The New York Clipper (June 1914)

THE NEW YOKK CLIPPER June 6 TW & JEBTW YORK CITY THBAT RBS continuedAttractions, loevts seventh avendl PAUCL AgrOR—iRejtnond kUtehceek, In "The Beauty Shop,' 1 eighth week. CASINO—"High Jinks," thirty-filth week; twentieth at this bouse. COMEDY—"Kitty .McKay," twenty-flrst week. COHAN'S—"Potash * PerlBiutter," fortieth week. ELTINGE—^"The Yellow Ticket," nineteenth week. RMl'IRT—John Drew and Ethel Barrvmore. In "A Scrap of Paper," fourth aixi lust week FORTY-EIG1ITH 8TRBET— •*To-day 1 '• thir- ty-fourth week. „ _,. GAIETY—"Seven Keys to Raldpate," thirty- stxth week: eighth at this bouse. HUDSON—"The Dummy," eighth week. LONQACR0 — "A Talr of aires," twelfth LIBERTY—Margaret Anglln In "Lady Win deroere't Fan," closed May 30, PLAYHOU8B —"Tbe Things T6at tVynt," twenty-fifth week: twenty-third at this bone. 8I1UBERT—"Madame Moscne" cVoted May 3°- _ ._ THIRTY-NINTH STREET —"Too Many Cooka," fi fteenth wee k. VAUDE V I L LE AID MOTTO* PICTURE 8. LOF.W'8 AVENUE B, lyOEW'S GRAND 8TOFET, Hamilton. Lotw's DEi-AitcBT Street, aia, Fourteenth Strut, Loew'b Lincoln Square, Jetstrbon, Keenby'b Tbixd ATI- hue, Cut, Gbotoha, McKuiLii 8qu»ar. Union Squaib, Loew'b Third Avbnob, Acde- bon, Eighty-sixth Strew. Loew'b Ostpnzzn, Ixiaw'a National, Nemo, Riverside, Lomw's Grexl,t Sqtiabe. Gotham, Harlstm Opera House, Proctor's Onb Hundred and Twbk- w-mftii' Street, Proctor's Eirtt-hohth Stribt, Proctor's Twenty-third Stbbbt, Hbw York, P.iohtt-s'irbt Stbbet and Miner's rt.fiLt'c PRE8EKTTHG FEATTJRB FTLMf. CORT—"The Escape." OANDUER—"Antony and Cleopatra." DE KALB (Brooklyn)— "The Jungle." GLOBE — "Neptune's Daughter," With An- nette Kellermenn. KNICKEnBOCICBR—"Cablrla." _ LYRIC—"The Line-Up at Police Headquar- ters." STRAND—"Hearts of Oak" and "Soul of Honor." VITAGRAPH — "Captain AlYares," "Wife Wanted" and "The New Stenog- rapher." _ WEST END (Harlem)—"The Line-Up at Police Headquarters-" MOTION PICTURES ONLY. CmcLR, Unique, Savoy, Umald Square, Broadway, Mount Morris, North Stab, Rbobnt. Washington Yorkvillb, Family, Weber's, Wbbt End, Park and Bijou. UNION SQUARE. (BEN KABR, MOB.) Business seems to continue just as good, warm weather or otherwise, here. Manager Kahn Is doing bis best to make things com- fortable for his patrons Harry Burkhardt und company offer an excellent dramatic eketcti of four oeoplc. It Is a story of a statesman In Washington, a married man with B wife and three children, who has fallen In love -with a well known actress, is going to desert his family and have tils wife divorce him, so that be can marry the actress. A congressman (Harry Burknardt), bis best friend goes to too actress and pleads with her to give the hus- band up while at the turning point the hue- band comes to the actress' apartment The friend having gone to another room, the hus- band finds out another man has called, de- nounces the woman, who takes it all, letting him go back to bis family. It la a wonderful piece of acting on the part of tbe actress. A great sketch, and headed for the two-a-day. Burkhardt was fine In his part, and bo has surrounded himself by a capable company of clever people, sorry I havenf their names, as It would be a pleasure to mention them Individually. _ . Princess Indlta, tbe Indian snake dascar, who was Buch a big hit hero last week, has been held over for the flr»t three days by special request, and again thrilled the au- dience with her bcentlful dancing and daring feats with the snakes. Browne and Sylvia, a man and rather shapely woman, did an excelcnt roller skat- ing act, weerlrtg block coats and tights trimmed with rblnestoncs, they did look well. After doing all kinds of fanry skating, they did some of the modern dances on skates, dorog thorn well. Tboy carry their own leader, _ _ _ _. _ EH en Ore and Harry Do Costa offered a piano and Blnglug act. going nicely. Mile. Rlalto and rompan*/ present a posing act which la supposed to take place in an artist's etudlo. Mile. Rlnlto poses ' n * > arl ? e gold frame in ten different positions, while a young man, the artist, alnga. He Is kept rather busy singing all tn rough the act dur- ing the poses