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VAUDEVILLE 

AMERICAN 

Short season of opera preliminary to regular 

VAUDEVILLE SEASON 

ORPHEUM, Boston 






WILLIAMS and WALKER in "In Dahomey" for four weeks, THEN VAUDEVILLE 



NEW YORK 
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LONDON 
418 Strand, W.C. 



CHICAGO 
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VOL. XL, NO. 13. 



SEPTEMBER 5, 1908. 



PRICE TEN CENTS. 



ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS 
IS EXPECTED BY NEXT WEEK 



Strong Grounds for Believing William Morris and the 
I. B. O. Will Be One within the Next Seven Days. 



Many reports have been circulated dur- 
ing the week now ending that William 
Morris and the Independent Booking Of- 
fees had combined. These rumors have 
been taken up by the New York dailies, 
which built articles upon the street stories 
and such meagre information as could be 
officially obtained. 

William Morris, Harry Mount Cord, for 
the White Rats, and Edward Mozart, gen- 
eral manager of the I. B. O., all gave the 
same answer to a Variety representative 
when questioned about the merger this 
week. It was: "I neither affirm nor deny." 
The stereotyped reply of each led to the 
conclusion that an understanding had 
been reached by the parties interested, and 
further investigation strengthened this be- 
lief. 

It may safely be assumed that the ac- 
tion delaying the formal amalgamation of 
the Morris office and the I. B. O. has been 
caused through the absence of Morris' at- 
torney, Geo. M. Leventritt. Mr. Leven- 
tritt, who has been in Europe, returns to 
New York to-day (Saturday). 

According to what is accepted as authen- 
tic information, the present plan is to 
have Mr. Leventritt pass upon whatever 
instruments arc to be executed before the 
two independent booking agencies come 
under the William Morris name. 

This will probably take place the middle 
of next week if nothing untoward inter* 
feres with the present contemplated ar- 
rangement. 

With the bookings of the I. B. O. in the 
Morris office, Mr. Morris will have a large 
amount of small time to place. His own 
rapidly accumulating list of smaller thea- 
tres will be increased materially by the 
I. B. O.'s bookings. 

Of the present theatres booked by the 
I. B. 0., there are eleven houses which 
can afford to pay $260 weekly for a head- 
line attraction. A majority of these could 



afford $300. The weekly cost of shows 
in the eleven runs from $600 to $900. 



MOZART IN BINGHAMTON. 

Binghamton, N. Y., Sept. 3. 

The Bijou theatre in this city, with a 
capacity of 1,000, has been secured by 
Edward Mozart, and will play three shows 
daily, commencing Sept. 14, booked through 
the Independent Booking Office of New 
York. Mr. Mozart is the general manager 
of that agency. 

The Bijou will be in opposition to The 
Armory, which has played vaudeville here 
for the past two seasons under the direc- 
tion of Weber & Rush. The Armorv is 
booked through the United Booking Offices. 

Prices of admission at the Bijou will be 
10 20-30. 



NIBLO SOON RETURNING. 

A letter received this week at the White 
Rats' headquarters from "Big Chief" Fred 
Niblo, dated from Warsaw, Russia, stated 
Mr. Niblo would arrive in New York on 
Sept. 20. 

Mr. Niblo expressed pleasure at the 
progress the Rats were making, and said 
were he needed before his date of arrival 
the trip on the other side would be short- 
ened so he could reach New York earlier. 



VAUDEVILLE ON BIG PIER. 

Atlantic City, Sept. 3. 

Captain John L. Young, of the new mill- 
ion dollar pier, has arranged to build a 
stage on the front hall on the pier and 
will present vaudeville there this winter 
at 10 cents to all parts of the house. 

He intends giving four acts and mov- 
ing pictures for this price of admission. 
This will give Atlantic City three vaude- 
ville theatres. The other two are Young's 
Pier and Savoy Theatre, the variety pol- 
icy to commence in the latter part of 
October. 



ORGANIZATION COMPLETED. 

The final meeting of the theatrical com- 
bination was to have been held yesterday 
(Friday) when the organization should 
have been completed. 

A. L. Erlanger was slated to be the 
president, and the Board of Directors, 
composed of one member from each in- 
terest represented in the association, were 
expected to be Lee Shubert, John Havlin 
(Stair & Havlin), A. L. Erlanger (Klaw & 
Erlanger and Charles Frohman), Sam A. 
Scribner or L. Lawrence Weber (Eastern 
Wheel), Herman Fehr (Western Wheel"), 
Martin Beck, Percy G. Williams (vaude- 
ville, East and West). 

The incorporation of the scheme will 
be looked after by Levi Mayer, K. & E.'s 
Chicago attorney. The plan of operation 
will be modeled upon that adopted by the 
Associated Press, supposed to be imperv- 
ious to the laws affecting "Trusts." Each 
member is granted a franchise for privilege. 



DISCOVERS SINGER IN SLUMS. 

(Special Cable to Variety. j 

London, Sept. 3. 

While a slumming party was going 
through the Whitechapel district yester 
day they heard a boy named Mirsky 
Oynt sing. 

Alice Lloyd, Tom Mc Naught on, Hugo 
Morris and Paul Murray were in the 
party. The remarkable qualities of the 
youngster's voice fascinated the expedi- 
tion. Messrs. Morris and Murrav im- 
mediately engaged him for vaudeville, 
and he will go over to the States for the 
Morris Circuit shortly. 



ORCHESTRA IN ONE INSTRUMENT. 

A band of musical Guatemalian Indians, 
who have been exhibiting at "White 
City," New Orleans, have in their posses- 
sion what is named "The Miramba," an 
instrument resembling the xylophone in 
construction. 

The half-dozen members of the little 
tribe play it at the same time the instru- 
ment sending forth sounds like a harp, 
piano, flute, 'cello and violin, all simul- 
taneous! v. 

Levy Sl Lykens are bringing the act by 
boat from New Orleans. The agents ex- 
pect to place the number around New 
York. 



MORRIS "BROADWAY"; MUSIC HALL. 

The Broadway Theatre will be a music 
hall commencing with September, 1009, and 
Harry Lauder will be the star attraction 
there, both being under the direction of 
William Morris, Inc., is a statement made 
by William. Morris this week. 

The time engaged by Mr. Lauder for 
pantomime in England next season has 
been released, and during that period the 
great Scotch comedian will play in New 
York for Morris. 

No details relative to the lease of the 
Broadway could be furnished by Mr. Mor- 
ris. He said: "Just say the Broadway 
Theatre will be a music hall next seasoa 
under the management of William Morris, 
Inc." 



FINAL AFFILIATION MEETING. 

The final meeting between the White 
Rats and Comedy Club is scheduled for to- 
morrow (Sunday) at one o'clock, when 
the Board of Directors of the Rata will 
visit the Comedy Club, then in its regular 
weekly session. 

The scheme of affiliation between the 
two societies will be finally gone over. 
The plans contemplate an understanding, 
without consolidation. 



MISS HOFFMANN'S MIXED DATES. 

This week a long contract was executed 
Ix'twecn Gertrude Hoffmann and the Sbu- 
ImtIs under which the "Salome" dancer is 
to he starred in a production for 25 weeks 
of this reason, commencing September 28. 

Contracts already entered into by Miss 
Hoffmann's manager, Maurice Gest, call 
for her appearance at the Palace, London, 
for four weeks commencing October 2tJ, 
replacing in that thea're Maud Allen, who 
is supposed to have been booked for a 
New York appearance dating from that 
time as a buffer to the expected popularity 
of Harry Lauder in the Morris houses. 

William Hatnmerxteiu wants Miss Hoff- 
mann to extend her engagement in his 
theatre, where she U» now playine, until 
November 15. 

Alfred Butt, manager of th« l'alace, 
I/ondon. declined by cahle \U\.< week to re- 
lease Miss Hoffmann. 

Mr. (ie*t. who \\'i; . ( use io be Miss 
Hoffmann's iikihh. r \,,«>n the Shubert con- 
tract taking etY^ :. is n«»w in the whirl of 
straightening out the tangle. 



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THE LONDON PAVILION 

WITH PAYNE CIRCUIT 



Qlenister's House Booking with other Large West End 

Halls. Payne Circuit not in English 

. Managers 9 Combination. 



(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Sept. 2. 
The Pavilidu, a well -known and popular 
West End music hall has gone with the 
Payne Circuit. 

The latter will not join in the move- 
ment promoted by Oswald Stoll to com- 
bine the English variety managers. 

The Payne Circuit in England has 
among its London houses, the Paragon in 
the East End and the Canterbury in the 
Southwest; also the Holbein Empire, and 
books the Oxford and Tivoli. 

The Pavilion has about the best location 
in London for a music hall. It is close 
to the Moss-Stoir Coliseum, although not 
as large a house. It is an important ad- 
dition to the Payne Circuit. 

The cabled report that the Payne Cir- 
cuit will not join the movement inaugur- 
ated by Oswald Stoll to weld the English 
managers together will not defeat that 
proposed combination even though the 
Barassford Circuit also held out, as has 
been surmised it would. It will, neverthe- 
less, five it a considerable setback. 

The Moss-Stoll Tour with the Gibbons 
Tour and the DeFrece Circuit, if the three 
should be combined, would still be the Eng- 
lish booking power in vaudeville. 

The Gibbons Tour stands second to the 
Moss-Stoll list abroad. Walter Gibbons 
was the son-in-law of the late Geo. Adney 
Payne, head of the Payne Circuit. At 
his death, while Mr. Gibbons took charge 
of his father-in-law's theatres, the Payne 
Circuit remained intact. 

The Pavilion has been under the direc- 
tion of Manager Glenister. It can play an 
act from eight to ten weeks or longer on 
a run. 



"STAR BOUT" QUITS. 

After being out four weeks it lias 
been decided that the popular priced play 
which was built around the vaudeville 
act of "The Star Bout" will be withdrawn 
from the road within a few days. Taylor 
'Granville headed the company. 

It opened at the National, Philadelphia, 
x the first week in August under the man- 
agement of J. N. Veronee. 



KANSAS CITY'S "SUNDAYS." 

Kansas City, Sept. 3. 

Judge Wallace says that he will close 
the theatres en Sunday, but they were 
not molested Aug. 30. 

I. B. Kimbrell, prosecuting attorney, 
refused to make any more arrests until 
the indictments of last year were dis- 
posed of. There are enough cases pond 
ing to keep the prosecutor busy for the 
next five years and he does not want any 
more until a conviction has been obtained. 

Judge Wallace instructed the county 
marshal to secure the names of all ar- 
tists and managers concerned last Sunday 
and present them to him Monday morn- 
ing. 

The present Grand Jury will be released 



Saturday. The managers don't believe that 
a new jury of men can be secured that 
will be in sympathy with Judge Wallace. 



HEPNER WITHOUT A LICENSE. 

Atlantie City, Sept. 3. 

William Hepner, the New York wig 
maker, has his own troubles here. He 
opened a store on the Boardwalk for hair 
goods and manicuring. 

On Monday last Hepner _was placed 
under arrest for practicing manicuring 
without a State license. He was held for 
further hearing. Mr. Hepner was in the 
city at the time to look after a lawsuit he 
is interested in. 



NO SENT; NO SHOW. 

Lexington, Ky., Sept. 3. 

On September 1 Manager Liming, of the 
Majestic, failed to present Geo. Kincade, 
owner of the theatre, with $600 rent due 
up to that date. 

Mr. Kincade closed the theatre. The 
artists have not been paid and no one 
about town saw Mr. Liming on the fatal 
day. 



LOOKING FOR SAM BERNARD. 

Vaudeville, and more particularly that 
portion represented by or through Wes- 
ley & Pincus, the agents, is on the miz- 
zen mast looking' out for the first vaude- 
ville signals to be set for Sam Bernard. 

"Nearly a Hero," under the Shubert 
management, is appearing at the Savoy, 
Atlantic City, this week. It is the piece 
Mr. Bernard starred in last season also. 
The report spreading is that unless the 
Shuberts coine to the front with a new 
production for Mr. Bernard, he will leave 
"Nearly a Hero." If he does, Percy 
G. Williams is said to have the first call 
on his services by virtue of a previous 
contract made through the Wesley & 
Pincus agency, and which was mutually 
agreed at the time should be voided. 



A CIRCUS BY MAIL. 

Chicago, Sept. 3. 

A whole circus sent by mail occurred 
last week when the Fox and Foxie Cir- 
cus, after finishing an engagement at the 
Majestic, Milwaukee, was shipped in the 
mail car of the express to Chicago, to 
enable a connection being made for 
Davenport, la. 

C. E. Kohl, of Kohl & Castle, who Is 
interested in the vaudeville number, ar- 
rangeu for this mode of traveling. 



CHICAGO SEASON ON. 

Chicago, Sept. 3. 

The season is on in full blast. The Star 
and Garter and Sid J. Euson's have 
opened, and all five burlesque houses are 
merrily running. 

The Haymarket, too, has opened, while 
the Olympic has reverted to continuous. 
The Olympic has abandoned its idea of 
musical stock. 



WILLIAMS' $6,000 SHOW. 

Percy G. Williams has placed a pro- 
gram for his Colonial patrons commenc- 
ing with Labor Day which the manage- 
ment must pay $6,000 for in salary. 

It is the first bill of the Colonial in 
competition with the Lincoln Square (Mor- 
ris). 

The Colonial program will be Eva Tan- 
guay, Bernardi, Six Cuttys, Empire City 
(Quartet, Elinore Sisters, Collins and Hart, 
The Naked Trith." Sam Williams, Mar- 
seilles and pictures. 



MORRIS AFTER Pt)LI? 

There is every prospect that William 
Morris, Inc., will be in opposition to 
S. Z. Poli in Bridgeport. Negotiations are 
under Way between the local company 
which is building a theatre in that town 
and the New York vaudeville independent. 

It was announced some weeks ago that 
the Bridgeport theatre was to be a stand 
on the Western Burlesque Wheel, and 
with this understanding work on the struc- 
ture was rushed during the first half of 
August. The burlesque people, however, 
seem to have changed their minds about 
playing the Connecticut town and ten days 
ago all work stopped. The building is 
said to be about half completed. 

S. Z. Poli's Bridgeport theatre is an 
"upstairs" house, an old and rather shab- 
by place. It is the opinion of those 
familiar with local conditions that a 
modern playhouse would makj a strong 
bid in competition. 



UNITED'S CONCERTS AT CIRCLE. 

According to Gus Edwards, he will con- 
duct Sunday concerts at the Circle this 
season, with bills booked through the 
United Offices. 

The combination would require a long 
explanation for proper elucidation, but the 
Circle has been frowned upon as an "Is- 
man" house. The latter part of last sea- 
son, the Morris office placed the Sunday 
shows there. 



WEBER GOING ON ROAD. 

Joe Weber will take to the road with 
his "Merry Widow" burlesque this season. 
It starts the last of this month. 

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The company other than the manager 
will be Charles J. Ross, Walter Jones, 
Al Hart and Blanche Devo, besides a 
"Widow" yet to be selected. 

The Weber Music Hall has been booked 
ahead. The attraction to follow "Paid in 
Full" at the Broadway playhouse of Mr. 
Weber has been contracted for. 



EZRA KENDALL SIGNED. 

Following the many reports of Ezra 
Kendall, the monologist, having been se- 
cured for a reappearance in vaudeville 
comes the definite information this week 
that Mr. Kendall has been engaged for 
Hammerstein's for one week commencing 
Nov. 9 at a salary of $1,500 through Ly- 
kens & Levy. 

Prior to that date, however, Mr. Kendall 
will be twen at the Keith-Proctor theatres 
in New York, September 21, Fifth Ave- 
nue: September 2H, ■ 125th Street; opening 
at Keith's, Ronton. September 14. Many 
agents have interested themselves in the at- 
lempt to "produce" Kendall. William Mor- 
rix has also l>een on his trail, but Lykens & 
Levy are the directors of Mr. Kendall's 
tour, having had the Hammerstein con- 
tract for some time in their possession. 



-INDEPENDENT" SHOW OPENED. 

Watertown, N. Y., Sept. 3. 

The opening of the Orpheum and the 
presentation by Walter C. Mack (Sven- 
gala) of vaudeville furnished by the L B. 
0. is a variety innovation to this city. 

A strong and well balanced bill was. of- 
fered this, the opening week, and capacity 
business and unusually appreciative audi- 
ences have been the result. 

Manager Mack appeared before the cur- 
tain the opening night and gave a brief 
curtain speech, thanking the patrons and 
making a direct and telling bid for a con- 
tinuance of their patronage on the 
grounds of "Independent Vaudeville" 
booked through the White Rats. He was 
cheered and applauded until he smilingly 
made an exit. The house is beautifully 
decorated, the orchestra and attaches 
nicely uniformed and numerous improve- 
ments over last year's management have 
been made, indicating that the great 
hypnotist is a competent manager as well 
as a noted headline act. 



WILLIAMS AND TUCKER ON UNITED. 

Jac Tucker and Eva Williams returned 
from Europe this week and will open on 
the United time at 'Dayton, Sept. 14, 
booked for the tour by M. S". Bentham. 

Thus ends the serial of the act's book- 
ings. William Morris announced he had 
the act, while Bentham has maintained 
Williams and Tucker were booked by him. 

As a matter of fact, Morris holds the 
signature of the team to a contract, which 
Williams and Tucker aver was never 
completed by Morris' name, or if so, not 
received by them. Maurice Goodman, at- 
torney for the United, has advised they 
can not be held to the Morris agreement. 



I. B. O.'s PITTSBURG OFFICE. 

The Independent Booking Offices has es- 
tablished an office in the Hippodrome 
Building, Pittsburg. It will be in charge 
of Irving D. Pollock. 

Pittsburg is the centre of countless small 
acts playing the intermediate time be- 
tween New York and Chicago. 



Harry and Kate Jackson will play 
vaudeville this season in a new playlet 
written by Mr. Jackson, called "One 
Widow Won." 




DAISY WOOD. 

Of the English Lloyds, who will make her first 
American appearance on the Morris Circuit this 
season. 



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Vol. XI. 



SEPT. 8. 



No. 13. 



Mclntyre and McAvoy have dissolved. 



Jack Lewis has joined Williams' 'Ideals." 



The Broadway, Camden, opens Monday. 



Jack Julian is no longer with the 3 
Julians. 



Phillips and Farlardeau have become 
reconciled. 



Fritz Ryan Houston is with "Redpath's 
Napanees." 



Barney First opens at Pantages', Spo- 
kane, Sept. 6. 



Lily Lena is now under the direction 
of II. II. Feiber and W. Newhouse. 



Hurtig & 8eamon's Arcade, Dayton, 
open* Labor Day. 



Willie Eckstein, the boy pianist, will 
play about thia fall. 



Tom Nawn is coming back from Europe 
to open here Oct. 5. 



Freeman Bernstein has opened an agency 
in the Holland Building. 



The father of Netta Vesta died last 
week in Springfield, Mass. 



Harry Whitlock is connected with the 
Independent Booking Office. 



Mabel Hit* and Mike Donlin will open 
at Proctor's, Albany, Oct. 12. 



Al Sutherland has booked Levelle and 
Sinclair over the Western route. 



Ross and Fenton were placed on the 
Morris time by Myers & Leavitt. 



Bessie Wynn substituted for Elfie Fay 
at Proctor's, Newark, this week. 



Leo Dietrichstein and his company will 
appear at the Colonial Sept. 14. 



Felix and Barry — 4 in the new act — 
will open at Allentown Nov. 30. 



Matthews and Ashley open their United 
season Monday at the Alhambra. 



Geo. Fuller Golden will arrive in New 
York the latter end of next week. 



The Empire, Pittsfield, MasB., booked 
by Reich & Plunkett, opens Sept. 7. 



Frank Bush has signed for fifteen weeks 
of summer park time next summer. 



Carlotta, the bicyclist, opens her United 
season at Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 14. 



Edward S. Keller has procured forty 
weeks for Hoey and Lee through the United. 



The Quaker City Quartet was booked 
over the Independent Booking Office time 
this week. 



John W. Considine, of the Sullivan-Con- 
sidine Circuit, is looked for in New York 
next week. 



Evans and Ten Brook are a newly or- 
ganized act under the direction of Reich 
& Plunkett. 



Robert L. (Bob) Dailey may return to 
vaudeville in his former piece, "Fun on a 
Trolley Car." 



J. J. Hayes, winner of the Marathon race 
in London, will open at a Keith-Proctor 
house next week. 



Davey and Emerson, a western act, will 
make their first New York appearance 
this season in a musical offering. 



Charles Wilahin and Sadie Folly have 
set their wedding day for February 17 
next at Vienna Hall. 



Cooke and Sylvia open to-morrow 
(Sunday) on the Western time, placed 
by Pat Casey. 

Dr. F. Schill, Jr., has been appointed 
Medical Officer for the White Rates at 
Johnstown, Pa. 

"The Casuals" and "l/uidun Supcrlm" 
are two acts the Karno Comedy Company 
may present over here this season, having 
come prepared to do so. 



Bert Weston opens in Ashland next 
Monday in his new "girl" act produced un- 
der the direction of Maurice Boom. 



The Bogannys, with the original Joe, 
open on the Morris Circuit Sept. 14. It is 
a foreign acrobatic act. 



Thos. E. Shea opened at Cook's Opera 
House, Rochester, this week. His New 
York date is the Colonial, Oct. 5. 



The Hengler Sisters will be starred in 
a musical comedy this season entitled 
"lue Twin Detectives." 



Maggie Cliue acquired a violeut dislike to 
her billing at the 125th Street this week. 
Hence Stella Mayhew is on the bill. 



Mayme Remington's "Millionaire Min- 
strels," a new act, opened at Hathaway's, 
New Bedford, this week. 



Sharp Brothers and their Six "Dusky 
Belles" have been routed for 40 weeks of 
United time through Edward S. Keller. 



Geo. Primrose has twenty weeks booked 
in vaudeville this season by M. S. Ben- 
tham. More is to follow. 



Al Weston and Irene Young received 
contracts for twenty weeks over the Mor- 
ris Circuit, booked by Myers & Leavitt. 



At the Colonial this week a portrait of Charles Prince is with "Stubborn Cin- 

Tony Pastor stands in the lobby on an derella" in Chicago. He expects to remain 
easel, draped in mourning. there for two years in the same show. 



Helen Royton, late of "The Girl Ques- Jos. Adelman's Musical Ensemble ar- 
tion," will play vaudeville in the character rived in New York on Monday and opens 
she essayed in the piece. at Keith's, Philadelphia, on Labor Day. 



Charles Dorval, a foreign illusionist, gave 
a "trial show" at the Manhattan Theatre 
Thursday morning at 9:30. 



Thomas Carroll, of Carroll and Baker, 
was married on August 18 to Dena Schu- 
man, of Manchester, N. H. 



M. S. Bentham this week placed Guyer 
and Crispi to reappear at the 5th Avenue 
Sept. 28. The act is at present in Paris. 

Margaret Wycherly, who appeared in a 
protean act in vaudeville last season, will 
come forth in a play called "Her Other 
Self." 



B. A. Rolfe's next production will be 
"The Union Station," a comedy number. 
It will be shown in October. 



Joe Weber has placed Blanche Ring 
under contract for five years. Miss Ring 
will be starred in a new play. 



Phyllis Lee has replaced Ella Snyder 
in "Commencement Days." The musical 
piece is at the Garrick, Washington, this 
week. 



Billy Gaston and Ethel Green will put 
on a new act in Memphis Sept. 14, under 
the title of "Billy and Betty." 



"That" Quartet will be held over for the 
second week at Hammerstein's. The act 
will also play at the Alhambra next 
week. 



Maurice Levi and his Band will not 
play Manhattan Ecr.ch next week, due to 
the hotel there closing Sept. 8. 



The father and mother of Franklyn Wal- 
lace, the singer, have died since the family 
last heard of or from Franklyn. 



Adeline Francis plays a return engage* 
ment at Luna Park, Washington, next 
week, that being the close of the season 
there. 

Ralph Johnstone's new bicycle sketch, 
"The College Inn," opens on Sept. 14 at the 
Bijou, Bayonne, N. J., placed by Edward S. 
Keller. 



The Phillipi Brothers, hand balancers, 
make their first American appearance 
Sept. 7 at Keith's, Philadelphia. 



Marion Bent (Mrs. Pat Rooney) will 
soon retire from the act for a spell when 
Pat will continue alone until Miss Bent 
returns. 



Carl George and Lillian Board man, of 
"The Girl Question," will prepare a vaude- 
ville number in which they will appear 
together. 



W. C. Fields, the juggler, will return 
from abroad, and be in readiness to open 
over here Nov. 23. M. S. Bentham is on 
the job. 



Thursday evening Ed. Blondell felt like 
smoking. He inquired of Willie Hammer- 
stein as to his chances. Mr. Hammerstein 
had no cigars with him which he thought 
would fit Mr. Blondell, but hied to the 
nearest cigar store, purchasing the best 
two- for- five in the establishment. Blondell 
smoked it. having seen Mr. Hammerstein 
place the other in hit) mouth. Illonddl 
still claims it was a good ci^.ir, hut he is 
causing a wide-spread suspicion regarding 
the brand he previous'y used. 



That boy Bentham is on the job ngnln 
with a little salve about Emma Francis. 
Now, Miss Francis has booked ahead un- 
til Feb. 1, and will fill the other three 
months until June, obliging the further 
postponement of her American time until 
next season. Miss Francis is the kind of 
act the agents like. She is hooking her- 
self abroad and l'<-nth;iui pulls down the 
regular five rij/M :i'«»ng. It's like spend- 
ing a vacation fi<r :m agent. 



VARIETY 



GIVES UP KRAUS FIGHT. 

Contrary to expectations the Empire 
Circuit Company (Western Burlesque 
Wheel) did not push its injunction pro- 
ceedings against Sullivan & Kraus, when 
the case came up last Friday morning 
(August 28) in the United States Court. 
Instead its counsel agreed to the with- 
drawal of the suit by which they hoped 
to regain possession of the Dewey and 
Gotham theatres. 

It now seems that William Fox will be 
left in undisturbed possession of the two 
houses, the Empire people having agreed 
not to bring another injunction suit. 
Their plans are kept secret, but in all 
probability they will take the form of an 
action for damages. 

When the case was called Rankin D. 
Jones addressed a statement to Judge 
Lacombe in which he stated his side had 
been unable to secure the defendants' af- 
fidavits and did not immediately care to go 
on with the suit. The Empire Circuit held 
a contract with Sullivan & Kraus, he 
stated, which had eight years to run and 
the points involved in the suit were so 
complicated and the issues so important, 
he was unwilling to proceed without 
proper preparation. He therefore asked 
that the matter be stricken off the calen- 
dar. . 

This removes the two theatres from any 
possibility of being disturbed for nearly 
a year, for it will take that long be- 
fore a new action can be brought before 
the court. 

House, Grossman ft Vorhaus appeared 
for Sullivan ft Kraus, and Mr. Jones for 
the Empire Circuit Company. William 
Fox was also represented by counsel. 

A member of the Empire Circuit Ex- 
ecutive Committee this week denied that 
his company had any idea of giving up 
its efforts to secure possession of the two 
theatres. He said that already the Em- 
pire lawyers had a plan by which the mat- 
ter would be reopened very shortly and 
intimated that the campaign would bear 
fruit within a short time. Just what the 
plans were he could not say. 

In an interview with a Variety repre- 
sentative this week this manager inti- 
mated that the West is considering the 
proposition of building theatres of its own 
both in 14th Street and 126th Street 
where the Dewey and Gotham are lo- 
cated. 

"It is a matter of complete indifference," 
said he, "which way the case goes, 
whether for or against us. If the courts 
decide that we may play the Sullivan- 
Kraus houses, well and good. But if they 
remain closed to us, the elimination of a 
disturbing factor in the Empire Company 
will be ample compensation, and we will 
supply substitute houses for our com- 
panies. 

"Of this you may be sure. If the Em- 
pire Company thinks that the business 
warrants it new theatres will be built on 
Fourteenth Street and 125th Street." 



BEHMAIf SHOWS NEW EQUIPMENT. 

Scenery and costuming will be the new 
equipment to be placed in "The Behman 
Show" before the season has far advanced. 
This was decided upon early in the week 
by Jack Singer, the manager, after con- 
sultation with members of the Colum- 
bia Amusement Co. (Eastern Burlesque 
Wheel). 

It is said $2,000 will be invested in the 
show. 



"COOCHERS" vs. "SALOMERS." 

Chicago, Sept. 3. 

The burlesque league season has started; 
"Salome" and "Cooch" are battling for the 
pennant. The struggle atwixt the Cubs 
and the Giants will be like unto lottoes 
alongside the terpsichorean fracas. 

"Cooch" won the first game when a 
burlesque organization signed a "coocher" 
with a .447 batting average as an added 
feature; but "Salome" came back with 
both bare feet and one acephalous head, 
dividing honors in the bill. 

F,or a while all the "coochers" were put 
out of the game by the Chicago author- 
ities, but you can't keep a good wiggle 
down. One show gets a "coocher" and the 
rest must follow suit to get the crowds; 
and there you are. 

Last season the various managers agreed 
to expunge the naughty twist. One broke 
the covenant and the entire agreement 
crumbled as if by magic. 

The "coochers" are recruited from the 
choruses. Dot tie Dimples togs up a la 
odalisque, assuming a nom de plumage — 
like "The Girl in Black" or 'The Woman 
in Gamboge," et cetera. But all the tints 
in the spectrum have been used up, so it 
listens like a deluge of new name, mucn 
Arabian, viz.: "La Flora," "Looloota," 
"Squeegina," and so forth. 

One manager has named his "coocher" 
after a cigar; another after a popular 
cigarette. 

As New York breeds "Salomers," so is 
Chicago the center of the "cooch" industry. 
It would be nice if a new dance craze 
could be invented so as to make it a three 
cornered fight. 



OPPENHEIMER RUNS STOCK BUR- 
LESQUE. 

Chicago, Sept. 3. 
Jos. Oppenheimer, formerly manager of 
the "Fay Foster" Company, has secured 
the lease on the Orpheum. Davenport, 
la., and will install stock burlesque. He 
plans to organize a chain of houses with 
the same policy. 



WILLIAMS SHOW AFTER ELECTION. 

Chicago, Sept. 3. 

Sim Williams, who was here with "The 
Imperials" last week stated that imme- 
diately following the election his firm will 
launch a big musical show over the Klaw 
& Erlanger time, which is being held open. 

It will open at the Nixon, Pittsburg. 
The show is called "The Runaway Prin- 

C(SB." 



CHARLIE BURKHARDT MARRIES. 

Chicago, Sept. 3. 

Chas. J. Burkhardt, featured with "The 
Travelers," and Hazel Corrine Frank, . a 
belle in South Side society circles, were, 
married Friday, Aug. 28, in Chicago, Rev. 
Dr. Levy officiating at the ceremony. 

A reception was tendered the groom and 
bride on the Empire Theatre stage Friday 
night. Mr. Burkhardt was presented with 
a loving cup by the members of the com- 
pany. 



TWO "REILLY ft WOODS." 

There are tw-j burlesque shows on the 
road this year playing under the "Reilly 
& Woods" billing. One is a "No. 2" or- 
ganization playing one and three night 
stands under the management of BSIIy 
Vale. The other is Jacobs & Jenfctn'* 
"Greater New York Stars." 



KRAUS' SHOWS ROUTED. 

The two Kraus' burlesque shows "Rialto 
Rounders" and "20th Century Girls" have 
been routed on the Eastern Burlesque 
Wheel. The first is to go on tour in the 
Eastern when Montreal opens, set down 
for Oct. 5, while the "20th" will enter 
upon the road trip when Louisville is 
added to the Eastern Circuit, about Nov. 
15. 

The withdrawal of the action -against 
Sullivan & Kraus by the Empire Circuit 
Co. in the United States District Court 
last week cleared the path for these 
moves. 



LIEUT. MINER MAY RETIRE. 

A report is current that Lieut. H. Clay 
Miner, executor of the Miner estate, may 
retire from personal connection with the 
burlesque properties in which the estate 
is interested. 

Mr. Miner has served for several years 
as a member of the Empire Circuit Execu- 
tive Committee. He would not comment 
on the report. 



HOUDINI'S SUCCESSOR JUMPING. 

Newark, Sept. 3. 

The Marvelous Leonard, with the 
"Yankee Doodle Girls" at the Empire, 
jumped off the Jackson Street Bridge this 
week, heavily manacled. 

A large crowd collected, and the local 
papers give the feat much space. 

Leonard is the successor over here to 
Harry Houdini in the latter's handcuff 
act. He seems to be following closely 
the methods successfully adopted by 
Houdini for publicity. 



EARLY BIG RECEIPTS. 

Remarkable figures for burlesque re- 
ceipts thus early in the season were en- 
tered for last week by Bob Manchester's 
"Cracker Jacks," which played to $8,125 
at the Star, Brooklyn, and Fred Irwin's 
show at the Gayety, Pittsburg, which 
drew in $7,000 to the box office. 



JUST A COINCIDENCE. 

Boston, Sept. 3. 

At the Howard this week are Jeanette 
Dupre, playing as the headliner of the 
theatre's own vaudeville show, and W. B. 
Watson's "Cosy Corner Girls." 

It is purely a coincidence. Miss Dupre 
is not with the show and states she does 
not intend to enter burlesque this season. 
Divorce proceedings are pending between 
Mr. Watson and Miss Dupre. 



"PETE" CLARK DECLARES. 

Albany, Sept. 3. 

"Pete" Clark declared himself to a news- 
paper man here this week by saying his 
"Runaway Girls" was not a "burlesque 
show," but a "first class comic opera." 

And the newspaper agreed with Clark 
in its review. That really sums up the 
burlesque situation in Albany this week. 
It "Pete" is happy, there's nothing to 
worry about* and "Pete" is happy. 



PEARL AND MEAD SPLIT. 

Atlantic City, Sept. 3. 
Tony Pearl and ex-jockey Tommy Mead 
have decided to part company. After last 
week, when they played at Young's Pier, 
Pearl decided that the act would not go. 
He has a new partner in view. He is an 
Italian also. 



NEW PIECE FOR HAYES. 

Philadelphia, Sept. 3. 

Edmund Hayes was haled into court 
a second time on Saturday, Aug; 28, when 
J. Bolten Winpenny endeavored to have 
Hayes held for contempt of court for 
producing a portion of the "Wise Guy" 
after an injunction had been issued 
against him. 

Winpenny claimed that the table scene 

used by Hayes in the "Mardi Gras 
Beauties' and other portions of the bur- 
lesque belonged to the "Wise Guy" sketch, 
but Hayes furnished witnesses which satis- 
fied the court that there was nothing in the 
show to hold Hayes for contempt, and he 
was discharged. 

Hayes finished out the week here, and 
the show left for Newark, minus several 
chorus girls, who were let out. While 
here Hayes arranged with Joe Mitchell 
(Mitchell and Quinn) for a two-act piece, 
the book of which was read to Hayes. 
It has a character similar to the "Wise 
Guy," but is in no way like the original 
piece. Mitchell is at work on it now, and 
will probably turn in over to Hayes in a 
week or two. 

The "Jolly Girls" show which Win- 
penny has in the Western Wheel has not 
been formed yet, Winpenny having felt 
sure of defeating Hayes in court and 
compelling him to go with the "Jolly 
Girla." The court enjoined Hayes from 
using the sketch, but made no ruling on 
his services. 



ARRESTS "COOCHER" SECOND TIME. 

Chicago, Sept. 3. 

Again through the activity of "The 
Tribune" Chooceeta, the "coocher," has 
been pinched. This time it was at the 
Empire. "The Tribune" claims it "went 
after" "Chooceeta," and the paper also 
claims it caused the Trocadero to "clean 
up." The "Troc." was the place where 
the "coocher" was nailed the last time. 
If the "Tribune" "cleaned up" the "Troc." 
it can do almost anything. 

Bail was given for the "cooch" dancer. 
Probablv if a "Salomer" is ever seen here 
by the police it will be imprisonment for 
life with perhaps hanging included. 



HEAT CAUSED SLUMP. 

Just as the theatres were finishing an 
unusually successful season in the middle 
West this week, a hot wave descended and 
the box office receipts went a-glimmering. 
In St. Louis, from a cool spell the weather 
suddenly became oppressive and in Louis- 
ville it is said the temperature reached 
102 degrees. 

The burlesque shows West were the larg- 
est losers. They were in the midst of 
successful runs when the heat came along. 

ANOTHER MUSIC HALL SUIT. 

Gus Hill served Jack Singer with papers 
in an injunction suit Saturday night at 
the Murray Hill Theatre, alleging that an 
.art used as the third scene in the bur- 
lesque of "The Behman Show" is an in- 
fringement of his exclusive rights to Fred 
Karno's "A Night in an English Music 
Hall," which he holds from the English 
producer. 

This is the third or fourth suit of the 
kind Hill has brought, one against Camp- 
bell & Drew having been settled out of 
court only recently. 



VARIETY 



THE MORRIS OPPOSITION 
IN VAUDEVILLE OPENS TO-DAY 



Matinee at the Lincoln Square, New York, the 
Starting dun. Morris Sanguine. 



As the curtain rolls up at the Lincoln 
Square on the matinee to-day (Saturday) 
the one-man fight William Morris is to 
make against the combined leading vaude- 
ville interests of America as represented 
by the Eastern and Western managers in 
the United Booking Offices commences. 

At his office this week Mr. Morris ex- 
pressed himself as fully confident of suc- 
cess. He would not admit that his vaude- 
ville circuit was an opposition one, but 
said he had been in vaudeville, was in and 
intended to remain there, operating his 
houses through William Morris, Inc., as 
a pure business proposition. 

Asked how he was prepared for future 
bills on his circuit, Mr. Morris said he had 
been literally swamped with offers of acts. 
He expressed the conviction there would 
never come a time when the Morris Cir- 
cuit could not command all the acts re- 
quired of any grade or calibre. 

The single handed fight Morris is putting 
up against the vaudeville opposition has 
commanded the respect if not the love of 
his competitors. The strength developed 
by Morris in acts as publicly given out 
during the past two weeks has surprised 
many people who looked upon the silence 
maintained by Mr. Morris over the sum- 
mer as equivalent to an admission that 
good acts were not available. 

There is no one m showdom who doe9 
not wish Morris well. Some mutter it 
under the breath; others, and even among 
those whom he must compete with, speak 
their "good luck" thoughts aloud. 

Among a certain grade of managers not 
connected with tne Morris office there is 
a devout wish that Morris may succeed 
ir vaudeville for his own sake, their own 
and for the purpose of upholding a vaude- 
ville opposition which will prevent the 
growth of a dictatorship. 

The William Morris Circuit to date is 
composed of eight large houses, opening 
as follows: Lincoln Square, £ept. 5; Sa- 
voy, Fall River (Mass.), Sept. 7; Fore- 
paugh's Philadelphia, Sept. 14; Blaney's, 
Yonkers, Sept. 14; Fulton Theatre, Brook- 
lyn, some time this month (date refused) ; 
Lyric, Newark (date refused), American 
upon expiration of the Opera company's 
stay there, vaudeville opening probably 
occuring Oct. 5; Orpheum, Boston, at the 
conclusion of "In Dahomey," vaudeville's 
first date Oct. 5, estimated. In addition, 
the Morris is booking innumerable small 
houses. 



KARNO'S BAGGAGE DELAYED. 

The Karno Comedy Company appeared 
at Hammerstein's on Monday, having 
been called over to open the season there 
one week ahead of the schedule time. 

Upon arriving at the Custom House 
Alf Reeves, the manager, found his new 
scenery brought over with the act, along 
with other "props," could not be deliv- 
ered in time for the opening. Up to 
Wednesday nothing had been recovered 
from the Appraisers' Stores. 

This delay inconvenienced the act for 
the first few shows this week, causing 



the company to work under difficulties. 

At the White Rats this week Harry 
Mountford stated there had been no altera- 
tion in the custom ruling, but that the 
promises made by the Collector of the 
Port to facilitate the clearing of baggage 
for artists, vouched for by the Rats, had 
been kept. Jos. Adelman, a foreign art- 
ist, had his luggage sent through inside 
of a day late last week after he landed. 
Mr. Adelman is an American citizen, 
which helped some. 

There is much perplexity abroad over 
the new order. Artists on the other side 
tM>oked for America will probably have to 
lose a week's engagement before leaving 
to keep the opening date on this side if 
something more definite as to the time 
required to pass baggage through the cus- 
toms is not obtained or the ruling modi- 
fied. 



NEW HOUSE IN TORONTO. 

Toronto, Sept. 3. 
A plot of ground on Yonge Street in the 
North End has been purchased for $25,- 
000 by Toronto parties, and a vaudeville 
theatre will be erected. Excavation has 
already commenced. The building will cost 
.'^45,000. 



YOUNG PROCTOR IN PICTURES. 

According to a report this week, F. F. 
Proctor, Jr., in association with Harry 
Brunelle, the popular manager of the 125th 
Street theatre, has leased the "store show" 
place at 3rd Avenue and 140th Street 
which will shortly reopen under their 
management. 

The yearly rental is $4,500. The store 
show was recently abandoned by the En- 
terprise Amusement Co., due to losses 
sustained. The Enterprise paid $6,000 
yearly. Proctor-Brunelle secured a reduc- 
tion of the rent through tne letting of 
the corner adjoining for a saloon. 

Mr. Brunelle signed the application for 
electricity for the place this week. F. F. 
Proctor, Sr., is said not to be interested. 



ROOF OPEN ANOTHER WEEK. 

A precedent will be established next 
week by William Hammerstein for the 
Roof Garden season in New York. Mr. 
Hammerstein will have the roof show con- 
tinue until Sept. 13, the latest date a bill 
has ever played in the air over his Vic- 
toria theatre. 

The decision was arrived at on Tuesday, 
when it became necessary to change about 
five acts which had been engaged with an 
indoor performance in view. 

Frank A. Gotch, the wrestling champion 
of the world, billed to open at Hammer- 
stein's on Labor Day will probably be 
played, although the complications to fol- 
low the out-door appearance of Mr. Gotch 
and his company in "All About a Bout" 
are turning Mr. Hammcrstein's withering 
smile to smiling scorn. 

The sketch may be presented at matinees 
while the third scene only, a wrestling 
bout, will be given on the roof. 



VESTA VICTORIA TO RETURN. 

Vesta Victoria is to return to New 
York, and will play for the Morris Cir- 
cuit. Miss Victoria has signed for eight 
weeks, commencing in November, with an 
option of further engagements. 

The weekly salary agreed to for Miss 
Victoria's services has not been given out. 
When the Englishwoman appeared over 
here last season she received $2,500 weekly 
for thirty-three weeks under a Klaw & 
Erlanger contract. 

Miss Victoria is reported to have asked 
$3,250 for a return engagement this sea- 
son. Morris is believed to have agreed 
with Miss Victoria she shall receive the 
same amount on hie circuit paid her by 
Klaw & Erlanger. 



GRACE LA RUE'S GOOD IMPRESSION. 

Atlantic City, Sept. 3. 

Sam Bernard opened his season at the 
Savoy Monday evening in "Nearly A 
Hero." The show is a big hit here, and 
Bernard for the first time is pitted 
against Hattie Williams, his former lead- 
ing lady, who is now a star and who is 
appearing at Nixon's Apollo this week. 

All of last season's hits are still in the 
production, and Bernard's portrayal of 
Ludwig Knocdler is better than ever. 

(J race La Rue, who succeeds Ethel Levey 
as Angel ine De Vere, made an excellent 
impression. The other members of the 
cast are almost the same as last season. 



AMERICANS SCORING ABROAD. 

According to mail reports three American 
acts are scoring substantial hits in as many 
Continental cities. 

At the Wintergarten the Juggling Mow- 
atts lead the bill ; in Hamburg Simon and 
Gardner are the comedy hit, and Guyer 
and Crispi have established themselves as 
favorites in Paris. 



"SALOME" COMPROMISE. 

When the Jos. M. Gaites production of 
"Follies of 1907" opened in Scranton, Pa., 
with Montgomery and Moore as the fea- 
ture Saturday night, the widely announced 
"Salome" dancer who appeared was La 
Millas, the girl who wa« "suppressed" in 
Asbury Park, N. J., recently. 

La Millas was under contract to E. F. 
Albee, but when the Producing Managers' 
National Association a short time ago de- 
cided that the contract between La Sylphe 
and Jos. M. Gaites was not binding, the 
vaudeville magnate dictated that the latter 
should remain in vaudeville and La Millas 
was given to Gaites as a compromise meas- 
ure. 



FINAL CLUB SWINGING CONTEST. 

Sydney, Australia, July 15. 

To settle the club-swinging championship 
(endurance and finish), Tom Burrows and 
Jack Grifliths met at I Ik* Adelaide, Tivoli, 
last week. 

Condition* were .'{-lb clubs, each com- 
petitor to describe 70 (lear circles per min- 
ute and the time allotted to be 05 hours. 
20 minutes; should both competitors com- 
plete together, the winner to l>e decided 
by points. 

Both men were on their feet at the finish. 
Burrows got the decision on points. 



S|»i>sel Brothers and Mack will probably 
visit Australia before returning for home 
engagements from 'U9-'10 on. 



LESLIE HIT IN "FLUFFY RUFFLES." 

Atlantic City, Sept. 3. 

Hattie Williams in her new musical 
comedy "Fluffy Ruffles" opened a week's 
engagement at Nixon's Apollo Monday 
evening to a big house. 

The play is adopted from the cartoon 
picture series by that name and written 
by John J. McNally. The music is by 
W. T. Francis and J. D. Kern, and the 
lyrics by Wallace Irwin. Ben Teal staged 
the production. 

"Fluffy Ruffles" is in three acts, hand- 
somely staged and costumed. The music 
is not catchy and the comedy poor ex- 
cepting the work of Bert Leslie and 
George Grossmith, Jr. Miss Williams has 
the part of a girl who is continually los- 
ing her position. She goes through the 
three acts in this style, and it looks as 
though all of the other members of the 
big cast have been sacrificed to her. 

Mr. Leslie has evidently created his own 
part, for McNally could never have writ- 
ten the genuine (Leslie) slang he uses 
throughout the entire performance. He 
receives more laughs than all the others 
together. Grossmith is very good as an 
Englishman. Jack Gardner has several 
songs. Helena Frederick has but one 
number, the musical hit of the perform- 
ance, and with her excellent voice should 
have had more. Bessie Clifford does a 
two-minute dance, and is lost for the bal- 
ance of the performance. Victor and 
Nettie Hyde show their Russian dance in 
the second act. The chorus is pretty. 

"Fluffy Ruffles" needs fixing. 



FINANCIAL ITEM. 

Felix Reich, of Reich & Plunkett, and 
formerly of Reich & Cox, entered a peti- 
tion in bankruptcy this week with liabili- 
ties of $45,000 including in his schedules 
many claims against him by vaudeville 
artists. 

The only asset acknowledged was a 
claim of $5,000 against Harold Cox. 



CHICAGO'S MANY SMALL HOUSES. 

Chicago, Sept. 3. 

Sam Du Vries and H. Dalby, a wealthy 
Mexican mine broker, have secured the 
Ideal on Milwaukee Avenue; the National 
at 18th and Center, and the Majestic, 
Chicago Heights. All three houses will be 
renamed "The Ameta," and be remodeled. 

Ten cent vaudeville will be the policy. 
The promoters plan to secure about ten 
houses in all. making a local circuit. This 
will give Chicago about twenty low priced 
vaudeville theatres. 



ARTURO BERNARDI. 

The pictures on the front page of this 
issue are likenesses of Arturo Bernardi, 
the protean artist, as himself and in some 
of the characters taken by him in his 
stage entertainment. 

Mr. Bernardi is the quick change artist, 
and has just completed eight successful 
weeks at ITaminerstein's Hoof Garden, 
where be made his American debut, hav- 
ing l>een engaged for four weeks. Follow- 
ing Ids first performance, Mr. Bernardi's 
stay on the Hoof was prolonged for four 
weeks more. 

The lightning changer is al present 
playing on the Percy G. Williams circuit. 
Following that time, Mr. Itcmardi will 
appear at the Keif h- Proctor theatres and 
then travel over tic entire circuit. He 
has proven one ln^e success over here. 



8 



VARIETY 



CLAIMS CARR'S RIGHTS RESTRICTED. 

House, Grossman & Vorhaua, attorney! 
for Aaron Hoffman, this week served no- 
tice upon Alex Carr that Hoffman would 
not permit the use of "The End of the 
World" at the Lincoln Square, where it 
is billed to open to-night. Hoffman's con- 
tention is that he sold to Carr the rights of 
the sketch for burlesque only, and that 
any attempt on his part to introduce it 
in vaudeville will be made the subject of 
a legal action. 

Carr declares he holds receipts from 
Hoffman which gave him unrestricted right 
to the use of the sketch. William Morris 
received a similar notice from the lawyers. 

Mr. Hoffman declared that Oarr held the 
sketch without any written contract from 
him, but on verbal agreement to use it 
only with "Wine, Woman and Song." Mr. 
Hoffman said this week: 

"At first I was unwilling to have the 
sketch used in a burlesque show, feeling 
that burlesque audiences would not under- 
stand it. Mr. Carr begged so hard for its 
use and Mr. Thiese insisted upon having 
it if Carr was to go with the company 
that I finally gave in to him. The distinct 
understanding, however, was that the 
sketch should be used only for 'Wine, 
Woman and Song.' 

"After Mr. Carr left that company he 
attempted to prevent the further use of 
•The End of the World,' but the courts 
failed to uphold him and decided that the 
disposition of the piece rested with me, 
Carr merely paying me for its use. Since 
then I have taken the sketch from Mr. 
Carr because he did not live up to our 
terms." 



FISHER-SHEA CIRCUIT STARTS. 

On Labor Day the four Bijou theatres 
controlled by the Feiber & Shea Amuse- 
ment Co. commence the season in Orange, 
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Bay- 
onne, N. J. 

The admission in each will be from 
10 to 30 cents. An unusually heavy bill 
will be presented at these prices, since the 
Bijou theatres are so conveniently located 
to New York City they will be the "try- 
ing out" places for new and pretentious 
vaudeville offerings, the firm making this 
objective point a feature of the circuit. 

Expensive numbers will play for Feiber 
& Shea at a nominal figure for the bene- 
fits to be derived from "breaking in" at 
a house where the managers and agents 
may review the acts. The stages at the 
Orange and Bayonne theatres are capable 
of holding any production to be presented. 

The corporation is composed of H. H. 
Feiber, one of the International agents for 
the United Booking Offices, and M. A. 
Shea, the producer and manager. Both 
are experts in vaudeville, progressive and 
have built up their quartet of vaudeville 
houses in a. season. Bookings are entered 
by Mr. Shea at his office in the Gaiety 
Theatre Building. 

Of the opening bills on the circuit, the 
Orange show is a sample. It will be "The 
Eight Palace Girls," Elsie Boehm, Burton's 
Dogs, Luce and Luce, Earl and Bartlett, 
Joe Edmons, Bush and .Elliott and pic- 
tures. 



LATEST ORPHEUM BOOKINGS. 

The latest acts reported booked over 
the Orpheum Circuit are "Happy Jack 
Gardner" (Sept. 13, Minneapolis), Le Roy 
and Woodward ' (Jan. 1, Memphis), Rice 
and Elmer, Swedish-American Quartet 
(Sept. 6, Des Moines), Favor and Sinclair 
(this week, St. Paul), Roattina and Stev- 
ens (Sept. 13, Butte), Flo Adler, Lock- 
wood and Bryson (Dec. 14, Seattle), Frank 
Mostyn Kelly and Co. (Sept. 19, Butte), 
Okura Japs (Sept. 14, Denver), and 
Orth and Fern (Sept. 6, Minneapolis). 

Two of the Orpheum Circuit's Produc- 
ing Department sketches by Langdon 
Mitchell will be presented shortly. "A 
Coney Island Cannibal" (farce), with four 
people is set down for Sept. 28 at the Bi- 
jou, Orange, N. J. "The Trusty," the 
other of Mr. Mitchell's pieces, first sees 
the light Sept. 21 at the Bijou, Bayonne. 

"Wedded by Wire," a farce, by Geo. D. 
Parker, will be in readiness to show at the 
Bijou, New Brunswick, N. J., on Sept. 
14. Four people will play the sketch. 

The premiers of all the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit's productions will likely take place 
on the Feiber-Shea Circuit of Bijou The- 
atres in that part of New Jersey nearest 
to New York City. 



MORRIS BILL IN YONKERS. 

The opening bills at Blaney's, Yonkers, 
booked by William Morris will play the 
house commencing Sept. 14, and the pro- 
gram will be "I'Pagliacci," Barnold's dogs, 
Frank Bush, Mr. and Mrs. Nello, Galando, 
Hodges and Lauchmere, Kelly and Adams 
und pictures. 

Admission 10-20-30-60. 



MOZART'S BIG NEW HOUSE. 

Edward E. Mozart's big Coliseum in 
Newcastle, Pa., will open next week with 
vaudeville. Jimmie Lee will be local man- 
ager. 

The Coliseum is on the main street of 
the town. It has been converted to its 
new use by having the whole interior re- 
built. The work was completed during 
the summer. The seating capacity is 
nearly 2,000. 



ABE HUMMEL PASTOR'S EXECUTOR. 

The late Tony Pastor's will was filed 
for probate this week. In it he names 
(Abraham Hummel as his executor, to 
whom he loft a valuable gold watch and 
lather personal tokens. The Dean be- 
queathed $500 and a gold watch, presented 
to Mr. Pastor by his company while the 
organization was playing at the Bowery 
Theatre, to Harry Sanderson, for many 
years the manager of Pastor's Theatre. 

The testament speaks in touching terms 
of "the said Sanderson's attention and 
loyal friendship to me." 

The rest of the estate, the value of 
which is not disclosed, Is left without 
reservation to the widow, Josephine Pastor, 
with the exception of $10,000, which goes 
to the Actor's Fund. 



Louise Taylor will be a joint principal 
with Edith Bradford in the forthcoming 
miniature comic opera in process of pro- 
duction by the Orpheum's Producing De- 
partment opening Oct. 5. 



GALVESTON STARTS VAUDEVILLE. 

Chicago, Sept. 3. 

The Peoples', Galveston, Texas, has 
opened with vaudeville under the manage- 
ment of T. J. Boyle. The theatre cost 
$20,000 and seats 750. 

Two shows are given daily, with five or 
six acts on the bill. Mr. Boyle will es- 
tablish a circuit through Texas. 



MORRIS BRANCH IN BOSTON. 

Bostou, Sept. 3. 

An announcement was made this week 
by William Morris, who was here on 
Tuesday, that he will establish a branch 
booking office here which will take care of 
the circuit he is organizing in New Eng- 
land. 

The Morris branch in this city will be 
over the Washington Street entrance of 
the Orpheum. It will be under the gen- 
eral charge of W. T. Grover, the resident 
manager of the Orpheum, and there will 
be some one from the Morris New York 
office sent on here as assistant. 

There are reports that Morris will book 
for a number of New England houses. 
The supposition is the establishing of a 
Boston office has been caused by the many 
small turns which will be required. 



LEONHARDT*S INAUGURATION. 

Yonkers, Sept. 3. 

The inaugural program for the Doric, 
under the management of Harry Leon- 
hardt, opening at the Labor Day matinee, 
will be composed of Robert H. Hodge and 
Company, Charles F. Gemon, "The Teddy 
Bears," Piccolo Midgets, Finlay and 
Burke, Coakley and McBride, Marzellos 
and pictures. 

Mr. Leonhardt has announced that no 
new acts or "try-outs" will play at the 
Doric. 

The opposition to be placed in Yonkers 
by William Morris at Blaney's, Mr. Leon- 
hardt views complacently. He says too 
much vaudeville up here may help to 
educate the public and benefit the theatres 
by an increased patronage. 

Mr. Leonhardt has got a little some- 
thing" on anybody in this city through his 
personally popularity, firmly established 
by him in a very short time. 



MANAGER'S LIMIT, $30. 

Nat Burgess, manager of the Old South 
Theatre, Boston, does business without 
dickering, and his limit of salary is $30. 
At least Mr. Burgess so informed Mr. and 
Mrs. Sidney Reynolds in the following 
letter, somewhat expressive all by itself: 

"Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Reynolds. 

"Your card received. Here is my propo- 
sition and positively no dickering to be 
done whatever. Everything is explained 
in this letter thoroughly. 

"This house is visited every week by 
every manager and agent in Boston and 
vicinity. I do not state to anyone what 
salaries I pay here. 

"You can receive full value for your act 
outside this house if it is O. K. 

"My limit here is $30 per week (double) 
— 5 shows a day — 3 on Sunday — 10 min- 
utes required. 

'It will pay you to take a chance and 
take this work, as there is always room 
around here for new faces. Nun* sed. 
(Signed) Nat Burgess, Mgr." 

Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds answered by 
asking Mr. Burgess what provision he 
would make for their dresser, who re- 
quired $15 as weekly salary; also de- 
clining to pay less than $8 board. 



Shows at the Wigwam and National, 
San Francisco, now commence with the 
Sunday matinee instead of on Monday 
as before. The new arrangement has 
been made for the benefit of the Los An- 
geles Theatre, shortly to be opened by 
Sullivan-Co nsidine. 



DEI-MAR'S GUTTERING OFFER. 

All kinds of money have been placed Le- 
fore Jules Delmar of the United Offices 
by Mitchell Marx if Mr. Delmar will 
become the hitter's chief of staff. 

Mr. Marx has a chain of picture house* 
in the West. He with Delmar and Phil 
Nash are said to be equally interested in 
a film place at Auburn, N. Y. 

The Marx proposition to Delmar as re- 
ported gives a guaranteed yearly salary 
of $10,000 for three years, with a bonus 
of 26 per cent, of all net profits during 
that period. 

The present salary of Mr. Delmar with 
the United is said to be $7,500. It is also 
rumored the United is loath to lose Mr. 
Delmar's services, and has agreed to ad- 
vance the figure to $10,000, but cannot 
meet the unknown amount the twenty -five 
per cent, of profits may reach. 

The latest report was that Mr. Delmar 
would accept the new position. He entered 
the Keith office but a few years since at 
$S0 weekly. 



ACCUSES HORACE GOLDIN. 

Oswald Williams, an English illusionist, 
booked for the Morris Circuit this season, 
has written William Morris in haste that 
he has noticed in Variety an advertise- 
ment of Horace Goldin's claiming his 

(Goldin's) "double disappearance" to be 
patented. 

Mr. Williams is in a slight rave over the 
affair, saying he first produced the "dou- 
ble disappearance," presented in New York 
the past summer by Mr. Goldin, during 
Aug. 1907 at the Coliseum, London. 

According to the English illusionist, 
who is now abroad, where he may settle 
the question with Goldin, also over there, 
Horace "copped" his trick. 

"Copping" tricks is not unusual among 
illusionists, although Mr. Goldin has as- 
serted in the past with some pride that 
none of his tricks are directly traceable 
after he has placed the finishing touches 
to them. 

The "double disappearance" is in the 
repertoire of Williams. A counter-claim 
may be looked forward to from Goldin. 

De Biere, who is playing at the Orphe- 
um, Brooklyn, this week, after being in 
Europe two years, does a "double disap- 
pearing" illusion. 



FALL RIVER'S SHOW. 

Fall River, Mass., Sept. 3. 

The first Morris show at the Savoy to 
start Labor Day is made up of 'TPagli- 
acci," The Rinaldos, Hines and Reming- 
ton, Hickey and Nelson, Kelly and Adams, 
Milton and Dolly Nobles, The Bradfords 
and pictures. 

Prices are from 10 to 60 cents. The 
bills announce Julius Cahn as "sole lessee 
and manager." 



PRODUCTION WITH 50 PEOPLE. 

"Sheridan's Ride," receiving its first 
showing at Proctor's, Newark, this week, 
has Carlyle Moore as the star, and a total 
company of 60. The production may play 
New York next week. 

Mr. Moore has received the authorization 
of the War Department to call upon any 
post commander within a convenient range 
of his engagement for the week to supply 
the act with an equipment of real soldiers 
for the piece. 



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London, Aug. 27. 
The management was very quiet about 
Emma Francis substituting for Maud Al- 
lan at the Palace Aug. 17. The incident 
was not noised about until a day or so 
ago. Miss Francis remains at the Pal- 
ace until Sept. 12. Then she goes to the 
Berlin Wintergarten, with Hamburg and 
Vienna to follow. 



Week of Aug. 17 Frederick Melville's 
"Motor Girl" scored at the Coliseum, al- 
though the style of act is more or less 
familiar to the Londoners. Hawthorne and 
Burt were on the same bill, in closing place 
after a long show. The weariness of the 
audience worked against their talk, but 
the dancing gave a strong finish, and they 
passed flying. 



Bosanquet is the hit of the Empress, 
Brixton. The musician was billed for 
only the Monday matinee, but finished 
the week. 



Ike Rose came to town this week and 
jubilantly announced that while on the 
Continent he had secured the services of 
Voight, the Captain of Koepenick, for the 
music halls over there. Voight is the es- 
caped convict who, disguised in a uniform, 
bluffed out the mayor of a Berlin suburb 
and carried off a considerable sum of 
money from the safe. He is the talk of 
Europe just now, having been pardoned 
by the Kaiser. But according to the press 
reports, the government has forbidden him 
to make any public appearance. Still 
Rose declares he will exhibit the captain, 
and there the matter stands. 



Little Tich is waging war against the 
London Animated Picture Company, seek- 
ing the aid of the courts to prevent that 
concern billing him in front of their mov- 
ing picture theatre in such a way as to 
make it appear that he is part of the en- 
tertainment within. The moving picture 
Company agreed to discontinue the use of 
the offending paper if the plaintiffs would 
agree not to force them to pay costs. 
Tich's counsel refused to consider such a 
compromise and the case will be fought to 
a finish. 



Mitchell and Cain are just playing the 
last of their thirty weeks' tour on the 
Moss -St oil tour. They sail for America 
Oct. 1. Before leaving they will re-engage 
for an appearance on this side next sea- 
son. 



McCarf s Monkeys opened here Monday 
at the Palace. 



The next production to be presented by 
Fred Karno will be named "The Yapps - 
Yapps." It is now rehearsing. Thirty 
people are in the company. 



It is understood over here that Odette 
Valerie, the "Salome" dancer has not bound 
herself to appear in American vaudeville. 
She will appear during early November at 
the Manhattan Opera House in a grand 
opera presentation of "Salome," contribut- 



ing her dance to the production. The 
United Booking Offices are said to have an 
option upon her services after such time as 
Oscar Hammer8tein no longer demands her 
attendance at his opera house. 



Daisy Wood is playing the Oxford and 
South London this week, trying out a few 
new songs that she is going to spring on 
the New Yorkers. 



Hal Godfrey, who opened at the 
Coliseum August 24, was forced to leave 
the stage at the night performance when 
he was taken ill. It is not known as yet 
whether Mr. Godfrey will be able to finish 
the week. 



Horace Goldin repeated his former suc- 
cesses in this country at the Coliseum last 
night. Tambo and Tambo did well in an 
early position, while Truly Shattuck did 
fairly farther down on the bill. 



There will be a special meeting of the 
V. A. F.'s next Sunday (August 30) to 
discuss (be stand of this body in refer- 
ence to the intended merger of the man- 
agers. Joe O'Gorman stated last night 
that he was not prepared to give a state- 
ment regarding the organization's plans in 
case of the merger, but he let it be under- 
stood that the artists were fully prepared. 



It was stated at the Morris London 
office that the Van Diemans (aerial act) 
were not booked by the Morris office as 
stated. At this office it was also stated 
and shown in form of contracts that Will- 
iams and Tucker are booked through this 
office for America. 



Dick Knowles is back at the Tivoli and 
is the usual big noise at this place. 



Jim Donovan is back from a few days' 
trip to Paris. Jim says Paris is the goods, 
but he says their knowledge of the Irish 
language is very limited and it is tough 
when you can cuss so well and nobody 
understands. 



Charles E. Evans is in London with his 
wife, who has not been very well. This 
is his sixteenth trip abroad and in all this 
time he has never accepted a foreign en- 
gagement. 



Mr. Butt, of the Palace, returns from 
n three weeks' vacation in the country, 
August 24. 



Mr. Scott will retire shortly from the 
Alhambrn, which house he has managed for 
years. 



TWO "DEVILS" IN VAUDEVILLE. 

There were two "Devils" in vaudeville 
this week, breaking even with the legiti- 
mate on the score. 

"The Devil" with Preston Kendall 
"showed" at the Dewey for a single per- 
formance. It is under the direction of 
Al Sutherland. 

The other "Devil" played Brighton 
Beach. 



I. A. L. NOW MANAGER. 

Commencing with Tuesday last (Sept. 
1), the International Artisten Loge of Ger- 
many became the manager of the Circus, 
Dusseldorf, in opposition to J. Gluevk, of 
the Appollo in that city, who is president 
of the German Managers' Association, and 
the leader in the agitation whioh resulted 
in the I. A. L. declaring a boycott against 
six German music halls. The sixth to be 
included and not previously mentioned in 
the despatches is in Stettin, Director Bar- 
tuscheck. 

Advices from Berlin arriving this week 
say the I. A. L. is resting pending the 
final action upon the form of contract 
to be submitted by the Managers' As- 
sociation as reported in last week's Va- 
riety. 

The operation of the Circus, Dussel- 
dorf, by the Loge, is for an indefinite 
run. The contract under whioh the I. A. L. 
obtained the house contains a two weeks' 
clause. William Berol, brother to Max 
Konorah, the I. A. L. president, will prob- 
ably manage the artists' house, if his serv- 
ices are at present available. 

Through some of the I. A. L. members 
holding stock in the Appollo at Dussel- 
dorf, a confusion of theatre names result- 
ed, the first information giving the Ap- 
pollo as the theatre the I. A. L. would 
direct this month. 

It is reported from Berlin that the Ger- 
man managers object more seriously to the 
activity of President Max Berol-Konorah 
as the head of the order than any other 
cause. A proposition was made by the 
managers to settle all differences if Mr. 
Konorah would retire. The* Executive 
Committee of the I. A. L. without con- 
sidering the offer, tendered the President 
a vote of confidence immediately. 

It is said by prominent I. A. L. men 
that Konorah has done wonders since he 
returned to Berlin, giving his sole at- 
tention to the affairs of the Loge. He 
has had frequent interviews with the Ger- 
man Minister of the Interior, a circum- 
stance viewed by the managers as in- 
credible, although apparent. 



MAYNE REPLACES WALDO. 

James Blake, acting for Walter Plimmer, 
this week appointed Lester Mayne to take 
charge of Plimmer's vaudeville agency in 
the Knickerbocker Theatre building, and 
the office is again running for the first time 
since Frank Waldo deserted it about a 
month ago. 

In a letter to friends in New York Plim- 
mer declared that when he left New York 
he had no debts outstanding and that if 
any had been incurred by his office it was 
because of unauthorized expenditures by 
Waldo after his (Plimmer's) departure. 
Waldo held a power of attorney from Plim- 
mer to collect between $000 and $700 due 
the office on back commissions and was 
to have received half of all profits, paying 
the entire cost of operating the office out 
of his percentage. 



PICTURES IN ROBINSON'S. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 3. 

The Casino Company of Detroit has in- 
augurated the regime of moving pictures 
in Robinson's Opera House here. Mr. 
Overpeck, formerly of the English Opera 
House, Indianapolis, has charge of the en- 
terprise. 

The show runs from 1 to 11 p. m. In 
addition to the pictures two vaudeville 
acts are given at each show. 



DANIELS MAKES CLEVELAND SIT UP. 

Cleveland, Sept. 3. 

Harry Daniels, manager of Keith's, 
has caused more talk about town than his 
hcadliner. For the time being he was his 
own headliner. It was all because he had 
commissioned Press Agent Hastings to 
bring him back some glad raiment while 
he was in Europe last summer. Hastings 
executed the order and the result was 
that when Daniels appeared in the lobby 
Monday the incoming audience gasped. 

Daniels wore a curious looking coat with 
a wide, flowing collar, a> tie of white 
baby ribbon, lemon colored gloves and a 
white waistcoat, cut decollete like a so- 
ciety dam's ball gown and decorated with 
blue glass buttons. 

The lobby became so congested finally 
by the audience stopping to examine this 
strange phenomenon that Daniels retired 
to his office and shed his fine plumage, 
reappearing in everyday garb. 



DUMONTS FIFTY-FOURTH SEASON. 

Philadelphia, Sept. 3. 

The Eleventh Street Opera House (Du- 
mont's Minstrels) opened for its fifty- 
fourth season on Monday with a minstrel 
show along the same lines that has been 
given at this house for more than a half 
century. There is probably no other 
amusement house in the world that can 
show such a record of continuous man- 
agement, George W. Barber having been 
identified with the house for a period of 
forty years, and Frank Dumont has been 
there since J 885. 

A new idea this season is the discard- 
ing of the regulation minstrel first part 
costume for double-breasted blue coats, 
white trousers and shoes. Frank Dumont 
is still the interlocutor, and such favor- 
ites as Vic Richards, Hughey Dougherty, 
Gilbert Lossee, Ben Franklin, Jerry Cun- 
ningham, J. E. Fox, Charles Turner, J. A. 
Tully, Clifford Wood, J. E. Dempsey, R. 
Lily, J. Perry, W. Ward and R. Dickson 
have been retained. New members are 
Casper Nowak, the midget comedian; 
Vaughn Comfort, Joe Cheevers, McDevitt 
and Kelly, Walter Johnson and John E. 
Murphy. 



OPTION ON HOWARD AND BARRIS0N. 

Immediately following the large sized 
hit scored by Joe Howard and Mabel Bar- 
rison at Percy G. Williams' Alhambra 
last Monday afternoon on the occasion of 
their appearance, Arthur Klein, the Will- 
iams representative who secured the act 
for his principal, came out with an an- 
nouncement that his agreement with How- 
ard and Barrison carried an optional 
clause, giving him the further claim to 
their services beyond the Williams en- 
gagement. 

This to contravert the booking by Will- 
iam Morris of the pair to follow that 
time. Mr. Klein says he can not see how 
that can he done, without his consent. 
Under the circumstances, he also states, 
he has lost the consent for any engage- 
ment sounding like "Morris." 

Mr. Morris stated this week he held an 
absolute contract with the act, and it 
would play his houses. Mr. Morris added 
his contract could be used to prevent the 
team from playing •'l.-rwhc™ prior to the 
engagement with him wrre he desirous of 
taking advanfjti" of the contract's pro- 
visions in tlii u v-.-p'i't. 



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VARIETY 



Pauline Hall has been booked for ten 
weeks over tli* U lited time by Alf T. 
Wilton. Miss Hall open at Dayton, O., 
Sept. 21. 



Can ft eld and Carleton will produce a 
new act toward the latter end of the 
season. Until then they will play "The 
Hoodoo." 



Fatima Miris, the Italian girl who makes 
the quick changes, will open at the Lin* 
coin Square, New York, instead of the 
American. 



Eddie O'Neill is again behind the win- 
dow at the Colonial. Mr. O'Neill is as 
strong in that neighborhood as a politi- 
cal leader. 



The Five Juggling Jordans sail for 
Europe next April. The act has been 
booked on the United for two years by 
Pat Casey. 



Sing Fong Lee, the Chinese violinist, ar- 
rived in New York this week. Alf. T. 
Wilton will secure the Oriental musician 
an opening. 



Five members of the Florenz Troupe have 
been booked for Proctor's, Newark, next 
week by Edward S. Keller. The former act 
has divided. 



The Seven Samois have been placed 
by Jos. Shea as a special attraction 
with the Eastern Burlesque Wheel for 
twelve weeks. 



William Courtleigh and "Peaches" are 
flirting with the Morris office. It looks as 
though both would be Morris' features the 
coming season. 



Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Connolly in 
"Sweethearts" open on the Orpheum time 
at Portland Sept. 23. It is a Western 
act, never East 



Murray Bennett will be the new mem- 
ber of Brown, Harris and Brown this sea- 
son. The act opens at Dockstadert, Wil- 
mington, Oct. 6. 



Alice French, who impersonates Anna 
Held in "The Parisian Widows," will be 
married next spring to Sam Burns, of the 
same company. 



Tony Castcllanc and Brother the cy- 
clists, open in Berlin on January 15, 1900. 
The act plays at Henderson's, Coney 
Island, next week. 



Lester and Miller are out of the Fifth 
Avenue show this week, their date having 
been set forward. Avery and Hart are 
in the vacant place. 



William Redmond of "That" Quartet 
has a quartet of his own now. A girl baby 
was added to his family this week. The 
other three are boys. 



There is some doubt left in the mana- 
gerial minds regarding the drawing pow- 
ers of "Salome" since last Sunday. At 
the Fifth Avenue where La Sylphe is the 
"Salome," the Sunday night show with- 
out the dance had the biggest house of 
the week. At Hammerstein's nearly a 
like condition of attendance prevailed. 





NOTES 


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Richards and G rover, a Western comedy 
singing and piano act, make their first 
Eastern appearance at the Orpheum, 
Brooklyn, next week. 



Grace Leonard, the male impersonator, 
will present a new act next April, hav- 
ing five impersonations with an appro- 
priate change for each. 



Jack Allen is now connected with the 
new vaudeville agency of Weber and Allen. 
Mr. Allen is a brother of Edgar Allen, 
a member of the firm. 



Great Carroll and Gloie Eller close with 
the "Fay Foster" company this week and 
join Joe Oppenheimer's stock burlesque 
company at Davenport, la. 



Edgar Bixley has an offer from the 
Morris Circuit to play his former piece, 
including two people with himself. Mr. 
Bixley will probably accept. 



Ren Shields returned to the city this 
week with so much reflection of the sun 
on his face he was accused of exposing the 
mysteries of make-up in public. 



Tom W. Ryley's production "The Sub- 
marine," with six principals and 25 
"supers" will be first shown at the 
Colonial Nov. 0, placed by Bentham. 



"The Yankee Doodle Girls," with The 
Marvelous Leonard in Houdini's act as the 
feature, broke the record at the Empire, 
Newark, for the Monday night show. 



The Bijou, Fall River, will play pic- 
tures and vaudeville commencing Sept. 17, 
under the management of E. L. Perry, 
formerly of "Wonderland" Park, Boston. 



Charles Case, "The Man Wno Talks 
About His Father," received an offer from 
William Morris on Monday last of twelve 
weeks on the Morris time at $400 weekly. 



Hallen and Hayes start ou their Orpheum 
Circuit trip at Des Moines tomorrow ( Sun- 
day) having "leped" from Glasgow, Scot- 
land, arriving in New York on Tuesday last. 



The De Koven-Stange operetta, to be pro- 
duced by the Orpheum Circuit under the 
direction of Charles Feleky, will be first 
presented on October 5. It is yet unnamed. 



The Four Sisters Amatis in songs and 
dances, with two concert grand pianos in 
use also, open on the Western time Dec. 
13 at St. Louis. The girls are foreigners. 



Kelly and Barrett, in "The Battle of Too 
Soon," will first play as the new team in 
the former Gallagcr and Barrett sketch on 
Sept. 7 at Lowell. That Bentham again. 



Phil Isaacs, last season manager of "The 
Dainty Dutchess" is in charge of the 
Casino, Memphis, Tenn., playing musical 
stock. Memphis terms him "The Boy 
Manager." 



"Atra, the Invulnerable" sails on Oct. 
10 to open at the Coliseum, London. With 
the act will go John DeLoris, the sharp- 



shooter. Atra will play in the West be- 
fore leaving. 



Amy Anderson and Co., making their 
first local appearance at the Colonial this 
week is an English act, one of the last of 
the Klaw & Erlanger contracts " to be 
played out by the United. 



Florence Gale and Co. in "The Girl Who 
Dared," play the Fifth Avenue for a week 
commencing Labor Day. Miss Gale's 
United time has been nearly filled for the 
season by M. S. Bentham. 



Grace Cameron will not appear in the 
opening bill at the Lincoln Square for 
to-night and next week. Emma Cams 
has been booked instead. Miss Cameron 
plays the house in two weeks. 



"The Mummy and the Undergrad" is 
the title of a sketch which Frank Sher- 
lock and Jean Van Dalle, an English 
team, will present over here under con- 
tracts obtained by M. S. Bentham. 



Renee Dyrie, a European dancer, who 
came over here recently to put on a 
vaudeville act, has been engaged by 
Charles B. Dillingham for Fritizi Scheff's 
new musical comedy, "The Prima Donna." 



Henry Vogel and Company, in the Or- 
pheum Circuit production, "Hans, the Cob- 
bler," will reappear with a new cast at the 
Bijou, New Brunswick, N. J., Sept. 14. 
The piece played at Perth Amboy during 
July. 



Ha Miller, who has been known for the 
past two seasons as Shirley R. Claire, is 
seriously ill at Little Rock, Ark., where 
her father died on August 12 as the 
result of injuries received in a railroad 
wreck. 



Charles Barnold, the animal trainer, has 
secured a plot of ground at Edgewater, 
X. J., just opposite 130th Street, for his 
training farm. The plot is 250x35. Bar- 
nold's Dogs opens its Morris season Sept. 
14 at Yonkers. 



The rehearsals for "The Bonnie Belles 
of Scotland," in which Alice Lloyd will 
star next season, accompanied by the Mc- 
Naughtons, commence Sept. 21. Miss 
Lloyd and the McNaughtons leave the 
other side on Sept. 10. 



Florence Bernett, a chorus girl with 
Barney Gerard's "Follies of the Day," is 
reported to have left the company at Cin- 
cinnati last week to marry Benjamin 
Beery, of Troy, O., who is very young, 
but enjoys a wealthy father. 



Alice Petersdorf, the untiring typewriter 
for the White Rats, leaves to-day for a 
week's vacation. The "rubbers" have been 
humming around the headquarters all week 
"Alice, where art thou going?" but Miss 
Petersdorf doesn't like music. 



Alta Yolo, the California contralto, 
commences her United season at the Ma- 
jestic, Montgomery, Ala., Labor Day, 
placed by Pat Casey. Miss Yolo will ap- 



pear in a musical novelty named "Around 
the World in Fifteen Minutes." 



The six boys who came here some 
months ago with an English comedy act 
called "Casey's Court" are with Miner's 
"Bohemians" (Western Burlesque Wheel). 
The travesty circus is not in use, the 
boys playing parts in the pieces. 



Carter De Haven and Flora Parker are 
playing at Poli's, Hartford, this week. It 
is the first of four weeks the couple will 
remain in vaudeville before joining the 
Tom W. Ryley production. Edward S. 
Keller secured the vaudeville engagements. 



Mabel Rowland, who retired from the 
stage two years ago, wrote "The Stage- 
Struck Slavey." After reading it over, 
Miss Rowland thought so well of it she 
will make her reappearance in the playlet. 
Charles Dickson will stage the piece for 
her. 



Johnnie Le Fevre has formed a partner- 
ship with Margaret Cross. They will offer 
a comedy piano act, first appearing at the 
Bijou, Bayonne, N. J., Sept. 14. Mr. Le 
Fevre's announcement of a combination 
with Johnnie Fields, Jr., is supposed to 
have lapsed. 



Mabel Berra has been booked abroad 
for over one year solid. She will appear 
in England and the Continent, again play- 
ing the Folies Bergere, Paris, where she 
headlined during her last engagement on 
the other side. Miss Berra claims to be 
the original "Nell Brinkley Girl." 



Carrie Swaine ("Cad, the Tomboy") 
will postpone her vaudeville appearance 
over here until March of next season. 
Miss Swaine notified her agent, Al Suth- 
erland, this week that foreign engage- 
ments would prevent her coming over be- 
fore. Miss Swaine is at present in Eng- 
land. 



Collins and Hart, the burlesque strong 
men, are going to have a busy time of it 
next week. Every day they will rehearse 
from 10 a. m. until 2 p. m. for "Little 
Nemo." They then open the intermission 
at the Colonial and, after a flying trip in 
an automobile, come around to close the 
show at Hammerstein's. 



The Waterbury Co.'s first production, 
"Mr. Busybody" by Irving S. Cobb is to 
have its premier at Poli's, New Haven, 
Sept. 21. Ned Wayburn will stage the 
dances, William Rock, the official stager for 
the producing firm having his time over-oc- 
cupied by legitimate engagements to give 
attention to this number. 



The Fred St. Onge Co. open at Shea's, 
Buffalo, Monday, commencing their United 
season from that point. 



Ernest L. Waitt has been appointed 
press representative for the Orpheum 
(Morris Circuit), Boston. 



SEVEN WEEKS IN CUBA. 

Frank Costa and Charles Prato, the 
Cuban managers in the firm of Costa & 
Prato, who have the National Theatre in 
Havana, have gathered together sufficient 
time on the island to furnish artists with 
seven weeks of work, according to the 
reports reaching here. 



VARIETY 



11 



Denver, Colo., Aug. 20. 
Editor Variety: 

What is the meaning of the Pat Casey's 
"broad line"! I've been out West all 
summer, and the phrase had cropped up 
since I left New York. Is Mr. Casey 
really helping worthy but unfortunate 
artists? If so he should be highly hon- 
ored. Real charity deserves more than 
flippant notice. 

Artists who call at the Casey Agency 
or any other first class agency are usually 
capable and certainly don't deserve insults 
because they seek employment; though 
I've no doubt but that there are sundry 
rare wits in the St. James Building who 
consider it exquisite fun to compare ar- 
tists to a "bread line." 

Nevertheless, at the risk of seeming 
eccentric, I wish to state that I consider it 
very poor comedy. Moreover, it did my 
heart good to note that the I. B. O. 
emphasizes the fact that it has no "bread 
line." 

In conclusion consider this: Had it not 
been for the contemptuous spirit which 
culminates in merry quips anent "bread 
lines," the White Rats might never have 
happened, and there probably would never 
have been an Independent Booking Office; 
which may furnish food for managerial 
reflection. 

O. T. Fiske. 
( Fiske and McDonough ) . 

(The reference to "Casey's 'Bread Line' " 
made by Mr. Fiske which appeared in 
Variety has borne no relation to artists, 
Mr. Casey's business, or agency. — Ed.) 



ARTISTS' FORUM 

Confine your letters to ISO words and writ* on one side of paper only. 
Anonymous cominunJcatJont will sot be printed. Name of writer must be signed and wfl 
be held In strict confidence !f desired. 



Pensacola, Aug. 29. 
Editor Variety: 

I wish to inform artists to watch out 
if they came South for pirates, as our act 
has been taken deliberately and repro- 
duced from make-up, wardrobe, to my 
own medley that you heard me use at my 
New York opening at Pastor's, March 23, 
1908. First time it had ever been sung on 
a stage, and they said they had just writ- 
ten it. 

But they sat in the audience at Atlanta 
for one week while they were laying off; 
then they worked three days with us in 
Columbus, Ga., where they had the proper 
opportunity to cop all our "gags," which 
they surely did. The make-up and ward- 
robe is my own idea also. 

I warn you against tfcis act which is 
billed "The Cuttings." Instead of cutting 
they are adding from anybody's act they 
sec. De Cortet and Rego. 



CliHrleston, S. C, Aug. 28. 
Editor Variety: 

We note a letter written by Denicke 
and Bartee, calculated to injure our stand- 
ing with artists who might be playing 
Southern time. We wish to set ourselves 
right in this matter. 

The above team was engaged by our 
booking manager to play at the New 
Theatorium. this city, running anywhere 
from fifteen to twenty shows daily. We 
realized that we could not work vaude- 
ville acts this number of shows, so we all 
Agreed on eight performances, beginning 
at 6 P. M., and running through to 10 or 
10:30 P. M., or until the eight perform- 
ances had been given. This was settled 
Monday morning, July 20, and apparently 
Denicke and Bartee were satisfied. 

They grumbled continually at the hot 



weather and the number of shows. On 
the night of July 22 they sent word to 
the manager they had played eight shows. 
Every employee of the house will furnish 
affidavit if necessary that only seven per- 
formances had been given. 

The manager informed them they would 
be required to give the eighth perform- 
ance. They refused unless paid extra, 
claiming they had already given eight; 
whereupon the manager closed them. 

They then went across the street to 
"Wonderland," finishing out the week. 

So far as our treatment to other artists 
is concerned, we would like to say that 
up to that time we had never closed an 
act for any reason whatever. Since that 
time we have only closed one, and they 
were rank amateurs. 

Brantley A Gray. 



Denver, Aug. 29. 
Editor Variety: 

I have read in Variety that Chas. and 
Fanny Van are the originators of "The 
Bare Stage Art." 

I believe they would have to go back a 
great many years before they could claim 
that. Maybe they are the originators of 
their dialogue, but not of the bare stage 
idea. 

The bare stage was used for an after- 
piece called "Rehearsal" in the old variety 
houses in the West some twenty-five 
years ago. 

I am a relired artist, living out here 
for the past few years. I am nearly 62 
year of age, and I think I can tell you 
of the origin of the bare stage idea, as I 
was one of the first to play a part in "Re- 
hearsal" at the old Bella Union, San Fran- 
cisco. At that time it was managed by 
Sam Tetlow. 

If there's anything you want to know, 
write me. 

John F. Camper, 
1035 California street, Denver. 



"The St. Kilda," 1U3 W. 34th St. 

New York, Sept. 1, 1008. 
Editor Varikty: 

Will you kindly allow me to publicly 
express my sincere thanks to W. W. 
Pierce, Esq., of Shea's Theatre, Buffalo, 
also Mr. Molloy, stage manager, and the 
members of the staff there, together with 
the ladies and gentlemen who appeared on 
the bill with me last week at Shea's. 

Upon finishing my act Friday afternoon, 
I received a telegram, stating my father 
had died unexpectedly. The shock was too 
much, I collapsed and was taken to the 
Homeopathy Hospital, where I had the best 
of care. Words are inadequate to express 
how exceedingly grateful I am to all who 
looked after me in my great and sudden 
bereavement. Every one was so good to 
me I did not feel alone in my sorrow. I 
do not think I can ever balance accounts 
with any of the friends who assisted me, 
so I take this means of again thanking 
all who were so kind, and the many who 
have sent me inquiries concerning my 
health. 

I hope soon to continue my vaudeville 
engagements. Netta Vesta. 



Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 1. 
Editor Variety: 

' A team calling themselves "Fair man and 
Fairman" opened at Atlantic Garden here 
Aug. 31 and were closed after the first 
performance, as the proprietor refused to 
pay a cent for the act unless they changed 
same, which they did and it was a repe- 
tition of the first. I was playing at the 
house and loaned said team wigs and other 
wardrobe. Not knowing above team had 
l>een closed thought the wardrobe was 
safe. 

The Fairmans left with trunk and I am 
minus my wardrobe. It's true that the 
salaries here this season have been ex- 
tremely low, but that is due to the finan- 
cial distress here this season. 

(Buffalo) Al. U. Fow. 



Watertown, N. Y., Aug. 31. 
Editor Variety: 

I have been informed that a former 
assistant of mine is playing the small 
houses through the West with an in- 
fringement on my act and title. He calls 
himself "Svengali," and the act he is 
infringing upon is LeTransmission by Tele- 
pathy, upon which I hold a copyright from 
the Librarian of Congress, Washington, 
D. C. 

I have written to the different managers 
along the line, warning them that this 
man is an imposter and infringing, but it 
is evident he is working cheap, for they 
continue to play him. 

If this man is not pirating my act and 
title let him deny it. 

The Original Sevengala, 

(Walter C. Mack). 



Sacramento, Cal.,- Aug. 27. 
Editor Variety: 

I wrote you a letter from Victoria, B. 
C, four weeks ago in reference to an 
"adv." that Johnnie Reilly had in one 
of your issues, claiming that I was using 
his idea of an opening. I am a regular 
subscriber to your paper, but have failed 
to see my letter published. Why was it 
not published? Instead you publish a 
Jotter of his, where he still claims I am 
using his idea, as I wrote you in my 
previous letter. I do not use a go-cart 
or baby carriage in my act. 

I did use a baby carriage in my act 
some time ago, and as people who saw 
both acts inform me, I used it for an 
opening in an entirely different way than 
Reillv. 

You claim that your paper is for fair 
play. Where is there anything fair about 
this? 

A I Lconhardt. 

P. S. — As Reilly never saw me use a 
carriage, and I never saw his act, I do 
not suppose there is any use of an argu- 
ment. 

[We will accept this opportunity to say 
that letters answering advertisements 
will not be printed in The Forum. If 
one pays to say something, we shall re- 
quire the answer to be paid for as well in 
justice to the first advertiser. Replies to 
letters, articles, criticisms or other perti- 
nent m.itters are always acceptable — Ed.l 



Atlanta, Ga., Sept 1, 1908. 

Kditor Variety: 

Noticing the controversy between John- 
nie Reilly and Burt Green regarding the 
''folding go-cart," I beg to inform both of 
the gentlemen that I used the folding go- 
cart six years ago, and have been using one 
again for the past year. 

Will Robbint, 
(Of Robbins and Trenaman). 

(Please leave Burt Green out. His "go- 
cart" is intended for family use only. — 
Ed.) 



Chicago, Aug. 31. 
Editor Variety: 

Your last issue of Variety carried a 
letter from C W. Rosey, who has for the 
past few weeks contradicted our stata- 
ments of being the originators of the 
"Giraffocycle." 

By his letter Mr. Rosey must have mis- 
understood our statement that we also 
placed in your hands a receipt of our first 
Giraffocycle, which was made April 1, 1000. 
lie misunderstood, judging from what he 
wrote and the placing in your hands of a 
receipt of 1003 at which date he says he 
had his machine made. You will surely 
have no trouble to determine who is right 
when you hold the receipts from both par- 
ties. 

Trust you will mention in the next is- 
sue "who was right." 

Hill Bros., 
(Hill, Cherry and Hill). 

(If the parties to this controversy, Hill 
Brothers and C. W. Rosey, would spend as 
much time in reading each other's letters 
as they do in writing their own for pub- 
lication, perhaps there would be no oc- 
casion to decide anything. Hill Brothers 
forwarded to us receipted bills, one dated 
Dec. 9, '05, for one "W. P. Giraffocycle," 
and also one "3-high Giraffe." Another 
bill from the same manufacturer is dated 
April 1, 1000, and calls for "Unicycle with 
wood wheel." It is in lead pencil, made 
out to "Harry Hill" and bears this credit: 
"Apr. 1, on acct. for Giraffocycle, $8." It 
is also marked "Rec'd. Payment, Apr. 1st, 
1000.' Rosey has forwarded a certification 
made by M. H. Schollenberger in Wichita, 
Kas., on Aug. 1, 1008, to the effect that 
during 1003 Rosey, who was then in the 
employ of Schollenberger Brothers as a 
bicycle repairman, built a "Giraffo-C^cle" 
in the firm's shops at Wichita. Another 
certificate bearing the same date is made 
l>y E. C. DcLong, who certifies to the 
building of the machine by Rosey during 
that year, 1003. Mr. DeLong states that 
at that time he was working for Schollen- 
berger Brothers, and that the machine was 
called a "Giraffo-Cycle" at the suggestion 
of the firm. Both certifications are sworn 
to before a notary public, G. K. Spencer, 
of Wichita.— Ed.) 



Jack Norworth's "Sir Little Sailors," 
with Nevins and Arnold will have another 
showing at the Bijou, Orange, N. J., Sept. 
21, Mr. Norworth having shipped a npw 
crew of sailors. 

Percy G. Williams' (><m int (formerly 
Montauk) Brooklyn, «#p.-iis tonight (Sat- 
urday) with stock iii popular prices. Ed- 
ward Mackey an<' I n;. i Lang are the lead- 
ing principals < T the organisation. 



12 



VARIETY 



PARIS NOTES 

By B. Q. KCINDBBW 



Paris, Aug. 26. 
The Etoile Palace was successfully re- 
opened on Aug. 14, with a program of 
good vaudeville turns. Marius Combes 
remains the director, with 0. Pasquier in 
charge as administrator, and Cambillard 
as bandmaster. The following is the 
opening bill of fare: Senorita Armario, 
equilibrist on free ladders; Ernesto Ga- 
pooci, musician; Fred Qinett troupe; 
Brothers Gateways, "strong" act; Ris and 
iFlorent, eccentrics; Dallys, singer; The 
Chatrams, club jugglers; Sisters Hata-Su, 
dancers; Rofix, the man with the brasen 
jaw; The Hodginis, gymnasts; pictures, 
and Anally Safflra Pradymih, in her «po- 
ttical dance" of the "Rajah's Widow." 
This is a kind of "Salome* imitation, 
with a bid for originality. Saffira dances 
barefooted, but she gives a "poem" in- 
spired from Indian folk lore — in fact 8e- 
gon Neville, a tenor, sings in what is said 
to be Hindostanee during the dance. Ac- 
cording to Indian custom the widow has 
to expire at the stake. Saffira sees the 
spirit of her husband in the flames; she 
dances around, and after ten minutes of 
this exercise she is apparently devoured be- 
fore the eyes of the audience by the fire. 



Revues at our music halls next season 
will be more in vogue than ever, although 
some vaudeville will naturally be seen I 



The Scala will present this winter an 
operette by Roby and Lafargue, entitled 
"Chanteclalrette," a parody on Bdmond 
Rostand's new play which has been an- 
nounced for the past three years, but has 
not yet seen the footlights, followed by a 
revue by Rip and Arnould. All the 
French stars, Polin, Claudius, Vilbert, 
Max Morel, Frejol, Mile Lanthenay, 
Therese Cernay, and others, have been en- 
gaged for this hall. At the Eldorado, op- 
posite, there will likewise be a revue by 
Fabrice Lemon (formerly secretary of the 
Ambassadeurs) and Arnould. 



Tne Folies Bergere will present for its 
reopening a ballet by Mme. Mariquita and 
P. L. Flers (late manager of the Moulin 
Rouge) and for Christmas a revue. Flers 
is one of the best revue writers of the 
gay city. The next revue at the Moulin 
Rouge will be written by P. Ardot, the 
Brothers Briquet and Maurice Lupin. The 
Apollo will mount a revue by Bataille and 
Mouezy-Eon. The Alhambra during the 
coming season will play a short revue; 
the Olympia will naturally have one; and 
the Cigale has already ordered a successor 
to "Nue Cocotte" from Bousquet and Ar- 
nould, the period in between to be filled 
by a piece by De Cbttens, the partner 
ox Marinelli, at the Olympia. 



May de Souza and Max Dearly have 
left the revue at the Moulin Rouge. The 
latter opened with Harry Mass, Bruno, 
and a host of others at the Parisians 
Aug. 21. 



Messrs. Victor de Oottens and H. B. 
Marinelli, the new managers of the 
Olympia, conducted me over the building 
last week, to see the progress made in 
the work. I noticed many changes and 



notable improvements in this boulevard 
music ball. When it opens on September 
1st it should be the brightest resort of 
the gay city. Alterations costing about 
$90,000. I am informed by Mr. Marinelli, 
are being made. Electric elevators are 
being installed. The entertainment will 
be varied and up to date — which is the 
catch phrase of the place. There will 
be a ballet occupying half an hour, an 
hour's revue, and an hour and a half of 
real variety. 



By this time next month all the Paris 
music halls will be occupied again, the 
Apollo, Casino de Paris and Folies Bergere 
early in September; the Alhambra is fixed 
for the first Nouvau Cirque remains closed 
until October. There is no report yet of the 
closing of any al fresco resorts, but the 
Alcazar will probably continue another 
month, the Ambassadeurs and Jardin de 
Paris until end of September, and the 
Marigny until about October 15. 



Edmond Breval, well known in variety 
circles here as a singer, is leaving the 
halls for the legitimate. 



Please keep this among ourselves I 
Mile. Iiane de Pougy, the famous pro- 
fessional beauty, of the Olympia, Folies 
Bergere, etc., where she has appeared in 
pantomime, is writing a three act comedy 
to be entitled "Elise." 



"After all, there is little difference 
between man and woman . . ." screamed 
the female novelist at a recent suffra- 
gette's meeting. Male voice, interrupting: 
"Three cheers for the little difference 1" 



The Nouveau, Lyons, is to return to 
variety after an unsatisfactory trial with 
comedy and operette. It will resume its 
former name of Eldorado and open shortly 
as a music halL 



THE DEAR OLD "REPTILE" DATS. 



By Jomr B. 

(Hymer and Kent.) 

Yon were a eonbrette; I played bits 

Io tne dear old "reptile days," 
Playing the little one-bone towns 

In a lot of old time playe. 
I eat by yon on tne 8nnday Jvmpe— 

From onr eeat we'd nerer etlr. 
Tne train rolled In; I grabbed your grip. 

And we hiked for tne dollar pier. 

I met yon at breakfast; we ordered the ssme. 

Boiled eggs, coffee and toast. 
We'd talk of the tronpe In whlepers 

And nobody mleeed a roast. 
Away for tbe mall, the letters from home, 

A walk down tbe Tillage street. 
Rehearsal at ten of old "Bast Lynne," 

When tbe tronpe wonld socially meet. 

Ten — twenty— thirty, and business wss bad, 

Salary uncertain and small, 
Board bill and laundry "old man" paid, 

A little change was all. 
We were sweetbesrts then; we dreamed end 
planned 

For a far off distant day. 
When I'd own a troupe; you the star 

And our names on Brosdwsy. 

That wss long years sgo; we drifted spart. 

Bach has come In from "the pines." 
I've msde my millions; you to-night 

Top the bill st Hsmmersteln'e. 
I was there, but you nerer knew, 

Tbougb you acted at your best. 
While they applauded I sst and dreamed 

Of a bum little troupe out west. 

We are still single: I'm growing gray, 

We've sacrificed all for fame, 
Tbe crowds that appland soon forget; 

You know It 'a s shallow game. 
Take all my coin; bring back the past 

When we were a couple of Jays. < 
You were a eonbrette; I played bits 

In the dear old "reptile" days. 



MOVING PICTURE NEWS 



1 



LUBIlf 'S "PALACE" OPENS. 

Philadelphia, Sept. 3. 

Lubin's "Palace of Delight/' the new 
picture and vaudeville house, opened its 
season on Monday and created a record 
for this sort of business in this city by 
playing to more than ten thousand per- 
sons on the day. Nine acts are on the 
bill — Waller and Magill; Juggling Bar- 
retts; Harmony Quintet; Bouldon and 
Quinn; Amanda Gilbert; Max Nelson; 
Zeda; Barrington and Dubec's animals. 

The new house presents an imposing 
appearance, being the largest devoted to 
this style of entertainment in the city. 
It is said Lubin pays $60,000 a year for 
the two buildings which have been con* 
verted into the playhouse. There is a 
seating capacity of close to 800 on the 
one floor, and about 000 can be admitted. 
Ten cents admission is charged, and the 
acts are divided into two shows and 
changed on Thursday, the afternoon and 
evening bills exchanging places. The acts 
play three and four shows daily. 

The acts have been supplied by H. Bart 
McHugh, but it was reported this week 
that William Morris would supply the 
bookings beginning next week. 



CRAWFORD IN CnfCINNATL 

Cincinnati, Sept. 3. 

O. T. Crawford of St. Louis, who controls 
a big chain of moving picture houses, has 
taken a lease upon the big auditorium in 
Odd Fellows' Hall here and will operate 
it as a moving picture theatre. 

Crawford took the Hopkins' Theatre in 
Louisville for pictures when Anderson & 
Ziegler went into the Mary Anderson with 
vaudeville. Crawford claims that after 
he had established his new policy at the 
Hopkins' Anderson & Ziegler refused to 
renew his lease of the house and are now 
operating it themselves. Now he has in- 
vaded that firm's own territory. 



"Obedience to Her Mother." 
Unique. 

Here is the successful application of the 
unpopular theory that a dramatic subject 
can be made interesting ana even thrilling 
without the introduction of grewsome de- 
tails or blood-freezing incidents. The pic- 
turesque Briton fishing country is the lo- 
cale. A young peasant belle falls in love 
with a man-'o-warsman and when he is 
suddenly called to sea pledges her plight. 
While he is away a tax collector descends 
upon the home of her aged mother and 
the iamily is about to be ejected when a 
rich rival of the sailor comes to the rescue 
by paying off the debt. Thereupon the 
rich man pays violent court to the girl, 
who, remembering her vows, refuses to 
wed. The mother learns of this, and being 
under no oath and having a lively sense 
of gratitude, forces the daughter to accept 
the rich man's suit. The daughter obeys 
under protest. Just as the villagers are 
gathered at the betrothal festivities the 
sailor returns, and reproaching the un- 
happy girl, turns away. Upon this the 
noble hearted rich man resigns in favor of 
the sailor and the finish is a happy one. 
The picture is well put together, the pan- 
tomime excellent and the whole reel is 
interesting, leaving, moreover, a pleasant 
impression. Ruth, 



"STORE SHOWS" BREATHE EASIER. 

The myriads of "btore shows" playing 

moving pictures are breathing more freely , 

with the opening of the theatrical sea- 
son. The conversion of legitimate and - 
variety houses during the summer to 
"picture places" has worked havoc in the 
ranks of the regular film exhibitor of 
small means. 

Many instances have been cited where 
the opening of a theatre, with its large 
capacity enabling it to provide a better 
and longer show than the "store," has 
either chopped off the patronage of the 
"store show" almost entirely or cut it in 
half, and under the circumstances a profit 
was impossible. 

Since the opening of the season reports 
have been coming in of increased busi- 
ness for the small exhibitor. On the 
other hand, however, it is said the bur* 
lesque theatres have hurt the picture 
shows in some places. 

The Dewey is claimed to have suffered 
through the Olympic (Pastor's) becoming 
a burlesque theatre. It is said since the 
opening of the Olympic last Saturday 
night, the decrease in the attendance at 
the Dewey, where William Fox conducts 
a moving picture exhibition with a vaude- 
ville side issue, has been materially de- 
creased. 



"Professor's Discovery." 
Unique. 

"Professor's Discovery" is an adaptation 
of the "Liquid Energy" idea and other sim- 
ilar films. The professor is discovered in 

his laboratory compounding mixtures 
when suddenly he begins to dance. He 
goes dancing into the street holding a 
flask of the mysterious composition he 
has just discovered. Stopping passers-by 
at every corner he gives them a smell of 
the flask and they immediately begin to 
dance until a score or more of people are 
cavorting about the street from the colored 
washerwoman to the staid and sober 
clergyman. The working up of the pan- 
tomime gives the film its strength. It 
made a strong laughing feature of the 
Unique show. Ruth. 



"A Bloodless Duel." 
Unique. 

The main feature of this subject is a 
chase, elaborately, almost laboriously, 
worked up. Two men are sitting on a park 
bench when one begins to smoke to the 
evident annoyance of the other. This 
leads to an argument and the argument to 
a blow. The place being France the 
gentlemen exchange cards and a duel is 
arranged. The smaller of the pair goes 
into the fight tremblingly and when his 
military opponent disarms him, he turns 
and flees. The victor gives chase with 
the seconds, friends and doctors trailing 
behind. This part is fairly bristling with 
laughs. Finally the duelists scale a wall 
leading to what looks like a private 
grounds. The pursuers, pound frantically 
at the gate, supposing that the encounter 
has been resumed on the other side. When 
they finally gain entrance, they find the 
duelists comfortably seated at a table 
splitting a bottle of wine. The film made 
a highly effective comedy series. Ruth. 



VARIETY 



13 



ACROBATS GOT NO PAT. 

Atlantic City, Sept. S. 

A lot of circus performers who were en- 
gaged by the Berger-Sargeant Company to 
take part in the Policemen'! Circus held 
here last weelc, left town Sunday morn- 
ing a sadder but a wiser crowd. 

Some weeks ago the Berger-Sargeant 
people came here and arranged to hold a 
four-day circus for the benefit of the 
police pension fund set for Aug. 26 to 
29, inclusive, at the "Shoot-the-Chute" 
Park here. 

Tickets were issued and sold by the 
members of the police departments to 
their friends. Several thousand dollars' 
worth were sold when the Berger-Sargeant 
firm split, Sergeant leaving the deal en- 
tirely to Jack Berger. 

The members of the police department 
became suspicious and took entire hold 
of all the money. 

The acts engaged by Berger through 
W. 8. Cleveland arrived last week, but a 
terrific storm made it impossible to show 
the first two days. Before the matinee 
opened on Friday the performers struok 
for a guarantee for their money, as they 
had nearly all received word from Cleve- 
land to do so. 

The committee agreed to this, and the 
show went on. It was an excellent one 
in every particular. 

On Saturday a lawyer appeared on the 
scene claiming- that his client had loaned 
Berger $2,600, and attached all monies in 
the hands of the committee as well as the 
funds in the bank. 

Saturday Berger suddenly left town, and 
the performers, many of whom did not 
have sufficient funds to pay their board 
bills or transportation back to New York, 
were the sufferers. 

The committee in charge of the circus 
and the lawyer held a conference, and it 
was decided to allow each of the perform- 
era sufficient funds to get out of town. 

The police department intends contesting 
the case, and it is understood that the 
White Rats will look after the performers' 
interests. 

Several merchants and other residents 
here would like to see Mr. Berger re- 
turn to this city. He is reported to have 
secured about $1,400 in advances before 
vanishing. 

There were thirty-five acts on the pro- 
gram, including seventy- five acrobats. 



GIRGU® NEWS. 



SINGLING BROS. HEADED SOUTH. 

During October the Ringling Brothers 
Shows will visit the South. Contracts are 
said already to have been signed taking 
the organization as far as Charlotte. Be- 
yond that point no time has been contrac- 
ted for. The stands are mostly along the 
Southern Railroad. 

The John Robinson show has just trav- 
ersed this country and before the Ringlings 
get there the Cole Brothers Shows will have 
been through. The latter outfit is due to 
get on the Southern Railroad series of 
stands about the middle of this month. 

Martin Downs, proprietor of the Cole 
Brothers' show is quoted as admitting that 
the trip through Canada early last month 
and during July was rather unprosperous. 

The Cole show got one of its advertising 
cars into the Southern Railroad's terri- 
tory by using another line which crossed 
the Southern's at Salem, N. C. They billed 
against the Robinson show there in spite 
of that show's "shut-out" contract with 
the Southern. 



EASEY MONET IN SOUTH. 

Week before last the John Robinson 
Shows piled up one of the largest weekly 
gross receipts in the history of the sho'W. 
The organisation was operating through 
North Carolina in a district which had not 
seen a circus since Buffalo Bill was there 
six years ago. At a number of stands 
it rained hard tat notwithstanding the lot 
was a morass of mud the show played to 
capacity and several times turned people 
away, a circumstance very rare if not 
unprecedented in circus annals. On the 
week in question the show took in $40,- 
000. 

At Burlington, N. C, the lot was al- 
most knee-deep in mud and water, but ap- 
plicants were so persistent the hippodrome 
track events were given up because of the 
slippery condition of the ground during 
the heavy rains, and seats were put up 
there. At this stand $1,000 was taken in 
for the reserved seats alone. It rained 
during the entire day. A ten-cent side 
show took in $000. 

At Winstan and Salem, N. C, where the 
show played two years ago, nearly every 
seat was taken, although it poured inces- 
santly. 



ACROBAT INJURED. 

The youngest member of the Four Lu- 
kens, a casting act playing with the "Star 
Show Girls," was seriously injured Satur- 
day during the performance at the New 
Empire in Williamsburg. 

The youngster was the lighter of the 
two flyers in the act. In one of his sen- 
sational feats he missed the grip and 
was thrown to the stage outside the net. 
This was during the matinee performance. 
Examined by a physician he was discovered 
to have broken his leg. It was several 
days before he could be moved. Then 
he was sent to the Lukens' training quar- 
ters in Reading, Pa., and another "flyer" 
replaced him in the act. 



"GOT TO" GIL. 

After spending half a lifetime on the 
road with the John Robinson Circus, Gil 
Robinson, now of the Russell-Morgan 
Print, fell an easy victim this week to 
a couple of pickpockets. Gil was going 
to his office on a Broadway car when he 
noticed several suspicious looking young 
men standing with him on the crowded 
platform. Knowing all the tricks of the 
light-fingered gentry Gil put up one hanJ 
to guard his big diamond shirt stud, 
and alighted at 40th Street congratulating 
himself that they couldn't fool him. 

Then he had a sudden sickening thought. 
Reaching into his hip pocket where a wal- 
let containing $250 had been stowed, he 
found he had been "frisked for his roll." 

Now, when Gil fares forth he packs three 
$1 bills as the top limit and has sub- 
stituted an artistic pearl button in his 
shirt front. 



Arthur Runyan, who went to Europe 
with a wild west act to be billed Joyce 
and Runyan, was recently in Paris looking 
for his partner, Jack Joyce, who, it ap- 
pears, had gone off from Brussels without 
advising the other of his movements. 
Runyan is likewise seeking Joyce in Lon- 
don and other capitals and intends to 
find him. 



TOUR DEPENDED ON "SHUT-OUT." 

At the close of last season "Gov." John 
Robinson was uncertain whether he would 
put his cL»ru«.i»n.the.road this year, owing 
to the fact that "Young Johnnie" did 
not at that time intend to go with the 
outfit, and the "Gov." was not anxious to 
take the entire responsibility. But the 
"Gov." knew that the Southern Railroad 
had been forced to pay a large sum in 
damages some seven or eight years ago 
for a wreck in which Barnum-Bailey lost 
half a hundred head of stock, and sines that 
time had permitted no circus to travel over 
its lines. 

So the elder Robinson told his railroad 
contractor that the show would not go out 
in 1908 unless they could get a "shut-out" 
contract with the Southern, giving them 
thirty days' possession of the territory 
covered by that road. 

George Aiken, the Robinson railroad 
man, started his campaign the day after 
the 1907 season had closed, -and by the 
middle of November reported to the Gov- 
ernor that the Southern Railroad "shut- 
out" contract would be all right. There- 
upon the Robinson outfit began to prepare 
for this season. It is said that the 
Southern territory unvisited by a tented 
show for half a dosen years, and where 
nine-year-old children have never seen an 
elephant or a bareback rider, has yielded the 
Robinson show bigger profits than any other 
circus in the field this summer. 



"ioi" HOSPITAL NOTES. 

An unusual number of accidents have 
happened in Miller Bros.' "101 Ranch" 
arena lately. George Hooker (Mexican 
George) was severely injured Aug. 22 in 
a nasty fall. He was riding a bucking 
broncho and was not quick enough in get- 
ting away when the animal fell. When 
the boys picked him up they found he 
had dislocated his hip, broken two ribs and 
sustained internal injuries. 

Howard Compton, who with Dan Dix 
does a "rube" riding act, was put out of 
commission three days after. The pair 
picked out a soft spot for their comedy 
falls but it was not soft enough, for Comp- 
ton had to be carried to Dr. Rudolph Miller 
for treatment. 

On the 24th, W. E. Mallaley, ex-United 
States marshal and an old Indian fighter, 
was knocked out for the first time by a 
redskin. While being introduced in the 
arena he was run into by an Indian 
who substituted for Bull Bear, on the 
sick list. The rider was not familiar with 
his duties and collided with Mr. Mallaley. 
The latter pluckily rode out the introduc- 
tory parade, but when he reached the 
dressing room, had to be lifted from the 
saddle. An examination by the physician 
disclosed a fracture of the left leg just 
below the knee. 

Miss Allen, who was hurt recently has 
rejoined the show. Frank Maish is doing 
the fancy riding during the absence of 
CJeorpe Elser. W. Willis and Oscar Rixson 
left the show at Toledo. A new man was 
soon broken in for the Melvin Saunders 
act, and Rixson's retirement did not affect 
the performance. 

TT. U. Nelson has been made official 
announcer at the door. Eddie Partington 
in back at his post as chief of the front 
door squad after an illness. 



BUFFALO BILL'S WESTERN TRIP. 

Buffalo Bill's Wild West started upon 
its. Pacific Coast tour at Denver Aug. SI, 
playing two days. 

The route across the Great Divide will 
lie along the Rio Grande Railway, includ- 
ing Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Canon City 
and Leadville. 

One performance will be given Labor 
Day at Grand Junction, CaL, starting at 
11 A. M. A haul of nearly 200 miles will 
bring the show to Provo, Utah, and from 
there the company will visit Salt Lake 
City, Ogden, Idaho Falls and Butte, Mont 
The Sunday run from Butte will bring the 
show into Washington at Spokane. 

A series of long jumps puts the outfit 
into Seattle for two days, from where a 
week in the Puget Sound district will 
turn the show south to Portland. 

Going further South the show will play 
San Francisco and two weeks of California 
towns before continuing into Texas and 
the South for Us closing stands. 

Before it finishes the Wfld West will 
establish a new record for distance trav- 
eled and business done by tented organisa- 
tions. 

The "No. 1" car of Buffalo Bill's Wild 
West reached the Pacific Coast at Seattle, 
Wash., Aug. 28, remained two days billing 
the show for Sept. 18 and 19. Manager 
Lester W. Murray trimmed down his 
forces to the minimum before starting 
the Coast trip at Denver, and the "No. 2" 
car in charge of Victor Cooke will do the 
work for the "No. 3" car which was with- 
drawn from the road at Elgin. 

The Wild West will begin its San Fran- 
cisco engagement Oct. 6 (Tuesday), and 
will show there until and including the 
following Sunday, Oct. 11. It will open 
in Oakland Oct. 4, playing two days be- 
for crossing over. 



CIRCUS ACTS AT "HIP." 
Ten newly Imported circus acts are an- 
nounced for the Hippodrome's bill when it 
opens its season to-night (Saturday). 
One will be Alber's Polar Bears, imported 
from Germany. There are ten specimens 
of tremendous size, trained for a number 
of feats. Paul Sandor*s Dog Circus, Eight 
Brazilian Equestrians, Oscar Lowande, 
bareback rider; Four Riegos, acrobats; 
Four Poncherrys, wire; Kierston-Mariet- 
tas, equilibrists, and the Three Demons, 
aerial bicyclists, are the others. 

As a novelty the circus will arrive on 
the stage in its caravan of red wagons. 
The tent will be put up and the perform- 
ance will take place in the ring beneath 
the canvas. 

All the acts excepting the Polar Bears 
were placed at the Hippodrome through 
H. B. Marinelli. The Polar Bear act 
came through Paul Schurze of Ferlin, hav- 
ing been a deferred booking entered in the 
days when Thompson A Dundy managed 
the big amphitheatre. It is a Hngenbeck 
number. 



ANOTHER SIGN. 

When the "No. 3" Buffalo Bill car was 
withdrawn from the road at Elgin, 111., 
it was sent to Baraboo, Wis., the winter 
quarters of the Ringling Bros. 

This move might indicate that all of 
the Buffalo Bill cars will be sent to Wis- 
consin for the winter. 



James Madison, the vaudeville author, 
has taken offices in the Knickerbocker 



Theatre Building. 



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VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation, First Appearance or 

Reappearance in or Around New 

York City. 



[ NEW AGTS OP THE WEEK j 



Prank A. Gotch and Company, Hammer- 
•tain's. 
Tasahara's Arabs, Hammerstein's. 

Una Froelich ("Salome"), Linooln 
Square. 

"Australian Foresters," Lincoln Square. 

Alexander Carr and Company, linooln 
Square. 

"Runner" Hayes, 126th Street. 

Richards and Grover, Orpheum, Brook- 
lyn. 

Tony Castellans and Brother, Hender- 
sons, Coney Island. 

Bdwin Brandt and Co., Proctor's, New- 



Flo Irwin (New Act), Proctor's, New- 
ark. 

"Bight Palace Girls," Bijou, Orange, N. J. 

Julie Heme and Company, Bijou, New 
Brunswick, N. J. 

Stella Clark and Theodore Babcock, 
Bijou, Bayonne, N. J. 

"Last of the Regiment," Bijou, Bay- 
onne, N. J. 

Virginia Harned and Company. 
"The Idol of the Hour" (Dramatic). 
03 Mine.; Full Stage (Interior). 
Orpheum, Brooklyn. 

Virginia Harned is making her debut in 
vaudeville with a sketch by herself in 
which there is much talk and no action 
to speak of. One might call the effort a 
vaudeville problem playlet, for it goes 
Into an abstract question whether a 
woman who is wedded to her art does 
wisely when she becomes wedded to a 
mere man. That in brief is the "prob- 
lem," and the answer Miss Harned of- 
fers is "No." Peggy Ashton (Miss 
Harned) is a gifted actress arrived at the 
top rung of the ladder after years of 
struggle. Admirers flock about her, but 
of all she cares only for Robert Warner 
(A. H. Van Buren), a young clubman. 
The fortunate suitor comes to Peggy's 
apartments to ask Peggy to become Mrs. 
Warner. Peggie is out, but her sister 
Kate (Margaret Gordon) entertains him 
until Peggy's return by telling him that 
Peggy was never cut out to live in con- 
tented domesticity, for, says Kate, "the 
straggle for success and the thrill of 
satisfied ambition are the breath of her 
life," or words to that effect, and matri- 
mony would make an unsatisfactory sub- 
stitute for her art. Peggy's entrance cuts 
short the argument. Warner urges his 
suit, and finally Peggy promises to give 
her answer next day, the indications 
being that she will accept the nomina- 
tion. Just after Warner leaves the ac- 
tress receives a note from the girl he threw 
over in her favor. It's a pathetic little 
|>lea in which the girl begs for the return 
of her Bobbie, and the conscience-stricken 
Peggy decided to grant it. Just then 
Bobbie calls on the telephone to inquire 
what time he shall come next day for his 
answer. Peggy's plan is made. "Send 
him up now/' she orders, and proceeds to 
go into very sloppy dishabille. During 
the next few minutes she does everything 
imaginable to disgust Bobby, drinking 
highballs, smoking cigarettes and flying 
into wild bursts of temper until Bobby 
thst he is in wrong end quits in 



Mabel Barrison and Joseph Howard. 

Songs and Talk. 

S3 Minutes; Full Stage. 

Alhambra. 

Mabel Barrison and Joseph Howard, 
when they decided to return to vaudeville 
evidently considered their former offering 
good enough, for aside from a new song 
snd a couple of bits of dialogue the act is 
without change. Taking the audience into 
consideration — a good thing always to 
consider—the pair have made no mistake. 
Howard's excellent singing voice was 
heard to good advantage in two numbers, 
one old and the other new to New York, 
at least. Miss Barrison is, if anything, a 
little bit outer than she ever was, and the 
house warmed to her immediately. The 
funny little twist she gets into her speech 
is vastly amusing. Just why Howard 
wears the corduroy suit is not evident; it 
seems rather out of place. The "plugging" 
of one of Mr. Howard's songs might be 
dropped or at least modified, although the 
house enjoyed it. The act was the hit 
of the bill at the Alhambra Monday eve- 
ning. Doth. 



Amy Anderson and Co. 

"The Banana Queen" (Comedy). 

Colonial 

Amy Anderson and Company sre Eng- 
lish, very English, so much so a great 
deal in the act called "The Banana Queen" 
is hopelessly beyond the appreciation of 
an American vaudeville audience. Were it 
not for the material in the act, including 
Miss Anderson and members of her com- 
pany, "The Banana Queen" might be dis- 
missed in a few words. Miss Anderson in 
her character of a coster, a male imper- 
sonation not over-familiar on this side, 
another young woman with a pleasant 
appearance who sings agreeable, although 
old English songs, and a ground tumbler 
of merit who is mistakenly allowed to 
make an announcement during the act, 
suggest that if Miss Anderson will call 
in someone competent to reframe the act, 
she is going to meet with a great deal 
more success than is possible with the 
slap-stick horse-play now employed. The 
opening received an encore Monday even- 
ing, and of course, the rough comedy fol- 
lowing brought some laughs, but it 
shouldn't deceive the principal If she 
will utilize her ability and that of her as- 
sistants for as legitimate a comedy act 
as possible, do away with the red nose 
make-ups, replace "Eliza," adding also if 
convenient another song, cutting out the 
singer who closes in "one" and make her 
own coster character more prominent, 
there may be a different story to tell. 

Sime. 



disgust. This comedy business has foun- 
dered countless vaudeville sketches in the 
past and present. Peggy takes up her 
art again, although a little wearily and 
regretfully. The end of the sketch finds 
her rehearsing the climax of a new play. 
As she reaches a final burst of elocution 
Kate throws up the manuscript in ad: 
miration and triumphantly shouts "Bully, 
that's what you were made for!" But 
the question is, has vaudeville any time 
for twenty-five-minute discourses on the 
Artistic Temperament? Ru$h. 



"The Double Cross," 
a6 Mine,; Fall Stage. 
135th Street 

"The Double Cross" as an expose of 
methods employed in the fighting game 
might be a huge success, but in its pres- 
ent shape for vaudeville its future is 
doubtful The story requires three scenes 
in the telling. It opens in the office of 
a New York newspaper. Steve Brady 
(Ernest Carr) submits a "frame-up" to 
the sporting editor (Louis Pierce) where- 
by as he states they can ''cop a large 
bundle of coin." The plan is to match 
Brady's lightweight champion Joe Burns 
(Joe Bernstein) against Kid Lewis (Kid 
Griffo), "a second rater from the West," 
who is on in the Metropolis looking for 
a bout with some of the top-notchers. 
The odds in case the match was pulled 
would naturally be big on the champion. 
Brady points out that they will put all 
they can get on the "dead one," and the 
champion will "lay down" in the second 
round. The editor after due deliberation 
falls for the bunk and the fighters sig- 
nifying their willingness to partake in 
the fake are signed up. The editor turns 
over fifteen thousand to Brady to bet. 
The temptation is too much for Brady. 
He holds out the money and instructs 
the champion to go in and win regardless 
of the deal. The second scene is in "one," 
just long enough to allow the setting of 
the stage for the finish. The interior of 
a boxing club is shown with the ring in 
the center. The last few seconds of a pre- 
liminary are first shown and then the usual 
announcements and introductions before 
the big bout. The fight goes three rounds, 
the champion winning and carrying out 
the "double cross" successfully. The 
fight is very good, well worked out, going 
three very fast, snappy and apparently 
natural rounds. The trouble is not with 
the fight but what leads up *o it. Every- 
one in the piece is "crooked," which takes 
away the interest at the start. By reason 
of this no one really cares which of the 
fighters win and it merely becomes a 
sparring exhibition. It would not require 
a great change to give the story a heart 
interest and this should be done imme- 
diately. The cast is adequate. Dash. 



Bert Coote and Co. (a). 

"A Lamb on Wall Street.' (Melo-dramatic 

Comedy). 
31 Mine.; Three (Office). 
Colonial. 

Bert Ooote reappears over here, and per- 
haps "A Lamb on Wall Street" does also. 
The piece is by Herbert Hall Winslow, an 
American author. Mr. Coote has been 
abroad for a long time. His English ac- 
cent sounds natural. Where the sketch 
is funny, it is really funny, and where it 
is melodramatic it's funny just the same. 
Mr. Coote is the whole piece; his com- 
pany doesn't even show. If the sketch 
could be worked around to shut out the 
touch of dramatics, it would be genuinely 
enjoyable throughout. Cootes work, how- 
ever, will carry it wherever it is played. 

Sime. 



De Biere. 

Illusionist. 

19 Mine.; Full Stage. 

Orpheum, Brooklyn. 

It is written in the stars that there is 
going to be a merry controversy among 
the magicians over the ownership of mate- 
rial. De Biere is showing an act at the 
Brooklyn Orpheum this week which 
amounts practically to a replica of that 
exhibited over here recently by Horace 
Goldin. De Biere is making a reappear- 
ance after a two years' tour in Europe. 
No attempt is here made to indicate the 
originator or owner, but the existence of 
two acts of such startling similarity 
should call for some explanation. De Biere 
works with two uniformed assistants and 
a pretty young woman. He opens with 
the flag trick, drawing a dozen small silk 
squares from a paper drum, and then 
bringing a huge British and American en- 
sign from the bundle, held by opposite 
corners by strings from the wings. The 
two tumblers in which rice turns to water, 
the sudden springing up of flowers in 
empty pots and other minor feats, includ- 
ing the folding up of a table into a dress 
suit case and the trick of the telescoped 
chair all made their appearance. Among 
the larger tricks were shown the "Bed 
Chamber" (only De Biere makes it a studio 
containing two persons) and the trunk 
mystery. For his finish De Biere works 
a "double disappearance." Dressed in a 
monk's robe the illusionist takes his place 
in a cabinet about four feet square with 
curtains on four sides. The curtains are 
lowered and while the assistants push 
poles about the space underneath, De Biere 
changes clothes with one of them and 
his place in the cabinet is taken by the 
girl assistant. Practically the only trick 
used by De Biere which was not shown 
in Qoldin's routine is the magic clock, of 
which he makes a good deal in the early 
part. De Biere does some little talking, 
speaking with a strong foreign accent 
and getting not a little amusement out 
of his difficulties with English. His action 
lacks a shade of Qoldin's speed, but he is 
deft and certain in his movements. Th» 
Orpheum liked the turn which appeared 
toward the end of the show. Ruth. 



Donovan and Arnold will return on 
October 10. 



Fiddler and Shelton. 
Songs and Talk. 
15 Mlns.; One. 
125th Street. 

Fiddler and Shelton, two colored men, 
have gotten away from all the other col- 
ored artists in framing up a specialty. 
Both work "straight," wearing correct 
evening clothes, which they carry exceed- 
ingly well. Fiddler appears as a China- 
man for a minute or two at the opening. 
The character is well done, although he 
is suffering this week through following 
an act in which a Chinaman is also 
prominent. Mr. Shelton is at ease with 
the piano. The imitations, which went 
very big, could be laid aside for some- 
thing better. A "rag" rip or even a 
straight selection would be preferable. A 
sort of a conversational song between the 
two, with Shelton at the piano, is very 
cleverly done and receives its dues. A 
little minstrel arrangement employing the 
tambo and bones is used for the finish. 
Fiddler and Shelton have set a new stand- 
ard for colored acts, and the best of it 
is that they would be just as good an 
act if Bert Williams had never lived. 

Dash. 



VARIETY 



15 



•That" Quartet 

Songs. 

Hammerstein's. 

"That" Quartet, with its new member, 
William Redmond, who is the lyric tenor, 
replacing Frank Morrell with the singing 
four, made its local reappearance on Mon- 
day at Hammerstein's, garbed in the very 
latest cut of evening dress, with opera 
bats. Each excellent voice sounded fresh 
and full. The boys, both singly and in 
concert, just ripped it into them. Most 
of the attention was given to Mr. Red- 
mond, who sang "Childhood" as a solo. 
He has a deliriously sweet voice. Al- 
though the selection has but one or two 
opportunities for a high range, Mr. Red- 
mond rose easily with the melody, and was 
rapturously applauded. Jones in his un- 
paralelled "coon" baritone sang "Don't 
Go 'Way"; Sylvester's robust tenor solo, 
"If I Had a Pal Like You," was sung with 
fine expression, and Pringle, with his 
magnificent bass, made a departure by 
rendering "If Dreams Come True." It is 
away from the usual bass song, and the 
house seemed to appreciate this as well 
as the singing. The concerted number 
were lively medleys, and the singing 
has never sounded better. "That" Quar- 
tet, with Redmond (of pleasing appear- 
ance), as exactly where it was before, the 
best straight singing act on the stage. 

Ruth. 



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"Fun in a Boarding House." 

25 Mini.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Alhambra. 

"Fun in a Boarding House," the new 
B. A. Rolfe number by Pat Rooney and 
Leo Curley, is not in an enviable position 
at the Alhambra this week. The act is 
closing a long show and did not appear 
until 11:10 Monday night. It is enough 
to say that the act went big, even at that 
time. The set shows the cross section of 
an actor's boarding house with four rooms 
in view of the audience; two lower and 
two upper. The comedy, which is of the 
"Night in a Music Hall" order, is fast and 
furious. The Gag Brothers, a song and 
dance team (William Barrows and Arthur 
J. OTCeefe) occupy one of the upper 
rooms over a "legit" who has his troubles 
trying to study a part while the boys are 
trying out a few new dance steps. Mabel 
Douglas is a soubrette who has the other 
upper room, and Miss Douglas' efforts go 
a long way toward making the act a suc- 
cess. She is a perfect lady soubrette who 
cooks her meals in her room and sneaks 
out to get a pint in a tin pail. Mrs. Nick 
Hughes (the landlady), who tries to col- 
lect her rent without success on all occa- 
sions, is quite satisfactory. Charlie Tuff- 
nut, the expressman (Robert Little), has 
little to do aside from breaking down a 
side of the house with an axe to get a 
trunk, which is made very funny. Bar- 
rows and Keefe make a lively pair and 
are working all the time. The act moves 
a trifle slowly at the opening, a fault that 
may easily be rectified. It is also difficult 
at times to catch the lines of the princi- 
pals. This was especially true of Clyde 
Veaux, the "legit." There is some excuse 
for this, however, as the house was laugh- 
ing so heartily it would have taken noth- 
ing short of a jell to be heard. A few 
deft touches will make "Fun in a Board- 
ing House" a very desirable laughing 
number. Dash. 



Elinore Sitters. 

"It Was a Good Show, but . 

as Mini.; One. 
Orpheum, Brooklyn. 

The Elinore Sisters were never funnier 
than in their new arrangement for com- 
edy talk "It Was a Good Show, but ," 

which was put on at the Orpheum for the 
first time this week. The Sisters appear 
as stranded actresses wearing their stage 
clothes, Kate as an Indian squaw (or 
"squawk" as she calls it) and May as 
a stage "cow-girl." Kate's Indian cos- 
tume is quite the funniest thing you 
ever say, unless it be the second comedy 
make-up, when she resurrects from the 
company's trunks a "Salome" dress with 
the immodesty of the bodice corrected 
by a high-necked pink jersey and a 
long green skirt. The pair have a swift 
series of give and take conversation, with 
the bright points crowding on each other's 
heels. Up to May's first song the dia- 
logue concerns itself with the difficulties 
of being stranded, and kept the audience 
laughing continually, while Kate made 
those long arm motions with the Indian 
tomahawk. After the song Kate does a 
bit of monologue followed by more ex- 
change of talk. For the finish Kate does 
her old nonsense with the orchestra. Not- 
withstanding the newness of the act the 
Sisters went as well this week as they 
did with the old offering. May is using 
a new song called "Miles O'Brien," which 
does not suit her. This may have been 
because it was pitched too high early this 
week. - Rush. 



The Great Nazarrot (3). 
Acrobats. 
Full Stage. 

"Bowery Burlesquers," Olympic (Pastors). 
The trio is made up of a big under- 
stander and two midgets. Except for 
minor roughness in dressing and a few 
points where they relax from top speed, 
the Nazzaros are ready to go into al- 
most any vaudeville show. They have 
a consistently interesting routine of novel 
feats, resembling somewhat those used by 
Urbani and Son and the Willy Pantzer 
Troupe. The understander is unusually 
big while the midgets weigh in the neigh- 
borhood of 80 pounds. The slow lift from 
the floor into a hand-stand is one of the 
feature tricks. For a finish they use a 
single handstand into which the smaller of 
the midgets is jerked from a prone posi- 
tion on the mat, only one hand of either 
top mounter or understander being used 
for the feat. At the Olympic this week it 
brought a storm of applause. The rest 
of the offering is well devised and smoothly 
executed, except for occasional drags. 
The midgets manage to work in a bit 
of incidental comedy, although all three 
work in evening clothes and straight make- 
up. Rush. 



Mirskoff-Saunders Troupe (5). 

Dancing. 

8 Mins.; Full Stage. 

135th Street. 

The Mirskoff-Saunders Troupe of Rus- 
sian dancers put over about eight minutes 
of the fastest dancing seen in this line. 
There are only five in the troupe but they 
easily make up in speed what they lack 
in numbers. Three dress as women. The 
other two are men. Several new steps are 
shown and some spins that are hummers. 
As a Russian dancing act the troupe ranks 
up well toward the top. Dash. 



"Britannia Pony Ballet" (8). 
Acrobatic Dancing Girls. 
ix Mint.; Full Stage, Open in One. 
Orpheum, Brooklyn. 

The "Britannia Ponies" are no exception 
to the rule of English dancing girls. They 
dance skilfully, but when they attempt 
to sing, the result is not impressive. This 
new organization opens with a march 
number and a song in "one,* going 
through march evolutions instead of 
dancing. Then they give a whirlwind 
routine of dancing in the full stage. The 
whole eight are involved in all the forma- 
tions, and this makes it impossible for a 
costume change. Also it gives them a 
good deal of exercise. The only halt in 
the dancing is during a short wait, ap- 
parently designed to permit them to re- 
cover their breath. The girls are an un- 
usually nice looking lot. The only com- 
plaint one could make is that they show 
carelessness in minor details of dress. 
The Orpheum audience received the act 
cordially. Ruth. 



Zarrell Brothers. 

Hand Balancing. 

8 Mins.; Four (Palace). 

Colonial. 

The Zarrell Brothers are a new act in 
strong arm and hand balancing. They 
are Americans and follow closely in dress, 
style and work La Vine and Cross, but 
more nearly resem^lmg in the feats exe- 
cuted the Belled aire Brothers. The Za- 
rells have a few new twists in their work, 
the finishing trick involving the use of a 
chair over which the understander bends 
backwards, held by his toes through a 
rope tied around the seat and lifting his 
partner from a hand stand while on the 
ground to an upright position, making a 
striking ending. It is a very good act 
of its sort, and proved a first-class open- 
ing number for the Colonial bill. There 
is no comedy attempted, and but little 
posing or faking. The present tights worn 
could be improved in looks by a more 
lavish expenditure than they evidently 
necessitated. 8ime. 



Chassino. 
Snadowgraphist. 
13 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Hammerstein's Roof. 

Chassino is making his reappearance in 
New York atop the Victoria. The ap- 
pearance of a shadowgraphist on Ham- 
merstein's Roof is a hazardous experi- 
ment, but in this case a most successful 
one. Chassino, the program tells us, is 
the only person who makes shadow pic- 
tures with his feet, a claim to distinction 
that savors somewhat of the dime 
museum. The best of Chassino's offering 
is its comedy. He makes his shadow fig- 
ures do the most laughably human things, 
and the reproduction of perfectly recog- 
nizable national types without mechani- 
cal aid was a decidedly skillful perform- 
ance. He was in the "No. 2" place of this 
week's bill and scored unmistakably. 

Rush. 



Mary and Hall will divide themselves 
professionally this season while playing 
the Morris time. Carleton Mack will ap- 
pear in "The Professor" ; Maude Hall in 
"The Mnppie and the Jay." Mr. Macy and 
Miss Hall did not play the Grand Opera 
House, Pittsburg, this week, although billed 
there. 



John J. Black and Maurice Frank aai 

Co. (1). 
"The Advance Agent" 
19 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Scribner'a "Big Show." 

'The Advance Agent" embodies a rather 
good idea for a half-and-half comedy and 
dramatic sketch, but in its present form is 
badly put together and not over-well 
played. It deals with the advance agent 
of a burlesque show falling into a hotel la 
a one-horse town. The hotel is run by an 
old farmer and a girl, supposedly his 
daughter. She was ambitious to become 
an actress, a desire stoutly fought against 
by the old man. The girl meets the ad* 
vanoe agent, and after some talk the ad- 
ranee discovers she is his daughter. The 
old hotel keeper, after becoming convinced 
that is the case, begs the girl be left to 
live with him. The father, with many 
sighs and despairing glances agrees to 
leave her, vowing that he will quit tbo 
show business at the end of the ■oason 
and come back to take up his residence la 
the Tank. Maurice Frank is the advaneo 
agent, doing fairly well with the lighter 
passages, but when his dramatic power* 
are called into action he is not convincing. 
John J. Black is the hotel keeper. He 
does not seem fully confident of himself. 
Aside from this and a tendency to get 
away from the character occasionally, ho 
does very well. Helen May does bettor 
than either of the men. She plays' tha 
daughter in a simply straightforward 
manner without affectation. 

Data. 



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Frank Finny and Company (5). 
M A 50 to 1 Shot" 
18 Mint.; Full Stage (Exterior). 
Waldron's "Trocaderot." 
Garden, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Tim Dooley, by an act of bravery, 
receives in return a race horse, which en- 
ters against Mr. Haley, a horse dealer 
and owner of "Procession," a fast racer. 
Danny Dooley, a son of Tim's, is a jockey 
and the only one who can ride Tim's 
horse to victory. He is enticed by Haley and 
Stub (a tout) to ride "Procession.*' Baft 
Danny wavering, Haley threatens to fore- 
close a mortgage on Tim's property. 
Danny accepts and wins the race. In the* 
meantime Tim has put up all the money 
he could get on a 50 to 1 tip on Haley's 
horse, and wins enough to clear the mort- 
gage, a good ending and sketch, showing 
a stable scene with race track. The races 
are done with moving pictures after 
showing the horses. Frank Finny, a hod 
carrier, Minnie Burke, the jockey, and 
Harry Balkeley, the dealer, were excel- 
lent, and "Procession" showed up well for 
himself. Diokton. 



Edna Aug. 

Songs and Imitations. 

23 Mint. 

Columbia, Cincinnati. 

Edna Aug returns to vaudeville with 
three new songs, full of comedy. For an 
encore Miss Aug gave imitations of Rose 
Stahl an|l Jimmic Russell and sang a 
Freneh song. The audience applauded her 
loudly and long, chiefly because Miss Aug 
is doing an entirt' new act away from the 
scrub woman. //. Hett. 

(C<4>M(imi<'<l on page 29.) 



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VARIETY 






BON TONS. 

"The Bon Tons" is a new show from 
costume* to pieces. Some of the comedy 
of lsst season has been retained, but is 
placed in new settings. Weber & Rush 
have been almost extravagant in the pro- 
duction. The costuming throughout, by 
Bloodgood, is always pretty and effective, 
with a couple of exceedingly tasteful de- 
signs, particularly the "Float lie" num- 
ber and the opening of the burlesque. 

The chorus girls look civilised in the 
outfit they have been provided with. The 
•ids show effect of freak dressing has 
passed away in this show. Now that 
Weber ft Rush have put the spangles and 
flash on the ground, let those tokens of 
a past regret remain there. 

The opening is "Affinity Beach," pro- 
duced under the direction of Bd F. Rush. 
It it not weighty in plot, but sufficient 
for the introduction of good numbers and 
fair comedy. 

"The Squaw Girl's Round Up," the bur- 
lesque, is a travesty, with a melodramatic 
burlesque concealed within. It is one of 
the beet {kings in closing pieces seen In 
several s eas ons as pure burlesque with- 
out attempts at "innovations." The action 
draws firmly together as the piece pro- 
ceeds, bec o ming mete lively until the 
finale, when Guy Rawson, the principal 
comedian, In an immensely well worked 
and laughable scene scores a big hit. 

The burlesque, written and put on by 
Mr. Rawson, who has never played as well 
before, 'would have saved the poorest show. 
Mr. Rawson and Frances Glare, the sou- 
brette principal woman, control the num- 
bers and action. Miss Clare, who leads 
' the large majority of songs, presents her 
Invaluable personality amid the new sur- 
foundings in an altogether charming im- 
provement of manner, voice and work. In 
dressing she remains as before, unrivaled 
for burlesque, setting the example for the 
discarding of the flash in costume. 

Her wardrobe is extensive and expen- 
sive. With a minor exception of "finale," 
Miss Clare does hot reappear in the same 
dress. In two instances she has made a 
wide departure from the accepted rou- 
tine of soubrettes in presenting their 
"clothes." At the opening under an ankle 
length gown, Miss Clare exposes men's 
hose held by "Boston*' garters, and in the 
opening of the burlesque, while singing a 
"base ball" number in quite the most 
chic and stylish suit and hat one could 
wish for, she strips in the crowd of the 
chorus, coming forth from the mass in a 
sweater and pantalettes carrying a foot- 
ball. A bathing costume beautifully blend- 
ed in many shades is too pretty, almost, 
to wear. 

Miss Clare's first number with a French 
accent passes excepting the accent, and the 
delivery of lines during the "table scene" in 
the first part stamps her with real ability 
to play an ingenue role. In this scene 
Miss Clare and Lester Bernard sing "Taf- 
fy," an awfully catchy song on a good idea. 
All the musical numbers have been well 
selected, and the final song, "Rainbow," 
well handled by Niblo and Spencer in the 
dancing line, is the best "Indian" air 
since "Hiawatha," and apt to be almost 
as popular. 

Niblo. and Spencer are better in the olio 
than in the.Jfcbe*. Olga Orion* is not 
strong as ^/"principal boy," and has a 
light voice, "but the singing of the chorus 
Is rather good considering the lack of 



support given by the principals in this . 
department. 

John C. Hanson is an extremely capable 
comedian, working well and easily. Les- 
ter Bernard plays an acceptable Hebrew, 
a 'trifle beyond that usually seen in bur- 
lesque, and takes care of a character in 
the afterpiece very well. 

Emily Miles is held over as a chorus 
girl, and with Emily Lee has the duet 
in the "Senorita" number, brought over 
from the "Dainty Duchess." The girls 
score very well with it. 

Minnie Cook is the "Salome'* or "cooch" 
dancer in front of the "La Domino" mir- 
rors. The act is dragged out, and thia 
also is a fault of the opening number in 
the first part. 

The "Six English Barmaids" sing "Rosy 
Rambler" during a piece, and help to keep 
the chorus lively, which it is all the 
time, working extraordinarily well so 
early in the season. 

Whoever picked the English girls this 
season ought to be given a life position on 
the job. 

The olio is long, and could be started 
off better were Joy and Clayton, an acro- 
batic "sister" act, obliged to cut the first 
song and dance, giving the acrobatic por- 
tion only which is ordinary but made 
acceptable by the fact of the girls being 
hard workers. 

Rawson and Clare in "Just Kids" have 
"Sunbonnet Sue" and "Sweethearts," 
singing both well, and the act holds, 
strange as it may seem for burlesque 
where the "pathos" might more readily 
bring a smile if it were analyzed. 

Bernard and Hanson put over a very 
good "Dutch" act considering the short 
time they have been together, and Niblo 
and Spencer are one big hit with dancing. 
The Potter-Hartwell Trio were the extra 
attraction at the Star, Brooklyn, this 
week, with the show. 

Before the season shall have fairly 
started, "The Bon Tons" is going to be 
talked about as one of this season's best 
burlesque companies. It is that now. 

flftme. 



AVENUE GIRLS. 

Leo Stevens, Helen Jesse Moore and 
Mae Mulini are responsible for the music 
and the book of both pieces employed by 
"The Avenue Girls." They earn the dis- 
tinction of turning out a show that did 
not have to call upon the music publish- 
ers for numbers, but the distinction will 
not help the show any. A good lively 
song of the popular variety would have 
been welcome on several occasions. The 
opening piece is "The Maid of the Alps." 
It deals with a maid coming to life one 
hour every hundred years and a ruby, the 
possessor of which everyone immediately 
falls in love with. The burlesque is "It 
Happened in Spain," a sort of burlesque 
melodrama. To the winner of the bull 
fight the Governor offers the hand of his 
daughter in marriage. The girl already 
loves an American bull fighter. This fact 
is known to a Spaniard, who is in love 
with the daughter, and he plans to ruin 
the American, but loses out. This idea 
of carrying out a story or trying to make 
a burlesque show a comic opera may be 
all right, but if this is the example, the 
old style is preferable. 

There are twenty girls employed in the 
chorus, out of which two olio acts are 
made. The costumes, what there are, are 



very pretty, and the large chorus shows 
up strongly on one or two occasions. 

There are three changes in the first 
part and but two in the second. The lit- 
tle black costumes worn in the "Minstrel 
Show" number were particularly pretty. 
Thb girls have very little to do; so little 
in fact that they never get warmed up 
to their work. 

The whole show moves slowly. Several 
funny bits of business introduced lose 
their value through being dragged out. 
The comedy in the afterpiece is derived 
from the two comedians playing the bull 
in the fight. .The thing has been done a 
thousand and one times, and done just a 
thousand times funnier than it is here. 

Leo Stevens is the principal comedian. 
He is a good Dutchman, but hs was un- 
kind to himself when he wrote his part. 
Billy Arlington is Stevens' assistant, and 
the laughing honors easily fall to him. 
He is sort of a tramp in both pieces, and 
every time he has the opportunity he 
turns it to advantage. Allen Wightman 
has a couple of small character parts, 
while Walter Pearson, when he gets over 
his posing, will make a first rate 
"straight." 

Jhe women principals are rather light, 
both as to wardrobe and ability. Helen 
Jesss Moore looks very good, and her work 
is entirely satisfactory. Grace Delmore is 
the soubrette and her work is not nearly 
what it should be. She is mechanical and 
lacks the necessary life for a likeable sou- 
brette. Her wardrobe also will not com- 
pare with others in the field. Lulu Chap- 
man has small parte in both pieces. She 
is not prominent at any time. 

The olio does not add any great 
amount of life to the show. The first 
part was followed by some illustrated 
songs. The songs were very poorly illus- 
trated and so near alike in the two num- 
bers that one could be substituted for 
the other without causing any comment. 
Billy Arlington and Grace Delmore did a 
little of everything. Arlington's parodies, 
not particularly new, were well thought 
of. He rather hurt the good impression 
made in the first part by his showing in 
the act, however. Grace Delmore played 
in about the same manner she did in the 
pieces. 

The Wiora Trio succeeded in putting 
some life into things. They offered Hun- 
garian songs and dances that were wel- 
come for the ginger if nothing else. Tho 
smaller of the three girls scored a little 
hit with some of Eugenie Fougere's tricks. 
The Chapman Sisters, assisted by Ray- 
mond Thomas, a "pick," closed the olio. 
The girls 'frame up as an ordinary "sis- 
ter" act. The fairly good dancing and 
excellent tumbling by the "pick," of 
which there is not enough shown, carry- 
ing them through. The "pick" is allowed 
to carry out one nasty bit that should 

be tabooed. 
It will take some more rehearsing and 

rearranging to place "The Avenue Girls" 

in the first division. Dash. 



, Homer Lind and Company have been 
placed on the Orpheum Circuit time 
through the Pat Casey office. Eula Brun- 
elle has replaced Mrs. Lind in the, act. She 
is a pupil of Servick, Kubelik's master 
and a brilliant violin soloist. Mr. Lind 
will use his new sketch, "The Opera Sing- 
er," which he has placed under the per- 
sonal direction of Pat Casey. 



BOWERT BURLESQUBRS. 

There are a number of short ends to 
be trimmed in the present vehicle of the 
"Bowery Burlesquers" at the Olympic 
(Pastor's) this week, although this year's 
offering gives promise of becoming one of 
the best they have had in a long time. 
It seems to have been written with the 
musical comedy idea in mind. At this 
stage of its development it is drawn a bit 
too flue for burlesque. In the first sot 
there are very few laughs and the real 
comedy is nearly all in the burlesque. 

There are "numbers" galore, with pretty 
dressing and not a few attractive ideas in 
incidental business. What the show most 
needs is the brightening up of its fun. 
With the foundation they have, this 
ought to be a simple matter, for in all 
other details the offering is a first class 
show. 

, Ben Jansen is the principal comedian as 
usual. He is a skillful funmaker, although 
in the present state of the show there is 
apparent hint of anxiety in his work. 
He semes a bit forced in his comedy, duo 
no doubt to his unfamiliarity with tho 
part and its lack of burlesque material. 
The real comedy hit of the entertainment 
is Jack Quinn, who has a splendid bit of 
character comedy in the burlesque when 
he appears as the walking delegate of the 
Strong Arm Men's Benevolent Protective 
Association. Here he had ten minutes of 
screamingly funny talk with Ed. Fitz- 
gerald, and this left him, with the honors 
of the show, although the scene had been 
written as a small "bit." 

Fitzgerald makes an acceptable Irish- 
roan used as a foil to Jensen's Hebrew 
character, and Ed. Convey as a Spanish 
don handles two numbers capably, but 
does little to further the laughing values 
of the piece. Harry Hills has the import- 
ant "straight" role. 

The other men of the organization do 
not count particularly, having "filler" 
parts and figuring inconspicuously in the 
proceedings. The "Cissy" roles of John 
Yong and Frank Willis in the first act 
could be spared entirely. 

The company as usual is particularly 
strong in respect to its chorus and women 
principals. Lillian Held is the soubrette. 
She does not dance, but her attractive ap- 
pearance and animated manner make an 
acceptable substitute. Also she reads 
lines agreeably and handles several "coon" 
songs in splendid style. Norma Bell is 
quite as attractive a figure and besides 
has a voice of uncommon quality. 

An active dancing soubrette would not 
be amiss in the company, for none of the 
principals is gifted in that direction. Josie 
Kine has a character part but makes no 
attempt to extract comedy from it, and 
Gertie Hart has it all her own way in this 
class. 

The chorus is made up entirely of 
"broilers" and "ponies," a particularly 
good looking lot. They work with a snap 
and vim that one would commend in an 
organization that had been much longer 
together. A number of the costumes are 
old ones, but they are bright enough to 
disguise this detail. 

There are but two numbers to the olio, 
Russell and Held and the Great Naz- 
zaros (New Acts). The former depends 
upon the character songs of Miss Held. 
Russell dances some few steps, but they 
did not help the turn particularly. 

Rush. 



VARIETY 



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SCRIBNER'S BIO SHOW. 

'Three Weeks in Egypt" is the name of 
the opening piece. Elinor Glyn did not 
help select the title as the show used the 
same piece last season. 

Aside from a comedy bit here and there 
no change has been made. Even the num- 
bers, of which there are too few, have a 
familiar ring. Eighteen girls are em- 
ployed in the chorus which rum rather 
strongly to the long and narrow brand. 
It is a well-behaved chorus. What work 
they are called upon to do they go after 
as though they enjoyed it. 

Not a few of the faces are familiar. 
One a brunette on the end noticeable last 
season is still there with a car-load of 
ginger, although she has taken on weight. 
Just how much a good, lively girl can 
do is made evident in one number which 
received no less than five encores, solely 
through this girl's efforts. 

The few numbers naturally occasion 
but few changes. What dressing there is, 
is new and bright and makes a very 
pleasing impression. 

The vaudeville portion is most satis- 
factory. Farlardo, who does a very clever 
bit as the mumified man in the first part, 
although handicapped by an accident, 
which caused him to limp badly, gave 
his familiar routine of instrumental imi- 
tations. Elsie Harvey and the Field boys 
were in the olio, probably an added fea- 
ture, with their neat singing and dancing. 

Bedini and Arthur were one continuous 
laugh. The juggling act was given with- 
out a burlesque of any kind and it was 
enough. The pair appeared in the after- 
piece in small parts also. It would do 
some of these "straight" men a word of 
good to have a look at Jean Bedini. He 
is really an ornament to the burlesque 
stage. The Brianzo Trio is a foreign 
singing organization, much after all the 
others. They were very well liked. John 
J. Black and Maurice Frank and Co. in 
'The Advance Agent" (New Acts). 

"Electricity Is life," the after-piece, 
takes place in a department store and has 
a plot. 

The comedians are called upon to carry 
the greater part of the show, and while 
they are doing very well, they will need 
a quantity of new material to bear the 
burden. William Maussey and John Lo- 
renzo are the principal fun-makers. Maus. 
eey is a funny looking German with a 
rather good dialect to which he sticks 
closely. Lorenzo works as a tramp in 
both pieces and manages to pass in good 
shape. It is from dancing principally his 
comedy is devised. A piano specialty In 
the first part was the hit of the evening. 
John J. Black was fair as the "Legit" 
in the opener. He had little to do in the 
burlesque. 

The women were not allowed much lee- 
way. A little more of the women and 
less of the men would be a more satis- 
factory arrangement. Gladys Carlyle 
wore three very pretty costumes without 
the usual flash and her little was most 
creditable. Clara Raymond must also 
be given a star for not running to the 
glaring in the matter of dress. Her ward- 
robe is not as extensive as others, perhaps, 
but what's there is good. Clara shows a 
real live desire to get out and tear things 
up, and she should be allowed to do it. 
Helen May had little to do but wear 
tights. She was successful in that. 

Dash. 



MINER'S MERST BURLESQUERS. 

Harry Fox, who as a member of Miner's 
"Dreamlands" has been attracting favor- 
able attention for two years past, made 
his debut last week as the feature of 
Miner's "Merry Burlesquers" at the Em- 
pire, Newark. Fox is a type of comedian 
rather unusual in burlesque, depending as 
he does upon his ability as a light com- 
edian, rather than upon any grotesque dia- 
lect or character make-up. There is a 
strong element of distinctiveness in every- 
thing he does, and it is a fair prophecy 
tliat he will attract a large and valuable 
personal following. Fox has in his favor a 
clean, wholesome youthfulness, a most en- 
gaging manner and a bright, snappy way 
of handling dialogue and songs. 

His start is auspicious for he has been 
surrounded with a capital organisation and 
a production second to none yet appear- 
ing about the city. The vehicle is a two- 
act piece called "The Fixer," by Guy 
Fletcher Bragdon. The book tells a con- 
secutive story with a touch of half 
seriousness toward the end of the second 
act, an unusual arrangement, but one 
which works out satisfactorily. The com- 
edy is mostly new and although it is 
not yet fully developed as it will be after 
a few weeks of playing, the show makes a 
first rate laughing entertainment. The 
foundation is there for an immensely effec- 
tive piece. 

The cast is an unusually large one. 
There are fourteen principals listed, in ad- 
dition to the usual chorus of twenty girls. 
John Price, Ralph Ash and Bob Francisco 
back up Fox. Price plays an Irishman 
extremely well, modeling it somewhat on 
the character as handled by John T. Kelly ; 
Ash is the Hebrew, while Francisco makes 
a funny German, a la Louis Mann. The 
trio have worked out several good comedy 
situations. 

Among the women principals appear 
Belle Wilton, as a Gypsy singer, the Miller- 
ship Sisters, singing and dancing sou- 
brettes, seconded by May Busch and Lydia 
Fox, while Dora Devere has the comedy 
character part. 

A burlesque organization will have to 
travel some to beat this array of women. 
For dressing they set a swift pace. There 
are sixteen numbers and the principals 
have new frocks almost every time they 
appear. Half a dozen of the numbers have 
been especially written for the show, per- 
haps the best of which are "Butterflies 
of Fashion," the opening ensemble, a par- 
ticularly well staged bit, and "The Lob- 
ster and the Wee Mermaid," the latter 
led by Belle Wilton. 

All the music is up to date, as witness 
the use of "Come on Down Town," from 
"The Yankee Prince" for the finale of the 
first act. 

A better working chorus has yet to be 
seen this season. There are twelve show- 
girls and eight "ponies." They make a 
glittering procession, having ten costume 
changes in the two acts. 

A short, snappy olio separates the two 
pieces. The Millership Sisters open with 
their neat dancing specialty. The Two 
Franciscos pave their comedy magic ex- 
pose to solid laughter. The eccentric 
comedian of the pair makes his nonsense 
funny in an old way, and his burlesques 
are sure fire. 

The Busch-Devere Trio close. May Busch 
has a new serious recitation with musical 
accompaniment that scored tremendously. 

Rush. 



SCHOOL DAYS. 

Kids, kids and nothing but "kids" in 
the three-act musical comedy put forth 
by Gus Edwards under the name of 
"School Days." It is at the Chestnut 
Street Opera House, Philadelphia, this 
week, and opens at the Circle, New York, 
on Sept. 14 for a run. 

New York should take "School Days" to 
its arms if it likes "kids." Some look so 
youthful there may be a question of Mr. 
Gerry getting on the job for the Metro- 
politan showing, especially one mite of a 
girl, who doesn't seem over five years old 
but scores one of the show's hits. 

Ned Wayburn is entitled to any amount 
of credit for the wonders he has accom- 
plished in the handling of the mass of 
young and raw material. During twenty- 
three musical numbers, Mr. Wayburn has 
the chorus going at top speed, something 
characteristic of the entire show, and the 
most dependable point for its future suc- 
cess. The finale of the first act, a pret- 
tily dressed "policeman" number, where 
twelve of the boys do a corking good dance 
is one of the best. "The Merry-Go- 
Round" is a spectacularly devised song, 
bound to win favorable attention. 

There are sixteen girls and the same 
number of boys in the chorus. The prin- 
cipals, whether old or young, are all small, 
and look youthful. It seems just a Lilli- 
putian parade. 

Aaron Hoffman wrote the "book," al- 
though but little of the original dialogue 
is left. Between Mr. Edwards, who com- 
posed all the music, and Mr. Wayburn, 
the "book" has been ripped up and made 
over. The story had a melodramatic fla- 
vor, and is just about sufficient to carry 
the piece. 

"School Days" is musical all through, 
in Mr. Edwards' best popular strain. 
"The Fighting Kid," "When I'm an Amer- 
ican Citizen," It Takes the Cop to Cop the 
Girls," "The Calendar of Love" (song hit 
of the show) and "Sunbonnet Sue" are 
all catchy. 

The second act is Mr. Edward's vaude- 
ville "School Boys and Girls" elaborated. 
"Going to Fight the Indians" is a lively 
song and number with the entire chorus 
costumed as Indians, lead by John Hlnes 
and Isador Rabino, a couple of cute kids 
who are dime-novel mad. 

Herman Timberg, the musical comedian, 
is featured, and handles himself, and his 
part, exceptionally well, never tiring, al- 
though having the burden of the comedy, 
with a violin solo in the last act. He 
becomes immensely popular in his Hebrew 
character of a street musician. 

Joe Keno lands a laugh or applause 
every time he moves, a couple of dances 
with Agnes Lynn scoring hard. 

Janet Priest is the principal among the 
girls, having a "waif" role, and is much 
liked. Caroline Wade has been removed 
from Edwards' "Blonde Typewriters" for 
the purpose of singing "Sunbonnet Sue." 

Milfred Berrick, a weighty youth plays 
a fat boy, while Joe Kessler is the "Dago." 
Daniel Murphy is a German, and Jessie 
Kepler the kid-villain. 

Gregory Kelly plays a Bostonese youth 
modeled similarly to the youngster of the 
Sully Family in language and dress. 
Hazel Cox is the school teacher, a tall, 
handsome blonde. 

"School Days" is a great kid show for 
kids. If parents have a memory or are 
human they are bound to like it. 

Sime. 



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COLONIAL. 

Through a shift in the program ar- 
rangement Monday evening, the bill at 
the Colonial, a fine one, ran very heavily 
for the first three numbers, the comedy 
expected from Amy Anderson & Com- 
pany (New Acts), in the third position 
having been placed to close the show. 

Jack Norworth was the first to break 
the sober spell. He made an excellent 
start with his own song "I'm Glad I*m 
Married." Nearly all the dialogue for 
merly in use by Mr. Norworth has beef 
dropped, he devoting most of the stage 
time to an "Expose of Vaudeville," well 
worth the while. It is so satirically true 
that each vaudeville manager might apply 
for an individual right to it as an edu- 
cator. For last Tuesday evening, Mr. 
Norworth promised an expose on "song 
plugging." If it came oft it must, have 
been interesting for Norworth knows, but 
still it wasn't clubby, for Jack has 
at the head of the clan in his 
the Empire City Quartet plays the Co- 
lonial next week. The "Owl" number 
with topically topical verses finished Us 
very well liked act. The one on Bryan 
may have been authorised by the Repub- 
lican Campaign Committee. 

Two new songs and one new dress were 
Eva Tanguay's fresh contributions to the 
bill which she headlines. The songs are 
"I Didnt Marry Him" (useless) and If 
I Had a Theatre of My Own" (nearly so). 
There will be but a few items in per- 
sonal history soon left for Miss Tan- 
guay's prolific but bucolic lyric writer. 
The new costume is a silver effect, with 
large bows, likening Miss Tanguay to an 
aeroplane in appearance. She made the 
usual success, closing with her own unique 
"Salome," which should have come first. 

Another stranger is Harry Allister, with 
well characterized impersonations, poorly 
presented. Both Mr. Allister's announce- 
ments and stage dressing are antiquated, 
but he bears a startling likeness to most 
of his subjects. Without talk of 
any sort excepting in the announce- 
ments, Allister places a great speed to 
his act. His revival of Admiral Dewey 
alone points out a great gap in other 
impersonator's repertoires, and his men- 
tion of "Mr." William McKinley, always 
prefixing "Mr." or the title in a respect- 
ful manner Is a point to be noted. 

Geo. B. Reno and Co. returned from 
their European trip, who were placed to 
open after the intermission, brought heape 
of laughter by their nonsensical comedy 
and heterogeneous mass of humanity, while 
Howard and North played "Back in Wel- 
lington" for the first time at the Colonial, 
scoring both a comedy and artistic hit. 
"Back in Wellington" is as far advanced 
over "Those Were the Happy Days" as 
vaudeville has advanced from their first 
sketch to the advent of the second. 

"Dear Heart" will prove expensive for 
the Long Acre Quartet if it isn't changed. 
That song is not for them. Otherwise it 
is an exceptional straight singing four, 
both in the combination of voices, three 
tenors and a bass, and the quality of the 
singing. 

The Zarrell Brothers and Bert Ooote and 
Co. are under New Acts. Julius I>n sheriff"' 
is on the job again. Monday evening Mr. 
Lenzberg was obliged to acknowledge the 
applause for Uio opening overture. That's 
some for a v.unliville orchestral leader in 
these days of evcrything-goes orchestras. 

Sime. 



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VARIETY 



ORPHEUM, BROOKLYN. 

Six of the acts listed on the Orpheum 
program this week are given by men and 
four of them almost in succession are 
•ingle turns. There is no suspicion of 
monotony in the show, for the bill offered 
the widest variety and made a first-rate 
entertainment. It ran off smoothly, too, 
although four of the numbers were new 
to this side, two of the quartet being 
played for the first time. The first half 
was a bit short in vaudeville comedy, 
William H. Macart having almost the only 
laughing act out of five. 

In the early part Lambert! was easily 
the hit with his musical impersonations. 
Musical experts may deny the possibility 
of a single man attaining mastery over 
three instruments, but to all appea r ances 
Lambsrti's control over violin, 'cello and 
piano is absolute. In his announcement 
the impersonator has a phrase which is 
perhaps in questionable taste. He tells 
♦ the audience that they may not have 
actually seen the subject* of his sketch, 
then observes "But that is rather your 
fault than mine.* 9 All of which may be 
quite true, but it is scarcely within the 
province of an artist to first delicately 
accuse an audience of ignorance and then 
disclaim responsibility for it. Lamberti's 
number is a musical delight. The solos 
easily take precedence over the impersona- 
tions, although those of the musicians 
known to us are excellently done, the 
Padereswki being a particularly catchy 
bit of humorous caricature. The scheme 
of going from one impersonation to the 
next without disclosing his proper person 
is a capital one. The longer the person- 
ality of Lamberti remains in disguise the 
less readily is it recognized through the 
different make-ups. Lamberti has his 
different characters acknowledge their ap- 
plause in characteristic manner, instead of 
removing the makeup and acknowledging 
the applause himself. 

8am Williams opened the intermission, 
'a rather poor spot for. the quiet offering. 
He did extremely well, doing an encore 
and taking three or four bows. He has a 
quaint bit of musical rhyme for the en- 
core, and could have remained at the 
piano much longer. The talk remains un- 
changed except for a new story or so, 
while Take Me to the Ball Game" and 
"Brudda Sylvest," together w4th "I'm 
Glad I'm Married," with a capital catch 
line, "Yes, She Does," made up his solos. 

Mr. Macart has brightened up his 
monologue immensely since it was first 
shown at the Fifth Avenue, several 
months ago. Beside the changes in ma- 
terial Macart is handling himself much 
better and in "No. 4" place, following 
Lamberti and preceding Virginia Harned, 
did rather better than fairly, singing sev- 
eral additional verses of "Reincarnation'' 
and taking a bow or two. 

Collins and Hart were in their wonted 
place, closing the show, and with the Eli- 
nore Sisters just before, gave the bill 
the comedy finish it very much needed. 

Rosaire and Doreto opened the show 
with their knockabout. They have de- 
vised some new twists to the familiar 
clowning, but could spare some of the 
time they spend at the tables with 
straight acrobatics. 

Virginia Harned and Company, "Britan- 
nia Pony Ballet," De Biere and the Eli- 
nore Sisters are under New Acts. 

Ruth. 



This is the first week of the regular 
season at the Alhambra, although the 
house has been running all summer. A 
long »Lo* li offered. It must have been 
well along in the last half hour before 
twelve when the show was over Monday 
night. The unusual length naturally made 
the program a bit draggy, although it was 
a good bill. 

Hathaway and Siegel opened the pro- 
gram with what should be a strictly sing- 
ing and dancing specialty. A capital one 
It could be made. At least all the talk, 
not a part but all, should be laid aside 
until something better than the very 
inane "gags" now used is procured. Mr. 
Hathaway does an exceedingly good hard 
shoe dance. Miss Siegel is easily capable 
of handling lines, has a pretty appearance 
and does not fall much short of her part- 
ner as a dancer. Her reaemblanoe in man- 
ner to Eva Tanguay was commented upon. 
The team could also improve the ward- 
robe* 

Elsie Boehm is billed "The Little Girl 
with the Big Voice." Elsie is not so little, 
but Elsie has the big voice. It was a big 
surprise when she hit the first note in her 
opening song. The voice is almost a bari- 
tone. It is musical, and nicely handled 
by the singer. A little trick in the last 
selection of changing to a high falsetto 
made Miss Boehm a solid hit. 

Frank J. Conroy, George Le Maire and 
Company played "A King for a Night," 
and were highly successful. There is 
much that is funny in the offering, and 
the quiet, effective manner in which Mr. 
Conroy handles the material squeezes it 
dry. The opening is still held too much 
in the dark. It hides anything else that 
is funny. Mr. Le Maire has improved 
greatly since the act was first shown. He 
is still inclined to over-act a little, but is 
giving a satisfactory performance. Edith 
Forrest looks and plays the part of a so- 
ciety dame, although her French doesn't 
sound on the level. 

Bernard! was responsible in the main 
for the length of the program. He is giv- 
ing the same act shown on Hammerstein's 
Roof all summer, including the impersona- 
tions of musical directors. The act is 
novel and interesting, especially the sec- 
ond part illustrating how the changes are 
made, but it is too long by far. Bernardi 
closed the first half and there were many 
on the sidewalk in front of the house be- 
fore he had finished. 

Stewart Barnes did extremely well with 
some new pathos among his amusing talk. 

Arthur Huston has worked out a jug- 
gling act called 'Teddy in Africa," with 
no end of funny props. Monday one or 
two of the props didn't work just right, 
but there were enough others to pass the 
misses by without notice. A small mon- 
key turned loose on the stage is about 
the cutest thing yet seen in the animal 
line. It caused enough amusement alone 
for one act. 

Signor El .Cota certainly can move 
about on the xylophone. The orchestra 
had their troubles following him. He is 
also not a bad boy on the drum. Five 
selections were demanded, showing a 
range from the "Hungarian Rhapsody" 
to a "rag." Both were equally well ren- 
dered. 

Mabel Barrison and Joseph Howard, 
and "Fun in a Boarding House" are un- 
der New Acts. Dash. 



issTH STREET. 

Regardless of one or two conflicts the 
bill at the 126th Street house after a 
slight rearrangement is running off 
smoothly. Tuesday night the house was 
comfortably filled and it was a well satis- 
fled, highly appreciative crowd throughout. 

Rooney and Bent, from the reception re- 
ceived, have lost none of their popularity 
in Harlem, where they have always rivaled 
the stock stars for favor. The act with 
the exception of a little new material 
scattered here and there remains without 
change. Spurred on evidently by the stir 
that Marion Bent's costumes have always 
created Patrick has gone to the tailor and 
had himself done in a violent shade of 
green. You cant blame Pat for being a 
bit envious and we think well of his 
goaheadativeness, but wo still prefer Miss 
Bent's dainty simple little gowns to that 
flash of green and gold. The house held 
the pair until all the encores were ex- 
hausted, and a speech had been delivered. 

Lillian Shaw has almost an entirely 
new budget of songs. The opening song in 
one verse would be plenty. The time 
might be better spent on "My Brudda 
Sylvest," which Miss Shaw handles beau- 
tifully. "Has Anybody Seen My Hus- 
band 7" is retained and a couple of new 
"Yiddish" songs round out the repertoire. 
Miss Shaw scored a big hit. 

S. Miller Kent after a prolonged absence 
from the varieties is back again with "Just 
Dorothy." The sketch is talky; in fact 
it is nothing but talk. The clever work 
of Mr. Kent, however, stands off the over- 
abundance of dialogue. R. E. Reddick does 
a very clever bit as the Chinese servant, 
giving the star invaluable assistance. 

Stella Mayhew filled in the gap made 
vacant by the absence of Maggie dine. 
The audience hardly got an even break on 
the exchange. The billing reads "Assisted 
by Biilie Taylor." Mr. Taylor sits in the 
orchestra pit and plays "straight" for Miss 
Mayhew, handing over a bunch of talk 
based entirely upon the weight of the 
singer. He also sings a song in the spot 
light. Don't forget "in the spotlight." 
Mr. Taylor is not necessary. The talk 
would be stronger if handled by the leader 
which would at least give it the slight 
semblance of being impromptu. Miss May- 
hew works somewhat along the same lines 
as Marie Dressier. She is a little more 
polite and a great deal less funny. Besides 
the talk there are several songs of the 
"coon" variety given, and when it comes to 
singing "coon" songs Miss Mayhew doesn't 
have to give way to anyone. Miss May- 
hew having been hurriedly called to fill 
in may excuse the seeming unpreparedness. 

Gardner and Revere went along a little 
slowly at the opening, but after they got 
down to some real work scored a sur- 
prisingly big hit for the opening position. 
Miss Gardner sings very pleasingly while 
her partner plays a guitar, holding it 
across his knee much the same as a zither 
is played. The effect is very good and 
another song or at least another verse 
should be used. The house expected more 
of the singing and applauded strongly for 
it but it was not forthcoming. The danc- 
ing of Dick Gardner is really the main- 
stay of the offering. Dick is there. He 
does not employ the hard shoes and his 
dance without the music at the finish 
ranks with the best terpischorean efforts. 

"The Double Cross," Mirskoff-Saunders 
Troupe and fiddler and Shelton are under 
New Acts. Dash. 



HAMMERSTEIN'S ROOF. 

The picking of features for the aerial 
show atop the Victoria must be a wear- 
ing task. Owing to the peculiar audience 
and other conditions the choice of ac{s 
is rather narrow and particularly so as 
regards good sure-fire comedy numbers. 
For this reason the presence in the bill 
of the Karno Company is a life saver. 
Without it the show would have been ex- 
ceedingly short on laughs. 

"A Night in An English Music Hall" 
returns after a short absence with a 
changed cast. Albert Weston is in the 
part of the "drunk" formerly played by 
Biilie Reeves. Weston is a capital panto- 
mimic comedian, following Reeves in the 
main but departing in one or two details 
from the traditions of the "drunk" as 
played by his predecessors. He seems in- 
clined to introduce unnecessary talk. 
Otherwise he held up the comedy of the 
act in capital style, doing particularly 
well at the finish during the wrestling 
bout. Bobby Lewis as the mischievous 
boy and Victoria Wright as the prima 
donna are also new members. 

Practically the only other comedy 
number was Chassino, shadowgraphist 
(New Acts), who had a position in the 
very early part. Among the other changes 
in the bill were "That" Quartet, Yama- 
moto Brothers, wire walkers, and Lily 
Lena. 

It was pretty hard work for Miss Lena. 
Hammerstein's Roof is no place for single 
singers, but in spite of her handicap the 
comedienne made herself distinctly heard 
in all parts, thanks to her perfect enun- 
ciation, and the dainty lyrics of her songs 
were made to go for their full value. Al- 
though she followed Gertrude Hoffmann, 
the sensational headliner, the audience re- 
ceived her cordially. 

Miss Hoffman's "Spring Song* probably 
does not arouse the sensational interest 
of her "Salome" dance, but it is a very 
pretty, bright stage picture, and fur- 
nishes a strong contrast to the "Salome" 
number, which immediately follows. On 
this score alone, aside from the merit of 
Miss Hoffmann's execution, it should be 
accounted a valuable addition to the act. 

Yamamoto Brothers, Japanese wire 
walkers, put a good period to the enter- 
tainment. The lighter of the pair goes 
to his work with a snap and a certainty 
that is especially attractive. The pair 
have several good novel feats, and the 
single, unassisted hand stand on the wire, 
is exceedingly striking. 

Marshall and King at the opening gave 
the show a lively send-off with their fast 
dances. Among the others were the Six 
Musical Cutty s, extremely well liked; 
Sharp Brothers and their Six Dusky 
Belles, one of the hits of the early part, 
and "That" Quartet (New Acts). 

