The Billboard 1912-11-16: Vol 24 Iss 46 (1912-11-16)

Pores ae 42 The Bi NOVEMBER 16, 1912. Watche’s Column. (Continued from page 17.) The applause that followed went to his head, and proved his undoing. He sobered up in time, but has never been the same man since. He struggies against his chains now and then, but just as he seems to be getting a good hold, he gets another fine drive, or a good approach, or a screaming brassie, and the beans are spilled. Sheridan's case is a very sad one. Black-face Golf! Too bad, too bad! ST. LOUIS. MO. (Continued from page 18.) Nox MeCain, a travel lecturer new to this city, has announced his appearance bere at the Odeon Theatre, commencing January 3. The Castle q> the Sea is the title of the pro duction put om Sunday, November 3, at the Odeon Theatre by the German Theatre Stock Company. Adolph Loebel assumed the leading part. Sig. Cannon has been making a great success around this city with h's famous bird act. He bas a wonderful flock of trained birds and his act has been in great demand. David Belasco’s The Drums of Oude is the headline attraction at the Columbia Theatre this week. It bas caused much favorable com ment and is capably acted by a company of seven, headed by E. J, Ratcliffe. The Lyric Theatre has been made a first run house on the Universal Flm Circuit. The Famous Develo is in St. Louis arranging an entirely new act for next season, and wil! discard his famous cage of death which made him so successful. He promises that his new sensation will eclipse anything that he has yet attempted, So great has been the busness done at 0. T Crawford's Kings Theatre that they will in feature give two extra matinees each week. Vodvil and pictures at 10 and 25 cents have been more popular than anticipated. Block, the leading professional fotografer here. has just refitted his studio, and it is now one of the gems in this I'ne. Olympic (Walter Sanford, mer.) Nov. 10, The Rose Maid. Century (W. D. Cave, mer.) Week of Noy 10, Fiske O'Hara, in The Rose of Kildare. Shubert (Melville Stoltz, mer.) Week of Noy. 10, Way Down East, Garrick (Mathew Smith, mgr.» 10, The Military Girl. Week of Week of Nov American (Harry Walters, mgr.) Week of Nov. 10, A Woman's Way. LaSalle (Oppenheimer Bros.. mers.) Week of Nov. 10, Faust, Princess (Dan 8. Fishell, mer.) Week of Nov. 10. The Princess Maids in The Gay Deceivers Columbia (Harry Buckley, mer.) Week of Nov. 11, Virginia Harned and Company, Ths Bell Family, Kaufman Bros., Les Four Flori monis, Bobby and Dale, McCormack and Irving, The Scebacks, and motion pictures. Gayety (Chas, Walters, mgr.) Week of Nov. 10, Ben Weich. Standard (leo Reichenbach, mgr.) Week of Nov. 10, The Girl From Missonrt. WILL J. FARLEY. KANSAS CITY. MO. {Continued from page 18.) Martin Lehman, manager of the Orpheum Theatre, is very much pleased with the way this city responds to the big dramatic offerings and stars presented at the Orpheum this season. When Madame Kalich was here it was impossible to secure a seat for any of her performances, either matinee or evening unless procured in advance, for the seats were all sold hours before the shows. Likewise this week when little Miss Mabel Taliaferro and Company are at the Orpheum in the one-act play. The Return of Tori-San. It is wonderful to see the crowds at the Orpheum. Absolute capacity. This shows this theatre's popularity. E, P. Churchill, manager of the Garden Theatre, returned home the day before election from a business visit to Chicago. Mr. Churchill, like all loyal Kansas Cityians had to be here to yote, Mr. Churchill says he has some delightful surprises planned for the patrons of the Garden Theatre and that some very fine acts and stars ere soon to be seen at our lovely Garden. A real Hallowe'en wedding on the stage was part of the performance at the Century Theatre Thursday night, October 31 Patrick O'Donnell, 27 years cld. and Myrtle Bishop, 19 years old. both members of The Girls From Missourl Compeny, playing at the Century, the week of October 27, were the principals The couple had intended to marry quietly but the other members of the company learned the secret and insistec that they all be guests. Then Joseph R. Done gau. manager of the Century, said that 'f the company was al] invited then the audience ought to be favored too. Friend andience was therefore present. This wedding had been announced before the date and therefore also friend audtence was there with the rice