The New York Clipper (June 1903)

June 6. THE 3STEW- YORK CLIPPEB. _ xotcg from the Lyceum Corned; Co.: We opened the Central Park, Peoria, Sunday l.Hriee May 26, to an Immense audience, In SIT J t" , » v y ralD - - We ■£• booked tot X Summer and look forward to blgbusl- Jims. Our roster Ib as follows: Marlon March, leads; Julia Belle, Aldula St. John, Our theatrical correspondent! are hcrebu 3 er ? f,1 rve< !;. Speeches were made by l'rcsl- ««e?^'8 8 ■Afr 8 Ha^ W& ThTiTA Z. 5FSS »«-S gA "BSS.'WS, "KTiS Si, andI II. 0. Cooke. On Aug. I if we open "*" a "" r « l <"» *"»« * TAey arc requatcd Gerlty. with pictures by (-apt Smith 351 NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mi.xlkn anh Cobei.m, while playing New !^ ven ^ w 5 re entertained by the New Haven Dope Club at Savin Rock, on May 24. A aiK-dal car wns chartered to take the parly out to their club house, where refreshments 52 an elaborate production of "Dr. Jekyll *• return them to this office at once for re- len »■"! Corelll open on the J. J. Flynn clr ,7ml Mr. Hyde," featuring Arthur Savldge neual for toos-lXi. cu l t , ot P ark » Jun <> 8 - and Marlon March. Nothing but cities will \2L „ Hendbbuon and Ross were at Proctor's, CtSaV WW have the finest scenery that mnfiev can buy. L. 0. Mercer Is booking the show. Our company la the strongest ', ), a ve carried for two seasons, and busi- ness has exceeded onr expectations. Harry Squires has been re-engaged for Mm * Jaxsbn Is the firm title of a new booking and general theatrical arm that has recently entered the field; both are well known and popular In the tbea- world. Ed. J. Nugent was for a Newark, last week, and opened their Summer park engagements at Oakwood Park, Pitts- burg, Pa., this week. Thr Wilson Tnio played at West Knd Heights. St. Louis, last week, In their comedy hitch act. They have about eight weeks, Itowi.Br AND Lksi.ih are spending their Vacation at the home of Miss Leslies par- ents In Maysvllle, Ky., where they will rest during the Summer. They will play dates again next season, opening their book- ings with a tour of the Keith circuit, which begins early in September. Klornk A. WUm, a well known Inter- national dramatic and vaudeville agent, nf Loudon, was a Clipi-hr caller Inst week. Ho Is here filling open time for Ihe leading l'.iiropcau houses. Ho returns to Kuropo In September, with two companies of his own. eiich of sixteen to eighteen leading acts. It Is hla Intention to curry his own niSTHIC-T OK COLUMBIA. Washington.—The regular MM pmc tleally closed with the hint week In Mav, leaving two stock companies In temporary MMMM of the Held, wdth a prospect tor two more to bo added early In the present month. Com: if lit A Tllr.ATHK (LUrkott * Dwver, managers).—The Lnokett Special Stock, bended by Bertha, (lallnmt, presented two bills during last week. "Koiueo and Juliet" and "The School for Scandal," three nights and u matinee each. Both were well ren ilered. This closed the special MM, and On Monday. — Harry Squires nas Deen re-engagea ror number af w«» m.n.«r »> n. 11 «. jjuicu a«. „,Auey nave auour eight weeks, ..Uuman^earta," opening about the middle HSR wherSta M?m ? SU^tS. again.' 0 '" nlw * Bar,0n ' s Ros « ,II » » of August. _ _ ..__ . .. cessful Sunday nTgDt"con"cerrB,"whl!c"b.°M. — Jack C. Connolly closed ft successful Jansen was last season in advance of Her- season of thirty-eight weeks with the May bert Kelcey and Effle Shannon, in "Sbcr- A Hell Marks Co., and Joins the Chas. w. lock Holmes." Parks Stock Co. for the Summer lit Corry, Eahle and Rk maids have met with suc- ra. Manager It. W. Marks has re-engaged cess in their new act, and have been booked again. Lauiia Harris, of the team of Tommy and Laura Harris, has signed with the Kllnore Sisters' farce comedy, "Mrs. Dulaney of Newport," to play the soubrette role next season, while Tommy Harris returns to the Sir ConnelTy as leading support of May "A. over the NorthwesYern" circuit "up* to the 5? i nt th t Odeon Tneatr «> Haltlmore, Md., Dell Marks for next season. last week In July, when they will return n?..