THE COPY 2 THE SHOW WORLD March 27, TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM! ATTENDED THE FIRST RELEASE OF OUR FILMS THIS WEEK EXHIBITORS UNIVERSALLY PRAISE QUALITY OF OUR PRODUCT Exchanges, almost without exception, wired increasing their original orders when they were notified last Saturday that the shipments of our first release had been made. The majority of them have increased their orders for the second release, March 29th. Twice as many exchanges will handle our second week’s release as closed contracts for our first week’s output. The International Is a Lusty Infant and Is Thriving on the Cream of Success. All legitimate exchanges are invited to negotiate with us. We Have No Agents And No Exclusive Exchanges Exchange men palming off second class, shoddy material on exhibitors claiming it to be our product will have to change their methods to continue getting International service. THE EXHIBITOR MUST GET WHAT HE PAYS FOR We have no objection as to whose films you rent but Do not place the International Projecting and Producing Company in a False Position as it Savors too much of a Trick of the Trust Independent Moving Picture Exhibitors are urgently requested to keep us fully informed as to the subjects furnished them by their exchanges represented as International films. Exhibitors do not be intimidated by the Trust, it is no longer necessary to sign any of its agreements, or go out of Business. Exchanges handling our product can supply you with all the films you need. The finest moving pictures in the world. Film exchanges should close contracts and place orders with us at once. All communications strictly confidential I INTERNATIONAL PROJECTING AND PRODUCING COMPANY Temporary Offices 1006 Ashland Block, Chicago The lShohj IUorld THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AMUSEMENT WEEKLY IPublished at 87 vSouth Clark Street, Chicago, by The lShoiuTIIorld Publishing

Jeered as Second-Class Matter WARREN A. PATRICK , GeNERAlD/RECTOR, thftPf at June 25,190? under the Act oJXonjfre;

Volomn IV—No. J4 CHICAGO March 27, 1909 STOCK HOUSES COMBINE SULLIVAN & CONSIDINE FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT GET MORE THEATERS

Percy G. Williams Heads New York Corporation, and W. W. Wit tig j To Provide Vaudeville for United Amusement Company Which Acqires Fathers Western Enterprise. ! Thirty Stair and Havlin Houses.

Albany, N. Y., March 22. supervision of Manager Daniels. The The United Amusement Company, The theaters will include Heuck's 4 THE SHOW WORLD March 27, 1909.

AL. WALTZ OPPOSES FILM MANUFACTURE ROLLER RINK RACING. ERLANGER INSISTS IN ITS INFANCY Ingvald C. Oes, New York Repres of the Great Northern Co., S s Attractions. IT IS A GOOD SEASON Great Future for Industry. Prof. Albert C. Waltz rested In Chicago New York, March for two days this week, before continu¬ Excerpts From Interviews Given at ing to , where he is booked at ieard of Eva Tangu; Ingvald C. Oes, the Nen Various Places by Various ASH years tive of the fireat North the Riverview rink. Prof. Waltz has ago. The moment I got out front the of made an enviable record for himself People. THE SHOW WORLD 5 THE SHOW WORLD SWANSON TALKS OF TRUST TO EXHIBITORS

Well Known Film Man Entertains Large Gathering of Chicago March 27, 1909. THE SHOW WORLD 7 PATENT RIGHTS & OTHER THINGS

