Variety (August 1913)

22 VARIETY ■ IF YOU DONT ADVERTISE IN wMfr DONT ADVERTISE A1 xVL/JL show off to big applaune and made the go- ing for the following acts pretty soft. Mur- rey K. Hill came along "No. 2" and the Fishers left the audience In great ahape for his rapid fire nonaenae. Murray K. haa some new stuff mixed along with the old and runa through them all eo quickly it la funny. He did very well and left them at the right moment. The applause under ordinary cir- cumstances would have warranted the recit- ing of "The Death of Dan McOrew," but Mur- ray Just left them fiat. Wlae boy. George Lauder, billed aa an Australian ventrlloqulat. did very nicely. Lauder ia diong an old atyle ventrlloqulal apeclalty, using four or five dummies. He ia all right as a ventrlloqulat. but lacks showmanship and personality. A woman assistant -plays the piano and gives an imitation of a violin. The audience likes the act immensely. It is a small time number. Jeannette Dupree did best with the talk. Jeannette is one of the few women who can deliver a monolog and get away with It. Her songs, of which there are one too many, fill in nicely. A tight fitting white gown with a generous silt up one side, attracted a good dral of attention. Jeannette went over very big. Ameta. the feature attraction (play- ing the full week), closed the show, giving three dances in front of the mirrors. The Are dance got the most. It is a pretty act of Its kind and Ameta does the work well, but Is not big enough to stand headlining a full week at the Wilson. Klnemacolor helped the entertainment with a very pretty picture. "The Angeluft " DASH. HAL8TED EMPRESS 'Harry Mitchell, mgr.; agent. 8-C).—There was not a large audience Sunday afternoon, but that was the fault of the weather. Those who braved the heat were fairly well repaid, for the bill eontalned several features eminently worth while. Take the elaborate act "The Mission Garden," for instance. It had the place of honor at the close, and it went over with much vim. Cecil DeMllle wrote the book. Robert Hood Bowers, the nvjslc. and Grant Stewart provided the lyrics. The company Is headed by Nellie Brewster, who has a good voice and is possessed of acting ability also. There is a clearly defined plot running through the piece, and it has several fea- tures that were applauded vigorously. Clar- ence Oliver, formerly in the cast of "Officer * «6«," made his appearance In a bad spot. He was sandwiched In between two big laugh- ing acta His stories and songs were pretty nearly overshadowed by a blackface act on one side and a travesty on "Othello" on the other. Mr. Oliver has a good stage presence. Some of his stories are old and some new, but he tells them well and they get over. The Clayton A Drew Playprs have a burlesque nailed "Othello Outdone." with many good laughs in It. The laughing honors of the bill went to Al and Jack Oruet in "Sam at the Circus." They held - up the show. Tom O'Brien and Madalon I-ear displayed good voices. Their songs and chatter went very well. One of the novelties of the program was the opening number provided by Foun- talne and Burger in a contortion act with scenes set In the everglades of Florida. The act opens with songs, with the girls In usual costumes. Then follow* the Florida scene with the young worn* n in the garb of frogs. Later there is another change and the act closes with some meritorious work. Much comedy In the bill was bunched, Its only fault. REBD. COHAN'S G. O. H. (Harry Ridings, mgr.). --"Tlk Tok Man of Os." big matinee busi- ness. GARRICK (J. .T. Clarrity, mgr.).—'"When Dreams Come True," capacity most of the time. OLYMPIC «George C. Warren, mgr.).— "Within the Law." with Margaret Illlngton, opened Sunday night. FINE ARTS (Albert Perry, mgr.).—"How A New Name Is Now Being Selected v CONTES FOR THE OLD PEOPLE'S THEATRE LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS Everything will be new, including the name. NEW Decorations, Carpets, Box Draperies, Scenery and New Owners-Hustler in Charge WANT FIRST CLASS: Stock, Dramatic Comedy, Burlesque, Minstrel and Musical Comedy Companies that we can guarantee to our patrons, and that we can be justified in getting out and hustling business for. C. F. MENSING AMUSEMENT CO. The Orpheum, Hammond, Ind., will open Aug. 17; *he Lyric, Danville, 111., Aug. IS and the Orpheum, Racine, Wis.. Aug. 26. Alla r dt houses. Much Is a Million?*' fifth week. Busliu good. NATIONAL (John Barrett, mgr.).—"Uncle Tom's Cabin," opened Sunday. COLUMBIA (E. H. Wood, mgr.).—"Ginger (Hrls," meeting with success. PRINCESS (Edward R. Doyle, mgr.).