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Vol. IV. No. 21. CHICAGO November 13, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD is the Best Me¬ dium for the Moving Picture Trade AND THERE ARE REASONS for its popularity with all identified with the Motion Picture Industry: FIRST—THE SHOW WORLD is a fearless newspaper, printing all the news while it is news, without fear or favor. SECOND—It offers a complete and accurate list of films, the date of their release, and description. THIRD—It presents a condensed exhibitors’ guide for ready reference telling exactly what a certain film is in a few words. Invaluable to exhibitors. FOURTH—It gives unbiased reviews of all the films released each week, by two expert reviewers. These criticisms are fair and fearless, and they are a sure guide to exhibitors. FIFTH—It furnishes the news of the whole profession of entertainment from the circus to grand opera. It has news of the drama, of vaudeville, moving pictures, of actors, managers and 'all [connected [or concerned with the amusement world. was the first of amusement papers to give THE SHOW WORLD the Moving Picture Industry the attention its importance deserves, and by a steady adherence to its policy to always print the news, speaking truthfully at all times upon topics of interest to those identi¬ fied with the Moving Picture Business, it has won and will maintain supremacy in the field of amusement journalism. THE SHOW WORLD is the friend of the Moving Picture Industry. It is looked upon by exhibitors as a standard -authority on all matters pertaining to the trade.- THE SHOW WORLD is the Best Advertising Me¬ dium for Moving Picture Men in the United States THIS WEEK’S NEWS THIS WEEK THE SHOW WORLD is the only publication, covering the entire field of entertainment, which presents the news of the week in which it is published. The news in its columns dates from Thursday noon until the following Thursday noon. The entire weekly edition of this publication, excepting the local circulation, is shipped out of Chicago by fast mail or express, on or before midnight on Thursday. THE SHOW WORLD should therefore be displayed on all news-stands not later than Saturday, with the possible exception of distant coast and gulf points, where it should be displayed not later than Sunday of each week. Failure to receive THE SHOW WORLD at the proper time should be brought to the attention of the publishers ENERGETIC CORRESPONDENTS WANTED Representative Artists THE SHOW WORLD is desirous of securing repre¬ are cordially invited to make THE SHOW WORLD sentatives in every section of the United States and their permanent address. Our mail forwarding Canada, and to that end correspondence is invited facilities are unexcelled. Keep us supplied with from young men of good personal address in all your route as far in advance as possible. Send us communities not yet covered by this journal. We your news items. Make our offices in the Grand want energetic, wide awake correspondents of busi¬ Opera House Building your headquarters while in ness ability who will, acting as absolutely impartial Chicago. Remember, co-operation is the observers of events, provide us with the latest and policy of THE SHOW WORLD, the live, up-to- most reliable news of happenings in their locality. the-minute nett;s--paper, living every [second up to Excellent opportunity, liberal commissions, its watchword, For full particulars address, Correspondence Editor of THE SHOW WORLD, CHICAGO. This Week’s News This Week! If the Newsdealer does not handle THE SHOW WORLD, ask him WHY? nnnAimr«omonf The CHRISTMAS NUMBER of THE SHOW WORLD will be Hlinouncemem. issued Saturday, December 18. Last Forms will close Wednesday, (Midnight), December 15. Reservations for preferred positions should be made at once. EXECUTIVE OFFICES On the Hews Stands Every Saturday •THE' ^PROFESSION (TEJOnroUNMiyr Ten Cents the Copy DEVOTED EXCLUSlVEiy TOT United States or Canada upon the re¬ ceipt of subscription price.
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SuTv-No. 21 CHICAGO November 13, 1909 JIG THEFT OF SCENERY BIG SHAKE-UP IS DUE MORE HOUSES ADDED STOPPED BY MANAGER TO THE MORRIS TIME IN VAUDEVILLE FIELD String of Theaters in Ohio on list. New Colonial in Indianapolis to Open with Smoking Volcanic Rumors Indicate Eruptions in the Near Cecelia loftus November 22. Future Variety Guns in Town. From information gleaned from the inside of the William Morris booking office in Chicago, new houses have been The air is thick with vaudeville rum¬ Talking further Mr. Beck said that added to the/ ledger of the Morris time ors. They are to be encountered on many rumors had been printed, but there . and acts will be sent to them out of every street corner, and in every book¬ was no truth in them. “Every time the local agency. Though the Morris ing office and in every place where vau¬ Mr. Meyerfield or I make a move, the house in Toledo has been closed, ar¬ deville people congregate. There is vau¬ newspapers think something is going to rangements have been made to book deville war and rumors of vaudeville happen, and not being able to find any¬ another theater in that city. Other thing, they print all sorts of rumors. I Ohio towns which have been gathered When such persons as M. Meyerfield, tell you the truth about things. I never to the fold and will be booked by J. C. Jr., George Middleton, Martin Beck, say that I am going to do a thing. I Matthews are Cleveland, Detroit, Lo- William Morris and Max Anderson are do it, and then I point to what has been raine, Dayton, Erie and Hamilton. all in town at one and the same time, accomplished. The Morris agency has also corralled rumors are certain to be floating about “I have purchased Buchanan’s inter¬ new houses in St. Joe, Mo., and East in all directions. In the present in¬ ests in the Majestic theater in Des St. Louis. stance, the vaudeville world has been Moines. Is that news? I have also The new house in Indianapolis, which agog with all sorts of reports, and made arrangements for new houses in cost a mint of money and is a play¬ among them may be mentioned the fol¬ Duluth and Winnipeg. These houses house beautiful in every sense of the lowing: will in no manner interfere with or an¬ word, will be opened with due pomp Bumor No, I.—That the eastern man¬ tagonize the Sullivan and Considine in¬ agers had banded together to keep Mar¬ terests, as the Sullivan and Considine tin Beck out of the eastern territory. people offer a different grade of enter¬ Bumor No. 2.—That Sullivan and Con- tainment. The new houses in these sidine would combine with the Western towns will be on the high class order. Vaudeville Managers’ association. Bumor No. 3.—That Martin Beck Meeting Basts But One Minute. called “The Colonial.” would relinquish all hold on the east and “There was a meeting of the Western devote his entire attention to the west. Vaudeville Managers’ association, held PRODUCING COMPANY Bumor No. 4.—That Martin Beck was Tuesday afternoon, but it only lasted negotiating for a house in New York one ^minute. No business was trans¬ IS IN SORE STRAITS. and had so managed affairs that he was in a position to defy any coalition of it is known that the directors of this Show Put Out by Western Company association did meet, and that there Returns After One Week—Trou¬ were present at that meeting the follow¬ ing persons: Max Anderson, George ble Said to Be Brewing. _; whereby they would fight the Middleton, Charles E. Kohl, Martin Beck, malnder of the vaudeville world. J. J. Murdock and Maurice Meyerfeld, “The Girl in the Grandstand” has re¬ Bumor No. 6.—That the so-called Jr. Castle, of Kohl and Castle, was not turned to Chicago. The attraction was blacklist, which is alleged to have been present. Further than a discussion of out but one week, and it is rumored that in force with the Western Vaudeville the new offices opened up on the elev¬ fhat week was one of trials and tribu- Managers’ association, had been abro¬ enth floor of the Majestic building, no lations for all concerned. It is even gated, and that the ban had been lifted business of any import was transacted. hinted, and on good authority, that the from those acts that have had the te¬ It is further known as a positive fact, manager of the company had to borrow merity to play the William Morris time. that Max Anderson, who recently gave money from the manager of the last the¬ Martin Beck Was in Town. up his interests in the Hippodrome in ater in which he played in order to get About the only certain thing about the New York was present at a banquet at the players back to Chicago. whole matter is that Martin Beck and the Congress hotel Tuesday night, and r,JFti/ire til 5? interesting story con¬ several of the big vaudeville guns have that preceding thaiTbanquet it was an¬ nected with the show and its inception. been in town. Mr. Beck, when seen by nounced that Mr. Anderson had broken It a£Pears that Arthur Weinberg and a representative of the Show World, ap¬ all the ties that bound him to the’ east, David Wolf wrote the piece, and they peared willing and anxious to talk, but and had decided to cast his lot with the had an idea that Will J. Block would his conversation was more occupied by west. Mr. Anderson controls the An- put it out. They found later that Mr. the weather than vaudeville. derson-Ziegler Amusement company of Block would not, or could not, produce In the first place he was asked what Cincinnati, Louisville, and Indianapolis. f°,thJy looked about for some other significance the combination of eastern Mr. Anderson’s arrival in the city hap¬ means of putting the piece on the road. managers had, and whether or not the pened to coincide with the twentieth Then it was that some one suggested merger was aimed against him. Mr. anniversary of the association of the the organization of a company. Her- Beck replied: “I do not think the com¬ prominent members of the Western bert C. Duce, manager of the Garrick bination was aimed against me or Vaudeville Managers association in busi¬ J™?, Interested in the matter, against the Orpheum circuit. It was ness, and so he was invited to partici¬ mein 6 defided, that this might be the formed for another purpose. But at any pate in the festivities of the celebration “eaDa of furnishing o„„ 1Uu™ SOOa rate, if it was formed for the purpose of that occasion. shows for the open door” time of the stated in some of the daily papers, it is The rumors concerning the elimina¬ *mS0 v? entered Into the scheme like the incident of the Russo-Japanese tion of the so-called blacklist, could not fcfartlly. He was elected president of war when the Slavs stored arms in be authenticated. It is said, however, the Western Theatrical company, which Manchuria, which were allowed to rust that this blacklist is about to be ab¬ was organized for the purpose of put- and were never used at all.” rogated. It is a known fact that acts (Continued on page 26.) Mr. Beck was next asked concerning playing the Morris time are not wel¬ the numerous rumors connecting his comed with any degree of fervor by name with that of William Morris. the Orpheum people. It is said that this “I know no more about Mr. Morris’ has been working to the benefit of Mr. business than I do of the business of Morris, and to the detriment of the the Mandel Brothers. I have heard of Orpheum circuit, and for that reason, was in the city. He has not been in the blacklist will s--- - thing of the “r x'icturesqi conference with me.” Theatrical Promoter.
Des Moines Park Fails. Fremstad Eludes Officers. P’ Tippett, general manager of csPa?k ?lrcult and Realty Company WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, Nov. 10.— Mme. Fremstadt, who sang at the of St. Louis was in the city this week Des Moines’ White City amusement ven¬ Auditorium last Sunday left the city on his way to New York. Mr. Tippett, ture has turned out badly and the is also manager of the Park Film com¬ park may not be reopened next season. the same day in order to avoid officers pany in St. Louis, and is interested Meantime a horde of stockholders scat¬ who tried to serve papers on her be¬ in several moving picture theaters. Mr. tered over the state are making it un¬ cause of the fact that she was com¬ T‘PPet 71s °Pei ‘he intimate friends pleasant for the promoters of the pelled to cancel her engagement to sing Col. John Hopkins, and venture. Stock salesmen were sent in Milwaukee. The promoters of the over the state and shares sold in many of influence?31 successor in his sphere towns and cities. The holders of these Milwaukee concert alleged that they had shares are swamping the managers with been damaged in the sum of $3,000, letters requesting information — *- and they tried to serve a warrant on Jencks Sues lessor. the opera singer, but she eluded them WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, Nov. 11 — Jencks, manager of the New by leaving the state on Sunday. Grand theater in Sioux City, is suing August Nelson, proprietor of a dance
Echo of Billposters’ Strike Is Heard In a Disagreement Manager Elliott Decides That Stock Is Not Wanted—Two 1 Among the Chicago Theatrical Managers Weeks Notice Posted Monday Night
