The New York Clipper (October 1906)

898 THE NE¥ YORK CLIPPER. OCTOBEB 13 Thomas Aldhicii Uarmbtt, author of the comic open, "The nig Itugiboo," was In New York City last week, arranfilntt lor the music or Ihe production, which will be rnralshDO bj a well known music publishing house. Oho. O. Hamulson writes from Campbell, Mo.: "We are fitting; up a first class modern opera hous e at this place." music and Song. Fboh M- Witmabx A Bows.—In the race for fame, the majorlt? of people arrive over the route of an uphill road, every atop of which means toil and weariness, nil of which is forgotten if they bat reach the «nU. Henry Bloasom's first ambitious work, "The Yankee Consul/ struck the public hard, and the one that followed, "Mile. Modiste " cre- ated a great furore in New Ifork. Still work- *nit for higher recognition, if that were pos- sible, Mr. Blossom is mid to have reached the crowning miccesa of bis life, In "The Red Mill " 'fne number of successes that are ol- crultig constantly to Victor Herbert a fame pile up so rapidly that It fa more than the £ utile can do to keep in touch of them. Like lr Arthur Sullivan, he belteveB "inspiration Is perap:ration," and works on tarolna out miiiic of greatest originality and of big-heat Srode. While the musical world regretted lr. Herbert's withdrawal from concert work is "cello bcIoIs:, when listening to his or- chestra under hla able direction, or to a musical novelty, no one can refrain from ap- preclatlnj hie larger gift of wmpMltloii. A few of ills succesMea are: "Mile. Modiste, "It Happened In Nordland." Mlsa Dolly lJKjllara,^ "Wonderland," "IJabeB In ToylamT end "Unhette." Ills latest composition, "Ihe lied Mill," at once scored heavily. The opening night was a social event. The Ited Mil 1" aboundH In bright, catchy songs and musical numbers, among them ari: "tfeetf Day Is Lady's Day to 5Ie," "Whistle It " "I Love You Dear Because You re You, "You Never Can Tell About a Woman," "'A Widow Has Wnjsj," "In the Isle of Our Dreams," "The Streets of New York," "Moonbeams," "The Legend of tbe Hill/ ' I Wont You To Marry Me," "Just Fof Sher- lock Holmes," 'I'm Always Doing Soujetbing 1 Don't Want To Do," and "Go While the Ooln' la Good." New Wltmark sensations are: "Tbe Sandman," by Geo. Spink; "Bun- ny" and "Chaudra Nele," by the same au- thor, and some numbers by Melville Kills. KllOJI THE l'\ H. llAVILAM) PlIB. CO.— Kenny and IIollls are featuring "The Good Old \l 8. A." and "Keep on the Sunny Side, and both songs are big lilts. Grace Demur, w I til the Transatlantic*, continues to meet wltn success singing "Crocodile Isle.' Ma Ida Duprep Is using "Crocodile Isle" with the Jolly Grass Widows Co., and tells us It is the best Bong she ever had. Joe Emerson will shortly add "The Good Old V. S. A. to her clever act. The song, with Bildea, Is the hit of every show It Is In. Tyce and Jermon, and Mills and Morris are slnfilng "The Good Old U. 8. A„" "Keep on the Sunny Side and "Crocodile Isle," and all three are big bits. Mmbert and Williams. In a letter to the Ilnvlland Pub. Co., eay that "Keep on JH Sunny Side." "The Good Old U. 8. A." and Crocodile Isle" were the three song littB of ev ry bill they played In this Summer. The musical numbers In "McFadden's Flats' re- ceiving the most applause at the opening, In Orange, N. J., were ''The Good Old U. 8. A., "Oli, What a Night to Spoon," and "Crocodile Isle." Dolly Tin-bold Is making a special feature of ''Keep on the Sunny Side." The Hootblacka Quartette have added "The Good Old U. 8. A?' and "Keep on the Sunny Side" to their act. .Tnnies Purvis la singing "Tbe Good Old V. S. A." Winifred Stewart is plenslng her audiences with the best waltz nook on the market, "Keen on the Sunny Sldo." Among Ihe new publications from the K. It. navllnnd I'ub. Co. are: "The Good Old II. 8. A.," "Keen on the Sunny Side," "Take n Little Ride with Me," "You Never Can fell by the