New York Clipper (Dec 1894)

668 ' I * H h ! NEW YOEK CLIPPER. December 22. — Notes from tbe BetdwIn.Rogers Oomedy Oo.: At Tampa, Pit., onr business wu very large, turn- ing peoplo away three nights We met Richards A Prlngle's Minstrels tut week wllb Billy Kenaads In the lead. Ttia company presented Loua Rogers with a gold null u a birthday present, Dm. e. Baldwin ft Rogen' managera presented Winnie Rogers with a sliver cornet Deo. a, Tbe fonr Rogen Blaten have nlded a new tea lure, a bran quartet, to Uielr long list of ipeclalUet. Tbe company bare done a good business Id Florida. Wo are going Nonb. The router: A. 0, Rogers, Leo. Baldwin, Lew a lie. Franks llenewsy, H. A. Bonaln, Prof. Earnest Gamut, leader of bud and orchestra; B. 0. Batea, Nelson 7.cIrI»t. Stanley Warell, nonce Oone, Hand Rogen, 1/ire Rogen, Loua Rogers, Wlnna lingers, — Krom Ferris' oomorilsns: We find boslosu In IlllDoln Terr good. Everybody Is well. Dick Perm and Orace Hey ward are the attraction of tbe show In lbs roles of Minnie and Beblngton In "dressed Lightning." Mlu neyward'a banjo specialty and tbe burlesque doetgo well. Rdltb Atklnsonls elate arrival, alw Eddie r. Bower, wbo Joined to do the Dntoli oomedy. — Tbe John H. I.ln<1a*r Dramatlo Conpanj were banqueted at Tablequah, led, Deo. o. They report good business. — Mary Marble has Joined Conroy ft Foe's "Hot Tain alee" Oo. — Menage™ K. D. Blair and Geo. U. Nlebolal re- port good boaincai for "A Oraoker Jack." Tne corapeny lar otr tbla week, resurolne Ibelr tour Christmas week at the Whitney Grand Opera nouae, Detroit, Mloli. Hlnce Mr. Blair baa scoured Ward and Yokes, In "A Kan on Iho Dank, 1 ' tbelr bostneu baa ploked up wonderfully, aud lie/ are now play- Ing to orowded houses. At tbe Dijon Tbeatre, nr.wilyn, lut week, liter toned people away Mveraltimos. Tner are now toorlog tbe Rest. — Notea from tbe rreliel 00.: We are In onr fonr leentb week. Wa bare Joit pnrobased an entire new set ot scenery lor tbe third act of "A Pretsel." We carry onr own band and orohea'rs. Salaries oome every Thursday and onr trip baa been one of ?leisure and prolt, The company aupportlng boa. J. Xeogn, Inolodea Ones. P. Oovell, Bnri Bwor, Jiok Oore, L. 1. Trone, w. P. English, Okas. Bay. Mtqne ae'clt, 0. T. Boyoe, Uule Montgomery. Meats Fowler, Mlnole Llsnx, wiin J. R. Jones and Prank Robert Hon lo advance — John W. Trumbull bat Joined Robinsons "P«k'iI)«dDOT"Oo. — Iloaler and nous of Pergnaon's Oolored Oon cert Co.: We opened onr season at W/eonda, Ho., Deo. a, lo "R. R, 0.," and everything Is rnnnlng smoothly. Tbe oompaoy will tour Missouri, Illinois and Iowa. Tbe roster: YA. 0. Ferguson, sole owner and manager; Hath Hosklns, sdvenos agent; K. Kdwarde, pianist; J. Olenn, stage man- W. II. Garland,. s Oakland Qasr- ager; A. W. Oonyers, G. aregoiy, W. I 0. Jeokson, Richard Lewis, and Ihe Oal let. — o. Jay BralU and May R, Oanard hare oloaed with Perns' Oomedlens. —Rlla West has Joined WUIard Bpenoer's "Frio oesa Bonnie" Co. — T7i« Dramatic Mltrror'i Obrtstmas nnmber Is one or tbe bandsoooat, and probably In all reapeots the finest, holiday edition It bas erar Issned. A mom Its many eioellenl lllastratlons are grouped portraits of the members of each of the lour promi- nent atook oonipanlos of this oily, and Individual portraits or many members ot lie dramallo profes- sion, lis stories and sketohea are entertaining and aro also profoscly Illustrated. Raob of the eighty- eight pages olalms attention, sod thelllomlnaud oover by wm. Martin Johnson will win many en oomloms, beoause of the fitness and dainty prettl ness of Its design. — Loin Leslie, a member or Bessie fionehlll's Oo., playing In Indianapolis. Ind„ week of Deo. lo, swallowed a quantity ot atropine In mistake for antlpyrlno 13. The error was soon discovered and a pbyalolan was snmmonod. Miss Leslie's life despaired of for a while, bnt at last reports It thought abe wonld recover. — P. D. StrsfTlo. manager ot Batea Drolbera' "nnmpty Dumply" Oo., was arrested Deo, 13 in Warwlok, N. Y,, on oomptalDt or Max Ungo, one of the company, who demands money doe Dim as hack salary. Mr. Hugo also obliges thai Mr. Blraf- laaaaanlleiblai. — Mrs. Lnoy Stone, mother In law of W. n. Mao- Donald, of the Bosloolans, died Deo, 11, In Boston, Mass., aged seventy-nine years, Tbe remains were Interred 18, and Mr. MaoDonald was onl of the out of "Prlnoe Ananias" at the Broadway Theatre, this oily, on that due, as he went lo Boston to attend tbe funeral. Ills role In the opera was assumed by William OsiUemu. —Wm. Asblon, adranoe agent for "The Whits Crook" Oo., was arraigned, Doc 19, in the Jefferson Markot Court, this olty, obliged by Agnes Belter, ot the same oompany, with taking a obeok for Ml, which she bad rcoolvsd from ber manager, E. r. Hsah. Mr. Asbton admitted that be had taken the oheok, and got ttoaslied, and said his eionse torso doing was. that he had been working with the oom- pany for oliht woeks, and bad not been paid a oent lor his work. He was held In |M0 ball for trial, — Mmo. PllerMorlo has accepted two new pan- tomimes, wbloh she proposes to produce soon In this olty. Tbe nooks are by VanoeThompson, and the mutlo by Alme Laooenme, pianist of [he Yaaye Oonowl Oo. — Molllo Marie Lothian and Robert aetirkefuon professional), wen married Dec 12, it St. James' Kplsoopst Ohorob, Ohloago, 111., the Rev. Perolval Mclntlre oniolatotj. — iuobard Mansleld baa made a rule for the gov- ernment of bis elsge performances by whloh no member of hut oompany Is allowed lo Interrupt the action of ibo play by slopping to acknowledge the applause