The New York Clipper (October 1903)

OCTOBER 3. gHEi 3STEW YOEKCCLIPPEE. 747 K act. Forty Wheel ih n 2? i ' .5 0Ut ,° "J 00 " of tne Bkrtiia Woud iMrs. Spenser Kelly), who Tub Luna (Wilbur and Lconn) report sue- Vifih hag reached lh5r«S!« n i.i 0 Dur| esqu a field wag a prominent member ot tho Casino ccsa with their comedy net. "My Dutch handy ilttla nnhiw^fi.. . B atAt l T bound, for ? c 5 ,our '«<"» 8 *o. bu t »*• "»» been ab- Uncle," at the Empire Theatre, Denver. Man- atlon, giving the entire font from the singe for that porlod, la going ager Hngcn held them over another week, "Mm Ocichato has signed with Rica tlval. Cincinnati. 6 and if »i?i B Fa ''*>»■ ftrk. Bnw lie TndI SentuiPm.rS3 t Barton's Kote Hill Co. for the season, to the New EdisonTheatre ft5.»h! w £ ck at t0 ■s/ontgomerj'Ala, for P « B ^MW 1 i. one of the principal partg. Smith and BotsSS 'SfyS'ftSffiftO: ..... wgwnenFit PicketSn rhL' *52.^fS , «.S' principal | s Da van, one oi *"'¥«« BROTHERS report meeting with auccesa on the Keith nt fe>_rittsburg I with cI Ed (Voolby, late of Stuart and Wooley, Us retired from the partnership and la now Haven, Conn., Sept. 30. Benuino Boxd.v has finished a fourteen Mllrtiiultec.—At Iho Alhumbra Theatre (O. I*, Miller, maungcr).—"Tho Show lilrl" novelty acrobata close zSSSS*** write: "™V e have Just EEFS S ffifeS ?P rla « 9 - Thev plaTSept weeks' cngapm.'n of 'Sunn Mpnrkon Iko ■«»«« H» "»l|ggat kind of a hit and played ™ *" 7 .i 1 f ??"!' Si» T?>.J u ^!? fu J.. we « k . at the AvenueThe- EomeVv V.J WcD ° nal <F» Opera Ifouse,Mont- J- W. Gorman circuit. ' Jg excellent iittcndnneo week of Sept. -JO. worklnjf single., At. He ftoEVET, In his electrical musical novel- tics has finished his engagements over Boom's writ circuit with success. Tub Waoner Sisters write of their con- -.jg Arrow 1 comedy. He Fa now In hTs'sixth Vck gomery. Ala. Ida Howell elosea with Illaney'a "Child Slaves of New York" Co. Oct 5 aud w return to vaudeville. ' W Tir™ ,3 wo Irlah 0"duates," O'Donne'l nm« , .nS po , r .„ii Succ f M , wltn thefr IrlBh °«F" a P n P d dancing Q play ' ng ' flad tue,r «»«» wlth^fittlc-V ^- 8 -'^ ed ** **»!•«•■ Giiacb Oii.jioiiK, of Odcll and Ollmore ' uo company la made up of clever people, and has recovered from an Illness lasting over n " nr ° willing workers. Sam J. Myllo aud two montks, and the team Is once mora in *'clla Mayhcw are the principal favorites. Miss Mnyhew, with her coon songs won six tinned success with the Swallow & Markle but admiration for the Hon. i».ti n „ ?i 5 w J tn "Doolittlc's Mishaps." a lslcal com SESSS™ th8 S ° Uth ' belnB ,B the ' r liS^ES M^aS&ra ever ^ Maurice Boom, also the Frank Melville park Busu and Gordon recently cbsed four, il", e l^ m , w , eek wl "> Qulnlan A Wall's had a very successful season, playing tha circuit. They are booked In vaudeville houses teen weeks' engagement, playing the'leodlns i5P*K! l »ffiS!* tw, i'J , ? d tlielr a <* entitled Melville circuit of parks, anti fiavo Joined . -. ,. fc j. fc"'" 11 par , ks - J'**! "-cat for several weeks hK-'K S£fi.«? M 5 lod y . ,nn -" »n«m for tn e Odell & Dec Comedians for this season. seen. Week of Sept." g" we"onen" on ^h i „# > ^ , m. Maj . ,c . st,c «!»