The New York Clipper (August 1903)

THff nspgxy- YOI^K CLIPPER. , $31 Tbclr singing" nnd light comedy *11 if. Mber has left I^idoiF' v?JL°',>. ,h ? nollsc will be In the hands of Nixon A Zlmmernmu, with Miller and Kituf- "3W *» managers; the samo arrangnucnt Oint ha« riow prevailed for a veiir will, ihJ lets storuiod Coney last week by boat and trolley. I.nn.ow JjinooM (J. J. Weaver, mnnn- We 'ctor Sit' trip through the pi^lncca lUsearth * M „«» iiiph for the association. \- ' ' o! m ] ^o^A6^m% v] &^^ .» SeeT-com™n7Xthe"BMou C Thfa 52 tbB & Mora mul -flVaeete7"chn7,l!» g --nop.- and ftrfime out of to 7a"ulSevlM!»*>»-- National Theatre has beenTC&&&2 ponies, Gilbert SUters. tko Wilson Trio, an, S? la's"* Is a sextet c|W' "TJi jjoroltles. "ijaaiaflirts." These little Jiajdehs^mske National, under the mniVucement of JLuh Rl ' r: . Max . Kosonhorg, director of arouse- MCT&lS:.:.am^lffl ^aS!L *Lff ll a* menui.—Comlnfc to tUt rustic theatre ill: hWW ™™».'." .£*_.SW. cl0 . B f" »"ft the IJe Mora unit ffrncetp. CnnHllaa" dom and National Theatre has sflsnthamuhteW.1 Pomes, wiinert sisters, tlie Wilson Trio, and vated and la now read^for thP K L^S" 'l oa *~ Uouen : 9""J «■ «"« Wire will bo jBr'naveVfaWea'PrHace, Spain and *ojand: tw<$k iXmw^wwm'* >»- ^"^r Nelson Downs, the expert coin mnnlpu- ,..„'. galls for America next Monday/ He Jur'ns to Europe awln next,year, to fnlflU J s English and MBiBlnelitJl cpntracts. "J nlllv Farrell Is Bcorlng a hit at the Oxford. BfkiVAn, mfikm tJm. M . Jps- ¥J'« ».".? a^tb^Vf^aTb^elfTli^f^rTteVnh e'patronsof thla'.house: - ■ ' rnrlmer JohnBtone a,nd MIbb Cooke have arrived In Londba: arid on OlMH night „V. aa Initial performance of 4helr sketch; 'ill's Fair In Love," at the (Metropolitan. Thev were highly successful,' and should have no difficulty 'in finding, a place Bgr themselves id the ranks of English vaudevlUe, Thll'aVllloa has quite a few Ainerlcans on its Hit tula week, frank and Jen batons are Lit They appear at this, bouse often, and ? 0 r a conslderahle stay each IWe.' This Is jhe best eonnneniary' on .their work, Frank Lincoln Isal&o here, aid so Is Alice Pierce, MB English, and Griffin and Dilbols. 0, K. Sato has, hec,n engaged, by the dl 7 rectors of the Coliseum, Vienna, to open In August, for a month,' to be followed//by! * ""rhe ImbeSa Bilker TjIo are at the Hfppo- Hrotae With their Jumping ohd fttftletjp net. They ere doing very well, and are present- ing soine really-. remarkable WL . %&m Eltqn Is also atlllqn the Hippodrome Mil, and so are "Bonner, thp wonderful cal- culating borse, and" Leon Mgrrja' ponies. Here, are the names of a few of the Amer- ica acts who are t lila week working in tie British provincial cities: Ned Kennedy and Us company, In their Irish sketch, .."Lire in a Tenement," and.' Uarvy. Tutt, in his whistling specialty, at the New Alhambra, Ilelfast; Clarke and Glenny, B> the ever popular sketch, "The Haunted House," nt the Qalety, Birmingham" ;''Mart!ne and son, In American' Illustrated' songs, at the Al- immbra; Blackpool; Capt Bevans* New York Zouaves, and the O'Brien Brothers, nt the Empire, Bradford; Nelson's Newsboys'.Quin- tet, at the Peoples Pafnee, Bradford; the Motorglrl and Dutch Daly, at the Hippo- drome, IJrlghton; Herbert Le Mactlde, aAncer and baton swinger, at the Emplrq, Bristol; looping the loop, at the Empire, Cardiff; It. 0, Knowles. at the Empire'Theatre, Dub- lin; Ul nawthorne and Margaret Ashton. "Tim American Girl of. Quality," the Umpire Palace, Edinburgh; Juile Mackay, Arden and Abel, and Norman French, at the Em- pire, Glasgow; Fiugeraid, and tbe Bisters llntna, at the Hippodrome. Glasgow; Eugene Stratum and Charles Mlldnre, at tbe Grand, Halifax; Kurtz, the-Juggler, at'the Empire, Leeds; Simms and SlmmB, at th,e Palace, Leicester; Geraldo, and Melr and Mora, nt the Hippodrome, Liverpool; Maude