The New York Clipper (May 1906)

MS i ■'i$jtw it&Mt cliPPi^M. Mav to, NBW VORK CITY. Vritv.ivr'm >"iril. Avcniif TlirrttiV (fli, If.' I'roctor, manager).—Tlie bonne «t«ck voni- Kelt*** TMtfatire <H. tf. Itogerv resident l*W N ureeentlng "A Young wife" tbltf week, mflnaRe^—Ban nonne waai filled in every S^*S»x??«rS fl'*™ 1 waa conidderable favor portion Mondej, Mn>14. and cordially greet- ed Rose CoghTnti on-ber appearance In tlie Hide one net diiunn, "Tfle Are of Trumps." MIm Coghlnn'M jnnnfiPtif bold on her midl- mm ltd f« not leadened Hlnce last Aeen hero, and ahe won Ably oHRlnted hy ndwnrd- T. tfraery. 1'be Nlerplng Miracle of Htrength (lulled tn its tlrwt oppenrnnce In America), caused n grent deal of wonderment, and Is hound to mystify many for some month* to forac. A lady In hypnotized In n chair, with her arm* outstreirhed nt right angles, and a block of granite luing on cither wrist; then a man, atnndg on either arm and the net In complete. There were many who were un- able to explain the "mystic" power which enabled lieY to do this, i.ulgl KossI anil hlw clever mimical horse mailc a great hit* and the exceeding sagncliy or the nnlmal la nn- 'inemloned. Melville Kilts offered his mu- Hlc>al monologue In his ensy. affable manner, nnd "took." The> Wilton Bros, did some ex- cellent comedy on the horizontal bars. Haw- thorne nnd nnrr. Um> Hebrew comedians, crested plenty of laughter. The Nichols NIs- (t*fw, tit rrtclr black face singing nnd talk, wnrr nleply of applause. Kin lay nnd Hurko, In "Hingelnnd Sntlre," have nn enjoyable offer- ing; which- ihey hnndlo well, other* were: I-nilim, "physical culture girl;" l.lly Wevllle, comedienne: Kthel eiirtnn and comnuny, In "Billy Bsrklny's Itahy:" the Bell Boys Trio, ami the Tiillers. Tlio klncingrnph closed, tlie lilll. Amrrlenn Tbmtr.- (.1. M. Ward, irlnfna- gcri^*-The, first New York presentation of i has. i:. money's Iritest offering, "Old Iwiaca from the Bowery," occurred here May 14, Its fremier Having taken plnre nt the I.yceiuh IlWnlieth. H ■' ■ Is lu (our arts, April 1*1, ninii. The nifty and serres ak nn excellent stwwn-the players for ihelr One work la this rireliy Utile iiiaj , which dtipllcnied the- suc- cess itml Ir won In ibis city at lis original presentation. lsal>cMe IlveMafl played the title role with sympathetic expression, nnd was warmly applauded for her work in nev- era I Hlrong scenes. Wallace Krsklne, Wnlter D. ttroene, Robert Cummlngs, George Howell. Gerald Uritiin, Louise Hnndolph nhd Mathiidc IWshon played their respective characters with great cleverness, nnd the favor which was- shown them was richly merited. The cast: Kthel Douglas, lunlieii* Bvcmoa.1 Grace PougtfiN, l^ulse nnndolph; .Mrs. Marks. Ma- thiidc Iw^hon : Hiella. i.orettn Henly ; Clar- ence Douglas. Wallace Krsklne: Hubert Doug- las. Walter D. Greene: Hordee* Greengage Dobbins. Itobcrt Cummings: St, John. George Howell: .rudson Dniiglnft, It. 1(. Nell: Louis Marks, Albert Howson; Gov. Marks, Gerald Griffin: Jnson, It. it. Nell: Gambler- Al. Itoljeria: .lames, David Thompson; Newsboy, .Mn mm- .loseiih Hughes. In the vaudeville part of the bill there were ihe MlUmnn Trio, clever aerial gymnasia, Ksmernldn, xylophone nololst: t'llfion Crawford, In his bright act, and-the motion pictures. Next week, "1'rrity l'c«g.v." Minor'** i:inlit h Av.-i.ih- Theatre (Kd- win D. Miner, manager).—-The Alcazar Ren ti- tles started a week of Jollity May 14. the following being lu the ease: Chun, Hnlglit, Krnnk Idly. Jus. H. (Larson, Harry Keyon, Mont Howard, ['hll Trnak, Arthur Keele, l;itura J)enn, Julia Seyon, Glndya Henrn, Vlc- loria Hiiwtcfl. The olio Incliiderl: The Hey- (in«, lit "Tl.e C'ennim Tnker:" Kctly nnd Bart- MU eccentric acrobatic rnmedlntm: Hawtell find Hears, dneihta nnd dancers; .Inrnes B. rnrson, comedian: Ilalght nnd Dean, In "A Misfit Meeting." nnd Trank and Howard, Ihe P roctrtr** TfTc'iirV'.fiHrd StMMt Ttirf- ' Vroetor'* iMfty^etgM^tH Sife-er ¥kV> aire. (i\ ML l'roctor, iiiauager).—1.» Bella wtr«- (V. if, l'roclor. mauaKer).—A crowded Dtzle (Domino Rouge unmasked) preseoted home was In attendance Monday, May 14, on May.14 her latest Castlllisn dance r asatat- nod that the bill was a good one was demon- ed by the Royal Matador Herenadera, and the straled by the marks of ripprovnl that were ad, which Is an unusually prettr number, accorded'to the various acts. Cadleux opened was encored In the heartiest manner. It Is ihe bill Id his hounding wire net: the Brooks ImpresRlvelr staged by R. A. Holwrts, the Bros, talked themselves Into "~ sefilng disclosing the dancer recumbent on Hope' Booth, aided hy Charles ' Harry Dicer, In "The Uille Blonde Utdy, came In for the appreciation of the audience attractions are fully equal to tncetlne ti, n tfxiHxtalloutt- i>( the most oxncUnjc me-SSnl" ^NoTlB.