New York Clipper (Feb 1915)

16 THE NEW YORK: CLIPPER. Pbbeuaby 13 <^ CHICAGO NEWS ^ ADTBRVISEHBRTS AND SVD8CRIPTIONS nECEIVKD AT WBSTERIT BVREAV OV RB-W TOBK CLIPPER, WARREN A. PATRICK, WE§TERH mJlAGER, SOS ASHliAlTO BIiOOR, RAlfDOLPH AND CLARK STREETS, CHICAGO^ lIoifDAr, Feb. 8. Charlef Frobman trill preicnt lipre, at ihi .*v'f""'.*' 'o-n'Sbt, Ills litl-mtr productlcni of Vl( lorlcn HarJou'a well knowo triajr, "Dl- pIuniQiy," with WlIllMi Oillettc, Dliinclio l.ati'E aud Mario Vuto lo tho prlaclpul rolcM. IColllDir 3tonc8." at the Lu SkIIl- Opera IiouHf, Lulcago lias turnuU that liousc into a riot of cuincdy tliat t)lJa fair (u laat iiutll lute yprlDK. X Loitfs Maoo liaa accompllHlicd nomo won- oe". Willi tlie abalBlance of an cicvllcat oast, lu -riie Hubble." IJe Iioh rejuvvaaled tlio American. MuHlc Hall, a tuHk wblc-h could be a'.'compllBlitrd only by an cxeccdlDgly atroug play with H BtcriluE acl<ir, and llila coinwly drama with Mr. Mutiu sc^'iua to Mil tbc bill. A week lii-iico our old frlcndii, "I'otaah & rcrlmutlvr,'' bid u« adli'ii, aud that popular luvorltc of CblciiKo pluyuoors, Julian BitlnKi', tomcn to L'literlulu uu with -"nio CrluuUou Ulrl." Chicago In Hupporllnc ll» tlioatres In great tlylc. OH ran bo readily proved by tbv ex- liaurdluary riiim, ninHlderliiK JmnhiesB con- dlllona all over tho country, wlil'.-lj arc bclug lundu by nunic of tho proHent iitlrnetlon.H. "On Trial," at tbu Uraud, Is alionlni; a big linprovcineot In Its'allciidunce durfug tbo ■>uHl few wcekx, and It Heema to be In for a long Btoy, packed bouHcs being the rule and not too excenllun. I'owura' la niuklng n lino iiUowlDg wllh "The lJuminy" aa the attrac- tion, aod tbiR piny blilH fnlr to utay fur qulto a length of time. At tbo (.'ort Iho lire alara •tt atlil making 'The .Sew Henrietta" n cclotlllatlDg .iDnlr, twiukllng-wlth lnrreaelni( Irlchtneaa lu tbu .tbeatrlcal Uruiamenc uf ihlcugo. , ' '■Tho rasalng Show" la busy Ironing out Trlnklra from tho coualenaocea of Ita pn- trona, and .".Mr. Uloom" bnan't been Hern on kandulph HIrcet aluro thla dl.ipeniier -of laugha was luilalled at tho Uarrlrk. I'lenty «t tuneful, duties, lioala of pretty girls, and tvnrythibg.that goes to muke a Joy producer <au oc found there. At tho IlllnbU, "Sari." wltU MIr.zl llnjos in the tltlo role, aod plenty of niuslr, merrl- sent and comical situations, draws a capacity luiisR every night lu the Week. Henry Kolker, In "Our l.'hlldren," at the rrlocese, la securing bin abarc of tho big l-UHlomu which aecms to be found evorywhcro 111 Chicago. WhT |g It Chicago llieatros pros- per In so-called "hard times"? They aro tlvlng tbo peopio what llicy wnn:. At tho motion plclnru tiinntres: 'Jlio Stiidehuker bos WllllnniHun's yubinarlna plc- lui'cH, with I.umun C. .Mnnu as the Iccliirur, i»H this picture Is ono gf tho mo.it^ilereat- jug, us well ns eduratlonnl, plcttirw seen hem In sniiic time, tlulir IlcHlys. In pIclureH. will te seen nt liio Klcgfi'ld nil thiH week. Ilnrrv rllcer, lier nnrliicr, In nl.so Included In tliU lllnilJiH of "Iter Triumph." I,A Sai.i.k Oi'EiLi Uoi.'sH (Joseph Ilransky, ni(rr.)—"Itolling Stoncn," hocouU week. rutt-KiiN' (llnrry Powers, iBgr.j—"Tho Dimimy," nlilh week. iLi.i.Nois (AiiKiiittua Tltou Jr., mgr.) — "anrl," tWrd week. I'lii.NCKHH (S. r. Ui-rsoii, mgr.)—"Oiir Children." sixth week. (i.viiiiiCK (.liilin J. (Inrrlty, mgr.)—"rasa- IDs Show," liri.li wci>k. <>KlimiH .M, CllllAN'M (IHANM) Ol'KnA IlOtUll! (Ihirry Wdlngs, mgr.)—"Ou 'IVIol," soveatU KviAi. l-'onr (T'. J. 'Ili'rmnnn, mgr.)—"Tho Now llciirleltn," Hi'veiith week. Oi.vMi'in ((ii'orge C. Wnrivn, tngt.) —"I'ot- aah & I'lM-lmuttcr," twiyily llftli wrck. I'"INB Anr.M (Albert I'lTO', mgr.)—"Alice III Wohdorliinil," llr»t wivk. STiiDKhAKKii (I»iUs J. Joue.s, mgr.)—>Mo- llun pdeturen. lii.ACKNTONR (Kdwiu Wnplcr, ingr.)—"Dl- plomiicy," Urst week. iMi'KRiAi,, (J. rugrlni, mgr.)—Week of H, "The Lure." ViCToHiA (II. r. Ilrolnskl, mgr.)—Week 3, "lloHght and I'nid Kor." Natio.nai, (J. V. Iliirrett; mgr.)—Wei-k R, 'Tho Ilound-iip." CiiowN (.\. J. Kniifuian, niijr.)—Week S, "Bringing Up l-'itlier." ' Cni.uuniA (Wllllnni llurlie, mgr.)-Wcelc 8, American llcinitlcs. OAVBrr (It. C. flcboeuecker, mgr.)—Wo(Ic 8, City SporLs. Majertic (I.ynian It. fllover. mgr.)