Herbert C. Duce, manager of the Gar- timates that it will be of an operatic Notice was posted on the call board There are rumors that the Marlows m.rli nature. Tyrell has a-fine singing voice at the Bush Temple theater Monday beue turnedturned into a vaudeville housTlL,ho S' and he expects to use it to better ad¬ night that the stock company would in the season also. m ^ e Managers’ Association of Chi- vantage in his new act. close in two weeks. That means that Tyrell recently played a series of en¬ the present company will disband in a The reason for this can be traced back gagements at the Chicago houses and fortnight. JOLLY JAKE STERNAD to the billposters’ strike now in prog- his act met with great favor. After The introduction of vaudeville be¬ A VERITABLE BOHEMIAltA gress. When the strike was declared he will go back tween acts at the Bush Temple has and the managers of the downtown given Manager Elliott the cue that va¬ As Master of Ceremonies at Informal theaters declared a lockout, the man¬ riety is what is wanted in that house. agers agreed to advertise in each other’s shape for the opening of _ _ _ The success of the innovation was so Gathering of Actor Polk, Ho la programs, and in this manner help each It is extremely doubtful whether Al. “There With the Goods.” other. Everything went along smooth¬ will "cut out” his kimona next season, pronounced that it was decided that the ly until word was received in New but may have a number of new ones people preferred vaudeville to stock. York that the name of the Garrick out for use in the act. Tyrell “I am sure that the people want Jake sternad, general manager of the.i theater was appearing along with the worth in Milwaukee recently vaudeville up here,” said Mr. Elliott this National Producing company, is consM.ni names of the syndicate theaters. ■> iic came out with flying colors week. “I tried it out between the acts ered one of Chicago's best known Bo-1 against strong opposition. and it went so big that I decided to hemians, and he has been the originator1 Then there was trouble. Word was cut the stock company out. The fact is of some jolly stunts for his friends at sent on to take the Garrick out of that the people have been stocked to the SaratogafltfiP’fl hntolhotel, wherexjtViai*a tv.the gemai it. I I the list. This was done, and Mana¬ death over here. They have had stock Jake spends many happy minutes One ger Duce immediately became incensed, for eight years, and they are tired of the best affairs that Jake has pulled and wrote a letter to Will J. Davis, of champion prizefighter, __ „ „„„ „„ of it. It is like planting the same crop off in months took place last Saturday the Illinois theater, complaining about night in the Saratoga the matter. It appears that Mr. Duce pearing on the stage as a special feature on a piece of land year after year. The had hinted that he would print the of the bill at the Star and Garter thea¬ soil finally wears out.” news of the matter in the New York ter this week, will appear next week in Last season Edwin Thanhouser had given, with Jake i Review, but was assured that if he Indianapolis. Following his date in the a hard time to keep the stock company monies. did not, things would be fixed up. Mr. Indiana capital Johnson is booked for going. He announced once that he would Special tables were reserved for Jake Duce waited, but nothing was done, a week s engagement at Pittsburg. close, and later he cut salaries and kept and his friends and many thespians and and so he finally decided to send an item From the Smoky City the colored idol the people through the season. Other vaudeville artists were gathered round in, and he notified Mr. Davis of this. indications that Chicago is tiring of stock is seen at the People’s theater, on Mr. Davis, who. it seems, has been road trouping, the pictures of t_„_ the West Side. It was announced that _ — _ free-from-care bunch tha, son-Ketehel fight will be shown and the stock would close there, but later, wcio on hand for the festivities. vaudeville features will also be offered, after cutting salaries, vaudeville was The following took part in making under the management of Jake Sternad, put in between the acts and a company the occasion an enjoyable one: Chester I- -ram, replied that he thought Mr. Duo- of the National Producing company. retained to play stock productions. and Grace, songs and dances; La Belle was not doing just the right thing in Marie, songs; Dave Rose, Italian lm- I’ publishing what he considered- the pri¬ personations; Al. Brown, piano solos,, vate business of the association. Does Not Care for Echoes. George S. Van’s minstrels, medley; Joe Then Mr. Duce, who is a noted let¬ Young, clog dancer; Mile. Carre, saxa- l ter writer, sat him down, and he penned phone solos; Lucille Langdon, taper- a very hot reply. In this letter he said GHOST DOESN’T WALK; that the fact that the Garrick had been removed from the programs of the syn- Emil Subers, the “Georgia Sunflower,” dicate theaters _ _ _ _ songs; Johnny J. Hughes, songs and ter, known to every one, and that the dances; Al Von Tilzer, singing hi fact that he had waited for the matter TROUPE ENDS SEASON . “Carrie”; Harry L. Newman, to be fixed up and had obtained no dering two of his song successes, ... satisfaction— -was —’—enough_ for Dearnear oiuOld Tennessee”j. ennessee andana "Turtlexurue Dove”;uove , printing the bare facts in _ _ After writing at some length, Mr. “College Boy” Company Claims Bad Management Forced It Aubrey Stauffer and Jimmie O’Brien,1 Duce said: "However, as long as Mr. songs and dances. Erlanger is in a position to die- „ During the program edibles and liq¬ a majority of the managers of Chi¬ to Disband and Members Seek Other Berths uids were served to "refresh the inner cago, the Garrick will, through its rep¬ resentative, hold entirely aloof from any association of such managers, since I have neither the time nor the inclina¬ Harry W. Sohumm, stage manager of only $63 in the house. Anyway, the “The College Boy” company, and who company showed and the manager gave There are few child entertainers tion to attend a council of echoes. did a character part with the show, who So it now happens that the Garrick each of them $6, which enabled the Chicago today who possess the ability program contains only its own attrac¬ returned to Chicago immediately after majority of the performers to leave and natural talent with which little tion, and that of the Great Northern, the show struck the shoals at ITrbana, town. But the closing night proved a Zena Kiefe is endowed, and a great fu- which, by the way, is a Shubert of¬ Ill., on the night that the students of hard one for the company, as the stu¬ .— , - pre(jjCted for Jier by all fering, while the programs of the syn- the University of Illinois celebrated a dents, elated over the football victory, dicate houses, giving lists of Chicago football victory over Purdue, has signed and with the teams sitting in the boxes, attractions, do not mention the Garrick with the Anna DeLisle act, which will took a hand in the show and interrupted _ clever dancer has a sweet voice and at all. In the meantime the billpost¬ play Morris time in the west. Schumm, it repeatedly with showers of missiles. a pleasing personality. Since adopting ers who were locked out are remaining when seen by a Show World representa¬ While no one was hurt, they brought the stage as a profession, Miss Kiefe idle, or are at work at some other busi¬ tive, said the “College Boy” company injury to the pride of the dejected ar- has attained an enviable position by .... ness. They state that they have plenty was forced to close on account of poor work as a comedienne and she is bound of money, and are able to remain idle management and the failure of the C. A. McGrane, musical director, who to be a big star some day. for some time and fight the battle out, “ghost to walk” regularly. had charge of the band and orchestra, She is a modest girl, with aflnedls-, if it takes all winter. According to his statement, the show took the musicians and signed with position, and is already immensely pop- opened at Henry, Ill., the early part of Windecker, the magician, while Mae ”lar with members of the profession. August and enjoyed prosperity under Holburn secured a berth with Norman A Show World representative the management of George Cable, but & Jones’ “College Boys” company. Mr. pleasure of hearing Zena sing and watch when he left the show at Antioch, Ill., and Mrs. E. L. Sutliff and baby have her dance at Sternad’s Bohemian enter¬ _ on Sept. 25, and E. W. Marsh took signed with “The Blind Organist” com¬ tainment Nov. 6, and the work of the pany for the remainder of the season. little miss was not one bit disappoint¬ Sends Bill for Housecleaning to Man- ^in’g." The^companfol twelve0^- It is known, however, that any mu¬ ing. She gives promise of being a ager of Company Which Bailed fused to go any further than Urbana, sical comedy, burlesque or farce com¬ headliner in vaudeville by the time she to Appear. and as a result of the football game edy, has to run the gauntlet of college blossoms into womanhood. _ there, did a "$96 business,” although boy spirit when any of them strike a kTRWTM ttsitih Mnv r_a moot to Schumm says the box office people in- university town after a battle has been teresting**letter, accompanied by 1 bill formed the Performers that there were fought on the gridiron. To Form New A has been sent by manager S. E. Cogs¬ “Mickey” Finn and "Shadow;' |or4 well of the opera house here to Geo. -- who have been with George S. Van* Rich, manager of the David Warwick Imperial minstrels for a year and a halt, doing their singing and danolng wt have left the company and will go w shortly, where they will take Fran' celling date for last night, after I had LOVING CUP PRESENTED______Finn into the act and prepare a lets' been to the enclosed expense as per bill _ --—______songs and dances for vaudeville. and had advanced seat sale and a very 'T'fl PTT 1? OrTl? U jVT O TT'T^'T' #1 iVT and Ford are excellent dancers and ™” -outine of steps has been a big feature i"gS.d“EF d^o ifind°^'oura company 1U V/JUS O 1 it JtC IN. O U i i U1N jf the Van minstrel show. The new ac; by telephone but could not reach them. quisition to the act is "some stepper Now please let me hear from you in ■ » ■ ■ s» i and the trio is bound to form a stron? regard to this expense bill and I will dancing feature. The boys will fram Jesp^cMuny,1”6 ep coSweiit”ns'ThI°biTi of the Prominent Theatrical Men of the Northwest is up the act in New York City. which was ’enclosed is particularly in- TQK1RE H GARTER RlCHARD-HYD^ PROP UJ.MERRriANN.MGR WEEK 0P N0V7,fr). November 13, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD THE SHOW WORLD COMBINED SYNOPSIS AND CRITICIS) THE BOATMAN OF THE RIVERIA, immediately breaks up the house t»,h, Dramatic, Dux: by denouncing him-in tl.e approve The story of a boatman’s wife who is cial style (?)—and quitting to m tempted to leave husband and son by Independent Subjects to mother. The engaged man » ‘ the oily tongue of a stranger. The tained at his home by some tow husband)ana followsrouows her,ner, and,ana, catchingcatcnmg herner friends who indulge in an orev . her new found love, a fist fight BY WALT MAKEE. husband follows his wife to her hi!! ensues in which the boatman is victori¬ andarwl after callingrelllre upon *l._ . engaged jjJJJ* ous. The wife and husband are recon¬ and the finace to help him ciled, through the efforts of their young self with which he practices upon every¬ dilemma, the lodge friends ai„ „u thing in sight—smashing china and do¬ ed. They are immediately sober The scenes are laid in and about Nice, believing it to be real, calls the neigh¬ ing much other damage. He escapes ~~ .j -t--’the accused —--3 home, France, during the celebration known as bors and they in turn arouse the from his pursuers, and, like the boy as highwaymen, The Battle of the Flowers. The back¬ lice. The three “highwaymen” who fights and runs away, he lives to with ropes and the wife relents grounds have been carefully chosen for as she believes her husband’s life, their picturesqueness. Many of the sauntering along slowly, some distance smash some other day. The relation scenes are beautifully tinted and the behind the other members of the party is mildly amusing. The photography is CHANGE OF COMPLEXION, Corned: photography is almost faultless through¬ and are suddenly pounced upon by the high class. Columbia: out. The film should be popular and bluecoats and landed in Jail, despite THE DESTINY OF FAUD WANG, For a first effort, this film is not half- destined to long use. their protestations. They are finally Drama, Great Northern: The pictures are clear and the1 released by the stage manager, who The title is somewhat misleading. At idea i: THE MUSICAL WAITER, Comic, Am- traces them to the station house and the finish, no one knows what the des¬ certain physician ad- Between the times that Ambrosio is all indulge in a good laugh, except the tiny of Paul Wang will be. The audi¬ gress goes t< made white, huij; producing masterpieces, the studio force policemen, who are severely reprimand¬ ence is given a series of episodes in she must continue’« -j permitted to perpetrate such _ ed. A film that will interest any audi- the life of a young man, son of rich medicine at regular intervals. Shah absurdities as “The Musical Waiter,” parents, who is sent to the city flirts? with-i a whit*white -man —smd ^ - which relates that a waiter who is fond THE BEARSKIN, Comedy, Dux: _ livelihood, well equipped with funds. e where, while dining, she for. of music insists, on dancing and sing¬ A dealer in hides offers two villagers He gets into bad company, falls in love 5 take her medicine and is sud- ing with the -jSSte orchestra while st¬ a high price for the skin of a bear with a prostitute and is finally reduced enly changedJ _ original color, which they claim to have seen in the to rags. The woman casts him off when much to_ the consternation of .... forest. He arms them with clubs and she has wrung his purse dry and he re¬ guests. The little girl of .... and he smashes up the china, and is knives and they start off. Suddenly the turns home, where he receives the par¬ in which the colored maid works, scls finally kicked out of the place, after his bear comes upon them and they fall ental forgiveness. Some of the scenes hold of the medicine and is turned nonsense has continued through five or upon their knees before it and beg for __suggestive that exhibitors will black, as are her father and six numbers. In any well ordered cafe mercy. Then they escape; tie up their do well to think twice before presenting So the incidents continue v he would have been mobbed in two sec- heads and report to the dealer that the film to their audiences. of the maid, being iuus out. of medicine• -and is turnedm FATHER'S HOLIDAY, Comic, Claren- black again, then he and the maid visit the physician and force him to take his mildly amusing story, which re¬ own medicine. lates that father has determined to take EXHIBITORS’ GUIDE DESTINY, Dramatic, Imp: a holiday by himself. He packs a small The purpose of this, the __ „„.,v __ _camping paraphernalia, of the IMP films, is not altogether1' and, kissing wife and daughter good¬ BY WALT MAKEE. clear. The episode—and it is nothing:* bye, he starts off. His first camp is in¬ more than an episode—may be intended! terrupted by a farm hand, who dumps to impress the fact that vice entails its a quantity of fertilizer behind the own punishment, otherwise one must' The second camp is interrupted by the wonder why the film was produced. Thei onslaught of a herd of cows and father photography is of a fair duality gathers together his kit and makes a throughout and the ideas are original. stumbling exit from the scene, meeting INDEPENDENT The opening scene shows a thief with with several accidents before he finally a small bag of stolen nuggets, which arrives home to be bandaged up and lt will surprise as well as de¬ he hides in the sand. The scene shifts placed in an easy chair, where *- light the average audience. to the cabin of an old prospector. The ___ reading a book called “Rest¬ _j of a boatman’s _ _ THE PIRATES OF THE SEA, is lured away by a stranger Ambrosio:—Despite a old man is out of his mind. He goes ful Holidays.” ' ’ : finally reconciled. Ke¬ _ _ _ This forth and by some feat of intuition HENRY III, Drama, Itala: film will hold attention through finds the bag of nuggets—and dies, k The dissolute Henry III of France friendly Indian carries him to his cabin,: was assassinated by a monk, a fact sheer merit of production. THE MUSICAL _ ENTHUSIASTIC HANDBALL and, returning, is about to pick up the; which has formed the basis of this brosio:—A comedy, Dy no FLAYER, Pineschi:—More s " bag of nuggets when the thief arrives.: filmic intrigue. Aside from this fact, s up to the high standard There is a quarrel v ’ "i European than ‘ ■t however, the story is not historical. The audiences, but a good film of __spoils. While action moves swiftly from beginning to the “smash-things-up” variety. is taking place, the thief end; the actors are the pick of the Itala FATHER’S HOLIDAY, Clarendon: THE DESTINY OF PAUL WANG, Indian on the head and escapes, studio, while both interior and exterior —A very mild comedy which Great Northern:—Many of the a dangerous passage across a scenes are presented with a striking will please a relatively few pat- scenes are revolting. A rich of quicksands, which finally *“ fidelity to the details of the period. The rons of picturedom. young man goes to the city and envelope him...... mThe’’~ Indian m . king becomes fascinated —•*l- **•“ HENRY IH, Itala:—Another mas¬ falls in with a prostitute, but _ traces the thief who offers tin of o terpiece from the Itala studios. finally returns home. Probably bag of nuggets t * 1 The action is swift, the pho¬ intended as a moral lesson, but sands. The Indian 1 3 himself di tography excellent and the missed its point. and begins to sink. ’ scenic effects are of a high or¬ The thief d’ ‘ ““ der of merit. FORCE OF LOVE, Pineschi:—An revenge. The woman drops her scarf l_ THE MIRACLE OF THE NECK¬ absorbing story of rival lovers, the meeting place. The fool finds it LACE, Lux:—Superstition forms not always of good photography, woman who befriended him—and dies and takes it to her husband as proof the basis of the plot of this but invariably interesting. at her feet. The scenic effects are good,',: of the truth of his story. A stormy well staged story and it com¬ DESTINY, IMP:—An original but but the episode is morbid. S scene between husband and wife fol¬ mands intense interest from be¬ morbid episode, by no means up to the standard of the first two YOUNG DEER’S BRAVERY, Dramatic, 7 lows. The husband disguises himself ginning to end. IMP releases. Contains several as a monk, obtains admission to the THE CROP OF ORANGES IN PALESTINE Comerio:—Shows thrilling situations. If S?his film will pass the board of * king’s presence, stabs him and ln^ grow: CHANGE OF COMPLEXION. Columbia:—The first Columbia censorship it will probably be estimated • __ __ _J. window release gives promise of bet¬ bv exhibitors as the best that the BisW- __ __j castle to the stone pavement shipped; worthy c ter things. The basic idea is studio has produced. It contains a no- - below. The final scenes clever. A doctor has a potion naping and the murders of several m morse of the jester. “A great film!” hich changes white people dians, and is of the usual dime nov« ■ 3 the verdict of a number of exhib- black and vice v___ order which the Bison people seem‘ J'" . •s who witnessed it upon this occa- __.1 stretched very far to termined to make their own. ioubs form the basis of this clever plications result. Deer is an Indian brave. He quamw : comic conceit. It will afford THE TROUBLE KISS, Phoenix :- over a game of cards in the man ... THE MIRACLE OF THE NECKLACE, genuine amusement to both camp and stabs another Indian. Dramatic, Dux. laity and iavmen. chief strips Young Deer of hf A story of the middle ages, told in THE BEARSKIN, Lux:—A good lo the back of a horse “a a series of exquisite photographs. A comedy storv in which a tame r the prairie. He is seen,. wandering street singer being refused bear is used for a fine effect. by a young woman in the Wmp of some-;; i starving condition. He cowboys and she is the means of enters the church of the Notre Dame cuing him. He is very grateful to M and appeals to a statue of the Virgin they have had a terrific fight with and proves his gratitude later when si^ for RHPhelp. H„„e comes to life and gives Bruin. He helps them to their homes, Is kidnaped by the Indians, for he a valuable necklace which she but as they arrive, the wife of one. of is somewhat redeemed by the youth of the leading Indian of thes Mg !f wears. As he leaves the church he is them and a little girl arrive with the the incidents of its presentation. A followed by two villagers. He goes to tribe and donning his clothes. ente bear at the end of a rope and the rich old dealer in gold and silver would the Indian camp andaim rescues1 ^ tte maiden. . a jew and sells the necklace. Mean¬ child feeds it with candy. The use of force his daughter to marry a man of mi-- ho.ro„ j aO runningrnnilinff fight Witnwith methe while the villagers have informed the a genuine bear adds great interest. The his choosing. She refuses and elopes dians but the cowboys come . ‘ police and the minstrel is arrested, episode is cleverly told and will prove with a poor workman, who is later dis¬ — - —the final scene would m popular for some time to come. charged by the less favored rival. This THE PIRATES OF THE SEA, Dramatic, leaves the man, wife and their little Just7 as the axe of the headsman is Ambrosio: girl, destitute. The wife sends a neigh¬ about to fall, the Virgin appears in a While lacking in an impelling love bor out to sell a necklace which her vision, presents the necklace interest, the presentation of this Am¬ father had given her. A wandering jew condemned minstrel, strikes oil his brosio film is so typically masterful of buys it and in turn sells it to the bonds and bids him escape. His would- that studio that it will compel the un¬ father. It recalls his lost daughter to be executioners, fall upon their knees divided attention and sincere applause him and in a vision he sees her pitiable in adoration. of any audience. Briefly, the plot re¬ condition. He takes a bag of gold Interest never lags throughout this lates that a number of pirates have cap¬ her and leaves it on the doorsill with Order of Film Releases story and it will prove a welcome ad¬ tured a prize and are returning to the a note. The thanks of the family are LICENSED. dition to any exhibition room. cave of their chief with their booty. inscribed on the baby’s photograph and Monday—Lubin, Pathe, Biograpn, THE CROP OF ORANGES IN PALES¬ The chief, apparently dissatisfied with sent to him, but his heart does not TINE, Educational, Comerio: their spoils, refuses to divide up with melt until the little child herself takes Tuesday—Vitagraph, Edison, Gan- i film which is deserving of general them. They conspire to rob their chief, a big bouquet to him on the occasion adoption by schools and colleges but meanwhile he has been informed of his birthday and all are then re¬ throughout the country as well — ~ of the conspiracy and endeavors to conciled. The interest is well sustained ban, Melies, Gaumont. prolonged popularity among professional make his escape in a small boat. The throughout. Thursday—Selig. Biograph.Lubin. exhibitors. It shows how oranges are pirates arrive_ -.- — catch _'~'~ THE TROUBLE KISS, Comedy, Phoenix; Friday—Pathe, Kalem, Edison. grown, picked, sorted, packed and within rifle range and end his life, thus About the best things in this film Saturday—Pathe, Vitagraph, Gau shipped. The photography is of the regaining their spoils. The scenic back¬ are the stage properties. No one will highest standard, a fact which greatly grounds are well chosen and a romantic accept the story seriously. No one Sunday—Pathe (occasionally). enhances the intrinsic merit of this with good judgment could commend series of views. the severe black and white of the photo¬ INDEPENDENT. THE WOES OF A CINEMATOGRAPH¬ graphy. It is acted on a very small Monday—Imp, I. P. P. Co., VUf ER, Comic, Eclair: stage, which, in the first scenes is made An amusing film conceit showing the An unbridled enthusiasm—which to still smaller and more troublesome to Tuesday—Columbia. difficutly which a cinematographer en¬ the various victims would undoubtedly the players by the presence of a large Wednesday—Centaur. countered while endeavoring to take a be classed as malicious mischief—forms post in the center. A man and a woman, Thursday—Phoenix. picture on the public highway. Three the basis of this film story. A young guests at a house party, announce their Friday—Bison. ; man, watching a game of handball be- engagement to their host, and, in the Saturday—Great Northern. ; fashion of the hour (?), he kisses the 5 another point to take another young lady. His wife sees him and 3, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD 9 JF FILMS RECENTLY RELEASED graphy is- not always clear, but the in¬ jjgTO THE SHADOW, Drama, Vita- cidents in the story are well brought i WeS*1 pictured story of a child who out, and the views are interesting to Lts poisonous berries and is brought an average audience. It is not a head¬ Xaear to death. The fight for life, and Licensed Subjects liner by any manner of means, but con¬ IKe agony of the parents during the tains much interest for those who love Tame physicians a-._working c “"holds the interest closely. Not THE THREE KISSES, Comedy, Edi- JSS 0f » plot, but the incident is liell handled. Very effective picture in BY WILL REED DUNROY Carolyn Wells, the humorist wrote the \ neighborhood theater. story for the silent drama, and it ought A DUEL IN MIDAIR, Drama, Edison: to be funny, but it is not. It is a 4 STICKYSTI PROPOSITION, Comedy, cover a real man underneath. The man hallowe’en story with very little point Yitagraph: is rescued and then hides until the vil¬ Modern story faked in part from a and little or no fun. The hero of the Frnny""story of two urchins who daub lager comes to gloat, and then they studio. It is melodramatic in style, and story steals a kiss from a pretty little sweet stuff on their grandfather’s face fight, and the villager is tossed over were the thrilling scenes not so palpa¬ girl, after he has assisted her chauffeur ,jraw the attention of flies to him, a precipice. The story is well told, but bly of the studio it would be much more in putting to rights her automobile. •kind who also spread sticky fly paper the way the snow piles up around the effective. It is the story of rival lovers This is not funny. Later the two are ribout a room where he gets all tangled man tied to the tree is not at all true who struggle for the hand of a young guests in the same house, and there, dis¬ ' I’m in it There are several good hearty to nature or life. The scenes in the woman in the working world. The men . guised as a maid the girl meets the 'laughs in the story, which is well pre- woods during a snowstorm are especially are steel workers, and the hero is seen beautiful, however, and more than make working on a beam on a skyscraper. young man, and he kisses her again. ■ tainted. up for any discrepancies in other par¬ The villain steals out on the beam, and When she takes a mirror and goes out 4 PEACE AGITATOR, Comedy, Gau- ticulars. a struggle takes place while the actors in the moonlight and walks backward are supposed to he suspended in mid¬ to find the man she is to marry, the r J, The chief figure in this film is a man COPS ON A STRIKE, Comedy, Paths: air. The hero sticks to the beam, but young man hobs up again, and gets the who preaches peace with such strenu- This is a French subject, of the ex¬ the villain falls to the ground below and third kiss which is the charm, and he oaity that he gets into all manner of travagant order. The police of Paris, is fatally injured. He tells the police wins the girl’s heart. The story is fights. He is finally driven to armor as or some French city, go on a strike, that the hero pushed him off, and the enlivened with Hallowe’en scenes, where •i Ms only means of protection. He ad¬ and the superintendent of police goes hero is put in prison. Just before he children boh for apples and all that. dresses a street crowd on peace and is to the prison and asks the prisoners to expires the villain tells the truth, and If it is a comedy, it is a little too mobbed, and has several other exciting go out and do police duty. They arrest the hero clasps the girl in the case in high over the heads of the people who oj experiences. Bather laughable, but a the regulars and there is a big scrim¬ his arms, and the story ends happily witnessed it last Friday. I little farfetched. mage. There is much fun in the film, for all hut the villain, who dies. Good THE GIRL SCOUT, Drama, Kalem:— 'THE ROBBER DUKE, Historical, Ur- although the photography is poor. film for working sections of any city. This is another story of the Boer war. ban-Eclipse: Causes some little laughter. BILL, THE BILLFOSTER, Comedy, Ed- The film teems with a large number of This is a drama of the days of the THE RESTORATION, Drama, Biograph: actors, is full of action, and is stirring "good king” Henry IV of France. This This is another clear, well enacted A billposter of bibulous habits has in its appeal. The photography is not film is said to be based on an actual and effective film from the Biograph stu¬ a dream in which the posters come to at all times of the best, but the story incident in the reign of this monarch, dio. It is fairly well divided between life. Rather amusing and fairly well is fairly well told. It is a well-known and is pictured in what purports to be interior and exterior views, and the peo¬ pictured. fact that women and girls donned male the costumes of the period. It is rather ple who take part in it are well dressed THE CATTLE THIEVES, Dramatic, attire and went to war in the great exciting, and contains some little in- and do some very good pantomime work. Kalem: struggle between the Boers and the ( terest. The story has to do with a Briefly, the story has to do with a young This story introduces the famous British. It is also well known that the I certain Duke of Merigny, who oppresses couple who quarrel, and a young wife Northwest Mounted Police. The story Canadian army helped in the struggle, a the peasants and who defies the mes¬ who tries to patch up the quarrel. The is badly told, and the cattle stealing and this picture has to do with the sengers sent by the king to remonstrate husband, seeing the wife with the young episode is funny. Pierre, a half-breed, Canadian contingent of the army. Cam¬ •1 with him. The king finally rides by and man, suspects that all is not well, and insults one of the girls in the camp and eron, is the hero, and he is captured and ' he attends to the case in person, with Anally, when the real sweetheart, is repulsed and punished. He steals taken to the Boer laager, where he the result that the peasants get their his wife’s lace shawl (——r ’—her head, is some cattle, and the mounted police take meets Neltze, the little Boer scout, who I fights and the bad duke is made to found in a darkened —.