The New York Clipper (April 1905)

Record Details:

Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

104 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. April '-). Notes prom Dixir's "In Old Virgin n Co.—This nil ruction will open its Spring and Slimmer season In Ohio nbout April 10. The eompnnjr ling been strengthened nnd num- bers forty people, with a hand and orctaestrn. The router I llcrt Sampson, Lew WeenusW. M. Itodgers. JelTcrles. Sol Joncy (Cuba), "ha* McClary. Albert Lew n, Chan. Cox, llcrthn Kldd, W nnc Duncan. U King, Bertha Stcwnrtr Krlc Ilcllnrd, Sadie lauT, Lliyto Nichols, Madge Jcfferlcs, Uujso Smith, Olympla Quartet, Cuban Quartet, Archie W«W. J. nurls, L. Burtls, KlOW. Lewie Johnson. George Lyons, \V. IJ I-owler, eadcr of band; 13. B. Ilrown Orlli Ilrown, proprietors; Krnnk M. liny, acting mann- ccr■II. Loiils Iloyd. nsslstant nctlng mnna- aer- B. V. Ilolton, advance and reserved scat agent, and Arnold H. Stnltli, J**"]"*bj* ness rannnger. The company will have ono of the greatest singing and dancing comedy shows on I he road, and Is booked solid to April 1 100(). We nre prepared to piny porta rw^^ldl^^nXrftnd 0 ^^'^ ^fiWSi-SS. big .ct. "Sunny South" whlrh recently closed n successful s«i<ion, " booked solid in this country and Lnglaod, with other Knropenn dntcs to follow. "van and Piii'iii.ash, who recently finished eight weeks on the Crystal circuit, left April :i, for Australia, for n six months engngo- ""a'.'. Lewis, the ficrman merry maker. Is meeting with grcnt success '" , nl % T p n ,f„« monologue and nnrody singing act. lie 1 recently finished 1 n string of return dntes through the Northwest nml V tn '', Bnd ,J B ^i°.h ploying return dntes through Colorado, with the llljou circuit to follow. The Dk Uoihks hnve signed contrarts Tor ten weeks on the Crystnl circuit, nnd open at the Chicago Opera limine, on the Kobl 8c Castle circuit. Mny IB. They recently fln- Ishcd twenty-four weeks' ateiidy work. They are carrying their lusle»t Illusion. "Noahs Ark." wlileh Is n big iiovolly, and takes well thougliont the winilry. IIii.i.y IlK.Miu, "the pnrty from the South, one of the lending nerforinoi'H with bmiBts Mlnslrels, nt the close of his engagement will go to Nashville, Tenn., lo Join the lon- solldnted Minstrels, under the management of V. C. Allcv. for the month Of, June. «ki>. W. HVMMi of Brags. Ashlon anil livers, writes: "I wns grntileil a divorce from niv wife on March UH, nl Knn Antonio, lex. Tiie trio Is still I fenture lit Yule's llienlre, Kansas City." , ., _ . , „ Tun Hammkv Hihtkiik pln.vril the Dominion Thcnlre. Winnipeg, (.'an., week of April it. They lire booked up lo Slny l!tl, In I lie West- ern vaudeville houses, nnd piny the lulwiird Slinync 1'nrk circuit during Ihe coming Sitin- (ii.Miws Irvino, singing comedienne, op- iienreil nt the Third Avenue Theatre, Inst cllv, hisl week, In her apcclnlty, between tic act's, with the "When Women hove' Co. Hho Is fast becoming popular with the public. I.nter she loins !'. I, Striitton. In n sketch. A II. WiioDiHii.t. Iuih Inken a New Ton ntllre room for the Suiiuni'r and Is forming the High Hollers Co. for next scnson. Contracts for scenery and wardrobe hnve already been given out, nnd many novelties are promised. Ciiak. CiuiHKMAN closed n four weeks' en- gagement at the London Vaudeville Theatre, London. Cnn., nnd Is now booking a Summer season for his high clnss lllustmlvd song net. WlM.IAttM ami (iiiiinoN report success In the mlilille West, wllh llielr new net. 