The New York Clipper (October 1914)

m i 16 THE 3SIEW YORK CLIPPER. October ■ ;3 i ■ > - : m I ;. l'v CHICAGO ADVTBRTISKMEKTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED AT WESTERN BUREAU OF RGW YORK CLIPPER, WARREH A. PATRICK, WESTEntf MANAGER, SOB ASHLAND BLOCK RANDOLPH AND CLARK STREETS, CHICAGO. ■■*-*•-..... "■ .' . JIoniiav, Sept. 28. AIT-the standard theatres retain their cur- rent attraction*--this week. The vaudeville, burlesque and outlying houses make the usual weekly, change of bill. . "To-day," of which Harry Von Tllzer is the owner and producer, In it* second week at the Princessy la doing fine. Sir. Von Tllzer Is In Chicago, giving; tbe play his personal supervision At rowere' Theatre, "The Yellow Ticket" rntera its fourth week, Florence Reed and Edwin Arden at the head of the oaat. Sam Bernard begins the third and last week of his engagement at tbo Illinois The- atre, In "The Belle of Bond Street," . "The Midnight Girl" will open at tbe Illinois on Oct. 4, a musical comedy with Ooorge Mac- Farlanc and Margaret ltomaino la toe cast. "Potash A Perlmutter." considering the capacity audiences, will be at tbe Olympic for the rest of the season. Barney Bernard and Alexander Carr hoAd the excellent cast. ; "One Olrl In a Million," In Its fourth week et the pa Salle Opera House, seems to "Im- prove with age," at the present rate It Is Kolng It will live up to tho U Salle tradi- tion by staying a year. "Under Caver," a melodramatic comedy of the secret service, with II. B. Warner as (he star, will remain at Cohan's Grand Opera House, ilfth week. At the Oerrick, 'Teg o' My Heart," with l'oggv O'Ncil In the title role, will remain indefinitely. The beginning of tbe fourteenth week finds business capacity. Tbe Oort retains "A Tair of Sixes," with Ham D. Hirdy and Frank Mclntyre in the cast. This popular farce is in ita eighth weak. . ... "Joseph and His Brethren," at the Audl- torlunr Theatre, is playing to good business. Fifth week. Negotiations are in progress looking to an arrangement whereby De Wolf Hopper and the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company would OH In tbe flve weeks of vacant time left by the cancellation of the season of grand opera. It is planned to run the comic «li»ra Reason on the subscription plan. Re- ports are that the Century Opera Company will come to tbe Auditorium later in the Winter. There are five feature films shown In the Loop district. At the Studobakcr Theatre, Mary Pickftord, in "Such a Ldttle Queen," has been retained for this week. "Cablrin" will te kept on at the Zlegfcld. "Traffic In Souls" la still the attraction at the Comedy, and "The Fortune Hunter," with William Elliott photographed In the title role, at Orchestra Hull. "Neptune's Daughter," holder of the world's long-run record, is still the attrac- tion at the Fine Arts. With tbe opening of the season four weeks away, the Chicago Symphony Orcheatra has all Its members In America save one, Bruno 81 olndel, wh"6 has written he will tail Oct. 8, which will bring him home In ample tlmd for .the opening concert. The stock season opens at tho Oermanla en Oet. 8. 1 0"t. 5 Johnston Forbes-Robertson comes to the Blackstone Theatre to act "Hamlet," "C.-esar and Clcopatrn." "The Light That Failed ' and'The Passing of tho Third Floor Bnok." Oct, lb Margaret Anglln will act Oscur Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan" at the Illinois. Oct 8, opening of tho Matinees Theaitrnles Francaiaco at the Lllitlc Theatre. Henry I<avedan'« "La Chlcnno du Itol" and Henry Bordeaux's "Un Medccln do Campagno" as the bill. Burton Holmes wilt begin bis season of travel lectures at tho Orchestral Hall, on Oct. 14. On Oct 20 Maurice Brown will begin his season sit tbe Little Theatre, with a piny by Florence Kaper Frank, called "Joel." ■ Nov. 1, Eugene Walter's "The Better Way" wlH- open at Powers', with Charlotte Walker and A. Byron Bcasley In tho cast.. On the •ante date. CM. S, McLei Inn and Ivan OaryU'e maileal comedy version Tristan Ber- nard's French farce, "The Little Cafe," will open at tue Illinois Theatre. On Nor, 2 Mime, Yorska and a French c.om- panr will come to tho rino Arts. Harry Lauder comes again, opening at tho Auditorium, Nov. 10. Nov. 2U, tho 1014 edition of rho "Zlegfcld Folllos" opens at tbo Illinois Theatre. The literary representative of "Under Cover," at Cohan's Grand, Campbell