««" Fot.n, ei the Proctor circuit." v wo opon on tne ?j P.o»lns. Ma Dell, Terrlll and Simon, aro harness, Dorothy Kkxti.n, a Chicago girl banjolst, who made n big success on Ibo Proctor cir- cuit, Is uow plujiug Poll's '1'hentre. She la well booked up. Uosh CAni.iN writes that she Is In her sixth week with Watson's Coxy Corner Stock Co., Brooklyn, playing principal Boubretto roles, nlso doing lier specially with success. Huatl V., AND IIkshiu I. ku write: "Wolmva until December. Oxo Zaha, of Zcra and Zara, quick cbnngs let who is with Adams Bros.' "Sporting Cra'ie" Co., was accidentally shot In the hand on Sept 15, at Patchogue, L. I. He was com- pelled to come to New York for treatment, ,",""" purnH. iney rcBt for several viwki be te°, penlDe their Winter season Tub Quinlan Bros.,' having played sue- them by Frank Kennedy and Aaron Hoffman, is, they report, a success. n ^T" B Tu RAN , K LA X° Shows are still In Can- aan. They have had a long and successful season, we nre Informed, and will close the Inst of September. .. Tfce narrlaburn (Pa.) TOcoroph has written a sketch for lew Mc' £ „ ' ■'?. ', ake the place of "Her I,ast Be- hearaal," In which Mr. WcCord made a success through the vaudeville circuit last season. •>»<■ ind was met by Lew Morton ,of the Actors' lt n | W , and was successfully operated on at ccssful engagements th'rough the barks nmi n.oii'i^ /dlta &&, J ' Montoombrt Cranb Bellcvuc Hospital. He la now on the way to fairs, are now resting at tlielr home at An El 0 ,^* 1 {' ynn an .. d Worcester, in their act of recovery. „__ . „ hum, N. Y. 8 elr nome at Au- "»• <l««t" of carefully geleeted music, Ed. F. BRIWi> writes| from London, Eng., Wilson and Wilson comnleted a fifteen ??„„.'. i hoy wrlte ,\ w , on lnBt ant favor. Mr. on Sept. 8, as follows: "I beg to Inform you weeks' engagement Sept 12 at t'omhinniinS C . r °i?. e bcoome "" K«8lc on Sunday, Sept. 27, (hat my act met with success at the London Theatre,, bead wood rD.SndoTenedfo? Hippodrome, contrary to all reports that It four weeks 14, at the Alcazar Theatre Den- would be impossible for a talking act to ver. Col. *u«»i«, ireu- make good here on account of Its size Hattib Mills Is recovering from a surel. and the audience being far from the stage, cal operation, and will resum! work In three there being a forty-two foot circus ring dl- or four weeks. *"" rectly between the stage and the audience. 1 topped the bill of fourteen acts during my entire engagement, and will return to Amer- ica with a year's contract to return here next July. I sail for America Sept 12, on the Minneapolis, to fill a thirty weeks' engage- neat with the Orpheum Show." Hilar Burns writes tbot he made a suc- cess week of Sept. 14 at Fairvlew Park Ca- sino, Dayton, 0., and hag other good datea to follow. Tub Wrrns write: "After playing a ten weeks' engagement over the McMahon & Dee circuit we Joined the Perry, Odell & Dee Co., and are playlLg fair dates through Can- ada. While at London we packed them to tha doors. Mr. McMahon was a pleasant caller, both to the company and to his part- ner. -Mr. Dee. We are the bit of the show with our act, 'Her Name Sake.' We remain seven weeks with this show, and then go to Europe." Morris McCammon and bis solo orchestra are signed for the season to play at Wise's Market Theatre, Toledo, O. Amelia Adams was held over for the week of Sept. 21 at the Garden Theatre, Canton, 0., where she made a great hit singing songs. M.iNAGBR Jas. J. Lowery, of the Merry Mxldens Co., was tendered a large theatre party at Miner's Eighth Avenue Theatre, night of Sept 16, by his friends and brother Mason, of the Daniel Carpenter lodge. Dur- ing the performance Nellie Hauly (Mrs. Lowery) was presented with a splendid bas- ket of flowers from the lodge, and every lady member of the company was also re- membered with a handsome floral offering. Alter the perfonrance, which was greatly enjoyed, the male members of the company were entertained at Bupper, whore, with songs and stories, a most pleasant evening was brought to a close, everyone