— OH 1-Sunday night, ffiyj) • Gertrude Aridrews, for some years DM»££ renentallve for Poyton's Theatre Ji\ flift IX IU I'll 11 lunti huh r»ci »>-n 11* iim wtci ■■-■■«. --------- , "', "'"" ; ~ J! . ■"•"""■«•.■■•* vehicle In which to present llnrry I-Trst na German and the Cowboy. Next week, Wnt- a alar. A brief synopsis follows; Abraham Ron ." * nopi isaars, n wnll known character of iheKowery, 1s (i weallhy llclirnw, upon whom Itnrrey Derlck«on> foists some Isiuds which be htm wcurcrt In cohnei-Hon wltli n get-rich-quick scheme. Ih this Derlckson Is nlned by Inancs' steprthttgliter, Itnehel, and wlien' the blow cones nnd Isaac* f)n(fs himself penniless and ncenscd of crime, Rachel helprt his accusers, hiji. Hndle Paulding, his Adopted daitifliler, stnnds by him, aMslsled by Iior sweetheart Ham, Isaacs' son. Virtue eventually and ttnJMfrfy triumphs over vice, llnrry l p lrst tnnae n distinct and irlumplnmt success us Old Isaacs, getting full value In both comedy nnd'pnthos out of Hie pni't, nod be U un- doubtedly llrmly esiabllsbeil as a star. Tho audience expressed Its delight In no uncertain fnshlon upon tho conclusion of his Hevernl strong scenes. Robert fl. Vlu/nola w*m nn. enterprising son of his father, ns Hnm, and i-nlp" in for much applause. Wnlter G. Hop- tonje work Is very fiimuliir as a "henvy mun," nhdhts opnoriiinllles In the present thatnricfl lie grasps'iti a finished mnnner ns Derlcltsim, Hisses nnd other unmistakable tokens of " disapprobation of the ■•dirty, work" proved tube his nullity wn.s not. lost on the audience. MarniiB Morinrty did n gOJHl niece pt-worlt M' Fonnhhnn. Mtniilo nnrrle with Very pfenning as Maflle, nnd Ionise Mitclteli- re- ceived lier meed ns ilache), Doroiby Kent mode a hit as Nnn, a wnlf. The other char-, tiftem were well taken care of by un untisual- ly competent company:. The scenery was well fialnten, ntirt Ihe stage effects and biiHlness showed good guidance: Tlie ciist: Abniliftm lftflacs, Harry First : Ram Isaacs, Rober't G. Vlgnoln; Hnrvcr l>erIckson, wnlter llurtov; Hlehard l*ennlman, .Marcus ilorlnrity : Monff Htrlkem, Harry l.e, Van; Ruck Wade; Paul .lordan ; Augustus Vnn Twlller. Tom Jordan ; .Ueoh-.Jasonowshy, John HuglieH ; JlnvJudson, n/'lnre: Duvld rouldlng, .1. II. WlWOlfi DK Florid, August Knoll; Dr. Morton, John Gavin: ■ J nines Ilognu, Hurry Plsher: Iflw ICeeper, leruDk Tnperion; Second nmii William Pr.lutir: Mr. .Jenkins. Frederick .lonea; Mr. rich wart*, .lames Klnuey; Mr. llagan. William "Rogers : Henry Fowler, Geo. Ualerlon: Felix Vaualin, Knmuel Woodersfiu j Sndle I'auldlng. Minnie Barrle ; Itucbcl Isaacs, l.oulse MltcHelf; Nnn LnwIOM. Dorothy Kent ; M'rH. Augustus Vnii TwtllAr;''R'njtnhellft llenrir; <;ia'dlula West, lluth Hhennunl; Mary Hen* neft*ey, Olivette Norman; Mrs. slmklus. Atiuft Beiinrr ; Mrs. Flofnton, Knte Rcnnloo; Alice Hrownell, Alice Grady ; Rose Knterton, Flori- da, Forth : KlUle Vnn w.v«;h l Flossie Chariton. New Vork riienin- (Klaw & P.rlanger, managers).—The Convei'se-l'eicrs Co, brought the Fred Rankin nnd A. Baldwin Hlonn mu- sical comedy, ''The Gingerbread Mun.V hack to law,i on Monday, May 14, opening at till* Ih'ealre before a good sized nhdlence. All (he principals received n round of wel- come when they appeared, nnd ihe ponnlnr numbers of ihe musical score; were encored many Holes. "The Gingerbread Man,*' lodg- ing from Mondny night's reception, had heen before enjoyed by a great portion of the audi- enco during Its presentation nt. another city theatre eurler In this season. It Is presented nt this fhe-iire w |th the Identlcnl cast (lint nppenred In It nt that time, even to iho cfinnis, nod will likely plaV a profitable en- gagement al tlie Mew York Theatre. n couch, from which she rises when awakened from slumber by' n serenade. The net Is di- vided in four parts: The Awakening, Life, Animation nnd Ambition, and In the several dances Introduced there ore always tbe wild, sensiioim movements characteristic of The Hpanlah. The remarkable toe dancing of La Hell.' Hnzlc made her work distinctive, as It has always been, and the singing and mandolin playing of her four male n-tslstnnts, who afipenr In the regulation mntndor cos- tume, were especially tine, and served to frame Hie act moat agreeably. The curtain bad to lie ratted several times at tbe coin- elusion of ihe dance, nnd the new act was stumped with ilm seal of success. Vesta Vlciorln, announced nn being In her farewell American oppearanres, was given hearty np- plause when she came into view, and "Wait- ing nt Ihe Church" captured n veritable "storm of applause, Um Victoria can return to her native jnnd with rnosltlve ufouironce tbst America is only tiw» ready to welcome her return here with ooen arms. Walter Jones nnd Mabel