The Billboard 1910-05-07: Vol 22 Iss 19 (1910-05-07)

MAY 7, 1910. The Billboard 57 25: Mrs. Dot 26; Music Master May 6. FAMILY (Edw, Mozart, mgr.) A Day in the Alps, Emil Hoch and Co., Joe Westons Nine Merry Kiddoos, Roosevelt in Africa, Gartelle Brothers, Blaphin and Hebr, Art Fisher, week of April 25. Transfield Sisters, Jack Gardner and Co., Church City Four, Goodall and Craig, Frozeeno, end others May 2 and week; business good. NORRISTOWN -GRAND OPERA HOUSE (C. M. Southwell, mgr.; M. Reis Circuit) The Irene Myers Stock Co. in My Pal and Sold Into Slavery: excellent business. THE GARRICK (A, & L. Sablosky, mgrs. Ryno, Emerson and Meehan pleased; Howard Jenkins in his Rube act took well; Carleton Macey and Co, in their comedy sketch, A Timely Awakening, very clever; Hill, Cherry and Hill more than pleased; Frank Barrett, black face comedian, pleased; Chantrell and Schuyler in their playlette, Hamlet Up to Date, was good. READING.—ORPHEUM (Frank Hill, res. mgr.; Wilmer and Vincent Circuit) Henry Troy and His Quartette, Anita Diazs Monkeys, Dehaven and Whitney, Ray Fern, and pictures, 25-27. Mr. James Kenedy and Company, Billy Gaston, Davis, Willis and Guhle, The Ster!ings and pictures 28-30. GRAND OPERA HOUSE (c, G. Keeney, res. mgr.; Luken, Keeney and Sablosky, lessees and mgrs.) Carlton Macy and Company, Lew Williams and Company, Ryno, Emerson and Meham, Lillian Colson, and pictures 25-27. PALACE THEATRE (Moving Picture Company of America, lessees and mgrs.) Aurora, E. C. Jordan and Company, Lily and May Burns, Baker and Doyle, The Michael Angelos, Ed. Wright in {illustrated songs and jetures 25-27. VICTOR, MECCA, PARLOR, SMPIRE, PICTURELAND, and STAR, moving pictures and Illustrated songs. SHARON.—MORGAN GRAND OPERA HOUSE (G. B. Schwartz, mgr.; Reis Circuit) Vaudeville and pictures to big business. GABLE’S FAMILY (C, Gable, mgr.) Vaudeville and pictures; fine business. LUNA (Julius Moyer, mgr.) High class vaudeville and pictures to capacity houses. ALPHA (M. C, Graham, mgr.) High class vandeville and pictures to large business. UNDER CANVAS: MHagenbeck-Wallace Shows May 7. TAMAQUA—FAMILY (Chris. Peterson, mgr.) Kolb and Miller, German comedians, and pictures to capacity business week of April 18. LIBERTY (M. Kline, mgr.) Pictures and songs; good business. WALKER OPERA HOUSE (Leroy Walker, mgr.) The Gibson Family Reunfon (local talent) April 21-22. UNIONTOWN.—GRAND OPERA HOUSE (F. Robbins, mgr.) The Traveling Salesman April 19; played to largest house of the season. The Man on the Box April 21; business fair. S. H. Dudley in The Smart Set April 23; fair musical comedy; business fair. WILLIAMSPORT.—LYCOMING OPERA HOUSE (L. J. Fisk, mgr.) The Three Twins April 25; pleased good house. Thurston, the magician 19; fair house. The Man on the Box 29. FAMILY (Fred M. Lamade, mgr.) Lasky’s Royal Novelty Musical Extravaganza, decided hit; The Great Powell, magician; Chas. Trager, English comedian; Nat Leffingwell; Louise Meyers, and Allen Owen, present a clever act; Bell and Caron, pleased; Belle Meyers, scored; April 25 and week. GRAND. Pictures and songs; fair business. LYRIC. Pictures and songs; good business. ORPHEUM. Vaudeville, lectures and songs; fair business. FOURNEY’S *>ALACE, Skating and dancing; Alice Teddy, the bear, is making a big hit on roller skates. WILKES-BARRE.—POLI'S THEATRE (Gordon Wrighter, mgr.) April 18, Moffatt and Claire, Hilda Hawtharne, World and Kingston; McNamee, Selma Braatz, The Edna Philips Co., The Rolfonians, and the Electograph, played to well pleased audiences, and capacity. 