Billboard advertising (Jan 1906)

1ft Ttte Blllboaird JANUARY 20, 1908. LORIMER Given Rousing: Recep- tion in Cincinnati IprtBla ShannoB Qoiei ¥nthtbe Fori- Stock Co.- Roger! Change. Route. To annoance tbat a star U {greed to make a cnrtaln «p««ch upon hljt flrat Tlalt to a b}x dtj la njiBf cooHdrnble toi Ida credit, bat ■II thne booon bcteU Wttsht Lodmer laat week •t the Otaod Opera Bonw, tat btftm the per- fuiuiio* waa balf^om tht CUrn jooas itar ID Hie BhcptaiA Btw WM tmH >r MMtnui •ppUnH».''.t»";''in«r'.:lia ..■■iWw>:imfc>.-» ■■iwr ' wofda abt dowB <a (h« MIL CHaalBBailt Ukad Xlw flhaplMtd King inunaBady, aad onr tihaatre- focM lutre a warm spot In tlieli liearu for ^ntjUit Lorlmer. Ob, botber, tbe Clnclasatl €KtlMa: tbex bare been ravlDjp ao Umg orer tnilaal oomedr tbat their taatea are adrera* . to aartUnf that li BlbUoI or CTen une. ' n» noable witli tbe critics waa tliat tbex kM SOtblag witb wblch to meaanre Tbe 8bep- Vart KIoc. Ibtj concede, howercr, tbat It la m "well directed and aloeere effort," and tbat It la a "Dotable production," bnt br qualUl- eatlona 'tber greatJr detract from the merit ot tbt piece. Tbe llaea In Tbe Bbepbfrd Klnc are bcaatUOI: tb* pradoetloa la sopcik, and aone aoi* taleatad eoold ba aaked tor Um du- ferent rolea. Thoae deaerrlnc apedal mention ■n Helen Holmea, Cail Eckatrom and Btbel- lieit Halea. A nnmber of the members ot Tbe Sbepberd 7 Oa»' were- aaffevlD^ wttb eolds daring -tbeir naiamant Ob Xbandaj al^t Ur. , _j to taka Ua part IB tbe •ML and CiTl Bckatico ptared tbt iMdlag csl« Tccr acceptaUr, oC tfea baa taslgnad aa laadlng lady Staafe Oa» jilaa xbaBnoB cane ' yasft ptnatlwallr vnkMwa to _ Imt aha now nnmbera bar CrlCDda. by the acorce. Sbe la talented, oon- adcntlouB and baa Alwayn pleam'd. We aoe* row- becaoae of her departure, whlrb haa been braogbt abont. It la said. beoauBc of • dls- Bt wllB Manasers KUh. Miu Shannon - ■ - Jan. 20. Xb* aair leadfny lady for Boljlnaon'a baa not baett aanoosced. Manaaer Flah waa In New Tork last week when he eofafed two new oala members (or tils company. They are Raok Onunler and A. O. Bcndeiaon. HoweTcr, Mr. Flab did not engaae • new leading lady. VpoB Us ratncn to Olnelnnatl Sonday ha learned tlwt JCaiy Hall, ftmnarly laadlnc Udr of the Ptt* Block Oo. IB this city, and tbb acaaon with On >mplrs .Stock Oo. In ' Ab offer waa qolckly »ts wUab bns not wbe eOM to tbe Grand next tttir Toote, It la re- may go Into New Tork rank Martlnfan. business la reapenaible for tbla report. Wasda Ludlow, the Clndiiiiatl actress. Is ■111 liii a dlfoioa ftom Harry a. Colman, whom aba Biairlad Nor. 28. flcr father baa broagbt the anlt, and tat fraonda ot dlTorce be asya 4hat Wanda waa mazrlad aa tb* rcsnit of a pnetlcal Joke. It la etated that the coople were daicd to get married, and, not reallslns wbat they were doing, they accepted tbe chal- lenge, bat that they Immediately separated. BaTe yon ever heard of PattlaooT Well, he'a tbe new Goremar ot Ohio. He ta a Prohlbl- tfamlst. the only one la captlTlty, they aay. Now comes rumors and mmon to the effect that eTciy