New York Clipper (Mar 1915)

Maboh 20 THE ISTEW YORK CLIPPER. 17 LONDON LEHER. CUpp«r ■■M**t * ■•■tk Iqur* Oimy'a laa, I«Btf*a, Cv Fco. 27. TaE OAIBTY'S FUTVRB. Whul Is to be the future of the Gaiety? I'or miiay monthB the htatotlc theatre has been "I'sed. and its only definite cominlttal Ls "but to Edward Laurlllord and qcorge (:ro3sintlh Jr.. who bare a hold on It for fhc Pfodurtlon of "Tonlgbt-B the NiKht,- when llicj return. The sharefaoldera have tuid many meetLnga to dt^eusa the altuatlon. It appears tbat Ibey would have to raise nearly $100,00. of fresh capital In order to iilTe their property a run. The queatlon Is. giw ehal: they raUe. It. If at all. Several of the directors replgned when they saw trouble brewing. Of course, the board was merely auxiliary to Drorge Kdwardes, whose DcnjoDHllty 'was a tremendous asset. From his Elck bed he sent word to the share- held'is that he "placed bImacAf unrescrvodly la their bands." The original Gaiety was built Just short of nfty years ago, by John llolllogshead. who bad t>eeo u newspaper loan. It has been fairly succossful as a join: slock corporation for near Ave and twenty vcnrs. The first GuK-ty was built un the filtc of the old Strand Music Hall. TKs was pulled down under the provision of a street Improvcmciit scheme, and ns part of the "deal, tbe London County Council built the acw house, which has lately scrmed to lo!;c Us ohnrm. There Is talk of tr.vlng it with vniidoville, and. of course, Alfred lliitt 1.1 nominated matvogcr by the people wlio know all about it. which la not much. It has got about tbat "He Didn't Want to Do It," now In rehearsal at tbe I'rluce of Wales' Theatre, Is a farce, already done In the States. It Is not a farce, and It seeri the footlights now for the first time. Geo. II. Itrnadhurst told me Its olory. Walter illuckct: brought tbe Idea to him only n inoutb ago. Itc left other work, tbe pair set to, aud Tronk Curzon accepted tbe lirat, rouRli manuscript on sight. There Is uomc- thliiK of furrc—but also of romance, of melo- draiun, of social satire, says Broadliurst, In "lie IJldu't Want to l)o It." The story la tuid 111 u single day, la the lounge of o Itl- vlcrii hotel, i'he cast Is mixed—the authors delvrnilncd that the itmerlcan cbarocinrs tiiiuuld be pluyed by Americans, the UngUsli by KuRllsli, nnd so on. The people engaged luMiido: J.ydin Ullbrooke, Marian l.orue, lilva Maralda, Nat D. Aycrs, Kred Kerr aud Lycl Swete. "FLORODORA" REVIVAL. "Florodora" was revived at the Aldwych Theatre on Saturday and made quite a lilt. Jameson Uodds was tbe popular success. Uvle Green played her old part, lion .Vatlian is excellent as Twecdiepuncb, which lie pinyed many times during tbe original run, In suc- cession to Willie lidouln. May Leslie Stuart, the cnmposer'e daughter, has the reversion ot Ada Iteeves' old part, and naturally falls short. Ixislle Stuart conducted tbe first per- formance. The chorus of male "beauties" singing '"I'ell Me, Pretty iMalden" Is rather of the bargain counter kind, most of our youngsters being a-soldlerlng. On the other hnnd, there arc plenty of chorus girls out of nork. Andre Chariot wanted sixteen to cumiilcte his Albambra revue, nnd be was promptly supplied with four hundred from whom to make his choice. Drury I.jine and the other paDtomlmea have set some bun- flrerts free. e Andre Chariot pledges bis word that there shall be "no war ■ In the new revue whicb he put Into lebearaal at the Albambra on Jlonduy—not a scene, a Joke or a patrlotle -''iiii;. Good I It Is to be entitled "lOlfi." 'I he revue is to he done on Monday, March l.'i. It Is In two acts and fifteen scenes. In I he second net there win be a ballel, Oscar .