The New York Clipper (October 1907)

October 5. THE NEW YORE CLIPPER. 895 TA ..Uir ■■■■>-■■ yj-n::.-- — ENORMOUS HIT— ; i' ..." . WORDS HV t*I ■ * MAnmsora stuart. YOU The Song we piok to follow our Big Hits: ri - •" >i,r "NOBODY" and "I-EIT IT* AUONE." — B|G SUCCESS — CI • writin nv ' ft.". MfStC BY JOE JORDAI THAT'S WHERE FRIENDSHIP ENDS JUST AN OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY HE 'S A GOUSIH OF WINE THE JSLMJO OF BY AND BY BUILD k NEST FOB BIRDIE fill IH, DOWM AND OUT 1 • ". I 1 . . . " I I II I I I . I I I I ■ ■ ■■ —i . I . U SI H I .■■ — -■ Ootid of Players. I"ki:ii. K. LANIIAM. business manager, of (Ik Depew-Burdettc Stock Co., writes: "We arc playing In our old. territory-to Ohio. We plaved Frankfort, Ky., the week of Sept. II, to the biggest business of a repertory company in the history of the house. The opening for Monday night exceeded all rec- ords for receipts. The doors were closed, wiili orders not to sell another ticket, as the house was pneked to capacity. This phenomenal business enjoyed by the Depew- llunlntte Co. can be attributed to Its repu- tation In previous years, the best of press work, good billing, and n show that gives satisfaction. Mr. Dcpcw's company Is htronger this year than ever. We curry live dig vaudeville acts, headed by the (Ireut lSuukerr, electrical dancer, working In his own Stage 'setting, a palace of sliver and gold, anil. Baby Luella 1'ullen still continues to win her audiences. The roster, which re- mains unchanged, Is as follows: Thomas K. Hi pew. proprietor: Fred K. I.anhaui. busi- ness manager: O. J. Mowbray, It. M. Wenger, A. I, Storcb. Walter 8. Grozler, Archie Mad- ilox, Melville Kussell, .Great Bunkerr, Kannle Ixpew. Mollle Keunet and Hose Wei wood. We are featuring for our opening bill, II. iii.itr.-in Donnelly's beautiful story of two i-ontlnentB, "An American Girl," with all siirclnl paper. We expect to continue our record breaking business at Pin.ua, O.,. where r.nr New York representative has booked us for the week of Sept. 23. Everybody Is well and happy,, and the Old Reliable reaches us evcrv week." Duncan Hkyward, press agent of the Os- tium Stock Co.. writes: "We are In our sixth week, and business has been good. We ap- peared In Bristol, Term., a few weeks ago, ■ city we have been 'making' for seven scu- -nn*. and our business this time was a great deal larger than ever before. There has been ihi- Important changes In the company since the roster appeared In The Ci.ipprb a few weeks ago. Manager Osmnn has several Ideas up his sleeve' which we think will open the eyes-Of, the patrons of the popular price Knows In rue South. There Is a great deal of talk about a' new theatre In Morrlstown. Turn. . It la a good town, but the trial of playing In a tent there Is ton great for must companies. The tlicntre at Mt. Airy, N. C, Is to lie. 'greatly Improved in the near future. Several thousand dollars will be spent in Im- provements." Hm:t I1o:-.a nnd wife (Bes.se Syle) are with W. R Maui's (Western) "Cow Puncher" rouipany. plnylng Spokane and the far West. Mr. Boxa writes that they have been re- ceiving flattering notices and public approval. "We are making a flying trip, to Ibe coast, snd will be baric again by December." IHil'ny Stock Co. Notes. —The Drury Stock Co, closed the Summer season at the Iron I'ler Opera House, Cape y\a;r. N. J.. Sept. 15, to the largest audience of the season. The rotnuany's opening was on July.S, anil at no line was the house dark through the season until the close. A feature of the engagement was the Inauguration of the Sunday night performances, -these being a scenic presenta- tion of T. B. Colgnc's "Christina's Progress" t.i dramatisation of "Pilgrim's Progress"). The costumes and scenic effects were first class. "The mnnugument 1ms signed a live years' lease of the pier, aiid will open with a splendid company next season, presenting high class royalty bills. Kveryone In the company was perfectly satisfied with the treatment accorded, and the "man In white" Invariably walked. Messrs Colgne and Sedg- wick go-to Can'adu to