and confetti. It was altogether a very jolly evening Manager Donegan was host to the ‘‘newlyweds” at a lit| Hotel Ed| tle supper after the show at the ward. So much enthusiasm and interest has been aroused in the Home Products Show at Con vention Hall, the week of November 11, that the isoard of Education has announced that a special! holiday will be given al! the school children of the city on Friday, November 15. in order that they may attend this show and actually see the products of the city in mannfacture and be demonstrated what resonrces and factories there ere in Kansas City. The entire city ie much pleased with the idea of this Home Prodnets Show and the space has all been subscribed. This will be a great show. WillisWood mers.) —. November 10 to 13; 16. Shubert (Earl Steward. mgr.) Aborn English Grand Opera Comnany week 10: The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company week 17. (0. D. and Frank Woodward, The Spring Maid 14 Richard Carle and Hattie Williams, co| Grand Opera House (A. Judah, mgr.) The White Slave week 10; Baby Mine week 17. Orpheum (Martin Lehman, mgr.) Mabel Taliaferro and Company, in The Return of TorlSan, a one-act play; Billy Gould and Belle Ashlyn, in song and joke specialities, etc., week 10. Garden (E. P, Churchill, mgr.) High-class vodvil, twelve acts a week; weekly change every Monday. Empress: Vodvil. Auditorium (Harry Hancock, mgr.) The Yoke, first time here, week 10. Gillis (E. 8. Brigham, tier, week 10. Century (Joseph R. Donegan, mgr.; Western Wheel) The Rosebuds, with Joe Adams, week 10. Gayety (Burt McPhail, mgr.; Eastern Wheel) The Merry Whirl week 10. Globe (Cyrus Jacobs, mgr.) Only continuous vodvil in the city; feature acts and the Glopeoscope. Convention Hall (Louis Shouse, mgr.) Products Show week 11. WILLIAM W. SHELLEY, mgr.) On the Fron Home MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (Continued from page 18.) James Cormican, a St. Paul boy, is at present appearing in The Wrong Way, a new play by Owen Davis. Members of the various local theatre staffs, as well as his many friends and acquaintances, are deeply grieved over the serious illness of Charles Hardy, the genial treasurer of the Shubert Theatre, who lies confined in St. Mary's Hospital here with a complicated attack of heart and kidney trouble, Thru its columns, the local office of The Billboard desires to extend to Mr. Hardy, its deepest sympathy and the hopes for his speedy and complete recovery. Manager Dempsey, of the New Grand Theatre on Hennepin Avenue near Sixth Street, gave his patrons the election returns on Tuesday night, November 5, by means of a special wire. The Grand is doing its usual heavy business, offering high-class vodvil acts and motion pictures, the performances being continuous. Gardner's Concert Orchestra is now playing at this theatre. A pretty little family theatre is the Nicollet Theatre, located at Nicollet Avenue and Grant Street in the residence portion of this city. This theatre uses the glass curtain. with pic tures thrown from behind same. As a special feature for November 4 and 5, the film shown Was the labor and child question, The Cry of the Children. Metropolitan Opera House (L. N, Scott, mgr.) Her Husband's Wife, with Eva Lang, week of Nov. 10; Pomander Walk week of 17, Shubert Theatre (A. G. Bainbridge, Jr., mgr.) The Talker, with Tully Marshall, week of 10; The Blue Bird week of 17. Northeast Amusement Company will erect a one-story structure at the cost of $8,000, Jidings from London, Eng., bring informa tion that George Fawcett is receiving great yonors in that c ty where be has made a great personal hit in The Great John Ganton Mr. Fawcett is no stranger in this city and he has many friends bere. He spent many years in this city with his stock companies and he still keeps in touch with hs former acquaintances His wife, who is known as Percy Haswell, is with him on a visit. Katie Milton, who hails from Oklahoma, was touring in the East with a carnival show. She appeared as Banca, the Serpent Queen, and she was left stranded in this city by the manager of the show. She appeared at the Central lolice Station for assistance and there she was given shelter. She was placed in the custody of an agent of the Federated Charities who will find her a position, as she declared that she is done with the show business The World In Baltimore, at the Lyre, is at tracting large crowds and is proving a reat attraction. The