<selie and Lily Brnyton opened at the I'nlace 1'beatre on Mouday, with Rdward Ivndblauc^'s aketv^i; 'VtadJ,'' OKHlgned to Rive .Mr, Asche another cbance of figuring ns the beggar whom we first mot In "Kis- met," and also to permit of another realistic iilctuie ot Kastern life, excluding'tbe naughty la III scene. Judgment has at length been given by the roiirt of King's Ilench on tbe appeal of cer- tain cinema firms against the decision of I he London County Council not to license them, the oblcctlou bolng that they had (•erman shareholders and directors, whoso rellremenl on the Incident of the war was •not cITcctlve. The Judges unanimously uRrecd ihnt tho County Council bad not acted be- yoiia Its powers, or otherwise than Judicially —Il was quite competent to v/lthbold tho Iceiises. The Judges hintwl that the Council hail ex?rel3ed Its discretion wlsMv, for <Miioina shows bad a powerful Influence on the P<>|iiilar Imagination which might be used .i^!l«elilcvously at this juncture. It was not merely a question of the nllc.i money In- volved. A new bunch of revues has been Installed in Ixindon this week, notably "Go to Jericho.' an exceedingly Kostern altolr, li.nndled. by Clus Sohlkc. at the Rxford, and \cn«s, Llmlteil.-' a "Ilolls" (Urnest Dartw- Rkt) show, at llie Palladium. Both ere of pood mittlltv, <)ut exactly like much that has Iirocc<Ied them, and not, therefore, calUng ror_remork. Noncy Price and Jtutland Barrlngton ore nppcBrlDs In an Inoircnalvely writtenTjcdroom shrtch by C. H. BovlU, called "Not a Dad .liiiiKe " nt the London Pavilion. -YlitreSB Wilful" was played at the Btrnnd f'T he nftletli time the other niglit, but It .''i^''' ^'fcd Terry revives ■'Sweet Nell of Old Drury" to-night. 1- P. Hnyncs, an old time actor, always Known aa "'Tippy," died of cancer, in o t.iiiltarlum. Tn-nlght BOOS the last of "The Sleeping I.en\it,v'' nt Drury Lane. There Is talk ot a iiecchom opcro season. 1. l?-^ 'alien for revue at tbe r,ondon invlllon. The Important parts will bo Pliiyert by Tcddlc Gcrrord and Harry Pllccr. Arthur Collins has got .the French rights Potash & PerlmuMer," and will get to Work at once. According to (he latest rumor, the London "pera Hou.^e will re-open at Easter. . On Mnnda.v, "The Olrl In the Taxi," which '108 borne revival very well, will be romoved jrom the Garrlck Theatre to the New Thea- « •„ Garrlck Is wanted for "Excuse Me.' with Willie Swclcnham In bis original port, and Yvonne Amaud for Its heroine. Uonne Uss been replaced In "The Girl In '"P Tail • by Lynba Ltekoff, a Russian actrcs!". Come UpstRlrs," a farce from the French, 1! Announced for early production here. It la a play dealing with floods which, scene by arene. alTcct each floor till all tbe folks are on the roof. 'Llnas Garcia, a veil known teacher of *ini!lng, formcriy as Llnna Martorelll, a Kranrt opera favorite, died In London at eighty-two. She was the wife of Oustave (•arciQ. son of the famous Manuel Gorcla. ilarry nich. of the cross talk team. Ulch and nich. In dead. ■ llrsnshj Williams' son hopes tmtnedlately 10 tie able to describe himself, at seventeen, ns the yoongest air man In His Majesty's •"•n-lrp. 'I'homas nrake, the well known circus ''•>wn. "Bumbo." Is dead, tfoat of Uls family ore circus folk. Charles Wlncott, or Avolo, founder of the Avolo Troupe, Is (lend. John Lawson Is still Aor« dc comhat nt the Houtbern health resort, llournemnuth. A net profit of nearly |:r>on,0<>0 aud a dividend of five per cent. Is the record of tbe Mo.ss Empires for Its Just cnmnleted year. Sir Charles Wyndbam and Mary Moore think ot doing "Seven Day.V at one or other of their theatres, probauly the" Criterion, shortly. Gaby Dcsly.i, who went to the South of France to recuperate after her operation, is In London again, rehearsing tbe Uarrle revue at the Duke of York's Theatre. Bannister Howard will not revive "The Dniry Mnlds" at the Aldwych Theatre after All. Instead he will do tbe Drury Lauc melo- drnnin, "The Whip." Your own correspondent has been Invited I17 a leading firm of publishers to write for tnom his "Life In London" during the past quarter of a century. At the Lyceum, on Wednesday, "The Three Musketeers was revived. In superses.slnn of ths pantomime, "Jack and the Beannlnlk." Ethel Warwick, who went to Anstra'.la ti filny ^iilclka. In "Jv.seph and Ills Brethren," B the MHadl once more. Ilarry Graltan came out too soon afler n ■had attack of Influenza, and I1 worxe than ever. This means a deUy of the new ICnipIre piece which hn Is writing. Harriett Vernon, once a prominent princi- pal iboy and serlo cninlc «.i:iKcr, Is In dire distress, TIic Era newspaper has set np a fund for her. News reaches us of the death at Copen- higen of Edwnrd Cbarles Wullf, Ihe famous elrcus proprletdr, Cyril Maude has asain been elected presi- dent of the Tlientrlcal Mnnasers As.sncla- tlon. Being nway mi mmh. he wanted to resign, but