The New York Clipper (October 1912)

OCTOBER 5 THE NEW YOEK CLIPPER. 27 NEW YORK THEATRES. HIPPODROME f h >. 4V«. Dally Mat. at 2. Best Beats, $1. Kv.8. UNDER MANY FLAGS V.liTlRBL T HEW SPECIALTIES WNTERGtRDENBSSMSI VSi MISERS SC»ES ».24 ««• TIip Passipg Show of 1912 ai, puybouse asr EftH 8.10. Mat*. Wed. Thar., and Sat. 2.10. LAST WEEK Bought and Paid For Beg. MOD., Oct. M-L1TTLB WOMEN. : 48th St. Theatre I Evgs. 1*. Hats. TUu: tad Sat. 2.16. 'Phone ITS Bryant, East of B'wajr. LITTLE MISS BROWN Bj Philip Bsrtholomae, author of "Over Night." William Collljr'i 4lst, East of B'way. Phone 6194 Bryant. Kr.S.16. Mats. Thnrs. and Sat. 2.16. Granville Barker's London Company IN Fanny's First Play vmt 42d St.. West of Broadway. Phone 6216 Bryant. Evgs. at 8.16. Matlneta Wed. and Bat. 2.16. The Ne'er-Do-Well £ 8I THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE LAST WEEK TJDfiATVU/AV Theatre. Broadway,cor. 41stSt. DKlSiUI W AI Telephone, 101 Brjant. Evgs., 8.20. Mats. Wed. and Sat., 2.20. Wed. and Sat. Mate., 600 Orchestra Seats, f 1. LEW FIELDS PRESENTS Hanky Panky £ Haxine ttrft I ES. Evgs. 8 so. Maiinees Wed. k Sat. 2.30. H. H. FEAZEE presents JAMES MONTGOMERY'S New Comedy READY MONEY HEW AMSTERDAM W StJrB 2 roaS T w R a? ET Eves. 8.15. Mats. Wed. and Sat. 2.16. ___ KLAW k ERLANOER Preaent The Countof Luxembourg A Musical Romance by franz lehak, composer of "THE MERRY WIDOW." .TRFBTV 42d 8t - nesr B'way. Mats. Wed. KLAW k ERLANOER Present MILESTONES By AKNOLT) BENNETT and EDWARD KNOBLAUCH. As played to crowded houses at The Royalty Theatre, London. •fSATU^TV B 'w»J »nd 46th St. Evgs. 8.30 \MfkAEM * I Mat a. We d. Rnd 8llt-| 2 £,. Another Cohan k Harris Success. OFFICER 666 The Funniest Farce In Years. • REPUBLIC West42dSt. Eves. 8.15. HKI-UBI-H* Mate. wed. k Sat., 2.15. WILLIAM ELLIOTT and DAVID BELaSCO Preseot "THE GOTEKM'S 14DY" A play In three acts and an epilogue in "Cbilds'," by ALICE BRADLEY. THEATRE. W. 44th St. Mats. Thurs. and Sat. at 2.16. ID BELASCO presents Frances Starr In a new play, by EDWARD LOCKE THE CASE OF BECKY PA 1917 Mth St.. Col. Circle. Evgs. 8.15. Mats. * 1***«> Wed.Sat.,2.16. wed.Mat ,60c.-»l.so. •'CLEVER -EXCELLENT- SCCOr SS."—World. "OLIFTON CRAWFORD AT HIS BE8T."-Globe. CLIFTON CRAWFORD ;gg£jg; "MY BEST GIRL" WALLACK'S K A Evgs.. 8.20. Mats. Wed. (Pop.) k Sat., 2.20 FOR ONE WEEK ONLY IWR. -rikVI MURPHY (LIEBLER k 00 , Managers) In an extravagant comedy by WM. BODEN Honeat Jim Blunt riAIV'Q B'wayASOtb St. Evgs. at 8.oo. *JI\Md X a3 ifoia. Wed. and Sat. at 200. LEWIS WALLER has the honor to submit SUA K.ESPE ARE'S CASINO 'Phone 8846 B'way and stDSt. w*»f^«r^^^ ^^ Greeley Evgs. 8.10. Matinees Wed. and Sat. T ht Merry Countess EI39th STREET^ Evgs. 8.16. Mats. Wed. and Sat., 2.16. Last week here. Next week. Lyric Theatre. The Master of the House Btg. Monda y, Oct. 7, "THE BRUTE." B.F.KEITH'S SflMTEB HEW tlM CIRCUIT StSffBS* . BU8HWICK b»S«? BRA CRESCEMT iiitmi^-,-,. GRKKNPOINT OKJHBUM GOTHAM B. P. KEITH'S UNION SQ. THEATRE. B'way A »m St. Phone 3400 Stuyvesant. Matluee; Dally 2&c; sc. to n.oo Nights, TAYLOR GRANVILLE and M18S LAURA PIER. PONT, MAKCELINE, PAT- RICE, BELLE BAKER. Halll- gan and Sykes, Brady and Mahoney, Darrell and Con- way, Ben Beier and Bro., MRS. GARDNER CRANE AND COMPAtiY. HEIMRY V MR. WALLER AS KINO "HARRY" nig* SIADGK TITHEKAI'UK as "PRINCESS KATdERINE" and "CHORUS." ELTINGE 4 2d St. Theatre WITHIN THE LA« NOTABLE CAST OF WELL KNOWN PLAYERS. GEO. f AIM I THEATRE, Broadway &43dStreet. M. IrVliflll Evgs. 8.15. Mats. Wed k Sat., 2.15. G £° CO MAN Just W. of Broadway. Phone &20 Bryant. Evg. 8.20. Mats. Wed and Sat 215. Wed. Mat. Popular. THE AMERICAN PLAY COMPANY Announces A NEW PLAY of TO-DAY AIR and his own Company In COHAN'S LATEST COMEDY BROADWAY" JONES F. F. Proctor's 5th Ave. B'way A29th«t. Mally Mar. 26c Eves.25o to $1 2 CONCERTS Snn ,2.1618.18 All-Srar Bills MR. RUSS WHYTAl & GO. BYRON & LAN6D0N S* WILLA HOLT WAKEFIELD NINA PAYNE Si CO. JOCK MeKAY And other big feature acts. Ml MAY HILL THEATRE Lexington Are. and 4»d St., N. Y. This week, MARION'S DREAMLANDS COLUMBIA THEATRE BROADWAY, 47th STREET, N. Y. Thlt week, COLUMBIA HIBLESUIEKS O UT OF TOWN NEWS ■iaL"^^ b"e come at last, and the season finn!aa.^SJE! ,0 *■ on - nna «r splendid, 22P2? .J 0 " 1 "" 0 ™- The nrst big competitive SJL*. 1 ? dramatic season occurs when "The ritaM^L ln S w '">ta "■« Law" are listed at oLSfi Bujlneaa la Improving all around. ■W JW Honsa (John H. Havlln. mgr.)— IW^SSH wl i come ■*** »°. »■> "Psssers- mm*.. ^"* m ? Sherry" repeated laat season's -JJ» Tern Lewis, In "The Yankee Prince," njgg *SS E \, F «">«W. mgr.) — Bayard Law"» „, m «lodramaUc snecess. "Within the whit'«i,u. "JSL 8 ""- M - **■' w «« k Walker ■SnS & Tt? ^noon." drew very largo HMh^ r '■■\ t " > Ab ?. rn °«»Ma Co- » 1U > "Tales o? noinnaan, cornea Oct 0, Gr?nvni^ nT J 1 ! B v (0hM - L - Doriln ' mgr.)—Taylor EdM n.K CD ' Tbt Hold-Up," will be tea- I -, 0 -, o ?, ,b ," e: Wo,ter 0- Kelly, "Tho Vlr- •■Dm, -"*u ; ^y H ««e" and his talking dog, Oiwri' <5ini,°. m f, r . L,Ild and company, In "The Il^l' ' n,rt ; ,,' be nS adetB de a» 8 ™gne, Butler PolVv ••• fi 4 ^"? e Th «™ton, In "A Question of Cn Sh &*. ^i 0 , 0 , Tr,< >' ^ "The Lind of the W«*l,. ma K1M °*'* Entertalnera. Patbe'a Al W Ii U '| , J„ SlI1 V n (William P. Jackaen, mgr.)— •» Poll.SSS HL?" S «P'- 20. '" "" Happened '""» u.ln™ i. T , be Pf»ntrj Boy" did a treraen- 55a |EL« ^!** k - Mrvi Cooper. Robert Bwn^iv ! 'i~ . D J u< "f ,nd L'»le McCall were Knr'otn 1 , 1 ? 11 * 4 by ««<"encea and crltlca. K.* ,,P<." Jn, * r """^ <)«■ 0. in "A Kentucky ill IT.. ' Run »IH .'t'lr .-i? M 7 e p - P1 "»- mgr-)—Lew Fields »-li -i n,SH '"J 1 Cabaret" as tlie headline lb-l-iir%" ill*2 : P J Te Musical Lnnda, the Two *«.« *jaS?^ft! Bt, * r « " "Tne New .', • Motion pictures. hf me l'inf..« fc m a i nm w,n »» ,ne beadllner <i>r<~. | "UP ""top house of variegated experl- •* <:nsiom"' Jl oae and company. In "A Matter "" •>!lier?'bllhd nr Hann «>lous Girls n *SrSnaa2S l, S« E ;, F e» a c»»y. n=gr.) — The ^»°&» , 1S I *, ! «I* 20, after one ■unfa? „jVL tln „ * WmW Roae Itnds. Well 11 "'■• niIlK"' Btri, wh o can sing and J" 1 *>E3J£* *&» who are funny, the show u *a C »I». ,,ck ■P™* Joe Adams and <;irr m d„," ,?5 *f!5 headllners all right. "A ^ T '- a " Wldo^ oil."!! tte VltaU " m ' de nlto - ar '<ht S GrlIa , t \rhi. K W HrBl * ka - ™gr-)^rhe Girls '""'• -"-.I ^he aii'f, w> y a « due Sept. 29. Tbey ""'•'tted bV riSl rlc,, 2 Bcantles. a clever bunch "* "Muriel »■ imi *."* k^ 1 "- Hawl Woodbury, i-lrat. ari.iJ H Sj*« b "l both as to looks and Btaojoa SL ?l£ffc. f,V Holden. and Marie were other beauties doing notably clever O. H. MILES. Prea. I. FLUF.GELMArf, Vie* Pl-ea. M. R. HI1EEDY, Sac'y. BEN J. S. MOBS, Treat. CONSOLIDATED BOOKING OFFICES, i«c CHIC4GO OFFICES I 143 North Clark gt. Phone, 1431 Kandolpti FITZ6ERAL0 BUILDING, Broadway ill 43. Stmt, Nsw York City Telephoneai S4B1-54BS-MB3-3413 Bryavnt. erty \fiSvUm BOOKINO-Forty AA/«»»Usb BOSTON OFFICES t B30 Tnmonl St. Phone, II07O Oxford MILES CIRCUIT GUNNINGHAH-FLVEGBLnAN CIRCUIT MOSS AND BHILL CIRCUIT 811EEUV CIRCUIT THEATRE BOOKING CORPORATION AFFILIATED VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT PLAYCTQ TH3C BEST XH VAPPEV1IXE. BEST Hon—, BIST Trontmont, BUT KnengennmH. work. Crowds good. Harry Hastings' Show Is due Oct. O. . LroacK (Harry Hart, mgr.)