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ma TEEg> HEW YQBK OLEPFEB. July 7. fi V HEW YORK CITY. '"IteltiC A Praetor's t'nlrm Square Vac at re ie, F. Rogers, realdpn: manager). —In ;■- bill fy week of July a Our-Ed- wards and* trls school Dors "aad Girls ■occu- pied s prominent position, and were llberi|ly applauded.' Tbe lilgbt Allisons have h good acrobatic act. which made a profound Im- pression. .John and BcribH Cleason and Krod Houlihan danced to tbe delight of tbe audi' «kc«- The. Klnsons (Hurry Atkinson, of AlMltrilla. and Bates, formerly -of Wood and Bales), In "doing It Blind," tiara a'comedy which seemed to pMM thoroughly. It was their first local appearance. Chin. Howard, the Hebrew comedian, enter- tained In an Interesting manner. Saliel John- app. Just'returned from a long. Kuropcan en- gagement, wag warmly welcomed, and sang in' her best form. Miles and Rlckard sang well. The Three JJIcktnan Bros., la their comedy, ''Who Stopped the Kerry Boat," were a.'gbnd feature. Vearkiy and Mornn enter- tained In-a lively manner. Jack and Bertha, Rich ■ sang and danced with credit. Little Grace Childerai and her dog, "Die? made a good- Impression;- i.e Dent Juggled in his uatnl clever manner. Roliert Charter and company, In "The Wise Mr. Conn." won suc- cess. Tbe klnetograph t-loxed the hill. Keith * Froetor'M Twem> -third Street Theaitrr.—Thie week'*+lll Includes : Kdward (Mark and hlH >\x Winning Widows, ail. net that- h always, worthy of attention ; LlllInn Thmrgatc tind company. In nn inter- esTtng-psnibrrllflir- art^ ' KltA-Bantal Troupe uf Japanaae acrobats< f<|olllt>rUtB and J ig- fitrs, who perform some nut-of-tbe-ordlnary eats In nfoat accomplished style: Jack Nor* watth. who keeps his act thorotighly abroHRt off-the times: Morris Hnd Morris.- European eecentrlca,.-. whose act Is really remark- able In mony ways, and whose American debut, made on July "J, resulted In a conv fletu success for them: Orpheus Comedy Jour, stoHlr.g comedian I; Mills and. Morrla. IrOtbeir Interesting ad; Van- Alstyne and Ke^ry. CarLHerberfrund the motion pictures. Pastor's Theatre (Tony I'atftor, mana- Seri.—A good hill was offered July 2. [ally aod Kent offered their hodge-podge of comedy, singing and dancing, and were r.rv pteclafed; Edward Maker and company. In '•The Bill Poster," caused plenty of laughs : It was the first performance of the sketch here, and Mr. linker immediately won a lace for himself In tbe estimation of .fie audience by bis I excellent work. Fred Wyckolf and company. In "Plain Folks," pleased the audience: Barrv and Wolfnrd tajked to the satisfaction of all. Hnd kept every one In good humor; All, Hunter and All ; presented their novelty acrobatic act, tq r due Hppreclatlon; Bawls and Von Kauf- mtoj In "M'ish," hare lota of fun, which they disburse fraety: thcMoiarts. la "VCobbler's DrMHr." pleased: Jeanre-and Bllswortb gave satisfaction, la their muait-al net: Demonlo and- Belle were well received; Smith and Regan made.good In their at; Beltly and Morgan, Keene. Juggler.', and Mike Scott were In excellent form. Tbe vltogruph closed the hill. Paradise Hoof Ciarden (Oscar Mam- merstetn. managar).—The torrid weather of tbe week Jnst urtKt not only served to bring the regular patrons seeking fur a breath of cooling air at, night, while escaping from the sun naked strecels, hut It also caused the- many who are not seeking for Summer the- atricals, to avail themselves of Its lofty po- sition, with the hope (hat Tor tbe time, at leaftt, some relief would be vouchsafed them. Tills: cohdltlon canned many capacity audi- epcea during the .week. .The bill-Tor week beglnlng ■ July 'i. announces but one changs from, last* week, the- addition of;"Dronza, the Talking Head,".shown for tbe first time oh Monday. July 2. The following continue, at ID the previous weeks: Maennow, the Russian giant; La I Is Selhlnl, bicyclist.; nit-o aftd 1'revnst, In "Bumply Bumps:" Six Musi- cal. Ctttya, Collins mid Unit, comedy aero- l>aU; Tom Henrn, "The laisy Juggler;" the Spook MiPritrels, the. Ciimllle Trio, ■ comedy bars: Ferrrros and bis trained dug, and Ihe Sharp Bros., expert dancora< . ~ wlatnr$» . drove (Joseph - Hart, maoa-- ger).—"Seeing New York" entered Its fifth week Julv -, and Is now a prime favorite. SalerdQ and N p d Wayburn's HaiD<-Deare hold over In the vatidevllle, while .the. new acta Include Sylvester, Jones. Prlngle and Mor- relL.who form u moKt' enjoyable singing quartette: .the Four Melvlns. clever acro- batfs. and I'raiik Bob anil one dog, who omuBtd with tbc|r excellent gymnastics. .Atlantic -Garden (W. Kramers Sons, naaonters).