The Billboard 1913-02-22: Vol 25 Iss 8 (1913-02-22)

52 The Billboard FEBRUARY 22, 1913. BOSTON, (Continued from page 18). The run of The Woman, in which Mary Nasb made a remarkable success at the l’ark Theater, was to terminate on February 22, but by specia: arrangement was extended until Mareb 8. Ub the following Monday, March 10, Utiicer 6u0 will come to the Park for an indefinite run. Ziegfeld’s Follies of 1912 will terminate ite rewarkably successful engagement on February 22, as a further extenson of the run was 10} feasible owiug to previous bookings. The St. Jawes ‘heater opened its career as & first-class vaudevil house uuder the managemen' of Marcus Loew this week with an excellent bill. It is rumored that M. H, Gulesian, the former lessee of the St. James Theater, intended to form another stock company and would return to the St. James before many months. : The various other houses, burlesque, vaudevi! and moving picture, are offering exceptionally good attractions this week and are playing to ll capacity. *orhe aden of Vanni Marcoux, the baritone, who was hit by the curtain and knockt senseless at a performance last week, showed considerable improvement and the singer is believed to be out of danger. He suffered a concusion of the brain, but the doctors are confident that the accident will not cause the permanent disability of the singer. ERNEST WELLECK. PITTSBURG, PA. (Continued from page 18). L. ©. McLaughlin, manager of the Liberty Theater Booking Company, has removed his offices from the seventh floor of the Fulton Builaing to a larger Suite on the fifth floor, known as No. 504. McLaughlin pulled off an original stunt here last week during the opening sessions of the Pennsylvania State Hardware Assoc.a tion, when he staged a playlet on a specially built stage in the large English banquet room in the Ft, Pitt Hotel. There were 15 people In the cast, and each took the part of someone in the hardware store. So successful was the stunt that a hardware publication is to publish the ext. torbe new stage director at the Duquesne Theater, E. G. Curtis, took hold last week. Mr. Curtis was accompanied to Pittsburg by bis wife, who is known on the Stage as Ollie Cooper, who was for a long time associated with the stock companies of Vaughn Glaser. JERSEY CITY, WN. J. (Continued from page 18). Paid in Full. Manager Aathony Michel, of the Orpheuw, anoounces & complete change of the policy for the popular playhouse at the Five Corners, commencing Monday, with daily after poon and evening performances, The attractions ip the future will consist of high class vaudevil, the west pretentious all-star acts obtainable, first-run foto plays de luxe and the finest sym fony orchestra in Hudson County, at popular prices of 10 and 20 cents for afternoon perform apces, and 10, 15 and 25 cents for evening per formances. One oe Rg 9 o'clock and the o’ clock. ether from 9 to 11 ee B. BUSH. ‘BALTIMORE, MD. (Continued from page 18). The senior class of the Baltimore Medical College held at theater party at Ford’s Opera House, February 7. ‘The Master Mind was the ¢cve8n. ponents adorning the front of theaters is a matter of importance to every professional performer, and this fact proved the undoing of David C. Wingfield, of 1906 Ellwood avenue, who was singing in a moving picture theater. On February 3 Patrolman Ramsey saw 4 fotograf of Wingtield in front of the motion picture theat r and as a result —_ ig = ail pending the disposition of his case for feiltny to provide for the support of his wife. SYLVAN SCHENTHAL. ~ st. LOUIS, MO. (Continued from page 18.) producer for Dave Lewis’ Don't Lie to Your Wife, at the Whitney Theater, Chicago, is the director for Mr. Crawford, These companies are being organized as fast as one is perfected in the music and lines. The players, comprising the first company, the Pickwick Players, are: Lillian Washburn, Esther Crawford, Jessie Houston. Edward Westfield, Harry Wharton, and Fred Carmele. The bill in the which would city council, have made it necessary for most of our owners to rebuild their theaters, was killed last week in the council by a decisiv vote. When Sophia Tucker stept upon the stage of the Hippodrome Theater here February 10, the success of the week at the Hippodrome was assured, There pever was an artiste more warm!y welcomed or more universally pleasing than Miss Tucker. The Hippodrome has been more than well paid for her engagement as there has been a steady jam all week for admission