The New York Clipper (February 1903)

SUCCESSFULAMERJCAN ARTISTS IN EUROPE. ■R3?S2757^ THE MEW YORK CUPPER SirvE/AORIAL NUMBER HB&Ofyr/.'L..*. MfVJ * i * »«■«*■ .; for 1904-5. ■niechrcfcduscofMra? Kr,ovvn ' ,e, P9. h '* > 'fe mi 'n'5ce ns «s of ■*■*? «■ Fields success lies in his con * w «? r ! d -*^' r * f '^srant efforts toimprove his f'actand originate newmater- .now touring Europe are classed among 1 the youngest and best Known of Amer- % kican performers. Their success hes been - ./emphatic in America as wellasinEu- * rope .where they received excellent press ■ I notices in nearly every language,and man-.; aaers a re constantly demanding their servicr>:. Their present European four embraces Moss aStofltour of England and Scotland, alsoa i continental tour of Berlin.Cologne.Leip^ig Breslau,Germany; Paris,Marseilles,Bor<feaw francs; Broiselis.Leiqe.Ostende,Belgium; * ; Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Holland; NumBera. i : Bavaria; Spain I Russia r Fbrnextycar" conteroplatii ! tour of south i erica and I Australia. wc. FIELDS, Eccentric Juggler, who ie> now performing i slMr engage mentar the London Hippodrome 5- isundoubtcdly one of the most successful fmtnmK Artistes in Europe at the present time. -5 ih.ee I . he last played in America he has filled lea f. gtfiy enqaqements at the following im f, portan t European Houses. Win ter Gar- '■. den Berlin,hv;ce.FoliesB«r<)ere.Pari3. I Palace London, Hippo drome .London! Orpheum, Vienna .Victoria Salon Drevf den .Theatre Variete,Prague, Palace ,f. Manchejter.and the bast houses in & Birmingham, Leeds and Blackpool.lie ■'•<&£''' returns to America in February toplay-ri^r*=»t^ the Keith and Orpheum circuits, then^^ Arthur H.Rackett hails from Chicago,* .»»»•»• follows an Australian tour, return /3J R?"* 1 IS prominent_in the musical pro- engagements in England and fa Season with the Orpheum show ' fession as saxophone soloist hap" S» drummer* andcomposerof musical nov- • cities, the most . rem which his present act isbaken.rte isably assisted byhiswife, Miss El la Ha snip unoer- ... ^ Imre Kirolfy.Ouff&M.Bieavitt; Ella Hazard, who served herapprenhce- * unoer those sterling manaqers E E.Rice o . MAY MOORE DUPR&Z. ■> is now in her third year in Europe and most- 6 of that time shehas spent in London playing b the leading West End houses. MiSsDuprej t, is better known in America as Baberjoore h of the Sisters Moore, and later asa member k of the team of Seymour and Duprei. May k Moore Duprezs deliniations of Dutchchar- . ^.acrerare much appreciated in England.so • •fcmuch so that her time is fully booked up • •.forthenext couple of years, and it is only' '■ •> by breaking or setting hack contracts that ^ she will be able to gratify her desire tore- turn to her native land foravisit. ' W- R.G.KNOWLES was born Oct.7.1858. Made his first appearance at Olympic £ . Theatre Chicago. He filled engagements with Austin's Austra- -^ lian Novelty Co.-,asprincipal comedian with Haverly acievelands ■* Minscre/s; featured in*Mam-celie" under Jennie Kimball's man- agement; Augustin Daly's stotk Co.in New York; featured in "n Pairof JacRst July IS, 1891,he opened at theTrocadero,London, and since then played all the principal halls of London and Provincial cities. Was for 68 weeks at the Trocadero; 47weeks at the: Empire .Leicester; and has a consecutive contract- for 3 years ar Pavilion .Oxford and Tivoli, whenever in London and as | Long as in London while playing the halls. In 1894-95 he was feat- ured inHoyt's"Trip toChinatown'for 135performances in West End of London. Heopened at the Princess Theatre.Melbourne,Australia, j in November 1896. Mr. Knowies is playing several special weeks America commencing last mon tn,and will open agajn in London, April 13. South Africa will see him next . ^yean EVERHART has been reckoned in Europe one of the greatest novelties ever imported from America,and to no single act has the British and Continental Press ever devoted so much space , Articles on his marvellous hoop rolling have appeared in all the leading magavnes, monthly and weekly as well as in the daily press. Everhart played most of the Spring and Summer in a continuous en- gagement at the London Hippodrome and since then he I hasbeen playing a series of month engagements at the capitals of Europe. He returns to London early this year burlike all good Americans he is pining fora sight of Amer- ica .During Everhanffs recentengaqementatCopenhagen j the management of the Scala billed him by printina his name [on nearly one thousand large American flags which were sneered at nearly every street crossing m the City .The King of ^Denmark was made so curious by this display that here- ffl3L»± guested the hoop roller to give fv'm a special _ " Perf or rn anrg. 5*V HOWARD THURSTON is an American Artist with an exceptionally brillianf Europe- an career. As card manipulator heappearecf for lengthy, .seasons at the leading houses and received m recent years a salary that would have made many (ess ambitious performers satisfied for life ■ But "Thurston,IikeCaesar-, is ambitious, and for over a year was hard at Work perfecting and inventing a magical act calculated to place him in the very forefront of his profession •; ' This act has just been produced with a Success that amply repays -; Thurston for the labor-, and self* sacrifice involved in its preparation. J.i kw Xmi££ V^r^C ^Sfr Ws?3 *te ^ v m&r ^a <»% ^s ^fe^ XII