The New York Clipper (August 1907)

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WMJ& NKW ?QRK CLIPPER AUGUST 10. THE. NEW t'. OLIPPEK \ —* THE FRANK QUEEN PUBLISHING CO. (Llmlttd) rtoMurroiis. ALBElll' J. BORIE. KurroaUL ■**» ftmM Man»um. ^ATUUUAy, AUUUST 10. 1007.- Knlnnnl June 'U. 1S7:r. at llif Post OIBcc nt >ew YoVs, N. VI I.- »«»ua class mutter, under tbe act of Marc h a. 1871). ■ ■ - A.lvirtiaeuietiU act villi border, 10 per ct.exiri. • ini- Term* u.re. Onsb. TflH CWl'Klli Unbowed BTO Wednesday uiofn- l«™»™ four (uuverlshnc) gJ-^O™ pftUHS o" Saturday "' 2,i,.fcn»V l«gc¥on MONDAY anil TUKSDAY. •flic F..rJiii« floHliitt ITomptly, * .lay »t Ml .o'clock. i>. ,M- iiy jniimn, muuejf, "H!*»_3Hl Stud.-uukci' and l.roat rynruici u. during the Bp v-.ck WW .»", » tb«ut!TK' In the "l.oou," and llic, llie outside did well also- ,,*lw (-. Tuen- ilny yh-u>-fi remit All cush enclosed Wni."Ht".'.;ii'»':VbJ"ri«iiur .ruder. . All » <.».iiiiin«c.«;JI« •» », \itiiti I l.ll't'I'.ll. York. Addi'CM* tlu, " , "THE' LONDON BUREAU, !tfiAriMrtf'sr Se«ii.s33 *« » OUll Oll lCAOO M CITMH. r«o»t''ot>ia- : ; ttnvii Cflnfa tgrOMuiNT. Wcllern II ii re on of the S«»t York Clipper. Room BO^, Aihlnnd llloofc,,.,Cblca|I«. ••Jl'lie llT»t*Av^«ji*»"t -.luKnat, oiK-iijt ihe,season uC ,11107-08, and llirc»,uC tin; "Loon '}>""»<* offer new. aUl-udloiiN namely. Ibo- «'W'*1 Stud,bukcr and Great . Northern. , U***?** " well,-at mU e hooves ou Cotuuibus Ja aiwl'ucr"tu open! this"week,, for tbo .seayioc, uffcrliiK —i'eiiilxfBt uul Sooiriilne.v Tor Uii first lime on uny stage. Buffalo Bill dosed his two weeks' engagement in tills eHJ, a. with the rour duys on the North side, Ills stay having hceil marked hy crowds which tested the capacity of the tent ut every per- "iLUNois lWill J. Davis, manager).—"The Man of. the Hour",keeps on |ts waff serenely, having passed the century mark Jilly -'..ajiu will run close to 150 -performances before tin! cluse, which will establish a new record lot- this city as tar us dramatic production* are concerned. .,, .-.: 1'oWKits' (Harry .1. Powers, manager).— "The'Chorus Lady" Is "Ihe limit" tor doing business, and ciitertuliiiug the people, mid no one win see the ilellgbllul work of Hose Mahl mill her companions, uud not huvc many a good, nearly lutigji. The «<flh porloimuueo of ll:.:, comedy tflH ucvur ilea which date the luuth. week 01 Ibe locul. cugugeincnl wflll GATi'itli'K (Herbert C. Dure, muliagei).^-- •"I'hc.Uovs of 4Jg. it" clowd lis .■iigiiKvincnt Aog. 3:. liavlnu pleawed mai|y .people, and. It Is ant.oun.rd Oiat ft will ri-niru later in the Kcnsoo. ••The Vuttkee Hegeal. n product of the to Salle Theatre, will eouie In lor two weeks, commencing I. and Inannw shuii d pick up wllh Ibe liilroduclloti of work Ip the lighter vein. The Uhleago anil New. 1 or!: Itiisehall Clubs Were Hie guests of Manager Done, -'. Wen .M. Jerome Tins written a new military iiiuecb..lor. the '^legeut,' which fcj Kollv (Johu A. Kennessy, ™onager).— The stock company has beea.do ng >e ry w " .luring the tfarnu weather, and m, »VW>" attnietlons have teeh well JS^STm^SZ burlesqucH are put on weekly, and all oi, tails ore- well attended to.. , . ^j k „i. •TiJrllWRo U. M. Wclngurton. toanagcr). •--^•Dl ? ^«ellls , new lnirl.:s.iue. .: lu.il.>Vhlrl. will lie^J.'.. wc-k -if 4 with Uv miwlca punlMH h> Hoh Ailirjic. (.hoocccla and | ui. dww welt Six big vaudeville acts dm added Em k"«jd incusdre. •. . •|,o4oN„Di,Vi; 'Wm. J. Sweeney, mauu SORES MADE HER SICK Suffered Ten Yea.rjt.WMh Skin Dl.,».