—iWeeIc of ft .bill InclndeH: Karl ,I»rn. KU/.nbi'th Miir- rn.r; Claytim White and company, ihe Court- ney Slatcrd, JIulleii nild Congnn, Joseph Ji'f- fer.Hon and lllnnehe llender, nmoks und llowon, John lllggln* Five Water Ullra. I'Ai.irn MiiKii? IlAi.i. (Mint 11. Sln;er, liigr.)—Week i>f 8 bill IneludeH: I.ols Kwcll, Kmmett Corrlgnn nnd mmpnny, tienrge Mc- Fnrl!>np, Hwor und Mnck. DulTy nnil l.nronz. AhearirH Cycllsl.s, lilii DIvluolT, l.iiyiiiiui nnJ Chiiulsao, Kiigene Trio. , lillBAT NonTliKiiN lliiM'cMitiotin (K. 0. ElierH, mgr.)—Week of 8 bill Includes: Dunhiy nnd Merrill, Amanda . flendrlcks, « Ilultomley 'irniipe. Kelly .-.nd (Jslrln. Mnllnly-I'lMgreo company, llerr J.inseii nnd hid Mvslerv . Sinlds. Mondne and conipsny. Mnjion, Wlllin'r Slid Jordan, (illberl I,<m>e, /.nzelle Vernon. MoViCKnn'H (J. (1. Ihireh, mgr.)—Week of 8 lilll Include: Macart nnd llradford. U. iind compnny, Karl Bltmann Tronoe, Clnrence Wlitur, Connteas Szccby, Faya and Mjdd,' Uynn anct Itlchfleld. CuiuNiAi, (.Norman Field, mgr.)—Week of R bill Includes: Hrengall, assisted by Klalo Terry, Ilutb lloche PrnoclH and company. Four Crtsters, Dobbs and Dale, Mar McCrea, Mclntoah and .Musical Maids, lloyt and Wardiil. , Staii and flAHTMn (Paul nohocts, mgr.) — Week of 8, tha Winning Widows. llAi'tfAnKRT (I. II. flerk, mgr.)—Week of 8, the Cherry IlloasonM. Enoi.kwooo (Kdw. Ueatty, mgr.)—iWcek of B, Gypsy Mald«. FA T CH AT. AIlTHl'R DAVIS WRITES RE: S. L. A. ".Mr UKi'n Pat; I^et mo tak« yon hack In fancy ! > yuLir uUloe one Wliilrr's if (croouo; In tho oino- nt-re tlire« imrn—Cbas. JIcDonaid, Warron I'n(rlck and ATlbor I><tI>. You wer« looklog tut of the window. It wo* cvld anil tDOirlDK. Caau- nlly I remarked tbat It wu a touah day for b niDi: nlio wa» btoko. Ton looked at me, anil In the following worda you gare birlh to tha jjbow- nicr.'i Ixngue of Amertct 'Vet. old top, and b'/W ii'iiiiy old, hrokOD-down tbowuMn are there wbo, un a day liko thia, aro In need of a helplDgrbanil.' "Gn, I'at, do you rew.mbrr all lite (blDKa we thicc talked alwut Ibnt'afieriioon? I can a«e ua now, going orer tb« plans ut the caoipalgn. lie-. Kcinbrr how we figured out Ibat In a abort tbne )>brmigera on railroad tralus wiuld aeo a beauti- ful, sbailed tpol, atid c4o(enlcillr altting around w(ul(l ba old men witli latlsBed looka In tbelr frrrst Do yoa reormber the Brat meeting atLlbfl Harutoga Ilotel,' Iho- way eTrryoae entboaed orrr the Idea? Do you remrail'er bow cbeeTfulIy urtrjone gaT* their)floanclal auppor? Then eama tl.uae Irat meetings when eTerytoIng was In bar- ntoiij, ereryooe had aonie good thing lo propoaa fuc Ihe Ltorat, then tbe big bauqnrt at the Ilotel La Kallc—tba talk of Obicago. "Nerer waa there a grauder, more noble Tcntme launched than Tlie Sbowmen'a Leagoe. Tbea came the call for help In the loaded dtstfleta. Wblle oiher organlaatiosa talked about helping, In a few I'uiira tbe l.eafae bad a carload of soppilea on Its nay Id Peru. Uoei that sot proTC wsat oould lie d»ne liy a real ahoulder lo ahouhler moTemeotT II could brcome one at the alroageat -fraleioal rodte* In the world. It coubl do more real good ihan anything elnc In the world, for Ita mem be re are not dreamers but real men who- do thlnga— talk ahont dubandliig Tlie Sbowmeu'a League, wby that would 'b« a crime. "."bowmen are buliilert. not wreckera. they pmlla when tbiiigi are coiniiig tbe tongbcet. Oome, lioys, Icl'a get together, we need an organization of our own and what would he better than one whoee vroiecting arm tetckea Into eTsry corner <f the untrerae. I.et ua not make Ihe t&latake of allow- ing petty jealouaiee and personal feeling block a uioTeoient that nieiinA a aafe harlmr In a atorm, Kiery oilier branch la reprewnled by soue onler— are Tre. who are all powerful, to keeu .on doing giKKl for ail anil hate nothing to fall back on. oiinrlTea. Hiirely there miiat l>e some one to head a inOTen^nt of this kind who will aatlafy tbe ma- jority. I>et the I,eagu4 life, belli It prosper, be a. bniaier for II, and somo day let ua point wllb vriile to Ihf fact that the world's greatest fra- ternal oraanlrailon Ij The Showmen^ League of America.*' # TaixiR Frioan/a has secured legal releaao from her hiialiniid, Chnrlee A. (loeltler. a New Yurk liirnlrlcal iiiaiiafi'r. Judge Koell, of Cblcu,7>, algiird tho decree. Till Wi'.iliieT Opera Uoiiae. In Ohicago, his agfin cbaimeil Its name. It Is now (he OeJi.'