The New York Clipper (December 1905)

DECEMBER 23. THE NEW YOEK CLIPPEE. 1131 HI. Bitot week. "The Curse of Prink - ' did VcxtIwt*. "»«w fcrtff Bulled In." tins. Hiwuner. dircvtorl.— '•I'iiii- , S i he Cr ek'ct." In jnrcscuted ls-23. CwB 2S^*SfiSwSjK 51m. HP0«»r np- JeiOom; - i H i Hmn tllla RCIlmin. I.nfit It is iu:n>im:i> Hint li. F. Keith wilt build n theatre mi Himulwny. wlriiln u short dis- tance hi Thlrly-r.uirih Slrcet. Wltliln a few years Hi" Pciiu«ylviiula it. ];. station will he completed, the Sixth ATOM subway will bo rS«?Sv"53" r . «* "»**■». "the Vy- ''nri-MKiixt'lPerfy 0- Williams, manager). u ! i I'lins and Walker, and It. A. Roberts Ire he lending futures of the bill this *!t.v Mr. Huberts appears for the second 22" in tils playlet, "Dirk Tnrpln. - ' which A a big 'auotwa last week Williams ■■a Walker, clever colored comedians, pleased '.-Mi "rverai of their late* songs. Others Ire • The Military Octette. (.iuyer undo .Nell. Jnn'nv Hlce. Watson, Hatchings, hd wards h 11 T".n.pan ■• Geo. W. Day. the Inlaw Trio, u, lie liardner and the y tngrnph lliiir & Bkhman's (M<* Norton, mann- er).—Sell Rnrgess appears 18-23 and pre- Sirs ii cnndrnseil version of "lhc County r«lr" Others ate: Winfred (Mark, assisted •■ Llllgl Deloro, . .cry way successful. •■Aunn Louisa" Kldrldge was sudly missed, ns she hutl been n prime factor In nil the previous affairs of the league. ♦♦♦ MIXNKSOTA. Minneapolis.—At the Metropolitan Opera House (I,. X. Scott, manager i "The Sultan ?. 1 . STC "? r ' I""- 0 . "'"eggy from Paris" SUSS, May Irwin 24 anil week. "Tlie Tea- derfoot" and "The Rollicking Girl" divided week of 10, ench having fair houses. Itljou Oit.ka IIoi.sk (T. I,, unys, mana- ger).—"Marching Through Georgia" 17 aud week, l.nllie Williams. In -Jljr Tnm-Hoy Girl." 24-Wi, "Tl-e Funny .Mr. Uoattr" was very well received 10-l(i. USMIKL'ii iM.irlln Heck, general manager) ,,e »£ U ..rt. InSfe il Itnvmond I HSI presented by Fred I,.,,„ox and company; McDouong , 1-oah.. K.''"J" 10 "?jJJ"?,,,£". ™» Barm's liiirlcsipie menagerie. Sim- :''?"• „y,".' I'lmofo^Mih innus and Harris. Zlmnier. Kllla-N'owlnn Trio. Trio,'nnd the klnctogriiph. KrENVV's (Frank A. Keeney, manager).— ceo'li. Monroe heads I'.ie hill. Ml hers are: iiir'rv l-a Hose Co., .lennnelle Duprec, Ijiw- 'on and Xniiien. Maddux and Melyln, Berry gild Mottesfc. the THIIers, the Boldens, and the Keeneysropo. Vlnnie lie Witt, Kemp mid Pearl, and the klnodrome. IHm (W. A. Sanger, manager).—The Orlenlnl Riirlrsqocrs 17 nnd week. Miner's Americans 3 l-:iO. The Alciixar llcamles, 10- IS, drew very good houses. QjUqKn (John P.lllott. numager).—For 17 LJt„ V»r«hi» II rills manager) Huh '-'M'lnn lioiiu Kiiiott. manager).—For li Chester 'St hta A SS5?C< -I! J* ■«* : STL,*?*ftf„¥X^ * "S Manchester nnd _. fie "Uasale Hassle Girls," 18-Sfc In Hie olio ore- llennlng, Lewis and llennlng. Lillle Held. Clemeuso Brothers, lhc filockers, and "leopard Camp. Na*1 week, lhc Casino Girls. xSSutl |E I'- I'leck. manager;.--'I he I o- lonlnl Belles 18-2*. Two pleasing burlesques ire presented '-The Baby f'nrra" and "Cohen, the Count." Others are: Farrel-Taylor Trio. Charles Falke, Nelson aud Mllledge, and Cook and Barrett. Next week, Cherry Blos- "^Ajcazau (Wra. T. Keogh. manager).—Km- plre liiirlescpiers lo-2:i. The olio Includes: lirotliers Vim. with llielr I rained dog: F.ddlo Cain and Kid Coffee, the Iceland liunrtclte. and Bessie Taylor. Next week, California ' Bnowm'AY (I#o 0. Teller, manager).— •■Miss Dolly Dollars," with iailu «llai«?r lu ■he title role, began a week's stay here night of 18. Marie Cahlll. In "Moonshine." scored n i.lg hll week ending Hi. Plgby Bell, In ••The Kdiicnllon of .Mr. I'ipp." 2. r i-:t0. Fot.l.y (Heiinelt Wilson, manager).