—Violn a id Kngel, acrolwtle comeHlanB; the Dailrya. :culjred comedy aketclr dno : Young and Melvlllo, singing .and dancing duo; La lielie Fnuallne, Irani \.n- porame. operatic .vocallat; moving pictures, nad rlie Mllte I.udv Orchestra am the. attraC' ilofls for this wr»?k. Mniliaon >i|nnn- Hoof Garden (Henry I'lnciiB. manager).—The second week of "Mile. Chamnagne" Blarled JuTy 2. Biew York Thentre (Klaw A Krlanger, managers).—"Hlr Honor the Mayor" began its sixth -week July- l*. -•-■• Aerial Qardena (Kltnv & Krlanger, man- agers!.—fJeorge II. (ohna. In- "The Goror- nor's'Son." oiien'ed his tlfth w.rek Julr '2. *. Ljcciim I |m utrc (Oanlel Frohrnan, rcanneer).—-The-Lion and the Mouse" opened its ■ thirty-third week Jittv -2. BelaiNeo Theatre tutvid Belaaco. min- agerv—Blanche Bnie-i .ommenced her thirty- fourth and last week July 2. In "The Girl of the IJoldeo West." Her engagement will re- open here Ailg. ti. Cnatno iStun S. A Lee Shubert. managersl. —"Thft Swliil Whirl" liegau lt» thirteenth week July 2. Maude Raymond will- take a vacallon - for three weeks, commencing 7. which ibe ivlll upend at Sharon Springs with faer two daughters. I^ouu uuu Kthel. ton. Couateu Olgi BohI, singer; Tbrea MlTcaelli, fiitgtrs and dancers; toe Four Totadofi., actoCats. and Frland and Dewdlog. Before half the programme waa presented the rais fflkdW.lt flVessarr to give*-the re- nttladcv of the bill' la the theatre proper. The opening sight bill will reaiala- for this At.HAMBKA (I'crcy G. Williams, mana|er». —"I»oll> Varden" i* the opera for this weelt, and It was presented In the best possible manner on thu- opening day, the ■chorus being etiperlnllv good, tlraee Orr Myers appears In the title rore, and la moat Muccetsfttl.. Tht house »|ll renwin open another- week, and aa a closing sttrnctlon will offer "Faust" D-14. " Brooklyn.—At the Cfpkcum (Percy 0. WllliiimH, mar.Bgar) fat the closing attrac- tion "I'airnt" Is presented week of July 2, Special talent has tx-ci engaged fur thin pro- duction. ; Litna Pabk. —"The Mountain Torrent" Is tbe newest of its many attractions. "Tbe Oreat Train ltohiwry** coatlnties to-artract matt mum, vmmmmm Notcw rsOM Fawkw Bill's 8how.-ToIi »TW kbom tMNritL a 1Iloj Class organization li'making a record; n6t only \&vuznLur. Co.—We arc -In out trtth *cek, for Itself, but-for-Brixton Beach, since S plavlnr tin; Mnw rcwrta In Pgf«S£ opening there. KVery performance g miff »:»»■"» *?.JL n ? JStJS.^S £3S attended, aod the satisfaction it glrea la kaaahMao, iinpreeedented. No ahow that ever came to New York sprang Into such Immediate favor. On Saturdays and Simdays, when three per-, formancea are given, the audiences have averaged up to nn attendance of ,15,000. The New York papers have not been slow In sp- We play under canvas, and Mtttf a -full -cat of ocenery nnd a, forty foot stage. There-are thirty-two people la the company. Including hand and orchestra, Ihe MM or. our tent U 1)0x140, *nd seats fifteen hun- dred iiei»ple. We give no matinees. BJB during the day wc are nil Haling, rowing ,>ew ions lapcrs rmvc noi oei-n nmw m ni»- »<•• ••.».■■■» ~j -- — -.— z,. ilfiia« ,.nm been more than liberal In their notices of the-many features.- During tho early part of the show's stay the weather waa far from what It should have been, but thla did not »een In the leant to affect the attendance. There Is -verv indication that the present iiany" Is" having a gocd time. The company Includes • Milt t'randnll, sole owner and man- ager: Mnt Ella CraadalL treasurerf -Joe Levitt, stage munager; Chas. Sheaf, elec- trician; Prof, tleorge Wllbon. leader rftaM and orchestra; JocJ<evkt and Agnes Mils, inerp i^ •■very iimiuw m w nvsw* nu« viuhom" ■ ~--, i ii..,a». u,„i,,j oeiaon of Pawnee Bill's Show-will not only coniedy jugglers:■ Jeaa ami Be.it '« «°» r J' be the largest In Its-hlatory. but that H will aerial performers; John « nd n "* al M e , n M " r % a ' dratv more people to Brighton Beach than In comedy sketch; M!l2!£S&.tS t7 were ever at thin popular Hummer resort be- dancer; H. Ze", txintorOtaUat. J** m 2£ vol la. Ussle McAvoy, Irish ».it*i ; i mm wwuj .t.iJu»iHire» mi'-niH lore' Ijtst week a "car load of new horses voiia. wire winner, iiynn "V-'SJSI ""«"" enwds and a ^iln to t^-Moon- renjaln* as were reived from-the West, and every one sonjrs and danrch: Hcatm and to "■*.•»; popular as ever 1 he Old Mill, thc^ Dragon's „ f them are bmkera with a record.so soma- rolmts and <«wl JuranerH: Master \\llle Corge and other favorite entertainments la |„ B inierestlBg may be expected In the Baum, cornet-soloist, and BaMMI and ■ hu- cuntlmie. bucklmr horse -net -Pawnee BUI wHl rcmsln Avoy, hoop ro'lers. Agnes rails also wings Dbkamlanu.