The New York Clipper (October 1914)

14 THE NEW YOEK CLIPPER. October 10 LONDON LETTER, HENRY GEORGE IIIBBKRT, SPECIAL, CORRESPONDENT. Clipper Darrau, 5 Soath Square Gray's Inn, London, W. C. Skit. 20. It li not likely that Michael Ormes' play, • Toosg That Sit In Judpncnt," produced at the St. James' Theatre on Saturday nlsnt, will be a popular success, but It has much to commend It. and It Is certain that the authoress has the gift of play writing. The play Is not suited to the theatre, nor to Alexander. It Is Instinct with unhapplnesa. Its caricature la exaggerated, Its satire rather savage. Its hero, if unconventional end nurnnn. Inspires pity, not adm ration or respect, as audiences prefer their heroes should. Perhaps Michael Orme's husband, J. T Grcln, the dramatic critic, who Is really n'city man, sugeestcd to her that the rubber boom might yield a good drama, and kept her from making mistakes In her background o' llnancleri. _ ' ' Alexander figures ns Mlchnel Trent, a com- pany promoter, who sees In his work more than founder's shares and dividends. He is a pioneer of commerce. He has Imagination. He falls in love with a charming woman who is fired with bis own spirit. Unfortu- nately she la married to a vulgar suburban lawvr-r, Frank Mears. But she gets her vul- gar husband, who is rich, and Ills friends, also rich, and also vulgnr, to form a big company for the exploitation of the rubber company. We follow Trent through spm- brous scenes of Bast Africa, to tragical failure, to "dope" flnd drunkenness. Ibis sorry fellow has to face a stormy meeting of shareholders on his return. In bis darkest hour Margaret comjs to his side. She has faith still in his character and in his future, and haB resolved to leave her uncongenial hushand and link her lifo with his. Hen- rietta Watson made a hit as the nltra- ldeallatlc wife of tho lawyer, Mears. George Graves, in a new sketch, was the extra attraction offered at the London Col'- scum this week. War or uo war. this louse Is always packed. The current progrm In- cludes tlic Gaiety Gertie Millar, the Kosloffs, ltaldlna and their surrounding Itusslan bal- let troupe, and a fine opera company, organ- ized by the Italian, eplzzl, for liberal ex- cerpts. There la not much in the new Graves tketch, Independently of Graves. It is a qi estlon what be makes of It, with the aid ut the unbridled Impromptu. Graves figures herein as a naughty old mnlor, who has been inveigled into n matrimonial engagement. He prornlses to meet his fiancee for the Inspec- tion of a suitable apartment. Here he en- counters old and new sweethearts, but be la not ab.iBhod and proceeds to hnck his way through the surrounding charms in the ap- proved Gravcslan way. "The Key of the Flat" was found arousing. Gaby nt iast t The much advertised Pari- sian, who is, I believe a Viennese, when every country should claim its own, made her oft delayed appearance. at the Palace Theatre on Monday. It cannot truly be snld that clic "succeeds" Elsie Janis in "The Passing Show" revue. It has been exten- sively altered to suit her case, and cspeclallv a new Interlude, called "The Rajah's Huby, has been Introduced. This Is designed to show off Gaby's gifts as a dramatic actress. £he figures as a demlmondalne, the friend of an officer, who owns the Hojah's ruby. Her brain full of n crime-play she has seen. Mile, dreams that she becomes the queen of a gang of thieves, the Inspiration of their daring deeds, the pretty comrade of their chief, the queen of their revels. Her su- premo achievement Is the theft of the Union's luby, after tho murder of its owner. Then she wakes up. Gaby is pretty good in all this. Alfred Butt has Just let out a carefully guarded secret. The well known I/ondou actress whom he Is to exploit In the un- wonted circumstances of a revue at the Kmplrc, Is Mabel Russell, who used to be a famous Gaiety girl.. Then she married a daredevil sportsman who was killed while driving her in his automobile. Mabel herself was badly scared. She returned to the Gai- ety. Wlien Tree wanted a girl to play the gamin In "Within the Law" he resorted to George Edwurdos, who sent him Mabel, whom Ties assiduously coached. The morning after the production all