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VARIETY BCPRC8CNTATIVE ARTISTS RGPRG8BINTATIVG ARTISTS Null! Secundus Dainty Delineator ef Dainty Ditties New York debut at the COLONIAL THEATRE. A phenomenal success. Retained for two weeks after first performance and TO TOP THE BILL. MR. WILLIAMS said, "MISS LLOYD, you have made the biggest hit of any English artist on an opening." Thanks to MESSRS. WILLIAMS, HAMMERSTEIN and ALBEE for their kind offers for next season and prolongation of present engagement at double salary. % Thanks to all friends for kind telegrams. ALL SONGS SUNG BY ME ARE MY OWN PROPERTY AND DULY COPY- RIGHTED IN AMERICA AND ENGLAND. Manager: TOM McNAUCHTON, Empire Hotel, Broadway, New York City A HIGH STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IV ACROBATIC COMEDY, WITH SPLENDID WARDROBE. AND KIIM Presenting "PIERROT AND PIERRETTE" Our Reoord: Three idle weeks in six month*. First-class engagement* only. Park time solicited. Week Maroh 4, Majoatio, Ft. Worth, Texas. Week March 11, Traveling. Week March 18, Grand Theatre, Joliet, 111. THE MODERN ATHLETES Leonard an <> Louie SUCCESS ON THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT. RORERT YUILL and BOYD JUST FINISHED ORPHEUM CIRCUIT. NOW OR THE KOHL A CASTLE CIRCUIT "THE DRUMMER ROT" IV PREPARATION. FIVE PEOPLE. By HARRISON KINO. R. A. ROBERTS THE ORIGINAL PROTEAN MOTOR Weeks Maroh 4th and 11th—Keith's, Boston. TO BROTHER ARTISTS, MANAGERS AND AGENTS WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN PIRATING . READ THE FOLLOWING: OFFICE OF WILLIAM MORRIS 110 E. 14th Street. Messrs. L. Burcasser A Co., New York, Feb. 27, IMS. Parle, France. Dear Sin: I bare wen a lithograph of O. Bordeverry's, sharpshooter, and would like to know IF YOU WILL CONSTRUCT FOR MB A SIMILAR PIANO, OR EVEN WITH BETTER IM- PROVEMENTS IF POSSIBLE; ALSO, IF SAME GIVE THE SOUND OF A REGULAR PIANO OB NOT. I am doing same style act In this country at the principal theatres only, and would be pleaaed If you will favor me with a reply, also giving full particulars as to cost, etc. Yours very truly, (Signed) JOHN LORI8, Csre shore." The above Is a copy of a letter written to Measrs. L. Burcasser A Co., manufacturers of the piano of which I sm the sole owner snd inventor, by a man who is going around masquerading himself as s showman. The tame so-called showman (who works about three weeks every year) has frequently billed himself as "Mr. So and So, late of the New York Hippodrome." although the managers of that bouse In an advertisement declared that this billing wsa fslse, snd furthermore, he would never appear on the stsge of their bouse. This man calls himself original. I call htm 111! What would you call blm? An appointment has been made whereby Mr. Lorls snd myself will meet on Friday afternoon at the office of Variety, but at this writing (Thursday) nothing definite can be published. All communications to Colonel Gaston Bordeverry Care Variety. This Weeh Orpheum, Utica SAME BIQ SUCCESS AT QARRICK, WILMINGTON, THIS WEEK LAURIE ORDWAY Direction WESLEY OsV PINCU5 \rVIVl. G. SPECIALLY ENGAGED FOR WEBER A RUSH'S "PARISIAN WIDOWS" FOR EIGHT WEEKS TO CLOSE OLIO. LECLAIR and BOWEN THE FUNNIEST OF ALL TRAVESTY ACROBATS CHAS. F. Both play parts. Oaa open in one and olose in one. Time 18 minutes. At liberty for rsudev/ille April 22. Would consider offer for burlesque for coming- season. Week Maroh 4, Murray Hill Theatre, Hew York; after , an route "Parisian Widows" Company. Address all communications 121 East 100th Street, New York City. Of 44 WeeKs he has BroKen THE RECORDS of 38 Theatres. THAT IS GOING SOME. WM . MORRIS Manatsmsnt BEN J. GREENE. ORIGINAL JAIL BREAKER Address THE WELL, PARTY. Wat MADE 'EM LAUGH McNAUGHTONS URVI m OF CO^flB AGENT CLIFFORD O. FliCHE*. Colonial Tksatra, seeea* week. Retained for two weeks after first performance. Thanks for kind telegrams. MAMAS**, TOM MoNAUGMTON, EMFIRB MOTEL. BROADWAY. NEW TO**. JNO. A. WEST "THE MUSICAL BROWNIE" BOOKED SOLID En Tour Orphaum Circuit Ptrmsnsnt Addr.u. 1 6 1 W. 66th ST., CHICAGO. ILL. Next Season .TORN A. WEST A CO- 8 t'l. When antwering advertimsmentM kindly mention Variety.