— The attractions holding the luaTjSL s i iew „ t Brighton Beach during the the Blaatraraal tones, and responds to several oat*attention at pr#Hcnt are: "Kan Fran- cn iirc season v encores nlgbtiy. Prof. Tain McAvoys mov- Notem from tub Fbask A. noBBlss New ing pictures are the ]st«at-out, i^MIN Ai.t,-KK4TtniK 8HOWM.—This show opened at never get tlml looting: a t them. . r he-show Stapieton. H. L, on Wednesday, April 2f,, dewes each aighl alth aone act furre .^rairly, nn? up to date has not missed n single parade by the entire Hisapaay. writte n ay *■■ J*22k or performance. Kverrthlnjr has moved ahmg entitled "The Canvaa Mana K«enge. ihia smonthiv and In a satisfactory matiBerf The company ts one of .the best B>s^'Oi|" «»« most attention at present claw,"-"Creation," "The.Knd of the World' and "1'haroah's Lmughter." BuNTucK'4' Animal Arena. —Tbe latest feature h-re Is illlf. Blanche Allnrty. a French woman, who gives a very loterc?!- Insc'iK>r(orman<-e . with ■ s cumel. ableh she rides with aa much ease and grate as-other equestrians do a horse; On the bill also Dre: NpeMyiirdy:* bear*, llcndrirkscn's tigers and Oalllard'a ieonards. BaiuHTUN Bracii Paik. —Pawnee Hill's Hnow has proven a great success. Since Its advent at Brighton .flench It has been clear- ly demonstrated that'It' Is a Wild West show par excellence. Twenty-nine different acts go t« make up the entertainment. There la pagentry, feats ot skill' and daring, as well as s.»r.!t timrtirttli. pictures well put on. Colonel Francis. Fernrl nnd his trained wild anlmali also come In for a large share of the public patronage. One of tbe features of tbe Fernrl Show la that most of his trainers are women. A!"ht -the Pike .there are many smaller attractions, all of which t>eem to catch the public- fnncy, not forgetting tbe Mg Indian village, and tbe old fashioned circus side show, with Its numerous curios- ltip* and freaks Manhattan Bmcii.— .'The KmntloD of VomivI'::-," I'.ili'; (treworks show, bus been mneli Improved, and Is now to tine running order, ueorgo Prttnrose's Minstrels will bo at the Manhattan Hench Theatre thla week. There are views of -ration plantations nnd cornfield, a ouulr.t old parsonage and-a wed- dlnjr fi-stlval,- Mr. Pilmroen leads In eoft shoe and clog dancing specialties and a "Drill .»f ine Soutbrrn-.Cadets" The rinnl trhnsfnrmatlon. '"The Evolution of-the Ne- gro," Is In bve tableaux. Special Sunday concert.;. aftern«s»n and' evening, are g'Tcn. Hunokcho.v's, CuNEY- Isr.AMi. —Bill week of July 2: The Red fInssars. Lynn and Fnve, Bessie Valdare Troupe, the Itoldsworlhs, Four Stewart■Slstns; tJngory Troiijie, Amer- ican Trie, Klngarl Trmipe, A\ angdoodle Four, Bell and lleury. Mcfuaslck and Chadney. John 11 Ilarly, Blanche Sharp, Burns and Finn, and Mllo Sisters. i i BiiroHTo.V- ru:M-f Mtiaic Bali, fW. T. (irover, tuanager).—This week's bill Includes: Hobert Ulliliiii and comr|iany, In "As a Mun Sows;" .Ma/r/ nnd Mazctt. Hawthorne and Burr. Taylor Holm**, . Mayrae , Remington, the Three Wet:(oiis, Oracle McDonald, >Keb- nedr and Jtnoiiev, nnd the klnetoacope, - Norn.—Hal Clarendon's Stock Co.. at the Bergen Bench c.iJr»i. d is still packing the bouse at every.performnnce. only accident worthy the name wsh k slight played the Adircttdaik summer resorts \>e Mr/ which orenrrerlat New Hochelle. N. Y\. eat In a dining room tent. JOi.W, which "a and did about $25 worth of damage to the In charge of ft 111 lam and L is, but lu no way Inlerfered with our the lish and chicken dinners we srejiinlng business. The complete roster of the show are certainly Immense, ws -_aii room at Is ns follows: Frank A. Bobbins. manager- Frank Bobbins Jr.. annuitant manager: l'red Beckroan. general agent: Jno. (ilemon, treas- urer; (?baa. A. Bobbins, snp'rlntendent; Csam. W. Sprague, 'secretary; B. Harry Hodge, manager of side show : Mrs. Frank A. ltobiilm, manuger. of confectionary and refreshments department: Wloona Bobbins, hotels, and everv Thursday or FTlday. when Thk Cbtmn comes, yon can see tbe boys "biking" for n shady spot, where no one rill bolher them. -• t ■ Fit am: J. Cam* states that he Is no longer connected with the team of Carson and Rehnn. Be will be seen next season with his old partner. In an entirely new treasnrer of refreshment department; Milton sketch, opening In ChleiiBo In «Wrtsfi^ Bobbins. In charge of reserved seat tickets; Harit Hastings will have the Bacheim Geo. W. Boss, claim agent: J. L. Fusner. Club Burlesnners on the bastern >\heei tne press representative: Wm. Powley. leader of coming season. • > . . /*. . Tll . parade and door tender: Jas. Shlpnian. "mine Hassan-'Bkn Ali