ot tin audlenoo. — "The Oolonol," a new American play by Wm. Illobard Ooodtll, will reoelvo Ma Drat produoilon Doo. 34 In Washlttgton.D. 0. The oompany will In- olude Prank Mayo. Waller Lenox, David Steele. Henry Sodden, William Mandevllle, Edith Crane. Joseph unwell and Kitty Murray. —While tho band with tbe Gordon ft Well's World ot riajen was giving Its naual noonday oonoeri at Ubarlrston, III., tho olrcnll lodge then holding oourt, hid Mr. Cordon arretted for disturb- ing his prooeedlngs, and after holding him several hours lo llston to Ibo arguments of the lawyers on another cue, discharged him. At night the oom- pany dlsokyed the B. H. O. sign. — Grey A Wooilbull's "Aonl Hilly" Oo. will lay i tf week ot IMo. II, HBI. lx>uls, Mo., aud reaomo at Jacksonville, III,, on Obrlsunu night. The oont- Biny Includes Wm. Qrey, Bertie Conway, Ada orton. A. U. Ncyre, Prod (I. Uoarn, Harry 8ar- nant, hen. Ilowo, l*eto Urelgg, Geo. R. cooper, Jamb G. Love, uiusloal director; L. N. Wllcux. ■ aOOb a. WWIV, UIHIvn, Ulinwi, Ifc ti. inima. baslusH manigor; Ot'n. K. Cooper, treasnrar, and Woodhull A Gray, maungen. Mr. Orey has largely rewrlllen iho piece, a\rt many new speolalUes have been Inlroduotil. This Is the third season, and, In spite of dull Urate, It bu pnven the most sucoaas- fnl yet. Tne entire tony one weeks of tbe tow le booked solid. Mr. Woodhull reports lhat Urns lor nut season Is dlllug rapidly. — Ulllsn Jerome arrived In London Nov. 1 with Thoa. K. Murray A Oo., having been engaged by them lo play a prominent oharaour part in "Onr Irish Visitors," whiah Is now touring England. 4In Jerouio says Tub Cliitih is anxiously sought by American performcn abroad. S— The^lllton Family, Hell lilngen and Oonrert Oompany, an now louring Souihweat Hlasoon, a tier a reported aucotsslul soaaon lu Kanau for tho Hammer, unrlsiinw wook mikes their thirtieth oonnooaUve wook without a lose of one evening's enteitalnmeut. The oompany consists of Mr. aid Mn. Orilllo Oushlni, Uessle Hilton, Hlu Lola, Muter Prank, the Union Family, Lady Aomt Coartel and a Turkish Musical Novelty. On Nov. 34 Mn. Coining's and on a Mn. Milton's birthdays were pleasantly remembered by the oompany In the way ot a banquet and valuiule preaenta. Mrs. Ouihlng received a gold watoh, ohafu and pendant, silver oon, eto. Mrs. Milton a gold headed um- brella and several other presents from members ot theoompauy. Tub OLtrrsa Is a welcome visitor w as each week. — Edwlu P. Hilton, who resigned Deo. 1 as man- ager ot "TheLIIUo Speculator" Oo., left tor Ohloa- go 14, lo assume the management of A. Y. Pear- son's "Land of the Midnight Ban" Oo. Mr. Hilton his decided, In view ot tne bird times, not lo pat ont his big prodncllon tblaacuon. —On Deo. 4 Maude Utllmsn gave a banqiet al Hohenectady, N. v., where an enjoyable evening wu Eusnl. The Comments! Drum and Kite Corps, wbo old a fair in Jinuirr. were presented with a par- lor lamp by Mlu Hlllman. Manager Bnelllng Is booking tor nrilsoason, and huaUnedy tiled urn* lo Deoentber, ISM. Several well known authors an uow under contract for new plays, two of whloh will require oouslderable aoanery, and an order Is now placed rm h special oar, whloh the oompany — Mrs. Oss. Tom Thumb sad her oompany ot LlupuOau, are now touring the South, snd report the largest business the oompany bu ever done. They open Monday. Deo. 19,at the Washington Ar- Ullary Hall, NewOrleans, La., for fonr weeks. The roster: Rdward Mozart, proprietor; Mrs. Oen. Tom Thumb, Oount and Baron Hagtl, Annie Nelson, Ospt deorta Liable, Bam 0. Orton, Jack TJodge, and J. F. Arnold, adranoe. — Notes and roster from Edwlu F. Peril' "U. T. 0." Oo.: Edwin Davis, proprietor: W. It. Solomon, manager; Rutin nervoy,representative, with three Milttanti; w. II, Uamlllon, stage manager; Obas. W. Lsngaiaff, master of transportations; Prank Moors, elemrtclan: B. 0. Doddard, properties; Billy Oassd, advertising manager; R. D. Tresham, band master; Knelt Kershaw, orchestra director: Dairy Stafford, steward; Billy Payton.maater of stock; Fred lleunner, Olsnd McOltlsrd, Wm. Rales, Ohss. rhlllps, Ed. nirrtlt, P. I. Noyea, Geo. Long, W. n. Doglona, Hyram Wallers, John Bennett, Fred 0. O-wk, Billy Oram, Ed. Mlllor, Harry Oookby, Andy Whit. Bob Oldly, Anson Mooreson, Wm. Walker, Edwin Espy, al. MarUn, Al. Cembell, 0. I/eon, Lew Williams. Joe Progf, I/ew Wbltr, Waller Esdy, P. D. Wood, Will Gmndy. Jim Grundy, John son IHll, Barry Waters, Wm. Helms. Ms*. Thomas, Nelson Booker, Washington Gray, Dick Johnson, will West, Will MrOsrver, Howard Mcderver, Bnsle Brawn,Msdih Ilyen.Rmma Ilyeis,LonlseAlgen, Era Gralam, IjCOi Davenport, Grace Williams, Nora Jones, On Doner, Utile Lillian and Utile Valerie. Tho oompany travels In three palace cars, carrying nlnet/en head or stock, eleven blood sounds, three brsu bands and one drum corps and fonr gold oharloU. making the largest Indoor at- traction In the world. Proprietor Davis feels very proud over toe selection of people he hu made lor hie allraotlos. — o«o. w, Leslie rotlres from the "Willie Collier" Oo., Deo. n. — Lisle Leigh snd "Annlle" hare Joined Joseph Dowllog. — Notes from the Minnie Lester Oo.: F..A.MC- llugh left 10, to Join Annie Oakley In England. Owing to the non-arrival of Barry Leslie, woo re- rts Mm, Harry Lynun wu compelled lo take part, and F. A. Yelvlnglnn wu called on lo doable, at very short notice. Both acquitted them- selves orsdltably. Mr. LeslieJolnedon Deo. 12, snd everything works smoothly again. At present writing onr hording minaeer, 0. E. Mitchell. Is laid up with an attack ot malsrte. Be