Hlte, In an net. that bod not a dull moment in It, kept tbe audience in al- most conilnuous laitghter, Mlns Hlte scoring a big hit In her opening son" nhd keeping up a miming lire of bright remarks and agreeable fooling. She Is a- real comedienne, and one never grows tired of her methods. Mr. Jones, nimble-footed ns of yore, was capital In his fun making nnd dnnelng. Tom Nawn and com- pany presented "A Touch of Nature" to warm favor, and Frank and .lennle, Lntontf mode a hit, the bitter's high class piano playing nnd singing l>elng particularly well liked. Oihcrft were: Chan, atid .Inc. Ahenrn, comedy tinl- cycllstn and bicyclists: Tom Almond, dancing comedian ; Davis and Walker, colored slngerR and dancers, nnd Off Hcrxnc'H comedy circus Maude Laniben sang nud found favor, and "The Futurity Winner'' renewed Its success of two weeks, atlll finding favor. Dixie Here- nadera presented a singing .find dancing turn that was appreciated; Horace Goldln, assisted Ijv MIh Kransloll, r ' magical efforts; Charles F his usual favor, and the Five Plrlscoflla were unloue Jugglers., tbe show Itelng closed by the motion pictures. - Dayton's Theatre, will mUZ 1 * lecture on the> Snn Francisco disaster «-? - Andrews was present. In ann Francisco' at h favor, then time of the eorthonok^ and will tell her i!«. Delnnd nnd ffonnt experience during those frylnrr iim« .mil.. I rtHir " ^ ■ '"lieH, NEW VORK CITY JOTTINRs, p m 1i',S™ %J!S wlH > tb « I"tml compnmr. ° "• lo11 » thentre of risd. i.J rhe ^ VlD * J * Ke,1 y R««ty Co. bn ■ deav6r1og to secure property on One ii.,S Kntckerbncker Thentre (Al. Hnyioan dred and Trenty-fl'tli Htreet. near nnSt ft Co,, managers).—Frltzl.Scbcff commenced Avenue. •■■sntii her twenty-llrsr nnd last week May 14, In Ax AUCTION Sinn was held nt Detmnnw ■•Mil*. Mod stc." TBe house will "close for my £ of boxen for the Gllmore Alem Silt the sennon J». Concert, and seventeen were sold " ww,na ' Martin J. Hrxos Ims sub-let the Thin Avenue Theatre from J. Aunt In Fync« 22 Harlem.—At the Harlem Opern House (Alex.Mcbtensleln, mnnOger;tlte W. J, Kelly Co. stnrlcd ort Its third week, Mny N, with' a fair .sized audience In nttendunre, ond.pre- sented Clyde F|tcb's popular enmedyv "C'np- tala Jenks," the part of Mine, 'inieutijoe, the opera singer.' IsVJng nssumed by Dorothy Don- nelly with success. A warm reception was also accorded the star. Wkot U.vn (George A. Ulumcnthnl, mana- ger).—llottdlnl nnd bis company moved up from a West side theatre, and opened at tbls house I-(, to a large sized audience, nod will no douht have n big week. Jessie Itonntelle cloned a. very successful week Hi. Next week,. Byrne Bros. 1 "Klght Bells." ' MuTiioroMR (Hehry Rosenberg, ronnnger). —Edward Hnrrlgnn nhd bis company came for n week's stay i-t. presenting « revival of "Old Lavender,'' to n crowded house. ■ Btak i\Vm. T. Keogh, manager).—"A- IIo- mnnre of C.'oon Hollow" 'is ihls week's ' -. Austin Fynen r«p three years. 9 " ,or sailed forl-ondon Mnv i2. M """"»'«. Mmb. Snuiinicii nnd her husband nailed for Paris Mny 0. -They will go to- Par, ifi then fo Bcrllnj . , , Tiik niRBCToan bt the Metropolitan Gpera and itenl Kstate Co. were re-elected nt tH nndunl meeting Mfly ]0. t nB Bhii.ip IIowpkn, engaged hy Oscar Hnm- mcrstetn ns a scene painter for the Uanha inn Opera House, arrived from Ktirope Ky jlAAU Tonn (Mftrtha Leonard) mods her professional debut as a dancer at Herki ley Lyceum, evening of May JO. Tun Actorh' FiiNn op AMrbica held Us annual election of officers nl the Havhr The! litre. May 8, with lb* fbllowlng resulia: Han- lei Frohmnn, president; Jos. if QrUffier Sm vice presldepL; Antonio Pastor, second vies (its 'fleVnnd'woek)".' Tlie'moVion'pMufes'Mn- ti-nrtlon. opening 14, ttp a good audience, pmlAfinii Henry It Ha>rlV, l.msiKorTprank '"Jlf- ' • sgtt WMCj "At- VftHMo Cfoefc g, McKw.Hecrelary; Al. Iraymeti, k. P. Mackay, vagi Wnllnck'* (Mrs. Theo. Moss, manager). I.ools Kaufman Annpncber's three ncl com- 1. ■' .'] ... I ■,, I 1 .,■ L-.l ,. _ -M/.11 ' .• " IM .-I-. .11 I'nofioit'H Onr HtiMiRRp ANnTwprNTV-vtiTiT Wni, II. Crane, lleinrleh CnOrleri' cdy. "The 1'lmb'nrrnssnient of Ulchea," which wns given evening of Mny J 4 for the llrst lime iii iIlls city, did not Impress one by either Its originality or Its constrnctIve merit. nnd Interested ninlnly because of the skill Its pliiyorfl showed In their work. The play, ivhlch was orlglnnlly given on May T nt the Now Itaftoniil Thentre, Washington, D. C, If Us the fnmlltar story of ihe wealthy woman who desires to t>e loved for herself alone, jind wlto htfM un work In tho slums In com-' Vorkvllle Tb«>ntre (Hiirljg A Senmon, ^wny with lbe than she loves,who Irelleves \. Iie'r lo be n poor young woman. " mnnagersi.