The New York Clipper (May 1906)

May 19. the isrfcrw york cLrp^Mi. 360 NOTICH TO €«HHt3Si'U!liI)KSTS. our thtuMttil correMW»oVnf> die huchv notified- that the efammt. now held by them nttt expire oh Jnne I ut*l. 'J'bejt are iri/UietrH to,return IfteM '« thie ughtv at oner, for renBitul fve MMM. , «a~«-#i ni8»ouni. Knn*n« Vtty.—At the Willi* Wood i Woodward ft Burgess Amuacuieut to., uinn- uriM> Inst week Nellie HteWirf and her Australian cumpntiy appeared "' "«wGfll Nell »r Dlil Diury. to fair houses. Mini* btewait ecetvei the blgbcat local praise, both for hersuperb nctlng nod that of.(he company. tup productions, singe properties nod nc- rr*aorlea wer« tne best wc have ever seen STho houee will be dark uatll May JM, when "The Lion nnd the Mouse" comes. Grand (Hudson & Judab. managers).-— l nst Week Krnest Hogau, id ''Huftia linn tun, hadgood business., ( This wwlc. .Madame Man- tdlll and her Kugltsh Uraud Opera IV The house will be dark for a week, and then "Hunter Brown" cornea 2T, and BMW the ^OniMinuH (Martin fceck, general nintmgert. —Cat week's bill was the last of the aca- tod, and WM exceptionally strong. The acts were: Knino's London company, In "A Mght la\nn,1CngUeh Music fig}:" Abdcl Kader atid his three wlvea, Willie A immcrman, World's Comedy Four, Probst. Allan. Hbaw, and the Holdaworths. Hunday, 13, grand niirninl amateurcarnival, and the house will ' GILUs* OfJBB* II'ocbk (15. H. llrighnm. manager).—Last week "Man's Kncnir proved n very entertaining melodrama. "The Moon- ihlMra Daughter* tills week. "The Thor- oughbred. Tramp" next. AUDITORIUM O^oodward ft Burgess Ainusc- ment Co., managers).—Laat week "ttpotty, the King of the Desert Mine." drew largo numbers? This week li'rank Woodward and Robert Burgess' Woodward Block Co. will open a Summer seasdn, presenting "Little Lord Kauntleroy." with Lottie Huhberg In ihe title toitrtj'oi the inaugural offering. Neit week, "The Bangers." Cbntury (J. J. Barrett manager).—Last week. MIm New York Jr. drew good bouses. Fmplrc Burleaquera this week, "the Merry MnldcuB next. ...... Majf.htjc (Fred Waldman, manager).— Last week, the Bon Tons, with Joseph Wat- nun. Toroa Ilinlon and Henry Keelor. drew well. This week, Black Crook Jr. The house will then close. _ n I*eopjJj'8 yftm B» (Will J, Bannon, manager).—Last week, the People'" Stock ("o gavo good performances of. "Camlllc. .'A Woman's Way 1 " this week, and the houee will then clone. ,..-•_ . ifoiiUHT Hark (Lloyd Brown, manager).— BoroH's Itoyal Italian Band commenced a limited engagement last .week, and made u . big hit. Nellie Turnwall was the sololHt. In Hopkins' Theatre the bill was headed by the Three Abdallab Bros., in ono of the beet hand to hand acts we have ever bad here. Others: Mozarta. Frank Perry. Bllllc Durant, nml Hurry Dubcll. BUI this week: Brydon's dogs, Harry Newman, the Klngeburye, Alvin nud Kennedy. Harry Clinton Sawyer, and the kjuodrome. . Ct.fi'1'EkiNGK.—The ScllH-Moto Circus gave two splendid performance* here 7. tocupnHly, imiii jiftcmoon and night "Tho Chimes of Normandy" will be presented by anisicurs ■St tiiul 1!3, nt tho Willis Wood Talbot's 'Tlirlitlng the Flames" 11-13 Wallaco Bi'oihiir'H Circus comes 14., ir> Ben nii.iniiiiii. manager of Kalrrnonut Vnvk; Is bark In the city after a trip to New York. ties. Searcy, who has been confined to the liospital here. In now convalescent, and will rcuumo his bookings ou May 21, open- ing lu Indiana. ■ ■ si. JoNi-itit. At Tootle's (C. U. Fhllley, manager) "Buster Brown" May 23. Lychum tCj U. Phlllcy. munager).—"When Knlglithood Was In Flower." «. 7, drew good business. Km pi re Musical Comedy Co. 10-12. Lyceum Theatre Stock Co. 33. Cuvhtai, (Fred Cusmun, manugen.—Bual- nr.sM continues good. Bill Week of 13:. Nn- hiii mid Nflsoii, Wm. 0. Rogers, Ituymoud Merrltt, Itae and Byron. Bonnie Hamilton vtinli.ii. Ferry and Wllber, and t'osinon's movlog pictures. • i > MICHIGAN. Coder, resident manager) Tim Murphy, In '■llnfus Rugg," May b, pleated. Ursddock- Neville Co. week of 14. Viola. AJlcn 3& ';Tlie Tar.dsrfvot'visa, Blanche Wfthh 20, Ren- rlAt(A<.Crosniii-3R. . SV ■ - UfJiil' i \V, K Iimiei-tlrld, uiaiiagcn.—Bill week or 7: Claude Austin.juggler: Oardner uiid-Mvover. Cecil Early, the Flahers, and tht cllhesiiM;oiir. ttny CU>.