and In between. He Is assisted In the chorus of one number by eight men, dressed in sailor uniforms, who walk down tho aisle of the house, singing. Mile. Rlnlto could eerslly dispense with theso men or put them on the stage to help ont the other fellow. The act needs changing to give It tho proper punch. Spencer and Scott, In a Blnglng and piano act. Both sing nicely. The mnn play; well. .Mortimer Sisters. In a singing and dan- doe act. have a good act for Small thne. Kennedy end Potter, two men, la a piano and singing act.. RoncOdo rtros., three men. dote*- a trapese •oh It Is a one map act. Tho follow on the trapes* Is clever, but hit partners don't do anything. The comedy Is lacking. Morons and Whytdl and Francis Lomax »ero also o n the bill.. Bid. HENDERSON'S. (C. r. HO AG LAND, MOB.) Milt Collins heads tbe bill this week. Milt told some funnv stortes a Jo CUB Oordon, and was a big success. Charley Orapewln offers a sketch, "Trio Awakening of Mr. Ptpp," which was rather realistic. Miss Chance speaks her Hoes too '"capt. Maxlmtlllan Grubncr and Miss Adc- hna's Equestrian Review, consisting of an elephant, hhrgc. pony •«*» **• WM TerT «»■ tertalning. . _. , , •Chester Kingston, tho Chinese pnsale, Is a contortionist of rare ability, and has a very * < Ernest a Evana and Wyllua Wynn offer ft series of modem dances, they are botn Iczus. e. SEWARD, xsa.) "Off with the New Lore, On with the Old" rhymed well with the fittings of this bouse when we dropped tw last Thursday, May 28, and found Jake Lubln's managerial throne again filled by Charles Seward, who, since leaving this house as manager previous to Burlesque Jake's reign, hat been tyerfoTEtlng In tbe same capacity at tbe Boulevard. Some one on Seventh Avenue whispered it that Hon. Charlie waa happy. ^X 00, Charlie looked happy and we found Bias happy, for another owl trickled it Into our domestic ears that ho bad wished to return to his "eld love," but "they" said otherwise down in "tb e office," they did, to when Jake Lubln rushed Westward in tbat automobile a week ago Monday, his youthful bot thor- oughly competent assistant manager, Joe Togel, was left in charge of doings In Har- lem until Mr. Seward was ordered to pack hit little trunk out of the Boulevard and keep going until be reached thla Seventh Avenue house—then hang his bat la the upstairs "manager's office" till further notlca Mystery was banging over tbe unexpected change, as it was generally believed young VogeT would assume control. However, for the Indefinite future you may find Mr. Sew- ard handling affairs here, while Marcus Loew awaits Joe> Vogd's becoming elderly enough to be one of his most valuable man- agerial assets, and sound enough of mind to vote for regilar cfflelsls to run this jere free (?) country of ours. Tbe teen till, mop; strels at this snow.' El Cieve, the kittle garbed xylophone art- ist, opened the thow with class with hit expert music ability on. that lns tr s t a en t - - Carmen's Minstrels, composed of eight men in black face, ana a woman interlocutor (without foe stove polish), -followed In, and were a great olg successful act of fan and songs. Within a good special minstrel set their RsemMes, quartettes and solo num- bers were all rendered in Teal showmanship style while the gags between the "lnterlocu- trees and the ends and their leading "Bold- Up Rag" for a final number. Joined by the rest of the troupe, made good for laughs, and gave evidence of artistic direction. Asa "minstrel," Carmen's company of nine equals any of Its Bind seen in the city this season, and some previous ones. Blanche C. Truesdell had a rather nasty spot to fill after so much singing lust ahead of her, but after her "College Education" and "You're Tickling Me" were fairly well treated, she began to "get them" with "I Could Never Get Used to That" and closed with a display of graceful dancing In a neat white clingy accordion plaited dress that permitted her ability and a neat form to be displayed to good advantage. This girlie Is a very, Tory clever dancer, and with one popular song in her repertoire to replace one of those being used, she would bo received for "full