The Billboard 1913-02-01: Vol 25 Iss 5 (1913-02-01)

FEBRUARY 1, 1913. The Biliboarad 53 KANSAS CITY, MO, GRAND RAPIDS. MICH, eemngy “in be ten boxes. he baleony will The Common Law, the attraction at the Wal7 e 18. (Continued from page 18.) ave twelve boxes at the front and in addition | nut last week, was ably presented by a very (Continued from pag ) Powers’ (L. 8. Biliman, mgr.) Jan. 25 to ten boxes above those ou the main floor. It} Strong company, which inciuded Leonard Ide, Mrs. H. D. Giblin, wife of the house treasurer | ange Adais; week Jan. 26 The Military will be fire-proof thruout in construction. This | and succeeded in drawing capacity crowds during of the Garden Theater, has ~~ her — Girl; Feb. 3-6, Rebecca of Suinybrook + mee range will run high-class vaudevil, bookt thru ~, eutire week. ‘The scenic effects were esband here after spending the Christmas li|} Feb. 8 and 9. The Pink Lady ~ ad b | the Frank Q. Doyle office. pecially good. Others in the cast who acquitted pon in their old home in Peoria, il. Asc 666: "Feb: gach, rd Boy ginnrpee Manager LaComp, of the United American | themseives in a commendable. manner were as The Jeft hand of Fred. L. Spear, advertising | 19° Alice Neilsen and Rudolph Ganz; Feb, 21-23, | Film Company, has just opened his exchange folluws: Walter Fenuer, Edw. Po.ey, Bernard agent of the Garden Theater, resembles a box| Geo. Dameral in The Heart Breakers. “o"* | in Louisville. His business has grown to such | Kiggs, Charies Gay, lrene Summeriy, Marguerite ing Br ee ee tll Lge ee penne (Orin eee ps “i Week Jan, 25, Eg in tens Gale rented larger quarae akeat Gane ak She Grdieneiin: int cell ing ape ane ou re asie, Eugenie Blair in Madame X. , yne ° ; eres t 2 a sma |b’ and not The Billboard. Spear Columbia " Geenk J. 0’ Donnell mgr.) Heras The Inter§{Southern Theatrical Exchange has | W4S the appearance of Bill Sweeney, star secondhas chosen the county coroner as his fysician, | Pawiiy, acrobais; Fay, two Coeys and bay; | Moved to and larger quarters in the Ken| 8@cker of the Boston Nationals, who, together und his friends are anxiously watching the re| jjager & Suliivan, some Rathskellar act; Zen. | tucky Title Building. This company bas a cirwith Fred Weber, put over a neat little act. ir of the treatment. the Garden Theater is one of the first vaude su vi) houses to establist a stock company for the production of tabloid musical comedy. The company, Which is to number from twenty-five to thirty-five members, now is in the process of weanization and will make its first appearance this week of January 27. The first selection offered will be a condensed version of Erminie, styled The Two Thieves. In conjunction with the introduction of stock tabloid musical comedy at the Garden, there will be also an elaboration of the cabaret entertainment preced ing the performances at the Garden, a form of entertainment that has been a feature of the house since it opened last August. There are to be half dozen cabaret entertainers, who will appear for an hour before each performance, working “in one’’ on the stage and circulating thru the audience. Joe’ Howard and Miss Mabe! MeKane were retained at the Garden Theater for a second week, commencing January 19 Mr. Howard condueted a song contest this second week, setting to music and ‘“‘trying out’ before the au dience at each and every performance, one of the manuscripts submitted to him at the theater Preparations have about been completed for the annua! automobile show, to be bheid for two weeks, commencing February 17, in Convention Hall. Interest is very keen and everything pramises the biggest success ever. It is rumored that the Kline Cloak and Suit Company are negotiating a lease for the Globe Theater, when it is vacated for the New Globe, to be ready in September. The suit company's house is on Main street, directly back to back to the Globe, and the Intention is, if the lease is made, to connect the two stores with a tunnel passageway, Manager Jacobs, of the Globe Theater, says nothings definite has been determined as yet. WILLIAM W. SHELLEY. SEATTLE, WASH. (Continued from page 18.) George J. Mackenzie, representing Klaw and Erlanger and Charles Frohman, will shortly let a contract for a new theater in Aberdeen, Washington, to cost $125,000. The playhouse will