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AUGUST «t itnt Xtie Billboard 11 SAN FRANCliePb CAL. Harry C. Wyirtt Sirtt^i^i ilfc'^ . American Muaio Hall Growing. Tbc WillUm Monrli Anwrlcan Mmle Hall, BOW In nmne of conitructioo, mads > bincr tboKtni: laxt wMk than «>«r. owlog to tin fart tbit c«rl.waa «f at** . aara arrlTCd and •» pMltlon. Fiuui Urn ABfctaa ' icptttt 'a^tka "Mr Muoa Oiwra Booaa. FkrslcUBa neortad a eoa- pleu netToua bnakdown, aad It li f»aicd the la not far awaj. Elolsr MortlBCr. prima doona. who la plar- las TittdrTUIe dataa eo th« Coaat. waa a Blu- Maid calirr laat VNk. Ibe N«v Orpheiun. la Bonoluln. vaa eorapletm taa utttt XKO, and waa drdlcatcd by the Ca- riaa mmlril Comcdr Company, wtaieta waa trana- tmti from tbe Opera Hoow. wbeia tbe compk- ar bas mud-* one of the btsseat aacccaaea yet made on tbe lalanda. Tbe local preaa dCTOtca eolnmas of praise. sWIac ercry aanabcr nicadid aotlcM. and eaoailaUi: Xaod -.Badniaa^; tba prima iionna o( tM MBpav.'.ifto kat'aiaia kit of her life. . i ^iij 1^' Ska lark Ooldea Ifoaleal Ogaady .Company ara -rturlai a aeaioo at Santa Om;; la the Dalqne IkMtre. ■'■ ■' ■ Uelen Bymn la playlac orer the Bat Larey CIrcalt. Lait week abe played the Oentral Tba. •tre, Oiktand. . . Rose Hoey Stereaa left last week to make a loor of Soothem CiUfomla. Mtrtlnpltl and Grosal, and Nada Morct wrltu from HoDoialn thst tiwy proceed- to Aoatnlla* ulliai; August 19. ntJ/taMiWimtt-li " in Honolulu, and wiu Tlalt;t>a ja laclf al tefore dvpartlac- < . . . llaaatcr Sam Hatrla. at tha Wtcvam Theatre. . waa antalad laat - FWar aiiU. barged with tMallaa a Uw which lafaia. la MoAiiic of tbt: atre ildea. The wrlttc waa inaaaf whaa Bar- tU did all he coold to kaaa tka'.CMwda from orerrrovdlnE hia theatre, bat to no avail. Tbey simple forrcd tbdr way la. John SnlUTaa was the attractloa, and thoaaaada blocked the strtets out to tbe ear. tracka. waltlnc for tbe second show, that It almost blacked tnfflc. Har- ris says It was a record week for the wigwam Theatre, and the recelpta ma orer $j,c>00. SoUlran and Coosldllie are now operating a Uae of smaller popular priced booaea. extend- lB( thronitb California, Utah, Colorado aad Ken- an. Is GOqJaoettoB with - tbetr restilar drcott The ataC aCtt^ Amerieaa Theatre la com- pcM of JaiBM Pnlliig. aetioc manasar; Vtaak H. Bin. treasarrr; Baynond Bore, mnaleal a> teetor; Ceortte Lone, maater mechanic; Oscal Ualhr. chief electrician: Ben WlUlama, prop- erty man: Fred ParUlea. chief naher: X. E. Mojnahan, operator; T, J. Tambarlnl, door- keeper. Prorei<^or Nemo, professional aeronant. bad a arrow escape from drstb at Ocean Beach Los Aaeeli'K C«ont.r. Jnty 17. when the balloon with vkl^ be waa prcpartajc to make an ascvni oacht Are aad waa destrored. In attemptlnic ••jot aot tha dame*. Nemo was aerlooslj ■aram «a ilhe haada and arma aad wtll he per . Matntly erlpplat,/ :. Mrs. Fiake Playa Engagement at Moore . Theatre. Orphaum Under Way. *irilllam Collier In A Lneky Star waa tbe'at- nactlon at tbe Moore Theatre week Jnly 18. and reitardlcaa of tbe extreaartr warm wottlicr old an exrellent bnalneaa. Seattle Theatre, The Coovlct and tn.- wn. Is not only beUuc played to capaclt) SS 7^ '"Jy bnt adTcrtisIng Ibe 5?."".,?'