—Business continues'to be 1 excel lent, here, thus far the qunltty of entertain- meni furnished by Hie now rannngement hav- ing hit the popular taste of the Vorkvllle section o( otir clly. This week the mnnnge- mcnl luesents one of the popular rood com- panies, which given n bright mid sparkling mthwtiP of music, comedy and inlrtb, under tbe play mime of "In New York Town." There will. In all probability, ls> no ullmlnn- tlon In the business for Ihls week. Ae, t>> -, or viush- (Gllmore & Tomp- kins, innibigersi.—Andrew Mack and Ills company. I» "Tlie Way lo ICenmftre," began nn engagement here Aionday evening, Mny 14. The house »n» packed lo rne doors, and this popular stnr met with hla usual success. His singing was particularly well liked, and he wns obliged lo slug several encore numlicra. Tbe full cust: Dan Magulre. Andrew Mack; Clement Fnlrley, Adolph Jackson; Hoy Von- aid, William J. Towilshend ; the Karl of Ken* mare, George W. Deyo; Bcntley Harden, Ad- k|ns Lawrence; Baron Gustavus Hcigogen- garieu. DIHc (i'.riimii ; Muilln Ke'i-u. \\ i^|- ropp Haunders ; Con O'Nell, Thns. O'Mnlley; Mulkeniiii Ilognu. Mck Conway; Patrick G'Shnle. Thomas It. Jackson; McHhnne. Plilllp Walsh; Jerry. K. Consrnnce; Rose Donitld, Mae Stevenson i .\flss Honors Mnlonev, Mot- He Fergimon; Molrn Boolnn, Irene tiordon; John. PiilMn Lord. Beginning '_'«, H, II. Hotb- era nnd Julbt Marlowe, In repertory, for four weeks. Fourteenth Street Thentre (J. \V. BosenqucMt. manager).— For tbe current week the ntlrnctlou at thin hoima Is the disaster of Man : Francisco, shown In moving pictures, mid well lectured upon hy Hldney Hxecutlvc stalt: George N. Ballanger, general milllnslon. who wns especially engaged by SSEumI John K Kekhnrilt. mannaer: Kd- Messrs. Miles Bros., to exp is they npi Next weelt, . She Is Kllx- iihetb I loll, with millions In. her own name, nnd he Is John Russell, head worker nt the Fnst side settlement. Russell orlgloiilly mis- takes I'JHznbcth for her own aeeretnry, nud proposes mnri'lnge to her while believing that she Is poor, She continues lo let him Think Hint km Is Ihe secretary, and when he Mnal* ly discovers that he really loves Ihe wen It Ay Miss Halt, and has proposed mnrrlngn io tier, there Is no cnuse for consternation, for a/b rently loves him, nnd is <-nnvlnced Hint money iirn never Itiltitenced hlra In lov> Ing her. .Mr. Anspaeher bus inken a wordy route to reach bis debilitation In this story, and there, are aevernl prolix scenes that leave Iho auditors floundering In none too pertinent dialogue. There are nlAo tittmnpts made ni local coloring that lire not brought out with any degree of skill, nnd tho general treatment uf tho theme falls below tbe standard in every wuy. Charlotte Walker, who played the leading female role, assumed the part on a few. days' notice, Riling the phtee of Kflthryn Kidder, who was III.' Miss Walker's wo k -In improving to n remarkable extent, aud although she bad very little to do lu this plnv, the mnnner of her doing It was most praiseworthy. Hbe bus plaved a number of characters In New York recently, nnd has done ihem nil cleverly. Bruce Mc- llne conveyed with convincing effect'the mos- t erf til characteristics of the leader in Knat side rescue work. . Dudley Hnwley was imrttculnrly good as a youHiful vie tint of mistakes, and John Bunny, ns n ward boss, mid also nh :i hutier. did cnpltol work In both characters. Gertrude Berkeley, as a fashlonnhle woman, who Is greatly in- Joseph i-l";; *■■«"""• iwcGrntli, _. Rolph pelmore, irusteesfor wo years.- the latter filling the iinflntsM term of Henry B. Harris. ■ Al. IIaVMan and HIM WIPF nre expeeterl home from ICiiroM this week. , !™4 f >*»Trti:M gave her check. May 11, for |2.iO, for n box at the Gllmore Memarla Concert, to be held In Mndlson Hnuare Gar- den lw; Tub CnbtM Tiiratrb Will,hi entirely re. Inil I by next season, plnns hnvlng been (lied ........ which call for rt Imlcony nnd gallery.- Sul||. The vaudeville offers: Llngnrl Trloj- Rlenitor Ynn * Kraus nro the new lessees, nnd ihk u a «.„ v«„„«.. „«,i ^... ._.. „._. popular little house will probably be a great credit to the circuit In which fhey form a part. Bapabt, JosBPfy has-decided-to resign the plnno pi-ofessorsblp In the Natlonnl rnnaer- vntory of Music, which position he has held monl, Frank l>. Bryan and his American about fifteen years, tbe move going Into effect Girls. Mr. and Mrs. Jlmmle Barry, Harry May Li. Gllfoll, Tom Brown and HIren Neverro, tho Dillon Urol hers, ihe Hptssell Brothers and Mnck, the Six Provennnles, and the Three noses. Hi'nTin ft Skamon's Mtifltc H.ti.r, (Ben nui-l.lg, innnnger).