— Charlei- 1 Aldrlcli presents "Secret Service Sam" 18-23. The play Is full of Interest and startling situations. "Confessions of a Wife" had crowded houses last. week. Nat M. Wills brings "The Duke of Dnlutli" next. Gatctv (James Clark, manager).—Ruble's Knickerbockers are here this week. Tile olio Is spread through a two act musical comedy. called "Rellly's Speech." As an extra al- iractlon they have Meu-alf, ruddock and Al. IMwards, nnd l^s La roses. Crowded houses attended the performances of Wine. Women nnd Song Co. last week. Next, Ihe Cracker •lacks. ami'iiion (W. T. firnver. manager).—This week's hill Includes: William limnd. Vnlescn Surra11. Wolllng's Stallions. Kmll Hock. June Kllon and company, Slux Waldron, La Vlne- Clmaron 'I'rlo, Al. Lawrence, the Chamber- l.ilus. Matrie Lockett and the klnetograph. lI'islnesE laxt week was up to the standard. liXIUt'K < F. B. Carr. manager).—The Call- fcrnl.i lilrls present "The (Jreiit White Way." specialties by Rnaadl and Fenner. Ilo^s and Adams, the Araalos, nnd the Four Thorough- breds. Big bouses greeted the Colonial Ilelles Inst week. Dainty I'arce Co. next Ootiiam (Lidgnr Glrard. mnnngen.—The ll«t this week includes: The Ihirrns Bros., Miller's ekpbants, Shenn nnd M'arrcn. ITU- glbbon nnd Dunn, Mitchell and Marron, Koope and Kopiie. Thomas and 1'ayne, Caro- line De Mutu, and the vltngrnph. Big houses last week. I'avtox's (S. S. Allen, manager).—Ktta Reed Tnyton, supported by the house com- pany, this week present "Her Mad Mar- riage." Last week "Soar-.-hllgbts of u (irent City" did a big business. "Up York State" next. I.YCEUJt (Louis Phillips, mauagcr).— "Leah," a familiar and most popular play with the audiences here, is produced this week. "The Runaway Wife" had a good run last week. « NEW YOltIC CITY JOTTINGS. sell, Mr. nnd Mrs. Arthur Voiiug. Jennie Benlley, Joseph L. Gnldeu. Aheurii mid Bax- ter, and llcikrow and l.,i Fleur. Big houses continued. Tim: I.TOCCU will Hose as n vaudeville 24. and since I line will lie deroled to Im- provement of the building, li will be re- opened probably in (wo or three weeks, with n stock company, in regular legitimate pro- duction*. FILMS lining i.i Ihe Large nem*»<l I Inoiiglioul tliv C. H. lor on, xvk „av B or™, HEADQUARTERS ■ CHICAGO. DON'T KAIL TO GET OUR TKlt.MS t«EI JlltF. (illDKIt l\(J KI.SKWIII'.KI.. 20th CENTURY OPTISGOPE CO., U W. llili ST.. MOW YOIIK. M DKAItllOllN ST., ( II H A(.«). MICntflAN. Tub AsrsTEnDiM Room in the New Am- sterdam Theatre is the scene of depreda- tions committed bv a vandal who lias en- deavored, by scratching, to mutilate three of the beautiful postals by George D. M. 1'clx- otto. These pastels form pnrt of the mural decorations lu this room, the totul cost of which has been placed at f75,<HK>. So far the perpetrator has not been discovered Hant, KsiifA Eamrm returned from lier > Western concert tour Dec. 13, having trav- tMS, eled «,000 miles froai Portland, Me., where houses, she opened Oct. 11. She will join the Met- ropolitan forces In a short time, and make ber llrat appearance tills season in "Faust" with .Mr. Caruso. Im Buiairrox Bfacii Amiiskmrst Co. (Wm. A. Brady, president, and (>. llarrlmau, treasurer) has purchlsed a tract of land Kt. Paul.—Al Hie MHro|>oliltin Opera House (L. X. Scott, manager) Sam Ber- nard. In "The Rollicking dlrl." plavcd In ca- pacity Dec. ln-1". lint lie Williams was suf- fering from a had raid, and had lo lie re- lieved by her most capable understudy at one or two performances. "The 'render- fool" had fair buslncsx 14-Hi. "I'eggv from l'aris" I7-2H. "The Sultan of Siilu"' •_M-L , :t. Andrew Mack, week of 24. In 'Tom Moore" and "Tlie Way la Kenmnre." (iRAMi iTIiihi. I,. Ilnys, manager).