The New York Clipper (March 1904)

$8 THE jSTEW YORK CLIPPER. March 12, MIMHOIMI. SI. Louis. —Several new house* nre now u\e:u. with mure coming, find ll ImikH as though ihfv will keep coming mil II 'Hie WoiIiI'h Fair opens ond lIn* ■ninscmcnis on the "Pike." (In* nl frtf.ru llimlrt'H mill Hip. iluwn town Iiuiimou nre nil running full blast. During the jiiihi week muHt of the houses had n profitable business, but few. If any, showed in capacity. ('KNTL'nt (P. Wiort, innnnger).—Opening March ll, 'A Chinese HoncymiKin" i-omen here for a wppk'n engagement, with Julm B. Hcnshuw nt the lii'inl uf the company. Work ■ if ill. Mm. Lsngtry. In "Mrs Decrlng* Divorce," plnyed. In good attendance, al- though Hie production miffe.-Pd fnnn Hip general lassitude of the public. Tin* oirerlni* was changed Wednesday to "The Degener- ules," which was also o,ultc wpII received. Mm. Lungtry's suppui-t Iiii'IiiiIpU several who pleased. Ilnrold .Mind nnd Ilia Goldsmith were two who did pspeelnlly well. Mcsio Mam, (Mr. Trow, manager).— M. flinrlcy's French Ot**ra Co., from New Oi- lcans, under the business management of Mr. Gtrtray, opened Feb. 2H. In rciierlory. nnd has evoked more ciiIIiuhImhiti tlinu the public here lion shown In imiidcitl matter* fur .1 lone limp, They enrry mi Immense company nnd are booked for n two weekn' engagement. Knim here I hey go to Xew York. Oivmi'IC (I - . Short. manager).— Muxlno Kllloll. In the Fllrh piny. "Her Own Way." I'licned Mnrch 7 for u week. Nat tSoodwhi closed III* engagement ii. in "A Glided M, III which he wun well received und well pa- tronised. (wiwn (Harry J. Walker. manager).— Poetllng* Ha ml eeneert. 2, drew cxlrenielv well. The Gcrmmi Slock Co. put on ' Hone Monday'' evening of 2. nnil ihnl iierformiince was Klveil nn .1 bcnclll to Hudolph llorxky. ■if the eiMnjiuny. 'Die Juvenile o|*'ru "Will «' the Wisp." book nml lyrics by lllrnni linger, and munlc by ('linn. Kimkel, was given lis llrsl produclloii on any singe here 4. .">. In- the pupil* of I'rof. lllrhnrd'H Dramatic School. Well'* Hand cloned Its season of HuixJay concerts C. . Granp (John O. Hlnvliy. inai.ngcrj.—.1. II. F-toddart, In "Honnlc Urler Hush," opens i for a week, and hn* a big advance sale. Wifk of Feb. 28 "David llariiin" was or- fcred, with Win. II. Turner In the ill It* role. with satisfactory support. Attendance ex- cellent. Coi.kuiiia (Mlddletnn & Tale, managers). .--'Ilia bill for week of March 7 Include*: Four Morton*. Richmond nnd Moiilroxp, Mnx- well and Dudley. HnrllesK and CoIIIiim. Trgge nnd llnnicln, Wise nml Milton. Ueutrlec More land. Clnrn Itallcrlnl. Hnllerliil's dog*. At. fjiwrcnre. I.coiu.o. and the klnodroine. Wii*k nf Kelt. 28 the bill wn* headeil by Mr. ami Mm. Sidney Drew. Kdmuad lJay and Jan. J. Coritetl, Chan. Kruest nnd Frauk o'Rrleii also scoring particularly well. The attend mice was large all the week. I'liiwuiniiM (ii. T. Crawford, manager). —"linrle Josh Sprnecby" Is Hie rnrreul of- fering lure, opining Mnrch (i. "Wlllard Slinins preceded Mils piny week of Feb. 28. lo uooil business'. In 'Tickings from l'uck." Fred l.uclcr and Zelda Itolall shared honor* and latum wlili Mr. Sltum*. lMi'i:r.iAi. (U. K. Russell, mniingcri.— A Hot Old Time." the Ilnya" old success, rc- inrns. opening 0 for a week. Week of Fell. VK iinollier old fnverllc wna here In "llo- matice of Coon Hollow." It drew vciy well indeed. Havi.in'h (Wm. Oaren, munngcrt.—"For Her Children's Sake" Is the play here week of March ll Siindny, Keb. 28. "Too I'mud I'd nee" wna the lliltresllog production that opened for a week, ami was well pnlron- ireil ' Si vniiaiui (l^*o lteiclienlinch, ninnngeri.— Week of «. I'hll Sheridan's Cllv S|sirls. Wivk of Keb. -'8 I In* t'av Kiwi or Iltirli-w|ii>* Co. was hen*. KnIckcrlMK-kcrs week of March VJ. <;t/)HK (Itlii? & Crawford, nmnagcml. - Evening of S this new vaudeville house opened under control of lllee & Crawford. The specially bill will be given six limes dally, each iierfnrmanco last lug an hour nml a half. The admission Is very .low. Tim Mil Is to bo comnlelely changed every week. The programme for the Inltlnl week Included Illliliert ami l^iwls. Ilex and Dimple. Jan. and Nellllc MeCabe. ]>. 1,. Irwin. lOmmn Wpston, and Cosmnn'n moving pictures. The owners of the enterprise nre: II. K. Itlce and C. P. Crawfonl. forming thp !lnn of llln* & Crawfonl's Draaialle and Vaudcvlll- Kxchauge. ' llRUAPWAV Ml'SHK I I'.'llll House, nullulucr I. .—Tills Is another of I he uew iiniiiM'inenl en- terprlsrs, and ll llnlshed lis secuud week mtv much lo Hie cchmI. II l> ownixl li.v Lln'lck i- 4<.nes. Week of l'Vb. 