theatre In the state la to he doaed on Hnnagy... Bowtnt , tt» tbeBbae are atll- ing tleiibi JHr aaat ■ndar* and It ia lery probable tbat'Oier wlu fee open «■ valX. . Society tnmed ont cn maaae Friday night to vlalt the program ot the Wyomlnc CInb, of yrjamtBK a sahorb at ClinefnnatL It waa eallsd - ' e of the fact that and the Boblaaon at the entertainment, to boom Wyoming. Tbe Prof. 4rfr"'^eT Jndge'a trained niTUaBMi- jU. Jdmaon. Joe Ooyle, Prof. W. B. lUinestock snd his polar bears snd monkeys, C. B. Hall, lo banju melodies; rrot. UU Kers- lakes* porcine- qasdrtrpeds, Klymer, tbe Jog- gler; Frank LaUom-. the strong men; Prof. ZAmbeal'B trained ponlea, and Tommy Ambrose. There were aluo on the bill Clarence li. Hor- ton. the well known agent for the Big Fonr Ballroad. and other local tsTorltea. Tha annual benefit tor Mrs. S3sa Sefamld- Oorty. the popular Ingcnae of tbe local man St«^ Co., took plaM at OMt day eeenlng. when she WM.'aaaa'b'..Va role ot Uttle Bsrefbot. d Sin. who waa (BoBlDess MaiMser W. Is Clndunatl BaymoDi last week m adTaace ot t<ew Flalda. snitercd grcatj^ jwlth _Clnrlnna tl ^%«t"aBdwtS*<M «t m ateoritaa ot the Vorepaach Stock On., haa baea suffering from a aarne cold for ten dayi^ and has been off the progrsm. Ur. Sedwtfs psrents cele- brated their golden wedding, Jan. 1. at their home In Sprliisileld. Moju*. There nere no "also rans" on (be program at the Columbia last week. Tbe performance began with Tbe Tourist Trio and doeed with the Eight SalTaggls, and the bioscope pic- tores. The Booney Sisters. AL Csrlton. Bert Coote * Co.. lAThiU OeWltt. tlia LaBdl Car- men mape. and tbe SpMk 3IMm^<eigo yon snggcst a stToaser Smt leaaded out the perftmnanee. dal mentloa. anything like' want—awiwTWjr. , . •trela are «K?^ V iL;^ iOMfer thaM was aerer •EbS la wbat Oe people with an Ita original Cbaractrta excepttsg Tboa, W. Baaa, irboee plaoe was ably filled by Bana Bobert. Ut. Boberfa portrayal of Checkers, who leved Ibe ponies, excited maeb enHnMlaaB en tha part ot the lane ""■'"^ ' "-- —* !. iMTe Bra- . crowd wblch witnessed the performance bam, Jr., ta the role «t Pmb MOIer, the race track toot, pleas e d ImmeBsaly, -while the other msle members ot the company were ot flrst- daas caliber, ailss Katbertne MnlUnt bandied the leading temlnlne role with moch dexterity. Aa tbe tender, winning Pert Barlow, sbe more than pleased. Miss Lydla Dickson as Cyntbia, the maid aerrant. did a deeer piece of char- acter acting, and ancceed in winning tbe bearta of the andlences. Tbe company Is large and capable throoghout and eaally the best of Its kind seen here this season. At Robinson's Opera Hoote last week, the Forepaogb Stock Co. pieaentad BlChard Qan- J ^ 'llaemie Rom Fish haTa lieea sutcaselM In the beat plays, many ot -which bare itore been attempted by any etoCk Tbe above named i>lay waa one of the sceson'B most successful productions and waa recelTed by large and well satisfied au- diences. A derer Mt of character acting is tiist ot Mr. Wslter B. Gilbert as A Trsmp, and be lecelTcd bis share of applause. Mr. Harry