Label," "Girlie, 1 lave You, and "When lier Beauty Begins to Fade." Knou tub Boum ofIIbmick. —ufM Rem- ington added to her act, last week, the popu- lar Itemlck cowboy song hit, "Cheyenne,' making a special costumed feature of this spirited" number. Clarice Vance, the "Southern Nightingale," opened her season at Brighton Beach. Her repertory Is composed entirely of Itemlck Bongs. Including the new one. "I'm Goln' Right Back to Chicago," which she In- troduced for the first time, "I'm Wise," "What's the Use of Anything?" and "Marlar." The last named song was written expressly for Miss Vance by Mose Uumble. Frank Clif- ford, of tbe l'ayton Stock Co., Brooklyn, is effectively singing Beveral Illustrated Remick son* numbers, Including "Cheyenne," "Why Don"t You Trv'i" and "Alice. Where Art Thou Going?" Yulr and Ilevere are featuring In vaudeville the Itemlck "good gravy" coon song, "Camp Heetln' Time,'* and another showy Remick vocnl number, "My Sweet." The Sharp BoyB have done well with "Linda" and "Won't You Throw a KIbb at Me?" Tbe t'hree Lelgbtons, In an act called "A On* Night Stand In Minstrelsy," are also using "Linda." May Rosella, singing comedienne, writes J. 11. Itemlck & Co, thnt she 1b doing wonders with "Jessamine," "Alice, Where Art Thou Going?" and "Camp Mcetln' Time." She says: "They went great." "Won't Yon Come Over to My House V" tbe new and pathetic song number, by Williams And Van Alatyne, ami recently published, Is rapidly finding favor with the public through the efforts of the many leading professional singers who are featuring It In vaudevll'e. Among these are Herbert Holcombe, of Hol- comln'. Curtis and company, Jim Brockmao, of 1 .ockman. Mack and Belmont. The popu- in' ,iy of "Cheyenne" does not seem to dl- > .inlsb one particle as It grows older. Irene .■'rnnklln Is enthusiastic over her succeBS with this splendid song. Lew Hawkins has also added It to his repertory with satisfac- tory results. I'aullne Welles and her picka- ninnies are featuring, In vaudeville, the three sonx successes, "Cheyenne," "Jessamine" and "Alice, Where Art Thou Going?" The lust named song linn just been added to tbe rep- ertory of the Herald Square Comedy Four. f ascot, the coon slioitter, Is making hla nucll- encea shout with laughter with IiIb mimical lendltlon of the Itemlck vocnl eccentricity, "Good Advice." Jessie Mac Hall writes the publishers that some of the biggest song suc- cesses sung by her which Ihey publish are "lola," "Won't You Come Over to My HouBe?" "I Like Yon, Too." the new Itemlck conversa- tion song, nnd "Won't You Throw a Kiss to Mel" ami "Linda," the candy coon song. SHJNIiL: UlHlKlrT ZintKK'H CONCERT BAND and I'lUMiAUMtisic OitriiriTiiA Is at Hot Springs, Ark., giving concerts at the large hotels. The organization la creating a de- (Idedly good Impression, lloatcr is as fol- lows: Slg. ltoltert Ktcrke, director; Fred R. Ilernlmnn. C. B. Jones, Chns. Donovan, Louie J. Valle. Joe Lldej. Max Bunch, Albert Schu- macher, A. J. Brock way, Avery L. llurd, Al. I. Miiisor, Amlel Burr, Rudolph Schuclder and HI* Jiallono. 1'uiscKRR Ciiinqkiixa, the Indian womio who. with Rd. Newell, does a novelty act, has an Indian song, entitled "Vaianoso." This Sloce was composed by Mrs. Ella Dlsbrow onr-a, who died n few weeks ago, at her home In Trenton, N. .1. Last Summer, when Mrs. Jones wns here visiting relatives, the piece wns not quite finished, nnd she worked on It vyblle here. She completed it shortly afler leaving, nnd Inter sold the copyright to a Mew York publishing house, who are now put- ting It out. Tiiko. A. Mkt7,, formerly lender of the Primrose, Thatcher and Dockslader's Min- strels, nlso the composer of the International Mint; hli. "A Hut Time in the Old Town,-' tins started a music store, and Is running a swtiool of music. In Stamford, Conn. Frou Jos. Sttern it Co.