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Patrick, Warren A. (ed.) / Show world
(August 10, 1907)
Buckwalter, H. H.
Is Maude Fealy married? Report booms her as star, p. 13
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August 10, 1907. THE SHOW WORLD IS MAUDE FEALY MARRIED? MANAGERS AND PLAYERS ON REPORT BOOMS HER AS STAR GREAT WHITE WAY ARE BUSY Denverites Think Story is a Clever Advertising Scheme -In- Preparations For Openings Under Way Everywhere- Notes teresting Theatrical Comment. of the Friars--Professional Gossip. BY H. H. BUCKWALTER. BY R. V. CAMPTON. Ihenvler 1IIrenni of it. I1. Rliiikwilter. Rep. TIlIli. -ie-lititf tle vi-k in De-er tl,.i-icall c-i-liswas fte aiuOMIiie- Inent of the secret weddilig Of lau id IFaly to Hgi I. Siirwin,ia lie writer of tlii Repiuliiaii. I am iii- ableli ltI wluliil" it is a i-lever l)ilt of llt-wsliilir idv,-rtisiiig for thle Inii-l-ad:- %ertis-iiNatiude oriiiit. buit tiia loca~l pa- irsliiae been filled vith the liarrowing etailsof what Maidi didi and what Mar- garet Feay did and whiat they wore iind wilat they said iuntil Toin Long, Mrs. Eitch's lusibaninallyh 1ad to raise liis ante and offer Mad,, $1.000 for one week instead of the cry muih less figure lie had planned. As a box Office attactilil Miss Fealy wiiil be worth $1,000 for one consecutive week in Denver, for pe-opli will see her from cnriosity and not for her acting. i miy opinion some adertising was nec- u-sary. but it seems too had to sacrifice a good. hard-working oung man on the aliar of mere-iirlc pliic-itY. Slier-win is ti-soilu if Aiiiy Sueiii ciaitefamous itit l micnc cir-lis ci tie oier side. ills father is also in the profession, and IIIe young manil was for a season ahead 'if Jan Kubelik. Denounces Newspaper Men. Wlieni the wedding of Mdiss Fealy was uIntioiiciii to Mrs. Margaret Fealy she proimptly said "me che-ild." threw up linds and likewise a buIIIici of hysteri- cal fits :aI got in some very effective il-unciationis of the newspaper man. Sigir IHaffaelo Cavallo, her husband. likewise got rid of a lot of talk about 'sneak", "cur", "wholp", and the like and then got out of town before Sherwin -iuld flid him. Maude announced that tl marriage was only "oil probation" and ater wroe a letter sayilg that she would not see ieri husband for a year and was already longing for a divorce, probably heeause the engageient with a real molny attachment was for only one week. hi myi opinion, if Maude Fealy could ;t as xxell is her mother ctin wxork the iiewspapir men the young woman would c asily ihe the successor of Mary Ander- son Sensation at Colorado Springs. Colorido Springs also furnishes a thea- Iileal seiisation this week. Laura Mathews, who was in the Brown of Har- ard i-nmipany at the Studebaker, Chi- uago, for a few weeks, was either mur- ilcred or committed suicide in a lonely phee iII the miountains near the foot of Pike's Peak. The day of the inquest Ailios R. Reumibaugxh, who posed as a iilitary iiain. committed suicide rather han t-stify before the coroner. The lames of a number of very wealthy -liisterpoi-ol i are linked with the young Aeomianis affair and ti- iatter promises to be as snsation for the daily press for sometimii- to come. 'I'lie-- ineral impres- Siol is that the show girl made a mis- tlke in helieving that the affection of Soile Of the millionaires was the real thing aiii shie simnIv shot herself when she rcalized that she was only a toy. '[le Ringlings-made a big clean-up in Ienver ex in the wek. 'I'he xeath r uisaril off inst long eiioughi for ftica-n ias eit to be built anId wipei oiut. but at the four peformalOnes about 70.000 Pr5son1s iaid*for seats. It was aiusing I, riad the "roasts" ill th paper Oni id lY Tininiii ainid Bollils. oxwners of the Sells-Fl-t sxows. Tulnimen is a prettv b'road fiIxow but liexx was not wid eniough to see ani opposition show follow lim into Dnxer andi get tle big coii.i- t- -iontallx woriii comi from TWichita, KAnslis, salyiii- that Willie Sells laid at- taiCiied the Sells-Floto ticko-t wagon on ;I claim for ,000 for b-ck salry and tihei s of his iamie. etc. When Willie cots thiat $-i000 lie will have more gray lairs than hi now Owns. Pawnee Bill is Coming. Pawn ill anii his Iug \hild West Aow is slated for nIi uarly visit to Colo- rado and it gos without saving that alacity business will be his pr-ize. CatCgiulo and his