Variety (January 1909)

VARTETY THE "OPPOSITION SHEET" TLo nai&ds tele?*- are • 3-f those appearing upon the weeWy sheet issued in the United Booking Offices for week commencing Jan. n, and includes all acts up to that date which have played in houses considered as in opposition to any theatre hooking through the United Offices. The sheet is not official, nor authentic, nor authorised by any person or firm as far as the sheet itself bears evidence. Meiely the names, date, and "List of acts play- ing opposition" appears upon it Otherwise it is blank. The list below contains the names of 330 acts, compiled since the opening of this season. "JAN. u, 1000.'* "LIST OF ACTS PLATING OPPOSITION." Australian Tree Fellere. Amos. Great Alblol. Armstrong Bisters. Alrollo a Othello. Aerial Staawa. Barnoldo'e Animals. Al H. Burton. Harry Brown. Boganny's Acrobats. The Bradfords. Dottle Brandon. Tom Brant ford. Borrowa-Trarls Co. Alex. Carr a Co. Casey a Led aire. Caron a Herbert. Cyrano. Geo. Gandy Clark. Corbett a Forrester. Clifford Hall. Daly's Country Choir. John F. Clark. Deas a Deas. Billy Durnnt. Annette Dural. Darls-Gledhlll Trio. Josh Dreane. Geo. W. Day. Dumond a Reynolds. Bd. Bstus. Blverton. afme. Froellch. Fisher a Fisher. Fougere a Emerson. The Fredericks. Gertrude Golden. Geo. Fuller Golden. Georgia Musical Four. Guatemala Indian Band. Joe Goodwin. Hlckey a Nelson. Hlnes a Remington. Harlem Bros. Harris Lawrence. Loots Harris. Bros. Hoi man. lime. Hauako. Jones a Deyo. Harry Jolson. Kelly a Adsms. Prince Kokln. Koyoshl a Yamamoto. Lawrence a Harring- ton. Barry Lnplno. Daisy Lloyd. Lake a Sorge. Lemuels & Lemuels. Leslie a Pat tee. Marie Laurnet. Louise's Monks. Marco Twins. Jas. J. Morton. Four Mortons. Mitchell a Vsn. Miller a Russell. Morlssey a Rich. Msboney a French. Marimbas Band. Melton Trio. Molasso a Corlo. McDonsld a Raynor. Junle McCree Co. Mabel McKinlcy. Mr. a Mrs. Nello. Noelln a White. O'Dunnell Bros. Probst. Louis Prltskow. Palmer Bisters. Roy si Musical Fire. The Romanos. Fred Rlventaall. Rowland. Doc Rice. Rawson a June. Salome. Smith a Reno. Swift a Casey. The Btagpoolea. Scott a Whaley. •tyaumr a Hill. Stewart Sisters, Taylor Twin Slaters. Ttelma. Commodore Tom. Vaaco. Cecelia Weston. 'Geo.' 'Wiisufl." Whitman Bros. Wook a Wlecher. Oswald WllUama. Wilson Sisters. Wartenburg Bros. Wlllard'a Temple of Music. Wilton Bros. V. P. Woodward. Yalto Duo. Yankee Comedy Four. The Zanclgs. Josephine Alnsley. Aldo a Vannerson. Alexander a Bertie. Ssdi Alfsrabl. Apache Dance. Adams a Mack. Gertrude Black. Blanche Balrd. Edgar Blzley. Brunelle a Glenroy. Bell A Rlcharda Bedlnl Trio. Ray Bereridge. Breock'a Broose Beau- ties. Rmina Cams. Wm. Court lelgh a Co. Hsrry Corson Clark. Carter-Taylor Co. Collins a Labell. The Coltons. The Clerelsnds. Constsntlue Sisters. Cogan a Bsncroft. Three Dumonds. Dunbar's Goats. D'Allss. The De Muths. Jos. Daniels. D«;vere Duo. May Duryea a Co. Ellsworth a Lindon. Evans a Brans. Friend A Downing. Mr. a Mrs. Fltsslm- mons. Bd. Foster. Joe Flynn. Cliff Gordon. Goets a Nelson. Gsuthloln. Gilbert A Ksten. GIrard a Gardner. Hodges a Lsnncbmere. The Hougbtons. Barry Hsrrey. Howell A Scott. Humes A Lewis. Hsyes and Suite. Zay Holland. Juliet? Jones A Whltehouse. Three Keltons. Kressell's Dogs. R. G. Knowlea. John Lsrklns. Lucy Langley. Luby Bisters. John Le CI sire. Henry Leonl. The Larelles. Walter La Roy. La Duo Derene. Murphy a Wlllard. Murphy a Dunn. Fatlma Mlrla. MlUs 4 Moulton. Milter a Miller. Mary Madden. Harry Monroe. Maud Morris. Fire Musical Muses. Wsteroietou Girl*. McDermott a Raymond. Sunflower Girls. Jsmea McDuff. Carl McCullough. Mr. a Mrs, Dollle Noble. B. O'Ronrke Co. Msude Odell. Minnie Palmer a Co. Pslmer A Lewis. Mrs. J. Brown Potter. Ross a Fenton. Alice Raymond. Rensetts a Lyman. Reld Sisters. Ross A Moore. Msnnel, Romsln a Co. 8mlrl a Ressner. Allan Shaw. Sadaa Trio. Josephine Ssbel. Bbesn a Warren. Seymour a Mills. Harry Thompson. Tores t. Tecbow's Cats. Clarice Vance. Valdlngo. Csryl Wilbur a Co. Wilson a Rich. Whitley a Bell. Wsllsce a Montgomery. Henry Woodrnff. Wllkens A O'Dsy. Hairy Wstsou Co. White City Four. Webster a Csrleton. Msy Wsrd. Annie Yesmsns. Willie Zimmerman. Appollo Bros. Adolph Adsms. Adsmlnl a