R**h. 

Due to a change in the plans for the 
New York entrance to the Manhattan 
Bridge, the proposed alterations to the 
Atlantic Garden have been postponed 
until the permanent location is settled 
upon. If at Canal Street, there will be 
a subway into the Garden from the 
bridge plaza, leading to a rathskeller, 
which will be built. 



"Coney Island," one of San Francisco's 
summer parks occupying a square block 
in that city, was destroyed by fire Aug* 
ust IS*. 



VARIETY 



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VARIETY ARTISTS' ROUTES 

__ FOR WEEK SEPT. 7 

WHEN NOT OTHERWISE INDICATED. 

(TIm ronton here given, bearing bo date*, are from SEPT. 6 to SEPT. 18, inclusive, de- 
pendant opoa tho opening and dosing days of engagements in different parte of the country. 
* All addressee balow aro furnished VARIETY by artista. AddroMot oaro managers or agonta 
will not bo printed.) 

"0. R." In tho list lndloatoo tao ronto of tho circus named, with whioh tho artist or not it 
with, and may bo found nndor "OXRCT/B ROUTES," "B. 1„ M "BTJRLBQTJX ROUTE*. " 

routes rom the tollowdpo week must ixaoh thu oitzoe hot later 

THAH TUESDAY MORHXHO TO BEEVES FVBUDATIOH. 



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A B D Girls, 820 W. 9ft, N. T. 

Abdallah Bros., Three, 417 E. 14, N. T. 

Abbott, Andrew, Co., 207 W. 88, N. Y. 

Acton A Klorlls A Co.. 1558 Broadway, N. T. 

Acker A Gildaj, 107 W. 42, N. T. 

Adair A Dolln, Barnum A Bailey. C R. 

Adair, Art, Hagenbeck-Wallace, 0. B. 

Adams, B. Klrke A Co.. St. Louis Am. Co.. lndof. 

Adams A Halligan. 2008 Wabash. Chicago. 

Adelyn, Box 249, Champaign, IU. 

Addison A Livingston, Crescent, Chattanooga, 
Tenn. 

Agee. John, Singling Bros., 0. B. 

Ahern, Chas., Troupe, G. O. H., Syracuse. 

Aherna, The. 200 Colorado, Chicago. 

Alabama Comedy Four, 258 W. 80, N. T. 

Albene A La Brant, 212 B. 25, N. Y. 

Alberto, Barnum A Bailey, C. R. 

Alburtna A Millar. Monrovia, Cal.. e. 0, Miller. 

Aldo A Vannerson, Fair, Dryden, N. T. 

Alexander, Bose, Midget, Wlldwood, N. J., lndof. 

Alexandra A Bertie, 41 Acre Lane, London, Bug. 

Anderson, Madge. Orpheum, St. Paul. 

Allen, A. D.. Mohawk, Schenectady. 

Allen. Ed. Campbell Bros., C. B. 

Allen. Searle A Violet, 222 E. 14, N. T. 

Allen, Leon A Bertie, 118 Central, Oskoeb, Win. 

Allman, Joe, Lyceum, Chicago. 

All, George, 819 W. 58. N. T. 

All, Hunter A All, Claude St. A N. T. Aro., 
Jamaica. N. Y. 

Alpha Trio, Temple, Ft. Wayne. 

Alpine Troupe. Cole Bros., 0. R. 

Alrona Zoller Trio, Keith's, Providence. 

Alvord, Ned, Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 

Alvart'H Troupe, Singling Bros.. 0. R. 

Alvarettas, Three, Jersey Lilies, B. R. 

Amerlcsn Banjo Four, 1431 Broadway, N. Y. 

Americus Comedy Four, 201 Dearborn. Chicago. 

American Dancers. Six, Keith's, Providence. 

American Trio, 50 Penn Ave., Newark, N. J. 

American Newsboys Quartette, Garrlck, Ot- 

tumwa, la. 
Anderson A Ellison. 812 Chestnut. Brio, Pa. 
Angell Sisters. Star. Hartford City, Ind. 
Apollo Bros., 349 W 4, N. Y. C. 
Araki's Troupe. Fairground, Monticello. la. 
Archer, Oble. Bijou, Newark, Ohio, lndef. 
Ardell Bros., 914 Sandals. Canton, O. 
Ardell. Llllie, Hull. Mass., lndef. 
Ardelle A Leslie. Austin A Stone's, Boston. 
Ardo, Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 
Arlington. Harvey, 2170 Wylie. Pittsburg. 
Ardo & Eddo, Electric I'k., Albany. 
Arnold A Felix, Jamaica, L. I. 
Arberg A Wagner, 1412 Tremont, N. Pittsburg. 
Arlsonss, The. 148 W. 68, N. Y. 
Arlington, Four. Proctor's. Troy. 
Arminta A Burke. 519 Ringgold, Cincinnati. 
Armond. Grace. Windsor Clifton Hotel. Chicago. 
Armstrong A Verne, Majestic. Des Moines. 
Arnot A Gunn. 215 6th Ave., N. Y. 
Arthur, W. J. Columbia, Knoxvllle, lndef. 
As t aires, The, 42. Eldorsdo PI., High wood, N. J. 
Astrellss, The. 310 W. 446, N. Y. City. 
Atlantic Comedy Four, 129 Stockholm, Brooklyn. 
Auberts, Les, 14 Frobel Str. III., Hamburg, Ger. 
Auburns, Three. 335 Beacon, Somervllle, Mass. 
Auers, The, 37 Hey gate, Southend-on-Sea. Eng. 
Auger, Capt., Geo., 12 Lawrence Rd., So. Ealing, 

London, England. 
Austin, Clsude. 86 No. Clark, Chicago. 
Austins, Tossing, Palace, Southampton, Eng. 
Avery A Avery, Springess, Columbus. Ga. 
Avery A Pearl, 858 Waab. Bool., Chicago. 
Ayres, Howard, 520 Rltner, Pblla. 
Asora, Miss, Barnum A Bailey, C. R. 



Baader, La Velle Trio, 13 Orpbeum, Minneapolis. 
Bachman, Marie. Grand, Los Angeles, lndof. 
Baernsteln, Harry, Bijou. Baclne. Wis., lndof. 
Bakor, Nat C, 82 Division, N. Y. 
Baker, Chas. B., 72 Mornlngslde, N. Y. 
Baker A Mclntyre 8924 Bono, Pblla. 
Baker Troupe. Rlngllng Bros., 0. B. 
Banka Breaselle Duo, Haymarket, Chicago. 
Banks A Newton, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 
Bannacks, Tho, Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 
Banta Bros., Folly, Chicago, lndof. 
Baldwin A 8boa. 701 Pine Grove, Chicago. 
BlUings A Blanoy. 18ft Endlcott, Worcester. 
Barrow, Musical, 1215 Jefferson, Brooklyn. 
Barnes A Crawford, Colonial. Richmond, Va. 
Barrett, Marjorlo, Hotel Hargravo, N. Y. 
Barry, Katie. 541 W. 158. N. Y. 
Barry A Hngbea, Green Boom Club, N. Y. 
Barry A Wolford, Cook's, Rochester. 
Battle, Carl Wo., Pine Lake, Ind. 
Barnes A Conway, City Sports, B. R. 
Barnes A Levins. O. H., Oconto. Wis. 
Batro A McCue, 819 No. Second. Beading. 
Bartlett, Mr. A Mrs. Guy, 358 W. 5ft. N. Y. 
Bartlett, Al.. Hunt'a Hotel. Chicago. 
Barnett, John, 6186 Chancellor, Pblla. 
Bates A Ernst, 201 So. University, Peoria, 111. 
Batea, George. Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 
Bates A Neville, 4ft Gregory, New Haven. 
Baxter. 81d A Co.. 940 Myrtle. Oakland, Cal. 
"Barton." 2531 N. Hollywood, Phlla. 



Bawn, Harry, Empire, Camberwell, 8, El. 

don, Eng. 

Banm, Will, 97 Walcott, New Haven. 
Bay City Quartette. 1596 Gatoa. Brooklyn. 
Beans, Geo. A., Orpheum, Spokane. 
Be Anos, The, 8443 Charlton, Chicago. 
Beyer, Ben A Bro., Mohawk, Schenectady. 
Beard, Billy, Geo. Primrose's Minstrels. 
Besttie. Bob. 694 E. 148. N. Y. 
Beattlea, Joggling, 187 Park, Peterson. 
Beaovals, Arthur A Co., Victor House, Chicago. 
Bedell Bros., 211 B. 14, N. Y. "»«*«• 

Bedini. Donat, A Dogs, 229 W. 88, H. T. 
Beecher A Maye, Lyric, Bridgeton, N. J. lndof. 
Beimel. L. Musical, 840 ■. 87, N. Y. 
Belford, Al G., Prank A. Bobbins, O. B. 
Belford Bros., Rlngllng Bros., 0. R. 
Belleclair Bros., Birmingham, Eng. 
Bell A Bicharda, 211 E. 14, N. Y. 
Bell, Crystal, 808 Wayne, Hamilton, 0. 
BeU, Frank, 1658 Broadway, N. Y. 
Bell, Chaa,, Rlngllng. Bros., C. B. 
BeU, Hasel, Ferns. New Caatle. Ind. 
Bells, The, Barnum A Bailey, C. R. 
Bennett, Laura, 14 Linden. Jersey City, M. J. 
Bensons, Musical, Gen. Del., Chicago. 
Benton, Lew, 229 W. 88, N. Y. 
Bentley, Musical, 111 Clipper, San Francisco. 
Benton, Msggle. 714 Tibbets, Springfield, O. 
Berkes, The, 409 W. 80, N. Y. 
Bergln, E. Howsrd, Adelbert Hotel, Ksnsas City. 
Bernler A Stella, 22 Haywood, Providence. 
Berry A Berry, Mohawk, Schenectady. 
Beverly, Frank A Louise, 288 Merrick, Detroit 
Beun, Teddy, Osborne Hotel, Atlantic City. 
Blehls, Musical, Lodge, Clowdcroft. New Mex. 
Big City Quartette, Orpheum. Oakland. 
Big Four, 50 Boulevard Rd.. Weehawken, N. J. 
Billings & Blanny, 136 Endlcott, Worcester Mass. 
Bingham, 835 Bescon, Somervllle, Mass. 



Bruces, The, 1525 State, Chicago. 
Brunettes, Cycling, O. II., Warren, O. 
Bryant A Seville, 2323 N. Bonvler, PhUa. 
Burke A Finn. 44 7th Ave., N. Y. 
Burton A Brooks Fair Haven, N. J. 
Buch Bros., 96 Milton. Brooklyn. 
Buckleys, Musical, 1340 Brook, N. Y. 
Buckeye Trio, 848 E. Center, Marlon, O. 
Burdette. Madeline, 212 W. 44, N. Y. 
Burke, John A Mae, Orpheum, Spokane. 
Burke, John P., Flood's Park, Baltimore. 
Buckley'a Dogs. Rlngllng Bros.. C. R. 
Buckeye State Poor, 2*04 B. 57. Cleveland. 
Bnrcoa A Clsra, Barnum A BaUey, C. B. 
Burgess, Hsrvey J., 637 Trenton, Pittsburg. 
Burke, Wm. H., 84 Baretow, Providence. 
Burke-Toubey A Co., East Haddam, Conn. 
Burke A Urllne, 119 E. 14, N. Y. 
Burns, Morris A Co., 54 Hermen, Jersey City. 
Burns A Emerson, 1 Place Boiedieu, Paris. 
Burns A Bobbins, Bijou, Newark, lndof. 
Burnell, Lillian. 511 W. North, Chicago. 
Burt A Stanford, Auditorium, Lynn. 
Burton A Burton, Al Beevea, B. B. 
Burton, Matt, 1186 Valencia, San Francisco. 
Burton A 8hea, 111 7th Ave.. N. Y. 
Burrows, Travers Co., Verplancks, • N. Y. 
Bush A Elliott, Bijou. Orange N. J. 
Bossier, Walter H., Orphla, Madison, Wit., 
Bulger, Jesse Lee. Northslde, Plttsbnrg. 
Burtinoo. The, Rlngllng Bros.. C. R. 
Busch, Johnny, Gen. Del.. Atlantic City, lndof, 
Butler A Lamar. 2819 8. Bouvier, Philadelphia, 
Buxton, Chaa., Crystal, Menasha, Win., lndof. 
Byers A Hermsnn, Orpbeum, Omaha. 
Byrd A Vance, 1622 Wrlghtwood Aro., Chicago. 
Byron A Blanch, 166 88, Jersey Olty. 
Byron A Langdon, Haymarket, Chicago. 
Byrons' Musical Five, 6188 Indiana, Chicago. 



Caeaar A Co., Fronts. St. Charles Hotel, Chicago. 

Campbell A Cully. 1688 Bourbon, New Orleans. 

Caldera, A. K., 125 Washington, Hoboken. 

Cain Sisters, Empire, Youngstown, 0., lndof. 

Cslef A Waldron. 251 W. 92. N Y. 

Calvin, James, 445 W. 64, Chicago. 

Callahan, Joseph, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. City. 

Callahan A St. George, Hackney, London, Eng. 

Cameron A Flanagan, 706 4th, Ft. Madison, la. 

Cannon, Jack A Gllda. Hotel Bexford, Boston. 

Canfleld A Carlton, PhUa., Pa. 

Corbley A Burke, 1844 Atlantic, Brooklyn. 

Carey A Stampe, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 

Carbrey Bros., Bennett's, Hamilton. 

Carrlllo, Leo, Orpheum, Kansas City. 

Carlisle A Baker, 127 W. 68, N. Y. 

Carrie, Mile., Orpheum, Omaha. 

Carlos, Chas., 104 W. 40. N. Y. 

Carol Sisters, 816 W. 140. N. Y. 

Carmen, Frank, 170th A Edgecombe Rd., N. Y. C. 

Carmen Sisters, Empire. San Francisco. lndef. 

Carmontllla, Columbus Fist 6, Jscksonvllle. 

Carroll A Cooke, Hotel York, N. Y. 

Carroll A Judge Trio, Ringling Bros., 0. R. 

Carroll, Nettle, Bsrnum A Bailey, C. R. 

Carson A Wlllard, Sbuburt, Utica. 

Carson A Devereaux, 806 Sycamore, EvansvlUe. 



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Bingham. Kittle. 836 Beacon. SometrlUe, Maaa. 
Binney A Chapman, Lyric, Lebanon, Tenn., lndef. 
Birch, John, 138 W. 45, N. Y. 
Black A Leslie, Grand, Psris, Ky. 
Black Pattl Troubadours, Boon ton, N. J. 
Blampbln A Hehr, Golden Crooks, B. B, 
Blondell, J. George, 50 E. Houston, N. Y. 
Blue Csdets, 61 Hanover, Boston. 
Bijou Comedy Trio, Watson's, B. R. 
Blanchard, Elanor, Wigwam, San Francisco. 
Blush, T. E., 3241 Haywood, Denver. 
Blair, Rose, 70 W. 50. N. Y. 
Boorum. Mettle, 154 Clifton PL, Brooklyn. 
Booth A Gordon. 449 W. 2nd. Long Beach, Cal. 
Bootblack Quartette, Haymarket, Chicago. 
Bobker, Henry, 63 Forsyth, N. Y. 
Bolses, Five, 44 Curtis, Grand Rapids. 
Borells, Arthur, Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 
Bottomley Troupe. N. A. C. 18 Cedar, Brooklyn. 
Bouldon A Qulnn, Tom's River, N. J. 
Bowen A Florense, Wonderland Pk., Rororo, 

Mass., lndef. 
Bowery Comedy Quartette, Charles' Runaway 

Girls, B. R. 
Bowers A Smith, Oliver, Everett, Mass. 
Boranl A Nevaro, 130 E. 19, N. Y. 
Bowen A Vetter, 818 N. Wash., Baltimore. 
Borslnl Troupe, Hagenbeck-Wallace, 0. B. 
Bordon A Zeno, 609 N. Wood, Chicago. 
Bowers, Welters A Crocker, Majestic, Chicago. 
Bowman Bros., 326 W. 43. N. Y. 
Boyce, Jack, 1658 Broadway, N. Y. 
Boyd A Veola, 119 E. 14, N. Y. 
Bradford!, The. 280 W. 41, N. Y. 
Brsdna A Derrick. Bsrnum A Belley, 0. B, 
Bradley A Davis, Barnum A Bailey, 0. R. 
Bradys, The, 266 W. 43, N. Y. 
Brlgbam, Anna R., 28 Exchange, Blnghamtoo. 
Brlnn, L. B., 23, Haymarket, London, Eng. 
Brentford, Tom, Park Hotel, Port Chester, N. Y. 
Brsys, The. Csmpbell Bros., C. B. 
Breen, Harry, Empire, Hoboken, N. J. 
Brlndamonr, 1402 Brosdwsy N. Y. 
Brlsson, Alice, Bsrnum A Bailey, C. B. 
Brlttoo, Sadie, Coliseum, Burlington, la., lndef. 
Brood, Billy, 1553 Broadway. N. Y. 
Brooks A Clark. 2464 Pston. Philadelphia. 
Brooks A Jesnette, 1602 Madison. N. Y. 
Brotherhood. Barlowe A Co., Grand. Sacramento. 
Brownies, The, R. F. D., No. 8, Topers, Kas. 
Brown Bros. A Kealey, Columbia, St. Louis. 
Brown, E. J., Princess, Clevelsnd. 
Brown, George, Bsrnum A Bslley. C. B. 
Brown A Nevsrro. 4 W. 135. N. Y. 
Brown A Wlltnot, 71 Glen. Maiden, N. Y. 
Brown A Wright, 344 W. 45, N. Y. 
Browning, Flors, 1558 Brosdwsy, N. Y. 
Browning, Mr. A Mrs., Hotel Everett, N. Y. 
Browning A Le Van, 895 Cauldwell, N. Y. j 



Carson Bros., Fslr, Sioux City, la. 

Caron A Farnum, 236 B. 24, N. Y. 

Carter, Chas. J., "Milton." Queens, Sydney, A us. 

Csrter, Taylor A Co., 711 I. 176, N. Y. 

Carter A Waters. 168 Greenfield, Buffalo. 

Carters, The, 921 Ninth. Lasalle, 111. 

CartmeU A Harris, 180 Nevlns, Brooklyn. 

Carrer A Murray. 229 W. 88, N. Y. 

Casettas, The, 4013 So. Artesian, Chicago. ' 

Casey A Crsney, 15% So. 6, Elisabeth. 

Casad A De Verne, Sans Soucl Pk., Chicago. 

Cassidy, James J., 1325 N. 15. Pblla. 

Castellane A Bro., 303 3rd, Brooklyn. 

Caswell, M. A Arnold, Touring, So. Africa, 

Castano, Edward, 104 W. 81, N. Y. 

Celest. 74 Grove road. Clapham Park, London. 

Chad wick Trio. 229 W. 88, N. Y. 

Chameroys, The, 1351 48., Boro. Park, N. Y. 

Chantrell A Schuyler, 219 Prospect, Brooklyn. 

Chspln, Benjamin, Lotos Club. N. Y. 

Chase A Csrma, 934 W. 63, Chicago. 









Cberle, Doris. Follies of tho Day B. R. 

Chester A Jon«s. 211 B. 14, N. Y. 

I 'hevaller, Louis. A Co., Grand, Bellingham. 

Clilnqullla, Prliieeon, Shorevlew Pk., Jamaica, L. I. 

Christopher. Chris, Bijou, La Crosse. 

Christy. Wayne O.. 776 8th Ave., N. Y. 

Church City Four, Strolling Players, B. R. 

Clare. Sydney, 64 K. 110. N. Y. 

Clalrmont, 2051 Ryder Ave.. N. Y. 

Clark. Edward. 1553 Broadway. N. Y. 

Clark. Geo. G., 2464 Patton. Phlla. 

Clark. John F.. 130 Ferolna. Rutherford, N. J. 

Clarke. Harry Corson, 180 W. 44, N. Y. 

Clark A Seb&atiau, Baiuum A Bailey, C R. 

Clarke, Wilfred, Indianapolis, Ind. 

Clarka, Three. Rlngllng Bros.. C. B. 

Claudius A Scarlet, Commercial Hotel, Chicago. 

Claus A Badcllffe, 15 Old Broadway, N. Y. 

Clermento, Frank A Etta, 129 W. 27, New York. 

Clementa, Dudley, Brighton Beach, Mnslc Hall. 

Clifford A Burke, Orpheum, Denver. 

CUfford, Billy 8., Cliffords, Urbsns, O. 

Clifford, George A., Comedy, Brooklyn, lndof. 

Clifford A Nolan, Cohen's Hotel, Leo Ave., B'klyn. 

Clifford A Raldin. 1975 Bergen. Brooklyn. 

Clifford, Low, 128 Avo. C, N. Y. 

Clinton, Chris., 48 W. 28, Now York. 

Clipper Sisters, 4ft Blewett, Seattle. 

Cllvette, 274 Indiana, Chicago. 

Cllto A Sylvester. 904 Walnut. Phlla. I 

Clyo A Bochells. 87 Perk, Attelboro, Maaav 

Clover Comedy Club, 833 Syndenham. Phlla. 

Cogswell. Cycling, 24ft W. 21, N. Y. 
Cox, Lonso, 6611 Lake, Chicago. 
Ooato, Charlotte A Margreto, 1568 B'way, N. Y. 
Goby A Garron, 989 Putnam, Brooklyn. 
Cohen, laadore, 764 Westchester. Bronx, N. Y. 
Cohen, TlUle. Palace, Boston, lndof. 
Cole, Bert, Hagenbeck-Wallace, C. R. 
Colo. WIU, 40 4th Avo.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Ccieena, Singing, 108 W. 38, N. Y. 
Collins. Eddie, Oshkosb, Wis., lndof. 
Collins. Nlns. 206 W. 102. N. Y. 
"Colonial Septette," Star, Chicago. 
Col Una A Brown, Olympic, Chicago. 
Comrades, Four, 884 Trinity, N. Y. C. 
Conklln, Billy W., 441 W. 10. Brio, Pa. 
Conley, Anns A Erne, Poll's, New Haven. 
Courtney A Jeanette, 658 14th PL, Jacksonville. 
Contlno A Lawrence, 249 So. May, Chicago. 
Connors, George. Bsrnnm A Bslley, 0. B. 
Connelly, Mr. A Mrs. E., Orpbeum, Butte. 
( 'onion A Csrter, 1563 Broadway, N. Y. 
Connelly A Connelly, 128 Graves, Cbllllcothe, Max 
Connelly, Edward, Lake Snnapoe, N. H., lndof. 
Conway A Leland, Alhambra, Psrls, France. 
Cook, Frank, Austin A Stone's, Boston, lndef. 
Cooke A Rothert. 8164 Prslrle, Chicago. 
Cooke A Myers, Bijou, Valley City. N. D. 
Cooper, Harry L., Williams' Imperials, B. R\ 
Cooper, Jss. A Lucia. 2111 Amsterdsm, N. Y. 
Cooper A Robinson, 822 Mott, Bronx, N. Y. 
Corellis, Three. Hagenbeck-Wallace, 0. B. 
Cornelias, Eight, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Coroners, Grimes, Newfleld, N. J. 
Coaaar, Mr. A Mrs., 806 W. 121, N Y. 
Cotton, Lois, Cuba, N. Y. 
Coubsy, William F., 464 W. 84. N. Y. 
Courtney A Dunn. Atlantic City, N. J., lndof. 
Couthoul. Jessie, 6582 Hsrvsrd, Chicago. 
Courtlelgh, W. M.. Lamb's Club, N. Y. 
Cowper, Jlmmle, 86 Csrroll, Blnghamtoo. 
Coyne A Tlnlln, Crystal, Milwaukee. 
Crave, Nick, 988 Columbus, N. Y. 
Crawford A Manning. 258 W. 48, N. Y. 
Cremes, De Witt. Mannion's Pk., St. Louis. 
Creo A Co., 1404 Borle. Phils. 
Cressy A Dayne, Orpheum, Portlsnd, Ore. 
Cresswell, W. P., Fslr, Wilmington, O. 
Criterion Msle Quartette, 156 5th Ave., N. Y. 
Cronin, Morris, 21 Alfred Piece. London, England. 
Cross, Billy. 2830 SaraK Pittsburg. 
Cross. Will H. A Co.. 858 Dearborn. Chicago. 
Crucible Mysterious. 241 Heyward, Brooklyn. 
Cunningham. Bob and Daisy, 112 E. Wash., Cham- 
paign. 111. 
Cunningham A Marlon, 183 E. 94. N. Y. 
Cummlngs A Merley, Unique. Loo Angeles, lndof. 
Cunnlngbsm A Smith. 183 E. 94, N. Y. 
Curtln A Blossom, 91 Newell, Oreenpoint, B'kljaV 
Curtis, Allen, 2256 Marlon. Denver. 
Curtis, Sam. J., A Co., Poll's, Springfield. 
Curson Sisters, Coliseum. London. Eng.. lndef. 
Cushman A Fields, 2562 E. 63. Clevelsnd. 
Cuttys, Musical, Colonial, N. Y. 



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Dabl, Katharine, 809 Colombos, N. Y. 
Dahl, Dorothy, 809 Columbus, N. Y. 
Dsly A O'Brien, 418 Strand, London, Eng. 
Dalllvetto A Co., Theatre, Niagara FsUs, 



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Daly * Devere. 115 B. 15. N. Y. 
Dale, Dotty, Dainty. 969 W. 86, H. T. 
Dalley Bros., 1879 No. Main. Fall Blew, , 
Daniels. Jopaph W.. 18 Tower, Forest HIM, Maaa. 
Dare, Harry, 838 B. 14, N. Y. 
Darling, Phil. Sells-Floto, 0. B. 
Darmody, Woburn, Maaa. 
Darwin, Singling Broa.. 0. B. 
Darling A Daye, 2681 B. 61, Cleveland. 
Dalton, Pan, 178 bring, Brooklyn, H. Y. 
Davenport, John. Yankee Boblnaon, O. B. 
Davenport, Stick A Norma, John Robinson's, O. B. 
Davenport, Flossie. 1818 8o. Hancock, Phlla. 
Davenport, Victoria A Orrln, Barnnm A Bailey. 
Davcy, Dancing, Circle Diamond Ranch, Thatchea. 
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Davla A La Boy, Pittsburg, Pa., lndef. 
Davla, Edwards, 1568 Broadway, N. T. 
Davla, Floyd, Temple, Bonldar. Col., lndef. 
Darin, Hal A Co., Grayling, Mich. 
Davis, H., Air-Dome, Murpbysboro, 111., lndef. 
Davis, Mark A Laura. Lakeside Pk., Dayton, O. 
Davis, Mr. A Mrs. Jack, Lyric, Petersberg, Va. 
Dawn. Zella A Co.. 857 B. Market. Akron, O. 
Dawson, Harry Claude, 1001 Light, Baltimore. 
Dawson A Whitfield. 846 B. 58. N. Y. 
Day. Carlta. 686 7th Ave.. N. Y. 
Dean, Al, Barnnm A Bailey, 0. B, 
Deaton. Chaa. W., c. o. Bert Levy Co. 
Deavea, Harry A Co., Automaton, Bergen Beach. 
Deary A Francis. 828 W. 80. N. Y. 
Delmore A Oneida. 886 B. 48. N. Y. City. 
Delmore A Wilson. 25 Schmulk Pk., Bockawny, 
L. I. 

Delmo. 38 Rose, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Delmore A Darrell. 1515 Ninth E. Oakland, CuL 

Delmore, Misses. 418 W. Adams, Chicago. 

Delavoye A Frits. 2667 Madison, Chicago. 

Dell A Miller. Hippodrome, Buffalo, lndef. 

Da Lorls, Musical. 218 8wan, Buffalo. 

Da Veau. Hubert, 8644 Prospect PL, Brooklyn. 

Do Camo, Chaa., A Dogs, 8 Union Square, N. Y. 

Do Blaker'a Dogs A Monkeys, Springfield. O. 

Do Voy A Dayton Sisters, Duluth, Minn. 

Da Cotret A Rego, Garden, Ainsley, Ala. 

Demacos, The, 114 N. 0. Philadelphia. 

Demonic A Belle. O. H. Petersburg. Va. 

Denman, George. Barn urn A Bailey, 0. WL 

Denker, Rose, Behman Snow, B. R. 

Deoosa Broa. A Co.. Olympic, Paris, Franco. 

De Foe A Betes. 8448 Cornell. Indianapolis. 

Do Hollla A Valdora. Colonial Belles. B. R. 

De Haven Sextet, Orpheum, Oakland. 

De Trickey, Coy, Hunt's Hotel, Chicago. 

De Mario, Rlngllng Broa., C. B. 

De Mont, Robert. Trio, 722 W. 14 PL, Chicago. 

Do Mntbs, The, 26 Central, Albany. 

De Renao A La Due, Fair, Indianapolis. Ind. 

Devlne, Doc, Ashland Hotel, Phlla. 

Da Van. Johnnie, 2068 Vernon, Chicago. 

Do Voy A Miller, 200 B. 14, N. Y. 

Do Vote, Madeline, 54 W. 126, N. Y. 

Da Young. Tom. 166 B. 118, N. Y. 

Dervln, Jas. T., 516 So. Flower Loo Angelea. 

Devlin, Prof., 2611 Cumberland, Philadelphia. 

Devlin A El wood, 1568 Broadway, N. Y. 

Diamond A May. Fischer's, Los Angelea, lndef. 

Diamond A Smith, 346 43, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Dickinson, W. 8., 2810 Vine. Lincoln, Neb. 

Dllla A Templeton. Columbus, O., lndef. 

Dillae, Max, Rlngllng Broa., C. B. 

Dixon, Nona, 5626 Carpenter. Chicago. 

Dollar Troupe, Barnnm A Bailey, C. B. 

Dona, 411 Keystone Bank Bldg.. Pittsburg. 

Donnelly A Rotall, 8 Copeland, Boston. 

Donneto, Ira. 188 W. 45, N. Y. 

Doherty. Lillian, Wintergarten. Berlin, Gar. 

Dohn, Robert. Barnum A Bailey, 0. B. 

Donovan, Emma, Hagenbeck-Wallace, C B. 

Doric Quartette. 100 Wells, Toronto. 

Dotson, Howard, 485 Binge men. Beading. 

Dove A Lee. Imperial. B. R. 

Downey. Leslie T., Dreamsland, Racine. Wla. 

Doyle. Maj. Jaa. D.. 1553 Broadway. N. Y. 

Dreano. Josh., Revere House, Chicago. 

Drew, Clayton A Co.. Bijou. Oshkoeh. Wla. 

Drew, Dorothy, Empire, Jobanneeberg, Bo. Africa. 

Drew, Lowell B.. 4220 Pechln. Phlla. 

Du Bols, Great, Co.. 2067 N. Main. Bridgeport. 

Dudley, O. E., Crystal, Ind., lndef. 

Duff A Walsh. 2503 Falrmount, Philadelphia. 

Dunne, Thoa. P.. 128 E. 10. N. Y. 

Duncan, A. O., 13 Orpheum, San Francisco. 

Duncan, Tom, Rlngllng Broa., C. B. 

Dunham. Jack, City Sports. B. R. 

Dunedln Troupe. Empire. Sheffield, Eng. 

Dunn, James, 464 W. 51. N. Y. 

Dunn A Miller. Richmond Hotel. Chicago. 

Dupree. Jeanette, 164 Fulton, Brooklyn, N. T. 

Duprez, Fred, Orpheum. Atlanta. 

Dutons, Three, Rlngllng Bros.. C. B. 



Bckhoff A Gordon, Jtlce A Bartons Gayety. B. 
Edsel A Duprler, Scenic Temple, Severe 

Maaa. 
Edgertons. The, Majestic. Des Moines. 
Edlnger Sisters, B. F. D. No. 1, Trenton, N. J. 
Edwards, Fred B., Lyric, Unlontown, Pa. 
Edmonds A Haley, 306 B. 60, Chicago. 
Edmonds A Monle, 808 B. 60, Chicago. 
Edwards, M. A 0. B., Hippodrome, Buffalo, lndef. 
Edwards, Robert M.. A Family, 114 W. 100, N. Y. 
Edwards, The, 100 W. Stockton, N. 8., Plttaburg. 
Edyth, Rose, 845 W. 23. N. Y. 
Edwards A Vaughan, 2080 Lawrence, Phlla. 
Egbert. H., Master. Bijou, Wild wood, N. J., lndef. 
Egener, Fred, Barnnm A Bailey, C. B. 
Ehrendall Broa.. 1844 LemngweJl, St. Louis. 
Elastic Trio, Majestic. Plttaburg, lndef. 
Eldrldge Press, 535 W. Ill, N. Y. 
Kltlnge, Julian. N. Y. Theatre. N. Y., lndef. 
Elliott A Weat. Bijou, Superior, Wis. 
Ellsworth, Charley, 64 B. 11, St. Paul. 
Emmett, Hugh J., A Co., Unique, Minneapolis. 
Kngleton, Nan, 415 W. 87, N. Y. 
Emerald, Connie, 41 Holland Bd., Brixton, London, 

Bug. 
Emerald, Maude A Charlie, 70 Rockwell PL, 

Brooklyn. 
Ellsworth, Mr. A Mrs. fl.. National Hotel, ChL 
Emerson A Baldwin, Hausa, Hamburg, Gar. 
Emerys, The, Crystal. Knoxville, Tenn. 
Emmett A Lower, 3488 Turner, Phlla. 
Emperors of Music. Four, 481 W. 84, N. T. 
Empire Comedy Four. Queens Hotel, London, ashf. 
Epos A Loretta, 210 W. 27, N. T. 
Erb A Stanley, Mollne. 1U. 

Ergot t A King, Circus Slnlaelll, Warsaw, Bansta. 
Esmeralda. 8 union Square, N. Y. 
Bape, Dutton A Eape, 12 Orpheum, Butte. 
Eugene Trio, 886 B. Orange Grove, Pasadena, OnL 
Emmett. H. W„ 2488 Turner, Phlla. 
Evans A Lloyd, Poll's, Springfield. 
Evans, Marie. 4622 Calumet. Chicago. 
Everett A Bckard. Majestic. St. Paul. 
Excels, Louise, Hagenbeck-Wallace, O. B. 



Faber, Aiata, Hagenbeck-Wallace. 0. B, 
Fagan A Meriam, Shirley , Maaa., lndef. 
Fairchllda, Mr. A Mrs., 141 Welle. Wllkee-Barre. 
Falrchlld, Violet, 466 N. Marsballfield, Chicago. 
Falla, Billy A., 508 Syell. Rochester. 
Farnon A Ranaley, Dun lop Hotel, Atlantic City. 
Farlardanx, Camllle. Bice A Barton's Big Gaiety 

B. B. 
Farb. Dave. 615 W. 6, Cincinnati. 
Farrell A Le Boy, 1721 First, N. W..Wash.. D. 0. 
Farrell, Charlie, 882 Main, W. Everett, Maaa, 
Farrell, BlUy, Moan A 8toll, London. 
Fasacoo, Four, Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 
Fan ton Trio, East End Pk.. Memphis. 
Fantas, Two, Bijou, Salt Ste. Marie, Mich. 
Fay, Anna Bra, Melrose, Highlands, Mass, 
Fay, Ooley A Fay, 1568 Broadway, N. Y. 
Fay, Eva, 188 W. 48, N. Y. 
Faya, The, 188 W. 47. N. Y. 
Fell, Pearl Cleone, Palace Hotel, Chicago. 
Fentelle A Carr, Orpheum, Salt Lake. 
Fauat Brothera, 242 W. 48, N. Y. 
Favara, Marguerite, Saratoga Hotel, Chicago. 
Fay, Bay F., Alamo, Cedar Raplda, la., lndef. 
Ferguson, D. A B., 68 W. 53. Bayonne, N. J. 
Ferguson A Dn Pree, 813 E. 71, N. Y. 
Fischer, Joe G., 240 Market, Newark. 
Fields A Hanson, Bennett's, Quebec. 
Fields, Harry W., Orpheum, Atlanta. 
Fields, W. C. Hippodrome, London, Eng., tndeL 
Fields. Will H., Powers, Hlbbing, Mich. 
Fillmore, Nellie. 541 W. Garfield, Chicago. 
Fllson A Errol, 230 Magnolia, Hollywood, Cal. 
Fink, Henry, Century, Kansas City. 
Fisher Troupe, Barnnm A Bailey, C. B, 
Fisher, Mr. A Mrs.. 531 Wash.. Brookllne, Maaa, 
Fisher A Fisher, Park. Bayonne, N. J. 
Fiske A McDonoogb, 758 Jennings, N. Y. 
Flaherty Dan, City Sporta, B. B. 
Flatow A Dunn, ill W. 06, N. Y. 
Fletcher, Chas. Leonard, K. A P., 125th St.. N. Y. 
Fiynn. Jaa. A., 1218 Penn Ave., Washington. 
Florede. Nellie. 241 W. 43, N. Y. 
Florences, Six, Barnum A Bailey. O. B, 
Floods, Four, Trent, Trenton, N. J. 
Flynn, Earl, 3884 Prospect, Kansas City. 
Foley, Jack, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Forber. The Marvel, 158 W. 0, So. Boston. 
Fords, Famous, 14 Majestic, Little Rock. 
Fortune A De Vlrne, Hagenbeck-Wallace, 0. B, 
Foreman, Edgar A Co., 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 
Footer, George, 86 N. Clark, Chicago. 
Foster, E.. A Dog, 211 Pearl, Brooklyn. 
Fonda, Dell A Fonda, Majestic, Milwaukee. 
Fox A Hughes, Empire, Boise, Idaho, lndef. 
Fox, Will II.. 14 Leicester, London, Eng. 
Foster. Geo. I.. 2080 York. Philadelphia. 
Fox A Paddock. 240 W. 87, N. Y. 
Foy Broa.. Grand. Clrco Bell, Mexico, lndef. 
Francis, Adeline, Luna Pk., Washington, D. C. 
Franklin. Blllie. 708 7. 8. W., Washington, I) a 
Friend A Downing. 1804 7th. N. Y. 
Frederlck'e Muslcsl Trio. 107 E. 81. N. Y. 
Fredlans, Grest, Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 
Fredo. George. 207 E. 14. N. Y. 
Franks, Jessie J., Hagenbeck-Wallace, 0. B. 
French A Inman, 71 Lincoln, Chicago. 
Frevoll, Frederick, O. H., Poughkeepsle. N. Y. 
Frooto, Chris., 017 W. 6. Faribault. Minn. 
Frosto A Weyman. Unique, Minneapolis. 
"Fun In A Boarding House." Albambra, N. Y. 
Fuller, Ida. 188 Alexander Ave., N. Y. 
Fullerton A Dersey, Family, No. Tonawanda. N. Y. 
Fullerton. Lewis, Grand, Herkimer, N. Y. 
Fulton, May, 120 W 16, N. Y 



Gabbert, Buell. Luna Pk.. Seattle. 

Gaffney Girls. Five. 404 W. Madison. Chicago. 

Gallettla. Monkeys. 804 Ma pie wood, Chicago. 

Oalando, 82 Sumner. Brooklyn. 

Galloway. Bert. Davis. Rraddock. Pa. 

Gardner, West A Sunshine, 141 Meridon, Boston, 

Gardiner Children, 1068 No. 8. Phlla. 

Gath, Carl A Erma, 44 Caaa, Chicago. 

Gardner. Eddie, 27 High. Newark. 

Gardlnera. Three, 1458 No. 8. Phlla. 

Gardner. Georgia A Co., 1537 Montrose Blvd., 

Chicago. 
Gartelle Broa., 416 8. Main. Gloversv lie, N. Y. 
Gaston A Green, 253 W. 43, N. Y. 



Gavin, Piatt A Peaches, Bennett's, Hamilton. 

Gaylor, Bobby, 6602 6th Ave., Chicago. 

Gay lor, Chaa., 768 17, Detroit. 

Gaylor A Graff, 244 W. 16, N. Y. 

Gehrue, May me, A Co., 200 E. 88, H. T. 

Genaro A Band. Orpheum, Butte. 

Gelger A Walters, Farm, Toledo. 

Georgettys. Great, 104 B. 14, N. Y. 

Geromes, The, Barnnm A Bailey, C. B. 

Geyer, Bert, 818 N. F St., Richmond. Ind. 

Gibson. Fay, Standard, Davenport, la., lndef. 

Gibson, Sidney C, Orpheum, Oakland. 

Gilbert, Jane, 400 W. 28. New York. 

Gillette Sisters, 60 Manhattan. N. Y. 

Gill A Aker, G. O. IL, Grand Raplda. 

GUmalne, 60 W. Bagle, E. Boston. 

Gil more. Mildred, City Sports. B. B. 

Grimes, T. A G., Grimes Corners, Newfleld, M. J. 

Gladatone, Ida, City Sporta, B. R. .' v 

Gleeson, John A Bertha, A Houlihan, Proctor*!, 

Newark, N. J. 
Glover, Edna May, 01 E. Adams, Detroit. 
Godfrey A Henderson, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. 
Godfrey A Erxleben. Park Hotel. Chicago. 
Goeta. Nat., 1818 Tree. Donorn, Pa. 
Goforth A Doyle. Union Pk., Mlllville, H. J. 
Goldberg. Bert. Harris, Braddock. Pa. 
Goldsmith A Hoppe, Majestic, Chicago. 
Golden Gate Quintet. 846 W. 68, N. Y. 
Golden A Hughes, Steeplechase, Atlantic City. 
Goldin Russian Troupe, Sells-Floto, C. B, 
Goelems, 81 x. Rlngllng Broa., C. R. 
v Goodwin A Lane, 8480 Chestnut, Philadelphia. 
Gorman A Cuahman, 208 B. 14, N. Y. 
Golden, Marts, Gerard Hotel, N. Y. 
Goolmans. Musical, Continental Hotel, Chlaago, 
Gordon. Cliff. 8 B. 106. N. Y. 
Gordon A Hayes. 281 Wsbaab. Chicago. 
Gordon A Le Boy, 1777 Atlantic, Brooklyn. 
Gordon A Shakon, 113 W. 46, N. Y. 
Gordon A Marx, Lyric, Torre Haute. 
Gorman A Weat, 52 E. 88. N. Y. 
Goshen, Alice, 200 Mermaid. Coney Inland. 
Gossans. Bobby, Barlow Minstrels. 
Goes, John, Vogel'a Big City Minstrels. 
Grace, Frankie A Wo., Miners Americans, B. B. 
Grace, Liaale Grace, Miners Americana, B. B. 
Graces, The. 228 W. 25, N. Y. 
Grant. Burt A Bertha. Shnburt, Ctlca, H. Y. 
Grant. Sydney, 10 W. 66, N. Y. 
Graham, Geo. W.. Scenic, Providence, tadaf. 
Gray A Graham, Empire, Hoboken. 
Grannon. Ha., Armory, Blngbamton, N. Y. 
Gracey A Burnett. Fair Haven. N. J., lndef. 
Greve A Green, 400 Nicollet, Minneapolis. 
Greene, George, Rlngllng Broa., 0. R. 
Gregory, Geo. L.. A Co., 048 Lorlmer, Brooklyn. 
Gregory, Frank L., Palace. Lelceeter, Eng. 
Grimm A Tatebell. Orpheum, Watertown, N. Y. 
Grove, Chaa. L„ 847 Wash., Chamberaburg, Pa. 
Grove, Harris Milton, A Clayton Sisters, 8620 

York Bond, Phlla. 
Gruet A Gruet. Williams Imperials, B. B. 
Guertin, Louis, Metropolitan Hotel, Brockton, 

Conn. 
Gunn A Batcholl. 2072 8th, N. Y. 



"Hadji,*' Great Falla, Montana. 

Halnoa A Buaoell, 048 Muskogee. Milwaukee. 

Hall, Harry, Rlngllng Broa., C. B. 

Hall, Geo. F.. 180 Center. Boston. 

Hallman A Collina, Wash. Society Girls, B. B. 

Halo A Harty, 5 Pond St., Plttafleld, Maaa. 

Hale, Lillian A Co.. 2010 N. Marvlne, Phlla. 

Haley, Harry B., 286 Ogden, Chicago. 

Halson A Mackler, Chestnut St., O. H., Phlla., 

lndef. 
Halllday A Curley, Family, Wllllamaport, Pa. 
Halperlne. Nan, 660 6th Ave., N. Minneapolis. 
Hammond A Forroater, 101 W. 88, N. Y. 
Hanlon A Lewie. 121 W. 116, N. Y. 
Hanon, Billy, 728 No. Weatern, Chicago. 
Haney, Edith A Lee, Jr., 4118 Winona, Dearer. 
Hanvey, Louis A., Grand, Toronto. 
Hanaon A Nelson, 602 10th. Brooklyn. 
Harney A Haynee, Gen. Del., Baltlmoro. 
Harris A BandaU, Palace Hotel, Chicago. 
Harcourt. Frank, 44 Pleasant, Worcester. 
Hardlg Broa., Barnum A Bailey, O. B. 
Hardman Joe. Family, Butte. 
Hart, Fred, 808 8th Are., N. Y. 
Hart, Sadie, 1168 Jackson, N. Y. 
Hart. Willie A Edith. 1018 8. 11. Phlla. 
Harvey , W. 8., Orpheum, St. Paul. 
Hartxell, George, Bugling Bros., C. B. 
Harland A Bolllnaon. 16 Septon, Manchester, Bag. 
Harmonious Trio, 8880 N. 14, St. Louis, 
Harris, Sam., Vogel'a Mlnatrela. 
Harrison A Lea, 808 Oak, Dayton, O. 
Hart Broa., Hagenbeck-Wallace. 0. B. 
Harrington A Lester, Bijou, Marquette, Mich. 
Harrlty A Herr, 146 Lane, E. Liberty, Pn. 
Harris, Hattle, 200 Sedgwick, Chicago. 
Harrla, Joe. Bevere House. Chicago. 
Harvey, Elsie, 188 W. 14, N. Y. 
Harvey, Harry, 8110 Cottage Grove Are., Chicago. 
Haa, Hash, 014 Cherry. WlUlameport, Pa. 
Haaaan. Ben All, Luna Villa. Coney Inland. 
Haskell. Loney. Colonial, Lawrence, Mass. 
Hatcbea. The. 162 W. 27. N. Y. 
Hayes A Haley. 147 W. 127, N. Y. 
Hayes A Wynn, Empire, Newcroee, London, Bhg. 
Hayee A Johnson. Weat Indies, Panama, lndef. 
Hayman A Franklin, Bfflngham House, London, 

Eng., care Day. 
Healy, Jeff A La Vera. 814 E. 14, N. Y. 
Healy A Vance, 216 W. 106, N. Y. 
Hecbl A Ardo, Singling Broa., 0. B. 
Heath A Emerson, 200 Berrlmsn, Brooklyn. 
Hedge, John, A Ponies. Sana Bond Pk., Chicago. 
Hefron, Tom, Steeplechase. Atlantic City. 
Helm Children, New Family, Tamaqua, Pa. 
Helston. Wally A Lottie, 1008 Columbia, Phlla. 
Henly A Elliott, 4025 Cypress. Plttaburg. 
Henneeseys, Two, West Heron, Conn., Indaf. 
Henry A Franeie, 248 W. 46. N. Y. 
Henry, Harry F., 64 India. Brooklyn. 
Henry. Boethlng. St. Charles Hotel, Chicago. 
Herbert, Frog Man, 05 Moreland, WlnterhOl St., 

Boston. 
Herbert, Mabel, 404 Main. Woborn, Mo. 
Herbert, Three Bros., 1558 B'way, N. Y. 
Hers. Sslph C, Keith's. Providence. 
Herman A Netaer. 808 Slvlngton, N. Y. 
Hermann, Adelaide, Gllsey House. N. Y. 
Herron, Bertie, 13 Orpheum, Butte. 
Hewlettee, The. 806 Are. O, Council Bluffs, In. 
Hess Slaters, 268 W. 66. N. Y. 
Hevener A Llpman, 1668 Broadway, N. Y. 



The Clin, |. janja Qogrlor 

SING CHAS. K. HARRIS' New long Ballad, 

"A Hffl, A HI, 

A Hood, A Boat" 

To crowded houses with the greatest slides an 
seen In America. 

The talk of the town. 

AdaresB all communications to 

CHAS. K. HARRIS. 

81 WE8T 81st IT., NEW YORK. 
COHEN, Manager. 
Chicago, Grand Opera House Bldg., 
BOB ADAMS, Prof efalonal Mgr. 



Hlatta, The, Pavllllon, London, Eng. 

Hlbbert A Warren, Shea'a, Buffalo 

Hickman Broa. A Co., Mohawk, Schenectady. 

Hickman, George. Pearl River, N. Y. 

Hlestsnd, Chaa. F., 2680 Iowa Ave., St. Louis. 

Hill. Edmonds Trio, 262 Nelleon, New Brunswick. 

Hill, Cherry A Hill, 107 Bay 20. Bath Bench. 

Hlld. Irene, 148 Morgan, Buffalo. 

Hllllsrd, Robert. Palace, London, Eng., lndef. 

Hlllman A Floyd, 213 W. 62, N. Y. 

Hilton Troupe, City Sporta, B. B. 

Hlllyers, Three, 702 Bay 25, Beneonhurat. 

Hlnes A Remington, Harrison, N. Y. 

Hlrab, Bstelle, 4812 Indiana, Chicago. 

"Hobos Eight," Bennett's, Winnipeg. 

Hobson A Macnlcbol, 76 3d Ave., N. Y. 

Hobeon, Mr. A Mrs., Singling Bros., C. B, 

Hocb, Emil, G. O. H. Syracuse. 

Hodges, Musical, Pantages, Portland. 

Hodgln, Alberta, Singling Broa., C. B. 

Hobner, M., 152 Magnolia, Elizabeth. N. J. 

Holden George, 101 Belleville, Newark. N. J. 

Holt, Alf, 41 Lisle. London, W. B.. Eng. 

Holt, Joseph T., 486 B. 9th, Brooklyn. N. Y. 

Holman Broe., 207 B. 14, N. Y. 

Holmes A Holllson. 218 Elm, W SomervUle, Mans. 

Holland, Zay, 10 W. 66. N. Y. 

Ilonan, Eddie. 422 Collina, Pittsburg. 

Hon an A Kearney, 118 KlchOeld, Buffalo. 

Housego, Frank, 54 Howard. Boston. 

Hope, Marjorie, 7818 Wood lawn, Chicago. 

Hoover, Lilian. 211 E. 14, N. Y. 

Horton A La Trlaka, 300 Oth, Long Ialand City. 

Horton A Llnder, Rlngllng Broa., C. R. 

Houston, Frits, 202 King, London, Out., Can. 

Howard's Pony A Dogs, Cook's, Rochester. 

Howard, Harry A Mae. Sun, Springfield, O. 

Howard, Lew, 600 Gates, Brooklyn. 

Howard A Cameron, 470 No. Clinton, Bochester. 

Howard, Chas., Interlscken, N. Y. 

Howard A Esher, 881 N. Artlsen. Chicago. 

Howard A Howard, Orpheum, Oakland. 

Howard Bros.. 23 Apollo. Bordeaux, France. 

Howard A St. Clair. Vaudeville Club, London, 

Howard, Len, 1695 Gates, Brooklyn. 

Howard. Jos. B., Aleda, 111., lndef. 

Howard. Geo. F., 8456 Scranton Rd., Cleveland. 

Howard A Wilson. 874 No. Rsndolph. Phlla. 

Howell A Webster, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 

Hoyle, William, 16 6, Attleboro, Maaa. 

Hoyt, Francee, A Co., Sherman House, Chicago. 

Hudson Bros., 1337 Maple, Canton, O. 

Heunkl Musical. 1553 Broadway, N. Y. 

Hoyt A McDonald 258 W. 38. N. Y. 

Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Nick, Jamaica, L. I. 

Huegel Bros., Gentry Broa., C. R. 

Huebn A White, Roton Point, Conn. 

Huetterman. Miss. Barnum A Bailey. C. B. 

Hughes, Arthur James, 50 Laura, Providence. 

Hughes Musical Trio, Hathaway's, New Bedford. 

Hunter A Tyrell, 235 E. 105th, N. Y. City. 

Hurleye. The. 180% So. Orange, Newark. 

Hurley Frank. J. 152 Magnolia. Elizabeth, N. J. 

Hussey. George W.. 2454 Irving, Mt. Clemens. 

Huston. Arthur, Poll's, New Haven. 

Hyde, Mr. A Mrs.. Cbemo Lake, Clifton. MO. 

Hyde. Walt. M.. A Co.. 8506 5. Pittsburg. 

Hylands, Three, 28 Cherry, Danbury, Conn. 



Imperial Vlenneae Troupe, Barnum A Bailey, 0. B. 

Inman. The Great, 812 W. 24. N. Y. 

Inman A Waltera, 212 N. 3rd. Atchison. Kaa. 

International Muelcal Trio, Peoples. ClndnnatL 

Irving Musical, Scenic Temple, Taunton, Maaa. 

Irving, Thomas S., Palm, Syracuse. 

Italia, Canton, O. 



Jack, Lew A Bro., 0240 So. Chicago. Chicago. 
Jackeon Family, Singling Bros., C. B. 
Jackson, H. A K., 206 Boena Vista, Yonkers. 
Jacobs A 8ardel, Cole Bros., C. S. 
James A Prior, 010 2nd Ave.. Seattle, Wash. 
James, Byron, Bijou, Flint, Mich., lndef. 
Janeen, Herr A Co., National. Havana. Cuba. 
Jefferson, Cecil, 664 W. Monroe, Chicago. 
Jenkins A Clsrk, Box 200, Apple ton. Wla. 
Jennings, Arthur. 402 Manhattan, N. Y. 
Jennings A Jewell. 8826 Arlington. St. Loots, Ma. 
Jennings A Renfrew, Keith's, Columbus, O. 
Jermon, Irene, Experance House, Saranae Lake. 
Jerome, Nat. 8.. 1287 Washington Ave., N. Y. 
Jess. Elinor, Steel Pier, Atlantic City. 
Johnson, Jess P., 622 So. 4, Camden, N. J. 
Johnstone, Lorlmer, Orpheum. Bock ford, 111. 
Johnson Bros., A Johnson. Orpheum, Schenectady. 
Johnson, Chester, 883 8d Ave.. N. Y. 
Johnson, George. Singling Bros., C. B. 
Johnson, Musical, Empire, Jobanneeburg, S. Africa, 
Johnson A Hart. Grand, Sacramento. 
Johnstone A Cooke, Orpheum, Bock ford, DA 



VARIETY 



21 




A SENSATIONAL NOVELTY 



DOUBLE CROSS 



» 






BY FRANK J. CONROY. 

introducing JOE BERNSTEIN A Comedy Dramatic Sketch in Three Scenes. 100 People on the Stage. Special Scenery 

AND KID GRIFFO IN THE FASTEST AND MOST REALISTIC BOXING EXHIBITION EVER PRESENTED ON ANY STAGE. 



DIRECTION OF 



Business Representative, 



BOHM & EDELMAN, Knickerbocker Theatre Building 



CHRIS. 0. BROWN, 1358 Broadway 



Jolsta, Al., Bordentown, N. J. 
Jordan, Alice, 109 Mermaid, Coney Island, 
Jordons, Five, Hatha way*. Lowell. 
Jonas * Button, Its W. 17. N. T. 
Jordan * Braunack, 886 B. 184, N. T. 
Jordan Troops, Blngllng Bros., a B. 
Joyces, The. 48 Howard, Boston. 
Joins A Margon, Barlow Minstrels. 
Julian A Dyer, Theatre, Alton, 111. 



Raima, B. H.. 1887 B. Ill, No. B., Cleveland. 
Kalmo, Chas. A Ada, Ring ling Bros., 0. B. 
KarUnd. Greet, 120 No. Marshall Norfolk. 
Kartollo's Juggling, De Rue Bros. Minstrels. 
Kaufman. Reba A Ines, Ronacbers, Vienna, Ana. 
Kealey, Doc, Blngllng Bros., C. B. 
Keane, J. Warren, Park, Milvllle, N. J. 
Keaton, Jack, 820 Parker, Boston. 
Keatons, Three, 229 W. 88, N. T. 
Keele, Matt, N. Y. Theatre, N. T. ( Indef. 
Kelfe, Zens, 228 W. 48. N. T. 
Keegan A Mack, Cosy Corner . Girls, B. B. 
Keely A Adams, Savoy, Fall River. 
Keene, Juggling, I860 Boston Rd., N. Y. 
Keene A Adams, Pavilion, Portruah, Ireland. 
Keene, Mattle, A Co., 1563 Broadway, N. Y. 
Kelly, John T., Ehnhurst, L. I. 
Kelly A Rose, 181 W. 41, N. Y. 
Kelly, M- J., 48 Johnson, Brooklyn. 
Kelly, Walter C. Blrkenbead, Bng. 
Keller, Major, Poll's, Waterbury, lndef. 
Kennedy Bros. A Msck, 82 Second, Dover, N. H. 
Kennedy A Wllklns, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. 
Kennedy's, Tbe, 814 No. 23, Birmingham, Ala. 
Kennard Bros., Hagenbeck-Wallace, C. B. 
Kenton, Dorothy, Central, Magdeburg, Oer. 
Karslake, Lll, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Kberns, Arthur II., 131 Wyoming, Cincinnati. O. 
Klelst, Paul, Theatre, Newark, N. J., 
Klein, Ott Bros. A Nicholson, 253 W 84, N. Y. 
Klein A Clifton, 14 Wash., Spokane. 
Klcbl A Haghl, Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 
Kimball A Donovan, 113 Northampton, Boston. 
Klngsburys, The, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. 
King, Alice, City Sports, B. R, 
King A Bailey, 152 W. 27, N. Y. 
King, John, N. Y. Theatre, N. Y., lndef. 
King, Sam A Nellie. 2374 Pitkin, Brooklyn. 
Klns-Ners, 843 N. Clark, Chicago. 
iKlngsley, Julia, A Co., Orpbeum, Botte. 
Klnsons, Tbe, 21 B. 20. N. Y. 
Klralfo, Gus, 1710 Third. Evansvllle. 
Kirk, H. Arthur, Dorp, Schenectady, N. Y. 
Klrscbhorns, 207 So. 18, Omaha. 
iKUng, Anna. Midget, Wlldwood, N. J., lndef. 
Knight, Francis, 225 W. 40. N. Y. 
i Knight A Ranaon, 111 McAllister, N. Y. O. 
Knlgbt A Sawtelle, 1710 Cornelius, Chicago. 
Knowlea, Harry. 1508 Broadway. N. Y. 
Knights, Ten Dark, Landing. Mich. 
rKnox Bros. A Helene, Box 203, Dsnbury, Conn. 
Kolfage, Duke, Crystal, Blwood, Ind., lndef. 
KolUus A Carmen Sisters, Crystal, Denver. 
Kokln, Mignonette. 804 Msplewood, Chicago. 
iKoppes, Tbe, Wlldwood, Putnam, Conn. 
Kramer Birmo Trio 104 B. 14, N. Y. 
Kramer, Joe, 228 Springfield, Newark. 
Kratons, Tbe, Folle Marlgny, Paris, France. 
• Kraton, John, Grand, Sacramento. 
Kraft. Gus. Bsrnum A Bailey. C. B. 
'Kretore. Family, Tamaqua, Pa. 
Kurtls-Busse, 6 W. 8th St.. Brie, Pa. 
Kuryllo, Edward, Sells-Floto, C. R. 
Kyle, T. B. Gurney Co., 101 Palmerston, Toronto. 



La Auto Girl, 888 Fisher, Detroit. 

La Belle, Helen, Ban Souct Pk., Chicago, lndef. 

La Belle, Faustina. 242 W. 48. N. Y. 

La Crandall. 1786 B. Spring. New Albany, Ind. 

La Tour, Irene, Colonial, Norfolk, Va. 

La Fayette Lamont Co., Henderson'!, Coney 
Island. 

La Mass Bros., Ronscher, Vienna, Austria. 
' La Moines, Musical, Pomers, Hiding, Minn. 

La Salle A Llnd, Richmond Hotel, Chicago. 

La Pearl, Harry, Bsrnum A Bailey, C. B. 

La Pearl. Mr. A Mrs., Hagenbeck-Wallace, C. B. 

La Tour Sisters, Gen. Del., Atlantic City, N. J. 

La Blanc, Bertrane, Grand. Sacramento, lndef. 
■ La Centra A La Rue, Passaic, Passaic. N. J. 

La Clair A West, P. O. 202. Sea Isle City, N. J. 

La Fleur, and Dogs. 57 Hsnover, Providence. 

Lakola A Lorain, Bijou, Marionette, Wis. 

Lalllvette A Co., 408 Falrmount, Meadvllle, Pa. 

Lane. Chris. 8480 Chestnut. Philadelphia. Pa. 

Lanivee A Lee. 007 Dearborn Ave., Chicago. 

Lawaon A Namon, Hippo, Rotherhlthe, Bng. 

Leigh, Lisle A Co., Bennett's. Quebec. 

Lambert, Frank L., Flood's Pk., Baltimore, Md. 

Lambert, Maud, Cliffords, Urbsna, O. 
r Lambert A Williams. Rock Springs Pk., B. Liver- 
pool, O. 
c Lamb A King, 808 State, Chicago. 



lndef. 



Iampe Bros., Villa Raso. Absecon, N. J. 

Landln, Edward, Majestic, Little Bock, lndef. 

Lang, George, Crystal, Bedford, Ind., lndef. 

Lares:, Joseph, Bsrnum A Bailey, O. B. 

Latins, Mile., 124 W. 60, N. Y. 

Lawler A Daughters, 100 W. 100, N. Y. 

La Blanche, Great, Hotel Light, Chattanooga. 

La Nole Bros., Poll's, Bridgeport. 

La Rose A La Gnats, 29 Hancock PL, N. Y. 

La Raab, 883 Locust, Johnstown, Pa. 

Larke A Adams, St. Louie Am. Co., lndef. 

La Marche, Frankle, 486 B. 26, Chicago. 

La Bague Sisters, Barnum A Bailey, O. B. 

La Tosks, Phil. 135 W. 22, Los Angeles. 

Lane Trio, Vogel's Minstrels. 

La Van A La Valette Msjestlc, Plttsbi, 

La Rex, Wonderful, Clara Turner Stock 

La Van Trio, Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 

La Velle A Grant, 226 E. 14, N. Y. 

Lavette A Doyle, 840 N. 2, Hamilton O. 

La vine Cimaron Trio, Orpbeum, Denver. 

Lavlne, Edward, Orpbenm, Portland. 

Lakola, Harry H., Box 76, San Fernando, Cal. 

La Gray, Dollle, Bijou, Racine, Wis., lndef. 

La toy Bros., South bridge, Mass., lndef. 

Lawrence, Bert, 8 Laurel, Roxbury, Mass. 

La Velle, Rose, City Sports, B. R. 

La Veola, 19 Rue Buffault, Paris, Franco. 

Le Anders, 890 Madison, N. Y. 

Le Clair A Sampson, Orpheum, San Francisco. 

Lee, James P., Unique, Los Angeles, lndef. 

Lee Tung Foo, 1223 2d, K. Oakland. 

Levy, Jack, 80 Barcley, Newark, N. J. 

Leahy, Frank W., Manhattan, Norfolk, Va., lndef. 

Lowe. Musical, 79 W. 101, c. o. Harri*. 

Le Malre A King. 673 Lenox Ave., N. Y. 

Le Hlrt, Mons., 826 Clifford. Rochester. 

Le Dent, Frank, Colonial, Richmond, Va. 

Le Witt A Ashmore. 1058 Broadway, N. Y. 0. 

Lelghtons, Three, Polls, Hartford. 

Lelllotts, Three, Auditorium, Lynn. 

Leonl A Leonl, 203 E. Indiana, Chicago. 

Leonard, Eddie, N. Y. Theatre, N. Y„ lndef. 

Leonard, Grace, St. Paul, Hotel, N. Y. 

Leonard A Phillips, Royal, Galveston, Tex. 

Leonard, Gus, Acme, Sacramento, lndef. 

Leontlna. Marie, 17 E. 97, N. Y 

Lenore, Ted, No. Detroit St., Xenla, O. 

Leonard A Drake, 1899 Park PI ..Brooklyn. 

LeRoy A Woodford. 2417 Wylle Ave., Pittsburg. 

Les Bastlens, Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 



"My Fancy," Empire, CamberweU, 8. B., 

don, Eng. 

Mac Fadyen A Mac Fadyen, 318 So. 6th, B'klyn. 
Madden, Fltapa trick A Co., 1068 Broadway, N. Y. 
Maddern, Joseph, A Co., Green Room Club, N. Y 
Msdcaps, Winkler's, 104 B. 14, N. Y. 
Mac Dona ugh, Ethel, 68 W. 107, N. Y. 
Ma Dell A Corbley, 116 Howard, Buffalo. 
Magee, Clem C, 160 Spring, N. Y. 
Majestic Musical Four, Columbia, Cincinnati. 
Malvern Troupe, Pat Wblte's Gaiety Girls, B. B. 
Mason A Keeler, Glen Alex Farm, New Hartford, 

N. Y. 
"Madle," 408 W. 61, N. Y. 
Makarenkoa Duo, Sells Floto, C. B. 
Malchow, Geo., Bijou, Osbkosh, Wis., lndef. 
Manley A Norrls, 017 Walnut, Hamilton, O. 
Manhattan Banjo Trio, 418 W. 106. N. Y. 
Manning A Sterling, 618 Glenwood, Buffalo. 
Mantell's Mariooettee, Luna Park, Seattle. 
Marcell A Lenett, Gentry Broa., C. B. 
Marcus, Harry, 113 W. 114, N. Y. a 
Mardo Trio, Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 
Marguerite A Hanley, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Marion A Grace, National Hotel, Chicago. 
Marlon A Lillian, National Hotel. Chicago. 
Mataumoto A Agawa, Hagenbeck-Wallace, C. B. 
"Martha," 210 E. 86. N. Y. 
Marnello, Mornits Troupe, Rlngllng Broa., 0. B. 
Marsh, Joe 8122 Lucas, St. Louis. 
Marshall, Bert, 238 Splcer, Akron. O. 
Marshall Bros., Carnival, Hartford, Conn. 
Martin, Dave A Percle, Kentucky Bellas, B. R. 
Martlnette A Sylvester, 13 Majestic, Dee 

Moines. 
Martinez A Martinet, Four Mile Pk., Brie, Pa. 
Martynne, C. B„ Orpheum. Leavenworth, lndef. 
Martyne. Dottle Francis, 523 W Mulberry, Bait. 
Marty, Joe, 1623 Hancock, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Mario Trio, 62 E. 8th, N. Y 
Mary A Petroff, Bsrnum A Bailey, C. B. 
Mason A Bart, Victor House, Chicago. 
Mason A Davis, 130 River, Hoboken. N. J. 
Mason A Doran, Sheedy's, Fall River, Mass. 
Mason*, Four, A Carlnne Francis, Lakeside Pk., 

Akron, O. 
Maaon, Wm. A., Minerva Hotel, Phi la. 
Masquer la Sisters, Three, 9-28, Chicago. 
Matthews A Ashley, 808 W. 42. N. Y. 
Matbienon, Brooks A Carson, 92 W. Ohio, Chicago. 
Maxwell A Dudley, 106 W. 86, N. Y. 



Principals with burlesque organizations will be listed in VARIETY'S 
Route Sheet if names and title of company are forwarded 



Lea Carrsys, 19 Perry, Pittsburg. 

Les Jaroles, Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 

Leslie, Eddie, Orpheum, Omaha. 

Lealle A Pattoe, 714 Mellon B. Pittsburg. 

Levllle A Sinclair, 14 Orpbeum, Butte. 

Leyden, Margaret,, 8647 Veron Chicago. 

Levan, Miss H., Bsrnum A Ballsy, 0. B. 

Lester, Will, 281 John B.. Detroit. 

Lewis A Harr, 181 W. 16, N. Y. 

Lewis, PhU, 121 W. 116, N. Y. 

Lewis A Young, 201 So. 4, Bklyn. 

Llbbey A Trsyer. 802 W. 47, N. Y. 

Light. Mark, 1786 Madison, N. Y. 

Llncolns, Four, Bijou, La Crosse, Wis. 

Lincoln, Bill, Blngllng Broa., C. R. 

Llngerman, Samuel A Lucy, 706 N. 6, Phils. 

Lloyd, Herbert, 36 Great Wilson, Leeds, Bng. 

Lloyd A Garrison, Orpbenm, New Orleans. 

Loder, Chat. A., Rote Lawn, Areola, Pa. 

Lolt, Mllltown, Mslne, lndef. 

Lomlson, Wllliard, 228 Montgomery, Jersey City. 

Long, John, Family, Erie, Pa., lndef. 

Long, Frank L., 422 No. Anderson, El wood, lndef. 

Loralne, Oscar, G. O. H., Pittsburg. 

Lovltts, The, 814 Beverly Rd., Brooklyn. 

Lowward, A. G., Barnum A Bailey, C. R. 

Lowry, Mr. A Mrs. Ed., 44 E. Cross, Baltimore. 

Luckie A Yoast, 889 Sumpter, Brooklyn. 

Lucler, Marguerite, Hans A Nlxe Co. 

Lucier, Paul A Co., 1569 Marlon, Chicago, lndef. 

Lulgl Picaro Trio, 460 Adolph, Brooklyn. 

"Luis King," 14 Marlborough Rd., London, Eng. 

Luts Bros., 13 Grant, Corona, N. Y. 

Lukens, 4, Reading, Pa. 

Lynton, Chris., Empire, Los Angeles, lndef. 

Lyons A Cullum, 217 W. 10. N. Y. 



Mack, Billy, 203 Third. N. Y. 

Mab. Queen, Bijou. Wlldwood. N. J., lndef. 

Mack, Wilbur, Orpheum, Omaha. 

Mack A Dougal, 1563 Broadway, N. Y. 

Mac Larens Musical, Keith's, Columbus, O. 

Mate, Edna, 821 Forest, Bronx, N. Y. 



Mayne, Elisabeth, 1838 S. Milton. Phlla. 

Maynard, Shorty, Hagenbeck-Wallace, 0. B. 

May, Ethel, Elyrls, Elyrla, O. 

Mate, Edna, Jersey Lilies, B. R. 

McAvoy, Harry, 1616 No. 4, Harrlsburg, Pa. 

McAvoy A Hartley, 8 B. 108, N. Y. 

McCabe A Petera, 1688 Broadway, N. Y. 

McCann. Geraldlne. A Co.. 706 Park, Johnstown, 

McCarthy, Mylet. Greet Kills, Btaten Island. 

McClond A Melville, 111 E. 111. N. Y. 

McConnell A Simpson. Chase's, Washington. 

McCormack, Hugh A Wallace, Flora Da Veen Cow 

McCoy, Nellie, 557 W. 124. N. Y. 

McOarry A Doyle, 901 Missouri, Toledo. 

McCree Davenport Troupe, Hagenbeck-Wallace, 

C. R. 
McCullougb, Walter, Alexander Hotel, Chicago. 
McCune A Grant, 8 Bsnton, Pittsburg, Pa. 
McDowell, John A Alice, 627 6th it., Detroit. 
McFsrland, Frank, 811 W. 142, N. Y. 
McCauley, Joe, Wonderland. Minneapolis, lndef. 
McGee, Joe B., Hannibal, Mo., lndef. 
McGlnnis Bros., 75 Brsdford. Springfield, Man. 
McGrath A Paige, Rock Springs Pk., B. Liver* 

pool, O. 
McGregor. Lulu, Grand, Altoona, Pa., lndef. 
McLaughlin, L. Clair. Sberldanvllle, Pa. 
McNally Bros.. Rlngllng Bros.. C. R. 
Mcl'hee A Hill, Orpheum. Seattle. 
Meaney, Lottie, A Co., 7 Elm. Charleston, Mass. 
Mears, Chas. E.. 2925 N. 13. Kansas City. 
Meegan, Mr. A Mrs., 047 Amsterdam Ave., N. Y. 
Meier A Mora. Peutehes. Munchen, Germany. 
Melville A Illgglos. 272 So. 2, Brooklyn. 
Melroae, William. Barnum A Bailey, C. R. 
Melroy Trio. 97 Park. Chicago. 
Melville. George D., Hippo, N. Y. Indef. 
Meredith, E. K., Hagenbeck-Wallace, C. R. 
Monatler, Clown Le. Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 
Mercer, John, Rlngllng Bros.. C. R. 
Merrltt A Love, Empire, Ssn Francisco. Indef. 
Merrltt, Rsymond, Iola, Chicago. 
Merrlman Sisters, Behmsn Show, B. R. 
Meers Sisters, Bsrnum A Bslley, C. B. 
Metxettles, Ten, Barnum A Bslley, C. B. 



Metano Troupe, Campbell Broa., 0. B. 

Mletckoff Sanders Troupe, Sheedy's, Newport* 

R. I. 
Mlaco, Al., Rlngllng Broa., C. R. 
Mlgnon, Helene, Empire, St. Paul,. lndef. 
Mlley, Kathryn, Hatbaway't, Lowell, Man. 
"Military Octette," Orpbeum, Los Angeles. 
Mllvo Bros., Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 
Mlaco, Ida, Hagenbeck-Wallace, C. R. 
MlUard. BIB A Bob, 896 Bowen. Detroit. 
Mildred, Little, Bijou, Marquette, Mlcb. 
Miller, Jack, 1872 No. Humboldt, Chicago. 
Miller, John, Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 
Miller. Elisabeth. 1726 W. 81 PL, Cleveland. 
Miller. Grace. Phillip's, Richmond, Ind., lndef. 
Miller A Princeton, 88 Olney, Providence. 
Miller, Theresa, Criterion, Chicago, lndef. 
Mills A Lewis, ll4 B. 11, N. Y. 
Mills A Morris, Clarendon Hotel, N Y. 
Mllletts, The, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Mllmars The, 62 So. Wash., Kokomo, Ind. 
Miner, Coleman A Co., 201 W. 126. N. Y. 
Minerva, 47 W. 28, N. Y. 
Mitchell A Cain, 611 Sterling PI., Brooklyn. 
Mitchell A Cairo, touring Eng. and Provinces. 
Mitchell Sisters, Monsrch, Lawton, Okla., lndef. 
Mitchell A Quinn, 20 Bay 26, Bensonhurst, L. 1. 
Monroe, George, 1608 Broadway, N. Y. 
Monahans, The, 60 Illinois, Worcester. 
Montrose, Louise, 400 So. First, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. 
Montague's Cockatoos, 64 W. 26, N. Y. 
Montgomery, Geo. P., Lyric, Hot Spring!, indef. 
Montague, Mona, People's, Goldfleld, Nov., lndef. 
Montray, 814 Western Ave., Allegheny, Pa. 
Mooney, Harry J., Bsrnum A Bailey, C. R. 
Mooney A Holbein, Argyle, Birkenhead, Eng. 
Mortons, Four. 266 5th. Detroit. 
Morris A Hemlnguay, Rand Hotel, Cincinnati. 
Morton, Fred W., Grand, Sacramento. 
Moore A McGarry, 48 Wyckoff, Brooklyn. 
Moore, Harry L., 723 Armory. Cincinnati. 
Moore, Marjorle, 152 Lake, Chicago. 
Moore, Tom. Victoria Hotel, Chicago. 
Moorehead, Harry (Dreamland), Norfolk. Va. 
Mora Silent Co., 112 Charles, Allegheny, Pa. 
Morgan A McGarry, Varieties, Canton, 111. 
Morocco, Chas., Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 
Morgsn A Chester, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 
Morrell, Frank, N. Y. Theatre, N. Y., lndef. 
Morse, Bon, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 
Morelle, Marie, 1807ft Main, Parsons, Kai. 
Morrison. Geo. N., E. 98th and Ave. B. B'klyn. 
Morse, Billy, Anheuser's, Aberdeen, Wash., lndef. 
Morton A Elliott, Most A Stoll Tour, lndef. 
Mowatti, Five, Wlntergarten, Berlin, Ger. 
Mozarts, Tbe, Bell. Oakland. 
Muller, Chun A Muller, Shea's, Toronto. 
Munger, Mort. M., Frankfort, Ind. 
Murphy A Andrews, 116 Washington PI., M. T. 
Mnrpby A Palmer, 809 8d Ave., N. Y. 
Mullen A Correlll, Keith's, Portland. Me. 
Murphy, Mr. A Mrs. Mark. Bait Setauket. L. I. 
Murphy, Whitman A Co., 14 Armory, Blngbamton. 

N. Y. 
Murphy A Willard, Falrhaven, N. J. 
Murray, Wm. W., 223 B. 14, N. Y. 
Murray, Eddie, Fischer's, Loo Angeles, lndef. 
Murray Sisters, Columbia, Cincinnati. 
Murtha. Lillian, 211 B. 10, N. Y. 
Musketeer Four, Vanity Ftlr, B. R. 
Myers A Rosa, Trent, Trenton. 
Mylle A Orth, Sept. 14, Empire, Grand 

N. D. 



Nagel A Adamt, Pantsgee, Seattle. 
Nawn, Ton. A Co., 420 W. 62. Phlla. 
Needbam A Wood. 148 W. 86, N. Y. 
Nellls, Nelll A Chapman, 1662 B. Main, 
Nelson. Ned. 804 Walnut. Philadelphia. 
Nelson-Farnum Troupe, 8141 Beverly Bd., B'klyn. 
Nelson, Katherlne. 10 Howlsnd, Boxbury, Mass. 
Nelson A Egbert, 488 Atlantic, PltUbnrg. 
Nelson, Tony. "Villa Nelson," ~ 

Maebren, Austria. 
Netsser, Herman. 808 Rlvlngton, N. Y. 
Nevada A Eden. 236 W. 48. N. Y. 
Neva roe. Four, Barnum A Bslley. C. B. 
Newell A Nlblo, Ftiedrlcbabau. Stuttgart, Ger. 
Newtomes, Four, Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 
Nlblo A Spencer, Porter's Corner, Saratoga, N. Y. 
Nichols A Hogan, 1044 Broadway, Brooklyn. 
Nichols, Lew. Hagenbeck-Wallace. C. B. 
Nickel. Earl, 345 E 40, Chicago. 
Night With The Poets, roll's. Springfield. 
Nohlette A Marshall, Orpheum, Salt Lake City. 
Nodnat A Noslnas, 261 Seymour, Aahurn, N. Y. 
Nolan, Irvan, 415 N. Madlaon. Peoria, III. 
Norman's Juggling 8lx. 5804 Ma rah field, Chicago. 
Norton, Ned. Gay MaMquernrierM, B. R. 
Norton A Rny. 717 Mt. Mora Rd.. St. Joseph, Me. 
Noble A Brooks, Wash., Spokane. 
North, Bobby, 45 W. 110. N. Y. 
Nouses, The. 250 W. 44. N. Y. 
Notes Musics). 408 4th Ave.. E. Flint, Mich. 
Nugent. .1 C, The Oaks, Canal, Dover, 0. 
Nugent. Wm. F., 11 W. 118. N. Y. 



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EMMA FRANCIS *•"> HER ARABS 



Jk rtW LONDON PRCSS NOTICES 



"TK W1U)," LONDON, AUG. IS, 1808. 



TE MERRIE INTERLUDE. 



Purple And green delight the eye; a sense of spacious elegance satisfies that "expansiveness" 
which assails one after dinner; yet there is no aaorifloe of comfort. The plaoe is the Empire, the 
ideal home ef the ballet. And if ever novelty should be lacking in other parts of the entertain- 
ment, there is always Oenee, the unique Adeline, Oenee the ever delightful, the personification of 
innocence, gentleness and grace, of exquisite gaiety and Puck-like fun. It is too late in the day to 
discuss her alsnoat perfect art. Suffice to say that in Delibes' delicious ballet Coppelia she proves 
her supremacy in that style of dancing which belies the epithet "classic." Her dancing is indeed 
comedy in movement, her slightest gesture fraught with significance end beauty. There is but one 
Oenee, and the Empire consequently is the danoe-lover's Mecca. At the moment, too, another dancer 
is appearing there whoee singular performance is a peculiar commentary on the symmetry and har- 
mony of Mile. Genee's beautiful art. Miss Emma Francis appears with two little Arab boys, and 
between their tumbling and her dancing there is a olose relationship. The boys' wild and whirling 
somersaults are marvels of acrobatic skill and elan, but no leas amasing is Mice Francis' oorybantio 
dancing. She seems to express in her strange, frenzied leapings and twirlings, her twistings and 
spasmodic gestures, that joyous irresponsibility of spirit which is not of this clime or this race, 
bat the traditional possession of the children of Ham. The soul of the cake-walk and the coon song 
informs her quaint dancing ; and who can watoh her unamused or listen unsmiling to her funny 
little ejaculations of delight must be unresponsive to the cry of pagan joy in ebullient life. The 



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Presents in vaudeville 

The LULU BEESON TRIO 

A magnificent scenic production equipped with marvelous electric effects and hand- 
some wardrobe, entitled 

"A MIGHT IN EL PA80" 

introducing the famous lady dancer, Lulu Beeson, and WARD and WEBER, companion 

dancers. 



GRAND OPERA SINGER. 



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sheer, iaarticnlate delight In their work exhibited hv„ Hits FranHs and her queer, black-haired little 
satellite! is moat infectious, and the "turn," if it cannot claim to be edifying. is certainly pleasur- 
able after its rather uncanny fashion, and has a novelty and a naturalness all too uncommon on 
the variety state.— THE NOMAD. 

"THE REFEREE," AUG. 9, 1908. 

Other new-oomers at the Empire are Miss Emma Francis and her Arab Boys. Miss Francis 
sines, dances, and tumbles with a lightning- hustle thst compels admiration, while the two little 
Arabs execute a series of bending somersaults snd wheels thst puts them well in the running as 
claimants to the title of Boneless Wonders. — TRISTRAM. 

"THE ERA," LONDON, AUG. I, 1909. 

Emma Francis and her Arab Boys give way to the spirit of their dancing and acrobatic turn 
entirely, and charm the audienoe by the spontaneous energy of their tumbling, Miss Francis's step- 
dancing being especially Quick, active, and accurate. 

"MUSIC HALL," LONDON. AUG. 14, 1908. 

Miss Emma Francis, a newcomer from Amerioa at the Empire, is vivacity incarnate. 8he 
sings snd dances in a most exhilarating style, and then introduces a oouple of tiny Arab tumblers, 
whose feats, accompanied by characteristic yells, are something out of the common. Miss Francis 
later joins is the acrobatics, and concludes with a wild dsnee. The act as s whole is quite ex- 
cellent. 

M. S. BENTHAM. Representative 



O'Brien-Havel. 616 62, Brooklyn. 

O'ConneU A Golden, Orpbeom, Scbenectsdy. tndaf. 

Odell * Hart, 2068 Strsad, Greeo LakeV Was.. 

Odell * Klnley, 6409 CoUlngwood, Toledo. 

Ogden, Helta, 279 Clybourne, Chicago. 

Oksbe Family, Bapire, London, lndef. 

Oklto, Thco., 826 W. 10, N. T. 

Ollfsns, Three, 711 Orchard, Chicago. 

Onlaw, Gas, Trio, King, Manchester. Bng . 

"Onetta," Park Hotel, Fort Cheater, NTx. 

Onken, Al, The Chutes, Sen Francisco, hsdef. 

Ontbsnk 4 Blanchetto. P. O., Boston, Mans. 

O'Neill A Mack, 688 W. Pratt, Indianapolis. 

O'Neill, W. A., Orpbeum, Oakland, lndef. 

O'Neill A Wilson, Bossmore Gardens, Par Bock- 
sway, L. I., lndef. 

"Ollvottl Troubadours," Proctor's, Albany. 

O' Began, Box 800, Ottsws, Can. 

Otto Bros., 10 Howlsnd, Boxbory. Mesa. 

Otturs A Evsns, Psppo's Cssino, North Beach, 
L. I. 

Owens, BUlle ft May. 1421 Adams, N. 8- Pitts- 
burg. 

Owen, Garry, Little, 810 B. 4, Crowley, La. 

P 

Peyton A Bsso, 400 6th Ave., N. T. 

Pscheco Fsmlly, Bsrnum A Bailey, 0. B, 

Palmer, Joe. 4826 Prslrle, Chicago. 

Palfrey A Hoffler, 01 Broedwsy, Providence. 

Pslmer Sisters, Grsnd, 'Frisco, Csl. 

Pslmer, T. P.. 920 Bo. 12, Springfield, in. 

Parisian Grsnd Opers Co., 686 Lexington, N. T. 

Paradise Alley, Trent, Trenton. 

Parts, Dick, 1268 B. 20. Los Angeles. 

Pstty Bros., Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 

Peull A Heeley, 10 So. 20. Pblle. 

Peslson, Goldle A Lee, Auditorium, Lynn. 

Pauline, Greet, Bennett's, Montresl. 

Peullnettl A Plquo, 2214 So. Broad, Phils. 

Pederson Bros., Fslr Grounds, Menominee, Wis. 

Pendletons, The, 186 Pittsburg, New Csstle. 

Pero A Wilson, 880 B. Temple, Wssh., Ohio. 

Pelote, The, 101 Weetmlneter, Atlantic City. 

Pepper Twine Lindsay, Ont., Can. 

Perkins, David F., 222 Eastern, Portland. Me. 

Perry, Frsnk L., Lyric, Columbls, S. 0. 

Pertlns, Bennett's, Montresl. 

Peters, Phil A Nettle, 107 B. 81, N. T. 

Phelps, Three, 1208 N. Rockwell, Chlcsgo. 

Peroff, hfsry, A Clown, Bsrnum A Bailey, C. R. 

Petchlng Broe., 16, Psckard, Laymsnsvflle, B. I. 

PbUbrooke A Beynolds, 290 W. 89, N. Y. 

Phillips 8lsters, 140 W. 86, N. T. 

Phillips. J. H., 1003 Broedwsy, N. T. 

"Plsnopblends," Orpbeum, Portlsnd. 

Plercy A Fulds, 1920 Psterson, Bsltimore. 

Pike's Pesk Original. Oil City, Pa. 

Polrer'e Three. 9SS Berrl, Montresl. 

Pollsrd, Gene, World Beaters, B. R. 

Toloff Sisters, Jolly Bright Lights Co., Honaker, 

Va. 
Posner, Allan H., 480 Central Psrk W., N. T. 
Pooty's Musics! Co., Riverside Pk., Boise City, 

Ids. 
Potts, Ernie A Mildred, Orpbeum, Omaha. 
Potter A Harris, Proctor's, Albany. 
Potts Bros. A Co., Bijou, Saglnsw. 
Powers Bros., Acsdemy, Washington. 
Power. Coletta A Co., \Vt Bockvllle PL, B'klyn. 
Powers, Mr. A Mrs., 867 W. 80, N. Y. 
Prsmpln Musical Four, 412 W. 89, N. T. 
Price, Bob, 076 Commerclsl Bd., London, Bng. 
Price. John B.. A Co., 211 B. 14, N. T. 
Primrose, Fred., 876 Wsllsbout, Brooklyn. 
Primrose Qusrtette, Ides, Fon Do Lac, Wis. 
Prosit Trio, Bugling Bros., C. B. 
Pryors, The, 80 No. Main, Providence. 
Pucke, Two, 166 B. 80, N. T. 
Pndgie A Emmett, 464 Blewett, Seettle. 
Puget, George B., Colon la, Lawrence, Msss. 
Pullen, Louells, 194 Jefferson, Trenton. 



Qusker City Qusrtette. 408 Macon, B'klyn. N. T. 
Qulnn Bros., 81 BesconsSeld, Toronto. 
Qulgg A Mack, 115 B. 14, N. T. 



Rsdford A Vslentlne, Bsrrssford Tour, Bnglsnd. 
Raleigh A Hsrrington, 288 Winter, Hagerstown. 
Bslston A Son. Box 641. Pstcbogue, L. I., N. T. 
Rsnkln, Herbert, 818 Armltsge, Chlcsgo. 
Rastus A Bsnks. Mscnsughtons, London, Bng. 
Rswson A June. Pboenlcts. N. T. 
Rsymoud, Billy, 414 No. Delswsre, Indlsnapolla. 
Rsymond, Frank AEdltb, 97 Desrborn, Chicago. 
Raymond A Hsll, 6289 Loom Is, Chlcsgo. 
Rsymond A Hsrper. Fsmlly, Lancaster, O. 
Rsymond A Hess, 10A8 Broedwsy, N. Y. 
Raymond, Ruby A Co., Mohawk, Schenectady. 
Rayno'o, Al, Bull Dogs, Poll's, Scrsnton. 



Gus 

Edwards 

Says : 

thst his kids in "SCHOOLDAYS," the new 
three-set musical play for kids and grown- 
ups, hsve scored a bigger sucoeas in Atlantio 
City and Philadelphia than he anticipated. 
The local papers were all pleased with the 
show. It is so good the engagement for Vow 
York was made one week earlier than origin* 
ally planned, OPENING THE CIRCLE 
THEATRE. Broadway and 60th Street, Mon- 
day, SEPTEMBER 14th. 

In this show there are seventy -five of the 
cleverest kids in the business, and the musio 
is already being whistled in the streets of 
Philadelphia. NED WAYBfJRN accomplished 
his greatest work with these kids. Don't 
forget the opening; come early snd avoid the 
rush. 

P. B. — Getting more Kid acts ready for 
vaudeville and have several requests for a 
NO. 8 "SCHOOLDAYS" Company for the road. 

SOME MORE.— "8UNBONNET SUE" is 
making a record. 



Rassrfs, The, 4008 No. 20, Phils. 

Rsymond, Fredericks, 10 E. 88. N. Y. 

Redford A Winchester, 14 Orpbeum. Butte. 

Regsl Trio, 116 W. Washington PI., N. Y. 

Reld Sisters, 03 Broad. Elisabeth. 

Reld, Lilian. A Co.. 272 B. 85, Chicago. 

Reded A Hsdley, 64 Willougbby, Brooklyn. 

Beed, Harry L., Washing ton. Boffslo, lndef. 

Reed A Earl, Orpbeum, Canaltown, O. 

Reed A St. Joliu, 404 Manhattan, N. Y. 

Rennee, Fsmlly, Bijou, Lansing, Mich. 

Renard's, Three, G. O. H., Pittsburg. 

Remington, Mayme. Gerard Hotel, N. Y. 

Rerrln A Crosby, 129 W. 29, N. Y. 

Reno, Dell. 2147 0th, Helens. Mont. 

Reno A Blgsr. Barnum A Bslley, C. B. 

Renshsw, Bert, Msjestic, La BaUe, 111., lndef. 

Reynard, A. D., Alf. T. Wheeler's, C. R. 

Revell, Nellie, Crystal, Denver. 

Rhodes A Engel. 223a Cbauncey. Brooklyn. 

Rlanoe. Four. Orpbeum, Los Angeles. 

Rice, Al.. 262 Springfield, Newark. 

Rice A Elmer, Orpheum, Mlnnespollo. 

Rice, Fanny, 340 Lafayette, Brooklyn. 

Rice, True, 1223 State, Milwaukee. 

Rich Duo, Spring Grove Pk., Springfield, O. 

Richards, Great, Proctor's, Albany. 

Richards, Helen, Oakford Pk., Greenston, Ps. 

Rlchsrdson, Lavender A Co., Blcbsrdsoo Farm, 

No. Carver, Msss. 
Rlccobon's Horses, Rlngllng Bros., O. B. 
Rice A Prevost, N. Y. Tbewe, N. Y., lndef. 
Rlchsrds A Grover, Orpheum, Brooklyn. 
Blng A Williams, 102 Liberty. Bsltimore. 
Rlngllng, Adolpti, 840 So. 6tb, Newsrk,, N. J. 
Rio. Adohph. 222 B. 14. N. Y. 
Rltter A Foster, Queens, London, Eng. 
Rlvards, Three, 888 Scrlbner, Grand Bsplds. 
Bosttlno A Stevens, Msln, Peorls, 111. 
Bobbins A Trensmsn, Elite, Atlsnts, lndef. 
Roberts, Signs, Mercede, Csl. 
Robinson A Grant, 206 8th Ave.. N. Y. 
Roberts. C. B., 1861 Sbermsn, Denver. 
Robinson, Alice, 407 Orchard, Chicago. 
Roche, La Belle, Mile., Rlngllng Bros., O. B. 
Roetblg, Henry, 8t. Charles Hotel, Chicago. 
Rogers A Deeley, 181 Clnclnnstl, O. 
Rogers A Evans. 1624 Arlington, Davenport. la. 
Rogers, Mr. A Mrs., 62 Marshall. Newton Contra, 

Mass. 
Romslne. Msnusl A Co., Grsnd, Frisco, Gal. 
Romanoffs, Tbe, Bijou, Wlnnepeg. 
Roltsre, 28 W. 83. N. Y. 

Romsny, Rye, 8trlng Qusrtette, 78 Pekln, Prsv. 
Romols, Bob, Bijou, Devon port, la., lndef. 
Roosldos, The, Myer's Lake Pk., Csnton, O. 
Rooney A Glrsrd, Forest Casino, Bocky Point, 

B. I. 
Rooney, Kstle, 807 N. Psterson Pk., Bsltimore. 
Rooney Sisters, 807 N. Psterson Pk., Bsltimore. 
Rossnl. 89 Rslph, Brooklyn. 
Rose, Elmer A., Hsrry Hsstlngs, B. R. 
Ross Sinters. 00 Cumerford, Providence. 
Roes A Lewis, Empire, London, Eng. 



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STEWART, LOUISE CARTER and MAUDE MULLERY, in the spectacular comedy athletic playlet 



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Bom, Jack, 67 B. 104th, N. T. 

Rosey, C. W., County Fair, Cambridge, N. Y. 

BuMell ft De Vlrne. Hagenbeck-Wallace. 0. B. 

Roueek, Jack, Air-Dome. Leavenworth, lndef. 

Rowland, 127 W. 27, New York. 

Royal Musical PItc, 249 So. 9, Brooklyn. 

Byno ft Bmeraon, Continental Hotel, Chicago. 

Bnby, Dan, Electric Pk.. Waterloo, la. 

Bntherforda, The, Hagenbeck- Wallace, 0. B, 

BneaeU ft Davie, Idle Hoar. Atlanta, lndef. 

Ryan ft Blcbfleld, Vaud-Vllla, Bayrllle, L. I. 

Byan, Nan. ft Co., 1808 Broadway, N. Y. 

Ryan ft White. Dayton, Oblo. 

Ryan, Zorella ft Jenklne, Baraum ft Bailey, 0. B. 



Samuels, M.. Box 116, Melrose Pk., 111. 

Sabine ft Mile. Vera, 737 De Kalb, Brooklyn. 

Bada-Carmen Sisters, Barnam ft Bailey, C. B. 

Sasaarlss, The, Bells Floto, 0. B. 

Balamonskl, B. M., Prof., Barnum ft Bailey, C. B, 

Salmo, Juno, Orpheum, San Francisco. 

Samson, Doc, Coburn Greater Minstrels. 

Ssnford ft Darlington, 2422 So. Adler, Phlla. 

Santoro ft Harlow, 230 Oatberlne, Detroit. 

Sakalow, Mac, 185 Boernm, Brooklyn. 

Saona Hen, Idora Pk., Youngstown, O. 

Sevengala, Original, Watertown, N. Y., lndef. 

Shedman, W. S., Dumont, N. J., lndef. 

Schade, F., Singling Bros., O. R. 

Scbmodt, George, Alcasar, New Castle, Ind., lndef. 

Scheftel's, Msle, 1018 3rd, Appleton, Wis. 

Seymonr 81sters, 8090 Clifford, Philadelphia. 

Sbae, Percy James, 5409 3d. Brooklyn. 

Schuster, Milton, Palace, Boston, lndef. 

Scott, Bdouard, Grand, Reno, Ner., lndef. 

Scott, Mike, 223 Third, N. Y. 

Seabnry ft Wilkle, 187 Madison, Peterson. 

Sears, Gladys, Hammerstein's, N. Y. 

Segnln, Wood, Eugenia, 2314 Holywood, Toledo. 

8emon Trio, Revere Honse, Chicago. 

Sennetti. Anne, City Sports, B. R. 

Seymour, 0. G., Adirondack Mountains, 

Seymour ft Nester, 501 W. 170, N. Y. 

8hadle, Frank, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 

Sbafter ft Sbafter, 75 Morrell, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Shannons, Four, Anderson, Ind. 

Sbarpe, Dollle, 236 Liberty, Schenectady. 

Sbarrocks, The, 20 Ravine, Rochester. 

Sbaws, Aerial, Rlngllng Bros., 0. B. 



Shayne ft King. 119 B. 14, N. Y. 

Sherman ft Fuller, 868 N. 8. Reading, Pa. 

Sherry, Joseph V., Bells-Floto, C. B. 

Sheer, Besale. 212 Woodward, Detroit. 

Bhlpp, Julia ft Edward, Barnum ft Bailey, 0. E. 

Shlrhart, Anson, Crystal, Detroit, lndef. 

8hlrleya, Musical, 1147 8. Olive, Los 

Shoer, Willie, 226 B. 89. N. Y. 

Sie Hassan Ben All. Luna Villa, Coney Island. ■-- 

Slmms, The Mystic. Box 869, Dobb's Ferry. N. T. 

"Singing Travelers," Family, Los Angeles. 

"Six Little Girls ft Teddy Bear," Orpheum, 
Yonkers, N. Y. 

Stephens, Paul, 840 W. 26, N. Y. 

Slegrists, The, Bells-Floto, O. B. 

BUrer ft Orne, 669 Fremont, Boston. 

811ver 8tars, 51 Hanover, Boston. 

Sllveno, 2029 Liberty, Ogden, Utah. 

Simpsons, Musical, 204 E. 52, N. Y. 

Sineay's Dogs ft Cats, 101 W. 40, N. Y. 

Sloan, Blanche, Oak Lodge, Cedar Manor, Ja- 
maica. L. I. 

Smith ft Arado, Poll's, Bridgeport. 

Smiths, Aerial, Circus Bosh, Berlin, Germany. 

Smith Bros., 62 Hawthorne, So. Hartford, Conn. 

Smedley, Effle ft Co., 158 Arnold, Bdgewood, B, I. 

Snyder ft Buckley, 15ft Hammond's Dock, Bock* 
away, L. I. 

Sokolow, Mac, 185 Boerum, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Soper, Bert, Star, Altoona, Pa., lndef. 

Somers ft Stork e, Main, Peoria, 111. 

Sotners, Bert, Box 24, Colllngswood, N. J. 

Souder, Pearl. Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 

Spaulding ft Dupree, Box 289, Ossinlng, N. Y. 

Spears, Bert, Melrose, Highlands, Mass. 

Spencer. Lloyd, Lyric, Houston, lndef. 

Spissel Bros, ft Mack, Palace, London. Eng. 

Stadium Trio, Richmond Hotel, Chicago. 

Stephens, Paul. 840 W. 26. N. Y. 

Stanford, Billy, Dougherty Stock Co., Huron, 
S. D. 

Stants Bros., Barnum ft Bailey, C. B. 

Stafford ft Stone, Keith's, Boston. 

Stanley. B.. Barnum ft Bailey, G. B. 

Stanton ft Sandberg, 711 Orchard, Chicago. 

Starr, Murray, 100 St. Mark's PL, N. Y. 

Steinert. Thos., Trio, 471 Lenox Ave., N. Y. 

Stern, Sam., Poll's, Scranton. 

Sterling, Kitty, ft Nelson, 1305 No, 12. Phlla. 

Stearns, AL, care of Ward, 181 W. 26. N. Y. 

Stevens, E. J., 135 So. First, Brooklyn. 

Stevens ft Boehm, 325 B. 14, N. Y. 

Stewart ft Desmond, 147 W. 142, N. Y. 

Stephens, Harry, 242 W 43, N. Y. 

Stickner, Emms, Rlngllng Bros., 0. B. 

Stickney, Miss R., Barnum ft Bailey, 0. B, 

Stlckney's Pony ft Dogs. Hempstead, L. I. 

Stickney, Robert, Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 

Stirk ft London, 28 Hancock. Brockton, MaM. 

Stoddards, The, Unique, Minneapolis. 

St. Claire, Minnie, 4909 Easton. St. Lonls. 

St. Elmo, Leo, Arcade, Mlnot, N. D. 

Strickland. B. C, 203 Elliott. Buffalo. 

Stubblefleld Trio, Fair, Kankakee, 111. 

Stutzman ft May, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 

Stuart ft Keeley, 822 College, Indianapolis. 

Stuart, J. Francis, 904 Walnut, Phlla. 

Sullivan, W. J., Lyric, Boseman, Mont., lndef. 

Sullivan Bros., So. High Milford, Mass. 

Sully ft Phelps. O. H., Sheboygan, Wis. 

Sully ft Daly. Hotel Cyphers, E. B., Pittsburg. 

Summers ft Winters, 2329 Prairie, Chicago. 

Sutcliffe Troupe, Hansa, Hamburg, Germany. 

Sutter ft Burns 211 Walworth, Brooklyn. 

Sweet, Eugene, 26 Cherry, Providence, B. I. 

Sweeney, John S.. 452 Turner, Allentown, Pa. 

8wor Broe., 713 W. 62. Chicago. 

Bylow, Barnum ft Bailey, C. R. 

Symonds, Jack, Steeplechase Pier. Atlantic City. 

Bymphonla Musical Trio, 26 N Jefferson, Dayton. 



Tanean, 10 Central, Brooklyn. 

Tanean, Felix ft Claxtoo, 881 B. 98, N. Y. 

Tanka. Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 

Teed ft Lacell, 2009 W. 48, Cleveland. 

Tegge ft Daniel. 2148 No. Robey, Chicago, 

Tempest Trio. 124 Boneau, Jersey City. 

Templeton Clarice. 2107 Wylle. Pittsburg. 

Tennis Trio, Orpheum, Oskland. 

Terrors, Four English, City Sports, B. R. 

Terrors. English, City Sporta, B. B. 

Terry ft Elmer, Orpheum, Atlanta. 

Terry ft Lambert, Palace, London, Eng. 



Thayer, Joe, Ashmont House, Lynn, Mats. 
The Quartette, Fairvlew Pk., Dayton, 0. 
Taylor, Mse, 2808 So. 12, Phlla. 
Taylor, Viola, Campagne Girls, B. E. 
Travers, Belle. 207 W. 88, N. Y. 
Thatcher, George, N. Y. Theatre, N. Y„ lndef. 
The Quartette, Fairvlew Pk., Dayton, O. 
Thomas. David, e. o. Mover. Atlanta, Ga. 
Thompson, Harry, 112 Covert, Brooklyn. 
Thompson Sisters, Davenport, la., lndef. 
Tborne, Mr. ft Mrs., 444 St. Nicholaa Ave., H.Y. 
Thornton, Geo, A., 1188 B'way, N. Y. 0. 
Tbsleroa, Hagenbeck- Wallace, O. B. 
Tasmanlans, Hagenbeck- Wallace, 0. B. 
Thurston, Leslie, 85 Lexington, N. Y. 
Tlddlewlnks ft Dugan, 608 Hudson, N. Y. 
Tlerney, Belle, 74 N. Main, Woonaocket, B, L 
Tteches, The. 114 B. Liverpool, O. 
Tlerney ft O'Dell, 1558 B'way. N. Y. 
Tlnney, Frank H., 812 Moore, Philadelphia. 
Toma, Tumbling, 2789 Fulton, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Toledo, Sydney, Lyceum, Meadvllle, Pa. 
Tomklns, Wm., 51st L., Telegraph, Oakland. 
Townsend ft Co., Maryland, Baltimore. 
Toole, Cbas. J., Theatre, Lswrence, MaM. 
Tracey ft Carter, 1558 Broadway. N. Y. 
Trslnour ft Dale, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 
Trlxle Trio, 876 N. Randolph, Phlla. 
Trlllers, The, 846 E. 20. N. Y. 
Troubadours, Three, Bijou. Flint, Mich. 
Trio, O. Lora, Mannlons Pk., St. Lonla. 
Truesdell, Mr. ft Mrs., Somers Center, Wejt- 

Chester N. Y 
Turner, Bert, Le Roy, Minn. 
Tumour, Jules, Rlngllng Bros., C. B, 
Turpfn, Ben, 810 B. Superior, Chicago. 
Twain, Mark Kid, Majestic, Chicago. 
Ty Bell Sisters. Bells-Floto, C. B. 
Tyce, Lillian, 733 Mt. Prospect, Newark. 
Tyroleans, Ralner's, White Fish Bay, Milwaukee. 



Ullrich. Frits, 206 W. 44, N. Y. 

Urma Sisters, Barnum ft Bslley, C. B, 
Usher, Claude ft Fannie, Orpheum, Portland. 
U. S. Singing Four, 850 E. 187, N. Y. 



Vardman, National Hotel, Chicago. 
Verdman ft Johnson, 696 Orchard, Chicago. 
Vardon, Perry ft Wilbur, Majestic, Kansas City. 
Vaggee, The 4, Green, Auburn, N. Y. 
Valdare ft Varno, Empire, Montpeller, O. 
Valdare, Bessie, 76 W. 85, N. Y. 
Valolae Bros., 590 Fairfield, Bridgeport. 
Van, Cbas. ft Fannie, ft Co., Temple, Detroit. 
Vanderbilts, The, Park, Mt. Vernon, O. 
Van Epps, Jack, Far Rocks way, L. I., lndef. 
Van Dora ft McGIll, 241 Henward. Brooklyn. 
Van MIm M., Rlngllng Bros.. C. B. 
Van's Imperial Minstrels, Idea, Fon Du Lac, Wis. 
Variety Quartette. Colonial Belles. B. B. 
Vasco, 41a Acre Lane, London, Eng. 
Veda ft Qolotarow, Globe Hotel, Belalre, O. 
Vedmars, The, 749 Amsterlam, N. Y. 
Verdi Musical Four, 46 W. 28, N. Y. 
VermetteCarpottle, Trio, 451 Breboeuf, Montreal. 
Verna, Belle. 835 Beacon, Bomervllle, Mass. 
Verne ft Verne, 49 5tb Are., Chicago. 
Viola ft Engel, 223A Chauncey, Brooklyn. 
Von DeD, Harry. 1568 Broadway. N. Y. 
Vynos, The, Armory, Blnghamton, N. Y. 



Wade ft Reynolds, Louisville, Ky. 

Walters, Harry, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 

Warren ft Faust, 242 W. 48, N. Y. 

Wagner ft Gray, 26 Farrsgut. Chicago. 

Ward ft Harrington, 418 Strand, London, Eng. 

Ward, Lillian, Bench, Plalnfleld, N. J. 

Ward ft Sheppell, AL Reeves, B. B. 

Wahlund, Tekela Trio. 380 W. 125, N. Y. 

Walt, Emlle, Olympic. Chattanooga, Tenn., lndef. 

Walte. Willie, 2214 Adams. St. Loots. 

Waldorf ft Mendes, 110 Green. Albany. 

Walker, Nella. Orpheum, Omaha. 

Walter ft Maglll. Orpheum, Oil City, Pa. 

Walton, Fred, St. James. L. L. lndef. 

Walton. Irvln R.. Fads ft Follies. B. R. 

Ward, Billy, Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn. 

Wards. The. Rlngllng Bros.. O. R. 

Warner. Stanley M.. 126 W. 112, N. Y. 



IT'S A RIOT 

JEROME'S new comic vertion of 

Geo. M. Cohan, Wm. Jerome and 
Jean Bohwarts'S 

national Song Bit 

"TAKE YOUR GIRL 
TO THE BALL GAME" 

Bung by such great stars aa VAT. kL 
WILLS, GEORGE EVANB and WILLIAM 
MACABT. 

We hare the only real oomio songs In town. 

"NONE OF TRIM'S GOT ANYTHING 
ON ME" 

AND 

•'SING, LOVE, SING" 

ABE NOW BEADY. 

COHAN & HARRIS 

115 West 42d St., New York City 



Watson ft Little, 801 W. 118, N. Y. 

Wsrd Trio. 640, 82, Milwaukee. 

Warner ft Lakewood, 1SS8 Broadway, N. Y. 

Warren. P. II.. 4340 Nlcollett, Bo. Minneapolis. 

Washburn ft Whitman, 324 Mohawk, Chicago. 

Washer Bros., Oakland, Ky. 

Watson, Sammy, Majestic, Chicago. 

Webb, Harry L.. Beatrice, Neb. 

Webb, Horace, Norrls ft Rowe, C. R. 

Weber, Cbas. S., 889 8. Orange, Newark. 

Weed, Roy. 434 Lincoln, Chicago. 

Wets, Casper II., 613S Chancellor, Phlla. 

Welch, Jss., ft Co., 248 Fulton, Buffalo. 

Wenrlck ft Waldron, 642 Lehigh, Allentown. 

Went worth, Rose, Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 

Wentwortb, Vesta ft Teddy. 200 Pratt, N. Y. 

Weaton ft Clare, 16 E. 11, N. Y. 

West ft Benton. 550 Front, Buffalo. 

West, Roland ft Co., 147 W. 45, N. Y. 

Wesley ft Burns, 120 E. 122, N. Y. C. 

Wesley ft White, Smith Ave., Corona, L. I. 

Weston, Sam, 16 B. Ill, N. Y. 

Wheeler Children. 2514 No. 25, Philadelphia. 

Wballey ft Wballey, Box 202, Fltcbburg, Mass. 

Wheeler, Little Children. 2514 No. 25. Phlla. 

Wheelers, The, 1553 Broadwsy, N. Y. 

Wheeler ft Rosey, 15 So. Clark, Chicago. 

Whelsn ft Searles, 1020 Olenwood, Phlla. 

White Hawk, 750 Westchester, N. Y. 

Whitman. Frank. 833 W. 45, N. Y. 

Whitehead. Joe, 408 W. 83. N. Y. 

Wilder, Marshall P., 26 No. New Hampshire, At- 
lantic City. 

Williams, Annie Leslie, 4224 Wabash, Chicago. 

Williams, Cow Boy, Litchfield, Conn. 

Williams, C. W., Richmond Hill, L. I. 

Williams ft Mayer, 800 W. 55, N. Y. 

Williams ft Weston, 208 State, Chicago. 

Williamson ft Gilbert. Hagenbeck-Wallace, 0. B. 

Williams ft Stevens, 8516 Calumet, Chicago. 

Wilson's Musical, Pat White Qalety Olrla, B. B. 

Wilson, Tony, Helolse ft Armoros Sisters, 1 Prim* 
Rd., Brixton, London, 8. B., Eng. 

Wilson, Alf. ft Msbe. 256 W. 87, N. Y. 

Wilson Brothers, Orpheum, Ssn Francisco. 

Wilson, Frank. 1676 W. 23, Los Angeles. 

Wilson, Jack, Co., Auditorium, Lynn. 

Wilson, Lizzie N.. 175 Franklin, Buffalo. 

Wilson, Raleigh, Campbell Broa., C. R. 

Wincherman. V. F.. 201 E. 14. N. Y 

Winkler ft Kress, Garrlck, Morrlstown, Pa. 

Wlnslow, W. D., Barnum ft Bailey, C. R. 

Wlnston'a Seals, Steeplechase Pk., Bridgeport. 



DR. CLARKE 



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AND MISS 



BERTHA CLARKE 

VAUDEVILLE' B MOST SENSATIONAL ACT. 



THE HAZARDOUS GLOBE 



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Riding aorosa the top center on a motor oyole. This Week (Ang. 81) K.-P.'e 6th Ave. 

When oniicering advmtUemenU kindly mention Variety. 



NEXT WEEK (Sept. 7), K.-P.'B UftTK IT. 



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REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



TMOS. \A/. MINER presents 




FOX 



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THE ORIGINATOR" IN 



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By GUY FLETCHER BRAGDON 

(Author of the "LOVE WALTZ," and "THE GOVERNOR AND THE BOSS," etc., etc) 

PLAYING EMPIRE CIRCUIT (BURLESQUE) WHEEL TIME 

In preparation, a new 3-act musical play by the same author in which MR. FOX will star next season, catering to patrons of the 
higher class houses. Management of E. \Af. CHIP 



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— 



SECOND SEASON 



HERE'S I'M 





THE MAGNETIC HEBREW COMEDIAN WITH THE BIG SHOW 

"MISS NEW YORK, JR." »™ m *■*«• ****■ 

Ask My Managers, I. 



. HERK and ED. SCHAFER 



POSITIVE WHIRLWIND SENSATION 



MOST TALKED-ABOUT HEADLINER OF THE PACIFIC 
AND WESTERN CIRCUITS LAST SEASON. 




AND COMPANY in the Playlet 



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VI 



By OLIVER WHITE. 






Exclusive Direction of LYKENS & LEVY 



MATSUMOTO 

JAPANESE TROUPE 



AND 



A'GAWA 



Now booking long engagement with new novelty ACT. Address 

S. MATSUMOTO, PER ROUTE 

Care ef Hagenbeok Wallaee Show*. 
N. D.-NOTICE MANAGERS AND AGENTS 

Can also f nraish unall act, four people, for winter engagementa. 



2 BOYS, 1 LADY. 5 MEN 



EIGHT PEOPLE 



THE 



Will present their remarkable teste of endnranoe in the following cities for the oomin* season 



Bellclair Brothers 



Sept. 7 — Birmingham, England. Nor. 10 — New Bedford. 

" 14— LiTerpool. Dee. 7— Hoboken. 

44 81 — London Coliseum. " 14 — Peterson. 

•* 28— Manohester. " 81— Washington. 

Oct. 19— Greenpoint. " 88— Norfolk. 

" 86— Colonial. Jan. 4— Richmond. 

Not. 8— Orphenm. " 11— Wllkes-Barre. 

" 9— Alhambra. " 18— Baltimore. 

" 16— Hammerstein's. " 85— Scranton. 

M 28— Lowell. Feb. 1— Harrisbnrg. 



Feb. 8— Binghamtoa. 

" 16— Montreal. 

'• 88— Ottawa. 
Mar. 1 — Troy. 

" 8— Philadelphia. 

" 16— Schenectady. 

" 88— Pittsbarg. 

" 89— Detroit. 
April 5— Rochester. 

" 18— Proridenoe. 



April 19 — Portland. 

" 86— Boston. 
May 8— Newark. 

" 10— Albany. 
" 17— Fifth Are. 
" 84— 186th Btreet 
" 81— Buffalo. 
Jane 7— Toronto. 
" 14— Cleveland. 



AFTER THEIR PRONOUNCED SUCCESS IN ENGLAND, 



HAWTHORNE H BURT 



WILL RETURN TO FULFIL AMERICAN 
CONTRACTS, AFTER WHICH THEY WILL RETURN TO ENGLAND. 



6o 



THE MUSICAL CAFE" BILLINGS "« BLANNY 



The New All ORIGINAL Novelty Scenic 
Double Comedy Musical Act 



(FORMERLY BLANCHARD BROTHERS) 

YES, WE ARE IN THE BANKING BUSINE88 ! ! ! ! ! ! 

HATE 18,000.000 WORTH OF NOTES FOR ANY CIRCUIT!!!! Tellers. REICH « PLUNKETT. 

DEPOSITING A FEW NOTES IN PITTSFIELD, MASS., WEEK SEPT. 7. 



When answering advertitement* kindly mention Variety. 



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The most popular Hotel in Chicago and theatrical headquarters, 



J. K. SEBREE, 
Prop. 







R. S. SEBREE, 
Mgr. 









, CHICAGO 

The Home of the Profession and Headquarters White Rats of Ameri 

MEETING EVERY FRIDAY EVENING 



Wood Bros., 807 I. 14, N. T. 
Wood, Francis. 8rd ft Kingsley, Asbury Park 
Woods, Low, 5024A. Palrmount. St. Louis, ladof. 
Wood ft Woods, Ring lint Bros., 0. R. 
Wood, Ralph. Lyric, Ft. 8mith, Ark., lndef. 
Woodward. Ed. * May. 124 B. Chicago, Chicago. 
Wolfs * Vaughan. 610 Third, K. Godar Rapids. Is. 
Wolf * Zsdella. 0. H., Champaign. HI. 
Wolford * 8tevens, 100 W. Congress. Chicago. 
Woodall. BUlj, 817 First. So. NsshTllls. Tenn. 
Wordstte, Estelle A Co.. 40 W. 84, N. Y. 
Work * Ower, Toronto Fair, Toronto. 
Wormser Tots, 002 W. 8, DsTenport, Is. 
Wormwood, Prof., Barnnm ft Ballsy, 0. B. 
Worthier, Abbott ft Mlnthorne, Orpheom, Allan- 
town, Pa. 
Wotan, Barnnm ft Ballsy, C. R. 
Woulff, Edward, Barnum ft Bailey, 0. B. 
Woolff, If me. B.. Barnnm ft Bailey, a B. 
Wygand ft Wygand, 200 Hull, Brooklyn. N. X. 

T 
Tsckley ft Bunnell. Fair view Pk., Dayton. O. 
Yalto Duo, 220 W. 88. New York. 
Yamamato Bros., Poll's, Worcester. 
Yarrlck ft Lalonda. 7 W. Church. Adrian, Mich. 
Yeoman, George. 4008 Gibson. St. Louis. 
YnU ft Boyd. 1837 Polk, Chlcsgo. 
Young America Quintette. 104 Clifton PL, B'klyn. 
Young ft De Vole. 8 Lower 0. Evansvllle. 
Youngs ft Brooks. Suffera. N. Y. 
Young ft Msnnlng. 2180 Grant. Denver. 
Young, Ollie. ft Bros., Variety, Terra Hante. 
Young, DeWItt 0. ft Sister, 91 Lexington, N. Y. 
Youtnckey, Prince, Barnnm ft Ballsy, 0. B. 

I 
Zalno. Jos., 0130 Chancellor. Pblla. 
Zamloch ft Co.. 1080 62d, Oakland. 
Zane. Mr. ft Mrs. E. C. Bscsnsbs. Mich., ladof. 
Zanslbar Arabs, Wigwam, San Francisco. 
Zaras, Three, ft Carmen, Bijou, Dulutb. 
Zecb ft Zech. Wheelers. C. B. 
Zeb ft Zsrrow Troupe. Bijou. Dulutb. Mian., ladof. 
Zeds, H. L., 211 E. 14. N. Y. 
Zemo, Zemo Troupe, 671 Smith. St. PauL 
Zeno, Bob. 000 N. Wood, Chicago. 
Elegler. N. C. Columbia, Knoxvllle, lndef. 
Zinn'g Musical Com. Co., Memphis, Tenn., lndef. 
Zimmer. John. 176 Maple. Buffalo. 
Zobedl. Fred, 1431 Broadway, N. Y. 

BOUTES RECEIVED TOO LATE FOB 
CLASSIFICATION. 

Allison, Mr. ft Mrs., Colonial, Norfolk, Va. 
AUman ft McFsrlsnd, Criterion, Savannah. Ga. 
Anderson ft Davenport, Cobalt, Out., Canada. 
Anderson ft Golnea. Armory. BIngfasmtoo, N. Y. 
Andersons. Four, Bijou, Adrlsn, Mich. 
Apollo Bros., Gsrrlck, Wilmington, Del. 
Armstrong ft Levering, Empire, B. B. 
Barber ft Palmer, Alamo, Birmingham, Ala. 
Blltser, Joseph, 208 Blver. Hoboken. N. J. 
Bolsea. The, Lnna Pk., Scrsnton, Pa. 
Brom Bros, ft Doc Kesley, Columbia, St. Louis. 
Burt, Glenn, Cbsmpsgne Girls, B. B. 
Byrne, Golson, Players. Forest Pk., St. Louis. 
Campers, Georgls, Proctor's, Newark, N. J. 
Clark ft Duncsn, Unique, 8beboygan, Wis. 
Center ft Gllmore, Grand, Grand Baplde. 
Clayton ft Drew, Stsr, Chlcsgo. 
Coleman ft Bntterfleld, Hippo Blnk, Birmingham, 

Ala. 
Courtney ft Jeannette, Dan Carlos, Key West, 

Fla, 
Do Ball Bros., Bijou, New Brunswick, N. J. 
Evens, Geo. W., Crystsl, Mllwsukee. 
"Ferry," O. H.. Msywood, Neb. 
Fiddler ft Sheltoo, Poll's, Springfield, Mass. 
Fox, Itnro, Sbes's, Toronto. 
Frey Trio, Stsr, Chicago. 
Harris, Hsttle, O. H., Msywood, Neb. 
Hsstlngs ft Wilson, Myers Lake Pk., Canton, O. 
Hawkins, Jack, Lyceum. Norfolk, Va. 
Heath, Thos. Gsiner. Poll's, Springfield. 
Holmsn, Hsrry, Msjestlc, Montgomery. 
Houston, Frits Bysn, Lyric, Alton, 111. 
La Dell, Hsrry ft Anns, Orpbeum, Newark, 0. 
La Mar, Eddie, Strolling Plsyers, B. B. 
Langdons, The, Show Girl Co., lndef. 
Larkln, Frank J., Hippo., Pittsburg. 
Lsnivee ft Lee, 14, Gsrrlck. Morrlstown, Ps. 
LsSslle ft Llnd, Ides, Fon du Lsc, Wis. 
La Velles, The, 114 B. 114, N. Y. 
Lsrlne ft Leonard, Psrk, Brie, Ps. 
Loonsrd, Chas. F., Bellly ft Woods, B. B. 
Lewis ft Cbspln, BIJou. Elkhsrt. Ind. 
Lyres, Three, Fsshlon Pistes, B. B. 
Msrrlott Twins, Toronto, Cnn. 
McBreen, Billy ft Irene, Lyric. Houston. 
McKensle, Gertrude, 714 Vsylor, 8prlngfleld, O. 



ARTISTS* when 1a PITTSBURG. PA., stop at 

Jungblut's New Terminal Hotel, Fe& 

Three Block* from ALL Theatre*. 
Fine Booms and a ST. BEGI8 Table at Childs' Prices. "That's alL" 

to $IO F»ER WJBBIC 

THE HOME OF THE PROFESSION. 
AND WHITE BATS IV PITTSBURG. 



American, also European, If desired. 



■1ST PLACE TO STOP AT 

IEW YORK CITY 

"28 Seconds fi 



THE ST. KILDA 

163 WEST 34th STIEET 

Furnished Booms only. Baths— Telephone— 
Electrio Light. 

('Phono 3448— 88th ft) 

Terms Reasonable. 

Best place to stop whoa ia Vow York. 

MRS. CHAMPION 

211 East 14th St. 

Housekeeping Booms, Largo and SmalL 
SPECIAL BATES TO ARTISTS. 

NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS 

Near Times Square, Broadway, New York. 
848 WEST 43d STREET. 

MBS. FATJST. 

Artlmtw Coming to LO*DOM 

Can be accommodated with first olass room aad 
board at reasonable terms at 

Mrs. ViMon's 

Up-to-date Boarding Houss for the Profession at 

20 T0RRIN8T0N SQUARE 

Russell Square, London, W. C. 
Near all principal theatres and depots. 

Mlllmsn Trio, Orpbeum, Sioux City. Is. 

Minstrel Four, Merry Maiden*. B. R. 

Muehlners, The. BIJou, Mnttoon, 111. 

Ogden, Helen, Electric Pk.. Kansas City. 

Omega Trio, Pequot Pk., West field, Mass. 

O'Neill Trio, Henderson's, Coney Islsnd, N. Y. 

Ortb'ft Pern, Orpheum, Minneapolis. 

Parquette. The, Empire, Hoboken, N. J. 

Patterson. Sam. Keith's, Providence. 

Psycho, Mile., 1B01 Charlotte, Kansas City, Mo. 

Resrdon, Msy, United States, B. B. 

Blch Duo, 14, BIJou, Parkersburg, W. Va. 

Bobbins ft Trensmsn, Elite. Atlanta, Ga., lndef. 

Bocey, C. W., Shea's, Buffalo. 

Shannons, Four, BIJou, Anderson, Ind. 

Splllera, Musical, Keith's, Providence. 

St. Onge, Fred, Shes's, Buffalo. 

Taylor, Mae, Majestic. 8t. Psul. 

Valveno ft Ls More, Keith's, Boston. 

Walsh, Lynch A Co., Big Show, B. B. 

Whitman. Frank, Olympic, Chlcsgo. 

Yoder, Exhibition, Toronto. 

Yols. Alts, Msjestlc, Montgomery. 

Zsrell Bros., Armory, Blngbsmton. N. Y. 

Zimmermen, Al, Gsy Mssqnersders, B. B. 



Florenz House 



(His. F. Floreaa, Flop.) 

The Homo of the Profession, 
170 West 47U Street, 
Near Broadway 

First-claw Booms and Board. BoassaaWs 
Terms. Convenient to all Principal Theatres. 
'Phono, 8811 Bryant. 

FURNISHED FLATS 

4-5 Booms aad Bath — Hot Water, eto., 
88 to $18.00 per Week. 

006 8th AVE.. NEAR 89th ST. 
764 8th AVE., HEAB 46th ST. 
766 8th AVE., HEAB 47th ST. 

One Block to Times Bq. HEW YORK CITY. 

JNfational Rotel 

EUROPEAN PLAJT. 

8. E. Cor Van Buren and Wabash Are*, 

CHICAGO 

In Yioinity of all Theatre*. 
THEATRICAL HEADQUARTERS. 

D. A. DOOLEY, Prop. 

Utah; 11. Idaho Falls. Ida.; 12. Butts, Mont.; 
14. 8poksne; IS, Colfsx, Wash.; 16, Walla 
Walls; 17, North Ysklms; 18-10, Seattle; 21, 
Belllngham; 22. Everett; 28, Tscoms; 24, 
Cbevsller, Wssh. 
Gentry Bros., Sept. 6, Neosho, Mo.; 6, Spring- 
field, Mo.; 7. Boyors, Ark.; 0, Ft. Smith, Ark.; 

10, Mansfield, Ark. 

Norris ft Bows, Sept. 8, Ault, Col.; 7, Ssllna. 

Hagenbeck Wallace, Sept. 8. Mt. Vernon, Ind.; 
0. Sullivan; 10, Centralis, 111.; 11, Marlon, III.; 
12. Mt. Vernon, 111. 

Miller Bros., Sept. 0. West Baden, Ind.; 7, Louis- 
ville, Ky.; 8, Lebsnon; 0, Richmond; 10, 
Beattyvllle; 11, Jackson; 12, Winchester; 14, 
Lexington; IS. Lawrenceburg; 16, Dsnville; 17., 
Georgetown; 18, Frankfort; 10, Paris, Ky. 

Bobinson, Yankee, Sept. B, Blair; 6, Logan, 8. D. : 
8. Vail: 0. Ida Grove; 10, Dayton; 11, Dakota 
City; 12. Eagle Grove. 

Bingling Bros., Sept. 6, St. Joseph, Mo.; 7. 
Ksnsss City; 8, Topeka, Kas.; 0, Ssllns; 10, 
Great Bend; 11, Hutchinson; 12. Wichita; IS, 
Joplin. Mo.; 14, Springfield; 16, Pittsburg. Kss. 

Bun Bros., Sept. 5. St. Joseph, Mo.; 7. Ksnsas 
City. Mo.; 8. Topeka. Kan. ; 0, Sallna; 10, 
Groat Bend; 11, Hutehinson; 12, Wichita. 

Sells-Floto, Sept. B. Olathe. Mo.; 6, Rich Hill; 
7, Lamar; 8, Aurora; 0. Carthage; 10. Monett; 

11, FayettcHvllle. Ark.; 13. Tahleqiiah. Okla.; 
14, Muskvllle; 15, Okmulgee; 16, Sopulps; 17, 
Chandler. 



CIRCUS ROUTES 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 

For the week of September 7. 
"L. 0." indioates show is "laying off." 



Barnum ft Bailey, Sept. 6, Naps, Cal.; 6-7. Oak- 
land; 8, Watsonvllle; 9-13. San Francisco; 14. 
Ran Jose; 15, Stockton;* 16. Merced; 17, Fresno; 
18. Vlsalla; 19. Bakerafleld. 

Buffalo Bill, Sept. 7, Glano Junrtlon, Colo.; 8, 
Provo, Utah; 9., Salt Lake City; 10, Ogden. 



American!". Aendeinv, Pittsburg. 

Avenue (Mils. 7-0. Gsyety. Albany; 10-12, 

Lyceimi, Troy. 
Raelielor Club, Hopkins. Memphis. 
Behmnu Show, Waldman's. Newark. 
Hlue RIMK»n<". Knson'H. Chicago. 
Bohemians. Kmplre, Chlrago. 
Bon Tons, Calety. Brooklyn. 
Boston Belles, Corinthian, Rochester. 



Bowery Burlesquers. Stsr, Brooklyn. 

Brigadiers, Bon Ton, Jersey City. 

Broadwsy Galsty Girls, Standsrd, St. Louis. 

Bryant's Extravaganza. Gsyety, Phils. 

Casino Girls, Trocsdero, Chicago. 

Champagne Girls, Stsr, Mllwsukee. 

Cherry Blossoms, 7-0, Luserne, Wllkesbarre; 

10-12, Gsyety, Scrsnton. 
City Sports. Gsyety, St. Louis. 
Colonial Belles, 7-0, Gsyety, Scrsnton; 10-12. 

Luzerne, Wilkesbarre, 
Oosey Corner Girls. 7-9, Lyceum, Troy; 10-12, 

Gsyety, Albany. 
Cracker Jacks, Csslno, Pblla. 
Dainty Duchess, 7-0, Gllmore, Springfield; lO-lff^. 

Empire, Albsny. 
Dreamlands, London, N. Y. 
Ducklings, People's, Cincinnati. 
Empire Burlesquers, Empire, Des Moines. 
Fsds ft Follies, Gsyety, Columbus. 
Fsshlon Pistes, Theatre Royal, Montreal. 
Fay Foster, Avenue, Detroit. 
Follies of the Day, Empire, Indianapolis. 
Frolicsome Lambs, L. O.; 14, Bijou, Psterson. 
Golden Crook, Gsyety, Wssblngton. 
Hsppylsnd, Greenwald, New Orleans. 
High Boilers, Gsyety. Pittsburg. 
Ideals, Buckingham, Louisville. 
Imperials. Lsfsyette, Buffalo. 
Irwin's Big Show, Star ft Gsrter, Chicago. 
Jersey Lilies. Stsr, Cleveland. 
Jolly Girls, Lyceum, Washington. 
Kentucky Belles, Bijou, Phila. 
Knickerbockers, Gsyety, Toronto. 
Liberty Belles, Columbia, Boston. 
Majesties, Gayety, Detroit. 
Mardl Gras Beauties, L. O.; Harlem Music HaUl 

N. Y. 
Masqueraders. Murray Hill, N. Y. 
Merry Maidens, 8tb Ave., N. Y. 
Merry Makers. Empire, Brooklyn. 
Miss New York, Jr., Folly, Chicago. 
Morning Glories, Westminster, Provldenee. 
New Century Girls, Bowery, N. Y. 
New York Stars. Gayety, Atlanta. 
Night Owls. Garden, Buffalo. 
Parisian Belles, 7-9. St. Joe; 1012, L. O.; 14*. 

Empire, Des Moines. 
Parisian Widows, Msjestlc, Kansas City. 
Pat White's Gaiety Girls, Bijou, Psterson. 
Beeves' Besuty Show, 7-9, Empire, Albsny; 

10-12, Empire, Holyoke. 
Rents-Ssntley, Gsyety, Milwaukee. 
Rice ft Barton. Gayety, Toledo. 
Rice ft Barton's Big Gaiety, Olympic, Brooklyn* 
Rolllckers, Star. St. Paul. 
Rose Sydell. Harlem Music Hall, N. Y. 
Runaway Girls, Palace, Boston. 
8am Devere. Empire, Newark. 
Sam T. Jack's, Dewey, Minneapolis. 
SVrlhner's Big Show, Gsyety, Baltimore. 
Serenaders, Gayety, Birmingham. 
Star Show Girls, Monumental, Baltimore. 
Strolling Players. Electric, Schenectady. 
Thoroughbreds, Colonial, Cleveland. 
Tiger Lilies. Stsr. Toronto. 
Trans-Atlantics, Standard, Cincinnati. 
Travelers. Century, Kansas City. 
Vanity Fair, Olympic. N. Y. 
Washington Society Girls, L. O.; 14, Monumen- 

tal. Baltimore. 
Watson'a Burlesquers. Howard, Boston. 
World Beaters, L. 0. ; 14-16, Gllmore, Spring. 

field; 17-19, Empire, Albsny. 
Yankee Doodle Girls. Imperial. Providence. 



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Anderson, Dsn (C. O.) 
Andrews, Pesrl (C. O.) 
Andrews, A dor a. 
Avery, Benjamin B. 
Alexander ft Bertie. 
Alexandra. F. 
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Armstrong. Fred M. 
Aces, Three (C. O.) 

Preen, Hsrry J. (2) 
Bubb. Bessie (C. O.) 
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" 14— Toronto (Shea's). 

" SI— Chicago (Hsyraarhst). 

" 28— Indianapolis (G. 0. H.). 
Oct. 5— Cincinnati (Columbia). 

" 18— Louisville (Mary Anderson). 

" 19— Chicago (Haymarket). 

" 86— TraTel. 
Not. 8— St. Paul (Orphoam). 



Not. 9— Minneapolis (Orpheum). 
" 16 — Sioux City (Orpheum). 
" 88 — Omaha (Orpheum). 
" 80 — Des Moines (Orpheum). 

Doo. 7 — Kansas City (Orphoam). 

" 14— Memphis (O. O. H.). 

" 81— New Orleans (Orpheum). 

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18 — Oakland (Orphoum). 
26 — Oakland (Orpheum). 

1 — Los Angeles (Orphoum). 

8 — Los Angolas (Orphoum). 
16— Travel. 
88 — Portland (Orphoam). • 

1 — Bosttle (Orphoum). 

8 — Travel. 

16— Spokane (Orphoam). 
88 — Travel. 



Mar. 89— Butts (Orpheum). 
April 8 Bait Lake City (Orpheum). 
18 — DouTcr (Orphoum). 

" 19— Trarol. 

" 86— Chicago (Majostlo). 
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" 10— Milwaukee (Majestic). 

■• 17— TraTsl. 

" 84— Cleveland (Kslth's). 

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Brown, Harry. 
Bolden, Hsttlo. 
Baker A CsrUsle. 
Bslsar. Charles. 
Banks, George 8. 
Bodresu, 8. 
Besnab A MlUer. 
Bronghton, May. 
Banner, Mlcbsei. 
Brockmsn, Salter (0. 
Budd. Bert. 
Baldwin, Carl. 
Butler, Ida. 
Brohsms, The (C. 0.) 
Belmont, Belle. 
Barry, Margaret. 
Burke, Cbas., A Co. 
Bowmsn, Ivy. 
Blonden, Henry. 
Blacklldge, Ruby. 
Bocb, Otto. 
Bell A Blcharda. 
Bennetts, Musical. 
Bsnnsmasss, Anthony 

(P. C.) 
Bellman, Harry K. 

Conway, Mabel. 
Carlton, Arthur. 
Cur Jon, AUen. 
Claxton, Wm. (C. O.) 
Conner, M. R. 
Charters, Spencer. 
Cheevers, Joe. 
Cline, J. E. 

Corson. Cora Youngblood. 
Charters, Georgls. 
Clsvert, Albert O. (C. O.) 
Conaway, T. L. 
Cooper, Harry. 
Colllngnon, Harry. 
Callager A Barret. 
Close, Sidney (0. O.) 
Cnmpbell A Brady. 
Cooper A Robinson. 
Carney, Patti (P. C.) 
Cherry, Will. 
Cablll, John C. 
Claire, Francis. 

Donely, Jas. 

Deaton, Cbai. W. (5) 

Dacre, Louie (2). 

Douglass, Hsrry. 

Deaue, Walter. 

Dlx, Marion. 

De Bssslnnl. Vera. 

De Moss, Edward. 

Dale, Violet. 

Dooley, J. Francis (C. 

O.) 
Desn, Louise (C. O.) 
Dalley . Bob and Nellie. 
Dressier, Msrle. 
Deam, Professor. 
Delmar, Carlott*. 
Dl Bella and Volpe. 
Diamond, Jim. 
Dorset, Flora. Miss. 
Dumont, Charles (2). 
Duncan A Godfrey 

(C. O.) 
Duggao, Archie. 
Davey, Warren. 



Delong, Wheeler. 
Delmore A DarraU. 
Druton, Miss Alfrotta. 
D'Arvllle, Irene. 
DeMltt. Miss Gertie. 
Dean, Cliff. 
Deroy, Emmet t. 

Emerson, E. H. 
Elsloe, Mabel (0. O.) 
Kiting, NeUle. 
Engel, Carrie L. 
Emerson. Wm. 
Evans, George (C. O.) 
Everuart. 
Elverton, Harry (P. 

C) 
Edwards, Ssm. 
Earl A Wilson (P. 

C.) 

Fslrmsn, R. Wm. 
Falardauz, Camilla. 
Farren, L. K. 
Foresto, Little. 
Forbes, Frank A Grace. 
Fagan, Baruey. 
Frencelll A Lewis. 
Florence Sisters. 
Flower. Dick J. 
Fitch, Tom. 
Franclscoo, Tho. 
Fltssimmons, Robert. 
Fox A Rogers. 
Forrester, Frank. 

Gilleeney, James. 
Gardiner, Jack (0. O.) 
Gottlob, Amy (C. O.) 
Ginsberg, Sol (C. O.) 
Godfrey, Hurry Earle 

(C. O.) 
Goldstein, Abraham (0. 

O.) 
Gilbert, L. Wolfe. 
Garrlck, Richard. 
Gerome, Viola. 
Goodner, Marie. 
Griff (2). 
Gorman. James. 
Gordon, Ruth. 
Gilbert, L. W. 
Gardner, Mayme. 
Goodwin, Joa (0. O.) 
Goodwin, Elsie. 
Granville, Taylor. 
Godfrey A Erxleben. 
Geban, Herbert (C. O.) 
Garrlty Sisters. 
Gaston. Billy (0. O.) 
Glllen, Tom (P. C.) 
Goldln, Jeanne (P. 

C.) 

Hsrt, Charles (2). 
Henry. Jack. 
Horter. Eddie. 
Hobiion, Irene. 
Hayes, Edmund. 
Hilton. Helen. 
HugOAton, Hugo (2). 
Harvard A Cornell (C. 

O.) 
Harrison. Charles. 



Hutchinson, Wlllard M. 
Hulker, Edith. 
Hack, W. 
Harris, Ida 0. 
Holmes, Carls. 
Hnntreas. 
tiarnlsh, Mamie. 
Havel, Bffle L. 
Harder, Meyrkla. 
Heusel, Bmlle. 
Healy, Danny (C. O.I 
Hoffmans, Cycling (C. 

0.1 
Heras, Wm. 

Innea Bend, mgr. (C. O.) 
Ishmeel, Prince P. 
, Imbof, Roger. 

Johnson, Msrk. 
Johnson. Frsnk (C. O.) 
Jaffey, PhU. 
Jenkins, James (C. O.) 
Jefferson, Tbos. 
Jones, Margaret Gwyn 

(2). 
Johns, Johnny. 
Jones, Walter. 
Johnson, Frank M. 

(C O.) 
Jorden A Harvey (2). 
Joyce, Miss Lottie. 
Johnson, Cbas. 

Kelvsns, J. J. 
Kenseley's Marionettes. 
Kyle. Ethel (C. O.) 
Kltts, Wm. P. 
Kemp, Bdwsrd H. 
Klnsners, Marie (P. 
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Langdons, The (0. O.) 
Lrvy. Hert. 
Llndeetnsn, Ed. Mule. 
Lscleedecs, Tha Aerial. 
Lamnt, J. 
Loretta, Otto. 
Landres. Patsy. 
Leon, Nellie. 
Lelms, Louis. 
Lelllott Arthur. 
Lyons, Flossie. 
Lubelskin. Tony. 
Levoy, Sol J. 
Love, Frsnkle. 
Lusby, Hutchinson (C. 

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Le Pel le ties Family. 
Leonard, Grace. 
Lester. Eddie (C. O.) 
Lamar, A. 
LaVan, Flossie. 
La Dent. 

Marlzeto. Jas. 
McDooough, Ethel. 
Marshall A King. 
Morrelle. Bertha M. 
Major. Frank. 
MoCrea A Toole. 
Marvelle. Dan. 
Moore, Herbert (C. O.) 
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Malcolm, Annette. 
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MeNlsh, Frsnk. 
Murray, W. 
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Morris. J. B. 
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Mills, Phil. 
Moore. James A. 
Miller. Edgar M. 
Mainville, B. 0. 
Mat thee, Hugo. 
Maltland, Mabel (X). 
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Minikea, Lucy. 
Myers A Meer. 
Mack. J. C. (2). 
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Maboney, Tom. 
Mors In A Nevarro. 
Macy, Cbarleton (2). 
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Muller, W. Eugene. 
Medallion Trio (C. O.) 
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Mackle, Charles. 
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Nelson. Agnes (2). 
Nile, Grsce. 
Nichols, C. R. 
Newsboys Trio. 
Normlnton, Hsrold J. 

Oskley, Slivers. 
Ogulves, Hsrry. 
O'Hourke, Eugene. 
O'Nell, Sake. 
Oknrs Winders (C. O.) 
Osborne, Jsck. 

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Pstbenson, Rsysrd. 
Plarch, Gene. 
Price, Bestrlce. 
Pembroke, Kitty. 
Pond, Dsve O. 
Purdy. Francis. 
Prldeau. Steve (C. O.) 
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O.) 

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Roberts. Ashley. 
Rose, Adam A. 
Rewl, Alex. D. (2). 
Royer. Augustine. 
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Schulse, E. 
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Sheldon, H. 8. (0. 0.> 
Scbercer, Marie. 
Sutherland A Ourtls. 
Rarnvan, Tom. 



CHASSINO SCENERY 



Shadow! st, from Europe. 



SAMMEBSTEIN'S THIS WEEK, AUG. 81 



COLONIAL NEXT WEEK (SEPT. 7). 



SOSMAN and LANDIS CO.'S 

20th STREET STUDIO 

165-167 E. 20th ST. CHICA80 

Entirely Devoted to Vaudeville and Productions. 
THOS, G. MOSES, Manager. SCENERY STORAGE. MARTIN S. MAYER, Representative. 



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REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



ROBERT 




AND 



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In a daisy Little playlet called 

Out of Sight" 



That hat sixty laughs in twenty minutes. Ask any member of the 
Western Vaudeville Managers' Association. 

TIME NEARLY ALL BOOKED. 

Ask PAT CASEY, 

ST. JAMES BUILDING, NEW YORK 




LOUISE MACKINTOSH 

A Headline Act in the West 
for Two Solid Years 

A POLITE, REFINED, LAUGHING PLAYLET THAT HAS A GREAT 

AND SUSS FIRE FINISH. 



etc. 



Member V. C. G, Masons, Elks, Owls, Fund, Church Alliance, etc^ 



We have waited long for a copy of our act; it has arrived. 

THE 




TENNIS 
TRIO 

WILL CAMPBELL 
STOCK SISTERS 

Presenting Vaudeville's 
Daintiest Juggling Offering 

A POSITIVE HIT ON 

THE ORPHEUM 

CIRCUIT 



Minnie Middleton 

WITH HEB 

MILITARY GIRLS QUARTETTE I 



Jut Finished On* Year's Continuous Booking. 



JACK LEWIS 

GERMAN COMEDIAN 

WITH WILLIAMS' IDEALS BURLESQUERS. 

This Week (Aug. 31), Academy, Pittsburg. 
Next Week (Sept. 7), Lyceum, Washington. 

HENRY ROETHIG 

EUBOPEAN NOVELTY MAGICIAN. 
DirrtRENT FROM OTHERS NEW IN AMERICA 

Booking through the W— Urn Vandevillo Association. Permanent address VARIETY. Ohioago Omoe, 

Closinff SO Successful Weeki Sullivan-Oonsidine Circuit. 

HARRY PILCER 



Eooentrio Singer and Dancer. 
OPEN FOB OFFERS FOB COMING 8EASOH. 



Address care VABIETT. 



THE BOYS WITH THE JINGLE AJTD THE OOEATTEB.' 



TOMMY 



TIERNEY 



AID 



ODELL 



FBE8ENT A CLASSIC LN •'ONE," ENTITLED 

"THE ADDED ATTRACTION 

By EDWABD Mo WADE. 
Special Scenery. ALF. T. WIE/TOW, E*olusive Promoter. 



ff 



MEW NOVELTY 

" THE MYSTERIOUS BIS 



HEW NOVELTY 

LADY" 




In a Hew Eooentrio Comedy Act. 
for Immediate Time. Address S814 So. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



I$3,< 



• ISIS 



REWARD 



For the oapture of Kid Barrett 
Apply to "THE MARSHAL." 



HENDRIE sMILES 



WEEK SEPT. 7th, Sth AVE. THEATRE. 



JULES RUBY, -A st< 



DAB 



N O X I C IB ! 

LONDON PAVILION, FOUB WEEKS, COMMENCING AUG. 84. 



JESSIE 



TH 




HIATTS 



ONE BIG SUCCESS; BOOKED SOLID UNTIL 101S. 




MANAGERS AND AOENT8 
OATOH 





PAHTomime pro duo j mm 
"Winning A Gibson Widow" 

Bothwell Brown as "The Gibson Widow." 



SUNDAY(Sept.6) at K-P's 5th AVENUE 



FONDA, DELL 



AND 



FONDA 



Aug. 31 — Haymarket, Chicago. 

Sept. T — Majestio, Milwaukee. 

Sept. 14 — Columbia, St. Louis. 

Sept. 21 — Grand Opera House, Indianapolis. 



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Sept 87 — Columbia, Cincinnati. 

Oct. 18 — Olympic Chicago. 

Oct. 85— Mary Anderson, . Louisville. 

PAT OA9EY, AB—tt 



LOOK- LOOK! THE BOYS WITH THE EDUCATED FEET 

CALLAN IH1 SMITH 



THIS WEEK (AUG. 81), BHUBEBT, UTICA. 



NOTICE FBOM N. Y. CLIPPER, 
Csllan and Smith, a dancing duo, were seoond on 
th* bill at Hammerstein's last week, scoring a 
hit with their nimble footwork. Both young men 
are clever danoers, appearing in neat light colored 
oostumes, and opening with "Mandy Lane," whloh 
is now very popular with song and danoe teams. A 
little solo danoing follows, and then the team get 
down to "hard pan" «ith some eooentrio steps that 
elicit frequent and hearty applause. Their finish* 
is spiritod and good. 



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Begs to announce his tonneetion in the Vaudeville Department of the 

IM. Y. SUNDAY AMERICAN 

commencing Next Week and will be glad to hear from and look after the interests of his many friends as 
in the past 



Snook. B. J. 
Sutton, Jack. 

Tbropp, Clara. 
Tsjlor, Philip If. (8). 
Thompson, Kpb. 
Traman, Wallace. 
Tullj, Guy. 
Ttzas Wooing, A. Co. 

Ulpaa A Hella. 
Uystt, Ml as Ida. 

Valley. CamlUe. 
Van de Koora, The. 
Waaaman A Field*. 
Wayne, Chsa. 
Welch, Joe. 
Well, Mr. 
Wsthersll, Barry. 
Williams, Leon. 
Wilson, Harry. 
Wilson, George. 
Wolfe, Grade (2). 
Woycke, Victor. 



Wyne, (Iklt). 
Winner, Ellle. 
Welch, Pauline. 
Wonlfe, W. H. 
Walters, Frank. 
Webb, Harry I* (0. O.) 
Weston, Bnuna. 
Wheeler, Bert. 
Waltbow, Bobby. 
Wynn, Miss Bessie. 
Wormwood, Valentine. 
Ward A Cnrren. 
Whltely A BeU. 
Ward, K. 

Wolff Bros. (C. O.) 
Wheelers, The. 
Walsh, Austin. 
Williams, Dot. 
Wallace, Pranklyn. 

Yule, Mabel. 
Yeler A Yors. 
Yoscsrys, Mr. 

Zaretsky, Sablna. 
Zlska A King. 



NEW ACTS 

(Continued from page 15.) 
Ernie Wolff. 
Musical. 

ao Mint.; Full Stage (Parlor). 
Grand Opera House, Syracuse, N. Y. 

Playing her own compositions on the 
piano, singing some as well, Ernie Wolf 
made her debut in vaudeville this week. 
Miss Wolf is an accomplished pianiste. 
She is in possession of a pleasing voice 
as well, but just why the young woman 
was advised that her own compositions 
were superior to tried material is an Open 
question which Miss Wolf might pro- 
pound to those responsible. The combina- 
tion of too much Wolf failed to hold the 
audience. She had better use her accom- 
plishments for popular melodies, composed 
by some one else. There will be more 
chance for Miss Wolf to succeed in vaude- 
ville if she does. Sam Freeman. 



Newman, Ashton and Newman. 

"On Furlough" (Musical). 

18 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Pantages', Seattle, Wash. (Week Aug. aa.) 

The set is an English inn, with an Eng- 
lish barmaid. It is called "All Nations 
Inn," and is the place where two sailors, 
American and Englishman, meet. Both 
are claimed to be the best baritone of 
each navy. The barmaid elects to decide. 
After solos they sing a duet, finishing 
with the maid doing a dance of nations, 
ending all with a sailor's hornpipe. It is 
a very neat act and will improve as 
played. 



Francisco Maracd. 

Venetian Violinist. 

1 a Mins.; One. 

Pantages', Seattle, Wash. (Week Aug. 34.) 

The boy is a very clever violinist, able 
to hold his own with anybody in vaude- 



ville who ever played in this section. The 
ragged attire might be improved by a neat- 
Venetian costume, or even in evening 
dress. He was lecalled many times, with 
always a new classic to offer, proving his 
repertoire extensive. Instead of all clas- 
sical airs a medley of pouplar music would 
be more pleasing to certain audiences or 
portions. 



Free Setters' Quartet. 

aa Mins.; Full Stage (19); "One" (3). 

Columbia, Cincinnati 

The opening shows Joe Murray at the 
piano playing a selection when he is 
joined by Eddie Drury, first tenor, and 
Johnnie Jones, second tenor. They start 
with "Mandy Lane," and are joined by 
Frank Pickett, basso, who works in "black 
face." He is the comedian with an orig- 
inal method. Pickett sang "Who? Me? I 
Ain't The Man" until the house 
screamed. Johnnie Jones danced for no 
good reason. The voices of the boys are 
somewhat peculiar, they singing with a 
sort of 'cello effect. For an encore they 
sang a parody. Charles L. Doran, press 
representative of the Columbia, is sponger 
for this act. He has brought into vaude- 
ville one that will compare favorably with 
the best in the business. H. Hess. 



Fielding; the Juggler. 
Arcade Theatre. 
Newark, N. J. 

Fielding's jugling act is unique. He in- 
troduces very intricate dancing steps while 
performing dexterous tricks. 

Joe O' Bryan, 

CORRESPONDENCE 

Unless otherwise noted, the following re- 
ports are for the current week: 

GHIGAGO 



By TRASH WTESBERG, 

VARIETY'S Chicago Offlee. 

Chicago Opera House Block. 

SID. J. EDSON'S (Sid. J. Bason, mgr.).— 
English atmosphere and sereral of John Ball's 
mirth dispensers and girlies from the London 
"Halls" predominate Insistently and too glor- 
iously In Abe Leavltt's "Rents-Santley" show this 
season. The Imported equipment and cohesive style 
of "humour" are so Involved that hardly any one 
conversant with modern burlesque methods will 
recognise the outfit as American. The contrast 
at times Is reminiscent of the primitive days of 
extravaganza. The wardrobe, too, has been 
brought over from across the see. The lm ports - 
tlons sre examples of Ingenuity In beauty of 
design and blend, and the tall girls look splen- 
didly In them. The sheath gowns, of coarse, 
are In evidence. The material construction of 
"The Married Widow," another satire on the 
"Widow." by Mat. Woodward, needs revising 
and comedy. It is full of satire, with Irrelevant 
and Ineffectual episodes. Its tardiness, allow- 
ing the newness. Is at times beyond redemption. 
Neither are the comedians productive. There is 
dialogue — plenty of it— with little action or 



meaning. The story Is unintelligible. The French 
military uniforms worn by the men add to the 
foreign surroundings. The closing piece Is "The 
Girl with the Golden Test." another satire by 
the same author. The principal comedian Is 
supposed to be Chss. H. Kenny, an Englishman. 
His conception of eccentric comedy did not seem 
to reach the auditors and it never will. He has 
a quiet, alow and lingering method of delivery 
and Is unfamiliar with the snap and briskness 
essentisl in burlesque. Fred Bvsns, another 
Englishman, plays s gendarme, while Beattle 
Evans, a shapely and good looking young woman, 
made herself prominent throughout, Injecting 
much ginger. She csn sing, also. Belle Travers 
emerges in s pretty Princess gown, changing to 
tights in which she looks well ss she does In 
blsck fleshings. Ben Ross follows the familiar 
exaggerated type ss Hebrew. He is unconvinc- 
ing. The fsult is not entirely his own. There 



Is Uttle material for him. He can Improve his 
make-up and dialect. There Is no. reasonable 
excuse In f h* piece for a Hebrew character any- 
way. Isabelle Miller Is one of the soubrettes. 
Viols Mscey is another. There are several 
English numbers, Interpreted most of the time 
by four small girls, billed ss "Sinclair's 4 
Dainty English Dancing Dolls." These broilers 
contribute more to the show with their dancing 
than all the others combined. They appear four 
times In the pieces and once In the olio. The 
act Is one of the best things In the show. They 
augment the chorus, from 16 to 20. There are 
four other English lassies, average In alse. The 
singing is not much. The numbers are effective. 
Several damaels lost their places, but that could 
be expected tbe opening night. A "Salome" 
dance Is offered by a young French woman named 
Elesa Voclescs. She Is graceful, not too audaci- 
ous, but as to her dance no one knows what it 



it 



The Girls Behind the Mask 



Sole Promoters, 



LYKENS and LEVY 



(Phone 2164 Bryant) 



140 WEST 42nd STREET, NEW YORK 

ALLEONHARDT 

Juggling Ecccntrique 

SULLIVAN * CONSIDINE Ciroult . . . 

N. B.— For the benefit of a COMEDY JUGGLER (? ?) who is looking for cheep ad- 
vertising through the use of my name, I will state thAt I do NOT USE A GO-CART or 
BABY CARRIAGE in my Act. 

AND 
COMPANY 



ADELE PALMER 



"IN A NEW ONE * 

"CRUELTY TO ANIMALS" 



This is not an animal act, although it would make a "horse laugh." But with the 
assistance of a few stage hands and all the dumb brutes we can beg, borrow or steal 
this act will be a "howl." Watch "Polly" and the "cucoo." 

JEN1E JACOBS, Agent. 

THE BIOOE8T LAUOHI>0 ACT XV VAUDEVILLE. 

The OMEGA TRIO 



GEORGIA AHL, 
The original Oonej Island GirL 



In "SWEETY'S FIBIIH." 

JAJCEB T. CROWLEY, 

The laoghlagest Unfa-maker that 
ever made a laugher Ungh. 



ED AHL, 
The original Sweety. 



WANTED 



n 



LID LIFTERS Co 



OATETT THEATRE, 



Burlesque CHARACTER 
, PITTSBURG, Week Sept. 7. 



who esa ■lug ar>J ml, 

Si. G. WOODHULL, Manager. 



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REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



WARREN and 




(In "THE MUSICAL JANITOR") 



Opened at the Empire, London, Au^. 3d* for One WeeK 
TIME EXTENDED TO SIX WEEKS 



CI 




Kl 




A ft I 



RAWSON and CLARE 



B.O V TOM 



THE COMEDY DUO. 



BERT *«o LOTTIE WALTON 



WEEK SEPT. 7, AUDITORIUM, LYNN, MASS. 



PAT 0A8ET, Agent 



DUNEDIN TROUPE 



WORLD 
FAMED 
CYCLISTS 



Touring England Mess ttoll To«r. 
Address oar. VARIETY, London Omoe. JAS. B. DONEGAN, Mgr. 



LEWIS 




CHAPIN 



Comedy, Singing, Talking and Dancing Act. BOOKED BT WESTERN VAUDEVILLE ASSOCIATION. 




JAS. P. LEE 



••I 



THAT COMEDIAN. 



Here's a reoord breaker ami still breaking 110 weeks, Unique Theatre, Lea 
Angeles: If weeks, People's Theatre, Lea Angeles s SB waaks, Lyooum, 'Friscoi 
85 weeki, Empire, 'Frisco; and now la my 16th weak at the unique Theatre, 
Log Angeles. 

Address JAS. P. LEE, Uniqn*, Los Angeles. 

VELDE TRIO 



Za their 

Played with 



BqsJUbfUl Aeroeetie Combination, inolading tha "LOOP-THE-LOOP" DOGS 
(Tha original, not a oopy) 

is raooees SI waaks aa tha Wester* States Circuit. Vow p laying la Middle Wast 

Address ear* VARIETY, Ohioag* Ofloa. 

BOOKED SOLID. 

Carroll and Baker 



OOINO OVER THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT. 



MADE THE SAME JOURNEY LAST SEASON. 



Harry Allister 

CELEBRATED EUROPEAN IMPERSONATOR. 
Management MR. MARTIN BECK and MR. PERCY O. WILLIAMS. 
eek (Aug. SI), Colonial Theatre, New York. Address care MARLNELLL 



MAGNETIC AS A BATTERY 



PRETTY AS A PICTURE 



LOVELY 





HAMMER STEIN'S, AUG. 31»ti K-P*S 5TH 

SINGING A NEW REPERTOIRE 



•e 

or 



e 7thj K-P'» 123TH ST., SEPT. 14tK 
R OWR ORIGINAL SONGS 



NOTICE 



GIRARD and GARDNER 



September 7th sad 14th. 



OPEN 

Address, Amityrille, L. L 



'Phone 111 Amityrille. 



THE 



BILLY HART 

This soasoa with BOB MANCHESTER'S "CRACKER JACKS. The show Is a hit. 

CHAS. AHEARN TROUPE 

of CYCLING COMEDIANS 
Closed the show this week at Keith's Theatre, Boston, with great luooess. All records broken for one 

mile, time 18 4-6 second*. Sept 7, GRAND, SYRACUSE. 

"THE SOCIABLE GUY." 

BARNEY FIRST 

THE HEBREW WITH THE EDUCATED FEET. 
Playing for the WESTERN STATES VAUDEVILLE ASSOCIATION. 



AMERICA'S UNSURPASSED DANCERS. 



BUI 




■Du Ball Bros.-3 

Introducing one of the Greatest Novelties in Singing and Dancing. 
Opening on UNITED time, Colonial, Lawrence, Mass., Oct. ft. Ask AL SUTHERLAND. 

Two NOVELTIES OF MERIT! (in one act) Presented by 

JIMO.ZOiJi30LJL.AKI3 

CLAY CARTOONIST AND MUSICAL VIRTUOSO 

14 Minnies. (Seven in "one' ; open or oloee.) 




niETY 



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KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY. 

CARDS OF ARTISTS 

UNDER THE HEADING OF 

REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS " 

AT FOLLOWING BATES: 



1-2 Inoh elngle a*L, S4.0O monthly, net 
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1 Inoh " 12.60 



1 Inoh**) double ool., S22.S0 monthly, net 
1-2 Inoh aoroee page, 1 6.00 



2S.00 
60.00 



llnoh 

2lnohee ■ 

La>T-fl>r Space Fro Rota 

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given. Bemittanoe must accompany advertisements forwarded by mail. 

Cash discount for t sad IS months. 



SAM WATSON'S FARMYARD CIRCUS 

Acknowledged the MOST UNIQUE ANIMAL ACT IN VAUDEVILLE 

Now playing its fourth season of United Booking Omoee' time with Its as**! saormoai 



MANAGER BUCHANAN said at Des Moines last week "that WATSON'S FABMYABD was 4ho FINEST ANIMAL ACT ha had oyer played" and offered mo to stay another week. 

LOOK OUT for the LATEST NOVELTY, THE MONKEY AND THE LAMB; THE TURKEY AMD UNCLE SAM. PIRATES, PLEASE KEEP AWAY, as there is only on* WATSON'S FABMYABD aad 

oae SAMMY WATSON. "That's alL" 

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HEW TORS 

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BOSTON 
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Boylson Building. 

INDIANAPOLIS 
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SEATTLE 
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DENVER 
Boston Building 



LOB ANGELES, 
Paoifio Electrio Bldf. 

MONTREAL, CAN. 
La Patrie Bldf. 



8AN ANTONIO, TEX., 
Alamo Film Exohang*. 

WINNIPEG 

618 Aihdown Blk., 
Manitoba, Can. 



ST. LOUIS 

688-4 Commercial Bldf. 

6th and Olivo Bis, 

DE8 MOINE8, 
Commercial Bldf. 

DALLAS, TEX. 
406 Main St. 

ST. JOHN, V. B. 

94 Prince William St, 

Stooktoa Bldf. 



is. It might be "Salome," and will be ao ac- 
cepted until others show sometblng better. For 
s first performance the show ran fairly smooth. 
It needs new comedy and It will not be complete 
until It is properly provided. It is the best 
equipped show Abe Leavltt bss brought here 
In many years. The olio offers Cbas. D. Weber 
in comedy Juggling, doing well with the same 
routine, Trlx and Trlzle (Fred and Beattie 
Evans) in s versatile eccentric musical act, well 
liked. Prince snd Virginia sanf and told Father- 
land stories, snd Ben Boss sanf a few parodies. 
FOLLY (John A. Fenneasey, mgr.). The first 
"Review" to play tbe local burlesque houses this 
season is a new organisation, "The Blf Review," 
launched by Sam Desssuer snd Henry P. Dixon. 
The show is a welcome . spoke in the Western 
Burlesque Wheel. Although It plays the second 
week here, having opened in St. Louis last week, 
the performance on Sunday afternoon was un- 
usually smooth. The Review is profrsmed ss 
"The Frivolities of 1018." Its main theme was 
borrowed from "The Errand Boy" in which Billy 
B. Van appesred. George Totten Smith who pre- 
pared the version for burlesque has not yielded 
to the usual liberties, but gave a legitimate and 
consistent vehicle, with farcical witticisms. The 
piece is in two sets, the first showing tbe ex- 
terior of a rural grocery store, with Tarry town 
for a background. The second reveals the in- 
terior. It is tbe most characteristic setting 
ever engsged in burlesque. Tbe theme has to 
do with an opera troupe and Broadway stage 
lights. Tbe opening chorus by several men at- 
tired as bill posters gave tbe surroundings a 
novel effect. It is a departure from the usual 
chorus number. The arrival of the troupe — an 
energetic and ambitious bunch of choristers — in 
one of the moot spirited ensembles ever heard, 
enthused tbe audience. The stsglng deserves 
commends tion. Even in tbe comedy scenes tbe 
wlllinf snd Industrious girls are sctlve, either 
sauntering about the stage or one cajoling the 
other. There is more detail and technique than 
found In most shows. The "Review" Is not dis- 
closed until after several numbers and con- 
siderable dialogue. Tbe story or connection of 
the material ends with the Introduction of the 
"famous stars." It is given in two parts, 
continuing to tbe second set. The best showing, 
however, is made in tbe first act. The kalei- 
doscopic allegory met with appreciation, and 
there were numerous recalls. One of tbe best 
interpretations was accomplished by a talented 
young woman billed as Maurice Wood. Miss 
Wood gave tbe best impersonation of Eva Tan- 
fuay yet seen here. She Is tbe letter's counter- 
part in looks snd msnner, also possess! nf the 
magnetism snd vlvaclousness of the other. Miss 
Wood is a versatile girl. Caruso Is enacted by 
Alfred Varsba, a tall, athletic looking chap, with 
good voice and deportment. Fay Templeton is 
by far tbe best shown by Anns Chandler, who 
also gave us Anna Held snd Ethel Levey. As 
Anna Held Miss Chandler received much ap- 
plause, although the "Mary" song from Cohan's 
"Forty-five Minutes From Broadway" evoked most 
of tbe enthusiasm. Miss Chandler is quite ac- 
complished. Tbe same imitations were given by 
her in vaudeville lsst season. A scene from 
"Tbe Girl From The Golden West," with Frankle 



Heath and Sam Drane, Impressed the audience. 
The most laudlble part Is that the Belasco play 
wss not satirised. It scored heavily. Mr. Drane 
sppeared to excellent advantage, and Miss Heath 
looked tbe part familiarised in the legitimate 
bouses by Blsncbe Bates. Clem Bevlns por- 
trayed Raymond Hitchcock for about five minutes. 
Tbe resemblance was striking, and those who 
know Edward Sbayne, tbe burlesque manager, 
recognised his profile, so remarkable were tbe 
resemblances of the two. Backed up by several 
pretty girls Bevlns sang a song from "The 
Yankee Tourist." "Tbe Mudtown Zouaves," a 
satire. Is too stereotyped to command interest. 
It has been overdone in burlesque, besides It is 
too long drswn out. "Make Me Laufb" by 
Frankle Heath and chorua was a hit. Miss Hesth 
Is gingery and clever. George Betts appeared as 
Harry Lauder. He is a good "straight" and 
made himself conspicuous throughout. Benuls 
Mullen mingled in a make-up somewhat after 
the chsracter of the "Wise Guy" In which he 
appeared last season with Adele Palmer. Mr. 
Mullen Is tbe "Patsy Bolivar" In tbe action. 
He gave a short scene from tbe Cohan sketch 
which brought laughter. It is a solid lsugh 
producer. There are two quartets In the show, 
therefore no scarcity of men. Mae Hlllard bas 
a rural character part and Helen Williams, a 
tall blonde, stepped out of the chorus occa- 
sionally, addressing tbe others. Tbe "Review" 
is announced by placards on the stsge. Whoever 
wrote the music turned out some pretty ditties, 
snd Al White, who staged the production, de- 
serves credit. The action in tbe second set 
dragged Sunday afternoon, a defect easily rem- 
edied. Tbe program names tbe chorus girls after 
Eastern Wheel Burlesque msnagers, not a West- 
ern msnager's nsme sppearlng. "Hattle Scrlb- 
ner" beads tbe list. There Is no olio. The chorus 
is highly important. Tbe "ponies" work faith- 
fully and trylngly. "A Vision Of Salome," 
whatever that Is, sttrscted tbe gallery. There are 
a number of picturesque musical Interpolations, 
tbe finale of the first act, a floral effect, being 
the most attractive. "Tbe Big Review" will 
arouse comment all along tbe circuit this season. 
As a "review," without tbe comedy, it will be 
bard to equal, Judging, of course, from last 
season's standard. It Is a very good, clean and 
entertaining show, and worth seeing more than 
once. 

STAR AND GARTER (U. J. Herrmann, mgr.). 
This beautiful burlesque theatre opened the 
regular season Sunday with tbe "Trans-Atlan- 
tlcs." A better and more fitting abow could not 
have been selected for the occasion, the policy 
of tbe boose being adhered to the strictest 
phrase of cleanliness. Tbe reason the "Trans- 
Atlantlcs" this sesson is better than last Is be- 
cause it is an entirely new show, that It is s 
departure from tbe example demonstrated last 
season. Again. Charles Howard, whose last ap- 
pearance in burlesque wss about ten years ago, 
Is with tbe organisation. With Howard Is the 
entire book snd score of "New York Town" re- 
named "A Nlgbt In New York." It Is a musical 
comedy, and without stretching one point, is 
much better than when seen st the Great North- 
ern about two seasons sgo. Hurtlg eV Sesmon 
have been unusually liberal In the equipment and 





EUGENE CLINE 



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Stores Located as Follows: 

EUGENE CLINE. 59 Dearborn St.. Chicago, III. 

EUGENLtTlNE, Third and Nicollet km.. Minns- 
/ apolis. Minn. 

EUGENE CLINE. 268 S. State St.. Salt Lake City. 

Utah 

EUGENE CLINE. 6th and Olive Sis.. St. Louis. Mo. 

EUGENE CLINE. 1021-23 Grand Avenue. Kansas 

City. Mo. 

EUGENE CLINE. 717 Superior Ave.. N. E.. .Cleve- 
land. Ohio 

EUGENE CLINE. 22. S. Broad St.. Atlanta. Ga. 



personnel. Probably no one in the cast or chorus 
outside of Howard and Ida Emerson appeared 
in burlesque until this season, and the Innovation 
is praiseworthy. There is much beauty, refine- 
ment, grace and scintillating atmosphere about 
tbe show. Tbe humor is served legitimately and 
in an unassuming but effective manner, without 
resorting at any time to clowning or uncouth 
low comedy methods. The musical comedy bas 
a comprehensive story, Interrupted only by really 
exqultdte numbers. There is not one ungainly 
chsracter in tbe piece and Its blithe and whole- 
some humor bubbles spsrkllngly and opportunely. 
Tbe conversion of the musical piece without in- 
terspersing It with so-called "burlesque business" 
proved a triumphant success, and its retention 
is assured. Msnagers who sre in doubt as to 
tbe prevailing example set this season snd sro 
unaware of the style of performance now de- 
manded by burlesque audiences should witness 
one performance of this Hurtlg & Seamon show, 
msde by Howsrd, excellent company and clever 
book. It is a relief to. be able to sit through 
a burlesque show In this hot weather and forget 
about the high temperature, ss occurred lsst 
Sunday when tbe sweltering audience cheered 
and Insisted on encores. Every number wss a 
hit. Jennie Austin, s charming little blonde, 
with plump figure and pleasing presence, was 
the luminous sparkle among tbe feminine con- 
tingent. She made a very pretty picture in 
numbers, snd contributed toward tbe beauty of 
tbe show. Her sister, Clara Austin, is a clever 
little Ingenue, and is tbe possessor of a cap- 
tivating personality and ability. Both played 
In tbe original piece in tbe other theatres. Noth- 
ing more inspiring than tbe "Smarty" song as 
Interpreted by tbe Austin girls has been seen 
In burlesque. They sre fascinating and tbe crowd 
made it evident by demanding their presence on 
the stsge. Tbe illuminated sleigh bell number 
at tbe finish of the first act was repeated sev- 
eral times, as were tbe other musical evolutions. 
Howard is without doubt one of the best and 
most conscientious Hebrew comedians In bur- 
lesque. His every turn, gesture, poise and 
manner are Indicative of cleverness. Howard's 
drollery Is a treat — and legitimate. Burlesque 
should welcome bis return with outstretched arms. 
Several parodies aroused the plaudits. "Aren't 
You tbe Girl I Met At Sherry's" was a riotous 
hit, interfering with the action and the follow- 
ing number. Howard. LIchter and Austin sisters 
were tbe cause. Ida Emerson, attired In tbe most 
stunning gowns so far displayed this season, giving 
her a statuesque appearance as In the past, had 
a congenial psrt which she played with intel- 
ligence and skill. Her high notes retain tbelr 
power and range. The burlesque opera by Miss 
Emerson and John B. Wilson won encores. Mr. 
Wilson Is a robust, masculine looking youug 
man with a good voice. James II. Llcbter car- 
ried tbe German part formerly played by CUT 
Gordon In tbe same piece capably. Corlnne La 
Monde was neatly and correctly dressed snd 
was concerned In tbe proceedings. Sam Brown 
promises to become a first rate light comedian. 
He has looks, voice and temperament In bis 
favor. Powder and Capmann, two young men, are 
novelty dancers, and their sbsre appealed 
strongly. One of the best dancing acts was 



offered by The Millers. Their whirlwind gyra- 
tions are remarkable for promptness snd execu- 
tion. The chorus of sixteen, apparently young 
girls, is noted for its unison snd alertness. The 
singing is unusually strong. Tbe show is the 
best that Hurtlg A Seamon have ever given tbe 
burlesque circuit. It is even more complete 
and meritorious than tbe "Trans- Atlantlcs" of 
a number of years sgo wben the managers 
prided themselves with lhaving an excellent 
combination. 

OLYMPIC (Abe Jacobs, mgr. ) .—Wilfred Clarke 
snd Co.. Schrode and Mulvey, Braselly, Boot- 
black Quartette, Carroll and Baker, frank 
Mostyn, Kelly and Co., Paul La Croix, West 
and Benton, "Evolution of American Girl," 
Harry Beaumont, Bennington Brothers, Joe He- 
Gee, Bonnie Cms. 

