The New York Clipper (October 1914)

;>-'" 8 THE KKW YORK: CLIPPER. Ocxtobeb 3 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER rounded In 1853. THE FRANK QUEEN PUBLISHING CO. (Limited) MAFaiBftU. ALBERT 1 BOB IE EnrroauL akd Bdsixisb MaitAOH. NEW TORE, OCTOBER 3, 1914. Entered Jane 24, 1870. at tie pot OBee at New York, N. If., as second data matter, under the act of March a, 1878. HAM SHOWS W THE SOUTH. THE LAND 0' CO TTON HO UIfflG ITS OWN. HOLDING TUB COMMODITY FOR A. RISE. BY FLETCHER SMITH. Despite rumors of poor crops, bad markets ton whin they got a wire to J*aM»»b«**»M«ia> .. .- jt.t _■ #~n. v- m**A «.. »».. "gainst the Rlngllngs. " dole. The i-Salctn onil Despite rumors or poor crops, oao. marsets Hvan iney pre a wire as =»"»"«" nnd no shipment of either cotton or tobacco, W». Vs., ana jet tray against toe Bin the South \» Juat now overrun with shows, "«• *? °ZL SSL rES.™ Vast™ sita And there are mora to follow. Evidently the Btogllngs also nWke Durham, Winston-Sale Charlotte. Advertisements—13.80 per Inch, single colamn. Advertlieuieits act with border, 10 per ot. extra. SUBSCRIPTION. One rear, la advance, 14; alz months, 13; tbrea mouths, $1. Oinada and foreign postage extra. Single copies will be aent, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cents. _ . Onr 1'erma ore Cash. THIS CLIPFBR la laaned every WEDNESDAY:. The Forum Closing; Promptly on T ue a Oar, at 10 A. M. Plenie remit by express money order, cheek, P.' O. order or reglilered letter. All cash enclosed vriib letter la at risk ot render. Add reaa All ComiuunlCBttonej to TUB NEW YORK CLIPPER, «T West 2811* Street. New York. TM. 2274-aUdlaon. HtglitereS Call* Address, "AOTBOam." THE WE8TEBN BUBEATJ of Tni Gurrna la located at Boom SOB, AaMand Block, Chicago, Warren A. Patrick, manager and cvrrtH|,<mileiit. * . v. ,-. . Thi Curras tun na oh.ukso wnonwii Alto xsrrau, at our agents, Daw's ateeiaalilp Agency, 17 Green fltreel. Chorlns Cross Boad, Loudon. W. u., Englajul; IireutWa new* depot, 37 Avenoe de l'dpera Parli, France; Manila Book and Hta- tiouery Co., 128 Kacolta, Manila, P. I.; Gordon A Ooicb, 12, Pitt Slfeet, Sydney, N. 8. W, Australia. big New lork producing manage™ are will- .THgTfc a rmnor, .which aeemi probaMe, that log to take a chance, For they are sending neitr^m tow la • frame-op that la Intended, out. the big productions over the Southern j .oppose, to give the SellsFloto-Baffslo Bill circuit and playing to the usual $1.60 ana Show a run for Ita money. 1 bear that the $2.00 prices. 101 Bench Is going to combine with the John Most of the shows are now In the Caro- Robinson Show, billing It aa the 101 Bench-John Unas, headed for the extreme South. Thos. Boblneon Combined Shows. Dixon came down first with "The Bins of the Father," and played them as they came, big and little. Greensboro, N. C, had flvo big shows last week nnd a clrcue. "To-Day," "Oh, Oh, Delphlnel" r and It ought -to make a strong combination and clean up, especially In the South. Ttie ''buy-a-bale ' movement l» general all ever the South and will do much toward relieving the depression prevailing at ' present. Banks and local merchants are purchasing cotton at ten cents a pound and 'storing It awey. Two big ANSWERS T O CORRE SPONDENTS. DRAMATIC J. S. Et., Blnghamton.—The cornet, too-violin and tke cello are, moat used, and are speclallted In the order named. • • . San Fbanoxbco IIbadu —Ho Is not with the company you mention. Wo do not know whether he, Is Teheeratug or not. M. 8. 