„ -P}»>Klc»aii» and Remcdte* 1)1.1 No GOfld — $■*■ t ■'*"' Kc " n<1 -. Prompt. and *eSS<W'Bel ief. For CURED IN 4 WEEKS "I suilercd for more than ten years with Indicate thai the organhatlon bill. All -utdavflotui arc iimuiug bple idldiy now, and the money. Is tlowlng In at to various coffers in BwXL round sums, the lauueUes which the ..park management has put ou the river afe patronized freely.; and everyone seems to. like the ride and the art uuto.courso.ln Urn grounds Is a <lw'dcd Ht- 1 iiovallon. "The llrent,Train Kohbery K doing a. pheuonicual business, and ull llie other shows.are well attended. WliiTM ■'City (ViiulD. Ilowse, inanayci). —'I'here bus Ijeen. a man paimling about JK l.lg wUilfe place all tliu, past, week with |1T0 lii fourteen months ■*>4" u , tl ". "**.i A rilra. LorS- 1. Howard) "ptoJMa * specla tk enKUuenient at. tlni Bijou last week In "In 8J uTffiotv of tbe"ualloWiS, v Playlos,!*" - tb5 liiiadotvot t»«'.u» llo ss,,i^?; u i,ie,* £ lad to tc,lcvel .ltdalty oud.ulso a 5?, r . ltt «SJW^ Remedies have tnem all very successful. Mjr, friends'were tirpriscd ut such a tflxcU uure, arid I am lad to tell everybodySvbat tpe Cuticura done for, inc. . Beitlia Oalifornia.'May 24, ^906." vv, ibis uir Ids' person and a season tlckel, waiting lo he addressed iu Ihe proper manner, when the .addresser will secure both the PMM* hut up to dale, no one bus, been fuitunate enough to tlud the wan. Ilotvcyer, It Is a great ••ad.."' and uiauy are..on the watcli. "Flowerlund" wus u. huge success, unil thorn,- ahds witnessed the ■spectacle which enlisted the services of iiiuny people. Tile beauty ■» season, were i-allera .July eouipany Js.-lnird or, wori rehearsing uOR, and will open next Sunday ut Blue Islutfo. ll S. Sullivan, manager last season of •Dora 't'liorue,- wus Cut'rEn Bureau. caller ■_', having just arrlVefl from the hast., Ilc .poke In praise of the special beuds which . r.'...^ im.. ... Tin., riiT>i,r.(. and are now apwarlng ,lti .XiUi ( -W p ? L i' ii( „ theTucrciise In the amount of reading mattct, which Is of great Interest to perforiiicrs. 'I'his.uientlon ban been made to. the local ... ' I,- ^ ■ , .- . —n—; with "The Htrenath o£ .the »V«ak,'.'.,iuJ>c lol- lowed by "Tho Adjalr ftple^C'rlyhtoi i." % . . in k iS/ gs^g m m m. vivni ouit'bW*' 'eoKaBsi'oKnfcNr. Clipper Bnrcnii.' •18 Cranunurnc Mm I,e|center tlqunre. >- : JLondou, "IV. f. 1 JULY 27. The weather fairly nice and the playhouses ure well-peopled, owing to the iullux of visi- tors from the States and other parts. The. St.,,Sydney, Alistrallil. !i-uv xvw YORK ClitWEW poolUUea trim NbVv \6rl QUERKS ANS^VERED. «" ■ Tt J- ..J • - ■ A) —■ -•'^' hu Iteplle. l»y Mnll or 'lcleBraph. ,„ KOITS OI' ANY THBJTI1104J. are good for a tine Otis ess. .. aiWi iTiIva weTT aiid the people enjoy,.It, George Ade's new .play. Will- follow. ""RtKA PtitK (L^ Vi ■ I imttersfelu, maua- L.v S.vi,LE,(Mort 11. Sluger,:managcr).— >fi2fcfi Modem Woodmen's Picnic oc- ?&««M%%L«i« n ?Sa eSrfilm.^Wpem^raoftbeorpnliiu- ux .iMiriiKii e.Mii'. juiL on SttMUVB \Vl-' CASNOT KSNll uoums at after u darkness of some weeks, will open next week, Huturday, will} the Urst perforiii; nnee lu this city or "The Girl Questlou, limv uffcrlug by Aduuis, Uougk aud ■■■'1ilc.Ii the 1IUAMAT1C. M 1". A.. llurrlsbiirg.-rWe hiivc no kuowl- edge of the present whereabouts of Ui iiiity AlttlWM u letter In our csie and ll" will advertise ll. lu Tun CT.In-ni 1-tl.or JIISX ll. S., Knoivllle, ''A>N11.IV," 11. 1;., isiiiuviiic, 11. A. V.. I'liwiilx. mill "(iKOKiii:."—Sic answer lo Jl. I II H l>.. lleiideisoii.t-rH >'oU milled to adopt the profession, WU would ad- "«• you l«. lake u course -\\*W.V "V" W leading dramatic schools. , It If dlllleul 1. tui tiny one without some experlcdco to get 911 ''"t'-lr."^. Utile ltock.-C'rund onera differs friia olher works classed under be opernlle Ina Ing In that It Is 11 musical draiuli. in i 1 • 1 itisie forms an essential part, and Is ml merely an accessory iiccoiupun men . . In II th."re are no »P0*«l lines, as in the lighter , A. iihove. are deter- ? eg Bt?wb^?J«ri5fflMLj^S?^i iss Ijeiu ' foe s. Howard, who hiiyo been cespouslhlelor sev- eral or CUleugofa biggest uiuslciil comedy auccefses. ;AVItb the exceptlbn o( Cecil LetJU mill Kloieiiee HuUirook, llie .cast will, reuialu pruclieally ..tUe -.sann: us de alleJ . in run Cufi-icti some wueks.ngo, Jpllc jrcfree Uav- lug succeeiled l>«jO<aui In, tbe-'lilck" part ..r llie play,- -The piuy w II opeil4it ; lbe Al- liauihru Mllwmikee, ..Saturday night, TO., and u large Jelegalfuu of Chicago .ruthuslusts lire going, to glvd it a gobd JiOnd off, WlUTNEX Ol'KEA Uous^^tyiun P. Oerson, i.iiiUBgerl.