the critics agreed tbat Mabel Russell was the greatest thing tbat ever happened. Afterwards, Bhe appeared for Phillip Michael I'nrnttay, In "Tho Joy Girl," with moderate success. Apropos of Faraday, he came to grief after his "Cnocolate Soldier" and "Girl In the Taxi" successes. But he is again supported by a very rich man, and calculates on cut- ting a figure anion?; West Bud managers again when the turn comes. Cyril Maude 1b angered by the ncwapnper story of bis illness. Indisposition so slight tbat i: has never interfered with his per- formance of Grumpv has been exaggerated. He rehearsed Rachel Crother's play, ^'Voting Wisdom," too, for production at the New Theatre. He will run Grumpy as planned, toward the end of October, and open In I-iow York In November. Margery Maude is nlavlng in "Young Wisdom" at the Play- house, and will not come to America yet. Margery says she is bent on becoming a serious actress and, with that object In view, believes she will go slowly on the English stage a while. She thinks It might be dan- gerous for her to nccept the offers of the American managers to star her. Just yet. "Young Wlsdotn" looks as though It might serve her purpose for some time to come. Otherwise there is another play all ready for her exploitation If "Young Wisdom" should not please the popular taste. ' There are in London Just now a large number of French and Belgian artresres. Max Dearly, the Parisian favorite, has been active In associat- ing (hem Into a company which will help Charles Cochran cut of a dlfflculty too. in respect cf the little Ambassador's Theatre. This be baa on Ms hands, for he feels It Is no time to produce the Intimitis high-priced rem? he contemplated, for smart folk. Bo the Ambassador's will he ran in the meanwhile with French and English playlets, by the refugee-artists, on a co-operative basis. Meanwhile, Cochran would seem to have given np. at any rate for ttJ pre*ent, all Idea of pro- moting a syndicate to build and carry on a big rerm»nent clrcos In thla aonntry. K. A. Meyer, on his port, la going ahead with his tbeatro In the neighborhood of the Ambassador's. He an- noimrea that he Is employing British labor only, and that no contracts hare been placed abrcad. Oscar Asche promises the production of hla Zulu play "Mameena," at the OL>b* Theatre, on Wednesday. If you mast know the truth, It was not so much the detention of her new frocks In Parla that delayed the appearance of Oaby Deslys, at the Palace Theatre, as the acute Interest of the censor in the act she contemplated. It Is said that the sales of the song, "It's a Long, Long Way lo Tlpperary," average 10,000 a day. When J<bn L. Toole, as a youngish man, visit- ed the United States, some five and thirty years ago. Henry Irving, a younger man, gave his friend a gold ring. lis present owner has put H on rale for the war funds. It Kemi time the professional papers here made a rate tor the correspondents who write to explain that thev are not, as we may have snp- lioncd for vears, German or Austrian, but Danish. Swedish, Swlts. Russian, French, Italian—or even English In origin. Hn;:,'onl Carson, actor, managner and drama- tist, tiled very suddenly. Adollna Pattl is home from CnrlBbod, where she had the common experience of "guests" of the Germans and Austrlana, when the v/ar broke ont. All Onion, Austrian and Hungarian professors hase been dismissed from the City of London sclnols, and Rrlttah nude pianos have been uni- versally It stalled. Queen Alexandra looked In at the Alhamhia the other afternoon, Just lo smile approTal on the hundred women attached to the theatre who are doing needle work for '.he war. "Hullo, Tango!" cornea to an end at the Hlp- portmme on Saturday next. They will run a vaudeville programme awhile, then produce the new revue. "Business as ir*uol." "Sir Richard's Biography," Wilfred T. Colo- by's new play, which Mary Moore has. will l-o done nt the Criterion (after a postponement) on Thursday. * lions Rlehtor haa given lo the Red Cross So- ciety the costly gifts of his old English friends. Sir Herbert Tree alway» talka dreamily to young newspaper men of hla next production, and they take blm seriously. But I would be much sur- prised to see "Henry IV" at His Majesty's yet awhile. "Drake" Is packing the theatre nightly. We await your production of "David Copper- field." which should have been eeen at His Ma- jesty's next week, with deep Interest. Olga Netbersolo's leading man. Wlnnlnglon Balnes, who returned from the States a week or two ago. Is now a captain In the Royal Fusiliers. Splcgler's Anstro-Hungarlan Gypsy Hand has become the Renowned Scottish Quintette, and wears kilts. Annie Hughes should be In Now York ahead of this letter. Rowland Buckstone Is now playing Wolff, In Cyril Maude's production of "Grumpy," In suc- cession to Ivennox Pawle, on his wny to America, to play McCawber, 0. M. Pollnl, who lately abandoned business because of the general depression, died In Chester on Tuesday, at sixty-three. He acted wth Barry Sullivan. Then for flfteeu years be was one ef Wilson Bflrrett'a business managers. During re- cent years he rao his own company with "The Silver King." Mueller and Coyne, Americans, are henceforth to be known as Miller and Coyne. Carl Herts Issues a protest tbat he Is an Ameri- can, right through. Datas, the memory man, la Just home from Australia, where he bought a saloon, hut thought better of it. II. T. Ivrlckwell, many sears Edward Terry's manager, recently an emissary of George Ed- wards to America, has scut two stalwart sons Into the army. Henry Dana, Tree's many years' manager, who once ran n ranch In the Wect. has two sons with the colors. One, a distinguished surgeon, bns charge of a Held hospital; the other Is a soldier. Sir nerbert Tree's patriotic rlflval of "Drake." at cut expenses and popular prices, has now realised upwards of J 10.000 for funds Incidental to the war. At Drnry Lane it has been decided not to re- open during the Autumn. Perhapa for pantomime nt Christmas. As the Crystal Palace has been taken over by the government for soldier and sailor training, the show business is temporarily abandoned there. This wilt be the first time In upwards of forty years that the Crystal palace has been without a pantomime at Christmas. Owennle Mara, one of the most popular of the Follies, who lately married, died of ptomaine jKtaonlog. .apropos of Charles Hawtrey's production of "Seven Keya to Baldpate," Earl Werr Birgers' novel baa been republished here with success. Some locations for Monday next are: Scott and Whaler. Empire, Edmonton; Lll Hawthorne, Sur- rey Theatre. London; B. O. Knowles, Palace The- atre, Reading; Haymao and Franklin. Palace, Tottenham: the Great Wetland. Palace, Waltham- atowe; Friend and Downing, Hippodrome, Sonth- trd; A. D. Bobbins, Hippodrome, Southampton: Chung Ling 8oo, Palace. Manchester: Radford and Valentine, Empire, Edinburgh; Lelpalg, Em- pire, Flnsbnry Park; Terr and Lambert, Em- pire. Glasgow; Maria Tiffany. Palace, Ball; Donald and Oarson, Olympla, Liverpool; Barton and Ashley, Empire, New Cross; Sam Stern, Em- pire, Sheffield; Hedges Brothers and Jacobeon, Empire. Stratford; Emerson and Baldwin, Em- 6Ire, Sciderland; Ella Shields, Empire, Holborn; lay Monre Duores. Hippodrome. Wlllesdrn; Fay, Two Colleya and Fay, Palace, East Him; Alice Raymond, Queen's Theatre, Oastleford. Constance Cosher la to speak at a war-a<d meeting Ir, the KIngsway Hall, on Thursday, with the American Duchess of Marlborongli In the chair. Her Gmce paid In the llrat cash for seats at the London Opera House, when England Expects was prodeced. It appears that we have to thank the Panama Canal for Llaae D'Eve, the "daring" French sctresB, whose habit of dressing and undressing her parts actually on the stage. Mile. D'Eve'* family, which li noble, was rained by early, nr- foTtunate speculation In the canal shares. "Young Wisdom" nearly hat the Prince of Wales at Its drat performance, for our royal family Is keenly alive to the Importance of "trasl- i<ess ae usual" at the theatre. Bat he wrote Cyril Msode s charming letter of explanation that his military duties tad Interfered. He bad, however, got to work on hla aunt, the Prioress Royal, who, on her part, ponchously paid for her seat, especially as the proceeds were to go to the Qnetfn's War Fond. According to rhe Evening Nmt. five hundred actresses, members of road companies, came into t-ondoa