The New York Clipper (November 1904)

87a THE JSTEW YORK g^IPPIEIR. No;tebibeb 12. THE NEW TORE CLIPPER <»» THE FRANK QUEEN PUBLISHING GO. (Limit*. . rtiQPiiir.Tons. ALBT.BT J. BORIE, BniioriiJtr. and Business Mamao**. 8ATDBDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1904. RATES. Advertisement*— $2.80 per loch, tingle col- umn. ;"». • •..-"< Advertisements set with border, 10 per cent, extra, " ■ subscription. Oda year la advance, f4; six months, %2; tlira» months, si. Foreign pottage extra. fllngft copies will be sent, postpaid, on re* celpt of 10 cents. -,' T - Our Terms rn.rn Cash. THB CLIPPER la'Burned every Wednesday morning. The list four (advertising) pages GO TO PltEBS on Saturday at 11 a. m„ and tbe other pages on MONDAY and TUESDAY. The Forma Cloning Promptly, Tues- day, at 10 o'oloolc A. H. Please remit by express, money order, check, P, 0. order or registered letter. All eash en- cloned with letter Is at the risk of sender. Address All Communication* to Till) NEW YORK CLIPPER, > 47 West 28th Street, New York. 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(JUE1UES ANSWERED. No Replies by Mall or Telegraph. ADPI.ESSBS Ot! WUEUKAOOUTS NOT GIVEN. Al.1. IN IJUEST OF BUCH BHOULn' WBITE TO TH08R WHOM THST: SEEK, IN C'AttB OP THE CLIPPER Post Office. .All lbttbbb will BE ADYEST1SF.D ONE WEEK ONLT. : IP TUB ROUTE OP ANT THEATRICAL C0MPANT IS HDIiallT." BEPBK TO OttB U» : W ROUTBB ON ANOTHHR TAQB. W'B CANNOT BBND ROUTES BT 31 Alb Ott TELE OBAPII. BBAMATIC P. H., ned Bank.—We have no knowledge of the present whereabout* of tbe party. Ad- dress a letter la our core and we will adver- tlseUtb] Tnsl'CLU'i'Kn letter list. ' J? II. JV; Hackensnck, 10, F. D., Washington, Missl'\ H., Bncyrns, Miss N. 8., New York, W. S., Newport. O. N. C„ Terre Haute, M. C. 0., Philadelphia, Misb J. U., Now York, and ■• M. B. II., Boston.—Seo answer to P. n., ° \J. h., Chester.—Address the vaudeville ugents. A. M., Hartford.—He never did. H. C, New York.—Seo our route list In MisTm. N., Marshall.— Wo would advise you to take a course of study at one of the leading dramatic schoolB. . '' ' „, H. H. A., Philadelphia.—Address the Li- brarian of CongreBH, Washington, 1). C. . Mas; H. II. &L, ParkerBburg.—Address the Itlriputli Lyceum Bureau, Boston, Mass. CI J. S., West Philadelphia.—Address the party htuiBelf. . „ _ . Mibh fi. G„ Mahoulngtown.—1 and 2. Let- ter was called for. U and 4. Letters were called for beforo they were advertised, a. Address Frunklyn Sargent, Empire Theatre Building, New York City. W. J., Wlnghain.—Address Hawkins, 118 East Thirteenth Street, New York City. BSf. C.—The company Is not on tho roaa. Mns. C. II. C, Now York.—The party her. self will probably furnish you with what you llOrilrC V. Id. A„ Toledo.—1. Soe answer to P. H., Bed Bank. 2. The cost would be 91.00 with- Ml It., Brooklyn.—Wo have no knowledge of tho present whereabouts of the party. Maiiis T.—Wo have no record of tho death of tho pnrty nor havo wo any knowledge of blH present whereabouts. ; I,. K., Brooklyn.—Tho title, as applied to a pipy. Is unknown to us. _, F. A. n., Fort Worth.—Address Blegman & Well. 70 Woostor Street, Now Sork City. P. 11., Washington.—Her last anpearanco occurred March U, 1880, ut AlbaugVa Thea- tre-Washington. D. C, although,sue has, since bet inarrlogo, appeared In England occasionally at bonellt performances. F.'P.-B.. Now Orleans.—All acts In which there Is uo talking; or singing uic kuown us "Bllent" or "dumb" acts. D. J. II., Chicago.—Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show began un engagement at Ernst inn, Htaton Islaud, N. Y., afternoon ot May 80, 1888. ' * M." A. W., Chicago.—No letter addressed to Josephine West fins been received at this office. If you send ono wo will advertise It In our letter list. . _ E. B. E., Brooklyn.—Tho party was born nt Clinton, In., In 1800. She- made her first appearance on tho stage lu 1878 as u mem- ber of tho chorus at tho Park Theatre, Brook- lyn. Scored her first success under the man- agement of Tony Pastor In his burlesohe of "The Pirates of Penzance," In February, 1881. L. C.—Letters have not been clalmod. CARDS. N. E. T.i Clinton.—-Any straight flush Is what 'Is sometimes termed a "royal flush." The latter term finds no place in any stand- ard work upon tho gome of pour. J. H7, AMneton.—A wins with high. T. «.. New Kochelle,—Tho points count In die ordor" ot their precedence thus: High. low. Jack and gatae. • ••;,_■■ ^ !;•■ "Tnon Shalt Not Kill' Co.