Tsylor. Ab Hsmmed Arabs. Arlington a Helston. Frsnk Bosh. Donst Bedlnl. Barabon Troupe. Bowdoin's Surprise. Amelia Bingham Co. Barrett a Bayne. Blake's Circus. Four Bards. Csnfleld A Carlton. Grace Cameron. College Girls snd Teddy Bears. Jimmy Cowper. Crane Bros. Crowley A Brennan. Irving Claire. Clsrk A Hanson. Crowley A Kllleen. Cocci a A Amsto. D'Alms's Dogs. Wm. Dillon. Jsmes Dilkes. Delbsugb A Myer. D'Arc'a Msrloncttes. Duffy, Sswtelle A Duffy. Eerie A Bsrtlett. Enoch. Bdelmsn Trio. Felix A Calre. Emella Frasslnessl. Frsnk Frink. Foley Boys. Gallando. Master Gynt. Golden Gate Five. Golden Rerelatlona. Sydney Grant. HaUlday A Curley. Grace Haaard. ..uTU w ww. Jaa. Haas. Wm. Hoppe. Dsisy Harcourt. Jack Ingalla. Johnson, Darenport A Ladella. Kennedy a Kennedy. The Koppea. Kennett a Flynn. Kelly a Catlln. La Clair and Picks. Hsrry Lauder. Alice Lorette. Nellie Lay ton. La Mont'a Cockatoos. Larender a Richard- Lloyd a Wbitebouse. Lowe a Msrtell. Mscy a Hall. Maater Mlrsky. Dare Malcolm. Mac a Dugan. Musical Macks. Thos. A. Msckey. Meegsn A Black more Co. Madge Maltland. Morgan a Chester. Pullmsn Mslds. McGrath a Yeamons. McKeerln a Finn. McKIssick a Sbedney. Murphy a Francis. Neaton a Tltua. Three Olivers. Emma O'Nell. Pope and Dog. Philbrlck a Reynolds. Qusker City Four. Julian Rose. Sensstlonsl Rohrs. Rita Redmond. Rado a Bertman. Franceses Redding Co. Rsppo Sisters. Btedmsn's Dogs. Jsck Shesn. Florence Blnnott. Kmltb, Hsrris a Law. Jerold Shew. Greet Sererin. J. Francis Sullivan. Mr. a Mrs. H. Thome. Mr. a Mrs. H. Trues- dell. Lulu Theese. Vsughner A Patterson. Vests VIctorls. Msud A Sidney Wood. Westou A Young. Ward A Harrington. The Wilsons. Ray Wsrdwell. Warren A Brockway. Mollle Walsh. Watson. Hutchinson A Edwsrds. Princess Yamamoto. Young America Fire. The Zarnea. GRACE REALS AN INVADER. Chicago, Jan. 21. Grace Reals, late leading woman of the Bush Temple Stock Company and other similar organizations, invades the vaude- ville field next month in a costume sketch by Frank Ferguson entitled "A Woman's Wit." The act will be "tried out" in this city. MARION ABBOTT ANOTHER. Marion Abbott, at the conclusion of her engagement with the "Fluffy Ruffles" show, will go into vaudeville in a sketch called "Mocking His Game," by Frank Ferguson. It will be Miss Abbott's first appear- ance. She will probably make her debut in the east. ENGAGEMENTS FOR PRINCESS. Chicago, Jan. 21. Harry Pilcer, the youthful light come- dian, has engaged for a leading part in "The Prince of To-Night," which will be the next attraction at the Princess. Bert Baker will also be one of the players in the production, while Josef Baumeister, Daniel Hall and Haydon Thomas arc others. AL HART IN TALKFEST. Upon the Weber show closing, Al Hart will emerge from the travesty combination as a vaudeville monogolist, and his book- ings will be looked after through Al Suth- erland. WARFIELD'S MOVING PICTURES. The moving picture and popular-priced vaudeville venture of which David War- field is said id be thlTkiiifcaci*l ba^«r is rapidly spreading out. Recently it bought outright for $80,000 the New Rochelle, N. Y., theatre, and only lately entered into an agreement with Drake & Leroy for the lease of Drake's Opera House in Elisabeth, N. J., at an annual rental of $10,000. The house had previously been rented to other parties by Drake & Leroy and the sub-lessees had paid four weeks' rent in advance. When the Warfield concern went after it these latter parties had to be settled with. They demanded and re- ceived a bonus of $4,500 for their lease of one year. With this lease the new lessees secured an option for another year beginning next January beside an option upon'the pur- chase of the building and ground. The option upon the renewed lease expires Feb. 1, that for the purchase of the prop- erty extends until July 1 next. The purchase price is reported to be $103,000. BARNOLD GOES ABROAD. The long dispute over contracts made with foreign managers by Charles Bar- nold, the animal trainer, has finally been arranged. Barnold has agreed to journey to the other side in time to open at the Folies Marigny, Paris, Aug. 1. After that he will go to the Bmpire, London, opening there Sept. 20. \ / / MORRIS SIGNS KENDALL. At the