The Billboard 1912-01-27: Vol 24 Iss 4 (1912-01-27)

18 The Billboard JANUARY 27, 1912. Kaleidoscopic Review of Amusement PHILADELPHIA. 0, S. Adams, manager of the Adams Ten Rig Shows, end wellknown among professional show people, ig spending the wuier with friends in this city. Mr, Alams, however, will de art at an early date for Camden, 8, C.. where e will make arrangemeots for the opening week, which Is March 16. Messrs, Bobby tlenth and Norman Stadiger. well known on the vaudevilie stage, have joined forces under the name of Mlaywriters and Pro ducers Co. for the writing of sketches, paro dies, special songs, xcts, etc. Ther have opened ottices at No, 220 Mimt Arcade Building, this city. The coming show of the West Philadelphi« Dog Lovers’ Association, which is scheduled to be held at the American Club. 30¢ch and Market Strects, February 3, is creating a great amount of interest among the varions fanciers in this city, Already over 200 entries bave been received, which will keep Judges Henry Jarrett and J, W. Keegan bury, The regular meeting of the Dog Lovers was beld on Friday evening, Janua y 12, when plans were formulated to run the show off emoothly as possible. The Walnut Street Theatre will celebrate its one bundred and third anniversary on Friday, Februxry, 2. The Walout ts unique, not only being the oldest theatre in hiladelphia, but also asx a business situation. And as such it has but few companions in point of enduring usefulness, The Natonsl Theatre, located at 10th and Callowh'll Streets, and formerly known ag the Old Drama Theatre, has been leased to a New York ¢ ncern known as the Lowe Theatrics! Enterprise) Company The National will be dark during the week of Janvary 15 for a few alteratlons, but the new company expects to open January 22. with a matinee. They also expect to make thia thentre one of the largest and best vaudeville houses in Ph ladelphia. F, A. BAILEY. BALTIMORE, MD. Lydia Gilmore is the title of the new play that Henry Arthur Jones has written for Miss Margaret Anglin which will be produced for the first time at the Academy of Music Janwary 23. The opening performance will be given on Tuesday night. Officer 666 is a new production which Cohan & Harris presented at Ford's Opera House Janwary 15. The attraction received much free advertising through the fact that the Advertising Club of Baltimore had a monster theatre party on the opening night. Governor and Mrs. Goldsborough were invited to attend and this is the first public function that the Governor has attended since he was elected. The Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society held a business meeting at the Hotel Rennert iast week and decided on the dates for the fair at Timonium in September 3 to A he officers for the ensuing year were elected. The civic committee of the State Federation of Women's Clubs began January 13, a movement looking to the appointment of a theatrical censoring commission to pass theatrical plays and moving picture shows. meeting was held at the home of Mrs. A. L. Richardson, 2127 North Charles Street. Pani M. Potter's recent play, Half Way to Paris, and other plays were criticized and newspaper clippings containing criticisms of certain plays were brought out in the discussion. Wealthy and prominent society women are interested in the cause. William Sechi ling, an actor, has been confined in a ward at the St. Joseph's Hospital In this city from an attack of typhoid fever and now he is in a convalescent state. However he Is under the surveillance of officials of the United States Government. Some. time ago Schilling was interested in the production of a play entitled The Vampire's Fool, which was presented at the Arcade Theatre in Toledo, 0. The play is alleged to have been an infringement on The Vampire, a production which was evolved from Kipling’s poem. A warrant was sworn out for Schiling for knowingly violating the copyright. As he had left Toledo. the Government officials could not locate him. The officials have been on his trail ever since and recently they discovered that he was located at the hospital in this city. Owing to his -weak condition, the officials hesitated about placing him under arrest. However, the hospital authorities have been informed that Uncle Sam wants the actor. Deputy United Marshal Gilroy visited the hospital to notify Schiliing that be was under arrest. Unless he can furnish ball, the actor will be kept under surveillance until he is strong enongh to make the trip to Toledo. This case is believed to be the first prosecution under the act of Congress making t a crime for a person to knowingly violate the copyright laws. Mr. and Mrs. William Truehart and William Burke were in town spending the Christmas holidays with sack Flood down at the park at Curtis Pay. They have resumed thelr tour and they will return in the spring to begin the season at the park. Mr. Truehart’s brother, Philip W. Trnehart, is a son-in-law of William Stone, the sergeant-at-arms to the Chicago Republican Convention, and much of the