25, Lavini Leonard, Merril and Otto, The Old Soldier Fiddlers, Laura Buckley, Arthur Demont Trio, The Onion Trust, The Six American Dancers. May 2, Wood Bros., Edmond Stanley and Co., Connelly, Steel and Carr, Leo Carrillo, Zeno, Jordon and Zeno; Smyth and Hartman, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Crane. 9, this house will open stock with Brewster's Millions, Miss Grace Hoff and Mr. Willard Blackman respectively playing leads. SAVOY THEATRE (Dave Coen, mgr.) Vaudeville and moving pictures. Doing good business, _YORK.—AUDITORIUM (B. C. Pentz, mgr.; U. B. 0.) Week of April 18, The Great Alpine Storm, splendid setting; Grey and Peters, bicycle act, very clever; Gallawa, cartoonist, clever; Healy and Adams in Heathen Idol, fair; Ed and May Woodward in Bargains, fair; Maclachain Bros., dancers, very good: Palmer and Lewis in Footlight Favorites, fair. This bill closes this house for this season. YORK OPERA HOUSE (R. ©. Pentz. mgr.) Cohan and Harris Minstrels April 18, pleased good business. Thurston 23; advance sale big. This attraction always fills this house. MYSTIC STAR (Harry Musser, mgr.) Week April 18, Roosevelt pietures drawing good business. ALHAMBRA (H. ©. Hooper, mgr.) Week of April 18, Spedden and Herson and pictures, business very good. The NEW SCENIC, picture house, has been doing capacity business. aia’ RHODE ISLAND. ROVIDENCE.—P ROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE (F. R. Wendleschaifu, mgr.) The New heatre Co. of N. Y., April 25 and week: excellent company to good business. KEITHS (Chas, Livenberg, mgr.) Week of 25, vaudeville of the highest order to capacity houses. EMrine (Sol. Branning, mgr.) Ward and Vokes The Promoters 25, and week: good show and ig business. IMPERIAL (C. EB. Hunt, mgr.) Vaudeville, pictures and songs: business improving. WESTMINSTER (Geo. F. Collier, mgr.) randeville, pictures and songs to big business. ICKEL (F. W. Westgate, mgr.) Pictures and Songs to good business, SCENIC (F. W. Homan, ~et.) Vaudeville, pictures and songs to good business. BULLOCKS (Parker L. Burks, mgr.) 00 petares and songs to fine business, de e P to Gas Gasieate’ y, mgr.) Pictures and songs SOUTH CAROLINA. p CHARLESTON.—ACADEMY or MUSIC (C. Tertnatinews, mgr.) Paul Gilmore 30: Three Pus 28. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON CAMsaa Ren Greet Players in series of Shakesf rean plays, 21-28, to large and refined audences, Each play is well presented and the ist: A Hubert Cervean, cartoonont arley and Harley. singers: A-Ra-Re Post ard Album ts extremely novel: business fine. jeorge and Georgie, Dan RoLYao and Mrs. Robyns, WONDERLAND, tonne and THEATORIUM continue to draw crowds, wSTARTENBURG.—HARRIS ag. = oe mgr.) Three Twins May 2, LYRIC. PieTan and vaudeville, week of April 25. FAIRY. dD (L. T. Lester, Jr., mgr.) Pictures and in ; good business. MAGIC (W. F. Flem®, mer.) Pictures and vaudeville to good re turns, CONVERSE COLLEGE AUD J South Atlantic States Musical Peotival i 15-22; better than any before. UNDER CANVAS: Howe’s Shows April 25; medium circus, one ring. Billy Kersand’s Minstrels April 23. SOUTH DAKOTA. ABERDEEN.—GOTTSCHALK THEATRE (H. L. Walker, mgr.) The Third Degree April 21; excellent company, capacity business; Chic Perkins in repertoire 27-28. BIJOU THEATRE (C. W. Gates, mgr.) Hopkins and Vogt, musical; Lew Fein, Hebrew politician; Walt Hymes, minstrel; Adelaide Knight and Co., sketch: pictures, week April 18; good bill, good business. IDLE HOUR THEATRE (C. T. Smithers, mgr.) Motion pictures and songs; good business. AU DITORIUM (Chas. Gottschalk, mgr.) Roller skating. ALEXANDRIA.