—D can with- draw his money. J. K.. rhllddelphlB.—A wins with low. — - ' , ♦« ' » . . . . KonutR and Mahion, musical team, opened at Putnam's Theatre, Richmond, Vn., Oct. 81, for two weeks. Ron: Chicago's theatrical' Interests have been largely cent red In court during tho past week, Wb«Q tliA City Council. extended the time limit for a full compllDaco with the new building regulations Nov. 1 was tbe date set for every house In Chicago to be in readi- ness for a permanent license or close up. Previous to that date, however, the Great Northern, Folly and Columbus Theatre man- agement went into court and obtained In- junctions with a view of "breaking"' tbs nety ordinance. A great majority, of oar other theatres underwent alterations which brought tbem Into full compliance with tbs new regulations until, on Nov. • 1, nil save the Illinois Theatre, Bush Temple and the theatres previously mentioned were the only houses not entitled to final inspection, and a permanent permit- to exist under the new laws. Hence oh Tuesday, Nov. 1, tbs au- thorities notified the Bush Temple and Illi- nois management that tbey could give no further performances until they bad rigidly compiled. There was a hasty scurry at the Bash Tempi?; and the needed changes were made In time for tho night performance. But at the Illinois Manager will J. Davis re- fused to comply with the demands and late on Tuesday afternoon secured a temporary Injunction restraining the city from Inter- fering' with bis business. Co-Incident wltlt his legal proceedings In the Injunction case Manager Davis' lawyers have spent tbe week In court endeavoring to quash the In- Indictment which bangs over bis bead la con- nection with the Iroquois Theatre Ore. The Columbus management bas also been In court endeavoring to nave a permanent Injunction established ngalnst city Interference with tbe conduct of the theatre. On top of these pro- ceedings Weber Bros., who lease and manage the Columbns, have been restrained, by the owners of the building, from using the adver- tising matter which Is customary with com- binations playing sensational melodramas. Barring the legal complications here recited the week before election was theatrically quiet and uneventful. The current days, bow- over, have promise of novelty ot tbe Illinois and Studebsker, and the other theatres pre- sent an unusually attractive line of time tried attractions. With a Sunday night per- formance (something unusual at the Illinois) Louis Slahn will, on Nov. 0, Introduce "The Second Fiddle" to local auditors, and on Tuesday night, 8, at the Studebaker, Richard Golden will give us our first views of "Com- mon Sense Bracket'' Special Importance is alSo lent to the current days by the promised reopening ot the thoroughly overhauled sad practically new Olympic on Sunday after- noon. The Oxpheum Show will provide most of the continuous; vaudeville performance which will serve to restore'this old favorite resort to the fancy of Chicago's vaudeville hosts. Illinois TRBATfB (Will J. Davis, mana- ger).—"The Two Orphans" departed Satur- day night, 0, after a fortnight ot fairly good business, the great strength of tbe cast being unable to revive Interest In a play we bnve been surfeited with at tbe bands of our local stock companies for years. On Sunday night, 0, LouIb Mann will give us our first oppor- tunity to see "The Second Fiddle." He will remain n fortnight. Pownns' Theatre (Harry J. Powers, man- ager)'.—Bnbert Kdeson begins bis second and Inst' week Monday night,, continuing "Ban- son's Folly" as his offering. This plsy was seen locally for tbe first time last week and business was fnlr. Kuudny night Leon Wacbs- ner's German Stock Co., from Milwaukee, will glve> their ciiRtomnry performance. Wllilnm Collier will present "The Dictator," for the first time In Chicago, 14. Gnand Opera Housh (Harry Askln, busi- ness manager),—Ezra Kendall, In "Weather* beaten Benson," enters upon his seeonrt rind 1 last week Sunday night. Our first Impres- sions of Mr. Kendall's new play were gained last week, and the favorable critical verdict was backed by excellent' business. Kyrle Belle* will arrive with "Battles" next week, to Rtny n fortnight. Muvicrbb'b Tiiratrb (Oeo. C. Warren, business manager).