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44 11 b o a r d MAY 14» 1»ia BRIEF PERSONAL PATTER. (Cootiniied (torn pasa 9.) Brown and Cooper are cutUas ap lome oa the Orpbenm, reiwrts having It that they were the hit of ereiy bUl they hare played ao far. al- though Dot headlined oa all of Uiem. They were In Denrer last wc-ek and the critic* there ftanded them several real nice booqaets In the 'Way of press notices. W. 8. Hart, who Is knoiwa as ■ pUjer ot vUUIn parts In western melodrama of the better class, has been called back to tSM aiaas at vaadavlUa^ In the vsris^ boatn_bS; wUl bs k ia *.«hact akttA «alliiA B „ _jiMM& Walsh, one of the f^yremost writers •C'.Ma .THdeTUle sketches to-day, bas-« loop MM* (b 4b» Majestic Theatre Bnlldlog, harins MMd IMtah Ifeyers in olBce space, althoush J. ■canOia m s mighty bnsy man to be fonnl very often In any particular headquarters. Ed. Walsh, of baseball fame, and Gene Green, one of tbe best entertainers before the public ti>^sy, win be known as the team of Walsh and Green In Tanderllle at the close of the baseball season, cootracts for tlie Orpbenm Clrcnlt hav- Ing slresdy been signed to that effect. Bm, Ttna'a mllltsry iHiraIt7 eomcdr act at Osta aad -Dogs opened last week oa the FnmKIe Bmtlicts' time. «t tlie Ooloolsl Xluatxe, Oklshoma City, snd It was proaoanesd one sC the M ig ei t and most entertaining acts of this " ' arcr atot la <]» Bootliwest. li 'inA CobUIb, who are booktns . tha I CMS, report ikat Tand«*Illa la scaTlBC such a anceeaa otct at the Wahaab aafaWilli ment that Manager David LewlnaOB la plating iiwt a lli n g a complete nm latat, with drapa and footUghta. Trank Q.' Dogrte baa aeemcd the booklag of tha 'WUta OUjr Tbestrc, and an axeallent blU has been anaacaa Cor tba Maolac, ; wUdt la •cbednled to :'t^.. flMa ' tafptfag' •Wr: 14. Fixe big acta pictures. Joseph B. Callahan, In impersonations of grest men. past and p r ea an t. waa the headllner at the Madam laat weak and tha aBthoalastie manner h wUA >■ wia Ml—aa< jlaait Mm la the daaa aC' kaat 1ap«oMan la' Ikt pro- fession. ' IMlas Adele Bitchle closed with Xhe Girl in the Taxi In this ctty and (us re-eatered Tsode- slUe. and la appearing at the Majestic this week, a new song or two being the feature of her eoatribatloa to the bm. The Union Ilieatie, Balsted and Sixty-third street, will hereafter be booked by the Metro- politan Bo^ng Agency. Mr. Bngene Blklna hsTlng closed a contract with the management of that theatre last week. EbUey's Comet Lectnre. with slides, the tea- tore this week at the Merit XlKatra OB SOQtti State street, is proring a drawlas: aavd. faa^tfeat Uttle abow honse. and stamps Ifr.- X a Uve attraction manager. Hiss Blanche DeHex. one of the derer lit- tle chickadees with Cal DeVoU'a new Chante- der act. Is one ot the Harry Armstrong faror- Ites who Is slways working and a booatar la the popniarlty of any set. TOe Vandette. a ten and twenty-cent hoose, which has beea dark for some time, reopened Scrndsy. April 24, nnder the management of I. Woods. The hoase Is booked by the United Booking Assodatlon. Harry Millard, formerly manager at the Ellis Theatre far tha Iioiilae ABinaament Oon- paoy. is now.MT ----- another