The New York Clipper (January 1906)

1222 THE NEW YOBK OLIPPEB. Januaby 20. THE NEW YORK OLIPPEE <■ > THE FR^NKQUEEN PUBLISHING CO. <LImllid.) rnorBiETOits. ALBERT J. BOBIE, EDITOMAI. and BU81NM8 IUNAOII. uiiit i.o>iiii>rr i.KTfUii. FMOU OUR OVH COKBIiHrONDaKT. SATURDAY, J ANUARY 20, 19QC. RATES: ' AdvertlieiBeDt*—$2.80 per locb, ilnfit eol- 'nma AdTcrtltemeDti Mt witb bordtr, 10 ptr ccDt extra. 8DD8CR1PTIOH. One year In adTance, |4; ilz months, |2; tbree montbi, SI. Fureign pottage exlrt. Single copies will be tent, poatpald, on r*- cefpt of 10 MntL Our Terms are Caal>> TUB CLIPPER li iBiued eyery WedneidiT mdrhinK. The Inst (our (adrertlslng) ptgei GO TO I'UESS on Saturday at 11 a. m., arid tbe other page^n MONDAY and TDESOAt. Tit* Kormi etoilnv Promptlrr Toea* day, at 10 o'clock A. H. Pleote remit b; express, money order, cbtck, P. 0. order or registered letter. All cash en- cloacd with letter I* at tbe risk of aender. 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No nepllea by Slall or Telcarrapli. AUDHBBKEB OB WHEnKAHOUia MOT OITIK. Al.I. IN QDBNT OK SUCH SHOULD WRITS TO TIIOSB WHOM •rilBI 8BBK, IN CAIIB OV THU CUPPEU I'OBT OrFiCB. All tarraEa wjw, AB ADVEnTlSEO OND WGHK OHLX. Ir 9U1 XOVTB or ANT TUBATniCAI, COUPANT fi BotauT, nEvcn to our list or RotrTsa ON ANOTHUR rARD. Wtl CANNOT BIND aODIBB BI UAII, OB TEUQBATU. DRAMATIC. C R M., lOiiii Clnlre.—\Vc liiivc no kliowl- (•<l»{i! of llio iMi'i'cnl wlu'rciibmilK of tliu inuI.v. .\ilili'csH ti K'tli'r III mil' i'«rc< iinil wo will ud- vi!rll(ii> It III Tin: Ci.iWEU letter Hal. 1>. !•;. 'I'.. Nowliurg, K. S., lliinlKbiil'B, <i. 1... Krimklyn, K. *.'., tnilciipc). .1. C. f. P.. S]>rliii;lli'ld. MlNH K. H.. Folt Worth. ('. 11. ti.. I'lilladclpblii, Uiitl M. I'l. M., Iliiltluiori".—See iiiiswcr to C. K. >l., IlIlDVl'. II. A., .Vi'W \ink.—TlioiiiiiK Ki'Uiii'tly. u iiii'jiini'rlst, (llfd .Nov. Hi. IMSKS. in Chlciii;u, two wci'ks iifli-r lilK return rmiii Aiistrulla. •"rnuHIK," Mlil<lle(o«-ii.—Addi'i'SH Vuw lliini & Hon, I'osliiuun-a, l:;l Ni)rili Niiitli Street, I'liiliidvlphlil, I'll. "Mlitin;."—Wc |ircsuiii<! tin- luldn'KBOH am lie foutHl ill II Pruvldi-ncc Inwliiess directory. (i. IJ. ,1., Torn' Haute—Wiitch our route llitf wicli wi'ck. (i. W., Dt'iivor.—Diivo Wiirlli-hl liHii Hot :i|i|ieiiri.'(i In the l>liij' you nu'iitluu iu Shu hVniK-lBco. .. ^ X. It. \., ("olioi's.—Watch our route list I'livli wwk. K S., I'-mckvlllf.—Addro«K .1. M. LoiivlLt, III:: WcMl I'Nu'ly-tiaitl !<ti«l, New York Clly. MihiM n. W. II.. Itiii'k iHliiml.—t'oi-cpaugh- Sl'IIs HroH." t'lrcim, ColuiuhUK. O. (;. K 1»., IiiiIIiuiiiiioIIh. — AiIiIivkh Miller is I'loiui. iiiiiiiiiB<'rH ll»> "Uliiek Ci-ook" Co., aa licr raulo In HiIh Issiii-. W. II. It., <'lmllBnooBii.—AdJrcuB ITimk .McKi'O. Snvov Tlioatrc, New York i:lty. "M.V1T," 'J-ronlon. — Wo woulil BUgcest "Life I'lccwivn," or •'I'lctiiiVN from liltc. 1,. l'\ ('., l'htliidi'l|ililii.—AddrcsH J. K. Ken- Hi'KHV, 1'poiiIp'k Tln'iitve, Cliiclnniill, t). Miss A. V. II,—1. She wim bum In 18U0. •J. .\tldresH iiiirtv blmsolf. K. Y. K; lliiriieKvlllc.—Addrcsn Krank llinvc, l.cuuUm 'I'lu'iil re. New York City. \V. l\ II.. New York.—See answer tu K. V. 10.. IliirneHVllle, 'I'. .\. K,. Uroiiklyil.—The piirty went to lOiiriiiii' 111 1 ii'd'uilior, niul has nut returned to tills i-mintiy. W. .McU,. .MldiUelimii.—The Sl«. Saulellu Slmw ran lie mUli'eiimMl at lloruor. N. Y. W. I). t"„ .loiwy Olty.—We never Indulge ill ('(im)iiiriKoiis. \. M. (>.. t'liliinilius.—Wiileli our route lint. 1'. II.. HiilTiilo.—AilvprtlKe your wnnis hi Tin: Ci.tn'Kii. .\t. 1>., lliilj;ler.—Sec nuswer lo K II., Iliin'iilii. ,\. I)., flilcni!0.-=\V»teh oiir route list ciuU ivei'k. .1. K, tjiii'bi'e.--AddresH tlip Kulerprlse .Music Siipiily I"".. HI West Twenty-eighth SIrept. New York i'lly. II. \V. 11.. Trenton.—.\luke ii|>|>lh'atlon lo (hi' Viiiidevllh' MnniiKerH' AKKoclatliiii, .St. .Iniiim Ihilldlntf. Tweuly-Hixlli Street and Hronilwuy. New York City. H. M., MeKiiCdlMirt.—Watch our route list piicli week. CAIIU!^. \\. I). T,, AHlihind.—As the luck couiila till' iiionieut It Is lurneil. the denier wins. Ki'ii.sriiiiii.ii. XiisliUH.