open thelr.Wllllcr tour. I'kiicv II. Cr.itTonu writes from New Iberia. Ln„ as lollows: "Chance cast me an Invnlld here, and a balmy, scml-troplcul atmosphere 1ms made me a convalesecnl. Herein Hie histrionic.glades of "Kvuugeilne." Immortalized by Longfellow, and of Inter date enhanced- by the residence, of the.late .loseph Jefferson. Ills house, n grand old ante-bellum mansion, nestled nmld mos* restootied giant oaks and: magnolias, sur- rounded by tropical 'fruits nnd flowers,'and resting on the margin of a tranquil lake lilled wltli fish, and surrounded by forests abounding In game, u most Ideal spot. And »«w". alas, closed and for sale. We, of the profession, arc n huge enough nnd rich enough body to rescue it, and not let n gtain Hilly our name. Let the actors (through J. C Wi:f..sil, manager of Dot Kirroll. Is In the West for (he benefit of his health. Miss Karroll resumes her tour In 1008-00. Etj.s.u.i.-Wi.vriiKon; Co. Notks. —We arc In our sixth year In the sunny South, hav- ing laid off but seven weeks In that time. Our territory has embraced the largest cities In Virginia, North Carolina. South'Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia. Alabama. Mississippi and Louisiana. This year we will have two-com- panies, (Southern and Kastern). The South- ern company, which will remain In our old territory, will be under the management of Sim Moscby, and headed by Herrald ('. Court- ney and Catherine Ifadley. who will lill the vacancies made by De Loss If- Kdsnll and Pearl Wlntbropc, who will bend their oilier company. People with Southern company: llarrala 'Courtney, Will 8. Lander, A. J. I,ce. Walter Robinson, George fi'ontell,. Will S. Cnrr, Wm. Sangully. Harry Wellby. Joe. D. Borell. Catherine lladley, Ethel Wynne, Arrnint O. SntIikh, business inniitiger of t In- Chaiinrey-Kclffer Slock Oau wrlles : This eompany. featuring Grace KellTer. opened Its third season on Aug. 12. at PoltsvIHe, Pa., and. although the weather was warm and there were several free attractions at the parks, our business was better than was ex- pected. Since then the company, under the management of the owner, Fred C. I'hnun- cey. has done a phenomenal bnslness. In Lebanon and Hnzleton, Pa., the eompany holds house records for an opening nlKht, nnd also fpr nil ent|re week's business. The company this year Is stronger than evei, both In the cast and vaudeville acts.- Miss Ketffer. has the distinction of wearing an elegant wardrobe. Supporting Miss KellTer are: Nell lllckey, Jack Owens, Wayne L. Darby. All)ert Smith, Wm. Walbome, Paul Carroll, John Nalon, J. F. Townsend. D. .Tallin. W. F. Hlncs. C- D. Ilershey, John Brenner, Lou Whitney, Josephine Bond. Ada M. Darettc, Klcle Borell and the Sisters Kthel Montgomery. Claire Joyce and Clnrlse Kontell. . The Kastern company,' which now organising to make our first tour of Ohio, Pennsylvania. New York and Canada, will number eighteen people, and play a specially selected repertory, suited to the style of work of Miss Wfnthrope and Mr. Kdsall. - Special scenery will be carried for each play, which will enable us to give com- plete productions. - People so far signed for this company: .. Ben II. Howe. Sam Frels, Harry Willis. Robert Metcalf, Daisy Molett. Bessie Stanley and the Great Robos, three In number. . We hope to fill this company from our recent Clipper ad. As this will be a new venture, and our first tour ot East- ern time, we will anxiously await the results. TlIB Oicigin.il Valley Fobgb Co.MEUY i'oun "have signed with Mamie Fleming, In "Girl of Eagle Ranch" Co., under the man- agement of W. H. Gracey. They report meeting with great success wherever they appear. ., , Mitchell axi> Cai.n. two well known vaude- ville performers, will leave vaudeville and take up rehearsals in ".Yaniu," the new Al- fred K.' Aaron's production, which opens In 1'hllndolphla. Mitchell and Cain will ■» sume leading comedy roles In the company. The first performances of the musical piece will be given In the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, Oct. 2. ' Notes rnoM the Royal Stock Co. —We closed