Feowlck, as Horace Parker, waa seen to good adTantage and scored faTorsbly. as did aino Miss I^STinla Shannon as Minnie Tem- plar. Others who deserred mention were MUs Mr. wiIsoQ Hummel end Miss Laura Plerpoot. Henrietta Vsders, Mr. Frederick Forrester, Tbe 'Waahington Society Belles, one of the new Empire shows was on the boards at Peo- ple's last week, and bnslneas was big. Two Isughsblc bndettss snd a first-class oUo is the company's offering. The chorus was the largest sod best-Iootdng of -the season, while the comedians are really fanny. Daye Marlon and West and Williams were the beat ot tbe Tanderilllsns. The European SenssUon Bnrlesqners made their Inltia] appearance at the Standard Thea- tre last week. Sansone snd Xlellls in their msrrelons rests ot dexterity were veil xe> celTed. Tom Morrlaey and Btch Anna -with their cyclone ot tunny antics were all to. tbe Kood. Oood^ business waa the rale. Manager D. H. Bnt who waa tha dlieetinf jad of tbe fanner Piba fladc 0». as ta the time tbat tbe Pike Opera Bonne waa daalzoyed by fire. 4an down from Chicago Straday, and apent the day looking oyer the theatrical field. 1u. Hunt was In consultation with Attorney Bsnkin D. Jones during the sftcrnoon. Mr. JoDes represents ths BSnek A Fcnnewij Intj-T^ntn in a leical way, and the fact that be and Man- ager llnnt were in consultation guve rise to ntmoni that the latter liad Ills eje on tlir new vine street theatre which wUi be bniit by tbe local manageia. Mr. Hnnt left Sunday ereninc fair Ohieago. PHILADELPHIA. PA. me fliat week of tbe new year finds Phila- delphia proTlded with the etrougrst class of atttaetioaa tbat It haa ever bad. In conse- quence of -this, business, which nnnally falls off a little after tbe boUdays is euonnons. The pcMlmlsts. who hsTe been yelling for years that our theatre-loTing people have liecn get- tlnir the worst of It. hsTe eloned up like clams, and the only kick that people hare coming la the moHlpIiclty ot good thing offered them, all of which tbey can not attend on aceoont ot the Uck ot tias. With Sara Barahaidt at the I«de tat « week, wllh a ^ansa of bU at era^saifaemueet IQsIa Janla and ttaMg- geet dNwtt aC favaeltea ever gatbeted tOMtbee at the Oarrlck with a new produettoa; Keleey and Shannon at the Broad -with a new offering; Mantell with a splendid production ot tragedies at tbe Walnut, and the llrst locsl production of The Pesrl snd the Pumpkin st soother thes- tre. It hss ent fsstaionsble folks out of all en- gaaementa except those for the theatre. In addition to these, we have 'Ben Oreet's Plsy- ers for four performsnces snd a big Wsgnerlan opera at the Academy. Strong attractlona are announced tor all 'the rcat ot the aeason, and money Is plentitnl. It looks aa It thla seaaon was gg^ ta be a Mcord breaker. no Benmm * Ballay Oircns contracting sgents are working in tlila Immediate Tidnily, hot have not made any arrangements for tills city. It is more than likely that the Fore- panKh-Sells Show wHI open tbeir sesson here, anil that Rlngllng Biotbers will come istrr. Lew Graham Is enthnsisstle orer