—ALEXANDRIA OPERA HOUSE (0, K. Stablein, mgr.) April 25, wrestling match between Dan Mason of Pierre and Bob Henry of Les Mars, Iowa. Won by Bob Henry in first two rounds in 13 and 12 minutes each. Bob Henry will wrestle Mace of Aberdeen, here May 2. HURON—GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Joe Daum, mgr.) Kent’s comedians week 18, played to good houses. BIJOU THEATRE (John. B. Connors, Jr., mgr.; Sullivan and Considine circuit) Vaudeville and moving pictures, doing a very good business. LOUNGE THEATRE (Sharrett and Carlson, mgrs.) In moving pictures and songs. AUDITORIUM SKATING RINK (Joe Daum, mgr.) Roller skating. Good business. TENNESSEE. COLUMBIA.—OPERA HOUSE (L. D. Archer, mgr. for summer season) Week of 18, Reynolds and Lewis, Anna Belmont. Hamlin and Nazle, Earl Wright and moving pictures. Week of 25, Southerland and Woodruff and Florence Arnold; business good. Tempest and Sunshine 29; Alice in Wonderland, by local talent, for benefit of Elks, May 2. SOUTH SIDE PARK (J. P. McGaw, mgr.) Matinee races beginning May 15, with athletic sports and a carnival company. JACKSON.—ELITE THEATRE (Will S. Cox, mgr.) Veek of 18, Chiquita, large houses, 25-30, Joe Ryan, tenor spotlight, good; Earl McClure and His English Juggling Girls, fine; The Carmello Troupe, tableaux stories, excellent. Roosevelt in Africa, special attraction. Biograph pictures all the week. MARLOWE THEATRE (Max Kahn, mgr.) 25, Richard J. Jose in Silver Threads. Play good to medium house. 26-30, vaudeville. TEXAS. CLEBURNE.—THE BEST (Miss Annie Clements, mgr.) Motion pictures and songs, splendid business. THE LUCILLE (Thompson & Cobb, mgrs.) Vaudeville and pictures: good business. DALLAS.—MAJESTIC (0. F. Gould, mgr.) Great Kelter, bounding wire expert, pleasing; Elsie Tuell, comedienne in character change and popular songs, great entertainer; The Brahams Quartette, lady instrumentalists and vocalists, very good musical act; W. J. Kurtis and his wonderful performing rooster, very entertaining; E. Billy, Swede Hall, Jennie Colborne and Co., in Made Good, very good: Lewis and Chapin, male and female duo of fun makers in s. and d.; ElDora, novelty juggler, good; Doc Oneal, monologist, good: and pictures week of April 24. HAPPY HOUR (W. O. Dalton, mgr.) Gene Alvarey, character singer, good; Dick and Fanny Mason, premier s, and d., clever; Hughes and Hughes, versatile entertainers, pleasing: Bailey and Edwards, vaudeville artists, and pictures; week of 24. ORPHEUM (W. . Brown, mgr.; Chas, Hodkins, agent) Geo. Wade and Co., comedy sketch, good; Chas. Bradley, b. f. comedian, clever; Hanlon and Walsh, s. and d., good; The Winning Novelty Act, pleasing; C. Porter Norton, magician, clever: week of April 24; business good. PASO.—EL PASO THEATRE (Crawford George 18, to S. R. O. Everyone pleased. theatre is now closed for the season. CR ORD THEATRE (Crawford and Rich, mg@=P-This popular play house has closed for the s@fson. MAJESTIC THEATRE (Frank Rich, migr.) This theatre is now devoted to high-class-vaudeville. Frank Walters and Miss Claremont, Singing, black face monologue and a pair of tfapese performers, with a physical culture demonstration and moving pictures make up the BH; good houses. AIRDOME (Mr. Frank Rich, mgr.) Will open about May 15, to the Dramatic Stock Company. HAPPY HOUR THEATRE (Howard Fogg, mgr.) Strong bill, business good. HOUSTON.