Court- ney, tbe Bweet singer of. old songa, at the Palace, Manchester.; Fred Herbert's dogs, Miiy Moore' Duprezf, arid the -Juggling Bad- ford, and Winchester, at the Empire, Mld- dlesborbugb; Mcphee and Hill, at the EmV plre I'ulace. Sheffield, and the New Gothams, at the Empire, Swansea.. Hurt and Leo are at tho Palace, Manches- ter, next week, at tbe top of the bill.' -Ai»-..i « PK ya-SYI/VAi yiA. ruiln.ii-iphin— The noticeable feature of tbe - situation here for ■several 'weeks pnst has been the phenomenal' business at tbe parks. The weather baa pot only been pro), but the days and nights have bean generally clear, ana this has sent such niim- nrs of patrons to the" outdoor attractions that there lias been considerable difficulty In handling the crowds,, In about three weeks, however, the narks- will have much • more <umpetltlon 'than they' are hnvlng how, for, It the present schedule Is carried dUt, some three or four of the local theatres will com- mence their 88,0301} about tlje "middle of August. Many'people fire back frbtn' their vacations liy that time* and after a month's UMam from the theatres no doubt numbers of them will be. willing to brave the heat and patronize Indoor rithusements. kike' pre- ceding seasons, however,' ft Is not likely that there will bo much doing until after the first of September. - • .... ,, Keitp'8 Bijou Thritbb (John Kelrans, ?W»ger).—The offering this week is I'Con- fusion," and. not "The Old Coat,"'as in- noupced last week. Nora Shelby, who has Won ill for several weeks, returns to tha cast, while tbe loading roles, will be taken '3 7»M -Montgomery and Joseph Galbralth. well filled bouses were in attendance last S ,,; *""* tbe nerfqraiances 'of "A Gilded fool were greatly appreciated. Next week, "The Private Secretary." Koith's Nsw' TirBATBB (B. T. Jordan, resiqjnt nianager).—Highly 'satisfactory 'pa- uonngo continues to. be peatowed on this house dur|ng the hot weathef. "The pro- gramme this- week Includes; Frank Keeuntt ?£?. .SQIVi .In t'Thq A«br" and the Count r Victor. Moore and Emma Little- geld, Edwin I,atell, BcllarGordOn, Bae and te ch| Ve r» Rleli'WIltqh'Brothers, Bobert yner and cpmpnay, Home, Boss and Lewis, oererida and Breeh, Atiguste and Dewell, Nhjnnon and Brown; Cllffbrd and Hall, and Keith motlbn pictures. n.^ , i' L0 5 Onovu Park (Manngcment Phlla. gJDia _ Traqajt ' Co.) .—Clarke'? PMytdehce "and has wpn high favor with.'the* patrons « this park, and the afternoon and even- •jar na Band continues to fuifnlsn excellent S«a to tbe BTldent delight df the patrtns 5.JSH Park. At the theatre (A^ Koeplg, niamiKcrj FrnnclBcris cloBed'hls 'Successful SLi. v K ek8 ;engagcment last "week. Thla Rit-i"^ entertainment Is furplabed by the £ f ii '""Porlal ^Iristrels, with vaudevlflo to follow next week. ' .CjJKSTNUT Hili, Park (H. P, Auchy, man- ^{r^*t|iSrfflJ anfl hla band'closed their populnr engagement last week, arid this week "» patrons are provided With'free yaride- k.h ' "S* 1 '' tbe direction Of George H. Im- IfflS i" e foatnrca on the programme Ip- JM& U. E ^°J) na ' OftheaUn.'Bett S. OTcars, gSfft,Kutan, Edrin MjirleV,' IrTlng Hanson, Jni., % Forrest, Harry Water, the Carrays, St. "}£&> "bu Frank II. Stroud. In tho rawce Theatre (Geo.'H. Lukens, manager) <w programme cohststii of William Fisher, HgWCfifftaotW. John Murphy,: German ^jDaate) PetU, John B^rry,' ana/the Notrs!— Fr|t* Scheel, the director of the »™^Orchestra, leaves thlB week for San "ancHcp where he Is to conduct a series fiwKS*!? to no s^ven by the San Francisco "jmpbony Orchestra during August land Wtember. After this he returns here for '« regular Winter season of symphony »>• ul'!"; •,•.•••-. The Glrtrd AVemie Theatre, A,ii nL ,fl "T policy, onena for the season <%?; ?