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^wnck e p 111 b o a r d APRIL 29^ 1«ir OR. DS LUXE LIGHT. fOaattiMd frtxu pas* >•> H that tMOr cbmeltni.«( tki MfalOM scr- lliut "Balph Ben. who bcsaa hu eatw la tlil« euuultaj nereral ;»an ago at a promlslns actor la Un. 'Patrick Campbell's Engilsli coiBpaBy. and br d « gr €«» reached a larzi; priat Htatna la bla nrofemlon at the brgliiiiTDe or the aeaaoo lo Madame Sbcrrf. Uuncbed himself as a star at tUe Knickertiocker Theatre br ImpenonatinK an ■ecttatrle iog doctor. In a nondescript mnalcal piece, entitled. Doctor De Laze. Altboogb hla Ktlttlc progress to a steUar orbit liaa been aCMdlly downward, 3lr. Hera prored br tils last «Bploit his abllirr to OTerc<nne bla own llmtta- Hmmk for be baa at laat appeared as a alnglnc tlHtmUT^ witiiont dlTnIglDC aa much aa tbe ibadow of a alBKloir Toice. **Aa for Doctor De Luxe, It would make not the allsbteat draft npon tbe mental proceasea of a •Iz-rear^old mind. It la gnlltless of either plot or atory. Therefore, It may brLng Joy to the teart of the tired baslness man, and It msy also qoallff as a fair example of that onclassUled Mile «( entertainment, which la known In gen- "Thto Uleat votk of Hw antbota otThe Three CwiM, Madame Sherry and The Olrl of Mr Dm lie t» a simple little piece. In which there la BOtMojc of the spectacolar. The comedy, which la light io native, predominates over the ■male, which Is tnnefal and aweet. Inclining rather toward the aentlmental. Wbenerer this sentiment la moshy. howerer. Mr- Hera comes to the leecoe with his comcdr. Tltere ate aoow retr clever Unes In the ^ar. aad tb( altiiattaiB are fairly amoalac Mr. Bets, la the^anetw *C clerk la a doc store, and later as ssijatMit to a miitw. flndi VMJ ot omortnnUr to be tsBar teCtal _ «m peeiiUar waj. Be alao staM la aavu- laaUoB two soosa. No Oae Bat Tim aad Itf a pcodnctian la ttM ut tbe year. UP AND DOWN BROADWAY. (ConUnoed from page 8,) Mr. Konrad Dreher. in The JaUx Peasant, amnsed the aodlence with his eapltd portiaral' of BsTsrUa peasant mannecs and. dlaleet Uat week at the tirring FUce Theatre. Mr. Dteher baa tor.jeats beca the leadbig qyltlt in Uie per- (kmaanee of pesaaat plays open the German ataae. Mrs. Lean* Carter wHl play one, two and three night staads tor the remainder of tbe season In her anceeaafnl play by Ropert Hnghes, Two Women. Monday night. April 24, Mrs. Carter was the attraction at the Park Theatre. Bridgeport, and for two weeks will fill engage- ments In tlie prlnclpsl cities in New England. An Eye for An Eye, a new sketch from the pen of Hale Hamilton, the J. Bafna WaUlog- iotd of e«o. M. Cohan'a comedy, Get-Rlch-Quick WhIUuCBld. will be pteaeated In Tanderille for ■Is ar'slMt weeks tua aprlng by Emmett Cor- fltan. An Eye for An Eye bad Its Initial pre- sentation at a I.amba' Gambol, Sunday, April 2. and aeoted a tremendons bit. When Mr. Corrl- gaa prewnts It in the halls his company will Inelnde hia aoa. Emmett Corrigan. Jr. The Plak lady will be seen In London dnrlns the coming aatruan with an American company. The aoeecaalal ]lcl«llan and CaryU mnalcal comedy will be pniland la Uia Britlah metrop- olls' In aaaodattaa with Mr. Gbades Frobmao aad Mr. George BOfraidaa. Anaacemeats hsTc