-il .Mnnic Hall, and will l>o used for what It waa foiirerly iiileuitoil. iiiualc and rerltuls. O. M. I'Al'i, left for i<nh5ni Cltr leaf week. I). iM. Hi nt Ih with (he "Whirl of Mirth" Co. IliCK riii.i.iNs, (I. '•, It.. Is ijuito biiKr, In uiid out of ChlriRo. Iiioklni; nfter the Intereata of Ihe Iii(er-S(al<> I'rv-na s»ttIc«. W. II. Ciiiirssr, Dliou's greatest promoter, - wna a weleoiiic caller at the Chicago otllcei nf Tub Oi.iprin. laal week. O. 0. P. baa a aoml Olio on (he Brr. which he will spring In about thirty days. Watcb for the big announceuienc In tLeae coluuina. WIIyL'RISK LIFE FOR AI.T,Ey. Tom W. Allen la In retelpt of a leKer from a yoiiint iiian w;io, nn lie mi.iim, baa had antiw. ex- lierlfiice In nriiillnn. lie sla(es th.it If Allen will furiilnh a machine, he (the aviator) la ijuhe willing ihnt Tumi Mhall iiiiure hia 110.- for (he tu'iioilt of (he allow, anl (hat he will "try a a(nii( that will help lu making a bigger name fur the allow." Ilo will not only eciviit aiiTlhIng (ha: Tuna ' otTcra, but will conic lo Oliioijo at hl<i owu ex- pen ap. I'ntn iin in mind 'of tho llildlcal itatciiient, (Iri'nlcr Invo Imlh no nmi than (hl<, 'hoi be give liU Uf,. f.ir u frlpiid." The n|i|illcant goea one beKer aa Tom dorsn'l eren know hlu. SIGSDEB LEAVES FOR 'FRISCO. Cant. .Slgnliee left, Feb. n. for the Panama- racKIc RipoHldon, a( ;ian .Francisco, wllh hia home, 'The. tlaiKiln." which has \<ivn iH>lcc(e<l oTcr all uiher e<liica«d hornes to eihlldt on tbe Kone, In one of Kmmett .MaOonnell'a bullilinsn. and uuiler Ihe dlrrrtion of that noted coiifvslonalre. Nida datlrnlehl. tho well known <i|iiesrrienne of Ilacenherk-Wallace and Illngllng «h«wa fame, wlwi will eihltill (he borne for Onnl. aigsliee. lenree Thnrailaj night. Mla^ JIatterflpM In a aplendld horsewoman, and one of (he »ie«t known In tbo hiialnesa. and she has made a hi- bit In Clilram, where she baa worked at ae»eral (heatre« here, bolb wllh her talking collies and "The Oaptaln." MANUEL HAKES A UIT. Maroel. t^ BKflllan orilat-, has rreelrxl somo lerj Salterlng press nothva In Strealor, Ottawa, niut other eltlee, where lleiaa A Bice's "Dnvs of '4»" haa been playrdr, for bis excellent work en Ihe "Rogue'a Oallory." Iiomlivnt merchaiits hSTe berni plelureil In cm- tiime, and lb«y are all eoTlng the oicellcnt >-'«rl- mliirew made by Manuel, who Is now established si >'-m>{h Halated ftrwt, tailengo, doing acenic wcrk for aereral pbuws « Tlin MAS WnO WINS. Tlie null) who wins Is an STerace nun, ^ NiX liiillt In any parilculnr plan. .Vit Ideat wllh any (vcullar lues. » Jii»t sli-ady and e«nio»t. and full of pluck, nhen aMked a quenilim he does no( '';iii'«i;" Its anewers the i)iM>Mkin. "No" or "Yi-.<.'" WTien wt (n a laok that the rest can't do lie biickl.'s down till lie's-put It thMu-,-h. 'hitiits lie learneil: That Ihe mau who tries I liiiH farnr In his ciiiplnyer'a ejes: I'hat It iiajs lo know more bban one Ihliig well: lhal It ikH-sn't pay nil he knows to lell. l-..r l!ic nwn yiV.n wins is (he nun who works. J} M iioKher Intmr nor ImuMe shirks, "Iio uses Ms hniid. his heort, his etcs Wic man wh o wins la Ihe m an who tries. AMP.niPAW IIOSIMTAI.'S ORBIT ClIARITV RKCORD. , i.'^"'!'-?years the Amerlein ITos- I,'.«^ilcain>. under (he dlrecdon of Dr vinx , e ^ ""l "f" thousand do'ilan'worlh ii.»^ ^ y atijrns shown tiy an InTestigatloii of the bi«ilis hr-'s committee consisilog of Jii.l,v I „ Ti. ';""!'""'• " prominent thealrleal agPiK; I. nnilii J. Orler. pix-si.lcnt of the Old Friend's J.;'".;h?."'''' ""•"■'•^ Ihit eluh, iid Ji.M>|ih ll..p|.. imMldcnt (IM Union Film Cora- BURLESQDE IN CHiaGO. Colnmblaa (UH, yfrn. Bocbe, mgr.)—Blotch Oooper'a Oynsy Maija held forth at the aolofflbla laal week, playing fourtetsn performances, to gratl- fylDg bualoeaa. II Is olfercd In a liwo act bar- lei(a, under tbe caption "Smoke Among ibe dypples," Amoog tbe principal players are ftgls- Icrod: Jin 0. Dlzoa. Morria Moscow, Murray llarrla. 