The New York Clipper (May 1907)

298 THE; NEW YORK GLIPPEE. May 4. *HE NEW YORK CLIPPER • - ;;' n ' 4 ' » f » ri ii«.i n THE FtUHK QMWi PUSLISrllrirj CO. (L Imlt.d) • , :, .-^roMrtifroni,. - ALBEHT .T. BORIF, EnlTIIIHI, AKD BCSINRSS SUNillM. v - ' ■ ' ■■ ■ SATnilDAX, M AY 4, 1W7. Kntcrnl Jnue 24, 1870, Hi Uic Po« One* «t New YftrV N. V.. as Second class matter, andef lltP act Cf Ma roll :i, 1870. Arttertlnenciic*—i».80 Mf' «odi. •IorK Mian;. UMUhwIim wllliborder, 10 per ct. extra. si itsi tHli'TloN. One rear. In advance, 14; six months, 12} thru months, II. Foreign postage eitr«. Single copies will lie Mill, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cents. (lor Term* are Caali. TIIK CLIPTBIV in Issoed-every Wednesday morn; bur. THie lait four (advertising) WWWjJ 1'ItBSS on Hatnrday at 11 a. *t..a»d Us* other rife* on MONDAY and TUESDAY. The Korni Cloalnfc Prompt!/, Trie*. dnr at 1U o'clock A. M. Plead* remit by expreas. money order, check, r.'O. order »r registered letter. All caab enclosed wllli letter la lit Ibc risk of Render. 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Australia. ■ THIS NOW YOIUC CLIPPER aafcltakM only one edition, and that la dated from Sew York. tyjp TO AN8W EPP.~ !to Renllea hy Mull o r Telegraph. Ammxssxs or wHiKKasotrrs not oivbh. All ik ovkst or seen stlow.ri writs to THOsa who* TIIXY SBRK, IN cabb or TUB CLIPPER Poar fiTKic-r, All lettkrr will na AiivxanaBD o.va wxax only, li- the roiitk or ant tiuatiuoal compani- in aouoiiT, tarn to oub list or Boons on ANOTtiFn I'Aor, W« cannot scnu boutis ai MAIL 01 TILEOUl'H. DIIAHATIC. P. C™ Km Claire.—We have no knowledge of I ho present whereabouts of the party. Ad- tli-fh-H ii loiter In rare of tlilx ufltii> and wo will advertise It In Tin: CLirrEii'lettcr list. A. V. M.. Xc« Yolk. Mux. .1. II., New York, N. «'., Woshlngton, I'. 3. C, EveHy, II. A. K., Olenoldon, II. «f. A.. Pottsvlllc. and G. (i.. Altoonn.—See unawcr to T. C, airovc. (I. M. !»., New Y'ork.—Cleo l)e Mcrode iimile lier American debut Kept. 27. I8U7, at K.isicv ft IIIhI'h MiihIc Hull, on Tlilrty-fourtU sii'cot, on lite site of wlileli pun of K. ,H. 'Macy'H olg stiira now xtiinds. '•• M. M. v.. Norfolk.—We Have no knowlerln of a trark by lite same ment loned In Kaltl- W.G. di.. Ashtabiiln liai'bor.—Address the ■ lloi'Dvy ifcnvritl of Ohio. •*A't'AUPHNTKn," Portland.—Address Frank Hnn-lc, tail- I.imtlon Tliealvo, Now, York City. V, V. N.. WllHimspoil.—AddMWfti II. w. SiiTiigo, 114 West irony-third Street, Near •Mki.bn", rtt. .losepU.—"La flolle Marie" is I lie older plei'i'. It was vrt ttea by ilency Trenton. ' i W.'IS. !»., rjlmttnnoog*.—Wc never uodet- tiik'i) to itnawer legal uncstloilB. Constllt "tt lawyer. »'. K. V.. Uri'OUHbiirc.—Address tho Sllucr l.llliQL'riipliltitt Co.. New York City. A. \., AuiMierdmn.—Similar atis receive Horn $o() |icr Wetk .in. m H, Tl. C J'ort Jervln.—We have'no knowl- edge of nny Budh iiiiblU'atlon. . We eau on'y Milvlsoyuu to ivateli our uoluntDS earli week, from wlileli n Hut vim 4>n eomplled 0. 11. /... Tlrooklyti.—Seo an«wer to "A Cht- lienier." I'dHlantl. 8. V. K., KvtiiiKvllle.—Our Bpace will not permit itlvlwr 1t In full. If there la nuy one you nin-llei'ilurly desire we will give (lie name. K.'X.—''Hen 1101'" was orlgluaNy Ntuged at (ho Wnmilwiiy 'Biealie, New York City, Nov. 20. 18(111. ■ C. A. II.. Philadelphia.—!. We lmre no record of the:death of the party, a Make ii'piil lent Inn' to' iiiailttfterB of the bHowb jroB men I Ion. it, Party Is unknown to us. A. K., WuiveKter.—AddresHlhn Vaudeville MniiiieeiV AHNiKintlim, St. J nines llnlldhi},-, New York City.' • A., Pnlersoii—H Is eorrticl. II. <i. f„ 1'ltllarteliililn.—The Winter qunr- teiH of C, A. lllulmrrl'H 4»howla Newbury,:Vt M. H„-Mlinipanolly,—Addre*H'i'mu Nawu. .1. II. W.. Baltimore.—Address the 1 editor or a local publication at Santa Cni/.. t". W. !■*., Amerletis.—Watch our route list oueli week. tl. 1'. Y„ Huffalo.—We eau give no Infor- ms l bm reaiirdlnjr the show. I\ \'„ Kilbride.—We have no knowledge of tiny such publication. Hi T., Pueblo.—Prom •$20 per week up. .1. M. P., I.liarlestoii.—We have no knowl- edge of any theatrical ngeil't lit lite city you mention. ,1. 1.. 8.—Annie Unssell never appeared lu !hn piny. I'\ W. Vox n., Jersey City.—It Is tho samo parly. CABHb K, A. W., Medford.—H. V. l> and A should have illscnriled In reiculnr onler (II rlrst and A Instl before A dealt cards for tho draw. I*. II. W„ Ulntrluimlon.