The New York Clipper (May 1903)

280 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. Woria Of Players. — Manager Kdward Houghton, who will preaent "The Johnstown VIood," a new melu- (Iramn, by CharIc* Townaend, next aeaaon, wntet; "The pla; Is In four acta and alx scenes, and each set will be one of atrik- Ing orlglnalltir. The flrit aet shows the cele- brated liorseanoe curre, on the Pennsjlvanla Kallroad, the second act la a church aet, while the third act, which la divided Into threo scenes, shows the great Cambria Iron Works by night, followed by the flood scene, a piece of atage reallam quite amailng. In tbu Kene the disaatrous flood Is actually witnessed In a series of stage lllailona. The last act, with Its storm, sunshine and rain- bow effecU, will be of surpassing beauty." — Frank Leo closed a season of thirty-sli weeks with Al. Uartln's "U T. C." Co., in Chicago, last week. He remains with the compsny for the Bummer season, and loins the No. 1 compsny for the regular Kali season. His Uncle Tom, be writes, bsa been very favorably received. — Manager U. A. Dn Bols writes: "I have closed contracts with Darcy & Wol- ford for the new play, eoitltled 'The Lion and the House,' a sensational melodrama, for which Mlas May la apeclslly adapted. An attractive and special line of printing Is In preparation, and all apeclal scenery will be used for the piece. I also have leased the followlns royalty playa: 'The Mobile Ex- press,' 'The Village Square,' 'At Roclcy Ford/ 'The Bowery Waif,' 'tittle Vlxle,' and 1 will SIve a special feature matinee on Batur- ays of ^Cinderella,' uaing all the acenie effecta, introducing a Shetland pony, elec- trical fountain, the fairy coach, etc All Slays win bepreseDted under the personal irectlon of Howard Melville. I have en- gaged the following people for next season to aupport Mlas May: May Walters, Dorria Traven, Will 0. Chamberlain, William A. Peters, Tbm Maakell, Udw. Bllvers, R. B. FaytoD, Harry Carren, Howard Melville, atage manager; Frederick H. Sloagh, buai- ness manager: Fred K. Jonea, mualcal di- rector; Edw. Bllvers, electrician." — Itoso Iteanmont has keen engaged by George W. I^ederer for a leading role In sup- port of Blanche BIng, in "The illbson Girl." — Orace Noble, a newspaper writer, ban been engaged by Cbarlea u. Dillingham for Ills bualness staff for work In connection with "The Little Princess" Co. — Charles B. DIlIlDgbam announced last week that he bad engaged for next season Cynthia Brooke, a well known Bogllsh act- ress, who Is appearing with succeaa In Aus- tralia. — Max Preeman has l>een engaged by Oeorge W. Lederer to assist in the produc- tion of Smith and Kerkcr's "The Otbson Olrl." — Ida Conquest sailed laat week to spend the Bummer In London and st Versailles. Hhe will play the leading part with Wil- liam OUlette next season In bis new produc- tion. — Joe H. Leo bas flnlshcd a thirtv-tbreo week^ successful engagement with the I'o- ruchl-Beldenl Southern attractions, closing on April ZS, at Lexington, Ky. He will shortly open In KnoxvlUe, Tenn., in the atock with the Perucbl-BeldenI Co., at Chll- howee Park Theatre, this making bis sec- ond Summer season at Knoxvllle. — Notes from tlie Kerklioll Dramatic Co.: This company, which was formerly the Kerk- boB-TjOcke Co., closed a most successful sea- son at Manhattan, Kan., April 20. Henry W. Locke went to Mound (Jity, Mo.; Will J. PeUra, to Jain aeyer's "U. T. C.," at Lexington, Mo.; Harry Hale went to Lin- coln, Neb.; a. E. Browne, to Edgar, Neb.: 11. D. Scott remains at Manhattan, Kan., for a vacation; Leon Hahn, to Newton, Kan.; BIsle Crow Joins ber husband, Qeo. C. Llll, and Dorothy Ross Bourne remains at Man- hattan for a few daya. Manager Kerkhoff and wife went to South Omaha, where tbev take possession o( a beautiful home which Mr. Kerkhoff bas recently purchased. They will spenu their vacation there until they reorganise their company again in August. .Manager KerkhoS la negotiating for a new line of plays that will be Bpccially suited to the emotional lino of work In which hln wife, Nellie KerkholT, cxcela. New and ele- uant scenery Is now being painted tor their ' next Kaaon a productions, and special atten- tion will be given to the costuming and ataglni. — Harry Conley closed a aucceaatui aea- aon with "The Convict's Daughter" Co. on April 25, and upon arriving In town waa Immediately enraged by Sullivan, Harris k Woods, for "The KaUl Wedding' Co. — Ralph Rollins requests us to announce tbat hereafter he will be known as Rollln T, Uoldcn. Mr. Holden adds tlmt bo has been left considerable money by bis father, who died a year ago. — i. Honrl Burton, mualcal director for "The Denver Bxpreaa" Co., Is seriously 111 at