- At lhc Washington fW, J. Imuui, mtinagur> Tim Murphy, In "Itafua Itue." bad an cnthhslastlc and (nlr.idaed lumse- .VUv tt. Lllierly moving pltMnrea I'k 10. "The Tenderfoot." lit, 'Hooligan's Troubles" J". .; Buor *J. I). PllniotV, manager). —lliick- ley'a Bog UtroOi, Suarxall and Raeal), Kobel- er and Vletorla. Joe S. Allman. Chxrlca Rnche and new moving pictures made u good drawing bill for week of 7. ■ ' 4 i* ■ ■ '. \I.1I URM\. DvtrnH—At the Temple (J. H. Moore, mnuuger) bill week or Muy 14: Valveno RroK,, 'tea* Kelfe. West and Van Siclen, McMuliou Miustrcl Miilds, It. F. Ontcnult, Jus. A. Kvrnuu and company, Billy Van, Four Lukcns, and tbn klnctograpb. Lychuii i i. I). Stair, manager). —The Ituys, In "l>»wu tlto Pike." drew good IhihI- um Vaughn 0 lower Co., lu "The Wiro," 13-lil. Whitnhy fBd. Stair, manager). — "Big Hearted Jim" played to full houHea lasc week. "The Factory (Rrl" 13-10. Cnvai'Ai, (J. J. Nash, manager). —Dill week ot 13: I>c fJraw Trio. Mm [tell and Corb- lev; Ramsey Sisters, Chinese Lawson, Oliver tt liber, and the klnodromc. > Notb.— Work lias commenced ou the new vaudeville house, corner of Lafayette and Shelby Streets. Hum.- Creek.—At the Post Theatre (15. It. Smith, manager) Theodore Thomas' Or- chestra pleased a big house May 7. Tim Murphy, In "Rufus Iliigg," hud fair ljuslness 8. "Hooligan's Trouhlca" IS, Llbertv moving pleturca 14-111. "Ur. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" 2f, Viola Allen 22. Martin's "Uncle Tutn'M Cabin 23, "The Tenderfoot" 24, Mme. Mautelll Bfl. Bijou (W. S. Butterilold. manaaer).—Bill for week of 7: Carl Ituymoud. Clifford Wll- klus, Leou and Bertie Allen, Louisa Adams, Dan Ruhoy, Freeze Brothers, and cllnetoscope pictures. ■h'lis itotnxHON-'.s Ciucua Is billed for May I ■■■!■■ ■ " - tirntiil HjinldM.—At the New Towers 'Harry U. Sommora & Co.. managers) Julia Murlowu nud \i. H. SoOieru, May 7, plnycd to S. R. O. Viola Allen 10. M.UKsiic (Orln Stuir. uianngor).—This house closed Its regular season May P. The Holdoti Stork Co. opens 13, and will continue during the Hummer season, at popular prices. OiiiNn Oeuiu House < Churchill A Davit*, managers).—Week of 13: J'runk Bowman, imjjoraoll and. Stark, Lcnoro nnd St. Clair-; Ctrrle Telle Miller, Hurry Pcrflll, and Fred mid Mny Wuddcll. . . ■ ItAji.iNA (Louis UclumHtcr. manager) I'liens for Ihe season Muy lb, with Cook and CHnlon, Kmmuns. Kiuertiou aud Huimons, fielaef and Wiiltcra, Tom Uearn. Mubel Mc- Klnley. and llmlly Vice. HsiiTit'H Opuha M»i-di: (Mrs. W. B. Smith, manager).—Star Show tilrla 13-1P. KnlamaSuu.—At thu Acudemy of Music ftl. A. Bush, manager) the Ram In "JTJuwn the I'lke." bad big business May 5. Tim Murphy, lu "Itufus Rngg." drew a well filled Muh| ift. "Tba LltUe Outcast" 11, "Rail- road Jtiek" 10. Buof ( W, H. Butterllcld. manager).— Week of 7. Hno business, with Warrington Bros,, Grace Armond. Mr. and Mrs'. Jack, c-rent Gldrldge, sand artist; M. Samuels and Oilrney Clsler. and Illustrated Hongs. Bill week nf 14: IJ. B. Cbesley Co^ Barrsistera. Mafgaret Shannon, FottH and rotts, ahd Onrney Clsler. ItnniNHON'H CrrtGOTi comes 21. I-"" A n»«'!*■.—At the Mason Opera House (H. -C. Wyatt. manager) Dnvld Proctor, In "A ISessage from Mars," played to good busi- ness week ending May *. Sllhert Yiddish Opera Co., In repertory. 7-12. . BfeLiPtuo (J. H. Blackwood, manager).— "Brown'f In Town." bv the stock cotnnany, drew well week endlne tl. Tlie Belnsco Stock Co., la "The Private Secretary," 7 and week, with "Are You a Mason';" 14 nnd week. MottOHCO'H BURBANK (Oliver Morosco. manager).—"Funchou. the Cricket," by tho stoj-h company, played M good mtnlness week ending 0. The Rurhank Stock C«„ 111 "The Uly and the Prince,". 0 and wee*. "At Flney Rldgo" 13-W. Orani> OI'fiia IIoi-nh (Claieilcc Drown, manager).—The L'lrlch Wiock Co.. In "Monte CrUtft' 7 and week. "A Race for Life" II and week. Ont-iinrM (Mm-tlu Beck, general mana- ger).—Features 7 nnd week: Valerie Bcr- gore and company, presenting "Carman ;" Rd- wln Stevens and Miss Marshall, In "A Night Out;"* Hvn Mtitlgc, Charles R\ Sweet, Arm- strong and Holly, Allen aud La Croig, "Mo- toring." by, Harry Talc'B Comedy Co* and Orphnum motion pictures. UmiQuk (Henos A Malice, proprietors).— Features " uud week: Harry IX' Lain. Cum- mlbga. Merly and Cummlngs, Alice O'Oette, tho Oold«n West Comeuy- Four, Unique Players, presenting "The Baron from Berlin," and inuiloH pictures of San Francisco dis- aster. ]''nti nun's |A. m Fischer, manager). — Wm. H. Howard, motion pictures, and Fisch- er's All Star Stork Co., In "Sherlock's Home." HiiTCiiKisH (T. Jeff While, manageri.— "The I'liinuM of Normftnrly," by the atock ciimpany, drew well week ending u. "La Mascotte," 7 and week, by the stock company, to gtioil busluPSH. CiNi:<KinAi'ii (J. A. Browne, manager).