to see and hear her. The advance press work was handled in excellent fashion and every one in St. Iouls knew she was coming and Miss Tucker in turn knows that all St. Louis is seeing her. Rowland Puckstone left St. Louis last week to rejoin the Sothern-Marlowe Company in Kansas City. He has entirely recovered from his recent fliness. The Columbia Film Company, of this city, are giving their first release to the theaters here this week. The Great Taxicab Mystery is WELLS? starenen pete disburse ts of every cent paid out. Send for sample and prices. WELDON, WILLIAMS & LICK “FORT SMITH, ARK. San Francisco Minneapolis its title, and the subject has been bandied in an excellent manner. The subject, while sep sational, is in the best fotografy and excellently acted. The reiease should prove popular. W. J. FARLEY. TOLEDO, OHIO, (Continued from page 19.) Ground bas been broken for the new Athambra picture house on Summit street, under tbe William Bettis management. The Majestic Four, have departed from the Wayne Hviel Grill for the South. Manager McCormick has another big feature act. Heavy press matter from the East about our Charles (Kid) Koester, in the advance of the Lion and the Mouse Company. “Spring has ‘came,’ The first breath of spring was felt in Uniontown yesterday when Charles A. Koester, who will be ahead of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, arrived in town. There was nothing officia: in the visit, as he is agent ahead of The Lion and the Mouse also. But he expects to be back na fow weeks to make the preliminary arrange ments for the annual visit of the big show to this city. Our Lew Orbitts, it is said, will soon be on the road with The Doings of Dorthy. Bert St. Jobn, of the B. C. Whitney's forces is the big producer of tbe attraction. James Woods, our hero that has made some towns in Texas, will star on his arrival home in the Texas Ranger. Harry, beware of the bandit. Thomas H. Tierney, formerly manager of the American Theater, has a smile half as long as little Broadway. He is the father of a girl. The Auditorium Theater will again try out stock and the Buhler-Sabin Players. Others In the cast are Dorothy Shoemaker, Clare Weldon, Louise Orendorf, Ann Hamilton, A. 8S. Byron, Frank E. Jamison, Augustin Glassmire, John Prescott, R. House, D. A. Reed and J. C. Mathews. The opening bill was The Worla and His Wife. Harry Hurtig. of the Arcade Theater has askt for the State Auditor to check up his box-office for a recent week. He cllowed his brother Jules to do the stunt of treasurer for one performance. Advices from the Keith home offices in New York announce that the second stock season at the Toledo Keith Theater will begin on April 14, to run thru the summer, Miss Fay Bainter, who created such a furor last season, has been engaged as leading woman, and will be supported by a specially selected company of highly competent players. Callers at The Billboard headquarters were. William Fullwood, of Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm; Edward Earnest, of Al Wiison; Harry Parker, of The World Of Pleasure; Little Arthu: Jarvis, of Barnum and Bailey, and JameSpriggs, the featured clown of the Ringling Shows. George Hanner. of the Kelth’s Theater, hax still that motorcycle sore band. The T. M. A. picture In the recent issue went big. but the article had been lost somewhere. Too bad. OMAHA, NEB, (Continued from page 19.) Miss Alice Dovey, one of the principals in The Pink Lady company, is a Nebraska gir!, her home being at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, twen ty miles from Omaha. She made trips to her home town and visited her parents during the three dayg while the company was in this citr. Frank Phelps, former manager of the Bord Theater, has been appointed general traveling representativ for the Shubert theaters in Amer ica. H. J. ROOT CINCINNATI, OHIO. (Continued from page 19.) Arnold and Company, wag good for a number of laughs. Andrew F, Kelley related some very interesting Irish stories. Claud and Fannf Usher, in Fagan’s Decision, have an act that appeals to the audience. Fannie Usher, in the kid role, was very good. A novel act was that presented by Franker Wood amd Burnee Wyde. The ventriloguii act of Ed. F. Rey bard is one of the best In the business. Reynard is always sure of a welcome in this city. Jack Wiison, of the Jack Wilson Trio, was very amusing in his comments on the various acts on the bill. His parodies of popular songs were immense. A fitting closing number to the big bill was the Four Rotters, in gymnasti« feata. Madame Sherry, which appeared earlier in the season at the Grand, returned for an engage ment at the Walnut last week playing to popular prices, James Darling handled the role of “Theophilus Sherry’’ satisfactorily. Bernice McCabe, in the part of ‘‘Yvonne Sherry.’’ sang and danced to the delight of the andiences Others of note in the company were: Jo Smith Marba, Betty Barnell, George Bogues, Mande Irving. H. E. Denton an? Ida May. and costumes were satisfactory. There were a number of acts press bill last week entitled to headline po sition. Joe Boganny’s Lanatic Bakers, acro bats, was the billed headliner, and presented a novel act. Marguerite sang, danced and 4mpersonated different characters, and wés the bicgest hit of the bill. The Great Bazarros four Russian singers and dancers, had an interesting act. Jere Sanford, yodler and whistler, pleased. Waterbury Brothers and Tenny, formerly with George Evans’ Minstrel« have an act full of good music and clean com edy. A farce sketch, full of good lines and well acted was The Love Specialist. It was presented by Hayden Stevenson, Lonise Valen tine and &ylvia Starr, The Orpheum, for the first half last had the following acts: Five Oberlin Girls, headliners, who sang and played various musical instruments: W. J. Duhols, comedy juggler: Levitt, Dunsmore and Company, In an entertaining sketch, The Woman Next Door; Mabel Rlondell, a singing sonbret, and Dewey Brox., singers and dancers. For the second balf th: bil! comeisted of: Vally, accordian player: The Hummin’ Coons, four black-face aingera: Fl'iott and Fassett. In songs and stories: Arthar Wilbur and Company, in the sketch, The Senator From Todfena. The Jardin de Paris Girla wag the burlesqne offering at People’s the past week. -The sing Ing was good. the dancing clever, chorus fair. and the costumes stunning. The scenery on the Em week, S studies and the singing of Lydia Jospy were the features. The funmakers were Leo Stevens, Joe Madden and Tow Nolan, Miss Stella Gilmore and Della FayteJe bad the principal feminine roles. Lester, Marville and Lester offered a good singing and dancing act in the oilo, The attraction at the Standard last week was the Bowery Burlesqucrs, one of the popular aggregations on the Easterr Wheel. There Was plenty of dash to the eutertainment and the sung bits were numerous. The numbers of Mabel Morgan, the leading lady, were repeated ly encored. Fitzgera.d and Quinn, aided by Charley Jansen, bad the principal male parts. Keller and Don in a comedy juggling act, received liberal applause. At Heuck’s last week the following vaudevil bill was given: The Rodrigues, the Barker Company, The LaMonts, Hawiey and Mack, Evans and Gaylord, and W. J. White. F. M. Wheeler, advance agent of A Cowboy's Sweetheart company. was in town last week and dropt in The Billboard office for a few minutes’ chat. Roller races for novices and amateurs were held at the New Rink, In Music Hall, last week. There were two heats each night, a preliminary and semi-finale, withthe winners of the semi events opposing each other in a grand finale op Saturday night. Commodore Lee H. Brooks, of the Coney Island Amusement Company, suffered a stroke of apoplexy at his office, February 14, and was removed to his home in a serious condition. Miss May Dowling was in the city last week, promoting publicity for the English divorce play, The Butterfly on the Wheel, which is this week playing at the Lyric Theater. There are now only two women press agents on the road, Miss Nellie Revell and Miss Dowling. The Nat Reiss Shows are playing to big crowds on the streets, while the Krause Greater Shows are holding down their end of it at Ybor City, The Park Dramatic Company closed a two weeks’ engagement, but will return in two weeks to play indefinite The Prince Theater, formerly known as the Favorite, re-opened February 11 with vaudevil and pictures. The theater has been newly decorated and fixt up in first-class shape. Billy Dunlap, the black-face prince, is spending a few weeks in Tampa with his parents, who are the proprietors of the Almiera Hotel. Billy is a Georgia boy, altho he calls Tampa his home He has just completed a western circuit of the Hopkins’ houses. HERBERT LA BELLE. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. H. M. Newsome, owner of the Bonita, Princess and Amuse-U Theaters in this city. threw open the doors of bis handsome Second avenue house on February 10. This beautiful theater, which will be devoted exclusivly to fotoplays, is on of the handsomest in the South. The building. which was originally a three-story brick, was dismantled inside completely and starting wit: the four bare walls, over $30,000 has been spent to beautify the interior. The seating capacity is over 600, including 100 box seats and ab ut 75 baleony seats. A $5,000 pipe organ has been installed. and materially enhances the elegant tone of th place. A name for this house will be selected this we:k from a long list of names suggested by the public. A sad feature of the opening of the Newsume photoplay house this week was the death of Ralph J. Thomas, who had just come here from his home in Newcastle, Pa., to accept the posi tion of organist for the theater. Only a few deys after his arrival, he was taken with an attack of pneumonia, and died in less than a week. He was a young man 23 years of age. and came here highly recommended ag being unusually proficient in his work. Altho a strang r in a strange land, every courtesy and attentio was sbown him, and a large band composed of members of the local musicians union, played funeral dirges accompanying his remaing to the station for shipment bome. A committee from the same local also accompanied the remains to Newcastle, JAMES EDWIN DEDMAN. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Sidney Broughton, the vaudevil comedian and singer, has been spending a few days with luca! friends and relativs. tt Gilderoy, a Youngstown singer is a member of Al, G. Fields’ Minstrel Company which played a return engagement at th: Grand, February 10. An informal reception was held for the local boy at his home on (1a: street and his friends and relativs formed a theater party and attended the show. Max Weiss, treasurer at the Grand. is again at his post. after being confined to his hume with appendicitis, M. Harry Warner, leader confined to his Gestra, is fever. The new Arcade entrance to the Park Theater, which was to have been opened by Ray mond Hitchcock, in The Red Widow. February 19, will not be ready until about February 27. Manager L. Miller, of the Smiley Opera House, Lisbon, Ohio, was in the city last week, attending the auto show. Ww. J. POTTS. ‘VANCOUVER, B. C. of the Grand or home with tyfoid According to a decision rendered by the police magistrate of North Vancouver the other day. the coupon system adopted by many moving pic ture theaters of British Columbia to secure trad is illegal, Miss Mande Leone, the new leading lady of the Lawrence Players, opened at the Avenne 1» All-of-a-Sudden Peggy. Mise Leone received a rousing welcome and was vbliged to respon? with a speech. Miss Leone appeared at the ol” Vencovrer Gpere House several seasons ago w't! Witard aF*k. in On Parole. and last season Was seen at the Pantages in a vaudevil ek«teh. Word comes from Victoria that Alex, Pan tages has secured a aite for a theater on Guy ernment street and building operations are tr commence almost immediately. The ground an building ft is stated. represent an investment of approximately $200,000, Again the Empress and Avenue Theaters hare the same attraction for the current week, name ly Get-PRich-Ouick Wallingford THE BIG SPRING SPECIAL NUMBER. The living art! ISSUED MARCH 17th, DATED THE 22nd. os | By an amendment to the Incorporatiun A: this city bas now power to regulate billboards and other outdovr advertising signs. The Victoria Mothen Pictures Ltd., with a capital of $50,000, was incorpurated last week. The company will carry on a general moving icture, vaudevil and theatrical business ictoria and elsewhere io British Columbia. Jack Golden and Company closed at the National, February 8, after a successful season o1 two months. The company opened at the Koya! New Westminster, February 10, The Harry Chandler Company opened at the National, February 11, fur a season of dram atic stock. ‘lhe opening bill is On the Road to Frisco. J. M. McLEAN. LYNCHBURG, VA. The Boys and Girls of Avenue B, a burlesque on the average telegraf office, received the stamp of disapproval while on the bill at the Trenton Theater last week. Some lines In the act were said to be vulgar, and proved offensiy to the finer tastes of some of the patrons. The criticism was so loud that Manager Trent thought he could probably appease the public by fining the act $50 and giving his action publicity thru the daily press. Samuel G. Wingfield, dramatic critic of the Lynchburg Progress, has gone