HAYMABKET (Wm. Newklrk, mgr.).— Season 
opened with Marcel's Art Studies, "College 
Girls," Four Franklins, Linton and Lawrence, 
Abel and Irwin, Fonda, Dell and Fonda, Gold- 
smith and Hoppe, Garden City Trio, Washburn 
and Keeley, Pero and Wilson, Cbas. Marvelle, 
Raymond and Hall. 

NORTH AVENUE (Paul 81ttner, mgr.).— 
Zemo Zemo Troupe, Bobby Gaylor and Tommy 
McAlleer, Three Alpinos, Dsnlel Livingston and 
Ethel HolllnKHhead, Joyce Sisters, L. A. Howard. 

SCHINDLEK'S (L. Scblndler, mgr.).— Great 
Four Franks, LaBell Troupe, Jlmmle Let- 
ton, Klein and Erlanger, Bdns Cooper. 

PREMIER.— Musical Lea ton, Gene Lewis, 
Sweeney and Rooney, Layne Donaldson, Clark and 
Perry, Irving and Bpielman. 

GEM.— White and Washington, Beeban Sisters, 
Tom Leigh, Holla Hill, Gem Stock Co. 

I OLA.— Lillian Black, Harry Hale and Com- 
pany, Azalea Fontaine, The Fowlers. 

CRYSTAL.— Williams Duo, Arthur Hlgglna, 
Rooney and Richards, Allen and Vane. 

NEW GEM.— Casad and Deverne, Marie Rogers, 
Bowers and Belden, Dot Halcott. 

LYRIC AIRDOMB, Chicago Heights.— Ahem 
and Baxter, Jack Healy, Jennie Mack, Tbe 
Cooks. 

NOTES.— Tbe "Parisian Widows" are laying 
off this week; they open next Mondsy st Ksnsss 
City for the regular sesson. Tbe show played 
at tbe Trocadero last week. — A new drop cur- 
tain bas been hung In tbe Stsr and Garter, show- 
ing tbe Orsnd Csnyon of Arlsona, painted by 
Walter Burrldge. It cost $2,500 and was pre- 
sented to Manager U. J. Herrmann of tbe 8tar 
and Garter by the Santa Re Fallroad. There Is 
no advertising of any kind.— Sam Hymns bas 
Joined the stock company at Memphis, Tenn., of 
which Phil Isaac is manager. Tin- cust, which 
will play "A OlrKat tbe Helm." at the La Salle 
Theatre, opening thla Saturday. Includes Cecil 
Lean, Florence Holbrook. Arthur Saunders, I>ee 
Kobltnar, Hanilltt-n Coleman. Norma Seymour, 
Caroline Lllga, Thomas Rickets, /eke Colvln and 
Harry Garrlty. 

EMPIRE (I. II. Hern. in,. . > Tiger Lilies" 

the attraction, present l-i^ "\ Trip to the Moon" 
and "A Night In tii- ( .ue Cunntant." The latter 

was lined by Ike •'- al liellcs" last BCSSOn. 

The same m-tiii,« l.-i employed. There is little 
material turn 1ms uot been used. The COflfcsdj, 



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At Murray Hill thia wook (August M). 
JAMES a MORTON and FRANK MOORE. 

"That Scarecrow and Tin Man." 
MILT ON LE E, "Tho Count." 

PHIL WHITE, impersonating Oscar Hammorstela, 
WILLIAM 7. CALE ao MoSweeney , tho ooal maa, 

and Oharleo Birelow. 
NED DANDY, a uaefol maa la "Tho Bohmaa 

Show." 
Miia MOLLIS WILLIAMS, imponoaatlaf Aaaa 

Hold. 
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Tho MERRIMAN SI8TER8, aingera and dancers. 
Miss KOBE DENKER, Tho Page and Toddy Boar. 




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THE ITALIAN 

By CMS. J. BURKHARDT and MOIT FOX 



A One Act Playlet Enacted by OKAS. J. BURKHARDT and Capable Players, BMJBBBf 
JOSEPH OFF, DAYE BOSE ("Tho Original Monk"), ARTHUR WKOTBXBw, FRED LA 
VARGE. MISSES MAY HARRISON and LOL MARLOWE. 

Yes, They Cry a Bit. 

En Route with "THE TRAVELERS" 




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Stared by BED WAYBTTRB. 



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PRESENTING BOOKED 

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SAILING 






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J. HERZOG 
T. DUFFY 
J. KEARNS 



Six OMSths* tour 

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HERMANN CO. 

T. DUFFY, Mgr. 

SAILING 



however, Is cspsbly hsodled by Mstt. Kennedy, 
Will H. Ward end Jobn Hart. Kennedy repre- 
sents a familiar type, sod be manages to furnish 
an abundance of conventional humor. Hart and 
Ward give good aupport. The number a are well 
arranged and the costume* pretty in design. There 
me 10 rIHh in the chorus. Moat are tall and 
apparently capable through long service in the 
line. One chorister in tho "Dreaming" number 
performed the remarkable feat of chewing gum 



aad stnglaf at tho same time, although hot votes 
was not besrd distinctly. Jeanette Sherwood aad 
May Belmont sro the principal women. Both do 
well. The olio shows one feature. It Is ■ 
astanic dramatic sketch, entitled "When the 
Devil Come* to Town," given by Will H. Word 
ami several others. The ides is excellent end 
novel. It could bo prepared ss a good vaudeville 
offering. Clark Sisters appeared In a diverting 
singing and dancing act, much liked. 



Whea a full house win keep their seats from 
atsrt to finish with burlesque something is doing, 
snd Wsldron's "Trocsderos" bed them guessing 
st the Garden 81. The material offered Is a yard 
wide and no economy Is shown In the make up 
of the company or scenic effects. The scenery 
would do credit to a high priced musical comedy, 
"Sweeney's Flnlah," s full stsge satire of eleven 
characters, with two women after divorces, snd 
whoso husbands are running for majors and ac- 



cessories, which tskes up sn hour and a qusrter 
of well sung muslcsl numbers by Geo. Brennsn, 
Frank Finny, Anns Hill, Ullle Cohen, Minnie 
Burke snd s well costumed chorus of sixteen. 
Tillle Cohen, a sweet alnger, caught the bouse. 
Elliot, Belalr and Elliot, comedy acrobsts, did 
some excellent work. "A BO to 1 shot" (New 
Acta) snd Frsnk Ross, Hebrew, msde some ex- 
cellent points. "The Iale of Nowhere," a "pipe 
dream," had a gorgeous scenic setting, equal to 



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Length 800 ft. 

RELEASED: SEPTT" 

"The 
Pawnbroker" 

The god-hcearted Pawnbroker — The black 
sheep— In bad company — The son be* 
comes a criminal — A father's sorrow— 
Justly punished — The Prodigal Son — 
Forgiven. 

A moat excellent film, full of dramatio 
power. 

Length 835 ft. 



S. Lubin 



Lubln BIdg., Philadelphia, 
926-928 Market St. Pa. 



anything on the road. A cast of twelve and 
chorus did full justice In unraveling the doings 
of a Queen who 21 husbands and put them 

out of her way as she disliked them, The piece 
took well and the elegant costumes were very 
pleasing. A march and drill and "Idaho", sung 
by Minnie Burke and chorus, wen the ilts. 

MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Olover, mgr.).— Bill 
diversified enough, but lacks the customary quota 
of comedy. Byron and Langdon, holding the sixth 
position, the laughing hit. The act not changed 
materially since it showed here last; it is as good 
as ever. Beatrice McKenale and Walter Shannon 
presented "A Shine Flirtation." The feature is 
the singing. Mabelle Adams is the third vlollniste 



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to play the Majestic In three weeks; she showed 
skill. Ous Edwards' "Blonde Typewriters," same 
diverting pot-pourri as here last season. 
It Is an attractive "girl act." "Superstition," a 
playlet by Oliver White, was given by Cbas. M. 
Bowser, Edith Hlnkle and Co. The semi-oriental 
setting, with magnificent draperies and tapestries, 
proved a good background for the story, which 
deals with a newspaper reporter, a candidate for 
mayor, and a female astrologer involved In a 
campaign Incident. The story is unique, and 
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explains the entire story. It is capably acted. 
"The Bight Madcaps," from "A Knight for a 
Day," proved one of the* hits on the bill with 
their ensemble and acrobatic dancing. The girls 
are vivacious and sprightly as ever. A spec- 
tacular drop gives the act an appropriate setting. 
Ford and Swor Is a conventional "gag" act. 




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Both Ready for Shipment, Sept. 8, 19O0 

"HEARD OVER THE 'PHONE" 

SYNOPSIS OP SCENES: 

A CLOUDLESS SET. — Father and little daughter gathering flowers — Mother fondly watches from the 
porch — A hsppy family group — Amid beautiful home surroundings. 

MAKING AH ENEMY.— Father visits the stable— Finds fsvorite horse lame— Blames hostler— Hot 
wor ds — B lows follow — H ostler summarily discharged — Swears vengeance. 

THE "SHAKE IH THE GRASS."— Father about to depart for business— Wife and child wave 
"Adieu" — Hostler watchea from under cover — Wife and child at his mercy — Determines to stesl child. 

HOSTLER ACTS.-- -Father gone — "Coast clear" — Hostler reconnoitres — In an ugly mood — Climbs 
porch. 

BEFORE THE STORM. — Mother and child in sitting room — Mother reading to child- Has presenti- 
ment of dan ger — Hears footsteps — Rushes to 'phone. 

AT HUSBAND'S OFFICE. — Husband called up — Is stsrtled — Thinks wife unduly alarmed— Tries to 
allay her fears — Advises calmness. 

A TERRIBLE ORDEAL. — Sudden Interruption — (Wife drops receiver) — A masked face at the 
window — Husband hears crash of broken glass — The hostler's entrance — Wife's scream — The attack — 
Child's pleadings. 

AS IH A VISION. — Husband wrought to pitch of madness — In dreadful agony — Powerless to move — 
Hears every word — Witnesses as in a vision every scene enacted. 

MOTHER LOYE. — Huaband bear* wife's frantic appeals for mercy — His child's prayers — The cursea 
and denunciations of the enraged hostler. 

SUSPENSE — SILENCE. — Hears child's cry as hostler secures her — The mother going to the rescue — 
The desperate struggle — The mother's CTJ «• she regains her child — Frensy of enraged and baffled 
demon — A pistol shot— The mother's dying words as she crawls to the 'phone — The child's heartrending 
HobB — Then silence. 



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"A Comedy in Black and White" 

(Silhouette Picture). 
SYNOPSIS OP SCENES: 

THE SHADES OF HIGHT. — A big Harvest Moon lights the scene — On a leafless tree a wise old owl 
Is perched — The shadowy outlines of a cottage are discerned— On the curtain of the large window Pa's 
form is seen — Intent on the "news" — A mconllt lake affords a background for the action. 

"ROMEO, WHERE ARE THOU!" — Seated on a rustic bench in the garden a dusky maiden awaits 
her lover— The laggard arrives anon with huge bouquet— All is forgiven, and the lovera start to "bill 
and -oo" — But Pa has "an eye to windward," and enters an objection — He puts his protest Into action — 
Brave "Romeo" waits not upon the order of his going, but makes a spurt— The weeping damsel Is led 
Into the house and severely lectured. 

"LOVE LAUGHS AT LOCKSMITHS." — At stern psrents, too, at times — Swsln number two arrives 
with a larger bouquet— Soft signals are exchanged, and the happy man Is cautiously let In by his 
inamorata — The business of love Is continued— Plainly shown on the curtain— And the owl still blinks. 

"MUSIC HATH CHARMS."— So thinks the next "sdmirer," for he has brought his banjo— Believing 
his adored one asleep he mounts the rain-barrel and starts a serenade— But he's under the 'wrong 
window, for Pa'e night capped bead appears— A pail of water rewards the singer, whose uncertain foot- 
ing lands him in the barrel— Pa sees the light below— Bresks In on the devoted couple and stops the 
love-making— A general "rough house" ensues— The love/ is thrown out— And the weeping maiden la 
laid across Pa's knee and promises to never have a beau ag/iin. 

Mo. 6674. Ca4o, VELOUN6. Length, 666 N. 



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An Rxcellet*t Dramatic Subject 

Code, YELOUTE. . . 1,000 ft. Approx. Length. 

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DEALERS IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES 



Caron and Farnum, comedy acrobats, are much 
Improved since last reviewed, especially the com- 
edy. Four Brown Brothers and Keeley, instru- 
mentalists; Kelfer and Klein; and Great Wee tin 
completed. 

NOTES. — Rosalie Muckenfuss, the charming 
daughter of B. S. Muckenfuss. who recently 
succeeded E. F. Carruthers as booking manager 
of the Interstate Circuit, will be private hcc- 
retary to C«rl Hoblltselle, preHldent of the 
circuit, when the offices are moved to Chicago. 
The Interstaters and Walter Keefe will trade. 
offices this week in the Majestic Theatre Build- 
ing. Mr. Muckenfuss, In addition to booking, 
will Inaugurate a press department.- -Hilly Clark, 
of Hanvy, Clark and Prideau, and Daisy Clarke, 
a chorister, were msrrled August 10. at Little 
Rock. Ark.— Blanche Alexandre, formerly with 
Hal Davis In "Pals," will be feature In a vaude- 
ville playlet entitled "The Fourth Race." a 
romance of the turf, written by John T. Prince. 



Jr. There will be three in the cast and special 
scenery. The Western Vaudeville Association 
has the l»ooklng. — About twenty small vaudeville 
hotiHCM In Canadian territory are now being 
l*ooked by Paul (loudron. The circuit extends 
from Port Arthur to Vancouver, B. C. — John 
Itlgger has* the management of the Majestlo, 
Sioux Falls. S. I). Joe Howard was the former 
lessee. — Power's Theatre, Hltihlng, Minn., openn 
next wo^k under the management of T. I. 
Powers. — The Sprlnghrook Park, South Bend, Ind.. 
Iiiih closed, which leaven the town without vaude- 
ville. The Indiana (Olympic) openn next week 
and the new Majestic, now in the course of con- 
Btructlon, will begin in October. 



©AN rRANGISGO 

W. ALFRED WILSON. Representative. 

VARIETY'S Han Francisco Office. 
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SHEPPARD GAMP 

Featured with "The Brigadiers." 

JOHN NEFF 

"The Brainstorm Comedian," 
Closing the Olio. 

KELVIN BROS. 

AMERICAS GREATEST GYMNASTS. 

TOM FISHER 

THE DANCING PEST. 

Francis Ghevault 



LYRIC TENOR. 



ROSALIND MAY 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIENNE 

CARRIE STARR 



BOTJBRETTE. 



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PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO. 

WALTER A. WOLFE 

THE MINSTREL BASSO. 

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•THE ENGLISH AMERICAN." 



Week Sept 7, Casino, Philadelphia. 



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RUBY LEONI 

"THE MODEL VENUS." 

BESSIE PARDUE 

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"The Blue Grass Beys." 

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Comedy and Expert Bicycle Riders. 

LILLIE VEDDER 

"The Girl That's On the Go." 



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"FRIVOLITIES OF 1010" 

ANNA CHANDLER 

Character Impersonations. 

MAURICE WOOD 

Impersonating 1 Era Tang-nay. 

FRANKIE HEATH 

COMEDIENNE. 



BE88IE 



MARGIE 



Bartell and Thompson 

Aa McINTYRE AND HEATH. 

CLEM BEYINS 

Comedian — Imitating Raymond Hitchcook. 

DENNIS MULLEN 

"THE WISE GUY." 

"THE THREE OF US" 

NELSON. OBWOLD AND BORGEB. 



E. JULIAN 



BYftD 

sad HELEN 

VANCE 

OFFER 

"HIPPY" 




78 

Laughs 
In 18 

Minutes 



ALP. T. 
WILTON 



HARRY FOX 

Under Management of 

TOM MINER. 

Address En Route, "Miner's Merry" Co. 

I IBM Ywr tut It WBIETY 



PAT WHITE 



AND HIS 



"GAIETY GIRLS" co 



SIFT. 



7. BIJOU. PATERSON 



PAT WHITE 

In his original creation 
"Casey at the Bat" 



5 • Malvern Troupe - 5 



Society Acrobats 



3 -Musical Wilsons -3 



Instrument*! Harmonista 



o Jennings, Webb * 
3- SO'Neil -3 

Singers, Talkers and Dancers 



ANNA MARGIE 

GRANT and CATLIN 

"The Lady and the Flirt" 



GEORGE T. DAVIS 



California Baritone 



WALTER GREAVES 



Business Manager 



J. LOUIS /V1IINTZ 

Lyric Tenor — Late Jutenlle of "Belle of May 
fslr." K.-P. Circuit with MLLB. BIALTA In 
"TUB ART I ST' 8 DREAM." 

Per. Address 201 W. 4*d St., Mew York City. 



At 



Week Sept. 7, Imperial, Providence, 

T. W. DINKINS' 

Yankee Doodle Girls" 

SOL. MEYERS. Manager. 



harry THE SEYONS n * 

"NO-MANS- VILLE. " 



DAVIS and HAZELTON 

"A8BAB8INATOR8 OF SORROW." 

COLLINS «nd HA WLEY 

'The Stranded Bong and Dance Boys." 



FRED 



GERTIE 



Grotesque Randolphs 



'IN CHINATOWN.' 



SADIE HEUSTED 



'THE BIO NOISE.' 



GLADSTONE SISTERS 

ACROBATIC DANCERS. 

TWO FUNNY FARCES 

"AT THE 8PRDFOB." 

"SEEING THE BIGHTS." 



wj s j, gen js w . ' ww ct^sis— sm 
Bent. 7, Avenue, Detroit 

"FAY FOSTER" (o. 

JOHN GRIEVES, Manager 



COLUMBIA FOUR 

Dealers in Harmony and Fan. 



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SINOINQ COMEDIENNE. 

CAVANA 

NOVELTY WIRE ACT. 

GLOIE ELLER 

PRINCIPAL BOY. 



GREAT CARROLL 

Neat and Eccentric Female Parts. 

EMMA WAGNER 

PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO. 

HERBERT >»« WILLING 

"OH, MAN," THOSE FUNNY FELLOWB. 

GRACE ORMA 



'SIX FEET IN 'ONE.' 



Week Sept. 7 — Star, Brooklyn. 



Bowery Burlesquers" 

The show that made Burlesque famous. 
E. M. ROSENTHAL, Manager. 

HEADED BY 

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PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN. 

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TWO COMEDIANS. 

HARRY HILLS 

JUVENILE. 



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THE MAGNETIC DUO. 

MEELY LIMBACH 



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Europe's Greatest Novelty Gymnasts. 



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PRIMA DONNA. 



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'The Tough Girl" and "The Kid." 



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CHARACTERS. 



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WITH US AGAIN. 



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NEW Y8RK BOOKING GO 

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1402 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY 



** D. EDWARD GIBBS, Manner. 



'Phone 4428— 88th 8t. 



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Vaudeville acta, piano players, singers for illustrated songs, leotures. Bend open time, full 
particular!— call or 'phone. • ^ 

Managers diasatiafled with their present booking!, call or write. We can arrange tame to 
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WEEK SEPT. 7, WESTMINSTER, PROVIDENCE. 


HARDER St HALL'S 

Bltf N«w 3 Act Musical Melange The "Morning Glories** 

IN ZULULAND 

ONE HALF HUNDRED PEOPLE 


GLARE EVANS 

Principal Comedian and Producer. 


BABETTE 

Principal Souhrette. The Great Salome. 

GRACE LA VELLE 

LEADING PRIMA DONNA. 


Chauncey Holland 

Composer Lyrioi and Music of Zululand. 


HARRY FELDMAN 

.THE DANCING BOY. 


NINER & NINER 

The Dutchman and the Queen. 

WALTER KELLY 

THE BUM LEGIT. 

ZULA ELLSWORTH 

ECCENTRIC CHARACTERS. 


Mack& Alexander 

The Zulu Chief and the Little Kin*. 


The Guflifld Quartette 

MELODIES. 



21: De ITaven Sextet, real proposition of the 
week's bill, good costuming, a catcby selection of 
musical numbers, and ginger that could not but 
help warm tbem up, made It the best liked en- 
semble number of the season. Howard and How- 
ard, the Hebrew comedy duo, were in good form 
and scored accordingly. The Four Baltus are 
Class A gymnastB. Dolescb and ZUlbauer, Vien- 
nese street gingers, follow tbe beaten patch, very 
muchly beaten on tbe Ellis Street stage of late. 
The holdovers were Chas. Bradshaw and Co., Tbe 
Big City Quartet, Baffin's Simian Troupe, and 
Tbe Four Rlanos. 

NATIONAL (Sid Grauman, mgr.). — Show a good 
average one with novelty and comedy numbers 
blended In pleasing variety. Malreue, Thomas and 
Alfred opened with character song and dance. 
Juno Salmo is a distinctive contortionist. Terley, 
the impersonator, offered a series of famous 
characters in a novel manner, though In most part 
the celebrities would fall short of recognition 
were It not for the aid of his female announcer. 



Telia Stacey, In an outlandish costume modeled 
on the sheath gown order, did not create much of 
a stir. Exier and Webb had a sketch in "one" 
of loose construction. Both are of the gentler sex 
and one iu the esrly stage shows herself as a 
comedienne of no mean order. The finish was 
mere clowning. Ott, Nelson and 8tedman pre- 
sented a farclal effort, "Nearly a Doctor," in a 
(filing way. On in a quaint German comedy 
role, scored decidedly. Slrronje, "the Handcuff 
Queen," was tbe closing feature. And once again 
Kelly ami Violet tc. 

WIGWAM (Sam. Harris, mgr.).— Sketch pro- 
ductions predominated the program and tbe bill 
as a whole was pleasing. Armstrong « Holly, 
with "The Expressman," made a strong showing 
despite the fact that it had been offered in this 
neighborhood several times before. The Parnet- 
Russels novelty singing number went well, and 
Potter and Harris in a gymnastic routine were 
awarded their quota. Rogers nnd McKee bad a 
Wild West offering that proved popular. Stone 








Is At the SHERMAN HOUSE, CHICAGO, 
Week of September 7lh, with all the 

Gus Edwards 9 

Music Successes. 

Don't fail to hear "Sunbonnet Sue," the Champion Kid Song of the world. 



Gus Edwards Music Publishing Co., 



1512 Broadway, 
Now York. 



and Evans presented a comedy sketch. The Danc- 
ing Ferreris added variety. The Frauk Maltese 
Co. and Effle Pearson completed. 

EMPIBB (W. H. Tiffany, mgr.).— Bill the 
weakest the bouse has offered since straight 
vaudeville became its policy. Tbe Three Kuhns 
and tbe Zanslbar Arabs, composed mainly of 
blondes, furnished tbe backbone of tbe program. 
Ziska and King, In a burlesque magic offering, 
had nothing new to offer and the comedy end of 
tbe act was weak. Florence Saunders, soprano, 
did fairly well. Nagle and Adams, comedy 
sketch team, had little to offer excepting a 
whistling number by tbe male member of the 
team, who scored. Dave Barry, "musical make," 
opened. The Three Kuhna made their usual 
strong showing, gaining several recalls. The seven 
"Zanslbar Arabs" woke 'em up with their routine 
of lightning tumbling. 



BOSTON 



Palace Theatre opened regular season this week. 
Work is being rushed on tbe new Gaiety theatre 
and it will be ready in November. A big feature 
this week at Wonderland Park is "Alice in 
Wonderland," a pageant that will run for three 
weeks. Assistant Manager K. L. Perry arranged 
it and several hundred children participate. 

KEITH'S. "The Naked Truth" headlined. 

Odd sketch, well written and sung; Paul Florus, 
xylophone, usually expert; Empire City Quartet, 
same as ever. The Ahearn Troupe of Cyclists 
cause real fun and received good applause. Myers 
and Rosa, clever exhibition of lariat throwing. 
Blanche Henshaw as the "Heinle Girl" is good, 
also McNamee, clay modeler. Melnotte Twins and 
Clay Smith go well, also Dandy George, bis fe- 
male partner and dog. Young America Qulutet, 
fair. 

PALACE.— Rice and Barton's show, beaded by 
Barton, better this year than last, the burlettas 
being "Brown Among tbe Daisies" and "The 
Fakir's Daughter." Olio is good, and includes 
Camille Falladoux, chanteuse; Eckboff and Gordon, 
comedy musical; Pierce and Malzee, "The Singer 
and the Sheath Gown Girl"; Murphy and Magee, 
comedians; the Healeys, society sketch, and Kelley 
and Bartlett, acrobats. 

HOWARD.— "Cosy Corner Girls." with Lola 
Biggar featured, May Fenton, Belle Hunter and 
the Healey Sisters, drew big bouses. The house 
bill Includes Jeanette Dupree, Arizona Troupe of 
excellent acrobats, Gladys Sears, Corbet t and For- 
rester. Hates aud Neville. Dancing Butlers, Rob- 
son and Wilson, Hindoo Sam. 

COLUMBIA.— Louis Oberwarth brought his 
"Frolicsome I«ambs" here, with a big bunch of 
"splinters," the smallest lot of chorus girls ever 
Men. May Strehl is featured, also Frank Carl- 
ton. The Cardownle Sisters got good applause. 
Antrim and Peters, Carlton and Terre and Brown- 
ing and I. avail complete olio. 

AUSTIN * STONE'S. -Olive Sisters, Ethel Nor- 
man, Cassle French and Methven Sisters featured 
hi Manlinttim Girls." and the Sloam-s, Tom' and 
Gertie Moya, Thurston and Gray and Black and 
White In the second show. 



PARAGON PARK— Last week of season. In 
Farrington's Olympic tbe bill includes the Mc- 
Carthys, comedy sketch; Todesca Trio, trick 
bicyclists; Madeline Fisher, soprano soloist; the 
Moxeys, singers and dancers; Little Rita, popular 
songs; Kit K arson, novelty act; Harry K. Clif- 
ford, parody singer. 

NOTE.— Ernest L. Waltt, Variety's Boston cor- 
respondent, has resigned to become tbe press rep- 
resentative for Morris* Orpheum. 



ST. LOUIS 

By RICHARD SPAMER* 

VARIETY'S St. Louis Office. 
322 Commercial Building. 
Telephone, Klnlocb 1040. 

FOREST PARK HIGHLANDS (Co. John D. 
Hopkins. mgr.> The Highlands closes 13. This 
week Kesseley's Marionettes have tbe center of 
the stage. The life-like mannlkins are a big hit. 
Terry and Elmer, singing and talking, above the 
averuge; their dancing a show In itself. Arm- 
strong and Clark, blackface, and Gordon and 
Marks, good comedy team. Burno and Plnero, 
clowns, funny. Cavallo's Band at tbe Tekko Gate- 
way. 

MANNIONS PARK (Mannion Bros., mgrs.).— 
Redpath's Napanees in "Fun In a School-Room." 
The Helds, character impersonations; Julian and 
Dwjer. comedy ring experts; Frits Huston, csr- 
toons; Walter J. Havird, the singer with the 
band, fill out tbe bill. 

OAYETY (O. T. Crawford, mgr.).— "Blue Rib- 
Ikmi Girls" In "The Raw Recruit" and "The 
Blue Klhhon Girls En Route" have two ornate set- 
pleces. In the olio are tbe Perry 81sters, Olga 
Boehm, Billy K. Wells, Ward and Raymond, 
Florence Mills and, last but not least, those self- 
sacrificing "Eight English Skyrockets," acrobatic 
dancers par excellence and then some. 

STANDARD (Leo Relchenbach, mgr.).— "The 
p:mplre Show" with the only Roger Imhof are 
here for a prosperous week. "Casey's Alley" 
with Imhof in bis regular Casey part is a whole 
show in Itself. Not to hsve seen Roger as Michael 
Casey Is to have foregone the best thing that 
strikes us In the early or late vaudeville year. 
The show bears every evidence of prosperity. In 
the lavish olio are the Bennett Sisters, Montamho 
and Bartelll, acrohatlqne eccentrlques (program 
spelling); Imhof and Corlnne In a neat bit; 
John A. West, comedian; Howard and Lindner. 
comedy sketch duo; Armstrong and Levering. 
comedy cyclists, and the after-piece Is "At 
Magdalcna Bay." 

AMERICA V Make and Sol Oppenheimer, mgrs.). 

Mn Fuller, headllner. She has retained her 
good looks and sense of beauty in pose and 
movement. Howard and Bland have "The Stage 
Manager;" the Three Yoscarys are premier 
European acrobats; Nonette sings and vocalises; 
the Josselhi Trio present their picture In mid- 
air, and Burt Earle who played upon the banjo 
to Edward, now King of England, and It Is said 
performed a duo with His Majesty, Is given 
(onslderHhle time followed by Mme. Theresa 
Renz of Berlin Circus Rens fame In a big 
equestrienne expose. 





Sept. 6, Orpheum, Kansas City 



Sept. 14, Orpheum, Omaha 



Sept. 21, Orpheum, Des Moines 



It's great out here. Help, the papers are after me. They say I'm good. I hate to believe it — but if they say so — . (Is it winter yet 
in the East?) r^JTV^T ^^/XSEIY^ dm ihis booking. 



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England's Premier Hifh-Gleas Comedy Dnettitta. 
The Champion Singers of VenderiHe. 

FIDDLER 
SHELTON 

"Suffooated with Dellghtfulnees." 

Week Aug. II, Keith ft Proctor's 125th St, 

Hew York. 

Hext WNk, Sept. 7. Poll's, Sprlgteld. 

Direction, PAT CASEY. 



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T HE PIOTTIS 

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JUGGLER, 

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Keith Circuit. 
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Prinoaas Theatre, Chicago. 




GAVIN, PLAIT 
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and 

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The new offering in "ONE." 

Addreaa VARIETY. 




VARDON 
PERRY 

WILBER 

"Those Three Boyi" 
Week Sept. 7, 
Majestic, Xanaaa City. 




SamJ.CurtiSc n . d 

In "A SESSION AT SCHOOL." 

By GEO. W. DAY. 

Week Sept. 7, Poli'i, Springfield. 
Booked eelid for season. 

SHD SEASON LRWIN8 "BIG SHOW." 

Brady and Nahoney 

"THE HEBREW FIREHAN AND THE 
FOREMAN." 

Olocing the Olio. 

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Biggest laughmaker wtthla the eldeat memory. 

BOOKED SOLID. 



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The Typioal Topical Tickle fingers. 
Booked Solid until July, MO). 

Thle Weeh, Bhuhcrt's. Utlea. 
Sept. 7, Cook's, Rochester. 

REICH ft PLUHKETT, Smart Agents. 





MYERS 

AND 

ROSA 

" TIE COWBOY AND 6IRL " 

WESTERN 

WHIRLWINDS. 



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Time. Sept. 7, Trent, 

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THE ACT COMIC 



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i Management, LEVEY ft LYKENS 



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London Offices: 16 York St., Covent Garden, London, W. 01 

THREE MUSICAL TOYS 

HENDERSON'S, CONEY ISLAND, THIS WEEK (AUG. 81). 
Yes, ws opened the show, but after first performance, was put down to Number Mine. Ouess 
that's going some. 



VICTORIA 

Open the Year Around 

VAUDEVILLE HEADLINED 

- GOOD STANDARD ACTS 

If you have an open week you want to fill at 
short notice, write to W. L. DOCK8TADBR, 

CarricK Theatre. Wilmlagtesw DeL 

Can doss Saturday night snd mske any city east 
of Chicago to open Mondsy night. 

Charles Horwitz 

Sketches from the pen of Horwlts sre the best 

In vaudeville. His record spesks for itself. Over 

One Hundred Hits now playing. Order that 

sketch, playlet, monologue or song from 

CHARLES HORWITZ, 

Knickerbocker Theatre Building, 

Room 81ft, 1408 BROADWAY, MEW YORK. 

(The Original) 

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The Female Jail Manacle Breaker and Lady of 

Mystery. 
At Liberty August 80. 



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NOVELTY ACTS 



KANSAS OZTY. 

Tom Hodgeman, formerly press agent for Lleb- 
ler & Co.. is to manage the Majestic this year. 
Graud Opera House opened 30 with "The Girl 
Question." Paul Nicholson as "Con Ryan" very 

clever. MAJESTIC (Tom Hodgeman, uigr.).— 

Phil. Sheridan's Barlesquers. excellent business; 
Nick Conwsy. song "Laughing Casey, " good; Ida 
Gladstone, very good; Jack Dunham, Joe Ferrell 
and Sam Edwards, sketch. "The Three Mus- 
keteers," very funny. CENTURY (Jo*. II. Don- 

negan, mgr.).— "The Rolllckers," Violet Pearl, 
pleased especially with the "pony" ballet; Hasel 
Sanger* sings well; Alfred Hall, clever dancing; 
Will II. Cnliuu und Lem Welch, comedians, good. 

LINCOLN, NEB. 

MAJESTIC <L. M. Gorman, ragr.).— Week 24: 
Ernesto Sister*, wire, good; Minor, Coleman and 
Satterlee. sketch, entertaining; Jimmle Lucas. 
I m person n tor. hit; Blasonette and Newman, ac- 
robats, good: Al. II. Tyrrell, blackface, hit; May 
Rerdelle and her two "Scarecrows." big hit. 

Lyric. Jayo, Elite. Dreamland and Auditorium, 
all in. p. houses, the majority report good houses. 

NOTES.— The Majestic has reverted to the 
two-a-day, at advanced prices; first week — good 
attendance. — Tlie Wonderland opens at a new 
stand; m. p. and ill. songH. — Nebraska (annual) 
State Fair 31-4. LEE J. LOGAN. 



and Rice, acrobats, pleased. Seymour and Nelson 
look well. -NOTE. Mae Sherwood of Watson's 
"Cozy Corner" spent Sunday lit Lowell. 

JOHN J. DAWSON. 



MALDEN, MASS. 

HATHA WAYS (Samuel L. Tuck. reH. mgr.).— 
0|>enlng 31: Jessta Clement in "Too Much Sym- 
pathy." headllner. well received; Ray State Quar- 
tet, good; Dlamollno, "handcuff king." hit; Ed- 
ward Morton, singing comedian, leading favorite; 
The Vedmars, novelty acrobats, well applauded. 

NOTE.— The same working staff are with the 

house snd everything looks good for a successful 
season. THOMAS C. KENNEY. 

MEDFORD, MA88. 

BOULEVARD (J. W. Gorman, mgr.).— "Maid 
of Japan," musical comedy by Matt Ott. welcomed 
the same as all other comedies this summer snd 
was greeted with un overflowing house. It scored 
a big hit and the costumes, dances snd music 
are worthy. THOMAS C. KENNEY. 



LOWELL, MASS. 
HATHAWAY'S (John I. Shannon, mgr.).— 
"A Night With the Poets." hit. Burt and Stan- 
ford In "Order of the Bath." good. Wm. Court. 
Scotch comedian, well received. Brown snd 
Navarro, singers and dancers, good. Herman 



MUSKOGEE, OKLA. 

LYRIC (E. A. Miller, mgr.).— Henry A. Boss, 
musical, applause; Mrs. Fears (local), ill. songs; 
Haley snd Nsley, singing snd dancing, good; 
Andrews snd Abbott Company, clever; Muslcsl 
Rrenunns. well received; Ls Temples, illusionists, 
pleased: Drako's Dogs, good. J. F. BRETT. 



Queen of Burlesque," were given a big reception 
Monday and played to goodly numbers all week. 
A well-trained, good singing and neatly costumed 
chorus was In evidence. Their snappy work 
greatly assisted the comedians to get many a 
pleasing quip (not in the Hues) across the lights. 
The skits presented were "Ikle and Sehmulkle" 
and "New York Tombs." with the comedy parts 
In charge of those capable fun makers. Hsrry 
Mark Stewart and Larry Smith. The olio num- 
lK»rs were by Mulltnl Sisters, good musicians; 
Smith and Champion. In "The Wrong Doctor," 
laughing hit; Mailman and Collins snd May 
Howard In a repertoire of popular song successes. 

LYCEUM (Charles Knapp, mgr.).— "Wine, 

Women and Song." with Bonlta and original 
cast, broke all attecdance records at this thea- 
tre, packing them In to the fire law limit. Sev- 
eral new features, Including a number of chorus 
ensembles, have been introduced, making the 
show 100 per cent, better than when It appeared 

here in September, 10O0. EMPIRE (A. M. 

Bruggemann. mgr.). — Opens Monday (Labor 
Day) matinee with the following bill: Willie 
Zlmmermann. Elllss-Nowlln Troupe. Steele and 
Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thome, Sullivan 
Pasquelena and Company, Wynn and Lewis, De 
Witt Young and Sister and pictures. 

FRANK A. EAKINS. 



entitled "A Frolicsome Frolic," by Tom Coyne; 
lyrics by William Burt. Many familiar "bits'* 
have been resurrected. The Ill-smelling cheese, 
rubber band comedy, money changing and pom*. 
mellng with bundles, etc., are In use for the par- 
pose of extracting laughs. Twenty choristers are 
carried, twelve of the statuesque type and eight 
"ponies." They are sprightly snd work bsrd to 
please. Th» costumes shown would do credit to 
a Broadway production. Miss Sheldon's voice Is 
Improving each season. Nothing but clssslcsl 
numlNTs for the fair Viols now. Her ultimate 
gonl Is evidently grand opera. Csmpbell snd 
Brady open the olio In s club-throwing specialty, 
followed by Howard and Lewis, programmed ss 
"A Pair of Cons." A really meritorious offering 
Is the posture set of Mile. Aids; ker speclslty Is 
all too short. The set of Mildred Flora doesn't 
bear any noticeable change. The musicsl num- 
ber [iresented by Vardon, Perry and W liber elicited 
»in unusual amount of applause. The closing piece 
is called "A Summer's Night." 

O. M. SAMUEL. 



PATER80N, N. J. 

FOLLY (Joseph E. Pine, mgr.).— "Wsshlngton 
Society Girls," featuring May Howard, "the 



NEW ORLEANS. LA. 

GREEN WALD (II. Oreenwald. mgr.).— The 
Greenwald opened 20. The house stuff of last sea- 
son has been retained except there Is a new elec- 
trician and a new stage manager. The Hastings 
Show Is the opening attraction with Viola Shel- 
don especially featured. The opening burletta Is 



N0RRI8T0WN, PA. 

GARRICK (A. 8ahlosky, mgr.).— Cubanola Trio, 
singing, dancing, excellent; Colls Le Psge, Im- 
personator, good; Raymond snd Hess In "Country 
Life," very good; Rath, Seversnce end Company 
In "Nowadsys," good; Eerie-Rose Trio, musical, 
fine; Burton, monologue, good; Mann snd Frsnks, 
center set, hit of bill, held over from last week. 

D. SOBEL. 



BEADING, PA. 

BIJOU (S. Lubln).— M. p. 
Mackey, Collins aud Fields, 



snd Thos. A. 
Rsllo Cozart and 



AMY ANDERSON 



opened at the Colonial Theatre, New York, 
Week August 31 and met with great success 
upon her first performance 



NEXT WEEK (Sept. 7), ALHAMBRA, NEW YORK 



38 



VARIETY 










EIN^ MAKE UP 



Akron, 0. 
Sell wood A Vogler. 

Albany, V. T. 
Louia Sautter, DrugM 

Allen town, Pa. 
Palace Pharmacy. 

Altoona, Pa. 
Boecking A Meredith 

Anniaton, Ala. 
Scarborough Drug Co 
Aabury Park, B. J. 
Bullck'a l'hani)»cy. 

Atlanta, Ga. 
Jacobs' Pharmacy Co 
Atlantic City, N. J. 
Oalbreath Pharmacy 

Aaguata, Ga. 
Greeo A Horsey 

Drug Co. 

Bakerafleld, Gal. 
Baer Bros., Drugs. 

Baltimore, Md. 
Bocbschlld, Kohu. 
Williamson A Watts 
A. T. Jones A Sons 
S. Le Boy Boblnson 
Habllston-Brickmsn. 
M. Strssburger, Phar 
H. S. Hartogensls. 
Battle Oreak, Mich. 
IfcClintic's Pharm. 

Bay City, Mioh. 
Mason A Beach. 
Beanmont, Texas. 
Post Office Drug St. 
Binghamton, H. T. 
C. II. Loveland, Dgs 
Birmingham, Ala. 
K. B. Norton, Dgs. 

Bloomington, 111. 
J. C. Coblentx Dg. Co. 

Boston, Mass. 
Klein's Phsrmscy. 
Green's Phsrmscy. 
Knight's Pharmacy. 
Hoi Us St. Phsrmscy 

Bridgeport, Conn. 
The D. M. Besd Co. 
Jennie Hamilton's 

Pharmacy. 

Brockton, Mass. 
James Edgar A Co. 
W. A. Chaplain Co. 

Brooklyn, M. T. 
Block Drug Co. 
Altheimer Bros. 
J. J. Kline. 

Buffalo, N. T. 
A. Mink, Costumer. 
Wm. Hengerer Co. 
Central Prescription 

Store. 
Cedar Bapids, la. 
Boyson Drug Co. 
Ohattanooga, Tenn. 
Lire A Let Live 

Drug Co. 
Chicago, HI. 
Auditorium Phar. Co 
G. F. Wlsshsck Co. 
Central Drug Co. 
Standard Drug Co. 
L. Hageman A Co. 
Chicago Costume Wks 
J. H. Montgomery. 
Revere Pharmacy. 
Congress Drug Co. 
Ashland Drug Store. 
National Drug Store. 
Oscar S. Betting. Dgs 

Chico, Gal. 
Lee Pharmacy. 

Ginoinnati, 0. 
Wm. Beck A Sons. 
F. Sswlrschins. 
Weatherford Thar. 

Cleveland, 0. 
W. G. Marshall. 
W. Krsuse A Son. 
Standard Drug Co. 
Steam A Co. 
Prospect Pharmacy. 



Clinton, Iowa. 
James De Lange. 

Colorado Sp'gs, Col. 
Opera House Phsrm. 

Columbia, S. 0. 
W. C. Fisher A Co. 

Calurabua. Ga. 
Shscklcford's Drug. 

Columbus, 0. 
F. F. Mykranti. 
Kampmann Costume 

coney Island, V. T. 
Altheimer Bros. 

Corning, N. T. 
Opers House Pharm. 
Council Bluffs, la. 
Clark Drug Co. 

Cumberland, Md. 
L. L. Kimes A Bro. 

Pallas, Texas. 
J. T. Buckingham. 

Davenport, la. 
Klstenmacher's Phar. 

Dayton, 0. 
Burkltt's Drug Store 

Decatur, I1L 
Percy Ewing Sup. Ho. 

Denver, Col. 
The Central Pharm. 



Lansing, Mioh. Napa, OaL 

Opera House Pharm Joe. Leviuson. 
Leavenworth, Kan. Newark, H. J. 



LIST OF SELLING AGENTS 






Ed. C. Fritsche. 

Lincoln, Neb. 
Biggs Pbarmar. Co. 

Little Book, Ark. 
Beidelman Drug Co. 

Los Angeles, OaL 
Chambers A Lelsnd. 

Louisville, Ky 



Petty's Pharmacy. 
Cbas Holshsuer, Dgs. 
Crecent Drug Co. 
Mew Bedford, Mass. 
The Browne Pharm. 

Hew Britain, Conn. 
J. P. Cooners, D'gs. 

Newburgh, H. T. 
Brown's Pharmacy. 



Pittston, Pa. 
Chas. A. Btroh. 

Portland, Me* 
A. Carles. 

Portland, Ore. 
Powers A Bstee. 
Charles Brink. 

Providence, B. L 
J. A. Bernard, D'gs 
Colonial Drug Co. 

Pueblo, Col. 



Fort Smith, Ark. 
Palace Drug Store. 
Kimmons Drug Co. 

Fort Worth, Texas. 
Lowe's Drug Store. 

Fresno, OaL 
George U. Monroe. 

Galesburg, Dl. 
Judsou W. Hoover. 

Galveston, Texas. 
Star Drug Store. 
Mrs. Anna Stelnhoff 

« » j wi u T - P« Taylor A Co 

Grand Hanioa, Mich Kaufman-Straqs Co. Mew Orleans, La. 

Schrouder A Stone- Buschemeyer Bros. American Drug Store J?**} J*' lr B £ Mar * 

Tsylor Isaacs Drugs Capdaus Pharmacy. Beed Bro »., Drugs. 

Lowell Mass. * ew Tork O 1 **- Bacine, Wis. 

Towers' Corner Drg Knickerbocker Phar. Pokorny Drug Co. 

George Shindbelm. Beading, Pa, 

£.-w. H ' *i' cy ~* °°.\ ^y W. Dentler. 
Glblan the Druggist Bamford A Kemp. 
Macon, Ga. Hegeman A Co. 

Jno 8. Hoge Drg On H. C. Miner Estate. 
Madison, Wis. Biker A Sons Co. 

The Menges Phar'e. J *»- *• Hearn A Son 



Shawnee, Ok la. 
Crescent Drug Co. 

Sherman, Tex. 
Eader Allen Drg Co. 

Bhreveport, La. 
Saenger Bros. Drugs 

Sioux City, la. 
Will J. Kllse, Dgs. 

South Bend, Ind. 
Economicsl Drug. 



Hew Haven, Conn. Crews Bews D G Oo 8 ?» rt * nb |!«». * * 
. J. A. Notklns A Bro Crewn Beggn D O. Oo Ugon , s DrQf Bt0f6 

Quinoy, 111. 



bouse. 

Hamilton, Canada. 
J. P. Hennessey. 

Harrisburg, Pa. 
Central Drug Co. 

Hartford, Conn. 
Wise, Smith A Co. 
The Baplye Drug Co 

Hoboken, H. J. 
Wm. Kamlah. Dgs 
Holyoke, 



Lynn, Mass. 
P. B. Magrsne. 



Maryaville, Oal. 
GreenTThe Druggist Harnung Drug Co. 
Hot Springs, Ark, MoAleeter, Okie, 

B. G. Morris, Drug. Harry J. Bettes. 



Owl Drug Co. 
Circle Phsrmscy. 
Griffith's Phsrmacy. 

Norfolk, Va. 
Bernard Hies. 



Bed Bank, H. I. 
Jss. Cooper, Jr. 
Reno, Hev. 

8. J. Hodgkinson. 

Biohmond, Va. 
J. Blair, Drugs. 
Boohester, H. T. 



Spokane, Wash. 
Demert Drug Co. 

Spring-field, HI. 
Sell A Coe, D'gists. 

Springfield, Mass. 
Green the Druggist. 

Springfield, 0. 
C. W. Westenfelter. 

Stockton, Gal. 
Esgle Drug Store. 

St. Jseop h , Me. 
Bu g eu e Soper, D'gs. 
St. Joseph Drug Oo. 

St. Louis, Mo. 



Nelson Barrowclough Grand Leader. 

Robert Schmidt. 




EIN^S MAKE UP 



ALPINB COLO CRBAM 
75c. Pound, 40c. Half and 15c. Jars. 

OaBAHB P4ieT 
25c. Stiok in Cardboard Tube. 

LIMING COLORS 

15c. Stick. Same as Paint Tube. 

ALPINB POWDSks 
80c. Half Pound, 20c. Quarter. 

MOIST ROUGE 
25c. Glass Pot. Three Shades. 

STBiN-ROUUB 
Ho. If. 20c. Per Box. 

CLOWN WRITS 
8 oa. Box, 26c. 

BYE BROW PHNCILS 
S Dolors, 10c. Each. 









WHBATCROFT CRBAM 

A Liquid Powder, 40c. Bottle or Tin. 

NICM.BR BOCK BR COLD CRBAM 

60c. Pound, 26c. Half. 

SPIRIT OOM 

16c. Bottle, with Brush. 

NOSB PUTTY 
20c. a Box. 

ABSORTBD PAINTS 

I Paints and 6 Liners, 60c. Tin Box. 

STBIN-CMRATB 

A SKIN FOOD. 

|1 Large, 60c. Medium, 26c. Small. 

MILL'S BURNT CORK 

76c. Pound, 40c. Half, 26c. Quarter. 



NEW YORK CITY 






Des Moines, la. 
Opera House Phsrm. 

Detroit, Mioh, 
Mrs. Clsrs M. Besd 
Standsrd Drug Store 
Ste Clsire Pharm. 

Duluth, Minn. 
Mattix Drug Stores. 

Durham, H. 0, 
W. M. Yearby. 

Easton, Pa, 
H. B. Sample A 8. 

Elisabeth, B. 7. 
McCloake> A Graham 

Elmira, N. T. 
C. H. Calkins, Dgs. 

El Paso, Texas. 
Orndorff Drug Store 
L. C. Bonbsm A Co. 

El Reno, Okla. 
City Drug Co. 

Eureka, Cal. 
Skinner Duprey Drg 

Evanaville, Ind. 

J. F. Honiiii Drg Co 

Fall Biver, Mass. 

Toubey's Pharmacy 

Fitchburg, Mass. 
Douglas Hair Store. 



Houston, Ta 
Spencer Drug Co. 

Indianapolia, Ind. 
Charles W. Bichrodt 
Ferger's Pharmacy. 
B. Kinklin. 
Weber Drug Co. 

Jacksonville, Fie, 
Bradley A Anderson 

Jaokson, Miss. 
King's Drug Store. 

Jaokson, Tens. 
Werd's Pharmacy. 

Johnstown, Pa. 
Bmll K. Both. Pber 

Joplin, Mo.' 
Tbe Cooper Drug Co 

Kalamaioo, Mioh. 
J. L. Wallace, Dgs. 

Kansas City, Mo. 
Midland Pharmacy. 
Missouri Drug Co. 
Orpheum Pharmacy.' 

Xnoxville, Tenn. 
Kublman'a Drg Sts. 

La Orosee, Wis. 
Hoeschler Bros. 

Lancaster, Pa* 
G. F. K. Erisman. 



Memphis, T« 
Moseley-Boblnsou- 

Cox Co. 
Wm. Kasten. 

Meriden, Oenn. 
Merlden House Drg. 

Mexloo City, Vex, 
J. Lsbsdle. 

Middletown, Conn. 
Bnell A Bletchey. 

Milwaukee, Wis, 
Carnival Coetume Co 
Glmbel Brothers. 
Dsdd's Drug Store. 

Minneapolis, Minn. 
Powers Mercantile. 
Thompson Drug Co. 

Mobile, Ala, 
Dave 8. Bauer, Dgs 

Monmouth, Dl. 
Johnson's Phsrmacy 

Montgomery, Ala, 
E. C. Spann. 

Montreal, Can, 
Oliver Dowler. 

Nashville. Tens. 
C. It. Badoux, Hair. 
Sand A Sumpter. 



' Oakland, OaL 
The Owl Drag Co. 
Cbas. Hoffman A Co 

Oklahoma City, Okla. 
Westfall Drug Co. 

Omaha, Hob. 
J. L. Brandlee A Bona 
M. Monhelt, Hair. 
Owl Drag Co. 

Peterson, B. J. 
Ssmuel Sykee. 
C. C. Smith. 

Peoria, DL 
Red Cross Pharm. 
F. M. DeKroyft. Dgs. 

Pendleton, Ore. 
F. J. Doosldson. 

Philadelphia, Pa, 
Strawbridge A 

Clothier. 
N. Snellenberg A Co 
H. A. Nolte, Drugs. 
Glmbel Brothers. 
Van Horn A Son. 
Lit Brothers. 
Pine Bluffs, Ark, 
Mann Tankersley Co 

Pittsburg, Pa. 
Crystsl Pharmacy. 
Baser Bros. 



Sacramento, Oal. 
Neve Drug Co. 
Salisbury, B. 0. 
T. W. Grimes Drug 
San Antonio, Tex. 
Wm. O. Kalteyer. 
Baa Bernardino, Cal. 
The Owl Drug 8tore 

Ban Diego, Cal. 
John B. Starkey. 
Ban Franelsoo, OaL 
Tbe Owl Drug Co. 
Parent'e Stst'y St. 
Goldstein's Hair St. 

Ban Jeae, Oal. 
Curtis A Henkle. 
Santa Barbara, Cal. 
Gutllerres Drug Co. 

Savannah, Ga. 
Livingston's Pharm. 
Schenectady, B. T, 
▼an Curler Pharm. 

Bcraaton, Pa, 
The Phelpa Pharm. 
Tbe Taylor Pharm. 

Beattle, Wash. 
The Bsven Drag Co. 
Bex Drag Co. 
NaglesArtABta. Co. 

Selma, Ala, 
Geo. A. Cunningham 



Anti-Monopoly Drug 
Enderle Drug Co. 
Doering Bros. 

St, Paul, Minn. 
Scbuoemen A Evans 

Sunbury, Pa, 

B. E. Kelly, Drugs. 
Superior, Wis. 

C. W Aust, D'glst. 
Syraouse, B. Y. 

Stols Bros., Drugs. 

Taooma, Wash. 
Wynkoop-Vsughsn. 

Tampa, Fla. 
Williams' Phsrm. 
Wm. 8. Oppenhelmer 
Torre Haute, Ind. 
A. Hers. 
Averitt-Dorsey Drug 

Texsrkana, Tax. 
Smith Drug Co. 
Toledo, Ohio. 
West Drug Store. 

Topeka, Ban, 
Sim Drug Co. 

Troy, B. T. 
John F. Klllilea. 
Utica, H. Y. 
Sullivan A Slauson. 
Vancouver, B. 0. 
McDuffee Bros. A 
Wl lllnma. 
Yickaburg, Miss. 
Razslnsky A Hirsch. 
King A Co. 

Wsco, Texas. 
Jurney A Stetler. 
Washington, D. 0. 
Hecbt A Co. 
C. B. Gundlach. 
Klootewski's Pharm 
Wheeling, W. Va. 
Mcl.aln'a Drug Store 

Wichita, Kan. 
IliRKinson Drug Co. 

Wilkeabarre, Pa. 
W. J. Pauling A Co. 
Frank A Barber 

Williamsport, Pa. 
Prof. Charles' Hair 

Wilmington, Del. 
Z. James Belt 
Wilmington, B. O. 
J. Hicks Bunting 
Woodland, Cal. 
J. V. Leithold 

Worcester, Mass. 
Green, The Drttfcglst 

Yonngstown, 0. 
Stshl's Drug Store 



Powers snd Freed. GBAND OPBBA HOUSE 

(Beis A AppeO, mgrs.).— M. p. and Tbe DeCor- 
slcss, McKisalck and Shadney and Amelia Manett. 

STAR, VICTOR, MBCCA and PABLOB.— M. 

p. snd ill. songs. PBNDOBA PABK.— "Cru- 
saders' Week." CARSONIA PABK.— Ususl at 

tractions. G. B. H. 



tionlst, good; Tsony Galloway, fair; Jack Boxley 
and Wolfre 'Claire, songs, very good. 



SALT LAKE OTTY, UTAH. 

OBPHEUM (Msrtin Beck, gen. mgr.).— Week 
28: The Fadettes, hesdllners; Bedford and Win- 
cheater , clever Jugglers, with good comedy; The 
Two Puckr, received much spplsuse; Gardiner and 
Vincent, act of some merit; Three Moaner 
Brothers, bicycle; Warren and Blancbsrd, sing- 
ing and comedy. JAYNE JOHNSON. 

BAB AHTOHIO, TEX. 

ELECT BIC PABK (Dsve A. Wela, mgr.).— Week 
24: The Hermans, strong act, very good; Alton 

Trio, contortionist, very good. LYBIO AIB- 

DOMB (H. H. Hamilton, sagr.). Deonao, contor- 



SEATTLE, WASH, 

COLISEUM— Benamed "Orpheum," opened 24 
with the big Orpbeum attractions, to a filled 
house. Tbe sestlng capacity is 2,700. Carl Belter 
is resident msnsger, with D. G. Invsrsrlty as 
assist au t. The bill was an average show. The 
public seem Immensely pleased with the in- 
stsllstion of tbe theatre. Tbe acts were Grsls' 
Prodigies, remarkably trsined; Clifford and 
Burke, blackface, decided bit; Bond, Benton and 
company in "Handkerchief No. 10," laughable; 
Melville A Evle Stetson, comediennes, flue; Wil- 
bur Msck, asslMted by Nells Walker, in "The 
Bachelor and the Maid," substantial bit; Sadie 
Sherman in "At the Pbotogrspbers," clever; 
Zeno, Jordan, Zeno, aerial, greatly appreciated. 
Pictures. 

STAB (F. H. Donnellan, mgr.). Week 24: 
Fredrick V. Bowers A Co. in "College Days." 
hesdllners and hit of bill. Mosarto, the Instru- 



ment man, clever. All, Hunter and All, acrobats, 
good. Louglilin's dogs, fine. Fred and Bess 
Lucler in "A Bustle Romeo," very good. Ed- 
wsrd Roeach. 11. songs, good. 

PANTAfJKS (Alex. Pantsgea, mgr.)'— Mile. 
Loulae's monkeys, fine. John F. Clark, monologlat, 
lilt. Tnthan, the Armless, wonderful. Newman. 
Ashton and Newman, (new acts). The Auatrallsu 
Trio, "On Furlough," very good. Francisco 
Msrrscl (new acts). Clara Walters, piano, very 
clever. Arthur Elwell, Ulustrsted songs, good. 

SHANNON'S (M. T. Shannon, prop, snd mgr.). 
— Muslcsl Shirley's, headllner*. Lyndon and Lin- 
don, "The Primadonna and the Coon." Baroness 
Von Tilse, vocalist. Cecil Summers. 

NOTES.— The Circuit (m. p.) closed laat week 
for repairs. — A new house is being constructed 
to be celled the Alhambra. Archie Logsn, lste 
operstor st tbe Star, Is to be the msnsger. 



ST. JOSEPH, MO. 

CBYSTAL (Fred Cosman, mgr.).— Webb Romalo 
Troup, bead. Excellent head and band balancers. 



Well received. Burns snd Burns comedy wire, 
laughing hit of hill. May and Lily Burns, re- 
flued muslcsl, very good. Glenroy and Bunnell, 
comedy sketch, excellent vehicle, well liked. 
Kddie Blsck, uionoloirulttt snd dancer, very good. 
Business excellent. 

LYCEUM (C. U. Philley. mgr.).— "Sollickers" 
opened season to big business. Show excep- 
tionally good for a first production aud scored 
big. Among the contingent, Violet Pearl stsnds 
out. Costuming excellent, snd Hall's "Pony Bal- 
let" carried the heavy burden in tbe chorus. 

NOTES. — The Bijou Dream, formerly Crystal, 
has been remodeled and will have the Syn- 
chroscope as tbe attraction. A great deal of 
money has been spent In improvements. — The 
Yslto Duo have Just flnlahed a tour of the W. 
S. time and will play for Wm. Morris next 
season. — Blngllng Broa. will show the 6th.— The 
city is billed heavier than for any attraction 
that has ever played here. BUTCH. 






SYBACT78E, H. Y. 

GBAND OPEBA HOUSE (Grand Amusement 
Co., mgrs. Monday rebearssl 10:30,"). — Fair bill 
for opening. Jacob's Dogs, pleased; Stafford and 
Stone, pleased; Ernie Wolf (New Acts), "Tbe 
Dixie Serenaders," went big; "Country Boys and 
Girls," good; Willie Paotser Troupe, good; Lotta 

Gladstone, pleased; Ssm Elton, good. NOTE. — 

The new orchestra, under the leadership of J. 
Edwin Lelbman, Is tbe best yet st this house. 

SAM FBEEMAN. 



TOBOBTO, OBT. 

SHEA'S (J. Shea, mgr.).— Anne Blancke, 
favorite, scored; Bnrke, Touhey snd Co., funny; La 
Veen Cross and Co., good; "Watermelon Tract", 
good; Felix AdJer. fair; Mile. Pertlna. nimble 
dancer* Ooakley and McBrlde, good. 

STAR (Harry H. Hedges, mgr.). — "The Strolling 
Players", peal burlesquers, and thla clever com- 
pany headed by Katberyn Pearl, aided by Sam 
Liebert, pleased big audiences all week. 

GAYETY (Thoa. R. Henry, mgr.).*-"Al Beeves' 
Beauty 8how" headed by Andy Lewis packed 
them in all week. The show is up to tbe usual 
Beeves standard. HABPLEY. 



WA8HTHOT0H, D. 0. 

GAYBTY.— "The I.id Lifters" proves a winner. 
John Jean le first fnn maker; Jack and Helen 
Davia. dancers, with some clever work on roller 
skates; Bone and Bills, sensational Jumping; 
Walker and Barrett, character work, snd Hattle 

Mills also scored. LYCEUM.— "The Ducklings" 

is drawing Urge audiences. Tiny Downey seems 
to take first place in audience's affections with 
singlug and dancing; others are Will Colton and 
Jean Darrow, comedy sketch artists; Berg'e 
"Merry Girls," who won spplsuse with dancing 
snd cornet playing: Ha Hey and McKlnnon, and 

Ix)ule Dacre worked well. LUNA PABK.— 

Hlnes and Bemlogton, in "The Manicure Girl," 
distinct success: Simmons snd White, popular; 
others: Jack Symonds. Sadie McDonald, Billy 
Barry snd Compsny, Lew Met tier snd Bell and 
Richards. 



WATEBTOWH, H. Y. 

OBPHEUM (Walter C. Msck, mgr. ) .—Opened 
31 with strong bill. Honors equally divided 
among Villlers and Waerner, good: Mile Clarence, 
extraordinary contortionist; Adolph Adams and 
Company, lmpersotistlons, excellent; Bordley, An- 
gelo and Purcell. minstrelsy, good; The Trlllern, 
novel; Duffy, Sswtelle and Duffy, big hit; hyp- 
notlgrapht 

ANTIQUE (L. M. Sneden. mgr.).— Musical Ven- 
dettas, excellent: Oral, skater, good: Kelly snd 
Mahlman, some dancing: Marie Floyd, comedienne, 
pleased; Stanley Crandall, boy soprsno, riot; last 
week's- business record bresker. 

LYBIC (Chas. Hlldebrandt. mgr.).— Zanda and 
Kalma, rotnan rings; Mitchell snd DeLlslc, 
comedy; Bill is Sheets, whistler: Percy Brown, 
musical: Chas. Hldenrsndt. vocalist: m. p. 

BIJOU (J. W. Ludlow, mgr.).— Major English, 
rotriedian; Joe Young, dsnclng; Frank Bennett, 
tenor; m. p. 

STAR (L. M. Armstrong. mgr.).— Vernon 
Sisters, excellent. F. E. Brown, 111. songa; m. p. 

WONDERLAND (J. B. Shsff, mgr.).— Will snd 
Alice Hollsnd; Geo. R. Touhey and m. p. 

ODELL. 



WHEELING, W. YA. 
WONDERLAND (H. W. Bogers, mgr.).— Sea- 
son opened auspiciously. Manager Bogera had 
arranged some events for the evening thst created 
such a crowd sround tbe theatre extending over 
a block, It was necessary for the police to be 
called to clear a way for tbe patrons. There 
bss been a number of changes In Wonderlsnd 
which makes it at the present time one of tbe 
prettiest play houses In the city. The 81donlas, 
laughable; Diamond and Dixon, song with motion 
pictures, very good; Hsyes snd Alpont, in "Tbe 
Clerk, the Bell Boy and tbe Circus Queen," re- 
ceived a lot of well deserved spplsuse; Ssm 
Brooks and Rota LsMot. wrtty dialogues, well re- 
ceived; Mies LaMot Introduces the sheath gown; 

PTof. Cacnm, ill. songs. GBAND (Chas. Fein- 

ler, mgr.). — Gelger snd Walters, musical, hit; 
Dixon, Bowers and Dixon, clever comedy; Farrell 
and Le Boy, Edgsr Allen and Compsny, J. War- 
ren Keen, Cbas. Mack snd Company, Byan and 
White, are all clever. C. M. H. 

WILLIAMSPOHT, PA. 

FAMILY (F. M. La made, mgr.).— Opens 7. 
Two shows Instead of three hereafter, booked by 
I. B. O. BTABK. 



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Bill Preston, a heartless road-agent, too despicable for the association of white men, bad gathered about Mm a little 
band of low-down redskins, whom be seemed to -ule by extreme' despotism. BUI, despite his blsck nature, was a band- 
some fellow, and there Is reason why Nellie Carson, a girl of the frontier, should fall In 1ot« with him. She soon finds out 
his true nature, but seems to be beld by sn Irresistible power, though he would cast her off. which he trlea to do, leaving bar 
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tains, who offers to help her. Though moved by the girl's kindness, she rejects bar offer, choosing to go her own way. 
The mountain girl drives off, and Is waylaid by Bill, who *»ises her snd brings her to his csmp. Nellie, coming along 
later, discovers evidence of what has taken place, and resolves to ssve her. 8he srrlves at camp at night-fall and man- 
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This would have been disastrous bad not one of the Indians bsndlcspped Bill. This enabled the girls, who mounted the one 
horse, to get a lead. However, Bill and his red devils are fast gaining on tbem and several of the bullets bar* taken 
effect In poor Nellie's body. The girl's apprehension seems inevitable, when the Indian rides up, and Bill, with a dagger 
wound In the breast, falls from his horse. The girls reach the mountaineer's cabin, but Nellie is mortally wounded and as- 
pires as she Is taken from the horse. The photography Is of the highest order and many of the scenes are tinted. 
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BEHIND THE 

WHERE ALL IS NOT GOLD THAT GLITTERS 

It may be true that the eyes are the windows of the soul, but often does the actor or actress have to shade those 
windows with the blinds of artifice, as does the heroine of this story. The young widowed mother of a child, now ill, 
and with but faint chance of recovery, must undergo the torture of smilingly responding to tbe generous plaudits of a 
thoughtless throng at tbe theatre, while ber heart is torn with anguish. 'Tis the opening night of a big production, and 
at eight o'clock we still find tbe distracted actress In her humble spsrtment bending over tbe wan figure of ber little one, 
while ber own mother stands by In mute distress. The callboy enters with a note from tbe manager to say tbat she 
must come at once to tbe theatre or suffer the loss of her position — a thing she can 111 afford, as It furnishes the only 
revenue, meagre as It Is, with which she maintains her little home. Madly rushing to the theatre, she hastens Into her 
costume snd appears at the entrance Just as the curtain raises. With heart as hesvy as stone, she trips on to be greeted 
by the thouiand smiling faces of pleasure seekers. Her dance over, she exits to be met by her mother, wbo has been sent 
by the doctor to bid her hurry borne If she would see her loved one alive. Meanwhile, there sre storms of spplsuse 
soliciting sn encore. Hence, tbe stage msnager fairly pushes her back on the stage, recalling to her the exigencies of 
ber position, snd so she finishes the number. Dashing wildly from tbe theatre to her home, she arrives — but too lste. 
For when she meets tbe kind-hearted doctor at the door, ber worst fears are confirmed. The scene that follows positively 
defies description, snd we can only say tbat It is unquestionably the most powerful ever shown In motion pictures. 

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AN ANNUAL CONVENTION 

OF VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS 



Martin Beck Unfolds the Plan for a Summer Con- 
clave Each Year. Will Probably Be Adopted 
%y by Eastern Circuits. 



Martin Beck, General Manager of the 
Orpheum Circuit, has given out his plan 
for an annual convention of all Western 
house managers connected with theatres 
booked through the Western Vaudeville 
Association. An organization will be per- 
fected, and the event will become an an- 
nual one. 

Mr. Beck's object in convening all the 
managers is to thoroughly discuss the con- 
ditions from the resident manager's view- 
point. 

The artist as seen by the house manager 
will come in for especial attention at each 
gathering. Through communion in con- 
vention, Mr. Beck says he is hopeful of 
having all possible complaints by artists 
in theatres brought out, and through the 
house manager's version, practically both 
sides may be had at one time. 

Managers will be enjoined to observe 
local conditions as well, and the annual 
convention is expected to promote friend- 
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they may be assigned to upon short notice. 

It is said the big managers of the United 
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ect. The first convention will occur next 
summer at some city in the Middle West. 



"THE DEVIL" STARTS A ROW. 

Preston Kendall, author and sketch 
writer, has entered a complaint before 
the White Rats of America, in which he 
accuses Edna May Spooner of annexing 
his one-act version of "The Devil." Miss 
Spooner is playing in a sketch arrange- 
ment of the much-discussed play at the 
126th Street theatre this week, while an- 
other company under the management of 
Mr. Kendall is booked, through the 



United for Maiden, Mass., for next week. 

Mr. Kendall declares that he translated 
and adapted his sketch when the Savage - 
Fiske controversy first started, using the 
original text and making an original 
transposition of scenes to bring the plot 
within sketch compass. This one-act 
version was copyrighted. 

After offering his work to the vaude- 
ville managers he placed it in Mrs. 
Spooner's hands, asking her to consider 
it as a curtain raiser for her Brooklyn 
stock theatre. The Kendall manuscript 
was in Mrs. Spooner's hands for two 
days (July 25 and 26) before being re- 
turned. 

Then Mr. Kendall put his company in 
at the Dewey as a sort of dress re- 
hearsal, and to give the vaudeville man- 
ager an opportunity of looking it over. 
Now Miss Spooner comes forward at the 
125th Street theatre. 

Mr. Kendall declares that Miss Spoon- 
er's version is an exact copy in the ar- 
rangement of scenes of his version and 
declares that she uses verbatim certain 
lines of his which do not appear in the 
Hungarian text, and says that she fol- 
lows his typewritten manuscript even to 
an error in copying where the word "ob- 
scure" was made to read "obstruct." It 
is probable that the matter will get into 
the courts. Denis O'Brien, attorney for 
the White Rats, is advising Mr. Kendall. 



MORRIS SIGNS LASHWOOD. 

The Morris Circuit has engaged Geo. 
Lashwood, an English singer of comic 
songs, to appear in America during next 
season, in October, 1009. 

It is the first contract announced by 
Morris beyond the present season. Lash- 
wood has something of a reputation at 
home. 



BARASSFORD AS OPPOSITION? 

London, Sept. 3. 

From reports which might be relied 
upon to some extent, the Barassford Cir- 
cuit is surveying the ground over here 
with the move in view to place a pos- 
sible opposition to the Moss -Stoll Circuit, 
and whatever interests combine with Stoll 
in the latter's proposed managers' asso- 
ciation. 

It is thought Barassford is working in 
connection with the rumored independent 
movement of the artists. Should any 
manager here be given the support of 
the artists in the event of the Stoll deal 
going through, it would tend to make 
him a most important competitor to the 
larger combine. 



APOLOGIZES TO BUTT. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Sept. 10. 

The Board of Directors of the Palace 

theatre Company has apologized to Alfred 

Butt, and the differences between the two 

ends of the Palace management, fought 

through the London papers this week, is 
now settled. 

Mr. Butt threatened to resign as man- 
ager, when the credit for the success of 
the Palace was modestly annexed by the 
Board of Directors. Butt demurred to 
this. The apology to Mr. Butt from the 
Board carries with it full credit to the 
manager. 



SUES MARINELLI FOR LIBEL. 

London, Sept. 3. 
A libel suit against H. B. Marinelli 
has been instituted by William Morris, 
of New York, arising over the state- 
ment made by the H. B. Marinelli branch 

here to Harry Lauder that the Lincoln 
Square Theatre, which the Scotch com- 
edian has been been booked by Morris to 
appear at in New York City, is an in- 
ferior playhouse. 

The message which conveyed this to 
Lauder also offered him $4,000 weekly to 
play for the United Booking Offices. 

The libel action is based on the "in- 
ferior" portion of the wire. 



NO "SALOMES" ON ORPHEUM CIR- 
CUIT. 

"The Ohpbeum Circuit will play no 

'Salome' dancers," said Martin Beck this 

week. "We don't want that kind of an 

act out there, and you can make that just 
as strong as you like. 

"The Orpheum Circuit is ambitious in 
its aims for vaudeville. I personally 
would rejoice were vaudeville to accept a 
dancer such as Isadora Duncan is, and 
we trust yet to see that day arrive. 

"'Salome' can't do it. A 'Salome' 
dance is a degrading art. It can not be 
artistic without the original music. It is 
the music, not the dance. I've seen it 
done properly, and possessing the knowl- 
edge of what a 'Salome' dance should be, 
I shall not permit the present rage to 
invade the Orpheum Circuit houses. 

"The Orpheum Circuit is directing its 
energies to the higher and loftier plane of 
entertainment. We have organized a Pro- 
ducing Department in which we have great 
faith. I shall be in a position to give a 
detailed statement in reference to results 
and future possibilities of that department 
very shortly." . 

CHICAGO FLAYS "SALOME." 

Chicago, Sept. 10. 

What Chicago has done to Lotta Faust 

and her "Salome" dance, both appearing 

in Lew Fields' "The Girl Behind the 
Counter" at the Garrick, is a sad tale. 

Miss Faust's dance has raised a storm 
of protests from church people and 
women's leagues. 

The Chicago "Journal" said "Salome" is 
cheap sensationalism; a scandalous naked 
exhibition not demanded; also adding 
that Miss Faust is not a dancer, besides 
criticising the costume and informing the 
public the "Salome" dance as given by 
Miss Faust would not be tolerated in a 
burlesque show. 

The police have been asked to keep a 
strict surveillance by flie clergy and re- 
form societies. 

No adverse cumrvnf \\;ih offered on» 
Eltinge's "Salor--" with the Cohan & 
Harris MinHtr*' 1 i' < !»• Auditorium. His. 
"Salome" i9 p;« ■•.-•••! upon an modest, espe- 
cially in a" ■«. wi^ii nothing suggestive 
in tho p«T' ' iiiiinre. 



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HAVE SECRET AGREEMENT. 

The united meeting of the Board of 
Directors of the White Rats and the Com- 
edy Club as a whole, occuring last Sun- 
■ fag ■"ft J** latje r's club rooms, will result 

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in a conference between the Kats Ldrecl- 
ors and the Comedy Club's Board of Got- 
ernors. 

A secret agreement will be drawn up 
and executed" by the two societies, bind- 
ing each to the other's support under 
certain conditions. There will be other 
provisions in the agreement, the contents 
of which will not be divulged. 



"AMERICAN IDEA" OPENS. 

Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 10. 

"The American Idea," Geo. Cohan's 
latest contribution to the stage, had its 
premiere and to a crowded house Monday 
at the Star Theatre. 

The idea is that of an "Irishman" and 
"Dutchman" in a foreign country after a 
husband for the daughters, who in the end 
marries the son. 

Al Reeves and Trixie Friganza have good 
parts. "The American Idea" is scheduled 
to play the Hollis Street Theatre, Boston, 
three weeks, coming to the New York 
Theatre October 5 for its Broadway 
premiere. 

CONTRACT DECLARED INEQUITABLE. 

In the Supreme Court this week Judge 
Bischoff decided that a contract made be- 
tween the Shuberts and Jos. Coyne, the 
comedian, was inequitable, as it called 
upon the Shuberts to pay salary to Coyne 
only when the latter was actually work- 
ing. Other conditions of the contract 
were also considered inequitable. 

The Shuberts asked for a restraining or- 
der to prevent Coyne playing for Charles 
Frohman, under whose management he 
now is in "The Mollusc." The applica- 
tion was denied. 



WHISKEY THE STRONGER. 

Jamestown, N. Y., Sept. 10. 

Prof. Ranger, a hypnotist, advertised 
he would bury a subject Labor Day, and 
not dig him up for five days. Two hours 
after the fellow was buried he came out 
of the influence and began to twist and 
squirm. 

Horror-stricken, the hypnotist sum- 
moned men who hastily dug up the sub- 
ject. It was found that he had been un- 
der the influence of whiskey, stronger 
than hypnotism. The burial was aban- 
doned. It may have been a clever adver- 
tising dodge. 



"SALOME" DENOUNCED. 

Toledo, Sept. 10. 

"Following the announcement that a "Sa- 
lome" dance would be presented at the 
Empire (Eastern Burlesque Wheel) here, 
a prominent Catholic society wrote the 
management denouncing it as immoral 
and sacrilegious. 

The local manager, Harry Winter, replied 
he felt capable of managing his theatre 
and intended to give its patrons all ad- 
vertised. The church people were highly 
incensed and the Empire was denounced 
in mission hall and from pulpit. 

Two shows have already played the 
house since the opening, Fred Irwin's 
"Majesties" and Rice & Barton's "Rose 
Hill." Both have featured "Salome" and 
both have played to excellent business. 



HEAVYWEIGHT JUGGLER INJURED. 

Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 10. 
On Tuesday at the Family Theatre 
(Mozart Circuit) while Sevilla, the for- 
eign juggler of heavy weights, was per- 

turely. Sevilla, who is malting his first 
American apeparance, had his hand over 
the mouth of the cannon at the moment. 
His two middle fingers and the palm of 
his hand wero torn to pieces. 

At the local hospital shortly afterwards 
the surgeons amputated the fingers, but 
doubtfully hope to save the hand. Tet- 
anus (lockjaw) is feared. 

Sevilla was to have opened at Fore- 
paugh's, Philadelphia, next Monday. 



TWO MORE BOYCOTTED. 

Late information received this week 
says the International Artisten Loge of 
Germany has added two more halls to the 
six already boycotted by the Loge. 

Thev are the Stadhalle, Krefeld, and 
Wallahalla, Wiesbaden r *~-- a — — -— 



DISPUTE OVER "GLOBES," 

"Dangerous Globes" have been the legal 
topic of the week. Dr. Clark's "The Haz- 
ardous Globe" is playing at 126th Street. 
Over at the Empire, Brooklyn, as a spe- 
cial attraction, Ce-Dora's "Golden Globe," 

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ETHEL LEVEY PLAYING ABROAD. 

It is probable that Ethel Levey will not 
return to this country for six months or 
more. She made her European d£but at 
the Kursaal, Lucerne, Switzerland, recently 
and the Continental managers have made 
bids for her services. One of the first con- 
tracts to be signed for the American com- 
edienne by the Marinelli Paris office was 
tor a month in the Bouffe, Moscow, Russia, 
I-eginning Dec. 8. The intervening time is 
being filled. 



SURATT IN A "DIRECTOIRE." 

A new act has been arranged by Wil- 
liam Gould for himself and Valeska Suratt 
when they appear as a team at Hammer- 
stein's for two weeks during November. 

The piece will play twenty-five minutes. 
It includes six scenes, requiring six sets 
of scenery. In one Miss Suratt will ap- 
pear in a "Directoire" gown, with a spe- 
cially written song for the occasion by 
Mr. Gould. 

There will be ten people on the stage, 
nine "supers" and one assistant who will 
be carried in the act. 

Several novelties have been prepared for 
the new Gould and Suratt number, which 
is expected to enjoy a run at Mr. Ham- 
mer stein's theatre. Up to the date of that 
engagement, the pair may accept bookings 
placed by their agents, Lykens & Levy, 
for the former offering. 



MARIE LOFTUS COMING. 

Along about December Marie Loftus, 
the English music hall favorite, will sail 
for New York to become oue of the attrac- 
tions for the Morris Circuit. 

It is several years since Miss Loftus 
appeared here, when she became quite the 
vogue. William Morris booked the sing- 
ing comedienne last week. 



MARY ANDERSON MONDAY. 

Louisville, Sept. 10. 
The Mary Anderson opens with vaude- 
ville Monday after a summer season of 
moving pictures. The initial bill is made 
up of Arthur Dunn and Marie Glazier, the 
headliners, and several other vaudeville 
acts, together with an assortment of mov- 
ing pictures. 



Maurice Levi has composed a new 
march, named and dedicated to "Beatrice. 



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UNIVERSAL "OPEN TIME." 

A prominent manager in New York is 
at work upon a plan to have a uniform 
"open time" sheet which may be in uni- 
versal use. 

It will replace the present custom of 
sending in the open time on personal let- 
ter-heads, very often not preserved. Oft- 
times correspondence contained on the same 
sheet is lost in this manner. 



towns, and of no great importance. 

It is also reported that a high person- 
age in Germany is attempting to bring 
about an understanding between the Ger- 
man managers and artists, the impres- 
sion obtaining that the form of contract 
by the managers' association there will 
not settle the trouble. The managers may 
hold out until losses and inconvenience 
through the artists' boycott stand will 
force them to capitulate. 



FRANK JONES BACK HOME. 

On Sunday Frank Jones, booking rep- 
resentative for Percy G. Williams, arrived 
in New York two weeks before he was ex- 
pected, Mr. Jones having gone abroad 
some time ago to secure a much needed 
rest 

On Monday morning he was at his desk 
in Mr. Williams' offices, making up the 
bills as of yore. 

Looking strong and healthy, Mr. Jones 
said he had enjoyed his trip, visiting the 
larger cities on the other side, but not- 
ing little for importation with the excep- 
tion of a few acts which might be seen 
over here at the Williams houses during 
the season. 



DECISION BY BLANCHE WALSH. 

A decision should have been given by 
this time determining whether Blanche 
Walsh shall appear in vaudeville. Miss 
Walsh burned the candles all week reading 
three sketches submitted to her. 

If one of the trio comes out to her lik- 
ing, Miss Walsh will communicate with 
Jenie Jacobs, her representative, when an 
engagement of two shows daily for a 
full week will follow. 



HAL GODFREY RETURNS. 

On Tuesday last Hal Godfrey returned 
to New York. On Aug. 24, while playing 
his sketch in a London hall, Mr. Godfrey 
was compelled to leave the stage and the- 
atre for the week. It was reported by 
cable at the time he had fainted from a 
hemmorrhage. 

It was the bursting of a blood vessel 
in the bronchial tubes which caused hi* 
retirement, stated Mr. Godfrey upon 
landing. He will visit his parents (Fil- 
son and Erroll) in Chicago for about six 
weeks, when contracts which have been 
placed for Mr. Godfrey over here by Jenie 
Jacobs will be taken up. 



RATS RAISING DUES. 

At the weekly meeting of the White 
Rats on Tuesday, it was moved that the 
yearly dues of members be increased to 
$10. The motion will be placed before 
six consecutive meetings according to the 
constitution before it can be enforced, if 
then approved. 

Applicants initiated up to that time 
have the benefit of the present rate of $6. 
The initiation fee is $25. 



"AMATEUR NIGHTS" ANNOUNCED. 

Chicago, September 10. 
The schedule of "Amateur Nights" Is 
out. Empire, Thursdays; Euson's and 
Folly, Fridays. 



field, is making its first American appear- 
ance. 

Dr. Clark claims the Ce-Dora act is an 
infringement; the Ce-Dora claims Dr. 
Clark is uauig its "Globe," and so on. 
The Doctor threatened injunction pro- 
ceedings. 

E. D. Miner, manager of Miner's "Amer- 
icans," which is playing at the Empire, 
received a notification from a firm of law- 
yers that the "Golden Globe" was an in- 
fringement. Mr. Miner notified Jenie 
Jacobs, agent for Ce-Dora that he would 
require $1,000 in cash as indemnity in the 
event of the special attraction failing to 
play the week out. The amount was 
placed with Mr. Miner. Results in the 
legal line have been looked for daily. 
"The Golden Globe" is booked over the 
United time. 



R. A. ROBERTS IN '09. 

The reappearance of R. A. Roberts, the 
English protean actor is set down for 
October, 190~. ben he will play for the 
Morris Circuit, Mr. Roberts being the sec- 
ond of next season's bookings for the vau- 
deville "opposition." 

Mr. Roberts, who established himself 
permanently over here as an artist and a 
lightning changer of the first rank, left 
about a year ago, having made two trips 
to America up to that time. 



KID McCOY ALMOST SURE. 

It's nearly certain Kid McCoy, perhaps 
the most popular ex-champion pugilist of 
to-day excepting always John L., will play 
in vaudeville. McCoy consulted Aaron 
Hoffman this week on the sketch subject. 

The Kid has promised himself and 
others several times he would attempt 
vaudeville, but it never came off. Thus 
the "nearly certain." 

In vaudeville McCoy would prove a big 
card. He is about the largest thing in 
popularity who walks the streets. Even 
the traffic policemen allow him to violate 
the rules of the road in his automobile. 
One cau never achieve more positive favor. 



SUNDAY CONCERTS IN PASTOR'S. 

The late and much lamented Tony Pas- 
tor decried the Sunday performance in his 
playhouse while he lived. His single rea- 
son was that as he had never given a con- 
cert when Sunday performances were not 
permitted, he did not care to make a new 
rule in his advancing years. 

With the passing of "Pastor's," however, 
to its present management, The David 
Kraus Amusement Co., the new policy of 
burlesque which now prevails there will in- 
clude Sunday shows commencing to-mor- 
row (Sept. 13), booked through the Wil- 
liam Morris office. 



NO COMBINATION ANNOUNCED. 

No announcement had been given out 
up to Thursday regarding the expected 
forthcoming combination of the Morris 
Circuit and the Independent Booking Of- 
fice. The fact of William Morris having 
been busily engrossed during the week 
with his theatres is thought to have de- 
layed the final action. 



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Vol. XII. 



SEPT. 12. 



No, I. 



Reed Albee is on duty at the United 
Offices. 



Grace Hazard has signed for the Morris 
Circuit. 



Qe eg ge Whiting became the father of a 
boy Tuesday. 



The Orpheum Circuit has ordered the 
abolishment of all advertising "drops" in 
its houses. 



"The Australian Tree-fellers" and Bianca 
FYoelich, the "Salome" dancer, hold over 
at the Lincoln Square next week. 



The Cohan and Harris Music Publishing 
Co. will publish the music for Klaw & 
Erlanger's "Little Nemo." 



Fred Lindsay, the Australian wbJpcrack, 
appears at Williams' Colonial Sept. 28. 



"Young" of Young and DeVole is now 
one Hensel, recently with the Rogers Bros. 



Esra Kendall plays Keith's, Boston, 
next week, placed through Levy & Lykens. 



iMMV 



James SRvinTias wriTOST TuSVEWEi 
Bet," which James Kelso will play in vau- 
deville. 



Carroll and Cooke iure playing the Em- 
pire, Peterson, this week as an emergency 
number. 



James Moran, claimed to be a "second 
Harry Lauder," will be at the Colonial 
next week. 



Frank Mayne has been out of the cast 
of "The Mimic World" for ten days, due 
to an attack of grippe. 



On Sept. 21 at the Lincoln Square, 
McMahon and Chappelle will commence 
their Morris Circuit time. 



Mr. and Mrs. Nello play for the first 
time in three years around here at 
Blaney*s, Yonkers, next week. 



Fisher and Fisher, comedy cyclists, 
have been booked for the William Mor- 
ris, Inc., time by Myers & Levitt. 



Hoboken's Gayety (Eastern Burlesque 
Wheel) is in readiness to open Monday, 
Sept. 14, with "The Behman Show." 



"My Lady Vaudeville," George Fuller 
Golden's novel of the White Rats and 
vaudeville, is about to be published. 



Lucy Weston will leave the "Follies of 
1908" on Sept. 19. Miss Weston will 
either return to England or vaudeville. 



John Jacques is manager of the Olym- 
pic, Brooklyn (Eastern Burlesque Wheel), 
having succeeded the veteran Nick Norton.. 



The Mount Vernon Theatre will open 
Sept. 26 under the management of Walter 
Rosenberg with vaudeville and moving pic- 
tures. 



Martin Beck and his family will meet 
Morris Meyerfeld, Jr., at St. Louis, next 
week. Lir. Beck will be away for two 
weeks. 



The Bijou, Atlanta, a Jake Wells the- 
atre, is open with Eastern Wheel bur- 
lesque as the attraction. Good business is 
reported. 



Winkler and Kress are at the Garrick 
Theatre, Morristown, Pa., this week, the 
first they have worked since Kress was 
injured during a performance of the com- 
edy acrobatic act at Olympic Park, New- 
ark, X. J., Aug. 17. 



Ar fbe benefit held at the Lyric Theatre 
last Sunday night for the Golden Gate 
I*rof*>*sional Club, this advertisement ap- 
peared in the program : "The Orpheum 
Circuit. The Circuit that ectfl tb.e artistic 
stardard for vaudeville." 



Frank Abbott, formerly manager of the 
Bijou, Brooklyn, and last season in charge 
of "The Parisian Widows" manages the 
"Bon Tons." 



Cherid)ah Simpson plays Dayton, O., 
next week, booked by Alf T. Wilton. Miss 
Simpson may remain in vaudeville through- 
out the season. 



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"That" Quartet commences upon a two 
months' western trip at St Louis Nov. 9. 
They play east until then, placed through 
Lykens & Levy. 



Leon Allen (Leon and Bertie Allen) is 
very ill at St. Mary's Hospital, Oshkosh, 
Wis. It will be some time before the 
act can 'resume. 



Rose Berry, who played about New 
York in the Keith-Proctor houses has 
been engaged as soubrette for Bother's 
"Bunch of Keys." 



James J. Morton, at Hammerstein's this 
week, opens on the Morris Circuit Sept. 21. 
The Ha miners tein engagement was en- 
tered last Spring. 



The Cohan and Harris Minstrels defeat- 
ed the Yorke and Adams baseball club at 
National League Park, Cincinnati, last 
Friday, by 30 to 9. 



The Momandos, a foreign musical act, 
booked by B. Obermayer, make their first 
American appearance at the Empire, Pet- 
erson, N. J., Sept. 14. 



"The Rialto Rounders," under the man- 
agement of Louis Harris, will start its 
Eastern Burlesque Wheel season at the 
Harlem Music Hall Oct. 5. 



Ward Brothers have revived their former 
act "A Night on the Plantation," and it 
reopens at the Hudson, Union Hill, Sept. 
21, booked by Ed. S. Keller. 



Joe Emerson, of the "Sam T. Jack" 
Company (Western Burlesque Wheel) 
will shortly leave that organization. He 
will be replaced by Crit Jesse. 



Woods and Green replace Bernard and 
Hanson in "The Bon Tons" Monday at 
Philadelphia. Olga OrlofT, the "principal 
boy," will also leave that show. 



Hugh Mack, playing a small part in 
"The American Idea," which opened at 
Buffalo on Monday evening, is reported as 
having made one of the show's hits. 



Maude Odell, called by the Morris of- 
fice "England's Ten Thousand Dollar 
Beauty,"' will come over to play the 
Morris Circuit. Miss Odell will pose. 



The Lyric, Newark, Willam H. Curri- 
er's new vaudeville theatre in that city, 
will open October 5 as a point on the Mor- 
ris Circuit. The capacity will be 1,500. 



A coble received this week from Paris 
informed Wesley «fc Pineus that The 
Kratons in hoop rolling, a colored Ameri- 
can act, hod scored a tremendous success 
on Monday when they opened at the Folies 
Marigny in the Parisian capital. 



Winona Winter opened a vaudeville tour 
this week at the Temple, Detroit. 



The Cam i He Trio holds both American 
and European contracts. The act is 
wanted on both sides. It will probably 
remain over here, where it is at present. 



"The Patriots," by Julian Edwards and 
Stanlius Stange, with the Le Brun Grand 
Opera Trio featured, opens at Keith's, 
Providence, Sept. 14 for its United sea- 



son. 



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"Runner" Hayes will appear at the 
Fifth Avenue next week. It will be an 
athlefic carnival; Frank A. Gotch, the 
wrestling champion, also playing the same 
bill. 



The Orpheum at Memphis, the last of 
the Orpheums to commence its season, 
opens next Monday, Sept. 14. The Or- 
pheum, Kansas City, reopened on Labor 
Day. 



Gus Sun has opened an office in Cin- 
cinnati; Jao. L. Ring is in charge of it. 
Mr. Ring was formerly booking manager 
of the Associated Booking Agency, Pitts- 
burg. 



Clarence ("Jed") Prouty, who has been 
managing a Keith vaudeville and picture 
property in Southbridge, was in New York 
this week, the house having temporarily 
closed. 



Daisy Wood opens at the Lincoln 
Square Sept. 21. The Morris Circuit is 
billing the English girl as "Daisy (Lloyd) 
Wood. The last, but not the least, of the 
Lloyds." 



Curtis and Vanity have been signed by 
the Shuberts to go with the new show 
which will exploit Eddie Foy. Miss Van- 
ity will do her acrobatic dance aa a spe- 
cialty in the piece. 



The Henri Trombetta, at present in 
prison in Paris upon the charge of murder, 
is the male member of the Trombettas, the 
singing and dancing act which appeared 
over here last season. 



The Lloyd - Plimmer - Blake Company, 
which is exploiting several American mu- 
sical shows in England, will shortly open 
a London office in that city and will engage 
in international booking. 



Joe Pine is now manager of the Bijou 
(Western Burlesque Wheel) in Peterson. 
Maurice Jacobs was manager last year. 
This season he is on the road with one 
of his firm's burlesque organizations. 



The father of Dick Lynch died in De- 
troit Tuesday of this week. Lynch plays 
in "Huckin's Run" (Walsh, Lynch and 
Company), a feature of Fred Irwin's "Ma- 
jesties" (Eastern Burlesque Wheel). 



Vera Michelena has been assigned to a 
part in "The Soul Kiss," by F. Ziegfeld, 
Jr. She was engaged by Mr. Ziegfeld 
through the Marinelli office during the 
manager's visit to Europe last summer. 

Jos. Callahan has engaged to play "The 
Devil" in the production of that title 
to Ih* sent out by Jas. 1>. JJarton, Mr. 
Callahan having secured a release from 
W. K. Gorman, with whom he had signed 
to be "Mephisfo" in "Faust ." 



VARIETY 



WESTERN ORDERS CHANGES. 

This season's "Inspection Committee" 
of the Western Burlesque Wheel is com- 
posed of William Fennessy, James Lowry 
and Harry Mar tell. All three are mem- 
bers of the "pool" arrangement under 
which some twenty-two of the Western 

shows were organised and are being oper- 

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ated this year. 

Some Western managers outside the 
"pool" have expressed dissatisfaction at 
the selections for the "Censor Commit- 
tee," claiming the shows outside the 
"pool" might suffer through prejudice. 

So far as can be ascertained there has 
been no basis for this claim. Up to date 
the known case where the committee 
imposed conditions upon a show outside 
the "pool" was fully justified, the show 
in point having been far below standard. 

Though the season has but opened, the 
"pool" shows evidence an undeniable 
improvement in quality and expenditure 
over the average Western Wheel produc- 
tion of last season. The "outside" West- 
ern, managers are awaiting the moment 
when the Censor Committee may overlook 
the defect in one of the "pool" compa- 
nies to reflect on an outsider without full 
cause. 

The stand of the "pool" combine seems 
to be that since considerable money has 
been spent on their shows, and having 
bound themselves together to maintain a 
high standard of quality, the "pool" shows 
are entitled to protection in point of 
quality as against those which did not 
join, and therefore might not consider 
themselves bound to live up to the new 
standard established. 

One mansger outside whose costuming 
was ordered improved refused point blank 
to obey. He complained that the commit- 
tee was unfair in its decision and offered 
to submit the question to the manager of 
the house where he was to play the fol- 
lowing week. This was done. The arbi- 
trator censored one costume as being too 
daring for his matinee audiences and sug- 
gested the substitution of a new costume 
or two. These findings wire promptly 
complied with and there the matter stands. 

This week notice was received by the 
managers of five Western Wheel burlesque 
shows that the Empire Circuit was not 
satisfied with their offerings and the shows 
would have to be improved. Which shows 
these were was not disclosed. 

Hie notices were the result of a com- 
plete canvass of the circuit, which included 
reports for three weeks from every house 
manager on the Wheel. The house mana- 
gers forwarded weekly reports to the Em- 
pire Circuit heads and a conference was 
}>eld in New York, Tuesday of this week. 
With the exception of the five productions 
reported below the new standard set for 
this year, the house managers were glow- 
ing in their praise of the shows. 

At the same time the Empire executives 
examined a mass of reports sent in by the 
road managers of shows each containing 
a statement of the condition of the houses 
in which the show played during the three 
weeks the season has now gone. These 
were gone into thoroughly, together with 
the reports of the New York "censor com- 
mittee," but no results were made public. 

The custom of having road managers re- 
port upon local conditions as they found 
them is new this year. It is said it was 
decided upon during a meeting of the 
managers and the Executive Committee 
last July. 



TIME LIMIT TO-NIGHT. 

Those shows of the Eastern Burlesque 
Wheel which have been notified by the 
heads of the circuit to make certain im- 
provements have been warned that they 
must obey before they open for next 
week. 

The shows which have played New 
Turk antf^TTcTnlvy lUVft"' Rc& w *ftMgW3R?»* 
by the heads of the Wheel, and in many 
cases improvements have been ordered. 
The shows playing West have been re- 
viewed by the house managers and the 
results forwarded to headquarters. 



IN ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. 

The Eastern Burlesque Wheel will play 
St. Paul and Minneapolis next season in 
new theatres to be erected by the Colum- 
bia Amusement Co. The plans for Minne- 
apolis have been completed, and the house 
there could have been built for the open- 
ing of the present season, but was post- 
poned to have the two new towns played 
with but the short jump between. 



BURLESQUE ON S. & H. CIRCUIT. 

Owing to the desertion of the Sullivan- 
kraus New York houses the Western 
Burlesque Wheel shows are in many 
cases making arrangements to fill in the 
gap in the wheel with stands in Stair & 
Havlin houses. 

Barney Gerard led the way by nego- 
tiating with the popular-priced circuit 
for fill-in weeks for his show "Tollies of 
the Day." 

JOE ADAMS' LOCAL APPEARANCE. 

Joe Adams, the 44th Street boniface, 
will play in Williams' "Imperial" when 
that burlesque show reaches the Eighth 
Avenue theatre. Mr. Adams and Sim 
Williams will again assume their old 
roles, and in which they appeared for a 
week when the show opened this season. 

Some one who must have been a fre- 
quent visitor at Mr. Adams' restaurant 
mailed him a pictorial post card this 
week, showing a "table scene." The fol- 
lowing dialogue was upon it: "Guest: 
'Waiter, bring me a drink of your best 
whisky (as waiter starts for bar); and, 
waiter, don't bring me too much.'" 

"Joe Adams: 'Don't worry, he won't.'" 



EMPIRE SHIFTING TIME. 

No regular route is available just now 
in the Western Burlesque Wheel, and in 
some instances managers do not know 
where they are to play until six day* 
in advance when they receive instructions 
from the main office of the Empire Cir- 
cuit Company in Cincinnati. House man- 
agers are in na better condition. 

The blue-print route sheets distrib- 
uted by the Executive Committee is all at 
sea. This arises partly from the deser- 
tion of the two Sullivan-Kraus theatres 
in New York and the shifts made neces- 
sary by the attempt to fill these two 
weeks as well as the two weeks left va- 
cant by the uncompleted theatres in 
Bridgeport and Brooklyn. 

Another reason, it is said, is the un- 
willingness of the Empire officials to 
have their routes become known to other 
burlesque as well as vaudeville managers, 
who, they say, are constantly bidding for 
acts playing with their shows. 



FAILED TO BLOCK EASTERNERS' 

MOVE. 

During the final organization of the all- 
theatrical combination at a meeting of 
the representatives late last week, Herman 
Fehr, the Empire Circuit Company mana- 
ger with houses in St. Paul and Minneapo- 
lis, tried to block the Columbia Amuae- 
iVieiit' CoKJ>*ii> VZSfiYiir iRSftVsUlUB 1 ^' tfHUJ* ' 
in its plan to establish opposition theatres 
in those two towns. 

During the previous meetings of the 
merger crowd, Mr. Fehr had appeared for 
the Western Burlesque people, but when 
the representatives met a week ago yes- 
terday James E. Fennessy appeared for 
that concern. During the meeting Mr. 
Fennessy arose and asked that he be 
permitted to read to the meeting a dis- 
patch which he had just received from Mr. 
Fehr. The wire was a protest against the 
Columbia Amusement Company's expressed 
intention of building theatres in St. Paul 
ond Minneapolis. 

At this point Sam A. Scribner, repre- 
senting the Eastern Burlesque Wheel, ob- 
jected. He said that if the merger was 
designed as a protective association in 
this respect, be begged leave to withdraw 
from its further deliberations. 

A. L. Erlanger, who acted as chairman 
put a stop to further discussion by declar- 
ing that when the merger was first sug- 
gested and later when its detailed plans 
were drawn up, provision had been made 
for the two Columbia Amusement Com- 
pany extensions which were the subject 
of the debate. It had been then agreed 
that they be admitted. Up to the calling 
of yesterday's meeting representatives had 
been chosen for all branches of the theatri- 
cal interests concerned with the exception 
of the Empire Circuit, wherae representa- 
tive had not been announced. 



MINER ESTATE BUYS GRAND STREET 

Arrangements were completed this week 
whereby the Miner Estate, Boris Thomas- 
chevski, known as "the David Belasco of 
the Hebrew stage," and Joseph Edelstein, 
business manager of the People's Theatre, 
become owners of the Grand Street Thea- 
tre, formerly a property of Jacob Adler, 
but now controlled by Al. H. Woods 
through a lease and playing melodramas. 
The change of ownership does not affect 
Woods' lease. 

The Miner Estate was brought into the 
transaction through the necessity of pro- 
tecting its Bowery Theatre, on the Bowery 
nnd its People's on the same street. East- 
ern burlesque occupied the Grand Street 
for a time at the end of last season and 
with its control in other hands the house 
was regarded as a possible menace. This 
new development removes it permanently 
from the list of potential opposition. 



FEW "AMATEUR NIGHTS." 

"Amateur nights" and "chorus girls' 
contests" are claimed to have died a natu- 
ral death in the burlesque theatres, or 
many of them. One manager this week 
stated their day had passed. 

Most of the road and resident man- 
agers this season have it in their discre- 
tion whether they shall play the extra 
entertainment. At the Murray Hill, 
J. Herbert Mack, the manager there, 
stated neither would be given in that 
house this season. 



CHORISTER ACCUSES MANAGER. 
Des Moines, La,, Sept. 8. 
listen to the complaint of Dorothy Roy, 
show girl in the "Sam T. Jack" burlesque 
company. While the show was playing 
the Empire here last week she secured 
a warrant for the manager of the com- 
pany, Albert Hogg, in which she asserted 

forcing his attention upon her. Indeed, 
he did worse than this, be actually tried 
to ku9 her, she declares. 

And then he told, oh, such awful stories 
about her to other members of the com- 
pany ! in which there was not that much 
truth. 

Miss Roy's statement runs something 
like this: "I am a resident of New York. 
I joined the "Sam T. Jack" Company three 
weeks ago there. From the very begin- 
ning the manager l>ald me marked atten- 
tion. I repulsed his advances indignantly 
until he actually tried to kiss me. What T 
You bet he didn't succeed. Then he began 
to do the meanest things and told the 
)tber members of the company dreadful 
stories and said that if he wanted to he 
could open their eyes about me and I was 
to get $18 a week in the chorus and he is 
holding back some of my salary and I 
couldn't stand it a minute longer, so when 
I got here I went straight to Lawyer Mc- 
Laughlin and had him get him arrested 
(meaning Hogg). So there.** 

Hogg was served with a warrant charg- 
ing him with disturbing Miss Roy's peace 
of mind. He was taken to the police 
station and there released on his own 
recognizance to await a hearing. The 
Humane Society of Des Moines also inter- 
ested itself in the chorister's behalf. 

When the case came up in court the 
prosecution asked for a further adjourn- 
ment, but Hogg agreed to enter a plea of 
guilty of disturbing the girl's peace of 
mind and submitted to paying a fine of 
five dollars. 

Whereupon the chorister began a suit 
in which she demands $5,000 damages 
from him. 



LINCOLN YIELDS BIG RECEIPTS. 

"The Sam T. Jack" show (Western), 
masquerading under the name of Miner's 
"Americans," had several turnaway per- 
formances in Lincoln, Neb., last week, and 
took a large slice of the public amusement 
fund out of William Jennings Bryan's 
town. 

A county fair was on and Tom Miner 
vns offered the Oliver Theatre for three 
nights in the early part of the week which 
nre vacant in the Western Wheel's trip 
into Des Moines. 

The takings nearly doubled each night 
until on Wednesday evening (Sept. 2) the 
Kioss amounted to $800 and enough peo- 
ple were turned away to almost fill the 
tl'oatre a second time. 



The Hippodrome postponed its opening 
from Inst Saturday until Thursday even- 
ing, Sept. 10. 



Christy and Willis were placed over the 
Independent booking Office time this week. 



CLOSE MERGER NEXT MONTH. 

The finishing touches to be placed upon 
the Klaw & Erlanger general combination 
of theatrical interests will occur the first 
week in October. 

Previous to that time a committee, ap- 
pointed at the last meeting, will draw up 
the necessary preliminaries under the 
direction of Levy Mayer, K. & E.'s at- 
torney, who will incorporate the scheme. 

The Kellinos, foreign acrobats at the 
Fifth Avenue this week, are playing under 
a Klaw & Erlanger contract. 



VARIETY 



WEEK 




MORRIS' SUCCESSFUL OPENING. 

The opening of the Morris Circuit was 
successfully accomplished last Saturday 
when the Lincoln Square and American, 
New York, and Orpheum, Boston, com- 
menced operations. 

Vaudeville inaugurated the Lincoln 
Square. At the Saturday matinee, a fair 
house greeted the first show. In the eve- 
ning about two-thirds of the orchestra 
was occupied, with capacity upstairs. 

Tn the evening many vaudevillians and 
agents attended the performance. No 
"opposition" managers were noted. A 
number of cables and telegrams of good 
wishes and success were pinned over the 
doors and windows of the entrance. 

At the American, where the Italian 
Grand Opera Company commenced an en- 
gagement of four weeks with "Aida," the 
police stopped the sale of tickets before 
the curtain was raised. The house was 
jammed from the orchestra to the roof. 

At the Orpheum, Boston, the advance 
sale for the opening performance by Will- 
iams and Walker guaranteed. 

Vaudeville will follow into the Or- 
pheum on Oct. 5, the colored comedians' 
engagement lasting four weeks. Vaude- 
ville at the American starts the same 
day. 

The admission at the Lincoln Square 
for the evening shows ranges from $1 in 
the front orchestra scats to 25 cents. 
Box chairs are $1.50. Matinee prices arc 
25 and 50 cents. 

As the official representative of the 
White Rats, Harry Mountford witnessed 
the raising of the curtain. 



AUSTRALIA WANTS AMERICANS. 

On Wednesday John Fuller, the director 
of six theatres in Auckland, left for the 
West, by which route he will proceed 
home through Japan, China and the Phil- 
ippines, reaching Auckland about Decem- 
ber. 

While in New York, Mr. Fuller said 
that next spring his eldest son and the 
active manager of the circuit, which plays 
vaudeville, would come to America to ar- 
range for the exportation of American 
acts to New Zealand and Australia. 

Plans are now being made in those 
countries, said Mr. Fuller, to furnish 
American acts with six-months' time. 
The Fuller Circuit alone could supply 
twelve or thirteen weeks. 

Through the scheme having been 
ignored by Harry Rickards, the most 
prominent of the Australian managers, 
other houses outside the Rickards circuit 
had been interested with him in the 
movement, added Mr. Fuller. 



ARTISTS ROBBED. 

Burglars early this week broke into 
the storage warehouse of Brooks & Clark 
at 430 West 31st Street. The trunks of 
a score or more vaudeville acts were 
broken open and rifled, including those 
I>clonging to Franklin and Green, the Fred 
Karno Company and the Majestic Four. 

Several of the victims had their winter 
clothing stored in the place, and will now 
1m» forced to replace them. One of the 
firm who ran the establishment could not 
be found. 



MISS HOFFMANN WITH SHUBERTS. 

The tangle has been unsnarled. The 
Shuberts will present Gertrude Hoffmann 
on the stage from Sept. 28 henceforth. 
Miss Hoffmann had not been advised up 
to Thursday what she would appear in. 
But the arrangements are made, and a 
piece will l>e provided in all probability on 
scheduled time. 

Alfred Butt, manager of the Palace, 
London, has declined to release Miss Hoff- 
mann from her contracted engagement 
there, which should commence Oct. 25. 
Max Hoffmann, acting for his wife, will 
allow the future to adjust the disturbance 
in England, meanwhile remaining over 
here. Between now and the date of the 
"Salome" dancer's departure from Ham- 
merstein's Mr. Hammerstein will secure 
another feature to replace his consecutive 
headline!' for the past ten weeks or so. 



TALKING BIRDS ON EXHIBITION. 

Next Monday (Sept. 14) at the Empire, 
lloboken, Ni bio's Talking Birds, a foreign 
act, will exhibit for the first American 
showing. 

Niblo, who is a foreigner, carries two 
parrots around the orchestra, when they 
are said to answer any question put by 
an auditor. 

The act was engaged for this country 
by B. Obermayer. It has played at the 
Hippodrome, London. 

The Lincoln Square program states that 
Harry Lauder will make his American 
reappearance at that theatre. 



CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. 

Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 10. 
• Giles Clements, manager of Steeple- 
chase Pier, and Percy Irvin, the treas- 
urer, were placed under arrest here on 
Saturday by a constable who had war- 
rants sworn out by the owners of the 
Pier, charging them with embezzlement. 
They were released under bail by a magis- 
trate. 

The owners' technical charge is the 
theft of 25 cents a day for a series of 
days. 

Manager Clements in a statement made 
by his attorney claims that the charge is 
an outrage, saying he never was under a 
given salary, but received various 
amounts from the pier company at the 
end of each season. To a Variety cor- 
respondent he stated that he could prove 
his innocence and would possibly bring a 
suit for damages against the pier com- 
pany. Treasurer Moore of the company 
is in charge this week. Manager Clem- 
ents and Treasurer Irvin have been here 
for a number of years, and are both 
thought well of. 

MABEL McKINLEY AN "INDEPEN- 
DENT." 

Through Myers and I/cavitt, her >i gents, 
Mabel McKinley, the .singer, signed this 
week for the Morris Circuit. 

Mr. and Mrs. T<»m llr.mi f«»nl un<l Oneln 
sailed on the A<li;i!ir «mi Wednesday of 
this week. T'i" I'.r.-i in lords npni soon in 
London. 



8 



VARIETY 



ACTORS' POLITICAL MEETING, 
FIRST TO BE HELD BY ARTISTS 



Wtete Rats* League at American Sunday Night Sept. 
13. Many Reforms Expected Eventually to Result. 



At the American Theatre to-morrow 
(Sunday) night, the White Bete Political 
League will hold a maee meeting, the first 
political gathering ever called by acton. 
William Morris donated the American for 
the occasion. Admission will be free. 

Among the speakers will be Senator 
Thoe. Grady, Congressman Sulxer, Wilton 
Leokaye, William B. Donihee, P. M. Del- 
ias*, Charles A. Towns and many of the 
leading figures in State and National poli- 
tics of both the Republican and Demo- 
cratic faith. 

Ooznmittees from the Actors' Society, 
Greenroom, Players', Lambs and <\>mcdy 
Club will have seats upon the stage. 

The White Bate Political League has no 
affiliation with any political party. It has 
been organised to promote the welfare of 
the artist, and occupies a unique posi- 
tion among organisations of its kind. 

The primary object is to bring to the 
attention of the politicians the strength 
of the actor at the polls. Heretofore the 
player has been looked upon as a nonenity 
as far as his value in a campaign was con- 
cerned. 

With the influence of the actor estab- 
lished through the Bate League, the reign- 
ing powers in State government will be 
requested to correct certain abuses possi- 
ble under present statutes. 

The first attempts in this direction will 
be in New York, Illinois, Massachusetts 
and Rhode Island. In New York the 
"agency" law will probably be amended 
to forbid collusion in the exaction of oyer 
five per cent, commission by any agency. ' 

In the other three States, the laws al- 
lowing a non-resident to attach a non- 
resident for alleged debt will be looked 
after by the League to the end that this 
evil be corrected. 

Judge Brackett of Boston, in association 
with Denis F. O'Brien, the League's New 
York attorney, are now at work upon an 
amendment for New England. In Chicago 
S. L. Lowenthal is working along similar 
lines for Illinois. 



FIRST "BARBFBBT" HERE. 

He first "barefeet" ever shown the pub- 
lic from a stage, as per claim made if not 
verified, and which belonged to Mildred 
Howard deGrey, are still Miss deGrey's 
mode of locomotion. The dancer has re- 
turned to New York City with her "toot- 
sies," striking the town at a time when if 
you haven't bare feet there's not much 
chance of being headlined. 

Miss deGrey has passed the word to 
Pat Casey to keep her agoing, and the 
Casey Agency is having diagrams drawn 
of the original trade mark which put a 
few stocking-makers out of business at 
one time. 

If the bare-foot thing won't take again, 
Mildred has a spectacular dance to hand 
out which is the Three X's in that line, 
according to her own statement. Since 
leaving New York, Miss deGrey has been 
exhibiting her cultured toes to the Euro- 
peans. 



LIVELY TIME, PERHAPS. 

Perhaps there will be a lively time yet 
over the bookings of Jos. B. Howard and 
Mabel Barrison. Percy G. Williams, who 
holds, a contract from Howard and Barri- 
son for three weeks, with an optional 
clause calling for ten more, said on Tues- 
day he intended exercising his option, and 
would delegate a theatre where the act 
should appear for the week of Sept 21, 
the date it has contracted to commence 
upon the Morris Circuit. 

Last week William Morris stated he ex- 
pected Howard and Barrison to play for 
aim. as pci Agreement. Tue«d*y, Mr. How- 
ard for the act, said the Morris engagement 
would be played by them. 



NAT WILLS' NOVEL PLAN. 

Because he' has been associated in a 
"tramp" character so long is no indication 
that his ability is limited to the ragged 
adornment, claims Nat Wills, who with 
others, believe his ability would still radi- 
ate from any texture of cloth he might 
wear on the stage. 

Listening to his friends, Mr. Wills has 
read and favorably looks upon a sketch 
written by Sewell Collins, named "The 
Blue Danube." It has an interesting story 
of club life. During the early part of 
the season, Mr. Wills will present it at 
some out-of-town vaudeville theatre where 
he is playing, with a competent cast, him- 
self the leading figure. 

The novel proposition Mr. Wills will 
then submit to the managers will be, 
providing the sketch proves a success, to 
offer two acts by Nat Wills on one pro- 
gram, "The Blue Danube" for the sketch 
feature, and "Nat Wills" as the monolog- 
ist of the bill, the sketch to precede the 
monologue in all likelihood. 




NEXT WEJT8 OPPOSING BILLS. 

The bills at Percy <G. WiHIams' Colonial, 
and Blaney's Lincoln Square for the week 
commencing next Monday (8ept. 14) fol- 
low; the two houses then starting upon 
their second week of vaudeville opposition, 
Mr. Williams booking through the United 
QM<*n. TheJLjyroln Square is booked by 
William Morris. 

Colonial: Eva Tanguay (held over), 
Leo Dietrichstein and Co. (new), James 
Moran (new), DeBiere, Wilja Holt Wake- 
field, Six American Dancers, James J. 
Thornton and Chassino. 

Lincoln Square: Ross and Fenton (new), 
Mile, Bianca Froelich (held over), Walter 
Jones and Blanche Deyo, Cliff Gordon, 
Grace Cameron, "The Australian Tree-fel- 
lers" (held over), Three Dumonds, Friend 
and Downing and D* Alma's Dogs. 



BINGHAMTON OPPOSITION MONDAY. 

. Binghamton, N. Y., Sept. 10. 

Opposition vaudeville opens in this city 
Sept. 14, when the Bijou starts off the 
season as a point on the Mbssit Circuit, 
booked by the I. B. a of New York. 

It opposes the Armory (Weber & Rush), 
a United house. 

The bill next week fit the Armory will 
be "The Gainsborough Girl," Howard's 
Ponies, Al Lawrence, Murphy, Whitman 
and Company, Ruby Raymond and Com- 
pany, Defino and Delmora, Nelson and pic- 
tures. 

The Bijou will have Murphy and Wil- 
lard, Campbell and Brady, Morgan and 
Chester, Newhoff and Phillips, The Rinal- 
das, Wurtemburg Brothers and pictures. 

Admission at the Bijou will be lees than 
charged at the Armory. 



CARSON and WILLARD 

"THE DUTCH IN EGYPT." 
A new Idea In tbe waj of a talking act tn 
"one," with special pceoery and, effect! bj /. 
BRANDON WALSH. f 



HOWARD AND BARRISON. 

Mabel Barrison and Jos. E. Howard, who 
ornament Variety's title-page this week, 
are dwelling in vaudeville just now, at the 
Orpheum, Brooklyn, having returned for a 
brief stay last week at the Percy C. Wil- 
liams' Alhambra theatre in Harlem. 

Next week (Sept. 14) Howard and Bar- 
rison are engaged to appear at Hammer- 
stein's, and following that engagement, 
an per Mr. Howard's announcement, they 
will play two weeks at the Lincoln Square 
with the week after at the American. 

Miss Barrison lately starred in "His 
Honor, the Mayor," having previously 
been prominently connected with "Babes 
in Toyland" when her song "Put Down 6 
and Carry 2" became the song hit of the 
season. 

Any number of persons are of the im- 
pression Miss Barrison is in some way re- 
lated to the "The Six Barrison Sisters" 
who appeared in New York some years 
ago, but that is not so. There is not the 
slightest connection. 

Both as a player and composer, Mr. 
Howard has gained fame. He composed 
the music for "A Stubborn* Cinderella" 
(now playing in Chicago where it is one 
of the biggest hits there in years), "The 
Time, The Place and The Girl," "The Land 
of Nod," "The Girl Question" and several 
others. 

Miss Barrison and Mr. Howard are im- 
mensely popular, both on the legitimate 
and vaudeville stage, so much so, in fact, 
they regularly elect where they shall ap- 
pear. 



SEASON'S GOOD START. 

The vaudeville season had an excep- 
tional start this week, and the opinion 
was the season held out bright prospects. 
Labor Day with its usual large crowds 
was allowed in the estimates, the 8unday 
previous having found a packed condition 
of business at every New York vaude- 
ville theatre opened. 

At the Orpheum Circuit offices in the 
St. James Building, it was said this week 
that all openings over its extensive chain 
of houses in the west hsd been most satis- 
factory, snd betokened a prosperous sea- 
son, 

Clark Brown, representing Bennett's 
Canadian Circuit, has received an ex- 
cellent report from his houses over the 
border. 

John Wiggins, who has an interest in 
snd charge of Cook's Opera House, 
Rochester, and the Temple, Detroit, stated 
the Rochester theatre placed the record of 
its career with this se a son's commence- 
ment. The Temple is open the year 
sropnd. 

Good openings and business were also 
reported on the Poll, Weber & Rush and 
Mosart's Circuits. 

Four of the Wilmer & Vincent vaude- 
ville theatres, located in Allentown, Har- 
risburg, Norfolk and Richmond opened 
their season Monday. A count-up on 
Tuesday showed that the gross receipts 
were on an average of 1£ per cent, over 
the opening of the several houses last 
season. In nearly all the towns mentioned 
there was a strong opposition to offset 
the occurrence of a holiday (Labor Day) 
and in Allentown the closing of the local 
summer park was made a big feature be- 
side a ball game in which local sentiment 
wss strongly represented. 

The New Sun Theatre, Springfield, 0., 
under the personal direction of Gus Sun, 
opened Monday, Sept. 7, to capacity busi- 
ness. 

Chicago, Sept. 10. 
Despite warm weather the burlesque 
and vaudeville houses opened the season to 
good business. Matinees were rather 
light, but evenings better. 



"AINT IT AWFUL?" 

It's the best bet in the world that 
"Ain't It Awful, Mabel?" will yet see 
vaudeville. That catchline has been in use 
more lately than anything with "Bryan" or 
"Taft," but this time John E. Haszard, 
now with "The Girls of Gottenburg," and 
who wrote the little "poA'hm" with the 
queried title, has mussed up the lines until 
it turned out a sketch. 



Ed. S. Keller will place the bookings 
for Sydney Grant in a new monologue. 



ZIEGFELD'S "POLICE DOG." 

A Paris "police dog" will be a novelty in 
one of F. Ziegf eld's forthcoming revues 
this season. It arrived on the New York 
which reached here from Europe Satur- 
day. 

The animal, which is used by the French 
police in their work, has been trained to 
search out certain people in the audiences 
ii nd will be worked into one of the Zieg- 
f i Id productions. 

Another Ziegfeld importation who ar- 
rived on the same boat is Fiaco, a Span- 
ish male dancer. The pup and the dancer 
were both sent over by the Marinelli 
Agency. 



VARIETY 



LONDON NOTES 

VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE. 

411 iTEAlTD, W. 0. 

(Mall for Americans and Europeans In Euroi* If addn-Rited can? VARIETY, as above, will 
ba promptly forwarded.) 



London, Sept. 8. 

Cinquevalli, the juggler, is back in town, 
working two halls. 



Warren and Brockway close their en- 
gagement at the Empire on Sept. 12. 



Daisy, Maud and Sydney Wood sail on 
the "Etruria" for America, with their 
mother, on Sept. 0. 



Kemp's "Tale of the Wilds" met with 
a very fair reception at the Oxford, Aug. 
31, when the act opened. 



WSlkie Bard has been successful in his 
new offering, "I'm Here if I'm Wanted," 
at the Tivoli and Oxford this week. 



Josie Collins sang Alice Lloyd's "Love- 
light" song at the Tivoli last week by per- 
mission. She scored quite a hit with it 



Daw's Exchange was visited by burglars 
on the night of Aug. 29. The thieves got 
Daw awfully sore and that's about all. 



Cissy Loftus will open at the Coliseum 
next week (Sept. 7). Miss Loftus is not 
new to London and is very popular here. 

Hayman and Franklyn are back from a 
tour of tne Provinces. They are at the 
London Music Hall, Shoreditch, this week. 



Nothing but the greatest regret and 
sympathy have been expressed over here 
since the news of Tony Pastor's death 
reached London. 



Richard List's Bears, four blacks and 
one Polar, are at the Alhambra. The 
bears present a fine appearance and the 
act is very popular. 



W. C. Fields is handing an awfully big 
bunch of laughs to the Londoners at the 
Hippodrome, where he has been playing 
for the past few weeks. 



The "barring" war seems to be on be- 
tween the Payne and Gibbons forces. 
Harry Tate was barred from the Palace 
Hammersmith by the Gibbons office. 



Vesta Victoria has been busy all sum- 
mer procuring songB for America. Miss 
Victoria promises another "Waiting at the 
Church" success for New York next sea- 



son. 



This week (Aug. 31) is the last for 
Adeline Genee at the Empire. Genee will 
conclude her engagement by appearing 
in "The Dryad," a little piece in two 
scenes. 



Alice Raymond is scoring in Liverpool. 
In the same town Barton and Ashley 
(Empire) are reported as a riot. Miss 
Raymond opens in October on the Morris 
Circuit. 



bookkeeper that the salaries on the con- 
tracts are weekly payments, and nut 
monthly ones. 



On August 27, a meeting of a committee 
from the V. A. F. and the agents was held, 
when an agreement between the two was 
reached. A contract form was arrived at, 
satisfactory to both sides. 



Mose Gumble is expected to arrive in 
London the latter part of this week. 
Hugo Morris has arranged with one of 
London's most popular bands to meet the 
Music Master at Euston Station. 



Marie Lloyd's return to the Tivoli has 
improved the business there. Marie is a 
big card- -over -here. 



At the Holborn Empire this week, Fred 
Karno's company in "The Bailiff" was held 
over at the top. The Dreadnoughts, a 
sharpshooting act with three people, make 
a very good showing at the same house. 



A report from Berlin says the I. A. L. 
has suspended Ike Rose, Saharet's hus- 
band, for declaring himself as the mana- 
ger of Koepenick, the escaped convict. The 
lodge does not deem Koepenick proper so- 
ciety for its members. 



The big vaudeville merger is almost ripe. 
A report has leaked out that the man- 
agers who have joined the combine think 
that they have sufficient forces now to 
carry out the original plans, which will 
be officially announced in about a month's 
time. 



"The Ballet of Light," Loie Fuller's new 
act, was presented at the Hipprodome. 
The lighting effect is very pretty. There 
are twelve girls in the act, badly drilled 
besides dancing poorly. The act dragged 
during the first opening days, but may 
have recovered. It runs about thirty min- 
utes. 



Bert Levy, the American cartoonist, has 
been given space by the Paris Edition of 
"The Herald" since his arrival here. Mr. 
Levy says be is amazed at the condition of 
the East End Hebrews, and will commence 
a campaign of education by lectures in that 
section, dwelling upon the beauties of 
America for a homestead. 



The other night at the Oxford occurred 
an incident which has started the artists 
talking who object to "lifting." An or- 
chestra spectator suddenly denounced an 
artist for using another's material. He 
gave the artist on the stage a severe lacing. 
The gallery caught it immediately, and the 
artist left the stage without a ripple. 



The most difficult matter in the William 
Morris London office is to convince the 



Mme. Kanake, the Japanese actress, 
who is so successful at the Hipprodrome, 
probably says more in her native language 
in three minutes than an English speak- 
ing artist could pronounce in half an hour, 
but the audiences like her immensely, al- 
though very few understand. She is booked 



for the Morris time in the States this 
winter. 



At the Hippodrome, Brighton, last week, 
Walter C. Kelly headed the bill and 
easily carried away the honors. The Mar- 
tin Brothers, an American xylophone act, 
also pleased the packed house on Saturday 
night. This ball seats a few more than 
3,000 people, and Thos. Baraaaioivi should 
be given credit for filling a theatre of this 
size, due to the style of entertainment pro- 
vided. 



George Formby did exceedingly well at 
the Hackney Empire. He is a first water 
comedian, and in a good position would 
go on any bill. There are three songs 
sung by him in a Lancashire accent, the 
best being "John and Willie, Come On." 
Another protean sketch called "Who is 
Guilty?" made an interesting number at 
the same house. Theo. Bouwmeester 
played it. 



The Hiatts are at the Pavilion for a 
few weeks, where Itie musical act gets 
away, very nicely. 



HOLBEIN EMPIRE. 

London, Aug. 31. 

The program at the Holbein Empire 
last week compares favorably with those 
in the London halls of the higher priced 
admission. The Empire gives a perform- 
ance of this grade nearly every week, and 
the shows' are very praiseworthy. 

Last week at the Empire Fred Karno's 
''Bailiff" walked off with the honors. Fred 
Kitchen, the comedian, was chiefly re- 
sponsible for this result. Mr. Kitchen is 
an excellent funmaker, and in his line no 
one over here leads him. Kitchen has a 
capable assistant, not programmed. 

Another well-liked number was Hadji 
Mohammed Arabs. The size of the stage 
proved a drawback, but they managed 
to "whirl" as well as any similar act seen 
around here. 

A rather good mimic is Chas. Norton, 
who illustrates how different well-known 
music-hall stars place bets at the races. 
His act is called "Pros, at the Races." 
Norton's impersonation of R. G. Knowles 
is unusually well done. King and Benson 
did very well, also Joe O'Gorman in a 
monologue, the latter containing some 
very good material towards the finish. 
Nine colored men compose "The Tennes- 
see Guards," who work like a Zouave act. 

"The Musical Comedy Girl" is Mill!* 
Legarde. The billing tells where Millie 
belongs, but vaudeville will stand for her 
some time yet. Her voice and appear- 
ance are away above the average. Bessie 
Slaughter is another girl with a voice who 
did well in an early spot. 

"Why Do They Sing a German Song?" 
trilled Edna Latonne, the lyrics explain- 
ing that there are many good English se- 
lections which might be sung, etc. Since 
Miss Laton lie's style and voice are both 
pleasing, it is rather remarkable she does 
not practice what she preaches. Miss 
Latonne is a Vesta Tilley imitator in 
dressing. (This is confidential: There are 
as many "Vesta Tilleys" over here as 
there are "Salomers" in America.) 

Winifred Norman, Ella Retford, Jug- 
gling Gcraldos and Griffin and Ardell 
made up the remainder of the Empire 
program. 



GERMAN NOTES 

By OLD NICK. 

Berlin, Aug. 26. 
The new form of contract agreed upon 
by the managers to pacify the I. A. L., 
and remove the boycott, is said to contain 
no cancellation clauses, and the "28 day" 
condition for February has also been elimi- 
nated. A sort of Arbitration Board 
among iue managers ptjiiuiize"s*iHl5* , ttrt*.A- 
ger breaking the agreement by 3,000 marks 
($300; not $75 as previously reported by 
cable). This penalty is to be enforced 
against a manager who breaks the agree- 
ment or cancels an artist. It is consid- 
ered too low an amount to be wholly bind- 
ing. If an artist breaks a contract, he 
will be placed upon a '"blacklist," there to 
remain until in good standing once again. 
The struggle between the I. A. L. and 
managers will continue until a fair con- 
tract is "O. K'd." Everybody hopes this 
latest one will answer the purpose. It will 
be given out shortly. Until then the boy- 
cott against the six halls continues. 
Whether the managers will book I. A. L. 
members as freely in the future, of course, 
can not be foretold, but the best talent is 
a member of either of the three big or- 
ganizations in Germany, England and 
America, respectively. The I. A. L. has 
been fighting for an equitable contract 
during the past seven years. It is in 
sight now. All the German managers will 
be forced to use the form of contract 
adopted by the I. A. L. There are sixty 
members in the managers' association. 



The Wintergarten opened Aug. 19 with 
a boom, including the following acts: 
Okabe Troupe of Japs; Boyer De Lafory, 
vocalist; Carl Herz; Cornalla and Eddie, 
American eccentrics; Eph. Thompson's El- 
ephants; The Zancigs; The Mowatts, club 
jugglers; 12 "Tiller Girls"; Joseph Josephi, 
Singer, and "The Futurity Winner." Most 
of the acts are known on Broadway. They 
are drawing business. The Wintergarten 
is full every night. 



Berlin is full of excitement just now, 
a large number of managers are here from 
all over Germany and Austria. 



Eph Thompson is feeling much better 
after his illness. His act is going so well 
that Eph wears a bright smile. 



Both Ronacher'a and the Apollo, Vien- 
na, opened Aug. 17. The weather was 
cool and people were turned away by hun- 
dreds. Both theatres have first clas pro- 
grams. 



Saharet is the attraction at the Apollo. 
She is a great drawing card all over Eu- 
rope. Severin, the great French panto- 
mimist is also there. He is a fine artist. 
The other turns are: G. Raglus, eccentric 
juggler, making good. The "4 Black Dia- 
monds," American song and dance, pleuBe 
greatly. De Gracia's Royal Sinm Ele- 
phants, very good. This is a very fast 
working act. Rolf Rafaely, sketch urtist, 
and Lillian Hoerlein, soubrctte. 

The Bounding Gordons arc at the Wei- 
ll's summer park with a good program. 
It is a very large place, with a stage in 
the opening, also a l.'ircc sfajje in a hall 
where they show when the weather Is un- 
suitable for outdoors. 



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■•■•■•».. . Cbjrnpo, Sept. t>. 

Editor Variety : 

Replying to Mr. Leonhardt, will say that 
I consider the controversy between us 
closed. Replying to one Mr. Bobbins, will 
say that a real folding collapsible go-cart 
was not on the market six years ago. So 
how could he have used it then? 

It is very easy after some one originates 
an idea for others to say, "I used to do 
that" Hie complete closing-in-one-motion- 
collapsible-folding-go-cart was not on the 
market until April, 1007, and I used it 
week May 13, 1907, at Star Theatre, Au- 
rora, I1L 

I am not speaking of baby carriages. 
I mean the collapsible folding go-cart. 

Replying to your request to Mr. Rob- 
bins to "please" leave Bert Green out of 
this controversy, will say that I don't see 
why you should say that? He butted into 
the argument himself. 

Johnnie Reilly. 



8 Union Sq., New York, Sept. 8. 
Editor VABnrnr: 

Kindly publish the enclosed communica- 
tion. This will rectify a wrong impres- 
sion created by the newspaper accounts of 
Monday, August 31, when false and in- 
jurious accusations were made against 
me. 

I desire through Vabibty to have my- 
self vindicated and to have the profession 
understand that if the facts were true 
The Actors' Union would not countenance 
or be a party to protecting me in the 
wrong. 

The letter is from the Central Labor 
body of which I am a duly accredited 
member and you will note the seal and 
signature of the Secretary thereon. 

Harry De Vcauw, 
National President Actors' Union. 

"New York, Sept. 8. 
"To Whom It May Concern: 

"By direction of this Central Federated 
Union I desire to notify you that the 
published account of the meeting held 
August 31, 1008, connecting the name of 
Mr. Ilarry De Veaux with the so-called 
Murray Hill Lyceum meeting and the $0,- 
000 alleged graft charges was erroneous 
and that Mr. De Veaux was not charged as 
being implicated. 

(Signed) "ERNEST BOHM. 
"Cor. Sec'y." 



Boston, Sept. 8. 
Editor Variety: 

I have been a circus performer for 
years, doing from one to three acts and 
clown. Have toured the world over with 
some of the best American and European 
organizations. 

I arrived at home two weeks ago, after 
an all-summer engagement. While lay- 
ing off here I called at the Old South 
theatre, a moving picture house. The 
manager offered me $12 for seven days' 
work and five shows a day. I visited 
Congress Hall where the manager met me 
at the door. He also said his limit was 
$12 weekly. 

I don't want to say anything against 
"vaudeville," but if you are asked by 
anyone as to my whereabouts, tell them 



I am making a B-line back to the rings, 
lu vaudeville at '"tweive per '~lur' urncy" 
five shows, I might have to go hungry 
with but 31 cents to a performance, but 
under the tents, I can eat the sawdust on 
a pinch if no one is looking. 

Bignor Ferrello, 
35 Salutation St. 



JOE HART'S "STAMPEDE." 

With the price of admission placed at 
$1 each, on last Monday at a picture 
show place in Coney Island, where the 
usual gate price is five and ten cents, 
Jos. Hart gave a copyright performance 
of "The Stampede," staged by Claude L. 
Hagen. Mr. Hagen superintended the 
single performance. 

The "ketch employs six characters, the 
feature being a realistic moving picture 
of a cattle stampede, showing 20,000 ani- 
mals in a mad race, destroying every- 
thing in their path. 

"The Stampede" will probably be first 
shown abroad. Mr. Hart's other acts 
booked for an early winter appearance in 
London, "Polly Pickle's Pets" and "The 
Rain-Dears," will play in the East until 
the date for their departure is reached. 
The "Pets" open Sept. 21 at the Garrick, 
Wilmington. The "Rain-Dears" start the 
same day in Brooklyn. 



ISADORA DUNCAN MAY REMAIN. 

a 

It is said Isadora Duncan, the classical 
dancer, imported back to her native land 
by Charles Frohman to appear in a series 
of dancing entertainments, may remain 
here permanently. 

Miss Duncan appeared at the Criterion 
up J.£ last Saturday night, having been 
handicapped in her New York showing 
through inability to present some of her 
dances with the children who made a 
charming feature of Miss Duncan's Lon- 
don performance. 

If Miss Duncan concludes to take up a 
residence once again in New York it will 
be through the pursuasion and support 
promised her by a coterie of wealthy 
fathers and mothers who have great rea- 
son to be' thankful to the dancer. 

At the time of the Windsor Hotel fire 
holocaubi s^me yeans ago, Miss Duncan 
conducted a dancing school there. When 
the alarm sounded, the young girl lead 
her school of sixty pupils, who were then 
in attendance, safely to the street. It was 
admitted that but for Miss Duncan's cool- 
ness and presence of mind, there would 
have been several calamities to record 
among her youngsters in addition to the 
great many causualties resulting from 
that disastrous blaze. 



Harry Stanley and Co. (late of Stanley 
and Wilson) have a new act in "one" 
named "Before the Overture." 



ARTHUR SANDER DIES. 

Chicago, Sept. 10. 

Arthur Sanders, who was stricken with 
apoplexy while playing In "A Girl at the 
Helm" in Milwaukee last week, died at 
the County Hospital in that city Satur- 
day. 

Mr. Sanders was popular here through 
his long association with the La Salle 
stock company. He was 60 yean old, and 
leaves a widow. 




ST. LOUIS' TWO. 

St. Louis, Sept. 10. 

Commencing Sept. 21, the Columbia, 
formerly the only vaudeville theatre of 
the first class here, will re-enter the field 
with the same policy, working in friendly 
combination with the American, which will 
also continue. The latter played the 
vaudeville *Lov»s aiu>v Uvc United- K. £ E. 
settlement last season. 

The Columbia will be under the man- 
agement of Middleton & Tate as before. 
The Oppenheimer Brothers manage the 
American. Both will book through the 
Western Vaudeville Association of Chi- 
cago. 



FELIX AND CAIRE COME BACK. 

Felix and Caire, the "kids" who have 
been playing at the Casino, signed for 
twenty weeks over the Morris Circuit on 
Tuesday. They will open at the Lincoln 
Square Sept. 21. 

The SBuberta offered to place the 
youngsters in a piece, with a two-years' 
contract at $350 weekly, but Adolph Neu- 
berger, their manager, declined. Arthur 
Hopkins, the agent, booked the number 
through the Morris office. 



DELMAR LEAVES UNITED OFFICE. 

Cleveland, Sept 10. 
The Mark & Delmar Amusement Co. 
has been formed with Jule Delmar, for- 
merly of the United Booking Offices, the 
General Manager. 

E. M. Robinson has taken charge of the 
bookings for the theatres which were cared 
for in this department by Mr. Delmar, 
when at the United Booking Offices. 



DONNA SEYMOUR AGAIN 1 

"The Hall Room Boys," a musical show, 
was dated to play at Portchester Mon- 
day, but at the time the curtain should 
have risen for the Labor Day matinee 
the actors were still frantically wiring 
Walter Rosenberg, who controls the Port- 
chester house for money to carry them 
to the stand. 

Mr. Rosenberg couldn't see it that way 
at all, at all, for "The Hall Room Boys" 
is under the management of one Donna 
Seymour, and was it not this same Donna 
who left a company on his hands about 
a month ago in Asbury Park? 

"The Hall Room Boys" played in Al- 
bany last Friday. Its financial condition 
was feverish, and after the performance 
Donna had faded. 

The company was nominally under the 
management of T. J. Morton. He signed 
the contracts, but Miss Seymour was the 
real party of the first part. 



FIDDLER AND 8HELTON. 

"THB TWO BOT8 FROM THB WB8T" 

Who have received credit from press and public for offering a number In vaudeville, more 
entertaining and vastly different from any otber colored act. Discovered by PAT CASEY. 



NEVER HEARD OF GAYLOR. 

Chicago, Sept. 10. 

The manager of the Majestic, St. Paul, 
never heard of Bobby Gaylor, although his 
theatre advertises "Advanced Vaudeville." 
Recently Bobby wrote the house about 
some one billed as "Bobbie Gaylor." 

The manager answered he had never 
heard of the Irish comedian, and advised 
Mr. Gaylor "no one in this world can 
claim an original name." He also said 
Bobbie Gaylor" is a lady. Everybody 
hopes it's true. 



"The Zingari Singers" were shipped by 
Geo. Ilomans this week to open at Pan- 
tages', Seattle, to-morrow (Sunday). 



VARIETY 



11 



SOUTHERN ROUTES PROMISE 
CLOSE CIRCUS OPPOSITION. 



Ringling Bros 9 Show and "101 Ranch" Play Nashville, 

Tenn M the Same Day and Clash in Other 

Southern Railroad Towns. 



What promises to be the most sensa- 
tional circus clash of the season is due in 
Nashville on Oct. 2 when both the Ring- 
ling Brothers Circus and Miller Brothers 
'101 Ranch" play the same town. At this 
writing the Wild West outfit seems to 
have taken the first trick. The Miller 
crowd have secured the Baseball Park 
which is within a few minutes of the busi- 
ness centre of Nashville, while the Ring- 
lings are scheduled to raise their big top 
on a lot some twenty minutes further out. 

This is only one Southern stand in which 
the two routes cross each other. They 
come together again later in Louisville 
where already the opposition billing bri- 
gades of both organizations have been very 
busy. "101 Ranch" also plays Atlanta 
and Knoxville, both on the Southern Rail- 
road, as well as some towns on the Louis- 
ville and Norfolk. 

This despite the report that the Ring- 
lings had secured a 30-day "shut-out" con- 
tract with those roads to follow a similar 
agreement recently played by the John 
Robinson shows. 

It is a curious circumstance according to 
showmen, that George Aiken was able to 
grab off a "shut-out" contract from the 
Southern and L. & N. which none of the 
other railroad agents were able to break, 
while Eddie Arlington somehow managed 
to beat out the Ringling agreement. 

The latter contract was secured by John 
Ringling himself. He went into the South- 
ern territory on his private car some 
weeks ago and canvassed the ground thor- 
oughly. 

The Wallace-Hagenbeck Circus is sched- 
uled to travel over the Southern during 
September or October. Late this month 
the Cole Brothers are due to be in the 
same neighborhood, while a report has it 
that the Buffalo Bill Wild West will end 
its season in one of the South Atlantic 
States about the middle of November. 



SUE RINGLINGS FOR $45,000. 

St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 10. 

Seven attachment suits were brought 
against the Ringling Brothers' Circus 
when it played here Saturday. A like 
number of plaintiffs demand damages 
amounting to $45,000 for injuries re- 
ceived Sept. 14, 1905, during a severe 
storm in Marysville, Mo. 

It is said that these suits are merely 
test cases and that many others will fol- 
low. Two of the prospective actions are 
for damages claimed by the executors 
of the estates of persons who were fatal- 
ly injured in the accident, according to 
the statements of lawyers interested in 
the present proceedings. 

Everything on the circus lot was at- 
tached by Sheriff Henley, who served the 
attachments, with the exception of the 
wild animals. This is not a spendthrift 
community, and the county was willing 
to leave the feeding of the animals to the 



showmen in case the outfit were held in 
town any length of time. 

The precaution, however, turned out to 
have been unnecessary. Afternoon and 
evening performances were given, and 
the show was able to leave town on time 
by the defendants filing answer to the 
suits and putting up bonds. People were 
turned away at both shows. 

These same seven suits were brought 
two years ago when the Ringling show 
played St. Joe, but at that time the pres- 
ent law in relation to attachments was 
not in force, and it was found impossible 
to secure proper service. 

The suits are brought by Frances Kane, 
$2,000; George Dippo, $25,000; John Dip- 
po, $2,000; Scott McKee, $2,000; Emma 
King, $2,000; James E. Orme, $10,000; 
Zachariah Harris, $2,000. 

At the time of the Marysville blow- 
down the guy ropes of the big top broke 
during the afternoon performance. The 
falling canvas overturned the hippopota- 
mus cage, crushing William Booth, a resi- 
dent of Marysville to death, Charles L. 
Robinson, editor of the Marysville "Repub- 
lican," was also fatally injured. 



JAMES SILBON INJURED. 

Sacramento, Sept. 3. 

Yesterday afternoon while James Silbon 
of the Siegrist-Silbon Troupe with the Bar- 
num-Bailey Circus was about to start his 
single trapeze act without a net beneath 
him, one of the guy-ropes broke, throwing 
Silbon from a height of thirty feet to the 
ground. 

The acrobat's nose, jaw and right arm 
were broken by the fall. Internal injuries 
nt first feared have not developed, and Sil- 
bon is slowly improving. 

It was reported in New York this week 
that the atrial act had closed and that 
Todd Siegrist was on his way East. 



MORE CIRCUS OPPOSITION. 

The Al. J. Wheeler New Model Show, a 
fifty-horse wagon outfit, Cole Brothers, 
a railroad organization, and Howe's Lon- 
don Shows have been carrying on a three- 
cornered fight for business in the East 
and New England, the first-named circus 
got rather the best of it, its 25-cent admis- 
sion fee offsetting its handicap in size. 

In Smithburg, Me., Fletcher Smith left 
the Wheeler outfit to go with the Cole 
lirothers, Sept. 3. Two days later Mrs. 
Wheeler was called away to her home 
city, Troy, by the news that her father 
was dangerously ill. She took her young- 
est son Leland with her. 

The show will soon go into the South 
where the season will be extended at least 
through November. 



BIG SHOW CLOSES NOV. 14. 

San Francisco, Sept. 10. 

The Barnum-Bailey Circus, opening 
here yesterday, will travel South after this 
engagement which closes on Sunday next. 
The season will wind up on Nov. 14, at 
some stand in Mississippi likely. 

Rumors that "The Big Show" will not 
l-'^y- n<uit+ =-'\*»son *re ridiculous. It is 
more probable that the Barnum-Bailey 
Circus during the summer of 1009 will re- 
main in the Middle West and Western ter- 
ritory altogether. 



MOVING PICTURE NEWS. 



"CYCLONET "ON THE JOB." 

There is a real circus canvas boss, 
"Cyclone" Cavanagh, in charge of the top 
which is set up during the performance 
at the Hippodrome stage. He arrived 
early this week, and after a few rehears- 
als by Frank Melville, took charge of 
the work at the opening Thursday night. 
"Cyclone" had previously been part of the 
Ringling Brothers' mechanical forces trav- 
eling with the Barnum-Bailey show, but 
-vas "loa^d" to_M./\ &nd»r«on for.ibe 
Hippodrome performance. He has bossed 
the raising and packing of the Barnum- 
Bailey top for twenty years or more, and 
is one of the best-known experts in the 
circus world. 

Cavanagh got his nickname some years 
ago when the Barnum-Bailey circus was 
playing through Texas. Late one after- 
noon a wind storm arose. Cavanagh or- 
dered his men to the guy ropes in the 
hope of bracing things enough to prevent 
a blowdown. When the storm let up 
enough to permit breathing there was 
nothing left on the lot but Cavanagh and 
the guy rope he himself was gripping. 



"EDUCATIONAL" PICTURES IN CHI- 
CAGO. 

Chicago, September 10. 

Samuel It. Winternitz, who accumulated 
n fortune in the auction business in Chi- 
cago, is looking for locations for picture 
I liea ties in this city, lie intends establish- 
ing a chain of about twenty in and around 
the Windy City. 

Picture houses are springing up like 
mushrooms. All are thriving. Kverv hi" 
street lias a half do/en or more. 

"Kducational" moving pictures are the 
latest. Wholesome subjects, such as those 
dealing with historical incidents, are em- 
braced in this category. 

Jeff Callan, former New York ollice 
manager for the Buffalo Bill Wild West, 
who is now managing a Keith moving pic- 
ture establishment in l/cwiston. Me., is 
taking the "work cure." r J'he job keeps 
him moving and already he has dropped 
the ten pounds of liesh accumulated while 
running the ( 'ody headquarters. 



Kph Thompson, who is at the Wintcr- 
garten, Berlin, this month, is anxious to 
dispose of his herd of elephants. The col- 
ored trainer is not a well man yet. lie 
never ex|N>ct.s to visit America again. 



The Ringlings are making engagements 
for next season. 



"Rajah," the ugly tiger of the Bostock 
arena, attacked Henry Falkendorph, its 
trainer, the other day, tearing his scalp 
badly. The tiger leaped upon the man 
from behind while he was setting the 
stage. Falkendorph has had several nar- 
row escapes at Bostock's this summer. 



PATHE A RENTER. 

Pat he Freres' American agency an- 
nounced its entrance into the rental field 
Sept. 5, and on that day many exhibitors 
received circular letters from the French 
concern soliciting business, particularly 
independents. 

It was explained at the firm's 25th 
Street office that the rental adjunct to 
the establishment was designed as a means 
of recovering on a large amount of surplus 
stock for which there seemed no active 
market through the regular exchanges, 
whose demand is for "first run" reels. 

The Pathe people have an immense 
amount cf old subjects which have never 
been used, and this property will remain 
practically dead unless some means is used 
to dispose of it. 

The understanding at the Buffalo con- 
vention in February was that manufac- 
turers were not to engage in the rental 
business, although the Vitagraph company 
has maintained as a separate institution 
ail exchange which oupplies among others 
the P. G. Williams vaudeville theatres and 
Hammerstein's. But this was in existence 
at the organization of the present trade 
association. 

AGREES TO PAY FINE. 

It is understood that Miles Brothers 
has agreed to pay a penalty to the manu- 
facturers' association on the accusation re- 
cently brought against the firm charg- 
ing it with committing a breach of the 
contract operating between the film 
renter and manufacturer. 

Report had it that some ten days ago 
the manufacturers assessed a $6,000 fine 
against Miles Brothers. In several con- 
ferences since then that amount is said to 
have been reduced to $2,500, and this 
amount the rental concern will pay. 



FIGHT AMONG UNIONS. 

The disagreement which started among 
the Actors' Union, Stage Hands Union and 
the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 
in the American Federation of Labor about 
a year ago, about jurisdiction over the 
moving picture operators, is said to 
threaten widespread complications. 

All three bodies claimed jurisdiction, 
but it was awarded to tho stage hands. 
Then the Actors' Union caused the whole 
controversy to be reopened on the claim 
that when Ihe original settlement was 
made by the executive council, the actors 
were not given a hearing. The question 
then hung in the air until several weeks 
ago when the three unions came together 
for a conference. 

The electricians want the moving pic- 
ture operators under their standard and 
the Actors' Union is willing to have it 
settled this way, but the latter organiza- 
tion is unwilling to give the stage hands 
the contested jurisdiction. Until Samuel 
Gompers is able to settle the question 
personally it is likely that nothing more 
vill be done. 

But in retaliation the electrical workers 
threaten to start an agitation in the na- 
tional association to take awav from the 
stage hands all workmen back of the stage 
whose duties would entitle them to mem- 
bership in some other trade's union. For 
example they want, stage carpenters to 
belong to the hinMing trades union, elec- 
tricians to the I'rot hcrhood of Electrical 
Workers ef<-. 



12 



VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 

Initial Presentation, First Appearance or 

Reappearance in or Around New 

York City. 

Roes and Fenton, Lincoln Square. 

W> Die\iitL»Uin and Co., Colonial. 

James Moran, Colonial. 

Lulu Beeson Trio, Alhambra. 

Charlie Case, Orpheum, Brooklyn. 

Melville Ellis, Hammerstein's. 

Alberts Polar Bears, Hippodrome. 

Eight Brazilian Equestrians, Hippo- 
drome. 

Four Riegos, Hippodrome. 

Four Poncherrys, Hippodrome. 

Kierston-Mariettas, Hippodrome. 

Three Demons, Hippodrome. 

The Romanos, Blaney's, Yonkers. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hello, Blaney's, Yonkers. 

Ralph Johnstone and Company, Bijou, 
Bayonne, N. J. 

LeFerre and Cross, Bijou, Bayonne, 
It. J. 

t Henry Yogel and Company, Bijou, New 
Brunswick, N. J. 

• Keen and Dean, Bijou, Perth Amboy, 
N. J. 

Eddie Horan, Henderson's. 

Frank A. Gotch and Company. 
"All About a Bout" (Comedy). 
37 Mine.; Three (Parlor, la); One (Spe- 
cial Drop, 6); Full Stage (o). 
Hammerstein's. 

No one expected to find in the cham- 
pion wrestler of the world an actor, nor 
did any one probably imagine that im- 
portant athletic personage, Frank A. 
Qotch, would invade New. York City with 
a real, genuine comedy sketch to present 
his prowess on, the mat. Mr. Qotch sprang 
the surprises, however. In his New York 
vaudeville debut, Mr. Gotch is the center 
of a very well and brightly written com- 
edy sketch, containing several laughable 
situations and employing a competent 
caat. Especially commendable are the 
"straight" man and the "aunt." The cast 
waa not mentioned on the program. Gotch, 
himself playing an amateur wrestler and 
the "center" of the Yale varsity football 
team, ia suddenly impressed to substitute 
in a professional bout to be given at the 
Madison Square Garden, he being pitted 
against "Atlas" Stetzel. Frank Conroy 
(Gotch) accepts the mission, but his aunt 
strenuously objects in a funny scene, and 
his sister warns Conroy he will lose his 
"Y" (the Yale letter graduates "making" 
the varsity athletic teams are allowed to 
wear). The "straight" man says to Con- 
roy "Never mind the *Y'; just keep your 
peepers glued to that 'S' with the two 
linea down the center; that's the letter 
that counts." The second scene is the 
entrance to Madison Square Garden, in 
"one," running six minutes, much too 
long but delay possibly becoming neces- 
sary to allow of the set for the interior 
of the Garden, with the ring for the 
wrestling match. This is the third and 
last scene. In it is the bout, where for 
about three minutes Gotch wrestles with 
"Atlas" , Stetzel finally throwing him with 
a "toe-hold." A well-painted set repre- 
sents the arena of the Garden, and a 
number of supers are ranged around the 
ring, although on Monday afternoon this 
detail could have been improved upon by 
many more, sufficient at leaat to give the 
stage a crowded appearance. Mr. Gotch 



[ NEW AGTS Or THE WEEK j 



Mile. Bianca Froelich. 

"Salome." 

ii Mine.; Full Stage (Special Setting). 

Lincoln Square. 

At last a real "Salome" dance has been 
given to vaudeville in this town. Mile. 
Bianca Froelich, who danced "The Dance 
of the Seven Veils" in the Metropolitan 
Opera House production last season, has 
brought into the Lincoln Square a produc- 
tion as well for vaudeville, offering again 
her "Seven Veils" under the new title of 
"Salome." Twelve or fourteen people are 
upon the stage, four principals, courtiers 
and soldiers. Herod, Herodiaa and the 
executioner are played by M. La Salle, 
Mile. Delaney and M. Krause. Mr. Krause 
as the executioner was the only flaw in 
the presentation. He hurried through his 
performance at last Saturday's matinee, 
suggesting more a messenger of the King 
than the official headsman. Mile. Froe- 
lich gracefully dances about on her bare 
feet, having nothing to hide her naked- 
ness to the waist with the exception of a 
slight cloth. Relieving her waist of the 
seven veils, the King acquiesces in her re- 
quest for the head of St. John, the Bap 
tist, when the executioneer goes forth. 
The head is returned to the stage in a 
large silver dish. This might be grue- 
some realism almost were the executioner 
to make- his mission more plain. "Sa- 
lome" dances about the head, finally fall- 
ing prostrate beside it. Mile. Froelich, in 
addition to her accomplishment as a 
dancer, possesses dramatic ability, which 
she employs for the pantomime. The 
setting is elaborate and the produc- 
tion sumptuous. It was arranged by 
Luigi Albertieri under the personal direc- 
tion of Frank Rigo, the Metropolitan 
Opera House stage manager. Mile. Froe- 
lich was obliged to take several curtains 
at the opening show. They were given 
in genuine appreciation of a very effective 
and well-presented number. Still, it is 
the "Salome" with a "cooch" reminder. 

Bime. 



Clara Berg. 

"Salome." 

"Harry Bryant's Extravagansa." 

Towards the finale of the burlesque in 
Harry Bryant's show, Mr. Bryant an- 
nounces that "Miss Clara Berg will now 
present her version of 'Salome.'" Miss 
Berg does. It's her "version" without a 
doubt. Due to the fact of the Murray 
Hill Theatre having a lone and unhealthy 
spot-light, Clara had to choose whether 
the faint gleam should follow her or 
alight upon the head of St. John, the Bap- 
tist, and it's some head, too. Clara elect- 
ed herself to shine under the spot. Up to 
that moment Clara's "version" had been a 
series of gestures with the arms, aimless 
in their delivery but serving to bring out 
that Miss Berg had on a union suit. But 
when St. John arrived upon a tin plate 
Clara got right down to business while 
the orchestra started in with "Cavaleria 
Rusticana." Miss Berg whirled about the 
stage as though undecided whether to do 
a "cooch" or dance. She compromised by 
doing neither. Twice during the exercise 
Clara flopped to the floor in sections, not 
ungracefully, but she lost fully a second 
in reaching a prone position each time. 
Whenever Clara seized the head, she 
sighed aloud as though sorry St. John 
were not alive. Upon the second fall, 
Clara looked over at the "Head," deliber- 
ated whether to crawl, and then, deciding 
it was not worth the energy required, sig- 
naled for "lights." While resting upon 
one arm as the lights flared up Clara 
smiled at the audience, and her "version" 
of "Salome" had become a terrible mo- 
ment of the past. Miss Berg performed 
in a hotel office setting. If Clara will 
continue with the arm exercise, along 
about January she will be able to throw 
Cora Livingston within eight seconds. Oh, 
you Clara! Sitae. 



Tazahara's "Whirlwind Arabs." 

Acrobatics. 

8 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Hammerstein's. 

Said to be a reappearance over here, 
Tazahara's Arabs do not seemingly differ 
in many particulars from the other for- 
eign "whirlwind" acrobats who have, with- 
in the past few seasons, appeared in com- 
panies on this side. At the opening two 
of the men give a combat with short 
swords, a rather catchy display, and there 
is a youngster in the act made good use 
of; also one new "pyramid" formation. 
The pyramids and the wild acrobatics at 
the closing won the. customary amount of 
applause. Bime. 

might eliminate the challenge and his an- 
swer. Both are superfluous. When it is 
considered that other than the fame and 
drawing power attached to the champion 
wrestler of the world, Mr. Gotch has sur- 
rounded himself with a most capable piece 
and company, it follows that Frank A. 
(Jotch is a valuable act for vaudeville. 
CJotch is of good appearance, trim, well 
built, of course, and looks the part of the 
college athlete he plays. Bime. 



"The Australian Tree-fellers." 

Woodohopping. 

9 Mine.; Full Stage (Special Setting; 

Woodland). 
Lincoln Square. 

Entirely novel and interesting is the 
act of Jackson and MaeLaren, two Aus- 
tralian bushmen, who come here from 
their native land by way of London where 
they exhibited at the Hippodrome as 
"Australian Woodchoppers." The stage is 
extremely well set to represent a section 
of the woods where trees are being cut 
down. At the Lincoln Square a quartet 
first sang a song, quite unnecessarily, fol- 
lowing which musical opening, the two 
woodchoppers in white were introduced by 
an understandable announcer. The axe- 
men, after splitting a block of wood with 
a long saw, performed several tricks with 
the axes, throwing them from a distance 
to a wide plank, set upright, the best 
trick being when Jackson, proclaimed the 
champion woodchopper of Australia, 
split a narrow strip of light-colored wood 
held against the dark background oi the 
plank by his partner, MaeLaren, who was 
stated to have been Jackson's nearest rival 
in the home country. Fastening a short, 
thick section of a tree trunk to a log, 
each then proceeded to race the other 
in chopping through the trunk. Hacking 
and hewing with swift, unerring aim, the 
men, when half way into the log, com- 
menced from the other side, slowly bring- 
ing the center of the log into a narrow 
strip. With a final blow the upper half 
toppled over. At the first show, the two 
finished a tie. It is novel to see the play 
with the axes. Some little excitement 
was worked up by the "supers" and mem- 
bers of the quartet calling out on the 
stage to their favorites in the race, and 
the exhibition interested the audience 
greatly; also the previous portions of the 
act, especially when the men wielded the 
long saw together, a pretty picture. Both 
are slightly built, comparatively, without 
visible brawn. Bime. 



Ce-Dora's "Golden Globe." 

Bicycle. 

8 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Empire, Brooklyn. 

Ce-Dora is the extra attraction at the 
Empire, Brooklyn, this week, with Miner's 
"Americans." A better attraction could 
not be desired. The act is called Ce-Dora, 
"the Girl of the Golden Globe." The 
"golden globe" is a ball-shaped affair of 
steel in which Ce-Dora and a small boy 
perform on bicycles. At the opening the 
ordinary bicycles are used on which the 
pair ride around, passing each other above 
and below, riding for the most part al- 
most horizontally. In the finish, which 
is the thriller, a motor-cycle is employed, 
on which Ce-Dora vertically loops the globe 
many times. This much has been seen 
hereabouts before, although never by a 
woman. To add a little to the thrill, the 
man who announces for the act stands in 
the center. Each time Ce-Dora makes the 
loop she passes him by the smallest kind 
of a margin. The feat is sensational. 
Should the girl lose control of herself for 
an instant or anything go wrong with the 
motor (always possible) there would be 
an ugly mixup. The act is nicely pre- 
sented, without any undue delays. It 
was a terrific hit, and could easily hold 
down the closing position on any bill. 

Doe*. 



Castellane and Bro. 

Bicycle. 

xo Mins.; Full Stage. 

Henderson's. 

In framing up an act for vaudeville 
Castellane and Brother have gone in for 
the sensational entirely. Aside from a 
minute or two of well-executed routine 
stuff at the opening, there is no other rid- 
ing. Three tricks of especial merit are 
shown. The first is one that has not been 
seen before. Casteilane rides a wheel 
having a pole about six feet high attached 
to the handle bars, upon which his brother 
does a head stand. In the second Castel- 
lane does a bicycle jump of about seven 
feet, landing on a platform, sending the 
brother also on a wheel into a rapid for- 
ward somersault. The trick is very well 
done and the speed with which the boy 
turns in the air rather takes your breath 
away. The loop is used as a finish. Cas- 
tellane's loop has one-half cut away. He 
comes down a short incline, circles in the 
air, landing on a platform; the force un- 
fastens a spring, sending his partner into 
a backward somersault. The effect of the 
trick suffers greatly at Henderson's, where 
it is impossible to secure anything like 
quietness. Where stillness may be had 
the trick will prove a thriller. The act did 
extremely well, each of the feature tricks 
being heartily received. Doth. 



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£dna May Spooner and Company (3). 

Tbt Ptvfl." 

ad Mine.; Fall Stage. 

185th Street 

If Henry W. Savage and Harrison Grey 
Fiike had not locked horna on the ques- 
tion of ownership of the Hungarian exotic 
"The Devil," to the great advancement of 
that play's fame, vaudeville would prob- 
ably never have heard of it. Miss 
Spooner't "Devil" and "Runner" Hayes 
both on the same bill have a good deal 
In common, although both would probably 
be loath to admit it. They are the crea- 
tures of transitory public interest, a mani- 
festation of the showman's instinct for 
"drawing cards." Certainly the pair 
should for once satisfy the public appetite 
for novelty. P. T. Barnum could have 
done no better, and the results as evi- 
denced at the Tuesday evening perform- 
ance justified the means from the man- 
ager's view. If one may judge from the 
printed reports of the legitimate produc- 
tions, the original text has been followed 
fairly closely. A fairly complete sketch 
of the narrative as far as it concerns the 
artist and his ex-soul-mate is presented, 
and at the same time a good deal of the 
glittering epigrammatic dialogue is pre- 
served. A play may talk in parables, but 
a sketch must talk in terms of action. 
And so when the "Devil," as represented 
by Miss Spooner, gives herself over to 
speee ch es as long as a sleepless night and 
as complex and subtle as a French pun, 
the best trained audience in the world is 
going to feel itself oppressed. Beside 
vaudeville does not concern itself with 
the niceties of allegories of "The Devil" 
sort. So the best that Miss Spooner got 
for her epigrams and tall acting was the 
impression that the sketch was a bit 
naughty and very vague, but interesting 
because the newspapers have talked so 
much about it. The names of the support- 
ing actors are not given. They are not 
important anyhow, except to furnish Miss 
Spooner lay figures to talk through, for 
she does not talk to or at them. Rather 
she delivers a lecture to the audience. 
One speech that Miss Spooner could cut is 
the final one. She has the last word any- 
how, but insists upon speaking quite a 
piece after she has had her final say and 
the play is all over. Anybody but a con- 
firmed star would see that the speech "And 
so it goes" is cynical and devilish enough 
without piling up more moral — or immoral 
— reflections. The uptown audience lis- 
tened to the pay in stony silence, but at 
the finish came splendidly to the surface, 
with applause. Ruih. 



ALI A "NATURE FAKER." 

Scran ton, Pa., Sept. 10. 

George Ali, who plays the part of 
"Tige" in the "Buster Brown" sketch in 
vaudeville, went the limit of stage real- 
ism while the sketch was at Poli's last 
week. In company with local Manager 
John H. Docking he journeyed to the City 
Hall and took out a dog license in regu- 
lar form for "Tige." 

Ali described himself as a "male brindle 
bull, 109 years old." He paid the fee of 
$1.50 and in return received the tag num- 
bered 2,503. So now "Tige" is immune 
from seizure by the dog-catchers, while 
Ali and the Poli vaudeville theatre is 
the richer by a good deal of newspaper 
publicity. 



John J. aayta. 

Marathon Race Victor. 

si Mina.; Open One (Pictures); Close Full 

Stage. 
125th Street 

Quite setting aside the point of sports- 
man ethics involved in the public appear- 
ance of an amateur athlete dragging one 
of the most highly prized international 
amateur trophies in the world before a 
vaudeville audience, there is no room for 
discussing the merits of Hayes' offering. 
It will last as long as the newspapers keep 
alive interest in last summer's Olympic 
games. Undoubtedly it drew business to 
the uptown Keith-Proctor Theatre, par- 
ticularly in respect to the upstairs portion: 
Tuesday night every gallery seat was oc- 
cupied before the curtain arose. The or- 
chestra did not seem to be so well patron- 
ized. The arrangement for which Hayes 
offers the excuse opens with a series of 
moving pictures showing the start, 
progress, and bits of the finish of 
the big Olympic Marathon, accompanied 
by running comments by apale youth who 
seems to have acted as Hayes' manager in 
London, since he appeared in the pictures. 
The pictures occupy about 12 minutes. 
Then Hayes is introduced, seated on a 
platform borne by four young men dressed 
like Hayes in running suits decorated with 
the American emblem. Hayes goes into a 
six-minute monologue from this point, 
handling his talk with a rather engaging 
awkwardness, and finishes with a demon- 
stration of the stride used by long-distance 
runners. He runs three or four laps around 
the stage, making a . quick exit at the 
finish. The applause was more than gen- 
erous during the turn, and Hayes re- 
sponded with another bit of talk, and 
finally took half a dozen bows. Rush. 



Alex. Can and Company (a). 
"The End of the World." 
28 Mina.; Three (Parlor). 
Lincoln Square. 

"The End of the World," as played by 
Alex. Carr and Company in the burlesque 
show "Wine, Woman and Song" stood 
brightly out in the olio of that piece. 
Burlesque is not burdened by over-artistic 
numbers for the vaudeville portion of the 
program, and Carr attracted considerable 
notice on the burlesque circuits. But in 
vaudeville, where the sketch is again pre- 
sented for its first time this week at the 
Lincoln Square, "The End of the World" 
is no startler, being simply a well-written 
sketch with some fair comedy in it. Aaron 
Hoffman, the author, is not given the 
credit upon the program. Carr, as the 
aged Hebrew who believes in "Toblitzky," 
is not the brilliant performer upon the 
vaudeville stage his burlesque showing, 
with the surroundings as an aid, made of 
him. Harry Franklyn, as the son, and 
Ruth Hayes, "Esther," his financee, did 
very well, Mr. Franklyn especially. "The 
End of the World" will just perform the 
mission of any similar sketch in vaude- 
ville. That is to provide a likeable 
'•sketch" number for the program. 

Sime. 



BothweU Browne and Company (a). 
"Winning a Gibson Widow" (Pantomime). 
xz Mina.; Three (Special Set). 
Fifth Avenue (Sept. 6). 

''Winning a Gibson Widow's" ohief ob- 
ject is the introduction to New York of 
Bothwell Browne as a female imperson- 
ator. Mr. Browne, a Calif ornian, plays 
the "Gibson Girl" in the pantomimic 
sketch, the mode for the reproduction of 
the several poses familiar from Charles 
Dana Gibson's sketches. Something of a 
story is founded upon the setting, a draw- 
ing room, with a page in attendance. 'The 
Gibson Man" is Ernest Young, an excel- 
lent type. The page (Myrtle Guild) is 
afterwards a very tall "Cupid," who 
shoots the love dart joining the pair. One 
must be versed in the history of "The 
Gibson Girl" to follow the pantomime, 
and must have a knowledge of the Gibson 
sketches to grasp the poses, which by 
themselves can not be expected to hold a 
vaudeville audience for eleven minutes in 
addition to the small pantomime. As a 
"Gibson Girl" Mr. Browne, while large, 
wearing a wig tending" to throw his face 
into bolder relief than his feature natu- 
rally are, is perfectly deceptive. Not a 
layman in the house suspected his sex, 
and upon Browne's disclosure at the finale 
the audience seemed still puzzled, the ap- 
plause being intermittent for a few sec- 
onds, then bursting into a solid round. 
Mr. Browne indicates a decidedly clever 
female impersonator, but has still to be 
judged by more than one character. The 
"Gibson Girl" might be made a bit in a 
regulation change act. It now drags some- 
what, with no apparent way to shorten 
the act unless some of the poses, held too 
long, are curtailed. The regulation im- 
personation act for Mr. Browne would 
seem to be the best if he can maintain a 
series of impersonations. Sime. 



Laiayette-Lamont Troupe. 

Acrobatic. 

17 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Henderson's. 

A pretty opening makes a good im- 
pression for the Lafayette-Lamont Troupe 
right off the reel. A special set is used 
showing a huge clock in the centre of the 
back drop, out of which the young 
woman of the troupe pops. Two men 
compose the remainder. One works 
"straight" and, with the woman, shows 
several striking feats in the hand-to-hand 
balancing. The woman is full of ginger 
and possesses a pleasing personality, be- 
sides being an equilibrist of uncommon 
skill. The comedy is the weak part. The 
comedian has no special method, and his 
efforts are for the most part forced. He 
is, however, one of the best ground 
tumblers that has been seen, and the 
time wasted on comedy could be better 
employed in straight acrobatics. The act 
runs about seventeen minutes. With 
judicious cutting of from four to five 
minutes, it will be in shape to play the 
best time. Dash. 



Ed Wynn, formerly of Wynn and Lewis, 
was recently offered comedy parts in "Al- 
geria" and the forthcoming Alice Lloyd 
production, but was forced to decline both, 
having previously entered into agreement 
v/ith C. L. Waterbury & Co., Inc. 



Edgar Bixley entertained Dr. and Mrs. 
H. S. Colding, Winona Winter, Mr. and 
Mrs. Banks Winter, Hugh Comer and a 
number of other notables on his beautiful 
yacht "The Wanderer" last Thursday. 
Mr. Bixley with his wife are guests of 
The Columbia Yacht Club during their 
stay on the Hudson. 



The Kellinos (3). 

Musical Acrobatic 

14 Mina.; Full Stage (Special Setting). 

Fifth Avenue. 

There have been some pretty good 
"Rialey" acts around New York in the 
past, but not one touches The Kellinos. 
That act lives up to all the glowing ad- 
vance reports about it. They do what 
others have done, and they do what others 
have never done — at least in New York. 
A Venetian setting, with a bridge effect 
at the rear, surrounds the acrobatics. 
Four men, two boys and two girls com- 
pose the troupe. At the opening, a young 
woman sings "Love's Roundelay" from 
"The Waltz Dream," accompanied by the 
remainder upon string instruments. Fol- 
lowing is a quartet dance, then the "Ris- 
ley" exercises start in, never ceasing un- 
til the finale, swift sure work being gone 
through continually. The "bridge" con- 
ceals a bounding net, made use of in the 
finale for a series of difficult feats, the 
most striking appearing to be a forward 
somersault from the net, quickly made, 
trliv turner alighting with his feet upon the 
upturned feet of the understander or 
whatever the one in the brace is called. 
Another deft and showy trick was a two- 
high on the feet-to-feet balance, the top- 
mounter being swung into position while 
the first man was balanced. The act la 
"circused" throughout, and perhaps a 
"circus drop" would set it off to better 
advantage than the Venetian background 
and costumes. The two women fill m, 
and are probably used because they are 
carried. The entire opening up to and In- 
clusive of the dance could be easily dis- 
pensed with, although very well in ita 
place, taking up the fourteen minutes, an 
Unusually extended time for a number of 
this character. The Kellinos is an act 
which can stand any kind of billing, and 
it is an act which should be heavily billed. 

Sim*. 



Princess Rajah. 

Dances. 

10 Mins.; Full Stage. 

Henderson's. 

Princess Rajah wears fleshings, and of 
course that lets her out of the Grand Bare- 
skin Order of Salome Dancers. She does 
use the head of Poor John though, but in 
an entirely different manner than the other 
dancers. Rajah has the head pasted to 
the seat of a chair, and when tired of 
wiggling around it, she picks up the chair, 
head and all, in her teeth and gives John's 
upper extremity a merry-go-round. The 
trick itself isn't at all bad, in fact, the 
dancing tnroughout is very good, but why 
drag the head in at all? If she were do- 
ing a burlesque, fine, but there is no at- 
tempt at that and the idea becomes ridicu- 
lous. The Princess was well liked at 
Henderson's, and was evidently a drawing 
card, for many left as soon as she had 
finished. Doth. 

(Continued on page 18.) 



E. C. Lilly, manager of "The Australian 
Tree-fellers," at the Lincoln Square, has 
issued a challenge, with a reward of $00 
to any person who may defeat either Har- 
ry Jackson or Petor MaeTiaren, his two 
prize choppers. The winner will also be 
entered, with transportation prepaid, in the 
national competition to be held at Mel- 
bourne in November. 