voting It one of the best evenings ever spent. Joe Burto writes: T 'We have been on the Harold Cox circuit for six weeks, and have entered our ponies as prize stock. We have secured the two first premiums at every fair, the Judges deciding the ponies with the Bijou Wrcus as the most beautiful ponies ever ex- iiblted. We have not lost a week since last April.' Tbnny and Livingston, and Gossie Ad- I ",?2 N „ closei1 a twenty weeks' engagement with Uewlette & Black's Burlesquers, In Gal- Mftn, Tex., and are now In their sixth week at the Mascot Theatre, Galveston, Tex. they report meeting with success. Fiiancis Wood closed a fourteen weeks' engagement on the Boom circuit at Merlden, t-onn. (Hanover Park), with Fields & Han- Jon s Minstrels, and Is engaged for next sea- son over the same circuit. John T. Hanson and Matbbl Dbbw re- port a successful Summer season on the „^!! r '? c Boom """i J- J. Flynn circuits of HE 1 . la thelr nct . "The Village Bill Poster." seaman and Monti have closed a success- nil twelve weeks' engagement over Grau- . Bans California circuit. At the close of L1.1F S nBa G e nient Miss Monti was afflicted ™„5.i rue , um .. atl8m > an <l they were obliged to cancel all bookings. »„™ ; 1T , a AND "Alston, after finishing a b^f, Ba if u iv' ,ca , 80n ot P ark s. are booked solid through the West as far as Seattle, onrHr«9 >NI> Tona, who played eight weeks th.i. fl».? oom clr cult of parks, are now In , n?,i SS? . week ot tair » lor Pwnk r - S P* H - t' an i the y report success. hJn N Scu wabtz and Billy Jbromb have KS/MBWH b y L - I* Weber to write the muBicnnd libretto for the Elfle Fay Show. tmnOrl T - Waitb has closed fifteen weeks th.%£"! E °K'nnd park circuit. He Is at tS2?S" t Bost °n. this week. BwfflL'*.?* Ve «*. contortionist, on Frl- » fc™ p r "' underwent an operation for noS^™ 1 , l ' u Pt uro on the right side. He Is cltv '°, n , val « B clnB at Bel'.evue Hospital, now touring Canada. Tho company la booked solid for the season, aud Is playing to excel- lent business." Tom I,k\vis and 8a« J. Hyan have been plnyhig vaudeville dates since Aug. 9, and will continue for Hie senson in the lending houses, nrcsentluc their two new nets, en- titled "Wireless Telephone" und "Tlnio Is Money," In addition to "Tho Two Actors," owing to the postponement of Geo. M. Co- han's musical comedy, "Little Johnny Jones," with which they were to hnve played tho lending comedy roles. They aro at the Circle Theatre, New York, this week. IIybon and Boycb, uow with the Emerson Comedy Co., have been doing their burlesque boxing and knockabout act ns one of the grand stand attractions at tho Qcnoa fuir. the nct wns a decided success, they report, and the team will remain with the Emerson Comedy Co. for tho season. 80MKK8 and Wibi.e, eccentric comedians, closed a successful Summer season Sept. 10, on Iho Eastern circuit of parks. Lizzie Howard will retire from vaudeville until she entirely recovers her health. Tub Coiini.NArioN Tiieatiik, nt Deadwooil, S. D., has been remodeled. Under the man- agement of Wily Williams this house Is re- ported to be playing every night to capacity. The people are: Moncrlcf and Smith, Etta Barnes, Lottie Nelson, Pearl Devcre, Grnclo and lteyaolds. Miss Dorothy, Jeffreys and Sbeppard, l'hlllns Courtney, Rose Itnlmlen, and the Wily Williams Burlesque Co., In his burlesque, entitled "The Man from New York." Li.stkh and Mack, comedy acrobats, have nosed :i twenty weeks' engagement with the Wbllney Family Shows. Mr. Lester went to bis homo at Manitowoc, Wis., and Mr. Mnck Is enloylDg a two weeks' vacation with friends at Toledo, O. They will soon