-- 2" — _-W. C. Cunningham, who for the past East for 'rehearsals! x . ! V > LT E" Stetson and company, with three seasons has been connected with Al. H. Ahmond, late proprietor and manatee ?. el . da _ &1 rrma J3J?- P"»J«! Pro° tor '"_ F1 ."y- \V. Martin's enterprises in the capacity of manager and general manager, has resigned from Mr. Martin's employ. Mr. Martin will fill all contracts made by Mr. Cunning- playing at the Lafayette. The new stork will bo under the miinugeiuciit of Ned Stolu, lire treasurer of the house. "I,nrd and Lnily Algy" will be the first offering by llilx com- pany. "^IUSa7fi5SW1i&J7CJaS& ni Laiavkttb OPBnA HorsH (Ira J. l.n Molte. Or,i«"J v„,™ \™li ' h 1«i Jot ," P 'i' D ' Ion ,* manager).—fast week the llcrgcr Stnt-k Cn Orccu a loung American MJustrels, to do presented "A Celebrated Cm' to eicellenl Jackson, Murphy and Wlllard, Anaell Troupe, >Vulter K. Deaves, Mabel Hudson. oiH'rntlc vocalist; the famous Ida ltututcll, and La Petite flrace. I-'bancis Wood has Joined the Dixon ft Oreeu Young American Minstrels, to do his hoop rolling act and work on end will (111 all contracts made by Mr. Cunning- New Orleans, La., to large houses He .\.i ° . ur B V cona "enson unaer me anove Jam for Al. W. Martin's "Uncle Tom" and Intends only exhibiting freaks and giving E**L " nd * e S*° no . , ri>a8on '? """P'"'" « ( ■Ten NlghlH In a liar Koom" companies. trained anlmnl performances. K B businessi. crowds greeting u at evorv stund. — Smith-King Theatre Co. Notes: As wc Latimore and Lkich, who opened ou «. l SS?ffi"!L. !!2*L : «us Julllef man.i- asve soaie excellent time offered um In the Proctor's clrc.lt May 18, at the Twenty- ELLS'Sii* Northern resorts we shall open our season third Street Theatre, In their cabinet mystery, .,,„,"„: a,.!. at Alpena, Mien., on July 14, working Into state Hint with the exception of two week* ,' ,„,' ..'"'I ,.~,,lar Mann nt llronn Hnv Wlu ntif lltsv nra liru.L.a.1 itn ...lU h.III w...,, „...(, .I.1IIH [. JirOS. ou ►cenery ._ Is being harried. Our manager, Kendall Smith, and wife have Just returned from New York, where they have been for the last ten days, completing arrangements for people, plays, etc. Itoster: Kendall Smith, proprietor; Geo. W. King, manager; Chas. R. Height, advance representative: J. It. Wythe, stage carpenter; Chas. Taylor, elec- trician ; James Collins, property man; Wll- lard Helzman, I^nnarcl Carrier, Peter It. Rowlle, William Lang, Louis Warde, Elision Kinney, Rose Curtis, Barbara Harris, Clan Crawford, Pearl King, Louise Royal, Baby Wright and Mrs. Kendall Smith. — Grace Kimball has obtained the Amer- ican rights to Anthony Hope's novel, "The Indiscretion ot the Duchess, and Is having It dramatized by Stanislaus Stange. Miss Kimball expects to appear la the play next season. Mrs. Jnlllet, treasurer and musical dl- nnd Nellie Madden, song and hur Jnlllet. musical act, and rns.' troupe of ten dogs. All are end. ItiCK ani> Elmer, who have closed tholr third prosperous season with Itlro & llar- ton'j Co.. will rest for the season at Lake Massnbeslc, N. If., at Mr. Rice's col tug* Air m tbn Dana. Mrs. .1. K. Mullen, and she Informs me Unit Dick hna dressed himself for tlm first time In three months, nnd lakes Ills --client business. This week, "tilorlniin." "Itlp Vun Winkle" next. Chase's Chano Theatre (Miss II. win- nlfrrd Do Witt, manager).—The Chase Comic TilSr..' "i 2-*L ""■ i ?"*! % a>,, "f'- Gperii Co. no.ve n most creditable pniductloti r.Ve.M, %)?.i?;> T. 'SS*!S i0 , "!- orm . T. ,IB •* "Wang," to cniMiclty audiences" Muy L',1- Mrri:i and I be friends of J. K. Mullen jm, Tills week ''Tho Idol's Eve" "Tim r regular season at Green Bay, Wis. Our they are booked up solid until September. i„"„ " . .t. r ?." I>e ., or ten , aoK ?,. £'] Bro iS Is almost finished, and special paper at which time they will sail for Europe. 