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^T 7 - THE NEW YQftK CLIPP^H. 055 Tb e vaudeville bill Includes: Sampson and house 27. Marie Cnlilll, In "Nnncv Brown ncllla, tlic Stewart Slstera.lu.ter aud. bis. .31); "iouiigTolile Hoilc" May li. Guys Stoi Aoc -Mite," and Daisy Dumont, singing Co. 0 and week. cetnedlendj''-'' i hun*" week tvas large n< nno\nw.vi (Leo C.Teller, manager).—"The siru of the Cross." under the mnnngemcut ,\f fiercer »nd Craerln, Is thin week's m- iraetlon Marcus SuperlniB Is played by (jenrg* Flood. Good business last week, Stock William Hiiiuiuiii'K, one of Hie best Qnliit-y — \t the Empire (W. L. Ilusliv. malinger).—Paul UHmnro played, to good business, April 18. Wra. Haversham had n good house Jg. Dndgo nud mm mcM tbe houxe, nud gave splcmlUI satisfaction, ~.-U. Coming: Tlic Hon Tons 28, Glhney- I'av-As'h (Fred C. Andrews, managerl.-- Weed'Stock Co. May 1-8, Morcy Block Co. Mr. l*nytim closed bis season here night of 15.22. ' Nnvrt/rr (David Robinson, manager).— A decided change in tbe amusement bill is inndo hero tola week, Percy G. Williams' II AUG AIM) IN F1I.MN—\>nr good subjects known comic opera bassos, died suddenly nt ! and first class rondlllon. Will sell (or H: ijor ft. the nurnett House. Cincinnati. O.. on Fri- (want lo change m> programme for.return dates). CT .«—- Kiniimnii Bioia.' Chil'i:n, April -.'a. pleased day, April 211. aged forty-one years, lie OM.T (Ilennet VHIson, manager) — \\ed- the, usual big lent show crowd. The parade was token III on Wednesday oveulng. April Bnt No WMp." playa May 2-7. Bus ncss was especially good. -7. while preparing to go on In his char- "Out of the told" — ■ actor of llavennes. In 'Ttlnihil ut the ilraiid opera House, t'liiclniintl. and a physi- cian pronounced the ailment apoplexy. He wns a native of Ohio, ami his tlrst engage- ment was with 1:111111a Ablsitt, In minor roles. Later Ik joined tin- Emma .inch Co.. ami In issti be left grand opcrn for comic opern. lie was in support of Francis Wil- son for many years, and during the present season played Hnvcnnes. in Sir. Wilson's revival of ■•Ermltite." ' Ills brothers. Itobert. Ceorge and. James survive hint. The re- mains were sent to Philadelphia, bis home, for burial., -.' MICHIGAN. Vnuilevllle Stats being the attraction. .The n«t Incl'irtes: Billy B. Van and Bose Bean- . . »-- —- ; inn .Sherman aud De Forrest, Snyder and J 1 ™"*; J£»*i» V.V 0 "*? 0 " 1 n * t 13£ , S? m ' ,n ' " ( Ihickiey Trovollo and his automatons. Car- ,wo ■ K ■ "** -"• *■"**- isle's does and ponies, the. Burrows, the Travis Company. In the farcleal comedy, •The Home Circus, and tbe Brlttons. Sat- isfactory bnsinesH last week. ,'; Gotiuu (Charles Williams, manager).— "fhieen of the Highway" is hero this week. Satisfactory business last week. I'irETT (James Chjrk, manager). —The Vunlty Fair Burlesquers May 2-7. Good re- turns last week. Ltcbdm 1 Louis Philips, manager).—"Lit- tle Lord FKuptleroy" Is revived here. Busi- ness continues satisfactory. BnaitwicK'-Mcslc Ham, (M. Walustock, mansger).—this weeks' bill includes: Do- rnonlo and' Bell, Coelnh and Webb, Fraus Einiiiersnn, Flo. B. Wallace, Vcrn Hart. Roy- moml and Carlon, Louise Gnndy. and the American klnctoscope. The Busbwlck Hos- pital benefits night of 4.. Notes. —The latest theatrical report here- abouts in that Leo C. Teller has taken * lie llroadway Theatre for a term of ten years, beginning May I, and that Fred C. An- drews lias resigned as manager of. Mr. Bay- ion's I'M; Avenue house to ongugo In tho- nlrlral business in Manhattan. He and Ills wife routotrtplitfe a visit to California dur- ing the Hummer vacation. ♦*+ INDIANA. Detroit—At the Detroit Opera House (II. I. Whitney, manager). — Savage's English nil Qpera Co. opened Its engagement of two weeks April 25, and wns greeted by large and appreciative audiences. Tbe advance sale Indicates large returns the current week. LrcRUit TrtE.vrnE (E. D. Stair, mansgerv. —Edwin Holt, In "The Cardinal," played to fair houses 24-30. The production was well staged, and the company good. 'The Gov- ernor's Son" May 1-7, Eugenic Blulr, in "fa- mine," 8-14. • ■ i ••:.