his colleagues would not hear of It. Cnllsriim shaidioMers gnvo O.wahl Stnll a fine reception nt the nnniinl nicellnc, nml fo tlioy ml.iht—dli-lrtend 'J.'i per cent, ami tile tlnsnclnl position strongly biilwnrked all round. Interviewed liefure he left London for New York. Conrge Tyler said he hart never kTi(rwn such "iitler depression" as Hint of theatrical hi'slness In America. The Knsllsh nclor holiig much better olT tbnn bis Amer- ican brother, nhonld certainly st(:y nt home. Herninn ScliefTniier tells me that he hopes to anil for New York to-da.v, but he Is stlil uncertain. Isadora Duncan olTers an "art ertucatlnn" to one thonsnn.l rlilldrcD made orphans by tbe wnr. She hopes, when the war la ended, to take her present pupils ond many others to an Island whIrK she ban purchased off the coast of (ircece. There she expects eventiially to teach one thousnnd children—two hundred each from Germany, Fronre, Belgium, Eng- land and Russia. Robert Courtneldge ban put "Ln Fllle de Madame Angot" Into rehearsal at the Shaftesbury Theatre, In aucces.slnn to "Les Contrs de Hoffman." Lecocq's opera Is mostly assorloted here with the name of Bmlly Soldene, who pinyed Lange In Amer- ica, too. But the original Lange wos Jiilln Matthewfl, a great favorite In opera bnulfe preceding Soldene. LATER. HABcn e. "HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT." With the engagement of Joe Coyne. Geo. n. Broodliurst thought tbat his troubles In respect of a leading man 'for'"He Didn't Wint to Do It," at tbe Prince of Walco' Theatre, were at an end—and they have been some troubles. But Mr. Coyne had for- gotten that In his contract with the Illmplre people he had undertaken not to appear else- where. In front of the Empire revue. Alfred dliilt promptly set the law In motion, and on SaMirdav secured an order of the courts prohllilting Coyne's appearance at the Prlnco of Wales' Theatre. Mconwhlle, the parties have got together, and permission hns been nerorded Coyne to appear In "He Didn't Want to Do It" for six weeks, on payment to Itutt of n $0.0nO fine. This will eosc the salary list of the Umpire somewhat—It In- el'Jdes Coyne, George Grave and Ethel Levey. "WATCH YOUR STEP." There has been a pood deal of uncertainty ns to the next priducUon at the Jyoiiilre. The secret Is now revealed by Alfred Butt, who snys he hns arranged for the Importn- tin.i from the New Amsterdam Theatre, of "Waldi Your Step". This will be entirely rewritten for London, by Harry Gratton, and in the cast will bo Ktbel I-evcy, George (rnivcs and Joseph Coj-ne. Unit says tliut Coyne must not, according to bis contract, opiiear anywhere else In London In the nieauR-hlle. although at the time of this wrlllng he 4s announced to do so. Butt aays also, that lie .'las purchased, absolutely, nil the Kngllsli rights In Irving Berlin s score, and he means to protect them slrcnu- ously', "EXCl'SE ME,". Willis Sweatnnm, who loft his pleasant home In I'Ikc Country, and sailed, all In a hurry. In raspousc to an Invitation to play his original part In "Excuse Me," at the Gar- rlck 'rtieatre to-ulght, struck bad weather here nnd was a sick man for the Oral two weekA, but he Is now flt and well. lie vlaltod I.ondon thirty years ago with Haverlys Minstrels, and thereafter stayed to fulfill a i-hort engagement with Pony Moore at St. James' lYafl. When Ilnverly's appeared _ at iJruiy Lane, Arthur Collins, now managing director, was au apprentice In tbe scene painting room. London hod Just been thrilled by Feninn outrages. One night, while Sweatnam was singing, there was a frightful explosion, A panic-stricken audi- ence was soothed by the minstrel's Ingenious assurance tbat the noise was part of, his show. When be left the stage he found that an oxygen bag bad burst, killing one man and badly maiming another. ■ "THE BET." Oswald Btoll gave a party nt tho Savoy on Friday last to welcome Rejnne to London ngaln, but the war delayed Madame s Jour- ney, nnd the distinguished guests disslpsted In disappointment. Worse still. Madame did not arrive In time for her opening, as nn- Souaced, on Monday night. But Tuesday saw here here all right, and the Collscuin was packed. In her new Pl^w., J""* "'.'