Lincoln Square Monday, Ezra Kendall, the monlogist, will appear, hav- ing been engaged by the Morris office last Saturday. Mr. Kendall's salary is report- ed at the same figure paid to him when playing the United time earlier in the season, He will present the monolog of- ferred at Hammerstein's. AN EXPOSE ON DANCING. Joe Smith and Louise Alexander, who ore executing an "Apache" dance in "The Moulin Rouge" (which has attracted a deal of attention and business to that show), are thinking of vaudeville. Mr. Smith is immune from the monetary promises vaudeville may offer. He would like to "expose dancing," he says, as vaudeville is seeing it, offering an exposi- tion of all styles, old and modern, and in- cluding the fancy dances, such as the "doll," "hypnotic," and so on. MISS ODELL SURE OF HERSELF. Maude Odell must have agreed with her- self she is a drawing card. At the Amer- ican on Monday, the English poser noti- fied the management she would not appear upon the stage a moment before the "time sheet" displayed on the billboards called for her. The management acqui- esced, and the first four numbers on the program were lengthened out sufficiently to run the show to the English woman's scheduled appearance. The "time sheet" as advertised is mode up previous to the show's opening each week, and is looked upon as "phony" for exactness. Miss Odell insisted it was her rignt, however, and according to under- standing, she not so long ago insisted it was her right, as well, to receive $100 weekly over the amount her contract called for. This was also agreed to. DRESSLXR IN PLACE OF LOFTUS. London, Jan. 12. Illness is still holding Cissy Loftus from the bill at the Coliseum. Marie Dressier is taking her place this week, and will hold over next. Miss Dressier may play in the halls until her own theatre, The Aldwyeh, opens, some time in February, with the large comedienne at the head of the company. Miss Loftus is booked to play over the Moss-Stoll Tour in the provinces before leaving for America. HARRY LAVIGNE DEAD. Harry Lavigne, for some years the active manager of Sohmej Park, Montreal, Canada, died in that city Monday, after an illness of several weeks. He was fifty- seven years old and had been engaged in thp sjpiiftement business for the greater part of his life. He broke down about a year ago, and for a time his life was despaired of, but he recovered. METROPOLIS TURNS BACK. The "popular price" shows will again occupy the Metropolis, Hurtig & Seamon having booked in Andrew Mack for the week of Feb. 1. The Metropolis installed a stock com- pany a couple of weeks ago. The firm placed stock in its Yorkville Theatre at the time. It will continue there. Mildred Holland opened an engagement of four weeks on Monday as the leading woman of the Yorkville company. DOST WANT EUGENIE BLAIR? Cleveland, Jan. 21. Dost vaudeville want Eugenie Blair again? Miss Blair closed a season at the Lyceum last week in "Kreutzer Sonata." Miss Blair has written M. S. Bentham, the agent in New York, to look about for an opening. She will appear in either of two sketches, "After the Matinee" (played before by Miss Blair) or "A Cure For Di vorec," a newly written playlet. TO REPLACE ACADEMY. The real purpose of the new theatre to be built on East Fourteenth Street by Sullivan & Kraus, reported some time ago in Variety, is to secure the "Syndi- cate" bookings which have up to now played the Academy of Music in the same locality. The latter house has always been a "free lance," taking its attractions from any source. The Sullivan-Kraus estab- lishment will be almost as large as the Academy and it is prophesied by the "wise ones" that it will take that the- atre's place, in offering "Syndicate" legiti- mate shows at $1, if the deal can be made. VERSION OF "THE COUNTY FAIR." "Neil Burgess in 'The County Fair*" will be the descriptive matter for the miniature production of the rural play that Mr. Burgess and Al Sutherland intend placing upon the vaudeville stage. There will be sixteen people other than the principal. The action will comemnce with the barn scene. Lost season "The County Fair" played as a legitimate at- traction, clearing a considerable profit for its owners, Messrs. Burgess and Suther- land.