'iS. In tlui Curio hall were bwked: .lohnnie Winkler, Azlw Twills. Ilel KuegV, I'rof. Morris. Chmiiiccv Marian ami wife, I'rof. Axlell and Kalvall's Punch mid Jlidy. In the vnudevllle rail, were: The Imlys. (ieo. Ilmwn. \ loin Clark. Sisters (lav, Hruns and Nina, and Ceo. I.riui mid I'o. Kor week of ll I lie fol- lowing new acts me billed: The Dnlys, fjeii. and Uuliy l.ynn. 1*»U1 I-i Croix. HII- lnnn Slsliin. dipt. Sidney IHninnn. XorKK.—Holossy KIrairy and la*slle Crnw- fonl. ownera of the tMeon, have closed nn ligrieuieut hy which Ml. Klrnlfy will pro- duce mid .run throughout Hie fair period, at the (Moon, a speclm-nhir production which thev have cuovrlghled under the name of llie'l.oulhliliui'l'urcliiiso Kxponlllou Co. They will us;* liOO nooplc eu the stage, according to present plans... .Nat tloodwln gol a line in the papers hen* bv Ills ctiniuiciidnhlc •inxiely Iosco Ills uife. wlili Ii led hlui In hire n s|H*clal ' 1 rnln lo bring Miss Klllolt down to St. IaiuIk Sunday, nl the ehsM* or her Milwaukee encagemenl. Hy this means she will reach St. I^uiIk In lime to ipend n feu hours with Mr. (ioodwln I»*fon* he ipK*s out with Is roiu- tiauv. having closed hen* Halurday nighl.... Tirasurer "Hud" Mini I-/, of I he Olympic, was reccnllv married. The Ltdv was a Itlca Voks. Thi-y were married on I he llrsl, and left tor .New Orleans on » wedding lrip. Khumsk Cll>.—At the Willi* Wood Mlu nlri* iWodwaiil & Hnrgoss Ainusem.-nt <V. iimnngersl.— UikI wei'k we had our llrst h>ok at "A Chinese Honeymoon." and we were ^ilcased wllh the sight. Huslness wiik giMMl. The catst Included: John H. Ileiislmw. Kdmmid Ijnvreiue, Chns. J'rlnce. W. II. Clarke. Kdward Clarke. Slelln Tracy. Frances KiiL-hi. Mar Ten Hna-ck ami Tubv Claude. This wi-k. "Nut C. Goodwin, hi "The (illilcd Fm,I," comes Ma nil HI I'J. The week fol- lowing will pcrlmps Is* Onrk. a* "'nu* Ymi- kee Consul." which wa» booked, is wt III In Mpw York." . , liRANII Ol'KBA HurMK (HlMlson & Judllll. miinugiwsl.—Uist wi-ek Isabel Irving. In "The Crisis," had good bimlui'N*. Miss Irv- ing did excellent work nnd was ably snn- i.urled bv Wilfred North. Charles launb. Thomas A. Hall mid Jiuunra Murllu. This week Wclier & l-'leld* come on tSnudav, SUai- dav ami Tuesday, followed by Clay t'lenient. lu'The »\'ew thniilnlon." Oiti'iiKiiM (Martin I-chiiiim. ninuageri.- - V-nst week'* bill drew goml busluess. The act* were: Mr. and Mm. I.llchllelil, In their rural Bketch: Chiirlntte (iuyer tieorge. con- imllo: Wesson. Wallers and Wesson, In their fan-e. "Hotel lte|>o«e:" the Jati Kro nan Trlu. vocalists; bYith-rli* llallen nuil Mollv Vn\U-r. tn Ihclr xkelih. "Ills Wife's lleio':" Hilly S. CllfConl. Vnink ll. White nnd Lew Sliumons, Cordnn and Maud, und the klnoilruinc. Thh» week we will ace: The llais, Kobcrlu* and Wllfrcda, Maiui nml Ma'tctt. V, O.Dunciin. Jmnos 11. Uullcu, Me atrtdo ami t'onkley, mvl Omar and Marguuim. nir.LtK (K. .8, lirtBhaiii.' malinger)—Usi \w*A '•I'lir. Her Children's Sake" drew good l,n>|ne».. Hope Hnryl' «nd -excellent work, llfilu r.eck, "UaW'.' Uowligaiu" Ariirromt'M (Woodward ."fcHiirgcas Auiuse- ineiil C-i.. imtuageral.—Last week Wm. A. Hrndy's " 'Wuy Uoe.tr I'.nnl" Co. gnve gisnl pcrioVniniKc*) lo good liiinliiess. I'hla week "Aljihonse and 'juslon," und next week, "Wln*ti Knlghlhvjd Was In l'"lower." CiiXTi'ity (J. J. Ilurri-tt, mahager).—The Roliemhlii Hlirlesipicrs burles.|iieil In good Klylt-, to appreciative niidlences. last wei*k. Thin weirk the Fay Foster Co., und ncil week the l.'lly S|*>rls. Cl.ii'i'lMW.—Word wna received here Inst week of the death or Wilson Know, In Graveii- luirsl, Canada. Mr. F.nos was for innnv seairius stage direiior of the AYotMlwnrd Slock Co., and gave us ninny line iiroduc- llnns. lie leaves a host of friends here to mourn ids In**. Mr. Dims whs the husband of Gertrude Iterkelcy... .Isabel Irving ba* in it: engaged in open the new Majestic The- atre In S«ti Francisco. April 1H K. N. Mcliinvcll, uinniiger or "For Her Children's Sake" Co.. receli'cd word while here that Ixnil* oiilnten, who whs the Hrldget in "The F.iInI Wcddlnif," nnd win died In St. Louis, week l**fore last, had left real estate in New York vnli icd nt x-Ih.ikmi to her III He daugh- ter ('on;. wln> plays the baby part In, "The Fatal Wedding." Anounccment was made here last week Hint Cliindln Hubbard, one of the bridesmaids with "A Chinese. Honeymoon" Co.. halt been secretly ine.rrleu to Samuel llochliaii*. a. illr.mmul Importer, nt Han Francisco, on Feb. 10. Hhc will leave the company nt the ind of ihe week and return lo "Frisco" with her hilsbnnd, who Joins