— I'tatures 7 and week: Hay and Knight. Jenny Leonard, narpl Furdy; Oeorgo Smith, mu- tton pictures, and a farce by the Oncograph Stock Co. Khpiici: (Billy Banks, resident manager). —Features 7 nnd week: Lukola, the Amer- ican Jap : Laura Buuks. Suuwy Mabellc, Yor- rick and La Irtjiida, Price and Price, cine- matograph, nad Ktujilrc Stock Co., In "The Haunted I'awiihrokcr's Shop. HiicLA (J. J. Cluxton, manager).—Double bill 7 and Week, by llccla Ptoycrs. pi-esent- ing': "Cyclimes for Sale" and "Under Cover," SliutiucK Trio. Bessie Nielsen, imp'a dance, by Hi.'lu Sexlvtto. uud Violet Conlcy and motion plcturen. ■♦' ' ■! Ouklutid.—At the Macdouough <Chas. ft Hull, manager) Hie Mi-mi jierformauce at this thealtv since the Earthquake, waa given by the Internatlonnl Road Show. May .".. tl. Vaudeville wa» (he hill. Business «■«« good. The Kllnfdrd Htock Co., In "The Prince of Parches," 7 and week. Lniimrv Ml. W. Bishop, inanugcr).—Tho tlrst oMructloii to appear at this playhouxo will be Hurali Ilcrnlmidt. In repertory, 14-10. idiii- perfortuances will be given. The ad- vance sales arc lai'ge. iii:r.i. ii'ji. ITouiuu. manager).—Attraction 14 and week: The Shlrlevs, Scumons, Aduma ami Rodgei'ti, 1''arnaldo, Mile. Stuutone, Both- well Brown nml his Oalety Ulrls, prrbcntldg "Dllly DallJ," and the bloghiph. UuHincus wan good Inst week. N'ovuiTv (Tony Lubclskl, manager).—Feat- ures 14 and week j The Three Fredericks, Vtinle R. 'McPborson. Leeds uud Lauiimn, Rouble Sims, Fields uud Xanaon, aud the latest motion plcturos. Kotc. —Tho Empire Is still closed. •—.. ' ■■■- — ■,« i- Snta iiicro. -At tbclsls (I)udgeft Wyatt, managers) Ihe AUhott & Bryant 0|K>rn Co. week of Maj 1 7. "The Lion and the Mouse" did splendid btiKlncM April :i0. M.iy 1. PirKwrcK (Pn)mer k li'ulkerMuii, uiiiiiu- §.■!■' >. Mi.-i.'1'..p Slaters, Fddlo Hlgglns, the andow Midgets, Dale nud Carreg, Marie Laurena nud moving pictures. 4 ■ » TKNAICM-HISK. ttlttN U|-|Hl«1(tH. ' ■ t'i..i\ Uium>u>, ihe actress, died In t.»n- doli,IJug, k May if. She was bum Of American pa rente. 1h Australia, lu lHUo, aim TQumlubd Llierc uutll mS, when she luft'lur Cbtna. nnd «u»deu.uoatly.t.*au!c to Auierlca. Him began Mr dramatic career In New York <:ily. Sept. ^l>. lHH'i, as Kill tii, In "Thn Private Hccri'tnry." at.the Madison Sutuu-e Thcairi'. Her tnier roles were .Mrs. Siulth, In "In Clirtncery;" Nlinnlc, In "uhirngrd." uud LydUt iiAvrr^tuk, In "Twins." mm Mrnndmi Hr«t appeared in Kuglnud on Jan. ;i', 1SS7. dt Ihe Ray- alty 'ruculre. under Willie IMmiHi'rt man- MRtttAt an tirate Ooldriug, In "Mod"t-u WIveN." She then played lllr*. Mumfotd Merty, io "A Tragedy,"' and in both t>? Ihoae plavs »he ivoii great kuccvhs, A six imintliK* innr In America followed, during which en- gagement, with J. s. Clarke, Mux Brnndnu played Ophcllu. In "llmulel," and Pniillne, In "The Law of Lyons.!* on her return to f^n* ilou site became n uii'iuber of Mr. and Air*. Kendal's ooiupauy. uud uppiiurert as Atheunls, lu "The Ironmasier:" Jenny. In "The QMttfl Shilling;" Christina Haggei-ston. In "'Hie Squire, ' aud Lady Ingram. In "A Strap 'if Puper.' She also created the parti* of Ilhoda, In "The Weaker Sex," for which chc won special euminehdutlon: Pliillppa.. lb. "Two FrlcndB," and Lady Dully. In r, A WhUe,I.lc." Ml«s Urn ml mi then Went with Charles Wynd- imm, In whoso siippurt nlie played Lsther, In "t-'nstc; "Miss Cnthbcrt, hi "Cyril's Sticcess." nnd Mary Melrose. In "Our Boya." I*nter flu- wont with K. ML Wlllurd nt tin- Slmfles- bury Theatre, tn orlglnntc Ihe part* of Mrs. Lisle In -i.ilck Veniiblcs," April 5. iSud, and Vaslitl Deiliie, In "Jndah." Mum 'of 18H0- p| Miss Brntidou went to the Adelphl. nlny- iug Ktbel IwIuJkIi')) in "The Kligllsh U<ise," The following Autumn she went tn ihe Ave- tide, crontlhg 1'ltft Dell In "The Cruandeis." Later she returned to K. H. Wlllnvd for n ravlviil of "Jmliib." uml then.appeared at various housea In "The Breadwinner." ■ Htraihlogan" and "The Broken .Melody." la January, 151)3. she Joined Bccrbohm Trcc'a ompany nt lite llaymarltct Theatre, playing th |p •ilypatla." Acting as her own man- ngcr, she then cngngca n Luudou theatre, ltuth presenting herself Tn "Lu Toscu," nnd atilme- rpicnlly' inakliig n tour of 111'. 