— "Marching Through (ieorglu" bad big busi- ness, and plens»d week of 111. For wi-ok of 17. Loltle Williams. In "My Tom-Hoy Ulrl:" Billy It. Van 2+30. Staii (J. C. Van IIoo, manager).—Wat- son's Orientals played to very good business week of in. nnd plctisi-d unni'Misi'ly. For week of 17. Miner's Americans; Miner's Bo- hemians '-'4-:!ii. Kveiiu: I A. Welnholzor, manager).—Busi- ness was very goisl \wk of II. The only new faces for week of IS are the Nelsons. All of the at mag hill of week of II hold over except Ihe lie Chilrrlllcs. Oar met: M IChas. Frerck. miinnger).—Busi- ness whs very good wnek of It. New |n*ople for week of IS; Felice Alexander, (ienevleve Virtorbi. Hilly Warmliigloii. K'l. Itu.viierd, Moffai and Holiannon. and Lou Smith. Those lioldlng over: l.Mile Jourowe. 'llieresa Kemp, Honr.ie Vonnle. Mae Delmay, Lillian Silen- cer and EITve Marion. ItaaUUrt BAM.—Xelmn-Rrltt light pictures had good business week of Id. MEXTinx. — The Standard 1'rhitlng Com- pnuy. show print rrs. who went through a lire at their place on Fifth Street, will shortly move into enlarged quarters, on Rice Street. Oulutli At the Lyceum (C. A. Marshall. maunger "Whv Women SlnV" Dec 11. drew fair nltendniice. "The Yankee Consul," 12, 13, had good bnlness. Hi rry Short wus the consul, and the entire company pleased. "The Forbidden Land." 8. 0. Iiail a fair sized audi- ence, "l'cggy from l'aris'' 14, 15. Andrew Mack Hi. the Rollard Opera Co. week of 18. "Arizona" 25. 2(1. Metbotoi.itan (Wm. Longstreet, mann- ger).^l)rcamlanil narlesqucrs, week of 11, came to line houses. Buot; (Joe Mnltland. manager).—This house Is well filled nightly, llie Wlnstnn- leys, father and son. were on the bill last week; and scored a big hit. People for week of 18: Herbert Chesley nnd company. May Xellson, Frank Burt, Kroslu and Harvey, L. (>. Whlttlcr, M'nlsh and Legon, Callahan and Brcgee, Ida Jngerson, Jas. McClellan and the moving pictures. Noli:.—The new Bijou in Superior, Wis., will open Christmas Day. The Winnipeg Bi- jou will open one week later. 4 »» Oelroll.—At the Itetrolt Opera House (H. C. WhltiH'y, Hill linger) "The Heir In the Hoornli" ciitcriiiiiiiMl fair - sized houses lit-e. lit:!. May Irwin, in ".Mrs Hbuk Is Hack." closed Ihe Week lo good business. "Ills Highness the Itey" ]s-^ii, Mnxlue Kllliilt 21- 23. I.TTCVM I B. D. Slnlr. manager).—"III New York Town" was presented by a first class i-oiii|iii:i;. mi. I drew well I li-II'.. Ford aud ■ iehriie. lu "Loverx and Lunatics." 17-2".. Lakavntvk (Dr. CuiuplH'll, manager).— "I'nrl* Tom's Cnblti" was well prewnieil. aud drew g<wd houses 10-10. "Hruwn's in Town" week of 17. Whitney (K. I>. Slnlr. niaiiager).— "Happy llirfillgnu's Trip Around Hie World" played' lo packed houses 10-1 ti. "Tracked Around Iho World" 17-2.'!. TKMi'ti: i.I. II. Moorv. manager).—Another giHid bill drew pinked houses last week. At- traction* for week IS Include: Muie. Slap- olfski, Vassur (ilrls. Staley nnd Blrhrck, Kcno, Walsh and Melrose, .Messenger Hoys' Trio. Felix and Harry Co., (iisirgi; II. Wood, Aerial Smiths and klnetogriipb. Avkxii: (Imvw & Campbell, managers).— Baltimore HtouIIck gnve a gouil ealertala- ment and drew fair lionsi-s 10-10. High School lilrls 17-23. Cuvstvi. ij. J. Nnsli. manager).