* J*™" Stock Company In a manner ifl'.J"" <«<»*tlean on the theatre sreekly dur- n """"ar encanaeat. th. h.'nf „ »LP^» taking adTannm cf mt Hu'' ■* dlSetent parka thrungh- <W{ III.' city lbea<> warm ereslan. . illlTn ^aKI "'i! Pantage'a scored. Frank SmIu y^J.** ""I^n* SUtera, In their cIOTer Jmhi.»* Tw'n'y-Mlnute Lay-orer at AUalfa aWKiiim. arc , scream. ^ iJ.. l»MlctitarIy fitting that tbe engace- r?L"J..S2-2"""'« Maddera Flake^^55 whlVh fcJI'ii»'l"'»<"'''*"« theatre, a conditio^ S> 5?,?HI ■^.•'"i?^ her prerlotia »lalt» •eek jily i^"" '^"^ I«aaBlad-Beelar Statp x»w'"i i,?.fc^?,i;'5l!E..!5? ftwadatloB for tbe t' iirlV »u2 'J^.'^ bare beea completed, aad" Anh, ; Heara. her fanabaad. aad 0? ..f. '2L'f;. <"t Mnaleal Comedy ^1.. S^'.!'* 20 New York, afcai ih.King, three of tba fbn. SZL''^^ aaeo on tb» Orpbanm CIrcalt. - ^5<W <^ Manager Belter M •t<;1ka Ophcnm. ; ■ 'jMif A. SWO BTRltWg.. ■ Ki»N»A 8 CIT Y, Milk;-' ^^'^ Attendan<;e at Local Parka July 4 Boata all Previoua Reoord*. Si-: hh. , not I the - •I».r *i»or. tin.- Til "an.! •keir Htt ■ >«.. . •>. Jnly 2i. waa a raeord-breaker foe , .J' • acoteblng bat day. with .i"?'" ;f wind In the city lo allerlate TTlng from the heat, and earlr In tba r itl'^SS? J? parka, the breathing •' 'be War. began, .aad laated until cloaluk waa the >aaf -work of , '"WSMnent at RIeeirir Pa* lb* Amwiflu 11 ?**irL •*J" '» K«aa<a els';, eeny one n.i ?-S*"""** leader, aad bla eTcel- .»"iS.i"'? r'>«™»b bit. The week of July •■^.v'^!^''' '■b' >>■• >»n<1 come to Elec- .■.■•I. l*^.?'""'^'" •~»ka' engscrroent, '1 ^eSlrh'TSrf'taMJll?'''"'* ^ ^' The many atlractlona and amnsements at Elec- tric Park were all liberally patroolaed. Early In August tbe management at Electric baa arranged for tbe annual big fire celebra- tion, wblcb la to be glren acrttsa tbe lak«. Falrmoont Park waa Indebted to their grea. natural lake for tbe teconl-brcaking crowda thai awarmed through tbe park all Sunday. Of conrae there are other attractions and eiOoymentb at Falimoaat. bat a dip In tbe Uke waa what *«mr na* araat tar aad had. ^ AjM Paik..tba big laat Side laaart. la get- tlaa Ita abara of puiaaaa*. . Slaa Marlon Batiabr.^lMai.«* aat le >aaa aad Uke at tbe niiiTiilliipa. k ^-^^^ Jer and bookkeenwat NmI Mlaa Bamaby baa the •^•iaL^ makea many and kccpa maay aatrcaa .tor Fotvst Park. . Fbreat Park I* gaML'ISSr jhe Empreas Theatre la now the only theatre rnoolna tbla anmmer In Kansas City, with tbe eaceptron of tbe Globe Theatre, and tbe Oayety. both popular priced eandeTllle and motloa pic- ture honaea. Week of July 24, Conanl waa In Kaaaaa City, and proeed bimaelt woadertnl. Xba andleneea weie mnch pleaaad tbla ai mlan'a feata. He waa "bom a moakey. but made blmaelf a man," la tt* way he waa atyled on the bllla, and it aeeiacd ao, Tbe reat of tbe bill waa very good and well worth while. Jack Qnarla*. tbe treaanrer. who made so ■Mar UMii.at tbe Sbiibert a aeaaon or two aM to.MB'ia.tbe box ofliee of tbe EmpKss. *; , ' WILLIAM W. 8HKLLET. business. Tbla week, A Midnight Marriage la the offering. Miss Florence Oakley, tbe capable leading wo- man of tbe Belaaco Stock Company, la to go lo New Tack aaaa. to play the Utle part In one of The. apcadthrlft compaalea. Mlaa Oakley la —■ -- -- be the la _ aecatcd. Tba hot weather tbe paat week did nit oeem to materially effect tbe atteodaoce at Ibe tbe- atica. althaogb aU t he be achaa. ata ^g^a b ig Tbe Cittao'a Taadrrill* aad fliat nm pictnrta WINNIPEG, CAN. Things theatrical bare again resumed tbeir normal proportlona after tbe fair week. All Ibe theatres did a msblug buslnesa. The (■irks came In for their share of the patronage, and as the weather waa Ideal, th* pe<if>le flocked tbltber for enjoyment. The Bl}on had au excellent bill and bad to turn tbem away at erery performance. W. B. Lawrence, manager respectlrrly of tbe Walker. Winnipeg and Domlalao theattca. ia back from hla trip. In which be comblund bnal- neaa with pleaante. He Is looking aplcndld and atated that he baa aacatod a Una at flnt-daaa attraetlona. At the Walker. One Watabaw. lit Sb* Bargo- maater. bald the boarta le taaOatnaaga. Ur. OLENTANOY PARK THEATRE, COLUMBUS, a Where tbe Slubbs-Wllsou I'layers are filling a summer engsgement. LOS ANQELE8. CAL. Virginia Hamad « eerad Haavily in An Ameriean WMow. Virginia Hamed and company opened at tnc Majeatlc Theatre. Sunday, July 17. for a four weeka' atoek engagement. Tbe openliig bill waa An ABMricaa WMow, aad altboiigb.Mia* Bar- aed-B MalimMjJa. baa a# j rl a jS a B F;. ea her emoitoainMflb .*e.. awie IiWjlilfiff |a ttia coai- edy. ■ "-V*''.'.'■■*.'.,•* At the Laa Aagelea Theatre. grtH y aa aad OaB. sidioc oOared a MU the ant^-wa^ln wbUh It waa dlOenlt to diBllagnlah tba beadtlaar. The first part of tha week. Mile. Bedlnl and bee beantHbl Arabian botacs- eloaed tbe bill, and later la .the sreek Arthur Trontt, the human dab. was glfen tbla place. Both acta were Tery elerer. and each recelfed much applause. Com- pleting a good bill, tbe following acta went well: The Loagworths, la a rcdaad mnalcal_ aklt: Kmlle Cberrlal,: tttak. vMMaUjbca and • Payne, actobata. aal, Mar.,:aadTMgM. the cooatry kida. At tbe TIeterla. la _ beadllear. arllb a aew repertoire «f songa. Maad* aid Oladye Ftaocy; tbe mermaids, ottered a "water*' act dliftaylBg great aklll. nrjgolatl'a Aerial Ballet ramalaed a farortte. In Ita aecoed week. Completing a good bill were Peter Don- Bid aad Meta Carson. In Alex. McLean's Dream; fewla McCord and Co.. In Winning on Wind: Clown Zertbo'a Conine Comedians; Warren and RIanrbard, and If. Franklin and Standarda. Via WIreleas. In the s<'COod week at the Be- laaco, baa drawn well. The T>n>dnrtlon. from a srenlc ataodpolnt, was hlfhty deserrlng oi nrslse. Next week tbe Relasro Compan.T will otter for tbe flrst time In Los Angeles. Billy, tbe big Bbnbert eomedy. Mr. Richard VWIaa, the rlem .Inreall* at the eaaipaajr. will hare Owet wta"oa^S?^^■ VmBsI O ^ ' "a a " « r » Ibe lltit fart. «m to Ow :- It waa <inlte a dl ni alBi t ta are .the Bn-bank Company In so friroloaa a play aa Caocht lu the rain, bnt with Harmon XcOrenr In tbe leadlna part, tbla baa prored a drawing atttac- tlnn tbe past week. Tbe Olrton Stork Company, at tbe Orand 0|.