The New York Clipper (March 1906)

102 THE NEW YOEK CLIP PER. ■March 17 ^55 CIipp^r'5 Anecdotes, Personalities anil Comments, CONCMHIHQ ST1GE FOLK and Some times OTHERS BI JOSEPHINE 010. Tete Mack, of the combination. Hack ana Uagal, now doing their clever comedy sketch, "A Strenuous Sprain," rel>t« an In- stance which occurred at oae of the few places where The Old ItEMiBLs was appar- ently not on sale. Mack, In quest of his dramatic paper, ■topped at a small news stand kept by am old fellow who, at the time, was deeply wrapped op In the perusal of the local town piper. The actor, noting the man's Inat- tention to a possible customer, spoke np sharply and said: "I'll bars a CLirraa, please." 1 Without glancing at Mack or taking his eyes from his newspaper the old man re- plied: "The hardware store 'crone the street keeps clippers." Clint Bobbins, of the dancing and acro- batic duo, CUnt and Bessie, presenting a novel turn, "The Rag Doll," tells of a mana- gerlsl friend, named Lister, who went ahead In the Interests of one of nil shows. Find- ing the manager of the local theatre to be the popular groceryman of the place, he walked brllkly up to the counter In a man- ner which a traveling man short of time often has, and exclaimed: "I'm ahead of the 'Bunaway Match' Com- pany, and « " "Can't sell 'em In this town," Interrupted the maneger-groceryman, shaking his head, "we handle the 'Searchlight' brand eiclu- slvely." the show that was here last week," was the local, man's explanation, "and he hit me." as Hardanay knew some of the company that had played the town the previous week, be was Interested to know who had dellrered the telling blow, so asked the man which member bad dealt It, thinking perhaps It bad been theV'heary" man, wbom he knew to bare a very quick temper. And sure enough his surmise proved to be correct, leait It was according untheatrlcal way "I don't remember his name, "but be was the fellow who played all the deceit porft In tbe week's repertory." ftu. A. cuem. writes: -I beg to ..form Jg-JgjJ StSg^S^M the direction of Luciano Fatal!, nutFeb ing for '« «■$■,,,. , n Sia Frsnclsco tte 16, my engagement bring quite comforutle J^^ronouDced the best laughing *ow In every respect 1 went there w U a little snow w ">£y ra , , baw baa not broken heavr esleryfcT that country: also JJ.ex- of the season ^ everybody every- tKneea paid, traniporutlou there, and tack to records, out u n«£ M|ner (J t , gn [ y Sew York for two, and everythlugws. paid where^ Mve^oee j^ —^ fc njk|ng jjjj to me. CLIPPER CARTiioy, He. 42. On our cartoon page this weft ■ .-_„ scenes and characters from "i, ,,„6?V>< ton Jr.," st the Herald »■ i, ■ Impreaalons from "Bedford tbe sensational race scene, urea are: Charles Leonard scene at tbe telephone ; Emm ror two, and everything was pam """Id with" tne 7esults, and Is making prep- c. Kelly, Blgo, Frank Latona n iZVf* 'cher, A ' "JJ fjfi Z waa at the time with tbe^company. Business •raiioaaioru- ",'• ^hlchne will star Andy last week. « In Cuba, especially In the Interior, Isvery ton next season jo »££, wl|1 a War4 ,„ . at big. Tbe company had about MOO asi* ex- gj[j; er ' 0 ", r f., c ° u l { e , t effort, tbe title of T „ dlni to the local manager's Sjfj butto. £»&».<* rjjjjj"** *%£&?$ been decided 050^ - Thatri he said, I'ayret. As vou see, with this result there writes' »■'"f 0 ""i e J d " at Ve'HTrtford Opera JAMES KVBLE MacCl'llDV, Who Is starring In "The Old Clothes Man,' many trlendi,' 00 my arrival here asked me success. It It was true that I was not psld In Cuba. I am glad, and will thank you If you shall, In the name of Justice, repeat these facte. What I have written you If a true state- ment I could have remained In Cuba, nntll April, with the above company, but Thompson A Dutldy notified me by cable to open In Chicago Feb. 24, so I was obliged to leave