The Billboard 1913-10-04: Vol 25 Iss 40 (1913-10-04)

16 The Billboard OCTOBER 4, 1913. ~ BURLESQUE NEWS MORE HOUSES TO COME, New York, Sept. 29 (Special to The Bill board) Circuit is Brooklyn, be fore of a added to the from fairly theaters at Baltimore, Pittsburgh. Ni gotiations theaters at Montreal, Paul. The latter cities are not expected to be declared in until next seagon. nearly which Christmas, certain may be } wie new wheel sources Wasi come reports of ngton and for Minneapolis and St are pending FOR THE ONE-NIGHT STANDS. Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 27 (Special to The Bill tcard).—Harry Cater, in partnership wita Paui bowser and Pearl Livingstone, is framing a burlesque show for the one-night stands. The title will be The Jardin De Paris Girls with Pearl Livingstone, the champion lady wrestler, featured. Twenty-six people will be carried. COLUMBIA CO. FORBIDS SPIELING. New York, Sept (Special to The Billboard).—The Columbia Amusement Company has issued an order to all house managers forbidding all concession announcements and spieling, either in the lobbies or auditorium of their theaters. The new ruling will doubtless create much dissatisfaction among privilege holders all over the big wheel. ¢ 27 HILLARD REPLACES STANLEY. Philadelphia, Sept. 27 (Special to The Billboard).—Willam Hillard joined the Watson Sisters Company here today, replacing Joe Stanley, who closes. BROWN FORCED TO GIVE UP PART. 27 (Special to The Billboard). —Sammy Brown, well known in burlesque and for many seasons with Hurtig and Seamon, has bees compelled to relinquish his part with the Bowery Burlesquers, owing to a serious affliction of the heart. The trouble is described by the fysician as leakage of the heart. Brown has been sent to his home at New York, while his place in the cast of the Bowerys has been taken by George Snyder. Baltimore, Sept. SEAMON JOINS BOWERY BURLESQUERS. Washington, D. C., Sept. 27 Billhboard).—Marty Seamon joined the turlesquers bere today and will be given a prin (Special cipal part in the show. WILL OPEN IN NOV. OR DEC. The New Gayety Theater on Walnut street, which will house the Columbia Amusement Company's attractions, will not be completed until November or December. It was thought at first that the theater would be finisht so that it could be opened in October. The Standard is again being used until the Gayety is completed. DOC LOTHROP IN NEW YORK. New York, Sept. 29 (Special to The Billboard).—Doc Lothrop, lessee and manager of the old Howard and the Grand Opera House, Roston, was in New York last week after a trip to Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore. Referring te the Progressive circuit. the Doctor said: “‘Under the circumstances the outlook is most encouraging and there is every chance of a prosperous season. There have been about six shows at my two houses, all of which have been far superior to any of the shows sent us by the Empire circuit in former seasons. Business is booming and all of the shows have been getting results as far as Boston is eoncerned.’’ Doctor Lethrop left here for Boston on Saturdar. THE SMALLEST PONY ILL, Dora Davis, the smallest pony with the Mollle Williams’ Company (Columbia circuit) 1s ill at St. Margaret Apartments, Now York City. lt is feared that an operation will be necessary and in any case, it will probably be some time before the little chorister will be able to return to work. SIM WILLIAMS MAKES CHANGES. the Philadelphia, Sept. 29 (Special to The Billboard).—Sim Williams’ Parisian Beauties opened the week at the Trocadero here today with his show vastly improved and with several hanges in the cast and material. The Four {cNallys have closed with the show, as has Winifred Carter, who has been replaced by Beulah Kennedy, who will work in the ollo with the sister act known as Kennedy and Melrose. The McNallys have been replaced by Larkins and Burns, a two-men knockabout act. CHARLIE DANIEI8 AFTER THE WOMEN. Brooklyn, Sept. 29 (Special to The Billboard). —Charlie Daniels, manager of the Casino here, ig out after the women and ie now sending out am artistic circular with which e@ ladies’ sea | reliable | Milwaukee, | to The | Rowery | son pass is enclosed, the pass being valid upon payment of ten cents at all matinees, excepting | Saturdays and holidays, The reading matter It is stated here that the Progressive | on the cirenlar explains the popularity of mod| pop J house in / ern burlesque and its evolution from the sug | gestiv and disreputable shows of a few years ago. The Casino has been playing to a larg | percentage of women ever since its establish ; ment a few seasons ago, but Charlie Daniels s evidently out after a record, which, it ; Seems, he is more than likely to secure. SIM WILLIAMS’ NEW sHOW. which office Nancy, the comedy the Sim Williams Cameron is South is going owt