the ftluntclpal Hospital, Philadelphia, with acarlet fever. — Alexander Dale writes; "I have Just closed a very successful season of thirty- Ave weeks, having played the part of An- tolne Launey, la 'Mv laland Prince,' for twenty-flva weeka, and Lord Mount Severn, in Baker & Qibaon's Spring tour of 'East Lynne,' for ten weeka. I open May 11 with the Cook Opera Houae Stock Co., at Roch- ester, N. II?' — Notes ftum Conroy & Mack's Com- edians: After one of tue most euccessful seasons of Its career the Conroy & Mack Co. close a thlrty-flve weeks tour at Dover, N. J. With the oxrcptloQ of two changes tbs cast wilt remain the samo. It Is with regret that we look forward to the close. We opened a week's engagement at the Aca- demy, In Scranton, Pa., laat Monday, to big business, considering tbnt we only had a two daya billing. The show mado a bit and the preaa eald we were one of he best popular [triced attractions that lind played Scranton this season. Tho vnudevlllo features In- clude: The Great Zarrow Troupe of Blcy- cllsta, and Ford Ilros., both late of Wcat^s Minstrels; Conruy and Mack, Kred Mny, and IDly and Harvey. The show next season will be atronger than ever, with complete pro- ductions of royalty siicccsses, each with a full line of paper. Conroy and Mack have purchased the late Wni. linrry's srcat suc- cess, "The Rising Generation," and will put It out next season In the popular priced houses. It will be complete In every detail, 'fhoy will carry a company of twenty-flve leople, a car load of scenery and no end of iilfng matter, with two ngenta ahead. Active preparations are now tinder way, and at the close of the pn-scnt season these nopular nanagera will devote the entire Summer to looking after this production. Models of the scenery Bubmltted show some Ingenious devices of tho scenic painter's art. The luiper wll be special nnd of a grcnt variety. Kd. B. Daly, our .igont, goes home for a visit, preparatory tn going out for the Summer witn one of the tented exhibitions. — Francis Plorlot, comedian, has signed for principal comedy, to play a season o( twelve weeks nt Masonic Temple Theatre, Ft Wayne, Ind,, opening May 20. — Notea from the 'rhos. I<ennon Co.; Thos. Lennon Is at present nt Granite Falls, Minn., where he has a linit iDtcrcst in a drug store, but he has by no means given up the theatrical profession. The Tbos. Lennon Co. will organize early in Auguat at Rmmcttsburg, Is., with new paper, new peo- Ble and an entire new repertory of plsya. one excellent time la bolng booked, and everything looks more than favorable for a profitable season. — Viola KIbbo. leading woman with Btater'a Madison Square Stock Co,, closed a season of thirty-seven weeks April '20. at Bprlngfleldi'Mo., and-will spend the Bummer with relatives nt Caldwell, Knn., where she will b« Joined by ber little daughter. — Charles B. Dillingham, who sailed for Europe laat week, announced that he bad engaged . Eugene Cowles as basso for the comic opera company In which Frau FrItsI Bheff la to be the prima donna next season. He also announced that the principals In Max- Ine Elliott's compsny, In "Her Owd Way," have all been selected. Tbey will be: Charles Cherry, Eva Vincent, Krancklyn llurieigh, Thomas Melghan, B, C. Hen, Frederick Wallace and Oeorgle Laurence. Mr. Dil- lingham has obtained an option on "Busi- ness Is Business," by Octave Mirbeau, and .has also accepted a play written by Paul Keatcr and Hsddon Chambers, entitled "The Head of the Family," to be produced the season after next, with Millie James In the principal part. Miss James will contlnuo to appear in "The Little Princess" all next season. Frank Daniels will appear next season under Mr. Dillingham's management, fi In "The Jockey," by Maurice Ordonneau and Paul Ganvault, with mualc by Victor Roger. Harry B. Smith will write the American li- bretto. — Herr Lautenburg, director of the Besi- denz Theatre, Berlin, arrived in New York last week. After a short visit bere he will visit several Western cities. He is here merely for a pleasure trip. — On April 26 Van Dyke As Eaton closed at McKeeaport, Pa., their most successful season in nine years. — Barney Gllmore's Co. closed a very suc- cessful season tlay 2, at Montreal, Can. Harry M. Price, Baby Abt>ott and Harry Montgomery, members of the company, were engaged as special vaudeville features at Bonmer Park, Montreal, iMay 8. — The Peruchi-Beldeal Co. closed the reg- ular season at Lexington. Ky., April 26. — The Peruchl-Beldenl Comedv Co. closed Its regular season at Henderson, Ky., April n. — Manager George C. Tyler, of Llebler & Co., bos engaged Mrs. Madge Carr Cook to play Mrs. WIggs, In Mrs. Constance Flex- ners dramatization of Mrs. Annie Began Rice's atory, "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," for which Llebler A Co. hold the dramatic rights. The prcductlon will be put on early next season. 