^' *'"•» Ahdrewnfiirfjson. In "IUcliaHl mSBx. JP* bookings Tor the house are ■Me by KlawftBrtgapf,' while the diwc Au^^wlth C^-irVaie^'Tbe 0 ^^ xir^flrst iMKs sugars A?w 1>a V? V8 ' b ^ % "?<* wnmaSyropeSlng the open air feature. Ijuit week May Mellbane, and the Grlerson Slaters were favorites. The Kentucky resort Is' enjoying Its Bhara of iintrouage. • i'1-i'iwilolil. —At Spring Grove Casino (L. J. Dalle, manager).—The altendance hns been goml, and the progrniuiiie, week ending July -'i. Is ns rolluWH; Korlirs, alack wlru walker ninl' Juggler : I'hllllp Slxlers, juvenile iK>rforn\ers; May Dcavpnuf, song and dance; Roster, trnpete performance: (fee. and May Woodward, song and - dflhec; Holmes and Wald. musical cumedy act. Stevbenvllle.—At Stanton Park (T. 9. Moteston, manager).—Frank Hoys' Mnrlou- eltca aro attracting the largest crowds that m£3L%; \$S£SL ■ ,per ' fWgfyteM *»»•' Visited the park this Boason. the act RS 0 SL^^5PHS«!!S?i£!S t C d , lllla » E** <* n refined order and up to date In the past week and h roellch s Band has drawn arer u rMWfl ciminir w«ek of "7 • The o? .f.i.SiJl" the " l0 !^ ."* the *a* Rrnest and Bert. ' Zniie.vuie—At Gnnt Park Casino (F. Ingslnns. HirobnlH: the Piccolo Midgets, the favorlteo of the fair; Dccryon, porformlug horse; Cniit. Webb's (rained senbi; Diablo, I rick 'cyclist and looping tho loop; Hlckey ami NciHou, grotestpto comedians; tbe ' Sal- viiggls, whirlwlud dnnccrs; Uoloman's trained dogs and eats. Tho Midway la the usual scene of burner, and all the attractions are coining money. i i •t. John,—At (tin Opera House (A. O. Sklnuer, manager).—"Peck's Bad Boy" closed July 18. 1o fair business. The Win. Uweit Co. opened a two weeks' engagement '20, with a very nice production of "Othello." Air. Owen, as Iago, and J. W. McL'onnell, In tho title role, made a favorable Impression. Miss Lewis and Alias Swarlngen deserve mention. The bill for tbe first part of week of U7 Is "School for Scandal," "Borneo and Juliet" and "Tho Merchant Of Venice." ■ ' ■ ■ ' •'» IOWA. •Yw'iii Mrs S A*i i, .".IT i. , cn S 0 - renearslng for the new run or that .vinrion.—«,enrry i»ro».- iiog nnu jony Tbursdsv of' lnrit S „ t g*J T ? tt » on , u ' c ^ opera. Uniformed girls will sell tickets Show had crowded tenta afternoon anil even- Sou .Street this r\fz' 5Jft.JSS^_!!!? '» the Ux ofuce of the Fall Festival ! log July 18...... Arrangements for opening 6he C waa r 1h'e ownefof ^xSH&^ '| ( C "S r * T - Anderson, of the Coney Island Com- SS.JaPJfi? JS3%.& H>.St WR. 'CTt* pany, 1b Improving In health A rnll- aged the hbuseTewiir rl?™ %°X^ a ffiS" ">nd wreck prevented the Grleraon Slaters when she sold1«2 ^roLJf! u'f^i 9 , t0 n 186 .^ and John'T. Powers from arriving at the Bn^jXsTOhal^ffiSJyHSSS. 1 *^ L "W™ lagoon In time to appea? in the held atW'late home on SntUEJ'SS!. SS °P CB ! n 8 performance, and, In'conHcquence. nft"r Which; thtf'rSSIlSS KlitT'tt ?° sbow wtts C lv * n New » « ( Jleleno York for IritermentMu Gretnw^od Cemet N e 7 M ° ra ' B » was "^ wUn ,,lnccre r< - of Huber Itoof Garilen, ^7, have been ram- Eleted, and a splendid bill will be presented y Manager Perry. '■ ««» MICHIGAN. Detroit.—Temple Theatre (J. II. Moore, ^S5^.^Tnma^Su»^SS^ f r ft Cftelnnatl wm o»» of th. strong- managerW.llllnT Bu^di "nsslsted bV purveyors at \Voodakle Park were?o?3£i K2- ld ». ot ^K e -i emu,e SW28* " er « , P««'ntlou« Uscnr Norrlect and George Syduey. prusenled Harrlsbnrg;—Business took a Jump far exceeding allI expectations; good weather and big attractions Were the cause. 1 imnitatown—At Idora Park (E. Stan- ley, manager).