—"Why Can't a Girl Be a Soldier?" for which Stern & Co. secured the exclusive selling agency, is a march song hit. Dealers and Jobbers alt over the country have been wondering over the Urge demand which has sprung up for the new march son^ by the above title. It was orlglnnllr published by K L. Halle, a welt- known musician and leader of this city, whose son composed tbe music. Knowing that lim- ited facilities might handicap its ultimate success, unless handled by some first class house In touch with the entire trade, Mr. Halle has placed tbe exclusive selling agency with Stern & Co. Mr. Halle has made ar- rangements for Stern k Co. to handle his latest song, "A. Daughter of Uncle Sara," which musical critics say will not fall short of hla other big success. IIr, Halle has sev- eral other bread winners In bis catalogue, no- tably: "Baby's Prayer," "In the Springtime I'll Be With You, Sweetheart Mine/' and an Irish characteristic march, "Top 0* the Morning," and all three will In fntnre be handled und supplied exclusively by Stem St Co. Tb? Bradfords, colored entertainers, are using "I'll Keep a Warm Spot In My Heart For You," "Robinson Crusoe s Isle" end "I'm Looking For My Ten." They write that tbey are tbe best songs that tbey have ever beard. Frank Lawler, late of "Coming Thro* tbe Itye*' Co., now with the Leone Elwyo Company, has added two Stern aongs to fits act, "Indians Along Broadway" and "Rob- inson Crusoe's Isle. Mr. Lawler was tbe leading comedian with tbe "Coming Thro' the Hye" Co. "Bailey and Fletcher, in vaude- ville, find that two songs of this boose are Just what tbey have been looking for. "Kiss AH the Girls For Me" ami "I'll Keep a Warm Spot In My Heart For Yon" are the two songs selected. Eddie Foy, In "The Earl and tbe Girl" Co., has taken a song from the "House of Hits," which we will nnmunce later. He Bays It Is tbe great- est song be baa heard la many a year. Rose De Haven Is miking a tremendous bit with her four new songs from the "House of Hits." Tbey are featuring: "Waltz Me, Bill," "Mflo," "Little Girl You'll Do" and '"Indians Along Broadway." Last week they had to answer to six and seven curtain calls at every performance. This firm has just Is- sued a series of books which are attracting unusual attention. The Mozart book, al- though oc the market only a few days, la finding a ready sale. It consists of a splen- did collection of the favorite gems or the composer, Including extracts from his sym- fmonies. oncrsB and church music. A sfml- or collection, containing the works of Men- delssohn, las also JuBt come from tbe press, and other books by tbe best composers will follow In rapid succession, The edition con- tains : "Allegretto," "Andante Grailoso," "Alia Turca, "Presto," "Andante Canta- blle," "ltondo," "Allegretto Joeoso," "Adieu," "Allegro Assa," "Andante Con Affezlone?" "AndsQtlno Non Troppo," "Don Giovanni," "Andante Gon Favorl, "Placldo E II Mar," "Allegro Molto," "Menuetto," "Benedlctus," "Gloria In L'x^IsIb" "Dona Nobis," "Agnus Del," "Qui Tollla,'' "Sanctua" and "Bene- dlctus." Chas. K. Harris 1 Notes. —Julia Mackey baa returned to New York from her London tri- umphs. She will Blng the new ballad, "Some- where," which she predicts will become one of the blRgest song hits ever written by Chas. K. Harris, the will also Introduce In a novel manner, "The Tale of n Stroll." Margaret Asbton, If she can accept American engage- ments, will use "Somewhere" and "Just One Word of Consolntlon." Jessie Sbnrp, with the Bon Ton Uurlesnuers, Is making a feat- ure of "Somewhere, with beautiful slides. Kvcry elide thnt Is thrown upon the canvas receives a round of applause, and she has had to repent tbe second verse of the song at every performance. Martle Ward, with the World's Comedy Four, reports success with "Somewhere" and "Just One Word of Con- solation." Dave Lewis bad to Blng eleven verses to "Mother, 1'In a Rose Oa Me," at the Grand Data House, Pittsburg, Pa. Harry Kills and his Quartette, tbe