1'AXOBiniN. — Send for a Curim Rro lldOK, which coDtalo* a list ot agents. PRINCESS'NEW BILL The little Princess) will open In about, ten days, with -Itolbrook Bllnn again.in charge of tin? stage. ' Tho company Jumped, In. Inst week direct from Los Angeles, Cal, In San Francisco business was so tig that the com- pany has already been signed to appear at tiiu Columbia, In that city, for the entire month of June next. In Los Angeles, owing to poor theatrical conutttons, business was moat discouraging. The playlets offered were highly praised by the critics, and It will bo the program at the Princess, ■ which Is tho homo theatro of this superb stock company. The fcaturo of tho Mil will bo a revival of tho Chinese play, VThe Cat and tho Cherub," which was seen In New York years ago, wltl) Mr. Illlnn In die cast Mr. Minn, by the way, played It In Ixxadon seventeen years ago, The piny ran for an entire year. All of the characters aro Chinese. "The Forest of Happy Dreams," fcy Edgar Wallace, will also bo played. ■ . . A. playlet that Is expected to, create much talk, la called* "Uttle lw.ee," and It deals with the prehistoric ago In a comedy, vein. It is by Itolaud Oliver. It la eald to bed veal novelty. ...-,« . ■ . "PhlppsV' a satire on English society-by the late. Stanley Houghton, author of "Uindlo Vlnkes," will also be produced. ,*•' • ■ Two other playlets are being'considered. Thev are, "Darwn," by Sir Arthur Oonan Doyle, nn«l a ploy by another cutiior, called "War and the woavuv" Although he has received iimny advantageous offers, Hurry Mcstnyer hos decided to remain for another season at least, tho leading man of the Prlu. vest Players, Mr. Mentaycr comes from the famous theatrical family ot that-name. Me rs equally at homo In character or straight roles. 4 e » BRADY GETS BUSY ON "LIFE?." William A. Brady got back to the offlco from the South on Monday, and Immediately took charge of the rehearsals of "Life," which has eighty-two speaking characters and enlists an ensemble of more than four hundred. Rehearsals have hitherto been conducted In an armory, the Manhattan Opera House and the Playhouse. Mr. Urady will bring the three sections together. Among the players engaged for the produc- tion are: Mrs. Atuart liobson, Lconorc Har- ris, Josephine Drake. Kathleen McDonnell, Lillian Page, Jane Corcoran, Kraser Coulter, Dion Tlttieradge, John Bowers, Walter •Hampden, Ralph Stuart, Effingham Pinto, Sheldon Lewis and Lynn Hammond, 4 ■ » KLEIN ARRIVES THIS WEEK. Charles Klein will arrive In New York on the S. 8. (.'curio Oct. 1, to attend the opening of bla new play, "The Money Makers,' that fcfclwyn ft Co. will produce at the Booth The- atre on Monday, Oct. 0. According to cablo advices received Id this city, Mr. Klein had a few minutes' anxiety when he was held up at Liverpool on tho suspicion of being a German spy. Fortunately some of tho Whlto Star officials were able to Identify him. <e» MRS. CAMPBELL AT PARK. Owing to the inability of the costume makers to get "The Harden of Paradise" ready In time, tho Llcbler Company, tho new managers of the Park Theatre, New York, will produce Shaw's "Pygmalion" there on Oct 12, with Mrs. Patrick Campbell In the leading role. This play (which had only been scon In German lu New York) was tho reigning dramatic sensation of London last season, 4 ■ » PRANCES STARR'S SHOW. Montague Lovo has returned from Europe