Variety (June 1913)

VARIETY 27 HABTFOBD» CONN. HARTFORD (Fred P. Dean, msr.; acent, Jamee Clancy: rehearsal Mon. and Tbura. 11) —16-18. Barrett ft Stanton, big bit; Mil*, jeanette, pleaalnc; Owen Blatera, aood; Blook, Hume A Thomaa. liked: Rube Wlllla, went food. Ift-ll. Joe Cook: Mary Ambroae; Man- ny & Roberta: Rboda ft Crampton; Laonard ft Louie. POLI'S (W. D. Aacoush, mvr.).—Stock. Poll Playera In "Under Southern Bklea," food preacntatlon of thla old favorite. PARSONS' <H. C. Paraona. rngT.). —W. F. Stevenaon preaenta the Hunter-Bradford Playera In "Tbe Piper." Elaborate produc- tion cleverly done. Work of demoUahlnt the D'Eaopo bulldlns on Main atreet, to be made Into a new theatre by 8. Z. Poll haa begun. R. W. OLMSTED. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. ORPHEUM (C. A. Leach, mgr.; Inter.).— "Tbe Merry Whirl." tabloid; opened to good business: pl«Haed. PRINCE (O. P. Hall, mgr.).—McOowan ft Harria and plcturea "Talklea" creating no excitement. Tabloid unable to make good at the Duval; house cloaed for aummer. Free motion plcturea are being shown evenlnga in chlldren'a playgrounda at DIgnan Park. E. D. MANN. JAMESTOWN. N. T. LYRIC (H. A. Deardourff, mgr).—A aum- mer season of stock opened with "Just Plain Mary." The company Is headed by Mae LaPorte and will produce three bills a week and stay as long as business warrants. Car No. 1 of Ringling Brothers' circus was here 12. The show comes July t and plays the holiday date In Erie July 4. LAWRENCE T. BERLINER. LINCOLN, NEB. LYRIC (L. M Oorman. mgr.; agent. W. V. A.).—Week 9. Dave Rafael, liked; Flying Oeers. excellent; Hardle ft Dorothy, scored; Roger Imhoff ft Co., solid hit; business very big. ORPHEUM (L. M. Oorman, mgr.).—Alpha Sextet, splendid: Masone ft Masone, very good. 2d half: "Honeymoon Trail," capable company; capacity business. LEE LOGAN. MACON. OA. GRAND (Jake Wells, mgr.).—»-14, Paul Seldom's "Venus." good; "Midnight Mar- riage." nice; Bert Lennon, clever; Gale Stew- art, flne; The Bramsons. scored: Oeorgesons. very good: Capey ft Smith, fair; Karl Emmy's Pets, wonderful. PALACE (J. B. Melton, mgr.).—Eddie Black, ulnger. good; pictures. MAJESTIC (J. B. Melton, mgr.).—Empire Musical Comedy Co.: pictures. LYRIC (H. P. DIffgs. mgr.).—Plcturea ANDREW ORR. MEMPHIS, TENN. EAST END PARK (A. B. Morrison, mgr: Orpheum).—Nat Carr ft Co.. clever: Ball ft West, pleased: Mr. ft. Mrs. Frederick Voelker, artistic: Spencer ft Williams, big reception: Bobker's Arabs, entertaining. LYRIC.—Emma Bunting Stock Co., "Wish- ing Ring," capacity. PALACE.—Stock. METROP(iLITAN (colored).—"Thelma the Great"; Jonn Woods: PInkney ft Walker. PRINCESS.—KInemacolor pictures have caught on. MAJESTIC.—Held all entertainers over for another week. At East End Park, small concessions are complaining. Free moving pictures and the dance hall keep the crowds away from the tan bark. This is all wrong, where a con- cession pays so much to operate. MAOEVNET. MERIDEN, CONN. POLI'S (R. B. Royce. mgr.; agent. Clancy). 