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Patrick, Warren A. (ed.) / Show world
(May 1, 1909)
Brief news notes gathered in Chicago, p. 10
About people who are now in Chicago, p. 10
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10 May1,1909. BRIEF NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN CHICAGO Thomas W. Ryley Here. Thoinas W. Ryley, manager of The Queen of the Mtoulin Rouge, waS in Chicago last week. Playing Kansas City. After ending the regular season, The Time, the Place and the Girl company was held together and is filling this week at the Grand at Kansas City, where the musical comedy scored a big success earlier in the season. Ingram Succeeds Hanks. "Doc" John Ingrain, who has been connected with the show business for years, and in recent years agent for the Hagenbeck-Wallace show, has succeed- ed R. A. Hanks as advertising manager of the National. Matinee Every Day. Buster Brown will give daily inati- ncIs at the National next week and Harry Hopping has been kept bulsy this week springing all sorts of adver- isngtocallattention to the change of policy. Mr. Hopping is one of the best known agents in the country and until bie camelin therewivasnoadvance uan who could Put ill) the talk necessary to secure this departure. Woodward's Wants. 0. 1). Woodward, who vas here last week for the meeting of the Stock The- ater Managers' Association, said: "We want the plays released by the authors for all the managers that want them. As it is, an author will offer a play to managers, and if this and that manager cannot pay his price, he can't have it. Under the new plan the association will offer an atithor, say $5,000 or $8,000 for a play, and all the members can have it.'' The Honeymooners. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Rice were here several lays last week on their honey- moon, having been united in marriage at Hancock, Mich., April 14. They left Chicago April 23 for the east and ex- pect to arrive at Calumet, Mich., this week. Mr. Rice is manager of The Grand at Calumet, and the bride was before her marriage Miss Bertha Rut- tenserg, of that city. Joins the Missouri Girl. Hlarry Jackson left the city last week to join The Missouri Girl. Joins a Circus. Walter Clifford left Chicago last week to join the advance of the Hagenbeck- Wallace circus at Logausport, Ind. Jolly Tramp Doing Well. John Coninor anld Johi Harptritt have out a company called A Jolly Tramp, which is doing well. They wiill play Canada this suimmier. There are only five acting people but the perform- ance is said to be very good. Minstrel to Go Out. Milt J. Reynold's New York Aliii- strels will open the season under can- vas at a point ncar Chicago on May 15. The company is inov being engaged. H. J. alace will be business manager ct ile etcrpri~t. Lyman Twins in Town. The Lvnian Tvins coipany passed through Chicago Monday iorning eis route to Elgin. The company will close the season at Merrill, W\is., on May 6. Trixie Friganza in Vaudeville. Trixie Frig;anza will appear at the Majestic and other Chicago vatideville theaters i May. She will be here when her case comes ip against an autoimo- bile company, which she has sued for damages. Last fall she was injured in an automobile accident and still bears the scars on her head. Miss Friganza sued for $50,000 damages and the con- paiiy has recently offered to compro- use for $5,000, but she refused. May Go With Shuberts. The N'v York Herald says that the 'Misses Cecil McLean and Florence Holbrook have been enigaged by the Messrs. Shubert." The Herald is pre- sumed to refer to Cecil Lean and Flor- ence Holbrook, a team well kiown in Chicago but by no means enjoying a national reputation. Lean andl Hol- brook have been laying off the iost of the time receitly but are playing the omii iss in NewA ork thi week. Opens at Marlowe. Th'e( National opera comipany opens at the Marlowt Alinletda sv, la . End Drawing Near. Next week will be tile last but one of the season at the Bush Teiple. The bill will be Remico a dil Juliet. Clarence Sterling a Caller. Clarcisce Sterlin, whIso pla\ys the char- ecter part with th Lyiiian lw' tis ti seasoin, was a Ct'llr iMondaY. Mrs. Hopping Ill. iarry S. Hopping left Chicago this week for Lawton. Okla., where M\lrs. iiopping is ill, having triuble iwitlh her With Lyman Twins. Hlarry W\olff, who wvas with John R. Andrews' A Breezv