'Ihe dramatization also Includes the principal character and a portion of the plot of Mrs. Rice's later atory, "Love; Mary." Mabel Talllaferro bas been engaged to play Lovey Mary. — Charles Kichman wJII make his debut as a star next Autumn at the Manhattan Theatre, New York, where be will appear under the management of Weber k Fields, in n play of the colonial period, by Victor Mapes. — A new three act comic opera, entitled "Lady Teasle," based on "The School for Scandal," la being written by John Kendrlck Itangs nnd Roderle C. Penfleld, with music by A. Baldwin Bloane. -Delia Fox Is seriously 111 at the Hotel Dunlop, Atlantic City, N. J., according to advices from there received at this ofllce last week. It is understood that she is suffering from a general breakdown. — "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall," the novel by Charles Malpr, will be dramatised by I'aul Kester, for Bertha Oaliand to star In next season, under the management of J. Fred Zlinmerman Jr. William Lewers will play tho leading male role, and Frank l.osee will alao be in the company. — Robert Ullllmger writes ua that bo has engaged HIHard Reld as leadJog man, and Coulter Howard for heavies, for his Summer garden, and the company will be known as the Beld-Howard fltodt Co. The following have been engaged: Billy Jackson, Ed. Van lOchten, Jack Turnbull, Fred Naie, Albert Gano, Al. Jones, Olive McConnell, Carrie Belle Miller, Llitle B. Chester, Marls Reimer, Lvdla M. Millard, Bue Becker, Baby Gene- vieve, also Including the two stars. Held and Howard. The garden has been changed from vaudeville to a regular stock company, and comedies and dramas will be produced In first class shape. Messrs. Reld and Howard will have the entire management of the garden. The carpenters and scenic artists are now at work getting everything ready for the open- ing on May 10. — Janvcs A. Bliss, of the Girard Avenue Theatre Stock Co., Pbiiadolphia, has signed for a Summer engagement with N. Appell, at Wiiilamsport. Pa. — Marcus Mayer sailed for Europe last week to meet Mme. Pattl In Wales, and make the, final arrangements -with ber for her American tour next season. — Viola Allen will appear all of next sea- son as Viols, in "Twelfth Night." — Jennie Yeamans, who recently under- went a surgical operation, was suinciently recovered to leeve the hospital last week. — A house at Hllialde, near Navealnk, ; owned by William Kaversham, was destroyed by lire laat week. It was unoccupied. — Bessie Clayton, the dancer, wife of Ju- lian Mitchell, bad a runaway accident at KU beron, N. J., May 0. The horse she was ilrlvInK shied and overturned the trap and herself and fotber. They were badly snaken up, but eacaped serious Injury. — Michael Morton, the playwright, ar- rived In tbis country last week from Lon- don. He la here In the Intereats of Beer- bohm Tree, to arrange with David Belosco for a production of "The Darling of the Goda" m England — Mrs. Langtry closed ber American en- gagement with ''Mile, Mars" In Brooklyn Fast Saturday, and on May 13 she will sail for Europe. — Sinclair Nash, of the Frank Daniels Co., and Moe Jones, of tho Boston company, presenting ".\ Chinese Honeymoon," wero married In Boaton on May 5. — Rich, Harris & Frobmsn have secured an option on the property owned and at present occupied by the Children's Missioit to the Children of the Destitute, 227 Tremont Street, Boston. A new playhouse Is to be erected in tbat city after the destruction of the Boston Museum, and it Is likely that the ayndlcato will purchase this site for the pur pose. — DIonislus Tavolari, manager of the The^ Dire Royal, Athens, and said To be tbe tore- most tragedian of Greece, arrived in tbis rountry last week, lie will spend six months here, seclne the country and giving perform- ances of Sliakcapcare, with occasional trag- edies of his own country. He will play Unmlet, Marc Antony, Sbylock, King Lear nnd Mncbeth, with a supporting coinpany of ICngllsh pliiynre, blmielt speaking Greek. — Notee from Hugh Bttlnger's grand re- vival of "Monte Criato:" We have Just opened for the Summer, and are playing one uiglit stands only. Have done a good ousl- ncss thus tar, and bone to continue to do so. Our roster Is as follows: HuEh IJttlnger,. James T. McOovern, Edwli^ Fox, Thomas Pauley, Clarence B. Brown, Cbarlea K. Poy- ner. Earnest Erwln, Orris Ober, Bessie Dean, Margaret Havward, and Angellce Nevins. — J. W. Helsman, manager of tho Haieli Wood Co., writes; ''In answer to my Oi,ip- FBB 'ad.' for people for tbe Ilelaman Stock