—This week'n hill prescnis several acts that nre new to Harlem, and the eniire bill Is a input satisfactory oue, In- Rtiikbt TiiiMTitR (F. F.. Proctor, manager). Brooks, De Wolf Hopper, Thomas Mcflrntii —"Pretty Peggy" Is the offering for this A'f. Hay bum and Ralph Delmore, trustees foe week, and It wns presented 14 with most of the ordinal scenery and' Hinge effects, rank- ing it one of the .season's productions. A pocked bouse welcomed the return of Bea- trice Morgnu (nfler n two weeks' vacation), hi the role of Peg Wofllnulnn, nnd she scored n riot o'er success, l'nul McAllister also added another lo bis long list of succesftes. - others v/hu found favor were: Messrs. Norton, Hill, Lnssey, Dalley, Frnnklln, Heed nnd Man- ning, and Misses Jewell, Rcntt nnd Howe, The vaudeville offers: Llngnrl Trio;■ RjbfU Henry, Vernon, and new moving pictures. Ai.rminiu (Percy 0. Williams, manager). —The offerings for Ihls week nre excpllenr, and found Immediate favor with an uudlence that; parked this house nl both performances 14. The bill: Billy B. Van nnd Hose Beau Weoiworih'nnd Vesta, May Ward* nsiflerpolette. inerlctis Comedy Four, and Muz , " , ULJ , Jl ! i-f ,T t * n ;l* red . Frank_Jlowe and What war announced ns the Drst. moving pictures of the San Frajiclsco disaster were privately exhibited nl Daly's Theatre May n Tub Oookw rjjUNfl K(;ii(pni. op OlWU pre- sented "The Chimes of Normandy" lu Car. negle Lyceum, evening of May 10, before n good sized audience, nnd In mnny respects •■ »l«ve an. enjoyable performance. Bnymnnd eluding, ns It does, Brown, Harris and Brown, Jjonid crane was especially cort»mendable ns the VVangdbodle Four, the Blisses Delmore, '■nupanl.HUd Hua Holton won great praise Joe Flynn. VVenlwc""- nnd the Ainerlctis ,. Witt's "Sophomore and Freshmeo Hlrls, In nnmlter. w'ich Rddle Humo. f Qotuau (Sullivan & Kraus, managers),— PrM'IrwInii Big Show began a return en- fingemcul, it. to a packed bouse, and Indl- cinlnns point to a big week. Next week, ihe day Morning (Dories. Family Tiiijatm-: (W. \\V Ely, mOunger). —The hist week of the present Benson starr- ed, with «' well tilled house 14. The bill offered included: Skelly nnd Btaford, Jack Lichler, Short, and SUortv. Orvllle Plckter, Las' Larose, Pit her Mark*, nnd Qcorgle L. Fox nnd company. six Jpe Henheasey, of the London Theatre, at : bin lnuiae, Sunday, May' 0, Was a big RUC- ceas .The following acts appeared: Dare Marlon and company, Rio Bros., La Toicr, l>«n Snlllvan. XVaabhiirn nnd Flynn. the Kardeiis, Annie Morris, Aggie Bebler, Nellie Sylvester, HIM Slaters, Chaa. I>oiig!am, LI- mer Tenlev. Lester and Qulnn, (Irace Man- tell, Pat White, Bohnnnn nnd Corey, Allyn Carrie*, the six Umpire Qlrit, Hanpmnl dogs nnd. Johnny Weber. Tun L.tMus gave a gnmbol Sunday evening, Mny Ul, nod roars of laughter greefcrl tne offortH of, the nctora. The operatic rivalry mnnuger; John P. Ivkbnrdt, manager; I'd ward Walsh, business manager; BtarcuH BIo- rinrlty, Htnge malinger; rtnstnv Knoll, assist- ant stage mannger; .laines Coimlnger, car- penter; Frank Mnreboot, master of pvoper- iles. Next week, Black Pattl Troubadours. iiuU'k Thrntro tHnulcl Fruhmnn, innn- ,i H pj'). —This limine reopened Monday, May Hi with moving jtlcttires of (Ire scenes fol- lowing lite purtliquHkc nl Hun Franclnco. Vlolorln t'lit-nire (Oscar Hommarfltcln, in«wngerL--Tho beginning of the Hummer sea- son is now lu slglit, as unuuiincement has been mhdft Hint Paradise Roof Harden will be opened for the llrst time this year on .lime ■I The policy of lust Season will be resumed, nnd there will he dully mullnees In tho Vic- toria Thentre, while the night performances will be given: bo the roof. The excellent bill for this week features tho vaudeville reap- pearance of Charles Ornpewln and Auun Chance, lu the former's character study— "The Awakening of Mr. Plpp." Mr. drupe- win's port nival of this dlflU-ult chnrncter Is nn admirable one, and Miss Chance gave cnpltal support. The bill nlso llsta rMerlan's pantomime dogs, there Is nothing .better In Its wny; Delight Hnrsch and her Broomstick Witches, unique singing nnd dancing ncl; the Four Fords, expen dancers; Ourdner nnd Vincent, In their piquant playlet; Belliiinn nnd Moore, presenilna their comedietta, In which they vocalise delightfully; Campbell nud JohnBon, comedy bicycle ncl; >L Ames- son. on iiccompllshed equilibrist ; the F.I- gonna, comedy acrobats, nnd the vlrngrmili. <<il.ii.lnl '1'liesire (Percy 0. Wllllniiifl, woman, cense*l when arrested on n "slummlug' .cssrs. Miles Bros., to explain tbe details excursion, was exceedingly clever In ihe part, of the pictures as they apprfne. Tho bouse and slio made her scene In the,second act was weil tilled. Next week, i?dw. Ilnrrlgan, count for n great deal. Tlie cast; William ivre; civile mnnngorl.