returned to America .iiiij host" of the "Hotel Shlpmao;" Frank Glea- I. after an extensive trip In AMcfc-IWBM son. superintendent n( anlmula. with eight brought over a troupe of twenty Berber Arabs nssl^tnnts : Jack Cousins, equestrian director, and a German family of scronats. ^___ ^_,_i and the following performers—Booney and Ash ton, principal bareback riders: Lottie Avionr. principal barehark rider; Jno. Cons- Ins. boundlng^jocfcey : dins. Watson, -Mexican jorkey: Alex. Lowanda. hurlestiue mule hurdle act: 'he Kilet Troupe, horizontal bars: the Aerial Lloyds, casting act: the Fly- ing -Weavers, trapeze ' school menage act: I. Hiu iy Koxler, loop walking and rings Mlnty, juggler: Bentzs. .burlcsnae acrobatic net: Three Herbert Bros., acrobats and Roman ladders: Varrietta Kemp, rolling globe: Car'oa and Sllverton. wire act; Robll- Tard and Duvnl. bicyclists : Mllle Clio, female clown, assisted by Kd. \m Belle, Vincent Harlg and his porcine prodigy; Henry Veo- Thk Sisters KMiKTHnii. bare aeen doing club and Ivceum dates during the past sea- son. Blla sails July 5 for Paris, and will later visit her parents at Stockholm. Sweden, returning about Sept. 14. Lillian will remain In New York for the Summer. . May flikiiMiTOX. wife of Dan J liar- : Bell* Clarke, high rlngton. the vcntrBonnltt, died at her home, Ljtasttts. DvlRK rlnoS; IS* Thirty-ninth Street. Brooklyn. .N- V. walking and* rlogs; on June 27. from chlldhlrth. h ^K" twenty vcars. ■ Fureral servk-ea were held on .nine 30 at St. Catherine's Itomnr Catholic Church, Brooklyn, and -interment was In St. John's Cemeterv. Her husband, a son. aged eleven months.":md her mother survive her. QBQ M. Jackhox nnd the Famous Jack- ton Family will sail for Paris July 3. Alth turn. Rlllv Leonanl. Ralph Lane. Rube and eight people, and will open there July lo. BaU. and Alexander, bounding rope, T'hb Hlkk or- hsie. 1 'a.. Intend to hold Ilex The stellar attraction of' the -show this sea- son Is Prof. Hugo Herxog's -six' trained stal- lions, which are easily the finest lot of horses la point of beauty and excellence of performance In the cirrus world '■ to-day: Leonardo, leaping the gap. Tbe side show cnnalsts of the following people—It. II. Hodge, manager: Prof. peBonalr. magician; Kermis of Fads and Fancies, week of July 30. The proceeds are to go to the Elks Building Assrsdatlon. , . ^ Htiuil roN.NM.l-v recently closed fourteen weeks at the Bunion Theatre, Syracuse, K. Y. N. Y. Gheiner and Walton opened their-new art. entitled ';A Picnic for Two." Jane 17. bTbTW YORK CITY JOTTIXGS. Marie Nordstrom was- overcome by the beat June 27, and nnnble to play her part In ■The Man On tbe Box." at the Lyric Theatre, and Pauline Whit son took her place at abort notice. . t * - .Hats, Jacob?, who anderwent an operation for appendicitis over twnweekr ago. left the sanitarium, 215 West Forty-third Street, June 28. Dully recovered. Harry Cranoall, the well known German Harry Moulton. ventrllonnist: Suldene. Puoch at Saginaw, Mich., and were a big success. nnd Judv ;-Olivette.--mind reader: Bonney, May Howard will open next mooth on the one man band; Montana Jack and M«ratios. Kohl ft Castle circuit. In Chicago, In a big Impalement act: the Plctets. tattooed people; vaudeville-net of four people. Including Allen Margaret Still, snake hypnotist; Frank Hur- Curtis. Miss Howard has lately purchased ley. musical set: Flora De Leon Rn( ] j.nibm a three story and basement Bedford stone Allen. Oriental dancers: Herr Cohen, modern house at Chicago for her residence. Hercules: Chas.-Lowry.. door tender; Kid T. P. Wau>en writes: "learningthat uoso Davis, Ralph Lnne and Fletcher Smith, ticket Ivy, the New Zealand wonder, was at Kan- sellers : L. SullH'an, chief orator of black top saa City. MO., I found her nt a Summit Street and,, moving pictures:- Pi-of. Gennore Mar- house, where she was visiting Leona Dare, ramxln and his concert-.band of thirty her advance agent, who Is very low with fileces. and Wm. J. Conway, twenty-ronr tour agent. Concert people—Ada Thorpe. May Koster, Frank Hurley, the Belforda. and Mack Allen. . Fiencby Healy. boss canvas man'; Dick Fagnn. first assistant, and forty men; Ike Smith, In charge of light plant. its: Jack Kent, boss nost- „_ tlrst asslstaht. with forty old.soldiers at the homo near Leavenworth, son. Mr. Crandalt wljl appear In "Twiddle men; Clint Graham, train master: Char; nnd In Ihe evening to the soldiers at Leaven- Twaddle." . .'