The New York Clipper (February 1906)

1300 THE NJEUT itGBS:' "CLIPPER FfaBRUAKV la Ududeoilk and minstrel Mastodon Min- Oct St.N, nf Springfield,. 0., .and. 0,. 0., J| " sed two U Murray, of Itichinond, Ind., have leased two new theatre, to be modern In-every detail, '('hoy wrllc Dint these two houses, wben completed, ivin he iii(> finest family vaudeville theatres In the State of Obto. tino Is "to be bulli mi I.lmn, (>.. tbe other nt Newark, 0., both lo open April J, HMIO, Sun £ Murray Stctzmas ami Br.is:, who are meeting,, 'Notes mo»t tub Donnelly 4 nvmnu Noras from Wavou-tr with great success-with tbelr new sketch**MAdNiFJCENT MBmtu.- We closed, our RTSEi^.-Not ■ ».<'»'°»* ™ r .f?. r h 0 ' 'es ? s 111 "An Awful <W" rfM-Booked- In ihe bettfaijgttfment at the-raTona-Bay-Casino after-.ha,, ffic II««rly. Sbffw ^.{S, 1 ^ -arks-for iho Summer.. They have slgnedRh.vtng played" lo three capacity audiences. ce>„ than, tbe. pre sent season. Buainew on ?r/T new.musrnl comedy for nc*t neojson, ^rhe press andjicopje of TampaEave pothlng the Westerni tripi w«i of be t W' famoui o«lo their specialty and play prlncl^lpiW^mf words oT praljefor us, nil claiming that order, .rapiloltv .bo»"^a *£$?* ™* Man Itttrb the best minstrel show that has ever old orgamtntlon every j>crrorn ance. I vlsjted the city. Everything looks lovely here, and the weather Is grand. It seemed anther, strange tp make a parade In the BJtint h of . January, with, the inermomeler standing S.1 In the shade. . Our two special A vai npvti.r r: combine," embracing the foiled States and part of Canada, has ben fooncd/,u.nder the. title of,the ■Intornjillanol TbontrlCnl Company; The hcndqitnrirri.wm bo at Chicago, with office* at New York and Ban Franclm-n. The circuits represented nre niter CbOF. IC Hngbee feels highly elated over the success attained this season, from a llnt\t\- Hal. as well as an nrtlstle standpoint. The show Ji giving excellent, satisfaction the press being v.-ry commendatory with their and criticisms. Billy Beard, the prising nine ihcnu-CH. Hr.nt M. <'.ar\ i:y [ Kansas City, Mo., Jan." 18 h'ave secured a ten years' lease for both of the-Bijou, of Wisconsin and Michigan; the cars were placed near the'Tampa Hay Hotel, comments n— these houses. They now bare a circuit com- Knlllvim, CpnsIdlnonDd Ryan, the Nash, tho In the shade of n large palm tree. Business principal comedian, has proven, inat neis en- Crystal, the Moiinrt, the Pennsylvania Fam- has been' remarkable on thrs Nonthirn trip, titled;to rccog.il! on as one of the forcmoat e Rika'Club, at ily Theatrical., the Levy and the Wesmn. it considering that we have followed so many comedians limonglhe stars of {nDW l ne . He la not play- will take ninety weeks to cover the circuit. minstrel companies, but we gol "ours" and Butte order of LIks Wl*]m yeairsj smss- Ing tbe Southern houses. Apoiu ami an lions nre jitlll winning that I* the part that counts. ■ The show so nitet to the, company,, and there fcere -jerry • Tim Savoys Inform tin that they have only honors In Mexico. It In said that numerous far -has not received a bad. press notice., tho tost live weeks since Mari-b, ltiOX Tliey bull 1 flghtors;have acknowledged that Adgle'g papers. In each and every, town we have open on tho Nash circuit Jan. 2B, for six daring I*. remarkable, and that her act snr- played, giving .us the credit of. being the weeks, with five weeks for W. F. Hcnder- passes the bull fighter's work In the amount real thing" In every'way. The band-Is a Boa to follow, nnd open wllh Wallace's Or- of danger incurred. • ., m winner, and never falls to cause favorable sue' for their second season. In April, llr, ; .Rttt. and UictiAnns write that they live' comment. .Some of the hoys are verv.fond Savoy tp be principal clown. . ■■ • adopted black face nt the snggestlon offer- of'hiintlog, and very seldom go out without vo.