—Tbe tisunl excellent bill la pre- nenler here tbls week, and the opening, 14, wns up to Iho standard. ICddle Foyi In a new singing specialty, met- with a rouHtng re- cepttou, nnd tlie snnie may be snld of Blanche It fag, whose mmgH gained repealed encores. Kdward »;inrk and bis Six Winning Widow**, tit n. ilnely costumed singing number; Wil- fred Cum, nsalsted by Then I'arew, In "What Will Happen Next;" ihe Six Muslcnl Cullys, In Ihelr expert Instrumental act; Hie Klght Allisons, who nre accomplished acro- bats; Helma Brntri I female Juggler, who mntle her debut here on Monday, nnd n tie- I'lilpflly successful one; lbe Village t'lmlr, n popular quartette here. In vocal Isms; ICm-lls nud Bunse and their trained dogs, and the vltitgraph. New Vork Hippodrome (Thompson k Dundy, managers).—"A Society Circus," wllh Ha mnnv fenturea, Is still populnr here. The "Song of the Flowers" ballot, nnd the "Court nf Iho Golden Fountnlns " together wllb Iho ....,...- .... ..........™ .... „_ „„ vaudeville and circus ncls, are vnluable turn opening 11. Mr, Watson's work In the bur In "Old he vender. Joe Welter's Music Hall (Joseph M. Weber; mntrngen. — "Twlddle-Twnddle" en- tered Its twentletb week May i i. Ham M^arlon wns taken III after the performance, 5. and (•bilged to lea\e Hie not, iii.ii.-.-f. Htuuniii (.lohn II. AndoiHon, luanageri.—Knock, the mnn llsh, Is tho fea- ture in 'lie . ui-lti imii this week. Others nre: Matt, Meyers, bearded ludy. McAllen, wire walker; the /.nretls. uitmcnlar iioslog. nnd Ifiiber, the armless, wonder. In the tlientro nn excellent bill In given, as follows: The Forresieis. Vnn Vnllen nnd Boblnson, tho Bussclls, Oleiideld, and tbe Kdlson moving pictures. I<yrlo Theatre (Rnm 8. A Lee Sbubert, managers).—Arnold Daly entered his ili'th week Mny 14, In '"Arm's nnd the Man." r'lfldN* Thentre (Jnmes K. Hackett, manager).—"Mr. llitpkhison" began Ita sov- cutli week Miy 14. MnJoNtto i'h.,.(r«- (flnrt S, A Lee Sbu- bert; mnnagers).—Dc Wolf Hopper, lit "Ilnp- pylnnd," opened his second week Muv 1 J. New Aniaiterilnm l lu-uln (Klnw A Mr- langer, mnnngerL—"Tbe Free Lance" entered Its lirih week May H. luii.iif riicuiie (Chnrlen Frohmnn, manager).—Maude Adams began hep twonty- elghih week Mny II, In "I'eier ran." llelnnpo rtieiiirc Hbivid BehiMco, mnn- nger).—Blunche Bnles cmnmenced her twen- ly-xevenlli week Mny H. lit "The Old of the tiolden Went." Hnrrlok Tlnnirc (Wnt manager). —"Mistakes glveu Its llrst presenlnt Alondny nlglii, .Mnv 14. An nccount of the producilnii will appear In our next Issue. AllAiitlc ftnrtlen iW. Kramer's Rons, mnungers). — Tnnean, Felix nnd Clnxtou, comedy musical ncl; Ln Vine bnd Page, nc- lubnile conicdlnns; Prank Bell, comedian, nnd his acting dogs ; Hen Meyer, equilibrist; Cor- don and fbneon, colored comedy duo; J. A. Hrlscoll, Illustrated songs; the Itur Broth- ers, cnmedlntts, and moving pictures are tbe attraction for this week, '("he forty-eighth nnnlvernnry was celebrated Mny «. Mr. Kscherl lind provided tin excellent bill, nnd the bouse was crowded nil evening. Be- sides Ihe enlarged orchestra a military band provided promennde music. Loudon Theatre (Jnmes n. Cnrtlu. mnn- nger).—W. B. Watson and his Oriental Bur* lesquers nro Hie ijttrnctlon for Ihls week, Hllderaleeve, tfcolt Coper*; llobert Ollder- sleeve, Dudley Ilawiey; Corhln, Johnny Bunny: Mrs. Ooodwln, Gertrude Berkeley; Alma Ooodwln, ICva Dennlson; i:ilr.nbetb Holt, rtiarlotie Walker; Lelghton Craig, I'h.uiie. j. Bell; the Duke of Claire, Htnnley Dfcrke: Miss Pnrtildgo, Vellinn Uenptl; John itu-e-cii. Bruce McRne: Ted Phebui. John Bunny; A Bnnk Detective, James Kearney; Connor*. Ileury Buckler; Jim. Bernard Mui- lln; A Police Sergeant, Cbnrtes Chnppelle; .Pete, Harold Coblll; Murphy, Frank Wun- dcrlc; Corrigau, Kdwnrd CookHon. l*nNlar's l'lu'fiirc (Tony Pastor, mana- ger).—The usual Monday nsBcmblngo record wns almost broken Mny 14, add thunders of npplnnae resulted most of the time, (ieunro, Bailey and company, lu "A Victim of Cir- cumstances," returned to their own, nud every minute'of their time was productive of laughter nnd applause, Flske nnd Mellon- ough. In "Brockey's Temptnilon," madenpro- rounced lib, and mot with well deserved ni»- plnitse, Sinllb and Baker, lu Ihelr eceen- irlc comedy, pleased greatly. Frank .Whit- man, the "Dancing Violinist, , returned after n long nhaence, nnd scored Immediately In his clever specially. In which be practlcnlly stands nlone. MHcbell nnil Marron, lu their old time mlnmrelHy, met wllh their uioiul reward. John Morrison snug lo Ihe snttsfactlnn of mnny. Mlltuu and Kaiser hnve nu acrobatic bar act which Is u "hair vniser," and scored heavily. Kennedy and .InmoN gave -'■ iliinccd to greni .tpplnu>' M-IUIASK*. John l-'vsi;s, manager of Proclor's, One w ' lk 'h will exist next season between llaln- Hundred and Twenty-lifth Street Thentre, r»™ Cftntled, and Osrnr Ilnmmersteln was aevercd his copneoilon wllh that house Ift flPverly burlesqued. ■ . tiiKatirs rfliWkp nre: The flnrden, Madl- nniokiyii. - At the Majestic (Dudlev Mr* ? r :2 Snil0 C 0 ' Hftvoy. Ilcrnld Kt|ilare. Criterion, Adow. manager) «IBr|f wSSoffU&lt HHS- F&tf. i I Hi; Third 'Amu*, Irving 10, In "The Triumph of on Empress." Lost week. "Busier Brown" crowded the Kottao (it every performance, • U'ranp OPBfitA H0U8B AM. T. Middleton. manager.).