5S" P /j,.?.ll the K 6 "" 0 """ 1 lu wuit,: turu, « Lottie Qdiolkv has Joined bands with Mp Jf£l sr 'l', her Sister Blanche, nnd they will be known as the Qulgley Sisters. They are at pres- ent touring the West, but will be seen shortly In the East, In a high class singing and dancing act Klein A.vn Cmfton are hooked for six weeks over the P. J. Casey clrcnit of parks, opening June 2 at Forest Park, Palmer, Mass. Tub Two Hodbs play a return date at the P rh J. Richards, hoop roller and pool Juggler, }' rook Vaudeville Theatre, Marlon, Ind., for writes that he is oooked solid until Kail, *J> re 9 weeks, and open at Coney Island l'ark, on the Shayne and Burt circuits, opening Cincinnati, June 14, with Undcnwuld Park, at Hobisoa Park, Ft. Wayne, Ind., May 24. Hamilton, 0., to follow. Tub Buckeye Trio and Lester Fair- ,„°"' i , ! ' 0 *° th ?, l "" css of , her slst « r . M"?' man, while playing Stratford Tark, Dela- Victoria ■Mrtelk Is working with Gladys ware, O., were made members of the local Sears, late of^McIntyre and Scars., They lodge of Kagles. James and Davis closed on the Kohl A Custle circuit week of May 4, and opened on the Southern Amusement Co.'s circuit, at Greensboro, N. C, week of May 18, for four weeks. B. Marlo, late of Mario and Dunham. — Virginia Earle will have an Important Y, r i ,CS i l ? nt FAS* L° ,ne<1 h -?. nd 5 ^ » r S role In a new production to be maac next A - ldo - latc ot Aid ° B . ros -- •■» 8tat * e ^ at season by the Shubert Brothers, under whose management she Is to appear. The managers bave announced that the season following -Miss Earle will be starred in a new mu- ■Ical play. — Kdwln Holt will he starred next season In Louis N. Parker's play, "The Cardinal," under the management of J. K. Stirling. "The Cardinal" has been In E. S. WHlard's repertory this season, and Mr. Stirling has bought from the English actor the scenery, properties and costumes for the piece. Time has been booked in the larger cities, and ar- rangements arc being made to Introduce Mr. Holt ss a star In New York during the latter part of tbe season. — Cook-Church Stock Co. will open Its season on or aba new repertory, snd a special vaudeville feature. Tbe tour will be under the management of II. W. Taylor. .—Notes from the Dllger-Corneil Co.: We are In our ■■ forty-third week, and business continues good. Lillian Anderson and Lil- lian Evans closed May 31, to take a well earned vacation, being the first change made In our cast this season. Marguerite John- son bis joined for soubrettes, and Marie Fellows for Juveniles, for the rest of the season. We have secured four new royalty they open on the parks June lu, for twelve weeks, and go on the Orpheum circuit Sept opened on the Boon circuit of parks May -f>, at Lake Nlpnuec Park. Hcndon, Mass. Wm. H. barwai.d, who has closed a suc- cessful season with James O'Neill, In "The Manxman," has been engaged by Mnttlo Keene to do the juvenile lead In her sketch, written by Ella wheeler Wilcox. Mhiiiay Ferguson and Alma Durar.E write: "We opened at Llndley Park Casino, Ureeuslmro, N. C, May 18, with success, and were engaged after our first perform- 20, for elgiit weeks, commencing at San aDCC to remain until Aug. 2, to manage the Francisco stage and do our specialty. Mn. and Mrs. Al. Plean, after rehearsing ' M "'B; A '"'- ,E 'J. u 8K |er i opened at Glendalc a new act at Rochester, N. Y., produced it for P«t*,. Isashvllle, Tenn., last week, her work the first time last week at Sea Breeze Park, meeting with Instant favor. She will play Irondaquolt, N. Y. They leave June 1 *'l the leading■ parks In the South, with for Portland, Ore., to open on the Shields Olyrnpla l'ark, Chattanooga, to follow Nash- clrcnlt of parks for twelve weeks, after vine. which they prepare for their trip abroad, The Trso.v Mikters, rifle shots, were com- early In November. Mr. and Mrs. Al. Plean pelled to close tbelr season with the Pawnco bave for tbe past five years been working Bill Wild West on account of sickness. under the name of Plean and Plean. Adqib writes The Clipper from Cuba, Arthur Carleton, late with Joe Max- under dale of May 20: "I have Just played well's Firemen's Quintette, has signed for Santiago dc Culm, and while playing in the , the Summer with the Josh Daly Minstrel city for one week I heard tho American ot A,^ !»1 With , ?n?iroil Co., singing second tenor with the Unity people ask at the box office of Clrco Publl- LnHninrl. j£™ll Quartet. They open In Elmlra May 30. lones If It was the Adgle and her lions "rtooifi" f"nt«r» Thi ?"' Chab. HtXSTON was a