16-18, Alice Hanson, good; Rhoda ft Cramp- ton, flne; Crawford ft Montrose, good: The Close Bros., good. 19-21, Musette; The Trom- wells: Robt. Leonard ft Co.; Geo. Armstrong. CRYSTAL (Pindar ft Rudloff, mgrs.).—Pic- tures. STAR (R. T. Halllwell. mgr.).—Pictures. FTAR AIRDOME (Barry ft Hogan, mgrs.). —Pictures. AIRDOME (Pindar ft RudloCT, mgrs.) — Pictures. Mn.FORD. MASS. LAKE NIPMUC PARK (Dan J. Sprague, mgr.; agent. U. B. O.).—E. T. Alexander, artistic: Bovis A Dartey, clever; Five Rome- ros, excellent; Harry M. Morse ft Co., hit: Saydee Rogers, clever. CHA8. E. LACKBT. MONTREAL. HIS MAJESTY'S (H. O. Brooks, mgr).— "Deborah." ORPHEUM (G. F. Drlacoll, mgr.).—"A But- terfly on the Wheel." DOMINION PARK (H. J. Doreey, mgr.).— "Matzetta." MASCOTTE PARK.—Young Buffalo Wild West Hippodrome. Opened to larger buai- ness; much Improved and enlarged alnca last appearance here. 80HMER PARK (D. Laroae, mgr.).—Colo- nial Septet: Lamb's Manikins: Dennis Bros.; Cycling Brunettes: Kramer ft Rosa SCALA (Maurice West, mv)-—Pictures ft llluntrated songs. FRANCATS (J. O. Hooley. mgr.).—Maude DeLora: Mack ft Atkinson; Beltrah ft Bel- trah; Edith Clifford; Kramer ft B#llaoUlre. WILFRED CLARKE 130 W. 44tfi Street. New York NASHTILUe. TBNN. ORPHEUM (Osorgs H. Hlckmao. mgr).— The patrons of the Orpheum were sfforded quits a theatrical traat this week by Miss Billy Long and her company of aasoclats players In what was considered to b« one of the best comedy dramas ever presented at the Orphoum. "Pals," from tha pen of Edmund Day. PRINCESS (Harry Sudekum. mgr; agent, Keith; rehearsal Mon. 10).—"Good Morning, Judge." The comedy Is solid, clean and snappy, while the same may be applied to tha llnea. The music contains the best of rhythoi. but above all It Is fresh, not having baen Juggled around In Cabaret style to the extent of spoiling tha oharm. In fact, the whole production Is free from must and wear. distinguishing It from other previous tabloids shown at this house. The show landed big with tha large audience. Beginning Monday and continuing until Saturday a splendid carnival will be given under tha auspices of tha Mooae lodge. No. Bit. Extensive preparations are now under way and features of tha entertainment will be twenty different ▼audevllle acta, which will ba given by the Nat Relsa shows. The shown have attracted much attention In this city before during tha last state fftlr held here. A sixteen piece band will furnish music at the afternoon and evening per- formance. NKWAB& N c. PROCTOR'S (R. C. Btew../t, mgr; agent, U. B. O.; rehearsal Mon. 9).—Frank Bush scored a hit; Nlpp ft Tuck, very clever; Gib- son ft Ramaey, very good; Peaae ft Bnrlght. good; Masle Rowland, very entertaining; photo playa. LYRIC (Proctor's).—Morrell ft Co.. create merriment; Wilson jk Oallagher, clever; Billy Barren, very good; Evelyn Hare, pleasing: Shaw ft Swan, entertaining. WASHINGTON (O. R. Nen, mgr.; agent. Fox).—Josephine Baxton. very good; Evers Wlndom ft Co., funny; Two Austins, amusing; Cameron ft Kennedy, clever; Alex Rubin, pleased; Pons ft Pons, clever NEWARK (Joseph Peyton, mgr).—"The Eternal City ," to a large audience. ORPHEUM (M. 8. Schlealnger, mgr.; Pay- ton Stock Co.).