—In the game of .'nil, when a trump In declared, the Joker '« tilinips the highest trump of that atilf. II Is only wticn "no trtirop" Is ldnyed that the ,1oker can be called a card In any suit. HASUlIAI.I.. ■M. W. J.. Waterhiiry.—t. In (he ease you mention A Is'entitled toliold third base until he legally touches Hie home plate. 2. II muse took out for himself. If he can set back lo second, well and good, but even If ntnudlnu on liitvd with A. he lit) can be put out If touched with (be ball by au opposing player. MIM 1,1.1, AMMIl N. «'. B. 0.. Chicago.—n wins, nut whether he did or not as lung as n referee wHs ap- pointed and he so decided, Ills decision would slitlld unless, he-vlioso to reverse II. ■J. .1. i>„ Taunton.—We can not attempt (o aiiMvor nnesllmis (tearing on polities. II. C. II., Alexandria Hay.—I. A spor|lmt aiinds house can answer your question. 2. $4 per year. »>♦♦ Dominiv Tkxxant, formerly leartlnu wo- man In "The College Widow." waa taken III In Milwaukee, Wis., last week, ami will be forced lo spend the next three months In a local nan li urliim under lien I meat for nervous prostration. Oim CaltCAQt) LEf f EB. ... .... ...... ^ _ 9»0U oca own conhrsrONDMT. If|l.:-H-. —— I ' . Weiltfuu'mtH-eaM «f the New Yoffc Clipper, Room 804. AihlaWd UlouU, Chleaajo. ' Thl» week, Kiorbeir Roberlaon and llcrtrude Hlllolt. In "C'n»s!>r and Cleopatra." at Powers', arid "Klfly Miles from Boston," at tbe Co- lonial, are both seen for tbe first lime here. Tire circus closed ln«t W«lnesday night, bav- tng played to fapaclty Jjnslneiis during: nearly all the time It was here. The receipts were beyond all previous engagement*, and It won i-orrcedert that the fthow wan the best that Ibc Itlnfrllng Brothers 1 have ever put together. The ■ various-wimijIiMtlon. -stock, vaudeville nrtil bHfiesqtie 'houses arc all doing well, though the natural fulling off In attendance which comes with the closing weeks of the season Is noticeable everywhere. The weather changed ibe first part of lost week from that Of the fleeting nature to genuine Sprlrtg weather, which enticed hundreds to the-base- ball parks', and thereby lessened tbe matinee attendance. li.u.viiN Tiikathk (Will J. Davis, mana- ger).—8am llomard. In "Tbe Rich Mr. Uog- gcnhclnier." contlnties lo please ill led houses. Powkrh' THKAxnn (Harry J. Powers. Win- agcri.—Viola Allen closed her two weeks' engagement 27, playing 'Twelfth Night" arrd the quadruple bill. Tbe attendance picked tip continually, and especially at tile com- posite performances the crowds were large. KorbCN Robertson snd Gertrude Blllott tMll open 21), In "Cuaar and Cieopatra." The-en- gagemenl Is scheduled for two weekB.' Scat, "The Mon and the Moose." t/AKRH-K Tiihatiib (Herbert C, Dnce, man- ager).—Lew Fields and bis company of comedians'have been making merry during the pa a I. week. In "About Towri."' to which, ns on sfterplcce, the burlesque of "The MukIc Master.' Is given. Joseph Weber and his company follows. CoiiOr'iAi. Tiiratiii: ((Jeorge W, Ledcrer, manager);—"T*e Ketle of Mayfalr," with its cltrver' comiiony of comedranB and singers, closed the live weeks ran April 27, hav'og played to nn average good tirtslriess. George 51; COhan'a new offering,' "Fifty Miles from Hotto'i," iv 111 open 28, and tbe advance sale Is large. The company Includes: 'Frltr. Wil- liams, .'Cmina 'Janvier, .IOhn''Br.v«n."lleorgj Parsons, James (.'. Marlowe. JimeB II. Brad- bury, John L>. O'Hara, Lorla r^rimm, Itsijjh Plncos, "Hazel Lowniy, Zclda Heart and (Jiayce Hrott. The run Is Indellnlte. HTUDKRAKUlt TIieatiik (II. K. Harnieyer, manager).—'Two I.title Girls" has played to steadily Increasing business during Its two weeks liere, -with (i fine auvance «alc.' The company Is above the average,^and the music Is pleasing;. It has several weeks more to run. ' ' :McViCKKn'n TrtfATRB (George C. Warren, niunu^cr).—"Tho Hound Up" has packed this house to suffocation ever since Its Initial per- tormauce. -Slnclyn Arbuckle has rarely done better work than ns tbe good-natured sheriff, Slim, and roars of laughter greet his sage ronvirk* every rdglu. 'Orate/ • Caldaru and Wright Kramer are excellent ita the'.younger leading Totes, and Florence Hockwell Is charming in the part of ICcho. Charles; 8. Abbe, H. H. Notinrup and Harold HnrtseM form a slroug and attractive Iwckground for tho other principal!;, and the general en- semble Is excellent. The production it one of the handsomest ever seen here, and the big third net, showing the canyon of Colorado Itlver, Is a marvel oi the scene painter's and builder's art. The play will probably run through the Summer. ' Guam) oi'i.iiA tioi'MK (Harry ASkln. inn mi- S.'ri.