jguary 30, 1909.

THE SHOW WORLD

J. K. SEBREE, Pres.              ROY S. SEBREE, Mgr.
CHICAGO'S PROFESSIONAL HOUSE
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THE HEADQUARTERS FOR A
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MARTINBECK
MAY SECURE
MORE CIRCUITS
St. Paul, Jn. 25
Martin Beck, accompaied uy JMark A.
iLuesher and Pat Cansey, nwas mere last
Itiekispaeetinig  TisTn-n City iouses.
THE SH1OW WORLD correspondent was
informed that, while no changes in owner-
ship of Twin City vaudeville houses took
plice, as was rumiored, Mr. Beck is for-
nilatigilans by  vInich certain eopular
prcoeWestern circtnits noill cnome cinder
orphieum  influence and booking.  The
paty left here Tuesday evening for Butte,
,Spokane and Seattle.-BARNES.
To Play Independent Attractions.
Wtelster City, Iowa, Jan. 27.
.1Rub(,n.ha anercnaint and promoter,
Sleas iti Auditoiimin in Des Moines,
wnand will get control Sept. 1. le
Sha been more or less interested in Des

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Moines aniements for some years. He
expects to hook all the high class inde-
pendent attrctions which can safely be
broughtitoDes Moines.-TUCKER.
Bttte, Mont., Jan. 25.
Fitii Iinneoto cail Mr. Oppenhe'iner of
the  Sltion-Cinsiaine  finterests  paid
B3Utt ea visit list Wedncodiy, to loleo\ver
tiens Famnits tineater, toke i te Orpnepm
Iitine aint iold sa confereonce ithi Dick
R' Suttioii n-omis a pirtner in theBnitce
poilion oft   .  e           s   .ti
JOHN H. AMMONS HAS
RETAINED TWO HOUSES.
Says that He Had Six Houses at One
TiSe, Including "Store Roors," of
Which Logansport Was One.
There appears to have been a conspir-
acy against John H. Ammons, the Ander-
son, Ind., amusenent magnate, for re-
ports have been sent out from  so many
ins indicating that ti had disposed of
mis chin of thefaters thlat whien acorre-
spondetof this paper sent c  areport
from Logansport, Ind., last week it was
preoniedto he correct and piinted with-
out intvestfgation.
"I did hane\at one time six houses in-
cluding the 'store rooms,' of which Lo-
gansport was one," writes AMr. Amrnns.
' I still have tineAndersonndFranknfort
theaters."
Mr. Ammons states that he never do-
peinc Iatpaitieiitiiccitpublications to give
the correct bitiness of a traveling show
or a houso in u city and cites as justifica-
tion that reports are sent in of "goni
business, ".i"cked houses," "tirned 'en
away," etc., when tiose tre not the facts
in te eose.to He thins such reports are
mnisleading to mnoage rs  and  serve  to
wreck many of them by giving them mis-
leading advice  and while me does not
conpliinnu tti poapes, tn argtmentsn il-
vainccctre in linenwitinttiepolicy of THE
StHiW WOtRLD to print the truth at all
tintes.
Frank J. O'Brien whno purchased the
Crystal at L~ogansport mnay haave tbeen
responsible for these stories, directly or
indirectly. This paper will endeavor to
nicoritin tthe fets, which will be pub-
li'llei ittir
KLAW AND ERLANGER
TO BOOK ONE-NIGHTS.
Falinanilt, Iitnn. oin. 27
A new eirciit istcing formi  in Atin-
nosota whi-h ntill embrace the followfine
tnetilets-  Mantkato  thenater.  Maninknato,
Minn. Cen   keater Autitn, Mitnn  Fii-
iault theater, Ftiribault, Alinn., an ine
St. Peter Opera house, St. Peter, Minn.
Thc above-nao d theaters  will all be
Iooked tihroun Klaw   &   Eilanger inext
senion and will work in conjunction willi
eacn  otter.  It  is  tie  intention  of  1l1i-
managers to form a stock company to piay
tiee  hoies  tinroughout the sunnmer
nonths.-CAIPBELL.
Austin, Minn., Tan. 27.
The Gem   theater of this city is now
iok d  inerthetdreetion ofKian  &Er-
laiunger of New Yorkc. Tint s thneater hac
tstablished a reputation of getting more
Iaoey for attiractions thnan arty ittier
town ofits size tiroigh  tinnest .  This
theater is the first ground-floor theater
Austin ever had and the public shows its
cppreciation  by its big  patronage, it
being the only ground floor modern the-
elerin ne city andl being ine :ntnr
tuic oftne Clover Leaf circuit. whnichnin-
cludes Austin, Mankato. St. Peter and
Faribault, Minn.-MATINKE.
GEORGE COHAN AFTER
FILTHY LUCRE NOW.
Acron, Ohio. Jan 2",
Three stories nill probably be added to
the lobby of the Colonial theater, local
ctninn & Harris-Nixon owned house, to
l"' usei as business office in the spring
nccoriding to present plans. Geo. Coan.