— Scott Antarctic pictures. WHITNEY (Prank O. Peers, mgr.).—Plo- tures. VICTORIA (Alfred 8plnk, mgr.).—Pictures. IMPERIAL (Kllmt A Gassolo, mgrs.).— Pictures. WHITE CITT.—The Great Raymond, band and ballet. RIVERVIEW.—"Sinking of the Titanic." "Battle of Gettysburg," and rides. BISMARCK GARDENS.—EUery and his band. SANS SOUCI GARDENS.—Creator© and his band. RAVINIA.—Grand opera. Vance Sykes has gone west to boom "Quo Vadls" pictures. C. J. Allardt Is home after spending two weeks on a boat trip. "The Shepherd of the Hills" will open at the Victoria Aug. S. i George Lee. formerly of the Arlington Four, hes Joined the Four Marx Brother* "The Tlk Tok Man of Oi" has four more weeks at Cohan's Grand Opera House. T. C. Gleason's stock company opened Mon- day at the Evanston theatre, Evanston, Ind., for a week. Lillian Steele, daughter of Ed Steele, for- merly treasurer of the Colonial theatre, will appear at the Colonial shortly. The Alvln,. West Chicago avenue, near Ashland, opened last week as a picture house. A. L. Albert! Is proprietor of the house. Harry Weber (Weber A Wilson), who has been laid up with a sprained ankle. Is out once more. The act appeared In Milwaukee this week. Jacob Paley Is manager of the BUou, for- merly a melodrama house. He Is offering pictures, and the house Is crowded at every performance. "Conscience" was billed at the Colonial the latter half. Walter McCullough has the orig- inal role end Edward Wynn and Grace Hale assisted him. ow is the time to find out ALL ABOUT KINEMACOLOR COMPANY For particulars tin? NEW YORK 1600 Broadway CINCINNATI 13? K. Fourth St. addresn oftlcu closest to you. CHICAGO 5K8 Mo. Dearborn St. PROVIDENCE 509 Westminster Hi. "The Olrls from Starland" will open at the the Gaiety In St. Louis, and the "Star and Garter Burlesquers" will open at the Gaiety In Minneapolis. Norman Frledenwald has gone to St. Jo- seph. Mich., where he has a cottage and will remain there for the next two weeka. Mrs. Frledenwald accompanied him. The Circle, ltth and Kedsle, has discon- tinued vaudeville. A $6,000 organ Is being Installed. The house will open with pictures and entertainers later In the season. William Levin Is seeking a theatre for Ed- win A. Relker for a season of Yiddish playa He wants a permanent location, where the best Jewish plays may be offered. Wler, Cantwell and Shoaf, who have been at the Planter's Cafe for a long time, have gone to the Entertainer's Cafe for an en- gagement. They will go to the Bismarck Gardens later. The .Whitney Is to have "Quo Vadls" pic- tures for a time (opening Aug. t) before opening with Joe Howard - new musical show. Merle E. 8ralth has am,ed to tout the pic- tures for this engagement. The Playhouse, a new theatre owned by George Batta, has been opened In Oak Park. It seats 700, two floors. An Immense sky- light allows an open air effect and affords excellent ventilation. The Gentry Brothers* dog and pony show opened Monday at Clark street and Lei and on the North Side. The show will remain In town Indefinitely and will move to the West and South Sides before leaving. Halton Powell has engaged Jaok Tralnor to star In "Henpecked Henry." Earl Dewey and Mabel Rogers will be featured In "The Runaways"; Hal Johnson, In "Oh. Look Who's Here" and Mark Wooley of Fields A Wooley In "The Telephone Girl." A new picture ■ house has been opened on Dearborn avenue and Division street and several more are contemplated within the next year. It Is estimated that within twelve months there will be a motion picture ca- pacity of 7.000 seats off Division street, be- tween 8edgewlck street and Dearborn avenua Charles E. Selleck, an ■ attorney who re- sides at the Illinois Athletic Club, has sus- tained a broken leg and serious Injuries at Sans Soucl Gardens. He says that he, with two companions, were set upon by a lot of waiters In that resort, and avers that he will sue the park for damages. Selleck Is laid up In the Washington Park Hospital. Halton Powell Is planning to produce e tabloid of "The Circus Girl" In place of "Mary's Lamb." It will open In Port Huron. Mich., Oct B. "Henpecked Henry" will open at Urbana, O., Aug. 18. "The Runaways," at Port Huron. Mich., Sept. 7. and "Oh, Look Who's Here!" will open In the same town on Aug. 24. and "The Telephone Girl" at the same place, Sept. 4. SAN FRANGISC0 By HARRY BONNELL VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE PANTAOKsV THEATRE BLDO. Phone, Douglass till J EMPRES8 (S-C. agents, direct).