alao been mad* hT wMcb tbe .play will be aeea In Anstralla. and oegotiatlanB are ander war for Germany and France. . ^ ^ Xegotlatlona were completed by which th» Lambs CInb Ladles Public Gsmbol wlU be glTca at the New Theatre on Friday afternoon. May 12. Tbe Metropolitan Opera Honse has alwayv been tbe choice of the Lambs for their pnbUe gambols, hnt In thia instance, and In order -to make tbe llrst Ladles PnbUc Gambol a diatiaoi. tlTc fUactkn. the Hist Ladles PnbUc Gambal will be Bt**a la tb* faoMas Ccatral Park play- bonae. Tbia win Ve Hi* OBV gerfonaaace ciren In the New Tbeatie Mwt MMcnlaii'la taken next season bj Lleblir * iir'Ti the aaw leseee. and It Is tiie l a t snj ld n to Baa* tbe erent a ,f la fnnctlon. The company that wUI support Mabel Hlte in A Certain Party at Wallack's Theatre will laUude John T. Kelly, Mike Donlln, James See- ley. Harold Hataell. Arthur O'Keete, Richard Garrlek. Louise Dempaey. Beatrice Moreland. Grace Edmond. Esther MIsaett. Marie Ashton. CllUan Preston. Lllllsn Herbert and Grace Nel- son. Tbe Folles Bergere Company, which will occu- py the stage of the New Folles Bergere The- atre, beginnlnir April 27. rstc Its Gn*t per- formance at the Apollo Theatre. Monday night, >pni IT, before the largest first night andlence in the hiatory of tbe house. The pragram con- alated of two rcTnes and a baUet, entitled Temptation. The leniea were HelL by Bennold Wolf and Manilee Leri, and 0^. A. leriew wfll accompsay la next week's edtloa. Tbe aew fsatnies at tbe Wlater OardCB last ~~ifc were the Ben Family, intradnelnc ehar- •r lODgs and dances of Mexico, a new "chair" -_Jtb*r, by Soiuiblne and chorns. and Miss Dor. t^yyardon and 3nie. Dszle. In new songs and MW Viola Allen appeared In tbe late F. Mar- wa CrawfOid's drama. The White Slater, at tb* »- *<BM*wAW>aA m UAawM. VTSUW OMUVTi Oale 'vBsana Behind tbe Scenes, a anr play by Mis* Mar- gmt Mayo, was produced at Uie Walnut Street T*eatre, Pbnadelpbia. Mbaday night. April 17. rer Hie, llrst time on any stage. Differing widely from either of Miss Mayo's preHoiw plays. Baby Mine and Polly of the Circus, It tella a story of stage life. Miss Edna Baker has a leading role The plir wjfi welt recelred. The twts Werba and.> T.enscber sttraetlons. le MacDonald In The Sprlnir Maid, and Bsyes and Jack Norworth In Little Miss' t, ai» still drasring heavily at tbe Liberty — aad SMe Theatre, respccUrely. PKRTiNENT PATTER. (CContlnned fkom page 0.) Ifew Tork, April 22 (Special to The BIO. 1).—Doe Kealay. with bis dMliait*a Oto- d Bsa s Ms sasaoa May K AlStSnnar at Lak9 Cbamplata. ' \ 3Ii*f Stena Arlington Is \tow with tbe Cbas. K. BSrzIa offices. j Joyce and Donnelly, tuneful Juveniles. Bnlsh their Keltb ft Proctor Ume. May 2». then opan hi 1k» ftnaBy t b s a tw s bseM bp- lb* nanvd/ Panl Stephens. «|M IMIker. bas been booked over the Keith tc Pmtor time. St. John-Bri(li;es and Company. In Handker- chief No. 1.'