the attrac- tions he has engaged fOr tbe slde-ahow for Rlngllng moaiw.. Bi XlM that It win be the most MWl OHK STCI SMS WtUl a big show. Willara Spenacv, anOor of The UtUe Ty- coon end Miss Bm White, has Jost eompleted a new opeia which NIxoo * Etnunermaii win pat on In this city tor a spring ran. Time FnMott, a lT-year«Id girl, baa re- coTered a Terdlet ot $4,800 from Tlie Obcstnnt HIU Park Improecment Co. tot Injnrlea 're- celred In an accident on a toliogsan slide last July. Tbe company tried to esespe llshillty by claiming tliat the machine was not owned or operated by them hot was only leaaed, bnt as one ot the tickets parcbased bore tbe name of the company, the rerdlct went against them. As the chcms of the Metropolitan Opera Oo. went on a strllce. La Toaca. annonTiced for Jan. 0. waa called off and Selgtrled was suh- stMnted. It waa a happy ehaaga, as tlie peo- ple who Hba wagBtr opasa were aasloaB to hear this eaek Ben ean week booses. The demand for seals tw Sara Bernhardt was so gerat that when tha MtSaae aale was opened oTer 'three hundred peo|de were In line. Msny ot these bed l>een standing In line since the night before. Manager Mathews of the Lyric Theatre kept lila theatre lobby open and heated sU ni^t, 10 aa to aaks tha paopla eoaiftirta- ble, Baslnaas Is so «oed oa -Satndar nigfau at the ImrleaQne houses tbat speetdatocs now grab most of the tickets. MoTlog pictnre sbowi. at a nickle admlnloD, are being started In all parts of the city, and most of them are dolnff well. A peculiar accident happened at the Park Theatre where Florence Bindley Is pl«y!n(t this week. Pnrlii^ tier lylopliOTie solo one of the wooden liL-ml3 of a mallet flew off and Btroek a la^ sHtlng lo tbe fourth row of the iBdMBba. The blow broke tbe lady's glasses, sot did aat la|afe her much. Jhnis OaWw. la gettfng_ up the *pi^i3Sm|^P%^Xm&v ac'SfflPSii k hi (he IMirtiimias ■ijli aaa &«w big with that organlaaUon daring ilia eon. Pawnee BOI'a offlees In FhOaMpUa are busy places these dayn Ifanj saw BOraltlea are being engaged for thla yeai'a tasr. and Major LlUte U glTlng Us neneoal atlantlon to aU the details. Be will lenatn In Pbladelplda until three weeks before the show o^ns. Al. Pesrce wlU leare Philadelphia tor the sonth Jan. 22. All ot the material that he wiu nae with the S«aree Oaxalval Oe. has been shipped aaalhi aa* It la titrntt that tt wiu be the boot eatSt emr said te a aairifSl company. Thomas J. Rren, 'ntio oontrols many of the amuacment prlTlleges at Preamtand, Coney Is- land, and all of the amusement deTloes at Willow Grore Park, will bnild aaWHl aaw Pisces ithls spring. Since giving up Us Bti m cs l posiuon in PhUadriphla. Mr. BjSB k i wBflng aU of his time to the aanaenaat haataaia. The M. W. Taylor ABoaaaMBt Oe.. of Omb- den, M. J., haa Maiad a 8ml«BBwa «M- - - af «s*tr.