Cnsad, •old this week to C. S, Primrose, Chicago 6reducer, a new farce, entitled "Tho Butler's shy," Plans aro under way for tho production acre, in December, of a topical musical show of local theme, to be called "Chicago's An- nual Rerue of 1014." It will bo of local authorship, and will lie a travesty on plays recently or currently popular In Chicago. - ''The Misleading Lady" is due here In the rear future, with Lewis Stone as the prin- cipal character. Bthel Jackson Is now playing tho part of Mrs. Ncttltton, In "A Pair of Slxos," having replaced Elizabeth Nelson, who is transferred to the Raid cm company. J. Lcubrle Hill opens to-day, Sept. 28, at the American Music Hall, with a musical comedv companv of colored people. A two act show, entitled "My Friend from Ken- tucky," with Hill In the principal role, is the attraction. F. Wiirht Neumann hns returned from his annual trip abroad, and announces that con- WHEN IN CHICAGO Are Cordially Invited to Make Headquarters at the Western Bureau —OF— TheNewYork Clipper In tna Heart or the lllnlio 505 Ashland Block. Cor. dark & Randolph p nnMK ~, CENTRAL 5649 PHONES j AU TO «-3M If not convenient tooall. m a i i, KOuTKS AND NEWS 1TKMS. IIAVK YOUR NAIL BENT IN Oil 11 0AKK. THE NEW YORK C1.1ITKit Is not con- ventional. It Is original, aggressive, lin partial, reliable, and above all, IT HAS A CERTAIN ORIGINALITY AM) DI8TIN0 TITENESS WHICH PLACES IT IN A CLASS UY ITSELF, certs and recitals will be given at the Illinois Theatre and Orchestra Hall. Mine, Gailskt. Mine. Itosa OUtzka and Ludwlg Schmidt will bo among those who will ap- pear. The Kneisol Quartette will give three (.ubscriptlcn concerts under the management of Mr. Neumann at the Illinois Theatre, Sunday afternoons, Nov. 22, Jan. 81 and March 21. G rebel's Band, V. J. Grahel, conductor, will give a concert at Orcheatra Hall Friday evening, Oct. 2. Relnald Werrenrath, bari- tone, will render two selections. La Hall* Opeua Hodsb (Joseph Bransky, mxr.)—"One Girl In a Million," fourth week, Fowbbs* (Harry Powers, mgr.) — "The Yellow Ticket," fourth week. Illinois (Win J. Davis, mgr.) — "Tbe Telle of Bond Street," third week. Pbincksk (S. 1'. Gerson, mgr.)—"To-day," second week. Auditobium (Guy Hardy, mgr.)—"Joseph and His Brethren," fifth week. Gaubick (John J, Garrlty, mgr.)—"Peg o' My Heart," fourteenth week. (Jeobob M. Cohan's Grand Opera Uouaa (Hnrry Ridings, mgr.)—"Under Cover," fifth week. Coni (TJ. J. Hermann, mgr.)—"A Pair of Sizes," eighth week. Olympic (Qeorge C- Warren, • mgr.) — "PotnBh & Forlmutter," sixth week. Finb Arts (Alfred Hamburger, mgr.)— Motion pictures, "Neptune's Daughter," twentieth week. Hi.\c:k.htonb (Jos. M. Galtes, mgr.) is dark. Stab and Caster (Paul Roberts, mgr.) — Week of 2T, the Girls of tbo Moulin Bouge; Oct. 4, tbe Gaiety Girls. iKvrini; (K. C. Scboenecker, mrr.)—Week of 27, Big Mentation; Oct. 4, the Bohemians. Americas Music Hall (B. II. Woods, mgr.)—Week of 27, tho Darktown Follies; Oct. 4, the Charming Widows. Column a (William Koche. mgr.)—Week of 27, Ginger Girls; Oct. 4, Follies of the Day. Enqlbwood (Edw. Beatty. mgr.)—Week of 27, May Ward's Dresden Dolls; Oct 4, Darktown Follies. llAviiAiiKET (John Kirk, mgr.)—Week of 27, the Progressive Girls. Victoria (H. C. Brolaski. mgr.)—Week or 27. "Annie Laurie;" Oct 4, "Fine Feathers." imperial (J. Pilgrim, mgr.)—Week of 27, "The Winning of Barbara Worth;" Oct. 4, "September Morn." National (J. P. Barrett, mgr.)—Week of 21. "The Call of the Cumberlands:" Oct. 4, "The Winning of Barbara Worth,'* Ciiown (A. J. Kaufman, mgr.)—Week of , "Maggie Pepper;" Oct. 4, "Annie Laurie." Studibakeb (Loils J. Jones, mgr.)—Mo- tion pictures. Week of 27, Mary I'lckford, In "Such a Little Queen," held over. Oct, 4, Bertha Kallch, In 'Marta of the Low- ntv Matbstjc (.Lyman B. Glover, mgr.)—Weelc. of 28: Frank Kcenan, In "Vindication;" Laddie Cliff, Hngllsh comedian; Anna Chand- ler, singing ragtime; Bell Famlly.muslclans; Charles Yule and company, In 'The Strang- er;" . Solti. Duo. European dancers; the Australian Wood-Choppers, Jarrow, comic flelrrht, of-hand ; Paul Ncrvlno and Ruby Erwood, In "The Coalman and the Maid.*' Palace Music Hall (Mort II. Singer, rcgr.)—Week of 28: Mercedes and Mile. Stnntonc remain for another week; O'diva, with trained seals; Princess Kajah, an Oriental ttantrum:; Bert Fltzgibbons, eccen- tric comedian; Davis and Geller, singers: Raymond and Rain, In "Locked Out;" Her- man Timbers, dialect comedian; Arnault Brothers, ''European clowns; Cameron Sis- ters, In songs and dances. McVickkrs' (J. G. Burch, mgr.)