penniless last week. Henry Alnsley and Herbert Waring gave me particulars of a day's work: An afternoon and an evening performsnee on Friday; Saturday toorn- lnr early, special constable dnty from two o'clock till six; at eleven, a rehearsal; then a charity matinee; then the regular evening show; shortly after midnight, special constabulary work again. "Potash A Perlmatter" will be played at the Queen's Theatre, for the two hundredth time next week. Leonard Boyne's eon, a lieutenant In the Rovcl Sussex Regiment, has been wounded la the war- fare. Ethel Irving, who ofTerel to play her original rnrt In the revival of "A Country Olrl," at Daly's. Is now equally anxious to have It known that her plans do not permit her to do so. STOCK THE MANHATTAN THIO, (Armnnd, llnrvey mid Hnrnbec.) Oue of the cleverest Ringing trios npptnrlng In vaudeville. They linvc played all the best houses, and arc this week working nt Hnmmerstc'.n's Victoria, New York. Ben Ldwards Is rcsponalble for the harmony. SCHENLEY THEATRE OPENING. BX D. J. VOX. Official announcement has Just been made that the new Oakland Theatre, owned and built by the Harry Davis Enterprises, one of Pittsburgh's up- to-date theatrical orgauUntlona, has been named the Sehenley, and will he opened to the public Oct. 12, bousing the Harry Davis Players, a Ugh class stock company, presenting the latest successes. The Sehenley will be under the personal di- rection of Messrs. Harry Davis and John P. Harris, assuring the public a continuance of the many good things these two enterprising persons have favored them with In the past and will be managed by Dennis A. Harris, who was form- erly In charge of the Duquesne. In the same city. The Sehenley. situated In the centre of one of the most thickly populated districts of the the city, Is reached by every car line tbat goes to the furthest point within the county. Many per- sons, who are well versed in architecture, say the Sehenley surpasses anything la America, marking a complete departure from former cus- toms In theatre building, It Is built upon tbe Adams style of English architecture, tbe whole note being one nf quiet dignity, with straight lines of ornamented pi- lasters, with delicate tracings snd devices of nrns snd spread fans. Several tones of gray, graduated from the sine white of the embossed designs, which form the ornamentations around the boxes, the proscenium snd the balcony front, to the dark gray which marks tbe line of wains- coting, with a background of delicate old rose for the medallions. The onlr variation from thla coior scheme Is a mural picture aet In above the proscenium arch. It is a beautiful Moorish atndy. The lighting fixtures, made of Adams' design, are In harmony with the gray tone. An old rose carpet, without design, adorns the Qnors. The plush opera chairs are also of old rose, with sn Adams figure In gray oa the backs of the chairs. Damask draperies greatly ndd to the beauty of the Interior, and have an Adams design worked in grey. The ventilation has been carefully looked after, and la the celling, an Immense dome, through which ventilators carry out the used air. cause a complete change in the air every fifteen minutes. Around the dome ere twelve large gray globes, each carrying 100 Watt lights, five In number, backed by large reflectors. Within the dome there Is a rim of lights, which tend to throw s flood of light upon the celling, reflecting upon the audience end stage. All lighting Is concealed with tbe exception of ornamental brackets. Four boxes on eaeb side of the stage make s showy appearance, and are backed by sufficient rnsec to afford lounging rooms for between acts. There Is bat one balcony, entrance to which la entirely cutilde of tho auditorium. Rack stage haa been carefully looked after, and every possi- ble comfort of the performer haa been entertained. There are twenty-Ire large dressing rooms, each completely equipped with all tho necessaries to permit proper preparation tor the stage, and have many luxuries not often found In modern theatres. There are two large chorus or ballet rooms, where performers may dress for their ensembles, etc. Facing Forbes Street, lighted snd ventilated by five large double Windows, Is