—Mrs. Flske and her company. In "The ew York Idea." closed a profitable engage- ment 27. Dust In Fnrnum. lu "The Virgin- Ian," opens 2(1, for two weeks. Oiibat 'NoirTBimxTiiBAtl* (Fred C. F.berts, manager).—The 'Rays playedlo splendid re- turns during lire two weeks they wcrb here, offering "Down the I'lke." (trace Camerou, in "Holly HHnples." 1s ■current. Next, "Tho County (lialrman." Wiiitnky 'UFKiiA HOI'SK (Wain P. Orson, manager).—Mabel 1 lite and John Slavln have. 4iy their clcveVwork'in '^A KlUght for a Day," flvinly i-staWlshed thottselveg as favorites, and AHee Ycrho hits made a strong bid for favor. Business has held up well since the open hi}.', and there Isiro sign of anything to lake the plate OMheipresenfoflerlng. ctiinM(ii) OeimA HoVhk <l>aviii B. Hunt, inatlhgeM.—"The'Second In" Command" drew tine houses last week, and was splendidly ncteil. William Ilramwell, Howard li Hick- man, linear C. Aufel. IK- Witt li Jennings, Herbert llieuoii.IiUoaiiqr Gordon, Helen Itel- mer and the others all appeared to advan- tage, and were cordially applauded, i This waa Hirrbert Brenon's last week with tbe organization, and he will be greatly missed. '•lite Middleman" Is the bill week of 28. anil should tic' given : an 'excellent jx'rformaHco ■with William Bramivell In the role of Cyrus Bienkiirn. and' ICIohnor Uordon as Mary. N>xt week, "Conftulon," which will be the closing bill of the season. cl<A Sai.i.k Tiikatiik (Mort If. Singer, man- ngi'r).—''Jite four liundredth performance Of "The Timo, tbe:Place and tho OIM" has been numbered with the.tilings of the past, and s'tHl tbaieoKy house continues to'be crowded n't" every lierfo'rmauce, and Ibe samo good work by the principals and chorus Is done. Hl'SH TK.Ml'l.B THKATBK iFllzabetli Soho- bar, manager).—r'Dora ThoMc" pltascd large nltendance last week, and was given n fine perfovmanee by the regular stock company, "Held'by the Knemy," a strong war play, of past decodes, will stake a good bid for favor this week, and should'draw capacity business, Nell week, 'The Parish Priest.'' . iNTKH.NATIONAI. TllHATllK (Kills F. Ollck- niau, manager).—ICIIas ltotbsteln and his splendid organisation liRVe been giving ex- cellent perrormunreH of the Yiddish ami (jeriiian maBrerpleves during the past two weeks, and will remain one week more. "Zaia," "Perole," "American'.Fortune," "Dor Htummer" and "A Father's Ixrve'' will be given. Antonio Marlorl will follow. I'l'.iii'i.u's Thkatoh iJoseph Pilgrim, man- ager).—"Big Hearted Jim" was well received last week, and tho play proved I good one. "Kim" will be presented this -week. Next week, "Davy Crockett." 1'nKix ThUatrh lllobert T. Motts. niaun- fvr).—"The Husband" has caught on here. Inrrlson Stewart Is as funny as ever. Jerry Mills and hottle Urady render good work as tliey always do. A professional matinee of "The ijnocn of the Jungles" was given 20, mid the house was crowded to Its capacity by niembei-s of vverv attraction playing Hie city. The matinee, -Saturday, was u .special one for chlWren. cnglm-ered by Mrs. Cllfftird Johnson, and the iiouse was packed with yuungsbers of all ages and classes. HuWAIili TiiKArim ll.orlu J. Howard, niaii- iigeri, —Hood reports from the North show that this popular stock company Is still cater- ing lo large rrowxls with pleasing plays. I'.u.tMi; r Tiikatrk (John T. Connors, man- ager).—"Pals" formed a very rnjoyablo offer- ing last week, drawing the usual tine busi- ness. "A Break for Liberty" this week. "My Friend from India'" next. f Maiu.owk Thhatrh (Charles II. Marvin. rnouagei'l,—This 'tween district house' con- tinues lo do an excellent - business, and the catalogue of plays given during the season lust closing shows good management. Majkhtii' Tiibatuk (Lyman U. (Hover, manager).—'Business continues to capacity hen- nlghlly, with good slued matinees. The season will run through Hie'Summer. On the bill week or 20 appear : William- H, Thompson and company. In "For l,oro'a Sweet Sake:" (ins Kdwards' Tyiiewrllers, In "When "the Bona is Away;" Coli llordeverry-and com- pany, cuvette, Kennedy end Rooney, the Hounding Gordons.'Bruce Amsburj. Hayes and llobertt, In "The Cowboy, the Swill and the i.stfc :" lUna \Vagfier, stunrt Bhil Kecley Sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Oottlob. lh "(Jovccn- raent 'Bonds', Appjeby, Ralrhund and Good, in n-travesty on ."Zm,"> and-the kinodrohic. OtTMM*.' TitBATtts. (Abe Jacobs, maHieer). iftitlHaW conllnues excellent - here, where good b|Iis arc always to lie seen. For week of 21): ("has. E. 