Variety 1908-05-30: Vol 10 Iss 12

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th ie VARIBTY .: — Le TWO SURE FIRE HITS YOU NEED THEM WE HAVE THEM Positively the Best ‘‘Coon’’ Song of the Year “Kiss Me Right a9 Fada rae ete i enon ein) cen i le ee ee glace ster atoning ae saree ot meses Tee Meer woes enn Tes sar [Sh Mould Still Love You” Humorous Extra. Choruses : Sure Encore Winner New ot PUBLISHED BY Address 1 364 BROAD WAY, - FRANCIS, DAY x HUNTER, NEW YORK i YOU CAN’T BEAT IT! i J. K. SEBREE, « fo lan P. HICKS, LF Prop. Mer. | : CHICAGO i _ & PLACE THE PROFESSION CAN CALL HOME a HEADQUARTERS WHITE RATS OF AMERICA Meeting Every Fridav Evening of W. H. MORRIS, who has charge of our catering department, extends a cordial welcome to his friends and acquaintances among the profession, assuring them the best of good things to EAT ; | AND DRINE. GOOD MUSIC. SWEET SINGING. N. B.—THE ‘‘FILIPPINO SEXTETTE’ "HAVE BROKEN ALL RECORDS. | | DRAWING. (Not with a. sabe at the Oushoum, San Francisco for 1 two weeks. | “A big hit in my home country. hee ir onal apy i“ ee "4" DIRECTION OF PAT CASEY i oe . am i See ‘ Zz; i HERE, is A NEW ONE! THE FRED ST. ONGE COMPANY PEOPLE MEN * B F THE AGT--THAT’S ALL THE NOVELTY AGT A COMEDY—NOVELTY CYCLE ACT—BRIMFUL OF SENSATIONAL: SURPRISES ALTERNATING WITH DIZZY RAPIDITY ee BercT neers eS ee THE MONK-A-GYGLE THE TWO NcW STRAIGHT MEN (None Better) THE GOMEDY BY FRED (You all know him) THE BOOMERANGS iba RoR ate itn THE GIRAFFE-A-GYGLE Gee! that reads good! I wonder who's got the act? Answer next week When answering advertisements kindly mention Vanity. ee et oe ee prmererere sy Hee wey te parm ere oer CRITE Hc RET ARTA LY x

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MAY 30, 1908. PRICE TEN CENTS. VOL. X., NO. 12. WHITE RATS PUT NEXT YEAR’S OFFICERS IN NOMINATION Three Prominent Artists Are Candidates for Post of Big Chief. Other Offices To be Filled. The nominations for the elective offices to be filled for the ensuing term from June 16th next, have been announced by the Nominating Committee of the White Rats of America. They are as follows: Big Chief (President) Geo. Evans Fred Niblo Edward Esmonde Board of Directors. Harry Keane *Edwin Keogh *Harry Knowles *Chas. B. Lawlor *Walter LeRoy Dick Lynch *Bert Leslie *Jos. Maddern *Mark Murphy W. H. Murphy Sam Morton Tim MeMahon Frank North J. H. Phillips Wm. Robyns *Ren Shields Harry Stanley Chas. J. Stein Joe Birnes *Joseph Callahan Wm. Courtleigh Wm. J. Cooke Frank Cook Edward Clark Edwards Davis Robt. L. Dailey *Jas. F. Dolan T. J. Dempsey *Major Doyle *Geo. Felix Frank Fogerty Ben J. Greene Gerald Griffin *Jack Gardner *Billy Gould *Jas. Harrigan J. Butler Haviland John W. World *Frank Herbert Rube Welch Little Chief (Vice-President) Junie McCree Sam Sidman Secretary—Walter W. Walters. Treasurer—Harry Hayes. Chaplain— Edwards Davis, Jas. F. Dolan, Harry Keane. Rap Rat—Jack Warren, Sam Shannon. Guard Rat—M. J. Kelly, Fred Sa-Hara, Major Burk. Prop Rat—Jas. Connors, Rube Welch. Nectar Rat—Chas. B. Lawlor, Ed. Cas- tano, Chas. Holland. Jest Rat—Frank North, Tom Lewis, Brindamour, Bert Leslie, Robt. L. Dailey, Big Scream Welch. Note Rat—Fred Hylands, Harry Tighe, Jack Price, Wells DeVeaux, Guy Hoppe. Trustees—Corse Payton, Geo. Delmore, William Carroll, Colie Lorella, John P. Hill, Stanley Murphy. The star before the names of the nomi- nee for the Board of Directors indicate -each is now a member of the present tem- porary board. Twenty-five members com- pose the board; there are 40 nominees. With the exception of the trustees (three to be elected) the remainder of the offices will have a single occupant. GOING HOME WITH $70,000. On Wednesday, Vesta Victoria set sail for England, carrying with her thousands upon thousands of American gold, obtained from vaudeville managers on this side dur- ing the thirty-three weeks Miss Victoria played over here under a Klaw & Erlanger vaudeville contract at a weekly salary of 52,500. In all the Englishwoman earned $83,500 for her work, and is reported to have re- turned with at least $70,000 of that amount. No arrangements were entered into by Miss Victoria for an engagement here next season. It is said,, however, that time has been offered to her. Harry Leon- hardt will be Miss Victoria’s American representative. “SUNDAYS” END AT CIRCLE. There will be no more “Nights in Bo- hemia” at the Circle Theatre on Sundays. The order was given out after the warm weather last Sunday to discontinue the concerts which had been given at the Cir- cle since its operation by the Felix Isman interests as the Gus Edwards Music -Sall. Mr. Edwards named the Sunday enter- tainment. RETURNING TO THE STAGE. Mrs. Maurice Howlett, wife of the noted pilot of four-in-hands, will return to the stage, via. vaudeville, at Proctor’s, Newark, week of June 8 in a_ sketch named “A Savage Encounter.” The previous experience of Mrs. Howlett before the footlights was gained by her in London as a member of Sir Henry Irving’s company. She was also in the support of the younger Hare abroad. Her husband tools “The Magnet” up to Arrow- head Inn daily. TO ENFORCE PUNCTUALITY. New Orleans, May 27. A bill has been introduced in the State Legislature making it a misdemeanor for a theatrical manager to seat a patron after the rise of the curtain. While the bill is possessed of a good motive, it is probable that the various forms of entertainment provided by the different theatres will make the passing of the bill an impossibility. AMERICAN ACTS IN LONDON. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, May 27. Three acts from America opened here on Monday last. Jos. Hart’s “Futurity Winner” at Bush made a big hit. The Curzon Sisters, who have been here before, did extremely well At the Hippodrome Shepard’s (suburb) at the Hippodrome. also the Gregory Troupe of hoop-rollers opened. They have just come off the Continent, where they have been playing for some time. don; it has been overdone, in fact, but Hoop-rolling is no novelty in Lon- the Gregory Troupe is a fair act of its sort, and was accepted with approval. DEATHS ABROAD. (Special Cable to Variety.) London, May 27. Death this week has removed Mrs. Joe O’Gorman, wife of one of the foremost members of the Variety Artists’ Federa- tion, and a prominent artist. Jean Osrani is dead also, and Charies Berte, the author and variety editor of the Lon- don “Stage.” is no more. SUN CIRCUIT’S FUTURE. Springfield, O., May 27. Last week Gus Sun, of the Sun-Murray Circuit of vaudeville theatres, with head- quarters in this city, met here two of the leading men of the Western Vaudeville Association, Chicago. The Chicago men were reported as John J, Murdock and E. C. Kohl. The Sun-Murray Circuit has a theatre in a great many of the towns and cities of the middle-west. It is rumored that the object of the conference was to ar- range for the booking of these houses through the Western Vaudeville Associa- tion under certain conditions which are to develop. The theatres are now giving the cheaper grade of vaudeville, playing three shows daily. Reports of profits, in some cities running as high as $30,000 in a season, are said to have attracted the attention of the Chicago men, who believe towns capable of making that returm ean stand a better grade of acts, and play on the two-a-day system. Some combination may be the outceme of the meeting, and it is believed if that happens the better towns on the Sun- Murray Circuit will become first-class houses, and book with those now obtain- ing acts from the W. V. A. $500 OPENING ACT. Chicago, May 27. There is a $500 opening act at the Ma- jestic this week, even beating the pic- tures to the first place on the bill. It is Alice Norton, from London, in her second week here. Miss Norton reached Chi- cago by way of the Orpheum Circuit. She makes rubies and sapphires in “full view of the audience,” but owing to her program position there has been no audience present this week when Miss Norton appeared. “HIS HONOR” CLOSES. Chicago, May 27. Honor, the Mayor,” with Harry Kelly, Madeline Mar- The engagement of “His shall and Trixie Friganza,-kas-been cur tailea at the Auditorium, and will be with- drawn this Saturday. btm ne ys erik pein + cymes ee eee ee ee x > Baa eee aot oie . vane oS ew EOS Pe eS eR Ae RPT RSL

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ROAD SHOW GETTING TOGETHER. Some acts have been settled upon for next season’s Orpheum Road Show, but. the entire bill will not be placed together until Martin Beck’s return from Europe. Mr. Beck is looked to for the landing of some large foreign act other than De Dio, the dancer, who has already been selected for Mr, Beck’s travelling organization. “The Eight Hoboes” are under consid- eration, and Work and Ower have been re- engaged. Lalla Selbini will be a part of the outfit, with six young women sur- rounding her in a “bathing girl” number, while a well known dramatic star will likely be selected to uphold the “sketch” end. The report that all foreign acts will compose the bill is erroneous. SISTERS CARDOWNIE. Sisters Cardownie, pictures of whom ap- pear on the front page, are two young girls of the late Cardownie Troupe, the first and original international dancers. The father of the Sisters Cardownie was the champion all-round dancer of England. Since his death the girls have held up the reputation of the family as international dancers. Louise Cardownie is the champion fe- male sword dancer ,of the world, barring none. The Sisters are appearing at Ham- erstein’s this week, and will play in parks for the United Booking Offices this sum- mer. CREATORE MARRIES. Atlantie City, May 27. On Tuesday the announcement was made by Pastor Charles D. Sinkinson of Christ M. P. Church that he had married Joseph Creatore, the bandmaster, to Joanna Barili, the operatic singer, it is be- lieved. WANT FOY IN CHICAGO. Chicago, May 27. Chicago wants to see Eddie Foy in vaudeville, and it is understood an offer has been made to the comedian to ap- pear here for one week at the Majestic. Whether Mr. Foy’s acceptance has been received is not known. Jones, Schaeffer & Linick own and op- erate the Orpheum, thé largest 10-cent theatre in Chicago. The firm is said to be immensely wealthy. The Orpheum alone commands a rental estimated to be in the neighborhood of $60,000 a year. in addition to that establishment they con- trol or own 20 other moving picture show places in Chicago. ATTACHES FOR $280. Boston, May 27. William Rock and Maude Fulton played an engagement of two weeks at Keith’s, closing last Saturday night. The day be- fore Mr. Rock learned that Lykens & Levy, the New York agents, had placed a claim of $280 against them with a Bos- ton lawyer, and that an attachment had been issued. Searching out the constable who held the papers, Rock furnished a bond for the amount, and the case will be tried next October. Had the information not been obtained, the constable would have at- tached the act just before leaving the city at a too late an hour probably for bonds to have been procured. The amount claimed by the agents is commission alleged to be due them by Rock and Fulton for services on all salary received by the act since its entrance into vaudeville, figured up to May 23. An ex- clusive booking agreement is also claimed by the firm from Mr, Rock. Rock denies the existence of any such paper, and states his defense will be that Levy & Lykens obtained for him only one week’s time at Newark, N, J., but informed him they had four, causing him to “lay off” for two weeks, thereby losing an engagement with the Shuberts. A counterclaim for the amount of two weeks’ salary will be interposed. A WEEK TO COUNT WIVES. This week Andul Kaber may count up his “wives” to see that none is missing. Mr. Kaber and his “Three Wives” should have been at Gloversville playing for J. B. Mor- ris, according to his story, but he was cancelled after playing Mr. Morris’ other house at North Adams, Mass. The objection made by Abdul is that he agreed to work the two weeks consecu- tively for Mr. Morris at a “cut” of $100, and it was a blow when the cancellation came after the first week. There is a new lawsuit on the files at Jacob Marks’, the attorney, offices, and Kaber is complainant against Morris for the money he should have received this week. ISMAN’S BIG CORPORATION. Philadelphia, May 27. Felix Isman is going to incorporate for $1,500,000, but whether the corporation will include his real estate or theatrical interests or both has not become known. AMUSEMENT INCORPORATIONS. The following corporations received cer- tificates this week: Louis Mann Company, New York (amuse- ments); capital, $3,000. Directors—Frederick W. Bert. 600 West 136th street, New York; Charles LD. McCaull, Sheepshead Bay; Cornelius P. Forbes, 1207 Ditmas avenue, Brooklyn. Grace George Company, New York (amuse- ments); capital, $3,000. Directors—Frederick W. Bert, 600 West 136th street, New York; Charles D. McCaull, Sheepshead Bay: Cornelius P. Forbes, 1207 Ditmas avenue, Brooklyn. Robert B. Mantell Company, New “York (amusements); capital, $3,000. Directors—Fred erick W. Bert, 600 West 136th street, New York; Charles D. McCanll, Sheepshead Bay; Cor- nelius P. Forbes, 1207 Ditmas avenue, Brooklyn. Feiber & Shea Amusement Company, New York; capital, $2,000. Directors—David Stein- hardt, Harry W. Guyler, and Maurice M. Cohn, 1133 Broadway, New York. St. John Amusement Company, New York: capital, $1,200. Directors—David Steinhardt, Harry W. Guyler, and Maurice M. Cohn, 1133 Broadway, New York. The Hal Reid Company, Atiantic Highlands, N. J.: capital, $25,000. Ineorporators—Meloin A. Rice, John E. Forster, ond James A. Rey- nolds. The company is to conduct amusement enterprises. THE BIJOU’S PICTURE SHOW. Last Monday a “picture show” took pos- session of the Bijou on Broadway near 30th Street, a few blocks from the other Broadway theatre, Manhattan, which has been giving film subjects for amusement for some time. The shows at the Bijou run one hour, and a vaudeville act, illustrated songs with four moving pictures occupy the time. The performance commences at one o’clock, closing at eleven. The first day’s receipts were given out as $187.50. The feature of the pictures is the “Gotch-Hackenschmidt Wrestling Match,” shown for the first time in New York City. “Talking” moving pictures are given, the films and speakers being supplied in a bunch by one firm which makes a specialty of this. The dialogue is improvised by the three people (two men, one woman) behind the screen after the picture has been once shown. No set fixed formula of remarks is followed. The Bijou has been rented by Meyer Cohen, of H. B. Sire, for two weeks with an option. The lease was closed last Fri- day afternoon. Pictures stepped in on Monday. Joshua Lowe is the manager of the theatre during the picture regime, and Jules Ruby the amusement director. “Pictures” at the Bijou occasioned much surprise about town, as it was generally known that William A. Brady holds a booking agreement to produce a new play there on August 20 next. A report during the week that the lease of the Bijou for next season was held by Felix Isman, and that vaudeville might be the attraction then was not given credence at the Morris office, where all knowledge of any such condition was denied. TWO BOOKED FOR EUROPE. This week the Morris office closed the negotiations for the appearance of Bell- man and Moore and O’Brien and Havel in England. The former act leaves Aug. 3, opening at the Hippodrome, Birkenhead, and will play eight weeks now secured. O’Brien and Havel have nine English weeks, commencing June 7, ’09. MARINELLI TAKES OLYMPIA. The New York office of the H. B. Mar- inelli vaudeville agency received word from the Paris headquarters this week that the agency, which was recently turned into a corporation, had taken over the lease of the Olympia Theatre in the French capital. This formerly operated by Isola Freres. house was LEONHARDT-MINDIL COMPANY. Harry Leonhardt, the manager who re- tired recently from his connection with the United Booking Offices, and Philip Mindil, the press agent, have formed a partnership. The new firm will engage in furthering the publicity vaudeville artists. For the present their place of business will be the new clubhouse of The Friars, 107 West 45th street. Mr. Mindil was formerly general pub- licity man for the F. F. Proctor houses, and has been personal press representative for some of the most important vaude- interests of ville stars. HEAVY STAIR & HAVLIN BOOKINGS. As an evidence that Stair & Havlin have no intention of deviating from their established policy in amusement catering it is stated that there are more shows booked and routed for next season than there were at a corresponding date last year. About the same proportion of melo- dramas prevails, although it is declared the big firm has insisted upon a better quality of production than was the rule during the season lately closed. A showman recently returned from a Western trip said a few days ago that he found a general impression prevailing in that territory that not a few of the Stair & Havlin houses would give vaude- ville next season under the booking of William Morris, Inc. There is no evidence to be had in New York, however, that either William Mor- ris, Ine., or Stair & Havlin have entered into new arrangements since the report that certain S, & H. houses would play vaudeville was denied authoritatively. WALTER JONES REPLACES DAILEY. Chicago, May 27. Walter Jones is playing the part in the Weber show left vacant by the demise of the universally lamented Peter F. Dailey. OLYMPIC “TWO-A-DAY.” The Olympic, a Kohl & Castle house, has inaugurated a new policy, that of giv- ing two shows daily instead of running continuously as heretofore. Eight acts besides the Kinodrome pictures will com- prise the bill hereafter. The Olympic is the oldest vaudeville theatre in Chicago. Prices have been reduced to 10-20-25-35. It is likely that with the opening of the regular season the continuous policy and former scale will be in vogue. BILL BROKEN UP. If Frank Jones, the Perey G. Williams representative, had a friend in the world on Tuesday evening, no one at the Co- lonial would have believed it, judging by Mr. Jones’ expression. While Mr. Williams is abroad, Mr. Jones supervises the bills presented at the Will- iams houses. For this week at the Colonial, Mr. Jones provided a program which he looked upon with pride, and one that caused general comment as to its excellence when the billboards proclaimed it. On Monday John C. Rice and Sallie Cohen retired after the matinee, owing to the sudden death of Miss Cohen’s father. Tuesday, Irene Franklin, of Franklin and Green, was taken ill, and while Mr. Jones was waiting for number three to turn up in the list of casualties of his prize show, the look of disgust assumed dishearten- ing proportions. Madden and Fitzgerald substituted for Rice and Cohen. Miss Franklin was looked to reappear on Wednesday, but Mr. Jones said that no one would replace the act if she did not recover. MANAGERS ROUTING. Routing again commenced at the United on Tuesday, and the managers have been at it ever since, placing acts for next season. The meeting was a continued one from last week, and will be kept up during the summer.

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VARIETY MARIETY A Variety Paper for Variety People. Published every Saturday by THE VARIETY PUBLISHING CO. Knickerbocker Theatre Building, 1402 Broadway, New York City. 4022 88th St. Telephone { 4023 } 8 SIME J. SILVERMAN, Editor and Proprietor. Entered as second-class matter December 22, 1905, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. CHICAGO OFFICE, Chicago Opera House Block (Phone, Main 4880), FRANK WIESBERG, Representative. SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE, 1115 Van Ness Ave. (Room 112). W. ALFRED WILSON, Representative. BOSTON OFFICE, Colonial Building, ERNEST L. WAITT, Representative. DENVER OFFICE, Crystal Theatre Building, HARRY X. BEAUMONT, Representative. CINCINNATI OFFICE Bell Block, HARRY HESS, Representative. LONDON OFFICE, 49 Rupert Street, W. PARIS OFFICE, 66 Bis, Rue Saint Didier. EDWARD G. KENDREW, Representative. BERLIN OFFICE, Unter den Linden 61. RIESEL’S BUREAU, ADVERTISEMENTS, 20 cents an agate LIne, $2.80 an inch. One page, $125; one-half page, $65; one-quarter page, $32.50. Charges for portraits furnished on application. Special rate by the month for professional cari under heading ‘‘Representative Artists.’’ Advertising copy should be received by Thurs- day at noon to insure publication in current issue. PURE oc 6.06 vn 0b 605s 659 b060006055.0600000 500004 $4 PI | 505 n06 100de ve wceepng ences ope cecseeneegs 5 Six and three months in proportion. Single copies ten cents. VARIETY will be mailed to a permanent ad- dress or as per route as desired. VARIETY may be had abroad at INTERNATIONAL NEWS CO.’S OFFICES, Breams Building, Chancery Lane, LONDON, EF. C., ENGLAND. Advertisements forwarded by mail must be ac- companied by remittance, made payable to Variety Publishing Co. Copyright, 1908, by Variety Publishing Co. Vol. X. MAY 30. No. 12. Thos. E. Shea will open in vaudeville on Sept. 1. _— It’s summer; Hammerstein’s Roof opens Monday. Trainer and Dale play at Proctor’s, Newark, next week. Conn and Conrad have returned after their long absence abroad. Laura Witt, a singing comedienne, hopes to play at Henderson’s this sum- mer. Fay Walton has been granted a divorce from John E. Hathaway by a decree dated April 28. Shea’s, Toronto, closes June 6 Mr. Shea’s Buffalo theatre remains open over the summer. De Biere opens at the Orpheum, Kan- sas City, October 18 for his tour of the Orpheum Circuit. Eddie Clark sailed for London Thurs- day. He opens with his “Widows” at the Tivoli June 18. F. F’. Proctor, Sr. and Jr., sat through the moving picture show at the Bijou on Tuesday afternoon. The Two Francescos who have played extensively in the West are in New York looking for a metropolitan opening. Whalen and West have returned from their year’s stay on the other side, and open at Pastor’s Monday. Millard Brothers, cyclists, who were re- cently with Bob Manchester’s Cracker Jacks, have opened upon the United time. Ed. E. Pigeon, the general representa- tive for the Felix Isman enterprises, re- moved his offices to 1440 Broadway this week. Tom Nawn may play his newest sketch next week at the Fifth Avenue. It is yet unnamed. Mr. Nawn leaves for Europe July 11. May. Howard is in the city and will probably arrange to head a show on the Eastern Wheel for next season before leaving. Minnie Dupree opens at the Majestic, Milwaukee, on June 8 in a new sketch for a short summer run. Pat Casey secured the dates. Atwood and Terry open at Spokane on June 1, booked for the Western States time through Louis Pincus, of The Pat Casey Agency. Fred St. Onge has his new cycle act ready. There are three men in it. Mr. St. Onge is “breaking it in” at Danville, Ill., this week. The regular vaudeville season of the Orpheum, Denver, ends June 8. Stock with Katherine Gray is expected to suc- ceed for the summer. The Marinelli office in New York re- ceived a cable of the very successful open- ing of the Curzon Sisters at the Hippo- drome, London, Monday. A report this week said that the lease of Bijou, New York, for next season was held by Felix Isman. The Morris office denied all knowledge of it. Julia Kingsley and Company are play- ing “A Supper for Two” at Pittsfield, Mass., this week. This is the piece for- merly played in over here by Bert Coote. Callahan and St. George have been en- gaged by Llewlyn Johns, the Moss-Stoll representative in New York for a tour of twenty weeks over that circuit in Eng- land. Tony Lubelski, the San Francisco vaudeville manager, will reach New York next week, He will organize a couple of stock companies for his Western houses while here Charles F. Semon closes his season at Hammerstein’s this week. For the re- mainder of the heated spell, Mr. Semon may be addressed care of his yacht, Sa'em, Mass. Jordan and Harvey are back after a Western trip. Unless engagements abroad for two years’ future time can be set back, the act will leave for the other side on Aug. 3. “Talking”-moving pictures, the latest innovation in the film field, are closing the vaudeville show at the Orpheum, Brooklyn, this week. Three persons speak for the characters on the sheet. Katie Barry is in readiness to depart for a trip over the Western States Vaude- ville Association time upon receipt of a confirmatory wire. J. C. Matthews is fix- ing up the time with Louis Pincus. Vaudeville and pictures are presented at Hutzler’s Theatre, Richmond, Va. An- other new moving picture place has been started at 221 East Broad Street by the Gaiety Theatre Company of Richmond. Nellie Seymour and Nestor expect to leave for Europe in August to play the English halls. A. E. Johnson, of the Casey Agency, is placing the engage- ments. The Colonial, Richmond, Va., was dark last week, but opened Monday with mov- ing pictures. Wilmer & Vincent will con- tinue this policy as long as it proves prof- itable. Mme. Salvaggis, of Les Salvaggis, left for Paris Thursday to secure two French dancing girls and some costumes for the act, which re-opens on the Orpheum Cir- cuit in August. The Luzerne, Wilkes-Barre, a Western Burlesque Wheel theatre, commenced with moving pictures for the summer last Mon- day, having closed the regular season the Saturday previous. T. F. Galwey, of New York, has secured the New Imperial Musie Hall, Far Rock away, L. L, a playhouse seating 1,400, and will operate it the coming summer as a vaudeville theatre. Terry and Lambert left for England last Saturday, where they will fill exist- ing contracts, returning here in the fall to commence upon a tour of forty weeks, secured by The Casey Agency. De Haven and Sydney, the dancing act, will play all summer following a full sea- son over the United time. The youngsters were shifted from 125th street to Hender- son’s, Coney Island, for next week. Kelly and Kent will leave for Europe soon, bookings on the other side having been arranged by H. B. Marinelli. The act expects to return in the fall for return engagements in the Western cities. John and Mae Burke have received con tracts for fourteen additional weeks over the Orpheum Circuit. The new time in cludes the northwestern houses lately made = part of the Orpheum ware ai. “The Six Rockets,” a European dancing, singing and musical sextet of girls which has never played over here, has been booked through Walter Plimmer with “The Golden Crook” (Eastern Burlesque Wheel) for next season. The Chadwick Trio and Elsie Fay, with her dancing boys, have been contracted for over the Moss-Stoll Tour, England, through L. Johns, the circuit’s representa- tive in New York. A. E, Johnson, of the Casey Agency, arranged for both, The water boys carry free le:nonade through the audience at the 125th Street Theatre now. Next thing you know an inspired house manager will improve upon this scheme by slipping a bit of crange peel and a finger of gin into each glass. Ryan and Richfield left the Hammer- stein bill on Wednesday owing to the ex- treme heat. This is the final week of their season, and they have gone to Sayville, L. L, for the summer. The Avon Comedy Four replaced them on _ the program, Gladdys Carlyle was to have started for her home in Pueblo, Colo., on Thursday, and may have done so. Miss Carlyle is the “principal boy” who left the “Bon Tons” two weeks ago rather than accept the “cut” in salary proposed by the manager of the company. Gertie Hayes and her “Four Bricktops” will be offered for vaudeville engagements this summer. If the act catches on Miss Hayes will continue in vaudeville, a du- plicate act being made up for Barney Gerard’s burlesque show, with which she had arranged to tour. Felix and Barry close their season Aug. 1, Next year they will have a new offer- ing in which Clara Barry, sister to Lydia and Emily, will take part. The new ar- rangement gives opportunity for several big “numbers” and increases the person- nel of the act to four. Karle Reynolds and Nellie Donegan opened at Chase’s, Washington, on Tues- day in their new skatorial offering. Miss Donegan on rollers impersonates Genee in the latter’s dances. Mr. Reynolds and Miss Donegan were with the Anna Held show which closed for the season last Sat urday. Felix and Caire, the youthful vaudeville artists, have been engaged for the sum mer revue, which is to occupy the Casino during the warm weather, under the joint patronage of the Shuberts and Lew Fields. Previous to their appearance with the revue the youngsters will play a return date at Hammerstein’s, beginning Mon day. Daisy Leon, formerly leader of “School Boys and Girls,” and more lately of “Polly Pickle’s Pets,” wil step off into vaudeville with an act of her own called “Daisv Leon and Laura Green, the Ginger SSnaps.” There will inging and dane ing with costume anges. The girls open at Atlantic City ina week or so tor the “try-out.” Wesley & Pineus will di- rect the act. ; t Bh ; B ia | | | | L ataenalaaaae a ant

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euerevein pe ene Rares opr openers wae apeanjurcrneagrf wsbomapae meee — a Per one eenpeenen tantra ee ee rege ee eee 8 LP eee om ote eee paivuanlasededuamedecen test eee a on enn vee ae sinieihciescnancenebanmadtanmnedameaeen ane ee NS SSNS SEATON Sine Rel = VARIETY PP alee eet enn a wo DISCUSS VOTING TRUST. Reports have been in wide circulation recently that the Eastern Burlesque Wheel managers were in the throes of a violent factional fight. An investigation into this report by Variety representa- tives brings forth the following set of facts, which indicate nothing more serious than a disagreement in the opinions of the several directors of the company as to the expediency of certain proposed sys- tems of governmental control: During a monthly meeting of the stock- holders last July a motion in the form of a resolution was offered and passed creating a voting trust in the hands of five managers, including Hurtig & Sea- mon, Sam A. Scribner, Rudolph Hynicka, Al Reeves and Weber & Rush. Enough of the stockholders agreed to deliver proxies to these managers to give them virtual control of the Columbia Amuse- ment Company for a stated term, A few days later opposition to such a system of carrying on business developed. It was designed in the first place to make it possible for the directors holding the proxies to transact business at any time and with a minimum of delay in gather- ing together the scattered holders of stock who might be in widely separated points in the country or abroad, A second meeting was called two days later and the action of the first meeting was nullified. ‘The promotors of the scheme, however, have been busy since then in making converts to their ideas, and although no expression is available upon which to hazard a forecast, it is likely to be again brought up when the stockholders meet for their annual meet- ing conference in the second week in July next. WINDOW HANGERS ABOLISHED. After a meeting of the directors of the Columbia Amusement Company (Eastern Burlesque Wheel), held on Tuesday last, it was reported that a motion had been made and carried to abolish all window lithographs or hangers during the coming season in the cities where the Eastern shows play. This move has been anticipated for some time. The use of this billing device is considered obsolete and useless by the Eastern men, and is an econdmical step in addition, doing away with thousands of free passes issued for the privilege to storekeepers and others. KILLS HIMSELF FOR GRIEF. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., May 27. While “The Toreadors” were playing at the Luzerne last week a message from St. Joe, Mo., arrived informing Ruth Fletcher, a member of the company, that her father, a Methodist minister in that city, had committed suicide. Miss Fletcher is but seventeen years of age. Both she and a brother ran away from home against their father’s consent to embark in a theatrical career. The telegram stated Miss Fletcher’s father’s act was caused by grief. The girl said she had no idea her leav- ing had affected her father so deeply. She left here to attend the funeral, and will then return to the show business. The Denver Orpheum closes its vaude- ville season week June 8. Katherine Gray will head stock there for a summer run. EASTERN GETS PEOPLE’S, PHILA- DELPHIA. The Columbia Amusement Company has taken over Nixon & Zimmerman’s lease of the People’s Theatre, Philadelphia, and, beginning next season, will operate the house as a burlesque stand. This gives the Easterners three theatres in Quaker- town. The others are the Gayety and Casino. The People’s draws, however, from an entirely different population. It bears about the same relation to Philadelphia as the Metropolis in the Bronx is to New York. It has a seating capacity for about 2,400. Owing to this fact the prices, at least at the beginning, will be placed low, as was done at the inception of the Grand Street as a burlesque house in New York. The Columbia Amusement Company, which takes over the lease of the house, secured it from the United States Amuse- ment Company through Nixon & Zimmer- man, of Philadelphia. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE FAILS. Philadelphia, May 27. Edna Fitzpatrick, aged 20, who has been appearing in vaudeville in a singing and dancing turn, attempted suicide in the of- fice of Charles J. Roney, a young lawyer of this city last Thursday. Miss Fitz- patrick, who also resides in this city, and Roney are reported to have been sweet- hearts for a long time and contemplated marriage, but objection by the parents of both kept them apart. Miss Fitzpatrick called at Roney’s office and showed him an offer to join Conlin, of Conlin and Steele, in a singing and dancing act, during the illness of Miss Steele. Words followed and Miss _ Fitzpatrick drank creosote, She was hurried to the hospital and prompt work by the physi- cians saved her life. Miss Fitzpatrick formerly appeared in a sister act, “Fitzpatrick and Tapper,” and only recently “broke in” a “single act” at Keith’s Theatre here. EMPIRE DIRECTORS IN SESSION. The Executive Committee of the Em- Company (Western lesque Wheel) has been in session in the company’s headquarters in the Knicker- bocker Theatre Building during the latter part of this week. The Empire directors assembled in New York on Tuesday, when their first have taken place. poned until the following day. meetings have been held since then. pire Circuit Bur- conference was scheduled to The meeting was post- Daily Most of the members of the Committee will remain over part of next week. No details of the mitted to leak out, although it is prom- ised that important announcements will be made within a few days. President James J. Butler presided. sessions have been per- FRED WILLSON FOR NEWARK. The Henry C. Miner Estate has signed Fred Willson, the present inanager of the Trocadero, Philadelphia, to act as the resident manager of the Empire Theatre, which is to play Western Wheel burlesque shows under the Miners’ management next season. Mr. Willson’s successor in Philadelphia has not yet been selected. KEEPS GRAND THEATRE. The lease which wili piace the Grand (Street) Theatre in the possession of the Columbia Amusement Company (Eastern Burlesque Wheel) is being drawn, and will be executed within a few days. The Grand will become a regular spoke on the Eastern route for next season, giv- ing to it three city houses—Murray Hill, 125th Street Music Hall and Grand, New York, while in Brooklyn there will be the Star and Gaiety, with the Olympic prob- lematical. The Western Wheel has two houses in prospect for Brooklyn, both now building, while in New York there are Miner’s Bow- ery and Eighth Avenue, London, Dewey and Gotham, if no further changes occur, giving the Western seven weeks of Greater New York time, as against six held by its opposition, the. Eastern. The Columbia people say the short sea- son of burlesque gone through at the Grand has convinced them that that house will prove a paying investment. It has a large capacity, and prices may be raised somewhat, the scale having been extended from five to thirty cents with fifty-cent box seats during the experiment. MARRIAGE RUMOR. Detroit, May 27. Clara Berg, soubrette with the Avenue Theatre Stock Company, Detroit, has an- nounced her intention to retire from that organization at the end of the current week. Miss Berg does not add to her announce- ment any other details, but it is whis- pered about Detroit that very shortly she will become the bride of a wealthy Detroit man. According to the theatrical gossips, the ceremony will be performed in New York. Miss Berg starts for the Metropolis Mon- day. CONCERNING AL REEVES’ BIRTH- PLACE. The Grand (Street) Theatre closed Saturday night for the summer. AI teeves, whose burlesque company was the attraction there last week, came forward and made a feeling speech in which he greeted his old friends of the neighbor- hood. ‘There were many in the audience, he declared feelingly, who had been school fellows of his when he spent his boyhood days in the classic purlius of Chrystie Street, where he was born. A few weeks ago Reeves made the identical speech in Toronto, and, after greeting his fellow townsmen, invited the audience to join in singing “Our national anthem, ‘God Save the King,’” and dur- ing the whole burlesque season Reeves’ birthplace has shifted all the way from New Orleans to Kansas City. Baltimore claims Reeves as son. a native LEMONADE FOR GIRLS. Philadelphia, May 27. Lemonade is passed around on the stage the Gayety during each performance for the members of the stock company playing there. Edward Shayne, the manager, has the refreshing fluid gotten up under his per- sonal direction, and it’s the real article. RIVAL “TIME SHEETS.” Philadelphia, May 27. An advertising war is being waged here between Sam Dessauer of the “Behman Show” and Al Aarons of “The Hotel Clerk.” Dessauer started trouble by plastering everything in sight with “Behman Show” paper. The big three-sheet announcing the “Passing Review” aroused Aaron’s ire, he contending that Dessauer had no right to publish the names of the “stars.” Des- sauer won the argument @nd in retaliation Aarons rushed a new three-sheet for the “Hotel Clerk” to rival that of the “Behman Show.” The bills are: “Hotel Clerk” Registered 8:20—Sam Scribner 8:25—Maurice Jacobs 8:30—Maurey Kraus 8:35—Sam Dessauer 8:40—Ed. Rush 8:45—L. Weber. 8:50—Tom Dinkins 9:00—Jim Curtin 9:20—Tom Miner 9:30—Lou Robie “Behman Show” Appearing :20—Oscar Hammerstein :25—Joe Welch :30—Chas. Bigelow :35—Maude Adams :40—Anna Held :45—McIntyre and Heath. :50—Fritzi Scheff :52—Montgomery and Stone. :59—Mrs. Leslie Carter :00—Eddie Foy Aarons said he expected a damage suit for having put Sam Scribner on to open the show. SDD mDO DW DW WO WO ~ © SOME BURLESQUE PROFITS. Checking up profits for the burlesque season just closed, it is said several of the younger enterprises have given a good account of themselves. The new Colum- bia Amusement Company theatre (Gay- ety) in Toronto has returned a net profit of $25,000, while the Murray Hill in New York (now in its second season as a bur- lesque stand) made $15,000 or more for its promoters.. The new Gayety, Washing- ton, D. C., which opened last September, has declared a 20 per cent. dividend and in addition the corporation which finances it has put 10 per cent. more of profits in reserve. CHORUS GIRLS SCARCE. There is a large deficit in the chorus girl supply according to all reports. Pro- ducers are on the lookout for chorus girls from the one who requires two dozen or more to the promoter of a “girl act.” With the organization of the burlesque shows started, the deficiency is expected to be materially increased. STERNAD HERE NEXT WEEK. Jake Sternad, of the Western Vaudeville Association, Chicago, and who is in charge of the major bookings to be made by the Western Burlesque Wheel this season, will arrive in New York Monday. As previously reported, Mr. Sternad will commence an active campaign of engage ments while in New York. He will make his headquarters in the St. James building, it is said, probably in the Casey Agency there.