worth" of the talent she possesses. Walker and III continue to present their farce wherein a young woman Haunches her- self into the apartment of a traveling man, by mistake, and Is made to drink and smoke by him while attired In a snlt of pajamas she supposed were the property of a girl chum. The idea and sketch has been "done to death." Walker and III manage to get some laughs from the "smoke" and "drink" parts. The Bell Boy Trio were their usual big suc- cess, harmonising "Twentieth Century Rag," "Tra La La I.a," "A Real Moving Picture from Life," "The Rose of the Mountain Trail" and "Fooling Around," wbllo their comedy business between each number added to the richness of their unexcelled offering of har- mony. No need to tell all over again bow good these boys are, for they have played every place that was ever governed by Uncle Sum with equal success for the past "steen" seasons. The Eugene Trio of experts on tbe triple bar rigging are another three who are away up In their line of entertainment, and dosing the bill here, rounded out a real good Loew show with their slants and comedy work of the down comedian. Charles K. Harris' wonderful veteran, "Just Break the News to Mother," was the illustrated song offering. Tod. ZIEGFELJrS FOLLIES. New Ais.at.rdnm (Malcolm Donglat, ragr.)— Uegfeld'i F.OHtt (Eighth Edition). TSook sad Lyrics by George T. Hobart Additional Lyrics by Gene Buck. Staged by Leon ErroL Music by Raymond MM Baeeial Notnbers ty Dacvid Stamper ProdSled on Monday, June 1, by F. Zleg- fefd Jr. Tbm Clxtprtb win review It at length la next week's issue. The east U *• follows: ACT L SCENE I. THE RECEPTION HALL IN HELL. CAST OF CHARACTBR8 fletan Vera Mlchelena Benslaa Anni Pennington Iarafel Gertrude Vanderbllt Salamander September Mors .. I. uolduope Officer Keegtm ... Jennings B. Ryan Peter Peroxide ... Sa| Hepatic* ••••••• Geraldlne Spirit „ Brbol Taboo Brabojan Dbbamb, of the Tango. George McKay .. Kay Lanrell Addison Young Bernard Dyllyn Arthur Deagon ... Henry Lots Dorothy Newell ... May Leslie Gladys Peldman The 8j The I Mies Mlchelena and Miss reldman Joe King -• Bd. Wynn The Executioner Wm. Greenlaw Satan's Royal Chef Arthur Deagon The Chicken, Anna Pennington, SCENE II.—A STREET. ©AST OP CHARACTERS _ . flUro Leon Errol - n : Bert Willla-mg L—»1FT« AVENUE IN WINTER. —THE BORDER LINE .. TEXAS AND MEXICO. CAST OF CBARACTBBS Captain Cdtdalaw .Leon Errol MttcTavish Bert Wlllisms Characteristic Finalb The Governor of Texas... J. Bernard Dyllyn Lieut Turkey Anna Pennington Captaaa Ragttae •J? aoT &.. ¥ C . K *' The LoaaStar Girt Vera Mlobelcna And entire company with Military Band find Drum Corps. ACT II. SCENE T.—THE TANGO SCHOOL Eccentric Rallbt Misses Leslie, Rice, Nelllgnn and Prager. I. Brace J. Bernard Dyllyn Joe King Ed Wynn MyrtHka Cora Tracey Eccbntrioub „„. Leon Errol and Misses Ruby Lewis, Hilda Hlrsob, Freda Hlrsdi, May Carmen, Vivian Rogers, Rose Wertx, Bessie Gross and Jean Barnette. 8CB.VE II. A STREET SCENE III. IN A MANSION A LA MODE THE TANGOMANIAC8 Leon Errol and Stella Chatelaine SCENE IV. A STREET SCENE V. THE SKYSCRAPER On the °5tb story In course of construction CAST OF CHARACTERS Slim Leon Errol Henry Onjx Bert Williams Joe King Ed. Wynn SCENE VI. A STREET SCENR VII. "PRUNELLA" 6CBNB VIII. ON THE COAST OP FLORIDA SCENE IX PALM BEACH DANCE Mlas Pennington FINALE By the Entire Company The New Amsterdam. Roof also opened. IaAMBERSTEIN'S ROOF GARDEN. This resort opened for tbe Summer season Monday night, "June 1, and a big crowd of moonlight vaadevllle fant was on hand. Uammerstein has Installed a dance pavilion, where the tango fanatics can do their fa- vorite steps during Intermission and after tbe regular ebow at night with no extra charge. The pronvnade presents the well known pastoral features that have always made It popular. The bill for the week is one of merit end should draw. The program has been di- vided, and the first half Introduces the dif- ferent Taudeville attractions, while the sec- ond half, after Intermission, is given up to 'lies. graceful, and dance well. Eva Taylor and company offer an act, •After she Wedding," which la rather silly, tut kanBhaUe In pkace*. Rita fWnod and Ixin Holtt sing and dnn<-e. It Is a Pleating act. The young lady wears some wretty costumes', Sidney H. Phillips effers four ehararter •ones Wy wdl. He has sn excellent voice, and knows how to pnt-hls numbers over. Ho it assnvted by^wTrmle White at the plarro. MrPhw end Hfll opened the bin with a very good b aT act «"■• Academy of Mnslo (Samuel V. Kings- ton mgr.)