By J. J. MURDOCK

And we further want the exhibitor to un¬ derstand that every complaint is import¬ ant enough and every suggestion will be welcomed. And furthermore, in our desire to acquaint the exhibitor with the superi¬ FILM MEN ority of our films, in those cities where exchanges have not already been estab¬ lished, we are giving public exhibitions and will establish exchanges there, if we urday that J. must do so ourselves, in order to supply J. Murdock the demand. Exhibitions are now being had arranged given on the Pacific coast, others in Michi¬ with the Co¬ gan ana still others in the southern states. WANTED lumbia Phon¬ And this reminds me that we need a num¬ ograph Com¬ ber of good capable men of experience pany for the who thoroughly understand the exchange rights for the branch of the business as we are desirous of starting such men up in business in kins patents, those cities where exchanges have not controlled by been established. Of course you can un¬ them through derstand that we will require men of high their original calibre and they can readily appreciate the We are in a position to offer purchase of Jenkins’ rights years ago, Mr. opportunity to build up with the moving Murdock was approached by a representa¬ picture industry of the future.”. tive of THE SHOW WORLD at the of¬ May Open Exchanges. fices of the International Projecting and “May we infer, men, that the Interna¬ Producing Company an”-d was askedJ t< “ tional Company is to open independent exceptional opportunities to nish some information film exchanges on its own account?” "Not generally hut only in those cities now controlled by the trust and in those cases we intend to give backing to the _ _ t-Jenkins pat¬ enterprising men whom we select on ac¬ ent as are claimed by our competitors. count of their ability and experience. It “When I inaugurated the independent is not our intenton to interfere with the First Class Film Men of campaign, one of the first things we did legitimate exchange man, but it is our in¬ was to arrange for one of the best patent tention to exploit our goods in every city, attorneys in Washington to make a re¬ large or small in the Ufiited States. search through the archives of the pat¬ “The independent campaign can now be ents office for a record of every patent is¬ said to be in full swing; no pains nor ex¬ sued for moving picture apparatus and pense will be spared in our co-operation the names of the inventors and all data with the exchanges and the exhibitors. We High Calibre as to the present holders of the patents. have the best films, as is evidenced by our And to our surprise, • the record showed first week’s release, which has awakened _ that the Columbia Phonograph Company a tremendous demand for the second.. We with Experience were-the owners of the Jenkins’ interests have carried out every promise and ob¬ in the Armat-Jenkins patent. The Inter¬ ligation to the letter, and, as I have stated in the national Company then immediately en¬ before, our interest and success should be tered into negotiations with the Columbia the interest of- every moving picture ex¬ Company to secure rights for the use of hibitor and: exchange, no matter what this patent. Last Friday night, after their affiliations may be. As it is through weeks of negotiation, papers were signed our success that he will attain independ¬ in Chicago which give the International ence and enable him to throw off the trust Projecting and Producing Company the shackles that threaten to enmesh hint. Exchange Branch same right to the Armat-Jenkins patent “One of the greatest jokes in the trust’s which our competitors have.” comedy of errors, was the announcement Importance of Patents. during the past week that-the licensed “What bearing will this transaction have exchange man who had been kicked out, on the future operations of your com¬ irrespective of what happened to his busi¬ pany?” was asked Mr. Murdock. ness or the loss of money invested therein, of the Business “While [I have alwavs questioned the could return to the trust fold by paying a validity of the patents claimed by our nominal fine. How fatherly the heads of competitors, yet to lend further confidence the trust are to their children turned out to exhibitors and exchanges, I thought it in the cold and just at the point of enter¬ just as well that we avail ourselves of ing the open door to the cozy hearthside this same sacred patent right which has of the independents! Lo, and behold, this been held over the. trade as the magic kindhearted trust reaches out its clammy talisman and has given the greatest ex¬ hand and says ‘come back and let us cuse for their threatened legal procedure. Kick you out again as one of our members “The Armat-Jenkins patent right, to¬ did not see us do it.’ ” , gether with the patent's which the Bio¬ No Exclusive Agencies. IF YOU HAVE THE BRAINS graph Company sold in France some years “It would appear from the number of ago, but which patents the foreigner did letters which we have received from mov¬ not deem important enough to use, gives ing picture men that the idea is still prev¬ the International Projecting and Produc¬ alent that you have exclusive agencies.” ing Company’s imported films the same “This question seems absurd to me now stamp that the so-called licensed films as week after week we have been adver¬ tising through the columns of the papers, “What is stating that we have no agent nor ex¬ films now t clusive exchanges. Then if these parties We Have The who are writing you, understand plain “Ther-iaB— en 'e weekly-™—j shipment- films will English, why under the sun do they not made to the exchanges each week in write to our offices here and get the de¬ “ 1 Mondays. And in sired information at first hand and not be connection it ha=‘ * .((tJust brought guided by rumbr. There is one price, one my attention that a few of the condition, for each and every exchange fhonges.tncrAo who secured , week’,,. , ,, ; and every man with clean hands, and the Films and Money ' theseuitSS nimsfilms in witnwith other fo?| price, can get . our service. We want the °,f a shoddy type* and are lead- exhibitor to understand that no one ex¬ ng the exhibitor to believe that all of change has any greater favors or rights tneir output this week is from the Inter¬ than another. This is the policy of the national vaults. it matters not to us International Company. We have no ‘big- "nere they secure their films, but it does three’ combinations or any other pets. Applicants Will be Required to Fur¬ concern us, vitally, when we are placed in The independent movement is designed to a *“se Ilgh?' through an exchange repre- benefit all legitimate moving picture men iioi.I.uS Infenor quality of goods when with special favors towards none. Now ne exnibltor has asked for, presumes, and that we have eliminated the patent ‘bug¬ nish Gilt Edged References as >s Paying for, the International service.” aboo’ in securing the patent rights and have at our command the finest legal Fraudulent Service. force, both in the east and in the west, 'r’sh through the columns of your that was ever organized, and with the to Character and Ability iiuwia pa.per’ v.hat you would ask every best films in the "world, what greater pro¬ mZ.n?ent exhibitor who is under the tection can the exhibitor demand? S'®1®.111! he is getting International “I have spoken before on the matter of of ihi#0Tiite our offlce' Siting us the title duping. I hardly expect our company to subjects furnished him daily, and escape, and you may expect to hear from All Communications Strictly Confidential theJ1L'“"hetiiately advise him whether me very forcibly on this matter later. wise. We boe™a*--0n,aJ su,hiects oi " “Readers of THE SHOW WORLD will have tried to play fair w be interested to know that on next Mon¬ exchange6 day the International Company will move Inter-Mu""1, w'ltn the exhibitor, for the into its permanent offices, on the seventh floor of the Schiller building, which have Com»go?nftotint?earfhePer^S been completely equipped with all modern ter'thekl? fan?iIy’ and wil1 always f os- conveniences and with a bijou theater, statSffi£,terprises' Furthermore, while where two operators will always he in at¬ Address to tovite w,w*®eks ag0 that we intended tendance to project our films for visiting men to » *?,?} tlme t0 time. the exchange exhibitors and exchange men.” termeSt «»C°5erence with us for the bet- ive are the m°ving picture industry New Song Slides. The Brayton Manufacturing Company Lun no*^hohd^eonference with'us and has just completed three new song slide sets, for the Holy City, Palms, and From International Projecting and the Garden to the Cross. The demand for these from theatoriums is said to he great- Is onlv fhL?au improve his condition. It hope to*»,°ugh c°-°peration that we can Producing Company each erhlw*JUecess' And the interest of inspector Condemns Films. Fifteen films were condemned in this "4?: city by Inspector Joseph L. Tischart this week, as being unfit for exhibition to the 1006 Ashland Block, Chicago a/?: public. Among them are said to be The sooeral good oTfef1 organizations for the Wrong Bottle, Vengeance of Larvin, Train try, pLi»Hf,the moving Picture Indus- Robbery, Tracked by a Dog, The Rag other arnL up.on, a p*ane second to no Picker’s Daughter, and The Exploits of a “nusement interest In the world Detective. 8 THE SHOW WORLD March 27, UOJ TWO THOUSAND AT CINCINNATI MEETING LIBERTY FOR MINE SAYS R.G. BACHMAN CAN POLICE CLOSE “n*Kckfer1end.JAKE wells plans SHOWS ON SUNDAY? ■scarj;;' DOING OWN BOOKING