'Kvans and compnny. In "It's JJo to Yon, William-," fWgar'Atchison Kly. Mllanl Trip, 'McWaters-'lyoon company. In "Vaudeville:" Majestic Mimical Four, Alice Davenport and company, in "Now ;" Don And Thompson, 'F.smcraiiia, Johnny Fogarty and IfMrT -Addlngton, He Canto's dogs, Travelle atrd L.thders, ■ Nellie Rovelle, and the kl«0- drome. : - . •HAVMAftiti r Tidutbk (William F. New"- kll'ki manager).—This West Side Iiouse will close shortly for the Summer, although the bitfilness has been excellent. t)n the bill /or week of 21) are: Muy Yohe and the Bell Trio, Hnllen and Puller, In "Her Sunday School Hoy;" Lew Sully. Clara Beasy's eats, Kelly and Vloletle, Musical HoOtmotis. tbe Three Lelghtons, in "A One Nitrlit Stand In Min- strelsy :'• no llollls and V'alora, Harry Ho!- man, Kates Bros.. l.e Fevre and St. John, Marquis an'd Lynn, and the 1 kinodrorae. ■rlt-'inxoi.Kii'H TiikatrB ILudwIg Schlndlcr, manager).—The best Obtainable Is evidently the motto of this hustling manager. The Mil week.of'.29 Includes: The Cummfngs 'J*rlo, the Three Barneys, Auer and Do Onzo, Dan lia- mwt'simottkeys and dogs, Oussle Kvans, Ben Nnii the Oellcrt Sisters, and moving pic- tures. People arc turned away at-every per- formance, ; •Star 'Theatre (James L. Ledercr, niaoa- 8erl.—-"BftnihesK continues good here, and tho 111 Includes: Armand. comedy acrobat; Kal- hass, In "Blact: Art:" Walter McFarlanc and Dale Sisters. In song and dance; Campbell and Copcland. Ethiopian comedians; tbe Gro- tesque'Rindotohs. In "Fun in a Chinese Laun- dry." and the Staroseope. Lyme Theatre (Ben -Snyder, business man- ager).—Vrtridev!lle. ; as offered at this eMn- paratlvelynew house, seems lo have caught the fancy of tbe. people of tbe South, and business hak been on the Increase. .liin.i.ii Tm.'.iTiiE (Ed. Lamson. manager). —'I'hls house opened'with vaudeville April h, to fair business, bilt the receipts hare been steadily picking up ever since, and the pros- pects arc good for another winner on the Mills circuit, which Is operated by C. B. Mills, of the Wonderland Museum. Unly straight vaudeville Is offered here, 'and Manager Laro- son ts itremmos In his endeavors to make It a high class vaudeville house. HmimiLirr Thhatrk (l>nng & Barbour, tnanagersl.—-The bill Includes: Melrose and Melrose, In a dramatic sketch : the De Matebs, In "The Mall Bag Mystery:" Walter Mc- Parlaml and the Dale Sisters, singing and dancing act; Fairy'Plum, soubrelt'e: Ed. and Hazel Lucas. Dutch comedy act: I/eftow. tbe Crest, cannon ball manipulator, and Mabel -Mcintosh. In' lllrtstfitted songs. A'iai'ehy (William Rocbt,'manager).—Joe Welch. In "Tbe. Shoewaker," njaqo a pro- tjwvnced hit 'Inrt *tek, and the-large house was well crowded at every performance. "Happy Hooligan's Trip Around the World" ts the current offering, and'should do well. Next week. vKbbbed hi New YOi'k; ' BtJoi; iWilliam Itoche, manager).—"The Convict's Daughter" played to good business last week. "The Governor's Pardon" will draw nttentlou this week, followed by 'JAs Told ln : the Hills." " carrniuos (Juhn B. Hogan. manager).— "Tlie Cowhoy Olrl" railed ' forth lots of excitement and praise last week. It Is a strong. Interesting story of the West, and Is well acted. "The Phantom Detective" Is the attraqtjon this week.. Joe Welch, in "The Shoemaker." next week. AlHAubra (James H. Brown, manager).— "A Millionaire's Revenge" drew crowds of the morbidly Inclined, last week, who enjoyed It. "undo Tom's ■ Cabin," -getting ' older -each year.-'yet always pleasing. Is the current' Mil. ''PalnVttqmant" next. : Colujibch TttaarBB (Webber Bros., mana- gers).—The Black Pali I Troubadours de- lighted latige imdleneea last week, with a rlno singing and acting ' corannny. ' Joe Welch, frcsu from couqvjests on the West side, comes here. In "The Sltoeniaker," this week. "Happy Hooligan's Trip-Around the .World" next. r ■"Kusov's TiiKA-rnn isid J, Ktison, mana- ger),—The Golden-crook BurlcMqucrs plnwd to good '-ret u ins Inst week. Fred Irn-ln'» BJg Show will ; open for a week, 28. The two burlesques are-flntltled 'The Onlv Pebble-on the Beacri" and "The,Wives Of the Sultan," In tlie olio are: Mario Buckley. Goldsmith and Hoppe. John Fields Jr.. the SIv Little Buster Brown Girls. Hie Five Harrison Sis- ters, tlie Six Hast It-binders and Hogan, West- colt -and Bennett. The Jersey Wiles next. [■'ot.t.v '-'(John A. Fennesay, manager).