to the country to recuperate from an attack of nervous prostration, which was brought on by too close application to his work in the offices. Wingfield formely played stock with some of the presentday luminaries. He is a nativ of Lynchburg. JULIAN T. BABER. ERIE, PA. The Palace Picture House has been sold to Miss Pauiine Burr, and is now closed for repairs. It will open in abour two weeks with an up-to-date line of pictures. A. R, Zauntener, the former manager, will retire from the business for the present. Alva Sims and Alice Clemens, who have been playing in Sharon for several months, but who have many friends here, joined the Horne Stock Company last week and opened with them in Jamestown on Monday night. The local newspapers have been persistent in reporting that the Majestic would play hich class vaudevil after Easter, but the local manager of the theater advises that he knows of no such plans and it seems highly tmprobable. Ted Johnson, who is very well known in musical circles here, has beeuw engaged by the management of the Victo-ia Theater as pianist, and they are featuring his playing in their advertising. All the picture houses are crowded nightly and the managers say business never was better. |, 3.” MOBILE, ALA Evidently it was a case of too much carniva) during Mardi Gras, three companies being here under canvas, The Great Southern. Meeks Interstate Shows and St. Louis Carnival Company. Business was not very good; in fact, it is said two of the companies lost money, Miss Theresa Valorie Montrose, of the team of Rose and Montrose, who played Dreamland Theater last week, will be compelled to lay off at ber home in Chicago for several weeks to come, owing to a badly ruptured muscle in the right leg, which happened at her last performance at Dreamland. Last reports are that she is recovering but will be laid up two or three weeks from It. Speculation is rife in Mobile over the location of the new playhouse to take the place of the old Mobile Theater. Plans have been drawn for several lots, the latest being a set of plans to cover the site of the old Mobile Theater with one hundred and ten feet additions! frontage on Roval street. These plans call for a modern playhouse, 2,200 seating capacity and an eight-story hotel in connection therewith. . WILLIAMS. HANDS UP FOR THE SEASON! For Sale or Rent, Cheap JESSE JAMES. new copies, two reels, 8c per foot} COWBOY'S REVENGE, Great Western, three reels; ROOSEVELT’S AFRICAN HUNT, new copy, three reels; NICK CARTER, Great Detective Story, three reels; MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, . three reels. IMPERIAL FEATURG PLM co., 433 E. Washington Street, . janapolls, Ind. FOR SALE—FElectric Slot Attachment, Piano Regal style, with $40.00 motor; sell, $60.00. 55-note Crank Piano, new roll music, 10 pieces, cost two months ago, $300.00; sell for $60.00. Crazy Houre; can be set up or taken down in two hours; large banner for front, used four weeks, $100.06. Baby Game Rall Rack, large canvas backstop, $12.00. Herschell-Spillman High Striker, improved style, $20.00. Country Store Wheel Tent Frame, new banner, used one week, $25.00. Base Ball Game; large steel figures, catcher and batter, steel bell net, $9.00. Five Mechanical Figures, cost $8°@.°0, imported, $100.00. Red and white gable end Tent, 8x10. like new, $10.00 Swell four-piece Banner; can be used for any show front, never been used; cost $150.00, sell for $50.06. Electric Banjo, finished in dark oak; $15.00 worth new music; cost, two months ago, $300.00; sell for $30.00. Above goods are being sold to wind up an estate. E. ANDREWS, Executor, Williameport, Pa FOR SALE—BIG SNAKES BANNER. Wording-—""Man Killers Alive,"’ showing monster Snakes crushing Zulus. Size 12x14; good as new. First $15.00 takes it. F. C. MAYER, Box 170, Stevens Point, Wis —FOR SALE-— Two Box Rall Alleys, 36 foot, $50.00 each. M. F. WIEDEMANN, Burlington, lowa. —— FOR SALE-— The Famous Painting, “THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS." Also the Traveling Case, Brass Eacel, Plush Curtain, Banners, etc. Sale or trade, GEO. N. DUNN, Greensburg, Ind HAVE SHOOTING GALLERY Want Man or Woman with Photo Post Card outfit, for half of store rent, $15.00 month, Established. Good location. Woman preferred. Address 1648 Mad ison St., Chicago, I) CORRESPONDENCE DESIRED With Concession and Special Attraction People. One of the best of County Fairs. Dates, August 6-8, MT. VERNON FAIR ASSN., E. 8. Albright. Secy., Mt. Vernon, Ky.