The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-25
A VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT,
AND PENSACOLA Is IN 1T
A Pronounced Addition to
the Arnuse mt Facilities
of I City.
Local Anus ent Caterer
High Of : r. in New
Orga Z alton.


G. A. vUcoVIcH AMONG THE Or
| GAMERS OF NEW VAUDE-
VILE CIRCUIT, WHICH WILL
GIVE THIS AND OTHER CITIES
| AN EXCELLENT LINE OF VA
RIETY ENTERTAINMENT ALL
THE YEAR ROUND.
| Advanced vodefill" has arrived, or
at least it will be in Pensacola within
la few days. This style of theatrical
enterprise has been fought out long
and bitterly in the northeast and west,
the battle for supremacy being be-
| tween Advanced yodefill'' and lad
vanced vawdivill." There's a differ
ence that really can't be explained
Anyway it has reached the south and
Pensacola is to share in the former.
The Officers.
| At meeting held in Montgomery
! last Monday the Southern Advanced
| Vaudeville Association was formed,
with the following officers, including
a Pensacola man, G. A. Vucovich, as
vice-president
F. W. Bandy, president, Savannah,
Ca; G. A. Vucovich, vice-president,
Pensacola. Fla; P. r. Whiting, secre-
tary and treasurer, Montgomery
These gentlemen, with the follow
ing, constitute the executive commit
tee of the associations: VIM. Wass-
man, Nashville: r.. B. Kelly, Birming-
ham: c. l.. Decentralization, Selma; F.
N Johnston, Meridian, Miss.
F. "a. Bandy represented the Crite-
rion Theatre, of Savannah, and Super
ba of Augusta; Mr.. w. A. Little, Lyric
Theatre, Macon, Ca; Mr.. G. A Vuco-
vich, of the Star Theatre, Pensacola.
Fla; Mr.. r. B. Kelly, Of the Alamo
Theatre, Birmingham, Ala; Mr. VIM
Wassman of the Crystal Theatres,
Nashville and Knoxville. Tenn; Mr..
C. L. DeBardela5en Of the Dreamland
Theatres. Columbus, Ca. and yicks-
burg, Miss: Mr.. w. w. Fox, the Va
rfety Theatre. Atlanta; Mr.. F. N.
Johnston, Theatre Palais. Meridian,
Miss
Want to Come In.
Appncations have been received
from numerous other cities in the
SOUL for membership in this associa-
tion, and are under advisement.
There were also present at this meet
ing James D. Burbridge, of the Duval
Theatre, Jacksonville. Fla. and Sam
DuVries, booking agent of the Inter
national Theatrical Company, which
supplies the Sullivan-Considine chain
of vaudeville theatres, extending from
coast to coast with the high-class vau-
deville acts required in their theatre.
An idea OF the Importance of the
movement may be conceived when it
Is said that there are now thfrty-hVe
houses on the circuit. and Mr. Vuco-
vich said yesterday that 1t was ex-
pected hat Texas association COM
prised of ten or twelve houses would
also join. Such a ciEsuit As this can
well aHord to procure good high
grade acts. for while small admis-
sion is charged. two or three Derform-
ances daily may be given and the
long booking of forty or fifty weeks
of steady work IS an attraction that
actors find hard to resist
SteadinesS
It's PARKWAY better business to work
forty weeks at So or. 500 Der week
than it is TO work fifteen or twenty
weeks out of the season of forty, at
$500 or $500 per week Actors realize
this and since the new circuit can
offer long booking they will get good
people.
Il he iuOfInS picture theatre mas
demonstrated not only in Pensacola
but all over the country. the profit OF
operating small admission shows. PEN
sacola has four of these houses now.
the Imperial. the Crescent. the Star,
and the Electric. besides the opera
house. The opera house books only
two or three shows a week and Il
leaves the balance of the week open
to. ansv attraction that Is offered.
While vaudeville acts have been Of
fered by the small theatres here at
various times the organization which
was formed at MONTGOMERY this week
guarantees a class OF performers and
high grade acts that will raise the
Star theatre above IT'S present class
and open to PeDsac'Iians new
theatre that will nrovide entertain
ment well worth PATRONAGE
Mr.. VUccv'oh returned from Mont
gcDperv on Thursday and immediately
carren+ers were nut m work ut the
Star Theatre corn1lefely changing the
staee ard auditorium IF the house.
The Star theatre has been moving
pir+u-e theatre with specialties iuter-
rc1a+e1 TT-der The new repine.
"vodsali' will hold the boards with
the kinadrome as the additional offer
ing