—Week of 28. Day, I.Ida McMillan and company, In "Tho Saleslady;" Brady and Mahoney, Se- llsle and Vernon, Mile. Bessie's Cockatoos, Three Lorcttas, Edwards Brothers, Ben M. Jerome, pianist and composer; Corlnne Hew- lett and company. Bowman Brothers, Charles Terrls and company, Olddeld and Drew, Fire Yoscnrys, and Dorothy and Mack. Colonial (George A. Harrison, mgr.)— Week of 28, first ialf: Five Melody Maids tind a Man, Ernest Rackctt, Brown and .Inckson, Jnst-a-Trio, Fitzgerald and Ashton, Three Estellas, .La Rose and O'Brien, George and Sammy Hill, and Myrtle de Orlo. Lest half: Baron Llehter, Walter Reynolds ana company, tho Overtons, Mazzone and Maz- zone, Murray, Fuller- and Murray, and La Belle and Bcgnr. Croat Northern Hippodromh (JA C. Kbcrts, mgr.)—Week of 28: Joseph F. Shecbnn, irrand opera tenor; William Weston and company. Jack Gardner, tbo Biding 0a9tclles, tho Olivetti Troubadours the Hcu- mun Trio, Kimball and Kenneth, Tabor and Claire, Chuck Haas, and Handera and Mlllls, i » ' JT»A/T CHAT. "THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS." Tub Ji-lin ■ B. Gouts Co., producer), of New York City, who hnve hail great success In the past four years with "The Olrl of My Dreams," hare ogsln put thot show on tbe road. It iraa erroneously reported that tbe show bad been closed for the season, noil a statement to that effect wa« printed In several of the amusement publications. Our alncerest wish Is that the pro- ducers may continue to be eminently succceiful In' nil of their undennkinira. Tliey -will have tha hearty cooperation of Tun New Yonic Clipitji at all times. At a iiuetlng of Chicago Masons, Thursday evening. Sept. 24. plain for estahltshins a Ma-, eonlc Athletic Club in tho loop District, to hire a mcinticroblp of 2.009 men of the Masonic Onlcr, wero dlscuKsed, They will ralw a fund aniltelent to begin construction on a club hulldln? In the loop, accotdlni to Frank A. Weat. secretary of the new club. Marii. Ccklcw Smidt, fopr.tno; Georgia Koler, plonlst, and .Mnrle LudwU. hnrptst. will furnlah the progrnnp. at the reception of the Chicago Worn- nn'a Musical Olub, In tho Congress Hotel, Thurs- day arternoon, Oct. 1. A snout concert Is given every Sunday ev»n- ing at the La Salle Hotel, Clilcapn, featuring Minnie OolcrRreen, violinist; Hans Hanto, planlit, and ltosemarle Blaiu, soprano. NO CHANGE IN LA SALLH. Aaron J. Jonea wishes te Aen.« emphatically the prevalent rumor that the La Snlle Opera Hou*o will revert to its former owners oa Jan. 1. Jones, 1. Inlelt it Schaefcr bnve a managerial ar- rangement that holds good fur seven more years, and have no intention of giving up the houix>. In fact, when the run of "One Olrl In a Mil-' lion" li completed, which Is expected to lilt until well Into the Spring, it Is the Intention of Jones, Mnlck ft Schaefer to use the La Salle for another musical comedy production. Aaron J. Jonea wishes It said that his firm will continue to direct the policy at the La Salle, and Hint Harry Aakln will la no wise have a hand la Its management. HtKiT n. T.ioMift, who has been playing "SUdolijihta" at the Jones. Llnlrk & Schaefcr the- atres, vm» called hurriedly from tbe stage of the Empress Theatre, on tbe South Side, Monday night, and mined to the side of bis wife, who was taken serloualy 111, As a result the local Marcus Loew hooking office had to Jump Into the bleach. Toomer, however, resumed acting at (he American Theatre, on tbe Went Side, Thursday. SAHUct, I, l.itriN, genera] manager of the Jonea I.lclck A Schaefer Inlereata. haa at laat had time to draw a breath. During the hot weather tie was kept busy relieving stagnant house managers who were sent to the country to recuperate. Ills luat relief wai given to Louis Jones, manager caf Winnipeg, Brandon, Man.; Begins, Saak.; Edmon- ton, Alberta: Saakatooh, 8aak.; Slour City. la-;, Springfield, III.; the Illinois Oonunerclal Auocla- t<n, Calgary, Alberta; Toronto," Oan.l. Ottawa, Can.; York, Pa.; Kokomo, Ind.; II00.0O0 Bgpo- sltion; Hannibal, Mo., Bualneaa Men's Oarnlval; lafayefte, Ind., Business Men's Carnival ;■• one hundred and slity-two fairs and- expositions, stsrtlog. from Jane 1 wrtll Oct IS, is claimed to have been represented by Miss RoMnaoo. Sin KlAMKS has finally betoroe a ten per- center, after several years of wearing crepe. Mr. Kramer has located himself in an otDce formerly occupied by A. B. Meyers. Utbatoum and La Tona returned to Chicago last week, after playing leverat weeks for Pan] Elmwobth Conbss, formerly of Geyser's Cir- cus, is now district manager for Th> Chicago Evening Pott. , ; Tus Three Harbys sppeared for only ope per formauos at the Colonial Theatre last week, Bean and Hamilton replacing them.