our Summer engagement, under can- vas, at Bridgeport, III.. Saturday night, Sept. 14. to big business. We opened our Winter season at Mnttoon. III., Sept. TO, to a large house, and at .1 P. >l., Monday, every seat was sold. . We play nine nights at Mattoon, three nights at Purls, nnd eight nights at Terre Haute, Ind., opening Sunduy. Sept. 22, and returning Sunday night,. Sept. .20, for seven nights. This company carries twenty- one people, a challenge band and orchestra. Prof. Coon has the band of ten pieces and Prof. Paul Gordon has the orchestra of seven Tlpdegraff. Vaudeville acts: The Great Nalon. electrical musical art: Albert Smith, Ktriilljacket expert nnd packing box mys- tery: Wullioriio and Whitney, flying gym- nasts: lloddell Bros.. Australian acrobats, and Nlel lllckey, who sings Illustrated songs. The executive stall .Is: Fred C. Chaunccy, proprietor and manager: Arthur G. Snyder, business manager: Albert Smith, stage ear- Jjenter: John 1 tenner, master of properties; lack Owens, stage director. : Notes vjmim the Mcl'hee's Imperial Stock: Sam T. Reed, a. member of this company, was Initiated Into the Order of Knglcs (Fox River Aerie 1030), pf Princeton, Wis.. Sept. 11. Mr. Reed Is not very tall, but, we re- gret to' say, he was much smaller when he got through. The Initiation took- place be- fore the evening performance, after which Sam surprised the company by giving a dance specialty. The company Is playing to big business through Wisconsin, anil many return dates offered us, which we cannot lill this season, as the company Is booked solid up to next April, through to the West coast. We are .carrying fourteen people. Including Wm. A. Kcliols, our worthy manager, who is a credit to the owner (A. T>. McPbee), now with the Big Show touring Canada. Nod Eldon sneceeds B. II. Klllmnr as advance representative. .Asmtfiw MacKkioht writes: "I am this season with Walter H. Stull's company, do- ing character roles nnd having a pleasant and prosperous season. This week we arc plnylng Hart's Theatre. Hillodelphla. and ore doing big business with 'The Great Diamond Robbery,'" . ,„ ■ NiWnW TMIOM the Fonda Comedy Co.—Wc arc. still plnylng through Canada, to a nice business. In fact, it Is this best season we havo had for years. The weuther has been ?ood. and the natives have turned out well, ly Inst "ad" '.n The Old Kkli.uii.e, brought me Just the people I wanted. Letta Chapln ft we I iLSn'must col come v ''K |llnMl ••■«. Iforepn.lgli-Hclla lenui lit McFec- the well known musttal comedy n , n ,, |(rk wncrc (l 1(|r|(0 niln)be? of lbx) ,,,„. pieces. Harry A. Hayes Is manager. We arc and hoc little son. Joe, ary iiiuk'ng good, and booked solid until the middle of-May,' 31*08. high, praise has been accorded tin: JavenUe The "man In white" appears every Tuesday, and everybody is happy. Roxtkr of the "Ilverybody Works But Father" Co. (Kastern) : Karr & Mann (Inc.), proprietors and mauagers; Charles A. Wat- son, business manager: lid ward J. Itose, as- sistant raunngiir; A. Raymond, treasurer: K. Wlllurcl Francis, stage .manager; Harold Tymcscn, musical' director;" Mort McKIm, milsler mechanic. Memliprs of company— Albert Sykcs, Arthur Carlcton, K. WJllard Fi-uncls. Joseph Mnrlchard. Jennnctte Dcs- pres, Frances Merlvale, Florence Wilson, F.thel Jones, Jeannette 13. Rose, Hazel Otis, Killth Kiiig, May Conway, Violet Woldorf, Augusta Bcbrens, Martha Gerst, Beatrice Townsend, ;M»uil Jewol Kbner, Irene; KmUV, Julia Banm, Selnia Ilogstend, ltealrlro. Price unci Marie Winters. Tour begins at Boonton, N. J.. Oct. 1. !•- - -■ HosTKit of the luiislc-ul farce couiedy, "My Wife's Family," as presumed by Wm. Mc- Gowhii : Helen McGowan, trnncls Yaugliiii. Marie del Vecchlo, Maud'.o Moson, Marian Stafford, Clara Belle, Ktliol Wood, Marie Hozclton, Bobble Fields, James l'arkcr, ILirry Sipilres, Chas. E. Adams.. Kd. K. Porry and Frank Appleton. lOxctsntlvc stnffi for. Wm. McGowun: Herbert: T. Illor, business reprc- seututlve; Kd. Perry, sli;;,: manager: Carl H.. Brown, musical director; Harry Stpdres, carpenter. An/mull W. Wills 1ms Just closed n sea- son of twenty-two weeks us bandmaster, with Klwln Strong's Players, under canvas, to ■ . "Olo ipeiicd it... ii»i™\ u t. » .. ' " ' .