%", the "Human Serpent," closed a »uc- ««l managers,-nnd have gained connlderahly, bring|hn .back some kind of gnmc. "I'op" cCBsful eng-igenicnt on the Middle west eltr from the way .the art .has Improved.' JUm Abraxas Is tlie champion In tho hunting line. from Havana, Cuba Tin: l'vAN.s Tmo closed a successful en- gngeincnt nt Pastor's Tbealrc, Jan. lit. and ere booked for a return date May 2S. Here- after the act will be known as Mrs. C, T^sllo Evans and company, with C. I*«llo Kvnns nnd l'erclvnl Kvhns In the net ns heretofore. Jal'K Uia.mii.n-i> 1b now being featured With pf their engagement nt Keith's Theatre, ITovItlehce, Jan. 20, retired from the theatrl cnl profession. They left, for 8nn Frnnclicu. where Mr.. Kilson will engage In the-real estate business. M. ff Wiiai.lbx and family sailed .Ter Europe Jan. 24.' .lFJaRin_.C|.ino,v writes: "I am touring Richardson's National Stock Co. He writes through Canada with the T. E. Kvle Vande that he Is scoring n big bit with his Itnper- villc CO, The show Is doing a fine huslne>-.». nonntlons nnd chnracter songs, and is booked nnd my dancing fs making a decided hit; 1 MMuntil April 9. m __ have shrned _ fqr_ next season with [the Kora •Do tw ports _ lafactlon on every sland. The solo band is he It unable to appear. He will soon pro- artd niter the performance gave us a nne lime . in their grand home. The hxjge -of Elks here la composed of the best people in ihe city, and- n jollier lot of boys-, we have never met. This Is our turning point, ns we start back North from here. The manner In which we have been treated- on this trip will. make ns look forward to next reason's trip South with pleasure. CUM I'HILLIps, manager of Jtosn Nay- non and her troupe .of trained tropical birds wrlle«: "Since our opening on Ihe continent. doings until the'Vee.hours. "Outing the fes- tivities; Waller A. Wolfe wan presented with a seal ring from his minstrel associates, and George,T. Martin- received an.Klks wntch charm from., his brother , Elks of Il|it«>. Complete, j-nslcr of. the company: -Chas. It. nughee. mnhager: Joseph W. condly. ^ren- eral agent; Frank Ftihrer.. musical dlreeton; Walter A. Wolfe, stag* manager; tleorge Josephs, stage director; Ren .Stoddard, elec- trician ; ft. A. Rosworlh, roaster of transporta- tion ; illllv Peorl.'Per.in Sdmere, Al. 1'lean, Herman Marlon, Jamps Marseilles,. fieo. T. Martin, Walter A. Wolfe. Richard Hunter. Bruce Waiman. V. TV Keenev. fleorge Har- den. Xlck- Her, John lturke, John Mclwnald, P. S. Mariyn, Wm. Reed, Peter Berg. fieo. K. Young. Af.- H. McMInn, II; M. Parklaxon, Rene Leon and Arthur fluerln. Kopik' i'arkom,. of Carroll and Claxke, wh'le playing IVorla.-HI., recently, was made a member of T. M, A« No. ■«(•, of that cl;y. Mrs. Whitk, of Adams nnd White, mu- sical team, who was taken ill while playing Port Huron, Mich., two months ago; was CrtARMS Wiu^nb Is'plnylng an Indefinite qt at the Curley Music Hall, Su magic act will be are playing n month t January* at the Scala s, Krank and Kannle. Theatre,.Copenhagen, and the month of Feb- Jaule rejiort success. j ruarv we play the Svea Theatre, Stockholm, dam; tbe Palais D'Ete, Hrussella: the Seala 'ibeatro. ArUwerp; the Mclllnl Theatre. Han- . over, and the Wlnicrgnrten, In Berlin. We Ha writes tlmt his new magic act will be ' known ns the Van Hovens, Kra " Mti. AND Mas. Haiuiv Eaule ., in their sketch, entitled "A Hen-Pecked nut- Sweden, with n month lo follow at the ••?.