-;. " • ■ -- King, assistant, with fifteen men: Ben Pow- worth, nil religious services. Miss Ivy Is a TtouTiiES r*r/>sRD a«« : Tbe Knickerbocker, ley. | Q charge nt rare car: Fred Marked, soprano of wonderful range and great nbll- Manhattan, Bijou. Wallark's. Joe Weber's head porter, and four asatstantsi Harry Ity.a woman of great beauty and graceful Music llnll. Iludsou. liarrlck. Broadway, New Howman. boss property man. with twenty figure. R, \. Abbey Is her manager,' dialect .comedian, will be a member or the with three assistants; Joseph Weber All Star Stock Co., nett set. ler ■ chas. Wilson, lira tvphold fever. Ml s Ivy gave a splendid ac- count of her American lour and I reception, and will he out again In a month or so. Yesterday l Sunday) Miss Ivy sang, by spe- cial Invitation, to 1.200- convicts at the Lan- sing. Kan., penitentiary, and later to tbe female convicts, and In the afternoon to the Harlem.—At the West Kud (George A. Blumenrhal. manager) Jacob A tiler r-oncluded hl& engagement at this house June 27. and for the rest of Ihe week vaudeville and Shep- ard's moving pictures were offered. The offer- ing for the present week, Julv. 2-7. Is "Uncle Tom's, Cabin," and the cmntmny presents an exceptlrmallv «tnmg performance. . Keith A PatH-mR'a tops iiiinpkkp and TwcxTT-Ptrnt ST6KKT Tiikatrk. — Despite the s*arm weather, this house -continues to do good business, and-Is without doubt one ot the coolest places In .llnrli-n t" sjwnd en evening. "Northern bights," with all the ntce^sarv Mage effects, was presented In a good sited audience 'J, and all Indications point to a profitable week. Tbe cast Is well selected, and a 1 most even performance re- biilts.' Paul McAllsier. as John Swlfiwlnd, the educated Sioux Indian, and Beatrice Mor- gan, as Helen Dare, the heroine, did some meritorious work, and were well supported hv Wm. Morgan. Agnes Scott, Iretta Jewellt Robert Citmmlngs, 11. Dudley Hawtey, nnd all the prominent members of the company. The vaudeville presents Jessica Crce aua new motion pictures. Old Heipelbkro. Hurtlg h Kcamnn's new roof garden, on the top of the Metropolis Theatre, opened to the public June Itt>. It lauR nearly- as possible a reproduction of the old • famous east's In Ihe German college town, and all the attaches are In native German costume. The opening Indi- cates that.the venture will prove a success. as it Is the only roof gardes that Harlem has. The management promlnea to present Ihe beat talent that can be procured, which. coupled with-the novelly of the resort, la hound 'o attract the |mhiiuV. A niont excel- lent nnd welt selected til" was MsasHUnT on the opening night, wild Bjlly S. Clifford as ihe headllner. Others w#re: The Gmad Oner* ' T.-Wi. la tha prison scene from "Fnust:" tlertle Hevnolds and her Twlrly- SThlrly Girls, Klein, 0(t Brut, aad M.b.-l- Amsterdam. Hlp|»ir»me, Kajestkv (iarden, Lyric. Academy of Music, Princess. Empire, Daly's, Savoy. .Madison Square, Field's, Her- ald Square, -Criterion, Liberty.' Grand Opera House. Murray Hill. Fourteenth StreeN Colonial. American.-. t'roctor'H Fifth Avenue. Proctor's .Flflv-olghtli Street. Third Avenue. Vorkvllle. Irving Place,- Thalia, rircle. Miner's Eighth Avenue. Miner's Bowery, Dcwev, London and Buber's Museum. I Lalla HKLnist fainted on tha. stage, of Paradise Gardens ennlng of June 2S, just ns sh« had. completed her act. She fell lo the stage and a stage band carried her lo her dressing room, where site waa speedily re- vived. She b:id not appeared at the matl- ness, 2R. having been overcome by the heat. Tub. stuyvksant Theatrb .Co. was (n- [-orporalcd at Albany Jane 2V>. with n cap- illar n-f ?2?o.i«t(i. The directors are: David BelaBco. Ben Jural n V. Uitedei*, Meyer Blm- berg and Benjamin K. Blmberg, of New" York. Thk llmiissailil Tiikathicai, Co. was Incorisirated nt Albany N. Y.. June 2f>, with a capital of fl.'iO.Ootv Tlie directors nn-:- Owar I1nninierstelu. Wm. Haramersteln and Kdwin B. Boot. Tita KnwARP MacDowell Fund was recentlv aturled hy. the Mendelssohn Glee Club, of whluh Mr. MacDowell waa formerly leader. The composer la In a very serious condition, nnd Incapable ot doing further work. Haityi.a!<d, South Reach, Staten island, opened on Saturday. June 30. The park Is prettllv sltualod. Its prlnclpnl show .being Bolossy Klralfv'a Carnival of Vculee. which Is not jet re*dy to open. Other features of Happvlnnd are « iiall ronm. with MJSB feet of floor space; a vaudeville bouse, where free performances will tie given : a restaur- ant, with a roof garden: a roller skating rink, a central lagoon, with a circular swing nt one end and a band stand at the other, and a tea cardrn. situated In a natural grove. Tho park envera nhmit fifteen acres of ground. It Is painted white and decorated wllb 30,000 electrlr lights strung In gar- lands. • Ai.kxanmir Cuim: has been engaged by Kdward K. Bke for his old part-In "The Girl from Pnrfs. at Munhnttan Beach. BaskI'M.l tkasis frott 1 Lima Tark sod Preamliind will mret at Mnnhattnn Beach July (1. In !hr murnlng. fo decide the Sjaaaj- t'rn as to "M'h a.uusentcnt park con furnish tbe best team. men. The show U giving the best of satis- faction., and J. L. Fusner, presa agent, , Is loaded with some of the finest and most com- plimentary notices ever accorded, any show. Kvcrvone Is well and happy, and are enjoy- ing the Invigorating climate of the White Mountains, The. largest concert of tbe-sea- son was at Plymouth. V 11. Pxi i, BRAi?n.