will be able lo be about again In a day or two. — Ullle Akeretrom will resume her lour of New Eogland on Deo. 31, opening In SprlngOeM, Mai Ber repertory will oonslalor "Mellnda's Woes,"'.. little MsrohloDOM," snd "The Beautiful Slavs," all wrltbn by Mbts Akontrom. — The Euemlrs for Life" Oo. will dose their sea son In OlnelnniU, temporarily, on Deo. It. Mlu Craven, the star, having recently lost her mother, and having, we are Informed, been left considera- ble real estate, tho settlement of which requires her presence In Brooklyn conrts for the next fonr weeks. Is Iheoauu given for dosing tbe sea- son. When all matun are settled Mr. Davey will again take tbe road. —The reports from Ohss. H. Yale's newest "Devil's Anctlon," now In Texas are that alnce opening their present season the bullous hu been the Ismst this spectacle bu ever experi- enced. As Is tatosl with Ujts attraction It lays on* the week before OhrUtmaa. Last year this vaca- tion wu lakes at Kanau Olty; this year It ooonreat New Orleans, preparatory to slaving Christmas Week at the Grand Open Hour), lhat olty. — L. Maurice, musical dlreotor, with Katie Em- meil In "Klllirney," writes that he would close with the oompany on Deo. it, and unda a state- ment regarding the reoent burning of the Fifteenth Street Theatre, In Omaha, Neb. Our company played the week ot Nov. 24-Deo. l, in Denver, Ool., and we were to play a week of one-nlgbt elands between Denver and Omaha. To nvo some trans- fer Herbert Baoteu, Mlu Eomett's stage manager, sent a small part of the scenery snd all the hotel trunks to Omaha to have them stored at tha Fit- leentb Burnet Theatre, but Mlu Burnett had her two trunks, ana also Mr. SaokoU'a trunk, taken lo Wlllard's Hotel. Miss Emmett had previously suf- fered from Are In Omaha during a tonr with "The Waifs of New York," consequently her looks were raved from the late nro,u wuslsolbe trunk of Mr. Sackelt, Bha lost a few pieces of scenery on which she hu an Insuranos, snd several drops were saved. Wm. l/<ng, slsga carpenter, lost his tool box and all his tools; Raima (rarran lost a big hotel trunk with all her clothes; 1 myself, lost a trunk oorv talnlnga iwo-hundred-dollar violin, all my moslo, and clothes whloh ooold nm be renlaoed tor Ore hundred dollars, sod Oella Maurloe, Mlu Bmmelt's leading lady, lost a big new trunk with all her wearing apparel, valued at live hundred dollars. Miss Rmmeti does not Intend to reimburse her peonle In nny way, although It wu for ber accom- modation lhat these trunks were sent ahead. — I'll U pell on and Delta Kappa Epsllou, Junior societies of the aoademlo department of Yale Uni- versity, Intend to bnrleeqos lbs obaraoter of Napo- leon for their annual Jubilee play nextSprlng. The piece will be a musical burlesque. Emerson 0. Taylor and F. L. Lee, ot the senior olasa are writ- ing the libretto, and Allan Wardwell, of Iho same olass, will ooopose the mono. Nspler Lothian Jr. will stage the production, whin Harry Braham Is to sot u moil oal dlreotor, Benjamin Cable, '91. will be business manager. — It Is announced that the three MerrUlea BIs- ten, ot Tha Flams" Oo., are lo be married next FalL — 0. B. Welles hu left Mule Jensen's support lo become a member of Waller Senf ord'i Stock Oo. — Manager Daniel Frobman hu eeonrad B, E. Roae'a dramatisation of Anthony Hope's novel, "The Prisoner of Zends," and the piece will be pro- duced by K. H. Boihara next seuon. — It. A. Barnet hu decided to call his new bur- lasqne "Kxoelslor Jr." — "The Parlih priest" Is tho title ot a new play by Dulel L. Oar*. — May Young and John D. Oralg, memben of AngueUn. Daly's Co., were married Miroh it, lut, In London, Bug., where the company was then playing. The marriage bu Just been announced, and Mrs. Oralg hu retired from Mr. Daly's Oo. — We are Informed that Vlotor D. Ambros, who tett the Uartford (Ot.) Hospital Dec 11 for his home. In Oolumbus, o., had been In the hospital eleven months, aud (hat during that time he had been on the operating table eight times. Four of the oper- ations were separate amputations ot ihe lettleg, lbs last oonalaUng of removing It at the hip Joint. A joar ago Mr. Ambros, ihen a member of "The Oapuln Heme" Oo., Inluredbis leg at Oook'a Opera House, lu Rochester, N. Y. Necroala of the bone developed, and when the show reached Uartford he wu oompelled to enter the hospital. The dis- ease spread upward after the Ont operation, neces- sitating the outers. — Bessie Tyroe wu granted a divorce from Jo- seph 8. Tyroe, Deo. 11,In Washington, D. 0. —Oaarica Frohmanand Gllmore ft Tompklta have oompletcd arrangements by which tho urury Lane melodrama, "The Derby Winner," will have lu lint American produoilon next September at the Academy of Music, this oily. The play will be pre- eentod under a different title, u 'The Derby win- ner" hu already been copyrighted and need tor an Amorloanpliy. — "The Birth of Venus" Is the title ot a new comic opera for whloh Edward Jiiobowsii is com- posing the music The libretto Is by Joseph Her- bert, now playing In "Rob Roy." Hrs-M. V. Mo- Leod Intends to produce ibo new opera Feb. 1 in Buffalo, N. Y. Mr. Berbers will play tho leading oomedy role, and will be supported by an etUolont oompany. — L. F. aousobalk, musical dlreotor ot aaorga w. Hoc roe's oo., played ue role ot Joe Nervy In 'My Aunt Bridget" without a moment's notice at BilUmore,Md^Dec 11, taking ihe nlaoeof Eddie Megee, who wu seriously indisposed. — Mmo. Rhea hu begun rehearsals of The Parisians," a comedy In tour sols, by Victorian 8irdou,wntoh he Intends to produce New Year's