TEN CENTS oTHE COPY ISSUED FRIDAY J1 m[ Hl^al DATEDURDAJT ^ Vol. V. No. I. CHICAGO June 26, 1909. MAUD ADAMS AS JOAN OF ARC I 2 THE SHOW V/ORLD NEXT RELEASE 1 JUNE 28th r Finest Moving PicturesWorld -WARNING TO-, MOVING PICTURE EXHIBITORS Don’t Be Fooled By Cheaters Who, operating under the guise of “Independents,” may try to supply you with duped and old shoddy films purported to be the product of the INTERNATIONAL PROJECTING AND PRODUCING CO. THE PICK OF THE EUROPEAN SUPPLY, controlled exclusively for the American market by our Company, ASSURES YOU OF AN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE AND AN ADEQUATE SELECTION OF CAREFULLY CHOSEN SUBJECTS. International Service will increase your Box Office receipts. If you are paying for International Service, see that you get it. Don’t Be Imposed Upon—Beware of the Faker and Wild Cat Film Exchange Upon application we will be pleased to furnish you with a list of exchanges that can supply you'with our films. 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Actor Sentenced to Life Imprisonment, Sid Riley Appeared Before the Curtain Freed After Fourteen Years— and Said Salaries Were Not Always Claimed Innocence. COST OF LEGISLATION Forthcoming. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 18.— Eleven Thousand Dollars Expended in Last Session of New FORT MADISON, Iowa, June 21.— After nearly fifteen years of endeavor The Boston Ideal Opera Company, upon the part of the Elks and kin¬ York Legislature Without Avail which played here a week recently to dred organizations of theatrical men, light houses on account of bad weath¬ James B. Gentry, sentenced for life ALBANY, N. Y., June 21.—In their a final public hearing in the executive er, came to grief the last night of the for the killing of Madge York, an efforts to further the passage of their chamber. engagernent during the second act of actress, in this city, has been granted bill to amend the general business Of the amount expended for the fur¬ “The Mikado.” Everything seemed to a pardon by the Board of Pardons, laws in relation to employment agen¬ thering of the bill in question, an item¬ be moving along smoothly when there sitting at Harrisburg. cies, the White Rats of America ex¬ ized statement of which was filed to¬ was a sudden commotion on the stage The murder of Miss Yorke, for pended $11,646.50 during the session day according to law with the secre¬ and the performance stopped. A mo¬ which Gentry was sentenced to be tary of state, several big entries ap¬ of the last legislature. In spite of this ment later Sid Riley, the musical di¬ h^inged and finally sent to prison for pear. James C. Sheldon, who acted amount, which came out of the treas¬ rector, appeared before the audience life, was committed on the afternoon as promotor, received in expenses and and announced that some of the actors of February 17, 1895, in Philadelphia. ury of the organization. Mayor Adam for services $2,343.45. Harry Mont- of Buffalo practically killed the meas¬ had refused to appear any more un¬ Miss Yorke was playing with the ford, secretary of the board of di¬ less they were paid their salaries. As “Baggage Check” company. Gentry, ure by vetoing it when it came before rectors of the White Rats of America, him for approval. there was no money to pay with, the who was filling an engagement in Bos¬ who was in Albany during the con¬ performance was called off and the ton, had, his friends alleged, been seri¬ The measure was successfully cluding days of the session, received piloted through both the senate and audience dismissed. ously ill with the grippe and was $1,301.25 in expenses. Tim Cronin, The company came here from ^Bur- drinking heavily. He had an engage¬ assembly, and a number of hearings well known in the amusement world, were given on it which were attended lington in a distressed financial con¬ ment to meet Miss Yorke in New is credited with $891.75 for expenses. dition, doing a very light business York early in February, but through by the cream of the histrionic talent Mr. Cronin is president of the White of the country. Upon all of these in¬ there, and there not being enough a misunderstanding he missed her at Rats Political League. Dennis O’Brien, business here to “raise the wind” the the railroad station. Believing she teresting occasions there was