italian Ulin is still t it k. As a smooth manager hel choalier is qiite glossy. IHe lade a propoition tii the park -oard, it is said. thalt if he was given, a contract i'Or ex season hi,' would call his hiand 'Gargiul,,5 l-ii-n haiud' and the city ixluild g-t a -vat aioinit of Iulvertis- idH firomii it. Jlii ho, Den-ivir is to be nothrtiedas ;IIn Italiai conimunity does, 1ur apiiar. bil th proposition was Wire downi al th hand will go to thCiii, MO., ihout the middle of the ionith and give the Misollrians a chance te, ahIIld thle atiii iit and hoiiorable xxorks if tiii mcic iniasters. G1aigiihi lliixvex it) i iieiiii gi~ the pubilic'' aiii hot ill ilaiing pui)OiIlar music that might fi,nii his cal-s huy hiring whistled next iix bux the xiii,,ii puiicii Delivor pceople Ni- cidl allaOiliatii enoigh to desent blI niu ,ILCatit lic an Italian ban l<iinoad so the cro (Is (Iiin't show any 'ih Ellih Bo-cii, mansagiment at laniia i I le -h ann r itff'es thint liss l'ii-iiiotas xxiii lie 1pu1 ohl again for a ihii- \\'jIIs \ocithunill-, liuses Cixy aii, si-i' , hi-is' l Gi-e iffi'ii tiiiis tle lii-nver piuilic has foigottin andi might he iindicedI to "vindicate"-c the move later in) the season. Mo-iwhile John C. I"Isher,t xhowa osiiiiei iieped a fihe , ,ciii 1cmake i-omicifiii MixssIPiixemiand ii- realhy clever company, is doing the hig business of the town. It seems al- o st iiicin 0i ciat (iring micisiiinmer lii 111111lth0 capacity of tie lug 'ao Opera House should hi sold out before the cuitain rings up. rImprovements in the Orpheum. Manaer A. C. Carson. who has been spending his vacation at the Hotel Colo- raio, Glenwood Springs, returned to the citya couiiliof days agcand looked over fte.improvements ii the Oupieurmhouse. This theater has iei thoroughly oxer- hauled and redecorated and many sub- stantial improvenents made nIi both sides oft he curtainh1ine. StagetManager Seth Baiiley xwill have abocut fte, same crew as last scasoii and the money end will be looked after bI Max Fabish, who will leave the Sells-Floto ticket wagon next Thursday. Martin ieck as well as F. D. Henderson and Martin Lehman, of Kansas City, are expected to be here at the opening Aug. 19. Denver friends of James Curran. the onlxy billposter ini the world. were much pleased with the cimplimientary notice he got in THE SHOW WORLD a couple w-ks ago. Curran is one of the biggest and broadest men in the business and while he sometimes has the usual little differences with people incident to any business, the matters are alwavs closed with friendly feeling on both sides. and "Jii's" worst enemies would fight for iiin at any time. I once heard a remark ibout Curani that struck me as cover- ing the xwhole matter. "Ie's awfully good to his oldi mother" was the strong- est boost I ever heard for any man and it Was appropriate in "Tim's" case. 'i'he motioni picture business all through the state is developing into a craze that will soon exceed the fad stage. The 5- cnt and diie houses all report big busi- ness. although some of them are two years behind in film as well as flicker selection. But the people are hungry for eliap, clean amusement amid they would patronize a dozen more such houses in Denver alone. The big film hit of the week was Selig's "Roller Skate Craze." a film that is not only very good techni- cclly, but cuite appropriate at this time. New Roller Skating Rink. Denver will soon have a roller rink costini alf a million dollars and built so that if iiecessary it can be converted into a in auditorium. The walls and most of fithe interior work indicate opening about the first of September. The rink covers about a quarter of a block and will seat possibly 4.000 people with proper equip- in- it. Kathcrine Grey, who was booked for the senson at Elitch's Gardens, will prob- ably gle way for a week to Maude Fely, just before the close of the sea- Soi. Provided, of course. Miss Fealy's rec-lit advertising campaign does not fiash into I catastrophe. Eddie Clifford. who took Punch Whoel- cr's place as press manager of the Sells- Floto Shows, is well known in Denver where he worked on the daily papers for some months. Thei lie went out ahead of the Floto show and graduallx arose until ie was a real trooper. Then lie took the management of a new Cort thbeater but could not stand prosperity and the coy glances of the beauties. After a period of penance