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Xtie Biill>oai*<l f are imu^uuily basy dajs at tbe WItmark f, exea for tbe iDilt'ffttieable bustlers who icptoeot bers tb«te under tbe emblematleal Olaek Toirer. Tbe tbeatxlcal aeasoa of 19(S-'0O 1m capld]7 approacbloc, whitlU meus tbat, lo ■miHiin i» Uir nmial qintt oC aoafa and mla- mUucmm InMranMBtal noAns vUck St. Wlt- IMKk. A Scan bcinr OBt ^>lth cfeaiMWClMIe ree- atMltr (Bcii montb. tkaS tbttolBB hooM has in WDtk and iclU aliortljr paHMl Mt Mdf 'tte cream tat.tke majorltr «C Ike «p«all«'kad otlirr ABMta* nmcicat pritetM— vMck tbe lildWte wllI lonii riwi ■■■■t l»f'«taMi time cMfT:jMcSiwa or .tk^.' music riti—n CTwy.——OC «» olkii pn>- Bomber, which : '«poii the theatrical ■M wi6l more or less snecess. are The Mayor of Toklo, by Rlcljard Carle, mnslc by Frederick Petezm. now raocing in Chlca^; Tbe Rollicking GU. by Sydney Ro«enfeId and w. T. Francis. wUck has passed lt> one bondredtb perfotmance at tbe Herald Sqnare' Theatre, New Tork Cltr: some of the principal trnmbem in Tbe Land of Nod, recently prod need In Chicago: The Fili- buster, by Charles P. wnsoo and wmiam IiO- xalne. trbich will shortly be siren an elaborate road production: When We Are Forty-one. tbe popnlar skit by Bobt. B. Smith and Gds Ed- wards, non' rnnoinp on tbe roof of the New York Theatre: Fsntana. by Rnbt. B. Smith and Bay Hnbbell, which coatinnea its lon^ mn at tbe Lyric Theatre. New York City, and The Pearl and The Pnmptln. by Paul West and W. W. Denslo^v. with music by John W. Bratton. now enjoylac a mldsmnmer mn at the Colonial nnmbers antf flm voeiA aasres oC ttk^ts* open*, as mt vaaamU, wUeh Bmr B. : Ballk^-aa Vletar ftaikart are irMbc Cor Lain ~ ~ ~ St BtaMM. Jr.. Ud Tletor 8Aa>; WipnUnly; tbe new, r tntB* pradnetloii by Jnllan in wkick Glen UacDsDoogli and yictor are i*f<TsVr^" " t; Plaley and Lodeia' ical-comedy which Charles Frohmin wm gIii#te'Mdr nod eIat)orate yt nil m rnm , and gpon wkMt.'tte'mkoc and composer of Ike Prince of tbe two comic opens composing at his K. Y.; a musical play, aie'-ynk mmamcd, npoo which John Ken- teck «»-"t-, - author of A Hooselioat On The Styx, ia engaged with Uannel Klein; tbe new comic opens which Alfred G. Bobyn, composer of Tbe Yankee Coosnl. Is wrltlns with Henry M. Blossom, anther of ClieAers; The Belle of .The West, which is rapidly nearlng completion nnder the redoubled efforts of Harry B. Smith, librettist, and K»rl Hoocbna. composer, wlio are writing It for Fkirence Blndler; Bieaklns Into Society, the new mnslcal play which BobC B. Smith and Gns Edwards are writing for the Foot Itetooa. tbe w^-kDosm Tsndenne teaa; taa. asa mt HaOT VmOtia, WUmark * Sons' stair of cnmp s s t ra . and last, bat by bo means of least importance, tbe nrasleal nambera whkb Cbanncey Oleott Is writlDg for bis new play. Mention of these is a reminder that about tweaty of tbe staadard operatic aneeessca pub- lished by the Wltmatks win be sent on tUe road next seaaoo. Among these are Tbe Sbo- Gnn. Babes In Toyland. Buster Brown, The Chaperons, Tlie Fortnoe Teller, A Glil From Dixie, Pessr C^ain Puis, Xbe Prlaceol PU- Happened In' IMBbLv 9lltS^aPl£m!