■• o ^ '■ ' JJ? 1 "' 0 "" cirque, in llelslngfores. Finland. j» L "--.1 „ S .? A , BIA hs " opened an electric tbe^ We then go to Ilnvre. France, thence lo \>„ ?.S^ife a . ..... IVls. where wo open for a six weeks' en- MiLtAhn Fillmore Is very III with ty- gagement. with the Moss & Stohl tour In ronu. assistant treasurer of the London Tbe- pnolu-pneumonln,, nt St. Barnabas Hospital, England to follow. Everybody with the litre. New York, there wns celebrated the Minneapolis. The doctors have bopea for'bis troupe Is well and eniovl'ite the best of christening of his granddaughter, Kdna May, recovery. Mrs. Fillmore (Alma Adams) Is health." - nm.m it Minneapolis during hoc husband's „_^ A Rf .", Prospert Tiiateb writes: "My the talk of every town, and never falls to rtuce, bis mnglc act, nnd null trapev.c work, draw good bouses. Tbe show Is booked solid on nrrount of continued mishaps he has had until May 111. and Manager Illllv l»e iltie Is still booking Home good time after Ihnt date. Miai-o anii Idaune report succesB in their few -net. ot Kollh's, Now York, recently. M. Rosh Is no longer In the hotel business and. Is going back Into vaudeville for the rest of the seor.on. At the Brooklyn home op Jack Cjiaw daughter of Jos. Slinw and wife (Idlllnn Crawford), The Jolly gathering Included, besides the family: James II. Ciirlln, Harry Martell, Kddle Bull, Rob Gordon and wife, P. K. Shea. Carl Williams, Jack Heed and wife. Frank Horton nnd wife, and Frank Carroll, Staff ok tiik Waoni:r Opkiia Hhi-hb, Mollne, 11|., Chas. Crossman. manager: Fred Uelawtiro, singe manager: Jim CtilllRau, props, and H. R. Pierce, musical director. 1'nosTO am> H.'.iivKv, who rloned a four weeks' engagement at the Mirror Theatre. l>es Moines, ia., Jan. 21, inform will soon ju-odusce a new sketch them by Hugh Morrison, ent Beauty Doctor." They will scenery. .>,,■'.:. - 1 Kino Kollinr, who Is now working alone, doing a hlth class lampi act, Is booked solid iintir May. • -. . Bt'RKIRK AVtt Rictr opened a week's ea- gngerai'ut nt SprliiKdcld, Aln«•••., Jon. S, vll'i ihe Itentz-Saiitley Burlesque. Co., and titter the Ilrst show were engaged for the rest of 'be Hensoii. Consequently, tliey have poMi illness. OVUM to tiik .8Rrcr.BR of Vlctorln Par Ijer »nd_lier dogs; she was re-engaged for Cmwib 'adB.' < I advertise In no other paper) through the Nor have brought me In enough business this James fl. Ait ",i»-„i—; ;.— - •;- •••:- ---"«-•=- .... season ho far to keep me 'on the go' pretty J 1 ' 00 '' of Bamn'si .inn. -K2-27, the second week at l>ockstader's nearly all the time. With wrltlne a comedy Pheum Theatre, Theatre, Wilmington, Dei. She was at uramu for the-fraternal society, the Ancient to the Sudden ! Chases, Washington, D. C.i week of 20-Eeb. Order of fllenners. to he presented by their '"WRen. '«» •* different arhnr». of which there are eight formnncc, and bad mv rigging up and ready hundred ; writing special vaudeville material to open on time, and was very successful." and filling the orders for my sample ptmv •'- s - Hall writes from 1,'tlca, N. Y.: "I an; meellpg with success wllh the great -Edi- son Show. . , • . . Rawlr-akp Vox K'AiirstA.v, who recently finished thirty weeks for the Western Vaude- tllle A'ssoelntlon, have signed with the inter- state circuit, to open at Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 1ft. with the Kohl & Castle and Keith circuits In follow. Mitch km; anh Cain*,- who recently finished playing all the houses on the Kohl & Caslle circuit, nnd now about to open on the Or- phenin circuit, are booked solid until Jnne. Eid'tpl.AMONT,..musical aft. Is In his twen- tieth, week with the Bella Prlngle Co., as 1 Bpeclnl featnre.