'i'liey plnv return doles on tins ('iislle circuit, be- ginning April 24, Willi B»)d Kuslern time lo follow. ' .. „. IIaiiiiih ti Dh Loss report meeting with big success nt the Crystal Theatre, Muskc- giui, Mich., presenting llielr comedy sketch, "•You're N"t My Uncle." They were re-en- gaged for the second week wllh the Arcuile, Toledo, l)., wllh Tony l'uslor's to follow. Maiimh Uvan, of IniH'ssj nnd Ityan, was called home from IMllliiile'nhln, I'll., to To- ronto, Can., by the death of her mother, who died very suddenly. .... .. lluiliv RAHVOUP, of Itadford nnd Vnlenllne, wrlles Hint their act Is Iho leading feature nt the Casino Then!re, Mo'ile Carlo, Monaco, nnd Is meeting with success. IIitiiawav ami Walton were successful III their dancing net nt Ihe London, t'uii., Vaudeville Theatre, week of March -7. I hey p'aved Ihu Cook, Itochester, K, Y., week of April 11. Tin: ftUMUOR Hiion. novelty boon nnd bicycle twlrlers, are I'nniiilliins, and will visit llielr home, Uuelpli, afler u lour of the vaudeville houses. Lui'isi: Lincoln, n well known Western actress, Is nhoul lo make her first appearance In New York, In a new sketch, onllt.leil "ChrlB- llnu Science," by Alfred Allen, In which she will nppear us a strong luludcd female. Tut: La Vailh, on Iho silver arch chain ladders nnd breakaway bar, are booked sulld until Del. '.Ml. Their net bus been it success, they Inform us. 1-iniTii Mim.iumh, fonucrly known ns lullili Nasmvili, rcpolis nieellng wllh success In her single art, mid Is booking somu excellent time, Including Ihe Western circuit of pnrks fur the coming Summer season. Tim liiiHAT Mahisi'.i.i.as, male and femnlo ring experts, Mulshed their ninth return en- gagement In the Must, Including the Ke'lli circuit, and have been working sleadlly. They were featured ill Ihe Culiiinel ThO'ilre, South Chicago, III., March SB-April 1, and have good work to follow. Will IIai.i.iipav, formerly llnllldny mid tjniiin, and .lolni V. I.eiuiiud, formerly 011- mori! anil Leonard, will produce the original net. Milder the name of (lllnmin' and Lemmrd. HAKIM Kinii will lulriiiliice next seasou mi enilrc novelty In Hie line of loe dimclng. JtHttll Soii.u.rr.ii, or Sehaefer. Stllwell and Sehaefer, with 1*1*11 Sheridan's UltJ Spoils Co., was culled bonie to Kiiiisoh City, Mo., on nceuunl of hev nuitlier's illness, ami lifter a two weeks' nhsenre. rejoined ihe ioiii|iiiiiv nl I'hlliidelpliln. This Is tlie'r thlny-ihlrd week wllh the City Sparta Co. S'lHI.LA lin.MoiiK, of Hyde's lllue Klhlion flirts Co., lias been n pntleiit In the Michael IteoKO Hospital, Chicago, for Ihe past few weeks, undergoing n surgical operation She Is convalescing and will rejoin Ihe compimv when Hide. Iti'Tii Annri.i.K. who 1ms been seriously HI for I lie past inonlh, ami eonipelled lo etineo' nil doles, expects lo resume work soon. Cuius niriiKii, comedian mid violinist, will short Iv begin his l-hmlorii liiMiklngs. Tin: IIkiinkthins wvltu Unit lliey received verv good press notices for llielr work nl (he Crmid Thenlre. .Iidlel. III., week of Miuvli ■Ji). Miinac.er (lolilberg wild II wns the best juvenile singing nnd dancing ncl he had ever pbiycd. i)i'i:i:N Millnkii wrlles: "1 Just closed a very successful lour of the const, playing Iho lio'dsmlth and Kdlson clreulls, II litis lasted two years. Am nt my home now for a few weeks before gulag at Hie mad again. The mn| Is the place for vaudeville, us It Is veil liked there and nppeeeliiled." Coni'iiN ami Voiut. bniHe axe Jugglers, mid wire net, hnve slimed wllh Ihe Wlxoiii llros.' Itlg Carnival Ce.. fur the season of lliii,"i. as one of the lcadliig feiitnie nets. At tuesent lliey are playing vmidevllle dales. Unw.Mio ami Ai.niN played Victor and Cripple Creek, Col., week of March 27. Lnuii.MM: ani> Uamiv were March 27 nt Kellb'H, I'lillmlelphln. nnd April :i nt the (Iriiud. I'lttsburg. They are booked for the Summer A VAi'imviLi.n anii pinch was given by Newtown Council nt Klmhui-sl. N. V., March HO, under the supervision of Tlioinns A. till- loii. Introductory remarks were made by T. K. Hardgrove. and the vaudeville portion of the bill Included Wlllliun llurke. Itussell nnd Tlllyue. Harry Wise. Miles and Itayinond, Frank O'Hrlen, mid Llbbey and Trnyer. The i'assjf.ngekb ok tub Hai.tic, on her last trip from the "other side," wer« evi- dently on good terms with themselves on tha occasion of a concert, organized en voyaoe, for the benefit of the Seamen's Charities (Liverpool and New York*. Al. Lawrence, returning from hlg highly successful tour, presented the "piece ie reiiitance" of the programme with such good elfect that the saloon rang with the heartiest laughter at his extempore qualntncsrea. Mr, Lawrence, recuperated by the Atlmtlc breezes was la excellent form, nnd t'.e entire "population" of the mammoth shl'i voted that oo voyage concert ever excced'-i] this particular one in a harmonic scnBe. Harry K. Tudor (Frank C. Iloatock'a buslncs manager), who returned to the States by the same vessel, acted ns chairman and organizer of the concert. A goodly sum was realized on behalf of the funds of the Seamen's Charities. Tub Gbbat Richards writes: "Since clos- ing with 'The Hell Hoy'-Co., In December, I have been playing dates with emphatic suc- cess, nnd am now arranging for a European engagement. My new diamond dress has re- ceived some fluttering press notices." THE I-'IIANK II. ItKYNOLDS VAUDEVILLE Cm- ci:s will open Its sixth season nt Newport, N. II., May 2. Following Is the renter of show: Frank Reynolds, proprietor and man- ager; Darn Dean, protean dancer: Jean Aa- tlH, tambourine king (third sen son ; the Heeds, (Hilly nnd May), sketch: the dancing whirl- wind. Mong. Tatro; Reynolds' Dog and Mon- key Circus, and the Kdlson klnetoscope. We will enrry a band of eight mouth pieces, and lots o( Bpcclal printing. Show is now la Winter quurlers at Wilton, Me. Mallohy Hbob. and Hicooks nre receiving excellent press notices for their musical act on the Orohcum circuit. After a bieoe or illness, lasting four weeks, Count De Kobco has relumed to Frank L. Mnhnra's Minstrels, lie hns signed with Jno. W. Vogcl's Minstrels for forty weeks next genson, doing his unleycle act, In which he will Intoducc several new features, one of which Is hlg original high springboard Jump, which Is on the order of the "I.enp tlio Unp fent. Kniiii: Miller writes: "I am not the man of the same nnme who was reputed to liavo committed suicide, at San Francisco, on Feb. 2<l." Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wiiioiit opeaed on tlie Kohl & Castle circuit at the Olympic Tneiitre, Chicago, 111., March 20. After clos- ing on above circuit they will Jump to Scran- tun, l'a., to get everything lu shape for their vmidevllle show under canvas, which opens at (Uyphaiil, l'a., on or about June 15. They will carry In all about sixteen people, and nil new printing. Fiiam:is ,1. Stiiatton hns recovered from the effects of an operation for appendicitis nt the Mt. siual Hospital, New York. He will piny vaudeville In conjunction with Gladys Irving. The Ml SSL'S Hnoctiiom scored n hit at Wilmington In llielr new act. "The Night of Hie Hall," which they conjunction with Joe F.diiinnds. ght fly, .Ton Fine ani> Jack Abacco mourn tho loss of llielr mother, who died March 20, at her home lu Brooklyn. llEPAiiii and Hi:iiAiin wrllc: "We hnvo signed wllh Lonlg Cyr's Vaudeville Co., un- der canvas. This will be our llfth season with the Cyr Co. Others with the show will be: (li'ivnls Bros., Frank Mochon, the Oreat