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MAY H IMft Xhe Billboard 45 XilNDIN. Ur. nS Un. Cooar,,^ ^S^A FOTM? OMMMt aad aMMM u« OtT MTMdf rorbM, •r- TU Ian) In* O'NaUt, 8l»nle7 fetr Bord. MABLOWX. Ttums, Mcvmn UarUn, TIitm DartOD UMI OOk, Xlramp. Ttar< Bcule Babb. aiTNBB'8. BmtUi and Browa, . TjrrolMD Baztottai OBAMD. ftuman. Iteman aad Vazmaa, II. 2?' ^^mJmSSii'aSSr^, of llttadgk not ««lt* DP to tlie ittuaard Ik* Nfular offnlBn, lait wcek'a till w«> beM op by MnnI brlnt cpou wtUcta glittered wltli •zc«lleot materlar, probablj more mo from tbe fact tbit tba cootrait waa aacmcnlnJ bj tuu laf«n«lt7 of tba remalnlm portlxii. ScTcnl bl# bits wrra acflved, t boa a of moat prominence balaa Ur. Edward Davla, K. A., ta Tbe Plcturv vt Dorian Qnri Ben Waleh. Baiale Wrun. OlDkalaplal'a Cbnatmaa. and Alle* Xorka. a<iT< acal flat ooca coc mixad ta teok tlMmb Jiut boir It la almaat lanoMbla to waealvak Tbe claMMt bit waa a* nntumim • tomatle plarlet calM tha Pletnn tt OoHaa Orar, aa pnaaBted by Ifr. Idward Davit, an aeeooat of whleb ta cItcd nader Mew Acta. Baaal* Wrnn, potdng aemal popular melodies Into mora pop- olarlty, mad* tb* beat alsgto bit ot tlM UII, tad In f««poua to tb* contlaaoaa applAon, aba ■rat compelled to (Ins at leaat six munbera, ae- eooat* or eaeb belns meotloud nnddr fenonal Patter. Dlnkelapiera Cbrtatmaa, witb Ita pret- ty little German stx>rT ot a lorin^ fatbcr and Botber'a tieatnMat of tbalr educated aes and bl* '•Ut aad hatr, wtaaa ka hw broogbt kama aa a nipTla* far a CtuMmm puianl after be- .j^^^ HaaUj attcr- b*far* the critic*^ Mia* JUtaa rttkt. aa ae> cooat ef wboa* new act, Japaa aad ■eotlaBd. waa run la>t week nader. Naw Acta, when abe appeared at tbe Star Theatta, waa aa th* bill In tbe spot markeil II. aad. itid<lac Ckvei tbe oianoer lo wblcb alie waa recelTed, abe waa duly daauTlDC of the plare. Ben Welab. In hi* He- brew and Italian cbaractertzatlaoB. waa tbe osaal bl( bit: Tbe Three KrseaU. borlaontal bar aad bouDdloc mat experta, aatoaaded at ttmea wltb tbelr rrmarfcabla teata In tbla ape- tialtlae: Henrietta Byxao. a caaMdlcane. whoaa ^teta were •!*• eenna wbm U*t acva at tha Itir. rat orer. her thn* aombeia In a vuy etadltable faahloa: aad Ropklaa and AattU, In noUcy Ttoable*.- are ao ebtertalataa team at daacera. but they can hardly be called alot«<. aad tbe aooaer tbla part of tbelr offxMar ta omitted, tbe more TaloatUe will their appearaaea be, for la other braitcbea they have tbe abil- ity. Grace Ayers. tbe petite little raUer akater, opoMd tbe bill, and waa well reeelead. bnt tb* ua(lst comedienne on tbe proctam aa Iiorothy Cbattar. act belac op to tbe pace aet ty Nipiier feaar acta at tbe Uajeaile, did not fet hy, uad the andleaoe refoaed to accept ber Uae* and •oaca when tbey really (aaad ber elai AltBBICAX UraiO uiu.. ■ ••epalar acta In pleatjr were ta terlMr laat ■ff*-."