Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-10
BOTH INDEPENDENT AND
TRUST SHOWS BILLED
Arrangements Made for Playing Reg
ular Offerings Of the Leath Circuit
Ministries VIII Inausurate New Or
der OF Things on Evening Of No
vemher 80.

A. w. Withers, of Gloucester county,
owner OF the Academy of Music, and
G. y. A. Booker, OF this city. for many
years manager OF that playhouse, have
formed a co-partnership for the oper'
aticn of the Academy as "iegiu-
mate" show house. and afier Novem'
Der 20 the theatergoers OF Newport
News, Hampton and the entire PENN
sula will be treated to productions BY
the big road companies which play the
Leath circuit. The Academy has been
closed to road companies since last
January and the announcement that
It Is to be reopened will be received
with genuine rejoicing by the the
ate.goers of this section.
Mr.. Booker Is to manage the play
house and, while the Academy VIII be
operated as an independent house and
will not be part of the Leath cir
cult, Manager Booker says that he
and Dir. Withers have made arrange
merits with Kiaw & Erlanger, Henry
B. Harris. Henry w. Savage and lac
ether big producers for the playing OF
their attractions in Newport News.
Otto Wells, of the Leath circuit, has
consented to assist Messrs. Withers
and Booker in booking attractions and
Mr.. Booker promises the patrons OF
his house line Of first class produc-
lions.
Pick Only the Best.
BY reason of the fact that the Acad-
envy will not be in any regular cir
cult, the managers can pick out what
shows they want to play here and
should be able TO land only first class
productions. When the Academy for
merly was operated as Legitimate
house Il was In the Leath circuit and
Manager Booker had toe3ake, all the
shows given him-good, bad and in>
different. Many poor shows were
staged here and thia probably was
largely responsible for the failure OF
the house.
Announcement came from New York
yesterday that the long war between
the theatrical trust" and the indie
pendents has been brought to close
and that hereafter all show houses
will be open to the productions OF
both the Independents and the trust
This means that bigger and better
shows and more of them will come TO
Virginia and II Is believed that after
a few months the local Academy Will
be able to book the best shows that
come this way Some OF the bigger
productions which are to play Virginia
this year already have all dates filed
and cannot be booked into the Acad-
envy this season. However, after the
first of the year, II Is believed. all OF
the best producrfons can be secured
for the Academy.
Open With logers Minstrels.
Manager Booker announces that the
Academy will be rsopened on the
night of November 30 with John vo-
gels big City Minstrels." Several
other shows have been booked for
this year. including two of Henry w.
Savage's productions. but the date OF
their appearance here has not yet been
definitely fixed. Klaw & Granger pro-
auctions also will be here this season
and II Is probable that after the first
OF the year shows will be given here
more frequently than ever before In
the history of the Academy.
Mr.. Booker said last nigh; that the
Guy johnson Stock Company will be
continued at the Academy as long as
the public shows tAt Il wants to sec
productions By thai company. The
stock company will lsy on on the