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VARIETY “OPPOSITION” COSTS THREE WEEKS. Three weeks which the Le Brun Grand Opera Trio had been booked for next month to play Pittsburg, Buffalo and De- troit, were canceled this week at the United Booking Offices for the alleged rea- son that Antoinette Le Brun appeared at the Circle last Sunday night, booked there through the Morris office. Miss Le Brun did not appear in the act, but as a soloist, and at the time of en- tering into the agreement with the Mor- ris office to appear she had not received the contracts from the United. Upon re- turning home from the Morris office the United contracts were awaiting her signa- ture, which she appended, but they were not returned to her, and never held the signatures of the managers. On Tuesday Miss Le Brun was advised by her agent the three weeks had been canceled. It is understood E. F, Rogers, general manager of William Morris, Inc., has offered the act a contract for twenty- five weeks next season. GET READY FOR OPENING. Chicago, May 27. The new venture of Henry Lee has been perfected. It will be called “The Pass- ing Show.” The performance consists of a combination of music, drama and mov- ing pictures. Mr. Lee will appear in im- personations made familiar by him in vaudeville in a kaledioscopic device he has named the “Cyclomomo.” The first performance will be given at the Auditorium May 31. It is under the management of Geo. W. Lederer, who also has a financial] interest. LEONARD HICKS. Leonard Hicks, sou of one of the proprietors of the Saratoga Hotel, Chicago, and one of the clerks of that hostelry, is at last becoming kuown to fame. He is known personally to every actor and actress who goes to Chicago, and his ac- quaintance with them is so intimate that most all address him by his first name. Mr. Hicks also resembles that well known portrayor of Indiana characters, Will T. Hodge, who has been playing the leading part In ‘*The Man From Home.’’ Recently a prominent actor walked up to the desk of the Saratoga to regis- ter. The affable Leonard smilingly handed him a pen. The actor, who knew Mr. Hodge, looked at the clerk In astonishment. “Why, Biil Ilodge,’’ he almost shouted, ‘‘When in the world did you commence clerking in a hotel? I thought you were making a big hit out here. And you clerking in a hotel! But I’m glad to see you anyway, Bill, even if the people wouldn’t stand for your acting.’’ While associating daily with the leading lights of the profession, few know that Mr. Hicks is au expert manipulator of locks and handcuffs. While not yet having appeared on the profes- sioval stage, he has given numerous private ex- hibitions in Chicago, and many persons have de- elared him to be in the front rank of ‘‘Handcuff Kings.’’ Mr. Hicks has a complete gymnasium of his own at the hotel, and when he is not attending to his duties as clerk, may generally be found hard et work in it. PROGRAM FOR AMATEURS. Philadelphia, May 27. The Casino now issues a program for its “Amateur Nights,” and the program is a feature of the show. This is the one for last week: TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT THE CASINO THEATRE Everybody has seen an Amateur Contest. Well, there is one going to be pulled off to-night that’s got everything skinned in the line of a laugh show. Say, would you think that there is so many stage struck people in the worid as that? Why we put two ads. in the morning papers and I will het that 200 young ladies and men applied and begged to go on. So we just copped out the best, and here they are: WM. MENDELL, Chain Breaker, Handcuff Expert and Jig Dancer. MISS EDWARD, assisted by her Brother, Acrobats and Piano Players. EVA BRITTAIN, of Norristown, Illustrated Songs and Club Swinger. MR. AND MRS. PHONEY, And their Troupe of Amateur Dogs. LOTTIE MERRIL AND MOTHER, Io a Skipping Rope Dance and Roller Skating. Hlere is one that has got us thinking. A Family and they say they do an act like the 4 Cohans. RUFUS ANGER, Father. MARTHA ANGER, Mother. EDWARD MAYS, Son-in-law. RUTH MAYS, his Wife. In a Sketch Written by the Father. Here are two girls and both are strangers in Philadelphia, and they think they can make good as singers and dancers: SOPHIE GREEN. EMILY WASSON. Here is a fellow that says he will let an auto- mobile run over him and he will furnish the ma- chine: MORRIS RAFFERTY. We will have ten more big laughs and don’t miss it. This is the laugh night. Bring your own hooks. HENNESSY WILL APPEAL. After being out until long after mid- night, a jury in a District of Columbia court returned a verdict in favor of P. B. Chase in a suit for an _ accounting brought against that manager by D. F. Hennessy of the United Booking Offices. Mr. Hennessy will carry the case to a higher court. The suit grows out of Mr. Hennessy’s former business relations with the Washingtcn vaudeville manager. ARTIST TURNS TABLE. Berlin, May 18. In Cologne an artist has taken advan- tage of the three-day clause being double action, closing out on the manager after ein-zwei-drei days to accept a_ higher priced job at an opposition house. The manager kicked to the I. A. L., who in- formed him that an artiste had fully as much right to take advantage of the clause as a manager. VICTORIA-CORBETT BAD “AMA- TEURS.” Omaha, May 27. Lefore Vesta Victoria and James J. Cor- bett left the city they “made up” for the annual “amateur night” which occurs once yearly, just before the season’s close, at the Orpheum. Miss Victoria and Mr. Corbett essayed a sketch. The gallery stood for Jim un- til he said: “Why, here she comes now,” and when Vesta arrived the call for “the hook” became too boisterous to warrant either remaining longer. The only ones having any fun out of the attempt to fool the audience were the newspapers. King Louis, of Ziska and King, says they will not work this summer, but won't say why. CAUSE OF GERMAN TROUBLE. Berlin, May 14. A few directors met at Dusseldorf May 12 and formed a union which is supposed to be aimed at the Loge (I. A. F.) The Loge got wind of some cheap bur- lesques, ete., playing in vaudeville houses without having the proper license. The I, A. L. wrote a circular letter to the various managers notifying them of the matter and asking them to make such companies produce the proper concessions as the Loge intends to compel all these in- truders to live up to the requirements of the law. This is not the first union started by managers over here, and if it is like the previous unions of managers and agents, it won’t last long. However, the Loge is prepared and, with President Konorah at the head, the Loge intends to put vaudeville matters into shape and check the foul play that has been practiced by several would-be managers. The Loge is getting stronger every day and artists have found that it pays to belong to a society to protect their in- terests. As was pointed out in Variety last week, the wrath of the German man- agers seems to be directed against the activity of President Konorah. It would appear that they seized upon the inci- dent recited above as an excuse rather than because they felt the necessity of organizing against any such reasonable demand as that made by the I. A. L. .. WAITING LIST OF ADVERTISERS... Philadelphia, May 27. So far as known, the Keith’s Theatre program in this city is the only one in the country with a waiting list of adver- tisers. The program, with a prettily colored cover, carries thirty-four pages, and is gotten out by Harry T. Jordan, the man- ager, and C, 8S. Barnes, the press repre- sentative for the house. There is at present a waiting list of eight advertisers looking for space. THOMPSON JUMPS TO OAKLAND. On June 28, at Oakland, Calif., William If. Thompson, the veteran actor, will open his engagements on the Orpheum Circuit, presenting his former -piece, “For Love's Sweet Sake.” Mr. Thompson will “lep” from London to Oakland, having gone to the former city to look after the new production of Irv- ing’s “Waterloo” he will make next season. RYAN SUIT DELAYED. The suit of W. S. John J. Ryan on a commission claim aris- Cleveland against ing out of Ryan’s vaudeville ventures in Cleveland, has been side-tracked for at least a year. It was placed on the endar” of the Supreme Court, and when it came up for hearing this week Leon Laski, counsel for Ryan, proved to the satisfaction of the court that it would take at least two days to try. : Justice Truax thereupon ordered the “ short cause ecal- ase back to the foot of the general eal- endar. Ryan was in town to attend the trial. MY BEGINNING. JAS. H. CULLEN. (The second of a series of short sketches con- cerning the early experiences, struggles and first engagements of artists who have succeeded in vaudeville.) Compiled by Mark A. Luescher. Jas. H. Cullen, known in vaudeville as . “The Man From The West,” earned that title by a long career in Chicago and in territory between there and the Pacific Coast. Following Horace Greeley’s coun- sel to young men—“Go West”—Mr. Cullen journeyed to Colorado early in the 80’s, and made his first appearance on the stage of a miners’ music hall in Leadville. He soon returned to Chicago, and be- came in a way a protegé of George Castle’s, who, at that time, was manager of the Kohl & Middleton houses, consisting of the Olympic, the West Side Museum and the South Side Museum. Through Mr. Castle’s assistance Cullen became a permanent and exceedingly popular feature in these houses until he joined Hopkins’ Trans- Atlantics, with which he toured the middle West for three years. In this organization an. Juring his early days at the Olympic Mr. Cullen had many distinguished associates including Eddie Foy, who was one-half of the team of Foy and Thompson, McIntyre and Heath, Evans and Hoey and others who later be- came New York favorites. As Mr. Cullen says, “In those days we had to do everything from black-face to an Indian, and after our specialty was over we had to prepare for the afterpiece.” Several people were helped to success by “Big-hearted Jim,” as he was known in and about Chicago, and “Little Abe” Jacobs, the present manager of the Olym- pic, is one of the men who. received his first encouragement from Cullen. Upon his advice Tony Pastor brought J. W. Kelly to New York for a single week’s trial, and it is now a matter of stage history that he remained at Pastor’s for two years and a half. Mr. Cullen’s New York debut was made in 1887, with Austin’s Australian Novelty Company at Miner’s Bowery, in which Weber and Fields also made their first metropolitan bow, doing the famous “Ger- man Senator” specialty and appearing in the afterpiece. Cullen’s greatest successes had always been in the West and he returned there to play the fast increasing vaudeville circuits, of which he has now become a familiar and popular feature, as is shown by the fact that this season will witness his eleventh annual engagement over the Or- pheum Circuit, and his twenty-third con- secutive season in the Kohl & Castle houses. Jas. H. Cullen has every right to bill himself “The Man From The West,” as years of service out there have made him an idol. FOUGERE HAS GONE. Eugenie Fougere has dusted out, Kugenie having given notification to that effect from the writing room of the “St. Louis” just before the boat put the pilot over- board. With a big company of her own, she is coming back, says Fougere. filer first stop is London. “Doc” St mer a Broadway the other afternoon sing up the theatrical] situation. } en + Bt ae a Pog ° Bt | on

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Sannatininneeenadenitien Raienemnmamemmnannaman tamttnaraeent a Re ALE ENS REDE OE LE AO TEER Sleaamllls hadaanids eeanciaeh sean-ecndinaneneren one ie abaeh Winans tone on ee Reta yer NI eR Non eee eprorreer car c=: 2 eee a eae On ae prerereseocratrdanstateemarssdieemenante > RL em Sapte bet llama es sneer be = cae nie er et rey . .* SE ae eae — “ ae a eemenanaiiamadionnemem ation eee naa VARIETY LONDON NOTES PARIS NOTES By EDWARD G. KENDREW. CA¥) (GO London, May 16. William Morris has been an interesting visitor, his “devouring eye” taking in about everything to be seen, while his active mind has been formulating new schemes to worry the opposition. He is quite proud of his engagement of Harry Lauder, and says he considers him the greatest artist in this or any country. He considers Hugo Morris, who will re- main here in the Morris interests, as naturally a better judge of what will do for the States than any London agent, but his mission here will also require Hugo to keep close watch of anything new in the way of theatrical construc- tion or stage conveniences, as William means that the William Morris circuit shall play second fiddle to none. R. G. Knowles will shortly visit Man- shester with his own “Advanced Vaude- ville Company,” and will give his travel lectures for one week at the Midland Hotel Theatre. Last Sunday he lectured at Grimsby. Tambo and Tambo, the American double tamborine spinners, are doing a return in Berlin, where they have played both Apollo and Wintergarten, while they have also been pleasingly successful at the best establishments on the Continent. They come to the London Hippodrome June 15, and follow at the Coliseum. Charles Kanna, after a successful week at the Argyle, Birkenhead, is giving his study of the American fakir on the Bar- rasford Tour, but returns to America in September to fill booked dates there. “The College Widow” is closing out, after giving staid Londoners quite a chance to study the slang of America as it is. On advertising for “supers” it had 300 applications from distressed the- atrical people, out of which it employed eighty. On her first appearance at Birmingham Grace Hazard scored an immédiate suc- cess, her singing, rapid changes, vivacity and dainty personality winning much ap- proval. She comes to the Coliseum Mon- day, where the audience will be quite right for her style of work. Julian Rose continues at the Pavilion as the “bright particular star,” the man- agement promptly exercising its re- engagement option. The Birkenhead Argyle, after structur- al improvements, will go on the Stoll tour. La Milo is getting American offers for three times her English salary, but is tied up with contracts. Barrasford’s Paris Alhambra is closing for the sum- mer, reopening Sept. 1. Charles T. Aldrich is a comedy hit of the first order everywhere over here, and is now on the Stoll Tour, turning up at Hackney this week.—Walter Kelly opens June 8 for two months at the Valace, and has signed returns for three years follow- ing.— Alfred. Lester, noted for his comedy restaurant episode, has made a big hit in the new Gaiety piece “Havana,” which takes him temporarily from the halls.—A great strike against the shipmasters is gravely affecting things in certain parts of the Midlands, Stockton Hippodrome and Oxford Palace eing compelled to close down pending the settlement of the dispute. The large number of returning English artists and heavy bookings of American acts on the Stoll Tour point to a rather overcrowded market, which is already showing a tendency to lower prices. My advice to vaudevillians in America who contemplate coming here this summer “on spec” is—Don’t! “MAKE GOOD.” By Herbert Kaufman. (From “Everybody’s Magazine” for June.) Make good. Cut out “if,” “could” and “should,” And start in to saw wood. You can still have the best Things in life, like the rest Of the men who’ve achieved Just because they’ve believed In themselves. You’re deceived If you think fortune comes With a rattle of drums And a fanfare of state To hand yours on a plate. That isn’t the way That she visits to-day. You must get out and rustle and bustle and hustle; You need all your muscle, for you’ve got to tussle, Plunge-into the fight, Hit to left and to right, And keep crashing and smashing. Don’t let up with your striking Till things meet your liking. For God’s sake, step bawling— Instead, do some mauling. It makes the world bitter To look at a quitter; Fate scowls when she sees A Grown-up on his knees, A man with his health Is a mine jammed with wealth Full of unexplored lodes, Why, the freckled-back toads Have the sense to keep jumping— And here you are frumping! Come now, strike your gait— It isn’t too late, There’s no such thing as fate! Drop that fool-talk of “luck,” Get a grip on your pluck, And buck. Begin To grin And win. Melville McDowell plays over Williams’ circuit, opening at Colonial. Leo Carrillo, VArtrTy’s cartoonist, cut up some didoes in his home town, Los Angeles, Cal., while playing at the Or- pheum Theatre. The city “went bug” over him, and he even had a special writer from the “Woman’s Page” on one of the dailies interview him. Leo is now in San Francisco playing an engagement. Paris, May 15. Richard Warner & Co. are acting as impresarios for Mile. Emma Sandrini, the prima ballerina of the Paris opera, who with thirty other dancers is making a tour of southern Europe with ancient dances introduced into ballets. It is quite an artistic turn. The pupils of Mme. Nicole Ratte gave a creditable public audition at the office of “Le Journal” on May 14. A success of the evening was a new song, “Dans un Jardin Tout Fleuri” by A. Rubi, accom- panied by the composer, F. Darcieux. The Aleazar d’Ete in the Champs Ely- sées opened in rather showery weather for an al fresco resort to-day. This did not damp the ardor of the first-nighters, however, who warmly applauded Dranem, the French nonchalant comic; Corradini’s Elephants, La Berat in luminous dances, etc. The weather in Paris is not yet quite propitious for the open-air café chantant, and the audiences are not large. At the Apollo two debuts on 14th: “Irish-Indian Maids” and the “Globe of Love,” a sort of living picture spectacle. I referred in a recent letter to the Eng- lish boxing matches in this capital which bid fair to take a big place on the bills of our variety theatres. Henri Turot, a member of the Paris municipal council, has now written to the Prefect of Police (Commissioner) demanding the immediate suppression of such vaudeville turns! His open letter, briefly translated, is in the following scathing terms: “These exhibitions are thoroughly demoralizing, and it is disgraceful that such barbarous, repugnant sport should be allowed to acclimatize in Paris. The sight of two men bruis- ing each other’s bodies and faces can only please neurotic men and women ever craving after some new and un- healthy sensation.” In the meanwhile “Tiger” Smith and “Steve” Smith met on the 16th at the Yolies Bergére; Coeuille and Bentjem, French heavyweights, at the Ferris Big Wheel (Grand Roue), and Jack Meekins and Chabrier at a sporting club (Cercle Hoche). There may be some truth in M. Turot’s remarks, but how does this com- pare with the latest French affair of honor, translated from the dailies of the 15th: “A duel was fought early yester- day morning at the Great Wheel over a quarrel which took place a long while ago. M. de Villette at that time had fought fourteen duels, but M. Ravenez was not yet 21, so it was decided to wait until he had attained his majority. Many people arrived early on the ground, and the crowd was so great that they were turned away and took refuge in the carriages of the Ferris Wheel, from which they had a good view of the encounter. The duelists fought with great determina- tion, and in the second round Ravenez’s sword penetrated some eight inches under M. de Villette’s armpit, piercing the lung. It was the veteran who was removed to a private hospital in a serious condition.” In order to return the compliment to Fiance, in these days of the entente cor- diale, Ravenez should now be offered at a big salary to appear in London. An enterprising manager only last week had a strong sampe of public opinion at his engaging Mile. Welch to appear at his hall, where she was billed as “The Beauti- ful Lison.” This is the woman who was associated with the naval officer, Ullmo, recently cond »mned to perpetaal imprison- ment for treason. He sold French plans, it was stated in his defence, to a foreign power in order to obtain money to satisfy the whims of his mistress. When the “artiste” in question was to come on the stage about one hundred and fifty young men, mostly students, began shouting their disapproval. The police were called in and a dozen arrested; but this did not stave off the disorder, as the entire audience then joined in the protest and the “star” attraction could not get a hearing. It may be agreeable to many to know that the police did not detain in custody a single person arrested in connection with the incident. Moreover, “The Beautiful Lison” engagement is off. THE SEASON’S END. Don’t let them kid you, beau, And say the season's been fine; Or tell you they got the dough; That doesn’t go for mine. It looked all right at the start, And we were doing pretty well; But we and contracts soon did part: Since then it has been hell, Now and again we got a job, I wouldn't tell you where; It made me feel like a slob: We couldn't afford to care. But when I’m talking to some shine, Of the dates which made me hot; He says, ‘‘Lost one in nine’’: And I says, ‘‘That’s a lot.” Pretty nervy, don’t you think, When we've been eating cracker dust? But the queen, she’s a pink: ° Would stand for murder, just. Next season, perhaps, who can tell We may be working steady yet? If not, then back to the hay; There’s money there I can get. Maybe it’s great to be an actor And brag of playing vaudeville; But I could have been a rector: That keeps your stomach filled. I’m not kicking; neither ts honey, Tho’ it’s tough to be around loose; But we've got to get some money, And our act’s the only excuse. Don’t you think we've a good one? On the level, tell me true; Of course we have; hear that, hon? We're much obliged to you. A manager now we must see, And tell him we are right; He can’t turn us, Holy Gee: But supposing that he might. If he does, and we are out, I'll keep you, kid, from harm; You know I’m no lazy lout: I can still work on the farm, “Pat Rooney’s Urchins” will be another act Mr. Rooney and B. A. Rolfe wili place on the market for next season under the management of Mr. Rolfe. Rooney and Bent have played “The Busy Bell Boy” all season, and through familiarity Marion Bent forgot five lines at the Monday matinee which were left unsaid. Mr. and Mrs. Rooney close their tour this week, After looking over the Broadway shows, they will retire to Southhold, L. IL, for the summer.

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VARIETY ARTISTS’ FORUM Confine your letters to 150 words and write en one side of paper oniy. Agonymous communications will not be printed. Name of writer must be signed and wih be held in strict confidence, if desired. Oakland, Cal., May 16. Editor Variety: In your issue May 9, I note in the re- view of Libby Blondell’s act, “she can probably lay claim to being the first to carry an entire quartet planted in a box.” Kindly allow me to correct that. We used a quartet in a box at the Haymar- ket, Chicago, week April 29, 1907, and also one Sunday night at Terrace Gar- den, New York, in May, 1907. We would have continued with the quartet but for lack of immediate time. Johnnie Le Fevre. (Le Fevre and St. John.) Trinidad, Colo., May 20. Editor VARIETY: Notice to artists playing Denver, Colo., week May 4, playing the Majestic in Den- ver. We stopped at ise Kane Hotel and, as everybody know:, it’s customary on the last day for the expressman to get your hotel trunk at night. Well, on Sunday night the expressman went to the hotel to get my trunk and the landlord positively refused to give it. His reason was that no baggage goes out of his hotel at night, and I had to leave without it. I got that trunk two days after. Adolphe Poirer. (Manager The Three Poiriers.) Chicago, Ill., May 26. Editor VARIETY: If anyone knows the whereabouts of Lottie Cunningham or her husband, Ed. Lawrence, they would oblige me greatly by letting me know, as they left their child, when seven month old, in my care. He is now six and one-half years old and in the best of health. I have lost track of them. (Mrs.) Margaret Des Laurier, 111 So, Centre Ave., Chicago. New York, May 23. Editor Variety: I notice in Variety of this date the statement that Elsie De Leon is the only female rider who has ever accomplished the feat of throwing a somersault un- assisted while riding bareback. I should like to point out that this is a misappre- hension. Other female riders in the United States have accomplished the feat mentioned. Among the number are Annie Morrison (riding under the name of Annie Cook) ; Little Edna, of the Lemon Brothers’ Show; Robinson Big Ten and Norris & Rowe and Dolly Julian, last season with the Barnum show. William F. La Rue. 235 West 108th Street, New York, May 23. Editor Vartety: : In the case of Miss Irene Franklin, Manager Percy G. Williams made a wise move. He let the public pick its own fa- vorite, and the Court of Last Resort speedily decided that Irene was the one best bet. The verdict must have surprised the vaudeville magnates, who, for a long time had been grossly overpaying what they supposed were their real drawing cards. The result demonstrates one thing: although level-headed business men, the managers do not always strike it right when they attempt to diagnose the public fancy. Therefore, it is entirely likely that more surprises would develop if entire programs were subjected to the same test. The serio-comic is an important factor in vaudeviile, but she does not constitute the entire bill. I haven’t a doubt but that many artists in other lines now struggling for recognition would derive a similar benefit if given the boon of a popular vote. The Irene Franklin epi- sode is stimulating. Would it not be a good idea from the standpoint of man- agers, artists and audience to let the pub- lic decide for itself in other cases? O. T. Fiske. (Fiske and McDonough.) MURDOCK SIGNS HENGLER SISTERS. A contract for five years has been en- tered into between John J. Murdock, the Chicago vaudeville manager, and the Hengler Sisters. Under the terms, Mr. Murdock will provide a piece for the girls to play in for the first two years, and during the third season of the engagement they will star under his management in “The Twin Detectives.” Foreign bookings made by the sisters will be disposed of to give a clear path for the fulfillment of the Murdock con- tract. They lately played in vaudeville out West for a spring trip, and will ap- pear locally on the Williams circuit shortly. DARRAS BROTHERS LOSE SUIT. The suit brought by the Darras Broth- ers, foreigners, against B. F. Keith to recover the amount of two weeks’ salary was decided against the act this week in the Municipal Court. Darras Brothers came over here on a “Keith” blanket contract, calling for twenty-five weeks. They were engaged by H. H. Feiber. During the course of the engagement they were asked to “lay off’ two weeks on the agreement that that time should be added to the contract. This proposition was accepted, but after- ward declined upon the advice of their attorney, M. Strassman, it is said. The action was commenced when a de- mand for two weeks’ salary was ignored. No written opinion was handed down. HOGAN RETURNS TO TOWN. Ernest Hogan returned to the city on Wednesday. His mother came on from Louisville to meet him. It was reported the colored comedian looked very well. He-has been confined in a Massachusetts sanitarium the greater part of the season. Hogan and his mother left for a New Jersey summer resort. PRESENTATION TO IRENE FRANKLIN. The event of the evening on Monday last at the Colonial was the preseniation to Irene Franklin (Franklin and Green) on behalf of Percy G. Williams of a dia- mond studded gold charm in the form of a book to commemorate Miss Franklin’s title as the most popular artiste who has ever played the Williams houses. This was decided in the recent “Popularity Con- test” held by Mr. Williams. Stuart Barnes presented Miss Franklin with the token, and the popular young woman responded with some embarrass- ment. The winning of the contest by Miss Franklin, which came as a great surprise to managers, herself and her admirers, has already ensured booking for Franklin and Green for next season at nearly treble the amount of salary they are now receiving under this season’s contract. ENTERPRISE. - The spectacle of a motor car speeding up Broadway with thirty or more occu- pants seated about a baby grand piano elicited .no little amount of interest on Saturday afternoon. The machine was conveying four quartets and a dozen more vocalists out to American League Baseball grounds at the expense of the Jerome H. Remick exchequer. They went there to sing and thus make the name of Remick prominent. The quartets were the Big City Quartet, the Yorke Comedy Four, “The” Quartet and the Long Acre Quartet. Lou Hirsch, Walter White, Sam Collins, Charles Orr, Walter McPherson, C. H. Tomes and Ed Ford added their voices to this array. George Botsford, the composer, acted as musical conductor. ACROBAT STRANDED. Boston, May 27. The Picquays, acrobats, and John Me- Carron, stage manager at Keith’s here, got busy last week when George Jackson, an Austrian acrobat, was found to be stranded here, unable to reach his native land. _Johnson could speak little English. - It was learned that he had been given a sum of money by the White Rats in New York, sufficient to take him there, but a steam- ship agent had euchred him out of it, and arranged that he should go on a cattle ship, feeding fifty head of cattle to pay for his passage. The boys raised $22 for him by taking up a collection among the artists. READING LEE’S LAST PIECE. The last sketch written by the late Kenneth Lee, who was the author of “Billy’s Tombstones,” is now being read by Edgar Allen. Mr. Allen has been the booking representative for Weber & Rush in the United Booking Offices the past season, with the exception of a few weeks he played in vaudeville. The Lee piece is named “The Angry Lady from Boston,” and if it is acecpted by Mr. Allen, he will again take to the vaudeville stage with it. Ed S. Keller will make the production and book Mr. Allen. - OBITUARY. profession has The whole theatrical been in mourning this week for Peter F. Dailey, the comedian, who died of pneu- monia and grippe in Chicago last Satur- day. Dailey was playing with the Joe Weber Company in Chicago, One of his first pro- fessional engagements was in the variety show at Fox’s American Theatre, Chest- nut Street, Philadelphia. On this occa- sion he and Jim Hoey (a brother of “Bill” Hoey and not “Old Hoss,” as has been stated) took the place on the bill left vacant by the retirement of McNish and Clark. Jim Hoey is still alive, and at last account was running a small wagon show on Long Island. The act at that time was a song and dance specialty. Previously Dailey worked as a member of Dailey and Morris, who appeared in the Globe Theatre, Broadway and Waverly Place (under the management of Bob Butler). But Dailey’s prominent connection was with the Big American Four—Joe Pettin- gill (now manager of Gus Hill’s “McFad- den’s Flats”), Peter Gale (now dead), Dailey and Hoey. When Dailey retired from the Four, Nat Haines replaced him, and when the act broke up Haines and Pettingill worked as a team. One of Dailey’s early intimates was Tom Ward, at present in New England with a comedy act. Both Ward and Dailey were about the same size, and were nearly always seen together. George Balno, of Balno and Shaw, died Monday morning in a New York hospital from injuries received ten days ago in his dressing room at the Hippodrome. He was examining a patent cap used for slap-stick explosions when the charge ignited and a piece of flying metal cut him in the neck. Blood poison developed, and after ten days of suffering he died. The team was playing in the Hippodrome cireus when the accident happened. They had a travesty animal act. Balno was identified with the act for severa] years. He came to this country from the other side with a comedy acro- batic troupe. Chicago, May 27. David Henderson, known as “the father of extravaganza” in this country, died here early Wednesday morning. Mr. Henderson built the Chicago Opera House, and in his zenith as a theatrical manager was famous all over the world. Elias Witt, father of Max S. Witt, died Monday evening in his New York home, 239 West 134th Street, after a short ill- ness. MISS BELFORT’S GOLD MINES. Before leaving for Europe May Belfort, the English singer, will visit her gold mines in California. There are a number of mines belonging to Miss Belfort located about 100 miles from Los Angeles. They are known as “The Nevada Group.” Bat gps Re at | p me ae

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10 VARIETY CHICAGO FILM NOTES. By Frank Wiesberg. VARIETY’S Chicago Office, Chicago Opera House Block, Chicago, May 27. The Theatorium, Galveston, Tex., is ex- hibiting a series of moving pictures, show- ing the Presidential possibilities, taken from life. W. O. Meyers, of Indianapolis, has bought the Electric Theatre at Frankfort, Ind., from Mrs. K. Kilpatrick and W. 0. Boggs. The Broadway, Nevada City, has opened with moving pictures. Campbell end Patchell will give moving picture shows under canvas in northern Michigan during the summer. The Olympic, Topeka, Kans., opened with pictures under the joint manage- ment of Mrs, Ronne of Madison, Ind., and Mrs. Shaw of Chicago. Robert Lueck will operate a moving pic- ture show in a tent at Ft. Atkinson, Wis., this summer. A new moving picture place will soon be opened at Norfolk, Va. A penny moving picture theatre opened on Fifth Street, Cincinnati, last week. Nolan & Dolle are the promoters. The place is located in the center of the busi- ness district. The Avenue Theatre, Louisville, is now running moving picture shows, and if the test is successful the house will be open all summer. “Wonderland” Park, Milwaukee, opens May 30, enlarged and beautiful. Herman Fehr is the principal stockholder. J. A. Higler and Frank Trottman are concerned in the management. . The Royal Theatre Company, Norfolk, Va., has incorporated, capital $6,000, to operate moving picture shows. Rock Falls, Ill., has a moving picture theatre. It is in the Tofte building. R. Steinmeyer is building a picture the- atre at St. Louis, occupying the prem- ises at 3507-9 South Broadway. The Kahn Amusement Company, Rich- mond, Va., has incorporated. Capital $1,000. ; ua The Theatre Film Service Company, with headquarters in Chicago, opened a branch at Little Rock, Ark. J. E. Willis is in charge, The senior member of the con- cern is Fred Aiken, vice-president of the Film Service Association. Moving pictures will be the entertain- ment in the new theatre to be estab- lished at “White City,” Louisville, this Summer. The Auditorium, Wheeling, W. Va., is open with vaudeville and pictures, un- der the management of Fred Duke. R. E. Carson has opened a new moving picture establishment at Greenwich, S. C. It is known as the “Lyric.” A new moving picture and vaudeville theatre will be operated in the Tyler Building, Louisville, Ky., by Richard Bak- row, S. P. Jones and J. M. Sharp. A new moving picture theatre and ar- cade opened at Gary, Ind., is operated by the Lyric Amusement Company. Moving pictures are given at the Duval, Jacksonville, Fla. A new Nickelodeon opened at Wyan- dotte, Mich. It is called the Star. Lyman Howe is exhibiting motion pic- tures in the Masonic Theatre, Louisville. FIRST IN; BIG PROFITS. By a shrewd stroke of business George Aiken, railroad contractor for the John Robinson Shows, has turned many desir- able dollars into “the Governor’s” coffers this season. The Robinson show is play- ing a string of stands along the Louis- ville & Nashville Railroad, which have not seen a circus in five years. The L. & N. refused for that length of time to haul circus trains, and no con- tracts were signed for the territory. A change of policy last fall was taken ad- vantage of by Contractor Aiken and his contract was “No. 1.” This contract keeps the other shows off the road for a stated period. In Knoxville, Tenn., the show gave three performances in one day to accom- modate the demand for admittance, and is said to have taken out $12,000. Two afternoon shows were also given in Lon- don, Ky. The outfit has experienced half a dozen turnacrays The Southern Railroad has also barred circus traffic until this year, and the Rob- inson show will be the first to travel over its lines in seven years. NEW TENT SHOW. Buffalo, May 27. “The Fall of Pompeii” (National Amusement Company directors; F. F. Hartzell, manager) starts from this city and opens at Toronto June 15; Montreal and Buffalo to follow, then Pennsyl- vania and the West. A four-car show; sixty people; ballet of 30; steam caliope and military band of 20 pieces, with Pain fireworks. The seating capacity will be 10,000. All new tents. PARADE OR NO LICENSE. Watertown, N. Y., May 27. The City Clerk has informed the Bar- num-Bailey circus that unless a parade is guaranteed when the circus shows here the license will be run up to an unheard- of figure. With parade the city will charge the circus management $110 for the license. The merchants of the town insisted upon this course being taken, claiming that the parade would attract thousands who would not otherwise come into the city. No answer has yei been received from the circus people. GIRGUS NEWS. GUESSING ABOUT HIPPODROME. With the season’s close at the Hippo- drome come guesses as to its future next season and thereafter. The guessers have revived the old rumor about Ringling Brothers coming into the possession of it through the friendship ex- isting between John Ringling and Max Anderson, the latter an owner in the Shu- bert-Anderson Company, the corporation formed to manage the big place, and which leased it from the Hippodrome Company. There are three interested parties to this lease, it is said, the Shuberts, Mr. Anderson and the Hippodrome Company, each having contributed $50,000 towards the capital stock of $150,000. The rumor factory has been working uight and day on the Hippodrome all sea- son, and there are a thousand reports, more or less, about its past and future. NO INTERMEDIATE PRICE. The Buffalo Bill show played to big business in Washington last week. They had a turnaway Monday night. The price schedule prevailing with the Wild West exhibition has been slightly changed. The 75-cent tariff has been eliminated, there being only 5) cents and $1 seats. RAIN BOTHERING RINGLINGS. It was daylight before the Ringling show got in motion out of Easton, Pa., Saturday morning. Heavy weather had softened the lot up a good deal, and there was delay in handling a wet canvas, In Plainfield, N. J., a few days before, the afternoon show was not given until 3 o’clock. Business was indifferent in Plainfield. MAY CHANGE WINTER QUARTERS. Reports have been current for several weeks that the Ringling Brothers contem- plated a change of winter quarters for their circus properties. One story had it that hereafter the Barnum & Bailey out- fit would winter in Baraboo, while the Ringling Brothers’ own show wouid be sent to Bridgeport between seasons. Now comes the seemingly true tale that the Wisconsin circus magnates have secured a large plot of ground in the out- lying section of Philadelphia, and will use it to store their circuses. There are remaining a large number of leases on the Bridgeport quarters which were assumed by the Ringlings when they took possession of the Barnum cor- poration. These leases will keep one or the other of the shows in Bridgeport for one winter to come at least. CIRCUS aCTs AT BRIGHTON. The Flying Banvards, Hardy, the high wire walker, and a big troupe of Arabs will form a croup of circus attractions in Pain’s exhibition of fireworks at Brighton Beach the coming summer. The show opens June 15. Attractions booked by J. Harry Allen. “FLYING HORSE” DIDN’T. Some circus has just missed a “flying horse.” The latter part of last week at the Hippodrome a dress rehearsal was called to witness the newest aerial sen- sation, “The Flying Horse.” The act is reported to have been under the guidance of Frank Melville, the eques- trian director. When all were assembled, the property men and attendants, about forty in all, of the Hip were sent to man the ropes or wires. The idea was after the wire “strong” acts, and may have been sug- gester by the “Balloon Horse,” “Onaip” or even a “flying ballet.” A beautiful white horse was placed in position; the men pulled on the ropes; the orchestra played “The Merry Widow” waltz, but the horse, expected to ascend for graceful gyrations in the air, did not move, breaking up the performance. CONEY’S CIRCUS OPENING. A big six-pole top has been raised on the site to be given over this summer to the Coney Island Hippodrome in that re- sort and the show will open to-morrow (Saturday). A big show is promised, in- cluding a band of Indians for “Wild West” features, Josie Ashton, principal rider, and the Casting Dunbars. The Nelson family of acrobats is the circus feature. They have never shown in the metropolitan dis- trict. William Ducrow, last season equestrian director for the Barnum-Bailey show, has the same position with the Coney Island venture. Bode Brothers, of Cincinnati, and Moerlein, the brewer, are promoting the venture. Johnnie Robinson, son of the Cincinnati showman, is helping get the “Hip” in running order. He will stay here a couple of weeks at least. QUEEN AND CRESCENT ENLARGING. The Queen & Crescent Shows, playing in the East under the management of France Reed, will be enlarged by the addition of several new acts shortly. An offer has been made to Dolly Julian and Fred Legett, who closed last Saturday at the Hippo- drome. The Queen & Crescent carries a good deal of the equipment which last season be- longed to the Hargreaves outfit. Frank Longbotham, formerly agent for the Pubil- lones Show in Mexico, is with it. WARNS AGAINST “CROOKS.” Johnstown, Pa., May 27. Buffalo Bill’s arrived on the afternoon of May 24 from Lancaster in good shape. Business Monday was immense, and tne show pleased every one. Weather perfect. The management issued a warning to the public to be on the lookout for “crooks,” as there were a number in their wake and had played havoc in Lancaster. Three were arrested by the local police Monday night in the railroad yards. The Carroll Troupe, premier “Risley” act, closed with the Ringling show last week. They opened with the show in Chicago. Circuses are requested not to extend courtesy to any of VARIETY’S corre- spondents for more than two seats.