., will play the Snlllvan & Considlne Circnit next tea»iii. With the company are: Allen St. John. Winona Bridges. Garfield Thomp- son and Erma June. Tom Nawn. aaaiattd MSSSls CUaa AarlaK bcr engaged at the Cdoolal tnu week. K^mi ap* peered with MIsa CUa* la a daae* at tb* flalsb of Miss Cllne'a act. Tom Ecks, the Teteraa proraoter of atblette events and manager of many famoos athletes. Is now in chareo of Tom Ecks' '.Bicycle Girls act, now playing in vanderille. The girls— who are Elsie Rogers, Anna McCann, Salh Wllks anil Jesi^le Stalter—ride on home train- ers. Fanst Brothers, pantomimic oomedlana. ace atlll playing the Keith * Proctor Clceolt. NUaaoo** Aerial BaUet U playins Keith * Proctor bouaaa. The ballet ia' led by Mine. Nllsson, who la doing a drrlvatlon of tbe ser- pentine dance. Other members of the act ate: Little MlKs Melba Nllsson, Miss Franeea St. Clalr. Mariorie Miller, Senora Mercedes Snares, Senora Marnjosa, Miss Schmelterlng. Carl Nlls- son, who Is the owner of tbe act, has Invented and patented an electric derice by which he can TOdoce six lamps Into two. each lamp clv- lag atereoptlcon, spot' and flood lights rimul- taneously. Barry Nllsson Is tbe electrician with tlie act and Steve Kelly la tbe mechanic, la all ten people mn, carried. Grace Francis. waa compelled to cancel ber time In tbe SoathweA and return to ber borne In Brooklyn, where ahe la 111 from nervous breakdown. The Stnbblelleld Trio bas just returned from a tour over tbe Sullivan A CoDsliJlDe Circuit, an eight weeka* encasement over tbt! United time. They will probably play a few of tbe big parks this snmmer. SUN BROS. OPEN- AT MACON. (Ooattaiicd ftaal page Y.) Claws Section—"Doc" Keene and Frsd Kenno, prindpala; Walter B. Yonng. BUI Farmer, Wm. E. Foster, Bnster Marah. Cbas. HUdecra. SIg. Gnllmette. <Earl Vardell and Bill TardelL Concert Acta—Arnold and Boyd, MUs ICMia Bamett, A. E. Green, BUI Fanner, ..and Foater irUnCI^ & xan Sapplementary Showa and Annex—^. S. Bob- ertaon. manager; wnUam tbe Great Becker, Qerman magician: AlUeon Slaters, > frnCIng elrlB; W. H. Scbooley, novelty musician; Held; Ing. comedy Juggler; Dudley Se No Komos (fea- ture act), presented by Mr. Robertson; Captain Peter Cardona's mixed group of trained wild animals; Miss Joele Rex, serpent act; Alien Bryan'a Punch and Judy comedians, and Sash kt aaA Waabkl. rcoowaed Japaaesa wrestlers. Big aboar Bead—nank K. Masek, Otis Barnes, Dave Lbeorlz. H. Poualer, Dave J^es, Cbas. W. Lucia, W. B. Tatca. ~ ——•— —.- Klngsland. Cbas Oemntb, W. bert E. Giees. Howard Wartlnft, and John Sbeliv, director Privilege Department—Oscar Bodgers, mana- ger, with a bunch of twelve men. Ticket Sellers—Sam Morris. Jack Descbenes, W. E. Chambers and J. P. McCormlck. Working Department—Fred Saners, boss can- vasman: Arthur B. Webber, snpt. of lights; James C. Cherry, train maater; Buck PuineU. side show boaa caoTssmaa: J. P. XeConalck. manager dining tenta; Boss Mlnard. boss prop- erty man; Ralph Klrkpatrlck, boss nostler; B. L. Neel, harness maker; A. E. Webber, official barber; George Boyd, chef; George Arnold, priv- ilege car cbef; Dad Bioger, night watcb; John Boberts, poler; Jack -Benson, stake and chain man: William Randolph, snpt. of ring stock; frank Glaaabrook.^ blacksmltb: -Doctor W. P. SampsOD. pbyalclaa^L Bed Johasoo. carpenter, and BUI O n ea a oud. painter. ' ? LONDON FOLLIES DISPARAGED. (Oontlnned ftom page. <l|> Norman A. Blume, George E. Mack, Cliarles Ol- cott, Agostlno Bad, NaUUe Alt.