— after him and his gang. There is a in male attire has been doing good serv- 1 slink away. The scenes are sometimes young lover, and an encounter takes battle and some little excitement. It ive. The laager is attacked while he a little awkwardly arranged, and the place in which the husband floors the is too clearly a frame-up and lacks nat¬ is in camp, and he spikes the cannon, ■ story is rather lengthily drawn out. lover, and goes out thinking he has ural sequence. There is plenty of ac¬ just in time to allow his men to capture 4 HEAVY GALE AT BIARRITZ, Scen- killed him, the husband’s mind be¬ tion in the story, hut it is not always the camp. Of course Neltze loves him I io, Urban-Eclipse: comes affected, and he wanders about in well placed. and she is saved. Later on the girl is . This Is a close view, taken of the a demented state; and not until the scene LET BYGONES BE BYGONES, Drama, made a captive of love, and the story / coast of the southwest of France during of the encounter is re-enaeted is the ends happily. There are numerous good I rough weather. It is an effective filler. man’s mind restored to its normal con¬ This is another one of those ex-con¬ and effective scenes in the piece, with The photography is excellent. dition. The story is well told. vict stories. It is a palpable steal from horses and men in a wild jumble of ac¬ THE BHYMSTER’S RUSE, Comedy, THE STAGE DRIVER, Drama, Selig: the famous scene between Jean Valjean tion. It commanded the close attention Gaumont: A western subject, well presented, well and the bishop in Victor Hugo’s “Les of a large audience upon its release I This story is built upon the super- photographed and full of action, with Miserables,” with modern and Ameri¬ I stition that thirteen at the table is bad several thrills. The story tells of a can settings. A convict released goes THE GAME, Drama, Essanay: I luck. A hostess finds that owing to youth who gambles away his money, to a saloon and gambles away the money In this story of modern business life, 1 the absence of one of her guests that and then takes to stage robbing as a the state has given him. He meets the an attempt has been made to introduce she has the -fatal thirteen at table. She means of recruiting his lost fortunes. pastor of a little church, as he is in a love interest with little success. The ! sends upstairs, and the poor poet is He plans with others to attack his own desperate circumstances, and is taken film is a costly one, with numerous ac¬ X- invited. Then the other guest arrives father’s stage and rob it of a valuable into the pastor’s home and is befriend¬ tors, but the story is not always clearly and the poet is put out. Another guest express package. The stage robbers are ed. He steals the golden chalice and is told. The photography is good. It ap¬ i shows up, and the old uncle is sent out. foiled and the meeting between the caught by some of the villagers, who pears that a certain brokerage firm, with •"■There are then twelve at the table and father and son is an exciting one. The recognize the goblet. He is taken be¬ two partners is divided over the ques¬ the poet plans with the uncle to re- Anal scene shows the court room, with fore the pastor, who forgives him, and tion of going in on a big deal. One . turn and thus make fourteen at the the father allowed to act as judge of he resolves to lead a better life. He partner thinks he can clean up a cool 1 table. He succeeds, and the story ends what punishment should be meted to settles down and is seen five years aft¬ million, and the other one feels that 1 happily. There is plenty of action in his son, and the obdurate father allows erward, working at an honest trade, and it will mean ruin. The timid one goes that story and it Is well enacted. It is him to go away to prison. There are with a wife and child. One of the farm¬ by night and removes the securities I highly amusing. ers who knew his past follows him and from the office safe, in order that he numerous very effective scenes in this HARLEQUIN’S NIGHTMARE, Comedy, film, and it is a good, attractive sub¬ tells his employers in each place the may balk the deal. His son discovers Gaumont: ject with a fine scenic background. history of his past life, and he is thus the loss of the securities, and traces In this we have a clown who dreams FROM CABIN BOY TO KING, Melo¬ discharged several times. Finally the them to his father. He pleads to be I, a dream in which he sees himself in drama, Vitagraph: pastor comes to his rescue and the man allowed to play the game once more, all sorts of predicaments. He loves a This is a melodramatic film that came is given a life position with a good and is finally permitted and he wins i lass, but there is another lover, a rich very near getting before the public. Ac¬ firm. The pictures are good and the in an exciting scene in the Chicago li old man. As the rich lover is making cording to the description sent out, it story is graphically told. It is a film wheat pit. The elder members of the 1 love, the clown falls asleep and dreams depicts the adventures of a newsboy that will appeal strongly to audiences firm then decide to retire, and turn the that he kills and robs his rival, and who is kidnaped on board a sailing ves¬ in sections of cities where there are business over to the young man, and the ■ haled into court. The story is a sel, and is put through all-*" many workmen. story ends with the young man and his pretty one, and is presented in col- brutal training, —*... *- branded*• o SEALED INSTRUCTIONS, Drama, Se¬ sweetheart in the foreground. A fairly ors, and with so: little novelty. Rath- his flesh, ...... _irons.’ For some re: lig: interesting story of Chicago life. er amusing. other it was allowed to get i This is a bunglingly told story of an EAT YOUR SOUP, Comedy, Pathe: _ J moving picture houses along important state document which goes I This amusing film shows the efforts Madison street and was heavily billed wrong. The scenes are laid about the fof a doting father and a fond mother there, but that is as far as it got. One White House, and in Washington. Im¬ to get their petted and pampered child manager, who had it as a headliner for portant papers are intrusted by the MANKATO, Minnesota, Nov. 8.—R. H. | to eat soup. The child refuses, and the day, ran it through once, and then president to a man, who is followed by Billingsley, manager of Wonderland many odd incidents are introduced. It discovered that he had no permit to run a villain, who gets them away from him. 10c moving picture theater, was found ’ is a fairly funny film, with bad photog¬ it. He said it was a brutal picture, This villain is the former lover of the guilty of violating the Sunday law and raphy at times to mar it. It is a far¬ anyway, and one that was not fit to be hero’s wife, and he uses old love letters fined $5 and costs by Judge Comstock fetched affair, but then it is farcical, shown in public. Just how it was al¬ in making her a party to securing the in the municipal court this afternoon. sothese faults may be condoned. lowed To get as far as it did is not pat¬ documents. The story is not well told, A stay of 30 days was granted and it THE^GENERAL’S BIRTHDAY, Comedy, ent. The censors must have nodded. and it mystifies an audience quite a is probable that an appeal will be Even the descriptions sent out by the little to follow it. The photography is taken. Comedy arising from the exchange of Vitagraph company should have been Two performances were given at Won¬ 1 ^ bust ls supposed to he enough to condemn it before it was put THE EIGMY WORLD, Comedy, Gau- derland on Sunday evening, two weeks a? W „to the general on his birth- ago, the program consisting of biblical ua>. but drunken messengers meet and TELLTALE REELECTIONS, Comedy, This subject is well worked out with films such as “Saul and David,” “The * ™enuel°n is finally delivered to the Gaumont: .... trick photography. It Is a picturing Holy City” and others and sacred songs soldier. The story has been done bet- Here we have a comedy that is un¬ forth of a dream of a man who has were sung. Manager Billingsley was ter in America by another firm. The usual in many particulars. It employs evidently been eating Welsh rarebits. arrested the following day. He retain¬ trick photography with good results. He attempts to enter a cab and it ed Attorney S. B. Wilson. County At¬ | clumsily *put ft times™* ^ Bt°Ty ‘S We see what is called a hypnotic mir¬ shrinks in size until it does not reach torney W. A. Plymat conducted the pro¬ fM TODIGAL SON, Biblical, Pathe: ror, which is supposed to reveal the above his shoetops. A railway train secution. The state introduced the tes¬ v? new treatment of a hack- innermost thoughts of those near it, shrinks in the same manner, and sev¬ timony of a local newspaper reporter subject It is colored, hut the and the result is something ludicrous. eral other incidents of this order nearly and Chief of Police Pond, showing that It W hav ."v1 been done carefully and It is used in a court room to reveal set him wild, when he finally is seen the theater had given a performance Li!*a botched appearance. The bib- the actual criminal in a certain case tumbling out of his bed. Several good as alleged, and rested. Attorney Wil¬ of the prodigal son has been being tried, and brings about the con¬ laughs in it. son moved for a dismissal upon the pretty dosely, although the viction of a murderer; used in a school A BRIDE AND GROOM’S VISIT TO ground that the evidence failed to show t>art n? lwenes are lmag*nary upon the room it shows the culprit who engi¬ THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL that an offense had been committed. V whoever wrote the scenario. It neered a certain prank, and in the home GARDENS, Topical, Edison: The court took the motion under ad¬ aMvP,°F»Iar subiect- hut ls not remark- it shows a wife where her husband has This film, a long one, introduces the visement and handed down an order this ti,™ or ,novel- It is a studio pic- been, with the result that the husband notable scenes in the New York zoo¬ afternoon denying the motion. The de¬ with oniv one open air scene. is shown up in a very bad light. The logical gardens, in a rather interesting fense noted an exception and rested. MALICIOUS RIVAL, Drama, Pathe: picturing is good and the film is a very form. A bride and groom take the Judge Comstock remarked that after a lmnrnh=wat ? story> falrly wel1 told, but good comedy filler. trip, and the onlooker is allowed to thorough study of the Minnesota “Sun¬ "ILLAINESS STI] witness the couple as they travel from day law” he was convinced that it was Comedy, Selig: . ... cage to cage, and look at the different very severe in its restrictions. It is gaswa&.Wa^ivs: Trick photography is here used with animals. A little touch of human na¬ similar to the old Blue Laws except sna lViiagi ’°oor looks"on and8!? madly good results. A man is pursued by an ture is introduced, when the bride and where modified by recent legislation. He eddiinM*Jlal0U?- After being worst- undesirable woman, who confronts him groom are separated, and another man then imposed a fine of $5 and costs catch., fh»ht plan, vengeance. He on every turn. He tries to shake hands shows the bride around a bit and offers upon Billingsley. binds alt,8t out ,n the woods, with a man, and he turns into the ob¬ her a treat In the way of a little ice Rev. E. H. Willisford, pastor of the ,'J? to a tree and allows the snow jectionable woman. His cabman also cream. The groom arrives just as the First Baptist church, who has been pro¬ fre.M 1ilmA trusting that he may changes to the woman, and even the bride is engaged in partaking of the minent in the prosecution, was present loose from d*iatih’* S,ome schoolboys let horse in the cab fades into the female refreshments, and there is a little scene, at the proceedings today. The ease is tasks go by, and snow- form. There is much fun in the film, which ends with the other man stand¬ creating much interest in this section. an the supposed snowman and dis¬ and it is a very good laugh producer. ing alone much disgusted. The photo¬ —RICHTER. THE SHOW WORLD WHEN WAS THAT FILM RELEASED? ESSANAY. A Birthday Affair. Licensed Films. The Magic Melody. XiUBIN. Wed. Oct. 13 The Twelfth Hour . Date. Title. Kind. Wed. Oct. 27 Maud Muller . Mon., Oct. 4 Who Discovered the North Pole?.Comedy Wed. Nov. 3 A Bachelor’s Love Affair. Mon., Oet. 4 Billiken .Drama Wed. Nov. 10 The Game . Thu., Oct. 7 A Blank Check.Drama The Personal Conduct of Henry.. .. Comedy Mon., Oot. 11 Papa’s Honeymoon.Comedy Mon., Oct. 11 Out for the Day.Comedy Wins Thu., Oct. 14 "Sandy” the Poacher.Drama GAUMONT. Mon., Oct. 18 The Major and the Judge.Comedy Mon., Oct. 18 Haps and Mishaps.Comedy (George Kleine.) Thu., Oct. 21 Mignon .Drama Sat., Oct. 2 Papa’s Hat .Comedy Thu., Oct. 21 Aunt Lena’s Visit.Comedy Sat., Oct. 2 The Masterpiece.Drama Mon., Oct. 26 A Visit to Uncle.Comedy Tues., Oct. 6 The Pill Box.Comedy Mon., Oct. 26 A Buried Secret.Drama Tues., Oct. 6 Breaking the Bank.Comedy Thu., Oct. 28 More Precious Than Gold.Drama Sat., Oct. 9 A Wedding Party in Luna Park.Comedy Mon., Nov. 1 Brave Women of ’76.Drama Sat., Oct. 9 The Sleuth and the Wig.Comedy Mon., Nov. 1 A Lesson in Palmistry.Comedy Wed., Oct. 13 Thu., Nov. 4 Let Bygones Be Bygones.Drama Wed., Oct. 13 Mon., Nov. 8 For Dove’s Sweet Sake.Comedy Wed., Oct. 13 Thu., Nov. 11 The Blue Garter.Comedy Sat., Oct. 16 Thu., Nov. 11 Found in a Taxi.Comedy Sat., Oct. 16 Alphonse, the Dead Shot .Comedy Mon., Nov. 15 Children of the Sea.Drama Sat., Oct. 16 Thu., Nov. 18 Servant’s Revenge .Comedy Tues., Oct 19 Thu., Nov. 18 Foiled .Drama Tues., Oct. 19 Husband’s Strategy .Drama 887 Mon., Nov. 22 When Women Win.Comedy Sat., Oct. 23 Tickled to Death.Comedy 434 Mon., Nov. 22 The Rubber Man.Comedy " Sat., Oct. 23 Country Life in a Flat.Comedy 604 Thu., Nov. 25 Martyr or Crank.Drama Tues., Oct. 26 The Old Lord of Ventnor.Drama 764 Thu., Nov. 25 Finnigan’s Initiation .Comedy Tues., Oct. 26 Ambulance Ventilators .Comedy 187 A Life for a Life.Drama Sat., Oct. 30 The Song of the Cradle.Drama 647 Mon., Nov. 29 Sat., Oct. 30 A Barrow Race.Comedy 367 PATHS. Tues., Nov. 2 Don Quixote .Com.