—Tbe bill week of July 10 PAXTANO Pakk (Felix M. Davis, manu- Included: lliimaa and Lowls, Mob. B. Mack, there, Jesslu Burns, and Crawford and Man- ning all made good, arid business was up to the usual standard. For week of 27: Ade- laide Herrmann, in "Tho Sleeping llenuty, Sej)-—rbe-Mltles Bond, prpved the greatest Barr'and Lri Salle, Lynch and Jewell, and or a Dream In Alldnlr;" llay L. Boyce, Sid- attraction In the history of the park, all the Max Smith Dno. For week of 26 Man- ney Wllmer and ' company, presenting the records Wing broken on a three days' en- nger Stanley has Barlow DtoB.' Minstrels auuedletta. "A Thief In Ihe Night;" Sailor TIkhmwI ,,r mtk nnt\ ■!-.»-—-W . .. ■_ T .«.^->v?.-iT_ m .■_ . *«T\. ! . ^ ... , .. ■ ....— ,Mn..iii ._>.&■._ «... In,.,., crowds coriflnulne big. '"81* Newton, Vornon and Vernon, nnd Le Page, ger).;—'I'lils theatre returns to i bill. During week of 27 two The attendance was good. The Kilties thin week, after eight weeks of are pronllaefl—;''Tnb Counter- furnish tbe bill wcclf of 20, and will open Fields' productions, which plnyo "Prince Otto." As" a special Sunday with four concerts arid many spe- bualneBs, despite Ihe yery wurm riess .Jas. D. I,ee, advertising agent lV-' Company, the crowds cori(lnulng big, berla" was the *■' special bills a felters" and "Prince Otto." As' a' special feature, Prof. Ed. B. Hutchinson, aeronaut, clnltles. r TflF will give dally exhibitions. • ' Notrs.— Harrison J. AVolfe Is visiting his Notes.— W. J. IlrlnkhurBt, businessman- motaier here. ..... lessee Albnugh: of Airon; ager of tha Stevens Block Company, was -"*' n ~ i — "*~ "" —*-*-' here 23, arranging for the appearance of hip company here the latter part of August. 1 .-.... .The season at the Grand Opera llouse Pain's "Last Days of Pompeii,'' was In the will open Aug. 18.. .A.Col. M. II. Welsh, city Inst week.. i.. .(.'lay Lambert, contrnct- of Welsh Brothers' Circus, was here 25, Ing advance agent for the Barnum & Hnlley en rotito to Erie, where lie will close need- Circus, vvhlcb.' Is due bore Adg. 28, and Kx- t la I ions for two big Winter attractions..-.. Manager Eugene Book, head of- the bill post- LlIHan Khoades has closed a contract for ing lirin of S. C. Book & Son, were also here. her appearance In "The P&ldler," with Joe ..Andrew M: r (H>fr, a fonngitown boy, . welch. Bnrd Brothers' Circus appeared has come tp the front- and made? hla debut been a aufrcrer with pulmonary trouble. II at Hummelstown, to big business; at the at Ayon Park night of 18, his n"ct betng a was forty-ilVe years of ago, during most of close of the porformnnce a section of seats slide of q>e hundred feet In length front,a" which ho lived In the pity of Straits. Ilo collapsed, slightly injuring a number of ptatforiri seventy-five feet high. lie saturates was a well xndwn advertising man. and tllu persons Spencer C, Charters, of the h|B clothes \vlth kerosene, setting lire to them past five years was connected w|th Walker Thomas E. Shea Compahy. who has been at previous to the start; which makes it a « Company, hill posters. Several years ago his home In this city, left 20 for Atlantic thrilling rind exciting performance Week of Aug. 10 the United Labor Carnival will be held at South Side Park. Tbe Mor- ris & Berger Carnival Co. has been engaged to furnish the attractions, and It It expect- ed to surpass anything of this line seen here. vaudeville J Weber & nyed t<> good btisUiesB," <lespl|o the yery 'warm weather. Tlie''vaiidevlllliiiiH this week are headed by Snut Edwurds and company, In "A Puss for , Tw6," nnd Include: Edgar Hlxle.v nnd rw and Peter Bice, the new' mnnngef of our puny, Mabel Hudson, Ilnrr nnd Mrnns, Mar- Opera House, ore here looking after bust- guerllo nnd Hnnley, the Three Maiecnas, it for Joe Morris, Avery nud Hurt. The villi- scope couipletes ihe bill.' The WcherfleUlluns closed Sdndny night, Ihe llnnl proiluctlons being "Holler Skelter" and "Catherine." ' Notkh.— Harry (.'. Ilenchanl, who was Tiih Ci/ii'i'nii correspoudont nt Detroit for fifteen years, died at his home lu llils city Sunday, July lit. Mr. Hcnchnrd had long City. ■ . I Lancaster.