—KIliK, iiiiecn, Jnck, leu mill nlue wins. \. A.. Ui'iuimoiit, -In seven lip, in eiiuP of Kiiiiie lieliii; lliil, the iien-th'ulcr, or eldest hinid, eonntN lliti point. IllMi. Ilhielctilone.—t. Yei--. :;. He did. ,1. II. II., ;i. lie •11(1. .1. 1'. iitliliess ■i: I. pi'iiiii. MISi'KIiI.AMiiOl'S. New lliiven.—Yon will have lo Hiiiue n\H' In the "logKlni;" liimlncKH. . .Jei'si'v t'lty.-■('oiisiill nil encveUi- 4«» ■ Tin: Xeiv I.yioum llieiitre. nt SiirluKtIcUl, U., opcuii vu tjiilurdny, Juu. ;:0, Cil|>|icr lliircnn, 48 CrADlionrne Street, Leicester Bnanre. London, W. C. .\.\s. a. Several ni-w iimducllons help make Ihe Iiri'HOnl week one of Inteir.Ht In one wIidmc nttention Is claimed by the thentrcK. Tbe ivenllier. for the moRt part wet and dlsiigree- iilile, didn't seem to make any mntcrlnl dlf- fcrenic wllli the ulrx of the aiiittenccs at tbo various London hoii)«H. <; .M. S. McLellan'H new play, 'The .Tury of Kate," hnil Its premier nt the tibaflcs- liiiry on 'PiicHdiiy, and the play met with a very kind rcceiitlun, inaamiich nH the builder hiiH nllemplrd to givo the ICngllMi atagc a play much ,-iliovc the ordinary and a llltlc nhend of the limes. "Jlie Jury of l'"nte" Is :\ melodrama, la live acta, wlih n prolofciic and an epilogue. An Idea of the plot: Here Keformc is a poet, n dramatlat nnd a rnke, wlio ImH wasted hU life In riotous living. In the stIlliieHB of the nlglit Fate comes to him with tbe swurd of death, but Rone asks for another chance, and tbe Jury of Kate, sluing high nlMive the earth, decrees that ho iiiny live his life again. A acore of years elnimcH. Itenc'ls once more an ni'tlet and an eKotbl. He has seen the picture of a pretty girl, named Yvonne, and has fulleu In love with her. The girl Is trnced to her homo In the country by itone, and he Hlcnls her love from UnvId ^lnrtlnc, n young mechtmlc, and innnles her. A few days after his marriage with Yvonne Jlcne meets and fulls In love with Therese. a woman of ratbcr low cliar- iicler, nnd dcupltc the fact that she tells him she docs not and never will care for him, he determines from that moment lo de- vole himself to her, nnd he nt once. Ill treats his bride of a Cew days. A year piiHses, and on the night of tbe production of one of Itene's plays and bis tlrtil fullure, llicieac forces herself Inlu bis wife's presence, dc- I'larcs she Is Yvonne's friend, and urges bcr to assert licrKclf, but Yvonne does not accept I lie advice. A scene follows, hut, for the time lielng. matters arc striilglliened out siillsfaclonly. In the lat-t part of the play Itene liecumeH a labor lender. While sume- wlint under Ibe hillucncn of drink llene lends II mob against Marline's work (the latter having risen to the ownership of tliu wurksl, forces himself into the ollUe, anil by lals- tuke, sIiuoIh his own wife, who bail tied to her old comrade for protection. 'I'hen be goi's out to mi-ei deiilU nlone, niiil In a llnul srene, nniong (he darkness and the shadows, be fulls on his fnoe before a wayside enicl- ll\. n» Kute, for the second time, slnnds over him with Ills drawn swoiii. Kxcellent were II, It. Irving and t'rysmi llernc In the parts i>r Iteiie and Yvonne, 'nie lattcr's London detiut could not have been more successful, OS her nclltig unit stagu ii|>|>eiii'nucc were praised by llie Hint nlghter,.(. Hall t.'ulne says tliat ho lost nearly $5,0U0 over ilie drnmnllzatiiin uf •The I'rudtKsl Son," uud that his latest experience Is Ihat a siiici'ssfiil pinv does iiiii lirins bliii nearly as nUK'h money as a .suceessful luok. lid also Hiuli's that the wriilii;; uf a hook does not liivulve lilia 111 oui'-tcntb pari llie worry and absence friaa lioiiie. When "The Merchant of Veiilco'' has llalslied Its career iis m drawing,' ciiid nt the liarrlck, Arthur lloiiiihlcr has deihieil Ihat lis siicceastir hIiiiII Is* a new rertlon uf Leo Trevor's mllltarv comedy, "Jlrother Offlcera." In the production Mr. Hourchler will have I lie usststnnce of Colonel Ncwubnm navls, who will sec that tliu lullltary details In the play are Klrictly up to the murk. The piece lias l»>en successfully received In London at Ihrei' of Mr. Iloiircliler'H charity inutlaees. and In the new pruductluu Mr. Uonrchli^r nnd A'lolel Vanhriii;li will play Ihelr original purls of .Tohn Ulndv nnd Jturuness