pythias. May 21-23. H. M. Laye, secy., Colfax, Wash WISCONSIN. Kenosha—Wisconsin State Spiritualists’ March 19-21. Louise G. Loebel, 23rd st., Milwaukee, Wis. NEW JERSEY GOSSIP. A delegation of ministers of different creeds attended a meeting of the Board of Aldermen of Jersey City for the purpose of closing moving picture theatres on Sundays. The clergymen won their request despite the fact that the theatre owners were not informed of the meeting and were unable to be represented by counsel. ‘‘Come, wake up, you owners of moving picture houses; get busy and write to Governor Wilson!"" The writer of this column is now appealing to all moving picture and vaudeville managers to write to him. Direct communications to 239 24th St.. Guttenberg, N. J., and he will approach the Gevernor with the petition. The box office of the Hudson showed the largest receipts since Phil Nash has taken it under his Management. This week’s receipts is due te Sam J. Ryan and his wife, Maud Huth. Ryan was formerly of the team of Ryan and Lewis, of George M. Cehan’s success, The Yankee Prince. Every night during the week the Hudson was sold out to different lodges. Assembivman Agnew invited the twelve assemblymen of New Jersey, whe attended Monday night’s performance in a 0. EB. 8. . secy., 32 Assn. secy., 275 y. The change of Stock Company to Star Vandeville at the Gayety Theatre has gained wonderful popularity, as the twelve performances during the week are meeting with success. Charlies Littleton, assistant treasurer of the Hudson, has installed a candy trade at the Hudson. Nothing but the best of sweets sold during intermission. Business is good. JOE P. BARRETT. DENVER, COLO. Cecil Connor, manager of the publicity de irtment for the Lakeside Amusement Comuny, who will put on a big industrial fair at iis popular summer resort from May to Sep“mber of 1912, is a very busy man these days, etting ready for a big publicity campaign. t is neediess to say that it will be a successful me. Word comes to Denver that Joe Walters and warl Armstrong, local motorcycle racers who seve been at the Tuilleries Park all summer, are breaking some records at the motordome at Elm hurst, California. The Shubert Theatre is but will not be ready for the 1911-12 season. Messrs. Sullivan and Considine of Seattle, paid their Denver bouse a visit last week, The Denver baseball fans are looking forward to the appearance here of ‘‘Buck"’ O’Brien and his three partners in the Boston Red Sox Quar tette. Credit for securing this quartette goes to Mr. A. C. Carson, manager of the Orpheum Theatre, at whose theatre this quartette will appear later in the season. ‘‘Buck’’ O’Brien is the pitcher who was mainly responsible for making the Denver team pennant winners of the Western League and later at Boston wen six games out of seven. During a later series against the famous Marty O'Toole, (the $20,000 Pittsburg pitcher) O’Brien defeated O'Toole nearing completion, hands down. Christmas week the Denver theatres will have musical comedies for their attractions. Thanksgiving week was the biggest week In point of attendance at the Orpheum Theatre since its opening. JULIAN HELBER. PITTSBURG, PA. Pittsburg’s splendid new playhouse in Ditamond Street, below Smithfield Street, which is to be formaliy and positively open to the public on Christmas Day, will be called The Harris Theatre, and will be devoted to continuous vaudeville. These facts, now published authoritatively for the first time, have been the subject of much speculative controversy upon the part of the public since ground was broken for the building last August, but until last evening no word about the name or policy of the new theatre came from the management. While the John P. Harris Amusement Company, which owns and controls a chain of theatres in various cities, including the new one in Pitts burg, has all along intended that the style of entertainment should be continuous vaudeville, it was not until yesterday that definite action was taken on the name of the house. The direc tors of the company, however, have all along insisted that their president, Mr. John P. Harris, should be honored by having the new theatre bear his family name, and, as it was frequently pointed out to Mr. Harris, who modestly demurred from the proposition, there is ample precedent for this selection. Nearly all the large new theatres which have recently