be of conerete and stone construction and will seat 2,200. All road productions bookt for the principal cities of the Cuast will play that city, beginning with the 1913-1914 season. G. Gilbert Barry, for several years manager of the local Grand and last season in charge of the Ogden Theater, left January 18 for Chicago to assume the direction of one of the musical comedies leaving that city to play thru the South. Manager Car] Reiter, of the Orpheum returned from his advance work for Sarah Bernhardt in Victoria and Bellingham, bein: unsuccessful in securing a theater in Vancouver. There will be an excursion of 1,000 people from aac to witness the performance at Victoria. Several notable attractions eured by Sullivan and Considine at the Empress Theater. One of the features is the big racing drama, The Snburban Winner. LEM. A. SHORTRIDGE. have been se TOLEDO, 0. (Centinued from page 18.) _In and Out Chas. Kid Koester writes from York, Pa., that be did nothing, but open wine on New Year's. We miss the Kid about the Caves of Mirth with his singing number. Home soon, Kid. Our genial treasurer, Lew Hurtig, a bicycle act pow in connection with punching act. He is becoming very strong. Our Hennie Kirby paid us a flying visit fom Dayton, O. Jas. is in the advertising business, and with offices in the big city is doing great. We bad a call from Mayor Bussey from Point Plaee recently. Mayor looks good after his heavy office work at the said summer resort. The next event of importance at the Terminal Building after the automobile shows will be Manager Buelow’s big Sportman Shows. This will be among the Barnum attractions that this city has ever had. The Lyceum of the Great Divide circuit has many week attractions in the coming month. It must be that attractions are of the scarce order. At Kansas City, Mo., Jim Stump, the leader of the blue bloods, will corrupt any young man that makes that city. They have too many attractions for any one. I had a great time making a getaway. Cris Sheets, Gus Ub! and the two Wileys boys are among the cast, and that’s the answer. Harry Winters, of the Empire Theater, is all smiles. Give Harry the shows, and he wil) get the business. Toledo added five more recruits to its already arge quota of members of ‘‘the profession."’ And, as has happened so often before, the young women, who are seeking fame and fortune on the stage, are pupils of Emily Scott Cooper. the well-known Toledo teacher, who has placed so many singers in professional life. The young ladies are all Toledo girls and have excellent soprano voices, trained by Mrs. Cooper. They have signed with BR. C. Whitney, of Detroit, to tour the Orpheum Circuit to the Paci fle coast in a vaudevil musica! act called Doings of Dorothy, which has three principals and a chorus, Our Helen is going away from us to New Orleans. Helen, beware of the touts. mn Majestic Five are the big card at the Vayne Grill each night, and Manager McCormick has the usual good nature smile, and all he can say is the place is not large enuf. Edward Nelson, one of our home boys, was with us, with the Gay Masqueraders, and was putting it over big league with the said attraction Just because Jimmy Spriggs’ wife's new rain coat did not fit her, the local saw dust king had is doing his bag to go without his meals, He bought it at a bar ain and overlookt the sive Jack MeGettigan claims that much trouble Will happen te Barnum Woods, If such postal Sande arrive in the future, Jack, give him one °F your knockout drops as fever tablet JACK TIERNEY. ita, whirlwind violinist; Walter Davis & Co., it happened at henosua; Ketter & Co., comedy sketch; Rondas Trio; foto plays. Orpheum (S. E. Veazey, mgr.) Four vaudevil acts and 3,000 feet of films. Superba (F. Nichols, mgr.) Popular vaudevil and foto plays. Garrick (D. Lynch, mgr.) Knight & Beyers Musical Comedy Co United Theaters (J. M. Breen, gen. mgr,) motion pictures and musical programs. Appollo “heater (F. Nichols, mgr.) Motion pictures and utysle, Lyric Theater (Mr. Davis, mgr.) Foto plays and musical program. HUGH KING HARRIS. BALTIMORE, MD. (Continued from page 19.) Percy Haswell is making arrangements for a spring engagement at the Auditorium, which will probably run five or six weeks. She is a great favorit here, and headed a stock company at Albaugh’s Theater