Metropolis Four, late of Dockstadcr's Minstrels, are cre- ating a misntloii with their rendition of "Somewhere." Frank Coombs la another singer who has taken up "Somewhere," and will mnk-a a feature of It. Ida Gladstone, with Wm. S. Clark's "Jersey LHlleB" Co., who has been creating a sensation wherever beard, la going to make a feature of tbo new song, "Somewhere," Chnrles Foreman, bari- tone, who lias been engaged by the Eva Tan- guny Co., will rvature "The Tale of a Stroll" and "Somewhere," which songs he will, no doubt, render to great advantage. That Quar- tette, composed of Prlngel, Jones, Silvester and Morrell, who have made one of the big- gest hits ever known In the City of New York, at the New York Roof, have selected "Somewhere" as one of their feature num- bers for the quartette, while Mr. Morrell, the tenor, will make a special feature of 'Vuat One Word of Consolation." The Metropolis Four, Hurry Ellis, soloist, have succeeded In making ''8otuewhere" very popular at At- Inntlc City. This "Four" make a feature of singing this song. Tbommy Qulgley, tenor, reports that "Somewhere," since he has Bung st Atlantic City, has beco tbe biggest hit he has ever sung, and predicts that tbe eong will be one of the biggest hits this coming Fall that has ever been Issued. Know tub Gus Edwards' Music Pub. Co.—Bert Morphy, tbe original "Man Who Slugs to Beat the Band, Is scoring heavily with tbe original skate song, enti- tled "Come, Take a Skate With Me, ,T which Itlnnche Ring also sang in "His Honor the Mayor," Mr. Morphy Is also Blnglng "I'll Do Anything In the world For You," which he claims Is the blggeBt hit be has ever bad. George Gaskln, the well known tenor, baa been engnged to feature the famous Cobb and tidwardn march ballad, "Somebody's Sweet- heart I Want To Be, with band concerts for seven weeks through New England. This Is the result of Mr. (Joskins singing the song at a concert last week, and having to repeat the chorus over and over again. "Givb Mi An A&ibricah Girl," a waltz soa.r. Is being sung by a large number of the profession; also "Come Back, My Evelyn, to Me," and "The Alligators' Parade," a two Btep, all of which are compositions of A. D. Mngbee, of Allegheny, Pa. Mr. Magbee Is a theatrical pianist of ability. He has been tbe past Summer at Bartbolomay's Pavilion, Charlotte, N. Y., playing the piano and cor- net, simultaneously, which Is pronounced an artistic mualcal novelty. PlNIMURBT I'ahk, Worcester, Mass., J. P. Caples, general manager; J. F. Donovan, as- sistant manager, closed a successful season Bent. 11!, with NavasBar'e Ladles' Band. Rout. A. Bkackbtt, who for two years was manager of Lyman 11. Howe's Moving Picture Co., has been engaged by the Arthur Prior Band Co., to put on the big electrical and mechanical act, "The Triumph of Old Glory." Bam Tacbeb, manager of tbe profenional department for Francis, Day A Hunter, haa received word from Vlotel Mascotte, tbe stage directress of tbe Howard, the popular bur- lesque and stock bouse of Boston, that she opened Monday, Sept. IT. She states tbit the bulk of numbers to be used In the stock, bur- lesque and part of tbe specialties, will be those from the house of Francis, Day A Hunter. Having been so enthusiastic about tbt suc- cess of "Waiting at tbe Churcb," she will follow It up with the numbers of Jerome and Schwartz's "Sweet Aoastasla Brady" and "Float Me, Charley," and the other new Eng- lish numbers, which she thinks will all be positive hits for her for tbe season. Ross Bush, who has JuBt started In vaude- ville, Is using Lewis A Rose's ballad, "We'll Be Sweethearts to tbe End." Sbe writes: "I sang It tbe other night, and the audience would not let me go. There la something In tbe song that touches the soft spot In their hearta. Chas. I). Lawlor and daughters re- port great success with this new ballad suc- cess, and J. B. Lowltz's "If You Don't Stop I'll