from and in which Daisy starred, will open the season at Bethlehem, Pa., October 9, The show the one-nighters to Texas, with Joe in advance. will play Lewis PROGRESSIVE CENSORS STILL ON JOB. The censor board for the Progressive is back on the job and Fred W. away from the executiv offices in the Times Building here. J. D. Barton, who is in Pittsburg at the present writing, is expected to return in a day or so while it will be fully two weeks before Mr. Stair returns to his desk. NO COOCHING. cireuit Stair is again It is emphatically denied by the representativs of the Progressiv circuit, as well as by George Nelson Teets, manager of the Star, Scranton, and the managers of the shows which tion of the company. There have been many changes of principals and out of the original bunch of 20 chorus girls only two of the old nes are left with the show. WITH FAY FOSTER. Chicago, Sept. 29 (Special to The Billboard). The Fay Foster show is still rehearsing and the chinges in the company are still going on right mg left Will MelIntyre closed here to be rejiaced by Nat Young while Harry Lang is now playing opposit to Young Irene May has joined the show while Bert Jack has taken the pl of Lew Reynolds in the cast. Scanon and Price are other newcomers while eight pew chorus girls have joined in the past two weeks Clare Burg is still handling the leading feminin role and is making a great showing, while Verona Husemanne, formerly with Bar ney Gegard, is doing nicely in the soubret role with t show. FOR THE BEAUTY PARADE. New ; York, Sept board).4—Messrs. Butler, Jacobs, Monihag have been kept busy Beauty ¢Parade and several changes have been made i& the show. The latest addition to the cast is Allie Gilbert who joined the show at the Empire, Brooklyn, last week and who will be remembpred for her excellent work with Al. Won’ fre 26 (Special to The BillLowry and working on the Girl in the Taxi last season. Joe Jermon@placed Miss Gilbert for Messrs. Butler, Jacobs Lowry. FOR PHILADELPHIA STOCK. Philadelphia, Sept. 29 (Special to The Billboard).—Johnnie Eckhardt’s stock burlesque will begin at the Gayety here on October 18 THE STANDARD TRIO 2 # The above is a picture of the Standard Trio, now with Chas. P. Cromwell’s Dandy Girls The boys, reading from left to right are Jack Witzman, bass; Harry Garland sive Circuit). and Billy Morten, tenor. have already played Scranton and the Penn circuit, that Oriental dancers have been em ployed by Progressiv shows playing these houses ind referring to the subject Mr. Teets sald: “There have been no wiggle dancers here this season and none are going to work here as long as the Progressive circuit is playing its shows in my house. We are giving our patrons legitimate and clean burlesque shows and’a rigid censorship is being maintained in each and every case.’’ The Star, Scranton, fg a week stand for Progressive shows and big fbusiness has been the invariable rule since the opening of the present season. @ BIG WEEK AT PHILADELPHIA. Scranton, Pa., Sept. 27 (Special to athe Billboard).—Morris Wainstock’s Rector Girls closed a big week here tenight, breaking a!l house records for the Monday opening. The show came here from a big week at the Trocadero, . playing to nearly $1,000 for the Saturday's business. The Rector Girls is headed by Leo Stevens, who wrote both books and staged the show. Jimmy Morris is abead of the show. MAN WITH LADYLIKE VOICE FOR CROOKS. George Dixon, who has been billed as The Eltinge of Vaudevil and who was a mild sensation at Churchill's a week or so ago, has been signed thru Joe Jermon for Jacobs and Jermon, for a term of five years. Dixon is to go with the Golden Crook Co. this season and joins the show at the Park, Bridgeport, this week. FIXING TEE FAY FOSTER SHOW. Chicago, Sept. 27 (Special to The Billboard). —The Fay Foster Co. (Prog ives) is here and is undergoing a thoro o erhauling and with a practically all new cast, rehearsals are being held day and night in the efforts to get the ghow in shape to satisfy the demands of the censor committee of the circuit which has demanded certain changes and a thoro reorganiza (Progresaritone, and all of the preliminary arrangements are now being completed Among the elready engaged for the stock company are Sam Micals, Lew Christy, Jack Perry, Hazel Sanger, Madge Hughes and Mat Corrigan. There is to be a chorus of 24 girls. GEORGE TOPAC WITH SKETCH. —_—-George Topac, formerly of Topac and Steele, sketch which is now being is putting out a written for him by Herschfleld of the New York American and which is to be titled Des perate Desmond. The show which is now in rehearsal will give its initial performance in about two weeks. JOE HURTIG IN ST, LOUIS. St. Louls, Sept. 25 (Special to The Bi!lboard). —Joe Hurtig was in St. Louls this week looking over his show headed by Ed. Lee Wrothe. He feels quite