81 Jenks, Uarry Wettou, Tom Jlcltae, l^elle Uallette, Kanny Bt. Clair, Jennie Rosa and liotlle BUck/ord, including a cbonia ngmberlDg twenty. GmyttT (R. O. Schonecker, mgr.) —Harry Cooper end the Ciseker Jacka made a doable «t- tractlTc bill at liie Oayety last week, anl pnred bot only ■ ptofeaslonal ancceas, bnt a Dnanclal one aa veil, Tbe Southsldera remember Oooper. Tlie Cracker Jacka haa anotber drawing card In Pccky MoFarland, tbe well known pugilist, who alao la c.-edlled with aaslstlog greatly In draw- ing. The musical farce Is seen In two psrts, wllb sneclallr acta Intermingling. Doth acts are reudered under tbe title of "The Ok>ad Han," and ars.. capably acted by Uarry Oooper,' Lew feymour,' Jack Dempser, Uarry Seymour, Fred rempcey. Oectle De Vere, Oeclle Dunham and Teddy Dgpont. In tbe olk> are seen Ceclle Don- SPANDAU & COULTRY Banquet and Commercial Photographers 117 N. DEARBORN ST. CHICAGO, ILL BURTOK BOTEL S03- OS Sou^h OI-IIOA,00, IL.U. AI<Ii nODERN CONVBNIEHOKS. BPBCIAk RATES TO THE PROFK8SIOV D ATG*Q (Single, tS.nO to SlO.OO per WecU ' ilAlHO {Doable,9e.OO to tlll.uO p»r IVeek Bar mnA Reaf urant in Connection. MILIaKB A MOBBOW, ftopi. him, Packy .McFarlaud. Seimour, Dempsey snd Sennour sod Jack Dempaey. This week. Jacobs A JermoQ'B CitT Sports la the Oayety'a attraction. Haymarket (I. n. Ilerk, mgr.)—Snita Moore and Oeo. D. \Soank>n'a Ttie Winuera polled tgood bouae* all week. Tbe dances are by B«y- n»nd 0. rem, aod tbe music by Von Tllaer and Gilbert. A high class cast Including Salts Moore, <lto. B. Sconlun, Alra dlcOIII, Martha Edmood, Ilaael Parker, Ilartey Oieene, Albert Shaiw, Bam I.ee, Beatrice La Due, Uelolse aortoo. Tbe olio bad as enlertaloera: Shaw and Lee. dancers; Snlls Moore and company, In a one act playlet; Alra nicOlll. "tbe Parlalenoe Nightingale." Some of tbe aongs Ibat went orer tdg were: "Beautiful Land of Lore," "The- Ai>a-d>«bs Honeymooo," "In the alley of the Moon" and "Hats Olf to Mr.. Wilson.'' As extraordinarily fine choma helped to please appreclatlTe audiences. Star and Garter (Psal Boberts, mgr.)—Tbe ISlt-lS edition of the Star and Carter Sbow. waa - a«en at tlie Star and Oarter last week, and la It was olscloted an eiceptkmally atrong array of borlesooe atara and comedlane. A anlendhl sing- ing and dancing cborna and beaatlful seenery as- sisted In osklng tbe'prodnctloa one to be desired, snd sboold bold tbe Star and (barter Show- to glrlng Ibe Bummer running production a close race. The mnslcal eirraTaganaa Is seen In two srta, under the title. "The ilystle Jewel." In Its cast sre recorded: (Mark Thompson. Thomas Welch, Dlllle mil, John Sckart, Mahle Jlark, Jack Con- way, Henry Stelnmao, Edward Orllfon, Harriet llerlm-t and Kitty Howard. The prodnctlon was stalled by Jack Cowwar. and the ensembles by Jallsn Alfred and Dan Dody. VAUDEVILLE IN CHICAGO." JiRi EosutTiiiL, mtnager of the Uajestle, I>ubii<iue, la., waa a Tlsltor to Ihe Western VL»lerllle Msnsgers' Association. He arranged lockings for the next foir months, selecting many big names and atrong bills. Jake'a Bible la Tna Old Kklubi.b. TouiiT Quiui.'-T, OJilcago manager of M. Wlt- oiark A ftoa'., returned last .Monday from New York City. ABCiiia AID Dolus Onri will continue tbelr WesteT.i VniidoTllle Managers' Aasoclailon' lour wKhhi Ihe m-it four w«eks. AariiuR Stonb and Mario:( Haves will rei.-h Clilca;?') next ueek, anil lnune<llatoly prepare their new act, which will re<|Uire the services of Ci'Cil Cordon, (he well known comedleooe. Stone and llayea bare piayetl amuml forty weeks conaecu- ilve for the Western VaudeTllte Manacers' Asso- clalloD. using a comedy Tehlcle, entitled "Creen Ooods," It Is along a carnlTsl tbeme. with good, wholesome comedy and catchy lines and aituntlons. BiLi.T SciiAAB has .sonieiUng under bis bonnet, hut refused to talk before newspaper men. Ue said (bat his "cloaeness" of speech was upon tbe advice ef hia atlorner. Law OoLnnrju will: return from New York Feb. IS. He la reported as bsTlog secured a uumber of well known acts, which be will book orer tbe Wcote,-u Vnuderllle Managers' Association time, "Ten rRSCENTBiB" are to diminish la a way, lull will not be entlrely.loet—according to happeu- liirs of tho psst few daya. Uert Oortelyou baa y.lned hnnda as a .iiartner to Jno. B. Simon, ol the Blmon Agency, and has slresdy moved from Ins olUces III the Wcatem Vsnderllie Mnnsgers' ArMXIatlon to those of the Blmon Agency. In llie Fort Dearborn llulidlng. Mr. OorteTyoa.' for a.i.iimbi.