Co. I received over three hundred applica- tions, and so many of them of a satisfac- tory nature tliat it would have been easier to organlae ten companies than only one. I wish to thank all wbo havu written, and to> state that lack of time rendered It Imposaibie to reply to all. We open at Riverside Park, Ashevlfi!), N. C, on May 25, and will remalik there all Summer, prcsonting dramas and comediM, with high class vaudeville be- tween the acta" — Claude T. Prescott writes: "I hove closed a pleasant and successful supplemen- tary season with Thos. J. Keogh's 'Baron Ru- dolph'Co., afterflnlahlng the tegular stock sea- son at the New Orleans Grand Opera House. I am booking my new dramatic sketch, *Ani Afternoon Call.' through the Western vande-- vllle houses. Our supplementary season em- braced all the Greenwall circuit of theatres, ina w« -etoirt-at-fort WoTth.^Tex," — Prank M. Wllla of "The T».o OI4 CroBlss" Co., is Tery ill in Pottsvlii*. Pa. — Pond Stock Co. Notes: We sre ^^the Walker circuit. In HInnesoU, North DskoU and Canada, and, while not wearing out our B. R. O, sign, we are using It about as often as any of the repertory companlca playing this section. De Petit and Wilson Joined recently for comedy and sonbrettes and spe- cialties, and are proving a strong drawlns card. Jack T. Forrester, Dolly Jarvia and Baby Winifred Green are also recent val- uable addition* At Grand Forks, N. D., our manager,L. E. Pond; Harry L. Schroder, Chas. C. Pollock nnd Geo. M. De PeUt were made members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and on Saturday night the members of that order banqnetted the entire com- pany. All the male members of our com- pany are now members of the F. O, B. Roster: L. H. Pond, Harry L. Schroder, Geo. Marcelil, Chas. Pollock, Paul Bennett, Jack T. Forrester, Willard Grantley, Oeorge M. De Petit, Laura England, Dolly Jarvie. Myrtle Shannon, Lucille Wilson and Baby Winifred Green. Four Ci-ippbbs are pur- chased weekly, and eagerly scanned. — Lizzie Howard and husband (D. N. Howard) arrived In Los Angeles, Cal., April 22. Mr. Howard closed with "Tbe Prince of I'llsen" In Claclnnati. They will remain In California for tho Summer, and return to Chicago next Fall. . . — Mrs. A. L. Durleigh, professionally known as Bessie Bbaw, writes tbat ahe was f ranted a divorce from A. L. Burleigh at ndlanapolls, Ind., April 23, and was also granted permission to assume her maiden name, Bessie Boblnson. — P. Hans Flath and wife (La Petite Blossom) have signed for the musical com- edy, "O'Flynn's Stone Wall," for the Bum- mer, as musical director and soubrette, re- spectively. . . _ „ — Notes from the "Mickey Finn" Co.: We will close a aucceesfnl season of forty weeks at the Columbia Theatre, Newark, N. J., May 16. Chas. F. Edwards, who bas piloted tbe tour this season, has signed with a prom- inent Chicago manager to manage a big melodrama next season, opeDing early In Au- gust, in St. Louis. Ed. E. Daley, our hust- ling agent, has renewed bla contract with W. B. Wataon for next season, and will go in sdvence of "Trinity Chimes," with two assistanta Our business tbe. past few weeks has been tremendous. In Liowell, despite the big strike, we turned them away three per- formances out of the five, and In Providence we hold second record. Our opening at tbe Third Avenue Theatre, New York, on Mon- day night, broke all records. The piece Is booked solid for next season In all three night and week atands. — Butterfleld k Bromllow Notes: Owen Davis' new play, "Her One False Step," writ- ten for Butterfleld k Bromllow, will be played by the stock company at tbe Baker Theatre, Rochester, week of May 11, Inatead of the week of May 4, owing to tho building of tbe ' production. Tha play is in four acts and ten Bcenea, and will be carried complete. ' Chas. A. Loder la In tbe city, closing up deals for his starring tour under our management, In tbe musical farce, "A Funny Side of Life." Whitman and Davis are to be featured next season la the comedy drama, "Man to Man," opening season early In August They will spend their Summer at their old borne, As- bury Park. — Gus Bothner's "A Bunch of Keys" Co. ', will close a season of forty-three weeks at Yarmouth, N. B. Mr. Bothner's next sea- , son of the some attraction opens Aug. 22. — Llebler Jb Co. have completed arrange- ' ments with Ada Rehan and Ottls Skinner whereby Miss Rehan and Mr. Skinner will make a special tour of twenty-flve weeks, ap- pearing In repertory. The repertory will Include : "Tbe Taming of the Shrew, with Miss Rehan as Katherlne, and Mr. Skinner . as Petrucbio; "School for Scandal," with Miss Rehan as Lady Teazle, and Mr. Skinner , as Charles Surface, and "The Merchant of > Venice," with Miss Rehan as Portia, and . Mr. Bklnner as Sbylock. The supporting I company will be thoroughly adequate, ana , tbe prodUL'tlona and costumlngs will be tbe I Augustln Daly productions and costumea, I wnlcb are now the property of Ada Itehan. ' The larger cities of the East, West and ' South will be visited, and aro now being t hooked. Tbe season will open about Oct. ■ 20, but the exact time of tbe initial presen- .' tatlon and the precise place of tbe opening I performance have not yet been definitely de- cided upon. — Notes from Rentfrow's Jolly Path- ! finders: We will shortly close our twenty- ; fourth annual tour, which has proved the most successful since tbe company's first ap- ' pearance. In 1478. After a short vacation : Manager Rentfrow will Inaugurate a Sum- ' mer stock company at May's beautiful New Theatre, at Ploua, O., Including a aelected ' orchestra of sololsta. The raster Is as fol- lows : Ferdinand Ornham, Fred. Bartlett, Carl Fleming, Hempstead Prince, Harry D, King, Cbarlea Arnolda, B. E. Bmltb, Wm. lianiilton, A. B. Monpaa, H. Fordyce, A. Hamilton, J. J. Collier, L,. Fiuett, J. N. Bent- trow, Lillian Dean, Nellie Lyons Heally, Grace Rentfrow, Little Harry King, Mrs. J. N. Rentfrow. Nothing but the choicest of plays will be presented and a strong line of vaudeville acts will be featured. — Broadhurst * Currle Notea: Edward Oarvie baa closed bis starring tour under the management of Broadhurst k Currle, In the musical comedy. "Mr. Jolly of Jollet." His company covered a largo amount of ter- ■ iry, play Titory, playing tbe cities and best one night stands In the middle West and South, and traveling over fourteen thousand miles. The season was blghly satisfactory to both star and management. Mr, Garvie opens about the middle of August tor his second an- nual tour under the same direction. Knute Erickson, Swedish dialect comedian, re- turned to New York last week, after com- pleting a long season as star In Chas. New- nan's comedy drama, "The Man from Swe- den." H. A. WIckham bos returned to the' city, and will, during the Summer, act as representative of the Broadhurst k Currle attractions In their general ofllcea In tho Broadway Theatre Building. — The company organized by Oeorge 8. Starling to support Lavlnla Shannon, in "lAdy Audley's Secret," Includes the fol- lowing: Walker M. Dennett, Doan Borup, GllesSblne, Marshall Farnum. Thad. Shine, Hudson Llston, John Dillon, Harry Wilson, , Klma Gillette, Tjoulse Muldener, Austins Mason, Millie Llston and Violet Btunrt. OBTTYBBVRG AND WABUINOTO.^. — Notes from the Howe-Norrls Dramatic Co.: Our Spring tour has thus far been very successful. Our roster Includes: D«a Howe, Hiiij^V Norrls, Will A. Peters, Bd- Wl- Mams, Ham C. Miller, Phil. Maher, Edwin K. Clarke, C. Donaldson, W. C. Cameron, Ruth Gale, Marie Harconrt, Carrie New- comb and Lotta Chester. Last week, at South Amboy, we stood them up at every performance, and Friday and Saturday nights the house was packed to suffocation. "Davy Crockett," a new play with an old title, was the Sstnrday night attraction. In- troducing Den Howe, the old time tlfle ex- pert, known In the early days of Montana and Dakota as the king of rifle shots, in an exhibition of fancy rifle shooting. In which he cuts a swinging hair, shoots an apple from a man's mouth and an apple from a lady's hand. We play Long Branch week of May 4, five nights; Bed Saak, one night, with Perth Amboy, New Brunswick aiul Peeksklll, N. Y., to follow. Our Bum- mer season on the coast of Maine will be- gin June 8. at Westport . ._ ,. * —Alice Lewis writes tbst she has been specially engaged to play the soubrette part (originally played by her for thlrty-flve consecutive weeks) of Bally Deane, In "In tbe Shadow of the Gallows," for the elabor- ated Chicago production, opening at tbe Bijou Theatre luiy 10, and closing the season at South Cblcsgo June 7. Following which she leaves for New York, accompanied br her mother, sister and nephew, sailing thence (or London. Bng., Jnne 9, for eight weeka. — Wllbnr Mack Co. Notes: Business con- tinues good. Frederick H. Wilson Joined at Johnstown, Pa., to divide Ibe comedy with Mr. Mack. We received over eight hundred anwers to our Clipfeb "ad.," and succeeded in engatring people for both companies. — Notes from the Kempton Komedy Ko.: We closed a season of nine months at Denver, Col., May 9, nnd cpen for a Summer tonr of Colorado May 20. The past season has been tbe most stircessfui the company has enjoyed since Its organliatlon, twenty years ago. Next season Managers Kempton k Arlington will put out two repertory com- panies. They have also leased the Western territory for "In a Woman's Power," and will play only the larger