week. — Frank Marlowe, lut season with "The Land of the Midnight Bun," opened Dec 11 wllb Fanny Davenporlln "Oltmonda" st the Fifth Avenue The- atre, itlsolty. — Harry Kiting, business manager of the Robert Wayne 0c, wu called to his home it Ponihloepile, N. f„ recently lo attend the reading of bis mother's will. Mr. Kiting wis appointed executor ot the es> • ite, also receiving one-fourth of the property. — Jss. R. McNalr says he closed with the "Oar Dorothy" Oo. aistoltgirt, ark., Decs, la order to build a new open benu there, and he Is now en- gaged la minting the soenerv, — AL Wilson Is looting ertar the properties tor ranllne Parker's "Wild Rose'' Oo. fie joined the company In Roobeeter, N. Y-, Nov. 19. — J. R. ailderaleve informs us lhat ha was mar- ried In this oily last November to Mn. Raynea, ot Grimsby, Rug. — Augustas Thorns hu engaged to write a new di ante tor Oharlw Frohmin, whloh Is to be ready for prod notion by the beginning tt next — John Weber, oomadlan ot Lothrop's Btook Uo.. became a member of tbe K. of p., commercial Lodge, No. if, ol Boston, on Dee. 14. - WlDlam M. Ooff, author of lie Irish tares oomeo^,'H)'Dowd'a Tribulations," writes that tha oomedy will not go out thli season, but will next season, under new nnnagement. - Belle MmhiU, a young lady ot Boonvtlle, Mo., will, we are Informed, star Jointly with n. J. Mai- vey In a play especially arranged for them. - • Rannymede," William Greer Bsrrlson's new ilsy.wlll be given an early production by Frederick "srte. Mr. Warde will appear u Robin Hood and Louts James will play Friar Tuck, — 'The 'Dnstruua," a two act comlo opera by Henry L. Hints, mulo.br Pletro Comogllo, wu sang lor tho first Umo st the Oourt Square Theatre, Bprinrneld, Masa., Dec 13. — Walter 0. Emerson end Elliott 0. MltehsD, of tbe Portland, He.. AthleUc Otnb, have composed a comic opera entitled "Hawaii," which wu sung by the club Dec 13 at the club house. — Notes of Parkor ft Ronald's Snap Shots' Oom- edy oo.: Wehave been InOanadasboultwo weeks, and buluess li good. Obas. Parkor, our genial stage manager, gave ns s grand layont after the ebow Thanksgiving day at Wetland, Can. We are gelling ready for onrlitmu presents snd saving our "white stuff." Mr. Ronald hu Jusi returned from paying our "advance" a visit. Mrs. Obas. Parkor and Mrs. M. 0. Orgs nave been with us ever slues Thanksgiving on a vlalt lo their has ban da. — Marie Louise snd Lincoln J. slmms are brand new memben of Manager Jay Blmms'fsmlly. Mr. Slmms Is managing the Northern "Tornado" Oo. — J. Winston Murray bu been specially engaged to play Harry Morton In "The German Volunteer" at Philadelphia, Pa. — Delia Fox will play ber next engagement In this city in September, UM, at Palmer's Theatre, Bha will open In a new opera- — J. D. Barnes bis returned to Eogland. — Ohss. U. Roukam, bulneu representative ot the Graham Eerie Co., wu made a chief ot the Shenandoah Tribe ot Red Men at Attica, Ind., lut week. After the installation a janqoet wu ten- dered tn him by Messrs. Loeb ft McDensond. — Otto Johnson has located In Amble, Ind., for the Winter. He Intends nutting out a Bummer re- Knory company next May In conjunction with of. Harry Orlgler's Hxlette band and orchestra. —Tha differences between Mra. Mlnole V. Ho- Leod and F. 0. Whitney, ownen of "Jaclme," were amicably settled, Dec 13, st a bearing before a ref- eree In tbe Supreme Oourt of this State. The hear- ing wu the runltot an application made by Mrs. McLeod for ihe appointment of a receiver for the opera. Tlieanangementwhlchwudnallyreaohed wm lhat Mn. McLeod would assume one-third of the liabilities of "Jsclnts," which amount to |7,u», white Mr. Whitney was lo pay her sum for her in- terest In the work. — Henry Dull'* Comedians opened St. Clair's new opera house, Batesillle, Ind., Dec 13, and re- port "8. R. 0." — Sadie Ethel Sonuman has been 1U at her homo In Boston, Mass. — A son wu bom to Mr. and Mrs. airland Oaden Dec 11. — Richard J. Illley Informs us that he Intends to play Eastern New York with his repertory company shortly. The company will carry a band and or- chestra. — Notes snd Roster from Hank's Flayers: We have been louring Hesaacbuseila for Ihe past four weeks to good business. We are booked slso in New Hampshire and Heine. Roster: Balfe Rlelly, Howard Ollflln, Dan Oonnell, AuN. Smith, Seymour Crane, Irene Golden, Jessie Morgannl,Hay Roberts, Mabel Howe and Nellie Slaoey. — R. E. Lyncb snd Ada Jewell, having secured a release from another engagement, will remain with "HcNulty'a Visit," aeorge H. Emerlok's new Irish farce comedy which Is under the management of aeorge M. wtsner. Wm. H. T. Shade hu been en- gaged u bualneu manager ot this company, and Is now In advance. — Edward Flnlay writes as from West Bromwloh, Eng., coder dste ot Dec 8, u follows: "We have done remarkably well since our opening In Eng- land, and week before lut we broke ihe record at the Queen's Tbeatre, Birmingham. The manage- ment hu two companies on the road at present, The mack Uawka r and The WUd Violet.' 