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VARIETY 11 “THE LIMIT” IN MAMMOTH MOVING PICTURE PLACE George Kleine, George Lederer and Henry Lee Have Secured the Auditorium, Chicago, and Will Pro- duce Big Spectacular Effects. Everything is in readiness for the com- mencement in Chicago Sunday of a unique experiment. George Kleine, the big Ameri- can importer of foreign independent films, George Lederer and Henry Lee, the im- personator, have entered into a partner- ship to give a novel moving picture show in the Auditorium, Chicago, the big show house which played “Advanced Vaude- ville” for a time last season. When the subjects thrown upon the white screen by the projecting machine eall for it, a big comypany of actors and supernumeraries will be stationed behind to work effects. For example, when a mob scene is shown a carefully rehearsed crowd of ’supers will be present to make the appropriate noises. When singers are required they will be provided and a choir will be on hand to discourse inci- dental musie when the film gives oppor- tunity for such an effect. The idea involved in the “talking pic- tures” which have so recently established themselves widely in the important pic- ture houses, here reaches an elaboration which is described as “the limit.” Mr. Lee will have charge of the prac- tical end of the stage management to- gether with George Lederer, while Mr. Kleine wil] direct the film supply depart- ment. Chicago is even more generously sup- plied with picture shows than is New York, but the promoters of this newest enterprise have calculated that with the immense seating capacity of the Audi- torium (4,000) they can de an enormous gross weekly business, large enough to war- rant the expenditure of large sums on the entertainment. In addition to the pictures the shows will offer vaudeville and musical features. PICTURES IN FRENCH COURTS. Paris, May 18. The heirs of Gounod, composer, and Barbier and Carre, librettists, are seek- ing to recover damages in the courts from M. Kaiser, manager of a moving picture show where a cinematographic version of “Faust” was given recently. ‘The pictures showed scenes from the opera while a choir rendered parts of the score. The courts will be called upon to decide whether this constitutes a “theatrical performance” in a legal sense and whether such a performance was a violation of the rights of the owners of the opera. The claim is based upon a French law passed in 1791, almost a century before moving pictures came into use, but the complainants declare that the statute can be interpreted to cover moving picture exhibitions. MAMMOTH THEATRE CHANGES. Paris, May 18. The Chatelet Theatre, one of the larg- est amusement places in Paris, has re- verted to the moving picture policy for the summer, giving up for the time its mammoth productions. Some of the spec- tacular plays given at the Chatelet had two hundred “supers” on the stage at one time. Two shows will be given daily. It has been found that moving pictures make the only profitable entertainment in the huge Paris hippodrome. VANDERBILT A FILM SUBJECT. London, May 20. London is much interested just now in a revival of coaching glories. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, the American whip, is driv- ing the “Venture” daily from London to Brighton. The first run of the coach was made the subject of a moving picture reel, shown at the Brighton Alhambra. Mr. Vanderbilt gave a box party at this house. The artists on the bill wore fa- vors of red and white, the Vanderbilt coaching colors. A MODEST ADVERTISER. In “Everybody’s Magazine” for June, Carl Laemmle, the Chicago film renter, carries an advertisement in which he of- fers to sell a moving picture outfit for $155 upward, and says it is one of the best money-making opportunities of the age. Mr. Leemmle states he made $15,000 in one year at his moving picture hail oi Milwaukee avenue, Chicago, “and that was only a side issue of my business,” he adds; also modestly saying in the “ad.” “I am recognized nationally as leader in my line.” JUDGE DISMISSES PICTURE CASE. On the same day last week (Thursday) the summons against the Union Square theatre for having given a moving picture exhibition the previous Sunday was dis- missed, Judge Walsh in the First District Police Court discharged William Rosenthal on a complaint based upon similar grounds, preferred by Policeman Andrew W. MeDonald. Judge Walsh said tha’ the preceden. set in these actions by the Supreme Court jn the cases cited left him no discretion but to dismiss. BIG HOUSE FOR REED ALBEE. During the early part of next season there will be a large e'aborate moving pic- ture theatre built somewhere in New Eng land or New York State. and Reed Alnee, son of FE. F. Albee, general manager of the United Booking Offices, will be in charge. This house ia considered by those who claim to be in the -now as the commenre- ment of a large circuit of picture places of which young Mr. Albee wii} be the head. He managed tle Uvien Square until it was converted frow a policy of vaudeville ‘o one of pictures, EDISON LICENSEES ALL SUED. Papers were served upon George K. Spoor, of the Essanay Manufaciuring Company and upon the Selig Polyscope Company in Chicago early this week in suits instituted by the American Muto- scope and Biograph Company of New York, alleging infringements of the “Latham Loop” patents owned by the lat- ter concern. These actions are identical with those brought in the New York courts last week against the Kalem and Vitagraph com- panies. The complaints recite that the defendant companies are making use of the “loop” device in connection with the cameras by which they manufacture their negatives. Five Edison licensees are now involved in similar suits, Edison Manufacturing Company, Kalem Company, Vitagraph Company, Essanay Company and Selig Polyscope. The Edison suit was brought some months ago and will be argued in the United States Circuit Court in New Jersey shortly. At the same time ‘the actions were brought against the Chicago manufactur- ers, suit was also entered against Jones, Schaeffer & Linick, one of the largest firms of exhibitors in Chicago. This suit, which corresponds to the action started in New York against the William Fox Company, exhibitors, is brought under “loop and shutter” patents held by the Biograph Company, and covering a “shutter” de- vice, which it is claimed is used without authority upon thousands of projecting machines in this country. It is expected that a large number of these suits will be brought. The suit recently reported against Wm. Fox, a New York exhibitor, is being brought by the Jenkins-Armat Company, of Washington, on their shuttle patent, which has been sustained by U. S. Judge Hazen. The laticr concern is now closely allied with the Biograph Company. Late Wednesday S. Lubin, of Philadel- phia, was served with papers in a suit un- dev the Biograph’s “Latham loop” pat- All the Edison licensees, with the George ents. exception of Pathe Freres and Melies, both foreigners, are now defend- ants in Biograph patent suits, as well as the Edison Manufacturing Company itself. EASTMAN SERVES NOTICE. Several of the minor unattached mak- ers of moving picture films such as Sehneider and the Came: phone have ;e- ceive! notive from tice Mastwar Company that they will i unable *o get raw \a- terial (“blank stock”) in the future. This iuling, of course, does not affect the Pio- graph Company. The vesult of such a move will preb- ably be to drive the makers denied ser- vice by Fastman under the banner of the siegraph Company. MCPE VAUDEVILLE {«N PICTURE HOUSES. I riscoli ftrothers, vuperating haif a ‘oxen moving picture theatres in and about New York, have entered into an rrengement wiih the Leusta’ Union, by which the New York loeal of thet organi- zation wilt furnish about a 3f vaudeville turns weekly. REVIEWS Gotch-Hackenschmidt Wrestling Match. 15 Mins.; Bijou. The first exhibition of the Frank Gotch- George Hackenschmidt catch-as-catch-can wrestling match for the championship of the world, which occurred at Chicago re- cently, was shown in this city on Mon- day at the Bijou Theatre. The series be- longs to W. W. Wittig from the title plate. The pictures run about 1,100 feet, and there is another reel of the match made by Wittig also of 2,300 feet. The shorter run seen this week follows the movements of the men clearly, and while, as in all wrestling matches, the picture suffers for lack of action at times, to men and boys the interest is at all time buoyed up in expectation, The views are distinct, the slightest movement of either contestant being easily caught, Sime. “Peck’s Bad Boy.” 18 Mins. Chicago. Nearly all the principal characters found in the book or play are reviewed in the humorous incidents, which are keenly de- picted and effectively arranged. The “bad boy,” the “Dutch” grocer, in fact, all the personages who figured in the mischievous pranks are shown, and all sorts of ridicu- lous situations pile up in quick succession, extracting laughter. One of the funniest incidents is the half-sawed staircase, and the sudden departure of the guests down the slippery stairs. The Essanay Co. is responsible for the film. The comedy is good with plenty of action. Frank Wiesberg. MORE ELECTROGRAPH SHOWS. The Electrograph Company has taken over Miner’s Empire Theatre, Newark, N. J., and Poli’s, Meriden, Conn., for pic- tures and vaudeville. J. Bernstein, of that concern, has established booking headquarters in the cffices of the New York Vaudeville Contracting Company, and is supervising the engagement of acts for the Electrograph string which now numbers tweive. Four acts go to a bill changed twice weekly. BRIGHTON’S “TALKING” PICTURES. In the enclosure where Col. Ferari’s Animals exhibited at Brighton Beach will be “talking”’-moving pictures this season. Hart & Farrell have the concession. COMPLAIN OF BAD SERVICE. Out-of-town pietuve show managers vis- iting New Yerk aimost without excep- tion conplain of the lax method: prevail- ing in the delivery of reels to them by rental exchanges. In one case nfl arrenge'nents were made ic start a picture shov in a house in Pernsylvaria previously given over to plaving combinations. When opening time came on Monday there vere no pictures en band. The New York exchange was called ump on the te} ‘phone ati | the ex- euse for their failure * make delivery was merely thet ’ veits were not yet ready.” There t fj ‘ h coiny laint on the score or cache! sod damaged films. = es f * hy nn ee naneenserase —ey-enpnantnnnenbennaeeaees ae Pe ane ote heck Beene re ——- vee ey, a a ae eet oe Ane eae oie =

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FAS NRE Ine en Ot AN AOI SNORT IR LORS SOP acct ntrenior~n eatin line tictarntitaaniniseiitaniiainageniliipinliiitiie lt tecnico pee ctcingcnins ngapeliilontnanectiastesmeeiapigapremnapenstintoevacitany—atimne 12 VARIETY Ninaweb Park, Louisville, opened last week. The Airdome, Lebanon, Ind., opened last week. Lakewood Park, Durham, N. C., opened May 25. Elliott Park, Gadsden, Ala., is now in full swing. Germania Park, Indianapolis, opened on Sunday last. “Fairyland” Park, Memphis, has been destroyed by fire. Electric Park, Montgomery, Ala., opened on Saturday last. New Riverside Park, Aurora, IIl., opens on Decoration Day. Reeves Park, Findlay, O., will not open until the early part of June. Forest Park, the only outdoor resort in Pine Bluff, Ark., opened last week. Tuscora Park, Canal Dover, 0O., started its season on a large scale this month. A large crowd attended the opening of Casino Park, Huntsville, Ala., last week. Highland Park, Freeport, Ill., opened May 28. L. W. Matthews is the manager. Ramona Park, Grand Rapids, is now open. The principal feature is vaudeville. E. F. Winnett is manager of the new amusement park, the “Westside,” at Mun- cie, Ind. The Airdome, Hot Springs, Ark., is now playing attracticus furnished by North Brothers. A new Airdome at Boise, Idaho, opened week before last under the management of Mrs. Evans. Beechwood Park, Ashland, ‘Ky., has been renamed “White City” and consider- ably improved. Logansport, Ind., will have a “White City,” according to Chas. Krauss and Harry Haskell. Waverly Park, Lansing, Mich., will be formally opened on Decoration Day. John §. Wilson is the manager. Chas. R. Matthews and *. R. Smith opened an Airdome at Hampton Park, Charleston, S. C., this -veek. I. H. Butterfield was chosen president of the Michigan Association of Fairs at a recent meeting held in Detroit. . The sixth snnuai Kentucky State Fair will be held in Louisville Sept. 14-19. J. W. Noviman is the secretary. "he Council at Glenwood, Minn., has given permit to EB. R. Bailey to operate an xmusement park in that town. PARKS AND FAIRS Vaudeville and pictures are given in the “Airdome” at St. Joseph, Mo., in connec- tion with North Bros.’ stock shows. The Riverview Park Company, incor- porated in Michigan, owns Riverview Park, Detroit, which opened last week. A stock company has been organized at Anderson, Ind., for the purpose of erect- ing amusement devices at Mounds Park. The White City Amusement Company, Indianapolis, has incorporated for $300,- 000. The company operates “White City.” The Montrose (Colo.) Fire Department will hold a street fair from July 4 to 11, inclusive, and attractions are being sought. The Airdome Theatre, Oelwein, Iowa, opened last week with vaudeville, under the management of A. Pleming and T. J. Denson. Work of construction on the new Air- dome, which Orin Stair and A. J. Gillig- ham are building at Grand Rapids, is under way, and will be ready some time in June. Wonderland Theatrical Company, Blue- field, W. Va., has incorperated. Capital $5,000. Incorporaters: J. Bogden, ©. D. Hatcher, N. 0. Hawkins, G. C. Goodwin, O. A. Ogden. The opening of Electric Park, Musca- tine, Ia., occurred May 17. The Citizens’ Railway and Light Company of that city owns the park. Ridge Point, considered a picturesque amusement resort on the line of the Green Bay (Wis.) Traction Company, opened a week ago Wednesday. The Bayside Amusement Company re- cently incorporated at San Diego, Cal. Incorporators: J. Feichtner, N. Modden, V. Wilkinson and George Sanier. All the Denver Parks open on Decora- tion Day. There is quite some warfare on in Colorado’s capital city for billing space by the respective managements. The Maple Grove Park Company, Deca- tur, Ind., has incorporated for $10,000 to operate an amusement park. F. W. Shel- ton and C. MeConnel] are the incorpor- ators. Dare Devil Schreyer has been booked as oue of the big attractions in a $8,000 show ior the Brockten Fair, week of September 28. The contiacts bear the figures $1,000 as the weekly salary. Celoron Park, just outside of James- town, N. Y., opened May 24. The vaude ville theatre, under the men o me of James J, Waters = . nite ager of the Saniuels Oper Tug P ; Jamestown, will play five 5s. Margaret C. Goodman is to be press rep- resentative for the Bijou Theatre and Riverside Park and Casino, Saginaw, Mich. The Casino will open June 7, under new management, with many improve- ments. Ed Mueller’s Paragon Orchestra of New- ark, N. J., opens its sixth season at Elec- tric Park June 1. Mr. Mueller goes back to Waldman’s in September for his elev- enth season at that house. He also has charge of the band in Hillside Park, near Newark. “Luna” Park, Pittsburg, opened under its new management on Thursday. The Four Bards, Four Londons, Ella Richards, Griff Brothers and Origrino’s Band were the free attractions booked for the sum- mer place by Arthur Hopkins. There is no other vaudeville on the grounds. Chicago, May 27. “Jim” O’Leary, known as “King of Gamblers,” has purchased Luna Park trom its stockholders and will conduct it this summer as a speculation. O’Leary was legally involved im the stock of the park last season, bul declined to divulge his in- tention of buying all the shares of the stockiolders. “Luna” Park, Johnstown, Pa., opens May 30. Ed. R. Hutchinson, of Elmira, N. Y., will on that day make two balloon ascensions. In the theatre, the Chester Bishop Stock Co. will open for the sum- mer in “Knobs o’ Tennessee.” The bill will change twice weekly. The stage has been enlarged to over twice its former size, and new scenery is being built. A complaint has been lodged with the Police Commissioner of New York against the issuance of a permit for a sum- mer garden on 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues. The promoters of the enterprise presented a petition to the Commissioner signed by over 100 near- by residents requesting that the license be issued. The opposition arises from the Harlem Property Owners’ Association and several other societies. Knabenshue and two assistants had a narrow escape last week while attempt- ing a flight in Knabenshue’s air-ship at Toledo. While at a height of 1,000 feet something went wrong, and the ship rap- idly descended, alighting upon a fence sur- rounding a ball field, where a game was being played. The spectators and the players saved the men from injury, but the framework was broken by striking the fence. Knabenshue expects shortly to try for the 102-mile sail from Toledo to Cleveland. West. End Park, New Orleans, may undergo another change in its policy of management before long. With the. mencement of this seas), booking arrane former ies -. « tha! Sg existing between . ween the Western Vaudeville As- ciation, Chicago, was discontinued by a new president who thought to economize both in this arrangement and in the open air acts formerly given as the free attrac- tion. With the opening of the resort, however, the New Orleans papers com- menced to say things, and this disturbed the eqnanamity of the governing board, which is reported to again be making overtures to W. V. A. for relief. London, May 16. The Franco-British Exhibition opened in a deluge of rain on Thursday. None of the exhibits were complete and few of the shows in working order. The show covers about the same ground space as the last Paris Exhibition, less than Chicago in 93. There are few side shows, and the only one ready on Thursday, an im- proved scenic railway, did $2,000 on the day. One hundred and twenty-three thou- sand people passed the gates, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, who declared the show open. The big attrac- tion will be the Qlympian Games in the finest field I have ever seen for the pur- pose, surrounded by a stadium capable of seating 60,000 peopie. Butl the mud on Thursday—-0, Lor’! More attractive than ever Electric Park, Newark, N. J., opened its fifth season last Saturday afternoon. During the past three months many features have been added to this popular resort overlooking Newark. The dancing pavilion, now the largest in the State, has been transformed by Japanese artists and decorators into a scene from Tokio. Thousands of inean- descent iamps iJluminate the numerous imported articles of decoration forming a great dome above the spacious dancing floor. Aiong “The Great White Way” the “House of Lemons” is the newest fun provoker and “The Ice Cave” are added attractions as are the “Old Mill,” Ferris Wheel, Toboggan Eight, Air Ship and ten other amusement devices. At the Rustic Theatre a first-class vaudeville show is given twice daily with a free open-air cir- cus. Powerful machinery has been in- stalled and new inventions by Manager Dunlap will produce an illusion nightly at the electric fountain. Several young women have been actively rehearsed for living pictures behind the colored sprays of water. Billy (Single) Clifford returned to town Tuesday after spending two weeks in ele- gant idleness at Atlantic City. Billy thinks so well of the resort he will re- turn for another week during July, when it will be work and not play. Mr. Clif- ford, Al Fields and Jules Von Tilzer laughed at a joke on the Boardwaik last Sunday. Pat Reilly came up from South Atlantic in his automobile to find out what caused the deafening noise. The elder Camille of the Camille Trio, while at West Lynn, Mass., last week purchased a motor boat for $1,600. As an engine was being placed in position in t*« boat, it fell on Camille, causing requiring four stitches plays Ham se ury p Camille Trio s Roof next week, and ilie will be on deck. At the time of the accident a German acquaintance of Camille’s, residing in New York, was with him, This Gerinan liked Lynn and every- thing in it, so uron returning to this city he informed his wife of the serious- ness of Canmille’s accident, running up the stitches from four to eleven, whereupon his wife gave permission for him to return to Lynn to care for Camille, which he did.

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VARIETY 13°

NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK Initial Presentation, First Appearance or Reappearance in New York City.

Alexia, Hammerstein’s. Williams and Walker, Colonial. George S. Melvin, Colonial. Emma Janvier, Fifth Avenue. R. C. Herz, Fifth Avenue. Beatrice Morgan and Company, 125th Street. 4 Flood Brothers, 125th Street. John P. Wade and Company (New Act), Pastor’s. Smith and Walton, Pastor’s. The Cleodora Trio, Pastor’s.

Meyer Harris and Company. “A Touch of East Side Life.” 15 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Interior Set). Pastor’s. The ‘itle describes the offering accu- rately. The characters are more than puotographically exact. They get into the spirit of the types they represent rather than showing the mere external marks. The essence of skillful character acting is in the work of Harris and his support, although he shows symptoms of Alex Carr mimicry. If the aim is to reproduce the atmosphere of an East Side New York tenement, the little cast and the author, Stanley Murphy, have succeeded admir- ably. But to deliver the fine points of their achievement they need a wholly sympathetic audience. Whether vaude- ville is able to,give them this remains a question. One of the things that won for Alex Carr his tremendous vogue was the bits of stage trickery that occurred in the sketch. That’s what the final scene in “Lhe End of the World” amounted to. There is no trickery about “A Touch of East Side Life.” It’s a living incident in the workaday life of the Ghetto, present- ed without stage effects or fakery. It’s a powerfui picture, worked out with care and detail. Abraham Hymovitz is such # father as can be seen by the hundreds in the Chetio. His two sons have run away to become aciors. A teiegram brings news that Siggy, the younger son, is stranded in New Haven. Rebecca Hymo- vitz, the mother, in spite of the father’s half-learted remonstrances, ruises the money to bring him home. He enters the home in fear and trembliz, a pathetic picture of returning prodiga]). Abraham is upbraiding the youngster for his evi- dences of worthlessness, with a curious mingling of austerity and suppressed ten- derness, when a telegram from the other son, who has assunied the name of Mike O’Brien, announces that he hat joj . - mue & great hit and fame an? : Au ender“tor 0% une are his. accompanies the cheer- ine ; . : : ys, and Abrahaim’s estimate of the stage 2s a business proposition being thus reversed, little Siggy is invited to demonstrate his ability. This gives opportunity for a song which forms the finish. Margaret Rosa, as the patient, tender mother toiling cheerfully in the sweatshop, might have been picked up from a real Grand Street tenement. She looked the part to the life and played with startling realism. Rush. Ryan and White have heen contracted for through the: United during the sum- ‘mer and all of next season.

(NEW AGTS OF THE WEEK

Onaip. Illusion. 12 Mins.; Ful! Stage. Fifth Avenue. This is the first week in vaudeville for Onaip, although the act played at the saappodrome. Onaip secures a big credit mark right off the reel. It is purely an illusion and is extremely well presented without a word of explanation. There are eight men employed. Six are merely supers who look anything but the Hindoos they are supposed to represent. A full stage is employed with a special back drop. An ordinary upright piano is drawn in on a long, low cart. The piano is placed in the centre of the stage about four feet from the back drop. Between the drop and the piano is a platform about five feet high and not quite the width of the piano. The piano player is seated at the piano blind- folded. He plays while the hypno- tist from the platform makes pass- es as the piano slowly rises, the player going with it, the stool remaining on the stage. The piano rises about a foot clear of the platform and the platform and stairs are removed, the piano and player then make several horizontal revolutions. The platform and stairs are replaced after a large loop has been passed over the whole and the piano and player are slowly lowered to the ground. The act closed the show at the Fifth Avenue Tuesday night and not a person left until the act had finished, which would seem easily to indi- cate that the illusion holds more than sufficient interest to pass the vaudeviile muster. Dash. Jack Mason’s “3-4-1” (4). Singing and Dancing. 17 Mins.; ne. Alhamora. The arrangement upon which Mr. Mason hangs three songs and an incidental dance or two could scarcely be called a “situa- tion.” It is rather a circumstance. What- ever you call it, however, doesn’t make any difference. It serves its purpose which is to introduce certain talk, the songs and a dance or two by a decidedly spruce and natty quartet. “Jack Mason’s ‘3-4-1’ with Grace Gardner” is the way the program describes the number. Miss Gardner is an imuportant factor. She makes a very pretty, animated soubrette and sings . ich voi Negi , sweet, high voice. Ned ee Ted Sullivan are the verv wu! Srier two. They wear e clothes and sing and talk from ime to time. Norton plays a stupid Eng- lishman fairly well, although at times for- getting hie English accent. Mr. Mason has a polite comedy part as the “wise one” who wins the heiress milliner from the other two. Also he sings and dances. The turn pleased the Alhambra audience, and will do nicely in a light way. Rush.

Ed F. Reynard, the ventriloquist, closed his season at Keith’s, Philadelphia, last Saturday. On Thursday of this week, Mr. Reynard started for Buffalo in his auto- mobile. Mrs. Reynard has fully recovered from her recent illness, having gained twenty-five pounds while taking the rest eure. Her physician advised against tak- ing the trip, and Mr. Reynard was accom- panied by a couple of friends.

=—_— OUT OF TOWN. Howard and North. 18 Mins.; Two. “The Wellington Post Office.” Keith’s, Boston. It’s dangerous to follow an established success with an act that is its sequel, but Howard and North have chosen wisely. It shows the “rube” who has returned to Wellington after the scene at the theatre. He has married and the wife and baby are seen. The big fellow, turned bookmaker, returns, expecting to marry his sweetheart to find that it is she who has married the “rube.” The act is full of comedy and well written. Ernest L. Waitt. Jules Ruby is still an agent.

The National Theatre at Havana, Cuba, is playing vaudeville.

Eddie Darling had his hair combed by a barber on Monday.

Al Mayer keeps the electric light in his “office” burning all day.

Willie Hammerstein watched two acts at his house last Monday matinee.

A man in Chicago named “Surefire” has declined an offer to appear in vaudeville.

The space left for the agents at the United Offices isn’t wide enough for “Bill” Lykens.

E. F. Albee was detected with a smile this week. Upon discovery, Mr. Albee swallowed it.

Ten smal! boys walked in “Luna” Park, Coney Island, last Sunday without the gate- man seeing them. Now Pat Casey uses a private entrance.

Bob Manchester left New York this week for Painsviile, 0., for hia arn summer vacation in his hom; will return in Ju'< own. He

Clark, Bergman and Mahoney have sep- arated. Miss Clark and Mr. Bergman will continue, while Mr. Mahoney will make up a new act with his wife.

Gus Edwards’ “School Boys and Girls” have finished a seven months’ tour on the Orpheum Circuit and open Monday at William’s Orpheum, Brooklyn.

Charles K. Harris attended the opening of “Stubborn Cinderella” at Minneapolis last Monday. It is a musical comedy, and Minnesota metropolis. Harris publishes the music.

The following acts have been signed by Gus Hill for next season: Piroscoffis Fam- ily, Welch and Maitland, Harry Emerson, O’Rouke and La Belle Marie, Susie Fischer, 8 English Roses, Billy Hart, Tom Potter Dunn, Speck Brothers, Lottie West Symonds, Joe Pettingill. WELL FILLED TOWN. Watertown, N. Y., May 28. The Antique, a new moving picture place, wili open here May 30. It will make the fifth picture show in the city. Besides the five picture places, Water- town is supporting (perhaps) a stock com-. pany, and the opera house is running as well. The total population is 30,000. There are agents who are at their places of business earlier than formerly of late. That may be a trifle involved, but the name of the agent is mixed in somewhere,

Rene Aubrey is at the Hotel Wendell, Pittsfield, Mass., of which Luke J. Mina- han is the proprietor. Miss Audrey has been in the Berkshire Hills for the past two months, suffering from nervous pros- tration. She was last connected with the Schuman-Heink and “Dolly aVrden” com- panies.

A sister act went to the new office of the Columbia Amusement Co., in the Gayety Thesire, this week for a job. After jumping the hurdles and leaping the gaps that bar Sam Scribner’s sanctum from the outer world, they claimed they qualified as death defying acrobats and demanded booking for an aerial turn.

A manager said to Richard Pitrot, the foreign agent, one day last week: “Pitrot, I wonder if I will get appendicitis next season ?”” “What does he do?’ asked Pitrot. “A strong act,’ replied the man- ager. “I will go look for h‘m,” answered Pitrot. “Don’t mention it; I can get him,” and Pitrot, who is a German, went forth. Harry T. Jordan, manager of Keith’s, Philadelphia, conceded not to be excelled in its appearance, conduct and staff by any theatre in the country, causes 4 moving picture sheet to ths “i in the audience *. gear dvxy he women pmoving their head- g the performance. The an- Buncement is greeted with applause at each show.

“There’s nothing like an automobile,” says Willie Hammerstein referring to his “Thomas” car. “It’s the finest bank account reducer I have ever discovered.” Walter Rosenberg, who was standing near by, remarked: “That machine will be all right, Willie, when you have spent $1,000 more in repairs ; then Lee Harrison is going to give you a whip for it.”

Bowers, Walters and Crooker have thirty weeks on the Western time, opening on the Orpheum Circuit August 24. This will be followed for the remainder of the sea- son by United time, all booked through Al Sutherland.

Eltinge will play in a burlesque writ- ten by Geo. M, Cohan, for Cohan & Har- ris’ “Honey Boy Minstrels,” for which he has been engaged. Mr. Fllinge will be “Juliet” in cork, playing opposite to Geo. * ‘ , Evans as “Romeo.

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‘ ’ i aed ‘ . —— - : on ener rete enema aero cate gant cat carina ee omipigeneia n= pgs mel oan = Mi es Pid a AS °* f “. > “~~ VARIETY ~ HAMMERSTEIN’S. This is the final week of the regular season at Hammerstein’s, and Eve Tan- guay is ieading an aii-comedy bili on the program. The comedy of Miss Tanguay’s act is the manner in which an audieace presumably composed of a majority pes- sessing intelligence will listen wichout. re- monstrance at the tiresome erisutes of her own stage career, together with the lyrics of the songs, evidently written for a pic- ture show ove: on First Avenue. The ever shifting Eva is singing two new ones this week, “Kicking Wouldn’t Do Me Any Good,” an exquisite title, and an- other, “That Wouldn’t Make a Hit With Me,” containing the following delicately phrased lines: “When you marry some old guy Who hasn’t the decency to die, Or you marry some old pill Who you can neither cure nor kill, That wouldn’t make a hit with me.” With charming naiveté Miss Tanguay tells in song that even though a voting contest is lost now and then it doesn’t af- fect her salary, although neglecting to state if she is booked for next scason, and at what price, or whet her she was engaged for the Wi'liams Circuit before or after the “Popularity Contest.” As all her sing- ing numbers seem aimed for the “wise,” these omissions become freifully apparent. Two new costumes are on view. One worn while singing the “Kicking” number would be a dream for a “turkey” burlesque chorus while the other is so much “cos- tume” it is not a gown, but Miss Tanguay “made a hit.” Vocally she informs the audience in nearly every “song” she can do that, and she does. The rest of the show is vaude 74 up of standard acts wha e, made stein must he- h Mr. Hammer- a prot provided himself with, as - ion against any kind of weather. The Sisters Cardownie are opening the program. It is a character change dancing act, prettily and newly dressed, with a sword and “horn pipe” dance standing to the fore. The girls did really wellso early, and they left a decidedly pleasant impres- sion on their first appearance in the house. As “Number 2,” Barry and Hughes brought themselves into a zood sized hit, taking several legitimate bows upon clos- ing with a “Merry Widow” “tough” dance, although the “Widow” melody is growing close to bedtime, and in this act a good song about it had been sung earlier by Madge Hughes. There is a special drop aud something of a sketch in “one,” called “The Soul and the Hee).” It is a slangy affair with some extremely good material in it, all new, having a couple of “mushy” spots, but both players are overworking their voices. Charles F. Semon was on hand with his usual three-ply success, and Rooney and Bent came along with Marion Bent wear- ing a couple of new, sweetly pretty summer gowns, including a picture hat. For an en- - core Pat did a “Yiddish Mazourka,” funny enough, while Ryan and Richfield in “Mag Haggerty’s Reception,” closed the first half to a gale with Mr. Ryan’s dance right after Mr. Rooney’s nimble stepping. The audience was not intensely en- thusiastic at any moment on Monday even- ing. The whole bill felt this to a greater or less extent, but Julius Tannen, opening after the intermission, was the most poor- ly situated. They laughed enough at Mr. fannen’s stories, and liked his impersona- tion of Hopper, but during the opening, the rear of the theatre sounded like a regiment of soldiers going over a bridge. “The Lost Boy,’ as played by Ed. Blon- dei, after 211 the fun-makers had gone be- fore him, secured plenty of laughs during the action, but the applause was not brought out by the rather quiet finale, although a substantial curtain call was taken. Even without the applause there re- mained no doubt Mr. Blondel in his “kid” character was liked, and this was true of others as weil. Closing the show were the Kratons in hoop-rolling, who held on once they were seen, but a good many had to turn around to get a look. Sime. 125TH STREET. Tne heat seems to take effect only in the lower portion of the up-town house. There were many vacant chairs in the or- chestra, but the two upper floors wcre more than comfortably filled Jesse L. Lasky hvids the star position on the program this week. His two acts, “The Love Waltz” and “Eight Hoboes on the Road,” share equally the headline honors. The one, and perhaps the only, drawback of the former is that it runs too long. The act in its present shape re- quires thirty-five minutes. Alfred Kap- peler is inclined to be a bit posey as the Prince, but he can carry military clothes. As long as he is a Prince and not allowed to choose the girl he wants for a wife, we 1 ought not to object if he does a “Libey now and then. The remaiude ol is adequate. Thc hogs or the caste know just ~ muse didn’t seem to th-: at to make of the offering, al- igh they “got” the prolonged kiss, and wanted it repeated. The audience placed the stamp of ap- proval on “The Eight Hoboes.” There is any amount of first rate comedy possi- bilities embodied in the idea. Some have been followed out, while others have been overlooked entirely. There are also sev- eral familiar bits that might easily be re- placed. A few of these have been bor- rowed. Most noticeably is Bert Williams’ poker game. Gus Pixley scored strongly with his old “whistling coon” number. It waa the finale, however, that brought home the bacon. This is an Ltalian number, sung exceedingly well by Sam Dody. It is a new song and far ahead of all the other Italian numbers, at least it is the way Dody sings it. La Petite Mignon gives imitations. La Petite has been giving imitations ever since she was La Petite, but really imita- tiens and imitators are becoming so num- erous it is hard to forgive her even though she was one of the best. La’s one best bet is Marie Dressler, and in this she does very well indeed, getting away from all the others who have essayed the frolicsome Marie. Some one should tell the little girl that it is really considered bad form to give an imitation of George Cohan. Either that or they should take her to see young Felix, of Felix and Caire, do it and then she would give it up of her own accord. George Primrose andi his “Minstrel Boys” came in for a good share of ap- plause. The Minstrel Man received a hearty welcome and his neat and pretty dancing easily did the rest. Clifford and Burke had a very poor time, following “Three of a Kind,” and they never got their heads above water. That “imaginary person” thing has been ham- mered to death. The really first rate ec- centric dance of the comedian went down with the rest. The George Abels Company, without Mr. Abels, put over “Three of a Kind” to one continuous laugh. “The Village Choir’ and The Les An- ders (the program read La Maze Brothers) completed the program. Dash. ALHAMBRA, A straight vaudeville show without a sensational feature makes decidedly ac- ceptable entertainment in Harlem this week. The bill ran smoothly except for a pause between the two full stage numbers of Imro Fox and Maud Hall, Carleton Macy and Company, when a stage hand with a broom was called upon to “stall” in “one” during the timc necessary to re- set the stage. Ordinarily this broom in- cident is a ernde sort of expedient—tech- nically known as “doing a Williamsburg” —but the Alhambra “spot-light” manipu- lator worked a new trick, keeping the au- dience amused by chasing the sweeper back every few seconds to get a scrap of paper he had forgotten. With the excep- tion of this one halt the bill ran very smoothly. Carleton Macy is back in “The Magpieasag ? and the Jay,” after a year’s abseno ai makes a fine, homely tiguzeg@ . He countryman in adem gee as the simple flashy Ligé mmirabie contrast te the odes ‘om the Bowery, a contrast that tkes his work doubly difficult. He man- ages to give the role an occasional touch of comedy without robbing it of the dig- nity which is essential to its sympathetic appeal. Miss Hall gives her wonted skill- ful performance and the third member, Jessie Dodd, fills the picture out most sat- isfactorily. The Elinore Sisters had it pretty much their own way. Although they were on next to closing, the comedy which had gone before was mostly of the quiet va- riety and Kate Elinore’s clown funniments found a receptive audience. The opening numbers were al! new to the Alhambra clientele. Smirl and Kess- ner, opening the show, did extremely well. Rose Kessner has toned down her non- sense somewhat for the occasion and the acrobatic dancing of the pair aroused un- limited enthusiasm, an enthusiasm all too rare at the early stages of vaudeville shows. The trained poodle which figures in the finish of the turn was an interesting feature. Jack Mason’s “3-4-1” with Grace Gard- ner (New Acts) had second place and fol- lowing came Bowser, Hinkle and Company with “Superstition,” a recent production in New York. The sketch tells an interesting story, and, what is more important, keeps to a theme which has dramatic values without being sombre. This is an impor- tant point. Most ot the dramatic sketches which occur in vaudeville are uncompro- misingly gloomy. Dramatic values do not necessatiy involve bloodshed, cruelty, treachery and harrowed emotions. There is as tense an interest in the main situa- tion of “Superstition” as there would be if gloomier subjects were involved. The reporter who practices eavesdropping to expose a political grafter, the grafter who turns out to be a rather likable sort of scoundrel and the trance medium fakir (Edith Hinkle) (an uncommonly beautiful young person), have topical, understand- able interest and, besides, they tell a high- ly diverting tale. They tell ‘t well, too, with little side hghts of humor and with engaging simplicity of acting. Jack Hazard scored unmistakably with his excellent cullection of diniect stories, _ and Cole and Johnson and Cumpany closed the intermission, pleasing mightily with their singing. Imro Vox followea the in- termission, a rather trying place for his illusion act owing to the large umount of comedy talk that goes witb the magicv! tricks. Fox handles his patier extremely well. There is just enongh of it and it has just the right comedy twist. The sleight of hand is skilfully dore ard the finish (trunk illusion) twrns the act off neatly. The Ronesetti Troupe of acrobats closed the show with one of the swiftest routines of two-high feats and ground tumbiing that has been seen around here in a long time. Rush. FIFTH AVENUE. Taking the acts individually there is no cause for complaint at the Fifth A pegs show this week, but when it ge ne necessary to shift Onaip sagggewas found fourth to closing im New Acts) from unsettled s@gme che whole program was ind called for two long waits, unsatisfactorily filled by the orches- DD a tra. There were three selections named under “L” for the orchestra and, of course, the two played made the heat seem much worse. “Happy Days” was the third, but it was too hot for anything as good as that. Considering the weather, an uncom. monly large audience was on hand. While there was a show going on, the house was very enthusiastic. Charles Grapewin and Anna Chance, in the “Awakening of Mr. Pipp,” caught laughs all along the line. There is a quantity of new dialogue in the offering, which otherwise for the most part remains unchanged. The new material is of the proper sort and adds a new life to the old. It sure must have been hot under those blankets, and everybody in the house want- ed to hear the janitor rattle the coal again. Edward J. Connelly and Company, in “Marse Covington,” do capital character work in which Mr. Connelly shines bright- ly. Gerald Griffin, as Uncle Dan, is prin- cipal support and he is all that could be desired as the faithful old darky. Gallagher and Barrett, in “The Battle of Two Soon,” have a fine piece of travesty. Both men play extremely well, never over- stepping and keeping up the mock-serious attitude with telling effect. Good travesty players are few and far between. Gallager and Barrett have in their present offering a vehicle which could be easily utilized for several seasons still. The Arlington Four were shoved from thiid place down to next to closing and the boys more than made good. Here is a quartet of youngsters that will make the older quartetters look to their laurels. The solo work and the harmony are very good, while the dancing and comedy is. away ahead of the usual brand. The com- edian scored strongly at each turn, and the boys play to him at every opportunity. Bessie Wynn is there with one or two new songs and she still remains the same winsome little miss. It wouldn’t make much difference what she sang. Miss Wynn has an excellent singing voice and knows how to use it She was a big hit. Spissel Bros. and Mack were down to. close the bill but were moved up to third