her here S. 1 ■;. Hone, who lilacs the part of Clarence Colfux. In "I'lic Crisis." wn« com|K*lled to retire from Ihe i nsl Inst week on hciiiiiiiI of bronchi! i*. Ill* plnce w.ih taken by Cnwby I^onard, who liad l**en plu-yhig Curl. ThU change left that imri vncaiil. mid in the emergency Mr. Miiclistor. the innnnger of the company, s|cp|Kil In and idnyeil the imri. and in n very iTidllntils ainnner, Ino. Mr. Muensler was presenlnl wllh a floml pillow by Hm men In':', oi lln- ruin|uiuy. The pillow was n mass nl greens ami flower*, And In Hie centre wa» "Aiii Gotl." fonnnl of wiener wurst Maniiger M. II. Hudson and family, who hnn* been Fast lo attend llio wedding of their son. Melville, which oc- curred In Orange. N. J., the taller part or February, will return home on Monthly Fred Zuelfel. aianager of "A Cidrtese Honey- iiHK.n" Co.. wn* ronllnKl lo Ida iimm for several day* last week with-a touch or I I'.iMiinoiilii. He Is hide to be out, and l.s Improving. « HI. .Inscpli—At Tootle's Theatre (C. 11. Phllley. maniiger). — Mary Mannerlng, In "Harriet's Honeymoon." greatlv pleased one nl Ihe largest, audience* or the'season March 1. Walker Whllesldc, in "Hamlet.'' :i. with Indications for big business. Isabel lo, Irvine follows 7, "Holly Tolty" 11, "The Eternal City" 17. Al. Wilson 10, Field's Minstrels 111. bramt Tiikatrk (C. l, T . I'hllley, man- nger).—The Hem/-Sunt ley Co. oponed 1. for three nights and inullnoe. to blg"buslness, und scored a lilt. *'L'ncle Josli Spnicitby." -I, "i. with nifillnee. Ilageulieck's animals nl I. "Huppy Hooligan" 1".. 14. Fnv Foster HurlCRipiera 15-17. "Prldo of Jenrilco" 18, 111. l.Yitr TiiK.ci'tiK iD. 1*. Churchill, mana- ger).—The KlngKley-UiiHsell Co., at popular prices and with change of bill nightly, bad good business week of Feb. in. The lln- hemluii HiirlvMtniers came Muieli 0. wllh tniitlnee: "Sluiiutis O'llriru" 7-0, "In Ml/.- r.ontn" I IMS. lluwnrd Stork Co. 1.1-10. Ckvstai, TuniTut; (J. K. .lacksou, mann- gerl.—One of the strongest bill* of the Kcnsoa drew niiineily business Inst' week. The |Hsiph; week of It lire: l^cnori* und SI. Clnlr. II. C. Sloan, Albright and. Wallers. Isulielle Wlnliorh. Aheru und llaxlcr, James 1.. Waters, and Cosmo'* niuving pictures. a S|irlnuiiplil. — At the ltnldwltv Tliriitre ill. I-'. Odeudorf, manager).—Isabel Irving, In "The Crl*ls," packed Ihe house Feb. ii. "Picking* from Puck" drew fairly well ill. Harlow'* Mlr.sirels hnd goml business i-l. •'The 1'rlnco of I'llsen" eouics Mnrch li. «« » WASlllTiGTON. Seattle.— At the Grand Opera House (Julm Curt, iiuiuugerl. —lliinlel Sidlv. Fell. ill-March i. In "The Chief Justice:" Howard Kyle, In "lluseianry." :i, J : Hie Shay Grand Opera Co.. In "Carmen," "II Trovaloi-e," I'nvullcrla Iliislleunii." "Ilolieinlnn Girl." "I''aiisl," li-ll: lieu Hendricks, in "Krlrk. of Sweih'ii," lu-li. Tii follow: Inninuii TiiumpHoii. In "Tim Old lluinesleiiil:" Aumi Held, la "Mile. Nu|sileoii;" Slelson s "1,'nrla Turn's Cabin," Mlaitcho Wulsh, In "Ilcsurrcc- Hun." SfATTi.K Tiikatkk (.1. P. If owe. manager). —Week of Feb. ill, Murray it Mack, In "A Night on Broadway." Week of Mnrch (i, dark. 'Iimm AVKM.'K Tiii:.\trk (UuskcII & Drew. Malingersi.—Week or ill, "Jhiwn by the Sen." Week of .March ll, Klchards & Pnnglc's Mln- tsl rets. KiiiHoN Tuwtbe. —Now: Tyron, Hughes and Xi '.lion, ItublsHi and chlliires*, Clein.*ut 1'crklns. kluoluscope pictures. Kmi'iuk Tiikatbk. —Xew: Tu'te and Sn- vllle. NelT and Miller, Hurry Clinton Saw- yer, Mudelhie D'leene. pictures or Hie great llullluiorc lire. Cuvstai. Tukatiu:.— Xew: .luck Syuionds, Cyclone, He Dnccys, Leu Spencer, Mr. White, moving picture*. I<A l'KTiri: Tiikatiik. —New: lllssonuette and Newtnau, Hurant nnd Hnldwlu, William J. Mills, C. A. Bluuchnrd. laoviug pictures. CiiMiilli: Tiikatkk (Muse Goldsmith, limn- tiger).—New: O'Uell and Hurt. Leslie and Langlun. Gordon und Hayes, .Mm ltowe. Mu- lioaey Itms., Stoddard and Wilson, the Great I.coul. Agnes l)aveii|Mirt, Halsy Tull, May Wind. Ivaiihue, Sunlora and Marluw. Adelln ItiHIr, N'ornut laiogdon. James Townsend. Akcaiu: Tiikatiik lltlley & Xanfrella. mnn- i;grrs). — New: Three Malvern*. George Ciimpls-ll. Clnauige and North, the Marge- Mius, Prof. Pel Adelplilu, the Mlllons, Kmimi Laurence. Mile. Lucille, Loveliind Sisters. » SiMikaiic.—At ihe S|s»kane Tlieatre (Dan I. Weaver, iiuiiiuiteri. - ■ l-'dwnid Morgan, hi "The F.ternul City," pluyiil lo S. It. O. business, Feb. ill, °J7. I'nul Gllnio.re prc- senliil "The Mummy and the Humming lllrd." lo n good house, i-l. On I hi; road: Howard Kyle. In "Itoscinary." March tl.Ji: Allllil llelii l.s. H>. Arid mini u i Harry C. llayward. man- ager).