-^Therb.ls.notnlng, now.to be re- .orded about "A: Knight f,or u lto.v " which Is.pluylng^.oit ,to tb^siimc.ane business, wftj) s. I, when "tiie' "iToiijroo^-llai'ker jtten It with a stock' company witli , Adelaide Xclm as leading woman. '•Sa- loiuc," with Mubel Montgomery In the title role, and Joseph Sullivan as Johu, wus the closing bill, und pluyed to line business. PHK1H (Itobert T. Moits. muuager).— "Captain llututt"-will bu.,i-eUilued.as llie of- fering for -ii' time . longer, und. t|ie big, piece is Mint brusliod. up.wllh fUeh pcrrol'iliimcv. Harrison Stcwufl. the .clever comedian, liav- ing over live, hundred consecutive P,v'rloriu- nurra to h)s credit, Is going to iuke a shorl: Imllilo'y when ll-e. plecu. Is tiiltch .off. It,.ls uudei-atooif Ihiil n New iork llriu Is u/go- l,ee).la White City,,'which she.'cluiuis lus- siincd the value of her'Bropjrtr on account of the noise and the burning of tur paper. The nuttier has been under consideration for two weeks "Sis iu New York" w81.Su out under Hie iiiauugeiiiont »f Ifrank Hopkins, there bring- live couiMinies playing It. known us lb'' Knsleni. Southern, Western, Citiiudhiu unil Mlddb: Slates/ cuiupanles.... "l''or Mother's, .Sake." two companies, Will go-out imdcr the iminugeuieiii' .of Holland * l''il- Wm, ktiosVu as. (be liuslern. uud Western voiiipaulijs^ .'.The Uusterti and Western co>npuiijcs of "l>jicli?; aosb I'erkluji" will paTl'otis^eveuing of :;, uiul begloutiig ■l.,lu.e start oUt iroiti this elly ,also........Margaret Tlieudote Thoiuiis Orchestra, jv ll , by heard. Trowbr dfe. the uclress. who coU.mltted mi- Tie lien Greet I'll.vers, in ciujuWoii wiUi clde luLffittsburg,. July 1!7, has beeuTilenll- .'. Arthur• U iisl by Ueorge 11. Johnson, of tote Ilavuiond sou at the ixjad CoT.'df Chicago', : .as his stepdaughter, atcly slurls tion aud their friends, dime . In droves There Is « cbaioploOsli.lp wrestling mutch on every night uutll Aug. 10, uud this is_a great factor In 111 true! ing the multitude, 'lilt: free circus, auto rides, roller skaUng. ballroom, fireworks and Wind couecrts. are ouly 11 few of the good things here. TbavinU PABK (J. .1. Mdrdock, muiuiKer). --iWulter Dumrosih uud his New tork Syui- p'li'dnv Orcheslra suld farewell IV ,the bark His first wish oh these occasions Is that the public shall not be lucouvenlenced. When the King goes to a Loudon theulre the preparations arc made by George Ashtou, of Aslilon's Agency, who bus to see that tin: everyone,haul ut. wurk. . —• Busu Tjs.\ii-LK.~Thls house closed Ui Summer seasan 4, and will remain dark untl iiboitl' Sept. 1, when tiie Holbrouk-Durkei Co. will oBcii It with a stock company avIUi Criiuil opsin In, Kngllsh has been give loc sevi:rul,..M'itrs lmst. ""V'' 1 ',, "h'.. ( v p ; ,,, 1 uudei-atooil mill n i>«w iu.» ...»1=. .n- of Henry W. Savugo iiuUI his h igNi b«»a , , tf „, |l|L , | Vk)lv , llimM gemeut lo buve Opera Co-rtaaplMWl }* «"ItbJ >« Stt «S r iSem Ue Pekiii Stork Co. appear lu a New i«« In.A.nerleu. Ill K"K|fUll Ihe^Carl l^W™ boU«) In some of Ihe t'eklu successes. r... has ken preannlmR grand opera in KD| m\.ii:siii: tl.yinun B, Glover, uuioiigert. lh K f,, A. , ""l| V . V n;oo»,tl,.ld.-A.I,it .Chorus Master. Mel.rupullluu uperu House. New iork 1 'Vi'us I, N. It.. 'I'reiituii.—-You will have lo write Ihe local authorities In each town. A. II. A- New Voiik.-We. never h.uswer iinerle-' lelallng to 'Hie private Uffalrs of uuy ,'iie. Nn doiilit thc.iuiriy to whom you refei wilt uiiswer your i|itesliiui. .... ; M. M. J.. Cuuiioi)sbiirg. -Your fiiccsi iicnUI depend upon yoiir ablllly. 11 l« imp*- bible lo prophesy success Tur any one H. W C. Chlctigo.—We never ludnlga hi "SKTc, Now York.--Wc .