detail work for the arrangements is evolved by Mr. Truehart. Despite the reports circulating about the country regarding a slump in theatrical busineas, the con-ition in this city has been very good. Good plays always get a welcome reception here and actors aiways find favor in this city. Ford’s Opera House has had an exceptional season and Julian Eltinge left the city with $15,000 for his we k’s work and other attractions have been well patronized. Manager MacBride at the Auditorium says the season has ‘been satisfactory, and Excuse Me played a return engigement with receipts of $10,000. This house will have a big week February 5 when Sothern and Marlowe appear. The Maryland Theatre with high-class vaudeville has steadily increased in patronage since the opening week. The Academy of Music, under the management of Tunis F. Dean. has bad the best season In ite history and there has been good attendance at every attraction. With the exception of the Savoy Theatre, every house can boast of a satisfactory profit on the credit side of the During the next few months some of the best actors and attractions will be seen at the local theatres. The season will close with satisfactory results. Bullders are now bidding for the job for the erection of a handsome vaudeville and moving picture theatre at 1118 Light Street for Joseph Brodie. The plans have been completed and after the estimates have been considered the work will begin. The structure will cost $20,000, Mrs. John T. Ford, wife of the press representative of Ford's Opera House, was operated on January 13 and her condition is said to be very serious. She was taken to the Mercy Hospital Wednesday afternoon. The troulbe developed from an operation performed about three years ago. Making Good, which was presented for the first time at the Auditorium January 8, passed into eternity at the close of the performance Saturday night and will remain in the storehouse for an indefinite period. SYLVAN SCHENTHAL, CINCINNATI, 0. This city was finally permitted to enjoy the brilliant musical play, Madame Sherry which was the attraction at the Grand wee of January 22. The play came heralded as one of the greatest of musical successes, and this opinion was shared by the entire audience at! the close of Monday night's performance, Lina Abarbanell, who created the tithe role, heads | the company, which is composed of the original cast, among them Elizabeth Murray Georg A. Schiller, Jack Gardner, Ignacio Martinetti, Mae Phelps, Florence Mackie and John Rein hard. The advance seat sale presages one of the hie st weeks of the season at Manager Havlin’s theatre. John Mason and Company were seen in a new Augustus Thomas play, As A Man Thinks. pals were James Rowland, Lew Dunbar, AlCanfield, Libby Blondell, Frances West, Helen Ely and Carrie Bebr. A good chorus was not the least attractive feature of the show. The Broadway Galety Girls was the offering at People’s. A good, clean show is given, the company is a large one and contains some clever people, The Keith Stock Company at the New Robin son, presented Mile, Zelle, a three-act comedy. This company is doing excellent work and seems to have made a hit at the Ninth Street house. The American had another cracker-jack bill week January 15, headed by the Sharrocks, who have a very clever mind-reading act in terspersed with some good singing and patter. Herbert Cyril, The London Johnny, billed as “The White Hope,’ was very much in evidence and scored a big hit with several catchy sengs and a very good monologue, Fred an’ Ma Waddell presented ai delightful comed juggling act, and were well received Whip ple, the Rube Violinist, and Waldo, equilibrist both very good, also went well. The b.!! closed with photo play, Mr. and Mrs. George Fish, former managers of the Olympic Stock Company, are visitors in the city. James Murray Allison, general manager of the Orpheum Theatre, January 16, sent in his resignation to Colonel Ike Martin. The latter accepted it and in the future will per sonally look after the business end of th theatre, Mr. Allison found ft necessary to retire on account of his many theatrical interests in the Fast, which compelled his presence in New York, that he could not devote as much atten tion to the management of the Orpheum as he STAR THEATRE, CARROLLTON, MO. A new ground floor theatre, with a seating capacity of 500. The stage is 25x50 feet. The Star is managed by Geurge N. Kelley. at the Lyric the past week. The Shuberts have given the play an excellent production, the company is a good one and the play was well received. B. F. Keith's offered another dandy bill, headed by that box-office magnet, Eva Tanguay. As is usua] during a Tanguay engagement, the house did capacity business a number of nights One of the most enjorable acts on the program was that of San Chip and Mary Marble, a Dutch playlet, entitled In Old Edam. Edwin Stevens, Miss Tina Marshal! and Company offered a good musical act, entitled Cousin Kitty. Johnny Ford done some clever dancing and put over several soncs that