be seen In a new act In vaudeville, entitled "The Tramp and the Wnltcr." Tim Modas, Frank and Alex., comedy ring performers, have closed a successful threo weeks' engngemnt nt Luna Park, Coney Is- land Now York. Mybks and Hakoy write that I heir new act, written for I hem by Jack Davis, Is a decided success. It Is entiled, "Ilt-r Assist- ant." They have finished a successful park season, and have some good work abend. Tub Colonial Tiiio (Sherwood, Fox and Warda) will closo their park engagements nt Grotto Park, Slngnc, N. J., on Oct. 17, i.ud will then go with tho Mildred A Hon- clcro Co. May Harris, of the team, Potter and Hnr- 11 ml seven encores. Tho chorus Is a. featuro aud Is truly 0110 of the best drilled, ns well as tho prettiest Hint hns appeared on n local singe In souio time. "Fuuuy Mr, Dooley" week of 27. Davidson Tiikatuh (Sherman Brown, man- ager).—"King Dodu" put on flvo perform- ances 20-211, und with ltlchnrd tloldeu in tho title role, succeeded In adding additional ad- mirers to lis list. Maudo K. Williams wns lu every respect a stunning 1'loln. (Jerlrudo Ilnrnes, Harry Dnvlcs, Claude Albright, and Arthur Wimley were also excellent. Walter Jones 27-21), In "The Sleepy King." Iluou Oi'kii.v ILhsi: (John it. Pierce, resi- dent manager).—"Across tho l'Hcltlc," with Hint pupa lu r little comedian, Harry Clay Dlaney, played, to well lilted houses week ot 2u. "Sis Hopkins" la billed for week of 27. Acadkiiy (Edwlu Thnnhouser, manager). —"Woman Agnlust Woman" wns the offer- lug week of 21. Kdgar Ban me. aud Morris Mnclliigh carried off Iho honors. Draco Mao I.nmkln (Mrs. Albert Ilrown) returned to Iho cast Tuesday, 22, being summoned by Mnmigor Thnuhouser during tho day bo- cause ot tho sudden Illness of Killlli livclyn. "For llonulo 1'rluco cimrlio" Is down for week of 28. 1'adht Tubatiih (Leon Wnchsucr, mana- ger).—Tho season opened to liouso capacity 2U. 'Monna Viinuii" was given Its first American pcrforninucc, aud made a decided hit for tho first subscription performance. "1m buiiteu Hock" wns put on 2:1, to n well tilled house. Sunday, 27, "Eln Uemachtcr Mail." Stau Tkkm'hh (Frank It. Trottman, man- ager),—Tho season nt this house appears to ho a series of line offerings. Fulton's Jolly limns Widows, week uf 20, were up to tho Muiidiml of an A 1 liurlcsquo company, and drew tho usual packed houses. Tho Bowery lltirlrhiiucrs week of 27. Hans Souci Music Ham, (Cuns, H. Witt. milliliter). —I'cuplo week of 2d Include: Veil Stewart, Anna Price, Eva Moiilford, Lillian Clifford, Burgess, Hire and Burgess. Foliar Kiel. 1.mi (Itlcliunl Becker, manager), —Tho Falrehllds, Olio Blelnert, Marie St. t'liilr, und Elsa (Jlrardl muko up bill week of 28. Noi'ks. —Althoujih having tho Inrgest seat- ing dipnclty of any Ikiuho In tho city, tho Alhniiibru lias Just had 400 additional opera chairs plnced In (lie gallery, Manager Mil- ler linvlnir decided It would be butler to do awny Willi tho proiiieiindo Instead of turning jieople away nt tlio Sunday openings....... Edith Evelyn, lending woman at tho Acade- my, has beeu compelled to retire from tho cast for a few weeks. Manager TliunhouHcr culled Grace Mae Liiiukln III mi short notice, but nt that alio nlmost mustered tho lines, and deserved the hearty applause uccorded her by work those who reuioiiibcred her excellent as n former member of the company Joseph Cluuder, ot the Davidson, has been suffering fur several weeks with a severe at- tack of pleurisy, but Is rapidly recovering. Ho will go to Kentucky with his band next muiilh 1o tuko pnrt In tho army uinnneuvres. rls, was presented with quite a few presents Mine, Nordlcn will sing tit Iho Mxposl- upon her twenty-first birthday. The team Hon In this elly Oct, 7 Tho Thanhouser wag at Milwaukee, Wis., last week, with Co. will celebrnlo Its 2,500th performance nt Madison to follow, after wulch they go back tho Academy Oct. 10. to Chicago, which Is their borne. ♦ <» Ed. V. Kbynahi), the ventriloquist, re- ILLINOIS. turned from abroad Sept. 21, after having ployed In Europe with great success. He hns loll " i'eorln.