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VARIETY and it seemed to suit them quite aswell. The boys are improving in their panto- mime wonderfully. The first rate acro- batics and reckless falls need no mention. Lamberti had rather a difficult spot for an act of his calibre. He opened the show and besides this was forced to close in “one” which rather takes from the dignity of his offering. A violin solo at the finish, however, made iim a substantial success. Dagh. PASTOR’S. wise with a well-dressed offering, Leona La Mar having three complete costume changes in the short dancing and singing turn. Wygand and Wvgand were handi- capped with instruments which were pitched a bit below the piano, but they ran off their musica] routine smoothly and interrupted the numbers with only an occasional and inconsequential bit of talk. The Rothwells, esty act, opened the make one glarjg germnow. in a rather crude ware trav- The pair i ; ; nearly 4 y mistake in ‘vurking Pastor’s is law unto itself in the fram- shs ey e time far up stage. They ing up of shows. Where else in the om gid get down in “one” for their clown- known world would it be possible i “2 three dancing and singing ggeemmggeo put one after the other? gg conscious of aygegggernd yet one is not such arpa igs y violent indignation at agge@ercement. The similar numbers bunched up toward the opening of the bill, and the program gave their names as Buckley and La Mar, Rich and Howard and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Shaw. Between the latter two came Mildred Babcock, singer of the conventional illus- trated songs, but one could scarcely call that a variation, although little Miss Babcock possesses a rather sweet voice. In its frameup the show is mostly in- cluded in the latter half. There was lit- tle out of the ordinary in the first sec- tion, there being a solid array of Pastor regulars in that division. Meyer Harris and Company in “A Touch of East Side Life” (New Acts) started the strong part of the show. Following came the Two Peer- less Macks, an exceedingly clever pair of youngsters. . They make a good impres- sion at their first appearance, and, there- after a constant movement of well varied specialties keeps them going to the finish. They make a fresh, wholesome pair of miniattre entertainers, and the audience found the offering entirely acceptable. Little Mae Mack is now doing two im- personations of Eddie Foy and Harry Lauder, both happily chosen bits. Mr. and Mrs. Alison, rounded off a quartet of substantial suc- cesses. Here’s a concrete illustration of a prin- ciple that has been time and again com- mented upon in these columns. following in the following spot scored an unmistakable comedy hit, and Blake and Laredo, closing the show, Of the ing. Also they might yet rid of the paper club. Murphy and Dunn, old Pastor favorites, appear this week as the “special feature,” having an important position. The act is a bit old style, but the Pastorites liked it tremendously. The others were Nagel and Adams, an excellently: diversified act, and the Rinal- dos, in a prettily dressed and well-handled hoop-rolling arrangement, a feature of which is the “schoolhouse” trick from the act of The Kratons. Rush. Fred McNaughton, of The McNaughtons, will leave New York on June 17 for his London home, returning in the fall for the new Alice Lloyd production. The Me- Naughtons conclude their season at the Majestic, Chicago, week June 8. Tom Mce- Naughton will remain over to manage his wife (Miss Lloyd) during her few remain- ing weeks in American vaudeville. Arthur Goldsmith, secretary and chief clerk to M. S. Bentham, the agent, will spend.the summer at Rockaway Park, (not Rockaway Beach; this is important), coming into the city each day in his Gold- smith’s automobile. While at Rockaway Arthur’s private yacht will be moored to the front gate. Mr. Bentham will walk in from New Rochelle daily An Investigation Committee on last Wed- nesday, after due deliberation, decided that there is no mustache on the face of Maurice Goodman, the United’s attorney. Mr. Goodman argued hotly against the de- cision, even pulling two hairs out of his countenance in proof, but the committee al — VARIETY oe Se UT ] 4 Fo D vEEK JUNE 1 } er — WHEN NOT OTHERWISE INDICATED. ? (Tae routes here given, bearing no dates, are from MAY 31 to JUNE 7, inclusive, de- ? pendent upon the opening and closing days of engagements in different parts of the country. § All addresses below are furnished VARIETY by artists. 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Adams & Halligan, Orpheum, Kansas City. Baker Troupe, Ringling Bros., C. R. : Adams, Mabel, King Edward Hotel, N. Y. Balno & Shaw, Hippodrome, N. Y., indef, Adelyn, Box 249, Champaign, III. Banks & Newton, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Adler, Harry, Park, Alameda, Cal.. indef. Bannacks, The, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Addison & Livingston, Palmetto Beach, Tampa, Barrow, Musical, 1215 Jefferson, Brooklyn. Fla. Barnes & Crawford, Spring Brook Casino, So Agee, John, Ringling Bros., OC. Bend. Ahern, Charles & Vesta, Island rk., Sunbury, Pa. Barnold, Chas. B., Keith’s, Boston, Aherns, The, 290 Colorado, Chicago. Alabama Comedy Four, 253 Ba 88, N. Y. Albani, 1416 Broadway, N. Albene & La Brant, 212 E. %s, mn. X. Alberto, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Alburtus & Millar, Monrovia, Cal., Aldo & Vannerson, 258 W. 26, N. Y Allen, A. D., 92 Market, Newark. Allen, Josie, 351 St. Nicholas, N. Y. Allen, Searle & Violet, Olympic, Chicago. Allen, Leon & Bertie, Majestic, Ashland. Allister, Harry, 11 Rue Goeffrey Marie, Paris. c. 0. Miller. Barry, Katie, 541 W. 158, N. Y. Barry & Hughes, Chase’s, Washington. Barry & Wolford, Shea’s, Toronto. Bates, L. Allen, Star, Homestead, Pa., Batis, Carl Wm., 6637 Normal, Chicago. Batro & McCue, 819 No. Second, Readiag. Bartlett, Mr. & Mrs. Guy, 353 W. 56, N. Y. Bartlett, Al., Hunt’s Hotel, Chicago. Batemann, Tom, 112 Bordon, Fall River. Bates & Ernst, 201 So. University, Peorla, HL Bates, George, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Bates & Neville, 46 Gregory, New Haven. indef. SEND IN YOUR ROUTE VARIETY Prints No Route Not Received Direct Alpine Troupe, Cole Bros., C. R. Alrona, Zoeller Trio., 269 Hemlock, Brooklyn. Atvord, Ned, Ringling Bros., C. R. Alvaroz Troupe, Ringling Bros., Cc. R. American Banjo Four, 1431 Broadway, N. Y. American Dancers, Six, 8, Keith’s, Phila. American News Boys Trio, 80 Morton, Newark American Newsboys Trio, Bijou, ‘orain. ©. American Trio, 56 Penn Ave., wark. Anderson’s Four, Hippo., Texing. a, Ky. Angell Sisters, 405 W. New York, Indianapolis. Apollo Bros., 840 W. 4, N. Y. Apollo, Orch., Benton Hotel, Benton Harbor, Mich. Ardo, Ringling Bros., C. R. Ardo & Eddo, 7, Luna Pk., Coney Island. Arberg & Wagner, 1412 Tremont, N. Pittsburg. Arizonas, The, 148 W. 68, N. Y. Armond, Grace, Sipes, Kokomo, Ind. Arminta & Burke, 368 Comstock, New Brunswick. Armstrong & Le Verne, Majestic, Chicago. Arnot & Gunn, 215 6th Ave., N. Y. Arthur, W. J., Columbia, Knoxville, indef. Baxter, Sid & Co., Star, McKeesport, ra, Bawn. Harry, 61 Bedford Court Mansions, London, Bay City Quartette, 1595 Gates, Brooklyn. Be Anos, The, 3442 Charlton, Chicago. Beane, George A., Orpheum, Oakland. Beard, Lilly, Geo. Primrose’s Minstrels. Beattie, Bob, Barnum & Bailey, C. R&R. Beatties, Juggling, 137 Park, Paterson. Beauvais, Arthur & Co., Victor House, Chicage. Bedell Bros., 211 E, 14, N. Y. Bedini, Donat, & Dogs, 220 W. 88, N. Y. Beecher & Maye, 23 Atlantic, Bridgton, N. J. Belford, Al G., Frank A. Robbins, C. R. Belford Bros., Ringling Bros., C. R. Bell & Richards, 211 BE. 14, N. Y¥. Beliciair Bros., Proctor’s, Newark. Bell, Frank, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Bell Boys Trio, 142 W. 181, N. Y. Bell, Chas., Ringling Bros., C. R. Bell, Hazel, Ferns, New Castle, Ind. Bells, The, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Bennett, Laura, 14 Linden, Jersey City. eh eee cunt ito pte eterno = 21 Gb CORE MATIC. Shon onaeertgen eeer rer Rae Q ra a ares ane sare ra e inthe pins a Digeanle nies adh etd innit eae ccnle aS ih geocaches m | a BY i 7 AH A ‘er : : Atlantic Comedy Four, 129 Stockholm, Brooklyn. Bensons, Musical, Gen. Del., Chicago. three dancing and singing turns, Mr. and was obdurate. Each claims to know a_ Auberts, Les, 14 Frobel Str. III.,. Hamburg, Ger. Benton, Lew, 229 W. hs he 7 . — anl F : . Auburns, Three, 335 Beacon, Somerville, Mass. Bentley, Harry, Imperials, B. RK. ‘ Mrs. Larry Shaw were the Say. See that mustache when he meets one. Mr. Good- Auers, Tie, 39 Heygate, South End-dn-Sea, Eng. Bentley, Musical, 111 Clipper, San Francie. did not occupy a certain part of their man will appeal ; Auger, Capt. Geo., K. & P. 125th St., N. ¥. Benton, Maggie, 136 Taylor, Springfield, 0 a . ‘ p "ae ‘ Austin, Claude, 86 No. Clark, Chicago. Berkes, The, 409 W. 30, N. 4 routine with “gagging” talk. The force : -_— ° J Hi of this becomes apparent when it is no- ticed that they followed the others and Edwin Stevens completes his engage- ment as the stock star of the Princess, poo USE THIS FORM IF YOU HAVE NO ROUTE CARDS oer me belonged to the two-a-day division, while the others were in the less important part of the show. The Shaws dress nicely, but in this particular they had only a slight advantage over the others, and their danc- ing, as far as lay judgment could tell, did not conspicuously over top. The point that established their superiority was > T. , that they developed a single specialty The reorganized company opens June 15. emporary — consistently and did not pad out their 1 aaa ieapis? : who is the assistant to Week Theatre City State dancing with a dead period of stale talk. Rich and Howard have the material for a good, clean turn, but before they reach their proper level they will have to get rid of the dialogue they are now using. The time given over to this ex- ploitation of “released” matter could well be taken up with Will Rich’s excellent coon shouting. Flo Howard has the right idea of costuming, showing three changes. Buckley and La Mar come forward like- San Francisco, this week. With his de- parture from the house other changes will be made in the personnel of the organi- zation. The new people will be signed in New York and sent to the far Western city by the Orpheum Circuit offices, which are directing the destinies of the Princess. M. Orpheo, Alexia, the foreign dancer appearing at Hammerstein’s Roof next week, is making his third visit to this country. About nine years ago M. Orpheo appeared at the Casino, booked by E. Gerson, with the Four Edwardos; then returned to Europe, where he played with the Salvaggis, and again came over with the Edwardos five years later, showing on the New York Roof. Name Permanent Address CARDS WILL BE MAILED UPON REQUEST wtp ena, te Acne cor mame ee

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eon ema wt PAA Ie Fe A kn SSN Rw —o ' ' ' : : | ete caeinmemnamneance cannes oem een a ee ane ne ee ae > wenmerasinenind epee vere -abenencncie tappapereane “ ¥ 3 oe eaanaeiamets een 16 VARIETY JESSE LA. LASKY Presents The TWO BIG HITS of The Season “The Love Waltz” an “The Eight Hoboes.” Bergin, E. Howard, Adeibert Hotel, Kansas City. Bernier & Stella, 22 Haywood, Providence. Bernstein, Mac & Ruth, Steeplechase Pk., Atlantic City. Berry & Berry, Great Valley, N. Y. Beverley, Frank & Louise, 288 Merrick, Detroit. Big City Quartette, G. 0. H., Pittsburg. Bijou Gomedy Trio, Watson's Burlesquers, B. 8. Bingham, Kittie, 335 Beacon, Somerville, Mass. Bingham, Scenic, Providence. Binney, & Chapman, Gem, a alae Teva., indef. Birch, John, 133 W. 45, N- Bissett & Scott, Empire, | lt indef. Blamphin & Hebhr, Hippo., Harrisburg, Pa. Blue Cadets, 51 Hanover, ton. Blush, T. E., 3241 Haywood, Denver. Boorum, Mattie, 154 Clifton Pl., Brooklyn. Bobker, Henry, 623 Forsyth, N. Y. Boises, Five, 44 Curtis, Grand Rapids. Borelia, Arthur, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Bottmley Troupe, N. A. C., 18 Cedar, Bouldon & Quinn, White City, Trenton. Burns & Eemerson, 1 Place Boleldieu, Paris. Brooklyn. Bowers, Walters Crooker ecks May 25 & June 1, Keith's, Clevel’d. Bowery Comedy Quartet, 821 Charles, W. Hoboken. Bowers & Smith, Oliver, Everett, Mass. Borahi & Nevaro, 130 EB. 19, N. Y¥. Bowen & Vetter, "913 N. et 5 ene. Bowman Bros., 326 W. 43, “Boys in Blue,”’ 240 EB. 21, ne a Boyce, Jack. 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Boyd & Veola, 119 ©. 14, N. Y. Bradfords, The, 230 W. 41, N. Y. Bradre & Derrick, _parnum & Dalley, Cc. R. Bradys, The, 209 W. 43, N. Brenon & Downing, Majestic, “Montgomery. Brigham, Ante R., 28 Exchange, Binghamton. Brinn, L. 5G., 23 Haymarket, London, Eng. Brentford, 'Tom, Park Hotel, te Chester, N. Y. Brays, The, Campbell Bros., C. Brindamour, 1553 Broadway, N. RS. Brisson, Alex., Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Britton, Sadie, Coliseum, Burlington, Ia., indef. Broad, Billy, 1553 Broadway, a... oe Broadway Quartette, Faur Huntings Co. Brobst Trio, Pottsville, Pa. Brooks & Jeannette. 1662 . em .. &. Brooks & Vedder, 125 W. 43, N. Brown Bros., & Doc Kealey, 1246 Wabash, Chicago. Brown, George, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Brown, Jessie, Hanlon’s Superba Co. Brown & Nevarro, 4 W. 135, N. Y. Brooks & Clark, 2464 Paton, Philadelphia. Brown & Wilmot, 71 Glen, Malden, Mass. Brown & Wright, 344 W. 45, N. Y. Browning, Flora, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Browning, Mr. & Mrs., Hotel Everett, N. Y. Browning & Le Van. 895 Cauldwell, N. Y. Bruces, The, 1525 State, Chicago. Brunettes, Cycling, Steeplechase, Atlantic City. Bryant & Saville, 2323 N. Bouvier, Phila. Burke, John & Mae, Orpheum, Denver. Burke & Finn, 44 7th Ave., N. Y. Burton & Brooks, Fair Haven, N. J. Buckleys, Musical, 297 Avenue B:, N. Y. Buckeye Trio, 646 E. Center, Marion, 0. Burdette, Madeline, 212 W. 44, N. Y. Burke, Jolin P., Flood’s Park, Baltimore. Buckley’s Dogs, Ringling Bros., C. R. Buckeye State Four, 2364 E. 57, Cleveland. Buffalo, Young & Vera, 8 Majestic, Denver. Burcos & Clara, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Burgess, Harvey J., 637 Trenton, Pittsburg. Burke, Wm. H., 84 Barstow, Providence. Burke-Touhey & Co., 1388 Bristow, N. Y. Burke & Urline, 119 E. 14, N. Y. Burns, Morris & Co., 54 Hermen, Jersey City. Burns & Robbins, Bijou, Newark, indef. Burnell, Lillian, 511 W. North, Chicago. Burton, Hughes & Burton, Avenue, Duquesne, Pa. Burton, Matt, 1185 Valencia, San Francisco. Burton & Siva, 111 7th Ave., N. Y. Burton & Vass, 25 Haskin, Providence. Burrows Trevers Co., 116 B. 25, N. Y. Bush & Elliott, 1349 45, Brooklyn. Bussler, Walter H., Orphia, Madison, Wis., Bulger, Jesse Lee, Northside, Pittsburg. Beurtinos, The, Ringling Bros., C. R. Busch, Johnny, Jr., & Co., 7, Farm, Toledo. Butiey & Lamar, 2319 8. Bouvier. Philadelphia. Buxton, Chas. C., Crystal, Byers & Hermann, 3, Keith's, Boston. Byrd & Vance, Plymouth Hotel, City. Byrne Gulson, Players, Barrison. Waukegan, Ill. Byron & Langdon, K. & P. 125th &St., » & Byrons’ Musical Five, 5138 Indiana, Chicago. indef. Cc Caesar & Co., Frantz, St. Charles Hotel, Chicago. Cain Sisters, Empire, Youngstown, 0O., indef. Callahan & St. George, Keith’s, Phila. Campbell & Cully, 1633 Bourbon, New Orleans. Caldera, A. K., 125 be nar aie Hoboken. Calef & Waldron, 251 W. =. Calvin, James, 445 W. 64, : BI Campbell, W. S., Rose Sydell, B. R. Just to remind you of That Tall, Slender, Funny Man. Ia One. AL GARLETON Carrillo, Leo., ¢. 0. VARIETY, N. Y. *‘Carletta,’’ Park, St. Louis. Carlin & Otto, 913 Prospect, Buffalo. Carlisle & Baker, 127 W. 53, N. Y. Carrie, Mile., 504 Ashland Bk., Chicago. Carol Sisters, 316 W. 140, N. Y. Carmen Sisters, Pantages’, Seattle, indef. Carroll & Cooke, Hotel York, N. Y. Carroll & Judge Trio, Ringling Bros., C. R. Carroll, Nettie, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Carson & Willard, 2210 No. Lambert, Phila. Carson & Devereaux, 305 Sycamore, Evansville Carson Bros., 623 58th, _— Caron & Farnum, 235 E. 24, Ze Carter, Chas. J., ‘‘Milton,”’ Giiene., Sydney, Aus. Carters, The, 921 9, La Salle, Ill. Carter, Taylor & Co., Keith’s, Columbus, 0. Menasha, Wis., indef. CROSSMAN TRIO THz BOYS THAT SING AND PLAY. WE ARE WORKING, THAT’S ALL W. W. FRICK. J. D. McCABE, Invite offers for next season. Season 1905-6-7. ‘‘Empire Burlesquers.’’ MUSKETEER QUARTETTE Season Principal Parks, Gus Hill’s ‘‘Shoemaker’’ Co, Burlergue Preferable, Address to June rH woreis Hotel, Brockton, Mass., then care VARIETY. J. P. GRIFFITH. Cc. F. HARRIS, Carter & Waters, 158 Greenfield, Buffalo. Cartmell & Harrie, 180 Nevins, Brooklyn. Carver & Murray, 229 W. 8&8, N. Y. Casad & De Verne, Orpheum, Newark, O. Casettas, The, 4013 So. Artesian, Chicago, Casey & Craney, 15% So. 5, Elizabeth. Caswell, Maude, Gibbons Torr. Castano, Edward, 104 W. Gl, N. Y. Celest, 74 Grove road, Clapham Park, Chadwick Trio, 229 W. 88, N. Y. Chameroys, The, 1351 43. Boro Pk., N. Y. Chantrell & Schuyler, 219 Prospect, Brooklyn. Chapin, Benjamin, Lotos Club, N. ¥. Chester & Jones, 211 E. 14, N. Y. Chinquilla, Princess, Shoreview FPk., Jamaica, L. 1. Christy, Wayne G., 776 8th Ave, N. xX. Claire, Ina., Farm, Toledo. Clare, Sydney, 64 EB. 110, N. Y. Clairmont, 2051 Ryder Ave., N. Y. Clark, Edward, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Clark, Geo. G., 2464 Patton, Phila. Clark, John F., 425 Forest, Arlington, N. J. Clark & Duncan, Majestic, Chicago. Clarke, Harry Corson, 130 W. 44, N. Y. Clark & Sebastian, Barnum & yr: Cc. BR. Clarke, Wilfred, 180 W. 44. ™. Ciarks, Three, Ringling Prus., c. a Claudius & Scarlet, 3%3 Amsterdam, N. Y. Claus, Martha. *5 Old Broadway, N. Y. Clayton & Drew, Majestic, Hot Springs. Clermento, Frank & Etta, 129 W. 27, New York. Clifford, George A.,- Comedy, Brooklyn, indef. Clifford & Nolan, Cohen’s Hotel, Lee Ave., B’klya. Clifford & Raldin, 1975 Bergen, Brooklyn. Clito & Sylvester, Brookside Pk., Athol, Mass. Clinton, Chris., 43 W. 28, New York k. Clipper Sisters, 466 Blewett, Seattle. Clivette, 274 Indiana, Chicago. Clyo & Rochells, 87 Park. Attleboro, Mass. Cox, Lonzo, 5511 Lake, Chicago. Coate, Charlotte & Margrete, 1553 B’way, N. Y. Coby & Garron, 989 Putnam, Brooklyn. Cohen, Isadore, 754 Westchester, Bronx, N. Y. Cole & Clemens, Davis Hotel. Philadelphia. Colleens, Singing, Keith’s, Boston. Collins, Eddie, Oshkosh, Wis., indef. Collins, Nina, 205 W. 102, N. Y. Collins & Brown, 148 Kosciusko, Brooklyn. Conklin, Billy W., 441 W..10, Erie, Pa. Contino & Lawrence, 249 So. May, Ohicago. Conn, Downey & Willard, Spring Grove, Pk., Springfield, O. Connelly, Mr. & Mrs, E., 6140 Indiana, Chicage. Comrades, Four, 834 Trinity, N. Y. Conlon & Carter, Uniqne, Winnipeg, indef. Connelly, Edward, Lake Sunapee, N. H., indef. Cook, Frank, Austin & Stone's, Boston, indef. Cooke, Maurice B., Airdome, Alton, Ill. Cooke & Rothert, 3154 Prairie, Chicago. Cooper, Jas. & Lucia, 2111 Amsterdam, N. Y. Cooper & Robinson, 322 Mott, Bronx, N. Y. Cornallas, Eight, Ringling Bres., C. R. Cornners, Grimes, Newfield, N. J. Cossar, Mr. & Mrs., 302 W. 121, N. Y. Coubay, William F., 464 W. 34, N. Y. Couthoui, Jessie, 6532 Harvard, Chicago. Courtleigh, Wm., Lambs Club, N. Y. Coyne & Tinlin, "7036 Washington, Chicago. Cowey, Ferry, Wintergarten, Berlin. Cowper, Jimmie, 86 Carroll, Binghamton. Crawford & Manning, 258 W. 43, N. Y. Cressy & Dayne, Orpheum, Oakland, Creo & Co., Bijou, Piqua, O. Criterion Male Quartette, 156 5th Ave., N. Y. Cronin, Morris, 21 Alfred Place, London, England. Cross, Billy, 2830 Sarah, Pittsburg. Cross, Will H., & Co., 358 Dearborn, Chicago. Crucible, Mysterious, 241 Heyward, Brooklyn. Cummings & Merley. Unique, Los Angeles, indef. Cunningham, Al., W. 44, N. Y. Cunningham & Smith, 183 E. 94, N. Y. Curtin & Blossom, 91 Newell, Greenpoint, B’klya. Curtis, Palmer & Co., 2096 Nostrand, Brooklyn. Curzon Sisters, Hippodrome, London, indef. Cuttys, Musical, Empire, London, Eng., indef. London. D D’Alvini, Rocky Point, R. I., tdef. Dahl, Katherine, 309 Columbus, N. Y. Dahl, Dorothy, 309 Columbus, N. Y. Dallivette & Co., 402 Fairmont, Meadville, Pa, Dale, Wm., Crystal, Elkhart, Ind., indef. Daly & Devere, 115 E. 15, N. Y. Dale, Dotty, Dainty, 252 W. 36, N. Y. Dale, Sydney, Guy Bros’. Minstrels. Dale, Will, Bucklen Hotel, Elkhart. Dailey Bros., 1379 No. Main, Fall River, Mass. Darmondy, Crescent Gardens, Boston. Darwin, Ringling Bros., C. R. Davenport, John, Yankee Robinson, C. R. Davenport, Stick & Norma, John Robinson's, 0. B. Davenport, Victoria & Orrin, Barnum & Bailey. Davey, Dancing, Circle Diamond Ranch, Thatches, Davis & La Roy, Pittsburg, Pa., indef. Davis, Edwards, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Davis, Floyd, Temple, Boulder, Col., indef. Davis, Hal. & Co., Grayling, Mich. Davis, H., Air-Dome, Murphysboro, Ill., indef. Davis, Josephine, Junction Pk., New Brighton, Pa. Dawn, Zella, & Co., 357 E. Market, Akron, O. Dawson & Whitfield, 346 E. 58, N. Y. Day, Calita, 586 7th Ave., N. Y. De Velde & Zelda, 115 E. 14, N. Y. Deery & Francis, 328 W. 30, N. Y. Delmore & Oneida, 335 E. 48,.N. Y. Delmo, 38 Rose, Buffalo, N. Y. Delmore, Misses, Keith’s, Cleveland. Delavoye & Fritz, 2667 Madison, Chicago. Dell & Miller, Hippodrome, Buffalo, indef. De Camo, Chas., & Dogs, 8 Union Square, N. Y¥. De Chautal Twins, 263 Ogden, Jersey City. Demacos, The, 114 N. 9, Phila. De Mora & Graceta, Highland, Quincy, Il. When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. Demonio & Belle, Englewood, N. J., indef. Denman, George, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. De Fue & Estes, Arcade, Minot, N. D. De Haven, Rose, Sextet, 2682 Broadway, N. Y. De Trickey, Coy, Hunt’s Hotel, Chicago. 3 DeLisle, Mae, Colonial Belles, B. R. Delmore & Darrell, 1515 9, Oakland. Delapbone, 54 Willoughby, Brooklyn. De Marlo, Ringling Bros., C. R. De Mont, Robert, Trio, Wigwam, San Francisco. De Veau, Hubert, Orpheum, Lima, O De Muths, The, 26 Central, Albany. Devine, Doc, Ashland Hotel, Phila. De Voy & Miller, 209 E. 14, N. Y. De Vere, Madeline, 54 W. 125, N. Y. De Witt, Burns & Torrence, Orpheum, Frisco. De Young, Tom, 156 E. 113, y A Dervin, Jas. T., 516 So. Flower, Los Angeles Devlin, Prof., 2611 Cumberland, Philadelphia. Devlino & Elwood, 7, Orpheum, San Francisco. Diamond & May, Fischer’s, Los Angeles, indef. Dickinson, W. S., 2910 Vine, Lincoln, Neb. Dierickse Bros., 1235 Golden Gate, San Francisco. Dillae, Max, Ringling Bros., C. R. Dixon, Bowers & Dixon, 5626 Carpenter, Chicago. Dixon, Nona, 5626 Carpenter, Chicago. Dollar Troupe, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Dona, 411 Keystone Bank Bldg., Pittsburg. Donnelly & Rotali, 3 Copeland, Boston. Donnette, Ira, 1388 W. 45, N. Y. Doherty, Lillian, Wintergarten, Berlin, Ger. Dohn, Robert, Barnum & Bailey, O. R. Doric Quartette, 100 Wells, Toronto. Dotson, Howard, 435 Bingamen, Reading. Dove & Lee, 422 W. 48, Y. Doyle, Maj. Jas. D., 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Downey, Leslie T., Dreamland, Racine, Wis. Dreano, Josh., Revere House, Chicago. Drew, Dorothy, Albambra, Paris. Du Bois, Great Co., 7, Electric Pk., San Antonio. Dudley, O. E., Crystal, Ind., indef. Duff & Walsh, 2503 Fairmount, Philadelphia. Dunedin Troupe, Olympic, Chicago. Dunne, Thos. P., 128 E. 19. N. Y¥, Duncan, A. O., 352 W. 46, N. ¥. Duncon, Tom, Ringling Bros., C. R. Dunn, James, 464 W. 51, N, Y. Dunn & Miller, Richmond Hotel, Chicago. Duprez, Fred, Martin Luther Str. 9, Berlin. Dupree, George & Libby, 228 W. 25, N. ¥Y. Dupree, Jeanette, 164 Fulton, Brooklyn. Dutons, Three, Ringling Bros., C. R. Eckel & Du Pree, 129 Stockholm, Brooklyn. Eckhoff & Gordon, East Haddam, Conn. Edinger Sisters, R. F. D. No. 1, Trenton. Edmonds & Haley, 308 E. 60, Chicago. Edmonds & Monie, 308 EB. 60, Chicago. Edwards, M. & C. E., Hippodrome, Buffalo, indef. Edwards, Robert M., & Family, 114 W. 109, N. Y. Edwards & Vaughan, 2089 Lawrence, Phila. Ehrendall Bros., 1344 Leffingwell, St. Louis. Elastic Trio, Majestic, Pittsburg, indef. Eltinge, Julian, K. & P. 5th Ave., N. Y. aw Be Lair & Elliott, Lake Side Pk., Jop- in, Mo. Elliott & West, 2902 Ellsworth, Phila. Ellsworth, Charley, 64 E. 11, St. Paul. Elmore & Ray, Dreamland, Travers City, Mich. Emerald, Monie, 14 Leicester St., London, Eng. Emerald Trio, 443 Central Ave., Brooklyn. Emerson & Baldwin, Hotei Churchill, N. Y. Emerson & Wright, Kansas City, Mo., indef. Emperors of Music, Four, 431 W. Empire Comedy Four, Empire, Hull, Epps & Loretta, 210 W. 27, N. Y. Erb & Stanley, Moline, III. Ergott & King, Circus Ciniselli, Warsaw, Russia. Esmeralda, 8 Union Square, N. Y. Espe, Dutton & Espe, 8, Chase’s, Washington. Eugene Trio, 896 E. Orange Grove, Passadena, Cal. Eugene & Mar, Majestic, Wichita, Kas. Evans & Lloyd, 923 E. 12, Brooklyn. Everett, Gaynell, Majestic, Wicnita, Kas. Everett, Sophie & Co., South and Henry, Jamaica, so * England. F Fagan & Meriam, Shirley, Mass., indef. Fairchilds, Mr. & Mrs., 141 Wells, Wilkes-Barre, Fairchild, Violet, Unique, Winnipeg. Farlardaux, Camille, Palace, Boston. Fanton Trio, 266 E. Erie, Chicago. Farb, Dave, 515 W. 6, Cincinnati. Farrell & Le Roy, 1721 First. N. W., Wash., D. ©. Farrell, Charlie, 382 Main, W. Everett, Mass. Farrell, Billy, Moss & Stoll, London. Fasscos, Four, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Faust Brothers, 242 W. 43, N. Favars, Marguerite, Saratoga Hotel, Chicago. Fay, Ray F., Alamo, Cedar Rapids, Ia., indef. Fay, Coley & Fay, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Faye, Elsie, Proctor’s, Newark. Fell, Pearl Cleone, Palace Hotel, Chicago. Felix & Barry, Orpheum, San Francisco. Flemen & Miller, 359 Graham, Brooklyn. Fonda, Dell & Fonda, 132 E. 17, N. Y. Frey Trio, Bijou, Battle Creek. Fentelle & Carr, Shea’s, Buffalo, indef. Ferguson & Du Pree, Kentucky, Paducah, Ky. Field Boys, 188 E. 14, N. Y. Fields & Hanson, Terrace, Belleville, N. J. Fields, Harry. W., Airdome, Cadar Rapids, Ia. Fields, W. C., Hippodrome, London, Eng., indef. Fields, Will H., Lyric, Uniontown, Pa. Fillmore, Nellie, 541 W. Garfield, Chicago. Filson & Errol, 122 So. Austin, Chicago. Fink, Henry; 150 Potomac, Chicago. Fisher Troupe, Barnum & Bailey, C. R.