*i5f «»e on tbe hOI li«la« aa as- ceUent offrrinc. and ]Jana«er ThaBaiami had a« eaay time of It arraniclns anch a pcMcntioaa cn- tertalamcnt. Joe Whitehead waa one ot tha Bln**t (eatnrea on the iilll. and hla derer daaetac. accompanied bj- a (ood deal of ladl- •Mnallty. 1* dltTerrnt from all others In tbe MOfkatlon. Tbey tbould be among tbe bead- t'oea. aark aod Hamilton, bold- eyaaftom laai week, appeared In tbelr aerie* ai gw ilmnu atnnt*. aod went eren better than ■nth' laat' acen. doe probably thst ther bsTe • ,•»• wtlakle* wbleh (Ire them a better ■Wily to abow their worth. Adelaide „„ - VacBUat, aad Jailet. were all new !!?'«?"^ •£! ••"t beadlns. Tom aad Siaela aioore. In a nnaleal aklt of llrell- oeta and nmit, were next to doaln* and re- ceired an abundant amouat of applanae wltb 7^!L*°^.** eoetnme*. Tbe Three Yoecarys cloyed the show wltb eome comedy balanclns •nd nnlqae tnmbllas that la original In erery 1' vu**"" Company, and Kelly !S? '"o eicellent acta for opcnera. went W. and bad there been any chance to go anj- OB tba bill, tbey would bare deserred aach a.wat>; as It waa, the cqoallty of moat of .JSSSS ^L""? «»»•• bar.ll} *r ttetS!^ «l»en any particular team APOLLO. ApoHa Ibeatre, Forty-aerenU aad Forret- Ii.?.!""'"? aantlnnea to bare crowded booRea wtbtly. and deaerredly ao, for Uanaaer Lery coaMaiiea, to hand cat the beat of TanderlUe. " • '»«<"«n*r. be aacmad thmath SsiS. ^SVSP'^*.. Oaniln* and On., pre- KSS-^iTV '*»:•"'>«, Man, one aC th* moat ■aagbable farce* In rarlety at tba prcaeat time. 2? thJI'Iki?" appearanca on tha -8oatb SWe J***^ baring a mom than aoc- ceaatul tour oa tbe raclBc Coaat. A detailed accoont of Joe'* funaloallle* will be found nn- SX,?*" Venetian Serenadet*. •? SSP». »P««acoUr raualcal aketcb. entitled iS^^iS twlred well and oSetcd lelH." I"»'»y. numbera as encores. Roy Lee iSilTiZ: '..S!?^?*"* comedlsn of more than or- JfTff ."J^!* ''•X"* 'a a continual if •»"«'><" bU funny atyle of handing a«t aanaaaM. Barrcr B*«*a and '"5 f'""* with tbelr baa-pBactalng. JhlfiP and dancing akntch, wm aiaa among iii.^l!!'"! •aOeraellon and tha plaaaed ap- SISSSUJL.'i"' •pdlenee, and Th* Two Stralees. »'»««»■ P»t the andlence Into Z^i'« ■ ^ VnttT ton* of tb* man SSi w*"" «>ann«Bla»d ta tba S£ «# !S"*'- T**" ,aa a wbol*. tha blU waa S7. h. 'JSfi *»enly balanced aOaitaia jptt •••n In Chicago it any bouae. (NBW) OBNTDBT. at^L "2 '5* of Madlaoo and Loomls yjy*.*"""* •he neweet addition to the crer- »«»ai«gllat of Cbtcago-a raudeTllle tbeatrea, •JdWi pwfty lltUe bouae la ranklnjt bead and g^Ha jtltb tbe beat of tbem. Last week, ■ MilMia«..ltaBB«*r L. A. Oalrla waa moce aOarlag • bill conaUtlag ot aodl teatoa acta aa Paadag Batch Dnnbar and Mlaa JoaaphiB* Tbner, la a amity «lng- lag^aad daadag act tbat kept tba audience In coaUnnooa applanae. Bennington Brotbera, En- ropeaa lymnaata, who are top-notchera In tbelr elaaa, war* alao roondly applaoded. MeFarland and Mnrtay. In a comedy aketeb entitled Tbe UUIlooalra and tbe Ice-Sfan; Tb* Mnalcal De- raya. trareaty tpoalcal performers and Tbe