-Drama 721 Fri. Oct. 1 A Game of Chess.Drama Tues., Nov. 2 Mystic Melodies .Mystic 266 An Eventful Trip.Comedy Sat., Nov. 6 The Warrior’s Sacrifice.Drama 933 Vendetta .Drama Tues., Nov. 9 Telltale Reflections .Mystery 284 The Garbage of Paris.Educatnl. Tues., Nov. 9 The Pigmy World.Comedy 272 Mon., Oct. 4 The Story of a Banknote.Drama Tues., Nov. 9 A Peace Agitator.Comedy 430 Wed., Oct. 6 Female Sleuth .Drama Sat., Nov. 13 The Rhymster’s Ruse.Comedy jjf'y’f Wed., Oct. 6 The Music Lesson.Magic Sat., Nov. 13 Harlequin’s Nightmare .Farce jHfosfl Fri., Oct. 8 Sister Angelica .. Drama Tues., Nov. 16 A Convict’s Heroism.Drama 638 Fri., Oct. 8 How Jack Helped His Little Sister.Juvenile Tues., Nov. 16 A Set of Teeth.Comedy 354 Sat., Oct. 9 Anti-Fat Sanitarium.Comedy Sat., Nov. 20 Moon for Your Dove.Magic 424 Sat., Oct. 9 Dog Pickpocket.Educatnl. Sat., Nov. 20 Visions of a Nag.Equine-Trag.6F? Mon., Oct. 11 The Trappers.Drama Wed., Oct. 13 A Ducky Husband .Comedy SEI.IG. Wed., Oct. 13 Wonderful Remedy.Magic Trip to Yosemite.Scenic 660 Fri., Oct 16 The Romance of a Poor Girl.Drama How Butts Butted In.Comedy 813 Fri., Oct. 16 Blessington’s Bonny Babies.Trick Thu., Oct. 11 Pet of the Big Horn Ranch.Drama 1,000 Sat, Oct 16 Chums .Drama Mon., Oct. 14 Lost in Siberia.Comedy 785 Sat., Oct. 16 Physical Culture Fiend .Comedy Mon., Oct. 14 Bear and Forbear.Comedy 180 Fri., Oct 22 Drink .Art Mon., Oct. 18 A Tale of the Backwoods.Drama 1000 Mon., Oct. 25 Romance in the Andes.Drama Mon., Oct. 18 No Man’s Land.Drama 990 Mon., Oct 25 The Bogus Heir.Comedy Thu., Oct. 21 The Cowboy Millionaire.Drama 1,000 Wed., Oct. 27 The Gambler .Drama Mon., Oct. 26 Briton and Boer.Drama 1,000 Wed., Oct 27 Grotesque Mix-up .Comedy Thu., Oct. 28 The Senorlta .Drama 1,000 Fri., Oot. 29 Buffalo Racing in Madoera.Educatnl. Mon., Nov. 1 Witches’ Cavern .Drama 1,000 Fri., Oct. 29 Life Behind the Scenes.Comedy Thu., Nov. 4 Sealed Instructions .Drama Sat., Oct 30 Burglar in the Trunk.Comedy Thu., Nov. 4 The Villainess Still Pursued Him.Comedy 886 Sat., Oct. 30 Mountebanks’ WatchCase .Comedy Mon., Nov. 8 The Stage Driver.Drama 1,000 Mon., Nov. 1 The Lonely Bachelor.Drama Thu., Nov. 11 Across the Isthmus.Educatnl, 900 Mon., Nov. 1 Across the Island of Ceylon.Scenic Mon., Nov. 15 Fisherman’s Bride .Drama 1,000 Wed., Nov. 3 Eat Your Soup.Comedy Thu., Nov. 18 Up San Juan Hill.Drama 1,000 Wed., Nov. 3 The General’s Birthday Present.Comedy Mon., Nov. 22 On the Border.Drama 630 Fri., Nov. 6 The Prodigal Son.Drama Mon., Nov. 22 In Wrong Simms.Comedy 345 Sat., Nov. 6 Malicious Rival .Drama Thu., Nov. 26 On the Little Big Horn.Drama • 1,000 Sat., Nov. 6 Cops on a Strike.Comedy Sun., Nov. 14 Rigoletto .Drama URBAN-ECLIPSE. Wed., Nov. 10 Flight of Mr. Valette.Drama (George Kleine.) Mon., Nov. 8 The Culture of Tea.Educatnl. Wed., Oct. 6 Yachting Oft Cowes.Scenic 414 Wed., Nov. 17 Her Dramatic Career.Drama Wed., Oct. 6 Gambling Passion .Drama 180 Thu., Nov. 12 Man with the Dolls.Comedy Wed., Oct. 20 Casting Bread Upon the Waters.Drama 468 Sat., Nov. 13 Good Lesson in Charity.Drama Wed., Oct. 20 Crown Prince of Germany Drilling Battery.. .Scenic 817 Wed., Oct. 27 Volcanoes of Java.Scenic 417 EDISON. Wed., Oct. 27 Awakened Memories .Drama 644 The Wallace Jewels.Comedy Wed., Nov. 3 Ursula (Motor Boat).Topical 287 Fri., Oct 1 Two of a Kind.Comedy Wed., Nov. 3 The Tale of the Fiddle.Mys.-Dram. 784 Tues., Oct. 6 Laddie .Drama The Robber Duke.Hist.-Dram. 668 FrL, Oct. 8 The Minister’s Daughter.Drama Wed.’, Nov. 10 A Heavy Gale at Biarritz.Scenic 256 Fri., Oct. 8 Expert Glass Blowing.Indust. Wed., Nov. 17 Workhouse to Mansion. ..‘ * Tues., Oct. 12 A New Life.Drama Wed., Nov. 17 Fighting Suffragettes . Fri., Oct. 15 Hansel and Gretel.Fairy KALE1I COMPANY. Fri., Oct 16 Whitler’s Witless Wanderings.Comedy Tues., Oct. 19 Their Social Education .Comedy Fri., Oct. 1 The Mystery of the “Sleeper” Trunk.. Fri., Oct. 22 The Lost Handbag .Comedy Fri., Oct. 8 The Hand Organ Man. ..Drama 9M Fri., Oct. 22 A Great Game .Comedy Fri., Oct. 16 The Man and the Girl. ..Drama 866 Tues., Oct 26 The Lie .Drama A„_„ Brother^ Wrong...... Drama 956 Tues., Oct. 26 All’s Fair in Love.Comedy The Girl Scout.Drama 946 Fri., Oct. 29 The Three Kisses .Comedy The Cattle Thieves.Drama 8® Tues., Nov. 2 Comedy and Tragedy.Drama Dora .Drama 90S Fri., Nov. 6 A Duel in Midair.Drama GEORGE MEIiIES. Fri., Nov. 6 Bill, the Bill Poster..^.Comedy Tues., Nov. 9 Visit to New York Zoo.Educatnl. Wed., Oct. 13 The Stolen Wireless.War Drama 916 His Masterpiece .Drama Wed., Oct. 20 For the Cause of Suffrage.Comedy 906 Fri., Noi A Man With Three Wives.Farce Wed., Oct. 27 Cinderella Up to Date.Comedy 900 Tues., Nov. 1 The Imp of the Bottle.Drama Wed., Nov. 3 For Sale, A Baby.Drama 620 Tues., Nov. 1 A Winter’s Tale.Comedy Wed., Nov. 3 Hypnotist’s Revenge .Comedy Thu., Nov. 1 Three Thanksgivings .Drama Wed., Nov. 10 A Tumultuous Elopement.Comedy »oo A Rose of the Tenderloin.Drama Wed., Nov. 17 Mr. and Mrs. Duff.Comedy JHM Thu., Nov. 2 Bluebeard .Drama Wed., Nov. 17 The Count’s Wooing.Comedy 500 Thu., Nov. 2 Thanksgiving Then and Now.Comedy VITAGRAFH. Sat., Oct. The Scales of Justice.Drama Tues., Oct Betty’s Choice.Ser. Com. EXECUTIVE OFFICES Tues., Oct. Never Eat Green Apples.Comedy For Her Sake.Drama Red Wing’s Gratitude .Drama THE YOUNG MIN, HAVE YOUt NOSE Too Many On the Job.Comedy Sat.. Oct. 16 The Diver’s Remorse .Drama Tues., Oct. 19 The Mexican’s Revenge.Drama Tues., Oct 19 A Dull Knife.Comedy Sat., Oct. 23 Cosette .Art The Two Mr. Whites.Comedy SHOVipLD - — - Tues., Oct. 26 Tues., Oct. 26 He Fell in Love With His Wife.Drama GRAND OPERA HOUSE BLDG. Sat., Oct. 30 Entombed Alive .Drama , Chicago, U. S. A. Tues., Nov. 2 Annette Kellerman .Educatnl. Tues., Nov. 2 Adele’s Washday .Comedy ENERGETIC CORRESPONDENTS WANTED Sat., Nov. 6 From Cabin Boy to King.Drama Tues., Nov. 9 Into the Shadow.Drama THE SHOW WORLD is desirous of securing representatives in every Tues., Nov. 9 A Sticky Proposition.Comedy section of the United States and Canada, and to that end correspondence is Sat., Nov. 13 Launcelot and Elaine..Drama invited from young men of good personal address in all communities no}y BIOGRAPH. covered by this journal. We want energetic, wide awake correspondents Mon., Oct. 4 Pippa Passes .Drama of business ability who will, acting as absolutely impartial observers Thu., Oct. 7 Fools of Fate.Drama Mon., Oct. 11 The Little Teacher.Comedy events, provide us with the latest and most reliable NEWS of happenings Thu., Oct. 14 A Change of Heart.Drama their locality. EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY; LIBERAL COMMISSIONS Mon., Oct. 18 His Lost Love .Drama For full particulars address, Correspondence Editor of THL jnu Thur., Oct. 21 The Expiation .Drama Mon., Oct. 25 In the Watches of the Night.Drama WORLD, Chicago. ^dpatFST Thu., Oct. 28 Lines of White on a Sullen Sea.Drama THE SHOW WORLD IS RECOGNIZED AS THE WORLD S GREAltai Mon., Nov. 1 The Gibson Goddess.Comedy AMUSEMENT NEWSPAPER. c 4 „ Mon., Nov. 1 What’s Your Hurry?.Comedy This Week’s News This Week—on the News Stands Every Saturday. Thu., Nov. 4 Nursing a Viper.Drama The Restoration .Drama The Light That Came.Drama 13, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD 11 moving picture news briefly told November 13, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD 13 ACTORS’ FUND SPLENDID VAUDEVILLE MERGER AID TO NEEDY PLAYERS ANNOUNCED IN EAST (Organization Has Done Much to Elevate Profession of Acting United Theaters Securities Company Incorporated—Big Variety 1 —Offers Assistance to Many Who Need Succor. Managers Pooling Their Issues. , The average performer is not a very Prank Hill writes from Mitchell, S. NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—Vaudeville in¬ 900 on the-lower floor, and will be de¬ D., that he does not have to look out for terests east of the Mississippi river are voted to family vaudeville, giving three rood business man. When out of work split weeks, as he is hooked solid until brought closer together and~..v a _change__ ir performances a day. It will be booked UK actor is generally out of funds. 1910 with the Molly Bawn company. the vaudeville situation west of the independently. Ground will be broken having Dan Robie, monologist, arrived forecast by articles of incor- for the new building at once and i* *“ is? £s“H,T £ SEfrSS ss-rssss gSHSSS iKtotaS ft ?ort. the A for the di ‘ all the ot Iflrsssss RtSii jg^SWMS fc3SS?*sre« '•i^rkSS’lS'SSS. "• ,n gSEW-aM&te-ea jTtgysa&'SBVWK THE SHOW WORLD November^, \\ COMMISSION UPHOLDS HENDERSON WITHDRAWS THE S. & C. OFFICIALS REQUEST FOR LICENSE Charges Preferred Against Chicago Agents by Harry Mount- Former Booking Agent, in Letter to State Labor Commis- ford for Alleged Discrepancies Not Sustained sion, Says Prejudice is Too Strong by State Board Against Him “HIRED GIRL” STRANDS: MANAGER OFFERS PLAN ?S=lsSSTi ssssssss“ ORLOB WROTE MUSIC OF “FLIRTING PRINCESS” Young New York Composer Should Have Credit for the Song Hits in the New La Salle Production LIVE NEWS NOTES PICKED UP IN CHICAGO r.S ™ .S'KS-; November 13, 1909. TffEATREfILM SERVICE F.C.AIKEN, _ President. president F.C. AIKEN inh/sprivateoff/ce. ■00^' \Vfsrtn\%n fm, C? 1 & photos BrBurke & Atwell ~ Ch/caoo. GENERAL INTERIM November 13, 1909. Chicago III. NS. A | PRIVATE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. 1 M/ss MAUDE PETERSON, OPERATOR. J^RSCATES. SECRETARY and GENERAL MANAOER. %4 SONG SLIDE DEPARTMENT. cfLM INSPECTION DEPARTMENT. fllQAfi SfRiryii vtittcume off/ces. / 18 THE SHOW WORLD r 13, 1909. = INJUNCTION GRANTED; EMPLOYE SUES CIRCUS; TAMMEN IS PLEASED COURT IS AGAINST HIM Sells-Floto Temporarily Restrained from Use of Pictures Gollmar Brothers Get Verdict and Will Not Have to Pay Showing Any of the Sells Family. Damages DENVER, Colo., Nov. 6.—In the case H. H. Tammen had the following- to WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, Nov. 10.— go to make it up, alone were the strang- of Ringltng Brothers, petitioning for a say regarding the temporary injunction: The case of John Sherman against the ers that are not usually seen at the be- temporary injunction restraining the use "I am pleased beyond measure that the Gollmar Circus, 'in which $5,000 damages ginning of the- --“Sells” and “Big Sells court took notice of this case by grant- was asked has just been dismissed in Buffr’~ :aid that he felt ii TWO BILLS’ SHOW HAS g|ss. DISBANDED FOR SEASON Successful Year Has Been Rouuded Out and Report Has It That Few Accidents Have Marred the Tour of Shows HIS; WANTED! Carl Hagenbeck and Great Wallace Shows Combined Circus People FOR SEASON 1910 son will be one of t ■"*35S2ffiEF| FORTHEBIC SHOW ^2 and summer work. Address, B. E. WALLACE, Peru, Ind. FOR THE SIDE SHOW sical Acts and any other acts udeville Annex, Also C olored Address, ARTHUR^HOFFMAN, FOR THE ADVANCE gade and Opposition men. Address, R. M. HARVEY, Gen’l Agent, Perry, Iowa. November 13, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD 19 ! CALL ALL ARTISTS ENGAGED FOR l rW® THE RHODA ROYAL TWO RING CIRCUS HIPPODROME AND WILD WEST WILL REPORT AT MEMPHIS, TENN., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, I 1909. TWENTY WEEKS BOOKED IN BEST CITIES IN THE U. S. I Rhoda Royal carries One Hundred and Twenty-five Arenic Stars and One Hundred Unsurpassed Educated Horses. The Largest, the Best, the Most Attractive Winter Circus ever Conceived. RHODA ROYAL ORIGINATES. HE ALWAYS LEADS. HIS MASTER TOUCH IS APPARENT IN EVERY ACT HE PRESENTS RHODA ROYAL, Managing Director Suite 61-65 Grand Opera House Building Chicago, Illinois November 13, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD 21 *• £ p-C s ed fi-r w -a a ■a o x g i I ■g »co w si * ■sVSfe o M = S w <0 -O ■gc -gy *-m2 »a? o ed 6 <; ® bn £iC (0 Q- U. 5 E ® cfl r* u o- o £ ed ® £L o . A hi o ° g j§ || s-: I *£■-i -«2 6 to 8 ® H J- 3 S (Uli. ^ b »rX 8 § g-g cu -g j a 3u 0) H- Sx^s cdOj^^f u o oU«3 o1 3UQ.S LIVE NEWS TOPICS OF THE WEEK s;F2T?ii?,;SF;ivHs *xssz. LEVITSKY SEES THE PARADE RELEASED MONDAY NOVEMBER 22nd THE SHOW WORLD Sioux Palls—William Dance, who, up to two weeks ago, was manager of " at every performance, ^agar Majestic theater, and who_ contem-“ man and company, Lewis and plating 1 old Booth .opera, _ _ _ vaudeville and moving pic¬ ISVBrUt[fLaaal?weVeC1thet0bninaat ture house, has changed his mind and £ Iv mk of Nov. S.—LOCK- left for Sioux City, where he expects engage_ n the show_business.-1 ^Aberdeen—Calebw„ __lithers, of Bow- rtnMnnati.—A new theater is to te ased the Idle Hour vaude- UmmElrn and Green streets. The 'ille circuit, which includes houses in ; Ke is the “Queen." The owners, Aberdeen and Watertown, and h- fcrs Springer & Co., will open on rived in the city to take charge. Many important changes in the houses |rrbewit2h° a seating c^ty MS will be made by the new owner. The Aberdeen theater is to be thoroughly renovated and brought up to a high . TJohn and Armory avenue. The name I Expose standard of merit and beauty. The new 3 the firm is Solomon & Ross. The management is progressive and enter¬ i hnilding will have a gallery and a seat- prising and will give to Aberdeen and iK capacity of 500 people and will op- Watertown vaudeville which is up to SftB moving pictures and vaudeville the minute. Mr. Smithers has been The new rink at the Music Hall opened made president of the circuit and he test week with a tremendous attend- will remain in Aberdeen, acting as man¬ once,HH Managermu.icae, »— Nall announces„ thft winter.several ager for his local house. racing events for TEXAS. Messrs. Reilly and Bernardi contract for remodeling, at aun expense Clarksville—Nettie Bourne in “The nf several thousand dollars, of of World and a Woman,” delighted a large their chain of theaters located on > audience in our opera house last night. near Twelfth. Several new theaters are Coming Nov. 6, “Uncle Josh Jenkins.” - built in Newportport andana Covington,moving tun, From 8 to 13, Brown’s carnival.—PAR¬ iass than fifty theaters HAM. Ky., s operation before the e--’ Bryan—Gus'C. Street, Jr., of Houston, thea- who was recently awarded the contract fhe nresent year. The AuditoriumAuaitori to build the new city hall and theater of ter has changed hands. The r.... - Bryan, was here this week to complete ,,eere are Messrs. Cressler & Co. A new all arrangements. lantern slide factory is being erected in Yoakum—The bids for the building of Cincinnati, with an output of 1,000 slides the Woodman hall and opera house were tier day. The new concern will he opened and it was found that A. Farmer known as The Lantern Slide Company, of this place was the lowest bidder, Cincinnati, Ohio. The new $10,000 thea¬ $19,235 being his bid. He was awarded ter erected on Freeman avenue by the contract. The building will com¬ «naeth & Zeth, opened last week to mence at once and be located at the standing room only. This theater is a corner of May and Lott streets, oppo¬ beauty and a credit to its owners. site the postoffice. Ywngstown.