The Billboard 1915-03-06: Vol 27 Iss 10 (1915-03-06)

MARCH 6, 1915. The Billboard ~~ 49 BILLY & EVA MERRIAM~—Aerial acrobats; bookisg parks, fairs, celebrations; managers write 616 E. Lacks Court, Oedar Rapids, la. CHARLES GAYLOR—Giant frog man; world’s greatest acrobatic, hand-balancing equalibrist; two free acts for fairs; Western and Southern fairs write. 768 17th St., Detroit, Mich. TEN CAGES OF BEAUTIFUL BIRDS AND SMALL ANIMALS—At liberty for parks; experienced keeper. C. CALVIN, Deepwater, V W. Va. TWO BIG SENSATIONAL FREE ACTS— For Western and Southern fairs; comedy breakaway, revolving ladder and trapeze, iron jaw and tumbling. GROTH ACROBATIC CU., Charter Oak, la. PIANO PLAYERS. At Liberty | gpg | without display, under this free of charge. ~*-1 PICTURE PIANIST—A. F. of M.; cue pictures; no booge; read, fake and transpose; prefer piano and drums; ticket. JOHN C. ABRAMS, 335 Tatinall St., Savannah, Ga, A-1l PIANIST—Desires position in moving p picture house In Chicago; references. HELEN KRAUSE, 3628 W. Grenshaw St., Chicago, I Telephone Ktdwtize 7153. ae A-1 PIANIST—Ten years’ experience in vaudeville, orchestra and pictures; would like engagement with orchestra in hotel or theatre. VIOLA M. PRICE, 127 W. Main 8t., Greenville, O. A-1 PIANIST—Sight reader; vocalist; dance and orchestra experience; cue pictures; road show preferred; age 35. Ticket? Yes. ELIZABETH G. MORTON, care Armond Entertainers, Cementon, New York. A-1 PIANIST (Leader)—With library; for vaudeville; high-class hotel or picture house; played the very best. Address “REGULAR,” care . Billboard, Cincinnati, O. A-1 PIANIST—Sight reader; classical and popular; fake and dramatize pictures; sober and reliable. T. Db. ULRICH, Duquoin, IL A-| PIANIST—Play all at sight; references if required Address G RACE BOWELL, Kirkwood, N. Y. 4-1 LADY PIANIST—Just closed with one nighter; jlouble stage and specialties; join at once: must have icket (MISS) CLEO EDWARDS, General Delivery, Chicago, Il. \-1 VAUDEVILLE F PIANIST— Wants position: age +: single; library of music; sober and reliable: state salary M. C. LOOP, General Delvery, Station F., Detroit, Mich EXPPRIENCED PICTURE OR SMALL MUSICAL comes PIANIST—Fine player; locate or travel; ket state salary, reasonable: Age 22. LOvuIs STEIN, 7850 Bond Ave., Chicago, I). FIRST-CLASS VAUDEVILLE AND ORCHESTRA Vi ANIS? Sight reader and transposer experienced i reliable; nonunien; first-class work only JACOR LANNOM, 1837 Indiana Ave., Chicago, I L spy PIANO PLAYER—Also gent baritone singer: , act aS manager for picture house a. Be KI ‘ HELI LS, 415 Commerce Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. LADY PIANIST—At literty for summer resort: had good expefience in orchestra, theatre and dance wort (“'SS) EVELYN MASON, Station D, Jack a PIANIST (Leader) AND DRUMMER-Fine library: drummer has traps, marimbaphone, xylophone, chimes; nothing too good: state all particulars MUSICAL TEAM, Martinsville, Ind PIANIST-—See our Song Hints on page 12. The publishers whose addresses are given therein will send you professional copies of any new song named if you will write them on theatre letterheads and menon THE BIL LBOARD ~~ PIANIST Sight reader; tnoroughly experienced; double slide; prefer rep. or one-piece with B. & O.: $20 a week and transportation; ticket. DON M. SHANKLIN, |, Marion, Iowa. PIANIST AND DRU MMER w wishes to to lorate in Northwest; ten years’ experierce: strictly sober and reliable: state wages and conditions. FRED B. WALTERS, Mankato, Minn. PIANIST—Accurately describes the pictures musically; sober, reliable; goad references: always makes goml: straight faker: can do advertising. LEW H. WILSON Mansion House, Syracuse, N. Y, PIANIST AND TRAP DRUMMER Troupe or locate; have bells and effects; also picture machine and twelve reels. HARRY LE ROY, Olympian Amusement (o., Grafton, Ia. PIANIST—Cue, fake, orchestsa: brary of music. classic aml papular; experience in pictures and tinea HELEN CHALMER, Box 302, Harvard, nola PROF. H. W GARRETT--Trick pianist; musical artist; join recognized act or any show playing salary; need ticket; phay parts; double band. Address General lvelivery, Bridgeport, Neb. ° SINGERS. At Liberty Advertisements without display, under this heading, are published free of charge. LELAND FOSTER—Male soprano; musical tab., minstrel, girl shows: managers wanting refined novelYW singing act, write; beautiful wardrobe; ticket. 