Ituydeu. Wednesday, at iIil- liuiK>rlnl, l.eivln Waller priKhiced II new pUiy. In four acts, adapted Ji'oni the (ieriiiau uf ICndulpb holliar, by Lewis N. I'lirker nnd Selwvii Hrlnton, en- tllh'd 'The Ilaileiiulii KInp, The scene of the play Is laid In Italy, the period tsdng the sixteenth cenlury, Tliu play Ik di'Sirilied ns a ninsipier.'de. hi four acts, hut Is railly a Me<llneval nielodraiua. it has Urea played nearly three Ibouimnd lluies, In n hulf dozen Inngnages, Htury: Prince lluhemund, u prince uf peculiar ways, returns home after ten years' iibseiici'. Just in thiic lo succeed Ills father. In bis train Is a truiipL< of net- (rs. On tiie night of bis return Uohcinund makes violent luve Iu Culumblna, and Ilarle- <(Ulii, who loves iier. kills hini. throws his body into tlii' sen, ami then makes iiii like hhii'and iiHsiiiiies bis niimc and style. Iliirle- i|iilii Is such a splendid aeluf that everyone is (leivlved, even Ihdiemuiid's saliirino and iiiaslerfiil iiiicli, Tancrcd. Itul lo tliu iineen- mother he lolls the tr^tli, and slir, who hua hnli'il her son's vices, nnd has lieiird of liar- Iciiiiln's brave (iirhlln,' di'ods, nnd to save her hliiifdoia fiuiii Tanered, she kwps the secret and crowns the player with her own bnnds. Ilarleiiuln soon tires of the reRpiMisUiHitles and duties of ii UInu'. He Ik 'J'lUicced'B pup- |u>t. The people 'ruiind lilia aii- nut ut bis nlallon ill life. The actor can'say the words ot' his part, hilt lie cannot fei'l It. And Co- lomblnn is appnreiillv iinfnillitnl. She gives hlni, the kln».', nn ns'slcnntloii, lint It Is only that she may avensc him, the llnrli>i|uin, nnd when she sees llurleqnln enter her room all In forgiven. Hut Ciihiniblna lins loid Tan- ered lier ileslga. aiMl ho Is oulslde with a Hword, wnlllnir to miike snre of tlio deatn ot the fiilsn Klnc The expected does not happen, llaileipilii ohiiagcB the conibloKtIou liy biiitiiiig Tnncreil, nnd is nllowe<l to leave ibe lastlu Willi his Colnuiblnn, The [iriu- lipal parts were delight fully well pluyial by i,ewl» Waller, Kvelyn Millard, Mnry Itorke, iMid Norainn .McKlunul, TIk! tlrst pcrforui. iinre was ii succcks In every way. l''or the tirst llmo on itrord iin ICnglish eiinipnnv will piny In the Kngllsii luiigiie at the Theatre lluvni. Ht The Imgue. on .Mon- ihiv next. The'play will In' "Tlie Walls ot .le'rlch'i," and the players, Arthnr Uourcliler's eompaiiv, nuder llio direction of Sllvanus Iiauneev and M. Y. lAjveaiix. Ill nddHhin to nPlHMrluir at The Uugiio Ibe eomininy will perlortii "'rhe Willie of Jerlclm" at the Slads,seliouwl)iirg. Ainstcrdnni: tlic (Iroole Sladssehomvburg, Uolterdam; the Stadn- seliuiiwhurg, .\rnheiu, and the Schunwburg, I'livcbi. A verv tuneful ami idea slug fairy iilny was done at Ibe Waldorf liisl .Moaday nfter- noiio. It Is called "Xunh's Ark," with music hv Houston Colllu,snii, nn nssanicd name for a'clerKvaina. uuil .1, St. A, JohnHou, and book liv I', i''reneli iiiiil Hreiirten Btowert, MadKe liesslng. In H lenilliiK character, is well sup- plliHl with luueriil KonRit, which she sinus ill !icr own iwcallnr nnd enlcliliig Htyle, while the coniedv Is hioked after liy Hurry I'aulton. who succeeds In niakliig Hie young nud old hingh heartily nil tliruiijjh Ibe piece. The plot tells how lUsic (Madge Lesslug) nnd Tom went to sleep and woke up to tind that the Carlstnins presents lliey had desired were I here In miisslvr form before their eyes. Tom bad liln Prlnti- King, played by Harry I'aultiHi. and his Noah's Ark. while KIsle WHS preseale*! Willi ii real live fairy. The rest, of the story may he easily limiglncd. Tlie lenglli of the eiigngemeal Is not given, hilt It ought 111 run Hie iisiiul jninloiulnio lierlod. _, , I/s-wls Mjiller. at the Imperial, on Med- ncsduv night, initiated a new uinveinent for the eiitertntnment for those lirst-nlKhlers who wait for hours outside the doors of the unrt-perved parts of llie hnnse. 'I'be night (leln.; wet and dlsagreeillile. lie nllowwl nil who'were wailing 'it take llielr places hiHlde. and lo pass (lii> lime pleii.