CLiri'KR caller, and who played at Young's Pier, In Amerlcu. informs us that In tbe future be will work Br. Publllones hnd an Interpreter stationed single, and will be known as Just Helston. at tbe box office, Informing them that It was. He Is in no may connected with tbe Helston- After my return to America I will shortly Arlington Trio. _, sail for England." Luelletta closed a successful season at chas. R. Sweet arrived last week from Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre last week. England. He has bad bis time In London She has signed contracts to play a twenty-five postponed and will return there In August, weeks' engagement with the Columbus Car- hum. He will spend a vacation at Canaan, Acauemy oy Music (John W. Lyons, nuiii- ngcri. I.nst week, 2!i :<(), the bill whs "A Ruined Life," and with tills engagement tho house closed the most pi'nlltiiolc unci suc- cessful sen sou lu Its history. Tho Academy wilt reopen Aug. IV, under tho snrao iiiiiii- llgenient. bTinn>M Tiihatiih (Eugene Kertmn. ninii- nger).—Tho City Sports had excellent busi- ness last week, and It was well deserved. This week. Thlese s Wine, Woman and Song, which will close tho regular season. On Monday. Juno H. Ihe John (irleves Stuck Vaudeville and Burlesque Co. lakes posses- sion of Ihe house for the Hummer, At chew Chase Lakh and Caiii.v John IIriimie Parks tho usual Summer evening tut ml concerts were Inaugurated for the. sea- sou 30. Xutkh. —Selene Johnson, who was reported Inst week to bave resigned her position nx leading lady of Berger's Lafayette 0|H3ru House Stock Co., states that she will re- : main with Hie company till Its Benson clones. He will tall for Lu rone Lyd , <' nr t e ^y„„ w m h« ,]ie leading Jul .y.?.*. »» "'I a »P months' tour for Rich- ,„,,„ ,„ f he Eugene Ormonde Comedy Stock. which opens nt the Columbia Theatre Juno 8, under the management of Ned Stein. The other Indies In the company will be: draco Atwcll, Harriet Sawyer and Alice Butler, Eugene Ormonde, UoorTrsy Stein, Robert Fer- guson, William Clagelt, Percy I-ench unil W. II. l'ose are among tho mule conilugcnt. - 4<» dally walks, so We hone to soon see J. K. on rouriiviitli Street, New York Cltv." 'Mitchell and Uivh have Just closed a highly successful seaaon In vaudeville. They opened nt the Columbia Theatre, Cincinnati, O., Sept. 28, and have played continuously ever since, excepting two weeks that they were compelled to lose on account of tho Illness of Mr. Mitchell. They closed nt Keith's Theatre. Boston, May ill), and opened June 1 on Flynn's circuit for the Slimmer. Hoiinv 1H: Rue, black fare comedian, monol- oglst and end man, has signed for 11)0:1-04 with Gorton's Minstrels. At present he Ib with Diamond Jack's Carnival Co., at Phila- delphia, Ph. Rich and Prbvoht report that they nrn booked solid until they open tho uexl season with tho Moonlight Maids, In the Kali. Howard Doyle, Juggler, has Just com- pleted another tour nf the Proctor, Pastor nnd Keith circuits. nival Co. as a feature, opening June 8, at Lebanon. 0. M , . The Two Fennels bave Just closed a successful week at Pastor's, and next week plays for next season, and have placed an are at . the Howard, Boston, with Frank Mel order for a car load of scenery for proper y |n e ' 8 circuit of parks to follow. mounting of same. Have secured Holmes Marvelle and Gleason open on tbe New i Holmes, musical act, as one of our England circuit of parks on May 30, at special features for next season. Time is rapidly rilling for our No. 2 Western Co., which will be put out with as much atten- tion, in regard to plays, scenery and spe- cialties, as the Knstcrn company. — Frank Davidson has rewritten portions of bis dramatization of "Robinson Crusoe," and will send out a spectacular production of it next season. In point of scenic and Snbbatla Park, Taunton, Mass. K. II.. and will play next season In America. Thr Two Geyers, acrobats, closed a suc- cessful engagement nn tbe Kohl k Cnntle Circuit at the Olympic Theatre, May 24, and open twenty weeks of park dates ot Prospect HelghtB, Peoria, III., June 8. Madeline Franks, soubrette, has closed a successful season with Fred Irwin's