—Joe Edmonds and company, Calldera and company, William B«d, Francis Ervaut and company, and the Raymond Midgets filled bait the week, and lu Hie lnst half. Marie Rowland, Silver and Grny. Newport ami Bert, An Adair and bis Rube Orchestra, aud the Three Melvlna were all seen. Auononicii.—Vaudeville and motion pictures. Hiuvk'8 Orssa Housi, Famii-v, and Rvan'b OiNToar, all regular houses, are still devoted to motion picture plays and songs. OmrsrXB Tabk (I. N. Martin, mgr.)—The last of Sumiter resort plana will be carried out Sept 20. when a baby show will -be held, as well as another amateur vaudeville carnival. autumn notss. Viboinia Foltz and other members of the "Madame Sherry" company were the sensation of an Autumn opening. They were seen In the latest garb at a Fourth Street establishment. Viboinia Root, Nicoun Zbdblbb and HinnxnT L. Cijiike are the soloists wltb John Philip Sousa. who comes with his band for two concerts at the Grand Opera House, Sept. 29.* •WUnAUB Shbxbt's" train was two boura late and the opening performance was delayed en hour. It waa midnight before the last curtain fell. Tscla Viona Is home from a Summer in Italy. Mat Sankbu, a Norwood girl, waa "Mlas Cin- cinnati" In the Maey Models, the clever act at the Empress. Tub Onyitiiia Club Concbbtb are to be given at the Emerv Auditorium Hi Is season. Thb chorus which sang In lue pageant. "Dark- ness and Light," In the World In Cincinnati, has formed the Pageant Choral Sreiety of Cln- clnnntl. Edwin W. Glover has besn elected di- rector, and the society will present Haydu a "Creation." at Music Hall, lu May. Alma Cluck, the soprano, will be heard in a song recital at the Emery Auditorium. Oct. 22. Mabel TALiArssno wne royally welcomed at B. F. Keith's, In "The Return of Tori-San," her own beautiful playlet. , Eona Mannhbimbb has commenced the rehears- al of "The Pageant for Patriots," to take place nt ttK? Grand Opera House, Dec. 27. HoWASli Swan, of London, who clalma that George Bernard Shaw wbb one of his pupils, lee- tnre.1 a» the Orpbeum. 2T. Ths Ambbican TitEATnB Is being torn dpwn. and work on tlie new Standard will be pushed. IlENiir M. Ziboleb, of the Walnut Street, and associate of M. O. Anderson, came home from Paris early In the week. Hamilton, O. — Smith's (Tom A. Smith, mgr.) the Hlmmeleln Associate Players Sept. MO end week. Elsie Walton and Hal Castle, and the Halapbll Stock Co. will opeu u.i engagement here Oct. 7. _ . . Gband (John E. McCarthy, mgr.)—Bill for Oct. 7 and week will Include- Anderson and Evans, Don Eye, Dancing Du Mutes, Bthel McPhee. Potts and Temple, Ollmore and Caatle, sud photoplays. Buon (A. Hamraerle, mgr.)