—1-ant week's olTer'ng was pood, and iil'e'idauce up lo Ihe usual standard. Ailraciloiis lor week IS Include: The Itcmmcc Fuiullv. Vale Trio, WII".in nml Wilson, tih'Uroy mill Ullssell, Oliver Wlllier mid kluodroim-. New IMille liclinar. Mario licll'el, Lola Warie-r mo! leu. W.4-k of II; lliilidia. Mir/.I ale Weal. • Gmiviv fl'ied llllrble. malinger). Week of 11 • Now Florence West. TrKle Hurton, l.i/flle Hii|ircv ami I'h.vllls IJrliig»toii. ivi:nti:ai. (Don c. PiHiler. ininiagi'i'i. (•regg Trio, Miistciil Vuergs, ilii'ec Scbwarlz. Alls-rtii lladley. Sadie lllte, moving pictures. Suit ---K. I . Drew, assoclale Thlnl Avenue Tlientre. reiurucil lo lust week, aftec a several innntlis' advance i»f Hie ('has. A. Taylor Co. The :.o.I nnd manager Ihe city tiuir In Tim ta. -At the Tncotnii <C. Hcely. maiiiigcr) the Mack Swain Co., in "Thu l.lltli- Minister," drew packed houses Dec. 4-0. "The Lady of Lyons" 11-10. "The Prince tif Pllseii" »i. Hnverly's Minstrels in. Savov iCIius. Vork. nianageri. --Thu Broadwiiy Haiety (ilrls. 7 0. hud fair liouscs. "Jnllv American Truinp" ll-I.'t. GitAXn III. Wnrlcy. mnniiger). -Alblal and Compuny. Fuller unit Rose, Ihe Velonls, Klslc Wolf. W. C. lluyt. Hiisluess Is gisul. Tin: Si'aii am> CiiVsta). are doing their usual good business. ++-* WISCONSIN. IOWA. lies MoIiich.- At Finder's Ooera House I Win. I osier, tun anger i S.'.ni lleriianl, In ••Tin? Rollicking liirl." ilrew u very large ami culhllshlslli' illidlellee I lee. S. "I'be Lund of Nod" showed lo two crowded houses l>. "Ill •jid Kentucky." 11, pleased. "Nanrjr Brown'' It). West's MlnslrelH 2i>. Oiiam> OtuaiA Hot si: (Win. Foster, tnnan- gcrj. "The Irish Pawtilunkers" did big busi- ness "41. "Afb-r Midnight" played to lop heavy Ionises tli-i::. "Fur Iler Sake" 11-11), "A Poor Relation" 17-20. liljnr I Fred lliichatinii. iniinagiMl.— Fran- celbis. Itllllicrforil. Iliiivni'd mid the Hnxo- I hone Ulrl. Iliicklei's dogs. IHiHlMicIt and Parquet lc ind lionton Ridml, week of II, ■hew Idg. HIM week of IN: Clotty Trio. linn obi, t'.isit,- mul Collins, mid Marvelous June. Minium (W. It. tlouilev, iniiiingi'f).— Ihe pisil'le ii|i|)ciirlug lo eiinvileit booses wi'i'U of II were: The Untieing lliiinlliis. lhc All.viis, Ihe I'letiis. Cus Tni.., ami Williams nml Mayer Hill lor week ..f IS: The llal'llclls. Niu' Blossom, Iiroves and Baker, Hyde mid llentli, nml John Morrison. Nuir. Mine. Calve, who whs billed fur a iiuiceri nt ilie Auilllorliiin, Dec. lo. cimceli'd. (irnnd KiiiiIiIh. —The New Powers (IIiiitv (i. Summers & Co., iniinngers) lias boon linrk for the past ten days, eicepl: Tor local lalenl. "Th" Sleeping Ilea illy and Ihe Beast" Dec. 15. Hi, Sam Bernard, In "The Rollicking tllrl." 17. M.ukstio tDrln Stair, manager).—Mason and Mason, lu "Fritz and Snltz." 10-13. plaveil lo moderalelv good business. Coin- ing: Plllv Van. In "Tlie F.rrand Hoy." 14- 111, "In New York Town" 17-20, "Behind Iho Mask" 24-27. (Iiiaxii Oi'kra IIoiTSB (ChurclillI & Davis, managers).—Vnudevlllo allracllons for week of 17 Include: Blssonette nml Newman. Clark nnd Turner. Rita Curtis. Harry Haley, (ira. Kline, mid Lewis and Chapln. Smith's (Mrs. W. H. Smith, maunger).— Yankee Doodle Girls, week of 10. played lo crowded houses. Baltimore Beauties 17-2::, Ihe High School Girls 24-30. LiiuNlnu.—At Balrd's Opera House (Fred .t. Williams, manager) the Britt-Nelson light pictures drew a lair house Dec. H. "Tlie Lighthouse Robbers'' followed I), to lop heavy bouse. Week of 11. dark. Due: "Tlie Sleep- ing Beauty nnd the Beast" 20, Well's Band 21. "In a Woman's Power" 22, "A Romaucc of Coon Hollow" 23. Buot: (]>. J. Robson. manager).—Week of 11. vaudeville, to big houses, Including Ihe Three llylands, Fred and May Wuddell, the McCnrvers and Mttad (lllkey. TENNESSEE. Memphis.—At the New Lyceum (Frank Gray, lessee) "A Mesaago from Mars," Dec. 8, II, came to good business. Darkness reigned Human Hearts," 14, played to fair Lewis Morrison 10. Florence Roberts 18, 19. "The Shepherd King" 25-30. Moi'KlwV (A. B. Morrison, manager).