SootbM* company. Mabel Hlte .Ia retieaislog a new song eahed Get tbe Book, wtildi wai be added to her rep- ertoire of nmiibers shortly. The mnslc Is cred- ited to T. W. Kelly and the lyrlca to Vincent Bryan. Tim MelCahoo'a Pallman Porter Olria, a scenic prodnctlon with eleven people^ and the Saad Dab Dnh Troope of whirlwind acrobats, opened on anniran and Conatdlna'a eoaat time )lay I Boy and Manning are aoir r'*T*1f With the Bsma Bams Giria and are mora naa~ haiplng to bnlld np this new creation of Gns Soblke's with their Inlmltsble scarecrow dancing, Hsny WAer, Art Adair, and Gns Goodron aU *'iada tbogoat" lato Masonry at tbe Medlnah TfeBipia leesoUy. They are now Shzlaen, bsT- lac an taken the thirty-second degree. McKenzle, Shannon and Co.. who bare been on the Boyle time and wlio played the Lycenm and Apollo laat week. wHI retam to the Morris ObCBlt, apaalBK Xay IS la CinelnnaU. ^jjUc^^^^^^^^ag^ bjtttegue^fenuJe^^ftnper- Mr. W. K nw t Wj - ■i B i gtr of the Bnah Tern gai- C aai i^ •■ jad^OJBMMa tbeatiea.. atarted baaktw thraoBh tha Weaten Vandevllle Man kernr AnaeuSoB Umt 2. .link TeweU, *Vnr of talkers." win featnre Belcs td Xolre. a sensational barefoot dancer, with a comimny of ten dancing girls at Sans BOncI this sommer. Beiae Davles. who Is known outside tha piofaa- ttm wlln. Oaoiaa Titiiai. la oaa.fC the faa- PU Ohatang haa Jost eloosd' with tbe Bode Showa and. In an probability, will be with tbe Robinson. Shows the remainder 8anh Bernhardt Is booked for s long nm of ■vanderine appearances In this country upon the eompletloo of her fan toor ot the standard theatres. "Anybody smarter den me, I don't want to do no bizaess wid."—Bca Wdeh at the Majestic Theatre laat week. ' GlffOrd Is in town, tr y i n g to book his aeroplane iat aam e one of tbe local parks for the coming aiiBiiiis months. Bart daaaoa. Oa impersoaator, baa r a e os ai a d ■ Biv.aad ia ai CHICAGO VARIETY BILLS. (Oontinoed from page 9.) who has presented ns with a wholesome thooght of a common occnrxence, replete with plen^ of Bat lanchs, bat there is no special demand mads fw good acting, making the sketch better fitted to a quiet Uttle family theatio. whan Ulsa S^elm'a appaasaaca waold bo oaA at plaea. ^ _ Aa tha atocr coaa. JOaa Bth^t wlaa bafik- the aflaettoB aC aa old Oaoio at ho* by gnrlng A* klA tacB ailanpresented In the past, and by kHF Baoaaooa .and winning style of making tbe baat '-aC dmimataaces. Ttie acting of Albert ■■gpHli; who took the pan of Kennlth Brlea, « Im ai ek yoath delayed la marriage on a "IIBllBlls s mil" sslsiy, was particularly «d baadlal. oad atado Ub tba tadplaat ot ylto^y aC iBdMiBiil' aMtpaWb' * Franklin Theatre. Mf'Sl I setting; 20 minutes. A clever Uttle skateh, la Smith is made the victim at many fnaay laeldenta ato ■lofcad aot tarantli thla —Idaatlty. ia wfekk Mr. Iiaarut amuBiaa aaay dnactw niaa. The alacy of the clever csncdy yl^Iat lana thraogh a chab. of pecnllar drcnmstances, which are canied through snotlier Susie Smith, Uvtng next door to the real Miss Smith in the playlet. Many letters and blUs go astray In the mlx-np, o weU as doctors, enraged ItsUsn orgaa-STliideTS and policemen. Tbe funniest Incident, which lends real snap to the plot. Is the mistake of