-^-"Fightlnr Fate," n very realistic melodrnmn, 14*10. The piece contains many Interesting scenes nnd exciting situations Last week business was In capacity. OnPHKi'M (Percy 0. Wl.lllams, manager). —One of the most Important vaudeville en- gagements of tho mm la Vcsln Tlllev, tbe linnulur Fngllsli singer, fop week of 14. !t! h .* r !.„ n £ t ' : .' rhe '>I'»tnry Octette and the Olrl With the Baton. John 8. hSSL nn Btnln corneltlst; Kd, F. Reynard, Bhenn nnd Warren, Ornce Field nnd her Mnttrteo Maids, the Wotpert Trio, Fred Bay nnd company, Hoey and Lee. and Pratt's dogs. ™.* l 7 AB «^ A|,( ' , " ie ,, If i E " 1 *' manager).—Tho High Hollers 14-10. Tho olio includes: Cruwford nnd .HelnlKman, Lawrence Cane Oronliit.- .\t Boyd's (W. J. Burgcas, rnaa- agerj ihe senson Is closed for this house. Lew Dockstnder'H Minstrels drew good audi- ences May 0. 7. Okpii&um (Mnrtln Beck, genernl manager). —This house closed a very successful ceason Brawoop (W. J. Burgess, mnnager).—Tlie Woodward Stock Co, presented "Tho Cava- lier" to lurge audiences last woek. "The llelle of itlchmoad" K( nnd week. _ Khiio {C. S. Breed, manager).—"Michael Stiogoff" 13-10, "A Man of Mystory" iMfl. "How Baxter Butted In" did good bushier 0-0. ','Wbeu Knighthood Wns In Flower" had good houses 10-12. I.vine (Jlin Fulton, mutineer). —Tlie I'«- ?23 "• £W""W!i' ijnwi-eiu-ff «^«ne i«xno (JbO Fulton, ninnager).- ui.il,? ™$ nS'SSLii '"Vi'!'' 8J?« n » "n<" 'Mnn Moblnrt," opened n Summur ewaicmont ESPIiJSS if" J; wlln lrl °- «Bt «r«k, 7. iiiikIh.ks win fair Ihe Ur«t week, wllb prospects oC Improvement. AynlToiintM (J. M. Glllan, mftaoper).— -Din- s Big Show AliCmD (»■. Keogh, mnnnger) kin's Innorent .Mnhls 1410. TKLi.iat'B BnoABW.iv ( l,eo C. Teller. ro«n- an>r).—"Ilia Honor the Mayor; or, the rink !!! ,s "'i. r ." ; i""" ''" Kl >/!ll»h Pooy hnllet. H. IK. Win. Fnverahnm. fit "Tbe dnnnw Man." linrt rrowdec! hoiiHea last week. 10. H Hoth- ern nnd Julia Marlowe next. h'ni.i.v (iinnnett WJIaon. mnnnger).—R«l anil wmtM heavily, mu Harmnn. In 'The Own of Hie CnnvleI,i" (Wm. It Itevnolda, Nell «an K and daiu-ed will, eX anil Irmv. tT" ""* < """ nR 1L> ' C "* ,m '•" 3, 0lr "" Will Happen'' wna Will II. I'leliU, "'Ilia llowery I'awnhr. ImB nl llila hnnae tllil well. The (loldara, In a milHlea Moving- pictures of the Brltt-Nelson flftht i* and week. Kni:n I'aiik (W. W. Cole, manncer).—ThU popular reaart. opened ].'!,' with Ilia rtoy&l Canadian Band. 1 «.» . R1IODF1 IHI.AM). .valiroker,' al act, next. ™!i*IS5L (•f?,™™ Clark, manniter).—Tho City Nji'.rta Ihja w»k. .Tho .olln V ronlTln- Woonnoo.kpt. — The Woonnaeket Opera llonao ttloalt M. Oaden, motiageri Is dark May 14-10. "Aa Ve How" save three- per- formances- 7, R. to eieellent hnaluess. Tho -orapnay wna strnnir ond well deserved ilia "'fle^tw'rfteSia n $? 7F^ KSK!S SR>? F^k^FS^ trv (I ingeri.—Miner's Merry Bu...... here ih{» HTck. "A Nlgbl on ihe Bow- Miner*, nmnag in entertaining crowds that attend 1 here. llnithntimi Thentre lllnrrlson Orey Flake, inanagor).—"Charley'a Auut" started Jim ninth week nnd hint fortnight May l-i- llrnndn'ity Tli«n*re (A, W. Dingwall, mnnoger).—Klale .innln, In "Tlie Vnnnerbllt Cub," began her eighteenth week May 14. Prliu'cun Tlientro (Henry Miller, man- tiger).—Henry Woodruff oiieucd bin twelfth week Mny 14, In "Brown of Hnrvnrd." Tho <nie hundredth performance will occur in. litjmt Theri*re HI. U, Hire, taannger).— 'Dnvlil Wnrlleld commenced bis thirty-seventh week Mny 14. In "Tbe Music Muter. Oaalno (8am M. A T.ce Rbnbert. ronnn- icere).—"The 8nclnl Whirl" atnrted Its alith week May 14. I.» renin Tltoatrr (Dnnlel Prcliman. mniiitgeri. — "The Llori nud I lie Mouse nnened Itn twenly'-slxth w'eek Mny 14. The (wo hundredth performance occurred 10. Icaouc, iiartleuliirly, wan extremely funny. An olio of meritorious nets filled out the nro- grnnmie. The company also Included: Bwun nnd Bombard, llnrry Montague, (CarolineDim- con, LUeitn Howe. Madge Hinge), Krmnnl Htunrt, Jennie Hnrdner, Lillian Thorndykc, Margie ('ook nnd Kdltb Crawford. The house wns well filled on Monday. II ml mo it Thrill mm Henry H. Harris, man- ager). —Robert Lorraine opened here it, In "Mnn nnd Huperman." nnd, nn John Tanner, . wllh Hilly Kelly. Henry Hergranu. lllllv Noble, Hob lllnpliin, M. 14. Nlbbe, Mnrle Iter- ileitux nnd Mildred 11 rover, In principal ralea; Nlbbe nnd Bordeaux, I lie Three Musical Stewards. 