Cuba, if, for New York. Our debut In Chicago waa a great success, and ray act 18 at the top of the bBL" ,. ^_._ Ed. Mannt has rejoined his old partners, James Falk and wife, and tbe act will here- after be known as the International Trio, comedy musical act m^m HlEBACK AND HAEXIB WCM recent CLIP- PER callers, and report big success with their act, "The Artist and the Maid." They are booked solid until tbe middle of Maj. Jack Siuosds writes that be Is still meet- ing with success at Dumont's, Philadelphia. At the end of his engagemena here, blmsell and wife, Dalay Symonds, now with Watson s Orientals, will spend the Summer in London. Floeencb Sinnott made her first appear- ance with Dave Lewis' Co., In "Working for Two," aa DalBy Delmar, the prima donna, at Proctor's Fifty-eighth Street Theatre, I>ew York, March 6. This part la to be conelder- ably enlarged, that Miss Sinnott may have an opportunity to display her versatility. Habbt UoLMiN has been playing success- fully In her single act, which has come Into the demand of late. . _ _ Lixzii B. Rayhond has leased the Cameron cottage, at Mt Clemens, Mich., and will open the same April 1. . , . Gobdon and Chacon have been playing successfully their vaudeville bookings, in their eccentric singing and dancing act Th» Misses Gobdon and Harks write that they have Joined tbe Jolly Girls Co * ... _ ___a -si _e_ - - ~wA tfraAlss ar>¥ Vsi Bjofim TmiTsi, Asl,t..huls m^ u., opens April 16, with J. lay u 2S manager and C. W. Harrla as leader »?• cheatra. r " * Adoii has closed her enrascmeat win .v. Orrlc Ilroa.' Circus In Meilco. aacTsSfe New York March 8. " 1W '« Bun AMD McNulti are 'lavli. iu ninth week on the Western '.',■ udevni, jV cult and report success bookie return bZ and are booked up until Oct. 1 •""wus, The Gbiat Hey wood has b".n ussm the extra attraction for the Pr-uet-Ra^ Co., opening at tbe Duval Tn> vllle, Fla., March 12. ire, Ja t ] ?:K? Newell and Niblo plajeil the g n m„ night, concert at Cook's Opera 1 louse, Boch" John Le Hay, the clever comedian of the unlJer the mlr , a gement ot Rowland A Clifford, English company recently playing an en- played at the Third Avenue Theatre, this gagement at "th/Broadway Theatre.InJ, city last week,^ at, «ce.lent company, ronlqae," once received one of those Invita- tions to a dinner that people often give to professionals, • with tbe expectation of mak- ing them earn the courtesy by "doing some- thing" In their line of entertainment It was that sort ot Invitation that Is sot alto Uaudwille and minstrel N0TB8 FBOH THM Y AN EEC DOODLE OllL8 ., jettier flattering to the recipient who likes Co.—We are on oar return trip to the East, P oU. be asked for his own personal self, not after a •wcentui roar of the Weil; where we have established a record to be proud of. We were the flrst burlesque company to play the city of Winnipeg, Can., where we did a tremendous business, and the press pro- nounced our performance far superior to many of the high class musical comedies. Tacoma, Seattle and Portland gave ua big MARSHAL!. MONTGOMERY", for^he"rest"orftVVe^n7^tnY*tnelr act has i n his novel act of playing the piano while proven a hit la the olio. _ be Is standing on his head, facing away from Jauss Neaby opens at the Bowdoln Square the Instrument. Mr. Marshall Is appearing Theatre, Boston, week of March 12. in vaudeville in an entertainment consisting Pindeboasi iNO Powell write: "We of muBlcal selections, imitations ana lmprovl played the Crystal, St Joieph, Mo., week of gallons. Feb. 18 aa the Brooks Trio. Hereafter we will be known as a duo, doing a black face — ^ ' singing and wooden shoe dancing act We will have one of the best dressed acts on the American stage." __ . Louise Stbtbon Cunningham, from March 12 to April 14, will play clubs in Pblladel- for what he can do. But Le Hay, who at the time was giving an extremely clever ren- trlloqulal act, on this occasion purposely Ig- nored tbe evident purport of the bid to dine, which bed a postscript reading "Bv the way, dear fellow, don't forget to business, and the week at San Francisco aur- a t *iTi. L. * «.