The New York Clipper (October 1903)

746 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. October 3, ei)c$$. To Correspondents. A. A. Davis, Indianapolis.—We Will at once look up tbe name you require and give It (probably) next week. lino. Helms. —Thanks, at always, (or va- rious slips. Trust our use of them Is satis- factory. Balance of games forwarded to Brooklyn C. C. Wii. SciiAFBit.—Trust you received a rather bulky package recently. As Boon as leisure admits we will overhaul Clipper for 181)'.! In your Interest. Mas. I'. l<\ Rowland. —Accept our cor- dial tbnnks for the valuable Me of Knightt- toUin Society, which we hope to utilize. Thanks, too, for correction. Solutions. ENIGMA 2,432. BY WII. SCIIAFRR. 1..Q to It 2 1, If K tks II; 2..n tks B 2d P, Kt to hla 8; 8..Kt to Q 4 mate. (It Black 2..K to B B; 8..Q to K 2, mate). If Black 1..B to Q 7 ; 2..Q to her 0 ch, etc.: If l..Btkstt;2..Q to K 2cb,etc: If l..Kt to Q 7. or Q to B 0; 2. ,Q to B 7 ch, etc.: if i..Kt to It 2; 2..B to It S cb, etc.: If 1..B to Kt 7; 2..U tks B 1', etc.: If 1..1* to B 4; 2..Q to K 0, etc.: If 1..P tks P; 2..Q to B 4 cb, etc.: and If Black 1.. else; 2..Q to K 0, etc.—"Splendid I One of Mac- kenzie's famous beauties."—W. 8. Problem 2,432 shows bow a good problem can be made better.—\V. 8. l..BtOhlsT KtoRsq'l)! 3..P(Q> + KxQ 3..QBXP K-Kt2 | 4..8xPmate. (1) 1.. If KtoBS<l(2)| 8..BtoKt8 KtoQ2 2..P(Q)-f- K.-hls2(il) I 4..Q-K8mate. (2) 1.. If KtoRS I 8..PtoKt7 Any a..P(Q)+ KtoKt4 | 4..Q-RBmate. Erbata. —Noa. 2,434, Sept. B, should have Veen 2,433, and the Nos. of Sept. 10 should have been 2,435. Then for Sept. 20, 2,43(1, wliei nnd the present No. 2,437 to be all right ngnln. trust . .0 to B !. .Q to B E n I it iii n No. 2,433—Corrected No. BY BC1TAFKR AND WILLIAMS. l..Kt to Q B 15, II K tks B; 2. sq ch; and Kt nates: If B tks It; 2. 4 cb, K tks Kt; 8..Kt to Q 7 mate: If K tks Kt; 2..Q to K 2 ch, K to Q 8; 8..Q to It 2 mate, (if Black 2. ,K to B 4, or 6: 8.. li mates.): If Kt moves: 2. .Kt tks P ch; K tks It; 3..Q mates; If P to Kt C; 2..Kt.to II 8 cb, K tks R; and Q mates; and If 1.. V to B 4 ; 2.. Q to K sq; and Kt mates.— "A very beautiful problem, but not very dif- ficult."— L, It. W. "One of the prettiest 8.. ever constructed."—W. S. PROBLEM 2,433. BY BAMB AND DOBSBNBACH. l. .Q to her R 7, any ; 2. .Q, or B, mates ac'ly. Alexandre gives Black Q R P at R 8, In Mr. Bone's 0.. which runs thus; 1..Q to her 44-Pinter. |4..KtoB6 QtoKt84- 3..(JXKP+KXQ U..P-Q4 + QXP S..UB-KV P-Kt.4 4- I 6,.I'xQBJRt(3. Dutch Defence. In English corres. match North vs. South. I. M. Frledberger (B.) vs. Rev. W. E. Bol- land (N.)— D. V. M. Mr.Frled'r. Rov.Bolland 1..PI0Q4 PtoKB4 2..P-QB4 8..QIU-B8 4.. Kt-B 8 b. .P-Q R 3 6..PXB 7..P-K8 H..KB-Q3 9..Q-B2 10. .On a tics 11..KBXP 12..BXB K Kt-B 8 P-K3 KB-KtS BXKt P-Q8 Castles Kt-B 8 Q-K Hq P-K.4 P-K.6 PXKt Hr.Frled'r. Rev.Bollsnd. t3..IitoR3(<l) KttoKt 14..K-K8Q Q-Kt8 1S..R-MB2 (JR-Ksq W..KtPxP KRXP 17..KB-Kt2 Q-R4 18..Q-R2M OR-KB 18..K.BXR QRXB 20..O-Ksq (J-B4 21..QR-Kt2 QKl-KJI i2..(j-homc kt-Kta ■in,.K K-Kt mi Kt-R6(/) 24..P-Q R 4, and Black (Rev. Mr. Holland). *'» I * t t I ft t KKt,KB4, 6, K.RJ, KR2, Kt2, Q8, B2, Kt2, Q«, R2. White (Mr. Frledberger). *frlli a ft ft t KR, Qiq, KKt, QB.KR3, B2, K8,QB8,R4. QKta, Q4, and4, Black announced mate In six moves, (d) Black most feared 18..B to B S. (t>) If 18..B tks It, Black mates In 1211 (f) After this, White may do four things: 24..As In text; 2d, R to Kt 2; 3d, R to B en; 4th, Q to It 4, all of which yield a mass of analyses and mates galore: but we can only name the 8d—If White 24..It to B sq, lllni'k mates In Ave. The mate nt (c) comes from this: White (Mr. Frledberger). Itlnck (Itcv. Mr. Bollaud) announces mate In twelve mores 11 Gnme No. 2,437. A sparkling gnmc In the course of an ana- lytical examination of a var. In tbe "Evans." llerr Max It. Knldcgg vs. Qustav Zeiss),— ll'lcncr Bchuch'ng, via B. V. il. EVANS GAMBIT. White, mack, llerr Knldcgg. I)r.7.olssl. 