The Billboard 1913-01-04: Vol 25 Iss 1 (1913-01-04)

The Billboard JANUARY 4, 1913. YOUNGSTOWN, Oo. (Continueg from page 18.) emptied in two minutes times. A six-piece union erchestra furnishes music both afternoon and evening. The policy of the house will be frstrun pictures. George Amreihn, assistant property man at the Park Theater, bas earned the distinction of being a bandy property man. He has danced With soubrets, acted as bel! boy in hotel sketches, m assistant to slack wire artists, and served in many other notable capacities. But the greatest blow of his theatrical career came last week, when a performer came in and askt him to stand in the wings during his act and make a@ noise like an infuriated mob. Bought and Paid For, the Christmas attraction at the Grand Opera House, played to two capacity houses. E. P. Daily, manager of Springbrook Park, Bouth Bend, Ind., visited Jack Tenny last week. Gus Lentz, carpenter with the Nancy Bogen Stock Company, made the boys of Local 70, 1. A. E. a visit last week. The members of the Grand Opera House orchestra presented Manager John Elliott, of the Opera House, with a handsome umbrella as a Christmas token. Ww. J. POTTS. BUFFALO, N. Y. (Continued from page 18.) the season in a new sketch, The Two Drummers, and are meeting with success. The Five Sullys, also on Shea's bill, celebrated Christmas at Castie Inn, where they are stopping. Following their usual custom, they had a Christmas tree for Vincent Sully, seven years old, a member of the family. Miss Florence Roberts has a farce in which the Five Sullys may appear. If the piece proves a success, the Sullys may join Miss Roberts’ com pany on the Orpheum tour, The Three Josetty Bros., acrobats at Shea's this week, were in good spirits on Christmas. They have had their share of misfortune, however Frank Josetty made his first appearance this week, after a three weeks’ enforced idle ness in a hotel in Providence. His trouble began when he “put his knee out’’ while playing In Keith’s Theater in that city. The wife of Joseph Josetty, another member of the team, has Just left the Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, after a twelve weeks’ Iil)ness. She suf fered with typhoid fever and appendicitis. Joseph Josetty, up to a short time ago, was handicapped for sixteen weeks with a poisoned toe, and Kudolph Josetty, ten weeks ago had an attack of malaria. As a result they had to quit work after appearing at the Maryland Theater in Baltimore “We are all having a Merry Christmas,’’ said Joseph Josetty to a representativ of The Billboard. ‘“‘With all our troubles and the very heavy expenses we have had, we are extremely happy, because we are al! in fine shape now and are ready for a long season.”’ Cliff Gordon, ‘‘the German politician,’’ got several big laughs at Shea’s Theater this week. His best laugh-producer was his reason for the failure of the Turks to win battles. Mr. Gordon explained that each Turk had twelve wives, “which would take the fight out of any man." Miss Pauline Moran, also at Shea’s this week, recently closed a snecessful season on the Orpheum ircuit Following her Shea’s engagement, she will have a complete booking for Shea's Toronto (Ont.) Theater and several other houses Bert Melrose, who appeared at Shea's recently, has just been notified that he won an automobile, raffied by Herman Lehman, drummer at the Garden Theater, Buffalo. When Mr. Melrose bought the ticket for the raffle, he didn’t bother to inquire very much about the style of the machine He was highly amused when later he was told that the auto was 1896 model. Christmas was celebrated on an elaborate scale at the Teck Theater, Buffalo. The principals of the Winter Garden Company, playing at the Teck in The Passing Show this week, gave a Christmas dinner, dance and entertainment on the stage after the performance on Christmas night Manager John R. Oishel, of the Teck. helped to arrange the program. After the entertainment, the drop was lifted, and against the roof garden scene of The Passing Show appeared a huge Christmas tree, eichteen feet high, and aglow with electric lights. On the tree were presents for everybody. This tree and ts decorations were later sent to St. Vincent's Irphan Asylum. The dinner which followed was in several *ourses. The tables completely filled the Teck’s vig stage. Dancing followed. The hosts and tostesses were the principals of the company. Sach member of the chorus received a gold piece ‘rom the Shubert management. JOSEPH A. McGUIRE. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (Continued from page 19.) Cheater for the poor and orphan children of Winneapolis All theaters contributed acts to nake up the vaudevil program and free services f the stage hands’ union and the musicians’ mion were volunteered. The Twin City Rapid Transit Company arranged for the free trans vortation of the little ones to and from the heater, and fruit, candles and little gifts were listribnted among the children. The stage was n charge of Theodore L. Hays, manager of the s3ijon: A. G. Rainbridge, Jr.. manager of the hobert, and Jack Elliott, manager of the Unique “heater. Word comes to us that Themes Swem. a St. *aul actor, Is now In the Bermudas playing with he W. S. Harkins Players. Manager LL. FE. Lund, of the local Princess, sis and other hich-grade motion picture theaors, spent the holiday season with relativs at amestown, N. Y. R. V. Huth, formery of the Iyceum Theater nd of late seasons in the hox-office of the Dew y Theater. in both of which playhouses he erved snccessfniivy as treasurer, is now en aged In like capacity in the branch box-ffice f the Anditorinm at the Cable Plano Company. 29 Nicollet Avenue. Shubert (A. G. Bainbridge Jr.. mer.) The rute, week of December 29: A Romance of the nderworld, week of Jan. 5. Metropolitan Onera House (T.. N, Scott, mgr.) he Man From Home, week of Dec. 29: Rainey’s frican Hunt Pictures, Jan. 5 to 8: The Girl rom Wall Street with Blanche Ring, Jan. 9-11. Saxes’ Rijon (Theo. L. Hays, mer.) Saxes’ ramatic Stock Company in Madame X, week ji of “> 29; same company in Mother, week of Jan. 5. Gayety (Wm. Koenig, mgr.) High Life in Burlesque, week of Dec. 29; The Merry Maidens, week of Jan. 5. New Grand (Chas. P. Dempsey, mgr.) The La Vails, The Willards, James McCann and Co., Herbert & Hague, and the foto plays, week of Dec, 29. Miles’ Hippodrome (W. F. Gallagher, mgr.) Billee Reeves, Julia Ring and Company, Joe Carroll, Beaumont and Arnold, Schnee and Fisch and motion pictures, week of Dec. 30. Orpheum (G. E. Raymond, mgr.) Mile, Domina Marini and Marcel Bronski and Company, Afedos Man Grand Opera Company with Mile. Ceallia Zawschi, Charles and Fanny Usher, Five Mowatts, Adele Ferguson and Edna Northlane, Charles Alcott, Graham and Gray, and daylight pictures, Dec. 29-Jan. 1; Mme, Sarah Bernhardt in repertoire, And They Lived Happy Ever After, Charles and Fanny Van, Josie Heather, Saranoff, McMahon, Diamond and Clements and daylight pictures, Jan. 2-4. Princess (L. E. Lund, mgr.) Wells and Wells, The Premier Trio, Habelett and Meredith, Harry Blaising and Company, and motion pictures, week of Dec. 29. Unique (Jack Elliot, mgr.) Halliday and Car lin, Moore and Young, Rita Redfield, George Stone and Sadie Wander, Five Loja Troupe, Hally and Howard, and light-as-day pictures, week of Dec. 29 BR. STE. FLEURE. COLUMBUS, 0. (Continued from page 19.) business men. Another old showman, very activ in the organization, is the veteran George Chennell, the popular head of the Columbus Billposting Company. In each of the theaters a number of the players took part in the sale, which is carried on at the evening performance. Raymond Hitchcock, at the Hartman, delayed his play for a few minutes and acted in the role of newsboy. In an auction he realized 26 dollars from the sale of one paper. The White Slave company at the Hich Stree1 also were activ in the evening and during the afternoon The company’s quartet accompanied Manager Harper about the street, singing while he peddied his wares. Mr. Harper is the chairman of the board of trustees and his elevation to this position is a test of his popularity, as the organization is quite exclusiv, numbering among its membership some of the leading bankers and business men