-—Hark. Cokkii h'Ai.iinu (Jacob Gm'lx. innnnger). —0|s*nlugs Keli. ill: Cullerr nnd Van Gnfre. Amlrews mid Thompson, Wills and Unrron. nnd Gordon nnd Gilbert. Com up k. (1.1). Holland, manager).-—New: Coral Kleliiiiiuul. I'orrlnni* Wlllbmis, Mor- row Tucker, mil May net (e Ynle. ■ Fansiis tl*. W. Smith, manager).—Till* new popular prict* house opened Feb. iD, wllh the following people: llnwuinnt, lleu- nctl Slsieis. the .Villains, Humid linn'. Mont- gomery und Cniilor. nnd uiovlug pictures, ClNKtsiRAt'li (C. 11. Peckhain, lunuagcr 1 .. - Helmiis Hros.. Flt*ii*ze Bros., und .lose.di nuil I .utile Mussioltns were the new files *i!i and week. laic biMiHfs. "The Brand ot Cain" comes March i.:!. Kxi'iliL Tiii.atiii:. —Week ot Mnrch 1 : Hunt's dog show. Hie Morions, Creole Trio, (ieo. Wells. Business '« good. I'.iusnv Tiikatiik. — Business Is good al Ihln house. The Pnlmller Sisters, al the Lyceirm l.'lub Ihealre, are dmwlng large a; tendance. *-^» MrawtiL Ihe bill posters' con>entlou.......Treasurer John Howdeu. or the Oliver, lia* been oblget. through Illness, to seek Ihe bcni'tltH or tall- tiirnln's climate. Lavuter Thoinpsoti. assist- uut treasurer, Is In charge of the box olllcc. ♦*♦ TI3.YAS. II. I'nul.—At the Metropolitan Upera .'louse iL. >'. Scot I, manager).-—Anna Held, in "Maia'niilc Na|«ileon,' hnd very gootl business, a'ld scored a big sui-eess, week or Feb L".'. Knights of Pythias will pre.'.ent a burlettn. entitled "The itnjali of Singapore," preiHlcd by a lirrt class lainatrcl part. 7. 8 and ll. the biirlelta written by J. F. Marrow and C. K. Laird. The programme is long, and contains some of our best local people, 'ihe Knight of Pythias arc very strong here, and the attendance will Is* the capacity of tin.- theatre nl each iKiforninnce. Judging from the advance sale. Hick Ferris and Grace Hnyward 10. 11. In "When We Were Twentr-orie:' Hie Itoonevelt Club of Mlnne- npolls, In "Huron Humbug," li: Fay Davis 1-i-HI. The St. Paul Lodge of F.Iks will give "A Night In Bohcmln." by T. P. Get*. 17- JJi. The author ha* l*»en In the city, look- ing after the production personally. The ciikt will include such well known local en- tertainer* a* Al. G. Johnson, a* the old Bo- hemian . Jim Silk, -is Dusty IthodcK: Dr. John I'avern. as Otuccr Callllinn • Harry Ifardlck. i.s George Thatcher; I^avitL i.'orn- ing, ns ('buries Frohman: Frank Meyers, as Tommy Jiggs, and Grade Cuinmings, as IHilly Nobles. Tlisre will lie fourteen ape- linllies by clever St. Paul ladles, undated l.y iiIkiiiI fifty of our Is-st. known young men. The Hlks never rail In give n gootl show, and till* one should iiilps" them all. Un.vNU iThcodorc I* liny*, mauager).— Business was verv gisxl nil or wis-k of Feb. 2.S, wllh Joseph Murphy. In repertory. Week of tl, "Yon Yonson, and week of 1:5, "The Sign of Ihe Four." Stab (M. 11. Singer, manager).—Business wan good with the High liollerr. all week of Feb. i8. For week of March ll: Itlce and Bailnn's Co., rollowed week of 13 by Hie I'topluns. KstritiK (A. Wclnholzcr, manager).— HukI- nesH nveraged lair to very good week of Feb. 28. New lMsiple ror week or t! arc: The i-Zvnn* Trio and the Pnylon Sisters. Holdiiu: i.vcr: The Five Feichlls, Vera Stanley, Joe and Amanda SketlH*ck. Mliuieniioll*.—At the Melropolilan (>|vm House 11.. N. Scotl, nianiiger).—Fanny Hire's Big S|»eclally Show op?n* March 0 Tor a week. On 13 7'Ar Iflnacopof/s Journal News- l-ovs" Hand will give a cotiterl. On 14 the Uouhpvi'II Marching (Mub, n locul polltlcul asroclallon. w.'ll commence a three nights' en- gagement, la "luiroti Humbug." Fay Davis finishes Ihe neck In "Whitewashing Julia." The "Winsome Winnie" Co. had fair houses Feb. it> nnd week. Hum: Oi'KKA llorsi: (Theodore h Hays, iiinnagcr).—Joseph Murphy comes March ti. Mid "Yon Yoiibon" will follow 13. The Or- pheiini Co. had a spicndld run, coinmenclng Feb. is. I.tcki'M Tiikatisk (Hick Ferris, manager). —"Pamifal." which had big houses Feb. is end week, continues ror seven nights longer, until March 12. On 13 "Chlmmle Fudden" will be the play. Dkwkv Tiikatiik. —The Vlopiaus open 0. Irwin's Big Show will come IX The Itlce & Darlnn Co. had line bouses Feb. 28 nnd week. — • Diiliilb At the Lyceum (C. A. Mar- n-hnll. manager).—The Grace lliiywa^l Co. begun mi eiigagement nf ■six nights nnd two ■matinees Feb. 