-...-..„■- |.,iwin airoug h riayers. nuuer uuiim, u 1 if 1 . 0 ,' 1 bu J , . 1 , t ' 0I,d thus preserve Intact j„| n o. s. Primrose's latest attraction. "Oh is. Histrionic old place, and show that we {j wa nKon," as miisiml direct "jr. which opence jEX£ s0111 nuove sprdld gain." ,uo season at I.a Crossa, Wis.. Sopt, 14. , .ch.' i 1 ,P!. l:NTN .., ha .Yi' J,,s , t bcen CTm J ,lc .^ d Mns. W. 8. IUBXMM (May V. Johnston) ,...- ....«„ r-—. - ,..«, wnireby Robert W, hdwirds secures the big | K slowly recovering from a serious surgical fully selected repertory of stands nuisii-iii satire, "The Girl from Yankee Land." 0 , K . ra tion. Is wbleh we are doing leading hi tur. l.dwmds will make on elaborate prodtic- '^. IIhbkhT, of the Harris-Parkinson Co., comedy roles. We still- contlnu Hon during the coming season. '■eo. I'. CLAnK>: writes that he will have u permanent stock company at the Broncl- jviiy Tbealre. Oklalioina <'lty, Oklahoma. Uh ' tarke Imssecurnd for thu. company such well kiiuwn p,. u ple as Virginia Jeffries, Clauillii "Idle, llarrlel Clifton, Mark Duvall. W. K. ul",- ►■•'w'n: Wolcptt. fbas. Ci^lne, A. J. ''"to.• ihi j-iiiunci W. Roblc and Jack Brady. Mrs. ,\. j. nicks will be musical directress, nicy will open the Broadway Theatre. Sept. -?. with "Trilby." This promises-to lie the wrongest stock organization ever seen In "slalioniu City. '•Tub MoL'NTAi.NKKn." written bv Charles ii. Lolson. wus produced at Ahnn, Neb.. N 'l'». Bit, tinder the direction of Its nuthor, "tid will gu on tour under the manngeulent "I the Uiuirnntee Amuseinent Co.. wltli now and notifies us of tin* serious Illness of Augustus C. Ill ley, musical director of the company. Mr. Riley is lying In a liospltal at Churles- ton, W. Vn.. and It Is believed that he has relatives In Brooklyn, N. Y. Elsie May Willson has signed with Kllcr's ".King or the Cattle Ring" Co. (Kast- ern), to play thu lead. . > TilK Two UnnsiKH, who wore playing Die comedian. Our ro.iter is as follows: Charles Fonda, Madam Fonda, Chas. Perry, Letta Chapln, IJIllliiMcin Lyre and ilttlo JgeChupln. We. will .lump out of canvas Into opera houses. All arc well, and having a good time with our old Canadian friends. '. Koli.owi.ni; Is the roster of Kllroy & Brit- ton's "Tim Cowboy Girl" Co... supporting Murlc Klynn: G. A. White, manager; Leroy I>amborne, musical director; Geo. L. Bar- ton, ad vn nee; Chas. Rankin, stage manuger ; M- II.. Miller, carpenter;. II. II. Nolan, prop- erties; Will Htcckel, electrician; Edw. J. Hell, Krnest Rnscman, Tom Manning, Bert C-rowell, Dan A. Anderson, Don Mcrrltlolil, Rube McWhlnnoy, P. II. Jefferson, Marie Klynn, Anna Gardner, Kitty Mills. Kstcllc Barllet t. Mnrgoret Bird,.. May *'arlton, I'lvo- lyn Slin'w', Ruby Reynolds, I,aura Edwards, May Martin, Jasc'c Wilson, nnd'the Cliffords, cx|>ert: ropers, . , KulH iraoM "The Iiiisii Sbnatoii" Co, Larrlvee anu Lee am with this company. Mr. 1 jirrlvee reports that his specialty culls for no loss than three encores nightly. Mrs. Lar- rlvee (Barbara Ijco) is.plnylng Fanny For- tune, the lend, and Mr. Liirrlvce plays Regi- nald. The show Is doing a linn business, and Is booked for forty weeks. Hern Is the ros- in-: Jos. L. Mct'ubo. Mrs. Rose McCabe, Will Goodall Maek. Barbara Leo, Mario Craig, A. C. Larrlvee, It. IS. Klppllng. Kd. Murphy. V. IS. Seymour, Mr. Klrkpatrlctk. May Nelson and Ni'lsc Addison.. The show Is under the sole direction of Joe W. Spears, who also has "The Irish Pawnbrokers. TllH TtlEut'H-llBirriiEns write: "We are with J. S. Angell's Comedians, n "real sliow,' carrying fifteen iicople, qnd playing a care- luril dramas, uslncss and continue to make litem. laugh bctwen nets, doing high clnss vaudeville. The Mng-dl Sisters are ulso with the show." NOTRS rxoM the Clark, Orecly k Finks Ccuricdy Co.