*«. ««,«* tw mn !•** prised the natives, as we played to capacity bring that *automaton figure that you vat £ ^^ performance. We have been corn- In your act." pllmented by the managers and press for "Thanks for your kind bid to the dinner," having a clean show. Our olio hu been the „r„te L. Ha, In rep.,, "and I accept with fS^M &"» SSSRAS pleasure, but I won't bring the 'prop,' as It Geo. Qubl and Anna Yale, Etta Victoria, does not eat" F™n« Murphy and Jack Magee, the Baker a BO ' " _ Troupe of Sve bicyclists, and Schoenworth, » tbe European myatlfyer. We visited tbe gold Sidney Rosenfeld Is responsible for tbe mines at Virginia City, Nev., and entertained story concerning those time, many, many the miners, 2,600 feet below the eartVs sur- J tvuw««j» , .,. . j j^ j musical numbers, and years ago, when the announcements for the "™ w ,lVal» Invited, while at Carson, Nev., entertainment for tbe following week at the D y Warden John L. Constdlne. to visit the theatres were made from tbe stsge-between State penitentiary, where Wetland Levering , charmed the Inmates with bis tenor selec- saw* . , .-. tlona. Taken ail together. It has been one An old man, who waa general factotum grailQ . trip, and will always be remembered about one of these old time theatres, also by the entire company, and especially Jack made theae announcements. He was afllcted ^ ^^gaggrs\S 3ST2 with a slight Ismeaees, and aa he walked waa a resident of the different coast towns, from the side of the stage In front of the Cnas. Gautibld. formerly of Garfield and curtain, e^ch halting £««-«••-»! G ^?r^ t. »,TUrS & of hla body against It Many weeks of of part.0, also Introducing bis aloclng «nd nightly rubbing along the 'iirfaln *MJIr re» talking specialties with ouccesa. Mr. Gar- sultcd In noticeable dlsflgurment to the dec- neld and Harry. Bartell wJU wort Jogether oration thereon, and the manager bad that part of It repainted. At the same time, in order to prevent a repetition of tht old man's accidental contact with It, he -evolved a plan. Toll was to have a stage hand prick the old fellow's anatomy with a sharp awl from the other aide of the curtain wherever he should bump against It, thus reminding him to keep clear of the contact ■ On the night after the repairing of the curtain the old fellow made his usual en- trance, and bb he characteristically ad- vanced across the stage, recited the attrac- tion for the following week, next Hummer, doing a refined singing and talking act They have some good time booked in Bummer parks. Da Yoro and Db Voto write that they are making a bit with their singing and dancing net through Missouri and lowa with the Coy & Hall's Novelty Co. Thb Tqbee Hatch Childeih, at a con- cert In MUltown, N. J., recently, carried off the honors of the evening. Mac and Mac closed as tbe vaudeville feat- ure with the Bennett-Moulton Co. March S. They will be tbe specialty feature with the rerdlnand Grahams Co. at Hand's Opera House, Troy, N. Y., week of March 12, with the Howard, Boston, and other good work to follow. er. March 4, and week of a Poll's, New Haven, having bom «nt5#5 during the matinee of Mondu-., to take iu place of Smith and Fuller, Ma hud to [few on account of illness. "* Fuank L. Grfcort, of the four Ontom reports big success with the Av.nue Girli /, They arc booked solid for the next year Little Gbacb Childirs and her Umt dog, "Dot," met with big success at Piito-i Theatre week of Feb. 26, so Bhc write*, ui waa engaged for the reat of !he uuoa u a special vaudeville feature with the "81^ Tracked" Co., after which she will rwara to