to go with Frances Starr as leading man, Tho Btarr play ("Tho Secret") will bo en- riched tilts season by the services of W. W. Wilkinson as business manager, and Harry S Alward In advance. ♦ e» TTJLLY, PLAYWIIIUHT, TO MARRY. Richard Wfltton Tolly, who obtained a divorce from Eleanor Gates, the playwright, will soon marry Qltulv-s C. Uaiuia, a non- professional. Mr. Tnlly la the author of '•The Bird of PnradlHc. n ' "Omar, tho Toot- maker" and other plnye. MRS. CRAIO ENGAGED. Mrs. Charles D. Craig has been engaged lo play an important role In "Mlliulv's Iloudolr," which comes to tho Oarrlek The- atre, New York, with Adclo Blood In tho lolling role. •»»-» CHARLES DICKSON RETURNS. Charles Dickson, who went to I,oiidon to piny tho lawyer lu "IV>tHKh & Perlniutter," returned last week. He will present a dra- matic sketch in vaudeville. "Hooky Panky" aro following each other, a Chicago mill order bouses each authorised the day or so apart, Al. O. Fields Is sandwiched imrchaae of one thousand bales to be held for In between and Is getting the gravy. future shipment. ' There la every reason to be- The South la protecting Itself by buying here that cotton will advance to fourteen cents cotton at ten cents a pound and storing It ond even higher within the next twelve months, for future shipment. T*e Sparks Show, played for three daje lait Tobacco Is bringing good prices, the mar- week within twenty miles .»« «« Wtoter home kcts just opened ESI plenty of buyers, snd 8»i£, b "J' £LAJf\JSt^SmM 'SSLFLX J&nSTno'und 8 i5&V^'?on?h7n C d^d ttSSftiFtEit S? taSM oVft gS& Ave cents a pound. More than four hundred , ntolBO blIed over, and at Mooresrlhe ana States- thousand pounds have been sold In North T | n . ,!„„,( u ^^ m^ ^i jn fbe gtow, » n d Carolina since the markets opened. they aay that the general manager declared The circuses are finding trainees only fair—« their money to be counterfeit. At any rate, they big falllag oft from former years—due to the took in the entire ahow and were conspicuous in fact that the colored people appear to have no the grand atand section. ••• money to spend. The few who do torn oat either Oept. Dngon, general superintendent of motive go to the big show only or patronise the aide power on the llnea about Salisbury, and Wln*ton- siiow. It will be poor picking this Fall for the bslem dlvlalon*, and better known to every circus lirlvllege and novelty men. that corues South as "King Dodo." la a busy The Sparks Show beat ell the others to the man these daye. Re sees that the ahaws move Southern territory,' and has been doing an average ,,„) t,,, io,,k, 0 „t a> well that there axe no accl- bnalneas In Weat Virginia and its bom* State, danta. lbe captain tldea.tbe cab every night liorth Carolina. auJ rets the tiehia la by daylight He baa a eon The Labor Dsy baslneee, at Blnefleld, was big by the way, who Is a hMdllncr In vaudeville, at both performances. They made a quick move doing a clever violin specialty, and If the."Gap!." from Ohio, and are about two weeks ahead of wasn't a good railroad man he would make a the rest. ., mighty geod abowman. ... Tho San Show tore through North Oerollna on "Butch" Fredericks, legal adjnaUr' with the the Junw, and la now In South Carolina. Sparks .Show, isn't worrying very ranch at-present The Haeg Show Is dividing the Eastern see- ..bout trie war or u,, prospects tor toe Winter, tlon of North Carolina with the Wheeler Bros." He's got a alx