^i^>it^ laDtl, etc. iQdt-t-ti. tbe active. Intelllgeut 8^^a^m of hu- mau hi^rs distributed oyer the eight Uoors of tlje Witmark Bolldluf; are ouu:tuaH>- busy tliese ijays, aud often eyenlnss, too. And w.?ll may ihej be, lor there Is much to accoioplUU ere the icATcs bcsin- to rhnn^' tb * nAZBOVBEB. The opera, house at New AltMmy, Ind., Is nndcrcoinc cxtenaltn upsln. Uacauleys Theatre. I<oiilsvlIIe, Ky., will open abont September 5, and H&pklns* September 15. Another ten cent vaudeville house wiu soon open in San FrancUco, Csl.. at Stock- ton and UnloD s u e c ts. Of the Grand Jo . pln*'*"f new Manager L. Opera House, seau In his opera William J. DaUe^ decorated and new dded. Tke CHUass kave been gintrallr oecr- GUbert . . Opera Hoose Stock Oik,' at Iiw UnjUn. CaL v. Many mprovements have t^lkaik-'ltace at the Darling Theatre. GloTetarlllai''K. T., «ne or which Is a Iwindsome neif caitak. Tony Lubelski has. MlU. tbe Novelty Theatre, Vallejo. CaL, to Chreaee Halsey. Sam Mendelssohn will act as btislnees manager. A new vaudeville theatre will be erected In Decatnr. III., and will be called the njii .TTuniiii. nr rkinm. ii fHin tbe W .in i»pw. rumring.fflk Ps^rev Wm- WeatSB and bis associates oft IMOO In trying to make a sncceas of It. Great praise is due Mr. Al. G. Floup- noy. who has made the L,yceimi Theatre in San Francisco. CaL, soch a popular playhonae. It Is now playing all flrst-daas abows. The cornerstone of theEagles'tSO.OOO theatre at Wabash. Ind., waa t^fA Aitgnst 8. Addresses were made by Judge Ermatoo of An- denon and Congressman Fred Tj.n.if« A new $20,000 opera house has JaaC been eseeted at Emawttabnis. la., by a ftv •( its I iiiMiiiMaa. iHlaiiM. me jiajki— Jilll be opened AMlr '-.Wttk'A.^MMMMM-aMtaA 'Sto- ductiaa. Joseph Crlddle, formerly manager of Foil's Bridgeport (Conn.) theatre, has been transferred to Poll's in Springfield. Mass. His W MCs a s nt at the fmaer city bas not been an- It is nnderstood that Sleasra. C. H. Baker aiA:.€L A. Sirai, ;«dI«ao*B tbeatrV-nl men. eie eaDtanplatlBg tbe npi atng of new ten cent TanderUIe booses In Wbeellng and Parkersbors. Messrs. WiUcerson & Manzle. man- agers and pniprietors of the Andltoriam and Acme theatre. Norftdk, Va., report that both bonses are doing good bnsitiesw. They are play- ing some of the beat acta to TanderiUe. The Bijou Theatre, Quincy. III., is imdergolng ImittoTements, wnleb Inclnde tbe tak- Ingi op of the Hoor and UyUt It at a greater pitch, the addition of more «—apace, the deepenine of tbe stage, the attangenMnC of a better system of lighting and repalntlBg. The option which Messrs. Woodward & Burgess held for the purchase of the new (Jrand Theatre. Siuox City, la., has lapsed. It Is reported, and it Is sot probable that that firm will becooie the oimers of the new the- atre. However, this does not interfere with their foor years' lease on the hoose. Manager Shafer Ziegler, of the Grand Opera House. Indianapolia. Ind.. arrived In New York Angimt 1 from Paris, wliere hd had been spending a tew weelts with a company of theatrical men. Mr. Ziegler Is now in Indian- apolis preparing for tbe ope ning of tbe Grand, which takes plaee Angnat SL ' Some of the shows booked by Man- ager Geo. W. Pe^ of tbe Gaud Opera. Hoeae. Bockfocd. m., are