'The Black Hawks' Oo. this week at Theatre Royal, West Bromwloh, lnolodes: Col. Joseph F. Brace iArizona Joe). Edward Flnlay,James B. Houston, leorge M. Baker, David Allen, Frank Mason, Cecil Kennedy. M. Need ham, Frank Rogen, Edna Ble- grtst, Daisy Stern, Klttv Armltsge and a tronpe ot iloox Indiana. The Wild Violet' Co.. this week Qoeen'e Theatre, Birmingham, lnolodes: Cleve- land, D. Phelps. Faulkner Cox, Arthur Gibbons, Tom Evans, 0. H. Melrose, Oliver Rogers, 0. Mslthews, NslUe Wsllsce, Lnoy Vivian, Ivy Dene and a pack of ten hyenas. The bualneu staff Is: Kobt Brnce, manager; Harry Mason and Charles 0. w bee lock, acting managers: Charles MoManns and Harry L Palmer, advance representatives. Every- bodylswsU." —Jos. M. Gsites, author of "A Railroad Tloket" and "A Wild Duok," bis oompleled a new Amer- ican play, entitled'The Eleotrfolan." The principal scene shows the Interior of an electric light plant, with the dynamos snd machinery In operation. — Wm. B. Truebeart and Tony Kennedy Joined James B. Hsekle's "Side Show" Co. Deo. 10, at UUca. N. Y. — Oro. II. Emerlck, author ot "MoNulty'e Visit," Is plsylng the principal role In that piece. Mr. Emerlck u slso writing a play In whloh Murray and Haok will appear next season. — Fred A. Darla bu resigned his position as manager of tbe Bradley Open- House, Fort Ed- wards, N.T. — Roster of Harks Bros.' Musical Oomedy Co.: R. w. Harks, manager; T, H. Harks, slsga mana- Ser; Fred H. Wilson, Lee J. Eeltam, Alex. Marks, [yra Oolllns, Alma K. Lewis, Eugene Scott, Bile Mirks and Utile Orace Boolr, — Notes from the Stetson's "0. T. 0." Co.: Ws are now entering onr twenty-third week of unin- terrupted success, many Improvements having been made during the put month; another car added, making; three In ell We carry three ohertote, ten Shetland ponies, two white donkeys, six bloodnounds, nlty-two people and two bran bands. Prof. Eugene Waok is musical director ot the white band, and Prof. Jamu Becker lesds the colored band: O. V. Burr plsys Tossy, Frank Thorp Is master of transportation, James Ilirrls hu oblige ot stock, Frank W. Barnard Is In charge ot baggage and scenery, Isaac F. Smith is headobef, assisted by Prank Parker; Wm. Benu la bud waiter, with two assistants, and Wm. Benneu Is bead porter, wllb two assistants. Major Billy Kibble heads onr street parade dally, and It is a restore. Herr lloppe, trombone soloist, Joined ns atByraouse, N. Y. — Kate Relly, a oourt milliner and dressmaker In London, Eng., nu brought suit against Mn Henry K. Abbey to recovers balance ot t3.lN.23 for dresses made for the detendut between us3 and lfjtl. HrcAbbeybupaldaconalderablepartofihe original bill: ihe amount sued for Is the balance. — Oarl Nellsson, Inventor of the Nellsson ballet, which la now being presented In "Palmer Onx'a Brownies" at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, this oily, wu sued by Paul Etlnne.an employee whom he recently discharged, for 1101, and won his cue Mr. Etlenno threatened Mr. Nellsaon lu Oourt and wu reprimanded by the Jndga. The Inventor then offered to pay his Isle employe's patasge to France, u well u his board bill. The offer wu aooepted. — During the performance of "Fulisme," Dec 7, at the Eut End Theatre, rillaburg, PaTleon E, Nlef, baritone singer, wu badly Injured. While eluding beblnd thosocnuono of the heavy foun- tains used In tho play fell from Its place, striking Mr. Nlef across the back. Ue wu rendered uncon- scious. Ue Is badly injured, bavlngautrered ssrere contusion ot the spine lie wu removed lo the West Penn Hospital, that city. — Nell Lltobneld it doing but - Yankee mono- logue speolsiry with Jsmes B. Msokle's "Bide Show" Co. at Nlblo's, tbla oily, this week. — Roster and notes rrom De Hello and Ebsrle's, "Me and mm" Oo: Ed. Eberlc, De Mello and Tarl- ton, Oarrte Moore, Delia Samuels, Harry Dnrsnd, Ohss. Evans snd Bud Neeley. Our band, under the leadership of Prof. Uaeklu, Is a big tenure. Our hualneu hu been very good alnoe we nave been In Indiana. —Creole Bee be has joined the "Tornado" Oo., and Oeo. R- Beebe hu beoome a member ot tbe 'Blacklisted" oo. — I7ie Donaldson Culds Is fall of Information useful tn professional folks. Any newsdealer can supply It w. H. Donaldson, the publisher. Is wing every endeavor lo establish the work as a standard book. Ue puts It that It Is a good substitute for s bad memory, and an eoonomtoal money saving in- aUtullon, — Oowango Mohawk's Oompany Is reported lo he doing well at the queen's Theatre, Manchester, England, Miss Honawk wu presented by the oompany with a medal. W. II. KlUey wu also re- membered with one by Hlu Mohawk. Her play Is said to be an undisputed euceeu In England. — Robert R. Bell hu reooveved hla health and will open Jan. 1, wllb tbe New Lyoeum Block Oo, st the Broadway Theatre, Denver. OoL — Ada Gray bu tally recovered from her recent Ulasas sad will resume bar lour Obrlsunu week, supported by Charles P. nngay. — Roster of Btowe ft Oo.'s "U. T. 0."Oo.: John F. Stowe. manager; But Btowe, butaesajnanagen H, F. Dickinson, agent, with two ssslstants; Ferd dinner, band master; Ed. Melius, leader ot orches- tra: Harry Stetson. J. H. Darn nan, Harry Bunger- tnro, Harry Stan, Joe Bltb, H. J. Reed, A. P. BkaUy. Mrs. Bart Btowe'Florence Ockennan, Ethel Wal- lace, Hay Erre. little Antoinette Erve, Wm. Harper. Ed. Stewart, Wm. Ourrr, Lew Alexander, Lew Gamble, George Oroee, HI Bodd, the Imperial and Lone Bur Quartettes, and Wm. Banters, mandolin snd guitar sextet. . , — Oeo. D. Louden closed u general agent of Stetson's "V. T. 0." Co. Deo. 1, at Brmcose, N. Y., and rejoined Flnsft Webster's "ABreezyTlme"Co., to assume his old position as treasurer. De reports rood business, and nys Fltz ft Webster are mak- ings great hit with the Turkish opera with which they close Ihe show. — Florence and Laura Wesley sre winning favor with tbelr singing and danolng speclaiuea with the Berle Oomedy Co. Frank and Ida HcOor- ralck are also doing well with ibis company In their lightning drill gun set. — Notes from Ed. Anderson: Rate Watson snd myself oloae with "The Tornado" Dec 23, at Louis- ville, Ky. I