—The regular stock company pre- sent "One Dnv" this wwk. wltlr Mseina . Knowles and Theodore Friebua In tho leading roles. NEW BRIGHTON. (BAM MCKBB, MOB.) If 8am McKee continues to give the kind of bills all season that he is showing this week, he should have very little trouble In playing to rapacity at each performance. As a special feature, Clark and Bergman, with their sterling musical comedy skit, 'Tho Trained Nurses," pleased greatly, and one woutd think by the hearty applause It received that It was tbe first presentation. The work of both principalis was very mcri- toroius, and the assisting company lent good aid. Those exponents of harmony and fun. Hedges Brothers sod Jacobson, had tbe cream tpot on the bill and certainly cleaned up. It is one of the cleverest trios in tbe .business, and what these boys don't know about putting over a song isn't worth knowing. Louis Hardt, the gentleman athlete, with a most wonderful performance, showing many feata entirely new In this house, made one ef the hits of the entertaining bill Although In a closing position, he hrid them all seated until the conclusion of his performance. Corelll and Gillette, In their comedy acro- batic performance, made them tit up and take notice. Both boys are capable artiste In their lino, performing all their tricks with ease and grace. The comedy Is exceptionally good and earned many hearty laughs. Fredrika Slemoos and company, offering a comedy playlet called "Lis," waa Interest- ing throughout, and held marked attention. Mfss Sleroona, In the -title role, gave an ex- cellent portrayal of her role. Her support- log company wss good, and the skit proved one of the successes of tbe evening. John Canrwell and Rita Walker, giving their succctsful sketch, "Under the whlto I.ijrrire," had everything their own way, the audience taking kindly to them from bho start Tho nut material of CantwsJl seemed to go big, and tho tlntnng and dandng of dainty Miss Walker were Ihe features. Tbe .Salon Srnaers* offering, a repertoire of ttartdard and operatic sriectlune, took about twenty bows and feverci encores for 1hdr exidVwvdra All have excellent singing voices; and harmonlie well. , Mnrle and Wrlle nart. In the'.r own ndrel comedy e*lt, "The Circus GJrl." held down an early iposatron, and Fjhowed that it makes Ut- ile oUffeence now they are placed on a bill, their act meeting with tremendous success. Ford and Hewitt, nan and woman, in tho opening position, presented several vfn-to-dr.to dances, and went over nicely. .The male member is coKtoroed In a beer skin, and If his purpose was to try «nd present a novelty he mltW the mark entirely. They wootd do much better In straight evening clothes. Jack. ■ t ' Madison Square Hoof Gardes.—The Madison 8qnsre Roof Garden opened Satur- dnv night. May 80, in blase of glory. Palms nnd plants and colored electric lights. Ori- ental decorations and the topa daadng pa- Ylllon converted the roof Into a pretty pic- ture. Ten pairs of dancers gave exhibitions of the new dances, and the Chinese wishing tree proved as popnlar as ever. J. Leubrie Hill and his "Darktown Foil: This company of well known negro players made a sensational hit at another city house the early part of the season. ^_„ . , AL Leonhardt. billed as the talkative Jug- ?ler, held down number one position In good orm, and went over nicely. The Three Du Ball Brothers, singers and dancers, went well, the boys are very shy on tbe melody stuff, but what they lacked In the vocal end of their performance they made up for, by their exceptional good hard ehoe, dancing. Flora, the educated African monkey, gave a most wonderful performance, and was a tremendous hit „ - Ray-tMonde billed with a question mark, managed to get