—Mill for week of Sept. 20: La Nets, Joe Mersel, Ona Walton. Emma Murray. LUlle Anderson, Wa. Harvey, and songs and picture*. Deaths in the Profession. William Stafford (In private life William Nelson TIbbetts), the hermit actor, was found dead In bis rooms in the old Hooper Mansion, at 7 Hooper Street, Marblebead, Mass., Fri- day night. Sept. 13. The condition of the body showed that it moat have lain undiscovered for several days, but go lonely was the life Stafford led that Arthur Bamford, owner of the house, did not suspect anything had hap- pened to him, and it waa only when he bad missed Stafford for six days that he called upon the police to Investigate. They found the doors and windows of the actor's room securely fastened, and upon forcing an en- trance, found beside the body, which lay on the bed, a revolver and a half smoked opium pipe. Stafford was welt known throughout the country on the stock and vaudeville stage, and he made a hit In the role of Thome, the villain, In the road company of "Strong- heart," and was a leading member of the Charles Leonard Fletcher company. In vaude- ville. Mr. Stafford had always spent his summers In Marblehead, but about the only person with whom he spoke was Mrs. William W. Shepard. the adopted mother of his wife, Elizabeth shepard, from whom he waa di- vorced. Stafford was the son of Nelson TIb- betts, who was a prominent Boston stock broker, who himself committed suicide twenty years ago, after he lost a fortune of $60,000 In a single day. Scrawled on an envelops found in the dead actor's room, was a request to Mrs. Shepard that he be burled In Marble- head. Three hundred and sixty dollars was found in his room, and several letters. Jack Nohren— L. J. Raymond notifies us of the death of Jack Nohren, formerly of the Nohrens, double trapeze artists. Mr. Nohren died Friday, Sept. 13, at his resi- dence. 172 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. He hsd been In the profession for twenty years, having been working with his wife tor the past ten years. Ferdinand Damans, an old time per- former and manager, was found dead in bed In his room at the Union House, 451 Wash- ington Street, San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 1. Mr. Barmann went to San Francisco forty- six years ago, from Germany, where he was born. He made a fortune running the Foun- tain Theatre, In that city, and later joined hands with O'Brien, Flood, Fair and Mackay. tbe "Bonanza Kings," in the rush to the Comstock, but he lost thousands of dollars in this venture, and the rest of his fortune In stocks. He was penniless when found on the morning of Sept. 1, In the lodging house on Washington Street. It was learned by de- tectives that Mr. Barmann had had a fall while on his way to work Friday, Aug. 80, and was compelled to return to bis bed. He was sixty-two years old. His wife died many years ago, and his only surviving relative is Koonie M. Barmann, proprietor of the Acme Baths, 1747 Geary Street, San Francisco. l.ncllle Mar, an actress, was shot to death by Thomas H. Davles, a wrestler, in a restaurant at Vlncerraes, Ind., Sept 21, be- cause of her refusal to marry him. A brother of the murdered girl, Robert May, a the- atrical manager' of East SL Louis. Mo., hat} the body shipped to Paris, Mo., for burial. Mr. Davles met the young actress In Okla- homa City three years ago, .when she waa about fifteen years old, and fell In love with her. He was known In sporting • circles as Harry Hector. After shooting the girl he was arrested, and on the following morning his body was found swinging from the cell- ing of bis cell, he having hung himself with a towel. He had a wife and one daughter, who live In Brldgevllle, Pa. E. A. Cnalfant, who was well known In theatrical circles, was found dead In bed at the home of his mother, Mrs. Martha Chai- fant, at 7421 Race Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 