Heniidoln, the Two Lnvlnim, the I'rcvllle Sis- ters, Horace Bnrre, the (lladu Trio, Eugene Trcntnblay, the Flying C'liiirlehols, 1'ole Vnl- lee, and It. Diifour, as lender of the band. The advance ngents will he Jnck Dnluy, Jos. Keffer nnd 1'eter Cyr. Jos, Ilcdnrd will be, as formerly, manager of the company, which wdll travel through Cnnndn this hobnob, la the province of Quebec, playing three days nnd week sin nils." Leslie T. Downey, writing from Stock- Ion, i'nl., March 21, says: "I have Just fin- ished my thlrly-tlfth consecutive week here. I opened here July 25, Inst, at tho Unique Tlientro, and nt the end of fourteen weeks In Dial hutiNC, I opened on tlie Three L's circuit, nt the Novelty Theatre, Ihls city, lu which noun I am still working. I expect to return Mud nbout June 1, to Join u well known mu- sical comedy." RACIXM and Hayjiond, who were com- pelled to lay off fur three months on nccount of Illness, will open again Mny 8, nt KJrby's I'nrk, lliiltlmore, Md., mid are booked solid until Nov. 20. Harry Wardell reports having a very suc- cessful season In vaudeville, and Is booked solid until August. iikiit 1'aiikkii opened on the Crystnl cir- cuit nt St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 12, nnd played Leavenworth Kan., Lendvlllo, Pueblo and Cripple Crock, Colo., before opening nt Den- ver, March 27. Ills act Is meeting wllh suc- cess wherever presented. He Is booked solid fo Ihe season playing the N. W. circuit to tho const. Johnny Calvin, In "A Bell Hoy," Is play- ing the Northern pnrt of Now York Stnlc, mid reports good business. In two weeks tho compnnv wll be In Canada, where It playi one and three night stands. Mart Williams, of Williams nnd I'ndre, wrlles: "i hnve given up the management of Curley's Music Hull, In St. l'aul. Minn., and will piny dates with my wife, (III lo I'ndre. We nre In the third week of a four weeks' engagement at the Green Front The- nlre, Head wood. S. D. From hero wo will play West, finishing I lie season In Ctill- fornln. under the inniuigcmcut of Arch In Levy." I). Mi'Wii.liamk, proprietor of the New York Vaudeville Co., wrlles: "From my 'ad' lu Tin-: Cliiter 1 received one hundred aud ili'iy answers from good people. The roster of my show Is ns follows : John T. Fnrrell, innniigcr; Dnve McWIIIInms, proprietor; Hurry Hums, Chnn. HID, Virginia Melville, Harry Iliiuson, late of Fields and Hanson; Wllla Barker, (loo. tbikes, faddy and Mablo .luyee, (ieo. Young, Margaret Huntington, l'rof. C. F. Hose, 1'. Holllsler, Joe Murphy, Clinton Hover, wllh Hilly Mayo advance rep- lesenliulve. We carry n baud and or- ctH'Hl in." lii--.i:i.v Axn Smux nre In llielr tenth week on Ihe Lung circuit nnd nrc doing nicely. They upon on t lie Sill Urn circuit lu Molilalia April IT, for four weeks, Ihen Jump to Chicago, whero they open on tho Cnslle circuit. They worked twenty Iwo consecutive weeks for Archie Levy la Cnllfornln. Williams ani> Meliiiiin, who nre meeting wllh much success In the West, nre now on the Kohl & Cnslle circuit, mid nre hooked solid till June 21. I.kiiiii IIiiotiikiis relumed from Kurnpo Mnrch 20. They me plnj'lng the Keith cir- cuit. Ci.M'in: and l.ri.A Iluvcii nre Hireling with success In Canada. Ihls being (heir fourth season with the W. J. Mniislleld Show. Uaiiiiv Ai.iikiitv, of the Albcrtys, hns been re-ciiguged ns business malinger of Hunting's Casino. Norih Peach, N. Y. He stales that he will piny the best vaudeville acts only, nnd will endeavor to make the above nmusc- inonl resort one of I lie must popular resorts on (he bench by giving Ihe best performances. Tin: Wakelli: Twin Huns., after n sepa- ration of a number of years, hnve joined bands