—MAJESTIC THEATRE (Chas. A. McFarland, mgr.) Musical Tolans, good; Miss Grace Leonard, very good; Mills and Moulton, entertaining; F. C. Strickland, the musical rube, excellent; Roland West in the Criminal, eased; Sampson and Donglas, went well; Shrensall Bros, and Dutton, good, and motion pictures; big business. COZY (Maurice Wolf, mgr.) Prentice Troupe, acrobats, pleased; Moore and St. Claire, sketch. went well; Eugene Walter, A Dress Rehearsal, entertained, and motion ietures; capacity business. VENDOME (Box Sros., mers.) Daragh Leslie, comedian; Miss Buchanan and Co., sketch; G, S, Golsone, comedian; Ward and Mayo; Robert Hall; Russell and Girls, singing, and motion pictures: good bill to big business. ORPHEUM (Jas. B. Kelley, mer.) DeVoe and Mack: Bert Howard, novelty juggler, excellent; Ray Harris, comedian; Harry Ford, songs: Harvey and Paterson, s. and d, good: entertaining bill to big patronage. EMPIRE (R. B. Morris, mgr.) Vaudeville and motion pictures, big business. HILLSBORO.--UNDER CANVAS: Harrison Theatre Co. April 18-23; good show to immense business. LUFKIN.-—-ELECTRIC (E. M. Jones, mgr.) Rusby and Williams, novelty act; good, large crowds, MINERAL WELLS.—YALE (Miss Etta White, mgr.) Baird and Reeth, s, and d., and pictures, showing to packed houses, 25 and week. PALEST E.—NEW LYRIC (Tim O'Connell, mgr.) Fox and Foy April 18-20; good show and houses. Vontello and Mile, Nina 21-23; splendid show and houses, SAN ANGELO—YALE THEATRE (C. J. Coggin, mgr.) B. Allen's Musical Comedy Co. week of April 18: good performances and good attendance. CRYSTAL THEATRE (Smith Bros., mgrs.) The Wagoners, April 18-20, good business: O'Rrien and Darraugh 21-28: good show, fine business. SAN ANGELO OPERA HOUSE (Ralfanz & Feller, mgrs.) St. Elmo 23; splendid company, good house. WACO.—MAJESTIC (Box Bros., mgrs.) The Whiteman Stock Co. In repertoire. good comvany, large audiences, week of April 18. VENXOME (Box Bros., mgrs.) Robilliard Sisters, s. and d., very. good; Sutton and Caprice, s. and 4.; Turno and Turno, comedy stunt, went well; Pepper Twins, harmony singers and character artists, pleased; pictures; big business, EL and Rich, mgrs.) UTAH. SALT LAKE.—SALT LAKE THEATRE (George D. Pyer, mgr.; K,. and E., booking agents) Jack Johnson, heavyweight pugilist and troupe of athletic stars, April 25, capacity house, very good entertainment. COLONIAL (Ben Ketcham, mngr.; Northwestern Theatrical Assn., booking agents) Arthur C. Aiston’s company in As The Sun Went Down, opened to good houses, and pleased, week of 24. Dorothy Morton in The Widow Jones week of 31. SHUBERT THEATRE (Max, Florence, prop. and mgr.) Willard Mack and Maude Leone in standard stock productions opened to fine business week of 24, in Nat Goodwin’s success When We Were TwentyOne. Week of 31, Henry Miller’s Heartsease. THE GRAND (Theodore Lorch and Dick P. Sutton, props and mgrs.) Theodore Lorch and company in The Call of the Circus, began an auspicious week April 24. ORPHEUM THEATRE (Orpheum Circuit; C. N. Sutton, res. mgr.) Matt Henson, he Only Man Who Saw The Pole With Peary, most laughable; Ida Fuller, in her spectacular fantasy La Sorciere, pleased; Lottie Williams and Co, in Edmund Days on Stony Ground, very fine company and playlet; The Charles Ahearn Cycling Comedians, good; Fred Rays Players in The Noblest Roman of Them All, pleasing; LaRose and LaGusta European Novelty Wirists, daring work pleased all; Al. Summers, dancing and acrobatic, with motion pictures and Orpheum Orchestra closed a splendid bill to big houses week of 24. MISSION THEATRE (John E, Clark, mgr.; Sullivan and Considine Circuit) The Phantastic Phantoms, a novelty in black and white, went well; Carlyle Moore; Ethelyn Palmer Co. in the comedy sketch Disillusionised, pleasing; Les Yheodores, very Startling feats; Alf Ripon and McPherson; The Comie Scot, good comedy work; John Hathaway and Emma Seigel, splendid dancing act; the Mission Orchestra and motion pictures closed a good bill, week of 21. THE BUNGALOW (Max Florence, mgr.) Nelson-Wolgast Fight Pictures drew capacity houses week