-iantly for Iheni lie sent for a Kninioplioiio rtnti a selection uC the (M'Kl reeordV;, liverv select toil was ajiiihindiHl uulll the pi-ograniuio concluded With u speech. recorded In Jlr, Waller's voice, from IJenry the riftli," which had a most cntiiuslaatlc reception. Previous .to tb« openlng^of tbe doors, lea, brcnd and butler and cake were served to everyone waiting, by tbe attend- nntg ot the theatre.' Tills grncloiis move on Mr. Waller'* jart was greatly appreciated hv the Ktandeea, and the sticcras of Tne ItnrlKpiln King" was predicted before Ibc curtain wna raised on the flist Bccnc. Tonight, nt tbe Prince of Wales, f.eorge ICrtwnrdts will prt.>duce n new muBlcal i)lay. In three acta, entitled "The Little Cherub, hy Owen Ilnll nnd Ivan Caryl!, with lyrics bv Adrian Bo«h. Iu Hie enyl are: >red l^aye. I,«nnox I'awle, \y. II. Berry, ('frtrgc Carroll. Sncnnr Trevor, Maurice I'arkoa, Zcnn I)are7(:abHelle Ray,'Lliy ICl.lc, Mildred lie Vere. and Stella IlnmmprBteln. flic lat- ter Is the daughter of Oscar lljimmcrsteln, and :» rppidly ascending the ladder of mu- sical comedv fame. Miss Uemmersteln had a snmll part In "l^^d? Madcap." but made such a grwd Impression In her bit that slie hns In the new piece what might be called B real part. She Is very attractive. ■I'hc New noyalty Theatre was opened on Thursdav, under the direction of t'aston Mnvcr. as the home of the French Theatre In London. Tbe opening piny was I'alileron s •'La, Soarls," with Madame Rejane aji'epa. The establlsbraent of the French Theatre owes n great deal to the support of Madame Itelane, She will remain In Ixindon until .Inn i;t, nnd her repertory will include: "Heurcune" and "Ia Uafalc. Tiien wHl come, for a fortnight, M, I>e leraudy. In » series of plays, among whicli will be Mir- Iwiii's "I,cs AtTulres sont lea Affaires, which Beerbohm Tree played at Ills Majesty a re- cently, under the title of •'Business Is Bual- nes'i. AmoTig the sabsenuent arrangements Is a visit from Madame !/■ Bnrs.v, who acted In Kogllsh wliu l^eorge Alexander at the St. Jnnics, nnd who will phiy In London for the llrst time In her native louguc tin Feb. 10, If Charles Krohman's new mualcal play, "A .Modern tilrl," by Kdgar Smith, Paul Pot- ter and Lndwlg Urglandcr. is H success when It l!> proiluced In New York in a few inonlbR, It will lie put Into rehearsal by an KngllsU coiapnnv fur I,ondun. I''rederlc Tlionipson, of the llrm of i honip- son & Dundy, arrived In I.ondan on Thursday and was at once Iniervlctted rogardlne the building of a hhnf^idronie la this city similar to that which he and Mr. Duudy erected Iu New York. "If we produce la I,<indou Brst," «ahl Mr, Tlinmpsoa, '•we can save duties on cost nines going Inlu New York, and this Is a large Item'. The dul.t on the European made costumes for our jiresent sjiectacle was J'Jil.iMKi, In Ix>ndon we Bball du as we are doing In New York, We shall give n per- fominnce lasting lliree hours and a (|uartor, with a ten minutes' Intcrvnl, Our cxjienses are .$.",,(KM) a diiy, nnd we put un ns many ns 7ili» people In some of our scenes." .Mr. Thompson liois-s In a few days to be able lo announce Ibe loaitlon of the I.undon IllpiKi- droiue. Ilnppv Kniiny I'lelds, Hie clever Araerhnn coinedienni', who lias lieen so successful dur- ing the jaist few years hi the ICugllsli music halls, hns won new Inuri'ls In a very clever l)ii!»ersonn|ioii of n Ilnteli chunicter In the; ••Slotber ilousi-" pniiloialnie nt Ilrlstul, She shnivs with Wilkle Haul the chief honors of the show. Munv thanks to W. C. P'ields nnd C.ard- ner :ii'id Vlnieni fur bundsonie calendars, which were received wltlionl any hiTakngi; or isistage due. I iinderBtand tbe lutter hare set back their •time bookcil in this country and on the continent unlll June, 1!Ml7. "Wlu- iihig a liiieen" has isin as successful In America ns It was un this aide of the .Mlon- llc. wiiicli is going some. .1. B, Hudson, of the Lellncr Troupe of Arrubnts. caiii'd on Thursdny. He nnd the other nieinbers of tin! uggregatlon huvo i:itely returned from YIenna, where they liave been Idnvlng fur llii' past year. 