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Oh No, It Is Simply Master Gabriel Who Appears to Be a Kid to Appearance of the Two Stars Leads to Comment on the “Painful In- Those Unfamiliar With His Work. competence” of Some of Former's Associates.

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Rigid Regulation of Theatoriums Finds Objectors Among the Board Far Reaching Decision Handed Down by the U. S. Circuit Court of of Supervisors and the Exhibitors. Appeals Against The Kalem Company. 12 THE SHOW WORLD March 27, 1 : CANADA MAY LICENSE WILL BUILD THEATER MOVING PICTURE SHOWS LOCAL MUSIC LOVERS IF HE IS ENCOURAGED. A. J. Matheson’s Bill Provides that the Leopold Levy, of New Orleans, has Desire Permit May Be Cancelled, too, If to Erect Another Playhouse in the Shows Do Not Observe HAIL NEW ORCHESTRA Louisiana Metropolis. 1 Regulations. Ori Toronto, Ont„ March 22. Advent of Philharmonic Organization, Under Leadership of Chevalier New Orleans _.__ Hon. A. J. Matheson’s bill to regulate new theater—a $200,000 structure—if Leo. moving picture shows provides that the Emanuel, A Highly Important Event. pold Levy, banker, capitalist and real es- the theatrical d lease tluaHEi build the K

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With my nine big offices going full blast, I AM DOING THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST FILM RENTING BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES. You can’t argue against success. It explains itself. And it is proof positive that QUALITY PAYS. If it pays me, then, by all the gods, it will pay you. Don’t experiment with junk. It is as costly as blue blazes in the end!. THE LAEMMLE FILM SERVICE, ■“**““*