went well: he was assisted by Ray Barton at the piano, Hickey’s Comedy Circus is one big laugh. Wynne Bros., Rosa Roma, violinist, and Pathe’s Weekly completed the program. The Orpheum Players gave Forbes Robertson's dramatization of Kipling’s The Light That Failed dyring the past week, and this strong drama Teoved to be one of the best things done so far. by the hill-top company. The entire company was well cast and scored a big hit. ‘ Zangwill’s delightful comedy, Merely Mary Ann, served as a good vehicle for the Olympic Stock Company. Miss Frances McHenry gave an excellent presentation of Miss Robson's old part, that of the slavey, Mary Ann. Ralph Kellard played the part of Lancelot, the ec centric musical genius, in a convincing manner. The others in the company did all that their parts called for in a satisfactory man ner. Cohan & Harris’ strong drama, The Penalty was the attraction at the Walnut. The play contains a number of thrilling situations, and is given a better production than is usually seen at popular-price houses, Again the Empress was to the front with a fine bill, which was beaded by Karno's London Comedians, In A Night In an English Concert Hall. This act was presented with a big cast and scored a tremendous hit. Another one that kept the andience laughing with Hie Awful Nightmare, in which G. Harris Eldon and Bessie Clifton apneared. Josie and Willie Barrows, the youthful song and dance pair. did well, while Guy Brothera offered a black-face act that was a scream. Toka-Kish!, a Jananese, pniled off some clever head-walking stunts. .The Empresscope ended the bill. A cracker-jack show is Cliff Gordon and Bobby North's Passing Parade Company, which beld forth at the Standard. Among the princi would like to. Colonel Martin held a conference with Manager George Fish, formerly of the Olympic, and be was offered the management of the theatre, but as Colonel Martin and Mr. Fish were wide apart in their ideas and terms no agreement was reached. It is rumored, hewever, that these differences will be straightened out and that Mr. Fish would probably be engaged to assume management of the Orpheum within the next few days. l'reseut indications point to the fact that the season of grand opera by the Chicago Grand Opera Company in Music Hall is assured and that visits from the Chicago company next season are prvbable. The sale of subscription seats is reported to be up to expectations and will probably reach a large figure before the subscription eale closes on January 27. Mrs, Helen Searcy, a singer, who, before her marringe was Helen Hofer of 1616 Race Street, filed her second suit for divorce from Georce Searcy, an actor, Wednesday. Edward Kirsch, president of the Moving Picture Operators’ Union, and Joseph Hennegan, manager of a five-cent theatre, were appointed January 17 by Mayor Hunt as an Examining Roard for all applicants for licenses as moving picture machine operators, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. The State Agricultural Society recently held a meeting in the State Capitol Building, St. Paul, Minn., and one of the questions that was brought up was whether the date of the coming 1912 Minnesota State Fair could be set back two werks. A meeting of members of the board of Northern Minnesota which was held in St, Cioud, some time since, was responsible for bringing up this question, as they held that Northern Minnesota crops would show up to better advantage with this change of date. The state fair board managers at that time declined to grant this request, as the date had been decided upon after a conference at Chicago with Western fair managers, and at date of writing the results of the St. Paul meeting are not known. The results of the election of members of the state fair board and officers of same has not yet reached this office at date of writing. Word is received here from Los Angeles, Cal., that Dick Ferris, the well-known show man and theatrical promoter, who gained much his success throngh the operation of stock companies here at the Lyceum and the Metroitan Opera Houses, will be tried in the nited States District Court April 18, charged with violating the neutrality laws. It will be recalled that the revolutionists of Lower Callforula elected Mr. Ferris president of the proposed republic, which was endeavored to be established there. Mr. Ferris’ many friends and admirers in this city are wishing him a —— fui outcome of his interests in this trial. City Electrical Inspector F. G. Dustin and Assistant Building Ilospecter John Cameron State that the local motion picture theatres are complying with the regulations recenly passed by the City Council. These two officials are visiting all the local theatres, and in addition there will be a complete inspection by the city building department and monthly inspections by the fire department in order to insure public safety. Julius K. Johnson, organist at the Lyric Theatre, is the composer of a march entitled The Governor's Speciai. Tuesday evening, January 16, a large theatre party