>r of rears hss beoo nnmliersd among tbe nioi'.l Imiiortunt hookers of tbe W. V. M. A., knd liolils the respect of thoae who' bare oome In oo.v tact with bim during bla tiooklug yenra. As on liidependeni sgent Oortelyou should urore a sue- eekhlul addition lo tbe list. He -la a cnpabln picker of new noreltr sets and knows tho work- ings ot Ihe Torlous artists. With his kiiowledgo or the "gamelU Bert ahuuM not only be a suc- -crteful ogejit, but' a deslrsble one. CoNzr IIoLuie will shortly aciiuJre lbs serrloes of Irving YaKa. formerly connected wllh tbo oOces of Joe Sullivan. DiTB IlbitiiLm and Bill Jacobst have coosoll-. deled, and have placed tho doiilile reins to work. This ngcacy was the Orst to form a parlnershl|i— wblcl' was followed by the balance of piomlncut Ir^eiiCDd-mt bookers. All eyes are now tamed lonrirJ tbo Fort Dear- t>om UiilMliig, wbei« oi>eratcs two other well knawn Ind°(iendeate — Uarry S. Splngold and James Tt, McKoweii In name. llii.L's CisouB has been routed <Trer the Loew Middle West time by Frank Q. Soyle. It la said to <ie a T( ry worthy act. Uraa.'a CrasA IIodsb, Jancavllle, W's.. Is re- ported to tw dark, having dlscontlnivd vaude- Title. 'riia Qband, Bellot, Wis., Is vlao aald to have given lip vaudeville. t SnnioN BaouKS. author Of "Some,of These Days," "All NIcht Long" and Will Bossltcr'a latest bit, "lAinesome for Tou," Is expected In Cllcago this week. Cvnris AND lleBABD have eontracta for the Pin. tstes' time, nnd will sing Will Bosilter's sonn out tbst way. Rioiiuc'Nii Kbnt and Hbsbot O'CbvNua'B tsblflid Is .'leellng with big success on tbo Tblo- len Circuit. Fan-j.B AND SnuN's new tabloid, "Hie WhU of MIrlh." was recently seen. In Chicago theatres ■nie Morrette Blaters head tUe ecanpanr. Tbe glris nre youi:g, highly talented, and have peraonuTllj, vblch eslabllslies them as fsvorlteb with sn auill- ohce. Ilie Uelropole Paur, a splendid alnglug ot- ganiaallon. registers big In this tabloid. Hilton end IJuebrs nnd (he Five ti'Uonnor Slslns aro also well liked. AsiiOBT wn.coiiR caller at the Cnileaso etPces or Tna CLiri'te, lust week, w.ia Lillian Luciis. After a aomewbat leugthy visit In her home town. San Itanelseo, she has returned to tho city hv tlio lake to an cugaceineota .<rcure<l Ihrough thi W. .'• .• .' ™"klng her drsi appeannce at tho Oo- Jnmhta Thralro en Kel>. .Mlw I.ucaa. for some time, wcs en-n lu (he title role of "The Girl of the Weal." MERSBLIN8 WINS S0IT. Tie International nieatrlcal Company, which was the OiICAgo branch of the Sullivan Ponjl- dlno Circuit, Iisit a ault against J. W. .MersPlln-i. former manager of the Majestic, Waterloo, la., for caminlasioiis collected. The amount Inrolvi^ was ♦1(10. Mersellna won the case on the coiitiMi- tlon (hat (he ac(s Sullivan A Oonsldlne aent tc Waterloo were not up to the atanilanl. expUliiiiii} :hn( he hehl (he cominlsslnns as damairoi Kd. ltiir:(Ani>, tlie well known; venifilnnulst. ban bev'u rout.'d Tor a tour of (he l'iu;ai>ii CIr- cull. KkvrutJi, Plocqr AMD CoNNOES. who have taken tbo leaae of the Alharabra, Llher:y, nar- ' oen and tho Calamet, In Sonth Oilcugo, i^eem to tave the right klea as to what the public dealri^,. A Tialt to tbe Albambri tbe other night found a full bouse, and a remarkable big ahow fur :en cents, lop price. There were six acta, booked In by (Jeotge IT. Webster, wllb Monre, Browning •lid Christie ss tbe fealate, and Chlng Yuen U-e and company (a i»w act), alao taking big honors, Tho show Id Iti intliety was exceptionally guoil. Fbank a. p. Uazzolo made a trip to Indian anolla see Ualton Powell, In "IIeupeck.2d p!tnl, •completely, cured, Fenry," nnd oa a result the show wo» bookeil for ~ -' *- "-- ' "-• HOSPITAL NOTES. Fdankib SteoBL Is under tbe caie of Dr. Thorcl: for a sllL'ht ailment, Drlla l''iNnoan.j, wife of Cbas. FIneberg. a.l. TSDce agent of Dixon's Review of lOlS, has l.ecii opi-rfated upon nt ihe American Hospital for cuin- tdlcatlona. nnd Dr. Tliorek U-llevCH she will In* nl-le to leave the hospital hi * a n:uiiiparnllvely shcrt lime. Mas. Dati ZniUBB, wl'.o was opirraiul uiio;i for tumor that week, haa left the American ll.ij' Her husband, who Ih four weeka in'Chicago. ZlegfelA's Follies wns the opposition to "Henpecked Ueory," at