Variety (Oct 1906)

VARIETY LEO CARRILLO'S CARTOON OF THE WEEK O 6 - ^ GUILBERT AND CHEVALIER JEAL- OUS. Whispers are current that an exceeding- ly cold wave is constantly passing between Yvette Guilbert and Albert Chevalier. Uotli stars arc jealous of the other and immediately a newspaper article gives one a more extended notice than the partner in the forthcoming tour the air is rent with demoniacal howls of protest. Just before sailing for America Mme. (luilbert caused to be inserted in the Lon- don dailies an announcement to the effect that she was about to sail for these shores for a series of performances and that her "company" would include Albert Chevalier. The English artist promptly countered with the following: "Mme. Guilbert and myself are engaged by Messrs. Liebler & Co. for a six weeks tour in America, each to contribute half the program. The 'com- pany' consisting solely of Mme. Guilbert and myself, will be neither Mme. Guilbert's nor mine.*' STILL AFTER GOODWIN. A letter written to Nat C. Goodwin by n vaudeville agent soliciting Mr. Goodwin to make an appearance in the continuous brought a reply to the effect that if it could be shown the light comedian that l)etter financial returns would result from >*uch an engagement Mr. Goodwin would entertain the proposition. WILL CLOSE "50." THEATRES. / Chicago, Oct. 5. Tln're are over one hundred "five-cent" theatres in Chicago and they are a menace and disgrace to the city. The novelty has worn itself out and the operators of these resorts who hold leases on the premises are <lriven to all kinds of schemes to keep up. 'J'lio newest device gotten up to entice th<» juvenile patrons is in the shape of sen- sational posters. The police some time ago placed the ban on these lithographs and declared that the pictorial display is harmful to the youthful mind. There will ])robably be a general closing shortly. OUT OF VAUDEVILLE. Chicago, Oct. 5. Joseph E. Howard, actor, author and composer, and Mabel Harrison, who shared vaudeville honors with him during their brief stay in the field, are now in Chicago, having given up the varieties to star joint- ly in a musical comedy entitled "The Girl and the Man," written by Mr. Howard. It opens October 20 under the management of Walter Lindsey. 5. OLYMPIC'S BIG RECEIPTS. Cincinnati, Oct. Business at the Ryan new Olympic The- atre here continues enormous. Authentic information gives last week's receipts as $0,253, the record week, although the pre- vious ones were not far behind. o BOSTON'S ORPHEUM DOING BUSI- NESS. Boston, Oct. 5, As far as Boston is concerned the ques- tion whether opposition against Keith when intelligently directed would be suc- cessful has been answered. W illiams' Orpheiim Theatre in this city, pened on J-abor Day, turned people away at the concert last Sunday night. Busi- ness during the week has ruled big, in- creasing nightly, with large attendance at matinees. 'Hie success of the theatre with its policy of "the best vaudeville always" is no longer in doubt. There is some talk that the Keith the- atre will inaugurate Sunday night shows, for revenue only, within a short while. ERIE BUILDING UP. Erie, Pa., Oct. 5. Business at Ryan's Majestic Theatre here improves steadily. It was predicted before the house opened that $1,500 weekly would be considered good. No bill played* here as yet cost less than $2,000. The report about town is that the lowest week's receipts have been above that figure. Fred Niblo and Josephine Cohan will present for the first time a sketch by Niblo and Will Cressy in Buffalo on Monday, en- titled "A Friend of the Family." A well- known three-act play has the same title. GROVER WAITING. William T. Grover's project for securing a vaudeville house in Manhattan seems to be in abeyance just now. Someone asked the Brooklyn manager this week what the present status of his scheme was. He re- plied, "Wait. You'll see later. Meanwhile I am waiting for things to quiet down and the smoke of battle to clear away from Manhattan Island." DOROTHY RUSSELL'S NEW ACT. The "Daughter of Lillian RusseU" wiU once again make a vaudeville appearance at the Sunday concert to be given at the Amphion Theatre in Brooklyn to-morrow night. Besides the billing Dorothy will liave this time a piano to assist her. "Pi- anologue" will be the title of "daughter's" new act. ALLENTOWN GETS BESSIE WYNNE. When Bessie Wynne, the former ''Wis- ard of Oz" beauty, opens her vaudeville season Allentown, Pa., will be on hand to witness it. Miss Wynne has selected the Wilmer & Vincent theatre there as the place for her debut. Martin Beck has contracted to take Ser- vais LeR'oy, the magician, as the principal feature with his Orpheum Road Show for next season. LeRoy has not been seen in America for several years. His salary with the Orpheum show will tc* J(j600 per week.