hundred, acre farui out In Kan- Show, and the 101 Ranch gets down In North Ma , «u fenoed in raleed three crops of alfalfa Carolina in October. It plays Lexington Oct 10. this year, about a thousand buehels of wheat and and will be a feature on the big day of the fair, a few bogs, and rhla Winter be la going to gorge at Greensboro. himself on pork chops and wheat cases until after Tho Sparks Show took a second shot at Greene- the holidays, when be makes hie annual pilgrim- bora lout week, and for toe aeeond time drew age to the Chicago Mecca and mixes up with the almost a blank, as It rained all day. boys. "Butch" has bed just about as prosperous The 101 Ranch have an oppoeltlon brigade „ wa son with the Sparks Show as bis better half down In toe Carolloas, and had reached Lcxlng- bad out la the prohibition State. . «■» THEATRES and OPERA HOUSES We Insert advertisements to this colamn at a special rate ef tl.TS per agate lias tor S months (or II tiroes). This will •noble local managers to keep their booses prominently and eonttoaaUy before tke mawigers of cocspaniej. Daring the dm* the an. la running we will sead ojaeh aawsr- tlssr a espy of Tna Ourcaa tree. ■TONE THEATRE, FLINT, IDCHIOAN. Is under entirely new management, and refitted Interior and exterior. The theatre will not be open Sunday nights. Only first class attractions so- licited. The city of Flint baa 62,000 Inhabitants, Is practically lnthocenterof the State: has the largest manufacturing plant of Its kind lathe world, which pays out $lo«,ooo overy two weeks for labor. First class shows cannot afford to skip Flint - , WADS WORTH OPERA HOUSE. Wads- worth, O. Pop. 8,500. Productions worth while well supported. Capacity 7(0. My motto, cooperation. Agents with good attractions write Joa. J. U UNDER, STONEBORO, PA. Book now for coming Season. Everything working full time. Write for dates. IIINttS OPERA HOUSE. Box 1*. CnazyHall,Chazy,N.Y. WANTED-STOCK COMPANIES! and one-night stands. Hall Is equipped with piano, scenery, and gaa lights, Including Are protection. Population. 1,600. Dimension of ball, 70x30. MOR. P. F. DE 0KLLE, Chazy, N. Y. WM. WOOD TO MANAGE COLONIAL. .Wll'lam Wood, one of the best known house managers In the country, has been se- lected by K. F. Alheo as business manager of the Colonial Theatre. Mr. Wood managed the Boston Theatre, Boston, lust year.' for the Keith Interests, snd for more than ten years will occur Oct, 10. "A Gentleman of Leisure" la announced aa the opening play, to be followed by the latest New York releases. The company, besides John Bolllday and Bay Buckley, will Include: Jessie E. -Prtnfle,' Lenors Pbelps. Eileen Erroll, Emily. Lascellea, William Corbett, Clias. J. Harris, Horry Bhutan, Ralph Newman. Donald Gregory and Samuel Brodeky. wee business manager of the Broadway Aubrey ftoyes will be Stage manager. Irn *" tre- ____^^.»__„__ Akron, 0.--Ool«ntnl (Wax. B. Orover, mgr.) ' l - bill Sept. 28-30: Joseph Hart's "A Telephone "MIRACLE" POSTPONED. Tangle/' Moore and Yaitea, Anthony and Mack, ,"The Miracle" will not ho seen at ttie ftna ^ ni n!i;n aiU, * ,,er "" 1 ^'k^ W U Hfll Mtdlson Bquero Garden JDee. 4. . oum' (Fetter ft Shea, mgrB.)