he comes back to thie big tents with much experience and a desire to settle down and some day have enough money to buy a circus of his own. Up to date Clifford's menage- he experi-nce has been confined to bull pups and their trainers, but he wanted to be a social Ihon in Denver-in fact, was one for a time-so he Is quite at home around the smell of sawdust. Peter Menzies, the leader of the Scotch clans of Colorado, has organized a com- panv to go on the road next month. Alrcaily his booklings arc filled for sx- oral months. TTis idea seems to be quite go, 110 show being mcad' up of Scotch musical and other features and ealcu- latei to get the enthusiastic suport of the Caledonians all over the land. N-W YORIK, August 3.-The city is enjoying tremendous theatrical activity just now. The bustle and fume of managerial preparation is as chaotic as the maelstrom of a busy Broadway crossing. Thieate-rs. scenic studios,agencies, and the actors themselves are submerged in a wave of harry that makes the Rialto te-em with action. It is plain to be seen liat the producers lhereaboiit regard Thespian genius as two-thirds per- spiration. Henry W. Savage is more active this year than he has been for several seasons past, and the Savage forces are working mightily to keep abreast with his inspiration. iHe formally opene d his season last wet-k whein 'le Prince of Pilsen inaugurated its sixth season at Long Branch. The P'ixley-Luders success will play at Ashbury Park and Red Bank and then it will be on to Chicago. Raymond H-itchcock starts his season August 10. and The College Widow opens at Plainfield, N. J., August 14, after which it goes on a tour to the coast. The Merry Widow which has enjoyed such a sensational vogue across the tiny will have its American premier September 23 in one of New York's numerous dog villages. Madame But- terfly opens a three weeks' engage- ment at the Garden theater late in September. The Schuberts are not backward in coming forward with their produc- tions, and both Chicago and New York will have a chance to view much of their output during the coming season. Fascinating Flora is still proce-ding merrily on the joyful course that is universally the lot of a Casino success. and will probably hold forth at the little golden playhouse for some time to come. Van Den Berg Returns. Jose Van den Berg, who has been properly dubbed the "Hammerstein of Harlem" since his phenomenal success, as a grand opera impressario in the West End theater, returned last week from the Adirondacks, where lie had gone only a few days before for a miuch needed rest. Ie has signed two imem- hers of the augmented company-Miss Magda Dahl and Miss Grace Norton. Miss Norton is a cousin of Madam Nor- dica and a protege of the great prima donna. ''lie Friars have decided to hold their next big banquet in honor of Al Hay- man, oi his return from Europe next month, before the Itinerant Friars take to the road. It will be an elaborate af- fair and it is expected that many of the leading theatrical producing man- agers will be present, including Marc Klaw, Edwin Booth Jack. Harry 0. Sommers, J. Clarence Hyde, Bruce Ed- wards and A. L,. Jacobs. Marcus R. Mayer, who is soon to leave New York for his seventeenth Eu- ropean tour. has been officially created, by unanimous vote. the authorized rep- resentative of the Friars throughout the United States and the continent of Eu- rope. Frederick Thompson invited his fellow Friars to visit Lina Park in a body in iutomobiles. when all the bands at the Court of Luna will play the Friars' song. "Ii the Land of Bohemia," a musical fantasy by Sam Tauber. had its first rerformance on any stage July 20. at Proctors' theater. Newark. where it is the head line act in the vaudeville bill of the week. This Is the second produe- tion and the first musical piece presented )iy a new firm of amusement managers. Samuel H. Wallach and Mr. Tauber, the authors of the skit. are members of the firm. Personnel of Company. The little company presenting "III the Land of Bohenia" includes a soprano, three tenors, two basses and a baritone. One of the tenors sings the role of Count Parsifal. His name is Thomas DeVass "Y and the young actor is himself a count. Young DeVassey has a romantic his- tory, for pressure was brought to bear, oi him by a proud and influential family in Austria to induce himi to marry a young