'in. "Grmistark" was the opening plnv. wlthoul Miss llayward. The bill wn* changed nightly. There art* some (.asm vaudeville penforincrs In the company, llntlle Cnrmontcllc making a big hit. Ilitsl- r.i*s wa« fulr. fdek iFcrrls was un for two pcrlornuuices. "Hnvld Iliirnm" (tlmt lUue herei. Feb. id. i7. wllh W. IL McKcy as David, had rood Imsiness. The supporr was fair. Coming: The Itooscvelt Maudlin.' Club March 10. Schumann llclnk Concert Co. 21. Mktriipoi.itan (J. T. Condon, manngerl. —The North Bros.' Comedians opened the Rccond week Fell. 20. In "The Cokmcl." TliPrc nre wonie gtssl vaudeville people in the eoin- pnnv. The buslnes* slnrted belief the second werk tlinu the Hrst. Tin* bill Is chuuged three time* :i wet*k. The Mciroptiliiau looks :in if II were gelling Its second grip. lv.ni.mt Tukatiu: (W. .1. Well*, maniiger). — The business for Feb. 21) nud week was ex- cellent. The house wus well tilled Ihe llrst half or Ihe wi*pk. The iieoplc for Mnrch 7 nnd we«*k are: TIip Is*ons, Kd. Si-hrocder, 1ji Belle 1 ■allnia. Gils nml Alice Skirbeek. Mr. Yanlnnitin. Myrtle Kdward*, W. J. Wells and Hie slock. The new comedy for the week Is nillpd "My Fnch* from Trenton." Hunt' Tukatiu; i.I. Al. Nash, munngerl.— '.ttils |diict* Is having good houses nightly. The price* are 10 and .15 renin, nud there lire three performance* nightly. The coin- isiny for March 7 and week nre: The M.iil- liliiils. Miss Huswiek Nnrrls, l^illle Soincrs. L. O. Whlttlcr, with the moving pic tines of a bull light. Xtmst.—C. A. Marshnll lias relurned from li business I lip to New York lily. He has lande urruugctiiflilM for the Hiilulb |nsiplc In see "l'arsli'iil" tin Dngllsli) anil "Mother GiHiKe" Ill Hie near future Mm. M. T. Moron, who hn* been ihe treasurer at Ihe Bljiiii since the opening night, has resigned. nml will *Url wllh her huslsind for Spokane. Wash. Mrs. Mornil will be ill Hie employ t.f Ciislt r & Kllciile at Hint plait* for some iliac, nnd then will go lo San Francisco. ♦*♦ MCIIHASKV. HonNlon. - Sweeney & Coombs Opera House .Morris C. Michael*, innnnger).— •Biehnrd Carvel." Feb. 27. had two Im- mense houses. "The Wlxnrd of Or.. March ]. 2. had splendid buslnes*. "Klorodorn .1, •nm (Hrl and Ihe Judge" 3. "The Prcsl- lieat's Daughter" 7. Four Cohans 8, "Second Mr*. Tamiuerny" 10. 11. Nkw StASUAIII' Ttlt'ATnE (Alvldo & IJ1S- serre, aianoger*).—People Feb. 2I)-March li: I'nul llrnchard. Mile. Jnlln. t'oprlnnd and Copohind. Xasel and Adams, Minnie War- dell. Three Moore*. Kxcelln. Agnes Alvln, William Mllauo. Fuklno's Japanese Troupe, Maud GruvBon. Fay Delmar. -May \ on Col- Ion, Pcnrl Ollinore. Ktta Ilnwnrd. Olga How- ard. Krncst Bailey. Tom Kelly. Ida llunton, Mnmle Ilyan, and Bella He Haven. Busi- ness I* fair. Stab Tiieatuk (Itevnold* & Ilnckenntoe, managers).—Business Is nightly to the ca- pucltv of the house. People Feb. 2!)-Mnrch 6: CotHand und Ynlley. Madeline fai \crne, Babe Prentiss. Flo Williams. Bollle Wilson, Blllv I'rlce. Virginia Dnjsint. Mohammed nnd'Klng. Lillian Palmer. Murgticrlte Barker, Ktl Kelfv. Ida Bertha. Kbde Grabnui. Muliel Wright. Marjorle King, und Tramp, the leg- less cipilllbclst. Kmi'iuk Tiikatiik (Harry Corsoa Clarke, ii'.iinagei'i.—"Belay" wa« the nltmcllon Feb. 2!I-March 3, wllh Ivy Bowuinii, Slyna Kech- nm. Muliel Stiindfonl. Adele Clarke, Mar- garet Hale Owen. George Jluker, Ostur Gra- hnin, Liiwn-ncc Wakelleld. If. «i. Hockey nnd Harrv Corson Clarke In Ihe cast, lo standing room' only. Thev closed here 4 mid went to (inhesion, returning 7, for u week's stny, aflcr which thev close Ihe house and leave for a lour ot tuc Slate. ArniTOttitiM (J. B. Mundy, manager).— The 'Aoo entered on lis third week Feb. 20, to a continuation of good business. Adellna Pattl 14. I ' Fort Worth At Greemvull's Opera House (Phil W. Greenwall. manager).— Owing to a touch ot Spring wenther attend- ance fell off the Inter jmrt of last week, with "At Ynlley Forge." Feb. 27. nnd "Fight Bells," 211. Sndlu Martlaot. In "His Kxeel- !'*ucv. the Governor," March 1 : Tim Mur- phv'3. Al. II. Wilson 4. "Florodora" 7. An- drew Itobwin K. |i. "Swpet Clover" 10. "Weary Willie Walker" 11. Four Cohans HI. 17. Sta.vuauii Tiikatiik (Frank Dc llcnir, niitnngei-L—Bob Hewlette sjirang hi* new lmiieKipie. "The Wlxardess of Ilt«," week ot Feb. 21). nnd It was well received. Iji Hose, contortionist, nnd Lettle Colton oiwuihI. Kc- Uilned: ICdmonds and Kdmonds. Ilownrd nnd Alton. Agnes 1*1 I'orle. Tom Fey. Phillips nud Gordon. May Mitlquecii. Bob Hewlette. I'arl fopclaiid, Cluis. Davis. Horla Stone, f^eo Florence. Tlie oiwulng n-ns to capacity. Catiw.v TiiKi'rBK (Phil Kpstcln. manager). —"HIssiftlon" 1* the title nt the *tock or- lerlng week of Feb. ill. The people: Kver- rtle Sisters, .'oc Kelly. Zcln l*ivell. Nat Blossom. Itose II. 