pageants are given in the Lyric and the exhibits of the exposition were placed in a large building that adjoins the Lyric and was erected for the purpose rhere are abqut 4.000 people ‘n these pageants and several thousand appearing in the expos.tion Great throngs visit the building daily and Frank W Philadel seem to take keen interest in It Harold, a former newspaper man of phia, is in charge of the press work Pr. Howard Kelly, a prominent phys cian in this city, has become prominent as a moral crusader, He is charged with the following statement: “I think the theatre, with the saloon, the gambling hall and disorderly house, as all on a par in the degenerating influence 1 gave up going to theatres some years ago when I became convinced that they were an evil influence."”” Manager Charlies E. Ford was ealled ypon to take issue with Dr Kelly, but owing to the doctor’s high standing in the community Mr, Ford declined. The body of Sophia Gertrude Singer was brought to this city and buried The funeral was conducted so quietly that no one knew of n the city Miss murder in Chicago who was prostrated the presence of the remains Singer was the victim of October 28. Her mother, by the receipt of the sad news, is still in a serious condition. The family is well known here and Miss S'nger’s brother is a member of the well-known contracting firm Singer Pentz Construction Company The funeral took place from the undertaking room of Graham F Walker at 2 p. m., November 3 and the body was buried in the family lot in Druid Ride Cemetery. James E. Hare, advertising agent of the Western Maryland Railroad, was chief press representat'v for the late Frank C. Bostock, when THE NOTICE— ADVERTISERS —NOTICE At 12 O'CLOCK, M., EVERY MONDAY, the last form of THE BILLBOARD bearing date of the SATURDAY following, will be sent to press. g All ADVERTISING COPY for this form MUST REACH the publication | office, Cincinnati, Ohio, not later than 11:00 A. M. on above date. When cuts are { to be made, such copy will not be received for after 12 o’clock, noon, Saturday, prior to date of publication. ublication in the current issue BILLBOARD PUBLISHING CO. Saxe’s Bijou (Theo. L. Hays, mgr.) Saxe’s Dramatic Stock Company, in The Penalty, week of ' mm ety Theatre (Wm. Koenig, mgr.) The Tiger Lilies week of 10; Miss New York, Jr., week of 17. Unique Theatre (Jack Efijett, mer.) Fred Karno’s London Comedy Company, Gilbert Lesee, George Leonard and Margurite Meredith. Pierce and Mazee, Les Adlers, White and Travers and the light-as-day picture week of 10. Orpheum Theatre (G. E. Raymond, mgr.) Joseph Hart's The Eternal Waltz, Chick Sale, Standish Sisters, Mint and Wertz, Four Harveys, Armstrong and Clark and the daylight pictures week of 10. Princess Theatre (L. E. Lund, mgr.) Daniels Brothers, Daily, Reno and Company, H. Blaising, Mack and Dina and the motion pictures week of 10. Miles Theatre (W. Gallagher, mgr.) Thomas Jefferson, Elcota, Cameron and O'Conner, Deogato and the projectodome week of 11, R. STE, FLEURE. BALTIMORE, MD. (Continued from page 18.) The Alexander Milburn Company is now establisht in their new quarters at 1421426 west Baltimore Street. They were formerly 1located on Lombard Street and their business had Increast to such an extent that they were prest for space in their former building. The new building affords a commodioug floor space which will enable them to handle their pbustness with better facilities. They are makers of lamps that are used for all outdoor purposes and have been used by many tent shows. Mme. Tretini, in The Firefly, was the attraction at the Academy of Music for November 4 and the show was well patronized. The star bas ; a charming manner that won her many admirers on her previous visits. The show was delight| fully entertaining and there were many special theatre parties during the week, rhe Gypsy was presented at the Anditorinm Theatre, November 4. This musical production is one of the efforts of Pixly and Luders. Their previous efforts have been an untold success and will long be remembered in The Prince of Pilsen has not lost its charm. production was staged by John Cort, given a cast and company that gives a superb performance. Mrs. F. Thomashefsky was tendered a benefit performance at the New Monumental Theatre, October 30. The large number of floral gifts were sent to the inmates of the Hebrew Hos| pital. | The Trall of the Lonesome Pine will be the | attraction at the Academy