Scream." Both songs are the publica- tions of Willis Woodward A Co. Rudolph Aroxson Is In receipt of the manuscript copy of Leoncavallo's new marcn, entitled "Vive l'Amerlca," which, together with bis "Ave Maria," are to-be performed for tbe first time at tbe Initial concert in New York, on Oct 8. Rehearsals of tbe artists and tbe Scala Orchestra for the Le- oncavallo tournee in tbe United States and Canada are now progressing at the Teatre Llrlco, Milan, under the coaductorshlp of the maestro, and will continue until the date of departure of the company for Genoa, la Sep- tember. A. P. Pinto Is organizing a symphony '~trican h or- chestra, la which none but American born young men will be engaged. It will be Mr. Plato's policy to give concerts, the pro- grammes of which contain music both classi- cal and popular, a mixture of the old mas- ters and the modern composers, including many of hte own works which have never been beard la public. Rt:ssELi. A. K&LLEr. who has Just finished a season at Watch Hill, R, I., has returned to this city, and accepted an engagement in the orchestra at Hotel Bresiln. Oauacpiiig ana minsirci Mabel Lockuart writes that she has Joined the team of Buckley and Martin, In tiit'ir succeBSLUl act, "Muldoona Picnic'' Caldwell and Wknxwurtii are piaylag on ;he J. li. Morris circuit of Family Theatres, 'iuey report meeting wuu big success in their ciuuclng act. L.UC1LB Mazziotta, late of tbe Mazzlottas, Is singing illustrated soogs at tne ttljoa Theatre, Wheeling, W. Va., ioc the Beason. Mas. N. 13, Kol£x, manager of the htaplre Theatre, Ashtabula Harbor, 0., la having a very successful season. The bouse remains open all Winter. Ll: Maziku, principal comedian with tne Geo. Primrose Aliustreis, closed with the above company at Baltimore, Md., on Sept. ZD, Luw Palul'U, the mimic, reports tbat he Is uieetfag with tbe very nest of suc- cess over tne Sullivan & Consldiue circuit of Western theatres, and that he will play the West for some time to come. This is the Urst season In many years that he has not been In burlesque. Lijwis and hsssiaatoy, after a two weeks* rest m their borne, will take to the road again with their act, "Setb Spinner's T roubles," wblca tbey claim is funy pro- tected uy cop.vrlfcbt. Tbey have a new drop to their bdujlo scene. Capt. Su>.\£i' iiiNUAN began his vaude- ville dates with bis uew aquatic show and life savluy dogs, ut the New Star Theatre, Aurora, 111., Sept. 17. He has played tbe Urand Theatre. Jollet, 111., and the Grand, Hammond, lud., with other good dates to follow. Nina Lesteb Is spending a two vreeks* vacation at her parents' bummer home, Lynn, Mubs. 'I'm: Gbsqobi Pamomime Co. closed two successful weeks' engagement at Bonhag's Casino, North Beach. N. V., also at Inmau's Casino, Coney Island, N. Y. The troupe 1b now composed of Geo. L. Gregory, james Gregory, Marry B. Gardner, Andre Ma Dill and Leo li. Lorella. Ahthub Ashton, female Impersonator, and Rose Martine have returned from Ha- vana, Cuba, after a twelve weeks' engage- ment Arthur Aahton will fill eight weeks with the L. B. Walker's Dancing Girls bhow at the State fairs, and wiU then return to Havana for the Winter, with eight dancing girls, opening at the Indiana Music Hall. Tub Thrkb Kobebs write: "Have been working steadily for twenty weeks since we arrived from. South America. At present we ore playing the J. L. Jackson middle West circuit. Open on the International circuit ut tbe Kmpire Theatre, Des Moines, la., Oct. 15. We are working on our way to Wheeling, W. Va. Have not been there for five years, and will spend the holidays there." Euobnb West, of West and Henry, writes: "Owing to the hit we made at the Lyric The- atre, Lincoln, Neb., week of Sept 16, Mana- ger Miller engaged us for a return, week of Sept, 30, with oar new sketch. Miss Henry went to her home In North Dakota on Sept -3. owing to a death la her family." Tub trio, known