'Mitchell. Viola La Page. Forlier. .Ins. Thompson, Klhel Itussell. Saul Harris. UaJa Mllchi-ll, Ada Yule and Kisic Ilussell. Business continue* lilg. Tub Hlckskix Bii.i. M'ilu Wkst St'uw opens the season lier? 7. • Snn Antonio.—At the Grand Opera Homo.—Arthur Dunn and Co. a|i|*'iired In "The Hunawav*" Fell. 22. HiiKlne** was verygotal. "The Wizard of On." 2«, 27. loS. It. ll. Isndurc Bush, In "Flunslorn." Mnrcli .'I: Maurice Freeman. In "At Valley Forge," ■I: Sadie Martluol, hi "His Kxcellcncy the Governor." 3, 0. Tin: Kmi'iuk for the past several weeks has been undergoing ie|*alm und iiltei'iitions. It Is lo be oiiened to tin: public nt impulnr price*, wllh ■'Cuiilaln Swift," under the mnnngement of Walter A. Lane. Harry Stubhs I* the star. Note* Sultirday. March 12, Adellna Pattl will appear at the l.rami Mrs. Fencltu Sargent Haskell gnve n rerit.il lor the benrllt or the Y. M. C. A. Feb. 2» Otiokur Melek. Bohemian pianist, will give u recital at Heelhoren Hall March 10. Omnlui. At Boyd's Theatre |W. .1. Bur- gess, innnnger I.—"Peck's Bud Boy" was the nttriicilon Mnrch U. Nat GtKHlwiu. In "A Gilded Fool' 7. S.: Mario Wnliiwrlghl 11.13. "The Klernnl City" IS. It). "Alphousr and Huston" drew fair houses Feb. 2H. ill. Mary Mannerlng. hi "Harriet's Honeymoon," hud large audiences March I. 3. Earn TiniATin: (II. J. Gonden, manager). —"Holly Tolly" o|*'iicd n /our ltighls en- giiEenieiil (I Isiiliel Irving. In "The Crisis," comes Hi: "Just Struck Town" II. 12. Gun Sun's Minstrels 13. Jos. Murphv 11-ltl. "Ihi|iiiy lliudlKiin" 17-111. "Ilcnrls of Onk" drew fair business Feb. 28-Marrh I. Mrs. Flske. In "Mnry of Magilala." hud a larue audlcnci* 2 Weber nud FieltU' All iStnr C". had line business 3. A. IHtpiiKi'M K'arl Uleler. uiniiugerl.—The ltnys were the topllncr* of a very gmsl bill wet*k of Feb. is. that drew gootl audiences till Hie week. The bill for week or March 11: Myles McCarthy and company. Wilson Troupe, the Sllvas. White and Simmons. Wesson. Wultcrs and Wesson. Happy Jack Gardner. Cordnn nnd Maud, the klmidronie. I iie.iiiiii. —At the Tiicouia Thcnlre iCnl- vln llelllg. inanuger).—Tin* Boslonlans. Feb. 27. iS. Ill "The Serenade" and "Itobln Hood." were greeted by Ihe usual t*wi*l audiences. Dan Sully. In "Tin* Chlel Justice." 24. Ilow- unl Kyle. In "llosemary." 21). hnd fulr at- tendant v. .Tlie Shay Grand Opera lM. March "•.'., Murrnv and Mack A. Warde** Mlnslrel* 17. Slelsou's "F. T. (V |M. l.it'Ki M TilKATtti: illenn Worler. ninnn- Kerj.—"Unv MgUl lu Juue," Feb. is W, Uud Lincoln.—At the Oliver Theatre (Zehr- ung & Crawford, ninnncem).—"The Million- aire Tramp." Feb. 20, 2i, hnd very good busl- nes* for three perfnnnanees. Mrs. Flske, as Mary or Magdala, Mnrch 1, was greeted by excellent buslnes*. in spite or the l,rnten season. Mnry Mauering. In "Harriet's Honey- niism." hnd goisl business Mnrch i. The FllllW. livpliollsls. imekeil the house :t-,">. llnoketl • I'lillluinniiiile Orchestra S. Isaln-I Irvlnii. In "The Crisis." »: "Holly Tolty" 10. "bit* Olson" 11. 12. "Happy Hooligan" 13. At i*i-i'Uii I >i — llagciibeck * Wild Animal Show did excellent business week of 21. and ill. March I. The Itldgewuy Concert Co.. miller the nosplcc* of Hie Y. M C. A., dill c.vollciii lillKllles* 2. Non:«.—Mnnagpi- F. C. Zehrung. nf the Oliver, lb lu Calitvrula, lu alicuUnuec nie.'u Gnlvcsltin. —Al the tirund Opera. House (Frisl G. Wets, inn linger I.—The Julw Grim i ipera ('••■ closed a prolhnlile fiutr nights' fiigngeuienf Feb. 24. Oils It. Thayer, III "Sweel Clover." drew fairly well 23.- The Kpooner Dranuilic Co., nl populur prices, did fairly well ii; is. Andrew Bobsou, nip- portetl by un excellent company, In "Richard Carvel," had a good *lzed house 20. AiiNtlo. —At Hancock'sOpcru House (Geo. WulUer, nuuinger).—"The llunaway*" drew good business Feb. 23. Arthur Dunn was npplnuded greatly. "The Wizard of Or." hnd ii crowded house, nt advnncetl price*. 23. ■Itlchiird Carvel" drew u fnir inidlcnce ill, nnd deserved heller. "Sweet Clover," mull- neo und night. 27. ■* » > YVISCOJiSlX. Mllvtitukcc.—Mnxlne Klliott s\«* here, ul tin* Davidson Theatre, week uf Feb. ill, when "Her Oe'ii Way"' was presented. This engagement stands out. as one of Hie most NiicresMfiil offerings of Ihe season. Miss Kl- llolt and her entire company received many line ntilliTs at Hie hands of our local ciillcx. .Manager Sherman Brown offers the Orplieum Show week of March ti. Including: Mclntyrc and Heath. *-"Hr.Hbt*lli Murray. Kd. V. Iley- nard. Melnm Trio, Moore and IJl lleliehl. Atburlis nud Jessie Millar, nnd Merlun'* dog pant •■mine, •.'omlng: Funny Bice 13-1(1, P.. II. Sothern 17-H>. Aiiiaviiua Tiikatrk —The most Impor- tant iinuniiuccmciH of this pupulai' house was made this week, when Mimugcr Miller w'rwl rrom New York Hint Welicr und Fields' All Slar Co. would appear for one perform- ance- Sunday. March 13. at ?2 i*-r seat. "The Gnat White Dlatuond" nud "A Hot Old Tlt.ie" nre booked week nt ll und 14, rrHpcrtlvrly. "Rachel lioldsleln" was a pop- ular offering Inst week. 