1..PWK4 PtoK4 2..KKt-B8 O Kt-B 8 8..KB-B4 K1I-B4 4..P-OK14 BXP S..P-B8 BR 4 KPVP g-B3 0..P-O4 7..Q-Kt8«i) White, Black, HorrKameng. Dr.Zolssl. 8..PtoK6 KtXP »..KtxKt gxKt + 10,,K-Qsq 0.-RI + U..B-K2 O-KtS 12..R-Ksq K-QsniD) 13..B-R8 P-QSM 1«..Q-Kt» Q-K1H, and, to Black's amazement, White announced male In three 1 («) Played by Morphy. llerr K. prefers It lo Castles. (b) Forced. If 12..Kt to K 2 ; 13..B to R 8, and White speedily gains a winning advantage. Black enn not n«B. 18..P to 0 8, because of 14. .0 to It 4 ch. (o) Kt to B 3 would be hail; and to It 8, ruinous. Hence the plauslblo P to O 3, with the Intention of meeting 14.. ns he did. Sub- sequent examination showed 13..B to Kt H as Black's best. Problem No. 2,437. In B. P. Jlf., Sept., ult., Is something that so well Illustrates nnd enlarges what we harp nlrendy given, thnt It Is herewith presented to our solver*. It looks pretty formidable, hut there arc bowers of repose alone the way- side whlrh relieve one following the pedes- trian of ninny of Its terrors. — "The Walking Match' BY 8. LOYD. BLACK. WHITE. White to play and mate In SO moves. Enigma No. 2,437. From Brittth Chess Magazine. "20th Century Retractor." BY BBS, W. J. BAIBD. Mr. Solver, I'm very much troubled to trouble you, But request, as you find me, yon'll leave me—a W. "What should thnt alphabetical position por- tend? If I could make that resemble something In me." Twelfth Hight, Act I, 8c. T. W(lNTEB) W(0OD). + 144 ft ft ft K.R2, Q4, 8, K4, QKt5, KBS.andd. * I * ft i ft I Q4, Kfl, QB6, QKt2. 8, QB«. KB2. Stipulations. —1. White played last, but niust retract his move. 2. White to make another move Instead, 8. Black to play so as to allow—4. White to give mate. Flotsam. A bolt from the blue I A veritable Caisson Minerva, from some brain or brains alike fertile and energetic, bss sprang full grown and full armed Into tbe chess arena, chal- lenging the world to engage In her peaceful contests. Does anyone doubt her victory? a he questions of the hour are: "What will St. Louis any to this? What will her gallant knights do? 1 ' We cannot guess, and won' 11 fot give voice to any guesses If we could. We may and do hone, with all true lover* of chess, East and West, that the two bodies will Join heart and hand In amity, and Joint- ly labor to promote the best Interests of American chess. Should our Western breth- ren make an answer that requires a reply from our Minerva, It may be prefaced with a well known verse from Homer: Ton d'emelbet' epcita then, glaukopls Athene.' We hear, with sincere regret, of the serious Illness of our old friend, James Mason, In London. Our beBt wishes for hlB speedy recovery go to him Mr. Fllls- bury opened his new chess campaign at the Brooklyn C. C. Monday. Sept. 21. Be spent a week there, performing all his well known feats—and some new ones Mr. Black- burne has again given us a taste of his ir- repressible genius. He recently played the Muzlo on a strong amateur, In a "simul- taneous," and won Both Mr, Black- burne and Frank Lee have challenged our Mr. Marshall to a set match. As first come, Mr. is.'r offer has been accepted The championship of the Queens Co. C. C. (L. I.) Is tied for by J. J. Robinson and C. P. Weeks, who will soon settle this amiable controversy with some notable chess The Trl-State tourney (Ohio, Indiana and Michigan), at Toledo, 0.. Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, was perfectly successful. Julius C. Ep- pens won 1st prize ($100) for tbe fourth time in succession I; Dr. P. 0. Keeney, 2d, $50; Li. 8. Van Noorden, 3d, $26, ten en- trants. Mr. Eppens' score was 8U to IVi. Dr. Kecney's, I to 2; Mr. Van Noorden's, 7 to 3; C. Hlgglns, 4th, 6 to B: the rest, less. Mr. Van Noorden Is president, Vandergrlft, sec-trees., and Toledo the stamping ground for 10O4 "Recovered Despite Sermons" is Bro. Johnston's caption for reporting young J. B. Smythe Jr.'s recovery from a not very serloua attack of nervousness, which Bro. Relcbhelm assures us was a good deal exaggerated Our tourney games and problems are all In tbe bands of the Judges. Position No. 81, Vol. 51. BY J. Dl LIMA, FT. WOBTH, IBXAB. Black 8 10 11 12 K22 25 Uamktille and RBB? 1 -? W fife sBB 5 White 19 20 28 81 82 K7 White to play and draw. Seventh American Chess Congress. U ever there was a surprised, not to say astonished, man hereabouts, it was Mlron, Who. Just too late for last week's Cuprum, received a notice positively informing him that tbe next (7th) grand American Cb. Congress will not be held at St Louis, but at Cambridge Springs, a popular health re- sort In N. w. Pennsylvania, on the Erie R. K., near Lake Brie. The delay has been of advantage, for since the first startling an- nouncement many new and trustworthy de- velopments have been organized and an- nounced, In full confidence that they will be carried out substantially as proposed. The suggestion that we should "write the mat- ter up" 1b complimentary, but unnecessary, after Its very complete setting forth by Bro. Helms, In The Eagle. Our principal care is. perforce, to give an Intelligible account of the movement, but sufficiently condensed to present it for our space. "America, after fifteen years of patient waiting, is at last assured of an Interna- tional chesB masters' tournament of the first class, In which the leading exponenta of the game on this side will have an opportunity of matching themselves against the famouB champions of Europe. Since tbe Sixth Amer- ican Chess Congress In 1880 American mas- ters have had to cross the ocean to partici- pate In contcsta of such magnitude with foreign talent. One or two, and sometimes three players from this country have ap- peared regularly In the different arenas Blnce tbe Hastings tournament of 1805. "This tournament Is destined to open a new era of prosperity for the game here. There will be no less than eight Americans and the Bsme number of Europeans, the lat- ter Including: all tbe champions of present International fame. The Americans Invited are: H. N. I'llUbury, S. Llpschuetz, J. W. Hhownlter. J. F. Barry, A. 11. Hodges, F. J. Marshall and W. E. Napier. The eighth will be selected later, as there will be half a dozen candidates with equal claims for tbe place. Invltatlona have been sent to the following noted European masters: Dr. B. Lasker, Dr. S. Tarrascb, M. I. Tachlgorln, D. Jnnowskl, C. Scblecbter, 0. Maroczy, Amos Burns and R. Telchmann. "Proof of the certaluty that Cambridge Springs will actually be the scene of a mas- ters' congress about the middle of next April Is had In the fact that the bulk of the cash required for tbe purpose Is now In band, ana that Invitations are on the way across to the foreigners named. Inasmuch as the committee has provided sufficient funds to cover tbe traveling and hotel expenses of all the players. It Is not at all likely that any of the Invitations will be declined, where the recipients are not prevented by business engagements. The Hotel Rider will be the scene of these exciting battles. "It Is Intended to linve play Btart about (he middle of April, tbe