—At llio (Jrnnd (Clinmberlln, Har- rington A Co., managers).—Business hns been up to the average of lata. "Sunorbn" hud big liuusi's Kept. 2.'i, 24. "At Crlpplo ('reek" fared well 2fi, und Indications aro good for "A (iiiinlilcr's Daughter" 27. Com- ing: "A Hidden Crlmo" Oct. I, "Tho Village I'arsnn" II, "Tho Little Bed School House" 4, "TesB, of tho O'Uiliervilles," 7. MAIN Stiikht Tiikatuh (Will Nnsli, uiann- DELLA PIIINGLE. The above Is an excellent likeness of "Jolly" Delia Prlngle, as she Is best known throughout the country. She Is accompanied by her Boston bull terrier, "Bill," which does clever work on the stage. Miss Prlngle Is playing her old territory in the West, where she has so long been popular, and 1b duplicating her old successes. ms Joined tho Orpheum Show for the present season, opening Sept. 28. Next July he will return to Europe, Jim Wbi.ch, of Welch Bros., has sold bis hotel and saloon. The team have closed four successful weeks In Canada, and will open at Tony Pastor'B shortly. Sammy Ciiabcoa, "the humming coon," closed sixteen weeks with J. W. Gorman's Alabama Troubadours, as a monologlat, with success. Tim Sisters Howaiid have finished their Summer engagements over the Shayne circuit of parks, and opened Sept. 27 at Hopkins' Theatre, Louisville, Ky. Tub Kates Bkob. wore made members of the Actors' National Protective Union, No. 1, New York City, Sept. 2B. Makquand, Black wire performer and Jug- gler, has finished the Now England parks, nlso the Barnstable and Upbrldge fairs, where Wnt^rVnan—t^ tor).-Patr.mngo Is Increasing dully.'llTce'g week engagcmt, " B at 8uce(ly ■ lucitro next IJo . 8how drow welu nna w(!t>k of J 2 M|( , KC . BOMn OF HUM ADAM* MINSTREL ^'well'"' Week of^'.tuck 1 eomnanr"^ Piiantahma. — Frank Adams, proprietor "AN,,hio outcast »' P7 ' nnd manager: Wllmoth Ithodes, treasurer; nw„-tIij It'nrnucn He Forest West, stage manngcr; II. II. Whlttler, " for).—Business Is excrptloiuilly good, nnd lie opening of tho second seuson has been be- yond exneeintloiiB. Week of 28 : Howard nnd Linda, Kennedy und livnus, lliulll Lcsslk, llapolt, thu Murlnelliis, Buckeye Trio, Char- lotte Parry. Weaht'h Tiihatiik (P. A, Wcast, nronrlo- lor).—Attendance Ik picking up. Week of 28: Gardner, West und Sunshine, Brnhst Trio, Morris nnd I'nrkcr, Muyer aud Har- rington, Brooke Kllyrin. Jacoiih' Tiikatuh (A. V. Jacobs, proprie- ties Tub Three Ouaces played Delmar Park. Oklahoma City, for Edwin Shayne, weeks of Sept. 14 and 21. Okay and Gbabam, musical comedians, report that their new act has been a success. They were an extra feature act with Fred Irwin's Big Show Sept. 14 and 21, nnd report that the Scotch finish Is something new in the musical line. The Sueltons (colored), Ollie and Tlllle, Mme. HiiiinitASN began a long series of vaudeville engagements at the Portland Thea- tre, Portland, Me., on Sept. 20. The press of that city speaks In very laudatory terma of Mme. Herrmann's dainty manner, and the deftness with which she performs her feats of legerdemain. Although she 1ms lung been a vaudeville bcadllncr, she boa never won higher encomiums for her work than the critics have lavished upon her this season, Joe Cooncy, Smith and Ardclle, tho Great Dlnvola. Fred Welcome, M. II. Collins, C. L. Flam, I.oulc Bates, and Ibo Mndrlgal Qunr- are engaged for the season with Montgomery a fact that proves her never waning popu Bros.'