—Kellar returns to Chi- cago after an absence of more than two yearn to tnvstlfy these audiences for a single week, starting'Sunday ovenlng, ; 0. He'wlTl be fol- lowed by '''Way Down East" for Its nnnunl engagement. Lost week. Chauncey Olcott preBontod ."Terence," closing n fortnight of evenly big business throughout. GAjpiiCK'TiiRATnn (Sam P. Gorson/ busi- ness - manager).—"Fontnna" continues a potent magnet,, attracting crowded bouses and delighting all beholders. Tbe sixth week of Jefferson T)e Angeles, Katie Barry'and the merry-hosts of ^'Fnntana" begins Sun- day night, 0, with the end of the run still unannounced, Studebaker Theatre (It E. Harm oyer, business mnhngor).—On Election Day, at tho matinee, Itlchnrd Golden will Introduce, "Common Sense Bracket" for the first time In' Chicago. Tbo prosperous engagement of Arnold Daly, In presentations ot tbo. Bernard Shaw comedies, coded Its second week .Sat- urday night, G. . -: Great Northern Theatre (Fred C. Eb- erts, manager).—Gns. Hill's presentation of "McFadden T s Flats," In which the Speck Bros, and Billy Barry Jr. arc featured, .will hold attention tor a week, J^eglnaing Sun- day afternoon, 0. James T. Corbett, In "Pals," will follow, 18. On Saturday night, r», Williams and Walker ended three weeks of remarkable prosperity, capacity busloess having ruled during the engagement La Salli: Thkatre (Albert Campbell, man- nger).—"The Jolly Baron" begins Its last fortnight Sunday night, 0. A new musical comedy, "His Highness the Bey," will be given 21. Business continues upon an evenly prosperous boats, and Sam Collins 1b enlarg- ing his list of admirers. Criterion Theatre (Ben M. Olroux, man- ager).—"Queen ot the Wbtto Slaves," as produced by Al. H. Woods, will be the attrac- tion here for tho week starting Sunday after- noon, 0. During the past week Montgomery Irving suffered "For H1b Brother's Crlmo" profitably and sensationally. • _ Aiuambra Tubatub (James n. Browne, business manager).-^Jnraes h. Walllck pre- sents "Escaped from tho Hnrem." for the first tliuo lu Chicago, Sunday afternoon, 6, continuing through tho coming week. "Queen of tho Wblto Slaves" moves over hero next Sunduy. Last week business was good for "Queen of tho Highway." Theso uucrowned queens of scnsatlunlillsm find this house a protttnblo realm nt nil times. AcAimMi or Music (Wm, Bocbo, business manager).—Sclma Herman, who presented "Wedded But No Wife," to profitable attend- ance up to Saturday night. C, gives way to "Quceu of tbe Highway'' Sunday afternoon. "Alouc In the World' 1 will bo tbo ensuing at- traction. Business Is One at the Academy this season. •?••""■ ' Columriis Tiikatbb (Weber Ilros., man- agers).—"The Lost Paradise" Is the bill hero this week, opening Sunday afternoon, 6, fol- lowing'T'A Midnight'Marriage,'' last week's attraction, and preceding- tbe.-Boyal- Lllipu- tlans, who will open next Sunday afternoon, 13, ..... Bijod TnBATns (Wm. Roche; business man- ager).—Twice dally, starting; Sunday after- noon, **A'D*8pflrate Chanco 1 '' will bs taken bvi theso audiences". Tho next attraction will be "The Ciirke'-of Drlnk.v opening 18: lost week.-"On the Buwaneeltlver"-was presented to large and. well pleased audiences. - Bush Temple or- Music (Elisabeth Scb.ro- ber.r mahag*rV.«^-The Players' Stock-'Co.-Is mnii .ibis week In a revival of ."Too. Much. Johnson," following a> week'of good business for "The Prisoner of Zenda." The change la bill goes Into effect Monday night, 7. Mabel Montgomery and Geo, Alison are tbe leading players.- < l*ori.E's TttrATRF! (Fred G. Conrad, man- ager).—Tbe stock company presents "The Se- cret of.Notre Dvm«," starting Monday night, 7, with "Boanoke" In preparation; During' the past week evenly gratifying returns fol. lowed;• tho .stockri company presentations of "Tn* 1 Dairy Farm." 'Taking advantage of the- rclgn of prosperity which prevails at this bouse, the prices will be Increased, commenc- ing 2i. Olympic Thkatre (Kohl & Castle, mana- gers).