— The Brigadiers played to the usual capacltv business last week, and tho attraction was well liked. The Jolly Girls, with ' Kdmund Hnyes, In "The Wise Guy," will bo the -week's attraction, connnencliig 28. The -olio in- cludes: -James J. Collins, 'the International Combine Four, the Dc Kabrys, and Harrlettc Iielmont. The HohemlanSnOgt. Titm-ADBRO (I. M. Welhgaften, manager).— The City Sports proved m one drawiits card Inst week,- with the special features which made It one of the strongest which -has been seen hern for some Huio. The Golden Crook Extravaganxa Co. of tifty People, in a spec- tacular extrnv:igan/.a. is the current offer- ing. The electrical effects of the Four Sea- sons are said tolie qolte wonderful, and'the companv Is very strong. In the olio: The Three Musketcets, Edward Morton, the Yalto Duo. Stewart and Desmond, the Kane Sisters. Fred IrwhVs Big Show next. • WoNUBKiiAXi) (<;. B, Stills, manager).—The museum section of this attractive place has been closed Cor the Summer, but the arcade and theatre are still running full blast, and liuHhicn-ts ns-good as ever. The arcade and theatre wtll remain open all Hummer. London Dime Mlssoi (Wo. J. Sweeney, manager).—Business continues tine here. In the curio hall: Simmons, the human snake; Louis Darles. Russian dancer: Lowley, ma- gician : Jiiilen and her den of snakes, and Susie Cnrscljo, one woman band. In the the- atre: Ida lUthburn,'llosa Itodlne, Rita CJnq- utars, knd the moving pictures. CtAHK'-STRKBt Mukkum (L. M. llclges. manager).—Thocrowds keep on going In to see the curios, freaks and the vaudeville per- formances, which are on view nil day, and the many changes In the different departments bring the same people hack again week after week. Amtmsiatii. —The announcement Is nut that, commencing with Mav 13. the Chicago Opern House will be given over to musical comedy for tho Summer.,playing "Captain Careless. 1 ' with a cblrtpRiiy or sixty people, supplanting the stock company which lias been successfully appearing there since early last Fall. The production will be under the management of Kohl & Castle, and Will bo made by B. C. 'Whitney, who lias already one success to his credit, locally, wllh "A Knight for a Day" nt the Whltnov. Mr. Kohl Is at present of the opinion that In tbe Fill th-> Opera Iiouse will reverl lo lis old ii*. a vaudeville house, in" view Of the forth- coming battle in the vaudeville between Ihe K. & K. awl Western Vaudeville Manager's Association In (his city William Dram- well and Eleanor'Gordon will appear for two weeks or more In vaudeville, playing Hi; Majestic and Olympic Theatres, at the cun- ,-luslon of the stock season The'Einhlre Theatre, West Madison Street, near Hoisted. Is MCheanrcd to opwl npjt week Sunday, under Ihe management of W'lllam Singer, and Is assuredly ode of the finest"Infrlesipie houses lu theisntntry, having been constructed In strict complin nee with the new tire ordinances regarding theatre*. This will make rive theatres wltlilit a range of lutlf a tnlte on tho West aide, forming quite a theatrical centre The Princess Theatre,'the Singer Brothers' now musical comedy bouse, will be started in Its building very shortly, for next Wednesday the deinoiltlon of the bandings on Hie Kite will comuieiice, and it Is hoped to have ffte htlU«t'feA»i"f<*.o^«toc*-W--EBC SpHtljf. Messrs. Hough, Adams'lfld HoWaed. Who '.wrote "tile 'Time, the Plico and 'ton Girl," will shortly turn over the new musical eotnedy for next season at the. JJt '-zaile, which it Is expected will open Saturday even- ing, Aug. 17, following a week at Milwaukee, where the new production will be broken In. The book Is completed, and Mr. Howard has nearly Ibllfchod the music. No title Is an- nounced ds yet. When this work Is done, tbe details of the production for the Prin- cess Theatre production will be taken In hand. ....-John Htavln has interpolated a new song In "A Knlgbt for a Day," which has been pronounced successful Ida Os- tergren and tbe Swedish Dramatic Club will give "Tbe Doll's House," May 11. at the Music Hall Dick Sutton has arranged with Charles I'lrlcb whereby he will present "The Honor of a Cowboy for twenty-flve weeks on the road next Benson, playing the Paclllcvoast, working West froto Iiutte, Mont. ......K. A. Hufscb, who was a caller 27, states that he has joined Mr. Mosher,.for- merly of Moshet and Mack, and that tbey will open In Clndlnnatl. 