'Aoabkaiy t-KdwIn Tluiuhousec. mumiger). —George Foster Plait, stage director of llio Thunhouser Co-, has added another very suc- cessful piny lo his list In "The iltlch and Ihe I"oor," which was given lis hulUu! production nl this bouse 'Feb. 2!i and week. II Is a niolotlniDiu. -full or well nrriiiigiil climaxes, ih-verly hnndlrd and worthy of a season on the rood. "Piuld'nhend iWlson" will I** put on Mnrch 7. for thp week, nud "The Wrung Mr. Wright" week of 14. Buui' Oi'eka 'IIuI'kk i John It. Pierce, resi- dent manager).—"From Bags to Klches" fiuiHl well last week. Walter Kdwm-ds. !n '"me Sign of the Four." tximes week of i;, wllh "Fwr Her Children's Knko" week of 13. P.mist Tiikatrk (Leotv Wnchsner. mana- gers.—Creatore and Ids ltallnn band piny n return engagement 12. 'flic German Stock Co.. In "'Her ■Stnlistcoiniieter." 0. and "Sle Wlrd liekuesst" 11. Tin* first ATnerlcnn jier- fornmnee of "Her Sclioene Arno" was given Wednesday. 2. Stab Iiikatiii: i Frank 11. Tmtlmmi. innn- nger).—Hlnklns' I'lopians. looking a* If they hud Jusi owned the season, mnde n big lilt lnsl week, and played to line houses. Ir- win's Big Show week of ti. and Itcnu-Sanl- ley Co. week ot 13. t'B'ST.'i. TI'KAthk tl'. 15. Winter, malin- ger I.—Business is excellent. Week of 7: Cuilln and Blossom. D. C. HriMlerlrk. Jes- slka, Ihe Marlnellas. Sully and Phelps, nud Frank Cioh. S.ts-s Sofi't.—Manager Clins. K. Will con- liuucs to Uud favor wiilt govil vtiudcvlllc. Harry Creas, 1-orrlst and Moultord. j.i, u ,^. Mctiraur and tho Buckleys, week t ( f 7. MR Keu-ib (Blcltard Becker, 1U i t , 3 ger).—People week of 7 Include: c|,,-, s „.„, Madge Hughes. Adeline und Bubkr. J,.' Techan und Elsie lUiyuer. Biwl U is, s i s , ir ^ CiOKM. NriTKS.—0. F. Sillier has 111111I1- :in.,|l„. r popular move in booking Mel«*r and Fli.|,i, for the Alhauibrn 13. Wllh Ihe Si M „\ r nud the Immense seating capacity or the \\ liumhra. It looks like a new record, sure Gustnve Kletmaun. of the Wucsbner r",,' will be lendered 11 bcnellt perforniaiux. Mnn-ll li Klchaul Strmins Is to apiH-nr nt the 1-nbat Theatre March 31 ltlchard iwv.. er. of the For*t Kellnr, has licen neleelisl hr tl.e Pubst Brewery Co. ns manager of iiu-iV umusctnent place at St. Louis—the Bin,. Ribbon. l l Kan Clnlrc.—At the Grand (('. H. Moon utunager).—"David llarum" attractetl a lana) mtdlencc Feb. 23. "Peek's Bad lhn" did good business 27. Coining: "Weurv'Willie Wnlker" March 7. "Midnight Express' :i "The Fatal Wedding" 12, Paul Gllmorc 17' Iluoii (K. Y. Adams, manager].—The bill for week of Feb. 29 was as rollows: Clever Conkcy, Lucille Bloke. Johnnie Fox, Robert* nnd Kawlson. May Buller. New rcaturcs for week of March 7 will be Edytlm llrmi nnd Daily and Kelso. »»» LOIISI.VNA. >eiv Orleans.—At the Tiilmie Thmtre (W. II. Bowles, manager).—The Four Cohans held over Feb. 28 and gave an extra wi-fnnn- nncu of "Running for offlce," to big Imsi- ness, scoring heavily. Ethel ISarrymun* be- ge.n lier week's engagement 2!l, to a Inrfre and appreciative audience, nnd big business ruled throughout the week. 'The uffrrlng was --Cm sin Kate," liundsonlcly singed ami presented, and It won many curtain calls for the popular little slur and her splcudlii company. It is one of the most charming little pluys seen at Uils playhouse this Ma- son, nud Miss Barrymorc was never seen In better advantnge In this city. The hill rur week of March 0 Is Grace Van Studdlfonl. presenting "The Bed Feather. ' CliKSCKXT TltnATUK (W. IJ. Bowles, innti- ognr).—"The Chaperons" opened t*o ciipacliv Feb. 28, nnd big liusluess tollowed through- out the week. The i-tmruany. Including a 'urge chorus cf well drilled girls, did caidial work. Si»eclal mention Is doscrvlug to HH Bile. May Boley, Genevleie Hoy. John G. Sparks, Thos. Whlffcn, Ilnrry Ladcll, W. v. •Strunz, and the splendid chorus. "Klgiit Bells" week of 15. 1;::.'. Mi Ot'KBA floral: (Ily. Greenwall. miinagor).—Capacity business ruled during week of 28, when the Baldwin-Melville Slock Co. presented, for the llrst time In this city, "Tlu'lraa." The drama wax hnndsutaeiy staged, and wou the cuhmany uiueh well merited applause. The work of Lester I.