—Good show; Three Bennett Sisters, closing act, fair; Joe Blrnes, laid off for the week because of too many singing features; The Sours, a male and female contortion, trapeze and ring act, substituted, opening satisfactorily; Georgia Trio, comedy hit of bill; "The Passenger Wreck,*! moderately successful as a novelty; Palace Quartet, scored In second position; "The Cavaliers," class of show. ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.; agent, direct).—Standard bill. Edwards' "Kid Caba- ret,' 'entertaining; Jane Connelly A Co., good skit, capably acted; Watson A Santos, medi- ocre; Brent Hayes, delectable; Irene Franklin and Bert Green, veritable riot and could be retained six weeks without any diminution in popularity; Rooney A Bent, did big repeat; Miss Orford 4k Elephants, again successful. Lambert', successfully held over, making but one change In his act. PANTAGE8 (Chaa L. Cole, mgr.; agent, Alex Pantages, direct).—Fred Ardath 4k Co., headline, fllvvered Sunday with his "A Night Out" sketch and replaced It on Monday with his old comedy hit, "Hiram," which mads a good closer. Olga Samaroff, musical trio, real class; Roy LaPearl. "baritone blacksmith," pleased; Will H. Armstrong 4k Co., In "The New Expressman," a new act but an old vehicle revised. Inclined to bo weak; Willie Hamilton, amateurish and ordinary; Howard 4k Dolores, pleasing; Lester Bros., comedy clowns, added, opened passably. CORT (Homer F. Curran, mgr.; Shuberts). —John Mason In "As a Man Thinks," opened big and the advance sale Is reported very heavy. The prospects are generally excel- lent for a profitable engagement. The re- ceipts of the "Passing Show" at this house for the past three weeks totaled a gross of between $48,000 and $40,000. ALCAZAR (Belasco A Mayer, mgrs.).—Bes- sie Barriscale In "Mrs. Dot" (dramatic stock). Show 14 pleasing and drawing healthy patron- age. TIVOLI O. H. (W. H. Leahy, mgr.).—Fair business Is rewarding the efforts of the comic opera stock la "The Pirates of Penzance." COLUMBIA (Gottlob A Marx, mgrs.; K A E.).—Pictures; business light. AMERICAN (Jas. M. Goewey, mgr.).—Chas. Alphln's 20th Century Girls In "Peck's Bad Boy." "pop" burlesque stock In Its second week, fair entertainment. This Is the final we«k of Klnemacolor at the Columbia. "Quo Vadls" next. The Gaiety Musical Comedy Stock Co. of Oakland has lately been augmented by Blllie Connors. The announcement Is made that Lillian Dolllver (Dolllver and Rogers), was married to Coogan (Coogan and Cox). Nell Stewart has been succeeded as lead- ing woman of the Dick Wilbur 8tock Co. now playing Coast territory, by Lyda Powell. Sam Blair did not sail for Honolulu, as reported. He cancelled his reservation on the Mongolia a half hour before sailing time. It is rumored that another recruit to the "Mission Play" when it comes to the Colum- bia, will be McKee Rankin, who la spending the summer In this city. When the "Mission Play" comes to the Columbia In a few weeks the rol* of Father Junipers Berra will be essas< < >y George Osbourae, specially engaged. Frank Hill, treasurer ai>d assistant man- ager at the American when Ed Homan was In charge, la now holding down the assistant treesurershlp of the Columbia. Robert Pitkin, comedian, closes this week at the Tlvoll Opera House in this city. Lion Bergere. soubret. brought her engagement there to a conclusion last week. Theodore Pries, an old-time actor, Is re- ported to have committed suicide recently In Tacoma, where for several years past he was an Inmate of the King County Hospital. Word comes from Tacoma, Wash., that Warda Howard, leading woman of the Prin- cess Stock Co., In that city, has been chosen Queen of the Tacoma Montamara Festo for this year. Vardeman end George Rowley are two acts reported to have been booked by Representa- tive A. R. Shepard for an early opening on the Brennan-Fuller circuit In Australia. They sailed July SO on the Sonoma, Edward P. Temple has concluded his en- gagement as stage director at the Tlvoll Opera House and started for New York. The name of his successor, while known to the Tlvoll management. Is withheld. John K. 'Wilson, who returned here a short time ago from the Hawaiian Islands, where he was engaged In the bpslnes end of the tour of the Jim Post Musical Comedy Co . has been appointed treasurer of the new Wig ram* this city. Hugo Herts, for the last three years treas- vTur here of the Orpheum. has succeeded E. O. Child as resident manager. The new treas- urer is Frank Levy, formerly Harts*s assist- ant, and the new assistant treasurer Is Frank Pierce. Hugh Davis, business manager of the Isa- bella Fletcher Co., a new stock venture that opens Aug. JB at the Imperial. In Vancouver, favored this city with a visit lately. Miss Fletcher Is lately of the Walter 8anford Players.