—On Sunday afternoon this now prac- tically new and certainly beautiful vm*" ■• vlllo theatre will reopen after having rr- -n closed many months. Many radical changes and'-marked Improvements have resulted from mnny weeks of night and day la- bor, until tbo house now lakes rank among Chicago's most beautiful and safest theatres, The entrance* lobby now extends through from Clark Street Into Randolph Street, a new lobby having been created by cutting through the Ashlffnd Block. Tho Orphenm Bhow will provide tbe greater part of the dedicating entertainment, and this week's bill will run through next'Sunday, leaving subsequent bills to open on Monday after- noon, as usual. In the Orpheuto Show wl'l be: Mclntyre ond Heath, Spessardy's bears, Urban! sod (kid, Frank and Jen Latona, Clarice Vance, Miss Palotta and her Mil- linery Maids and Hmlrl and Kessner. The acts booked In by Kohl & Castle comprise; Probst, Pattl Brown, Conroy and Pearl, Ax- tell and Early, Dorothy Kenton, the Mitchells and Herbert Devcau. Geo. K. Spoor's klno- drome is again established as a permanent fixture. The work of reconstruction has lowered the main floor to tbe level of the street, the first balcony now being situated on a tare! with the old first floor. This, with the two former balconies, gives three tiers of galleries In the new house. Prices for the top balcony will be ten cents, the middle balcony will be fifteen cents, the lower balcony twenty-five cents, and the main flood fifty and seventy-five cents, ac- cording to location. Chicago Opera House (Kohl & Castle, managers).—The bill opening Monday after- noon, 7, Includes; Joy Page, the Bennett Sisters. Mr. and (Mrs. Jack, Edward' De Noye, Cyril Turkanle, the La Motbe Broth- ers, Werden and Glnddlsh, Huseell and Locke, the Great Lafayette and his road company. Business here is excellent and tbe bills rule pleasing generally. Most of tbe time the attendance tests the capacity of the house. Haymarket Thbatrs (W. W. Freeman, manager for Kohl & Castle),—Opening Mon- day afternoon. 7-: Frank Emerson, Vontello aad Nina, Walter Daniels, Wahlund and £?!?*• Lambert and Pierce, Cbns. Merrill, Blllr Carter, the Nelsou-Farnum Troupe, Mitchell and Love, Booney and Bent, May and Albaugh, Eleanor Falke, Kltamuia'a Japs ana Geo. K. Spoor's klnodrome. Busi- ness fine and the vaudeville bills are most pleasing. - Hydk A Behhman'h (Archie Ellis, mana- ger).—ItoBarlo Guererro opens her last week at this house Monday afternoon, 7. -Helen* Gerard and ber trained horses; "Honey Boy" Geo. Evans, McCabe, Sabine and Vera, and Bruno and Russell remain for a second week. Melville ElllR, Lucy Clark, the Melvln Bros, are new faces, with Joseph Howard, Ida Emerson. Allan Curtis and company, as tbe extra attraction. Business rules nt a most gratifying standard, add wltb tbe bills likely to be changed more frequently there should be no end to prosperity for this resort Clevf.laniVs Theatre (W. S. Cleveland, manager).—This week: Paul Spndoal, Pa- plntn, Blocksom and Burns, Almont and Du- mont, Barry and Johnson, J. R. Glenroy nnd Wolflng'a stallions. ■ •. Ham T. Jack's Theatre (Sidney J. Enson, business manager).—Harry Montague's bur- lesques continue to give great satisfaction, and business maintains a splendid average at this popular little theatre. Chris Lnne, Mr. Montague,- Ed. Morris, ChBB' Banks, Alleen Vincent, Helen Russell, Ollle Omega, Harry Emerson and ■ Carrie ' Selti lead the burlesque forces through "Jingo's Dnugh ters" and "The Models" this week. The olio will ongnge Mile. Latlna, In her beauti- ful act of plnstlque poses and graceful con- tortions; the New York Newsboys' Quin- tette, MaziiE nnd Mazctte nbd Patsy Doyle. Tbocadeho TiiBATBB (Roliert Fulton, man- ager).—Robert Manchester's Cracker Jacks tnke up the entertainment here on Sunday af- ternoon for two shows a day throughout Election Week. There are assurances of good entertainment with 8am J. Adams tlipclitef comedian,- backed by the Green Sisters; Carl Anderson, Belle Hathaway and others. Dur- ing the past week the Rose Sydcll Show gave the best entertainment, these patrons have witnessed In many weeks, attracted excel- lent business and left an impression of general excellence and entertainment merit few companies have scored this season. FollyTiibatob (Robert Fulton, manager). —The Transatlantics returned for their last Chicago visit this season to^ repeat the per- formances which won a favorable verdict on "The Levee" a few weeks ago. Wood- bull's High Boilers were in evidence last week wltb good burlesque aad vaudeville entertainment. Erey and Ferguson were conspicuous In the bill, which also presented a number of other entertaining features. Ada Buttncr was principal boy and won a ver- dict of popularity. London Dimb museum (Wm. J. Sweeney, manager).—This week, in cutlo hall: Prince Mungo, Zulu chief; Marntona, sword walker; Chtqulta, midget, and Prof, Mastiff, ma- gician. On the stage: Millie Valdo, Maude Williams, Stella Parue and Hull's motion photographs. Clark Street Museum (Louis M. Hedges, mauager).