—Roof Garden (John B. Peo- les, manager).—Attractions for week of P . July 27-Aug.' 1 Include:"^Leonard Grover N i.oiii|niii.v , uui poEliers. neverui ycurn 11^0 Mr. Itenclinrd had qulto a reputation as n writer o( popular songs..'.. .'.The Wlillney Theatre will open for the regular season of 11)03-4. on Sunday, Aug. 'i, the attraction being Lincoln J. Carters melodrama. The Heart of Chicago." An exceptionally good company Jessie Coutboul George TIie Cnnffeld, Ohio, fair will be held cast and mnny new and pleasant specialties Bates Trio, Starley and Brockman, Sept. 22-24, and tbe management has on- are promised, Jr. and Thatcher, _ Myers and Rosa, Yalto Duo, etc. Moving g",?^, tt number of vaudeville acts, which pictures have been added to close each even- wl " be put on between the heats of the ing's performance. «">ees Manager Stanley, of Idora Park. Bocky 8r-Ri!TOS Park Thbatbb (H. B. made a flying trfp to Baltimore 28, to pur- Grlfllths; manager).—Tna Amaderi Opera Co,, chase a new musical Instrument for the which was to have continued alf Bummer, merry go 'round. ; ... .Pains "Last Days of closed Us seasqn 25. Vaudeville will be r . 0I ?I!S lT ' , uuder . t ?, e , au ?P IC8 ? °*^?.,^ r ^J preaented the rest of the season. Atrrac- ?f lihbernlans, of this cl{y, is exhibiting at tloris for week of 27-Aug. 1 include: The the fair grounds, to big business . .The Three "Jaqksbns, Eckhoff and Gordon, Bar- generosity of Manager Wcss, of Avon Park, rett, BeBe and Barrett, Josephine Le Coy, na » bcen demonstrated on a great many oc- Etta Stetson, John Walsh, etc; , Msions, charitable and bonevolcnt orgnnl- Note— Manager Peoples, of the Roof xatlon.s being always welcome. The orphans Garden, also conducts a bathing resort, with of our Children's Homejire plcniccd Tevery, outdoor attractions, which Is liberally patron' lzed. Si . , ii Pittsburg;.—There Is' no change in the utter dullness of things theatrical In our burgh Duquesne Garden (A. S. McSwIgan, man- ager).—There will be an elaborate production qf "H Trovatore'' July 27 an4 week, with Mary Carlngton as Leonora. Business ruled Kainmnzoo.—The Academy of Music (B. A. Bush, manager) continues closed, save to the scenic artists and mechanics, who have been busy for week* overhauling," re- decorating, etc., tbe entire building for tho ensuing season; " • ' ' LAfcB Vikw Casino (Sam Mlttenthall, manager) continues to play to record break- ing houses,' tho season so fur hnrlng beau tbe best In Its history. Tbe attractions, mostly vaudeville, ate generally superior to those formerly presented at this fbcutre, a new company coming ort with every week. The liuiiEi-ALun-l'iHii WILD Wlhx Suow Is due here Aug. -■). ' • « Snjtlnnw.—At Riverside Park Casino (John MeCnrtbey, manager).—The bill week of July 20 Includes: Jones and Walton, Pongo and Leo, Fanny Donovan, tho Wade Family, arid the kjnodrome The Jeffers week at Avon,, and on 21 several hundred newsboys, representing 77>c Cicfcfand Lchdcr, The Youngstoicn Vindicator and The Tel«- gram, were, given an outing, Manager Wesa giving them the freedom of the park, with special privileges. ' • Cleveland.—At the Colonial (A. F. Marsh, B^dl^lfflSNJll'-SiS Theatre is under'golhg extensive Improve- ' bud never-been sung | n CleVetetg*t-p»>Jjt mentK a ncw molln ^ ,f 0OI . and ,, t ^ nrh|e large up to 3B. prices, la being given the current week, rbe „ nng m Tcat i uUI( ; 9tc ; . rho i, 0llB e will open P^tt^l^wr^JI.i.mtjn^cJr, "SirlWBWi^^KsJSL2ESKE *fl|i „, • ' l.unnlnif.—Wallace Bros.' Circus Is due Aug. 4 Manager Williams, of the Opera House, has Just returned from New York, and reports having secured very desirable at- tractions for the coming season. ««» manager).