—"The Climax." good housea OLYMPIC PARK CJaiyies Beldon, mgr).— "Olivette," good business. ELECTRIC PARK (C. A. Dunlap, mgr).— Vaudeville; business good. HILLSIDE PARK (W. H. Haller, mgr).— Outdoor amusements. FAMILY.—Photoplays. JOB O'BRYAN. ONEONTA, N. T. ONEONTA (George A. Roberts, mgr; agent, U. B. O.: rehearsals Mon. and Thura. 12.80).—6-7. Three Zyloa, ordinary; Interna- tional Polo Teams, amused: 9-11. Stevens and Howard, fair; Metropolitan MInstrela scored a hit: 12-14. Modena Singing Four, went big; Lovelle, big applause winner; 11-18. Arthur LeVine ft Co.. decided hit: Frank LeMark. pleased: 19-21. Bob Flnlay ft Chesleigh Girls; Herbert Germain Trio; motion plcturea Ca- pacity business dslly. SHERMAN LAKE (Sherman ft DeForrest). —Convention, clambake parties and pleasure seekers are flocking to Sherman Lske these daya with the return of summer weather con- dltlona enjoying the scenery, the air and many natural advantagea Among this sea- son's most proiylnent Improvements Is a new 80-room hotel with all modem facilities, en- larged theatre, dancing hall and roller skat- ing pavilion; several new cottages and in- creased fleet of motor boats. DeLONG. OTTAWA, CAN. DOMINION (J. F. Clancy, mgr).—Domin- ion Stock Co. In "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cab- baire Patch." GRAND (T. L. Bonsall, mgr).—Roma Reade Players In "Ten Nights In a Bar Room." CASINO (F. H. Leduc. mgr).—Vaudeville and pictures. FAMILY (Ken Flnley, mgr).—Vaudeville and pictures. ODEON.—Vaudeville and pictures. AUDITORIUM.—^Vaudeville and pictures. Theatre Francais opens 28d. CLINE. PATBR80N, N. J. MAJESTIC (W. H. Walsh, mgr; agent. U. B. O.: rehearsal Mon. and Thurs).—16-18, Frank Mayne ft Co., great: Lewis ft Chapin, funny; Dablado'a Sheep, novelty; Henry Frye, lAugha. 19-21. Eight Berlin Madcaps; Louis Beimel; Three Sylvesters: Albert Von Tilaer ft Co., big business. EMPIRE (A1. Zabrlekle. mgr).—Stock. OPERA HOUSE (John Essex, mgr).— Moving pictures. The Opera House, formerly playing vaude- ville, Is now playing photo plays at the price of 8 and 10 cents, until August, when vaude- ville will again be resumed. DAVID W. LEWIS. MOROANTOWN, W. VA. PWISHER (J. T. Arthur, mgr; agent. L. r. McLsughlin).—Lardon Broa; 0«a«s Mayer; BeBout Duo; Jans McNally. PERTH AMBOT. N. J. PROCTOR'S (J. Bullwlnkel. mgr: agent. U. B. O.).—lt-14, Lnlgl Dell Oro. scored: Billy Adame Bdlth, pleased; Mr ft Mrs. Fred 8. Thomas, good. 18-lt, Flvs Old Veteran Boya In Blue, excellent; Jean Weir ft Co., acored; Al Anderson, good. BIJOU (E. A. Kovaca mgr).—Stock. Although the weather Is warm. Proctor's theatre here la playing to good houaea. BlJou cloaea thia week for the aummer, having played atock for the past eight months to good bualneaa M. A. BRAM. PITTSFIELD, MASS. UNION SQUARE (Edward Hamilton, mgr.; agent, U. B. O.).—Armstrong ft Ford, good; Cavanna Duo, big hit; Merrill ft Hilton, pleased; The Stanleys good; Keegan ft Healy, fair; Morton-Jewell Troupe, hit; Hal Plerson Trio, fair; Herbert ft Willln. ordinary; Mul- lane ft Edson, fair; Fred Hlldebrand. good. MAJESTIC (James P. Sullivan, mgr; agent. Loew).