14 



VARIETY 



WATSON'S BURLESQUERS. 

"Make them laugh/' is the slogan of 
Billy Watson. It doesn't matter how, do 
it. • In carrying out the idea Billy is more 
than successful. The laughs follow each 
other through three acts with untiring 
regularity. At times the dialogue at- 
tains a purple hue, but the stuff goes 
double, letting the talker out It is seldom 
offensive. 

The show in the main is the same as 
last season. "Krousmeyer's Alley" is given 
in three acts. The first and second are 
separated by what the program pleases to 
call an "olio." It consists of two singing 
acts in one. 

Between the second and third acts the 
time is used up by Billy Watson and Billy 
6pencer in a conversational arrangement. 
It may do to say right here it is doubtful 
if anything funnier than this talk will be 
heard in burlesque this season. Some of 
It would never do at a benefit of the 
Mothers' Club, but it is so funny and well 
handled that it can be overlooked. 

Let's get to the big part of the show. 
The chorus is just indescribable. There 
sure twenty. You dont need to count, 
they look like a thousand from the front. 
If there were one more on the stage it 
would be breaking the fire regulations. 

Annie Bernstein is the soubrette. It is 
a question whether Annie was picked be- 
cause of the chorus or the chorus because 
of Annie. Anyway Annie looks almost 
petite with that massive background. 

Four of the largest "girls" are put in 
front to lead one of the numbers. It's 
the weightiest quartet above ground. Nine 
hundred pounds would be a light guess. 

The numbers as a whole don't amount to 
much, although there are one or two well 
worth while. A mixed sextet for the finale 
of the second act was easily the best and 
made a corking fast finish. 

The girls are all called upon to do a 
little something or other alone at some 
time during the show. The opening of the 
second scene takes on the aspect of a 
chorus girls' contest. A couple of Watson's 
did very well, Harriet Bailey carrying off 
the honors with a nicely turned bit of 
"coon" shouting. 

In the matter of costumes the show is 
rather below par. There are few changes 
and these, with possibly one exception, 
have hardly even the appearance of new- 
ness to recommend them. 

Billy Spencer follows the hot pace set 
by Watson without getting lost in the 
comedy race. The two are on the stage 
almost continuously, not even leaving it 
during the numbers in which they do not 
participate. They are never tiresome. 

They work up the feud between the 
"Dutchman" and the "Irishman" so skill- 
fully that every time they come together 
it seems funnier. Harry Gardner is the 
only other man involved to any extent. 
He does well as a "Dutch Cop." 

Miss Bernstein is the lone woman prin- 
cipal. At least she is the only one who 
never gets into the chorus. Annie's cal- 
liope voice is heard to advantage in the 
pieces, and also in the alleged olio. A very 
awagger brown dress was about the only 
wardrobe Annie displayed. Her part 
doesn't really require any more, but at 
least another "kid" dress might be worn 
for the closing. 

The Bijou Comedy Trio are the rest of 
the olio. They make a good singing trio 
of the usual type. The singing went very 
well. Doth. 



RICE & BARTON'S BIO GAIETY. 

Charles Barton has applied the polite 
farce idea with a nearer approach to suc- 
cess this season than for a good many 
years. Barton has been addicted to this 
form of burlesque offering for a long time. 
It has serious drawbacks, chief among 
which is the restriction it imposes upon the 
operation of the chorus. Even in this 
year's opening piece, the best Barton has 
had for a long time, the choristers re- 
main in inaction for twenty minutes or 
so despite the neat arrangement which 
brings them on the stage at the opening 
and finale. 

Barton is in his old-time role of the 
sporty husband and makes it genuinely 
funny through a series of farcical compli- 
cations. 

The principal comedian is admirably 
supported by an uncommonly imposing 
array of funmakers, prominent among 
whom are Jack Magee (Murphy and 
Magee), Fred Eckhoff (Eckhoff and Gor- 
don) and Jeff Healy (Jeff and La vera 
Healy). Frank Pierce (Pierce and Maizee) 
is saddled with an impossible role in the 
first part, but shows up to better ad- 
vantage in the burlesque, where also Healy 
and Eckhoff have some capital comedy. 

The show starts off with several first 
rate numbers, then lapses into polite farce 
for twenty minutes or so until the chorus 
is again introduced as part of a vaude- 
ville entertainment at the home of 
"Brown" (Barton) which is worked up 
for a musical finale. This detail is well 
enough handled, but the costuming of the 
choristers is all cheap flash. 

The opening of the burlesque gave the 
audience its first glimpse of tights, in 
the glittering display being Alice Maizee, 
in quite the nattiest "principal boy" cos- 
tume that has been seen this season. Miss 
Maizee is perfectly proportioned for ap- 
parel of this sort and the audience voiced 
its approval of her with enthusiasm and 
frankness. Murphy and Eckhoff here 
have the grotesque roles of two tramps 
masquerading as noblemen, but their com- 
edy was a good deal newer and fresher 
than that familiar idea, while Barton 
chiefly rested after his strenuous labors in 
the first part. The burlesque with its 
well laid out numbers and pretty dressing 
ran its length very satisfactorily. 

Camille Farlardaux opened with her 
singing specialty, a bright and sprightly 
number, although Miss Farlardaux for- 
gets at times that she is billed as a 
"French chanteuse." Murphy and Magee 
do their novel conversation called "The 
Floorwalker and the Customer," an un- 
commonly clever arrangement of talk. 
Kelly and Bartlett have an entertaining 
knockabout act with a quantity of new 
styles in comedy falls, while Pierce and 
Maizee offer a partly new routine of 
songs, finishing with an effective con- 
versational song which works itself up 
to a laughable climax in a quarrel. Also 
Miss Maizee sings a song anent the 
"sheath" gown girl with a bit of in- 
cidental patter and wears a startling 
sample of that mode. 

Eckhoff and Gordon have a well han- 
dled comedy musical turn, in which the 
man does all the work, and The Healys 
closed with their singing and piano play- 
ing. 

Twenty girls, all in the "broiler" class 
make up the chorus, a good looking and 
well-drilled organization. Ruth. 



HARRY BRYANT'S EXTRAVAGANZA. 

It will have to be said sometime, and 
just aa well now as any. The selection 
of female principals for burlesque has 
ruined many a good show in the past, is 
doing that now, and will in the future, 
if probably the worst fault of a bur- 
lesque organization isn't corrected. This 
goes for the Harry Bryant show especially. 
Mr. Bryant has a good piece in "Gee 
Whiz, or the Mayor of Tank Town" writ- 
ten by Fred Wyckoff, and he has six wo- 
men principals, Edith Bryant, Elizabeth 
Mayne, Martha Hableman, Clara Berg, 
Florence Hughes and Lillian Sieger. 

Of the half-dozen there is but one help- 
ing Mr. Bryant's show. That is Eliza- 
beth Mayne, the soubrette. Miss Mayne 
can not dance, neither has she a good sing- 
ing voice, but the girl looks well, dresses 
nicely and has plenty of ginger, so much 
so she should be on the stage much more. 

Clara Berg had the most to do among 
the women, mixing up in nearly every- 
thing, wearing tights, singing, etc., finally' 
putting a period to her wild stage riot of 
action by a "Salome" (New Acts). 

Since Miss Sieger can play the cornet 
sufficiently well to win applause in the olio 
from an untutored audience, why should 
she sing at all? 

Among the men are The Clipper Trio, 
who sing well in the pieces holding up the 
vocal end, and in a light -constructed act 
in the olio. Harry Bryant, Fred Wyckoff, 
Mr. Parent, Billy Cook and Geo. Johnson 
are the comedians, Messrs. Bryant and 
Wyckoff handling the larger part of the 
comedy, Bryant rather subdued in compar- 
ison to former days, and Wyckoff as a 
capital "rube," his regular stage character. 
Cook is a German, who ofttimes wavers 
over into a Hebrew dialect. Parent makes 
a fair "kid," poorly made up, and Johnson 
is a constable, not at all bad. 

There are eighteen girls in the chorus. 
Their work shows a lack of discipline, the 
dancing and alignment being very irregu- 
lar. One tall good-looking blonde in the 
second row near the right end (from or- 
chestra) might fall asleep standing up 
any moment from her bearing. Two brun- 
ettes in the front line on the other side 
are good little workers, and make the 
chorus seem lively. Some of the girls are 
fairly good-lookers, good enough to be 
made principals under the circumstances. 

Five or six changes are made in the 
first act, and two or three in the second. 
The dressing is satisfactory at all times, 
but the numbers could be stage-managed 
to much better advantage. 

"A Tangled Tale of a Theatrical 
Troupe's Troubles in a Temperance Town," 
the program description of the piece, is a 
good account of the plot. Some "imagin- 
ary" stuff, the "trained flea," two-count- 
'em-two travesties are introduced, and 
Wyckoff inflicts what is almost a mono- 
logue during the action, but the dialogue 
and story are well written. Were the 
comedy drawn together it would help. 

Darmody, the club juggler, opens the 
olio, which besides the two previous acts 
mentioned, has The Goyt Trio, a man and 
two dogs, giving a rather interesting hand- 
end head-balancing exhibition, the dogs 
playing no small part. 

Mr. Bryant has assuredly striven to 
present a show which would rank with 
the best. He did everything to help that 
along excepting for the mistake — a fatal 
one in this instance as well as in others. 

Bitne. 



GAY MASQUERADERS. 

To call the Bob Manchester show "a 
riot of color" would be totally inadequate. 
It is rather a carnival of disorderly con- 
duct in its color schemes. The women 
principals are the worst offenders. They 
all go the limit of color combinations, but 
perhaps the creation which Susie Fisher 
wore in the second act led the others a 
little. 

The chorus also has some weird dress 
combinations. One was an opera cloak 
of blue and yellow that fairly shrieked. 
It's all very well to make burlesque cos- 
tumes bright and cheerful, but Manches- 
ter let his costumer do neck falls and 
somersaults. 

In other respects the two-act piece, "A 
Night on Broadway," gives promise of 
working out into a capital burlesque 
show. The second act can stand as it is, 
but the first needs strengthening in the 
comedy. It is the book at fault rather 
than the principal comedian, Harry A. 
Emerson. Emereoli struggles- TirjtiJoll/ 
through the straight dialogue in the first 
part, and then as a last resort descended 
to wild clowning in his desperate effort to 
gain laughs. He doesn't have to do this, 
for in the second act, where the book gives 
him half an opportunity, he is genuinely 
funny along legitimate lines. 

Miss Fisher is at her best when sing- 
ing. She haa a splendid contralto voice, 
and it waa the subject of wonder that 
she was not given more to do. Her only 
real opportunity came in the olio when 
she sang "You've Got to Sing an Irish 
Song," and here she scored the musical 
hit of the show. For the rest she deliv- 
ered "straight" speeches couched in such 
polite language the audience couldn't 
understand them half the time. They 
saddled the same sort of dialogue on Eva 
Bryan. Eva couldn't sing, and she didn't 
dance. Her contribution to the gaiety of 
the performance was rather less than 
nothing. Flo Zeller had the burden of the 
singing. Here is an extremely sweet, 
although light, soprano voice, of rather 
unusual excellence for burlesque, and the 
numbers in which she was principal were 
altogether enjoyable. Not the least im- 
portant of the singers was a chorister on 
the right of the front line. She has a 
powerful baritone that gives the ensemble 
numbers a good deal of effect. Besides 
which service she is one of the best work- 
ers in the ranks. 

Corinne De Forrest has one lone song 
in the second act where she first appears, 
doing very well for the short time she 
is on the stage. 

Ned Norton seems to be new to bur- 
lesque. He handles a straight part like 
the ingenue of a Broadway musical com- 
edy. He's a particularly nice looking 
youngster, has an agreeable voice and 
dresses as well as one of George Cohan's 
chorus men, which is saying a good deal 
for burlesque. One doesn't realize how 
much a good "straight" man can do for a 
burlesque organization until a really good 
one comes along. 

Thomas Potter Dunn offered a rather 
mixed turn in the olio, following an Ital- 
ian number in costume, with that "Rosie" 
recitation used by Ben Welch until that 
comedian saw the nonsence of trying to 
drown a good comedy act in fruitless 
tears. Other olio acts are the Four Jug- 
gling Johnsons and the Eugene Trio, acro- 
batic (the latter under New Acts). 

Ruth. 



VARIETY 



15 



MERRY MAKERS. 

The combined efforts of Sam Rice and 
Dan Dody have resulted in a fast, lively 
burlesque entertainment for Butler, Jac- 
obs & Lowry's "Merry Makers" this sea- 
son. From the rise of the curtain to the 
finale of the burlesque there is a swift 
succession of comedy incidents and 
sprightly numbers. The only drag in the 
proceedings is in the opening of the olio 
where Lewis and Thompson offer a very 
rough comedy act. They go extreme 
lengths of buffoonery for their laughs 
which were not forthcoming in proportion 
to the strenuous labor. 

In the first part, "At the Cafe Boule- 
vard" Sam Rice carries the comedy al- 
most unaided. He was up to the task, too. 
As the German waiter he had half a dozen 
first rate "bits" that supported the com- 
edy of the piece adequately. Rice is a 
capital "Dutchman/* much better in that 
role than as a Hebrew in the burlesque. 
His song, "Don't Take Me Home" in the 
fir»i"p&. I buiK u p with incidental business 
by a squad of heavyweight chorus girls 
in "sheath" gowns took half a dozen en- 
cores. 

The numbers were unusually well re- 
ceived, particularly "Rainbow" in which 
Patti Carney figured as principal and 
"Rosey May" by Ida La Pearl. 

Charles Tyson failed to get a great 
deal out of a "drunk." In fact, all the 
men principals are overshadowed by Rice. 
The women did much better, although 
they contributed nothing to the comedy, 
confining their efforts to leading numbers. 
Rice and the chorus have the first part all 
to themselves. 

The finale is worked up through a series 
of impersonations including Harry Lauder 
(Peter Thompson), rather wide of the 
mark; George Walker (John Billsbury), 
fairly well done; Eva Tanguay (Patti 
Carney) and George M. and Josephine 
Cohan (Charles Tyson and Ada Brown). 
A fast singing and dancing number with 
everybody on the stage rounded the piece 
out nicely. 

"At Coney Island" furnished a rather 
hackneyed subject for the burlesque. 
The comedians had more of an opportunity 
here but a good deal of roughness and 
familiar material were worked into the 
"bits." The piece reminded one some- 
what of the second act of "The Two Is- 
lands," although it was made up of matter 
that has long since been common property. 
The main comedy "bit" was a burlesque 
"Salome" dance in which Rice got a lot 
of fun by a trick device of making the 
ltead drink whiskey, while Ada Brown, 
fully clothed, went through a dance. 

The "production" is pretty and bright, 
all the costumes and settings being new, 
with the possible exception of a Spanish 
dress in the first part. There are half a 
dozen of the show girls who must total 
half a ton in weight. Their appearance in 
"sheath" gowns verged upon the ridicu- 
lous, but when they blossomed forth in 
bathing suits that amounted to full tights, 
their appearance moved the audience to 
wild mirth. 

Miss Carney offered a neat singing turn 
in the olio. Pretty dressing and bright ap- 
pearance did as much for her as her sing- 
ing. Tyson and Brown closed the olio in 
first rate dancing, with many changes of 
costume and the glittering "diamond 
dress" of Miss Brown's, which furnished 
the subject for a song. "The Grapho- 
phone Minstrels" (New Acts). Rush. 



COSY CORKER GIRLS. 

It is an all-around good burlesque show 
that Charles Johnson has put together 
for W. B. Watson's "Cosy-Corner Girls." 
The opening, "The Honeymoon Trip," by 
Mr. Watson is programed as a travesty on 
"Pinafore." The piece doesn't amount 
to any more than the usual run, but it 
affords a very pretty stage setting as a 
nice background for several well-staged 
numbers. 

Singing is given full sway in the open- 
ing, and a very good vocal organization 
is disclosed. The numbers follow rapid- 
ly, with no slack up in the pace. The 
comedy consists for the most part of 
dialogue. There is a noticeable absence of 
long "bits," resulting pleasantly. 

"The Sculptor's Dream" is the bur- 
lesque, also by Watson. It has the fa- 
miliar studio setting with the girls posing. 
Old comedy with the models is thankfully 
omitted. At least very little is indulged 
in, and then only harmlessly. The bur- 
lesque is short. Only two numbers are in- 
troduced, and it doesn't live up to the good 
impression made by the first partr 

Eighteen girls are in the line. They 
compare more than favorably in looks and 
work with others seen so far this season. 
The girls are in tights from the getaway, 
a Watson idea, from which they go to sev- 
eral very pretty changes, returning at in- 
tervals to the fleshings. One, or perhaps 
two, of the costumes do not look new. 

"Good-By, Sis" led by Elsie Leslie, 
and "Louisa Schmidt," by the Healy Sis- 
ters, were the two best liked numbers. 
"Mexico," led by Lola Bigger, was also 
highly approved of. 

The comedy rests almost entirely with 
Charles Johnson. He has a good idea of 
what a burlesque audience wants, and they 
have it. Johnson goes very near the edge 
a few times, but manages to stay on the 
right side of the fence. The "bravery" 
business, an old bit made over, was ex- 
tremely funny due to him. Jas. F. Mc- 
Cabe, as Dick Dead -Eye, in the first part, 
and an Irishman in the burlesque, assisted 
in the fun making, not being especially 
prominent in the former, but giving a good 
account of himself in the letter. Joe Mack 
made a capital "straight" and played an 
old man satisfactorily in the burlesque. 

Miss Bigger is featured with Mr. John- 
son in the pieces. She is there to wear 
tights; she does it. 

The program says Miss Bigger is the 
handsomest woman in burlesque. That's 
going pretty strong. Lola is a good-look- 
ing girl, but these vehement printed an- 
nouncements should be curbed. There are 
other pretty girls in burlesque. Some do 
not wear tights to prove it. 

Miss Leslie had only two opportunities 
to show her worth, but put over a solid 
hit each time with her excellent voice. 
Lillian Keeley looked very wel\ but han- 
dled a couple of numbers indifferently. 
She needs ginger. Belle Hunter, Capitola 
Urline and May Fenton had small roles 
with which they did very well. 

Keegan and Mack have never shown 
their change act to better advantage. The 
Indian finish put them down as a "knock- 
out." The Three Healey Sisters have the 
making of a very neat singing and danc- 
ing act. The girls have appearance, and if 
they were properly dressed could make 
capital out of it. Sandow and Lambert 
interested with feats of strength, and the 
"Cosy-Corner Quartet" sang to a fair 
amount of appreciation. Dash. 



AMERICANS. 

Theatres like the Empire in Brooklyn will 
do much for burlesque. It is pretty and 
bright. Furthermore, it will tend to bet- 
ter the entertainment, for a show looks 
like something in it. The house was filled 
Thursday night, the audience being 
about equally divided between men and 
women. 

"Miner's "Americans" is the attraction 
this week. The company is giving "Mor- 
occo Bound," a burlesque in two acts by 
Guy Bragdon and Albert Lang. 

There is the thread of a connected plot 
running through the two acts with many 
familiar complications. The numbers 
were put on by Harry Ferguson, and he 
has done a very good job. The only 
fault that may be entered is that there 
are not enough of them. "It Looks Like 
a Big Time To-Night" and "Americans 
Forever" were particularly good in the 
first part. The later is the finale. 

"In Gay Morocco," the opening of the 
second act, "Seven Ages," taken from 
"The Three Twins," and the "Swing 
Song" were also very good. Twenty 
girls are in the chorus, working very 
nicely. The costumes are of the more 
quiet sort, which in itself is an attrac- 
tion. Tights are not strongly in evi- 
dence, the pantalettes receiving the pref- 
erence, also a relieving departure. 

Wilbur Dobbs is the comedy chief and 
most of the laughing matter is in his 
charge. Dobbs' character is one of those 
fool things that makes him a man of 
extensive means and also requires that 
he dress like a rummy. Dobbs is one 
of that class of comedians (there are 
not many in the class) who can deliver 
dialogue just a shade off color, and make 
it seem perfectly harmless. 

Charles Baker and Charles Chick added 
to the comedy department. Both work 
in the tramp character. Baker's make- 
up being comical in itself. They have 
two or three funny bits. Their entrance 
song and the sort of dance that accom- 
panies standing out strongly. James 
Francis is the "straight." A fine appear- 
ance and good singing voice made him 
popular. Frank Grace figures in the 
pieces in a small way. 

Gertrude Fiske could hardly be called 
a soubrette, but she more than makes 
up for her lack of soubrettish qualities 
with her excellent voice and very fetch- 
ing appearance. It is seldom that a 
voice of Miss Flake's calibre is heard 
in burlesque, or for that matter on the 
variety stage. Her dressing is also in 
good taste. Several pretty and tasty 
gowns are worn. Miss Fiske looks ex- 
tremely well in a long gown, and she 
should not spoil her appearance by wear- 
ing anything shorter than an ankle 
length. Dorothy Warde was the only 
other female principal. 

An olio of six acts includes Ce-Dora, 
an extra attraction (New Acts), Francis 
and Rogers, who have a singing and talk- 
ing act that could be improved through 
better selections and neater dressing on 
the part of Miss Rogers. Wilbur Dobbs 
and Company managed to get a lot of 
fun out of one of those school-room 
things. Miss Fiske employed her voice to 
advantage in several numbers. Frankie 
Grace, assisted by William Grace, did 
very well despite a George Cohan af- 
fliction. The Great Chick showed his 
comedy bicycle act to a vast amount of 
appreciation. Dash. 



VANITY FAIR. 
"Vanity Fair," at Pastor's this week, is 
a Gus Hill show, with Billie Ritchie and 
Dick McAllister featured. 

Messrs. Ritchie, McAllister and Charles 
Emerald supply the comedy, both in the 
first part and burlesque. Since the bur- 
lesque is the "Night" act, in which the first 
two appeared last season in Hill's "Around 
the Clock," and is well known, that may 
be disposed of by stating it accomplished 
his laugh-making object completely. 

The opener, "A Night in Bohemia" is 
a farce, most likely adapted for this bur- 
lesque show. Without the three comedi- 
ans, it would have met a sorry fate. In 
the adaptation, some illogical situations 
have developed, even the foundation of the 
farce having no semblance of fact. 

The looseness may be imagined from the 
entrance of Ani Hill, who, without an 
excuse for her appearance then upon the 
stage, although playing a principal role, 
walks on In tights, sings a number, exits, 
throws a cloak over her fleshings and re- 
turns to assume her character. 

Ritchie carries his "drunk" through the 
first part; McAllister is a bell-boy, while 
Emerald is both an English lord and a 
"drunk," exceedingly good at all til 
The three have several good comedy 
and a number with jokey verses recalled 
for time and again. Ritchie and Mc- 
Allister are continuously drawing laughs* 
They are different from usual burlesque 
types. 

The first part runs eighty minutes. 
The padding is in the early portion, as 
toward the finish one forgets what was 
endured before. William W. Frlck nicely 
rendering "I Love Them All," tuneful, an 
"international*' song, with eight of the) 
prettiest choristers for assistants, did not 
do the least to create the favorable im- 
pression. 

The fourteen chorus girls have been 
much costumed, but not expensively. 
Spangles are frequent. In "Jungletown" 
the dresses and tights are far from tasty 
in design, but the other changes average 
quite well. The young women in the ranks 
do not work as they could, particularly in 
the "drum" number from "The Follies of 
1007." They are a very good looking lot 
though, seemingly adapted from the Ger- 
man mostly. 

Sadie Duff, with a pompadour large 
enough to distinguish her as principal 
woman; Winifred Francis as a waitress 
and soubrette in a cheap looking frock, 
and Miss Hill, a pretty woman with prettj 
dresses, who does an aerial trapeze act 
in the olio, leave small choice for prefer- 
ence among the prominent females. Maud 
Emerald and Nina Vernon are designated 
as "Military Maids" through leading the 
drum chorus. 

Miss Francis opens the olio witih two 
English songs, "When the Gentle Breeses 
Blow," scoring through its lyrics. The 
Musketeer Quartet are short a couple of 
good songs, but win out with a new finish- 
ing number, and the Three Judges, pro- 
gram-named "original," have an acrobatic 
and "Risley" act, including a clown, giv- 
ing a good number of its kind, with the 
clown working a new trick or two in 
taking dangerous falls. 

There is no conventional Hebrew, 
"Dutch" or "Tad" irni^rsonnlor in the 
pieces, but Ritchie and McAllister can 
and will make any audience laugh. Since 
they ean, and on other points, "Vanitj 
Fair" is a good show. Sime. 




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VARIETY 






I iii 



MORNING GLORIES. 

"In Zululand" it a musical comedy ar- 
rangement in three acta and four scene* 
by F. Q. Holland and Clare Evans. There 
is little more to the plot than to the 
general run of burlesque pieces. Inter- 
missions between the first and second and 
the second and third acts are filled by 
singing and talking acts. 

The first scene occurs on the lawn of 
a hotel in Florida. The setting is very 
pretty. One musical number is intro- 
duced, a rather pretty arrangement called 
The Mail Man/' perhaps a little polite 
for burlesque. The second scene is in the 
cafe of the hotel Two or three num- 
bers are sung. . The feature is a "Salome." 
They have placed old "Salome" in many 
odd places lately, but this is the first 
time she has been in a bar room. With 
a waiter in sight it probably wouldn't 
be the worst place to see it. 

The second act is aboard an airship 
differing little from the regular "aboard 
ship" thing. The third act takes place in 
the wilds of Zulu, where the airship and 
its occupants have been stranded. 

The comedy and numbers are rather 
Judiciously strung out through the three 
acts, and the show runs for the most part 
very welL There are one or two slow 
•I»ots needing attention. 

Only fourteen girls are carried, handi- 
capped by a poor wardrobe. The best 
number in the show, and one which 
should attract some attention, is "The 
Gibson Girl," with Babette at the head 
and the chorus in the black Gibson girl 
gowns. It is the finale for the second 
act. 

Glare Evans is the principal comedian. 
He is an excellent "Tad" resembling 
somewhat Thomas Ryan (Ryan and Rich- 
field) on a rougher scale. The brunt of 
the comedy falls to him, and he handles 
it very well. The last act affords him 
much better opportunities than the two 
preceding. With the assistance of Edwin 
Kiner and Walter Kelley he sends over 
some very telling bits. Mr. Niner is the 
chief assistant to Clare. He is a fair 
Dutchman with a good idea of dressing 
the part. Mr. Kelley is the "legit," work- 
ing in the main also to aid Evans in se- 
curing the laughs. He just misses being 
good, lacking the heavy voice that would 
make the character funny. 

O. C. Mack and Gus Alexander must be 
counted together. Mack is probably the 
tallest man in burlesque, all of seven feet 
tall, and looks taller than that on the 
stage. Alexander is not much over four 
feet high. Alongside Mack, he is a pigmy. 
The pair are good for a laugh on every 
appearance, and they also give the com- 
edians many openings, out of which more 
should be made. 

Babette is the principal woman in a 
soubrette role. She looks well, is more 
fortunate than most soubrettes in voice, 
but does not dress the part nearly as well 
as now prevails. Babette was the "Sa- 
lomer" and passed, sside from the shrieks. 

Zola Ellsworth in a "Miss Hazey" 
character of "Mrs. Wiggs," fame contrib- 
uted as many laughs as the comedians. 
She played legitimately never stoop- 
ing to horse play and scored deservedly. 

Nlner and Niner filled in with a sing- 
ing and talking act that "went" through 
the impromptu verses of Mr. NinerV 
Some of the talk is funny; the singing of 
a fair sort, but the act is dragged out 
beyond reason. Dash. 



ROSE SYDELL'S LONDON BELLES. 

It is a big show, is the "Rose 8y- 
deU's London Belles." There is slmost 
enough material to make two burlesque 
shows. The show runs until well after 
eleven. A cut will bring it around into 
a first-rate entertainment. Sixteen girls 
are employed, in the broiler class prin- 
cipally. There are evidences of a desire 
to work, but It will need some more re- 
hearsing to put them in right. 

Numbers have been supplied generously 
and the accompanying costumes are for 
the most part very pretty. An orange and 
black used early was particularly striking. 

The pieces "The Affinity Besuro" and 
"Satan's Wedding Night" do not differ 
widely from the usual. Both have plenty 
of opportunities for comedy. Many fam- 
iliar tricks are utilised for laughs, and 
this, with the qusntity of new materiel 
introduced keeps the comedy well up. 

An operetta called "Poketa" Is given as 
a finish to the first part. The music is a 
trifle deed snd the introduction of some- 
thing like "Rainbow" would have been 
welcomed. 

A very pretty stsge set is employed and 
the chorus looks extremely well in the In- 
dian costumes, quite elaborate. It runs 
fifteen minutes. 

Rose Sydell is the show's big feature 
and Miss Sydell never looked better. She 
hss numberless startling costumes, snd 
diamonds enough to make the Elinors Sis- 
ters green with envy. Severs! pretty 
numbers were evenly headed by Miss 
Sydell. Louise Kennedy is the only other 
woman principal in the organization. Her 
work consists principally of playing to the 
comedians, which she does very well. 
Johnnie Weber is chief in the fun. Weber 
is using the "Dutch" character only for 
a few minutes in the olio. In the pieces 
he has taken a chance as a "Sissy" and 
up to a certain point is highly successful. 
He plays the part without making it of- 
fensive at all and in the opening it is 
screamingly funny. It is a character al- 
most always certain to become tiresome 
and Weber is no exception. In the bur- 
lesque it flops bsdly. Weber's Dutchman 
would be a gain for the after piece. 

Tony Kennedy and Ted Evans are 
comedians of the grotesque type, working 
as a team almost entirely and with good 
results. W. S. Campbell is the wise 
"Con" man and he gets away with it in 
capital style. There are several other men 
in the cast but they come and go so 
quickly it is hard to get a line on them. 

An olio of five acts of more or less merit 
prolongs the entertainment. Campbell and 
Weber have a short conversational num- 
ber which serves to introduce a groupe 
of living pictures very well liked. Ken- 
nedy, Evans and Kennedy put over some 
talk and a quantity of slap stick comedy 
that went fairly well. Freeman Bros, show 
a neat singing and dancing specialty. 

The Marstands sang a couple of 
"classy" songs and passed through easily. 
The Lovitts closed the olio with some fair 
acrobatics. The women does the acro- 
bating while the man comedes. Bedini and 
Arthur's burlesque shooting makes up part 
of his comedy arrangement. 

The program says, "Katie is the world's 
greatest lady acrobat, $1,000 to produce 
her equal." Katie is a nice little acrobat 
and all that but there are many female 
performers who will take life easy for a 
short time if they ever catch that an- 
nouncement — provided it goes. Dash. 



LINCOLN SQUARE. 

Last Saturday afternoon the William 
Morris Vaudeville Circuit favorably opened 
for business and commenced its season by 
presenting a bill at the Lincoln Theatre; 
also a premiere in vaudeville for the house. 

The matinee amounted to little more 
than a dress rehearsal for the real opening, 
which occurred in the evening, press seats 
having been sent out for the night show. 

The program played in the afternoon 
better than it read on paper, the two un- 
known quantities, Mile. Bianca Froelich, 
as "Salome," and "The Australian Tree- 
fellers (New Acts), each developing into 
substantial hits, Mile. Froelich particular- 
ly. The bill aa a whole is a very good 
one. 

Some slight delays and lack of knowl- 
edge, apparently, back of the stsge regard- 
ing the running of vaudeville caused waits, 
of short and long duration, but this could 
easily have been remedied for the next 
performance. 

For applause, Emma Carus in the next 
to last position, captured the house, al- 
though the "Salome" was the hit of the 
show. Miss Carus sang six songs, two too 
many, the first, something about "Spring- 
time," with lots of thrills, cadenzas and 
other things not associated with Miss 
Carus in vaudeville, was as appropriate 
for her act as "None of Them's Got Any- 
thing On Me," with which Miss Carus 
scored big, would have been suitable for 
"Lohengrin" at Oscar Hammersteln's big 
opera house. 

house. After singing it, Miss Carus re- 
marked "I'm glad that's over." If that is 
the way she felt about it, the opinion of 
the audience requires no comment. 

Otherwise Miss Carus just waded right 
in, concluding with a speech. She 
sang "Under the Matzos Tree" with a 
Hebrew dialect, and could be forgiven had 
she sung but one verse. Miss Cams 
"plugged" "I want Someone to Call Me 
Dearie," though not going far, and she 
could have omitted the final song easily. 

Frank Bush had some new stories. 
Every one brought a laugh, although the 
"Staten Island Ferry" story is in very 
poor taste. No resemblance or ancestry 
could be traced to any of the new matter. 
Bush, and Canfield and Carelton provided 
the comedy for the first half, the team 
playing "The Hoodoo," which is moss- 
backed from age among other things not 
to enthuse over. 

The Marco Twins caused laughter by 
their disparity in size and rough knock- 
abouts opening after intermission, intro- 
ducing a burlesque on "Salome" for an en- 
core in "one." The taller Marco's make- 
up was funny; also the large head cover- 
ing the dwarf, but, aside from that, as a 
travesty it flopped. 

Smirl and Ressner started the show well 
in their usual lively way, acrobating and 
dancing, with Miss Ressner's fun, while 
Alex. Can* and Co. (New Acts) occupying 
the program's choice position, received 
considerable applause. 

Moving pictures closed the bill at al- 
most 6:30, a very good series being thrown 
on the sheet. The Lincoln Square orches- 
tra consists of fourteen players under 
ordinary conditions. The "Salome" dance 
increased that number somewhat. 

i Sime. 

Sam Rice's act, "The Lulu Beeson Trio," 
makes its initial New York appearance at 
the Alhambra next week, placed by Pat 
Casey. 



COLONIAL. 

Anybody visiting the Colonial this week 
witnessed the most expensive entertain* 
ment that has ever held the stage of that 
house. 

The program reads like one of those 
promises headed "Coming Soon," in which 
managers are accustomed to set before 
their patrons an imposing list of attrac- 
tions scattered over the next two months 
to come. Manager Dave Robinson is au- 
thority for the statement that the sal- 
ary list represents $6,000, certainly the 
three features of the bill represent half 
that amount with six other standard 
numbers still unaccounted for. The show 
is designed to draw people to the house, 
and if Wednesday night's audience was 
any standard it is having that result- 
The capacity was taxed for that perform- 
ance, upstairs and down and the prom- 
enade held a big overflow. 

Eva Tanguay and "The Naked Truth" 
share headline honors with the billing 
perhaps shading a little in favor of the 
Careless One. Picking them on a basis 
of applause Miss Tanguay drew the long 
straw. The fact that the daring little 
comedetta was in the spot preceding in- 
termission may have cost it a good deal 
in volume of app'ause. Perhaps on the 
same system of selection the Empire 
City Quartet belonged in next place, al- 
though they came along late in the show, 
with the Musical Cuttys a close con- 
testant. And this in fast comedy com- 
pany. The Cuttys by count took seven 
bows, all hands acknowledged three and 
the last four were taken by the girls. 

Miss Tanguay has a whole new reper- 
toire of costumes, beginning with a thin 
silk gown that clings to her like a wet 
veil and ending with a rather unwhole- 
some looking frock of red. After the 
"Salome" dance she bowed her thanks 
times out of count and finally, still dis- 
arrayed in the "Salome" beads, etc. (not 
much of the latter), made a little curtain 
speech, telling how she had "read in a 
14th Century manuscript" a tradition that 
the original "Salome" had met her death 
by accidentally losing her head. 

Not to be overlooked in the comedy di- 
vision were the Elinore Sisters with their 
new sketch, "It Was a Good Play, But—," 
in Brooklyn last week for the first time. 
The Sisters have the talk and clowning 
running in one-two-three style, and 
up to their appearance were the 
laughing hit. Arturo Bernardi gave a 
touch of oddity to the first half with his 
quick change act and the subsequent ex- 
pose. In an enclosed house the straight 
change sketch at the opening went in- 
finitely better than it did when subjected 
to the handicaps on Hammerstein's Roof, 
where it was for so long a feature, and 
the expose clinched an extraordinarily 
good impression. The impersonations of 
musical composers were omitted. Mar- 
seilles, contortionist, opened the show 
with his extremely well dressed and 
attractive specialty, followed by Sam 
Williams (under ordinary circumstances 
deemed worthy of a much heavier posi- 
tion) and closing the show the Follow 
Anybody Brothers, Collins and Hart, in 
their "strong" man burlesque. 

All of which rich entertainment is 
packed well within the established run- 
ning time of a vaudeville bill and makes 
the biggest and best all-around feature 
show vaudeville has seen in many a day. 

Ruih. 



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135TH STREET. 

This week's show at 126th Street rum 
as few vaudeville entertainments do. Not 
an act received less than three curtain 
calls, and the average must have been 
about five. This in spite of a heavy 
dramatic sketch and the presence in the 
bill of an "outsider" in the person of 
John J. Hayes, winner of the Olympic 
Marathon in London (New Acts). Ordi- 
narily two acts of this sort would do all 
sorts of things to the smooth running 
of a bill, but for some reason the Har- 
lem audience found it a perfect arrange- 
ment, and even at the finish had enough 
enthusiasm in reserve to give "The Haz- 
ardous Globe," a first-rate "thriller," em- 
phatic applause. 

The show started as well as it finished. 
Les Frdres Cibellis, singers and musicians, 
did extraordinarily well for a quiet act 
in that position. The three young men 
in evening clothes make a very present- 
able appearance. The excellence of the 
singing and instrumental music does the 
rest. 

Charles Leonard Fletcher had the "No. 
2" place, rather a poor spot for his char- 
acter change act. He was further handi- 
capped by being forced to close in "one," 
doing "At the Telephone" in front of a 
drop very inappropriately showing a 
portico. Mr. Fletcher holds to his old 
routine with a change in only two char- 
acters. One of the new ones is Ezra Ken- 
dall, in the mimicry of whom there is a 
good deal of Mr. Fletcher apparent. The 
others of the series, notably the grand- 
father from "Old Curiosity Shop" and 
Uriah Heep, scored emphatically. 

The Brothers Byrne, the third turn on 
the bill, came forward just in time with a 
laughing number. They have cut the act 
a few minutes, adding a trick with the 
travesty horse, and the knockabout com- 
edy went with a whoop. 

Milt Wood followed with his dancing 
routine, and stood out even in a con- 
spicuously successful entertainment. 
Wood was never in better form than 
upon this appearance, his first since re- 
turning from Europe. The character 
dancing goes rather upon the strength of 
the perfect execution than upon the skill 
of Wood's impersonations of vaudeville 
types. The dancing on a chair was in- 
troduced but for a minute, being dove- 
tailed in without a pause, and was a big 
applause winner. 

"The Hazardous Globe" contains a 500- 
volt thrill. The apparatus and dressing 
of the act is carefully looked after, and, 
despite several enforced pauses for the 
moving about of the motor-cycle, interest 
is well sustained. The final feat of "loop- 
t he -loop" riding inside the globe is splen- 
didly worked up and the combination of 
the dizzy riding and the noise of the 
motor makes one instinctively hold fast 
to his chair. 

Avery and Hart appeared next to clos- 
ing, got a good start with a capital bur- 
lesque of Runner Hayes, and did unusual- 
ly well for them. Rush. 



De Dio, the foreign dancer engaged for 
the Martin Beck's Orpheum Road Show, 
will not appear with that organization 
when it plays the Colonial week Sept. 21, 
due to Eva Tanguay*s presence on the 
same program. De Dio will be placed at 
another of Mr. Williams' theatres for the 
week. 



FIFTH AVENUE.' 

Notwithstanding that "Salome" has shot 
its bolt in New York vaudeville, espe- 
cially at the Fifth Avenue where La 
Sylphe has endured for seven weeks in 
"The Home of Highest Class Vaudeville," 
the program this week is excellent, and 
of the "highest class" with that excep- 
tion. 

Two big features, the final numbers 
(Russell Brothers and The Kellinos), are 
under New Acts. They gave much laugh- 
ter and applause to the finish naturally. 
The bill ran without a "wait" on Tues- 
day evening. This was partially due to 
The Pelots who opened the show, Fred 
Pelot cleverly "stalling" while the heavy 
set was made for Florence Gale and Com- 
pany. The merit of Mr. Pelot's "stalling" 
was in his admission of it to the audi- 
ence, winning an outburst for his semi- 
humorous speech. This was in "one" where 
Annie Pelot, looking extremely pretty in 
a "kid" dress, did a nice "hare-lip" bit. 
Previously their comedy juggling act had 
scored decidedly up to a howl when Pelot— 
allowed an apple thrown from the gallery 
to break upon his head. It is about the 
best opening number noticed at this house 
in a very long time. 

Stuart Barnes exchanged places with 
Lily Lena, Mr. Barnes appearing "No. 3" 
in a brand new routine of songs and talk, 
the latter including rather well written 
material upon "Turkish Baths" and 
"bachelorhood, concluding with a song 
about "Beware," the best of Mr. 
Barnes' vocal numbers. A recitation 
placed second might be dropped. "A Col- 
ored Man's Dream" and "What the Par- 
rot Said" are neither very weighty, the 
last line of the latter scoring only, al- 
though Mr. Barnes had no complaint over 
his reception. It was quite enthusiastic. 

Miss Lena is another who has at pres- 
ent a majority of poor singing numbers 
for her. "Won't You Be My Husband!" is 
probably the worst, or it may have been 
the black dress worn. Neither becomes 
Miss Lena at all. The other gowns are 
up to the standard established last sea- 
son by her, but the changes seem to re- 
quire a trifle longer time now than then. 
"Down By the Riverside," "Have You Any 
More Like Mary" (the catchiest in mel- 
ody), and "Swing Me Higher, Obadiah" 
were the others. Miss Lena is very popu- 
lar. She was sufficiently encored to ap- 
pease the appetite of anyone, but there 
should be more spice to her lyrics. If 
Miss Lena has been deferring her possibil 
ities for her critics, she is a very foolish 
young woman. It's the box office, not the 
newspapers, which can tell the best story. 

"The Girl Who Dared" is Florence Gale 
in a sketch of that title. Everyone in 
the house was delighted that Florence did 
dare, for she displayed herself in a hand- 
some army officer's uniform. It is a 
comedy sketch bringing many laughs, well 
handled by the principal who is a charm- 
ing young woman in appearance, and ad- 
mirably supported. The setting com- 
mends itself to students, particularly for 
this in vaudeville. Miss Gale in "No. 3" 
for the show's convenience won much 
mirth and plaudits. She had the position 
La Sylphe should have been placed in. 
Had "The Girl Who Dared" been on "No. 
6" no one would have left the theatre. 

Pat Rooney and Marion Bent caused a 
riot, and Marion got a laugh on that "$900 
a week" line. (Marion really didn't, but 
that may make her feel good). Sime, 



HAMMERSTEIN'S. 

A "roof show" played Hammerstein's in- 
doors on Monday, an unusual proceeding 
for the opening of the season, but the dif- 
ference between it and a regular week was 
not readily appreciable since the sketch 
was supplied by Frank A. Gotch and Co. 
(New Acts). The Gotch piece was "No. 
4.'' Up stairs this week, the wrestling 
portion of the act only is presented. 

The comedy of James J. Morton, the hit 
ot the bill, and who followed the comedy 
sketch, provided plenty of laughs for the 
first half. Morton is at home in vaude- 
ville. His nonsensical nonsense brought 
laughs in roars, and "Take your Girl to 
the Ball Game" with special verses, a de- 
parture for Morton in the singing line, 
scored very big, the nomologist having 
to fall back on his former material to 
answer the several encores. 

"That" Quartet in its second week 
changed places with Morton, appearing 
"No. 8." It was somewhat early for this 
most excellent of singing organizations. 
llie~¥s7me"repertoire~ as sung' lalt~ week 
was held to with the exception of William 
Redmond dropping "Childhood" for "Pretty 
Mary," a selection more capable of show- 
ing the fine qualities of his sweet tenor 
voice. The four boys are of such good 
address upon the stage in their swagger 
evening clothes with their full voices that 
it is a walkaway for them, although the 
program position this week isn't the most 
desirable. 

Due to Land, the female impersonator, 
placed to follow Gertrude Hoffmann in or- 
der that this act and setting should not 
interfere with the feature of the bill in 
her third month of a consecutive engage- 
ment, Tazahara's "Whirlwind Arabs" 
(New Acts) closed the first half, Lind 
winding up the show. Collins and Hart 
with their laughable burlesque, and Win- 
sor McCay were also in the second divi- 
sion. 

The Great Eldridge opened the program 
with sand pictures, doing extra well for 
that class of offering, closing particularly 
strong with the novel fire effect he has 
devised for the finishing view. 

In xylophone playing, following the 
opening number, Gardner and Sommers 
opened with a medley, played Suppe's 
"Morning, Noon and Night," concluding 
with the "U. S. Patrol." A rearrange- 
ment would be beneficial to the act. The 
medley should be replaced, or should have 
been replaced and also the "Patrol." 

There are a number of new and musical 
selections on the market suitable for 
zylophones, and which are not over fa- 
miliar yet to vaudeville. There seems to 
be no reason why a musical act should 
hold to one routine continuously. Sime. 



The billing about the city for the Co- 
lonial this week caused many a smile. Eva 
Tanguay and "The Naked Truth" are dis- 
played on the sheets. Miss Tanguay's 
"Salome" receives prominent mention, the 
lines reaching the readers' eyes the most 
quickly being "Salome, The Naked Truth." 



Formerly the Creo Brothers who ap- 
peared for a couple of shows in New York 
last season, suddenly leaving for their for- 
eign home, will reappear Sept. 21 on the 
Sullivan-Conaidine Circuit, under the name 
of Malea and Bart It is a comedy bar 
act, booked by B. Obermayer. 



HENDERSON'S. 

Every seat in the house was taken 
Tuesday night, but that does not half 
express how full the place was. It was 
a great night for heavy-weight woman. 
There were no less than a hundred and 
fifty females in the theatre who weighed 
over two hundred pounds. Twenty could 
have been selected who would have put 
Billy Watson's chorus in the Aty Attell 
class. The bill is easily up to the aver- 
age given at the house, although it was 
quite evident the waiters in the restau- 
rant didn't think much of it, or else they 
must have been trying to see how hard 
they could rattle the plates without 
breaking them. The din was something 
terrific Three numbers, Castellane 
and Brother, Princess Rajah and Lafay- 
ette Lamont Troupe are under New Acta. 

Kleine Ott Brothers and Nicholson have 
several new well-chosen selections. The 
"rag" on the trombones was especially 
good. The fl«t«Mng number and the 
saxophone selection were also very good. 
There Je one yiew number jn the quartet 
who easily holds his own. The act is an 
good as ever. 

The CNeil Trio mix up a little of 
everything in their specialty. The sing- 
ing is rather light, and the selections 
could be bettered. Two of the boys do a 
rather good dance, while the third plays 
the piano. The ragtime finish on the 
tambo and bones was very well thought 
of. 

D* Almas Circus is really a dog show. 
The "monks" (two) have little to do. One 
in the finish does a forward somersault 
in an auto. The animals are well groomed 
and make a nice appearance, but the 
trainer is apt to hurt the work through 
the rough handling of the dogs. One 
canine that was expected to mount and 
ride a pony seemed in such abject fear 
that it was a pity to make him attempt 
it. 

The Fraser Trio in their Scotch and 
Irish dances were very nearly, if not, the 
hit of the program. The girl is a very 
pretty dancer, and it was her work prin- 
cipally in the Irish reel that won the 
act its success. 

It has never been quite certain why the 
Italian singing troupes usually Insisted 
upon wearing unbecoming costumes. It is 
all cleared up now. The Italian Opera 
Quartet work in conventional evening 
dress. Strangely enough it isn't the 
women who look badly, but the men. It 
may not be the men, either, but the 
suits. The singing was very well liked. 

Marion and Thompson, two nice appear- 
ing, plump young women, put over a 
musical act, employing the brasses only. 
They played the "Star- Spangled Ban- 
ner" and got the Henderson audience on 
their feet. The Three Beatties run 
through the routine of club throwing 
with no misses. .Nothing new is shown. 
Some fast passing of the clubs would 
help materially. Dacey and Chase might 
just as well have been playing in O'Con- 
nor's. Their talk couldn't be heard in 
the second row. 

The Robinson-Parquette Trio are show- 
ing the old offering with a new comedian, 
who scored strongly in what he called 
an imitation of Bert Williams. Williams 
receives too much credit. It is very good, 
but unlike Williams. The act as a whole 
should work out better than the former 
one. Dees. 



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"The Graphaphone Minstrels" (4). 

Minstrels. 

Full Stage (Interior). 

"Merry Makers." 

The minstrels are really a male quar- 
tet. They occupy the stage minstrel- 
fashion, devoting their efforts mostly to 
singing. The few excursions into talk 
went rather well, but it was the quartet 
singing that served to best advantage. 
Nick Voerg has a freak tenor running 
into some high falsetto notes, while 
John Billsbury's powerful bass gave the 
combination some rather florid harmony. 
The other two members are Ed and Fred 
De Forest, both doing nicely with solo. 
The number wa- liked immensely and 
called for three encores. The minstrels all 
have parts in the burlesque show, 
Voerg's voice letting him in for a dis- 
ttgieeurllc "Cisay*- 3£ aractcr. -Rush.-—. 



Russell Brothers. 

"Our Servant Girls" (Comedy). 

15 Mine.; Three (Bedroom: 14); One (4). 

Fifth Avenue. 

Did Jimmy Russell always take his 
"fall" as "Sarah Bernhardt" on the right 
side of the stage, and didn't he formerly 
wear a black veil, and did he always say 
"I thought I saw $2" while giving that 
imitation? Didn't Jimmy formerly let 
loose a yell, and when John said "What's 
the matter?" then Jimmy would pull the 
famous "two" remark? It's so difficult to 
remember everything in the old acts. But 
other than these minor items, and a new 
expression with many "S's", there's no 
change in the Russell Brothers, even to 
John telling Jimmy (in "one") in song 
about "Where the River Shannon Flows." 
If John ever requires an understudy, 
Jimmy ought to be able to qualify for 
that song; also he should be entitled to 
sit in a chair now while John sings. It's 
not like the old days, we're all growing 
older. List in evidence to the appearance 
of Flora Bonfanti Russell, a young girl 
and probably the daughter of one of the 
brothers, who is very pretty in looks, a 
pink ballet dress and execution of a toe 
dance, employing the more simple of the 
ballet steps. Miss Russell has great 
promise as a ballerina and made a decided 
hit. She was surely entitled to it. A 
sweeter appearing miss has seldom been 
seen upon the stage. There's a new gen- 
eration awaiting the Russell Brothers, 
willing to laugh at Jimmy just as heartily 
as ever. There's no doubt there will al- 
ways be. It's one of the many old acts 
which went out, came in, goes out and 
comes in, and could stay in as long as it 
wanted to. Acts like the Russell Broth- 
ers wafting back the "variety days" cause 
reflection upon these very much mixed 
days of "vaudeville." Sime. 



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M La Petite Revue." (7). 

Musical. 

37 Mins.; Two (Special set). 

Empire, Hoboken, N. J. 

The act is billed as "An old idea, Twen- 
tieth Centuryized by Charles Lovenberg." 
It is an elaboration of the old puppet with 
human face as used at present by Fannie 
Rice. Old idea enough, certainly, but as 



presented here it is novel. The opening 
shows a miniature stage with six figures 
representing "Stage Celebrities of To-day": 
Anna Held, Emma Calve, Eva Tanguay, 
Andrew Mack and Montgomery and Stone. 
Each sings a verse and chorus made fa- 
miliar by the original. Eva Tanguay's 
"I Don't Care" appeared to be the favorite. 
The second part is divided into two tab- 
leaux, each introducing six of the princi- 
pal characters of a comic opera. "The 
Chimes of Normandy" and "Pinafore" are 
the operas chosen, and several solos and 
concerted numbers are sung effectively. 
The third part is "A Slumberless Ser- 
enade," and is the inevitable "cat" concert. 
Mr. Lovenberg would do well to drop this 
last number and finish with the chorus 
from "Pinafore," much stronger. Intro- 
ductory verses are sung by the seventh 
member of the company while changes 
are made. The voices are not strong indi- 
vidually, but the choruses are very good, 
-tad the 9.rt should prove popular. It waa 
very well received here. John Kay. 



Brothers Phillipi 

Acrobatic. 

Open Full Stage, Close in "One" 

Keith's, Phila. 

Showing a well worked out routine of 
hand-balancing feats, many used in other 
acts of the best grade in this style of 
work, the act of the Phillipis will attract 
attention through the clean-cut perform- 
ance given by the pair, the neat dressing 
and the general appearance of the act 
on the stage with the well-kept apparatus 
used. A single hand-to-head stand, the 
understander mounting stairs and one or 
two hand-to-hand figures, not remembered 
ib any other act seen here, add a bit of 
novelty to the offering. The finish, 
the top mounter doing a headstand 
on the hand of his partner, is a great 
trick when the weight of the top-mounter 
iH considered and it took the pair off 
to well merited applause. The Phillipi 
Brothers is a foreign act. It is a first- 
class offering and can hold its own. 

George J/. Young. 



Cieston Clarke and Co. 

"The Old Timer" 

25 Mins.; Full Stage (Interior). 

Keith's, Phila. 

For his initial appearance in vaudeville, 
Creston Clarke has a sketch of his own 
writing based upon a somewhat familiar 
theme which affords him a capital, if brief, 
opportunity to display his talents as an 
exponent of Shakespeare. The scene pre- 
sents the incident of an actor of the old 
school endeavoring to instruct a young 
"new school" actor with histrionic aspira- 
tions in the true interpretation of the role 
of Shylock. The rehearsal is held in the 
lodgings of the old actor, who is partaking 
of a frugal meal with his niece. The piece 
is light in texture, but well written. It 
drags considerably at the point where the 
young man is being rehearsed through 
too much repetition. Mr. Clarke was ac- 
corded a warm welcome and his "reading" 
was enjoyable. Harold De Becker over- 
played as the young man. Frances Reu- 
bens filled the small part of the niece ac- 
ceptably and Harry Dornton was the 
"prompter." The new sketch should find 
recognition as a classic in vaudeville 
through the artistic treatment by Mr. 
Clarke. George M. Young. 



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Cook and Verdon. 

Dancers. 

15 Mins.; One. 

People's, Ottawa, Can. 

Harry Cook haa joined with Joe. Ver- 
don, opening with a song, followed by 
waltz clog by both, doling with tome of 
the fastest double work yet seen here. 
Both are neatly outfitted in tennis attire 
and promise to be one of the coming 
teams. Otto O. O'Regan. 



The Chagnons. 
Mimicry and Comedy. 
15 Mine.; Full Stage. 
People's, Ottawa, Can. 

The Chagnons have some fast talk and 
a duet, nicely rendered, with several min- 
utes of clean comedy. Mr. Chagnon imi- 
tates the phonograph, also musical instru- 
ments. The act ia a very good one. 

Otto Gf. O' Regan. 



"Gibson Girls" (ia). 

ao Mins.; Full Stage (Exterior). 

Shea's, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Taken from "The Belle of Mayfair" tho 
act is very pretty in setting, an exterior. 
Several tableaux are given in which the 
statuesque girls step out of the famous 
black-and-white Gibson pictures to good 
efTect. Especially "The Lovers," in which 
little Bettie Bell was pleasing as Cupid. 
"My Little Girl Is a Shy Little Girl" and 
"Why Do They Call Me a Gibson Girl?" 
were the singing numbers. Violet Holmes 
and Daisy Smyth introduced some excel- 
lent fancy dancing, and the posing by 
"The Gibson Girls," especially Margaret 
Rutledge, assisted by Harry Husk, were 
well carried out and entitled to first 
place in the playlet, a big hit on an ex- 
cellent program. Dickson. 



Mabel Russell and Johnny Stanley. 

18 Mins.; One. 

Young's Pier, Atlantic City. 

Mabel Russell, last seen here in a single 
singing act, and Johnny Stanley, late of 
Gus Edward's "Blonde Typewriters," offer 
a mixed act of singing and talking. On 
Monday it was rough and needed toning 
down. Stanley, who can dance, is lacking in 
this respect, although he has a good 
chance to score. They offer a very funny 
hotel scene. The burlesque "Merry 
Widow" dance is an excellent finish. Both 
are capable and should do better in an 
act written especially for them. This 
looks as though they had put it together 
themselves. Sig. 



Bert Kahlmar and Jessie Brown, the 
two latest leading figures of the recent 
"The Follies of Vaudeville," have prepared 
an act by themselves. They will appear 
Sept. 21 at Camden, booked by Ed. S. 
Keller. 



Fred Ward, formerly of Fields and 
Ward, left this week for Denver where he 
will permanently reside. Al Fields is re- 
ported to have a sketch in hand in which 
he will appear with a company of four 
people. 



James J. Butler, president, and John H. 
Whallen, treasurer of the Empire Cir- 
cuit Company, are in New York this week. 
General business brings them, according 
to the statement from the Empire Head- 
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Brown, E. Jay, Orpheum, Marietta, O. 

Brown, George, Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 

Brown & Nevarro, 4 W. 135, N. Y. 

Brown A Wllmot, 71 Glen, Maiden, N. Y. 

Brown & Wright, 344 W. 45, N. Y. 

Browning. Flora, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. 

Browning. Mr. A Mrs., Hotel Everett, N. Y. 

Browning A I* Van, 806 Canldwell. N. Y. 

Bruces. The. 1525 State, Chicago. 

Brunettes, Cycling, Morgan, Sharon. Fa. 

Bryant A Savllle, Norumbezca Pk., Boston. 

Bnrke A Finn. 44 7th Ave.. N. Y. 

Burton A Brooks, Fair Haven, N. J. 

Bnch Bros.. 06 Milton. Brooklyn. 

Buckleys, Musical, 1840 Brook, N. Y. 

Buckeye Trio, 646 E. Center, Marlon, O. 

Burdette. Madeline. 212 W. 44, N. Y. 

Bupke, John A Mae, 10, Orpheum, Butte. 

Bnrke, John P., Flood's Park, Baltimore. 

Buckley's Dogs. Rlngllng Bros.. O. B. 

Buckeye State Four, 2364 B. 57. Cleveland. 

Burcos a Clsrs, Barnum A Bailey, 0. B. 

Burgess. Harrey J., 687 Trenton, Pittsburg. 

Burke. Wm. H., 84 Bsrstow, Providence. 

Burke-Touhey A Co., Esst Haddam, Conn. 

Burke a Urilne, 110 B. 14, N. Y. 

Burns, Morris a Co., 64 Hermen, Jersey City. 

Burns a Emerson, 1 Piece Boledleu, Perls. 

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Bornell. Lillian, 511 W. North, Chicago. 

Burt, Glenn, Champagne Girls, B. R. 

Burt A Stanford, Hathaway's, New Bedford. 

Burton A Burton. Al Reeves, B. R. 

Burton, Hughes A Burton. Annex, Auburn, N. Y. 

Burton, Mstt. 1185 Valencia, San Prandseo. 

Burton A Shea, 111 7th Ave., N. Y. 

Burrows, Travers Co., Verplancks, N. Y. 

Bush A Elliott, Bijou, New Brunswick^ N. J. 

Bussler, Walter H., Orphla, Madison, wis., Indef. 

Bulger, Jenae Lee, Northslde, Pittsburg. 

Burtlnos, The, Rlngllng Bros., O. R. 

Bunch, Johnny, Gen. Del.. Atlantic City, Indef. 

Bntler A Lamar, 2310 S. Bouvier, Philadelphia. 

Buxton, Chan., Crystal, Menasha. Wis., indef. 

Byers A Hermsnn, Orpheum, Sioux City. 

Byrd A Vance, 1622 Wright wood Ave., Chicago. 

Byron A Blanch, 166 3d, Jersey City. 

Byron A Langdon, Columbia, St. Louis. 

ByTona* Musical Five, 5138 Indiana, Chicago. 



Caesar a Co.. Pranta. St. Charlea Hotel, Chicago- 
Campbell a CuUy. 1688 Bourbon, New Orleans. 
Caldere, A. K. ( 126 Washington. Hobokea. 
Gala Bisters, Empire, Youngstown, O n indef. 
Galef a Weldron, 261 W. 82, N Y. 
Calvin, James, 446 W. 64, Chicago. 
Ca llahan. Joseph, 1688 Broadway. N. Y. City. 
Callahan a St. George, HaUoway, London, Eng. 
Cameron a Flanagan, 706 4th, Pt. Madison, la, 
Cannon. Jack a Glide, Hotel Bexford, Boston. 
Corbley a Burke, 1844 Atlantic, Brooklyn. 
Carey a Stampe, 1668 Broadway. N. Y. 
Carbrey Broa., Bennett's, London, Eng. 
Carlllo, Leo, Orpheum, Omaha. 
Carlisle a Baker, 127 W. 68, N. Y. 
Carlisle's Lariet Experts, Lyceum, Washington. 
Carrie, Mile., Orpheum, Omaha. 
Carlos, Chaa., 104 W. 40. N. Y. 
Carol Sisters, 816 W. 140. N. Y. 
Carmen, Frank, 21, Family, Butte. 
Carmen Sisters, Empire, Ban Francisco, Indef. 
Oarmontllla, Colnmbua Plat 6, JaekaonviUe. 
Carroll a Cooke, Hotel York, N. Y. 
Carroll a Judge Trio, Singling Broa., 0. B. 
CarroU, Nettle, Barnum a Bailey, O. R. 
Carson a Wlllard, Keith's, Providence. 
Oaraon a Deveresnx, 806 Sycamore, Bvansvffle. 
Canon Broa., 628 68, Brooklyn. 
Caron a Furnum, 286 B. 24, N. Y. 
Carter, Chaa. J.. "Milton," Queens. Sydney, Aw. 
Carter, Taylor a Co., 711 B. 176, N. Y. 
Carter a Wsters, 168 Greenfield, Buffalo. 
Cartera, The, 021 Ninth. LaaaJle, IB. 
Oartmen a Harris. 180 Norma, Brooklyn. 
Carver a Murray, 228 W. 88, N. Y. 
Caaettaa, The, 4018 So. Artesian, Chicago. 
Casey a Cfaney. 15 H So. 6. EUsabeth. 
Casey a Le Clair, Forepaughe, Phlla. 
Cased a De Verne, Unique, Dee Moines, 
Cussidy, Jsmett J.r i'^6 N. 15, Phlla, 
Caasln a Beevee, Cryetal, Sioux City, Ia. 
Castellans a Bro., 808 8rd, Brooklyn. 
Caswell, M. a Arnold, Touring, 80. Africa, 
Caatano, Edward, 104 W. 61, N. Y. 
Oeleet, 74 Grove road. Olapham Park, L ondon. 
Chsdwlck Trio, 220 W. 88, N. Y. 
Chameroys, The, 1861 48,, Boro. Park, If. Y. 
OhantreU A Schuyler, 210 Prospect, Brooklyn. 
Chspln, Benjamin, Lotos Club, N. Y. 
Chsse a Carma. 084 W. 68. Chicago. 
Cherie, Doris, FoUles of the Dsy B. B. 
Cbsster a Jones, 211 B. 14, N. Y. 
ChevsUer, Louis a Co., Grsnd, Tacoma. 
Chlnqullla, Princess, Shorevlew Pk., Jamelca, L. I. 
Christopher, Chris, Msjestlc, Wausaw, Wis. 
Christy, Wsyne G., 776 8th Ave., N. Y. 
Church City Four, Strolling Players, B. B. 
Clare, Sydney, 64 B. 110, N. Y. 
Clalrmont, 2061 Ryder Ave.. N. Y. 
Clark A Duncan, Star, Chicago. 
Clark, Edward, 1563 Broadway, N. Y. 
Clark, Geo. G., 2464 Patton, Phlla. 
Clark, John P., 180 Ferolna. Rutherford, N. J. 
Clarke, Herry Corson, 180 W. 44, N. Y. 
Clsrk A Sebastian, Barnum a BaUey, O. B. 
Clark a Turner, 146 W. 64, N. Y. 
Clarke, Wilfred, Columbia, Cincinnati. 
Clarke, Three, Rlngllng Bros., 0. B. 
Claudius a Scarlet, Majestic, Chicago. 
Claua a Radcllffe, 10 Old Broadway, N. Y. 
Clayton a Drew, Majeetic, Madison, Wis. 
Clermento, Frank a Etts, 120 W. 27, New York. 
Clements, Dudley, Brighton Beech, Musle Hatt. 
Clifford a Burke, 20. Orpheum, Sioux City, Ia. 
CUfford, Billy 8., Cliffords, Urbane. O. 
Clifford, George A., Comedy, Brooklyn, indef. 
Clifford A Nolan, Cohen's Hotel, Lee Ave., B'klym. 
Clifford A Rsldln, 1075 Bergen, Brooklyn. 
Clifford, Lew, 123 Ave. C, N. Y. 

Clinton, Chris., 48 W. 28, New York. 

Clipper Sisters, 46 Blewett, Seattle. 

Clivette, 274 Indiana, Chicago. 

Clito a 8ylveeter, 004 Walnut, PbUa. 

Clyo a Rochells. 87 Park, Attelboro, Mass. 

Clover Comedy Club, 383 8yndenhem. Phils. 

Cogswell. Cycling. 246 W. 21, N. Y. 

Cox, Lonso, 5511 Lake, Chicago. 

Coate, Charlotte A Margrete, 1553 B'way, N. Y. 

Cohy A Gsrron, 080 Putnam, Brooklyn. 

Cohen, Isadore, 754 Westchester, Bronx, N. Y. 

Cohen, Tlllle. Pslsce, Boston, Indef. 

Cole, Bert, Hagenbeck-WaUace, C. R. 

Cole. Will, 40 4th Ave., Brooklyn. N. Y. 

Coleens, Singing. 102 W. 38, N. Y. 

Collins, Eddie, Osbkosb. Wis., Indef. 

Collins, Nlns. 205 W. 102, N. Y. 

Colllnn A Brown, Msjestlc, Milwaukee. 

Comrades, Four, 834 Trinity, N. Y. C. 

Conklln, Billy 7V., 441 W. 10, Erie, Pa. 

Conley, Anna A Effle, Poll's, Bridgeport. 

Courtney A Jeanette, 058 14th PL, JacksonvUle. 

Contlno A Lawrence, 240 So. May, Chicago. 

Conners, George, Bsrnum A Bailey, C. R. 

Connelly, Mr. A Mrs. E., Orpheum, Spoksne. 

Conlon A Carter, 1563 Broadway, N. Y. 

Connelly A Connelly, 128 Graves, Chlllicothe, Me. 

Connelly, Edward, Lake Sunapee, N. H., Indef. 

Conway A Leland, Alhambra, Perls, France. 

Cook, Frank, Austin A Stone's, Boston, Indef. 

Cooke A Rothert, 8154 Prslrle, Chlcsgo. 

Cooke A Myers. 1310 Park St., Vancouver, B. C. 

Cooper, Harry L.. Williams' Imperials, B. B, 

Cooper. Jss. A Lucls, 2111 Amsterdsm, N. Y. 

Corellls, Three, Hsgenbeck-Wellace, 0. B, 

Corns lias, Eight, Rlngllng Bros., C. B, 

Coroners, Grimes, Newfleld, N. J. 

Cossar, Mr. a Mrs., 806 W. 121, N. Y. 

Cotton, Lola, Cuba, N. Y. 

Coubsy, William P., 464 W. 84, N. Y. 

Courtney a Dunn. Atlantic City, N. J., Indsf. 

Courtney A Jesnette, Alrdome, Tampa. 

Coutboul, Jessie, 6632 Harvard, Chicago. 

Courtleigh. W. M., Lamb's Club, N. Y. 

Cowper, Jlmmle, 86 Carroll, Blnghsmton. 

Crsve. Nick. 083 Columbus, N. Y. 

Crawford, Arthur. Grand, Fargo, N. D. 

Crswford A Manning. 258 W. 43, N. Y. 

Cremes. De Witt. Lyric, Alton, 111. 

Creo A Co.. 1404 Borle, Phlla. 

Crensy A Dayne. Orpheum, Seattle. 

Criterion Male Quartette, 156 6th Ave., N. Y. 

Cronln, Morris, 21 Alfred Place, London, Bngland. 

Cross. Billy, 2830 Ssrsh, Pittsburg. 

Cross. Will II. A Co., 368 Dearborn, Chlcsgo. 

Crucible, Mynterlous, 241 neywsrd, Brooklyn. 

Cunningham, Bob snd Dslsy, 112 B. Wesh., Chass- 
palgn. III. 

Cunnlngbem A Merlon, 183 E. 04, N. Y. 

Cummlngn A Merley, Unique, Los Angeles, Indef. 

Cunningham A 8mltb, 183 B. 04, N. Y. 



Cnrtln a Blossom, 81 NeweU, Greenpolnt, 
Curtla, AUen, 2256 Marlon, Denver. 
Curtis, Sam J., A Co.. Poll's, New Heven. 
Curaon Blstere. Cnlleeum. London. Bag., BaSeC 
Cnshmsn A Fields, 2562 B. 68, Osveland. 
Cuttys, Musical, Maryland, Baltimore. 



I 



D'Alvlnl, Rocky Point, B. I., Indef. 
Dahl, Katherlne, 800 Colnmbua, N. Y. 
Dahl, Dorothy, 808 Colnmbua, N. Y. 
Daly a O'Brien, 418 Strand, London, Eng. 
DaUlvette a Co., Theatre, Niagara FaUe, 
Dele, Wm.. Cryetal. Blkhart, fad., Indef. 
Daly a Devere. 116 B. 16, N. Y. 
Dale, Dotty, Dainty, 262 W. 86, N. Y. 
Deltey Bros., 1878 No. Main, Pall Blver, . 
Daniels, Jossph W., 16 Tower, Forest H1B, 
Dare, Harry, 826 B. 14, N. Y. 
Dexttng. Phil, SeUs-Floto, C. B, 
Durmody, Woburn. Maaa, 
Darwin, Rlngllng Broa., 0. B. 
Darling a Daye, 2621 B. 61, Cleveland. 
Darragb, Mabel, Cryetal, Colorado Springe, CoL 
Dalton, Pen, 176 Irving. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Davenport, John, Yankee Boblnaon, C B, 
Davenport, Stick a Norma, John BoMneoa'e, 01 B. 
Devenport, Flossie, 1818 So. Hancock, PaO*. 
Davenport, Victoria a Orrin, Bereum a BaUey. 
Davey, Dancing, Circle Diamond Bench, Taatflfcss, 

CoL 
Davis a La Bay, Pittsburg, Pa., indef. 
Davla, Edwarde, 1668 Broadway, N. Y. 
Davis, Floyd, Temple, Boulder, Col„ ladef. 
Davla, Hal a Co., Qrayllng, Mich. 
Davla, H., Air-Dome, Murphyeboro, 111., Isiaf. 
Davla, Mark a Laura, New Sun, BprlngaeM, Ov 
Dawn, Bella a Co., 867 B. Market, Akron. O. 
Deweon, Harry Cleude, 1001 Light, Bait 
Dax=cn A WiltSeld, 846 B. 68, N. Y. 
Day, OariU, 686 7th Ave., N. Y. 
Dean, Al, Barnum A Bailey, 0. B. 
Deaton, Chaa. W„ c o. Bert Levy On, 
Deavee, Harry a Co., Automaton, B ergon 
Deery a Francis, 828 W. SO, N. Y. 
Delmore a Oneida, 886 B. 48, N. Y. Gttp. 
Delmore a Wilson, 26 Schmulk Pk., 

L. I. 

Delmo, 38 Boae, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Delmore a Derrell, 1515 Ninth B. Oakland, CaL 

Delmore, Misses, 418 W. Adsme, Chicago.. 

Delevoye a Frits. 2667 Madison, Chicago. 

Dell a MUler, Hippodrome, Buffalo, Indef. 

De Lorts, Musical, 218 Swan, Buffalo. 

De Veeu, Hubert, 8644 Prospect 'PL, Brooklyn. 

De Velde a Zelds, 21, Fair, Preecott, Out., Can. 

De Voy a Dayton Sisters, Orpheum, Butte. 

De Ceme, Obee., a Dogs, 8 Union Square, H. Y. 

De Cortet a Rego, Alrdonfe, Gulfport, Mlse. 

Demacoe, The. 114 N. 8, PhUedelphla. 

Demonio A Belle, O. H., Hope, W. Va. 

Denman, George. Barnom a Belley, 0. B. 

Denker, Rose, Behmen 8how, B. R. 

Deonsa Bros, a Co., Olympic, Paris, France* 

De Foe a Betes. 2448 Cornell, IndlaaapeUe. 

De Hollls a Valdora, Colonial Bailee, B. B. 

De Here Sextet, Orpheum, Los Angeles. 

De Tricksy, Coy, Hunt's Hotel, Chicago. 

De Mario, Rlngllng Broa., 0. B. 

Do Moat. Robert, Trio, 722 W. 14 PL, Chicago. 

Da Maths, The. 26 Central, Albany. 

De Renso A La Doe, 207 B. 14, N. Y. 

Devlne, Doc, Ashland "Hotel, Phlla. 1 

De Vsn, Johnnie, 2868 Vernon, Chicago. 

De Voy A MUler, 208 B. 14, N. Y. 

De Vers, Medellne, 64 W. 126, N. Y. 

De Young, Tom, 166 B. 118, N. Y. 

Dervln, Jss. T., 616 So. Flower, Loo Angolan. 

Devlin, Prof., 2611 Cumberland, Philadelphia. 

Devlin A Elwood, 1668 Broadway, N. Y. 

Diamond a May, Fischer's. Los Angeles, ladef. 

Dlsmond A Smith, 854 43, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Dickinson. W. 8.. 2010 Vine. Lincoln, Nob. 

Dlerlcke Bros., 21, Lyric, Terre Heute. 

Dills A Templeton, Colombue, 0., Indef. 

Dlllee, Msz, Singling Bros., C. R. 

Dlzon, Nons, 6620 Csrpenter, Chlcsgo. 

Dollar Troupe, Barnum a Bailey, 0. B. 

Dona, 411 Keystone Bank Bldg., Pittsburg. 

Donnelly A Rotall, N. Y. Rtsrs, B. B. 

Donnete, Ire, 188 W. 46, N. Y. 

Doberty, Lllllsn, Wlntergsrten, Berlin, Gar. 

Dohn, Robert, Barnom A Bailey, C. B. 

Donaven, Emma, Hsgenbeck-Wellece, 0. B. 

Doric Quartette, 100 Wells, Toronto. 

Dotson, Howsrd, 485 Blngamen, Beading. 

Dove A Lee, Imperial, B. R. 

Downey, Leslie T. Dresmsland, Racine. Wis. 

Doyle, Mej. Jes. D., 1563 Broadway, N. Y. 

Dreano, Josh., Revere Houee, Chicago. 

Drew, Dorothy, Empire, Johenneeberg. 80. Africa. 

Drew, Lowell B., 4220 Pecbln, Phlla. 

Du Ball Bros., Three, Bijou, Orange, N. J. 

Du Bols, Grest, Co., 2067 N. Msln. Bridge p or t. 

Dudley. O. B., Crystsl, Ind., Indef. 

Duff A Welsh, 2608 Falrmount, PhUedelphla. 

Dunne, Thos. P., 128 B. 18, N. Y. 

Duncan, A. O., Orpheum, San Francisco. 

Duncan, Tom, Singling Broe., 0. B. 

Dunham, Jack, City Sports, B. R. 

Dunedln Troupe, 418 Strand, London, W. C, Eng. 

Dunn, James, 464 W. 51, N. Y. 

Dunn a MUler, Richmond Hotel, Chicago. 

Dupree. Jeanette, 164 Pulton, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Dnpres, Fred, 1705 Atlantic, Brooklyn. 

Do tone, Three, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 



Eckhoff A Gordon, Rice A Bertons Gsyety, B. B. 

Edgertons, The, Orpheum, Omaha. 

Edlnger Sisters, James Adams Co., Sumter, S. C. 

Edwards, Fred R., Star Donor n, Pa. 

Edmonds a naley, 808 B. 60, Chicago. 

Edmonds a Monle, 308 B. 60. Chlcsgo. 

Edwsrds, M. a O. B., Hippodrome, Buffslo, Indef. 

Edwerds, Robert M., a Family. 114 W. 100, N. Y. 

Edwsrds, The, 100 W. Stockton, N. S., Pittsburg. 

Edytb, Rose, 845 W. 23, N. Y. 

Edwsrds a Vaughan, 2030 Lawrence, Phlla. 

Egbert, II., Master, 233 B. 0. N. Y. 

Egener, Fred. Barnum A Bailey, C. R. 

Rhrendall Bros., 1344 LefflngweJl, St. Louie. 

Elsstlc Trio, Majestic, i'lttsburg, Indsf. 

Eldrldge Prow, .135 W. Ill, N. Y. 

Eltlnge, Julian, N. Y. Thestre, N. Y., Indef. 

Ellnwortb. Charley, 04 B. 11. St. Peul. 

Emmet t, Ilngli J.. A Co.. Bijou, La Crosse, Wis. 

Engleton, Nan. 413 W. 87, N. Y. 



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VARIETY 



Cobb's Corner 

8ATURDAY, 8ZPT. It, 1908. 



No. 183. A Weekly Word with WILL the 
Word wright. 

" SUNBONNET SUE ** 

H.w u •mphatla kit. Am tm*r *» kt bM. 

" BAREFOOT DAYS •• 

"THINK ONE LITTLE 

THINK OF ME*' 

"CHEER UP, CHARLIE" 

"THAT FIRST GIRL" 

And the first sky Minaer ditty. 

"ALL THE WAY UP TO 
THE MOON, BOYS" 



F. 8. 



to One Bd wards f I 



WILL D. COBB 



Emerald, Connie, 41 Holland Bd., Brixton, London. 

Bng. 
Emerald, Maude A Chaa., 76 Rockwell PL, Bklyn. 
KlUiworth, Mr. A Mra. H., National Hotel, CAL 
Emeraon A Baldwin Hauaa, Hamburg, Oer. 
Bmerye, The, Dedham, Mass. 
Bmmett A Lower, U433 Turner. Phlla. 
Emperora of Mualc. Four. 481 W. 84. N. T. 
Empire Comedy Four. Qoeene Hotel, London, Bng. 
"Eclgmsrelle," Garrlck. Wilmington. DeL 
Bpps A Loaetta, 210 W. 27, N. "Y. 
Erb A Stanley, Moltne, IU. 

Brgott A Kink, Clrcna SinlaeUi. Waraaw. BasMU. 
Eameralda, 8 Union Square, N. T. 
Bape, Dutton A Eape. Orpheum, Butte. 
Eugene Trio, 808 E. Orange Grove, Fate life. Oal. 
Bmmatt. H. W., 2488 Tomer, Phlla. 
Evans A Lloyd, Hudson. Union Hill, N. J. 
Brans, Marie, 4822 Calumet, Chicago. 
Everett A Eckard, Unique, Minneapolis. 
Brers, Geo. W., Majestic, Madison, Wis. 
Bxcels, Louise, Hagenbeck-Wsllace, O. B, 



Faber, Alata, Hagen beck- Wallace, C. B, 

Fagan A Merlam. Shirley, Mass., lndef. 

Falrchllda, Mr. A Mrs., 141 Wells. Wilkee-Barre. 

Falrchild. Violet, 466 N. MarshaUfteld, Chicago. 

Falls, Billy A., 698 SyeU, Bocheater. 

Farnon A Ranaley, Dunlop Hotel, Atlantis City. 

Farlardanz, Camllle, Bice A Barton's Gaiety, B. R. 

Farb. Dave, 616 W. 6, Cincinnati. 

Farrell A Le Boy, 1721 First, N. W.,Waeh., D. 0. 

FsrrelL Charlie. 882 Main, W. Everett, Mass. 

Farrell. Billy. Moss A Stoll. London. 

Fssaeos, Four, Barnnm A Bailey, 0. B. 

Fantas, Two, Bijou, Travers City, Mich. 

Fay, Anna Bra, Melrose, Highlands, Maaa. 

Fay, Coley A Fay, 1668 Broadway, N. T. 

Fay. Bra. 188 W. 48. N. T. 

Fays, The, 188 W. 47. N. T. 

Fell, Pesrl Cleone, Palace Hotel, Chicago. 

Fentelle A Carr, Orpheum, Salt Lake. 

Fanst Brothers, 242 W. 48, N. Y. 

Favsrs, Marguerite, Saratoga Hotel. Chicago. 

Fay, Bay F., Alamo, Cedar Baplds, la., lndef. 

Ferguson, D. A B., Bijou, Duluth, Minn. 

Ferguson A Do Pree, 818 B. 71, N. Y. 

Ferry, Human Frog, 504 So. 21, Phlla. 

Fiddler A Shelton, Poll's, Bridgeport. 

Fischer. Joe G.. 240 Market, Newark. 

Field Bros., Theatorium, Lynn. 

Fields A Hanson, Bennett's, Hamilton. 

Fields, Harry W., Colonial, Norfolk, Vs. 

Fields, W. C. Hippodrome, London. Bag., 

Fields, Will H., Bijou. Superior, Wis. 

Fillmore, Nellie, 641 W. Garfield, Chicago. 

Flleoo A Krrol, 280 Magnolia. Hollywood, Cal. 

Flak, Henry, Standard, St. Louis. 

Finn A Ford, Bijou, Oshkoah, Wis. 

Fisher Troupe, Barnnm A Bsiley, 0. B. 

Fisher, Mr. A Mra., 681 Wash.. BrookUas, 

Fisher A Fisher, Savoy, Fall River. 

Fluke A McDonougn, 768 Jennings, N. T. 

Fltahnghs, The, People's, Weatberford, Texas. 

Flaherty Dan, City Sports, B. B. 

Flatow A Dunn, 111 W. 06, N. Y. 

Fletcher, Chas. Leonard, Trent, Trenton. 

Flyna. Jas. A., 1218 Penn Ave., Washington. 

Florede. Nellie. 241 W. 48, N. Y. 

Florences. Six, Barnum A Bailey, 0. B. 

Floods, Four, Empire, Hoboken. 

Flynn, Barl, 8834 Prospect, Kansas OMy. 

Foley, Jack, Singling Bros., C. R. 

Forber. The Marvel, 168 W. 0. So. Boston. 

Force A Williams, Lyric, Houston. 

Fords, Famous, Majestic, Little Rock. 

Fortune A De Vlrne, Hagenbeck-Wallace, 0. B. 

Foreman, Bdgar A Co., 1668 Broadway, N. Y. 

master, George, 86 N. Clark. Chicago. 

Foster, B., A Dog, 211 Pesrl. Brooklyn. 

Fox A Evans, Van Nest. Frisco, Cal. 

Fox A Hnghes, Empire, Boise, Idaho, lndef. 

Fox, Will H., 14 Leicester, London, Bng. 

Foster. Geo. L. 2080 York, Philadelphia. 

Fox, Imro, Majestic, Chicago. 

Fox A Paddock, 246 W. 87, N. Y. 

Foy Bros., Grand. Circo Bell. Mexico, lndef. 

Franklin. Blllle. 708 7. 8. W., Wsshlngton, D. a 

Friend A Downing, 1884 7th, N. Y. 

Frederick's Musical Trio. 107 B. 81, N. Y. 

Fredlans, Great, Barnnm A Bailey, C. B. 

Fredo, George. 207 E. 14, N. Y. 

Franks, Jessie J., Hagen beck -Wall ace. O. B. 

Freeman Bros., Bose Sydell's London Belles, B. R. 

Freeman. Frank E., Hastings' Show, B. B, 

French A Inmsn. 71 Lincoln. Chicago. 

Frevolt, Frederick. O. H., Kingston, Ps. 

Froato. Ohrla.. 017 W. 8. Faribault, Minn. 

Froato A Weyman. Grand, Fargo, N. D. 

•Fun la A Boarding House." Alhambra. B. Y. 

Fuller. Ida. 188 Alexander Ave.. N. Y. 



Fullerton A Dersey, Family, No. Tonawaoda, B. Y. 
Fullerton, Lew J., Star, Geneva, N. Y. 
Fulton, May, 120 W. 18, N. Y. 



Gaffney Girls, Five, 404 W. Madison, Chicago. 

Gallettls, Monkeys, 804 Msplewood, Chicago. 

Galando, 82 Sumner, Brooklyn. 

Galloway, Bert, Davis, Braddock. Ps. 

Gardner, West A Sunshine, 141 Merlden. Boston. 

Gardiner Children, 1068 No. 8. Phlla. 

Oath, Carl A Erma, 44 Cass, Chicago. 

Gardner, Eddie, 27 High, Newark. 

Gardlners, Three, Majestic, Lincoln, Neb. 

Gardner, Georgia A Co., 1687 Montrose Bird.* 

Chicago. 
Oartelle Broa., 416 8. Main, Gloversv Us, B. Y. 
Gaston A Green, Orpheum, Memphis, Term. 
Gavin, Piatt A Peaches, Bennett's, London, dan. 
Gsylor, Bobby, 6602 6th Ave., Chicago. 
Gay lor, Chas.. 768 17. Detroit. 
Gaylor A Graff, 244 W. 16, N. Y. 
Gehrue, Mayme, A Co., 200 B. 88, W. Y. 
Genaro A Band, Wash., Spokane. 
Georgettys, Great, 104 B. 14, N. Y. 
Geromes, The, Barnum A Bailey, C. R. 
Geyer, Bert, 818 N. F St.. Richmond. Ind. 
Gibson, Fsy, Standard, Davenport. la., lndef. 
Gibson, Sidney C, Orpheum, Oakland. 
Gilbert. Jane. 400 W. 28. New York. 
Gillette Sisters. 60 Msnhsttsn. N. Y. 
G1U A Aker, Bijou, Saginaw. Mich. 
Gllmaine, 68 W. Bagls. B. Boston. 
Gilmore. Mildred, City Sports, B. B, 
Grimes, T. A G.. Grimes Corn era, Newfleld. B. J. 
Gladstone. Ida. City Sports, B. B. 
Gleeson, John A Bertha, A Houlihan, Poll's, Now 

Haven. 
Glover, Edna May, Robinson's, Cincinnati. 
Godfrey A Henderson, 1668 Broadway, N. Y. 
Godfrey A Brxleben. Park Hotel, Chicago. 
Goets, Nat., 1818 Tree, Donora. Pa. 
Goldberg. Bert. Harris. Braddock. Ps. 
Goldsmith A Hoppe, American, St. Louis. 
Golden Gste Quintet. 846 W. 66, N. Y. 
Golden A Hnghes, Mllford, Mass. 
Goldln Russian Troupe, Sells-Floto. 0. B. 
Goelems, Six, Ring ling Bros., O. R. 
Goodwin A Lane. 8485 Chestnut, Philadelphia. 
Gorman A Cushman. 208 B. 14, N. Y. 
Golden, Marta. Gerard Hotel, N. Y. 
Goolmans, Musical, Continental Hotel, ChkagO* 
Gordon, CUff. 8 E. 106. N. Y. 
Gordon A Hayes. 281 Wabash, Chicago. 
Gordon A Le Boy, 1777 Atlantic. Brooklyn. 
Gordon A Shaken. 118 W. 46. N. Y. 
Gordon A Mary, Mains St., Peoria, 111. 
Gorman A West. 62 B. 88. N. Y. 
Goshen, Alice, 208 Mermaid, Coney Island. 
Gossans, Bobby, Barlow Minstrels. 
Goes. John. Vocal's Big City Minstrels. 
Gottlob, Amy A Co., Orpheum, Zanesvllle, 0. 
Grace, Frankle A Wm., Miners Americans, B. B. 
Grace, Lisxle Grace, Minora Americans, B. B» 
Graces, The, 228 W. 26. N. Y. 
Grant, Burt A Bertha, Proctor's, Albany. 
Grant, 8ydney, 10 W. 85, N. Y. 



Hawkins, Jack, Hippo., Lexington, Ky. 

Hayea A Haley, 147 W. 127, M. Y. 

Hayes A Wynn, Empire, Strattford. London, Bng. 

Hayes A Johnson. West indies, Panama, lndef. 

I layman A Franklin, Hippo., Southampton, Bng. 

Heagney. John, 442 W. 30, N. . 

Healy, Jeff A La Vera, Bice A Barton Gaiety, 

B. R. 
Healy A Vanes, 215 W. 106. N. Y. 
Heath, Thomas, Gainer, Poll's, Bridgeport. 
Hechl A Ardo, Rlngling Bros., C. R. 
Heath A Emeraon. 200 Berrlman, Brooklyn. 
Hedge, John, A Ponies, 8a na Souci Pk., CsBSBBfc 
Hefron, Tom, 1653 Broadway, N. Y. 
Helm Children, Camden, Camden, N. J. 
Helston. Wally A Lottie, Pantages', Tacoma. 
Henly A Elliott, 4825 Cypress, Pittsburg. 
Henneseeys, Two, West Haven, Conn., lndef. 
Henry A Francis, 248 W. 46. N. Y. 
Henry, Harry F., 64 India. Brooklyn. 
Henry, Roething, 8t. Charlea Hotel, Chicago. 
Herbert. Frog Man, 85 Moreland. WlnterhlU BU 

Boston. 
Herbert. Mabel. 404 Main, Woborn. Mo. 
Herbert, Three Broa., 1658 B'way, N. Y. 
Herbert A Vance, Orpheum, Zanesvllle O. 
Hers, Ralph C, Hammersteln's, N. Y. 
Herman A Netser, 808 Rivlngton, N. Y. 
Hermann, Adelaide, Gilsey House, N. Y. 
Herron, Bertie, Orpheum, Butte. 
Hewlettes. The, 806 Are. G. Council BUR*, Is, 
Hess Sisters. 258 W. 66. N. Y. 
Havener A Llpman. 1668 Broadway, M. Y. 
Hlatta, The, Pavilllon, London. Eng. 
Hibbert A Warren, Shea's, Toronto. 
Hickman Broa. A Co., Keith's, Providence. 
Hickman, George, Pearl River, N. Y. 
Hlestsnd, Chss. F., 2688 lows Ave., St. Louis. 
Hill, Bdmonda Trio, 262 Nellson, New Brunswick. 
Hill. Cherry A Hill, 107 Bay 20. Bath Beach. 
Hlld. Irene, 148 Morgan, Buffalo. 
Hllliard, Robert, Palace, London, Bng., lndsf. 
Hillman A Floyd, 218 W. 62, N. Y. 
Hilton Troupe. City Sports, B. R. 
Hlllyers, Three, 702 Bay 25, Bensonhurst. 
Hlnee A Remington, Harrison, N. Y. 
Htrsb, Bstelle, 4812 Indiana. Chicago. 
Hobson A Macnichol, 76 3d Ave.. N. Y. 
Hobaou, Mr. A Mra.. Rlngling Bros.. O. B. 
Hoch, Em 11, A Co., Harrisburg, Pa. 
Hodges, Musical, Pantages, Portland. 
Hodgln. Alberta, Rlngling Bros.. 0. R. 
Hohner, M., 152 Magnolia. Elisabeth. N. J. 
Holden George, 101 Belleville, Newark, M. J. 
Holt, Alf, 41 Lisle. London, W. B., Bng. 
Holt, Joseph T., 486 B. 8th, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Holmsn Bros.. 207 B. 14, N. Y. 
Holman, Harry, Majestic. Birmingham, Ala. 
Holmes A HoUlson, 218 Elm, W. Somervttlo, Mass. 
Holland. Zsy, 10 W. 65. N. Y. 
Honan, Eddie, 422 Collins. Pittsburg. 
Honan A Kearney, 118 Richfield. Buffalo. 
Houeego, Frank, 54 Howard, Boston. 
Hope, Marjorle, 7818 Woodlawn, Chicago. 
Hoover, Lilian, 211 B. 14. N. Y. 
Horton A La Triaka. 808 8th. Long Island OKy. 
Horton A Under, Rlngling Broa., C. B. 
Houston, Frits, Varieties, Terre Haute. 



Principals with burlesque org anlzRtlons will be listed in VARIETY'S 
Route Sheet If names and title of company are forwarded 



Graham, Geo. W., Scenic, Providence, lndef. 
Graham A Lawrence, Lyceum, Marblehead, Mass. 
Gray A Graham, Empire, Peterson. 
Grannon, Ha, Bennett's, Montreal. 
Gracey A Burnett, Fair Haven, N. J., lndef. 
Greve A Green. 400 Nicollet. Minneapolis. 
Greene, George, Rlngling Bros., 0. R. 
Gregory, Geo. L.. A Co., 848 Lorlmer, Brooklyn. 
Gregory, Frank L., Empire, New Castle, Eng. 
Grimm A Satchell, 2072 8th Ave., N. Y. 
Grove, Chaa. L., 847 Wash., Chamberaburg. Pa, 
Grove, Harris Milton, A Clayton Slaters. 

York Road, Phlla. 
Gruet A Gruet, Williams Imperials, B. B. 
Guertin, Louis, Metropolitan Hotel, Brockton, 

Conn. 



"Hadji," Great Falls, Montana. 

Haines A Russell. 043 Muskogee. Milwaukee. 

Hall, Harry, Rlngling Bros., 0. R. 

Hall, Geo. F.. 180 Center, Boston. 

Hallman A Collins, Wash. Society Girls, B B. 

Hale A Harty. 5 Pond St., Plttafield, Mass. 

Hale. Lillian A Co., 2010 N. Marvine, Phlla. 

Haley, Harry R.. 236 Ogden. Chicago. 

liaison A Mackler, Chestnut St., O. H., Phils. 

Halllday A Curley, Auditorium, York, Ps. 

Halperlne, Nan, 568 6th Ave., N. Minneapolis. 

Hammond A Forrester, 101 W. 88, N. Y. 

Hanlon A Lewis, 121 W. 116, N. Y. 

Hanon, Billy, 728 No. Western, Chicago. 

Haney, Edith A Lee, Jr., 4118 Winona, Denver. 

Hanvey, Louis A., Bennett's, Hamilton, Can. 

Hanson A Nelson, 602 10th. Brooklyn. 

Harney A Haynes, Gen. Del., Baltimore. 

Harris A Randall, Palace Hotel, Chicago. 

Harcourt, Frank, 44 Pleasant, Worcester. 

Hsrdlg Bros., Barnum A Bailey, 0. R. 

Hardman, Joe, Family, Butte. 

Hart, Fred, 883 8th Ave., N. Y. 

Hart, Sadie, 1168 Jackson, N. Y. 

Hart. Willie A Edith, 1818 S. 11, Phils. 

Harvey, W. S., A Co., Orpheum, Minneapolis. 

Hartsell, George, Rlngling Broa., C. R. 

Harland A Rolllnson. 16 Repton, Manchester, Bag. 

Harmonious Trio. 8830 N. 14, St. Louis. 

Harris, Sam., Vogel's Minstrels. 

Harrison A Lee, 808 Oak. Dayton, O. 

Hart Bros., Hagenbeck-Wallace. 0. B. 

Harrington A Lester, 567 B. 13, Chicago. 

Hsrrlty A Herr, 146 Luna. B. Liberty, Pa. 

Harris, Hattle. 504 So. 21, Phlla. 

Harris, Joe. Revere House, Chicago. 

Harvey, Elsie, Auditorium, Lynn. 

Harvey, Harry, 8110 Cottage Grove Ave., QBssBJAj 

Hss, Hash. 014 Cherry, WlUismsport, Pa. 

Hassan. Ben All. Lona Villa. Coney Islsad 

Haskell, Loney. 47 Lex. Ave., N. Y. 

Hastings A Wilson, Majestic, Little Bock. 

Hatches, The. 152 W 27, N. Y. 



Howard. Bernice A Co., Bijou, Battle Creek, Mich. 
Howard's Pony A Dogs, Armory, Blnghamton. 
Howard, Harry A Mae, Grand, Hamilton, O. 
Howard, Lew, 505 Gates, Brooklyn. 
Howard A Cameron, 478 No. Clinton, 
Howard, Chas., Interlacken, N. Y. 
Howard A Beher, 881 N. Artlsen. Chicago. 
Howard A Howard, Orpheum, Oakland. 
Howard Bros., Apollo, Bordeaux, France. 
Howard A St. Clair, Vaudeville Club, 
Howard, Len, 1585 Gatea, Brooklyn. 
Howard, Jos. B., Aleds, 111., lndef. 
Howard, Geo. F., 8456 Scran ton Bd., Cleveland. 
Howard A Wilson, 874 No. Bandolph, Phlla. 
Howell A Webster, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 
Hoyle. William, 16 5. Attleboro. Mass. 
Hoyt, Frances, A Co., Sherman House, Chicago. 
Hudson Bros., 1887 Msple, Canton, O. 
Heunkl Musical, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. 
Hoyt A McDonald 258 W. 88. N. Y. 
Hugbea, Mr. and Mrs. Nick, Jamaica, Lb I. 
Huegel Broa., Gentry Broa., 0. R. 
Huehn A White, Roton Point, Conn. 
Huetterman, Mlsa. Barnum A Bailey. C. B. 
Hughes, Arthur James, 50 Laura, Providence. 
Hughes Musical Trio, Hathaway's, Lowell, Mass. 
Hunter A Tyrell, 235 E. 106th, N. Y. City. 
Hurleys, The, 185% So. Orange, Newark. 
Hurley Frank. J. 152 Magnolia, Elisabeth. N. J. 
Husaey, George W.. 2454 Irving, Mt. Clemens. 
Huston, Arthur, Poll's, Hartford, Conn. 
Hyde, Mr. A Mrs., Chemo Lake, Clifton, Ms. 
Hyde, Walt. M., A Co., 8506 5, Pittsburg. 
Hylnnds, Three, 28 Cherry, Danbury, Conn. 



Ingram, Kyle A Co., Cambria, Johnstown, Ps, 
Imperial Viennese Troupe, Barnum A Bsiley, O. 
Inmsn. The Greet. 812 W. 24. N. Y. 
Inman A Welters, 212 N. 8rd, Atchison, Kae. 
International Musical Trio, 8tar, Cleveland, O. 
Irving Musical, Temple, Marlboro, Mass. 
Irving, Thomas R., Palm, Syracuse, lndef. 
Italia, Steuben ville, O. 



Jack, Lew A Bro., 0240 So. Chicago. Coleago. 
Jackson Family, Rlngling Bros., C. B. 
Jackson, H. A K.. 206 Buens Vista, Yonkers. 
J scobs A Sardel. Cole Bros., 0. B. 
Jsmes A Prior, 810 2nd Ave.. Seattle, Wash. 
James, Byron, Bijou, Flint, Mich., lndef. 
Janeen, Herr A Co., National, Havana, Cuba. 
Jefferson, Cecil, 664 W. Monroe. Chicago. 
Jenkins A Clark, Box 206, Apple ton, Wis. 
Jennings, Arthur, 482 Manhattan. N. Y. 
Jennings A Jewell. 8828 Arlington. St. Loois, Me. 
Jennings A Renfrew, Lyric, Dayton, O. 
Jermon, Irene. Bxperance House. *«»^nsf Lska. 
Jerome, Nat. 8.. 1287 Washington Ave., B. Y. 



Tin Chat. K. Harris Courier 

"Always Me" 

Slides now ready for the greatest baby song 
without a doubt that Mr. Harris has ever written. 
Professional copies now ready. A beautiful 
song for any ballad singer. Bend for it at onoe 
Can bo sung without or witn slides. 

CHORUS: 
Always me, always me. 
They wont play with me they say, 
And they always run away. 
Alwsys me, seems I'm nobody. 
Never Blllle, Grace or Millie, 
Always me. 
Address all communications to 

CHAS. K. HARRIS, 

tl WEST 31st ST., BEW YORK. 



Chicago, Grand Opera House Bldg., 

BOB ADAMS, Professional Mgr. 



Jess, Elinor, Steel Pier, Atlantic City. 

Johnson, Jess P., 622 So. 4, Camden, N. J. 

Johnstone, Lorlmer, Bijou, Baclne, Wis. 

Johnson Bros., A Johnson, Orpheum, Schenectady. 

Johnson, Chester, 888 3d Ave., N. Y. 

Johnson, George, Rlngling Bros., C. B. 

Johnson. Musical, Empire, Johannesburg. 8. Africa. 

Johnson A Hart. National, San Francisco. 

Johnstone A Cooke, Bijou, Baclne, Wis. 

Jolly A Wuld, Family, Butte. 

Jolson, AL. Bordentown, N. J. 

Jordan, Alice, 200 Mermaid. Coney leland. ladsf. 

Jordons, Five, Hathaway's, New Bedford. 

Jones A Sutton, 222 W. 17. N. Y. 

Jordan A Brauneck, 385 E. 134, N. Y. 

Jordan, Ed. C, 886 B. 134, N. Y. 

Jorden Troupe, Rlngling Bros., 0. B. 

Joyces, The, 48 Howard, Boston. 

Jules A Margon, Barlow Minstrels. 

Julian A Dyer. Varieties, Terre Haute. 



Kslms, B. H., 1887 B. Ill, No. B., Cleveland. 

Kalmo, Chas. A Ada, Rlngling Bros., O. B. 

Karland. Great. 120 No. Marshall, Norfolk. 

KartoUo's Juggling. De Rue Broa. Minstrels. 

Kesley, Doc, Singling Bros., C. R. 

Keane, J. Warren, Keith's, Boston. 

Koaton, Jack, 620 Parker, Boston. 

Keatons. Three. 228 W. 88. N. Y. 

Keefe, Matt, N. Y. Theatre, N. Y., lndef. 

Kelfe, Zens. 228 W. 48, N. Y. 

Keegan A Mack, Cosey Corner Girls, B. B. 

Keely A Adams. Blaney's, Yonkers, N. Y. 

Keeley Bros., Orpheum, Denver. 

Keene, Juggling, 1360 Boston Bd., N. Y. 

Keene A Adams. Pavilion. Portrusb, Ireland. 

Keene. Mettle, A Co., 1558 Broadway. N. Y. 

Kelly A Hale, Talaqulga Pk.. Attleboro, Mass. 

Kelly, John T., Elmhurst, L. I. 

Kelly A Bose, 131 W. 41, N. Y. 

Kelly, M. J., 46 Johnson, Brooklyn. 

Kelly, Walter C, Belfast, Ire. 

Keller, Major, Poll's, Waterbury, lndef. 

Kennedy Broa. A Mack, 32 Second, Dover, N. 1 

Kennedy A Wllklns, 1553 Broadway. N. Y. 

Kennedy's. The, 814 No. 23, Birmingham. 

Kennard Bros., Hagenbeck-Wallace, C. R. 

Kenton, Dorothy, Central, Magdeburg, Ger. 

Keogh A Francis, Poll's, Bridgeport. 

Karslake, Lll, Rlngling Bros., 0. R. 

Kberns, Arthur H., 131 Wyoming, Cincinnati, 0. 

Kleist, Paul, Theatre, Richmond, Va. 

Klein, Ott Bros. A Nicholson. 253 W. 84, N. Y. 

Klein A Clifton, Wash., Spokane. 

Klcbl A Haghl. Rlngling Broa.. C. B. 

Kimball A Donovan. 113 Northampton, Boston. 

Klngsburye. The. 1553 Broadway. N. Y. 

King, Alice, City Sports, B. R. 

King A Bailey, 152 W. 27. N. Y. 

King, John, N. Y. Theatre, N. Y., lndef. 

King, Sam A Nellie. 2374 Pitkin. Brooklyn. 

Klns-Nera, 843 N. Clsrk, Chicago. 

Klngsley, Julia A Co., Orpheum, Spokane. 

Kinsons, The, 21 E. 20. N. Y. 

Klralfo, Gus, 1710 Third, EvansvUle. 

Kirk. II. Arthur, Gloversvllle, N. Y. 

Klrscbhorns. 207 So. 18, Omaha. 

Kling, Anna, Midget, Wlldwood, N. J., lndsf, 

Knight, Francis, 225 W. 45. N. Y. 

Knight A Benson, 111 McAllister, N. Y. a 

Knight A Sswtelle, 1710 Cornelius, Chicago. 

Knowlea, Harry. 1553 Broedway. N. Y. 

Knights, Ten Dark, Olympic. Chicago. 

Knox Broa. A Helene, Box 203, Danbury, Conn. 

Kolfage, Duke, Crystal, Elwood, Ind., lndef. 

Rollins A Carmen Sisters, Crystal, Denver. 

Kokln, Mignonette, 804 Maplewood, Chicago. 

Koppes, The, 215 E. 56, N. Y. 

Kramer Birmo Trio 104 E. 14. N. Y. 

Kramer, Joe. 228 Springfield. Newsrk. 

Kratons, The, Folle Marigny, Paris. Francs. 

Kraton, John, National, San Francisco. 

Kraft. Gus. Barnum A Bailey. C. B. 

Kretore. Camden. Camden, N. J. 

Kurtis-Busse, 6 W. 8th St., Erie, Ps. 

Kuryllo, Edward, Sells-Floto, C. R. 

Kyle, T. E. Gurney Co., 181 Pslmerston. 



La Auto Girl, 868 Fisher. Detroit. 

La Belle, Helen. San Souci Pk., Chicago, 

La Kelle. Fsustlne. 242 W. 48, N. Y. 

La Oandall. 1786 E. Spring. New Albany, 

La Tour. Irene, Colonial, Richmond, Va. 

La Fayette Lamont Co., 2808 Germany, CincinnatL 

L« Mar, Sadie, Strolling Players, B. R. 

La Mass Bros., Bonacbor, Vienna. Austria. 

La Moines. Musical. Empire. Grand Forks, N D. 

La Salle A Llnd, Bijou, Oshkoah. Wis. 

La Pearl, Harry, Barnum A Bailey. O B. 



VARIETY 



21 



La Pearl, Mr. * Mm., Hafeabeck-Wallace, a B. 

La Tour Sistera. Uea. Dal., Atlantic Gttj. N. J. 

La Blase, Bertram, Grand, Sacramento, lndef. 

La Centra and La Rue, Grand, Herkimer, N. T. 

La Olalr ft Waat, Pickwick, Wilmington, Del. 

La rieur, and Dogs, 07 Hanover, Providence. 

Lakola * Lorain, Bijou, Calumet, Wis. 

LalliTette ft Co., 408 iTalr mount, MaadTilla, Pa, 

Lane, Chrta. 8485 Cbeatnut, Philadelphia. Pa. 

Langdons, The, Show Girl Co. 

Larrlvee ft Lee, Garrlck, Norrlstown, Pa. 

Lawaon ft Namou, Empire, Johannesburg, So. Af. 

Leigh, Llale ft Co., Bennett's, Ottawa. 

Lambert, Frank L., Flood's Pk., Baltimore, Md. 

Lambert, Maud, Cliffords, Crbana, O. 

Lamb ft King, 858 State. Chicago. 

Lampe Bros., Villa Raao, ▲baecon, N. J. 

Landln, Edward, Majeatic, Little Rock, lndef. 

Lang, George, Crystal, Bedford, Ind., lndef. 

Larex. Joaeph, Barnum ft Bailey. C. R. 

Larkln, Frank J., Lyric, Union town, Pa. 

Latlna, Mile., 124 W. «S, N. Y. 

Lawler ft Daughters, 100 W. 100, N. T. 

La Blanche, Great, Hotel Light, Chattanooga. 

La Nole Bros., Poll's, Springfield. 

La Roee ft La Gusta, 2y Hancock PL, N. T. 

La Raab, 888 Locust, Johnstown, Pa. 

Larke ft Adams, St. Louis Am. Co., lndef. 

La Marche, Frankle, 436 E. 28, Chicago. 

La Hague Slaters, Barnum ft Bailey, C. B. 

La Toaka, Phil., 135 W. 22, Los Angeles. 

Lane Trio, Vogel's Minstrels. 

La Van ft La Valette Majestic. Pitteburg, indef. 

La Rex, Wonderful, Clara Turner Stock Co. 

La Van Trio, Barnum ft Bailey, C. R. 

La VeUa ft Grant, 226 B. 14. N. Y. 

La Velles, The, 114 E. 110, N. Y. 

Layette ft Doyle, 840 N. 2, Hamilton. O. 

Lavlcc Clcarcn TV4e, 20 r --4Cfhonre»- Mlnneayx 1 !?, 

Lavlne, Edward, Orpheum, Oakland. 

Lakola, Harry H., Box 76, San Fernando, CaL 

La Gray, Dollle. Bijou, Racine, Wis., indef. 

Latoy Bros., Gay Masqueraders, B. R. 

Lavlne ft Leonard, Orpheum, Memphis. 

Lawrence, Bert, 8 Laurel, Roxbury, Maaa, 

La Velle, Rose. City Sports, B. R. 

Le Clair, Harry, Orpheum, Atlanta. 

Le Veola, Bvea, Stockholm, Sweden. 

La Anders, 890 Madiaon, N. Y. 

Le Clair ft Sampson, Orpheum, Loa Angelea. 

Lelpalg, Nate, Orpheum, St. Paul. 

Lea, Jamea P., Unique, Loa Angeles, lndef. 

Lea Tung Foo. 1228 2d, B. Oakland. 

Levy, Jack, 80 Barcley, Newark, N. J. 

Leahy, Frank W.. Manhattan, Norfolk, Va., Indef. 

Lowe, Musical. 79 W. 101, c. o. Herri*. 

La Maira ft King. 678 Lenox Are., N. Y. 

La Hlrt, Mons.. 826 CUfford. Rochester. 

Le Dent, Frank. Colonial, Norfolk, Va. 

La Witt ft Asbmore, 1008 Broadway, N. Y. 0. 

Leightone, Three, 1003 Bway., N. Y. 

Leonl ft Leoni, 208 B. Indiana, Chicago. 

Leonard, Chaa. F. Reilly ft Woods, B. B. 

Leonard, Eddie, N. Y. Theatre, N. Y., lndef. 

Leonard, Grace, St. Paul, Hotel, N. Y. 

Leonard ft Phillips, Pastime, Beaumont, Tax. 

Leonard, Gus, Acme. Sacramento, lndef. 

Leonard ft Louie, 21, Majestic, Birmingham. 

Leontina. Marie, 17 B. 97, N. Y. 

Lenore, Ted, No. Detroit St., Xenla, O. 

Leonard ft Drake, Orpheum, Allentown, Pa. 

Leo, Jolly, O. H., Pocomoke City, Md. 

LeBoy ft Woodford, 2417 Wylie Atc., Pitteburg. 

Lea Bastions, Singling Bros., C. B. 

Lea Carraya, 19 Perry, Pittsburg. 

Lea Jarolea, Barnum ft Bailey, C. R. 

Leslie, Eddie, Orpheum, Salt Lake. 

Leslie ft Pattee. 714 Mellon, B. Pittsburg. 

Levllle ft Sinclair, Orpheum, Butte. 

Leyden, Margaret,, 8647 Veron Chicago. 

Leran, Miss H., Barnum ft Bailey, 0. B. 

Leater, Will, 281 John R.. Detroit. 

Lewi* ft Harr, 181 W. 16. N. Y. 

Lewie, PhU, 121 W. 116, N. Y. 

Lewis ft Young, 201 So. 4, Bklyn. 

Ubbey ft Trayer. 802 W. 47, N. Y 

Light, Mark. 1780 Madison. N. Y. 

Llncolns, Four, Theatre, South Bend, Ind. 

Lincoln, BUI RlngUng Bros., 0. It. 

Llngerman. Samuel ft Lucy, 700 N. 5, PhUa. 

Lloyd, Herbert, 36 Great Wilson. Leeds. Bag. 

Loder, Chaa. A., Roaa Lawn, Areola, Pa. 

Lois, Mllltown. Maine, lndef. 

Lomlson, Wllllard, 228 Montgomery, Jersey C*ty. 

Long, John, Family. Erie, Pa., indef. 

Long, Frank L., 422 No. Anderson, El wood, Indaf. 

Loralne, Oscar. Chase's, Washington. 

LoTltts, The, 814 Beverly Rd., Brooklyn. 

Lowward. A. G., Barnum ft Bailey, C. B. 

Lowry, Mr. ft Mrs. Ed.. 44 E. Cross, Baltimore. 

Luce ft Luce, Bijou, Perth Amboy, N. J. 

Luckie ft Yoast, 889 Sumpter, Brooklyn. 

Lucier, Marguerite, Hans ft Nlxe Co. 

Lucier, Paul ft Co., 1559 Marlon, Chicago, lndef. 

Luigl Plcaro Trio, 460 Adolph, Brooklyn. 

"Luis King," 14 Marlborough Rd., London, Eng. 

Luta Bros., 18 Grant, Corona, N. Y. 

Lukens, 4, Reading, Pa. 

Lynton, Chris., Empire, Loa Angelea, lndef. 

Lyons ft Cullum. 217 W. 10. N. Y. 

Lyres, Three, Fashion Plates Co., B. R. 



Mack, Billy, 203 Third. N. Y 

Mab Queen. 013ft Chancellor, Phila. 

Mack, Wilbur, Orpheum, HarrLsburg. Pa. 

Mack ft Dougal, 1008 Broadway, N. Y. 

Maze, Edna. 821 Forest. Bronx, N. Y. 

"My Fancy," Empire, Camberwell, 8. ■., Lon- 
don, Eng. 

Mac Fadyen ft Mac Fadyen, 818 So. 0th, B'klyn. 

Madden, Fltapatrick ft Co., 1568 Broadway, N. Y. 

Maddern, Joaeph, ft Co., Green Room dob, N Y. 

Madcaps, Winkler's. 104 B. 14. N. Y. 

Mac Dona ugh, Ethel. 68 W. 107, N. Y. 

Ma Dell ft Corbley, 116 Howard, Buffalo. 

Magee. Clem 0., 160 Spring. N. Y. 

Majestic Musical Four, Olympic, Chicago. 

Malvern Troupe, Pat White's Gaiety Girls, B. R. 

Mason ft Keeler, Glen Alex Farm, New Hartford, 
N Y 

"Madle!" 408 W. 51. N. Y. 

Makarenkoa Duo. Bella Floto, C. R. 

Malchow. Geo., Bijou, Oabkoab, Wis.. Indaf. 

Manley ft Norrls, 017 Walnut, Hamilton. O. 

Manhattan Banjo Trio. 418 W. 106. M. Y. 

Manley ft Sterling. Temple, Ft. Wayne. 

Mantell'a Marionettes. Bijou, Great FaUa, Mont 

Ma reel l ft Lanett, Gantry Braa.. O. R. 

Marcus. Harry. 118 W. 114, N. Y. a 

Mardo Trio, RlngUng Braa., 0. R. 

Marguerite ft Han ley. RlngUng Bros.. C. B. 

Marion ft Grace, National Hotel, Chicago. 



ALWAYS THE BEST COLORED ACT IN VAUDEVILLE 



^ SUNNY SOUTH 



Originally sUged by 

GERTRUDE HOFFMANN 




Marlon ft Lillian, National Hotel, Chicago. 

Matanmoto ft Agawa, Hagenbeck-Wallace, 0. R. 

"Martha," 210 E. 86. N. Y. 

Marnello, Mornlts Troupe, RlngUng Broa., 0. R. 

Marsh, Joe 8122 Lucas, St. Louis. 

Marshall, Bert, 288 Spicer, Akron, O. 

MarshaU Bros., Sheedy's, Brockton, Mass. 

Martin, Dare ft Percle, Kentucky Belles. B. R. 

Martlnette ft Sylvester, Majestic, Dee Moines. 

Martlnea ft Martinez, Grand, Pittsburg. 

Martynne, O. B., Orpheum, Leavenworth, Indaf. 

Martyne, Dottle Francis, 028 W. Mulberry, BalL 

Marty, Joe, 1628 Hancock, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Mario Trio, 62 B. 8th, N. Y. 

Mary ft Petroff, Barnum ft BaUey, C. B. 

Mason ft Bart, Victor House, Chicago. 

Mason ft Davis, 180 River, Hoboken, N. J. 

Mason ft Doran, Sheedy's, Fall River, Maaa. 

Masons, Four ft Corinne Francis, Falrhaven, N. J. 

Mason, Win. A.. Minerva Hotel, Phila. 

Masquerta 81sters. Three, 9-23, Chicago. 

Matthewa ft Ashley, 808 W. 42, N. Y. 

Matbieeon, Brooks ft Carson, 92 W. Ohio, Chicago. 

Maxwell ft Dudley. 106 W. 96, N. Y. 

Mayne, Elizabeth, 1888 S. Milton, Phila. 

Maynard, Shorty, Hagenbeck-Wallace, 0. B. 

May, Ethel, Dominion, Winnipeg. 

Maze, Edna, Jersey Lilies, B. B. 

McAvoy, Harry, 1010 No. 4, Harrlsburg. Pa. 

McAvoy ft Hartley. 8 E. 108, N. Y. 

McCabe ft Peters, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. 

McCann, Geraldlne. ft Co.. 706 Park, Johnstown, 

McCarthy, Myles, Great Kills, Staten Island. 

McCloud ft Melville. Ill E. 111. N. Y. 

McConnell ft Simpson, Poll's, Hartford. . 

McCormack, Hugh ft Wallace, Flora De Venn Co. 

McCoy, Nellie, 557 W. 124, N. Y. 

McGarry ft Doyle, 901 Missouri, Toledo. 

McCree Davenport Troupe, Hagenbeck-Wallace, 

C. B. 
McCullough, Walter, Alexander Hotel. Chicago. 
McCune ft Grant, 8 Banton, Pittsburg, Pa. 
McDowell, John ft Alice, 627 6th St., Detroit. 
McFarland, Frank, 811 W. 142, N. Y. 
McCauley, Joe, Wonderland. Minneapolis, lndef. 
McGee, Joe B., Hannibal, Mo., lndef. 
McGlnnls Bros., 70 Bradford. Springfield. Maaa. 
MoGrath ft Paige, O. H., Morganstown, W. Va. 
McGregor, Lulu, Grand. Altoona, Pa., lndef. 
McKenzie. Gertrude, 714 Taylor, Springfield, 0. 
McLaughlin, L. Clair. Sherldanvllle, Pa. 
McNally Bros.. RlngUng Bros.. C. R. 
McPhee ft Hill, Orpheum, Portland. 
McWilliams, G. R^ Poll's, Bridgeport. 
Meaney, Lottie, ft Co., 7 Elm. Charleston, Maaa. 
Meara, Cbas. B., 2920 N. 13, Kansas City. 
Meegan, Mr. ft Mrs., 947 Amsterdam Ave., N. Y. 
Meier ft Mora, Deutcbes, Muncben, Germany. 
Melville ft Hlgglns, 272 So. 2, Brooklyn. 
Melrose, WlUiam. Barnum ft Bailey, C. R. 
Melroy Trio, 97 Park, Chicago. 
Melville, George D., Hippo, N. Y. Indef. 
Meredith, E. E.. Hagenbeck-Wallace, 0. R. 
Mercer, John, RlngUng Bros., C. B. 
Merrltt ft Love, Empire, San Francisco. Indef. 
Merritt, Raymond, Premier, Chicago. 
Merriman Sisters, Bebman Show, B B. 
Meers Sisters, Barnum ft Bailey, C. B. 
Metzetties, Ten, Barnum ft Bailey, C. R. 
Mesano Troupe. Campbell Bros., C. B. 
Miezckoff Sanders Troupe, Proctor's, Albany. 
Mlaco, Al., RlngUng Broa., O. B. 
Middleton, Gladys. Bijou, Iowa City, la. 
Mlgnou, Helene. Empire, St. Paul, lndef. 
Miley, Katbryn, Auditorium, Lynn. 
Milvo Bros., RlngUng Bros., C. B. 
Mlaco, Ida. Hagenbeck-Wallace, C. B. 
Millard. BUI ft Bob, 896 Bowen, Detroit. 
Mildred. Little. 567 E. 18, Chicago. 
Miller, Jack, 1372 No. Humboldt, Chicago. 
Miller, John, RlngUng Bros., C. R. 
Miller, Elizabeth. 1726 W. 81 PI.. Cleveland. 
Miller, Grace, Phillip's. Richmond, Ind., lndef. 
Miller, J. Frank, New Star, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Miller, Kitty A., Scenic Temple, Boston. 
Miller ft Princeton, 88 Olney, Providence. 
Miller, Theresa, Criterion, Chicago, indef. 
Mills ft Lewis. 114 B. 11, N. Y. 
Mills ft Morris. Clarendon Hotel, N Y. 
MlUetta, The, Singling Broa., O. B. 
Mil mars. The, 62 So. Wash., Kokomo, Ind, 
Miner, Coleman ft Co., 201 W. 125, N. Y. 
Minstrel Four. Merry Maidens, B. R. 
Minerva, 47 W. 28. N. Y. 
MltcheU ft Cain. 611 Sterling Fl„ Brooklyn, 




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Mitchell Slaters, Monarch, Law ton, Okla., lndef. 
Mitchell * Qulnn, 20 Bay 26, Bensonhurst. L. 1. 
Monroe, George, 1068 Broadway, N. Y. 
Moostler, Clown La, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Monahana, The, 60 Illinois, Worcester. 
Montrose. Loalse, 400 So. First, Mt. Vernon, N. T. 
Montague's Cockatoos, 64 W. 26, N. T. 
Montgomery. Geo. P., Lyric, Hot Springs, lndef. 
Montague, Mona. People's, Qoldfleld. NaT., lndef. 
Montray, 814 Weatern Are.. Allegheny, Pa. 
Mooney, Harry J., Barnam A Bailey, O. B. 
Mooney A Holbein, Salford, Regent, Eng. 
Mortona, Pour. 266 0th. Detroit. 
Morris A Hetntnguay, Band Hotel, Cincinnati. 
Morton, Fred W., National. San Francisco. 
Moore ft McOarry, 48 Wyckoff, Brooklyn. 
Moore, Hsrry L., 728 Armory. Cincinnati. 
Moore, Msrjorle, 102 Lake, Chicago. 
Moore, Tom, Victoria Hotel, Chicago. 
Moorehead, Harry (Dreamland), Norfolk. Va. 
Mora Silent Co.. 112 Charles, Allegheny, Pn. 
Morgan ft McOarry, 48 Wyckoff, Brooklyn. 
Morocco, Chss., Barnum ft Bailey, C. B. 
Morgan ft Chester, 1008 Broadway, N. T. 
Morrell. Frank. N. Y. Theatre, N. Y., lndef. 
Morse. Bon, 1008 Broadway, N. Y. 
Morel le. Marie, 1807 H Main, Parsona, Kss. 
Morrison. Geo. N., B. 88th and Are. B, B'klyn. 
Morse, Billy. Anbeuser's, Aberdeen, Wash., lndef. 
Morton ft Elliott. Moss ft Stoll Tour, lndef. 
Mowatta, Fire, Wlntergarten. Berlin. Gar. 
Moaarts, The, Wigwam, San Francisco. 
Muehlp*™, The Gaiety. So. Chicago, 111. 
MuUer, Chun ft Muller, Temple, Detroit. 
Munger, Mort. M., Frankfort, Ind. 
Murpby ft Andrews. 116 Washington PL, If. T. 
Murphy ft Palmer, 800 8d Are.. N. Y. 
Mullen ft Corelli, Keith's, Boston. 
Murpby, Mr. ft Mrs. Mark, Esst Setauket. L. 1. 
Murphy, Whitman ft Co., Armory, Bingham ton. 
Murphy ft Wlllard, Fslrhsven, N. J. 
Murray, Wm. W.. 228 B. 14. N. Y. 
Murray, Eddie, Fischer's, Los Angeles, lndaf. 
Murray Sisters, Hopkins, Louisville, Ky. 
Murtha, Lillian, 211 B. 10. N. Y. 
Musketeers, Three, Vanity Fair, B. B. 
Myers ft Ross, Orpheum, Besdlng, Pa. 
Mylle ft Orth, Bijou, Superior, Wis. 



Nagel ft Adsms, 188 Wickllffe. Newsrk, N. J. 
Nawn, Tom. ft Co 420 W. 02, Phlla. 
Needbam ft Wood 148 W. 86, N. Y. 
Nellla, Nein ft Chapman, 1602 E. Main. Bocheetar. 
Nelson. Ned. 004 Walnut, Philadelphia. 
Nelaon-Farnum Troupe, 8141 Beverly Rd., B'klyn, 
Nelson, Kstherlne, 10 Howlsnd, Boxbury, Mass. 
Nelson ft Egbert, 483 Atlantic, Plttabnrg. 
Nelson. Tony. "Villa Nelson," Roemeratadt. 

Macbren, Auatrla. 
Netaser, Herman. 808 Blvlngton, N. Y. 
Nevada ft Eden. 280 W. 48. N. Y. 
Neraros. Four, Barnum ft Bailey. C. R. 
Newell ft Nlblo, Frledrlcbsbau, Stuttgart, Oar. 
Newaomes, Four, Barnum ft Bailey, 0. R. 
Nlblo ft Spencer, Porter's Corner, Saratoga, N. T. 
Nichols ft Hogsn, 1044 Broadway, Brooklyn. 
Nichols, Lew, Hagenbeck- Wallace, C. B. 
Nickel. Earl, 840 B 40. Chicago. 
Night With The Poeta, Poll's, Bridgeport. 
Nodnss ft Noalnaa, 261 Seymour, Auburn. N. T. 
Nolsn, Fred, World Beaters, B. B. 
Nolan, Inran. 410 N. Madison, Peoria, 111. 
Norman'a Juggling Six, 0804 Marahfleld, Chicago. 
Norton, Ned, Gay Maaqueradere, B. B. 
Norton ft Ray, 717 Mt. Mora Rd., St. Joaeph. Me. 
Noble ft Brooks. Star, Seattle. 
North, Bobby, 40 W. 116. N. Y. 
Noaaea. The. 200 W. 44. N. Y. 
Notea Musical. 408 4th Are.. B. Flint, Mich. 
Nugent, J. C, The Oaka, Canal, Dover, 0. 
Nugent. Wm. P.. 11 W. 118. N. Y. 
Nuss, Louis 60 Are. D., N. Y. 



O'Brlen-HaTel, 616 02, Brooklyn. 

O'Connell ft Golden, Orpheum, Schenectady, tndaf. 

Odell ft Hart. 2063 8trand. Green Lake, Waah. 

Odell ft Klnlay. 8400 Colllngwood, Toledo. 

Ogdcr. Helen, People's, Iowa City, la. 

Okabe Family, Empire, London, lndef. 

Oklto, Theo., 823 W. 10, N. Y. 

Ollfans, Three. 711 Orchard, Chicago. 

Onlaw, Gus, Trio, Hippo., Preston, Eng. 

"Onetta," Park Hotel, Port Cheater, N. Y. 

Onken, Al, The Chntea, Ban Franclaco, lndaf. 

Ontbank ft Blsncbetto, P. O., Boston, Maaa. 

O'Neill ft Mack, 828 W. Pratt, Indlanapolla. 

O'Neill, W. A„ Orpheum, Oakland, lndaf. 

O'Neill Trio. Cleveland, O. 

O'Neill ft Wilson, Bosamore Gardens, Far Bock- 
away. L. I., lndef. 

"Ollrottl TrOnbsdours," Shuburt, Utlca. 

O' Began, Box 800, Ottawa, Can. 

Ortb ft Fern, Orpheum, St. Paul. 

Otto Broa., Cook's, Rochester. 

Ottura ft Ersns, 2000 8th Are., N. Y. 

Owens, Blllle ft May, 1421 Adsms, N. 8„ Pltta- 
bnrg. 

Owen, Garry, Little, 810 B. 4, Crowley, La. 



Pay ton A Baao, 400 6th Are., N. Y. 
Pacbeco Family, Barnum ft Bailey, OL B, 
Palmer, Joe, 4326 Prairie, Chicago. 
Palfrey ft Hoffler, 01 Broadway, Providence. 
Palmer Sisters, Orpheum, Oakland. 
Palmer, T. P.. 020 So. 12, Spiingflsld. in. 
Parisian Grand Opera Co., 636 Lexington, N. Y. 
Parka. Dick. 1268 B. 28. Loe Angelaa. 
Patterson's Bronze Studios, Family, Butte. 
Patty Broa., Singling Broa., C. B. 
Pauli ft Healey. 10 So. 20. Pbila. 
Peal son, Goldle ft Lee, Hathaway'a, Lowell. 
Pauline, Great, Bennett's, Quebec. 
Panllnettl ft Plquo. 2214 So. Broad, Phlla. 
Pederson Bros., 028 First, Milwaukee. 
Pendletons, The, 180 Pittsburg, New Castle. 
Pero ft Wilson, 880 B. Temple, Waah., Ohio. 
Pelota, The, 161 Westminster, Atlsntle City. 
Pepper Twins Lindsay, Ont., Can. 
Perkins, David P.. 222 Eastern. Portland, Ma. 
Perry ft Elliott, Clark's Runaways. B. R. 
Perry, Frank L., Criterion, Savannah. 
Pertlna. K. ft P. 6th Ave.. N. Y. 
Petera, Phil ft Nettle. 107 B. 81. N. Y. 
Pbelpa. Three, 1208 N. Rockwell, Chicago. 
Peroff, Mary, ft Clown, Barnum ft Bailey. O. R. 



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Person!, Csmille, Odeon, Oklahoma City, Okla. 

Patching Bros., 16, Packsrd, LaysaanevUle, B 1. 

Pbllbrooka A Reynolds, 246 W. 80. N. T. 

Phillips 8isters. 140 W. SB, N. Y. 

Phillips, J. II., 1658 Broadway, N. T. 

Plercy A Pulds, 1826 Peterson, Baltimore. 

Pike's Pesk Original, McKeesport, Pa. 

Pointers, Three, Zsnesvllle, O. 

Pollard, Gene, World Beaters, B. B. 

Posner, Allan H., 486 Central Park W., N. T. 

Posty's Musical Co., Riverside Pk., Boise CUj*. 

Ida. 
Potts, Ernie A Mildred, Orpheum, Kansas City* 
Potter A Harris, Proctor's, Newsrk, N. J. 
Potts Bros, a Co., Bijou. Bsy City, Mich. 
Plowers Bros., Grsnby, Norfolk, Va. 
Power. Colette A Co.. 1\* BockvUle PL. B'klyn- 
Powers, Mr. A Mrs., 867 W. 80, N. Y. 
Prsmpln Musical Four, 412 W. 86. N. T. 
Price, Bob, 678 Commercial Rd., London, Bag-. 
Price. John B„ A Co., 211 B. 14, N. Y. 
Primrose, Fred.. 876 Wsllabout, Brooklyn. 
Primrose Quartette, Bijou, Oshkosh, Wis. 
Prosit Trio, Rlngllng Bros., 0. B. 
Pryora, The. 80 No. Main. Providence. 
Psycho, Mile.. 1601 Charlotte, Kanaka City. Mow 
Pucka, Two. 166 K. 80, N. Y. 
Pudgle A Emmett, 464 Blewett, Seattle. 
Puget, George E. t Olympic, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Pullen, Louella, 184 Jefferson, Trenton. 



Quaker City Quartette, 408 Macon, B'klyn. N. T. 
Qulnn Broa., 81 Beaconsfleld, Toronto* 
Quigg A Mack, 116 B. 14, N. Y. 



Bedford A Valentine, Barraaford Tour, "Vf 1 "**. 
Bado A Bestmsn, Bennett's, London, Can. 
Rainbow Sisters, Bijou, Muskegon, Mich. 
Balelgh A Harrington, 288 Winter, Hageretowm. 
Balaton A 8oo. Box 641, Pstcbogoe, L. 1., N. T. 
Bankln. Herbert, 818 Armltage, Chicago. 
Bastus A Banks. Alhambra, Brighton, Bng. 
Bawaon A Jane, Phoenicia . N. Y. 
Raymond, Billy, 414 No. Delaware, Indlanapolla. 
Raymond, Frank A Ed ith. 87 Dearborn, Chicago. 
Raymond A Hall. 6288 Loom la, Chicago. 
Raymond A Harper, Orpbenm, Maaalllon, O. 
Raymond A Hess, 1668 Broadway. N. Y. 
Raymond, Ruby A Co., Armory, ingbamton, N. T. 
Bayno's, Al, Bull Dogs, Poll's, Worcester. 
Basarfa, The, 4608 No. 20, Phlla. 
Baymond, Fredericka, 16 B. 88, N. Y. 
Reba A Ines. Ronacbers, Vienna, Austrls. 
Redford A Winchester, Orpheum, Butte. 
Begal Trio. 116 W. Washington PL, N. Y. 
Bald Sisters, 63 Broad, Elisabeth. 
Beld, Lilian, A Co., 272 B. 86, Chicago. 
Reded A Hadley, 64 WUlonghby, Brooklyn. 
Beed. Harry L., Washington. Buffalo, lndef. 
Reed A Earl, Orpheum, Ashlsnd, O. | 

Reed A St. John, 464 Manhattan, N. Y. 
Rennee, Family, Bijou, Saginaw, Mleb. 
Benards, Three, Majestic, Johnstown, Pa. 
Bemlngton, May me, Gerard Hotel, N. Y. 
Berrln A Crosby, 128 W. 28, N. Y. 
Bono, Dell, 2147 8th, Helena. Mont. ; 

Bono A Blgar, Barnum A Bailey, C. B. f 

Benahaw, Bert. Majeatlc, La SaUa, 111., lndaf. 
Beynard, A. D., Alf. T. Wheeler'e, 0. R. j 

Bhodea A Bngel, 228a Channcey, Brooklyn. 
Rlanoa, Four, Orpheum, Portland, Ore. 
Rice, AL, 262 Springfield, Newark. 
Rice A Elmer, Dominion, Winnipeg. 
Rico, Fanny, 840 Lafayette, Brooklyn. 
Bice, True, 1228 State, Milwaukee. 
Bleb Duo, Bijou, Parkersburg, W. Va. 
Richards, Greet, Auditorium, Quebec. 
Blchardaon, Lavender A Co., Richardson Fane* 

No. Carver, Maaa. 
Rlccobon's Horses, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Bice A Prevoet. N. Y. Theatre, N. Y.. lndaf. 
BIcbarda A G rover, 2518 7th Ave., N. Y. 
Blng A Williams, 102 Liberty, Baltimore. 
Rlngllng, Adolph, 840 So. 6th, Newark,, N. J. 
Rio, Adolph. 222 E. 14, N. Y. 
Rltter A Foster, Holborn, London, Eng. 
Rlvards, Three, 888 Scribner, Grsnd Raplda. 
Roattino A Stevens, Orpheum, Butte. 
Bobbins A Trensman, Elite, Atlanta, lndef. 
Roberta, Signa, Mercede, Cal. 
Robinson A Grant, 206 8th Ave., N. Y. 
Roberts, C. E., 1861 Shermsn, Denver. 
Robinson, Alice, National Ssn Francisco. 
Roche, La Belle, Mile., Singling Broa., C. B. 
Roethlg, Henry. St. Charles Hotel, Chicago. 
Rogers A Deeley, 13, Cincinnati, O. 
Rogers A Evans, 1624 Arlington, Davenport, la. 
Rogera, Mr. A Mrs., 62 Msrsbsll, Newton Oeatrow 

Msaa. 
Romaine, Manual A Co., Orpheum, Oakland. 
Roltare. 28 W. 83, N. Y. 

Romany, Rye, String Quartette, 78 Pekln, Pre*. 
Romols, Bob, Bijou, Davenport, la., lndef. 
Rooney A Glrard, Foreat Caalno, Bocky Point. 

B. I. 
Rooney, Katie, 807 N. Pateraon Pk., Baltimore. 
Rooney Sisters, 807 N. Pateraon Pk., Baltimore. 
Rossnl, 88 Ralph, Brooklyn. 
Roee, Elmer A., Harry Heatings, B. B. 
Boaa Sisters, 65 Owner ford, Providence. 
Ross A Lewis, Empire, London, Bng. 
Boss A Adsms, 11 W. 114, N. Y. 
Boss, Jack. 67 B. 104th, N. Y. 
Boaey, C. W., Shea's, Toronto. 
Buaaen A De Vlrne. Hagenbeck- Wallace. O. B. 
Rousek, Jack, Air-Dome, Leavenworth, lndef. 
Rowland, 127 W. 27, New York. 
Royal Maalcal Five, 248 So. 8, Brooklyn. 
Byno A Emerson, Continental Hotel, Chicago. 
Rutherforda, The, Hagenbeck-WaUace, 0. R. 
Ruaaell A Davla. Idle Hour. Atlanta, lndaf. 
Byan A Richfield, Vand-Vllln, Sayvllle, L. I. 
Ryan, Nan, A Co., 1868 Broadway, N. T. 
Ryan A White, Orpheum, Atlanta. 
Ryan, Zorella A Jenklna, Barnum A Bailey, 0. RL 



Samuels, M., Box 116, Melrose Pk., m. 
Sabine A Mile. Vera, 787 Do Kalb, Brooklyn. 
Sada-Carmen Sisters, Barnum A Bailey, 0. R. 
Ssaearlae. The, Bella Ploto, O. R. 
Salamonekl, B. M., Prof., Barnum A Bailey, 0.1 
Samson, Doc, Goburn Greater Mlnatrela. 
Sanford A Darlington, Bepnett'a, MontreaL 
Bantoro A Marlow, 280 Catharine. Detroit. 
Bakalow, Mae, 186 Boerum, Brooklyn. 



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Sevengala, Original, Watertown, N. T., lndef. 

Shedman, W. 8., Dumont. N. J., lndef. 

Schade, F., Blogllng Bros., 0. R. 

Schmodt, George, Aleaaar, Naw Castle, In*., ladaf. 

Scheftel's, Male, 1018 8rd, Appleton, Wis. 

Seymour Slaters, 8050 Clifford, Philadelphia. 

Sbae, Percy Jamea, 5409 8d, Brooklyn. 

Schnater, Milton, Palace, Boston, lndef. 

Scott, Edousrd, Grand, Reno, NaT., lndef. 

Scott, Mike, 223 Third, N. Y. 

Seabury ft Wilkle, 187 Madison, Peterson. 

Beguln, Wood. Eugenia, 2314 Holyweod, Tolede. 

Bemon Trio, Revere House, Cblcsgo. 

Sennettl, Anne, City Sports, B. R. 

Seymour, O. G., Adirondack Mountains. 

Seymour ft Nester, 501 W. 170, N. Y. 

Shadle, Prank, Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 

Shaffer ft Sbaftar. 75 Morrall, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Shannons, Four, Saratoga Hotel, Chicago. 

8barpe, Dollle, 286 Liberty, Schenectady. 

Sharrocks, The, 20 Rarlne, Rochester. 

Shaws, Aerial, Rlngllng Bros., O. R. 

Shayne ft King. 119 B. 14, N. Y. 

Sherman ft Fuller, 858 N. 8, Beading, Pa. 

Sherry, Joseph V., Sells-Floto, C. R. 

Sheer, BUlle, 212 Woodward, Detroit. 

Bhlpp, Julia ft Edward, Barnaul ft Ballsy, 0. B. 

Shlrbsrt, Anson, Crystal, Detroit, lndef. 

Sblrleys, Musical, 1147 S. Olive, Loa Angeles. 

Shoer, Willie. 228 B. 89, N. Y. 

Sle Haasan Ben All. Lnna Villa, Coney Island. 

81mms, The Mystic, Box 888, Dobb's Ferry, N. Y. 

Sinclair. Mabel. Seattle. Wish. 

"Singing Travelers," 1388 Bway., N. Y. 

Stephens, Paul, 840 W. 28, N. Y. 

Slegrlats. The, Sells-Floto, C. B. 

Silver ft Orne, 869 Fremont, Boston. 

Silver Stsra, 51 Hanover, Boston. 

Sllveno. 2029 Liberty. Ogdan, Utah. 

Simpsons, Musical, 204 I. 62, N. Y. 

Blneay's Dogs ft Oats, 101 W. 40, N. Y. 

Sloan, Blanche, Oak Ledge, Oadar Maaer, Ja- 
maica, L. I. 

Smiths. Aerial, Circus Bush, Berlin, Germany. 

Smith Bros.. 62 Hawthorne, So. Hartford, Oaaa. 

Smith ft Heagbney, Poll's, Worcester. 

Smedley, Effle ft Co., 158 Arnold, Bdgewood, B. 1. 

Snyder ft Buckley, 15ft Hammond'a Deck, Beck- 
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Sokolow, Mac, 185 Boernm, Brooklyn, If. Y. 
So per, Bert, Star, Altoona, Pa., lndef. 
Somera ft Storke, Family, Davenport, la. 
Somera, Bert, Box 24, Colllngawood, N. J. 
Bonder, Pearl, Singling Bros., C. R. 
Spsuldlng ft Dupree, Box 285, Osslnlng, V. Y. 
Spears, Bart, Melrose, Highlands, Maaa. 
Splssel Bros, ft Mack, Palace, London, Bng. 
Stadium Trio, Richmond Hotel, Chicago. 
Stephens, Paul, 840 W. 26, N. Y. 
Stanford, Billy, Dougherty Stock Co., Madison, 

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Stents Bros., Bsrnum ft Bailey. O. B. 
Stafford ft Stone. Keith's, Portland, Me. 
Stanley, B., Bsrnum ft Bailey, O. R. 
Stanton ft Sandberg, Family, Davenport, la. 
8tarr. Murray. 109 St. Mark's PI.. N. Y. 
Stelnert, Thomas, Trio, 471 Lenox Ave., N. Y. 
Stern, Sam, Poll's, New Haven. 
Sterling, Kitty, ft Nelson, 1305 No. 12, Phfla. 
Stearns, Al., care of Ward. 131 W. 26, N. Y. 
Stevens, E. J., 135 So. First, Brooklyn. 
Stevens ft Boebm, 825 B. 14, N. Y. 
Stewart ft Desmand, 147 W. 142, N. Y. 
Stephens, Harry, 242 W. 48, N. Y. 
Stlckner, Emma, Singling Bros., 0. B. 
Stlckney, Miss B., Barnum ft Bailey, 0. B. 
Stlckney's Pony ft Dogs, Hempstead, L. I. 
Stlckney, Robert, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Stlrk ft London, 28 Hancock, Brockton, Maaa. 
Stoddards. The, Cascsde. Minot, N. D. 
St. Claire, Minnie, 4900 Eaaton, St. Lonia. 
St. Elmo, Leo, Empire, Grand Forks, N. D. 
St. Onge, Fred. 22 Portland, Worcester. 
Strickland, B. C. 208 Elliott, Buffalo. 
Stubblefleld Trio, 242 W. 38. N. Y. 
Statsman ft May, 1558 Broadway N. Y. 
Stuart ft Keeley, 21, Majestic, Montgomery, Ala. 
Stuart, J. Francis, 904 Walnut, Phlla. 
Sullivan, W J., Lyric, Bozeman, Mont., lndef. 
Sullivan Bros.. So. High, Milford. Mssa. 
Sully ft Phelps. O. H., Kenoshs, Wis. 
Sully ft Daly. Hotel Cyphers. B. B., Plttabnrg. 
Summers ft Winters, 2829 Prairie. Chicago. 
Su t cliff e Troupe, Hansa. Hamburg, Germany. 
Sutter ft Burna, 211 Walworth, Brooklyn. 
Sweet, Eugene, 25 Cherry, Providence, B. I. 
Sweeney, John 8.. 452 Turner, Allentowa, Pa. 
8wor Broe., 713 W. 62. Chicago. 
Sylow, Barnum ft Bailey, C. B. 
Symphonla Moalcal Trio, 26 N Jefferson, Daytea. 



Tanean, 10 Central, Brooklyn. 
Tanean, Felix ft Claxton. 331 B. 98, N. Y. 
Tanka. Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 
Teed A La sell. Family. Flndlay, O. 
Tegge ft Daniel, 2148 No. Robey, Chicago. 
Tempest Trio, 124 itoneau, Jersey City. 
Templeton, Clarice, 2107 Wylle, Pittsburg. 
Tennis Trio, Orpheum, Loa Angeles. 
Terrors, Four English. City Sports, B. B. 
Terrors, English, City Sports, B. B. 
Terry ft Elmer, Masonic, Montgomery, Ala. 
Terry ft Lambert. Halloway, London, Bng. 
Taylor, Mae, Unique, Minneapolis. 
Taylor, Viola. Campagne Girls, B. B. 
Terrors, English. City Sports, B. B. 
Texas Steer Quartette, Empire, Chicago. 
Travers, Belle, 207 W 88, N. Y. 
Travers, Roland, Payret, Havana, Cuba. 
Thatcher, George, N. Y. Theatre, N. Y., lndef. 
Thayer, Joe. Ashmont House. Lynn, Masa. 
The Quartette. Keith's, Columbus, O. 
Thomas, David, c. o. Moyer, Atlanta. Ga. 
Thompson, Harry, 112 Covert, Brooklyn. 
Thompson Sisters. Davenport. la., lndef. 
Thorne. Mr. ft Mrs., Bijou, Bayonne, N. J. 
Thornton, Geo. A., 1138 B'way, N. Y. C. 
Thaleroa, Hagenbeck-Wallace, O. R. 
Tasmanians. Hagenbeck-Wallace, C. B. 
Thurston, Leslie, 85 Lexington, N. Y. 
Tlddiewlnks ft Dngsn, 508 Hudson, N. Y. 
Tlerney, Belle, 74 N. Msln, Woonsocket, B. I. 
Heches, The. 114 B. Liverpool. O. 
Tlerney ft O'Dell, 1553 B'wsy. N. Y. 
Tlnney, Frsnk H., 812 Moore, Philadelphia. 
Toms. Tumbling, 2789 Fulton, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Toledo, 8ydney, Orpheum. Oil City, Pa. 
Tomklns, Wm., 51st L., Telegrspb, Oakland. 



Townsend, Charlotte ft Co., Shuburt, Utlca. 
Tracey ft Carter, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 
Tralnonr ft Dale, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 
Trlxle Trie, 876 N. Randolph, Phlla. 
Trlllere, The, 846 B. 20, N. Y. 
Troubadours, Three, Grand, Grand Rapids. 
Trie, O. Lora, 55 Lincoln Pk. Bool., Chicago. 
Truesdell, Mr. ft Mrs., Somera Center, West- 
chester, N. Y 
Turner, Bert, Le Boy, Minn. 
Tumour, Jules, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Tnrpin, Ben, 810 B. Superior, Chicago. 
Twain. Mark Kid, Hannibal, Mo. 
Ty Bell Sisters, Sells-Floto, C. R. 
Tyce. Lillian, Temple, Detroit. 
Tyroleans, Reiner's, White Fish Bay, MUwaakaa. 



Ullrich, Frits, 206 W. 44, N. Y. 
Urma Sisters, Bsrnum ft Bailey, 0. B. 
U. S. Singing Four, 860 B. 187, N. Y. 



Vardman, National Hotel, Chicago. 
Verdman ft Johnson. 696 Orchsrd, Chicago. 
Vardon, Perry ft Wilbur, Hastings' Show, B. B. 
Vaggea, The 4, Green, Auburn, N. Y. 
Valdare ft Varno, 226 Walnut. Aurora, in. 
Valdare, Bessie, 76 W. 85, N. Y. 
Vslolse Bros., 590 Fairfield, Bridgeport. 
Van, Cbas. ft Fannie, ft Co., Shuburt, Utlca. 
Van Epps, Jsck, Far Rockaway, L. I., lndef. 
Vsn Dora ft McGlll. 241 Henwsrd. Brooklyn. 
Tan. Miss M.. Singling Bros., 0. B. 
Variety Quartette. Colonial Bailee, B. B. 
Vasco. 41a Acre Lane, London. Eng. 
Veda ft Qulntarow, Globe Hotel, Belaire, O. 
Vedmars. The. 740 Amsterdam, N. Y 
Verdi Mnslcal Four, 46 W. 28, N. Y. 
Vermette Carpottle, Trio, 461 Breboeuf, Montreal. 
Verna, Belle, 835 Beacon, Somervllle, Maaa. 
Verne ft Verne, 40 5th Ave., Chicago. 
Villiers ft Wagner, 107 E. 31, N. Y. 
Viola ft Engel, 223A Channcey. Brooklyn. 
Von Dell. Harry, Family, Wllllamsport, Pa. 
Vynos, The, Orpheum, Allentown, Pa. 



Wade ft Reynolds, Masonic, Louisville, By. 

Welters, Harry, 1558 Broadway, N. Y. 

Warren ft Faust, 242 W. 43, N. Y. 

Wagner ft Gray. 26 Fsrrsgut, Chicago. 

Ward ft Harrington, 418 Strand, London, Bng. 

Ward. Lillian, Ranch, Plalnfleld, N. J. 

Ward ft SheppeU, Al. Retefesr"*. "lit. 

Wahlnnd, Tekela Trio, 380 W. 125, N. Y. 

Walt, Bmlle, Olympic, Chattanooga, Tena., lndef. 

Walte. Willie. 2214 Adams. St. Louis. 

Wsldorf ft Mendes, 110 Green, Albany. 

Walker, Nella, Orpheum. Harrlsburg, Pa. 

Waller and Maglll. Orpheum, Renova, Fa. 

Walton, Fred, St. Jamea, L. I., lndef. 

Walton, Irvin R., Fads ft Follies, B. B. 

Walsh. Lynch ft Co.. Irwin's Big Show, B. B. 

Ward, Billy, Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn. 

Wards, The, Rlngllng Bros., 0. R. 

Warner. Stanley M.. 126 W. 112, N. Y. 

Watson ft Little. 801 W. 118, N. Y. 

Ward Trio, 640, 82, Milwaukee. 

Warner ft Lakewood. 1653 Broadway, N. Y. 

Warren, P. H., 4840 Nlcollett. So. MlnneapoUe. 

Washburn ft Whitman, 824 Mohawk, Chicago. 

Washer Bros., Oakland. Ky. 

Watson, Sammy, G. O. H,, Indianapolla, Ind. 

Webb, Harry L.. Beatrice, Neb. 

Webb, Horace, Norrls ft Rows, C. B. 

Weber, Chaa. 8., 889 8. Orsnge, Newark. 

Weed, Boy, 484 Lincoln, Cbieago. 

Wels, Cssper H., 5135 Chancellor, Phlla. 

Welch ft Earl. Star, Seattle. 

Welch, J as., ft Co., 248 Fulton, Buffalo. 

Wells. Mr. ft Mrs. Wm. J., Box 165, White Bear 

Lake, Minn. 
Wenrlck ft Waldron, 542 Lehigh, Allentowa. 
Went worth. Rose, Rlngllng Bros.. C. B. 
Wentwortb, Vests ft Teddy, 200 Pratt, N. Y. 



IT'S A RIOT 

JEROME'S new comic version of 

Geo. M. Cohan, Wm. Jerome and 
Jean Schwartz' a 

National Song Hit 

"TAKE YOUR GIRL 
TO THE BALL GAME" 

Bung by such great stars as VAT. M. 
WILLS, GE0BGE EVANS and WILLIAM 
MAOABT. 



Ws have the only real oomlo songs la to 1 

"NONE OF THEFTS GOT ANYTHING 
ON HE" 

AND 

"SING. LOVE, SING" 

ABE VOW BEADY. 

COHAN & HARRIS 

1 15 Wast 42d St., New York City 



Weston ft CUre, 16 B. 11, N. Y. 

West ft Benton, 550 Front. Buffalo. 

West, Roland ft Co., 147 W. 45, N. Y. 

Wesley ft Burns, 120 E. 122, N. Y. 0. 

Wesley ft White, Smith Ave., Corona, L. I. 

Weston, Ssm, 16 E. Ill, N. Y. 

Wheeler Children. 2514 No. 25, Philadelphia. 

Wballey ft Whalley, Box 202, Fltcbburg, Mass. 

Wheeler, Little Children. 2514 No. 25, Phlla. 

Wheelers, The, 1553 Broadway, N. Y. 

Wheeler ft Rosey, 15 So. Clark, Chicago. 

Wbelan ft Searlea, 1520 Glenwood, Phlla. 

White Hawk, 750 Westchester, N. Y. 

Whitman, Frank. 833 W. 45. N. Y. 

Whitehead. Joe. 408 W. 88, N. Y. 

Wilder, Marshall P., 25 No. New Hampshire, At- 
lantic City. 

William*, Aunie Leslie, 4224 Wsbssh, Chicago. 

Williams, Cow Boy, Litchfield. Conn. 

Williams Duo, North Ave., Chicago. 

Williams, C. W., Richmond Hill, L. I. 

Williams ft Mayer, 800 W. 55, N. Y. 

Williams ft Weston, 208 State, Chicago. 

Williamson ft Gilbert, Hagenbeck-Wallace. 0. B. 

Williams ft Segal. Lyric, Mondsville, W. Vs. 

Williams ft Stevens, Pekln Stock Co., Chicago, 
lndef. 

Willlard ft Bond, Ramona Pk., Grand Rapids. 

Wilson's Musics], Pst White Gsiety Girls, B. B. 

Wilson, Tony, Ilelolse ft Armoros Sisters, 1 Prima 
ltd.. Brixton, London. S. B., Bng. 

Wilson. Alf. ft Mane. 256 W. 87, N. Y. 

Wilson Brothers, Orpheum, Oakland. 

Wilson, Frank, 1676 W. 28, Los Angeles. 

Wilson, Jack. Co., Keith's, Providence. 

Wilson, Lissle N., 175 Franklin, Buffalo. 

Wilson, Raleigh, Campbell Bros., 0. R. 

Wlncherman. V. F.. 201 B. 14. N. Y. 

Winkler ft Kress. Rockvllle Fslr. Rockvllle. OonJk 

Winslow, W. D., Bsrnum ft Bailey, C. R. 

Winston's Seals, Steeplechase Pk.. Bridgeport. 

Wood Bros.. 207 B. 14, N. Y. 

Wood, Frsncls, 8rd ft Klngsley, Asbory Park. 

Woods, Lew, 5024A, Falrmount, St. Louis, lndef. 

Wood ft Woods, Rlngllng Bros., 0. B. 

Wood, Rslph. Lyric. Ft. Smith, Ark., lndef. 

Woodward. Ed. ft May. 124 B. Chicago, Chicago. 

Wolfe ft Vaughan, 610 Third, B. Cedar Rapids, la. 

Wolf ft Zadella. Lyric, Danville, 111. 




MAY 




IN VAUDEVI 



Opened K. ft P. 1 25th St. Theatre this weak (Sept. 7>. 



"Edna May Spooner In a one-act version of The Devil was excellent." N. Y. Journal. 
When answering advertisements kindly mention Variety. 



24 



VARIETY 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



Another Big Hit ! Why are they all talking ? Because 





AND THE 




ILLERSHIP 




Axe united in one big act At the dote of Mr. Fox's show this season they open on the Orpheum time. 
Next season MR. FOX stars in a piece called "THE GRADUATE," in conjunction with the MILLERSHIP SISTERS. 

NOW DO SOME TALKING III 



i 



thro" THE AGENCY OP 
Presents in vaudeville 



I* LULU BEESOIN TRIO 



A magnificent scenic production equipped with marvelous electric effects and handsome wardrobe, entitled 

"A NIGHT IN El_ PASO" 

introducing the famous lady dancer. LULU BEESON. and WARD and WEBER, companion dancers. 



ALHAMBRA 

NEXT 'WEEK. 

(September I4lh) 



WARNING -to SAVAGE, FISKE and th 

The controversy it at an and. The flrat playlet with a * 'Devil" a* one of the important figures wu produced in Vow York City, November II, 1007, by 



DEVI 



\A/IL_l_ 





And 
Co. 



a a* 



WHEN 



AND THE TITLE (COPYRIGHTED) IB 

DEVIL. 



99 



WRITTEN BY WILL H. WARD. 
Special attraction this season. It is a sensational, intensely interesting 1 , dramatic surprise in three scenes, interpreted by four players, with special scenery. 

"TIGER LILIES" 



Management WILL N. DREW/ 



fif 



THE MUSICAL CAFE" BILLINGS 



PRESENTED BY ITS 0RI0INAT0R8 



AND 



The New All ORIGINAL Novelty Scenic 
Double Comedy Musical Act 



BLANNY 



(FORMERLY BLANCHARD BROTHERS) 

YE8, WE ARE IN THE BANKING BUSINESS!!!!!! 

HAVE $2,000 600 WORTH OF NOTES FOR ANY CIRCUIT!!!! Tellers. REICH * PLUNKETT. 

DEPOSITING A FEW NOTES IN PITTSFTELD, MASS., WEEK SEPT. 7. 



U/ALTER 




AND 




LI-Z^ZIE 



ULVEY 



Under tha personal direction of PAT CASEY and JENIE JACOBS 



SAILING 






F. STANHOUPE 
J. HERZOG 
T. DUFFY 
J. KEARNS 



SAILING 

Six moaths' tour 

abroad FEATURED 

with the ADELAIDE 

HERMANN CO. 

T. DUFFY. Mgr. 

SAILING 



Wolford 4 Stevens. 160 W. Congress, Chicago. 
WoodalL Billy. 817 Flrat, So. Nashville, Tenn. 
Woodford a Marlboro, Lyric, Galveston. 
Wordette, Estelle a Co., 40 W. 84. N. T. 
Work A Ower, Majestic. Johnstown, Pa. 
Wormeer Tots, 603 W. 8. Davenport, la. 
Worm wood. Prof. Barn am 6 Bailey, O. R. 
Wotan. Barnam A Bailey. C. R. 
Woulff. Edward. Barnam * Bailey. O. B. 
Weulff. lime R. Barnam 4 Bailey. C. B. 
Wycand ft Wyf and. SOS Hull. Brooklyn. M. Y. 



Talto Dm. 



T 
St. Maw York. 



Yamamato Bros., Poll's, Hartford. 

Yarrick * Lalonda, 7 W. Church. Adrian, Mich. 

Yeoman, George, 4606 Gibson. St. Louis. 

Yolo Alta, Majestic, Birmingham. 

Toll 4 Boyd, 1887 Polk, Chicago. 

Young America Quintette. 164 Clifton PI., B'klyn. 

Young A De Yole, 8 Lower 6. Evansvllle. 

Youngs a Brooks, Suffers, N. Y. 

Young a Manning, 2180 Grant. Denver. 

Young, DeWltt C. a Slater, SI Lexington, N. Y. 

Youtuckey, Prince, Barnam 4 Bailey, O. R. 



Zalno, Jon., 6186 Chancellor, FhDn. 



Zamloch 4 Co., 1060 02d. Oakland. 

Zane. Mr. a Mrs. B. 0., Bacanaba. Mich., ladef. 

Zanzibar Arabs, 108 Penn, Brooklyn. 

Zaras, Three, a Carmen, 21. Family, Butte. 

Zech a Zech, Wheelere, O. R. 

Zeb a Zarrow Troupe, Bijou, Duluth, Mian., lndaf. 

Zeda. H. L.. 311 B. 14, N. Y. 

Zemo, Zemo Troupe, 071 Smith, St. Paul. 

Zeno, Bob, 000 N. Wood, Chicago. 

Zlegler. N. a, Columbia. Knoxville, lndef. 

Zimmerman, Al, Gay Masqueraders, B. R. 

Zlnn's Musical Com. Co., Memphis, Tana., lndef. 

Zlmmer, John, 170 Maple. Buffalo. 

Zobedl, Fred. 1481 Broadway. N. Y. 



ROUTES RECEIVED TOO LATE FOR 
CLASSIFICATION. 

Alvano, Madame, a Co., West Mlddletown, O. 
Colonial Quartette, 1802 Page, San Francisco. 
Conn, Downey a Wlllard, Mohawk, Schenectady. 
Cooke, Maurice B.. Orpheum, Portland, Ore. 
Cralgs, Musical, Orpheum, Salt Lake. 
De Verne a Van, Lyric, Dallas, Tax. 
Diamond a Smith, Hippo., Pittsburg. 
Dorlty, Juggling, Morgan, Sharon, Pa. 
Eckel A Du Pree, Congress, Portland, Me. 
Francisco, Bob a La Roy, Miners Merry, B. B. 



Wkem aiieworvftf Uvrti—mm U kindly mention Vartxtt. 






VARIETY 



25 














The most popular Hotel in Chicago and theatrical headquarters, 



J. K. SEBREE, 

Prop. 







R. S. SEBREE, 

Mgr. 



CHICAGO 



The Home of the Profession and — VLmmdjqu mx&MXM White Rats of America 



MEETING EVERY FRIDAY EVENING 



"Galnsboro Girls," Armory, Bingham ton, N. Y. 
Garden A Sommers, Alhambra, N. Y. 
Gardner, Jack, Orpheum, Minneapolis. 
Genter A Gllmore, Bijou, Bay City, Mich. 
Gotch, Frank A., A Go., K. A P.'a 6th Are,, 

N. Y. 
Graham A Lawrence. 21, Keith's, Pawtucket, 

B. I. 
Hayes A Johnson, Orpheum, Denver. 
Holman Bros., Fair, Parcont, Ont.. Can. 
Jacobs A West, Orpheum, Gallon, 0. 
Julian A Son, 6, Robinson, Toronto. 
Kobers, Three, 21 Majestic, Sioux Falls, S. D. 
La Petite, Revue, Empire, Paterson. 
La Tour Sisters, Golden Crook, B. R. 
La Van, Florrle, Star, Monesson, Pa. 
Lelllotts, Three, Hat ha way's, Brockton, Maae. 
Martin, Dave A Percle, Kentucky Belles, B. B. 
Maxwell A Dudley, Lyric, Terre Haute. 
MoUee, Joe B., Majestic, Kalamazoo, Mich. 
Milton Lola Trio, 8pringbrook Pk., So. Bend, Ind. 
Poloff Slaters, Dante, Va. 
Robertson A Fanchette, Family, Lebanon, Pa. 
Roacoe A 81ms, Casino Girls, B. B. 
8mlth A Arado, Empire, Plttsfleld, Mass. 
Tuscany Troubadours, Poll's, New Haven. 
Van, Billy, Hathaway's, Lowell, Mass. 
Van, Hoven,/ Orpheum, Denver. 
Whitman, Frank, Grand, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Wood Bros., Auditorium, Lynn, Msss. 
You**, Ollie, A Three Bros., Temple, Ft. Wayne. 



CIRCUS ROUTES 



Barnum A Bailey, Sept. 13, San Francisco; 14, 
San Jose; 15, Stockton; 16, Merced; 17, Fresno; 
18, Vlsslla; 19, Bakersfleld. 

Buffalo Bill, Sept. 12, Butte, Mont.; 14, Spo- 
kane; IS, Colfax, Wash.; 16, Walla Walla; 
17, North Yakima; 18-19, Seattle; 21, Bel- 
lingham; 22, Everett; 28, Tacoma; 24, Chev- 
alier, Wash.; 20-26, Portland, Ore.; 28, Mid- 
ford; 29, Red Bluff, Cal.; 30, Marysvllle; Oct. 
1, Sacramento; 2, Stockton; 8, San Jose; 4-5, 
Oakland; 0-10, San Francisco. 

Hagenbock- Wallace, Sept. 14, Cape Girardeau, 
Mo.; 15. Poplar Bluff; 16, Maiden; 17, Car- 
uthersvllle; 18, Blythevllle, Ark.; 19, Jonesboro. 

Miller Bros., Sept. 14, Lexington, Ky.; 15, Law- 
renceburg; 16, Danville; 17, Georgetown; 18, 
Frankfort; 19, Paris, Ky 

Norris A Bowe, Sept. 26, Amarillo, Tex.; 27, 
Sayre, Okla.; 28, Anardarko; 29, El Reno; 
80, Kingfisher; Oct. 1, Enid, Okla. 

Blngling Bros., Sept. 14, Springfield; 18, Pitts- 
burg, Kas. 

Sells-Floto, Sept. 14, Muskvllle, Okla.; 15, Ok- 
mulgee; 16, Sopulpa; 17, Chandler; 18, Okla- 
homa City; 22, Durant; 28, Hugo; 24, Paris, 
Tex. 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 

For the weak of September 14. 
"L. 0." Indicates show la "laying off.' 



Americans, 14-16, Gsyety, Scranton; 17-19, 

Luserne, Wilkes-Barre. 
Avenue Girls, Columbis, Boston. 
Bachelor Club, Majestic, Kansas City. 
Bebman Show, Gayety, Hoboken. 
Big Review, Buckingham, Louisville. 
Blue Ribbons, Gayety, Milwaukee. 
Bohemians, Academy, Pittsburg. 
Bon Tons, Casino, Philadelphia. 
Boston Belles, Gsyety, Toronto. 
Bowery Burlesquers, Gayety, Brooklyn. 
Brigadiers, Royal, Montreal. 
Broadway Gaiety Girls, Colonlsl, Cleveland. 
Bryant's Extravagansa, Waldman's, Newark. 
Casino Girls, Star, Cleveland. 
Champagne Girls, Century, Kansas City. 
Cherry Blossoms, Star, Toronto. 
City Sports, Euson's, Chicago. 
Colonial Belles, Empire, Chicago. 
Cosy Corner Girls, Umpire, Newark. 
Cracker Jacks, Gsyety, Baltimore. 
Dainty Duchess, Olympic, N. Y. 
Dresmlands, Lafayette. Buffalo. 
Ducklings, Bijou, Phils. 
Bmpire Burlesquers, Empire, Indianapolis. 
Fads A Follies, Gayety, Toledo. 



ARTISTS, when 1a PITTSBURG, PA., stop at 

Jungblut's New Terminal Hotel, h™™ 



Three Bleeka from ALL Theatres. 
Fine Booms and a BT. BEG 1 8 Table at Ohilda' Pri 



"That's all." 

PRICES, $8 to $IO F»BR 1A/EEK 

American, also European, If desired. 



THE HOM E OF THE PB0FE88I0N. 
AND WHITE BATS Df PITT8BURO. 



■EST PLACE TO STOP AT 

NEW YORK CITY 

"88 Seoonds from Broadway." 

THE ST. KILDA 

163 WEST 34th STREET 

Furnished Booms only. Bathe Teleph 
Elsctrio light. 

('Phone 8448— 88th St.) 
Terms Rsaaanabls. 



Best plaoe te stop when la New York. 

MRS. CHAMPION 

211 East 14th St. 

Housekeeping Booms, Large and Small 
SPECIAL BATES TS ARTISTS. 

NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS 

Bear Times Square, Broadway, Bew York. 
848 WEST 48d STREET. 
MBS. FATJBT. 

Artlmtm Coming /• LIMBOM 

Can be accommodated with first elass room aad 
board at reasonable terms at 

Mrs. Vil lion's 

Up-to-date Boarding; House for the Profession aJ 

20 TORRIHGTOM SQUARE 

Russell Square, London, W. 0. 
Bear all principal theatres and depots. 



Fashion Pistes, Star, Milwaukee. 

Fay Foater, Bmpiro, Dea Moines. 

Follies of the Day, Lyceum, Washington. 

Frolicsome Lambs, Howard, Boston. 

Golden Crook, Gayety, Pittsburg. 

Happyland, Hopkins, Memphis. 

High Boilers, Gayety, Columbus. 

Ideals, Monnmental, Baltimore. 

Imperials, Star, 8t. Paul. 

Irwin's Big Show, Standard, Cincinnati. 

Jersey Lilies, Garden, Buffalo. 

Kentucky Belles, 14-16, Gsyety, Albany; 17-19, 

Lyceum, Troy. 
Knickerbockers, 14-16, Empire, Albany; 17-19, 

Empire, Holyoke. 
Majesties, Stsr A Garter, Chicago. 
Mardl Gras Beauties, Harlem Music Hall, N. Y. 
Masquersders, Gayety, Pblla. 
Merry Maidens, Bowery, N. Y. 
Merry Makers, 14-16, Lyceum, Troy; 17-19, 

Gayety, Albany. 
Miss New York, Jr., 1416, St. Joe; 1719, L. O. 
Morning Glories, Gsyety, Boston. 
New Century Girls, Eighth Ave.. N. Y. 
New York Star*, Gayety, Birmingham. 
Night Owls, Corinthian, Rochester. 
Parisian Widows, Gsyety, 8t. I.onla. 
Pst White's Gaiety Girls, Imperial, Providence. 
Reeve's Beauty 8bow, Palace, Boston. 
Rents-8antley, Trocadero, Chicago. 
Rice A Barton, Gayety. Detroit. 
Rice A Barton's Blar Gsiety, Murray Hill, N. Y. 
Rolllckers, Folly, Cblcsgo. 
Roue Sydell, Weatmlnater. Providence. 
Runaway Girls. Olympic, Brooklyn. 
Ram Devere. Empire, Schenectsdy. 
8am T. Jack's, Stsndard, St. Louis. 



Florenz House 



(Mrs. F. Florsns, Prep.) 

The Heme of the Profession. 
170 Wast 47th Street, 
Bear Broadway 

First-olaaa Booms and Board. 
Terms. Convenient to all Principal Theatres. 
'Phono, t9H Bryant. 

FURNISHED FLATS 

4-1 Boom a and Bath— Hot Water, eta., 
89 to 812.00 per Weak, 

606 8th AVE., BEAB 89th ST. 
754 8th AVE., BEAB 46th 8T. 
744 4th AVE., BEAB 47th ST. 



One Blook te Timea Bq. 



BEW YORK CITY. 



J^ational fiotel 

EUROPEAN PLAN. 
S E. Cor Van Buren and Wabaah Ave., 

CHICAGO 

In Vicinity of all Theatres. 
THEATRICAL HEADQUARTERS. 

D. A. DOOLEY, Prop. 

Scrlbner's Big Show, Gayety, Washington. 

Serenaders, Greenwald, New Orleans. 

Star Show Girls, Bijou, Paterson. 

Strolling Players, Avenue, Detroit. 

Thoroughbreds, Empire, Brooklyn. 

Tiger Lilies, Dewey, Minnespolls. 

Trsns-Atlantlcs, Bijou, Atlanta. 

Travelera, People's, Clnclonstl. 

Uncle Sam's Bellea, 14-16, Luserne, Wllkea-Barre; 

17-19, Gayety, Scranton. 
Vanity Fair, 8tar, Brooklyn. 
Washington Society Girls, London, N. Y. 
Watson's Burlesquers, Trocadero, Pblla. 
World Beaters, 14-16, Gllmore, Springfield; 17- 

19, Bmpire, Albany. 
Yankee Doodle Girls, Bon Ton, Jersey City. 



Where O. O. followa name, letter la la 
Chicago Office. 

Advertising or circular letter* of any 
description wfll not be listed when known. 

Letters will be held for two months only. 

P. C. following name lodlcatea postal card 



Anglln, Besse. 
Anderson. Dan (C. O.) 
Andrewa. Pearl (C. O.) 
Andrews, Adors. 
Avery, Benjamin B. 
Alexander A Bertie. 
Alezandro, F. 
Avola. Miss. 
Armstrong. Fred M. 
Aces, Three (C. O.) 

Bsbb, Bessie (C. O.) 
Belmont, Freda. 
Roneaettl Troupe. 
Brown, Harry. 
Baker A Car Hale. 
Balssr, Charlee. 



Bodreau, 8. 
Brougbton. May. 
Banner. Michael. 
Brorkman, Salter (C. 

O.). 
Budd, Bert. 
Baldwin, CarL 
Butler. Ida. 
Brohams. The (C. O.) 
Belmont. Belle. 
Barry. Margaret. 
Burke, Cbas., A Co. 
Bowman, Ivy. 
Blacklldge, Ruby. 
Booh. Otto. 
Bellman. Harry K. 
Bcwen, Clarence. 



Brabam, Michael (2). 

Conway, Mabel. 
Carlton, Arthur. 
Curjon, Allen. 
Clazton, Wm. (0. O.) 
Conner, M. B. 
Charters, Spencer. 
Cheevers, Joe. 
Cline, J. E. 

Corson, Cora Youngblood. 
Charters, Georgia. 
Clavert, Albert G. (C. O.) 
Conaway, T. I* 
Cooper, Harry. 
Oolllngnob, Harry. 
Callager A Barret. 
Oloee, Sidney (0. O.) 
Cooper A Robinson. 
Cahlll, John 0. 

Donely, Jaa. 
Dacre, Louie (2). 
Douglass, Harry. 
Deaue, Walter. 
Dlx. Marlon. 
De Basslnnl, Vera. 
De Moss, Edward. 
Dale, Violet. 
Dooley, J. Franc! a (C 

O.) 
Dean, Louise (C. O.) 
Dalley, Bob and Nellie. 
Dressier, Msrle. 
Deam, Professor. 
Delmsr, Carlotta. 
Dl Bella and Volpe. 
Diamond, Jim. 
Dorset, Flora, Miss. 
Dumont, Charles (2). 
Duncan A Godfrey 

(C. O.) 
Duggan, Arrble. 
Davey, Warren. 
Delong. Wheeler. 
Delmore A Darrell. 
Druton, Mlas Alfretta. 
DeMItt, Miss Gertie. 
Desn, Cliff. 
Devoy, Emmett. 
Delton, Cbsrles. 
Dnprcc, Fred (P. C.) 