- The company Is playing Northweat. itkkn writes: "I took the logs at the St. Charles Or- New Orleans. J.m. 20, oivine lilness of Mr. Baron. I HI than an hour before the per- Rarhkn anp Homers are In their twenty- liftli week with Haverly's Minstrels, ami their act has been successful from coast to 2J"t Mrs. Perrln Somers (Tlllle Slorke> Is d(es and gags, I have had about all I could hnvf ' secured the lease of the Star Theatre, attend to. Some davs I have put In eleven w hlch hereafter'will be known as the Amer- ■• to open same on ss - vaudeville. Am remodelling and reno- nad will cater, to iiug and dancing act. Mv samiiles '"dies and children." ■SiSS"?! ,0 . fo|!o »;- ■ . v ■ ,' T 0 . Be " In K well, ncd reportsTare oomlnJ; *n '" e - Karlk .tsn A. C. Rnm «nder the IlreotiT.N are at hand nf the continual !re- of hits made with them " "rm name of Karle and Everts, will present, mnrltaolo. success of Howard Thurston, dur- John x^n Hum Covroy are nrodnelne- "' vstidevlllo, n new one act playlet, en- fi'n,. p i'^L' 0Ur nt A »srrnlla. . tbelr singing aud soft and wooden sliw an* tnled "Mnr-jorlc.'' which was sp.vlally wrlt- 11 ^L&22H* A ?i' Mab Rowr. have djs- Ing specialty.' 'They open on the Mozart ,,,n for XUon > b ? William Warren Norton. SSS!*SPt, ? ir \ lont | ,, '- v v . m work, dreult Keb. 20. with'lony Pastor's^ and other ' rn,> f'"^' ls h " ! ' w > "P° n »» American. In- ilolng his original, specialty. Intrnffiir- food work to follow. • '"'"""loraer cklenl, with Chinese trimmings solved alone, Ing his dancing In wooden shoes. He informs ...H-'mtY Fkldman, kid, who nre being fentured on the const, nro In their thirteenth weok, pinying Weston's time. They expect lo letnrn Kast In Juno with a new act. t.i.AiivK MipM.r.Tov Informs hk ihnr she played tit Palm Tiienlre, »7rli)plc t'roek, Col., thlrtv-one consecutive weeks, which, she thinks, Is a long time for one to sing In an altitude of nearly 10,000 feet. After n week's real, sho began, on Jan. 22, nn (n- icllnlre return engagement at tbe isaae Old Arkansaw" Co., and this aens.;i Mr. Ilayward Is at h s !mHltl«5t~r£ £ ^««fl.v In w h theT«i» M,,d4 e 7nd va n""".."" minstrel shows, for fratftrftal Montgomei-.v. Is visiting at the homeofprSak ,n order, throughout the Slate. Mr. Beaumont Hagar. Lnhslng, Mich., musical director cf ™i Vi^rpresent engaged .at the Karl Tlieatre. the Bijou Theatre ™ a "m«i a l rector, cf Bin.nev and Chapman nre plevlne the Jones & O'Brien Wisconsin circuit, fookVb? ihe_ Managers' Association. >~«»cu_u, Pueblo, Col., singing Illustrated songs, until Wfci ■ i. •• "'• Gfohoe W. Allen and IOlotta Drlmain have been obliged to'cnmcel all their Western time. Miss Oelmnln Ik suffering from >ere throat affliction, nnd will return nnngers' Association. •JtnBERT Ropktta writes: "I am In my I>oc WAnDEi.L- writes: "My circus route book will he-nlt press about Feh.ir.. Cleve- land, O., Is giving good huslness to fhe the- nfres. There are nine now: Colonial. Keith k. Empire, Star, Lyric, American, Opera House. Cleveland anil Lyceum. The American' Is n new one, anil Hnother one Is to com«\" . - P. J. asp Iatha Kane have gone In.'o vaudeville. They-are appearing In Mr. Kane's rnmedy playlet. "The l>uke ofTDogvlllf," nnd report meetine; with siicrexa. The Kins-Nerk gc> to Shenandoah, Pa., to the nqw_ O'Harn Theatre, ns-a feature. They.report'making a big hit on the Mozart circuit.