a lounging room, measuring 20x00, with a polished maple door, and having draperies of damask, with Adams style figures and Austrian curtains. The ladles' room Is done In a delicate shade of blue. Ample check- ing facilities have been provided, and tbe spacious foyer runs the entire width of the theatre. Large gray ornaments of marble decorate the lobby. The buUdtng Is constructed of'light brick and gray stone, with a frlexe of roedallons enhancing tbe Forbes Street facade. These show a aeries or flgures of dancing girls, and are made of the fame original designs that are used In the In- terior. Over the front Is a broad marquee of ornamental brouxe and glaaa, carrying a chain of one hundred and twenty bright links, and Hanked on both sides by the name "Sehenley Theatre," In gold leaf. The theatre la altuated on Forbes Street. In the heart of the Oakland district, and what la known as adjacent to Sehenley Farms, aides on the left by Pittsburgh's largest and most beauti- ful nark of more than six hundred acres, Sehen- ley Park. Directly across the street Is the Sehenley Hotel, an up-to-dste hostelry, and m the rear Is Forties Flold, the home of the Pittsburgh National l/cnguc Club. Surrounding It are many well known buildings, valued at millions of dollar*, nnd Its artistic apnearance Is In harmony with the surrouodlnxs, the group of which are con- sidered the most beautiful and valuable of any kot of buildings In the country. Among tbe Scbentey's sinter bonding* are: Carnegie Library, Oarnegle Museum, rhlnps Con- servatory. Forbes Field. Carnegie Technical Schools, Sehenley Hotel. Pittsburgh Athletic As- sociation. University Oluti, Soldiers snd Sailors' Memorial Hall, and tbe Eighteenth Regiment Armory. Among those especially and officially Interested Ir. the Harry Davis Enterprises are: Harry Dsvls. president; John P. Harris, general manager; Dennis A. Harris, manager Davis Players; Eu- gene L. Connelly, general press representative. Jackson D. Haag. formerly dramatic critic of The Pllltburglk Pott, will do tbe press work for the Sehenley. New. Victoria Hotel IN NEW YORK AT BROADWAY AND LONG ACRE sdCAHE 145 to 155 West 47th Street "Tho Very Meant mt Sew York" ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF 380 ROOMS DSO PRIVATE BATHS Every Modern Convenience European Plata Exclusively RATES Single rooms, hot and cold waiter |i Single rooina, private bath $1.50 and tap Suite, parlor, bedroom and bath Kandup Salts, pavrlor, U bedrooms and both %-, and up Firat Class Dialing Service at Reasonable Prices C. A. HOIAIWQSWORTH, Hew Voik Cit y L01TS HOTELS m FOt fRiiFESSlW.U FOliS MILE IN CHICAGO ■nrrnr •#. to $0 per weak DOTJBIaB $0 to 910 per week m\:..i\u WHEN IN PHILADELPHIA ARTISTS. AGENTS and MANAGERS MAKE YOUR. HEAJMkVARTBRS AT THE CONTINENTAL HOTEL, - 9th and Chestnut Streets Special Rates to Performers ROOMS 11.00 OP CUNTER HOTEL, S » B """■"■ i5 EUROPE All. Absolute!? fireproof. We want show people, Is the reason we advertise In The Clipper PEROT TYRRELL THE ACADEMY' PLAYERS. Flaylag to capacity audiences st practically every performance, tbe Academy Players, nppear- lag at Haverhill, Mass., have coaqnered the dry, and the aggregation of stars seen In tbe plays combine to make the company the beat In Ncv England. Among the players are Wilson Melrose. Harriet Worthlngton, James J. Hayden, Charles Stevens, Gilberts Faust, Hubert Pierce, Josephine Emery, William Aognstlne, Dorothy Goodwin and others, r-urk W. Syxnoos, the director, has had much experiece la stock, and with these capable artists, the best results are produced. . Kven since the opening on Labor Day, with tbe attraction "Bonght and Paid For," the Acad- emy Players have held the theatregoers In their hoods and every ofternocn and evening the none Is packed. Tbe Academy Players have proved the biggest sensation ever sprang In tbe theatrical history of Haverhill, and the engagement Is found to last loo,- Into next Summer. "The Fortune Hunter" was the second week's offering, and was followed by "The Littlest Rebel" and "Our Wives." All tbe latest Broadway prodtte- tlona are offered, and they are produced In tbe aaroe elaborate manner which characterised their long rtina In New York