28, at the Pure Food Show, playing before the rat poison booth. Morris UcHugb, of the Bush Temple Theatre' stock, will (cave that organisation, May II, to Join a stock company for the Hum- mer. In Cincinnati.... ...The vaudeville the- atre at 8*n* Uoiicl Park Will be operated this Summer by Guy - B. Mills, who IS con- stantly extending his holdings in this City. It Will isj-opehed Stay 25.. At River- vlew Park, which Is one of the largest parks In existence. Ulrervlew Rink will be operated by the Northwest Amusement Co., opening Mav 27. The area Is B00X2O0 feet, and there IS Beating capacity for 5,000 people. This Is said to be the largest roller rink in tbe world. Julian' Mitchell has arrived In • town, and Is : busy ■ etmductlng rehears- als of "The Girl Behind the Counter," which Lew Fields will use, following tho production of "About Town." which will close Its season here. There Is a possibility that the new piece may have Its Dtemicic here during the last week, as the engagement has been extended until May 18 .Lizzie B. : Raymond.Called-several times during (he past -week, and will remain in towln for a short time Herbert Brenon, who left the stock company at the Chicago Opera House.-27, lias been hnstllng 'for tbe uasrt few days, making ilaal preparations for the opening of hl3 slock company, at Pascagoula- on-tbe-neach. Miss., arid entries with him lo the scene of his future work, the hearty wishes; of hundreds of Cblcagoans. for his success The Basse Club. : of which. Ben •M. Glroiii, of Ihe Criterion Theatre forces, Is one of the prime movers, has bought out McVleker's Theatre, -Mr the evening of. May 7, and Mn vol- P.usse has signified his accept- ance"of;• tie: Invitation ■ to occupy the'maBa- gerV box...... Peed Sellgnun,'Hebrew come- dian, formerly with "A Stranger In Town" Co.. was a Ci.ippkr Bureau caller. 23. and stated that he would open this week as the isnnei|lnn In "The Seoul's Itevenge" At the Coliseum, for two weeks, commencing. May 2, a Wild West show will take place, ll being composed of cowboys, cowgirls, In- dians. Mexicans, together with four hundred head of riding stock, tblrty-tdx head of buffalo, and sixty long horned steers, which wilPox- hlbit while on their way to the James- town Fair, where they are to arrive. June 1. William 11. (Billy) Barry, at present In charge of tbe publicity department of Luna Park, this city, Is organizing ids Billy Barry Merry Minstrels for a tour of the country next season, opening Sept 14. ex- tending from coast to coast. He will have ten strong features with the organization, which win he bended by its own military band, aridiconcert orchestra. Travel'Will lie fu'eOmpllMie*! 'n' u 'private parlor Car...'.,. I'M. lhimIob. und Princess l\'eta were Chirr-Kit Bureau callers, 22, and reported hnvhig'hiiil a, very successful season. Charles 'W-. Hurch. specie! representative of the depart- ment of publicity .-it Lun'a.-Tni'kr'waH a caller, 24. nnd stated that practically everything was In readiness for the opening of this latest of Cill'.-ago's pleasure parks,'May 11. The ."00 shade trees lire festotiiied with-vari- colored lights, and the prombuudes have been made Into veritable pictures, with gardening, :ind fountalgB. The govefilliie board Is eon- Hiltutisl' as follows.- -L. It. Lauttersteln, president an'd gcnelal IManRlger : ;"-S. Milton I'lchberg, vice president and supervising nrchltcci: I*» Myers, treasurer, and James 51. Kith, secretary lieu. F. Simpson, general iigent of Scott &)taynQt''s attractions, was a caller, S3, having Bad charge -of 'I'fhe l'ast-Mall" this'scasonv Next year Ihe com- pany will present. "A- Daughter ; of Juden." and will have two companies presenting '*'Mn'i New Husband".,.... Tlie Haymarkct will close Its season early In May,' »s usual, and numerous changes wiirbe. made during the Stnntncr, In thh line of re^dccorallng, fnrnlBhlng with new chairs, and extenslvo-'lniprovemcnls In the lobby..'... Malek A. lioi-lng, bhe Of the oldest of local hotel-men, died at his home In the Lakota Hotel, front heart disease, 24. «4ed slxtj-- thl'ee.-.ve*Wi; He had-been.a resident'of this city tor fOTly years. Mrs. Robert Drouet Is Ids -daughter'. He left a forlvihe cMfm'aicd'nt about 35500.0HO .A lire which completely gutted the bulldlug. 