for three consecutiy seasons. The Chicago Opera Company will give another series of operas at the Lyric, commencing witb February 7. Lucia, with Mme. Tetrazzini, will be the first opera. The annua! shift of judges in the courts took place last week and incidentally the grand jury for the January term was sworn in. Judge Dobler presided and requested the men to give urgent attention to theaters, moving picture theaters and all other public gathering places. The judge fears that another disaster such as the Front Street Theater fire of many years ago might be repeated. Fred. C. Schanberger will have the new Edison inventions installed at the Maryland Theater. Men from the Edison plant are installing the apparatus for the presentation of the talking pictures, which the Wizard has recently completed. Mr. Schanberger has the exciusiv ri ht for Maryland, but he has not announct when the first pictures will be shown. Samuel F. Nixon, with his daughter, Mrs. Tessie B. Nirdlinger, were in town January 16. Mr. Nixen came over from Philadelphia for his semi-annual inspection of the Academy of Music, After going over the house, he exprest his highest compliments to Manager Tunis F. Dean for the up-to-date manner in which the theater is kept. Mr. Nixon is considering the plans for the contemplated improvements which will be made during the summer. The interior will be altered to meet the requirements of modern grand operas, as Mr. Nixon bas made arrangements with Oscar Hammerstein, regarding the presentation of grand opera. After the close of the present season, popular-price vaudevil will be given until the time to start on the improvements. Mr. Nixon and his daughter left for Palm Beach and Panama, and on his return he will give his official approval of the plans for the improvements. The Building Inspector has granted Pearce and Scheck, Inc., permission to erect their new theater on West Baltimore street. The structure will cost $23,500, and Architect J. C. Spedden drew the plans, which are very elaborate. The building will be one story high with conerete foundation and fireproof censtruction. SYLVAN SCHENTHAL. ERIE, PA. (Continued from page 19.) Conneaut and Cleveland capitalists, are planning to build a very handsome theater in Conneaut, O., which is some thirty-five miles west of here, and which is very badiy in need of such a building. A site has been secured on Broad street, in the heart of the business section, and efforts are now being made to dispose of the stock to Conneaut business men. If the theater is erected where planned, it will complete the group formed by the new _ postoffice, the Masonic Temple and Public Library. Lovers of the better sort of drama were given a treat last Thursday evening, when Professor Clark, of Chica o University, gave a read ing of Maeterlinck’s Blue Bird before the Woman's Club in the Court House. His interpretation was quite remarkable, and _ thoroly enjoyed by the large audience. Pa DENVER, COLO. (Continued from page 19.) enlightened the public as to Julian Eltinge, whom he says was originally known as ill Dalton and from Butte, Mont., too. Says ‘‘Bill’’ used to have a room mate by the name of Charles Eltinge, so he took his last name and his own middle name for stage purposes, thus we have an explanation of this matter. Continu ing Mr. Rosenthal sald ‘‘let’s see, there’s Sam Bernard—his real name is Barnett. Lew Fields’ real name is Schoenfleld. Pauline Hall's is Schmidgel. Julia Marlowe's, Fannie Brough. Maude Adams’ is Kiskadden, all of which we take “J, J.'s"’ word for. Says he rescued Marie Dressler from a $40-aweek job just twenty-one years ago. Recalls the time he gave Thomas Q. Seabrooke, whose real name is Quicley—his first chance as a comic opera comedian. He was getting $35 per week with Kate Castleton in The Paper Doll, when I put him in the part of General Knickerbocker in The Little Tycoon, and later Charlie Hoyt engaged him for the part of Deacon Kid in The Midnight Belle. The city authorities put on free moving pictures at the Auditorium a few weeks ago, using them in tae intermission of the popular free band concerts, given at the Auditorium each Sunday afternoon and night. It is reported that about 6,000 persons attend both performances. The Orpheum has a big list of “‘stars’’ to appear in the near