\ntt, contortionist, has joined the Wallace Show. Harkv c. Smv.in, general representative for-Frank C. Bostock, sailed for Europe Jnne SB. - _.- , •- - RlN<iMN<; Bros.' Tknt was blown down In a gale at Aurora. III.. June 21), and Matbew Bury,-a-cripple, and Matbew Cresa were killed. Several people were injured, nnd for a tlhie It looked as though much more seri- ous damage would he done. Tbe elephants, which occupied the three rings at the time. became panfc stricken-and hroke from their keepers. Tbe storm came up without warn- ing In the shape of a small tornado, and the big poles fell, burying tbe attdlen.ee of near- ly 1 ..imh) spectators. Cari. Claim and hla hand, which Is one of the bl? renlures with the Rarnum & Billey Show, has ueet|.rc?ngaaed for tbe same snow for Hie next two seasons. Clito, : contortionist, -stntes that he is meeting with great rurcesa with his new frog act. Iclnc- featured with Hnrgreavea' Big R. It. Shows, as Is also Sort Hows, tbe fdnrv "Hnv Rube." F. W. Blesskr and wife (Mnbelle, the snake enchintress) are with tbe Forepaugh & Sells Bros.' Show. Wm. Tkrsier. "The T'p-SldeDown Wonder." Is attll with the Forepaugh & Sells Bros.' Shows, and is meeting with.great success. *-*-# RHODE) ISLAND. WISCONSIN. Ean Claire.—At the I'nlnne (Wm. Ar- rnnnO, mhtiBger>. bill Jim* £S and week: Dells Watson. Claude Bauf. Bsbv Mary. Mil- ler nnd Mason. Wm. Armond. and Mr and Mra. Cal. Stewart. Splendid business rules. Note.— Bale's Fire Fighter." June 27, and Hagenheck'i Show* 2 0. I.n crosne.—At ihe MJm Thenlre (AC Schnherg, ■■■jtjjUTl the hill for week of June iffl follow-H: The Wllev Ferris Co., Jack O"|'oore," Brownie and Hmttnle,' Charles Or>. rln Cowles nttd Dorothy Alden. and moving picture?. Bill week of July 2 includes: The Flvlug Lnvullfs, Arthur Lane aad Jack P'Toola, , _ Newport. — At Sheedv's Freebody Park Theatre, the bill for week ending June 30, drew well. Kngaged. for week of July 2; Woodward's Seals, Harry Thorne and com- l>any, Crawford and Ford. Three Ronay Sis- ters, Barnatu and DIre, Walters and grouty, l.;i ">"i! and l.ee. and the rameragrnph. Bah mm & Baii.ev Cikcuk was attended bv large audiences. - i Wovnioeket.—At the Hose Lake The* atra fW. B. N'ye. managerl, included In the bill, week of July I, are: Al. Weston and compare. In "The New Reporter;" J. 8. Wolfing's trained stallions. Magnanl Family, Mitchell and Marron. and the usual motion pictures. So far this season the receipts bare been far ahead of last year. < i a K AX SAM. Ft. Scott At Fern Lake Park (Hafer 1 Love, managers* week of July 1, Phase ft ciemmet Dramatic t'o. P*ni:i:n\s Amihi:mi:vt Co. j?nve a «!reel fair week of Jane 2.">. to eo.nl biislness- ♦ « » . JoU, Kuw.- R:\RrrtS-t-C spending the Stinunef with Wt'piirenla ItrHwrtlstMirif. Pa. Ire *1U tJSk,%SSSJ^ "hL:'cVr"™meS/ mgmmmTmmnmm i sst Tin: Musical Adams, who gave such a graceful and pleasing entertainment at Oak- wood Park,'Pittsburg. Pn.. week of June 18, were held .over by Manager Melville for an- other *week'. Noths krom Lew DorKSTAOEn's Nor Mrs- ftrmOM, CfatS D. Wilson, manager— Mr. Dorkstader has completed the engagements for bis company for next season. Among the comedians are the exi-eedlngly funny Nell O'Brien, Kddle f^onurd. Jotjn King. John Dove and-the' Foley Brothers. The singers include- Manuel Itoroalne, Mat Keefe nnd Ree* V. Proseer. Tbe entire company will number stxty>ftve people, not including Ihe working slalT of ten ra'eo to handle the big new scenic production. CtfAB. CROMsKAMhaa signed with tbe John L. Sullivan Company for the rest of this and next season. ... Frank Milton asp Dk Lono Sisters, wlm have slijned with Campbell & Drew's Colonial Belle Show for next season, are spending four weeks In the "BorMes," In Colorado. A xr.w ofkha Honsc la being built -at Sul- phur. Ind. Ter., "Uncle Sam's Resort." It will be OOxKio, stage :i2xtk>, nnd will seat Viiat. First Boor, modern, and will open July IS, with A. B. Kstes. as manager. It Is Nelnc hallt for Summer and Winter. Willie Moose, tbe