Variety (September 1907)

VARlEfY T ^1 — --.--■ UNITED'S TWO BEST SHOWS. It was generally conceded this week (hat the two bent hills playing in the houses of managers booking through the United Booking (Mikes were at Percy G. Williams' Orpheum Theatre, Brooklyn, and Keith's, Boston. Below are the programs of the two houses, paralleled with the K. & E. oppos- ing shows: felfPHEUM. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Rooney Sisters. Altxandroff Troupe. La vine-Omar on Trio. Di, mood's Minstrels. "Pianophiends." Konorah. Harry Bulger. Edna Wallace Hopper. "Song Birds." Barnold's Dogs and Monkeys. Shekla. W. C. Fields. Cressey and Dayne. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cohan. Katie Barry. James J. Morton. Gillette's Animals. Max Tourbillion Troupe. Pictures. Pictures. KEITH'S, BOSTON. Ethel Levy. Robert Hilliard. Edwards* "Blonde Typewriters." Gift Gordon. Gallagher and Barrett. Toosoonin Arabs. Kelley and Rose. Permane Brothers. Max Duff ex. Dorothy Kenton. Browning and LeVan. The Zarrells. Villers and Lee. Pictures. i TREMONT, BOSTON. "London Models." Karno's Comedy Co. Edna Aug. Maude Hall-Macy. Frank Bush. Fiorenx Troupe. 0 Kabe Japs. Sisters Meredith. Pictures. SHAFER ZIEGLER MARRIED. Indianapolis, Sept. 6. Although Shafer Ziegler, resident man- ager of the Grand Opera House, has had his hands full during the last four months, superintending the rebuilding of the theatre, he managed to find time to slip away and become a benedict two weeks ago. Mr. Ziegler's bride was formerly Miss Georgia McDermott, of Avondale, a sub- urb of Cincinnati. The newly-wedded couple are at present making their home at the Hotel Claypool, in this city. ORPHEUM CHANGES MUSICAL PITCH. Chicago, Sept. 0. After a season's experiment the orches- tras of the Orpheum have abandoned the low or "international" musical pitch. The change was made with the beginning of the present season, when throughout the circuit orchestra leaders received notice from headquarters that hereafter the standard would be the "high" pitch. No reason was given for the change. AARONS GOING OVER CIRCUIT Alfred E. Aarons left New York on Thursday morning for a tour of Klaw & Erlanger's vaudeville circuit. Mr. Aarons' first stop was at Philadelphia. He will be gone shout two weeks. During that time, a visit will be made to each house and Mr. Aarons will witness at least one performance, noting the manner in which the theatre is conducted, also acquiring Mich other information as may be required at the New York headquarters. LILLIAN DOHERTY IN FOREIGN REVUE. Lillian Doherty, formerly of the Doherty Sisters, has been engaged for the revue which is to be put on at the Metropole, Berlin, in November. This will keep the American comedienne on the other side until a year from now. Miss Doherty went to Buda-Pesth several months ago on the chance offered by a two weeks' con- tract. She remained there several months and was then booked for an engagement in Vienna. This will retain her in Vienna until early in November, when she goes to Berlin. TO FEATURE CARLIN AND OTTO. In the near future Carlin and Otto, the German comedians, will be featured in a Klaw & Erlanger production of the "Rop- ers Brothers in Ireland," condensed for vaudeville purposes. BENNETT'S, HAMILTON, OPENS. Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 6. Bennett's vaudeville theatre opened here on Monday. It was a gala society event. A packed house greeted the bill, a highly pleasing one. The advance sale was very large. It ap- pears the success of the house is well as- sured. After the show Monday evening a ban- quet was served upon the stage by the directors of the company to the press rep- resentatives and others, prominent locally. WILL ROGERS A STAR. Chicago, Sept. 6. Will Rogers, the lariat thrower, will star next season in a melodrama under the management of Lincoln J. Carter. Mr. Carter is one of the producers of "The Girl Rangers" at the Auditorium. REMAIN AWAY ONE YEAR. Louis Simon, Grace Gardner and com- pany have been booked for a return en- gagement at the Pavilion, London, next summer. After a run there the act will play Moss-Stoll time in England moving over to the continent at its conclusion for engagements in Germany, and will then journey to South Africa for a tour. They will be abroad at least a year, using the same sketch, "The New Coachman," dur- ing the entire time. STOLL OPENS COLISEUM. Krom information received this week it May be stated that Oswald Stoll will re cpen the Coliseum, London, during the month of October, giving two variety shows daily. The Coliseum is Mr. Stoll's pet hobby in the English metropolis. He is the head of the large Moss-Stoll Tour in England, l.ut has made the Coliseum more of a personal matter than otherwise. A com- pany was organized which ran the ven- ture, finally failing to make it successful. The house was recently placed at auc- tion, but no (bids were received. Mr. Stoll still has confidence that it can be put upon a paying basis, and his attempt ocij'mencing in October will undoubtedly determine his