^'u. T. C." Co., to do their specialty larlty. work and furnish the colored band. Skekiih, Wilkes and Seeker write that they are In no way connected with a com- pany styled the Seeker Gaiety Co. SCHAEKL'R, STILWtlLL AND SclIAEFEB have closed on the Plimmer park circuit and opened on the Al. Hnynes Costo circuit. Their new act, they write, is a success, Miss Stllwell'H playing of an old maid character ritv """""ciug ac uer.evue Hospital, mis are engaged for tne season wnn .Montgomery a met in »'«t= u M PCcts to be out in three or four Bros.' "U. T. C." Co., to do their specialty larlty. Wvmv ,„ *, work and furnish the colored band. ■mbmm u£E2 AN . D Hakt, after playing Huber's tub Klondykb Four were compelled to DniSS. ,0,n i d DavlB' Twentieth Century cnDC el tbelr date of Sept. 28 at Watson's Thi» „ aet ** tor a season of thirty weeks. New Theatre, Brooklyn, N. Y., owing to Jas. ■3? r&PMed at Johnstown, Pa., week of McCusIck, one of their number, being danger- Jmm rw. .. . - ously 111 at St. Vincent's Hospital, Norfolk, ths Sir„ G , niE lT S wrlt es that he has GrLa i, oto r! nlD of Smith's Open ((nlnoy.—At the Umpire (W. L. nusby, manager).—The Irving French Co., In dodii- Ick Md opened Sept. in, nt lireder- ,|). "A Thoroughbred Tramp" hnd a fair & "S% m v SPSSm t Tm^& ^J\a Hbamxm °' ,,r,BU " 20 - ,,Thu Mcr " HfflL« n 9..»lII Produce burlesnuea of the best pHer. . ously accepted va. Katherine La Mar and Edward P. Re- an write: "We opened at the Casto, Fall Silver, Sept. 21, In our .own. sketch, bm_- ml.^^'^h^^StMSmm „a7 wrltef'we* oSSefTt the" CaBto/ Fall belngan Impfovement to tho act. «aa_vaudevllle. He is alirnlne I stock com- SSL wr iSi 01 iJT",," n «-n sketch. 'Em- Tub Great Carmen, hoop roller and baton 11 win .. , 1B a| 8THng a stock com- Ulver Septi 21, In our own sketch, 'wn- ri^i 1 P^duce burlesnues of the best lnrr n B Blng Ambitions,' and, although we bad ith th ol6 wl " ^ tae ,eaa,n 8 B0U " a strong bill to contend with, made good "We with the Juggler, writes that be Is meeting with suc- cess, closing the olio with Guy Bros.' Mia- houses where be has appeared. He Is now In the West, and success continues to bo his. Caw, W. Prkmhly, late of tho team Perry and I'ressly, Informs us that he was granted an absolute divorce from Mrs. Blanche i'ress- ly. In Oregon, on Sept. 14, 100.1. Mhs. J. D. Kay presented a baby to her husbnnd, J. D. Bay, of the team known ns Iho Threo Rays, on Sept. 23. Mother and son are doing nicely. IIkiui. CoLiiriiN, rubo comedian, hns closed Trumps" 30. ■♦»» ALABAMA. Mobile—At the Mobllo Theatre (J. Tan- neiibnum, manngcr). — Tim Murphy came, Kent. 18, to a large nnd appreciative audience. "Tho Devil's Auction," umtlneo und night of 10, had splendid returns, giving the best show Ihcy have had In years. Peruehl-Bcldenl Co. eaiuo 21-25, to a large and appreciative an- Hun S^S^^'B^aa »■«" hSS&^SSFSS: %%!"%$ "tIJ n**™ Umy n*nx were en »-l^ tl ^nk , 5'. U C h o 8,,C<:eM WUh ^ " A V e lS N manager f He.i.y 4 Wood', fl^e e fl xUltfo^ r 'u n ifr , fc a h,v a ii, t e r . flC 0 "anS'th^r Birs^w?lnformTSs B tbat 0 business wlthth. act. «KI T?aneilo Trio Alqujmer," wag highly company is the best In his experience, packed houses being encountered everywhere. a successful season with the Martz Specialty jHenees nightly, "fioldlcrs of Fortune" la Co. The company, be Informs us. has played C2?4 ro , r „ J 2' / nn , u 5 ,!0 „ ,ln r ! ll ght - "I'lckingg the leading Summer resorts of Vermont, the fr ".? Puck" Oct, 2, 3,, Katie Kromott fi, 0. MODERN MONOLOGUES. HoprBR and Snyder, black face comedians, have closed season with Welsh Bros.' Ua 1- Mo"olnenl!; » e ? ton Cooa e. "»uthor of "Modern 5 wiey e nnd 8 ,, a ., y0 , u ? f g ln i dy . wl f e %£?