—Wcr opened lit Klgln, Tex., Sept. Hi. to big business. This company Is carry- ing twelve-people. Tlio roster Is as follows: Jim Mcltae, manngi-r: Chas. Clark, itlrcctpr; Tiuii (tritely, coinerllan: Harry Finks, ireas- Tora Smith, muster of properties; BUI principal imrts"with the IVylaud Co. (West- urer: 1 crn). closed Sunt. 2, to Join "A Human KIuvo" Dudley; leader of orchcs;ra ; Geo. Walker, advance agent Co., to play tde ingenue and light comedy, and do thttlr singing and dancing specialty, i Notes piiom the Mvkki.k-Haipku. Stock Co.. (Southern).—Wc opened our regular sea- enn, at Marietta. <>., Monday, Sept. 2. to u remrcl breaking hotise. In fact, we took In morn money In this; year on Monday night than Ihcv did last year uii Thursday night, the mid special scenery, n line .line 'of paiicr and | : irgcst night, nnd wc kept Ibe bualnesViipall ri-,, i " K . t " S i U '. r °? plnyers. 'fliu bookings u'- w V«lc, thus break Inn all records for the house. ready extend Into: the. Summer of 11108 Jack C. Cnx nolly writes that be. dosed 11 very successful season of twenty-ono- weeks joili the Doling- Park Stock CO- nt Sprlng- ■ in Mo., plnylng the character leads and leading heavies. He has accepted aa en- cngemeht with a Western company, touring He larger cities In the West. Messrs Meyers, "rjjoks and .Texnrd Jiave engaged Mr. Cou- U| ll)" as general amusement. director and t'liiniigcr of ihrlr slock company for next Glimmer. T'i.<irenc-k Wbaoland, ii comedienne wno ....,'.'. fr " ,n burlesque to accept a position *»h lllmmelcln's Stock Co., Is meeting with '"'"Ti siicis<sa In the role of Hannah Ifuther- "ml. In "The Confessions ot a Wife." Notks ymm Lnvky's Tlie Night On n •■■•n»HKinl" «'i viotef nnd »o»». Hh»"' "••'an as tins "Darling Twins." daughtiM of V,'"" J - Shaw, the fiui.eis wlibtlcr, are wliu " n.-cviupanj-. • " - The company has all new plays this yeur, end the best line of advanced vaudeville carried RusTEit ok "A Fugitive from Justice" Co.: Itoscui|iicst & Parker, managers; Frank Cot- tcr, business manager; Bert Rosenciucst. ad- vance agent; Frederick Cleckner. cnrpenlcr; Joseph Ryan, property man; Milton. Hem* tiler. clm-trlrJnii: August us Glussilllre, stage manager: (ieo. Arvlne. Geo. Ii. Conner, j. S. Hughes, Geo. II. Hlnclnlre, Augustus Glass- mire.. Arthur Kvuus. Rols-rt l<ncy, Lotus Morris,. Grace Welby. Jessie Prliigle. Grace f'..«M,l ' Covert, ISva Benton. I'luillne Heymoure,. Jen- hy any traveling company. The vaudeville nlo-.Mcyers, iWe opened the season at Cam- Jerry Sullivan, who pluys Alick, list Is headed by Lntlinorc and Leigh, loose den, X. J., Sept. 2,'l. '.vellcrw kids,' entertained with mysterious fellows. In an entirely new act Tue company numbers nineteen people, with iAtlinqrc. tt Leigh, managers; licit I/elgh, Isislncss manager: Dallas It, Melvln, In ud- Mincu;. Nellie Woods, Man Ijipor.tc. ■ Geno Leslie, Alice HIKimi. lillllu Long. Marie Ijltl- more. Miss Llkim. Miss Strlrklln. Itcsslo Melvln. Bert Utlgb. Kniest lAtlmorc. Al. Warner. Jiimes Grlflln. Joe McKnroc. Gcorgo Melrose, Darey Campls-ll. Harry Llkon, Dal- las Melvln and Sam Strlrklln. The company will play nil the 1ilg time of the Middle West nnd i-ome Soutl-ern time. We are hooked solid for. forty-three weeks. . l i . . ... ; S.muk Fields, iicoriling l<» rennrls. Is tanking a bl» lilt with the •itr.Mhlway >V(ler a ark" Co.. in her luiiH-rsoiialloiis^of a Utile cbtfw-glrl.' ■*.'"" ItiisciiK Klateii AND Lkon KiNcii write: "We are not at present In vaudeville, but are playing a special ten weeks' engagement with the Flora De Voss company No. 1, dur- ing their, fair dales." -• .-. , Wm. ('auk liiforiiis us Hint the Cnrr Trio Is meet bag. with big success with Ibe Key- stone Dramatle company, doing a feature trio act which doses with "Captain Unity lluntlug," featuring Master CllrToril Care the. (Ire year old wonder, who fs making a great hit with "Han Antonio" and "Bessie and.. Her Little Brown Bear." Mr; Cart Is playing.lends,' Mildred Is plnylng soiibreltes, son Master Clifford Is playing baby..parts. - Ei.ixaiietii Nikhbyeu jollied the "HI Plunk- nrd" <0-. Sept. It, at Marshfteld, Wis., to play Ibe Ingenue lead. Notes 1'itciM Joseph 'KhTR's (Kastotnl "East Lynne" t'c>.. fenlurlng Dorothy Marke ami Geo. W. Scott.