future connection with the big amusement building. TRADING ON NAMES. San Francisco, Sept. 6. The marital muss in which Maybelle Gilman and Charles E. Corey were recent- ly involved is being used to exploit Pearl and Eunice Gilman, hah-sinters of the comic opera star, who are playing a vaude- ville engagement at an Oakland theatre. Their billing reads: Pearl GILMANS Eunice Sisters of MAYBELLE GILMAN, the Comic Opera Prima Donna, who recently married the MULTI-MIL- LIONAIRE Steel King, William E. Corey. Pearl Gilman, 13 years old, appears in costumes formerly worn "by her famous sister and gives an impersonation, more or less recognizable, of the star. Mrs. C. II. Gilman, mother of the Kills and also their manager, declares that New York vaudeville managers have offered her engagements and the family will shortly start East to accept. WESTERN OPENS NEWARK MONDAY. Newark, N. J., Sept. 0. Opposition to the Eastern Burlesque Wheel will go to the post next Monday according to announcement made here this week. On that day the New Auditorium, held under lease by the Empire Circuit Company (Western Burlesque Wheel) will open its doors as a burlesque house with Campbell & Drew's "Avenue Girls" as the attraction. The Auditorium is on Orange street and has a seating capacity of about 1,800. 68 UNITED OPENINGS. Sixty-eight theatres receiving their bills through the United Booking Offices com- menced the season '07-'08 on Labor Day. A score of booking representatives spent Labor Day in the United Offices prepared to take care of "disappoint- ments" and like troubles, but the only in- stance in which a representative was called into action was the failure of an act to make Quebec from Boston owing to car shortage. GOOD VAUDEVILLE FOR ANN ARBOR. Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 6. This city will have a new vaudeville theatre this season. Charles A. Sauer & Co. are building it and Fred T. McOmber will be the manager. The house will seat 1,200 and two shows a day will be the policy. William Morris' Chicago office will at- tend to the bookings. The Bijou, a ten- cent house, it is reported, will not open. S.-C. BUYS NASH CIRCUIT. The John Nash circuit operating in the Middle West is now owned outright by Sullivan Considine, having been purchased in a block recently. It was formerly run by Nash, but affiliated with Sullivan- Cons id ine under a co-operative booking arrangement. Acts playing the latter cir- cuit usually played the Nash time in whatever way it could be most conven- iently laid out. In selling out his vaudeville interests John Nash retained proprietorship in the Majestic, Indianapolis, of which he is still owner and manager. This house is a new one and takes its supply of attractions from the New York headquarters of the Sullivan-Considine circuit in the same manner the circuit used to be booked. The Nash houses were located in Winni- peg, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Superior and Fargo. ORPHEUM IN SIOUX CITY OPENS. Sioux City, la., Sept. 6, The inaugural of the Orpheum in Sioux City, la., occurred last Sunday. The house was formerly the Lyric. It is. now owned by Kohl & Castle, of Chicago^, and booked on the Orpheum Circuit. The theatre has been thoroughly overhauled! and the decorations are in white and gold. At the opening performance hundreds were turned away. Mayor Sears made an address before the curtain went op on an excellent bill, headed by Lalla Selbini. FATIMA MIRIS IN LONDON. London, Aug. 26*. Signorina Fatima Miris, a continental bright particular star, who renders fifteen operatic parts in 175 costumes, and can sing soprano, alto, tenor and baritone, has been secured for the London Hippodrome: for October 7, at a reported salary ot. $1,000 per week. She has had a lot ot; press booming, special cables, etc.. amll will do the first act of "The Geisha" a 111 by her lonelies. GERTRUDE HOFFMAN. The ovals on the front page this* weefc are occupied by Gertrude Hoffisan, as herself (center), and in "imitative cari- catures" of some of the subjects, preseated on the stage by the mimic. There is little connected with the stage that Miss Hoffman is not familiar with. She has produced several successful plays fat which her husband, Max Hoffman, wrote the music, and was ranked as a successful producer, with much demand for her services, before discovering her (•native impersonations would cause a stir in fiont of the footlights. Professionally, Miss Hoffman was talked I about as an imitator before she appeared publicly in the role. Last season with. "The Parisian Model," Miss Hoffman was; known as the "hit of the show," and later in "The Honeymooners," on the New Am- sterdam Roof this summer, she was an equal attraction to the box office with Geo. M. Cohan, the star of the piece. The success met with in her direct debut into metropolitan vaudeville may be gauged from the billing this week in front of the Union Square Theatre, announcing Mis? noffman as next week's feature. A b)« sheet is given up to the following reading: "Gertrude Hoffman; the Biggest Hit in Vaudeville."