- Lamra JaS- ray, Gladys Archbutt and* Helen l^lot, were Introduced to the metzopolla at W*ber** Theatre on Friday night, AprB 21. Tbeae Xew TOiklsed Follies, of eontse, suggested Tbe Mtliag Palls- sier. which are sttll <» the lioards at.na Avollo Theatre lo the Brttlab Insolar ■ aa e tiop o lla, Norman A. Blume was for several years a raem- .ber of tbe original company, and la the only one of the New York company who has pisyed In the London prototype, all the -remaining cast being of American extraction, with tbe excep- tion of Gladys Archbutt and Helen Lalor. Like tbe one from which the New York Ltmdon Fol- lies have been copied, tlwy eoaalat of three parts, a number at apcdaltles. son* comedy which In London they arould call "patted play." which they bnrlesqoe on a popolar piece and an original aketcb. All Broadway looked forward with Interest to the opening of this Bnitvean- ferm of entertainment, but the critics 'bj n» mesne took kindly to Jos. -Weber's new ottering. The TMbone waa perhaps the most lenient In its discussion,' flndlng the SMt part of the .'enter- tainment, the mustrel' musical part a success. pnxUalmtng the borlesqoe -on Tbe Balkan Prin- cess, called The Balky Princeas, qnlte stupid, and designating the third portion of the enter- tainment. Tbs LaiU' of Deut, a former Lambs- Gambol, too delicate In its satire to be appre- ciated by the andlence whiA attended the nre- mler. The raoalnder of the papen^ however, are quite cruel In their critlclam. The fact that the show was clrwed after the Initial per- formance lnaicat<^-i that Ibis form of amuse- ment, while belnp well llkeil In Bngland, la nm to the. taste of America'a theattegocis. LION ESCAP ES—R BCAPTURip. One of SIg. Santelle'a dfcos IIobs escaped Into the open the afternoon of April 18, and for several boon tbe little village of Homer, N. Y., was panle-strlcken. A car load of animals, ahlpped from Macon. Ga.. by George W. RolMiu. was being nnloadcit, when one of tbe shifting boxes fell In sacb a manner as to break open Its top. In a tivlDklioc "MsQ-klller," a large black-maned beast, was free, and ho lost no time Ja' taking full advantage of his liberty. With a single twnnd tbe animal gained tbe open door- way of the car. where It atood motionless, seem- lasly BBdeelded what to do. as more tbaa two taMMtf men, women and chlMren who had been ommnM spectators. Bed la all directions. Fortanatdy. all the natives bad reached places of safety before "Man-fciller*' leaped to the gnmad. Resh meat ditaetljr trader tbe ear claimtd tba lion's attcnUoB. and who* b* was MMaptas tb* UnsT. Mr. Kalliaa. Jake Wltanth. Jack Stoddard and a dozen aides enclosed the animal wllbln a wall of caoraa. After aevaral insuceesaful etforta, tbe lion waa Bnally aecatcd. During the ezdtaiDMt, Mr. RoililW kCt taM was severely last r alsa ty the Maa . LEACH'LaQUINLVN WITH BAR; NUM. New York. April 33 (Special to Tbe Bill- board).—Tbe Leach-LaQuInlyn Trio are the lat- est addition to tbe list of acts with the Barnum & Bailey Circus. They feature their wire- walking novelty, during which Jock Leacb re- volves on a wire wblcb la held tant acroaa the ring from the months of two young ladles; also a allde for life. Tbe act previoua to Join- log the Baranm Show waa playing vanderille daica l« tl READERS' COLUMN. Wotdd like to have, the address of Budib' Bobb. foiawr advaaoe asent for John Sh*a. Ad- dte^i dpB TIB* stttatt^iaclanatl. 