cities in the West, opening about Nov. 1. — "Ills Sister's Honor," a four act New England play, by Eugene Krlck, was given Its llrat performance on any stage by the De Lacour Twin Sisters Co., for copyright nurposeH, Saturday, April 18, at tbe Grand Opera House, Converse, Ind. The manage- ment of the above company bave secured the rights for a Summer seeson, which tbey will use for a feature, and the coming season Eugene Krlck will use tbe play for an open- ing hill, playing the part of Tom Bennett, and carrying special scenery for each act. ■ —Clark Ross and Zelda Uarston closed their season with Fltz k Webster's "A Breezy Time" May f), at Hoopeston, III. Miss Marston will go to her borne In Pennsylvania Cor the Summer. Mr. Ross will work a tew weeks with Harry E. Wilson. — Marie Ve Trace writes tbat she has finished n pleasant nnd succeasful season Witt: the Harris Parkinson Big Stock Co. Bhe has been re-engotced for next season also, for his Summer stocV, wblcb opens the first week In June, at Owensboro, Ken. —- Chiise-Llater Notes : On Monday, April 27, we opened for a Summer engagement at the Grand Opera House, Rocktord, 111. On the opening night hundreds were turned away, and aurlng the remainder of tbe week bualness continued at top notch. The com- pany made a great hit with press and public. — Notes from Harold Keflcj's Manhattan Stock Co.: We are still doing a nice busi- ness, and our show will stsy out all Bum- mer. Our roster: C. A. Ferguson, stage manager; Gay Van Tress, N. B. Russell, Alice Latbrop, leading lady; Isabelle Mac- Steen, Frank Pooel, Harold Kelley, leading man. Vaudeville: Uartwell and Potter, comedy acrobats; Nick Russell, "tbe piano butcher;" Isabelle MacSteen, ballad singer. — Tbe Harry Holman Comedy Co. plays n return engagement at the Zimmerman Opera House, La Baile, III., May 10-13. — Charles H. Booth has gone to the stock company at lltica, N. Y., for the Summer. — Annie Alllston Is engased with Eiste r,i«slie, who will produce "Taming of the Shrew" at the Manhattan Theatre, at a matinee. May 12, and go In the Eastern country tor two weeka In tho company are: Richard Wcbater, Bpottswoode Altken, Jamea Woodward, Thomas Patten, John Palmer, Tom Hndaway, John KnlKht, Rose Field, Jefferson Winter, Edwin Varrey, John Palmer, Robert Peyton Qlbbs, H. John, James lOdlam, Henry Drew, L. Latcher, John llalgbt and Charles Arnold, — A, G. Delamntcr writes: "I have closed contracts to book the tour of Cora Van Tasseil, In a revival of 'The Volunteor/ a comedy drama, In four acts, by Henry Guy Carlvton. MIps Van Tassoll's tonr will com- mence about Hcpt. 1, and Include all of tbe principal cities of tbe F,ast and middle West." — Chas. H. Cllno and wife cloced a auc- cessfui season with the Miller-Bryan Co. nt Ann Arbor, hllch.. May 2, returning to their home at Grand Rapids, Mich., for the Summer. — Karl T. White and Chas. B. Bums, of the Carrie Stanley Co., were initiated Into n apcclnl session being held to initiate them, eturges Aerie, No. 225, F. O. B., April 10, — Robt. D. Hyde, manager of Hyde's Comedy Co., writes: "We have been idle for some time, owing to my Illness, but wilt go out In a few iAja. AVe will piny opera May 16. BuTTn^jiV?.?, is; b°e?5'«iv^ pect to do mncb better when we cr, i^v^ **• Wisconsin time, where we plafalf h?'i?J2' cities. Our company numbers tlSS*^ people, and the pKi in our rep.,&«?2 gradually having tbe rough edeei -i.-S.H! under the capable atage direction <?>?"?' Phelps. Miss Hastings Ts making Sc a fn;.?' and admirers In cac\ toivn we pb? gi?*' receiving many nice press notices' for v time for our big scenic production nf "-iJ^ Workmen," whlcTi we wlK play ti ,?,„h^' South and West next seasin" tJ,,. ^L^ ' ■■ of sensational features, one cf wblch full [citnTiiiH uiou/ uito pn-HS notices fn, k clever^soubrette work._ We are n«n i^okloj ■ "Th? ill tbe l«7 la U a blast furnace In full operoilou "tI'i'' company will carry fifteen people, viih t- men In advance. A special fine ,.': Dai? Is being prepared for the play ■m^'!! hearsals will begin the latter p^aVt 'Sf ^ gust. In Chicago. *^ "' *"■ — Olondo BoAtalta has Just purch-iwfl ii. bouses until Jnne 26, when we will go u canvas. We have cot everytlling in shape, and have good people engaged. I'ersonailljr Condncted Toar via Penn- arlvanist Rsillroad. The battlefield of Gettysburg, and the na- tional capital In all the glory of Its Spring Ireshneas, are attractions so alluring that ^ew would feel like refusing to visit them. It Is to place these two attractions within «asy reecb of every one tbat the Pennsyl- ■vanla Itallroad Company announces a tour «ver tbe Interesting oattlefleld, through the iplrturcsquo valleys of Maryland, and an