fun in¬ general counsel for the organization, termingled with the seriousness of result as above stated was inevitable. was receiving attentions from another is down on the expense list for Part of the company returned home to he went to Philadelphia and shot her. the hearings, for an actor can play $191.65. many parts and combine a smile with Chicago and the rest left this morning Gentry has always maintained that The expense list for the theatrical for St. Joseph, Mo. he has no recollection of the murder a tear with commendable readiness. organization is the last that has been The White Rats measure never received by the secretary of state of Miss Yorke; that his mind was a TOM WATERS CANCELS blank, until he found himself in a hos¬ finally came before Governor Hughes, from the legalized lobbyists this year. pital in this city. though the executive had arranged for —CARDOZE. HIS EUROPEAN TRIP. Tom Waters, the well-known piano- SUED FOR DIVORCE; logist and musical comedy star, who CHARGE IS DESERTION. was to have opened at the Tivoli, Lon¬ STOCK MANAGERS PLAN don, England, on July 5, for a few PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 23.— weeks’ engagement, has postponed his Jesse J. Cole, whose stage name is trip abroad for a year. Mr. Waters J. C. Mack, was sued for divorce by will play the Temple, Detroit, June 28, his wife, Marie Cole, the charge being FOR THE ENSUING YEAR with Newport and Philadelphia to fol¬ desertion. Mack was preparing for low. On Aug. 9 he begins a tour of his closing sketch at the Grand Opera From 20 to 35 Weeks is the New Schedule for Good Companies the Orpheum circuit which will last house, when Attorney I. Irwin Jack- twenty-six weeks. son had the summons in divorce in Association Houses served upon him. The subpoena was DURBAN NOW MANAGER allowed by Judge Wiltbank, of Com¬ The Stock Producing Managers’ as¬ Fish, of Indianapolis; James V. How¬ mon Pleas Court No. 2, after Lawyer sociation gathered in New York last ell, of Columbus; Edwin Tanhouser, OF SCRANTON PLAYHOUSES. Jackson filed the libel, showing that week, after electing directors pro¬ of Chicago, and O. D. Woodward, of SCRANTON, Pa., June 22.—Chas. ceeded to fix up things for the coming the couple have been married since Kansas City. L. Durban has been appointed and 1892, but living apart for the past season. They decided that the stock has succeeded C. M. Southwell as the business should be enlarged, broad¬ Among those who participated in the three years. They have two children. deliberations were Sherman Brown, manager of the Lyceum and Academy It is charged that the alleged deser¬ ened and increased, to meet present theaters here.—REESE. tion occurred three summers ago demands. From twenty to thirty-five the second vice-president; Charles weeks is the new schedule for good Levenberg, of Providence, treasurer; when the Coles were residing at Pit¬ MORRIS WILL BOOK man Grove. When asked ii there was companies. Will Gregory, secretary; Grant Laf- any foundation for the intimation that Percy G. Williams, the president, ferty, of Philadelphia; John Craig, of COLISEUM THEATER. presided at the informal business Mack had an “affinity,” and that she Boston; William Carey, of Rochester; It is reported that John Loeffier has played in one of his sketches, the at¬ meeting, urging the broadening of the James Moore, of Portland, and B. F. work of the association. taken over the Coliseum theater at torney said he must decline to answer. Elbert, of Des Moines, a newly elected Danville, Ill., and Morris vaudeville W. W._ Wittig, of Minneapolis, was member. will be offered there opening in Sep¬ elected vice-president, and the follow¬ OPPENHEIMERS GIVE Harmony prevailed in the discus¬ tember. The house will be remodeled ing are the new directors: Charles sions, and the keynote of the whole during the summer. COMPANY ITS NOTICE. B. Marvin, of Chicago; George F, session was progress. ST. LOUIS, MO., June 20.—The K. & E. JOIN JOE WEBER members of the musical comedy com¬ TWELVE POUND BOY Burkhardts have a home in Chicago, IN LATTER’S THEATER. pany playing at West End Heights BORN TO BURKHARDT’S. and while Mrs. Burkhardt is not a were handed their two weeks’ notice A twelve-pound boy was born to professional she generally travels with NEW YORK, June 19.—Klaw and tonight by the Bros.