of 24. CASINO (E. P. Midgley, mgr.) Vaudeville and moving pictures gave a good bill and pleased very large houses. MAJESTIC THEATRE (Harry Revier, mgr.) Vaudeville and pictures big houses and fine bill. MAX FLORENCES THEATRE, THE LUNA, ISIS and ELITE, moving pictures and illustrated songs, large houses and pleasing performances. The million dollar resort, SALTAIR BEACH opens May 28, and a fine line of out door attractions has been secured. The Salt Palace Saucer Track, the fastest in the world, will soon open and the fans are very busy training. The Wandemere and Lagoon the other big amusement parks are ready to open the middle of May. VERMONT. ST. ALBANS.—WAUGH’S OPERA HOUSE (T. R. Waugh, mgr.) Mrs, Temple’s Telegram April 25-26; The Climax 29. THEATORIUM (Archer and Blake, mgrs.) Pictures and songs; business good. WOODSTOCK—MUSIC HALL (A. B. Morgan, mer.) Charlie’s Aunt April 29; Yale Stock Co. May 12-14. VIRGINIA. CHARLOTTESVILLE.—LYRIC (J. J. Lelennan, mgr.) Theresa Miller, comedienne, pleased; Bill Jones, musical act, good; Walter M. Ebel and Co., failed to please; Al Nash, b. f. comedian, good; pictures, REX (Andrew Bell, mgr.) Pictures and songs. STAUNTON.—BEVERLY (Bockman & Shultz, mers.) Top O’ th’ World May 3. The Bishop’s Carriage 24. WONDERLAND. Vaudeville; doing well. LYRIC. Vaudeville; capacity houses. ARCADIA. Moving pictures; good business. WASHINGTON. COLFAX.—NEW RIDGEWAY THEATRE (B. Kuhn, mgr.; J. Cort, booking agent) The Red Mill 30. ORPHEUM THEATRE (Hamblen Bros., mgrs.) Motion pictures and songs. THE DIME (G. Hutton, mgr.) Motion pictures and songs. WEST VIRGINIA. FAIRMONT.—GRAND OPERA HOUSE (J. E. Powell, mgr.; McCray, Fisher and McCray, booking agents) Frank McIntire in the Travelin Salesman, April 25; Smart Set 26. W. R. Markle Show Boat, April 18-19, S. R. O., pleased with The Toy-makers Dream and Lonesome Luke’s Luck. LYRIC (Chas. Kenton, mgr.; Gus Sun, booking agent) Vaudeville and motion pictures to large houses. DIXIE (Linn and Morgan, lessees and mgrs.) Moving pictures and illustrated songs, packed houses. NDER CANVAS: Forepaugh-Sells Bros. Circus May 5. SISTERVILLE.—AUDITORIUM (A. R. Doyle, mgr.) The Man on the Box, April 18; good performance, fair house. C. Edmund Weil in The Henrietta 20; St. Elmo 22; one of the best attractions of the year, fair house, WHEELING.—VIRGINIA (Chas. A. Feinler, mngr.; Independent bookings) May Irwin in Mrs. Jim 19; large audience and excellent satisfaction. The Squaw Man 21-23; pleased fair houses. APOLLO (W. H. Rogers, mgr.; Eastern Wheel) Golden Crook 18-20; Parision Widows 21-23; usual good houses. GRAND (Chas. A. Feinler, mgr.) Motion pictures. VICTORIA (Geo. Shafer, mgr.; Gus Sun circuit) Bobby Burgess and West Sisters, sketch; The Seamon Duo, in musical comedy; Geo. Paul and Co., in sketch; Jerome Casper, eccentric comedian; The Four De Wolfs, character dancers 19-20; usual good returns. LaRose Bros., novelty acrobats; Matin, baritone, in illustrated songs; Bobby Burgess and West Sisters, sketch; Gus Williams, in songs and stories; Daum, novelty musical act; The Eagle and the Girl, introducing Miss Margaret Ryan 21-23; satisfactory returns and both bills pleased. COURT (E. L. Moore, megr.; Klaw and Erlanger booking agents) Rose Stahl in The Chorus Lady 19; well patronized and good performance. Robert Hilliard in A Fool There Was 20; drew well and fine performance. The Traveling Salesman 22-23; returns only fair, but deserved better. WISCONSIN. ANTIGO.—ANTIGO OPERA HOUSE (John Honus, mer.) Sterling and West. pictures; capacity business week of April 18. Polly of the circus April 25: German Theatre Co. of Milwaukee 27; Ole Peterson 30; The Irish Senator May 4; Third Degree 6. PALACE (Harvey E. Hanson, mgr.) Business good with pictures and songs. APPLETON.