Tbe Holy City. Tbat LitUe Swede. Wlay Women Stai. Big Hcartad Jim. As Told In Tbe ams. Sandy Bottom, Two Idttie WaUb. The CoaTtefa Dasgbter. tttt Mayor of Toklo. Orer Niagara Falla. and otbera. Manager Scott, of the Opera House at Lexington. Ky.. aimoonces that lils executive staff win be as follows: J. Ed McOamery. treasnrer; Ernest Scott, saststant treasnrer: Wm. HcQsald, doorkeeper; -James Scott, gallery door; Oil Updike, chief nsber and Wood Ballard, ma aiaS baa been togather foe Mk. ^Bml. H. MORlaon writes that he bas IcmM a.'SartaS-«C -tbiee -yaars tke opera hoose'^sf'KMriBMa^''na. He H palling tbe same In good ibape tat tbe cooing aeaioil, end has spent alxmt gSOO In Itistslllng new scenery. Mr. Mocrlion is leasee of tbe Hotel TobopAallga at Triiliiiiasr, and is wdl-kaova and molar. Und« Mi. aannHMBt tke spam basn wM an- doobtadlr'be « Mr •weeaa. MessTa.';.BMriand, ClifTord & Wing- field, tbe uaa.-lnnco of the People's Theatre. Chicago, bave aade arraagementa for tbe pro- dnctlon at tbat boose doiliig tbe rnmlng sea- son or seretal plays as fOUosra: Tke Man Ftom Keyada. ▲ Wsatlsl MaUsn, ▲ Ckowa eC Vkaats, Tbe PMja.aC M>a«ly. Ik t Bamt aa* Oboatry tHricST**^ " ** ^ The Audltoftam at Newark. Ohio, under the manaSHMBt SC Messrs. Johnsoci A Matbewi, opens ntpMMp atzt wtck. TUs^wy '«r The new Grand Opera'House at Ma- con. Ga.. will probably be completed by October 1. Tbe boUdlng U said to be a ' - aU its be ~ " ^ Tbe _ . - - - ■ - ~ ■ tbe •ftErasm la tbe country. Payton's Lee Avenue Theatre, Brook- I.vn. N. Y., opens its season August 21 In an entirely new dress. The boildlng b«« practically been made neiT UDder the direction ot Manager Sam s. AUen. who has expended tolly flO.UOO on the suae. Tke walls sad wlllan ai» aU newly paiBteda tlie ataae kan a aca Ing rpoms bare bcea sided and tbe banding bas been fully cqnlppcd witb sll the latest ssnitaty Imprurements. The New Auditorium Theatre. Ponce de Leou, Atlanta, Ga., opened Its seaaioo .\u- giit>c 1^ under the management of President J. G. Roesman. of Ponce de Leon. Mr. Roakimiin wlU also have charge of the Casino Tbeatre next aeasoD. Mr. lake Well bas been luoklu;: for thijs boose the coming season. Mr. Kossnrap win Improve the Caiilno. whirli U a] ai i'oDce de Leon, anil will present vaudeville and «tock productloas. Power's Grand Opera House at De- catur. 111., baa been thoroogtUy renovated dor- Ing the summer and eTetytblng Is in readiness for tbe coming season Manager Given an- noonces the foUowing higb-daaa bookings: Sul- Un of Snln. Mantell. Boyal Chef. AL U. Wllaon, The Show Girl, The School Girl. Lew I>ocfcsCader. May Invtn. Tim Murphy, Sbtpp's Indoor Circus. The Virginian. Pretty Peggy. SouM, Princess Ctilc, etc. The following high-class attrac- tions are booked to appear at tbe Beverly Tlie- alie, Stauton, Va., tbe coming season: Human Hearts. A Bunch ot Keys. Al. G. Field's Min- strels. Peter Eater. Sicn of The Cro,M. Runnlni: for Offlce, 'Way Down East. Strollers, Bu:ner Brown. Sergeant Kitty. Frank Desboo Opera Co., Miss Bob White. Tbe Fortune Teller. Pair of Pinks, Echoes of Broadway, Qnlocy .\danis Saw- yer, Madam Bcmnaa, Little Johnny Jonea. 