-John Brmny Max Rnblnoff says, whether it may fee f^ow 28. seen during 1915 will depend entirely on tho war. All of the players are foreigners. Anna Pavkrwn and her ballet and orchestra will aproear under Ms*. Uabinoff'a manage- ment, at the Metropolitan, Nov. 8. a)«» "illCN-IIHR" POSTPONED. Owing to tho unsettled business conditions In Canada becauso of the war, tho openlnc of the tour of "Bctv-Hur," which was booked In that territory next month, has been poet- ixmod -for a few weeks. The sessoa will therefore open early In November. ' J WILL PUT ON NEW ACT. ' Coccla ami Amnio have discarded their big act. •The Apple of Paris," and will do a double tola Season, -In a new act, with music by Daniel Dore. Direction of Gene Hughes. - - ■»»♦» PIDGEON WITH WM. FOX. Edward Pidgeon.baa felned the ataff of Wm. In some, of the larger indoor circuses. Music Hiu (O. L. Bllsler, mgr.)—The Pass- ing Show of 1014 Oct. 1-3. aaoTTO.—Vaudeville and pictures. Bank, Oariisroii, Plaza, Wiux>ar, Dxuu- XANO, Main, Winteh, Ektssss, Luna, Nationai, snd Pastxms, motion pictures. BTJRLESatTB AT MUSIC HALL. Tile, shows ss far have been clean and up-to- date, and good bnslneas lias resulted, Doc. keena an old-time clown, formerly with the Barnutn Show,,1a the peers agent; Johnny Mllllgsn, treas- urer; Arthur S. Williams, advertising ogent, and John D. Harris, assistant advertising agent BILLY MlLLIGANfs JOY. Billy Mllllgsn. who has been aesoclated with Doc Keeno at all the big Indoor circuses la the country, certainly enjoyed himself the nuet Sum- mer, i Ho bae forsaken ibe "white tops," and hak been having the tlmo of his life at hia cot- tage at the lakes near Akron, ashing and having a good time In general. H" will again be with Doe Keene tots Winter, Fox as field manager. Be Is temporarily located at :the, Rivera Palloa De Danae, atop the Blvera Theatre. ■ e> e » ■ ' WATCH FOR THIS. rfelcoe Millar and Melody Dears Win shortly present a new and novel musical act, full of surpslaea, in vaudeville. •♦*» THEIR MOTHER IS ILL. Mlas A. I* Vine, of Chicago. 111., writes: "Ls Vine and Le Vine, comedy acrobats, communicate tuns, to big boalneea. with their slater at once. Mother Is 111." Itirmiut, (A. o. White, mgr.)—Feature films, wotis. : "Potash k PaatLHUTm" pleased large crowds at the Grand Sept 24-20. . - > O. H. Ci-AlKst, well known clrotn agent, wlU Winter la Akron. i.mieavllle. O. — fiebnlts (Arthur Moreley, mgr.) Sousa's Hand Sept. 28, 'The Winning ot Barbara Worth" Oct 3, "Sari" O. Oaviisuxl (Harris Bros., nigra.)—Barrett Play- ers. In repertoire, coutlnue to good returns. - Quwnr'a (W. O. Qulmby, mgr.)—olntlon pic- we» SOME RECORD TIME. The I.angdons, who are at the Royal Theatre, New York, thli week, came over In their Velle car from Philadelphia, Pa., In three hours. 4 l » MILLER TO MAKE MEN'S SHOES. I. Miller, the theatrical shoe mannfaetnrer, baa decided to add a line of men's shoes to his retail eterra, which were exclusively tor women. OUT OF TOWN NEWS HiPFonsom (I. E. Price, ugr.)—Universal and Mutual films. Qbano and Ahsbican. plotnres only. Sandusky, O.—Sandnsky (V°. O. Woodward, mgr.) Pa Jama Girls Sept. 28. SiTAll, Al.llAUIIIlA, Ohsi, TlIIATOaiUK, llorAl and LxosniM, pictures only, SprlnarBeld, O.—Fairbanks (Elmer Redelie, mgr.) "The Queen ot the Movies" Sept. 80. Naw Sun (Hun Amusement Co., mgra.) — Vaudeville and moving pictures. NnslivlIIc, Tenn.—Yendome (W. A. Sheets, mgr.) opened tho reason with 'The Red Widow" Sept. 21-20; "Hanky Pauky" 28, 20, "Oh I Oh I Deluhlne" Oct. 1, 2, Al. G. Field's MlnatreLs 7, S, lluot (Geo. H. Hickman, mgr.)—The Trans- Atlnntlcs 28 snd week. Pbincbbs (Harry Sudckum, ragr.)