'I'bey exfieet to go to-work in Ixinduu uud the provinces be- fore lung, 1 am In receipt of a very nent nnd usefni mulch safe, sent liy tirncle lOnimctt, ••Jolly Mr.M. Mur\;hv," uud I wish to extend my heartv tlamks lo (hut lady for the gift. Boss and Ix?»li; nnd Howard and llnrrfa dlncil logellier on Chrlstniiis Hay. nud report a good time. or. as we cnll it in tills country, "a ripping lime." Tlic former had an offer to plav fuiir w«kK nt the Kniplre, Leicester Siiuarc. couini'Miclng on Bulling Day. hut cunldn't accept, Uccnnse of the time betas lined. iJeorge Camiel. for many years stnge man- nger uf the Kropire In the Scpmre, bus been proaented with a lianilKonie silver coffee sec- vice bv the mi'mbers of Ihi^ staff there. .Next week Ilerliu'rl Llo.vd tups the Mil HI the Kiii|)lrc Thealr;-, linUlln. On the sanie bill are the Mulllui Sisters, AiuoricnnB, wliosc niuHlcnl net has liccii exceptionally won received on tlif M. and S. tnnr. I'uulliie Cooke, of Cooke nnd Clluloa, is vorv miii'h under the weather, uiid may hare to remiiiu In K'd for aiiulher fortuigUt, 'I'lic expert s-liuutorB woii; obliged lo caiio!! Inst week at the I.yceniii, and this week and next III provincial hoiLses, News from p'rcdcrlck MLdvlllc, Impressnrlo ot "La Motogirl," nniler date of Lmz, IJ«', .'tl : "Wc did a record liusiness in Lliir,. I received one half of tbe gross recclpls, and to-night, after the Inst iierformance, was taken to a vorv sivell inlvate cluh, owned by llie ialli»nd nnnpunles. nail there 'La Moto- girl' gave nijollier show, for which they paid UK (oU. A uillitai'v bund was Ibcre, nnd It wus a swell affair. ' Another Imltatur ot Iluudini has come to life In the provinces. This raiiu Is uiimed Nordini, nnrt is f.howhiit tills week lU the Umpire Pnlnci-. Iilrmlngliani. He 1b billed as a bre:iker of Jnlls, and his acl eonslsis of esciiiieH from chains, stinlglit Jackets, etc. Bijou Itiissell, the singer and dancer of so uuicb merit, has been scoring a big hit nt ilio Alhambra. Ilrlgliton, this week, in her latest success, •Tletile Me." Things are moving along very nicely with Hie Knuffmnn Sisters, now on the Moss & Sloli toilr. This wis'k lliids tlieni In IBiisgow. where tlii'lr dancing hns bPen cxcepllonnlly well spoken uf. ^ A, I), llobblns. the niarveluiis trick cyclist,, tluisiies to-night at the Allmiuhra a nine weeks' eiigageuiriil. where his riding Iins I)een one of Hie most eajuynble fratures of llie entertainment given. After n short pro- vincial tour lloliblns coiauiiain'H aiiollier con- tinental tour, DiKuiIng Willi n third return en- gagement nt tlie Whilergnrdeii, BerHn. •Amcrlcn's Ijids In Illue," Just hark from laaiiv inimths' stny on the conllneul. arc nt the "Ardwlck ICniiilrc eiirroiit week, with Iho Ihiiplrc, llnckney. to follow. llelle llrnliuiii Is showing sunie new up-to- date pictures llhislratlng her songs, and is meeting with niaeli success nl the Ihilety Theatre of Yaiietle.s, Itirnilnghnin, this week. Will H. I'ox, better known lo a few iif bis Intimates uu this side as W. «.'. Willie, a late arrival from South Africa, has ceni- iiienced proceedings in this country again. Hie llli>po<lrume, Olasguw, being his present slopping plncv. I have been aide, thanks lu W, C , In Hihl tu uiy collection of photos, (he latest Hildltluns Is'hig one of W, C,. Mrs, I'o.v (Monnip Ihuernld> and Inst, but not lenst, llahv Kmerahl. Miss llnicrald has scoroU a Idg "bit In the tltlo rule of "The Knlr line with the Holden lA>cks" iianlonilnie lu Olns- gow. Her singing and dancing has gene a lung wav toward making the pniilumlnie one of the moat successful hi Chmguw, II. H. Hill writes me from Bristol that his wife. Anl Hill, has mntle an InslAUlaneona nil la lOiigbinii with her Bessie Bonehlil net. 'I hi' trip to tills euuutrv was lu the iinlur,' uf a visit III .Miss Hill s hlrthphice. bat on llielr arrival at LIverpuid Miss, Hill was olfeicd H U)l uf work. lull, as llicv return to America Jan. :.'T or I'cb, HI, she could olfcrM a o'llj sign for six weeks. Mr. lliil lias, since bs xliort stay in Kngland. tjooke-l Keve™» acts for the ahows controlled by the Mlov- Inz managers for next season: bam hcrio- ner, "iin Illll. I>o«l8 noble, J. Herbert Mack, and IHce and Bnrton. _, i. .