- eri lloaae. la baring a rrty *nrreas*nl b»bbob. baaa the aaat waefc. Miss Vesta ber aeeond weak, laaalBed the Tbe 18. I lae fall aeaaon oo Aagnat N. W. SBANNON. STCMCANi^ WASH. Bob. Pitzaimmona Gives a Few Inter- esting Potnta on the Recant Fight.' Cbaa. Frohman j rt a an tad wnuaaa OaUIcr ia A Lnefcy Star oa July SS-Sd. Margaret a«gn« Id The Awakealng at Beleaa Blcble. wUl be tbe next attractloa Aogaat Id-IT. Mr. aad Mra. Bob Fitaalnunona were tbe headline act at Pantages* week of S4, la a teflaed comedy play- let, entitled A Man'a a Man for a* That, la which tbe feature ia tba alagtng of Mrs. Fln- almmona. Be abowa. In tbe conrae of hla work, aome of the blowa that won for him the title of wocld'a diampion. In addition. Ur. Flta- gare a abort talk on tbe recent Jeflrlea- ight. Welnburg haa only recently joined the com- pany. Tbe Great Parbcr Showa are booked tar Wla- nlpeg'a First MId-Summer Camlral, and win ataow bere Angnat 8-13. Incloalre. The Hylaod N. A T. Co. bare been tunning excurslooa on their two boata, Tbe WInnltoba and Tbe Boonltoba. and arv drawing good pat- ronage. Mr. Loots Jordan, of The Elaht Flying Jor- dans, who played here during fair week. July 13-23, la well enoogh from bis recent iUneaa to be able to return to hla home In Penaaylranla. The New Orpbenm Theatre wlU not open till Pabraatr-1' na Ombeam l»<Datatb wlU fUm- TORONTO. ONT. Thaatrea, both of tha Legitimate and 'Vaudavillo Class, Doing Well. The Prrcy Haawell Playera were seen to aa- rantage in tbe cbarmiag comedy. School, and Misa Pcc«x.HaatMa sad. kar deter, aaaaetataa were gitaa a. twwa tagipWi|i >y.;|M| Popolar'TaodeTine la a Mg aoeceaa at the Tonge Street Tbeatre. Peter F. Grlfflo manager of tbe Hgnaa Stiec. Theatre, la presenting bla clientele with aa cs- celtent blU of Tanderllle and p i cl a t ea weaUy. ScartMro. Beach bad a big ^ taking faataiea were aboarn. At Sa " drawlag.' MONTREAL. CAN. Potpourri of Thaatrioal N««M ne'Sailr „ deataa SocletF week. Record' mer, with ita patroirfaed. Tbe King Edward Park ta being srell patroo- laed 2Ttb, Mr. (talatna Brooka* C4ia1i<i Tbcatrlral Gold* bas.aeir feacfta«Ltls thM vahuaa^ Tbe Lawrenec—Sandnaky Stock Co«paay_elcatd Ita anmmer eagagemcat at the Spakaaa Xbaati* alght at July 23. The compoar baa gaae to. Seattle and will play aa engagemaat tbaaa. ' It gare a production of Uncle TOm'a Cable to ca- pacity booaea tbe cloalag week. Tlie bonaa will be dark till September 4. Beadbig the bill at ttte Orpbenm la Mlaa Min- nie Dnpree and a capable company preacntlng a bright and bcccay Uttle comedy playlet. eaUtltd Tbe Mlniater'a Wife. Violet AUea aad Otmsav la Keeping an Appointment, and TIaaaal So- main la Before and After the Ball, ate ta* beadllncra at tbe Waablngtoa. LIberatl'a lUUan Band and Bowen'a Mats- torlnm Park Band arm eooblse. and the aarMtr noaleUaa will play aU week at tbe park tkoaa tba oee plattonn. which has been ealargad to accooaodatc tbem. aader the direction of SIgaor LIbetatL Attcmooa and ercalag xBetaila wUl be girea. JImmIe MazwaD. at tba Xda '. the Sella-Floto Show. Ia hcia nadar tbe • eaie.