—Great preparations are being Parts, andnre g lying most pleas hjp per form- made'for the opening of Pittsburg's biggest ances. "The Telephone OlrL with Its show next month.' Manager' Fltspatrick catchy music and funny situations, was the Manager' Pltzpatrlck itays It will be bigger and better than ever, arid among the novelties he Intends to flash on our merry men end women Is a juvenile pianist prodigy—a tittle jflrV teri yc&rB Qld, who is said to shpw wonderful talent. » ;'. . ' Altoona.—The Gasklll-Mundy-Levltt Car- nival Co. scored a great success here week of July 20. From ten to eleven thousand peo- ple were In attendance several times, and the grounds were always crowded. The various attractions came fully up to the standard, ' and everybody who visited the carnival seemed well pleased with the fact that Manager Ml shier bad given tbpm all lie had promised, fiAJCHMQKT PABK T: nnce was' large here a to be affected by the company rested Thursday tbe Lutheran reunion -■* . i* «r_,..._».„ „m,„_ u.i« M Mahhattak BnAOif. — Bostock'S Animal ***»?r te: Igf^jf RL.<3S S*^ M»toP g« Snow ha , retained Mme" Planka another 5SP!^'^.ft«ffii*%LK:iftSliriSfi week a. Its leading feature. .She Is In the bill week of July 20 Garpen (C. L. La Mnrche, manager).— "The Mikado," which Is one of the moat popular operas In this company's repertory, Is being sung tbe current week. Tile cast is as follows; The Mikado. W|llinm, Sejery; Xnnkl-Too. Frederic Knights; Ko-Ko, J. Clarence Harvey; Pooh-Bah, W. P. Carle- tori; Plsh-Tush, Carl'Klng..? tum-Yup,' pittl- Slng nnd I'eep-Bo, the Misses Helen l)arl|ng, Josle Intropodl and Pauline Hnrjre, respec- tively : Katisha, Delia Kirch. "8a|d Pnsha" was given In a delightful manner week of July 20. "The Bohemian Girl" Will be tho bill Aug. 3, CANADA. managers).- Fhrrcll, Uiirtlness during the week was ——-o--,, .— ,----t"-- t — v-.t- ".r^..7ii i.n, weeB an ua leuuiug icnuit. mtv ih in mo principal isature. uie nets were: Al. it. wV* 0 of Jolt 20* was' 'Barry and Wolford « teel 99* **!» "« S,r lTe Uon ntH BDd h V " cnu ' Kl H *»°' "«™»nt and wife? Florence OHIO. entertaining all the time. Note"*..— Manager Stevenson, of Chase's Umpire, has returned from New York, where Toronto—At Munroe Park (W. Banks. manager).—Tho bill for week of July 20 Cincinnati.—A mass of flame swept over be has boon booking for the coming season. ffA*J5|*5*^JSi^,fSSSI&^ l '9 l Coney Island of the West, and threatened B> Vomlses the patrons of this popuiir te_^»<WSBt5W#! 'Phe bill lncl«W: II V. theTdestruction ot 'that up-river resort, early theatre the best attractions on the vaudevllla S'l^ff 1 ," 1 ' J, ft ?, r/!on ' Uow , a ?. a Hhrrlngton, (Ftli^iarmBS^^^^Si* stage. The Empire Is being entirely re- ?& Co's, Henderson and Boss, and tlw burpy heroic, work"of vpfuntesr Are Dgbtsfs derated and overhauled, and many new ^Sfffl^^RS^SSu*"'iW. m «n.„»,» ftom the ranks of seekers after amusement pieces of furniture ard being ad^d'to the „,"*!"?,,* ^'V,J Mntt ne ?' mnnager).— the rest of the hulldlngs were Baved In a men'B smoking room and the wbttta's re- fi*JHMSsffl" l5, r f° cro i' a ," "■} , ca f "orched condition. There was only a little ceptlon room/..The, Star-TJ.cat re Is being (J mancp 20-25. .The card..Included M11U4V3I , RIIU OlOjJtll UJ Grnu forces. During the pi— ♦as presented, with Floyd d'Aublgnl In the DriblelB, and Towney and Hayes. title role, Annie Llcbter as Marguerite, and , Casino tHMM (Frank Burt, manager,) Francis Motley as Mepbleto. The Valentino —"H. M. S. Pinafore," by the Casino Opera of Thomas ' Sinclair Gore, and Bernlce Co., was well received. For 20 nnd week, Holmes' interpretation of Belbel were clever "Tho Bohemlhn Girl." ■■ lorlrnltures. In the Vaudeville Theatre. 20, BtLltyvn PAnK (J. W. McCormlck, mana grounds will be very much In advance of anytblng ever seen before. S '■ Wlnnlpcar—At Winnipeg Theatre (Chas. C. Lindsay, manager) ,—^rhe Wilbur Opera , muua- Co. played a very successful week of July 18, Le Boy and La Vnnniun, Arthur Blgby, ger).