woman of noble family between whom and DeVasrey there was no af- fiction. Matters were becoming desper- ate when the fair countess arranged a secret meeting with DeVassey and be- sought him to leave tie country ere they were forced toi marry. DeVassey, who was at that time a lieutenant in the Seventii IHussars, ilicked his Ieels to- gether, sluted the lady, and said, "I obey." lie came to this country seven years ago and although cut off from a paternal income has always received a generous allowo-ance fron his mother. le had al- ways bieen fond of music and his voice ha d been cultivated in Vienna. This led iiin iutol usical channels in America. Articles of agreement has been signed. providing for the incorporation underthe laws of the State of New York, of the Shipman-De lile Company, with a cap- ital of $150.000. This corporation has been formed yMrs. t-i. C. DeMille, Er- nest Shipmian and two prominent men whose names are withheld. Thle purl- pose- of this company is to establish \'iit L~orimer as aprodcing mngr 'Tle first undertaking (if the new com- pany will be to offer Wright Lorimer in tis new play, 'The Quickseand,,' an duciitioinal-psychIological drama by Alicia RIamsey and Rldolph do Cordova. Rialto Gossip Gilbert Marcotte, who lias been in the east of Me. Bernaidt and Mrs. Fiske, will lay aside the ''ligit.'' this coining season to appear in vaudeville with Miss Hertine Robinson. The Jones' Tin Wed- ding will be the vehicle used to carry them over the Sullivan and Considine circuit. l)aniel F. McCoy, the popular manager of fte, Family' theater. New York, has aeon spending the summer with his fam- llx in Chicago. Mr. McCoy leaves Aug. 12 for New York, where i will again loo~k after the interest of- the Sullivan and Considine circuit in the east. Campbell-Brady Trio will produce their new act Sept. 1. at the Orplium theater, Minneapolis. Minn. * * * leawis and Chapin have been engaged by Joe Oppenheimer for the Fay Foster Co.. to play parts and introduce their new act in the olio. * * * The roster of the Empire Burlesquers include Roger Imhof and Corinne. Emma Weston Johlison and Icklenikv. Connolly and Klein. Montanilo and Heurl-Falls, and a big beauty chorus of twenty. V. It. Hiss, business manager; Lou II. Spooler, musical director; George F. Lnrned, advance. The show opens at the Empire theater, Chicago, Aug. 10. * * *- Miss New York, Jr., will have the fol- lowving east for the coming season: Dave Fcrguson and Abo Reynolds. Perry and Whit-, Davis and Davis, The Musical Esterbrooks, and Aipere, the electric wonder. The business staff include J. H. Ierk, manager; Harry Rose, agent; Sam Cooley, musical director, and Harry Wiedman, carpenter. The show opens Aug. 19 at Toronto, Can. * * * Abern and Baxter, comedy acrobats, were compelled to lay off week of July 20, owing to the siiknes-. of Mr. Abern. They are now back in harness and play- ing a successful engagement at White City, Duluth, Minn. * * * Hughey Conn and Downey and Willard open oi the Orplieum circuit Sept 16, at Salt Lake City. They will present The Doings of Dr. Louder. William Singer, manager of the Em- pire theater, is a very busy manl prepar- ing for the opening of his house Aug. 10. The Empire Burlesquers will be the open- ing attraction. * * * Figaro. aerobatic vase manipulator, was a STIOW WORLD caller. le has just returned from a four yeais' tour in Mexico and is i rout- to New York, where lhe sails for England to open at the Hippodrome. Jack Hoefler, manager of the vaude- ville theaters in Terre liaito. Ind.. andi Danville, Ill., passed through Chicago re- cently. en route hoini from a trip to the Alburta-Saskitahwan countrn. Dur- ing his stay in British Columbia -I-. Iloefler purchased 160 ners of coal land. Jack Root, mianager of the Garrick theater. Binrlington. ia., was a Chicago visitor looking afte- his fall bookiiigs. The Directors of the North Western Fair at Sterling. Ill.. this year have di- cided to expend several thousands of dol- lars for their special attractions. They have also decided to hold a night fair. building a light plant with a capacity of 50,000 incandescent light. The contract foir the amusements have 1>ein let out to the (Ioneral Amusement Promotion Company if Cli go. Ill. Thev agree to furnish th m-ii withi fourt.i hid: class acts and tw-!\. -: 13
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