„•, n,, XV. r. Scott Is now supporting. Frank Ber- nard In his vaodevlile offering, '^At tbe TBle- ""■jSIt' now the Kmplre. Leicester Sauare varied and excellent bill for the Madame Sherry.' I 'The Bugle foundation of the aho*-. Snmi«rched In between these arc the vaudeville acts. The Barher-BltchleTrio opened I here on Monday; and got In right at the start. .Since the palace engagenient o some weeks ago. W. II. Ikirber has Joined hands with BItcble nnd wife, and the rfauit IS easv 'o guess. Bitchle has, since uls l si- nce ciitagement. added several new comedy ulcks. while Barber docs some firea^ trick amnaement of Its patrons. Madame ■•lW«ties and Vagabonds, and r Call atlll continue to he the foum hits of the show. Burt Lnrlc, the clever banjolst, nnd his pick, a real comedian, had (1 pjod place on the bill, and amused the audience Immensely. _ „ ,,.».i,„ Lola Yherrl writes from Moscow tliat she haa at last oiiencd nt the Yard, after some weeks of waiting nnd anxiety on lier part. For several ilavs slie did not leave her room In the hotel, nnd on more than one occasion shots were tlied at her window. Miss iberri was asliPd by several friends to lenve the eountrv nnd not run the risk of being shot down, "hut she braved It out, and Is at pres- ent making n big hit with her new dance. Mason and Keeler ojicned at the Pavilion on Boxing H.iv, with their sketch. Hooked by Crook." and tho skit Is going better than ever before, if this is possible. Mr. Mason Is talented In many ways, and his wife, .'^liss Keeler. la a close second. On I-rlday night the act went very big. and at the close the inipinuse was something unusual for an art of this kind. Jordan nnd Harvey, who arc on the same bill, are established favorites now, nnd. nithoiigli they arc on verv Intc, they manage to liold the audience with their paro- dies nnd pa Her. In another fortnight the Harraonv Fcair will leave London for a week '/r two In the provinces, and llien to Amer- ica for 3Ir. Keith for eight weeks only. At the conclusion of Hie eight weeks they r«^ turn to Kngland Immediately for the Moss & Sloll tour. Their act Is just as strong as ever nt the I'avillon and Lyceum, which arc pinved in conjunction. ♦<-♦ OUR CHICAGO LBTTBR. ntOU CUE OW.N COBEBSPOMDBNI. 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Write for a cony to-day—a postal saving "Send Free Booklit About Atlantic Cltv"— wlH do, DO IT NOW, BEKOIIE YOU KOnCET IT. Atlantic City Estate Company, YICrOR J. HDMBRBCIIT, Prealdrnt, 1070 Iirexel Building, Philadelphia. 'Wcatern Bnrean of (he Koiv York Cllpver. Room BOS, Aahland Block, Cbicaso. There Is one clinnge ot hill announced at the down fowa thestrcs the coming week, George Sidney, in "Busy izzy's Vucallou, St the Great .Vortliem. Ilerthn Kaltch In "Monna Vanna," nt the Garrlck: "Just Out of Collegia," nt Powers': "The Ham Tree, nt the Colonial; '"ITie Wizard ot Oi," at the Grand Ojsjra House:" "His Honor, the Mavor." nt the Chlengo Oiiern House: 'Wil- ton Liickuye, In "Trilby.'' at McYlckers; "Tlie I'rlncc of I'llsen" at the Studebaker; "The Marriage of William Ashe." with (iraee ilcorge, at the Illinois, and the "Umpire," at the La Salle, remain potent attractions. iLLi.xoiH TiiKAThH twill J. Davis, mana- ger),—Grace George and her company played n satisfnctorv week, in "The Marriage ot William Ashe." last week. The engagement closes Jan. L'O. Edna May, In "The Catch ot the Season," follows. I'nwKKK' Thk.ubb (Hurry J. Powers, man- ager).—This bouse wus affected by the kirroess last week. Nevertheless "Just Out of College" gave satisfactory performances, to good sized audiences. Tbe attraction has two wi-ek-i to rnn. McVicKKu'.s Tm:.\TiiE (George C. Warren, manager).—Wiltin Lackaye will this wcelc be seen iu •TrIIb.v." Last week. "The Pit," with Jlr. Lacknyc as the star, drew big au- diences. Commencing -8 and for two weeks, M«v Irwin, in ••Mrs. Black Is Back." i.'oi.oxi.\i. 'riii:.\TMB (George W. I>ederer, manager).—Success is attending the engage- ment of Mclntvre and Heath, in •'The Ham Tree." One ot tlie most lmi>ortant factors is the exceptionally competent cliorns of I'iberts. tnaPager),—"David llarum" was Iho attraction 7-1.",, and played to very salLs- factorv business. For week o! 14: "Ilusy Itzv^s" Yaoallon." George Sidney Is the star of 'this production, and Is as-slsted bv Matt Kennedy, Sid II. Forrester. Charles I,oniler. Charlea II. Canto, Harry E. Baker, Walter llerwin, Andrew Buckley, Cyrus Gould, Bay Moatgomcry, Walter Weber, Harry Taylor. Charles Klngsland, William A. Carroll nnd Carrie Weber. Week of 21. AI. I.,ecch nnd the Tbree Ilosebuds. In "Girls Will Be Girls." VVHit Temi'LD (EUzalietb Schober, mana- cer).