- • Br an and Mabills replaced B. Do Barry at McVlcker's last week, appearing for o fall week/ - Anns Haiiiiton and Oompant, who appearert at McVlcker's last week, presenting BSMaMh baa three more weeks to run, after wbtca, Miss Hamilton and David O. Fischer, Ihe author, will shortly produce "Tbe Master Violio," a six peo- £le prodnetlon. Same will probably anpear In a hlcago "loop" house, opening nroocd pet. 10, and. in all probability will appear at the Cort Theatre following "A Pair of Shies." Qoinn and MtTOHSLT, ha« ,>eeni routed over the I'antsges Circuit oommenclag this week sc Nat wabasbo and OoHTAirr arrived in Chicago last week after a successful tour of the Inter- state Olrcnit. • . ,. DrucAl and Dslmab will appear around the Middle West. The act recently returned after tearing the Inter-State Circuit for Cells Bloom. Hiian Swanbon. Both Boden und Ooorgle How- ard have been engaged by Dwlght Pepple, and will be seen shortly in a new sot, known as the •Three Orpheom Girls." ' .... Itrni Cowdbst Is appearing at tbe Eedaie this . Mas. Sio. BoBurr (Fsy Tools) baa been en- gaged by the Seltg Polyscope Oompaiy to pots In their various film productions. . THt Garden Theatre, now being booked by George Webster, had a good show laat Saturday, and- Bonds/: McDonald and Tiavoloto, singers •ad dancers: ths Original Gotham Trio, with Ed. Lang; Vlrglo and Blanche, In fancy aero- r-atlo dancing, and tbe Hopkins Trio, singing musical novelty. • , , . „ Ddb* Bbannan, for many years aasocloted as btotlng manager for the Grand, left this week for the Coast for bis health. Lew Castor auc- oeed« him, . „ ALTiionon la the hooking game Vss t thaa a month, Edward Hayman, of Chicago, Is handling cne of the moat representative list of seta la the West, and has already established teveral Eastern cocMcttoni. Among the acts already secorlsg routes through Ms office are: Jonea and Syl- vester, Four Vants, FLwen» M*lena and eom- isny. Potts-Bro;" *re Oompany, Four Nelsoa Combines,. Beoo, Jowxisn and Zeno, Madame Ger- trude, Keoo. Welch and Melrose, Christie, Ken- nedy end Smith, Charles and Madeline Dunbar, l-eo Plllelr, Jack Gardner. Kirk aud Fogajda. Jolly and Wild, tho Loncworths, Vernon, rasl Klelst snd company, Boxy La Bocca, Bcenes front (JraniL.Opera, the Moiarts, Five Juggling Mo- watts, Lew Bully, Nevis and Brwood, Menu and Kllrld. Lan.'le Ordway, Bice, Elmer and Tom, Marine Band, Stewart and tCeeley, CapL Treat's Seals, the. Toileys, Xamamot Brothers, and the Zeb Zarrow Troupe. : . Tna Habfbx Thsitbe at Fifty-third and Harper Streets, was to have opened laat Sunday, and J. O. Matthews had started to lay out the shows, when the management was refused a permit to open, It being sgalnst tbe city ordinance to have a theatre within two. hundred feet of a church, an oversight on the part of the promoters. Tub Winnipeg (Can.) report on tbe Pantages show last week had this concluding line: "Ths lest all round show for some time." Chablss Obowl, of the 17. B. 0. Chicago office, ?resented ct the Temple Theatre, Fort Wayne, ml., last week, an all-girl show. . The bill con- sisted of Onetta, Dore ant Wolford. Metropolitan Minstrels, Venlta Gould, and the Six Klrksmlth Bisters. Tbe manager reported a' good all arooud show. • ...- Ooun Davis will provide the words and Joe Howard the magic for acts to be organized for W. v.