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VARIETY 17 FAREWELL TO VAUDEVILLE ! :. a I~ Under Two Years’ Contract to COHAN & HARRIS. Next Season Extra Feature “Honey Boy Minstrels,” Opening Week July 26th. June ist Fifth Avenue HK. @ P.125th St. LAST WEEK July 7th Brighton Beach Cobb’s Corner _ SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1908. — A Weekly Word with WILL the Wordwright. No. 118. To Fellow Highwaymen:— SUNBONNET SUE All the town knew I was “stuck” on "WHEN | WAS A KID $0 HICH” BY COBB & EDWARDS Copyrighted 90 ways. WILL D. COBB WORDWBRIGHT, Fisher, Mr. & Mrs. Perkins, 531 Wash., Brookline, Mass. Fiske & McDonough, 753 Jennings, N. Y. Fitzgerald & Wilson, Grand, Tacoma. Flatow & Dunn, 128 W. 96, N. Y. Fletcher, Charles Leonard, 14 Leicester, London. Flynn, Jas. A., 1213 Penn Ave., Washington. Florede, Nellie, 241 W. 43, N. Y. Florences, Six, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Foley, Jack, Ringling Bros., C. R. Forber The Marvel, 153 W. 9, So. Boston. ‘Fords, Famous,”’ Grand, Cape May, N. J. Foreman, Edgar & Co., 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Foster, George, 7, Lake Cone, Ft. Worth. Fox, Will H., 14 Leicester St., London, Eng. Fox’ & Hughes, Empire, Boise, ‘Idaho, indef. Foster, Geo. I., 2930 York, Phila. Fowler, Azelle "Maye, Grass Lake, Mich., indef, Foy Bros., Grand, Circo Bell, Mexico, indef. Franklin, Billie, 708 7, S. W. Washington, D. C. Franz, Cogswell & Franz, 246 W. 21, N. Y. Friend & Downing, 1864 7th, N. Y. Frederick Bros. & Burns, Majestic, Chicago. fredians, Great, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Fredo, George, 207 E. 14, N. Y. Frederick, Snyder & Poole, 200 N. on. Baltimore. Freeman Bros., Jolly Girls, B. Frevoli, Frederick, 148 Mulberry, a VEEN Frosto, Chris., 917 W. 6, Faribault, Minn. Fulton, May, 120 W. 116, N. Y. Fuller, Ida, 138 Alexander Ave., N. Y. G Gabbert & Buell, Lyric, Grand Island, Neb. Gaffney Girls, Five, 494 Madison, Chicago. Galando, 82 Sumner, Brooklyn. Gallagher & Barrett, 8, Proctor’s, Newark. ED. GALLAGER “THE CHAUFFEUR” BY HIMSELF, Season 1908-9, Galletti’s Monkeys, Orpheum, San Francisco. Galloway, Albert E., Davis, Braddock, Pa. Galloway, Bert, Davis, Braddock, Pa. Gardiner Children, Majestic, Dallas. Gardiner, Jack, Orpheum, Oakland. Gardner & Lawson, Star, Atlanta. Gath, Carl & Emma, Bijou, Virginia, Minn. Gardner, Eddie, 27 High, Newark. Gardner Arline, 1958 N. 8, Phila. Gardner & Maddern, Utahna, Ogden, Utah. Gardiners, Three, 1488 No. 8, Phila. Gartelle Bros., 416 S. Main, Gloversville, N. Y¥. Gavin, Platt & Peaches, 4417 3d Ave., N. Y. Gaylor & Graff, 244 W. 16, N. Y. Gaylor, Bobby, 5602 5th Ave., Chicago. Gaylor, Chas., 768 17, Detroit. Gehan & Spencer, Crystal, Denver. Gehrue, Mayme, & Co.. 200 B. 33, N. Y. Genaro & Band, 205 W. 38, N. Y. Gelmore & Castle, Airdome, Oklahoma City, Okla. Genter & Gilmore, Myers Lake Pk., Canton, O. Georgetty’s, Great, Wonderland, Pk., Indianapolis. Geromes, The, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Gibson, Fay, Standard, Davenport, Ia., indef. Gilbert, Jane, 257 W. 15, N. Y. Gillette Sisters, 60 Manhattan, N. Y. Gilmaine, 59 W. Eagle, E. Boston. Gilroy, Hayes, Unique, Minneapolis. Girard & Gardner, Amityville, L. I. Gladstone, Ida, 335 W. 50, N. Y. Glocker, Chas. '& Anna, Rentz-Santley, B. R. Godfrey & Erxlebin, 416 Elm, Cincinnati, O. Goetz, Nat., 1818 Tree, Donora, Pa. Golden Gate Quintet, 346 W. 59, N. Y. Gelden & Hughes, Chutes, San Francisco. Goldin Russian Troupe, Sells-Floto, C. R. Goelems, Six, Ringling Bros., C. R. Goforth & Doyle, 1929 te! Brooklyn. Gotden, Marta, Gerard Hotel, Goolmans, Musical, Continental | uotel, Chicago. Goldsmuth & Hoppe, K. & P. 5th Ave., N. Y. Gordon, Cliff, 3 E. 106, N. Y. Gordon & Hayes, 291 Wabash, Chicago. Gordon & Le Roy, 1777 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn. Gordon & Shackhorn, 225 W. 27, N. Y. Gordon & Marx, Bijou, .Sagiraw, Mich. Gorman & West, 52 BEB. 88, N. Y. Gossans, Bobby, 400 So. 6th, » ecpeatenand 0. Graces, The, 228 W. 25, N. Grant, Sydney, 10 W. 65, N. ¥. Graham, Geo. W., Scenic, Providence, indef. Gray & Graham, 34 Rulitt, Roanoke, Va. Grannon, Ila, Box 2, Melrose Park, Pa. Great Eastern Quartette, Keith’s, Cleveland. Greve & Green, 409 Nicollet, Minneapolis. Greene, George, Ringling Bros., C. R. Gregory, Geo. L., &-Co., 948 Lorimer, Brooklyn. Gregory’s, Five, 25, Hippodrome, London, Eng. Grove, Chas. L., 347 Wash., Chambersburg, Pa. Haines & Russell, 943 Muskego, Miwaukee. Hall, Harry, Ringling Bros., C. R. Hall, Geo. F., 180 Center, Boston. Hallman & Collins, Orpheum, Bucyrus, 0. Hale & Harty, 319% Indiana, Indianapolis. Hale, Lillian & Co., Grand, Tacoma. Haley, Harry R., 236 Ogden, Chicago. Halperine, Nan, 569 6th Ave., N. Minneapolis. Hammond & Forrester, 101 W. 83, N. Y. Hanlon & Lewis, 121 W. 116, N. Y. Hannon, Billy, 729 No. Western, Chicago. Haney, Edith & Lee, Jr., 4118 Winona, Denver. Hanson & Drew, Lyric, Hot Springs, Ark. Hanson & Nelson, 592 10th, Brooklyn. Hanvey & Clark, Airdome, Muskogee, Okla. Harris & Randall, Palace Hotel, Chicago. Harcourt, Daisy, Dominion, Winnipeg. Harcourt, Frank, 44 Pleasant, Worcester. Hardig Bros., Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Harnish, Mamie, Bijou, Battle Creek. Hart, Fred, 393 8th Ave., N. Y Hart, Sadie, 1163 Jackson, N. Y. Hart, Willie & Edith, 1918 S. 11, Phila. Hartzell, George, Ringling Bros., C. R. Harland & Rollinson, 16 Repton, Manchester, Eng. Harrity & Herr, 146 Luna, E. Liberty, Pa. Harris, Hattie, 209 Sedgwick, Chicago. Harvey, Elsie, 138 E. 14, N. Y. Harvey, Harry, 3110 Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago. Hassan Ben Ali’s Arabs, Hopkins, Memphis. Hawkens, John, Majestic, Charleston, W. Va. Hayes & Haley, 147 W. 127, N. Y. Hayes & Wynn, 15 Audubon, Ave., N. Y. Hayes & Juohnson, West Indies, Panama, indef. Hayman & Franklin, 278 W. 118, N. Y. Hays, Ed. C., Orpheum, Zanesville, 0. Hay, Unicycle, & Bro., Family, Pittsburg. Healy & Vance, 215 W. 106, N. Y. Heath, Thos. Gainer, Keith’s, Cleveland. Hechi & Ardo, Ringling Bros., C. R. Heath & Emerson, 200 Berriman, Brooklyn. Hedge, John, & Ponies, San Souci Pk., E. Chicago. Heim Children, 149 Wash. Ave., Altoona. Helston, Wally & Lottie, 1908 Columbia, Phila. Henly & Elliott, 4925 Cypress, Pittsburg. Henry & Francis, 243 W. 46, N. Y. Henry, Harry F., 54 India, Brooklyn. Henry, Roething, St. Charles Hotel, Chicago. Herbert The Frog Man, 95 Moreland, Winterhill Sta., Boston. Herbert, Mabel, 404 Main, Woborn, Mo. Herron, Bertie, 15, Orpheum, Los Angeles. Herman & Netzer, 308 Rivington, N. Y. Herrmann, Adelaide, Gilsey House, N. Y. Hewlettes, The, Standard, Ft. Worth, indef. Hewlettes, The, 806 Ave. G, Council Bluffs, Ia. Herbert Bros., Three, 6, Family, Butte. Hess Sisters, 258 W. 55. N. Y. Heuman Trio, Elgin, Ill. Hiatt Family, Fern, New Castle, Ind. Hickman, George, Pearl River, N. Y. Hiestand, Chas. F., 2639 Iowa Ave., St. Louis. Hill, Edmonds Trio, 262 Neilson, New Brunswick. Hill, Cherry & Hill, 197 Bay 20, Bath Beach. Hild, Irene, 148 Morgan, Buffalo. Hilda, 68 Meeker, Brooklyn. Hilliard, Robert, June 8, Palace, London, Eng., indef. Hillman & Floyd, 218 W. 62, N. Y. Hillyers, Three, 792 Bay 25, Bensonhurst. Hines & Remington, Harrison, N. Y. Hirsh, Estelle, 4812 Indiana, Chicago. Hobson & Macnichol, 76 3d Ave., N. Y. Hobson, Mr. & Mrs., Ringling Bros., ©. R. Hoch, Emil, & Co., Shea’s, Buffalo. Hodgin, Alberta, Ringling Bros., C. R. Holdman Bros., 207 E. 14, N. Y. Holman, Harry, 208 American Bk. Bldg., Seattle. Holmes & Hollison, 218 Elm, W. Somerville, Muss. Holland, Zay, 10 W. 65, A Holt, Alf, 41 Lisle, London, w. E., Eng. Hope, Marjorie, 7818 Woodlawn, Chicago. Hoover, Lilian, 211 E. 14, N. Y. Horton & La Triska, 300 9th, Long Island City. Horton & Linder, Ringling Bros., C. R. Houston, Fritz, 292 King, London, Ont., Can. Howard’s Pony & Dogs, Bloomington, Ind. Howard & Cameron, 479 No. Clinton, Rochester. Howard & Esher, 881 N. Artisen, Chicago. Howard Bros., 2209 W. 38, N. Y. Howard & St. Clair, Charing Cross Rd., London. Howard, Jos. B., Aleda, Ill., indef. Howard, Geo. F., 3456 Scranton, Rd., Cleveland. Howell & Webster, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Hoyle, William, 16 5, Attelboro, Mass. Hoyt, Frances & Co., Sherman. House, Chicago. Hoyt & McDonald, National Hotel, Chicago. Hudson Bros., 1337 Maple, Canton, 0. Huehn, Musical, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Hughes, Mr. & Mrs. Nick, Jamaica, L. I. ue, Three, People’s, Excelsior Springs, 0. Huetterman, Miss, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Huegel Bros., Majestic, Dallas. Hughes Musical Trio, 73 E. Main, Webster, Mass. Hurleys, The, 185% So. Orange, Newark. Huston, Arthur, 39 Marion, Toronto. Hyde, Mr. & Mrs., White City, Trenton. Hyde, Walt. M., & Co., 3506 5, Pittsburg. Hylands, Three, 23 Cherry, Danbury, Conn. I Impertal Musical Trio, Cascade Pk., New Castle, Pa. Imperial Viennese Troupe, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Inman, The Great, 312 W. 24, N. Y. Italia, 356 Mass., Boston. Zz Jack Lew & Bro., 9249 So. Chicago, So. Chicago. Jackson Family, Ringling Bros., C. R. Jacobs & Sardel, Cole Bros., C. R. James, Byron, Bijou, Flint, Mich., indef. Jenkins & Clark, Box 205, Appleton, Wis. Jennings, Arthur, 492 Manhattan, N. Y. Jennings & Renfrew, 338 Spruce, Chelsea, Mass. Jerome, Nat. S., 1287 Washington Ave., N. Y. Jewette, Hayes & Lind, Empire, New Glasgow, Jackson, Harry & Kate, 206 Buenna Vesta Ave., Youkers, N. Y. Johnstone & Cooke, Majestic, Madison, Wis. Jones & Sutton, Palace, Boston. Johnson, Chester, 333 8d Ave., N. Y. Johnson, George, Ringling Bros., C. R. Johnson, Jess P., 622 So. 4, Camden, N. J. Johnson, Mark, White City Pk., Worcester. Johnson, Musical, Alhambra, Brussels. Jolson, Al., Bordentown, N. J. Jones & Walton, Box 78, Badep| Pa. Jorden Troupe, Ringling Bros., C. R. Joyces, The, West Windham, N. H., indef. Jules & Margon, Barlow, Minstrels. Kalmo, Chas. & Ada, Maywood, N. J. Karland, Great, 806 W. Highland, Norfolk. Kaufman, Reba & Inez, 14 Leicester, London, Eng. Kealey, Doc, Ringling Bros., C. R. Keatons, Three, 220 W. 88, N. Y. Keegan & Mack, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Keely Bros., K. & P. 5th Ave., N. Y. Keife, Zena, 508 W. 135, N. Y. Keene, Juggling, 1360 Boston Rd., N. Y. Keene & Adams, 8, Pavilion, Portsmouth, Eng. Keene, Mattie & Co., 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Kelly, John T., Elmhurst, L. I. Kelso & Leighton, Keith’s, Boston. Kelly & Rose, Young’s, Atlantic City. Kelly, M. J., 46 Johnson, Brooklyn. Keller, Major, Poli’s, Waterbury, indef. Kennedy Bros. & Mac, 82 Second, Dover, N. H. Kennedy & Wilkins, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Keno, Welsh & Melrose, 8, Hopkins, Louisville. Kerslake, Lil, Ringling Bros., C. R. Kherns, Arthur H., Revere House, Chicago. Klein, Ott Bros. & Nicholson, 253 W. 34, N. Y. Kichi & Heghi, Ringling Bros., C. R. Kimball & Donovan, 113 Northampton, Boston. Kingsburys, The, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. King & Mason, Hippodrome, Buffalo. King & Douglas, Hasbrouck Heights, N. J. King, Sam & Nellie, 2374 Pitkin, Brooklyn. Kins-Ners, 343 N. Clark, Chicago. Kinsons, The, 21 E. 20, N. Kiralfo, Gus, 1710 Third, Evansville. Greetings from the South KATE HELSTON WILLS OF THE JOHN B. WILLS COMEDY CO. writes: “I can’t describe the enormous success, “TAKE GIRL THE BALL GAME’ by Geo. M. Cohan—Wm. Jerome—Jean Schwartz has created in Lynchburg, Virginia. The entire city is singing it. Eight and ten encores nightly.’’ COHAN & HARRIS PUB. CO. 115 West 42d St., New York City Kirschhorns, 207 So. 13, Omaha. Knight, Francis, 225 W. 45, N. Y. Knight & Sawtelle, 1710 Cornelia, Chicago. Knowles, Harry, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Kokin, Prince, Shea’s, Buffalo. Kolfage, Duke, Crystal, Elwood, Ind., indef, Kollins & Carmen Sisters, Pantages’, Seattle. Kokin, Mignonette, 804 Maplewood, Chicago. Kramer, Joe, 228 Springfield, Newark. Kraft, Gus, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Kretore, 119 Washington, Altoona. Kurtis-Busse, Riverside Pk., Findlay, 0. L La Belle, Helen, San Souci Pk., La Belle, Faustine, 242 W. 43, . Lakola & Lorain, Kindedrome, Tampa, Fla. La Tour, Irene, 78 Burnet, Newark. La Blanc, Bertrane, Grand, Sacramento, indef. La Centra & La Rue, 582 E. 18; N. Y. La Bord & Ryerson, Vogus, Des Moines. La Clair & West, Fairyland, Bristol, Tenn. La Nole Bros., 115 E. 14, N. Lafleur & Dogs, Coney Island Hippo., N. Y. Lallivette & Co., 408 Fairmont, Meadville, Pa. Lambert & Williams, 149 E. Ts $ Lamb & King, 353 State, Chicago. Lambs, Manikins, Airdome, Oklahoma City, Okla. Lampe Bros., Villa Raso, Absecon, N. J. Larex, Joseph, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Latona, Frank, Empire, Coventry, Scot. Lawler & Daughters, 100 W. 105, N. Y. La Blanche, Great, Hotel Light, Chattanooga. La Gusta, 1911 Myrtle, Glendale, L, I. La Raab & Scottie, 333 Locust, Johnstown, Pa. Larke & Adams, St. Louis Am. Co., indef. La Marche, Frankie, 486 E. 26, Chicago. La Rague Sisters, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. La Toska, Phil., 185 W. 22, Los Angeles. Latoy Bros., Farm, Toledo, O. Lane Trio, Vogel’s Minstrels. La Van & La Valetie, Majestic, Pittsburg, indef. La Rex, Wonderful, Clara Turner Stock Co. La Van Trio, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. La Velle & Grant, 226 E. 14, N. Y. Lavette, & Doyle, 840 N. 2, Hamilton, 0. Lakola, Harry H., Box 76, San Fernando, Cal. Langdons, The, 704 5th Ave., Milwaukee. La Gray, Dollie, Bijou, Racine, Wis., indef. Lawrence, Bert, 3 Laurel, Roxbury, Mass. Lawson & Mason, Aihambra, Brussels. Le Anders, 395 Madison, N. Y. Lee, James P., Empire, San Francisco, indef. Lee Tung Foo, 1228 2d, E. Oakland. Leahy, Frank W., Manhattan, Norfolk, Va., indef. le Hirt, Mons, 826 Clifford, Rochester. Leamy Ladies, Barnum & Balley, C. RB. Leightons, Three, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Leoni & Leoni, 203 E. Indiana, Chicago. Leonard, Grace, St. Paul Hotel, N. Y. Leonard & Phillips, Lyric, Cleburne, Tex. Leonard, Gus, Acme, Sacremento, indef. Leontina, Marie, 17 E. 97, N. Teonore & St. Clair, 4948 Easton, St. Louls. Leonard & Drake, 1899 Park Pl., Brooklyn. LeRoy & Woodford, 2417 Wylie Ave., Pittsburg. Chicago, indef. ¥. SS PS RP EE OD 8 rt Ge hey biogrant FEATURE FIL When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. “OSTLER JOE” Released June 9 2 AT TR ap EM ee es © = omer. = ars seamen, pee ey EES Pe tp en be Se oi nach Sit 5 rena at Sr eee ONE EINE Se TRE Sie SLR i 0 EES TS vi Seats en Anan atin cs or ee ee

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VARIETY ON AT 4:45 and 10:45 and “ONE” BIG HIT at the 5th AVE. THIS WEEK (May 25) WARDY big song hit, ‘*‘ EVERYBODY LOVES ME BUT THE ONE I LOVE.” ARLINGTON FO “THE SINGING AND DANCING MESSENGER BOYS.” P. S.—While playing HAMMERSTEIN’S last week WILLIE HAM MERSTEIN, after seeing the act, engaged the ARLINGTON FOUR to play his theatre EVERY THREE MONTHS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. Some going some, eh? ne ee 2 ee seve none -s ees “ oe More P. S.—Singing GUS ED- Taking encores every performance. All communications to MAX HART, Hudson Theatre Bldg., N. Y. CITY. Les Bastiens, Ringling Bros., C. R. Les Carrays, 19 Perry, Pittsburg. Les Jaroles, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Leslie, Bert, Shea’s, Buffalo. Levy, Bert, Chase’s, Washington. Leslie, Eddie, 504 Ashland Bk., Chicago, Leslie & Pattee, 714 Mellon, E. Pittsburg. Lester, Will, 281 John R., Detroit. Levy, Mrs. Jules, and Family, 162 W. 98, N. Y. Leyden, Margaret, 3647 Vernen, Chicago. Levan, Miss H., Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Leville & -Sinclair, 69 Osborne, Newark. Lewis & Harr, 131 W. 16, N. Y Lewis, Phil, 121 W. 116, N. Y. Le Fevre-St. John, 1553 Broadway, Lewis, Bert, Pastime, Boston. Lewis & Chapin, Banison, Sioux Falls, So. D. N. Y. Lewis, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph, Victoria, Vancouver, Litchfield, Mr. & Mrs. Neil, Celeron Pk., James- town, N. Y¥ Libbey & Trayer. 302 W. 47, N. Y. Light, Mark, 1785 Madison, N. Y. Lincolns, Four, 579 W. Huron, a. Lincoln, Bill, Ringling Bros., C. Linn, Benn, Half Dime, Jersey City N. J., indef. Livingstone, Three, Ringling Bros., C. R. Lingerman, Samuel & Lucy, 705 N. 5, Phila. Lloyd, Alice, Temple, Detroit. Lloyd, Herbert, 28 Wellington, Strand, London. Loder, Chas. A., Rose at ge Arcola, Pa. Lois, 100 W. 86, N. Lomison, Williard, 228 Montgomery, Jersey City. Long, John, Family, Erie, Pa., indef. Long, Frank L., 422 No. Anderson, Loraine, Oscar, Coliseum, Seattle. Lovitts, The, 314 Beverly Rd., Brooklyn. Lowward, A. G., Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Lowe, Musical, Acme, Sacramento. Lowry, Mr. & Mrs. Ed., 44 E. Cross, Elwood, Ind. Baltimore. Lucas, Jimmie, Majestic, Chicago. Luckie & Yoast, 389 Sumpter, Brooklyn. Luce & Luce, Lake Nipmic, Axbridge, Mass. Lucier, Marguerite, Quincy Adams Sawyer Co. Luciers, Four, Onset, Mass. Lucy & Lucier, 1559 Marion, Denver. Luigi Picaro Trio, 460 Adolph, Brooklyn. “Luis Kink,’’ 14 Marlborough Rd., London, BEng. Lutz Bros., 13 Grant, Corona, N. Y. Lukens, 4, Reading, Pa. Lynton, Chris., Empire, Los Angeles, indef. Lyons & Cullum, 217 W. 10, N. Y. Macarte Sisters, Olympic, Chicago. Mack, Billy, 208 Third, N. Y. Mack, Wilbur, Orpheum, Salt Lake. Mack & Dougal, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Mac Fadyen and Mac Fadyen, 313 So. 5th, MacLarens, Musical, Madden, Fitzpatrick & Co., Maddern, Joseph, 129 W. 47, N. Y. Madcaps, Winkler’s, 104 E. 14, N. Y. Mac Donaugh, Ethel, 68 W. 107, N. Y. Ma Dell & Corbley, 116 Howard, Buffalo. ‘*Madie,’’ 403 W. 51. N. Y. Makarenkos Duo, 306 E. 5, N. Y. Malchow, Geo., Bijou, Oshkosh, Wis., indef. Manning & Wise, 355 Bedford, Brooklyn. Manley & Norris, 517 Walnut, Hamilton, 0. Manhattan Banjo Trio, 305 W. 127, N. Y. Mantell’s Marionettes, Luna Pk., Seattle. Marabini, Luigi, Lyric, Lincoln, Neb. Mardo Trio, Ringling Bros., C. Marguerite & Hanley; Ringling Bros. » & BR. Marion & Pearl, ciifton Hotel, Clifton, N. J. ‘*Martha,’’ 215 E. N. Y. B’klyn. Five, Park, E. Liverpool, 0. 1568 Broadway, N. Y. WANTED AT ONCE For COHAN & HARRIS’ “GEORGE EVANS HONEY BOY MINSTRELS” Good VIOLINIST to double Cornet, also BASSOON and TYMPANI. and general SONG AND DANCE MEN, also SINGERS. Apply at 2 o’clock P. M. to CARL SCHILLING, care of Cohan & Harris Publishing Co., 115 West 424 Street, New York City. CLOG DANCERS *. SOUBRETTE ANKLE LENGTH DRESSES MADE TO ORDER FROM URIGINAL DESIGNS. $20.00 and upwards. Fit, Style and Materials guaran ‘“‘BOOKLET OF FASHIONS”’ Our illustrated performers. WOLFF FORDING G C9. G1l-63 ELIOTS teed. sent free to recognized T. BOSTON. Variety’s Chicago Ojifice IS IN THE Chicago Opera House Block Advertisements and subscriptions received at regular. rates. News items may be forwarded there, and wili be promptly transmitted. FRANK WIESBERG, Representative. Marlowe, Plunkett & Co., 27 Gaylord, Dorchester. Marnello, Mornitz Troupe, Ringling Eros., C. R. Marsh, Joe, 3122 Lucas, St. Louis. Marshall, Bert, 238 Spicer, Akron, O. Martin, Al., Comique, Buffalo. Martin & Crouch, Atlas, Cheyenne, Okla. Martin, Dave & Percie, 3950 Indiana, Chicago. Martynne, C. B., Orpheum, Leavenworth, Iindef. Marty, Joe, 1623 Hancock, Brooklyn, N. Y. Maryinez, The, Ruby, Memphis. Marrder, Lena, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Mary & Petroff, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Mason & Bart, Victor House, Chicago. Mason & Doran, Sheedy’s, Fall River. Mason & Keeler, K. & P. 125th St., N. Y. Mason & Shannon, 1061 Lexington, N. Y. Mason, Wm. A., Minerva Hotel, Phila. Masqueria Sisters, Three, 9-23, Chicago. Mathiesen, Walter, 902 W. Ohio, Chicago. Mathieson & Jacard, 92 W. Ohio, Chicago. Maxwell and Dudley, 106 W. 96, N. Y. May, Arthur O., P. O. Box 523, Horman, Okla. McAvoy & Hartley, 8 E. 108. N. Y. McCabe & Peters, Richmond Hotel, Chicago. McCann, Geraldine, & Co., 706 Park, Johnstown. McCarthy, Myles, Green Roem Club, N. Y. McCarvers, The, 2833 Dearborn, Chicago. McConnell & Simpson, 2706 E. 8, Kansas City. McCoy, Nellie, 557 W. 124, N. Y. McGarry & Doyle, 901 Missouri, Toledo. MeCree Davenport Troupe, Hagenheck-Wallace. MeCullough, Walter, Alexander Hotel, Chicago. McCune & Grant, 3 Banton, Pittsburg, Pa. McFarland, Frank, 311 W. 142, N. Y. McCauley, Joe, Wonderland, Minneapolis, indef. McGinnis Bros., 75 Bradford, Springfield, Mass. McGrath & Paige, 58 Wash., Middletown, Conn. McGregor, Lulu, Grand, Altoona, Pa., indef. McLaughlin, L. Clair, Sheridanville, Pa. McNally Bros., Ringling Bros., R. McNaughtons, The, Temple, Detroit. McPhee & Hill, 238 W. > 2 McWilliams, G. R., Keith’ 8, ’ Cleveland, Meaney, Lottie, & Co., 7 Elm, Charleston, Mass. Mears, Chas. E., 2925 N. 13, Kansas City. Melville & Higgins, 272 So. 2d, Brooklyn. Melrose, William, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Melroy Trio, 97 Park, Chicago. Menstians, The, Barnum & Bailey, ©. R. Monstier, Clown Le, Ringling Bros., O. R. Mercer, John, Ringling Bros., C. R. Merritt, Raymond, Gem, Chicago. Merriman Sisters, 912 Bellefontaine, Indianapolis. Meers Sisters, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Mener, Coleman & Co., Olympic, Chicago. Metzetties, Ten, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Mezano Troupe, Campbell Bros. C. R. Miezckoff & Sanders Troupe, Shea's, Toronto. Miaco, Al., Ringling Bros., C Mignon, Helene, Empire, St. Paul, indef. Milvo Bros., Ringling Bros., C. Millman Trio, Folies Marigny, Paris. Miller, Jack, 1372 No. Humboldt, Chicago. Miller, John, Ringling Bros., Cc. R. Miller, Elizabeth, 1726 W. 31 Fi... Miller, Grace, Phillip’s, Richmond, Ind., indef. Mills & Lewis, 114 B. 11, N. Y. Mills & Morris, Clarendon Hotel, N. Y. Milletts, The, Ringling Bros., C. EK. Milton & De Long Sisters, 2454 Irving, Denver. ~— Grove & Sisters Clayton, 3620 York Rd., hila. Milmars, The, Orpheum, Cambridge, 0O. Mimic Four, Fountain Ferry Pk., Louisville. Miner & Coleman, 201 W. 130, N. Y. Mitchell & Cain, 611 Sterling Pl., Brooklyn. Mitchell & Caire, touring Eng. and Provinces. Mitchell Sisters, Monarch, Lawton, Okla., indef. Mitchell & Quinn, 20 Bay 26, Bensonhurst, L. I. Monroe, George, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Monahans, The, Fair View, Sturbridge, Mass. Montrose, Louise, 450 So. First, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Montague’s Cockatoos, 54 W. 26, N. Y. Montgomery, Geo. P., Lyric, Hot Springs, indef. Montgomery & Moore 1009 Buttonwood, Phila. Montray, 814 Western Ave., Allegheny, Pa. Mooney, Harry J., Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Mooney & Holbein, Hippo., Stockton on Tees, Eng. Morris, Leon, San Souci Pk., Chicago, indef, Morris & Hemminguay, Grand, Hamilton, 0. Morton, Fred W., Grand, Butte. Mora, Silent, 112 Charles, Allegheny, Pa. Moore & McGarry, 48 Wyckoff, Brooklyn. Cleveland. Moore, Marjorie, Grand, Family, Fargo, N. D. Moore, Tom, Auditorium, Chicago, indef. Moorehead, Harry (Dreamland), Norfolk, Va. Morgan & Chester, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Morse, Bon, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Morelle, Marie, 1807% Main, Parsons, Kas. Morrison, Geo. N., E. 98th and Ave. E., Brooklyn. Morse, Billy, Anheuser’s, Aberdeen, Wash., indef. Morton, James J., 147 W. 45, N. Y. Morton & Elliott, Moss & Stoll Tour, indef, Mozarts, The, Bijou, Winnipeg. When answering advtrtisements kindly mention VARIETY. ‘ Mullen & Corelli, So. Bend. Ind, Muller, Chum & Muller, Louisville. Munger, Mort. M., Frankfort, Ind. Murphy & Andrews, 116 Washington Pl., N. Y. Murphy & Palmer, 309 8d Ave., N. Y. Murphy & Willard, 605 No. 7th, Philadelphia. Murray, Wm. W., 223 E. 14, N. Y. Murray, Eddie, Fischer's, Los Angeles, indef. Murtha, Lillian, 211 BD. 10, N. Y. Spring Brook Pk., Fountain Ferry Pk., N ‘Narelle, Marie, Christ Church, New Zealand. Nawn, Tom, Co., 420 W. 52, Phila. Needham & Wood, 143 W. 36, N. Y. Neills, Neill & Chapman, 1652 E. Main, Rochester. Nelson-Farnum Troupe, 3141 Beverly rd., Br’klyn. Nelson, Katherine, 10 Howland, Roxbury, Mass. Nelson & Egbert, 483 Atlantic, Pittsburg. Nelson, Tony, Free, Germany. Netzer, Herman, 308 Rivington, N. Y. Nevada & Eden, 235 W. 43, N. Y. Nevaros, Four, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Newell & Niblo, Hippo., Leeds, Eng. Newsomes, Four, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Niblo & Spencer, Porter's Corner, Saratoga, N. Y- Nichols & Hogan, 1544 Broadway, Brooklyn. Nickel, Earl, Orpheum, Milwaukee. Night With the Poets, Keith’s, Cleveland. Nolan, Irvan, 415 N. Madison, Peoria, Ill. Norman’s Juggling Six, 5804 Marshfield, Chicago. North, Bobby, 45 W. 116, N. Y Notes, Musical, Irwin, Goshen, Nugent, J. C., Bijou, Duluth, Nugent & Miller, Keith’s, Newark. Nugent, Wm. F., 11 W. 118, N. Y. Ind., indef. Oo O’Brien-Havel, 616 52, Brooklyn. Odell & Hart, 2003 Strand, Green Lake, Wash. Odell & Kinley, 3405 Collingwood, Toledo. Ogden, Helen, 279 Clybourne, Chicago. Okabe Family, Empire, London, indef. O Lara Trio, Family, Davenport, Ind. Olivers, Three, 213 Lincoln, Chicago. Olivette, 225 Pacific, Brooklyn. *‘Onetta,’’ Park I[lotel, [ort Chester, N. Y. Onthank & Blanchetto, P. O., Boston, Mass. Onlaw, Gus, Alhambra, Brussels, Bel. O'Neill & Mack, §23 W. Pratt, Indianapolis. O’Nelll, W. A., Orpheum, Oakland, indef. Olifans, Three, 711 Orchard, Chicago. O’Regan, Box 305, Ottawa, Can. Orbasany, Irma, Schindlers, Chicago. Otto Bros., 10 Howland, Roxbury, Mass. Owens, Billle & May, 1421 Adams, N. 8., Pitts- burg. P Payton & Baso, Ithaca, N. Y. Pacheco Family, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Pamahasika, Prof., Manilla Pk., Tamaqua, [a. Palfrey & Hoffler, 51 Broadway, hs tpaneee Palmer Sisters, 545 Hart, Brookly Palmer, T. P., 925 So. 12, Springfield, Ill. Parisian Grand Opera Co., 636 Lexington, RN. Z, Parks, Dick, 1268 E. 25, Los Angeles. Patty Bros., Ringling Bros., C. R. Pauli & Healey, 10 So. 20, Phila. Paulinetti & Piquo, 242 Franklin, Phila. Pendletons, The, 135 Pittsburg, New Castle. Pero & Wilson, 335 Temple, Washington, O. Pederson Bros., Main, Peoria, Il. Pelots, The, 161 Westminster, Atlantic City. Pepper Twins, Lindsay, Ont., Can. Perkins, David F., 222 Eastern, Portland, Me. Perkins, Walter E., 208 American Bldg.. Seattle, Perry, Frank L., Majestic, Lexington, Ky. Peters, Phil & Nettie, 107 BE. 31, N. Y. Personi, Camille, White City, Dayton, O. Phelps, Three, Wonderland Pk., Wichita, Philbrooks & Reynolds, 220 B. 78, me Ke Phillips & Farlardeau, 316 Classon, Brooklyn. Phillips, J. H., 1553 Broadway, N. Piercy & Ft ida, 1926 Paterson, Baltimore. Pilecer, Harry, Grand, Tacoma. Poirer’s ‘Three, 985 Berri, Montreal. Posner, Allan H., 436 Central Park W., N. Y. Potter & Harris, June 1, Bijou,- Winnipeg. Powers Bros., 15 Trask, Providence. Power, Coletta & Co., 14% Rockville pl., Powers, Mr. & Mrs., 357 W. 80, N. Y. Prampin Trio, 347 W. 40, N. Y. Price, John R., & Co., 211 EB. 14, N. Y. Prices, The Jolly, Empire, New Glasgow, N. 8. Primrose, Fred., 376 Weal!cbout, Brooklyn. Prosit Trio, Ringling Bros., C. R. Pryors, The, 30 No. Main, Providence. Psycho, Mile., Gen. Del., Kansas City. Kas. Brooklyn.