—"Graustark" close<l a week of gtwl bnslness 13. Tlie Players Stock Co. will pro- duce ■•Aristocracy" week of 15. "Fancbon, the Cricket," next Ooi.UMnrs Tiii:.iTiiB (Weber Bros,, raaiu- gers),—"Behind the Mask" closed a week's engagenient Saturday, l.'l. For week ut 14 •The Funny .Mr. Uoolcy" will be tbe attrac- tion. Paul Qulnn will lie seen In the title rule. Tlic Kusscil Bros., in "The Great Jewel Mystery." week of :il. Ai.iiAiiDii.t TilKATMK (James Brown, man- nger).—•'Fighting Fate" is the hill wei-k of 14. "Fast Life lu New York," with Jiiilau Hose as the star. 'Jl and week. 'Ac.vDEiiY (William Ilochc. managori.— Bamev Gllmore. In "A Ilocky lUnid to Hub- lln," is the altraelloo 14 aud week, l-'ist week "Sherlock Holmes" did well. 21 and week. •lilgiil Bells." , ,. , BiJor TliK.vtRB (William Itoclie. mana- ger)—^I'lic Itussell Bros, furnish the attroe- Hon week ot 14. They will appear in -Ihe Great Jewel Mvstery." ••I''ast Life In New York" closed, l.'l. a week of tine biisinciBi. 21 and week, -I'he Burglar's Daugbter' New M.vui.owk Tiieatkk (Marvin Itussell, manager),—"Jim the Penuinn" week of 14. •'Blue Jeans'' was the bill last week, and was well presented. For week of 21, "Kast Lynue." CniTKKioN TiiWTltK (John B. Hognn. mau- njrprl,—Opening Sundn,v, 14, Julian llos.-. in "Fast Life lu New York." little Wllllanis, in ".Mv Tom-Boy Girl," closed. IU, a pruspcr- 0118 wi'ik, Harney Gllmore, in "A Itocky l.uaU to Dullin." week of ■•.il, PKoi'i,i;'.s TiiK.\Tui: (Joseph Pilgrim, iiian- ngerl.—"Barton Holt, ot 'Frisco, a new nfay, bv Lem B, Parker, will he prescnicd. for the" llrst time on any stage, Mon""};'.'■!; ••Up York 'State Folks" closed 14. 'The \\ lie 22^28. Foi.LV TUEAIUB (John A. Fcnncssy. mana- ger).—For week ot 14 tiio Avenue (.iris is sixty young and comely singers and dancers. f,!J''i,.,rHclIoii Big houses" ruled all hist "The ^Prince of Iiidlu'' opens at thU house '^^ll-^l'^X, ,iie lii'rs'rhiiL were tlie olfering Fell. ... CiilcAOO OrBlLV HoiiKK (Lyman B. Glover, manager for Kohl & Cnstlel—••His Honor, the .Mavor.^" with Blandic itliig. John Slaviu and .Mahel Barrlson have played for fourteen wwks, and la still going. Tlie l>ony Iwllct and oilier novelties are features ot the en- lertalnnient- G.Miaii'K TmnTiiK (Sum V. Gerson, mnna- pcr),—'llie e'lgnireiucnt of Ilerthn KuUcb closi'K Ssturday, Jan, 'JO, The iierformances of •■.Mcnna YaniiR" proved nitrnetlve to t^hl- cago theatregoers. Mnie. Kulleh's acting lias iiiiide a Kood impression, and the excellent Kupiiorl lug comiinny comes in for n good shnn> of the honors. Opening Sunday, 21, ■"nie Ihirling of the Go<l»." STrmniAKEii Tiir.iTaK (11. K. Harnieyer. malinger).—"Tlic Prince of I'llsen" looks as hrlghl, fresh nnd colorful now os when It was llrst presented hi this city. It will re- main two wwks longer, nnd on Munday night. 20, will be succeeded by "The Sho- tjun." Gii.isn Oi'Bii-V Hof.sE (Hnrrv Askln. mnn- nger),—Tills Is the last week of "The Wizard o( Oz," ••A Texas Steer" 21. llobert B. Mnntcil follows, r,.v Sai.i.k Tiikatrh (M, IT. Ringer, mana- ger).—"'riic Umpire," wllh its bright comedy nnd catchy nnislc. enters upon Its Eevcntu week 14, Cwll Ix>nn and Florence llolbrook have Ihe principal luirts, Oi.YMric TiiKATKi: (Abe. Jui'obs, mana- ger fur Kohl & Ciialle).—Last week's bill: 'llie Kmplre i-'lty Quartette, Macartc Sisters, Wiitprbury Bros, nnd Tenny. Mrs. Stuart Bolison and company, Alf. Grant, Ganlner and Stoddard, Md^iie and Cahlll, Miirgsret Newton, i';d. Sawyer, Arlington and IIcl- ston. Iluckiey's dugs. Warren nnd Howard, Kilty imvlH. Charley Itlrli, and Nantretta and ,Manstleld drew good houses. Bill week of l.l: The |';iirht Vnssar Girls, Bellman and Jloure. Mile. Verera, Itaymond and Clavcrly. Miiciirte, Watson and >iorrlsKey, Jones and WHilim. and Ariustning nnd Yerne. II.WMAUKKT TiiKATUE (W. W. Frecmnn, rannnger for Kniil & Ca.stlc).