-M. A. time, snd have taken headquarters in Harry Splngold's office. ••" - ' Patricou Is- booked ten weeks Is vaudeville Antrim and Tale have been routed for thirty weeks. Including a return date oa tbe Paatagea* circuit. Chablbs Waths and oohtaht open on the As- soclalon and u. B. O. time this week Santly and Norton were given several, weeks following their Orphtum tcur. These sets are represented by J. B. McGowlu. Ausnio, just off the Pantages' circuit, plays the Hippodrome, St Louis, tbls week, for D. E. Bussell. Tits Rlva Larsea Troupe boa had rather a pe- culiar route, playing Milwaukee for Loew, last week, opening at tho Maleatic, Cedar Rapids, this week, for the Association, nnit,'.couilng to the Colonial, Chicago, the "laat half.'" Tub Majestic, at Cedar Baplds, la., has started tbe tciiaon splendidly. Elizaustii Otto opens for the Western Vaude- ville Managers' Association. Oct. 0. ltoutan's Eong Blrdg bare a long ronto also. Nan Halpbbin opened on the big tlmo In New Tork this week. Oloa's liopabos have been placed In tbe Hip- podrome, at St. Louis, this week. Miciibal OAnrsHTsa plnns the erection of a new theatre la Chicago, to be called "The Grand." MSB. J. 0. Mattubwb, wife of J. 0. Matthews, - „w.„„ u^^a ... „.„ „,.„ „ D „ le ami v.u f*"*™ 1 representative of the Pantages Circuit, re- Buren Streets, Chicago, Is meeting with deserved turned this week from a visit to ber folks In success. The company |a composed of the rbl- r <D n »i 1 vaula tbe Stadebaker. who hss lust retained to the rtty. John G. Burch, of McVlcker's, la crying tor his turn but hie cries In rain, Levin will seek tbe atmosphere of Excelsior Springs, Mo., himself this week. Burch will have to seek an under- study elsewhere. Halt the money taken la by speclsl committees row selling tickets to "Joseph and His Brethren," a: toe Auditorium, will he tuned over to the Bed Cross. George Tyler, who Is prodnclng the play, made the offer, tbe series of performances will be extended to Oet. 12. FnsiifAND STtm-Dsx., the orchestra leader, sled a petition In bankruptcy. 3'ednesday, 23, In tbe United Stales District Court with the following list of assets: One piano, $200; one violin, leas a O string, $78; one salt against father-in-law for thirteen weeks' board and expenses to New York. $176, with liabilities to tho amount or $1,430. The petition comes as sn aftermath to a anit for divorce Hied by Mrs. Btelmlel. Jos Hobnbb, for a number of years identified with the Singling Brothers' World's Greatest Shows snd the Barnura It. Bsiler Otrcns. Is In Chicago, and was a welcome caller at. the West- ern Bureau of Tub Nanr Toss: Currni last week. Since leaving tbe white tops Mr. Horner baa met with great success la the projection of hla two stows, Horner'B Comedy Company and Horner's Greater Show, playing under canvas In the Sum- mer and in the opera bouses during tbe Winter. Horner's Comedy Oo. will open the opera house season at Dana. la., Oct. S, Tkbatbiou, managers of Tulsa, Okla., organ- lied on association with Carl Gregg, president; Ralph Talbott, vice president; William Smith, secretary, and Ben Gregg, t'eaanrer, SHjutBttBNS AND MoxTooMHTir open on tbe Pan- tages tour Oet. 27. and will play a few earlier dates for John Nash, In tbe Northwest. Tna Alpha Sextette will close the show at the Orpheum Theatre, in Detroit, Mich., next week. Dannt SmatoNs got some line press notices on tbe Buttorfleld Olrcnit. Miss UNVriian, of Fontaine and Unether, la on the sick l'st, having caught cold at some fairs. The set cen-es to McVlcker's week of Oct. 12. Mabtha Busasu, aivd rosrisr, in 'Tbe First Law of Nature," made more than good at every Texas stand where she lningursted Pantages vaudeville. Jackson and Lzb> left Chicago last week for Beloit, Win., where they opened for the W. V. M. A., aft ff playing Butterneld time for tbe U. B. O. OnrHSA recently- played a return date at De- troit, Mich., Inside of eleven weeks. Inoillb and Ox.bi.land returned recently from s tour of the Orpheum circuit, and will shortly be seen In a new act being staged by Virgil Ben- nett. of oka Kortbot hod to leave the Barters "Sep- tember Mem," ns her baby la very HI. Bowland k OurroiD closed "An Aerial Honey, moon." Oazxolo, Ki.ikt A Biobikn- are to present 'Fine Feslbers" Cor a ton? weeks' season In Chi- cago, playing the Crown, National. - Victoria and Imperial. This Is the first time that this show has ever teen seen at leas than $1.50 prices, and It took some manipulation to arrange this. Edith Msy Hamilton, 'Maud Truax and Frank Francis have already been engaged. "DAXAaso Goods" Is to make the rounds of tbe Stalr-Havlln bouses Ira Chicago, under tbe direc- tion of T. O. aieaaon. •Tub CoNrsaiioif," which was seen at the Crown. In Chicago last week, went to Peoria, 111., Sunday and Monday, and then laid off the rest of this week, playing the American, In St. Louis, Mo., next week, and closing at the con- clusion