been erected in this country, have been named after either the owner or one of the officers of the controlling company. The policy of The Harris Theatre will be to offer to the amusement-going public a class of high grade, meritorious vaudeville at ten and twenty cents. Ne higher-priced seat will be found in the theatre, and more than 1,200 of the most modern and comfortably upholstered opera chairs will be available at ten cents, while the private box chairs and reserved seats will sell at twenty cents. The large capacity of the theatre, which will seat 2,000 people, makes it possible to offer the public vaudeville such es has never been presented in a theatre at these prices. European and American acts of great prestige will be offered. and the opening bill will be a criterion for what is to follow. The hours will be from 1 p. m. to 11:30 p. m. daily, except Sundays, and there will be no intermissions or rests at any time. Patrons may come in at any hour and remain as iong as they feel like it, always being assured of an entertainment which will repay them and will include the choice acts that play the circuits with which The Harris Theatre is affiliated. It is to be a place of diversion for ladies, gentlemen and children, and on this account its equipment will be along the most approved and elegant lines. On the mezzanine floor there will be magnificently appointed rooms for the exclusive use of ladies, and smoking rooms and promenade corridors for the men. In fact, the house from front to back and pit to Sme will be an elegant ‘acquisition to Pittsburg’s places of amusPment. Lillian Russell, who discovered the charm of perpetual youth, and made her vaudeville debut in Pittsburg last season, will play a return engagement bere in January. Albert Lang, stage director for the Harry Davis Stock Players, is enjoying a well-earned vacation by sea voyage to Bermutla. We hope Al will have a good time. One of the best and shows of the season is at the Rowland in Wilkinsburg this week. The chief features are the American Florence Troupe, The Glissandos and Bmery and Nodine R. A. SINCLAIR. cleverest vaudeville TOLEDO, O. The Block Picture Firm, who have headquarters at Buffalo, N. Y., were very lucky in securing the services of H. A. Collington to handle their interests in this city at the Coliseum. The house is doing fine business and the local manager is some press agent. He is handling something for Xmas morning for the poor and newsboys. Each house in the luring that week that can offer anything for the performance in the way of acts will be on the bill. Harry Clark has been heard from down with the Rice & Cole Shows in Georgia. Harry says that they will have white tops with his name leading on the boards. George Stevens, the local baggage smasxher for all the local theatres, has added many new wagons to his barn and now there will be something doing. One thing about Stevens, he is at the depot for all acts and no late curtains at any of the houses where he handles the bagage. Our friend, James Pheatt, who has been in fer Co., has resigned and Chrie Wall, who is of theatricals, Is now in charge. different shows that come our way. | Spokane. — — “ bee as on] tei! pus 1 Bin = Edward Houck, the newly-electéd manager of | Gaiety, and The Moulin Rouge, at , oO the Auditorium, ig not only proving strong in |] Howard, the Manager capacity, but is sume press agent. The Boston will be dark during the k of Loeks as if the new head of the independent’s | December 18, likewlse° the Castle Squa: util theatre in this city was going to do some big |] Friday night, when Mr. Craig is to u his business. Christmas production of the Wizard of Oy James C-nnors was with ug and doing some Among the coming attractions are: ‘1 ral} staff with the Hurtig-Seamon Social Maids Co. ]of the Lonesome Vine, with Charlotte ker James was some hero in our city in the days | December 25, at the Boston; Wm. Fave: in of stock, The Faun, Shubert; Baby Mine, Maj. on Irving Brooks and John Hyams, the star of | January 1; Follies of 1911, Tremont, on ary The Girl of My Dreams Company, are among the | 8; and Pinafore, with an all-star cast the golf contestants and now there is to be some | Shubert, on January 15. thing doing in the next month. Irving is some FP. H. JONES points ahead of the star and great excitement . _ is at hand. Z The Columbia will soon start vaudeville