— The patrons were delighted with the pro- gramme week of 11, and good attendance pre- vailed. Bltlnge proved a most attractive Others were: Mr. nnd Mrs, F.smond, Battle? Creek At the Post Theatre IK. R. Smith, manager) Howard Hall, In "The, Millionaire Tramp," pleased n fair bouse Dee. 13. Newell s Juvenile Band 14, Ma- jestic Slock Co. 1S-23, "A Message from Mars" 2H. Buot; (W. f>. Butlerllcld, manager).— Business excellent. Bill for week or 18: Drncula. Al. Chrlslnl. the Four Dancing Harrises. CIIITord Wllklns, luncss and Ryan, and uew pictures. card. Mnhelle Adams. Palmer and Jnlson. Olleuel's between Iho Brighton Beach and Manhattan monkeys. Imperial Russian Troupe of dancers. Beach Hotels for 8550,000. on wlilcR it vast mid the klnodrome. show building will be erected, to be ready Bum: (B. M. Stniulaick. manager).— for opening next Muv. "Busy Izzy's Vacation" packed the house week of 11. George Sidney received an ovation, nnd his play was satisfactory In every re- spect. "Across the l'airl'ic" current. i KnoxvHlc—At Staub's (Fritz Staub, rofessor Napoleon," by local to Ihrce big houses Dec. 8, 0. Sophia 'Brandt, lu "A Madcap Prlncesa," anno 11, lo a fair house Miss Brandt, as Blarv Tudor, received hearly applause for ber clever work. "Woodland." 12. drew excel- lent business, l^wls Morrison, 18, drew good business. Florence Davis and Elliott Dexter. In "The Player Maid," pleased 14. DenewBurdctte Stock Co. 18-24, Paul fill- more 25, John GrlfUlh 20. ( Imtlniioosrii. —At New Oncrn House (P. R. Albert, manager) "Sowlug the Wind." Dec. 1 pleased. "A .Message from Mars." 4, mati- nee and night, did well. Edsull-Wluihrop Slock Co.. 5-11, pleased good sized houses. ••Woodland," 11. drew well. Coming: "Mad- " 12. Lewis Morrison 14. Flor- - ML nul ft "TlIK ItWlKMI'TION of Davip CnnsoN," l.y Ixittle Blair l'nrker, will have Its first New- York presentation at the Majesllr Jnn. 8. Joe WintKR'N Co. rettn-ned to the city Dec. 12, and rehearsals will start Immediately on "be new production hy Kdgur Smith and mun ., ecr | "|- Maurice I>evl. The fiictwlcr will occur lu rwonle nlayed Itpchoster. Dec. 28. and It will be Reen at Joe ^nniii Brand Weber's Theatre Jan. 1. . Mas. Fiskh addressed the students of Har- vard aor. Radcllffe. nt Sander's Theatre, Har- vard, Dee. 12, on the ethics of Ihe stage, and met with a warm welcome. Many profes- sionals, appearing In Boston nt the lime, were present. Fay Tgupt.eton. Id "Fortv-llve minutes from Brondwav." will follow P.. S. Wlllnrd at the New Amsterdam Theatre, opening there Jan. 1. Tub Waldorf Is the nnmc of the theatre the Sbtiberls are constructing nt Broadivny and Forty-dfth Street. At the Gaiidkm Tiikatrb, which Is dark this week, souvenirs of Mr. Mnntell's fiftieth Ivnlniiiuxoo.—At the Academy of Music (B. A. Hush, manager) the Hunt Slock Co. played to good business, week of Dec. 11, flvlng usual satisfaction. "Tlie Sleeping leanly nnd the Beast" l'J, "The Lighthouse Bobbery" 20. 1'Ai.Arj; or Amusement (O. W. Picked, manager).—Polo nnd roller skating draws goad houses. ■ Jackson At Ihe Atheuteum (II. J. Por- ter, residcut. manageri Majestic Stock Co., week of Dec. II, came to good business. Well's Band 20. "In the Sbudow of the Gallows" 23, "The Sleeping Beauty nud Ihe Beast" 27. ♦-»-• WASIllNC'ION. 'Milwaukee.—Tin- cxpeclisl drop '" al- leiidiili'e was In v\ Ideiicc Hie jiasl week, lioliilny shopping appearing (■• have Hie rail. .'M.iivmIdm 1.1. A. Ilclgler, iiianiigcri. - ".Mel.'itildi.