—Princess theater, Fitch Yoakum—Alexander Farmer, of San Hanitch, managers: Frank and Hatty A Rotten Secret Antonio, has secured the contract for ice, Sid Baker and baby, Newton and the erection of an opera house, 100x100 oman, West Bender, “Laughing Rube, feet, two stories high, for the Woodman xcellent business first half of week of Building Association. ov 8 Adams and Guhl, former vaude- Galveston—At the Grand Opera House, lllians, who have taken Rogers Broth¬ “When His Wife’s Away,” was sched¬ 's’ place in “In Panama,” attracted uled for Sunday matinee and night but [g audiences to the Grand Nov 4-5-6. There is a secret agreement owing to the heavy deluge of rain had « - •• -- “The Merry to be cancelled. Al. G. Field’s Min¬ Mow”..... __dplayed 1to twod capacity audi-a among certain film exchanges handling strels played here on Wednesday to a ices at the Park theater Nov. 6. crowded house. Manager Chas. Brian fairies E. Smith, formerly manager of says that he has a play on every night (the Princess, is doing well with family trust films whereby their customers are for the next three months and from (vaudeville and pictures in Rochester, three to five matinees every week. Al. Pa. Before the opening of next season penalized for transferring their business from one G. Field was arrested in Houston on many thousands of dollars’ worth of Thursday for contempt of court. The ■ improvements will be made in Idora Prince theater is situated just across ’Park, Youngstown, and Cascade Park, film renter to another. It is known as “the ten the street from the court house, and New Castle, Pa., on the Mahoning and per cent, penalty,” and a worse thing for exhibitors was never while court was in session the band i Shenango Valley company’s traction stopped in front of the theater and • lines. Big improvements are being made devised. Suppose you grow tired of the film service you are played their loudest, much to the dis¬ .in Idlewild Park, Sharon, Pa., on the comfort of the judge, who ordered Field ■ Youngstown & Sharon electric line. getting from some certain licensed exchange. You switch arrested. When he appeared in court he When the Southern Park, on the Youngs¬ made a humble apology and entertained town & Sharon Street Railway line, your business to another licensed exchange. The second exchange the court with a witty speech. The opens next season, it will have a thea¬ must communicate with the first and find out how much you were pay¬ charge was dismissed.—SPROULE. ter and other summer attractions. Many WEST VIRGINIA. attractions at the. park are being booked ing per week for service. Suppose you were paying $40.00. Before the for two and three nights. The Grand Clarksburg—Nathan Goff will locate has a three-night policy.—ARMOR. second exchange can accept your business it must add ten per cent, to an opera house in addition to proposed OHIO. the price you were paying the first exchange. In other words, the price would go ’ Sandusky —The Lyceum theater, up to $44 instead of $40. The object of this is so self evident that it would sink closed ten days ago on account of bad through the think tank of an addle-pated wooden Indian. It is a hold-up, pure New Theater for Fort Dodge. business, is to be reopened by Griffith, WEBSTER CITY, Iowa, Nov. 11—Pub¬ of Detroit, scenic artist. He will offer and simple. How long, Mr. Exhibitor, how long are you going to sit back and let lic announcement has been made that , popular plays produced by a company the trust and its minions use you for an easy mark? You have an inalienable O. M. Oleson and John Gleason will •of Which Lenora Bergmoser will be the right toltransact your business with whomsoever you will, without paying a penalty erect a line new theater in Fort Dodge .star. Lawrence and Miss Bargmoser to anybody on God’s green footstool. Assert your rights! Come into the Inde¬ to replace the Midland, which burned to were married at Toledo Friday. pendent fold! You’ll get better films now, better service; better treatment and breathe more freely. the ground two years ago, since which = Toledo—From all indications the And I’ll protect vou against all the imaginary dangers that you think are hiding, around the comer time Fort Dodge has had no play house. American Music Hall, formerly Burt’s waiting to bat you on the box office. My Independent films are bringing delight to the heart and It will be located on First avenue south, money to the pocket of every one of my customers, and they’ll do the same for you. Write! west of the old theater site. Work on . after ail. Many rumors as to the dispo¬ it will begin in the spring and it will sition of the playhouse have been cur¬ be completed for the season of 1910-11. rent since the theater was closed to I CARL LAEMMLE, President Definite plans, however, have not yet Taudeville, but it now seems that E. L). been made public and just what the now Stair, the owner, has about decided to theater will cost is not known. Assur¬ (lease the theater to the western bur¬ The Laemmle Film Service ances have been made, however, that the lesque wheel after having considered house will he a credit in every way to propositions from a number of pros¬ CHICAGO (196-198 Lake St.) (Ill E. 14th St.) NEW YORK Fort Dodge and ample enough in every pective lessees. way to accommodate the amusement lov¬ It is understood that George Rife, a Minneapolis Salt Lake City Omaha Montreal Evansville Portland, Ore. ing people of that city.—TUCKER. heavy stockholder in the western wheel, land James Fennessy, of Cincinnati, The Biiirfest and Best Film Renter in the World! f president of the organization, were in Bob Nome Coins Words. Toledo, looking over the property, and P. S—If you have a good Moving Picture or ^Vaudeville Theater for sale or know of one, put me Robert Nome, a popular White Rat, the rumor is afloat that a deal with who is a deep student of nature and Stair is practically completed. It is philosophy and reads everything he gets thought that Abe Shapiro will be the his hands on, has coined two words and ■resident manager. one of them will be selected, and used PENNSYLVANIA. on his billing. Nome is a clever mus¬ Erie—The Colonial theater has been ician and has an act in which classical turned over to the William Morris cir- and popular selections are a feature and consequently the words have a direct Colnmbus—It is rumored that the meaning on them. The words concocted Keith vaudeville Interests will erect a by Nome are “musicocraft” and “musico- theater in this city on High street. sopher.” Nome is well able to define ■ Representatives of several vaudeville either of them very intelligently. films have been negotiating for this site, | hut it is stated that the Keith interests . have secured it. The house will be de¬ noted to cheaper vaudeville, of the 10- I order- A theater capable of seating Specialties, Staple Goods and Novelties ticket seller at the Racine theater is a. or 1,000 is contemplated. present selling tickets with one hand, Youngstown—Joseph Weber, New Suitable for Prizes, Souvenirs, Premiums and favors the other one being carried in a sling. , lork theatrical man, has written friends for Skating Rinks, Games and 5c. Theatres. We have Cary was patting the animal on the )ln this city to procure for him a site head when it suddenly made a grab, “ " new theater. It is supposed Mr. big variety J* & Send For FREE Catalogue. and made good, setting its teeth into Weber intends erecting a tew playhouse his hand and lacerating the member m Youngstown. quite badly. It was found necessary to SOUTH DAKOTA. have the wound cauterized.—CRAMER. { Huron—Opie Read lectured to a packed house on Nov. 5. Well received. Man¬ N. SHURE CO. ager Daum installing new opera chairs end remodeling house. The “Bijou” 220-222 Madison Street [WHOLESALE] CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MHMPMMIPI__ _ of Playing to packed houses each perform¬ America’s leading laugh makers, arrived ance. Garner and Parker closed the in Chicago Tuesday morning to con¬ week; their act was a rare treat and was fer with hooking agents and to secure heartily applauded. Ed Crawford, billed wardrobe after closing a very pleas¬ to play the first of the week, were ant season with the Hagenbeck-Wal- closed In Sioux Falls for breach of con¬ lace shows. Arthur will play vaude¬ i’?'1 and returned to Chicago. Baby ville during the winter months, appear¬ Uaire. singing and dancing act, was MULLIN FILM SERVICE ing in a comedy musical act. It is very well received. The Lounge, under more than likely that he will be in¬ we management of F. G, Sherratt, is SYRACUSE, N. T. SCRANTON, T\. KANSAS CITY. MINNEAPOLIS, WATERTOWN, N. Y. cluded in the line-up of the Hakenbeck- aoing a good business.—MURPHY. Wallace clowns in 1910. 24 THE SHOW WORLD X ovember 13, igg|| LITTLE CHANGE IN THE EASTERN WHEEL HOUSE BILLPOSTER SITUATION WILL OPEN SATURDA1 Strike Still On and Both Sides Are Obdurate—Stage Hands Gayety Theater in Minneapolis Will Offer “The Columbia Refuse to Enter the Fight. Burlesquers” as Initial Attraction. i to the moving picture with a MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 10.—The new leather noiseless eville act, the Musical Nelsons, and Gayety theater of the Eastern Wheel white terra cotta, _ > last week. The union still stands week with Mr. and Mrs. John Wal- opens Saturday night, November 13, fifty foot lobby in white Italian pat for a raise in wages, and the Amer¬ - The Fifth Avenue theater being with “The Columbia Burlesquers” as stage 32 by 32. Eighteen boxes tml ican Posting Service contends " ‘ “ opposite above theater and having, as the opening attraction. S. R. Simon is ble of seating two hundred people, the former manager and Tom Hamlin, labor editor concrete floors, cantilever construction! strictly a i of the Minneapolis Tribune is press without a post or pillar in tioned, and one vaudeville _ 80 feet in height from have been injured, but very little thug¬ to meet their competition. The seating capacity is all- Smoking is permitted everywhere gery has been encountered. Paper of every day is ladies’ day. the Alhambra theater on the south side Shows will open Sunday^^J has been blackened two or three times, hereafter and price of admission - but little other damage has been done. from ten cents to one dollar.™ A meeting of the stage hands was electrical sign on the roof held last week, and they refused to words “Vaudeville and Burlesque” join in the fight with the billposters. EXHIBITORS’ GUIDE displays the “Gayety Girl” It is said that each idle billposter re¬ motion dancing against the ceives $6 per week from the union, Minneapolis now has three g_ that there is a big fund on hand, so houses, one stock, two burlesque, and' that the fight can be carried on in¬ four vaudeville theaters to say nothinsj definitely. of the dozen or more moving picture One of the prominent theater man¬ Unbiased Criticisms of Recent Film Releases houses. agers, who is in a position to know. Condensed for Quick Reading stales that the American Posting Ser¬ vice has already lost $20,000 on account of the strike, and that the company stands good to lose fully $60,000 or more before the fight is ended. Some efforts PROM CABIN BOY TO KING, tion of thirteen at table. Much stand attraction was in a certain towull are being made towards arbitration of Vitagraph:—Brutal subject, bru¬ action in it and it contains in South Daakota last week, wT the trouble, and some agreement may tally presented. Boy is brand¬ much humor. company was to appear thfl be reached within the next fortnight. While standing in front of W ed with hot irons. Suppressed. HARLEQUIN'S NIGHTMARE, house, a tall and lanky native,® TELLTALE REFLECTIONS, Gau- ed him and asked: “Be you 4 Downs Visits Home. mont:—Good comedy. A mirror troup, that plays here tonight- _ WEBSTER CITY, la., Nov. 10.—T. is supposed to reflect the actual manager informed him that he was. “Doll Nelson Downs, “King of Koins,” spent thoughts of persons in its pre- EAT YOUR SOUP, Pathe:—Shows you carry a moving picture machine with*, Sunday in this city with his old friend, Funr a father and mother who try your entertainment?” inquired! the vil¬ E. H. Martin. Downs is just back from VILLAINESS STILL PURSUED to get their obdurate boy to lager. “Why, no,” answered the theat¬ a run over the Orpheum circuit and HIM, Selig:—Trick photography his soup. Extravagant. rical man, “but why do you ask?” leaves the latter part of the week for well employed. A woman “Cause, you won’t do any business here. a twenty weeks’ tour starting in Can¬ haunts a man, and everything People here want to see comical pictures ada, at Toronto, Montreal, Quebec and he touches turns into the wom- THE GENERAL’S BIRTHDAY, Pathe: — Tale of exchanged you’il starve to death, so long” and the A DUEL IN MID-AIR, Edison:— bundles. The general gets a town critic sauntered up the street- _ Northwestern at Marshalltown, Fairly good story of a fight on watermelon instead of a marble BRYAN. while Martin was a conductor on a a steel beam up on a skyscrap¬ bust for his birthday present. freight. The two usually spend their er. Too patently a fake picture Rather amusing, but badly pre¬ together and Downs i -particulars. Contains sented. 5 THE PRODIGAL SON, Pathe:— New Plant for Newspaper. now and then at other seasons of the Hackneyed story presented with year between jumps. Martin is now some new features. Tinting is president of the Martin Telephone com¬ poorly done. Good neighbor¬ pany of this city, a $200,000 corpora- hood theater film. in.—TUCKER. life and dance about much to MALICIOUS RIVAL, Pathe:— _____entirely new :J his surprise. Rather domical. Melodramatic story with some that will cost somewhere in the net,... Violinist Pound Dead. THE CATTLE THIEVES, Kalem: far-fetched results. Ends with borhood of a quarter of a mililonjlol-]mla GREAT FALLS, Mont., Nov. 9.—A1 —Badly presented story of the a man falling over a precipice. __including the *buUd^^^__ len McPhail, violinist at the Bijou the Northwest country. Much ac¬ Full of action. Post” will appear under the new man¬ ater here, was found dead by his room tion in the story and the photo¬ COPS ON A STRIKE, Pathe:— agement about Christmas day. ' mate on entering their room last Sun graphy is good. Melodramatic. French police go on a strike. day. Mr. McPhail was 28 years of age LET BYGONES BE BYGONES, Convicts are impressed into ser¬ and unmarried, his father being a Lubin:—Story of an ex-convict vice and arrest the blue-coats. New York Singer I rancher near Drummond, Mont. The and his struggle to remain Much action and considerable __3, whose full nr- square. Well pictured and a __ __t yet been explained, as to fine film for a theater in a dist¬ THE RESTORATION, Biograph: lows: “My life has been a joke f< rict where there are many —Dramatic story of a husband vocal selections. - eight years. I have worked hard i working men. who mistrusts an innocent voice of high range and has studied its make good, but I have failed. Got SEALED INSTRUCTIONS, Selig: friend, and who attacks him. uses and possibilities to the extent that —Important documents from The husband thinks he has kill¬ he is making a deep impression With it.1 the White House and the ed the man and becomes de¬ His success with “Carrie” has been un¬ struggle of the villain to mented. The restoration is a usual. Loftus recently arrived in Chi¬ thwart their proper delivery. cago from New York. He is arranging from the bedpost by means of his n novel one. Good pictures. for a western tour. tie. Love and jealousy are inter¬ THE STAGE DRIVER, Selig:— mingled. Story not always Good stirring western drama. clear. Stage holdup. Son attempts to Explosion in Theater. THE PIGMY WORLD, Gaumont: rob his father’s stage. Thrill¬ Some Impending Joys. HEMPSTEAD, Tex., Nov. 9.