ngnlii. and will soon produce Mil en- tirely new act. C.Mii. IIkriieut, mnglclnii, nnd John W. Kuril, have Joined bunds, and nre doing n comedy absurdity, entitled "I'ompey's Suc- cess." Mai.tuii'K Jones, of the tenm of Jones nnd Weaver, presented her husband, James t'rud- den, of llic Fern Comedy Four, wllh n bod, Mnrch 10. nt l'ortlnml. Ore. L. V. Boss, Gorman comedian, formerly of l'a iter nnd Boss, nnd W. F. Alder, Illu- sionist, formerly of Alder nnd Dc Kollcr, hnve formed a pnrtnersliip, nnd will do a high class novelty net. CtfAS. V. EnWAnD9, mannger for Harry Hastings' Black Crook Jr. Burlcsquers, writes: "Business since our opening, with the exception of one night, has been phenom- onnl. In 1'lttaton, l'a., our first night wng sold out on our arrival la the city. The second night gave us a turnaway house. Norrlstown, l'a., one matinee nnd night, was another record breaker. The managers along the line claim that we have the best all around bur- lesque show ever put out. It being one of the best singing shows, while the costumes are brand new. Mannger Hols hag given us bis circuit, opening the latter part of Septem- ber. The Lebanon, l'a., papers praised the show for Its cleanliness, and said It wns the first real burlesque company over In that city. Wo carry nlaeteen people and six big acts In the olio. Harry llnstlnga Is gole proprie- tor." Howard Leslie and Mli.e. Cabrib will gall for Australia, from Saa Frnnclsco, April 10. Pinabd and Walters, musical comedlnns, have Joined for the rest of the scnson Chns. V. Whltnker's "How He Won Her" Co., play- ing parts and doing their speclnl'.y. Adelaide LovENBimo, who was engaged to do her grotesque dancing with the "Clngalee" Co.. Is meeting with success. VV. W. Bean recently returned from the West after making his Eocond trip over the Lang nnd Goldsmith circuits with good suc- cess, presenting his 'cycle racing treadle. He hns mnde a now machine, which he considers fnr superior to the others, and will be known ns the 'Cycle ltaclng Velodrome. He and his new partner, Sam ldchnrds Jr., sail for Kiirnpe- nbout the middle of April to open In London, Mny I. Notes from Barlow & Wilson's Min- strels. —This company Is now In Its thlrty- slxth week, nud business has been at tbe top notch the entire senson. At present wb nrc In Illinois, plnylng to S. B. O. Ave nights out of six. We hnve donned our Spring uni- forms, and they mnkc a very nttrnctlvc np- penrnnec on parade. Our company at pres- ent carrlea forty people, twenty-four men In hnnd and ten men In orchestra. Joe Little, basso. Jolacd at St. Louis, and tbe Billboard Quartette Joined at I'oplar Blulf. Our season will run until June 1. .liu.n 1'eaiise, of 1'enrse Bros., singing and talking comedians, this senson with Gorton's Minstrels, wns compelled to give up bis work for the rest of this senson, owing to rheu- matism, whlrh he contracted In Florida. As n result the brothers were compelled to can- cel nil their Summer work. Jacobs and McCub hnve mutually ngroed to dissolve partnership. J. C. Jncnns has Joined hands with Wm. M. Snrdel, lnte of the Seven Sensntlonnl Snrdels. The act will be known ns Jacobs and Snrdel, ncrobatlc Jump- ing combines. "The Minstrel Man," Billy O'Dav, as- sisted by Winifred Fnrrell. In their comedi- etta, "Married Life," reports success. They nlso Introduced their singing dog. Spider. The team or !