exact date depend- ing somewhat upon the next Monte Carlo tournament, which will probably be brought off In February, One round will be con- tested. This means that each contestant will be called upon to play fifteen games, at the rate of four a week. The play days to be MondnyB, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fri- days. Wednesdays will be reserved for un- finished games and recreation. On Satur- days the programme calls for analytical ses- sions to Investigate the Itlce Gambit. "The 1st prize will be not less than $1,000, the 2d at least $600. In addition to these prizes there will be $1,600 more to be di- vided among tbe rest of the players on a basis of distribution to be agreed upon by themselves nt the beginning of piny. "Arlstldcs Martinez, president of the Man- hattan C. C, la the president of tbe con- gress, while Joseph D. Redding, formerly of San Francisco, now of N. Y., has accepted tlio position of referee. Hartwlg Caasei, of the Manhattan, and Herrmann Helms, of the Brooklyn C. C, arc the directors, and have been trusted with the general management of the nfTnlr. AN UNPRECEDENTED HONOR I "European royalty has frequently been conspicuous for its patronage of tbe ancient game, but for the first time an American president line placed the stamp of his un- qualified approval upon nn International con- Itrcss of eluss masters, This President Roose- velt did In an interview had with him by the mannglng directors of the proposed con- gress, ana expressed a lively Interest In the success of the undertaking. "With his usual cordial good nature tbe chief mnglstrato authorized the announce- ment that he would offer a trophy to be awarded to the winner of the tourney, the exact nature of which be will determine Inter. Regretting his Inability to go to Cam- bridge Springs during the congress, the presi- dent expressed his Intention of tendering the competitors nnd committee n special recep- tion nt the White House. This will be the first time that Mr. Roosevelt, who Is not a chess player, bnB come In contact with the ftreat knights of the chess board, and he ooks forward to tbe occasion with undis- guised pleasure. "At the conclusion of the Interview Mr. Helms expressed the commlttc's npprecla- tlon of Mr. Roosevelt's kindness, and ex- tended n greeting on behalf of Arlstldcs Mar- tinez, the president of the congress, who will, In response to an Invitation from the president, visit Washington next month and pny his respects nt the White Bouse In per- son." CHARLES T. BYRNE], Of the team of Byrne and West, though for a number of years a black face comedian, has been meeting with success for the last two years in a rural character in a sketch written by himself, entitled "An Evening Call." In tbe sketch Mr. Byrne Impersonates a York State farmer In a manner which has won him praise from the press and public. The team Is meeting with much success on the Eastern vaudeville circuits, and Is booked In Eastern and Western houses for over a year ahead. gfteefcers. To Correspondents. H. B. Riynolds. —Have written too. L. E). Johnson. —Have Bent you the play. Da. Schadfbb. —How about It? J. De Lima. —Always pleased to bear from you. Games and positions at hand with let- ter. 0. Kubzbl Jb. —Rule eleven reada: "After the pieces have been arranged. If a person whose turn It Is to play touch a piece he muat either move it or forfeit the game.'' The Ovvld Checker Board. BX THB "800TBB." [Air, "The lioxciti Bojer Bog"] Oh I there's not a game that's going Worth showing or knowing; Like that so grandly growing On the owld checker board. Bright as rky in sunny clime Is that literature sublime Which shows the moves so prime On