proud of it and well he should be, as it is one of the best that has visited bere this season. SIM WILLIAMS’ NEW BOOK. Sim Williams has already purchast his next season's book, which is to be titled, Commodore Katz, and which is from the pen of Herbert Thompson. The story tells of the trials and troubles of a naval easy mark, is said to be rich in comedy, while a cast of ten principals ins called for. Jack Miller, the present principal comedian with the Parisian Beauties, will handle the character part of Commodore Katz. The show is to have al! original lyrics and music. LEE HICKMAN & RUBY GREY. Lee Hickman and Ruby Grey closed with the Peter S. Clark Show at Albany a week ago after having been with the show for a few days only. Hickman gave in his resignation, owing to his dissatisfaction with the small part as , Manet btm. ; tertainment principals | HELEN WEIR SIGNED. Sim Williams has sigsed Helen Weir for his Parisian Beauties for next season. Miss Weir is sald to be a clever ingenue, with a pleasing volce and a top-notch specialty. Ray with the while Joe Sisters close Posy Girls at on Saturday next, closed on Saturday last. with the Several new have been engaged to fill the places left by the above exodus, but the names of these people have not yet been given out, Montgomery and the Healy the Peter S. Clark's Rosy Star, Brooklyn, B. Y., Rose Jeanette Opp also closes show people vacant ANOTHER ONE-NIGHTER. New York, Sept. 27 (Special to The Billboard). Nat Brown, formerly identified with Brown, Collins and Madison, with the Girls From Reno, on the old Empire circuit, is bere rehearsing a show for the one-night stands. The old title of The Girls From Reno will be used with Nat Brown in the principal comedy role. Charles Relyea and La Belle Helene will be with the show, as will Dolly Sweet and May Stokes. Billy Farrell is arranging the music. Charlies Relyea will manage the show, with Ben Pflam in advance. SIM WILLIAMS GETS NEW SHOW. Sim Williams and R. R. Roberts have purchast the book and rights for Nobody's Darling, which they will send out on the one-nighters im a few weeks. The show will play thru the Seuth te Texas. BILLBOARD CALLER. W. M. Brown, advance representativ of the Monte Carlo Girls Burlesque Company, was a Chicago Billboard caller last week. The Meste Carlo Girls appeared at the Englewood Theater last week and are now showing at the Hay market. GETTING READY FOR BURLESQUE BALL. New York, Sept. 27 (Special to The Billboard).—The Eddie Manley Stock Company, ef which Eddie Manley is the popular and activ ead, is making all preparations for its annual ball, which is to be held at Saengerbund Hall n Schemmerhorn street, Friday, October 31. Eddie Manley ball is a renowned annual among burlesquers and all the people whose shows are within a fair distance of New York usually make the event a big rendezvous The event at which to meet all of their professional friends. This season's event is to eclipse all previous affairs, and a big cabaret vaudevil en will be announcements beld in connection. Fur ther regarding the big affair will be seen from time to time in the advertis ing column of The Billboard. NEW ONES BY EDWARDS. New York, Sept, 26 (Special to The Billboard).—The Waltz of the Roses, and If They Don't Stop Making Them So Beautiful, two songs publisht by Charles K. Harris, are being featured by a number of the headliners. Leo Edwards wrote the music for both of these numbers, AGENT TO MANAGE SHOW, Danny Mack, who has been abead of the Sim Williams’ show on the Progressive circuit, is to stay back and do the counting up, while Harry Ball, formerly of the Gus Hill forces, is to attend to the advance duties. R. R, Roberts, Who has been managing the show, ig to go out with Nancy, a four-act pastoral comedy, which is being organized by Sim Williams and R. R. Roberts. 4 ee eS Sn BELLE DIXON ILL, -_-—— j Brooklyn, Sept. 29 (Special to The Billboard.) —Belle Dixon has been eut of the cast of the Qollege Girls for the past few days, owing te seckneas. BURLESQUE NOTES, * setbert and Nelson are in 8t. Louls having eft the Blanch Baird Burlesque Company on the Progressive Wheel, last week. They are Working in their act upon the streets of the ejty, and are one of the cleverest rube teams fe St. Louls has ever seen. Altho they are sfeking to join otber burlesque companies, they had great difficulty epgagements there. Rube Stone: Wire your address to Danay Meck, advance representativ for the Sim Wil. liams’ Parisian Beauties (Progressive Cirenit). tk show iy at the Trocadero, Philadelphia, this k. in cancelling commercial Henry J. Sinken, formerly advertising agent ag the Empire, Brooklyn, is now handling the pgdlicity work for Painless Parker, the famous ooklyn dentist, . B. Bentley reports great success with his K@rs of Burlesque, which ts at the Olympte, cinnati, this week.