^Tfc_»^.jmtaje TAMPA. PLA. The big spectscnlsr production, Fighting tbe Flames, closed Its seaaon here -ncc. 1, after a rather iHX>r season. It -was tbe chief attraction diirlnB the Florida State 'Fair. The enormous expense necessary to operate the show made the proQts too mnalt and the ananagement wisely decided to close It. Cept. Jack <I>ouj;1as, who came here SB fire chief with the big spectacnlar FlEhtlog the iriames show, has recelTCd an appointment on the Tampa Fire Department aa nrcman. Be was formerly cUot ot the Are dsvsrtment at Salt Lake Oitr. Diah. Dr. Mohtfwk. the warld-tHDoas taMsB Jisaiiiiii man. haa flttcd op a soltc of oOets is at wolf bonding and bos a nice practice. Be has aban- doned free street shows. Pres. Ttios. 3. Jj. Brown, ot tha nadda SUtc Pair, is certainly Hie Xing of Biutlers. The smoke and dnat of the State Fair had hardly clesred away when he started oa a trip to •WasliiogtoD, D. O., wbaoe he win nllantly striTe tor a $500,000 apptoprlatlon from Con- gress flor the holding of the Great Isthmian Cknal Bxpoaltloa in this during January, lOOB. BIddell's SoDthem CsralTsl Oo. ha-re been doing exceptlonsUy One business for the past tn-n weeks In Yhor Oitr. It carries eight big lent shows, s Ferris Wheel, and fifteen conces- sions and OBeynoia's Concert Bond ot ten plecea. AtaM, king at the high trapsoe, Is be- inK feataiad aa a special attsaetlon. The eom- pany la aosB io go to OUba tat a tav «t tan ^eeka. 3iansg« bartoB taeastiT faira aaetral gar- formsness of Bis Si ewi iit a veetnele, BnpUen of Mt. Pelee, «or the htsatt ot the striking cigsr makers. Pat Chappelle's BohUfa Toot MlnstreU hsd Ciro packed tents here Jan. S, and the aame tbtn« bsp>pcoed at IPort Tampa City, Jan. 8. 'Oliappcll Is one ot the cnterprtalng eltlseiu of tblB town, having far many yean l>ean con- nected with his hrotber In the tamons Back- lujtbam Theatre. Key Weat, .Fls., at tbe present wrltlas, 1* In u pretty bnil shape from SB aBMaSOlant Standpoint, owlnc to the cigar nakBr Strike. Three thousand men are Idle. Jbn Cook and Doc iBrown are stlU In tows irltta their .nuklln lArcade. Bnaloess Is aa- Orsetlngs to sll the buys. e^UoBally OagsMMIock Stock Co. hare plarad to capstftr'MssH Is thla town for Ibt saat two and a Salt waefcs, aafcli« a new record. The comimny Is a good one. Geo. France, tiie eriglnal Bowery Boy tttm !New York. Is with ns. He is butaUcd at the 'Metropolitan, where hia ptodnetlons ere meet- ing iwltb success. Lawrence and Oonssles sre In their 9tth week at the Metropolitan, and are atiU making good. They play iparta and present their specialties between tbe sets. Some ot tbe booklns at the XiiBpa Bay Oaaliio are Jules ForemoB^— ~^ Clarke. IS, and ths strels, OS-U. Ollia Oeacgla TbeaMtL' ll and the Duo Oraya^ akaiah QletnpelltaB Jsa. S. HMsle C«ao d eaed here ssd epena st the Star Theatrot Atlaata. Oa.. An. IS. aannle Day doacd bcit last -week and opened In Mobile, Ala.. Jon. 8. The Metropolitan Comedy WWa wlU glTe a masquerade ball at tbe Metxeiiolltaii n>aat>« Jan. 12. The qoortette eoaiUta ofLiMmBee, Peny, Beynolda and Oonsalca, Cape Cod Folks, with Walter B. Hare hi tbe the latyeat aad moat aeason at lampa Boy perflmnaiiee was fine. anAMNT NAnriAWBO. t^^pc vaa troiks, witn v leading sola, attsaatsd i HMkuM* hasiaaC the (MBS JU. X^lha peril 8T. LOUIS, MO. An