future, and no doubt Manager Carson will see some record-breaking audiences at his popular house. JULIAN HBLBER. LOUISVILLE, YY. (Continued from page 19.) Contracts for the New National Theater will be awarded February 3, and work will start at once. The plans call for a £200,000 buildine with a seating capacity of 3,000. This will be the largest theater in the South, having a large baleony and gallery. Around the side of the vil and opera houses thruout Ken and ‘lennessee, B. F. Keith house is now making arrangemeng to install the new Edison talking pictures. J. J. Musgellman, manager of the Clifton The ater, has #ided vaudevil to his list of attractions. Heagling his opening. bill was‘Prof Loy ton’s great” comedy circus, which proved to be a great hit at his house. He will continue using vaudevil for the rest of the season. Harry B. Love, who has been in Loulsville for the pagt three months, producing stock and after-pieces, left for St. Louis, where he wil! go in the me line of business; ’ playing the smaller hou®es there. ARTHUR V. SHECKLER. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN, (Continued from page 19.) Miles Hippodrome (W. F. Gallagher, mgr.) Four Casters, Cora Hall, Lillian Mortimer anu Company, Cal Stewart, Pereira Sextet and mo tion pictures week of 27. New Grand Theater (Chas. P. Dempsey, mgr.) Greeve and Green, Dalto Frees and Company, Madame Zella, Sherman and McNaughton and motion pictures, week of 27. Princess Theater (L. E. Lund, mgr.) The Gray Sisters, Dawson and Lynch, Marvelous Tittle, Harry Gray and Company and moving pictures, week of 27, Auditorium Theater (Mr. Horgan, mgr.) Adeline Genee, in La Danse, * « Orpheum Theater (G. E. Raymond, mgr.) Ada Reeve, Four Huntings and Harry 8. Fern, Joseph Herbert, Jr. and Lillian Goldsmith, Blanche Mehaffy, Reed Brothers, Lawrence Johnston, Loretta and Budd and the daylight pictures week of 26. Unique Theater (Jack Elliott, mgr.) The New Leader, Al. wis, Cabaret Trio, John Kennedy and Frank Hollis, The Waytes, Aero_ Ladies and light-as-day pictures, week of R. STE. FLEURE. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. (Continued from page 18.) this ty early in April. G. A. Blanchard, of Denvea®, has been selected as manager. F. . Benson has arrived at San Francisco to confer with the Exposition directors as to the possibility of producing a pageant or series of pageants here in 1915. There is no better qualified authority on paceants in the world than F. R. Benson. It was he, who founded the modern pageant and first used it as a means of dramatic expression. He is noted in England and other cities of Europe, not only for the work he has done to make the annual Shakesperian Festival at Stratford-on-Avon a national institution, but for many pageants that he has produced at royal courts. , ‘ CINCINNATI, 0. ‘ (Continued from page 19.) and hjs quick changes are worthy of mention. John k. Hazzard, monologist, put over a number of goed stories. Next came the big act, a military operetta, entitled, In the Barracks. Myles McCarthy, Nellie Brewster and Frank Rushworth had the important parts, and presented them in a very satisfactory manner. The Elsie Faye Trio followed tn a singing and dancing act, which went welf. An act which kept the house in an uproar was that of W. C. Fields, billed as the silent humorist. His feats of juggling are out of the ordinary. Lee White and George Perry, singers, scored immensely and deserved all the applause they received. The closing position was given te the Kaufman Troupe, a high-class bicycle act. Sweeney's basebail stories went over big. Bill's home is in Newport, Ky., just across the river from Cincinnati. A big hit was that made by the Acme Four, a quartet of excellent singers. The Four Detw\ock Brothers presented a good equilibrist act McDonald and Genereaux pleased in their Scotch sinzing and dancing act, as did also Jeannette Adler in her singing and playing turn. Charlotte, the vielinist, was fairly well received. Dill and Tempieton opened the show with a good contortion act. , The fun at the Standard last week was’ pro vided by Bob Manchester's Cracker Jacks. The leading feminin roies were in the hands of Ruby Leoni and Beatrice Harlowe. John W. Jess handled the leading male role in a satisfactory manner. Mention must be made of