nig Show, and Is engaged at Crystal Beach, Can., Pearl Irvino Is In her twentieth week at for the Summer, the Howard Theatre, Boston, Stock Co. At M»v ANt. Mii.eh opened at HoBhagen H. tbe close of the season there she will take SI. Louis. May 17. with Cincinnati nnd other a three weeks' vacation. work to follow. Thov have had their trav- Thb TltiiKB Richards open at Youngs- esty act, "Seeing Things," rewritten by II. town O., May- 30, with Collins' Park to i,. Newton, aud It has proved, they Inform follow. «H. I» be a bigger hit than over. Ned RajMM states that he is still doing Koml_ and Albcia lately played .Marion costume embellishment, wo are Informed, It t, t "r:>l~i„'tami talklne act. with big success, and Anderson, Ind.; Cincinnati, and Wells- will be complete. h \f iD fr*J£ "J^lnnuduJwtttME was ton, O.. and last week were at Kdgewater .—Tom- Waters, comedian and pianist, and .JS./H cancel all his Summer's work be- Park. Cellnn. O. On Muy 1!) they celebrated his company opened their Summer season at ■ •• E_3Z I «■■-■ —»— *•■•»* » nf tlift death of his partner, Fred the first nnnlvcrsary of their marriage. the Karwell Opera House. Rockland, Me., May g gLg who was found dead in bed ou Southern Amusement Co. Notes.— LI 20. The following people comprise the com- K!EH* m V?t h .i>wey Hotel, Springfield, ley Park Casino, at Greensboro, N. C.ope 0, ai me wi"J **"• . r o -. ^^ ^ jj 8 _ R Q _ w|tn JaIa0B nn( j fla liens- *.vd Sims, musical comedians, are Ferguson and Duproe, La Petite Doroi kins. May W. Waters, Jane Wallace, Jnlta ren ^a r sln« a new musical act at their home Adeline Garr. Maud Monson, M Phelps. La Petite Blossom, Master,.Leo ,*"RS25i They will Introduce In same and _«n.orchestra of_eight p) Ind- tened Irown, Major Caspar Nowak, Chas. C. Slmp- g gal.-. to take several more parks on his circuit. . Lfoni and Lkoni aro at their home, San Francisco, Cal., opening at the Chutes on Juno 1. . . Chas. Hoey has closed a successful en- " Dramatic Co., with company returning to Now York | M "l Ti laaisi tl4asn»1 his Brother Sam. In time for the people to Join their respect- , i*i • ' ,„ ■_* t D own as the Two Bells, ska- ';',M, <> Jc5 anlzatloni ' for tbe ■•*■ Heaeo11 ot torlal clowns. They will play twenty weeks lw > 3 -"4- W |th George Reld's Polite Vaudeville Co., . — Louise Beaton, who Is to create the un der canvas. . . _ , lltle role in "Rachel Goldstein, or the Strug- the Patchin Bros, opened at Delmar v„h»i«' i « feg" $ »?"Affi ilro^Ca^ivafco:, g ViM « g»g^.V* which Sullivan, Harris & Woods are to pro- f or the season, which ends Oct. 25. They Theatre, torth Worth, dure on on elaborate, scale next season, has write that their new act Is a pronounced The'Three Bros. Adelaide, Australian tabul'i"0~'where Frank Uarcourt has taken .^hen Mack ^S^StJ^f.^^^^ ^tSF^^^XJ^S Ui r S& «ST n Ee °o'Se ^f hel t r he 8 = &X" *"»» «**T * ™ $!&ZTL?S SET SrtS f .n r 3, thoroughly enulpped repertory comimnles on i, A Petite Dokotht (Dorothy Mweji DUBinesa. Ike road. We will carry a full line of opened at Llndley Park Casino,[JM^QA <» * 0It M B ,^*. ^e SumnTer with ilk" * "peclal paper, and use only plays written jj. C, May 18. and wbb re-engaged for ■algbt «""> will spend Ihe Summer wiiii turn .« Htpressly for Mr. Mack and Miss Armour, weeks' after the first performance, by tho "j^JUrt^gt^njC^t. Ul■• » *• "g >Ve bave a number of fair dates already southern Amusement Co. . are re-cn| Just returned from Russia, where she has success, iwn studying the peculiar Yiddish character she is to portray fn this new play. — Mack & Armour Notes Harcoubt and Mat have been engaged for the Summer at (lie KmjJlre Theatre, .Ash- booked, and the seaaon proper Is booked solid Chas. Hubbner, late of Sulll . Tan on? In snme of the very best towns through the Huebner, is with Tutt e s Olympic Show, middle West. Mnck & Armour will continue doing his black face singing and danc ng a i. Playing vaudeville until nearly time for mike C. Bebo. sensational bicyclist ana rehearsals, allowing about two weeks lion, which will be spent at "Lady '"'luge on the St. Clair River, near „„.. , —.. . , — „.