16. Mr. Chalfant was born in Fayette City fifty-two years ago, and at an early age attracted attention with his remarkable tenor voice. He made a tour of the United States, and. In addition to being a vocalist, he was also a clever comedian, and was for a num- ber of years n member of tbe Chas. S. Harris Quartette, which played engagements with minstrel and variety shows In nearly all the large cities. Gun J. Gloss, who was one of the famons Gloss Twin Brothers, gymnasts, died Aug. 4, nt St. Ellzaboth's Hospital, In Chicago, two hours after an operation had been performed on him. Mr. Gloss was In bis fifty-third yesr. He entered the show business In the year 1878, and the team was known as Fred- ericks and Gloss Bros., Russian athletes. Later the trio was known as Fredericks, Gloss and La Vann until 1800, wheu Mr. Gloss Joined his brother. He Is survived by three brothers and one sister. Viola Jerome (Mrs. Thomas Walsh), formerly of the team of Jerome and Mor- rison, considered one of the best sister acts In their time, died recently while undergoing on operation In a Brooklyn sanitarium. Aaron Mora-auueaser, who was a well known tragedian on the East Side of New York, died in the Gouvcrncur Hospital, Sept. 20. A widow and two children survive him. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR Dili ACTS TALBOT'S HIPPODROME ST. LOUIS, MO. TBE GREAT ENGLISH VAUDEVILLE PAPER, THE AND REVIEW 14 Leicester St., Leicester Square. London, W. C. FOREIGN SUBSCRIPTIONS, PROFESSIONAL ADVERTISEMENTS, New Xork Office: 88 West 26tb Street 8s. 8d. PUR VBAR 2s. lid., Single Column lack Telephone: 1772 Madison Squirt. PLAYING THB BEST IN VATOIVILU UULIVAN sand OON8IDINK OIROUIT GENERAL BOOKING OFFICE! 1 JI13 Ilrnndwny (Heidelberg- Bldgr.) NEW ITORK CITY. PUBIS O. BROWN, ... Mgr. GENERAL BUSINESS OFFICEt snlllvan and Conaldlne Bidaj., Third and Mndiaoa Streets, SEATTLE, WASH. 1"R ED, UNCO IN, . . Gen. Mgr. BRANCH BOOKING OFFICES i PAUL GOUDRON, 8 North Clark St., cor. Madison, Chicago, I1L : MAURICE J. BDRN8, Sd and Madison Sis., 8eattle, Wash.; W. P. RBB8B, 985 Market St, Sad Francisco. Cal.; B. OBERMAYER, 16 Greene St.. London, Rng. For Immediate and future time for our circuit . Ten weeks. Man- agers In this territory get on this live wire circuit. WANTED—Combinations nlaylng Southern theatres let us ro^teyou, we know tbe good spots. CHATTANOOGA THEATRICAL EXCHANGE, J. K. TKOV, Mgr., Chattanooga, Tenn. VAUDEVILLE ACTS HENRY BROWN AMUSEMENT EXCHANGE ROOM 40S, 311 SO. DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO, ILL. Can always mm Recognized Vaudeville Acts ol Every Description. A VAUDEVILLE ACT FOR 50c. (NEW STUFF) 2 Meaty Monologues, 4 Parodies, 2 Comedy Recitations for Blackface, Jew. Tramp or Eco. Comedian, all for BOc. HERB MONAHAN, Box 410, Brockton, Mass. l, to JToixx or*. Wire FOR KING'S "EAST LYNNE" HUSTLING AGENT THAT WILL WORK Han for Carlisle, Woman for Barbara, Wotnan for Ooruey. Man for Mt. Severn, double Hill. PREFER MARRIED PEOPLE. Must he tall, dress well and attend to business. Join on wire. Address MANAGER KINO'S ' EAST LYNNE," (lencral Delivery, BUFFALO, N. V. THEATRICAL LUMBER ■TILMS, BATTENS,STRIPS,RAILS, SHOES, PROFILE,STAGE FLUORIRQ.Ktc. Always on hand for prompt shipment. Write for dellvored prices. Shipments made In any quantity desired. THE JOHN GILLESPIE LUMBER COMPANY 22d AND LAFL1N STREETS, OHIOAOO, ILL. Horry Lamont, who was one of tbe owners of the Lamont Bros.' Show, was killed