—APPLETON (Chas. A. Takacs, mgr.) Polly of the Circus 23; fine performance to good business. BIJOU (H. Hanforth, mgr.) Doing good business with vaudeville and songs. BELOIT.—WIISON’'S OPERA HOUSE (R. H. Wilson, mgr.) The Harvey Stock Co. April 1823: big business. The Servant in the House 26, The Climax 28. Lyman Twins May 2. GRAND (W. B. Appleby, mgr.) This house stopped remodeling work in order to show the Roosevelt in Africa pictures April 23: big business. FOND du LAC.—HPNRY BOYLE (P. B. Haber, mgr.) The Golden Butterfly April 19: Traveling Salesman 27; The Girl of the Golden West 28. IDEA VAUDEVILLE (Oscar J. Vollert, mgr.) Veronica, Helen St. Raynor, Royale and Stearns in The Sporting Editor, Leonard Kane, Florence Koenig, and pictures; fair business, BIJOU (W. E. Smith, mgr.) Pictures and songs. ROYAL (J. R. Welch, mgr.) Pictures and songs. RACINE.—RACINE (Central States Theatre Co., props.; Dan M. Nye, mgr.) Louis Mann in The Man Who Stood Still April 6; good show, good business. House of a Thousand Candles April 10; good show, good business. Al, Wilson in Metz in Ireland 17; fair show, poor good house. business. The Climax 19; excellent show, poor business. The Servant in the House 20. STEVENS’ POINT.—GRAND OPERA HOUSE (W. L. Bronson, mgr.) Orpheum Stock Co. Apr. 18-23; fine company and house. Isle of Spice 27. IDEAL (C. Carle, mgr.) Good business with moving pictures. NEW PASTIME. WII) soon open with pictures. WYOMING. LARAMIE.—OPERA HOUSE (H. BE. Root, mgr.) Curtiss Comedy Co., 18-25; good production to good business. Same show next week. CANADA. HAMILTON, ONT.—GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Allie R, Loudon, mgr.) William Faversham in Herod 19-20, with matinee to mediocre business; most sumptuous preseutation. Forbes Robertson in the Passing of the Third Floor Back 21-22; immense audiences; a display of rare dramatic ability by this famous English actor; repeated curtain calls; crowds turned away in ecstacies. The Soul Kiss 23, with matinee; excellent company; pretty girls and clever actors; good houses at both performances; delighted audiences. The Girl from Rector’s 26-27. Manager Loudon is being highly commended for his recently highly pleasing and most satisfactory bookings. TEMPLE (John G. Appleton, mgr.) Keith’s vaudeville: The Five Olympiers, headliners; living bronze statuary by four men and one woman, ean not be appreciated without being seen; Hoey and Lee, Hebrew comedians and parodists, accorded a grand reception; Hibbert and Warren, blackface comedians, big hit; Fred St. Onge Trio, comedy cyclists, good; The Twin Flats, a pleasing comedy sketch by Charles B. Ward, Katharine Klare and Alice Lillian Ward, was well acted and enthusiastically received; T. H. McConnell, The President of the 13 Club, made good with singing and bright line of talk; Juggling De Lisle, a clean, clever and expert juggler, and excellent motion pictures. A vaudeville entertainment of special merit to crowded houses entire week of 18. RED MILL (Roy Marshall, mgr.; Griffin bookings) Hilliard and Phillips in dramatic sketch, The Adventuress, artistically acted and very pleasing; Frank Monchon, aerial artist, clever and daring, 18-20; Parker, Palmer Company, presenting The College Girl Athlete, with Hazel Palmer, the noted female wrestler, demonstrating the scientific points of the game, together with their clever bag punching and trick dog Mike; a sketch well acted and well received, 21-23. Owing to illness, William De Anta, tramp comedian, failed to fill engagement