Important change In the txwklng offlcps ot the Interatate Amusement Co., occored last week. Mr. Edw. Csrmthets, booking manager ot the circuit which embraces theatres in Hot Springs. Dallas, Houston, Son Antonio, Waco, Ft. Worth, Little Bock, BlrnUaghaiB and ShreTcport, wiU In the tntnre mnka hIa head- quarters In the offlees ot the WeotarB ▼andc- ▼lUe Association at Ohieago, in., and necotla- tioiu are now pending between the Shnberts and the Intetstate AmnsemCDt Co., for the use of the sfbrseald th satie s in ' ' " ~ hsrdt on her dieatlons -thla throogh. Bod Slants, the popular treaaorer of the Olympic Theatre, had a packed house at his annual beneflt Jan. 8. Jos. Oawthorae In IMts Id TamiaaBr Hall was tba attMetta haaldes tha OMB^ naeSel tcetnes, Wllkea SSswert and Bessie DstIs have gone out with a company playing Bast Lynne snd other productions. The company is known ss Stewart Dstis Stock Co, Mr. and Mrs. Morton, of tbe Four Mortons, who were at the Crand Opera Honae last week, observed their sliver wedding Jan. 10. At the close ot the perfonnaDce Victor Williams and Manager ^eedy of the Grand presented ttie couple with a large ellrer IotIor cup, a nt the company and Percy O. WUllams. who Im directing their, tour. Oougratnlatory telegrstns were received tram tar and near. MISB Bather BeJeeco arrived here ttom New Xocfc_Iast wade aad wm anaasa tat tha sp- peoiBBae of her ato^ eoaapaay at the Cloee at Se^tbeetrlcal aeaeoB. ■bTw'" ««ka the oom- pany on a abort tear belora opening hete. Mr. Jacob Onpenhttanar, who last aeuoB made Snboibon fwrk a aneeess, and who win open a vaudeville theatre here to be known as tha Lrric atatsa that although he haa many tlmaa mat etieta^e* owlag to -tha ■BlBiaDt lOWACITV. IA. 'The alzlh aulvaraary at tbe MetwpoWtaB 0)>era Honae waa tbe subject of an eztandaS wrtta-np la tha local piess, high praise betas hcalowad opon Manager B. O. Ellsworth tor his businesslike admlnlatration, and for tha high-grade attractions he has alwaya offered to bia patrona. Wm. H. Oonley of the Liberty 'Belles Co. waa a caller at the oOlea Ot the wKtct. Jan. B.. Uncle Billy, aa b« Js. tMBBISIte ->aani»,..is. making good aa usaaPiB • laM M y ISia WNl. the sbove company. Pliney F. Rntledge is playing his third SDO- cesaful season with Dsvid Hsnun, No. 1. Msnsger Jske Bosenlhsl, of the Bijou Tliea* tre, Dnboque, la., was oalled to Ohieago Jta. 7, owing 'to tbe death of hia father. Tbe FBDUoe HaU Opera Co. has hem booked for Waterloo, la.^ 11, noder the aaaplaaa ot the Blk's Iiodge-of that «ltr> OoL 'F. A. BurUngame, traaaoNr oC the Wia> ner Opera House at Eldora. b„ has been elected vice-enanceUor ot the -K. of F. Lodge at tbat place, end Ellis D. Bobb, tbe well IniowB drsmstic critic and antbor, wss reelected K. ot B. dt 6. & M. of iF. of the same lodge. Manager Gourley, of the Mirror Theatre, DU Moines, la., has done away with vaadevllle, and ta offering the Dally Stock Co. whldi promtaes 'to be s success. Stsge Msnsger Obss. Kenoyer of the WIsner Opera Bouse, Bldoia, la- who bos been very Ul tor seversl vreeka la dowly