-nil ..my art- rise von In wi'lch our rWU* IM each week, ns all routes we have npnuuv there. W. II. V.. Lewlslown. -There are many Ii I lint line who hnve met with sueeess, anil we sec no misoii why there Isn I room for tinollier. If the acl Is uierlluHous. Miss II. M.. SI. I..uils.—The only way Tor von to plnce II Is lo get some reliable viiude- vllle bu'iklm; oeenl Inlcresleil In II. V; H G.. New York.-■■ "Old IMIIW Trot hii.I Her Cmtleiil Cnl" was presented al the Old Bowery Tbculra for seven weeks begin; jilmr Jim. .">l>. I*MW -V fife* was presented with It nt cacti pcrl'oi'iunnce, lint our rec- ords ilo mil: gin- the mimes of the furrw. B T.. riii'l.k).--Aildress the Crest Trading Co., 1+1 WMrt Tillrly-sevenlb Street, N«W York City. , ,, . . _. .. .1 i: K.. Chicago. — I- Howard & Doyle, (Tdcaro. i.'. A111erle.au Thvatrlcnl I'^cliiuige, K, 'Mii<°I5 1>. «'.. Cllicliiuilll.—Wllhotlt reiotif nielidlni: any otic In particular ire refcr' svp in Vralil.ilii Parnewili l"-iuplrc T'lieulte Blntil- Inc. Nrw York CWf., G \\ . liidi'iniip-'Us.— I. Any large carpet Mure tdiuiihl he able l» uel }on wlml >»u wulit. ".'. Th"v piny slinlliir nets. .!. We hfiv 111. nietus of knowing. -I. ."., ti. I'arly ts .lllllillUV.il to us. k. W. It.. lAnKtafc— Ilo Is playing In "Illllv the Kid" at the Star Theatre. New York'City, Aug. 5-t«. HeWTi-"-': OA1UI8. ll. IV. Hrli-.—Thoi cants must be properly shuffled uud cut before cncb deal. IK S. C. I'lultsburgli.—If Hie curd wus net faced or exponed while being ih-tllt lo hiui he was obliged to ttike II, MISClSLliANidOl, S. ii. W ll., UroeMyn.—Consull a lawyer■ We never undertake lo unswer legal >|iics- tloiis. ' . ' . . • , "•ti;.Mii:u," Hoiislou.—ics, both are In very bad Com, 1'. 1. M.. Xenln.—The play Is net legal. IIKIiA'WAUM. WHmliiKiim.—Al Ibe liriuid Opern HoU-h' r..iiimrs nievlng pletniTs and l.ti Meet Gii.ur. In illustrated songs, have had :i sue- n ^.sfn| S.iinii.ir -..mm, 11. Prior lo Ihe regu- lai iip'.-nl|iir Tee Ihe lliealriiat seasnu. Knil M.Nim pir..ut- C.iii Waters. In "The Mayor of 1 :i>icl'lsinl." Aoc. .Hi. 1,111.1. M.—"A Ituce Across llie CnutlneUl" li-7. \T11lMit Waiiii Tiirwisc— lt\«n- Mey- US' lUneb eli.md here it. --Oa the bill for wick or J are: \lrjthiu liarlc tind cifuiptiny. Mllle Kay, huniiy. houlli, Uk Aubln 1-coi.cl, Ills Clly Qiiarteltc. Arni- tstrbiiK und Clark. Chiuko aud uompauy. Mar- vin Do Soitsu, Minnie KuuTinan, Hundy and Wilson, Joe Carroll, Mllln und Beeeher, Two b'raue.lseos, aud Ihe kluod.Ome. CtilVAiai Oi-kiia llotisi: (O. II. lluut, niuii- nuer).'—■Tim" bill for week -tl T> Includes: Maggie Cllne. Muyine Gelirue uud eouipany, Wurren 11ml Itlunelittrd, Carver and Vollurd, llie llnl/..irs, Al. Carlcl.iu, .Frederick Bros, ami Bums. Kramer uud Itellclulre Mlelts dogs. Hie Italy*. UurlHMJ Sisters, Chirk aud Tcniple. uud I ho kjuodrouic. Nuirrii Avunuk ll'uul. Slllner. mnnugerl. - -The hill for week of r. Includes: Boyle, George and Doyle. .He Van aud. Verity, ,e Pain' Sisters, lliree Alvuretlss, Uorolhy Viiugliu, Kogers and livaus, und the moving nlcliires. .. . . N.vrio.NAi. tl'. It. Scaulng, malinger).— The bill il'or week or 6 lueluiles: Deluuoy uud Kslclle. Fogurly and Wall, Wilson and Con- nors. . Hughes uud Montrose, Fairy 1'lliuib, uud moving plcliires. llvnii PA UK iToia linker, luunugeri. — llie bill for week of D lueluiles: 1inld Dell, Craw- ford und Gardner. Itllly Meltul.dc, Ciirr«u and Mlllon. Slav Ihiudiill. and moving pictures. Awm.iNo iu«iwn (P.J. Muriiby, maiuigeri. • -Tliu bill for week of ri.:liidiide*:. Washer ISros.. Tlirve Barneys, liiimherK und Trelidull, 1,1-ale jyyKi'i'ver, uud motion pictures. • Thalia. (Tlioliius Murray, anuiag'.ri.—T lie hill for wis k id Ti Includes: Dorothy. Vaughn, noil Miller's one uel Western draniu. "On tbu Plulus." wllh thirty horuei' und men. Wompuhlami 1 Hil- LtuuMiil. luanagcr.i.— The hill Tor week of fi Includes: Agnes t.d- miitids.' tlosenc and del He. Scliwlshcr and Harris. Mubel Hauisoii. und moving pictures. GliliAT Noiirill.u.N (l'T-cil C. llherts, iniinti- torl.