minstrel-tenor, has recovered from his recent sickness, and waa at the Gardens, Toronto, Cab,, week of June 23. - Nichols and Croix closed a saccecaful season at Milwaukee with the -Star Show Girls Co., and have been spending a very pleasant vacation at Marshall. Mich- wltb Mr. Nichols' parents. They have been re- engaged for next season hy the same manage- ment to produce entire production. Including a military gun drill, which will be a special feature. Milk. James Math:o will sail for Europe July T. accompanied by her son, who haa recovered entirely from the effects of several operations. Mr. Marco Is booked up for the scnson In this country. Mat C. Rnn-n, late of Connelly and Rowe, mnurns the loss of her mother, who died on June 1:1 In Ireland. - Will Drew has aunounced that the Em- ptre circuit of burlesque managers hss ob- tained control or the tiayetv Theatre, in Al- banT. and the Lvreum Theatre, in Ttov; Tha V'mplre circuit shows will alternate.between Albany and Troy for the senom. playing three nights at each place. Pearl B. La Rt e. who will like her little apu. Robert, to Atlantic City, for a vacation, will he at Guvernntor's Theatre for weeks of July 2 and P. Thk Great Golmn Russian Tbocte are booked for ten weeks with the Robertson Amusement Co,, starting Julv 2. In Detroit, Mich., at Electric Park. Lkunarii .wd.Wiiii.k opened June 23, at New Island Park, Himhurw Pa., and were one of the features of the bill. They play n return engagement there In August. THB-swrrtT .given at Barfs New Thea- tre, Philadelphia, Pa„ Jor St Mary's Hos- ' ".IMP " worthy cause, ■ notes from Gala Paik, North Beach l.one, -Islatd,- N. Y.—This park opened ttii regular season Saturday, June 23, under tfc> mansi?m«ot of w. s. Wright, who has cctS at geoefsl representative of the North Bearb Amuaament Co. for the past ten years. Mr Wright-has Bun-ounded himself with nn f (. ficlenr force of assistants, taken from the Theatrical ranks. Among them are: Al. Nei. aon, assistant manager nod cashier: Frank Williams, Oscar Mora, Doc Phillip, John Zim- merman and Bam Abrams. ticket sellers it the varloita attractions. A special feature of the added nttrortlona thla aeason la-liori^ wood, the shooting arrow, a one-legged Vyr- Hat who shoots the chutes on a bicycle and dives Into the water of the lake below. Man- ager Wright haa booked a large number nf excursions for July and August, which In- cludes man? well known organizations of New York City and mirroundlng towns The Park Amusement' Co.. of Osiiko*, Wis., has decided to call Its pari: In that ■ r- the New- Wblte City. The officer*; of the mid:'. pony' are: President and general manager. W S. Campbell, of Marinette: vice-president, w K. Jones, of Milwaukee; secretary and treas- urer. J. l'\. Lnrle. of Oahkuah: director.-: - W. 8. Campbell, H, O. Dan forth. W. E. Jonrs and J. F. iJtrle. One ofthe "many attraction* will be the Beautey Amusew.ent Co.. which bj roroposed of twenty-five people. This com- pany presents a high class vaudeville anj. "Old Plantation" show, and carries Its avn liana" and orcbestni; Another special feature will be Prof. Wm. D. Herrgutb, who will givs a balloon asi-enslon. rorrs ajn Thomas, managers of ihe Bllmi Family Theatre,-Canton, O.. Inform ns that the:: house-closed on-June .'to, to permit nf alterations. The next season will open In Scptemlwr. Tlfl season Just passed has been very satisfactory. The house will be remod- eled, and upen with better attractions neit. season: B. Duplet Scott, owner and manager <\f, the Electric Family Theatre. St. Cloud. Minn., writes; "We opened the new theatre here June 18. to a good house. -Bill for week of June 23 Included: B. Dudley Scott. In black art: Barry Barton, coon songs and dance; Mildred Hurtt, child performer; Harry Russell, lu character Impersonation; motion pictures and Illustrated songs," Bert Marshall, whn Is visiting at his home at Akron, o.. fishing and enjoying toe blue gillies caught In the-small lakes around there, will open. In vaudeville again In July, with a new singing, dancing and talking act. Mrs. Annie Pelot, >f Fiedand Annie IV lot, mourns tbe loss cm' her sister, who died June J,"., at their home at Atlantic city, N.J. T.hk siemsers of tbe act known as "Tbe Mllslcal Shlrleys," will.