of that engagrment. Uugo Kocir, In "The Call of the Cuxnberlanda," did not draw well at the Imperial. In Chicago, last weak, and haa been voted a failure In Its present form. Tbe show will be rewritten by Lent Psrker, snd Oasklll A MacVltty will send It out to tbe one night stands as they did "That Printer of Udell's." which wss a failure on tbe Stsir A Havlln time. The present show closes at the end of this week at the National, In Chi- cago. - "Hs Fn.ii ik Lovn with His Wot," which was tried by n. H. Frasee some time ago, will he given a teat by tbe United Play Co., which engaged the follovrtwr people through Harry Shel- don: Ed. Perelval. Gertrude Bltchle; Harry Far- nam, Lottie Bmaooni, Robert Jones and Dixie Dow. L. Lows, representing H. B. Marlnelll, arrived in Chicago last wek, on a bnslne3S trip. Most Sinubs, general manager of the W. T. M. A., returned last Saturday from the Bast, accompanied by Max Anderson, of the Orpheum, Circuit. Mr. Amlermin will-spend a few days la Chicago before solrjg farther West. TBMPU9 MAKES CHANGE. Tbo Temple Theatre, Fort Wsyne, Ind., has changed from three a day to two a day, commenc- ing with Oct. 3 bookings, under the direction of Charles Crowl, of the Chicago United Booking offices. « Gbobos Ms.bun, general agent of ths Tankee Robtnsoa Circus, made his' headquarters In Chi- cago, lsst week. It is reported that Jacat Root will take over an opera house oo the Pacific Coast In the near future.- Fbanbt A. Todtvc, formerly with tho Herman Medicine Ownpanj. which closed la Iowa recently. Is In Kaness Olty. Moon I'etlvlty prevails In Chicago police circles over the sale of the tickets for the annuil enter- talmneat iif the Policemen's Benefit Association, which this year will be held at the Auditorium Theatre, for three weeks—Oct, 25 to Nov. 14. The attraction to be presented Is Rowland A Clif- ford's thrilling drama of police life, "While ths City Sleeps." which will have its Chicago pre- mitre St that time. Gos RtPisa's Mourlesl Comedy Oompany, play- ing tabloids under the personal direction of Gos Rapier, at the Premier Theatre, a Jones, Llnlck A Schaefer house, at ths corner of Stste and Tan 8KB, WHITE OR. WIRE . L.AWYI .10 South La Salle Street CHICAGO ■ Practice in All Bute and U. B.Conrta YOUR APPEARANCE IB TOUR DK8T A88BT And hss Meant Success to Many Acts THE PARIS MODEL SHOP . IT BT. Wabash Ave., Chltago, IU. Invites yonr Inspection to a fall line of Eventug Stage, Fancy Street Dresses, Fnrsy Far Coats Millinery. SPECIAL-DISCOUNT to sU branches of the profession. Q0OD3 SENT OM approval Great Northern Blppodroroe the early part of last week. Tbe Impersonations of various headllneri presented by this act, la a novelty. - "Bbvllb o» THS CknAUOT," Loa L. Ahcnrn'a new tabloid, opened last Sunday at the Costal 8L Joseph, Mo. • ' Jambs A, Calvin's "Tbe Two Maequeraders" are appearing the UK half of thla week, at the Wltdsor. The Angell Musical Comedy Company did very well the first half of the week, und will [>rot>ably go on the Aasodattlon time as a tabloid, J. SonicKLBB's Show, formerly on the Ned Al- vord Circuit, hss been changed to a tabloid Bennle Bernard Is principal comedian; Marie Pillsburg,' prima donna, end the American Four figure prominently. "Pba Diavolo," a grand opera organisation, wax pot Into the Talbot Hippodrome, Kansai City, at the laat moment, to replace tbe Six Declety Dancers, who were unable to make con- lections from Clinton, la. The act opened Mon- da?. afternoon,- but D. B. Russell closed It, and gave tbe players the railroad fare both waya Amedlo. snd Melbourne McDowell and company were laying off to Kansas City and so were put In.. Gbbat Fails hss dropped oat of tbe Pantages Circuit after a few weeks of the shows. The ployera sow Jump from Calgary to Spokane, with a week's lay off. Fbank Q. Dons, booking agent for the West- ern Loew offices, returned to his desk In Chicago the early part of last week, after a business trip t> St. Louis. Tbe nature of bis business could not be leaned. " 'Wat Down Hast" opens In tabloid form at Jollet. III., tbe last half of this week. - - - Dow BruABT Is organizing a tabloid to be called "The Military Ball." It will be seen at Ihe Windsor Theatre Oct. S, and opens at tbe Crystal, at St, Joseph, Mo., Oct. 12. *■ Bon Onus, representing Will Von Tttier. la Chi. cage, was married Sept 26. to Tllte Mack, by Judge