vaudeville, opening with a retura date it Pastor's Jnne 11. Tns Bell Trio, singers, were at atari, ton, CaL, Feb. 26-March 3. IVy ifs«S lag East They play the Lyceum week of S. with the Chutes, San Francisco, 12, andthm the Grand, In Portland, Ore. Billi Ta»n writes: "After playing three years on the coast, I returned East, aid played seven weeks for Stertnd k Bmn, and I am now 'doing time' at Jollet, at uk Grand Theatre, for one week. 1 also flslattd fourteen weeks for Keefe, tbrough WUccniit and Michigan." Last week Mrs. Danova, of tbe team, in Danovas, was given a surprise party, on tat anniversary of her birthday, by Mr. asd Mn. Sblck's family, of Loganport, lad, will- playing the Crystal Theatre, and everybWj c-njoyeo themselves to a late hour, kin, Danova Is making a success In ber silly )M act Mrs. Lohitta Gbahau received tbe am of the death of her father (Dennla TijIk), at Bennerette, Pa. a m — BONliTH MA.OIM, Whose picture appears on the flrst page of this issue. Is one of the biggest favorites vhi has ever played at Joe weber'a Music Hill She was born and raised In Chicago, :g. while still a thin little girl going to seta! visited the stage of what was then the Schil- ler Theatre (now the Garrlck), In Chlcir David Henderson was putting on a serlei r. comic opera revivals there, and a friend <A Mlas Magln's mother waa a member of Wv. company. A rehearsal of 'The Mikado" th — . ~-^^ ^ ■!. LOW-Tg.-alg e 0ln ^ on wh)Ie |i t tie Bonnie Magln wis «B ^J4^irci!ihitTtSott^U^ «5 » the wings for her mother's Mtui i* m 92&^£vEJ9£V£US2\ *»▼*"» n « «■ topping tour. Tsmi» uJSU^Sl SnHfni wardrob! Sads for »■■ «Pled by Mr. Henderson, wbo tbougbt isf lot of new and beaaUful wardrobe maae for waa ^ ap f IctIlt for a position In tbe cboni. "I wouldn t go In the chorus," was MIu Hi- gin's reply to Mr. Henderson's ouestlrn. R Anyway my mother wouldn't let me. Batl Thb Musical Adams write: "Oor act was such a success In Oklahoma City that when the manager of the Pure Food Show hap- pened In at the Bijou Theatre he took a fancy to our act, and booked us at once for his show, as a special feature. We are getting some novelties ready, of my own Invention, which promise to be great hltB. We soon head for the East, having played nearly everything In this part of tie country." Mux. Alma, after playing over the Gus Sun and Aromorts circuits, slso seven weeka her act Chab. Hamilton and Tid Steels, while playing Fall Blver, Mass., last week, were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Fraser, at the residence of the latter. Adelina Roattino and Claba Steve>s are with the Huntley Stock Co., as a special vaudeville feature, producing their musical novelty, "Scenes in the Wistaria Bower," and report success. cau dance very welt, and maybe I coold con her Into letting me go on the stage If in give me some dancing to do." The chlLi talk interested Mr. Henderson, and after sy bad proved her ability by doing a few link fancy step dances, she was engaged, id M WtSSS VS»s writ*.- Macart'a ba- P**™ two nights later with the romnaw n Madame Macaw ^writes. Mac-art s ba- f Mlk , do ,* ghe rema ined with air. fla- isTkindlv offewd «"»/ flnd the'foflowlng Summer, while cm )? rnnilf not be * l *h to relatives la N p ew TTorb, made up to It could not be , fl tfa t fae wanted to be a member of t^ mind that she wanted I Weber ft Fields compsL,- sliteen years old ana weighed lea Weber" & Fields company. She was not id i than iw boo^-a^moiaevsdono. p.a, Besdlag we,k SXt SmifWSji - *» to change their time, bat dons for March 11." Ma&velodb RocaiLt, writes that after fourteen months of successful engagements V^" d " tnt'sta'wis^VAra't in'msWni"hi on the Pacific coast h« Is now retnrnlng KSSSflS MM? Wibef Sithe^ensigid hi East, onening on the Bljon circuit, Winnipeg, 3 a fl2* a 'l*/£Ssss>m wl h™we Man., Feh. 26: the Unique Thealre, Mlnne. "* •?