6EOKOE E. (See Float Page.) dollar SMMtMBt resort. White City. Mr. HInra la one IM'-bnt known men in the amnse- ment baalaasB. He poss e s ses superior qnallflca- tions as a manager. fasTlng bad experience for many years with dUferent forms of attractions. Besides, be is one of the most congenial of men. and his many friends are legion and wish him nnbonnded sncccss. Under Mr. Bines' gtildsnce the Hlnes-Blake-Wniard Syndicated Shows wOl go en taor at tte daae of tbe Wklte Ctty seaaoo. BTOUSftlTE. T. W. Dinkin's Baltimore Beauties Co. opens its season on August 21 at the Ly- ceum Theatre, WaaUngtoo. D. C. The com- pany, nombering forty people. Includes the Zar- row Trio, Edna Davenport, Rath Jordan. Hodges and Lannchmaere. MItcheU and Li>ve. Cbaa. Blake and Margaret Baxter. Tbe bufli>eea staff for Mr. Dinlclns will be Loola Grant, man- ager; D. B. WUIlamsoD, business manager: Alfred Hlnchcllir. musical director; F. Scbroe- der, carpenter. The Utopian Burlesquers Co., under the management of T. W. IHhklns. opened Its season Angust 14 at the Lyceum Theatre, Wash- ington. D. C. The company, reorganlxed since last season, includes tbe following well-known acts: Madden and Jeso, O Haiu San. Black- ford and Hunter, Brooks Brothers. Bose Jezmeite, Marie Davenport. Two Ashtons and others. Tbe cast, nombering forty people. Is being baudled by W. V. Jenolnga. Joseph Derney la In advance. Cbaa. Oatcy la carpeatar, Oartd Motgaa Is caignte The direction of 3!,-W,'] attraction at tttTJl Angtwt 20. wbai' ( Bcoce ila acasea* be beaded by tke and Ballly. tka Stpa CS*. Oie for Mr. aS.lt! A. Kdly, The High School Olrls Co., under the dlnction of T. W. Dinklns. will begbt its sea- son at the Lyceum Theatre. Washington. D. C, on Au^st 2S. Among the cast, which numbers forty people win be seen WlllIaiDS and Aleene. Nelly Hart, Terry and Elmer. Gregory and Wood, the ClUman Sisters. Lillian Jennctte, Chas. Canter and Mile. Atlanta, who wUl arrive in tms country from Paris In time to open with this organization. The bosloess stsff for Mr. Dlnklns is Alfred Mayo, manager: D. B. Wil- IlamsoD, biiBlnesa manager; Fred Egeoer. mtisl- cal director and Harry Kltx, carpenter. The Innocent Maids Co., under the direction of T. W. Dlnklns. will commence its season at the BIjoo Theatre, Paterson, N. J., on September 4. The' comapny la compoaed of tbe (oUowing well-known artista: Jame* B. Mackte. Deonzo and Elliott. Jaa. A. Msrctis. Henry and Hodges. Eugene Jerges, Mrs. Jsh. a. Uarcua and the Flying Danaxes. Sadie OI11 and Aleene and Hamilton. E. iW. Chlpmsn will be business manager. A, H. Leavlt. advance agent; Cbas. B. Btoim. eupentar and Joa. Coca, mnal- ller work In Joeeph Entangled, with Henry Miller last sea»>n, was a remarkable execatloo of a cleverly conceived rule. Sbe bas been en* eaced to support Wsa. H.Oaae in bis new play tbe ' ' Tbe Ber. Jsha B. Wtlgkt. «kQ ' recmlted to the fsrees •( giving op his' mtiiliiirlai. stape, writes ai ot Msrioo, Ind.: Dtanutlc perfo kaown probably aaoag all aatlnoa. and gcaeraUy to baee been connected In tbe wHk tellgloo. Composltioas of s dramstlc nic Ibnnd lo onr Sacred Book, and of our Bible are llTlagiy defined and by the dramatists, assisted by tbe play-actors wbo represent tbem oa tbe stage. "These Uiings. being tme. and tbat caimot be quectloued, any clergyman to Jostifled In ln>^!