recovering. Tbe As TOld IB the BOIa Oo„ was recentlr osught In a Ul—rd, and waa toead to sanaal lu openhig data at Ota M o l Bsa , la. The maBagaasaat «t Iba aaar • — WITH THE STOCK COM PAN IBS Tbe following bulletin, fomiahed - by Dsrey & Wolford, 14U2 llroadvray. New "Tork City, shows the operations of the stock companleB supplied bj them: Boston—^Bowdoln Square, week Jan. S, Boftcrt Bmaat; week Jan. IS, Ooob Hollow. OaaUa Sqnaiai week Jaa. B, indaaa Sana Oanai week JsB. is. Merchant ot Teniae, ■mplro, weak Jaa. 8, La Toseat weak Jen. IS, A Maaapsa From MOia. Brooklyn—BlJou, week Jan. 8, Wenus Against Womsn; week Jsn. IS, A Temperanea Town. Imperial, week Jan. 8, Blue Jeana. Ly- ceum, week Jan. 8, New York By Night; week Jan. IS. No Wedding Bells for Her. Payton's, week Jan. 8, ToU Oste Inn; week Jan. U, The Heir to the Wallabout, Chicago—Bush Temple, week Jsn. 8, Oran- Btsrk; week Jan. 15, Aristocracy. People's, week Jan. 8, Up York State: week Jan. US. Barton Holt ot 'Frisco. Calomet, week Jan. S. A Bagge d aaio._ ltaaoir»_trialt. Js%. V^ PriTste Seesotsan waak Job.' IS^-^Sli^.-^tta. Penman. _ O lBCHss a t l S t M safa. week nn. S, A ttm- sage R«B HUsi week Jan. 18, Qotaicy Adoas ■awyer, Onaahaa—■■alM. weak J»» sl The ^wainiiiH . HlliMi. wen. 3»o_ Den , Thome. Mexico. Los Angeles—Belssco, week Jsn. 15, Fsee la the Moonlight. Belasco, week Jan. 8, Northern ~ ts; week Jon. IB, Lady Windermere's Fan. inlla Tynanm, week Jon. S, By Bight raw Terti ntUi Aveaaa, week Jan. shaBge; week JaB. U, It I Were idrcd and Twanty-Otth StNOt, -week Jaa. 1. 'Grand Operalbaiat waok ThaTl; 8. The Iron Master. New Orleans—^Ljrie, wirtt Jaa. Claim; w " " ~ Scorned. School For Scandal' New Haven—Bijou, week Jan, 8, OuBarry. ^Oakland—Liberty, week Jan. 8, The EUlla ot Chlltomla: week Jan. 10, Children ot the Obetto. Orescent, week Jan. 8, Alone in tha World. Omaha—Bnrwood, week Jan. 8. Barbara Fmteble; ireek Joo. lo, in the iFalace of tha iblaE-Fonpaugh's. week Jan. 8, Ban- dit WS& Jan. 18, The Oharilr . Web; win 'MS. 18, Saagera it WocUbb Olrls. Pawtneket—Kelth'a weak Jan. 8, Davy OioCk ett. iRochester—Baker, week Jan: 8, The 0ht(8> tlan; week Jan. IS. Ont of the Fold. Ban PranclBco—Alcasar, week Jan. 8, The Cowboy and the Lady; week Jan. IS, The Ad- mirable Crichton. Alhambra, week Jan. 8, Tbe Two Orphans; week Jan. IS, The Fatal Wed- ding. Majaatlc, week Jan. 8, If I Were Klaai UghU ot a Ortat au. ' - Spokane—Aattlo^n. <mtk Ms. S, IMends; week Jaa. 18. OsBtueleB. Seattle—Third AveBoe, waCk Jha. 8, A Fight For MUIIons. Bait Lake Olty—Grand, week Jan. 8, Man's Enemy. Following is tbe roster of the Beadi A Bowera Minstrels, which opened at fltcHlng, III., Jan. 1: J. H. Smith, manager: F. Hen- eagy, advance representaUve; I. S. fltoaxt. stage manager; Ben Homer, btnd leader; 0. II. Nlles, orchestra leader; Earl Flynn, B. SI. McConnell, Boss Bright, Bush Brothers, B. An- derson, Doyle and Hlgglns, Buss Hartman, W. Pitta. P. Gordon, Frank Spencer. Bex Jeasup, G. iK^mnrlDg, J. Jellllle, Boy leach and "Oeor* gu." rae company travels la Its own opeelal