0.' I Wuibi (OB^ 'aBid atr**t.- OUnn. anifniia 11 liisi (ram ber asa WBI- W«lk,>last heard of wttk'U ~ ~ twa years ^go, ' If Jake Pi;jedman. who sold tickets for Camp- bell Brothers' Show last season In Spokane, WlU commnnlcate with Harry Epstein, ot Kicby. villa. Shu ba -iriU leam aometUas ia' bla. ad- Mr. E. a. Hugo; 927 W. Callfurnia street. OklabOBia. CttT. Okla.. woOId like to know the wbeteaboata-of PaiU W. Bsrhoor, last beard of playing vsadevllle la a stnglnc wd tatkbf act. ' OoaMrt. 0.i AprB 1*. IMi: Editor The BUlboaid, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Sir:—Please answer Tlvlan De La Roonde through The Billboard as to the story be Is telling about me. I booked him for three nights. He worked two nights and one show, tbe tbird three and sent word to me that bi- wonld not work .the next abow Just because b> act did not take to the' people. His act Is all right for dtles. hot not .for a tittle town o 1,200. Tbe -Dinah aad Mack Gompany Is work Ing beie aew. Xbey sbowcd ai* tbaletter they got fima Baoad* and saM I acrred Mm right. 1 reCir tbn ts job aa It. K. Mr. Roande woab' not MA and'I ta pay him for tb-. 0. MASON. ^ Mgr. nieatre. Mr. J. u Bnrna StsckdiUe. Tessa, wonlrt like to know the WMMbotta at Tbm, tMna field, and whether b* I* aUB en H a laa tb* abSw' bneloeas. Mrs. Martha Dreler, Box 84, Mlddlerort. N CIRQ US C0 88IP. Wednesday. April IS, soai« fltteea baadrrd Shrloers, with their wlv*a and cbOdiaa. paid their compllmenta to Bina Bfotbeia* Baranm and Bailey Show, stm tdtyTng at Madison Sqnarv Garden. Most of the chief dignitaries of the Masonic Order of the Slate were in attendance. Including Wm. Homans, James Belknap. Saram R. Ellison, Wm. J. Mathews, Wra. E. Dnncan and E. M. Ehlers, Tbe clowns performed a num- ber of stunts that were Greek to themselves, bnt Intelligible to tbe Shrlners. . ^fii'J Calms left Decatnr. 111., April IT, for JopIIn. Mo., to Join Stone'a King ^ the Cattle EIng Company. Walter wlU play baritone In tbe band and also put on bis black- (ace. comedy, while Roy plays comet and sec- ond beavlea^ Harry and AIn .Cslras will leave Decatur April 30 - ftor IMlBnaastla to Join F. c. Schmela's Cowboy, lUlaa aad^adr Choir. Hanjr will 1^ SSSti: cS,^ Chlras. the oldeat of tba brothers, ts at present Bonbmr Bros.* Show bad a good tnmont on the night of April 12. while a wloSswls to progress, which destroyed tbe town of Bicheart and partially wrecked Tahlequab, Okla!. not over ninety mUea away. The borse teat -went down In tbe tenlble strain, but th* Ms tn weathared the storm, and tbe extatbltlSll «u given complete aa programmed, .t-^^'^ *'rsmm, formerly press agent for the Western company of The Bsrrier, controlled by the American Amnsement Company, and for •SSS.'^a.S!''^'?* '^"> »he Snlllvan and Con- aldtoe Cttodt as .txeasarer. of their booses In SSSfcJ^*-*??