Emerson, E. H. 
Elaine, Mabel (0. O.) 
Eltlng, Nellie. 
Bngel, Carrie L. 
Emerson, Wm. 
Bvana, George (0. O.) 
Everhart. 
Evans, Miss Ann. 
Edmonds, Boole (2). 

Falrman, B. Wm. 
Falardanz, Camilla. 
Farren, L. K. 
Fores to, Little. 
Forbes, Frank A Graee. 
Fagan, Barney. 
Frencelll A Lewie. 
Florence Sisters. 
Flower, Dick J. 
Pitch, Tom. 
Fltaslmmona, Bobcrt. 
Fox A Bogera, 
Fur renter, Frank* 
Ford, Max (4). 
Fields, Billy H. 

Gllleeney, James. 
Gardiner, Jack (O. O.) 
Gottlob, Amy (0. O.) 
Ginsberg, Sol (0. O.) 
Godfrey, Hsrry Earle 

(0. O.) 
Goldstein, Abraham (0* 

O.) 
Gilbert, L. Wolfe. 
Garrlck, Richard. 
Gerome, Viola. 
Griff (2). 
Gorman. James. 
Gordon, Ruth. 
Gilbert, L. W. 
Gsrdner, Msyme. 
Goodwin. Joe (C. O.) 
Granville, Taylor. 
Godfrey A Erxleben. 
Geban, Herbert (C. O.) 



Garrlty Sisters. 
Gaaton, Billy (0. O.) 

Hart, Charles (2). 
Henry, Jack. 
Hotter, Eddie. 
Hobeon, Irene. 
Hayes, Edmund. 
Hugos ton, Hugo (2). 
Harvard A Cornell (O* 

O.) 
Harrleon, Charlee. 
Hutchinson, Wlllard B. 
Huiker, Edith. 
Heck. W. 
Harris, Ida 0. 
Holmes, Carl a. 
Huntress. 
Harnlah, Mamie. 
Havel, Bffle Lb 
Harder, Meyrkle. 
Heusel, Bmlle. 
Healy, Danny (0. O.) 
Heras, Wm. 
Hammond, Cbas. 

Innes Band, mgr. (0. O.) 
Isbmesl, Prince P. 
Imhof, Soger. 

Johnson, Frank (0. O.) 
Jaffey, Phil. 
Jenkins, Jamea (0. O.) 
Jefferson, Thoa. 
Jones, Margaret Gwya 

(2). 
Johns, Johnny. 
Jones, Walter. 
Johnson, Frank M. 

(0. O.) 
Jorden A Harvey (2). 

Joyce, Mlas Lottie. 
Johnson, Cbaa. 
Judge, John (0. O.) 
Johnstone, Gordon. 

Kelvans, J. J. 
Keaaeley's Marionette*. 
Kyle, Ethel <0. O.) 
Kemp, Edward H. 
Klnaners, Maria (P. 

0.) 
Keeley, Mlsa Edna. 
Klnsners, Marie (P. 0.) 
Knights, The Ten Dark. 

Langdons, The (0. O.) 
Llndesman, Ed. Mnle. 
Lacleedeca, The Aerial. 
Lamnt, J. 
Loretta, Otto. 
Landrea, Patsy. 
Leon, Nellie. 
Lelms, Louis. 
Lelllott Arthur. 
Lyons, Flossie. 
Lubelskin, Tony. 
Levoy, Sol J. 
Ix>ve, Frsnkle. 
Luaby, Hutchinson (C 

O.) 
Le Pelletlee Family. 
Leater, Eddie (0. O.) 
Lamar, A. 
Levor, Bert (0. O.) 
La Clede, Lonle (0. 0»> ' 
Lewis, Etta. 
Leipzig, Prof. 

Marlseto, Jaa. 
McDonougb, Ethel. 
Marshall A King. 
Morrelle. Bertha M. 
Major, Frank. 
McCrea A Poole. 
Marvelle, Dan. 
Moore, Herbert (C. 0.) 
Marx. Julius W. 
Melnott, Armand. 
Msnols, Jesse A. 
Mslcolra, Annette. 
Mullen. Mrs. J. H. 
McNlHh, Frank. 
Murray, W. 
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When Miss Oleeson appeared and attempted to make a pacifying speech it was quickly seen, 
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MalOTllle, B. C. 
Matthee, Hugo. 
Maltland. Mabel (2). 
Macfsrlane, George A. 
fillllken, Lacy. 
My en A Meer. 
Mack, J. C. (2). 
Morrison, Leo. 
Mayan, Roaie. 
MnlToy, Bon L. 
Maboney, Tom. 
Macy, Charleton (2). 
McRUenhlp, Florence. 
Medallion Trio (C. O.) 
MandeTllle, Seville. 
Mackle, Charles, 
McWade, Bdwln. 
McDauwgh, Btbel. 
Moot. Blsla (0. O.) 
Moon, Goo. Austin (0. 

O.) 
Mulvey, Ben. 
McKeoale, B. 
Msreena, Beo (P. C.) 
Miller, McOauley A 

Millar. 

Nolle. Joe. 

Nedder, Lille. 

Nelson, Jr., Artie (0. 

O.) 
Nelson, Agda. 
Nelson. Agnea (2). 
Nile. Grace. 
Nichols, C. B. 
Newsboys Trio. 
NormlDton, Harold J. 
Nome, Robert (2). 
Norton, Miss Augle. 
Nash Entertainers. 

Oakley, Slivers. 
Ogulves, Harry. 
O'Rourke, Eugene. 
G'Nell. Sake. 

Okura Winders (C. 0.) 

Osborne, Jack. 

Pesrl, Tony. 
Pstbenson, Rayard. 
Plarcb, Gene. 
Price, Beatrice. 
Pembroke, Kitty. 
Pond, Dave O. 
Purdy, Francis. 
Prldeau. Steve (C. O.) 
Pereonl, Camilla (0. 

O.) 
Pllcer, Harry. 
P6lo, Gabriel. 
Purcell, Miss Edna. 

Qulglley, Helen. 

Roberta, Ashley. 
Rose, Adam A. 
Reed, Alex. D. (2). 
Boyer, Augustine. 



Russell. Marlon. 

Reynolds, John B. 

Robinson, Ada R. 

Redding, Franceaca (0. 
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Rennlngs A Brown. 

Rankin. J. McKee. 

Richard A Barry. 

Roberta, Hayoo A Rob- 
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Rico, Bessie. 

Boethlg, Henry (0. O.) 

Raymond, Melville (0. 
O.) 

RosenbergKeogh-Hlll. 

Roy, Elisabeth (0. O.) 

Rooney, Jasle. 

Rivers, Walter. 

Russell, Miss Mona. 

Roslna. 

Royer A French. 

Reilly, Johnnie. 

Ramsey 8isters. 

Rogee, Leon (P. 0.) 

Rock, Wm. (0. O.) 

Shadrlck, James A. 
Sin Clair Sisters. 
Spencer, Lloyd. 
Springfield, Harry. 
Sbade A Cole (0. 0.) 
Schlichtner, Ubert. 
Shaffer, Harry. 
Smith. Harry H. 
Sat tell, Broa. 
Star Spangle Banner Co. 
Snow, Doc. 
Stokes, Minnie. 
Spong, Hilda. 
Stevens, Mike J. 
Scbulse, E. 
Sommers, J. T. 
Sheldon, H. 8. (0. O.) 
Scheraer, Mario. 
Sutherland A Onrtla. 
Sarnvan. Tom. 
Snook. B. J. 
Sutton. Jack. 
Beaton, Mlsa Billy (P. 

0.) 
8bort A Edwards (P. 

C.) 
Stagpoole, Mrs. A. (2). 
Sargent, S. P. 

Thropp, Clara. 
Taylor. Philip M. (3). 
Thompson, Eph. 
Truman. Wallace. 
Tully, Guy. 
Trlckey, Mlsa Coyde. 
Tully, May. 

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Wilson, Harry. 
Wilson, George. 
Wolfe. Oracle (2). 
Woycke, Victor. 
Wyne. (Ekle). 
Winner, Elite. 
Welch, Pauline. 
Woulfe, W. H. 
Webb, Harry L. (0. O.) 
Weston, Emms. 
Wheeler, Bert. 
Walthow, Bobby. 
Wormwood, Valentine. 



Ward A Ourren. 
Whltely A BolL 
Ward, K. 

Wolff Broa. (0. O.) 
Wbeelen, Too. 
Walsh, Austin. 
Williams, Dot. 
Wallace, Franklyn. 
Wllmer A Vlncint. 
Wheelen, The (C. O.) 
Willing Brothers, 
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GHIGAGO 

By FRABX WTE8BER0, 
VARIETY '8 Chicago Office, 

Chicago Open House Block, 

MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr.).— Comedy 
dominates. The bill la headed by the Four Mor- 
tons, the same talented family, alwaya welcome, 
•nd a great big hit Bowera, Walton and 
Crooker, 'The Three Rubea," repeated their 
really diverting comedy knockabout adt and 
scored. T. Nelson Downs, expert coin and card 
manipulator, interested. Wlllard and Bond presented 
an absurdity called "The Battle of Bunco Hill," 
using special drop. There la not much to the 
act aside from the German dialect of the come- 
dian. Bob and Little Tip, aaslsted by two well- 
trained canines, gave a good account of them- 
selves. Morgan and McGarry danced energetically. 
Sam Watson's Farmyard Circus delighted. Wat- 
son contributes enjoyable comedy aa his own 
share. It Is a good animal act, a departure from 
the usual run. Hawthorne and Burt elicited 
laughter and applause with their routine and ec- 
centric dancing. Gus Edwards' "School Boys 
and Girls," with Louis Handler replacing Her- 
man Timberg, proved one of the big numbers on 
the bill. Others, Leigh, Morrison and Co.. 
Joe McGee and Will Lacey. 

KMPIRB (I. H. Herk, mgr.).— A new version 
of "Casey, the Piper," has been prepared by 
Roger Imhof for the "Empire Show." It Is 
called "Casey's Alley." Several last season's 
Incidents, such as "punch" drinking and alterca- 
tion with Casey's enemy, have been retained with 
highly aatlafactory results. The dialogue is 
bright and situations amusing. The story deals 
strongly with political Influence and the episodes 
are coherently treated. The burlesque Is entirely 
new. It Is a nautical arrangement with a well- 
constructed theme. There Is too much plot, but 
It Is not permitted to become serious. The ex- 
terior, showing an effective background, with 
miniature battleships, gave the action the neces- 
sary atmosphere. The songs have a Jingling strain. 
"A Wise Man," by Imhof and the girls, proved 
one of the hits. Another was "Peek-a-Boo," 
with novel effects. "Eyes of Man," an allegorical 
spectacle, used last season, again served as the 
finale. The oriental number has also been held 
over. About 20 girls appear on the stage. 
They vary In else and looks, although very few 
can boast of comeliness. Several showed unfamll- 
larlty in the more strenuous numbers. Nothing 
new Is brought forth in the ensembles. Whoever 
staged the numbers Is not on good terms with 
originality. The "See Saw" device elicited Interest 
until one of the boards gave way. The costumes 
are neatly unpretentious, and the changes frequent 
with each musical offering. The one admirable 
portion, essentially attributable to the success of 
the show as in the past. Is the finished work of 
Roger Imhof, whose remarkable Irish character- 
isation is one of the best things seen. His type 
seems to improve every year, it is natural, whole- 
some end uncommonly skillful. The humor and 
pathos made visible In the character, and the 
sincerity attending the minutest detail, are sub- 
lime. John A. West gave good support In a semi- 
stralght part, and Suzanne Corlnne as the sou- 
brette is capable. Gussle Linder looked well in 
pretty gowns and showed a splendid figure in 
green tights. Bennett Sisters nre petite and 
charming young girls. Their singing and dancing 
number in the olio was liked. John A. West 
in a "Brownie" make-up, brought much laughter 
with his musical eccentricities nnd his "sing- 
ing" wolf. The animal vocalized while West 
played a brass Instrument and the combination 
produced solid entertainment. Armstrong and 
the comedian being especially commendable. 



Levering are expert trick cyclists, xney 
a number of new and Intricate feats, the work of 
Howard and Linder offered a combination of Ger- 
man dialect and comedy that appealed, and Mon- 
tauiuo aiio. JflSneiii gave a itu»l *Utr~ toeii-CbA- 
celved acrobatic act. The antics of the clown 
furnished the comedy. Both are good acrobats, 
and their various tricks won much applause. 
The show this year Is an Improvement over last 
season. It is an entertainment well worth seeing. 

OLYMPIC (Abe Jacobs, mgr.).— Angela Dolores 
and Co., "Blonde Typewrlten"; Three Yoscarys, 
Collins and Brown, Sully Family, Frank Whitman, 
Goldsmith and Hoppe, Waahburn and Keeley, 
Hannaher Bros., Pero and Wilson, Schata and 
Swanson, Leonard ai.d Louie. 

HAYMARKET (Wm. Newklrk, mgr.).— Edwin 
Holt and Co., Byron and Langdon, Reynolds and 
Donegan, Juggling Normans, Bootblack Quartet, 
Rooney Sisters, Banks-Breaseal Duo, Ann Crevo 
and Co., Klein and Humphrey, Rockway and Con- 
way, Kelfer and Klein, Marie Clark, Mlnton and 
M in ton. 

STAR (Tom Carmody, mgr.). — Owned by the 
Kohl A Castle interests, reopened entirely re- 
modeled. Now one of the handsomest theatres 
In the city and the most imposing building on the 
northwest side. Opening bill Is headed by "The 
Colonial Septet," "Chesterfield," Hone. Frey 
Trio, Al Tyrell and several others. The bill to 
be given here at cheaper admission than down- 
town will be better and stronger than last Ma- 
son. 

SCHINDLER'S (L. Schlndler, mgr.).— Zemo 
Zemo Troupe, Fries Sisters, L. A. Howard, Har- 
rington and Lester, La Petite Mildred, Clark and 
Perry, Margaret Newton. 

NORTH AVENUE (Paul 81ttner, mgr.).— Great 
Rlsmor, Mile. Aaa, Holland, Webb and Co., Lincoln 
Military Quartet, Doyle and Wilson, Stutaman 
and May, Jack Black. 

COLUMBIA (W. P. 8chaver, mgr.).— Three 
Lelsenrlngs, Sol Berns, Four Franks, Morris Silver, 
Kobler and Victoria, Klein and Erlanger. 

PREMIER.— Malln and Malln, Cecil Gordon, 
Baker Sisters, Musical Brobsts, Mr. and Mre. 
Frank Daniels, Raymond Merrltt. 

OEM.— Hall and Cole, Hasel Lynch, Wilson and 
Wilson, Francis Murphy, Gem Stock. 

IOLA. — Unique Duo, Kalcratua and Robinson, 
Joe Harris, Dixon Brothers. 

CRYSTAL.— Lane and Hamilton, Taggart and 
West, Leroy Bland, the Jessups. 

LYRIC (Chicago Heights).— Williams Duo. 
Almee Bernard, Jlmmle Letton, Leland and Lee, 
Bella Hill. 

NEW GEM.— Two Fantas, Billy McGee, Dot 
Halcott, Belden stock. 

STAR AND GARTER fU. J. Herrmann, mgr.). 
— With the exception or a few minor changes 
Fred Irwin's "Big Show" Is practically the same 
as last season. The first part, "The Great White 
Way," Is full of timely political humor, and the 
situations ere again developed in the same 
gratifying manner. In the midst are particles of 



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Now presenting the following successful acts— 
my own writings: "A Model Maid," "The Prima 
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N O X I C E ! 

LONDON PAVILION, FOUR WEEKS, CO M MENCING AUG. St, 



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HIATTS 



ONE BIG SUCCESS; BOOKED SOLD) UNTIL 1912. 



EDDIE FOY 



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IN BURLESQUE IRVIN 

WITH D 

PADS AND FOLLIES" K ■ 

IMPERSONATED BY WALTON 



FRANK STAFFORD 



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PRESENTING 

A HUNTER'S GAME" 



BOOKED 
80LID 



8UPPORTED BY 

MISS MARIE STONE 
LEVY t LYKEHS, Sole Agents 



DALE WILSON 

Tho Fascinating Prima Donna 
In a Captivating Fianologue, With Chaa. 7. Bnrkhardt la "TKX TRAVELERS." 



"THE BOYS WITH TKX JINGLE AND THE CHATTER,' 



▲ CLASSIC Of "ONE," ENTTTLED 



T9ERNEY 



ODELL 



"THE ADDED ATTRACTION 

By EDWARD MeWADE. 
Special Soonery. A.L*F. T. WII/TOlf , Zxoluntve Promoter. 



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AND 



Always Something of Interest to Offer "Vaudeville" 




FOUR WEEKS ONLY 



THE 



Bellclair Brothers 



WHl present their romarkahlo toots of endurance ia tho following eitlos for tho oomlng season t 

Sept 7— Birmingham, England, Hot. SO— Vow Bedford. Yob. 8 — Bln*hamton. April IS— Portland, 

" 14— Liverpool. Deo. 7— Hobokoa, " IS— Montreal " 16 Boston, 

" 21— London Coliseum. " 1*— Peterson. '• 22— Ottawa. May I— Newark. 

" II Manchester. " 21— Washington. Mar. 1— Troy. " 10— Albany. 

Oct. If— Greenpoint. " 28— Norfolk. " 8— Philadelphia. " 17— Fifth Ave. 

" 26— Colonial. Jan. 4— Richmond. " 15— Schenectady. •• 14— llftth Street, 

MOT. 2— Orpheum. •• 11— Wilkes-Barre. " 22— Pittahure-. " II— Buffalo. 

*' 2— Alhamhra. " 18— Baltimore. " 22— Detroit. lane 7— Toronto. 

" 16— Hammeratein'a. " M— Soraatoa. April 6— Rochester. " 14— Cleveland. 

" 28— LowelL Yob. 1— Herriehmrf. " 11— Providence, 



AFTER THEIR PRONOUNCED SUCCESS IV ENGLAND, 



HAWTHORNE M BURT 



WILL RETURN TO FULFIL AMERICAN 
CONTRACTS, AFTER WHICH THEY WILL RETURN TO ENGLAND. 



LOOK** LOOK! THE BOYS WITH THE EDUCATED FEET 

C ALLAN and SMITH 



NOTICE YBOM N. Y. CLIPPER. 

Oallan and Smith, a dancing dno, worn second oa 
the bill at Hammerstein's last weak, scoring a 
hit with their nimble footwork. Both young am 
are olever danoers. appearing in neat »lg ht colored 
oostnmes, and opening with "Mandy Lane/' whiok 
is now very popular with song and danoo teams. A 
little solo danoing follows, and then tho team got 
down to "hard pan" with some eooentrio stops that 
olioit frequent and hearty applause. Their finish 
is spirited and good. 



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VARIETY 



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Two months a|jo we said 







was the greatest March Song ever written. The profession says so, the public says so and the audiences 
say so; that's why "MLY DREAM OF THE U. S. A." is not a dream but a real big hit. Slides $5 per set. 

WE ALSO PUBLISH THE FOLLOWING HITS: 



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"MAKE ME LAUGH 

By ALFRED BRYAN and TED SNYDER. 
The song that makes 70a and tho audience laugh. A sure 
encore winner for any act. 



"HUGO, IF YOU GO, 
I'M GOING TOO." 

By TED SNYDER. 

The only and real euoceieor to Ted Snyder's 

"HETNIE." 



"IF YOU CARE FOR ME 
AS I CARE FOR YOU" 

By TED SNYDER. 

Positively the sweetest love ballad ever written. Slides 
now ready, made by Scott and Van Alteena, $5.00 a set. 



SAY NO, THAT'S ALL 



By FRANK J. CONROY 
and TED SNYDER. 

Dne of Snyder's 67 kind and not 
Hainan's. 



"I'M IN LOVE WITH THE 
MAN IN THE MOON" 

That waits son* with the swing of "The Merry Widow." 

A Sure Hit. 



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"IT'S THE PRETTY 

THINGS YOU SAY 

By TED SNYDER and ALFRED BRYAN. 

This is the son* all the artists are talking about. Send for 
a oopy and you'll also talk. 






"PLAYING HOOKEY 



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By LESLIE and PIANTADOSI. 

A real kid son*. A son* that will take yon back to your 

childhood days. 



JULIAN ELTINGE'S BIG HIT 4 4 

THE SHEATH GOWN SONG 

A featured soag with Cohan & Harris' Minstrels 



BELLE OF BROADWAY" : 



Br JULIAN ELTINGE 
nd TED SNYDER 



IMPORTANT NOTICE.— ALFRED BRYAN has signed to write exclusively for us. Call, write, nixe or telephone and any of the following staff will be at your service: Messrs Ed Ross,. 



Joe McBhane, Justin Ring, Frank Clark, Geo. Van Wagenen, Jack Drisooll, Alfred Bryan, Ted Snyder, Jaok Dunham, Little Amy Butler, and Johnny MoOuire. 

TED SNYDER PUBLISHING CO., 



112 W. 38th ST. 

NEW YORK 



new material sandwiched between numbers. The 
burlesque "The Actor's Club," also retained, id 
given a new exterior setting, an improvement. 
The singing ensembles are once more the feature, 
as in the other Fred Irwin show. It is a "Girl" 
show, such as burlesque audiences enjoy and wish 
to patronise. The combination decollette salts 
were need last season but they look new and ser- 
vicesble. Other raiment ere attractive, with a 
few new designs among them. "Love My Loo," 
one of the strongest and most admirable ensemble 
numbers, is held over and rendered in the same 
effective msnner. "Let Me Sing," a new stage 
song, won encores, as did the "Tin Soldiers," in- 
terpreted by Edna Robert* and Patsy Lnssler, 
two tiny girls as automatons. With one or two 
exceptions the roster of the show it also the 
same. Marry Livingston sgsln showed his fine 
characterisation of an Italian. He should cling 
to the character. An Impersonation of Warfleld 
as "The Music Master," with humorous epi- 
grams, gained distinction. Livingston has dra- 
matic ability. Harry Campbell, as the Celtic 
candidate, presented an agreeable type, was re- 
sponsible for some of the humorous interest. 
The Bennett Sisters are prominent among the 
women. Margaret Bennett wears tights, giving 
her prominence. She dominated the "review" cate- 
gory. Florence Bennett made a picturesque 
"Gibson Girl," although a trifle stoat. She 
is a handsome woman, and her dances — Spanish 
and "Moonlight" — somewhat significant of 
"Salome," without the evolutions, sppealed. 
James Thornton was Impersonated by Wm. Ma- 
honey, and Harry Campbell showed what Harry 
Lauder looks like. Both did well. Gertie De 
Milt is ss sctlve as she bas always been. Her 
enunciation is excellent and Miss De Milt can act 
as well as sing and dance. In the olio she ap- 
pears with Kittle and Fannie Watson, both agile 
and splendid dancers. The dancing offered by 
the three girls deserved the applause. Billy 
Walsh, Frank E. Lynch and Leah Starr presented 
"Huckln's Run," still the best of the rural dra- 
matic acts. It Is splendidly played and staged. 
Fred Tracy and Maude Carter appeared in char- 



acter songs, and Brady and Mahoney offered their 
novel conversational skit, "The Hebrew Fireman 
and the Foreman," with new ejaculations. The 
show, although it played the < ircult last season 
in the ssme form, bas lost none of its Interest 
snd good qualities. 

EUSON'S (Sid J. Euson, mgr.).— A farce comedy 
with a musical setting comprises the "Casino 
Girls' " offering. Manager Jess Burns, wishing to 
depart from the stereotyped, is giving burlesque 
patrons a sample of what might be termed 
"frolicsome farce," without spice. The piece Is 
a two-act affair, although the program says 
three. There are three scenes In the first, and 
one in the second. The story Involves too much 
mother-in-law and a flirtatious husband who 
trifles with another man's spouse. The intrigues 
furnish the comedy. The line*, at times tslky, 
but consistent, sre filled with some humorous 1 
satire. The second act is almoat entirely given 
over to specialties In succession. The plot is laid 
aside during that period and resumed for a few 
moments after the last specialty. The vehicle 
Is evidently exploited to admit the undisputed 
talents of Nick Long and Idalene Cotton, who are 
featured. The piece Is by Mr. Long. Miss 
Cotton's own specialty was one of the hits of the 
show, snd the familiar Italian characterisation of 
Mr. Long's also proved a huge success. The 
couple work with effect and predominate through- 
out. One of the best numbers was "International 
Affinities," showing girls of all nations. "Fascina- 
tion" was another bit. It was sung by Miss Cot- 
ton and Mr. Long with several "Nell Brlnkley" 
girls wearing gauzy robes over pink fleshings. 
The music Is "speclsl." John Cox, the musical 
director, claims It. Several songs are catchy. 
The girls rank from the experienced class. One 
chorister, occupying second place left In the second 
scene, attracted attention by decollette exposure. 
8be was probably unaware of tbe fact. A "chat- 
ter" song was liked. None of the other prin- 
cipals, excepting Burt Eaton and Ollie Francis, 
a robust woman, were important. Miss Francis 
wss the mother-in-law in appearance and voice. 
Tom McRae carried a "silly kid" part with a 



hare-lip. Annette Wlltsle, the soubrette, showed 
vivacity. Wilbur Held sang parodies in a strong 
voice and Joked, and Wixon and Eaton recited 
ancient history, the latter attired as a Roman, 
for reasons unknown, while bis partner gesticulated 
as if trying to amuse bim alone. Roscoe and Sims 
played on various instruments nicely. The cos- 
tumes are effective and new. Tbe show Is some- 
what too slow In action in Hh present shape. 
In a week or two it should be running more 
briskly. 

AUDITORIUM.— Cohan and Harris Minstrels 
arrived In town and opened auspiciously Sunday 
afternoon to a crowded house. The entertainment 
combines vaudeville, minstrelsy, musical comedy, 
burlesque, and even circus. A better aggregation 
of talent has not been seen In sny minstrel 
organisation. It is by far the most expensive 
brought to this city. Many new jokes were re- 
corded. The really excellent tenor of Frank Mor- 
rell was hesrd to good advantage. Eddie Leonard 
and the two Gordon* presented a versatile dancing 
number that brought many rounds of applause. 
The corps of dancers Is one of the festures. 
Julian Eltlnge, first appearance here, caused a 
furore. He is tbe most grsceful Interpreter of 
feminine characters seen here, and an artist In 
his own class. Rice and Prevost In their acro- 
batics caused much laughter, especially tbe 
antics of Rice, who Is a natural pantomlmlst. 
George Evans csme forth with bis budget of 
humor and songs which kept the comedian on tbe 
stage longer than bis time called for. Waterbury 
Bros, and Tenny, with their comedy and Instru- 
mental music, received their shsre of apprecia- 
tion. The engagement at tbe Auditorium Is for 
three weeks. Prices are 25-50-76-11. 

NOTES.— Will H. Ward, who is featured with 
the "Tiger Lilies" In a unique seml-dramatlc 
sketch, entitled "When the Devil Comes to Town," 
has been offered time on tbe Orpbeum Circuit for 
this season, but Is under contract with Will N. 
Drew, and the net will continue as tbe attrac- 
tion with tbe show. — Harry Hedges, formerly man- 
ager of the Gayety, Detroit, has been engaged by 
F. W. Stair to manage tbe Star In Toronto. Mr. 



Stair was In the city last week. — New costumes 
for the "Tiger Lilies" arrived in the city lsst 
week. One set Is patterned after the sheath. 
They were sbown for tbe first time at the Empire, 
Saturday last, and are very attractive. — Jeanette 
Sherwood was compelled to retire from the cast 
of the "Tiger Lilies" for several days last week 
on account of Illness. Two chorus girls with the 
same company were also on tbe sick list. — "The 
Girl Behind the Counter," with Lew Fields, bas 
settled down for a run at the Garrlck theatre. 
The show made a decidedly good Impression 
here. — Tbe Star and Garter will soon inaugurate 
an advertising campaign heretofore unknown to 
local theatricals. Manager Herrmann has devised 
a scheme to promote the Interest of the Hyde A 
Behman burlesque house that will be equalled 
only by the circus promoters. "Censored Burlesque" 
will be the principal feature. — James Harking, 
with Fred Irwin's "Big Show," was called to his 
home in Philadelphia by tbe sudden death of bis 
mother, Sunday. 

—Geo. S. Van's "Imperial Minstrels," a miniature 
minstrel show, opened Its vaudeville season 81 at 
Sheboygan, Wis., and proved a diverting novelty. 
Geo. S. Van, formerly with tbe Wm. H. West 
Minstrels, beads tbe act; supporting him are Jas. 
H. Stewsrt, another blackface artist; Roswell J. 
Wright, soprano; James Cant well, tenor, and 
Wm. Renaud, basso and Interlocutor: Finn and 
Ford, dancers, and La Salle and Llnd, club 
Jugglers. Jake Sternad controls tbe act. 
-Tbe Langdons have been algned by the 
American Amusement Company for "The Show 
Girl" this season. — Two Marvelous Merrills open 
at Montgomery on the Interstate Circuit, 14. — Mus- 
ical La Moines have been booked on the Sullivan 
Consldlne Circuit for twenty v.eeks. — Mae Taylor, 
who bills herself as the "second edition of Fay 
Tampleton," opened for the season at the Majes- 
tic, Wausau, Wis. — Earl Flynn, last season with 
Al G. Fields' Minstrels, is appearing In vaudeville 
this season in a race-track sketch, entitled "The 
Boy in Green." In addition be will do Impersona- 
tions of well-known celebrities. Flynn will take 
the act to New York around the holidays. 



"That 
Bad Boy 
In Ihe 
Box" 



rich McAllister 



IN 



THIRD SUCCESSFUL SEASON 



ANightlnAnEn 
glish Music Hall' 

With GUI HILL 



IT, IMS 3 - HERBERT BROS. 




Sullivnn-Oonsidine time indefinite. WHT1 JUST GUESS. 



lntrodnoing the most norel and picturesque aorohatio aot now before the publio. 

Address ear* AJtOUTE LETT, American Theatre Building, San Franclsoo, Cal. 

When antwtring •dvcrtiiement* H a d ly nmtiUm Vakrt. 



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VARIETY 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



WARREN and BROCKWAY 



(In "THE MUSICAL JANITOR") 



99 \ Optntd at tK© Empire, London* Aug. 3d, for Ono WooK 

TIME EXTENDED TO SIX WEEKS 



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RAWSON and CLARE 



B V 1011 



THE COMEDY DUO. 



BERT «■ LOTTIE WALTON 



wzn deft, i, auditorium, lyhh, mass. 



PAT OASEY, Agent 



NOTICE 



GIRARD and GARDNER 



September 14th. 



OPEN 

AddreM, Amityville, L, L 



'Phone 111 Amityville. 



BILLY HART 



This 



with BOB MANCHESTER'S "CRACKER JACKS." The show is a hit. 




JAS. P. LEE 

"THAT COMEDIAN." 

Here's a record bresker ud still breaking—llO weeks, Unlqee Theatre, Lee 
Angeles; Si weeks. Pestle's Theatre, Los Angelee; U weeks, Ljosam, 'Frisco; 
M weeks, Empire, 'Frisco; aad new la say 17th week at the unique Theatre, 



Address JAS. P. LEE, Unique, Los Angeles, 



VELDE TRIO 

Za their Enropeaa Sonflibrlal Aorobatlo Oesnblnatioa, including the "LOOP-THE-LOOP" DOGS 

(The original, not a oopy) 

Played with tremendous snoosss SI weeks on the Western States Circuit How playing In Middle West 

Address ears Vi 



BOOKED SOLID. 



Carroll and Baker 



OOINO OVER THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT. 



MADE THE SAME JOURNEY LAST SEASON. 



Harry Allister 

CELEBRATED EUROPEAN IMPERSONATOR. 

Management MR. MARTIN BECK end MR. PERCY O. WILLIAMS. 

Address ears MARTNELLL 



MAGNETIC AS A BATTERY 



PRETTY AS A PICTURE 



LOVELY 




K-P's) 5TH AVE.. SEPT. 7tn S 

SINGING A NEW REPERTOIRE 



K-P's 123TH ST., 

OP HER OWN ORIGINAL 




'. 14«n 

SONGS 



THE 



CHAS. AHEARN TROUPE 



Of CYCLING COMEDIANS 
Were the big laughing hit on the bill at the Orand Opera House, Syracuse, N. Y., this week. 
The manager said: The greatest comedy cycling act that has played the house. New record for, 
one mile, time, 18 8/6 seconds. SEPT. 14, BENNETT'S, MONTREAL. 



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ANOTHER BIB SU6CESS 

THE ITALIAN 

By CHAS. J. BURKHARDT and MART FBI 



A One Act Playlet Enacted by CHAS. J. BURKHARDT and Capable Players, Inoluding 
JOSEPH OPP, DATE ROSE ("The Original Monk"), ARTHUR WEINBERG, FRED LA 
VARGE, MISSES MAY HARRISON and LOL MARLOWE. 

Yes, They Cry a Bit 

En Route with "THE TRAVELERS" 



AMERICA'S UNSURPASSED DANCERS. 



Frank 



BUI 



3-Du Ball Bros.-3 

Introducing one of the Greatest Novelties in Singing and Dancing. 
Opening on UNITED time, Colonial, Lawrence, Mass., Oct. B, Ask AL SUTHERLAND. 

■■■■••^■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■•■•■•■numnwansBnnnennsnnennnusenM 

Two NOVELTIES OF MERIT! (in ono act) Presented by 



JNO.ZOUBOULAKIS 

CLAT CARTOONIST AND MUSICAL, VIRTUOSO 

14 Minutes. (Seren in "one' ; open or oloee.) 




K1ETY 



KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY. 

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SAM WATSON'S FARMYARD CIRCUS 

Acknowledged the MOST UNIQUE ANIMAL ACT IN VAUDEVILLE 



one 



Now playing its fourth season of United Booking Ofloes' time with Ms 

MANAGER BUCHANAN said at Des Moines last weeh "that WATSON'S FARMYARD was the FINEST ANIMAL ACT ho had over played" and offered me to stay another week. 
LOOK OUT for the LATEST NOVELTY, THE MONKEY AND THE LAMB; THE TURKEY AND DHOLE SAM. PIRATES, PLEASE KEEP AWAY, as there is only ono WATSON'S 
SAMMY WATSON. "That's alL" 

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8AN PRAMCieCO 

W. ALFRED WXLBOV, Eonr— ontatlT S, 

VARIETY'S San Francisco Office, 
1115 Van Neas Are. 

ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.).— Week 
80: Edna Phillips and Co., In a playlet "Lost, 
a Kiss In Central Park," had the place of prom- 
inence though the honors were rather evenly 
dlTlded among the newcomers of the week. 
Carter and Blaeford In a character singing 
sketch were well rewarded. The Wilson Bros, 
had an offering labeled "A Padded Cell." A 
pair of well-matched Tolces and taking comedy 
won for them. The hold-OTers were the De Haven 
Sextette, the Howard Bros., the Four Bait us, 
Dolesch and Zellbauer. 

NATIONAL (Sid Graumann, mgr.).— Week 80: 
There was not a dull spot on the bill, and for real 
variety it compared favorably with any of the 
season. Cardicux, In a showy bounding wire 
act, made an excellent open number. Louise Au- 
berg had a pleasing voice and fared well. The 
Moaarts had a distinct novelty in their sketch, 
"Heinle, the Cobbler," and went full strength. 
Tom Glllen, of "Flnnigan" fame, returned, 
bringing a batch of material that was refresh- 
ingly new, and gained him several recalls. 
The Fall 04, a well-staged dramatic offering 
was favorably received. Kelly and Violet were 
held over. Manuel Romsln, strongly supported 
by the Foley Bros., and the Palmer Sisters In a 
skit entitled "Down Music Row," made a solid 
hit in closing place, though Romaln's habit of 
taking the bows alone is likely to win him dis- 
favor in the Fsr West. 

WIGWAM (Sam Harris, mgr.).— Week 80: The 
Three Herberts, novelty acrobats; J. O. Nugent 
and Co., Nellie Burt, Gsrdner and Stoddard, 
O'Hana 8sn end Co., Geo. Day, and the Four 
Comrades. 

EMPIRE (M. Z. Tiffany, mgr.).— Week 80: 
Mme. Techow's Performing Cats, Sidi, the strong 
man. The Ferrerls, Merrltt end Love, Tralnor 
and Dale, and the Three Kuhns. 



200 lights in lobby, etc., end the Tabor Grand on 
10th and Curtis, besides the various gsy cafes, 
etc. 



DENVER 

By CHAB. F. LOUDOBEB, 

VARIETY'S Denver Office, 
1700 Curtis 8t. 

ORPHKUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.).— "Phan- 
tastlc Phantoms," head; Gardner and Vincent, Wsr- 
ren and Blanchard, Bedford and Winchester, 
Alfred Kelcey and Co., The Two Pucks, Lavllle 
and Sinclair. 

CRYSTAL (Wm. Weston, gen mgr.).— Thomp- 
son, Copeland and Moreland, head; Mabel Dar- 
ragh and Co., At wood and Terry, Richard Bur- 
ton, Barnstorm Trio, m. p. 

NOTES. — Labor Day will close all parks and out- 
side attractions. — Curtis Street Is now Denver's 
"Rlalto" and "white way." It has the Curtis 
Street Theatre, blase of lights and two flaming 
arches; the Crystal, with 1,000 lights In front and 
two biasing arches; the Majestic, with electric 
signs snd bright arches; the Csmerapbone, with 
2,000 lncandescents; a 40- foot electric sign with 



ST. LOUIS 

By RICHARD BPAMER. 

VARIETY'S St. Louis Office, 

822 Commercial Building, 
Telephone Kinlocb 822. 

FOREST PARK HIGHLANDS (Col. John D. 
Hopkins, mgr.). — With Col. Hopkins on his way 
to Eastern health and rest resorts, the Highlands 
la closing its last week with a get-away bill not 
to be despised. De Witt and Cremes are a fine ob- 
ject lesson to the students here of the plastic 
arts. They work with startling dexterity at 
their numerous fests of modelling. The Byrne 
Golson plsyers bsve s nest musical act; the 
Jessie Keller troupe of bicycle experts are worth 
while; Arthur Demlng, the merry minstrel msn 
of this city; Howley and Leslie are clever singers 
and dancers; the kinodrome is coming into fierce 
competition with the numerous downtown par- 
lors that are cutting In at every street inter- 
section, and Cavallo's Band is farewelllng melodi- 
ously at Tekka Gate. Labor Day brought an 
enormous crowd to the popular Highlands, not- 
withstanding the ten-mile Marathon swimming 
races in the Mississippi, and more picnics every- 
where else than you could count. 

8TANDARD (Leo Relchenbscb, mgr.).— Will 
II. Coan and Lem Welch in their Hebrew dialect 
comedy played to two big bouses at their Sun- 
day opening and have been keeping up a profitable 
clip since. The Rol tickers as a company Is well 
organised. B. Dunne, Coode ft Co. Introduces 
quite acceptably a lot of high class bnrlesque snd 
variety. Violet Pearl, soubrette; Will J. Patton, 
popular songs; Alfred K. Hall, eccentric co- 
median; Joe Mills, funster; Daisy D'Costa, danc- 
er; Harry Hewitt and Matt Taylor, entertainers, 
make up the generous olio. The Empire pouy 
ballet, Hall's srrsngement, gets the hands. The 
Rolllckers ere directed by Mortimer Tbelse. 

AMERICAN (Sol and Jake Oppenbeimer, mgrs.). 
— Tate ft Mlddleton's new Amerlcsn offers Its 
first bill of the second season. It shows com- 
mendable signs of improvement. The lateness of 
the Columbia opening, delayed by alterations too 
extensive to be completed in time, may also have 
something to do with the liberal offering now at 
the American. Bowser Hlnkle Co., presenting a 
clever playlet, "Superstition"; Beatrice Macken- 
sle and Welter Shsnnon Co., singing sketch of 
merit; Josephine Babel, singing comedienne; 
SRirode snd Mulvey In sn acrobatic, dancing, 
singing and talking sketch; the Four Brown 
Brothers snd Doc Keeley in s musical offering, 
very clever; Abel and Lrwin, singers and con- 
versationalists, capital; the Braseley Sisters, 
gladiatorial artistes of distinction, and the kino- 
drome. The third tier of the house still finds 
few tskers, but lt may be too esrly In the gsme 
for all that. 

GAYBTY (O. T. Crawford, mgr.).— Phil Sher- 
idan's City Sports tore off things uptown Sunday 




EUGENE CLINE 

Stores Located as Follows: 

EUGENE CLINE. 59 Dearborn St.. Chicago. III. 

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. 7 1 7 Superior Ave.. N. E.. Cleve- 
land, Ohio 

EUGENE CLINE. 221 S. Broad St.. Atlanta. Ga. 



afternoon despite the biggest basebsll crowd at 
Sportsman's Park on record. The City Sports 
have gingered up their olio until lt is Just about 
right. The Four Terrors, dancers, in which four 
gymnastic girls twist themselves to the limit, 
get the votes. Hilton's troupe of entertslners, 
Barnes snd Conway and Ida Gladstone in imita- 
tions prove themselves proper burlesque attrac- 
tions. The closing bit, a satire on "The Devil," 
is very cleverly presented. 

NOTES.— The Columbia Theatre, under the man- 
agement of Tate & Middleton, is fast approach- 
ing Its finishing stage, being Intended to be an 
almost new house so far as foyer, boxes and stage 
refurnishing* are concerned. The color scheme 
Is green and bronee, much of the latter being em- 
ployed about the proscenium, boxes snd other 
points of advantageous ornamentation. 

PHILADELPHIA 

By GEORGE M. YOUNG. 

KEITH'S (II. T. Jordan, mgr.).— A sketch and 
a couple of European novelties added some' 
class to a bill attractively varied. Joseph Adel- 
niuii in a musical ensemble called "Toy-Market 
of Nuremberg." Is an augmented edition of his 
former offering. There Is a full-stage opening, 
representing a toy market and four persons, 
two meu and two girls, play upon several Instru- 
ments, more or less musical. The clotting number 
In which the youngest girl, new to the act, does 
Home excellent drumming. Is the best. The finish 
is the xylophone trio number with Adelman and 
the two girls playing. This la the same as the 
former act and proved the hit of the . present 
offering, the selections being classical and well 
played. The opening Idea la a good one, but there 
is considerable room for Improvement, particu- 
larly in the Instrumental portion of it. Probably 
no animal act of more genuine merit has been 
offered here than the dogs by Roslna Casselll. 
This troupe of diminutive Chihuahua dogs is won- 
derfully trained, going through n long series of 
tricks with the slightest direction from their 
trainer. Many of the tricks sre new snd start- 
ling. The apparatus is a study in Itself for 
completeness and arrangement. The act was s 
big hit. (ieorge II. Wood continues his harangue 
on society and public topics. Wood has adopted 
a method alone in the blackface comedian class, 
and has long since scored as a favorite, which be 
continues to be. Maggie Cllne returned after a 
long absence, and was royally received. Conlln 
and Steele gave the show a good start In a musical 
sketch, "The Bellboy's Lesson." Some time could 
be saved at the start where the talk Is draggy 
and unneccessary. The piano playing and singing 
holda the act up. Miss Steele makes s nest ap- 
pearance and adds her share In the musical line. 
They were very well liked. Farnon, Wills and 
Ransley showed considerable Improvement since 
]*«t seen. The former hss an ample supply of 
songs which he does nicely with, and the three 
have a strong conversation number and a finish- 
ing song patterned after "Harrlgan." Neat dress- 
ing helps the two girls s lot. The mode of 
exit needs nttentlon by all. "The Dixie Sere- 
nsders" got by in good shape, mainly through 



the comedy efforts of the big "end-man." George 
II. Reno and Co., "An Odd Lot," proved a rentable 
scream for a closing number, lions Herbert, In a 
musical novelty number; Nessen and Nessen, club 
Juggling, and Hairing and Giles, character sing- 
ing act, were the early numbers. The Phllllpi 
Brothers with Ores ton Clsrke and Co. are under 
New Acts. 

TROCADERO (Charles Cromwell, mgr.).— The 
Improvement in singing snd chorus work and the 
lack of anything that appears to be st all 
new In the comedy line, seems to bsve reached 
about the same average In nearly all the burlesque 
shows which have played this city so far this 
season, and It Is noticeable In the show gfrsn 
by Frank Carr's "Thoroughbreds" this week. 
"Maloney, the Judge," is an old first part, only 
the title being changed, and Its chief redeeming 
point is s chorus of twenty herd working girls, 
who have been well drilled. They can sing and 
show a disposition to earn their salaries. There 
Is a plentiful supply of numbers, well-chosen, 
and the strength of the chorus line Is proved by 
the girls who are brought out to lead the num- 
l>ers, Blanche Bel ford, a healthy looking miss, 
coming In for special honors. Ella Llttlefleld 
and Adeline Denette also do nicely. The prin- 
cipals have their best opportunity to shine In this 
respect. Nellie Frsncls, who wears some stunning 
gowns In the first pert snd sppesrs in s change of 
tights in the burlesque, has the chief honors 
all her own way. In the first part Miss Frsncls 
has a ballad nnmber, for which she wears a 
black velvet sheath gown that Is s dream. The 
business by the chorua is poorly arranged for this, 
a repetition of last snd this season In other 
shows. Carrol Henry, In s "sissy" role, tskes all 
the comedy laurels In the first part without getting 
offensive until when be pulls a raw "cooch." 
There Is a quick-action finish here, well done snd 
could be Improved If the men were to stsnd in 
the resr of the chorus. A pretty costume ef- 
fect Is ahown for the opening of the burlesque, a 
march by the girls. The girls are uniformly 
shapely and would look much better If slsed In 
the line. "Union Men," the burlesque was In 
use last season. From a well-merited bit at the 
opening, the comedy element runs to the rough- 
house order, including "slapsticks." "bladders," 
etc., until It drops to a pretty low level and is 
further lessened by the introduction of n lot of 
material which Is off-color. The "bootblack" 
number, also familiar, and led capably by Amy 
Halter, won several encores. IlHrry McAvoy, 
who plays an Irish role In ench pari, gets through 
well enough with the material ;it hand and share-* 
the honors with Henry, who also does an Irish 
part In the burlesque. Sid Winters Is weak as 
a Dutchman, and "l»r. rill 1 ' hm-i I •mi Hlley and 
Arthur Del urn re Imve inilinpoi hint duties. The 
beat number contributed )>v the men was the 
"rube" dance. Hurry M<Av.»y leads "Biddy" 
with good results. I. a To-\.i, with her contor- 
tion set iinehiitigrd <,),< i,« tin olio, appearing well 

"'\\k a green »(»-.: I'.c ! ::! -'••<■■•.■ . ■■'■ th«» olio 

suffers from s-:i :.,.-ii. ■.-•>. the acts being poorly 
chosen. Tin- !'•■: ■■!!■■ H-;.i*. with singing and 
dancing, show i.<i>' ^ > >.! •>( the ordinary "sis- 
ter" nuwii.tr. itii'.v .-ind Del more slso sing and 
the former i'-t ft bit of loose dancing which 



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"M OR ROC CO BOUND" 

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WILBUR - DOBBS & CO. 

IE "A COUNTRY SCHOOL." 
THE HARTFORD TIRE BOYS' 

CHICK and GHICKLETS 

"WIZARDS OF THE WHEEL." 

GERTRUDE FISKE 

"THE LITTLE NIGHTINGALE" 

CHARLIE BAKER 

YODLING COMEDIAN. 



FRANCIS and ROBERS 

'THE JOHNNIE AND CHORUS GIRL." 

DOROTHY WARDE 

"THE GIRL WITH THE PERFECT FIGURE." 

THE AMERICAN 
QUARTETTE 



BID KENNEDY, DAVE OOLDEEV, 

Director. Carpenter. 

GEO. FREBURGER, 
Electrician. 



MANAGEMENT, TEDDY SIMONDS 



Le BRUN 



Grand 
Opera 
Trio 



Waging Act la Vanderille. 
Costumed. 

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Buckley's Dogs 

THIS SEASON, SINGLING BROS.' SHOWS. 



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ALBERT 
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"THE DRUNK" 

With Fred Karno's 

<k A NIGHT IN AN ENGLISH 

MUSIC HALL" 



THE KING OF IRELAND, 

JAMES B. DONOVAN 

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QUEEN OF VAUDEVILLE, 

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HENRY -YOUNG 

PRESENT 
A Comedy Chapter Taken from life, 

"NEVADA" 



JACK SINGER Presenti 



"THE BEDMAN SHOW" 

In the treat 
" PA98ING REVIEW •• 

Week Sept. 14, Oayety, Hohoken. 
JAMES C MORTON and FRANK MOORE. 

"That Scarecrow and Tin Man." 
MILT ON LE E, "The Count" 
PHIL WHITE, impersonating Oscar Hammerstein, 
WILLIAM J. CALE as MoSweeney, the coal man, 

and Charles Bif elow. 
NED DANDY, a useful man in "The Behman 

Show." 
Miss ' MOLLIS WILLIAMS, impersonating Anna 

Held. 
Miss MARGARET KING, as Fritsi Bcheff. 
The MERRIMAN 8I8TER8, lingers and dancers. 
Miss ROSE DENKER. The Page and Teddy Bear. 



WEEK SEPT. 14, STAE, BROOKLYN. 



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"VANITY FAIR 

HARRY HTT.T., Manager. 



BILLIE RITCHIE 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN 

MUSKETEER QUARTETTE 

IHIOK-^oCABE— OBrVrTTH— HARRIS. 

CHAS. EMERALD 
Winifred Francis 

wovsaxm. 

MIKE HEFFERNAN 

"THE WRESTLER." 

RICH MCALLISTER 

"THAT BAD BOY." 

ANI HILL 

LEADING LADY. 

NINA— —MAUD 

Vernon - Emerald 

DANOINO SOUBBETTEE. 

SADIE DUFF 

CHARACTER. 



FRED 



MARTHA 



LEWIS and WIN 

Comedy, Singing-, Talking and Danoing Act 

BOOKED BT WESTERN VAUDEVILLE ASSOOIA- 
TION. 

WIGGIN'S^FaRII 

Apply t» m QKABWICE TITO. 

J. LOUIS /VUINTZ 



Lyric Tenor— Late Juvenile of "BeUe of May- 
fslr." K.-P. Circuit with MLLB. BIALTA In 
"THB ARTIST'S DREAM." 

Per. Address IQt W. 43d t, Haw York City. 



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MOEBIB 




MAN LEY 

DOLLT 

and STERLING 

Presenting "Kid 
Hiokey" for the 
Western Vande- 
Tille Mare. 

Gee, bat dis is 

swejl vaudeville 
climate. 





HICKMAN BROS ■ (0. 



Prsssntlag a Hew 

"A DETECTIVE DETECTED." 
With special soaaary aad eoTeeta. 
Week Sept 14 f Koith'o , Providence. 

Second Season "Irwin's Big Skew." 

Hurry LiYifljjStOII 

Eepeating last season's characters. 



Ths Talk of Every City. 



Walsh, Lynch 



end 




P res e nting "HUOKDT8 EUH." Sec ond sea- 
son special attraction Irwin's "Big Show.'' 



GREAT 



GLOLE 



Carroll »' Eller 

Closed with the "Fay Foster** Co. and open at the Orpheum, Davenport, Iowa, in stock 
burlesque for Manager JOS. OPPENHEIM, former mgr. of "Fay Foster" Co. 

MISS ELLER produced all the Musical Numbers for the "Fay Foster" Co. and they 
are the big features of the show. 



FONDA. DELL 



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Aug. 81— Haymarkst, Chicago. 

Sept 7— Majestic, Milwaukee. 

Sept 14— Columbia, Bt Louis. 

Sept 11— Grand Opera House, Indianapolis. 



Sept 87— Colombia, ClnoinnatL 
Oot IS— Olympic. Chicago. 
Oct tS— Mary And 



arson, Louisville. 
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RELEASED: SEPT. 13. 



Southern Romance 
of Slavery Days 

A highly dramatic subject, depleting 
romance of the slavery days of the 
sonny South. Costumes and characters 
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of the best subjects we put on the mar- 

Length 940 ft. 



RELEASED: SEPT. 17. 



Hubby's Vacation 

Hubby takes a vacation ami he cer- 
tainly has the time of bis life fool- 
ing his poor wife. Everything goes 
well until the darling Tracts ♦« Jo«n 
her lonely spouse. Now the vacation 
days are over. 

Length 660 ft. 



The Ticklish Man 

Another subject of great laughter-pro- 
voking quality. It Is Just what its 
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Length 290 ft. 



S. Lubin 



Lubin Bldg., Philadelphia, 
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save* the act. The pair get a bad start with 
some old "gags," but close well. Despite having 
to follow the other dancers, Sid Winters goes 
through with a rush when he starts his footwork 
and he la some dancer. With Ella Llttlefleld, 
he also sends over some poor comedy "gags," 
but the dancing of the two offsets it. and the act 
*ent big. Sandwiched among the "Jlgglers" 
ard\Henry and Francla in "His First Rehearsal." 
the best liked olio act. There waa a lingering 
hope that something new in the comedy line 
would be attempted In burlesque this season, and 
maybe it has, but it has not been discovered 
in thll city yet and the "Thoroughbreds" be- 
longs among those badly In need of it. 



CASINO (Ellas * Koenlg, nigra.).— Harry 
Bryant's show, good business. 

BIJOU (Sam Dawson, mgrs.).— "Yankee 
Doodle Girls. The "Hondini" handcuff act 
proved strong drawing card. 

OAYETT (Edward Shayne, mgr.).— "Cracker- 
jacks." with Billy Hart and a "Salome" dance, 
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YOUNG'S PIER (W. B. Shackelford, mgr.).— 
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for the week to good business. 

YOUNG'S PIER THEATRE (Ben Harris, mgr.). 
— McMahon'a "Watermelon Girls," head, big bit; 
the Great Lambertl, impersonations of composers, 
one of the biggest hits of the season; Qulnn and 
Mitchell, sketch, great; Hymer and Kent, sketch, 
excellent; Stanley and Russell (New Acts); 
Chinese Johnny Williams and Co., burlesque magic, 
fine; Archie Onrl, Juggler, fine. 

YOUNG'S MILLION-DOLLAR PIER (John L. 
Young, mgr.).— The Ledgetts, bareback riding; 
Adgle and her lions, Mile. Carrlno and her bears. 
Ad. Carlyle, dogs and ponies; Ell Smith and 
Malllmute dogs; Dawson's Dancing Dolls. 

STEEPLECHASE PIER (Giles Clements, mgr.). 
— Goldle and Hughes, blackface comedians, floe; 
Jack Symonds, monologue, fine; the De Mutbs, 
whirlwind dancers, good; Wolford's Animals, 
great; Thomas J. Qnlgley, 111. songs, as ususl. 

ATLANTIC GARDEN (Blatt and Hvnwin.. 
mgrs.).— Blatt's Minstrels, In "Plantation Life 
in Dixie"; Burk and Robinson, singing and danc- 
ing; Ruth Maitland, songs; Bertha Holland, me- 
chanical doll: Rose Brown, songs; Ranxetta and 
Lyman, comedy acrobats; Murray and Gullfoyle, 
comedians; Jack and Katberlne Demaco, flying 
rings; Florence Benjamin, songs; Emily Henry, 
songs; Lillian Jones, songs. 

SEA SHELL AND EMPIRE.— M. p., good busi- 
ness. 

STEEL PIER (J. Botbwell, mgr. ) .— Vesella and 
Haley's Bands, drawing well; Murphy's American 
Minstrels, good. 

NOTES.^Jobnny Nestor Is soloist with Morse's 
Band this week. — Adele Ritchie Is a visitor.— 
Mrs. Leslie Carter Spent Sunday. — Smythe and 
Smith have left to open their season's work. — 
Billy Hart ran down Sunday but couldn't get 
a drink. — Joe Mitchell's many friends were all 
In evidence at the opening Monday. — The Old 
Vienna Quartet will be known as tbe Atlantic 
City Four on the road this season. — This is the 
last week at tbe Steeplechase pier. — Dan McAvoy 
and his wife, after a summer here, have returned to 
New York. — Tim McMahon Is rehearsing a new act 
which he has not named yet, bnt which goes over 
the Morris time with his "Watermelon Girls," 
and "Pullman Porter MaldB." — Anson Pond is 
here. 



ALLEBTOWB, PA. 

ORPHEUM (Sam Myers, mgr.).— This house be- 
gan Its third season on Labor Day. Gus 
Edwards' "Kountry Kids," beadllners; Mr. and 
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Parent.," big; Oar telle Bros., good; Lillian Shaw, 
comedienne, pleased; the Sandwlns, gymnasts, 
went strong; the Worthleys, "On the Beach," 
well liked; Coe and Boyd, music and comedy, 
well received. GIL. 



MAJESTIC (8. L. Martin, mgr.).— Moore, mys- 
tiller, good; Fay Slatera, good. BUCKBB, 



ATLANTA, OA, 

ORPHEUM (Ben Kahn, mgr. ) .—Opened 7. 
Bucb Bros., comedy acrobats, went big; Fred 
Dupres, parodlat, repeatedly recalled; Weston 
Sisters, scored nicely; Terry and Blmer, dancing, 
well liked; Volta, electric, wonderful; Leool 
Pain, comedienne, average; "Bedpath's Napaneee," 

bin hit. BIJOU (H. L. De Give, mgr.).— 

"Greater New York Stars," headed by Pat Rellly, 
to capacity business; Tyson Sisters, the hit. 

IDLEHOUR (T. P. Holland, mgr.).— Lawrence 

Wall, songs, average; Dolllver and Sogers, "Sis- 
ter," good; Lep Meyer, comedian, bit; Young 
and Fare, dancing, big. BRIX. 



BALTIMORE, MD. 

MARYLAND (F. C. Scbanberger, mgr. Mon- 
day rehearsal 10). — La Petite Adelaide and her 
Dainty Four In "Salome," big bit; Jease L. 
Lasky's "At tbe Country Club," an enormoua 
bit; Julie Ring and Co., "In tbe Wrong Room," 
very good; the Plcquays, acrobatics One; the 
Four Sheath Gown Girls, fair; Laddie Cliff got 
away nicely with his singing and dancing; Fro- 
alnl, playing on tbe accordion, was a high clasa 

number. GAYETY (W. L. Ballauf, mgr.). — 

Scrlbners "Big Show"; Bedlnl and Arthur better 
than ever; tbe Bralnao Trio, excellent; Falardo, 
fairly good; Black, Frank and May, lb "The 
Advance Agent." pleased. NEW MONUMEN- 
TAL (Montague Jacobs, mgr.). — Louie Dacre la 
the big card here this week and she la packing 
them. Some of her talk Is suggestive. Tbe show 
has a bunch of pretty girls, two good pieces and 
a splendid olio. JOHNNY MBYERS. 



BEAUMONT, TEX. 

LYRIC (Rupert Cox, mgr.). — Forrester and Lloyd, 
singing and dancing, exceptionally good; Gary, 
Owen and Co., headllner and hit of bill; Henry 
B. Tootner, blackface, talking, songs and dancing, 
good; Woodford and Marlboro in "A Timely Les- 
son," pleased. PASTIME (John I. Pitman, 

mgr.). — Frank P. Jones, singing and dancing, 
very good; Tom Smltb, blackface, pleased; 
Leonard and Philips, comedy, good. 

GEO. B. WALKER. 



BINGHAMTOB, B. Y. 

ARMORY (E. H. Hart, mgr.).— Open, good busi- 
ness; Zarrell Bros., gymnasts, very good; I la Gran- 
non, song., entertaining; tbe Vynoa, musical, pleased 
Immensely; Roberts, Hayes and Roberts, went big 
as before; Boranl and Nevaro, good; Anderson and 
Colnes, good; Mid die ton and 8pellmyer, In "A 
Texas Wooing," much applause. JOG G ERST. 



—Fine bill with lots of ginger. Fred St. Onge 
Company, excellent; Sam Elton, pleasing; Hlbbert 
and Wan en, good; Claude Oi Ming water In "Tbe 
Wrong Man," bit; Lotta Gladstone, original and 
good; Margaret Rutledge and "The Gibson Girls" 
took well; Johnson and Harty, Jolly comedians; 
Hassen Ken All's Whirlwind Arabs, good windup. 

GARDEN (Chas. B. White, mgr.).— With a 

comedy with flavor that gives spice to the bill 
and a pretty chorus, "The Night Owls," appeared 

to crowded houses. LAFAYETTE (Chaa. M. 

Baggs, mgr.). — Good vaudeville and "The Stolen 
Review" as presented by "The Strolling Players" 

pleased; excellent business. LUNA PARK (B. 

H. McBrooin, mgr.). — Last week of season. Prim- 
rose and Rohloff, a good outdoor act. The beaches 
are .till drawing largely. Erie Co. Fair at Ham- 
berg this week will be a lodestone. Geo. Cohan's 
"American Idea" caught on big Monday night. 

DICKSON. 

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By HABBY BBSS. 

VARIETY'S Central Office, 
107 Bell Block. 

COLUMBIA (H. M. Ztegler. mgr. Sunday re- 
hearsal 10).— Entertaining bill this week. Mar- 
tells, cyclists, great act; Arcadia, vocalist and 
violin soloist, artistic hit; Lea 81a raggls, dancers, 
good; Murray Slaters, very nice; Arthur Dunn sad 
Marie Glaxier, langh all tbe way; Gaston and 
Green, very good; Majestic Musical Four, good 
musician.; The Say tone, contortion novelty. 

STANDARD (Frank J. Clemens, house agent).— 
"A Night in New York" ( Trans- Atlan tics), one 
of the best burlesque shows that haa ever visited 
Cincinnati. Press and public unstinted In praise. 
The opening la a scene around "Dreamland," a very 
pretty setting. Charles Howard, James H. Llchter 
and Sammy Brown are the comedians, and 
kept tbem laughing. Ida Emerson, Corlnne Ls- 
mood, with Jennie and Clara Austin all come in 
for a great deal of applause. Nine musical num- 
bers are used in the flrst act, every one receiving 
two and three encores. Between acta Powder 
and Chapman did dancing among the beat, and 
before the close of the second act Marveloua 
Millers, whirlwind dancers, did the greateat nov- 
elty dance that has been seen here In a genera- 
tion. 

PEOPLE'S (Jamee B. Fennesaey, mgr.).— 
"Broadway Gaiety Glrla," with "A Trip Through 
India," has some new comedy. Mike J. Kelly 
ls tbe chief comedian of tbe company and the 
author. Kelly ls very funny as Is Ed. Manny 
who assists blm. Dorothy Collins, Alma Burman, 
Goldle Burman, May Waddell and Jennie Falco 
have parts. James Falco haa tbe real good voice 
of the company. Fred and May Waddell open 
the olio in a mixed comedy act, average. Tbe 
International Musical Trio, good musicians. 
Burman Sisters, songs snd monologue. Tbe latter 
should be censored. 



BUFFALO, B. Y. 

SUE A' 8 (M. Sbea, mgr. Monday rehearsal 10). 



DANVILLE, ILL. 

LYRIC (Fred. W. Hartmann. mgr.).— Four La 
Bells, good; Dan Robey, Hark (n<>-, tilt; Heharr 
Troupe of Cyclists, very c.Ii>v»t. Iiuh-h and Ityan, 
clever act; klnodrome. — OM.lSKIJM fl^awrence 
Taylor, mgr.).— J. 8. Ellis. K"od; Doric Quartette, 



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All matters concerninc the Aseodation, requests for information, complaints, 
etc, ere to be referral to either the national Secretary, Suite No. 716-734 Ho. 15 
William street, Hew York, H. Y, or the Western Secretary, e -ite No. 140a Ashleai 
Hock- QricsBjsu PL 



Whm •m mu rim§ witom tU emm t i h fa s % wmMom Yabibty. 



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VARIETY 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



WEEK SEPT. 14, GAYETY, BOSTON. 



MARDEIR & HALL'S 



fit 



Blrf N«w 8 Act Musical MeUng* 

» "Morning Glories" 

IN ZULULAND" 

ONE HALF HUNDRED PEOPLE 



GLARE EVANS 

Principal Comedian and Producer. 

Ghauncey Holland 

Oongggr Lyrics and Muaio of "Znlnland. " 

HARRY FELDMAN 



THE DANCING BOY. 



Macks Alexander 

The Zulu Chief and the Little Ring. 

The iariii Quartette 



MELODIES. 



BABETTE 

Principal Soubrette. The Great "Salome." 

GRACE LA VELLE 

LEADING PRIMA DONNA. 

NINER and NINER 

The Dntchman and the Queen. 

WALTER KELLY 



THE BUM LEGIT. 



ZULA ELLSWORTH 

ECCENTRIC CHARACTERS. 



WEEK SEPT. 14, DEWEY, MINNEAPOLIS. 



THE BIG LAUGHING SHOW 



»» 



"TIGER LILIES 

WILL K. DREW, Manager. 

Joannotto Sherwood 

The Electric Clark Sisters 

"5th Avenue to the Bowery." 

WILL H. WARD ££° 

"When the Devil Comes to Town." 

JOHN C. HART 

and hia friend "The Whale." 

MAY BELMONT 

the Whirlwind Soubrette. 

HUGHEY BERNHARO 

MEMPHIS "COON" 8HOUTER. 



AND 



MATT KENNEDY 

THE COMEDIAN. 



KELLY «• KENT 



Week Sept. 14, Empire, Indian apolis, 

EMPIRE BilflQlRS 

Ml ROGER IMHOF 

GEO. P. LEARNED, Manager. 



ROGE3 SUZANNE 

IMHOFMdCORINNE 
JOHN A. WEST 

AND WOLF. 

BENNET SISTERS 

SINGERS AND DANCERS . 

HO WARD ad UNDER 
EMMA WESTON 

THAT'S ALL. 

■ONTAIBO and BIRTELLI 

COMEDY ACROBATS. 

ARMSTRONG and LEVERING 

COMEDY CYCLISTS. 

LEW. H. SPOOLER 

MUSICAL DIRECTOR. 



VAUDEVTLL1AMS. 






STUART BARNES 

Ptrsotl— 010. SOMAS!. 



/\N INNOVATION IN BURLESQU 
HURTIG <SL 5EAMON Present 

CHARLES HOWARD 



A NIGHT I 



IN 



EW YORK" 



AND THE BEST COMPANY THAT EVER PLAYED BURLESQUE. 

E. DICK RIDER, Manager. 






Sept. 6, Orpheum, Kansas City 



Sept. 14, Orpheum, Omaha 



Sept. 21, Orpheum, Des Moines 



It's great out here. Help, the papers are after me. They say I'm good. I hate to believe it— but if they say so—. (Is it winter yet 
in the East?) I=>^T nAfirv did this booking. 



When amwering advertUemente kindly mention Vauety. 



VARIETY 



35 



bit; Hill, Cherry and Hill, In • great bicycle act; 
Martynne, Are dancer, pleaaed; Marine Wells, 
ventriloquist. F. E. W. 

DH MOINES, IOWA. 

EMPIRE (M. J. Karger. mgr.).— "Mine New 
York, Jr." Is a bright and entertaining piece. 
The company Is adequate, and costumes and set- 
tings superb. Business is capacity.' MAJES- 
TIC- (Fred Buchanan, mgr.)'.— Oracle Bmmett and 
Co., "Mrs. Murphy's Second Husband," is there 
with laughs; Leipsig, conjurer, skillful artist; 
Bdgertoos, aerial act, pleased; Musical Forrests, 
entertained; Hallen and Hayes, entertained with 
their dancing; Armstrong and Verne, songs to 
good adrantage; Patty Frank Troupe of gym- 
nasts, good. UNIQUE (Elbert and Getchell, 

mgrs.). — 6-10: This popular little boose, recently 
opened, Is playing to capacity business. Jo- 
sephine Corsello. singing and dancing, very good; 
Ed. B. and Rolla White, sketch, pleased; Bollin 
Johnson, songs, applauded. 



ELMIRA, JJT. T. 

RIALTO (F. W. McConnell, mgr.).— Hugh 
Morton, Max Bruno, Jessie Phillips, John A. 
Egan, Dorothy Lawrence, Margaret La Vann and 
Lillian Ferris, good. FAMILY (G. W. Middle- 
ton, mgr.). — Humanovo Co.. excellent. HAPPY 

HOUR (Ira Van De Mark, mgr.).— Zarelli and 
De Amann, Lew Lorimer, ill. songs and m. p., 
good. J. M. BEERS. 



GALVESTON, 

PEOPLE'S (D. A. Wels, mgr.).— Week 81: 
Five Sedgwlcks, in "The Mischief Maker," hit; 
Richard Mandell and Co., In "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. 
Hyde," fine; Bell and Washburn, singers and 
dancers, excellent; Two Hermans, strong act, 
very pleasing; Walter Warsten, acrobatic come- 
dian, good; Chas. Mears, bugler, pleasing. 

MILLER. 



0. 

GRAND (McCarthy * Ward, mgrs.).— Mr. and 
Mm. Perkins Fisher, excellent; Francis Hoyt and 
Co., in "An Eventful Honeymoon," good; Imperial 
Musical Three, musical, exceptionally good; The 
Sbarrocks, well received; The Aherns, balancers, 
good. 



HOBOXXV, V. J. 
EMPIRE (A. M. Braggemann, mgr. Rehear- 
sal Monday 10).— This boose, all newly decorated 
and enlarged, opened to two packed bouses on 
Labor Day. Bill la headed by Charles Lovenberg's 
production, "La Petite Berne" (new acts). 
Una Clayton and Co., In a delightful Uttle play- 
let, "His Local Color," very fine; Capt. Win- 
ston and a msrrelous troupe of Sea Lions 
pleased; Gray and Graham, musical act, good; 
Newheld and Carroll have a novel gymnastic 
sketch; Harry Breen, singing, well received; 
Josephine Darn, vocalist and dancer, Tery clever. 

GAYETY.-7-Tbe opening of this new bouse as 

a spoke in the Eastern Wheel is announced for 
next Monday, with the Bebman Show aa the at- 
traction. The bouse Is situated right in the beat 
residence section of the city. JOHN KAY. 



JACKSON, MICH. 

BIJOU (Will Marshall, mgr.).— Herbert, clever; 
Rand and Byron, pleased; Mack and Weat, laugh- 
ter; Alarcon Trio, singing, excellent. 

BRADLEY. 



JOHNSTOWN, PA. 

GLOBE (J. G. Foley, mgr.).— 8-5: Clara Wlll- 
lams, soprano, splendid; Carson and Hopkins, 
comedy gymnasts, good; Wm. Mitchell, slack wire, 
good. 7-0: Mine and Delanoy, sketch, the hit 
of the show; Mattle Walsch, comedienne, good, 

and Bam Howard, the crasy wench, la fair. 

LUNA PARK (Phil. Canlfleld, mgr.).— Vasco and 
Co., illusionists, splendid; Musical Copes have 
good act; Grace Bennett, singing comedienne, good; 
Lew Palmer, mimic, very droll; King and Queen, 
the diving horses, have been retained for this 
week. JESTICAM. 



JOLIET, ILL. 

GRAND (L. M. Goldberg, mgr.).— "My Uncle 
From India," with Sue Washburn Fisher and the 
Grand "Ponies." In the olio: The Hawaiian 
Quintette, Kopeland and Thoman, and Laura 
Roth. A. J. 8TEVENS. 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 
ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, mgr.).— Packed houses 
greeted the opening 6. Hall McAllister and Co. 
headline in "The Girl of the Times." Leo Car- 
rlllo, monologlst, Is exceedingly clever; "Les 
Cadets de Gascone," a quartet of French singers 
arrived In Kansas City direct from France. This 
Is their first appearance in America. The quar- 
tet Is a remarkably good one and received a 
big reception. Ernie and Mildred Potta gave 
an excellent exhibition of singing, dancing and 
bag punching. Potta has an arrangement by 
which he la enabled to keep five bags going at one 
time. Orals' Baboons do a wonderful act. 
Harry Tate's comedians present "Motoring." 

Black and Jones, colored, good. CENTURY 

(Jos. R. Donnegsn. mgr.). — "8am T. Jacks," 

good show. MAJESTIC (Thos. Hodgeman. 

(mgr.). — "Parisian Widows." The first part, 
a "bare stage" scene, pleases. The burlesque 
Is a reproduction of a day's doings In a large 
department store, unique In arrangement and very 
prettily costumed. Clifford and Bently, "The 
College Boy and the Hebrew," received several 
encores In the olio; good. Ben Pierce, German 
comedian, splendid monotone. Burns and Me 
Cone, acrobats, exceptionally good. Margie Hil- 
ton, In her "Auto Bee" role was excellent. May 
Ann Brown, clever Impersonations. 

G. P. CRANDALL. 



LAWRENCE, MASS. 

COLONIAL (J. Fred Lees, mgr.).— Indira tlon* 
point to another Mticcessful season. Donat Bedlnl 
and dogs, went big; Ross and Costana. pleased: 
Morgan and Drake, In "Her Awful Butler." 
took well. Bowery Boys Quartet, good; 



Well, what do vou think of that ? 

GEORGE COOPER 



(Formerly of COOPER and ROBINSON) 



AND 



CHRIS SMITH 

(Formerly of SMITH and TWO JOHNSONS) 

have formed a partnership and will be seen in vaudeville shortly doing an act 
entitled 

"MY FRIEND" 

P. S. — Our Smith is the composer of the following song hits: 

"He's a Cousin of Mine," "All In, Down and Out," "Stop yo' Foolin' Man," 
and BERT WILLIAMS' greatest song hit "You're in the Right Church, but the 
Wrong Pew" 

DAT'S ALL 



NEW YORK BOOKING CO 

HnicKerbocher Theatre Building 

1402 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY 



D. EDWARD GIBBS, Manager. 



'Phone 4423— 38th St. 



Booking Offlc-c» for 



Vaudeville Theatres, Parks, Fairs, Airdomes 



Etc. 



Special attention giv en to Mo ving Picture Houses 

Managers let ui hook your houiei and save you worry. We want to hear from manager! of 
vaudeville theatre* and moving- picture house*. We can hook your houses and send you some 
of the host aota in vaudeville, increasing- your husiness 50 per oent. Write for particulars. 

Talent furnished for Cluha and Lodges and all social entertainments. Managers dissatis- 
fied with their present bookings call or write, we can arrange same to your entire satisfaction. 

WANTED. — Vaudeville acts, novelty acts, singers for illustrated songs, lectures, 
magicians, etc. Send open time and all particulars. 



FINK & ORTLOFF 

TAILORS 

Announce the arrival of their importations for the coming season and solicit the inspection 
and patronage of yourself and friends. 

1366 Broadway at 87th Street, New York. 
Telephone 446738th. 

NOTE. — All garments made on the premises under the personal supervision of Mr. 
Ortloff. 

SUITS $30 UP 



BYRNE BROS. 

Of 3 " ** Q BELLS ff»/*/V!E." 

AX R-R f S 125tn ST., THIS WEEK. (SEPT. 7) 

BIO HIT 

When answering adv9rti$ement$ kindly mention Vajdett. 



Jeata Clement In "Too Much Sympathy," clever- 
ly played and a hit; Loney Haskell, went big; 
Conn, Downey and Willard, good laugh. 

JOHN J. JOYCE. 



LINCOLN, NEB. 

MAJKSTIC (L. M. Gorman, mgr.).— Week 81: 
"Ye Colonial Septet," musical, scored; The 
ok urns, extraordinary Jap act; Herbert B. Lennon, 
Impersonations, entertaining; Lorraine Buchanan 
and Co., sketch, good; Collins and Brown, German 
comedians, bit; Juggling Normans, fastest seen 

here. NOTES.— "Colonial Septet" jumped from 

Sau Francisco here. LEE J. LOGAN. 



LOUISVILLE. 
By W. L. VANDENBUHGH. 

VARIETY'S Louisville Office, 

(Both 'phones 350.) 804 Columbia Bldg. 

FONT UN E FERRY PARK (Wm. Relckman, 
mgr.). — Labor Day and the clotting day of the 
season was enthusiastically and appropriately 
celebrated. The special bill of vaudeville was 
cordis Uy received. The list of entertainers In- 
cluded Edinmonds, Emerson and Kdmmondn. 
comedy aketch artists; Warren and Faust, the 
grotesque pair retained from last woek'a show; 
Basse tt and Scott, clog dancers; Emily N'ce, 
"the winking soubrette," and Cheater and Co., 
equilibrists. Harry Cook and his band were also 
heard In farewell concerts. 

BUCKINGHAM (Horace M. McCrocklln, mgr.).— 
In the adventures of Issy Cohen by the Travelers 
Co., the Buckingham had a delightful combina- 
tion of burlesque and melodrama to offer Its 
patrons. The play throughout la filled with mirth 
by the combination of adventures of Irish, Italians 
and Germans. Charles J. Burkbart, who pla>> 
the part of Issy, has several good comedlana 
to help enliven the show. During the laat act 
La Dora burlesques the "Salome" dance by a 
delightful exhibition of gracefulness and nimble- 
ness. Cbooseela takea the audience by storm when 
she sppears in Oriental costume and goes through 
her celebrated dances. 

PRINCESS (Irvin Simmons, mgr.). — M. p. and 
111. songs; good show. 

HOPKINS (Eddie Dustin, mgr.).— M. p. 

TWENTY-EIGHTH and BROADWAY.— "101 
Rnnch," Sept. 7. 

STATE FAIR.— Sept. 14 21. Weber'a Baud, 
Spellman Wild West Show, and others. 



MEDFORD, 

HATH A WAY'S (Ssmuel L. Tuck, mgr.).— Grace 
Alwin, HI. songs, favorite; Owley and Randall, 
good; Phil Bennell, singing, hit; Morrlsey and 
Aver, penologists, well received; Mylea Mc- 
Carthy, In "The Race Tout's Dream," headline; 
Hey more and Nestor, quick change artists, favor- 
ites; Herman and Rice, comic acrobats, good. 
itnri.KVARD (J. W. Gorman, mgr.).— Kimball 
and Douovan, banjolsts, hit; Howard Judge, jug- 
gling, good; Burke's musical dogs, well received; 
Clark and Bergman, singing and dancing, favor- 
ites; Colby and May, ventriloquist, applauded; 
Kclley and Reno, comedy acrobats. 

THOS. C. KENNEY. 



MAJESTIC (James A. Hlgler, mgr.).— Fonda, 
Dell and Fonda, Indian club experts; Joaaelln 
Trio, amaslng aerial act; Mabel Adams, good; 
Ida Fuller, beautiful spectacular dances; Edna 
Aug, |>opular as ever; Howsrd Bland and Bffle 
Lawrence, good; Carroll and Baker, comedy danc- 
ing act. CRYSTAL (F. Winters, mgr.).— 

Melvln Raymonds' Girls headline lively musical 
comedy; George Evers, clever blackface; Georgia 
Gardiner, good; Wooley and Evers, acrobatics; 
Ada James, 111. songs. GAYETY (8. R. Sim- 
mons, mgr.). — "Ronts-Santley," very attractive. 

STAR (F. Trottmau, mgr.).— "Tiger Lilies," 

big show and good one. JEROME HENRY. 



MUSKOGEE, 0KLA. 

LYRIC (B. A. Miller, mgr.).— Goodwin and 
Lane, well received; Mrs. Nolle Fears (local), Il- 
lustrated song, Chris Lane, monologlst, good; 
I .eon ami Adeline, comedy jugglers, clever; Lee- 
lie and Adams, good; Clark and Turner, singing 
siid dancing, encores; The Barretts, laugh pro- 
ducers. 



NEWARK, M. J. 

PROCTOR'S (R. C. Stewart, mgr. Rehearsal 
Monday 0). — Very good bill this week. Martini 
and Maxmllllan, comedy conjuring, opened; 
John and Bertha Gleeson and Fred Houlihan, 
piano selections snd dsnclng; Flo. Irwin and Co. 
(3), iu "The Bigamy of Mrs. Benson," could be 
brought down to a monologue. Miss Irwin being 
It; Franco Piper with his banjos pleased, as did 
Griff in Jestlvc Juggling; The Avon Comedy Four, 
the hit of the bill; Edwin Brandt and Co. (2), 
lu "Fool's Gold," a very Interesting sketch; The 

Flore nr Troui>e of Acrobats closed well. 

K.MPIRE (Fred Wilson, mgr.).— W. B. Watson's 
liurlesquers, with the "Salome" dance modified, 
alKO Mr. Watson, Billy Spencer, Annie Bern- 
stein, Bijou Comedy Four, Shields snd Sheridan, 

etc., to extra large booses. WALDMANN'S 

(Ix*e Ottelengul, mgr.). — The Behinan Show, with 
Mollle Williams, Frank and Marlon Moore, Ned 
Dandy, Will Cale. Pete Curley. Tommy Cb-nroy. 
Margaret King, Phil White and large chorus In 
two burlettas. Husiness good at opening perform 

ances. ARCADE (L, O. Mumrord. mgr.). - 

Katbryn Rotb, "Tromhologuc." good; Arthur Hell. 
ventriloquist, pleased; Klcsea Hani*, operatic 
selections, good; Goo. Scott, p:.iii"loguf, clever; 
Arthur Eck. ragtime liiipp-s^nrlu. minlc i^ood.-- - 
OLYMPIC PARK (Wilbur M ill.-. . ...-r . >. \horn 
Opera Co., lu "II Tmvatore," and the <>rri;i Troup" 
of head balancers; l.oredo mi' 1 I'.l.ikc. eomcd.v u<ro 
bats; The Avoleltns HI -!•■ -- :i>r..|iuls ami Fred 
crick and Venii.i. co.iiiii.iisiv.. KLKCTRIC 
PARK (C. A. Duiilip. in^i-. >. -niivu Swan and 
her horse, ami ■ ... ■■'.■■, lie >!m.h U1LI/SID10 

;« in.: i i T'ie Jap Troupe 

,i>i : (.-' '^M-y, toller skaters; 

..! i-i<-ers; Alvlu and 

• '•.Miiis and I*a Belle, 

i. i'i'M.. comedy acrobats. 

JOB O'BRYAN. 



PARK <W. !■:. 1! 

(10), llachell* I ...v 

the Vcbils \\. ■ 
Kenny, rn.inih 
duiiMTS, :i i i • I "•■■ i 



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VARIETY 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTIST® 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



"He 



WEEK KEPT 14, ROYAL, MONTREAL, 

THE SONG HIT SUCCESS 



BRIGADIERS 



•I 



CLARENCE BTJRDIOK, Manager. 



JOHN NEFF 

"The Brainstorm Comedian," 
Closing the Olio. 



MELVIN BROS. 

AMERICA'S GREATEST OTMHA8TB. 

TOM FISHER 

THE DANCING PEST. 

Francis Chenault 



LYRIC TENOR. 



SHEPPARD GAMP 

Featured with "The Brigadiers." 



CARRIE STARR 



80UBRETTE. 



MARGARET WOLFE 

PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO. 

WALTER A. WOLFE 



WM. FLEMEN 

•THE PQLMH AMERICA*." 

ROSALIND MAY 

PRINCIPAL CO MEDIENNE 



Weak Sept. 11 Qayoty, Baltimore. 

BOB 

MANCHESTER'S 

FAMOUS 

"CRACKER JACKS" 

HARRY LEONI, ma naqir 

RUBY LEONI 



<< 



THE MODEL VEHTJ8.' 



BOWMAN BROS. 

"THE BLUE BEAM BOTE, 

BESSIE PARDUE 



Presents Her 



8-"Enqlleh Roses" -8 

The Bicyolee, the Dog and the Boys. 

MILLARD BROS. 

BILL AMD BOB 

LILLIE VEDOER 



"THE OIRL THAT'S OH THE GO. 



»» 



M.J. 



LA BELLI 



ORourke*"- Marie 

IE SENSATIONAL FEATURE*. 

S. PIROSCOFFIS . 5 
8 FAMILY * 

Europe's Greatest Novelty Artists. 



AND 



BILLY HART 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN. 



RUBY RAYMOND 

SEPT. 14, ARMORY, BINOHAMTON. 



AID 
CO. 



Week Sept. 14, Buckinfham, Louisville. 

DESSAUER a DIXON'S 

"BIG REVIEW" 

("FRIVOLITIES OF 1918") 



MAURICE WOOD 

Impersonating EVA TAHQUAY. 

FRANKIE HEATH 



COMEDIENNE. 



Bartoll *»» Thompson 

As MoINTYRE and HEATH. 



CLEM BEYINS 

Comedian—Imitating; RAYMOND HITCHCOCK. 

DENNIS MULLEN 



'THE WISE GUY.' 



"THE THREE OF US" 

NELSON, 08W0LD AMD BOBOEE. 

ANNA CHANDLER 

CHARACTER IMPERSONATIONS. 



F. JULIAN 

BYRD 
VANCE 

are playing 

"urn- 




An original 
comedy 
that is a 
real kit. 
Copyright* 
ed in V. 
8. A. and 
Canada. 
ABE 

ALP. T. 
WILTON 



HARRY FOX 

Under Management of 

TOM MINER. 

Address En Route, "Miner's Merry" C o. 

In* Tow Card ii VARIETY 



PAT WHITE 



ABD HI* 



GAIETY 



WEEK 

•IPT. 



14. Imperial, Providence 



PAT WHITE 

la his ORIGINAL Creation, 
"CASEY AT THE BAT." 



5 - Malvorn Troupo - 5 



. 



SOCIETY ACROBATS. 



3 -Musical Wilsons -3 

INSTRUMENTAL HARMONISTS. 

3 Jennings, Wobb 3 
andO'Neil 

SINGERS, BUM AMD DANCERS 



ANNA 

GRANT and CATLIN 



•i 



•THE LAST AND THE FXIRT. 



GEORGE T. DAVIS 

CALIFORNIA BARITONE. 

WALTER GREAVES 

BUSINESS MANAGER. 



Week Sept. 14, Bon Ton, Jersey City. 

T. W. DINKINS' 

"Yankee Doodle Girls" 

SQL. MEYERS, Manager. 

hareyTHE SEYONS™" 

"NO-MAN8-VTLLE." 



DAVIS «nd HAZELTON 

"ASSASSINATORS OP SORROW." 



COLLINS and HA WLEY 

"The Stranded Song and Danoe Boys." 



FEED 



GERTIE 



Grotesquo Randolphs 

"IN CHINATOWN." 

SADIE HEUSTED 



•THE BIG NOISE." 



GLADSTONE SISTERS 

ACROBATIC DANCERS. 



AMD 



TWO FUNNY FARCES 

"AT THE SPRINGS." 

"SEEING THE 8IGHT8." 



fW 



In mirthful aorohatlos. 



Sept. 14, Empire, Des Moines. 

"FAY FOSTEfi" «>• 

JOHN GRIEVES, Manager 

ELVA GRIEVES 

SINGING COMEDIENNE. 

CAVANA 

NOVELTY WIRE ACT. 

EMMA WAGNER 

PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO. 

HERBERT*-' WILLING 

"OH, MAN," THOSE FUNNY FELLOWS. 



GRACE ORMA 

"SIX FEET IV •ONE.' " 

COLUMBIA FOUR 

Dealers in Harmony and Fun. 



Week Sept. 14, Gayety, Brooklyn. 



Bowery Burlesquers 

The show that mads Burlesque famous. 
E. M. ROSENTHAL, Manager. 



HEADED BY 

BEN JANSEN 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN. 

FITZGERALD «QUINN 

TWO COMEDIANS. 

HARRY HILLS 

JUVENILE. 



EDDIE CONVEY 



A HAPPY PAX. 



RUSSELL and HELD 

THE MAGNETIC DUO. 



MEELY LIMBACH 



BLACKFACE. 



The Great Nazarros 

Europe's Greatest Novelty Gymnasts. 



CHAS. JANSEN 



•MY BROTHER." 



NORMA BELL 

PRIMA DONNA. 



GERTIE HART 

"The Tough Girl" and "The Kid." 



JOSIE KINE 

CHARACTERS. 



EDNA GREEN 



INGENUE. 



ANNA STEIN 

WITH US AGAIN. 



WILDER 



Meurthall 



Si He. 

Phone ltd, 



Hampshire At*., 
ATLANTIC OTTY, V. J. 



CLIFF GORDON 



The 



Politician 



Will •taortlr gfo oton * S>tt»s»f»lKntf Tour 



All CatfftMtgsm Sf>ejej«lae>4 written by AARON HOlTlfAN 
When •nnoaing •dim ibcmm tt hi n il$ fmmHon Variety. 



VARIETY 



37 



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ABSOLUTELY FREE 

Send for it at ones. 

WOLFF, FORDING ft CO. - 61-65 Eliot Street, BOSTON, MASS. 

1%mm TUP 141 A MM Wno can get yoa the lowest price* end the best accommodations If 
■ THE MAN ,™ ^ Pl ». » europe 

References Agoust Family, Alburtus and Millar, La Bell Atlanta, Lea Auberts, Arizona Troupe, Artolse 
Bros., Great Albas, Tossing Austins, Les Arlbon, Anclllotl, Arconis, Alexandroff Troupe. 

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CHICAGO BOOKING AGENCY 

GRAB. H. DOT/TRICK, Manager. Room W, 02 La Boilo St., CHICAGO. 

Booking for Vaudeville Theatres, Parka, Alrdomes and Fain. Managers wanting good acts, writ*. 
WANTED. — Big Comedy and Novelty Feature Aota to write or wire open time. 

CHICAGO VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS EXCHANGE 

5th FLOOR, MERCHANTS' BLDG., 151 WASHINGTON ST., CHICAGO. 
Big Comedy Sketches always in demand. FRANK Q. DOYLE, Manager. 

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Betabllabed I860. 



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Foreign Subscription, 
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May bo obtained at Samuel Frenoh'a, 82-24 West 22nd Street, New York. 
ARTI8T8 VISITING ENGLAND are oordlally invited to rogistor at "The Stage" office, imm»i 
dlatoly upon their arrival. The Editor of "The Stage" will always he pleased to weloome them.' 
Advenes notices of sailings and opening dates should be posted to the Editor. When an artist haa 
registered at "The Stage" office, whioh may bo regarded as his permanent London address, all cor- 
respondence will be immediately forwarded. 

London Omoes: 10 York St, Covent Garden, London. W. 0. 

VAUDEVILLE ACTS, NOTICE 

Our Mr. Goo. B. Greenwood will bo in Vow York Monday, Sept. 14, and week and will makeJ 
his headquarters at the 

PRUDENTIAL THEATRICAL EXCHANGE, Knickerbocker Theatre Building (Suite 585). 
IF YOU WANT to play the real Southern Circuit call on him during this week or write 

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SHENANDOAH, PA 

WOODLAND PARK (G. H. Gerber, mgr.).— 
Cbslk Saunders, clever; Burt Weston, musical, 

good. Woodland clot.es 12. O'HARA (J. W. 

Major, res. mgr.).— Rellly A Woods' Big Show. 
Snappy uod bound to please. Principals and cast 
all good. JACK THUMB. 



on old lines. The Two Blacks are expert banjoists 
and better dancer*, scored big in the opening 

position. LYCKUM (C. U. Phllley, mgr.).— 

Sam T. Jack's Burlesquer* opened 3 days engage- 
ment 3, to well filled house. Henry Fink, as » 
Hebrew, carried the burden of the comedy. The 
costuming was excellent. BUTCH. 



hearty welcome; Kdward Morton, with bis many 
well sung "coon" songs, a riot. Honestly, he was 
the bit of the hill. A hern Cycle Troupe has 
bunches of good cuiucdy ax well as excellent riding, 
and won out with little effort; Empire Comedy 
Four's roiitfhhru*"' gained more applause than the 
singing; Boston Fadetts, feature. 



ST. JOSEPH, MO. 

CRYSTAL (Fred Coeman, mgr.). — Elton, Polo, 
Aldo Troupe, and Rialto Comedy Four divide 
honors In strongest bill of the season. The for- 
mer present one of the best csstlng acts, and the 
latter one of the best comedy singing acts ever 
seen here. The Oldflelds have a food sketch 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

GRAND OPERA IIOl'SE (Grand Amusement 
Co., mgrs.). — Bill thlH week superior to opening 
one. Sanson and Dellla, in balancing, received 
deserved applause: Mills and Morris, were favor- 
ably received; Emll Hoch and Co., here last 
season In same sketch, "Love's Young Dream," 



WATEHTOWN, N. T. 

ORPHEUM (Walter C. Mack, mgr.).— Moffett 
and Clare, novefty dancers, excellent; Rice ami 
WnlterH, "A Day on the Farm," emphatic hit; 
Eddie <Jardner, comedy Juggler, excellent; La 
Moto, "Phroso," mechanical doll, a sensation; 
Hypnotograph; the non-appearance of Eddie Car- 
roll, St. Claire and Carlisle, and Consor'a dogs 



caused an awkward predicament opening night. 
as hII three acts failed to wire manager; their 
places were acceptably filled the next day by 
McGrath and Yeoman, and Hamilton and Howlett. 

ANTIQUE (L. M. Sneden. mgr. ) .— M cCann 

Children, clever; Mar Jean Larkln. cornet 1 1st, 
good; Gorman and Bell, comedy hit; N. Ellne 

Tilling, vocalist. BIJOU (J. W. Ludlow, mgr.). 

— Bddle Foyer, good; Bern Ice Bsrney, soubrette, 
good; Frsnk Bennett, vocalist; m. p. WONDER- 
LAND (J. B. Shaff. mgr.).— Jerge Bros., fair; 

Geo. B. Touhey, vocalist, good; m. p. STAR 

(L. M. Armstrong, mgr.). — Clyde and Stevens. 

F. E. Brown and m. p. LYRIC (Chas. Hllde 

hrnndt, mgr.). — Klein Sisters, Frunk Ilragger, 
Instrumentalist; Chas. Hlldehrandt, vocalist; in. 
P. ODEI.L. 



MILT WOOD 

THE ORIGINAL DANCER WITH THE CNAIR 

Copied by Many Equaled by None 

Booked solid for 41 weeks by the UNITED BOOKING OFFICES. 



NOT NEARLY A HIT— OR ALMOST A HIT BUT 

A Real Genuine Hit in England 

Re-bOOked (or 30 consecutive week 8 in London commencin 
June 28, 1909, at the Tivoli, Oxford and other London Halls. 

This week, K. & P. 125th Street 

Next week, Sept. 14, K. & P. 5th Avenue. 

Thanks to my many friends for congratulations on ny success in England. 

London agent?, SOMERS & WARMER. 



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•Suffooated with Delightfulnea« •• 
Weak Sept. 7, Foil's, Springfield. 
WMk Sept, 14, Poll's, Bridgeport 

Direction, FAT CASEY. 




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World's foremost sxnonents of Scientific Cyc- 
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IN A CLASS BY HIMSILF1 

Harry Le Clair 

Amsrloa's famous Merrymaker, 

Flaying ''THE DEVIL." 

In Vaudeville. 



"THE NARROW FILLER." 
The Italian aad Hit Sweetheart 

T PIOTTIS 

CHARACTER SONGSTERS. 

If Mine., in One. 
Address oars VARIETY. 



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BURKHARDT 

"THE MAH WITH THE FUNKY SLIDE." 
Featured With the "Travelers Co," Season Os-9. 




NELLO 

JUGGLER. 

AMUted by MME. NELLO 

Netta Vesta 



singing comedienne. 

Eeith Circuit 
Address ears VARIETY. 





Going It alone onoe more and always making 
good. What de yon think of that! 

At Liberty 



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114 E. 114th St., New York City. 



Matt Kennedy 



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8KATORIALI8M 
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Mason i Keeler 

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Frtnosss Theatre, Chicago. 




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"Tboss Three Beys" 
Wssk Sept 14, 
Gayety, St. Louis. 





■VII 



With "TIGER LILIES. 



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Sam J. Curtis?? 

In "A SESSION AT SCHOOL." 

By GEO. W. DAY. 

Wsek Sept. 14, Poll's, New Haver. 
Booked solid for ssason. 

2ND SEASON IRWIN'S "BIG SHOW." 

Brady and Nahoney 

"THE HEBREW FIREMAN AMD THE 

FOREMAN." 

Closing the Olio. 
(The Original) 

PRINCESS TARPEIA 

Ths Female Jail Manacle Breaker and Lady of 

Mystsry. 
At Liberty August St. 



BILLIE REEVES 

THE ORIGINAL "DRUNK." 




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Direction AL SUTHEBLABD. 



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The Typical Topical Tiekle 
Booked Solid mntfl July, lttf 

This Wssk, Cook's. 
Sept. 14, Orpheum, 

REICH A PLUKKETT, Smart 





MYERS 

AND 

ROSA 

" TIE COIBOUII GIRT 



WE8TERN 

WHIRLWINDS. 

Booked solid, United 
Tims. Sept. 14, Or- 
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THE ACT COMIC 



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and 
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ROMANCE IN THE LAND OF 
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custom in Japan. Her parents nttend to that for 
her. However, pretty little O Yama Sum had a 
will of her own, and casting tradition to the winds, 
insisted upon making her own choice, so the Bio- 
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ENGLISH MANAGERS FIGHTING: 
MERGER GREATLY WEAKENED 

Payne Circuit "Bars" Gibbons' Houses; Moss-Stoll, 
DeFrece and Payne Still Left for "Combine"— 
Water Rats Buy Gibbons Stock 



(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Sept. 16. 

It's more' than an even-money bet the 
"merger" of the English variety man- 
agers has flopped. The Moss-Stoll Tour, 
the Payne houses and Walter DeFrece 'b 
Circuit are about the only houses of 
prominence forming the nucleus of the 
proposed Stoll combination. 

The Payne Circuit has "barred" acta 
playing the Gibbons' houses, and agents 
have been notified to this effect. It is 
undoubtedly an open breach between the 
Payne and Gibbons' houses with the 
Moss-Stoll chain likely to become in- 
volved. The Payne Syndicate is consid- 
ered affiliated with Moss-Stoll. 

It is also intimated in certain quarters 
that Thos. Barassford with his formid- 
able list of houses may form an opposi- 
tion to Moss-Stoll. Barassford through 
this is the artists' hope as against a 
"trust," although the vaudeville artists 
over here as a whole do not yet realize 
his strategic position which might inure 
to their benefit. 

Another complication in the already 
complex situation comes to-day in the un- 
confirmed report that the Water Rats has 
suddenly become a factor to be consid- 
ered by reason of its recent purchase of 
a block of stock in the Gibbons proper- 
ties. Although there are points of dis- 
similarity, the Rats' movement resembles 
in general the action of the White Rats 
of America in investing in active vaude- 
ville theatres through its "Investment 
Fund" plan. 



FIGHT ON "OFFICE COPY." 

(Special Cable to VARIETY.) 

London, Sept. 17. 
The fight is on in earnest against the 
iniquitous "office copy" contract which 
binds vaudeville artists for life to the serv- 
ice of agents. The Variety Artists' Fed- 



eration has made known its determination 
to do away entirely with the practice, and 
to-day issued orders to its members that 
they should pay no commission to agents 
under this hated instrument until the fight 
which the association has started for its 
abolition shall have come to a definite 
issue. 

This clause in the contracts between 
agent and artist has been the source of 
easy profit to the agent. He will not 
easily forego its benefit. The artist body, 
on the other hand, is equally determined 
and a big fight is looked for. 

A meeting was lately held between a 
V. A. F. committee and the agents to ar- 
rive at an understanding. 



"MIDNIGHT VAUDEVILLE" TAKING. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 

Another restaurant here will take on 
"midnight vaudeville." This time it is 
the North American, several yards away 
from the Majestic Theatre. 

Six acts weekly will be used, supplied 
bv the Western Vaudeville Association. 
The other vaudeville restaurant is the 
"States." 



SECURES JACK LORIMER. 

(Special Cable to Variety.) 

London, Sept. 17. 
Jack Lorimer, the Scotch eccentric com- 
edian, has been engaged by the William 
Morris branch here for a reappearance in 
America over the Morris Circuit. The 
contract was executed this week. 



"SALOME" STILL FEATURED. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 
Notwithstanding the severe "roasting" 
Lotta Faust and her "Salome" dance re- 
ceived last week, both are still featured 
at the Garrick, where the dance is a part 
of Lew Fields' "The Girl Behind the 
Counter." 



AMERICAN ON OCTOBER 5. 

The American, New York, opens as a 
-vaudeville house on the Morris Circuit 
Oct. 5. 

The first bill will be composed of Four 
Mortons, Ross and Fenton, Howard and 
Harrison, Julian Rose, Barnold's Dogs, 
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons, 3 Du- 
n:onds, Smirl and Kessner, "A Surprise" 
and pictures. Twenty-five cents to a dol- 
lar will be the prices. 



MORRIS' FULTON, SEPT. a6. 

The Fulton in Brooklyn, the new thea- 
tre erected over there and on the Morris 
Circuit, will open one week from to-night 
(September 20) with the following bill: 
Four Mortons, Boss and Fenton, Cliff 
Gordon, Grace Cameron, Yamamotos, 
Caryl Wilbur find Co. The Romanos, 
Smirl and Kessner and "A Surprise," be- 
sides pictures. The admission scale will 
be from 15 cents to a dollar. 



REVOKES VIRGINIA'S LICENSE. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 

Mayor Busse has revoked the license of 
the Virginia Theatre for violation of ordi- 
nance in overcrowding the capacity lim- 
ited by the authorities. Amateur nights, 
when a big crowd collected, caused the 
complaint. 

Alterations will be made while the the- 
atre is closed. The management expects 
to soon reopen. 



GRAND OPERA AT HIPPODROME. 

Cleveland, Sept. 17. 

The Hippodrome is scheduled to open 
Saturday night upon a ten-weeks' season 
of grand opera. A ballet of 200 has been 
in rehearsal for several weeks. The or- 
chestra will have sixty pieces. William J. 
Wilson remains stage manager. 

Walter Brandt, formerly presiding in 
the box-office of Keith's, has been ap- 
pointed treasurer for the big playhouse. 

MARRIES IN AUSTRALIA. 

Sydney, Aug. 1. 

One of the Klos Sisters was married in 
Melbourne last work to Harold Bond. 

The bride is Maggie Sutherland, a 
brawnv Scotch lassie. Leonard Nelson, 
the well-known Australian comedian, 
acted aa best man. 



ST. LOUIS' FUNNY SITUATION. 

St. Louis, Sept 17. 
Despite reports to the contrary, it ia 

not believed all ir peace and harmony be- 
tween the Oppenheimer Brothers, who 
manage the American Theatre, and Mid- 
dleton & Tate, with the Western Vaude- 
ville Association of Chicago, managers of 
(he Columbia. 

Following the "settlement" last season 
between Klaw & Erlanger and the United 
Offices, the then building American, which 
was under contract to be booked by Wil- 
liam Morris, of New York, was placed in 
the W. V. A.'s office, the Columbia dis- 
continuing vaudeville upon the American 
opening. 

This was. said to have been a condition 
of the agreement then made by the Op- 
penheimers, and the report spread or was 
spread that the two theatres were "pooled." 

On Monday next (Sept. 21), after a 
large amount of money has been spent in 
improving the Columbia, that house re- 
opens with vaudeville, having Mclntyre 
and I loath as the headline feature. At 
the American Geo. Primrose" will lead the 
till. 

The common report is the Oppenheim- 
ers are now trying to figure how it hap- 
pened, nnd where they come in, not ex- 
act ly seeing how two houses in "friendly 
opposition" will benefit them any more 
than two in active competition. With 
both the St. Louis vaudeville houses book- 
ing through the Western Vaudeville As- 
sociation, and several members of that 
combine financially interested in the Co- 
lumbia, the American has no future sine- 
cure. 



KELLY'S PRICE FAR UP. 

London, Sept. 10. 

When Waller C. Kelly flays Glasgow, 
the manager will hand "The Virginia 
Judge" $025 for Mr. Kelly's presence each 
week and while in Sent land. 

Kelly hns a sfont bundle of contracts 
for English time. lOach '>ne reads for $. r iOO 
weekly, with extra .if.iry for all matinees 
played. This «•••■►: Mr Kelly is vacation- 
ing in London. ?!■<■ I'irkeiihcad house on 
the Barassford '''"Mr where he should have 
appeared bej-i^ uncompleted. 



VARIETY 



LAUDER HERS FOR so WEEKS. 

At the William Morn* office this week 
it was announced that the American en- 
gagement of Harry Lauder over the Mor- 
ris Circuit had been extended to twenty 
weeks, running consecutively from the date 
of his opening at the Lincoln Square Thea- 
tre In October. William Morris would not 
give the exact date of Lauder's reappear- 
ance. Lauder opened at the Tivoli, Lon- 
don, on Labor Day for a run of a few 
weeks. 

When asked what basis the several 
lumors about had that court proceedings 
would be taken to restrain Lauder from 
appearing under his management, Mr. Mor- 
ris replied that he did not know of any. 

These reports have said the Circle Pro- 
duction Co., which operates the Circle 
Theatre, and is now practically composed 
of Larry Mulligan alone, had made the 
contract with Lauder, or had obtained a 

a sum of money upon the signing of the 
agreement. 

In refutation of these reports, Mr. Mor-. 
ris requested a Vahdctt representative to 
read Mr. Lauder's contract with him. It 
calls for the Scotch comedian to play over 
here for William Morris. 

"It is only talk," said Mr. Morris. "As 
you see, I, and no one else, not even 'Wil- 
liam Morris, Inc.' has any right to Mr. 
Lauder's services in America. He will 
play according to that agreement Any- 
thing else to the contrary which is stated 
publicly or privately only serves to further 
advertise the engagement, and I do not at 
all object to it" 

London, Sept. 10. 
Harry Lauder is appearing in London at 
present. He was asked yesterday regarding 
the reports from New York that he would 
not be allowed to appear for William Mor- 
ris, the rumor alleging the Circle Produc- 
tion Co. would restrain him. 

In answer, Mr. Lauder responded: "I 
don't know anyone in connection with my 
American engagement excepting William 
Morris. My contract is with him, and I 
shall play it as agreed. I have no busi- 
ness with the Circle Production Co., and 
as for Felix Isman, about whom I lately 
heard in this same connnection, I never 
knew such a man existed until the other 
day." 

Lauder is in receipt of a letter from 
Michael Abrams, Sons & Co., solicitors, 
making a pointed inquiry as to whom he 
was going to play for in America. It is 
understood here the comedian did not an- 
swer it. Just who the attorneys represent- 
ed in the matter is not quite clear. 

Geo. M. Leventritt, the attorney for 
William Morris, Inc., while in London 
recently, it is said, secured postponements 
of Mr. Lauder's English time for about 
twelve weeks longer than originally con- 
tracted for. The terms of the Morris- 
Lauder contract are that Lauder will play 
all consecutive time in America Morris 
may have postponed for him in England. 

This week Lauder has been summoned 
to appear before the King. 



MORE SALARY FOR SMALL ACTS. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 

A strike of the acts playing the "five- 
cent" vaudeville theatres in the Middle 
West was averted this week when the 
managers agreed to a raise in salaries. 

"Singles" hereafter will receive $20 
weekly; "doubles" (two people) $$5. 
About 300 houses have consented to the 
raise. Over 600 artists and picture oper- 
ators are affected. 

The concession in salary was procured 
through the Actor's Alliance of Chicago. 
In the city at some downtown "Nickel" 
places, the increase was voluntarily made 
before the agitation. 



BLATT, GREENPOHfT'S MANAGER. 

The manager for Percy O. Williams' 
new Greenpoint vaudeville theatre will 
be Benedict Blatt, in charge of the Nov- 
elty for the past season. 

Mr. Blatt has been on Mr. Williams' 
.-gte«-fir^^« iim».«f. the JOirole, haying 
been steadily advanced. "The Green- 
point," as the theatre will be called, may 
open October 6. It will have a seating 
capacity of about 1,800, and popular 
prices will rule. 

The theatre will draw from Green- 
point, Williamsburg, and the Long Is- 
land City section, the latter covering a 
wide territory with adequate transporta- 
tion facilities. There is little opposition 
of any kind in the vicinity. 

Mr. Blatt will continue in charge of 
the Novelty where the policy is now 
"pictures" until the Greenpoint ppens. 
Eva Tanguay may be the feature of the 
first program. 



ALICE LLOYD BACK. 

On the "Mauretania" yesterday (Fri- 
day) Alice Lloyd returned to start re- 
hearsals in "The Bonnie Ballet of Scot- 
land," the Klaw & Erlanger production 
in which Miss Lloyd will be starred this 
season, the piece probably opening short- 
ly after Election Day. 

On the same boat were Tom and Fred 
McNaughton, who will be featured in the 
same show. 

Daisy, Maude and Sydney Wood, with 
their mother, reached New York earlier 
in the week. Daisy opens at the Lincoln 
Square Monday. Maude and Sydney are 
also engaged for. the Morris time. They 
are the remaining members of the Lloyd 
family, visiting America for the first time. 



NEWSPAPER "POUNDING." 

Cincinnati, Sept. 17. 
The Times-Star is "pounding" all the 
theatres here, from the bottom up. It 
says the shows are mediocre and a weari- 
some repetition year after year. It will 

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GENERAL MEETING IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 

The more prominent managers of the 
Western Vaudeville Association will hold 
a meeting next Monday, when general 
business conditions will be talked over. 

Martin Beck arrived here early in the 
week. Morris Meyerfeld, Jr., will come in 
on his way from San Francisco, stopping 
off two days at the Grand Canon, Colo- 
rado. 



MOZART OBJECTS TO PRIZE FIGHTS. 

Binghamton, N. Y., Sept 17. 

There it trouble brewing over Edward 
Mozart' s tenancy of the Bijou, which 
opened last Monday as a part of the Mo- 
zart Circuit, and in opposition to Weber 
& Rush's Armory Theatre. 

It now appears that after Mozart had 
signed the lease, it became known that a 
previous agreement, either made verbally 
or in writing, was in existence, giving 
fight promoters the privilege of occupying 
the theatre once monthly for the purpose 
of holding pugilistic exhibitions. 

Mozart set up a strenuous objection, 
and the point has not been decided. It 
may be settled in court. 



MISS WHITFORD'S TRIPLE PART. 

"The Nell. Brinkley Girl" of "The Fol- 
lies of 1008" is almost too busily en- 
gaged in th e pro duction at the New York 
Theatre to study poses in the character, 
which Annabelle Whitford assumes and 
originated in the piece. 

Miss Whitford leisurely opened with 
the show on the Roof as the living type 
of Nell Brinkley's sketches. With the 
departure of Grace La Rue, Miss Whit- 
ford smilingly accepted the part then left 
open. 

The smile was still there on Monday 
last when the beautiful blonde was called 
upon to take up Lucy Weston's former 
duties in the piece, but the smile by this 
time has a drooping appearance at the 
corners. Miss Whitford is playing three 
parts at present, pleasing the manage- 
ment mightily, both artistically and in 
the bank-book, but the specialists on, 
nerves in the city have scouts around the 
New York awaiting calls from the triple- 
part actress. 



PANTAGES MAY BUY IN. 

San Francisco; Sept. 17. 

Sam Harris and E. Ed. Ackerman each 
deny that Pantages will withdraw from 
the Western States Managers' Associa- 
tion. 

Mr. Pantages is due to arrive in San 
Francisco next Sunday when it is ru- 
mored he may purchase an interest in 
Harris' Empire. 

Mr. Harris has bought the Lyceum, 
adding it to the Western States Circuit. 

Reports still spread that unless the 
affairs of the Western States are ad- 
justed to Mr. Pantages' liking, he will 
enter California independently, adding a 
chain here to his northwestern houses. 

There is a story about that Pantages 
recently declined a partner in his theat- 
rical enterprises. The man seeking an 
opening is rated at $600,000. This has 
given grounds to the rumors that Pun- 
tages is capable of proceeding alone, buy- 
ing or commanding all necessary funds. 



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KEENEY STARTS SEASON. 

The season opens at Frank Keeney's 
Fulton Street Theatre, Brooklyn, on Mon- 
day, Sept. 21. It is located nearest of the 
other Brooklyn vaudeville houses to The 
Fulton, the Morris stand over the bridge. 

Mr. Keeney has prepared his season's 
commencement against competition with 
Edna May Spooner and Company, Vir- 
ginia Earl, John T. Kelly and Company, 
IMVitt, Burns and Torrence, "Rain Dears," 
Emil Subers, Pearl and Josco and Two 

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UNITED BOOKING "SUNDAYS." 

The William Morris office booked the 

Sunday night show in the new Dave 

Kraus burlesque theatre (Eastern) in 
East 14th Street, but on Monday morn- 
ing of this week it became known through . 
the theatrical district that that house 
had suddenly shifted over to the United 
bookings. Joe Weber is directing the 
shows. 

The Dewey last season played inde- 
pendent attractions at its Sunday night 
'shows for a while, but soon came over 
to the United. The new arrangement took 
effect immediately and tomorrow night's 
show will be supplied by the United. 



San Francisco, Sept. 17. 

Tony Lubelski's musical stock scheme 
did not pan out very well. Both the' J. 
Francis Sullivan and Jack Golden Com- 
panies brought here from the east by 
Lubelski have disbanded, without receiv- 
ing salaries due in full. No complaint 
has been heard, however. 

Lubelski's Novelty, Oakland, is now 
playing five and ten-cent vaudeville. 



NEXT WEEK'S BILLS. 

The opposition bills next week (Sept. 
21) are: At the Lincoln Square, How- 
ard and Barrison, Felix and Caire, Daisy 
Wood (new), Edna Hall Macy and Co., 
Cliff Gordon (held over), McMahon's 
"Watermelon Girls," Barnold's Dogs, "The 
Battle of Too Soon" (Halliday and 
Curley), and Mr. and Mrs. Nello, beside 
pictures. 

At the Colonial Eva Tanguay (held 
over), Karno's Comedy Company, "The 
Van Dyck" (new), Work and Ower, Ray 
Cox, Hyman Meyer (new), Charles and 
Fanny Van, Milt Wood and Merian's 
Dogs. 



ATTACHED LALLA SELBINI. 

Paris, Sept. 9. 

While Lalla Selbini, "The Bathing 
Girl," played in Vienna last month, a po- 
liceman, detective and agent entered her 
hotel room while she was abed, and levied 
upon all Miss Selbini's jewelry, money and 
valuables they could find. 

The property is being held until Miss 
Selbini fulfills contracts on the Continent 
made through the agent before she first 
appeared in America. The contracts call 
for a low salary. She contracted to play 
the Hansa, Hamburg, during January at 
$75 weekly. Some of the agreements call 
for even a smaller amount. 

Miss Selbini has engaged to play with 
the Orpheum Road Show in America this 
season, but has been obliged to cancel that 



MORRIS' "SURPRISES." 

In the announcement made by the Mor- 
ris office this week of the opening bills for 
the next two weeks there is mentioned 
for the programs at the American and 
Fulton, "A Surprise." 

William Morris became mysterious when 

asked what the "Surprises" were. He 

said each would be an act by itself, but 

no information concerning the nature of 

it was proffered. 



FRED NIBLO SUES. 

Denis F. O'Brien, attorney for Fred 
Nibio, served a summons and complaint 
this week at the United Booking Offices 
on behalf of Fred Nrolo who claims 
$768.89, salary and transportation, still due 
him under the Klaw & Erlanger contract 
entered into last season. The United has 
assumed all the liabilities of this nature 
outstanding. 

The action has been brought in the 
Supreme Court of New York County. 



MISS RITCHIE IN NEW ACT. 

A brand new act, with many costumes, 

is Adele Ritchie's vaudeville idea now. 

E. M. Markum is out for time, and Miss 

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Vol. XII. 



SEPT. 19. 



No. 2. 



S. Miller Kent will appear in a new 
sketch next week. 



Harry Woodruff is reported calculating 
the advantage of vaudeville. 



Lykens & Levy are offering Nella Ber- 
gen as a single act in vaudeville. 



Gladys Sears has canceled all vaudeville 
engagements to star in "Indiana Folks." 



Clayton White and Marie Stuart open 
their United season at the Alhambra on 
Sept. 21. 



Al Fields and a company of three people 
will appear in "Too Much Devil," a 
travesty. 

Joe Weber's Music Hall may be the 
scene of weekly Sunday night concerts 
this winter. 



Bessie Valdare, of the bicycle troupe of 
that name, was quietly married in the 
West last week. 



"Juliet/' a new act launched under the 
direction of Ad. Newberger, opens Mon- 
day in Baltimore. 



The Aerial Smiths will play London at 
nearly double the salary they originally 
booked Europe for. 



J. K. Burk has given up vaudeville at 
Geneva, N. Y., because Geneva doesn't 
give up for vaudeville. 



Jos. G sites has placed Snyder and 
Buckley under contract to play in his 
"Follies of 1907" production. 



Charlene and Charlene have been booked 
for a return tour over the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit beginning Sept. 27, 1009. 



Macart's Monkeys will play Berlin, 
-f nmx Novr~I— dtsittl— Dec ■ dr-reeeiv*:*; -£er 
the engagement 10,000 marks. 



Sadie Sherman, a niece of James S. 
Sherman, the Republican Vice-Presiden- 
tial nominee, is on the Orpheum Circuit. 



Castellane and Brother open Oct. 4 on 
the Orpheum Circuit, booked by Pat 
Casey. It is a sensational bicycle number. 



Carl Mehrtens, of Dae Programtn will 
take up his new duties in Berlin on Oct 
J, severing his connection then with the 
paper. 



Mrs. Meyer Cohen has gone to Paris, 
where she wlil spend the winter. Vivian 
Cohen, . the daughter, will join her mother 
shortly. 



"At the Sound of the Gong" with 
"Fighting" Geo. Wilson in the boxing 
scene (now introduced) opened at Camden 
last Monday. 



Cook and Clinton, female sharpshooters, 
commence their United season this week 
at Bennett's, Montreal, placed by Jeuie 
.Jacobs. 



Edgar Bixley with Hilda Hawthorne 
and Geo. X. Wilson will open in a comedy 
sketch at Fall River Oct. 5 for the Morris 
Circuit season. 



The Avenue, Wilmington, Del., the an- 
nounced opposition to the W. L Dock- 
s t ader's Garrick in that city, is due to 
open Oct. 12. 



Peer Gynt, the youthful singer and "dis- 
covery" of the William Morris London 
office, will open at Forepaugh's, Philadel- 
phia, Sept. 28. 

A new monologue has been written for 
John W. Ransome, who will again appear 
in "one" with it under the direction of 
Lykens & Levy. 



"The Follies of 1908" will play in Phil- 
adelphia for three weeks following the 
New York Theatre engagement, which ter- 
minates Sept. 2G. 



John Wiggin is an uncle. A son was 
born to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wiggisu 
The father is managing Cook's Opera 
House, Rochester. 



Robert D. Girard, the New York rep- 
resentative of the Orpheum Circuit a few 
years ago, is mining at Table Rock, Sierra 
County, California. 



The Zancigs appeared before the Royal 
family of Germany at Berlin on Sept. 3. 
They leave the other side for America 
on the "Lusitania" Oct. 3. 



The Olympia, Paris, which passed to 
the management of H. B. Marinelli on 
Sept. 1 is reported to have had a success- 
ful opening and season since. 



Gene Pollard has returned to his former 
camping ground, the stage door of the 
Colonial. Mr. Pollard has been at the 
Orpheum, Brooklyn, for some time. 



"A Bad Boy and His Teddy Bears" 
closes this week. It has been playing 
Stair St- Havlin time since the opening of 
the season. Chas. E. Blaney owns it. 



^villo,^the juggler, w ho los t tw o fingers 
through the premature explosion of a 
cannon in his act at the Family, Lancas- 
ter, on Labor Day, is slowly recovering. 



Margaret Arnold, a young singer from 
the West, will appear in vaudeville around 
New York Sept. 28. Abie Hammerstein 
says it. He will manage the act. 



Ce-Dora, "The Girl in the Golden Globe," 
has been engaged as a special attraction 
for the Western Burlesque Wheel for 
twenty weeks, opening Sept. 21 in Chi- 
cago. 



Frank Riker and Company, in "Her 
Wedding Morn," by Arthur Stace, opens 
at the Bijou, Orange, N. J., Sept. 28. It 
is an Orpheum Circuit Producing Depart- 
ment piece. 



John T. and Eva Fay, the "thought 
transmissioners," commence eight weeks 
for Pantages in the northwest at Spokane 
Sept. 27, booked by Louis Pincus through 
the Casey Agency. 



"The Three Demons," an aerial cycle 
whirl, booked to open at the Hippodrome 
last Saturday, could not place their rig- 
ging, and the management is "farming" 
the act out to fairs. 



Eva Tanguay will open at the Orpheum, 
Brooklyn, Sept. 28, remaining at the Colo- 
nial until then. At the conclusion of the 
Brooklyn engagement Miss Tanguay will 
discard the "Salome" dance. 



Have you seen Mike Bentham in the hat 
he borrowed from an Alpine mountaineer? 
Mr. Bentham only wears it -at night. Up 
in New Rochelle where the agent lives, the 
townpeople call it "rakish." 



Lucy Weston sails for England on 
Sept. 23. Miss Weston will return in a 
month or so. Her future plans over here 
are not definite. A marriage may pre- 
vent her return to the stage. 



"Sandwich" men carrying advertise- 
ments in front and rear for the Lincoln 
Square Theatre stood reading the bill- 
boards at the Colonial last Monday even- 
ing as the house was filling up. 



Princess Rajah, the dancer, was mar- 
ried in Coney Island last Saturday dur- 



ing her engagement at Henderson's there. 
She was a part of the Raisuli show in 
"Dreamland" during the summer. 



Among the recent Orpheum bookings 
are Cora Beach Turner, Roaaire and Do- 
retto, Feb. 7; "College Girls," Oct. 5; 
Charles Wayne, Sept. 14; White and Sim- 
mons, Oct. 26; Three Donalds, Oct. 26. 



Hardeen, the handcuff expert, starts a 
return engagement in the Pantages houses 
tomorrow, Sept. 20). Hardeen will intro- 
duce in that section for the first time his 
brother's (Houdini) "milk-can escape." 



The Morris Circuit has secured billing 
stands at the Hotel Astor corner, 69th 
street and Broadway, and on the Hotel 
Saranac. "Circus" paper will be used, 
the features having large sheets to them- 
selves. 



Thirty-four Japs of Fred Brandt's Kit- 
abanzai Troupe were in a railroad wreck 
on the Erie, traveling from Youngstown, 
O., to Scranton, Pa. Nearly everyone 
aboard the train was injured excepting 
the foreigners. 



Anna Marble is the pleasant and pres- 
ent capable press representative for the 
Percy G. Williams Theatres. Miss Mar- 
ble has not been active in vaudeville 
since resigning as publicity promoter for 
Hammerstein's. 



Lillian Coleman, the first soprano in 
"The Prince of Pilsen" to sing "The Tale 
of the Sea Shell," intends to enter vaude- 
ville with a singing number. The finale 
will be a change to the dress and songs of 
"The Girl of Other Days.' 



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The Orpheum, Boston, a Morris Circuit 
theatre, opens with vaudeville Oct. 5. 
Williams and Walker are reported to have 
played to $10,000 at the house last week. 
William T. Grover came to New York 
Wednesday loaded down with the house 
share of the receipts. 



The more attention given by music pub- 
lishers to the orchestrations turned out, 
the greater effect will their songs have. 
Orchestrations are becoming very import- 
ant in vaudeville and burlesque these days. 
A good one will promote a number more 
quickly than the singing of it. 



Next week will be the final one for 
Gertrude Hoffmann and "Salome" nt 
IlammerMtein's. "Salome" and "The 
Devil" will be features of the show. The 
(Jans-Nelson Fight Pictures will also be 
whown, and McNamee, an "artistic clay- 
modeller," will open the program. 



By an inadvertant mistake it was 
stated that the father of Dick Lynch, of 
the Lynch-Walsh Company, with Fred Ir- 
win's Big Show, died in Detroit. The 
Dick Lynch to whom the announcement 
should have referred in the monnlogiHt. 
He is now in New York, living at Hie 
White Rats' headquarters. 

James Moran. tin- ^eolrli i onii-dian. 
billed to open ai the Colom.'! this week, 
will not appear then- un'il <M. ."►, illness 
delaying hi* arrival in New York, it is 
said. Mr. M«»ran is tl.iimt"! to he a strik- 
ing lcseiiihhiM . !<• Hurry Lauder in style 
of work. ! .ni'Vi ii;is been announced to 
open at 1 1 : - - •»!••«. !u Square (Jet. 12. 



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EASTERNERS' WESTERN JUNKET. 

The members of the Columbia Amuse- 
ment Company Executive Committee will 
start on a tour of the Eastern Burlesque 
Wheel next Monday, taking in the West- 
ern territory. They visited Washington 
and Baltimore this week. The party 
which, it is declared, is in the nature of 
an "inspection committee," is composed 
of J. Herbert Mack, L. Lawrence Weber 
and General Manager Sam A. Scribner. 

The belief among burlesque men is that 
the tour is intended as a method of in- 
specting all the new shows previous to 
their reaching New York. Business in 
some cases in the West has not been up 
to expectations and the heads of the cir- 
cuit believe that mediocre shows are re- 
sponsible, in the face of the immensely 
improved Western Wheel organization with 
which they come into opposition. 

During the tour it is probable that 
several companies of whom adverse re- 
ports SiteVd been received in the New 
York headquarters will be ordered to im- 
prove. The trio will be away for three 
weeks or more. 

The .first stop of the party was at Phila- 
delphia, where, it is rumored, a change 
will be made in the management of the 
Casino, now presided over by Elias & 
Koenig. The firm holds the lease for the 
Casino, as well as the Walnut in Phila- 
delphia, but the Columbia Amusement 
Company, it is understood, is desirous of 
having some one at the Casino's helm 
with a thorough knowledge of burlesque. 



HARRY BRYANT REORGANIZING. 

The Harry Bryant Show (Eastern Bur- 
lesque Wheel) is reorganizing in Newark 
this week. The company which played 
at the Murray Hill two weeks ago is 
giving the regular performances, while 
rehearsals are going on by a partly new 
cast every morning. 

The reorganized show will have a new 
production. 



COMPLAINT AGAINST "ROSE HILL." 
A protest has been lodged with the 
Eastern Burlesque officials against the 
condition of the "Rose Hill Folly" Com- 
pany, George Rice's show. When the 
company reached the Gayety, Columbus, 
last week, it had but 10 chorus girls. 
The local manager investigated and al- 
though members of the company declared 
that many choristers had remained in 
Pittsburg owing to illness, the local man- 
ager stated that he could find wardrobe 
equipment for ten only. 

The matter was discussed at a meet- 
ing of the Columbia Amusement Com- 
pany heads in the New York headquarters 
Monday night. 



EMPIRE, H0B0KEN, OPENS. 

The Empire Theatre, Hoboken, opened 
Monday night as a regular stand in the 
Eastern Burlesque Wheel, with "The 
Behman Show" as the attraction. The 
house was crowded. Members of the 
Columbia Amusement Company Execu- 
tive Committee attended the opening in 
a body. The mayor of Hoboken was the 
principal speaker. 

The Empire has a seating capacity of 
1,600 and the shows will play it follow- 
ing Newark, coming from the Hoboken 
week into Hurtlg & Seamon's Harlem 
Music Hall. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS. 

The Columbia Amusement Company 
Executive Committee was in session Mon- 
day night in the headquarters of that 
concern in New York. Only routine 
matters were gone over, it was said. 

Rudolph Hynicka, Sam A. Scribner, 
L. Lawrence Weber, J. Herbert Black, 
Charles Barton, Jules Hurtig and Charles 
Waldron were present. 



JESS BURN'S BIG SHOW. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 

Jess Burns, while in the city last week 
with his "Casino Girls" signed contracts 
for the production next year in the East- 
ern Burlesque Wheel houses (Columbia 
Amusement Co.) of a big musical produc- 
tion entitled "The Fantastic World." It 
is a "revue," but there will be no rep- 
resentations of stage favorites. 

The show, it is stated, will have a plot 

built upon original ideas, with nine 

changes in scenes. The program will 
show eighteen principal parts; there will 
be twenty-five girls in the chorus. 

The name "Casino Girls" will probably 
be dropped and the show known as "The 
Fantastic World." The show will be 
equipped, organized and rehearsed in Chi- 
cago next summer. 



EMPIRE CO. YS. SULLIYAN-KRAUS. 

The Empire Circuit Company's attor- 
neys have made known their plans for 
carrying on the fight against the desert- 
ing firm of Sullivan-Kraus. Some time 
before the middle of October they will 
apply to the United States Courts for the 
appointment of a commission to take 
testimony. 

This commission will exnmine wit- 
nesses and otherwise inquire into the case 
and will then submit its report, including 
the testimony to Judge Lacombe. This 
report will contain no recommendations 
by the examiners as in hearings before a 
referee, but upon the evidence the court 
will make its ruling as to whether an 
injunction shall issue to prevent the play- 
ing of anything but Western Burlesque 
in the Dewey and Gotham Theatres in 
New York. 

Lawyers declare that there is small 
prospect that a decision will be arrived 
at before the close of the current season. 
The Empire people declare that they hold 
a contract with Kraus to book the two 
theatres until 1016. 

The Empire Circuit Company must 
make application for a commission or 
secure an extension of time before the 
middle of October or the entire case 
lapses. 




WORK AND OWER. 

»t • !L tr 2 ly ,n ,ntrodu ctl°n '• now required for WORK and OWER. who are known from one end of the 
United States to another, having trawled with the ORPHEUM ROAD SHOW last season, and re- 
Cng "«£L 06 '' 09 ' " n nnnmial distinction with this standard organisation of MARTIN BBCK'S. 

WORK and OWRR are foreigners, harlng a most laughable and skilful acrobatic number. Their 
initial appearance In America would hare discounted « great many. The act, however, having confidence 
in Its ability, persevered until now they are recognised as an established vaudeville laugh-making 
number 

The engagements oo this side made by WORK and OWER are directed and arranged through the 
booking agency of ALBERT SUTHERLAND. Next week (Sept. 21) WORK and OWER play at the 
COLONIAL, where the Road Show opens Its season 



"Doc" Steiner needed a shave so badly 
on last Monday you could notice it. 



"Daughters of America" with the 
Countess Von Hatzfeldt featured, met an 
early "and untimely season's end at 
Macon, Ga., last Saturday when a benefit 
for the company was given. It is the 
third "combination" show to close of 
record in the brief season thus far. 



"The Gibson Girl Review," with six 
young women and two principals, under 
the management of Bissing & Solman, 
open the season on Oct. 5. Special set- 
tings and elaborate lighting effects will 
be two of the features. The Casey 
Agencv will book the act. 



ATTACHED SHOW. 

Harry R. Pierce, who was generally 

understood to have been interested in 

"Uncle Sam's Belles," a new Western 

Burlesque show, is no longer with that 

organization. 

It became known this week that Isa- 
dora Bock, a Baltimore merchant, who 
is the owner of the "Belles" franchise 
from the Empire Circuit Company and 
who employed Pierce as manager for the 
show, discharged him very soon after the 
opening of the season. 

The sequel happened in Jersey City 
last Saturday night, when Pierce brought 
an attachment suit and tried to hold up 
the «?enery and costumes of the "Belles." 
It is declared that Pierce instructed the 
sheriff not to serve his attachment war- 
rant until the scenery had been loaded 
upon trucks and started toward the rail- 
road depot, apparently hoping by this 
means to force an immediate settlement 
for a claim of $800. 

Thomas W. Dinkins, manager of the 
Bon Ton Theatre in Jersey City, has 
many friends among the local officials, 
and in a roundabout way he learned of 
the proposed attachment proceedings 
Saturday afternoon. When the sheriff 
came around to serve his warrants Mr. 
Dinkins was on hand to offer a bond. 
Through this the show left Jersey City 
on time and is playing this week its 
regular engagement in Wilkes-Barre. 

The Empire Circuit Company received 
an application from Pierce, who had 
managed various shows last summer, for 
a Western Wheel franchise. The Execu- 
tive Committee agreed that Pierce might 
take out a show if he could show the 
Company sufficient resources to pay the 
weekly royalties. Pierce then secured 
backing from Bock, but when the fran- 
chise was to be made out the latter 
insisted that inasmuch as his money was 
invested the agreements and contracts 
should be made out in his name. Pierce 
was then made manager of the show. 

Bock declares that Pierce has no claim 
against him. When he (Bock) gave 
Pierce notice of dismissal he says he paid 
the latter two weeks' salary according to 
the terms of the contract in operation 
between owner and manager of the show. 

Following Pierce's dismissal Bob Mills 
was made manager and now holds that 
position. 



NEW TRIAL OF SPARROW CASE. 

Just ire Ward in the United States 
Court has rendered his decision on the 
application of the Sparrow Company, of 
Montreal, to have its suit against various 
members of the old Traveling Managers' 
Association reopened. In his decision he 
sets aside the judgment of six cents 
awarded to the plaintiffs by a jury some 
months ago. 

This means that the whole matter will 
be re-opened and the half-dozen or more 
defendants named in the original action 
will be called upon to defend a new dam- 
age suit for $100,000. The case, according 
to custom, will receive a preferred posi- 
tion on the United States Court calendar 
and will in all probability come up for 
trial during October or November of this 
year. 

The application of the Sparrow people 
was made on the ground that the dam- 
ages awarded in the first decision were 
inadequate. 



VARIETY 



POLITICAL LEAGUE'S MASS MEET- 
ING. 

The White Rate Political League held 
itt Ant mail meeting at the American 
Theatre last Sunday to a fair and en- 
thusiastic attendance. The stage mas 
crowded by representatives of the several 
professional clubs in the city, also the 
several political parties. 

Speeches were delivered by William B. 
Denihee, Jas. Malea, Tim Cronin, Wilton 
Lackaye, Harry Mountford and Denis F. 
O'Brien, Mr. O'Brien closing the meeting 
by moving a vote of thanks to the speak- 
ers, and to William Morris who loaned the 
theatre for the evening. 

A resolution embodying the objects of 
the league was also passed unanimously 
upon motion. Edward Esmonde was the 
chairman. 

The orators dwelt upon the advantages 
jf organization, and the benefits to be 
secured from a compact political body of 
actors. Messrs. Cronin, Lackaye and 
Mountford touched more responsive 
chords in the audience through having 
a more intimate knowledge of the reme- 
dies being sought for. 

Mr. Lackaye was brightly forceful in 
his remarks, opening his argument by 
mentioning that the dread of every legit- 
imate is to follow a monologist in "one," 
referring to Mr. Cronin, who had pre- 
ceded him with a witty argument. 

The short talk by Mr. Mountford was 
unexpected and unlisted, but became nec- 
essary to fully set forth the aims of the 
League. In reciting what might be ac- 
complished by concerted action in band- 
ing together for the polls, Mr. Mount- 
ford brought out sharply that an extra 
commission of five per cent., when 
charged in collusion with an agency di- 
rectly booking an act, could be made a 
penal offense through legislation and the 
amendment of the present laws in New 
York State. 

Mr. Mountford also applied himself to 
the case of a park and fair agent in New 
York City, mentioning Felix Reich by 
name, who had recently gone into the 
bankruptcy courts to avoid liability in- 
curred upon contracts issued by him to 
artists for speculative purposes. The 
artist had no protection against this kind 
of gambling, said Mr. Mountford, and the 
League would seek to correct it, a com- 
mon occurrence among several summer 
park and fair agents. 

Mr. Mountford, the secretary of the 
League (Mr. Cronin, president) also 
touched upon the attachment proceedings 
possible in New England and the West, 
where a person may be mulcted upon an 
alleged claim if circumstances prevent 
the bonding of the attachment. These 
attachments, said Mr. Mountford, are 
often levied at the last moment as an 
artist is about to leave town. 

The next mas3 meeting of the League 
will be held on October 4 (Sunday), the 
day before registration. It is estimated 
that between 6,000 and 8,000 actors will 
Ih» enrolled. All branches of the profes- 
sion are eligible. 



GIRL JOCKEY ADVERTISEMENT. 

"The New Century Girls" are playing 
at Miner's 8th Avenue this week. To 
advise Broadway of this attraction, a 
young woman brightly dressed as a 
jockey rode up and down the Big Alley 
this week, astride a horse gaily capari- 
soned, with blankets on either side of the 
animal mentioning the show and theatre. 



THE YONKERS WAR ON. 

Yonkers, Sept. 17. 

Vaudeville opposition in Yonkers is 
funny. Still it is a fact. Very few of 
the New York Central trains stop at 
this suburban town, and it is about the 
last place on the map one would select 
to derive a profit from a style of enter- 
tainment which often fails to attract 
when in competition in large cities. 

Harry Leonhardt has the variety land- 
mark in the Doric, opened by Henry 
Myers, and later managed by Jesse L. 
Lasky. No one knows how Myers left 
town financially, although all are certain 
he lost nothing through vaudeville here. 
I*asky did, between $20,000 and $30,000, 
it is said. 

On Monday last, Blaney's, which held 

the "thrillers" last season, started in 

opposition to the Doric. Blaney's is a 

better theatre of the two in bouse and 

location, but the Doric has a big advant- 
age through being established. 

At the Monday matinee, the Doric was 
very well filled, while there were "not 
over thirty people in Blaney's. At the 
night show, Blaney's seemed to have the 
advantage in attendance. 

The prices are about the same. Wil- 
liam Morris places the shows at Blaney's; 
Mr. Leonhardt secures his material 
through the United Offices. 

It is expected that either one of the 
theatres must soon give up vaudeville 
here, or suffer a continual loss. It is 
absurd to believe that both can return 
a net earning. 

Leonhardt is personally very popular, 
and during the month the Doric has sev- 
eral large theatre parties booked. 

Yesterday (Wednesday) at Blaney's the 
prices for matinee were reduced to ten and 
twenty cents. 



ONE-PERSON SKETCH. 

The Producing Department of the 
Orpheum Circuit will present Eva Wes- 
cott in a sketch as a feature on its cir- 
cuit. Miss Wescott will open at the 
Orpheum, Memphis, Sept. 27. 

The piece, written by Langdon Mitchell, 
is named "A Dancer at Home." It is 
similar in construction to the last number 
previously played by Miss Wescott in 
vaudeville when her "company" consisted 
of a lone man who played a quiet part 
with his head resting upon a table during 
the piece. 

In the present vehicle, Miss Wescott 
will be accompanied by a "dummy" in 
lieu of the live one of yore. She will be 
the whole thing in the act otherwise. 



RIEGO MORRIS' PRODUCER. 

Frank Riego, stage director of the Met- 
ropolitan Opera House, who staged "Sa- 
lome" for William Morris, is the official 
producer for the Morris Circuit. 

Mr. Uiego is at present working on 
several singing numbers to be presented 
on the Morris time. 



FOREPAUGH'S OPENS. 

Philadelphia, Sept. 17. 

Forepaugh's opened with vaudeville on 
Monday, booked through William Morris 
of New York. 

A very attractive bill at the popular 
prices charged is this week's entertain- 
ment. With the same ratio of excellence 
continuing, the general opinion is that 
Forepaugh's will do business. 



FIRST OPPOSITION CLASH. 

The first clash of the opposition vaude- 
ville forces has occurred over the services 
of Howard and Barrison. 

Percy G. Williams, through Arthur 
Klein, the agent who holds a contract with 
the act under which it has appeared in 
Mr. Williams' houses, exercised the option 
given by the agreement, notifying Howard 
and Barrison their services would be re- 
quired for ten more weeks from to-morrow 
(Sunday), when the present specified time 
expires. The act is at Hammerstein's this 
week, the last of the four originally agreed 
for by Mr. Williams through Klein. 

Howard and Barrison signed with Will- 
iam Morris to play for three weeks com- 
mencing Monday, Sept. 21. The Mofris 
contract was executed after the one with 
Klein was signed. 

Thursday Mr. Morris said he expected 
the act to appear as agreed. Last week 
Jos. E. Howard made an announcement to 
the effect they would play for Morris. At 
♦he- \Y441y**ns ofTiee tHia week Arthur 
Klein, who is now associated in the book- 
ing department of the Williams' Circuit, 
stated Howard and Barrison would not 
play under any other contract than his 
own. 

It was reported that Mr. Morris received 
a wire on Thursday afternoon from Mr. 
Howard notifying him the engagement 
booking for the Lincoln Square next week 
would not be played. 

Under the reported agreement entered 
into by the United managers as regards 
"barring," an act playing for any oppo- 
sition cannot thereafter be played in a 
United house. This, if carried out, would 
debar Howard and Barrison from future en- 
gagements for the United were they to 
carry out the Morris contract. This is 
also thought to have been the argument 
used to prevent the keeping of the Morris 
contract by the act. Lawyers say that 
Howard and Barrison could not be suc- 
cessfully enjoined in the courts from ap- 
pearing for Morris. 
Further developments are looked for. 

"LAYS OFF" TO SAVE VOICE. 

The contract entered into between Grace 
Hazard, "Five Feet of Comic Opera," and 
the Morris Circuit, calls for Miss Hazard's 
services but four weeks out of each five 
(luring the season. 

This condition was made obligatory by 
Miss Hazard, who returned on the "Min- 
nehaha" from England last Monday. The 
young woman stated the week's vacation 
regularly was necessary to rest her voice. 
She opens at the American on Oct. 12. 

.Miss Hazard is rumored to have brought 
back from the other side a novel idea 
which will be first seen at the opening 
engagement. 



PEORIA'S GAIN, CHICAGO'S LOSS. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 
Nat Fields, who with his crew of bur- 
Icsqucrs from the summer stock engage - 
men! ot the Trocadero, was announced 
as the coining attraction at the Virginia, 
has left Chicago, locating at Weast's 
Theatre, Peoria, a place of languishing 
reputation in the past. 



VAUDEVILLE "APACHE." 

While the scramble is on in the legiti- 
mate to present the "Apache" dance, im- 
ported from Paris, vaudeville will duly 
have one of its own, danced by William 
Gould and Valeska Suratt. 

As a matter of record it is a close race 
between Mr. Gould and William Rock as 
to who first announced the "Apache" for 
New York. Since then, however, Anna 
Held has been proclaimed the coming 
"Apache" dancer, and Laura Guerite at 
the Casino presented the "Apache" 
Wednesday. 

The "Apache" thing in the legitimate 
once again arrays Lee Shubert against F. 
Ziegfeld, Jr., with the Casino first in the 
field. 

Mr. Gould watched the "Apache" during 
the fifteen performances while in Paris. 
He says in his estimation Miss Held will 
do the dance properly, having undoubtedly 
studied it similarly. The "Apache" can 
not be given understanding^, adds Mr. 
Gould, without thorough familiarity 
with it. 

It is a sort of pantomimic drama told 
while dancing, the brutality of the Paris- 
ian street lounger towards his "girl" be- 
ing the expressive and main point. 

Mr. Gould and Miss Suratt have the 
dance rehearsed. They may present It for 
the first time when playing Hammerstein's 
in November, or may place it upon the 
stage before that engagement. 



DONNA SEYMOUR IN CUSTODY. 

Donna Seymour, the spectacular theat- 
rical financieress, was committed to jail 
in Bayonne, N. J., late last week, there 
to await the action of the Grand Jury 
on a charge of grand larceny. "The Hall 
Room Boys," a musical show which she 
was piloting about, disbanded at the 
same time, all its scenery and equipment 
being held up by attachments. 

The show was due to play the Bay- 
onne Opera House Wednesday and Thurs- 
day. They arrived on the latter day and 
gave one performance. Then it began to 
rain attachments. During the show Miss 
Seymour was taken into custody on the 
complaint of several of her treasurers. 
It was declared before a local magis- 
trate that Donna had made it a practice 
to advertise in various cities for treas- 
urers. When they applied she demanded 
that they deposit $250 or $300 cash 
bonds. It is said that she made a col- 
lection of treasurers in this way and at 
one time there were half a dozen travel- 
ing with the organization. 

Donna recently left Asbury Park, N. J., 
suddenly, jumping a bail bond of $500 
under which she had been held for a 
Grand Jury inquisition. 



Consuelo Bailey will play in vaudeville 
"A Game for Two," by James Bailey, sup- 
ported by a company of three. Miss Bailey 
was late of the Frawley Stock in Minne- 
apolis. 



CANCELLED THRO' "RACE RIOTS." 
B. A. Rolfe's "Ten Dark Knights" will 
not play Cincinnati or Indianapolis this 
month, through the racial agitation in 
those cities between whites and blacks. 
The open time has been filled elsewhere. 
It was at first reported the act had 
broken up from internal trouble among 
the ten colored members. A* Mr. Kolfe's 
offices the report was denied with the 
above reason of the < ampliations given. 
It was said Heed"- .;i Smith, the leader 
of the act, is :i -;fiin « .* i - -iplinarian, and 
the number v ■■> ■■'.! le.ld together solidly 
by reason • i h it lis forcible manner of 
maintain"i / •'. ' . 



8 



VARIETY 



INVESTIGATION GOING ON. 

Washington, Sept. 17. 
It itf said here that the investigation 
usked for by or upon behalf of William 
Morris, Inc., regarding an alleged re- 
straint of trade in vaudeville, is going 
on, a mass of testimony having been 
reported presented to the authorities to 
substantiate the allegations. 



MOVING PICTURE AN ACT. 

Next week (Sept. 21) at Hammer- 
stein's, the usual closing number of the 
program will be dispensed with. In its 
place will be shown a moving picture of 
the Gans -Nelson fight held in San Fran- 
cisco on Labor Day. 

The film of all the rounds will be 
received by Mr. Haminerstein, who ex- 
pects an hour to be taken in the unreel- 
ing. Aaron Kessler for the theatre was 
in Chicago this week watching a private 
exhibition. He w?r*d the views were 
clear. 



PAT ROONEY IN SINGLE ACT. 

On December 7 at Hammerstein's, Pat 
Rooney (Rooney and Bent) will appear 
alone in a large spectacular number he 
is now arranging. The offering will be 
of a nature entitling it to an extended 
run at the house, decided upon by Wil- 
liam Hammerstein after listening to Mr. 
Rooney's outline. 

With Marion Bent's (Mrs. Rooney) tem- 
porary retirement from the act and stage, 
which may be for the remainder of the 
season, Pat will at once follow with the 
lone specialty, the solid time booked for 
the team being rearranged to permit of 
this. 

Next season Mr. Rooney may forsake 
vaudeville for production work, having 
opened headquarters in the St. James 
Building. He is interested with B. A. 
Rolfe in two vaudeville numbers. Roon- 
ey's first on his own account, "At the 
Union Station/' with book by Leo Curley, 
will shortly be presented. 



SINGER DIES SUDDENLY. 

Maurice Lovenberg, who was known on 
the stage as Charles M. Harris, dropped 
dead on the street in New York Sept. 1. 
He was a member of the Gotham Comedy 
Four and last season played with Hast- 
i rig's "Bachelor Club" burlesque company. 



FELIX AND CAIRE. 

Felix and Caire, whose portraits appear 
upon this week's edition of Variety, need 
no introduction. Ad. Newberger's young 
prodigies have leaped in a short time 
into headline estate in vaudeville. They 
have now joined the Morris farces, and 
will make their first appearance under the 
independent manager at the Lincoln 
Square, Sept. 21. 

It is but a year since Mr. Newberger 
launched this clever pair of youngsters in 
vaudeville with a sparkling skit. Their 
success" was instantaneous and in a few 
weeks they were the talk of the town. 
Since then they have made rapid strides, 
playing all the large cities as far West as 
Chicago, where they were exceptionally 
popular. 

They have just closed a phenomenally 
successful engagement in the Broadway 
production, "The Mimic World." 

The return to vaudeville of Felix and 
Caire has been widely heralded and the 
pair are assured of a hearty welcome. 



TAKES OVER ENGLISH CIRCUIT. 

Jx>ndon, Sept. 10. 
Alfred Moul now has the direction of 
the half-dozen halls formerly operated 
by Rosen & Bliss in Great Britain. It 
was announced some tune ago Moul had 
purchased the circuit. 



AMERICAN BILL IN DUBLIN. 

London, Sept. 10. 

Paul Murray of the Morris office has 
arranged for an American vaudeville show 
to play at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, iu 
the future. 

The bill has been partially gotten up. 
From some of the names on it, Mr. Mur- 
ray will not give his entertainment before 
the Spring. Most of the acts are now 
playing in America. 

It will be the first ail-American vaude- 
ville show to play in Ireland. 



"TAILING* BIRDS" MAKE TALK. 

Niblo's "Talking Birds" appeared at 
the Empire, Hoboken, last Monday. 
Since then Hoboken has been arguing. 
The "talkers" are parrots, answering 
questions by auditors. One of the feath- 
ered speakers picks Taft to be the next 
president. Many claim Niblo is a ven- 
triloquist, but there are no grounds for 
this suspicion. 

The act plays Peterson next week, en- 
tering New York at 125th Street Sept. 28. 



MARK & DELMAR UNDER WAT. 

Cleveland, Sept. 17. 

The new firm of Mark Mitchell & 
Jule Delmar had its premiere last Mon- 
day when the Mimic World, the., renamed 
Coliseum, opened with 10-cent vaudeville. 
The Majestic will begin operations Sept. 
21 under the same management, and the 
Globe and Grand a week later. The Grand 
is the old Lyric on East 9th Street. The 
Globe is on Woodland Avenue, near 66th 
Street. It cost $86,000 to build. 

The attractions are booked under agree* 
ment with the United Booking Offices by 
Jule Delmar, who has charge of the Cleve- 
land office of the firm. 



SCENIC OPERATIC PRODUCTION. 

"Cavalieria Rusticana," wfth three peo- 
ple and an expensive scenic setting, will 
shortly appear in vaudeville, having 
Louise Montague as the feature of the 
number. Lykens & Levy are the agents. 



POLITICAL CLUB IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 

Three hundred actors have joined 
themselves into a political organization 
here and have declared for the Demo- 
cratic ticket. This is the first partisan 
political club to be formed by stage 
people. 

John H. W. Bryne was the prime mover 
in the association. He has been elected 
president. 



DOROTHY MORTON'S SPECIAL SONGS. 

Special songs have been written for 
Dorothy Morton by Clare Kummer for 
Miss Morton's return to vaudeville. The 
operatic singer will reappear under the 
direction of Pat Casey. 

It is Rome time since vaudeville has seen 
Miss Morton, who has played in several 
musical productions since, and for the past 
few months has been gold mining in the 
far West. 



HARRIS LEAVES AM. MUSIC CO. 

The American Music Stores Conformed 
originally by five music publishers, has 
now on its directory Witmark & Sons 
and Leo Feist only. F. A. Mills and F. 
B. Haviland of the incorporators with- 
drew some time ago. 

The latest resignation was that of 
Charles K. Harris, leaving the two men- 
tioned firms in full control. 

While ostensibly the cause of Mr. 
Harris* retirement from the American Co. 
was for the purpose of devoting his en- 
tire attention to his wholesale publish- 
ing business, it is understood in the trade 
the actual reason is the competition 
against jobbers and customers of the 
publishers in the concern, which the 
American caused. 

To relieve themselves of the embar- 
rassment this unlooked-for development 
hroiight about, the trio retired, it is said. 
For a second cause, it is rumored that 
the united concern injured the individual 
business of the publishers. It is stated 
as a matter of record that in some dis- 
tricts sheet music was on sale in branch 
stores of the American Co. at a lesser 
price than the jobbers in the immediate 
vicinity were being charged for the same 
goods at wholesale. 



WEEKLY FEE; NO COMMISSIONS. 

Maurice Boom was in Hazelton this 
week at a meeting of the managers in 
Pennsylvania for whom he books attrac- 
tions. Mr. Boom placed before them his 
new scheme by which he proposes to book 

under a stipulated weekly fee and with- 
out the charging of commissions to artists. 
The Hazelton and Pottstown houses 
opened Monday. Chester, Carbondale and 
Mahanoy City open next week, all booked 
through the Boom Agency. 



WANTS FAT ACTORS; THE IDEA! 

"I want ten very fat actors," wrote 
Geo. F. Hayes from Atlantic Highlands 
to Pat Casey this week. "They must 
weigh from 160 to 300 pounds, and the 
weight must be in 'fat.' "A year's en- 
gagement in the show business at twenty- 
five per week, and they don't have to open 
their yap," added Hayes. 

Well, when Pat Casey read this letter 
he was furious. Biting a chunk out of 
his roll top desk, Mr. Casey broke a hole 
in the wall with his fist to quickly grab 
the telephone. Calling up Atlantic High- 
lands, Casey got Hayes on the wire and 
demanded to know what he meant by of- 
fering ten people a job at $25 a week when 
he (Casey) could fill the entire bill alone, 
copping the whole $260. 

Mr. Hayes inquired if Casey would 
charge him commission, and if he could 
work for a year steady away from Broad- 
way. Mr. Casey told Hayes some of the 
things he has done in his time for less than 
$260. Before finishing, Hayes assured 
Casey the job belonged to him. 

Then Casey with his grief assuaged 
handed the job back to Hayes, and started 
on a hunt for .fat actors who weighed one- 
tenth as much as the agent does. Mr. 
Casey has never been weighed. Before he 
left his home town, Springfield, they 
widened the streets, but Pat wouldn't 
stay. 



MRS. SPOONER'S STATEMENT. 

Mrs. Spooner,of the Spooner Stock Com- 
pany, playing at the Park Theatre, 
Brooklyn, is highly incensed at the accu 
sations of Preston Kendall, who implied 
that the condensed version of "The 
Devil," as player^ by Edna May Spooner 
in vaudeville, was inspired by his one-act 
adaptation of that piece. 

"I did not read Mr. Kendall's manu- 
script," said Mrs. Spooner. "He submit- 
ted it to me as a curtain-raiser, but I had 
already decided to play the piece in its 
longer form and beside had already had 
several one-act versions at my command. 

"I made this plain to him when he 
called upon me at the theatre, but he 
insisted upon leaving his 'script with me. 
I did no more than glance hurriedly at a 
few pages and it remained on my desk 
until he called for it the next afternoon, 
Tuesday. Meanwhile Mr. Albee of the 
Keith- Proctor office had asked me to have 
Edna May Spooner put on a 'Devil* 
sketch. 

"I spoke to my daughter about this 
and she agreed to do so. Thereupon I 
called up Mr. Searle Dawley, who had 
produced a moving-picture arrangement 
of 'The Devil' for the Edison Manufactur- 
ing Company and had already in his pos- 
session a complete sketch, written for 
this purpose. I called him up over the 
telephone the same afternoon Mr. Ken- 
dall called for his manuscript. 

"Mr. Dawley came over to Brooklyn 
immediately, and together with Miss 
Spooner went to see both the Savage and 
Fiske productions of the play. They 
worked together on the sketch from then 
until Miss Spooner opened at Keith- 
Proctor's 126th Street Theatre. Mean- 
while I did not have anything to do with 
their work, did not have a word to say 
in its construction, and none of us ever 
spoke of Mr. Kendall's manuscript. Mr. 
Dawley and Miss Spooner did not see it. 

"It is absolutely impossible that any 
of Mr. Kendall's ideas w«re consciously 
used in the production of Mr. Dawley 's 
adaptation. 

"On the night of Edna's opening I met 
Mr. Kendall in the 126th Street Theatre 
and on that occasion he told me that 
there was no similarity and that his 
sketch employed only three people. I 
am utterly at a loss to understand his 
public statements under the circum- 
stances." 



PRIZES FOR LOCAL MANAGERS. 

Wilmer & Vincent are offering prizes to 
their house managers in an effort to pro- 
mote friendly rivalry between the direct- 
ors of their seven vaudeville and two 
moving picture houses. This is the same 
scheme employed by the big railroad sys- 
tems in maintaining efficiency in the serv- 
ice. The traction concerns offer substan- 
tial cash prizes to the different section 
bosses. 

Wilmer & Vincent will put up cash 
prizes for several departments. One will 
go to the house manager whose establish- 
ment is kept in the best order; another 
to the one who returns the largest profit 
in proportion to the amount the firm has 
invested, and a third who evolves the 
most novel and effective advertising 
schemes. The prizes will all be awarded 
at the end of the season. 



VARIBTY 



London, Sept. 10. 
Kadie Furnian will remain in the Prov- 
inces for a few months yet. 



Geo. Mozart goes over in February 
next to play for Percy G. Williams. 



Horace Goldin has been re-engaged 
for an indefinite stay at the Coliseum. 



Somers & Warner claim the bookings 
for Willard Simms and Co., at the Palace. 



Johnson and Dean leave Oct. 3 for 
America, where they will play the Morris 
time. 



The Bellclair Brothers' first showing 
was at the Grand, Birmingham, last 
Monday. 



"Animal Actors," a story by Grace 
Hazard, appeared in the "National Maga- 
zine" for August. 

A rumor is about that Maud Allan is 
engaged to be married to one of Eng- 
land's most noted peers. 



Marguerite Broadfoot has received an 
offer through Ernest Edelstein for Amer- 
ica, made by the Pat Casey Agency. 



Cliffe Berzac declined contracts ten- 
dered for some of the German houses 
placed under boycott by the I. A. L. 



Jordan and Harvey are at the Em- 
press, Brixton, this week, pulling down 
the applause before large audiences. 



Sears, the illusionist, is showing some 
likable tricks at the Hippodrome. He 
does a great deal with the "thumb-tie.' 



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Daly and O'Brien have accepted eight 
weeks on the Gibbons Tour, opening 
Sept. 14 at the Palace, Stoke Newington. 



Ritter and Foster closed their tour of 
the provinces on the 12th. Max Ritter 
came into town yesterday to attend the 
V. A. F. meeting. 



The William Morris office has booked 
Velanchi's Dogs for two years ahead. It 
is the animal act which scored at the Em- 
pire a few weeks ago. 



Herbert Lloyd his disposed of his inter- 
est in "Happy Hooligan" to Walter Plim- 
mer. Mr. Lloyd will bring his vaudeville 
act over here shortly. 



Mile. Kyaksht has replaced Genee in 
the "Coppelia" ballet at the Empire. 
Kyaksht was formerly the premiere at 
the Imperial, St. Petersburg. 



The Dunedin Troupe of cyclists have 
been a big success on the Moss-Stoll Tour, 
where the act is appearing. They return 
to New York next March with a larger 
troupe and new tricks. 



Eddie Clark denies he is booked over 
homeway. On October 10, Clark and his 
"Widows" sail for South Africa, returning 
to fulfill bookings here commencing the 
latter part of nest January. 



Terry and Lambert concluded an ex- 
tremely successful engagement at the 
London Pavilion Sept. 5. They opened 



LONDON NOTES 

VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE. 

418 STRAND, W. 0. 

(Mall for Americana and Europonns In Euroi*- If nddntsHed care VARIKTY, ax above, will 
be promptly forwarded.) 



on the Moss-Stoll Tour (at the Hackney 
Empire) Labor Day (American time). 



The Sydney Hyman office claims Chris 
Richards will not play in America for at 
least two years to come. Hy man's office 
has Richards under contract until late 
in 1911. Chris would like to go over 
though. 



A number of artists over here have 
received letters of late from the Pat 
Casey Agency with postage one cent 
short. They have wondered whether 
Casey started to deduct commissions im- 
mediately. 



Wilkie Bard's Company was at the 
Canterbury last week. Mr. Bard put 
this company out to do his numbers 
without him. He evidently underesti- 
mated his own worth. The act just lacks 
one thing — Mr. Bard. 



The Bogannys, acrobats, are the hit of 
the bill at the Empire, Cro'yden, this 
week. This is the act Klaw & Erlanger 
booked last season, but an inferior and 
substitute number was foisted upon New 
York under the same name. 



Moran and Weiser open at the Palace 
during November, placed there by Frederic 
Melville. They are the American boys 
with the straw hats, imported direct to 
Europe by the Marinelli agency from an 
American burlesque show olio. 



Business at the halls has picked up 
greatly since the cold spell arrived. Last 
Saturday at the Tivoli the matinee ended 
at 5.20. At 6.30 there were several hun- 
dred people in line waiting for the doors 
at the evening show to open. The night 
show starts at 7.45. 



At the Canterbury, Maida Scott sang 
'.'Everybody Works But Father," with a 
sequel about the old gent having gone 
back on the job again. The idea is not 
new, but Miss Scott's rendition convinces 
that with proper numbers she could trot 
along with the best of them. 



At the Palace, Stoke Newington, this 
week, Williams and Wagner, an eccentric 
musical act, are cresting quite a stir. The 
pair are doing an original bit on the Reed 
bells or pipes (Bamboo Chimes), striking 
the tops with tennis racquets instead of 
shaking them. It's going to be a go wher- 
ever they play. 



"The Master Mystery," a single illu- 
sion which has been presented in England, 
has started comment. It is quite myste- 
rious. American managers are after the 
act, according to latest report. Geo. M. 
Leventritt, from the Morris office, New 
York, and Frank Jones, of the Percy G. 
Williams staff, each saw the number 
while in London. 



Mose Gumble hit London on Labor Day. 
The first thing he said was "Have you 
heard 'Rainbow' over here yet?" Then he 



hummed it, after which he wanted to know 
whether he was in London or England. 
Mr. Gumble will visit the home of his fore- 
fathers in Scotland and Ireland, accom- 
panied by his wife (Clarice Vance). Hugo 
Morris may take the trip with them. 



Helen Trix deputized for Wilkie Bard 
at the Tivoli last Saturday matinee. 
Even in temporarily taking the place of 
this most popular comedian, Miss Trix 
left the stage with flying colors. It is 
no soft berth, this substitution for a 
star the crowds have looked forward to. 
It stamped Miss Trix's quality immedi- 
ately for the English. Victoria Monks 
8*1° deputized for. JMaxie Lloyd, likewise 
doing herself credit. Miss Monks has a 
knack for grasping and holding her 
audience. The house is with her every 
minute. 



Much newspaper talk is going round 
over Harry Lauder's American salary. 
The mention of large sums in connection 
with artists has caused the income tax 
authorities to closely scrutinize the 
vaudeville business. Any number of 
artists have been called upon to make 
statements. Jos. Hart has been re- 
quested to show the profit of his "Futur- 
ity Winner" for the purpose of being 
taxed. If Lauder receives in America 
what the newspapers in London credit 
him with, when he returns the Bank of 
England will have to hustle to remain 
in the race. 



Bill Dillon opened Sept. 7 at the 
Tivoli, sandwiched on the bill between 
Marie Lloyd and Harry Lauder. Truly 
a pleasant spot for a visitor making his 
English debut. It was a Lauder audi- 
ence by ninety-eight per cent. All the 
turns suffered in consequence, but Bill 
is going to become a favorite over here 
before his engagement ends. He did 
remarkably well at the Tivoli consider- 
ing the handicap, rendered doubly hard 
in this instance by the fact of Lauder's 
return to the Strand where he has not 
been for months. Lauder was one grand 
"riot." They almost tore out the sides 
of the theatre. He is at the Tivoli for 
four more weeks. 



LONDON COLISEUM. 

London, Sept. 7. 

Last week at the Coliseum the bill 
struck the average presented there with 
Gene Stratton and Odette Valerie the two 
top-liners. Stratton is quite popular at 
the Coliseum. His reception upon appear- 
ing Wednesday evening clinched that. 
Gene does a "coon" character all his own, 
and the London folk arc just crazy about 
him. The melodies to his songs are 
catchy, and Stratton's act always goes 
well. 

Miss Valerie, a fixture at this house for 
some months now, manages to take away 
a large share of the applause, regardless 
of who else is on the program. She is 
doing a "Cleopatra" dance, having for an 
assistant a live snake. Miss Valerie revels 



in twining the snake about her neck 
while responding to the curtain calls. It 
isn't the most pleasant sight ever seen, 
nor is it becoming to Odette, but then 
it must be "art," and they do say that's 
letting any number of people out these 
days for pulling funny stuff on the 
boards. 

The program had two weak sketches. 
They were very weak, in fact. It needed 
a contract to hold them up, probably. W. 
E. Ellwanger and Co. played one. It is 
called "The Peacemaker." The plot is 
two arguments on the same subject. So 
within ten minutes there is a repetition 
of dialogue, etc. 

The other sketch was "Just We Two," 
a comedy affair, enacted by Tom Terris 
and Simeta Marsden. The scene is laid 
in a kitchen. Over here Terris has a 
reputation for being a real comedian. 
In "Just We Two," however, Mr. Terris 
secures his comedy through being smeared 
with flour. The "real comedians" in 
America don't do that any more, but they 
did" peT turps- .je.sr.s- ago -when they had 
to do it or not work. As a side comment, 
the talk over here at present concerns 
the large numbers of English investors 
in the Pillsbury Flour Company, which 
went into the hands of a receiver lately 
in America. The report says the English 
thought it a good investment because the 
home talent on the stage over here alone 
could make the largest plant profitable. 

Daras, a bit of a conjuror and imitator, 
gets away well. His impersonations are 
on the stylo of Willy Zimmermann's. 
Nitta Jo is a pretty little French girl, 
with an excellent voice. Her songs sound 
very well. The Picchianis pleased as 
usual with their acrobatics, while the 
Kelly and Gillette Trio did a bounding 
billiard table act with good results. 

Jos. Hart's "Futurity Winner" closed 
the show, the racing finish bringing down 
the house, an occurrence at every per- 
formance. There is a new girl in the 
piece. She does as well as any of the 
others who have played the part. 

Edith Courtney, a vocalist with lots of 
voice, and Maggie Rimmer, a comedienne, 
were also there. 



HOLBORN EMPIRE. 

London, Sept. 0. 

The Devine Amylia is the feature of the 
Hoi born Theatre this week (Sept. 7) in 
another "Salome" offering (New Acts). On 
the same bill is Eddie Clark, now settled 
into substantial popularity on this side. 
The Clark offering is cut down to two 
numbers for this engagement and the race 
track recitation is eliminated entirely. 
The "kissing song" was vastly liked and 
a quantity of local patter scored 100 per 
cent. 

A bit of comedy was introduced into 
the specialty of an Indian violinist, 
whether intentionally or not, which made 
the laughing hit of the bill. The Orient- 
al speaks no English apparently and the 
announcements of his musical imitations 
are made by the setting out of printed 
cards. One of these read "A Dog Fight," 
upon which the player did an imitation 
of the Scotch bag-pipes. The audience is 
probably laughing yet. 

The Soufloufs, a pair of whirlwind 
dancers, gained special attention. The girl 
is a particularly f:is( and Kraccful dancer 
and in addition worked in not a little 
amusing conndy in announcing the 
dances. 



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New York City, Sept. 12. 
Editor Variety: 

In review of "Vanity Fair" (to-day's 
issue) you state wrongly in saying Miss 
Ani Hill leads a number in tights. She 
appears in the very same costume worn 
by the late Bessie Bonehill, jewelled knick- 
erbockers. 

I agree that she enters to sing a num 
ber before being introduced, but we are 
young yet, only a few days old, and that 
has now been eliminated as we have since 
seen the fault. 

The review did not do us justice, but 
if our show should be reviewed again, 
you will find the details mentioned all 
uAed "tip. 

The review read badly for a big com- 
pany which is really "The Around the 
Clock" show, one of the best farce come- 
dies ever put on. Harry Hill, 
Manager "Vanity Fair." 



Birmingham, Ala. 
Editor Vabirt: 

I note in Vabiett a letter from Dr. 
Cotret and Rego accusing us of stealing 
their act. I wish to contradict that. 

Being an A No. 1 musician, I am thor- 
oughly capable of writing my own med- 
leys, which I have always done, and can 
prove that the one we are using is totally 
different to theirs. Nor have we ever 
used their medley. 

I would ask the profession not to heed 
this team. This is their cheap way of 
advertising. 

We are responsible and work absolutely 
our own original matter. When we steal 
other people's material we cordially invite 
criticism and would never have the nerve 
to contradict doing so. 

To protect our rights I have answered 
this letter, but shall not bother further. 

B. Cutting. 
(The Cuttings.) 



Scran ton, Pa., Sept. 13. 
Editor Variety: 

Regarding review of Miner's "Ameri- 
cans" would like to make a correction in 
justice to Mr. Chas. Baker, stage manager. 

The notice states that Harry Ferguson 
staged, or put on, the numbers with the 
show. 

Mr. Ferguson composed the music; Mr. 
Baker put the numbers on, also staged 
the production. 

Teddy Simmons, Mgr. 



New York, Sept. 12. 
Editor Variety: 

In reference to "The Stampede," re- 
ferred to as produced in the Fire Show 
Theatre Building, where general admin 
sion price is 25 cents, would state that 
house is in no way known as a moving- 
picture 5-and 10-cent place. 

The play was written by C. L. Hagen 
and produced under his personal direc- 
tion, u ho I t'saffcnVd to let the impression 
prevail that " the effects are produced by 
moving pictures until he demonstrates 
otherwise. 

To remove any impression that "The 

Stampede" is a moving picture or a story 

• told by means of moving pictures, will 

say that ther* are sixty- two people em- 



ployed in the giving of this performance, 
among them many well-known actors. 

Claude L. Hagen. 



Editor Variety: 

Reading, Pa., Sept. 14. 

More trouble for Johnnie Rellly. Mr. 
William Wiggans, manager of Cook's 
Opera House, Rochester, has purchased a 
"Folding Go-Cart." Will he use it! Well, 
you should have seen the smile on Will's 
face when telling about it. The only 
act on the bill he could see was "The Kid 
Act." 

Lucky Will; lucky Burt Green. 
They're both good. What does Johnnie 
Reilly say now. Barry and Wolford. 



MUSICIAN BECOMES MANAGES. 

Erie, Pa., Sept. 17. 

A. H. Knoll r the cornet player and 
band leader, has completed plans for the 
establishment of a vaudeville theatre 
here. The Vulcan Construction Company 
of St. Louis will probably receive the 
building contract. 

Mr. Knoll promises that the theatre 
will be ready for opening in September, 
1900. The site is on 18th Street, between 
State and Beach. Capacity will be 1,600, 
with popular prices. The building will 
contain business offices and a lodge room 
beside the auditorium. The estimated cost 
is between $50,000 and $60,000. 

Application has been made for a United 
Booking Office franchise. 



STREATOR TURNS OUT FOR EVANS. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 

Streator, 111., is a small town on the 
Burlington road. It is also the home of 
George Evans, among the first settlers. 

The dwellers of that town heard that 
George was playing in Chicago with a big 
minstrel show. They are now in the 
city, and according to Fred LeRoy, editor 
of the Streator Independent Times, 
Evans will be busy all this week enter- 
taining his home folk. A special train 
brought the big crowd to see Evans as 
they never saw him at home. 



BIG BENEFIT AT HIP. ' 

To-morrow (Sunday) night at the New 
York Hippodrome, a monster benefit for 
the Metropolitan Turf Benevolent Asso- 
ciation will be given. The program has* 
been gotten together by Paul Durand, of 
H. H. Feiber's office. 

It will be composed of Maurice Levi's 
Band, Nat Wills, Musical Cutty's, "Eight 
Gems," Sandor's Animals, The Kellinos, 
Avon Comedy Four, The Poncherrys, Four 
Riegos and the Kiersten-Mariettas. Max 
F. Schmidt will conduct the orchestra. 



Sing Fong Lee, the Chinese violin vir- 
tuoso, gave a trial performance at the 
Fifth Avenue last Sunday. He is being 
booked for the United time through Alf 
T. Wilton. 




j*ve* jtOrworth's MA*m* 

Up in Frankfort, New York State, there 
is a young woman just clean bug over 
Jack Norworth and his "laughing smile." 
The other day Mr. Norworth received a 
four-page missive from the girl, who had 
so much to say when she commenced, and 
wrote so closely together, the entire back 
page was wasted. 

Starting by asking Mr. Norworth to 

pardon the liberty of writing him, she 

ingenuously asks for information about 

placing a few songs written, then grows 

mushy, and, as a sample of her lyrical 

endeavors, inserted the following: 

"Cause you're the 'Honey Boy' so sweet 

That I'd give so much to meet. 

And If you'll only say you'll atray 

Up tbls Valley aome fine day, 

I'll take you out to my wigwam, Brown, 

And snow you the slghta of a Western town; 

And I'll be your 'Arrah Wanna' If yon will but 

■«y 
You will swiftly apeed up on the Lackawanna, 
And out ou the plains of dear Arlsona, 
With you for my sweetheart, and I your Anona. 
We'll be happy forever In that Western clime. 
With Jack, my 'Honey Boy' near me, sweetheart 
mine." 