Alkali Ike, known ss the "Terror ot the Plains." who enters upon oar Susie Smith, thinking she Is the other, snd endeavois to vrln her ss his Mds and take her to hia wa at aia taaeh. Be eonaa to his senses when Us Bbaltfa pletnrs la Kodoead and after aa aaOiarTaaaed apology, bt UBVCB. to saeaade hla owa Soite la the next honaa. Xhe are Aaiaelan preaented are ably tetradneed by Mr. laeavltt. who Is msrvdoosly anthentle in es " ' * ~ ~' cleverly written and Dmismore. i slde-spUttlng msnner. TOi^ SWIFT, MOKOIiOGISa:. 'Marlowe Theatre. Ko. 4; olio in one; 13 min- otes. Seea ereDlac, May 8. A new TaadeTUle leemlt frao the zaoks of stock, and oaa aC merit. Thla pleasing young chap wiU make, good, wlutever branch ot theat- ricals he may dseUa Is his lot, for there la a magnetism abont hla appearance and speech wiilcn holds loterest. even thoush he does poU some things foreign to snccesstol monologues. The Girl From. My Home Town, Aint It FonayT Yon Bet It Is. and My Mamie Boee. all bis own songs, were the sum and sulntance of the mu- sical end of hlB oSerlng, while a characteriza- tion <tf a rube opera boime manager and a dra- matic recitation, which ahoold ha omitted, at once. acTved as aUeaa .oC dialmiia between bis songs. Tommy, witti tte atlA-U-lt-Hcaeas, is a welcome Inrader. May there be more like him. CHANTECLER AND THE CHICKADEES. WITH WAI/TEB STANTON. Americas Thestre. No. 8. Headllner. In i sad fnU atage; spedsl setting; 21 minutes; six people. Seen evening May 4. A bieexy little barnyard mnsiesl comedy, wdl construetM, equipped with - costumes and scen- ery, solDcIently good to csny well tha Idea ot the piece, and i^ayed In a manner whlda shrouded the eSont-to tho proper atmoapbere. with tha reaa lt ttaf «ha,.BB tos a at an times waa qolto ia tenBVr''Vllfc''lfeB'wk*-.-'-Jks aa entertainment, tni' afcetdi * tMt Bbova tha average aad aaailr leaehed tbe top rang of the ladder ot flnt^dgat excellence, ne fowl plot opena la oaa^ wrai Miss Abeantes singing the latest popnlsr song cresUon. Chanteeler Craze, which gets s good band , aad Is burlesqued by the chlckenmsn. Wslter Stanton, who ably han dies a few impcisonatlons ot barnyard real dents. Now eomea the bright part ot tbe akit, for a buna of chickadees, horrilled at the ch l c ken m sn's Invaalon ot ttieir domain, aeefc Mile. Chaateelat'a pnitaetlaa.^ 8ba tdla them ha haa eoeia to a^bt tat tha auf oi i i a cy ot . ny air. ajeavin, who is mwraoaatr in eaA u arlwfaL Tha akateh la vrltten aadTMr-mlM tr UmtUt. more, who pot eaar 'tao caaady ha ■ I^e, In a new bit ot aODsensa, ia walch little Miss GoodwlB Is festored, sad-IVMMhB makea good with her aceeatrie Aaraetg^KMnUiig. and ClirU Lane aad hla wife aia glTaB atparlBBUy to assist mstailally la tha laom-pndielBg' pfa> dicaments; Damtte and WUte oflMed aaoM singing snd plaao playing that appealed to the admirers of lyeenm entertslnment snd Tommy Swift, aa aceoont ot whose efforta appears on- der New. Acts, was applauded enthualastlesUy both tMCsnse he waa booked by Mr. Montague as n loeal favorite, and because his sblllty is deserrlng ot sneh: The Arlsato Troope ot Aero- bats pleased after their own faahloo with their clever performance, taking aeveral bows of