1 provinces. Site then scored u triumph with o-urge Alex- ander lu "The Prisoner of Kvnda." and with Wilson Barren In "The Sign of the Croaa," vcutluulng In tills latter play up to the day of h'jr sailing for America with Mr. WI Hard. i "iring this American tour she appeared as Miss Jciinlsou In "The ItogUe's Comedy," presented ;it Wnllnck's on Dec. I*J. 181)0. Sho hint not nrlud for f-everul years before her death. Cut.. Juttv J. FosTf.ii tJotuiae Mortimer Nut»;h riioM thk "Dixik in Qto Viiiuisia" Foster) died ou March ai.,froin acuta gas- trltU, after only n'weWs ll he*;. The de- ceased waiTa rctarnh of m3ffl*Wjm wkk a Oritur uf huioc i'rutUltfeJjve. ajltl bald linflitiroiiis po«)UyuH um press, akaot wltn.sotnr- of.the tfiulHii.- tented ami drattlulhj ihuwi Before t-Uicrihg Hie lliciitrleHl piofea*'lun he hud studied Isith hiw umt ni'Mlli'lnc. and won ilMllK'llnh lu Until iirnfpaoltiUN. Al one Mine hi' Was foreign eeUTrwlioiulellt of Thr .VfiP York ft»Hiht)ilH*i>ntch. He leaves a UnHfter. and a sl-«ler. ....', FatNK FiHUitu. of tin 1 ivniil of Maber and Clrtik. died uii May 4. at WuKliluuton, l>. C, with a lieiinirrhag"'. The tantii bun hwM with K. l>. Ulltgr'a American Bnrltsiineis all aea- wilt, and were playing nt Kernan's Lyceum Thealre. Waaliluutuu. durlug the weak ill which Mr. Fisher died. The remains were f-nil to Mrs. Fisher's homo hi Somerset, Mas*., and interred In the New Calvary Cemetrrv nt Forest Hills. Ills Wife. OIndys Clark, survives htm. Kbath liiinay (Mrs. lidward Wo(h1i, of the leaftt of Wood nnd Berry, died.from pleuro- pneumonia on May II. at hor homo hi Hobo- M). N, .1., npid twenty-six yeara, site had heen lu the profession for about fourteen yeara. and Tot seven yenm bad boon a mem- Ikrf of the nbova tcum, which played IM lead- ing vaudeville houses in the fulled States and Cnundii, mid nil the music halls uf ling- land and <•■ mi Inennil Kiiropc, TlAniiv K. BIMorta. late uf Hie itniu of Ilitplltitn nud SlmoiiH, waj drowned at Old- town, Me., oil May (t. He wont ovoc the falls nt Indian Isinbd, and his body «raa no) re- covered. Mr. Shnona had been pluylug lean» with "Side Tracked" Co., all hqiihuii, The team -it Hamilton and HlmoiiP. oranni/nd eight years ago. wern given their start by Manager Hurt, of the Kanalnglott Theatre. Kensington. P«.. nnd ylnce IhnT time played In vutidevllle. Mr. Simons' wtfa nnd ono child survive htm. Ai.Kttrn HntoNHiiv. personul repreMuntu* tlve of HHtnii Ucrnbatdl. died lu the Kesttlo Ucnoriil Huspltai. Seattle, Waah,. oti Muy i'J, aged forty-snvcti years. Mr. Hliiionnuu had iieeii Mine. Berbbardt'K iwrsoual vvprcaenla- tlvc fur sovetal ycaiti, and wna well known hi theatrical circle" In New York and Pari*. During tii*- opera regime of Alibcy, Sclioffdl * Ota it, he waa the personal representative of Maurice (1r*u. Mrn, Jotl.il Ditww. formerly an nctreas, nnd wife uf John Drew, the vaudeville- performer, died at the Mercy llu«pltHl. Denver, Colo,, and waa burled In that city on April II. FitmiRAi. services over the remain* of II. J. W. Dim. the playwright, who died In Hn- ratm. Cuba, on April m, were held nt tbn Church or tho Trntistlguratlon. Now York Cltv. on May 10. BurUl waa at Mcdfnrd ou May II. Hauuikuv .1. Wor.Pi':. Ihe actur, who^e nume In private life n-oa John Williams, died from ainullpox on May u, at the Klugnton Avenue Hospital for Coutagtous DIscssch, Brooklyn, N. Y., after an Illness of a week- He beenmc III at 'J34 Weat Sevcntynlxth Sti-cct, Mauhottun, was (nought to have ILLINOIS, measles, and wna removed to the contagious Hlsease Hoipltol, witerc smallpos develfmcd. Is ivlfi: wum summoned by telegraph from Mem lib In. ~ At Hopkins' Fast. Fnd (A. B. Morrison, manager) despite the uosessonuhle weather the ul tendance week of May 0 wua very good. The programme Included: Sid- ney Dean and company. LouIm Brehany, Two Vlvlaus, Martlnettt and Sylvester, the Great 0Kuril and' the ldnodromo. " . l''.unn,Axn fAitK (James L. Glass, mana- ger).—"Two Old Cronies," week of 0. waa presented to good bouse*. The comtiany haa made u host of frlendH.during the wliOit sea- aon. bere. For week of IK, tbc Loncgan & Snow Stock Co.. In "Prince Karl." Hi. km; (Heni. M. Stalnbaek, manager).— —"On ihe Bridge ut Midnight," week of 7, played to nplcnuld business. The perform- ance gave satisfaction in every respect. For week of 1-1: Little Chip and Mary Marble. ~ a Knoxrlllc.—Htaub'a (Fritz Staub, mana- ger) Is closed for the season. Cittr.itoWBB Pahk TiiflATna (C. D. Pariichl, manager).—Tills house flrjll open May 14, with the renicbt-OywcDe Co.. Ill repertory. The opcolng bill Is ''The Senator's Daughter." Vaudeville Uotwocu nets. Notk. —fThc Ben Oreet Imgllsb Players gave "As Yon Like It" and "Twelfth Night," ou the University of Tenucsaec campus, Mny 10. to cjcrsllout business, considering bad weather The performances were given In a splendid mnuuer. • « >» GEOItGIA. Jackiun. - At thu AUlOUfouia (II. J, Atlanta.