0rover, lllgglns and Hergman, I*n Toy llroo., llllly Noble, Ihe St, Itelinos. the Mliiergrtipli, and ".ItiHl n I.ltlle Nousenne," mnde up tlie bill. Next week. Miner's Aroerl- I'liiis. Cluis Hutblnger mid .lumes Itunnell will have Ibelr benefit Tuesday evening, itb. i'hnlta I'lH'iitro (Mulllvan &, Woods, ninii- ;i;.ri'Vf i.—"Kacnped from Sing Hlng la llila week'w attraction. Albert I.undo nppeara In aeveit different characters. Oihers In tho cnat nro: M. J. Hheelinm J, Krnnk OlbbotiH, .Inniert ('hnmplon, lllehard Mllloy, i,eo Hi. Hlme, J. \>\ Wntfiou. Milton Smltii, Arthur Kline, Kred Foller, Leo llnllcy, hucv Itlnr.e, Mill Appel and l»hll Shc-ridfiu. and Kline, Tbe Vanity Fair Co. bnd a big week ending v}. *Nex't', Die High Itollers f!o. " ' iwujii: tl-'mnk M. Cnrr, mnnager).—The Hrenmlond HurJesquern.ihlH week. Theclos- ng of the fjoaann for the house, lliwlnena nat week wllh (he Innocent Maids Co. wuh 1»atton'h (ft. R. Allen, manoger).—"Grau- ffiSi i™ TBfti hnM . *•»* •'l.eenii» Hbe Loved Him So drew largo houfteo. Next. "The U«l Paradise." ' l.YCKUJii {lAtuin rhllllna, manager).—"The Showmnn's Douirhter" (bis week. Urn week ending V2 "A Ulrl of the Slreots" did well MiNA CAntc.—Sixty thousand people, nn- proxlmately, jionred tbrouub tho gates of this completely reconstructed plennuro nark Sntur- ^S9iJ&V A-- when It opened for the fieauoa Mildred Holland li.1, 24, Hllchell'a Sfnclt <■»• L'H-.liilie B, „ linn Una. W. Conklln. manager).— Mb* Walton nod comnnoy week t»t* 11. The hill Inst week pleased good house*. Newpnrt.- .. At tHe Newport Opern House fCnlm A CroBa, mriiingora) "The Stolen Btory" wna well ntaged, well acted-nnd great- ly flpiirerlnted May ,n. . "Aa Ve Bow" drew well I), Andrew Mack did fair bitsine^ U. ' 4 i » - ' COLORADO. iviinr, i-ieii riiiirr, imi iiinie.-, nucvr itinr.e, ""i* -n"i am, tviiua it oin lillllnn Hucklnghara nud Mlnnrho Holt. Next of lnot '- Mverythlhg, wllb the exceptiou'of "Tlio Mountain, Corge," wan open for busi- ness, and the thousands poured through tbe week, "Old Isaacs from the Bowery." Dewey Thentre (Sullivan A Kraus, man- agers).—Bob Mnnchesler's Cracker Jack Bar* lesquern began a return engagement here Monday evening, Mny 14. Tlie show onena with "The Ilnxxle Dnitde (Ilrln," wnlcli abounds in excellent 1 singing, dancing and pretty costumes. In the olio which followed P.iol.lr,—At Hie Oraml.Onern House (II. p. HH&rplesa, general nlhtinger) "Biislef Urown" nlnyed a return date May n. ,jhe Umpire KurleHqiiers II. "Her Double i,lff. with Laum l^rankenfleld, 0; Kolb nnd mu. In rt O. U.," 12. IAkb Minnrqua '.rtiKATiiR "The C'a«nter- repeatcd bin former succrsa. The supporting nppcared : iteed nnd Shnw. I.llllnn Held, chns. nnd Anna (Docker, Shepherd tamp, nnd Hen- ulnars, Lewis nnd llennlngs, "Nnture In Marble," a very clever burletln, In three scenes, rloseo tbe show. Next week, Wine, Women nud Song. (Jmnd Opern tlniiitr f.Tnlm II, Springer, manaper).—Wm. l-'nvershnm, In "The Squaw p, appeared Mny 14. Next week, fffnnsman." 'otnpnny wns cast nR follow.-*: Roebuck Itnms- den, I.ouIh Mnssen; Parlor Maid, Cnullne Anthony; Octnvlus Robinson, Alfred lltek- mnn: Ann Wbllelleld, Ida Conquest ; Mrs Wbltcileld, Ivois l-'mnces Clark : Susan llnine- nen. Halite Williams; Violet Rohloson. Nel- lie Thome; Ileury striker, F.dwnfd Abeles: lieeint- Mnlone Jr., Chnrlen Oolthnld; llec> lor Malono Sr. ( J. P. lteveridge, ntlrncllpnii win the ccMnnlos of fetters" wn« tho op(-nln» week attraction, tt-3. enllilren turned loose in n rilnygrouml. "The "Hotel Tohsy-Tnrvr" 0-12. SffU-'itr S3*$9r. " ™ "!» r "ttrnetlon IS*nL (f!. M. Morrta. mnn.eer) thin BPBufln, nnil Ihe raonHter stnffc, wllh Its "- - ... . nioiiillnlns. torrcntn, ralinnil Imcli noil irrtla, liimrtllft, hor*™ and Itundretin of nctom, wns the nr.no of the qrrftlwt ncflvlly. The nildl- fnoe pronounced It "Iho gre»t™t ever," nnd It i'crltilnl.v sMm n pnoe lurd to hent, Arlhut \oejtllln conceived nnil conBtructed It. nnd "The ,. u mo, Mr. nnd Mrs. aotlloh, Don lteklnw, Wnllcr C. Wlleon. Oraoldo and his trnloed Icopurd.-* ond JOBilnm (return date), O. Wnlch, In 111"'- trnted BOnKC nnd moving plctnrwi. Nnnia.—Mr, mid Mr* (lottioh were piny* InB Sonln norm, Cat, nt the lime of IM TJ; -■-, -■■-• "";-."'■"•{'• "• »»« cent earthtiitnke, nnrt were cnticht ttntler ine SSI .... K .iS, S'SISJ 1 '* ESf r °L3*! 'heal re <lebM» of the nou»o where Ihoy roomed. '?*<?. r,"/.L on, ,n *, l,0 " t "l 0 "? K?P ,e - V"> Mmininln wero hurled for three liniira before they coiilil i i? -inoulS r «'W hy Decoration nay, nnd be rescued Oomplioll nmlhen,' Clr;i'« SlJlSSffl 1 ".! , " tl9 , ot <»««'' »'«l He «sed nnd llipnodrotne I. hilled for M. Tl It" every mlniile. The nnlmal circus will olao l» flrat tent »how to rlt.lt riiehln with the open- rendy ohout the same time. The many other In* of tho seaion.