aa Williams, Thompson and Hoey, after playing twenty-two weeks over the Novelty circuit for Henry Lubel- skl, appearing In only three houses and playing return dates In each house, opened on the Crystal circuit for Geo. 1. Adams, playing two weeks la each house. AcKun and Collins have added many new featuea to tbelr shooting act Matt Dbb writes that he has Just closed a successful Beason ag manager of the vaude- ville shows at Lake Manawa, and opened a vaudeville show, under canvas, at Omaha. Cvclinu Zakobab, knockabout comedy 'cy- clists, are building a new and original appa- ratus, to be used for the finish of their act Ic will replace their sensational ladder ride, and will be much more dangerous. At present the act la In Its seventh week as a special feature with the Rentz-Santley Co. Sloan and Soiha write that they lost only two weeks since last March. They report that their new act, "The Prestidigitator and the Mnglclan," is a hit everywhere. Tbey are hooked solid up to 1U07. Thb team of Stuart and Woolley have dis- solved partnership. Mr. Stuart will Join hands with Eck. Bailey, and the team will he known as Stuart and Bailey, Irish com- edians, presenting their new act, "The Dog I lilt," written by Chas. A. JoneB. Oenabo and Theol have closed their Bea- son with the Wallace Circus. They will short- ly sail for Europe. The Vabdeli.es write that the/ have re- ceived a sketch from Charles Landon Carter, entitled "The Sonora Mine." It Is aa excel- lent piece of work, full of good, clean com- edy, with an original plot and novelty finish. They are confident that It will be a hit FR7.ii Martin. Juggler and contortionist, has just finished twenty-one weeks with tbe London ft Tattle Olympic Show, this being his second season with tbe show. He has been very successful with his juggling act, and alto In his balancing and plate spinning work. Ed. Thabdo and Hki.bne Tuttxe report a decided success with their dogs and Impale- ment act, being among the special features for the Volunteer Klremena' Carnival, at Cam- bridge, Fa., week of Sept 10. Chas. Hildbbro writes that he has just closed a very successful season of twenty-one weeks with London & Tuttle's Olympic Show, which has been touring Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio tbe past Summer. Hllderro has Joined bands with Jas. Canfleld, of the same show, to do a double magic and Illusion act for the Winter. They are rest- ing at Mr. Canfleld's home In LeroysvlHe, Fa., and commence tbelr vaudeville dates about Nov. 1, opening In New York City. Williams and Melsurn report meeting with big success In their new act, "Cooker's Call" They open at Pastor a, Oct. S. Clara Botle, better known as Mrs. Jas Dalton, who had been 111 In St Joseph's Hospital, Chicago, for the past eight weeks, has returned to her daugbter'a home (Mrs- Terry Ferguson), at Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Dal- ton has retired for the season, and Mr. Dal- ton has joined Alice Tlffey. The act will be known as Dalton and Tlffey. Time la all filled for this ctason. "Thb Yankee Doodlb Girls" are playing the Western houses. The show Includes- "Tim Sullivan's Chowder" and "Sullivan On Guard at the PhlllpplneB." with Jas. JF. Leon- ard in the title role. The olio presents Joe McDevItt and Andy Kelly, Billy Hart and Anna Vale, introducing ihelr novel human ventrlloqulal figures; James b\ Leonard and Clara Whitney, the Great Crane and com- pany, and Mills and Lewis. Sol Meyers la the manager, and U, D. WHHamBon, business malinger. Thei Bdsch Faiiili will begin work Oct 2£, Johnnie Busch, the young comedian, hav- ing fully recovered from bis recent illness, the family will be four la number this sea- son. Chas. Heclow, eccentric comedian, and Marie Heclow, character medley dancer, have Just finished fourteen weeks of park time on the Melville circuit, and opened Sept. 24 at tbe Bljoa Theatre, Kalamazoo, Mich., for