*^ ^ bcya appointed preaSl ageat for tbs AL O. BameaV Circus. __i^f»?o OSdoo*^ aaSers a sligbtly spralnol ^? '••^•'^ J"***- C«dona. who is with the Baranm * BaHayaaw. fa.d flni,he.i his act and waa^dotes a BtliitMlilTiia on th- hippodrome toadk when be afbnbled and fell. A rest over Satntday btonght bim bark to work- ing shapa. . T*"' opening at Sooth Mllfoid, Ind.. April 29. will tour Ibdlana, nilaolaMd. lown. Rofe stlckney bas ber dogs aad DoSSa In Kood Rlinpe. The program tbla scssoaivni include Howe. Decker. Jack SaBa. SSuT^mm and Mr. acd Mrs, Hall, . ^™ George Jennler and Barry Parker wer* eallen at The Rlllboard while on their way to Join Ae rorepangh-Sells Show, which opens at irincennea. V/- ^f""!?'' '» " clown with the show! while Mr. Parker Is eoonectpd with the side show. Jehse 1.. White, who ban had charge of tbe candy privileges at the Standard Thealre, Cin- cinnati, ais season, goes with the Hagenbeck- Wallace Shows at the close ot the season. It win make White's third season with the show. Bert E. Riekman, who was with the 101 Rtneta Sbows for several seasons, goes out this year with the new Cole and Rice Show. In the nrlv- "?Ef .department. His wife, Mile. Ina, goes with the same show, -working In the annex. E. E. WhIttlDgton wishes to tbsnk all man- SSf^mSS. ™^ Offers In answer to his ad In «*-Bn^Mjrd. WhIttlDgton has again signed King of the Long Horn Ranch as or Arlaona Joe's Cowboy Band. SalTragette num- with the mi ga at - lb* btaaib John Hart's brigade, with tbe Barnum ai.-: Bailey Show, coaslstlns of H. J. Nelson. Pa. Langun. II. Jolinsun, B, C. Connom,-W. Becker L. Walte, Cbick Hen and Harry Newnuui, let- New York last week for St. Joseph.. Mo. Geo. F. Donovan baa been engaged to manaar tlie aide show with the Boblasen's Famous Sbowr (or the coolnc wimm. Be ^ la at piesent in ChteagOk and-baa booked.a aastber at hiah-clas^ aid* BMW featnraa. . Honest Malonev will be'p«ri«f «a tbe Mo. i car of tbe Hageabeek-Wallaea I k s wa tbla aeaaon. Maloney bas b**a.-aaAMlard*ra anbar of yaan with sore tTM, Wat gSSm.mnSiUWSSu again, Lou Stnmpe, asalataat t i e aa ures at Burieaque Theatre, Clndnnatli, will bas* i ot the programs with tbe Q^try Broa.' tbis.scaaon. wbieb open at nioanilagtOB. HI.. Brack Braa. aad Bdaa IMo catad at The . Brock Bras, and Bdaa XMa calllad •t .Xba 1 board laat r-' —" "~" " Tenn., wb« Shows. Tbe KOw 1 adTcrtlsiag ear of tbe Bagenbech- WsUsce Shows left Pern. Ind., AprU is, andar tbo annaaement of Janes Kvesoo. Tbs OBPMl- tloD brigade wlU bs in «bat|» ot Bab* WiSSL The big top of the Oreat CUCtM Clana will ' "L-J" flfi"F^p*t:. sanal jpp . with laetj. mlMla plaee.. it . wilKUs* a waUat eafacUir at om < -AdTanee ear Ko. 1. of tbs Sbow. la chars* of Cbas. A. ■ey City AprU U, Mrs. ~ contracting proa sgcnt. ^ Hart and lUIT. In tbalr aaw comedy rovolvtBa laddbr act, wUI be a**n tbla scaaoa with tbe Great Clifford Clreua. They are at praaeat play- ing vandevlUe dates. Wm, J. BIcharda. bookkeeper at tba AL O. Bamea' Clrcos, and tonnerly of tb* set oC the Dancing Bidiarda, is tb* tnad father o(- aa eight ponnd boy. Tb* 101 Baiacb. wbMb apMan . la Basoklya week at Itv It baa. ibe aM* faMr.w at an outdoor amoeiacm that baa avar PHIM'Biook- lyn. Jlmmle Powers, last aeason on John Hart** brigade, goes back with the Bannim Sbow ta take ticket* on the mala doer and puU banaeia. Major Del Fontaine bas algned contracts witb the Selbel Bros.' Shows for tlie season ot 1811. to do his baton and gnn<«plnnlng and .wtta. aela. Jno. Henry