—Bell Boys ft Girls, pleased; Maid of NIcobar. big; Stalne's Circus, big laugh; Wall De Veaux. good. COLONIAL (Alfred C. Daniels, mgr).— Wm. Park Players, week of 16. "The Travel- ing Salesman," good performance, poor busl- nesa The Union Square ends the vaud season this week. Pictures will hold sway until Labor Day. REX. PORTLAND, MB. PORTLAND (Joseph McConvllle, mgr; agent. J. W. Gorman: rehearsal Mon. lO.SO). —J. W. Gorman's Review, fair, opened with four reels of KInemacolor GREELEY'S (Janxes W. Greeley, mgr; agent. Church; rehearsal Mon. and Thurs. 12.80).—Miskel ft Miller excellent; Tom Hef- feron. clever; MacDonald ft Kenny, pleased. 19-21. Atlantic; Flsk ft Jack; May McDonald; Clark ft Hanson. KEITH'S.—Violet Hemlng In "Mind the Paint Girl.*' JEFFERSON (Julius Cahn, mgr).—"The Fourth Estate." RIVERTON PARK.—18-17, Big Three Link Mlnstrela under auspices of Odd Fellow lodges of Woodforda good; capacity attend- ance opening night; "The Girls from Ta- barin." Cape opens the seaMon 2S with the Cape Cottage Musical Cabaret Co. and plcturea CITY HALL.—Capt. Roald Amundsen. STAR (Westbrook) (Alfred Fredette, mgr). —19-21, Kiawa Indian Novelty Co, Buffalo Wild Weat Show 28. 101 Ranch 80. H. C. A. RICHMOND. VA. COLONIAL (E. P. Lyona. mgr; agent. U. B. O.: rehearsal Mon. 11).—Billy Kin Kald. clever; Anita, encores; Rich McAllister & Co.. scream; Chick Pale, hit; "The Metropolitan MInatrels." featured. Rxcellent bill to ca- pacity houses. EMPIRE (Blair Meanly, mgr: agent. U. B. O.).—Van Cello, well liked: Rae Fenton ft Boya hlg hit; Gordon Pickens ft Co., very funny: Grace De Mar. scored heavily; Brad- shaw Bros., laugha ACADEMY (Chaa. Brlggs. mgr).—Lucille La Verne Playera." ORPHEUM (H. C. Stradford. mgr). School Glrla" -"The E. P. Lyons, the manager of the Colonial theatre, left last week for his vacation. The 18th of August Is the day the I..yrlc will open. WALTER D. NELSON SALT LAKE, UTAH. BM.PRE8S.—VJlmos WoHtony, stopped show: Mr A Mrs. Mark Murphy, laughing hit; Marie Lavnrre, excellent; Hall A rinrk. good: Ernest A. Rackett, great: Rlayman All's Hoo Loos, good; Immrnso buslneHs. ORPHEUM.—Dark. Now liouso will open August 1. UTAH (formerly Orphoum).—W.ek R. Utah Stock Co. In "The Derp Purple." groat Hhow, big business. Leads are Rrnnrlon Tynan. Ada Dwyer, Florence Stone, supported by Rich- ard Vivian. A. Forrest Taylor. Mnrle Pon- nelll, Frank Burke. Fanchon Rvorhardt. Alice Conrad. Frank K. Jonasson, Lorna Dver Rus- sell. Tom Norrla and Gavin Young. The rom- pany la making a big hit and Is roncedod to be very beat atock company ever playing here. They will change stars every 6 woeks. COLONIAL.—Week «. Wm. J K. Ily Stock Co.. In "A Man's World." sufforH \>y com- parison with opponltton SALT LAKE.—K.-l«. "Th< Pn.^.Hlnjr Show of 1912." OWEV SAVANNAH. GA. BIJOU (Corbln Sholld. mgr; hk' nt, U H O.: rehearsal Mon. 11). —Gale fllowart, ontor- talnlng; Carllale'a Dog A Pony ritxu.-^, c.f no special merit; Lewis A LowIh. woM ro.'ojved: John A Mae Burke, hlg hit; An-tli. A TaT)H and the BIJouscope. 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