-' WllHMM Theatbe (E. D. Stair, uiann- ger).—"The Worst Woman In London" en- tertained good houses last week. Tbe play was handled by a strong cast that far out- ranks the usual melodramatic production. "In-the Shadow of .the Gallows" 1-7. Avenue Theatre (W. B. Lawrence, mana- ger).-—Week-of 2: Julian Itoae, Lerov and Clayton, Carlln and Otto, Foster and Foster, BiiHtus und Banks, Fre Zo Bedlo, Hlnes and Remington, Blccobono'a tralued horses, anil the American kioctograpb. Last week's bill Was first class, and the attendance large, j Temple Theatre (J. II. Moore, manager). —Week of 2: Louise Gunning, W. H. Bar- ber, Piccolo Midgets, Hal Godfrey and com- pany, Flood Bros., the Two Pucka. Press i'ldildge. Basque Quartet, and the American kluctograph. Empiiik TfTK.vrei: (l>r. Cnmpliell, monn- get).—The' Fay Foster Co. gave a good per- formance and drew good sued houses Inst week. Phil Sheridan's New City Sports 1-7, Uoble's Knickerbockers 8-14. ■»«♦ TEXAS. Ft. Worth.—At Gj-aon.wnir.-i Opera House fl'hil W. Greenwnll. manager 1.—Harry Cor- son Clarke npd his capable company appeared April 21-23, presenting "What Happened lo .loiies" and "His Absent Boy," to fair busi- ness. The Jack C Taylor Co. cornea Mny 2, for week, being tbe closing- attraction for the season. Ckuw.v Theatre (Phil Epstein, manager). —The slock company. In "The $10,000 Hcnitty," opened a good bill week of April 23. De White uud Rankin, operatic vocalists,were tin! only openings. The Three Desmonds hold over, duplicating their success of the previous week. Lee Edmunds. In his orig- inal parody, also scored heavily. The other people: .iconic Howard, Haul II. Harris, Elsie Uusgcll, Viola La Page, Jack Williams, .las. Thompson, Rose Edmunds, Tom Fey, and Ada Yule. The week opened to good business. Indiana volU.—At English's Opera House (Ail F. Miller, manajger).—uichard Mansfield apiwarcd Aurll 23, In "Old Heidelberg," mati- nee, and ''Ivan, the Terrible." at night, to two large nnd fashionable audiences: Annie HuskcII. In "Mire and Men," 25, for one per- formance, furnished a'delightful entertntn- menr. to a "ood sized house. Maude Adams, In "The Little Minister," May 4; Vtoln Allen 12. "The Country Girr 10. Park Theatre (Dickson & 'ialbott, mana- gers 1.—" Deserted at'the Altar," April 2.1- 27. filled n prosperous engagement "Tbe Two Orobnns." Iiooked for ■ 28-30. canceled. "A Montana Outlaw" filled the time. Ilolden Dramatic Co., In "A Roynl Slave," May 2 and week. UnAxD Uteba Hocsb (Shnfcr Zlegler, man Knlnninaoo.—At the Academy of Music (It. A. Bush, manager).—Frank Daniels, with a fine support. In "Tbe Office Boy," gave a delightful show to a good House April 22. "A Chinese Honeymoon pleased a well filled house 2.". while tbe Lyman Twins; in "At tlic Races." had a fair sized audience 26. "Happy Hooligan'' Is hooked for May .">. Kaj^mazoo AHtnwMtl Palace (II. W. Criiry. manager).-—This place Ih undergoing it complete change In construction, from ' Standard Tur.ATRn (Frank Do Bcouc, mnn- ngerl,—"A Miller's Luck" was tbn curtain raiser at this house week of 25. Vllmos Vlt- knry, Billy Price and Dollie B. Ilmainond were tlic oiieulngK. Those retained : Howard and Alton, Three Vclnrcs, Didlii Carroll, llnuy lint. En I u lie Mar. Leo Florence, Carl Cope- land. Lulu Liuvton, and Eettle Coll on. The klnetoscopc pictures close tbe (how. Busi- ness wns good nt the opening. Note. —The home week celebration, under Hie auspices of the Incut lodge of Woodmen, opened 23, with a heavy attendance. The «t- Iriicllnos were furnished by the Gasklll- .Muudyl.esvllt Co., nnd arc up to that com- pany's slumhird. Ilnvo also Two Song Sets for JT..VI. Please enclose slump. FRANK K. IIAHTLKV. lirecnporr. smr. <>i., u I., S. V. _ utlM'T .1II8H TlUa—Semi M cents for one or mv Singing and Talking Vaudeville Acts, Music und Alljcouipltic. If yon want a (loon Act cheap, ecndiiiilck. it. U. UK . . No. Mil No. Xe» Jersey Ave., Atlantic Ully. V j. FOR SALE—Conn Double-Hell Kiitgcl Horn: Xovcltj, lllghsnd Low Pitch: Plated: Ally, saxo- phone, K. E, B rm'ts, tien.JW., IndJanapoUsJnd. WANTED, Hcd, rcrformer: salary, 48single; Teapis, fit and expenses,no mure, S|ate tlrst l«tter all specialties, ami if you play organ. Steady work; longse«»«u; week stands. Those that wrote wrtwagaln. Win. Webb. American House, Cleve- land, Ohio. YOl'NO LADY (good waltzrr), very little manii».