Intend to organise a company to sup- port Hiss Watson In a repertory. Hlu Watson snd myself will Introduce several new singing snd danclog specialties. Our tour wlU commence about Jan.1. — Odette Tyler's retirement from the cast ot "Shenandoah,'' Deo. 16, at Washington, D. 0., Is reported to have beencansed by Illness. Herplaco will be tiled by Margaret Robinson. — While the Byrnes Bros.' "Eight Bella" Oo. wu playing recently InNorrtatown, Pa., Joseph Morgan, the stage carpenter ot the company, who wu wd to be under the Influence ot Uqnor, entered the dress- ing room of Andrew Byrne and attacked him with a penknHe, stabbing blm In the face. Matthew Byrne then went to his brother's assistance, and the now thoroughly mailed man succeeded In stabbing blm In the neck and leg. Two policemen who were summoned tnatly overpowered Mr. Morgan, though not without a severe struggle. The Heurs. Byrne discharged the stage carpenter from their employ, bnt did not prosecute him, snd he wu let off wllba tne for being drunk and disorderly. — Denvllle Howe, who Is now playing tbe title role In "Annt Sally," under the management of Woodhull ft Ony, Intends next season to pnt out his new comedy, "The President." —ThornuR. Burohell bu begun an action tor absolute divorce from Delia Stacey. — It is snnennced that the Rev. T. Conway, a OathoUo prleat of the Scranton (Pa.) diocese, hu left the sltsr for the stage, and Is now a member of the Ohanncey Olcott Co. —Clark 0. Ball, agent for Bessie BonehUl's Oo., wu s OurriB caller Deo. 14, and reports business generally good. The company lay off the but bait of the present week, 32, rs-openlngObrlstmu week st the Empire Theatre, Philadelphia. The roster ot the company remains tbe same as when they opened their season. The Southern trip wu a success, the territory traveled this season being all new to Hiss Bonehlil. Mr. Bill at ihe close of the seuon con- tempt ties atrip to Englsnd. OIBTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Waihlnsjton. — "Shenandoah" had the suo eeaifal weak, and Raplsy's Nstionsl Tbistre was w«u tuled Col. B. a. iupnoll stlsd the boose Deo. It. Hssenhsck's trained ulmals, at the Albeuph Qnod Opera Bouse, crowded the boose at enrr performance last vMk. "Robin Bood" snd "Tbe Koicserboekers" wars eOtetlTstr sona-sll list weak it Replay »s Academy of Muilo by tha Robin Hood Co- Walter Biaford's "Poireror Oold" la a stress prodnoUoo lore popular pries hows, sad Msosger BoUsr's BUoa Theme wit crowded ill the weak Robert Mioehaatir's Night Owla were accorded Ibelr oiasl beirtv recaption it Ktrotn'a Ljc-om Thea- tre. Tha Marls Dacca CooeetlCo.giTe one concert II, before isood boose, HMemrotraslaalo Uell. preieutlDe an eKeetleoljproKTimma, the prima dooni below aasut- sd by Olsra Buwey, hsipiat; Ibsrlea D'Almslae, vWlo- 1st, ind Oram Weber, pliolst Boaet'a Conceit Band fare mltlnee and ntsnt performances IS at the same 81m, and both were wall attended. Mrne. Friocaaca othrla • Maurer was the sololit. and bar vocal Dum- ber*, added to tbe eioelteot performances of ths bud, wore a rara Irtat to onr lovsrs of music. Orfde Hollo, ualalad by hla wire, annlo Lonlse Mnsln. soprano: BemleBonialLeonuilto; PndBlllou, tenor, aod xduird Senirfl, pllnlat, U. had a Rood house. RinsvaNiTiosALTouTruL—De Wolf Hopper Opsre Co.. ln ,, Dr.8jotai,"i7-tl,"l«r , M-S. ALUooa'a ouxo »rsai Hooes.-"A auety Olrl 1 ' 17-n.J.A.Herae.la re Aeraa." 34-9. v Rarur's Aomin- jt Moaic—Ward and Vokea 17-31 'Two Colonel!" BOTLSSS BUOU Tttairu.—"The Ok! Sooth" 17-31. '-Tts etowiwir'-«-». Esuria's Lvoscm TaaiTBB.—Bern T. Jiek'a Oreolea 17-S2. Weber A Field's Oo. 3s-n. ' ™°i»a MiTtraorr's aioaio Biu-Hax O'Rell 17. Lewla Uervle Finney 10, Rev. J. J. Btiffoid'a "Demit*'' 30. Oherel Society, in 'The Men Lib," st Morsa—Baaaie Trrae. ol Dante) Pnbman'a "Amason" Go.,waa divorced from Dr. Joseph S-Tyree II, br tbe EooltyOoortoftbeDlsirletolCelambla Dr.Tyrants a ooosln ol tbe semee, and thf r war* married ben about slant yeare ago. Tba eauas wbteh led to the divorce ware not made poblio Aonla Lewis, the Oweadolyn of"FrlDoeProTem,"madaaflrlngtr1p irom Boatonto Waablafton It. between the rehearsals of Sltnitiar snd Monday, bar purpoaa betog u> take a look at tbenome Uebunnrebieedlarbor pireau at Ofaerr ChsM,]fd.. one of wiabuglon'B aeleet subnrbi. Mlu Lewla bas cbrteuned ber oow home Oweadolyn Villi, in oommem. onuon ot tba part abe waa plailotet the tlmeol Its pnrohase. RH ODE ISLA ND. Providence—At Keith's Opera House, Dec 10- 1S, "The Co oen King" Co msds Its first ippemnee hare, ndSUIutallpromisee,sad Incosaaquaneedld ablg week'snuslneaa. ThlsweekJos.J.DowllogsndMrraL Davis, In 'The Life Guard," followed by 'The Oross Roads of Lira" la. raonnuoa Orsu Hocei-Dee. 10. II, u. "A Tesaa Btaer" played Lollaht booses, and the remainder or tbe weak Desman Thompson's new eotsrtalnment. illaml. nsted songs and poems, did i Utile better, but upon the whole it wsa • vsit poor paylos west. The first bill ol ths present wash Shea males her soaaal appaanoes in roperterr. and the remainder of the week Davie' "Dnele Tom's Cabin" Oo. will ecme. Nest week, "Bobln Hoed." WDrainma Tsuvaa.—Dea lo-le. tbe London tpe. olalty t'o. did s sood waek'a boalosss and pleased the palroni Hilda Thomas was ths drawing eaid. This week, tbe Bis Baaaall Bros'. Show, followed by Robert MaoetiHtar'alllsbt Owla'BtMty Show. Lornaor's Orsai UODSs.-Tbst tba piliena want drama rather than variety at Ibis hones hu bean sbowo by tbe liree business that Dao Hecanbr'a '-Trnalrlab Usarta"Co.dld weeh ol I0-1S This wash, "Two Old Cronlea," and the boi odlce re ports a rood ad- vance rale. Nest week. "Guilty Without Onme." None.