—Vaudeville and pictures, Cleveland, O^-Opera House (A. F. Harts, mgr.) for week of Sept28, Rsynwnd Hitchcock, In 'The Beauty Shop;" Charlotte Walker, la "The Better Way," week of Oct t, . . ■ Colonial (F. Ray Conntoek, inijr ) — Josepn osiiuuit (Tony Sudekum, mgr.)—Feature pic- Snntley, in "Whcu Breams Come True,'' 2S and t urea , week. vtllllam Elliott preaeota "Experience" VicroniA, Obvbtal, Elitb, Fiitii Avb., Al- tiext _ m _ _. , _„ Baubka and Rax, moving pictures only. MnaoroLiTAN (Fred E. Johnaon. mgr.)—For * worsti ^-jr^^r**^*?^%sr a n «-»*«• «•••»-•■■ -W m «-* »- the Olo«da"to given. The rornpeay has played Water Carnival held «wiy as the iirlnclnal amuse. «S ST WmC On Oct TthV 8sn P Oarlo W«jJ attraction. The different attractions report- Iwf. nv win h«rln two we-ks of stand opera, ed business here pr.'tty good despite a very rainy SE^JSi. SLrfTM \K fiiat tveek Ire "Lucto/' day on Nashville Dsy. This carnival company "Caville^fs " ••¥ Ptsusaasn™ ^Puuat" ^Igb- ««"»*» » tip top band In Ward's Baud. The letto " "OsVmen" and*' "In Trovatorev' »'sh diving girla attracted large crowds to wlt- ioliTn'a llm'obBOiie (H A Daniels, mgr.)— »«" their daring feata, as did the tango girls BIH ^eek of 28* Bl" he Ring andwmpany, in » ni1 Wild West Show. McOarry his n good draw- "Oh pJpa?" the Volunteer?. Brooks Vnd P Bowen. tog card. M 4 an Interesting atsdy In the Alllga- Wemcr-ArooroB company, McCormlck and Irving, wr um. , Uartman .i,nd Varndy, the Kramers, Julia Ourtls, Memphis, Tenn.—Lyceum (Frank Grsv, and the "weekly." . mgr.) 'The lied Widow" opened the season ef this Miuta (Qiao. Dempsey, mgr.)—Bill week of theatro Sent. 27. "Hanky Panky" 80-Oct. 2. 88: Joyce and West the Six Olivers. "When It Lybio iBcnJ. M. Stahibick, mgr.)—The Tango Strikes Home," Fred Duprea, Melnotto Twins, Q uwna week of Sept. 27. Dolle D'Aluert. snd war pictures.. (no-mini (Arthur Lane, mgr.)—Bill week of PmactLLA (P. E. Seas, mgr.)—Bill week of 28: McConnell nnd 81nin*m, Tango Chief, Tameo 28: "A Night at Monte Carlo." the De Bars, Kajlynma, James J. Callen, Alice Lloyd, Ellnore the Misses Webber, Elklns, Fay and Elklnn. an ,i Williams, and motion pictures. Cheater B. Johnson company, Ben Bernard, and Two Maxsstiob, Two Kuriniw, PntNCSss, pictures. Alako, Colonial, Qobcn, Placa, PALAon. Cas- PnosrsKT (J. W. Lyons, mgr.)— "Excure Mo" EO lton, AmaiOAN, Bono. StmrmBAN, Ijmaii. 28 nnd vreek. 'The Rosarv" next. Bdsn, Rxa, Oxvbtal. Lasca, Oxroao. Wkluno- OinvsauiNn (IL D. Zlrker. mgr.)—For week of ton, liirxmAL, .MxritoroLiTAN, (2) Daibtr. Obn, 28, the Ilolden Players preaeut "The Men from |f) pihtiuis, Roial. Hivor. Pkkin, Famous, Mexico." Columbia and Libsstt, motion pictures. QoawJOM SguASB (Horry liiirsclier, mgr.)—For „„ week of 28: Thro, tho Ballcon Girl, and raven „•____ „ , ^. other acts and pictures. JgflJJiBS-BxWni Fim began 2«. and will ran Stas (Drew £ Campbell, mgra.)—For week of until Oct J. 38. joe Ilurtlg'B Itowny uiiTlreiiuers. Milwaukee, Wis. — DivMson (Sherman OnANO I Drew 4 pampbell. mgrs.l—For week ■»•■, mgr.) "The Toor Little Rich Girl" Oct. of 28. Louis Gerard's Garden of Girls. 2 ;■' Bwrias (Geo Clienet, nwr.)—For week of 28. 'm'ajsbtio (J. A. Hlgler, mgr.)—Bill week of i tho Meats Carlo Glrla. Passlug Review of 1014 p^.t. 28: Blehanl Csrle and Battle WIHIaros. f. next. KNiUKBunooicKB (E. N. Hoiviin, mgr.)—Feature pictures. Stanoamj (Joa. Grossman, mgr.)—Feature pic- tures. DuoitBHR.—-High Olnes pictures, Ar.iiAMiuiA (A, R. McOndllsb, mgr.)