under SHEESLEY AMUSEMENT Co. the trade-mark of Sullivan & Considine. An early date will be announced for the opening The Sheesley Amusement Co. Is doing a good event at the popular St. Clair amus ment place. | pysiness and is having fine weathe: hey The American Theatre will be closed for the played at Perry last week and are now at Mayo coming week and placed in readiness for the | Pig. Joe Johnson opened his new candy wheel opening of stock at the popular Jefferson Street | tact week. Mrs. Viola Rodgers with a glass playhouse. The melodrama did not meet with] wheel, is an addition to the show, ( L approval and now the Holden Bros., who have | Rrixner joined the company last week to take had considerab] success in the stock line, wil! charge of Mr. Sheesley’s vase wheel Harry hold forth at the playhouse for the balance of | yaxwell is now bandling the mail and Bill the present season, boards for the show. Arthur Hoffman, late of Manager Brailey, who has conducted the man agement of the Columbia Theatre, to hig many interests was compelled had a banguet the other evening that have been working with him with a loving cup. Fred Bussey, the local program publisher, has passed up the waters of the Maumee and from now on they will have to offer him something str-nger. Chet Sergent hag a new act for his weakness. The Girl of My Dreams their Xmas dinner at Hartman Hotel this year. Leon Berg, the worthy of the Hurtig-Seamon Burlesque Company, was here, and many of the popular ballads in the attraction under this management are from the noted representative and add much to the popu larity of the firm in the producing line. Bert Fish is home and his old route has not and owing to resign, and his boys him, presented Company will Columbus, O., at give the press representative changed. Bert looks good and claims that the White Tops has his service for the coming year. Arthur Jarvis, the funny little clown of the Barnum & Bailey Shows, has left for New York and will at once start rehearsal for some big act for vaudeville, opening in that city soon, Nelson Trowbridge, for many years connectel as treasurer of the Valentine Theatre, has been promoted to the management of the said house and took up his duties in the past week Nelson was very popular as treasurer and his new position has placed him among the live managers, JACK TIERNEY. SPOKANE, WASH. Miss Ann Pittwood, a Spokane girl, will make ber first local stage appearance with the Jessi Shirley Players week of the 10th, in Tife Little Minister, at the New American Theatre. Miss Pittwood was formerly a member of The Seven Sisters Company, which closed a month or so ago. Mrs. E. Clark Walker, wife of Manager Walker, of The Pantages Theatre of this city. will return to the stage, appearing in a one person act in vaudeville. She will appear in Seattle in Pantages Theatre, and will make a complete circuit, opening the New Pantages Theatre in San Francisco on December 21. Fort George Wright will have a new theatre, the principal feature in Chaplain O. H. J. Scott's campaign to keep enlisted men about the garrison The theatre will open the 13th, and two per formances will be given weekly. The first attraction will be The Williams’ Jubilee Singers, the following evening there will be shown e set of moving pictures of the Panama Canal. Exhibiting children of than 10 years of age is prohibited on the professional stage in A case was demonstrated at one of the local playhouses, where a man and woman were fined for exhibiting their two children in their act. less E. AXEILSON. BOSTON, MASS. After a run of 40 weeks at the New Amster dam Theatre, in the metropolis, The Pink Lady, with the original company, came to the Colonial on Monday for an indefinite engagement. From the opinions of the critics and first-nigbt audience, it would seem as if the play will be sure to be as great a favorite here as in New York. Ralph Herz, in Dr. DeLuxe, is playing a return city | a summer show among the | the capacity of manager of the Toledo Trans | There will be Singers and Percy Waram and Company very little trouble with the new management| ‘The burlesque attractions for this week are for the speedy response to the handling of the as follows: Midnight Maidens, at engagement at the Tremont. It had a successful run here last summer, and should repeat during the two weeks for which it is booked. For the last week of the