for last half of week. Percy Willson, the orchestra house leader is a great favorite with the patrons of the Red Mill for his clever musical renditions, and almost daily the leader and his excellent band of musicians are spontaneously received by the immense throngs who daily pack the popular James street vaudeville and picture house. COLONIAL (Wm. J. Melody, mgr.) Clara Morris, a popular local singing comedienne, in a _ repertoire of eatchy selections; Grey B. Odlum, the illustrated songster, and pretty little Ivy Moore in pleasing songs, and motion pictures to excellent business, week of 18. CRYSTAL PALACE (Herbert Clayton, mgr.) Enormous crowds packed the Palace morning, afternoon and night to witness the magnificent pictures of Ex-President Roosevelt in Africa. Hustling Herb was there with his box office smile during the entire week of 18; turnaway audiences; record week at_ this house. A. L. RICHARDSON. ST. JOHN, N. B.—OPERA HOUSE (H. J. Anderson, mgr.) Chicago Stock Company The Royal Box 25. Change of bills daily for the rest of the week. Kirk Brown May 2. THE NICKEL, GEM, NOVELTY, UNIQUE and STAR, moving picture houses as usual are turning away business. STRATFORD, ONT.—ALBERT (The Griffin Amusement Co., mgrs.) The Climax April 19; splendid production to large audience. Pictures and vaudeville balance of week pleased packed houses. The Girl from Rector’s May 2; pictures and five acts of vaudeville on open dates. VICTORIA, B, C.—VICTORIA THEATRE (C. Denham, mgr.) The Allen Players in Camille April 18-19; pleased large audience. The Truth 20-21; played well to good business. Bonita 22-23 in Wine Women and Song. PANTAGES THEATRE (W. A. Shaffer, mgr.) House dark. GRAND THEATRE (R. Jameson, mgr.) Lew and Nellie Shaw, wonders of the billiard world, well received; Jos. and J. and Myra Davis Dowlong, in their laughable hit A Snap Shot, good act; Matti Lockette, original Mary Jane; Veroni Verdi and Bro; The Elf and The Maiden of Instrumentation, pleasing: Thos. J. Price. singer. MAJESTIC THEATRE: Doing good business in pictures and songs. ROMANO THE ATRE: Songs and motion pictures. MAJESTIC THEATRE: Pictures and songs. Very good business. EMPRESS THEATRE: Continuous moving pictures and songs. Good business. WINNIPEG.—DOMINION THEATRE (W. B. Lawrence, mgr.: Morris Circuit) Week 25, Arnold’s Performing Leopards, Panthers, Jaguars, very clever performance showing great mastery over the beasts: Leonard, Lonie and Gillette, athletic comedians, very good: Wo-Chik-Be, Indian character singer, pleased; The Esterbrookes, in musical novelties, very good entertainers; Dick Miles, in mirth and nonsense, pleased; J. F. Bannister and Co. in a sketch, Auld Lang Syne, very good, Mr. Bannister’s work being a feature: The Oriole Trio, singers, pleased. BIJOU THEATRE (George G. Case, mgr.; Sullivan and Considine) Week of 25, Cabaret’s Dogs, very entertaining; Ward and Weberg™ dancers, good; Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Fisher in sketch, The Half Way House, they both dé some clever acting: Billy K. Wells, Hebrew orator, one of the hits on the bill; The Moneta Five, in An Evening at Home, decided hit of the bill. Week of May 2, Four Rio Bros., The Musical Gordon Highlanders, Mildred Stoller, Toney and Norman, Murray K. Hill. GRAND THEATRE (Messrs. Kelly and Rowe, mers.) Week of 25, Marks Bros. Stock Company in melodrama For His Sisters Sake. Week of May 2. The Slave Girl. THE ELITE. PRINCESS. LYRIC, STARLAND, DREAMLAND, PASTIME and UNIQUE, moving picture houses. ARENA ROLLER RINK (W. B. Tribilcock, mgr.) Week of 25, Harley Davidson, champion ler and fee skater in exhibitions of roller and speed skating.