■:. It. and Anna Karanos. who were quite successful last season, pre- senting their novelty act In pnrks nnd the- nires. nre preparing a new net which will shortly be presented In the vmidevllle houses of Iho Must. They will be Joined In the new act by Milium K. Hess, a sister of Mrs. /.urn- nos, they bnvlng tippenrcii as a sister tenm In various companies nnd houses for the pnst e'ght years, prior lo Mrs. Starano's mnrrlage. Their act will be known.ns Fl-Hnml Znrnnos aud Slstera Hess. The Three Lyres, nfter plnylng tho Em- pire Theatre, Anaconda, Mont., go to Snn Frnnclsco, Cnl.. to open nt the Lyceum, with the Chutes to follow. FiiEn Maiitine. of the tenm of Martin* nnd Imino, novelty Chinese comlques, while plnylng the Lyric Tlientro, Cleveland, O., week of March 20, received n message from his wife (F.lln Allen), of the Allen Sisters, (lint "It wns n girl." Millie Blanlhard writes Hint she will not tour tbe States this season, In her reper- tory, lint will appear for n limited time In vaudeville, In a strong dnmntic sketch, spe- cially written for her by a well known Ameri- can aiiibor. She will hive strong support of American players. Six pcoplo will take part la tho sketch. Dorothy Neville Moons mourns tho loss of her father, G. Wllholmc, who died In 1'lillndclphln on March 10. Frank J. Conroy, of Conroy and Tcnrl, mourns the death of hlg nineteen year old brother (Joseph W. Klblsser), who died March 0. Limn: Daciir wrlles us that she has signed for number genson with the Fny Foster Co., to write and produce tho burlesque and be featured In her specialty. McSoiiley anii Kleanore are la their thirteenth week nt Elks' Tlientro, 1'ocatello, ldu, itruv A. Hayjionu, who recently closed a successful week with "Happy Hooligan" Co., hag signed tor llflcen weeks over the Shayno circuit of parks, opening at St. Louis. The Hooi'eiih dissolved portncrshlp on Mnrch 31, nfter four yenrs In FJurope. Karl F. Hooper sailed for America April 8, to re- join his old pnriner. They will return to l'luropu In June, to open In London, where they hold bookings until 1007. Williams and Meliiiirn, who nro meeting with big success on the Kohl lc Custle cir- cuit, arc bonked solid until June 24. The Shaw Sisters have left Alnskn, nnd nro working Fnst. They expect to bo In New York some time next Summer, Frank V. Scellman Informs us Hint ho has closed contracts to furnish the Ohio State fulr, the coming season, with nil their special attractions, making the second year lu succession. He will use a number of feat- ure nets from his numerous shows, milking It the largest Hue of special nttractlous ever used nt one fair In Ihe United States. Notes noil CI. Loth Silver's New Y'ouk Minstrels. — We opened nt Milan, Mich., Mnrch 15, with sixteen people, zouave uni- formed band and orchestra nnd the best of printing, packing them to tho doors. Our show Is giving the best of satisfaction, and will he out nil Summer. Ahtiii'II Union,1.1 lias closed with "Hooll- fan's Troubles" Co. (Mast era) and Is piny- ng dates. He Is nt Orphenm Thcnlre, Springfield, 0., with Dayton, Miniclc, Marlon aud Western work to follow. Lew Wolfe, slcctch writer, hns returned to his homo In Dlillndelphln, to recuperate. IIinihiam. ventriloquist; Ihe Three An- burns nud Belle Vernn hnve llnlshed twenty- live weeks over the Crystal and Lang circuits, and will return Must, opening at tho Lyric, Denver, April 10. At the enlerlnlninent nnd hnll of Mount fair Lodge. No, aSS, I. 0. O. F., Mnrch 25, credllnble successes were made by the llrent Haywood and Williams and Moore. The lat- ter presented their new singing nud dancing net, responding lo /our encores. Mairice Ancii.otti, one of the bicyclists who "leaps the chnsm" In Madison Square Garden, was severely injured March 28, by the breaking of the wheel frame, suffering from n broken nose nud sprain of the right leg nt the knee. Kami Kisiii. n Japanese acrobat, fell from Hie lop of a polo nt linker's Museum. N. Y. Clly. March