the owld checker board. Now, when to analyze you aim At an Illustrative game, And play right well that same On the owld checker board, Oet tbe Oulde and Companion, By Frank Dunn, of Warrington, who shows bow games are won On tbe owld checker board. Dunn's Guide It doth enchant; Hut It problems you want To solve, construct or plant On tbe owld checker board, Quick! fly to Mlddleboro (Don't wait until tomorrow), Gould's TroblemB buy or borrow, On the owld checker board. Ob, proud was I of yore When I added to my store Books and columns in galore For tbe owld checker board. If such pride you'd know and share A. Rear will hear your prayer On draughts work quaint and rare For the owld checker board. O'er the land and o'er the sea. Oh, players, come back to me, And how happy you will be With the owld checker board. Come, young, and old, and hoary, And we'll raise the praise of glory, And we'll ipread abroad the story Of the owld checker board. — Lccit's Weeilg Mercury Supplement. Solution of Position No. 30, Vol. 81, BY anOSVBNOB, NEW YOnK. Black 1 11 10 25 White 0 28 20 31 lfewa of the Game. The yew London (Conn.) Day says that the New York players are trying to organize a checker club. This Is news to us, as we bavo a good club now. Dr. Schaefer Is the manager. Bro. Calvert should remember that The Call does not represent New Yoik. It represents Newark, N. J., where the player* are about to organize a club Our Jim McEntree, recently of New York, Its cham- pion and always representative, was a guest recently of Edward Mee, at Woonsocket, R. I., and met all comers, to the edification of all concerned. The Day also says that Mr. McEntee says that anyone going to Woon- sochct will have to play extremely good checkers to beat Mee or Davidson. Mr. Mc- Entee won 70 games and lost 5. Game No. SI, Vol. 61. SWITCHER. Played In the final In the New South Wales Championship tourney. From The Bydney Mad. Between Messrs. J. Drury and J. Lee. Mr. Lee played Black. 11 IS 29 25 13 22 17 13 27 24 21 17 10 17 26 17 15 22 19 16 9 13(a) 26 21 4 8 13 9 11 15 25 21 1 6 27 24 7 10 16 11 8 11 21 14 16 20 14 7 24 10 i.i 19 6 10 23 18 5 14 2 6 15 24 80 25 20 27 7 2 14 17 28 19 10 17 81 24 22 26 11 8 11 16 25 21 8 11 32 28 15 18 17 14 2 6 24 20 26 81 ' 6 10 10 17 21 14 12 16 28 24 18 23 21 14 6 10 19 12 31 27 Drawn. 6 10 22 17 10 15 24 19 8 11 9 14(6) 16 8 11 24 27 80 26 26 21 22 17 24 19 23 18 18 14 15 19 7 10 15 24 10 15 10 15 24 16 29 25 28 19 82 23 15 10 19 8 12 3 8 16 22 11 16 17 10 26 21 81 28 23 18 14 10 6 16 9 14 11 15 22 25 26 22 23 16 27 24 26 22 9 6 17 18 12 19 4 8 15 24 25 80 15 10 21 17 26 23 22 18 5 1 9 6 5 9 19 26 8 11 6 10 2 9 17 13 30 23 18 9 13 9 13 6 Drawn. 8 11 15 18 16 18 27 28 14 18 25 21 31 26 19 15 6 2 28 24 4 8 7 10 22 26 23 18 23 27 23 19 25 21 15 10 10 7 24 19 9 14 3 7 8 11 11 16 27 31 37 13 24 20 24 19 7 8 21 17 14 18 10 14 11 15 15 19 25 80 20 ^5 28 24 27 24 24 15 17 13 11 16 7 11 26 81 18 11 81 27 21 17 82 28 10 7 3 7 19 16 18 23 11 15 2 11 22 15 27 24 20 10 19 10 19 10 7 16 18 17 6 9 6 15 81 27 12 19 24 10 17 14 26 23 13 9 2 7 10 7 10 26 18 22 18 22 19 28 White BO 5 23 19 9 6 7 10 wins. I'LAYS and SKETCHES COPYRIGHTED "Baron Munchausen," a comic opera, In two acts. Copyright by Aaron S. Hoffman and Addison Burkhardt, Chicago. "A Boston Crank," a musical comedy, In three laughs. Copyright by J. E. McCann, New York. "Camillo," an operatic comedy, In three acts. Copyright by B. M. Sterret, Provi- dence, R, I. "A Harvest of Sin," a sensational melo- drama, In four acts. Copyright by V. De Nole, New York. ' * „ "Jack and J11V' a three act farce comedy. Copyright by W. H. Shelton, New York. "Justice," a drama, In four acta Copy- right by It. A. Marchand, Cambridge, Mass. OB to Europe," a farce, by Payson Ir- win. Copyright by P. Irwin. New York. "The Old Oaken Bucket,'' a comedy drama. In four acts. Copyright by M J. Fielding; New York. ^' "Our Dally Bread," a drama. Copyright by J. Adams, Chelsea, Mbbs. , "3-?l? ?) a 7 Actress." a one act farce. Copy- right by B. L. 8chmltt, New York. "Ten Nights in a Bar Room," a temper- ance Play, In five acta Copyright by W. T. 