—The attendance nt this resort has b««n but week of 26 Is proving the banner one of Shannon and Lucler, Earn and Zara, and good. The bill pleased JP/jttons. For 26 and the ehghgement, owlmc to the fair being ou, nuriiiiton nuo i.ih-ii-i. /.uru uuu obu. a Bertha Dorian ore billed. Business Is big. Conri Island (TV, l;. Clark, manager). —Bice's dog pnd Pony circus w|H be the stellar attraction 20, und the monkey that goes up In a ballopn and drops with a pord- clititc Is getting as many linos as a gay soubretle. Last week's bill' w«« a good i k ''""y^rj""'"',, "V!f„ *"• pjr, 2VI3* Wt wast" • ■ "»/«si irammM one. Tbe Mlllsr Sisters, a pair of fair ban- 2T: J. IJflrbarfl' Dylly*, HeyuiOurtinil' Dupre, Work transfornintlon spec "le folk after tile IMIlh Iloyle. Boyer' nnd French, MaflonanJ reef Ion-of (). Vort Phil .n. n f Dnnnlnn. rtrnim.' Ilin fiftkA 'SfdAnlSu '■" ' '' ' " - Hi.|.MivAP Kiel, ,1lvln« ,'/■ "Murphy and Wllllard. Miller and Kenrns, Bench and Gsge. Bobt. II. Mock, Samayon, end Levlne and Howard. . . . f . ' I 1 ' .- r ■ ■ Akron.—At Lakeside Park Cailno (Harry nnwn, manager) Barlow's Minstrels had big homes week of July-20. For week of pliant h: crowds turned away every nlglit. • Tn» WInnIi'eu iNnt/HTntAi, RxitmiTioN opened 21, and the attendance for the first two days was fifty-five thousand. The at- tractions' ore the best that tliey hnve hail, nnd Include the following: Lockhart's ele- jolsts, joined' the vaudeville .. opening perfprmanc* Troops of excursion- Dtaur, the Great SldOcio, From Darknels to Dntvti," n fire- ia.ie. under ihe ill- Jhlm, of New Vork: Schreyer, high divlpg 'cyclist; Three Ldv- Des Molnrs.—At lngcrsnll Park (Fred Biichnniin, manager).—The bill week of July 20: Martin's trained unlianlH, Pnullns Mnran, Adel Purvis Onrl, Ferguson and Mack, Trolley Car Trio, and Frank Fox. The at- tendance was very guod all week, Week of 27: Hayes and Hcoloy, Brown, Harrison nnd Brown, Lnwrcnco und Hnrrlngou, and Burke's muslrnl dogs. BiNoi.iNii Bttns/ Ctnt'us came 18, snd played to cnpaclty at the nftomoou and even- ing performances, giving great satisfaction. s Fort UoiIkp —At the City Pnrk tho Fifty-sixth lleglment Band (Carl Qnlst, di- rector) drew n large crowd July 10. Oi.knon PAHK.-*3rho Fifty-sixth Ileglinent Baud, rjlaytou Jubilee Singers, Chlimgo Glee Club, und Bosanl. the maglclau, ore nmuiig the attractions at the Clinulnmiun July IS- Fivb iimus henvy rain prcvenlnd Blng- llng Bros.' Circus from giving n performance hero 17. Indications pointed to record breaking receipts. ,„9.?' , 5 P H«tpl«!".—Greoue's flpcra House (Will 8. Collier, buslfiesB mnnngV) will bn dark until Aug. IS, when "A Frlcilrt uf I ho Family" opens the season A. K. Ilium- ston, coritrHctlng ngnnt for BhsUy BniH.' Shows, was hero Jniy 10. The, show will be at Marlon 2N. Advnnco cur No. 1 was hare 20. Sells A lhiwris' Advertising • .nr No. 1 was here 21, m» toutt from Imle- IKiudouce t» VI u ton 'At'High 1 School Auditorium, im), Juhn Mokrejs,' plan||tt, riivi> ii lino recital, assisted by Hiiruh Sherniiiu Mnxoii, soprano; Jacob Sclunldt, violin; Jo- seph HlksH, 'cello, and K. M. (.'. Msermnn, uc- compnnlst Frauk M. Wade, proprietor nud mnniiuer of "The lleggnr Prince" 0|n-rn Co., was hero 23, eu ronfo from Iowa City to Ylnton. Keokuk.—At the Cnslno Theatre (I'-d- ward Jaeger Jr., uiuungor).—The Morev Stock Co. opened n week's nngngnuiniil in repertory July 20. Tho attendance bus h i good durlug their stdy. ami iho company has given general sntlsfnctlon. Coming: Van Dyke & Knlon Co. Aug. 2-1ff Tim sixth annual fair of ihe Keokuk Hlreet Fn'r AsHiic.lutlpn will bo held Oct. 0-1)1. Mil. p. Klrclmor 1ms been reappointed ns nnmsc- menl: manager, a deserved i-ueogiilllon of his former efforts In that cupueity JchhIii laiuuiu Is at her homo here for tho Hum- mer. *■» COLOBADO. M. n . CMV w r ;.