—At the Bljon (Jake Wells, manager) "The Convict's Daughter' 1 drew well May 7-l*J. BUI week of 14: l^ulso Dresser, the Three Keatons, Parros Broa., Ned Nye and Six Ilolilcklng Girls, and Jack Norworth. Ntik f.l M. Thompson, manugeri.—A good bill attracled' salisfaclory returns week of 7. The bill included : Kitty I* Wolf. Sey- mour and Muy. Ida Bell. Uarrlggn mid Giles, ctjtiH. HjkH'.'v. Martvne Slaters, Florence Moore, tin' ]>uraiids, 1-Jarl Jordan, Violet Da- vlne, Lillian Mae*. Georgia Thomas, Mm Kr-rhju. Connie Davla, Stella Beck. May Gol- den, Kvclyn Collins, May llaymuud, 1'red Ihiseell nnd moVhig pictures,' »4* . ^ > John 1, Ohxu.v, ithe Boa ton booking agent,, was In (own lost wach.. securing at- tractions for the Eastern circuity. „ C.mctdo will cluse with the N*. V. Hippo- drome Co. Mny It), at Boston, ana will soil for Europe Juno 1ft. JOgEFirttVB COJfAS and ?*tt> XtttO' will anil fur Rurope May 10, and will return in the Kali. DobotmyKknto.* has en ne'e-led bur European time until July, I'.ujt. Council llluffa. ii.iwn, nud arrived stiurlly be I'urc her liusbutid's death. Mr. WoifVa last ptofcsalonul uuueorancc was In Ypungstowlt. *).. on Feb. lit. Inst. In "Tbc Marriage of Kitty," In which he had becu playing during ibe paBt season, lie was boru in tilts coun- try May l), tfldtf, mid was better known to !he. road then to tbc New York public Dur- ing 1SD-I his tint linportuui pan In this city was ptu.vvd. when he uppctrcd as l-'rwuk Lay- son, In "In Old Kentucky." lie hud nliyud nt tonr Hi- luudlng jinn in'his own urumti- tlKaliou of "CusIiqI Byron's Profcnslon," nml wm ut different tlniau beading his own com- pany In Oiu smaller cities. Mr. -Wolfe's ilfat wife was Bcl'lmi Olrurd, Ibe actress. Ilia m.'eond wife was Marie Berluucr. and hla third a vaudcvHIo perfoimer, wlioni ho inur- ried u little over n year ugo. Hl« st-coiid wife, Mai'le'Dorlhgor. nml n hIi .voir old son, livo tn Indiunupoil*. Otto Ujiiimi, uged forty-two yuars, und hla youngest daughter, Aumlla Wlchar, aged thirteen roars, whose deaths were ruenttuuod In our obltuury column* lust week..were killed by a fall lug wall white thay were itbleep in their rooms over the Umpire The- atre. Oakland. Cul., on the morning, of tltu t'urthquakc. April 1H. Mr, Wteber was u native of Hamburg, Gcraiatiy, aud cnuie to till, country In 1804. becoming u member of the HeviT.il well known German slock com- panlex of the Tatted Stales. For two mis- hobs, begiuntng lUO'J. iMr. Wither and hla daughter, Aniaila, wore engaged by Ilclnitcli Cdnrled. fOf the Irving PlacO Theatrft, hi New York City. Since then the Three Wlelie.iv, father and two daughters, Amalia nod Frieda, have appeared In vaudeville. Frieda, (bo only surviving member of tbu tuailly, who wug lu her robin over thu Kiii- plro Theatre when the building fell, escaped death as by a miracle, a plank having lodged In such u manner as to keep the railing bricks from crushing her. Joti Hnrri' died at Brooklyn, N. V., April lb, from bloud poisoning. Sir. Nhcpp for a number uf years was Monti tied with bin brother. Wm.' s. Campbell, undar tho team name of Campbell and Ubepp, and played the. leading vaudeville theatres throughout thn country. He was. a brother-in-law of 1to*u Hi-dt.1I, and ut the time of bis death was stage manager of her company. His mother and brother survive him. W1I.LTAM FnAMCIH WILLIAMS, n COIUpOSCr and oiganlst, died on May U, lu Jersey CM v. N, J„ from a complication of dlacuRca. fie la said to havu been Ibe ilrni to present in Aiuerk-a Gounud'a "The Redemption." Mr. wuiiiuus wrote the acure and libretto of "Cinderella," which bus been sung by- Ibn children of various chnrches, and lie was at work on a comic opera when his fatal Illness overtook Mm. RfcULUVri Rksnbh (Mrs. Hllzabeth Clarke), formerly a grand opera singer, died In tho .Northern Indiana Hospital, Miganaport. Jm!., on May 8- tJliu had becu couilued fn that lu- Mlltution for nearly (en years. While singing in Paris, In lbbri, she showed symptoms of Insanity, and her husband, Dr. James W. Clark*, of Plorldn, brought hor lo this coun- try with the hope that rest aud u change of scene would restore her to health. Hhe Im- proved greatly nnd soon returned to the stage. While playing at La Porte one night tm became violently Insane, and was removed to the institution In Logensport, where she hid remained ever since. Maw. MAiioAnirr Cahhu: Fisiiku, formerly n dancer, died on May H, at her bqmo In Bast New York, from tbo effects of a Hemorrhage, with which she was selxcd suddvuly, Nbc wua about forty-live yeara of age. and during her stage career had becu with Klralfv linn hern and tbe Mapleaon Opera IV Oreator. VI Ibe Powers Grand f.J. F. Given, manageri Urn Butlers, hypnotists, Muy 7-11, drew good crowds nightly, huuls Mamt and Clara hlpumn, I'J, In "Julio Bonhon:" n vaydcVtUe company H and week. Btjott (A. sigirled, manageri.