scksowledgment at the close of their work. Tha bUI for the remaining half waa pngramnwd as foUows; Joseph Callahan as a holdover; O'NeU and O'Nell, queen plna ot Taodevllla; Jonea. WlIUaaM aad Co.. eooiedy akateh: Temaw ~ " IMb tta Int halt, and aured they will be good Uttla eUakadaaa, she to allow them to be present when the sSslr takea place. Thla all happeas lo one, which is now changed to fuu stsge. In wbldi Wslter snd a real Uve same-cock are given opportunity to afford considerable amusement for the audience and with the desth ot the chlckemnan, e fitting cllniwT to this peculiar Uttle ponltiy plot. Mr. Stsnton, as the chlckenman, is at his best ia this new crestloa ot Cal DeVoll's, snd the opportunity to displsy his versstiUty fifty per cant, better than when last seen st the Ma- leatle, two wcAa agOb Miss Mande Abeantea Bandied bar liaaa aad aooca In a veiy creditable manner, while Jhe ehlckadcea am aU pretty and clever dancCTS. One of tha featorea ot the act Is an original melody esDed Won't Yon Ba My ChlckadeeT which waa played npOD to the ex- tent that the audience left the house whistling and humming it, reflecting a memorized sceoimt of the good points of tbe comedietta, snd sweep- lar iBto ftag a lft i ln iaa tlw fsw waak OOLUMBUB. The Boyal Minstrel Four, presenting a mla- strel flrst pert, was tbe biK type attraction at the Sonth State street boose last week, and with their black-face comedy and harmooloos melodies proved they deserved the posIUon, and then some. The Two Etsrdta were reason enough for ton snd lamtha with thair bnrleeque aero- batle feats bat Jlaiiale Kayaa, the TcatrUoqnIst. sbsred baaocs with tteai la the mbUi-provoking departaient. Hia..taIklBg dmnmifs aad block' bead JAtm atamped him aa arttat of more than otdioaiy abUtty. The ZInOaraa. gypsy slagtrs. with their aalqne offering of Toter- mezonstlDg strslas. were applauded load and long tut til they had responded with suffldent encores to sstlsfr the trsaslent aodlence which is generally found In Weber'a honse. Donald Graham put over some Scotch witticisms sod melodies which pleased those Interested in this natlooal department of vaudeville aad oomidatad "~ ------ might be eonslderad • ■esC aae of the Colnmbua. MABLOWE. Manager Montague la testing oa easy street these last few weeks, for bostaesa la keeplog apace with the blDs be Is offering, and theae last are coming thick snd fsst under tha "baat- yet" list. Tbe Ikst bslf was a moat azcelleat sbow^eooalstlag of tho fMlawlBK aatas Jaovb Swift, I ST" laaki , la B'lmiaar laat Bas h m tons diawa a>t lactai* tj out- tan B. WoaldiMce, a Ohlcago delaetl*e, who le e h ir sd oa the marvelooa deeds of bravery ea- acted by himself during his twenty yesrs ot service. WVKildrlge opens his lecture with sn annooncemeDt that be Is selling s book st fif- teen cents which he claims is a wonderful bar- gain, and then attempta to Interest with an Utustrated talk, while sn saslstant attempts to gather In the shekels. Tbis is toUowed by Veda and Qulntarouw, who introduce a neat act. consisting of globe rolling. Juggling and ser- pentine dsndag. the daaea Mas aaed as a flnale, whea It ahoBM be laplaeM a more starUlng featnre In eedcr to make aa Improve- ment