engagement of Ben Hur, at the Boston, two changes were made in the cast, preparatory to the New York run of the play. Adelaide Nowak, a Chicago girl, appeared in the role of Iras, and Edwin Robins as Messala. The ‘‘Kilties’’ Band of Canada, which bas Just returned from a tour of the world, gave a concert at the Boston, Sunday night, December 10. The ‘‘Old-Timer’s Festival,"’ which has met with such a hearty reception in several other cities, is the bill at Keith's this week The members of the various acts, especially Mrs. = Yeamans, received as warm a welcome ere. The John Craig Company is presenting Are You a Mason? and the company has been augmented by the return of Donald Meek, an old favorite of Castle Square patrons. Mme. Simone, for her last week at mouth, is presenting Bernstein's The Thief. Her interpretation of the part more closely the ideas of the author than been the case in previous American productions Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford entered its last month at the Park on Monday, and is to be sueceeded by The Country Boy on January 8. The Blue Bird ends its engagement Shubert on Saturday. On Monday, Sothern and Marlowe begin a two weeks’ engage ment in Shakespearian repertoire. Everywoman, at the Majestic, is entertaining good houses, and no definite date is as yet an nounced for the last performance in this city, “Bod"’ Fisher, creator of Others on the bill The are: the Casino ‘Dave Marion's Dreamland Burlesquers, the Plyof Marie Louise | Voysin, the leading female role, is said to follow of Corry, has at The December 18, the characters of Mutt and Jeff, is featured at The National in a more familiar to the prompt and business end monologue. Irish at the the Hagenbeck-Wallace Shew, joined the front of the Plantation Shows, LESLIE and DA to handle Eccentrie Comedy, Singing and Talking Playing on Gus Sun’s best time. FOR SALE—Standard Rheostat, 25 amperes, never used, $6.50; for 110 volts, Paddle Wheel, new Koives and Watches, cost me from “* haus,"’ $20.00, sell for $15.00; five &-ft. Poles, also some shorter ones, $1.50 for all; 25 sets Song Slides, colored, $1.00 set; Edison's *“Personal’’ Comedy Film, it's a scream, alse two other good subjects, 925 feet on the reel, $35.00; s “Cecilian’’ Piano VDlayer, great for picture show, a snap at $40.00; a Nickel-plated Pertable Booth Frame, 6x8 ft., it all telescopes, cost $18.00, for $9.00; Tenor Drum, nickel-plated hull, $2.50 Address WALTER R. JAVENS, East Greenville, Pa. OPEN TIME Opera House, at Morrisonville, Ill., is open fer good shows. First-class house and good drawing ulation. People are hungry for amusement. ral terms. Address J. H. MACHIELS, Met. WANTED —CARNIVAL SHOWS Ride and privileges of every description, for sea som 1912, to open near Shreveport, La., January 15th, ae shows. Address RI & DORES' xx ows, 1508 Main Btreet, Fort Worth, Texas. Wanted—Colored Minstrei Performers Musical Team Comedian End Man, must dance; Rass and Tenor for quartette, for twenty W in vaudeville. Address quick, HERMAN @ SMITH, Bijou Theatre, Minneapolis, Minn. WANTED—Sma!ll companies and vaudeville oD per cent, to be run in conjunction with pictures. Good show town for good acts. We turned ‘em away with “ITA."’ Address ASHLAND THEA TRE, Ashland, Ky. CALL AND SEE IF WE AIN'T HEADQUARTERS for Baby Bears, Porcupines, Prairie Dogs, ete. You'll be weicome. If you can not visit Us, get our DIRECT TO YOU prices before buying wild animals, LINWOOD FLINT, Porcupine Farm, North Waterford, Maine. THE OREGON INDIAN MEDICINE COMPANY, Pa., would be pleased to mail thelr price list and general information to every med! cine man, lecturer and street man who Is looking for the best line of medicines and soap 8! = lowest prices. Write at once for samples © paper, Desk A. WANTED —Piano Player, lady or gentleman, ceD tleman preferred; sing three Slustrated sones ® week, cue pictures, read lead sheet, If necessary. play for repertoire and stock occasionally. let manent position, $15.00 a week. No matiners of Sundays; 2% hours work a night, A goo! [08 tion for the right party. Wire at once. IS ers and amateurs don't write. A. HH. BARCOCK. Orpheum Theatre, Grand Haven, Mich. "WANTED—SAXOPHONE : rng sheep. Musical N. B., Revere Hous coe fe@e=wnse *wa anew e see eer eo ae ewe ae OO we Se eemlC(<i<—ir RM OO oO ie ee a ll le ee en ee Url ee eee OA eA ek 2 eaePane O 4 come ao. &