en- •tertaining stay In Waobington. ^ Tbe tour will leave New York 8.0O i. m., and Philadelphia 12.20 p. v., Saturday, May 1>3, in charge of one of the company'a tourist agents, ana will cover a period of six days. An experienced chaperon, whoee especial charge will be unescorted ladles, win ac company tbe party throughout. Round trip tickets, covering transportation, carriage drives and hotel accommodations, will be aoid at the eatresielv low rote of $22 from Uew Vork, $21 from Trenton, $10 from Phlla- <ielpbla, and proportionate rates from other (mints. For Itineraries snd full Intormatlon apply to ticket agents: tourist agent, 203 Fifth Avenue. New York; 4 Coart Street, Brook- .AT«au(-. new xurai m v.wuii wk««v», *,,w«- Ivn: T80 Broad Street, Newark, N. J., or Idfesa Oeo.~ "W.~' Boyd, assistant general issenger ageDt, Bnwd Street BUtion, Phils- under good .- , ^ _ . .-jged. Our roster Is headed by Hyde and Leola, and In- cludes: Inez Merton, Alene Merrill, the Hyde Twins, .\rlen and Lea, and Benny Van und Harry Doyle. We open at Homer, HI., May 15." — Notes from the Chas. H. Yale end Sid- ney R. Ellis attractions: "The Evil Eye" Co. closed their season Saturday, May 0, at the Natlonol Theatre, Rochester, N, Y. They opened their aeason on Aug, 215, at the Park Theatre, Philadelphia. The entire scenic outfit and car were taken to Phila- delphia, and the members of tbe company went to New York. Al. H. Wilson has been for the past two weeks breaking all records for big huslucBS In Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, in his successful play, by Sidney R. Ellis, "A Prince of Tatters." The com- pany has two more weeks In Northern Wis- consin before tbe season closes. The "Bver- lastlng Devil's Auction" Co. Is merrily pur- suing Its way homeward from Halifax, N. B. Its record has been a series of crowded houses, delighted audiences and a happy manager. — Girard Theatre Co^ Notes, Boyd P. Joy, manager: We closed at Princeton, Minn., May 9, after a season of forty weeks tbroogb Wisconsin, Minnesota, the nakotas, Mani- toba, the Northwest territories and British Columbia, to the coast and return. While we have not packed them to the doors night- ly for the entire season, we have bad our share of good bualnesa and record breaking houses, and, taken as a whole, the season has been one of the most pleasant and profit- able In the history of the company. The different members are all well placed for the Summer. Bert C. Wood, our leading man, who has been featured this sesson, goes to Boston to accept a stock engage- ment ; Margaret Minton. to ber home at Bt. Ixiuis: Edwin Barrle, to Duluth, to take the stsgo management of Moon Bros.' Theatre, under canvas: E. J. Stevens, to Minneapolis, for a short rest before going Into vaude- ville; Valdia Burton, to Duluth, to accept an engagement with Moon Broa.: Rowena Francis, Ida Rose, Richard Jonathan, Ned Brooks and Burton Barbour, to their dif- ferent homes: Boyd P. Joy, to Chicago and New York, to ctmsult with printers snd scenic artists, and to look after the book- ings of his next season's attractions. PBB callers May U. Their season cioaeci at Boston, May 2, Their company u wTii booked for next season. They put a 8nm mer stock company in Hiawatha Park iS' Vernon, 0., opening In June. ' — Notes from the Wallack Theatre Cn Western: We are now In our eighth weekn'} prosperity, having played all tbrouirli io»i and received the greatest praise from both press and public. Our "Mansion of Acblns Hearts' Is certainly a winner. Wliilo d1«» Ing Oskaloosa our manager, M. M. DublnskT and our director, Chas. Le Witt, Joined the Eagles, and there were some doings In torn for our company, ond we owe it all to Hsrrr Gllmour, tbe stage manager of the Maaonlc Opera Housa He Is certainly a. prince Ro«: ter: M. M. Dublnsky, business manamf Chaa. Le Witt, stage manager and director' Ed. Dublneky, advance; B. S. LanroiM' Harry Mates, Lew H. Wheeler, Clarence Good, George Sailor, Bachael May Cltit Veva Conway, Grace Wilson and Babi Oiadles. We aw now playing the Chamb«^ lln k Harrington circuit, and will probably close our season on June 8. — Robert W. Marks, manager of Marks Bros.' Co., supporting May A. Bell Marks writes: "We closed a season of thlrly-aeTen vteeka on May 8, and lu spite of the seeoi- Ingly unlimited n-'iniber of repertory shows playing the States that we were touring from a financial standpoint It was one of the beat seasons I ever bad, especially durins the latter part. Mrs. May Bell Marks bis been scoring as heavllv as ever, and baa be- come very popnlar In New York State cities, Hhe will rest for tbe Summer at Red Cedar Villa. She made the biggest hit of her life as Katiicha, In 'Resurrertlon,' on