—Feature plctuies. STOCK OPENS 10. Tho opening of tho slock reason nt 'he Metro- politan Theatre, by Jio new Metropolitan Players, Oorrsillnle's lueungerlc, Johu and Winnie Htiinlngs, Leltsel nnd Jesnettc, Vlollnsky, Clark and Hc- Cullough, Ktmberly and Molir, and alacRae and Clegg. SmiiiKm- (C. A. Newton, mgr.)—The Shuliert Slock Co. presented "Olroimitsnce" ami "Tho Man from Mexico" week of £8. "Madame X" next. Valerie Valstre made a One impression In her flrat nnpesrance as leading lady last week, lr, "Tho Easiest Way." Cum (liod Wagoner, ngx,)—The Charming Widows week of 27. Andy Lewis and Inter- national Girls next _ • GAtBTT (J. W. Whitehead, mgr.)—The Gay- ety Qlrla week of 27. Carnation Girls next. Pabbt (Ludwlg Kreiss, mgr.)—Annette Keller- nunn, la "Neptune's Daughter'' (pictures), week of 28. Citstal (Wm. Gray, mgr.)—BUI week of 28 Includes Phuno and Bingham, and others, - Oipusom (T. H. Eatand, mgr.)—Vaudovllle. Rochester, N. Y^-Lycenm (M. E, Wolf, ugr.) Iillllc Burko Sept 20, 30; "The Dummy' Oct. 1-3. ' • Tsuplb (M. J. Finn, mgr.)—Bill week of tVph 28: Sam Chip and Mary Marble, Willie V.'eeton nnd company, Do Michelle Bros., Rubble Gooilore, Four Entertainers, Donley snd Rugcl, Four Darras Bros., Joe Jackson, and Chung Hwa Four. Familt (J. H. Fennevessy, mgr.)—Vaudeville. ConiNTHUN (J. Glenuen, mgr.)—Girls from the Gay White Way 28 and week. Club (G. Cbenuet, ingr.l—Burlesque. Gobdon.— Alotlon pictures. "The Patchwork Olrl of Ox" la feature week of 28. Wintbb Garden (J. Kelly, mgr.)—Motion pic- tures. "The Wolf" week of 28. ViOTOSiA, Colonial and Hieronnoua, pictures cnly. nom NOW A PRESS MAN. John A. MacNomara, former assistant dramatic editor of The Evening Timet, has accepted the position of press agent of the Club Theatre, the n'.-w Progressive burlesque house. - Ithaca, N. Y.—Star (O. L. Homer, mgr.) bill 8ept "8-80: Harry and Eva Puck, "The Choo <xtoo Girts" and photopluys. . For. Oct.' 1-3: Daniels and Courad, Geo. Rolands, In "Fixing the Furnace." and photoplays. Baffx Boca and Cbibcunt, photoplays only. , NOTM. Ten Stab THSATiia underwent extensive reno- vating and re-modellng during the Summer, without kailng a single performance. Okbtbuob Ashb replaced Use Cameron at the Star Sept. 28, and filled out the letter's engage- ment, scoring a lilt Rolvb'b musical presentation, "Colonial Dsys," was exceptionally well rendered and re.-elved. Nblla Pora, formerly lu vaudeville, but now engaged retlng In motion picture productions,' la sojourning with friends In Ithaca, Troy, N. Y.—Proctor's (H. R. Emde, mgr.) hill for Sept. 28-30: Rainey, Frailer and Baker, Dick Ferguson, Dancing 1« Fervea, Ethel Dane and company, W. S. Harvey and company, and "The Haberdashery." For Oct 1-3: The Four eloros, Mr. and Mrs. Nat Csfferty. Nick's Skating Girls, Gerard and Gardner, Lloyd and Churchill, Fnil and Barrett and Marquis Hrotticxs. .- • Rand's (N. a Mirick, mgr.)—The popularity of. burlesque Is Increasing every week at this house. The Big City Burleaquers enjoyed excel- lent bnslaess. Sunday evenings are devoted to xuovlng pictures snd vaudeville. i Paocroa's Ltcbcu, Plaza, Tbojah, Novbltt, Kirm's Majbutio and Eiu'iaz, pholoplaya only. Cohoes, N. Y.—Proctor's (Dan Oorr, mgr.) moving pictures and vnuilevllle. bkiaiiT Sfot and lluunr, photoplays only. Wllmlnsrfon, Del.—Oarrlek (W. L. Dock- stadcr, mgr.) bill Se|>t. 28 mil week: Nolan and Nolan, Baton Berthold au*l company, Elsie Fay Trio, rbo Lonesome Lassies, Genaro and Bailey, Whitfield and Ireland, tho School Playground, and pictures. Playhouss (Louis Allem.in, mgr.)