Tiie earlier in 1ie seasui I is now playiig tle Dutch part \\vilThel Lvian Twiiss. Country Maid's Finish. A Counutrv .aid, Melvillt B ' Ray- niond's 'rodti ction, closed the easiSon at Carroll, Iowa, April 1, and the ia- jsrity of t snii bers f the c niupalny got to Chicago cisc way osr ainother. Business got very bad at the last anuld tile agent was only a few davs ahead, making it iipossible to reiglin out to advantage. Italian Actor Coming. Antonio Maiori, liii ltalisns actor, will appear at the Acadeiv next iseek, re- Isainsing at that house until Stuiday. May 9. He will present a repertoire of plays. liamlet and Othello are among Maiori's greatest achievemsents, aid al- though lie works is his native language his interpretations, it is said, are so forceful and convincing, that they are as readily intelligible to English-speaking people. The supporting coiipany coi- prises talent who are as well kinovn ini the Italian capitol as. in New York: and the repertoire will consist of the follo'wing: Hamlet, -Monte Cristo. Da- rand Strength of Conscience, Kean. Louis XI., The Outlaw, Merchant of Venice, 'W-ife of Claudio, Othello, La Tosca Rtipe Torpea Yespri Sicilians. La Cicb-di- ic . Change in Cast. 'hoe h(li .'.f Catspaw open s at thieiStuoil, baker next Smlisav ight, fie stii pa- ers wvill be seen withi the organizatin. The netwcoeisci are nml rehlsarsin with thle coipaiv. They are: Then- clore Babcock, Jaines \\'ilson. Philip Smiallev, -Maude Turner Gordon ail Marv asn In Wyoming Next. In m which has miiadl a big hit over the Stair & Flavlin circuit thi season, returns to Chicago sicxt wcck aind will appear at the Alhiamibra. Lee Parvin a(ance representatie, is ii the city this week and is doing iuch tn create ani interest in the eiigagentil. IIn Wyomuing is a conisistent imielodramia and is ver wtell spokenl of evcrvhIlere. Season a Success. ''e grnl<d st1crse tiio a, i a great ,suct'tss. 'Ii tsota I ecziptt'for the ts weeks were $200.000. As a result of thi yeai' s uisususal suscces it has been ass- nontii'ed that next year Chicago will get tile ctroposslitaneip comispaIy or three and perhaps fotir weeks. Csltracis haee bien signed for the sen si < t )jien -\tril 4, t910. AIMtti le lss()iiig Iii's- torniance Suilasy cveninig. the gransd tera siiigcr leien it Pittsuirg, iuI thetv iitearc's AMoidayi sind Isiessls\ Froms Pittsburg the weut to Neiw Yok Ilere tiey. gsave one performiance anI then disban5lded for tle seasonl Receives Fine Offer. Wh'Isile Augusta Glose was phying ill Chicago a few weeks since, the personi- al representative of Annie Ru sell hap- pened to see lier, and was so lun pleased xxith her xvork that hce has of- fered her a engageient as support to Miss Russell is her nev pla\, H uisbanl. which she is to produce early next fall. Aliss Glose is noiw iin vaudeville, icitlh bookings far ahead, and her intentions is to produce quite ass abiliitious sketch next season. WA'hile the acceptance of Aliss Russell's offer wold necessitate a radical change in her planii, she i0 sasi to be giving it serious considera- lion Miss Glose hail her training uinl- der Charles Frohmsan in straight comi- eli. and inl Klaw & Erlansger's produic- tions Inl mu1s1ical comedy~l ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW IN CHICAGO William A. Brady spolt seral slyss this week at French Lick. Fern & Orth are laying off in Chi- cagos this week and go to Fountain Ferry park iii Louisville next week. Pearl Golding will leave the last of this week for Monticello, Ill., where she will spend the sumlier imonths. Joe Callis was down to Peru, hid., sie say last week and will join the Elks in that city on May 6. Andrew Bergland, who was with the Two 'Merry Tramps, is in Chicago for a brief stay Jake Vedder, who has been piiotiig tile' Two Merry Tramps, is in Chicago for a brief stay. Harry Dull is in Chicago for a brief stay. lie expects to leave Saturday of this week for hiis ioise in Detroit. Al Denier, iwho wxvas wvith The Flower of tle Ranch, is laying off for a time in Chicigo. Mabel McCain is laving off here this week, having appeared at St. Louis last xvcek. James Lackaye will ilay the title role in A Gentleman from M\ississippi ncxt season. William A. Brady ci- gaged hims this veck A. H. Van Buren, io was iith 'Fle Greast Joihsn Gsssmts, xwill be as isseisslsr isf the sicii- sttock cispassy at Saiss Simcilipirk