—There is the customary attrac- tive display of freaks and curios in the upper floors, und on the stage there will be the usual short and oft repeated vaudeville bill for the delectation of election week crowds. Aftermath. — R F. Proctor, the wc|l known New York theatrical manager, spent all of last week In Chicago. Accompanied by bis wlfo, he came here from a visit to tho World's Fair, and departed Saturday night for the East, Tbey: will visit Cleveland, Pitts- burg and Buffalo before returning to New York In about a fortnight Walter Mc- Cullough, whoso wlfo Is Mabel Montgomery, leading woman at tho Bush Temple, is a re- cent addition to the Players' Stock Co., nt the Bush, opening lust week lu "The Prisoner of Zenda." Twonona and Frank havo re- turned io Chicago from a twenty-five weeks' season with Puwucc Bill's Wild west. They will rest hero a while and then play vaude- ville dates.i- Frederick V. Bowers ar- rived in Chicugo lflBt week from St. Louis, where, nt tho Odcon Theatre, he has been a specially advertised feature of Klralfy's "liOulHlsua," which ran air Summer and lias still a fortnight to go Arthur Doming hns left for Now York to join Geo. Primrose's .All Star Minstrels, under the management of Jumes II, Decker Norman, the "frog man," Is back In Chicago for a few weeks' lay' off, after a' Summer engagement with Speilman's attractions Laura Love; is a new addition to the'stock company at the People's Theatre, having opened last week as JIary, lh v "The Dairy Farm,".'.. ...So great w«l the demand for admission to "In Dahomey," at the end of Its three weeks' run'at the Great Northern, that Williams and Walker guve.o special matinee Friday afternoon. George Henty Hart-Is left town Inst Monday to pilot them' across the con- tinent for a Pacific coast tour Joseph o'Meara has succeeded Coulter Howard as the heavy man at the People's Theatre, hav- tng opened' ln-'Tbe'-Dalry Form" last week. ..... ."Punch" Wheeler has sent me a copy of bis route boot of the Johtt Robinson Show. It Is well worth having, as. are all tbe products of "Punch's" active brain John A. West nnd the. Aherns Have re- turned from Han Antonio, Try., where tbey went as members of Charles X Carter's (Jarnlvnl Co., for the State fair..;.. .Kellej. and Haynes are filling, a season's engage- ment at the People's Theatre, putting on il- lustrated songs between acts of the,stock company' dramas Greetings- come from EvSrfiirt,- who Is playing the Wlnfetfarten, Berdin, nnd from Anna Whitney ana Mar- tlnettl and Grossl, who are filling an engage- ment In Amsterdam, Holland. Mme. Rejane will follow Kyrle Bellow at tbe Grand Opera House .The Three Jacksons left Chicago last week for Detroit to. begin their Eastern vaudeville bookings at tbe Temple' 7.!....All of oar theatre* advortlse to read election returns Tuesday night, Home of them will begin the even- ing performance late aad keep open until the verdict Is known. e»» OUR LONDON LETTER. ' (PROM ODB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Clipper Borean, 48 Cratibonrne Street, Leicester Dqnare, London, W. C • Oct. 26, Buffalo Bill and his Wild West Sbow bade a last farewell to England last Saturday. As the boat left her moorings at tbe Princess Htnge, Liverpool, the Indians, In their war paint, bung over the bulwarks, Colonel Cody and Major Burke waved their large sombrerds, and the cowboys emitted parting yells from which It was difficult to Interpret their feel- ings as to whether they were delighted or sad to return to America. It Is safe to say, how- ever, they wilt be glad to see tbelr old stamp- ing grounds again, especially tbe cowboys and the Indians. The thousands wbo were present to bid them farewell responded with loud hur- rahs and cheers. It was altogether an unique and animated spectacle. Before they sailed Colonel Cody explained that his last tour had been perhaps his most successful. Since April the snow has visited one hnndred and thirty- two cities and towns, from the North of Scot- land to Penzance, and enormous crowds have flocked to every performance. In Aberys- twyth and Dolgelly, In Wales; Penzance and Camborne, in Cornwall; Huntly and Elgin, In Scotland, and towns of like populations, the attendance at the two performances In a day has sometimes exceeded the population by three and four times. These