Aaron Hay Trio. In a new comedy playlet, called Light Housekeeping. MeFarland and Mnrray are top wall known to need fnrtber notice, bat wkatevar ron nay tblnk ot tbla act. It was BraeOallF tb* hit of the bin laat week, and ih* un waa par ezcallcnc*. Tha D*Faya bare alao beaa acaa acraral ttaM* baftaa ia Chicago, and tbelr work commeatad opoa ta tb*** col- nmna, and ttey are going h*tt*r thas erer with th*lr lateat efforta, Mng compeUad to respond to eaeore* at tbe aecood show llonday night un- til a«F had exbaoated tbelr Ilat of mnalcal *e- leetloB*. Light Honaekeeplng, altbougb poeae*- lag a few lagging momenta, wblcb tend to de- tract Interest from tbe atoty, went orer pretty well, and when * few ebaat** baia baaft made both la tbe lines and biialna**. tMa VtUa come- dietta will be beard from la thalaiiar banaea and with batter tcportc. CBTBTAL. Tba Baloma Dane* drew large crowd* at tbU popular North arcane boote. tb* danc*. being enacted by Ulaa Boma Snyder, ot Snyder and MUIer, who appeared la a noeetty sensational aketcb of other (Imllar featnrea. Ulaa Sny- der't Interpietatlon wa* an antbeotle one and frea from all objectionable feature*. Tbe Boyal kflnatrel Four, elerer aingtag mliutrela, Tbe Morttmore Slaters, character cbang* artlats. and Clarence Barton, reputed aa tba world's cham- glca aott aboe dancer, were tbe remainder ot tbe 111 headlined by The Saad Dab Dob Troupe of whirlwind acrobats and coatorthmlata. Tbis bnndi of Syrians leare tM feat of>wblrllng on- done, and tbe manner In wblcb tbey are ap- plaoded abowa bow far In adraoce of other ac- robatic U o up ea tbey really are, and atampa tbta btadUaen ta their claa* for a long time to cena. Tb* Uortliaor* 9lsten need no latro- dnctica. aad It Is aaongh said that tbelr pleaa- aat a t •( - iptOac orer tbsir work mad* th*m mttty *t Mtac btiir tjpa kaaors last weck 'at tka CkysS." PKKilN THK&TSB Tb* Pekla Theatre, State and TWenty-aer- enth Btrceta, had aa ezeeptlooally atnmg bill laat week, and- played to crowded booses. Tboe. Beea, No. 1 on tbe program In bla nofrelty mtis- leal act, waa wen reeelred. No, 2, KeUy and Oarla, aaaaaalnatoaa of tbe bltiea. In tbelr soog and daaea oOMag made a big bit wltb tbe pa- troos ot the Sooth 8Ma playbaoss. AdelaU* Loeralne aod Oomp anr. .ta the Wgb rtass plsy^ let. IQstakea TraTAppaa. wSTtlSuitStt tba large amooat of applsaaa Ibsr laeelred. Kyrogo. the mas of layatarr, pr aa an ted a new aad noeel Idea, tbat of readlog palma wltb tbe sId o( a search light. Cook snd Stcrcns, who bare tbs (olloirlng unique bill ta The Cblnee and tha Oaon, No Cbeckee, No Waahee. appear ta a aketeb that saTors of a stareb and blueing establishment. Some of tb* latter might well ha oa e d ta penciling a few of tba boring and auperdnona floea whlA are dwelt en at too gnat a length. Bowercr, taken aa a whole, tbe act ta amiwlng aad tararlablF pleaaea Ita bearats. Dal to Fiiia aad Oompaay, eccentric ■nrapaaa senbats, ta a taaskau*. chaneter. thsMa^'K^ n^ad miv^MSS&Va act win'cIeTar atanta aJTlS^SSSt^ iS tb* bit ot tbe bm. JULIAN Headed by Kay TUUj tbe retaatUe comedienne and character aetrcaa, ta Matthew White, Jr.'a cterar *klt. antlUad Stop. Look LUten. tbe bm at tbe JnUan laat week waa a anrprislngly good one. Ulaa Tnlly Ilred np to ber bllltng In er- ery way and aatlalled all who wltneaaed tbla little aklt. Owtag to Ulaaaa g< Mlaa Odoo. Calne. of tbta cteTCT team, waa c ss sp slled to work alagle. Tba tasdto m tbe act hare been brought oat laaaF ttaM* ta th ae* ewtaimis. se tbat It I* nnaeeea*az7 to caoaerate tb*m agsia. rotk aad Polk pnt orer som* rmdly tataraattag and funny comedy aerobatle attuta wbleh were met wltb approral on all sides. Tb* Three Ktl- cry Slaters bars one of lb* beat alnglng and danctaig slater acta before tb* TaaderlU* foot- llgbta to-day, *nd I*ft tb* aadleaea ta a pleas- ing frame of mind after Ibetr eotertalalttg mo- ments «a tbe atage. A moat pleasing ut of tme entertatatng comedy ta picaented by Art Adnlr. wbo wltb bis garlab make-op and bis •Iranee mnalcal (ootraptlona keep tbe theatre folk H a coatlnoous npCoar tbrcngboat bla plraatng act. TBBVBIT. A remarkably atr<»g bDl waa prcaented at tbla bonae and tbe acta were ao imlfoioly good and ao well recelrad tbat It U bard to partle- nlartatr. In tbe opening. Coont da Beta and bla aaalatant. Taaael. pBt tb* andlCBCa tagood hn. mar with tbelr aaoslw btqwla act. Tbe Stil- ler THo, atagera aad laaslctaaBl Betb Staae, dancer and singer, and Bamea and Brown, two "real" nrbrew*. were all well rccaltod aad enc«>red for tbelr efforts. Oil Brown tar* a rlerer monolomte. bla topical allnalaoa bdiv approprUte and amnalng. Harry H. Richard a. with a capable company, drew a furore of ap- plaune with their comic opera barletta, cntl- tlcd Lore a la Mode. Mr. Blrbatda la a real artlut, iMIh an an actor and a alnger, and tbe art Is a deM-rred lieadllner. Paul Klelat and bl* Land nf Dreams, an aet wblcb nersr asaini to grow old. waa aa irrll t«e«lT*d aa of yore. Albraaar. European norelty, wbO* a*t a*^ ap- ' telr aasMd. proved rciv popktar wtm tba CAL DE VOLL CHANTECLER AND THE CHICKADEES WtUl Walter Staiitoiip The Original Ghlckenmanp <K . mMmim A By Miss Maud Abeaotes* as'lfTlla. Chantecler, and a Charm- An encbantine extmragimn dllcrtamment enchanced by special soeneiy and elaborate costmMBi edipsing anything ever evolved. Addrass, Manascp, : 120 Randolph StrMt, Suit*210.211, CHICAGO. ILL. Improred Cane Aaaortment, 120 Canea, Including 60 Rlnga t B.W Improved Cane Aaaortment, 240 Canea, Including 100 Rloga 10.00 Improved Cane Aaaortment, 330 Canea, Inclndlng 100 Blnga 10.00 Improved Cane Assortment, 600 Canea, Including 200 Blnga 25.00 No. 0. Extra Lone. Fancy Loop Handle Whlpa, aastd. col., beet made, per gr. S.0O Shooting Gallery Outflt, complete. 2.1^ pieces, for only 32.00 200 AaaoHed Pocket Knives, for Knife Backs, s Good Elaab.. 