66 BK 2d St., Chicago, M1. SINGERS AND PIANISTS—Both play plano and sing duets; capable picture house manager; anywhere in Canada, New York, Pennsywania. HAL PQMEROY, Box 54, Fort Erie, Ont. SINGERS —All_ the very latest songs are listed in our Song Hints on page 12. If you will write the various publishers, evhose addresses are also given in the seme column, on a theatre letterhead, and mention THE BILLBOARD, they will send. you professional copies free of charge. WONDERFUL SOPRANO Elegant wa dsobe: pho tos, library; band or orchestra; locate or travel: reMable managers only MADAME VON ZEIBER, New Regent Hotel, St. Louis, Mo YOUNG MAN—21; desires to join quartette: do solo work: sing second tenor Address WILLIAM THAW, 31385 Floyd Ave., Richmond, Va. VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS. At Liberty Advertisements without Gleplay. under this heading, are published free of charge. BLACKPAC Oo} COMEDIAN A AND CLOWN —Also dram major; open fer circus or med. shows. GEO. CHANDL ER, 123 Reaney St., Chester, Pa Rr \CR KFACE, JEW A AND _ ITALIAN COMEDIAN— A-1 wanlrobe; no boozer: will join on wire. Ticket? Yes Address J. RUSSO, 503 Church St., Norfolk, Virginia BLACKFACEK COMEDIAN Singine and dancing Specialties; wants position at once; salary your limit: strong voice Address HOWARD VAIL, Plymouth, North Carolina. _ BLACKFACE COMEDIAN—Loud singer: good guitar player: up in all med. acts; sober and reliable; ticket; salary your Mmit. CHAS. HARMON, Gen. Del., Bedford, Ind. CARL S. LOHREY—Magician, Punch and Judv and Feature Trunk Trick; for independent vaudeville, Pleture houses and club engagements in Southern Obio. 50 8 Garfield St., Dayton, 0 ~ COMBINATION NOVELTY ACT—Entitled “‘PasGnss in a Gypsy Camp,” featuring Latretta, Gypsy by ase and singer: also equilibrium and. juggling; ady and gent. THE BARNELLS, Evansville, Ind. medicine or vaude THE FRANKLINS, singles and doubles. Introducing good features | a: and strong street "display ; open for vaudeville, parks, fairs or good road show. MANAGER, 110 Norton St, : eau wardrobe, etc.; 179 Wall St., ; Kingston, 'N, ILE 1 MPERS@NATOR — -Beautiful Winnipes. Man, Canada, original comedy tricks; vaunleville or tent shows. Ad HARRY ROBINSON— , & & D. comedion; do all styles of dancing, soft and wooden shoes; change Loom in acts; fake bass drum. Caruth an and lecturing on life of Indians. Ticket? or medicine show address CHIEF MOHAWK, care ‘Billboard, Cincinnati, O. BROTHERS—Drum majors, “comedians, ; ‘aance rm, pantomimists, chapeaugraphists; solo alto; small parts and bits; are six-footers; weight, 2 vi Re i I LETA Orinetal I] trunk trick; TRL . LOHREY, 50 *s Garfield St, MAGICIANTwelve years’ reliable managers wanting ‘Ad straight , BUTLER, Magician, MORE & WHITMORE, 4 "Just closed successful tour L. CINEMATOGRAPHIC PREMIER LECTURER yhite Slavery, Art or Travels; "S. ‘GOUGH, care Billboard, our Song Hints on mention THE BILLBOARD, fessional copies free ¢ they will send you pro THE GREAT WILLIAMS—Novelty barrel and bot blackface specialty and ballad singing: . Tickets? Yes. BRIGHT, HEAR from park managers. eg AN, Ventriloquist wou Ip LIKE To JOIN =F ‘tmadiene show: wertloud banjo player and singer. Address HARRY MELEON, } ’ ly and characters; wil) . motion pictures or any company; STAGE ASPIRANTS The following advertisements are from Artists who frankly disclaim long experience, They will be found willing, obliging and reasonable. At Liberty _Adverticoments, without ‘usten, under this published free of charge. AMATEUR WIRE H. AND BALANCER AND an ROBAT—Join troupe “ot show; ; can —rsonate -— learn horizontal bar work: strong and willing to : does hand-balancing and a little BURLESQUE & MUSICAL COMEDY. At Liberty Advertisements without display, under this heading, are published free. of charge. to join good burlesque company Address EDWARD 