**g bis giru to the expression and represeatatloo ot tbat form of literatare intended primarily for prrsentatloQ upon tbe theatrical stsge: and this mnst be recognised as parUcbUrly tme by tboae persona wbo have sought 'for tke of imcb literatare and fooad It I oo love episode and heroic i eapecially on religion. History tells of ages when tbe ictor oe- cnpled chief poaltioos as s public Instructor and informer on qneatloos of tbonght. Bat while tbe stage has him, and Is now a great Intel- lectual factor In the life of mankind. It b( truly the greateat public entertainer. He actor, therefore, stands before os ss a good teacher wbo bolds and tmpreiaee Important tmlba. and aa a kind doctor wbo ariaMffa tbat beat oT all tonics to weary asM aad vaaws-'WkaltsaBS amnaement. Thna daaa hs aaad ts aB ana aad the entire man. The time was when T thoapht of bnmatt i>elngs as aboot all spirit, and c o oseqoently eatlmated tbat the Institution which stirred ceaaelfasly ss a small pool aboot the splritoal natnrv was tbe greatest of all sgeccles for good, and I became utaraQy enocita a preacher. In later thinking I have recognlied the fart that we have bodies as well aa aptrits. and tiiat be wbo ministers healthful recrratloo to tbe one and spiritual stlmnltM to tlie other becooea St one and the mm* time a medium of MtaalBX to both. Comitlng It a blgfaer prirllege to foster snd strencthen man's dual nature rather than mltlrate the spirit only, I turn willingly from pulpit to stage, feeling that he roust in- deed be s worthy son of tbe Patber of Ikat human family who Uvea to hieas iMitk fkS bodies snd soqIs of bis fellow crestnres. "Tbe theatre with It llehts. srtlatic pleasing coatnmes. Impoalnr acenery. mosie and Its Tsrted entertainment s snae dndag laachter. and some e i i I n g. many i to tbe s srio os erents nf life, and stBI olbnn appeaHna lii^ tbe insst dirert snd io evfvy slevwat of gnad ta I •r this tnstltntlea. asnst Mn^w af aetatn, why idMMM not see trta at t Ike pUy-aeHaa prsfe s slo a •fes ban atways d i al n d ts dp Boad to MB. WOMB and cMUrea ki as many aad tHlaal aara as usilMi mn a Baptist etarnraanr* FABCE OOXZDT. Mr. John Patton 'writes that the Patlon A Peii.i Jerry Vttm Knwr Co., daring -their tonr of Prince BdsnuB Mbnd. did tbe largest boslnoas for many ; idBttat kdand. Rehearoala for the BMP edition oC McF<adden Flats besaa IMa WMfe. .aaB '«aiy shnrtly the tenth st aa oa sf 1Mb astiliwBII eorae^ wfll be laanckeo. Among pmmtnmt members af tke cant aie BIB Bany. Gnssle Kel- son. Sneefc Biutheia and Mary Baker. Geo. Cbe- net will be renresentatlTe and Tbomas B. Benry manacer of the company. nus Hill has decided to make nn en- tirely new prodnetlon of McFadden's Fists for this. Its teirth season, npcn the road. The piece, a seqoence of tbe old Flats, will he on entlrel.e different lines. The atmosphere will he re- tained and the east, entirely new with the ex- rentlon ot Billy V«n. will f* In strict keenlna with the renovated play. Mary Baker has been engaged to create a novel cbaractor which Mr. RBI thinks la Ufcely to prose oae of tbe anrprises