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Mount, N. C. March 29, Lynchburg, Va WHERE TO ADDRESS 30, East Radford 31, Bluefield, W. Va YOUR ACTOR FRIENDS. April 1, Pocahontas, Va. 2, Williamson W. Va. 3, North Fork, Va. 4, Pulaski 5 $200 per Month Tempest and Sunshine (Western)— The Gay Musician—Fort Worth, Texas Mena, Ark. March 29, Du Queen 30, Pres March 29-30, Waco 31. cott 31, Camden April 1, Arkadelphia The Banker’s Child—Collinsville, Ill. 28. "Hot Springs 3, Little Rock 5, Pine Bli Faust (White’s)—Fulton, Ky., March 30. 6. Latlmore-Leigh stock company—Janes¬ Isle of Spice—Macon, Mo. April profitable business. ville, Wis. March 29-April 3. Brookfield 2, Keokuk, 3, Fort Madi Our $30.00 outfit is complet The Ronud Up—Louisville, March 29- der Cannon, Tripod, 1000 plates, J Gross Gilt Frar April 3. son 4, Macomb, Ill. 5, Quincy 6, Hanni Ma’s New Husband—Olney, Ill. March bal, Mo. 7, Mexico 8, Columbia 9, Jeff igh Developing Pow 29, Kinmundy 30, Shelbyville 31. erson City 10, East St. Louis 11. Our Cannon takes, develops and finishes Phot Al. 6. Field's Minstrels—Denver, Col. A Knight for a Day (Frazee’s)—Bloom Button in 30 seconds, ready to wear. ington. Ill. April 1, Princeton 2, Rock¬ NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. ford 3, Hammond, Ind.. 4, Michigan City 5, Waukegan, Ill. 6, Kenosha, Wis. 7, up in 20 seconds, ready to operate. A big money maker at Fairs, Carnivals, Picnics or celebrations. Yorke & Adams—Kansas City, Mo. Janesville 8, Dekalb, Ill. 9, Aurora 10, Sent upon receipt of $5.00; balance C. O. V. Chicago 11-17. THE CHICAGO FERROTYPE CO. March 28-April 3. The Flower of the Ranch—Owosso, Ben Hendricks — Port Huron, Mie.li 05 Ferrotype Bldg., Congrats and Laflin Sts. CHICAGO, ILL. March 31, Mt. Clemens April 1. Akron. Mich. April 1, Pontiac 2, Port Huron 3, Ohio 5-7, Youngstown 8-10. Saginaw 4, Ann Arbor 5, Coldwater 6, The Girl Question—Victoria, B. C., Jonesville 7, Toledo, Ohio 8-10, Youngs¬ Owning and Operating 30 First-Class town 12-14, Wheeling, W. Va. 15-17, New March 29, Bellingham, Wash. 30, Ever- Philadelphia, Ohio 19, Canton,20, Akron Vaudeville Theatres, East, Northwest Beuiah Poynter company—Syracuse, N. 21, Ashland 22, Tiffin 23. Pacific Coast and West. ■. - . -u Y. March 29-April 3, Toronto, Canada The Merry Widow (New York com¬ April 5-10. pany)—Wheeling, W. Va. April 1, Park¬ WANTED; all times flrst- Paul Gilmore—Wallace, Idaho, March 29, ersburg 2, Charleston 3, Huntington 5, Missoula, Mont, 30, Great Falls 31, Ana¬ Lexington, Ky. 6-7, Louisville 8-10, Cin¬ cinnati, Ohio 12-17, Columbus 19-21, In¬ conda April 1, Butte 2-3. Amusement SOLB BOOKING AGENTS: The Virginian—Joliet, Ill. March 28, dianapolis 22-24, Chicago 25, indefinite. Aurora 29, Elkhart, Ind., 30, South Bend PAUL GOUDRON .... 67 South Clark Street, Chicago Rodents Perform. CHRIS O. BROWN, 1358 Broadway, SuiteS-9-10, NewYork City Tempest Minneapolis, March 22. ARCHIE LEVY, AmericanTheatreBldg..San Francisco “- Prof. Roberts’ trained rats was a great Company H. L. LEAVITT, Sullivan & Considine Bldg., Seattle, W BlufRon, Ind. March _ ... lumbia City 31, Peru April 1, Wabash 2, drawing card at the Miles last week, Logansport 3. Columbus, Ohio 5-7. playing to big business. Mr. Roberts The Cow Puncher (Eastern)—Charles¬ claims to have the only act of the kind ton, Mo. March 29, Mound City, Ill. 30. in vaudeville. The rodents perform many Anna 31, Carterville, April 1, Benton 2, “stunts” not attempted by larger and Marion 3, Harrisburg 4. supposedly much more intelligent ani¬ The Cat and The Fiddle—Akron, Ohio, mals.—BARNES. March 29, Mansfield 30, Lima 31, Van Sailed for Midget City. Wert April, Kendallville, Ind., 2, South Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb and her hus¬ Bend 3, Joliet,. Ill. 4, where season ends. band, the Count Magri, Baron Magri and ^Puncher (Central)—Grand Mr. and Mrs. George Laible sailed for _ __unsburg Midget City In Paris March 19. Caspar -i Columbus 3, Fulle, Weis and Queen -- The Missouri Girl—(Western)—Braden- Philadelphia, will : it the middle of town, Fla. March 29, St. Petersburg 30, April. Tarpon Springs 31, Leesburg April 1, Ocala 2, Dunnellon 3. Facing the Music—Chicago March 28- V;„Fore Wayne, Ind. 4, Cleveland, Ohio 5-10, Toledo 11-14, Ann Arbor, Mich. ME-GRIM-INE i 16, South Bend, Ind. 17, FOR ALL FORMS OF Tempest and Sunshine (Eastern)— tarmvllle Va. March 29, South Boston HEADACHE and NEURALGIA Danville 31, Greensboro, N. C. April 1, Write for a Free Trial Box Winston-Salem 3, Rocky The DR. WHITEHALL MEGRIMINE CO., Mount 5, Chnstiansburg, Va. 6. (Sold by Druggists) SOUTH BEND, IND. Merry Widow (Western)—Grand ^MHBmMmMEstablished 1889 — i ^lch’ April 1”3’ Benton Harbor Creek 5, Jackson 6, Fort Wayne, South Bend 9-10, Milwaukee U-17, Minneapolis 18-24, St. Paul 25-May INDIANAPOLIS CINCINNATI 13®..Roy?1 Chef—York, Pa. April 1, 2. Reading 3, Allentown 5, DAYTON WiS Js Plttston 7, Carbondale 8, -TAKE THE- S Ike B 9, Scranton 10, Sunbury 12, nw“ ™S?-0rt 13’ Latrobe 14, Youngstown, MONON LIMITED

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<1 Booking in conjunction with more than three hundred of the first-class vaudeville theatres in the United States and Canada, and now giving good acts routes for from one to three years. Moneys advanced to parties capable of pro¬ ducing first-class acts, when desired, or will purchase first-class novelties outright. It will be to the advantage of managers of Fairs. Parks, etc., to communicate with these Offices regarding their vaudeville and outdoor attrac¬ THE tions. Address Eastern or Western Office, VIASCOPE SPECIAL as may be most convenient. FIREPROOF! NOISELESS! FLICKERLESS! NO VIBRATION!

