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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1909

Page

4

Portland Shubert House Plans Move for French Company

Clayton of New York and managers’ program names are announced as Russell & Drew plan to transfer the French company to a new Portland theatre once built and bring Enoma Bunting back to Seattle. Construction will start after approvals. several months before opening. T. Daniel Frawley and company return to Seattle next week after Alaska engagements.

Clayton New York Shubert Portland Russell & Drew Portland Theatre Enoma Bunting Seattle Star As News T. Daniel Frawley Alaska

WMUSEMENT CALENDAR FOR THE COMING WEEK

A cluttered calendar lists weeks of theater and vaudeville offerings. Multiple acts including Chauncey in Ragged Robin Bates in The Hope Mme Jomelli in WamBRA Eddie Foy Hamlet of Broadway Old Kentucky The Russell Drew sextet The Crisis Victor Moore Talk of New York Lorimer The King George Faw in The Great John Ganton Elliott in The Chap Helen Bertram Emma Bunting Circu s shows and a new manager Clayton of New York oversees the program with plans for a symphony and opera pieces including Wagner and Weber works and a proposed switch in services amid changing management and schedules.

Chauncey Bates the Hope Mme. Jomelli Wambra Eddie Foy Broadway Old Kentucky Russell-Drew Lawrence E Boys Deville Adice Martin Victor Moore Talk of New York Lorimer Kingeorge Fawcett John Ganton Pelliott Helen Bertram Emma Bunting Circus Banker The the Gigi Secret Seven Royal Family Warrens Virginia Golden Symphony Orches Offic Clayton Hadley Donner Weber Dirk Javadai AE

Ed die Foy troupe cooks up a tour caper on CP line

John R. Rogers leads the Ed die Foy company on a cross country trip from Winnipeg to Seattle. The troupe formed a cooking club with Mabel Clark as president and chief cook. They improvised meals at stops, boiling water aboard the tourist sleeper while crossing the coast. They plan to see Seattle’s revival of The Fighting Hope and Confessions of a Wife. Martin Beck plans a western visit to renew Orpheum circuit plans with Meyerfeld and Donaldine, likely meeting in Seattle or San Francisco.

John R. Rogers Eddie Foy Company Rogers Mabel Clark Winnipeg Canadian Pacific C. P Seattle Martin Beck Orpheum Beck Chicago San Francisco Meyerfeld John W. Donaldine Third Madison

SANCHE Bates to open at Moore theatre with The Fighting Hope

Bates will perform at the Moore theatre starting Monday under David Belasco in The Fighting Hope, an American three act drama by W J Hulbert. The cast features John W. Cope in support. Eddie Foy also appears at the Alhambra in Mr Hamlet of Broadway next week with matinees.

Sanche Bates Moore Theatre David Belasco W. J. Hurlbut Hudson John W. Cope Eddie Foy Alhambra Mr. Hamlet Broadway the Alhambra Hamlet Belle Gold Josie Intrepidi Woman Lois Churchill St. Louie del Lawrence Jane Kelton Stephen Virginia

Vaudeville Pantages Bill Opens With Bella Italia Troupe

The Bella Italia troupe of vocalists and instrumentalists will headline the new vaudeville bill at the Pantages starting Monday. Supporting acts include the Levolos equilibriste George Winfield & Co in Am I Your Wife, Shayne & King of the Ghetto, Bunchy & Alger, and Edythe Stanley the piano girl.

Bella Italia Pantages Levolos George Winfield & Co Shayne & King Bunchy & Alger Edythe Stanley

Olcott Sings German Troops Quiet Fight in St Paul

Chauncey Olcott claims to have intervened in a brawl behind a St Paul hotel when three Germans and an Irishman fought. He sang Die Wacht Am Rhein to calm the scene, causing the Germans to halt but angering the Irishman who chased him toward Minneapolis. Olcott vows to avoid disturbances in the future. Also noted is a 1878 Yesler’s Hall Vaudeville memory of The Poacher's Doom by Cleaves' company.

Chauncey Olcott St. Paul Olcott Rhein Minneapolis Cleaves Yesler’s Hall

Weekly Show Schedule Circles Around Four Theatres

Daily listings show Lois at Seattle venues on Sunday and Tuesday and Wednesday. Moore appears in multiple days at Seattle and Alhambra. Orpheum Majestic and Pantages run daily shows.

