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Patrick, Warren A. (ed.) / Show world
(January 23, 1909)
Games of graft, p. 4
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THE SHOW WORLD January 23, 190, 4AP 4! 1~ ii I iiii ~1I ~1 it ~I S 1.1 DAISY, NOT GRACE IS THE DIMPLED DOLLY Manager Tried to Fool the Iowa Folks but Tucker, the Detective, Caught Him. Aebstr City, Imn , Ian . 18. The trutihh is oui. Desnite the adver- IisenwIn' t's aInd managei; Trial staitolinents to th coitrr' it is Dissy King and not Grace C"1owon who it. nppourinlg In the title role of Iittl i ollI Dilou 's. Aiss Ninir is Aliss (inrttion's xo-mger sister. Thlis statomnitt wa~s prIinted :1nIdo<10 ied. The e)itImIllymangerwa very indiguttit ilout ,l!II l 'report sliould have0 hiiin ci ' (.1lated. III, offered theo newspaper alds it pitxe 11tt it was r nwron ler- self, ha] piograts wiit het tacie ot heni an the showx x'eit So well that ninell W"r" (.nnvinlevll A New Yorlk ptir ianmo to WAelster Cit'. howiee, and iII it caut le founu wiere trac' Canteroni is plaingi withi The Queen of ilit' Aoiulin Thutige. So tut effort of luuisy King' linagnir has hoint inl Vain. Now httx' l ll iut r utclhil is iloxxi w xho'ixill setui it to fteu i'tiititic plmIics'?' 110wli "\Aul whoi are( you?"-G'EO. C. Ti'CKER. Lake Charles Notes. Lake Charles, La., Jan. 1 1. Nl. It. Atoods puseid thrui hucue on the i'oui 'tl ' 1' iil ('11 rout to Tx ''x - " '.1) -in s. In all iII Ni N tI a S1lliAN AN(1,1 rt'ti'usettliii' Air1. N'iais s )i Ii' hoii nuore int- t resled in) t1 soutl ni LIN': t isouthl is hl ou'uit'tu uontaI'' sioil 't i "x' i St tit the feclii e i't'Iirneal. The notth tint] hiard to lktil iioliti'ii altogetier tis setson. u fitI which is irrpt>' tut- <lsl In the lieu til uie soth lls i'i'1ordieui Phaiehit AN'\,uisli iti 'Phe Test.' I like Loiann aer iiull. Newi'x Orleinns is espicIall' pleansingr holl is r eit attd fr"o a ei'"'all ' tnduoint. Thi is a Cnmbined ui siness and Ilanstce trip. but I do not 'nre to six tor just now.'' Tuck DConstillo, one of tile most popular ntors in this "entio' of the country, is seniding a ftw wooks 1wre as tle guest of Airs. AA'. F. P'lins whoe son, now "aeat. was well known in aniusement crls as notor aud musician. Alr. Do- Castillo calls this eit' "homie" and says it is otne of the liveet inwx'ns ont the iiip. Ie, is iI excellent 1w-ilth and as jolis as exer. 'Hhi tunu fritntis hrn, nre ainIng life pleasant for him.-TUETIM. Rahab Given its Premier. Alinneapolis Ainn. Jan. 1o. I~itah, the initial daatic effort froin the pei of Dr. idinrt' PBurton. wts given its premier at the Aetropolitan Aonday afternoon, under the direction of Don- ali Robeltson, who also played a minor rolt' in th1e cast, wxitich was as follows: Iihab .a wmoanl of Jiricho, Aarion Red lih;Asotei. her sister. Anna Titus; Amotinhi, her imother, Vida Sutton; Na- tuiIiai. actr fitlir .lDonIIll Robortson; Ztleitka, her hanmnaidcn, Alice John; Ana- mon, laxner of Rihabi. Herman Lieb; Saluton, a Prince of Israel sent by Joshua us a spy, A\na. Owen; lHoreb, a companion s, lat is TIl Soothsayer, Frank 1harjilti Alesseug r . Ralph Bradley; Zetant ai silciti fIiiclio, Toa Hauties; A Singer, Geotle Kennicot; Lela, a Harp Plha Virginia Broohs; First Woman, Frane,-s Poll: Seiwd n Ab31Al Bil- ling"s: Third t man Ioutise Hiotchikiss. Rniab is a Piblited play, and is under- stood to ie for sale. The company left for Chicago iminuediately after the mati- nee.