SO. during a balancing act, hrrnkltut one of Ills arms and sustaining lu- minal Injuries. He wns removed to Hellcvue llospllnl, The Musical Johnstons write from Fng- ln ml: "We hnve been very successful through- out the provinces We snll for New Y'ork tbe M-cund week In June stny home two months, nfler which we return to Bnglnnd." I'EEKSKH.I, Lopce, No. 7-il, II. T. O. E., will give n profesRlonnl-nmnteur circus In l'ceksklll. on July 12 nnd 13. Carr ami Y'li.e nre on tho Toll circuit for live weeks, nnd report success. They plnyod Wiilerhury April 3-8, nnd hnve other good lime lo follow. att&rulcvncv at the ot tkcifc iMvim- DtoM ow> *Usni<yyi> cjaaa/ic, docMi ft. S. *S. C WHY NOT HAVE BEAUTIFUL HAIR ? INSTANTANEOUl Produces AHY SHADE in OIK Application. It does not Destroy the Curling and Or imping, and it la the only preparation which satisfactorily Restores Bleached, dray and Faded Hair to any natural shade desired, giving life and lustre to tbe hair, leaving It sort, silky and clean. It Is Harmless, Pare, Kfteetlve and Sore. For Sale at Leading Balr Dreeien and De- nartment Store*. Price One Dollar a Bottle. SEND FOR ILLU8TRATKD BOOKLET D. IHPBBII BIKU. CO., 689 Broadway, «. T. Bertha Darell bos n new sketch In pre; pnrntlon, entitled "Tho l'ocohontaa Girls. There will bo a full Indian enenrnpment nnd eight chorus girls. Miss Darren will wear some of the ilnest beaded lenthcr costumes, of Indian niunufacture, that were ever dis- played on the vnudevMle stage. Mnnnger 1<. N. Norcross, of the new and original musicnl comedy, "The Little Devil's Half," is rehears- ing nnd putting this net on. tlEOROE Harris writes: "I have fully re- covered from n severe nttnek of typhoid fever, which laid me up nt Jackson, Mich., since Dec. 10. During my Illness I wns taken cure of by the Jackson Aerie of Kngles, nnd between thorn nud the Jackson Lodge, B. P. 0. Klks, I received every core and comfort. In conjunction with my wife, Mme. ltltn Beaure- gnrde, we opened In our new net, at the Stnr Tlientro. Hiimllton, Can., Mnrch 27, and played I^indon, Can., week of April 3. After thnt I will tnkc tho munogement of one of lidw. Musl'iicr's bicycle riders In his sensa- tional act, "Flying the Kliiino.' In the roll we will return to vmidevllle." Al. Patterson, of Kenneth nnd Tnttcrson, burled bis mother, who died suddenly, of heart failure, Mnrch 23, nt Philadelphia. She was Interred lu Holy Cross Cemetery, that city. I'errv T. llAiiins Informs us that he la no longer connected with the Hodmond, Hnrrls ami Itedmond Troupe, hut hns Joined bunds with lllett nnd McCrenry teum of tight wire performers, making three people. In n new act. The act will herea'ler be known ns the Oliver Troupe of Tight Wire Performers. They will Introduce ninny new nnd original tricks. They recently played nt ibe Do- minion Theatre, Winnipeg, Man., and met Willi success. Tub RtUCnAltM, J'nul and Julln, opened April 8, wllh the Patterson & linilnnrd Car- nival Co., milking their second season with the company. Pete Vali.ib hns Joined hnnds wllh Tommy Lyons, "Tlio Messenger Boy," nnd they will shortly Introduce a novelty musical act, also Illustrated songs In their act. They will have their own scenery. The act will be kuown ns i.vims nnd Value Tun Aheiins (Wni. and Agnes) novelty ncrobnts, .liuvc opened with the Cnllfornln Festive Cornlvnl Co., for a forty weeks' tour of Southern Cnllfornln. They are one of the feature acts of tho Stadium. The company opened nt Ocean Bench Park. Mnrch 12-20. Mattiu Dorothea, of tho Dorothea Sls- tera, hns been very III for the pnst four weeks In Tcrro Haute, Ind. They wero com- pelled to cancel all work until she recovers. WALTBIt