„ Huron. Mlcb. Is? known as Barton and Berg. They are • -James W. Kvans Is '"nilng season, when Wm. Play will again hold his m "suiil lour of tbe Kvans Co.. featuring Almen recommend This Cl.ii'i'KR '",^"J" •nliiZ ' desiring h Hltiinllon^ or IJMM wmhtlMM next season. Dvolht and Scanwn aro doing their club Juggling, hoop rolling and battle axe throw- ing with Bearb & Bowers' Minstrels. '«!•«' n ^i t ii^n.^'hn» u d'lBsoTvcd'"partnersbip with ■ Blanche Latbll ak Suf & Fl'she" and h'L JoiSed band's with played Phillips; Lyceum I Port his «Td partner. Joe Barton. Tbe team will ren and West's benefit, be know* is Barton and Berg. They are doing their new net, s preparing for the ."gaped to ride In A. Brody's "Barrel Loop, . L. Roberts' colonial ft nd also to do their trick act. ; attention, also the iuiiry Barnhtkad writes: I -an gladly ._ -■»-.. ••• •111. IJIIIIID «.<'•! • * !»'-"»■ "»» •»•■•■- ■' Hunter Kvans, In "ltesurrecilon." "Sapho," l-asl Lynnc" nnd "Al Eldrldgt> Grove." 'Jr. Kvhub has been resting for some time M his-home. Omilnsku, Wis. i eTp n f>".u my "erst-'art.' I had Xm answers nil! of which I accepted, and I iiIbo had a from my sec<.nd. whirl, secured and Alice Portbi for the Misses War- Sunday, May 24, doing their new net. Miss Porter Is re- engaged for Harry Morris' Night on Broad- wuv Co. for next season. Jack Benthaii and Hlani-iib Freeman wens last week nt Pastime I'urk. Marlon. Ind.. and o|.eii »n Ihe Frank Hurl, circuit lhl> week, al Clinton. O. Haronekb Von /eiiier Ik Ihe vaudeville loftture with Ihe Spooner SltK'k Co., and Mrs. A Vaughn Beadlestone, well known in Swampacott. Mass. „_.,♦« his sne- trim's""rjeorjle." returning" In time to play n literary circles. Is dangerously 111 at Cot- pjlot, gBbg « !*fe»/S?„?■ftK.'SS: Keith's P |Jn?on Square Sew York. Juno'2'i. s ,ff C . lo8| ] ltal ' Hanta Barbara. Cal. She Is cessful engagement at .the Avenue i neaire JJ^'n" Von" Pastor's to follow, and are M««ferlng from a congestive chill and paraly {..asburg. "he ^ gwln* oijmpi ^ . wk a ,/ H , m . M. J. Nekihiam and Vivian WcmjI) huvo tho closed a Bticei-ssful koshoii ami have Iwioked the ten weeks of Summer parks, commencing gH*\**w SS»^Som \* »*£**ji»' JlSjSS'steJsS^Kliil ntar w**» •! jT ttaom Cvtrram t-t w-a»on general -hlch"wll? , T> e ,, A , f,g U, 3 the Bonna,r ' l,rlce r "' nJSSTU? gttrJfeTlt! •** »t the '»ttoKJ»lo,Shows, will have the McKeesport. Pa„ with a ,_ ~ Rlsncbe Bolt has closed with "A Ruined parts ta follow.^ , - Wm. N. Smllli and Honnulr Price will mnsl«l plays. Mr. Sanforrt will King al Hoy Dee »UR- 3. „ . "J"' ,CSH . ^!! r »A l,0 M«» ••' and were offered management of Manhattan Beach, u popular opened at the Holing Park, Howard, ,,oato "' M .'in their net "Back Denver. Colo., resort, this Summer. Vaude- tv.« oi #„» <<,. Hummer, rpt.irn engagements In tneir act, "»'•» imm*m,__ y-"«t »—■?»» .1— , BT*i t .. t — nrd Pltrot, returning to America lu June, 1004. . i ►rii Gkrtrudb De Milt has Just closed a sea- son ot forty weeks with Fred Irwin's Mo- lest leu, and has returned to her home at Horgon Beach, N. Y., for Ihe Summer. Gladys Miudi.eton. who played Rlvervlew Park. Aurora, III., last week, has Undue, ('entrnl Park, Kenosha and Milwaukee to follow. John G. McDowell, black face nomolo- gist, Is booked solid for tbe Summer isirks over the Kdwnrd Shayne circuit. Jeanetth Dltiie (Mrs. W. II. Wat son) received some beautiful designs for wardrobe for American Rtirlosnucra next season from her aunt, who Is living nt present in Paris, France. Mrs. Watson had Intended going to Paris this Summer, hut owing to her brother's Illness stays near New York. Mr. and Mrs. Watson leavo Juno 10 for the Cats- kills. The rehearsals of the Oriental and American Burlesque Companies will iM-glu late In July, ut Watson's Theatre, ill Brook- lyn. N. Y. TOWNEII SlHTEIlS AND JAMKS R. PURVIS will play the Hurt circuit of parks this Slim- mer, and next season will produce their new act, by George Tottcu Smith. They will hereafter be known as the Feist Trio. Carmen, club Juggler, closes the season with the Gormand & Ford Co. this week. Ho has been the leading vaudeville feature with that company the past season, and his act has been pronounced excellent. Ho opens Juno 0 with the Three Cousins Big City Shows, under canvas, and will play nil the cities In New York Stnte, Ho is com- pleting several novelties for his act. Ha will have a new llulsh In the shape of loop the loop. In which he will causo six hoops to do the loop. ■Notes piidm tub Wine, Woman and Shnu Co.