-BIIARNES. Meeting at Youngstown. Touinigstown. Ohio, Jai. 14. A ieeting of theati`al notables will be Iteld in tlhis l O iitv 'itonr when George AT. Colin , tone o'f thu' iint'iin1 owners of the Purk thnir. will plaI in the city. The neting will be attendi by Abe Eulanger of Nlaw and ELlanger, Sain IInarris, of Colin and larris, Aose iaise, of 111 Atoss liise ciruit, atid titu1 ctoetkoil'r' of the theater. The meeting will be the first of the kind to he held here since Colian and Iarris have beoniw interested in the play- house, and is called oi acount of the fact that the young iuthor-actor-nan- ager will be able to attend. RUNEY-ZARRO COMPANY HAS IMMENSE PLANT. Cincutinuti, Jal. 1i Thelo Itinl y-Z;Irml 'olni un., :oi%(.rtisin~g ug'tents, tout' iIIto..rpor ld unider the lawx's if ith u Stn if Olhin, in thr stli of $3.5,000 ciipit il, fuill. Daid lup. anld Tile now oc" 'lullip i' ;t buiildilto' f1 thc' 'ner of High- land and Do'histir Ivniu'es. Ini whiti thi ' lix'e u wx of' s i i ,0o feet of floor s"In' giic thIm IhIl is periaps the igest nintii if its kiost m'voti'd 1 news- ipiir and poster Jointing. Aside froIIm 111is liiI, the toallinY Its ai piarnffine stoul ilitt---a ima hin 3t ff'et ultug, of nalNy tolls auresiure, muldr hoiling wvax whui''h is sil to 1 ihue, ni'x \ inchinie iof its lind it) this vicillity- hilllisting plant' ianl in n oostllcliog phlnt. capable If tuiling vert'tx i in the aimusemtoent ine for parlis, theatrical and lodge equilp- Cnu i'um' u '. Ittiey. u head of the tw corporaliol, is too well ktinoin tothe orofi'ssion of ent'rtainment to nend fiat'- introductiin toe. At. Riuniy has li' a th, I uininati representative of THi ShOWN WORLD since its inception tut]11 will truntinue in that capacity wixith a 'iics at this n w addr s. New Theater Named. Kalaanzoo, Mlilhi., Jain. 18. Ni!tin wiih the consu'ntt of Stair & hnilin. u Incal paper has hteeta conducting 1 iolntest for the tamuoinig rOf their new '',. The untnu set , The Fuller, is iII hIonor of the foundr and builder. lltraii T. Fuller, of this eitY. Sam t r h ini ,''iNt'l\ I 1orn ,inus to the Am oty .1;nn. _12. followed bx The 1 inn i,] i hl 'Nouse, Ju. 2:1. Aijestic the- Na' l10villio i tir d i <~( 1 il~ s ari'' iso" lie tliii utitiltuls. Oakwxoodl fullk sit, wilt a piize contest for h 1 1t l% it r, is tunin 111im awty.uN Better Place on Bill. ()It t inh Putt' \xIit, uxteo List seiii in Chicago at ther ajestic last June, were on the bill at the Olympic last week and the reception given them is shown by the fact that they opened the show MNonlday afternoon and nt night were ad- vanced to the fifth piace oti the bill. Air. Fe'nl's conedy is vers' enjoyable. When lie uses the rope portieres to burlesque bamboo chinies he miaRes particularly wool with those who like clever travesty. lie ti daughter. Dorothv Fern, made her first appearance ot the stage at the Faim- ily theater in 1.afayette, Ind., last week ani hie is ver' proud of the fact that she won the prize. Little Dorothy is three iand a half 'erts old and sang "Srnarty." Spencer, (Ia.) Is Dra stic. Webster City, ia.-The city council of Spencer, la, has passed drastic ordinances forbidding public dataces aiid public skat- ing rinks anid also forbidden the cit' to chnirvoyants and paltaists. The penalty has been fixed at a fine of $100 or thirty Iays in jail. Spencer is the town 'where the AW. C. T. UT. a short tine ago got every drug store license revoked. The placi' is chiefly noted for having fourteen churelws and a population of less than 3,500--GEO. C. TUCKER. Olendorf's Arrangements. Springfield. Alo., Jan. 18. AIliger Olirf has arranged to play the best of his bookings at the Diomer, tlte stock resting on those nights.