—'irUe Volunteer Orgunlst" brought Its Slimmer run lo a terminal Ion .'!. uud Is suc- ceeded. I, In-a Ih'iiuIKuI .productIon of "The Isle of Siilce," under Hie uiuiiageineiit of II: II. V'rascc. ivlio also has "The Yankee lle- geni." ul Hie liarrlck. The enst Is a Hue imiu uud I he business, should be up to the usual high Btundurd of this house. Ttuou 1 William Itocbo. manager).—The business at this bouse bus started off wltb n boom, und lust week "In the Slindow of tiie Gullows" did ti line business. This week "The Cow Puncher" Is Ihe attraction. ITilTUltlo.N I John B. Ilognii. uuiniigeri.— Alter being dark since Ihe close or lasl «m- sou this bouse will reopen 18 with the tlrsl performance uti iniy stage of Lincoln J. Carter's great scenic musical comedy druuin. "The C:il and Ihe Fiddle." which,will be the most etaboralr offering, which Mr. Curler bus iniule. Ai.tu,Miu:A 1 Webber Bros., maiiiiger«).— "The Hocks Moutilniii Kxpress" wiis well re- e«lved last week. 11 nil made a godd liupres- slim. 'ihe prodiiellim Is an cliuxirtlle our, unil Is sent mil by Kllnit i GuzMilu Amuse- ment Co.. .1 well known Chlcticw. llriu. This u.-ek. "Shadowed by Threi';" noil wi-ck, "Ivil" Hurl en's Tcmpt-illoie.." Cni.ti.nnts 1 Webber, Bros., tusiiukers).-— "Temprst nnil Sunshinu" Is the opening bill here, und the first performance will la* given •1. Next week, ItrnvU.inl A Clifford's big Mf proilnelhni "The Original Cohen." the Thomas Orchestra, will,give .''A Mid- summer Night's Dnuiu" evening, of 0 .arid afternoon of 7, with Mendelssohn s IbcJ- deutal music, und "The TJWPWK*, evenlbg of, 7, wltb Arthur Sulllvun's;muslc: . ,,.'•. Sa.vs Souci (r.eonanl W.olf. mannger).— John C Weber's Hand will S^llT u two weeks engagement l. giving two concerts dally. The new casino is a pluce whefecveryone +I10 chlcrs the park will wish to go, as it Is n very pleasing looking structure.. The roller skullng rink Ah one of the largest, und best hi the cllv, and the vaudeville Utcatro, lawns, scenic railway, mountain torrent, und the uir- ships form a few pt the many other utlrac- llons. The plantation show Is a great fca- ■ BiSMAitCK t!Aiipi:.\s.—Carl Bunge continues with his bund lo entertain.u lurge iiuiuber of jnUruiis. who.come lo.this place In nulos and other eunvej-Oue.es from ull.jiarls or the city. .Coliseum HAuphnm. — Kllery's Huud bus pr'iivcn u great favorite, mid' In uddllloii Ihcre Is Hans Wagner, baritone, anil Anna Weiss, pianist, lo help pass away Ihe lime. Ciiiruu UuoVHi'S. North side—Buffalo Hill lias had two .solid weeks of tremendous business,' uud nearly every /nlgbt hits turned hundreds away, not'having room tor all ap- plicants for admission. The last four days Of l'ls visit were spent on. llie North Side, where Ibe story of the other two local stands .Was repeated. Never' lu his experi- eitce, bus he been lieselgud by such great throngs In Ihls illy,, and jieyer before bus lie hud'Hiii-'li. u line exhibition to present. Ills departure will be regretted by Ibe many who wore, uUubhi to sec the performance. AlTuitll.vi'll,—The next, fortnight Will see ul least three ..f [lie local houses open, which have been redecorated, refurnished, aud lu two Instances pruclieally remodeled since Ihe close of last season. These are the Grand Opera House, which opens U>. wllh Monl- uoiuerr uud' Stone, lu "The lied Mill :'' the l,n Salle, 'which opens" 17. Wllh '.'The'Girl iju.'stlon." and the llnyuiarliet, tile. West Side llrst class vaudeville huiise, which M'tll open 111..... ."Kuthrr" and, Ibe Boys." the new Ado comedy for Wm. ll. Crime, will •pell at Powers' about Oct. 1 Hurry J. Powers. Will 3. Davis, liliicolu J. I'artcrand George W. Ledercr have coble lo bo. known loeully ns •The tit Liu syndics te." They ure ull In'tej'esled In the forthcoming production of "The Girl ltangers." which will open the season al the Auditorium. Sept. I. Tliey an- nounce that the scale of prices will rung.: from' 25 cents In $J.U0 .The Acudeiuy w111 open 11, with Suut Thoniberg, In "The Peddler." Iiistoud of Virginia llarued. Ihe regular scuson nt Ihe Liurflck will br box wblch the King Is lo occupy has not been reserved by anyone else. 