^? r"oad ShoTs,"doTni thefr black face act In A 9 a «tt iderit .it?i« e ni. y clre ' (19 I ln VA 11 ?.* 0 , concert and knockabout clowning. later a"n? ™\ n w e i Chlc ? g0 Dnlyerslty, and C0 0 c l Y V b mord, now In her fifth week at K" not ca n fn e ,? t ( 0 J ta ' D " In society, she has nl ""|| e "ark, Is meeting with continued Ing buHi.fr of h« h f dalnty *tf ace an . d ,, ch i l !; m ' siccess she wr tea, and Is booked solid until K^^W^ uoru'nd'e^he management of Wm. Flem- 31 to th» „?.Ki?* ct '. and tne y ar « now PK>e nt - lng ,R complimented by the directors of the expo- sition and the press in general. Kofffi played the New Music nail, Wor- cester, Mass., Sept. 21, with the Great Bar- rlngton fair and Buffleld, Conn., fair to fol- low. Lb Bar, contortionist, and Root, legless .,.„„ ,, are at the Columbia, St. Louis, this week, with the Chicago Opera House to follow. Adlrondncks, Catskllls, and the Berkshire Hills, with success, and giving the best of satisfaction. Mr. Martz pronounced It the strongest organization he bad ever bad on the rood. Vick B. Nrai, has closed a successful en- gagement with the Vurplllat Vaudeville Co., nnd opens with the Lewis Novelty Co. on Oct. B. $V*ZE$8F^>»ZfWtEZ5 '"MB." and Mas. Cart. CA-.TKR have signed TheaJf,-""ective when rendered by others, with the Guy Stock Co. to do their comedy Tr|o for EngIand Nov . ]8 lyoraln,' 0., week of 8ept. 14. They were loyally entertained by tho Central Labor Union of that city snd A. B. Ireland, of Washington (D. C), Oen. Org. of A. F. L Fannie Donovan sails with the Columbia musical act. „.i.--ii.|. win Smith and Crohsuax are making a big Mikb C.Buro, sensnHona^un^cycMst, win m , n the , r BingiDg and dancing act and tV»ii n S! Io * ueB ' w " n their beauty of style certain «• „7^ mo £ °' character and situation, nuDia ^. »u»". °?,"°oonf~"M" Bfter a sue 3 E?K«W*W fl,, t8leDt8 4 S we^a^gagi^fttt &« M n P i,hiiH°y , M by Marjorle Benton the West. He will a once 1 art prepay The Trana-Contlnentsil Line Of America Is the New York Central, con- America. Kit'i-Y. juoolko. while playing the Harr's Musee. McKeesport, Pa., was engaged by Man- ager Harris to play the Avenue Theatre, I'lttsburg. playing both houses the same week. Tim four American Tuumi'ktbum have closed a season on J. W. Gorman's circuit of psrkt, and are preparing some novelties for this senson. Edward Lbmi.ir Informs us that bo Is booked in New York, Brooklyn and New Jersey, In clubs, until late In January, 1004. Mascot Tiibatiih (Ducournnu Bros., man- agers).—Week of 21 opened with the Female Minstrels, who also won favor. Notk. —Tho new drop curtain at tho Mo- bile Theatre has keen placed In position and Is a great Improvement. I Hc-lmn—At tha Academy of Music (Long A Bees, innnagcrs).—Tim Murphy, In "The Man from Missouri," played, to a full house, Hent. 17, nnd pleased the audience. Hubert Hawaii, in "Soldiers of Fortune," 2B: "Pick- ings from Puck" 21), Fluid's Minstrels Oct. 8, Robert Mnntell B, Murray A Mack, In "A Night on Ilroadwuy," 0; Katlo Emmett S, Do Wolf Hopper 1). ♦— » — Ella Snyder, who has been playing In Oorgo Bdwardes' London production, "The Girl from ICny's," arrived In New York Inst week from Liverpool and Qucenstown. She expects to appear under Charles Frohmnn's management In the American version of "The Girl from Kay's."