G. HnoWN AND THE ULI.IS SISTERS closed on the Goldsmith circuit, nnd opened, Mnrch 20, nt the Lyceum, Snn Frnnclsco, on the Cousldliic & Levy circuit. They write thnt their act Is a big success, and they In- tend to remain West for some time to come. Doyle AND Emerson report meeting with their usual success In New England. They will be with the Orpheum Stock Co., through the central Stntea, next senson. Josb Maiitv writes: "I nm doing nicely In Culm, nnd nm in my fourth month. I will return lo Americn shortly with n new net, which 1 nm practicing now." Tun Pan-American Trio arrived In New York on the alenmer Siberia, on March 21), from the West Indies, nfter n very successful tour of Iho Islands, and are now booking for ihe South. Knw. lUnNELt,, come'dy Juggler, hns con- cluded n twelve weeks' ongngement with the Cnrroll Comedy Co., nnd left for Phllndcl- phln to prepare for tho coming scnson under Iho white tents. He will mnkc another trip to IOuropc next Winter. (iKnaiio ANn Tiieoi. wrllc from Dusscldorf, Cicrmuiiy: "We nre making our usual success Hi (iermnny, and hnve any amount of work offered us. Nothing like our net has been neeii lu Mil rope, and therefore we have n clear Held In our line." The Maple Leaf Trio (Goodwin, West and Goodwin) write: "We have Just closed n live weeks' engagement here nt the Empire Theatre. Sprlngtlcld. III., fnr Messrs. ('miners. .V Anderson, and have signed contracts to piny over the Lung circuit of houses, open- ing April 2. nt Uutte, Mont. Wo wait every week to welcome The Old llEl.iAni.E. There mny be others In the Held, but Tub New York Ci iiter for ours." I.iia and Fay Driiiivi.i.E. now playing the Kohl & Cnstlc circuit with their shndow- grapli nrt, report meeting with the host of success, nnd state that they arc the only two women doing an act of this kind. One oi' the first acts Jenny jAcons will take to Kurope for engagement will be Madge Fox, known ns "The Flip Flnp Girl." She will snll In August, to open nt the Pnlnee for the month of September. Her nrt will be managed by Mnx Ilnrt, Miss Fox's husband. Wayne La Maii opened on the Goldsmith circuit Mnrch 20, nnd reports that she Is doing nicely with her single net. ltoniNHON and Baker recently arrived from Kurope. nfter n four yenrs' absence. They hnve brought over several novelties. NATURAL SLEEP QUIET NERVES SOUND HEALTH IS possible in place of the fictitious sup- »** MORPHINE COCAINE OPIUM V pos estor; restoration oi health. AH treatment conducted by regular phy- sicians, without patient's detention (rum business. Our references nre unquestionable, WE OFfER A FREE TRIAL SAMPLE Drug Crave Crusade Address, D. C. C. Hivriford Building 41 Union Square 113 Hew York City Made To Order POR TUMBLERS, WIRE WALKERS THE FI.CX0I.C ATHLETIO *ND ATHLETES, and for oil theatrioal purposes. WIH not shrink or harden if wet. In ordering give size und outline of foot. Hen's aail Ladies' Athletic (Ilk* Ilka.), S2,» p«p»»- Youth*' Md Boys' Atllttlc (like lllas.), 2.00 prepaid. llouutltolly Illustrated Catalogue Free. FLEXOLE SHOE CO., 301 Milwaukee St. Milwaukee, Wis. Estimates furn- ished for special styles o r deslirns turn down the man 1 who offers a substi- tute when you order CLUB COCKTAILS. Seven kinds —Manhattan, Martini, Vermouth, Whiskey, Holland Gin,Tom Gin, York— but only one brand—"CLUB." G.F.HUEBLEIN&BRO., rr .pt.o,. Hartford New York London A well-groomed man never neglects his teeth, Think that over a bit. Al all the stores you'll find SOZI III IT 3 Forms: Liquid, Powder & Paste J.C.GOSS CO NlV^C BUILDERS OF DETROIT. ICH J£bGUE&2S>r!AftO( * PISO'S CURE FOR ro Iaur ACTOIW, MNIIKIU Mil MIIIUIJ if WUMU8 .twi UURIUilrugtkM