2l)8:.100 Wahasli Avenue, occupied by the jlcaly Music (x>.. for the most part, caused a panic In the Auditoi4um und Itensti Hotels. In. the bine Arls Building, and the Studebuker Thenlrc. ■ frofesslonal people" Were stopping tit the iwo holds, the latter being hekt door to the burned building, add In the Studcb&ker Theatre, a rehearsal for a new number for the "Two Little Girls'' was in progress. Smoke and fumes filled the several buildings, and the ocopants were forced to leave, but no one wits hurt, and the majority of the damage was confined to the burned building. In the Fine Arts Build- ing Is situated the Chicago Musical College and Sclio I of Acting, where lessons and rehearsals were In progress, but after an nil-lug of (lie building, the pupils wcreab|e to return to work A concert la aid of Ihe fund to erect n statue to General Tliad- deus Kosciusko. In Washington. D. ('.. was attended. 21, by about 1,1)00 people, being given In Orchestra Hall, and over $1,300 was cleared .At the Auditorium, within Ihe next two weeks, a fair will be held In aid of the Actors' Fund, when people from nil Ihe attractions tn the city will appear Mrs.'Mark Squire, a Cleveland 'society wo- man. Is rehearsing wllh the'Lew Fields Co., ruid will be seen shortly In n spiall part', mak- ing ber slage debut Blanche Ring cele- brated her hlrthdoy, 24. after the perform- ance, being given a rm-ndsotne silver loving cup by the company members. A supper, wh'ch followed In the green rboin of the Audi- torium Annex, was attended bv Sum Bernard, Peter F. Dalley, George nelMth, Ernest Lam- bert. Charles P.. Kohf, Varrion Castle. Jack SKHI SflBE FOR 8 YEARS ■ W.i.f-raaiaVf . Spent $.T»0 on DiioWM and nemedle. Bat G*« )(* Mellnt-AVork Often Iir>»4ia»lble—Trouble Gone. CURED BJI-iiiFBY CUTICURA "Up to a week or so ago I had tried many other remedies and several doctors, and spent-about three hundred dollars! without any success, .but this is to-day the seventh day that 1 have been using the Culicura Remedies (costing $1.50), which have cured me completely, so that I could work again to-night. My trouble was as follows: Upon ihe limbs and between the toes my skin was rough and sore, and also sore under the arms, and 1 had to stay at home several times because of this affec- tion.' I had been suffering for eight years and have now been cured by the Ctiticurn Remedies within a week. -I shall recom- mend it'to my friends. Fritz Hirschlaff, 2A Columbus Ave., New York, N. V„ March 20 and April 6, 1906." *——- — - - 1.— Circus. It !s estimated, played to the greatest crowds which ever attended a performance of this kind In Chicago, during Its stay of three tveek*. as durln'g-thc forty-one perform- ances over UOo.OOO people saw the show Vaurant Franklyn (Mrs. G. F. Newman) was found in her-room In tho Clarendah Hotel, morning of 20, suffering from an overdose of eiiloroform, but It Is thought she will re- cover. She stated that she-took the drug to induce sleep Jack 'London's playlet, "The Great Interrogation," will have Its premiere at the Majestic. May 0, having been dram- atized by the author and Lee'Bascom.-from some of Mr. London's talcs of Alaska life. ... .The Vaudeville'Artists" Protective Union, A. -ltlciirdo. secretary, has- taken up the cudgel against the nickel theatres In this city, stating-that some performer* were re- quired to work all day, doing their turns In rapid sequence, and that many of tbe so- called theatres had no dressing rooms at all. Defective James■ H. Watson'has'also found proof that several of these places have been enticing young school children In to the entertainments, by distributing passes in the various schools, with the line "Every child will receive a bag of candy" printed thereon, and the city authorities liave been asked tn put a slop to It. The crusade against this form of entertainment has been 'vigorously pushed during the last fortnight, and many flagrant cases of contempt have come to light, which hava been severely punished Other CUPPER Bureau callers were: Win. V. Nugent, Johnny Ones, AI. G. Kranz. Frank Hilton, K. F. Nugent, Dick Maddux, Sir. Yalto, Hugh Coyle, Mr. Doyle, of the Doyle llros., and John S. Young. . *»♦ OCR LONDONLETTEn. nOU OtJn OWN COEHESPONMNT. Gardner. Georgle Cftlnc, Truly Shattuck, Louise Dresser.'Edith Ellicl MarBride. Topsy Slegrhit. Gertrude Mayer, Marlon Whitney end Helen Turner. In the birthday cake Miss Itirrs found, when her piece Was'pnsscd her. a copy of the ohl slgbet ring which her grandfather. "Jimmy" Ring, wore veRl'H a^o. When a member .of the old Boston Museum Stock Co. ...... .'Chicago Hay," at the Jamestown Fair., will he July 11). Mayor Busse having chosen that J1«y. after a conference with othri'H in authority In municipal and Stale affairs,..... Shakespeare's birthday was ob- served In thjs city by the Shakespeare (Tub. and lectures on some of his plays were given nt the Music Hall .The Blarkfrlara (dram-tllc-) Club, of the University or Chi- cago, igave a-reception afternoon-of 2(1. to Mnliel Hlte. John Slavln and Alloe . Yorke, and Uus Sohlkc Tbe Hlngling Brothers' Clipper Bareaa, 4S Cranbourne St,, Leicester gtiaatrr. London. W. c. Apiiii, 20. The new productions now rehearsing, and Ihe dates of their first performances are as follows: April 22, "The'SUnken Bell." Wal- dorf: April 1W, :"Le' Duel," Garrlck: April 24. "Mr. George Vaudeville;" April 25. "Mrs. Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch.' 1 Terry's, and April 27, "Lndy Tatters,'" Sbuftesbury. Good weather and cood liuslnesn go hand In hand these early,' Spring days. Word comes from -Berltii that Beerbobiu Tree Is the personification of tranquility and good humor amid tin) storm of criticism which has raged about htm in the German capital. Interviewed, 'Mr. Tree said: "I do not know what reports have reached'London. Wc have received enthusiastic applause front the Berlin public. Socially-we have been over- whelmed with kindness. We have-been felcd by our comrades, we have been honored by His Majesty, the Kaiser, and (he Imperial family, and wc have received much generous appreciation from the press. I understand that-a suction ot the critics do not approve of-out English methods-Of producing Shakes- peare, but - that'la'not unnatural. We have never fulfllled'a more pleasant engagement, and wc have agreed to return to Berlin next year, extending our tour to Hanover. Frank- fort, Haihhitrg. Vienna and other cities. We have had, perhaps, more ■than our share of the preoccupations which fall to tho lot of the strahger hi a strange land, but we are ending the -week In tho lightest of spirits, Und (do thoroughly grateful-for the uridine orpei'lence the itvwk has vouchsafed u*. We take with us hack'to England that which. nffcr nil. Is dearest to the player's heart— the consciousness: that wchave delighted -and entertained a series of audiences which have grown In size and enthusiasm from night to night. For the llrst time, wc arc told. Berlin theatre audiences have broken awny from Ibe tradition which regards audible acclaim as disorderly, and have given vent to their feel- ings In applause which could not have been heartier. That has consoled us for all ihe critics have said. When we are compelled to -answer Insistent curtain calls so oflen that modesty forbids another appearance, when -audiences stand cheering and -blind clapping'for teu or (ifteen minutes atter the play has ended, when, as to-night. 1 cannot Una seats for my dearest friends—I lliluk no special mental effort Is required to enable us in be 'fiiily philosophical. Tlie Berlin critics. 1 believe, are In a class by themselves. With, them it Is criticism o dafranee. They go at It relentlessly. Pailerewskl and Ktibc- Ilk have faced the'r batteries, and they have never conic back. Much that tins been snhl about our work has been. I believe, altered from a somewhat mistaken understanding or our mission. We did not. conin to tench the. .Germans anything about their Shakes- peare, hut simply to Illustrate our Own con- ception Of Olir Shnkeshenre. The general obJMlou has been rnn.de' that our Interpreta- tions lack emotion. Perhaps oilr critic frJends have forgotten that tho Englishman Is sometimes surging with the deepest emo- tions'when-he Is showing it least, and Hint heroics may he delivered without shivering the rnfters. I dislike to dwell on the worries which have pursued us with such relcnl- lessness—1 mean our failure to get posses- sion of Ihe theatre at the promised time, with consequent handicaps upon our staging arrangements, and 'our experiences with a miner refractory lot of German stage hands. Our feelings about these matter* are exclusively those Of disappointment. not of • anger—disappointment that they h«ve prevented ub from giving as t'om- pTeie and 'perfect performances as we should hsve lilted lo give, and nil we might have given uhder happier circumstances. We hftve not sltotrclher starved of the hospitality for which the Germans are Jiistlv famed. Indeed. Hie fact that we hnvc not experienced more of'It'Una been due In a large measure to our Inability to accept nil the Invitations which have been tendered us." ■■■■:. During tbe middle of the week I received word that Mr. Tree And his players were win- ning the golden opinion of-Berlin audiences In face of nu unbroken series or exasperating and discouraging experiences. They are bnv- l*g to flgnt for every morsel of KUfocsB they obtain. The critics teemed leagued against Y X. \