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VARIETY 19 x Wy nEOx MADE THE NAME OF LLOYD: wav ALICE FAMOUS IN Nearly Everybody’s Favorite WEEK JUNE 1—TEMPLE, DETROIT. KEITH’S, PHILADELPHIA, second week. Re-engaged to return to Buffalo, June 22nd. Had to prolong my stay four weeks owing to RETURN bookings. Cannot sail now till July 14. Return to New York September for my Musical Comedy Production, New Youk Theatre. My friends are awfully pleased; aren’t you? Gus Edwards Says : That he has gone fishing—FOR IDEAS—in Vermont. Will D. Cobb is with him. Wait until they come back. Have YOU seen “‘SUN- BONNET SUE’’? P, S8.—That big act the ‘‘Schoolboys and Girls’’ with HERMAN TIMBERG will make them sit up and take notice when they open at the Orpheum, Brooklyn, next Monday. They have just completed a seven months’ tour of the Orpheum Circuit, laid off one week and open up on the Percy Williams Circuit. I guess THAT’S going some. MORE P. 8.—Gus sails for Europe in two weeks to get atmosphere for his new three- act production, ‘‘School Days,’’ starring Her- man Timberg. STILL MORE.—Gus just got off the line. He caught a fish. Pucks, Two, 8, Highland Pk., St. Louis. Pudgie & Emmett, 464 Blewett, Seattle. Pullen, Louella, 194 Jefferson, Trenton. Q Quaker City Quartet, 403 Macon, Brooklyn. Quigg & Mack, 115 E. i4, N. Y. Rainbow Sisters, Orpheum, Zanesville, O. Radford & Valentine, Oxford, London, Eng. Raleigh & Harrington, 233 Winter, Hagerstown. Ralston & Son, Box 641, Patchogue, L. I., N. Y. Rastus & Banks, Palace, Halifax, Eng. Rawls & Von Kaufman, Lakeside Pk., Joplin, Mo. Rawson & June, Phoenicia, N. Y. Raymond, Ruby, K. & P. 125th St., N. Y. Raymond & Hall, 6239 Loomis, Chicago. Raymond & Harper, 6406 Lexington, Cleveland. Raymond & Hess, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Rayno’s, Al., Bull Dogs, Sharptown, Ind. Razarfs, The, 4503 No. 20, Phila. Raymond, Fredericka, 16 EB. 88, N. Y. Reed & St. John, Electric Pk., Detroit. Redpath’s Napanees, People’s, Cedar Rapids. Regal Trio, 116 W. Washington Pl., N. Y. Reid Sisters, 53 Broad, Elizabeth. Reid, Lilian, & Co., 272 B. 35, Chicago. Reed & Earl, People’s, Bluffton, Ind. Reed, John P.,' South Milford, Ind., indef. Reed, Harry L., Washingtor, Buffalo, indef. Remington, Mayme, Orpheum, Boston. Renee Family, Spring Brook Casino, So. Bend. Reno & Bigar, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Renshaw, Bert, Majestic, La Salle, Ill., indef. Reynard, A. D., Alf. T. Wheeler’s, C. R. Rhodes & Engel, 223a Chauncey, Brooklyn. Rice, Al., 262 Springfield, Newark. Rice & Cohen, Keith’s, Phila. Rice, Fanny, 340 Lafayette, Brooklyn. Rice, True, 1223 State, Milwaukee. Rice & Elmer, 343 EB. 142, N. Y. Rich Duo, Majestic, Wausau, Wis. Richards, Chris., 15, K. & P. 125th St., N. Y. Richardson, Lavender & Co., Farm, Nv. Carver, Mass. Riccobon’s Horses, Ringling Bros., C. R. Richards & Grover, 2513 7th Ave., N. Y. Rinaldos, The, 184% So. High, Columbus, O. Ring & Williams, 102 Liberty, Baltimore. Rio, Adolph, 222 BE. 14, N. Y. Ritter & Foster, 7, Royal, Standard, London, Eng. Rivards, Three, 338 Scribner, Grand Rapids. Roattino & Stevens, 114 E. 11, N. Y. Roberts, Signa, Alvin, Cadillac, Mich. Robisch & Childress, Lakeside Pk., Dayton, O. Robinson & Grant, 206 Sth Ave., N. Y. Roberts, C. E., Sun, Springfield, O. Robinson, Alice, 457 Orchard, Chicago. Roby, Dan, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Roche, La Belle, Mlle., Ringling Bros., C. R. Rock & Fulton, Orpheum, Brooklyn. Rockaway & Conway, Orpheum, San Francisco. Roethig, Henry, St. Charles Hotel, Chicago. Rogers & Evans, New Sun, Springfield, O. Rogers, Mr. & Mrs. Robt., Orpheum, Zanesville, 0. Ronaldos, The, 63 No. State, Chicago. Roltare, 28 W. 33, N. Y. Romany, Rye, String Quartette, 78 Pekin, Prov. Rome, Mayo & Jolliet, 229 W. 38, N. Y. Romola, Bob, Bijou, Davenport, Ia., indef. Rooney & Bent, Orpheum, Boston. Rooney, Katie, 807 N. Patterson Pk., Baltimore. Romanhoffs, The, 133 17th, Wheeling, W. Va. Rooney Sisters, 807 N. Patterson Pk., Baltimore. Ross Sisters, 65 Cumerford, Providence. Ross & Lewis, Wintergarten, Berlin. Ross & Vack, 11 W. 114, N. Y. Rousek, Jack, Air-Dome, Leavenworth, Indef. Rowland, 127 W. 27, New York. Royal Musical Five, 849 So. 9, Brooklyn. Royce Bros., 874 N. Randolph, Phila. Ryno & Emerson, Continental Hotel, Chicago. Russell, Fred., Bowery Burlesquera, B. R. Russell & Davis, Idle Hour, Atlanta, indef. Ryan & Richfield, Vaud-Villa, Sayville, L. I. Ryan, Nan, & Co., 1358 Broadway, N. Y. Ryan & White, 504 E. Ryan, Zorella & Jenkins, Barnum ‘& Bailey, C. B. Samuels, M., Orpheum, Columbus, Ind. Sabine & Mlle. Vera, 737 De Kalb, Brooklyn. Sada-Carmen Sisters, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Salamonski, E. M., Prof., Barnum & Bailey, O. RB. Sanford & "Darlington, 2422 So. Adler, Phila. Sampson & Douglas, Crystal, Denver, indef. Samson, Doc, Coburn Greater Minstrels. Santoro & Marlow, 230 Catherine, Detroit. Saxton & Somers, Capitol Hotel, N. Y. Schade, F., Ringling Bros., C. R. Schmodt, George, Alcazar, New Castle, Ind., indef. Shae, Percy James, 5409 3d, Brooklyn. Schuster, Milton, Palace, Boston, indef. Scott, Edouard, Grand, Reno, Nev., indef. Scott, Mike, 223 Third, N. Y. Seabury & Wilkie, 187 Madison, Paterson. Sears, Gladys, Happyland, Staten Island. Sears, Wintergarten, Berlin. Seguin, Wood, Eugenia, 2314 Holywood, Toledo. Semon, Chas. F., K. & P. 125th St., N. Y. Semon Trio, Revere House, Chicago. Seymour Sisters, 1940 Nicholas, Phila. Seymour & Nester, 851 St. Nicholas, N. Y. Shadle, Frank, Ringling Bros., C. R. Shannons, Four, Saratoga Hotel, Chicago. Sharpe, Dollie, Family, Pottsville, Pa., indef, Sharocks, The, 240 Gain, Montreal. Shaw & Shaw, Empire, New Glasgow, N. 8S. Shaws, Aerial, Ringling Bros., C. R. Shayne & King, 119 E. 14, N. Y. Sherman & Fuller, 853 N. 8, Reading, Pa. Sheer, Bessie, 212 Woodward, Detroit. Shipp, Julia, & Edward, Barnum & Bailey, C. BR. Shirhart, Anson, Crystal, Detroit, indef. They are so sorry that I have been such a failure this time. Sheer, Willie, 226 B. 39, N. Y. Short, Edwards, Empire, Grand Forks, N. D. Sie Hasan Ben Ali, Luna Villa, Coney Island. Simms, The Mystic, Bux 869 Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. Steinert & Thomas, 120 W. 185, XN. 1. Siegrists, The, Sells-Floto C. R. Sidman, Sam, 6111 Quincy, Cleveland. Sidonne, & Kellie, 424 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Silver Stars, 51 Hanover, Boston. Simpsons, Musical, 204 E. 52, N. Y. Sineay’s Dogs & Cats, 101 W. 40, N. Y. Smirl & Kessner, Colonial, N. Y. Smiths, Aerial, Ringling Bros., C. R. Smith Bros., 66 Hawthorne, Hartford. Smedley & Arthur Co., 231 W. 38, N. Y. Smedley & Arthur Co., 158 Arnold, , Providence. Snyder & Buckley, K. & P., Boston. Soper, Bert, Star, Altoona, Pa., indef. Somers & Storke, 7 Airdome, Cedar Rapids. Souders Pearl, Ringling Bros., C. R. Spaulding & Dupree, Box 285, Ossining, Ss 2 Spears, Bert, Keith’s, South Bridge, Mass. Spears, Bert, Melrose, Highlands, Mass, Spencer, Lloyd, Lyric, Houston, indef. Spissel Bros. & Mack, Hammerstein’s, N. Y. Sprague & Dixon, 506 Mt. Hope Rd., , Cincinnatt, Stafford & Stone, 624 W. 139, N. Stanford, Billy, Airdome, Paducah, ‘icy. Stanley, B., Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Stanley & Scalon, Orpheum, Alberta, Canada, indef, Stanton & Sandberg, 711 Orchard, Chicago. Steinert, Thomas, Trio, Central Pk., Allentown. Sterling, Kitty, & Nelson, 1305 No. 12, Phila. Sterns, Al., Beachwood Park, Phila. Stevens, E. J., 135 So. First, Brooklyn. Stevens & Boehm, 825 E. 14, N. Y. Stewart & Desmond 147 W. 142, N. Y. Stephens, Harry, 242 W. 43, N. Y. Stickner, Emma, Ringling Bros., C. R. Stickney, Miss R., Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Stickney’s Pony and Dogs, Hempstead, L. I. Stickney, Robert, Ringling Bros., C. R Stirk & Dan, 28 Hancock, Brockton, Stoddards, The, Avenue, Duquesne, Pa. Stone, Wizard, Hippodrome, London. St. Elmo, Leo, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. St. Onge Bros., 22 Portland, Worcester. Strickland, E. C., E. Greenwich, R. I. Stuart & Keeley, 822 College, Indianapolis. Stuart, J. Francis, 214 No. 8, Philadelphia. Sullivan, W. J., Bijou, Jamestown, N. D., indef. Sullivan Bros., 6 So. High, Milford, Mass. Sully & Phelps, O. H., Sault Ste. Marie, Can. Summers & Winters, 2329 Prairie, Chicago. Sunny South, Hippodrome, London. Sutcliff Troupe, Palace, Lincoln, Eng. Sweet, Eugene, 25 Cherry, Providence. Sweeney, Jobn S., 452 Turner, Allentown, Pa. Swor Bros., 713 W. 62, Chicago. Sylow, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Symonds, Jack, Crystal, St. Joseph, Mo. Symphonia Musical Trio, 26 N. Jefferson, Dayten. Mass. T Tanean, 10 Central, Brooklyn. Tanean, Felix & Claxton, 331 E. 93, N. Y. Tanka, Ringling Bros., C. Taylor, Tell, La Salle, Chicago, indef. Tegge & Daniel, 2148 No. Robey, Chicago. Tempest Trio, 124 Boneau, Jersey City. Thayer, Joe, Ashmont House, Lynn. The Quartette, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Thomas, David, care of Moyer, Atlanta. Thompson, Harry, 112 Covert, Brooklyn. Thompson Sisters, Elite, Rock Island, Ill., indef. Thorne, Mr. & Mrs., Luna Pak., Buffalo. Thornton, Geo. A., 1133 Broadway, N. Y. Thropp, Clara, S.-C., Oakland. Tiddlewinks & Dugan, 503 Hudson, N. Y. Tierney, Belle, 74 N. Main, Woonsocket, R. I. Tierney & Odell, 208 American Bk. Bldg., Seattle. Tinney, Frank H., 812 Moore, Philadelphia. Toledo, Sydney, Bayside, L. I. Toys, Musical, Bradford, Pa. Trainer & Dale, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. HYDE & BEHMAN'S Amusement Enterprises Bijou Theatre, Brooklyn Folly 6 ‘ Olympic “ a Star 66 66 Gayety rT) Ty Newark “ Newark Gayety “ Pittsburg ¥%& & Garter “ Chicago HYDE & BEHMAN AMUSEMENT CO,, TEMPLE BAR BUILDING, BROOKLYN, WN. Y. Travers, Roland, Majestic, Madison, Wis. Trillers, The, Rock Spring Pk., Liverpool, 0. Troubadours, Three, 226 Vark, Newark. Truesdell, Mr. & Mrs., 569 W. 150, N. Y. Trocadero Quartet, 6, Farm, Toledo. Turner, Bert, Le Roy, Minn. Turnvur, Jules, Ringling Bros., C. R, Turpin, Ben, 310 E. Superior, Chicago. Tyce, Lillian, 733 Mt. Prospect, Newark. Tyroleans, Rainer’s, The Oaks, Portland, Ore. U Ullrich, Fritz, 206 W. 44, N. Y. Urma Sisters, Barnum & Ralley, C. R. Usher, Claude & Fannie, 38 Henry, Jersey City. Vv Vardon, Perry & Wilbur, Idora Pk., Youngstown, Vagges, The 4, Green, Auburn, N. Y. Valdare & Varno, 175 S. Lake, Aurora, Il. Valadons, Three, 65 Summer, Central Falls, R. I. Valdare, Bessie, 76 W. 85, N. Valoise Bros., 590 Fairfield, Bricgeport. Valveno & La More, 20, Tacoma, Boston. Van Dieman Troupe, Hagenbeck-Wallace, C. R. Van Eppes, Jack, 15 W. 64, N. Y. Van Cleve, Denton & Pete, 236 E. 14, N. Y. Van Dorn & McGill, 241 Henward, Brooklyn. Van, Miss M., Ringling Bros., C. R. Vasco, June 1, Empire, London, Eng. Veda & Quintarow, Globe Hotel, Belaire, O. Vedmars, The, 749 Amsterdam, N. Y. Verdi Musical Four, 46 W. 28, N. Y. Vermette-Carpottie Trio, 451 Breboeuf, Montreal. Verna Belle, 335 Beauin, Somerville, Mass, Viola & Bro., 125 Montauk, Brooklyn. Viola & Engel, 223 Chauncey, Brooklyn. oes. Sotto eeepc te oe eng meet sence eget » caperinnenteseene a enter Le eee ee a enema ae wen . oe Cnet gcimenemine eae ogo A oe yk RNR Cet BO ATs we ae eee a

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20 VARIETY REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS WESLEY “» MADDOX & MELVIN. THOS. H. AND HOW DOES THIS CAST LOOK TO YOU? JAMES TEN BROOKE. FOLEY. CHAS. FULLER. BARR & EVANS. PINCUS presens Thetiomeo! Rest” By GEO,. TOTTEN SMITH. THE DANCING REIFFS, JAMES MELVIN. WILFRED CLARKE Presenting His Sketches “NO MORE TROUBLE” and “WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?” Address, 180 W. 44th St., New York City. UNITED BOOKING OFFICES’ TIME Exclusive Agent THE Agency George ad Georgie BOUNDING TABLE ACROBATS, KELLY an KENT ORPHEUM ROAD SHOW. Have Your Gard in VARIETY FRED KARNOS Comedians Mgr. ALF. REEVES. Headlined continuously and successfully since October, 1905. WEEK JUNE 25, COLONIAL, NEW YORK CITY. Return to England Wednesday, June 6, S. S. Campania, for vacation and re- hearsals for grand new fall production. Ft: AND Presenting “HIS DAY iD - Ki: J: IW VAUDEVILLE, eran att YEE, HARRY JACKSON, General —— Director for JULES MUR Address United Booking Office er Room 1 RY. . New York Theatre Building, MW. Y. City. Eckhoff - Gordon THE MUSICAL LAUGH MAKERS. Address EAST HADDAM, CONN, Sutton: Sutton “THE RUBE AND THE LIVING PUMPKIN MIKE BERNARD TH EAMERICAN PADEREWSEI. Assisted by SLOSSOM SEELEY (The Little Sunbeam) In Vaudeville. Direction MR. J. A. STERNAD. m Libby ‘‘Miss Blondelle makes a charming appearance in every number in which she appears and her grace and clearness of her voice do a great deal toward carrying her to success’’; and ‘‘Their excellent rendering of the cowboy song brought them the heartiest kind of applause, and Mr. Carr’s singing while on horseback was certainly a novel feature.’’—New York Clipper. Blondelile A NEW, NOVEL AND ORIGINAL ACT, ASSISTED BY AUBREY CARR, “The Cowboy Tenor,” and His Trained Broncho “HICHBALL” THE ORIGINAL EQUESTRIAN VOCALIST. OFFERS INVITED FOR NEXT SEASON Address: 138 West Sixty - -first. New, Work OFF TO LOS ANGELES FOR THE SUMME IN ORPHEUM STOCK CO. Von Dell, Harry, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Vynos, The, 366 W. 31, N. Y. WwW Wade & Reynolds, Masonic, Louisville, Walters, Harry, East End, Memphis. Warren & Faust, 242 W. 43, N. Y. Wagner & Gray, 26 Farragut, Chicago. Wahlund, Tekela Trio, 205 W. 22, N. Y. Waite, Willie, 2214 Adams, St. Louis. Waldorf & Mendez, 110 Green, Albany. Waller & Magill, 102 7th Ave., New York. Walker, Nella, 8, Orpheum, Los Angeles. Walton, Fred, St. James, L. 1., indef. Ward, Billy, Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn. Wards, The, Ringling Bros., C. R. Warner, Stanley M., 126 W. 112, N. Y. Watson & Little, 301 W. 118, N. Y. Ward Trio, 640 32, Milwaukee. Warner & Lakewood, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. Washer Bros., Oakland, Ky. Waterbury Bros. & Tenny, Orpheum, Boston. Watson, Sammy, 8, Chase’s, Washington. Web, Harry L., Beatrice, Neb. Webb, Horace, Norris & Rowe, C. R. Weed, Roy, 434 Lincoln, Chicago. Welch, Jas., & Co., 248 Fulton, Buffalo. Wenrick & Waldron, 542 Lehigh, Allentown. indef. Wentworth, Rose, Ringling Bros., C. R. Wentworth, Vesta & Teddy, 200 Pratt, N. Y. Werden & Taylor, K. & P., Newark. West, John A., Gennetle, Richmond, Ind. West & Benton, Oak Park, Sacramentu, indef. Wesley & White, Smith Ave., Corona, L. I. Weston, Sam, 16 E. 111, N. Wheeler Children, 2514 No. 25, Philadelphia. Whalley & Whalley, Box 202, Fitchburg, Mass. Wheeler, Little Children, 2514 No. 25, Phila. Wheelers, The, 1553. Broadway, N. Y. Wheeler & Rosey, 15 So. Clark, Chicago. Whelan & Searles, 1520 Glenwood, Phila. White Hawk, 750 Westchester; N. Y. White & Stuart, 8, G. O. H., Pittsburg. Whitman, Frank, 133 Greenwich, Reading. White, Ed. B., & Rolla, Elysian Grove, Tucson, Ariz. Whittle, W. BH., 143 (yy — N. J. Whitehead, Joe, 408 W. N. Wilder, Marshall P., 25 No. By Hampshire, At- lantie City. Williams, Annie Leslie, 4224 Wabash, Chicago. Williams, Cow Boy, Litchfield, Conn. Williams & Force, Orpheum, Zanesville, O. Williams, C. W., Richmond Gill, L. I. Williams & Mayer, 309 W. 55, N. Y. Williams & Weston, 208 State, Chicago. Wills & Hassan, Keith’s, Boston. Wilson & Doyle, Star, Chicago. Wilson, Tony, Heloise & Armoros Sisters, 1 Prima rd.. Brixton, London, 8. E., Eng. Wilson, Alf. & Mabe, 256 W. 37, N. Y. Wilson Brothers, 1306 So. 6, Maywood, Ill. Wilson, Raleigh, Campbell Bros., C. R. Wincherman, V. F., 201 EB. 14, N. Y. Winkler & Kress, 254 VW. 38, N. Y. Winslow, W. D., Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Winston’s Seals, 2416 W. Conry, Richmond. Wise, Jack, 39th St., Pittsburg. Wixon & Eaton, Strolling Players Co. Wood Bros., 207 E. 14, N. Y. Wood & Woods, Ringling Bros., C. R. Wood, Ralph, Lyric, Ft. Smith, Ark., indef. Woodford & Marlborough, Weiland, Morganstown, W. Va. Wordette, Estelle & Co., Lakeside Pk., Akron, O. Work & Ower, Keith’s, Cleveland. Wolfe & Vaughan, 610 Third, E. Cedar Rapids, Ia. Wolford & Stevens, Crystal, Nashville. Wormser Tots, 502 W. 3, Davenport, Ia. Wormwood, Prof., Barnum & Bailey, C. R. World & Kingston, Keith’s, Phila. Worthley, Minthorne, 125 Lexington, N. Y. Wotan, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Woulff, Edward, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Wulff, Mme. E., Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Wurnell, Arnold B., 617 McDonough, Sandusky, 0. Wynn & Lewis, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. Y Yackley & Buynel, R. F. D. No. 6, Lancaster. Yalto Duo, 2 . 38, New York. Yamamato Bros., Emeraid, Adams Co., O. Yelleromes Sisters, Four, Barnum & Bailey, C. RB. Young America Quintette, 154 Clifton P1l., B’klyn. Young & De Vole, 8 Lower 5, Evansville. Youngs & Brooks, Suffern, N. Y. Young, Dewitt C., & Sister, Grand, Fargo, N. D. Young & Manning, Kyle, Beaumont, Tex. Young, Ollie, & Bros., 58 Chittenden, Columbus, Youtuckey, Prince, Barnum & Bailey, C. R. Zada, Ali, Irwin, Goshen, Ind. Zamloch & Co., Unique, Bau Claire, Wis. Zanzigs, The, Alhambra, London, BEng. Zaras, 4, 104 W. 40, New York. Zazell & Vernon Co., 141 B. 15, N. Y. Zech & Zech, Wheelers, C. R. Zeda, H. L., 211 B. 14, N. Y. Zemo, Zemo Troupe, 671 Smith, St. Paul. Zeno, Bob, 609 N. Wood, Chicago. Ziegler, N. C., Columbia, Knoxville, indef. Zimmer, Jou, Pantages’, Seattie. Zobedi, Fred, 1431 Broadway, N. Y.

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VARIETY 21 The Most Unique Act in Vaudeville. AD. NEWBERGER’S Youthful Prodigies Hammerstein’s Week, June Ist. Shubert-Lew Fields Revue for the Summer. The Chas. K. Harris Courier The World’s Greatest Waltz Song, “I'm Starving For One Sight of You” Magnificent colored slides now ready fer song Mllustrators at $5.00 per set. With er witheut slides the season’s greatest ballad. Anothe “After the Ball’’ without a doubt. Prefessienal @opies sent on application to recognised singers. Address all communications te CHAS. K. HARRIS, 81 WEST 81ST ST., NEW YORK. MEYER COHEN, Manager. Chicago, Grand Opera House Bid., BOB ADAMS, Professional Mgr. CIRCUS ROUTES Barnum & Bailey, June 1, Lynn, Mass.; 2, Salem; 3, Lowell; 4, Manchester, N. H.; 5, Worcester, Mass.; 6, Woonsocket, R. I.; 10, Fall River. Buffalo Bill, 30, Akron, 0.; July 4, Hampden Pk., Springfield, Mass. Cole -, June 1, Buffalo.. Hagenbeck-Wallace, June 1, Waukegan, IIl.; 2, Racine, Wis.; 3-4, Milwaukee; 5, Fon du Lac, Wis.; 6, Appleton. Ringling Bros., May 30, Buffalo; June 1, Detroit; 2, Port Huron, Mich.; 3, Saginaw; 4, Flint; 5, Bay City; 6, Alma; 8, Grand Rapids; 9, Kala- mazoo; 10, Battle Creek; 11, Lansing; 12, Jackson; 13, Adrian; 15, Toledo, 0.; 16, Goshen, Ind.; 17, South Bend; 18, Joliet, I1l.; 19, Rock- ford; 20, Dubuque, Ia. Sells-Floto, May 30, Pendleton, Ore.; June 1, Walla-Walla, Wash.; 2, Colfax. 101 Ranch, May 30, Springfield, Mo. LETTERS Where ©. 0. fellows mame, letter is tz Chicage Office. Advertising or circular letters of ang description will not be listed when known. Letters will be held for two months only. a Belmont, Freda. Anglin, Besse. Bowen, Florence. Anderson, Dan (C. 0.) Bilyik; Prof. Andrews, Pearl (C. 0.). Boston, H. W. Aldert, Joe. Alpine Troupe (C. 0.) G Alvin & Kenny. Alexandro, F. Carroll, J. Avola, Miss. Castellani & Bros. Armstrong, Fred M. = Harry (C. . Claxton, Wm. (C. 0.) Clifford & Burke. Conner, M. R. = Harriet L. (0. Baise, Nick. Betts, Wm. Brockman, Slater (C. de oO Cheeves, Joe. Cline, J. E. Ceballos, -) Budd, Bert. Baldwin, Carl. H. Buol, Edith. Christ, Frank (C. 0.). Butler, Ida. Coffman, Jas. Brown, Henriette. Corson, Cora Young- Brown, L. K. blood. Barnhart, Chas, (0. 0.). Chinko. Belmont, Belle. Barry, Margaret. Burke Brothers. Bowman, Ivy. Brengk, Mrnst, Brown, Viola (2). Blonden, Henry. Blacklidge, Ruby. Brown, Harry. Binns, John (2). Biaton, Lew. Boch, Otto. Borland, Frank. Burns, Jack. Brown, Tom. Bowers, Mr. Blanche, Belle. Bergere, Valerie. Bevan, Alexander. Barrington, Sidney. Callahan & St. George. Cripps, W. M. Church, Alice, Crooks, Mr. — Albert G. (0. +) Crooker, Alfred. Crawford & Gardener. Cushing, Merrill & Davis. Conaway, T. L. Cullen, Wm. * Dacoma Family. Dooley, J. Francis (0. O.). D’Arville, Janet. Davis, Hal. Dean, Louise (C0, O.). Deming, Lawrence (0. Dailey, Bob and Nellie. Doty, Chas. W. Dressler, Marie, Deam, Professor. Oreo sethd. Bd. de De Lacy, Iwvigh. DiBella and Volpe. —" & Godfrey (0. Dunn, Billy (C. O.) Duggan, Archie. Davey, Warren. Delong, Wheeler. Electric Quartet (2). Ernest, Harry. Evans, George (C. 0O.). Everhart. Elaine, Mabel. Electric Crickets. Emmy’s Pets (2). ly, J. Frank. Elkmatte, Warren. Emmett, Gracie. Evaus, George. Earle, Virginia. Evans Trio. Earl, Verna. F Ferrell, L. W. Faustin, Mlle. Flynn, Al. Fritscher, Otto. Felix, @. Farren, L. K. Forbes, Frank & Grace. Ferlen, Frances J. Ferguson, Dave. Freeman, Wallace. Fagan. barney. Frencelli & Lewis. Friend & Downing. @ — Abraham (C. ) Gibbons, Thomas (C. Green and Werner (Cc. Green & Werner (2). Gilbert, L. Wolfe. Garvey, Margaret. Garrick, Richard. Graham, James (C. 0O.). Guise, Florence. Gerome, Viola. Griff (2). Goulding, Chas. Green, Albert (2). Green, Irene F. Gordon, Ruth. Hilton, Helen. Hugoston, Hugo (3) Hughes, Masie (C. 0.) Harris, Mr. Harris, Geo. H. (C. O.) Harvard & Cornell (C. 0.) — Willard H. (2). Holland, Edwin. Huiker, Edith. Iieck, W. Harding, Hasel, Harris, Ida C. Holmes, Carla. Hazard, Lynn & Bonnie (Cc, .Q.). Hall & Coburn (C. 0.) Howard & North. Hawthorne, Mary. Hayden, Thomas (2). Hughes, Mrs. Gene. Healy, Martio. Holmes, Francis. Hanigan, Jerome. Hawkins, L. Huntress. Heath, Thos. B. (2) Harington, Don. 7 Jenkins, James (C. O.) Julian, Harry (C. O.) Johns, Johnny. Jones, Walter. Jones, Gwyn. Jones, W. H. (C. O.) Janis, Tuxie. Kollins, King. Knight, Harlan B. (2). King, Will. Kennedy, Frank. Kelly and Ashby. King, Winifred. Kitamura, M. King, Hatch. L Loretta, Otto. Landres. Patsy. Lewis, Jack. Leslie, Gente (C. 0.) Lavine, Arthur. Leon, Nellie. La Grecia. Love, Frankie. Lusby, Huchison (0. no.) Lenly, Miss B. (2). LePelleties Family. Loraine, Olga. Luckens, The 4. Marx, Julius W. Marks, Chas. (C. QO.) Melnott Armand. Manola, Jesse A. Midgley & Carlisle. Malcolm, Annette. Murray, Elizabeth. Mack, Chas. Murphy, Jim. Maillaird, Virginia. McNish, Frank. McClain, Chas. Murray, W. Moore, Marty. MacFadden, Mr. and Mrs, McKenzie, Miss, Martin, Frank W. Mills, Phil. McBride, Harry (2). Moore, James A. Miller, Clyde, O. Miller, Louis, McDermott Billy (C. ) 0.). McCree Devenport Troupe. MacMamel, Aloa. McCree, Junie. Miller, Edgar M. McDonald, Mike. Mainville, E. C. Matthes, Hugo. Maitland, Mabel. Moore, Tom. Moore, Annie (C. QO.) Milliken, Lucy (2). Myers & Meer. Miller, M. D. Melville, Vi. Merrill, Chas. Nelson, Arthur. Niemeyer, Joe H. Nevaro, Joe. Nugent, Wm. Nile, Grace. Nichols, C. B. Niblo, Fred (2). O'Neill, Sak. Othello, Miss. Pantzer, Willy. Personi, Camille (C. 0.) Price, Beatrice. Paulini, Mrs. Purdy, Francis. Purcell, Peter (C. 0.) a Queen & Ross. Quigley, Helen. 3 Rye, George, Russell, Marion. Reynolds, Joha B. Kosa, Bessie. Ryan & Ritchfield. Rene, Beatrice. Roaber, Gus. Robinson, Ada B. Kamsey, Allan. Redding, Francesca (C. oO.) Rennings & Brown. Russell, Leah. Rankin, J. McKee. Rogee, Leon. Rome, Bert (2). Renard, Lola. Rochester, Nina. Remington, Mayme (3) Rado, Phil. Raymond, Ruby. Semon Children (C. O Silverton, Will (C. O. Smith & Chaupion. Smith, Harry H. Stephens, H. Sattell Bros. Stephens, Paul. Sherwin, Walter. Spong, Hilda. St. George, Jennie. Smith, Charles F. Stevens, Mike J. Sidney, Clara. Schulze, EB. Sommers, J. T. Scott, Frank. Scanlon & Stevens (C. 0.) _—~ Big Laughing Hit. CLOSE JUNE 13th An Important Branch of “THE HAM TREE,” FRANK OI As “Sherlock Baffles, the Detective.” 45 Weeks of Decided Success With Klaw & Erlanger's. Ask McIntyre and Heath Address, 325 E. 21st St., N. Y. City a | Sullivan, O. A Sanford, Mildred. Stanley, Mr. & Mrs. L. Stanley, Vera (2). St. Onge, Fred. Sin Clair Sisters. Springfield, Harry. Wayne, Charles. Wilton, Thomas, Welch, Panline. Wilson, George. Whelan, Albert. Wynwood, Beatrice (2) r Wynnwood, Helen. Wolfe, Gracie (2). Tully, Guy. Wolfing, I. 8. Travis, Aimie. Teegarden, H. Taylor, Mae (C. 0.) Taylor, Phillip M. Trovollo, Mr. Torcat, Louis (2). Wilson, Grace. Wilson Broa. Williams, Leon, Wetherall, Harry. Worcke, Victor. Wilson, Frank. Waterbury Bros. & U Tenny. Ward Bros. Ulpas & Hella. x Vv Xiques & Golden. Vincent, Lucretia (C. 0.) r Valley, Camille. - Voelker, Frederick. York & Adams. Van Horn. Marguerite. Volts, Nellie. z Vincent, Lucretia (4) Zanoras, Cycling (C. Valazzi, Mr. (2) 0.). NOTES Sam Sidman, Alf. G. Herrington, Tom Miner and Barney Gerard became Scottish Riters (32nd degree Masons) all together last week. The Williamsburg Trust Company, in which several of the theatrical concerns, including the Williams’ Circuit and Em- pire Circuit Company, have funds tied up, will resume business June 1. re Helena Frederick, the soprano singer, who has played the vaudeville circuits for two years, has signed for next season with “Fluffy Ruffles,” in which Hattie Williams opens in September at the Criterion. CORRESPONDENCE Unless otherwise noted, the following re- ports are for the current week: GHIGAGO By FRANK WIESBERG. VARIETY’S Chicago Office, Chicago Opera House Block, (Phone Main 4330). MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr.).—The show this week does not average above fair. Dell Fox heads, and is well received. It is her first appearance here in three years. ‘‘Colonial Septet,’’ returns and is the same instrumental number, well staged and costumed. Clayton White and Marie Stuart, in ‘‘Cherrie,’’ have the best sketch ever presented by them, and were the laughing hit of the bill. Raymond and Cavelry return with new and old jokes, given in their ‘‘Duteh’’ dialect. The burlesque opera scored as usual. Prelle’s Dogs are a well trained lot and proved very interesting. James F. Macdonald, in songs and monologue, pleased im- mensely. He has an effective delivery and plenty of new material, making an impression imme- diately upon his appearance. La Sylphe, the Euro- pean toe dancer, imported for the Orpheum Cir- euit, and making her first appearance here, has pretty costumes and stage setting of a Moorish effect. She did very well. Harry Webb, in black- face, with well-written patter, passed over a “most satisfactory monologue much the same as when last heard. Raschetta Brothers did nothing new in acrobatics. Clark and Duncan followed the pictures while Alice Norton, the high priced supposed-to-be-novelty act from Europe, who makes jewels on the stage, preceded the Kinodrome at a time when hardly a person was in the house. This is her second week at the Majestic. Three Sisters Macarte gave a graceful act on the wire. holding the audience until the finish of the act and show. ? When answering advertisementa kindly mention VARIETY. NORTH AVENUE THEATRE CHICAGO WANTS BIG ACTS at all times. Address FRANK Q. DOYLE, 92 La Salle Street, CHICAGO (sth floor). RUTH MAC AND Those Classy Singers and Dancers. STEEPLECHASE PIER, ATLANTIC CITY, week of June Ist. Don’t overlook usa. Open for Vaudeville, Burlesque or Musical Comedy. For Sale or To Let. Two sure-fire monologists; one comedy talking act; one original two-act farce comedy, for bur- lesque or comedy. Address PAUL QUINN (Quinn and Mitchell), 20 Bay 26th Street, Bensonhurst, L, I. MADAM WILSEY COSTUME B&B. 216 E. 14th St., New York. MANAGERS, TAKE NOTICE. Hi it iE a oar Bie

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Ne re re ee wee fheow - on ee —— w Ee eR Se Ne VN RRR NREL Sel - et 9 some nr nna eae a eee ee aaa sane —ennwenior . ’ i PS vegremennrene ne f I Scn 22 VARIETY REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS WALTER Liz2zis RODE »» MULVEY Under the Direction of MISS JENIE JACOBS, 1402 Broadway, New York JAMES £.--LUGIA COOPER in ‘THE LIFE SAVER’ By JUNIE McCREE and JOHN GILROY. Something New for Vaudeville. Special Scenery and Electrical Effects. WESLEY & PINCUS, Agents. Gee, Blutch is Getting Serious. "JUST KIDS” RAWSON and CLARE New York England Australia FISHING.“MOTORING jepaege GEORGE LANE ENO RB) WILL ENTERTAIN ANY PROPOSITION. No longer with the Arlington Four. Address care VARIETY FORMERLY OF THE ARLINGTON FOUR. Two NOVELTIES OF MERIT! (in one act) Presented by INO .ZOUBOULAKLAIS CLAY CARTOONIST AND MUSICAL Vv EREUOSO 14 Minutes. (Seven in ‘‘one’’: open or clos HARRY TATES @ Open for Show Next Season ~ THAT FUNNY MUSIGAL ACT” FEW WEEKS OPEN FOR SUMMER PARKS. WHITE CITY, WORCESTER, WEEK MAY 25. 331 E. 93d Street New York City *Phone 6489—79th St. FAMILY Oo Ki é Chinese Magicians. The wate ere world portraying the Chinese character with Marvellous Acouracy. Kiget ‘s UMPTUOUBLY STAGED ACT IN VAUDEVILLE. gh ahh VARIETY, New York City. Alhambra, Week May 25. Vaudeville engagement by M. S. BENTHAM FIRST VAUDEVILLE APPEARANCE IN TWO YEARS COLE» JORINSON ASSISTED BY A SEXTET OF AMERICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL COLORED GIRLS. STARRING NEXT SEASON IN AN ELABORATE PRODUCTION Keith & Proctor’s sth Avenue, Week June 1. Management A. L. WILBUR One FELIX and THREE BARRYS will beat any two pair 4-FELIX: BARRY-4 GEORGE FELIX, LYDIA BARRY, EMILY AND CLARA BARRY. = FITZGERALD: WILSON «= BOOKED SOLID UNTIL SEPTEMBER. VARIETY KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY. CARDS OF ARTISTS UNDER THE HEADING OF “REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS” AT FOLLOWING RATES: 1-2 Inch single col., 04. 0o monthly, net 2 inches double col., $22. ro monthly, nat noch 7.0 1-2 inch across page, 15 1-2 inch double col., woo. * vee 1 Inch &0 re ~ 1 Inch 12.50 o +34 2 inches ° 50.00 - ia Larger Space Pro Rata No advertisement under this heading accepted for less than one month and no preferred position given. Remittance must accompany advertisements forwarded by mail. j Cash discount for 6 and 12 months, LANGFORD ano O'FARREL in “THE SHERIF?’S MARRIAGE.” Sele Management LLYH ENS @ LEVY, 140 W. 424 Street, New York City. Daly & O'Brien “THAT TANGLEFOOT DANCING ACT” NICK KAUFMANN WORLD’S CHAMPION TRICK CYCLIST. Refined Cycle Trick Riding Enterprises The Great KAUFMANN troupe of world-renowned cycists made their first Australian appearance here on 4 | : \ \ Saturday, Feb. 29; and gave a specimen of their won- derful trick riding that proved a revelation to the crowded audience. Permanent Address Winterfeldtstr. 8, Berlin. Wire, **Bicycle, Berlin.’’ J. A. ALMA RUSSELL ETHEL MORRIS JANET BOOTH LILLIAN McCARTHY WILL J. HARRIS STERNAD -«s"s HARRY W. FIELDS ano is REDPATH’S ““NAPANEES ” CLIFF IRVING HARRY WELLS WILL KAUFMAN When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY.