—The gas¬ —Funny subject in which trick ing. Well photographed. William H. Crane will make his third oline engine which runs the electric photography is used. A man A BRIDE AND GROOM’S VISIT visit to Chicago in “Father and the lights and moving picture shows here tries to enter a cab, and it TO THE NEW YORK ZOOLOG¬ Boys,” by George Ade, next ’weeK a blew up, tearing the machine into shrinks until it is only as high ICAL GARDENS, Edison: — pieces. The Electric theater was packed as his shoe tops. Amusing. Shows the sights in the New with people, when the explosion oc¬ A PEACE AGITATOR, Gaumont: York Zoological Gardens in an curred, no one being hurt in the exit —Story of a man who preaches interesting style. Well pictur¬ uommanaing ouicer, - through several doors. It will require peace and is involved in a num¬ ed. iel Frohman’s players, will follow ™ some time to replace the damages, ber of fights. Causes mild INTO THE SHADOW, Vitagraph: Old Town” at the Studebaker, nextweek which amounts ‘ l3 aysaaseveralg" hundred dol- laughter. —Story of a child who eats and McIntyre and Heath will afHVB ® the ROBBER DUKE, Urban- poisonous berries, and its tnethe uoiomaiColonial inm theirineir newlie w yiwwwr:piece calle Eclipse:—Historical. Deals with struggle for life. Effective for “McIntyre and HeathTJaaofVi in TTnvtL”HaytL C0» r- /n/ &ucLa rjJ Over 75 per cent, of the finest theatres in the United States and Canada are furnished with them. They are used in 318 of the 405 . Trade Marks moving picture theatres in Chicago. Designs To meet the growing demand for . . Copyrights Ac. LOW PRICED OPERA CHAIRS Anyone sending a Bketch and description may we have originated a number of styles which, though inexpen¬ bly patentable. Communlca- sive, are characteristic of entlal. HANDBOOK on Patents ANDREWS QUALITY Write for our large catalogue, illustrated in colors, which will guide • ' ’-when contemplating the purchase of Opera Chairs. liilMcaii, Branch Office. 625 F St., Washington. D. C. THE SHOW WORLD 23 rtheearth” good, but 1 LACKS LOVE INTEREST CET YOUR ^ Fagan’s New Play at the Olympic is Shawesque—Garrick Has Clean Musical Comedy—Chicago Reviews. INDEPENDENT “The Earth,” a play by James Ber¬ “Sir Felix." Mills was ideally cast as nard Fagan, was presented In Chicago Trevena while Dorothy Dorr as the 1 Jfthe ofympic theater November 7, by Countess arose to fine dramatic heights Edmund Breese and his company with at the climax of the last act. The other it,.. f..||..wing c characters, although mere “feeders” FILM SERVICE were well handled. Special commenda- FROM W. E. GREENE Film Exchange The Oldest and Largest Independent Film Exchange in New England 228 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON, MASS. Branch Office: 511A Congress Street, Portland, Me. 26 THE SHOW WORLD November!, 1* Cook Discovered the North Pole and the profession have discovered the real song hit of the' year Anybody can sing this song. Great for single, duet/sister act, trio, quartette, sexiette, black face, [white face, musical act, soubrette, minstrel, burlesque, musical comedy, dumb act, sketch; in fact this song is great for any kind of an act. Send for this^Natural Song Hit of the Year to-day. Do it now. Don’t postpone writing until tomorrow. Be one of the first to sing this sensation. Published in 7 keys by Music Co., HARRY L. NEWMAN, Grand Opera House, Chicago, Illinois November 13, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD 27 New Jersey Film Rental Co., 214 6th Ave., New York City. EXCHANGES Pacific Film Exchange, Seattle, Wash. American Film Exchange, 650 Wabash Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. Park Film Exchange, Gem Theatre, St. Louis, Mo. Anti-Trust Film Exchange, 77 South Clark St., Chicago, Ill. Philadelphia Projection Co., 64 N. 9th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Bijou Film & Amusement Co., Kansas City, Mo. Philadelphia Film Exchange, 14 N. 9th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Chicago Film Exchange, 46 Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Royal Film Service, 188 Madison St., Chicago, Ill. Chicago Film Exchange, Westory Bldg., Washington, D. C. Superior Film & Supply Co., Toledo, Ohio. Chicago Film Exchange, 14th and Douglas Sts., Omaha, Neb. Swanson, Wm. H. & Co., 164 Lake St., Chicago, Ill. Chicago Film Exchange, Stahlman Bldg., Nashville, Tenn. Swanson, Wm. H. & Co., 200 N. 7th Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Chicago Film Exchange, Candler Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. Swanson, Wm. H. & Co., 106 S. 14th St., Omaha, Neb. Chicago Film Exchange, Atlas Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. Sun, Gus, Springfield, Ohio. Chicago Film Exchange, 1632 Curtis St., Denver, Colo. Toledo Film Exchange, Toledo, Ohio. Chicago Film Exchange, Pacific Block, San Francisco, Cal. Unique Film & Construction Co., 79 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. Cincinnati Film Exchange, 214 W. 5th St., Cincinnati, Ohio. U. S. Film Exchange, 132 Lake St., Chicago, Ill. Cline, Eugene, 59 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. Wichita Film & Supply Co., Wichita, Kas. Consolidated Amusement Co., 28 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. Wagner Film Amusement Co., St. Louis, Mo. Dixie Film Co., Maison Blanche Bldg., New Orleans, La. Wolverine Film Exchange, Detroit, Mich. Eagle Film Exchange, 143 N. 8th St., Philadelphia, Pa. MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS. Eagle Film Service, 632 Worcester Bldg., Portland, Ore. Actophone Co., 573 11th Ave., New York City. Empire Film Co., 150 E. 14th St., New York City. Brinkmier, Theo., 1414 Market St., Wheeling, W. Va. Exclusive Film Co., 225 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. Carson Co., 1402 Broadway, New York City. Globe Film Service, 107 E. Madison St., Chicago, Ill. Chicago Film Exchange, 46 Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Ill. Globe Film Service, Denver, Colo. Columbia Cinematograph Co., Petersburg, W. Va. Globe Film Service, Louisville, Ky. Columbia Film Co., 301 W. 37th St., New York City. Globe Film Service, Oklahoma City, Okla. Exclusive Film Co., 225 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. Globe Film Service, Sioux Falls, S. D. Film Import & Trading Co., 127 E. 23rd St., New York City. Great Western Film Service, 59 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. Great Northern Film Co., 7 E. 14th St., New York City. Greene, W. E., 223 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. Independent Film Mfg. Co., Ill E. 14th St., New York City. Greene, W. E., 511 Congress St., Portland, Me. Horsley Mfg. Co., Bayonne, N. J. Great Eastern Film Co., 21 E. 14th St., New York City. International P. & P. Co., Schiller Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Independent Western Film Exch., McKay Bldg., Portland, Ore. Lumiere Co., 31 E. 27th St., New York City. Independent Film Exchange, Bijou Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. New York Motion Picture Co., 429 6th Ave., New York City. Laemmle Film Service, 196 Lake St., Chicago, Ill. Pantograph Corporation, 1402 Broadway, New York City. Laemmle Film Service, Evansville, Ind. Phoenix Film Mfg. Co., 215 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. Laemmle Film Service, Minneapolis, Minn. Powers Co., 241st and Richardson Ave., New York City. Laemmle Film Service, Omaha, Neb. Thanhouser Co., 205 W. 94th St., New York City. Laemmle Film Service, 111 E. 14th St., New York City. Travergraph Co., 9th Ave. and 15th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Laemmle Film Service, Portland, Ore. U. S. Film Co., Feder Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio. Laemmle Film Service, Salt Lake City, Utah. World Film Mfg Co., Portland, Ore. Michigan Film & Supply Co., Union Trust Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Morgan-Fearis, 121 E. 5th St., Joplin, Mo. MACHINE MANUFACTURERS. Morgan-Fearis, 311 Elm St., Dallas, Tex. Viascope Mfg. Co., 112 Randolph St., Chicago, Ill. Morgan-Fearis, Oklahoma City, Okla. Knaak Co. (Peerless), Oshkosh, Wis. SECRETARY’S OFFICES National Independent Moving Picture Alliance 160-164 E. Lake St„ CHICAGO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMEN—J. J. MURDOCK, President; J. W. MORGAN, Vice-President; WM. H. SWANSON, Secretary; A. KESSEL, JR., Treasurer; I. C. OES. MORGAN-FEARIS FILM CO. Members oi National Ind. M. P. Alliance BUY FROM ALL INDEPENDENT MANUFACTURERS , FILMs of merit_for rent 28 THE SHOW WORLD November^, ENGLISH VAUDEVILLE OLD BOWERY DREAMS IS IN VERY BAD VTA.Y BY WILLIAM JAY STUART THE SHOW WORLD BEST SHOW TOWNS IN THE WEST VAUDEVILLE artists Practically every good show town between Chicago, St. Louis, Mem¬ phis and Denver, and between St. Paul, Minneapolis, Ft. Worth and )Don’t be caught in the agent’s trap by allur- El Paso is on ing letters and advertisements. Chicago is Hook Island Lines I already overcrowded with idle acts imported For information about any of these towns, rates and routes, address Rock hereunder false promises. Be sure you are booked and Island representative at secured with an Illinois State contract before coming. CHICAGO. ILL.. 91 Adams St. KANSAS CITY, MO., 412 Bryant Bldg. BOSTON, MASS., 288 Washington St. NEW YORK, N. Y., 401 Broadway S. D. RICARDO, Secretary, CINCINNATI, O., 38 E. 4th St. ST. LOUIS, MO., 900 Olive St. | Actors’ National Protective Union No. 4. Chicago. Ill. I=- .— Pacific Coast Amusement Company We have ready for distribu¬ tion the finest Date Books DATE_ BOOKS ever issued. Write for one I CHRIS O. BROWN, - BOOKING MANAGER to-day. Enclose 4 cents in stamps to help cover packing and post¬ J5tH3roadway, Suite 8, age. Specify whether night or week stand book is wanted. BOOKING AGENTS: PAUL aOUDRON, - - - 67 So. Clark St.. Chicago W. P. REESE. American Theatre Bldg.. San Franchco Cal. HTML PRINTING 8 ENGRAVING CO.. Dept. C., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS [ MAURICE J. BURNS Sulllvan-Consldlne Bldg., Seattle, Wash. MABEL McCANE ETHEL MAY CONTINUOUS TIME AMERICA’S REPRESENTATIVE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS now ORPHEUM CIRCUIT now THE MYSTERY GIRL JACK ALLEN, MGR. Vaudeville in AMERICAN AMUSEMENT C0„ Inc. „n Texas and Oklahoma Under Direction George Fletcher IKIloo mini LE ntDAnU COOD ACTS COMING THIS WAY. WRITE US NOW. Plenty of Work for the Right People GOOD VAUDEVILLE FOR GOOD THEATERS MANAGERS EVERYWHERE: We want good houses and can guarantee the DALTON & NEVILL’S BOOKING OFFICE best talent for the money. ARTISTS: Good houses, good treatment, good money. JAS. A. DONNELLY, Mgr., 414 Wilson Bldg., Dallas, Tex. EUCENE ELKINS, ELCO AMUSEMENT CO., s^^sSV^uoTk.chicacq UNION CARDS PREVAIL MANAGER OF ORPHEUM IN GARY PLAYHOUSES SUED FOR PERCENTAGE 'All Artists, Operators and Stage Employes Connected with Representatives of Interstate Amusement Association Claim Theaters in Indiana Town Are Now Unionized Money is Due Them from Orah H. Smith 1, As a result of the controversy In Chi¬ cation for a third injunction... against„„_ OIL CITY, Pa., Nov. 8.—George H. ville Association, have entered suit I cago between the Actors’ National Pro¬ other companies comes up New”T— York^—'- Verbeck and John H. Farrell, of Oil against Orah H. Smith, former manager tective Union of America, Local No. 4, Friday.—FRYE. City, representing the Interstate Vaude- of the Orpheum theater here, to recover 1 wd the agents regarding the payment an alleged percentage due them from the union scale for the services of salaries of performers furnished by Mr. .all artists, the theaters of Gary, Ind., Smith. flave become unionized and the artists, The plaintiffs set forth that they were who do not have paid-up cards, will be NEW INCORPORATIONS Uiuble to secure any engagements in the owners of the Lyric theater, which j that city as the unions there have de- they leased to Mr. Smith for a period of 1 creed that If the houses do not recog- City, amusements; capital, $125,000; In¬ thirteen months from March 1, 1908, n ze the union artists that they will be ldeman Amusement Company, Chl- corporators, T. F. A. Griffin and others. the latter making a number of altera¬ placed on the unfair list, but none of _=_, amusements; capital, $2,500; In¬ HEW YORK. tions and renaming the house the the managers are willing to take any corporators, Alice M. Condeman and Pilgrim Amusement Company, Roch¬ “Orpheum.” The plaintiffs also state [chances. the defendant agreed to secure his at¬ Northwest Amusement Association, ester, amusements; capital, $25,000; In¬ tractions from the vaudeville associa¬ I Pour Houses Flourish. amusements; capital, $160,000; incorpo¬ corporators, William D. Bredstreet and tion, for which service 5 per cent was I Four houses in Gary, the Broadway, rators, T. C. Eichenbum and others. to be retained from all wages and sal¬ I Gem, Princess and Derby, are playing Orchard Theater Company, Chicago, Aeroplane Amusement Company, New aries paid the performers; that he .•union acts and are doing a splendid amusements; capital, $2,500; incorpora¬ York, amusements; capital, $3,000; in¬ switched over to the Gus Sun Booking l business, according to all the reports tors, Stanley Kubreener and others. corporators, Thomas J. Gillen and Agency and ran their time until Dec. 2.6, ll?ceived from that Indiana town this Savoy Theater Company, Chicago, others. 