'I hero is an Impression fcslsllu£ v Umt the Klug bus the roval box ,bf eti'eli theatre always at bis free disposal, but. although there Is nut a mana- ger who would' itot he delighted to have the rovul putronugc on those terms, the Kliig. (is a'matter offset, always pays for his box (of rather for tlfo boxes I al the same rale ns any ordinary: Individual would pay lor 1I10 same accommodation. Arthur Boiirc'llier closed his present sej- lied by fieorge 11. Jonnsou. of tun uavmonu son at the Oarjlck lust night uud iiuiu.ul- IsSd CoT.of°Cblcugo',--.us his ste^daughlcr. ulely stalls on ;a u holiday, lie s tuls b.s lieleu •IVIInllev : Shi; Ves formerly conhecLed provincial lour:in. September,.ami.during Ml wfth t lie pPeople's:; Stock Cu. of this city. Ju/ues Wells, a Cblcaifo actor, Is the divorced husband ,01" the. uTlcciiBeU.. .^."Mlouetle und Her Mother,"'a cOm'edy which lids been Inaugurated by gruiid opera, whleli Ihe Sliu- berls arc booking ...Manager llowsn has stopped work ou tin: new Virginia Theatre, ou the West side, for ;i few duys. ii ii L11 bo luu'stlgtilvs Ihe mci'lts of a new icnilhltlug device "The Itut'ebll. FleuU'H lireaiu" Is llie tllle of a new couipiwlfod played by Kllery's Hand at the Collseiuu. It Is by 11. local eoiuiioser When "Arile." the new Ade .omedy. Is offered, ul Ihe Slinle- hakei' tic latter, part of this nioul|i, Miiuu- ger Sullivan will have youiiir'women atliers lit Ihe house.......Tiie, lulu ,Tbe'alr.' will open ill. nude 1' tliu' luuuugiUnenl ,ot POWell & ItotU. with lliu.cnlranvo;,«mtori|cd.-'lun scal- ing capucily Incrcused; new Scenery ndUed, und new dressing rooius built On..' Kdlth Slrrouje, known lis Slrroiije, In vnddevIHe, Is Ibe ufeee of Capl. Wm. P. plancy, ot the sleet; yards police sliilloii. and she !s now uppeurlog ul While Cllj, hi one of Ibe con- cessions. She recently was double Ironed, am! ItH'Kcd In .1 cell lu the itboie slallon, uud released herself hi less I bun twj. lu'u- liles ; George Fatten left .the lUishTeiu- iite Stock Company July 2S, aud lufl'for New S'ork Clly, lie bad'been with tile company since .Its season Eturtcd Inst I'all John F. l-'.-rnlock was a CT.ti'Pl-ili Bureau roller ". uud uuiioiinced 111 it * he wus married I > Mini Curletou al rule Huvcn, Midi., July 'Si. A number of friends called nt the Carlcto'i Cot- tag.' Hint, evening, und surprised Hie bride. Both played Important purls with the Halt- ion's "l.'jnliisum" company, and Miss Curle- Imi, iliirliii; the season, also plnyiil Ibe en.o- lloiiut lend hi "The House ot M}viury." Mr. l'.'nil,H-k has been as'soclaled with Mildred IliiHatid for the pust two Summers lu stool; work, iiflglnntlnir recently flip diameter of Illllv Ik-Jell. Hie iiillliouuiii! iiirfinini In ''lh.* Ptovhler." S. D. Itlcnrd". secre- tary nf the Actor's I'nlon of America, local silk'cssful.t lu Purls, will be. produced hero t|ils season. The Chicugo.Fiauo College gave it recital at Kltnbull Rehearsal Hall forenoon of July 31..... .Nettle Von Liiko- wltK, a seventeen year old girl, who Is the heroine of "The Dakota Blizzard," at Itlver- vlcw Park, had a narrow escape one day last week. Shu was In her dressing room, and, seeing something dark on. the floor, kicked 4t it, ami. It proved lo be. a large rattle- snake, which hud escaped a- few days pre- viously from the Kpsco show!. The rep- Inn sprung ut, her,; she .s.cicauied und run out of the room, futuHng at Hie threshold. Manager IS,, T. I'irlckson ran lo Iter nsslsluiii'i! mid the snake was returned lu captivity.....'n.tilira Jlutthews, who com- mitted suicide near Coloradu Springs, July "!l, wus formerly a member of the School of Acting of the Ohlcugo Musical College and well known in ibis city it Is announced Hint, other (spectacles will follow the produc- tion of "I'Towerlund," at White Clly, which lias made a great success.'