.J. she employs an oM fashioned trick, Pla/log hor own self. "The Bet' la, what Uarrle would call "A Slice of Life." I",/'*' nctreas his really Interested herself In hos- pital life. She Is sbpposed to have nursed a voung English soldier, and to have wagered (bat she would surely take sUpner with him on Christmas Eve, wherever he jnjjrht be. In winning her bet. she Is Involvefl with brutal Geman soldiery. She completely ca^; tlvatcs their officer. "But of course I would, rays the actress. ''I am Rejanel <«Biit who the devil Is ftejsner Is the retort of the officer, all ama)!ed and Ignorant, fthe Is no more to him than any other charm- ng woman. The laugh Is against the hu- ui'llated notrcss. as the curtain falls on her lament—"So much for German Kulturl It never hcord of me !" ^ On Tuesday tbe Palace piece Is due. Dutt adheres to the title originally remitted to yon, elsewhere contradicted — "I'bo Passing 8how of 1015." He says he means to nnko a "passing show" a permanent feature of tbe Palace program, something as charac- teristic of the house as burlesque used to be of the Gaiety. Miss Janis la said to have a very go<id part. She will Introduce tho fox trot to London. Arthur Plsytalr Is her i'<s-a-i'l«. There Is to be a big scene Illus- trative of I/ive, but no ballet and do chorus Sr "nuts." Butt snys all the smart young len ought to be at the war, which, by the way, won't be mentioned In "The Passliig Show." There was a'seml-prlvate show at the Al- linnihrn the other day of tho "Escape" film, and a lot of "eugenic" stuff was put In clr- cirlatlon by the press agent. But the chief censor has set down his foot heavily on 'The Kseape." Says he: '.'While the bosrd (luean- Ing the board of self-appointed censors) Is in full sympathy with tbe progress of mod- ern thought. It feels that there are some sut>- Jects wblch It Is Inexpedient to exhibit to mixed audiences." Tbe censor has, of course, no legal or real authority, but a large num- ber of exhibitors accept his Judgment by agreement. Other ezblbltora may do as they pl'.-ase. "rbey tike a cbance with the police only, though tbe County Council llkc«i to see the unofficial censor obeyed, and Is apt to remember disobedience when, at the year (nd, U Is considering tbe llceusing of picture show buildings. Mcicdilh Dsll. many ycani muaksl director si Ihe I-rxcum, tUerenflcr with II. H. Irrlin. Ii (lend, at iwrnty-«cTeu. Rome time ago hn wan In- -^rlliicd home fn>m .Kuiilralla: Ito reacheil thii eour.lrr IhonflKlily Telimloteil liy the voyaup. Just In time to Trad his olUtuary Dntlc<ii; fur nvw* of his death hnil proxdiHl htm! ilni''v Irvtnit Aantly ever mode cban^ies 111 hts permnnent Rtnlt; but. lailesa llatry. the fnllhful ftane doorkn^ier. still lives. MeiFillth Halt comiiletes. the list—Biam .'.tuker. the nian]j,-rr: Ilnrry l>ne<!ajf. tlio staae ierni.Ker. anil Ariioit. the iirotierly mister, all. orier inuiijr years' nerTico wltti the groat actor, nrc (lend. Aieirrdlnc to llie latest floi^iv Montr I.cref;iii Is ari(T the Unli'ty, and would nm rrvxw tliorc. I/!Tenux iH a clever, pleoiiaiit fellow, who usot! to be iiressiiinib nt the K(i:idre. TUrii. with (.'linrlot. lie work'il ui> the new Alhambra DiapagV' ui(nl. hilt enoii rellr..Hl fniiii the flnu. Ma Crlnpl anil Treil Knrren o|icn<d .at the Kinidre last nielit with au eilrarataaaa calle<l '>'ln;:o Stiurk.'* It Is old foHlilnucd. awlfl. aii'l Is citly luado tolerable li,r .Mbs OrlnprH mitity f-oncs nnd eccentric (iniii'(i(. tlie laat of wlileh' liMidB her, «'itti Fni-reh wlm asnlstn tier letot'illy. Into a fuunlujn. 'J1ie hlea of "Hlage Miruck" Is Hint (if n girl i(-h,i cnlln on a tbenlrlcAl ninn- nger tliids hini hi n iNTiMeanimt, p.iid Is ot once rii;|'!( y(.<l 111 iho rehear.^jl of a ballet, wllb a tcrntch cemitniiy. 'Iliey won't let Harry .'