—Cbaa. Phillips, who la In town with tbe J. J. Dowlmg Co.. la a brother of John Phillips, local manner of Lothrop's Open Uouae HeiMer TrowbrMsa, of Lolbrop'a. waa In New York laatvoek Hr.Shal. rtoo, proprietor of the Bowdoto Saoaro Tbaaira, Boilon, waa a visitor at the Keith Opera Uoaea but wook And on tbe flnt of tbe week Haeager William Jl. Brady waa also it Ketth'e Prerldanca Ibiatra goara will hereaohaace to aee Olsa Nelhersole here dnilnsthe weaotJu.7. Pavrtticket.—At Lothrop's Grand Opera House 'The Pride ef sliro" aod 'The Raublera from Olara" had i lair wsek Dk 10 IB. Tula weal H. rarer MeUoo, In "Nobody'e Cliim," auppoud by LolLrop'a Playeri LOUISIANA. Hew Orleans,—It seems almost unnecessary to fire Indlfldoal pralae lo tba memben comprtstog the Trancb Opera Company for thla season, si each per- form mo* galas for the membera a eoatlonaUoo of tbn praise baatovsd on them. "Little Fault," as baaid Deo s, was par sicelleoeo Oo 11 "Lea Buroinou" waa heard for tne first time this leaseo. Seoul waa buds by M. Aossiy, Vslenu.Be br Mme. Lwllla, and lbs rut of ths cist was taken by slbl.Soam. Cbavsrochs.Onlllso GBrrt|nee sad stmee. Direr snd Chinroens. Orest Jablio interest wu taken In the perfonuinoa. wbteh In- trant waa particularly renlrad tn the unor. who, u naual, met the publlo Idea of atraeRloul The New Orlaaaa paNte will he culled upon to part for s while witheomooflhemembers oftheFrencbOpera Tronpe. as HuairerDorieuwIlltaiea pretty larce oontlnaeut ofhtetroopo to Atlanta. Ol, where, on It, at Da aiTa*s Open Houeo. will be sung "Lea lloroenots," "La Fa. vurite," and "Tha Bsrbsr ofBiTllle." Tbe eompeoywlll ratan to New Orleaoa S. Mr. Darieu will tike tbe C- iclpil memhara or bla orebeslra with blm on his nil tnp aod If hta vantun provea loecMslnl bs miy uaderlile "tlrlos" trips lo other allies within easy raaob oINew urlesoa. Oasnn Oraai Honss —Mrs. PolUr and Kyrlls Ballaw aawrulnad our people dorlnt the put two weess Dee, 16 "TheFeatloR Muter." Aoacauv or Bpsio— "ATrlptoOhlnatowo"dravas. celteat hoaaea dorlos tta slay bsra. Die. is. Paler r. Dallay. In "A nouatry sport" 8v. fiHinLsa.—Floe bouassjrraaud "The Black Crook" dsrtns Its sojourn. Dea 17. Joasnh JorTaraoD. Mores.—Daring lbs Potur-Bellew engagement ol two weekB to Ihla elty Mra. Pot-er waa die guaet ol her aunt, Hn. Dr. Rlouardaon, was Drquirt, one of the weallbraat woman ol the Crescent Oltv. FLORIDA. Jacauoa wills—At Park Theatre musical talent of the eitr sirs a eonosrt, u a banafit to Mrs, J. a. Olvwaa, whisk wu a aaeaaaa, Dae. 11, alba Nona fboh Al. 0. FtlLD't MrjarntaTS.-Ac cording to annual custom, the Al. o. Field Bin- strels will lay off week of Deo. 17, resuming their tour on Deo. u, at Dayton, O., and going directly Eut Bunneae through the West good, excepting Iowa, and only fair througb that State. Through Indiana and Ohio onr business his been up to high water mark. At Muncle, the home of Moore ft Bee. son, sllbongh It poured rain all day and night, the house wu packed, every seat being sold before the doore opened. Moore ft Beeson were enter- tained by tbe Elke, end received floral otTennga In profusion. Our business In every town lnObloaud Indiana wu better than we ever done before, ant the weather has been very bad. 0. p. Oampbeii, who hu done good work ahead u advertising agent, nu bad to lay off on account ot III health A. P. Scott has taken bis place. Mrs. Field bas gone home for the holidays, and Mr. Field will spend his week's vscaUon at borne, during which time he expects to Journey over the hot sands towards the the Mystic Bhrloe of Aladdin. Opening on Aug. i, and not losing one night alnce then, nukes the boys feel like colts turned oat lo pasture. Arthnr Ynle bu been called to Onelph, Can., by the sen one Illness of bis father. The birthdays of will Junker, Joe Balder and Oeo. D. Melville all fell on ons day,and, after the night's performance, then wu a merry gathering, with the three gentlemen above named sa hosts. Harry Ridings, for efficient work u press sgent, nu been promoted to general agent ot the company. ROBTBR AND MORS FROM TBS MRXIOAN OiTBTY OiRia.—Prof. w. B. Johnson, proprietor and man- ager; Hay Fox, Hand Moore, Haute BUI. Carrlo HeJL Pauline Rogers, Miry Tan, Amy Sparks, Bes- sie Barlow, Randall and Rogers, moslcAl team;Torn Morton, comedian and stage manager; Muter Eddie Dunbar, contortionist, and Cyras w. Bates, repre- sentaUvs In advance. We travel In our own Pull- man ot, the Omaha. Our wardrobe Is tne and our paper Is bright and catohy, fresh from Ihe Donald- eon Lithograph Co. We will travel principally through Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, show- tag only in large cities. Hub OoiniBHi, wbo baa been playing an eight months' engagement In Evansvl He, Ind., Is very 111 In that town and wishes to thank her friends for tbelr kindness to bar. GSOBOB RONTON Aim JOB A. SffLLTTAM bAVa Joined hands. MAnoB DiTiMrORT, of the formerly wen known team ot w Uson snd Davenport, will re torn to the vandevUle stage in tbe near fnture, and Introduce a new sot- She la now In Ohloago, superintending the making of ber novel wardrobe. Jbkomb, the frog mas, and Alexis, tbe contor- tionist, have Joined hands, sad are specially en- gsged with the Reeves snd Palmer Viuaevtlle Oo. Mat Hornbt, wife ot Bobby Hack. Is a patient in BL Joseph's Hospital, this city. Lotns Hicks, Haurios Babb and Babbt E. Ba- ker, who are known u the 3 Kodaks, sorobats, are still wllb 'The Eight Bella" Co, Williams