of Music November a The Maryland Association of Hotel Clerks t t n large to see ft show, The house will be lavishly decorated in their honor. The colors of the different Bal timore hotels will be used in the color scheme. An application has been made at the buliding inspector's office for the erection of a moving picture theatre on East Hoffman Street. The ” resen arge number the latter had his famous zoo in this city many years ago. When the news of the death of Mr Bostock reached this city Mr. Hare paid a noted tribnte to his worth and esteem which was publisht in The Baltimore American, October 4 A copy of the newspaper was sent to Mr« Bostock who has acknowledged the tribute by») sending Mr, Hare a handsomely inscribed card as a token. The card is beautifully engrossed and came from Kens ngton Mansion, Earl's Court, London. Previous to his present posi tion, Mr. Hare was the press representativ for the Kernan million dollar triple enterprise. SYLVAN SCHENTHAL. CINCINNATI, OHIO. (Continued from page 18.) chorus. Rube Welch and Kitty Francie were featured in this play, and succeeded tn evoking many laughs from the audience by thelr clever acting and funny remarks. The Empress bill last week had as a drawing ecard “Pop’’ Anson, former well-known baseball! player. His act consisted of handing out talk about the great national pastime, wh'ch Inter ested the ‘‘fans.’’ ing number. Charles Deland, sketch of He also contributed a dance Others on the program were Mary Carr and company, in a novelty and humor, which was well played; The Patty Bros.. acrobats, one of the brothers performing the difficult feat of walking down a flight stairs on his head without touch ing the steps with his hands; Lue'lle Savoy, in a posing and singing act; Manning Twins, acro this city and | The | who has | batic dancing girls: Charles Murray and his school kids in a very funny act Mr. Murray is a Cine nnati boy and many friends of his were on hand. The all-girl show at the Orphenm the past week proved a novelty. The Connelly Sisters | singers, were given a hearty reception Miss Carle Lowe and her Aviator Girls were the billed headliners. They offered a pretentious act. The singing and dancing were excellent Others |} were Marzella’s trained b'rds, The Eula Ile« Quartet, singers of popular songs: Mullin! Si«ters |} four in number, who presented some musical novelties on brass instruments. Elina Gardiner in clever character impersonations and the Al fretta Sisters, serial sts, The Whirl of Mirth, at People’s last proved to be a show of different lines than the nsual byrlesque. The production Is a big on ind a good bunch of comedians and a sprighttl, lot of chorus girls were In evidence, It is a | Well-staged affair and the scenery gorgeous, A week were Tod sisting Eddie Collins in the fun Rrowning George Topack, Frank Waleh and Clyde Bates. The leading comediennes were Fanny St. Clair, Ethel Vernon and Flossie Me Clond. The enterta'nment provided by the of Paris at the Standard last week was very good There is a good deal of comedy thruont | the performance. The company i« head by Harry | Koler, Harry K. Norton and Al K. Hall as the chief comedians. Prominent in the feminine roles were Clara Hendrix and Pam Lawrence. Queens Al K. Hall, comedian; Sig, and Edith Franz, tn a bicycle act, and Harry Evans and Paw Lawrence, in a singing pumber made up the olio, During the engagement of the PrimroseDockstader Minstrels in this city, week of October 28, sult was filed in the Superior Court Saturday morning, November 2, by the United States Lithographing Company against Lew Dockstader for money due for print'ng. An agreement was reached In the afternoon, whereby the sult was dismissed and the attachments issued against money due Dockstader from the Heuck Opera House Company and against bis property in the hands of the Hotel Haviin Com pany were releast. ; Nearly all the theatres had elect'on returns Tuesday pneht. Two performances were given at the Keith vodvil house and at the two bur lesque theatres, People’s and the Standard; jidnight shows were put on. “ Manager Jacobs, of the firm of Jacobs and Jermon, burlesque managers, was in the city November 8 looking over his show, The Queens Paris = we matinee performance of Bunty Pulls the Strings was given at the Lyric last week. Th's was in addition to the two regular matinee shows. ’ The difficulties between the Coney Island Company, which conducts an amus ment resort