crowds were drawn from tbe surrounding country, and In such cases the amount or actual cash In circulation In the towns was greater after the Wild West's visit than It was before, be- cause each visitor spent money wltb restaur- ants, cabs, trams aud In tbe shops of tbe towns. Tbe actual residents of tbe town were generally too busy attending to the wants'of country visitors to even take In the Wild West themselves. The Highland Railway, of Scot- land, carried to Inverness in two days nearly twelve tbousaad excursionists, nearly five hundred coming from the Shetland and Ork- ney Islands, a distance of Over two hundred miles. Colonel Cody says: "This, of course, has brought a great deal of Impetus to pub- lic traveling. At Newcastle the train receipts on one line alone during six days were nearly three thousand dollars greater than they have ever been before In the same period. In Sun- derland, again, tbe excess for two days was over eleven hundred dollars, and everywhere we have been received with the utmost kind- ness, nnd often there hns been the most en- thnslastlo scenes.- As for myself, I shall never appear in England again publicly, but shall look forward to a' private visit next March. The Wild West Show will reassemble In Paris for a trial tour of the continent. Until then the great herd of horses and their large staff of grooms will Winter'in Stafford- shire. The English Lancers will also remain In this country and will.accompany me on the French tour. ''Merely Mary Ann," which reached'Its fiftieth performance at the Duke of York'B Theatre Inst Saturday night, is going better than ever, capacity prevailing at every per- formance. Eleanor ltobson continues to be the bright star of the comedy. "Merely Mary Ann' is the title of a new number' which will be shortly Introduced In "The Catch of tbe Season," at the.Vaudeville Theatre:"' Leonard Rayne has secured the South Afri- can rights of "The Chevalier" from Henry Ar- thur Jones, and of "Miss Elizabeth's Pris- oner" from Lewis-Waller. There Is In preparation a Japatrlotlc musi- cal drama to be entitled "Little Mies Con- volvulus." The authors are Leslie Stiles and Mrs. Gerald Maxwell, who Is tbe daughter-in- law of the novelist, Mies Braddon. Olga Netbersole's'first production nt' the Shaftesbury Theatre will be a modem comedy drama, in- four acts, by John Oliver ITobbs (Mrs. Cralgle), entitled "The Flute of Pan." it will be .done early In November. Colonel Henry Maplcson hopes to estab- lish, with the assistance of French financiers, a French theatre In the West End of London, where Parisian successes may be presented with, whenever possible,-the original casts. E.' Cnyley bas translated Klnsey Belle's stage vcrBloh of "The Man Who Was" Into German, and It Is to bo produced, exactly as In London, at the Thalia Theatre, Hamburg, next month. John Hare bas announced that he Intends retiring from the stage, This he did In Bir- mingham Inst Saturday night; when being called before the curtain, he said: "For-my- self, I say that once, possibly twice, more I may bave the honor or appearing before you and then I must make my final bow. I hope you will find me some place In your memories, and that when I have altogether gone and other favorites have established themselves, you will still have pleasant recollections of mo." As no immediate time Is set, Mr. Hare will probably be seen In many of bis old suc- cesses, as well as new ones, before the final curtain Is rung down. A French version of W. W. Jacobs' and Louis N. Parker's one act play, "The Mon- key's Pnw," has 'been successfully produced at the Theatre Antolne, Paris. At tho Elephant and Castle Theatre last Monday night a new melodrama was pro- duced. It is called' "The Cool King." The authors are Fewglass Llewellyn and Ernest Martin. The drama was Interpreted by a stock company and Is said to possess several stirring episodes. Madame Bernhardt hns been suffering from a painful accident at Alx la Cbanelle. A jolt of her carriage caused tho window to break and cast a splinter of glass In her eve. De- spite tho terrible pain thus caused, tbe act- ress Insisted upon playing on the same night, and two days later she kept her engagement to play at Berlin. Gilbert Hare la busy on a new nnd original conieOy, entitled "The Fascinating Miss Kemp, written by Gordon Holmes, It will bo produced at tho Grand Theatre, Margate, on Nov. 7, with a strong cast-and