— Bill fur week of 7 Included: ruber and JoIiumch, .llmnile hucas. Throe Hplilcr Mualcal Bump- ers, Clarence HistciH. und the kliiudrouic. BiiclnesH still keeps up to high mark. ■ jg i r mkmm r u i n — ■* ttotiof puym. .i/Bkh-vaiiI* Dvi.I.yx cloWd.wlth "Kfarl and thu 0)i-1" Co.. ut Itlutcu, X. Y„ Muy 12. Mus. MAituiiMirn: Stni'Luit, luimerly Ircus- urtr of the Porpchl-GyiWciii' Coinedy Co., uud widow of Wlllurd O. Khlplor, Actor mill man- ager, was married recently fit Now Haven. Conn., to Hugh A. Kcutian; a business tnau of tML city. ' „ , Mini. Jan'k l r lT/.HOt05iNa. aiuthcr or Hub- ert FitTNluiinoiiH, died recently nt her home In Tiirlaru, NcW Xculand, 11 Is said Hint alio wna almost a huudrod yeara utu. Fiiank H. Giiliiut.K linn eloitcd as advance agelii for thn Wllllamn Cuim'dy Co., und baa accented u position on the local staff of the Vartnu (Ou.) A«/rti«r«, for the> Hummer. Next season he will pilot a cuueort company through the Kuutii snd West. . 'XoTtra nun Cham. t. FAi.uh' "Ijuiit- iioudU BobbkiiV Co.—Wo aro In Saw Jay. Hoy. dulng our share of bUslncHS. We haro been out Mlnre last Hepiember, and havn only luat two hUiltcl". wlilcli was <rVlng lo mhsltig ntllroad coniicclloiiN. ollarleu, like Thr Old itui.iAiu.t; have appeared promptly ovary week, pud On the right aide of the tcdgur h a lino balance. Wc stsv lu New Jersey until JBAsvurrK AitnoNp, wife of Ted V. Ar* raoud, coinedlun, died at Uiu residence of Dr. O. O, hentis, I'ortsmouib. 0., May A, from h complication of dlseasee, ufter an tllueaa uf six months, 1I«r hUNbaud survives her, In* termont wan at Orccalawn Ceuiotery. Ports- mouth. on May 7. , itiniAiru A. UiiUNSA?t f a music leaebvr, and formerly a professionui. died May H. at lilt, home In Detroit, Mich., from Injuries n* eel veil ii few days before, when be was thrown from .'a street car. lb* was about eighty-one years of age. Mr. Hrcnnan and his wife came io this country In IbQft, and traveled with the. wanton Brother* for one seaaOn- After that they purchased n pano- rama of Ireland, with which they traveled for years, colling It "P.rlu and the Brennntis." Mra. Brennan survives him, . JOKJt McCnBA, of the stun* at the Orplmim Theatre, Brooklyn, s. Y„ died May P, at the Brokryn Hospllfll, from upopleiy, aged aliiy- two venra,, Hta wife, nud fan eWHraa aur- vivo liiui. Ihe middle of May, when wo cloae our aoason at Hobokcn, Then, after a lest of four weeks, wm wBI play Northern New Yurk, ami in Hep- teuihoi ouen our regular »csnoii near New York city, piuylng ail cltv titdc with u much larger and stronger •IroductJuu. Hum. I.jiiuum: IIimiv. nn ftctroBs, i*ai married on Ajirll 8, to Joseph J. McCarthy, i-csldent manager uf the Liberty Tbaatro, New York City, Ti n V. AnnuNb has beon sp«elatly eugagod for the comedy role of Juei Hloeum, In Mxou & Co.'a new pluy. "Inma Hlvuia." AJtOSu Till! ciinri.wKio.NAi.M sailing May 1-'' wore: Daniel frohdiau, 'led D. elarkH, Mrs. M. c. Arnold. Ubby Mloudcil. William Furreu Jr., II. Jallalid, Lionel Barryuiurc, Paul ICugland, Mr. uml Mrs. Adulf Olosc. Fred Meek. Louise Moodle, J. Castlllu, Mme, Adglc. and Mr. und Mrn, Karl Cootti. An'ju.o BruciiL, a Mlclllan tcuur. will be a member of tbc Han Curlu Operu Co." ncit season, Mr, stedit has Just returned to Kiiropc, to study during the Huminer. LutiHi; Oiii;shv;ii haa been engaged by Lew Fields for his Herald Huuarc Theutro Block Co. (N. v. C.I, for next season. Ol.UA Ni;rin.n>;<ii,i:'H seuaou will closa lu Boelicster. N. Y„ Muy 111. Harry Dodd, a member of her company, will remain )u this country., Tint curnerstooe of the new Hayonno (N. .1.) 