~ At tno Hrondway Thentrn (I cter McC'oitrt. manognr) the Jano Unker Stock Co.. In "Trolawney of the Well*," gnvo an elegant production July 111-20. Tho compnny Is playing to packed houses. .2S? ? ^S "•*, Ilu li. N8 , < I * ,ttr y ISIItch-Long. man- ager).—Miindo Tenly, supported by tbii Itol- Inur Stuck Co., presented ''Audrey" m*jr.. hbo uuvis a splendid irarforiaauce and tlui '•ttpndanca on 10 was a record breaker. oVftXP'™ oj^ncit his engogsment 111, nud 23,000 peoph paaHftl thruugh tho gates of the garden to seo htm "loop the loop.'t. This was the largest crowd HI Itch's has ever bud, Manhattan Bbach (J. Kdgar Clifford, manager).—Margaret Dnlo Owen and her n '• ^.«. 0 ™.«. ...,.u v#m.i. ,1,111 hit clover company, In her one net comodv, an 08," bended the nliri0:2o. Olhors "Cabman 011 .'*'•».J'lH wore: "WhiMn'tr'hm! "lie Mojuli!! anq f Montreal.—At tha Theatre Franenlso (F. W. Haworth, inniinKcr). —The closing week of tbe Aubrey Htotk Co., lu "Lorn. In New York," had good business July 20-2fi, Soumku Paiik (LAvlgue A Lajole, mana- gers).—Big biisinwiB wus the ruin ut tho Pork dnrlpg the Week, and the efforts of tho managers to mnko the place the best altrac- m h . tlon In the city Ihib proyca Successful.' Tlio SLif; fcJMS^^CTSsS: !>.c'» were: Nellieyranklyn? I my Bjjgg 'Mllltury been cn- fourlh Mention.— ltltigllng Bros,' World's fjrenr- est Hhows are due 27, 2H. Tom Dally, uf Car No, 3, spent a few days In the Hty; he hiis tha Itlngllng Shows billed well........ Mrs. A, II. Senrls, formally known as Mine, /ae /eoiuitti. leaves for'a trip to Now York. .. The New Ornhpum Theatre Is fust being completed and is a. handsome build- 4«» ■ ■ NfnniiABitA. Omnhn. Bur- •At Boyd's Theatre (W. J. „ gess, mnnuger).—Tho' Ferrtu Stock Co. Is- gun lis thirteenth week July 20, prcscnt- tig "A Soldier of tho Kmplrn" for the first half, mid "Jtlp Van Wlukl.i" the last half of lie week. ;W«ok of 10 tho bills were "For Home and Honor" and "Knst LVunc." Busi- ness continues good. Noins.—iilnjiTing Bros.' Circus did an enormous business 23, playing (6 full ca- pacity at both performances V.Tim woodmen of the World have o. street nnrni good, Bachman's Ladles' Orchestra being the ■ feature. ' Illusions, trip to tho moon, dog und pony clreus, old nlniitatlnn, 'cyclo whirl...... Krug I'ark Is drawing largo crowds thesn hot days......M. H. Hudson, of tho firm of Hudson & Judith, managers of tho now Krug Theatre, was lu tlio olty this week. and announced tho opening fur Aug. 211. Tho now tllcnlro will have § /eat- ing capacity of uenrly 2,000, and s very neatly arranged anil decorated. The local manager will be II. J. Cordon, who has been city editor of Tito lice here for the post two years. The suleetlon Is a good one. Mr. Garden has a host of frlondB, ilnd will make a most popular manager "Pony" Moore i! v ? fy .J' u,, f'. .^ M '.*."!» * 4M| courtlah.i Hencli, tho Fall festivities of Ak-riar-Iten, nnd a circus on his linnds nil nt one'e, but ho hopes to got rid of tho circus. I - 1 ' . ♦ » » WKKT VinoiNIA. Wheeiiiin-—At the Pnrk Casino (Con- rod Hlrseh, mandgor).—Llliemtl's Band. July 1(1-18, to good business. Coming: The Kilties Aug. 3. COI.B 'VpilNOKIt A FllANK jA»fl!8' Wll.P Wkst Is billed to appear here July DO. PAIN'S "Faw. Or PoMHHll" Is billed to ap- pear horo on the fair grounds Aug. loin. Tub M; yjiifjiHjA TJtaj* fai B urn L'x- roHiTiON will d|len Sept. Y-ll. i i ■Istfrsvllltt,—Younger k James' Wild West Hhow Ii billed for July SI Prof. Kelm and children (Willie and Nellie) left 22. to open with the "Man to Man" Co., doing their specialty. --■.. " ♦»» "GlticltMiutl.at. I,0llls limited." Five trains n day from New York to Cin- cinnati and St. Iiouls by tlio New York Cen- tral. Including "lb* Limited," leaving New York Otcao**-, itv—Adu.