- The Bowery Iioyh'Oi'arxettii' (Sherwood, a,B9;, twentydfth week with tbe Dot Karroll Co. Pox, Faulkner and Peck)", while playing Buf- t0 ^ r i'! l il g L n5 > "Pf't'tes, which consist of slack Mo w «* of Jan. 22, with Clkrk's Itan- f '4 hil WHT lit flriAlnip txnHncA *.— . ».. . T^ nnmn f'txl.-. t y n „ 1-. _ _i > ni ■ '' ■ Inventor, mnket- and pateuli-e of bird dflAor. lafoi-ms us that It ' it her home In Ohio. nway Girls Co., also played Shea's vaude- vllle house, taking tbe place of Fanny Klee, who was taken ill after ber first perform- ance. AN Mtehuxr has. been entered Into be- tween Chns. U. Beck. Gertrude De Vere. John E. l^rch and Edna Hall, the latter-ot the tenm of Lerehand Hall, to form a vaude- ville nrl, to he known- as. the Lerch and Ikivnnpnrl, In." Sill WlNTEItS AND EPPY Hlilill.'NS ale doing nicely with their new act, ami wen: a decide ' uuecess at the Oraiitt, Jollct, III., week of Jan. IIJ, They nre booked far uliciul. Anita Mkiilo, of liim-h and Mciin, Is ve- iling friends in Berkeley, Cnl. Tlie.ienm ro ■UN work Feb. 1. Toner akii Ornnki.l will play the. Now England circuit until ilio opening of the imrks, when ihey will rontlniie with park Iionkliig. Their new act Is a bin wcmm Mr. Toner was formerly will the Tod Judg» Family, and has .inlued hands with his old partner, Geo. Council. Fiiank L, Pi.-ruv, violinist. Is pitying on (he Nash vnudevllli< circuit, and meeting wllh success. Strineht and Thomas nre doing rant well In tlieli- new , net. "That Little Mail Hand," ami will soon opeu on tho Kohl & (MM circuit follow MUkiiay .and Alde.v appeared at the ' A .'* ,, 3S } ;,, of M i , " c " Havcrhlli mSS. week of Jan. 22-27, aud woo an entire success. Lillian Boherty ',.'"' i~t"um. «k wiviiave nau tc turu neo- C n l f«? , «M' "'■'"•J O i-t:nslons last week. The bill, for thin week. Jnn. a). Jntlndes- Klhe ... manngen The Away Tunvv Two open at the Km- nlro TheRfrc. Ran Francisco, Peb. ai, and, have Ibe Empire and other circuits to folk- law In California.. Tbe trio Is at present pltiylnit In Colorado 1 for Oeo. Ira Adams. . ... Muco and Ipalenh report big success in n»d • their new net, and nre ranbllv tllllmr «n<- Kleld weejTTjan^. W 8 && B*8Z ^ ^netitHeZuF^^ 1 " 1-ii.lja.n IbiitEiiTY, of the Hoherty Sl.ters. *J<Mon i»rw., imrotbvVi Yoiiiii llin.rMVJa nidTnn n K ri B b^'} 8(> , n , fi -*» "<**» Co! «««».• »tM Henry's lite moHon'Sic ues "wv Vi?ij i "■ m \ IV i ,c ^!i v , l! i, tuc souhretto with Lciv have a line lltl e vaudeville house ti'n>i„,; 22S*m£& toSLSSKSPJR N-?rdland." ™>jm*„ Jttmes C^nlln'K h SstT' n '' n,; pianist, he Jerr> McAu- 9S"ff 1 ,. lo l ,,,kl1 . I^P"-. »'Mk of Jno. 21, are creating tvini the People s, Leaveuworlli. Kon.: Vale's, toy. We get Kansas City, .Mo., and other good Eastern nnd. Although work to follow. here, nevertheless ZjSSfPS ,»•'«>-ntir circular ban been 111 at his sister's home. In phiadol. W^iSKSt^SSW^SK ' ,nIn t wl,h t™"- *W «i«t ("me. lie u -i, ,iLL' 9 i» n i ,lt,le < " 1 when received gaining his health, nnd will return in^Bud? tless It. Is n welcome visitor." vllle 3a falter part of March ' vftl , ,ttL W » , ft,' h ; Pre '"/"PPT tho Knstern nud Western Wheels. .Aft^ the-feast. -sHectlaM were renderest by Howard Clifton and nl the "?' , of "I", mmpnnv and the chile supper was a grand success. ** • Newbll -anp Nmi.o, who are playlou 3a . eight weeks' engagement- on to* jnew*\f« jestlc circuit,-write: "We»'ore:m»«lng with good success. The circuit Is, doing rood bmi ne.sa nnd.plnylng a first, clasngjade of-acts Two shows-a day and no Sundays eir» r ,r tho week In Son, Antonio:, The manasem are all experienced Hhowmen, ond-a nlea«»? nnd profitable .irlp may be aasured to all wrw secure bookings. The weather down here is dellxhlful. Very, much Southern-Callfornls at thlstlmo Of tbe year. We are runnlne around without overcoats, and no heat la t|ie theatres ond h»lela:;MB.th« thermo raftil p registers up to 60 ami theresbonta, It Is not needed. We will rel,jra:to New- Vork US March 1, opeplng at tie imperial. In Brook- •l»h0SAr.co, Juggler...reports meeting with great success on the Taclflc coast circuit, a6d is booked.solid. ..'