• K^bVr ^be aSe oot In ■ pah SB, Mliui., Karen 6 ; tie Bijou, Duluth, StSact tlshS and wh^llf they "cenlDsl-J iftl^'I'olr'iSt'f.'fSflnw" lDteraat,< """ "* hirioStifS ttln.«.,CVc*'w»»ljK '•S^Slf,? efflT> m cce»fal «. j« -J» &-»»»?& "H^STJiS^ ment of forty weeks m dlrectrtes ot theMIn- S?\.. t5* W .« morSni And sn< Is i'n strel Maids, at Austin * Stnne'a, Boston, a n * e e tt w b *°* f 3Sf v^ber's^All-Stsr Co., .IW ond will rest four weeks before resuming JJ^S. daS«!lTdellgntfollr, and Is so m "°*0. Pamt, manager of the Uslestlc &3gS$Sw3&'S£*&£ SsBS recen^Mjn; »"B^wl^«Kowd. Th. BnH,T,i>.a are plying the Bijou ■»"«- * »«"" °" n "" °'"" circuit, through Michigan, and report suc- cess In their new act, which Is refined and Season, CAJIOLINE1 KELLEY HoCORD, Viola and Enqbl, barrel Jumpers, were at Sobmer Park, Montreal. Can., recently, and —*— , D i V « u <*a/ ladles and gentlemen," he began, "we made a success with their new barrel jumping Who la pictured above, baa for tie past four four^years. will next week present the famous Shakes- fe ^ NCBI „ Ajn BkaTH s^rfte:: "Ws deliver pearcan play, 'Hamlet,* to be preceded by the goods, have any quantity of roods, and in The Chinese Honeymoon, the roaring farce—Oreal Hecvtntt I'm make good. Are closing a twenty-nya weeka" from China" and "Buster Brown." She made mtnhhrrtt» Th* .Miw nart of th*' nnnnurre- *ng»gepMnt March IS, at Portland, Ore- and B er debut In vaudeville at tbe New Bijou atobbed/ The latter part of the announce- i nt Vd to locate at Portland permanently, aa Theatre, Knlamaaoo, Feb. 12, In a comedy ment Instead of being an intended part or we are negotiating to buy a farm." sketch, entitled "No Man for Dinner," which It, waa the horrified exclamation of the old Habbt Fcldman, who Is In h!« thirty- mk & B ft euccess. It is adapted from the man whose inadvertent contact with the cur- !«?2 d _ !S5 ce 9Sf?]».*ff k JSS*. ^!* *r$fc gt ^ > * . Wnm*3*m & sss jissljWfg The management of the Barniim &.BaW up to date. Their wooden shoe buck finish Gretitest Bhow on Earth announces tnai i* Is well received. They have added new songs, annual opening of the regular cirvus --: and report that they are the feature ot their hippodrome Beason will take place in a-oj act eon Square Garden on Thursday, > la " D -.* Bebt McGabvxi writes: "I wish to say 1 he Initial performance In this city ■«"" my acts are going big, and I am playing a ably considered the "sweet b.uDinsrr j return date of two weeka at the National. Spring," as well as ihe precursor ot nnt in Kanaa B City, Mo. I have booked good events generally. The attractions to be ciiw time going East, and hope to be on dear old ted are of Infinite tarlety and scone,»o» Broadway In May. the flrst time in nearly been selected with the purpose of Wiw four yean. The Phonograph Man,* a sketch and amusing as well as Instnicnncnii ew years been featured In musical farceB and tried out here, and In which I play a widow. As the only amusement InBtlintira « • comic operas, haviDg played principal parts la a big success, and surpassed my expects- kind In the world catering lp r E (,(T . " u In "The Chinese Honeymoon," "The Man tJona. It is being elaborated upon by a well pleasures of children, a long * Ist m 0I JTfl-ti known author for* the big houses, and I - Becond Buccessful week with the Mvrkle- , Harder Co. (Eastern), writes that at the tain hod provoked the sharp work of the awl close ot the season he will join hands with in the hands of the man on the other side Fred Varln, now with Vogela Big Minstrels, to play tbe leading Summer parks, starting June 4, The team will be known as Feldman _. asea, ana i features have been secured for tlie saw shall star In It next season. The annual tlon of the little folk. Among tbum wni£ big Clippkb Is a beauty, and guarded very A giantess from Finland, a Wssg _*g closely." Wales, LIHputlane, Scandinavian a»» ■ At. E. Bwd, manager of Riverside Park, musicians and vocalists, many tiny sw* Montreal, Can., writes: "Things are pro- t«ts, besides troupes of trained dogs, »*•£ to'be" a capital comedyT wltn a few touches gresalng, and May 24 Is announced for the goat's boars, seals and roosters. PJJ^ of pathos. It runs twenty-two minutes, and opening of the finest and largest amusement other' bipeds and quadrupeds. I '" w l rng % mi who was "laying low" for the offender. and Varln. has four characters, which require three peo- ple In the cast. The week at Kalamazoo was try out, and It Is the Intention of Miss resort In Canada. Many new and sensation- al attractions will be on hand this season to amuse the public. Among those already s," there will be a stupendous prgjgjj of new and startling acts of S rcn * dl iEX and range, together with .ssWJMLiH Club's entertainment Charlotte Lund, who also contributed severe! good laughs In her extemporaneous talk and musical transcrip- tions, added a "new one" to the vast num- ber of Jokes on Philadelphia's slowness. In transcribing the well known popular song. "A Hot Time In Old Town," into other rhythms and tempos for laugh making pur- poses, ehe played It for one Illustration In a most lugubrtoua manner, with minor chords and in slowest time possible. Some one In the audience close to the entertainer said to her neighbor: "That must be to Illustrate a funeral march." "No," said Miss Lund quickly, happening to overhear the remark, "that's a Philadel- phia two-step." At one of the small towns where the com- paoy of which Robert Hardanay was a mem- ber played on engngement, he noted that tbe local manager was nursing a very black eye. In the course of tho conversation with him the actor sold: "That's an awful eye you have," and add- ed solicitously, "how did It happen?" "I hfld words with a dod-gasted actor In a TTJ OUl, ana U •*» uis mi. tin tun ul alien iu oiuubc iuo puiuiv. auiuug uivav ntreauj una range, lOgeroer wnu oc ,;.-_«•<•, McCord to bring It East for the vaudeville arranged for are: Holler coaster, tbe Gal- highly sensatlonfll and ingeniously danr"' houses. Her time in the East will start veston Flood, the circle Bwlng, shooting the feats, which are said to be the "-■* S ilack face again, after working twelve years April 23, when she will play ten weeks, and chutes, miniature railway, darkness and ardous ever devised. "The dip ot c« ■ n white face. He will be known as '"The then make the Western tour of the leading dawn, and a beautiful covered theatre and which was produced laBt year, and m «"; " " a young lady loops the gap In an nutooo-; Minstrel Parody King," singing the latest song hits In his black face monologue." WU.L H. Abmstsokq, of Armstrong and Holly, writes: "We are booked up to Octo- ber. 1806. We open over Orpheus circuit March 11, In Kansas City, closing In Los Angeles, Cal., the latter part of May. This Is our third time over tbe Orpheum circuit Our act Is a big su< vaudeville houses. Rlngllng' Brothers' Circus, waa a Clippie caller March 7. He stated that be and Haiel I* Peters, "the Electric Lady,'' who wbb Maixobt Bbotubbs, Usookb and HiLLi- last season with Wlllard's Temple of Music, day have filled their time complete to July White City, Chicago, were married at San 16. Jose, Costa Blco, on Feb. 8. After remala- Billt PLiMas, of the team of Flemea and ing In New York Clty^for about, a week Miller, *Tbe English Americans," was made longer, they will a member of the Eagles, Aerie No. 119, at Battle Creek, Tocatello, Ida., while playing that town re- weeks. cently. The team wat, also entertained by Thb Lockbb closed another very soccess- niembera of the Knights of Pytblas, of which ful season at Leavenworth, Kiul, March 7. order Mr. Flemen la a member. Gjmbo* Auoxb, the giant, has been