<aii have grandest opportunity over otrered. i-'ull pirticnlars. . . PAUTNER, 8T« Droadwav. Brooklyn, S. \. WANTKD, SerpentInc Uaiuor, Al Speller, and tlnod Attraction for Carnival Hh,ow. , Elsie. Ser- pentina Bancer of Lookwood Co.; your terms ac- i-enieil. Wrote you letter.-Must have miscarried. Wire nt iny^xjwn^e.j^a^lisjr^'ewirt Me_wa,Va. WANTftD, Ibr STETSON'S "W.T.C." CO. For Siimmej' wasou. playing nuder ruuviis. people whvi can play pans und do turn for concert: also Boss -Canvas Man. Light aud Meni Men. Address GEORGE PECK, us per mute: Lancaster. N. Y.. May 0: Attlra. N. V., M*v 0: tNistlle, X. Y.. May 7 ; Addison. X. Y., May »;■ llorsebead, N. Y.. May lo; Corning. X. Y„ May 11; Bath. N. Y.. May 12. Snn Antonio.—At the Grand Opern House (Sid. Wvls, manager).—The regular theatri- cal venson at this bouse has closed.. Tbe Lyceum organization has one or two attrac- tions tilling extras. Tuesday, April 2G, Mel- skating rink to n Summer theaire. The man- donsobn Quartet Co. ugement hopes to be able to ojien the house Est i-iru Theatre (T. F. Brady, manager!. with-vaudeville Muy'O. Attmrtlons for the season are now booking. Including vaudeville, minstrelsy, concerts and other light attrac- tions. The'stage opeulng will have « width of Hvcnty-flve feet, and the theatre will be ngerl. — The Sisters Hawthorne were the operated much on the order of the popular fcatures_ of the big vaudeville bill week of roof garden April 23. Mignonette Kokin wore several swell costumes, aud made good. Business tested the rapacity of tbe house. The bill week of .Vnv 2, which is the closing week of the season. Includes: McWaters, Tyson and com|Hiuy. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hughes, How- ard's poulesaiid dogs, Howard nnd lliiywiird. Fonr Rlaniis. ErkboH and Gordon, Lloyd and Wi.ltone, Mile. Latins, nud the bioscope. I'MeiF Theatre (Ralph Tborbns. mana- ger).—This house did a fair business last week. A new bill Is offered week of May 2, Kmi'Ire Theatre (Chus. Zimmerman, man- ager).—The Bide Ribbon Girls scored heavily last week, to good business. Irwln'B Ma- jesties week of May 2, Gay Mnsnueradevs week .of 0. ■ ■:*•■*■* Tojilixbon Ham. — Walter Damrosch's New York Symphony Orchestra, with several soloists. In "Parsifal," April 28, drew an audience that filled the big hall In all parts. Kixuli.vgs' Circus May 2. WANTKD, All 'Hound Med. Performers. Week stands. Open early in May. Novelty Aids, state salary and when you csu Join. Hit. JAMRS II- CALL (the man ibntuwdo a farm selling K11I011 Rn.i. fast Palesti ne. Ohio. WANTED, MED. I'KUPLE, ALL KINDS: Sketch Team, Young Uur Skirt Dancer and Singer. Qood amateurs wrlle. flood Lecturer, on percentage. Salary low hut sure. No tickets, show under rauvns. KOH SALE—One Acetylene Tank and Burner, $»: cost Slo. One Calcium Burner, J.1;cost *s. B"thgoodiisilew, l.odnft.llliiin and live sets song sidles, to exclmngc foidllfcrcnt lllnis and songs. L. C. HAVIBKH. Sprlngboro, I's. bv Chlckerlng. "Charley" Mitchell "JACK' ASMis'lEH HY McAULIFFE SiiKluniv. — At tbe Academy of Music (John 11. Davidson, manager).—Edwin Hull, in "The Cardinal," drew a full house April 21. giving excellent satisfaction. Vogel's Minstrels 28. German Imperial Baud May I. IWl ' BM Theatre (T. d. Ilamford & Sam Murks, managers).—"Wedded aud Purled" nlnyed, 10 good business, April 21-24. "lite I'arish Priest" enme. tu large houses 25-JO. "The Man from Mexico" May 1-7. ■ Bay City—At the Washington Theatre (W. J. Daunt, manager).—Edwin Holt, In "The Cardinal." drew a fair sized nud ap- preciative audience April 22. Vogcl's Min- strels came 2(J, and pleased everybody. Com- ing: The First Imperial Marine Band of German May 3, •Howe's' moving pictures 1, "Two Merry Tramps" 0. Manistee. —At the Ramsdell Theatre fCbas. M. Southwell, manager).