April 20. Contracts have been awarded for special scenery and printing for next season, which npens early in August. I bave the show booked solid until Januanr. The flrat part iif the sosson will he spent In New York sod Pennsylvania. The matinees have been largely attended. Mrs. Marks holds re- ceptions and shaking hands with her legion of friends. I have arranged tor strong plays for next season." — Peruchl's Summer Stock Co. will open at Knoxvllle, Tenn., May 25. — The Hall-McKec Stock Co. will open Its Summer season at PIttsfleld, Mass., June IS. Messrs. Hall & McKce are now in New York, arranging for special printing and engag- ing people to complete tlielr company, wDlcn Is booked solid for fifty weeks. — Master Artie Orelner, musical director the past seaaon of the "Mickey Finn" Co,, will Summer at Lakewood in the I'lnes. — William B. Daley has Just closed with tbe Rhe Lorraine Co., after a successful sea- son. — The "Josbna Blmpklns" Co. Is tourlns Northern Michigan and reports buslueas Kood and plenty of cold weather, slating that nearly every momlns ice ran be seen in tbe streams. The members of the company arc enjoyine good health. The preRent roater of the company is: I.eo It. Flarcr and wife, Charles Haynes, Jcnephlne Manslleld, Jeaile Bchlader, Harry Ciair, J. F. Clark, Dive Dupree, Frank Caason, Arthur Howard, Ed. Wins. John WItheial, E. R. Zarnnas and C. R. lleno, manager; K. C. Andrews, buslnest manseei', and Zeb, "the boy wonder." — Otis B. Thayer, who Is starring In "Sweet Clover," under the direction of A. A. Thayer and W. C. Justice, will close s proa- ferous season of forty weeks at Yalparalto, nd., on May 21, nnd next season's tour will begin on Aug. IS — Georae Marlon, who staged "The Prince of PUsen," has been engaged by H. W. Sav- age to take cumolete charge of "PegKy from l-arls" during Its Iioston run, which com- mences at tne Tremont Theatre Tueaday night. May l::. — J'rank C. Harris has ctoaed a very suc- cessful season of thirty-all weeks with Rns- sell k Walters' "MllUonalre Tramp" Co., playing tbe part of Ezra Trumbull. He bat been re-engaged to play the same part next season. — OIlie Mack has signed Moran and Wes- ley for the star parts in "Shooting th« Chutes," for next season. — Notes from the Georgia Harper Co.: We will close our second sueceesful const tour at Burns, Ore., May 30, ond will spend the Summer on Meade's ranch. Business bsa been excellent, and Miss Harper's work baa met with strong approval. The company in- cludes: J. 0. Harper and Joseph Detrlck, proprietors and managers; Leslie Glenn, b. H. Meade, Sam Melmrry, W. W. Phlpps, Wm. Bnlley, Harriet Browne, Anna Brady and George Harper. _ . — Harry Laurence Co. Notee: We opened In Thomaston, Conn., night of May 4, for a benefit to the local monument fund, to a big house. We played tho flrat three, nights for above benefit, and lost three nights for the firemen. Big bualness la assured, n^ the house Is practically sold out for every night. Mr. Laurence Is certainly making good witn the people, and return dates are rcqucateo by most all of the managera. The company le being booked for the regular season, nna good time Is being offered. Some ohnnges win he made In the company shortly, lo Btren«tben It. Jtr. Laurence la negotiating with a well known play writer for o new comedy. _^ ^, ,, — Jed Carlton writes: "J. G. Stuttz, In his own production, 'Was She to IHnrae, or A Bitter Atonement,' under ray mnnuge- ment, has been doing a land office buslocsa throuBh Iowa and a portion of .NcbrosKa. Mr. Btutts and the play have given bucb satisfaction that managers have requested return dates. Fourteen return dates, wiieij we played to on'y fair houses one.""";,'" ago, on our return gave us S. R. O. "■; Btuttz is the author and sole owner of >>" She to Blame (Bitter Atonement). ly Stuttz Joined the company on April iV- *■ O. MMler Jr. Joins on June 4/' „^^(^^ — Rowley and Gay closed «,»>'«';„,w nineteen weeks' engagement with »>"/''■' Bros.' May A. Bell Co. at Prescott, Can., May 0. and have signed with the same tom pany for next season, which opens in »>■ *"—Joe C. Berry writes: "Myself and wlfj (Kate Stein) closed with Robt. Sherman • 'My Friend from Arkansaw' Co. April l^. at Akron, 0., and will remain for the ouraroer at Eureka Springs, Ark, Walter V, Co) le. comedian of Lincoln J. Carter's forces, i» alao bere. We open In Anguat with the mc Donald Stock Co., for a season of foriy weeks, through the South, playing the prin elpal citlee." . , ..^ jv. — Walter 3. Warren tns closed wJth{M Jet* McAnlHre Stock Co., and. wJO" *'» l"% will Summer at the beaches. He has bf<^" wUh the HcAnllffe oomvanv two seasons, ana Is a member of Locml 78, Lynn, Mosi.