Grand Seattle Lois Alhambra Moore Orpheum Majestic Pantages

Past Performances in Seattle theater history noted

A compilation of Seattle stage history recalls Ethel Barrymore and other stars in engagements from 1894 to 1907 at venues like the Moore Grand and Bijou. It mentions performances of In Old Kentucky and The Darning of the Goda with casts including Burt Clark Milton Sills and John W. Cope, among others.

Old Kentucky Ance Seattle Legenue Frawley Company Evangeline Moore John W. Cope Charney Canby Arizona the Grand Milton Sills the Moore Wedgewood Nowell Wiliam Faversham Squawman Clarence Hyde Ethel Barrymore Bae Tn Bates Burt Clark The Grand Frank Dayton Layson D. A. Considing Norman Peel

Barrie Divorce Case Plea Suppresses News Mention

A committee of prominent Britishers led by Lord Beher William or, Arthur Pinero and Beerboh a Free has urged newspapers to say nothing about J M Barrie’s divorce case out of respect for his genius. The paper agrees not to mention the matter.

J. M. Barrie Lord Beher William Or Arthur Pinero Beerboh Barrie

Moore and Grand set season with many touring shows

The Moore theatre books King Dodo with William Friend and Eleanor Kent, and Billie Burke visits next. Love Watches stars Ernest Lawford and Maude Odell with Frohman, Lawford, and Steele. Seattle Symphony opens October 24 under Henry Hadley. The Great John Ganton comes to the Alhambra with Fanchon Campbell. John B. Young performs Lo at the Grand, Wright Lorimer and Victor Moore appear at the Moore, Havana with Helen Bertram, The Chaperone with Maxine Elliott at the Alhambra, Pierre of the Plains and A Marked Woman at local stock houses. Hammerstein plans November 8 song birds start.

Dodo John Cort Moore William Friend Eleanor Kent Billie Burke Love Watches Charles Frohman Ernest Lawford Maude Odell Vernon Steele

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bat Homing Hope Mildred Johnson Old Kentucky Eva Earle French Confessions of A Wife Florence Chapman In the Crigie Anna Healy Billy Clark the Majestic Mme. Levolo WG Orchestra Burke Lowe MBRA George Fawin John ” Re the Plains Edwin Stevens Alexander von the Six Ho W. Sayre Geattie Russell-Drew Stock Company al. Wooda Our Boys In Blue Lulu McConnell Grant Apson Bobby Pandur Tempest & Sunshine James F. Kelly Annie Kent Rey Montgomery Bradice Martin & Co Wheeeeeee Frank Lauvon Fred Rows Col. Doolittle Burt G. Clark Horace Holton Frank B. Jamieson Joe Lorey Walter Edwardson Natiedssaahens Charles Webster Madge Brierly Lalu Tabor Barbara Holton Laulee Closier Alathoa Layson Florence Robinson Oriele Third Avenue Isabel Irving Wilfrid North Old Third Avenue Daniels Company Crimmins America Eddie Mr.hamlet George Fawcett Seatitile Theatre Mara the Confessions Owen Davis R. E. French Oscar Hammerstein Lois Theatre Alex. Pantages Sunset, Main D.S. Lawrence Co Winston Churchill Pantages Theatre Ia Bella Italia Shayne and King Ghetto Bunchy and Alger Edythe H. Stanley the Piano Girl George Winfield and CO Helen Lowe Pantagescope Florine Leoparde Buckner A. Y. P. Auditorium Ellery Band Marguerite Fry RED Mill” Opera Co Mme Begue Moore Theatree Leading Theatr Chancey Olcott Ragged Robin Mr. Olcott Blanche Bates Belasco-Stuyvesant Theatre C. T. Cazey John E Aday John Hicks BLUE Lulu Grant McConnell & Simpson Miss Florence Tempest Little Sunshine Miss Junie Lames Ray Montgomery the Healy Sisters Hercules Bobby Pandor Brother Kelly and Kent Sansone and Delilah Orpheum Motion Pictures Beautiful Sullivan & Co Marvelous Osedale Jlore Isidit Iday Eta Bradlee Martin CO Jessie Jack and Jerry Crimmins Gore Bell Caron Balcony H. L. Klein James Street Dugdale Park Joe Reclumpf Sherman-Clay and Shaw's
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