to the act. Pauline Arthur aang three songs, rm Afraid of Ton. ss her closing num- ber, winning tsvor. Pearl Alien snd Msthews and Matheira made np the last bslf of the show. Pearl AUen. as a singing comedienne, snd Mathewa and Matheira in a refined comedy sketch, which made a decided hit with the PRKSIIIBNT. The bOl at the President last week was one of nnoBual merit, being headlined by Fred. Wal- ton and COk, lo a fantastic pantomime, Clssle's Dresm. In conjunction with three hlgh-dass acts, Stnsrt EolUns and Bis Banjo Girls, Five Jnagling Jocdoos. snd Alfred K. HalL Staart KonlBa. aaalated by his pretty Banjo Girls, ren- dered sane very pleasing numbera. and proved to be as popular aa when last seen st the Amer- Icaa Xonc Hall, at which tlaao a OMee detailed Uttle acesoat 'ot tbelr eSarta waa na lo thssa eol' naiaa. The Five JoggUas Jaedaaa pat over aeveral new wrinkles in tlie ass^nnlstlOB at In- dian clubs, etc, snd Alfred K- Bsll, that slim fellow, whose work waa reviewed under New Acta last week, kept the hoose In a cootlnoobs round of applause and laughter with his unique manner of eccentric dancing. Tbe bill ss pro- grsmmed for the last half of the week, con- sisted of Hamilton Ooleman and Co.. in their Colonial sketch, entitled Tbe Man Who Dis- covered Cbl ia u tuim , an acconot of whose et- focto arm ba^laaad BBd«.New Aeto la thla la- ana; The Xno.IBnaeta. atagen and daaeets; Claude Oaidaa. (MlB Bianlpnlstar. and Ftcd Wal- ton and Co.. as haidoran ftom tha first bslf. With such offerings aa this, I. I«*lnson may test aaaared that Oe patnoace «( bla pretty — — acrrsse Oumgh ^Bjj* .«Ml>arls MAJKSnC. Another high-class dramatic stsr has been secured for the Majestic Theatre this week, the same being Arnold Daly, who. in spite of. or perhaps. In consequence of his temperamental peculiarities. Is one ot the most talked-aboot actors In America. He Is playing the principal role In Ge<vge Bernard Sbaw'a wouderfnlly en- tertaining play. Bow She Lied to Ber Bosbsnd. Not a iinr criUca bave gtaaaaaeed thla the beat oaa a tt jtoar aC aaim-llBaa an aceoont of Ito elcvar cuusUu ctlaB aad adntUlatlag hu- mor. A big new prodncMoa on the bm will be Tbe Twentieth Century, one of Jesse I,. Laaky's mnalcal comedy acta, with twenty-four people and three elaborate scenes. In fsct, except for the padding. It Is exactly the sort of a bright show that usoally occupies sa entire evening, and there la a novel effect/attthe close, show- ing the Twentieth Centary,XIn>lted In motion. The bill farther Indndes Hattma and North, tha tun makers who are In s daaa by themselves; Aresdls. the cbarmlng TMfiibt: Ttarber aad Madlaaa. amart cBtartalaera:-<nacniaa aad Dob- ban, davar slngen sad dsaceBt Peterson Bros., nevrily artists, snd s lot of other skilled spe- AMXBICAN MUSIC HAM, '. A niaadid bm ot big f a alan a and aaraltlea ot all aatlana la beln( praaeated by tha Amerl- eaa Mnalc Han far ttto waek*a attractions. Amogg tha oKaiinga are Jto Wdeh, tbe dUIect comedian and character Interpreter of Interna- tional renown, heading a company of fifty In a new drama of Immlgntion, Ellis Island: So- phie Tucker, tbe young womao who In one sea- son has become famous through her personality ss