Goodnow. of the Municipal Court of Chi- cago. Lester Boss, Ouffbb representative, acted as ''best man." . . Mauobib Lakb opened Oct 6, on the Pantages' circuit, at Winnipeg, Can. . ... "Hibak." number 2 set, tried out at ths Columbia, last week, ami was unsatisfactory. The act disbanded, samo was to be routed over the W. V. M. A. Mobbis Gbbbrwald left last'week for Keokuk, la., ss manager of "Fascinating Flora," booked over the W. V. M. A. Edwabd Mabsr, manager for the W. V. M. A. fair department, states that he Is busy engnclnj outdoor strsctlons. It was the IntenMon of Mr. Marsh to tour Bsrope tbls past Summer, hut on accoat of tbe war It was Impossible. ■ Air. Marsh was to meet Mr: Passport, general manager la Europe, for the Orpheum circuit.. Skipi-to, Kbdvxbot and Rbbtbs, Idstead of opening 18, open 26. . Acts now routed over the Affiliated Booking Circuit are as follows: Johnny Fogarty and Six Tango Olrls, Kullervo Brothers, Ben Greggs' Mla- atrels, TJasey Troupe, Wlllard's Teinple :of Music, Msrguerltc, Richardson's Posing Dogs,' Quintans Venetian Band, Mrs. Frank Faroum Trio, Four Portia Slaters, Seven Malvern Cbmlques, "Night In Old Heidelberg," Biding Davenports. An. RosxnthaIj, formerly manager of the Vir- ginia, la now manager of ths Columbia, a small boose playing medium vaudeville. SUCH IS LIFE IR CHICAGO. lowing: Ous Bapler. Frank Martin, Lester Smith, Bits Benier, La Vern GriUln, Bthel Reynolds, Ollle Smiles, Gwendolyn Barymore, Bthel Ross- more, Elsie Walker and Grace Bonnell. There Is a change of Mil weekly. "The Girl from Athens" Is the entreat offering. Billt NswatBs:, formerly of the W. V. M. A., In Ghlcsjo. now managing the Globs Theatre, Kansas City, was a Chicago visitor laat week. Diok Homuir. booker on the floor of tbe Western Vsrjdevllio Managers' Association, Is mourning »ba death of hla father, which occurred laat week. AFFILIATED SECURES NEW HOUSES. The Apollo, Janesvllle. Mo„ formerly booked by Frank Q. Doyle, has changed ltg bookings to the Affiliated. The following are a list of the new houses: Sprlngueld, Mo., nipnodrome. Comet The- atre, Albia, la.: Princess, Moberly, Mo.; Royal La Mars, Is.; Marinette, Marinette, Wis.; Ihe Prin- cess, Sioux City, la., which opened last week, did very sncce-efnllj. Maua«f>r John Blejger claims the best show that ever played hla house appeared laat week. Ed. W. Baurrr, owner of the Engtewood The- atre, Chicago, a Progressive wheel house, left for the Ksat early last week, to secure new houses for that circuit Mr. Beatty will be gone tor a fortnight. J. 1>. Baiton, secretary and treasurer of the Progressive circuit, wss a Chicago visitor last week. He left Friday night for Cincinnati, re- turning to Chicago the earfy part of thin week. John Swob, of Dallas, Tex., and Mildred Levy, of Chicago, wero recently married. In Duluth, Minn. Swot's partner, Charles Mack, eras best man. II. O. RoBBsrrsori, formerly with Sullivan A J. 0. Matthews gave a Shriner's show last Friday night. Those who appeared were tho American Whirlwind Beauties, Palace Quarlette, Seven Bracks, and other acts. A visit to the Lyda Theatre the early part of Inst week by a Curecn representative, found ca- pacity business and an average show. QALLOWAr and RonxBTa were forced to cancel en-afre.nei.ti st Green Bsy, Wis., and the Kedile In Chicago, In order for Tom Galloway to under- go nn operation st St. Anthony Hospital, at Hock- ford, III. Galloway Is expected to be out agau In tea days. ABTBtrs DBinvij appeared at the Kedsle last week, booked on short notice, snd doing splen- didly. Bobn to Mr. snd Mrs. Frank Howard (Isabella Gerhurdt, of the Gerharldt SUtera) Sept. 23. Titans was s big time at Harry James' "Boost- er Club" last Saturday night. Among those present were Dot Blott, Elsie Goldberg, Ellll« Lewis, Bnby Florshtlm, Harry F. Rose, T. Dwlght lepple. E. H. Meredith, Lester Rose, E. J Ader and Ouy Morvllle. Tus Four Marx Brothers hsve been noted over the Inter-State Circuit, by Gella Bloom. opening at Fort Worth, Tex. Sept. 28. Robbbt SnaufAN's stock company rreeented •Tbo Iron Maater," at De Kalh, III., the early lisrt of laat week, with Robert Sherman In tho leading part. Tbe company was well liked. Karl Way, leading man, has already established him- self oa a fevorlte. Rose Cameron, lesillnj woman, has won by her conscientious efforts and versa- tility. Fied Hubard, the comedian, Is