was given at the Metropolitan Opera House by Minneapolis Lodge, B. VP. O. Elks, in honor of Tom Waters, who plays the principal comedy role in this production. Mr. Waters bag visited this city several times before giving planologues at the Orpheum, and could always be found during bis stay here at the Elks’ club rooms, where he is very popular, A party of about five hundred Elks and ladies attended. Elk lodges in ofher cities have also paid such compliment to Mr. Waters, whose home lwige is in Shenandoah, Pa. Mariano Pierce hag started suit in the District Court against R. F. Jones, manager and owner of the Longfellow Zoo Gardens of Minnehaha Falls, alleging that she was visiting the gardens with a company of friendg on July 6, when she was attacked by a _ fullgrown black bear, which dragged her to the greund and bit her hand, inflicting severe Wounds on the knuckle and first joints. She is bringing suit for $1,039.15. Mr. and Mrs, Charles S. Albert left Sunday morning, January 14, for their home in Spo kane, Wash., after spending a week at the Hotel Leamington here. Mrs. Albert was for |merly Miss Sara Truax, the well known act ress, and her marriage occurred sume years since in this city, where she and her busband resided until last fall. We are receiving favorable reports from several of our local actors and actresses. Charles Gay, who has not been home for several seasons and who did commendable work in the Mary Shaw production of Ghosts, is now playing in stock in Jersey City. Millicent Evans has been engaged as leading iady for The Flyers by Frederick Thompson and Berthe Shalek, who last appeared hire in the Gy queen in The Bohemian Girl, is now singing the leading role in the new comic opera, Jacinta. Harrison Thompson will be seen on the road with the Klimt & Gazzolo production of The Penalty. The first authorized pictures of the Delhi Durbar to be shown in this country were dispaved at the Lyric Theatre Sunday afternoon, anuary 14, according to the statement of Manager S. L. Rothapfel of that theatre, The reels were obtained from the Pathe-Frereg people, and sent direct to this city from the Customs House in New York. Mr. Rothapfel said that the New York picture theatres were not able to show these reels until Monday, January 15. Mert Gribble of the Gayety Theatre house staff, has placed in the hands of an attorney the matter of the loss of his entire concession outfit, which he shipped from New Richmond, Wis., to Nicholasville, Ky., via the C., St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co., on October 9.1911, and which Were never received at destination, Mr. Gribble states that he lost the chance of playing five big Southern fairs on account of this loss, He expects to be at the Gayety for some time and to go out on the road with a three-car show the coming spring. Mr. J. Derthick, representative of the Lambardi Grand Opera Company, which played the Shubert Theatre, the week of January 14, was in town that week and sald that he had a most enjoyable time, renewing old friends and acquaintances here. RODERIC STE. FLEURE. BUFFALO, WN, Y. Little Women Is booked for the Teck, January 25 and week. It is a dramatization of the book by Maurice de Forest of this city, aud will have its premiere bere. The East Side playhouse, tbe Miaza, is havi its own way and plasing teu acts of the sm time vaudeville, to crowded houses, The orchestra bere bas quite a reputation in {te way, The West Slide of the city is in for a new theatre. The pol cy of the bonse has not been decided. The Marl Enterprises are the builders and this site is at Grant and Ferry Streets, the beuse facing on Grant Street. A brick structure seating 1.800 and the auditerium 80 constructed that patrons can have a view of the stage from all parts of the bouse, Work will commence tn the early spring. it wlll be fireproof and patterned after a noted ne theatre, Mr. Julius MeVicker was seen on our streets with his wife, but left January 11, for the Bermodas, He was a prominent member of + eee stock at the Star under Jessie BorBtelle, It was a merry crowd that gathered at one of the loca] balls at a ball held by the ‘“‘AllTheatre Club." January 11, Members from all the companies in town were there, incinding show girls and girls from the other attractions, Ld <9 of aon ote bd was creMated here January , hav da sudd: at Rochester, N. Y. ” son A real fire to-k place at the Golden Palace while the patrons were viewing the pletures. It occurred in the film room, No lives were t. An explosion In a pletute honse at Akron, N. -» da caused gas, the proprietor, be baving bis leg broken in three places, A Tonawanda music factory is installing & unit orchestra in the Cort Theatre in Chicago, it being the first of the kind and will do aw with a regular orchestra. It will cost $20, The burning of a building the past week was the last reminder of the Pan-American, it being tbe only one left of the big show. A child that can whistle and only two years of age Is a fact at Fredonia, N. ¥. Museum managers might get wise.