—Wo arc In our forty-fourth wwk, and have been doing an excellent business. Our seusmr closes week of Junn 1, nt tho Lyceum Theatre, Washington, U. C. Tho coiupnny includes: Honlta and her picka- ninnies. Goldsmith and Hnppe, musical act; the Kvans, comedy act; Armstrong, Baker and Armstrong, 'cycle whirl, an<T twenty chorus girls. On May 27 there was a bnu- aiiet given In honor of tho twentieth hlrlh- ay ot untie Ivan, which tbe company en- Joyed very much. There was an elaborate spread, and many toasts were given. Tho party did not break up until the small hours of the morning. Among those present were: M. M. ThelBe. Bonlta, Ed. Shalfor, Sol. aold- smltb, Guy J Juppe, Hose Cheslyn, Pearl Allen, Annie Armstrong, Annie Spears, Adeln Wood, Daisy Wlllard, Lottlo Ivan. Louise lilllman, Floksie Kline, Lilly Gordon, Mnzlc W1I- llams, Bill Armstrong, Doc, Max and Arthur Armstrong, Eddie Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. Uvans, Aaron Bernard. Charlie Russell, Wal- ter Evans, Handle Jackson and Geo. Thomas. The Vincents have been the past seven weeks with Gay Billings' Vaudeville Show, under canvas, and closed to play somo dates tbey had booked In Summer parks. Ham J. Rascoh writes: "I have signed with Jos. Dunfec for tbe Hummer, to man- age,-tho stage nuil book the attractions for the Family Theatre, ut Iron Pier, Syracuse, N. Y. It Is the intention of Manager linn- fee to play only tbe best vaudeville acts. Manager Dunfee has secured several big out- door attractions In connection with Pain's fireworks, every Wednesday and Saturday In the park, and will spare no expense in maklug the Family Theatre and Iron Pier Park a success." Bii.lv and Edith Hart opened at Llndley Park Casino, Greensboro, N. L'.. May l!. r >, and were engaged for flvo weeks after their first show. . Kinudok. comedy trick 'cyclist and ex- pert iinlcycllat. Is touring Nova Scotia. New- foundland and Prince Edward Island, and reports meeting with success. Hamaiii: Brown, who has been spending a. vacation. In Savannah, On., left for Chicago June I, Where he opens for u. twelve weeks' lour In vaudeville. Mr. Brown will alar Jointly lis olio of the Four Browns next sea- son. Jami:h Eiiwariih writes: "I opened ut Scenic l'ark, Cleveland, <>., and have seven weeks lo follow In Ohio parks, when I open with ihe Frank I', Hpeltman free attractions for ten weeks, going with the Western Show, making my second season with Mr. Spell- man's attractions. I will Introduce my swinging wire act and baton Juggling, also high wire, with the above combination." Gun Sohlkh will stage and produce the new Japanese opera, "Otoyo," at the Mud- (son Root Garden, this city, for the Sum- mer, snd promises several novelties during the run of the opera. John McMaiian, hack somersault high diver, writes: "I open tny Hummer season st Electric Park, Newark, N. J„ ss one of the feat ore acts, with Boston to follow for two weeks, and have six weeks to follow In Western parks, when I open on the Spellmitii circuit of fairs, as the feature act. I will remain under the management of Mr. Spell- tnan for tho next two years." Tub followino people opened Mtinro Park. Toronto, Can., last week: Banks and Gardiner, managers: Orvllle and Frank, MISSOURI. St. Loots. —Only two nf the down town houses are open tills week. On the other tin ml. all of the Hummer theatres are In full operation. Tim management of the latter nre much disappointed at the cold weather that bus kept attendance down to tbe mini num all the Spring. The expected harvest in exposition year Is the only thing Unit keeps I heir courage up. It Is this, move than this season's prospects, that has caused an lininensa outlay In Improvement at tho Bum- mer theatres. Olympic (P. Short, manager).