.aiider olone. Till Lon- don haitu itatl nnya lie wrote a nong, and gave It to Ills wife for a hirttiduy present. Melville Oldcoirn dlacliurve rroni lianknipcr ban Uci: niibiirniled two y<<ars. lie failed for 912,000, Chris Van .D«ruH* dreflslng ruoui was cleaned out by tliloveH at llic KiiTjiIre 'Thoatm, l.lvfrpool, JniiieH M. Qlufer has Juxt cnniplptfd twenty-one jenrs' service ns musical illri-cliir of Drury I.aiic Theatre. Diu-lnt that lliiie ho has ni(sl the niusic of twf^ity.uue j'niU(niilmi.s anil n'ncleen (•rroian. Jlniniy, wj'> In interc-pted In ncTeral iirorlndal tlieatrci ar,d miinlc linlln, nnvs t'jelr buplnesK Is In n erilloal state, lie thinks tba ivimlarlty nf lh>< revii.! will lirlne al»ul ureat cbrnges. uiid derpt/ Injure Ihe "slugle turn" in vaudeTllle. ].cciinrd Doyiie'a son. who Is In tbe aTm.T, has recovered fnsn bis wouuds, and relurucd to the frcnt, at a caiitnln. Uiinnlster Howard has. for llio nonce, ahaniloned tnualcnl comedy at the Aldwycti, atid on Hilunlay, Irstallpd Qeerp* Dance's mad company, lu "The WIilp." Kr(sl Terry rerlred "Sweet Nell of Old Drnry" at tho Hlrand Tlieaire, on Batutday, but »y« ao will do a new play r(«D. "Kliics and Queens" liu DOW hc«n pinyed Otiy tlDies at tbe 8t. Jamet'. I.lly I^na married « llcaleoaDt In tbe army, but he li a captain now, Lily seot bla mm a parcel ot her new soag "Johanj O'orcan" and enclosed a oioitlb organ with each copy. Will Brans «nd«d op nlth the untomlme at Drury Lane on Batorday, but opened at the I.an- don Collaeum with bla new sketch "Whllewsiblng a Celllnii" 00 lal<r tban Monday. Autlln Tbergoo, wbo piednccd "To-niglit's tho Nlgbt" In New York U borne again. !!• will busy himself with vandeTllle ventures now. (JeorKe All set out on tour wllb "Papa'a Birth- day"- on Monday. Heymour Ulclis la now well enoofb to work ornlD. He la appearing with Olnilyn Omper In ibe StoU housea with "Always TvH yaar Wife." W. Vf. Kelly la going for drama twice nishtly nt his I.lveriuol bouse, tbe Bhakeniieire Theatre. The Two Riscala and Jmi Jacobseo la Ihe ciitcome of a recent rupture. :>an Itoyal, the cofurdlan, who ncKly died n yenr or two aso from ^the Ten-It of an aecl.leot niinlalnHl wblle playtnf hln original |iart In "Th« Arcadians." is clearly hlnwelt again, for lie got mBTTlcd lopi week to a pretty rboru* gtrl frim tbo Shoftesbury, Mcrgarel Swsllnw, Inlely In America with Orrll Maude, claims to lie the yoonicest leading kdy In Ixndon, at. twenty, Hbe In apiicarInK la Baunlrler Howard's revival of "Tlie WlilpJ' at the Aldwych, Ocdfrvy Tearle, wbo has been 111 has resumed bis part la "The Flag Lleutcasnt,'' at llic Hay market, .Moud Allan adrlaet as from Annlrnlla ef her retiirr. to London, but ohe will break Ihe Journey at 1jo» Aucelea. "Three Weeks" dims have only Just reaeheil this cnuiilry, but liouklngs to Ihe e.\tent (if tOd.OIIO were recorded In a few ilaya. L«on Vint Id liniiilling '"niree Weeks," here, Alliert de Oourrllte, (he Hippodrome director, l.< Just bodie. He says tbat while In .imerlca be saw tweiily elKtit playa and entertilnmeota. and wherever iIktc was nil ei,portunlty, either on the ■.Inge or nmonc Ibe audience, of disploying ser,t|. mnl. It was olwoya rery frltnrily townrd Ibe Allies. De Courvllle tiroLgbt back wllb him tba F.iiRllsh TiKhiH of "Twin Beds" nnd "The Bhow Shoti." and says be boueht a half abare In "On Triol." • When Sir Oiarles Wyndbam abort ly produces "Seven nays." at the New Thenlre. Ibe cast will liiclude liOltle Vcnne and I.enDnx Pawle, It t.aa been decided t'l einenil Ibe money snb- acrlbed for a misnurlal to Lawrence Irving and Mabel Hackney on a leclem lo Ihi Ohaptl Koysl, Kovoy. Miiirery Maodc asked a recent Interviewer in say, "I often caM hack mv thooghts to the T(-ry fco|>py period ot ley visit with my father to the Lnlleil States niel Consda. .My eip*r<enc(4i were most dellRliirul In every war—both profn- slbiirlly, anil, moy I any. sorlally. Bveryhoily was most chsriiHiif, and 1 sball fovever retnln iDPHi ha|.|iy meiiiorin In regard to thia visit," Ada lttM>v<ii recovery from her operation Is alow, nnd It will be some time ere abe can appear Id public again. Drury Lane panlomlne came to an end on Sntunloy. There Is no Dews as to the future of Itie hoe«\ though Ihe bidlef la that a Uenbam oiH'io season may be eipevted. Rome wonderful bookings occnrred to tbe Knnr gwlfis after tbeir drat appearance here. Htaiilry Wallron's Oloverly Olrls were bunk?d fur Cairo, hilt Ibey are held up hei* by the lilnekade. Definite aonouncanent Is now made of Ihe oirer of Ihe site ot the Tlvoll for sale at iinblle anctlnn. Tblt would Include the name, good will and license «f (be ball, Ibougb (he belief Is It will b« mantpnlatyd as real estate and disappear from Taudevlllo, News comes from Paris that th> Ifoolln Ronrr, a piranre park, ot n oauiibly type, bas lieen bun^ down. When "Mtnumv^' Is presently rttltcU at the AdelphI, Howard Talbot, compnaer of "A Ctt'nn» nonomoon" and "Tba Arcadians," will lelurn to Ibe cnodoctoT'* chair. American (rtlat* In Ixndon Ibis wtek Include: Uarrr Placer. Teddy Oerrard, Cbsriea Hart, and Kathleen ailToid, at the LoodoD I'avllloo; Anna Dorothy, a( the Oxford;' tbe Two BoIk. at Ibe Psllsdlum: Two Baaeats. and Jers Jscnbwn, at the liollnvn; Fay, Two Colleya and Fay, and Ids Orlspl, at (be Iteplre; (..elralg Palace, Oielaea; Flla Hblelds, Rmpire, Kllbum: May Moon Diiiiret, KniHie, Kllboni. (7harlr« Oxhran's use of pottomley, the po- Hllcal Inb thumper, as an Kmpire (em. has got the olhen going. Mra. I'nnkhnrst, the salTratelt*: crrlveii ot the Ixwidon I'svllkin un Monday, and will inmk abool (he war each evcDlor, News from Hugh D. Miclntush, In Australia, A BUZZ FROi THE NOME OF THE HUM TUB GRBATBBT OAIiAXV OF SONa IVRITBRS. WITH TIIKIU OHBATBBT bONUM "YOU'RE A POCKET EDITION OF YOUR MOTHER TWENTY YEARS AGO" I.yric liy Kl). 1'. MOHAN. Music by HKYMUlIll FUllTII. Bloai Bcttudftat UBxvh Os^IlAd In Vnara. "LOVE'S BROKEN ROSARY lly WILL A. HK.:LAN und SKV.UdllU KtUlTII. If Y«a Know Ihe Orlflital Unsarjr It Will Sarprlan Yon to Think Anyunti Cuulil Write MoiuathlnK Jast aa GooA, Weald'nt Itl Well, The/ Have llone This Vorjr TlilogI "SOMEONE'S WAITINfi AT THE GOLDEN GATE FOR ME" By DAVID IIKIIO and llAltOLl) 0. O'llAllK. Great ■Ingle, Doable or (iaarlette Nomber, "ROLL A WEDDING RING MY WAY" By Kll. r. UUllAN, Wll.l. A. IIKKLAN aud SKYHOUll FUUTII. Is Better tban Weddlna IlrlU fhr Die," bv These Sasnti Writer*, and 'FlIAr'S GOING SUMK. .GOHB in AND SBB IF WB CAN'T IIBLP BUILD VF VOVU ACT F-RYKR IS/IU8IC COIMRANY Galel]r Tbeatre Bldg., 1047 Broadway, New York City OWING TO CO. CLOSING JHAIICII 47 VERSATILE LEADING WOMAN For Itnniodlnio ungageuiont. Writo or wire. BLLiA KllAnRll, Caro Prlco A lluUor Co., ia>)iO l^ewea, Ucl.i IfA-HJ Raaton, Md. ORGANIZED STOCK COMPANY KOll 8PRIIIG AND HUMMEIt HBAION OPENING EARLY IN APRIL Two UlllH It wuok. Two Mailiiei'S. Nu Hiiiidiiy'. Cnnipiitiy tiiiiHl tiu lliKt class, AddrusHTuM AKTIIIUl, MiiiiuKcr, t'ecll Theiitre, Uiwuii Ulty, Inwa. Ih In the orTeet Hint tlie nicknnln hnlla have dts- Irlliuted tlCii.lHHi In dlrhlmds In ntio'ii iii.iiithH. ,\t the m-eiii iiKvtliitri of tlie Varleiy ArtlnlM J'.(-iii luleiit Kuiid. It ivHi( reinnrked lliivi ttie 1<kh of fularlen HUHlaliied by iuiihIc hnll iirllHis ihi nccduiit uf Ihe wur had been estimated at |r,iiii,. OUU, There liiiil been a lU^ereaKC In doiialldiis and niilncrliilloiui to the fund eicenllng in.iiiiu and Itie reverve fund bad iieedeil tu Ik* drawn Updii durlDK the year to Ibe nnHiiint o( nearly tlU.nuo. The fund riarts Us new yeor with IB.000 Id band and help In earnestly aiike<l. (If twenly-elghl Ihrotres (iiien In l>ondun. aevrntevu • re (leiiendlnr on rerlrala of old plays, "Tljinrrar)^' haa n rlvnl In the trciielied—none other thnn your "l>olly llroy." Thin woh Tommy Atkins' favuriK- durliiit tlir liner Wor. tin haa jUHl lh(Ai«ht lit II aii'.iiii, uDd Is Hlogliig It lustily, fbeard. Ibe pulillatarr, has found a new, cheap edlllOQ cremsary. OUT OF lOm HEWS WAsnnvoxoiy. lliLAsco (I,. Hlodilard Taylor, mgr.)—Tho Han Carlo Urind (Hn-ra Ou. bad big bunlnest week uf tiarcb H. -"llie Thlnsn Tbat Oouol" week of IK. "The Ulrd of Paradise" next. CoLiiuDii (Kreil O. Uergcr Jr.. ni«r.)—"The Slue Kiireloiie" hod Its premiere week of H. and truve<l one of tbe succewHe of the nranuii. Wi uiUnean ruled. "Holauibu," plioto iiruOuciluii, week uf IS, NiTiuNAI. (Win, II. llniiler, mgr.)—'Tim Trail of the I^unesuiue I'lm-," wllb lauliello l,uwe ns June, hnU humI bualuMa week vt H. "The I'oor l.lltle lllcli dirt" week 10. I'oi.i'H (IahiIs J, l''uHae, aigr.)—Week of 8, ".N(Ji(Hly'B Widow" waH uue of Ihe la-xl Ititiiipi (lone ililH MviHen by the I'layera. Ituekllfl). I'el- kiwes vas guod. Hubert l/iiwe, (Jnvlii Harris, l.duia Haines, .Maude (lllberi, 'rere^n llnle, ,Na- niiii Welch, Heleu Tiucy and Itose ilaeiliiiinld all guve eieelleiit nu|»|iurt. Uoial builiKHia riilcil. '•The Three of IJ»" we.-k of 16, "raid. In ft\\V neit. UisiNO (A. Julian Drylawnkl, mgr.)—Week of IG: llnlsy llureiHirl, Close Uruthera, llaiH-/ and H(Hiiiders, Alf. Illiiou, Kriiest (^rr ond conipony, Kr«d and Annie t'elot, and Charles (Jhnplln and uew photo iduyn. Hunday coiieerls do well. CuHMds (A. Jnllaa IlrylawskI, lugr.)