—The Ly- man Twins, in "At tlic Maces," played to a packed house April 2a. . '"Why Down hast, 27, for Ifs first presentation in' Manistee. The advaacc sale was very: large. r"llai>py Hooligan" Sn, The Htlvunce Bale for tills bIiow was also very targe; • ''• " r' '. Jackson. — At the Atlieiiocum ,(H. Jt. Potte*. malinger).—The Myrtle-Harder C». did good business. Wilbur Illgby to. April Evausviiie.—At the Grand Opera nousc (I'edley k Burcb, managers).—This house was crowded nt each of Ibe three perform- nnces-of '"IHic Mikado." under the personal direction of Prof. Will Davidson. Only local talent waa displayed, but some extreme- ly good acting was done. The voices were line. "Tbe Mummy and the Hummiug Bird" bad nn cxrelllent advance- sale for 25. "Xttney Brown" 21). 1*eoplb's Theatre (Pedlcy & Burch, inan- .isers).—The Flints, wcek'of 18, with their clever work In hypnotism, called out big hum**, nnd kept tlieni In a continuous Up- roar from start to finish. "His Xlbs tbe Baron" Way 1, "Down East Folks" 8. Notes. —Tbe Wright Amusement Carnival Co. c-iuiifd Its season of forty weeks on- April from pneumonia, April 2-1. on 2.1. and has the most complete carnival out- of Joe Levitt. 'Die funeral lit ov.er seen here. Everything Is entirely new, i.nd several features have been added,..;. •'*-:»), Imperial Marine Hand of Germany Muv2. John Vogcl's Minstrels 4, "lluppy Hooligan" I). W'cntworlh Stock Co. 12-11. ' - '• «■» '" DEATHS IX THE PROFESSION. luc entire crew of the torpedo boat destroy- er, Lawrence, were Invited as the guests of the Grand, to attend the performance of I he Mlkndo." The Lawrence visited Evans- vllle two days on Its way to the St. Louis "orld's Fair Gentry's Dog and l'oiiy Show came 20 All Summer park thea- tres are expected to open In a short time. s ■ > Terre linntc.—At; the Grand Opera House CI. W. Barhydt. manager).—Lew Dockstad- <t came Apr|l'27. for two performances, and played to rrovvdod houses. "The Devil's Auction," 29, DO, had good business. Com- hie:-Maude Adam's Mav 7, Frahcls Wilson lt>.'-- - r Xotks. —^Tbe Orpbcum closes' tho first Part of next month for the Summer Hie opening of Lake View Park has been de- layed, owing to the extreme high water. Ar- rangements ure completed for tb May. in. with the Wright Carnival an actor, died In Interment wns iu Grace Levitt, of the team, Joe nnd Oraco Levitt, died nl her home at Weedsport. X. ) ., She was the wife -ul was held at WcodHport April 20. Thomas F. Keirxs Delta. Colo., April 20. Sun Francisco. „ William T. Smeau, at one time a well known acrobat, died at Ida homo; in Uliig- bamtou, X. Y.. last week, aged fifty-seven veurs. He traveled for some years with Barnum's Circus. ... ,. „ . Nellie Fahkex, the well known Eiigllsh actress and old time Gaiety Theatre favorite, died on the morning of April 28. In I/>udou, England, from gouty affection of the lienrt. She was born In Lancashire. E"g.. about slxtv years ago, and made her professional debut nt the nge of sevea. first npP^f'"*. 0 " the I-ondon stage In 1S0L She played at the tiiilety Theatre, London, at Its opening, un- der the management of John nolllngidicnd, in December. IStlS. In "On the Curds. Ill nrlvute she was Mrs. Itobert Soutar. Jliss n*-cfcL»llI Will iu i._*T^„ _..i «„» nA . uhn> \vnn ntnnv tliHRIDDK liladya V. n , MpilH, Broa ., B qbb a nd Gage. Egfc^WJJiWR Sw&.'She „. * 1- _ u .„ u ideiitmed with tbe larger burlesiiiies } Inecnnea^-At McJlmaey'g Opera House * h t h Jo n Holllngsbcnd Intronuced, and for l;rni.k Green, manager).—The Klbbey Sto.^ w ^ c ,f e / a 0 t o,! | n ° [SItZli an "Monte CrluK,.'; 1 o. opened u week'a engagement April 24, l,^" - j a "i l s ,eiinnvd," "The Forty Thieves" Jiving itrong plays. On May », opening for ..H"!^.^" B t«"" ^SnUe London laugh. She ronTS^"r. "'SS* f - h0 B i ,tlcr8 - ah0 Tn0l,r IndacedluuH in more thnn fifty of these lomedy Co. 10 and week. '""."v.™ "l "L. . t _—, .in.™. —Harry Stubbs nnd his excellent stock com puny presented "Twlxt I,ovc nnd Duty," to S. It. 0„ during the carnival. The Oni-ifEi'M (Ed. Tally, manager) gnve 11 series of continuous performances during the carnival week, und did an Immense busi- ness. Tub Gaskill Co. axd Mundt Co. did very large business during the carnival week, ■ • Waco.