•.- .- ; k -.. '. ™ - Notes -raoM-SMim & Blaxc'p:arp's Cove ntANS,—We have been in.the. State of El necticut since Dec. 1, dolht a j^obd buslnc-w l\?c carry/twelve people and-:* -picture' ms'. tUms Boater .of company.: Biny-Smith La IVttlte Amelia, Ben Car*on,;JaaiM Oallarte? Everett Joselya. Oeorge WtSSS, -Henry llo'h kins. Carroll Horton, John Bonrgette Orotr-p Smlih, and Smith and BlanchardT The w)Li«y.'iJ>o appeared at the Olymntc Syracuse, K. Y., week of Jan. 22-27- -Kel it' and helscy.Annn.Murray,.Len Ywton. En Iiale.Oertle Potter, Callahan and BernhardL and A,da Wilson. Sam .Arron Js musical d'. rector; Claude Balrd Jr.,. manuger- and oro. prletor. Business reported to be good HtYE anp Allen, with Williams' ideal, will celebrate the twenty -firth anniversary or their-wedding on Feb. 4. ' CrtARLES " engsgement Paul.-.MImi/ . The CiRAHAjr Karat? Vacpf.villb Co. -e. port continued suqeeas.". The Osaka Tronne Japanese arrnbats. equlllhrlsts and" majrlclans' rue a feature. Kittle Bingham ]« headlnr the snow. .... . . * Oeo. W. Cooter, of the-.team, Cooper and' Tloblpson, was obliged to close his >n«a«#. ment.at the Portland Theatre, Portland !«v pn Jan. 2:1, on Recount of-his health.' He underwent a surgieal.operntion the next dav. at-his home In Boston, j The team were an- nounced to open Peb.. C at Keith's, Provl- dence. The Vernon Sisteiis (Amelia nnd Katb- pn) write that they, will shortly sail for l-nrls to attend the nettling-of on estats left by an uncle, wbOBe death-occurred last month. - * - i . . GisjioN and Nash have been engaged- for the stock ut-the Empire Theatre, St. Paul, Minn. -. t AVilby Hamilton, anp Rptii Wiley, who were called West a few weeks ago. on ac-' count of. tho death of Miss Wllev's father - report -meeting with excellent ssiccess with their new comedy sketch, "Polly." Mr. Hamilton-Is writing a three act comedy drama, under the same title, and It will go out for a preliminary season In April • • Ed P. Halt, who has been hnlf owner of. the Murdnck Bros. & Hnll's Show, has sold out his Interest to Fred A. Hayes, of Hayes and Hayes The show has been out since Oct. 4. and business, our Informant states, has been very (food. Poster of company, which Includes band and orchestra: Al. Mar- dock. Fred Hayea, Everett Murdock, Jessie, Hewitt, Ilnro.d Chase, Kmtna Hayes, Thomas fwlgg. WKfred Marlon/William l"antln, Ida Liberty, and Walter Pryor, with -Fred Hayes and Al. Murdock, managers. Caroline Kkcley M«"onD, wife of Man. ager Vt. S. Butterfleld, makes ber vaudeville dehut l-eh. .1^. In n comedietta, bv Frank A, Ferguson, entitled "Stage and Studio." A. O, Knioiit, milslcal director, writes: "J am In my tenth week with the Cradrx- Neville Co., which Is doing n phenomenal business through Ohio, Kentucky nnd W'est Virginia. We.get THE Reliable every week* and It Ik eagerly sought for on our "arrival In towns. Hklbn Marion Smith. "Ye Old Fashioned Girl, (s Playing the Stale of Ohio, havlnc ■ Just finished a week's engagement at the Arcade, Toledo, O., And still has a few weeks of bookings before starting on her trip to tbe far West. ... •-•'-, Notes mom.Wu. J. ."acQtriN!