38 Henry St., Malden, } DRAMATIC ARTISTS. At Liberty Advertisements without display, under this _ are published free of charge. Juvenile ae 8 reliable managers only. MISCELLANEOUS. At Liberty Advertisements without display, under this heading, are biished free of charge. YOUNG MAN—Desires stage experience; Willing to learn; can play some on cernet; age 20; 5 ft. 5%. ERNEST KRAMER, Grant Park, IIL. YOUNG MAN—18; 5 ft. 4; 145 lbs.; wants to join tent show; good worker; wants experience; salary low. BERNARD DAVIS, Box 78, Dana, Ind. MOTION PICTURE ARTISTS. At Liberty _Advertisements without display, under this Gg, are hed free of charge. GIRL—Good dancer; age 17; 5 ft. 2; 110 lbs.; wants to join motion picture company; inexperienced ; send tickets MARTHA SAUNDERS, 2725 W. Prospect Place, Kansas City, Mo. YOUNG MAN —Desires position with stock or { or mo—— — yen 18; 5 ft. 8; 140; neat appearng; furnish photoplay ideas; no experience. STEVE KOLESA, Staunon, [11 % YOUNG LADY wants position with motion picture company; comedy or drama; inexperienced, but learn quick. MAY HALL, Room 4, Masonic Bidg., Pine Bluff, Ark. _ YOUNG “MAN—20; 5 ft. 10; 160 lbs.; wants to join film company; inexperienced; neat appearance; quick to learn; ticket. CLAUDE BROWN, R. RK Box 107, _Joplin, Mo. YOUNG MAN16; wishes position with reliable moving picture company; willing to make good. Write DAVD > HIRSC H, _663 Grand St., Brooklyn, N. Y. YOUNG MAN 18; 6 ft.; 155 Ibs.; wants position with motion picture company; inexperienced, but willing to learn; ticket. RAYMOND RICHTER, 902 W. Genesee Ave., Saginaw, Mich. YOUNG MAN-—21; wants position with m moving picture company, with chance to learn; will start on small salary. RUDOLPH SCHERER, Box 212, Butte, Neb. “YOUNG MAN— -Age 18; B ft. ft. 5%; 143 lbs.; wants Position with motion picture company; inexperienced, but willing to learn. Address CASTO STONE, care Billboard, Cincinnati, 0. YOUNG MAN—21; 5 ft. 8; 145 Ibs.; —— to join motion picture company; little expe we, but lot? of ambition; athlete. CLARENCE STEP HE NS, 153 Barr St., Lexi ugton, Ky YOUNG MAN—IT7; wants to join MP. C y Cas ‘o.; good comedian; can impersonate Charlie Chaplin; ticket. L. W. BRYAN, 3827 Central, Kansas (its YOUTH a 15; would like to join school act or moving picture company; 5 ft. 5; weight 130; state all in frst letter. BERNARD L. BRETZFELDER, 65 Dagget St., New Haven, Conn. YOUNG MAN—19: wants chance in pictures or on Stage; some experien quick study: weight 165; 6 ft. 2 im LAURENCE SMITH, 1221-a Chambers .» St. Louis, Mo. YOUNG MAN—5 ft. 11%; 200 Ibs.; wants to join moving picture company; no experience, but willing to learn. W. C. CARDWELL, JR., Gen. Del., Moberly, Mo. YOUNG MAN—21; wants position in stock, vaudeville or motion pictures; some experience; willing to be generally useful. M. J. SCHADECK, ! Blair St., St. Paul, Minn. YOUNG MAN—20; wants position with stock, vaudeville or motion pictures; good comedian: heicht, 5 ft. 5: weight, 135 Address WALTER HAGGERTY, Gen. Del., St. Paul, Minn. VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS. At Liberty Advertisements without disolay, under this heading, are published free of charge. AMATEUR MAGICIAN—19; four acts; take straight in sketches; anything that’s reliable; not a chaser, dope or cigarette fiend; small salary. THOMAS _ BLANCHARD, Hopkinton, la. MAGIC IANS Roy, 1 17, wants engagement as assistant; reliable and can furnish references; no experience. J. CARGILL, 417 Benj. Ave., Grand Ra, ids, Mich. YOUNG LADY—Good singer, pianist and speaker; wish position with vaudeville or stock company; learn cuick. Address BLUE EYES, Room 4, Masonic Bldg., Pine Bluff, Ark. YOUNG MAN—19; 5 ft. 16; weight 145; wants to join vaudeville act; imexperienced, but willing and ambitious. F. M. MANGUE, care Billboard, Cincinnati, O ciieaeemedaadil “YOUNG MAN-—Wants position with any kind of show: salary no object: experience wanted: references. Ticket? Yes. RAY HENDERSON, 619 M. E. St., Pensacola, Fla. YOUNG MAN—Age 22; sings and is good actor; wants engagement with vaudeville act or with musical eomedy: photo