Dayton, 0., bnt It did not Interfere trltb tha big returns lett'Stered elsewlierc. CoBA You:<aiiLOOD Cobbon, tnstrnmentallst, will appear at tbe Franklin, Saginaw,. MIcli., m'Xt week, and plays Detroit tbe week following. '>pen- !ng a few weeks later for a tour of lbs FsntSi^'S Circuit. '- A vaiT WBAK BILL was displayed at tbe Premier Theatre, on South Stale Street, last week. CHABLBa M. MAB4U, iiroiluci'r and promoter of efalrs, csrntviila, eiiwsltloiis, parks .snd hnnie- comlogs, was a Cliitbu bureau caller last Satur- day, Stohb and IIaybh will return to Oblcogo next week, and prtiiart^ .heir neW act. KnwAKD .Mabuk, inunager of the f.nlr dep.irt- ment of the Western Vaudeville Mau.t:(i'rs' Asso- ciation, left ChJcago last Saturday fur a short Tlslt out of town. Hill's Coukdt Oibous, oeen at tho Colonial _.. , „, ^eatre last week, may soon api>eAr over the- have to remain In the hospKnl for a couple u( couhued to tho bonpllsl, sulTerlng frcrn heart iliii- esse. Is icperle<l lo be Improving. Alex. I'ALar la Improving nicely, and It Is ci- peeled be wiU be able to leave Ihe Instltutloa In a short tloie. Babb Da Palueb, of the Ohsrry Bh>s.«om On., wss rushed from Ft. Wjyne to - Chicago, to he placed under the care of Dr. Tliorek. at thu' American Hoapltal. The doctor operateil upon nor for en absceea caused by an unsuccessful opera- tion perforoed some Ume ago by another pbyMl- elan. . While the prneiit operation la a very Krious one. she i'a expected' to lie up and' srounil In a very short time. Albkbt Bai.vuno, who waa operated upon for a< 'udlcltis Isst week, la Improving very nicely and will soon be able to leave/the Institution. Eddib Da NoTBB Jumped Iip from his show in Mllwsukee. lo consult Dr.' Thorek snd h'ave a few old adhesions taken care of. Ue left the sanio evening, feeling very miirh better. Mas. St. ViKoanT. who underwent a very seri- ous operallon some dsys ago, and who eiiiected to western Vaudeville Manugers' Asaochitlun time, Hill Is booked for a four months' tour of fairs through Ihe ollices of RtPel Unhlnsnn. "The act undoubtedly will be bandied through the otnc-is of Ileehler ft Jocobs.' Law CoLiiuuui], the well known Independent agent, will 'reliim to CUIcaKO on Feb. 15, lie la kt (iresent In ;Ue Fast. ■Tub Western Vaiiilpvllle Managers' Aasoclatlon year book will be Issunl early In Alarch. FsctT QEonoB, traveling repreji'Mlnllvc of the W. V. <M. A., Is making a lour of We'stcrn ter- tllory. MlEB BanNRS writes from yew Albiinuerqne that be la feeling like a two year old. and ttiic he Is positive »f walking nioiig the Chicago Tiallo within the next few weeks. Tub bulldogs of Rdward Iteed. who died In Chicago, Jan. 01, were looked after, there, l>7 friends, who Immediately turned over all proper- ties to Airs, Iteed, upon her arrival hi Clilcaco. The deceased is said to have had 11,000 on his person, of which J400 waa In gold coin. It Is said thnt the Chicago notice tutfaorliles have this money In their possession, which was also turned ever to Mrs. Itecd, Will Connelly. Chicago renresentative of. the White Rats Actors' Union, Is Investiiratlng the natter. Shonld Reed be a member of that organ- ization, that aggregation will take command of the situation (or the widow. No srrangement bad been made for Ihe funeral, as the matter waa left to Mrs. Reeil. months, has left ten days' after her operation, feellug fine. SiD. Vi.vchnt, who was operated upon for sev- eral dllTerent cnmplicotlons, sometime ago, vlsiicl the American Hospital, Thursday afternoon. .Mr. Vincent la recu|iprntlng very nicely afler his dl-i- charge from the Institution, and ezpre^uies hliusi'lf as Ijeing much pleased wllh the outcome In his case. TALBOTT m ROSENTm LAND WINNIPEGe F. 0. Talli-)lt, for tha World at Home, and Den Rosenthal, for Krcl 'M. Uaruesi Inc., closed cun- tracta Thuiiiay. 