sue- Wsbnbb and Gould, "The Two Jolly Dutch- cessfully appearing In vaudeville- la 'Jack men," report success in their new Ihitch tbe Giant Killer." He lai enraged with the comedy, tangled talk act, and have been Bsrnum & Bailey L Show i for the circus sea working clubs recently. fiavlllon, seating four thousand. Only (the argest and finest vaudeville acts will be — ——— =* played." . _ Eddis) Lauont writes that ba la In his Edttasd Gills*, club juggler, of the Gil- twenty-ninth week with the Delia Prlngle ten Trio, wbo were lately connected with Co., and Is meeting with success. The com- thrllling kind, but which the mnn:utfgg not. as*yet, core to speak of, Ef25 - spring them as a .rarprtae at « K ' ?K pany Is playing In Wyoming. He adds: They are expected, however, to cns« "I received many lettcra from my ad. In great a furore hers as when they wew * last week's Clippib, and have signed with duced In Paris. The performnint'S v; 1 the Bennett-Moulton Co. for tbe Summer." K iven. as usual, In three rings, two ■"• TnoB. J. Rian, Mabi Richjtjjld and Co. in the air, on the hippodrome Traci. have scored another hit In "Mag Haggerty's with the machlnerv and apparo »s ^^\ Reception." They are booked up solid to for the sensational mechanical " r ^ ill go to the bride's home, at Jnne 3. making a thirty-eight weeks' seaion. drcuB performance will be P'^dcft V Mich., for a visit of several Then the Long Island breezes. Next ses- entirely new allegorical spectacle., Pj£ ,u , . _ »n will, commence Sept 17. In 1007-1908 under the direction of Bolessy I^Sn titled. "Peace. America's Immortal i r m g aymboliilng the conclusion of P^Thli « Russia nnf Jspan, In which event thM s- Manaqsb W. B. Watson writes: "I have signed contracts for next season for the Washington Society Girls, with the following Seople: The Four Lukens, Crlmmlns and ore, eccentric comedy duo, who are now touring Australia; Carmenclta, and the Eslier Sisters. There will be thirty-five peo- ple In the organisation, which will tour the Empire State exclusively. Scenery and cos- tumes ore now being prepared, and no money __ Sept ... they will be on a starring tour. Boonb'8 Palacb Thiatbb, Syracuse, N. T., presented the following list of vaudeville performers, week of Msrch C: Johnny Mur- ,, phy, Eddie Moore. Conger end Oden, the ruenagerlei will be located In \^'^ t Reeves, Haiel La Blanch, Jeesle Clifton, Lola oi the Garden, and the new ""SL- P«™> ^JPMfi Pendell, Tom prodigies In the large hall, corner'^^ ttsrai S3sa as»j at»^t»rw- son, after which he will again be seen In the vaudeville houses. P&xd Kelson writes : "I am playing dates again. My original Idea, "The Last Game,' was a big success at. the Bon Ton Theatre, Philadelphia, week of Feb. 20. I played the Family Theatre. Mllltllle, N. J., week of March 5, and will play parks this Bummer until July, and wilt then go Into rehearsals to America after filling a four months' en- with one ot Al. H. Woods' productions." Ragement In Europe, was a Ct.ippeb caller Tim Rkid Sistbhs are In their twentieth March 8. His collection Includes a number will be spared to make this organisation even week, and report meeting with great auccess of most favorable press criticisms from the stronger than It has been this season," as « festnrelo Ned Nye's vaudeville set. Kngllih papers. . Jean Melville, . Bmltb, Phil Woods and Prof. Arthur Mack. KSK^ KJ '.Tfl "Vfartlson' Avenue The burlesque, "Telephonla," presented by performsnee will take place In the s ths stock company, featuring Johnny Murphy nt 2 p M and Eddie Moore, was a laughing success, ' m^— —-——^^^^^ while the chorus was finely costumed. Bus!- ~ ncss continues to be good at this house. Sbnatob Frank Bell, who has returned NOTICE . HALFTONE {WSaWMSLKfi Insj pu.i of THB CMPPE" * Inaertesl sit these prices) ,. 50 ■ lasle Column silf-OO Dsmwle Colaaan ■