—Last week's bill Included: Tbe Klght Allisons. Marshall P, Wilder. Itedtovd nnd Winchester, Ilyan nnd Uh'lillrld, Cnrsuu nnd WlUnrd, Mabel Adams. Browning and Whallc.v.' Lizzie Mc- Keever, Bonnie .Male. La Jlotlie Trio, Mr. nnd Mrs. I^ckwoiid, Tyler nnd James, llall- Imek and Parquette, Wangikioilie Four aud Harry f^raiie. Bill w«'k of 1.1: Empire City •hisrtetti'. Mrs. Stuart Iloh.'«m and compnny, Clinrles I'relle, Three Nevarros. Itooney SIb- ters. Jack Gardner. O'ltourkc Burnett Trio, Flo Adier. John Zlnimer nnd Bobbv Mack, .Majestic TiiKATni-: i Kohl & Castle, maun- P'rs),—Ihislnejw Is extremely good at tils l>e:uitlful theatre, Bert Leslie and Itobert Halley. Uose Sinlil and companv. Vessnr Girls, Lew Sully. I'relle's Iniklog dogs, IIow- and North. MeUinl Trio, O'ltourse Bur- nett Trio. Tlire" Nevarros, John Zlmmer, Armstrong and Y'em, Gordon Uldrld, Itoscoe nnd Riojina, .Malmnia Qunrtette. nnd Polly Perkins appeared Inst week, and scored big. Itlll a-eek of I.''.: llruomstick Witches, Bert I'lHile nnd company, llhkev nnd Nelson, tho Nelsuus. Melville Kills. Mr. nud Jlrti, Kb- luoaile. Kilward Lntell, nud Carson and WH- lard an- fealui-cil. Great Nuktiiern TUEATnis (Fred C, Uelily & Wood's Show 21 and week. Tno.'Ai.KKii TiinATUK iilariy H. Heiigi^ manager).—The C'lty Sports eoiupany «." offer two burlesiiues and un citeuslie »»>"'' vlllc hill, which la full of snap nnd go. f;* week of 14. .Maiicbcster's Vanity I'Uir to. closed. 1», a week of good buslncs,s, KUSON'S TllEATRH 1 Sid. J. '''"'?!'"■, "•^" ger).—The Yankee Doodle Girls w 1 ott-r l«o Curlesiiues. 'The Colonial So'ree and A Arllsfs Troubles," The vaudcvi Ic dll ^1" coataiii a half dozen numbers. '•«»'.\'.''|* bill was excellent, and played to \er.\ saiiv factory business. ,.i n vi.sir- noy. manager).—Programme '"r 14 "ki week: .lames T. OerwTn. Maoney and !•»»■'• the Zeraldos. Daltou and /-fll'i' •■'"''"A^'k ,L cm, the Fredericks, and tho .\Uirt Iranklin Stock Co. HoWASP TilEATliB (Ah 0. Vlpavney. man- neerl,-Klwo<id nnd MaPKle I*''""'^ ,};" bcrt Bodell, Frank Burt, nnd Love nnd «»w las are hill for 1,'. and week. c,..„n«er Lo.MKiN- UiMi: .Mi.KKi'M (William Sweeney. mannKPr).—The following S""'',"''"!', ""i,n. the .iirln hnll week of ir.: THe "''tw'"^','^ pnlcmeut net: Hansford's trained nligalo'^. Vcno, mnglclnn; -Ncvotney's Hal an B«nO; and Nelson , armlesn man. In "}« ''"-^.'"k will be seen: Gnic' Clark. Alice Sban', '""• Williams, and Hull's moving P'V'".'r'ii..,i..e<. CI.AUK ilTUKET SIPBElUr (IxJIlIs M, '""l>X manager).—'llie curio hall Is lllh-d «'. 'T jpcts of Interest, nnd an entire new \aiiuL vllle bill win be given hi the theiitre. AtTEii>r.iTii.-J. J. Iloiiklus and Ih" M« alcnl Bruwn Bros, hnve funned a parHicr^". I": Amelia Bsrleon has signed wHu " " of the Streets^' Co. for the vcmuluder of n" season. She has been nppeiir ng with >.re»i. smress hi vaudeville, with Nell ""''f^;",," " comimny Bedford and \Vinchcsler ain elosiHl a tour ot the Orpheum and Ko''' J; Castle circuits, 'Their specially wis a friii lire of the hill at the llnymarkct 1^''''"J"' last week, nnd tlicy will shorll.v start f"' New York, to ojien on tbe l^eilh t'r^. 1 ; Thev arc booked solid until next ''""f' "'" they start for Kui-ope. to 1111 dates cmitrntlif for when they appenrecl there two years sl". .Tames W. Thompson, faf'^f, °'J': Mi-Conncll Sisters, wns a Bureau caller >"■ urday, nnd staled that l>l"„'1i"K^,','^" nrain nrrlvc In Chicago shortly. Tiey will f"-™"^,^ liere for a brief rest ^ """'^°'r "le and Brother begin nn cngngetncnt or in« Orpheum circuit, opening .Monday. J-^ S«lt l,nke Cltv. Utah.. ■-Through I'lC jfj^^^ of Geo. Middlelon, the InterstatP f''e»'";" circuit has been ! Mnnap iilch class taken into I vaudeville tlie Wesierii Viiii'devll'ic" 'Managers' Association. This lirm oiiemlus " " ■ " " I Ilea t res ot this countr.v, pRrticularly 'I'O-'w;, '"J^'k-- In the principal cftles of Texas. The w s Ings for the Interstate ciretilt *'"•,'";,,„. rangpil through the Western VnudcvllIeJiai ngers' Association, nnd will Is; persona -V siVi'Vlsed bv George Middlelon. ■»''o . "'" Irois several Chicago plnyhonses. as wen n» Ihentn-s In f<t, TaiuIs and other <'l>''»■-■ •,■•; Hnrrv T. Brown, press represcnlnflve ol i'^ Bosh Temple, w»« a CLIITEll "V'''" .■V,.fnrlV WeUuesduv Jnmes W. Castle, lormeriy