over. Ray-ddonde gives an Impersonation of a female giving an imper- sonation of a male in evening attire, worst, up the finale of tho act with double wbjs. Ray-Monde la nothing more than a female Impersonator with very little daas. John F. Conroy and hit Diving Girls gave his usual clever aquatic novelty, which met with its usual success. Ben Wrich the clever Jew comedian, aejer trppeared to better advantage, and was the big laughing hit on tho bill. Charlie Abeam <ind bis (ronjpany of bicy- clists. It ks needkees to say. scored. Collins and Hart are old favorites on the corner, and their strong men bit was a big ta Th a e 8 nu t t, r *Bert Fitsgibboos, kept the audi- ence In the best of Uumor throughout uls concoction of nutty ditties and extemporan- eouo wltticlsma __ -. "The Temptation of Adam and Eve is another one of Hammerstein'a flllers-ln ana box office collectors. Entile Agoust and Slmone Do Beryle are In the cast "The Darktown Follies" closed tbe second half of the bill. This attraction is bound to draw to tbe box office, and Is an attraction with a company of twenty people that would he hard to beat. 0"°- ■ a —■■^ Orifty (J. Fred Zimmerman Jr., mgr.)— The performance Monday night of "Soyen Keys to Bnldpate," at this theatre, marked a double event The Cohan mystery farce registered ltt three hundredth consecutive New York performance, and the additional event furnished In the announcement tbat the .personnel of the presenting company underwent an entire chance, the New York coat, heeded by Wallace Eddinger, retiring In favor of Cyril Scott and associate players, who have been presenting tliei same play at tho Cohan Grand Opera Houses In Chicago, for tho past six months. By this arrangement Cohan 4 Harris are enabled to carry out thdr plan to eontlnne the "Seven Keys to Bnldpate" run at the Gaiety, and at tno same time allow Wallace Eddinger and tbe others of the Eastern company opportunity for a vacation. The new cast Includes: Cyril Bcott, Madeline Trovers, Ilelen.Leck- aye, Ethel Ittropldl, Mario Taylor. William ■L. Gibson, 8pencer Charters, Walter D. Greene, J. Hooker Wright, Lee Sterrett, Frank Monroe, John D. O'liarn and Prank Allworth. Pollea Marisrny.—At this place, which charming Mae Murray is making famous, she and Clifton Webb are seen every evening In a repertoire of classical and modern ballroom dances of their own Invention. In conjunction with a cast of other favorite modern dancers (BUfXB r. bosses, MOB.) The Summer season seems to hava little terror on the attendance here. Monday mati- nee found almost every seat flllsd and tne general verdict given was that aeldom has such a wonderful variety of talent been shown en one program before. Mercedes, assisted by Mile. Btantone, again mystified the large audience with their won- derful mind reading performance. «"• indeed, one of the greatest novelties that vaudeville baa had in many moons, and should prove a big hor office attraction. Fannie Brlce, the clever singer of char- acters, presented a new repertoire of Bongs, featuring "Mootehing Along." which proved a big encore getter. Her other songs were well chosen snd rendered as only she can. Bert Clark and Mabri Hamilton, in their musical comedy skit, entitled "A Wayward Conceit," again showed their versatility in songs and up-to-date dancing. Their offering met with a hearty reception, the audience applauding thdr efforts In a liberal manner. Stuart Barnes, with his snappy line of taUt and comedy songs, had Jittle cause to complain at the reception accorded him. His new material la good and brought him in good returns. Bert UeiToao and bis tables amused here, at he does anywhere. He had the audience gasping for breath with his seeming death- defying stunts. - - . Qua Edwards and his Matinee Girls wat easily one of the bus of tbe bill. Gus Is quite a favorite herei and the crowd waa net slow In snowing thdr approval of his and his companions' talents. Chung Hwa Comedy Four, featuring popu- lar songs and a little comedy thrown in, please. The four harmonize well and know now to put over a song properly. .. Median's dogs, in feats of leaping and other tricks, opened the thow and went well. _. The HearsWWlg Weekly showed tome very Interesting subjects. **&. ■ s '■ Jardln de Danif (EdW. E. PldgCOD, mgr.)