15.00 Large Catalogue Fkee. Knlvee. Watches. ITmbrellaa, Toy Whlpa and Cane Nela. Terms Half Depoalt. Balance 0. O. D. Pennant Canea, per 100, fl.2S: per I.OOO, $11.00. CLEVELAND CANE COMPANY. Cleveland. Ohio. prepriatel] aodlaBe*. FRANKLIN. Tbe Three Maaqneria Slater*. Learltt. more and Co.. Pork Chop Brera, and Mlaa Tto. let Ciirtlaa were tbe lopnotcbers ot tbe bm. at Manaerr Geltera nrelty Thirty-Brat atreet hotrne last week and Bllrd It nightly wltb the s. R. n. aim In evidence the laat tbice nights. MI'S Tlolet rurtlas. tbe aonc bomtar and ping- Ecr of no mean ability, more than made good with ber handling of several ntetly tbe popntarlly af .wWeb baa denended to a great extent. T<raTllt and nonaaMie (sse Kew Arts) Park Cbop Ema, the aren-kaowa Msrk face cemeiUan dellveted a most bnmoioaa monologue, and aome clever parodl-a. The Three Maaqneria Slater* eloaed the abnw witb a rellned alnglng and dancing act, which ta ao extraotillnary olTorlng and deaervlng of head- lining. Tbey are three slrla or unnaual talent, being exceptionally good ainirera. dancer* aad Inatmmentallata, It la Indeed goal to heboid, vriien one attsndu a rood botiae. where a good blU la, and ded* It always packed to tb* done*. BIG NATIONAL CANADIAN AVIATION MEET — ^$50,000 in Prize* — MONTREAL, JUNE 27 to JULY 3,1910 Katlmated attendance, SOOi.OOO people. Gala week. Largest affair ever held ta Canada, tlon. Montreal alone; SOO.OOO. Everybody mil make money. Carniya], Privilege and Concession People, Write INTBBNATIONAI. AVIATION ASSOCIAnON, Ino. COWBOY RELAY RACE I have three atrlogs of relay horses, fonr boraea to tbe string. These boraea ran at N. D. and Hlnaeaota State Fairs last season. Made tbe best time known. Ran 10 inllea In 24 mlnntcs and 43 aeeonds. Changed boraea and aaddlee every M mile. Good botsea aad good ootllta. Alao have 10 bead of hocking horses, aome of tbe worst bnekers known. Will glre eshlblUoa in front ot giaad Btanda. T. O. RAJTtTH, Bnmatad, It, Jt. ^ , ' WANTED FOR IHE BLUE^IUBBQN SHOWS! For The American Carnival Company! xar Mat PARK PEOPLE, VAUDEVILLE & ORCUS ACTS For Our Big Open Air Stage and Ring Show! a«t down to boalneaa. make yotir tern* reaaonabi*; people dobc tar*. tt.8S from Chicago; DOO AMD PONT SHOW, write. Wi a€&m A PABK. THIS IS A UVI ONR. Opena Key 2S. b J. WUITX. XsMgar Oakwead Paxfc, TTITlWlinOt _%yor ld'« ■ Gfatyt ^Novelty JAIMES TjEFFmES^nTwRMSTi GOTCH Ob r*e*ia* ot aSe w* wm i I and Ooteh. ttss of photo eaid. - 1 sack Jabason oa Jnly 4th. mOAOO. ILL. WANTED-^FOR THE GREAT U. & CARmVAL CO. Ferris Wheel, on* more Glsss Blower, Performers for fltsdlnia, oa* Sank*, 'V*ad*vtll* Show, or any other abowa that can make good: a I Uoaal. write. Addreaa R. L. Od1IBOT.T„ Kaaagar. Albia, Ia„ liar ••Mi. UatsbbUtowa, la.. Mar iM»t Mason Citr. la^ Mar afrJab* «: Aasttot Mb bMltrMIUM^ !)»• B<><lKrter..lI%.,J»«j^ wing. Mla ayllBie «ato W. a.W» *a?«L: AM aribsas da lse. aia est wet aad wm by tbt* afpaayt wtU pter jlualb D*k9to aad f aasi a aflsg JMr. . TOD