the olio which contained a number of good turns. Coglan and Mack, in an absurd military sketch, entitled The Raw Recruits, was liked. Niblo and Riley, in a negro singing and dane ing act pleased. Beatrice Hariowe received a number of encores in her singing of novelty surprises. William Sisto, an Italian come dian, provoked laughter in the sketch His First Speech. Tbe Girls From Reno, at People’s week, presented two clever, buriesque skits in Drug Store Frolics and The Hote! Cabaret. The musical numbers thruout were tuneful. The ehief comedian was Mike Collins, who sang parodies that were the cause of much laughter. Supporting him were Lew Keyuolds, an eccentric comedian of ability, and Harry Campbell, a funny Irishman. Jeannette Young possesses a pleasing soprano voice and was greeted wjth applause. Dolly Sweet and Dolly Fields pleased with both song and dance. At the Grand, Sunday night, January 19, the German Players presented Otto Ernst’s play, Flachsmann als Erzieher. Paul J. Rainey’s African Hunt pictures started an indefinite engagement at the Olympic Theater, January 19. ‘These pictures are being shown here for the first time and are being viewed with interest. Due to the remarkable coolness of Manager Lipscomb of the Bijou Theater, a moving pleture theater on Fifth street near Walnut, a panic was averted Sunday night, January 19, when crossed electric light wires running along the rafters in the cellar caused a fire. Mr. Lipscomb mounted the stage and announct to the audience, numbering about 400, that the machine had broken down, and requested that everybody leave the theater until after the damage had been repaired. The blaze was soon extinguisht. Hundreds of people in the audience at the Lyceum Theater were thrown into a panie Friday night, January 24, when an argument between a private watchman and a number of Italians seated in the gallery resulted in a freefor-all fight, which was carried down the stairs, thru the lobby, and was only terminated when a squad of police reacht the scene and dispersed the crowd. Moore and Browning, two who were on the Empress bill visitors to The Billboard office January H. A. Beck, manacer of the Sheehan Company, was a_ Billboasd the past Cincinnati last week, boys, were 23. Grand Opera caller last week. Charles Arnold, former Standard Theater, but now in the city last week upon a and business combined. PIANIST AT LIBERTY Pictures or Vaudeville; wife il. songs and spot light. Tickets if too far. State hours, salary, ete. GEO. BOWLEY, 626 Des Moines St., Keokuk, lowa. manager of the of New York, was visit of pleasure P. S—Remember it’s a Parker. LOOK— Mr. Carnival Manager LOOK Will book for the coming season, Parker three-abreast Carry-us-all, Gasoline Engine in center, brass trimmings, up-to-date Horn Organ. 400 electric lights; also wagons for carrying outfit. F. E. LAYMAN, Mgr Machine carrying No punks need answer. **Billboard,’’ St. Louis, Mo. ALABAMA MINSTRELS WANT MUSICIANS AND PERFORMERS For largest and best Colored Minstrel Show on the road; prefer musicians that double stage. Want novelty acts of all kinds, Sketch Teams, Women that can sing and neat in appearance on and off stage. This show is a two-car show, and has Pullman car accommodations. L. ERICKSON, Box 576, Houston, Texas. PS Houston, Texas, you get it here at Houston, Texas, as weather permits. December 29. Will open at Best of Make salary your lowest, as ju-t closed season of 46 weeks Show will go North as soon treatment. Have February lith FOR SALE—Entire Sideshow Outfit, nearly new, used a few weeks 50-ft. Round Top. with about 30-ft. middle piece, boxes, ten chairs, nine platforms and curtains; ropes and all complete; six banners, 10-ft. curtain made by Thomson & Vandiver, and all poles; center poles are piping, to telescope; carbide lights; 10x1? feet; four sledges, about sixty Sidewall, and a dressing room two folding ticket ten iron banner poles, to telescope, 18 feet high, stakes. Will sell all or part. a front door piece, B. CASPER, 1923 North 8th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. THE FOLLOWING SUNDAYS ARE OPEN AT The Academy, Saginaw, Mich. WHO WANTS THEM? Sunday, Feb. 23; Sunday, March 16; Sunday, Mareh 23; Sunday, March 30; Sunday, April 6 For time and terms address W. 8. BUTTERFIELD, Battle Creek, Mich.