of the city. At the local Keith house this week Manager Prosser jis offering another high-class bil! headed by The Trained Nurses in which Gladys Clark and Henry Bergman are appearing. Una Clay ton, the playwricht, is appearing in one of her own sketches for the first time. Manager Maddox, of the Colonial, is stil] show ng the Columbus people some new stuff in the way of advertising. Among the numbers on the bill at his theater this week is the mechanic al man, Gaanda Humanus, and he is being use? on the street doing things just as humans perform them. The freak is driving a team of horses about the city. The actors at the Colonial were entertained back on the stage on Christmas by Manager Maddox, with a real Christmas tree, the party concluding with a big turkey dinner and sonzs and dancing by the actors. Manager Billy James, in his usual clever way, lookt about for something to make somebody happy on the real day and took some of his performers ov to the Ohio penitentiary to entertain the unfortunates in the big institu tion, and to say the prisoners enjoyed the nov city would be putting it mildly. In the next day’s mail Billy was the receipient of a number of letters from the prisoners, expressing the appreciation and cratitude of the inmates of the big prison. Mr. James transferred one of his kinemacolor machines to Springfield for three days, including Christmas, and had a capacity house at the Fairbank Theater. Al G. Field has been made the defendant in a damave suit for $10,000, filed by his cousin, Charlies Hatfield, of Mt. Pleasant, Pa. The cause for the action lies in some statement made by Mr. Field in a book written by him entitled, Watch Yourself Go By. Reference was made to some of the acts of his cousin in his earlier days, hence the suit. Harvey Riley ahead the Balkan Princess is a visitor in the city. Hartman (L. M. Boda, mgr.) Louisiana Lou, 30-31 Southern (J. F. Luft, mgr.) The Balkan Princess, 80-31. High Street (Charles Harper, mgr.) The Cal) of the Heart, all week. Keiths (W. W. Prosser, mgr.) Vanudevil. Colonial (J. A. Maddox, mgr.) Popular vaudevi 1. Broadway (Billy James, mer.) Popular vande1, JOSEPH F. CARR. ROCHESTER, WN. Y. (Continued from page 19.) John Cullan and J. C. Drum are the advance men for the new Savage production. Top O° Th’ Mornin’, which will have its premiere here at the Shubert Theater, January 1. The boys of the Shubert Theater presented Manager Elmer Walters with a beautiful gold watch as a Christmas gift. The Rochester lodge of Elks has engaged the Robinson-Spellman Circus for the week beginning January 20. The circus will be staged In the state armory and the funds realized will be — to entertain the grand lodge convention in 1913. James FE. Furlong, an independent manager of this city. announces that Mlle. Adeline Genee and her company will appear at the Lyceum here on January 14 and that on Jannary & In Convention Hall, he will present Joseph Stranskr and the Philharmonic Orchestra of New York. Fire Marshal Wheeler has served a batch of notices on local picture houses calling them to obey orders of the state fire marshal as to alter ations In the Interest of public safety or be subfect to a fine of $50 for each day of delin qnency. About half of the moving plectuvre theaters of the city are affected hy the order and there has been some tall hustling to obey the orders. J. H. THOMPSON. FOR SALE—Running Gears of a Tonawanda MerryGo-Round, with or without ponies, and one complete Merry-Go-Round; one Organ; one Cylinder Piano for Merry-Go-Round. A. C. TU! Connea CINCINNATI, 0. (Continued from page 19.) That cartoon play, Mutt and Jeff, repeated its success Of last season at the Walnut last week. Crowded houses were in evidence the entire week. Ross Snow impersonated the character of Mutt, and Shorty DeWitt, that of Jeff. Some good musical numbers were rendered. Included in the company were Harry Hoyt, Jobn Dale, Norma Bell, Bertha Del Monta, Franke Stewart and Alice Hutcbings, The most interesting act on the bill at th: Orpheum last week was the sketch, The Doll Face Girl, written by a Cincionati man, Wil liam Stiegler. It is