|i's Flats' grcaily ple a s ed fair «lzcd llllillellecs Hee. |(l HI. •IJllllley Aillllus Sawyer" 17-23. ••The Seminary <ili'l" 21 .'to. DwinsoN iSherinaii I'.lowli. tun linger I. • - "•The .Mali) and'Ihe Mummy." wllh May Holey ami Fred Warren, was well received 10-1::. iiiIh Skinner offered his usual nrllnlle pri-roriunwc 14 Hi. In "Ills Grace lie lirnm- iiooil. I'he liollbkliig (ilrl" 1720, "The Siitliiu of Sulu" 24-27, "Peggy frutn l'aris" 2S-3H. Dual OlT.UA IIovsi:. —Harry P. Binary, lu "The Ibiy lleliluil Ihe linn, drew highly sntlsfiietory ntleudiiiice week of 10. "Hearts of Hold" 17-23. Paiint I Leon Wnrhsner. inannger).—Franz Rattler's Tyrolean singers nnd dancers pleased IJ-lii. "Mrs. Temple's Telegram," Jan. II, Is Ihe next F.agllsh all ruction. Staii I F. It Trolliiinti, inaiiageri. —The Bo- hemian llnrlesoiieis week or 17. Miner's Alllerlrillis fureil well last week. Ciivhtai. IF. II. Winter, malinger).—Joseph Dnllev ami Loiia NcIihiii were the hll of the Mill last week. Hill week of IS; The He Lucys, l'ero and Wilson, Margnret Nowlon, Tc.ggc and Hnnlel, Brooke P.Hryiu, ami F.in- incrsuii itlebiirds and coiiipnuy. (illA.Mi.—Mniinger Waller W. (iregg otfers the Jiiggllng Parolts, Cnle Fruliees Bower, Frank Walk nnd the liitdeller Troupe for week eoiiiiiieiiclng IN. NuTKS.—Willis I!. Buyer look charge of "The Maid ami Ihe Mummy" Co.. after the close of lis engagement In Ibis city. Mr. Buyer having iitircbiiscd the show from Iho Richard F. Cnrlc Amusement Co Bugeue Moore Is visiting friends lu (his city. ■ Ln Crosse.—At lhc La Crosse Thenlrn (W. F. Gage, malinger) "Mnr.-hliig Throiign Georgia" gave a goisl performance, to fair Muslims)-. Dec. K. Porter J. While's "Faust" hnd a good limine II. "Tlie Royal Chef." 12, bud a large audience. Dunn's Third Regiment. Bund 13, Howe's pictures 15, "The Lund of Nod" 111, "The Hnwery News (,'lrl" 17, Verna Mnyo Co. week of 18. "Peggy from Paris" 25. Bijou (W. F. Gallagh.u', manager).--Good business week of 11, with ■ Stoddard nnd Wil- son, Minnie de Oesch, Will Arinond, lira Mys- terious Kontlnelle, Hiidworlh and Wells, aud Bljotielescnpe. Hill week of IS: Albeue nud La lira nt. Tom Ijincasler, Kit Wlilrlwlnd. the lirobsi Trio, Will Arinoud aud moving pictures. ♦<-• Ceilnc It it i>f<l». .... Al (Ireene's Opera House i Will S. Collier, business uinnoger) Murgiirei Itnlpli. Ih>c. ti. In "Tinning of Iho Shrew" ami "As Yon I.1U- II," pleased. "Iler I.'ii'.iiI Sin." II, had a lop heavy house. Mil- dred 'Holland. IV. lu 'The Triumph of all I'.III 11 less," gllVe nil exielb'lll pel fol lllllllce. "The Lund of Nod," I."., sailslleil ,i lull lioase. "In Obi l\iMiliicky" l.'i, "Whiil Women Will |io'■ is. "The Mummy and Ihe Maid" 21, "The Forhtddeii I,nud" 22, " I'lie Tcndcrfmd" 25. "The 'I'w.i iiriiluins" 20. Km Tuiiguuy 2K, "Cousin Knlu - ' 211, Howe's niovliig |detlireH 30. I'Eiifl.ll's (Vic llugn. iiianngerl.—Full homes continue. Bill week of IS: Tim i;:iiii. ('has. and Minnie lliirroiighs, llnrdou F.htrcd, Hart and Dillon, Hay W. l-'uy and tliu l>logra|ih. ■ Hurl I nation.—Al I Me llinml (Cliiiinber- lln. Jt llnrrlugloii Co.. la in ill gel's) "Tim Woman In ihe fuse" drew a medium Mouse Dec. II. Horry llcrcaroril showed lo a good luiiisc 12. "llusler llrown" drew well III. "Tlie Isle of Bong Bong" 15, wrestling iniit.M 22. "A Poor llelnlloil" 23. "'I'lio Devil's Auc- tion" 25. "The Moonshiner's Daughter" 27, •The Black Crook" 211. (iAiiiin-K - The management of this house riurcl to go Inn. their new quartera Monday, is. Itiis'lii'Hs Is good. Hill for week of IK: Hogs nml inonbcyn, (ioldeii nnd Hughes, Ron- nie (invMiril, liougliiN and Douglas, Harry Green, vlshi Montrose nud the blograph. Keoi.uL At Hie Orntul Opera IIoiisd (F. F. Hliirgls, resident miinnger) "Busier llrown" drew a large uud jilensed honso Dec. 7. "Tin* Woman la Die Case" dalluhtad u rulr audience II. "Tim County Chairman." 