the Western Vaudeville Associatioo. They are booked solid until July, 1907, ploying many return dates. They have not plaved Aew York in nearly four years, and have worked steadily la the West, losing only twelve weeks in that time. HAttYisr Wolf, of Wolf and Zadella, Is now rapidly recovering from the recent severe sur- gical operation he underwent The t^m ex- pects to work In about six weeks. They have laid off about ten weeks on account of Mr. Wolf's illness. Wayxe La Mar has Jumped West to visit her huaband, H. V. Hllgert, manager of Dia- mond Comedy Four. She will remain out there for six weeks. Notes from Beach & Bowers' Famous Minstrels. —We are now equipped with the greatest show we ever had, and are now In oar sixth week, playing to packed houses erery night. Eddie Nixon joined Sept. ^3 t The Valadons, Daniel and Lora, European cyclists and tight wire performers, write: * We have not lost a week the past Summer, and public and press give us credit of having one of the neatest and strongest aerial cyclist and tight wire acts before tbe public. We are booked up Bolld until May, 10u7 In- cluding the Doric, Yonkers, N. Y.; tbe Mo- zart Family circuit, and Pastor's Theatre, Isew York City." Pbof. J. Apdalb writes: "I closed at Vas- sal-. Mich., after a six months' steady run. «111 go to Canada for a two weeks' vacation, then return to New York for my Winter sea- son, My act has been a big success this sea- son. 1 played seven weeks la the South, on the Jake Wells' circuit, and have booked quite a number of return dateB for next Summer " Voelckel & Nolan's Dandy Dixie Min- strels, headed by John Kucker, 'The Ala- bama Blossom," report meeting with great success through Texas, aad frequently have been turning people away. Cham. 0. Hoou&s and Geo. It. Brown opened on the Keith circuit Oct 1, at Boston. h. E. Richards will offer a new act for next 8ummer, It being Sherwood and Flynn, two well known performers, In a novel elec- trical act with Bpeclal scenery. Uarbv Thomson, "His Honor, the Mayor " writes: "I am still delivering 'the gooda.' Am not with any show, but am still In vaude- ville, and have my title famous from the Bowery to tbe coaat." W. H. Gcbald has signed to support Violet Black la a vaudeville sketch. Mr. Gerald will produce a novel act In vaudeville next season. Lulu Tiiies closes with aa amateur show at Americas, Ga. Ton Gillen, "Finnlgan'a Frlead," an- reared at Murray Hill Theatre. Sunday eve, Sept. 30, and he scored such a success tbat he was Immediately engaged by the Colum- bia Amusement Co. for an early return date. Jackson and Hoon, who are playing a forty weeks' engagement with the Anas Eva Fay Co., are usW Al. Hoon's original nov- elty production, Blnglng to moving pictures, and the act Is a big success. TnR Juggling Dupontas, who recently closed on the Sun circuit report meeting wltn great success. Johm amd Louisa Till are now on their tour to San Francisco, where tbey will open on tbe L. circuit. LbMairb and LbMairb did not dissolve partnership as they had Intended to do, but. instead, are still working together, and will soon produce their new act, "The Hebrew Conductor," which proved to be a "winner" when presented for the first time several weeks ngo. Fricb and Mildred have signed with Western Vaudeville Managers' Association for Western time, opealng at Elgin. III., Oct 1, for twenty-nine successive weeks. They have entitled their act, "The Ilube Girl, the Sport and the Leading Lady." Waller and Mauill report meeting with great success through the middle West, and are hooked solid to March, 1007. While play- ing Springfield. 0-, recently, they were en- caged to do their kid act at Spring Grove IlulL Sutton and Sutton write: "Ws made a flying trip from New York to Chicago, to open at Sans Soucl Park. We are being feat- ured In our original comedy acrobatic nov- elty. 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