* baring had Ida koee dlaloeated. It wilt be aeTcral weeka before be will be able to'Jola tbe abow. Manager Cbarlea York. James Lewla ami Frank Newman, of tbe Spokane Theatre, will leare for Seattle to go on a yachting tonr of the Sound oo tbe tamooa yacht Gwelolyn No. 2. Tbe yacht won tiie aeeond prise In the race from 'Frlaco to Booolnln. Frank Xewman, who tiaa been treasorer od tbe Spokane Itieatre. will be liaaaliaied te tba Seattle Theatre In Seattle, as tiaasmr, aC'Iba opening of the season. Oeotge D. MeQoarrie, wlw played last aeaaoa In VaneoitTer. B. C. with the Walter Saaford Stock Company. Ia apendlag a ttw weeks la Spokane, and la tbe gnoat of Mlaa leaala SUrler. The Seventeenth Ammal IntetaUt* Pair, Oct. .t-s. promises to eellpae an prerlooa eSorts oe the part of Ibe management. Bobert B. Oao. i-TOTe. aecretary and manager of the fair, la la' the East to confer with tbe beads of tbe Gieat Western Fair, to be held at Winnipeg. Canada. Hla Tisit la to book attraetlona for the Inter- state Fair. On tbe returning trip he will atop at Minneapolis to confer with Bmee Qtegon. who will present tbe great panoiaaile acaaak^ne- Battle of Clearwater. aa the aata alAt at- tractloa at tbe lateratate Fair. . ' : MINWPIiPdLiS, MiMW. ^ " Theatrical Managers Actively Engaged Preparing for tha Coming Seaaoik Sonday afternoon. Angnat T. will maik thm reopening of tbe Soutbem Theatre at Safaa C*r> ners, according to the statement msida ta- Mha ager w. A. Kelly. Tbe Southern wSri&r tea. tlnnona hlgb-claaa TatideTlUe. «TSlL.*'*"...^"'.*"' «™^" Manager W. F. -^fC!'***!** playa Pantagea* Ume. will not open tee tha Ml aad winter aeaaoa tntO San- day. Angnst 28. Mr. Cbarlea B. MUOLmrwr I5i'JSSi''i'!,5'?'"t!* '•«"ll^ >"» win retara to tbe MIU City in time to confer with tbe local management upon tbe opening. Lee Baker and Edith Erelyn aa tbe new ••i^'J leading lady at tbe Lyric Tbe- atw stock Company, hare met with moeb eu tbnalasm at tbe bands of tbe patron*, and ap- peared to adsantage last we^ In Ber Greai Match. ■ i-. ■ . ■ At tte llillauaniail-- OjMia 'Home tbe Grace Rayward AMoeiate' Pla|«is. with Mlaa Grace Raywatd aad Albert Morrlaon In leading roles, fj^??"^ TS* Battle, to be followed with In Berltabire HOIa, J. A. Van WIe. of the Twin City Scenic Com- pany, waa tbe first MInneaiwlia Elk to arrlre home from tbe BIka* coiTeotloo In Oetrolt, ap- pearing at hla poat early laat week. Mr. Van Wle reported a a p l aa dl d time at the conren- tloo. Manager Jack Xlllatt. of the Uninne Tbealt* baa one of the SnUlenf-GaaaMlae Boad Show* a^ this wee«[-a bill, and patiaee are mm* thai pleeeed. Tbe acts In tbla mad ahow inelnde Purlelgta'a Aeroplane Girl In foor dally filchta: Hetty Urma, Bngland'a net boy; Roland Carter sod Company. In a aatiriral comedy. Vaeatln-i Time: Will Lacy, the fUtew who wallxeo 00 one wheel, and Walter Xsvl lalp of Tbp •atU.. ers. snn his company..-* la ■'na Anaat* At tbe Tbreahold. . . Tbe Oipbaoaa ihtatn wtll area Ita i dar- Aagnat U, aeardteg te tbe ana of Maaager Q. B. Baymoed. While It W to> ponalbia to adtrlaa tbe openlac hill In fall at tbla date. It la stated that It wfll he far abor.* the osdinary, aad amoac the acta wblcb «nil apoear heiw *iiiag- tbe a i aa sa are i er l w«ed ■eella LofMi^nHia; OBbOL Aia> IHamv, •'a Reerea. tmL ftTPIa. Alice Uapt aid MIn. Polalre. Snndsy. September 4. wilt mark ibe ania«l fall onenhiK nf tb» BHon Oiera Home wM- la. Old Reetnrky. .\nnther sttrs'-tioa to ap p a g t / -" at this hooae I* B"neyn<nnn Tnt'l. with th e fa* mooa' Zik^lle Theatre eimms and tbe new Wiy^ ' hoen*« IJaoela* Prownlea. ' .* Jallaa Baa. tofawrly of tbe tyrle 8tnA Omi<v bin la alack'at CleftlaBi, O.