1908. It is stated that the minimum 1’*"• Ed. Stout, business manager of amusements; capital, $2,600; incorpora¬ Bnilding Operating Company, New cost of a Gus Sun attraction is $115 a i he Actors Union, who visited the city, tors, William J. Gilman and others. York; capital, $10,000; Incorporators, week and the highest $146, while the m conversation with a Show World Theatrical and Vaudeville Association Norman E. Wiggins and others. defendant agreed to run no attraction epresentative, said that Gary was of America, Chicago, advancements of Euna Park Pair Company, New York, costing more than $100 a week, unless nourishing under the union regime. business interests; incorporators, Edwin amusements; capital, $50,000; Incorpo¬ with ten days’ notice. The sum of Nothing but union cards are being R. Lang, Harry Sheldon and Frank rators, A. Jahn and others. $202.25 is asked by the plaintiffs with am«ng the artists, machine Pulton Amusement Company, New interest from Dec. 26, 1908, taking $140 • operators, musicians, electricians and Primrose Amusement Company, Chi¬ York, amusements; capital, $6,000; *- a week as the basis of figuring their I atta°hes and so far no trouble cago, amusements; capital, $15,000; In¬ corporators, James’ Madison and others. commission of 5 per cent.—CONTINO. ’SSL. “ chronicled among any of the corporators, Phillip R. Fraser and i "f‘«r,s as the booking agents are send- Colonial Amusement Company, Okla¬ wgunlon acts to the Gary houses. The Union Co-Operative Theater Company, homa City; capital, $20,000; incorpora¬ Pianist Fruden Here. H“ef are booked by the Mills, Dout- Chicago, amusements; capital, $25,000; tors, Florence H. Burnett and others. Cox. agencies. Gary is now Muskogee Amusement Company, Mus¬ 1 thoroughly unionized and harmony pre- incorporators, L. Goodman and others. tion“c„ > 'ails at all the houses. George Amusement Company, Chicago, kogee, amusements; incorporators, J. O. amusements; capital, $2,000; incorpora¬ Lieber and others. players J_ _ __„„ ____ tors, Phillip Rosenthal, E. C. Stearns OHIO. the “glad hand" to the Chicago vaude- The St. Elmo Litigation. villians at the local office of the Albert and others. Straus-Frowine Company, amusements, Von Tilzer Music company, at the Sara¬ ^VELAND, o., Nov. 10.—Miss Alice Columbus; capital, $25,000; incorpora¬ toga hotel. Pruden, who is widely kauser has returned to New York after tors, Simon Straus, Henry Frowine and known among the “perfesh,” is an ac¬ . m. . nc? wlth Vaughan Glaser. She rsoston, amusements; capita:, ?j.u,uuu; others. commodating chap, and is never too representative. Details of incorporators, Frederick Nichois and Cineograph Theater Company, Cleve¬ busy to do the artists a good turn. Pru¬ it, ga,t,1?n affecting the rights to others. land, amusements; capital, $1,200; in¬ den has been a familiar figure at the Elmo, the play of Millard Holcomb, NEW JERSEY. corporators, Emma Wadsworth and Von Tilzer office in New York for a " " ” ‘-the appli- The Hunter Arena Company, Jersey long time. Secure your Acts through the Associated Vaudeville Artists of S. D. RICARDO Will build Theatre in Chicago and be protected. Peoria, Ills., for re¬ ntlUIIAttention IIUII p164hone D R^ndo^hMain 1887 St nSCHICAGO-RoPom 7 sponsible tenants. tnp CAIE —Film released Oct. 1st, lc per ft. rUn oft LL Edison, Lubin, Power’s inachines S60, new $100; new Motiographs *125; Model B gas out¬ fits *25. Paying moving picture theatres cheap. Fort WEBB’S BANK, Peoria, Ills. Wayne Compensates *30. For Rent—6,000 ft. film, 3 sets slides, one shipment *12; 12,000 ft. *20. Will Buy- machines, film. H. Davis, Watertown, Wis 30 THE SHOW WORLD November i; ■■HMM WE RENT NEW FILMS WE HANDLE THE INDEPENDENT ZITINTERNATIONAL P. & P. COMPANY’S FILMS EXCLUSIVE FEATUREFEATURI SERVICE WHITE FOR PRICES CINCINNATI FILM EXCHANGE, 214 216 W. Street, Cincinnati, Ohio Davis & Smith, Chicago. Fealey, Margaret, & Co. Milwaukee. Gordon Eldon & Clifton, en route. Frazee, Mile., enroute. Neb. V40DEVHM. Emmett, Grade (Proctor’s), Albany, Fitzsimons & Cameron, Chicago. Guys, Arthur, Minstrels, Mansfield 0 N. Y. amFaust, - Victor Aa(Lyric),r--' Fort" t Wayne.Wa ker nns (Pantages), Everett, Gaynel, Topeka, Kans. Fays. Two—Coley & Fay—en ror*' Edman & Gaylor (Hippodrome), Lexing¬ Frobel & Ruge, Portland, Ore. ton, Ky. Ferguson & Mack, Chicago. Ernest, Great (Trent), Trenton, N. J. Foley & Young, Chicago. Harris & Nelson (Bijou), Piqui N. J. _ I1 ■ss & Rector, Chicago. Heines & Otto, Chicago. THE CHRISTMAS NUMBER Hillman & Roberts, Chicago. Albion Bros., Chicago. Holman, Harry (Bijou), Nashville, Tenn Howard & poward (Orpheum),.Oakland' Alexander, Geo. B. (Star), Chicago. American Newsboy Quartette (Varie¬ Holman Bros. (Dominion), Winnipeg,! ties), Canton, XU. Hanlon, Walter, San Diego, Cal. Hamlins, The (Haymarket), daBIMB Barnes & Crawford (Majestic), Johns- THE SHOW WORLD Hallen & Hayes (Bennett’s), Toronto & Edwins (Plaza), Ashville, = WILL BE ISSUED : Howard & Cullinson (Maryland), Bah Haley & Haley (Criterion), Chicago. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, Hamilton, Estella B. (Varieties), Can- Bindley, Florence (Orpheum), Seattle, Johnstons, Musical (Majestic);^ Chicago, Wash. Jackson, Harry and Kate, en route. Buckley’s Dogs (Majestic), Denver, Last Forms Closing Jackson, Isabell, & Co., Marysville, 0. Jones & Deely (Alhambra), New York City. Baker Sisters, Chicago. Barlow & Nicolson, CV" Wednesday, Dec. 15, Jones & Mayo (Orpheum), Butte, Mont. Broughtons, Chicago. Kenna, Charles (Orpheum), Mobile, Ala. Bryant & Seville, en route. MIDNIGHT Kindt Bros., Denver, Colo. 1 Browns (Broadway Gaiety Girls). - (Proctor’s), New York City. Beard, Billy (Majestic), Galvestoh, Tex. Kohler & Adams, _ Big City Quartette (Orpheum), Salt Kramer & Benedict,___ Lake City, Utah. Kamplin & Bell (Bijou), Parkersburg, Bush & Peyser (Orpheum), Savannah, W. Va. Ga. Kohler Trio, New York City. Bell Boys Trio (Majestic), Montgomery, Kolers, The, Chicago. Kent & Wilson, en route. Bissett ’ & Scott (Majestic), Galveston, Bloomquest, George (Orpheum), Dos An¬ The World's LaMalle Bros.,__ geles, Cal. Greatest Amusement La Moines, The, en route. | Begere Sisters, Quincy, Ill. Leo, Arthur, Robinson, Ill. ’ Birch, John (Orpheum), Seattle, Wash. Newspaper Lemar, Lew, Chicago. • Bowers, Walter and Crocker (Orpheum), Leightons, The (Columbia), Cincinnati. Altoona, Pa. Leslie, Bert, & Co. (Columbia), St Belmont, Florence, Chicago. NO INCREASE Leonard, Eddie, & Co. (Alhambra), New Crescy, Elsie (National), San Francisco. York City. Carter, Taylor & Co., en route. IN ADVERTISING Conroy, LeMaire Co. (Orpheum). Kan- McCane, Mabel (Orpheum), Portland, RATES Marabinia, Luigi (Hathaway’s), Lowell, Ill. Chester & Grace, Chicago. Page, $105.00 Half Page, $52.50 Mack & Walker (Orpheum), Omaha, m, Gladys, Chicago, Neb. Cressy, Will M., & Blanch Payne (Or- Millman Trio (Majestic), Milwaukee. •pheum), Omaha. Quarter Page, $26.25 Per in. $2.10 Meyer Bros. (Pantages), San Francisco. Crane, Findlay, & Co. (Lyric), Fort Murry & Mack (Orpheum), Ogden, Wayne, Ind. No Extra Charge! for Borders. McFarland & Murry (Novelty), Valejo., '■’ook & Stevens (Orpheum), Omaha. Special Service for all Purveyors to Mozarts, Fred & Eva (Main St),i Cameron, Ella, & Co. (Criterion), Chi- the Amusement World. No Charge Melnotte Twins (Keith’s), Columbus, 0. f Clipper Comedy Four (Gaiety), Minne- , for Special jAdvertising Designs Pro- Montgomery & Healy Sisters, en route. ' \ vlded by Our Art Department. Moore, George (Hammerstein’s), New Clffford' & Burke (Poll’s), Springfield, York City. J Mass. McNamee (Orpheum), Harrisburg, Pa. . Del Fuego, Chicago. Memora.Memora, Chicago. Don & May Gordon Trio, Chicago. McGuire, Tutz, en route. . __ _ Du Vais, The, Chicago. Murry, Happy Jack, Johnson City, Ill. Darnley, Grace, en route. Murphy Whitman & Co. (Atlas), Chey- McDowell, John and Alice, en route. Mueller & Mueller (Temple), Fort ’ Dougherty, Ralph (Wigwam), San Fran- mn $10.00. We make the ci Wayne, Ind. Moore & Young (Poli’s), Hartford, Conn. 1 D’Arville, Jennette, en route. Newell & Niblo (Proctor's),- Albany, Delmar, Fay, Chicago. MAIL YOUR PHOTO OR “AD" COPY WITHOUT DELAY N. Y. Delmar & Delmar, Chicago. Normans, The (Mary Anderson), Louis¬ Downs, T. Nelson (Temple), Rochester, The Christmas Number will circulate wherever entertainment is offered. ville, Ky. Donavan & Arnold (Orpheum), Evans¬ A Pictorial Review of the Amusement Season of 1909 in Cartoons and Nawn & Miller (Temple), South jseno. a ville, Ind. half-tone illustrations will be a striking feature. Norman, Mary (Orpheum), Los Angeles, 1 Dahl, Dorothy (Grand), Portland, Ore. Dunbars, Four (Majestic), Johnstown, A World Service for Advertisers Owen, Col. F. J., Chicago. OPERA CHAIRS Steel Frame THE SHOW WORLD PUBLISHING CO. CHEAP THEATRE U CH,uAs0aILI"’ WARREN A. PATRICK, CENERAL DIRECTOR Absolutely Non-Breski Suitable for small the and moving^picture snows. Ellsworth & Earlie (Majestic), Kala¬ stock anti can ship em mazoo. Fries, Ethel May, Chicago. diately. Second H: Earle & Co., Chicago. Frank & Co., Chicago. Chaira. Also S«U Edwina, Barry-William Richards Co. Fitzgibbon—McCoy (Orpheum), Atlanta, for Out-of-Door Dse. (Orpheum), Spokane, Wash. Ehrendall Bros. (Bijou), Battle Creek, Fields, Harry (Bijou), Lansing, Mich. Address Dept S. Emery, Edwin (Wigwam), San Fran- Steel Firaiture Co. Grand Rapids, Mich- Gath, Karl & Erme (Bijou), Atlanta, Ga. [Boston Office, 2MCm- Frantz, Caesar Co. (Majestic), Fort Worth, Tex. El-ccH® Flynn, Earl, Chicago. Gillingwater, Claude, & Co., Evansville, submitted on New York Office: application. Fredo, George (Majestic), Galveston, I AMERICAN SEATING CO. Frey Trio (Poli’s), Springfield, Mass. BOY ROLLER SKATES SELL WANTED RINK OPERA HOUSE ALL MAKES SANDPOINT, IDAHO USE NO DUST RIM FLOOR POWDER Black Velvet Curtain Caters to the Leading Shows. Independent House. RINK FLOOR POWDER CO„ Sandusky, Ohio X. Y. Z„ care of Show World, Chicago Wm. P. Hoffman, XI gr. 31 THE SHOW WORLD fovemliber 13, 1909. ^Tsllly and May (American), Cin- ati’ uprhert & Co., Houston, Tex. J. K. SEBREE, Pres. ROY S. SEBREE, Mgr. Joro0f (Garrick), Ottumwa. Ia. “The Fighting Parson”—White Lake, IE. Anlta (Majestic), Galveston, CHICAGO’S PROFESSIONAL HOUSE S. D., Nov. 15; Kimball, 16; Alexandra, 17; Bridgewater, 18; Akron, Ia., 19; Sioux Falls, S. D., 20; Flandreau, 22; ''X^0ArthurC Erankiort, ±na., jnov. id; rransim, in, fee's!’ThJee (Airdome), Atlanta, Worthington, 17; Clay City, 18; Bloqm- field, 19; Bloomington, 20; West Baden, Phone Randolph 1363 Private Postal Wire 21; Huntingburg, 22; Orleans, 23. Sot&Whiteh(Comique), Detroit. “Tempest and Sunshine” (Southern)— Stephenville, Tex., Nov. 15; Comanche, ’ owe & Clinton. Chicago. 16; Brownwood, 17; San Angelo, 18; r'AmTpX) NewWen, Conn. Ballenger, 19; Coleman, 20; Lampasas, ■jSy, Sam (Majestic), Galveston, 22: Granger, 23. WALTER F. KEEFE “Our New Minister”—Hinton, W. Va., Jvmond & Caverly, New York City. Nov. 16; Charleston, 17; Weston, 18; Tiros., en route. VAUDEVILLE ACENT Grafton, 19; Clarksburg, 20. & Conway, Wichita, Kans. MUSICAL. ' (H. 720 Schiller Bldg. :: :: Chicago, Illinois zee b)—Anaconua, mum.., xiuv. ±o, eri auu neigh &rRaleigh.h, Chicago.C Falls, 17; Helena, 18; Missoula, 19; Wallace, 20; Spokane, Wash., 21. IS%^TaDehli?aMinneapolis. “A Knight for a Day” (H. H. Fra- -- “s Rainey, Detroit. zee’s)—La Junta. Colo., Nov. 16; Trini¬ dad. 17; Amarillo, Tex., 18; Wichita (nitli, Charles Cecil (Crystal), Tulsa, Falls, 19; Fort Worth, 20-21; Dallas, 22; Waco, 23; San Antonio, 24; Hous- |izI&ISytz)OPantages), Seattle, Wash, “A knight for a Day” (B. C. Whit¬ lowlon Marie (Elite), Rock Island. ney’s)—Lynchburg, Va., Nov. 15; Bed¬ Janley, ’ Edythe (Pantages), Portland, Johnson-Ketchel Films ford City, 16; Roanoke, 17; Danville, 18; Greensboro, N. C., 19; Durham, 20; jtanfey & Lancaster, e Henderson, 22; Raleigh, 23. “The Plower of the Ranch”—Norfolk, Va., Nov. 15; Newport News, 16; Hamp¬ MOVING PICTURES OF THE ton (Soldiers’ Home), 17; Wilson, N. C.. 18; Henderson, 19; Raleigh, 20. german, Dan, unicagu. “The Time, the Place and the Girl” ivoy & Savoy, Chicago. (Eastern)—Woodstock, Ill., Nov. 12; ‘ livan & Gorman, Des Moines, Ia. Rochelle, 13; LaSalle, 14; Hoopeston, 15; w & Sargent, Nov. 25-27, Freeport, JOHNSON KETCHEL CONTEST Mattoon, 16; Marshall, 17; Robinson, 18; Brazil, Ind., 19; Wabash, 20. I ^ T “The Girl Question” (Eastern)—Fort Jemple Quartette, Washington, D. C. Taken at Colma, Cal., October 16, 1909 Wayne, Ind., Nov. 14; Huntington, 15; fempest & Sunshine Trio (Orpheum), Wabash, 16; Peru, 17; Lafayette, 18; ’«an Francisco. , Frankfort, 19; Logansport, 20. , of the World Dancers (Cook’s), The Most Sensational Contest of the Age for the World’s “The Girl Question” (Western)—Al¬ Rochester, N. Y. Heavy Weight Championship buquerque, N. M„ Nov. 15; Santa Fe, om Carroll, Chicago. 16; Las Vegas, 17; Rocky Ford, Colo., 18; ‘ripp, A'. E. (Princess), Wichita, Kans. Leadville, 19; Grand Junction, 20. ■nomas, George, Chicago. “The Time, the Place and the Girl” Y (Western)—Ogden, Utah, Nov. 14; to, Billy (Shea’s), Buffalo, N. Y. Wonderful reproduction of every incident and blow in the most Provo, 15; Grand Junction, Colo., 16; ...Jin, Hoven (Majestic), Montgomery, exciting contest of modern times. Life sized and as clear as Glenwood, 17; Leadville, 18; Salida, 19; Ala Colorado Springs, 20. liplivians, Two (Keith’s), Dayton, O. crystal. The best Moving Pictures ever taken at a great public “The Girl That’s All the Candy”— Fort Madison, Ia., Nov. 14; Moline, Ill., 0, Toelker, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic, en event. Every face in the tremendous throng in the big open air 15; Washington, Ia., 16; Oskaloosa, 17; 1 route. arena recognizable. Showing the champion, Des Moines, 18-20. ...farsity Four, San Bernardino, Cal. JOHNSON, “The Golden Girl”—Knoxville, Tenn., .. harden, Perry & Wilber (Empire), Lon- knocked down, followed by the dramatic and sensational climax, Nov. 11; Bristol, 12; Bluefleld, W. Va., Oc don, England. 13; Roanoke, Va., 15; Lynchburg, 16; KNOCKOUT OF KETCHEL. The most intensely Richmond, 17-18; Norfolk, 19-20. V; Vinter, Winona (Haymarket), Chicago. nerve tingling Moving Photographs ever flashed on a canvas. “Alaskan”—Bau Claire, Wis., Nov. Pr Sorld, -- 13; Merrill, 15; Wausau, 16; Green Bay, lOrpheu...,_„_ 17; Manitowoc, 18; Fond du Lac, 19; Fhitehead, Joe, en route. Oshkosh, 20. •Jffilliams & Gordon (Olympic), Grand “Candy Shop”—Brockton, Mass., Nov. ,: Rapids. We have Purchased the Exclusive Rights to Exhibit the Johnson- 15; New Bedford, 16; Fall River, 17; Watson & Dwyer, Chicago. Newport, R. I., 18; Worcester, Mass., ?: Warden, W. L., & Co., Chicago. Walker, Nella (Orpheum). Sioux City, Ketchel Fight Pictures in the following States: iloira. Tex., Nov. 13; Dallas, 15-16; Denison, , IWaterbury Bros. & Tenney (Proctor’s), 17; Wichita Falls, 18; Gainesville, 19; Oi l New York City. El Reno, Okla.. 20. V'ekoff. Fred (Varieties), Terre Haute, TEXAS MISSOURI KANSAS ill ilnd. MISCDDDANDOUS. Torefr, Musical WESTERN LIFE \r CLASSIC * MELO DRAMA tt ROMANTIC RURAL**1* J WILD ANIMAL HISTORICAL ■ CIRCUS-HUMOROUS VAUDEVILLE, Etc. Etc. Sendus$S AND WE WILL EXPRESS YOU lOO FINE ASSORTED SUITABLE FOR Phocmms ANY SUBJECT CLEVELAND, O.