-FU7- SON. Ellery Band Concert. Columbus, 0.. Jan. 14. Nearly $600 for Italian earthquake suf- ferers was realized at the benefit concert given at Memorial Hall Jan. 7 by the El- lery Band. This organization is now making Columbus its headquarters. BUFFALO MANAGERS FORM ORGANIZATION. Pulfftlo, N. Y., Lin. 20. rominent managers of Buffalo play- louses met recently in the office of Dr. P. C. Cornell of the Star theater and formed an organization to be known as the Buffalo Thtatrial tanagers' Associa- tion. The following officers were elected: John Etnughlin of the Lytic, president; Dr. 1. C. Cornell. vice-president; John R. Oishei t If th' Toek, secretary and treas- urer. Pegilar imeetings will be held, at whih ibtsinesS 1tertaining to the theat- i l business wNill be discussed It is blieved thit the orgariiz ation will exercise a potent influence in the theat- rical field in this rity and victinity.- MlCUIRE. Extraordinary Acrobatic Act. iaston. Va., Jant. 19. TIhl t Alinan Acrobatic Troupe, con- sisting of six poile appeared at the Or- phoum Ist wrk, ind is here conceded to lie one of the cleverest, cleanest and most extrtordtinix acrobttic acts that Ilis ever appeared on the local stage. It was the star attraction of last week's hill. The lady aoiralist-the only one that has ever tpp' ared in the house turning i doubt(l sotierstilt from ai improvised seeo-saw to the shoulders of Mr. Mangean --luis youth, charim of manner, and imod- osty of demeanor. Her performance is dotte with suth 'race and apparent ease tlhit the tot i made all the more thrilling and astmisltng. The catthing mtd som)- eiault throing of Mr. and Mrs. Alan- git is wioithv of ite highest commenda- tion, while the other people in the act 1lt pritt'iti s ITo iting'ins are hooker or lII, Now York Tlippndronie from the -al1 llIut to thc end of the 4' JOE GAINOR WON'T SELL SOFA PILLOW. H. F. Matthews Made Him a Hanoome Offer but the Manager Cried: 'Tik Back Your Gold!" Iflintington, `,Y. Vil., .aInf. .Joe inrl, mnat gpr'' of lt III - ton thntr'. lhts a sofia pilloic on I are hundreds of signatures of Ixell rin actors anld actresses. It III, loll,- n it soure if g'r'e'tt mlile to li atitractel more attentioii tain itn, artile in his ba elor apaIIIIItment It. F. Matthews, nianagir of Fifti ftro Botton, saw the itllow wh x show wv is here laist w\eekt and 1] to) tmpt a er Gincor to ell it, isi off'its were useless. Eight or. ten aittrneti' it l here i tlie noXt two weiks and tr - i t Tit tent is purci it oil t ri 'I tnotable as he is a gteat fa'olil this sectiont. Biliposters Cause Excitenr t Kalamazoo, Mich., .J The Porltllo Stock comlpan he boards at T'lt A a tili tis ,1, , is plaing to fair busintss contsidit hi "sulliici'tncx'" of repertoire shows I, 11tonll local theatergoers this seasone Alajestic prsentts a ''ol roi ' ill Iteitliid witht the s!ei tol' This ar-t oedno littlewo amog the natives. list week %on effor ts of space-hungry blilly stel [it do .( Juiled upon fthe town onle nli, 1!' plust''d ierY dind 'ixill oad . tin i t th ity iith the word,, dat, is foot-ili typ. Theti orlt doitn e c I l t i t j osl s. Il beTotter class N oudev ill- ltrengthen their bill.