—Seven -nights of special events, club and theatrical nights, souvenirs, dancing con- tents for gold cups nnd silver tea lets every evening, and added attractions. Including a new team of sodety dancers: Vlda Etbeila, the "Human Mocking Bird;" Don Francisco. the "Dynamic Director," and his band of ofteen; Dorothy Hentley, the Dolly 81sters end Carlos Bebasttan are celebrating the first "AnnlversaryWeek" of the Jardha da Dante. Dooth (Wmthrop Ames, mgr.)—"Pan- thea," with Olga Petrova, dosed Saturday night May 30. . Brooklyn, N. Y,—Academy of Music (P. 0 MbbIL mgr.) the third and last week of the Abom English Grand Opera Co. began here Monday, June 1. . . _. Db Kalb (I. Flugehnan, mgr.)—The latest feature pictures. . , _ Bmshwick (William Mssaud, mgr.)—The Bushwlck Players present "Stop Thief" this week. _ , Comkdy (Wm. Fox, mgr.)—Pictures and vaudeville. Folly (Wm. Pox, mgr.) — Pictures and vaudeville. _ . , Royal (Marcus Loew, n»gr.)—Photoplays and vaudeville. i-'ii-th Avbnob (M. H. Saxe, mgr.)—Mo- tion pictures and vaudeville. Broadway (Leo. C. Teller, mgr.)—The latest feature photoplays. Jones (M. T. Jones, mgr.)—Vaudeville end pictures. . . Libkrty (John A. Zero, mgr.)—The latest photoplays and vaadevllle. Oxford (Geo. J. Wdss. mgr.)—The latest photoplays and vaodevllle. Linden (A. H. Schwartz, mgr.)—The lat- est photoplays and vaudeville, _ Columbia (A. Slchel, mgr.)—Vaudeville and moving pictures. Obeinpoint (Lew PRrker, mgr.)—The lat- * B Gaiety (William WoUfolk, mgr.)—Vsude- vllle and pictures. Crescent (AL Warwick (Ambrose Miller, mgr.)—Vaude- ville and photoplaya Dukkield. —The latest photoplays. Bijou (Geo. Schenck, mgr.) — Locw's vaudeville, changed twice weekly; also the ratest photoplays. Halsey (M. H. Saxe mgr.)—Miniature musical comedies, together with vaudeville and the latest photoplays. Bedford (Wm. Pox, mgr.)—Vaudeville end the latest photoplays. The program la changed twice weekly. Pulton (A. M. lighten, mgr.)—Vaude- ville, changed twice weekly, Is drawing ca- pacity houses. Shubert (Wm. Steely, mgr.)—Loew's vaudeville continues to big houses, The pro- gram Is changed twice weekly. Obphbum (Benedict Blott mgr.)—Week of 1-7: Bickd and Watson, Valerie Bergere and com pony Arthur McWatters and Grace Tyson, Ben. Welch, Texas Gulnan, Bnrdella Paterson, Mullen and Coogan, Gliding O'Mcaras, and Smith and Boyle. ST-HMER ACTIVITY. Much activity la displayed these dare around tbe offices of the Cleveland-Fidelity Booking Service, In their new quarters In tbe Knickerbocker Theatre Building. W. a. Cleveland, wbo has been the manager of that growing and prosperous corcern for the nrtst year, has bought out all the other interests. and la now the -sole proprietor. Mr. Cleveland reports that tbe Summer season has started In with a rush this year, due to the early coming of warm weather, and gives out the following list of big at- tractions that he is now routing over the circuit: The Broadway Belles, a bevy of beautiful girls. In a mmlataie musical esmedy; Cleve- land s Comedy Dramatic Company, In reper- toire of high class playlets: the Tnttl Fruttl Girls, ten singing and cranring beauties; George P. Mack's Musical Comedy Company, in repertoire of tabloid musical comedies; Slayman All's Ten Bounding Bedouin Araks, marvelous Oriental tumblers and acrobats; American Opera Song Festival, tn repertoire of operatic selections; Pour Bants Brothers, famous instrumental lata; Burton's Greater Dog Circus, twenty acrobatic and reaping dogs; Mason and Mann. leal vaudevllllana; Gardner and Black, the two punsters: the Medley Trio, m comedy and harmony; Four- teen V. 8. A. Boys, in a spectacular patristic novelty, and many others. t X » FRANK WILLIAMS STRICKEN. Praxk Williams, of the vaudeville trim of Frank and Dells Williams, was stricken wfth paralysis while filling an engagement at FaXrview, Pa., Friday evening. May 22. Mr. Williams bad been well up to the time of the shack. Bis entire right side Is paia- lyzed and be is speechless. Mrs. Wirrtsms took her