In a train wreck near Chaonlm, Mo., Tuesday ulgbt, Sept. 17. Tbe Lamont Show occupied two private cars of tho train, and was en route to Puxico, Mo., when tbe accident hap- pened. Other victims, who were not expected to live. Included: Andy Nolan. Mrs. Harry Lamont, Will Lamont, Leo Barber, Charles Trover, Sadie Nlcklos, Harry West and Chas. Baker. Haxcl Morrison, an actress, died on Sept. 16, after a long lllmss. Her stcp-sls- tcr, Mny Fisher, survives hor. I-'uncrnl cer- vices were held at her lnte residence, 232 East Twenty-sixth Street, New York, Sept. 10. Interment nt Luthernn Cemetery. CHICAGO COSTUME WORKS. Leon Gandlllot, a French dramatist, died at bis home In I'nrls, France, Sept. 22, aged Ufty years. Ilia most successful plays were "Los l-'cmines Colluntes," "La Marlee Hecnlcltmnto," "Kcrdnttnd le Noceur," "La Toiirnee lirncstln," "La Tortuo" and "Le Sous-I'rcfct dc Chatcnu-Buzard." In 1000 (inndlllut stnrtlcd l'urls with bis drama, "L'ICx." In which he bitterly attacked tho French system of educating young girls. He •wiis n chevalier of tho Legion of Honor, Abe Mnniey Is supposed to bo the name of a theatrical man found dead in his room In Cincinnati, O., Sept. 10. Coroner Coo Is trying to locnte his relatives. Manley had letterheads of numerous vaudeville agencies In his pockets. Heart disease was the cause of death. Georire w. II. Hughes, who, until a few years ago, was a part owner of tbe Hyperion Theatre, In Now Haven, Conn., for thirty years, ended his life Sent. 18 by hang- ing himself In tho barn adjoining his home In that city. Mr. Hughes was about fifty- live years of age, and leaves a widow and a son. Belle Irvlnir.—An unsigned communica- tion received at this ofiice reads "lic-lle Irving, formerly of Woods and Irving, died Sept. 10 In Syracuse, N. Y. Miss Irving was well known In the profession. Miss Woods died several years ago." W. F. Wnllaee, a well known clrctls pro- prietor, died of kidney trouble ut the St. Joseph's Infirmary, Hot Springs, Ark., Sept. 1.1. Mr. Wallace had been under treatment nnil was thought to be Improving. (For additional Death*, tee another page.) WANTED TO ATTACH SCENERY. Julius Hnrburgor. Sheriff of New York, visited Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre on Thursday evening, Sept. 20, for the purpose of attaching the scenery of Theodore Roberts, who was appearing there in an net culled "The Sheriff of Sliastn." Tho KM York sheriff had an attachment for fl 10.111, which was obtained against the nctor by his wife, Mrs. Lucy C. Roberts, from whom lie is sepa- rated. The nctor showed the sheriff a bill of sale of nil the scenery In the act to a Miss Smith. The act filled out the week. ♦ « » AiiTitun (lii.i.KHi-iB has signed contracts with Rowland k Clifford, of Chicago, to write n new "Casey Jones" show for OUIo Mack, formerly of Murray and Mack. Mr. Gillespie joined the show at Dayton, O. The new Ben Welch show, by Mr. Gillespie, Is meeting with biz success, so Welch and his manager, J. J. Luierman write. Jans Whbatlbt has been engaged by Wm. The Chicago Costume Works, 143 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, under the direction of Favcreham to play Calphumla. In "Julius) ' theatrical tights, make-up, properties c»sar," the season opening In Toronto. Bent. Inalv-al sh/vnra anrl smaraiiM Of) John L. Weber, sro importers and manufacturers of „«,»». u» u «, .,»-.» and scenery. This Arm caters to stock companies, minstrel shows and amateurs. 30.