* & Jay C. Oaieney's Jolly Comedians. — We are in our fifteenth week in the Northern part of Canada, playing to -good business, making three night aud week stands. We are having line weather. At this writing. Jan, 20, the heavy falls of rain have removed every parti- cle of snow, and everything points to an early .Spring. Jay C. Oaffney visited his home at Oswego, N. Y., and returned to Ibe company at Bancroft. Can., where we played to K. II. O. business for ten nights, giving the very best of satisfaction.' At Klnmount we played live nights, to good business, giv- ing one of the best shows ever, given In mat elty. Koster of company: Wm. J. Mctjulnn. proprietor and manager: Jay C. Caffn'ey, stago manager; Mrs. Wral JlcQulnn. mu- sical director; Lillian E. Armitage, char- acter dancer;,,Hob Mclntyre, black face'com- edian: Willie Armitage and Beatrice Gordon, musical-netr Little Lorraine, child vocally, and Iteglnald (Bingoj, tbe lucky card. We are booked up until May 24, after that play- ing under canvas, carrying a small band and orchestra: ..'."-. -"" Tije Cikik Bgos^w-rlle that they are mak- ing good with James, .Madison's "goods." CMr go West fortweuty-hlnc weeks J&rch I. Notes fkou the. Miliek & May Comeov K ft,!- !™-' ftre In bur sixteenth- week of <•* tlnued success. - We opened- at the Opera HbU'-e, at Herndon, Pa„ and. bad- 8. B.(0. every night, and the verdict of the people was the best- comedy show' ever In the Opern House or town." .,-.-. The Dailbis, Bob and Nettle, write that after-closing, a-twelve, weeks' successful en- gagemebt at Schllu's Gaiden, Oklahoma City. tJkla., they- open on . tbe- Novelty rlrculr,- for Bert Hitman, for ten weeks, commencing & t . bc ,No v elty Theatre, Denver. Col.. Keb. '- '.o.their new.comedy singing and talking act. entitled "See H«w. f ' . • , : * ■ TtfE WirEELElc Sister's, song-and dance pci-fnrmers., wUo are the Teature act of the Ldwarda Stock' Co., report meeting wllh great succetis. during the- company's tour of Kentucky. -, . , . AT the. Sliver Luke Casino, White -P.alns. •A-. -.the .peoplo for week, of .Feb. ft ar* : Howard nnd Cameron, Jacobs and Vantylc, K '«y Morris, .Gladys Castleton aud Dolly Ntiarn. Jos, Henry Js the proprietor; Geo. '*.: "oodwprd, musical director, : ,'. T|IE *' A NnATTA-N'>'Titio opened at the ln : dlana TJieatre, Indianapolis, Jab. 20, In tbel.- new sketch. "Wautcd, a Companion." The act met ; wlth HuecesH, and was- the' closlin: feature nf. •.strong vaudeville bIH.- llOHE JfcANETlE .Has closed with T. W. plnMus; Utopians, nud Is traveling with li*r hitslinntl, !Sam' Brooks, of the Brooks Bros. . Hill, .Kpmiin'ph .anp Bahy Florence re- port meeting with flattering success over the Western.clrjiiU. They .are od the Lyric cir- cuit .for several weeks,, with tbe Novelty circuit-to follow. .jfRANK Bowkn' has joined bands with Frank >cvllle, doing a eomedv singing nod talking net, also, singing parodies on the . latest songs. They are writing their ocva parodies. The act will bo known as Bowen and NevlUe. : . Osoxoia Gaspneb and ber new leading support. Ralph Dean, returned East, afte.- Playlng.the Canadian eircidK-opesIng at Ihe hmplre Theatre, Paterson, N. ti. Jan. U-1.1. following Jan. ir-.M, at Ihe Empire, He lioken. On Sunday. Jan; 29,'they appeared at ■ Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre, nnd the success of their, little playlet, MmMh(<d"wtt'h' Hie' errellent work of uV principals, secured thrlr engagement at I'lv tor. Theatre. Newark. N. ].. for week of Jan. 29-Ptb. x Mlas Gardner's West.ro bookings begin in March.