husband to their home. Woodbine Terrace, Palmyra, N. Y. Everything W belne; done for him but there Is very little hope of hhr recovery. «»a NEWS IS BRIEF. Frieda Hbkpix s ss s s s si ker sUre la tbe en- tsjBBBSl of the Royal Open, Berlin. Germany, lost week, appearing la "La Bokese." Tsa 'ThylUa." Ce. suasded In Boston last Jostah Zuro has been engaged by the Abbrm as chorus master for wxt season at tbe Century Opera Bouse, Uls city. "BoiTN Hood and Bis Mshbis Mew" will he fives so si freteo perfwmance Saturday evening, uss 8, br the Frank Lea Stort Playere. The performance will be given at tbe Ardtley Club, Tarrjtown, N. Y. Jans Cowl sailed. May 30, for England. Mascus Loew, on Jose 1. took over she Broad- way Theatre, Brooklyn, and, oa June 8, he- wBl take possession at the Fulton, in tbe same borough. Tbe Broadway, however. Is only a Sum- mer proposition for Loew, as it will retain to dramatic attractions 8ept. 1. MIES Bajos tailed for Europe May 29. Geo. Ttub says that "The Garden of Para- dise" will be the most ambitions production ever attempted by L'.eMer A Co. "Hans" Alubscht kas been re-engaged with "The Whip'* Co.. which will open In August St St. Pad. and will play six weeks before reaching San Francisco, where it will be an attraction riar- inc the Ptnaaa-Paclfic Exposition. Tie will start shortly on a short pleasure trip to Europe oo a steamer on which they serve "a good toup." Oa Decoration Day Bans paid hla respects to the memory cf his late friend. Barry Morris, by visiting his grave in Evergreens, and seeing tbat tbe orders to keep It properly attended to were carried ont. "Midakb X" ta beia,j proilnced week of Jasa 1, tt Band's UDera Horn. Troy. N. Y. "Dboadwat Jonxs." tlie latest farce to bo re- leased fo? stock ly Geo. M. Ocbaa, was used week endlns Mty 30. at Poll's TL'entre, Sersnton, Ta. "The Ghost Bxxaxeb" is tbe attraction at Keith's Theatre. Providence, It L, under tbe management of Charles Lorenberg, June 1 and week. Deaths. Trahem, mgr.) — Photo- As BILLBOARDS REGULATED. Before going oat of town over' Decoration Day Mayor Mltchel signed tbe new ordinance regu- lating tbe size of blllboarda and advert tain* signs pasted by tbe Board of Alderman last Tuesday. *.» ■ ' ■ ACTORS ELECT OFFICERS. The annual meeting of the Actors' Equity Association, formed a year ago for tbe pur- pose of securing fairer treatment from the- atrical managers, waa held Monday after- noon at the Hotel Actor. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President. Francis Wilson; vice president, Henry Miller; corresponding sec- retary, Bruce McRae; recording secretary, Howard Kyle; treasurer, Richard A. Purdy. Members of conndl, to serve three years: Charles D. Coburn, Edward Connelly. Will- iam Cortrtlelgh, Prank Craven. Edward Ellis, Grant Mitchell and Thomas Wise ROBERT PITKIN ENGAGED. Robert G. Pitkin has been engaged by John C. 'Fisher for next season, and will play the role of a young officer of the navy tn the trupport of Hazel Dawn, in "The Debutante." Mr. Pitkin recently appeared in "High Jinks," at tbe Casino, and his engagement completes the cast of "The Dehutante," the new musical comedy by Harry B. and Robert 11. Smith and Vldor Herbert In which Miss Dawn will make her drat starring appear- ance. Tbe play will be seen in New York early next season. 4«» IVY TROlTM.AK returhb. . Ivy Troutman returned to her original role of Mrs. Nettloton In the cast of "A Pair of Sixes," at the Longacre Theatre, Monday evening. ■ HI "Tan OnosT Breakex," a play ef comedy, melodrama and mystery, was used week ending Ms* 30. it Keltb't Theatre, Toledo, O., with Elliot* Dexter playing the part of Warm Jarvis, and Gladys Alexandra In tbe part of tbe Spanish princess, tbe part the was especially engaged for. It being the rob tbe stayed with II. B. Warner In tbe original production. "Mas, Dot." 