and Bibton close with the Watson Blalsrs' Oo. Dec it, at Hoboken, M. J. Ida Russell's sncoess st the Howard, Boston Hsu., In her obaraoter change speclalty>arranied tbe management In extending bar engagement thore. Lena La Cotjtier Is said to have met with aoo- ceu at the Gaiety Theatre, Albany, N. Y. Daibbt Thompson presented ber husband, Wm. Thompson, with a son on Nor. 10. Olattoh and JsnxrNS, with their trained donkey, Juper. will Join Hopkins' Trans-Oceanlo Star Specialty Co., at Ohlcago, Chrtitmie week. Best Norris, Gbobsb Oastle amoHabrt Davsb bsve severed their connection with W. 8. Cleve- land's Minstrels, and are now with Billy Rice's Minstrels, at tbe Oulno, Chicago, IlL E. B. Ludlow Is business manager ot Lew Dock- steder'a Minstrels, and not Walter D. Botto. Hr. Bono Is representative In advance. Ouas. F. Vamn, monologue oomedlsn, arrived In thla olty lut week, and wu a Ourrxx caller Dec. 11. He Informed ns that his ut hsd been well re- celved In Boaton, Maes., snd other New Bnglind clues. Eooemb BiMDOw snd bis manager, P. Zelgfeldt, were recently relieved of some valuable diamonds and Jewelry. It wu thought that Albert Obspman (who wu Hr. Sandow's valet, snd whose disappearance occurred slmultsneonsly with that of Iho Jewelry), called for Eogland from New Orleans. La., Dao. 8, and orders for his erreel bad been cabled lo ihe Scotland Yard authorities Information wu, however, sent to tha police an- thorUlea ot thla city, wbo arrested tha man u be wu about to board a steamer, Dec It. Be wu ar- raigned in the police court and remanded back lo police headquarters. Some ofthe missing property wu found In his possession. He acknowledged hla unlit, W. H. Ward, of tbe team of Fox and Ward/who were to open at Hyde ft Bebman's Theatre, Brook- lyn, N. Y., Dec 17, while on a visit to his sister at Osnandnlgna, N. Y., wu taken suddenly HI with rheumatism, and Is now condued to his bed. Hat and Roobefort write us that Ada Hay, ol that team, bu bean condued to hor bed at ber home In Olnclnnatl, 0., tor tbe past three weeks with blood poisoning In ber right hand. Bha la under a phvelclau'B care and Is Improving. NboThatoher. of Ned and Era Thatcher, wishes us to state that ttioy are playing in the atook at BordwelCa Opera Honse. East Saginaw, Hlch., and that the Eva Tbetoher billed lut week at Savannah, Oa^, Is not his wife. Kaim and Lobbno write as from Belfast, Ireland, that they will visit this country next June, when they will play an engagement at Tony ruler's Theatre, this olty. Soamlon and Stetemb opened at Bordwell's Opera House, East Sislnaw, Mich,, Deo. lo, for three weeks, otter which they play Eut. Tax Tebeb Renos were at the Park Theatre, Haverhill, Hess., week ot Deo. 10. Notes and noarn op the London Belles Co.— Rose SydeU, Le Petit* Flora, Celestand any, Nellie Fox, J oils Kelly, Julia Alnrtgbt, Marie Wallace, May Llnon, Mane Taylor, Flora Nelson, Fanny Orayne, May Slnolare, Ruby Ray, W. 8. Campbell, Joe Sbepp, Obu. II. Duncan, John Homo, Chrts. Hornby, Joby Sydell, Dtok Slessenger, W. H.Hlckcy, W. H. Octett, W. E. Bradabaw, and the live Pardos, wllb tbelr btoyole bear Knpb. W. E. Bradshaw, Qrletor; W.S. Campbell, manager; W. H. Oelatt, teas mans get- Dick Slessenger, treasurer; Wm. H. Hlokey, musical dlrootor; Joe Sbepp, stage man- ager; John Sydell, master ot uansporiatloa. Tbe show Is doing s good business snd everybody well. The Pardos sre a hit everywhere. Koph, their trained bear, which performs on a blcyole, gets two or three onmaln calls st esoh performance, and la a feature. RiniON Shaw, counter tenor, rendered the new sentimental ballad, "Bessie Petlle," doling the nm part at Oomstock's Minstrels, St. Jsmes 1 Hall, last week. Tbe song proved melodiously sweat, par- ticularly tbe solo mule As a taking song It shonld certainly oooopy a prominent place In air. Shaw's repertory. H. p. Corr, manager ot the Gem Theatre, Haver- hill, Mass., nu rechrlsunsd that honse the Park Tbeatre Billt and Pxabl Rise have closed their engage- ment at ibe Star Tbeatre, Niagara Falls, N. Y. Rows and Rbntz report mesiloi with greet oncl cess with the Bam Devere Oo. The abow lays off this week and Mr. Howe will spend Iho week with his rela'lves at Detroit, Hloh., after an attunes of seven years. Hr. Rents will also visit bis home at Reading, Pa. Tits LovsNBBRn Sisters send news of tbelr suc- cess in me Weet Indies. Tnoy were to sail Dec t tor Venreuela. Biixt HcOlaim reports his sncoess u Henry, wllh Davis ft Keogh's "On the Hlaslsalppl." Ned Heed Jb. Is dugeroosly Ul In the St. Ellra- belh Hospital, Dayton, 0. J. J. Oabxou. requests us to state that ha win re- main in partnenhlp wllb Harry E. Fisher. Hitms Divis closed a fonr weeks' engagement at the Star Theatre, Niagara Palls, and w Hi open at the Palace Theatre, Cleveland, o., Dec it. Ltcibb'b Hinstbeu wlU rest during Ihe holi- days, and lake the road again on Jan. 1. They hare been out, our Informant a tales, thirty-eight weeks, snd tbelr holiness nu more than exoeeded tbelr expectations. Hsrgnerlte Lacier hu made a de elded success. Bessie Oobdom hu been working alone tor some lime. It It reported that abe la singing succss- fuliy the songs, "He it Bnch a Fanny Old Man" and "1 Don't Want to Tlay In Your Tard." GiLBiKT'a MiNSTBiLS bare organised tor lbs season wltn the following people: Waller Smith, Leu. Flynn, John Tralnor, Rote! City Quartet, Joa Qleason, Bodl Troy and thirty others. They openat8iapleion,S.1., Dec at. The snow Is under the personal management of John J. OUlbjan, matacal director; Jna.8wlBdt and William J. Okaary,