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The Critics Speak of Farnum's New Vehicle As Successor to The Man From Home

I for the Loren Sterling stock compan; t Goodwin, has been rewritten and Wilbur Mar the Helen Aubrey Independent now offered at the Studebaker by a com¬ stock company. pany including Dustin Farnum, James Lee Morisee for the Shubert Lackaye, and Gordon Johnstone, Richard stock at Milwaukee. Pitman, James Seeley, John Harrington, A. M. Zinn and Mayzie Denney George’Deyo, Donald Gallaher, Matt. B. Royal Chef. Snyder, May Buckley, Nora Shelby, Maud ____Palmer and Hosford, Ruth Lloyd, James Kendrick. Krause for The Runaways. The production is under the manage¬ Elsa Williams for Two Married J ment of Liebler & Co., who favor Chi¬ cago frequently in the first presentation BOSTON NOTES. of their plays and who are now offering Ada Lewis in The Head of the House Film Service A complimentary testimonial will be at the Grand. given Manager W. D. Andreas of the FROM O. L. Hall says in The Journal: "The Park, Monday, March 29, the attraction new play is good entertainment, and being William H. Crane. seems sure to become vastly popular, be¬ Nance O’Neil and company will be cause its story concerns interesting and the star attraction at Keith’s next week well contracted characters, because it is Minnie Maddern Fiske in Salvation t in a period when life in the country Nell will open at the Majestic April 5. which the scene is laid was richly The United Booking Offices, with B. toned and worth living. Its characters F. Keith as president, have opened of¬ are of the story book, it is true, but they fices in Boston to take care of the New admirably______all the purposes for England territory. W. E. GREENE which they are used. The play is popu¬ Alice Lloyd, appearing at Keith’s, is lated by as great a variety of striking under contract with Klaw & Erlanger to figures as is The Man from Home, and appear in musical comedy. while the Mississippi river gambler prob¬ Aimee Angeles after a long retirement ably never will hit the fancy of the pub¬ just scored a hit in The Girls of Got- lic as hard as did the Kokomo lawyer, tenberg at the Colonial. he will hit it hard enough to remain a Mike Donlin, the National’s crack bat¬ FILM EXCHANGE welcome visitor for a long time.” ter, says he will stick to vaudeville. Buried among a lot of adjectives, Amy James V. Jeffries opens at the Orpheum Leslie manages to say in the News: "The March 22 in a new novelty act. characters are finely drawn, clear and in¬ Mr. and Mrs. John Craig (Mary The Oldest and Largest Independent gratiatingly picturesque and normal.” Young), formerly of Augustine Daly Constance Skinner says in the Amer¬ stock company, now of the Castle Square Film Exchange in New England. ican: “In this piece it is evident that company, celebrated the fifteenth anni¬ Liebler & Co., the managers, have a suc¬ versary of their marriage, March 17. cess—possibly as popular a play -- All the companies now playing at the Man”— j,fro-—rie, by the e authors. different Boston theaters have volun¬ teered for the benefit of the Boston Fire¬ men’s Monument Fund. NEW BOOKING AGENCY Ex-Gov. Guild last week wrote a red OPENED AT MILWAUKEE. hot editorial in the Commercial Bulletin 228 Tremont Street, on the children of the stage and the Lwaukee is quickly becoming a the- theater syndicate. al center. Its latest move in this An inventory of the estate of the late Branch Office ' e opening up of a booking agency Eugene Tompkins, owner of the Boston 511A Congress Street, under the name of the Northwestern theater, is set down as $1,065,000. Booking Agency, with offices in the New The Point of Pines Amusement prop¬ Portland, Me. Boston, Mass. Star theater building for the sole (purpose erty at Revere Beach has been sold to .. __ _o all lines in the ar A. A. Mills and C. F. Lancaster. world. They have a circuit through the Loie Fuller will have charge of the Northwest including , Michigan ballet and lighting novelties at the New and , which they are supplying Back Bay opera house. with high class acts, offering them from Georgiana McLaughlin, of the College five to fifteen weeks. This Agency fs of the Spoken Word, and one of the six composed of John Schiappicasse, H. B. successful candidates for the $1,000 sal¬ Atkinson and J. H. Teo. These young ary positions with Daniel Frohman. will men are well known in the theatrical shortly begin practice under Mr. Froh- business and are running the agency with man’s direction. a knowledge of all its branches. With the co-operation of managers in and THE ST. PAUL CRITICS around Milwaukee, it will be a great ARE “BRAINLESS IDIOTS.” Sun Circuit - success. So Claimed Hilda Spong When They RECENT ENGAGEMENTS Roasted a Man and His Mate Which 150 Unquestionably the Largest 150 BENNETT’S EXCHANGE. Played There Last Week. St. Paul, Mari HOUSES Ciruit cof Family Vaudeville HOUSES Recent engagements through Bennett Hilda Spong, leading woman in A Man Dramatic Exchange are: and His Mate ‘the:i'~ Metropolitan»«■-*——HUf BOOKED BOOKED Thomas W. Keeney and wife, Lorraine week,RHH becameB8H_ . „y angry at the local Theatres in the World Buchanan, R. E. 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Dead _March 22. John Buffink, aged 38, better known as John Morgan, died at St. Mary’s Catholic WANTED CIRCUS NEWS NOTES hospital in St. I.ouis, March 21. at 9 d. m. He had been suffering ft. - I-- EXPERIENCED MANAGER The John Robinson Sli total of $3,590 for the. run. The Bar- months with stomach trouble wh April 28 at Cincinnati. num Show paid $2,728 for the run on the caused his death. He was born in Foi for my 47th street Theater, 700 Don McKenzie is the ca manager of New York Central from Brewster, N. Y., Wayne, I ,, and had in the profes- the Jerry Mugavin Show. to Chicago and $672 for the movement n for 2 years. He had 1 seating capacity. Mat King will be boss c; from Bridgeport, Conn., to Brewster. Brothers years past. Three elephants were taken from Lake Charles, La., to Santa Cruz, Cal., for the ..CALL FORENOON., opening of the Norris & Rowe show. They traveled in a 30-foot car and the jump cost two sisters and a brother $280. The remains were laid to r The pictures of Barnum & Bailey have M. Beifeld disappeared from the corners of the litho- George and Charley r White City, Chicago