'The Spendthrift" and 'The Coo- Silracy" will b» early attractions at Elltch's ardent, Denver, Col., during the Summer stock season, which opens Jane S with on. of tbe best •toe* companies Mrs. Mary Elltch Long hat ever offered to Denver public. All protections wilt be Cooed under tbe personal direction of Bobert rts. "Tns Obbat Dividb." one of the greatest of Western Irimu. waa playel at the Treat Theatre, Trent on. N. j.. week end in* Mar SO, • ^ I i • i Laurence Irving. tar st It known Laurence Irving and bit Ue (Mabel Backuey) were tbe only two the- atrical people lost oo tbe ill-fated steamship .Empress of Ireland, In tbe St Lawrence, on Fri- day morning. May 20. They were retarnuig fro* a tour of Canada. Laurence Sydney Brodrlbb Irving was the seeooa son of the late Sir Henry Irving. Be was born in London, Dee. 21, 1871. Bis father waa asxioes for him to enter tbe diplomatic tervtee, and after his graduation at Marlborough College. England, and College Rolltn, Paris, he wat at- tached to the British Embassy la St. Petersburg for three years. His tastee, however, inclined to the state and , dramatic literature, and be became »s. actor la i F. B. Benson's Sfc»t*ep»aretn company in 1893. and tbree years later Joined tb* organisation of J. L. Toole. Be also acted independently in fse English provinces In "A Buncb of Violets," •Trilby" and "Under the Red Kobe." Between 1800 and 1804 he appeared in Us father's com- pany. Young Irving, as- he was called, wis wel knows to playgoers In the United States, la 1809 he came here with his wife to appear la vaadevllle In a snort plsy, 'The Klsg and tba Vatasbood,'' of which hie was the sstbor. Later, order his own management, he produced "The Affinity" ("Lea Bcaasetoos") and 'Tbe Thro. Daughters of Monsieur Dupont " both by Br'.eux. As an author he was beet known In New Tork through. "Richard Lovelace" and "The Fool Bark Said," an adaptation of a Russian work by Dostoievsky. He wrote several other plsy. and sketches. His body was found Sunday night. May 31, on the West bank of tbe fit. Lawrence River. and was identified Monday by a ring with rke Initials. "L. I." inscribed ipon it Tho face was bruised almost beyond recognition. Mabel Hackney, an actress, snd wife ef Laurence Irving, wbo was lost with her husband in the foundering of the 0msr«< cf JttlaM, May 20, was well known oa -the English stage. She was best known to America rbroagh. her anpeaf- aacea on tbe vaudeville state wittt her bnahand. Her body was recovere-1 early Bsndty, May 8L Frederick C. Harriott. Frederick C Harriett, hntbtnd of Clara. Morris the actress, died Mar 20, at bis home. Short Road and Twenty-nfta Street, Whrtestone, L. I, from paralysis, aged aevraty-fosryeara He waa born in Manhattan, a ton of Warren H irrlott, wbo was prominent In sBStafBg ekelet la tbe latter part of the last century. Hla mother, before ttr marriage, waa Catherine Havemerer, a member of tbe Bavemcjer family, famous in tbe soger industry. Tbkrty-elght years ass> Mr, Harriott marries Clara Morris, then at the height of her fame. For he next twenty-live yean be acted as> act manager and advance agent. Previou to that tie was with his brother In tho wholesale Soar as4 grain business in Manhattan. For many years tbe Harriotts lived In RlveTdate-on-the-Hndtas, and the Wbltestone home was for fifteen yeast occupied by a caretaker. Lost July Mr. Harriott decided to tell tbe Rlverdaie home and to ton* the remainder of hla days In hla boyhood bom* at whltestone. Besides bis widow, who is bllsa, Mr. Hsniort left a brother, Samuel, aid a sister. Josephine, both living la Massachusetts. May Raymond, of the well-known tears of May and Edith Raymond. Incest sad mm, siea May 22, of cancvr of the sWsaatst. at ter part- ner's horns (Urs Chester Tboropeoo), to Bobtaes, K. J, Burial was mads In Grove Oamrcb Otasav tery, Union Bill. K. J. Frank Robert Dlven, formerly a profes- sional ball player, and more recently a vsafs- vllle performer, died at Kntiev, N. J., May M. Be waa a pitcher with the Baltimore Club, tt tbe American Association tt 18*0. and later wm a rstaibsr of the Newark, N. J., and Ehntra. VI Y„ dues. Be was bora in Brooklyn Bfly-fts* yeats ago. John Bennett, April 26. John A. Hunter, May 30. LAlfOND Ricalton, May 26. Thaddbus Bhint. May 30. GtORT Quayi.e, June 1. Jamxs P. Dotty, May 30. Mara Atix Di Siok Pasca, May 25. Netlik C. Beyer, — - i' j i, **>. M.I i•> i .t: . j iii - "1-4 l" •*!iv ; i law -