. ..Wlllard (Jewell was n Bureau caller it, uud stilted Hint In: was hard at'work on his new production' for vaudeville. '"The. I'Ws Revenge," inVd ex- IK'ctcd to luiiiicliTI In the Full. He will uiien Hie'neft Mujestle Theatre,. Ihlllunapolls, wbep I lie ^ulliviiii-Cotisldln'i; Interests have 11 ready. buL w'U then be seen with bis wife, vrtice 'I'lirner'. In his' clever farce. "f.,usl Night.' Wuller McCiilIuugh wus- a culler 3. und nns lo leave thai, night fur SI. Iiouls, where lie will be the Jeudtng man. ut. one ol' Hie principal Smiiuicr slock coiupuny places hi I lint city. Ilo will probably reiuuln there until .the end uC the Summer, about, four weeks.-.tind will then tttke .up his tbliiy-live weeks booked over Ihe Siilllvun^Cohsldlne lime, opening In Judlailupolls.:'. ...Freddie Buokiiiuii was a caller 1. She bus signed lo play the. role of Tilly. 11 negrcss. In l'riiiiklin Wright's production of "Across the Isthmus." Miss Bookman Is -peculiarly lilted to pluy this diameter us she bus had a number of jeur-i' experience, and has played purls such us Zoe, In "Tho Octoroon." foe which die received great man Franklin Wrlghl, who hits been 111 In St. Louis tor scv- ernl weeks, writes that he will return lu the city the. first: of the week, and wl'l Iuke u:> lie ciidgel lit earnest, and get his tour productions" In, y.ouit runiiliit order for reliea.i'Sfi.1 al ciute. TTiey comprTsu "Across llie'lkthiuus," by I'rtfderlc 1 iiiuio.illu; "Ldel- wclss,:' by Mattle Vlekfcrs, lu"wiile)i. sue W 1M star: "NiUle, tin! A\'ulT," In which Berirlce Shepurd will t-tar, and "Her Ureut Siierillce," by. Anthony Wills, in wblclt. Adelaide Ran- dall will star Frederic Dumoulln, who wrote "Across Ihe Isthmus," Is ut work on itfomedy, lu which Itlcuunl C. (Hick) Mud- dox. Ihe clever mangier of liiigtlsh. will slui- next seu.son. The pluy will be built from a vtiuiluvllle sketch, which Mr. Huniuull'i wrote. 11. short I hue ugb. hnd which offers bet- ter oiiortunllles In n lougox form. Air. Mu;l- dox Is oue of Ihe I'lnvorest - of the 'travel lug Gcruiuli coiueillans, tiiidla at present playing the rolu of August, A in "Tha Caudv' kid," and nutkliig a great lilt.... „t,ee'Mack was a caller 1. lutvliig lust arrived In this clly frooi his home In Clucinnatl, where IiIh Wife Is .now stopping other cullers during ideil: .f-'- u " Hie .week lududed: John S. Young. IS, A' Itutseli, ilr. Mexlus, pf Mexlus und Mexius; Sum 0. Huiisuker. Lilzzle Suillli. Gordon Wal- ton, Milton Uavltt, Ditucan Peuwardeu, lillzu- belli Dean. R. I. Kennedy, Arllue Bennett. Mrs. Annie E. liimun, A1C. Bruce add Harry h-- Wilson... Joe Howard und Tils wife (Mabel Barrlson)! tame In town.the other day. und Miss Harrison Informed the local correspondent Ihut they would start rehears- ing ill once for "The Flower of the Kunclt." which Mr. Howard wrote, and thai mean- time they would put hi a week lu yiiudevlllo nt Ihe Chicago Opera House. She bad Just come from Ihe association whore the eligugo- 111111I had been kIkuciI, uud >vns 1,using for photographs for Uie .new production, which ;vni he OHO of Ihe best Hihigs Mr. Howard has ever written-.... .Thomas W. B. Murray, formerly president, of the Murriiv (>., kli liecmiie afllllnted wllh tin- Dulled stntk Tent 'A"V. AwiL'SH *'"■• •" vh-n prool.lei.t The College Theatre will open fot'thc season 2G, absence will occupy the Gurrlck lioar.ls wllh rt, iiew comedy In four acts, adapted from Hie; novel, "Flahder's Widow," by Airs. i>o„- 'dull :iud Kidney Valentino. The .cusl will iueluae Mr. Valentine, Miriam Clements and MrB. Charles ^Calvert. The scene Is laid in Dorsetshire cornfields. , "Mrs; WIggs of the Cabbage Patch' Is still going very strong ut Terry's, but can- not remain very much longer at that bouse, owing tn other bookings. Negotiations, arc now under way to have the successful play transferred to Hie Adelphi, where It is sore 16* barb' a long run'.