sent. F. WINFIELD, FREDERICK, Ft. Ontario, N. Y. MUSICAL COMEDY NOTES. Arthur Mlamage’s Big Musical Revue hae just finixRed 4 tour of the Walker Circuit and is now playing throngh Iowa. A complete roster of the company follows: Arthur Clamage, proprietor; Claude H. Long, manager; Mabel Faleer, Martha Suray, Anna Davis, Bobby Robertson, Catherine Robertson, Gertie Grandy. Florie Germaine, Irene Newton, Fifi Kipp. Harriett Kipp, Eva Sourgood, Catherine Oaks, Charlotte Carey, Anna Long, Tou‘'se Long. Frank Carey, Al Zimmerman, Tommy Hays, Wm. Springer. George Fuller, Al Shay, director: A. C. Pierce, drums; Lea Grandy, earpenter, and George Meyers, prmps. The Imperial Musical Comedy Company is still playing to crowded houses in Illinois and lowa. Likes and Leighton, the sister team, left the show in Peru. Ill., and went to Chicago. Irving Gesland, Babe Arlington, Agnes Sullivan, Loretta Cook, Emma Zallee and Flo Rockwood meade qa decided hit with their rendition of In the Valley of the Moon. The roster of the company includés Paul Zallee, manager: W. E. Goodbar, secretary and treasurer: Mrs. Lon Zallee, wardrobe; James Goodbar, stage manager and electrician: Lew Adams, in advance, and Kellar and Arlington, specialties. The Peerless Musical Comedy Company, of which Rob Shaw is manager, is now in Its third season and doing well. Wade Davis successfully staged The College Hero in Cleveland, 0., recently, for the benefit of the Dorcas Inval'ds’ Heme. Col. and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick. who are prominent members of the Doreas Society, met Mr. Davis in Paris, France, just after the war broke out, and assisted bim in reaching America in time to open his regular theatrical season. The role of the College Hero was played by Wm. Tayler. Chas. Hionner, the retired actor, took the part of Rilliken the College Mascot. Mrs. Hopper sang the role of Els‘e, the country girl. MINSTREL NOTES Cc. L. Erickson will feature an air cailiope with bis Alabama Minstrels. The instrument will be mounted on an automobile, PLAYHOUSE NOTES The Busby Theater, McAlester, Ok., which, heretofore, has shown only legitimate attraetions, will now rua the Paramount releases om nights when no shows have been booked. Messrs. Deibel and Renner, owners of the Dome Theater, Youngstown, O., are planning to increase the seating capacity of that house. The balcony will be remodeled and 500 new seats added, bringing the total number of seats up to 1,500. _ The Grand Theater, Terre Haute, Ind., which 18 managed by Chas. B. Smith, is to undergo extensive improvements this summer. New Seats are to be installed on the lower tvog, while the color scheme of the interior amt tions is to be green and gold. A new yentilating system is to be established in the house and new exits made. The boxes are to be remodeled and four new ones added, bringing the total number to eight. A row of mezzanine toxeg are to be built on the balcony, to te. commodate about one bundred persons. A smoking room gvill be fitted up in the basemen and improvemeftts will be made to the Iidies rest room. Harry M. Low, G. B. Low, W. C. Brown and Frank Demetros, of Steutenville, ®. have formed the Steuben Amusement Co., with @ capital of $60,000. The new company bae ordered plans and will start the erection of a large moving picture and vaudeville theater. The Lyceum Theater, Elmira, N. Y., whieh has been closed since December, was reopened February 26, with Lee Norton as mansger and Earl Crawford as treasurer. Mr. Norton has booked such shows as The Yellow Ticket, Little Cafe, Hanky Panky, Raymond Hitchcock, David Warfield and other first-class shows, John J. Ryan, of Susquehanna, Pa., is contemplating the erection of a new opera house in that e'ty. The house is up to date in every respect and will have a seating capacity of about 1,500, Horace and Robert Riggs have purchased the Lyric Theater, Vevay, Ind., from Wallace -J. Cotten, and state that they will run vyaudeville in conjunction with pictures. Manager J. L. Davis, of the Kent Opera House, Kent, 0., reports that business in his house has been very good this season. This house runs vaudeville and