'J'liciitro was laid May t>, at Avenua D aud Tweniytblrd Htreet, by Councilman Gar- rett Post, Recorder llymnu I>nrarua, and Manager I*. A. Schiller. II la ej|)Cctcd that the theatre will ho ready In Heptemher. "Hot Avi;(.irji,i:," u lyric drama, lu two acta, b/ If agues I/eroux, was given Its premiere at the Opera Comlque, Paris, I'r., May U. . Oris Maui as baa deeldcd lo remain with "The Vaudcihlll (.'up," and will go on tho road wlih It next seaaon. A co.mi'm;ti>i.y r.yiU'JTii scenic studio will be erected at Laurel Hill, L. I,, wberc nil the massive aettlnga lo bo used during Hio frand opera seasuua ut the Manhattan Opera louse. In Weal Thirty-fourih Htreet, will bu turned out At Wtt.MiMjToN. Iili... u theatre will he pht la operation May i!H, aud the proceeds will be used for the lutJLuoVumuul Of Ibe clly streets. Wm. M. Council building Inspector, uud a former ruuduvllflaii, haa Ibe enterprlso In charge. Tim buuso will seat about three thousand, Li.ia AiiAitbASULi. has been engaged by Henry W. Bovagv fur an Important part In "The Hludonl King,' 1 which will be produced lu Bdrbekler May J7. Hlie will rt-iuuii} under Mr, Bavugc's niauugctncpt fp> soiuc years, A.snii; Ki'ubkm, will he seen In a HfiukcH- peereaii aw nagt season al the Aatur Thn- aire, following hor production of "Aunt Han- nah.*' Tlie name of tho Bbukcepearean offer- Ing is u.it yet announced. ■ "I'm: HiiruJim;," a drama of Boer life, waa produced by Lena Ash well, at tho Kavoy The/lire, I,'mi1uii. Fug., Mny I'J, and Seeuia lo have made a favorable Impression. Claud Askew aud Kdwurd Kiiohltiiicb are the an* ihors. J*(.k FiiAMim Is with C- A, Hutllvau's "Dura TboTlic'* Co. (ICaslern), and lie report* jtJny- lug lu B°ud uuslucaa, aou at'tltu Alliance. O., Opera Home, May J, to; a talr aitdloucc. Tho P'V ieemM, lo pleW the audience, and tho band .must bo liven priilse. hi we did not get alt tbo lead anil until the mnmlng or 7. when Bcu WilkU. cMiui'ttUt. «.f Hngtnnd, arrived: |Iho W: T. Hunt, rurhettlst and leader of tho band, arrived. .1. 4'. cruveu, manager of thn opera HniMe, sbai the pluv Is clean, and It pleased Ilia audience. Mr. Brown, author of the play, lias rewritten It, nnd It now ha<4 mtlte a plot, 'ilin following pcuplfe are in the Ciisl: Leon J. Thomgs, ft. C. Barnes, Kd.v.inl nvoveu, Maaler Orreit fluxion. Cbas. Bilcr. Viola Clark, Lillian Owens. Grant Ncc'itl, Bunhln Hrott. (irilre Branch, Bert KumpsdOt Chit}. 1*. Lindner nod Chariot lo Meet cm. Band nud orcltCMtra: T, Hunt, leader: Ben Wllken, IM. Fggar. Arthur Hays. Joseph tVvrlcr. L. W. 1*wrenec. leader of urchealra: W. It. I'urkninu. Clyde FrnbclH, 0. Kerahuor Itlce, Bert iMcDonald, Clinton B. White. Ono. F. Itathfann. .lull Mtcheal. ad- vance brigade: C. J. Wluuey. general agent; p. Knight, Hiujlatatir; C. f. Ncely k«d T. tt. t'utney. Tth* company wilt get lla' cara aboul May L", uud go uudcr canvas. IttritAttD .Chapman, ■who created Hie part nf King Horod. In Oordob A Betmctt'a pro- duction, nnd has been connected with that linn fdr two seaaotis, retired from the cant uu May -\ to nceepl a Buntmcr stork engagement, NoTt:S VMM Mcl'HKK'H Bl'J l'o.-Wn cluard a mu-eeMifti] season of forlr weeks an May ~>, at I'ort Arthur. Out., nud tho Hum- bler seiuou opens May Ifi. The tour extcnin Ihroiikh t:aimdn, The company will number ihlrtvilvi* ipeoplc niilt a line band anil ur- cbeatra. The cltmlnu night of tbc seaiou u banquet wua tendered the entire company b.v It. lidtheiff.nl. iniv htiNhira* manager, and no enjoyable time was had by all. Sir. Mcl'lieo has been lu New York ror the uaat tbrett weeks, aecurltig people and novelllea for hla Humituir show, which, will be uno of tho Urg- ent and beat theatrlcnl urganlaallona that ever played through Canada. HAnnv rHJi.li asu TUB Fuun ttrvrivnH are back for Hie Bummer, having closed "Thn Fool lloune" lu Columblia, n.. Mny ,'., nfler a very auercHsfnl aoaaon uf tnlrly clalit woeka, Thn company begins Bopt. L aguhi, for their second aeaaou. Uohh Brum. la to atar tmxl Reason lu n four act play, "The chorus Udy," being an enlAi-gtMiionf by J antra KorbOa, of hla vuudc- rllH sketch, written for her. Henry tl. Hnr- r\n will rnnuage her. and aim will be aeon In New York. Fn.tVK F. I.unu'8 Ou, closed tlie season nt tllhulug. Minn., May I'J. TIiIn haa bean the beat i.c'iHon ihe eompntiv haa had aluce It was organised In 181)1. Mr, Long wilt ap>'nd a part of ibn Hummer in Ihe new lead and zlm- llelda or tho Southern Dlairlot. where ho la heavily lutaroated In mining atuckn. Tho Fall Hcnaon openu Aug. I. H"t;i;i,\, Htlll'.MAN ft CO, XijTBH.