snd other big cities. E. 0. Hammond, the scenic artist, has offered msn; new features, all of which have been greatly ad- mired. Edward Ooddy, the manager, and Burl Symo-a, director of tbe Academy Players, are two of the youngest men In the country directing the af- fairs of a stock company. The sneces of the company Is In no small measure doe to their untiring efforts. a THE THOMSON-WOODS CO. The roster of the Tho-nsou-Wcods Co., at St. John, N. E., la as follows: Lois Howell. Florence Chapmnn. Ida Parks, Mabel Storr. Msrloa Ches- ter, Will D. Howard, Wm. H. nimock. Frank .McDonald, Frank Hayes. E. R. Stromat, Bobt. Arold and Lyman B. Abbee. W. A. McKay, who has been manager of tbe opera honse for the Thomson-Woods Co., the UsH-es, expects to leave 8, for Lowell, Mais., where he has been trans- ferred to look after Tbomwin-Woods' Interests la that city. Mr. McKay, while In St. John only a short while, has made many warm frlenls. who hate to see him go. yet are congratulating blm on his promotion. His successor, Jss. Rmmerson. who eomes from Brockton, Mess., arrived In St. John, 29. NOTES OF MURPHY'S COMEDIANS. No. a. Glenn C Frank replaces Doc Gbrlstmin. News from abroad—Tie stork matte a visit to Mrs. Julia King, bringing s little girl weighing ten pounds. Julia Is doln; nicely, snd Is staying In «T Louts. Mr. Mark, of tbe Van Dyke-Eaton Co.. paid a visit to Bert Melville, manager of the Murphy Domed Ian a. No. 3. Tan Dyke-Eaton Oo. opens a ten weeks' engage- ment In Joplln. Mo., at the CDnb Theatre. Murphy'* Comedians. No. S will ilav fair week at Farettcvllle, one of the hlg fairs In the State. a MAILEY-DEMSOX CO. Paula Shay, leads, with Mslley and Denlson Stock Co.. st Lawrence, Mass.. closed Sept. 26. Rita Knight, who was here with Mailer and Den- lson last season, has been engaged to play leads, and upon her appearance was made the recipient of several floral pieces from frlenda made during her stay here last season. Elsie Southern cloeed Sept. 28, Bring Irvln has'been engsced to suc- ceed her. Lillian Heme opened Sept. 28. s ARTHUR STANLEY BUa. The many friends of Arthur Stanley, manager of tho Stanley Stock Co., will be grieved to learn of his serious condition. Mr. Stanley vrndcrwent operation two weeks ago, nnd Is not yet out of danger. Hla wife, professionally known as Ella Allen, la with blm at Lntheran Hospital. St. Louis, &In„ and would like to hear from friends. s STOCK IN PATEHSON. James Clancy has taken the lease on the Em- pire, patcrsoti, from A. M. Brnggeman, and opened Sept. 13, with a stock company, presenting for his opening attraction "Broadway Jones." btock haa been tried several times In Paterson, sail It Is now to be seen how Clancy will make oat. s ■ Walter D. Orr wrltea: "Tbe Harvey Stock On. opened an Indefinite stock engagement, Sept. 27. at the Orphuom Theatre, Mmcatlae, la. llos- tir: Margie narrett, Ruth Rulllvan, Qraee Tinn- ier. Myrtle Adell, Richard Cramer. Jack Dolray, Will Harley, Loa Andrews and Eugene Lane. Both company nnd theatre are nnder tbe manage- ment of Waiter D. Orr. Two plnys a week will he used, only high class plays being presented. Prospects are for a prosperous season." He.irj Hall writes: "Immediately after doting n fourteen weeks' Rnmtner atock engas-?- meat with Clark Drown, In Hamilton, Ont., I was engaged by A. O. Balnbrl-lge Jr.. of Minneapolis, to play a special engagement as leading man with the company be la organising to open hla new Balnbrldge playbouse.'- Tbe Francis M. Ingram Stock Co.. under can- vas, closed Oct. 3, at Delta, la., after twenty- two weeks, with only one losing week and only one change In tbe company. Mr. Pyne. tbe leading man, left to Join a Rowland ft CIlfTord production. Boater: Francis Ingram, IHanla In- gram, Blllle J. Hoyt, William Springer, Elsie Springer, RlUa McMillan, Raymond Wilbur, Ed. Stevens, Pert Anderson, Mr. Van Rtnck, elec- trician, rnd Bert Darlln, advance. Jlmmie Fairbanks haa closed a very pleasant Summer season In Ohio with the Rector Stock Co., and Is resting at bis homo In Toronto, Can., for a few weeks. Manatrer 3. P. O'Connell opened the regular atock season with tbe Academy Platers, headed by Sidney Tder, In "The Fortune Hunter." Sept. 28. A