The poem builder requests ~ Mr. Nor- 
worth not to think she is crazy, but Jack 
did not have much time to think. On his 
own statement as he was about to grab 
a "Phoebe Snow Special" for Frankfort, 
Mrs. Norworth (Norah Baynes) stuck a 
pin through Frankfort on the map. 



WANTS $s£oo RENT. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 

The Davis Churchill Circuit, operating 
vaudeville theatres, is being sued by R. O. 
Chappell, manager of the vaudeville house 
in Galcsburg, 111. for $2,800, said to be 
back rent due the owners of the property. 
Mr. Chsppell claims he secured a long 
lease of the theatre for the vaudeville 
managers and had to advance $5,000 to 
secure the desired term. 

After the negotiations were completed, 
it is stated, the Davis-Churchill people did 
not care to take up the long lease. The 
theatre is now under the management of 
Mr. Chappell. 

LITIGANTS COMPROMISE. 

No legal action was taken in the matter 
at issue between Aaron Hoffman and 
Alex. Can* in the matter of the use of 
'The End of the World" in vaudeville, 
the sketch played at the Lincoln Square 
last week. 

Aaron Hoffman and Carr were in con- 
ference in the former's office this week, 
mid it was stated that within a few days 
tin* controversy would be patched up. 



ROBINSON, THE BUSY MAN. 
Pesides taking care of the booking de- 
partment formerly entrusted to Jiile Del- 
mar, M. E. Robinson, the former manager 
of the Fifty-eighth Street Theatre, will 
continue to handle all the fair bookings 
of the United Booking Offices. About the 
first of the year he will have issued a big 
catalogue and unless a successor is ap- 
pointed will handle both the fair and the 
old Dclmar bookings alone. 



TOM U1LLEN. 

The shore floral piece, a harp. 5 feet 6 Inches In height, was presented to TOM GILLBN ("FINNI- 
OAN'S FRIEND"), at bin opening performance at the GRAND THEATRE. SACRAMENTO, Cal., 
Sunday. August 23, by BILLY HANI. ON a*d JOE RYAN, of that city. 

OILMAN'S success In the west has been maryeloua considering that this Is his second tour o?er the 
8ULLJVAN-C0N8IDINB CIRCUIT within a year. 



NEW GARDEN, PRODUCING HOUSE. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 

The new Garden Theatre, formerlv 
Brooke's Casino, Wabash Avenue and 
Hubbard Court, will open Oct. 1 with a 
musical comedy stock company. The 
building has been entirely remodeled, 
about $25,000 having been expended. 

Thomas J. Nonan, the lessee, intends 
making the Garden a producing house. 
The first piece to be launched is the work 
of two Chicago writers, Peters and At- 
tridge. 



VARIETY 



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MOVING PICTURE NEWS 



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SETTLEMENT TALK GOING ON. 

"Settlement" talk of the two factions in 
the moving-picture industry planning to 
get together, is in the air, and the pres- 
ence in the city of M. Gaumont, the for- 
eign manufacturer, has not tended to stop 

it 

What the probabilities are for an im- 
mediate juncture can not be ascertained. 
About a month ago it was rumored the 
eventful coalition would occur shortly, but 
the present impression is that terms are 
still being talked over. 

Rumor strongly hints at an early amica- 
ble adjustment of the fight, but no one will 
stand forth in avowal. As a matter of 
fact, there seems to be bat a very few in 
the possession Of any information on the 
-^j^joct- .... 



SAVAGE HAS PICTURE PANTOMIMIST. 

Henry W. Savage has engaged for one 

of the road companies to play "The 

Devil," this season, the pantomimist who 

portrayed that character in the moving 
picture reel just made by the Edison Man- 
ufacturing Company. 

Colonel Savage saw the moving picture 
of the Hungarian play, and immediately 
communicated with the Edison studios. 
The pantomimist had caught his atten- 
tion in the reel and he wanted him for a 
road show now organizing. 



MELIES INCORPORATES. 

George and Gaston Me lies, the foreign 

film manufacturers, have formed with 

Lincoln J. Carter and several others a 

corporation with a stock issue of $760,000 
to carry on the business of film manufac- 
ture in Chicago. Carter is the owner and 
manager of the Criterion Theatre, Chicago, 
and that house will be turned into a plant 
for the production of moving picture 
films. The corporation is known as The 
George Melies Company. 

The officers of the concern are Gaston 
Melies, president; Lincoln J. Carter, sec- 
retary and treasurer; J. J. Lodge, vice- 
president; and George Melies and John 
B. Hogan, directors. 

The move is understood in the trade 
to have been brought about by the desire 
of Carter to enter the cinematographic 
production field. This impression is fur- 
ther established by the publio statement 
that while one of the Melies brothers will 
have charge of the mechanical depart- 
ment, Mr. Carter will be in control of the 
studios, and the production end of the 
enterprise. 

A certain proportion, said to be a small 
percentage of the total stock issue, will 
be offered for restricted sale among the 
rental bureaus. 

Melies, who holds an Edison license to 
manufacture negatives and positives in 
this country under the Edison patents, 
has transferred his license for both forms 
of picture reels to the new company, and 
this concern it is promised will equip a 
plant which will be able to turn out three 
1,000-foot reels per week after it is in 
perfect working order. 

J. J. Lodge, mentioned in the formal 
announcement, is an old time stage man- 
ager. 



PICTURES DEMANDED BY LEGITI- 
MATE. 

The season's opening in the legitimate 
has shown no slackening in the demand 
for the moving picture entertainment in 
theatres devoted to combination attrac- 
tions. 

The Kinetograph Co. reported a call for 
its wares from the Lycoming Opera 
House, Williamsport, Pa., for four days 
of this week, the theatre's open time. At 
Paterson, N. J., the Opera House there 
played the Kinetograph subjects for five 
days last week. 

There seems to be a feeling of uneasi- 
ness in the "combination" houses, bouyed 
up only by the picture salvation side, 
while the film men have a feeling of 
security in the prospect of a flood of 
applicants for reels in regular theatres 
if the theatrical business of the popular 
price comes a cropper again this season. 



"TALKING" PICTURES IN TEXAS. 

This week the exclusive rights for the 
Cameraphone and Humanova in the State 
of Texas were taken over by the Green- 
wal-Weis Circuit through Abe. Thal- 
heimer, its New York representative. 

Eight of the circuit's theatres in vari- 
ous cities will install the entertainment. 
San Antonio had a "talking" picture show 
last Sunday night. 



GILMOUR HOME. 

William Eugene Gilmour, formerly pres- 
ident of the Edison Manufacturing Com- 
pany, returned last Saturday from his 
European trip with his family. It is 
declared that Mr. Gilmour had no inten- 
tion of remaining away a year, as was 
originally announced. 



TWO MORE BRANCHES. 

Announcement is made per Bulletin No. 
24 of the Film Service Association that 
the applications filed with the Executive 
Committee last month for the admittance 
of two more branch exchanges have been 
acted upon favorably. 

An office of the Western Film Exchange 
will be in operation in Joplin, Mo., and 
one of the Edison Display Company in 
Portland, Ore., by Oct. 1. 



The Edison Co. is turning out two pic- 
tures this week. Commencing next week 
the American Vitagraph will produce 
three pictures. 



Del S. Smith, manager of the Star, 
Elgin, III., will open a new moving-picture 
theatre in that town next month, known 
as "Bijou Dream." 



The Vanity Fair, a moving picture 
house operated by William Fox, will add 
three vaudeville acts to its shows weekly, 
commencing Monday. 



The proprietors of a moving-picture 
house in Windber, a mining town near 
Johnstown, Pa., made a lot of capital this 
week by advertising that a local woman 
would appear at the shows in a "sheath" 
gown. Curiosity was a-tiptoe, and al- 
though the woman's identity was not dis- 
closed a good deal of her person was. 
The box office profited accordingly. 



O I ROUS NEWS. 



CAMPAIGN AFFECTS CIRCUS BUSI- 
NESS. 

As the presidential campaign gets under 
way the traveling circuses are said to 
be suffering somewhat in their receipts. 
Night parades and mass meetings of 
political organizations contribute to this 
result. 

There is no sign, nevertheless, of any 
of the tented organizations curtailing their 
tours. Cole Brothers this week registered 
railroad contracts totalling nearly $7,000 
and bringing their season up to Oct. 20. 
Most of this time is in Southern territory. 
The Norris & Rowe outfit will be in the 
Southwest until early October. 



INDEPENDENT CLOSES OCT. 18. 

It is reported that the Wallace-Hagen- 
beck Circus, the most important of the 
independent tented organizations, will 
close its season in Chicago on Oct. 18, 
going from there to winter quarters. The 
show plays Chicago for two weeks in 
conjunction with a local firemen's benefit 
beginning Oct. 5. 



BERGER MAKES DENIAL. 

John J. Berger, who was concerned in 
the placing of the acts for the Police- 
men's Circus at Atlantic City Aug. 20 to 
20, enters a denial of any participation in 
the disastrous finish to the show, when 
the artists engaged were left with but 
sufficient money to go to their homes. 

Berger claims he turned over all his 
interest in the project, which consisted of 
booking the acts, to the Police Depart- 
ment, notifying the performers (all acro- 
bats) they would have to look to the local 
people for salaries. 

Berger claims new agreements were 
then entered into by the artists and the 
Police Department. In this his statement 
is borne out by Tony Castellane, of Gas- 
tellane and Brother. 

Berger denies he received any monies 
in advance for himself, and alleges that 
$2,000 placed in an Atlantic City bank 
was released by him when he left the 
town after the first two days, storms hav- 
ing prevented performances being given 
up to that time. 

From Atlantic City came a further 
statement this week that three of the 
acts engaged secured a guarantee of their 
salary in writing from Chairman Cramer 
of the Police Committee. Lawyer Oale, 
of Atlantic City, secured a court order re- 
straining the committee from paying over 
any monies. This tied up the $2,000 on 
deposit, and a judicial decision will be 
necessary to release it. 

The Ledgetts and Four Riegos are other 
acts mentioned by Mr. Berger as among 
those which can confirm his statements. 



Buffalo Bill's Wild West reaches its 
furthest point West Sept. 25 when it 
plays Portland, Ore. 



San Francisco, Sept. 10. 
The Barnum-Bailey circus opened here 
Admission Day to a large audience. The 
show stays a week and the artists have 
a chance of getting away from the 
sleeping cars and living in hotels for a 
change. The show grounds are in the 
centre of the town at 12th and Market 
Streets. 



WOMAN TRAINER ATTACKED. 

Fort Plain, N. Y., Sept. 17. 

Beatrice Woods, a woman animal 
trainer, was terribly torn by one of bar 
troupe of trained bears during an exhibi- 
tion here early this week. The brute be- 
came unmanageable, and when the woman 
tried to force it through its tricks sud- 
denly attacked her. 

Miss Woods' shrieks of pain started a 
panic among the audience. Several women 
fainted, and it was with difficulty that a 
stampede was prevented. Keepers finally 
beat the bear back and the trainer was 
dragged from the arena unconscious. Doe- 
tors say she will recover. 



HUGH COYLE DIES. 

Chicago, Sept. 17. 

Cancer killed Hugh Coyle at the age 
of 66. He died last Saturday at the 
County Hospital. 

Hugh Coyle was a walking encyclopedia 
on the circus, and was generally credited 
with having been the first "advance.* 
About a year or so ago Coyle ran a tent 
outfit of his own. 

During the Civil War the deceased 
served as a drummer boy and telegraph 
operator, drifting into the ring life at 
the conclusion of hostilities, remaining 
there ever Since. 



WILL RINGLING8 WINTER EAST? 

Circus folk are awaiting with a good 
deal of interest the announcement of the 
Ringlings winter quarters for 1908-00. 
The shipping of the discarded "No. 3" ear 
of the Buffalo Bill advance to Baraboo 
has started talk that the Barnum & Bai- 
ley and Cody outfits will be stored in 
Baraboo while the Ringling Brothers' 
Show will lay up in Bridgeport. 

If the Ringlings follow this schedule 
it will mean that the Ringling Circus will 
open the spring season in New York 
instead of the Barnum Show, thus break- 
ing a long-established custom. 

The Ringlings have not yet spoken, 
although they have signed a railroad 
contract for transporting the Ringling 
Show to its old winter quarters in Bara- 
boo. 



The Gollmar Brothers' Circus closes its 
season Nov. 16, and will then go into win- 
ter quarters in Nebraska. 



Geo. Atkinson, "A Corker in Cork," and 
John Slater, the clown, will open in 
vaudeville after this circus season lapses. 



George Degnon, secretary to Col. Louis 
B. Cooke, general agent for the Buffalo 
Bill Wild West, has left Chicago and la 
working ahead of the show as excursion 
agent. Degnon makes his headquarters 
in the Francis Valentine Printing Com- 
pany, San Francisco, and covers his terri- 
tory from that central point 



The Hagenbeck-Wallace "Stake and 
Chain News" prints the following, com- 
menting upon the effects of "local option" 
or the prohibition subject: 

"Last year there were 28,000 paid ad- 
missions at the Princeton, Ind., fair on 
the big day. This year there were 3,168. 
Princeton 'went dry' several months ago. 
Any business man there is now willing to 
vote for a 'wet town.'" 



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VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 



Initial Premutation, Pint Appearance or 

Reappearance in or Around New 

York City. 



NEW AGTS Or TUB 



The Van Dyck," Colonial. 

Hyman Meyer, Colonial. 

Daisy Wood, Lincoln Square. 

Selma Braats, Fifth Avenue. 

"In the Subway," Fifth Avenue. 

Geo. B. McManua, Alhambra. 

"Csaress Life Guards," Alhambra. 

Gans-lfelson Fight (Moving Picture), 
Hammerstein'B. 

De Dio, Orpheum, Brooklyn. 

Pearl and Josco, Keeney's, Brooklyn. 

Gertrude Besck, Blaney's, Yonkers. 

Dan Leno and Hit "Happy Youngsters," 
Bijou, Bayonne, N. J. 

M Chrittmai Eve Romance," Bijou, Bay- 
onne, N. J. 

Evans and Ten Brook, Bijou, Bayonne. 

Margaret Collier and Co., Bijou, Bay- 
onne, N. J. 

Claxton and Anderson, Bijou, Perth 
Amboy, N. J. 

Geo. D. Parker & Co., Bijou, Orange. 

Flavia Arcaro, Bijou, New Brunswick. 

M 8 Palace Girls," Bijou, New Brunswick. 

Isabelle D*Armond, Hudson, Union Hill. 



"Having a Dip." 
Musical Comedy. 
Canterbury, London, (Week Aug. 31.) 

"Having a Dip" may be termed a vaude- 
ville production of a musical comedy. It 
was built for a music hall, and is of 
the specie which carries its own musical 
director. Nearly everything in the line 
of a production over here has something 
of the "seaside" in it "Having a Dip" 
'has its scene laid there. There are a 
number of comedians and voices almost 
as bad. In the chorus of ten there is 
one good-looker. But the average over 
here must be larger than that. Two 
Englishmen and two Americans after 
viewing the act the other evening, and 
also after due allowance to recover, 
formed themselves into a committee to 
name the worst act in vaudeville. The 
committee could not decide, but agreed 
that "Having a Dip" was entitled to 
mention. Colin Coop produced the piece. 
If it had opened in New York City, what 
the papers would have done to that title! 



"The Devine Amylia." 
Claaaical Dancer. 

Holborn Empire, London (Week Sept. 7). 
Still another joins the "Salome" pro- 
cession. The Devine does what the pro- 
gram flamboyantly calls a "fantaise 
mythologue" entitled "Phydra," which is 
calculated to hold 'em for a while. The 
affair has a good many of the fa- 
miliar "Salome" points, including the cos- 
tume worn by the dancer, although the 
extreme undress has perforce been some- 
what modified through the fact that it is 
done under the brightest light. In the 
course of the act a more or less under- 
standable story is developed in panto- 
mime, M. Myosis playing a boyish lover 
of Phydra. London stands by its fads 
longer than "step lively" New York. So 
it happens that Amylia gets the benefit 
of a craze that in America would not 
have endured this long. The dance is 
rather a tame performance, and the audi- 
ence gave it only perfunctory applause. 



week) 



"Sands 0* Dee" 

Melodrama. 

Hippodrome, London. (Week August 31). 

"Sands O* Dee" is a melodramatic play- 
let, adapted from the similarly named 
poem. The story has to do with a vil- 
lain, a hero, a foreclosed mortgage, the 
daughter of a fisherman and a wealthy 
relative from America. The daughter 
loves a sailor boy who earns six dollars 
weekly as per information furnished by 
the villain, who also loves the girl. The 
early part is conventional enough, but 
the finish commands the attention. It is 
doubtful if there have been more realistic 
thrills compassed into an act or a play. 
The villain ties the daughter to a stake 
set in the sand, leaving her to the mercy 
of the incoming tide. Following comes 
the tide of actual water, and the big thrill. 
Thousands of gallons are released, rush- 
ing on the stage with a roar, causing 
those nearest the tank to sit up in alarm. 
Four times is water released until the 
girl is neck deep, when the sailor boy 
lover arrives upon a plunging horse in 
time to foil the villain. The tide or 
water effect is simply marvellous. Frank 
Parker, of the Hippodrome, who staged 
the production, receives credit for some- 
thing the public can talk about for years 
to come. Fred Mace (Fred Wallace on 
the program) played the Yankee part 
nicely, while the remainder of the cast 
did well, but the great water effect can 
carry it alone. 



The Lulu Beeson Trio. 

"A Night in El Paso" (Singing and 

Dancing), 
so Mins.; Full Stage (15); One (5). 
Alhambra. 

"A Night in El Paso" is the name of a 
pretty full stage setting, which makes a 
fitting background to the light singing and 
dainty dancing of Lulu Beeson and Ward 
and Weber. The scene shows a villa along 
the banks of the Rio Grande. The boys 
enter in a canoe, dressed in the picturesque 
Mexican costume. They sing a serenade 
under one of the windows at which stands 
Miss Beeson, joining thera later in a series 
of quaint and well executed dances. Miss 
Beeson looks very pretty in a costume of 
black velvet that corresponds to those 
worn by the boys. The three exit in the 
canoe. The excellent dancing and the 
pretty surrounding makes the singing of 
little consequence. To give time for a 
change, a reproduction of Miss Beeson's 
head greatly magnified is thrown on the 
back drop, which carries out the facial ex- 
pressions to the accompaniment of "I 
Can't Make My Eyes Behave." The idea 
is from "My Starlight Maid," at the Hip- 
odrome last season. The finish in "one" 
consists of hard shoe dancing by the trio. 
Weber and Ward prove themselves to be 
one of the best dancing teams in vaude- 
ville. Their dancing is easy and graceful. 
A pleasing appearance and good dressing 
creates a better impression than the in- 
tricate steps accompanied by an over- 
abundance of hard work would. Miss 
Beeson is noted as a dancer of this de- 
scription. She easily keeps pace with the 
boys. The Lulu Beeson Trio is the best 
net of its kind yet seen. Da»h. 



Hawaiian Trio. 

g*»gt«g and Instrumental Music. 

19 Mins.; One. 

Fifth Avenue. 

One of the prettiest novelties that has 
been seen in a long time is the musical 
offering of the Hawaiian Trio, who give 
their first showing at the Fifth Avenue 
this week. Two men and a woman make 
up the act. All dress in picturesque cos- 
tumes suggestive of the tropical island 
from which they take the name, and in 
the half-light of the stage give a decided 
impression that they are 1 natives. The 
opening is very pretty. The men appear 
lounging before a bamboo hut in the 
tropics while the woman, partly hidden, 
is seen in a hammock among the trees. 
The setting is remarkably pretty con- 
sidering it is made up of nothing more 
than two drops. Both men play guitars, 
and all three sing most agreeably. One 
of the players holds his guitar across his 
knees like a zither, and by some manner 
of manipulation gets a wierd, plaintive 
sort of music out of it, utterly fascinat- 
ing and unlike ordinary guitar playing. 
For the finish the woman, whose voice 
was prominent in several excellent trio 
numbers, does a curious native dance, a 
slow step, vaguely suggesting Oriental 
dancing. The turn scored one of the hits 
at the Fifth Avenue, doing an encore and 
taking a total of six bows. It is bound 
to be in general demand. Ruth. 



"The Strawberry Festival" 

as Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Hudson, Union Hill. 

The program states "a comedy drama of 
rural life by Cbas. W. Doty." It started 
out like a comedy, switched into a drama, 
and didn't finish at all. The scene is a 
Jaytown opera house, where a festival for 
the benefit of the town band is going on. 
A crowd is on the stage, although there are 
only four or five principals employed. The 
story is not exactly original. A waif 
shows up at the festival who turns out 
to be the niece of the richest and meanest 
roan in the village. He has been keeping 
her under cover for fourteen or fifteen 
years, in the meantime using her money 
left in his care for her by his brother. 
The miser is tamely proven guilty and 
leaves the hall, after which the festivities 
are continued. The country band Is called 
upon to play, and they drag away six or 
seven minutes with several selections in 
ninety different keys. The first time it 
was funny, but repetitions killed the 
humor. The act really runs for eight or 
ten minutes after it finishes. There is lit- 
tle to be said of the principals. Jos. Pros- 
per as the constable and Chas. Fisher 
only did anything entitled to notice. 
Grace Lyle was impossible as the waif. 
She talked as though music had been writ- 
ten for her lines, and was never sure 
whether she was hitting the right notes or 
not. "The Strawberry Festival" would ex- 
plain itself under a title mentioning the 
proper fruit. Dash. 



"At The Country Club" (11). 

Musical Comedy. 

34 Mins.; Four (Interior: Special Set). 

Colonial. 

Not on a local stage since Levey, the 
Cleanser, outfitted a number on the 
New York Roof a couple of seasons ago 
us the reward for a free advertisement 
has anything approached the advertise- 
ment given a New York milliner in Jesse 
L. Lasky's "At the Country Club," Lasky's 
latest and not best production. TO a song 
about "hats," the four show girls and four 
chorus men constituting the background 
of the piece, manage to spread over the 
utterly inane song, probably especially 
written for the advertising purpose, 
a distinct view of the milliner's name 
painted on the outside of large hat boxes, 
the girls selecting different hats from the 
boxes held by the men. It is repeated for 
the second verse, and neither of the two 
having been accorded what would come 
within the boundary of a legitimate en- 
core, the condition of repetition may have 
been mentioned in the bond. If the mil- 
liner supplied the costumes for the "hat" 
number, by the same process of recom- 
pense he should pay the rent of the 
theatre which permits this. After Broad- 
way has grown weary of the uppish and 
self-conscious "show girl," it seems as 
though vaudeville is but commencing to 
take to the brand. "At the Country Club" 
is a mixed double quartet, placed to music, 
and well set. It is Lasky's "Piano- 
phiends" over again in disguise, without all 
the pianos. This latest piece has but one, 
played by Geo. Spink, who among the 
many specialties introduced almost turns 
out a pianologue. There are two other 
principals, Ned Reatdon, an Irish stew- 
ard, the comedian and hit of the act, and 
Mayme Kelso, the leading female, who is 
just there. The three have a travesty 
song towards the end. Either the author, 
song or players are at fault, probably all 
three. Each contributed to a useless attempt 
at comedy in it. The show girls have three 
changes; the chorus men two. The male 
choristers sing together as though really a 
quartet, and there are all styles of songs, 
from solos to an octet, the act concluding 
with a "patter" selection indulged in by 
the entire company of eleven, winding up 
by rapid talking by all for the finale. The 
act was very well liked at the Colonial. 
There are three things to commend it, the 
setting (a club house parlor), the expens- 
ive costuming, and Mr. Reardon. The 
light story is of a rehearsal. The "show 
girls" are good-looking, with the tallest 
brunette of seeming importance to her- 
self at least. Mr. Spink wrote the piece, 
according to the program. It was not an 
exertion. "At the Country Club" can go 
through anywhere. It is one of the many 
vaudeville acts where the price decides 
upon the value of it. Sime. 



Wilbur Mack, assisted by Nella Walker, 
closed on the Orpheum Circuit last week 
and will play United Booking Offices time, 
beginning at Harrisburg. 



Eight Brazilian Equestrians. 
Hippodrome. 

A small ring handicapped the work of 
the Eight Brazilians, who use a large 
coach throughout So small was it that 
the coach hit the center pole opening night 
and it was some little time before the act 
could continue. It is much like others of 
its sort. The dressing is pretty and that 
makes a very good "sight" act. The work 
consists of jumping from seat to seat and 
to the backs of the horses. The first night- 
ers at the Hip took kindly to it. 

Doth. 



VARIETY 



13 



Leo Ditrkhstein and Co. (3). 

"Button, Button, Who's Got the But- 

ton?" (Farce.) 
14 Mint.; Four (Parlor). 
Colonial 

Leo Ditrichstein bows to vaudeville at 
the Colonial this week as both actor and 
author. The silly named sketch he has 
written is a very good farce, the principal 
having surrounded himself with a capable 
company. Howard Hull and Vivian 
Townsend share in the laughing rewards, 
while Fola La Follette, daughter of the 
United States Senator from Wisconsin, is 
somewhat hampered by a light role. Mr. 
Ditrichstein's performance was most 
noticeable for the resemblance he displayed 
in speech, bearing and gestures to the late 
Richard Mansfield. The farce contains a 
great quantity of action in its brief time, 
has many logical situations, and is far 
beyond the usual "legitimate" medium of 
introduction into the "two-shows-daily." 
The "button" portion treats of a dentist, 
who, finding a large pink button on the 
floor of his office (underneath his living 
apartments) sews it upon his coat sleeve as 
a reminder of nis wife, when planking gold 
into the molars of a charming patient. 
The wife becomes jealous of "her sister, who 
lost the button, and a physician, in love 
with the sister, seeks the dentist to 
"sound" the sister-in-law as to her state of 
mind towards him. The sister believes 
the husband is making love direct, the 
customary incidents of well regulated 
farces being indulged in until a patient 
with his face strapped up entering the 
parlor from the dental office with a mute 
plea for 'relief brings the finale, with the 
atmosphere all cleared. For a comedy 
sketch, it could bfcve been better placed 
than opening after intermission. Sime. 



Melville BUis. 
Pianologue. *- 
Hammerstein's. 

Just one short song recitation removes 
Melville Ellis, upon his vaudeville return 
at Hammerstein's this week, from the 
"musical" class to "pianologue." The 
single song told of the uselessness of fem- 
inine lingerie without a girl inside. It is 
neatly written, a wee bit spicy, and Mr. 
Ellis ought to have had at least one more 
cumber of this nature. Opening after 
intermission, Mr. Ellis played "Villia" 
from "The Merry Widow," allowing the 
house to quiet down, when he recited, fol- 
lowing this with "Yama" and adding, 
after long applause, a medley of five operas 
selected by the audience with airs of popu- 
lar songs, his final selection in this being 
"When Love Is Young," written by Ellis 
for "Brown of Harvard." The popularity 
of the unannnounced selection and the 
identity of the composer were made known 
immediately by a burst of applause, quite 
a tribute in a vaudeville theatre. For the 
last encore Mr. Ellis played "Cuddle 
Up a Little Closer" from 'Three Twins." 
As a manipulator of ivories in melodies 
everyone likes to hear, Mr. Ellis is an 
adept, and he scored unmistakably at 
Hammerstein's. His facial makeup is 
almost perfect, but overdrawn a trifle, a 
rare fault on the variety stage. A little 
more carelessness in it would benefit his 
appearance ; also an inclination to beat time 
with feet and eyebrows should be curbed 
as far as the eyebrows are concerned. It 
is remindful of the song Carrie DeMar 
sings, that of the girl who had an affection 
of the eyelid, and a stitch in the neck. 

Sime.' 



Rots and Fenton. 
"Just Like a Woman." 
23 Mini.; Full Stage. 
Lincoln Square. 

Ross and Fenton are playing a short 
engagement, using their charming com- 
edy sketch, "Just Like a Woman," 
which has been seen before. The little 
playlet has lost none of its appeal, and 
remains one of the beat bits 01 skilfully 
handled humor In vaudeville. Ross's humor 
is not the sort that lives upon "fat lines" 
or "kind applause" allusions, but rather 
upon its sympathetic and human por- 
traiture. The sketch has fine character 
relations and the delicate balance be- 
tween nonsense and pathos is admirably 
sustained. Despite the long absence from 
the vaudeville stage, both Mr. Ross and 
Miss Fenton played with their old spirit 
and scored an immense success. Ruth. 



The Romanos. 

Musical. 

xo Mine.; Full Stage. 

Blaney's, Yonkers. 

The Romanos are among the first of 
the foreign turns to appear on the Mor- 
ris Circuit. It is not a big act, although 
rather a pleasing one. The pair have a 
classy appearance, both dressing exceed- 
ingly well. The woman especially is 
better dressed than the usual run of her 
sister artists. The music is entirely on 
the brasses. Several instruments are 
used, the man playing on two instru- 
ments at the same time in each case. 
The music is first rate for trick stuff, 
although an up-to-date selection or two 
would help some. As a finish the man 
plays a trumpet balanced on his mouth, 
playing the snare drum at the same time. 
The act passed through nicely. Dath. 



Nello, Assisted by Mme. Nello. 

Juggling. 

14 Mine.; Full Stage. 

Blaney's, Yonkers. 

Nello is practically new to the East, 
not having played hereabouts in the past 
three years. It is a straight juggling 
specialty with only one small bit of com- 
edy attempted at the finish. Nello has 
wisely seen the need of a little change 
in the handling of cigar boxes and it is 
this which induces the comedy. It is 
nicely done and fits the purpose. The 
usual routine with the hats, billiard cues, 
cigar and umbrella is run through in 
swift, easy fashion with few misses. A 
couple of new and showy tricks are also 
introduced and aid materially. The jug- 
gler has a good stage presence, while 
Mme. Nello is very pretty, and her 
appearance adds dressiness to the offer- 
ing. On third at Blaney's, the act fared 
very well, being forced to respond to an 
encore. It makes good, light entertain- 
ment and should please anywhere. Dash. 



Four Riego Bros. 

Acrobatics. 

Hippodrome. 

A double stair-case is the principal in 
the offering of the Four Riegos. The usual 
hand-to-hand and head balancing tricks 
are shown, the walking up and down stairs 
while performing adding somewhat to the 
effect. There is a quantity of good shoul- 
der-to-shoulder somersaulting and a four 
high at the finish is featured. Appearing 
with three other acts at the same time, 
the worth of the specialty can not be 
gauged. Dash. 



Richards and Orover. 
Singing and Piano Playing. 
18 Mine.; One. 
Aihambra. 

Richards and Grover in framing up an 
offering of song and piano playing have hit 
upon nothing new. The act in the main 
depends upon the woman who sings at the 
same time supplying the comedy. The 
opening song in itself was rather good. 
The melody was pretty and a catchy lyric 
got the laughs. The woman impersonates 
a "drunk" at the finish which seemed to 
amuse the house, although it consisted of 
little else than "mugging." The second 
number was also of a good sort The 
singer wore a burlesque sheath gown 
which appeared to be a new idea in Har- 
lem. As a finish the woman blacks up, or, 
rather, tans up, in view of the audience. 
She takes down her hair during the opera- 
tion, handing over a host of talk of the I- 
washed-my-hair-to-day-and-can't-do-a-thing- 
with-it kind. A "coon" song, well ren- 
dered, wound up the specialty. The male 
end does the usual and familiar piano 
tricks. But the vaudeville historians may 
record that the act received several legiti- 
mate curtains, so what does it all matter? 

Dash. 



OUT or TOWN 



Four Poncherrys. 

Wire. 

Hippodrome. 

The Four Poncherrys were given the 
center of the ring for a wire act. One 
woman and three men show a varied as- 
sortment of tricks in a snappy manner. 
Featured is the running of a second wire 
from the shoulders of two of the men, 
while on the wire the smaller mem- 
ber of the four performs. This trick 
is also featured by the Three Olivers. Be- 
ing placed in the center, the Four Pon- 
cherrys came in for more attention than 
the other acts appearing at the same time. 

Dash. 



Alberts Polar Bears (xo). 
Hippodrome. 

Aside from the usual interest displayed 
in animals unfamiliar to people of these 
parts, there is little that is of especial 
interest in the antics gone through by the 
bears. Of all wild animals these polars 
are the most docile appearing creatures 
imaginable. A troupe of dogs would cause 
more excitement. The animals do nothing 
more than what is natural and customary 
in exhibition for them to do. The bears 
slide down a steep incline at the finish, 
the trainer coming down on the back of 
the last one. Dash. 



The Kirsten-Mariettas (4). 

Acrobatics. 

10 Mins. 

Hippodrome. 

The act under a different name and with 
only three people participating directly in 
the proceedings was shown at Henderson's 
some time early in the season. The work 
consists almost entirely of strength tests 
of the teeth and jaws. The man is the 
main factor, doing several tricks that 
called forth applause. The finish, in which 
he swings two of the women on a strap 
which he holds in his teetn is the most 
noteworthy. The fourth member, a wo- 
man, who acted as an assistant when the 
act was seen before, swings a small boy, 
used solely for this purpose, in a similar 
manner. Dash. 



Claudius and Scarlet. 

Banjoists. 

14 Mins.; One. 

Majestic, Chicago. 

The novelty furnished does not refer 
to the playing. Both are expert banjo- 
ists. After skilfully rendering a reper- 
toire of popular and classical selections, 
a screen is lowered and on it are flashed 
the words of old-time songs, such an 
"Wait for the Wagon," "Nellie Gray* 
"Old Dan Tucker," "Nellie Bly," "Billy 
Boy" and "Oh, Susans." One after the 
other they are played over while the 
audience hums or joins ' in the lyrics. 
The idea is prettily novel, and won for 
the act big rounds of applause. 

Frank Wiesberg. 



Emerin Campbell and Co. (a). 

"Two Hundred Miles from Broalway* 

(Comedy Drama). 
16 Mins.; (Interior). 
Majestic, Chicago. 

Edmund Day wrote this playlet. The 
scene is a rural inn, located somewhere 
in Vermont. A New York soubrette in 
stranded and unable to leave for the) 
"White Way." The distance is empha- 
sized several times by the players. She 
deplores her condition and tries to solve 
the problem how to raise funds. A New 
York gambler mistakes her for the inn- 
keeper's daughter. In sombre momenta 
she confides to him that her father (the 
innkeeper) is in need of $25 to raise a 
mortgage, her intention being to pur* 
chase a ticket to New York with the 
money. He yields up the greenbacks. 
Then she stealthily tries to leave the 
house. A New Year epigram causes her 
to reflect and she confesses to the gam- 
bler. The curtain descends as both drain 
the remains of a bottle of wine he 
brought with him from New York. 
There are several bright lines and the 
idea is good. Miss Campbell is plump 
and buxom, a clever ingenue. Jules 
Ruby gave good support as the gambler, 
although not looking the part. The 
character is too refined. The act inter- 
ested and was liked. 

Frank Wifberg. 



Clara Rackett. 

"Salome." 

Irwin's "Majesties." 

Star and Garter, Chicago. 

Featured with the show, the program 
calls attention that the presentation in 
not a rehash of an "Oriental" or "Mid- 
way" dance, but a complete production 
in itself. The paragraph is not exagger- 
ated. Mr. Irwin has surrounded Misa 
Rackett with a most effective setting. 
Miss Rackett is attired modestly in flesh- 
ings over which are hung strings of 
beads, almost hiding her splendid fig- 
ure. The dance is said to be a version 
of Maud Allan's, as no doubt all are, 
and Mr. Irwin also claims the dance to 
be similar to that given by Ciertrude 
Hoffmann in New York. No one here 
has disputed him. Miss Hoffmann aa 
"Salome" has not been soon In Chicago. 
There is noticing startling about the. 
dance or costume worn. The latter is 
more modest tliiin the garb of a "cooch* 
dancer. Miss Knekett is as graceful in 
the ilniirr as though it were not called 
"Salom* ." Frank Wiesberg. 



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VARIETY 



HIPPODROME. 

In trying to figure out something sen- 
sational for the Hippodrome, the pro- 
duoere have taken a fond farewell of the 
present and slipped into the year 1960. 

The piece is called "The Battle of the 
8kies." A war is on between the United 
States of Europe and the United States 
of America which bringB forth a few of 
the death-dealing devices that may be 
expected to put in an appearance within 
the next forty or one hundred years. 
The airship and the radium gun will 
(according to the "Hip" story) be the 
terrors of future war. 

Just now in the Hippodrome, however, 
the Americans are the only ones to pos- 
sess the radium gun. When the airship 
equipped with this annihllator descends on 
the foreign city it is all over. 

The light effects have been well worked 
out, and the scene is highly interesting 
and exciting, although hardly sensational. 

Featured also is the ballet in the sec- 
ond piece, "The Land of the Birds." R. 
H. Burnside, who staged it, can con- 
gratulate himself upon producing the 
greatest ballet the Big House has ever 
•sen. The girls are dressed to represent 
different birds. Every known species is 
shown, and perhaps a few unknown. The 
effect is nothing short of wonderful. The 
stage is a mass of ever-changing colors, 
and the various combinations beggar de- 
scription. Opening night the spectacle 
brought shouts of approval from all over 
the house. 

"Sporting Days," the opening piece, is 
a musical melodrama with a ball game, 
horse and rowing race. The baseball 
game commences the performance. With 
New York at fever heat over the out- 
come of the present League race, nothing 
more interestingly current could have 
been selected. The scene is very pretty. 
The two sides yelling for victory made 
It quite engrossing. Later in the Fall a 
football game may be easily substituted. 
That will give even more opportunity. 

The horse race and rowing race are not 
weighty. The main idea is similar in 
both. They are worked on treads. Tho 
tiling has been seen many times in 
vaudeville and melodrama, although not 
so elaborately. 

The rowing scene has a corking musical 
number. The girls sit on the stage, 
throwing their skirts over their heads, 
showing the lining, of some blue shimmer- 
ing material, giving a pretty effect, while 
the men with oars go through the regu- 
lation rowing stroke. 

The circus parade and raising of the 
"Wg top," also in "Sporting Days," were 
not the least interesting of the evening's 
incidents. The circus acts are not as 
prominent in the performance as they 
have been previously. The single ring 
is necessarily small because of the top. 
One or two of the acts suffered accord 
ingly. There were a few delays, that are 
to be expected in a first show 
of this magnitude. Now they are 
probably straightened out. The Bight 
Brasilian Equestrians, Four Poncherrys, 
Albert Performing Bears and the Four 
Riegos are under New Acts. Paul San- 
dor's Dog Circus caused quite a little 
amusement and was very well received. 
Oscar Lowande did not perform opening 
night, owing to an accident. The Three 
Sisters Ernesto, also programmed, did not 
•PI** 1 -- Doth. 



WASHINGTON SOCIETY GIRLS. 

Question: If it takes a musical comedy 
two weeks to get out of town to whip 
into shape after a bad opening, how long 
should burlesque comedians take to re- 
generate a dull book 7 Which query is 
suggested by the condition of "The Wash* 
ington Society Girls" now in the fourth 
week of its season. With a chorus of 
twenty-two girls., lively women principals, 
eight men and a lavish equipment of scen- 
ery and costumes, the show barely es- 
capes being boresome. That it did es- 
cape was entirely due to a bright snappy 
chorus and the women along with a rapid 
succession of catchy numbers. 

The comedians have almost nothing to 
offer. Their "bits" in the first part drag 
lamentably, although things brighten up 
somewhat in the burlesque; a travesty 
built along familiar lines and including 
some very rough material. Some of the 
dialogue shades close to the suggestive, 
and a couple of parodies by Harry Marks 
Stewart could stand censoring. 

Stewart in a Hebrew part is the main 
funmaker. He plays the character on 
conventional lines and without sponta- 
neity. What the maker of the book 
has given him, Stewart uses intelligently, 
but he has apparently added nothing. 
This is not the way principal comedy 
parts in burlesque are successfully han- 
dled. Incidental business generally does 
a lot for dialogue. Larry Smith who 
seconds Stewart works a good deal harder, 
but his efforts are labored and only his 
rough nonsense won laughs. 

William Collins has an inane role, 
played in careless style while Billy Hall- 
man has small opportunity with a "tough" 
character and made rather heavy going of 
it in the first part, but worked better in 
the burlesque. 

May Howard is the feature of the show, 
and, what d'ye think, she appeared only 
for a few minutes at the opening of the 
burlesque in tights. For the rest of the 
show the famous Howard figure was hid- 
den under skirts. This is not as it should 
be, although Miss Howard must have 
spent a small fortune in those skirted 
gowns. Miss Howard has no large op- 
portunity at any time. 

The comedy of the men being light, 
it would seem to have been with an idea 
of bettering things that they gave Mag- 
deline Webb a "Sis Hopkins" part. Much 
better have had her work as a soubrette 
together with Mamie Champion, who now 
has the soubrette thing all to herself. 

The Mullini Sisters, who at other times 
belong to the chorus, open the olio with 
a fairly creditable musical turn. They 
use a full stage. This made a gap be- 
tween the finale of the first part and the 
opening of the olio which could have been 
filled with the illustrated songs, used later. 
The Sisters are a bit uncertain in their 
instrumental duets, all brass, and the 
dressing could be freshened up consider- 
ably. Smith and Champion offer a farce 
in which comedy falls take the place of 
humor. 

Hallman and Collins do an old fashioned 
conversation act with some up-to-date pat- 
ter and a parody or two songs, doing 
rather well. Frank Ferron with stero- 
typed illustrated songs drew down the 
heavy end of the applause. 

The production, a really excellent one, 
saves the show. It is up to the comedy 
end to get busy and do its part. Rush. 



SAM DEVEfiE SHOW. 

Two rather light pieces make the 
vehicle for this year's organization in 
addition to quite the most ridiculous 
"Salomer" that has bobbed up yet. The 
comedians at times go back a long way 
after their comedy, even to the rubber 
band and the whole routine of money 
changing. The men of the cast, neverthe- 
less, do rather well with the familiar 
matter and the entertainment is a fairly 
satisfactory one. 

The women confine themselves to lead- 
ing numbers pretty steadily, several hav- 
ing voices of quite exceptional merit. 
The dressing for the most part is neat, 
although there are a few places where 
the stage pictures could be brightened up 
somewhat, and the chorus is a good look- 
ing and well trained organisation. 

Dick Brown is the principal comedian 
in the role of an Irish piano-tuner which 
he handles along conventional burlesque 
lines. John Bragg, with whom he does a 
conversational act in the olio, is his sup- 
port, together with Sam J. Adams. Ad- 
ams was almost lost in the first part 
and was saddled with an uncongenial 
role in the burlesque, but his olio number 
("Tuition") in which he played a "silly 
kid" splendidly, was one of the best bits 
of the evening. It could easily have held 
a more important place in the vaudeville 
section than opening. 

The other men (Four Banta Brothers) 
held rather pale parts, a straight musical 
act in the olio, and much given to straight 
parts in the pieces. Arthur Banta played 
a distinctly satisfactory "straight" and 
did very well with his musical numbers. 

In the soubrette division were the 
Bartolettis, French dancers, Gladys St. 
John, a nice-looking and animated young 
woman, Mae Nash whose singing did a 
good deal to support the vocal average, 
and Mina Stanley, also having a capital 
voice. 

The Devere show goes in rather enthu- 
siastically for patriotics. A whoop-hurrah 
finale of red, white and blue closed the 
opening piece; another rounded out the 
burlesque and three of the five olio num- 
bers exploited either patriotic stuff or 
ran to references to the presidential can- 
didates with a bid for partisan applause. 

The "Salomer" is "Deborah." She is an 
out and out "coocher" although she can 
keep her wriggles within bounds, and is 
not now doing much else but trot about 
the stage in her bare feet. Her fall to 
the floor is laughable in its deliberation, 
and the head was a plaster image such 
as hair dressers use to display wigs upon. 
"Salome" was quite the comedy hit of 
the performance. 

Carl Anderson appears twice in the 
olio, once as a member of Sam J. Adams' 
sketch and closing that part with a series 
of character songs. Anderson's act might 
better be placed at the opening of the 
olio. It was rather light to close, where 
the Four Banta Brothers would have 
stood out better. The quartet offers a 
wide variety of vocal and instrumental 
music, and make a decidedly attractive 
act. Brown and Bragg entertained with 
a parody or two and a lot of first rate 
talk, while the Bartolettis kept the audi- 
ence interested. 

The program leaves one in the dark as 
to the authorship of the pieces, as well 
it might, for they are patched up out of 
common property and only the individual 
skill of the principals gives the show in- 
t( ' r<ist - Rush. 



UNCLE SAM'S BELLES. 

"Uncle Sam's Belles" is a new show. 

It requires some tinkering yet, also some 

money as well Costumes consisting of 

fleshings with calico wrappers or gingham 

aprons over them are not looked for in 
this season's burlesque shows. Of the 
changes in the "Belles," not less than 
one-half are of this cheap order. 

Twenty girls are carried, a good-looking 
crowd who could do credit to some pretty 
dressing. They are very satisfactory 
workers as well. Under proper condi- 
tions this chorus would give a good 
account of itself. 

George B. Scanlon is given credit for 
arranging the opening piece, "Americans 
Abroad." For the most part it affords 
entertainment. A few very old bits in- 
troduced could be replaced. The "money" 
incident has grown feeble in service. The 
reference to expectorating is in the same 
class, besides it is not nice. 

The action is fairly fast and the num- 
bers helped along well. Jules Van Cook 
had the winner in "My Brudder Sylvest." 
Several- verses were necessary. The cho- 
rus aided materially even though they 
were clad in one of those slip-over 
changes. 

The burlesque called "The Disputed 
Check" is a familiar farce done over to 
allow a few numbers and secure laughs at 
any cost. It is fairly amusing at times, 
but so old it is depressing. In no way 
does it shape up favorably with the 
opener. The numbers introduced were all 
practically ruined by the poor handling 
of lights. The stage was in almost utter 
darkness. One number only scored and 
this through the quiet comedy of Dan 
Gracey. 

George' B. Scanlon and Dan Gracey are 
the principal comedians, although Will 
Fox as a Hebrew in the first part was 
responsible in a large measure for much 
of the laughter. Fox has a good idea of 
the character, drawing it clean-cut and 
a likable impersonation. Gracey was 
the busy boy in the burlesque, most of 
the play falling to him and his work 
passed. In the opening he did a "bad 
man," making it funny. Scanlon was in 
evidence all the time. He is a quiet, 
effective fun-maker. The show is short 
on good women principals. Pearl Stevens 
does what is allotted her, and passes 
nicely, though some of her top notes are 
a bit trying. 

Beatrice Haynes is the soubrette and 
enough to say that Beatrice wears the 
same costume throughout the two pieces, 
besides in the olio, a record. She is 
capable of leading numbers, has looks 
and a voice, but that dress, badly soiled, 
as may be expected from such constant 
usage, simply snows her under. Louise 
Van Cook has little to do and Ada Bur- 
nett also figures but slightly. 

The olio is not above the general run 
of the show. Scanlon and Stevens were 
perhaps the one hit, mainly because of 
a quantity of blue material. The Van 
Cooks did very well with music, Miss 
Van Cook showing here quite the neatest 
costume of the evening. The Clipper 
Comedy Four spend most of the time 
on a bunch of useless comedy that brought 
little return. The selections are all of 
the old quartet vintage. One straight 
song by the tenor brought more than all 
the horse play. Beatrice Haynes and 
Gracey and Burnett were the other two 
»<*■• Da»h. 



VARIETY 



15 






THS BSONX THSATBX. 

A good deal of curiosity hat been ex- 
pressed for the last two weeks over the 
nature of the Bronx Theatre, which some 
time ago was announced for opening Sept. 
14 at Wendover Avenue (170th Street 
East) and Park Avenue. Its premier 
Monday brought a number of New York 
theatrical people up to that distant spot 
on inspection tours. 

It is the first theatre making any pre- 
tense to playing vaudeville to be opened 
in the upper Bronx district, and from this 
week's showing is destined to be a money- 
maker for its proprietor and manager, 
Arthur D. Jacobs.. 

The Bronx Theatre holds a license in 
the second class, having a seating ca- 
pacity of 200, the limit for a house of the 
sort. It is all on a single floor in a one- 
story building. The low ceilinged room 
is neatly enough decorated, but the stage 
arrangements are rather crude, and the 
place looks somewhat bare. The scenic 
equipment consists of a parlor set, a wood 
set and a street drop in one, beside the 
drop for the moving pictures, which open 
and close the entertainment. 

Five acts make up the bill. This week 
Mr. Jacobs did his own booking, and the 
result is far from satisfactory. Fields 
and Dupree opened the show in quite the 
worst jumble of talk and nonsense imag- 
inable. The pair stall through more than 
twenty minutes with a wretched average 
of actual entertainment. From any of 
the published monologues they could pick 
out infinitely better material and their 
burlesque magic at the finish is an ex- 
tremely poor performance. With a song 
or two, a few minutes of good talk and 
the clog dancing, they would become an 
act. 

Ross and Adams, who also exploited a 
German dialect, were much better, al- 
though crude enough. Their talk is scat- 
tered. That about Washington contains 
the germ of a good idea, but is not de- 
veloped. They dress well enough, and a 
little thought expended upon their offer- 
ing should bring it up to the mark. 

By way of varying the preponderance 
of German dialect Nat S. Jerome offered 
a Hebrew sketch, a very unwholesome af- 
fair, in which father and son are made to 
act as rivals for the affections of a girl. 
A pretty subject for comedy this! Jer- 
ome has a convincing Hebrew dialect, but 
that's all. The sketch, a sort of reminder 
of "The End of the World," with all that 
piece's worst faults and none of its vir- 
tues, is utterly worthless as it is now 
played. Jerome's company, a young man 
and a girl, both rather nice looking, are 
very amateurish. A "Salome" dancer was 
on the bill, but was closed Monday after- 
noon. The other acts were Charles Drew 
and Company and two singers of illus- 
trated songs. 

Mr. Jacobs himself is quite the most 
popular personage in the Bronx, be- 
ing president of pretty much all the 
local organizations, and has an im- 
mense personal following, which is 
bound to make his venture financially 
successful, but he needs yet to know 
a good deal about the management of a 
theatre. Tuesday evening was amateur 
night. Those who had come in to watch 
the first show (there are two a night) re- 
fused to depart until the amateurs had 
been exhibited. Meanwhile a new crowd 
had come in for the second show bearing 



BLANEY*S, YORKERS. 

A good show is offered at Blaney's for 

its initial week as a vaudeville house. 
Seven acts of widely different character 
give it variety. Monday night the show 
ran through smoothly enough to satisfy 
the most exacting manager. The eight- 
sheets scattered plentifully through the 
town, also a big electric sign in a desir- 
able location, display Milton and Dolly 

'Nobles, Barnold's DogB and Frank Bush 
in equally large type. 

Milton and Dolly Nobles are giving 
their old standby, "Why Walker Re- 
formed," and the act never went better. 
There is much bright material in it. The 
comedy and serious lines blend so the 

laughs are almost continuous. Mr. Nobles 
is a bully "drunk." Miss Nobles adds a 
pretty appearance and her sincerity brings 
out the comedy in bold relief. A few of 
the finer points missed entirely but the 
house got most of the talk and the act 
scored strongly. 

Barnold's Dogs, Frank Bush and the 
Romanos (New Acts) were in the second 
half, and made a warm finish. Barnold 
closed. The act was new to most of 
the audience. It was as big a hit in 
Yonkers as when first shown in New 
York, having been perfected to the small- 
est detail, the animals working with an 
intelligence most surprising. Of course, 
the "drunk" is still the big card. There 
have been many "drunken" dogs, good, 
bad and indifferent, but none has equalled 
this cur-like looking canine of Barnold's. 
The monkey policeman who drags the 
drunk into the patrol wagon was almost 
equally popular. 

Frank Bush was next to closing. His 
numerous character stories, some ancient 
and many hot from the griddle, caught 
solid laughs. The old ones did just as 
well as the new, which is not surprising, 
for in many a "wiser" audience it is the 
stories they know that go the best. 

Gallando, the clay-modeler, opened with 
several character studies, going afterward 
into the patriotic stuff. Laughs were gained 
through the breaking up of the models 
by slapping the clay on or punching the 
head. The same thing gone through with 
the head of Lincoln, placing of the clay 
on gently instead, was the signal for 
much applause (of course). The subject a 
are all well done, easily recognizable, and 
the announcements are superfluous. 

Kelly and Adams followed Gallando. 
They kept the house in a bubble of good 
humor. Miss Adams is in the Maggie 
Cline class when singing Irish songs, al- 
though her repertoire is not quite as 
strong as it has been. Mr. Kelly looks 
the part of a big, good-natured Irishman, 
and his reel is great stuff for the big 
fellow. 

Hodges and Launchmere, one of the 
oldest of the colored teams, did very well. 
The ocean voyage talk is amusing and 
the feline opera put them down as a 
substantial hit. 
Nello, assisted by Mme. Nello (New 
Acts). Dash. 



seat coupons, and there was a good deal 
of confusion. 

The house draws its patronage from 
the thickly settled tenement district run- 
ning between Croton Park and Prospect 
Park, a neighborhood roughly correspond- 
ing in class to that of east of Fifth Ave- 
nue above 110th Street. Ruth. 



ORPHEUM, YONKERS. 

In face of invasion, Harry Leonhardt 
has fortified himself behind a pretty, 
heavy vaudeville show for the Orpheum, 
Yonkers, this week. It is a regular show 
without the "try-outs" which composed 
the greater portion of the programs given 
at the same house last season. An opin- 
ion overheard in the lobby said, "The 
best show the Orpheum ever had." 

A new scheme in billing is the same 
size type for all, the names being placed 
as they appear on the program with a 
time-sheet included. Whether this will 
prove as advantageous as featuring two 
or three names strongly remains a ques- 
tion. 

Carrie De Mar, back from Paris with a 
carload of finery and several new songs, 
was well liked in the next to closing posi- 
tion. Four new songs were "tried out" 
by Miss De Mar Monday afternoon. In 
the evening the singer gave Yonkers an- 
other routine. To venture an opinion on 
the Parisian creations is beyond the 
trousered brigade, but on "Fluffy Ruffles," 
the statement may be made that a better 
looking outfit than the one worn by Miss 
De Mar isn't. ir Lonesome Flossie," the 
number in this, is easily the best and 
should always finish. The orchestra was 
not entirely in accord with Miss De Mar's 
music, but all this happened Monday, so 
allowances may be made. 

In direct contrast to Miss De Mar, who 
made five costume changes and worked 
just as hard as though she were having 
a Broadway premier. Willie Weston 
walks on in his street clothes with an, 
"Oh - yes - this - is - Yonkers - what - 
do - they - know - about - a - good - act," 
air and delivered four songs indifferently, 
although not so indifferently that he for- 
got the George Cohan pose for a minute. 
He announces an imitation of Cliff Gor- 
don which doesn't cover the fact he is 
using three minutes of Mr. Gordon's 
choicest bits of talk to his own advant- 
age. It was the talk that scored, not 
the imitation, although it may have been 
the idea of Gordon done with a Cohan 
pose that made them laugh. It may also 
be barely possible that Weston is accus- 
tomed to taking six or seven bows at the 
conclusion of his specialty and has ac- 
quired the habit but there was no call 
for the bows on Monday. One of his 
songs could have been omitted. 

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hughes in "Sup- 
pressing the Press" were their Usual 
laughing success. It is a nicely con- 
structed comedy piece, excellently played, 
with Mrs. Hughes never looking better. 

Rooney and Bent in Yonkers are still 
near enough to Harlem to derive the 
benefit of their popularity there. They 
received a reception on their appearance. 
Pat pulled a "local" on Henry Myers (the 
ex-vaudevillian) that was a howl and 
attested Yonkers was "on." 

Caron and Herbert closed the show with 
first-rate clowning and tumbling. A new 
"straight" man is in the act. His ground 
tumbling is of a high order, though not 
working to Caron just as he should at 
present. Practice will remedy this. 
Caron's dive into the back drop, pulling 
it down, was a great surprise to the 
Yonkerites and brought a great hurrah. 

Steeley and Edwards put over a neat 
musical number. The comedian does very 
well for the laughs but he is a musician 
of more than average ability and more 
music would be welcomed. 

Norton and Russell opened the show 
with rapid changes. Dath. 



HUDSON, UNION HILL, N. J. 

If it were simply a question of a vaude- 
ville theatre in Union Hill, the Hudson 
could be put down immediately as a suc- 
cess. The new house opened its doors for 
the first time Monday. It is as pretty a 
little theatre as one would care to sit in, 
modern in every way. 

The interior decorations of red and gold 
gives it a bright, cheerful and enticing ap- 
pearance. 

W. H. Walsh is the house manager, and 
Mr. Walsh may be congratulated on the 
manner in which the Hudson is conducted. 
The attendants in natty suits of green, are 
uniformly courteous. 

The show, with one exception, proved 
wholly pleasing, and ran through as a 
well-behaved vaudeville program should. 

The attendance was very good on the 
first two floors, with a well filled top loft 
The patrons are not over-versed in variety 
matters. They will undoubtedly have to 
undergo a course of instruction. A word 
of commendation must also be pissed to 
that all-Important factor, the orchestra, II 
was really surprisingly excellent 

Lizzie Evans and Jefferson Lloyd in 
"Taming the Tables" have a Western 
sketch along lines quite familiar to vaude- 
ville. Miss Evans is the Western girl 
who for some hasily explained reason must 
marry a man from the East (Mr. Lloyd). 
In order to disgust him, she adopts the 
slang and manners of a girl of the plains, 
and makes the gentleman go through a 
series of antics. He discovers her pur- 
pose and turns the tables. 

Matthews and Ashley sang five or six 
parodies at the finish of their capital come- 
dy offering, and could have sung a few 
more without tiring the house. It was 
a shame the way some of the talk slipped 
past the Highlanders. 

Harry Lester may also be credited with 
making more than good. The audience 
liked everything Harry did, even some of 
that talk that he has employed every tint 
he reappears in vaudeville. Lester has 
an almost entirely new series of imita- 
tions, the Victor Moore being the best, 
though the Billy Clifford scored mora 
strongly. This wns due as much to Lester 
himself as to bis mimicry. "The Devil" 
has not been overlooked by the comedian. 
An imitation of Edwin Stevens was fol- 
lowed with interest. 

Barry and Hal vers were along with the 
leaders in the quest for popularity honors. 
Charles Barry is one of the cleverest of 
eccentric dancers. His comedy scored 
strongly also. Barry's opening song is 
somewhat to the rear and should be rer ; 
placed. Hulda Halvers renders able assist* 
anpe.' Her pretty appearance and two 
smart frocks attracted not a little of the 
attention. 

Bay and Benendetto opened the program 
with a comedy aerial ladder act. The 
comedian, although he is not furiously 
funny, does not overdo the thing and is 
at least not tiresome. The "straight" la 
a contortionist. He goes through the 
regulation contortions, securing a little 
more from them than customary by per- 
formers on the ladder. 

The Kemps cleared through nicely with 
singing and dancing. Bob Kemp is handl- 
ing "The Right Church but the Wrong 
Pew" bettor thin nnyone heard to date. 
The pair arc not doing as much dancing as 
they should. It is expected from acts of 
this sort, and should be forthcoming. 

"The Strawberry Festival," the feature, 
is uml'T S"w Acts. Data* 



16 



VARIETY 



LINCOLN SQUARE. 

For its second week of independent 
vaudeville the Lincoln Square offers a 
splendidly balanced show, beginning with 
the lighter comedy numbers and working 
up interestingly to a capital climax in 
the novelty contest of the "Australian 
Tree-fellers," through a program of con- 
sistent entertainment. 

The last named closed the show, hold- 
ing the audience as few numbers da 
Thjs week the quartet and 'supers have 
been eliminated and the two axe wielders 
get immediately down to their dexterous 
exhibition. The new arrangement is an. 
improvement. The turn goes much more 
swiftly with no side issues to confuse 
the real point. A few minutes of axe- 
throwing precede the tree-felling. Then 
the pair of bushmen attack the big logs 
in a race to cut through first. 

Cliff Gordon was up among the leaders 
fn JAe contest for applause. The early 
moments of his talk remain unchanged, 
but toward the middle he gets into a new 
political argument touching on topical 
campaign points. The new matter is 
exceedingly well written and is fairly 
bristling with up-to-date comment. His 
was probably the laughing hit of the 
evening. At the finish he took five legiti- 
mate curtain calls and finally "accepted 
the nomination." 

Opening the intermission The Three 
Dnmonds scored substantially. There is 
an oddity about their musical arrange- 
ment that gives it attractiveness quite 
aside from the musical excellence. The 
nonsense of the comedian has a queer for- 
eign flavor while the violinist makes the 
most delightful sort of music Three 
men still make up the trio. One man, a 
first-rate singer, has not a great deal to 
do and did not appear in the last two 
numbers. 

D* Alma's Dogs and Monkeys went very 
well at the opening. The routine could 
be quickened in places, although the com- 
edy which is introduced prevents the act 
from dragging at any time and the somer- 
saulting automobile in which a monkey 
rides down a steep incline gives the act 
a catchy finish. There is perhaps a little 
too much of the circus flash and tinsel 
about the dressing of the stage and some 
of the apparatus could be made to look 
neater, but it makes an entertaining ani- 
mal number of the less pretentious sort. 

Friend and Downing had the "No. 2" 
place, which was robbed of H* handicap 
by the fact that tig audience was seated 
by the end of the overture. 

"Walter Jones, assisted by Blanche 
Deyo," is the way the program has it, a 
caption that does not credit Miss Deyo 
with her real importance in the act. Her 
opening dances were a bit out of place, 
but the numbers in which she was con- 
cerned were very well liked, particularly 
the "swing" bit. Jones is back in his 
tramp clothes and character and doing 
much better than when he essayed the 
Irish role. Together the pair give a lively 
and amusing fifteen minutes. 

A rather ponderous introduction and 
an equally heavy opening number started 
Grace Cameron off quietly, but her "kid" 
song and recitation went extremely well. 

Bianca Froelich's "Salome" remains 
perhaps the best exhibition of artistic 
dancing that the craze naa developed. 
"Salome " however, is becoming an old 
and oft-told story to regular theatre- 
goers and interest was mild. Ross and 
Fenton (New Acts). Rush. 



COLONIAL. 

From curtain to curtain, it is a first- 
rate show at the Colonial this week, with 
nearly all the laughs in the first half. 
Closing that division, "At the Country 
Club," a "sight" piece, and Leo Ditrich- 
stein and Co. in a comedy sketch opening 
the second part, are under New Acts. 

"The Sensation of the Year" is Eva 
Tanguay, so described by the program, 
and MIsb Tanguay Is in her third week at 
the Colonial as "Salome." Is it just to 
the other "Salomers" to term Miss Tan 
gusy's exhibition thus? Aren't they all 
the sensations of several years, if not de- 
cades, in "polite," "refined" vaudeville? 
Miss Tanguay reappears to acknowledge 
encores very often in her pneumonia-defy- 
ing strip of costume, and ends the clamor 
for another sight by throwing over herself 
a shawl, which obviously must inform her 
it is the flesh, not the quality, the crowd 
is applauding. 

About the funniest thing which has hap- 
pened in vaudeville in a very long time Is 
at the Colonial this week in the form of 
De Biere's act, magic and illusions. Rush 
in reviewing De Biere at the Orpheum last 
week following his return from abroad 
remarked the exactness with which De- 
Biere resembled Goldin in work. Either 
one of the two must have stolen the act 
from the other. It is the most bare-faced 
steal in any event, wherever the blame 
lies, that has ever been shown upon the 
stage. De Biere is doing the "trunk trick" 
Goldin worked over here season before last 
with a cannon, excepting instead of De 
Biere suspending the trunk at the dome of 
the theatre, he has it a short distance 
above the stage. It is a simple trick at 
best. If Oswald Williams of England has 
an act similar to Goldin's and De Biere's 
he might as well remain at home. Who- 
ever is guilty of copying so boldly should 
hand in his resignation as a public enter- 
tainer. De Biere isjiot the smooth or 
swift worker as is Goldin, but the former 
still retains his "magical clock," admitted 
to be his own. 

"The Six American Dancers" in next to 
last position following "Salome" did them- 
selves proud. Purcella and Orben have 
placed an unusually pretty step into their 
duet dancing, and it told. 

Like a photogravure of a colored art 
study does Wills Holt Wakefield look in 
a handsome peach satin gown, topped by 
a picture hat, as she "pianologues" 
her many catchy numbers, easily and 
charmingly bringing to notice how de- 
ficient have been the English artistes who 
essayed this form of entertainment over 
here. Miss Wakefield has nearly an en- 
tirely new repertoire, a "laughing" recita- 
tion becoming the artistic gem of the col- 
lection. 

"You all know James Thornton," says 
the bill, which also tells the story, and 
Chassino, the shadowgraphist, with an ab- 
normal desire for "curtains," pleased and 
amused very much. 

Van Brothers and Burns put over a nice 
neat comedy musical number, the comedian 
treading on no one's preserves for his 
laughs, and might do even better were he 
to take up a "kid" character. He is adapt- 
able to it. Jessie Burns looks very pretty 
in the opening, and the music is not the 
least, though the good team work through- 
out is the most. Sime. 



ALHAMBKA. 

Everything that goes to make up a 
good variety show may be found in this 
week's program at the Alhambra. There 
is no dramatic sketch, but whether a 
dramatic sketch is essential to a good vau- 
deville show is a matter of opinion. 

Rock and Fulton with their latest cre- 
ation, "The Devil Dance." nn> toppplng. 
Up to the Devil bit used as a finish, the 
act remains as before, several of the num- 
bers scoring strongly. The two or three, 
encores place them as leaders at bur- 
lesque dancing. "The Devil Dance" savors 
of the melo-dramatic, but is interesting 
and diverting. 

Karno Pantomime Co. are once more 
back in "A Night in a Music Hall," and 
the way it went Tuesday evening 
would indicate that it will never lose its 
popularity. If anything it caused more 
of a commotion than when first presented. 
There are several new faces in the organi- 
zation. Principal among these is Bert 
Weston as the drunk. Weston is up 
against the hardest kind of a job in fol- 
lowing a man of Billie Reeves' calibre in 
the part, but he manages to secure laughs 
at every turn. A couple of acrobatic 
stunts during the wrestling match brought 
applause. Bobbie Lewis is the new "Bad 
Boy," and his job is hardly less difficult 
than Weston's. He is not as active as his 
predecessors, but handles the role in good 
shape. 

Howard and North have sort of upset 
precedents with their new act "Back in 
Wellington." As a general thing, sequels 
flop. In this case "Back in Wellington" 
equals, if it doesn't surpass, "Those Were 
the Happy Days." Howard is the same 
"rube" with an abundance of dry humor 
and farmer philosophy, while North is the 
"wise" one. Just how popular the old act 
was is shown by the laugh that comes 
with the reference to an incident in the 
former offering. The new one will become 
just as popular. 

Bert Coote and Company closed the in- 
termission with "A Lamb on Wall Street." 
It is rather difficult to tell at times wheth- 
er they really mean the sketch or not. If 
they mean it, it's awful ; if they don't, it's 
funny. The piece really amounts to an 
opportunity for Mr. Coote in a brainless 
character. The lines are of the silliest 
sort, but handled by Coote "they become 
.genuinely funny. 

Joe Maxwell and Company comprised 
the singing end of the program. Besides 
Mr. Maxwell there is a company of nine, 
making a very classy singing organisation. 
There is a little good comedy in the offer- 
ing, which is wisely not allowed to inter- 
fere with the singing. A little better ar- 
rangement of selections might be secured. 
Two rousing march numbers won out 
easily at the finish. 

Gardner and Somen opened the proceed- 
ings with several selections on the xylo- 
phone, very well received. Booker's Arabs 
have a little something on all the Arab 
acts for seed. The pyramid work is gone 
through so rapidly it rather helps here, 
where in other similar acts it has a ten- 
dency to drag. The ground tumbling is 
of the fastest. Sword play by two of the 
members was interesting. Richards and 
Grover and The Lulu Beeson Trio are 
under New Acts. Doth. 



Searle Allen starts his season Oct. 5 
with "The Travelling Man." 



Porter J. White and Co., in "The Vis- 
itor," opens Sept. 21 at the Armory, Bing- 
hampton, placed by Lykens & Levy. 



HAMMERSTEIirS. 
Gee, but that Jack Norworth is a versa- 
tile cuss. One week he tells vaudeville not 
to be conned by imitators and song plug- 
gers. Then the following week (this) he 
asks the audience to sing the chorus of 

his wife's (Norah Bayes) composition, 
"When Jack Comes Sailing Home." 
That's a fine little song for Jacky Nor- 
worth, "The College Boy" with nothing 
left from college excepting the cap and 
"Brophy's" name. Diamond and Smith 
would consider that number "pie/* for it is 
one of those songs where you expect the 
sheet sfter the first line, and Diamond and 
Smith are illustrators, really. Their sets 
of moving pictures can fit any song. 

But Mr. Norworth didn't run away with 
the Hammerstein audience. Even the 
"good-looking girls" wouldn't fall, but in 
other ways, more strictly in accordance 
with the duties of an entertainer, Mr. Nor- 
worth pleased, and perhaps his position 
had something to do with his act. Few 
numbers in "one" brag about what they 
can do at Hammerstein's at 10.45. 

There is quite a crowd of "single" men 
at the theatre. R. C. Hers gave his char- 
acter studies, and won much applause, 
though he did inflicr "The Seven Ages." 
One good reason for anything Mr. Herz 
offers is the excellence of it, however, and 
perhaps if Middleton and Spellmyer had 
not been misplaced on the bill with "A 
Texas Wooing," which preceded the Harz 
act, he would have gone still better. Mel- 
ville Ellis (New Acts) is the third lone- 
some fellow on the program. 

If Hammerstein is to accept a sketch 
constructed along the lines of "A Texas 
Wooing," it can't reach in the "No. 3" 
spot. Tuesday evening a bunch of 
"drunks" in the first stage box did all they 
could to break up the act, until Charles B. 
Middleton in a nicely improvised and in- 
terwoven speech managed to let the 
souses know where they got off. 

The Goyt Trio, including the two highly 
trained dogs, opened and did very well, a 
result also achieved by the "Six Dixie Sere- 
nades" programmed as "Giddy Glimpses 
of the Sunny South." Purely as curiosi- 
ty, does the "giddy" apply to the green 
and red neckties worn, or are those in use 
to distinguish the comedians from the 
"straight"? It so happens, anyway. The 
act is working much better now than in 
the summer, reasonable and seasonable. 
Although overlong, the finish brought 
plenty of applause. 

With parts of "The Flower of the 
Ranch" and "The Land of Nod," Joe 
Howard and Mabel Barrison did all they 
could have wished for, and perhaps more 
than expected, since they have not pre- 
pared an encore, repeating a "plugging" 
song for that, an inexcusable negligence. 
Howard's voice and Miss Barrisons "kid" 
could break through anywhere. 

The closing act is Roasaire and Dor- 
etto, comedy acrobats. Before that Ger- 
trude Hoffmann appears as "Salome." It's 
an old story now at Hammerstein's, also 
Miss Hoffmann's "Spring Song." 

There are many barefeet about in the 
"Spring" number. Six young girls go 
naked for the sake of art, and some have 
managed to make themselves whiter than 
others. It is a display of the power of 
wealth, and even a dwarf in the number 
has listened to the call that fills the box 
office while disheartening the underwear 
manufacturers. Sime, 



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DAINTY DUCHESS. 

The last few minutes of the burlesque 
saves "The Dainty Duchess" as a show at 
the Olympic (Pastor's) this week. The 
burlesque is called "The Dainty Duchess," 
either a travesty or a steal on "The Mer- 
ry Widow." The program says Sol Fields 
wrote it. 

There are three scenes in the burlesque. 

The final one is the "Maxim Restaurant/' 

prettily set with the choristers handsomely 
and tastefully dressed. There has been 
nothing seen in burlesque to equal it. 

Not much comedy is placed in the 
afterpiece. All of it is supplied by Abe 
Leavitt as the "Dutch" Prince, and a very 
good one he is; impersonating Bryan also 
in the opening, "An American Stew," with 
much credit excepting the facial resemb- 
lance. 

The first part (both pieces are short) 
takes an excellent start in its "book," 
which seems to hnve been especially writ- 
ten, but since dissected. National char- 
acters are introduced. All runs well until 
the puerile comedy starts in. 

As though the poor superannuated" bank 
scene" from the Weber-Fields days had not 
done sufficient service there must be added 
Jb that the "poor old hat." The nearest 
approach to intended fun is nn attempted 
reproduction of the "fight" from "The 
Follies of 1908," very poorly worked. One 
fault with the «how in its entirety is the 
many other shows it recalls. 

Certainly som*i one with a perverted idea 
of humor imagined a "cissy" in "sheath" 
trousers would be comical. The "cissy" 
in itself is alwoys horrible enough, un- 
less exceptionally well played, which Dick 
Moore as "Willie Hearst" does not do. 

Eli M. Dawson is the brightest light in 
the company, in and out of the olio, close- 
ly pushed for honors in the pieces by Mr. 
Leavitt. Dawson's "Roosevelt" is capital, 
and his olio act with Fred Whitfield 
(Dawson and Whitfield) easily followed a 
similar turn which opened the vaudeville 
section (Killian and Moore). That con- 
dition could not have been reversed. Mr. 
Whitfield's "George Washington" is en- 
titled to credit, much more so than who- 
ever impersonated "William Taft," caus- 
ing the Republican nominee to look like a 
Chinaman. 

There are three principal women, all 
blondes, which allows of no contrast in 
types, a fault either in the make-up of 
the cast or wigs. Mildred Stroller, with 
a diamond heart continually in sight for 
identification, is the leader of the trio. 
Miss Stroller was almost too statuesquely 
dignified for the characters she assumed, 
but for "clothes" she is there. In the first 
part, Miss Stroller made but one change 
into tights, with the women similarly at- 
tired for the finale, but her entrance 
dress and hat will stand an awful lot of 
competition on the stage this season. 

Miss Stroller does not change her gown 
often, wearing two dresses in the bur- 
lesque, and it is not required that she 
should with the extraordinary expense ap- 
parently she has gone to in dress, every 
gown being a model in design, particularly 
the opening costume of the burlesque, al- 
though the first dress mentioned is the 



star; it is really beyond burlesque yet. In 
the olio Miss Stroller gave her usual im- 
personation of favorite actresses, past and 
present, with moving-pictures to fill in the 
changes. 

Ida Brayton and Marian Campbell, the 
two other female leads, wore until the 
finals the same gowns throughout the first 
part, Miss Brayton'a not over-becoming 
her, but she looks ever so much better in 
the grey dress at the finale of the bur- 
lesque. Miss Campbell has a pleasant ap- 
pearance in whatever she wears, and did 
nicely in whatever she was concerned in. 

Under the program listing of "Sylvia," 
Miss Stroller sings "Cuddle Up a Little 
Closer* with the aid of a "spot-light" di- 
rected at a couple of bald pates in front. 
This sort of thing when not prohibited is 
generally left for the soubrette. 

"It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight," 
led by Leavitt, was the best number in the 
show, for in that the chorus worked — once 
only. There are sixteen girls (few good 
looking), making two changes in the first 
part, and one in the burlesque, while some 
work in the olio around Lilly Leonora, 
who has a simple little foolish "Salome," 
not worth the time or expense. 

Among the young women's names, so 
many "Bergs" occur, "Berg's Merry Girls" 
may be the dancers who have a few ste^s 
now and then during the action, includ- 
ing, perhaps, the young girl singing an un- 
announced solo in the final scene, and 
securing the greatest applause for vocal- 
izing, the singing as a whole being very 
ordinary. Were it not for the last and 
noteworthy change, considerable fault 
might be found with the costuming scheme. 

The show is not "clean" by any means 
Much liberty approaching suggestiveness 
Ls permitted. 

"What's Good Enough for Washington" 
makes the finale of the first part, prettily 
dressed, with patriotic pictures, which, 
with the "statue" of Washington in evi- 
dence during this scene, seemed enough of 
the Father of Our Country for one even- 
ing, but Killian and Moore opened the olio 
with a song about him, just the same. The 
tenor also sang "Childhood," and can im- 
mediately seek a selection with which he 
might do better. 

With so much money expended on dress- 
es, it could have been that the Misses 
Campbell and Brayton might have worn 
silk stockings when first coming on the 
stage. 

"The Dainty Duchess" as a show may 
greatly please on the road for the bur- 
lesque will cause forgetfulness. Were it 
not for that, "The Dainty Duchess" would 
rank quite low. Even so, however, some- 
one should get to work on the comedy in 
the opening. There are some very good 
lines in use in the piece. Perhaps many 
more were thrown away. At one time it 
seemed as though the piece would do fpr a 
Broadway house ; then the cloudburst of 
stale stuff arrived. Sime. 



The Hawaiian Trio, after a preliminary 
performance following the Monday mati- 
nee at the Fifth Avenue, was installed as 
a number for the week with the same 
evening's performance. Pat Casey is the 
agent. July and Papke, a former act, are 
members. 



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Aldo A Vannerson, Bijou, New Brunswick, N. J. 
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Anderson, Madge, Dominion, Winnipeg. 
Allen, A. D., Co., 28, Orpheum, Baston, Pa. 
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Allen, Leon A Bertie, 118 Central. Oskoah, Wis. 
Allison, Mr. A Mrs., Majestic, Chicago. 
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Armstrong A Levering, Empire Burlesquers, B. R. 
Armstrong A Verne, Orpheum, Omaba. 
Artbur, W. J. Columbia, Knoxvllle, lndef. 
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Baader, La Velle Trio, Orpheum, Kansas City. 
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Bradna A Derrick, Barnum A Bailey, O. R. 
Bradley A Davis, Barnum A Bailey, 0. B. 
Brays, The, Campbell Bros., O. R. 
Brady A Maboney, Irwin'a Big Show, B. B. 
Breen, Harry, Poll's, Hartford. 
Brlnn, L. B., 28. Haymarket. London, Eng. 
Brisson, Alice, Barnum A Bailey, 0. B. 
Brltton, Sadie, Coliseum, Burlington, la., ftndnt, 
Brooks A Vedder, Grand, Tacoma. 
Brotherhood, Barlowe A Co., National, San Fran* 

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Burcos A Clara, Barnum A Bailey, C. R. 
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Dohn, Bobert, Baraam ft Bailey, a B. 

Doll, AUce Lyndon, American, St Loula. 

Donuren, Bona, Hegeabeck-Wellece, 0. B, 

Dorlty, Joggling, Park, Brie, Pa. 

Dorsch ft Russell, National, 8an Francisco. 

Dore ft Lee, Imperial, B. B. 

Downey, Leslie T., Dreamalsnd, Baelne. Wlo. 

Drew, Dorothy, TItoII, Cape Town, 8. A. 

Du Boll Broa., Three, Bijou, Bayonne, N. J. 

Dudley, O. B., Crystal. Ind.. lndef. 

Duncan, A. O., Orpheum, San Francisco, 



Duncan, Tom, Rlngllng Broa., 0. B. 
Dunham, Jack, City Sports, B. B. 
Duuedln Troupe, 418 Strand, London, W» 01, 
Datona, Three, BlngMag Bros., C. B, 



Eckel ft Dupree, 0. H., Blddeford, Me. 
Ecknoff ft Gordon, Rice ft Barton'a Gaiety, B. B. 
Bdgortona, The, Orpheum, Memphis. 
Bdlnger Slaters, Jamee Adama Co., R. 1% D. No. 

1, Trenton, N. J. 
Bdwarda, Fred R., Star. Donors. Pa. 
Edwards, M. ft C. B., Hippodrome, Buffalo, tndof. 
Bgoaer, Fred, Bamum ft Bailey, C. B. 
Blaatlc Trio, Majestic Pittsburg, lndef. 
Burnett, Hugh J., ft Co., Coliseum, Danrllle. 111. 
Emerald, Connie, 41 Holland Rd., Brixton, London, 

Bng. 
Emerson ft Baldwin, Albambra, Brussel, Bel. 
"Bulgmarelle," K. ft P. 5th Ave., N. T. 
Brgott ft King, Clreue SlnlseUl. Warsaw. Buesla. 
Bepe, Dutton ft Bspe, Orpheum, Spokane. 
Beano ft Lloyd. 828 B. 12. Brooklyn. 
Ererett A Ecktrd, Grind, Family, Fargo, H. D. 
BTora, Geo. W., Star, Chicago. • - * 

Excels, Louise, Hageobeck- Wallace, Q. R. 



Feber. Alsta. Hagenbeck-Wallace. C. B. 
Fadettea of Boston, urpheum. Salt Lake. 
Fariardanx, Camilla, Rice ft Barton'a Galet B. 
FarreU. Billy. Moss ft 8toll. London. 
Faascos, Four, Bamum ft Bailey, C B. 
Fantaa, Two, Van Buren Hotel, Chicago. 
Pen telle ft Oarr,, Orpheum, Dourer. 
Fay, Boy F., Alamo, Cedar Rapids. In., 
Ferguson, D. ft B., 28, Family, Butte. 
Fiddler ft Shelton. Keith's, Providence. 
Field Bros.. Keith's, Union Hill. N. J. 
Flelda ft Hanson. Bennett's, Hamilton. 
Fields, Harry W., Colonial, Richmond. Va. 
Fields, W. 0., Hippodrome. London, Bug., 
Fields, Will H., Bijou, Eacanaba, Mich. 
Fink, Henry, West Brookrllle, N. T. 
Finn ft Ford, Richmond Hotel, Chicago. 
Flaher Troupe, Barnom ft Bailey, C. B. 
Fisher ft Fisher, Foropaugh, Pblla. 
Pituhnghs, The, Empire, Dallaa. 
Flaherty Don, City Sports, B. B. 
Fletcher, Cbaa. Leonard. Shuburt, Dtlca. 
Florences, Six, Bamum ft Bailey, O. B. 
Flooda, Four, Empire, Peterson. 
Foley, Jock, Rlngllng Broa.. 0. B. 
Foods, Dell ft Fonda. G. O. H., Indiana pol la. 
Force ft Wlllama, Lyric, Galveston, Tex. 
Fords, Famoua, Majeatlc, Fort Worth. 
Fortuna ft De Vims, Hagen beck Wallace, 0. B. 
Fox ft Brano, Van Nest. Frisco, Csi. 
Fox ft Hughes, Empire, Boise, Idaho, lndef. 
Fox, Will H., 14 Leicester. London, Bng. 
Fox, Imro, Columbia, St. Loula. 
Foy Bros., Grand, Circo Bell, Mexico, lndef. 
Fredlena, Greet, Barnom ft Bailey. 0. R. 
Franks. Jeaale J.. Hagenbeck-Wallace. O. B. 
Freeman Bros.. Rose 8ydell's London Belles, B. ] 
Freemsn, Frank E., Hastings' Show, B. R. 



Hayea ft Johnson, 27, Orpheum, St, PeuL 

Hay man ft Franklin 

Healy, Jeff ft La Vera, Bice ft Barton GeJety, 

B. R. , 

Heath, Thomaa Gainer, Poll'a, New Hai 
Hechl ft Ardo, Rlngllng Broa., C. B. 
Hedge, John, ft Ponies. Sans Souci Pk., 
Helm Children, Family, Cheater, Pa. 
Helston, Wally ft Lottie, Empire, San Francisco. 
Henry ft Young, Shelport Pk., Wilmington, Del. 
Herbert ft Vance, Orpheum, Mansfield, O. 
Hera, Balph C, Orpheum, Brooklyn. 
Herron, Bertie, 27, Orpheom, St. Paul. 
Hlatts. The, Collins. Islington, Eng. 
Hlbbert ft Warren. Haymarket. Chicago. 
Hickman Broa. ft Co., Orpheam, Allen town. Pa. 
HllUard, Bobert, Palace. London. Eng., lndef. 
Hilton Troupe. City Sporte, B. B. 
Hoch, Emll ft Co., Orpheum, Allentown, Po. 
Hobaon, Mr. ft Mrs.. Rlngllng Bros.. C. R. 
Hodges, Musical, Pontages, Portland. 
Hodgln. Alberta, Rlngllug Broa., C. R. 
Holt. Alt. 41 Liale. London. W. B.. Bng. 
Holman, Harry. Majestic, Little Bock. 
Hood, Sam, Bijou, Winnipeg. 
Horton ft Under, Singling Broa,, 0. B. 
Houston, Frits. Ryan. Temple, Ft. Wayne. 
Howard, Bernice ft Co., Bijou. Jackson. Mich. 
Howard's Poor ft Dogs, Proctor's, Albany. 
Howard, Harry ft Mae, Phillips, Richmond. 
Howard ft Howard, Orpheom, Los Angelea. 
Howard Bros., Pslsls, Marseilles, France. 
Howard ft St. Clair, Vaudeville Club, 
Huegel Broa., Gentry Broa., O. B. 
Huetterman. Miss. Bernum ft Bailey, a B. 
Hughes, Charlie ft Co.. Majeatlc. Ft. Worth. 
Hughes Musical Trio. Poll'a, Bridgeport. 
Huston, Arthur, Poll's, Worcester. 



Imperial Vleaneeo Tr oup e, Be r n um ft BeAey* OL aV 
International Muslcsl Trio, 878 So. 8, Brooklyn. 
Irrlng, MuolcoL Scenic Temple, Waltham, 
bring, Thomao B., Palm, Syracuse, tadof. 
Italia, Bun's, ' Braddock, Pa. 



Jackoon Family, Singling Bros., 0. B, 

Jacoba ft BerdoL Cole Broa.. O. B. 

Jacobs ft West, Princess, Columbus, O. 

Jemes ft Prior, 810 2nd Are.. Seattle. Wseh, 

Jamea, Byron. Bijou, Flint. Mkh., tadof. 

Jennings ft Benfrew, Orpheum, Attonta. 

Jess, Elinor. Steel Pier. A ties tic Otty. 

Jeaa, John W., Lid Lifters. B. B. , 

Johnstone, Larimer, Stsr, Chicago. 

Johnson Bros., ft Johnson, Antique, Wetertown, 

N. Y. 
Johnson, George. Singling Broa.. O. B. 
Johnson, Muslcsl, Bmplro, Johsuneoburgf ■» Axrlea. 
Johnstone ft Cooke, Stor, Chlcsgo. 
Jolly ft Wild, Waahlngton, Spokane. 
Jordons, Fire, Auditorium, Lynn. 
Jordan Troupe, Rlngllng Brae., O. B. 
Joyces, The, Congress, Portland, Me. 



Principals with burlesque organizations will be listed In VARIETY'S 
Route Sheet If names and title of company are forwarded 



Frasto ft Weymsn, Empire, Grand Forks, N. D. 
"Fun In s Boarding House," Keith's, Prorideoce. 
Fullerton ft Dersey, Orpheum, Schenectady. 
FuUerton, Lew J., 08 Sumner PI., Buffslo, 

O 

Galloway, Bert, Darts, Braddock, Ps. 
Gardiner, Three, Children, 1958 W 8, Phila. 
Gaaton ft Green, Orpheum, New Orleans. 
Gavin. Piatt ft Peaches, Colonial, Richmond, Va. 
Genaro ft Band, Orpheum, Seattle. 
Geromee, The, Barnutn ft Bailey, C. B. 
Gibson, Fsy, Standard. DaTenport, la., tadof. 
Gibson, Sidney C, Orpheum, Los Angeles. 
GUI ft Acker, Bijou, Bay City, Mich. 
Ollmore, Mildred. City Sports. B. B. 
Gladstone, Ida, City Sports. B. R. 
Gleeson, John ft Berths, & Houlihan, Poll's, Hart- 

ford. 
Glocker, Chaa. ft Anna.. "Follies of 1907" Co. 
GloTer, Edna May, Roblnson'a, Cincinnati. 
Goelema, Six, Rlngllng Bros., C. R. 
Goldberg, Bert. Hsrrls, Braddock. Ps. 
Goldsmith ft Hoppr, Majeatlc, Milwaukee. 
Goldln Russian Troupe, Sella-Floto, 0. B. 
Gosssns, Bobby, Barlow Minstrels. 
Goes, John, Vogel's Big City Minstrels. 
Gotch, Frank ft Co., K. ft P. 125th St., N. T. 
Gottlob, Amy ft Co., 758 Coadwell, N. T. 
Grant, Burt ft Bertha, Proctor's, Newark. 
Graham, Geo. W., Scenic. Providence, lndef. 
Graham ft Lawrence, Keith's, Pawtucket, B. I. 
Gray ft Graham, Auditorium, Lynn. 
Greene, George, Rlngllng Bros., 0. R. 
Gregory, Frank L., Empire, Sunderland, Bng. 
Grimm ft Satchell. Lubln'a, Phila. 
Gruet ft Cruet. Willlama Imperials, B. B. 



HalL Harry, Rlngllng Brae., 0. B. 
HoTlman ft GbUlno, wssh. Society Gtrte, B. B. 
Haiaon ft Madalr, Circle, N. V., lndef. 
Halllday ft Onrley. Theatre, Newark, N. J. 
Handler, Lew, Columbia, Cincinnati. 
Hanrey, Loula A., Blmlra, N. T. 
Harcourt, Daisy, Shee'e, Toronto. , 
Hardlg Bros., Bernum ft Bailey. O. B. 
Hardman, Joe, Waahlngton, Spokane. 
HertnelL George, Bugling Bros., 0. B. 
Harland ft Bolllnson. 18 Bepton, Mancheotor, Bng. 
Harria, Sam., Vogel's Minstrels. 
Harrington, Ollea W., 824 Acklln, Toledo. 
Hsrt Bros., Hsgeubeck-Wellsce, 0. B. 
Harrey, W. 8., ft Co., Dominion, Winnipeg. 
Harrey. Blale. Keith's, Union H1U, N. J. 
Hastings ft Wllain, Majeatlc, Fo. Worth. 
Hawkins. Jack, Electric Pk., Detroit. 
Hayea ft Wynn, Empire, Sheppard'a Bush, London, 
Bng. 



Jules ft Msrgon, Barlow Minstrels. 
Julian ft Son, 6, Robinson, Toronto. 



Kalmo, Chaa. ft Ada. Rlngllng Bros., 0. B. 
Ksrtollo's Juggling. De Rue Brae. Minstrels. 
Kealey, Doc, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Keane, J. Warren, Orpheum, Portland. 
Keegan ft Mack. Cosey Corner Girls, B. B. 
Keele Bros., Msjeatlc, Lincoln, Neb. 
Krone ft Adsma, Parilioo, Portrush, Ireland. 
KiUs ft Hale, Austin ft Stones, Boaton. 
Kelly, Walter C. Glasgow, Soot. 
Keller, Major, Poll' a, Woterhury, lndef. 
Kennard Broa., Hagenbeck-Wallace, C. B. 
Kenton, Dorothy, Schumann, Frankfort, Germany. 
Keogh ft Francla, Poll's, Springfield. 
Ksrslske, LU, Rlngllng Bros., 0. B. 
Klelat, Paul. 28, PhUs, Ps. 
Klein ft Clifton, Orpheum. Seettle. 
Klchl ft Haghl. Rlngllng Bros., a R. 
King, Alice. City Sports, B. B. 
Klngsley, Julia ft Co., Orpheum, Portland. 
Kirk, H. Arthur, Richmond, North Adams, Msss. 
Kobers, Three, Majeatlc, 81oux Fsils, 8. D. 
Kolfsge, Dnke, Cryital, FJwood, Ind^ lndef. 
Kratona, The, Circus Cairo, Amaterdsm, Hoi. 
Krston, John, 149 Schenectady, Brooklyn. 
Kraft. Qua, Bernum ft Bailey. 0. B. 
Kretore, Family, Chester, Ps. 
Kurtls-Bosse, 80, Fslr, Akron, 0. 
Knryllo, Edward, SeQs-Floto, C. B. 



La Belle. Helen, San Sooci Pk., Obieago, tadof. 

La Tour, Irene, Orpheom, Atlanta. 

La Mar, Sadie, Strolling Playera, B. B. 

La Mono Broa., Bonocher, Vienna, AuotrU. 

La Moinea, Muslcsl, Luns, Port Arthur, Can. 

La Salle ft Llnd, Richmond Hotel, Chicago. 

La Pearl, Harry, Bernum ft Bailey. O. B. 

La Pearl, Mr. ft Mrs.. Haa^nbeckWellacoT a B,. 

La Blanc, Bertrane, Grand, Saeromento, fcedef. 

Le Centre ft La Bue, Orpheum, Schenectady. 

La Clair ft West, Pickwick, Wlfcnlngton, DeL 

Ls Toor Sisters, Golden Crook, B. B. 

Lakola ft Lorain, Blou, Hancock, Mich. 

Lamart, Gabriel, Poll's, Hartford. 

Langdona, The, Show Girl Co. 

Larriree ft Lee, G. O. H., Reading, Pa. 

Lswaon ft Nsmod, Empire. Johannesburg, So. Af. 

Leigh, Liale ft Co., Bennetts, Hsmllton. 

Lambert. Frank L.. Flood's Pk., Baltlnaoro, Md. 

Undln. Edward. Majeatlc, Little Bock, lndef. 

Long. George, Crystal, Bedford, Ind., lndef. 

Lores, Joseph. Bsraom ft Bslley, 0. B, 

Lark In, Frank J., Stsr, Dsnors, Pa. 

La Nole Bros., Fslr, Ottawa. 

Larks ft Adama, St. Loula Am. Co., lndef. 

Le Rogue Slstero, Bernum ft BsRoy, C B. 



The Chat. JL Harris Coyrler 

"Always Me" 



ready for the greatest baby 
without a doubt that Mr. Harria has ever written, 
Profeaalonal copies now ready. ft beautiful 
song for any ballad singer. Bend for It at onoe 
Con he sung without or with elides, 

CHORUS: 

Alweys me. slwsys me. 
They wont ploy with me they 
And they always run away. 
Alwaya me. seems I'm nobody, 
Nerer Blllie, Grace or Millie, 

Alwaya me. 



Oil 



uaioatloae tr'' 



CHAS. K. BARRIS, 



81 WX8T 81st ST., 
OOHXJf , Manager. 
Chicago. Grand Opera House Bldg., 

BOB ADAMS, Professional Mgr. 



Lane Trio, Vogel's Minstrels. 

La Van ft La Valette, Majeatlc. Pittsburg, IndeL 

Le Bex, Wonderful, Clara Turner Stock Co, 

La Van Trio, Bernum ft Bailey. 0. B. 

La Tine Clmaron Trio, Orpheom, Minneapolis. 

Larlne, Edward, Orpheum, Oakland. 

La Gray, Dollie. Bijou. Baelne. Wlo., IndoC 

La Petite Rerue, rent, Trenton. 

Latoy Broa., Gay Maaqneraders, B. B. 

Larlne ft Leonard. Orpheum, New Orleans. 

La Van ft Hill, Serenadere, B. B. 

La Van, Floaale, Lyric, Unlontown, Pa. 

La Velio, Rose. City Sporte, B. R. 

Le Tour, Irene, Orpheum, Atlanta. 

Le Clair. Harry, Colonial. Norfolk, Vs. 

Le Veole, 8ree, Stockholm, Sweden. 

Le Clair ft Sampson, Orpheum, Loa Angelee. 

Lelpslg, Nste, Orpheum, Omaha. 

Lee, Jamea P., Unique, Loo Angelea, lndef. 

Leahy. Frank W., Manhattan. Norfolk. Vs., lndef. 

Le Dent, Frank. Orpheum, Hsrrlaburg. 

Leonard, Cbaa. F., Rellly ft Wooda. B. R. 

Leonard ft Phillips, Majeatlc, Gainesville, Tex. 

Leonard, Gas, Acme, Sacramento, lndef. 

Leonard ft Louie, 21, Majeatlc, Birmingham. 

Leonard ft Drake, Orpheum, Eaaton, Pa. 

Leo, Jolly, O. H. f Mt. Holly, N. J. 

Lee Bastiena, Rlngllng Bros., c R. 

Los J a roles, Barnom ft Bailey, C. R. 

Lerille ft Sinclair, Orpheum, Spokane. 

Leran, Mlsa H.. Bamum ft Bailey. 0. B. 

Lincoln. Bill, Rlngllng Bros.. 0. R. 

Lloyd, Herbert. 88 Great WIlMon. Leeds, Bng. 

Long. John, Family. Erie. Ps.. lndef. 

Lorslne, Oscar, Poll'a, Seranton. 

Low ward, A. G., Barnum ft Bailey. C. B. 

Luce ft Luce, Bijou New Brunswick, N. J. 

Lucler, Marguerite. Hans ft Nixe Co. 

"Luis King," 14 Marlborough Rd., London, 

Lynton, Chris., Empire. Loa Angeles, lndef. 

Lyrea, Three, Faahlon Plates Co., B. B. 



Msck. Wilbur, Orpheum. Altoons. 

Ms Dell ft Corbley. Varieties. Canton, 111. 

"My Fancy." Empire. Camberwell, 8. B., 

don, Eng. 

Majeatlc Musical Four. Keith's, Cleveland. 
Malvern Troupe. Pat Whlte'a Gaiety Glrla, B. B. 
Makarenkos Dao. Sells Floto. C. R. 
Malcbow, Geo.. Bijou. Oxbkosb, Wla.. lndef. 
Manley ft Sterling. Majestic, Madison. Wis. 
Mantell's Marionettes. Bijou. Greet Falls, Mont. 
Marcell ft Lenett. Gentry Bros., C. R. 
Msrdo Trio, Rlngllng Bros.. C. R. 
Msrguerlte ft Henley. Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Mstsumoto ft Agsws. Hagenbeck-Wallace. 0. B. 
Marnello, Mornlts Troupe, Rlngllng Broa.. C. B. 
Martin. Dare ft Percle. Kentucky Belles. B. B. 
Martlnette ft Sylrester, Orpheum, Sioux City, 

Is. 
Martinet ft Msrtlnes, Bennett's, London. 
Msrtynne. C. B., Orpheum, Lesrenworth, lndef. 
Mary ft Petroff. Bsrnnm ft Bailey. C. R. 
Mason ft Doran. 408 Bank, Fall Hirer. 
Maxwell ft Dudley. Lyric. Danrllle, 111. 
Msynard, Shorty, Hagenbeck-Wallace. 0. B. 
Mase. Edna. Jersey Lilies, B. B. 
McCord, Lewis ft Co., Orpheom. Atlants. 
McConnell ft Simpson, Poll's, New Hsren. 
McCormack, Hugh ft Wallace, Flore Do Veen On, 
McGee, Joe B., Bijou, Bottle Creek. 
McCree Dsrenport Troupe, Hegenbeck-WoUooe, 

C. B. 
McCenley, Joe. Wonderlsnd. Mlnnespolls. lndef. 
McGroth ft Paige, 58 Wssh., Mlddletown, Conn. 
McGregor. Lulu. Grand, Altoono, Pa., IndeL 
McNaUy Bros., Rlngllng Bras.. 0. B. 
McPhee ft Hill, 28, Orpheam. Loo Angelee. 
McWUUsma, G. R., Poll'a, New Haren. 
Meier ft Mora, Union, Straasbnrg, Germany. 
Mells, Two, Majeatlc, Blrmlngbsm. 
Melroee, Wllllsm. Bernum ft BoUay, 0. B. 
Melrille, George D., Hippo, N. T. lndef. 
Meredith, B. B.. Hagenbeck-Wollece, 0. B. 
Mercer, John, Singling Bros.. 0. B. 
Merritt ft Lore, Empire, Sen Francisco. lndef. 
Merrltt, Bsymond, Gem, Chlcsgo. 
Merrtmen Slstero, Bebmeo Show, B. B. 
Meera Sisters, Bsrnsm ft Bslley, 0. B. 
Metsettles. Ten, Bornom ft BoOey. 0. B. 
Messno Troupe. Cempbell Brae.. 0. B. 
Mlesckoff Ssndera Troupe. Proctor's, Nework. 
Mlaeo, Al, Rlngllng Broo., O. B. 
Middletoo, Gladya. Varieties, Canton, 0. 
Mlgnon, Helena, Bmplro, St. Pool, lndef. 
Mlley, Katbryn, Hathaway's, Brockton, Mass. 
Milton Llols Trio. Stsr, Chlcsgo. 
Mlleo Bros., Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Mloco, Ido, Hsgenbeck-Wsllsce. O. B. 
Miller, John, Rlngllng Bros., C. B. 
Miller, Grace, Pbinip's, Richmond, Ind., IndeL 






VARIETY 



19 



"TAFFY," our hit "TAFFY," our big hit "TAFFY," our hit "TAFFY. 



VINCENT BRYAN and HARRY VON TILZER'S Bi^ Novelty Comic Song Hit 



1 



This song is a knockout : i Lots <>f extra verses. Already being featured by some of the biggest artists 

in the country 



Our other big hits. "Taffy; 1 "Baby Doll," "Sometime," "YOU ARK MY LIFE, MY ALL." "A Garden of 
Yeden for Two." "Highland Mary/' "Minstrel Show" "PATRICIA SALOME" and "Summertime 



HARRY VON TILZER MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. 



! 25 West 43rd Str* 
New York Cltv 



CHICAGO OFFICE, GRAND OPERA HOUSE BUILDINC. HARRY NFWMAN. Mtfr. 



Miller, L. Frank, Star, St. Paul. 
Miller, Kitty A., Scenic, Providence. 
Miller, Thereaa, Criterion. Chicago, Indef. 
Milletta, The, Rt ogling Broa.. 0. B. 
Millman Trio, Orpheum, Omaha. 
Mlnatrel Four, Merry Maidens. B. B. 
MltcheU Slat era. Monarch. Law ton, OkU., mdef. 
Moneta, Fire Grand, Fargo, N. D. 
Monatler, Clown Le, Ring ling Broa., C. B. 
Montgomery, Geo. P., Lyric. Hot Springe, mdef. 
Montague, Mona, People'a, Goldfleld, Not.. 
Mooney, Harry J., Barnnm A Bailey, O. B. 
Mooney A Holbein, Palace, Bath. Eng. 
Morton, Fred W., National, San Francisco. 
Moorehead, Harry (Dreamland). Norfolk, 7a. 
Morocco, Chas., Barnom A Bailey, C. B. 
Morse. Billy, Anhenaer'a, Aberdeen, Wash,, 
Morton A Elliott, Moaa A Stoll Tonr, lndef. 
Morton, Hogb, Blalto, Elmira, N. Y., lndef. 
Mowatta, Fire, Apollo, Vienna, Ana. 
Mneblnera, The. Valley Junction, la. 
Muller, Chum A Muller, Cook's, Rochester. 
Munger, Mort. M., Frankfort, Ind. 
Mullen A Corel!!, Keith's. Pblla. 
Murray, Eddie, Fischer's. Los Angeles, lndef. 
Murray Sisters, Olympic, Chicago. 
Musketeers. Three, Vanity Fair, B. B. 
Myers A Rosa, Orpheum, Altoona. 



Nelson, Tuny, "Villa Nelson," Roameretadt, 

Machren, Austria. 
Neva roe, Four, Barnom A Bailey, 0. B. 
Newell A Nlblo, Scbnman, Frankfort, Germany. 
Newsomes, Four. Bsrnum A Bailey, C. B. 
Nichols, Lew, Hagenbeck- Wallace. 0. B. 
Night With The Poets, Poli'a, New Haven. 
Nolan, Fred, World Beatera, B. B. 
Norton, Ned, Gay Mssqueraders, B. B. 
Noblette A Marshall, Orpheum, Butte. 



O'Connell A Golden, Orpheum, Schenectady, lndef. 
O'Connor, Saunders A Jennings, Grand, Victoria, 

B. C. 
Ogden, Helen, Fsmily, Joplln, Mo. 
Okabe Family, Palais d'Ete, Brussells, Bel. 
Onlaw, Gus, Trio, Empire, Aschton, Eng. 
Onken, Al, The Chutes, dan Francisco, lndef. 
O'Neill, W. A., Orpheum. Oakland, lndef. 
"Olivetti Troubsdours," Empire, Hoboken. 
Orth A Fern, Orpheum, St. Paul. 
Otto Broa.. Temple, Detroit. 
Owen, Garry, Little, 81ft E. 4. Crowley, La. 



Pacheco Family, Barnom A Bailey, 0. B. 

Palmer Sisters, B4S Hart, Brooklyn. 

"Paradise Alley," Orpheum. Omaha. 

Passmore, Grace, 28, Family, Butte. 

Patterson's Bronze Studios, Majeatlc, St. Paul. 

Patty Bros,, Singling Bros., C. R. 

Pauline, Great, Bennett's, Ottawa. 

Pealson, Goldle A Lee, Hathaway's, New Bed- 
ford. 

Perry A Elliott, Clark's Ronawaya, B. B. 

Perry, Frank L., Orpheum, Jacksonville. 

Pertlna, K. A P. Bth Ave., N. T. 

Peroff. Mary. A Clown. Barnom A Bailey, C. B. 

Personl, Camllle. Majestic, Topeka. 

Pike's Peak, Original, Wayneaburg, Pa. 

Piper. Fraco, Bennett's, Quebec. 

Potrlers, Three, 1S8 Aylwln, Montreal. 

Pollard, Gene, World Beatera, B. B. 

Poaty's Musical Co., Rlveralde Pk., Bolae City, 
Ida. 

Potta, Ernie A Mildred, Orpheum, St. PauL 

Potter A Harrla, Bell, Oakland. 

Potts Bros. A Co., Bijou, Kalamaaoo. 

Plowers Broa., Bijou, Richmond, Va. 

Price, Bob. S75 Commercial Bd., London, 

Primrose Quartette, Family, Davenport. 

Prosit Trio. Singling Broa., 0. B. 

Puget, George B., Murray Hill, N. T. 



Radford A Valentine, Barraaford Tom, England. 
Bado A Beatmsn, 104 W. 40, N. T. 
Raatua A Banks, Alhambra, Brighton, Buff. 
Bawls A Von Kaufman, Idea, Fon dn Lac, Wis. 
Baymond A Harper, Orpheum, Marietta, O. 
Raymond, Ruby A Co., Poll's. Scran ton. Pa. 
Bayno's Al, Bon Dogs, Poll's, Hartford. 
Beba A Ineu, Folles Bergere, Paris, Franca. 
Bedford A Winchester, Orpheum, Spokane. 



Reed, Harry L., Washington, Buffalo, lndef. 

Reed A Earl, Orpheum, Lima, 0. 

Reed A St. John, Majeatlc, Montgomery. 

Reed Broa., Poll's, Worcester, Mass. 

Renee Family, Theatre, Bay City, Mich. 

Renarda, Three, Orpheum, Altoona, Pa. 

Reno A Blgar, Barnom A Bailey, O. B. 

Renahaw, Bert, Majeatlc, La Salle, 111., lndef. 

Reynard, A. D., Alf. T. Wheeler's, C. B. 

RIanos, Four, Orpheum, Portlsnd. 

Rice A Elmer, Orpheum, Butte. 

Rich Duo, Vaudeville, Masslllon, 0. 

Richards. Great, Bennett's, Ottawa. 

Biccobon's Horses, Singling Bros., C. B. 

Rltter A Foster, Woolwich, London, Eng. 

Roattlno A Stevens, Orpheum, Spokane. 

Robblns A Trenaman, Elite, Atlanta, lndef. 

Roberta, 81gna. Mercede, Cat. 

Robertson A Fanchette, Family, Shamokln, Pa. 

Robinson, Alice, Bell, Oakland. 

Roche, La Belle. Mile.. Rlngllng Broa., 0. B. 

Rogers A Deeley, Indianapolis, Ind. 

Romanhoffa, The, 28, Family, Butte. 

Romola. Bob, Bijou. Davenport, la., lndef. 

Rose, Elmer A., Harry Hastings, B. B. 

Ross A Lewis, Palace, Northampton, Eng. 

Roscoe A Sims, Casino Girls, B. R. 

Russell A De Vlrne, Hagenbeck- Wallace. C. B. 

Rouaek. Jack, Air-Dome, Leavenworth, lndef. 

Rutherforda, The, Hagenbeck Wallace, C. R. 

Russell A Davis, Idle Hoar, Atlanta, lndef. 

Ryan A White, Norfolk, Va. 

Ryan, Zorella A Jenkins, Barnum A Bailey, 0. B. 



Sabel, Josephine, Olympic, Chicago. 
Sada-Carmen 81sters, Barnom A Bailey, 0. 



St. Elmo, Leo, Orpheum, Virginia, Minn. 
Steeley A Edwards, Keith's, Phils. 
Stoddards, The, Empire, Grand Forks, N. D. 
Stuart A Keeley, Maestlc, Montgomery, Ala. 
8ulllvan, W. J., Lyric, Boaeman, Mont,, lndef. 
Sully A Phelps, O. H.. Kenosha, Wis. 
Sutcllffe Troupe, Grand, Gravesend, Eng. 
Sylow, Barnum A Bailey, O. B. 



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Talcot, Carson A Co., Star, Elgin, 111. 

Taneaa, Felix A Cl-xton, 881 B. US, N. X. 

Tanka, Singling Broa., C. B. 

Teed A Laaell, Orpheum, Lima, O. 

Tennis Trio, Orpheum, Portlsnd. 

"Ten Dark Knights," G. O. H., Indianapolis. 

Terrors, Four English, City Sports, B. B. 

Terrors, English, City Sports. B. B. 

Terry A Elmer, Majestic, Birmingham. 

Terry A Lambert, New Cross, London, Eng. 

Taylor, Mae, Arcade, Mlnot, N. D. 

Taylor, Viola. Campagne Girls, B. R. 

Terrors. English. City Sports, B. R. 

Texas Steer Quartette, Colonial Belles, B. B. 

Travers. Roland, Payret, Havana. Cuba. 

The Quartette, Chase's, Washington. 

Thompson Sisters. Davenport. la., lndef. 

Thome, Mr. A Mrs., Bijou, New Brunswick, N. J. 

Tbaleros, Hagenbeck-Wsllace, C. R. 

Tasmanlana, Hagenbeck-Wallace. C. R. 

Toledo, Sydney, Fair, New Kensington, Pa. 

Toms, Tumbling, Family, Shamokln, Pa. 

Townsend, Charlotte A Co., Colonial, Norfolk, Va. 

Turner, Bert, Le Roy, Minn. 

Tumour, Jules. Rlngllng Bros., 0. B. 

Tuscany Troubadours, Poll's, Hartford. 



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house and town necessary for publication in this route sheet. When 
not playing or "laying off," temporary address if forwarded will 
be inserted for time being. 

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Saona, Herr, Keith's, Clevelsnd. 

Sassarlaa, The, Sells Floto, 0. R. 

Salamonskl, B. M., Prof., Barnum A Bailey, 0. B. 

Samson, Doc, Coburn Greater Minstrels. 

Sanford A Darlington, Bennett's, Quebec. 

Schrode A Mulvey, Haymarket, Chicago. 

Sevengala, Original, Water town, N. x - ., lndef. 

Shedman. W. 8., Dumont, N. J., lndef. 

Scbade, F., Singling Broa., C. R. 

8chmodt, George, Alcaaar, New Castle. Ind., mdef. 

Schuster, Milton, Palace, Boston, lndef. 

Scott, Edoosrd, Grand, Beno, Nov., lndef. 

Sennettl, Anne, City Sports. B. B. 

Shadle, Frank, Singling Broa., 0. B. 

Shawa, Aerial, Rlngllng Bros., O. B. 

Sherry, Joseph V., Sells-Floto, C. B. 

Shields A Galle. Keith's, Phlla. 

Shlpp, Julia A Edward, Barnum A Bailey, 0. B. 

Shlrhart, Anson, Crystal, Detroit, Indef. 

Siegrlsts, The, Sells-Floto, C. B. 

Sinclair, Mabel, Orpheum, Portland. 

"Six Girls A Teddy Bear," <G. O. IT., Pittsburg. 

Smiths, Aerial, Clrcoe Bush, Berlin, Germany. 

Smith A Heaghney, Poll's, New Haven. 

Soper, Bert, Star, Altoona, Pa., lndef. 

Homers A Storke, Family, Muscatine, la. 

Souder, Pearl, Singling Broa.. C. R. 

SplsBel Bros. A Mack, Mellinl, Hanover, Ger. 

Stants Bros.. Bsranm A Bailey. C. R. 

Stafford A Stone, 28, Colonial, Lawrence, Mass. 

Stanley, B., Barnom A Bailey, C. B. 

Stanton A Sandberg, Lyric, Ottumwa, la. 

Stem, Sam. Poll's, Bridgeport. 

8tickner, Emma, Rlngllng Broa. C. B. 

Stlckney, Mlas B., Bsrnum A Bailey, 0. B. 

8tlckney's Pony A Dogs. Hempstesd, L. I. 



Ty Bell Sisters, Sells-Floto, 0. B. 

Tyce, Lillian, G. 0. H. Rochester, N. . 



Urma Sisters, Bsrnum A Bailey, C. B. 

T 

Van, Billy, Poll's, Scranton. 

Van, Chas. A Fannie, A Co., Colonial, N. T. 

Van. Mtaa M.. Singling Bros.. O. B. 

Van'a Mualcal Minstrels, Family, Davenport, la. 

Van Hoven, Orpheum, 8alt Lake. 

Vardoo, Perry A Wllbor, Hastings' Show. B. B. 

Variety Quartette. Colonial Belles, B. B, 

Vaaco, 41a Acre Lane, London, Eng. 

VermetteCarpottle, Trio. 481 Breboeuf, Montreal. 

Von Dell, Harry, 1653 Broadway, N. T. 

Vynoa, The, Orpheum, Reading, Pa. 



Wade A Reynolds, Mssonlc, Louisville. Ky. 
Ward A Harrington, 418 Strand, London, Bug. 
Ward A Sbeppell, Al. Beevea, B. B. 
Walt, Bmlle, Olympic, Chattanooga, Tenn., mdef. 
Walker, Nella, Orpheum, Altoona. 
Waller A Maglll, Theatre, Ashtabula, 0. 
Walton, Irvln R.. Fada A Follies, B. B. 
Wslton. Fred. K. A P. 8th Ave., N. T. 
Walsh, Lynch A Co.. Irwin's Big Show, B. B. 
Wards, The. Singling Bros., O. B. 
Watson, Sammy, Columbia, Cincinnati. 
Watson Slaters, Irwin's Big Show, B. B. 
Webb, Horace, Norrla A Bowa, 0. B. 



Wentworth, Bona, Singling Broa., C. B. 

Whitman, Frank, Majestic, Chicago. 

White A 81mmona, Columbus, O. 

Wilder, Marshall P., 2ft No. New Hampshire, At- 
lantic City. 

Williamson A Gilbert, Hagenbeck-Wallace. a B. 

Williams Duo, Comlque, Detroit. 

Williams A Segal, O. H.. Freeport, la. 

Williams A Stevens, Pekln Stock Co., Chicago. 

Wllliard A Bond, Olympic, Chicago. 

Wilson's Musical. Pat White Gaiety Girls, B. B. 

Wilson, Tony, Helolse A Armoroa Bisters. 1 Prim* 
Rd., Brixton, Londoo, 8. B., Eng. 

Wilson Brothers. Orpheum, Osklsnd. 

Wilson, Jack. Co., Bennett's, Montreal. 

Wilson, Sslelgh, Campbell Bros., C. R. 

Winkler A Kress, Rockvtlle Fair, Rockrllle, Oamv 

Winslow, W. D., Bsrnum A Bailey, C. S. 

Wlxon A Eaton, Casino Girls, B. R. 

Wood A Woods. Rlngllng Bros., O. B. 

Wood, Balpb. Lyric. Ft. Smith. Ark., lndef. 

Wood Bros. 28, Keith's, Cleveland. 

Woodford A Marlboro, Lyric, Shreveport, La. 

Work A Ower, Colonial, N. Y. 

World A Kingston, Orpheum, Denver. 

Wormwood. Prof., Bsrnum A Bailey. C. B. 

Wormwood's Doga A Monkeys, Orpheum, Readme. 

Wotan, Barnum A Bailey. C. S. 

Wonlff, Edward. Barnum A Bailey. C. B. 

Woulff, Mme. B., Barnum A Bailey, 0. B. 



Vamamato Bros., Poll's. New Haven. 
Yolo Alta, Majestic, Little Bock. 
Young. Ollle A Bro., Lyric, DsnvlUe, 111. 
Youtuckey, Prince, Barnom A Bailey, O. B. 



Zslno. Jos.. B1SS Chancellor, Pblla. 
Zsrss, Three. A Carmen. 21. Family, Butte 
Zeb A Zarrow Troupe, Bijou, Dolutb, Minn.. 
Zech A Zech, Wheelers, C. B. 
Zeds. H. L., Fsmily, Chester, Pa. 
Zlegler, N. 0.. Colombia. Knozvllle, Indef. 
Zlmmermsn, Al. Gsy Masqoeradera, B. B. 
Zlnn's Musical Com. Co., Memphis, Tenn., 



ROUTES RECEIVED TOO LATE FOB 
CLASSIFICATION. 

Arlzons Troupe, 351 B. 18, N. Y. City. 

Arnold A Felix, O. H.. Mansfield, Ps. 

Ayres, Howsrd, 2411 So. Alder, Phils. 

Barr, Ethel A Co., Ynungatown, O. 

Barrett, Marjorle, 4500 Fllmore, Ptttaborg. 

Bimbos, The, 28, Bijou, Qnlncey, 111. 

Browne, Bothwell, 4()7 W. 123, N. Y. City. 

Buch Bros., Colonial, Richmond, Va. 

Busch Trio, Johnny, Jr., Broadway, Camden, N. J. 

Campbell A Brady, Hastings' Big Show, B. B. 

Campbell, Emerln, American, St. Louis. 

Carlln A Otto, Poll's, Bridgeport. 

Columbia Musical Trio, De Rrce Broa. Minstrels. 

Corbett, Lawrence, Congress, Portland, Me. 

Creswell, W. P., Marlowe, Jackson, Tenn. 

Darrow, Mr. A Mrs., Bennett's, Hamilton. 

Dupres, Fred, Young's, Atlantic City. 

Dunbars, Four, Poll's, Scranton. 

El Cots, Temple, Detroit. 

Esmeralda Slaters, Leiblch's, Bremen, Ger. 

Fslrchlld, Mr. A Mrs., Star, Brandon, Can. 

Flnnle, Jack, 1911 So. Chsdwlck, Pblls. 

Gaffney's Dancing Girls, Acsdemy, Pittsburg. 

Gelger A Welters, Majestic, Cleveland. 

Golden A Hughes, Young's. Atlantic City. 

Gordon A Marx, Stsr, Chlcsgo. 

Goyt Trio. Keltb's, Pblls. 

Hsrley, Cliff Avenue, Du Bols, Ps. 

Holmsns Broa., Fair, Ottawa. 

La Fleur, Great, Majestic, Milwaukee. 

Lelng, Geo. M., Novelty. Vallejo, Cal. 

La Tell Broa., 2842 Tulip, Phlla. 

Lewis A Green, Orpheum, Butte. 

Loretta Epps Troupe, Frsncalse, Montreal. 

Lome Fsmily, Hageratown, Pa. 

Mario Trio, Princess, Youngstown, O. 

Melville, Frederic, Coliseum, I/ondon, Eng. 

"Moto Girl," Coliseum, London, Rng. 

Murphy A Magce, Rice A Barton's Gaiety, B. B. 

Newell A Sbevett. Clrco Trcvlno, Monterrey, 

Mex., Indef. 
Xor.ses, The, 179 W. 47. N. Y. City. 
Nowlln, Dsve, Orpheum. Chllllcotbe, O. 
Orloff Troupe, Clrco Trevlno, Monterrey, Max., 

Indef. % 

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The act was organized in May, 1902, and the first in the field. Others have taken advantage of our success and copied our title in various forms. 

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NEW ACTS 

{Continued from page 13.) 

Alice Lyndon Doll. 

Songs. 

15 Mins.; One. 

Majestic, Chicago. 

Nervousness combined with inexperi- 
ence is dangerous, especially on Mon- 
days. Alice Lyndon Doll, a good-looking 
and demure young woman, was seized 

with a sudden consternation as during 
her first aong she left the stage abruptly 
and hiked to the wings. Upon reap- 
pearing the audience began to "jolly" 
her. The "kidding" applause continued 
throughout the song, but she courage- 
ously withstood it. Her selections are 
"especially written." There isn't much 
doubt about that. At a house party 
they would go. Miss Doll needs experi- 
ence more than a vaudeville engagement. 
The first may beget the second. 

Frank Wieeberg. 



Kathryn Roth. 
"Trombologue." 
15 Mins.; Full Stage. 
Arcade, Newark, N. J. 

Miss Roth appears in what is termed 

a "Trombologue." It is an interesting 

little act. She opens with a Wild West 
character in costume with an appropriate 
song, changing to a "Gibson Girl" with 
a trombone solo, followed by bugle calls, 
closing in a Dutch costume and mono- 
logue during which the trombone "an- 
swers" questions. The act is a go. 

Joe O'Bryan. 



"The Night of the Wedding" (Dramatic), 
aa Mins.; Full Stage. 
Keith's, Philadelphia. 

Few sketches of the melodrama type 
now in vaudeville offer such a heart-in- 
terest story as this work of Richard 

Duffy, presented by Adeline Dunlap, 
Frank McCormack and Company, the 
"company" being Viola Fengrath, a child. 
The story tells of a widow and widower 
about to marry, being separated forever 
on the night of the wedding through the 
cruel treatment of the widower's child 
by his prospective bride. The sketch is 
unlike anything of the "thriller" compo- 
sition yet seen in vaudeville and built 
upon a foundation of home life appeals 
strongly, particularly to women. All 
three characters are capably handled. 
Miss Dunlap, who had the principal role 
in "The Operator," appears to better ad- 
vantage in the new character, excepting 
a rather unconvincing introduction at the 
very start. At this stage the piece is 
weakest, as there appears to be no reason 
why the widow should be in such great 
hurry to marry the widower, a truckman 
in modest circumstances. There are 
spasms of violent love-making on her 
part during the action of the piece, giv- 



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ing the only evidence of over-playing. 
Mr. McCormack does capable work as the 
rough-handed truckman with unfaltering 
love for his child, and the young girl does 
very nicely with the little given her. 
XL* sketch was rccei^d wi*h warm 
recognition. It ranks well up among the 
offerings of this type in vaudeville. 

George if. Young. 



Blesea Harris. 
Operatic Selections. 
Arcade, Newark, N. J. 

Miss Harris calls her act "20 Minutes of 
Abbreviated Opera." She sings airs from 
popular operas, ranging from light to 
heavy. The act pleased lovers of high- 
class music. 

Joe O f Bryan. 



Marimba Band (5). 

Musical. 

10 Mins.; One. 

Lyric, New Orleans. 

Milking its first American appearance up- 
on a theatre stage, the Marimba Band of 
five young Central American Indian boys, 
about eighteen years of age, is playing aa 
the extra attraction with a Blaney melo- 
drama at the Lyric this week (Sept. 14). 
The only instrument used is the "marim- 
ba," large and flat, resembling an xylo- 
phone, and also played with sticks. The 
three selections rendered are weird and 
enchanting. The costuming is similar to 
that of Arab acrobats. The act is a dis- 
tinct novelty. O. M. Samuel 



Al Rice and Company (6). 

"The Running Kids." 

so Mins.; Full Stage (Exterior). 

"Jersey Lilies/' Garden Theatre, Buffalo. 

Al Rice and six good looking "broilers" 
make up the organization. Although Rice 
looks as though he weighed in the neigh- 
borhood of 160 pounds he makes up con- 
vincingly as a sixteen-year-old and leads 
the organization through an entertaining 
romp. Several pretty tableaux have been 
devised and good singing and dancing fill 
the turn out nicely. As an olio item with 
the burlesque organization "The Running 
Kids" scored an emphatic hit. 

Dickeon, 



(Continued from page 10.) 

Psmshsslks. Prof., 1937 B. Dauphin, Phils. 
Pslots, The, Bijou, Winnipeg. 
Roberts, Hsyes A Roberts, Trent, Trenton. 
Ramsey 8lsters, O. O. H., Wheeling, W. Vs. 
Rellly, Johnnie, Feir, Nsughton, Mich, 
flcbeftels, Mse. Grsnd, Belllnghsm, Wssb. 
8mlth A Arsdo, Mohawk, Schenectady. 
Smith A Brown, Msjestlc, 8t. Psnl. 
Vsn Dlemsns, Hsgenbeck-Wsllsce, O. R. 
Vsn Oofre a Cotrely, Orpbeam, Jscksonrllle. 
Vedmsrs, The, Auditorium, Lynn. 
Wsrd a Hsrt, Msjestlc, Richmond, Vs. 
Werden, W. L., ft Co., Wsshlngton, Spokane. 
Whittle, W. B., O. H., Wheeling, W. Va. 
Winchester, Ed., Msjestlc, BvsnsTllle. 
Worthley, M. a A., Orpbeum, Resdlng, Ps. 
Tsnkee Comedy Four, Colonial, Lswrence, Mast. 
Young, B. F., 407 W. 128, N. T. City. 
Zsrrell Bros., Msrylsnd, Bsltlmore. 



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CIRCUS ROUTES 



Barnum * Bailey, Sept. 21, Santa Barbara, Cal.; 
22-28, Los Angeles; 24 San Diego; 20, SanU 
Ana; 26, San Bernardino; 28, Phoenix, Aria. 
Ana; 26, San Bernardino; 28, Phoenix, Arls.; 
2«, Tjcson; 80, Blsble; Oct. 1, Douglas; 2, 
Doming. 

Buffalo BUI, Sept. 18-19, Seattle, Wash.; 21, Bel- 
Ungham; 22, Everett; 23, Tacoma; 24. Chev- 
aller, Wash.; 28-26, Portland, Ore.; 28, Mid- 
ford; 29, Bad Bluff, Cal.; 80, Maryevllls; Oct. 
1, Sacramento; 2, Stockton; 8, San Jose; 4-8. 
Oakland; 6-10, San Francisco. 

OampbsU Bros,, Sept. 19. Cameron, Ho.; 20, 
Pleasant Bill; 22. Versailles; 23, Windsor, Mo. 

Colo Bros., Sept. 80, Wllllamston; Oct. 1, Waau- 
Ington; 2, Greensville, N. C; 8, Bocky 
Mount; 4, Wilmington; 6, Newborn; 7, 
Ooldsboro; 9, Wilson; 10, Ssnford; 18, Fay- 
ettesTllle, N. C. ; 14, DUlon. S. C; IB, Chad- 
burn N. C; 16, Conway. S. C; 17, Marlon; 

20. Hsrtsvllle; 21, Orangeburg. 
Hagenbeok-WaUaoe, Sept. 

Vorris ft Bowo, Sept. 26, Amarlllo, Tax.; 27, 
8ayre, Okla.; 28, Anardarko; 29, El Bono; 
80, Klngflaher; Oct. 1, Enid, Okla. 

Ringllag Bros., Sept. 19, Coffey Tills, Kans.; 

21, W infield; 22, Outhrle. Okla.; 28. Oklahoma 
City; 24, McAleeter; 20, Boonevllle, Ark.; 26, 
LltUo Rock; 28, Mempbla. Tenn; 29, Dyers- 
burg; 80. Padncah, Ky.; Oct. 1, Hopklnsrllle, 
Ky.; 2, Nashville, Tenn.; 8, Bowling Orson, Ky. 

Robinson, John, Sept. 19. Msdlsonvllle, Ky.; 
21, HopklnsTllle; 22, ClsrkSTllle; 28, Ernie: 
24, McKenale; 20, Brownsville; 26, Humboldt. 

Sslls-Floto, Sept. 19, Chandler, Okla.; 21, Okla- 
homa City; 22, Holdensvllle; 28, Ada; 24, 
Durant; 20, Hugo, Okla. 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 

For the week of September tl. 
"L. 0." lndioatos show Is "laying off." 



For the week of September 91. 
Americans. Bljon, ProTldence. 
Avenue Girls, Imperial, Providence. 
Bachelor Club, Gayety, St. Louis. 
Behman Show, Harlem Music Hall, N. T. 
Big ReTlew, Pooplo'a, Cincinnati. 
Blue Ribbons, Boson's, Chicago. 
Bohemians, Lyceum, Washington. 



Bon Tons, Gayety, Baltimore. • 

Boston Belles, 21-23, Empire, Albany; 24-26, Em- 
pire, Holyoke. 

Bowery Burlesquers, Gsyety, Philadelphia. 

Brigadiers, Star, Toronto. 

Broadway Gaiety Girls, Academy, Pittsburg. 

Bryant's Extravaganza Gayety, Hoboken. 

Casino Girls, Garden, Buffalo. 

Champagne Girls, Standard, St. Louis 

Cherry Blossoms, Lafayette, Buffalo. 

City Sports, Gayety, Milwaukee. 

Colonial Belles, Star, Milwaukee. 

Cosy Corner Girls, Bijou, Philadelphia. 

Cracker Jacks, Gayety, Washington. 

Dainty Duchess, Star, Brooklyn. 

Dreamlands, Avenue, Detroit. 

Ducklings, Empire, Brooklyn. 

Empire Burlesquers, Buckingham, Louisville. 

Fads & Follies, Gayety, Detroit. 

Fashion Plates, Dewey, Minneapolis. 

Fay Foster, 21-23, St. Joe; 24-26, L. O.; 28, Em- 
pire, Des Moines. 

Follles-of-tbe-Day, Monumental, Baltimore. 

Frolicsome Lambs, Eighth Avenue, New York. 

Golden Crook, Gayety, Columbus. 

Happyland, Majestic, Kansas City. 

IllKli Rollers, Gayety, Toledo. 

Ideals, Bijou, Philadelphia. 

Imperials, Empire, Des Moines. 

Irwin's Big Show, Bijou, Atlanta. 

Jersey Lilies, Corinthian, Rochester. 

Jolly Girls, L. O. 

Kentucy Belles, Royal, Montreal. 

Knickerbockers, Palace, Boston. 

Majesties, Standard, Cincinnati. 

Mardi Gras Beauties, Westminster, Providence. 

Masqueraders, Waldman's, Newark. 

Merry Maidens, Empire, Schenectady. 

Merry Makers, Howard, Boston. 

Miss New York, Century, Kansas City. 

Morning Glories, 21-23, Gilmore, Springfield; 
24-26, Empire. Albany. 

New Century Girls, Empire, Newsrk. 

New York Stars, Greenwsld, New Orleans. 

Night Owls, Gayety, Toronto. 

Parisian Widows, Trocadero, Chicago. 

Pat White Gaiety Girls. Columbia, Boaton. 

Reeves' Beauty Show, Olympic. Brooklyn. 

Rents Santley, Empire, Cleveland. 

Rice ft Barton, 8tar and Garter, Chicago. 

Bice ft Barton Big Gaiety, Casino, Philadelphia. 

Rolllckers, Empire, Indianapolis. 

Rose Sydell, Pslsce, Boston. 

Runaway Girls, Murray Hill, New York. 

Sam Devere, 21-23, Gayety. Albany; 24-26, Ly- 
ceum, Troy. 

Sam T. Jack's, Empire, Chicago. 

Scrlbner's Big Show, Gayety, Pittsburg. 

Serenaders, L. O.; 28, Majestic, Kansaa City. 

Star Show Girls, Bowery, New York. 

Strolling Players, Folly, Chicago. 

Thoroughbreds, 21-23, Gayety, Scranton; 24-26. 
Luserne. Wllkes-Bsrre. 

Tiger Lilies. Stsr. St. Paul. 

Trans-Atlantlcs, Gayety, Birmingham. 

Travelers, Colonial, Cleveland. 

Uncle Sam's Belles, Bowery, New York. 

Vanity Fair, Gayety, Brooklyn. 

Waabington Society Girls, 21-23, Lyceum, Troy; 
24-26, Gayety, Albany. 

Watson's Burlesquers, Bon Ton, Jersey City. 

World Beaters, Olympic, Brooklyn. 

Yankee Doodle Girls, 21-23, Luzerne, Wilkes- 
Barre; 24-26, Gaiety, Scranton. 



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Andrews, A dors. 
Avery, Benjsmln B. 
Alexnnder ft Bertie. 
Alexandra, F. 
Avola, Miss. 
Armstrong, Fred M. 
Aces. Three (0. O.) 
Appolo Bros. 

Babb, Bessie (0. O.) 
Belmont, Freda. 



Bonesettl Troupe. 
Brown, Hsrry. 
Bsker ft Carllele. 
Balaar. Charles. 
Bodreau, 8. 
Brongbton, May. 
Banner, Michael. 
Brockman, Salter (C. 

O.). 
Budd, Bert. 
Baldwin, Carl. 
Butler, Ida. 
Brobams, The (C. 0.) 
Belmont, Belle. 



Barry, Margaret. 
Burke, Chaa., A Co. 
Bowman, Ivy. 
Blacklldge, Ruby. 
Booh, Otto. 
Bellman, Harry K. 
Bowen, Clarence. 
Brabam, M. 
Blxley, Edgar. 
Bolden, Hattle. 
Bloden, Henry. 

Conway, Mabel. 
Carlton, Arthur. 
Curjon, Allen. 
Claxton, Wm. (C. 0.) 
Conner, M. B. 
Charters, Spencer. 
Cbeevers, Joe. 
Cllne, J. B. 

Corson, Cora Yonngblood. 
Charters, Georgia. 
Clavert, Albert G. (C. O.) 
Conaway. T. L. 
Cooper, Harry. 
Colllognon. Harry. 
Callager ft Barret. 
Close, Sidney (0. O.) 
Cooper ft Robinson. 
Csmp, Frank B. 
Clifton, William. 
Carroll, Mr. ft Mrs. 
Catto, Miss Pudge. 
Conn, Downey ft Wll- 
lisrd. 

Donely, Jas. 
Douglsss, Harry. 
Deaue. Walter. 
Dlx. Marlon. 
De Baaslnni, Vers. 
Do Moss, Edward. 
Dale, Violet. 
Dooley, J. Francis (C. 

O.) 
Desn, Louise (C. O.) 
Dalley, Bob and Nellie. 
Dressier, Marie. 
Deam, Professor. 
Delmsr, Carlotta. 
Di' Bella and Volpe. 
Diamond. Jim. 
Dorset. Flors. Miss. 
Domont, Charles (2). 
Duncan ft Godfrey 

(C. O.) 
Doggan. Archie. 
Davey, Warren. 
Delong. Wheeler. 
Del more ft Darrell. 
Drnton. Miss Alfrotta. 
Desn, Cliff. 
Devoy, Emmett. 
Demlng, Robert. 
Dunfee, Effle. 

Emerson, E. H. 

El slue, Mabel (0. O.) 

Siting, NeUle. 

Engel. Carrie L. 

Emerson, Wm. 

Everbart. 

Evans, Miss Ann. 

Esrl Sisters (C. O.) 
Everett, Gertie (P. C.) 

Fslrmsn, R. Wm. 
Farren, L. K. 
Foresto, Little. 
Forbes, Frsnk ft Grsce. 
Fsgan, Bsrney. 
Frencelll ft Lewis. 
Florence Sisters. 
Fltsslmmons, Bobert. 
Fox ft Rogers. 
Forrester. Frank. 
Fields. Billy H. 
Frosberg, Edwin (P. C.) 
Flgsro, Msrvelous. 
Foreman. Bobt. N. 
Ferrlll, Frank. 

GUleeney, James. 
Gottlob. Amy (O. O.) 
Ginsberg, Sol (0. O.) 
Godfrey, Harry Earle 

(C. O.) 
Goldstein, Abraham (0. 

O.) 
Gilbert, L. Wolfe (2). 
Garrlck, Richard. 
Gerome, Viola. 
Griff (2). 



Gorman, Jamea. 
Gordon, Both. 
Gardner, Mayme. 
Godfrey ft Brxleben. 
Gehan. Herbert (C. O.) 
Gaston. Billy (0. O.) 
Goddard, Stanley (C. 

O.) 
Guild. Myrtle. 
George, Mrs. Dandy (2). 
Graham, James. 
Gould, S. 
Green, Hsrry. 
Gsle, Florence (P. 0.) 

Hart, Charles (2). 
Henry, Jsck. 
Hotter, Eddie, 
nobson. Iron*. 
Hayes, Edmund. 
Hugoston, Hugo (2). 
Harvard ft Cornell (C. 

O.) 
Hsrrisoo, Charles. 
Hutchinson, Wlllard H. 
Hulker, Edith. 
Heck, W. 
Harris. Ida 0. 
Holmes. Carla. 
Huntress. 
Hsrnlsb, Mamie. 
Havel. Effle L. 
Heueel, Emits. 
Healy, Danny (0. O.) 
Heras, Wm. 
Hsmmond. Chas. 
Hsrrlngton, Dan. 

Innes Bsnd, mgr. (C. O.) 
Isbmeal, Prince P. 
Imbof, Roger. 

Jaffey, Phil. 
Jenkins, James (C. 0.) 
Jefferson, Thoa. 
Jones, Msrgaret Gwyn 

(2). 
Johns, Johnny. 
Jones, Walter. 
Johnson, Frank M. 

(C O.) 
Jorden ft Harvey (2). 
Joyce. Miss Lottie. 
Johnson, Chas. 
Judge, John (0. O.) 
Johnstone. Gordon. 
Jordons, Juggling. 

Kelvsns. J. J. 
Kesseley's Msrlooettes. 
Kyle. Ethel (C. O.) 
Keeley, Miss Edna. 
Klefer, John (C. O.) 
Kelly, Frsnk. 

Langdons. The (0. O.) 
Llndesmsn, Ed. Mole. 
Lacleedecs, The Aerial. 
Lamnt. J. 
Loretta. Otto. 
Landreo. Patsy. 
Leon, Nellie. 
Lelms, Louis. 
Lelllott, Arthur. 
Lyons. Floosie. 
Lubelskln. Tony. 
Levoy. Sol J. 
Love, Frsnkle. 
Lusby, Hutchinson (0. 

O.) 
Le Pelletles Family. 
Lester. Eddie (0. O.) 
Lsmsr. A. 
Levor, Bert (C. O.) 
Ls Clede, Lonle (C. O.) 
Lewis, Etta. 
Le Roy, Eddie. 
Lee, Harry. 

McDonougb, Ethel. 
Marshall ft King. 
Morrclle. Berfha M. 
Major. Frank. 
Marvelle. Dan. 
Moore, Herbert (C. O.) 
Man. Julius W. 
Melnott, Armsnd. 
Manola, Jesse A. 
Malcolm, Annette. 
Mullen, Mra. J. H. 
Murray. W. 
MacFadden, Mr. ft Mrs. 
Morris, M. 
Morris, J. B. 



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Mills, Phil. 
Moore. James A. 
Miller, Edgsr M. 
Mslnvllle, B. C. 
Mattbea, Hugo. 
Maltland, Mabel (2). 
MHUken. Lucy. 
Myers ft Meer. 
Meek, J. C. (2). 
Morrison, Lee. 
Mulvey, Ben L. 
Ms honey, Tom. 
Mscy, Chsrleton (2). 
McBUershlp, Florence. 
Medallion Trio (C. O.) 
Msndevllle. Seville. 
McWsde. Edwin. 
Most. Blsls (C. O.) 
Moore, Geo. Austin (0. 

O.) 
McKensle, B. 
Miller. McCsuley ft 

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Most, Blsls (C. O.) 
Moore, 8nlts. 
Merrick, Tom (P. C.) 

Nnlle. Joe. 

Nelson, Jr., Artie (O. 

O.) 
Nelson, Agds. 
Nelson. Agnes (2). 
Nile. Grsce. 
Newsboys Trio. 
Normlnton, Horold J. 
Nome, Bobert (2). 
Norton, Miss Anglo. 
Nssh Bntertslners. 

Ogulvee, Hsrry. 
O'Rourke, Eugene. 
O'Nell. Soke. 
Okura Winders (C. O.) 
Osborne, Jsck. 

Pesrl, Tony. 
Psthenson. Raysrd. 
Plsrch, Gene. 
Price, Bestrlce. 
Pembroke, Kitty. 
Pond. Dsve O. 
Pnrdy, Frsncls. 
Prldesn. Steve (C. O.) 
Personl, Cs mills (C. 

O.) 
Pllcer, Hsrry. 
Polo, Gabriel. 
Primrose, Onlta (C. O.) 

Qulgiley, Helen. 



Rose, Adam A. 
Reed, Alex. I). (2). 
Royer, Augustine. 
Russell. Marlon. 
Reynolds, John B. 
Robinson, Ada E. 
Redding, Frsucescn (C. 

O.) 
Rennings ft Brown. 
Rankin. J. McKee. 
Richard ft Barry 
Rice, Bessie. 
Boethlg, Henry (C. O.) 
Raymond, Melville (G. 

O.) 
Rosenberg-Keogh-HIB. 
Roy, Elisabeth (O. O.) 
Russell, Miss lions. 
Rosins. 

Royer ft French. 
Rellly, Johnnie. 
Bock. Wm. (O. O.) 
Bosey, The Grest. 
Bosen, Jltnmle. 

Shsdrlck, Jsmes A. 
flln Clair Sisters. 
Spencer, Lloyd. 
Springfield. Harry. 
Sbsde ft Cole (O. O.) 
8chllcbtner, Ubert 
Shaffer, Hsrry. 
Smith. Hsrry H. 
Ssttell. Bros. 
Stsr Spsngle Banner Co. 
Snow, Doc. 
Stokes, Minnie. 
Spong. Hilda. 
Stevens. Mike J. 
Sommers, J. T. 
Sheldon, H. S. (0. O.) 
Schemer, Marls. 
Sutherland A 
Snook. B. J. 
Sutton. Jsck. 
Stsgpoole. Mrs. A. (6). 
Ssrgent. 8. P. 
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Thompson. Eph. 
Truman. Wallace. 
Tolly. Guy. 
Trlckey. Mlsa Coyde. 
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Uyatt, Miss Ida. 



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Williams, Leon. 
Wilson, Harry. 
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MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mar.).— Bill 
fall with comedy and diverting numbere. Four 
Mortons, retained as beadllnera, aame excellence. 
B. A. Bolfe's "Ten Dark Knights." first time 
here, scored tremendous bit. Msy Boley gave her 
Impersonations snd mnslcsl monologue, better then 
last sesson. Jessie Keller Troupe showed skill 
in lntrlcste cycling. They here a good variety 
and lntrodnced a nnmber of extraordinary feats. 
GalettTe monkeys are alwaya amnalng. Imro 
Fox, In conjuring. Is unique snd humorous. Be- 
mon Duo furnished a well-cbosen repertoire of 
popular songs. The girl Is talented and the pos- 
sessor of s pleasing Tolce, tbongb handicapped 
by a cold Monday. The duet singing aa well aa 
the IndlTldual solos were liked. The most notice- 
able Incident Is tbey ere cautious and try to har- 
monise In a convincing manner. Washburn and 
Kelley, Achate and Swanson, are also announced. 
Bmerln Campbell and Co., Alice Lyndon Doll 
and Claudius and Scarlet arc under New Acts. 

OLYMPIC (Abe Jacobs, mgr.).— "College Girls," 
Arnold's Leopards, Majestic Musics! Four, Count 
De Bute snd Brother, Hswthorne snd Burt,, Anne 
Crewe snd Co., Josselln Trio, Kelffer snd Klein, 
Harry De Coe, Two Franclscos, Porto Rlcan Quar- 
tet, Marie Clark. 

HAYMARKET (W. V. Newklrk. mgr.).— The 
Novelloe, "Eight Madcaps." Howard snd Blsnd. 
McKensle snd Shannon, Mabelle Adams, Carroll 
and Bsker, Jesnette Adler snd Co., Juggling Mstb- 



leua, Harry Sheldon and Co., Shoenwerk, Williams 
snd Wetiton, Hannaher Broa. 

STAR (Tom Carmody, mgr.).— Eddy Family, 
Four Masons and Corinne Francis, Davis and 
Walker, Godfrey and Henderson, Margaret Keats, 
Le Maire and King, Warren and Faust, Pollard. 

NORTH AVENUE fPaul Slttner, mgr.).— Erto- 
son'a "Ninth Inning," Wlncherman's Bears, Four 
Llncolns, Musical Shirleys, Four Holcombs, 
Nlckelson snd Rlsb, Clsrk and Pery, Grace Reahm. 

SOHINDLER'S (L. Schindler, mgr.).— Holland 
Webb and Co., Worth and Delmar, Clipper Com- 
edy Quartet, Adelyn, Joyce Sisters, Daisy Dean, 
Wishard and Kreba, Joe Harris snd Co. 

COLUMBIA. — 2>mo Zemo Troupe, Jsck Ripp, 
Lincoln Military Four, Rice snd Morris, Lillian 
Burnell. Artie Arnold and Co. 



GEM.— Perry a*d Ford. Lorenso snd Wonder. 
Johnson snd Watts, Mayme Leonard, Gem Stock 
Co. 

IOLA.— Gus Beaten, Murray's Dog Circus, Mil- 
dred Le Roy, the Ttobinsons, Mse Klrby. 

CRYSTAL.— Wilson and Wllaon, Mack Sisters, 
Florentlno, Smith snd West. 

LYRIC (Chicago Heights).— Quinn Trio, Delmsr 
and Dexter, Edith Shaw, White snd Washington, 
Fries 8isters. 

NEW GEM.— Dot Ray. Malln and Malln, Her- 
bert Rankin, Dot Haicott, Belden Co. 

SID J. EURON'S (Sid J. Buson, mgr.).— Phil 
Sheridan's "City Sports" offers the usual com- 
bination of attractive musical Interpolations snd 
bodge podge comedy. The opening piece, showing 
s bsdly psinted exterior drop csrrying the Ides 
of a railroad crossing, Is supposed to sdd color 
to the surroundings. The title of the piece con- 
tains M letters — much too long to sppesr In one 
paragraph. The materiel consists of familiar 
situations, such ss money cbsnging, horse whip- 
ping snd sn inconsequential argument about a 
rat and a piece of cheese. There are no co- 
medians of soy particular merit. Several attempt 
to carry the comedy, what there la of It, but In 
many instances the points are tardily brought 
forth. The best number Is by Ssm Edwards, called 
"Grandma," assisted by Leo Hart. Miss Hart 
gave expression snd wonld improve the character 
by making her cheeke more pale. The Scotch 
number le good. The prompter In the wings 
talked a little too loud to the girls. He wss 
besrd In the orchestra. A tall, tbln chorus girl 
led s "watermelon" song, also s patriotic med- 
ley, with American emblems, to arouse the pat- 
riots. Jack Dunham attempts too msny char- 
scters. Lsst sesson he tried Germsn; this time 
is it s "rube," while* In the olio, as one of the 
Three Musketeers, he wsnts to Interpret Irish. 
The olio number by the three won recognition. 
David Hilton Is msde up ss s tramp. Moat of 
the burden Is csrrled by him In pantomime. The 
H 11 tons furnished one of the best comedy cycle 
sets seen here. Ids Glsdstone wesrs black tights 
snd sings Tour English songs In the olio, the first 
being "Men, Msn, Msn." The others are new 
here. She looked well In a pink bathing suit. 
Barnee and Conway Joked and sang and the 
"Four Terrora," Bngllah girls, danced energetic* 
slly. A sstlre on "The Devil" la the closing 
piece. Anna Sennette can sing when she) wants 
to, sod ha* ability In the acting line. She Is 
quite sctlve considering her weight. The girls 
sre sctive snd precise. It Is sn sttrsctive show; 
better thsn lsst sesson, and that's saying a 
great deal. 

FOLLT (John A. Fenneesey, mgr.). — "The Bol- 
llckers." With s few exceptions the Thelse show 
Is the ssme ss lsst season. In one or two In- 
stances the excellence of the organisation Is 
reduced. The first Is the allotment of one of the 
nebrew parts, formerly plsyed by Jos. K. Wat- 
son, as Important as the similar type hsndled 
cspsbly this yesr by Will H. Cohan. The legiti- 
mate qualities of the performance depend almost 
entirely on tbese two parts, and there would be 
little or no comedy without them. Cohan gives 
the ssme excellent account of himself. Watson 
Is missed ss his counterpart aid. The altuatlona 
sre not so skilfully snd convincingly brought out 
as last season, although the material Is the same. 
The show Is not Inferior by any means. In Its 
present running, bowever, It csnnot compere with 
lsst season's production, and the probabilities 
sre It will develop after a few cbanges. Lem 
Welch, who succeeded Wstson, Is not familiar 
with the efficiency demanded. Cohan rescues him 
more than once. Welch's make-up gave him s 
ghsstly appearance. His dialect would be more 
perfect If his enunciation were better. Alfred 
K. Hall has the same eccentric part, and played 
It with success. He is a very good eccentric 
dancer and proved an important contribution In 
everything. Joe P. Mills, also retained, gives 
. the "Dip" cbsrscter much nstursllsm, snd Wm. 



J. Pstton replacing Ed. Morton ss "straight" 
abows to good advsntage. Patton Is a good look- 
ing chap and makes a pleasing appearance. 
Harry Hewitt Is the bell boy. He Is sctlve. Vio- 
let Pesrl Is still the decorative feature, im- 
proved and developed wonderfully since lsst sea- 
son. 8»« Is more eccentric, faithfully adapting 
herself to Bra Tanguay's methods sod style. 
Miss Pearl Is sn indispensable fixture, full of 
vivacity, spontanlety and magnetism. She was 
the radiant spark among the women and looked 
stunning In spsngled dresses rslsed shove the 
snkles, suggesting s ballet dancer or circus queen. 
Grace Patton still plays the stenogrspber snd 
wesrs pretty gowns. Hssel Sanger has the role 
formerly handled by Kathryn Pearl. She la tall, 
prepossessing snd cspsble, possessing sn un- 
commonly good soprano voice and sang the vari- 
ous numbers superbly. While the costumes sre 
nest snd sttrsctive, tbey sre the ssme ss last 
season. All the muslcsl numbers sre different 
and well stsged. The "ponies" sre energetic snd 
with their dancing, added to the attractiveness 
and gayety of the feminine contingent, which 
numbers 20 competent glrla. The show Is good, 
it slwsys wss, but could be msde better with a 
few cbanges. 

8TAR AND GARTER (C. J. Herrmann, mgr.r. 
—Fred Irwin has in the "Majesties" a whirl- 
wind of ostentatious magnificence and splendor, 
snd by far the most pretentious production yet 
attempted In burlesque. With the constant 
changing of scenery, sll complete snd ap- 
propriate, the auditor la at all times wondering 
what the next moment will bring to view. 
The show Is arranged In two sets snd seven 
special scenes. The title of the piece Is "The 
Amerlcsns In Paris." From the time the curtain 
ascenda and until the finale, with the exception 
of a few minor details in the comedy section, there 
is one continuous blare of elegance. The orches- 
tra has been augmented to fourteen, and tbe 
music Is distinctly one of the strong features. 
The multiplicity of daitling costumes snd pic- 
turesque ensembles are all that could be desired 
even in $2 bouses. Tbe Incidental music Is special 
and suitable. The frequency of numbers snd the 
constancy of the girls In seemingly arduous evo- 
lutions complemental wltb vigorous snd spirited 
enthusiasm, sre inspiring. Tbe ususl burlesque 
atmosphere Is In oblivion for three hours. The 
best of sll singing beard anywhere, excepting 
grand opera. Is besrd in the captivating operatic 
medley with tbe full company — about 50 people — 
tbe volume filling tbe auditorium. There sre s 
number of high soprano voices, snd the men, 
snout fifteen, help carry the harmony with ex- 
cellent results. The girls show excellent stage 
management. It la a "girl show" pure end sim- 
ple, and that means s great deal. There are about 
thirty-five women In the company. The "show 
girls" sre most of tbe tall, blonde type. They 
sre autocratic In sppesrsnee snd conduct them- 
selves sccordlngly. The smeller choristers are 
energetic and have every trait of muslcsl comedy. 
A duel scene by two "show girls" Interested. 
The scene occurs In s forest during a storm, 
followed s series of beautiful effects snd details, 
even to tbe twittering of tbe birds. This Is the 
only serions portion. The con tr est Is sdmlrsble. 
Pink velvet shestb gowns show np splendidly. 
The comblnntlon silt suits sttracted wide atten- 
tion for their oddity. A unique number Is "I'm 
Thirsty All the Time," Interpreted fcy Joe 
Bonner snd thirteen other men. It Is s midnight 
dinner chap returning borne with the milkman. 
A semblance of s "revue" la given by the 
Introduction of Marie Hartman In s well-liked 
Imitation of Eva Tanguay, snd Geo. M. Cohan by 
Roy Cummlngs. Tbe letter proved a fairly 
good dancer. Michael Shulmsn attempted to 
Imitate Cliff Gordon. Only the letter's msterlsl 
was recognisable. "Float Me" proved one of the 
susceptible numbers, the setting giving s pano- 
ramic view of tbe ocean. Tbe batblng outflta 
aroused Interest. Tbe display of millinery by tbe 
chorus snd principals would make tbe average 
muslcsl show sigh with envy. Most of the comedy 
Is served in the prison scenes. There Is not sn 
over sbundance of It, there being two comedians — 
Gua Fay, German, snd Will King ss Hebrew. 
Fsy managed to extract a good portion of the 
humor and King, acting as sort of sn accomplice 
in all episodes, did well. Trlxie La Mar Is s 
vivacious ad efficient young woman. She Is an 
agile dancer, can act and look pretty. She and 
Leeds introduced a part of their specialty in 
"one" snd finished their familiar burlesque box- 
ing In the action, scoring heavily. Ernest and 
Clara Rackett gave their "Fltfslmmons" satire 
with new talk and songs. They were obliged to 
repest several tlmcB. MIhh Rnckett is a handsome 
woman and sctlve throughout. She is featured 



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Marie Beangard are also among the principals, 
each contributing a worthy share. Anna Meek 
and Flo Wells sre tall, blonde "show girls," 
snd sppesr in tights. Lillian Carter appeared 
In a nnmber with the girls. A quartet sang* 
pleasingly. Edith Shaw Is smong tbe prominent 
femalea. Tbe show Is mssalve. It Is the best 
muslcsl pot pourri ever offered In burlesque, 
eclipsing sll previous efforts of Mr. Irwin. 

EMPIRE (L. H. Herk, mgr.).— Nearly sll the 
wardrobe snd fundsmentsl features contained In 
Joseph E. Howard's "Flower of the Ranch" have 
been utilised In the "Colonial Belles" snow this 
sesson. Tbe piece Is s two-act affair, renamed' 
"Lady Wall Street." It was written snd staged 
by Howard. All tbe musical numbers Identified 
with the other show snd s few others by Howard* 
are Interpolated. The result Is gratifying and' 
sttrsctive. Tbe first set shows a ranch, no exact 
locale being given. At any rate the Weatera at- 
mosphere is evident, embellished by s consistent 
setting, wltb s well selected chorus to give color. 
The opening Is sn Indian number, followed by 
a "War Dance." The only connection traced 
in tbe plot la woven around an helreaa and a bogus- 
count. The comedy is entirely dependent upon 
the complications. There are other situations. 
Tbe "water color" snd "flour In tbe face" photo- 
graph arrangement Is one of the most decrepit 
used In burlesque: It cannot be possible that 
Howard Is sponsor for It. The "target shooting" 
Is also somewhat ancient, but tbe audience s e e m ed' 
delighted over It. There Is a well-conceived' 
strain of familiar events running tbrougb briskly. 
and whatever deficit the comedy claims Is offset- 
by a series of excellent numbers. The papier- 
mache horse brigade, by Florence Fields snd small' 
girls, proved s hit. also "Claremonf" by Fern- 
Melrose snd chorus. There Is a "pajama" num. 
ber, the damsels appearing robed In tbe garments, 
which sppealed strongly. In fsct, sll the songs- 
won encores. The mualc Is cstchy. Miss Mai* 
rose sppesred oftener thsn tbe other women— 
thst Is, she ssng more and Interpreted the only 
principal part evident. She has s high soprano- 
voice. In tbe olio Miss Melrose renders three 
songs. Tbe first two sre too classical for bur- 
lesque. The other, a popular song, wss liked Im- 
mensely. Arthur Kberns plsyed the pert of the 
spurious count In a confident manner, creating 
all the mirth In tbe show. He has a very good 
Germsn dialect snd Is legitimate. He gave his 
familiar scene with the orchestrs snd msde a hit. 
The other male principal not appearing In the 
olio Is Billy Bets, whose weight might be estl- 
msted st 800. He looks tbe pert of the Texan 
"bluffer." Ethel Kherna Is a pretty miss, young 
and ambitious. She should be given more scope 
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repented their expert dancing. Both are energetic 
and work In unison. Bandy'a eccent ric step* 
brought much applause. De Hollls and Valora 
"have improved their comedy Juggling since last 
seen, Many new tricks and comedy bits have 
been added. It afforded solid entertainment. The 
Texas Steer Quartet sang popular melodies snd 
Interspersed comedy, rough in spots, but pleas- 
ing. The young men might hasten the action by 
allowing the dialogue to run more concise and to 
-the point. They served a good end, however, and 
tho reception accorded proved they were liked. 
With a few exceptions in the comedy elements the 
•how Is far superior to that of last season. 
'The organisation is well provided with testy cos- 
tumes and a very good bunch of girls. 

The White Rats in the Middle West sre striv- 
ing to have western headquarters in Cblcsgo. At 
nearly every meeting held at the Saratoga Hotel 
reference is made aa to the advisability of open- 
ing an office. Chicago la the second largest 
theatrical center In the United 8tates and hun- 
dreds of acts start from the weatern metropolis 
and work went. A large percentage of artists 
bsve never been in New York. The weekly meet- 
ings here are largely attended and the sentiment 
1s in fsvor of^ establishing sn office. The matter 
will probably be taken up with the Board of 
Directors. 

— Louis Orsnst was In town this week ahead of 
"The Rolllckers." He was with the "Strollers'* 

last season, another of Thleee's shows Jske 

-flternsd left for New York this week In the Interest 
of the Empire Circuit (Western Burlesque Wheel) 
for which he Is booking agent, through the West- 
ern Vaudeville Association. Hr_ wi|l X» rone a 
few days.— The Orpneum, Wichita, Kansas.' opened 
with vaudeville last week. — The Orsnd Opera 
House, Kankakee. 111., will play vaudeville thla 
season. Better clsss sets wll lbe given. Booking 
through the W. V. A.— Dave Morris, having fin- 
ished sixteen weeks at the Casino, "White City," 
will enter vaudeville thla month In a "girl" 
act. It will have special scenery and effects. 
The vehicle will have 14 people and It will be 
called "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream on the 
Wabash." Arthnr Fablsb, of Wm. Morris* Cbl- 
csgo office, has charge of the set.— Collins snd 
Brown hsve hsd their Western time eitended and 
-will probably play the Orpneum circuit this sea- 
son.— Prank Winters, manager of the Crystal. Mil- 
waukee, accompanied by W. E. Jones, of the 
Jones-O'Brien circuit, will take a six months' 
cruise on Mr. Winter's yacht "Cryatal" next 
week. The Journey will be made along the Missis- 
sippi River. 

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VARIETY'S San Francisco Office, 
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ORPHBUM (Martin Beck. gen. mgr.).— Week 
-6: The Trapnell Family, English acrobats, al- 
though not underscored were the reel hesdllners 
-of the week. Their routine wss well above the 
«verage and the attractive appearance of the 
three girl members added greatly to the act. 
Amelia Summerfleld was afforded consldersbls 
prominence In the edvsnce billing but fell short 
of expectation*. Under the title of "Mrs. Get 
Bleb Quick's Supper Psrty." she offered a series 
of Impersonations which, while possessing some 
merit, felled to mske s strong impression. Le 
-Clair and Sampson met with success in their 
efforts to create laughter with a likable bogus 
strong man act. The Three Moshers, rough 
riders of the bicycle, made a snappy number that 
registered well. The holdovers were: The Oraasys, 
Edna Phillips and Co., Carter and Bluford, and 
~The Wilson Bros. 

NATIONAL (Sid Orauman. mgr.).— Week 6: 
"The Two Flnnys in their striking routine of swim- 
ming feats within the confines o" a glass tsok 
furnished s strong novelty feature. In closing 
•position they made a decided hit. Al Leonhardt, 
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impression. Llndstrom snd Anderson, comedy 
acrobats, showed some new stunts of the bumpty- 
bump order with satisfying effect. The Sidney 
Payne Co. had a dramatic offering that fitted in 
well with the rest of the bill. The act had an 
exceptionally strong finish that won a curtain 
call. The Willie Pantaer Trio of contortionists 
received a hearty reception. One of the feminine 
members of the trio worka with exceeding grace, 
and Paotser's pantomimic comedy struck borne. 
The Jules Garrison Co. in travesty contained 
some bright lines snd waa the. laughing hit. 
Nagle and Adama were not on the program but 
well in evidence, due mainly to the male mem- 
ber's whistling solos. 

WIGWAM (Sam Harris, mgr.).— Week 6: Sir- 
ronje, the Handcuff Queen, was the feature of 
the week. Ester and Webb, a feminine duo, 
submitted a comedy number that made a favor- 
able Impression. Ott, Nelson and Stedman offered 
a farcical effort entitled "Nearly a Doctor." 
Juno Silmo, billed aa the "Devil Dandy," bad a 
well staged contortion number. Leona and Dale, 
In a vocal offering entitled "A Lesson In Opera," 
stood well In favor. Malvene, Thomas and Al- 
fred, in a singing and dancing number, closed. 

EMPIRE (W. Z. Tiffany, mgr.).— Week 6: O 
Hana San and Company held the topllne place. 
The "Honorable Mlsa Blossom" made a decided 
hit in the distinctly artistic oriental act, "The 
Geisha's Dream." Oro Ott and Company, in the 
old time opening act, "Chop Suey," were on the 
bill and pleased. The Four Bottomleya bad a 
well graded casting act. Bessie Greenwood passed 
favorably with song selections. The Wangdoodlea 
proved more than acceptable. 



DENVER 

By OHA8. LONDONER. 

VARIETY'S Denver Office, 
1755 Curtis Street 
(Special wire to VARIETY.) 

Thla week'a (Sept. 14) bills at tbe Orpheum 
and Crystal proved amusing in the former and 
interesting in the latter, since the Cryatal haa 
a sensational headllner. Attendance at both 
theatres haa been large so far this season, and 
there is a feeling that the future holds forth 
prosperity. 

ORPHBUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.). — Bond 
and Fremont, in "Handkerchief 10," top the list, 
and are a laughing aucceaa, though the sketch on 
its merits couldn't go very far without able as- 
sistance. The Four Fords, alwaya favorites in 
Denver, scored a hit without trouble; lues and 
Taki, a European number showing here for the 
first time, have a novelty and are well liked. 
Hayea and Johnson are billed aa "something to 
interest yon." Just whlcb way the audience was 
to accept that isn't known, but tbe act passes 
through all right. The Okuras, Japs, are clever, 
and the Keeley Brothers, In a comedy bag punch- 
ing number, do very well. Black and Jones 
caught on through dancing; pictures closing a 
show which worked out nicely. 

CRYSTAL (Wm. Weston, gen. mgr.).— Ferra, 
"The Iron Man," is tbe sensational headllner thla 
week, allowing a three and one-half-ton Thomas 
automobile to run over him, with seven people 
In the machine. Ferra waa the big feature at 
the State Fair, and Is a drawing attraction for 
the Crystal. Tbe Four Comrades, comedy acro- 
bats, are very good. Geo. W. Day with hla 
monologue pleased, and The Greet Powell did 
some good Illusions. Loretts Boyd, in songs and 
talk, and Richard Burton also on bill, Mr. Bur- 
ton being a stock feature at the house. 



PHILADELPHIA 

By GEORGE M. YOUNG. 

FOREPAUGH'S (MUler A Kaufman, mgra.). 
The Initial vaudeville bill In thla house offered 
probably the best entertainment for the money 
thst hss been given in this city. Julian Rose 
and Wllley Zimmerman were tbe feature acts. 
Rose, who recently returned from abroad, used 
the "Lavlnsky "Wedding" monologue with some 
new material added to freshen It up. For a 
finish be sang a character song called "I Don't 
Know Where He Gets His Ideas." In which 
a number of comedy paintings of stage celebrities 
are shown. The Idea Is excellent, and was ap- 
preciated. It is now too long, more than one 
of the characters being useless, but It should work 
into a splendid number. If the plcturea were 
painted to resemble the originals enough, so they 
could be recognised, it might improve it. Rose 
was warmly received and was a hit. Zimmer- 
man also met with warm favor. He has added 
several new Impersonations, Including Taft and 
Bryan, neither of which was convincing, bnt the 
excellent handling of the more popular composers 
was recognised with well-merited applanse. 
Hlckey and Nelson were down closing the regular 
bill. There Is s new Nelson In the act, evident from 
the very start. Hlckey carried the act through 
In pretty fair shape with his rough comedy work, 
but Its comedy strength is lessened by the new 
partner. Casey and Le Clair offered one of those 
true-to-nature Irish sketches which pleased mainly 
by reason of the woman's excellent character work. 
The story Is thinly worked out. There is a "home 
picture" finish which In detail has not been for- 
gotten, and it went a long way toward helping 
the act through. Canfleld and Carlton presented 
"The Hoodoo." The pair seemed to get a poor 
start and there was not enough notion to the 
sketch to get things going until well toward the 
finish. There were laughing spots, hut they were 
scattered. Gertrude fJolden sang several songs. 
She possesses a voice of fair quality, and musical. 
Her numbers were none too well chosen, but all 
were well received. The dancing act of Kennedy 
and Kennedy was spoiled at the start by poor 



dressing. Tbe dancing by tbe man was the re- 
deeming feature. Billy Durant opened tbe abow 
with music. Durant secures more music out of 
those queer instruments be uses thsn was ex- 
pected, and hla Chinese character added color to 
an act very well liked. A serlea of moving pic- 
tures closed. 

KEITH'S (H. T. Jordan, mgr.).— A well-bal- 
anced and varied bill was offered this week with 
a number of acta seen for tbe first time. A 
highly colored dramatic sketch, "The Night of tbe 
Wedding," furnished tbe feature (New Acts). 
Another sketch of much lighter vein wss also 
well received on its first showing here. It is a 
miniature "Yankee Prince" and was possibly 
written by George M. Cohan. It is a cleverly 
constructed satire on tbe present dsy erase of 
international marriages and fortune-bunting for- 
eigners with plenty of tbe American color familiar 
in the Cohan compositions. There are some ex- 
cellent situations and the comedy is cleverly 
interwoven. Edgar Allen, Emlle LaCrolx, Grace 
Gibbons snd Gene Warner gave acceptable treat- 
ment to the characters Involved. The aketch 
was well liked. Tbe big laughing hit waa the 
Ellnore Sisters in their new skit. "It Was a Good 
Show, But — ." Kate Kllnore baa never bad better 
material to work with and never secured better 
results, while May feeds well and does nicely 
with her songs. Mclntyre and Heath were accorded 
a warm welcome upon their return to vaudeville, 
the stars of the "Ham Tree*' using the sketch 
"The Man from Montana," in which they are 
assisted by Otto T. Johnstone. From the stand- 
point of real comedy merit, tbe sketch la far be- 
low that of the "Georgia Minstrels," but it 
servea aa a good entertainer. The Four Casting 
Dunbars seemed out of place near tbe center of 
the bill, but with their excellent routine of showy 
tricks and the well-handled comedy by tbe come- 
dian went through swimmingly. Sam Williams 
passed nicely with his planologue. Elsie Boehm, 
the girl with tbe freak voice, had a good chance 
on the bill and got away with it finely. Tbe sud- 
den shift In the tone in the final song won a 
good big round of laughter, following up the good 
impression msde by her in the baritone singing. 
Bobby Pandur and Brother pleased with a showy 
acrobatic number. McNlsh sd Penfold have a 
fairly amusing comedy and singing turn. Gor- 
man and West open with a mildly Interesting 
specialty called a "Social Meeting," and Frank 
J. Parker and Company In "A Hotel Room in 
Mid Air"; Tbe McLaren Sisters and Cotter and 
Bonldin get their chance. 

BIJOU (Sam Dawson, mgr.). — Program an- 
nouncement gives the Information that tbe bur- 
lesque used by "Tbe Ducklings" Is "by Louie 
Dacre." Assuming that this is true, snd drawing 
the conclusion that Miss Dacre probably has an 
interest in the show, the fault must lie principally 
with her if "The Ducklings" fail to remain in 
the burlesque swim after tbe censor committee 
gets a peep at tbe show. The only redeeming 
feature in evidence is the intention Miss Dacre 
had of potting something together which would 
be at least out of the usual well-clogged channel 
of burlesque offerings. Where Miss Dacre failed 
principally was In her failure to consider that 
there was need of someone else on the stage 
beside herself. There were others there at times, 
but only to act as foils for Miss Dacre. Tbere 
is one number at the opening which permits Miss 
Dacre time to change her costume after closing 
the olio, and after ahe takes tbe stage all chance 
of anyone else In tbe show getting even close to 
the centre vanishes until at the very finish, when 
one of tbe chorus girls introduces a dance The 
piece is called "a burletta In three scenes." This 
part is nearly correct, the scenes being tbere 
snd with credit due for the settings. The re- 
mslnder Is composed mainly of disjointed dia- 
logue, poorly handled and unfunny. So crude 
it appears all hands are working ad lib., and the 
effect is not even "nearly good." Jean Harrow 
leads one number, assisted by a girl In the audi- 
ence who distributes candy. Tbla is the only 
enlivening effect in the piece, unlesa it be Miss 
Dacre's "Oh, Mr. Brown" number whlcb scores 
through some energetic wiggling on the psrt of 
two or three of the choristers, and tbe singer's 
suggestive rendition of tbe chorus. The second 
scene is a drop representing a row of photo- 
graphs, and tbere is a number here wblcb should 
be one of the hits of tbe show If It were bsndled 
right, but tbe eight or ten girls employed In it 
have not even a leader to help out. As poor as 
the burlesque is, however. It Is not ss bsd ss 
the first part, for which William J. Mclntyre 
claims credit. It is called "Berry wood's Busy 
Day," but the only evidence of connection between 
title and business Is a resemblance to one of the 
oldest hits of burlesque comedy In use. Even the 
characters do not appear according to tbe names 
on tbe program. There are about twenty girls 
on the stage, averaging good as to general appear- 
ance, but the numbers are poorly done. Mr. 
Mclntyre attempts the principal comedy role and 
never reaches within striking distance for want of 
material. Will Col ton Is the "straight," and 
J. H alley and Jolly Zeb were the others. Zeb 
opened the olio with some poor talk and a couple 
of parodies. Colton and Harrow got by with 
fair results. Miss Harrow closes the act with a 
Bong sheet number. Berg's "Merry Girls," six in 
number, foreigners, are not as good as when over 
here a year or so ago. but stands out as the 
feature of the olio. The music on the brasses 
Is terrible. A first-rate dancing finish helped 
Halley and MeKlnnon considerably In a black- 
face specialty. Miss Dacre closes the olio. She 
was prevented from giving her monologue In this 
house last year, nnd it was evident that she waa 
working "under orders" tills time, but at that, 
her work was rough enough to be classed as 
"raw," and the only recognition she received 
here as well as In the burlesque was from the 
few who still think that this style of stuff is 
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Tbe brsnch offices of tbe Ous Sun Booking Ex- 
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management of eosapeteol representatives. 
GUS SUN BOOKING EXCHANGE CO., 
Nsw Sun Theatre Building, 
SPRINGFIELD. 0. 
Headquarters and Booking Offices. 
GUS SUN BOOKING EXCHANGE CO., 
(Suite 606). Lyric Theatre Bldg., 
CINCINNATI, O. 
GUS SUN BOOKING EXCHANGE CO., 
(Suite 607). Arriott Bldg., 
PITT8BUR0, PA. 
Call nnd nee our representatives while In either 
of these cities and courteous treatment will be 
assured. We want acts .it all times as we are 
constantly opening tip new territory. Send In 
n|>en time; luto programs, lowest salary, in writ- 
iig for time. 



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MAGNETIC AS A BATTERY * PRETTY AS A PICTURE 



LOVELY 




KEITHS, PH1LA.,5EPT. Hi GRAND 
SINGING A NEW REPERTOIRE 



OPERA HOUSE, PITTSBURG, 
Or HER OWN ORIGINAL SONGS 




SEPT. 28 



MEW NOVELTY HEW HOVtLTY 

"THE MYSTERIOUS BIB LADY" 




In a Hew Eocentrio Comedy Act. 
for Im mediate Time. Add*— jtjj So. Broad St.. PhUadalphla. Pa. 