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VARIETY a The Cooperative Scenic Construction Co. GEORGE H. FLINT, Formerly at American Theatre, SCENERY PROPS. Scenery and Props of Every Description Scenery to Rent for Private Theatricals All Work includes Fire-Proofing Free Theatres & Halls Fitted from Curtain Line to Rigging Loft STUDIO, MURRAY HILL THEATRE. 42ND ST. AND LEXINGTON AVE. TOM CREAMER, Formerly with A. H. Woods. you want. Not only the most convenient, but the most desirable place as a scenic studio in New York City. - drops we will alter to suit you. We have second hand scenerv Let us figure on anything TEL, 2942-38, SCENERY Water Color—Dye—and Famous SILKO. DANIELS SCENIC STUDIOS, CHICAGO, New York Office (311), 1402 Broadway. I. MILLER, Manufacturer 202 W.232ST, and Acrobat Shoes a speciality. All work made at short notice. BLOODGOOD (COSTUMER) 103 WEST 43d STREET NEW YORH CITY Telephone: 3205 Bryant. Chorus Cirls Wanted Call or write. VERONICA PETERS, (618) 167 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. MATT WOODWARD, Busy on BEHMAN, RENTZ-SANTLEY and NIGHT OWLS Shows for next season, still sells EXCLUSIVE-PERMIT PARODIES: ‘Ev'ry little CURL added to what you’ve got,’’ etc. (Satire on Women’s Hair), $1.00. Write for Parody List. 94 Eighth Ave., N. Y¥. City. NEW YORK VAUDEVILLE CONTRACTING CO. ACTS WANTED Sketch Teams, Single Acts and Acrobats for Family Theatres playing two shows (Room 210), 1481 BROADWAY, NEW YORE. KELLER 2107 Michigan Avenue CHICAGO ROBES EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS, Theatrical Gowns a specialty. Costumer for the leading stage celebrities and the Profession, WANTED. Competent, experienced and thoroughly reliable man on salary to have charge of Chicago office and book exclusively for amusement company con- trolling circuit of three-a-day Vaudeville Theatres. State all first letter. Address F, M, HENKEL, Room 1112, 315 Dearborn St., Chicafio. The Popular Writer for Vaudeville. MATTHEW GOLDMAN Up-to-date Sketches and Monologues, Author: THE MARRIAGE FEE, Little Bits from Life, Wanted: An Experienced Husband, Stage Struck, Behind the Footlights, The Call of the Blood, etc., ete. Room 233, Knickerbocker Theatre Annex Bldg., 39th St. & Broadway, New York City. Telephone 3961-38th. Books on the Drama; Autographs; Letters of Actors and Actresses; VPortraits; Photographs; Views of Theatres; and old Play-Bills. Bought and Sold. Catalogue free. JOHN HEISE, 4101 Onondaga Bank Rildg., Syracuse, N. Y. Have VARIETY Sent You During the Summer Forward $1 FOR 3 MONTHS with address ROWLEY *"Phone No, 163 WEST 23d ST., 9590 Cheloee. COSTUMES NEW YORE. OLYMPIC (Abe Jacobs, mgr. Monday re- Friday last, resolutions were passed approving hearsal 9)).—Two shows daily during the sum- mer months. The bill is headed by Eva Taylor and Company, in ‘‘Chums.’’ O thers are Keno, Welch and Montrose, Raymond and Corevly, Car- letta, Rosie Lloyd, Two Pucks, Harry McAllister, McFarland and Murray, Mr. and Mrs, Guy Bartlett and Kinodrome. STAR (Tom Carmody, mgr.).—Edna Luby, Olympe Des Vals Horses, Harry First and Com- pany, Chyo Kasnya, Gilmore and Castle, Four Fantastic La Delles. CRITERION (John W. Hogan, mgr.).—Vaude- ville will be given at this melodramatic house during the summer. This week Marvin Brothers, Jimmie Lucas, Frank Milton and De Long Sisters, Potts Brothers and Company, Bonny Gaylord, and Richards and Grover. NORTH AVENUE.—Fitzsimmons, Cameron Kent and Company, Irma Orbasany’s Cockatoos, Porto Rican Miitary Quartette, Francis Owen and Minnie Hoffman Company, Jacobs and West, Lillian Burnell, Leoni and Perez. SCHINDLER’S.—Melville B. Raymond’s Four Tubullion Dancers, Silent Tait and Amee, Ed and May Woodward, George Arlington and Company, Chas. L. Danforth, Bertha Phillipe. PREMIER (C. W. Schaefer, mgr.).—Burkhart and Nielson, Williams and Stevens, Jim Hart, Hayden and Hayes, Grace Coyne, Mr. and Mrs, George Hart. GEM (C. W. Schaefer, mgr.).—Roy Lee Weels, Gladys Churchill, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Maher, Margie White, Billy Tann Sweeney and Rooney. LYRIC (John Leonard, mgr. Chicago Heights, Ill.).—The Velde Trio, Four Musical Cates, Bean and Hamilton, Edith Shaw, Cremona Brothers. NATIONAL.—George and Pauline Kidd, F. EB. Earnshaw, The Musical Leotos, Ralph Connors, Vivian D. DeDarion. IOLA (Geo. E. Powell, mgr.).—Mitchell and Browning, Juggling Jalvans, Allen and Cromier, Mr. and Mrs. Savoy, Krafft and Myrtle. CRYSTAL.—Barclay and Barclay, Bobbie Kuecher, The Whettens. NEW GEM (Henry and Belden, mgrs.).—La Petrie and Adams Company, Chas. Wilson, Nellie LeVere. FOLLY (Jobn A. Fennessy, megr.).—‘‘Fay Foster,’’ return engagement. EMPIRE (1. H. Herk, mgr.).—‘‘The Cherry Blossoms.’’ NOTES.—The Northwest Theatre Company has incorporated with capital of $2,600 by M. Linker and E. Cohn.—W. L. Churchill and Dan Pilmore, who are interested in a circuit of vaudeville theatres in Michigan, will have a $30,000 theatre at Bay City, Mich., by August 1.—Vardon, Perry and Wilber, having closed with the ‘‘Cracker Jacks,’’ will play parks during the summer, hav- ing been booked until fall. The boys recently purchased new instruments costing several hun- dred dollars, and their act is improved consider- ably.—Jolly and Wild have returned from their short trip abroad and are now playing in the middle states. They are booked solid for next sea- son.—Chas. Harnois will build a theatre at Mis- soula, Mont., for vaudeville and moving pictures. —David Beehler, manager of the Orpheum, Sioux City, Ia., is in the city and will remain in the Majestic headquarters of the Orpheum circuit un- til the fall. Mr. Beehler says the past first sea- son was a very profitable one for the Orpheum in Sioux City.—The new vaudeville theatre, which is now being erected-at Plymouth, Ind., for D. W. DeWitt, will be known as the Majestic. The building will be owned by J. D. Williams. It will be furnished with*all modern appointments.— J. A. Sternad, associated with the Western Vaude- ville Association as general booking representative for the Empire Circuit (Western Burlesque) and dealer in many acts for vaudeville theatres throughout the country, will shortly produce two or three new novelty acts under his own direc- tion. Mr. Sternad is manager of ‘‘Redpath’s Napanees,’’ and its success encouraged him to. enter the producing field more extensively.—Laura Davis has been booked for ten weeks by William Morris’ Chicago office, immediately after her en- gagement at Danville, Ill., and will play Coast time in the fall.—C. T. Rettick, of Memphis, who owns and operates a number of theatres in the South, known as the Rettick Circuit, has turned the booking over to Sam Du Vries. Here- tofore the house received the acts direct through Rettick’s © office: Opposition conditions in that territory caused the change in booking “rrange- ment.—The Velde Trio are playing consecutive time in and around Chicago, and have park en- gagements through the Middle West.—Herbert Brenon and Helen Downing are in stock at the Majestic, Montgomery, Ala., for the summer. The Majestic is a vaudeville theatre, operated by the Inter State Circuit, and the season of dramatic stock has been arranged through EB. F. Carruthers, its general manager.—‘‘Silent’’ Tait has taken a partner in his act, which was given for the first time at the North Avenue Theatre last week. NOTES.—Winona Winter, Flossie Hope and Edward Clarke are the principal members of the east in “‘The Lady From Lanes,’’ the new musical comedy produced at the Bush Temple by Will J. Block.—Musical shows by the stock company will be a fixture at the former dra- matic house.—At the meeting held by the ‘‘White Rats” in their rooms at the Saratoga Hotel on the methods adopted by I. A. L., the German or- ganization og vaudeville artists. Chas. Colby, of Colby and May, a member of the I. A. L., acter as chairman after Bobby Gaylor called the meeting to order. Harry Walters suggested that a report of the session be sent to the White Rats headquaters in New York, with the infor- mation that a resolution has been passed to send a representative to Chicago to investigate - the vaudeville situation, with a view of compromising on a ‘“‘play or pay’’ contract as issued at the United Offices in the East.—Granville and Mack have re-engaged with the ‘‘Cherry Blossoms’’ for next season.—HiramSallan, treasurer of the Grand Opera House, Sioux City, Iowa, was in the city during the week. BOSTON By ERNEST L. WAITT. VARIETY Office, Colonial Theatre Bldg. Fred Niblo, headlined at Keith’s, tells new stories that are laugh pullers; ‘‘Night on a House- boat,’’ is featured; Capt. Auger and Co., in ‘‘Jack the Giant Killer,’’ big killing; Mason and Keeler, Wormwood’s Animals, Netta Vesta, Werden and Taylor, Joe and Sadie Britton, the Keeley Brothers, the Musical Craigs, and Tanna, juggler, complete the bill, except for the Meeh Interna- tional Trio, brought back to renew their challenge to the world for dumb-bell lifting, about which there was recently a case in court. HOWARD.—John L. Sullivan, Jake Kilrain and Kid Cutler are headlined, with a good vaude- ville show, in which Horton and La Triska have a novel doll act, and Tony Williams and Ethel Rose give a clever playlet. PALACE.—The stock company put on ‘‘The Birthday Party,’’ and ‘“The Day at the Beach,’’ with vaudeville by Knox Brothers, Honan and Kearney, Campbell and Grady. AUSTIN & STONE’S.—Pearl La Rose, John Smith, the Aeolian Quartet, are in the theatre bill. WONDERLAND.—Annette Kellerman is_ the main open air feature here, aside from Pawnee Bill’s Wild West. Business opened fair. NOTE.—Norumbega Park, Lexington Park, and Gorman’s Summer Park at Medford open next week. DENVER By HARRY X. BEAUMONT. Office Crystal Theatre Building. ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.).—Chas, E. Evans and Co., head and well liked. DeWitt, Burns and Torrance, in ‘‘The Awakening of the Toys,’’ very artistic and hearty reception, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Beane in ‘‘A Woman’s Way,’’ old ‘‘drunk’’ story, cleverly handled. Lew Wells, comedian and musician, went’ well with some new material. Mankin, ‘‘The Frog Man,’’ splen- did scenic effects, clever contortionist, individual hit. Willy Pantzer and Co., cleverest acrobatic act this season. Davis and Walker, colored, well encored. CRYSTAL (Wm. A. Adgie and her Lions, head. Biggest drawing card ever in house. Ida Elliott and Co., in ‘*The New Minister,’’ laughing hit. The sketch has a visible plot and is capably handled, Waldron Bros., German comedians, went good. Need some new material. Winifred Stewart, female baritone, sang popular songs to repeated encores. NOTES.—The Four Brown Bros. and Doc. Kealy are heading the bill at the Majestic and are the hit of it. Jack Golden and Company have been engaged for an indefinite run at the Majestic to put on stock comedy. At the conclusion of her present engugement with the Western States As- sociation, Adgie and her Lions will play parks in the Middle West.—Nielson’s ‘‘Aerial Ballet’’ opens at the Crystal May 25.—Dierickz Bros. and Arthur and Huston and Company have completed the W.-S. time and are en route to New York.— Edw. Emery and Company are negotiating for a New York opening. Pat Casey will do the busi- ness.—Winnifred Stewart has had her time ex- tended several weeks on the Western States Cir- cuit and will be in New York in July. Weston, gen. PHILADELPHIA By GEORGE M. YOUNG, KEITH'S (H. T. Jordan, mgr.).—The bill rounded out a better show than expected. It was light in calibre and nearly all the acts were familiar, but there were four or five big feature numbers which brought the average up. Alice Lloyd was in much better voice than last week and sang through five — with the house clam- oring for more on Mionday. ‘ Two of her old num- bers continue as tee: bigs rest applause winners. Miss Lloyd as well as the McNaughtons are hold- overs. The McNaughtons again won their share of the honors. Barnhold’s Dogs with the original inebriated one held down a spot near, the close in first rate style. Zarnold deserve all the ap When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. mgr.).— “LET US ALONE?! A Vaudeville Feature TROCADERO (BIRNES, BROWER, SIDNEY AND WEST) QUARTETTE JOE. BIRNES, Dageaenastive 1553 Broadway, TOLEDO, 0., May 30-June 6, ’08, FT. WAYNE, IND., June 8-15, '08. Care WALTER 8. BROWER. We have 20,000 CHAIRS like this in stock. Can fill your order in 24 hours. American Seating Company 90 Wabash Ave’ CHICAGO “FAIRY LAND” Moving Picture Theatre (New name “BIJOU’’) ATHENS, GA. Now booking extra open time, WANTS Vaudeville Acts, Novelties and Artists in all lines. Must be clean and refined, for Lady and Children Audi- ences. WANT for opening weeks—June Ist and 8th— GOOD NOVEL ACTS, or MAGICIAN, HAND- CUFF, SENSATIONAL DANCE and SINGING ACTS. Prefer people or small companies playing near or on Southern Circuits. State all first letter; make terms low to suit Summer and M. P. Theatre. Address all letters to JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, “‘Fairyland”’ (New name ‘‘Bijou’’), ATHENS, GA. THEATER SEATING Manager, EDWARD J. ADER THEATRICAL LAWYER 108 La Salle St., CHICAGO. Domestic and Business Troubles Specialized, Consultation Free. MOZART Vaudeville Oircuit, 22—Theatree—22 FEATURE ACTS ALWAYS WANTED. All oommunications to Edward Mozart, Main Office, Family Theatre, Lanoaster, Pa. Maurice H. 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es ™~ 24 VARIETY REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS WELK JUNE iSt, TEMPLE, cNAUGHTONS The AFT FS DELRGL mi anoi Keith’s Theatre, Philadelphia, THIS WEEK. MAXIM No. 61 Cultivate self-respect in yourself, encourage it fn others. No man can do wrong who is wholly self-respecting. Booked in summer parks till July. Permanent Address—WHITE RATS. ioe tat = p Whowle.\faorttats Oho 2 ea BESSIE WYNN Im VAUDEVILLE. Direction ef MR, KE. F. ALBEE. Castellane ~ Bro. THE MOST SENSATIONAL TRICK OYOLISTS IN VAUDEVILLE. Address Care VARIETY. STEWART ™ DESMOND Cc oO P.” Doing well in vaudeville, thank you, “COHEN HE 16 to ls minutes in one, By SEARL ALLEN. DeVelde & Zelda Artistic Gquilibrists Equilibrium with Electrical Effects. Dais Raresurt ENORMOUS SUCCESS ORPHEUM CIROUIT. Ast., x, 6. BENTEAM. A BIG HIT ON THE COAST FOR SULLIVAN & CONSIDINE. MET E FR an VMORA MISS MORA highly complimented by Considine. Leavitt says, “Miss Mora is the greatest comedienne that has been seen on the coast.” Pony Cyclists BESSIE VALDARE PLAYING THE UNITED BOOKING OFFICE TIME, RIGHTEENM MINUTES OF OOMEDY. HARRY L. WEBB THE MAW WHO TALES AND SINGS. KEEP YOUR EYE OW THE LAUGH PRODUCER. Booring BiG on the Western Vaudeville Association time and a long route beoked. THE WORLD’S GREATEST JUGGLER. LE DENT Featured with the ‘‘Champagne Girls.’’ The only man in the world Juggling 11 Balls at ons time. Creator of new objects in Juggling. The hit of the show everywhere, GEORGE NAGEL” ADAMS LITTLE OF EVERYTHIN INVITE. OFFERS gi NEXT SEA 188 A wickliffe Street, NEWARE. wT. THIS WEER. CLAY 25), PASTOR’S, NEW YORK. A-SULLVAN BROS.-4 The neat, refined, singing and dancing act. OPEN FOR BURLESQUE OR MUSICAL COMEDY. HARRY L. COOPER Past Two Seasons Principal Ger- man Comedian with “*Fay Foster’ Co. Now Invites Offers for Next Season The part’s the Thing—I’ll do the rest. P. 8.—Was re-engaged for “‘Fay Foster’ Co. for next season, but returned the contract by mutual consent. Address care VARIETY, Chicago Office. NOW PLAYING UNITED TIME. JOSEPHINE DAVIS Singing character songs with an operatic voice CANTOR “> CURTIS “THE NIFTY r DANCING E Fis.” S.-C. CIRCUIT. Back again to the land of the living. evar JOLLY ann WILD worm n ‘‘The Music Teacher.’ Week May 31—Barrison Theatre, Sioux Falls, 8. D, OHN DUNN and WILHELMA FRANCIS Have been playing ‘*‘ THE HOLD UP ”* for two seasons Written and copyrighted by JOHN DUNN When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. —

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> nat me ~~ VARIETY 25 VESTA VICTORIA Sailed last Wednesday on the ‘‘Lusitania”’ AU REVOIR TO ALL FRIENDS THANKS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND MANAGERS FOR COURTESIES London Address, 14 Stockwell Park Road American representative, HARRY LEONHARDT plause received and it was very generous. The dancing of the Four Fords found ready recog- nition. ‘The loose daucing number does not seem to reach the desired effect and something more showy might be substituted. The boys also in- jure the appearance of the finish by wearing those minstrel first part silk suits. The girls look very well and the substitution of something more con- ventional fur the boys would make further im- provemeat. Ben Welch has mee little or no change in his monologue since last heard, but has a couple of first class perodies and one or two songs which carry him through. He was well liked. Snyder and Buckley had an _ im- portant position. lla Grannon proved a strong number for an _ opener. Miss Gran- non sings her songs well and had no trouble giving the show a_ good start. Barry and Wolford had some bright taik, but their songs won the most favor. ‘The ‘‘popular song’’ duet scored deservedly and the two left a very firm impression after being called back several times. Louis Guertin gave an interesting exhibition of jumping. It is a novelty seldom seen in vaude- ville now. A comedy assistant might furnish the life the act needs. Mayme Remington and her “picks’’ met with fair success. The only time the ‘‘picks’’ worked hard was near the finish. The Four Rianos put a strong finish to the reg- ular bill with their comedy acrobatics. Lew Simmons and Ciarles Rentz in a minstrel act; The La Belles, jugglers; Werner and Lakewood and the moving pictures completed the bill. GAYETY (Kd. Shayne, mgr.).—The summer stuck burlesque season was inaugurated this week, securing a flying start. At first glance it looked like a return date of Robie’s ‘‘Knickerbockers,”’ considerable of the material used in the first part and burlesque huving been with the ‘‘Knicker- bockers’’ during the past season, while several of the principals of the Robie show are members of the company. ‘“‘Big Bugs’’ is the title of the opener and Jack Reid has remodeled it to excel- lent advantage, it moving smoother and faster than when seen before. Reid, in the character of Nervy Nat, is principal eomedian supported by Ward Caulfield in a like character, handling much of the comedy, which was a blackface part, and it is an improvement. There is quite a lot of netion in it, boiled down to about thirty minutes with a liberal sprinkling of musical numbers. Ella Gilbert fills her familiar role aceeptably and leads one of the best numbers of the show. Fran- who seems new in burlesque, at least she is not known here, figures principally in the vocal strength of the company. Miss Warde possesses an unusually good voice for bur- lesque, but makes the mistake of using it too much. In the numbers she appeared to be trying to overcome the volume of the entire company to the natural result ia personal loss. The difference was plainly evident in the burlesque, where Miss Warde was seen to much better advantage in every way, and her singing was one of the best bits introduced. Another newcomer was Anna Driver, her first appearance in burlesque. Miss Driver mukes an attractive soubrette, reading her lines intelligently and leading a couple of numbers with good results. Frank Wakefield, Billy K. Wells and Frank Fox were satisfactory in minor roles. *“Murphy’s Mishaps,’’ the burlesque, brought Reid and Caulfield into prominence with their capital specialty, ‘‘Murphy’s Reception.’’ There is an abundance of good humor in this, and it was really the bright spot of the bill. Ella Gilbert secured her share of the honors, first lead- ing a military number and later gave the comedy end of the show a boost. Julia Sinclair, ‘‘The Looney Girl,’ who made good in a number in the first part, had u principal boy role in the bur- lesque, which she handled in a manner that should win recoguition from some manager who is after a good looking ‘‘buy’’ for next season. Frank Wakefield makes the best of a ‘‘dope-fiend’’ and Billy Wells appears at intervals as a Hebrew. There are sixteen girls in the chorus and Mike Fenton has done good work drilling them in the numbers. They sing above the average and went through their work cleverly for a first night’s showing. All the numbers are snappy with plenty of stepping, a gingery little blonde on the end of the line setting a good example for the others. The only spice in the show was held for the finish, when a ‘‘cooch’’ number, with Julia Sinclair and a number of the chorus girls leading, proved quite the most daring thing attempted this season with the exception of the Woodhull shuw. Frank Fox opened the olio with illustrated songs and made a firm impression. The Alvin Brothers showed a fairly good ring act, the comedy being short. Billy K. Wells offered a monologue, not new nor well handled, but did nicely with songs and parodies. Anna Driver also sang songs. She is using one now being sung by Alice Lloyd, and she sings all of them well. Miss Driver looked nice and neat in a red ontfit and ecesca Warde, filled her spot in tbe olio very well. Christy, the comedy juggler, closed the olio, and Louise Willis appeared later in her toe dancing specialty, both meeting with approval. There have been a number of shows appearing here during the *‘Wheel’’ season, which did not average up to the Gayety stoek company. If Jack Reed can keep up the pace started, Manager Eddie Shayne should do enough business to give him a fine start on the regular season. BIJOU (J. C. Schanberger, mgr.).—The summer stock season ended abruptly Monday night after the second show by John Grieves’ ‘California Girls’? stock company. Beginning Tuesday a series of talking-pictures, moving pictures, Illus- trated songs and two vaudeville acts made up the bill. CASINO (Elius & Koenig, mgrs.).—The warm weather had no effect on the opening of the ‘‘Behman Show,’’ the house being crowded and the show going with a rush. TROCADERO (Fred Whlison, ers,’’ return date this week. mgr.).—*‘ Rollick- ASHLAND, KY. MAJESTIC (A. L. Martin, mgr.).—Sam Harris, good; Ivy and Ivy, musical, good. EDISONIA (C. W. Handley, mgr.).—M. p.; business good. EMERSON FLOATING PALACE.-—Showed to large audience 19, performance good. RUCKER. BALTIMORE, MD. MARYLAND (F. C. Schanberger, mgr.).—Keith picture vaudeville prevails again this week with three vaudeville offerings, including Dr. Bowker, ill. travelogue; Roberta Keene and her ‘'Madri- gal Boys,’’ hold over; National Four, singing; the Kinetograph, with ten subjects concludes. ——GAYETY (W, L. Balluf, Jr., mgr.).—Return of “Bon Tons,’’ fair business. NOTES.—Mon- umental closed 25 with benefit for manager, Col. Sam M. Dawson.—Holliday Street theatre will continue with pictures as long as patronage holds up. FRANK F. MEYERS. BRISTOL, TENN. FAIRYLAND (Melvin A. Hayes, megr.).— Marshall Sisters, good; LaClair and West, very good; ill. songs by Miss Walk, pleased.——ELITE (Harry Knox, mgr.).—Maude Bell,. Price and Co., character songs, good; Neeley and Robinson, acrobats, excellent; Caufman and Caufman, comedy sketch, good; ill. songs by Mercedes Alvin, pleased.—NOTES.—The new Electric Park and Zoo opened on 18 with large crowds and good free attractions.—Mrg. Hayes of Fairyland theatre has leased and will manage the Auditorium at Greenville, Tenn., opening June 1, runping vaude- ville through the summer and playing Klaw & Erlanger shows during the winter.—Jimmie Kil- gore is spending the summer here. R. BUFFALO, N. Y. SHEA’S (M. Shea, mgr. Monday rehearsal 10).—A good headline bill with Lily Lena, an English singer of dainty songs making hit; James Thornton, warm welcome in great mono- logue; Cameron and Flanagan, original and pleased; faflin’s Monkeys, excellent; Knight Brothers and Marion Sawtelle, great dancing skit; Burke, Touhey and Co., funny; special feature, “The Crickets,’’ pleased. GARDEN (Charles BE. White, mgr.).—‘‘Rose Sydell’s London Belles,’’ business big. Motion pictures and vaudeville will be put on for summer season to follow. -LAFAYETTE (Charles M. Baggs, mgr.).— “The Jolly Girls,’’ large business; Spike Hen- nessey was well taken by Dennis Mullen. LUNA PARK (R. H. MacBrown, mgr.).—Opened 27, Feraria’s Congress of Wild Animals, big feature; ‘‘The Tickler,’’ and a host of concessions; Moll Trio, out-door aerial act; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thorne, Adolph Ringling, Lamont’s Cock- atoos, Mlle. Chira and Charley Brown appear at Luna theatre. Band concerts by Simon’s Luna Park Concert Band every day.——-NEW (W. 0. Munyer, mgr.).—Business good; Lester Howard, German comedian, and Mabel Burrows, ill. songs, pleased; good line of motion pictures is given.—— GOLDEN PALACE (A. G. McCullun, mgr.).— May Williams, ‘‘coon’’ shouter; John Chambers, took well; business excellent with ill. songs and animated pictures filling out the bill.—— NIAGARA (F. F. Hartzelle, mgr.).—Hortense Owens, good soprano, pleased; songs and m. p.—~— HIPPODROME.—Good vaudeville, songs and m. p. to excellent business.—-GRAND.—Ill. songs and animated pictures, good returns. -THEATRE COMIQUE.—This new place is having good busi- ness with vaudeville, songs and pictures.——LA GRANT.—Doing nicely. Eastside m. p. houses K-P’s 125th Street this week. (Week May 25th) TOM V AMUN AND LO) ry SAI With Jesse LaskKy’s Eight *“* Hoboes’’ IsSSY TIREDHEIMER and DAGO DAN. The originators of Jew and Italian. When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. Working together | . + 4 4 RE or gee Re He bab ugh ieipatnmieaiapinmeytramennerenn ee LEE RTOS Se aT eager el ereepeamare meena ponens + ea

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26 VARIETY REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS WILLIAM ROCK and MAUDE FULTON Iu VAUDEVILLE, HOMER LIND cc: (4 people) IN THE OPERATIC TRAVESTY. “THE OPERA SINGER” By MAX WEINBERG Address J. K. BURK, St. James Building, New York City. JAS. P.LEE “THAT COMEDIAN.’’ Here’s a record breaker—25 weeks, Lyceum, ‘Frisco; 104 weeks, Unique, Los Angeles; 26 weeks, People’s, Los Angeles. Now in his twenty- ird week of a successful engagement at the Empire Theatre, San Francisco. Address JAS. P. LEE, Comedy Players, Empire Theatre, San Francisco, Cal. VELDE TRIO In their European Equilibrial Acrobatic Combination, including the ‘‘LOOP-THE-LOOP” DOGS (The original, not a copy) A Pccket Edition of Ringling Bros.’ Circus, Just finished 20 weeks’ successful tour Western States Circuit. New playing in Middle West. Address care VARIETY, Chicago Offica THE COMEDY DUO BERT «x0 LOTTIE WALTON In “TAKE ME ON THE ROLLERS.” BOOKED SOLID UNTIL SEPT. &. Willa Holt Waketield SONG READINGS. UNITED BOOKING OFFICES, NEW YORK. MRS. GEORGE DE HAVEN ROSE DE HAVEN SEXTET In a Dancing Operetta. “THE UNDERSTUDY.” HICKMAN BROS. a0 CO. PRESENTING “A DETECTIVE DETECTED” Permanent Address, PEARL RIVER, N. Y. SAM DAVIS ©™W/ALKER AS GOOD AS THE BEST (our trade mark) WEEK JUNE 1-—-ORPHEUM, LAURA IN “A LESSON IN DANCING’’ Different from the Rest SALT LAKE CITY FRANZ RAINER’S Original 14 TYROLEANS In Their Vaudeville Operetta, Featuring the Schuhplattler Dance. Open after Aug. 3oth. Address JOHN WORMSER, Mgr., 242 E. North Ave., Chicago, Ill. BILLY (‘‘Swede’’) JENNIE HALL ano COLBORN “The Swede and The Happy Girl.” Sole direction, R. C. MUDGE. -SAMPSONSDOUGLAS “THAT ORIGINAL SKIT IN ‘ONE’” BY CHAS. H. FULLER, AN ABSOLUTE NOVELTY WATCH THE BASKET ORIGINALLY ENGAGED FOR 10 WEEKS ON WESTERN STATES CIRCUIT. RE-ENGAGED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 WEEKES. WILL BE EAST IN JULY = x = ‘ \ an : ss . ORGINAL SETT ol Se SAMPSON ano D OUG LAS A QUARTETTE OF REAL MUSICIANS. Klein, Ott Bros. * Nicholson Permanent Address. 253 W. 34th Street, New York. val F. JULIAN HELEN "4 BYRD and VANCE wee That OFFER Playing Cannot “HAPPY,” ASK ALF. T. WILTON. Return Conflict. Dates. ORGERITA ARNOL Direction ARTHUR 8S. BLONDELL, Knickerbocker Thoatre Building, New York. Have VARIETY Sent You Regularly During the Summer REMIT $1 FOR 3 MONTHS WORLD’S GREATEST DECEPTIONIST Presenting His Unparalleled N. Y. Hippodiome Success “THE HINDOO MYSTERY” ONAIP NOW IN VAUDEVILLE 85 All Good PRESS NOTICES ONAIP NOW IN VAUDEVILLE 85 Some Great When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY.