- t tiolL Tii )N A New Lyric Smith. Fargo, N. D., Jan IL. E'iLr Simiith, soni of the wel- in iluettist, has rirnetrl fomi as n . cesSftul writer of IYri's of sverl u - lar songs. Ar. Sinith as, for sotn ae past, been the advettising inagiii, Id press agent of the Orphlicuin thl in Spokane, Wash., and was, for i irt time, the telegraph editor of Th go Daily News. Several of Mr1% Sanith's songs at 'ig used by "hi, acts" ti tle OrphI it- cuit, the printipal one being "T;], le Down to Loig Beach," which Lint nd Lawrence are using with gri S in the ANrst. The ltter song is ilie sumninir i ti 'ariety, aLnd is i led to lie a big lit Alr. Smith w11l s il l on inl l11 genleral ofli-e ila) circuLit in Ciao MAY Actors Take Si 1 d Seattle. \ The Alskani, a coni, atic' T l 1 I pil Eletheta atid I-tortv Gitt, tht"T one veor awio and has Id iao caie back hme last week and IIpl t big hoiuses at the laoore The n r of tie chorus had eal snox atid a lug alert garbiedin tlit taittI~ id acotmanied by the teddy lear, of the hits of the opera, rode over tI II- cital streets of the city. Alth i oxi'ter, 'ilthn Cot gaxte titeo one iight's pierforinance to tiI ty of the lt\' Namtie. SEFRET. Miller and Hitner Disag, I amiltonl, 010i,. Samuel C. iller is ot of th ,v stock company, which closes , t- dlay engagemietit at Smith's theato n- da' ntight. Owing to ditsensio ur and D. Otto 1litiner, who haid IrT the Aultrex tontt dt liig tile 0!- soitrigreed to distatree Millrn1' and Hitner, with the assistanie of ''lus mn'iimbers of the company, took mI tle cornIpan>'s property pla's and tt it- ner has also a part of the s , nd rights of the late lIarris-Parlk n ekV comopany and has adde(d tl, the Aubrey company.-LEITER. H. C. Young Gets Theate Hartford, Conn., Spitz & Nathanson's tnreit' lit' tic theater has passed itito the IIIi I it foiner nanager. Ht. C. Young II xas assigned to 1nanage the hotse in Pi I and has lieeti for 12 'years at tire Pito\ ice thteatet' of the firtet. Att'. Y'oug h't'ol 1oee planning to pitrchase the house f' Imte titne.-ItALRIS. No Animals Cross Border. Carlisle's pantomime dog and talkcing pon' were booked to open at 'innipeg, Atnitoba, Feb. 8, but oxxing to th fact that sone disease is prevalent I hat section which prohibits aninils fir ip- Dearing in that city, the date the opetiig of the act on the Sitllix', atgd Considine time was set back to Feb 15, and it will optn at Duluth, Muin. Noodles Fagan at Home. Altoona, Pa., Jan. :7. Clinton Fagan, the now famous Atoona boy and known the world over is the chanpion newsboy, lecturer and 'aude- ville artist, is back in tie oild hotn town and is doing his x'audex'illo tutrti :i the Orpheum theater. le is seoring big tit with the large audiences. Siti. his last v'isit to the city 'Noodles" has en- teretd the vaudeville world and has at- reard mtade a decided hit with his songs and witticisms.-W. S. WESTBROOK. Roof Garden Planned. Okhblomla Citv. Okla., .Tun. 2. An up-to-date i'iof 'g'rdet is tnitii- plited for the now tlitlit to the till holl huilding whic.h is now uinder~goin constructio. It is cIte Itltton of u1 lig to itise the builling to unit' stoties aInd to estlish the garden on the tenth floor. Aisriuds of ittututlesti'ttt lio'lts wxill lie , it 1 ag1 tof sittltl stu' fill' 1 tiud'vile will1 be rooted. ,1alin sinlopoullo fil., gin oidris to his arcihitects to dra plans for an litr tine ti i C Ot $10.0t 'iitl a seat- iit toleait' tif 2.000. It is titi' fitentirit S> ope vith stock and xiudexville about Aay 1---NASIt. Carl Ahrendt Dead. Atetritiliis. Trltit., h in. 12. (tiklt .\lu','tt t xehktixt :wor' atir] it', 'i'e' l otititls ettg'i' titiutaer of Jamelos K. linekett's cnniawny, dtied Inst Ili-lht ;it GrIeenville, \It's.. oIf pnecumlonia. Mr'AlieItnt xis takn ill i Atlanta. 