—At the Auditorium (Jake Gar- linkle. manager).—"A Friend of flic Family," April 12, wns the benefit night, of tho popu- lar yuunir manager. Juke Gurfluklc, nnd Hie pluy being a drawing attraction, tho house was crowded with 11 most enthusiastic au- dience, "llolty Tolty." 1.1. came to a full bouse. Tlic seuson closed with fills attrac- tion. ««» KENTUCKY. Louisville. — At the Masonic Theatre icliiis. A. SliuW, malinger).—"Young Tobe Iliixic" intruded crowded bouses lust week. Ernest Luwson proved to be as good an actor as a playwright. "Sweet Clover" May 2-7. - AVBOI Theatre (Chas. A. Shaw, mana- ger 1.—"A Roynl Slave" caught on strong week April 24-110, the attendance being on the capucltv order. "Tho Moonshiner's Daughter" May 1-7. ArtUTiiRiLM (Jnmes It. Camp, manager). —Walter llamrusch and the Xew York Sym- phony Orchestra gtivc n "I'nrslfal" concert 27. ami completely lilted the house. Suiixa and IiIn liand fiilluweu 2H. giving two porforiiiuneeM to crawdrsl bouses. Hiri'KixntlAM Tiieathb (Whnllcn Bros., ma lingers).—The Majestic Burlesque Co. ill- traded large atlcndanco last week, and gave general satisfaction. Notes. —tieulry Bros.' Dog and Pony Cir- cus plays a week's engagement May 2-7...". Gardner and'Hballcross. who have for years bct-u In Ibe theatrical business In nud mound tills city, have opened a booklug ugency in the new Masonic Building Soiisa and his band gave the last pvrt'oriumicc April 2S that will ever be bud nl the Auditorium. The properly has been sold lulu building lots. 'An suction will-bo held Muy I>. of the .scenery, electric light plant and other theat- rical property. ■ I'ii diienh.—At tbe Kentucky (James E. English, manager),—-Faust's Minstrels, nt niullnee nnd evening performances April HO, bad-good business. The Elbe! Tucker Stock Co. will uccupv the boards the month of May. ■•ml 1 ben the iienson for the Kentucky closes. Tub Casixu. the Summer theatre owned by the street cur company, will 0|>cn May fit), under the management of Matt Kuucll. Tlie theatre will run all Summer. Mr. Kusell controls a string of theatres, and will put on stock companies. Hie companies changing towns every three weeks. .Vote. —Manngcr Ecgllsb. of the Kentucky, bus closed n contract for the erection of a new theatre at Henderson, Ky. It will be modeled after the Kentucky, und owned hy t'nducnh capitalists. It will be named the English, in compliment to Manager English. Manager English Is also In a deal to erect a Ihentre at Shrovejwrt, La. • WANT Y00S0 LADY to Handle Snakes for Store Rooui Show. Must Join at once, with Snakes or without. State wlsry. Six months' work. Address THOS. DKLAVAXTI, ostc or Hotel lliirke, 232 l.ack' a Avenue, ttrratitno, Vs. WANTKD, First class lllack Face Comedians for Medicine Business, Those I bill can slug and dance, ami put on act4 and make iiicm go hot. I.oDg engagement nnd sure money. _CI.HTi»S RKMRDY CO.. Olrard, HI. W VIVTED, Singing and ihtuolng Comeillaii, and Boiibretlo, Al sketch Tea \\ I'laim Player, sight reader. Salary low bin sure. Iliislness, nut fmillug. Want Al people. Must Join 011 wire Man- ager Modern Remedy Co., Foster. Ind., Warren Co. MUST BB SOLD—The I.11 I'avettc ralciillii Light Plant Bit )»nmp. Tanks, Itotorts, Dissolving wu-rooptlcon, Spoi Lights, ulivets, colors In frames, etc.), loss than Half original cost. ItOX K. I.n Fayetle, Bid. GllEAT UAUGAISS—Slack Teal fits!*)) lined, all lliruugli: nrt. walls complete, f!n; ibilates. Weston's ui,ike,-*lou: 33 Films, l,;.".urt., lot al $122: two llliistans cheap. Slampfor reply. I). P. liAHK l,KY. Ml. I'lefts.mi, I's- ~ WANTK1>—A No. I Coniedlaii: sirci-i work; iiui.