- In the' future, be known as "Ijimbert, Rcnshawaud HsrbotHe." This set has Just finished the Snllvan A Con- sldlne circuit: also bad two weeks at the Or- pheum, Los Angeles, and will he on tbelr way East after they have finished playing a. few return dates. ; W. H. Smythk and Bessie Labelled In- form us that they escaped the earthquake it .San Francisco, nnd are. resting at Minneapo- lis, Minn. They were at the-Central Thea- tre, San Francisco. John and Alick McDowell, who played tbe prlnclpnl comedy parts last season in Gordon ft Bennett's '"The Tollers" Co.. are at present meeting with success In vaudt- vllle. They have signed-for next season with Stephens ft- Union's "Mv Wife's Family" Co. "Willie" Orowlet, who has been con- nected with Tony Pastor's Theatre for sev- eral years, and has also appeared with sev- eral headline acts, such as Foy aod'Clark and Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar, Is at present appearing successfully -with- Halltn and Fuller, In their various acts- They are now playing tbe Hummer parks. James Carson opened.In Londoo. On'.. June 20, for the Summer, at Carson Park. The opening bill Included : Moving pictures, songs, Cary and Yates,■ Arado and v'araun. Prof. Part and wife, and James Taylor. . S. 7,, PoLi h-js secured control- of the Jacques Theatre end the Auditorium. Water- bury. Conn., belonging to the estate of hla late partner, - Kugcne L. Jacques. A nro- visleu ,'n tbe arrangement states that Mr. Poll will speud $10.0001 In Improving tbe Ja'-ques Theatre* tl at It will always be en lied the Jacques, and thaL Mis. Jacoues wM! re- ceive f-l.fKK) annually during ihe ten year lease, with rcrtaln other privileges. KoHLGit abb Marion write from Ontario Beach, N. Y.: "We made -such n big success here at the Barrholomay Pavilion last week that Manager Fox gave us contracts for the weeks of A-jg. 1:! and-lf. We.have made'a big hit with our new. Dutch comedy murlrnl act a|l along the line, and open nt the Sea Breeze l*avlllon, liondent.nlt, N. V, for the weeks Jniy 1 and-.*, and then go on the Me- diation circuit of purks." .Al. G. Field Notes. —Mr. Field recently returned from a visit to Yellowstone Park- Things around bendnuarlers, 50 Broad S"'*t Columb'is.' are going along with their iisTnl vim.» His minstrels will open tarty-In Aug- ust. Contrnry to the usual custom, this com- pany will go direct Bast, and will not go to the. North went territory until late In the sea- son. . Doc Qutgtey has charge of tbe odtce during (be absence of Mr. Field. Many new faces will appear In the business and ex?<ni- tlve slHfl next year. The scenery and elec- trical effects f-jr-the three big openers, "Roll on .Silvery Moon," "Dreamland Phantoms" and "The Gridiron Club." are completed, and have bevn tested on tbe stage of the South- ern Theatre. • i". Roheht Winuate. of Robert and Te^ie Wiugnte, writes: "Thttrsdav morning, Jnne l!a\ at live o'clock, a terlftc thunder storm struck the city of Kscanaba. Mich., and dsmr.ged -Ben's' Theatre. The lightning strmk the switch hoard and set the whole stage on fire, Including our dressing room. When we were notified we rushed to tbe theatre to -find our wardrobe and trunk hurned to Hshca. and our other personal ef- fects were taken by the hundreds of sight- seers that thronged the place.- We lost everything, hut Chsa. Banks got off with the loss of a few clothes and the scorching of hlR trunk. Mr. Sotlnsky has $2,000 duo for Insurance, while the performer* have, three days' salary." .Barney First. "Ihe sociable guv with th* educu'ed feet." who ib nuking n big success with hla eccentric Hebrew buck dance, has signed*-with W. B. Watson to do Jew parts nnd - specie Ules with hla company next sea* son. Mkanv and A-vntusoN, who are resting for the Summer at their fiotae at Denver, Col., after a successful season In the Kasi, where they played the Keith circuit <nd oilier Mrst class vaudeville houses, will re- turn K*et In August. Lewis and Lessimitox, formerly Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Irfwla. will be seen In their new copyright act. "Fmi in the Kealrv Institute. U"xt season. Thev close on the Noch circuit late In July, and will then go lo their home for u few weeks' rest. The Hrih Children and Ksetore. after finishing one hundred and thirty-eight weeks on the Sullivan & Consldlne circuit, under ihe management of Chris O. Brown, opened a twelve we?hs' engicement on Jos. J- Flynn's park circuit.-with the Mozart and Gu« Sun rircu'ta to follow*. Artih'r Laning. manager of the Broad- whv Comedy Four, la back In New io« looking for a good quartette of men. u* recently came from Milwaukee, where hs cloyed with Rowland ft Clifford's "Old Clothes Man" Co., after a very successful season- After n few Week a of park work the fgJSfi Idle start* for Chicago to Join the "Old Cloihes Man*' Co. The season Is a long one of forty-two weeks, eolng to tbe coast. How. Jollt. of Jollv and wild. Inform m that after openlng-at ttrtnl Bnrrtn'on, Mass., tbey were re-engaged for another week,