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VARIETY 27 FLEW RE EUGENE CLINE Stores Located as Follows: EUGENE CLINE, 59 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. EUGENE CLINE, Third and Nicollet Aves., Minne- apolis, Minn. EUGENE CLINE, 268 S. State St., Salt Lake City, Utah EUGENE CLINE, 6th and Olive Sts., St. Louis, Mo. EUGENE CLINE, 1021-23 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. EUGENE CLINE, 717 Superior Ave., N. E., Cleve- land, Ohio EUGENE CLINE, 222 S. Broad St., Atlanta, Ga. FILM ISSUE ORDER QUICK OUR SENSATIONAL ' FEATURE SUBJECT “THE Younger Brothers neni. (LENGTH APPROX. 1000 FT.) READY Wednesday, June 3rd ESSANAY FILM MFG.O©. 201 WELLS ST. GHIGAGO, ILLS. are offering vaudeville, songs and pictures, ex- cellent business. ARENA.—Ringling Brothers Circus, 30; Cole Brothers ‘cancelled and go to Niagara Falls instead. NOTES.—The Knights of Pythias’ Old Fashioned Circus at Convention Hall, June 8, promises big. It will be managed by Charles -E. White, an old circus man.—aAll the summer resorts open 30 and the outlook is good. CINCINNATI, OHIO, By HARRY HESS, VARIETY’S Centra: Office, 107 Bell Block. CHESTER PARK (I. M. Martin, mgr. Sun- day rehearsal 10.—This week’s bill best the Park ever had. Contino and Lawrence, very clever. Mysticus, novelty change artist, warmly received. Lillian Berry Reid, finished singer. Rice and Prevost, comedy acrobats, a ‘‘riot."’ GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Daniel W. Bauer, mgr. Sunday rehearsal 11).—Fitzgibbons and Lewis, musical, fair; Bregers and Kingman, acro- bats, good; Annie Goldie, vocalist, fair; Swan’s Alligators, retained. CONEY ILSAND (George W. Engelberth, amuse- ment mgr.).—Evans and Evans, dancers, fair; Twin City Comedy Four, average; Ardell Brothers, Roman rings, pleasing; Esther Moresalles, solo- ist, amateurish; Lafayette-La Mont Troupe, fair; Smith and Daum, musical, fair. ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN (Walter H. Draper, secretary).—Weber’s Band of America, opened three weeks’ engagement. There are not over ten men who were with the band last year, most all being new faces. Their playing shows lack of rehearsals. Mr. Weber, the conductor, worked hard, with but little success. CLEVELAND, 0. KEITH’S (H. A. Daniels, mgr.).—La Vine- Cimaron Trio, acrobatic, clever; Callahan and St. George, pleased; Melville and Higgins, weil liked; ‘‘Six Little Girls and One Teddy Bear,’’ scored; Bowers-Walters-Crocker, acrobatics, hit; Melbourne MacDowell and Virginia Drew Tres- cott, dramatic sketch, ‘‘The Oath,’’ good impres- sion; Stella Mahew, songs, won favor; Carlotta, ‘‘Looping the Loop,’’ sensation. EMPIRE (Geo. Chenet, mgr.).—‘‘City Sports,’’ closing Empire this week for season.——-STAR (Drew & Campbell, megrs.).—Sam Rice ‘‘The Heir to the Hoopla,’’ which pleases for a stock show.——LUNA PARK (Elwood Salsbury, mgr.).—Street car strike keeps attendance down. Numberless new attractions have opened. WALTER D. HOLCOMB. DANVILLE, ILL. LYRIC (Fred W. W. Hartmann, mgr.)—The Rosar-Mason Stock Co, The Great Rosar Family, musical; Van V. Miller, comedian; Cora Mitchell, ballads; Guy Beach, blackface; good business.—— AIRDOMB (Lawrence Taylor, mgr.).—Verne and Verne, blackface, good; Hickey and Nelson, comedy acrobats, clever; Miss Tulsa, pleased; Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Fisher, in ‘‘The Half Way EDISON FILMS “THE PAINTER’S REVENCE ” An Exciting Comedy Subject SYNOPSIS OF SCENES: PAINTING THE SIGN.—Two painters at work on fence sign—The assistant goes for refreshments for the lunch—He proves to be too slow for the boss painter, who scolds him for his lazivess and refuses to give him any beer—The assistant decides to be revenged—When his boss is not looking, he mixes some paint with the beer—The painter takes a long drink and soon feels the effects—He discovers the trick and boots the assistant—In his agony he finally falls asleep. THE PAINTER’S DREAM—The brushes get busy by themselves and do the work of the sleeping painter unaided by human endeavor—Soon the sign is painted—It is a girl reclining on a half crescent moon—Slowly she comes to life—The assistant makes love to her—-The painter is jealous and drives him away—For revenge, the assistant paints black stripes all over the new sign—The boss grabs a bucket of white paint and endeavors to obliterate the tlack stripes. A STUDY IN BLACK AND WHITE—A baby in its carriage—Assistant paints it biack—Doss paints it white again—A park bench is painted black—A gentleman in white duck suit sits on it—His clothes are spoiled, but the boss painter tries to paint out the black stripes—A charming girl asleep on a bench —The assistant paints on her face a French moustache and goatee—The painter arrives and proceeds to paint them out-—-Two lovers wrapped in the bliss of a ‘‘Soul Kiss’’—The crazy assistant paints her dress with black stripes, while the painter endeavors to efface them—And still the lovers are oblivious of all that has transpired—The assistant paints black stripes on the sidewalks, while the boss proceeds to rectify the damage by painting out the black stripes—A white horse becomes the next victim—They return again to the board fence—A quarre! ensues and a lighted cigar is thrown into the paint bucket— An explosion follows—Up goes the painter and his assistant through the clouds—They arrive on the moon—The assistant paints the moon with black stripes and the boss paints them white again; the crescent moon tips them off and they descend with a bumb—The painter awakes to discover that after all it is only a painter’s lazy dream. No. 6856, Code Velghout. Length 745 feet. Sond for Supplement No. 364, ‘‘CURIOUS MR. CURIO’’ Mishaps That Befell the Man With a Curiosity No. 63855. Code, Velgdrevel. Length, $80 feet. Send -for Illustrated Supplement, No. 363, A CATALOGUE CONTAINING OVER 1,000 OTHER SUBJECTS SENT ON REQUEST. NEXT SUBJECT “SKINNYG’S FINISF” AN INGENIOUS COMEDY No. 6357. Code Velgjes. Length, Approx. 675 feet. Shipment Wednesday, June 3d, 1908 EDISON KINETOSCOPES Underwriters’ Model (One Pin Movement) reduces the flicker ‘tae Opercent.- -° = *= 5s 2s se = - Approved by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters and the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity. Includes, among other improvements, a new Automatic Shutter, Improved Lamphouse, Upper and Lower Film Magazines, New Style Rheostat, New Enclosed Switch, Improved Take-Up Device, New Revolving Shutter and Asbestos-covered Cord Connection. $155.00 Edison Improved Exhibition Model (One Pin Movement) -~— - Edison Universal Model - - + + = = 75.00 Send for New Catalog, Form 335, Containing Complete Description of Improvements, EDISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY MAIN OFFICE AND FACTORY, 75 LAKESIDE AVE.. ORANGE, N. J. NEW YORK OFFICE: 10 FIFTH AVE. CHICAGO OFFICE: 304 WABASH AVE, Office for United Kingdom: EDISON WORKS, VICTORIA ROAD, WILLESDEN, LONDON, N. W. SELLING AGENTS: Gsonxcr sneox, s60-54 Grove st., Sen Francisco, Cal. DEALERS IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES House,’’ great; Earl Gillihan, Fred St. Onge company could not take care of the crowds. Al- Co., very clever; Revelle Bros., sensational aerial- though the weather was not very favorable this ists, good. Fr. E. W. park beautiful enjoyed a very large business for the opening week, and this week promises to be a record breaker with the following good bill: DAYTON, OHIO. The Famous Howard Brothers, flying banjJoists, FAIRVIEW PARK (People’s Railway Co.; very good and pleasing; Lillian Ashley, mimic and managed by J. Elmer Redelle).—Opened 24; coon shouter, is ‘‘it’’; Dick and Alice McAvoy improved much since last season; two main at- liked very much; Adams Brothers, roller skates, tractions are band concerts and the Fairview the- recalled a number of times; Wm. Esks, magician, atre. “White City’’ opens 30.——FAIRVIEBW kept the house in mystery.——MAJESTIC (Frank (J. Elmer Redelle, mgr.).—Headliners, Midgley B. Hooper, mgr.).—-Still drawing large crowds al- aud Carlisle, big hit; Goyt Trio’s acrobatic dogs, though the competition is growing stronger. The wonderful things; Irma Claire, impersonations, Four Lincolns, singing, very good; Morris Cook, well received; ‘‘The Singing Four,’’ very fine and acrobatic comedian, kept house in a roar; Kelly please; Latoy Brothers, comedy gymnasts, roar. and Massy, comedy act, were good; Cleone Paul JACK BRAMIN. Fell, singing and dancing, pleased. HARRING- TON’S AIRDOME.—-Ferris Comedians in reper- ELMIRA, N. Y. re pend te 8. 0. RIALTO (F. W. McConnell, mgr.).—Mr. and Mrs. Nick Hughes, Sam J. Racoe, Nellie Zaman, FALL RIVER, MASS. PREMIER (L. M. Boas, mgr.).—M. p., and Sue Dale, Emilie Waite and Rialtoscope; good bill.——-FAMILY (G. W. Middleton, mgr.).—M. Morries and Lincoln, knockabouts, gowd: Dutehie p. and Trans-Atiantic Comedy Four. This house Collins, comedian, fair; Mrs. Jules Levey and will offer pictures and one act during summer. Family, musical, hit; Laura Houston, ‘‘eoon”’ shouter, good; Thomas Mullins, ill. songs, good. J. M. BEERS. -——PLEASANT STREET (James Mason, mgr.).— M. p., and Dan Malley, good: Ella Fondeller, EVANSVILLE, IND. dancer, good; Crawford and Garander, singing, OAK SUMMIT PARK (Sweeton & Danbaum, good; Mason and Doran, eccentric comedy, very mgrs.).—Creatore and his band. The street car good.———-PURITAN (Hill & Hooper, mgrs.).—M FILM SERVICE ASSOCIATION All matters concerning the Association, requests for information, complaints, etc., should be referred at once te FILM SERVICE ASSOCIATION Office of the Secretary, Suite 716-784, 15 William Street, New York Olty. When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. Se a ear, ny ee f ey a ee -dio-pr-sceeeactenetiann taaeemiometionin eee on rs vedaiedieathigenesdeeetiee nana tonal n-nonane Danna aoa. iste el eiaatent eaciaeaeineiaadten inane aot. ae . =: oo an =e ord cs en ee td tect SE TTR PR ~ * ate. ER TP eae Sie, nob yc tli tf ie a de i.

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VARIETY REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS RICE & PREVOST “Bumpty Bumps” PHIL NETTIE PETERS Sail June 10th for their tour of the world. BOWEN» LINA Address care At liberty CAL STEWART “The ‘CORNER CROCERY’ Story Teller.’’ Will present an original monologue in “‘ONE,’’ with scenery, Now playing return § en- gagements for Western States Vaudeville Asso- ciation. “YOU'LL HEAR MORE FROM ME LATER.” Jack Wilson: (0. Now playing P. G. Williams’ hcuses. BOOKED SOLID 1908-09. STUART BARNES Direction GEO. HOMANS. WILDER "3" 25 No. New Hampshire Ave., Bell Phone 196, ATLANTIO CITY, NW. J. SHEPPARD CAMP Comedy Bar for the Summer, VARIETY, “The > Majors” Sail for home next Thursday, June 4th, 5s. Celtic, Address Frank Major, Vaudeville Club, London, W. C., Eng. Opera Le BRUN cee Giange, Sioging fet i Yonievile Management ALBERT SUTHERLAND, Crand **The Man from Georgia” Ritter a Foster ACROSS THE POND. Address care SOMER & WARNER, 1 Tottenham Court Road, London, Eng. ALF. T. WILTON, American Agent. Jim—THE Kitty in ‘‘One.’’ “Debating Duo.”” By John Gilroy and Junie McCree MARLEY and STERLING SILVENO Musician, Magician and Shadowgraphist. Playing Western States Vaud. Ass’n Time. Managers or Agents desiring a real ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE Novelty Act, write me care of CRYSTAL THEATRE, DENVER, COLO. Bob Van Osten THE MAN WITH THE DUCK NOSE. It isn’t the name that makes the act— It’s the act that makes the name. THE KING OF IRELAND, JAMES 6B. DONOVAN RENA ARNOLD QUEEN OF VAUDEVILLE. DOING WELL, THANK YOU. ALF T. WILTON, Agent. NELLO MME. Assisted by Managers and Agents ADDRESS 211 East 14th Street New York City SEND IN YOUR SUMMER SUBSCRIPTION $1 FOR 3 MONTHS JOXN OC, ic oh Presenting “‘A Bachelor Wife." “THE PLAYERS.” it. POWERS VAUDEVILLE ‘‘TIT-BITS.”’ Agent, ALF. T. WILTON, N Direction AL SUTHERLAND, Netta Vesta SINGING COMEDIENNE. Keith Circuit. Adress care VARIETY, VICTORIA “THE MAN WITH THE FUNNY SLIDE.” CHAS. J. BURKHARDT Address L. H. Frank, Sherman House, Chicago. TheSeyons With T. W. DINKINS, SEASON °08-'09, Sytvaus Cyieat. In mirthful acrobatics with ““‘WORLD BEATERS” REID and GILBERT FIRST PARTS “Al AND 1 BURLESQUES. GAYETY, PHILADELPHIA. Have Your Card in VARIETY VW/AN'T ED A-1 Stock Company. Season’s engagement for one park FRANK MELVILLE BOOKING CO. 34th St. and Broadway (Marbridge Bldg.,) New York City p. and songs by Wm. San Soucil.——SCENIOC (A. Teran, mgr.).—M. p. and songs by Sadie Adams. E. F. RAFFERTY. HARRISBURG, PA. Hungry for something in the way of amuse- ment, sezuething that might to at least a small degree interest and help pass the time away, your correspondent made the rounds yesterday and last night, dropping in at a half dozen combina- tion vaudeville and picture places, and, with but one or two exceptions, found all wanting. SAVOY (Beaty and Lesser, mgrs.).—Opened to a fair house; again the inevitable will happen— ‘Savoy availabie.’’. Harrisburg is not a bad show town, but the people want just a wee little new occasionally for their money.——HIPPODROME (A. L. Roumfort, mgr.).—Has on the best of the season in the Famous Fords, handcuff experts. They do a good turn. Wit the Orpheum closed, other houses are missing a golden opportunity. Cc. C. CORBIN. JACKSON, MICH. BIJOU (Will Marshall, mgr.).—Gordon and Marx, German comedians, laughable; ‘‘Three Danc- ing Sunbeams,’’ very good; Gaudschmidt Bros., acrobats; Al H. Tyrell, biggest bit of the season. BRADLEY. JOHNSTOWN, PA. GLOBE (J. G. Foley, megr.).—Van_ Cello, equilibrist, good; Marie Vogel, songs, pleasing; Darris and West, German comedy, good. JESTICAM. KANSAS CITY, MO. FOREST PARK (Jim P. Anderson, Luken’s Bears, pleased; Hultz Troubadoors, and Florida Blossoms; roller skating the fad; good crowds.——CARNIVAL PARK (Will R. Winch, mgr.).—Banda Bianca Di Milano, biggest success ever; Vaudeville in The Wigwam, Roberts, Hayes and Roberts, clever; George Armstrong, good; Pero and Wilson; West and Mack, black face; O’Berti, aerial; all concessions; pleasing and well patronized. ELECTRIC (Sam _ Benjamin, mgr.).—Banda Rossa, great favorite; attendance good.——FAIRMOUNT PARK (W. F. Smith, mgr.).—Boating, bathing. roller skating, and danc- ing, well patronized; ‘‘The Hill’’ concessions do- ing well. FAIRPLAY. LAWRENCE, MASS. COLONIAL (J. Fred Lees, mgr.).—Juggling De Lisle, pleased; Carroll and Baker, Hebrew comedians, went big; Ben Keaveney, local, singer, mgr.).— scored; Blanch Gerard, eomedy, fine; Webster and Carleton, very funny. NOTE.—Lawrence Opera House has closed. JOHN J. JOYCE. LINCOLN, NEB. LYRIC (H. M. Miller, mgr.).—Week 18: Bill of highest order; good houses. Chas. Marvelle scored; Jolsou, blackface, hit of bill; The Zoy- arras, equilibrists, sensational; The Bruces (2), eccentric singers and dancers, and buck and wing on reller skates, first class; J. J. Wilde, Ill. song. M. p. houses report good week. LFORD, MASS, LAKE NIPMUC PARK (D. J. Sprague, mgr.). —Wesley Norris, clever; Donovan and Arnold, big hit; Theo--and Her ‘‘Dandies,’’ pleased; The Razarfs, clever. CHAS. E. LACK NEWARK, N. J. PROCTOR’S (R. C. Stewart, mgr. Monday rehearsal 9).—-Five Majors, English entertainers, improved since here before. Ralph Herz, clever character monologue; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Trues- dell; Brown, Harris and Brown, singing and danc- ing skit; Leona Thurber, ‘‘Picks,’’ good; The Voelkers, pleasing musical offering; The Four Floods, «acrobats, and The Piquays, hand bal- ancers, look after the strenuous part.—WALD- MANN’S (Lee Ottelengin, mgr.).—Irwin’s “Big Show.’”’——-EMPIRE (Harry Hyams, mgr.).—The Western Wheel closed their season here last Saturday. The new Italian Grand Opera Com- pany will play for a short run, headed by Edith Helena and Mario Tortorico, tenor. OLYMPIC PARK (Wm. P. Miller, mgr.).—Opened last Saturday to big business. The ballroom skating rink has been remodeled. Balloon ascensions are given twice daily. Aborn Opera Company _— . SLEC- TRIC PARK (Chas. Dunlap, mgr.).—Ballroom, electric fountain, witb living pictures, etc., doing very well. At the Rustic Theatre are Mr. and Mrs. George Hardon; The Franz Duo, cycle act; Frances Gerard, vocal; Rose and Ellis, barrel jumpers; John Walsh, comedian and Arthur Yule and Company. Business good on opening day.—— HILLSIDB PARK (Wm. Thaller, mgr.).—Has had a thorough overhauling and the lake has been enlarged for motor boating. The menagerie has had some added animals since last season. In the hippodrome is Nodine’s ie West”’ with Milton Brown, steer thrower. Mrs. Charles Aldridge, Mr.-Mrs. Chas. emg and otbers in “The Attack of the Prairie Schooner,’’ ‘‘The Burning of the Settler’s Cabin,’’ and Indian War Dance by the entire company. The park is a success. JOE O’BRYAN. NEW HAVEN, CONN. POLI'S (F. J. Windisch, mgr. Monday re- hearsal 10).—The Yiulians, headliners, acrobatic, has attracted wide attention; Rome, Mayo and Jolliet, burlesque minstrels, very funny; Attwood and Terry, original way of entertaining; ‘‘Ten Kountry Kids,’’ neat conception and took big; Dora Ronco, violinist, insistent encores; The Hennman Trio, bicycle, very good; Will §. Marion and Vera Rial, in ‘‘The Witch’s Power,’’ close the bill. E. J. TODD. When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. PITTSBURG, PA. GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Harry Davis, prop.). —Goldin, illusionist, easily headliner; Mrs. Hugh Ward (nee Grace Miller), a former Pittsburg girl, sang and was accorded a cordial greeting; Claude Gillingwater has clever sketch called ‘‘A Strenu- ous Proposal’; George Whiting and Melnotte Sisters have a good singing and dancing act, well received; Mosher Trio, always welcome; Eleanor Falke, favorite here; Sammy Watson and his farmyard cirdee, pleased, as sual; Herbert Cyril, back with new songs; The Quaker City Quartet, always good; Flemen and Miller, very Good; The Twillers, good; Malley and Golder, pleased. P. 8. CG. READING, PA. NEW BIJOU (S. Lubin).—M. p., and The Great Crowley, The Dalys, James Reynolds, and Themas A. Mackey.——GRAND OPERA HOUSE.—M. p. and Needham and Wood, Grace LaRue, Mcintyre and Heath, and William H. Smith. Reis & Ap- pell, under whose management this house was known as the Family, have leased for the summer months to the Mecca Amusement Company. VICTOR, STAR, PARLOR, and PEOPLE’S.—M. p. and ill. songs. NOTE.—Pendora and Car- sonia Parks announce their formal openings the latter part of this month. G. R. H. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.).—Week 18: Again stormy weather kept attendance down. Chas. H.. Bradshaw and Company in ‘Fix in a Fix,’’ tiresome; Lillian Spel, pianologue, popular as ever; Felix and Barry in ‘‘The Boy Next Door,’’ well merited appleause received; Murray Sisters sang and looked well; Irving Jones, ‘‘coon’’ songs, fair; Dunedin Troupe pleased. The follow- ing m. p. houses still in the ring: Empire (Chas. P. Minor, mgr.); Crystal (J. H. Young, mgr.); Crescent (H. 8S. Mille, mgr.); Isis age & Wil- son, mgrs.); Elite (Max Florence, mgr.) JAY E. JOHNSON. --——_— SAN ANTONIO, TEX. LYRIC AIRDOME (H. P. Street, mgr.).—Week 17: Leslie-(by)-George, clever imitations; Norton

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VARIETY SEND IN WITH ROUTE BOOKED. OPEN TIME FOR NEXT SEASON CAN ARRANGE CONVENIENT JUMPS. ACTS DESIRING TIME ABROAD, FORWARD PARTICULARS AND PHOTOS IMMEDIATELY PARK MANAGERS, WILLIAM MORRIS, Can furnish you with all the best acts you want 1440 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 167 DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO “I remember your courtesy to me when sailing two years ago, and am to book their passage through you.” advising all my friends (Signed) CHARLES LEONARD FLETCHER. If you are going to Europe write or ‘phone and let me arrange everything for you. PAUL TAUSIG, VAUDEVILLE STEAMSHIP AGENT Telephone—2099 8 German Savings Bank Building. 104 East 14th Street. tuyvesant. THE LEADING ENSTISW THEATRICAL AND VAUDEVILLE NEWSPAPER. Established 1880. ARTISTS VISITING EN diately upon their arrival. The Editor of “The Stage’’ will and opening dates should be at “The Stage’’ office, which may be regarded as his permanent London London Offices: 16 York St., Covent Garden, Lendon, W. C. Advance notices of sailings registered respondence will be immediately forwarded. THE STAGE May be eoriess at Samuel French's, GLAND are cordially in Foreign Subscription, 3/ 10d. per Quarter. 22-24 — 82nd Street, New York. vited a ats at “The Stage’’ offices imme- always be pleased to welcome them, be posted to the. Editor. an artist has dress, all cor- NMiyers & Levitt, «. CONCESSIONS, SHOWS, CARNIVALS AND ALL KINDS OF ACTS AND ATTRACTIONS J PARKS. THEATRES REPRESENTED AND BOOKED. 1402 BROADWAY, Knickerbocker Theatre Building, New York (Rooms 502, 503), Tel. 6570-1 38th. PASTOR’S 14th St., 3d Av. Continuous, 20 & 30 Cts. NEXT WEEK, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1908. JOHN P. WADE AND CO, MULLINI SISTERS. SMITH AND WALTON. DEAN AND WASHBURN. Weston Sisters. Keegan and Mack: Reded and Hadley. WHALEN AND WEST. Harvey and De Vora. Long and Talford. Cleodora Trio. Vitagraph. Sinclair and Covert. HAMMERSTEIN'S VICTORIA v= 7>= Open the Year gyre CHICAGO BOOHING AGENCY CHAS. H. DOUTRICK, Manager. Room 29, 92 La Salle St., CHICAGO. PE oe oy for Vaudeville Theatres, Parks, Airdomes and Fairs. eanar wanting good acts, write, Good acts coming from East or West having one or two open weeks can be booked on short notice. CHICAGO VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS EXCHANGE 6th FLOOR, 92 LA SALLE ST., Chicago. FRANE Q. DOYLE, Manager. Booking for Theatres, Parks, and Airdomes. VAUDEVILLE HEADLINERS axe GOOD STANDARD ACTS If you have an open week you want to fill at short notice, write to W. DOCKSTADER, Garrick Theatre, Wilmingten, Del. Can close Saturday night and make any city east of Chicago to open Monday night. Percy G. vane COLONIAL New York ORPHEUM Brooklyn ALHAMBRA Harlem ORPHEUM Boston NOVELTY Williamsburg GOTHAM East New York Address all PERSONAL letters to PERCY G. WILLIAMS, ST. JAMES BUILDING, 26TH ST. AND BROAD- WAY, NEW YORK CITY HENDERSON'S CONEY ISLAND The only place there booked through United Booking Offices NEW ACTS desiring time, apply JULE DELMAR Representative. (U. B. Office) ST. JAMES BLDG., NEW YORK. NOTICE TO ARTISTS Bennett’s Theatre in Montreal, Canada will remain open throughout the coming summer. It is the ONLY place of Amusement in Montreal booked ty the United Booking Offices. For time apply to CLARK BROWN, St. James Building, New York musical, very good; Musical Pierces, headliner.——ELECTRIC PARK (Dave A. Weis, mgr.).—Capt. McCormick, ventriloquist. very good; Wallace Sisters. clever song and dance; Dave Seott, Hebrew comedian, scream; Roy Pool, ‘‘human frog,’’ good; Vontella and Nina, physical culture, pleased.——NOTE.—Since the gate admission to the Electric Park has been taken off the attendance has greatly increased and all concessions are in full sway. and Ruy, blackface, STAMFORD, CONN. LYCEUM (Anthony Geronimo, mgr.).—Buelah Lurton, ‘‘soprano,’’ excellent range; Minnie Stokes and miniature theatre, featured; Clara Walters, piano, very good; Mr. and Mrs. Meegan, in ‘‘Her Dummy Husband,’’ cyclonic hit; Ray Murray, songs, scored heavily. STAR (Tony Exposito, mgr.).—Ben Riggs, comedian, fair: Ayer and Jones, sketch, bright spot; Madeline DeVere, soubrette, fair.——FAMILY (Herrick & Bloom, mgrs.).—M. p.——VAUDEVILLE (A. Geronimo, mgr.).—M. p., and Gertrude Lynch’s songs. HARRY KIRK. VANCOUVER, B. C. PANTAGES’ (Geo. A. Calvert, mgr.).—-Week 18: Dooley and Sales, good; Valvino Brothers, ac- - robats, great; Golden Gate Quintet went big; May Evans, whistler, excellent; Kilty Trio, High- land dancers, scored strongly; B. B. Vincent, ill. songs, go0cod.——ORVHEUM (EB. J. Donnellan, mgr.).—Hutchinson and Bainbridge, headliners, scored; Potter and Hartwell, comedy acrobats, bit of bill; Marzello and Wolfe, comedy bar, good; Leon and Adeline, clever; Varsity Four, fine; Oliver Reece, ill. songs, good.——GRAND (D. A. Buller, mgr.).—Crimmins and Gore Comedy Com- pany, in ‘“‘The Golden Palace,’’ and the D’Orci Sisters, singers and dancers, good. Next week “The Forest Forge.’’——MAPLE LEAF (J. W. Muir, prop.).—M. p. place.——ROSE (J. W. Muir, prop.)..—M. p. place.——NOVELTY (Biers & Tripp, props.).—M. p. place. CRYSTAL (Biers & Tripp, props.).—BIJOU (Biers & Tripp, props.). —M. p. place. ELITE (Edwards & Gurney, props.).M. p. place. WATERTOWN, N. Y. OPERA HOUSE (R. M. Gates, mgr.).—Vaude- ville, with Pickert Stock; The Four Pickerts; Val. C. Cleary and Wm. Nunn.——BIJOU (J. W. Ludlow, mgr.).—The Ross Sisters, clever dancers and singers; L. H. Abbott, vocalist, one of the best; m. p.——-WONDERLAND (J. B. Shaff, mgr.).—Dollivette and company, illusionists, or- dinary; Hattie C. Ramsey, vocalist, favorite; m. p.——LYRIC (J. Rothstein, mgr.).—Four Huftles, dramatic sketch, fair; Halson and Starr, big dancing number; Myra Huftle, coming sou- brette; Fern Huftle, in songs, fair; Chas. Hilde- brandt, vocalist, good.——STAR (W. P. Landes, ingr.).—Morgana, comedy juggler, needs practice; Ruth Irwin, child contortionist, one of the best; BEST PLACES TO STOP AT. National Dotel CHICAGO : Cor. Van Buren St. and Wabash Ave. Half block from Auditorium Theatre. In vicinity of all theatres. Weekly rates made. D, A. DOOLEY, Prop. The HOLCOMBE HOUSE 253 WEST 34th ST.. NEW YORK The late Herbert Holcombe’s Wardrobe fer Sale. 1 White Linen Military Suit. 1 White Flannel Outing Suit. 1 Pale Blue and 1 Purple Velvet Tyrolean Suit. Hats to match all suits. 1 Khaki Suit. BEST PLACE TO STOP AT NEW YORK CITY "23 Seconds from Broadway.”’ THE ST. KILDA 163 WEST 34th STREET Furnished Rooms only. Baths—Telephone— Electric Light. (Phone 3448—38th St. CONDUCTED BY PROFESSIONALS Terms Reasonable. CENTURY HOTEL KANSAS CITY, MO. THE HOME OF THE PROFESSION, And then some, ‘Nuff said.”’ WHEN PLAYING WILMINGTON STOP AT MUNCEY HOUSE THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL HOUSE First-class Room and Board, Terms Reasonable. 612 King 8t., 2 Blocks from DOCKSTADER’S ¢areicn Florenz House (Mrs. F, Florenz, Prop.) The Home of the Profession, 170 West 47th Street, Near Broadway New York First-class Rooms and_ Board. Reasonable Terms. Convenient to ali Principal Theatres. "Phone, 3911 Bryant. 242 West 43rd St. NEW YORK “Near’’ Times Square. Newly furnished apartments, MRS. FAUST “THE CENTRAL ” 221 WEST 42d STREET, NEW YORK FEW DOORS BELOW HAMMERSTEIN’S, Large and small, well furnished rooms, with Board, Private Baths. First-class French and German Cooking. Moderate terms. packed houses. ODELL. E. F. Brown, vocalist, pleased; WILLIAMSPORT, PA. FAMILY (Fred M. Lamade, megr.).—Dubec’s Animals, pleased; Dick and Barney Ferguson, comedians and dancers, big hit; Fred and Bess Lucier, rural comedy, good; Jas. R. Waite Co., comedy drama, ‘‘At Light House Point,’’ scored; Hagan and Westcott, dancing comedians, fair; Herr Jansen and Co., illusionists, ordinary. STARK When answering advertisements kindly mention Variety. OXFORD HOTEL : and ROOMING HOUSE PUEBLO, COLO. Catering to the theatrical trade. Good Rooms. Free baths, Home cooking. Rates reasonable, Make this your home while in Pueblo. A. W. BUCK, PROP., 119 CORNER UNION AND MAIN STREETS. Have Your Card in VARIETY MSM 9g ener een gp em seen + eee er reereer nope sles enn See — ere = wate nome —— =, eee TL A

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VARIETY REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS “THE VENTRLAOQUIO: WITK a PRODUUiswn Ed. F REYNARD And His Famous Mechanical Figures. =. GENE HUGHES IN “SUPPRESSING THE PRESS.”’ BOOKED SOLID. MONA Blamptin = Hehe England’s Premier High-Class Comedy Duettists. The Champion Singers of Vaudeville. dlerana Jisssi elton TEAL LAL olored Boys. DOROTHY ARVILL The Irresistible Comedienne. Permanent address, 375 Central Park West, New York. Franklyn Batle With JACK WILSON and Company. Now playing P. G. Williams’ houses. BOOKED SULID 1908-09, WI Sisters Loven berg (Of 6 American Dancers) a eed OO Booked till Sept., 1909 PRINCESS CHINQUILLA and NEWELL IN VAUDEVILLE. “THE NARROW FELLER.” The Italian and His Sweetheart T™ PIOTTIS CHARACTER SONGSTERS. 16 Mins, e aw Address care WORK 2 OWER HIGH CLASS ECCENTRIC ACROBATS. Representative, ALBERT SUTHERLAND, St. James Building. 179 W. 47th 8t., Gartele Bros, SKATORIALIOM MARQUERITE Mason 2 Keeler GAVIN, PLATT and PEACHES Presenting ‘“‘THE STOLEN KID.” Address 4417 Srd Ave. (Bronx), New York. yy nce Mayme Remington “BLACK BUSTERS.,”’ Booked Ang Under Her Own Personal Direction. Address Hotel Gerard, New York. F. Daly Burgess making Going >. 2 alone once move and always good. What do you think of that? ™ DE MUTHS) WHIRLWIND DANCERS. Per. address, 26 Central Ave., Albany, N. Y. George Connors “STRAIGHT MAN.”’ With ‘‘Avenue Girls’’—‘‘The Hallway Tenor.”’ GEO. and LIBBY DUPREE GERMAN COMEDY. Week May 25th, Novelty, Brooklyn. FOR GALE WIGGIN’S FARM Apply to THE CHADWICK TRIO. Have Your Card in VARIETY GLOVER WARE’S “Village Chott” SO 50 REAL ACTORS AMAHASIKAS EERLESS | ERFORMING Booked solid until Sept. 1, 1908, on the real time. GET THE BEST. For particulars address as per Route. Week June 1, Manilla Park, Tam- aqua, Pa. NN Uh “The Boy With the WU ad Pauline Moran AT LIBERTY for next season. Summer Vaudeville Booking by William Morris’ Chicago Office. Address Saratoga Hotel, CHICAGO. VARDON PERRY WILBER ‘“‘Those Three Boys.’’ Week May $31, Idora Park, Youngstown, O. BILLIE REEveSs ORIGINAL DRUNK. Fred Karne Co., ‘A Night in English Music Hall." TIME ALL FILLED. June 8th, Atlantic City. June 15, New York Theatre Roof Garden for the summer. Florenz Ziegfeld’s Revue, Follies of 1908, Now Playing United Booking Offices’ Time. Barry* Wolford The Typical Topical Tickle Singers, Tickling at Keith’s, Philadelphia, this week. WEEK JUNE 1, SHEA’S, TORONTO. REICH & PLUNKETT, Smart Agents. OKURA MARVELOUS JAPANESE FOOT BALANCING AND JUGGLER. Open for Parks and Fairs. Address VARIETY, Chicago Office. Ate Ata Lane Wilson With JACK WILSON and Company. Now playing P. &. Williams’ houses. BOOKED SOLID 1908-09, —s tie wee) Pan” Z| Is bus IC UBE- Zi Wi; oe ZY. ie WZ = : \\ LAAN AAA THE ‘pest Juecten\ \ \ss WAsg } | THE\ WORLD \ Wise || |" sy i JANE CILBERT With MAY TULLY IN “Stop, Look and Listen’’ UNITED BOOKING OFFICS’ CIRCUIT. FRANCIS ; ROGERS UNITED BOOKING ph. CIRCUITS, te iti SISTERS CARDOWNIE EUROPE’S PREMIER INTERNATIONAL DANCERS Booked Solid Until September When answering advertisements kindly mention VARIETY. This Week (May 25th,) Hammerstein’s, New York

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VARIETY ay Trade Mark © BIOGRAPH FILMS E FEATURE OF FEATURE FILMS “A NIGHT OF TERROR™ RELEASED MAY 26 Never in the history of the motion picture business has there been a film story that made the wide-spread impression of ‘‘The Moonshiners,’’ produced by the Biograph Company. It was the hit of both hemispheres, and is still used as a special feature from time to time by motion picture exhibitors. Fully appreciating the standard set by that subject, the Biograph Company aimed to emulate it in their latest production, and succeeded in turning out the most thrillingly sensa-: tional pictures ever made, with photographic quality never excelled. The story is that of the terrible experience of the ten- year-old daughter of an old trapper with a robber, who has been smuggled into the cabin in a potato sack, intent upon securing.a sum of money which had been paid the old man in exchange for a tract of ore lands. The money was hidden under the hearthstone and the old man Ieaves for a night's . hunting, when the robber makes an effort to obtaim it, The return of the trapper occasions a most terrific fight, terminating in the death of the thief. The film is beautifully tinted for moonlight effect. LENGTH 932 FEET A NIGHT. OF TERROR. “HIS DAY OF REST” RELEASED MAY 29 Poor Jones plodded along in his wearying struggle to earn the pittance with which to maintain the home, and though often plunged into doleful, dismal doldrums, being of an imperturbable nature, patiently toiled on. Hence it was that he hailed with keen delight the opportunity of taking a day off. No cther arrangement was made than to epend the day as one of absolute rest at home. How well he succeeded is most lucidly shown in this Biograph film. It is during May, and we know what transpires in all well-regulated households during this month, and with cruel coincidence, his holiday and general house-cleaning were set for the same day. Jones starts in all right. He takes a fine cigar, the morning paper, selects the easiest chair in the parlor, and assumes, for the nonce, the air of a gentleman of leisure. But, alas! his beatific dream was rudely disturbed by wifey. First, it is the stove pipe to put up, then a picture to hang; the water pipe is bursted; gas is leaking’ and——Oh, but what’s the use?}—John was given a day of rest by the boss, and he RESTS with a vengeance. LENGTH 391 FEET HIS DAY OF REST. “THOMPSON’S NIGHT OUT” RELEASED JUNE To him there ‘‘was no place like home, but he was afraid to come home in the dark.’’ William Thompson and John Smith occupied offices in the same New York skyscraper, and both being seized with an irrepressible desire to cut loose and paint things crimson, arranged it as follows in this Riograph picture. Thompson sent a message to his wife that his friend Smith was ill and it was his duty to perform that Spiritual Work of Mercy, ‘‘comfort the afflicted,’’ hence he would not have her wait up for him as he might be late. Smith did likewise, using Thompson as the object of his humane considera- tion, This done, they start off to make a night of it. They visit a Temple of Bacchus; attend a show where ‘‘Amateur Night’? is on, and many other episodes which they may never remember, but are most faithfully recorded in this film. Home- ward bound in the gray of dawn, Smith is met by Madam Smith, who lovingly taps him on the head with a rolling pin, Thompson after many mishaps reaches his bedroom by way of the window, to which he ascends on a ladder, followed by a copper, who takes him for a burglar. The cop is set upon by the Thompsons—well, blessed be the peacemaker, for he shall a oe LENGTH 713 FEET THOMPSON’S NIGHT OUT. “THE ROMANCE OF AN EGG’ RELEASED JUNE 5 You have no doubt read in the daily papers of a famous French chef who claimed to know of more than one hundred ways of serving eggs, but although he might boast of one hundred and fifty-seven varieties, there still remained one style he knew naught of, and that was the way Si Green had them served to him one bright summer’s day in June, Mr. Green was a prosperous young farmer who felt the need of a wife, and being of a romantic turn of mind, was not content to woo and win one of the country lasses of his neighborhood, but adopted the fanciful method of advertising for a wife by writing on an egg. This egg was purchased by one of a party of college girls who discover the inscription while pre- paring a little chafing dish feast in their dormitory. One of them answers it and arranges a meeting. The girls bind the poor fellow with a rope and fasten him to the barn, Here they indulge in a little target practice, using eggs as ammuni- tion and him as the target. Oh, what a sorry sight he is when their supply is exhausted. He looks like .a Spanish omelet. LENGTH O17 FEET eT SARL Ot A i ROMANCE OF AN EGG, GET ON OUR MAIL LIST AND KEEP POSTED WRITE FOR OUR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS ALL PICTURES ARE MADE WITH OUR CELEBRATED BIOCRAPH CAMERAS. OUR FILMS RUN ON ANY MACHINE AMERICAN MUTOSCOPE “oBIOGRAPH COMPANY LICENSEES: { KLEINE OPTICAL COMPANY. SOCIETY ITALIAN “CINES.” GREAT a FILM CO. { WILLIAMS, BROWN & EARLE. AMERICAN MUTOSCOPE & BIOGRAPH C 1 _# 14th STREET, NEW YORK CITY WE WILL PROTECT OUR CUSTOMERS AND THOSE OF OUR ae ACAINST PATENT LITIGATION IN THE USE OF OUR LICENSED FILMS Kleine Optical Co., Chicago, Special Selling Agents Pacific Coast Branch, 116 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal. When anewering advertisements kindly mention Vaniery.

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—$ am —— anmsene a —— ————————— THERE'S NO RUSH | Vaudevile Isn't Going to Run Away YOU NEEDN'T BE INA HURRY TO SIGN CONTRACTS because an offer is made you for next season ATLA REDUGED SALARY ‘Don't worry, even if you are told you must make up your mind at once. - Your present salary can be paid you again. Perhaps you won't receive more than you did last year, but if you take less it’s be- cause you are frightened. WATCH YOUR CONTRACTS REMEMBER THE PROMISES AND “ | LOOKOUT FOR CANGELLATION. GLAUSES ry little thing by itself is not so strong, although united. “DON’T WORRY American vaudeville needs you worse than you need it sneered ARTISTS DESIRING TIME FOR NEXT SEASON COMMUNICATE OR WRITE AT ONCE WM. MORRIS, Inc. E. F. ROGERS, Gen’l. Manager 1440 Broadway, New York 167 Dearborn St., Chicago LONDON OFFICE, 4 Garrick Street, Strand -:- HUGO MORRIS, Representative a a ———4— When answering ailvertisoment# kindly mention’ VARIETY. ter mt . : nm ery, 2 ee Sel ass Dh. th apices bes i : + % we , 2