-m ci-gnii, Thos. i'iudluy. Htigh lilbson. liimo Sotola, Mabel Montgiauery, 5Ilss Melville iuul Flo Parker is deserving of special iiuiitlmi. The bill for week 0 Is "Knobs o' Tennessee." Kli-sicm Tiikatiik (Alice Treat 11 tun. maniiger).—Quite a number of chunges look place ut tills* down town theatre week of Fib. 28, notable among them being a change oi mnnngement. Alice Treat Hunt, the leading lady, replacing Manager Will Wilson, ami the company herenrter will be known as the Alice Trent Hunt Stock Co. Another chanp' v-ii* the appearance ot Lawrence Grultnu ns leading man, replacing Walter MrCiillougli. who resigned to tuke a company of his own on the roud, starring In "Davy Crockett.' Many oilier change* wen* made, and under Hie splendid management vt MJs* Hunt, wtiu I* n prime favorite with t'reneeat City pa- Iruns, the Elysium'* season promises to llu Ish In 11 blaze ot glory. The offering for week or Feb. 28 opened mallnee und nlg'lit In t-npnclly. Tlie 1)111 was "The French Spy." and It scored heavily. Ijiwrcuec (imllaii. n* Colonel Hen.idle, made a pronounced hit, and won appreciation. Herbert fSrcnnn. Hie clever llltie comedian, a* CorlMiral 'l\iny. received considerable applause. Mis* Bunt promise* to strengthen the company in many ways, and is now arranging lo present some high class royalty shows. The bill for week of 0 Is "Ranch 111." St. Cii.mii.ks OiifilKtii (t.'hns. E. Bmy. mnnager).—One of the best bill* yet offered nt this popular vaudeville Ikiumc was given wivk ot 'Feb. 211, and drew largi! enmds IhriHigltoiit the entire week. Tlie hits of the bill were: Madge Multluiid..Valerie l>r- gern and Co. (second week), "The Girl Willi 11m Auburn Ilalr," ami lhn Nichols Sisters. the lutter teum doing u black (hit tu-t, and winning one ot the biggest hit.* ever sisirctl nt this house. The bill for week ot March 7 includes: Stuart Barnes, Fred Hallen and Mollln Fuller, Leo Krotinu Trio. Harry Ir Clair. Mason Keclcr mid Co., the Xambas. i:nd Sclicpp's dogs. Xotks. —Mike Coyne, 11 popular Orlenlna. wllh the "Flnrodora" Co., wn* rovallv en- tertained by hi* Crescent City friends during his visit last week rrotessor Lawrence .1. Pico, the well known composer, is now connecteil with the Werleln Music Co.. «r this city Al'ihnr Guilder, the well known scenic artist, who ho* been connected with ■ hi* Hnldwln-Melvlllc Co. all «e:isou. left f"r his Toronto home 1 Rose >layo. lend- ing lady, I* still here, enjoying a murh milled '•est Lolll* F. Fell, scenic artist or Hie Grand ()|«'ra House. I* working mi an en- tirely new set or scenery, etc.. for Hip new Greenwall Theuiro ..Manager Miirdork. of Ihe Chicago Masonic Temple Tlieatre. was n CMM Oily visitor week of Feb. 2U. and was warmly welcomed by a legion of friends. GUs Wenur. trcasnrer ot the Orphemn. lias Ihsmi nppoliuisl secretnry-trensiirer of the New Orleans B. B." Club, with headquarters ut Athletic 1'urk. tor the Suiiiiner season. Suzanne Santje. of the Unhlwlii-Melville Slts-k Co., was culled lo her Northern home 1. owing to the Illness of her fntlier. lie pluee was splendidly ailed by Miss Melville (ii very short notice ..InlcK Gran, of operatic rame, was a Crew-ent Clly visitor •". The Hulllngsworth Twins Co. (Mamie nnd Myrtle) resled up here it few days week of 20. en nuln to playing rclnrn dab* through Ismislauu nud Mississippi.. All"' Arilellii nnd Lew tHeaspn arc feulurcd lu the roster. 1 Slir«*vri»iirl.—At (he (irand Opera House (Khrllch Bros., nimmgers).—"F.I Capllan highly pleitscil fulr iiilenduncc Feb. 2S. "Tiir Isle of Chnuipngne" cunic, to gootl busluess, in. Andrew Robson gave a spicndld perioral- rnce of "Iticlmrtl Cnrvel," to Iurgi! ntlend- ance. .... March 2. "Bight Bills" 3, "The Wlwird of Oz" .4, Black Pnltl 10. ♦« » PEMVSlI.VAMA. I.niicnslt-r—At Hie Fulton U|M*rn 11""^ t^(s•kl>r& Gielm. managers 1.—Frauk Hunlels. !n "The Ofllco Boy." wus well rccclred Murcli •*. "Tlie Earl of Puwtuckct," under lh f auspices ,,f the Lancaster Press Club, drew a packed house 4. TheWhltnev Opera ('"• presented "When Johnny Comes -Mnrelilnj Home." in Mg business, matinee and cvenhu:. ."1. Comlnc: "The Fatal Wedding" 7. "A Bunch of Keys" 8. "Uncle Hez" 1), Clara Turner Co.. In repertory, 10-12. Xotk. —Fulton Opera House, advert Iseil for public sale. 8. has l**en wilhdrawu. and will remain In local control. Manager John Peoples, of the Hoot Garden, has gone I" New Y'otk lo engage vaudeville for au enrly t-pcnlng. *♦♦ ■ — W. P. Burt, comedian, with the Matuh' Fleming -Co., wires the following from Ll mini. N. Y.. iiiulei' dole- of Mareh 7: "Tl"; Lyceum war. destroyed bv fire last night, ni'l ibe, coiupauy loses everything."