FONDA, DELL - FONDA 

Auj. 81— Haymarket, Chicago. Sept 17 — Colombia, Cincinnati. 

Sept. 7— Majestic, Milwaukee. Oct IS— Olympic Chicago, 

Sept 14— Colombia, St Louie. Oct to— Mary Anderson. Louisville. 

Sept SI— Grand Opera Houae, Tndi s n spo H a p A y QMMEY Jlsjanf 

bio success Donro TWO a day. 

BILLY WILLIAMS 



Cloning SO Buooeaaful Weeki SalllYan-Conaidia* Cirouit t ., . , 

HARRY PlLCER 



I __- Eooentrio Singer amd 

OPEH FOR OFFERS FOE C0MI1IQ BEA80N. 

GREAT 



Addreae oaro VARIETY. 

GLOIE 



KING OF FOOLS ART) FUNNY FALLS. 



•boulder buck danoe. 



Direction, LYKENS db LEVY 



EDDIE FOY 



IN BURLESQUE IRVIN 

WITH D 

"FADS AND FOLLIES" ■* ■ 

IMPERSONATED BY WALTON 



Carroll «»* Eller 

Closed with the "Fty Foster" Co. and open at the Orpheum, Davenport, Iowa, in stock 
burlesque for Manager JOS. OPPElfHEIM, former mgr. of "Fay Foster" Co. 

MISS ELLER produced all the Musical Numbers for the "Fay Foster" Co. and they 
are the big features of the show. 

FOUGERE and EMERSON 



'THAT CLEVER COUPLE." 



Bad Boy 
Is 1st 
Box" 



KNICKERBOCKER TICEATRE BUILDING (ROOM 602), NEW YORK. 



EW 



rich McAllister 



IN 



THIRD SUCCESSFUL SEASON 



"A Night In An En 
glish Music Hall' 

Will* GUt HILL 



that funny musical act. 



NELLIE 



GRAY 




GRAHAM 



Rooked solid until June, 1000 with United Booking Offlcee. 



SAIL JULY, 1000 FOR ENGLAND. 



THE GIRLS WHO WILL MAZE YOU STAND UP AND SCREAM FOR KELP 

WHO ? 



Dorothy Arville's "Troupers 



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MELVILLE 

REAPPEARANCE IN VAUDEVILLE, 



ELLIS 



Direction 'FAT CASEY 



EVERETT SCOTT 



Animal Imporsoaator with 

"ill LITTLE GIILS AND A TIDDY BIAS 
Booked on* year solid. 



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E'P. Circuit. 



SAM Rice, thro* the Agency of PAT CASEY, Protests in Vaudeville 






A maa-nilooat aoosio production equipped with marreloue oleotrio effects aad hand some wardrobe, entitled 

"A NIOHT IN EL F»ASO " 

Introducing the famoua lady dancer, LULU PgESON, and WARD and WrQCB, Companion Danoerr ALHAMBRA THIS WEEK (September 14th). 



Tit 

Fanous 



Quaker City Quartette 



Xaowa as tho Singing Blaeksmiths, with JOHN HEALY, America' • Best Blaokfaoe Comedian. 

Manager 



MYERS d> LEVITT. Agents 

KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE BUILDING, 1408 BROADWAY, N. Y. CITY. 



AFTER THEIR PRONOUNCED SUCCESS EN ENGLAND. 



HAWTHORNE and BURT 



WILL RETURN TO FULFIL AMERICAN 
CONTRACTS, AFTER WHICH THEY WILL RETURN TO ENGLAND. 

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ness was no better than the show deterred thin 
week, and there Is work ahead for the censor 
committee If there la one on doty In the Empire 
Circuit. How the show got this far Is a mystery. 

CASINO (Ellas A Koenlg, mare.).— "Bon Tons." 
Show met with general approval. Several changes 
were made. Emily Miles replaced Olga Orloff 
as "principal boy," doing nicely. Woods and 
Oreene replaced Bernard and Hanson, playing 
parts In opening and burlesque and doing their 
"Ball Room Boys" dancing act In the olio. 
The "Bronae Statues." a foreign act, was added 
as a special feature. Frances Clare, leading 
woman and soubrette, made her first appearance 
In tights In the burlesque. Very neat. 

TROCADERO (Charles Cromwell, mgr.).— The 
appearance of W. B. Watson and bla big show 
was the first evidence of real good business at 
this bouse this season. Capacity at almost every 
performance was the rule. 

OAYETY (Edward Shayne. mgr.).— "Gay Mas 
queraders" to excellent business, and the show 
pleased. 



AUSTRALIAN NOTE© 

By MARTIN C. BREHKAH. 

8ydney, Aug. 1. 

Once again Sydney Is In the throes of a great 
Industrial dispute. The tramway employees have 
all gone out owing to unsatisfactory methods em- 
ployed by their officials. The regular traffic 
service Is partly demolished and many riots 
are taking place. As there Is every indication 
that the trouble will continue, and even spread 
to other trade unions, we are In for a very 
warm time. The cars are not running after 

6 p. m. In conaequence, theatrical people are 
heavy losers. 

The TIvoll baa. In the current bill, amply 
amended for its past mediocre performances, aa 
many as seven high class sets being here Just 
now. Mignonette Kokln, fresh from ♦»"* StatP" 
a distinct hit. Gallett's Dogs and Baboons are 
the acme of perfection In animal training. The 
Miles Stavordal Quintet of banjolnts are reappear- 
ing after two years and going as well as ever. 
Other newcomers are Tod I»wan, parodist, and 
Regan and Ryan, patter comedians and dancers. 
Both are good acts. Others here are John Hlg- 
glns. Jumper; Clarence Tindale, tenor; Naomi 
I.anna. Ida "Berrldge, Harry Linden, Fred Bluett 
and Baby Watson. 

At the National Amphitheatre a fairly atrong 
bill In beaded by Franklin and Franklin, the 
Banvards, Jack Kearns, Lesso and Rexo and 
Vera Kearns. 

On Sunday week the new vaudeville club of 
New South Wales was opened. President George 
Dean occupied the chair, and there waa a very 
fair sprinkling of the more prominent amongst 
the vaudeville people. The club is on Pitt Street. 

The Australian Vaudeville Association held a 
committee meeting last week. It was the best 
attended of the year, and many propositions were 
passed, also a "no confidence" motion on the 
secretary "Zip" Dunston went tbrough, and 
"Zip"' hlkeH back to the woods. Leonard Dal- 
ton, the former steward, will occupy the position. 
The selection is a popular one. 

The Musical Gardners leave Brisbane on August 

7 for America. They offer a high class act. 
There is much serious cogitation over a new 

house for the Brennan Circuit in Melbourne, and 
now the whisper la about that negotiations are 
practically concluded. If thla Is so it will become 
an abHolute necessity to Import new people. 
Fp to now the circuit baa been maintained by 
Australian acta, but almost all the vaudeville 
people In Australia have appeared three or four 
times during the past 18 months. Aa so few of 
them change their acts, there Is considerable 
monotony at times. 

Ern Delvale, who with partner Gilbert shortly 
lntenda to leave for America, entered for the Mat- 
rimonial Stakes laat week. George Stlllwell, 
the American handkerchief manipulator, being In 
close attendance on the bride. 

Many American variety people will remember 
Richard Or.ndall, who enme out here snmr rears 
ago to produce "Holty Tolty" and the "Whlrll-t- 
Glg" for the American Travesty Stars — Kolb, 
Dill and Barney Bernard. Mr. Goodall called on 
me laat week. In an Interesting chat I learned 
that the world has not been so kind to him lately, 
though he waa pulling through fairly well until 
two months ago, when a tram accident resulted 



AGO UIUlI, (.KAMI '.M'lKA 



in a broken shoulder bone. It Is his Intention t> 
atay in Australia for some time yet, as there Is 
every Indication that be will act as stage manager 
for Charles Leonard Fletcher when he cornea here 
In March of next /ear. Mr. Goodall would be 
very pleased to bear from any of bis old friends 
lu New York. Address care of the Australian 
Vaudeville Association, Pitt St., Sydney. 

Rlckards' latest Importation, Abdullah's Arabs 
have made a tremendous hit In Melbourne. They 
come on to Sydney next month. 

American fleet will soon arrive* 'It is to be 
hoped that the present Industrial llspute will be 
by that time happily termlaaxeUi 

Monahan and Sbeehan, Australian musical team, 
forward press noticea from several Callfornlan 
towns. They have evidently landed on their feet, 
as the newspaper clippings are all of a laudatory 
nature. 



ATLANTIC GITY 

By no. 

YOUNG'S PIER THEATRE (Ben Harris, 
mgr.). — McMahon and Ghafielle and "Pullman 
Porter Maids" offered thi fapst "girl" act ever 
seen here; Dillon Brothers,; good; Madden and 
Fltipatrlck, more than pleased I Wartenbnrg 
Brothers, acrobats, great; Jessica tree, whistler, 
fine; Mile. Paula, trapese, good! The Vynos, 

musical farmyard, novel and good. YOUNG'S 

MILLION DOLLAR PIER (John L. Yonng, 
mgr.). — The Ledgetts, bareback and car- 
riage riding act; Golden and Hugbea, 
comedians; Chinese Johnny Williams, burlesque 
magic; Carlyle's dogs and ponies; Ell Smith and 

dogs; Dawson's dancing dolls. STEEL PIER 

(J. Bothwell, mgr.). — Vessella's and Haley's 
Bands, drawing well; Murphy's American Min- 
strels, good. STEEPLECHASE PIER.— Vlta- 

grapb pictures, drawing big crowds. SEA 

SHELL and BIJOU.— M. p.; big business. 

NOTE. -William Fcrnan hns been -pointed msn- 
sger of the Steeplechase Pier, to succeed Giles 
Clements. SIG. 



ASHLAND, XT. 

MAJESTIC (S. L. Martin, mgr.).— Geo. Foster, 
equilibrist, good; Talyor and Crawford, quick 
change, good. RUCKER. 



ATLANTA, GA. 

ORPIIEUM (Ben Kahn, mgr.).— Musical Oool- 
msns opened nicely; Ryan and White, dancers, 
very good; Harry Le Clair, went big; Casselll's 
Dogs, ovation; Patrice and Co., sketch, well re- 
ceived; W. H. Macart, monologist. good; Phlllipl 

Bros., athletes, excellent. BIJOU (H. L. De 

Glre. mgr ).— "Trans-Atlantlcs." IDLEHOUR 

(T. P. Holland, mgr.). — Cooper and Reld, musical, 
hit of bill; JesBle Steele, dancer, good; Harry 
Klnnev, comedian, scored; Marie Montrose, vocal- 
ist, well liked. BRIX. 



AUBURN, N. T. 

THE BURTIS GRAND (M. 8. Epstein, mgr. 
Monday rehearsal 1():.'K)). — Adams and White, 
"The Musical Farm Yard"; The Overlng Trio, 
fair; Herbert Brooka and Company, smooth per- 
formance; Eatelle Wordette and Company, "A 
Honeymoon In the Catskllls," the feature; Oeller 
and Walters. "In the Streets of Italy," very 
good; The Ten Kountry Kids, good entertainers; 
The Mareenos, comedy equilibrists, very good. 

BILLY JOYCE. 



BEAUMONT, TEX. 

LYRIC (Rupert Cox, mgr.).— Week 7: Jack 
Ward, songB, very good; Ray Samuels, singing 
and talking, exceptionally well liked; Force and 
Williams, comedy, pleased; Havlland-Thornton Co., 

hendllners; hit. PASTIME (JOHN I. PITMAN. 

mgr.). — Story and Van. musical, very good; 
Tbelma De Verne, female baritone, fair; Joe 
Evans, songs, good. GEO. B. WALKER. 



BINGHAMTON, N. T. 

ARMORY— Bill superior to opening one. Nel- 
son. "The Man with the Bouncing Hats." well 
received; Ruby Raymond snd Co. In "Street 
Urchins st the Amateur Contest." good: Delphlno 
and Delmore, musical trsvesty. good; "The Gslna- 
boro Girl." a treat; Murphy, Whitman and Co. In 
"Old Friends," much applause; Al. Lawrence, 



Ml HUILDINC,. HARRY N LAV MAN. Miir 



entertaining; Howard's Ponies, hit. NOTE.— 

Mosart's Theatre opened this week with fair 
show. JOGGBNT. 



BUFFALO, N. T. 
SHEA'S (M. Shea, mgr. Monday rehearsal 10). 
—The Pecaro Trio, rapidflre acrobats; Julia Ring 
and Company, In "The Wrong Room," clever; 
Daisy Harcoort, original; Thos. E. Shea (New 
Acts); That Quartet, a tremendous hit; Carter 
DeHaven and Flora Parker, singers and dancers ; 
Merlan's Canine Players in "The Elopement of 

Salome," good. GARDEN (Charles B. White, 

local mgr.).— Clark'B "Jersey Lilies" bsd fine 
business. "The Airy Widow" proved a winner and 
"Hunting an Heiress" was a farce that bad the 
go. That Quartet, The Running Kids (New 
Acts), and Marlon and Deane were features of 

the olio. LAFAYETTE (Charles M. Baggs, 

local mgr.). — The Dreamland Burlesquers, one of 

the best burlesque shows ever seen here. 

NOTE.— Kemp Sisters Wild West bad a big 
week at the Hamburg, N. Y., fair. 

DICKSON. 



Russell In "Kidding an Actress" made a warm 
Impression. Austin Brothers, comedy acrobats, 
lively number; Clemona and Massey; "Bight 
Palace Girls." Agnes Maher; the La Belles (re- 
placing "Chinese" Johnny Williams), and the pic- 
tures made up the remainder. G. M. YOUNG. 



CAMDEN, N. J. 

BROADWAY (John C. Peeblea, mgr.).— Good 
bill this week with several new features. "At 
the Sound of the Gong." a new prise ring sketch, 
was well received. Johnny Stanley and Mabel 



ciNcmATi. 

By HARRY HESS. 

VARIETY'S Central Office, 
107 Bell Block. 
PEOPLE'S (James B. Vennessey, mgr.).— The 
Travelers. "Adventures or Issy Cohen," a two- 
act burlesque by Chas. J. Burkbardt, music by 
I^eo Friedman, is nicely staged, ahows some very 
pretty costumes and a bunch of "girls" that are 
good looking and shapely. Burkbardt and Chas. 
Ledegar are the chief comedians. Dave Rose, In 
an Italian part. Is important to the comedy and 
does a very nice singing number. Dale Wilson waa 
suffering with a cold, bat plucklly stack to her 
part. Dora Taylor, toe dancer, did extremely 
well. Between the acta IfcFarland and Murray 
did a talking turn. Chas. J. Burkhardt and 
Company have an Italian playlet by Mort Fox 
and Mr. Burkbardt, whleb, when worked out, 
will be a gem. Chas. Ledegar, Dutch comedy 
tight rope act, fair. 

STANDARD (Frank J. Clements, house 
agent).— Fred Irwin's Big 8bow, "The Great 



BIG HIT IN VAUDEVILLE 

14 -" HAPPY Y0H8IBS"- 14 

Staged by DON LENO 

HAIRY ADLIB, Representative and Manager. 

This week, Bijou Theatre, New Brunswick, N. J. 

Week Sept. 21, Bijou Theatre, Bayonne, N. J. 
All Managers are requested to look this act over, as it is the biggest hit of the season. 

il SCREAM FROM START TO FINISH 

Address all communications to 

Miss LILLIAN SIEGEL 

(Suite 20), 1298 BROADWAY, Corner 34th St, NEW YORK. 

LYKENS <& LEVY, Agents 

SOSMAN and LANDIS CO.'S 

20th STREET STUDIO 

166-167 E. 20th ST. CHICAQO 



SCENERY 



Entirely Devoted to Vaudeville and Productions 
THOS. O. MOSXS, Manager. 8CENERY STORAGE. MARTI* S. MATTE. Repreeeatative 



Australian Woodcutters 

( JACKSON and MoLAREN ) 

The Greatest Novelty Act in Vaudeville. Sept. 21, ForepauaiTe Theatre, Phila. 

Managjr, C C. LILLY 

Dixie Serenaders " 

AT HAMMERSTEIN'S THIS WEEE (SEPT. 14). Will return to New York January lltk. 
Under the direction of AL. SUTHERLAND LEON WILLIAMS, Mflr. 




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Oh, are we making them take notice? Ask some newsboy. Regards to air our friends, wishing them a successful season. 

TILLIE M ILLERSHIP SAYS: "SOME CLASS" 






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Le BRUN ?£"• 

S ir— g as | Singing Act la Vaudeville. 

Magailnantly Costo«»ed. 
Management ALBERT SUTHERLAND. 




ALWAYS AHEj 



Buckley's Dogs 

THIS SEASON. RINGLINO BROS.' SHOWS. 



It isn't the nam© that makaa tha aot— 
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ALBERT 
WESTON 

"THE DRUNK" 

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With Fred Karno's 

"A NIGHT IN AN ENGLISH 

MUSIC HALL" 



THE KINO OF IRELAND, 

JAMES B. DONOVAN 

AND 

RENA ARNOLD 

QUEEN OF VAUDEVILLE, 

DOING WELL, THANK YOU. 
ALL AGENTS. 

MAX tRAOS 

Ritter ^ Foster 

ACR088 THE POSTS. 
Addrees oara SOUSE * WARNER. 
1 Tottenham Court Road. London, Sag. 

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JACK SINGER Present! 

"THE BEHN4H SHOW 

In tha great 

"PASSING REVIEW" 

Week Sept. 14, Oayaty, Hoboken. 
JAME8 a MORTON and FRANK MOORS. 

"That Scarecrow and Tin Man." 
MILTON LEE, "Tha Count." 

PHIL WHITE, impersonating Osoar Hammerstein. 
WILLIAM J. CALE an MoSweeney, tha ooal man, 

and Chariot Bigelow. 
NED DANDY, a useful man in "Tha Behman 

Show." 
Mitt MOLLIE WILLIAMS, impersonating Anna 

Held. 
Mitt MARGARET KOTO, at Fritai Bcheff. 
Tha MERRI MAN SIS TERS, lingers and dancers. 
Mitt ROSE DENSER. The Page and Teddy Bear. 




HICKMAN BROS s (0. 

Presenting a New Comedy Sheteh, 

"A DETECTIVE DETECTED." 
With special scenery and effects. 
Week Sept SI, Orpheum, Allentown, Pa. 



MARTHA 



LEWIS mid WIN 

Comedy. Singing, Talking and Dancing Act 

BOOKED BY WESTERN VAUDEVILLE ASSOCIA- 
TIPS. 

Matt Kennedy 



iviig 



With "TIGER LILIES.' 



Violet Black 

"IN THE SUBWAY " 

BECOND SEASON IRWIN'S "BIG SHOW." 
Fourth Consecutive Season with Fred Irwin. 

WATSON SISTERS 

"THE TWLNKLEY BRINKLEY GIRLS." 

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MANLEY 

DOLLY 




andSTERLING 



Bid Klckey 

chased a growler 
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Gone." 




Beoend Season "Irwin's Big Show. 




Sepaating laat season's oharaotere. 



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AX. 




They talh funny talk and play ohannlcg musics 
Direction AL. SUTHSRLANO _ 

Jessie Keller Troupe 

Riding Bioyolet, Unioyoles, Break-Away and 
Tandem, and wa ride them. Most graceful aot 
in the business. This weak (Sept. 14), Majastio, 
•Ghioago. Permanent Address--461 Lyell Are., 
Rochester, N. Y. 

STANLEY - 
SCAHLON 

In "DID YOU BEE GLADYS I" 



WARNING -to SAVAGE, FISKE and th 

Tha controversy is at an and. Tha first playlet with a "Devil" as one of tha important figures was produced in New York City, November II, 1807, by 



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WRITTEN BY WILL H. WARD. 
Special attraction this season. It is a sensational, intensely interesting, dramatio surprise in three scenes, interpreted by four players, with special scenery. 

"TIGER LILIES" /Yleanaagomont WILL IN. DRBVA/ 



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11 Mrs. Murphy's Second Husband 

NOW ON THE ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

Dm Moinea, la., Sept. 7th. 
MAJESTIC THEATRE. 

"What a pleaaant relief is the voice of Graoie Emmett, the clever little actress who does an 
Iriih oharaoter sketch la Mrs. Murphy's Second Husband. It would b© the natural thins; for 
the average aotress in suojr a sketch to enact the part with all the stops out and tho foot on 
the loud pedal. Not m Misi Emmett. She is too much of an artist for that. In the lowest 
and sweetest of voices she brings out the comedy element doubly strong by her discriminating 
handling of the role. Lon W. Carter, as the helpless husband, is entertainingly ludicrous, and 
liaabeth Rathburn and Boa f. Miles play their parts very acceptably.' *— DES MOINES "DAILY 



NEWS.' 



TIME ALL BOOKED 






White Way," In which election day scenes In 
New York are shown. Harry Campbell as Dsn 
McCann, and Mnrry Livingston, in an Italian 
character, were extremely funny. The balance of 
the company consists of Frank E. Lynch, Jan. 
Hsrkins, Billy Wslsb, Joseph Brady, John Rod- 
ney, Margaret Bennett, Msud Carter, Kittle 
Watson, Fannie Watson, Mame Mitchell and 
Gertie DeMllt. The second act Is entitled "The 
Actor's Club," introducing some very clever 1ml* 
tations. Egyptian moonlight dance by Florence 
Bennett Is lust a bit overdrswn for this high- 
class, clean show. James Harklns does a cspltsl 
imitation of Bert Williams. Murry Livingston's 
imitation of David Warfleld, and the Kiddles by 
Edna Roberts and chorus went big. The olio 
numbers were Trscey and Carter, songs, very 
good; Walsh and Company, in "Hnckln's Run," 
grest set; Gertie DeMllt and Watson 81sters, 
good d sneers; Brady and Mshoney, excellent. 

COLUMBIA (H. M. Ziegler, mgr. Sunday re- 
hesrssls 10). — The Four Franklins, trempolin act, 
although originally billed No. 6, were switched to 
No. 1; Wilfred Clsrke and Company, the hesd- 
llne; Jobo P. Rogers and Ben N. Deely, songs, 
acceptable; Harry Linton and Anita Laurence, 
"Married Now," well performed; Linden Beck- 
with, "The Girl In the Golden Frame," singing, 
good; Del Costa Quartet, very fine; George Austin 
Moore, songs, msde a big hit; Mme. Theresa 
Rens, striking stage picture. 



Through India," in two scenes. In the olio the 
following appeared: Fred Waddell and Mae, 
comedy act; the Dancing Gaffney Girls; the 
International Musical Trio; Barman Bisters. 

WALTER D. HOLCOMB. 



DTDIAMAPOLI*. 

The Grand Is tn its third week 10O8-'O9. and 
doing splendid business. I was talking to Manager 
Ziegler concerning the new press system In raids* 
vllle and he said: "I think Martin Beck's Inno- 
vation In providing a uniform system of pr e ss 
information for theatre managers Is a great 
boon not only to managers, publicity agents and 
property men, but to dramatic editors and to 
the public who wish accurste Information sue* 
clnctly and well put. It will mean much to the 
vaudeville Interests and to the players and their 
respective precious reputations." 

JOB 8. MILLER. 



0. 

KEITH'S (H. A. Daniels, mgr.).— Edith Helens, 
headllner. possesses a grest vocal range; sketch 
by E. Frederick Hswley; Frances Height and 
Co., "The Bandit," heavy dramatic; Jacobs' 
acrobatic dogs, clever, well liked by the children; 
W. B. Whittle, ventriloquist, has a new and novel 
wsy of doing his set; the Bsnks-Breasealle Duo, 
musical, good; the Three Lelgbtons, "A One- Night 
8tsnd In Minstrelsy," won favor; Ray L. Royce, 
eccentric characters; Seymour and Hll\ comedy 

acrobats, do some clever tumbling. EMPIRE 

(Geo. Chenet, mgr.). — Casino Girls, headed by 
Nick Long and ldalene Cotton In a musical 
comedy, "The Other Msn's Wife," in three acts. 
Tom McRae and bis quartette, scored a hit; Ada 
lene Cotton In imitations of French music ball 
singers; Wilbur Held, blackface, pleased; Nick 
Long, in a clever Italian Impersonation; Wlxon 
and Eaton, Roman travesty artists; Roscoe and 
Sims, musical act, bave been playing the aaine 

tunes for years. STAR (Drew and Campbell, 

mgr.). — Broadway Gaiety Girls in "A Trip 



LAWRENCE, MASS. 

COLONIAL (J. Fred Lees, mgr.). — Johnny 
Busch Trio, comedy novelty, pleased; Blanche 
Henshsw, "The Heinle Girl," fair, Albert Del 
DeLouls, in "The Lion end the Lamb," fair; 
Emil Subers. "The Georgia Boy," good; Dick 
Crollus snd Co., in "Shorty," very good; Gallan 
and Smith, good dancers; Kelly and Barrett, 

"The Battle of Too-Soon," hit of the bill. 

LYCEUM (W. L. Gallagher, mgr.).— Lillian Suther- 
land's Burlesque Co. Olio: Ward and Ledell, 
Hebrew comedians, good; Bert Howe, Yankee 
comedian, very clever; St. Peter and Christy, 
songs and dances, fine; Dot Arnold, ill. songs, 

grest. NICKEL (T. F. Twomey, mgr.).— 111. 

songs and m. p. MARQDI8E. — HI. songs snd 

m. p. by Miss PettlngUI. JOHN J. JOYCE. 



LOUISVILLE. 

By W. L. VAJTDXHBURGK. 

VARIETY'S Louisville Office, 

804 Columbia Building. 
(Both 'phones 359.) 
MARY ANDERSON (James L. Weed, res. 
mgr.). — The season of 1008-1909 at the Mary An- 
derson was ushered in 13. The Murray Sisters, 
Marlon and Victoria, made good with their 
singing. They are pretty and wear handsome 
gowns. Arthur Dunn snd Marie Glaaier presented s 
comedy sketch, "The Messenger Boy," which was 
well received. The Les Salvsggls, whirlwind 
dancers sre old favorites who made new friends. 




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Utah 

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Arcadia, a pretty young woman, renders several 
operatic selections and violin solos and was well 
received. Charles DeCamo and bis "canine won- 
der," Cora, performed some smuslng stunts. 
The rest of the program consisted of the' Free 
Settlers' Quartet. Cook snd Sylvia, dancers snd 
singers, and Edwin Rudd and Company, In 
"American Humor and Hindoo Magic." 

BUCKINGHAM (Horace McCroklln, mgr.).— 
"The Frivolities of 1918." without a doubt Is 
the best that bai been seen here this season. 
The chorus girls sre pretty, the comedlsns sre 
funny, snd it hss all that goes to make s 
flrst-claaa performance. "The Big Review," in 
wblch are ahown Impersonations of all of the fa- 
mous stars. The principal fun makers sre Clem 
Bevlns, Willism Oswald and the Atlantic Comedy 
Four, chief smong wnom is Clem Bevlns, as 
Raymond Hitchcock. 

PRINCESS (Irvln 8imons, mgr.).— M. p. and 
HI. songs. 

HOPKINS (Eddie Dustln, mgr.).— M. p. snd 
ill. songs. 

STATE FAIR.— Full blast. People from vicin- 
ity coming by the hundreds. Better this yesr 
thsn ever. 



LOWELL, MASS. 

HATHA WAY'S (John I. Sbsmm, mgr.).— Dsn 
Burck and bis "School Day Girls," a hit; Helen 
Pullman and Edith Shaym, "Plucky and the 
Dream Lady," good; the Lanctou-Lucler Co., In 
"The Fool's Errsnd," very fanny; Blllle Vsn, 
monologist, great; Pealsin, Goldle and Lee, 
singers, good; the Hughes Musical Act, went 
well; Bert and Rena Vedman, acrobatics, good. 

THEATRE VOYONS (Bunker and Henneasey, 

mgr.). — Pictures and ill. songs. 

JOHN J. DAWSON. 



MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
MAJESTIC (J. A. Hlgler, mgr.).— Schrode and 
Mulvey, pantomime sketch, clever headline act; 
Bowser and Hinkle and Co. in "Superatitlon," 
well done; Brown Brothers and Doc Kealey, ex- 
cellent musical act; Paul La Croix, amaslng 
juggling with effective comedy; Josephine Ssbel, 
pleasing; Three Yoscarys, astotTsbtng acrobatlca; 
Cllvette surprises with "mind reading"; Collins 

and Browu meet with approval. CRYSTAL (F. 

Winters, mgr.). — Joseph and Myra Dowllng, or- 
iginal sketch "The Snapshot"; The Falchel Quin- 
tet, novelty; Winfleld Douglas snd the Moscrop 
Sisters, 8. snd D., bit; Eldora, Juggler, good; 



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Ghauncey Holland 

Composer Lyrics and Mnaio of "Znlnland." 

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WILL V. DREW, Manager. 

The Electric Clark Sisters 

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"When the Devil Cornea to Town." 

JOHN C. HART 

and hU friend "The Whale." 

MAY BELMONT 

the Whirlwind Sonhrette. 

KUGHEY BERNHARO 

MEMPHIS "COON" SHOUTER. 
AND 

MATT KENNEDY 

THE COMEDIAN. 



Jeannetto Sherwood 



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Week Sept. »1. Booklaghem, Lonisvillo. 

EMPIRE BURLESQUERS 

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GEO. F. LEARNED. Manager. 



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JOHN A. WEST 

AND WOLF. 



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LEW. H. SPOOLER 

MUSICAL DIRECTOR. 



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CHICK and CHICKLETS 

"WIZARDS QT THE WHEEL." 

GERTRUDE FISKE 

"THE LITTLE NIGHTENGALE." 

CHARLIE BAKER 

YODLING COMEDIAN. 



FRANCIS and R08ERS 

"THE JOHNNIE AMD CHORUS GIRL." 

DOROTHY WARDE 

"THE GIRL WITH THE PERFECT FIGURE" 

THE AMERICAN 
QUARTETTE 

THE DOHERTYS 

SINGERS AMD DANCERS. 



MANAGEMENT, TEDDY SIMONDS 



WEEK SEPT. 81, GAYETY, BROOKLYN. 


CHAS. TALKS Presents 

"THE FASHION PLATES" 

EM BURLESQUE. 


"VANITY FAIR" 

HARRY HTT.Ti, Manager. 


mike Mcdonald 

IRISH COMEDIAN. 


BILLIE RITCHIE 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN 


MEYER HARRIS 

Hebrew Comedian. Impersonating 
David Warfleld. 


MUSKETEER QUARTETTE 

FRICK— McC ABE— GRIFFITH— HARRIS. 


CHAS. EMERALD 

"ALGY." 


ROSE CARLIN 

"THE FA8HI0N PLATE." 


Winifred Francis 

SOUBRETTE. 


THREE LYRES 

COMEDY MUSICAL ACT. 


MIKE HEFFERNAN 

"THE WRESTLER." 


PHILLIPS SISTERS 

Singing, Dancing and Character Chances. 


RICH MCALLISTER 

"THAT BAD BOY." 


GAHFIELD and STONE 

GERMAN COMEDIANS. 


ANI HILL 

LEADINO LADY. AERIAL ARTIST. 


ETNA— —MAUD 

Vernon - Emerald 

DANCING SOUBRETTES. 


GREAT KICHI HASHIMATO 

In hie Sensational "Slide for Life." 


cnasVfalke 

World Greatest Song Illustrator. 


SADIE DUFF 

CHARACTER. 


The Talk of Every City. 

Walsh, Lynch * (o. 

Presenting "HU CHIN'S RUM." Second tea- 
ton special attraction Irwin' ■ "Big Show." 


Seoona a***** Irwin's "Bfg Show." 

Harry Campbell 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN. 



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Ada James, ill. songs. OAYETY (8. B. Sim- 
mons, mgr.). — "Blue Ribbon Girls," excellent. 

STAB (F. Trottman, mgr.).— "Fsshlon Plates," 
good performance. JEROME HENRY. 

NEWARK. N. 7. 
PBOCTOR'8 (B. C. Stewart, mgr. Beh. Mon. 
9). — Very evenly balanced bill, composed of 
Nat Wills in monologue, one big bit; as were 
The Keatons, who repeated former success; Viola 
De Costa and Co. (4), "In the Latin Quarter," 
appreciated heartily; Daniel Scott, in hla Imita- 
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applause. WALDMAN'S (Eastern Wheel. Lee 

Ottelengui, mgr.). — Harry Bryant's Extravaganza 
Co., in two musical farces, with Clara Burg. 

another Salomer. EMPIRE (Western Wheel; 

Fred Wilson, mgr.).— The Cosy Corner Girls, to 
big business. In the company are Elsie Leslie, 
3 Sisters Healy. Keegan and Mack, Lola Bigger, 
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McCsbe. Show was good all through. AR- 
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cludes the Great Inman. the hand balancer; 
Ada Corbitt, clever comedienne; Frans Russo. 

Italian baritone; Dow Rating, very novel . 

HILLSIDE PARK (W. E. Thaller, mgr.).— The 3 
Coles on the wire; The Hennlngs, Jugglers; Rex's 
comedy circus. Shed man's Dogs, 2d week; Hess 
Bros., eccentric comedy acrobats; Cox and Ring- 
ley, fancy skaters. JOE O'BBYAN. 



NEW HAVEN, CONN. 

POLM'8 (S. Z. Poll, prop. F. J. Wlndlsch. 
res. mgr. Monday rehearsal 10). — Buster Brown. 
Tige (Geo. All) and Co., beaded the bill and, 
as usual, received an ovation. Monroe and Mack, 
colored, good; Sam Curtis and Co., "A Session at 
School." delighted all audiences; the Tuscany 
Troubadours, fair; Jeanle Fletcher, the Scotch 
lassie, excellent, especially her dialect song, 
splendid voice and most acceptable Interpre- 
tations; John and Bertha Gleeson. assisted by Fred 
Houlihan, offered a neat musical and dancing 
sketch; Sam Stern did character work of a high 
order. e. J. TODD. 



NEW ORLEANS, LA. 

GREEN WALL (H. Greenwall, mgr.).— The 
show presented by 0. B. Arnolds' "Serenaders" 
Is very good In spots. "A Night at the Carnival" 
Is the opening, produced by Ed. F. Bush. The 
exterior of a side show Is shown with the usual 
paraphernalia. Two married men, "off on a 
lark," are attracted by the glare of the cirrus 
lights and the strains of Oriental music. They 
enter and re-enter the circus many times. Just 
"cutting up," much to the delectation of the 
audience. Several familiar "bits," worked ever 
so many times, ever so many years ago, brought 
forth volumes of applause. Best of the musical 
numbers Is the Coster song, "Flo," taken from 
"The Yankee Prince." The dances have been 
well staged and reflect credit upon the producer. 
Bob Van Osten is principal comedian. Margaret 
Byan is the soubrette. Morln Sisters open the 
olio In a singing and dancing specialty, followed 
by the Lyric Four, a quartet with good voices. 
Carroll 81sters, in a musical act, and Savan and 
Hill, in comedy acrobatics, close. The old 
"court room" satire la used for the burlesque. 

O. M. SAMUEL. 



N0RRI8T0WN, PA. 

GARRICK (R. Sablosky, mgr.).— Dolly and 
Dummy, comedy acrobatic, good; Emily Benner, 
baritone, good; Phil Staata, plaoologue, funny; 
Larrlvee and Lee, singing and talking, good; 
McNamee, clay modeller, good; Palmer and 
Lewis, in "The Ballet Girl," One; Edwards and 
Ward, Hebrew comedians, very funny; Mabel 
Berra, comedienne, bit. D. SOBBL. 



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ORANQE, N. 7. 

BIJOU (Fclber A Shea).— Good bill this week 
Introduces Jalle Herne and Co., in a new Southern 
sketch very cleverly produced; Provost and Pro- 
vost, Lonnle Follet, Imitations; Eddie Olrard and 
Jessie Gardiner, "Dooley and the Diamond," made 
good; Footer and "Mike" his dog, pleased as did 
the Three Dnball Bros., dancers; Al Cameron and 
Co., In "Tbe Last of the Regiment," closed well. 

JOB O'BRYAN. 



OTTAWA, CAN. 

BENNETT'S (Gus S. Greening, mgr.).— Took 
and Clinton, sharpshooters, good; tbe Brit tons, 
colored dancers, big reception; Lisle Leigh Co., 
"Weaving tbe Net." very good; William Cahlll, 
"Man from Ireland." excellent; Fields and Han- 
son, "Music Conquered," big comedy; Mimic Four, 
"Day After," very good; Willy Pantaer and Co., 

very big applause. PEOPLE'S (Harris and Van 

Dusen). — "Cbagnons," greatly pleased; close ten- 
weeks' engsgement; W. Melody, baritone, excel- 
lent voice; Little Babe," Dsnsense, very good. 

NATIONAL (P. Rlcard. mgr.).— Madame 

Zella, mind reader, excellent; Prof. Hague, hyp- 
notist, very good; Gorman snd Bell, received big 
spplause; Billy Munn, trick violinist, very good. 

WONDERLAND (A. Graham, mgr.).— M. p. 

and HI. songs. NICKEL (P. Munsey, mgr.). — 

M. p. and ill. songs. NOTES.— Week Sept. 21. 

Central Canada Exhibition In Ottawa, vaudeville 
In afternoons, De Wolf Hopper at night. — Mr. 
Harris and Van Dusen, People's Theatre, are 
running vaudeville tent show 60x80 feet st exhi- 
bition. — The Chagnons leave for Boston, Mass. 

OTTO F. O' REGAN. 



well received; Jsne Courthope and Co., In "Lacky 
Jim." bit of bill; Melville and Hlgglna, good; 
Mldglcy. and Carlisle, One; Barry and Hughe*, 
very good; McPbee and Hill, aeiiallsts, clever. 

PANTAGKS' (Alex. Pantages, mgr.).— Grand 

Opera Trio, line; Billy Cullen, comedian, good; 
Laurent Trio, gymnasts, great; Elona Leonard, 
"The Squaw Girl," hit of bill; Cnsblng, Merrill 
and Dsvls, In "A Diamond Ring," laughable; 
lies RolllngerH, rag pslnters, clever; Arthur 

Elwell. HI. song. good. STAR (F. H. Donnel- 

lan. mgr.). — Two Vivians, sharpshooters, hit; 
Louise Henry, good; Harry Thornton, clever; 
Adam and Ouhl, ovation; The lie Anders, great; 

Eddie Roesch, HI. song, good. SHANNON'S 

(M. T. Shunnou, mgr.).— Lougblln's Dogs, bit; 
Grace Darnley, contortionist, great; Bapa and 
Ford. s. and d., clever; Barney Williams, fine; 
Kafferty and I^ewls. comedy sketch, good; Mae 
Victor, soubrette, pleased. 

8HAM0KIN, FA. 

FAMILY (W. D. Nellds, mgr. Monday rehear- 
sal 10).— Connelly, Wenrlcb and Connelly, good; 
Belle Gordon, athletic girl, excellent; Caufleld 
and Driver, comedy, fair; Crane Brothers, rural 
comedy, big bit; Howard Truesdell and Co., com- 
edy, good. NOTE. — House opened to-day under 

former msusgemeut with excellent bill and good 
business. MILLER. 



PATERSON, N. 7. 

FOLLY (Joseph E. Pine, mgr.).— "Stsr Show 
Girls," two really funny pieces. Excellent olio. 

FRANK A. EAKINS. 



READING, FA. 

ORPHEUM (Frsnk D. Hill, mgr.).— The sea- 
son was opened on Mondsy, Sept. 14, with the 
following excellent bill: Coe snd Boyd, good; 
Myers and Ross, novel act with lariats; Barry 
and Wolford, very good; Mr. and Mrs. Gsrdner 
Crane and Company. "Pixley's Prodigal Parents," 
diverting comedy; Marshall and King, pleasing; 
Work aud Ower, spirited acrobatic act, full of 
laughs; Gus Edwards' "Kountry Kids," very well 

received. NEW BIJOU (direction 8. Lubin).— 

M. p. and Iva Donnette, Goulden and Qulnn, Amy 

Allyn and Tbos. A. Msckey. GRAND OPERA 

HOUSE (Ilels A Appell, mgrs.).— Billy Csrter, 
Maude Beall Price and Company, Florence M. 
Dillon. Cecilia Weston. Cohen and Walsh and 

m. p. Stsr, Victor, Meccs and Parlor, m. p. 

and 111. songs. NOTE.— Mr. Walter Vincent, 

of Wllmer snd Vincent, made an address from 
tbe •♦/»pe during Monday evening's performance. 

G. R. H. 



STAMFORD, CONN. 

LYCKIJM (Anthony Geronlmo, mgr.). — Tbe Del- 
selle Slstters. Hlster act, very good; Harry Tilday, 
Irish comedian, a hit; Frederic and Mile. Venlta, 
equilibrists, excellent; Leslie Thurston, xylophon- 
ist, Kcored; Bailey and Teare, musical comedians, 
a laughing hit; Raymond Murray, tenor, well 

received. STAR (Adolpb Muller, mgr.).— 

Vaudeville and pictures; Sutton and Sutton, 
acrobats, good; Msy Yale, soubrette, fair; Max 

Hoffman, tenor, good. FAMILY (Herrlck A 

Bloom, mgrs.). — DeRue Bros., minstrels. 

VAUDEVILLE (W. G. Warren, mgr.).— Pictures. 

PACIFIC (P. Gordon, mgr.).— Pictures. 

NOTES.— Lester D. Msyoo Is booking tbe Ly- 
ceum. Tbe latter theatre bad more than 3,000 
paid admlesloos on Labor Day. HARRY KIRK. 



SEATTLE WASK. 
ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, mgr.).— Week 7: 
"A Night on a Houseboat," good; Katie Barry, 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 
AMERICAN (Bros. Oppenhclwer. mgrs). - 
George Ade's "The Msyor snd the Maulcure," 
first time here, played It for all It's worth t>y 
Edwin Holt and Co.; Byron and I.aiigdon "The 
Dude Detective," close second In nopnhir CHtlma- 
tlon: right on their heels come Devlin mid El 
wood in another bright bit, "The <;iii from 
Yonkers" ; Bob and Little Tip, while awny 
twenty or thirty minutes screes Mr. arwl then 
comes T. Nelson I>owii-. a deft ^-lelght-of-bsnd 
performer with rolns ,n;l . tml-; Cohlnmlth and 
Hopper lire Hebrew l'-"r». I ■'<•!••! and Sewor. 

dancer*. .!■,>! V '... I'M nl Fonda. JugK!»rs. 

STANDARD i !.»■■• k. m ... nl.;i. h. mgr.). -Sum 

T. Jack's coni|iii!,> ;. 1 "!..■ Merry Klddo and 
the Widow," been! a prosperous week on Sun- 
day mat. with thin pleasing bit, as well as tbe 
succeeding one, "The Merry Widow at Looney 



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WEEK SEPT. II, STAR, TORONTO. 

THE SONG HIT SUCCESS 



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BRIGADIERS 



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CLARENCE BURDICK, Manager. 



MELVIN BROS. 

AMERICA'S GREATEST GYMNASTS. 

TOM FISHER 

THE DANCTNO PE8T. 

Francis Chenault 



LYRIC TENOR, 



SHEPPARD GAMP 

Featured with "Ths Brigadiers." 

JOHN NEFF 

"The Brainstorm Comedian," 
Closing the Olio. 



MARGARET WOLFE 

PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO. 

WALTER A. WOLFE 

THE MINSTREL BASSO. 

WM. FLEMEN 

"THE ENGLISH AMERICAN." 

ROSALIND MAT 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIENNE. 

CARRIE STARR 



SOUBRETTE. 



Week Sept. SI, Gayety, Washington. 



BOB 

MANCHESTER S 

FAMOUS 

"CRACKER JACKS" 



HARRY LEONI, manager 



BOWMAN BROS. 

"THE BLUE ORAM BOYS. 



BESSIE PARDUE 



Presents Hot 



8- "English Rosea" -8 

The Bicyoleo, the Doff and the Boys, 

MILLARD BROS. 



BILL AND BOB 



LILLIE VEDOER 



<< 



THE GIRL THAT'S ON THE 00. 



t» 



M.J. 



LA BfcLLE 



ORourkean- Marie 

IN SENSATIONAL FEATURES. 

5 . PIROSCOFFIS . 5 
FAMILY 

Europe's Qroat—t Norolty Artists. 

RUBY LEONI 

"THE MODEL VENUS." 



AND 



BILLY HART 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN. 



Week Sept. tl, People's, Cincinnati. 

OESSAUER I DIXON'S 

"BIG REVIEW" 

("FRIVOLITIES OF 1918") 

FRANKIE HEATH 

COMEDIENNE. 



Bartell — Thompson 

As MoINTYRE and HEATH. 

CLEM BEYINS 

Comedian — Imitating RAYMOND HITCHCOCK. 

DENNIS MULLEN 



"THE WISE GUY. 



"THE THREE OF US" 

NELSON, 08W0LD AND BOBGER, 

ANNA CHANDLER 



CHARACTER IMPERSONATIONS. 



MAURICE WOOD 

Impersonating- EVA TANGUAY. 



RUBY RAYMOND 

Booked Solid Through United Booking; Offices. 
SEPT. SI, POLI, 80RANT0N. 



AND 
CO. 



T. JULIAS 

6YRD 



VANCE 

are playing- 

"HIPPY" 





1 Aa original 
comedy 
that is a 
I real hit. 
Copyright* 
SJ ed in U. 
H S. A. and 
Canada. 
ASK 

ALP. T. 
WILTON 



HARRY FOX 

Under Management of 

TOM MINER, 

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REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



PAT WHITE 



AND mi 



"GAIETY GIRLS" co 



WEEK 
•KPT. 



21, Colombia, Boston 



PAT WHITE 

In his ORIGINAL Creation, 
"CASEY AT THE BAT." 



5 - Malvern Troupe - 5 



BOCIETY ACROBATS. 



3 -Musical Wilsons- 3 

INSTRUMENTAL HARMONISTS. 

— 

o Jennings, Webb * 
J " and O'Neil " 4 

8IN0EBS, TALKERS AMD DAHCIEB 



ANNA 

GRANT and GATLIN 

"THI LADY AND THE FLIRT." 



GEORGE T. DAVIS 

California baritone. 

WALTER GREAVES 

BU8INEB8 MANAGER. 



Sept. 21-20, Luierne, Wilkes-Barre ; 14-26, 
Gayety, Boranton. 



tl 



T. W. DINKINS' 

"Yankee Doodle Girls 

SO L. MEYERS, Manager. 

DAVIS and HAZELTON 

"ASSASSINATORS OP SORROW." 

COLLINS aw HAWLEY 

"The Stranded Song and Dance Boys." 



FRED 



GERTIE 



Grotesque Randolphs 

"IN CHINATOWN." 

SADIE HEUSTED 



'THE BIG NOISE.' 



GLADSTONE SISTERS 

ACROBATIC DANCERS. 



HARRY 



THE SEYONS 

"NO-MANS- VILLE." 



JULIA 



AMD 



TWO FUNNY FARCES 

"AT THE SPRINGS." 

"SEEING THE SIGHTS." 



J. LOUIS MI<NTZ 

Lyric Tenor— Late Jurenllo of "Belle of May- 
fair." K.-P. Circuit with MLLBL RIALTA la 
"THB ARTIST'S DREAM." 

Per. Address SOI W. ttd St, Mow York City. 



Sept. Il-St, St Joe; SO-SO, L. O. ; OS, Cen- 
tury, Kansas City. 

"FAY FOSTER" * 

JOHN GRIEVES, Manager 

CAVANA 

NOVELTY WIRE ACT. 

EMMA WAGNER 

PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO. 

HERBERT a-d WILLING 

"OH, MAN," THOSE FUNNY FELLOWS. 

GRACE ORMA 

"SIX FEET Df 'ONE.' " 

COLUMBIA FOUR 

Dealers in Harmony and Fun. 

ELVA GRIEVES 

SINGING COMEDIENNE. 



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Week Sept SI, Gayety, Philadelphia. 

Bowery Burlesquers 

The show that made Burlesque famous. 
E. M. ROSENTHAL, Manager. 



BEN JANSEN 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN. 

FITZGERALD "QUINN 

TWO COMEDIANS. 

HARRY HILLS 

JUVENILE. 



EDDIE CONVEY 



A HAPPY PAL. 



RUSSELL and HELD 

THE MAGNETIC DUO. 

MEELY LIMBACH 

BLACKFACE. 

The Great Nazarros 

Earcgf's Greatest Novelty Gymnasts. 

CHAS. JANSEN 

"MY BROTHER." 



NORMA BELL 

PRIMA DONNA. 

GERTIE HART 

"The Tough Girl" and "The Kid." 



JOSIE KINE 

CHARACTERS. 



EDNA GREEN 



INGENUE. 



ANNA STEIN 

WITH US AGAIN. 



WILDER 



Marshall 
F. 

SO Mo. Vow Hampshire Ato., 
Ben Phone 100, ATLANTIC OETT, V. I. 



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The 



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Politician 

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Booking far Vanderille Theatres, Parks, Airdomea and Fain. Managers wanting 
WANTED.— Big Comedy and Novelty Feature Acta to write or wire open time. 



good acts, writ*. 



CHICAGO VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS EXCHANGE 

5th FLOOR, MERCHANTS' BLDG., 151 WASHINGTON ST., CHICAGO. 
Big Comedy Sketches always in demand. FRANK Q. DOYLE, Manager. 

THE LEADDIO ENGLISH THEATRICAL AND VAUDEVILLE KEW8PAPER. 



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THE STAGE &««?■ 



Ray be obtained at Samuel French's, 5884 West S8nd Street. Maw York. 
ARTI8TS VISITING ENGLAND are oordially Invited to register at "The 8tage" offloee immti 
diately upon their arrival. The Editor of "The Stage" will alwaya be pleaaed to welcome them. 
Advsnoe notices of sailings and opening dates should ha posted to the Editor. Whan an artist has 
registered at "The Stage" offlce, which may be regarded as his permanent London address, all 



respondence will be immediately forwarded. 

London Offloas: II York St., CoTont Garden, London. W. 0. 



Park." The show la well to the fore in point 
appearance end entertainment, and the olio has 
clever features In the Three Musical Stewarts, 
Harry Fink, Armstrong and Aahton, Joe Emerson, 
Larence and Harvey, In a new aketch, and the 

Three Armstrongs, GAYETY (O. T. Crawford, 

mgr.). — Weber and Bush's Parisian Widows. 
The initial business was heavy and it seems to 
be holding out all right. In the olio are Margie 
Wilton and bar Auto Bees, a neat full stage ef- 
fect, Ben Pierce, German comedian; Clifford and 
Bentley, sketch; Catherine Howard, Julia Sin- 
clair and Burns and McCone. R. 8. 



Falardo and Bedlnl and Arthur. LYCEUM.— 

"Follies of the Day." Bare foot dance of Ger- 
trude Hayes caught on. 



SYRACUSE, V. Y. 

GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Grand Amusement 
Co., tngrs. Monday rehearsals iu:30). — The bill 
offered this week was only fair. Juggling 
Burkea, good; Young American Quintette, fair; 
Farrell-Taylor Trio, fair; Swan and Bam bard, 
good: Tho. J. Ryan Richfield Co., pleased; Lad- 
die Cliff, went big. A musical comedy, "Com- 
mencement Day," with Phyllis Lee, made little 
Impression. SAM FREEMAN. 

TOLEDO, 0. 

EMPIRE (Harry Winter, mgr.). — "Fada and 
Follies" to big business. The show la full of 
funny situations. Company strong and efficient. 

SYDNEY WIRE. 



WATERTOWN, V. Y. 

ORPHBUM (Walter C. Mack, mgr.).— Excellent 
bill, headed by Mr. and Mrs. Robert FitaalmmODs; 
Bicycle Franiea, good; Barney Gallagher; comedy 
and dancing, good; Bryant and Seville, comedy 
musicians, laughing hit; Mack Howard, juggler, 
usual routine; Zobedle, equilibrist, begins where 

the other hand-balancers stop. ANTIQUE (L. 

M. Sneden, mgr.). — Ardell Bros., roman rings, ex- 
cellent; Fred Fry, music, good; Johnson Bros, and 
Johnson, minstrelsy, coined* hit; Helen Hartman, 
soubrctte, pleased; Bob Smith, Juggler and magic, 
excellent; RouTi'r Jhaike^; ^otYtscr-^wJ, h>ler- 

estlng pictures. WONDERLAND (J. B. Bhaff, 

mgr.).— Barrett and Glen more, Geo. B. Touhey, 
HI. songs and pictures. STAR (L. M. Arm- 
strong, mgr.). — McKeanf and Coooey, comedy; F. 
E. Brown, vocalist; m. p. BIJOU (J. W. Lud- 
low, mgr.).— The Gordons, contortionists; Frank 

Bennett, tenor; m. p. LYRIC (O. Hilda- 

brandt, mgr.).— H eyes and Graham, Ida Owens, 
Osborne and Wallace and Cbas. HUdebrandt. 

ODELL. 



TORONTO, ONT. 

SHEA'S (J. Sbea, mgr. ) .— Hassen Ben All's 
Arabs were the hit of a fair bill. Sam Elton 
was well received; The Gibson Girls were rea- 
sonably successful; GUllngwater, "The Wrong 
Man," well received; Johnson and Harty, fair; 
Lillian Ashley, made good; Hlbbert and Warren, 

funny. 8TAR (Harry H. Hedges, mgr.). — This 

cosy resort had another gilt-edged attraction, 
vis.: The Cherry Blossoms. The burlettas, The 
Girl I Met at Sherry's, and Look Out Below, 
were above the average. Amateur night (Fri- 
day) alwaya brings out a good list of candidates. 

GAYETY (Tbos. R. Henry, mgr.). — The usual 

big houses prevailed during the week whan the 

Trocadero Burlesquera appeared. SCARBORO 

BEACH (H. A. Dorsey, mgr.). — A good bill waa 
presented for tbe closing week. HARTLEY. 

TROY, V. Y. 

LYCEUM (R. H. Seller, mgr.). — The Marry 
Burlesquera, appear here the first three daya 
to good business; the last half, Kentucky BeUes 

are here. NOVELTY (W. 0. Fleming, mgr.). — 

M. p. and Hi. songs, good. SHEA'S (P. J. 

Shea, mgr.).— M. p. and HI. songs EMPIRE 

— M. p. and 111. songs. J. J. M. 



WASHINGTON, D. 0. 

GAYETY.— ScTlbner's "Big 8how." The com- 
edy of John Lorenao and William Mausaey, de- 
cidedly funny. Othera: J. J. Black and Maurice 
Frank and Company la "Tke Advance Agent"; 



WHEELING, W. VA. 
WONDERLAND (n. W. Rogers, mgr.).— Har- 
lem Brothers, comedy acrobats, have a good turn; 
Scott and Whaley. talk and dance, did very well; 
Webster and Carlton, comedy playlet; Mann and 
Franks, character change, both have good voice* 
sod tbe sketch is good; John Zouboulakla doe* 
some very clever clay modeling, well llked.^— 
THE GRAND (Cbas. Felnler, mgr.).— Empire 
Comedy Four, very good, received encores; Sylvan 
and O'Neal, csrrylng special scenery, do very 
good work, well liked; Paul Floras, xylophone, bis 
execution of several difficult eelectmne waa very 
artistic; Chef aid and Capreta, illusions, above 
tbe average; White and 81mmons, an old-time 
blackface set, well liked; Frank Rae and Guasle 
Broscbe, very laughable aketch; Keno, Walsh and 
Melrose, comedy acrobats, and make a good cloa- 

lng number for an excellent bill. NOTE. — Th« 

management of the Victoria expect to be ready 
in the early part of October. C. M. H. 

WTLLIAMSFORT, PA. 

FAMILY (Fred M. Lamade, mgr.).— The 8lx 
Musical Noases, decided sensation; Nelson and 
Milledge, comedy sketch, out of ordinary; Prof. 
Dodd and Talking Dog, very clever; Christie and 
Willis, eccentric Juggler and toe dancer, good; 
Joe. Flynn, comedian, "The Man Behind the 
Book," a gloom chaser; Charlotte Ooate end 
Marguerite in "The Toy Detective," good. 

STARK. 



WORCESTER, RAM. 

POLI'S (J. C. Criddle, mgr.).— Al. Ray nor 's 
"Bull Terriers," weU trained end take well; 



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of Chicago to open Monday night. 

Charles Horwitz 

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Smith and Heagnery, very pleasing musical skit; 
Barrows-Lancaster Co., "Like Father, Like Son'' 
was full of life and took well; Fred Bosnian, 
tbe singing comedian bad the bouse In laughter; 
George H. Primrose and bis minstrel boys did 
splendidly; Griff, Juggler, scored big; Tbe Ky- 
asas, interesting novelty. W. M. SHERMAN. 



YOTTHGSTOWH, 0. 

IDORA PARK (George Rose, mgr.).— This re- 
sort closed one of tbe most prosperous seasons 

In Its history Sunday. Sept. 13. PRINCBBS 

(George Lawrle. mgr.). — I'etchlng Bros., attrac- 
tive novelty musical act: Jack Connors, first-class 
singing and talking act; Gertrude Griffith and 
Co., In entertaining playlet; Marvelous Warren, 
nest gymnastic dTsplay; Sperry and Ray, bright 
sketch, and James Randolph, boy singer. Three 
performances are given dally. Tbe Humanovo 
Company of New York, is filling in open dates at 
the park with "talking picture*." 

O. A. LEEDT. 



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NEW YORK CITY 

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Housekeeping Rooms, Large and Small. 
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Can ba accommodated with first olass room and 
board at reasonable terms at 

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THE VBNTRILOQUIBT WITH A PRODUCTION 



E>d« * • 



REYNARD 

Aad His Psmeus Msaaaaloa 1 Figures. 




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England's Premier High-Class Comedy Duettista. 
The Champion Singers of Vaudeville. 

FIDDLER - 
SHELTON 

"Suffocated with Delightfulness." 
Weak Sept Bl t Keith's, Providence. 

Direction, PAT OABEY. 





WILBUR HACK 

Assisted by 

NELLIE WALKER, 

la "The Girl sad ths Pearl." 
Booked Solid United Tims, 




Tie 
Flans 



Jackson Family 

World's foremost exponents of Scientific Cyc- 
ling, including Leo Jsekson, Phenomenal Cyclist 
of the century. Touring America. 



H. B. MARINELLI, Agent 



— 




BIO ACT 
IN ONE, 



Management 

S.KIUAR 
St. Janm 8M*,, 



IN A OLASS BY HIMSELF I 

Harry Le Clair 

Amsrlos's famous Merrymaker, 

Playing "THE DEVIL," 

la Vsadsvllls. 



"THE NARROW FELLER ." 



Ths Italian sad His 



F PIOTTIS 

OHAEAOTEB SONGSTERS. 
It Mlas., la One. 



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CHAS. J. 



BURKHARDT 

"THE MAN WITH THE FUVHT SLIDE." 
Featured With ths "Travelers Co," Beaeon 08-9. 




NELLO 

JUGGLER, 

A88I8TED BT 

MME. NELLO 

Blaney's Theatre, Yonkers, This Week 
(Sept. 14). Lincoln Square Theatre, New 
York City (Sept ai). 
PLAYING WILLIAM MORRIS CIRCUIT. 

Netta Vesta 



SINGING COMEDIENNE. 

Keith Circuit 
Addreaa oare YABIETT. 





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"TOMHY ATKINS AND MISS LIBERTY." 
The new offering la "ONE." 

Address YABIETT. 

VARDON 
PERRY 

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WILBER 

"Thoss Three Boys" 

Week Sept. 21, 
Gsyety, St. Louis. 





SamJ.Curtis a ci d 

la "A SESSION AT SCHOOL." 

By GEO. W. DAT. 

Week Sept. 81, Pell's, Bridgeport. 
Booked solid for season. 

•BD SEASON TBWIN'B "BIO SHOW." 

Brady and Mahoney 

"THE HEBREW PTREMAN AND THE 
FOREMAN." 

Closing ths Olio. 
(Ths Original) 

PRINCESS TARPEIA 

Ths Female Jail Manacle Breaker sad Lady of 

Mystery. 
At Liberty August 80. 



BILLIE REEVES 

ORIGINAL "DRUNK." 




"FOLLIE8 OP 1808. 



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New Tork Roof for Ban 
Management, MR, P. ZIEOFELD. JR., 'St'St. 

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Booked BoUd until July. lBOf. 

This Week, Orpheum, Boadrng. 
Sept 81, Chase's, Wsshiagtoa. 

BEIOH A PLUHKETT, Smart Areata, 




TIE COWBOY AND 61RL '* 



Week Sept. Bl, Or- 
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THE ACT COMIC 




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WHERE THE BREAKERS ROAR 

When lore is young all the world mmi gays kamoo Tom Hudson aad Alloo Fairaklld war* oaro fraa aad happy at thoy 
joinod the little party for a day's outing at the beach. Though the young folks found great sport cavorting la the breaker*, 
Tom and Alio* war* wall oontent to ait on the aaad under a sun-shade aad spoon. This indaaod their friends to taatalta* a 
hit, and, seising Tom, oarry kirn into the surf aad give him a ducking, promising the same treatment to Alio*. She. how- 
ever, lead* them a merry ohase. During the forenoon a dangerous lunatio. who was being conveyed by keepers from th* 
train to the asylum nearby, overpowers the keepers aad escapes. Coming upon an Italian laborer la the road, ko assaults him 
aad secures nil stiletto* Armed witk this, he terrorises the neighborhood and comes on to the beach a* Alio*, playfully 
pursued by her friends, jumps into a puntboat to row oat from shore. Before she la aware of it, she la driven to sea by this 
maniacal fiend, who is now brandishing the stiletto in a most terrifying manner. The keepers bar* now reached the beaok 
and alarm th* party by acquainting them with the real oharacter of the girl's oompanlon. A rowboat is procured, aad th* 
keepers, witk Tom, start in pursuit. The lunatio makee a strenuous effort to outstrip them, kut with poor suooess, until 
at length, finding kit apprehension inevitable, leaps to bis feet and Is about to plunge the knife irto the breast of the frrar 
stricken girl, when a well-directed ballot from the keeper's gun fells him to the bottom of th* boat. Th* poor girl is then 
taken ashore by Tom aad revived by her girl companions. Th* subject is a consistent combination of romantlo, tragi* and 
scenic excellence, and is sure to bold the spectator's interact throughout. 

LENGTH, 566 FEET 



RELEASED SEPTEMBER 25th 

"A SMOKED HUSBAND" 

This smoked husband, though little better than a smoked herring, more properly belonged to th* crustacean type of 
piscatory, the lobster, fer suoh ha was aad no mistake. Miladi Bibbs has Just had sent homo a hat and gown, for whioh 
poor Bibbey has to give up, and he kioks most strenuously, but when he sees her attired in the dads he softens, for she 
oortainly doe* look stunning. All in wall until ska turn* around, when, 0, horror! it is a sheath gown of a most pronounced 

S*» He fairly ohokes witk rag* and rushes from the room. Tke maid of the family la in league witk a crook, and the 
r hare plotted to rob the plan*. To this end tke crook has written a note to tke maid, telling her to signal when the 
coast is clear. This note falls into the hands of Bibbs, aad as it is simply addressed "Honey" aad signed "Lovingly, Tom." 
hi* jealous nature at once associates it with his wife. Into the fireplace aad ap the ohimney he goes to aide, intent upon 
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The Orpheum's Circuit General Manager Takes Charge 
of all Bookings. John J. Murdock Retires. 



Chicago, Sept. 24. 
The announcement has been made that 
the deliberations of the prominent West- 
ern Vaudeville Association managers, who 

were in session for the first three days 
of this week, have resulted in Martin 
Beck, general manager of the Orpheum 
Circuit, taking sole charge of all the 
bookings, giving him command of the 
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Thirty- four first-class vaudeville thea- 
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relieved. This was granted. 

At the meeting here were present M. 
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Geo. Middleton, M. C. Anderson, H. M. 
Ziegler, J. J. Murdock and Martin Beck. 

In addition to the Orpheum theatres, 
Mr. Beck will now direct the bookings for 
the first -class Majestic and Hay market, 
Chicago; American and Columbia, St. 
Louis; Majestic, Milwaukee; Grand Opera 
House, Indianapolis; Columbia, Cincin- 
nati ; Mary Anderson, Louisville, also 
houses in Grand Rapids and Des Moines. 



MURDOCK TAKES OLYMPIC. 

Chicago, Sept. 24. 
The Board of Directors in meeting this 
week voted to accept the proposition of 



John J. Murdock, one of the board, to 
take over the Olympic, this city, which 
did not prosper as a vaudeville theatre 
last season. 

Mr. Murdock will take immediate pos- 
session, conducting the Olympic as a 
music hall, with smoking permitted, the 
policy under his management being simi- 
lar to that pursued by Mr. Murdock in 
his successful direction of the Masonic 
Temple. 

Mr. Murdock purchased the interests in 
the property, it is understood, and will 
remodel it. 

While Mr. Murdock has retired from 
active participation in the bookings for 
the Western Vaudeville Association, he 
will still give some attention to the 
Chicago end, which has been neglected 
through his many visits to New York of 
late. 



MANAGER MIDDLETON ENGAGED. 

Chicago, Sept. 24. 
Geo. B. Middleton of Tate & Middleton, 
the St. Louis managers, is engaged to be 
married to Mrs. H. W. Overman. The 
marriage will occur soon. 



WOULD LIKE KYRLE BELLEW. 

The New York vaudeville managers 
would like to see Kyrie Bellew tread their 
boards, but they can't "see" Mr. Bellew for 
$7,000 weekly, said to be the variety price 
of the late star of "The Thief." 

The show has gone forth to the wilds. 
Mr. Bellew remains on the Big Alley, and 
some agents have had the temerity to 
suggest the meagre pittance of $1,500, but 
immediately apologized when they noticed 
the sun commence to set. 



DAISY LLOYD COMING BACK. 

Daisy (Lloyd) Wood returns to Eng- 
land in December, having contracted to 
appear again on the Morris time next 
season. 



HOOTED "SALOME" OFF STAGE. 

"Salome" was hooted off the stage at 
Yonkers on Tuesday evening. It occurred 
at Blaney's Theatre there, where Mile. 
Froelich was the "Salome" of the William 
Morris production. 

Yonkers has never been visited by a 
naked dancer before, and when the craze 
hit the village, the' boys who assemble in 
the gallery prepared for a good time. 

It culminated Tuesday evening. Froe- 
lich could not proceed. She retired from 
the platform and the bill; also the Morris 
Circuit probably, as it is understood she 
cancelled all future engagements. 

The Morris office attributed the out- 
burst to "opposition," and the "opposition" 
said it was just "natural." Business at 
Blaney's increased three-fold over the 
same days last week while the dancer 
stayed. 



"SALOME" SLAPPED AGAIN. 

St. Louis, Sept. 24. 
' Well, the St. Louis papers have handed 
our "Salome" a hard little slap. 

"The Follies of 1907," the Jos. M. Gaites 
purchased property from Flo Ziegfeld, Jr., 
stopped at the Century this week with 
Mile. La Millas operating as the girl who 
doesn't care what she wears or where she 
wears it. 

Dispatches poured in from New York 
that Mr. Ziegfeld disclaimed all connec- 
tion with the production, but that did not 
affect the attendance. 

St. Louis seems to like the show, ex- 
cepting "Salome." That's fallen a mile, 
and those "notices"! La Millas is still 
rubbing the sting out of the spots. 



150 HOUSES BAR "SALOME." 

Hamilton, O., Sept. 24. 
John E. McCartney, manager of the 
Grand here and President of the National 
Vaudeville Managers' Association, has is- 
sued an order barring all "Salome" dancers 
from the circuit. The Association is com- 
posed of about 150 small houses in Ohio, 
Indiana, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and 
Kentucky. Mr. McCartney condemns the 
dance as being against the higher aims of 
vaudeville. The order seems to meet with 
the approval of the local patrons of variety, 
and managers in other cities report that 
they are satisfied not to play the dance. 



BELLECLAIRE BROS/ BIG HIT. 

(Special Cable to Vabiett.) 

London, Sept. 24. 

Belleclaire Brothers, the American 

"strong" act, opened at the Coliseum on 

Monday, and scored one of the biggest hits 
of the season. They are likely to become 
the fad over here. 



GOULD AND SURATT SEPARATE. 

Sometimes a press story comes true, and 

this has happened with William Gould * 

and Valeska Suratt. This week Mist Su- 
ratt signed with Flo Ziegfeld, Jr., for ins 
Anna Held show, which will probably 
open in New York at the Broadway, play- 
ing a few weeks out of town prior to 
that engagement. 

Miss Suratt will present her "Three 
Weeks" dance in the Held production, and 
it is said she and Miss Held will also give • 
the "Apache" dance. These were intended 
as numbers for the Gould and Suratt new 
vaudeville act, booked for Hammerstein's 
during November. 

Mr. Gould will proceed with that act, 
securing another partner if Miss Suratt 
does not return. 



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COURTLEIGH FILLS IN. 

William Courtleigh and Co. in "Peaches* 
will fill in vacancies on the Morris bills 
occasioned by the desertion of Howard 
and Barrison. Mr. Courtleigh may remain 
in vaudeville but a short time, having a 
legitimate engagement under consideration. 
"Peaches" will appear at the Lincoln 
Square Monday. 






MOZART TIED UP. 

Binghamton, Sept. 24. 

Edward Mozart's Bijou in this city is 
tied up in the courts. An agreement per- 
mitting prize fights to l>e held in the 
theatre was contested bv Mozart, who 
just recently came into possession of the 
house. He claimed all rights of a lessor, 
and denied knowledge of any previous pro- 
vision interfering with him. 

The prize fight promoters threw the 
matter into court win-re it is at present. 
Until settled, tin- l'ijou will remain closed. 
Tf Mozart receives the derision, vaudeville 
will be resumed. 



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PER CEN T. OF ENGL ISH HALLS 

Macnaghten's and Broadhead's Now Reported to Be 
only Circuits Outside Proposed Consolidation. 



(Special Gable to Variety.) 

London, Sept. 24. 

From all appearances, the merger of the 
English vaudeville managers is drawing to 
a close. Oswald Stoll, who promoted it, 
now claims eighty per cent, of all the halls, 
and this week's developments indicate a 
partly new line-up of forces. 

The booking plan for the combined forces 
will be modeled after the United Booking 
lOfflces. 

Report says that Moss-Stoll, Barass- 
ford, De Frece, Payne and Gibbons are in 
the deal, while Macnaghten's and Broad- 
head's circuits, with the Empire, Palace 
and Alhambra, London, will remain inde- 
pendent. 

It will not be accepted that the Barass- 
ford bouses have gone over to Stoll until 
an official announcement to that effect is 
given out. 

The position of the Tivoli and Oxford 
is not defined. They are Henry Toiler's 
halls, and practically in the Payne syndi- 
cate as far as booking is concerned. Will 
Oollins, formerly of the Moss-Stoll forces, 
is now with Toiler, having lately severed 
his former connection. 

The Macnaghten-Broadhead houses, with 
the London halls mentioned as independent, 
all prominent, could put up a fair fight 
against the merger. With Barassford, the 
opposition would be considerably stronger. 
Well-informed variety people here say 
Barassford can not afford to link himself 
with Stoll. 

The artists-agents' warfare continues as 
strongly as ever. There will be a good- 
sised change in the agency situation in 
England when the merger deal is finally 
accomplished. 



OPPOSITION COMING IN MONTREAL. 

Montreal, Can., Sept. 24. 

A very important theatrical deal came 
to light in this Canadian city during the 
week, and coincident with it arrived 
•Oh**. W. Bennett of the Bennett Circuit. 

A Variety representative has been re- 
liably informed that the Canadian Pacific 
is negotiating with the Sohmer Park Com- 
pany for the purchase of the park as a 
terminal. Upon this transaction going 
through, the Park Company will build a 
big vaudeville house in Montreal, bring- 
ing it into competition with the Bennett 
theatre here, unless some arrangement is 
made between the Bennett Circuit and the 
opposition. Just at present, that is not a 
likely possibility. 

Yabiktt's informant says that un- 
less the Bennett Circuit is given at least 
the handling of the bookings for the new 
novae it (Bennett's) will build a large 
novae for the cheaper brand of vaude- 
ville, placing the new building in the east 
end of the • city as a means of protecting 
its interests in Montreal. 

The presence of Mr. Bennett in Montreal 
at this particular time evidences that the 
manager of the Bennett Circuit is not 
resting easy over the Montreal prospect. 

Jt is said the; Cohmer Park Com- 



pany has no intention or inclination to 
combine with the Bennett Circuit, and 
it is already figuring on placing the book- 
ings elsewhere, presumably with William 
Morris, of New York, although no negotia- 
tions with the independent circuit have 
been opened. 

General Manager Larose of the Park 
Company will not make any admissions 
regarding his project. Mr. Bennett, when 
seen, laughed the questions off with a re- 
mark he was in Montreal on private busi- 
ness. 

The sale of Sohmer Park to the rail- 
road will give the Park Company plenty 
of available working capital. 



LEPEVHE-ST. JOHN MARRIAGE. 

Schenectady, N. Y., Sept. 24. 

Johnnie LeFevre and Frankie St. John, 
who recently formed a comedy dancing 
and dancing act, were married here Sept. 
21, while Miss St. John was playing at a 
local house in a single act. The ceremony 
was performed quietly before Justice Fair- 
lee, and was to have remained a secret. 

The pair will again essay vaudeville as 
a team with a new act being written by 
William N. Famous. 



UNKNOWN BACKER FOR OPERA. 

Washington, Sept. 24. 

On Monday "The Golden Butterfly," 
with Grace Van Studdiford as the star, 
opens in this city. The book was written 
by Harry B. Smith, who also wrote "The 
Second Fiddle" for Louis Mann. Reginald 
De Koven composed the music. 

Everything possible seems to be known 
about the production excepting who is 
backing it. That is a profound secret 
which even Miss Studdiford seems able to 
keep to herself. A St. Louis brewer is 
given first choice in the guessing. 



WILLIAM PENN SOLD AGAIN. 

Philadelphia, Sept. 24. 

The William Penn Theatre has been sold 
again. This is the third sale v\ Hie un- 
finished structure by the sheriff. This time 
it was to satisfy a mortgage, which with 
accrued interest amounted to $21,647.22. 
It was bought without opposition by 
Frank P. Prichard, counsel for the builder, 
P. J. Hurley. 

The sale, it was explained, was a mere 
formality, which was gone through for the 
purpose of perfecting the title to the prpp- 
erty conferred on the builder by two pre- 
vious sheriff's sales. 



REFUNDED $a,ooo. 

Ithaca, N. Y., Sept 24. 

Manager Max Gutstadt refunded $2,000, 
the amount taken in at the box office of 
the Lyceum from Ithacans who wanted to 
see Isadora Duncan, the classic dancer. 

Cornell College students were particular- 
ly anxious to survey Miss Duncan, but she 
failed to appear Wednesday evening as 
billed. The company's baggage and scen- 
ery came to town in due order, but the star 
was absent. 



ST. LOUIS TALKING. 

St. Louis, Sept. 24. 

There was some disgruntlement here in 
the camp of the Bros. Oppenheimer when 
the latest issue of Variety setting forth 
the uncertain tenure of the Bros, at the 
new American, came to hand. The fact is 
just coming out that Middleton & Tate 
control-sixty per cent, of the American 
booking arrangements, and, it is under- 
stood, the present deal with the Bros. Op- 
penheimer has only twenty more weeks 
to run. 

Middleton & Tate are handling their in- 
terests here as if the American were a 
negligible quantity since the new Colum- 
bia cut in. John H. Havlin, who is in 
town, while he will say nothing about the 
American situation, being more directly 
interested in the Grand, Imperial, Havlin 's 
and the Columbia, is still putting his hand 
on the pulse of the situation and giving 
Frank Tate some sage advice based upon 
long and intricate experience with the local 
conditions, which, at present, will bear 
special watching. 

The rumors now are to the effect that 
were the interior of the entire situation 
laid bare, a slight connection might be 
discovered between the Oppenheimer 
Brothers and William Morris of New 
York for a renewal of their booking rela- 
tions which were sadly bumped when 
Louis Cella (John Ryan, 2nd) "blew up" 
in the grand scheme to hook the vaude- 
ville business from St. Louis to the seas, 
either way, and those connected with him 
have not yet dried out from the drench- 
ing. 

The rumor further goes on to say that 
Morris will make a Chicago connection, 
possibly also in Cincinnati, when he will 
take on St. Louis if any sort of a rea- 
sonable "jump" can be arranged. Mr. 
Morris is reported to have said that he 
would book Chicago or a point further 
west without any intermediate stop as far 
as that is concerned. 



PICTURES IN SAVOY. 

Atlantic City, Sept. 24. 
Comstock and Gest's Savoy Theatre, 
which was reported would fill the winter 
months with acts from the United Book- 
ing Offices, started this week to run a pic- 
ture show with four vaudeville acts. Two 
shows a day are given. This may be the 
policy for the remainder of the season. 
Business is good thi" week, but it is not 
known how long that will last. 



HUGO MORRIS COMING BACK. 

Upon the "Lusitania" leaving Liverpool 
on Oct. 3, it will have as first class pas- 
sengers or in the first class department, 
Harry Lauder, Hugo Morris and The 
Bogannys, all attached to the Morris Cir- 
cuit. 

Hugo has urged upon Paul Murray, the 
Morris representative in London, the neces- 
sity for him (Hugo) once again to see 
Broadway. Mr. Murray has evidently 
agreed to defer his American trip, and 
Hugo is coming home. 



MITTENTHALS TO QUIT? 

The Mittenthal Brothers, owners of half 
a dozen or more melodramas, may shortly 
withdraw from the producing end of the- 
atricals according to a rumor this week. 
Depression in the popular priced dramatic 
business is said to be the cause of the 
firm's retirement. 



WRITING ALICE LLOYPS MUSIC 

Several -musical numbej* for the new 
Alice Lloyd itavk. &ave been written by 
Schwartz and Jerome, who are attending 
to that portion of the production instead 
of Geo. M. Cohan as at first announced. 
John J. McNally is at work on the book. 

The title first given, The Bonnie Bailee 
of Scotland," will likely undergo a change 
to shorten it, and the- piece soon sent to 
rehearsal, being presented after election. 

Meanwhile Miss Lloyd and the Mc- 
Naughtons may accept a few intervening 
weeks jn vaudeville around New York 
City. Pat Casey will look after that. 

The Lloyds are comfortably ensconsed 
in a tidy apartment on the Upper West 
Side during their New York stay.' 



SIGNS CISSY LOFTUS. 

The London office of William Morris 
made a contract with Cissy Loftua this 
week for the imitator to play the Morris 
Circuit for twelve weeks each seaaon dur- 
ing the next three years, commencing 
Sept. 20, 1000. 

Bliss Loftus is now in England. No 
terms were announced. 



ODETTE VALERIE AT OPERA HOUSE. 

After a long engagement at the Coli- 
seum, London, and following a tour of the 
Moss-Stoll Circuit in England, Odette 
Valerie, the dancer, who is now famous 
abroad, will sail from the other side on 
the Lorraine, Oct. 24, to appear in 
"Salome" when that production is pre- 
sented at Oscar Hammerstein's Manhat- 
tan Opera House. 

Mr. Hammerstein saw Miss Valerie per- 
form in Paris. The Marinelli office closed 
the engagement. 



GEO. ABEL CLAIMS BANKRUPTCY. 

tn a letter received this week by a 
creditor of Geo. Abel, of the recently de- 
funct Geo. Abel Transportation Co., Mr. 
Abel declared he had entered the English 
bankruptcy courts to escape pressing 
claims. 

Abel deeply regretted the action, ac- 
cording to the letter, and said that some- 
day — perhaps — he would return to America 
and vaudeville. 



HAS AMELIA BINGHAM. 

The Morris Circuit announced this week 
that Amelia Bingham would be a feature 
in its houses, commencing Oct. 10. 

During the past ten days active bid- 
ding had been going on, it was report- 
ed, between Morris and the United for 
Miss Bingham. The United was rumored 
to have placed $1,500 weekly as the salary 
the actress could draw down, while Morris 
was understood to have sent the price up 
to $1,750, the amount he is supposed to be 
paying. 

Miss Bingham will appear in four of 
of the big scenes from her legitimate 
plays. 

The Shuberts, who held a contract for 
Miss Bingham's services, claimed the 
vaudeville engagement was news to them, 
their agreement still being in effect. 



BRIDGEPORT STILL IN ABEYANCE. 

Negotiations between William Morris, 
Inc., and the promoters cf the new theatre 
being built in Bridgeport, Conn., for the 
use of that house for independent vaude- 
ville are still in abeyance. Work has not 
yet been resumed on the building. 



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Vol. Xn. SEPT. 26. No. J. 



The Lyric, Newark, a Morris Circuit 
house, opens Oct. 5. 



R. A. Roberts will open on the Morris 
Circuit Oct. 4, 1009. 



The Grunathos, the foreign acrobats, 
sail for home Nov. 12. 



Jessie Roe, the stenographer, has re- 
turned to the Casey Agency. 



Charles Williams has been appointed 
manager of Blaney's, Yonkers. 



Jimmy Brltt wore evening dress, high hat 
and kid gloves while in Berlin. 



Qus Edwards is playing the Italian char- 
acter in "School Days" at the Circle. 



"Enigmarelle" opens on the Sullivan 
Considine Circuit at Spokane Sept. 27. 



Col. John D. Hopkins is in New York. 



The Lulu .Beeson Trio opens Monday 
on United time, playing towards the West. 



The Hanlons in their latest act "Just- 
Phor-Phun" open at Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 
28th. 



Klein, Ott Bros, and Nicholson and Les- 
ter and Miller open at Pantages', Spokane, 
Oct. 4. 



Hie Wintergarten, Berlin, proved too 
large for the mind-reading act of The 
Zaneigs. 



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"The Six Little Girls and a Teddy-Bear, 
out of the Blaney show, has signed with 
William Morris. 



The Chadwick Trio open at Memphis, 
September 28, the first stop on their route 
over the Orpheum Circuit. 



Jack Norworth's "Sii Little bailors" 
with the Bell Boy Trio added, reopens at 
the Hudson, Union Hill, next week. 



The Lola Lea Earl Company have a 
rural comedy called "Aunt Hannah's 
Visit," in which it will play vaudeville. 



Johnny Johns had to cancel his engage- 
ment at Poli'a, fipriogfleld, this week, 
through illness, "laying off" in that city. 



Tom Terris, an Englishman, arrived on 
the Baltic Mr. Terris has a one-act 
novelty which he may show in vaudeville. 



Zoe G$4ejjj|*n, who is to support Caryl 
Wilbur I* "61 Prospect Street" on the 
Morris Circuit, arived from England this 
weak. 



Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hughes open at the 
Orpheum, Minneapolis, Sept. 28. They 
wJJl not return to New York until next 
Ifarch. 



Edna May Spooner is playing "The 
Devil," at Keeney's, Brooklyn, this week 
with five more weeks booked around New 
York. 



Clare Romaine opens at the Colonial, 
Oct. 5. Miss Romaine, known as "Lon- 
don's Pet Boy," came in on the Baltic 
this week. 



Frank Moulan and Maude Lillian Berri 
open in vaudeville at the Orpheum, Utica, 
Oct. 5, in a sketch called "The Hair and 
the Heiress." 



TschernofFs Animals reached Boston 
yesterday (Friday). The act opens in 
Chicago Oct. 12. H. B. Marinelli engaged 
it for this country. 



Harry Bonnell, formerly a theatrical 
newspaper man, will go ahead of "The 
Runaways," which opens in Chambers- 
burg, Va., next week. 



Vardon, Perry and Wilbur will leave 
"The Hastings Show" at the conclusion of 
the engagement at Eusou's, Chicago (Oct. 
3), returning to vaudeville. 



Lucy Weston sailed on the Mauretania 
Wednesday. Miss Weston expects to re- 
main one month in England when she will 
return to American vaudeville. 



Klaw & Erlanger's "Little Nemo" opens 
at the Edwin Forrest, Philadelphia, Mon- 
day, Sept. 28. 



George Foster, the London agent, ac- 
companied by Mrs. Foster, will arrive on 
the Lutitania Oct 9. 



The Gans -Nelson fight pictures hold over 
at Hammerstein's next week. "The 
Naked Truth" headlines the show, the first 
top feature to follow Gertrude Hoffmann. 



Following a successful opening at the 
Folies Marigny, Paris, France, Sept. I The 
Kratons, colored, American hoop rollers, 
were booked for an additional year on the 
Continent at an advance of salary. 



Ruth Reynolds (Mrs. Thomas Glenroy) 
has been playing the soubrette role with 
"McFadden's Flats," having been called 
from the chorus ranks to take the place of 
the regular soubrette when the latter was 
taken ill. 



The Family, Chester, Pa. (Boom & 
D*Esta, managers), opened Monday with 
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Esmonde, Dorothy 
Arville's Troupers, Heim Children, Zeds, 
Cunningham and Marion, Kretore, and 
Walter Boothman. 



Richard Melchien will be the leading 
man of the latest sketch written by Ed- 
mund Day, which the producing depart- 
ment of the Orpheum Circuit will present 
Oct. 5 at the Bijou, Orange. Charles Fele- 
ke, of the producing department, is stag- 
ing it. 



Melville Stewart and Genevie Flndley, 
English folk, will be in the cast of "The 
Trusty" when that Orpheum Circuit pro- 
duction appears on Oct. 12 for the first 
time. The others in the company are John 
Gorman, Frank Jamieson and Arthur 
Sprague. 



One Mortimor Snow is seeking an op- 
portunity for carrying out an idea for a 
spectacular vaudeville production founded 
in biblical incidents somewhat on the "Ben 
Hur" order, Snow appearing as Christ. 
Jenie Jacobs is presenting the idea for the 
consideration of the vaudeville magnates. 



The advertisement of Rawson and 
Clare on the street "drop" at the Murray 
Hill Theatre is very prominent. It reads: 
"See Rawson and Clare in the 'Bon 
Tons.'" Horrible thought! Supposing 
the Murray Hill audience couldn't "see" 
Rawson and Clare. 



Capt. Geo. Auger in "Jack, the Giant 
Killer," now abroad, has canceled the 
thirty weeks held of Western time which 
should have commenced Sept. 27 at the 
Orpheum, St. Paul. Capt. Auger remains 
in Europe. Harry Tate's "Fishing" will 
take up the vacated route. 

Leo Carrillo, Variety's cartoonist, who 
is playing the Orpheum Circuit, is turning 
his talent for sketching to good account in 
the interests of the local press representa- 
tives in the towns where he plays. The 
locsl dailies have been printing a series of 
cartoons touching on the current campaign. 
The Omaha Bee last week used one by 
Carrillo every day. 



Its "Katheryne" Quinn, hereafter when 
you address Lykens & Levy's office man- 
ager. "Kittie" used to be good form when 
she wrote letters at Jack Levy's dictation. 
But since then Katheryne has grown in 
stature and wisdom. Now she writes most 
of the letters herself. Also the gold letters 
on Miss Katheryne's office read "Private 
Secretary." 



Jos. H. McShane, of the Ted Snyder Mu- 
sic Publishing Company, is recovering from 
injuries received last week in an accident 
at Coney Island. He was singing one of 
his firm's songs when he fell,- breaking his 
leg. He was carried to Henderson's and 
put in care of a doctor. Henry Waterson 
looked after the injured singer. 



The Orpheum bill in Brooklyn next week 
will be mainly composed of the present 
Colonial program. Both are Percy G. 
Williams' houses. No increase of the qual- 
ity of the show there through the opening 
of The Fulton (Morris) will be made, it 
is announced at the Williams office. 



Lillian Wright, formerly of Brown and 
Wright, opened last Monday at Corum- 
bega Park, Boston, in her new act called 
"Lillian Wright and Boys." Immediately 
following the first showing, the act was 
engaged as a special feature with Robie's 
"Knickerbockers" for the next two weeks. 



Edna M. Purcell, a member of Frank B. 
Carr's "Thoroughbreds," fell during her 
olio act at the Empire, Williamsburg, last 
week and sprained her ankle. She was 
taken to the hospital for treatment and 
from there removed to her home. Miss 
Purcell will be out of the cast for a 
month. • 



The speedy "Buick" automobile broken 
in by Maurice Goodman, attorney for the 
United, has been sold by Mr. Goodman 
after he had it running smoothly. To 
recompense himself for the loss of the ma- 
chine, Maurice is growing another mus- 
tache. It looks like a real one this time, 
but Mr. Goodman exacted a promise not 
to talk about it. 



John E. McNamara, manager for "Fol- 
lies of the Day," Barney Gerard's Western 
Wheel burlesque show, has hit upon a novel 
billing scheme. Last week, before the show 
was due to play the Monumental, Balti 
more, he covered the town with handbills 
printed in "Yiddish," descriptive of the 
merits of th« attraction. 



Silbon's Cats, booked for the Orpheum 
Circuit, through the Marinelli office, will 
arrive in Philadelphia Oct. 18, opening 
Oct. 26. 



E. J. Whitehill, formerly of the Cleve- 
land Plaindealer appears at the Bijou, 
Perth Amboy next week as a Hebrew im- 
personator. 



The Three Joscarrys commenced an ac- 
tion this week against the United (as 
liuble under the K. & E. contracts) for 
about $275. 



The Four Kveretts recovered $201.25 
through Zue McOiiry t his* week for an 
engagement at a Herlin (Conn.) fair re- 
cently. Harrv Mountford, of the White 
Rats, acted for the artists. Miss McClary 
booked the engagement. 



VARIETY 



CONSIDINE COMING NEXT MONTH. 

Seattle, Sept. 24. 

John W. Cons id in e, chief of the Sulli- 
van-Considine Circuit, will leave for New 
York City October 6. Upon his arrival 
there, it is said, there will be develop- 
ments in the western situation as it is 
now. 

In Seattle, the S.-C. Pantages' and Or- 
pheum Circuit are operating; also the 
same condition exists in Spokane and 
Portland, while in Butte, S.-C. opposes the 
Orpheum alone. 

In all four cities, the Orpheum operates 
in theatres controlled by the Sullivan- 
Considine Circuit under an agreement, 
while the Pantages' houses, in conjunc- 
tion with the Western States Circuit, sup- 
posed to be actively opposing Sullivan- 
Considine all along the line, are booking 
their acts from east to west under the 
patronage at least of the Orpheum people. 
It is quite a complicated situation. 

In Seattle, the variety business just 
<M>w is at its greatest ebb. There seems 
to be no antagonism on the surface 
between the three circuits. The Orpheum 
is looked upon as superior to the other 
shows. Pantages and Sullivan-Considine 
are racing very evenly in bills and 
patronage. 

There is a feeling, however, that before 
the season shall have gone very far, there 
is going to be a spirited fight made in 
which all three circuits will be concerned. 

The Orpheum has the advantage in 
theatre and capacity, but from acts com- 
ing west from the Sullivan-Considine 
time, the indications are that circuit is 
actively "going for" every other vaudeville 
house in the West. 



JEROME AND SCHWARTZ'S ONE 
WEEK. 

For just one week for just one thou- 
sand dollars have Billy Jerome and Jean 
Schwartz agreed to play in Hammerstein's 
vaudeville house during November. 

Lykens & Levy, who induced the writer 
and composer to accept the engagement, 
offered more time, but Jerome and 
Schwartz preferred to "try out" for $1,000 
before going farther in the variety busi- 
ness. 

Mr. Schwartz will manipulate the piano 
with his compositions while Mr. Jerome 
may parody his own lyrics in the songs. 
Both announce "song plugging" is barred 
in the Schwartz and Jerome act. The 
boys are now in training. 



ANNE SUTHERLAND FOR VAUDE- 
VILLE. 

Anne Sutherland, the comic opera star, 
last seen as principal in 'The White 
Horse Tavern," has made known her de- 
sire to appear in vaudeville. She has se- 
cured a comedy sketch and has placed 
her future in the hands of M. S. Bentham. 



GERTRUDE HOFFMANN'S FINAL DAY. 

The long engagement of Gertrude Hoff- 
mann at Hammerstein's comes to a close 
to-morrow (Sunday) night. On Monday 
Miss Hoffmann appears at the Grand 
Opera House in a Shubert production, pre- 
senting her "Salome" and "Spring Song" 
dances; also imitations. 

Miss Hoffmann will be featured with 
the show, remaining under the Shubert 

4JMnftagement until May next, when she 

Y,ttIJr>Mali for Europe. 



"LIKES IT BETTER EVERY DAY." 

When Charles E. Blaney, who is asso- 
ciated with William Morris in the tatter's 
independent vaudeville circuit, was asked 
this week what his present opinion of 
vaudeville was (Mr. Blaney having said 
before the season opened he would await 
the outcome) the melodramatic magnate 
replied, "I like it better every day." 

Mr. Blaney stated there would prob- 
ably be an announcement shortly regard- 
ing his future vaudeville plans, but at 
present he had nothing to give out, add- 
ing that several of the Blaney theatres 
over the country were under contract just 
now to play the Stair & Havlin attrac- 
tions. 



IN A NAMELESS SKETCH. 

To-night (Saturday) Harry Corson 
Clarke leaves the cast of "The Mimic 
World." Mr. Clarke and Margaret Dale 
Owen will appear in a nameless sketch 
over the Morris time. 

The billing will read "A Few Minutes 
with Harry Corson Clarke, Margaret Dale 
Owen and Company." Prizes may be of- 
fered in each city played for the success- 
ful suggestion of a title which is accept- 
able. 



MORRIS "SUNDAYS" AT THIRD AVE. 

The William Morris office is placing the 
Sunday vaudeville shows at Blaney's 
Third Avenue Theatre, which plays melo- 
dramas the remainder of the week. 

The shows over on the East Side are 
brought intact from Blaney's, Yonkers, 
where a Sunday performance is not per- 
mitted. 



ADA REHAN FIRMLY DECLINES. 

All overtures for Ada Rehan's appear- 
ance in vaudeville were effectually 
squelched early this week when Lykens 
& Levy received a communication from 
her sister, Mrs. Oliver Doud Bryon, stat- 
ing Miss Rehan "would not consider vaude- 
ville at any terms under any conditions." 

The agents had made a last grand 
splurge to secure the late Augustin Daly 
star. 



MUSICAL ACT ON BRIDGE WHIST. 

A. Baldwin Sloane delivered to Dorothy 
Tennant this week a one-act musical skit 
on bridge whist. It requires four people. 

Miss Tennant, who was with John Drew 
last season, looked upon vaudeville, but 
she may sign with Charles Frohman, 
leaving Mr. Sloane's piece to others. 



KERNAN'S SECOND IN BALTIMORE. 

Baltimore, Sept. 24. 

The Auditorium, part of James L. 
Kernan's new million dollar enterprise in 
this city, opened on Monday with vaude- 
ville, Nat Wills headlining the show. 

Kernan also owns the Maryland, the 
regular vaudeville house of Baltimore. 
In the advanced announcements sept out 
by the Auditorium. Mr. Kernan says the 
first week is a "try out" to catch the 
overflow from the Maryland. The two 
houses are situated just around the cor- 
ner from each other. Business has been 
good at both. 

Jean Kernan manages the Auditorium. 
The first program ran off better than ex- 
pected at the Monday matinee. 



BLANCHE WALSH WOODS' STAR. 

Blanche Walsh appears to have given 
up her quest for a vaudeville vehicle. Two 
weeks ago she was reported as searching 
about for a suitable sketch in which to 
enter vaudeville. On Monday of this week 
Al H. Woods announced that he had 
placed the dramatic actress under con- 
tract to head a company in a new play 
by Jules E. Goodman. Presumably all 
vaudeville bets are off. 

The title of the play Miss Walsh will 
star in is "Test," written by Jules Good- 
man. It is one of the many pieces recent- 
ly submitted to Miss Walsh by Jenie 
Jacobs, the agent. Miss Jacobs, in this 
instance, arranged for Miss Walsh's star- 
ring tour with Mr. Woods, having com- 
pleted all preliminaries on both ends. 



GOLDEN PERMANENT MORRIS STAR? 

George Fuller Golden may become a 
permanent star on the Morris Circuit, 
following his appearance this week at 
the Lincoln Square, where he occupies the 
place made vacant on the program through 
the absence of Howard and Barrison. 

During the week Mr. Morris tried to 
prevail upon Mr. Golden to accept in- 
definite time in the Morris houses, appear- 
ing every other week, resting when not 
playing. Mr. Golden met this proposition 
with favor, and if his health permits, will 
likely accept. 



SUNDAY VIOLATION ON HIPPODROME. 

A police court summons was served on 
Sol Manheimer, connected with the Shu- 
berts, on Tuesday, last, on a complaint 
that the New York Hippodrome, man- 
aged by the Shuberts and Max C. Ander- 
son, had allowed a performance to be 
given there last Sunday evening in viola- 
tion of the Sunday law. Manheimer was 
paroled for further examination, and to 
secure counsel. 

The performance upon which the com- 
plaint is based was the benefit for the 
Metropolitan Turf Benevolent Association. 
A vaudeville program was gotten up by 
Paul Durand of the Feiber & Shea offices. 
On Thursday Mr, Manheimer was dis- 
charged. 



MAUDE NUGENT'S RETURN. 

On Nov. 30, Maude Nugent (Mrs. Billy 
Jerome) will return to vaudeville after 
an absence of about three years. 

Miss Nugent will be placed through her 
agents, Lykens & Levy, and will present 
an elaborate act in "one," with several 
songs, each accompanied by a change of 
costume. ~ 

The latter will be an important item in 
Miss Nugent's act, the singer having or- 
dered a wardrobe costing $3,000 for her 
reappearance. Miss Nugent's songs will 
all be especially written for her. 



Charley Johnson leaves the Watson show 
this week. Snits Afoore replaces him. 



"MIND READING" OPPOSITION. 

Seattle, Wash., Sept. 24. 

The Sullivan-Considine and Pantages' 
Vaudeville Circuits; will come together 
with a bump here Sunday, when the 
S.-C. firm will have Chester D'Amon, the 
"thought transmitter" as its feature at 
the Star Theatre. 

In the Pantages house, John T. and 
Eva Fay will tell the audience what it 
is thinking about. The competition to 
be regarded as the bestf "doners" seems 
destined to be very keen. Both acts have 
clashed in the East frequently. 



WEATHER INTERFERING WITH 
BU8DIE88. 

Chicago, Se*pt 24. 

The weather k interfering with theatrical 
patronage in this section. Excepting at 
the Colonial where "The Yankee Prince" 
is playing to capacity at every performance, 
all the local bouses have been affected. No 
Improvement is looked for until the heat 
gives way to coolness or rata arrives. 

Business at the burlesque theatres has 
been extremely slow this week, partly at- 
tributed as well to the poor shows in town. 

The weather is making the theatrical con- 
ditions just now all over the Middle West. 



CANCELLED WHOLE SEASON'S ROUTE 

"The Smart Set," a colored organisation 
under the management of Barton & Wis- 
well, has had a whole season's route can- 
celled by the Stair * Sarita-atlea, be- 
cause of the enmity displayed against it 
through the South. 

The show was to have made an exten- 
sive tour below the Mason and Dixon 
line. It did indifferent business in the 
early weeks, and at the* suggestion of E. D. 
Stair the Southern time was thrown up. 
"The Smart Set" is the largest colored or- 
ganisation that has ever toured that terri- 
tory. All the Texas dates were eaaceBov 
and this threw the route into such con- 
fusion that the rest of the season was 
likewise scratched. 

The company leaves Savannah next 
Tuesday and will open in Boston the first 
week in October. After that a new route 
will be arranged. 



BECK IN MISSOURI. 

St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 24. 
Martin Beck and Martin Lehman have 
been journeying through this part of the 
country. They visited St. Joe Sept. 18, 
and Toledo the day following. Although a 
former attempt of the Orpheum Circuit 
to establish vaudeville here was a costly 
experiment, it is rumored Mr. Beck might 
renew the trial. The former Orpheum 
stand was the Tootle. 



NUMBER DAILY SHOWS REDUCED. 

Chicago, Sept. 24. 

The first annual meeting of the South- 
ern Advanced Vaudeville Association was 
held this week at the Piedmont Hotel, 
Atlanta, Ga. General business was dis- 
cussed. 

At the first meeting about ten months 
ago, when the various stockholders joined 
to draw the plans for the enterprise, the 
Association had twelve houses, each play- 
ing from six to eight shows daily. The 
circuit claims at present about twenty- 
five theatres in the South, and shows re- 
duced to three or four a day. 



HARRY WOODRUFF IN CHICAGO. 

The Majestic, Chicago, will be the 
scene of Harry Woodruff's return to 
vaudeville, although out there it Is a de- 
but, the former star of "Brown of Har- 
vard" having appeared but for two weeks 
previously in the "twice-daily" division. 

Lykens & Levy have placed Mr. Wood- 
ruff for three weeks in the West, when 
engagements at the Hammerstein's and 
the Williams' houses may follow. He will 
reappear in "A Bit of Instruction," with 
one masculine assistant. It is a comedy 
sketch. 



VARIETY 



CONTRACT JUMPER REPUDIATED 
BY THE A RTISTS' AS SOCIATION 

Jos. E. Howard Dropped from White Rats* Member- 
ship Rolls. Affair May Precipitate Crisis. 



On Tuesday evening last at the regular 
weekly meeting of the White Rats, Joseph 
E. Howard was dropped from the rolls as 
a member-elect by a unanimous vote. On 
Wednesday reports spread that the same 
meeting also declared against any White 
Rat appearing hereafter upon the same 
bill with Howard or Howard and Barri- 
son, but no confirmation of this could be 
officially secured. 

Howard and Barrison were reported 
during the week as* routed for Shea's, Buf- 
falo, commencing next Monday. The act 
is "laying off" at present. 

The rumor that an order for White Rats 
to "walk out" of a bouse Howard and 
Barrison might play in caused much specu- 
lation as to the results. In the absence 
of any confirmatory news on this point, 
that possibility has been taken as a sup- 
position, the reappearance of Howard and 
Barrison being awaited with interest. 

The failure of Howard and Barrison to 
appear at the Lincoln Square Theatre last 
Monday afternoon, after having executed 
a contract with William Morris, Inc., for a 
three -weeks' engagement from that date, 
brought about a commotion in variety 
circles, which extended to the daily press. 

All the New York papers on Tuesday 
carried an account of how Harry Mount - 
ford, Secretary of the White Rats' Board 
of Directors, had explained to the audience 
from the Lincoln Square stage the sup- 
posed reason for the act's default. Mr. 
Mountford spoke at both of the Monday 
shows, concluding his remarks by intro- 
ducing George Fuller Golden, who received 
an ovation at each performance. Mr. 
Golden had arrived in the city from Sar- 
anac Lake but a short time before going 
on in his monologue at the Square. Mr. 
Golden consented to fill the void in the 
Morris program when the situation was 
explained to him. 

Holding in his hand the contract signed 
by Howard with Morris, Mr. Mountford 
made a strong speech against "The Vaude- 
ville Trust," as he termed the managers 
of the United Booking Offices, explaining 
to the audience that no blame attached 
to William Morris for the failure of the 
heavily billed headliners to present them- 
selves. While to the lay-folk in the thea- 
tre the technical end of the speech may 
not have been fully understood, the Sec- 
retary made it perfectly clear that How- 
ard and Barrison had broken a contract, 
and the White Rats of America repudiated 
Howard as a member of the organization. 
Mr. Mount ford's speech in full is given 
below. 

The incident, taken up by the papers, 
gr.ve to Mr. Morris and the Lincoln Square 
invaluable publicity of a nature attracting 
the general reader more readily than any- 
thing which has happened since the Mor- 
ris Circuit announced itself as the vaude- 
ville opposition. 

On Tuesday evening what purported to 
be a statement issued by Howard was sent 
to the New York papers. In but one or 
two instances was the statement or any 
extract from it used. It contained among 
other things wording to the effect "that 



I (Howard) am officially informed the head 
of this organisation (White Rats) admit- 
ted to-day that Percy G. Williams is right 
and William Morris wrong." 

This referred to a visit made at the 
offices of Mr. Williams Tuesday morning 
by George Fuller Golden at the request 
of Mr. Williams, who met him Monday 
afternoon after the matinee at the Lin- 
coln Square. Mr. Golden is not an officer 
of the White Rats. He is the founder of 
the order and its first "Big Chief." Fred 
Niblo is the president and the present ex- 
ecutive head of the Rats. Much resent- 
ment among artists was felt at the at- 
tempt at deception practiced in the "How- 
ard" statement. 

Mr. Golden called in his private capacity 
and while at Mr. Williams' offices was 
shown by the manager all the data in 
writing in connection with the affair. 
Golden examined all the papers, but passed 
no opinion, according to his own state- 
ment on Wednesday. 

On Tuesday also, in reply to a question 
by a Variety representative as to the 
truth of the charge that either he or the 
United Booking Offices was paying or had 
promised to pay the salary of Howard and 
Harrison's for this week to the act if it 
would not play at the Lincoln Square, 
Mr. Williams said: "I absolutely deny it, 
and I will give $1,000 to the Actors' Fund 
or to the White Rats if it can be proven 
there is one word of truth in it. 

At the same time Mr. Williams produced 
for inspection the documents in the case. 
He showed a "slip" dated Aug. 19, put in 
the contract department of the United for 
a contract for Howard and Barrison to 
play his houses. This is the usual pro- 
cedure. The slip was marked "entered 
Aug. 20." Mr. Williams' contract bears 
date of Aug. 19, with the following words 
typewritten on a blank space, "With an 
additional option of weeks." Mr. Wil- 
liams said the option was exercised on the 
Tuesday morning after Howard and Barri- 
son's first appearance at his Alhambra 
Theatre, when they were informed the act 
would be taken for ten more weeks. 

The Morris contract, made for three 
weeks by Howard and Barrison, also in 
the possession of Mr. Williams, bears the 
date of Aug. 20. A copy of a letter writ- 
ten by Howard to Morris, dated Sept. 15, 
notifying Morris the act would not play 
the contracted engagement, was also dis- 
played, as was a letter under date of Sept. 
18, written Howard by Harry Mountford 
as Secretary, reciting the facts up to that 
time, and asking Howard to call on the 
White Rats to give his version of the 
affair. 

Mr. Williams added: "I have taken no 
acts from any one, nor will I, and you can 
say if you will that I shall be very careful 
not to take any act before, during or after 
it has entered into a contract with Mor- 



ris 



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William Morris said during the week 
that Howard had first entered into nego- 
tiations with him, and closed his agree- 
ment to play for the Morris Circuit, specif- 
ically askinf thereafter (or permission to 



play the Williams houses and Hammer- 
stein's. That he (Morris) gave him such 
permit to play the Williams houses, but 
objected to Hammerstein's owing to the 
near vicinity of the American, where How- 
ard and Barrison were contracted for. 
Howard agreed not to appear at Hammer- 
stein's, said Mr. Morris, but he did so. 
Morris gave out a statement to the papers 
in which he said: 

Whenever the United Boohing Offices 
believe that it* self-constituted license to 
monopolize the vaudeville field in the East 
is in the slightest degree threatened, they 
always attempt guerrilla, underhanded and 
illegal methods. These tactics go to the 
extent of procuring the execution of ante- 
dated contracts, and when that near-crim- 
inal action is unavailing, then by working 
the alleged blacklist, and that failing, then 
by spiriting the actor out of the city and 
agreeing to pay his salary during the period 
of time that he remains idle in order that 
he should not perform in a theatre operated 
by William Morris, Inc. 

At the headquarters of the White Rats, 
Harry Mountford, speaking in his official 
capacity, said regarding the Howard and 
Barrison breakage of the Morris contract: 
"Joe Howard called here on Friday when 
several of the Board of Directors were 
present. He stated that were he to appear 
at the Lincoln Square on Monday an in- 
junction might be issued against him, or 
some trouble follow. We agreed that we 
would be present with $1,000 in cash to 
deposit in an emergency, and the Board of 
Directors of the White Rats voted that 
sum for the purpose. It was then under- 
stood that a rehearsal of Howard and Bar- 
rison's act would be held on Sunday morn- 
ing, and we were to send an expressman 
to Hammerstein's for the act's scenery. 
We had sent Howard a letter by special 
messenger to call and state his side of the 
esse, and he called in answer to that. 

'The following day Howard came up 
again. There were present then President 
Fred Niblo, Director Junie McCree, Major 
Doyle, Attorney Denis F. O'Brien and my- 
self. In our presence Howard stated the 
contract with Mr. Williams had been ante- 
dated, the 'optional' clause inserted after 
signing, and he also said Mr. Williams 
had agreed to pay him his salary this 
week if he would not play the Morris 
date (Lincoln Square). A further reason 
why he should not play for Morris was 
that he wanted another contract for ten 
weeks longer signed by Morris himself. 
This was agreed to by Mr. Morris over the 
telephone. Then Howard said he also 
wanted Mr. Morris' wife's signature, and 
detecting his aim in thus insisting, we 
again called up Mr. Morris, who said 
Howard could have as many signatures 
as he liked. Thereupon Mr. O'Brien and 
Howard retired to our stenographer's room 
where Mr. O'Brien drew up another con- 
tract at Howard's dictation in the terms 
made by him. This contract was signed 
by Mr. Morris and his wife and forwarded 
to Howard, but not returned. 

"Before leaving this office Howard de- 
clared, T'm a dirty dog, and I've been 
wrong. I'll play for Morris. You tell him 
to bill me as big ns he likes. I'm going 
to play, and if Miss Barrison won't, I'll 
appear alone.' 

"That was the last we have seen or 
heard of Howard. When we attempted to 
locate him on Monday we were told he 
had gone out of the city." 

On Monday night last Howard was re- 
ported at a show In Brooklyn. He was 



elected to membership in the White Rats 
June 6, 1907, and paid the initial fee of 
$10. Howard had not been initiated into 
the order. It is not unusual among the 
artists elected to membership in the Rats 
to receive initiation some time after. On 
Wednesday Howard stated to a White 
Rat«he would gladly receive an injunction 
restraining him from playing at Buffalo 
next week. 

This is the first case of a broken con- 
tract to arise since the White Rats an- 
nounced that any member breaking a con- 
tract would be severely disciplined. It is 
also the first instance of an out and out 
clash between the vaudeville factions, al- 
though Morris claims other efforts to in- 
duce acts away from him have been made, 

Mr. Mountford's speech, as reported 

by a stenographer present at the Lincoln 

Square Monday afternoon, was as follows: 

Ladles and Gentlemen: 

I have the honor of being the secretary of the 
Board of Dlrectora of the White Bata of America, 
and I appear here thla afternoon to offer 70a an 
explanation for the non-appearance of Mr. Joeeon 
Howard and Miss Mabel Barrison, and alao to 
point out the fact that Mr. WlUlam Morris, who 
Is Interested In and furnishes the attractions for 
this theatre la doing everything in bis power to 
please you. 

We do not want you to think that It was be- 
cause of any previous arrangements with other 
managers tbat Mr. Howard and Miss Barrison will 
not appear. I am here to explain why. Sometime ago 
Mr. Howard consulted with Mr. Morrla about colmt 
Into vaudeville, and Mr. Morrla Immediately sLxued 
the contract w to him. That contract calls for 
the appearance of Mr. Howard and Miss Bar- 
rison for two weeks In this theatre beginning this 
afternoon, and one week in the American Theatre 
"I. I m V Bttte °ffl«l*"y that thia contract, of 
which I have a copy here [showing the paper]. 
Is very plain and simple. This contract forblds- 
tbe appearance of Mr. Howard and Mlaa Barrison 
In any other vaudeville houses exceptlnc those 
controlled by William Morris. Inc.. for T period 
of four months previous to their appearance here* 
this afternoon. Later Mr. Howard approached 
Mr. Morris and showed him several letters con- 
taining offers for engagements, preceding and 
following the Morrla time, to appear in the dif- 
ferent vaudeville houses of the "opposition"— the 
United Booking Offices. St. James building, this 
city— and because he did not want to stand in the 
way of the actor Mr. Morris waived the four- 
month clautie which permitted them to play the 
Colonial Theatre and Hammerstein's theatre un 
till last night. 

I call them the "opposition" and Mr. Morrla of 
the "Independent" vaudeville circuit who la op- 
posing tbeni has a perfect right to apend hla own 
money in his own theatres, and the public has the 
same right to patronise them and will so Ions as 
he gives them a return for their money. This 
Trust (for there Is a "Trust") is trying in every 
way to prevent others from opening vaudeville 
bouses. They have the opinion that they can 
get other people's acta, the persons In their em- 
ployment and everything else, but they will find 
they cannot. They have tampered, and delight 
to wduce our members and the managers of thea- 
tres that the White Rats are Interested in. Mr 
Morris has learned from other sources that another 
contract has been signed by Mr. Howard, and Mr 
Howard himself confessed It to me and at the 
time (on Friday night), be assured ua he would 
aprw'ar In this theatre -fto-day. although the op- 
position had promised jtf pay him hla full sslary 
for three weeks If heltould not appear here 

Mr. Howard Is a m#mber of the White Rats 
of America, and as officials of that body we are 
here to day to prove to you and tell you about 
Mr. Morris' good faith In this matter. He 
promised our Big Chief. Mr. Fred Niblo, and our 
Uttle Chief, Mr. George W. Monroe, on Satur- 
day that sooner than Mr. Morris should suffer 
any damage from the other people he would sign 
him for ten weeks longer. Mr. Howard and Miss 
Barrison suddenly left New York last night in 
secret, but Mr. Morris meana to keep faith with 
you and he has engaged this afternoon a much 
more expensive turn than Mabel Barrison and 
Joseph Howard. 

I refer now to the founder and the first Big 
Chief of the White Rats of America, Mr. George 
Fuller Golden. Mr. Golden reached New York 
at 1 o'clock this afternoon and Mr. Morris at ohm. 
asked him If he would not help out. Mr. Golden 
hesitated at first aa his health 1m poor and be- 
cause of his unpreparedness and his having im- 
portant business engagements other than profea- 
Klonal. for he had no intention of returning to 
vaudeville for at least another yenr. but Ikm-humc 
of this difficulty and thut the public would not 
think that this management was hn-aklnu fiiith 
with them, and I know Mr. Munis |* trying to 
keep faith without regard to .•.-I. Mr. '(inlden 
heartily <onsented to fill tin- k<'|> "■> ""• Ml! In 
place of Mr. Howard nod Mi. KunKon 

I regret Mr. Howard I- h iiinn!.. r of the White 
RatH. What they will •!,> wlili him I do not c.ire 
to tell, nor do I kn>>u ,it prco-nr . Hut you, the 
public, who are th« ma -ti-rs ( .f the manager* ami 
the actorH will !><• |>I<>.i~i-i| ti> know that the ahnence 

of thcHe two !>»■ I'M -n riot matter In the 

least, oh I am sur.- Mr. i; >M<-i] will he alhle to do 
letter than tl..- : -.-. > lie ^ .-n of the n ach of 

their contnnt, ;im! i .1" -in.- \..n will appreciate 
the fact thiit !!■>■ f . -ii in no w.i.v has been with 
Jftlr. Monls. '••■■" irUlng you all a great 

Mil and doic- ' • < --t he <t anyone else possibly 
could, even - i nil tin- opposition's contemptible 
method*. 1 iH. \ou will aee the appear- 

ance «• "-' which is better than hava 

two appi- . >• not true. 



8 



VARIETY 



ANONYMOUS REVIEWERS. 

Road managers of the Empire Circuit 
have been receiving numerous "sugges- 
tions" lately, forwarded from the Cincin- 
nati headquarters of the Western Bur- 
lesque Wheel. In addition to the reports 
furnished the executives of the circuit by 
the house managers, the "inspection" com- 
mittee have designated certain reviewers, 
the identity of whom remains secret. These 
deputies inspect the different shows, for- 
warding reports unsigned. The recom- 
mendations are in turn submitted to the 
individual managers as suggestions, there 
being no directions that they must be fol- 
lowed. 

This scheme is followed to offset a de- 
feet in the inspection system as now ap- 
plied. It happens, it has been claimed, that 
house managers are biased either in favor 
or disfavor of companies by personal 
friendships or enmities and the dislike of 
making enemies among the producing 
managers. 

The fact that under the "anonymous" 
system the writer of the report remains 
unknown to the owner of the show makes 
him free of this feeling, and the heads of 
the circuit have picked men upon whose 
candor and skill they can depend. 



PATERSON AND SCHENECTADY 
SPLIT. 

After four weeks' trial of Paterson 
(N. J.) and Schenectady (N. Y.) as week 
stands, the Empire Circuit last week sent 
out a new schedule in which both theatres 
(Electra in Schenectady and Jacob's in 
Paterson) are allotted only three days 
each, splitting a week between them. 

One explanation is that opposition was 
threatened. Another is to the effect that 
Paterson was shown conclusively to have 
been unable to support a full seven -day 
stand. The latter is accepted as being the 
most likely motive for the change. 



PUT ON NEW SHOW. 

Jacobs A Jermon's "Greater New York 
Stars" are playing in New Orleans this 
week at Green wall's with an entirely 
new show. When the "Stars" opened in 
Cincinnati earlier in the season adverse 
reports were sent in about its merit. 
Harry Jacobs "jumped" from New York 
to Cincinnati. A few days later he and 
his assistants had the company rehearsing 
two new pieces. 

The manager remained with the organi- 
zation coaching and suggesting until At- 
lanta. A dispatch from New Orleans Mon- 
day gave the receipts for the Monday 
performances as well above $1,000. Pat 
Reilly is the feature of the show. 



IRWIN'S LARGE COMPANY. 

Chicago, Sept. 24. 

Fred Irwin, who was in the city last 
week with the "MajesticH," says he 
doesn't know the exact number of people 
carried with the show. Mr. Irwin says 
so far fifty-eight fares every week have 
been paid for, and when salary day comes 
around he has to call the roll. 

The company had difficulty in finding 
adequate dressing-room space in one or 
two threatres. Several of the choruR 
were compelled to dress in the hallways, 
using their trunks for make-up tables. 

A new first part is being prepared by 
Ernest Rackett for the "Majesties." It 
will be produced in about two weeks. 



OFF ON INSPECTION TOUR. 

Sam A. Scribner, J. Herbert Mack and 
L. Lawrence Weber, after a brief trip to 
Philadelphia, left New York Tuesday for 
their three weeks' tour of the Eastern 
Burlesque Wheel, of which they are of- 
ficers. They will inspect the shows, and 
where they are not up to standard, will 
order changes and improvements. 

Once they have given directions to trav- 
elling managers, the latter will have four- 
teen days' grace. Then they must sub- 
mit programs of the new shows to head- 
quarters in New York. These will be 
compared with the reports received week- 
ly from house managers all along the 
tour, and as a final checking-up system 
a special agent will be sent around the 
circuit to report on the shows individu- 
ally. 

For the rest of the season this agent, 
who will remain unknown, will move from 
«tsnd to stand, inspecting shows and re- 
porting back to headquarters. 

While away, Messrs. Scribner, Weber 
and Mack will close the deals for the new 
Eastern houses to be operated at Minne- 
apolis and St. Paul next season. 



FLATBUSH HOUSE PROGRESSING. 

Shipments of structural steel, which 
were somewhat delayed, have begun to ar- 
rive and work on the new Casino in course 
of erection by the Empire Circuit Company 
in Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, is progres- 
sing rapidly. The contractors have agreed 
under a forfeiture clause to turn the 
theatre over to the Western burlesque 
bookings by February 1. 



PROTESTS TO MANAGERS' ASSTf. 

Henry Jacobs, of Jacobs A Jermon, the 
Eastern burlesque managers, has lodged a 
complaint with the Producing Managers' 
Association, in which he sets forth that 
Ed. Morton, the "coon shouter," has evad- 
ed the obligations of a contract entered 
into last January. At that time, declares 
Mr. Jacobs, Morton signed a contract bind- 
ing him to give his services to Jacobs A 
Jermon during the season of 1906-00 for 
one of their burlesque shows. 

Some months before the burlesque sea- 
son opened Morton gave to the firm a 
notice in writing that the contract was 
cancelled by virtue of a "two weeks" 
clause. The contest arises partly over 
this point, the managers declaring that 
Morton had no right to cancel until after 
the actual beginning of the season. The 
Managers' Association, of which Jacobs is 
a member, supports him in this conten- 
tion, while the White Rats, of which Mor- 
ton is a member, interpret the clause to 
mean that the artist may cancel the en- 
gagement at any time after signing the 
agreement. 

Mr. Jacobs declares that he offered Mor- 
ton an opportunity to buy his release 
when he first made known his intention 
of cancelling, and makes his present stand 
upon the point that he had had special 
paper printed for Morton, amounting to 
3,000 sheets, valued approximately at 
$100. A clause in the contract provides 
that any act or actor cancelling shall be 
liable for all special paper still unused at 
the time of his retirement from the com- 
pany. Mr. Jacobs insists that the amount 
involved in the printing bill shall be set- 
tled before he will legally release Mr. 
Morton from the agreement. The asso- 
ciation has the matter under considera- 
tion. 



PIERCE'S STATEMENT. 

Harrie R. Pierce, former manager for 
"Uncle Sam's Belles" (Western Burlesque 
Wheel), takes exception to the charge 
that he attempted to hold up that organ- 
ization when it played Jersey City two 
weeks ago. 

"I secured an attachment against the 
show in Jersey City at ten o'clock Satur- 
day morning and had it served before noon, 
paying a special fee in order that bonds 
could be filed and the company would have 
no trouble in making its next stand. It is 
not true that I instructed the sheriff to 
hold back service until the scenery was 
loaded on trucks and started for the sta- 
tion. 

"My attachment suit was not for salary. 
I have a contract with Isadore Block, of 
Washington, under which I am entitled to 
an interest in the show ('Uncle Sam's 
Belles') and also to all my expenses in 
putting that show on. It is this that I 
sued for. My contract with Block to act 
as manager of the show contained a two- 
weeks clause, but the partnership agree- 
ment, which my lawyer has in writing, did 
not provide for any cancellation. I have 
in contemplation a suit for an accounting 
under this latter instrument. 

"My only desire at this time is to set 
myself right with the Empire Circuit peo- 
ple, who have been led to believe that I 
purposely tried to prevent the TJncle 
Sam's Belles' company making its jump 
out of Jersey City." 



WILLIAM BONELLI IN BURLESQUE. 

Thomas W. Dinkins has entered into 
an arrangement with J. Bolton Winpenny, 
of Philadelphia, whereby he will put out 
"The Wise Guy," played last season on 
the Western Burlesque Wheel by Edmund 
Hayes. Hayes made a contract giving 
Winpenny control over that piece in bur- 
lesque for four years, only one of which 
has been played. 

William Bonelli (husband of Rose Stahl) 
has been engaged by Mr. Dinkins for 
the company, which opens on the Western 
Wheel time at Scranton, Oct. 5, taking the 
route drawn by Campbell A Drew, and 
exchanged with that firm when the open- 
ing of Winpenny's Philadelphia theatre 
as well as his burlesque show were de- 
layed. 

Hayes opened the season this year in 
•The Wise Guy" in the "Mardi Gras 
Beauties" on the Eastern Wheel, but was 
prevented from continuing by injunction 
proceedings brought by Winpenny. 



WOMEN ATTENDANCE INCREASES. 

Chicago, Sept. 24. 

"'Censored Burlesque' and 'Clean En- 
tertainment for Self-Respecting People,'" 
are the captions employed by Manager 
N. H. Hen-man of the Star and Garter to 
attract the women theatre-goers who have 
heretofore thrown up their hands at the 
idea of visiting a burlesque theatre in 
this city. 

This season the number of women at 
the burlesque houses has increased. It is 
evident at the Star and Garter, Empire, 
Folly and Sid J. Euson's. The improve- 
ment in the shows this season is largely 
responsible. 



CHOOCEETA ON TRIAL. 

Chicago, Sept 24. 

The trial of "Ghooceeta," the "eooeh ' 
dancer who was arrested recently while ap- 
pearing at a burlesque house here for 
"wiggling," commenced Wednesday in the 
Criminal Court. The dancer was brought 
on from Cleveland to stand trial. AdeJph 
Marks appeared for her. I. H. Herk, the 
manager, who was concerned in the mat- 
ter, is not connected with the present prose- 
cution. 

Much difficulty was experienced in select- 
ing the jury. Many clashes between coun- 
sel occurred, and these became sensational 
at times. 

The reform leagues furnished the main 
witnesses against Chooceeta. The import- 
ant point is of the costume worn by her. 
The outcome is looked upon as favorable 
to the dancer. 



REEVES LEAVES COHAN SHOW. 

Boston, Sept. 24. 

Al Reeves, one of the stars with Geo. 
Cohan's "American Idea," playing at 
the Hollis Street Theatre, gave two 
weeks' notice to the management last 
Thursday of his intention to leave the 
show. He will stop playing some time 
next week, when "Bob" Dailey will take 
up the part, going into New York with it. 

It is commonly supposed that Mr. 
Reeves, having been his own "boss" for 
something like 25 years, felt the restraint 
of a manager over him irksome. He is 
credited with having scored a hit in 
his role, a very good one. 

Al Reeves will return to "Reeves' Beauty 
Show," now on the Eastern Burlesque 
Wheel. Andy Lewis, the present feature 
of that organisation, will organise a new 
company for travel over the same circuit 
upon Mr. Reeves re-entering the cast. 



PREPARING SUIT. 

Rankin Jones, general attorney for the 
Empire Circuit Company (Western Bur- 
lesque Wheel), was in the city Monday 
morning of this week. It was presumed 
that the purpose of his visit was the 
preparation of the Empire's suit against 
Sullivan A Kraus for an injunction to re- 
strain the latter firm from playing any 
attractions but Western burlesque shows 
in the Dewey and Gotham Theatres. 

It is denied that Mr. Jones agreed with 
the opposing counsel that the plaintiffs 
in the matter should bring no further in- 
junction suits before the United States 
Court for this district, thus restricting 
themselves to an application for a com- 
mission to take testimony before that 
tribunal. 

"We made no agreement," said an Em- 
pire Circuit man this week, "that could in 
any way be construed as binding us to 
any course of conduct. If we please we 
may go before the same court immediately 
with our original suit." 



Hayes and Suit, with a new act, are 
ready to reappear around here after being 
away for nearly three years. Wesley A 
Pincus have the act. 



NO MINER-ADLER DEAL. 

The deal between the Miner Estate and 
Jacob Adler, the Yiddish actor, for con- 
trol of the .Grand Street Theatre is tem- 
porarily off. It is said on behalf of the 
Miner family that they stood ready to 
carry out the negotiations on their original 
terms, but Mr. Adler at the last minute 
interposed terms which were prohibitive. 
The matter may be settled up later, but 
for tfc* present all bets axe off. 



VARIETY 



REUNION OF "BIO CHIEFS." 

At the weekly meeting of the White 
Rats Tuesday evening all the "Big 
Chiefs" who have held the office in the 
order were present. 

Geo. Fuller Golden, the founder and first 
"Big Chief," is playing at the Lincoln 
Square this week. Ezra Kendall is at the 
Fifth Avenue, Geo. W. Monroe is at the 
Casino and Fred Niblo, the present incum- 
bent, returned to New York from his for- 
eign trip last Saturday, when he was met 
by s large delegation of Rats, followed by 
a celebration at the lodge rooms. 

The reunion of the quartet of Big Chiefs 
brought together an overflow gathering 
and a general "large time.' 



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STOCK BURLESQUE EXTENDED. 

The season of the stock burlesque com- 
pany, placed in for an experimental sea- 
son at the Grand, Los Angeles, by the 
Orpheum Circuit Company, has had its 
season extended until Nov. 10. This will 
make a season of twenty weeks. 

It was the intention of Morris Meyer- 
feld, Jr., to give the company a ten weeks' 
engagement in San Francisco, and the 
plan then outlined contemplated stops in 
Portland and Seattle. Mr. Meyerfeld, 
however, decided to close the company 
• early in November. There has been no 
announcement as to the plans for next 
season. 

*" William Lytell, who has handled the 
stock productions in Los Angeles, hopes 
to make some arrangement by which he 
can hold the company together until 
spring, when it can play at Seattle dur- 
ing the big exposition there. 



ADD POST JBRVIS. 

J. B. Morris and Jos. Shea have added 
Port Jervis, N. Y., to their vaudeville cir- 
cuit, giving the firm a trio of houses. Its 
others are at Gloversville, N. Y., and 
North Adams, Mass. 

The newest house is a reconstructed 
building, and will open about Oct. 15 
with • 1,000 capacity. Prices will be 
10-15-25. 



GERARD'S SHOW ON BROADWAY? 

Baltimore, Sept. 24. 

It is reported that Barney Gerard's 
"Follies of the Day," at the Monumental 
this week, may play a Broadway (New 
York) house. 

It is a Western Burlesque Wheel show, 
and has attracted unusually favorable 
mention so far this season. 



COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT ARREST. 

Nance O'Neill and McKee Rankin, her 
manager, were taken into custody last 
Monday by United States Marshal Hen- 
kel, on a complaint drawn by United 
States Assistant District Attorney Bird, 
charging they had presented a production 
infringing on "The Fires of St. John," 
which is copyrighted in this country. It 
is a translation from a German play by 
Hermann Suderman. 

The couple were held in $1,000 bail 
each and paroled in the care of their at- 
torney, Robert L. Turk. 

Miss O'Neill and Mr. Rankin played the 
piece in San Francisco for eight weeks 
without molestation. They expected to 
open next month at the Majestic, New 
York, in it. The piece has been played in 
New York City in several languages. 



WANT CHANGE IN LICENSE LAW. 

The Actors' Union has started its long- 
promised movement for the revision of the 
license law under which theatrical agents 
do business in this State. During the 
meeting last Sunday of the Central Fed- 
erated Union of New York, of which the 
actors' organization is a member, a reso- 
lution was passed which will bring the 
matter up before the annual convention of 
the Workingmen's Federation of the State 
in Rochester this week. 

The Actors' Union declares that by 
winning the co-operation of the incoming 
executive board of the State body it can 
do a good deal through the union legisla- 
tive agents to further a campaign for the 
strengthening of its legal position. 

The campaign contemplates the entire 
revision of the present license law, which 
is claimed to be very loose in some of its 
provisions. One item which, it is said, 
demands a change, is the loop hole the 
law allows for the charging of a 10 per 
cent, commission to vaudeville acts. When 
the prevailing law was first drafted it 
was made to provide that 5 per cent, 
should be the maximum commission 
charged by any agent or agents for all 
engagements of longer duration than six 
days. The six was later changed to 
thirty, and this makes it possible for 
booking concerns to charge 10 per cent, 
commission all along the line. 

The union will draft a new bill in 
which will be incorporated provisions to 
offset tli is condition among other points. 



GUMBLES ROBBED AND BURNED OUT. 

While the Gumbles (Mose and Clarice 
Vance) are happily cavorting over Great 
Britain their personal property and 
realty left at home slowly passes away. 

Last week thieves broke into the 
Gumbles' city home, removing everything 
of value which might be easily carted 
away. The following day their summer 
home at St. James, L. I., burned to the 
ground. 




PHIL BENNETT, 

THE ITALIAN 8TBBBT SINGER AND YODLEB. 

In bit original refined Hinging specialty. Booked 
aolld from Ang. 81, 1908. to May 24. 1900. wltb 
tbe UNITED BOOKING OFFICES. Sole Agent, 
NORMAN JEFFKBIES. 9th and Arcb St.. Phila- 
delphia. THIS WEEK (Sept. 21). KEITH'S, 
BOSTON. 



"CURB" TRANSACTIONS. 

The theatrical district has its "curb" 
as well as Wall Street. The street mar- 
ket is located on the sidewalk along 
Hammerstein's Theatre on the Seventh 
Avenue side, and on the evenings when 
the managers and agents congregate there 
booking transactions are frequently lively. 

One evening this week William Ham- 
merstein, Percy G. Williams and Frank 
Keeney spent half an hour talking over 
the future of opposition in the baby bor- 
ough where Keeney's comes into compe- 
tition with The Fulton (William Morris). 

Mr. Williams and Mr. Hammerstein 
suggested a number of acts to Mr. Keeney 
to strengthen his bills, and the latter 
made memoranda. Keeney booked the 
Empire City Quartet for Oct. 12 on the 
spot. 



PLEDGE AGAINST BURLESQUE 
HOUSE. 

Toledo, Sept. 24. 

The agitation by the churches in this 
city against the Empire, an Eastern Bur- 
lesque Wlreel theatre operated by Hurtig 
& Seamon, is being carried to the ex- 
treme. 

Written pledges against the Empire 
have been sent broadcast by the Lucas 
County Federation of Catholic Societies. 
Over 1.000 were signed and returned up 
to last Monday. The Toledo Pastors' 
Association has endorsed the movement. 

The crusade was inaugurated a few 
weeks ago when the manager of the Em- 
pire replied to the Catholic clergy in re- 
sponse to a request to eliminate certain 
features of the performances that he 
would conduct his house to suit himself. 

Toledo is not large enough to permit of 
agitation of this sort without affecting a 
theatre. 



TED MARKS' FIRST CONCERT. 

The first Sunday concert of the season 
will be given by "Terence" Marks at the 
Majestic Theatre to-morrow night, Ted's 
first stop in this house, having been a 
pillar at the American for a long time 
back. 

For the premier, Mr. Marks is showing 
the denizens of the Columbus Circle 
something right in the variety line. As a 
headliner Ted has Gertrude Hoffmann, her 
final vaudeville appearance prior to the 
legitimate tour under the Shubert man- 
agement. 

Surrounding the star, Mr. Marks has 
gathered some headliners who are to draw 
business until the side walls bulge. Among 
these are Frank Fogerty, The Empire City 
Quartet, Jeanette Lowrie, Francesca Red- 
ding and Company, William West, Bates 
Musical Trio, Lucy Clark, Smith and 
Meakin and others. 



AUTO, AMBULANCE AND TWO SETS. 

"A Man of the People," the latest sketch 
in which Melbourne MacDowell and Vir- 
ginia Drew Treseott will appear, will 
carry a cast of twelve people, an automo- 
bile, ambulance and two sets of scenery. 

The production will first be presented 
at the Bijou, Orange, next week. Jenie 
Jacobs is attending to the bookings. 

Jed Prouty will be the resident manager 
of the new E. F. Albee theatre at Woon- 
socket, R. I. It will open after election, 
and probably play vaudeville at the start. 



TIN PAN ALLEY JINGLES. 

By WM. JEROME. 

The writer who paddles from place to 
place gathers very little moss. 



A good advance on a bad song is better 
than a bad statement on a good one. 



The BEST way to write a good song is 
to write it. 



The sweetest music on earth — your first 
hit on a hand organ. 



The song plugger is a necessary evil. 

All song writers are not born that way 
-it grew on some of them. 



Loyalty and royalty are two things al- 
most unknown in song land. 



One song in a Broadway show is worth 
fifty on the Bowery. 



Did anyone ever see the right set of 
books t 



Notice:— Song writers will kindly keep 
out of the shipping department. 



The old gag : "It's a Stage Hit." 



Song writing with some writers is a 
business — with others it's a disease. 



New publishers are breaking out all 
over the city. There are not as many 
cases in 28th Street as there used to be. 



The new song crop of 1008 looks very 
promising. 



If it's a hit; it's a great song: if it's 
a failure, blame it on the publisher. 



If it were not for the junk the music 
business would be a great game. 



Uneasy lies the head depending on 
slides for success. 



TRYING FOR PATERSON. 

Paterson, N. J., Sept. 24. 

It is reported that the Mozart Circuit, 
acting with W. B. Watson, the burlesque 
manager, is trying to locate a 10-15-25 
cent vaudeville house, which will oppose 
Bruggemann's Empire, booked by the 
United Offices. 

The location selected is said to be in 
the business district. If completed, the 
house will be booked by the Independent 
Hooking Office of New York. 

Mr. Watson likes Paterson for some 
unknown reason. He is playing here this 
week with his company. Whenever the 
manager rests in Paterson, he concludes 
to play vaudeville in the town. The re- 
port may have enamated from him. 

On the Eastern and Western Wheels 
they say that excepting Sam Dessauer, 
Barney Gerard, Sam Rice, II. S. Woodhull, 
Jack Singer, Pete Clark, Abe Leavitt, 
I. II. Herk and Andy Ijcwu, Watson comes 
pretty near being the dandy press agent 
of them all. 



The suite occupied l>y the Percy (J. 
Williams' sfafT a! the St. .lames Building 
has been relin -•<! with new rarpets, desk* 
and a "weVi>ine" atmosphere. 



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London, (Sept. 16. 
Conway and Leland will return to the 
States in November, after an absence of 
many yean. Hugo Morris booked the 
act for the Morris Circuit. 



The Stars and Stripes are waving in the 
breeze over the Hackney Empire this 
week. Three American acts occupy the 
prominent places. They are W. C. Fields, 
Callahan and St. George and Terry and 
Lambert. 



A curious example (to Americans) of 
the fussiness of English artists comes in 
the case of an act that refused to go on 
at a London hall this week, basing the 
complaint on the ground that the au- 
thor's name had been omitted from the 
program, billing. The sketch was not seen 
by the audience, so the question of who 
profited by the omission is open to ques- 
tion. 



Daly and O'Brien open Sept. 21 at the 
Bedford for their initial appearance on 
the Gibbons tour. 



Bert Levy, the American cartoonist, 
quietly gave a "trial" show at the Palace 
last Monday, and opens at the house on 
Sept. 28. Levy was neither billed nor pro- 
grammed, but the applause, almost con- 
tinuous throughout his novelty sketching 
act, was enough. 



The expected visit to America of Joe 
O'Gorman, chairman of the V. A. F., and 
a prominent Water Rat, has aroused a 
good deal of speculation over here. Mr. 
O'Gorman has booked no vaudeville time 
on the other side and the purpose of his 
trip is a deep, dark mystery. 



While you Americans are going wild 
over the baseball struggle, the Americans 
on this side are sadly lacking in diversion. 
Max Bitter, of Bitter and Foster, has a 
scheme to make American visitors happy. 
Next year, he says, he will -establish a 
baseball league on the British Isles. If 
necessary, he proclaims that he is game to 
hire eighteen huskies and pay them out 
of his own pocket in order that he may 
salve his homesickness with a diamond 
contest made to order. 



R. A. Roberts, who visits you again in 
1009, is topping at the Cambcrwcll 
Palace. He is showing a comedy protean 
sketch called "Ringing the Changes." The 
arrangement has eight changes, all scream- 
ingly funny, and the introduction of a 
dummy made up to represent Roberts is 
good for innumerable laughs. 



Sears, the illusionist, has been held over 
indefinitely at the London Hippodrome. 



Albert Whelan wishes to thank Presi- 
dent Roosevelt and the people of the 
United States for returning his visit by 
sending the fleet to Australia, where 
Whelan hails from. He will return to the 
United States if the money question can 
be settled upon. 



The London "Daily Mirror" prints a pic- 
ture of Alice Lloyd, saying "The girl who 
goes to America for $2,500 weekly." When 
Miss Lloyd and Tom McNaughton left 
Euston for Liverpool, they received a send- 
off that was right. A big crowd wished 
the couple bon voyage, and a conservatory 
could have been stocked from the flowers. 
It was said here the demonstration of 
good fellowship was the largest of its kind 
ever offered to an artist leaving for foreign 
shores. 



The managers are watching the Water 
Rats very closely just now. The recently 
announced intention of the artists' asso- 
ciation to invest money in music' hall 
properties has caught their attention and 
they are rather puzzled. If. jthe truth 
were known, they are a bit disturbed at 
the move. 



Lawson and Ayman sail for Australia 
Sept. 19. They return to England next 
year, playing in South Africa also first. 



Hayes and Wynn have eight weeks 
more on the Moss-Qtoll Tour. Then they 
go with either Barassford or Payne. 



Mrs. Harry Bawn ("My Fancy") laid 
the corner stone for the Empire, Edmon- 
ton, today. "My Fancy" is a dancer of 
note over here. 



Marie Lloyd shifted from the Tivoli to 
the Oxford this week. Harry Lauder still 
tops at the Tivoli. 



Frank Melville is in town. Melville 
says his visit here is to locate sites for 
scenic railways and such summer park 
amusement devices. He will go about the 
seaside and summer resorts. 



"The Divine Amylla" was held over for 
another week at the Hoi born .Empire. 



PAPER "SOAKING" ACTS. 

Cincinnati, Sept. 24. 

Two of the best acts on the Columbia's 
program this week were mentioned by 
the Timet-Star in its review of the show 
as unworthy of even adverse criticism. 

This has been caused by that paper's 
fight against the theatres of Cincinnati, 
which do not advertise in it. The Timet- 
Star increased its rate 20 per cent. The 
local Managers' Association decided to 
withdraw all advertising from the pub- 
lication. Since then the paper has at- 
tacked the houses. It is influential, and 
with the warm weather, has caused a 
shrinkage in the attendance. 

A couple of the theatres placed inserts 
in the programs informing the audience it 
did not advertise in the sheet. 

Now the Times-Star says the attack 
will be continued by it whether the the- 
ntres advertise or no, and until such time 
as an improvement in Cincinnati's amuse- 
ments is noted. 



Juno Salmo opens at the Tivoli, Bremen, 
Oct. 16. 



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Martin Beck returned to New York on 
Thursday. 



for many years manager of the Standard 
Theatre, Houston, Tex., died Sept. 11 in 
Bridgeport, Del. 



Bert H. Von Klein has returned to "The 
Mimic World." 



Isabelle D'Armond left the programme 
at the Hudson, Union Hill, after Monday. 



The Morris office is booking four acts 
weekly into the Bijou, Easton, Pa. It is 
a new house, opposing Wilmer & Vin- 
cent's Orphcum. 



James Brockman will "break in" a 
pianologue at the Bijou, Orange, next week. 



Mildred Gilmore left the "City Sports" 
in Chicago last week. Controversy over 
billing. 

Miriam B. Sauford of "The English 
Terrors" is the soubrette of Phil Sheridan's 
"City Sports." 



Herman Desco and Lila Best will present 
"The Girl From Haverstraw" at the Fifth 
Avenue to-morrow (Sunday). It is a com- 
edy sketch in "one." 



Charles Drew and Company did not play 
the Bronx Theatre last week, although pro- 
grammed there. 



Thirty -two applications for membership 
were received by the White Rats at the 
last meeting. The increased dues go into 
effect April 1, 1909. 

Taki and Ines, at present on the Or- 
pheum Circuit, open at the Hippodrome, 
London, next season, when they will pre- 
sent an entirely new act. 



The mother of Fred E. West (late of 
Seeley and West) died at her home in 
Brighton, Mass., Sept. 12. 



Grace Wilson, the singer, is again in 
vaudeville. Miss Wilson was featured with 
"The Show Girl" last season. 



M. A. Shea and O. J. Fitspatrick re- 
moved their offices this week from the 
Gaiety Theatre building to the Feiber-Shea 
suite in the St. James building. 



Beth Stone will play vaudeville, offering 
a dancing specialty, having left the Lulu 
Glaser show last Saturday night. 



The Camille Trio leave for the other side 
on the Rotterdam Oct. 20. The act 
opens in Amsterdam, and has eight months 
booked abroad through H. B. Marinelli. 



Fatima Miris, the Italian girl booked 
for the Morris Circuit, is due to arrive 
in New York to-day on the Roma. 



Nat Jerome has been dispatched to join 
M. M. Thiese's "The Rollickere" in Chi- 
cago, replacing Lem Welch, who with Will 
H. Cohan, had the principal comedy roles. 



Tim McMahon's "Sunflower Girls," his 
latest act, was given a "trial" at the Lin- 
coln Square one morning this week. 



Bart Breen, who has been at Saranac 
Lake, N. Y., for some months, will return 
to the Morris office in a couple of weeks. 



Belle Travers is no longer with the 
"Rentz-Santley" show, having withdrawn 
from the organization just before the Mil- 
waukee week. She will join another show. 



Mrs. May Alvido, wife of Myron Alvido, 



"The Follies of 1908" close at the New 
York next Saturday night (Oct. 3), play- 
ing Philadelphia until the show returns to 
the city at the Grand Opera House, Nov. 3. 




IX)NDON OFFICE OF WILLIAM MORRIS, INC. 
(418 Strand, W. C.) 
The onlj American Theatrical Ageucj with a foreign branch. 



VARIETY 



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ARTISTS' FORUM 





Stt Fraadaco, Sept. 12. 




ville Association on the 29ta fey of 
1908, by Wm. Westin, their representatlre 
at Denver. The terma and conditions of 
this contract state that we are to have 
eight-weeks' work commencing at the 
Empire Theatre, San Francisco, on 
July 13. 

This contract has been broken, as we 
have only received three-weeks' work. I 
went to Mr. Burns, the San Francisco 
representative, and he told me he could 
do nothing for us, gave no reason, and, 
in fact, said plainly he could do nothing 
further for the act. 

Do you think it just that after artists 
lay out over $130 in transportations to 
come thousands of miles on an eight- 
week contract, they should only receive 
three weeks? We have the assurances of 
the managers here that our act made 
more than good, and that we have given 
eminent satisfaction. 

I only desire to publish this so that 
others who may be unfortunate enough 
to get these contracts will know just 
where they stand and what treatment to 
expect. Pierca and Roslyn. 

[The copy of contract enclosed between 
the Western States Vaudeville Associa- 
tion and Pierce and Roslyn contains no 
cancellation clause. In all other respects, 
the letter speaks for itself.— Ed.] 



Watertown, S. D., Sept. 18. 
Editor Vabdctt: 

You have no doubt heard of "rube" 
managers, but here is one that has them 
all beaten. 

I am writing this for other artists who 
may play this time. 

This manager (t) has the Orpheum at 
Watertown, South Dakota. His name is 
Bacon. Two shows nightly and change 
act on Thursday. 

This is our last week around here, hav- 
ing played eleven weeks before this. 

We opened here Monday night to 100 
people (two shows), small house but very 
appreciative. 

Bacon was on the stage during the two 
shows. We were talking to him. The 
act went good considering the small audi- 
ence. He did not say anything until we 
were leaving for the hotel. 

He called me back and said: "Say, I 
don't think I can use your act, it ain't 
strong enough." I said: ".What! are we 
closed T" He said: M I ain't said I would 
shut. you; but you come back in the 
mornin.' I am callin' up the booking 
agent." 

Saw him the next day, and he said: 
"I'm gittin' a team from another agent." 
I asked him what was wrong with our 
act; that I thonght the audience liked it 
from the way they encored and laughed. 

"Audience," says he; "I dont care a 
darn what they think. The acters that 
come in here air to please me; I am 
runnin' this show house, and I've had a 
hull lot of acters here. I dont think your 
act is funny enough fur the front end of 



t k» 



the week, so I. didn't know if you would 
be funnier at the hind end or not." 

I snowed him where we had been play- 
ing tfcia act for two years, and we were 
■ever closet 

"Wett," says he, "yon said in yer let- 
ter you writ me that it' was a comedy, 
and I ain't seen yer fall once, or I ain't 
seen your wife doing any funny things. I 
know what I want." 

I could tell, you a great deal more re- 
garding this Rube's idea of running a 
"theatre." In conclusion will say if you 
want to please Manager (?) Bacon put 
on "Razor Jim" or something like that. 

I am staying here this week studying 
Bacon. I see a chance to get up a good 
comedy act by impersonating him. 

Harry Clifford, 
(Clifford and Aimes.) 



Boston, Sept. 19. 
Editor Vabdctt: 

We wish to inform those who donated 
towards the burial of the late Mrs. Ches- 
ter Jordan (known \o the profession as 
Irene Shannon) that owing to the rela- 
tives of Chester Jordan claiming the body 
at almost the last moment, the amount 
collected, $56.15, has been turned over to 
the Actors' Fund by consent of the ma- 
jority of contributors. 

It was impossible to reach each indi- 
vidual. So we placed the money with 
the Actor's Fund, where it will do some 
brother or sister professional good in the 
future. P. Francis and Mabel Joyce. 



Los Angeles, Sept. 10. 
Editor Variety: 

In my statement in Variety of recent 
date I quoted Fondft, Dell and Fonda as 
presenting, a copy of our act. Mr. Dell's 
reply was that he had used the same in 
1001, naming four small Northwestern 
houses long since out of existence. 

I have hunted for over a month, but 
can locate no one formerly connected with 
them. 

The light effects could not possibly be 
used in places mentioned. Furthermore, 
a dark house would not be allowed, nor 
could these have had the facilities. Our 
light effects were used from '08 to '00 in 
the East. A few of those billed with me 
then are Dan Burk, Armstrong and Nolly, 
Nelsons, Gardner and Stoddard, Morrello 
Brothers, Tommy Hayes, The Chamber- 
lines, and others. 

Also used part of the light effects in 
Scotland and England in '06 and '07, 
played with Bobbie Leo (Leo and Tip), 
Jack Lowie (Lenhardt and Lowie), Minta 
and Paul, Joseph Blamphin (Blamphin 
and Nehr), Alf Olen, and others. (All 
are now in this country). There can be 
no doubt that Fonda, Dell and Fonda are 
a copy act. Will Campbell, 

v . ... The Tennis Trio. 



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Lawrence, Mass., Sept. 20. 
Editor Variety: 

Regarding Mrs. Spooner's statements in 
Variety of current issue, would say the 
article in Variety Sept. 12 was absolutely 
correct (aside from instead of August 
read July). 



I have no desire to injure Mrs. Spooner 
anyone, else, but when I am wilfully 
mi s r e presented I am forced to reply. 
When I met Mrs. Spooner at the 125th 
Street Theatre I did not say the sketch 
is no way resembled mine — I purposely 
"held myself in," as I thought the matter 
better discussed by my lawyer than by 
myself in the foyer of a crowded theatre. 

When I left the MSS. in Brooklyn I 
was not told it was useless, but that the 
decision rested largely with a Broadway 
firm who had just phoned her relative to 
a tryout by the stock company of a full 
version of the play. Her use of lines, 
transposition of scenes, and entire 
speeches have been verified and I can 
prove they are not in the Hungarian 
version, nor in Mr. Fiske's version, nor in 
Mr. Savage's version, but are original 
with me and could have been secured no- 
where else but from my MSS. 

Had the act continued to play an in- 
junction would certainly have issued. If, 
as Mrs. Spooner says, and I wish to &c 
lieve, she did not read my MSS., she was 
woefully imposed upon by the person 
(whoever he may be) who adapted her 



"version." 



My play is on file at Washington. I 
have affidavits as to the use of the lines 
in question and as I am quite busy play- 
ing my version of "The Devil," so far as 
I am concerned, the matter is closed. 

Preston Kendall. 



ROCK TAKES WAYBURN'S PLACE. 

"Mr. Everybody," with Ed Wynn and 
Company, a C. L. Waterbury vaudeville 
production, did not open at Poli's, New 
Haven, Monday, as scheduled, owing, it is 
said, to Ned Wayburn's failure to carry 
out an agreement to handle the staging 
of the piece. 

"The last quarter of the act," says an 
announcement from C. L. Waterbury <k 
Co., "consists of scenic and property ef- 
fects which had never been rehearsed. Mr. 
Wayburn, who was staging the act, had 
worked out these effects but had never 
properly explained their exact use to the 
company. 

"He called a rehearsal for 11:30 Satur- 
day night, but failed to put in an ap- 
pearance until 2 o'clock. Rehearsals 
could not then go on. Mr. Waterbury 
took the work out of Wayburn's hands 
and William Rock was put in charge. It 
was found that the act could not be placed 
in shape in time for presentation this 
week. Mr. Rock is now re-staging the 
piece, and it will be ready for production 
next Monday." 



ANOTHER AGENCY IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, Sept. 24. 

Another booking office has started in the 
city. It is conducted by J. C. Morris, and 
known as "The American Vaudeville As- 
sociation." 

Morris recently appeared in a Hindoo 
act called "Rismorc." He is booking 
everything from "amateurs" to vaudeville 
theatres in and around Chicago. 



COLLINS COMING EAST. 

John Collins, of the Western Vaude- 
ville Association staff, leaves Chicago next 
Sunday for New York. 

Mel n tyre and Heath will hold over next 
week at the Majestic, Chicago, not playing 
the St. Louis engagement. 



A BIG SHOW IN LONDON. 

What $6,000 is to New York, $2,500 is 
to London. A globetrotter only can tell 
if this ratio prevails in all things inter- 
national, but at least it does in vaudeville. 

For the week of Sept. 7 at the Tivoli, 
London, a neat little music hall in the 
English metropolis, there was a bill which 
read like a third alarm sensation in shows. 

The program was headed by Harry Lau- 
der. Beside him were Marie Lloyd, Bill 
Dillon, Wilkie Bard, Adrienne Augarde 
and Company, John Le Hay and Company, 
Will Evans, Daisy Dorner, Two Arnartos, 
Leonard Barry, Sam Mayo, Shand, Mar- 
garet Ash ton and Les Frasettis. 

There may have been a few other small 
turns on the program, but with this array 
of talent, and what might have been, the 
total cost to the management was not 
over $2,300 for the week, according lo 
"the man who knows." 

The Tivoli plays one show nightly, with 
but a single matinee weekly. Its total 
gross capacity ia about $5,500. 

A comparative bill in names and rank 
at Percy G. Williams' Colonial, New York 
City, say, would give the artists a first 
lien on the property, the monied capacity 
being insufficient to settle the contracts 
at the present American market quota- 
tions. 

But in England, and more especially 
London, the turns play two, three or four 
halls nightly, reducing the salary propor- 
tionately to each management. 



BIG FAIR ATTRACTIONS. 

The Brockton Fair, the biggest event 
of the sort given in the East, opens Tues- 
day for four days. An elaborate bill of 
out-of-door feature acts has been brought 
together for the annual occasion by J. 
Harry Allen. 

The show, to be given on the two plat- 
forms and arena facing the grandstand 
includes The Seven Grenatho Sisters, acro- 
bats; "Three Demons," cyclists; Six Fly- 
ing Banvards, aerialists; Manuel Herzog's 
Stallions; Eight Vorlops, whirlwind dan- 
cers; Kishizuma Troupe (5), Japanese; 
Rex Comedy Circus; Speedy, wire walker; 
Three Clares, gymnasts; Five Kellos, 
"Monkey Frolics at the Zoo"; Duffin-Red- 
cays, casting act; Omega, wire- walker; 
Four Dieke Sisters, equilibrists; Grenado 
and Fedora, wire artists; Manuel Herzog 
and Josephine Koubeck, high school horse 
act; Four Nelson Comiques, comedy acro- 
bats; Sisters Heduric, Elli and Janes, high 
wire, and Prof. Dewar's Performing Dogs. 



"SUNDAYS" RESUMED IN BOSTON. 

Boston, Sept. 24. 

Last Sabbath witnessed the general re- 
sumption in Boston of Sunday concerts. 
The authorities, who practically closed the 
theatres on the seventh day last spring, 
let it be understood that their attitude is 
now sufficiently modified to permit the 
giving of an entertainment within re- 
strictions. 

Comedy acts of all sorts arc burred, as 
well as "cirrus" acts, and only talking, 
singing and musical numbers are permit- 
ted. All makeup and cost unit; changes 
are prohibited and the ruining or lowering 
of a curtain forbidden. 

Another concession by the authorities is 
the granting of pei mission, withdrawn 
last spring, for -rnoUng in the burlesque 
houses. The removal of this order was 
announced last week. 



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V4JMBTY 



MOVING PICTURE NEWS ^ 



MOVING PICTURE REVIEWS 



HOW ABOUT FILM RETUWIS? 

The moving picture trade is just now 
concerning itself with the question, "what 
will happen when the time cornea for the 
first return of films to the manufacturers 
at the expiration of seven months from 
March 1?" Undejr the terms of the Buf- 
falo convention renters must give back 
their films to the manufacturers after they 
have held them for six months. This 
agreement went into effect April 1 and 
the first return shipments are due next 
Thursday on the reels delivered by the 
manufacturers when the trade agreement 
went into effect at that time. 

Needless to say the rental exchanges 
are- most unwilling to carry out this pro- 
gram. They maintain that such a pro- 
ceeding will work a serious hardship upon 
them and the discussion constantly going 
on among them bears upon the possibility 
of evading the issue or securing some sort 
of concession from the manufacturers. 

It is scarcely possible at this time to 
forecast what will be done, but the opin- 
ion of a prominent Association man is 
worth quoting: 

"I believe," said he, "the manufacturers 
understand that prevailing conditions call 
for a certain degree of compromise. I am 
convinced that there is no disposition on 
their part to force immediate obedience to 
the letter of the contract. It may be the 
term of lease of reels will be extended or 
some other arrangement made by which 
the renters may hold the films received 
April 1 for a longer period. Certainly I 
am sure that there will be no trouble over 
this detail. 

"When the leasing* arrangement was 
decided upon in Buffalo, it was not pos- 
sible to foresee what conditions would be 
at this time. We could only guess ap- 
proximately. Our guesses have not turned 
out to have been entirely right and there- 
fore conditions prevail which rather react 
against the renter in this matter. The 
rental price of film is not as high as we 
hoped it would be, and the exchanges are 
not realising as quickly aa might be upon 
their original outlay. It is this as much 
as anything else that has aroused the dis- 
cussion over returns." 



NEW EXCHANGE MANAGERS. 

New Orleans, Sept. 24. 
H. Fichtenberg, proprietor of three mov- 
ing picture theatres here, has taken over 
the management of A. H. Swanson's local 
branch rental bureau. He will conduct the 
business for Mr. Swanson. 



"PALS" IN PICTURES. 

Louisville, Sept. 24. 
"Pals," Edmund Day's play in which 
Jim Corbett starred two seasons ago, has 
been reduced to moving pictures and was 
introduced with great success at the Hop- 
kins Sunday last. It is now called 
"Classmates." 



The Colonial Four will shortly be seen 
in a new production, placed in vaudeville 
by Biasing & Solman, who have taken the 
singers under their direction. The quar- 
tet will appear in a hotel office. "Yearn- 
ing," a ballad written by Mr. Solman, will 
be the leading selection, and a novelty 
lightning change the feature. 



CONSOLIDATION IMPENDING. 

Whatever the detail that causes the 
hitch may be, the consolidation of the 
warring interests in the film trade is still 

hanging fire. 

Rumors have been plentiful that the 
deal had been consummated whereby the 
American Mutoscope and Biograph Com- 
pany, George Kleine, together with its 
other licensees, the Powers Company, the 
Armat Company and the Edison Company 
with its licensees, had entered into an all- 
embracing trade agreement. As a matter 
of fact there has been no change in the 
situation since Variety forecasted the 
coming together of the factions three 
weeks ago. 

In the opinion of prominent renters and 
manufacturers the consolidation is inevi- 
table, but there are still certain details, 
the nature of which remain a mystery, 
that have to be disposed of before the 
completion of peace terms. 



REPORT ON WESTERN AFFAIRS. 

At a meeting in New York on Monday 
of this week the executive committee of 
the Film Service Association received re- 
ports from its Western office of conditions 
in the trade. The Western secretary (with 
headquarters in Pittsburg) has recently 
completed a long trip among the rental 
exchanges west of his post and examined 
into conditions. He reported that the as- 
sociation's members were well in line and 
that there had been an almost entire dis- 
appearance of the subrenters who were 
formerly a distinct loss to the direct buy- 
ers of film from manufacturers. 

General conditions in the territory can- 
vassed were reported as being favorable 
to the association, according to the state- 
ment of a member of the committee after 
the meeting. 



"YIDDISH" "FAMILY" HOUSE. 

Chicago, Sept. 24. 

"Everybody works but father, 
He stands around in the wingB; 

Yonkel, he's an usher; 
Rivka acts and sings; 

Mother takes the money; 
Becky sells tickets, too; 

Rosie thumps the keyboard, 
And Abe is Ballyhoo!" 

The first "Yiddish" moving-picture the? 
atre opened on the West Side. It is lo- 
cated on Halsted Street, near 14th, in the 
Ghetto district. The place is conducted by 
an enterprising family. 

The father, of course, is the owner. The 
son-in-law is the ballyhoo; a son is the 
usher, and a daughter manipulates the 
piano; she wears a kimona. Another 
helping daughter is the ticket dispenser, 
while mother looks after the receipts. 

The most striking feature, however, 
from the patron's view, is the daughter- 
in-law (elect). She is the chief attrac- 
tion, sings, dances and has a sketch in 
"Yiddish" with a male partner. The con- 
versation translated would make the 
English -speaking public blush, but in 
"Yiddish" double entendre is permissible. 

The place is a "family" theatre in 
every sense of the word. When the pa- 
trons file out the proud father-owner asks 
them if they are "sufrieden"f (satisfied). 



Gans-Nelson Fight. 
Hammerstein's. 

The reproduction of the Gans-Nelson 
fight, which occurred Labor Day at Colma, 
Cal., was presented at Hammerstein's Mon- 
day, and has since been drawing large 
crowds. The fight in the original reels is 
of the full twenty-one rounds, with views 
of the training quarters shown previous 
to the commencement of the battle in the 
ring. All but twelve rounds have been 
taken out, Hammerstein's reducing the 
running time this week to permit the 
show ending at a seasonable hour, the 
fight pictures winding up the vaudeville 
bill, the program being one act short the 
usual number to allow of this. The pic- 
tures are clear showing the immense 
cio;>d present. The continual "boring in" 
\>y Nelson is easily observable. The 
"knock-out' 1 in the 'twenty-first round 
when James J. Jeffries, the referee of the 
encounter, ordered Gans to his corner re- 
veals that although unquestionably beaten 
to a standstill, Gans was standing on his 
feet when counted out. Nelson played for 
the black man's body altogether, except- 
ing in the final two or three rounds, when 
he beat him at will wherever he pleased. 
The pictures will hold the men closely. 
They hold over for the second week at 
Hammerstein's, where John P. Dunn, the 
referee and former match-maker of the 
Coney Island Club, explains the fight as 
it progresses. Sime. 



"William Jennings Bryan and John W. 

Kern." 
Fifth Avenue. 

Topical interest of course gives this 
subject its value. It begins with a series 
of scenes in Lincoln, Neb., the presi- 
dential candidate's home city. General 
views on the Bryan farm follow, the can- 
didate not appearing in these. Then the 
camera moves into Bryan's study where 
he is shown reading a book, leaving the 
house, trip to a political meeting, accom- 
panied by the vice-presidential candidate 
and finally an enlarged view of both men 
taken close at hand. Each in turn smiles 
into the camera and slowly raises his hat. 
The reel is a Lubin production. All the 
views are clear and of good photographic 
quality. Ruth. 



Wifey*s Strategy. 

An old idea is here again exploited, 
suggesting that the producers are suffer- 
ing from a paucity of original plots. The 
Newlyweds are shown at breakfast. 
Hubby complains about the cooking, and 
after a quarrel departs with the deter- 
mination of getting a cook. Wifey fore- 
stalls him by disguising herself in shabby 
clothes and a grotesque wig, and is em- 
ployed by her own husband. Then she 
proceeds to make his life miserable by 
her carelessness and awkward blunders 
until in his rage he seises her by the 
hair to throw her out and, "presto," the 
wig comes off and wifey stands revealed. 
The reel ends with the couple happily 
reconciled and clasped in loving, embrace 
while firemen come to pour water on a 
dinner which is burning to cinders on the 
gas stove. There is not a great deal of 
novelty about the subject, but it is well 
laid out and acted and amused. Ruth. 



"Paris Fire Brigade." 
Fifth Avenue. 

A battalion of perhaps forty Paris fire- 
men are used in an interesting exhibition 
of skilL At the word of command they 
swarm up walls and descend in platoons 
from the top of a high frame. Gym- 
nasium training is then shown, although 
there is a suspicion here that a troupe 
of professional acrobats and gymnasts 
was employed. For the finish two score 
are put through setting-up exercises, 
keeping so exactly in unison that there is 
a suspicion of faking, aroused. The Fifth 
Avenue audience appeared to find the reel 
entertaining. Ru»k. 



"The Power of Labor." 
Chicago. 

There is a lapse of 15 years between 
the flret scene and the most important 
incidents in this sensational subject, by 
the Selig Company. The first ftsds two 
burglars arguing over booty, one slashing 
the other with a knife an<f leaving him 
for dead. The next picture shows the 
office of a large factory 15 years later. 
The younger burglar, through unscrupu- 
lous methods, has risen to the superin- 
tendency of the mills. His face is cov- 
ered with a beard. The owners are in 
Europe. During their absence, without 
rotifying them and in order to gratify 
l.is desire for more money, he makes a 
sweeping reduction in the salary of the 
men. It causes a disturbance. At this 
juncture the -*on of ode of the owners, 
a college youth, arrives with a cable from 
bis father with instructions to put the 
young man to work. The son and the 
pretty daughter of the foreman have been 
sweethearts since childhood. Another 
scene shows noon hour at the mills. The 
*on pleads with the superintendent on 
behalf of the men. The latter defies him. 
Fearing the young man will cable his 
father he engages three thugs to put him 
out of the way. The youth is drugged 
and placed in a cart with coal. Just as 
he is about to be thrown into the furnace, 
the girl throws the switch, In spite of the 
villain's efforts to prevent her, and saves 
his life, unbeknown to the superintendent, 
who cables to his father his son was mur- 
dered. The owner eventually returns, and 
when the arch villain describes how the 
young man was murdered a dramatic 
scene ensues. The superintendent is ex- 
posed and arrested. A meeting between 
capital and labor is arranged, and all ends 
happily. The story could be woven into 
a tense melodrama. It is stirring with 
all the characters finely drawn. It is 
really a dramatic triumph. 

Frank Wietherg. 



Albert Sutherland, the agent, is also the 
producer of "The Devil" with Preston Ken- 
dall, "The Patriot" with the Le Brun Trio, 
"The Lion and the Mouse" with Dell Le 
Louis, and "Too Much Sympathy." 



Harry Brown, the old time comic opera 
comedian and the original Lorenzo in' the 
American production of "The Mascot," 
will try out a new sketch called 'The 
Toymaker" in Fall River next week. After 
that he will play the William Morris, Inc., 
time if the* vehicle proves worthy of his 
efforts. . ■ .i 



VARIETY 



13 



GIRGUS NEWS. 



"GOV." ROBIMSOH EL0P1S. 

ClarkaviUs, Tenn., Sept. 23. 

Evading relatives who aoaght to prevent 
the wedding, "Governor" John Robinson, 
the millionaire circus manager, yesterday 
married Maude Logan, a trained nurse who 
has been his constant attendant for some 
months. The bridegroom is seventy-five 
yean old; the bride but twenty-five. 

The wedding took place in the "Gov- 
ernor's" private car with the show. The 
Witnesses were Lillian Robinson, a niece 
of the circus man, and E. CL Cullen, as- 
sistant manager of the circus. 

Monday night the "Governor" made an 
unsuccessful attempt to secure a marriage 
license in Hopkins ville, Ky. He was pre- 
vented by Horace Stevens, a relative at- 
tached to the show. Stevens suspected 
that the "Governor" might try to have the 
ceremony performed in HopkinsviUe, and 
during the day went to the local license 
bureau. and told the clerks not to issue a 
permit. Relatives, he said, were opposed 
to the marriage on the score of the "Gov- 
ernor's" advanced age and precarious 
health. 

When the officials refused to give him a 
marriage license later the circus man flew 
into a. rage. The license under which the 
marriage was performed here was obtained 
yesterday by, Cullen. 

While the ceremony was going on rela- 
tives of the bridegroom were racing toward 
Clarksvijle by special train in the hope 
of preventing it. Judge Howard Ferris 
and John Robinson, Jr., arrived from Cin- 
cinnati three hours too late. 

Miss Logan has traveled with "Gov." 
Rob|nson this season. The circus man was 
subject to attacks of heart trouble and 
never left home without a doctor and 
trained nurse. During his trips to New 
York on business the physician and nurse 
were scarcely ever out of call. 



a exmouv vad day." 

(From the Hagenbeck-Wallace "Stake and Chain 

Hewa.) 

A town Is Judged by Ue circa* folk 

By the way the elrcan farce; 
A Aace la "pope," th# people are "broke," 

When the boys eaa't ertl their waree. 
A city la "Iwua."; the people are damn. 

And show fnlka *'geep Away." 
When the tewnera fan to cone 

And the etrene hae a bad day. 



The men ate eere; the women c 



The comedy la aeldom fenny; 
Woralngmen even fear" the bom. 

When the snow doemft set money; 
The ticket seller* are always bine. 

The clowne are never fey. 
Pleaaant things are always few, 

When the drcne baa • bed day. 

The man with a eomp la frowned upon, 

The men with a bill Is roasted; 
The 94 boor men Is (lad to be gone. 
Leaving a town of which he boaated. 
The eon never ahlnea en bright, 
■ The hours do not lit away, 
It'a easy to see no heart la light. 
When the drcoa has a bad day. 

The performances don't ran well. 
The band does net play In tone; 

"The big Set lokes.* r "the rider fell. 
"The loach waa rotten nt neon." 



The showman growlo till ne'e in a rage, 
■ven the lions keep roaring away. 

The bookkeeper even biota the page, 
When the drcoa has s bad day. 

The ootsMc ticket sellers are glnm. 

The candy stand men are fretful; 
The balloon men And solace In ram. 

The connection men are forgetful; 
The Habere are not near polite. 

The aanoaneer haa leaa to say. 
Wo ginger to performance nt night, 

when the dreua haa a bad day. 



ALLEGES DISCMMW ATIOlf. 

Oklahoma, L T., 8ept 18. 

The Ringling Brothers and the Sells- 
Floto people have locked horns in this 
territory, and the fight which haa up to 
now taken the form of opposition billing 
promises to get before the Interstate 
Commerce Commission. J. N. Tammen, of 
the Sella-Floto Circus, declares that he 
will bring a complaint before that body 
charging that the railroads of the South 
are discriminating against independent 
circus men and in favor of the Ringlings. 

The two shows played Oklahoma on the 

same day, Sept. 21. The Sella-Floto 
show reduced its prices to twenty-five 
cents, as a result turned, .people away at 
two performances. Immediately after this 
stand the Sella-Floto route was changed 
with the intention of getting into the 
Ringling towns two days in advance of 
the opposition. 

At the same time application was made 
to the Railroad Commission of Texas for 
the issuing of "emergency orders" direct- 
ing certain railroads in that territory to 
carry the Sella-Floto outfit. It was as- 
serted that the Ringlings were enjoying 
a "shut-out" on these roads. 

Speaking of the affair Mr. Tammen 
said: "We are in it now for a fight to the 
finish. Our Mr. Webber will be de- 
spatched to Washington, and we have pre- 
sented our case to influential Senators 
and Representatives from Colorado. 
Backed by these men we propose to go 
before the Interstate Commerce Commis- 
sion and have this matter of railroad die- 
crimination in favor of the 'circus trust* 
thoroughly threshed out. 

"We are asking no quarter and giving 
none. Next year the Sella-Floto show 
will be increased to a forty-car organisa- 
tion, and we will then be more than 
willing to hook up against the Ringling 
people for a finish fight." 

During the stand here the Sella-Floto 
show distributed big handbills headed in 
a big black line "CIRCUS WAR, $1,000,- 
000 will be spent to force a square deal 
—The Public Gets the Benefit." 



ADDING ACTS FOR CHICAGO. 

When the Hagenbeck -Wallace Circus 
commences its two weeks' engagement at 
Chicago, Oct. 5, there will be added to the 
roster temporarily The Seven Merodias, 
bicycle; Jesse Keller Family, bicycle; Ten 
Kuduras, Japs; Kramer Trio, aerial, and 
the Stublenfield Trio. 

After Chicago, the circus will travel 
south, closing its season about Nov. 15. 

H. B. Marinelli booked the additional 
acts for Chicago. The Japs follow the 
engagement with another at the New 
Hippodrome, procured through the same 
agency. 



FREEMAN IN CHICAGO. 

Chicago, Sept 24. 
W. W. Freeman, of the Ringling Broth- 
era' forces, returned here after an absence 
of one year. Mr. Freeman will remain in 
the city until next month, when John 
Ringling ia expected from the Coast with 
tfn Baraum & Bailey show. 