—We uie doing nicely on the best Kasteru time, playing to capacity. We carry a full scenic production nnd elec- trical effects, and muny new Ideas. The com- pany Is receiving the highest praise both from press and public, and Miss Marke Is winning admiration for her work in Lady Isabel. Geo. W. Scott, as Francis I/Cvison, plays the part finely. -The company Is with- out a weak point. Roster: Geo. W. Scott, manager; M. J. Ottls. stage manager: Chns. Smith, carpenter; Norton Rutherford, pro- perties; Austin Murray, Emmet Ilriinclon. Dorothv Marke. Avis Page, Ruth Kinerson, Clara tuine. Baby Burt Burton and Hnrry Palmer. Ileo.- W. Scott has been kpcndlng u few t(aya ut his home In Manrhoster, N. II. I.it: Hkccs. who has been stage director ot Hie Kd. Redmond Co., 'during part of their eighteen months' engagement nl thq Jos* Theatre. San Jose, Cnl., severs hlk connec- tion with the above company when they go to Vancouver. B. C to accept the position of manager of the new stock company that he Is now organizing for Nolan & Bloom, pro- prietors or the Jose Theatre. Notes fbom tub "Nouooy'b Claim" Co. (Western).—Wo opened Sept. Ill, at Mar- shall, Mich., to good business. In spite or bad weather. At Lansing, 21, we played to 8, It. i)., matinee nnd nbzht. - R. II. l.e Roy and Vera Holmes arc making good In the leading roles. ' Following Is full roster ot company : It. IV Le Roy, malinger: K. C. Darnell, busi- ness manager; G. Burt Johnson, stage inanu- 5or: Willis Vaun, assistant stage manager; .da Selian, treasurer; Harry lloynlo, press agent; George Wright, Leo Ourrlty, Vera Holmes. Blanch Wright -and Violet Vann. The character change specialty and dancing of G. Bert Johnson Is making a big hit. Vera Holmes and Harry Roy ale are also making a hit with their specialties. The company Is booked solid to May 10. 1004), playing Michigan. Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa, South Dakota, Texas, Missouri and Arkansas. John J. McXoiaiia, i member of Local. No. L SI. Louis, Mo., N. A. II. P. and II., of A., died nt the City Un-ipitnl. In that city Friday morning, Sept. HI. Ho was an old timer in the business, iltlimigh only thirty- eight years of age wh?n he died. IIahhy R. VioKona writes: "A most ex- cellent'season scenui In store In the Kastern territory, cais-claUy for stock organlsatluns, as I have personally met llvo repertory man- agers who report their business as excellent. The business of the Fnnbcrg Stork (Kastern) Is in excess, of anything we have dons, the past- live seasons. ■■ Our vaudeville, depart- ment of five arts, headed by Hnrry McKee, protean character change act, has been very much, sire Nlekerson, trio. This season Oakes k Gibson present Her- bert De Guerre, In- "A .Bachelor's. Honey- moon," with the following roster: Oakos k Gibson, managers: Herbert Be Guerre, Paul Pllklngton, J. G. Anderson, Benjamin Crowe, Wallace Carr. Regan Lowe, Grace Johnson, Klsle Knye, Agnes and Jospehloo Du Monte, and Ixmlse Reynolds. i ■ Kittik Nick Peiu.e hits been a decided success all Hummer.at Proctor's.Theatre, Al- bany, N. Y., In prima donna and soubrctte roles. Her Inlerpretntlou nnd rendition of Glrolle, In "GlroUe Glrotla" during her en gagement nt tbla able comment Notes rucui the "His In New York" com- pany (Southern) : Business has bcen good In Texas, considering tho very hot weather. Prospects look line for a good season, as tlie show Is geuluir-iilcr press notices In all Ihe large cities. Roster: I. II. Hnynes, rnana. ger; W. M. Brown, business msnugcr; Bert Hence, stage manager; Hnrry -White, stage JB > carpenter; Joi< Withers, property man ; Joliu Xookney, .Kdwurcl Cody, Clinton Hicks, Wsl- ~ ter Kims,. Fred Page. Maud Barron, Flor- ence Gordon and Alice Gibson. Media Opera House, at Media, Pa., opened Rent. 20. with Stetson's big "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Co., to standing room. Tim next at- traction Is All -Star Vaudeville Co. This house will play one attract Ion a week, fylun 1I< rkins Is the manager. .' . TllK .KMVlllK TUHAiiK, Klililkford, I'lilln- delplilii will