new scen- ery, prior to r season at n West End theatre. Marie George will be tho principal girl In "The White Cat," with which the renovated old Drury reopens In the.near future. The Grlgolatls Troupe will be seen adding grace to the merriment by their aerial nights of fa hot. Edward Terry was married last Monday to Lady Harris, the widow of Sir Augustus Har- ris, of Drury Lane fame. .The bride will pro- bably accompany her husband on bis tour In America, which opens In January next. Mr, 1 Terry I* not only one of the.most popular act- ors on tho stage but Is colled "The most pub- lic spirited actor In England." Ho has been n hard worker In other directions than tho stngo for lie-is on the council of several hos- pitals aad other Institutions. "The Prayer of tho Sword," at the Adelphl, will be: replaced before Christmas by "The Taming of the Shrew." *' 'The Darling of the Gods" Is being played this week at tbe Alexandra Theatre by Mr. Tree's' company. The principal parts and players: Zskkurrl, 0. W. Anson; Kara, Alex- ander Calvert; Yo San, Lillian Stafford, and Hohy sky; Augusta Hnviland. At the meeting of the London County Coun- cil Inst week, the chairman of the Theatres and Music Halls Committee brought np a report which' expressed approval of plana lodged by Irarn Klrnlfy In connection with tbe British Empire Exhibition. "I ask whether an Bngllsb anthor who writes strong scenes in modern drama Is likely to get them vitalized In such a way as to movo the audience? I ask whether tbe comparative absence of trained emotional English actors and actresses Is not enough of Itself to account for the present condition of serious English drama T These questions are put by Beary Arthor Jones In a pamphlet ho has just published on "The Need for a National Kngtlah Theatre." "I willingly own," Mr. Jones Bays, "that we have many charm- ing nnd accomplished actors and actresses who enn faithfully reproduce the little mannerisms of ordinary everyday life,.and talk and move on tho stage much as they nre used to do In the drawing room, throwing In a few droll tricks' of their own. But how many nctovs and actresses have we whose technique enables them to sustain a long, serious conversation and keep the audience interested throughout in a way that almost every trained French actor and actress can do. The English actor knows as a rule that he cannot trust his technique, nnd Is obliged to fidget and do lit- tle funny Irrevelant tricks, which Indeed make the spectators lsugh, but only serve to destroy the reality of the scene and to stomp the author as a farceur." "Zutka," George H. Webster's latest nov- elty, Is still mystifying the audiences at the London Hippodrome. It was a wise move on Mr. Webster's part to change the nnme of his act from "Electro" to "Zutkn " The latter Is a name whlcb commands atten- tion. Extensive billing has helped swell the receipts. Last Monday night the Brlttanla ceased to be a music hall, It will be opened by Sydney Hyman, as a theatre, with a stock company. .Hayman and Franklin sent me a card from America which states that they sail for Lon- don on Oct. 20. and open on the Barrlsford tonr on Nov. 7. The card also says thnt tbey have no open time until May, 1003. Charles Eldrldge Griffin, manager of privi- leges of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, was a Clipper Bureau caller yesterday. Mr. Grif- fin said during the long sojourn of the show In this country only ono death was recorded, Ho Intends to remain In London during the Winter and will go to Paris when the season commences next Spring. William Edelsten has been appointed repre- sentative for Tom Cluxton In London and the provinces. I receiver! yesterday the following letter from W. C Fields, who is playing an engage- ment at the Olympla, Paris. P 'I am hero alone at the Olympic and very pleased to sny I have made a very good Impression on the» spall eaters. This Is my third visit to the city and I return again In 1908. 1 am at ton of bill, as usual, and have had the news from the Freres Isola that I bave broken the record tor them for this season, but the season Is young yet. 