Injected Into topical songs: Berman Lleb. the famooa actor, heading a splendid company In Joseph MedlU Pattetaoa'a aeasstloasi oos-sct play at tta OUeaso ataaw. Dope, which has PMSOB the eiadlcatar at the cocaine traOIe In a doasn American elttea: Betae Davla. a Chi- cago girl, proclaimed by the ertttca fat New Torfc ss the new Amerlcsn besuty, la dslaly aad fetching songs of the dsy; Adelslde ead a bevy of girls Id a fetching danclog ensemble; Csrt- mell and Harris, in their soesmlng soog sad dance success. Nearly an Actress, totrododng The Dope Fiend: Bl Gteeawsy, the tsvorlte comedian, snd the fint appe a r a nce on any American atage ot Prof. Martln'a Oaalne Ban- iya^a troupe of educated daga. who ate not trlcicsters, bat who aet ' -— Willi Wanted, Theatre Any Uod, anywhere In the Middle Wast. Will bgr^or »Bt^f (HadBaati, O. 30 8ET8 OF SECOND-HAND SLIDES AX «i.ao ns jR._ jSBD niB ur. IIOny-Oo-Bonnd Ornna, Write for cate- loguss and prlrea. North Tonawanis Itasl- cal Initmmfnt Works. N. Tonawanda, H, T. •^ANDOW THEATRICAL TRUNK MOTION PICTURE MA- CHINE BARQAIN8 BdlaoB BxUbltleB. (85; Bdlaoa One-Pin Modela. Labia ISOS aad ISIO Marvels. Standard Ameri- cas PPtiectocrapb. *B; Optlgraph No. 3 and « OBly tSS op: nim 2c per foot. PATHS PAS- SION PLAX (colored), ss new. low price: Dis- solving StercoptlcoDS. <4S np; Pose sod Bslnbow Slides. Song SUdes. Spot Ugbt. < jp; Co n d wet a. ise; CaiboBB. an aappUsa. Get a a i i j l ia iaa t HARBACH «. CO.. . SOSFillMPtSt.. PhltadiMlMaiJ^ BBAUXJU UL OIJUS Write for particalars snd tiargsln sheet. HALXON at alANSEN CO. Finest MAGICAL apparatus la Aaierlea 14« la San* Strsot. Factory and Mall Order Department. UIO w; Kadlsea Bttaat, • OUaaga, JO. Wanted FnU Acting Co. Moslclsns for band snd orchestra; talt age, weight, height and all you do; ptator paailB da- Ing specialties or doobllng bsnd. Week staada. onder canvaa. Never cloae. Toor aalaty a cinch here hot yoB mast have ezperlenca and abOllr. Mwyoipwia ^tiff I^gbb Ito aBt, Wanted, Street Fair or other ontdoor attractions to be glt«a oadtr the direction of the U. R. K. of P.. AMbnb r. A. WALLACE, SnshsiUe, Xsd. Wanted Immediately For The Jno. H. ^arks Shows Comet to doable violin; also elarionata. IMMI C. H. COOPEB, Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Straetmen and Novelty Get a Live One Our copyrighted Jeffrlcs-Johnson "WE'RE PULLING FOR JEFP* Is the fsstest seller ever offered. Profits big. Now Is tha time to get bnsy. Samplaa and w bdeea le prlcaa auUled nnon receipt ot 2B eaata^ORON BKOS.. laU Ifaaafaetarara, tUOCLtMO. VMB' : WANTED:- Contralto <or mesao) and Tenor tor light concert party, (hall), opening Jane 6. BMude resort; two shows nightly. Long, comfOrtsble eagago- mant for reslly clever, versstUe snd refined people, op In light songs, eoneerta and aketehaa. Tell all. IncludMig lowe st (snts) In first letter. Photo if poaslble. ZUQUn WTATT, Maaaga* "The Bahamians,'' Ashley Hall, Ohadaatsa, ■. 0. BWANTED»,OIJIGK Flaaok TMIb, ODtaatt' CIM raadavilla beoio ia (Hk. aalaiy la Sfst lettar at'wtHi, Spartanhnrg, 8. O. WANTED At 6tar Theatre, BIchwood, W. Va., seed tolra snd Moalcal Comedy Stock Oompaajr I All shows give aa year epaa tiao. SS or to — W A M TIP D