one of the clcveiest men In thst line in stock work. ..? TA / I:BJI0T wlu *■ in Wesley Hospital flioom 6161, for a week or ao. The "Scntetubcr Mom' __ , ______ _ _* _ JZZ~ . "° m olrl ln ■ Million." VAUDEVILLE m CHICAGO. Tna Robinson Amusement Oompany Is prosper- ing under the personal direction of Bthel Robin- sen, who stated last week, when Interviewed by s Ciirras representative, that the past fair sea- son, has been tbe most saceesifnl tbst she haa bad la many years. The following are a few fairs thst this association represented daring f'.lr season) John F. McOoArt, Is being mentioned this week hy "Mercedes," In tbe PsTsoe Music Hall pro- gram, aa his representative. Thla la the drat time a ten per cent, agent has ever bad his name on either the Majestic or Palace programs. Fbank and Wat-ibbb presented a new net at the Colonial Inst week. Tbey do a dancing finish following Ibelr clever talk and good singing. Uaok and SoHarrsM did very well at the I■* ) l i . ■ ;t;, Wiliabo Jabvis' new set, by Dsrry Newton, has been named "A Nut Sundae." It opens In Nashville. Tenn., early next month. Mr. Jarvls still owns his Alpiba Seilette act, but will not he seen as a performer In It. He plans to act as manager for both ofTerlage this season, with pros- pects for another within a-very short time. Massns. Tbomtbon A Wsuoehan will Install some left-handed chairs In bis restaurant. Left- handed patrons have declared their rights have been violated long enough. Tbey say It's a mighty unhandy thing to. transfer a forkful «f speghettl or a spoonful of hot soup from the rlglit hurricane feck of tbe chairs now ln use with any degree of "ssfety first." Onb Iiunt-bbd tsxicab drivers left Phi. to_ en- list In one of tbe European arndea. They'll pe all right when ordered to charge. That's the best thlrv they do. Gos Kahn akd "Ddtoh" Bbbweb were seen by your ceirespondent to emerge from Cohans Grand Opera House, engrossed ln conversation. White I strive to remain strictly neutral, we do not believe we are violating same when we ex- press the opinion that they are mobilizing their talents in toe cohstrnctloo of a soog. Tern Tatlob spent a few moments In our city last week. He merely stopped long enough to mi his tanks and pump up a rear tire. By the way, Chicago is gettlag to be one of the regular s op- plng places for Now York motorists. No less that twenty-five stop here weekly for repairs, gas and water. ..... Said Earl Smith to Billy Thompson: "! I IJ (((((It ( (" cut snd deleted by cot for ilALTON Powttti/s tab., "Safety First," fea- turing Earl Dewey and Mabel Rogers, i' now rnn- nlnr smoothly and merrily on Its way. Tns slump.of our own Chicago Cubs has cauaea many a September mourn. . Rat Raymond and FLonsNCR IIain, in Lockea Ont," ore playing tbe Palace Music Hall us week. If yon doubt that there Is nothing new la vaudeville, go in and look them over "Whbn Yon Plat in tub Gams or Lnvs looxa like another gigantic hit tor the Feist catalogue. Rocco Vocco says ho does not bsve to prove that It Is tho ballad hit of Oht. Ho admits it. (Old stuff, but It flts). _ , „. Nothino baa been heard front Jack Trnlnor. who left Chi. a couple of weeks ago ss star, in "Watch Your Step. 1 ' It Is the general bell" here that he has penetrated ao far Into toe enemy's country that his line of commonlcatiea hss been entirely cut oh*. „,., Fbtbbson and Vranu, Hawaiian Instromenisi Ists. hsve hsd themselves snd their special Hue of talent embodied Into a sketch, which also en- lists the cervices of two clever yonnf? " om :"; Horry Newton Is the sothor. snd It will play fourteen weeks of Lyceum time and then go tow vaudeville for the remainder of the season. Gix, Bbown hss a new set. He broke it In » front of Thompson's restsurant the other rtsy. snu It went over big—with ns. „ ...„.„, In sr-riB of the fsct thst these well known United States of America have proclaimed strict neutrality, we are. Jnat the same. PW"!E S ,„. make on attack on turkey about the last Tiiurs day In November. , ,,,,. Louisa Willis amo Bob Groan hove sleo <»• nppesre.1 from the Rlalto. When lsst seen they were scouting for work, snd fear Is entertsmeo among tlielr friends bere that thev ha»e met up with It. Whether they are provisioned for s wag campaign is not known. ._, „_^ In oabb of a foreign Invasion, our nobte Grsno Optra House building would be secure from «- HI .v hs t ■