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A “CUTE” SOUBRETTE hief, organized IS FRANKIE DREW. Rowland & Clifford Academy, includes in its cast: Frank Moore, J. Wendell Davis, Leroy Lewis, J. Irving Southard, George H. Howard, Ed Walton, Joe Burk, Jack Beach, Walter Fenner, Van Murrell, Katherine Crego and Georgiana Eddings. The Finest Film McDonald Is Rich.—George E. McDon¬ ald, late of the Klimt & G'azzola forces, fell heir to $10,000 left him by a rich uncle in Limerick, Ireland. Bertha Julian Leaves City.—Bertha Jul¬ ian left the city Tuesday to join The Cow Service in the Puncher. Distributed Ladies’ Tickets.—The stroll¬ ing actors are talking about the distribu¬ tion of ladies tickets for the Bijou by George McDonald and it is claimed that scientious World the

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Ranch at the National this week, con¬ tributes mucli towards the general en¬ March 29 joyment of the play, and her . work dur¬ ing the season has brought her into quite WANTED a great, deal of prominence. The critics trayal of the title role of this musical comedy that Chicago managers were on . EXPERIENCED MANAGER the lookout for her. Those who have made the long trip to the National have been more than repaid, for she is at t o install and manage once funny and fascinating, the first quality being obtained without the aid of the usual fantastic makeup which GIRL SHOW AT comedy actresses in similar roles often - - depend upon. Miss Drew’s personality and her stage presence are greatlv aided by a voice far above the average in 12 Miss- Drew can best be described as White City "cute.1’ 9he has an ingenious way of "Inning the good will of an audience and uer charm of manner provides that es¬ sential. quality necessary in the estab- For particulars Call lorenoon

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