13. num.'led n line bouse, al lup rices. "The Woman llnler" has n good safo t-l. "The. Isle of Bong Hong" 1(1, "Thu Devil's Auc- tion" 20. La SAt.ri: (I) K. Reeves, manager).— Ijnge houses rule. Bill week of IS: Bow- on! nnd Milliter, Bseher Sisters, Vul Relnur uud II. F. I.owcnsleiii. -o, „ctk souvenirs or .Mr. Aiaiuen s iiuieia princess" 12. leswls Morrison 14, Fine S' r K 1,1 n « performance there, were given J n n / r , "| M 15. "Dr. Jekyll nud Mr. Hyde" Hi nt the Christmas matinee, imd prices will be , '" more -"■ ,, . ri.ftl.nn.l .l..^i «... • ■ - rediiced during Its run. Oloa N'ctiiebsoli: presented Maie. Bern- hardt with a large basket of roses Dec. 14. lite Actors' IIoMB will have Its annual benefit ot the Broadway Theatre Jnn. 23, aud Dauicl Frohumn Is preparing the pro- gramme. T»ADIlKtr8 .. Mendelssohn Hull able applause Tub .second ... grand masquerade • students will lie held nt Grand Central Pal ace. l'ort.v-thlrd Street nnd Lexington Ave- nue. Saturday, Dee. 30. The commltttee an- nounres that, through Its efforts nnd un- mlted amount of money, It will give patrons the moat stupendous, mngnlflcent nnd spec- 'a.nlnr bnllet ever produced. There will be nve hundred bullet glrla, lit uew. ingenious and artistic inovemeiiin, ARKANSAS. Hot Sprlntcs M H'C Auditorium (Brig. ham ft Head, tiinnngcrsi ••llumnu Hearts." Bee S. drew a responsive audience. Walker Whiteside presenting "We Arc King," Christmas. Majestic (T. R. MncMechen. manager). An excellent bill wus presented last week. and good audiences were the rule. Hill week of 11 Included: Kit Carson, Win. K. Cross, Mflrkln nnd Wilson, Clarence Burton, Madame Emmv nnd Iter pets. William Davis uud eumpnnv. the Whiteside*, illustrated tonga nnd klnetograph. Scuttle. — At the Grand Opera House (John Cort, manager) Seattle Symphony Or- chestra. Dee. II. was the only altering ut the (Irand during the week, presenting a purtlcu- larly artistic programme, to au appreciative audience. Hnverly's Mlustrcls Dec. 10-13, "The Prince of I'ilseu" 14-1(1, Seattle Sym- phony orchestra 20. "The Slio-Oan" 24-27, •The' Yankee Consul" 2S-20. 8tum.il (John Cort inannger). — Broad- way (ialety (ilrls closed a successful engage- ment week of Hi. Week of 17. the Jolly Girls Hut-lesuui! Co.; the Innocent Mnlils Burlesi|UO Co. 24-30. Tiuiid Avenue (Russell & Drew, mana- gers).—Week of 3. /Inn's Travesty Co, III "Full on the Trull," did linn business. Week or 10. "The Missouri (ilri:" week of 17, "Tlie tllrl from Sweden;" week of 24, "The Jolly American Tramp." Star (Melvlii G. Wlnstock, manager).— Week of 11: New—Mr. and Mrs. Robyns, Tony Ryder's monks. Lopez and Lopez, the Aldenns, Mrs. Hen. Tom Thumb, Count and Bnran Mngri, Pete Dunsworth and moving pictures. Ucrncnil |R J. Donellan, manager).—- Week of II : New—Caznro, Figaro, Richards Sisters. Kddle Badger. ITorcns nnd Miller, Wnrren II. Stetson nnd moving pictures. I'ANTAm:s' (Alex. Panlnges, manager).— Week of II : New—Florentine Troubadours, Pearl. Caasldr and company, Arthur Dlwell, Adams Sliders. Mohnmlt. Imogene Mnuslleld, Mema and Calbo, and moving pictures. stuami I Hin (ioldsmitti, manager).— ALABAMA. Molille,—At Die Moblln Theatre (J. Tan- nenbaum, muunger) Siixamie Suulje, la "Sow- ing the Wind." came Dec. S. I), and gave mi excellent production, Carroll Daly, whosn ability wus demonstrated by his lining Ihe leading male role at Montgomery, after the second act was on. without reheiiinul, win given an ovation here for Ills good work. Lord 1'etworlh, the part originally played by Mr. Duly, was handled by John Dillon, who played Sir Rlchnrd, ami made a utilck change, appearing as Penworlh. Shepnrd'K moving pictures, II, matinee and night, drew crowded houses. Paul million:. In "Captain Debon- nalr." enme 12. to a very good house. "When Wo Were Twenty-otic" 14. "King or lhc Opium Ring" 18, 111, "A Madcap Princess" 20, "Uncle Josh Spruceby" 22, 23, "The Run- aways" 25, Kngllsh '.iraud Opera Co. 28, 2tt. Nun:.