'The Country Girl' opens here to- morrow evening." Mr. Fields also adds that he wilt be at the Olympla until Nov. 20. Charley Diamond, who has been with the Buffalo Bill Wild West-Show, bas signed to play for Harry RIckards in Australia. John- son nnd Dean, wbo nre plnylng au engage- ment In Vienna, are laying off this week aud ore enjoylRK their vacation In London. An injured ankle Is tho reason for the vacation. Robert AUIngton hns been appointed musical director at the Empress, Brixton. The Three Meers returned to town last Sunday after a long provincial tour, and much to their sur- prise found on eight weekB' engagement at the Empire awaiting them. They opened Inst Monday night nnd their clever act met with deserved appreciation. Morris Cronln's Jug- gling act seems to go better every time I see it, or perhaps I appreciate the cleverness of the act better-every time I look It over. The card Is the-acme of Juggling'and' the Empire patrons always remain to Bee Morris and his troupe. Frank Chamberlln, of the Chamberllns, sends the following from Vienna, Austria: We sail Nor. 4 from Hamburg, reaching Dover the day following, and nre due In New York on Nov. 12. We are booked to open on the Keith circuit at the New York house 14, with the Keith tour to follow, nine weeks In America. We have been able success here In Vienna and the only American net on a bill of sixteen specialties. However, we have plenty of English speaking company around the cafes, etc., as several American acts ore In town nt the Apollo nnd Coloseum. Mon- nger or Director Ben Freber, of the Apollo varieties, has on his programme the follow- ing performers, who are well known In Amerl- ca! Cole De Lossc, the Clarks, and Johnson and Dean, while Manngcr Brill, of tbe Colos- enm, presents Fortune Brothers, Brlssett Chil- dren, and Maraschnm. These performers, In addition to all show people now In Vienna, en- joyed u very pleasant 'morning,' twelve mid- night to four thirty a. it., at Ronacher's con- cert room on Oct. 19. The occasion was a concert and dance conducted by the Interna- tional Artist's Club, the proceeds being do- nated to the aid of sick, disabled and decrepit artists or performers. The affair was a grand success and all enjoyed n most pleasant even- ings dance and 'EngllBh conversation.' which, by the by, is somewhat ot a treat In Vienna.' 1 J hod the pleasure of meeting M. B. Leav- Itt, of Leavltt's American and European En- terprises, and Frank Oerth, manager of Crea- toro and fats Italian Band, last night, nnd had a few minutes' conversation with the gen- t omen. As the former Is from my native city, Boston, we Indulged In stories, etc, of our home, and I neglected to get any sbow news from him, but he promised to call ot the Bureau, In which case "I will get at him." Mr. Berth Is looking the ground over for a tour of bis band, and expects to complete ar- rangements In a few dayB. The band will, doubtless, bo a succeBs In London, as Crea- tores mannerisms, while conducting, are worth the price of admission. For artistic rendering of high class music the band has won unstinted praise In America. Charles T. Aldrlch opened a long engage- ment nt the Empire last Monday night, and his Incomparable offering was enthusiastically received by a house wulch was, before his turn on the bill, riot very friendly towards American cards. If, however, there Is any en- thusiasm In the house, his cleverness will bring It out. James O'Brien, a petty officer on the U. 8. S. Olympla, which Is one of a. fleet- of American warships at Gravesond, England, was a Bureau caller today. His brother, Don- ttlil Brine, lips been ono of the principals In l< Islier and Riley's Companies for several sea- sons. Mr. O'Brien has been entertained for a few dnys by Jerry Hart and several other American performers la London. The mem- bers of the Manhattan Comedy Four are In town this week. ■ The Four begins an engage- ment In Paris next week. R. G. Knowles con- templates a trip to America some time In De- cember, the exact date of which I have not been oble to find out R."Q.' Is such a great favor te with the London music hall patrons that his absence will bo ssdly felt, and It is hoped that his visit will not be a lengthy one. Air Holt, who has been playing- In London ■ for seven months, sails for New York next Saturday. : He returns'again In February to fill somo good bookings. Alf hns made good over here and his friends will be glad to see him return next year. Harry Fairbanks, of the Gotham Comedy Four, railed today and said the Four Is to pluy. at Brighton next week. Tbo following arrived today on the Oceanic: McEbeo and .Hill,, Four Lnkens, A I. Lawrence end wife, o*i Gallagher and Held,