4, lo furnish the csriilvnl at- triielrens nnd si>eclsl amusement events (or Ihe big exiKMltkin, to 0|icn In Winnipeg, Msn., June 21. As stated In Tub Xbw Ycric Clippeb last wieeic. It waa not cvrtnln for a time witcther or not there would he a foir held In Winnipeg this Bum- mer, on acMuiit of the condlllona In that territory, li'Qldeut to Ihe war activities. Tlio dlrcftots of the Winnipeg Rxposlthin held a special meet- ing which was sttended by Messrs. Talhott and B<«ailhal, and It was decided to bold their iiuiinal 4ifrslr this year alum; the same lines ss la years past. Tho Uanodlila pai>ers commenting upou this decision congratulated the directors ui>on taring secured the World at Home for the .MM- wsy smusemeola and the Barnes aneclal featutcs. Tbe Canadian fair bookings for the World nt Hosne Include: Wlunliieg, Oilgary, Fdmonton, Ilrandon, Itegliia end fla«kato>>u. .\iid this means that the big carnival jnpMilxiilirn will :'>ave tho Stales early in lla 191C Itinerary. In tbe oteantlme Uarry 0. Wilson Is ms'.orl- ally Bcoentuating bla animal shcnr, which will Ic a leading featnre with the World at Home, and work nt the Davenport, la.. Winter ipiarters Is progre^iring steadily, and will lie completely la ample time for the opeulog In that city on or ahont Muy 3. . . GORMAN NEARLY SPOILED IT. Tt.ere waa a persistent rumor noatlng about tbe cnrly part of last week that BUI Rico would rot carry out his orrangeaients for hlssblir river exposition show. Wise old hesds shook and many were tho ^querlea aa lo why Dill bad taken cold In his iirtlal extremities. Even Into lUe' sanctum of Tnr Naw Yobc Cur- rag bIDce.' In Chicago, the rumor came, and a representative of The Olp Rxliablb called opoa Elll at his olDce. ... "Yes." remarked tho W. O. P.. "I waj dls. Iieartcneil. anil It Is true that I did think for a tlmo "of glvUig It nil up. But I found that to ■ rieiiy people were hilerviiied In tbo promo'lon of tho boat show, that I had got to go through with It to tha hitler end." » ' "What .cunteil .vour temporary ohange of mind. Dill?" Tiia CMiTKn roi^irler aaknl. "Al. Oomian dhln't like the proposition." Bill replied, with tears of i.iigiilsb. "and I thought Ibat It would die im that account." Cheer up, Uilt, we're with you, no matter what he|ii*eas. SIXOER UXrKCTED SOON. Mort n. Singer, general manager of the West- ern Vaudeville Managers' Association, is ex- pected .tu return from the Soutb within the next . ten dnys He'will remain bere Dot a short white, ' end then proceed direct to -New York <Ilty. .Mort n, tjliiaer and Murtln Beck have made a eoieful tour of (he Sou:h. AKhougb no offlclil stotiment has lieen lasued by either the Orptieiini or Western Vauderllle ^lansgors' Association the conlentioai Is thot a net of Orpheum bou.^es will lio liidit la the ^*outuland. 1'. J. VEH IIALEN, S«r. Game and See Ua MAitsii urnxs office. r.-uT'"''"' .*•', •'""^■''' hiilMcr nnd pnmioler of r Irs, ,.nriilvnls |,srk.i. eiii.Mlili.iis an.l lionioeoni- f ■ J!:n Ciinsuiiiers lIulU- dir. .Marsti recentlv reinrneil (wm a tour of tho «-«r;,i"i, .''.\''' "'I',',"'":' '•»"• •'^•<-» « wry sue- cCKtfn] hiraslon. IL- i» iir^>|,iirlni: lu iiiske fuliiw •■'<• eoliiinns o'f Tua Ouj ItiLiAULB. wlthbi'the next ten days. hBA.SK Q. PoTLB was eipecleil lo mcmiatiT some dldlrnlly In Imnklng the Junes. Mnlrk- & S^haefer lliealr^n. .acninling lo the harphiiw of some bind and tvl.nlnt liidlvMnals, wlipn (he • rder waa iw^] that therp w-oiild l« no inoro dealing with outside ajenls. Ins(ead, (he in-o- . itranis at tlie Trrhnis .lours. I.lnirk fc Sriiaefer tli«'sttes have iniprov.Hl with the new onler of a(. f.xlrs. The I>lll at MrVlrkp:'s last week wns fPiieially toieil one of (lie !»•«( ever pri'senled at popular prlten, and Imth shows at Ibe Colonial last week won high praise. WISCO>SIN STATU PAIR ELECT!) «>FFICERS. At a meeting of the State Fair Assoclnttnn. hehl la Madison. Wis., last week, the foliivwing odlrvtw wcrn e!ecte<l: A. II. Wllklnsoa. president. Biieeeollng 0. 0.- Rewey and O. K. Remey. nf Milwaukee, aecretary. wicce«<lln7 J. O. MacKeiiaTe. Fred M. Dames, repres/<ntlng P. M. BsriK^s, Inc.. of tmicagn. was present nt Ihe mpetlni;, ami hook<^l a niMiiber of ntlrartlons for the WIe- cohBln Stale Fnlr, which iiromlses lo be creator than over In lOlJ. t.i . ■ 'd. 1- RIVER EXPOSITION COMPANY. (Bp iHler-Slalo Prtu Bervtce.) Oinriao, III., Feb. 0.—Dill Bice, W. 0. P., h.n aiinouuced a r.iimber of sales lo ronresali'n.il:i'i ul space on his big water exiiosltlou. wblrh K still the principal topic of conversation aaio.i„' bhowinen In (Chicago. Those who l-ave already securetl snace are :m follows: Samuel .Uert, punch' bonrl-i'; the f'.ili' Amusement CXimpany hav-." the excliidve coin'i'i- (l<Nis tor their dolls; A. C. Jeiisuii. Ul;: II.n clocks; Harry Fillmore, cat rack; J. A. HiMhli, dnrt gallery; C. E. Levliie, high striker; II. .V. Mllblne. cane rack; Ohua. It. Long, swln.