open Oct. 7, lis a permanent stock liouso. .Maurice Stanford and Kurle Wcislern havu leased the bouse, and will In- stall g first class stock company, to be headed by Paul Taylor nnd Kinlly Smiley. John L. Wooderson will direct. ilia stage. The opitnl'jg bill will be Hidney Iloseiifeld's comedy, "At Ibo White Horse Tavern." Kbbii IDkiih cioscd his engugemiint nt Ills- bee, N. D., wllb "A Royal-Hlave" Co. (West- ern). Saturday, Sept. 21, and Joins the "Dora Tlmrne" company, to piny the Juvenile lead. Mr.' Myers was preiieutell, In the first ncl of bis Inst night's engagement, with a beauti- ful gold wnlch chirm by members of the company. Ham luiu.iiw, comedhin, with the Hur- court Comedy Co., writes: "I in mottling with great success In my specialties. The rosier of thu company Is as follows: Chns, K. Harris, owner uud. inanngur: Gus Taplcy, Kd. Slrouglit, Ham Barlow, Fred Wnlsh. Wal- ler CtirMss, Harvey Dunn, Francis Wilson, Geo. Currlo, Grace Verno, Orllc Holmes und May Mi-lvlo. Our specialties consist of: Harvey Dunn, exponent of physical, culture: Fred Wnlsh. 'tuTkologlst;' Waller Curtis, novelty musical net; Sam Bnrtow. the 'Fel- low In Hip While Hull,;' lidlsoii's moving pictures, mid llliislraled songs." James Pijhvis wrlles: "While playing at the Cremiiil Tliealre. New Orleans, with 'Me- F'nddcn's l-'bits.' werk of Kept. 15-21, I was made a member of Hie Klks. They held a reception after the Initiation, and myself and one of thu •ongs and stories." The "Hi Hor.i.ls" Co. opened the' season nt RUNUHHuiMf, Iniv.;" Not*. — Robert • TT. Harris' new ground Ihmr thentrc, .In this city, was opened Sept. IS, with Murray and Mark, in "The Sunny Side of Broadway.' Tho house tor the opening night was sold ut fancy prices, prior to the building of the house. The stage Is the second largest In the State, nnd ihc house seats 1,200, and has been properly named the "Thentrn Beau- tiful" of Indiana. . Culdwell k Drake, build- ers of the Hotel West Baden, and the new Mnry Anderson Theatre, nt Louisville, built the new theatre for Mr. Harris, nnd It enst JT.".,0ini. The entrnnre Is solid Italian mar- ble. . Munv show* are booked. Wnlter Iliads Is resident manager. - VicroK Lh Roy and Vivian Dkmsmomi write: "Wo. itltnted thirty-two successful weeks wllb 'The Matinee Girl' Co., and liuvo signed with the Crawford k. Meeker Musical Comedy IV., In do our specialties." . JiiuiA Yiuiic wrlles: "I oiu In my ninth week wllh the 'HI riunknrd' Co., doing my specially and doubling the olititacli rs of the libldy und Widow I'luiikard. I have received very nice press notices for my. work." . llr.N 1... Mii.vkv, Inst season, wllh II. C Whimev's "The Show Girl" Co., Is with Mel- ville B. Raymond's 'The Seminary Girl" Co., playing tin- light comedy role. Under mlitMr ' - ; ■■■■ n :' ' •"• —r—r-?— , ' V! f 7,, Notes mow J. H. Buyeii's Famous Show, known formerly as- C«»k Urns.' "Tnn Nights In a Bar Room" Co.—Wc are playing to ca- pacity, and winning high praise from press and public for having a nent and most re- fined one car tent show. Roster: J. II. Boyer, owner: Ad.. Funk, nmntigcr: Floyd Trover, gcncrnl agent; the Tin en Stanleys, musical net ; Dollie l.utow, rolling globe; the llush- mtinns, society sketch: WHkes Steward, lend- ing mini; Utile Mnry llushmnnn, child vornl- Ist; Ktlwnrd Gnllger, Irish [liunict'i- come- dian; Mllle Leonu, lightning drum major: Master Wayne Martin, song and dance; Mable Bushman, old maid spcoialty, J. C. Stanley, German comedlnn and dancer; Ren Gleaion calliope player- ami black, foco conic dlun : Will Coleman, eccentric comedian ; Lnla Stanley chwraclcr specialties; Prof. Wm; llushmann troupe ot Russian poodles: Mux lloyei. rolling hoop nnd Juggler: lion (lien: son, In charge ot top, wltli six men. Wn am headed South for the Winter route, Billy Rkio. Hip singing and talking clown, Is now In his forty-fourth week wllh Ihn John II. Sparks Show. , TllH Rasbiiali. Teaji niiido up of iiieui'. be in. of tint. John Robinson Circus nliiyed s thentrc,' caused quite favor- I loyees of both shows wcro- present. The game was stubbornly