in this city, and the MelIntire-Paxton Company, which arose from a disagreement over the ce cession rights which formerly were all held by the latter company, will have to be retried A jury in Judge Hollister's Court had found for the defendant and awarded ‘t 15.000 The Coney Island Company took the appeal Emil Ankermiller, well-known theatrical man, was arrested in this city October 31, on @ charge of falling to provide for his nine-yearold son An effort has been made by the Ohio Humane Society to locate Mr. Ankermiller since last December, when his wife swore to a warrant for his arrest The couple was divoret some time ago and the wife given custody of the child In Pollee Court, November 1, the judge ordered Ankermiller to pay $3.00 a week for the child. Ankermiller has been identified as manager or advance agent of some of the principal stars on the American stage. ineinding Nat Goodwin, DeWolf Hopper, Maxine Elliott, end also was publicity man for The Goose Girl. He was press agent of the Lyric Theatre here years ago. “h Gee of Alda will be given in this city by the Chicago Grand Opera Com pany ‘n Musica Hall, Monday evening, Novem ber 25. ATTRACTIONS FOR WEEK OF NOV. 11. Grand (John H. Havlin, mgr.) Wm. H. Crane, in The Senator Keeps House. " soute (James J. Fennessy, mgr.) Robert B. Mantell. in Shakesperian repertoire. Keith's (Chas. Doran, res. mgr.) Mrs, Lang try, Willlard Simms and Company. Cross and oeephine, Five Mowatts, Musical Gordon Highmone ggg Nt Atkinson. Will Dillon and the Marlo-Aldo Trio. i Walout (Anderson & Ziegler; W. ¥. Jackson, res. mgr.) A Fool There Was. ‘ Orpheum (I. M. Martin, mgr.) Pantages vodvil: Ned Wayburn’s Vacation Days. Dorothy Vaughan, Colonel Trio, Bert Ross, Ethel Kirk and Billy Fogarty, Four Janoswkies, Ted Balley and his dogs. arpncan” doeiibeon & Considine: George F. Fish, res. mgr.) Frances Clare, Guy Rawson and Fight girls Artie Nelson and Miss Flore. Hugo Lutgens, Lawrence and Edwards, DeMichele Brothers and the Four Lokens. Standard (Columb!a Am, Co.) Eastern Wheel Burlesque—Soclal Maids. People’s (James J. Fennessy, mgr.) Moulia Rouge Company. COLUMBUS, 0. (Continued from page ld:. Manager Filly James, of the Broadway, has contracted for another kinemacolor machine, and will operate this feature of bis pictures in the same manner as the regular films, using the two machines, and thereby doing away with the usual waits. A. H. Sawyer, general manager of the Kinemacolor Co. of New York, te at the Broadway, completing arrangements for a continuous display of his pictures at this house. James Maddox, manager of the Colonial, has convinced the Columbus public that be has the answer in a popular vodvil house, and the patronage has been sech that it bas been necessary to reopen the large gallery in connection with this house, which has been called into service but twice since the house was built Adriaa Werst has been appointed assistant treasurer of the Colonial Hartman (1. M in The Senator 7A Roda, mr.) Wm. H. Crane Keeps Louse, 5-6; Oliver Twist, Southern Gd. F week Luft, mgr.) Dion O' Dare, all Grand (J. Wildberg, mgr.) The Man on the Box (stock), all week High Street (Charles Harper, mgr.) Life's Shop Window, 4-6: Old liomestead, 7-9, Keith's (W. W. Prosser, mgr.) Vodwil, Coionial (J. A. Maddox, mgr.) Popular vodvil, Broadway (Billy James, mer.) Popular vodvi Memorial Hall--Marine Band, Nov. 9 Fr. CARR, PITTSBURG PA (Continued from page 19). ith It was presented by Harper Baird & Co., and made a hit The Pittsburgh Novelty Co of novelties at the East Liberty Exposttion,, Oct, “0-Nov. @, which was in charge of Ike Michaelson, Who has just completed a successful season om the county fair ecirenit Ile went to the Homewood Exposition following the East Liberty stand Iligh maintained a stand Owing to tliness, the en agement at the Grand during the week of the 4th had to be canceled by Mrs langtry (lady De Bathe), who was only able to appear at the Monday show She was fll before she left the East, and wired ahead for a fysiclan and an automobile to take her to her hotel lier con'ition became such after her arrival here that she was compelled to cancel It was a headliner, and when it was found that she could not appear, Manager Davis got New York on the ‘phone, and this resulted in the engagement of Cheridah Simpson, light opera star, and Ida Brooks Itunt, the original prima donna of The Chocolate Soldier. Una Clayton and Co., in A Child Shall Lead