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Songs and music have i,SJ* to pecually written for this act, In whiff £ will appear under bhe direction »(«,,* Aborn. w| w« BOSTBB OF BABLOW & WILSON'S Gl»u«. N«w Yobk Minbtbbls.— (Lawrence ivr., 111 Boh Wilson, Fred Wilson, ToinBarTow f,,?: Lawrence, Joe Lawrence, Harry Irwi I t.!?* Degreau, Harry Wilbur, ArehliTO Thomas Amor, D. H. Phreppe, H. i ma:*'' H. Kauffman, Waldo, A. White, CharllrSK! 1 fer, AI. Stttphen, Jasper Difctmer, J, £LT, ' laher, Harry Wilcox, Harry nlcnarS^- Oagnox, Otis Havercamp, V. r. Wood'waM James ClemonB, Fr. MaBsey, Frank Vrh»2!r John Deming, James Barrett, Geo fe' 0. BllllngsTXesMe Carter, Edward Xt»rti«' J. D. Edison, Charles McOroul, Ww Em& Harry Haverstraw, H. Martin, fait fiff with three assistants. m ' **"". Badfobd and Winchbstub write f™» nanovcr, Oermany, under date of Sent «J "We are back on the continent again ifi» a very pleasant two months' engacem'enV in Kngland's principal Summer resorts J8 opened our present continental tonr .! the Crystal Palace, Leipzig, with h«« over, Rotterdam, Marseilles and Limnhi follow. We return to England for m engagement of nineteen weeks on th» Moss A Stoll tour after which we return t« tbe States for a short season. All th> American acts we have met on the continent have their pockets full of contracts, o EL Sato stopped over for a day at Lelpzir' oa bis way to fill a month's engagement at Vienna. There are, besides ub, on tbe bill here, Stewart, the male Pattl, and the Jos' careys. All are occupying Important places on the bills nnd going Wig." James Aitken, contortionist, who has worked under the name of Kena, Informs us that hereafter be will work under his ovn name. THB TBAM Or PBIOB AND NOBRIS (MY and Mrs. Pat Prior) were made members of the Actors' National Protective Union, No. 4 ot Chicago, on Sept 9. Mbs. William Da Onzo, wife of William De Onzo, owner of the De Onzo Bros' Famous European Stan, died on 8ept 11 o( pneumonia. Interment was at Hamilton o L. B. Walkbb's Beautiful Obient Co li touring the New Hampshire fairs, and meet- ing with big success. They jump from Rochester to Trenton. Chas. Willabd, after closing a long en- gagement nt Toledo, O., opened at tbe Ash- land, Wis., Palm Garden for an Indefinite time. H. N. Siillman, "banjo king," Is with the Cecil Comedy Co., touring through Northern New York. Bbcns and Nina severed their connection with the Duquesne Dramatic Co. on Sept. 12, and Joined the Nellie Long Stock Co. oa Sept. 14. C. H. Hbbbebt, magician, writes that he has played twenty-six consecutive weeks o! farks. He is at Fall River this week, with wo weeks to follow in Boston, and good work to follow, and has only four weeks open between now and June 1, 1904. Then he again opens on Flynn's circuit of parks. Geo. I. Foster reports success with his black face singing and dancing act over the New England circuit. This week he is at Sheedy's Fall River, with Austin & Stone's, Boston, to follow. Ricton, ball Juggler, informs us that bis ball Juggling goes big everywhere. Week of Sept. 14 he played Lakeside Park, Akron, O. Haves and Gbbqob. musical comedlnni, have added three musical novelties, Includ- ing a set of aluminum chimes, to their act. JoiCB