this sililiser. Otto Koerner, who bad a pleasant season wxith ile Flower of the Ranch. is ins the city taking in scisme new shows. M. A. Mosely is ini the city being inltiedI with tht :ime I SIic- tact-sihii will le Ccn r tlhs Seattle Exposition. William Lemle, who imnaisgled Fred G. Conrad's Monte Cristo during the season of 190--08, has bought a iov- ing picture theater at 670 West Van Buren street. Lawrence A. Coever has succeeded Forrest 11uffi ill The Alaskan at the Great Northern. Mr. Huff left for Washington to join the Aborn opera company. Margaret Pitt will open in vaude- ville next week in her sketch, The Burlesque Girl, and will be assisted by Raymond Whitaker, late of the Calumet stock in South Chicago. Charles E. Huntington, who was with the National opera company for its road tour, is spending a few weeks at his home in Chicago. lie will not be svith the organization when it opens at the -Marlowe next onday. Louise Willis is in Chicago again, being vith The Candy Kid, which is at the National. As the company closes Saturday she will remain here some timie before leaving to accept ia position with a suimier stock. Ruth Shepley, -who is appearin at Ilic'Grasdsili A\ GentlemsanfrtsisiMis- sissippsi, had little stage experience unitil tisis season. Ltast fasll shse xwas in the cast of All for a Girl in whicls Douglas Fairbanks was put forward as a star. Harry Askin has decided to give the new musical comedy being writ- Isil 1'r John . oun, lt s iiil titi Lo. It will be tlhs shoirtext title ct sprung oi tile public. ()ther isinics consiuered were: The .\borigii, 'l'lTe American and lunky McGee. Harry Stone is now playinsg tIle principal coiedyx role in The GoHen Girl at the La Salle. succeeding Harrx' Tiphe. Mr. Stone is well known i u Chicago, having plaed John Barry- nmore'srole i A Stubborn Ciidereliss foraI shorttuime. Charles Bernard will move his of- icetr cnt0 Rectorl buildisg, to 00) illie sa b ftildiigil ta . lie "i lave a suite of trce rooi tt iimself and tesc'xhoctii xiilllie tlse office of the Asssciate Imllpost- ers as well as the Billposter's Supply department. Arthur Searles and Bob George, who are appeariig ini vauldexillt ill a sketch The Cheeky Messenger, are laying off here this Week and will play Champaigni next wi'eek. ''hey were to have played Ale0iiie and Clintoi this week but Willian Ahsorris took tile houses which forced time cancel'fltiol of the acts alreAdy booked. Frankie Drew, who closed with Tih 'l Flower' osftme Raumch last Stiuidsx' r'e- ceived hunidredsof fulemiotmes iiiI tilt seassis. Tl'ie AWheliig Iiitc'ilieCicer sai lr ce tly: '<rsi iiit ill the ast ass'tise floxx'er' is "rtaiskie Dress, ashis- cinmating little actress said a clever comsediesne. It is a new class of character for her, hut she appears to advantage ill it. Her work is con- spicuous aind stands out proinsently." Herman Lieb, \\t, , pl- \! ayeii Druimile ill The Si s. 51 r . Tan-"_ queiray at the Bus~h Temple last wveek is said to havt beel l with AiMrs. Pat- rick Campbell whenh s he tmilsred thi country ini that play and his sterlits pertrs ance Iclib we sit si A Campbell durisg her entire stay in, this coulltr. The program swiihis siIn tile f-or i relnce it this office shosi that Edgar Kent ws \ playingsi that Part. Adelaide Keim ps);ive a resusirkalh l 1ie i r t esis ttiis o i ai l i l T'Ie Sc id Aimr. Tanqueriy at th ' sli11 Temple last week. The play is ole which tets the bility of isn actress ad Aliss Kieui's work wsi comii- mended by all who itiessed her per- forimncc. Oi Fridex' isight of last week the attendance ais oilIx fair hilt Aiss Keim held her audieice shrcu1sI th t fuss acts aid her wrk its this scene whcre Allean tus e pat was especially igo-li Jay Quigley will ope a stock coml- pally at the L ceuil theater ill Iuihisili oin fiuic 7. ald hasis ellga'ed a Vere 't5ron'Ig comlupany.i Ala'ire Nelsoin. 11u leadiniug wisoiaii it the P~coples, andis Ridiscv Raisis lsudisigI missi fit tilli sue 11esater. vil! lesd Air. Qigleys coumiliis. Iite'is comishctemit playser' iwill cosmpohse ft' siigfiiiizstiosii Alt' Qiisaly wvas a ieiier isf thle stocek at Duluth last season and kinows tth city well. He will ope wsith Vhen Knighthood was in Flower and will preseit ;I isumuber of plyIse which have beensesn but a few tillce ill stock. THE SHOW WORLD
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