Rice la s*netal aganti D. P.' WiM^ aaedal agent, and Dr. Oocdoa. piaaa asast, «m' the Ftaak A. Bobbins Shew. aar^ DeAlvIa Jolaa lb* V. B. Osaltar B. B. Ebowa tbla seaasa far tb* ap-towa wagsa wtib bla den ot gaakia. B. Bb o w s as aMBsser of the ap- Xew MIMbcn-wU be Cooltet*a B. ~ ~ town Wsggo. The Frank A. Bobbins Sbow will open Ita thirty-first annual tear at Jersey, City. N. J.. AptU2»^S». ' J. Tlynn baa assnmed the dollra ot aaslatsni bead usher under Mr. Thompson with tbe BIng* ling Show. Jack Kllppel bas been engaged as principal and producing clown with the John Roblosos Showa. J. H. Krtdler, slack wire artist and clown Juggler, has signed with Frank A. Bobbin** Shows. Geo. Bernardo King Joined the Hagenlwcb- Wallace Shous at Peru Ind., last week, Cbas. C. Clark snd Vemetta are vrlth tbr Hagenbeck-Wallace Shnwa this aeason. James DuVal, clown, will not be with Bobln aon'a Ten Big this aeason. SMALL THEATRICAL WAR. New Richmond. Wis.. April 23 (Special I.— A small theatrical war tiaa been raging beir for the past few days between Hagao's Opcrs Houae, tbe old atandby; Lynch Bros.' new Ly- cenni. and W. S. Sbaaoon's Geai Family Thea- tre <ai*tloB plctu**!. Bagaa'a baa The Olrl from O. S. A., a aiastesl diams of a good deal of merit, Satntday, April IS, IbUowed by AI. W. Martln'a Dncle Tom's Cabin on Mooday. with -the Perry Amnaement Company's Indiana Folka.at tbe Lyceum on tbe Tuesday following. Mr. Shannon put on several vandevtlle acts, and he and Hagan's secured tbe major portion of the boslners. the Peirya atrlking a rainy night In tbe now theatre. Business generally goo*l. Sis Perkins Is underlined for the 26tb. New Richmond's population made quite a gain according to the census reports, from 1,000 In to 1,988 In 1910. with a large number Jnat 1900 I outalde tbe city limits, who properly belong to the dty. New Rlctaraod la MUns fbr a .iMt-«MB one of the big ebenni and eaa «r tw» af tfe* smaller abowa. AIRDOME NOTES. The Brst of May. D. F. Spears and A. Oro baker, will open oae of the largest and most eomplala alrdomc* (op tbe G. & S. Park). In Tenneawe. at GreenTfile. Mr. Spears ta man- ager of tbe Andltsdnni Theatre. A. Qidbakar la now maaager of tba Palace at netanaa, n»- ' wra aad s a ad i i l a, aad nine Bolloa ptctans shows aad s a ad i i l a, aad SSsK ** ^ Peeifle diat-dsaa pletawi seery. • DIATHR. ■ - ■ .^,1 WBBELER—Ilavis II. Whevler died at "Cer- rls- Roicl, Coney Island, N. Y. de was as attache of Lnna Park for many years, ami s» one time was Its superintendent of admtaslnns. He Is survived by his wife end sou. BLACKWELT^RIIly ninckwell died at his home In Bowling Green. Ky.. April 17, of t.v- pbold terer, sfier an Illness of a few days. For the past two seasons he hiis t>ecn end man with tbe Cnhurn's GiT>at<<r Minstrels. He was 'fL.P!*'2f''J""* ■>'» w'» be » «••"' ahodr to Us fttends. WILSOX—Joseph B. Wilson died of hasty ronsnmption at the borne «« Ug gant,. Amir «. at Chstham. N. B. At the tlM:a(Ua Wmm \^ ."•"'ccted.wilh OllsoB aad-BramMd^ A nschelor's Honeymoon Co. Mr. Wilson was .12 .Tears old at the time of bla death, and was well known amone the profession, having been with Vanghan Olaaer for tbre* .aeasana. He tb*. thmlhy Rtopk Ce. ' Ckalfana, aad