11 htd ptlyd x'ilh Fotest ooth, Me- Cullougi and othiers of the oll school, and sevd throughloil thI, Iivil wiar. During Mrl. Clvean'sOst namlinilstra- itt Nhrtint r'preseted the United s-tair's is'ciisul it Beit. T Is hotne ats tit Tltiliri. Iits the seconld death ilte m'ipan' sinet tihe southern trip begit. Surprise for Haber. OkI'liinma City, Olin., Jan. 18. A pleasant sirprise was given P. 1). liher. 1Fttrolnd d Tin Atis., who was here attenruinthg foflthetiet p" iflt, Nitiotal As- sieialtion of Piltiooito whin Alt'. and Alt's. C. F. Bryan of Clevxland Ohio, gave uin informal ,inner party in honor of his Iirthday Carnations, toses aid ferns x''eitsedtithe eror'ti"' see. Cox'- ers wete Iid for Alt ad Atts B. Don- i'lli' y, 'titont A atid Al\to. Johit St'tit- tutr, NA'oltti~on1). C. At anir A\Ir's. Charles Barird, Chiago, Ill., the guest of hionor and the] host and hostess.- EVANS A. NASH. May Play Vaudeville. Lexington, Ky.. Jan. 18. The Alajestic is making extensive im- provemrents and it is said it will have vudeville before long. IEither Sullivan or Considine or TiVilliaim Aorris will do the booking. A halen>' xwill be put in the theater which will give it 400 more seatirg' npicity. aitdevillxxiill be given six is a wieetk with moving pictures on Stinday.-CANDIOTO. Controversy Over Rent. Al tooa Pai., Jan. 14. Alanager Robison, of the Edisonia the- ater, recently dismantled by the owner of the building. John Eiert, on account of a controversy over renit, has sued AIr. Elhiert for $10,000 damages and the case will come up at the next terim of court.- AM. S. WTESTBROOK. pC7a GAMES OF GRAFT. THE SHOW WORLD Invites All Members of the Profession of Entertainment to Contribute to This Column-An Accepted Article Entitles the Writer to a Six Months' Subscription to THE SHOW WORLD and Permanent Membership in THE SOCIETY OF THE STUNG. Game No. 18. This littl,, gini, i, to bhplye between the opera houso tr~easurer, with tie assistance if the opera house door man or ti'het collIetor, and the show 'nialinlger. tidel by the show advantce agent. iev''l'il conditions as to the qualifi''tiolns of the phltYers ttist ie consid- ire'1. To 1gint with. tle adanc" ian, who must he a rattle brined, whirl witdl talkri N always looking for "lady friends' and never attending to his eon- plivirS itirsts. nust opein the gaime by considering it not oith while to -stiulint or. to epolt the seating capacity of the hous'. It is essential that he fail to inforin his mtianiag'tr of this point. The tinager of the show imust iit'i hi ''"tn the mail since the '60s and mnust know it all." The hous treas- int t 'Upon the night of Ihe show informs the door man that thet't' will Ie a 1h11 ou't on this troutp'. T1e il'o rmint during the first till gets tli'stv aitd gets tttt tisher to stiild tor hima whtile ho nttk's a 1et' line for t h1 tt off iee- nI eleriv turns ill ttt or twenty 'dillm' seats. This optration is repcat'di is the attildanlce permits. The nan ter in the nicanti' h:ts Peit properly flatk(, it o , h iatitulde of *'take your Word filr it." 'I'The statenwlnt i" I I shlowo nothing of t1w seat held out but shows thmt there ale tickets left fo , very insold secit. Tie tiasure may n livid' up1t i'vt'tly with his econtfederate' hlt thris d lis dl.rJl upon howB. ree the is. The manager must ,"i]g "Iles :1 I'll11 good fellow- Wh1,n speak ing or thIe hlouse troeasurer. T e imnager is (Iketed.-J. G. B. , L
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