a pleasing little sketch. which, incidentally, touches upon a rather im portant point, namely, the difference between real love and the self-persuaded kind that |. born of admiration rather than affection. To make the act doubly interesting was the presence of Miss Gertrude Bondtill in the cast. Miss Bondhill is a favorite in the Queen City, having appeared with the Orpheum Players io this city. The balance of the bill was made up of the Imperial Minstrels, who have a good act, the Woods-Ralston Company, a musical turn of merit; Tom Powell, in a monolog which drew the laughs: the International Singing Five, who were warmly applauded; Beth LaMar, in a sing ing act; Lawrence and Edna opened the show with a hoop-rolling act, which contained a few new features, and The LaVillas, in a wire and novelty bicycle act, closed the bill A bill of merit was on at the Empress last week and the usual business done. The headline act, Albert's Polar Bears, was very interestipe The bears are well trained. The biggest hit of the bill, however, was Dow and Dow, tw Cincinnati boys. Their act, consisting of parodies and sidewalk patter, is full of new stuff Opening the show were Price and Price, who whistled, sang and played brass instruments in a most entertaining manner. Great Westin gave life-like impersonations of historical characters. A melodramatic sketch, entitled A Christmas on the Comstock, was well presented by Glendower and Manion. Closing the bill was the well-known act of Welch, Mealy and Montrose, in their concoction, Play Ball. It was as good as ever. Heuck’s last week, temporarily returned to road shows and had a regular attraction in The Smart Set, a colored aggregation headed by S. H. Dudley. Beans from Boston was the title of the faree. The chorus was large an: sang effectivly and the general production was cne of merit. Patronage was good the entiré week, Among the acts at the Auditorium last week were Howard Martin, ventriloquist, and Hamp ton and Bassett, the Drummer and the Maid. A very pleasing entertainment was furnishe’ by The Lady Buccaneers at People’s the past week. John C. Hanson, a clever German comedian. supplied most of the comedy. His sup pert was good. Harry Steppe was a splendid Hebrew comedian; Dick Maddox. an old Cincinnati boy, was good in a straight part; Marceline Montague and Gertrude Ralston, both sang well and Clara Gibson was excellent in a sou brette role. Deserving special mention was tie posing act by the Lorados. The Dazzlers, at the Standard last week, wag an attraction of exceptional merit. The show tx without plot which does not affect it in th« least. There were a number of laughable situa tions which took with the audiences. The cosiumes were bright and attractiv, the play re plete with good musical numbers, well handled. end the chorus good. Pete Curley was the central figure in the show and his work was especially cood. Others in the cast were John Walker, Alph P. James, Frank Farber, Kate Prior and Nan Engleton. Bob Pringle, in charge of the Cabaret at Chester Park last summer. will manage the cabaret at the new Metropole Hotel. The performers will ineclnde Edward Savage, Frank Ridge, Florence Talbot, Johnson Sisters Bil White, Marguerite O’Conner and Adele Pringle at the plano, Grand (John MM. Havlin, mgr.) in Primrose. (James J. Fennessy, and Paid For, second week. Keith’s (Charles L. Doran, res. mgr.) Joe Tinker, The Providence Players, Charles Leon ard Fletcher, Max Welson Troupe. Burns and Fulton, Eddie Ross and Bradshaw Brothers Walnut (Anderson & Ziegler: W. F, Jackson, res. mgr.) Billy B. Van and Beaumont Sisters. in A Lucky Hoodoo, Empress (Sullivan & Considine; G. F. Fish Tes. mgr.) Mario Molasso, Maria Corlo and Company, in The Rose of Mexico: Stith an¢é Garnier, Ernest Rackett. Ward Sisters, Mr and Mrs. Caulfield and Nefl McKinley. Orpheum (I. M. Martin. mgr.) The Sa Heras Kilso Brothers, Cross and Jackson, Von DolFldridge and Rarlow, Warren and Fran¢is Fielding and Carlos. Standara (Columbia Amnsement Co., Eastern Burlesqne Wheel) Mollie Williams Show. People’s (James J. 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