capacity house greeted the"playeri Monday night, and in splto of the war scare every- thing points to a prosperous season. Mr. Toler waa accorded a rousing reception by his hosts of admlieta. Ansa Doherty and Elmund Abbey are other old favorites who 'were welcomed back. The caat Includes: Sidney Toler, Edmund Abbey, Jcbn Lesry, Baker Moore, John Sumner, Cbas, ncuson. J. F. Ourmn, Martin Woodworth, Irene Summerly (leads), Anna Doherty, Mabelle Jones, Ftbel Kane and Ellxabeth Ross. The pro- ductions are under tbs personal direction of Mar- tin Woodworth. Mnrtlu Woodworth, formerly with Tnug^nn Glaser and tbe Poll companies, has been engaged by Sidney Toler as director for the Academy Players, at Halifax. N. S. "Hixa dt the Ehsui" waa tts*l at tho Utah Theatre, Salt Lake Olty. last week, under the management of J. H. Garrett, to an excellent week's bosloess. "Tun Butanes" scored heavily at tbe Te Lib- erty, Oakland, under the management of Harry Blahop. "Ths Mabtxh Mntn" was used week ending Oct 8, at the Seattle. Seattle, Wash., where a new atock company haa made good. "Damaged Goods" week of 6. "Txss ov ths Stosm CotjNTsr" Is now qnlte a vogue In stock. It will be t»ed week ending Oct. 10, at roll's, Hartford. Conn., and tbe sa-ie piece scored heavily week ending Oct- S, at tbe Gaiety, Uoboken, N. J. "Tbs Escape" was usej nt the Holroke The- atre, Holyoke, Mass., weex ending Oct. 3, under the management of A 0. Dorner. "Oca Wivxa" was used with success week ending Oct 8, at the Academy, Haverhill, Mass. "RsiDT Monsx" was used by the Mslley ft Dennlson Stock Co., at tbe Colonial, Lawrence, Mass., week ending Oct. 8. "Ths Blindness or Virros" was offered at the Shnbert, Minneapolis, week ending Oct. 3, under the management of Wright Huntington. "Tax Ninety and Nino" was offered at the Playhouse, Passaic, N. J., week ending Oct. S. under the management of Theo. Lorch. "Teas ol the Storm Country" is underlined. "Bbswsteb'b Millions" was used at the lark, Taunton. Mass., week ending Oct. 8, by the Malley ft Dennlson Stock Co. "A Fool Therb Was" was the attraction st the Merrimack Squire. Lowell, Mass., week end- ing Oct 8. where the stock company gave an ex- cellent production of tho play. "Rbiot Monei" was used for a half week ending Oct. 8. at the Metropolitan. Oklahoma City. Okla. "Shadowed" was billed st the Blyan, Fall River. Mats., week ending Oct. 8. to excellent business at every performance, under tbe man- agement of C E. Cook. "Masbtino Monet" waa played with great suc- cess at the Auditorium, Kansas City, Mo., under the management of Meta Miller. "Tns Gbeat Divide" "Jammed" them Is week ending Oct. 3, at the Grand. Topeka, Kan, This company Is meeting with great success la Topcaa. and "The Great Divide'' proved one of their best week's financially. "Bboadwat Jones" will open the stock season of the Clancy Players Saturday evening, Oct. 10, at the Empire. Paterson, N. J., where this com- pany will make a hid for patronage. "Aa» Yon a MasonT" was used week endlnr; Oct. 8 at the Nicholas, Council Bluffs. la., by the Barrow-Howard Players, lo excellent basinet. "Tn« Fobtons Huntse" as an opening play for n atock company proved lo be one of the best week ending Oct. S by the Academy Player*, headed by Sidney Toler and Irene Sammerk'.v. opened their stock season with this play at tbe Academy. Halifax, Nova Scotta. "Ready Money' Is underlined for week ending Oct. 10. "Bboadwav Jones" did excellent business st the Grand Opera House. Canton. O., week ending Oct. 8, where the stock company Is meeting wlta great success, under tbe management of Fclber & Shea. All plays are staged under tbe personal direction of Hugh Retlcker. . "BnoAowAT Jones" was used at thv Grand Opera House, Yeongstown. OJL to capaety Dosine!* at every performance, with Jamea Swift playing the part of Broadway. , "A MiN or lloxoa" scored heavily week eiir.- Ing Oct. 3. at the Lyceum. New Britain, Conn.. nnder the management of Wiley Birch. "Secbrt Sravios" waa used by tbe Poll rlar- era. at tlie Hyperion. New Haven, Conn., we« ending Oct. 8, to big business. "Ths Wobld and His WrrE" was nsed by tic Poll Players. Hartford. Oonn., week ending Oct, 3 'Tess of tbs Storm Country" week of 3.