aoutonted, nnd It rc- ciulred twelve Innings to deelde It. the Rob- insons winning finally by n score ot seven to live. , I'm nt Francis, general contractor of Wal- ter L. Main's Great Fashion Plato Hbows, closed his season of (went v-t w» weeks nn Sept. in, and tins been re-chguged for nexi season. l-'iiun lit: Ivhy 1ms returnml to Hid Mighty llmis; Shown, nflor a much needed rest, and resumed his duties nn. chief orator, led opt and annex ticket seller, wllh tin- following "grinders:" Rill Tuvlor, Chns. Long, George Almnnt and Henry Hmgnrd. R'isT':tt or the clowns with the Ciuupbull tiros.' Shows: Raleigh Wilson, principal: W. M. Ihinohiio, WJIford David. "Snupintr" Gar- rison, Win. Wnlliire, Chas. Burnett, Steels 'Ini-i. and Jesse Roberts. Business Is repnrt. ed to he nxcellenl, uud Hill sIlOW Is giving sallsfaelloll. miscellaneous. . ' —i-t-i—r-i— $-n Sc-iieni:i-i-.miv, N. Y., Note. —Lyman II. Howe, well known showinuu and moving ple- num expert, litis porcliuswl n plot of one hun- dred acres ill the end of the Broadway ear line uud will turn If Into un amusement park. Work Iiiih nlrendy been started <>u Ihn grounds. Mr. Howe, who live* at Wilkes- I in ire, i'ii., is not on the seuiie, and his brother, II. II. Howe, of this city, la.local liuuiiiger of Ihn amusement park. Mr. Howe, when he arrives neil Hummer, will feature his moving pictures In a large open sir audi- torium at Iiiii park.- It Is Mr. Howe's Idea in give Schenectady an Ideal place fur women nbil children, ns well us- men, to mental* during Hie Hummer months, A linn baseball diamond Is coiitvmplnted, whllti tounls courls will be laid out und athletic sports fostered at the park. Geo. W. Joiinstonk, musical -director. wrlles: "I dosed with 3. II. Basil's mov- ing picture show May Ml, after a Inlrty-two weeks' engagement. Have la-en working In nil electric theatre since then, and If Ihe Moiiitii' continues to come njy way. shall .re- main for sonic limp longer." CiJiiiencb W.' liEtiE.Min, the ''Orlgliinl Dutch Comcdlun," writes: "I am mutioker of the C. A. Clark Big .City Medlclun Show, carrying two sketch learns and n good piano player, .1 uui putting on all the acts, ulso doing Ihe Hutch comedy In all nets. Dr. Clnrk does nothing hut deliver his lectures and attend lo otlb-e work. Mrs. Dr. Clark anil Hit two. little lots urn ulso with us," > I'linu. rAtiAHAMiiiA has. returned lo his heailipm Hers in Phlladelpbln, nl lor a MOsl sut'ciyisful sciiMiii, and bus his coriM of as- slstanls lit work remodeling and enlarging bis ulp-idv big piTfori.oitice. A. feature of his entertainment Is that his pets wo. till workers. Hiern being no stool, or "percli wnrnicrs" In use. He uses no mechanical op- INtrntim during his is-rformaiice, wblcb lias Dwlghl. III., to good business, carrying a cnus-d much fnvornbln comment, botli.from liaml and orchestra nnd special scenery. Tho the public nnd press throughout Ihe country, rosier uf the company Includes: Jack Ilos- Neither does lie nan a whip nn or off-1 In* kins, manager: Joe Angell, leader of band; stage.. 1'iiimihaslkn is having his mt dressed Win. Basket, lender of orchestra ; If. A, Moles. sing'! manager; Geo. Warren and wife. Lloyd Hammond, Chas. Reynolds, Jim Foley, Joe Angell, Jack Buskins. Win. Basket. Chas. Brown, Fronds Martin, Hazel Kussell, Miss Warren and llclle Yost. Kohxkr or "Handy Bottom" (Guarantee Amusement Co.) : Gen. W. Penrose, <.'. (1. Allen. Alex Hiory, Fnincls (lollsohnlk, t.'lms. nine.' (loo. Warren, Dibble llrlttalne. Mattel Owen and 'Am ' Farnsworth. Tn«' business manager Is Alex Story. Ill co eh'ilsiriite > I vie for this sensuii. lie Will lillVI* a special Set. of srciier.v, liiilnlsonic stage selling, mid will nlso urn; two nsslsliuils In ike art, who will appear In handsome uni- forms. I'finuihaslkn himself upis'tirlng In u. gnrtooiis diamond costume. Pnnmlisrlkii wlsio-s to stnle Hist lie was Hi* originator of Die lllh! "Prrformlnif P.-Is." iNrihimi's. Die hull wrestler, was nn added feature at Rostock's An-nu. Cisiev Island. X. V., duHng Mnrdl Grns week, and report* making ti great sticcOss.