—Mill in. 17: Purler J. White and coiniiBiiy, 'Tlie Uiiiiiit Von Htriiiiil>erg" with Victor Kahn and euiiiiiniiy, The lleniielt Hlsters, Kllen Uli, lied liofeii Trio, Chas ChaiiUn, und now plcturea. Huiidny euiicerla U(i capacity, (lATvri (IJeorge T'nek, miir.)—Hnm lluwe and The l.oveiuakerH had yuod liuslnesa wi^.k irt H. Kll l4« Wrothe oad riliii,'er Olrls wrek uf 10. Sliding nilly WatiiHi and hln show iieil. Tlie WK'Stllng bouts singed here are (Hie liiiiiieiiHe hit. Unnday coim.rta du well. II. F. Kbitii's (Itulaiid H.' Ilnlililiii. mgr.) — 1)111 10-20: Killlh Tallarerni. Karl Jorn. Ham Chip and Mary Marble, Van Iforen. (Juinfiirt and King, Meraku Twln«, 'Tlie Aiiroro uf l.Wil." Uoorc anl Young, and the I'aihe Weekly .News ricturlbl. Hundny cunceria d» ca|iarllr. MaiBHTio <Joh» arierea, mgr.)—Jolio drlcree' Bfrleniiue Htock Oo. still IkiMs the ln>ir<ls dml draws good iHislnesa, Home coiopauy week of 16. BuiKloy concerts do well, Horn, Till Rsn Carlo Onnil Opera Oo. mado mnny yrlnids (luring Ita slay. here, and It la asiure-l of a warn welcome any Uiiie. ANNoi'NciurjIT la raulo that the Alwm Opera Oo. will C|ieii a mualcjl .'omedy araaon, April 20, Clvlng tlie oiierat In their usual alyle and at nxlwed lales of tdmlsskin. WiiiLH perched on his bigli rhair In the lioi oOlce of Ibe Oolumbia, a few nlihl* s^n. FVhlle Tnllirrt hoard (bo clanging of the Ore engines. The alarm was not far away from his reahleii'-e, bu made a wild dasli, and wlien on Hie ie":>(> ho found thai tbe occupunls of the lioiiv hn I tiurt'bised Uekete and «xtc In tbe Ihenlre. Il.> new uf three children being In Ibe burning bull.|. Inir, and made an allempt lo rescue lliem. Iiiil the smoke was too moch for him ond he bad to Tellre. Hut he had hia (li(inirhls..wllb him. and he Informed the Orenwn, who at ODce did their duly. narrcurK Hood, m Wa>hlngtnn girl, sang Mar- giierKe, In "Kausl." a( (he niollni>e; tiareli 10, wKh (lie Han Unrlo Urjiid (Ijna (>>.. and It WBH a dellghtfnl perfurniuinv. Tiic Canlno, In Ihe rrry near future, la to chance manaceinent and return In Jtn ilril lore, Ihe Uayer Amnseroent Co. A. 0. Mayer, |.r«'»|. dent of Itie company, Irifijrined your eurre^imndeiil llial no plans bad yet been adnpteit, but Ibjt Ibe hiiuse would continue as at premit until all ar- lenrrmiuls were niadr, when full anuuiincenienta wouM be nuule, tliNtau I.OUIS J. Fiissu, of I'oirs. la ninklnt some big eontreels for im.w idoya for nls palMin^. Ue says he Las somu rery big aurprlses U|i bis •leere. UfaNion Kaco (I. Ilsaosa hna at last b4 the "eat" out nf Ibe bag recarding the eonlng Hum. met eesson r.t Ihe Oolunabla. A »'rr nent l>-nf- lel hne liern Itsued by Uie manajrmenl, making the fall ennouuriviu^l of coming iTeuta, which proTe* to be a re.il miialcal eotnedr oimpany In- stead of (ha famoua Colomlila I'la/era Htnrk (V>. The change will be aiipreelated, for Waslilnglon In full of mnalc h>rera. and from all atiiiearanret there la ■ Ireot In store for llieni. "nir seeiirlng of fiVank M. Ilaliiger as direetur mrsna Ihst etery iileee will lie priHliirnl as It shoulr tte. II was he who produced "I'he lUiae >lald " and he la Or'nlii In hire Ihe pleasure of pnidueluj tbat — I fiiine nli'i-e nt the njie.il'ig of the OilnlutilJ nm- nioi. uiil(-li ereiit (H>euri( .Mmuljy, At*rll Ti, Cliiirlea HiinlrcH, tile w(.ll known scene nrtlnt, h nn hiilid and IKiw nt work iill neelH-a liii-ilnl fur the (Sieiilng. lie Iiiih iin nhle nsnlHtniil, Niiniioii Khudes. Thin iiii^niiii Ihnt nil scenic efTcclH win be pnnierly nlleinleil In. This In a new dnpnrlnre uf Ihe lldlu.iililn inaiiage- niriit. Anuiiig tho wurks alremly Mdected U'slde '•■nie »<■».• Mahl" nre ".Mile. .Mi-llnte,lh« IVudertoul." ",Nniigh:y ,Marl<>rts," '"I'lie lied li<«e," "llrlghl Kyc«.fhe Hiirhiii .Mnhl. fhe ChiHvlale Hiddler," "The (llrl of My Uresnis." "The K.nelianlreM." "The Hllm Princess." "Hwerllieartn." "Wuudhind" and "The Kcho." A very firruvldnlilc lint. "Tiiie lli.iiii KNVKi/ire" U a enpllal Tihlcle fur lliul slerlliig and deoetrlng •c(or, V J. t'er- tfUHUll. Indianapolis, Ind.—tlurat (J. 0, naiii,'<, mgr.) Jvnies K. J. Arehllmld War l.rvcluie Man h lU, Unve. Aids and Pablo Caaels IS. KNUtJ»ii'H (A(L Ulllei, mgr.)