— At tllB oneulttg piigiigRjiteitt of "When Knlghlhooil Win In Fiuwcr," nt Toronto, Ilnsclh* Knott wiIh presented with u raiher unique floral offering. Thu mcitilicra of the Tunmtu Anlu- mobile Club occupied the tirchcxlia and pni- UUet circle, and al the curlnlh call nt thu cluiu of tho flral uci, Mem a mlntaliire itiiluuiuhllu of roacH Mcttddlng over the rootllghli*, whlhi tlie sniirc drum gave a v«ry clavcr hnltalluu of ii gasolliic engine. Tin* nmlleUcn cheered, end It whs not until thla popular Cuimdhin (itur had made u little turtaln hucucIi Hint tbo ludv wna allowed to proceed. On Huh- dNy. Mny W, ut Hi. I'nul. Mr. Hhluniaii will have Hie nniuue exiiuilcmn of playing In un- posilioti la blinaolf, whim Albertu tliillutlu will uppcur us "Coinilu Knli'," ill the Metro- pulllnti. and Virginia Drew Treacutt, ua Mury Tiidor, In "When Knighthood Was In Flower," will opnil for a waek• run nt Hie Biluii The- atre.' The demand (or Mom-Hc Ktiott hits bei-u no great throughout i:a«t,erii Canada Hint Bwccly, Hliljimun ft Cu. have bonked Jlilv ami August far her farewell tour, In "Couslu Koto." ■*' HAM I'i.vnn bus Klgiied wiiii ii muHleal comedy for Hie Mummer and Whiter Neason. Wm. Havwuid Ci.Aiiui wrliea: "I received mauv orfcrM to ir.v Ml llhcrly' ad. tn Tnw Ct.jiM'im. I iiei-cplcii nn cegMgeuienl with the (luge 8lock fo., sh lending man, thla making my third eonxecullvo Hummer ar-aton playing Hi rough Hie Marltlni! urovlnci's uf fauuiln I am uuw Nludylng in Now York, lo upeu ut Ht. John, N. B.. fur three woeka. ■ <' W. II. Hi.uiKKV, leading man of Ian Men- iiett-Moiilfuu Co., la upending Dm Hummer at Norfolk, Va. . "It.M-'i'u.*" wna aiicreaNftilly prod need at the Comedy Theatre. U'lKl'in, MtiK,, Mny I'J, h.v Cliartea I'tulinuin, with Gerald Uu Muti- rlcr Id the title rule. AN* 1U Yi;,\'Ia\h AMI IClJ. IlAllllKlAN lire Id <-tue next Neusuii. cmitnicts have bi!i<n signed with ihcm by B. K. Blmburif. Mr. llnrrliriiii will rewrite "Curdetla'a AKiilratloiia," which wna iiiMiie fiiinoiis by Mrs. Yiminaua and Kd- wurd Harrlgan In' law, M)iK. ri.tbii Bi:iiN1iAKirr will ahurlly »nil for Ailatralla, muklug a luur of lhai coull- eeni, nud then will llillali her (our of thn TJultcd Blatee. "Tilt: AW.'AVIU:." ii u opera, hy I-rcili.-rhl Burry and tJeorge Kteuhens Jr., wuh mil In rehearaiil Htip 1(1, under the supervision ul Julian Mitchell, and will be scan lu Allutilte City, X. J., thu latter part of May. 'Tin; KlliMl Oucukhm ur Majiliiiiiioioh" will bu pioilucnd lu London, Ihig.. ahurtly. Mmk. NofiuifA returned lo the clly laat week, and wae viithUMluatlc over hnr rbm-ert irlp, just rinsed, bu! more ho ovor hm* ■iperatt': lout- tieit rionnon, with the Hun Curio f<». which will'atari Inln In Octuber, The Itinerary liicludita the Must. Wast nud Mouth. W. M. BI:m:iii:ii, of Tlnlitier'a Comcdlana, writes; "My euiupHiiy cluacd nt Tola, Kun.. May P. Have had u very good anaaou, unit will open next huuhoii in August. All tiii-ni* bera of present company have been ru-cugagcd and 1 ahull add two feature apecialtlcs lliut will 'ranke 'em talk,'" ACKKIILT'H flANlJ ANO OlM.MIKMlllA will begin their regular aeuMin at Oakwood 1'ark, Mendvllle, Pn., on June HI. twnm vwm run ruMm OmsIMiy cm.-- Wo opangd our Hnmmer hcosom Ttinaday, May 1, at Kxeier, \, II., lo good buHlneHH. Wn nn- hooked aulld up to Aug. 'JH. whnn .(ho cumpauy will diabniid to make war fur u mu- sical comedy company, which Manager ('. -umputiy will duinitiil tu make way fur u mu- jifcnl comedy cointatny. which Manager r. Wcalcy Frnaer will rehearae and put on tlto road Kept. t"i. playing only rlty time. Then* will be nothing left undone to niako neit road Kept. 1ft playing only rlty time. Tlient will be nothing left undone to niako ncit scuauii'a ut traction one of llio Wat uf ha kind trurclliig. IIudIuchs thla week haa been excellent, and we look forward to a very plenaunt aud prospermia Hummer. MumigT l-'racer congratulutca ulniaclt on aecurlng.lliu HrfflH of Mabel Lc FuVur and OllVO tin- njyii. lira very clever ivuiucn, who nut only pluy tlie piano finely, but wlio are high cfii^s viwalli'la and uctrc*M!H of ability. Harry. J. Oeovgc la our ridviHien reureaetltatlvu, aud If dulng cxcc.ie.nl work. I'muk Kluio, miiul- ctau; Leu King Chlng, hla asxlsiuut, mid Wil- liam Hilton, comedy Juggler, are new npmi- hrr- of Ibe coinpuoy. KiiwAiiit 11 MiiiiuAN, supported by Amito Yeuniuiis. will "tm Rext season In a new version of "Cordelia'* nirtaiioni " Vii.i,i;i Baiikiiy, limiting wornnn, bavtntt eloHcd wllh Hie Ilrtldwln-Mclvlllc Block Co. will rest a few wceka prcfiaratory to xiock work Inle In June. Miss Harney made iiumer. oils frfendtt lu New Orleana, upr uopulurhy aurpasalug that uf any actreart visiting (hat city In recent yeara. MAMit; Tfu'KBi;, Into Of "McFSdden'a Flnla" Co., Is In wlnnliie-- Can., for tho Kiuu- mei, aa n'atock alar, piuylng the latest mual- cnl cxtravngonifla, at tho Park, Caw. B. Cookk haa beau nutcesMfully play- ing tho pullcciiiitii, In i:i neM Hogan a cum- pany, lie cluaed with tin- cotiipary May ."., and will locale In N'-w Yoik t yolurnldg to vaudeville for (bu buiiiuicr.