-i plav own iniisic. Steady work lung as .Mm keep sober. Maud iraiisportutlou. Must be up Iu street work. SIX NATION MKI1. CO., Ilocliesler. Mich. PEHFOHMKiiS! Take Notice 1 Have your ad up to date. Sketches, flags. Mounlogucs and Parodies, written to order. Originality my motto. Name your Hong! I will write the parody V Some new ones on "Nsvalio!" "When Wo Were Two Lit- tle liovs,""That's Howl Ixivo Von, Mame," "Meet Mc lit SI. Louis, Louis," "Dear Ming Sing," "Your Bad (Javc Ills Life For Bis Country," etc,, etc. Address NATE SACHS, cure N. Y. ULIPPKR, K Y. WASTED- Contortion Act, Bur Team, Ijnirier Ad, EiiulllbrlHt, barrel Kicker, Clown In work, Bar Act, Sketch Team, Dogs, Oo.iis, or any good act Millahlc for lady audience. Advance Agent not afraid or work. Hliow travels by rail. Stops from one lo four days iu each phi re. Hn.v do you doable band. Small show, small rslarlcs, as you got them. No hoo/crs, kickers, mashers or managers need apply. No fares. I HAYK l-'KliT TIIK tiKNTLK PAIN. State nil llrsl teller. Must bo able 10 Join by wire. Address IL'IM'Y noil HOIHNtjON'S It.II. SHOW, as par route In this l-sue. " roil 8AI.K, Clothes Ruck, snitublc for licaiito Head balancing Act or Jugglor Also One Kino Mice! rleal Fedestal, U. C„ cure of (,'l.ll'l'KH . FOR SALE, FHtST CLASS CLOWN DOC; stage broken. Also Ono Fine Fo.v Terrier thai, does minor tricks; • w.c.P., earner OLHTKII. "liTLIBRlkTY, PHOK. ilOKFMAN, ilioflroat Knropean Maaiclan. S. K. cor. Highland and L'ul- vorslty Avenue. Ml. Auburn, CiuclnBatl, Oblo. WAST TO IIUY fiAIATBA AND TEST MM SAMS. Tent about 20 by 4U. W. WHITTLE, 41 Clinton St., .Newark, X. J. Clvelowest prlco Vinwikl*HI SKKTCHBb this month, f 1 each. -A Transfer Trance" (tramp and sou- brette), "Palmist and Widow' 1 (character male aud fetualc), "Hipping Mr. Winkle" idcrinaii l.'iiine- dliio and sonbratte), "llrulns and Adonis" 12 mates travesty act), "Walking AotoiV (2 mules, black race and straight), "Searching for Hill" (2 mules, lilnck fact). Stamp for list. Tlaya and skelehes written to-order, Address IlKltNAIH) KI.1NU, plavwrlkhl, V-M llroadway, Room 17, cor. 371 li St., N. V. City. CONNECTICUT. ILLINOIS. P«-orIu.~At the Grand (Chamberlln, Har- rington k Co., managers).—Manager Har- fi'iglon gave more than value received In Sweet Clover" April 24. The house was lull, and Otis B. Thayer und Gertrude Bond- "iil. In the leading roles, were capital. Coiii- log: Viola Allen May 7, "My Friend from Arkansas" S. Main Stkket Tiikatrk (Will Nash. man«- teri-—An exceptionally good bill attracted {•nod attendance. For May 2 aud week: Ju- lia Klngsley nnd Co.. Rome and I-'crirusiin, t rank Dunn. Creed and Do Verne. w hast Thkatke (0. F. Bartson. manager) productions from the liens of Byron. Btirnand. I hert Pettlt und others. Miss Farren ulso acted In the comedies > g M Ji«* Mgl \£**S: vals. nud as nu actress tilaycd In ^an the (iood for Nothing," -'Cricket oa tbe Hearlb. and otucr pluv". She Hiid ulso played he down I "Twelfth Night." She came to be rnRed Slates'only ouce. and her London vogue was not well understood here. She WM „ mi'iuTs'r of the first of the Gaiety Theatre The . Charles Dilnhy und otbeis. wns returning front a otig v «'t |' -\'"' »»=■ —. .,.,. n ,.. tV v. v. uui.sun. , u «„ und inme to New York in Ibe Fall "I isb». Juatoeas at this house has remained good. '-Monte Crlsto," In which Nellie Farren played f omlng » and week: Mack nud Elliott, Me- E.hnond Dilutes, and "Silas hsnieraldn, In 'u.vre and Rice, the Highlands, Wolf and „hlcb she was Captain Phoebus, were the WIJbmi. Alkens nnd D. Vjpln. (wo burb-«|Ues gli'Cli here by the "mi|ioi»r. Jacous' Tni:*TBB ill. F. Jacobs, mana- M |g,, Karren enmo or n Iheutrlcnl r c ° r '-— Ituslness satisfactory. Coming 2 and imvinr la-en a dnugliler of Henry.in nrren. nnd •*eek: The" 'Wai'kcraV'i'oweVs' and" Freed, "El" fml' granddaugh'tcr"uf' William Farren, niur.; «nU Cottrill, the MIdgleys. Her son. Farren Soulnr. aHw! .herel.Jjatnln- Curs.—Jii M . w Harrington's new asbes- i er | u Hie support of William Gillette, In !S Jtrtalu la Tielug hnng-..: Hylman's -yho Admirable Crlchtoii.' stadium" Is about ready for the grand open- ing, which ocenrs May 15. a . t "t* ,1 ' , 'e-—At the Powers Ornnd (Fi-isl ■'• tiiven, iiinnnger).—The Transatlantic Ex- ".■lynganza Co., April 23, did very well, eon- * merlin- the fart that the clrcns was hern on (hit data "Devil's Auction" had a good Itriilicriiarl.—Smlth'a Theatre (Edward ('. Smith, malinger).