—Dr. (lenr^.i A. I>urM7'a l'lHil(«rn|ihlc Wonder* 10-11, William (UlletlP, lllanehn lialea and Marie Uorii, la "Dli.'omaey," 111, 2U; "Tho I'riiire of I'llio'ii ' 20 1(7, KtiTii'K (Neil H. Ilualhun mgr.I—Dill 10.2(1: ilnrry lluudliil, Will Ituiiern, Krlli and I.1117 Iii'i.eli, (!ittyUiii White unit ciniipaiiy, Thm> l.eluli- Iciin, llend and CanaoD, llrown and (lolilen, aii.l IvtH ACdUHlK. l.VMic (Itnrlnn * Olaen, ingrs. )_ll|ll 10 2'i: llri'iiilwny Heitetle, .Mniuila, lloriulell Khigera, Killlli Hwaii. mill KiiKTKin and llaldwiii. Cdi.nuniA (II. 10. lllni.'k, nigri-IIIierry lllo'- wiiiiH wiek cf 10, I.TcHi.u, Kiuii.T, AMiAUiini, Ihih, Kkthtii.-ii:, CdlllNIAI,, I'lLHB und .MiNlllTTlN, fvalUfe plc- (Lres. lOviinavllle, In<l.-<Wella Pljnu (0. I.ar (if. fut, mgr. I (led. Arlln. .Mnn-h 211. KIk nnd ITi-<s I'lulia cuiiililiied show will hold fdrlti lieri* Aiirll K, II. Nlw (lUiNii (Win. .Melldwnn, Iiitfr.)—Mill .Mnrih ir,.|T: liiifiir lldva. Mailer J, (I. U-wIn nnd einnpniiy, lllrneliel Meiiiller, nnd Thiine Kreiic'i Olrla. Knr Th '^I : Wliinno Winter, Apilale'i) /.>hi- li.glrnl Circus, Mntlle Cliiinle and edni|iany, llniKcr iiid (liHiilwIii, mill 'I'lie Ihirlsliil 'rriiiiiie. )—»>" eiiM 211. .Majkhtk; ((,'linx, Hweetdd, nigr,)—4>iiintry Clr- liHeiisuM nnd N(iutiihiiiu (Chan. Kwi-einn, nmr. I—Amateurs, raiidevllle and nnitluM iilelurea. I'niNcKHH. Haviit. i.'nithuiiin. ItivkMHine. .Nurri,- ir. C<ii.iiNi«l., Khanki.in. VinniNiA. Cui.iiHniA, l''l'l,T»N. VaI.AIiA. :4TAIIIIIU, (IiiV KUNiiII, AI.IIAM' USA. jHKrnnHiiN, Wihiiiijiwn, Wai.nct, Kaviiii- ITK, Cahti.k IIai.i, uiid Aljuo, uiolluii picliirc* only. PnrtlniMl, Ore.—llelllg (W. T. I'.inific. ii Kr. 1 'Td Kny" .Mun-li M '.ill. (li.eiiKi'M (T. It. C'liihin, mgr.I—Illll lie.<iii- nldk- M: llyiinM nnd .Miliilyrc. Iknilla and I.-W licnrn, 'Ihe Hlinrr.ieti, .!nek KMiiiedy niiil oimi. jiiiiiy. Krenudliin uinl linrras llrulhern, I'urlllu Slid frnldtd, nnd llie Criiniwella. r.MriifiHH III. W. I'lrning, mgr.I —fur week ta.|;li>i'.,liig IB: OInrlie Viiiice, Ciennr lllv.ill, Thr.-o lUi'i.eK HIsK-rs, (Xisr'.ii l>elnri|..Mnry Carr iiii-l C(*fi-|tsiiy, l'*nye niul Myiiii. and Kd. Xnelter 'frUi. I'ANT^iiKH' IJ. A. J'diiiNin, iiigr.)-'llli| week Uk'I'MIiik 10: Ilnrry II. (.'lerelsiid nnd (imiiuiiv, Mr. Slid .Mrs. Iliihyn«, MendnMH' Alikeii ruuipniiy, I'leiee and lluilyii, Williams ltr»lh,i.-s, nii'l Wrirhl und Davis. ll>Km IM. W. Heanian. mgr.)—Hlneh eniiiiuiny I'rimitn 'Tens nf the HIdrin Oiuiilry" U-iil. I'wiri.K'H. .Majbhtk^ fun, OtLUUUu mid .Na- ^l(|^Al,, phiMoplays. Ilarlford. Conn.—rornnni' (H. 0. Parsiiin. ngr.) "Tlie NntiirnI Law" .Mnreh 10.17, Itny- nw.hil llllrhenek, In "The lleauly Hlinp." I». 10; lld.'nl IJIIlpiillaiin' Hlinw 22-24, "Un Triul" I'IK- cliil roniiiaii}) week of 211. IM.I'M (Jamea Tliatclier, ni«T.)—The Poll Plny- eis. Ill ".Maggie l'rii|ier," 10 and week. CnANii (Moe MeesInK, mgr.)—Olrln frdni Ilapiiy- laiiil 10-17, Melt Kennedy and l.llHrly lUU IH. 10. I'jiana (Wm. D, Anenuiih, nigr,)—IIIIl wM'l! nf 10: "Clieyenne Hays." Ktslinan and Mimr... Tnio Slid Tote, I'nul I'liiwr (iimiiaiiy. rrniik Ilronn Til(>. anil Julls Nssh mid (-unitmny. IlAHTroan (II. II. Jei:nhigs, Mivn.)- tllll lO.:!!': 1'hco and cdiniinny. InikniN nnd I'cnrl. i>ni IKrhis. L'ampliell and Purber, Ouy llnrtlelt, iiuJ nicturi-ii. t-'TSANh, I'RINCKHH, Majsstic, Kurucrii ninl ond CsdWN, plotureri only. Nrvr llawrn, Conn.—Ahnbert (R. D, F.l- (•ridge, mgr.) "»)n Trial" week of March 10, "A fair (if rllin" 22 21, Ibe Uoysl Mlllputlsu Ke- rne Hhow 20.27. _ . . llreKBio.w (Henry Mengea, mgr.)—The atock oimpiny urerenls ''Ifrockles" week of 10. , (InAKii.—^e V^ocb Models IB-IT, rsudevlllo IK. 20, Iiijou (Ragene Wilson, ofr.)—Vsuderllle nnd '"I'l'lyi (OUre 0. Rdwards, ogr,)—VnnleTlllo and plclurte. nt. John, Can.—Oners Honae (W. 0. Me- ■ Kay, mgr.) the Voung-Adnnm Co. continue lo do piKsl bialiM. They pieseat "A Olrl of the Hutiiiy Houlh" 16 )7, "tliicle Tnm'a Cabin" 19-20. Oiu, Htas, llRiqua aad Rmpsesb, morlng plc- lurte only. I.Tiiu.—VandeTllle and roofing pictures. iMPniAL.-K'red Ual^ and Anna Hiewart, and rtoTlng pirlarts. I' n. r.pBKcaa, msnsKPr of Ihe f.rrle Theatre, liHs turned hla Ihratre okt In the ladles of tli« I'nirlotic CVmmrftlee, wh*n Ihey hnd charge, 13. Fullie piccocds went to I'altkillc Fund,