— Amelia lllngluiin. in "The Climbers." received only fair pntrouage last week, still, It wus ap- preciative. Wlllluui Lackave, Madge Csrr ('iH)k, Mr. Gottschulk anil Illjoti Fernandez nre some In the cast wlmsn talents me on the plane of Miss Bingham's herself. This week the house closes with the same coin pony. In "The Frisky Mrs. Johnson" and ''A Modern Magdalen/' Havi,!n's (Wm. Onren, manager),—"Ten Ton Door' was offored hern Inst' week, and with It the house closes for tho Hummer. The play was fairly well patronized, and proved to bo of considerable merit. Tho climaxes nf the usual melislrnma ut I Ills house were considerably toned down, flit's- tor de Vonde, the author of the piny, hail tho lending part. Standard (Jim Butler, manager).—Tlio High Flyers Biirlcsqiiors last week. Tim Black ('rook ihls week. ilKiiii.AMis (Col. Hopkins, manager).— Uist week's bill was very able, and deserved belter patronage than It. received. The cool weather was the disturbing element. Henry I/CO made it hit In Ills Impersonations. Others who made good worn ItniM.il and the Bun- ions. This week, Joo Mnxwell ft Co., Morris l'ronln, Wylie's dogs, Kva Mudge, Elltioro Sisters anil Will H. Fox, Dhlmar (J. C. Jutiniipaiilo, manager).— Couturier's Bund was the attraction last week. "Pousse Cafe" opened here 31, for a week, under the arrangements by which a Weber ft Fields hurleiipiu Is to bo uttered here weekly through the Hummer. HuniiiuiAN (Mr. lanes, manugnri.—InneH' Bund is the offering, lilavolo proves s big drawing card. Vaudeville, fnr so many years a feature here. Is banished. West Enii Hkhihts (Hon J. Williams, manager),—Uist week's bill Included: Tra- vesty Trio, Warsaw Brothers, Rohlnson His. tors, Wilson Trio, Two Kings, Bandy and Wilson, Million. Ilutler. V EcLll'SR Paiik. —A stock company, ot which Utilise Dunbar lias tho leading role, offered "Under the Red Cross" lust wouk, lo fair attendance. The jdny Is n new one, written by Hiram W. Hayes, of Ht. Louis. It litis considerable merit, Mansion I'mik. -I.lovd and Wtilloiie, Kols-.rts, Hayes and Roberts, and Hlg. Mjicis. were the features of lust week's bill. For current offering the following hill Is bore: Wcslon Raymond Company, Miller and Kres- ko. Carson nnd Wlllard, Geo. mid Paulino Kldd, John J. Tlernev, and tlm (HrdullcrH. ■>» » MAINK1. Portland.—At the Jefferson Theatre (Calm ft Grant, malingers). —"Tho Rogers Bros. In Harvard" proved a most popular attraction here Muy T2, 'J.'l. Viola Allen, III "The Eternal City," closed tin. regular sen- son nt this house "Xi, and wns accorded it very pleasing reception by nn extremely largo audience. The Hiirliaii-Kdwiirda Summer Slock l.'o. virtually look possession ot llio I hen I re mi, for a month's run, opening with "The Turning of tint Hlirew," lo gootl luiid iii'hs. and will present during tin. week of ,)itut* I "The Coiii|iierors." I'niiri.ANi' Family Thiiathh <,luiues e. Moore, manager).—Trills house closes lis regular season June (l, business continuing of tlie Is-st. The people anponrlntr last ■week- Included: Haines nnd VJdocn. Horuni mid Nevarro, Win. J. Tnmklns, Twin Sisters Meredith, Gorman nnd West, and Antrim and Peters. The following acts are hooked for week of June I : llussell Bros, and com- pany, presenting "A llomonce of Now Jer- sey ;" lleiitrlee Mori-land. Tlireo lllekinnit Bros., the Two Fennels, Aduiiiiiil unil Taylor, Foster aud his dog Mike. ««» Mli.tfMKU IM.I.AMI lit; Till IIH. >-'.'i' ■."":l• ,,, * " s wew icrk appe '"Mors Theatre | n Julv. but will next sea 'on again eater tbe dramatic field. mil cvoicdy act, "The I'luuu Tuucr." The New York Central Railroad Co. have Just issued "Four-Track Series No. H." con- tiilnlng detailed Information regarding the arrangements thnt have been matle for n large number of popular tours, occupying from two to fifteen days, together with rates of fare, hotel accommodations, etc. The book Is Invsltishle to all who contemplate u equilibrists : Clius. and Kva Parcor, nnntn- pleasure trip during their Hummer vacation. mlmlsts: Kathryn Mllcy, ballads: Kddlo De it costs only live cents per enpy and can Vne. acrobatic tramp: Baby Ruth, coutor- be obtained from newsdealers or at Grand tluulut, aud the Kllcmers, musical net. Ceuirul Staliua . . j