—Virginia llnriird, April 2)1. played to good business, us did "A Little Mother." 27. "W'lieo Johnny Comes March- ing Home" 28. und "Why Women Bin" 2U, :;o. Booked: Muxlnn Elliott May 2, "The .Minister's Son" :l, "Lovers' Luue" 5, "Queen of lhe While Slaves" 0. T. Poi.i'.n Tic'atiik ijoseiili Crlddle, munn- rer).—Bill IiikI week dlu u goial laislness. Week of 2: The Five Nosses. Nell Sylvester, Empire Comedy Four. Hale and Frances, the I'miAns. uud tlie Wiltons. Noris.—Juck Burke, manager of the Sum l.h-vere i'ii.. was In this irlfy reeiiperntliig for it few days John A. Klica, of this eltv. lias received u «inivenlr mntrh «ufe from Will II. Fox. Who Is making a success III London :il pres4>ut A feature of Ibe production, ••W.bv WOM* Sin," at Sinltb's, 211, ait. was the work of Utile Minerva, the child actress, who was cucorid reputedly, und held a re- ception after tho performance. ' ' ■ ' Now llnvrii. —At the Hyperion f(l. It. Bunnell, maiiugerl,—"A Venetian Bomancc" ui »tt,iiH„a Anvil * ' flue: Joseph came Iu good returns April 2T. Jefferson. • liRA.vn OfEit> HMm CI. II. Bunnell, roan- i nrcwi agent of the State ageV).—"Only a Shop filil " drew- gwd bmi- Rlreet^Tbeatref Tr?uiotTx. f. «as killed In ■ - —11. 21. n auloiunblfe'neHilerit ApflL^ TllH JtKMAINS. i.i' IIohii: }?•.«'"?"•'• " r AruistroUg and Wright, W »led AprllS from typhoid puetuiioniiii At Mr.. Armstrong h loitun iu Clikugc,, here taken lo Philadelphia for toriat... , :: ;.. ' . • '•, ne-«t'2S-.'t(i. "Why Women Sin" May I'uM's Tiomtuh <K. Z. Poll. nliuingerV— The bill for wMl'df Mil)' 2: The TooZ'mmiIii Troupe. Fraueesaa Bedding uud Co., Misters He Firye. i^.thSio rmneily Four, the Slnrvel- ous Fniuk. Chalk Saunders. Barr mid Benton. Xoir.—Sbubeit Brothers, of New, l'ork AT LIDEUTV, ltarry-1 UK ol.l VKRS-Miulc Vorsallle Sketch Team. Singers ami Dancers, All Around Comedians, I'm on Acts,make them go, strong Dancer. Mgrs. who pay sal., wire tickets quick tu, H»KttYOLIVKiLCushliig,O.T. FOlt SALE, One SKTof ORCIIKSTHA HKLLS, III At condition, at a bargain. Address THOS. OAHROLL,_Bo.\ (UK, lloiicsdnle, Pa. TOP Ll NE It Ucb. PEIl KOU SI K It; clniiige fur X weeks. Street, house, lot or wagon. a liitrcraiil characters. Fake guliiir, loud singer; sober, reliable ami oxp. f 10 'week buys, sue slamps. J. II. WOOHS, flcn. Del., Toledo, Ohio. WmmilW" INr WAhbltoifis-f Clown Suit, Negro Suit, Silly Kid Still, and I Dutch Suit; ulso 1 Rxlm Fancy Trimmed Veal and Pauls, 1 Negro Wig and Hhiek beaver Hal. Al condition. Will sell very clica ii or trade for artuiogood Films. FltANK K.IIAK'1 1.1**1 , t;rcoiiport,Suir.Cn.,L.I.,N.Y. AT I'BERTV Ier Summir Stock or Repertoire, RALPH TAYLOR and KATHERINE READE, riioroilglily expcrleiii-ed. two of ti* gnuiietif n-«>^na.-<!tf 1 .*^ft! bus ever known. "iMinrley! SI IcbHI, tin olol or England, and ".lack" McAullfiy. a member of Hint famous M i iiiiuliioii-. •The Three American Jacks." Hull van ami Iiemiisev Mllg Hie other two. Seldom have we heeii able to present all all rail Ion lo coin- HN Willi this, for It li u eii«.< of (wo foe one. Nearly nil of Hie famous lighters mile niMienred ul the Did Howard. Iml imt '»»"" have tliev cnttie 111 pairs. Mitcliell and Mc AnlHTe are to do u turn thai will brill* aboil n mneilng between lliem. u meeting lull will show Hint these two fumoiis "ls.nlglils of lie liloves" me still In "The 1I|» und Dullig Class" nnd haven long lime nliend of tbetn ie ; fore lliey Join "The Down nnd I ut Soelelj. Ihiu'l ililnk Hint .Mllcbell and Me.Xul ffe nre "Hie wli«lc> tiling" of the MB. f'"' taV* re mil. We've got n vaudeville show I hut l» on tb" ••luioi»lii" order, while the Howard llui- |MKN will be found us fnsclnnllilg ns ever AT TUB (ll«l» HOWARD ATHENAEUM •j," BOSTON MA68 (America's OtdestVarloty and Hiirliwque Theatre) Hl!i:iv OF MAV 2 I.A VBKN and CUOHH The latest In Ibe way of a hensiitl il I'ciohnllc act. Not from across llie briny. » leal A rlciin prisluclloii. II s dineicii froil niivllllnu vou have ever seen In Hie iillilelb Hill-. 