and Willbtta closed a two weeks' engagement at Austin & Stone's. Boston, and tblB week are at Mualc Hall, Pawtucket, 11. I., with Fall River to follow. Thb Thbbb Silbons are closing at Boat Lake, Woonsocket, after ten very successful weeks on the Boom circuit of porks. The; write that their five year old daughter, Mi- bel, is a little favorite, and tbelr three act has made more than good. They are booked for many weeks to come, at first class houses. John G. McDowell and bis wife, Alici (McDowell, opened Aug. 18 in Detroit, Mich., with Warner & Altaian's "A Montana Outlaw" Co. Tbelr specialty Is a success, Mbs. Emma Mabtbllb, or the Marvelous Martelles, presented her husband with a baby boy on Sept 10, at their home In Portland, Ore. The Golden Gate Quabtbttb anb Fak- Xib Winfbbd opened on tbe Orpheum cir- cuit Sept. 18, and were well received. Tbey will close on the Western circuit Nov. 9, ana return East. Howabd and Lindbb write: "On Sept. 14 we produced our new act for the first time at Olympla Park, Chattanooga, Term., enti- tled 'A Stolen Violin,' written for us by Gus- tavo Yorke, of Yorke and Adams, an original sketch, running eighteen minutes, with a plot that has some of the funniest compli- cations and situations ever put on in vaude- ville." Phil Mobton writes that he has worked all Summer at the parks, not losing a week. Thb Caldwell Bbos. inform us they hare met with big success with their new danc- ing act, and are booked on tbe Kohl & Cas- tle circuit, to open Jan. 4, with otber West- ern dates to follow. Rosteb of Smith & La Bosb's Nbw Oc- toroons Co.: John H. Smith, Pearl La Rose, Eva C. C. La Rhu, Jerry Mills, John Green, Billy Banks, Dan and Minnie Washington, Lulu Stanley, C. Harris, Grnyce Jeffry, Liz- zie Bailey, and a chorus of fifteen. R- Jr Henderson Is proprietor and manager; h. «• Crawford, treasurer; Arthur L. Cole, rep- resentative ; Jerry Mills, stage manager. Tbe company conBiBts of thirty people, and we travel In our own private car. We ore doing a good business, and everybody Is well. , Bowbbs and Cubtis write: "We opened at the Chicago Opera House Sept 14, and our new act, by Frank Kennedy, entitled 'Where Is John?' was a decided success. We have signed with 'Mississippi' (or tbe seaBon, Mr. Bowers to play the leading m»' e character, and Miss Curtis the adventuress. We will Introduce our speclalty.and be feat- ured with special paper, etc. Western time only will be played.** . Abdellb and Leslib have closed a suc- cessful tour of Summer parks, and will s"° n begin their Fall and Winter dates. Beaumont and Hatwahd write: "We neve Just closed a successful Beason of sixteen weeks In the parks, and opened at the ur- pheon Theatre. Davenport, la. We start re- hearsing shortly with the successful miis'<»' comedy, 'Zlg Zag Alley,' to play two of »• principal parts, which were especially writ- ten for us. We are now rehearsing our new travesty, entitled 'A Pew Moments witn Fall8t - _,... ,„„ Haywabd and Hatwabd open with nss Corse Payton Stock Co.. No. 2 (rond shoffl. Sept. 21, at Gloversvllle, N. Y., to do spe- cialties between acts. They will also intro- duce their new act, In one, entitled "Is Mar- ried Life a Failure?" . „... Manaobb CABBiBn, of the Alhambra «ar den Theatre, Cleveland, O., baa enlarged tn« Btnge and added two seta of new scenery. _ Doc Waddbll, general manager of lra» Faust's MlnBtrels, writes: "To date the eonij pany has been honored with eighteen social 'sessions.' The other night they were ban quoted by the Eagles at Lancaster. O.. nnu the following were 'taught to fly:' **gjK Winnie, Victor D. Faust, Jimmy gwjj Tommy Collins, I. N. Hosey, A. V. Smith ano Frank Powelson."