pictures. Managers of companies that have played the Armory in Clarinda, la., repert that it is one of the best paying playhouses in that section of the country. The Armory is owned by the 56th Iowa Infantry Band, Ine., and is managed by George Be Landers. It has a seating capacity H. o Fourton, former manager of the Lyrie Theater, Mobile, Ala., has been placed in charge of the Grand Theater in Montgomery. The Grand Theater, Moberly, Mo., which was recently erected, will be opened shortly. The house was constructed at a cost of $75,000, and has a seating capacity of 1,100, E. E. Allen, of Sherman, Tex., will open the Wonderland Theater in that ety about the first of March, running vaudeville and pictures. The seating capacity of the house is 350, the stage measuring 14x18x!2_ feet. M. €. Winter, of Akron, O.. has sold his tand Theater to a company which wax represented by A. W. Burnett The purchase price is said to be around $100,000. The new Star Theater, Oregon, Il was opened recently, presenting two vaudeville acts and three reels of motion pictures. The house seats 350 people, and is under the management of Dave Boos, Barclay Morgan is puilding a new theater fin enryetta, Ok., at a cost of $25,000, ani will fe ready te open it about April 10 The house will play mot’on pictures and veudevitle and will have a seating capacity of 900. Charles Blaine will be manager. Manager Russell, of the Star Theater, Brooksville, Ala., recently invited the members of the Reynolds Amusement Co. to witness a per» formance of Rought and Paid For. The play was produced hy the stoe, ompany. there. The Sampsen ‘Pheater Penn Yan, N. BW, has been sold by Dr. Frank B. Sampson to J. Seymour Purdy. ‘The theater will continue enper the management of Charles H. Sisson. Cc. Newman, of Ionia, Mich. has purchased Pr Arcade Theater is Battle Creek from Hortoa EK. Davis. Some extensive improvements wilt be made. The Lyrie Theater, Indianapolis, Ind., is te be enlarged and otherwise improved to such a extent tuit it will have a seating capacity of 2.000. Two box offices will be maees in the lobby. together with the installation of children’s playroom and a men’s smoking room. Yhe Barnett Amusement Co., of Albuquerque N. Mex., does not own the Lyric, Orpheum and Pastime theaters in that city, as was stated in a recent issue of The Billboard. This company owns and operates the Crystal and the se ie theaters. Messrs. Provas and Jolnseon ae the proprietors of the Pastime, running pictures ald vaudeville. The Lyric is owned and managed by Fred Cameron, and is running pictures oniy. The Orpheum is dark. The Lyric Amusement Company, of Jamestown, N. Y., has leased the vaudevjlie theater at Celeron, N. Y. A new theater, costing upwards of $50,000, ts ulanned for Steubenville, O., by Frank Dementros. It is planned te make this the largest vaudeville and picture house in that town. It is rumored that Mr. Buchanan, who formerly had the Opera Hove in Blackfoot, Id., will get back in the show game with a pieture and vaudeville “house in that c'ty. The city of Dothan, Ala., is living up to the slogan of ‘‘We do things.’’ A new city hall and auditorium is being constructed at an esti ated cost of $75,000, and will prove entirely in keeping with this little bustling city of 12,000 souls. Contracts have been awarded for all interior work on the auditorium. and tlie seats, scenery, decorations, ete., will be the best obtainable. Manager F. Thomas, secretsr) and general manager of the S. E. Alabama Fair Association, has been selected to manaze the new playhouse, and predicts that the builing will be ready for an opening about the midd of June. Only high-class attractions will be able to tread the boards. and it is sate that they will be given liberal patronace show-going public of Dothan, as the of the livest show towns in the South. Mr. Thomas was formerly manager of the Tampa Bay Casino, at Tampa, Fla., and prior to that reigned successfully at the Maplewood Beach Theater in Cleveland, 0. J. Q. Jayne, manager of the Amuse-U Theater, Tazewell. Va.. is planning the construction of a new opera house in that city. ’ < os ee soe