-'TBc success or the piece litis snrnnsed the' Amerlcbb managers ht town, us ull thought tliiicliuracters would not be undo'nitooit anil lippreelatcil..by the Hnglish playgoer* in'tills city. ' The ruh VI "The Truth" close!* to-nlglil i;t llie Ciimedv; : bill, litter ti sliort bol.lmiy, a will he revived Oil Sept. .*!. AVben a successor lo Ihe play is required. Charles Froluiiua will produce u new pluy. by- Alfred Sulro. entltleit "Tiie Burrler," wllh Murle Tempest hi the leudhig purl. Mcunwhlb: Mr. Kroli mail is arranging for the product Ion uf ' Ine Truth.'y.wlih Madame Rejuuu us Becky, IU Purls und tluly, ' . ..' 'I'here will In ull probability be Ihree i«in- luiuiums hi Ihe West Knd this year, Koliert Artlpir Intends to prodiite a pilntoiiilinr In i.oiiilon tlilM Christmas, trnrriiugi'iiieiits can be made; The Uyrlc'or Apollo will bo chosen. If nvullublc. Mr. Arthur wishes'-lo bring ..>> Court Theuire, liiverpoiil, pantomime of lost year, mid llie company which is'ifonueil 11. Much depends ou the burring eluiise, beeRUH! iiiuny of Ills compuiiy ure musii: hall l"' r - forihers. and I lie ipiesllou Is whether Ihe Lon- don music hull malingers will object I" th''"' appearance, 'even nt 11 "regular" llieiilre. Tliu other two puiilomiini.'S will be the 011c nt Drury l/uiie and the one at the Lyceum. As stuied last'weelc. Aug. ill bus been se- lected its the dale for the production of "The. Three KlssCs," at file Allollo. Frank Curiiou Is, by arrangement: wltb 'lorn ''■ Davis, Ihe rvspunslbli! muiiuger. The .authors a re I ,eodhii m Btitrtock uiitf. Percy Grcenbuiil,. ami the composer Is Howard Talbot. Iii;vy Mayor, the legal feprcseiitatlve W lilaw & ISrtuiitjer. iimved iu London laic T'uesdny. interviewed, he slated thai n>: legal business he had In bund for Klpw ft ivc- lunger was entirely separate from whul l» kuuwu In Hie Stales us the IJiilted .Mules Amusement Co., unit from tho sd'hulled' ij"'- nirlea 1 syndicate.^ He futtber said that Ws .Tleiits had under '. consideration ,-ii wlioU.' dlslliicl. ptntiose, which wus iilong the line of.tbu pni-chase for Ihewwnm aud their us- Koclates. of tliealrlcul royalties hi• various parts oe Kurnne and tiie United States, l'- ls the Intention of.:i<law & Erlungcr to con tliict their European tbettrM on the 'Ameri- can system, It Is their desire to control the pick of the profession mid lo bnvc iiud"r their liirei'ttiiii Hie best performers In tb" world, in sliort, lu-havo nt Ihclr disposal the very best thul .inouey tan m'ture. It wus.also runioriil inning llie week-mat II. B. MmrluelM. Ibe. ugetii:. was Hie org- liuilot To it scheme that would control nil It" principal hulls of ContlOeniiil Europe. The IJiilUil Booking .Offlces afe said to be. con- nected' w|th' the silieine.' Among ih*. Mro- peon houscH an:: Fulles Bcraere, the'.Olym- pla. PurlHlnnll. Prtuttinlu; BOTIIn Winter Ksrilens. Itoiiueher's and oilier bulls In Dres- den. Copenhiigcii. Muuldi. Budapest, irruli*- fori. Cologne. Amsterdam. Brussels, Home Naples, SI. Petersburg, uud bulls In P"' vltidul Friiuce. Mr. AIorluelH; silys: ''Out' object Is u simple one. Miisle halt perform- ers have been paid far ton niucli lately, there la a rush for talent; but latdrit, evcu when it- its n high nulury, dislikes a loiig rest: ' « Iberefore occjirrcd to mc that a powerful cumbliie which could Insure long ougngemeuls for good ails, might be nhtc lo get those good ucls ut a far cheaper rate than those 'J' which Ihey tire now obtainable. Loudon Is not represented ,lii oiir eoiiihlnnHbn' jet,, bur I hope to'number:.sutuiV of rlic leading Ij0I«w" hulls uud many or ibe provluelul ones lu 11 before, long." Miinv of the lending; Ihealrn'Si PVO! ' re. long." ie In Iaii . .londou cuiinol ^vv how Ibe si'beiui could posslbr} be worked out lo llie satis- fuetlmi nf nil .-.iiwerned. l.nl it .remains to I"' seen wbitt will happen In. I lie itw fninre, Ddre Devil flebreycr, nffer sdccesafnl en- gngeuiontB nt Ponlypool,..WuleB,. liresduni