—Jake Wells. I lie well known the- atrical magnate, of Richmond, Va., was In this city 12, accompanied by Mnnngcr Kent, of Atlanta, it member of the board of direc- tors of the Bijou clrcull. Manager Wells gave nut Unit his Isitiril of directors hnd authorised him In close I Im deal pending here for some months for a m-w opera house. Tho liinise will he thoroughly iip-lodatc In everv particular, m a cost not exceeding f(ll).Oi)l). and will have >. scaling i-npncily for ] jinn. Plans ale now being drawn, and work will liegln about Feb. 1. JiMMi. the house to be renilv for occupancy September next. Tlie new liniiiie will lie run under the inanage- menl of the Welle circuit, Solum Al Ihe Academy of Music (Long ft Itees. tminngci-s) Shepard's moving [>!•-- huts came to fair business Doc. N. "Wh"U Wo Were Twenlv-nne" hnd a good house II. Lewis Morrison. In "Faust." had a full house II. Iloyl'H Comedy Company opened to H. It, 0. 12. "A Mmlenp Princess" IS. I'nill cllnmi-e 111. |.To-»nce Davis 20, Billy Ken sand's Mlnslrels 2B. Nort:—Harrison Bros.' Minstrels, under cnnviis, bad poor business 13, on account or ruin. Dm eiiiii.rt. —Al the lliirlls Opera House (iJlreclloa Chiimherllii, Kindt tc Co.) busi- ness has been good. "What Women Will Do." Dee. In; "Busier Brown," II. 12;'"I'be Isle of lloug Doug" 13, and "Alter Mid- night." 14. all fared well. Mildred lliillnnd LI. -The Forbidden Land'' 17, the Films IS- 23. "The Maid and Die Mummy" 24, "Til" .Mivinsbliier's ll'iughler" "Jfi, "Vork Slots Folks" M, "The Devil's Auction" 211, "Ths (ilrl from Kay's" :m. Fi.itk (II. A. Hodliil, manager).— BiihIiidss fne the post week wiui very good. Hill for week of II: Richard Jcennis, Andrews iibil Fields, Charlotte lliiveuscruft, and moving pliliircs. a llooiie.- At Aries' Opern House (Wiley ft Kh-by, malingers) "For Her Sake" dri»w good business Dec. I). "Her Fnlnl Sin" hnd fair business HI. "Klines of the Mine" 14, "Seeing New Vork in an Automobile'' 1.1, Wirt'ii Mlnslrels 1IJ, "Whal Women Will Do" 21, Ihe Cleveland Ladles' Orchestra 2fi. Fori Modife. At Ihe Mldliiiid (A. II. Belli, maiiugeri "Uncle St Hnsklns" did well Dec. S. ''After Midnight" drew fair business II. Guy Hickman Co.. 18-20, did well. "Tlie lloyal ("kef" 22. "Whnt Women Will Mo" an. "TIib Liberty Belles" 20, "Ttw Biiwcry Newaglrl" 3(1. «» » II.I.OOIN. (lulnoy.—Al Hie Kmplre (W. L. Itiuiby, manager! "Buster Hrowu" did big business Dec. S, II. "A Poor Relation" did well 10. Hubert Kdesoti was greeted by onu of the biggest aailleiices of the hcuhoii II. Mxoti and Fields, 12, ami "Kerry Fair." HI. Molli canceled. "Paul .lones" 14. "The Womtin llnler" IS, .Inhu (irillllli 111, Grncu Haywnrd Co. 17-23. "The Isle of Hong Hong" 24. 2,"i, "The Sign or the |.'our" 211, "The Black Crook" 27. Mi nit (Patrick & McC'unnell, managers).— Illg houses dally. Current hill: Itetie, A'/.ora ami Itoberi'i. Downey and Wlllnrd, Sklppey, and Itltodn Bernard. Canton,--Al Die (irnnd IF. II. Powelson, manager) "Quliicv Adams Sawyer," Nov. .10, was Well received by good houses. "The I'n- raders." Dec. 1. was ably presented. "In tho Shadow (if (he Gallows" It. "The Wotiina In the Case," 12, hnd good houses aud was well received. Coming: The Terrible Turk, tho firent Demon. 13: the Ragles' Minstrels i lo- cal i 14, IB, "The Mniinahlner's Daughter" 18.