-lii;; h:ill. •Hurry Fink will bare charge of all the co'ici- sloiis on ilie excursbn steamers. As mil states, there wilt be practically lltlL' opiiosltioo- with conces:tioiialres, cs the siiAce is liiLlten, and he will endeavor not to iicve then cuntllct. Kveryune will In this way be practically exc usire. Although he cminot guarantee a strict exclusive policy on account of the many nppllca- tlona he receives by every msII from jiurtles .vho wish to put on neveral different stores, he will lio Bll possible to give everybody an even hreik in this respect, l.ut In no case will more thnn two of the same kind be permitted upon the hoaii. Add to thla the fact that the coiicessloiuiirs only puts his store up once, aud Is not liothered with lesrlng down every week, and tlie new at- tendance that he will have every day. It Is smull wonder that Rice Is overwbelme<l with nppllcanis for apace, and that be conid sell enough to take thirty more bsrgea In addition to what he already has. ' The opening will lie early In A|irll. around Pitta- I'urgh. and It may be meni toned that Rice has already contracted a number nf merchant's davs In msny of the prominent river tovms along the roil to. '» AH the ahow .space has already been laid out. and there wllMbe a llne-up of attractions ami e.-c- lilblts -thaV will astonish all wiio view the i>|ien- Jng. It will be In keeping with the msgnltude of the.sfheius and afford the newest features the ihow world has hitherto seen for years. NEW THEATRE IN TERRE EAUTEe The F. A H. Amusement 0>., Inc., will open the.. New Hippodrome. TerrcfHsute. Ind., iMoadny even- Jf5.' " I* exiiected that a number of Lblcagoans will go to Terre Dsute to atlcml the Inaugural. The F, ft n. Amnsement Contiony operates the following theatres: New Ornheum, Champaign, III.; nmpress, Dccalur; Now Palace. Rockford; Orphemn; Rockford: Ohatterion Opera House and Majestic. Springfield; Illinois Theat.-e, Urbana; Orpheum, Crpen Day,- Wis.; Fuller Opera House, Madison; Orpheum, Madison; Amerlctn Theatre. Davenport. la.; Oolnrabia. Dnveniiort; Majestic. Waterloo; iVew Orand, IJvansvllle; Or- gbenm, (Jary; Orphemn, ,Mlchlgan City; Orpheum. oulh Bend; Vnrietlee and aippodrome. Terre naute; under-tbe general management of Mnrnis Helman. bookeil hy.Samiuel KshI, with hendquar- ters with the Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- claticsi, Ohlca.{o. SPINGOLD & aicKOWRN. .... CnifAflo, Pell. 0. . Ilnrry S. Snlugold .Ind James B. McKowen hove niipounced ibat they will Join partnership. This In tho third set of Independent aaents lo make 'his announcement. Another report states that (loner Holmes ami Joe Sullivan contemi|ilnl'o a partnership. In this, manner tho teams will work easier, claimed a certato well-kuown "ten |Krc«nter.". It means that one of ua will lal'S chrrgs of the Inner workhigs o( onf own odlccs. , while tho other will take care of the hookbig end at the various sgencles. It bad ■ first been stated that oilers were (inletly given that tbo nomtier of Independent agents must be cut down snd the onir way to nave tn» major portion of tho well-known .ig'^nla -.vas lliiwugh ■ partnorshlp agreement. The nart- . rersHtis now stsnd—Bill Jacobs and Dave Beeh- Ici'. John B. Blmon nnd Ilert Oortelyou. GORMAN JOINS DARKOOT. As vas exclnslvcly fnrecnsled In Tna Sr.v Torn Curraa some weeks ago, AI. F. Connan hss Jolred K. O. - Barknut as general sgent ni the Bnrkoot Shows, n carnival organisation of Ilie first class. Cormnn Is In Mobile, Ala. shanhig up the prellnilnsries for Ibe llarkoot engavenK'Kl at the Molilla M.^idl-Oras. lie will probably at. leud Ihe Fair Secretaries' meeting In Chlcugo. "DICTV noO" MAKES HIT. '.Tlclr Doo." composed by Carey Jtorgsn nnd liuldlshed by Joe .Stern, was rendereil by Ihe Col- lei'e Inn Orcheslrn ss a siieelal, durlnc tin- Iti-el Fellews Olid) dinner, Frldsy evening, Feb, .">. It was one nf (he nwwt ivi|dilsr iiim)bers on Iho ito* ITnm, snd was lioardly apidauded by tho llwl Fellows and other gwsts at the Ino, who de- raaaded an encore.