—"The Win- ning of Barbara Worth" US-IO, Grace George, In "The Truth." Oct 2. Lyjuo.— The Garden Players, In repertoire, wee* of Sept. 28. "THE MYSTERIOUS WILL." A new act wss offered at tho Garrlek Theatre week of 21. It Is called "The Mystorlo'ts Will," and Is something out of the ordinary. It Is novel, and pleased Gsrrlck patrons, being worked out smooth. Full of comedy and a happy ter- mination glvea three people plenty to do In proper time, it ehoald please vaudeville goers. Scranton, Pa,—Lyceum (Dly O. Hill, mgr.) •The Wolf," a Luhln photoplay, lu all reels, Sept. 28 matinee snd evening; Eva Tanguay, la "Miss Tabasco," 20, evening onlyj "The Mid- night Girl" 80, "Neptjne'B Daughter" (pictures) Oct 1-3, matinee dally; 'The Blue Bird" 5-7, matinee 7. I'oli'b (John H. Docking, mgr.)—For week of 28,. the photoplay, "Cabirla." AoADiktT (William Dahlman, mgr.)—For week of 28, the Poll Players, supporting Walter Rich- ardson and l/ornt Elliot, la "Majgle Pepper." Business has been big, Buou DHEtUH, WoNnxiB, Manhattan. Hireu- Biour, ViCToaiA, Cooai Bquabe, Wondihuno nnd ohfubuu, pictures only. Cedar Rapids, la.—Majestic (Vic nugo. tn^r.) bill Sept. 27-30: Dixon Sisters, Murray K, Hill, Arthur H. Roy, Curtis and Hebcrt, J. C. Nugent nnd company, Morgan and Morgan, and Siuitley Bros. For last half: Porter J. White and company, Five Musical Nosses, Robert Ball, Four Laritll Oomlquce, Georgette, Gebhardt Sla- ters, and Dehoven and Nice. OBBBNB'ii (W. 8. Collier, mgr.)—The fashion show bookeil for Sept. 20, 27, was canceleil. "The Elopers" 20, "The Great Divide" 27, "A Modern Eve" Oct 3, "Calling of Dau Matthews" 4, Ruth St. Denis 7. Clinton, la.—Clinton C. E, Dixon, mgr.) "Tho Little LoBt Slater." mstlnee and evening. Cent. 28. "Bought and Pail For" Oct 7. On.rnr.i-jj (II. A. Bodlna, mgr.)—Bill Sept. 28- 30: Bombay Deerfoot Orpheuin Oonicdv Four. Five Old Veterans and La Tell Bros. Pom Powell Minstrels Oct. 1-3, "Bought and Paid For" H-8. Auube-o. Casino, Family, Bbst and Coloklu. (pictures only. noib. Finns O'Haba played to splendid business ot tho Clinton Theatre Sept £2. Clarkadnle, Miss.—Oscam's (Signer Cacara, nurr.) motion pictures and vaudeville continue to rood business. Mr. Cacum, the genial manager. Is enlivening the program this week singing new songs. Capt, F. IS. Klelnschmtdt's Arctic hunt. In motion pictures, drew minimally well Sept 24. Majhstio. —Motion pictures aud songs. Meridian, Miss. — Grand (W. W. Jones, mgr.) opened Its season Sept. 20, with "Bought and Pall For." Dbkamlano (Obthran Amusement Co., lessees). —Chess Hnvls anil his Dresm Girls drew good houses 21-20. Buto, PatNonas and Out, pictures only. CLIPPER BUSINESS INDEX Advertisements not exceeding one line to'lsutk will be publtsdied, proparly cltaslned to Lata ladai •' tt ".^SL°i *ltf for one year (S3 Issues). A copy ot Tan Naw loasc Curraa wul be teat free *- each sdvarater while the advertisement Is rsrs- sjnsj. jXb BESTOS CliRTAIMs AMD PICTUHB %Jt» Trainer Mfg. Co., 71* Pearl It. i-i.taa, OAnnrvAL fronts and 'SHOW i RANNBRS. : D. 0. Bampbrys Co.. 018 Arch St, FaUsaalxaxaV CONFECTIONS. Boeckbelm Bros. « Bckateln, 341 Bo. Peoria it, Chicago. „ . ^ MUSICAL BELLS AND -NOVBLTIto.:. Edwin R. Street -28 Brook St.. BsitferSi Oma. MUSICAL SPECIALTIES. J. 0. Beagon. MOO N. 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