'I'lic best exlllbllloll of Ibe frillls "I pbvslcnl culture yet )iresenlcd. Ln \eeii Is lIn*. kI pcrfeil specimen »l syinliietrleni liiuseiilar develiipnieiit Hint bus ever piiseil In public. ;i lilt li mav- Wlial these buys du. nud Hie way I hey d" II. will make yon unfold your tot* fij fa • They'll have everybody asking "Who Slopped the' ferrvlsailJ" It's i of the real tiling co ly itets of Hie day. IIABUI8 and WAI.TKHH A pair of HketclilBlM whose etrorls lo iiiiiumo lire alivnvH npprecliited by llio I ownrdlles. When i-cceiitrle iiuiusllaiis are the loplo Its u ■In Hint Clnirlte Harris' liaiiio la union* ihose llrst mentioned. NAIIICI.LK .IOIINNON Those who have seen her pronounce her to be one of Ibe licst UnllitdlslH We have ever - caiiglu ill our net. A swell looker, too. IIUKD inn! SHAW A couple of BiiNlon lioys wl nil Will all or Hie rlblHHis, plain und llieduls when II comes lo It an ring ilcls. They linve ei t lo b" front on I he lump, anil ivuul.l rank iiiiiong■ I li« lop-iioieherHln any vnrlely bill thai could bo p,ul«gell,cr. a MI , rt , nKli ,, M A Irlu of real mat I rs who are full or tin- geunliie essence. We liiivu Wllud many h leaiii of Afro Aiueriiiiii enlerlitlnerM atari! Hi" rag- time criute commenced, Imt never uny Hint could allow tills one u liniitllciip. OSAV ami DV,Ii,HO Jesllve Jugglers. Odd mllcles haiulled u odd wnys. A span at extremely slick iiiuiilpuhiloiH. AND OTIIKHH Including Till'. lllll'DSWIHI'l'IIS ntiJoHN, Singers and Dancers; NIOWTtjN, HUH'll • S. Novell vlsu: I.WtN mid BAKi:i.A<;inblillc ■o.nediai.s : I'HIL SlOII'l'f'N. Celt e Humor- ist: I'AintliLI. nnd -ll.VKF.il, Black luce 1'oi.iIuiick: LKW WATSON, Coon Shunter, iipil Till: KINETOHBAI'II, Showing New Motion , *' tl,,roH - tiik inuuimira, , - „ Sis-oil Is ii dlsllngiilslilng clniiticterlMl c of lb" mixtures of ruin li and melody In which our aggregation of iitlruelera win all-tho rlbboiis. Vfiu'ir llnil I bin Week's one of-the swirii'Sl we've ever pin uu the card. Sluybo that a why II Is culled SPEED TO BURN- -AMONG THE HASTENERS K^ANOItltBYERK. J^ffgHSB KATKBBLtlHIKI ' I.AHItA DKIjIIKKU MISNIB IIIIIIKI', Hood Aildress iU West Hist Slreel, New York City. t'lniraeleis. wardrobe. Joint or singli 1 Clly, took possession of Hie Hyperion on May 2, for Hie next, leu years. .Manager f!. II. Bunnell severed his coiniei lion with I In- the- atre, which he bus conducted for Hie past eighteen years, uud has imide It ono of Ibe finest in the New England Slates. By se- curing tho Hyperion tbu Shiihert Brothers have a circuit III New England Including Bridgeport. .New London, Norwich, l'ruvl- dencc una JSetrport, ' i . 4«» — - — I*. I". Craft, manager for Conroy A Muck, nfier iitleiidllig lo liilsllii'hs III New York, left for Wheeling. W. Vn., to look lifter Ills car- nival shows for I lie Summer seuson. He will be associated with Frank Schweitzer, a well . known street (air man. MAY HKI.MON JULIA CIUISIIV HKOIHilK HKVKItE 11KLKN I'Altlt LILLIAN KKF.I.KV Clalro llomalro Bmma RiihsoII Hello Thuraby Kslher Maltland Anns lllglcr Uxulit Kelly Jimtilu IniteH Aiitm Waltiuan Mabel Clovolaild (ieiilc Lelghtim Amy i^'o Klshi Hreonu May Hamilton U",'? , . i !2 1 " 1 j, Dorolliy Moore Edith Meredith Uum Leicester Atny Stotio Clara Coady May Barllolt VIOI.Kl MAHt'OTTK Ik the puny who "|nll« on" Hie ll»wu(d« Inn-let ins. IIit "big niimbern' lire Ibe talk of all.tbose In the profession who buppun to gel n look HI Ilium. Hi' Hi« way, there Is never u lime that a really pretty g r ruiiimi gel n trial »t tlie Howard. Wrlle Miss Mus rillH-. She'll do Hie rest. The wise music publishers liitvi- her iiiitue and address posted Iu their liais uud never rail to semi her I heir new publlciilloiis. Tlic lloivnrd Is Hut plarc in make soniis po|iulitr 111 Boston. ALWAYS SOMETHING DOING I TILL II P. M„ AT THE 01,11 .' BOOKIHO ACttNT* - ■ New York—Frank Forrester. liojton- Hfl, Kolley, mi Court St. I'ress malter'ailrt pliotogTiiphs Tor newspaper i tils mIioiii.i lie sunt d Ctn) f>. Ditlirn|>, I'n-w It.-p reseiilaltvt'. ' ,, ., ... Address all other eiiliiiiiiiiileiiHoli:i, lucllldlii|| blllliig.lo WM. MoAVOY,. . Manager Howard Aijjie-iiciim, Hoatoi), Mass. . .. i*- A * ..- ,-