PARKS AND FAIRS 

Chicago. Sept. 24. 
It ia denied by Aaron J. Jones, secre- 
tary and treasurer of "White Qty," In 
Chicago, that that summer park will re- 
move from ita present location. It waa 
rumored that "White City" would go to 
79th Street. Mr. Joner, aays there's noth- 
ing in this. The "White City" lease has 
six years yet to run, with an option on 
ten more after the expiration. 



Knapp's Millionaire Band of forty solo- 
ists will give Sunday night concerts in 
New York City. John Graham will direct 
the tour. 



M. E. Robinson, of the United Book- 
ing Offices Fab? Department, aaya acts 
are now being placed under contract let? 
the rammer season of 1900, and many 
fsirs have also been taken in for that time. 
The Fair Department Is yet In the throes 
of organisation, but Mr. Robinson reports 
rapid progress, stating it waa not the in- 
tention to take an active interest In the 
bookings for this summer, the plan of in- 
corporating fair bookings with the other 
divisions of the United having been arrived 
at too late to do that raccessfully. 



What will go down in summer park 
history as the worst season on record ia 
drawing to a close, for which many mana- 
gers are devoutly thankful. The records 
will never evidence what a disastrous year 
1906 has been to the outdoor amusement 
purveyors from the smallest to the largest, 
and more so the latter. 



"Creation" at Atlantic City, recently 
opened down there, has an immense sign 
outside the entrance reading "This ia not 
a moving picture show." From appear- 
ances the throngs passing the door were 
indifferent to what it was. 



Paris is to have a "Midget City." It 
will open next April in the Jardin de 
Acllmation. H. B. Marinelli is financially 
interested. 



Frank Melville, the park promoter, is in 
Europe. He will be away for several 
months engaged in furthering a new enter- 
prise the nature of which remains secret. 
Mr. Melville has retired entirely from the 
summer parks at Camden and Bayonne, 
N. J. Both are in the hands of a re- 
ceiver. 



Fred M. Barnes, the Chicago fair agent, 
has closed contracts for $72,000 worth 
of attractions to play in Florida during 
January and February, when the circuses 
he has annually booked occur. 



New Orleans, Sept. 24. 
A company has been formed, capitalised 
at $15,000 for the purpose of remodelling 
the building and grounds, formerly occu- 
pied by the Coliseum Skating Rink, into 
a summer park. The rink itself will be a 
theatre. Alex. Spencer, former musical 
director at "White City," is the man be- 
hind. "White City" closed Sunday, Sept 
6th, showing a loss on the season. 



The New York Electrical Show for 
1906, of which Thomas W. Edison ia 
president, will be held at the Madison 
Square Garden, New York, early in Octo- 
ber. 



MARDI GRAS BEAUTIES. 

The present nameless two-act piece 
utilised by the "Mardi Graa Beauties 1 ' 
wilt need a vast amount of attention be- 
fore it can be classed aa good burlesque 
entertainment. 

The first act is identical in the main 
with the opening of the "Morning Glor- 
ies.'* It deals with the selling of a hotel 
by misrepresentation to an unsuspecting 
Irishman, who ia blinded by the wondrous 
talea of ita earning capacity; an old 
story, anyway. 

The second act holda nothing excepting 
the bunco man, repentant, returning the 
Irishman's money. 

Edmond Hayes is featured above even 
the name of the show, and the entire re- 
spoaribility rests with him. He is the 
ssnty nsrisMripal who haa anything of im- 
portance to do, excepting James Collins, 
the "con" man. The comedy consists 
mainly of dialogue between the two, made 
funny throagh Hayes' method. Much, 
however, is tiresome. 

The two beat bits are the burlesque 
drama and the supper table scene. The 
former is screamingly funny. The dinner 
scene is also very funny but exceedingly 
rough. Some of the business is not of the 
drawing room brand, such aa blowing 
crumbs out of the mouth in other's faces. 
There are one or two other bits that 
should be modified. 

Sixteen girls are employed in the 
chorus, for the most part of the weighty 
sort (not truck-horsey, however). They 
work fairly well and look extremely nice, 
regardless of the handicap of old and 
soiled costumes. There must have been a 
run on the cotton mills when this bunch 
started to buy hosiery. Not a pair in the 
outfit that even looks like silk. 

The numbers, were they properly cos- 
tumed, would be all that could be desired. 
"Are You Sincere?" led by Harry Fran- 
cis, received several recalls. "Sahara" 
was also pretty, led by Marie Janeen. 
"Mum Is the Word" has a chorister, May 
Sheldon, at the head, and ia the big num- 
ber of the show. Miss Sheldon deserves 
special mention. She haa appearance and 
a voice a long way ahead of the burlesque 
standard. A yellow cheese-cloth dress 
with blue shoes and stockings worn by 
her make up a cruel combination. 

The number in which the girls appear in 
tights is featured on the program, and 
wore the costumes up to the girls it would 
deserve the attention given it. 

Harry Francis, aside from Hayes and 
Collins, is the only other principal among 
the men. He has little to do, but sings a 
couple of songs capitally. Miss Janeen, 
only female principal, is not prominent. 
She is a striking looking blonde, dressing 
quietly and attractively. Much more or 
her would be welcomed. 

There is no olio, but several acts are 
introduced at intervals. Blanchard Broth- 
ers and Randolph, a straight musical or- 
ganization, fit in nicely. The music, ex- 
cepting the finish (when the cornets are 
employed) is uniformly good. The selec- 
tions could be brought more up to date. 
McDervitt and Kclley danced themselves 
into favor. Dank. 



Billy Morris, the minstrel man; Bertha 
Sherwood, of Miner's "Americans," and 
OUie Metz, of Iyottie Williams' "Tom Boy 
Girl" Company, have formed a vaudeville 
combination. 



14 



VARIETY 



NEW ACTS NEXT WEEK 



Initial Presentation, First Appearance or 

Reappearance in or Around New 

York City. 



( NEW AGTS OP THE WEEK ) 



"La Petite Review," Colonial. 

Anna Blancke and Company, Colonial. 

Fred Lindsay, Colonial. 

EHia-Nowlin Company (New Act), Co- 
lonial. 

Barry Lnpino, Lincoln Square. 

Hiblo's Birds, Fifth Avenue. 

"In the Latin Quarter," 125th Street. 

Dorothy Morton, Keeney's, Brooklyn. 

Yamamotoa, The Fulton, Brooklyn. 

Ward Brothers and Company (New 
Act), Hudson, Union Hill. 

Maude and Sydney Wood, Blaney's, 
Yonkers. 

Blanche Baird, Blaney's, Yonkers. 

Keen, Blaney's, Yonkers. 

James Brockman, Bijou, Orange. 

Chaa. Draw and Company, Bijou, New 
Brunswick. 

Alice Davenport and Company, Bijou, 
Bayonne. 

Barbeau Family, Bijou, Perth Amboy. 

DeVine and Van Cott, Bijou, Perth Am- 
boy. 

Edward J. Whitehall, Bijou, Perth Am- 
boy. 

McDowell and Trescott (New Act). 
Bijou, Orange. 

Daisy (Lloyd) Wood. 

"The Last of the Lloyds." 

Songs. 

at Mina.; One or Two. 

Lincoln Square. 

It will be "Daisy Lloyd" ere long in all 
probability. This sister of the Lloyds can 
uphold the family distinction over here. 
There is no further necessity to smuggle 
the "Lloyd" in between brackets. "Lloyd" 
is potent on a show bill in America. Just 
how much value the name has will never 
be known. now, since the only one with 
an oportunity to test it, Daisy, did not 
do so. Had she appeared as "Daisy Wood" 
this week and "Daisy Lloyd" next, the 
change might have afforded a clue. Still, 
this sister of the Lloyds is doing very 
well on her first American appearance, 
singing five songs Monday evening be- 
sides dancing very prettily. "Whistle, and 
I'll Wait for You," an American number, 
proved the star. It is the catchiest kind 
of an audience song. Everyone who can 
pucker up just can't help joining in the 
invitation- to- whistle chorus. Miss Daisy's 
next best is "Paddling," and would be a 
more attractive number were the singer 
to costume it at least as a "kid." Mon- 
day she work an ankle-length gown. Even 
the novelty of removing her shoes and 
stockings on the stage did not improve 
the looks of the overlong dress. Daisy 
was also undepressed along her legs with 
light-colored hosiery for the next song. 
Since "Salome" New Yorkers want theirs 
bare, so Daisy had better get down to the 
pelf. The three other songs, "Stop the 
Flip-Flap" (very English and slow), "Au- 
tomobiling" (not English, perhaps, but 
slower), and "Hop It" (more English) will 
not start anything. "Hop It" is the best 
of the trio, "Automobiling" the worst— 
for Miss Wood. In "Hop It" Daisy is 
most becomingly dressed in green. A 



George Fuller Golden, 
Monologue. 
37 Mina.; One. 
Lincoln Square. 

George Fuller Golden reappeared in 
vaudeville unexpectedly on Monday at the 
Lincoln Square as recited in the news col- 
umns. Mr. Golden hasn't forgotten how 
to monologue. Walking upon the stage 
in his "Saranac" costume, George ex- 
plained how he lived in the woods, and in 
the most natural way in the world just 
simply carried his audience along in his 
talk with considerable new material, 
probably a great deal of momentary im- 
provisation. He had the audience scream* 
ing. Some very toughened "regulars" 
who has heard them all pulled down 
many a hearty laugh from Mr. Golden's 
scintillating points. And Mr. Golden can 
make his points. He is a natural humor- 
ist. Never did it become more evident 
than in the encore where, from a semi- 
philosophic chat, he exited upon the edge 
of an abrupt point, leaving a wide howl- 
ing gale of laughter rolling over the audi- 
torium. You who realise George Fuller 
Golden know, and you who don't should 
have "caught" him this week. Sime. 



Esra Kendall. 
Monologue. 
17 Mins.; One. 
Fifth Avenue. 

Esra Kendall is the smooth, unctuous 
story teller as of old, but his present 
equipment of material falls far short of the 
mark. About the only thing that won 
anything like a hearty response was the 
old patter, dealing with the Pullman 
dressing room where evrybody washed 
everybody else's face. Several jingling 
songs went rather better, but he was by no 
means equal to the demands of the posi- 
tion he held, next to closing. Rush. 



Barrett and Belle. 
"Dooley's Tavern" (Comedy). 
13 Mins.; Three (Exterior). 
"New Century Girls." 

Tom Barrett and May Belle have a 
new piece this season in "Dooley's Tav- 
ern." In it both make two changes, Bar- 
rett entering in a goat-cart, with a live 
"kid" drawing him, afterwards changing 
to a grotesque costume in which he brings 
an immense howl of laughter at the finale 
in an eccentric dance. Miss Belle is a 
handsome woman, dressing prettily in the 
two characters, and the number is a big 
laughing and applause- hit of the "New 
Century Girls" olio. Sime. 



change goes with each song, and after a 
few performances the young English- 
woman will make them somewhat more 
quickly, perhaps. She ought to. Daisy 
Wood does not look like any of the other 
Lloyds on the stage. If resembling any, it 
is Alice for her pretty girlishness. She is 
magnetic and did finely at the Square. 
The record of the Lloyds to date in point 
of merit and public appreciation now 
stands Alice, Marie, Daisy and Rosie. 

Sime. 



"The Van Dyck." 

19 Mina.; Full Stage (Special Interior 

Set). 
Colonial. 

This is the sketch first shown on this 

side by Arnold Daly during his short 

career as actor-manager at the Berkeley 

Lyceum last season. From its reception 

at the Colonial this week its adaptability 

to vaudeville is established. In the early 

passages the Cblonial audience was rather 
inclined to be bored by the long speeches, 
but when the action approached its cli- 
max they awoke to the melodramatic pos- 
sibilities of the situation, and finally 
laughed at the deft sleight-of-hand that 
suddenly turned impending tragedy to 
farce-comedy. Some of its humor is deep 
and elusive. The story is something like 
this: John Peters, who occupies a lux- 
urious bachelor apartment, imagines him- 
self a musical genius. He composes a little 
and plays upon piano and violin to the 
great discomfiture of his neighbors. To 
his rooms there comes an imposing gen- 
tleman, announcing himself as an adjoin- 
ing tenant, who has enjoyed his musical 
efforts intensely. Also the visitor claims 
fellowship with the near-musician and art 
connoisseur, having himself, as he explains, 
the "artistic temperament." Peters falls a 
ready victim to the visitor's praise of his 
musical accomplishments, and readily con- 
sents to become his confidant. The visitor 
thereupon pours forth a blood-curdling 
tale of murder and horror and discloses 
that he is a madman. With his life 
threatened the easy Peters calls for help. 
Enter a professional-looking person ac- 
companied by three husky assistants. "I 
am Doctor Powers," he announces quietly. 
"Your visitor is a madman who has escaped 
from my sanitarium. If you will retire 
we will remove him." The attendants seize 
the visitor and a struggle ensues during 
which Peters goes into an adjoining room. 
The key is turned in the door and the 
insane visitor calmly shakes off his cap- 
tors and stands forth with surprising sud- 
denness as a "Rattles." "Get to work, 
boys," he directs the doctor and his at- 
tendants, and under his superintendence 
the gang of robbers (as they turn out to 
be) strips the apartment. The exposure 
of the supposed insane man's motive 
comes as an almost stunning surprise, for 
he had worked up a really intense dra- 
matic situation. Therein lies the value of 
the sketch, for the element of surprise is 
the thing that gives it life. The early 
part fairly bristles with humorous points, 
but there is a question whether the big 
mass of vaudeville audiences will appreci- 
ate the finer points of unobtrusive char- 
acter drawing. Certainly the Colonial 
audience gave no visible or audible evi- 
dence of finding any point in the sketch 
until it reached its denouement. Then 
they laughed as much in amusement at 
themselves for being hoodwinked as at the 
humor of the playlet. The sketch is bound 
to cause talk, and that is enough to make 
its success certain. Harrison Hunter, as 
the "insane" visitor played the part with 
the utmost reserve, but managed to give 
It force and distinction. Altogether, the 
introduction of the piece is an interesting 
experiment. Rush. 



John T. Kelly and Company. 

-One Boat Bat* (Comedy Melodrama). 

aa Mina.; Fill Stage. 

Keeney's. 

"One Beat Bet* John T. Kelly's latest 
vaudeville offering, is one of those things 
that juat hangs on the edge. It ia al- 
most but not quite. The sketch has a 
melodramatic turn but in the main has 
been designed for the funnimenta of Mr. 
Kelly. The designer's name ia not given, 
but whoever it was haa not been success- 
ful in his designs. There is only one 
opportunity for comedy of the Kelly 
brand. This is an incident with a cook 
stove which the comedian makes very 
funny. Otherwise it is talk and not of 
a particularly bright brand. Daniel 
OTtouke (John T. Kelly), a bookmaker, 
has been married but a week to a former 
chorus girl (Paulina Palmer). The wife 
receives a letter from a former sweet- 
heart, Ben Barker (Harry English), who 
has become a race-track tout and general 
all-around crook, stating he haa heard of 
her marriage and will be in to see her 
that evening. He arrives in due time 
and forces the wife to tell CRouke that 
he is her erring brother. Later CRouke 
finds the letter and believing his wife 
to be in the plot, calls all marriage tiea 
off. He lies in wait for the "brother," 
who returns in the night with another 
crook (Nelson O'Brien) to rob the house. 
CRouke overhears enough of the burglars' 
conversation to acquit his wife of all 
blame. He puts the robbers to flight and 
a reconciliation follows. The "crook" 
character is too severely drawn to do the 
playlet any good. Mr. English did aa 
well aa could be expected with the role. 
Miss Palmer looked well and played 
evenly until she waa forced to something 
weightier than "feeding" CRouke. Then 
she became unconvincing. The sketch will 
probably pass as it stands but judicious 
repairing would improve it. Dash, 



Early and Late. 1 

Songs and Talk. 1 

xx Mins.; One. 
"New Century Girls." 

"Well, forevermore!" That is the new 
catch expression Early and Late are in- 
troducing to New York. After each joke 
or "gag" one says "Well, forevermore t" 
The members of the team are called John 
W. Early and Pearl M. Late. They make 
no comicalities over their title. As a mat- 
ter of fact, in their songs and talk they 
are both early and late. Some of the 
talk is remindful of Filson and Erroll in 
the days when that dandy sketch team 
had family quarrels on the stage. Con- 
siderable of the dialogue is new, and all 
of the songs are. One, a composite on 
different mixed drinks, is away from 
everything of its kind, while Miss Late in 
a "drunk" number is delicious. The pair 
win out easily with the "New Century 
Girls," and they do so strictly upon their 
merits. Both have good singing voices. 
It is understood this is their first appear- 
ance East. It seems funny they haven't 
been around in vaudeville before. "Well, 
forevermore I ' ' Sime. 



Vesta Til ley will not play over here this 
season. Percy G. Williams held first call 
on the male impersonator's services in 
America, but her foreign engagements could 
not be postponed. 



VARIETY 



15 



Violet BUck and Company (3). 
"In the Subway" (Comity). 
aa Mint.; Full SUge (SfecUl Set). 
Fifth Avenue. 

With a few rough placet incident upon 
its early trials smoothed out And the 
enrichment of dialogue that cornea of 
playing, Miss Black should have a rate- 
able property in her new piece, "In the 
Subway/' by Edgar Allen Woolf. The 
stage is set with a fairly realistic scene 
on a New York Subway platform, show- 
ing ticket seller and ticket chopper. 
Stephen Elton (Arthur Forbes) appears 
on his way to business. While waiting 
for a train he reads in the newspaper 
how a sportive college youth is" mas- 
querading in the subway as a girl. At 
this point Bettie Trimble (Miss Black), 
who has been engaged by mail as Ste- 
phen's stenographer, descends the stairs. 
Neither knows the other's identity. At 
the ticket window Betty finds she has 
not the necessary nickel. Stephen comes 
to the rescue, then remembering that the 
tale of the sportive college youth said 
he used these same tactics to scrape ac- 
quaintance with his victims, Steve be- 
comes suspicious. Out of this situation 
and with the aid of a comedy ticket 
chopper, there is manufactured a quantity 
of amusing business until complications 
bring about the disclosure. Twice dur- 
ing the sketch a mechanical arrangement 
at the back of the stage sends a rep- 
resentation of a rushing train past the 
platform. It is rather a tame and quiet 
Subway. The roar and rattle should be 
increased. Also it should be remembered 
that Subway ticket sellers wear uniforms. 
Just now the offering is rather loose, but 
it has the foundation of a first rate 
novelty. Handicapped as it was by be- 
ing placed at the close of the program this 
week, the sketch fared very well. Ruth. 



George McManus. 
Sketching. 
10 Mine.; One. 
Alhambra. 

George McManus, whose "Newlywed" 
pictures have become popular, is making 
his initial appearance in vaudeville at 
the Alhambra this week. Of all the car- 
toonists who have thrown their lot 
amongst the vaudevillians, two only have 
been successful. McManus will fall as 
the many others have. He simply sketches 
several different heads, using his "Newly- 
weds" subjects for three. The drawings 
are well executed and look much better 
when finished than the usual run. As 
drawings they will do, but the combi- 
nation of the whole does not make a 
vaudeville act. Daah. 



Selma Braati. 

Juggler. 

14 Mine.; Full Stage. 

Fifth Avenue. 

Selma Braatz is making her reappear- 
ance on this side at the Fifth Avenue 

this week, with her pretty specialty un- 
changed. Simple, well handled work with 
small spheres, billiard cues and like appa- 
ratus makes an interesting routine, aided 
by the girl's pretty appearance and the 
illuminated torches on a dark stage fur- 
nishes a striking finale. She waa given a 
rather heavy spot for a single act, but 
made a good impression. Ru$h. 



Hyman Meyer. 

Pianolofue. 

17 Mint.; Full SUge. 

Colonial 

It is difficult to understand how Her- 
man Meyer reconciles a German comedian 
makeup and accent resembling the fam- 
iliar burlesque type with a specialty that 

is otherwise entirely polite. Meyer ap- 
pears alone and unattended except by a 
grand piano. He wears a wig and other 
recognizable signs of the "Dutch" come- 
dian. And then, to the surprise of the 
audience he sits down at the piano and 
sings three verses of a song to his own 
accompaniment, interrupting himself fre- 
quently to make side observations that 
are far from funny. In the same way he 
started with a fairly amusing idea for a 
grand opera travesty but defeated him- 
self by having too much to say by way 
of incidental comment — the comment be- 
ing always in the German comedy dialect, 
resembling as observed above, the bur- 
lesque comedian method. The finish of 
the turn is the best. Meyer announces 
that he has a chicken that can sing. 
Thereupon he goes through the panto- 
mime of placing the pullet in position on 
the piano, and, playing an appropriate 
accompaniment, does a rather skillful bit 
of ventriloquial work which represents to 
a laughable degree one's imagination of 
how a chicken would squawk a tune. It 
made a ridiculous bit of foolery and the 
audience laughed heartily at it. This bit 
of nonsenae is the real hit of the act. 
Meyer has the framework of a real fifteen- 
minute entertainment, but he needs a 
coach and censor, and he needs them quick. 

Ru»h. 



Csaress Life Guards. 
14 Mins., One. 
Alhambra. 

The Czaress Life Guards did not ap- 
pear Tuesday evening until 11:15, a poor 
time for a new act. Nine girls and one 
man compose the Guards. It is, as the 
peculiarly spelled Czarine's name would 
suggest, a Russian organization. They 
open with a national song, followed by 
the usual Russian dances in which the 
man shows to advantage. A well-per- 
formed Zouave drill with the bayonet 
exercises and calesthentics follows. After 
the drill there is more singing and danc- 
ing, a mistake. The songs and dances 
should be finished at the opening. After 
the drill, the wall scaling would return 
better results. The scaling is well done 
considering that it is done by girls. They 
do not work for speed in it, making it a 
graceful maneuver. More speed and more 
noise would add excitement. The act is 
not big, but will pass. Dash. 



GUS. SOHLKE'S PRODUCING CO. 

The Gus Sohlke Producing Oo. is in 
the vaudeville field with two large acts 
for distribution. "Western Life" is near- 
ly in readiness, and the other is being pre- 
pared. The latter will feature Clara 
Belle Jerome, who for the past two sea- 
sons has been the principal support of 
Francis Wilson and Frank Daniels. 

Mr. Sohlke is the general manager of 
the company. His latest visible work in 
New York is in "The Three Twins" at the 
Herald Square. That piece is still run- 
ning at the house from a summer engage- 
ment. 



Pearl And Tosco. 

Musical. 

14 Mine.; One. 

Keeney*s. 

In framing up an offering with Rocco 
Yoscu as his partner in place of Matt 
Keefe, Tony Pearl has followed the gen- 
eral style of the former specialty. Pearl's 

ability as a harpist is well known and 
his several selections were well received. 
Yoscu looks after the singing end, and 
while he has a voice of quality it does 
not seem to fit the harp and bring the 
good results that Keefe's yodling did. 
Tne selections are not entirely suited to 
vaudeville and this may have been re- 
sponsible for that in a measure. Each 
works in the Italian character. The little 
talk and enthusiastic outbursts of Pearl 
while Yoscu is singing are diverting. 
With some working in and a better ar- 
rangement of selections Pearl and Yoscu 
should be as acceptable as Keefe and Pearl 
were. 



OUT or TOWN 



Mullen and Corelli. 
Comedy Acrobats. 
14 Mins.; "One." 
Keith's, Philadelphia. 

For their new offering, Mullen and 
Corelli have given vaudeville A very valu- 
able and entertaining number. It is just 
a bit doubtful what they are going to at- 
tempt at the start, but when they get 
down to the meat, there is some capital 
comedy and acrobatics mixed in a well 
moulded routine. It is questionable if 
vaudeville can boast of a better talking 
acrobatic act. Mullen secures an unex- 
pected amount of comedy in explaining the 
difficult tricks performed by Corelli, which 
brings the laughs and the interest in the 
tricks together. Playing in "one" Mullen 
and Corelli should be in demand at all 
times. Having none the beat of the plac- 
ing this week on a heavy bill, the act went 
with a rush, and it ought to please wher- 
ever seen. George M. Young. 



"The Patriot" (Operatic), 
as Minutes; Full Stage. 
Keith's, Philadelphia. 

A tabloid opera and about the most pre- 
tentious of its kind yet seen in vaudeville 
is "The Patriot." It is a lyric drama in 
story without one word of spoken dialogue 
and telling an imaginary episode in the 
life of George Washington. Stanislaus 
Stange is responsible for the book, while 
Julian Edwards has written a vigorous and 
dramatic score, which is excellently adapt- 
ed to the purpose of the librettist, though 
scarcely consistent with historical accu- 
racy. In the finale, where the stricken 
daughter dies, she sings "America," the 
words of which had not been written dur- 
ing Washington's time, and there are other 
discrepancies which will not bear a cap- 
tious criticism. Antoinette Le Brun and 
James Stevens, girl heroine and Tory 
murderer, two of the principals, with Fritz 
N. Huttman, who has an inconspicuous 
part, appeared in vaudeville as the Le 
Brun Trio. Huntington May imperson- 
ated Washington. Four or five other male 
voices are used in support. The production 
is a novelty and an ambitious and praise- 
worthy effort among vaudeville classics. 

George AY. Young. 



Cadet de Gascogne Quartet 
xx Mins.; One. 
Orpheum, New Orleans. 

The three men and women who make 
up the act appear in peasant costuming, 
recalling very much the Basque Quartet. 
There are excellent voices, especially the 
contralto, and sing three classical num- 
bers. The act had an enthusiastic re- 
ception upon its first appearance here, 
having opened at Kansas City. 

O. M- Samuel. 



Myrtle Victorine and the Two Zolars. 
Songs and Dances. 
18 Mins.; Full SUge (Exterior). 
Pantages', Seattle (Week Sept 14). 

This act, composed of former members 
of the Lewis and Lake Musical Comedy 
Company (now playing in Vancouver), is 
a prettily dressed character singing and 
dancing number. The costumes especially 
are deserving of mention, neither of the 
trio reappearing in the same dress. Miss 
Victorine gives an excellent male imper- 
sonation, following with a toe dance as a 
girl, which brought a great amount of 
applause. The Two Zolars sing "Lazy 
Moon" in a pretty and appropriate set- 
ting. The act made a substantial hit 
here. 



The Markee Family Band (8). 

a8 Min.; Full Stage (special setting). 

Crystal, St. Joseph, Mo. 

The Markee Family follow the usual 
routine of bands with the exception that 
each member plays two or more instru- 
ments, making it seem more like a big 
musical act than a band. The selec- 
tions were heartily received and two songs 
were introduced by the youngest member 
in exactly the right position to relieve 
the monotony of what would otherwise 
be a straight musical act. The selections 
are mostly of ttafcMppular variety. The 
act should be a goodfeature. 0utch. 



Geo. Holcombe's Rube Band (15). 
Musical Satire. 

30 Mins.; Full Stage (Interior). 
Olympic, Chicago. 

George Holcombe's Rube Band made its 
first local appearance in vaudeville at the 
Olympic this week. The fifteen members 
are costumed as "Rubes." Holcombe ap- 
pears as the conductor to rehearse them. 
The comedy depends upon discords in the 
music. The idea seems to be very goftt^ 
but the act is yet in crude shape, due to* 
newness. It may work out into a very 
good number. Anna Woodward, a high 
soprano, is featured with Holcombe's Band, 
and the final number is the "Lucia Sex- 
tet," receiving several encores. 

Frank Wietberg. 



"LITTLE JIMMY" LATOURELLE DEAD. 

Minneapolis, Sept. 24. 
"Little Jimmy" Latourelle, for many 
years musical director of the Unique here, 
is dead. The musician, who had composed 
several songs and light musical sketches, 
weighed 520 pounds, from which he derived 
his sobriquet. He was born in St. Paul 
thirty-five years ago. For a while he was 
musical director ;it the Majestic. He was 
a member of th«- Klks, Knights of Pythias 
and Theatneal Mechanical Association. 



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VARIETY 



WORLD BEATERS. 

Though the paper outside the Olympic 
(Pastor's) this week carries the name and 
picture of May Gebhardt, who is not with 
the "World Beaters" this season, it is 
only the name of the show and manager, 
J. Herbert Mack, that recalls the <r World 
Beaters" of the past two seasons. There 
has been a complete metamorphosis, and 
it is one thousand per cent, for the better. 
The pieces are as dissimilar as they 
possibly could be; the players assume 
altogether different characters in each, a 
most favorable contrast even though some 
are superior in the first to the second 
and vice-versa, and the comedy in the 
show along with the musical numbers is 
away from the path through which all 
burlesque companies have trod, including 
those which do not know how to leave 
the rut. 

"Wideawake Slumberland," the first 
part, should be renamed, and about ten 
minutes clipped off. It runs over an hour 
now. Were it cut down, the action would 
be much more swift. In the "Women's 
R'ghts" number, for instance, and a right 
f(<od idea it is, led by Marie Green and 
i;ay Corey, there is an utter waste of 
,ime by having the comedians parody it. 
Neither was there any plausible reason 
why Pearl Reid should have been given a 
single solo without the chorus, unless 
there is a music publishing cause. Of 
course, it allowed Miss Reid to change 
her costume, Something she should have 
done before that, since no well-regulated 
young woman, soubrette or no, elopes 
nowadays in a short skirt. 

The opening of the first part is entitled 
to marked mention. It is new for bur- 
lesque, where the impression prevails if 
you make enough noise with the raise of 
the curtain the audience will believe it's 
a good show sure. Barring the unneces- 
sary delay, during which the lights are 
withheld, and the immature manner of 
bringing daylight into the scene, the 
opening is cleverly set, both in scen- 
ery, arrangement, effects and costum- 
ing. "The Shooting Club" is an- 
other excellent number. There are 
many of these, and whether as to 
merit they are commendable or not (and 
moat are) they are entitled to credit for 
the enterprise. For the same reason, the 
author of the opener should be listed on 
the program. It is a reasonable story, 
well and brightly written and easily fol- 
lowed. 

Miss Reid, the soubrette, is typically 
soubrettish in looks, sings in a small light 
voice, and dances fairly, but doesn't 
overwork herself. The other three prin- 
cipal women, Miss Green, Genie Pollard 
and Miss Corey all have favorable chances, 
each taking care of herself capably, Miss 
Pollard particularly. After exposing her- 
self long and often in tights during the 
the first part, Genie docs a noticeable 
bit as a "tough" girl in the burlesque, 
although here also she is so anxious to 
display her figure generously that a 
"sheath" skirt is worn. Her first appear- 
ance in tights is almost funny, the suit 
being showy and a top hat resting upon 
a large mass of black hair. 

And for Heaven's sake, you Marie 
Green, unbend! You're not being starred 
in the New Theatre, and don't try to im- 
press the audience that you are 
working in burlesque because you have 
to. A smile will do you ten times the 



good that diamond horseshoe on the 
thigh does. Miss Green is a pretty 
woman, with eyes poorly made up. She 
delivers exceptionally well a long har- 
angue, well written, about the Devil 
and living pictures in the olio. The pic- 
tures are the short end of the act, except- 
ing Miss Green's expression "Behold." 
Perhaps that is a cue, though, for the 
drop to rise. Speaking of the "drop," do 
you know, Marie, you are speaking of 
Hades and pointing to a street scene with 
advertisements on it? 

Miss Green and her tights also remind 
that in the finale of the opener, a sailor 
drill, nicely costumed, three women prin- 
cipals stand in front of the lines, hiding 
from many the evolutions, when they 
might as well step over to the porch of 
the house, remaining there until the end. 
The melodramatic burlesque is "The 
$5,000 Purse," written and staged by Ed- 
win Hanford. It is of a prize fight, in 
three scenes, the second admitting of the 
stage being set with a fighting ring aboard 
a ship for the thir^d. The fight is gotten 
down to quite. quickly, the boxers "faking" 
the go in goodly fashion. They, r are Bob 
Williams and Dave Kutner, probably a 
couple of "prelim" goers who have fallen 
into something soft with the show. The 
fight could be better stage-managed. The 
knockout arrives in the* fourth round, Will- 
iams playing the heroic scrapper taking 
the count twice before effectually landing 
upon his opponent. This is too quick for 
men to whom the fight especially appeals. 
Were the bell to save Williams in the 
second fall, and hard work recuperating 
him for a quick finish to Kutner in the 
fifth, it would be more realistic. Also the 
seconds should not be Kearney and Van 
Der Koor, a couple of the principals. 
Either stage hands or minor members in 
the cast might act more appropriately 
there. 

The first scene is the arrangements for 
the fight, where an unnecessary attempt 
to "double-cross" is indulged in since it is 
not carried out after for an effect. "The 
$5,000 Purse" has been fashioned after 
"The Star Bout." 

There are several good character come- 
dians among the men. The first part 
holds four "rubes" and one "Irish," the 
latter James S. Kearney, who rises above 
all the others in the burlesque as a ward 
"heeler." Fred Russell is much better as 
a "rube" at first than as a Hebrew after, 
but the same character (Hebrew) taken 
by him in the York Comedy Four blunted 
his second appearance. 

H. E. Van Der Koor as a sort of R. C. 
Herz "Devil" in the opening and the 
villain in the burlesque, gave a capital 
performance each time. Fred Nolan is 
rather explosive in both the "Rube" and 
"Irish" parts taken, but draws the 
laughs in each. Other small roles were 
taken by the quartet. 

The several changes of costume by the 
sixteen girls are always neat, ofttimes 
pretty, if not expensive, and, due to the 
muchness in tights, the principal women 
are not called upon for a large expendi- 
ture in dress. There is too much of the 
tights- in the show. It becomes monoton- 
ous. One can almost tell each girl by 
her legs before the final curtain drops. 

Some of the choristers are good looking, 
but the first thing the Wheels should do 
next season is to open a school of in- 
struction in making-up. Some of the 
young women make siguts of themselves 



through ignorance of this important es- 
sential of stage appearance. 

Four numbers in the olio, not a strong 
one, were started off by Bohanno and 
Corey in illustrated songs, an old "fire" 
reel of pictures winning out. "The Devil 
on Art" with Miss. Green has been men- 
tioned, and that is followed by the Van 
Der Koors, who are now putting forth a 
very neat act in comedy and magic, not 
"exposing," and closing with a well- 
worked illusion, a combination of the 
cabinet disappearance and "Noah's Ark.' 
For the encore, the "mind-reading duck" 
featured in the billing, is entitled to a 
more serious burlesque. The man in the 
duck-cloth should not show his hand, but 
try to present a comical creation. 

The Yorke Comedy Four are mistaken 
from the opening medley. They need to 
bring their songs up to date. If an imi- 
tation of the Empire City Quartet is 
the object of the act, they might as well 
go through with it right, otherwise frame 
the act over altogether 1 , including fash- 
ionable and the same clothes for the three 
"straight" men. Russell, the Hebrew 
comedian, could do much more for the 
comedy were he worked up to properly. 

Mr. Mack has a first-grade show this 
season, and one which will hold the house 
to the last minute, besides containing a 
feature (the fight) which ought to draw 
a lot of money everywhere. Sime. 



FROLICSOME LAMBS. 

Did anyone wish to grow sarcastic over 
the show called "The Frolicsome Lambs" 
at the Eighth Avenue this week, it might 
be said the listing of the females on the 
program with names of different per- 
fumes was done with an ulterior object. 

The program also supplies the informa- 
tion that the organization is under the 
direction of Louis J. Oberwarth. Nothing 
else regarding the production excepting 
the first part is called "The Lambs on a 
Frolic," and the burlesque "At Monaco," 
a satire on the gambling craze at Monte 
Carlo written by Carlton and Terre, and 
numbers by Aurelia Coccia. 

If you can survive the first part, 
especially the unconscious comedy hit of 
the evening when Yetta Peters thinks she 
is singing "Dixie Dan" (almost as funny 
as when she sings "Are You Sincere?" in 
the olio to jig time) you wait as a matter 
of course to find out what is to follow. 

Just before Yetta handed the foul soak 
to Daniel of Dixie, Willard Terre informed 
Frank Carlton, Al Lavan and Joe Brown- 
ing there would be a "minstrel first part." 
There was. But Mr. Terre's announcement 
does not of a necessity make him respon- 
sible for it. The four men on four camp 
stools invert themselves into a quartet, 
each having a solo, singing "Rainbow," 
"Childhood," "O'Brien Had No Place to 
Go" and "Rosy Rambler," each receiving 
an encore — with twenty girls killing time 
in the dressing rooms! It gave a bump 
to the first part that the show never re- 
covered from, regardless of the encores, 
and it is about as gross a piece of mis- 
stage management as could be discovered 
in a long search. 

The show runs much to music, and is 
a mecca for the popular songs of popular 
publishers. The opening "operatic ensem- 
ble" is dragged out with a weary melody 
—almost weird — the orchestration depend- 
ing upon the brasses and drums, ruining 



the excellent vocal timber evident *Tve 
Taken Quite a Fancy to You," with Inci- 
dental business, is about the brightest 
moment. 

The comedy is of a flea which becomes 
loat, and a "ghoat" who frightens off the 
comedians one by one. That's all It's 
novel business. The novelty is in the use 
of it. Frank Carlton is the real comedian 
and h. secures his laughs while giving a 
likable Irishman by the over-use of "bell." 
Otherwise the show is spotlessly dean. 

In "At Monaco" more ambition is evi- 
dent in costuming and work, particularly 
at the opening, and in a combination num- 
ber of "Merry Widows," "Gibson Girls," 
etc., fairly well done for burlesque, with- 
out expensive dressing, noticeable through- 
out, May Strehl alone having spent some 
money for clothes. 

In the olio the Cardownie Sisters gave 
'♦class" with their character dancing, a&d 
might have done much for the pleee with 
an opportunity. 

Browning and Lavan for the olio offered 
some parodies and talk, about an even 
break, while Carlton and Terre got through 
easily with singing and comedy, the vaude- 
ville closing with Harry Antrim (a rather 
decent Dutchman and "cissy" life-saver 
in the ends) and Miss Peters playing 
something called "A Tarry at Tanktown," 
where Antrim gave "imitations" while 
Yetta laughed long and loudly. 

The choristers are mostly pretty and 
youthful, although poorly made-up, a fault 
extending to the female principals. Some- 
body must get to work on "The Lambs." 
At present it is a very tiresome show. 

Sime. 



NEW CENTURY GIRLS. 

"The lEtotel Thespian," by Sam Rice, 
remains the first part of John J. Moyni- 
han's "New Century Girls" this season. 
Several changes have occurred in the cast, 
but Tom Barrett, Jack McCabe, May 
Belle and Frances Bishop are retained. 

The burlesque is "Beans," also by Mr. 
Rice, and since it is of race horses, Mr. 
Rice may yet be called to account by a 
certain party for allowing "Lulu B." to 
suffer defeat at the hands-or-feet of 
"Beans." "Lulu B." is a regular horse; 
"Beans" but a "prop," very good and 
funny. 

It is in three scenes, the final one 
showing a race-track enclosure, where a 
travestied glimpse of the race is had by 
the chorus girls running past the judges' 
stand with a horse's head attached. 

Pearl M. Late, who sings "Sun Bonnet 
Sue" nicely in the opening, is poorly 
made up for a character part in the 
"horsey" sketch, while John W. Early is 
the villain here, balancing better than as 
Corse Payton before, where he is physical- 
ly disqualified for the impersonation. 
Early and Late (New Acts) are quite an 
aid to the olio. Barrett and Belle (New 
Acts) are also most important there. 

Another number in the olio, which goes 
through much more easily than the usual 
one, is Jerome and Jerome, in "Frolics 
in Frogland," having a first-class ground 
tumbler, with a new trick, and a contor- 
tionist, both enjoying a pretty setting, 
harmed through improper lighting ef- 
fects. 

Abe Goldman, in the vaudeville division, 
as an Italian has "Rosie," naturally 
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reasons. First, became "Rosie" U a 
"lemon" unless well done, and, secondly, 
became Mr. Goldman can not recite it. In 
"Marianina» and "My Brudda Sylvest" he 
it much better. This Italian erase is 
something awful when you think it over. 
James Purvis sings a few illustrated 
songs, one about "Tipperary" with slides. 
That song is so inappropriate for illustra- 
tion that the pictures can never keep pace 
with the lyrics. 

In the opening piece, six numbers are 
sung before the chorus girls (twenty) 
change costume, after which a couple of 
pretty changes occur. In the burlesque, 
excepting for a few of the young women 
(who look well but hardened) slipping 
into jockey uniform, there is no change 
st all, although the dressing scheme 
being of a mixed variety does not grow 
so monotonous. 

The yellow dresses worn by the chor- 
isters at the beginning becomes the color 
scheme of everyone, the principals also 
wearing the same shade. 

Several good numbers are sung, the 
Misses Belle and Bishop leading three 
each, while Barrett has "What's the Use 
of Dreaming" for his "dope" character. 

Charles Saunders is the "Dutchman" 
with the "Schnitxelbank** song, much bet- 
ter than his mediocre Hebrew after. 
Madge Hamilton shows her good looks 
and a "sheath" gown in the afterpiece, 
being hidden under a grotesque make- 
up previously. 

Jack McCabe is still "Jennie Russell" 
with the same performance in the opener, 
and a "straight" Irishman on the other 
end. Abe Goldman has minor parts and 
Ruby La Belle attracts some little atten- 
tion in looks as Trixie Friganza. Purvis 
plays the "Doctor/' making an excellent 
"straight" 

Miss Belle seems to be the soubrette. 
Truth to tell, Miss Belle seems too pretty 
and tall to wear short skirts. She is 
always well dressed, changing quite fre- 
quently, even putting on a black costume 
for a few moments of a finale. In "Marie," 
Miss Belle has the "mirror" effect, with a 
glass too small. 

Of the musical numbers "My Dream of 
U. S. A.," sung by Purvis, brings the 
most applause, and "Good-bye, Antonio," 
led by Miss Bishop, is semi-Oriental with 
the girls just dodging a real "cooch." 

The show pleases rather well. It is 
carrying a very competent cast, and em- 
bodies a great deal of first-rate slang, 
without palpable effort made for effect 
in it, always a saving grace. The bur- 
lesque contains good legitimate amuse- 
ment. Sime. 



AMATEUR NIGHT REPLACED. 

Newark was billed this week with the 
news that "amateur nights" would be 
instituted in Waldmann's on Tuesday of 
esch week. 

Amateur nights have been started in 
the Empire, Newark (Western Burlesque 
Wheel), taking place on Friday. The 
Easterners' move is accepted as an indi- 
cation that there is hot opposition to come 
in that town. The Empire was opened 
for Western burlesque at the beginning of 
the current season under the management 
of the Miner Estate, although it played 
Western Burlesque shows under the aus- 
pices of the Empire Circuit Company for 
a while last season. 



RUNAWAY GIRLS. 

In the "production" department Clark's 
"Runaway Girls" offering this season is 
very light, although the cast is a large 
one, and the pieces develop a fair quan- 
tity of comedy. The costuming has been 
slighted very much. The six show girls 
appeared early in the opening piece in 
evening gowns, wore them intermittently 
through that part and appeared twice in 
the burlesque with the same clothes and 
wore them again for the finale. 

Almost the only numbers adequately 
dressed were "My Irish Maid" in the first 
part and the opening of the burlesque, 
where the costuming scheme is taken 
bodily from "The Three Twins." From 
that piece also cOmes "My Zu Zu Man" 
(words and music by Peter S. Clark), 
which is ah 'adaptation of "Yama Yama," 
and a rather close copy, even to the stag- 
ing Of the number and the dressing of the 
chortic. Estelle ' Rose, who led *b« num- 
ber, gave what amounted to ah imper- 
sonation of Bessie McCoy in the original. 
Miss Rose had the pick of the selections. 
The "Zu Zu" song and "Hurrah for the 
Beautiful Sea" were the musical hits of 
the show. In the latter Miss Rose wore 
a bathing costume that went the limit 
in its display of her figure. Miss Rose 
was also down for a "Salome" dance, the 
program announcing that she would make 
a costume change in full view of the audi- 
ence. At the Olympic, Brooklyn, last 
week the act was not shown. 

Two Hebrew comedians, practically un- 
supported by other funmakers, is an un- 
usual arrangement. The pair are Milton 
Schuster and Joe Perry. In the first part 
they had several telling "bits" with Frank 
Damsel; one of the best being the scene 
with the lawyer, but this was dragged 
out. Tt could have been worked up much 
more swiftly. Schuster and Perry are 
funny enough Hebrews, but they make 
use of a great deal of ancient material. 
"Imaginary" talk occupied at least five 
minutes of the burlesque opening and 
kept cropping up together with the full 
routine of money changing. Frank Gra- 
ham was out of the first part altogether, 
but extracted a good percentage of laughs 
from a clean tramp role in the burlesque. 
A male quartet had small parts as con- 
cerned the comedy of the pieces, but they 
gave a good deal of strength to the sing- 
ing ensemble and filled in an olio num- 
ber agreeably. Ruby Marion was given 
a wretched introduction with a bit of talk 
that left her rather flat. Lottie Stone 
and Frances Farr made a pretty "sister" 
pair, leading several numbers with ani- 
mation, and Edith Randall easily took the 
honors for vocal excellence. It was she 
who led the pretty Irish song. 

A military drill closed the burlesque. 
The drilling was fairly well done, but the 
uniforms were most untidy. Neverthe- 
less it made a better finale than the close 
of the first part, which was extremely 
tame, the curtain falling upon a rather 
quiet number, with the stage all but ob- 
literated by dark-colored light. 

A first rate olio of six acts filled in 
between pieces. Perry and Elliott opened 
with an amusing conversation turn fol- 
lowed by the capital "Risley" act of the 
Famous Livingstons. Marion and Thomp- 
son won out easily with their brass music 
and Frank Graham and Edith Randall 
with novelty songs, travesty and costume 
changes did very well, although the trav- 



esty on "The Thief" could be immensely 
improved. The act has plenty of variety 
and not a little novelty. 

The Bowery Comedy Quartet, holding 
pretty closely to their singing and mak- 
ing the comedy subordinate pleased and 
the "Parisian Novelty Girls," a novelty 
"girl" number from "The Merry -go- 
Round," were the others. Ruth. 



LINCOLN SQUARE. 

"Can Morris keep it up?" seems to be 
the most often asked query by "wise" 
visitors to the Lincoln Square. For this, 
the third week of variety up where the 
electrics scream "Blaney," there is an- 
other corking vaudeville show. 

The best spokesman for the Lincoln 

Square was the audience Monday night, a 

most remarkable one in point of size for 

the third 1 week of a new house, tt points 

•cut that good vaudeville is drawing. 

To one whose ears have been assailed 
for months with "Morris is a good agent, 
but he can't put a show together," there's 
a whole lot of answers in the Lincoln 
Square program this week. Somebody 
must back, water, for no one will deny 
that this week's bill was placed together 
by an expert. 

Even the default of Howard and Bar- 
rison redounded to Morris, the theatre 
and George Fuller Golden (New Acts), 
who occupied the vacancy. There is no 
one in vaudeville who could have given 
more amusement' than Mr. Golden did, 
honest, legitimate laughter, without 
"song plugging" details. 

It's useless attempting to call any num- 
ber "the big hit." There's a reason for 
each of the enormous successes scored. 
Mr. Golden appeared before Cliff Gordon, 
the latter also a monologist, yet ClifT did 
mightily, although, no doubt, the edge had 
been taken off his single discourse. In a 
like manner Felix and Caire scored like 
a battering ram on a rampage, but the 
audience had been prepared for apprecia- 
tion by the excellent program up to their 
position, the next to last. 

And Tim McMahon's "Watermelon 
Girls" walked on the stage at 11:10 to 
close the show, doing so at 11:23, when 
the pictures followed, the bill having 
slipped through without a halt or miss. 
When one can sing a ballad at 11:10 and 
still hold the house, the house likes the 
show. It happened in the "Watermelon 
Girls," who are working as though oiled, 
such is the smoothness. 

The noticeable point in the entire pro- 
gram is the improvement seen in Amelia 
Caire. Felix does his usual good work, 
though holding to Richard Carle's "Spring 
Chicken," long since forgotten, but Miss 
Caire has redeemed herself as Bessie Mc- 
Coy in the "Yama Yama" number, and as 
Georgia Caine in ''Miss Hook of Hol- 
land" — that wa9. 

"The Great Barnold" (Barnold's Dogs) 
wa9 entitled to that new billing after the 
reception as the "monk" removed the 
"drunk," and Daisy (Lloyd) Wood (New 
Acts), appearing "No. 3," secured plaud- 
its without stint, flowers, and the audi- 
ence caught a glimpse of "Ma Lloyd." 

Maud Hall Macy, with two new people 
assisting, put it over with "The Magpie 
and the Jay," Francis Conlin playing the 
"rube." He may do for those who see it 
the first time, but makes the character 
too gawkish. Mrs. Clara Reynolds Smith 



does fairly well in the easy role of the 
sister. 

Halliday and Curley in "The Battle of 
Too Soon" are taking mighty fine care 
of Gallager and Barrett's former laugh- 
ing hit. Halliday is an excellent 
"straight," and Curley as an Irishman is 
in his element. 

Mr. and Mrs. Nello opened the show 
with juggling by Mr. Nello, who has sev- 
eral good tricks, one new, but is not cer- 
tain, and does not work quickly, having an 
unfortunate habit of bowing after each 
feat, but the act did quite well for an 
opening "dumb" number. It should be 
shortened. Bime. 



COLONIAL. 

Aside from the fact that the Orpheum 
Road Show is having its first presentation 
of the season, the interesting detail of this 
week's bill is the disclosure that Eva 
T&i.guay and her ^Salome" dance ban" 
about got to the end of their rope aa 
drawing cards. Time was during the sum- 
mer when the act monopolized the interest 
of every show it played in. That waa 
during the summer. Perhaps with the 
coming of autumn the madness of vaude- 
ville audiences in search of warm weather 
entertainment has passed. Certainly the 
demonstration accorded the cylonic one at 
Wednesday night's performance was far 
from enthusiastic, even perfunctory and 
the curtain calls stopped at "No. &" Well, 
it raised quite a breeze while it lasted. 
Only part of the Orpheum Show is given 
this week, Tanguay and Karno's "Night 
in an English Music Hall" being outsiders. 
If one isVable to guess from the rest of 
this week's bill, the traveling organization 
is going to be a first rate comedy show. 

Work and Ower open the bill in quite 
the most remarkable comedy acrobatic 
number ever seen in "one." Some of the 
eccentric tumbling is fairly hair raising 
in its daring And a few feats in two 
high work were almost as striking. The 
pair are never idle and the routine is 
run off with amazing swiftness. 

Ray Cox (No. 2) has a new opening 
for her talking and singing act. It is a 
lecture on the subject of "Suffragettes," 
and its occasional reference to topical cam- 
paign matters won laughs. The stories 
about "Jeff" have been shelved for the 
most part but the two given were well 
received. It was the "baseball" talk by 
the slangy college girl at the finish that 
clinched the "Dixie Girl's" success. 

Charles and Fannie Van (No. 4) scored 
the comedy hit of the first half with theii 
"A Case of Emergency." Charles Van's 
"stage carpenter" is a screamingly funny 
creation and the handling of the admirable 
situation is extremely skillful. The act 
is bound to be a sure-fire comedy number 
all over. 

Merian's Canine Players was a veritable 
whirlwind of novelty and surprise. Every 
minute brought a new wonder and the 
constant shift of scene and ceaseless by- 
play of action kept the house at'top pitch 
of interested attention. The act is a 
marvel of stage management and animal 
training, with rich comedy and spectacular 
interest. 

Next to closing and following Eva Tan- 
guay, Milt Wood did extremely well, with 
his clever dancing and s-ingrng turn, and 
The Karno Company made a faBt and 
hilarious closing number as usual. 

Ruth. 



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VARIETY 



FIFTH AVENUE. 

The use of a light comedy talking 
sketch to close an important show is a 
risky proceeding under any circumstances. 
When the sketch is a new one the hazard 
is doubled. Certainly the placing of Vio- 
let Black and Company (New Acts) in 
that position at the Fifth Avenue this 
week is far from satisfactory to the 
number. The latter half of the show 
does not go very well, partly from this 
cause and partly because of the presence 
of Ezra Kendall with a new monologue 
(New Acts) which needs a good deal of 
brushing up. Selma Braatz was the third 
of the newcomers, the little juggler mak- 
ing a reappearance on this side. 

Except for Quintan and Mack and Fred 
Walton and Company, the latter in an on- 
accustomed place, "No. 2," the show is 
practically without ecciedy, Ed^rda 
Davis having a spot midway in the eve- 
ning with his very heavy playlet "All 
Riven Meet at Sea." 

The hit is the Hawaiian Trio, held over 
for the second week at this house. The 
novelty musical act has caught on firmly. 
Tuesday evening with an audience that 
appeared hard to move they almost held 
up the show. It would seem that the 
special scene which they use only for a 
moment or two could be more profitably 
employed at the end of the act. The 
transition from a pretty and appropriate 
background to a rather incongruous in- 
terior drop dispels the "atmosphere,* 
which is capitally established at the open- 
ing. The very agreeable singing of the 
trio wins immediate approval, while the 
odd accompaniment gives the turn a 
pleasing favor of oddity. 

Alexis and Schall have material enough 
in their dancing, acrobatics, singing and 
contortion to fill out their time allowance 
without resorting to dialogue. The ex- 
change of talk has little to recommend it 
and the turn would go better as a "dumb** 
act. Fortunately the talk Is held within 
limits and does not affect the speed, while 
a good finish gets the pair off splendidly. 
For an opening number they did un- 
commonly well. 

Fred Walton describes himself neatly 
in a new program line 'The pantomimic 
paradox — the man who talks without 
speaking." That's what he does. By his 
skillful pantomime as the toy soldier, he 
makes every movement count in the de- 
velopment of the quaint little "Cissie's 
Dream." A partly new cast surrounds Mr. 
Walton. Reba Harrison is the French 
doll, a graceful dancer and pantomimist. 
Alfred Hemming is still the Dude doll. 

"All Rivers Meet at Sea" furnishes un- 
limited opportunity for tall acting, but the 
story and characters are rather unconvinc- 
ing. One is inclined to accept under pro- 
test the character of Kern, the "fiend" 
who wrecked the domestic happiness of 
Joaquin and then lived on his bounty, or 
the divorced wife of the latter who comes 
to work as a servant in his home. Mr. 
Davis calls the piece a tragic triumph. It 
is neither, but it is a triumph of lux- 
urious stage setting. Ordinarily a stage 
drawing-room is a barren prospect, but Mr. 
Davis has made his look like a human 
habitation. The handling of lights give 
the scene all the effect of a rich painting. 

Quinlan and Mack with their "Traveling 
Dentist" scored a laughing success in a 
show where that element was far from 
being strong. Rush. 



125TH STREET. 

"Salome" is still a feature at many 
houses. Probably as most it is giving the 
bill the same moistening as at the up- 
town house this week. With a vaudeville 
act in place of the "bunk," this week's 
bill would be entirely satisfactory there. 

Frank A. Gotch and Company, in "AH 
About a Bout," is the program's big num- 
ber. For a feature it leaves little to be 
desired. There Isn't a great deal to the 
sketch proper, but what there is is good, 
wholesome stuff, without the usual thug- 
gery that is brought into athletic acts. 
The wrestling match is away ahead of the 
boxing bouts that have been shown for 
vaudeville use. There is nothing repulsive 
even to women. The excitement is held 
at just as keen a pitch. A prettier built 
man than Gotch, the champion, in his 
-wrestling togs, would- b* hard-to-Aw* and 
his cat-like actions were followed with 
great interest. The surprising feature, 
however, is that Gotch handles his lines 
just as easily as he does his wrestling 
partner. George Porter Smith and Joseph 
Burton also did some commendable work, 
and the remainder of the cast is entirely 
adequate. 

Elfle Fay sang four songs and after it 
was all over you just sat back and won- 
dered what it was all about. The Fay 
trade-mark, "The Belle of Avenue A," 
was the only one that brought any re- 
turns ot all. For the rest, it was a little 
"mugging," a distorted arrangement of 
the hair and a hurried exit. The hurried 
exit became very popular. Miss Fay re- 
marked, "I'm getting too stout to work." 
Maybe she is, but there's something the 
matter, that's certain. 

George B. Reno and Company's acro- 
batics have been gradually weeded out 
until now none remains. The object is to 
get the laughs. Monday night they were 
successful. The appearance of the outfit 
alone is funny enough. The midget is still 
retained; also the fat man (not the same 
as when last seen). A tall, thin man has 
been added, and a good-looking woman 
sings and dances acceptably. 

"Joseph Adelman," the program reads, 
which would give the impression that it 
was a single act. There are three women 
besides the man. Two are quite as busy 
as Mr. Adelman. It is a musical specialty. 
Toy instruments are used at the opening. 
They do not make the best music as may 
be imagined, but it passes on the novelty. 
The xylophones at the finish pulled the 
act through nicely. 

Howell and Scott opened with talk and 
parodies. The parodies did well enough, 
but the talk is not funny, and wasn't 
even when new. A burlesque on "Sa- 
lome" and the "Merry Widow" did better. 
Lew Sully got on friendly terms with the 
house early and remained so throughout. 
La Sylphe did the "Salome" to an inat- 
tentive although quiet audience. Murphy 
and Francis wait too long before dancing. 
The stepping is of the right sort. As 
soon as they go into action they have 
things their own way. Until then, the 
number moves slowly. Dash. 



KEElfEY'S. 

It is two years since Keeney's patrons 
have been treated to a vaudeville show of 
the same caliber as the one presented at 
the house this, its opening week of the 
season. In accordance with the show it 
may be also stated it has been seldom so 
completely filled on a Tuesday evening. 
The "good show" report travels as fast 
as the proverbial bad news. 

Edna May Spooner was chosen as the 
headliner. A better one could not have 
been found. Miss Spooner has a tremen- 
dous following across the Bridge, where 
they are as loyal to their favorites as they 
are in Harlem. Also Miss Spooner's offer- 
ing is the latest theatrical erase "The 
(She) Devil." The sketch itself was fol- 
lowed with much interest, although there 
is no action in it. It consists entirely of 
dialogue woven together by. innumerable, 
epigrams, some bright, some amusing; a 
few true and just about as many incom- 
prehensible. Miss Spooner's "Devil" suited 
the Brooklynites down to the ground, as 
would anything she might have attempted. 
Edwin M. Racey was the only member of 
the cast who managed to hide all trace of 
"stock" training. He played carefully with 
a well defined idea of what he was doing. 
Not so with Maud Dickerson, little beyond 
amateurish. 

Virginia Earl is showing what is almost 
an entirely new specialty. She is billed 
as a single act although using a male as- 
sistant (no name given) for the finish. 
Miss Earl renders three very good num- 
bers finely. "It Looks Like a Big Night 
To-night" was the best. She has a "prop" 
lamp- post in the number and gets some 
good fun out of it. "The Devil" and "Sa- 
lome" have been selected by Miss Earl as 
subjects for burlesque. Her assistant, a 
man of unusual height, appears as "The 
Devil" and summons before him "Salome." 
Miss Earl wears little more than the regu- 
lation string of beads. The talk is bright 
and snappy. Some runs to punning and 
this should be eliminated. With a little 
working it should turn out entertainment 
of the right sort. One of Miss Earl's early 
songs should be taken out, which would 
bring her more quickly to the finish. 

The Kellinos in "Risley" acrobatics 
closed the program, and what a closing act 
it is! It will hold any audience in their 
seats at the finish. Emil Subers was best 
liked when he was singing. He has two 
very good numbers and handles them ex- 
cellently. Subers is funny to look at and 
he has a peculiar smooth darky dialect 
that is distinctly his own. 

Joseph Hart's "Rain Dears," with Maude 
Dunn leading, went through well. Miss 
Dunn is not over strong as to voice, but 
her dancing is up to the mark and she 
sets a lively pace for the girls to follow. 
The Two Hardts did fairly well as an 
opener with burlesque feats of strength. 
A better finish should be secured. Pearl 
and Yoscu and John T. Kelly and Co. are 
under New Acts. Dash. 



ALUAMBRA. 



Hackeuschmldt reopens in London Oct. 
15. He was going to the North Pole for 
his health, but missed the boat. Instead, 
"Hack" went to Italy, where he continued 
to complain of the treatment received in 
America. The "treatment" referred to is 
supposed to be his defeat by Frank Gotch. 



What are the effects of "song plugging" 
in a first-class vaudeville house. The an- 
swer to this question may be readily as- 
certained at the Alhambra. The bill 
when laid out was probably figured to 
run in the neighborhood of eleven o'clock. 
Extra time for the exploiting of songs 
was very likely not calculated. Conse- 



quently the program is stretched out 
until half after eleven, and becomes very 
tiresome before it is finished. Jack Nor- 
worth, Harry Cooper and Lillian Shaw 
were the offenders. Although the latter 
can hardly be classed as a "plugger," she 
merely makes capital out of the always 
present few who think they ought to be 
on the stage, but haven't got the nerve. 

It is a close race between Norworth and 
Cooper. Jack is carrying a quartet 
dressed in sailor costume who sit in the 
box and fool the audience for a moment. 
Harry carries no assistants but does a 
"Family Theatre" by throwing the words 
of the chorus on the sheets. Both the 
men are adepts at this work and they got 
plenty of amusement out of it, but the 
appreciation came for the most part from 
the upper portion of the house. All the 
fun derived was not worth the whistling 
and general ' racket it caused. 

Clayton White and Marie Stuart closed 
the intermission in "Cherie" and they were 
the legitimate hit of the evening. The 
playlet is aglow with bright understand- 
able slang phrases which gain weight 
through Mr. White's delivery. Miss 
Stuart runs evenly with White and puts 
over several laughs on her own account. 
Just a word to the girls; catch that gown 
Miss Stuart is wearing and dont overlook 
the hat. When she says she just returned 
from Paris you won't doubt it. Pauline 
Taylor is acceptable as the wife, while 
Oscar Bates as the husband is there, and 
that's all. 

"The Naked Truth" is still running too 
long. There are one or two bits that 
could be extracted without being missed 
and it would tend to quicken the pace. 
Harry Davenport is the one big, bright 
spot in the performance and saves the 
"production." He is a bully Scotchman, 
while his work all through keeps the 
piece alive. 

De Biere was in the third position and 
did exceedingly well. There is little to 
say about the offering. It is almost iden- 
tical with that shown by Horace Goldin, 
trick for trick. De Biere doesnt work 
with the same speed that Goldin does and 
the act is not on quite as an elaborate 
a scale, but this is not to say that the 
tricks are not well done. They are, de- 
cidedly so. The mystic clock trick, not 
used by Goldin, was very well worked and 
caused some thinking. 

Miss Shaw besides being handicapped 
by an early position (second) was suffer- 
ing from a severe cold which kept her 
pretty well away from the high notes. 
She pulled through very nicely, however, 
singing five songs. 

Jack Norworth did very little talking. 
He devoted most of the time to a new 
sailor song. Besides the sailor quartet 
in one of the boxes, Jack is employing an 
accompanist who officiates at a baby- 
grand on the stage. He was his usual 
hit in Harlem. 

The Empire City Quartet with a bud- 
get of new songs, and a very funny piece 
of business of Hsrry Cooper's with the 
violin hit 'em hard. 

George McManus and The Czaress 
Life Cuards are under New Acts. Mar- 
seilles showed his contortions at the open- 
ing. Dash. 



The Arlington Four have been booked 
for forty-four weeks by the United through 
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Adair * Dolln, Bsrnum A Bailey. C. R. 
Adair. Art. Hagenbeck- Wallace. 0. B. 
Adams, afabsllo, Colombia, Oloclnnstl. 
Adelya, Boa Se9, Champaign, 1U. 
ogee, John, Rlngllag Bros., 0. B. 
Alberto, Baraum A Bailey. C. B. 
Alburtuo ft sillier, Alhambra, Paris. 
Aldo A Vsnnerson, Fair, Coblesklll, N. Y. 
Aleiaadra A Bertie, 41 Aero Laae, London. Rag. 
AJtmsn A McFarland, Alma, Birmingham, Ala. 
Andoraon, Madge, Oct. 4, Majestic, Sioux City. 
Alloa, A. D., Co., Orpboum, Boston, Pa. 
Alien, Ed, Campbell Bros., a B. 
Allen, sVerle A Violet, MS R. 14. N. T. 
Allen, Loon A Bertie. Ill Central, Oeknah, Win. 
Allison, Mr! A Mrs., Grand, fhdianspolls. 
Alpha Trio, 67 So. Clark, Chicago. 
Alpine Troupe, Colo Rroo., C. B. 
Alrona Boiler Trio, 969 Hemlock, Brooklyn. 
Alvano, Madame A Co., West Mlddlotown, O. 
Alvsros Troupe, Singling Bros.. 0. B. 
Abearettaa, Three, Jaroay UUee, B. B. 
AJvln, Frank, Hopkins, Louisville. 
Aleord. Ned, RlngUng Brno., C. B. 
Americsn Dancers, Six, Alhambra, N. Y. 
American Trio, Gem, Newark, N. J., lndef. 
American Newsboys Quartet, Richmond Hotel, 

Chicago. 
Anderoon A Goloea, Orpboum, Allentown. 
Archer,' Ohio, Bijou, Newark, Ohio, tadof. 
Ardell Broo., 914 Sandals, Canton, O. 
Ardo, RlngUng Broo., 0. R. 
Ardo A Bddo, 600 B. 84, New York. 
Arlaona Troupe, 881 B. 18, N. Y. 
Arlington Four, Proctor's, Albany. 
Armstrong A Levering. Empire Burleoquera, B. B. 
Armstrong A Tome, Orpboum, Kansas City. 
Arnold A Felix, Jamaica, L. I. 
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Aabuma. Throe. SBS Beacon, Somerrflle, Mass. 
Anson, The, FT Hoygato. Southend on Sea, Bug. 
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I^ndoa. Bngland. 
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Ayres, Howard, 2411 So. Alder, Phils. 
Mam, Banna A Bailey, 0. B. 



Boeder, La Velio Trio, Orphenm, Omshs. 

Bachmaa, Mario, Grand, Los Angeles, lndef. 

Baemstoln. Harry, Bijou. Bodno, Win., lndef. 

Baker, Harry, Muskegon, Mich. 

Bsker Troupe. Singling Bros.. 0. R. 

Bonks Breaselle Duo, VaudoTllle, Dayton. O. 

Baanacka, The. Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 

Banyan, Alfred, G. O. H., Reading, Ps. 

Barnes A Crawford, Keith'*, Utlca. 

Bsrry A Hughes, Oct. 4, Orpheum, Butte. 

Berry ft Wolford, Poll's, New Dstoo. 

Battle, Carl Wra., Keith's, Portlsnd, Me. 

Barnee A Conwoy. City Sports, B. B. 

Bsrnes A Levins. Little Rock. Ark. 

Barr, Ethel A Co., Keith's, Cleveland. 

Barron. Rnby. 20 E. 88, N. Y. 

Batro A MrCoe. 810 No. Second, Reading. 

Bates, George, Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 

Bawn, Ilarry, Empire, Camberwell, S. B.. Loo 

don. Rug. 
Bejer, Boo, A Bro., Armory, Blnghamton. 
Beard, Billy. Geo. Primrose's Minstrel*. 
BeauTolo, Arthur, A Co.. Majestic, Ft. Worth. 
Beocbor A Mayo, Lyric, Brldgeton. N. J. lndef 
Belford. Al O., Frank A. Bobbins, C. B. 
Belford Broo.. RlngUng Bros., 0. B. 
BeU, Chas,, RlngUng, Bros., 0. B. 
Ren. Hanoi. Feme. New Costle. Ind. 
Bellclolr Bros., Msnchester, Bog. 
Bella, The. Barnum A Bailey. C. B. 
Berry A Berry, Greet Volley, N. Y. 
Big City Quartette, Orpheum, Salt Lake. 
Bimbos, The, Bijou. Qulncj, 111. 
Blmm, Bomm, Brrr, Bennett's, Hsmllton. 
Blnney A Chapman. Lyric, Lebanon. Tenn.. lndef 
Block Pottl Troubadours, Winston Sslem, N. O. 
Blamphln A D>br. Golden Crooks, B. B. 
Bijou Comedy Trio. Wateoo'a Bnrlosqnero, B. R 
Blosett A Scott, Oct. 8, Orpheum, Denver. 
Blsck A White Trio. Auditorium. Maiden. Msss. 
Bolitee, The. 1512 Hoe. Bronx, N. Y. 

BoroOa, Arthur, Bsrnum A Bslley, C. R. 

Bowen A Floronao, Wondorland Pk., Rovora. 

Moos., lndef. 
Bowery Comedy Quar., Runaway Girls, B. B. 
Rorslnl Troupe. Hsgeuherk Wallace, C. B. 
Bowen Broo., Majestic, Chicago. 
Bowers, Wslters A Crooker, Orpheum, Sioux City. 
Boyco, Jock, 1563 Broodwoy, N. Y. 
Boyd*. Two. 1260 So. Decotnr. Montgomery. Ala 
Brodna A Derrick. Barnum A Bailey, a B. 
Bradley A Doris, Bornnm A Bailey, C. B. 
Brays, The. Campbell Bran., 0. B. 
Brady A Maponey, Irwin's Big Show, B. B. 
Broon, Harry, Poll'o, Springfield. 
Brtgham, Anna B., 28 Excbsnge, Blngbsmton, 
Brian. L. B.. SB. Haymarkot. London, Bug. 
Brlooon. Alice, Bornum A Boiley, C. B. 
BrittoR, Sadie, Coliseum, Burlington, la., tadof. 



Brooks A Denton, 670 6th, N. Y. 

Brooks & V odder. Grand, Portlsnd. 

Brotherhood, Bsrlowe A Co., Elm Farm, B. Brook- 

field; Msss. -*' 

Browne, Botbwell, 407 W. 123, N. Y. 
Brown, R. Jay, Orpheum, Mansfield, 0* 
Brown. George, Barnum A Bailey, C. R. 
Brunettes, Cycling, Grand Canton, 0. 
Buoh Broe., Hurtig A gesmojv N. Y. 
Burke, John A Mae, 4, Orpheum, Kansas City. 
Burke, John 1'., Flood's Park. Baltimore. 
Buckley's Dogs. RlngUng Bros., C. R. 
Burros A Clara, Barnum A Bailey, C. R. 
Burnham, Cbas. C, A Co., Bijou, Dubuque, la. 
Burns A Emerson. 1 Place Bolcdleu. Parte. 
Burt. Olenn, Champagne Girls. B. It. 
Burton A Burton, Al Beeves, B. R. 
Burton, Hughes A Burton, 532 Stanton. Nllee, O. 
Burton A Vass, Champagne Girls, B. R. 
Busch, Johnny, Jr., Trio, Keith's, Phlla. 
Busb A Elliott, Bijou, Bayonne, N. J. 
Bussler. Walter H., Orphla, Madison. Wis., lndef. 
Burtlnoo, The, RlngUng Broe., C. R. 
Buxton. Chas., Crystal, ilenasba. Wis., lndef. 
Byers A Hermann, Majestic, Chicago. 
Byron A Langdon, Olympic, Chicago. 



Cain Sl«t»r«. Empire. Yonngstown, O.. lndef 
Callahan A 8t. George, 8tratford, London, Eng. 
Campbell A Brady. Hastings' Big Show, B. B. 
Carbrey Bros.. Cook's, Rochester. 
Carllln. Leo, Variety, N. Y. C. 



Darwin, RlngUng Bros., C. * R.- 
Davenport, John, Yankee Robinson, C. R. 
Davenport, May, Touring Germany. 
Davenport, Stick ft Norma, John Robinson's. C ■ 
Davenport, Victoria A Orrtu, Barnum A Bailey. 
Davis, Floyd*." Temple, Boulder. Col., lndef 
Davis, H., Air-Dome, Murphysboro, 111., lndef. 
Davis, Mark A Laura, New Sun, Springfield, O. 
Day. Carita, 822 Mott Ave., N. Y. 
Dean, Al, Barnum A Bailey, C. R. 
Delves, Harry A Co., Automaton. Bergen Beaeh 
Dell A Miller, Hippodrome. Buffalo, lndef. 
De Cortet A Kego, Alrdome, Columbus, Ga. 
Oe Haven, Sextet, Orpheum, Los Angeles. 
De Hollls ft Valdora, Colonial Belles. B. R. 
Delmore A Darrell. Lyric, Lincoln, Neb. .. 
De Veau, Hubert, 364 Prospect PI., Brooklyn. 
De Velde A Zelda, Pair, Blnghamton. 
Denman, George, Barnum ft Bailey, C. R. 
Deuker, Rose, Behman Show, B. R. 
De Monlo ft Belle, Family, Cambridge, O. 
* Be Mario. RIngHng Bros., -C. B. 
De Young, Tom. 156 E. 113. N. Y. 
Diamond, Jim, Kentucky Belles, B. R. 
Diamond ft Smith, Coliseum, New Castle, Pa. 
Diericke Bros., Crescent, Champagne. III. 
Dlllae. Max, RlngUng Bros., C. R. 
Dollar Troupe, Barnum ft Bailey, C. R. 
Donnelly ft Hot all, N. Y. Stars, B. R. 
Doherty, Lillian, Wlntergsrten, Berlin, Oor. 
Dohn, Robert, Barnum ft Bailey, C. R. 
Doll, Alice Lyndon, Oct. 5, Grand, Indianapolis. 
Dona van, Emma, Hagenbeck-Wallaee. C. R. 
Dority, Joggling, O. H., Canton, O. 
Dorsch ft Russell, "604 S. Belmont. Newark, N. J. 
Dove A Lee, Imperial, B. R. 
Downey, Leslie T., Dreamsland, Racine. Wte. 
Drew, rwnthy. Tlvoll, Cape Town. 8. A. 
Drew, Lowell B., 4229 Pecuin. Roxhornuph, Phlla. 
Du Ball Bros., Hatbaway's, New Bedford. 
Dudley, 0. R., Crystal, Ind.. lndef. 
Dunbars, Four, G. O. H., Wheeling. W. Va. 
Duncan, A. ()., Orpheum, Oakland. 
Duncan, Tom. RlngUng Bros.. C. R. 
Dunham, Jack, City Sports, B. R. 
Dunedln Troupe. 418 Strand, London, W. C, Eng 
Dunn, Harvey, De Rue Bros.' Minstrels. 
Dupres, Fred, Garrlck. Wilmington, Del. 
Dutoua, Three, RlngUng Bros., C. R. 



Eckel ft Dupree, Temple, Taunton, Mass. 
Eckhoff ft Gordon. Rice ft Barton's Gaiety, B. R. 
Edgertons. The, Orpheum. New Orleans. 
Edlnger 8isters, R. F. D. No. 1, Trenton, N. J. 
Edwards. Davis ft Co.. K. ft P. 12Mb St.. N. Y. 
Edwards, Fred R., Arcade. Brownsville, Pa. 
Kd wards. M. ft C. E., Hippodrome, Buffalo, lndef. 
Rgenor. Fred. Bsrnum ft Bailey. C. R. 
Elastic Trio. Majestic. Pittsburg, lndef. 
Kl Corts, Cook's, Rochester. 



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Carlln ft Otto. Poll's, New,|ua?eo. 
Csrrle. Mile.. Orpheum, Salit^fcake. 
Carmen, Frank, Star, Seattle., 
Carmen Sisters, Empire, Bsn Francisco, lndef. 
Carroll ft Judge Trio, RlngUng Bros., C. R. 
CarroU, Nettle, Barnum ft Bailey, C. R. 
Carr Trio, Orpheum, Edmonton; Alberta, Can. 
Carson ft WUlard, Colonial, Richmond, Vs. 
Carter, Chas. J., "Milton,** Queens. Sydney, Aus. 
Cased ft De Verne, Bijou, Superior, Wis. 
Cssey ft Le Clair, Blaney's, Yonkera. 
Oaloot, 74 Grove rood, Claphsm Psrk, London. 
Cborlo, Doris, FoUleo of tho Day B. R. 
ChlnquUls, Princess, Shorevlew Pk., Jamaica, L. I. 
"Christopher, Chris., 49 fitb Ave., Chicago. 
Oharch City Four, Strolling Players, B. R. 
Claire, Ina, Oct. 12, Colonial, Lawrence, Mass. 
Clark ft Sebastian. Bsrnum ft BsUey, O. R. 
Clsrke, Wilfred, Memphis, Tenn. 
Olsrks, Three. RlngUng Bros., C. R. 
Claudius ft Scarlet, Majestic, Milwaukee. 
Clayton ft Drew, Bijou, Oshkosb, Wis. 
Clifford ft Burke, Orpboum, Des Moines. 
OUfford, George A., Comedy, Brooklyn, lndef. 
Cogsn ft Bancroft, Oct. 4, Dominion, Winnipeg. 
Cole, Bert, Hagenbeck-Wallaee. 0. R. 
Coleman ft La Mont, Hippo Rink, Birmingham. 
"College Girls," Columbia. Cincinnati. 
Colllno, Eddie. Oshkosb, Wis., lndef. 
Collins ft Brown, Grsnd, Indianapolis. 
"Colonial Septette," Bijou, Battle Creek. 
Columbia Musical Trio, De Rue Bros.' Minstrels. 
Conley, Anna ft Effle, Poll's, Springfield, Msss. 
Connors, George, Bsrnum ft Bslley, O. R. 
Connelly, Mr. ft Mrs. B., Orpheum, Salt Lake. 
Connelly, Edward, Lake Suuapoe, N. H., lndef. 
Connelly ft Webb, Orpheum, Omaha. 
Conway ft Leland, Alhambra, Paris, Frsnco. 
Cook, Frank, Austin ft Stone's, Boston, lndef. 
Cooke ft Rothert, Orpheum, Salt Lake. 
Cooper, Harry L., WlUlams' Imperials, B. R. 
Corbett, Lswrence. Scenic, Waltham, Maas. 
Corellls, Three, Hagenbeck-Wallaee, 0. R. 
Oornnllss, Eight, RlngUng Bros., 0. R. 
Courtney ft Dunn, 232 E. IS. N. Y. C. 
Cralgs, Musical Oct. 12, Dominion. Winnipeg. 
Cremes, De Witt, Msin, Peorls, III. 
Creswell. W. P., Oct. 5, Fair. Sedalla, Mo. 
Cressy ft Dayne, Ogtfkeooi, Omaha. 
Oronln, Mortis,. 31 Alfred Place. London, ■ngJaud. 
Oummlngs ft Herley. Unique, Los Angolan, ladof. 
Curtis, Sam J., ft Co., Poll's, Worcester. 
Curzon Sisters. Circus. Schuman, Berlin. Ger. 
Cuttys, Musical, K. ft P.'s Stb Ave., N. Y. 



D'Alvlnl. Rocky Point ft, I., lndef. tf? , 

Dsly ft O'Brien. 41$ Strand, London, Eng. 

Dalllvette ft Co., 0. H., NoVwalk. O. 

Dale. Wm., Crystsl, Elkbsrt, Ind., lndef. 

Darling. Pbtl, Sells- Floto. C. R. 

Darrow, Stuart, Mr. ft Mrs., Bennett's, London. 



FUlotts. The. O. II.. S. S., Pittsburg, iudef. 
Emerald, Connie, 41 Holland Rd., Brixton, London. 
Kuiersou ft Baldwin, Albambra, Brussel, Bel. 
Emmett, Grade ft Co.. New Orleans, La. 
•Enigmarelle," K-,jft P." 125th St., N. Y. L] 
Ergott A Klpg. Clrjcus Slniselll. Warsaw. Rnssfa 
Esmeralda Sisters,' Lelblcbs, Bremen, Ger., lndef. 
Espe, Dutton ft Espe, Oct. 5. Orpheum, Salt Lake. 
Evans ft Lloyd, 923 E. 12. Brooklyn. 
Everett ft Kckard, Empire, Grand Forks, N. D, 
Evtrs, Geo. W., 210 Losoya. San Antonio. Tex. 
Exccla, Louise. Hagenbeck-Wallaee. C. R. 



Faher. Alsta. nagent»eck Wallace. C. R 

Fndettes of Boston, Bennett's. Montreal. 

Fall child. Mr. ft Mrs. F., Star. Saskatoon. Can. 

Farlnrdanx. Camllle, Rice ft Barton's Gaiety. B. R. 

Farrell, Billy, Mosa ft Rtoll. London. 

Fasscos, Four, Barnum ft Bslley, C. R. 

Fantas, Two. Lyceum, Chicago. 

Fcntelle ft Carr. Orpheum, St. Paul. 

Fay. Ray F.. Alamo. Cedar Rapids, la., lndef 

Ferguson, D. A B., Family, Butte. 

Fiddler A Shclton. Orpheum, Johnstown, Pa. 

Field Bros., 02 E. 106. N. Y. 



Fields ft Hanson, Bennett's, London. 

Fields, Harry \\\, Orpheum, Reading. 

Fields, W. c, Hlppod.-ome, I /radon. Eng., lndef 

Finn ft Ford, Majestic. Madison, Wis. 

Finnic, Jack, 1911 So. Chadwlck, Phlla. 

Fisher Troupe, Barnum ft Bailey. C. R. 

Flaherty Dan, City Sports, B. B. 

Fletcher, Chas. Leonard, Proctor's, Albany. 

Florences, Six, Barnum ft Bailey, -C. R. 

Floods, Four, Shuburt's, Utlca.' 

Foley, Jack. RlngUng Bros."; C. Br. 

Fonda, Dell ft Fonda, Columbia, Cincinnati. 

Fords," Famous. Majestic, Dallas. 

Fortune ft De Vlrne, Hagen beck- Wallace, 0. ft. 

Fox ft Evans, Grand, Oakland. 

Fox ft Hughes, Empire, Boise, Idaho, lndef. 

Fox, WUl H., -14 Leicester, London, Eng. 

Fox, Imro, Maeatlc, Milwaukee. 

Foy Broe., Grand. Clrco Bell. Mexico, lndef. 

Fredlans, Great, Barnum ft Bailey, C. ft. 

Francisco, Bob ft Le Roy, Miner's Merry Huf- 

lesquers, B. R. 
Franks, Jessie J., Hagenbeck-Wallaee, O. ft. 
Freeman Broe., Rose Sydell's London Belles, B. ft 
Freeman. Frank B., Hastings' Show. B. R. 
Frosto ft Weyman, Arcade, Mlnot, N. D. 
"Fun in a Boarding House," Hammerstein's, N. Y. 
Follerton ft Dersey. Orpheum, Schenectady. 
Fullerton. Lew J., 98 Sumner PL, Buffalo. 

O 

Gaffney Dancing Girls. Lyceum, Washington, D. C. 

Galnsboro Girls, Wllkes-Barre, Pa. 

Galloway, Bert, Davis, Braddock, Pa. 

Gardiner, Three, Children, 1908 W. 8, Phlla. 

Gardner, Jack, Orpheum, Sioux City, la. 

Gardner ft Vlncenf. Orpheum. Oakland. 

Gaston ft Green, Oct. 6, Orpheum, Des Moluee. 

Gsvln, Piatt ft Peaches, Orpheum, Harrlsburg. 

Gelger ft Walters, Empire, Hoboken, N. J. 

Genaro ft Band, Orpheum, Portland. 

Genter ft Gil more, Bijou, Lansing, Mich. 

Georgia Campers, Richmond, No. Adams, Mass. 

Geromes, The, Bsrnum A Bailey, C. R. 

Gibson. Fay, Standard. Davenport, la., tadof. 

Gibson, Sidney C. Orpheum. Los Angeles. 

GUI ft Aker, Bijou. Flint, Mich. 

Gil more. Mildred. City Sports. B. R. 

GUroy. Haynes ft Montgomery, Empire, Hoboken. 

Gladstone, Ida, City Sports, B. R. 

Gleeson, John' ft Bertha, ft Houlihan, PoU'a, 

Worcester. 
Glocker.'Chas. ft Anna.. "Follies of 1907" Co, 
Glover, Edna May, 91 E. Adams, Detroit. 
Godfrey ft Henderson, 1S63 Broadway, N. Y. 
Goelems, Six, RlngUng Bros., O. R. 
Goldberg, Berf. Harris. Braddock. Ps.' 
Goldsmith ft Hoppe, Majestic, Chicago. 
Goldln Russian Troupe, Sells-Floto, 0. R. 
Goolmans, Musical, Armory, Blnghamton. 
Gossans, Bobby, Barlow Minstrels. 
Goes. John, Vogel's Big City Minstrels. 
Gottlob, Amy, ft Co., Orpheum, Cbllllcotbe O. 
Goyt Trio. Poll's, New Haven. 
Gracea, The, 267 W. 88. N. Y. 
Grant, Burt ft Bertha, Poll's, Scranton. 
Graham. Geo. W.. Scenic, Providence, lndef. 
Graham ft Lawrence, Music Hall, Leominster, Mass. 
iGray ft Graham, Hathaway's, Brockton, Mans, 
Greene, George, RlngUng Bros., 0. R. 
(Gregory, Frank L., Empire, Glasgow, Scot. 
Grimm ft Satchel], Theatre, Ogdenaburg, N Y. 
Gruet ft Gruet, Williams Imperials, R. R. 



Hall, Harry, RlngUng Bros., C. R. 

Hsllmsn ft Collins, Wssb. Society Girls, B. R. 

liaison ft Mat-lair, Circle, N. Y., lndef. 

Halllday ft Cnrley. Lincoln Sq., N. Y. 

Handler, Lew, Hopkins. LoulsvlUo. 

Hansone. Pastime, Lewlston. La. 

Harney ft Haynes, Electric, Galveston, Tex. 

Ilanvey, Louis A.. O. II., Phlla. 

Harcourt. Daisy, Hudson. Union Hill. N. J. 

Hardlg Bros., Barnum ft Bailey. 0. R. 

Ilardman, Joe, Family Seattle. 

ITartxell. George, RlngUng Broo., 0. R. 

Ilsrland ft Rolllnson. 16 Repton. Msnebester, Rug 

Harris. 8ara.. Vogel's Minstrels. 

Harrington, Giles W., 624 Acklln, Toledo. 

Hart Broe.. Hagenheck-Wsllsco, C. R. 

Harrey. W. 8.. A Co., Dominion, Winnipeg. 

llurvey, ENIe. Fair. Stafford, Conn. 

Hastings ft Wllsln. Majestic. Dallas. 

Hatches. The. 311 W. 37. N. Y. 

Hawkins. Jack. 12, Portland, Cambridge, Mass. 

Hays ft Clareuce. Vaudeville. Tiffin, O. 

Hayes ft Wynn, Majesty's, Wallsall, Eng. 

Hayes & Johnson. Orpheum, St. Psul. 

{layman ft Franklin, Hippo., Portsmouth, Eng. 



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BATTTBDAY, BR, 88, 1888. 

No. 134. A Weekly Word with WILL the 
Wordwrlght. 

"Take Plenty 
of Shoes" 

(It's a long; roam back home) 

SHAPIRO'S GOT IT 

8ome 8onf 

WILL D. COBB 



WOKDWEIOHT. 



Joke 4 Msrgou, Barlow Minstrels. 
Julisn 4 Dyer, Lyric, Danrtlle, IU. 
Julisn 4 8m, 6, Boblnoon, Toronto. 



Hesly, Jeff 4 Lm Vera, Rlee 4 Burton Oeiety. 

B. B. 
Heeth, Thomas Gainer, Poll's, Hartford. 
Herat 4 Ardo, Blafllaf Bros., a B. 
Hedge, John. 4 Foaden, laae Bead Pa.. Clafcafa 
Helm Children. Family. Pottarille, Pa. 
Helston, Wally 4 Lottie, Umpire, Frisco, Cal. 
Henry, Jack, 41 lisle, Leicester So... London. 
Herbert Bros., Majestic, Denyer. 
Herbert 4 Vsnce, Orpheam, Portamontb, 0. 
Hers. Balpb C, Colonial 4 Albnmbra, N. T. 
Herron, Bertie, Orpbenm, 8t. rani, 
fllatts. The, London, Eng. 
Ulbbert 4 Warren, O. O. H., Indianapolis. 
Hickman Boo. 4 Co., Orpbenm, Beading, Pa, 
UlUlard. Bobert, Palace. London, Bag., tadef. 
Hilton Troape, City Sports, B. B. 
Hocb, Emll 4 Co., Wllkes-Bsrra, Ps. 
Hobos, 8even, Orpbenm, Botte. 
Ilobsoe, Mr. 4 Mrs.. Singling- Bros., 0. B. 
Hodges, Musical, Orpbenm, Oakland. 
Hodgin. Alberta, BlagUag Bros., a B. 
Holt, Alf. 41 Lisle, London. W. B„ Bag. 
Holmsn Bros.. Fslr, Almonte. Ont., Csn. 
Holmsn. Harry. Msjestlc. Ft Wortb. 
Hood, 8sm. Bijou, Dnlatb. 
HortoB 4 Under. Blagllag Bros,. C. tt. 
Houston, Frits, By an, Lyric, Dsnvllls, 111. 
Howard. Bernlce A Co., BIJoa. Ann Arbor, Mich. 
Howard's Pony 4 Dogs, Mobswk, Schenectndj. 
Howsrd, Harry 4 Mse. Grand, Paris, Ky. 
Howard 4 Howsrd, Orpbenm, Los Angeles. 
Howard Bros., Pslsls, Marseilles, France. 
Howard 4 St Clair, Vsodevffle Club, 
llaegel Bros., Oeatry Bros., O. B. 
Ilnettermsn. Miss, Bsrnnm 4 Bailey, C. B. 
Hufford, Nick. Orpbenm, Canton, O. 
Hngbes, Cbsrlle, 4 Co., Msjestlc, Dallas. 
Hughes Musical Trio, Poll's, New Hsren. 
Huaton, Arthur, 88, Marlon, Toronto. 



Imperial Viennese Troops, Bsrnnm 4 Bailey, C B. 
Inneas 4 Byan, Orpbenm, Atlsnts. 
Internntlonsl Moslcsl Trio, 270 Bo. S, Brooklyn. 
Irving, Thomas B., Pslm. Byracnae, ladef. 
Itslls, Princess, Youngatown, O. 



Jaeksoa Family, Singling Bros., 0. B. 

Jacobs 4 Bsrdel, Cole Bros., 0. B, 

JAmes 4 Prior, 010 Rnd Are.. Seattle. Wash. 

James, Byron, BIJoo, Flint, Mich., Indef. 

Jennings 4 Benfiew, Colonial, Norfolk, Vs. 

Jess, Bllnor, 8teel Pier, A U an tic City. 

Jess. John W.. Ud Lifters B. B. 

Jobnstone, Lorlmer, Star, Cnlcsgo. 

Johnson, Oeorge, Blagllng Bros., 0. B. 

Johnson, Moslcsl. Bmplre, Johannes burg , B. Africa, 

Jobnatone 4 Cooks, Star, Chicago. 

Jolly A Wild, Star, Seattle. 

Jordons. Flee, Lawrence, Mass. 

Jordan Troape, Btngltng Bros., O. B. 

Joyces, The, 48 Howard, Boston. 



Kulma, Chan. 4 Ada, Blagttaf Bros., O. B. 

Ksrtollo's Joggling. Do Bne Bros. Minstrels. 

Keeley, Dec. BJagUag Bran., C. B. 

Keens, J. Warren, Brockton, Msnt 

Keeann 4 Mark. Coney Corner Girls, B. B. 

Keeley Bros., Orpbenm. Den Moines. 

Keens 4 Adams. Pavflhm, Portreah, Ireland. 

Kelly 4 Hale, Oem. Lynn. Mnss. 

Kelly. Sam 4 Ids. Oct. 1. Fsmlly. Botte. 

Kelly, Welter C, Liverpool, Bng. 

Keller. Major, Pott's, Wstcrbory, ladef. 

Kennsrd Bros., HagssmeekWalkVce, a B. 

Kenton, Dorothy, Bchnmnna. Frankfort, 

Kedgh 4 Frauds, Poll's, Hartford. 

KaraUke. LB. Blngttag Brmv, a B. 

Klelst, Psnl. Phlln., Pn. 

Klein 4 Clifton, Orpheam. Portlnnd. 

Klehl 4 HngaL Blagttag Break, a B, 

King, Atten, atyflfcsrts, B. B. 

Klngstay, JnlU 4 Co.. Orpbenm, Seattle. 

Kirk, H. Arthur, Blchmond, North Adams. Mean. 

Kmie, Kathryn, Majestic. Chicago. 

Kobers, Three, Majestic. St. Paul. 

Kolfsge, Pake. OryotnL ■wane, Ind.. Indef. 

Koppes, The, White Oak, New Britain, Conn. 

Krntons, The, Clrcne Cairo, Amsterdam, Hot 

Kratoa, John, Wlgwsm, Ssn Francisco. 

Kraft. Ons. Bsrnnm 4 Benny. 0. B. 

Kretore. Family. Pottsvllle. Ps. 

Knrtls-Bnsee, Fslr, Akron, O. 

Kurytto, Edward, SeDs-Floto, C. B. 



U BeDe. Helen. Ban Sonet Pk„ Chicago. Indef 

Ls Flenr, Greet, Msjestlc, Chicago. 

La Tear, Irene, Grand, Wheeling, W. Va. 

La Mar, Sadie. Strolling Players, B. B. 

Im. Mssn B ron Bcsmehnr Ymwaau Austria. 

La Salle 4 Lind. Majestic. Madison, Wis, 



Lee Bastions, Blagttag Bran,. C. B. 

Lee Jarohm, Bamesn 4 Baflay, C* B, 

Levllle 4 Slnclslr. Oct. 5. Orpbenm. Minneapolis 

Uvea, Mien H.. Bsrnnm 4 Battey. O. B. 

Lewie 4 Ohnpln, BUoa, Bay City. Mich. 

Lewis 4 Green. Orpbenm. Spokane. 

Lincoln, MIL BJagBng Bras,, a B. 



TIm Chits I. Harris Cowitr 



Lloyd, Herbert, 



Great 



John, Family. Brio, Pa,, 
b's, Phllu. 



Loralne, Oscsr. Keith 

Lowe, Mnslesl, Hippo., Wheeling, W. Vs. 

Lowwsrd. A. 0„ Bnraam 4 Battey. C. B. 

Luce 4 Lnce, BUoa. Bnyonne, N. J. 

Lncinr. Msrgeerite. Hans 4 Nine On. 

"Law King.'* 14 Mnrttt ~ ' 

Lynton, Carlo,. Bmplre, 

Lyres, Three, Fashion Pistes Co., B. B, 



Meek, Wilbur, Orpneum, Bsnton, Ps, 
MscLnrans, Fire, BUoa, Dnlnth. Minn. 
Me DeU 4 Corbley. Main, Peoria, I1L 
"My Fancy." Bmplre, OnmuarwclL B. 



: "Always Me" 



Msjestlc Musics! Four, Shea's, Buffalo. 
Malvern Troape, Pst White's Oeiety Glrte, B. 
Msksrenkos Dan, Sells flute, O. 
Mnlcbow, Gen,, BUoa, Oshkosh. 
Mana 4 Franks. Family. Blmlra 
Msutell's Marionettes, Fsmlly, Helens, Mont. 
Marcel] 4 Laaett, Oeatry Bros., C, B. 
Mardo Trio. Blagllag Bros.. C. B. 
Mnrlo Trio, Grand. Hamilton, O. 
Marguerite 4 Hsniay. BlagBag Bree,. O. B. 
Matsansnte 4 Agnwu, Bo gs nheehv WnBnea, a 1 
Msmelbx Mornitn Troape. Blagllag Bros.. O. I 
Martin. Dave 4 Perete, Kentucky Bones, B. 
Martloette 4 BylTOSter, Orpheam, St. Peal. 
Msrtlnea 4 Msrtima, Keith's, Columbus, O. 
Msrtynoe. 0. B„ Oinheum, Leavenworth, 
Mary 4 Petroff. Bsrnnm 4 Bnttry. a B. 
Mason 4 Dorsn. 408 Bunk, FnB Blear. 
Maxwell 4 Dudley. Main St., Peoria, HL 
May, Ethel. Majestic, Cedar Rapids, In. 
Mnynnrd, Shorty. HsgmbecVWeslum. O. B. 



Principals with burlesque org anlzetlons will be listed In VARIETY'S 
Route Sheet Iff names and title of company are forwarded 



Bo. Af. 



U Pearl. Harry. Bsrnnm 4 Battey. 0. B. 

U Pearl. Mr. 4 Mrs.. Hageabeek-Wettsce, 0. B. 

La Bmae, Bertraao. Grand, Bnesansentn, ladef. 

Le Centre 4 Ls Bue, Antique, Wstertown, N. Y. 

La Clair 4 West. Crescent, Chattsnoogs, Tenn. 

La Tell Bros., 2842 Tulip, Phils. 

Ls Tour Sisters, Golden Crook, B. B, 

Lskols 4 Lorain. BUou. Marionette. Mlcb. 

Lnlng, Geo. M., Majestic, DeoTer. 

Lamar 4 Gabriel, Poll'e, Worcester. 

Lnngdons, Tbs, Show Girl Co. 

Lawson 4 Namon. Bmplre, Johnnneebari 

Leigh, Llale 4 Co., Keith* a, Cleeelend. 

Lambert, Frank L., Flood's Pk., Baltimore. Md. 

Lendln, Edward, Majeetlc, Little Bock. Indef. 

Lang. Oeorge. Crystal, Bedford, lad., ladef. 

Lores, Joseph, Bsrnnm 4 Bnlley. 0. B. 

Larkln, Frank J., Electric, Fairmonnt, W. Vs. 

La Nolo Bros., Fslr, Binghsmton, N. T. 

Lnrhe 4 Adams, St. Leols Am. Co., Indef. 

Ln Bngne Sisters. Bamnm 4 BnOey, 0. B. 

Lent Trio, YogePs Mlaatrals. 

Le Van 4 Le ▼alette, Majeetlc, nttnberg, 1 

Le Bex, Wonderful, Clara Turner Stock Co, 

Le Van Trio, Baraam 4 Bailey, 0. B. 

Larine Olmaron Trio, Orpbenm, St. Paul. 

Larlne, Edward, Orpbenm, Oakland. 

Le Gray, DolUe. BUon. Bariao. Wla., Indef. 

Lg Petite Bctoc, Colonial. N. T. 

Latoy Bros,, Gsy Mssqnersders, B. B. 

Larine 4 Leonard, Orpheam, New Orleans, 

La Van 4 Hill, Serensdera, B. B. 

La Van, Flossie, Csslno, Wsshlngton, Ps. 

Ij Velle. Rose. City Sports, B. B. 

Le Clair, Hsrry, Colonist, Blchmond, Vs. 

Le Veols, 8raa, Stockholm; Sweden. 

Le Clair 4 Sampson, Oct. 0, Orpbenm, Portland. 

Lelpslg, Nafe, Orpbenm, Kanssa City. 

Lee. Jamee P., Unique, Lea Angeles, Indef. 

Leahy. Frank W„ Manhattan, Norfolk. Vs., Indef. 

Le Dent, Frank, Orpbenm, Allentown. Ps. 

Leonard, Cbaa. F.. Bellly 4 Woods, B. B. 

Leonard A Phillips. Grand, Dsllss, Tex.* 

Leonard , Gun, Acme. Ssrrumento. Indef. 

Leonard 4 Lease, Msjestlc, Montgomery. Ala. 

Leonard 4 Draffs, Orpbenm, Hsrrlaburg, Pn. 

Leo, Jolly, BIJod, Boyersford, Pa. 



Mass. Edns. Jersey Lilies, B. B. 
McCord, Lewis, 4 Co., 8, Msjestlc, Birmingham. 
McCounell 4 Simpson, Poll's, Worcester. 
McCormsck, Hugh, 4 Wallace, Flora Da Vom Co. 
McGee, Joe B^ BUon, Jackson, Mich. 
McCree, Dereoport, Hsgeabeck-Wallace, C B. 
McCanley. Joe. Wonderlnnd. Mtsneapolm. tarter. 
McOrath 4 Pskje, 88 Wash., Mlddletown, Cons. 
MeUngur, Lain. Grand. Altonas. V* m tadef. 
McOulre. Tuts. Miss, Lyric, DanrUle, III. 
MrNslly Bros^ Blngllng Bros,. C. B. 
McPhee 4 Hill. Orpheam, Los Angeles. 
McWUUsms, O. B., Poll's, Hartford. 
Meier 4 Mors, Union, Strassburg, Germany. 
Mells, Two, Majestic, Little Bock. 
Melrose. William, Bsrnnm 4 Bailey. 0. B. 
Mslrille, Oeorge D.. Hippo, N. T. ladef. 
Meredith, B. hi. nageubeeh-Wsllaee. & B. 
Mercer. John. Singling Bran.. C. B. 
Merrltt 4 Lore. Emntre, San Frsnriece. Indef. 
Merrttt, Baymond, ITS Tremont, Pasadena, Cnl. 
Msrrtman Slstera, Behmss Show, B. B. 



Means Slsteen, Baraam 4 Bailey. C B. 
Metnetttes. Tea. Bsrnnm 4 Bnttey. C. B. 

Bros., fj. B. 



Messno Troape. Cnmnbell Bron.. i 
Mlaeo, AU Singling Bron.. 0. B. 
Mlddleton, Gladys, Family, Darenport, le. 
Mlauou, Helene. Bmptre, St. PnuL Indef 
Mlley, Katkryn, Hathaway's, New Bedford. 
Milton Uola Trio, Family, Lafayette, Ind. 
Mllro Bros.. Btagllng Brnau. & B. 
Mleco, Ida. HaisobeehWallsce, C. B. 
Miller. John. Btngltng Bros.. C. B. 
Miner. Grace. Phfllhrn. Blehnjond. Ind.. Indef 
MUler, L. Frank. Fnsblon Pistes. B. B. 
Miller. Theresa, Criterion, Chicago, IndeL 
Millers. Three, Msjestlc. Ft. Wortb. 
Mlllersblp Sisters, Miner's Burlesquers, B. B. 
Mllletts, The. Binding Brae.. 0. B. 
MUlman Trio, Orpneum, Dee Molnee. 
Minstrel Four. Merry Maidens. B. K. 
Mitchell Sisters. Monarch. Lawtoa. Okta., ladef. 
Monets, Fire, Bmplre, Grand BdVkn. 
Monetier. Qown Ls. BlsstfJag Bros., 0. B. 
Montgomery. Geo. P.. L>rk»i Bet Springs, tadef. 
Montague. Moaa. People, Oohtteld, Nor. 
Mooney. Harry 1. Baraam 4 BaUfey, a 1 



ready fee the 
without a doubt that Mr. Harris has era* written, 
PrafessleneJ espies now feeJy. 4 soaatifal 
enag far nay ballad singer. Send for It at ease 
Oaa he sang without ay with sttsse, 



Alwsys me, slwsys me. ■<• 

They wont ptay with me they nay. 
And they alwaya run away. 
Always me, seems I'm nobody. 
Never Blllle. Grace or MO lie, 

Alwsys me. 

CIUB. It. HARnilBs. 

SI WBST tint ST., NEW YOBX. 
001 



Mooney 4 Holbein, Croydon, Brixton. Bng. 
Mortoo. Fred W.. Bell, Oakland. 
Moorehead. Harry (Dreamland). Norfolk, Vs. 
Morocco, Chaav. Baraam 4 Battey. 0. WU< 
Mono. Billy. Anheami'e, Ab e rde en . Wash., 
Morton 4 Blttett, Mom 4 Stall Tear. Indef. 
Morton, Hugh. Blslto, Blmlra, N. Y.. Indef. 
"Moto Girl." Coliseum. Loadoh, Bug. 
Mowstts, Five, Apollo, Vienna, Am. 
Mnller, Chum 4 Muller, Cham's, Wash. 
Monger, Mort. M.. Frankfort. In*. 
Munson 4 Muneon,. Lyric, Alton. HL,. 
Mullen 4 Corelll. Keltb'a, Proy i denca. 
Murray. Eddie, Fischer's. Lm Angstae, ladef. 
Murray Sisters, Msjestlc. Cnlcsgo, 
Murphy 4 Msgee. Bice 4 Bartons* Gaiety, B 
Muaketeera. Three. Vsnlty Fslr, B. B. 
Myers 4 Bom, Orpneum, Camden, N. J. 



Nelson. Tony. "Villa Neman,** 

Mecbren, Austrtn. 
Nevsrm. Pour. Barnom 4 Bailey. 0. B. 
Newell 4 Nlblo, Bcbuman. Frankfort.- Germany. 
Newell 4 Bhevott, Clrco Trevlno, Monterey. Max. 
Newmmes, Four. Bamnm 4 Bailey, C B. 
Nichols. Lew. Haaenbeck Wallace. C. B. 
Night With the Poets, Poll's, Hsrtford. 
Nolsn. Fred, World Bra tors, B. B. 
Norrls. Leon, 4 Co., 88 W. 7, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. 
Norrlses, The, 817 Wslnot, Hamilton. 0. 
Norton. Ned. Gsy Masquersdera, B. B. 
Nosses, The, 179 W. 47, N. Y. 
Nobletet 4 Marshall, Orpheam. Spokane, Wash. 
Nowlln, Dave, Orpheam, Portsmouth, 0. 



O'Connell 4 Golden, Grand, Blmlra, N. Y. 
Ogden, Helen, 278 Clybourn, Cblcsgo. 
Oksbe Family. Pslsls d'Btc, Brusseile. Bel. 
Onlsw, Gun, Trio, Hippo., Birkenhead, Bug. 
onken Al. The Chutes, Sen Trsncteco, 
O'Neill. W. A., Orpheam. Oektand. tudof. 
Oliver, Clsrence. Keith's. Providence. 
"Olivetti Troubsdocrs," Bmplre, Pstermn. 
Orloff Troupe, Clrco Trevlno, Monterey, Mex. 
Ortb 4 Porn, Oct. 4, Orpbenm, Buttm 
Otto Broe., 10 Howlend. Roxbury,- Mass. 
Own, Osrry, Uttle, 818 U. 4, Orowtar. Le, 



Pocbeco Fsmlly, Bnrnum 4 Bailey, a 'B. 
Palmer Sisters, 648 Hsrt. Brooklyn. 
Psmshsslke. Prof., 1887 B. Dsupbln. Phfls, 
"Psrsdlm Alley," Orpbeom, Sloax City. 
Pesemore, Grace, Fnmfly, Butte. 
Patterson's Broom Studios. Grand, Fargo, N. DC 
Pstty Bros.. Blngllng Bros.. €. B.' >. 

Psullne, Orest, Bennett's, Hsmlltoo. ,hi 

Psullnette 4 Plqno, 2214 So. Broad. Phlm. a 

Pealaoo, Ooidle 4 Lee, Bhubert, UUcs. r. 

Pelots, The, BUoa, Dulbth, ^. ■.>■'! 



VARIETY 



21 



TWO NEW SONGS by JAS. O'DEA and ANNA CALDWELL 

"SOMEBODY'S HEART" 



f\ DAINTY LO\/E BALLAD. And 



STARS of (he NATIONAL CAME 



Oltltt 

Tat* it's hata off to old Mike Donlin; to Wagner, Lajoie and Cobb, 

Dost forget Hal Chase and Foxey Mister Cbanco, who are always OS the job; 

Good old Cy Young wo root for, and Fielder Joaos the same, 

And wo bold first place in oar Yankee Hearts for the Stars of the National Game. 

(Copyright by Jerome H. Remiok A Co., 1901.) 



The greatest cot of novelty slides ever Issaod. Posed by DEWITT C. WHEELER, and intro- 
ducing- photographic reproductions of all tbo "stars" of the National Game. 

Bold outright st 16.00 the sot. Rented under our special slide proposition at seven (7c.) 
cents a day. 

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68 Farrar St. 



Pero A Wilson, Oct. 8, Orpheum, Butte. 

Perry A Elliott. Clark's Runaways, B. R. 

Perry. Frank L., Orpheum Pk., Jacksonville. 

Peroff. Mary, A Clown. Barn am A BaBey, C. ft. 

Piper, Frsco, Bennett's, Ottawa. 

Tbo Polriers, 168 Aylwin, Montreal, Can. 

Pollard, Gene, World Beaters, B. B. 

Poloff Slaters. Graham, Va. 

Posty's Musical, Riverside Pk., Boise City, Ida. 

Potts, Ernie A Mildred, Orpheum, Minneapolis. 

Potter A Harris, 701 Lei and, Chicago. 

Potts Bros. A Co., Bijon, Bsttle Creek. 

Plowors Bros., Bijou, Birmingham. 

Powder A Capmann, Trans-Atlantlcs, B. B. 

Price, Boh. 575 Commercial Bd., London. Bag. 

Primrose Quartette, Majestic, Madison, Wle. 

Prosit Trio. Rlngllng Broo.. 0. B. 

Paget, George B., Bon sway Girls, B. B. 



Quigg A Wckereon, Night Owls, B. B 



Radford A Yabnttea, Barraaford Tow, Baglaad. 

Bado A Boatman, Bonnet's, MontroaL 

Bainhow Sisters, O. O. H., Grand Baplda. 

Bastas A Baaks, Alhambra. Brighton. Bag. 

Bawls A Yon 'Kaufman, Bijou, Oshkoah, Wis. 

Baymoad, Buby, A Co., Altoona, Pa. 

Boyno's. Al. Bull Doga, Poll's, Springfield. 

Beba A loea, Folios Bergere, Paris, Franca. 

Reded A Hadlay, CryaUL Braddock, Pa. 

Bedford • A Winch es t er , Orpheum, Seattle. 

Bead. Hsrry L.. Washing ton. Buffalo, tadof. 

Bead A St. John, Msjestlc, Birmingham. 

Bead Bros., Poll's, Hartford, 

Beads Bisters, 45 Broad, Elisabeth, N. J. 

Beoee Family, BIJou, Flint, Mich. 

Benards, Three, Trent, Trenton. 

Bono A Blgar, Bamum A Baflcy, O. B. 

Roaabsw'. Bert, Majestic, La Salle, in., indef. 

Bevell, Nellie, Stock Farm, Greenwood, Ind. 

Reynard, A. D., Alf. T. Wheeler's, 0. B. 

Biaeos, Four, Orpheom, Sesttle. 

Bice A Elmer, Orpheum, Butte. 

Blch Duo, Gem, Lancaster, Pa. 

Blcharda, Great, Bannatt's, Montreal. 

Blckrade, Hsrry B.. St. Charles Hotel. Chlcsgo. 

R1ceoboa*s Horses, Rlngllng Bros., O. B, 

Bitter A Foster, TJlford, London, Bag. 

Bosttlno A Stovena, Oct. 5, Orpheum, Salt Lake. 

Bobbins A Tranamaa, Bllte, Atlanta, ladeL 

Roberta, Shjna, Mercede. Cal. 

Robertson A Fsnchette, Fsmily, Wllllsmaport, Pa. 

Roche. La Belle, Mile., Singling Bros., a B. 

Bogers A Doeley, Olympic, Chicago. 

Roberts, Hsyes A Roberts, Orpheum, Boston, Pa. 

Bomanhoffs, Tbo, Family, Bntto. 

Romola, Boh. Bijou. Davenport, la., tndaf. 

Boas A Lowls, Ttvoll, Grimsby, Bag. 

Roaey, O. W., 1831 So. Wichita, WichlU. Kas. 

Roscoe A Sims, Osslno Girls, B. B. 

Roasell A Do Ylrno, Hagenbcck-WaBaea. O. ft. 

Beuasfc, Jack, Alr>Dome. Laaveuworth, tedef. 

Ratherfords, The, HagenbeekWaEeee, C ft. 



RaoseU A Davie, Idle Hour. Atlanta, ladof. 

Ryan A White, Bichmond,. Va. 

Ryan, Zorolla A Jonkina, Barnugg A BaBey, 0. B 



Ssbel, Josephine, G. O. H., Iadlenspolls. 

Beds-Carmen Sisters, Barnam A Bailey, 0. ft. 

Saona, Herr,, Orpheum. Harrlsburg, Pa. 

Saaaartaa, The, BaUa Floto, 0. ft. 

BelaaeenekL B. M., Prof., Barnusa A Battay, O. ft 

Samson. Doe, Oobum Oroatar Minstrels, 

Saaford A Darlington, 2422 So. Alder, Phlla. 

Scbrodt A Malvey, Oct. 5, Columbia, OtnclnnatL 

8evensala t _pt1ginal, Watertown, N. Y., tadcL 

Shodman, W. i., Dumout, N. J., ladef, 

Bcbade, F., Btngtlng Bros., O. ft. 

Bcheftels, Male, Grand, Tscoms. 

Scnmodt, Ge or ge, Alcaaar, New Castle, Ins., 

Schuster, aflltoa, Palace. Boston, tndof. 

Scott, Bdouard, Grand, Bono, Nor., ladof. 

Scott, Mike, O. H., Nsshus, N. H. 

Senaottl, Anno. City Sports, B. B. 

Seymour, O. G., A Co., Orpheum, Allentown. 

Sbadla, Frank, Blngilng Bros., 0. ft. 

Shawa, Aerial, Blngilng Broa., 0. ft. 

Sherry, Joseph V.. Sells-Floto. O. ft. 

Shield* A Oalle, Murray A Mackey Co. 

Shis*, Julie A Edward, Bamum A Ballay, 0. B. 

Balrhart, Aanon. Crystal. Detroit, tndof. 

SshgYbiim. TbOv SothvPloto. 0. B. 

Bllvas, The, Proctor's. Lowell. 

Slnclolr, Msbel, Oct. 4, Orpheum, Sslt Loko. 

"Six Girls A Teddy Bear," Msjestlc, Chlcsgo, 

Smiths, Aortal. Circus Bash, Bortta, Germ say. 

Smith A Arado, Trent, Trenton. 



Smith A Brown, Grsnd, Fargo, N. D. 
Smith A Heaghney, Poll's, Hartford. 
Soper, Bart, Star, Altoona. Pa., ladof. 
Soraers A Storke, Bijou, Dubuque, la. 
Bonder. Pearl, Blngilng Bros., O. R. 
8plssel Bros. A Msck, Mollinl, Hsnover, Gar. 
Staats Bros.. Barnam A Bailey, C. B. 
Stafford A Stone, Colonial, Lawrence, Mass. 
Stanley, B-, Barnam A Bailey, C. R. 
Stanton A Sandberg, Varieties, Csnton, IU. 
Stern, Sam, Poll's, Wsterbury. 
Stlehnar, Emma. Rlngllng Bros.. 0. B. 
8tlckney. Miss B., Bamum A Ballay, 0. ft. 
Stlekney's Pony A Doga, Hempetead, L. I. 
St. Julian A Blue. Orpheum. Tampa, Fla. 
Stoddards, The, Orpheum, Virginia, Minn. 
Stuart A Keeley, Majestic, Birmingham. 
Sullivan, W. J., Lyric, Bosemsn, Moot.. Indef. 
Sotcllffe Troupe, Grsnd, Grsvesend, Eng. 
tylow. Barnam A Ballay, O. R. 



Talcot, Carson A Co., Grsnd, Jollet, 111. 

Taneea, Fells A Ornate*. 881 B. 88, N. Y. 

Tanka. Bhagltag Bras., a ft. 

Toed A LaneU, Bijou, Lorain, O. 

Tennis IWo, Orpheum, Portland. 

"Tan Dark Knlghta," Bamona Pk., Grsnd Baplda. 

Terrora, Four English, City. Sports, B. B. 

Terrors, Bngttsh. City Sparta . ft. ft. 

Tarry A Elmer. Majestic, Little Bock, Ark. 

Ttrry A Lambert, Stratford, Eng. 

Taylor, Moo, BIJou, Bveleth, Minn. 



Ward, Cbas. B., Msjestlc, Chlcsgo. 

Ward A Harrington, 418 Strand, London, Bag, 

Ward A Hsrt, Lytic, Wsshlngton. 

Word A Sheppell, AL Beeves, B. B. 

Walt, Emfls, Olympic, Chattanooga, Ten., tndof. 

Walker, Nells, Orpheum, Easton, Pa. 

Waller A MaglU, New Sun, Springfield, O. 

Walton, Irvin B., Fsds A Follies, B. B. 

Wslsb, Lynch A Oo„ Irwin's Big Show, B. B. 

Wards, Tho, Blngilng Bros., 0. B. 

Watson, Sammy, 888 St. Paul, Jersey City. 

Wstsoa Sisters, Irwin's Big Show, B. B. 

Webb, Horace, Norrlo A Bowo. C. B. 

Welch A Esrl, Grsnd, Vlctorlo, B. C. 

Wentworth. Boas, Blngilng Bros., C. B. 

Werden, W. L., A Co., Wssb., Spoksno. 

Whittle, W. E., Shea's, Buffalo. 

Whitman, Frank, American, St. Louis. 

White A Simmons, Keith's, Cleveland. 

Wilder, Marshall P„ 28 No. New Hampshire, At- 

Isntlc City. 
Williamson A Gilbert, Hagenbeck-Wallaee, 0. ft 
WUllsms Duo, Auditorium, Auburn, N. Y. 
Willis ms A Segsl, 87 B. Robinson. Allegheny. Ps. 
WUllsms A Stevens, Pekln Stock Co., Chicago. 
Wllliard A Bond, Columbia, St. Louis. 
Wilson's Musical. Pat White Gaiety Girls, B. B. 
Wilson, Tony, Hetolse A Armoros Sisters, 1 Prims 

Rd.. Brlitoo, London, 8. B., Bug. 
Wilson Brothers, Orpheom, Los Angeles. 
Wilson, Jsck, Co., Bennett's, Ottaws. 
Wilson, Balelgh, Campbell Bros., 0. B. 
Wlnolow, W. D., Bsrnam A Bailey, 0. ft. 
Winter, Wlnons, 41 W. 64, N. Y. 
Wixon A Eston, Casino Girls, B. B. 



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house and town necessary for publication in this route sheet When 
not playing or "laying off/' temporary address if forwarded will 
be inserted for time being. 

Artists with burlesque companies send name of show only. 



Taylor, Viola, Campagno Girls, B. ft. 
Terrors. English. City Sports, B. B. 
Texas Steer Quartette, Colonial Belles, B. B. 
Trsvers, Bolsnd, Psyret, Havana, Cuba. 
The Quartette, Msjestlc, Johnstown, Pa. 
Thompson Sisters, Davenport, la., ladef. 
Thorno, Mr. A Mia, BIJou, Orsnge, N. J. 
Thaleroa, Hogonbock-WaUoce. C. B. 
Tssmsnlana, Hagenbeck-Wallaee, O. ft. 
Toledo, Sydney, Csslno, Washington, Ps. 
Toms, Tumbling, Fsmily, Lebanon, Pa. 
TOwnssnd, Cbsrlotte, A Co., 620 W. 136, N. Y. 
Turner, Bert, Lo Boy, Mian. 
Tumour, Jules, Blngilng Bros., O. ft. 
Ty Bell Sisters, Sells-Floto, C. B. 



Urma Sisters, Bsraum A Ballsy, C. ft. 



Valadons, The, Oct. 12. Crystal, Anderson, Ind. 
Valdare A Varna, O. H., North Manchester, Ind. 
Vsn, Billy, Trent, Trenton. 
Van, Cbas. A Fannie, A Co., Orpheum, Brooklyn. 
Van Dlemans, Hagenbeck-Wallaee, C. B. 
▼an. Miss M.. Blngilng Bros.. C. B. 
Vsn's Musical Minstrels, Msjestlc, Madison, Wis. 
Vsn Hoven, Orpheum, Ssn Frsncisco, Csl. 
Vsrdon, Perry A Wilbur, Hsstlngs' Show. B. ft. 
Vsrlety Quartette, Colonial Bailee, B. ft. 
Vssco, 41s Acre Lane, London, Eng. 
Vedmsrs, The, Hstbswsy's, New Bedford. 
Vermette-Carpottle, Trio, 461 Brebosuf, Montreal. 
Von Dell, Hsrry. 1888 Broadwsy, N. Y. 
Vynos, Tho, Orpheum, Boston, Ps. 



Wsde A Reynolds, Orpheum, Chattanooga, Tenn. 
Ward, Alice Lillian, Majestic, Chicago. 



Wood A Woods, Rlngllng Bros., O. B. 
Wood, Rslph, Lyric, Ft. Smith, Ark., indef. 

Wood Bros., Keith's, Cleveland. 

Woodford A Marlboro. Lyric, Monroe, La. 

Work & Ower, Orpheum, Brooklyn. 

World A Kingston, Oct. 4, Orpheum, Kansas City. 

Wormwood's Dogs A Monkeys, Poll's, Scrnnton. 

Wortbley, The, Orpheum, Easton, Pa. 

Wotao, Barnom A Ballay, C. B. 

Woulff, Edward, Barnnm A Bailey, 0. B. 

Woalff, Mme. B, Barnum A Bailey, C. B. 



Ysmamato Bros., Poll's, Springfield. 

Yolo Alta, Majestic, Ft. Worth. 

Young, De Witt C. ft Sister. 91 Lexington, Bklyn. 

Young. K. P., 407 W. 123. N. Y. 

Young, Ollle ft Bro., Lyric. Alton. 111. 

Youtockey, Prince, Barnnm A Bailey, C. ft. 



Zalno. Joe., 8180 Chancellor, Phlla. 

Zarrell Bros., Orpheum. Rending, Pa. 

Zeb A Zarrow Troupe, BIJou. Dulutb, Minn., Indef. 

Zecb A Zech, Wheelers. C. R. 

Zeds, II. L., Family, Pottsvllle, Pa. 

Zlegler, N. C. Columbia, Knoxvllle, Indef. 

Zimmerman, Al. Gay Masqueradera, B. R. 

Zlnn's Musical Com. Co., Memphis, Tenn., Indef. 



ROUTES RECEIVED TOO LATE FOR 
CLASSIFICATION. 

Abeam, Cbas., Troupe, Bennett's, Quebec. 
Avery, W. B., Poll's. Hsrtford. 
Barnes ft Crawford. Sbubert's, Utica. 
Belmell, Musical, 340 W. 87, N. Y. City. 



Bennett, Laura, People's, Cedsr Baplda, Is. 

Blsck A Leslie, Electric. Clifton Forge, Vs. 

Blsnchard Cliff, Roysl Slsve Co. 

Brooks A Jesnette, Coliseum, New Csstle, Ps. 

Buffslo, Young, Fsir, San Antonio, Tex. 

Coombs A Stone, Bennett's, London. 

Copelsod, B. M., Scenic Temple, Bevere, Mi 

Coutboul, Jessie, Portland, Portland, Me. 

Cowper, Jlmmle, Savoy, Fall Elver. 

Davis, Msrk A Laura, Phillip's, Bichmond, Ind. 

Deas A Desa, Garrlck, Norrlstown, Pa. 

Delmsr A Delmar, 84 Henry, N. Y. City. 

Delton, Al. H., Sun, Springfield, O. 

Devlin A Ellwood, Haymarket, Chicago. 

Dlston, Msdellne, Lyric. Petersburg, Va. 

Dixon, Bowers A Dixon, Bsncroft House, N. Y. 

Bldridge, Press, Bennett's, Montreal. 

"Enigmsrelle," Washington, Spoksne. 

Fay Bisters, Orphoum, Tiffin, O. 

Fisher A Fisher, Blsney's, Yonkers, N. Y. 

Fontlnelle, Mysterious, BIJou, Vslley City, N. D. 

Frey Trio, G. O. H., Grsnd Rapids. 

Glendower A Manlon, 5, G. O. H., Wheeling, 

W. Va. 
Heaston, Billy, Solsson, Connellsville, Ps. 
Hodges A Dsrrell, Fsmily, Bock Islsnd, 111. 
Hoffmans, Cycling, Litchfield, Minn. 
Kenyon A Healy, Family, Butte. 
Kingston A Thomas, Stsr Show Girls, B. B. 
Klnnebrew A Bsymond. Greenwich, N. Y. 
Lampe Bros., Hippo., Hsrrlsburg, Ps. 
Le Fevro A St. John, 1688 Broadway, N. Y. 
Lelllotts, Three, Keith's, Portlsnd, Ore. 
Levy Jules, A Fsmily, Grsnd, Sscrsmento. 
Lewis, Hsrr A Co., 181 W. 16, N. Y. 
Marshall, Bert, Star, Geneva, N. Y. 
Mlddleton A Spellmeyer, Orpheum, Harrlsburg, 

Ps. 
Miller A Princeton, Scenic, Centrsl Falls, B. I. 
Miller A Princeton, Scenic,. Hartford, Conn. 
Miller, Kitty A., Temple, Marlboro, Mass. 
Montsgue, Ines, Unique, Minneapolis. 
Morrison, Geo. W., Temple, E. Boston. 
Mossrts, Fred A Bvsn, Orpheum. Loo Angeles. 
Murphy, Whltmsn A Co., 133 W. 45, N. Y. 
Noble A Brooks, Orpheom, Vlctorls, B. C. 
O'Neill Trio, Lancaster, O. 
Omege Trio, Auditorium, Lynn. 
Psttersou, Sam, Keeney'a, Brooklyn. 
Richards A Grover, Colonial, N. Y. 
Rlcbt, Gertie, Family, Plttston, Ps. 
Rose, Elmer A., Boston Belles. B. R. 
Ross 81sters, Grsnd, Herkimer, N. Y. 
Slosn, Blsncbe, Keith's, Providence. 
Smedley. Effle. A Co.. 230 W. 34, N. Y. City. 
8mltb A Arsdo, Trent, Trenton. 
SpiMers, Musical. Keeney's. Brooklyn. 
Steely A Edwsrds, Proctor's, Newsrk. 
Stelnert, Thomas, Trio, 468 Lenox, N. Y. 
Stubblefield Trio, Commercial Hotel, Chlcsgo. 
Thurston, Leslie, 6, BIJou, Perth Amboy, N. J. 
Vsn Oof re A Cotrely, Criterion, Augusts, Ga. 
Williams ft Weston, Mary Anderson, Louisville. 
Winston's Sea Lions, Lyric, Dayton, O. 
Yackley ft Bunnell, Family, WllUamsport, Pa. 



CIRCUS ROUTES 



Barnum ft Bailey, Sept. 20, San Bernardino; 
2H. Phoenix. Arls. ; 29, Tucson; 30. Blsble; 
Oct. 1, Douglas; 2, Demlng; 3. El Paso; 6, 
Abilene; 0. Ft. Worth; 7, Dallas; 8, Waco; 
9. AuHtln; 10, San Antonio, Texaa. 

Buffalo Bill, Sept. 25 26. Portland, Ore.; 28. Mid- 
ford; 29, Red Bluff, Cal.; 80, Marysvllle; Oct. 

I, Sscrsmento; 2, Stockton; 8, Ssn Jose; 4-3, 
Osklsnd; 6-10, San Francisco. 

Campbell Bros., Oct. 1. Montgomery, Mo.; 2, 
Columbia; 8. Salisbury; 4, Lexington. 

Cole Bros., Sept. SO. Wllllamston: Oct. 1. Wash- 
ington; 2, Greensville, N. C. ; 3, Rocky 
Mount; 4, Wilmington; 6, Newbern; 7, 
Goldaboro; 9, Wilson; 10, San ford; 13, Fay- 
ettesville, N. C; 14, Dillon, S. C; IB, Chad- 
burn, N. C. ; 16. Conway, 8. C; 17, Marlon; 
20, Hartsville; 21, Orangeburg. 

Miller Bros., Oct. 3. MurfnTHbnro. Tenn.; 4, 
Shilbyvlllc; 5. McMlnuvllle: 7. Winchester; 
8. Dalton. CJa.; 9. Cartervll!<>; lo, Marietta; 

II. Atlanta. <)a. 

Norris A Rows, Sept. 20. Amsrlllo, Tex.; 27, 

Bayre. Okla.; 28. Anardarko; 20, Bl Reno; 

30. Klngflaher: Oct. 1. Knld. <»kln. 
Ringling Bros., K«*pt -«. Mule Itwk; 28. Memphis, 

Term.; 29. Dycr^biiry . :!0. Padursh, Ky.; Oct. 

1. Ilopkliisvlll.-. Ky.: -'. Nnshvllle, Tenn.; 3, 

Bowling <!rrcii. Ky. 
Robinson. Yank^o, «)<t. 4. Moulton, la.; 5, 

Lapluta, M<». , 0. llurusvllle. Mo.; 7, IMtttifleld, 



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HYDE & BEHMANS 

Amusement Enterprises 



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111.; 8. 1ft. Sterling; 9. IlllopoUa, 111.; 10. 
Bine Mound; 12, Mt. Oil re; 18, Edwardevllle; 
14, Rt. Cbarlca, Mo.; 15, Warrenton; 18, Mont- 
gomery; 17. Keyteevllle; 18, Da Witt; 20, 
Norborne; 21. Kanaaa City, Mo. 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 



For the 

•«L 0." 



of September 88. 
la "laying 



Americana, London, N. T. 

Arcane Olrla, Dewey, Minneapolis. 

Bahman Show. Weatmlnater, ProTldence. 

Biff Bevlew, Colonial, Cleveland. 

Bine Ribbons. Empire, Cleveland. 

Bobemiana, Monumental, Baltimore. 

Bon Tons, Qayety, Washington. 

Boston Belles, Palace. Beaton. 

Bowery Burleeqnera, Qayety, Baltimore. 

Brigadiers, Lafayette, Buffalo. 

Broadway Gaiety Girls. Lyceum. Washington. 

Bryant's EztraTagansa, Harlem Music Hall, N. T. 



Casino Girls, Corinthian, Rochester. 

Champagne Girls, Folly, Chicago. 

Cherry Blossoms, Avenue, Detroit. 

City Sports, Trocadero, Chicago. 

Colonial Belles, Columbia, Boston. 

Cosy Corner Girls, Bon Ton, Jersey City. 

Crscker Jacks, Gayety, Pittsburg. 

Dainty Duchess, Gayety. Brooklyn. 

Dreamlands. Empire, Chicago. 

Ducklings, 28-30, Gayety, Scranton; 81-2, Luserne, 
Wilkes- Barre. 

Empire Burlesquers, People's, Cincinnati. 

Pads A Follies, Star a Garter, Chicago. 

Fashion Pistes, Star, St. Paul. 

Fay Foster, Century, Kansas City. 

Follies-of the-Day, Bijou, Phlla. 

Frolicsome Lambs, Empire, Newark. 

Golden Crook, Gayety, Toledo. 

Happyland, Gayety, St. Louis. 

Hastings' Show, Euson's, Chicago. 

High Rollers, Gayety, Detroit. 

Ideals, Empire, Brooklyn. 

Imperials, 28-80, 8t. Joe; 81-2, L. O.; 8, Century, 
Kansas City. 

Irwin's Big Show. Gayety, Birmingham. 

Jersey Lilies, Gsyety, Toronto. 

Jolly Girls, L. 0. 

Kentucky Belles, Stsr, Toronto. 

Knickerbockers, Olympic, Brooklyn. 

Majesties, Bijou, Atlanta. 

Mardi Gras Beautlea, L. O.; 5-7, Gllmore, Spring- 
field; 8-10, Empire, Albany. 

Masqueraders, Gayety, Hoboken. 

Merry Maldena, 28 80, Gayety, Albany; 81-2, 

Lyceum, Troy. 
Merry Makers, Howard, Boston. 
Miss New York, Jr.. Standard. St. Louie. 
Morning Glories Olympic, N. Y. 
New Century Girls, Trocadero, Phlla. 
New York Stars, L. O., 8, Majestic, Kanaaa City. 
Night Owls, 28-30, Empire, Albany; 81-2, Empire, 

HcJyoke. 

Parialan Widows, Gayety, Milwaukee. 

Pat White Gaiety Glrla. Eighth Are., N. Y. 

Reeves' Beauty Show, Murray Hill, N. Y. 

Rentx-Santley, Garden, Buffalo. 

Rice a Barton, Standard, Cincinnati. 

Rice A Barton's Big Gaiety, Waldman'a, Newark. 

Rolllckers, Buckingham, Louisville. 

Rose Sydell, 28-30, Gllmore, Springfield; 81-2, 

Empire, Albany. 
Runaway Girls, Gayety, Phlla. 
Sam Devere, Royal, Montreal. 
Sam T. Jacks, Empire, Indianapolis. 
Scribner's Big Show, Gsyety, Columbus. 
Serenaders, Majestic, Kansas City. 
Star Show Glrla, 28-30, Lyceum, Troy; 31-2, 

Gayety, Albany. 
Strolling Players, Star, Milwaukee. 
Thoroughbreds, Bijou, Paterson. 
Tiger Lilies, Empire, Des Moines. 
Trans-Atlantlcs, Greenwald, New Orleana. 
Travelers, Academy, Pittsburg. 
Uncle Sam's Belles, Empire, Schenectady. 
Vanity Fair, Gayety, PhUa. 
Washington Society Girls, 28-30, Lyceum, Troy; 

31-2, Gayety, Albany. 
Watson's Burlesquers, 28-30, Luserne, Wllkes- 

Barre; 31-2, Gayety, Scranton. 
World Beaters, Star, Brooklyn. 
Yankee Doodle Girls, Bowery, N. Y. 



LIBERTY 



J. F\ McCABE 



IRISH AND BLACKFACE COMEDIAN. 
Oloee with "Cosy Corner Girls" account of miarspreaentation, BON TON THEATRE, • 
Permanent addreaa— Cars WHITE RATS, 1553 Broadway, New York City. 



JEBJEY CTTY. 



VAUDEVILLE ACTS 

Or ALL KINDS WANTED TO PLAT NEW YORK CITY ONLY 

WILLIAM FOX, DEWEY THEATRE, 188 EAST 14th ST. 



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Andrewa, Adorn. 
Avery, Benjamin B.* 
Alexander a Bertie. 
Alexandra, W. 
Avola, Mian. 
Armstrong, Fred M. 
Aatrellaa, Tha (2). 
Anderson, Dan (0. O.) 
Andrewa, Pearl (0. 0.) 
Aces, Three (C. 0.) 

Belfort, Mlaa May. 
Barnee, Mlaa Gertrude. 
Bush, Jr., Johnnie. 
Belmont Freda. 
B oaeeetfJ Troape. 
Brown, Harry. 
Baker a Carlisle. 
Balaar, Charlea. 
Bodrean, 8. 
Bronghton, May. 
Banner, Michael. 
Budd, Bert. 
Baldwin, CarL 
Butler. Ida. 
Belmont. Belle. 
Barry, Margaret. 
Burke, Chan., a Co. 
Bowman, Ivy. 
Blscklldge, Buoy. 
Boch, Otto. 
Bellman, Harry K. 
Brabam, M. 
Bixley, Edgar. 
Bloden, Henry. 
Bruce, Mlaa Gertrude. 
Brown, B. 

Bennet Sisters (P. C.) 
Ball, Wm. 

Barrlngton, Mra. (P.O.) 
Boley, Mlaa May. 
Brabana, The (C. O.) 
Brown, Jeaale (C. 0.) 

Conway, Mabel. 
Carlton, Arthur. 
Onrjon, Allen. 
Conner, M. B. 
Cheevera, Joe. 
Cllne, J. B. 

Coraon, Cora Yonngblood. 
Charters, Georgia. 
Conaway, T. L, 
OolUngnoa. Barry. 
Callager a Barret. 
Cooper a BoMaaoa. 
Clifton, William. 
Carroll, Mr. a Mra. 
Catto, Mlaa Pudge. 
Camp, Frank B. 
Clarence Btatera. 
Calvert, Albert (C. O.) 
Cowley, Jamea (0. O.) 
Cloae, Sidney (0. O.) 
Crooker, Alf. (P. C.) 

Donely. Jaa. 
Donglaaa, Harry. 
Deane, Walter. 
Dlx, Marlon. 
De Baaalnnl, Fern. 
Da Moss, Edward. 
Dale. Violet. 
Dalley, Bob and Nellie. 
Dressier. Marie. 
Deam, Profeaaor. 
Dalmar, Carlotta. 
Dl Bella and Folpe. 
Dorset, Flora, Mlaa. 
Dumont, Charlea (t). 



Daggaa, Archie. 
Davey, Warren. 
Oolong, Wheeler. 
Drntoo , Mlaa Alfretta. 
Devoy, auasnatt. 
Demlng, Bohart. 
Dunfee, Bfile. 
Davis, Bd. F. (0. O.) 
Dean, Loula (0. O.) 
Duffy, Dan. 
Durant, BUly. 

Emeraon, B. R. 
Biting, Nettle, 
Bngel. Carrie L. 



Everbart. 

Bvana, Mlaa Ann. 

Falrman, B. Wm. 
Parren, L. K. 
Foraato, Uttla. 
Forbes, Frank a Grace. 
Pagan, Barney. 
FrencaUl a Lewis. 
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Forreater, Frank. 
Fields, Billy H. 
Figaro, Marvelona. 
Foreman, Root. N. 
Ferrill, Frank. 

Ford, Mlaa Edith. 
Feldman, Harry. 
Faya, The. 
Feurt, Lola (0. O.) 
Fox, Charlotte. 

Gllleeney, Jamea. 
Gilbert, L. Wolfe (f). 
Oarrlck, Richard. 
Qerome. Viola. 
OrinT (2). 
Gorman, Jamea. 
Gordon, Both. 
Gardner, Mayme. 
Godfrey a Brxleben. 
Graham, Jamea. 
Gould, 8. 
Green, Harry. 
Goddard, Stanley (0.0.) 
Gaaton, BUly (0. 0.) 
Gehan, Herbert (0. 0.) 

Haddock, W. P. (P. C.) 
Hufford a Cbane. 
Heyer, Mlaa Gertrude. 
Hart, Charlea (2). 
Hayea, Edmund. 
Hugoaton, Hugo (2). 
Harrlaon, Charlea. 
Hutchinson. Wlllard H. 
Halker, Edith. 
Heck, W. 
Harris, Ida 0. 
Holmes, Carta. 
Hun trees. 
Haralah, Mamie. 
Havel, Bate L. 



Haras, Was. 
Halllday a Ourley. 
Hammond, Chan. 
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'MgGINNIS 

THE GREAT IRISH POLITICAL 
SONG, 

By JEROME k SCHWARTZ. 

"LOVE DAYS' 

THE BALLAD HIT OF THE 
MINSTRELS, 

By JEBOME a SCHWARTZ. 






GOODBYE 
MR. RAGTIME 

THE BLACK SENSATION, 

By JEROME a SCHWARTZ. 
PUBLISHED BY 

COHAN & HARRIS 

1 1 5 West 42d St., Haw Ysrk City 



lahmeal. Prince P. 
Imhof. Roger. 
Innes Band Mgr. 

(C. O.) 
Inge, Mlaa Thelma (2). 

Jaffey, Phil. 
Jefferaon, Tboa. 
Jenkins, John (C. O.) 
Jackaon Family. 
Jonea, Margaret Gwya 

(2). 
Johna, Johnny. 
Jonea, Walter. 
Jordan a Harvey (2). 
Joyce, Mlaa Lottie. 
Johnson, Cbaa. 
Johnstone. Gordon. 
Jordona, Joggling. 
Judge, John (0. O.) 
Jolaon, Al (0» O.) 

Kelvana, J. J. 
Kaeeeley'a Marlonettea. 
Keeley, Mlaa Bdnn. 
Kelly. Frank. 
Knight, H. B. 
Knight. H. B. (0. O.) 
Kyle, Ethel (0. O.) 

Lang, Edward. 
Undesmsn, Bd. Male. 
Lacleedecs, The Aerial. 
Lamnt, J. 
Loretta, Otto. 
Landrea, Patsy. 
Leon, Nellie. 
Lelms, Loula. 
Lslllott, Arthur. 
Lyons, Flossie. 
Lubelskln, Tony. 
Love. Frankle. 
La Pelletlea Fsmlly. 
Lsmar, A. 
Lewie, Btta. 
Le Boy, Eddie. 
Lee, Harry. 

La Clede, Louie (0. O.) 
Ladelle, Mildred (CO.) 
I>ester, Eddie (C. O.) 
LeCsll. Ed. (C. O.) 
Lo Dent, Frank. 
Lee, Minnie. 



Mullen a Corelli (2). 
McVeigh, Johnnie (2). 
Medallion Trio (0. O.) 
Mason, Jsck (C. O.) 
Moore, Herbert (C. O.) 
Moore, Geo. Austin 

(C. 0.) 
McNlsh, Frank. 
Muslcsl Toys. 
Mataumoto a A'Gaws. 
McDonough, Ethel. 
Marshall a King. 
Morrelle. Bertha M. 
Major, Frank. 
Mar relle. Dan. 
Marx. Julius W. 
Manola, Jesee A. 
Malcolm, Annette. 
Mullen, Mra. J. H. 
Mnrray, W. 
MscFsdden. Mr. a Mra. 
Morris, M. 
Martin, Frank W. 
Mills, Phil. 
Moore, Jsmes A. 
Miller. Edgar M. 
Malnvllle, B 0. 
Matthea, Hugo. 
Maltland. Mabel (*). 
MlUlken, Lucy. 
Myers a Meer. 
Msck. J. 0. (2). 
Morrison, Lee. 
Mulvey, Ben L. 
Ma honey, Tom. 
Macy, Charleton (1). 
Mandevllle. Bovine. 
McWsde, Edwin. 
McKensle, B. 
Miller. McCauley a 

Miller. 
Moore, Snlta. 



Nolle, Joe. 
Nelson, Agda. 
Nelson. Agnes (2>» 
Nile, Grace. 
Normlnton, Harold J. 
Nome, Bohart (2). 
Norton, Mlaa Angle, 
Naab Bntertalnera. 
Newell. Wllllard (0. O.) 
Nuaa, Louie. 



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Malone, Mlaa Geraldlne. O'Bourke, 



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ast of "th 



Lloyds 



[Has made a lasting impression at the Lincoln Square Theatre this week, with another "Shapiro " Song 




A POSITIVE SENSATION AND INSTANTANEOUS HIT 



This song is restricted for the use 
off Miss Daisy (Lloyd) Wood during 
her American Tour. 



Like all good songs it io 
published by 




Cor. Broadway & 39th St. 

NEW YORK 



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O'Neil, Bake. 
Osborne, Jack. 
Orating, Mra. Mamie. 



Pearl, Tony. 
Pathenaon, Rayard. 
Plarcb, Gene. 
Price, Beatrice. 
Pembroke, Kitty. 
Pood, Dave O. 
Purdy, Francla. 
Pllcer, Harry. 
Polo, Gabriel. 
Powera, Jno. T. 
Powers Elephants (P.O.) 
Piper, Franco. 
Prevoat, Loala. 
Prldeau, Steve (C. O.) 
Primrose, Anita (C. O.) 
Parle, Lionel (C. O.) 

Qnlglley, Helen. 

Rlna, lime. 
Roae, Adam A. 
Read, Alex. D. (S). 
Royer. Augnatlne. 
Reynold*, John B. 
Roblnaon, Ada B. 
Reanlnga 4 Brown. 
Rankin. J. IfcKee. 
Richard «V Barry. 
Rico, Resale. 
Roeenberg-Keogh-Hlll. 
Roaaell, lilao Mona. 
Roalna. 

Rellly, Johnnie. 
Roaen, Jitnmle. 
Raymond, Melville B. 

(0. O.) 
Rock, Wm. (0. O.) 
Ray, Bllaabetb (C. 0.) 
Roaaell Broa. 



Shadrlck, Jamea A. 
81n Clair Bister*. 
8pencer, Uoyd. 
8pringfi*|d, Harry. 
Schllchtner, Ubert 
Shaffer, Harry. 
Smith. Harry H. 
SatteU. Broa. 
Star Spangle Banner Co. 
Show, Doc. 
Stokes, Minnie. 
Spong, Hilda. 
Steven*. Mike J. 
Sommera, J. T. 
Scberaor, Mario. 
Bntharland a OartftB. 
Snook. B. J. 
Sargent. 8. P. 
Sharrocka. The. 
Sheldon, H. 8. (C. 0.) 
Swor, Bert (C. O.) 
Sutherland & Curtis 

(C. O.) 
Button A Sutton (C. 0.) 
8axton, BUlle (0. 0.) 
Stlne, Chas. J. 
Shoff, Ado R. 
Sbeehan a Monahan 

C. O.) 



Ttaropp, Clara. 
Thompson, Bph. 
Truman, Wallace. 
Trlckey, Mia* Coyde. 
Tolly, May. 



Ulpas S Hella. 
Uyatt, Mlas Ida. 

Van, Cbaa. (The Vana) 
Verdi, Georgia. 
Valley. Camilla. 
Valveno Broa. (0. O.) 



Waaaman 4 field*. 
Wayne, Cbaa. 
Well, Mr. 
Wetberall. Harry. 
Williams. Leon. 
Wilson, Harry. 
Wilson, George. 
Wolfe, Grade (t). 
Woycke. Victor. 
Wyne. (Kkle). 
Winner, Kllle. 
Welch. Paulino. 
Weston. Bmma. 
Ward a Cnrron. 
Wkltaly a BolL 
Ward, K. 
Williams, Dot. 



wiimtr a Vincent. 
Willing Brothers. 
Walt*. Emily. 
Winter, Bank*. 
Walton, Loala*. 
Woodman, Joseph. 
Wright, Mrs. Fred. 
Ward, Mlsa May. 
Wallace, Franklin. 
Wlllard, Alice (C. 0.) 
Walter, Lee (0. 0.) 

Yule. Mabel. 
Yoacarya, Mr. 

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CORRESPONDENCE 

Unlet* otherwise noted, the following re- 
ports ere for the current week: 

GHIGAGO 



by nun wiESBxn s, 

VABIBTY*8 Chicago Offlce, 

Chicago Oner* Hon** Block, 

MAJESTIC (Lyman B. Glover, mgr.).— Mcln- 
tyre and Heatb revived "The Man From Mon- 
tana" and acored tbe laughing hit of the bill. 
Murray Sisters have improved wonderfully In the 
last two yeara. Tbe singing is much better and 
there 1b more spirit and animation In their work. 
The taller girl makes a fine "Gibson" model. 
She Hang charmingly. Tbe political aong. al- 
though timely, does not enter opportunely In their 
very pleasing offering. "Country Boya and 



Girls," Homan'a rural act, here for the first 
tfcne. Moat of the aong* are old and the comedy 
Is of tbe extreme hackneyed sort. Two young 
girls do tbe most. Only the songs appreciated. 
Kennedy and Rooney, one of tbe big numbers. 
Angela Dolorea and Company In "Cupid at 
Home." Theme conventional but well played 
and made a good Impression. Frank Whitman, 
"the dancing violinist/' solid bit. Olivette offered 
aecond-aigbt reading, lntereated thoae concerned. 
Mr. and Mrs. Allison famished agreeable comedy 
and well chosen songs. Clark and Duncan, Jug- 
gling MathleuH and Ed. and May Woodward 
completed the bill. 

STAB AND GARTER (U. J. Herrmann, mgr.). 
—When Rice and Barton's "Roae Hill" ahow 
played Chicago last season an alleged "mualcal 
comedy" entitled "Knights of the Red Garter" 
was the vehicle. It waa not particularly sclntll- 
latlng with originality or merit, tbe only feature* 
of the performance being the femalea and ape- 
claltlee. This aeaaon the organisation offera tbe 
same antiquated abaurdlty. for It la nothing more 
than a revision of conventional ldeaa and eplaode* 
with Illogical altuatlons. The humor dependa on 
the complications arising from the adventures of 
two married men who carry on a revelry of friv- 
olities with "Arabian Night a" suggestlona. The 
sheath dresses aud abbreviated pink garmenta are 
about the only attractive costumes shown now. 
Tbe choristers are in ambush for fully forty-flve 
minutes during tbe discourse of the "story" in 
the second scene, and at the finish only eight 
girls, wrapped In tbe Japanese robes (repeated), 
appear and atand around aimlessly. Tbe girls 
are not accomplished In any way. Most are 
awkward and alow. Tbe music Is dull most of 
the time, and there Is little action. It Is a 
cumbersome arrangement. There are slapstick, 
seltser bottles snd other decrepit utensils of 
primitive burlesque fame. The "Comedy Satire" 
Is very old and crippled, and the breaking of Ice 
In glasses Is not at all nourishing to good tsste. 
The duet by Dlsncbe Newcorabe snd another 
young woman abould not be permitted. Tbe 



harmony la terrible. One of the best number* 
waa "All Aboard," through the excellent work 
of Henrietta Wheeler, a comely and capable 
woman who can act Intelligently. Beatrice la an 
agile dancer, but her evolutions were too long 
In the lsst scene. Tbe first setting is used In tbe 
final acene, adding inconsistency to tbe action. 
Idylla Vyner, who has big type In the program 
with Geo. W. Rice and T. F. Thomas, emerge* 
attired in a "coocb" outfit and whlrla around 
mildly. The program aaya It la "Salome." It 
doesn't matter. The "Rainbow Ballet" and 
"Scarf" dance preceding Mlaa Vyner'a version of 
"Sslome" proved attractive. Geo. W. Rice 
bandlea bis Hues In tbe ssme familiar manner, 
and T. F. Thomas, bis aid, likewise. There are two 
extra olio numbers. They are Leon and Adeline, 
comedy Jugglers, and Lydell, Butterwortb and 
Morton, excellent dancers. The comedian la a 
good eccentric dancer. Tbe regular olio has a* 
a feature tbe Four Londona, in daring casting, 
one of tbe beat acta of its kind seen. Mia* 
Vyner appears in songs, well liked. Blanche 
Newcombe, In "Buster" attire, aang two songs, 
one effective. John E. Cain and two others of- 
fered tbe hackneyed farce, "A Good Nlght'a 
Rest." It Is an old negro sketch, depending on 
mechanical devices for comedy. Andy McLeed 
gsve his musical monologue, same aa usual. The 
show Is not a worthy successor to those already 
st the Star and Garter thla aeason. It should 
be thoroughly censored and strengthened. 

EUSON'S (Sid J. Euson, mgr.).— It requires 
three scenes to explain the melange of discon- 
nected comedy elementa In tbe first part pro- 
vided In the "Blue Ribbon Girls." Tbe opening 
chorus medley brings on the entire company, the 
alert coryphees drensed to represent tbe different 
attaches characteristic of a railroad atatlon. 
There Is not much contrast In tbe representstlon, 
but worked out consistently enough, aa burlesque 
runs. Tbe usual money changing, betting and 
other familiar traditions are developed In suc- 
cession. The mock minstrel first part, Interpreted 
by Pauline Moran and chorua, in black aatln 



An Act you have never seen 




First Appearance In America 



A Sensational Novelty 




World*s Greatest "FUNAMBULIST" An act you will never forget 

MURRAY HILL THEATRE, THIS SUHDAY (Sept. 27th) Business Representative, BOHM I EDELMAN. Knickerbocker Theatre Bldg. 



Wkm anncering advertisementt kindly mention Variety. 



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suits, could have been more amusing. The pre* 
vailing colors are black and brown, the only 
bright raiment displayed In the closing section. 
The first discard the show should make Is the 
"grafting" episode in the second scene. It is 
uncalled-for and positively disgusting. If It is 
the Intention to convey auggestlveness It fulfills 
every anticipation. There Is nothing funny or 
diverting in It. The "stalling" to allow the set- 
ting for the following scene is overdrawn, and 
a man should be entrusted with the dialogue 
about the schedule of trains. The woman who 
handles the part is unsuited for it. Searle 
Allen's vaudeville sketch, "The Traveling Man," 
with the complete setting of a Pullman car, Is 
given verbatim. This Is the best part of the 
show, and the parts were handled cspably. Billy 
Bvans and Florence Mills appeared to excellent 
advantage in the two Important roles familiarised 
In vaudeville by Searle and Violet Allen. Jimmie 
Lane and Wm. Keller, who played in vaudeville 
with the act, had their respective parts, and the 
result was grstifylng all around. The burlesque 
la called "The Raw Recruit." It is so shorn 
of humor that the business la aggravating, and 
at times the incidents, all rehashed and stale, 
are boresome. The "Letter Box" and "Robbing 
the Policeman" bita are the most monotonous 
seen this season, and one wonders at the pro- 
ducer who permits such dullness. The girls are 
absent too long in this scene. They could change 
costnmes several times and relieve some of the 
tedious matter, but the comedians prefer to be 
in the center with their insistent clowning. Six- 
teen girls are carried, the average number listed 
with the Eastern shows this season. They sing 
in small voices but are active. Florence Mills, 
a pretty girl, dresses well and makes a very 
good appearance. The yellow stockings with the 
blsck shestb gown do not blend well. She 
looked splendid In a brocade suit of white. 
Pauline Moran Is the soubrette. She retains her 
vivacity aud has not much opportunity to dis- 



play her capabilities as In previous shows. She 
Is one of the best "rough" soobrettes In bur- 
lesque. Billy K. Wells Is one of the comedians. 
He makes up to represent a Hebrew, and might 
be credited with looking the part. He Joked 
about politics and sang parodiea to the liking of 
those present. Harry Ward was a conventional 
German with the customary whiskers and dialect. 
He, too, helped the comedy end. The wardrobe 
display Is not costly. The only tights In the 
show are worn by Miss Mills. There Is probably 
s reason for the other girls not wearing the 
fleshings. The music Is tuneful at times and 
numbers well staged. The olio has Orgarlta 
Arnold, character songs. Her voice is not strong. 
The first two selections should be left out or 
cbsnged. Ward and Raymond are good dancers, 
their act running about six minutes Sunday after- 
noon. Perry Sisters furnished one of the most 
entertaining numbers. They hsve a sketch en- 
titled "Chorus Life." It proved a hit. 

OLYMPIC (Abe Jacobs, mgr.). — Josephine Ba- 
bel, Tony Wilson and Helolse, Arcadia, Foy and 
Clark, Wlllard and Bond, T. Nelson Downs, Abel 
and Irwin, Holcombe's Band, Mlett's Dogs, 
Ainoros Sisters, The Mosts, Bemon Duo, Great 
Kelter. 

HAYMARKBT (W. V. Newklrk, mgr.).— Ar- 
thur Dunn and Marie Glasler, Yoscsrrys, Schrode 
and Mulvey, Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Fisher, Colling 
and Brown, Hlbbard and Warren, Paul Le Croix, 
Morgan and McGarry, Grace Wilson, Berry and 
Bennett, Porto Rlcan Quartet, De Camo's Dog. 

STAR (Tom Carmody, mgr.). — Bedouin Arabs, 
Shields nttd Rogers, Gordon and Marx, and sev- 
eral others. 

NORTH AVENUE (Psul Slttner, mgr.).— Four 
Nichols, Gus Burton, Jesse Hale and Company, 
Four Franks, Clipper Comedy Four, Joyce Sisters, 
Sherrer, Block and Wilson. 

SCHINDLER'8 (L. Bchlndler, - mgr. ) .— Gana- 
Nclson pictures, Four Lincolns, Sol Berns, Qulnn 
Trio, Wlsbard Woods and Company. 



COLUMBIA.— Worth » nd De-mar. Wlncher- 
msn's Bears, Adelyn, Holland, Webb and Com- 
pany, Edwin Warren, Doyle and Wilson. 

PREMIER.— Weaver and Lambert, Joe Bow- 
man, Hall and.Cele, Lillian Burnell, Toney and 
Toney. 

IOLA.— Billy Mann, Musical Brobats, Bessie 
French, Williams Bros., Mse Klrhy. 

GEM.— Jack and Grant, Maud Haley, The Lanes, 
Chinee Walker, Gem Stock. 

CRYSTAL.— Delmar and Dexter, Billy Walters, 
Leland and Lee, Danlela and Mack. 

LYRIC (Chicago Heights).— Bromley and Ad- 
ler, Fred 8wlft, Blossom Harris, Allen and Vane, 
Billy McGee, Chaa. Bradley. 

GRAND (Chicago Heights).— Florento, Shafter 
and Shafter, Blanche Kruger. 

NEW GEM.— Barnard and Howard, Marie Cur- 
tis, Dot Holcott, Belden Co. 

FOLLY (John A. Fennessey, mgr.). — Mortimer 
M. Thelse has taken many liberties with bis own 
"Wine, Woman and Song" to furnish the "Stroll- 
ing Players" with material. The Imitation la 
an Inferior production compared to the original. 
The show might be considered a miniature coun- 
terpart of the other, but cannot be compared 
otherwise. The first part fa "The Stolen Re- 
view." The title conveya the fact that the version 
is one among the many copied from "Wine, Wo- 
man and Song." Several times reference is made 
to others Imitating the latter, with the contention 
that slices of material were liberally extracted. 
Boulta Is mentioned, And the "Gibson Girl" Inter- 
preted by Kathryn Pearl la announced aa an Imita- 
tion of the former. The piece Is a satire on the 
other, and no one has more right to than Thelse, 
although the Inadequateness of the production la 
no credit to "Wine, Woman and Bong." Bam 
Llebert, last season with the original company, 
playing "Caruso," haa the principal comedy part* 
This Is his first attempt In Hebrew character. 
Considering his unfamlllarlty he did very well. 
He does much better la the olio, appearing to 



"The End of the World," under the name of 
"New Year'a Eve." Bam Hearn plays a violin 
acceptably and appears aa the sheriff, while Frank 
Campbell la programmed aa "Sulllvan-ConaldiDe, 
a variety actor." Frank Bright la caat for Mas- 
tell and Eddie Barto showed excellent ecce n tric 
dancing while Imitating Cohan. 8am Feodell la 
the Caruso of the series and Al Thorsen wore the 
garb that signified Olcott. Lillle Ardell, dreaaed 
In either "coocb" or "Salome" fleshings, amid ate 
looked Just like Gertrude Hoffmann. Maode 
Adams as Peter Pan, Jeanette Wood aa Blanche 
Bates and Beatrice Fern aa Fay Templeton ap- 
peared. The after piece la named "Another 
Steal." This la properly applied. A little of 
everything la served, and the combination la of the 
rough house sort. Mum Pearl looked better than 
ever and wore handsome gowna. Her specialty 
in the olio with the "poniea" and four man waa 
liked. She haa little opportunity for acting. The 
Church City Four aang well chosen selections In 
the same diverting manner, the voices blending ex- 
cellently. The "poniea" are sprightly and vigor- 
ous, and the tall girls, aalde from filling the atage, 
have little to do. The costuming la not preten- 
tious, but nest snd effective. 
, EMPIRE (I. H. Herk, mgr.).— "Sam T. Jack" 
show; return engagement. 

— A road compauy playing "A Girl at the Helm," 
the new LaSalle enow, will open In Jollet, 111., 
Christmas. — All the music written by Roger Imbof 
for the Empire Show haa been sold outright to 
Will Rosalter, the music publisher, who will pro- 
duce the. pieces in sheet form snd place them on 
the market.— The new $50,000 theatre built at 
Oklahoma City by E. B. Toll opened this week. 
It is caUed the "Majestic."— Laura Howe has 
decided to close her act known as the "Dresden 
Dolls," and will rest until January when aha 
will present s new act. — John Cort, the Pacific 
Coast manager, was In the city last week. The 
new Cort Theatre to be built by Mr. Cort, U. J. 
Herrman and. H. H. Frasee, on Dearborn street. 



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NATIONAL (Sid. Grauman, mgr.).— Week 13: 
Bill Papke, the newly crowned middle-weight 
champion, the drawing card, and packed 'em In. 
Manager Grauman'a Impersonation of Eddie Granejr 
added something to the number. The Harry 
Kraton Co., In "Scenes In Hoopland," novel and 
Interesting exhibition. Tbey display remarkable 
skill in handling, and their number entertained 
Immensely. Alice Robinson, soprano, did quite 
well with serious selections; ber effort to shine as 
a comedienne at ber finish was a "scream" on 
the wrong side of the ledger. Fagan and Byron, 
with a rather crudely-constructed sketch, eared 
by the dancing of Fagan. Fred Morten won share 
of approval with a whistling and paper-tearing 
exhibition. , The Florence Modena Co., In "Bar- 
gain Mad," some laughs. Jamea Prior, in "Cap- 
tain Barnacle's Courtship," completed. 

WIGWAM (Sam Harris, mgr.).— "A Vision of 
Salome" was offered for the first time in San 
Francisco, under the direction of Edwin T. Emery, 
with Jessica Orr In the role. It was heavily fea- 
tured and proved a sensational drawing card. 
The Bottomley Troupe, strong novelty feature, 
with one of the best casting acts ever seen here. 
The Manuel Bomaln Company, In "Down 
Music Row," had choice place and went through 
In good form. Tom GUlen found a most re- 
xponsive audience, and not one of the "Flnnegan" 
talea got past them. The Mosarts, with novelty 
scenic singing and dancing, well received, their 
footwork on snowsboes going particularly strong. 
Cadieux offered a taking routine on the bounding 
wire. Louise Auber and "The Fall of 64" com- 
pleted. 

EMPIRE (W. H. Tiffany, mgr.).— Line-up was 
one of the strongest of the season, with Winnie 
St. Clair aa "The Girl from Missouri" taking 
first honors. A quaint and eccentric fun-maker, 
she scored heavily. The "Four English Belles" 
furnished a creditable "pony" number. Valonl, 
the juggler, introduced a troupe of trained 
pigeons in an effective manner. Leon a and Dale, 
vocal number, costumed In regulation Carmen 
fashion. The man has a good baritone and the 
act went well despite the girl's habit of singing 
off the key. Polk and Polk had a good-graded 
spring-board acrobatic act. Ted Lenore, with 
a singing and talking offering in "one" made a 
favorable Impression. E. Lorlng Kelley and Com- 
pany had some bright lines and pleasing situa- 
tions in the sketch, "The Lawyer and the Judge." 



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ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.).— Finely 
balanced bill. Mlllman Trio on the wire with 
pretty Bird Mlllman the big hit. Henry Horton 
and Co. in "Uncle Lem's Dilemma" brought to 
the surface two strong points — that Mr. Horton 
Is a capable character actor and that the Idea of 
his aketch la very antiquated. World and King- 
ston, well liked; Raymond and Caverly handed 
oat both old and new "Dutch" stuff, very good 
In all; and Martlnette and Sylvester brought out 
screams of laughter and admiration for their par- 
ticularly fine comedy acrobatics. Fentelle and 
Carr In "Out Loud Junction" are breeiy. The 
Musical Craigs ordinary. 

CRYSTAL (Wm. Weston, mgr.). — Ziska and 
King are fair. The Shannons, the same; "Elec- 
tro" la a novelty and appealed for that reason; 
lime. Techow's Cats, excellent; Flo Saunders, 
soprano, good; Rlcbsrd Burton sang "TIpperary" 
among his other Illustrated numbers. 

NOTES. — Odd Fellows' Convention here this 
week brought good attendance at all houses. —The 
Bijou, formerly a So. m. p. house on Curtis St., 
(opposite the Crystal), Is being remodelled and 
newly outfitted for a 10c. vaudeville house. The 
booking, It la rumored, will be made by S.-C.'s 
Denver representatives. Will open 27. Ferra, 
"the Iron Man," Is booked by the W. S. V. A. to 
play to the Coast. Later engagement following 
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ST. LOUIS 

By RICHARD SPAMER. 

COLUMBIA (Mlddleton A Tate, mgrs.).— It's 
now celled the New Columbia and because aev- 
erel tens of tbousanda of needed lmprovementa 
were made. Good bill opened 21. Bmmett Cor- 
rlgan and Co. in "His Last Performance," enter- 
taining, well-acted bit; Alice Lyndon Doll, dra- 
matic soprano; Imro Fox, deserving Illusionist; 
Clsudius and Scarlet, banjolsts of merit; Four 
Harveys, very good; Hawtborn and Burt, comed- 
ians; Minor, Coleman and Satterlee in a sketch, 
end the Lincoln Quartet, who really slog four- 
psrt songs effectively. 

AMERICAN (Oppenhelmer Bros., mgrs.). — 
Oeorge Primrose and hla Minstrel boys top this 
week with Edna Aug a close second for the 
honors. "The Eight Berlin Madcaps" hold atten- 
tion; Chesterfield's horse, Innovstlon; Emerln 
Campbell and Co., Caron snd Fsrnum, Brsdley 
and Leooa and a quartet secure recognition. 

STANDARD (Leo Relchenbacb, mgr.).— "Cham- 
pagne Oirls," one of the best bills in some time. 
"At Oay Coney Island" proves to be a continuous 
performsnee of gayety and music In which the 
girls work hsrd and the boys are not one whit be- 
hind. Prominent are Charles Nichols, Marie 
Croix, Marie Fischer and Goff Phillips. Olio op- 
to-the-moment sketches by Wells snd Sells, 
Charles Nichols and Co., Burton and Vass, rapid- 
fire conversstlonallsts; Nichols' plsylet called 
"Western Style," Is elaborately stsged; "On the 
Frontier," another set piece, brings out the en- 
tire orgsulsstlon. The bill bsd a profitable stsrt 
on 8unday aud has since been on velvet. Relcben- 
bsch so deposes snd he's s veracious chronicler of 
box office accretions. 

GAYETY (O. T. Crswford, mgr.).— "The Hsst- 
Ings Show" bsstened hither to the Gayety Sun- 
dsy sfternoon snd bis since sdvsntsgeously shown. 
"A Frolicsome Frolic" stsrts snd Harry Hsstlngs, 
Viola Sheldon, Tom Coyne and a large chorus 
manage to keep things s-humming. Miss Shel- 
don's vocallsms. truly s bit too good for the 
burlesque of two-a-day commerce, and much ad- 



mired and Viola Is so willing with her encores, 
M> willing! Campbell and Brady, Jugglers and 
dancers; Howard and Lewis, Mile. Alda, In 
poses "bronslques" (a new one); Mildred Flora, 
comedienne, and Vardon, Perry and Wilbur, in 
"A Summer Night," are single turns snd tesms 
distinctly worth while. 



PHILADELPHIA 

By OEOROE M. YOUNG. 

KEITH'S (H. T. Jordan, mgr.).— The bill this 
week Is really so big It Is unwieldy. A bit more 
of the real variety would help a lot. "The 
Patriot" and Mullen and Corel! I are under New 
Acts, snd furnish the featured of the show. The 
most llksble number from s comedy viewpoint Is 
Cameron and Flanagan. It still remains one of 
the best of Its kind in vaudeville. Adelslde and 
the "Four Dainty Dancera" offered a somewbst 
showy dsnclng set which Buffered principally 
through poor arrangement. There Is a long wait 
before Adelaide does s "Spring Song." The 
time could be filled by the four girls In "one." 
Adelslde won her usual honors for some splendid 
toe dsnclng. WInsor McCay, the cartoonist, waa 
well liked; a change in his act would have made 
It more so. Msttle Lockett, billed as "Imper- 
sonator," was a surprise. When last seen tbla 
young miss wss burled among the tbree-a-days, 
but she hss "arrived" and put over one of the 
best acts of Its kind shown here In some time. 
The program announcement does ber an Injustice. 
She does not Impersonate, but bss two or three 
songs with lots of point, scoring psrtlculsrly 
through being well fitted to the chsrscter repre- 
sented. At the flnlKh she did some dsnclng, not 
particularly strengthening to the act until some 
excellent eccentric steps were given at the close, 
which took her off In a whirl of deserved sppre- 
clatlon and brought her back two or three times 
tr acknowledge the hands. She bss a fine act. 
Viola I»c Costa and Co. presented "In the Latin 
Quarter." Miss Do Costa showed some pretty 
gowns which was her chief contribution, snd one 
of the four men hss s good voice. "The Order 
of the Bath," a comedy sketch, plessed. 8teely 
snd Edwards had an entertaining musical act on 



early. The dialogue Is not as good aa they make 
it. With better material tbey ought to have a 
big laughing act. The music Is good enough to 
hold it up, though they have some very mock- 
worn selections. The Sterlings did well enough In 
sn opening position snd the La Belles, Mortimer 
Bsssett and the Goyt Trio filled In. 

rORBI'AUOH'S (Miller A Kaufman, mgrs.).— 
With a bill hardly up to the class of the first 
week's offering, Improvement waa shown in the 
attendance this week, the house being filled Mon- 
day nlgbt. The Austral I sn Foresters furnished 
the feature. This act Is bound to Interest aa a 
novelty. James J. Morton got slong swimmingly 
with his pstter snd songs. Probst deserved a 
l literal share of the chief honors of the show. 
He whistles and Imitates birds In a truly natural 
manner, the tones being remarkably pure and 
sweet. Stage presence Is the only drawback. 
Kelly and Adams offered a good ainglng turn. 
There Is Just enough tslk mixed In to give the 
orcbestrs s chance to cbsnge the music sheets. 
Lswreuce and Harrington has not been seen along 
tbls way In some time and their act Is not nesr 
ss good as It was when last seen, being poorly 
put togetber snd not well done. The tslk la 
flimsy. The tough dsnee st the finish saves It. 
Josephine Alnsley was given s rsther difficult 
task to follow Immediately after Kelly and 
Adams with s straight singing turn, but did 
very nicely. The "picks" continue to pull Gertie 
Le Clair tbrougb in good shape. Three of the 
young blacks are clever youngsters snd all four 
work hard. The one supposed to be a comedian 
is chesting most of the time. Fisher snd Fisher 
opened with a comedy bicycle act. Both attempt 
comedy, whlcb gives the appearance of a contest 
for laughs snd It is hard to pick a winner at the 
finish with nothing to fight over. There la ample 
room for Improvement. Tbe moving pictures, 
closing tbe show, were Interesting. 

CA8INO (Ellss & Koenlg, mgrs.).— Rice A Bsr- 
ton'a "Big Gslety Compsny" with Charles Bsr- 
ton ss principal comedian pleased this week. 
Jack Magee is proving excellent support snd there 
Is a well balanced company. 

GAYETY (Edward 8hayne, mgr.).— Crowded 
houses welcomed "Brosdwsy Burlesquers." The 
coatum'n^ Is rich and there Is a capsble com- 
psny headed by Ben Janscn and Lillian Held. 
Livelier numbers snd more of them snd not so 
much dialogue would Improve the show. 

TROCADERO (Charles Cromwell, mgr.).— 
"Ideals" to fair business. 

ATbAINTlc CITY 

By BIO. 

YOUNGS PIER THEATRE (Ben Hsrrls, mgr.). 
— Csrrie I)e Msr heads, big hit; Mlddleton and 
Spelllnger and Co., In "A Texas Wooing," sen 
sut Ion here; James Francis Donley and Corlnae 
Sales, songs. Immense; Fred Duprca, aonga and 
parodies, knockout; Four Luclers, musical, great; 
Three Coles, bounding wire, flue; A. D. Allan 
and Co.. black art. good. 

YOUNO'8 MILLION DOLLAR PIBR (John L. 
Young, mgr.).— Herr Schmidt and Co., cycle 
whirl, sensstlon; Three Esrnests, bar act, fine; 
Golden and Hughes, blackface, repeated last 
week's success; Carlyle's Dogs and Ponlea, big 
hit; Ell A. Smith's mallmutb dogs, fine. 

SAVOY (Hsrry Brown, mgr.).— M. p. snd Eddie 
Casssdy. blackface, great; Marie Simons, songs, 
fine; William Fagln. songs, good; Carle Cook, 
colored comedian, good. 

STEEL PIER (J. Botbwell, mgr.).— M. p.; 
Haley's Band; rake walks. 

STEEPLECHASE TIER (Wm. Fernan, mgr.). 

— M. p. m A . 

NOTES.— George Mlddleton. the last of tbe 
summer crowd, has gone to New York— Joe Max- 
well's set Is underlined here for next week. 



ATLANTA, OA. 

ORPIIET'M (lien Kalin. mgr.) -Irene I^itour 
and dog. contortionist, opened nicely; Jennings 
and Renfrew, parodists: (aritnell and Harris, 
dancing skit, big hit; Ilolden's Msnnlkens, head- 
line: Lewis McCord and Co.. sketch, scored 
heavily: I/>tta Cladst.me, comedienne, went big; 

Brothers Damrn, athlete*. • x. 'client. LYCEUM 

(J. J. Weiss. nurr.K l'"i» Alto Troupe, casting 
act excellent, l.ueiilc Sn\n>. sourbreAW, hit; 
Harold Shnw ml o... "The Hour of Man." an 
ovation: Item iiurton Brothers, much applause; 

TanakM'M .lupines--, good closing number. 

BIJOU (FT. L. Beglve. mgr.).— Fred Irwin's Big 



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Cycle Trick Riding Enterprises 

REFINED CYCLE TRIOK RIDING ACTS 

Hirhait prioed; original swellest artlita in this Una of business, including 
"Frank." Absolutely the greatest trick rider on earth. 

Eight waaki, Empire Theatre, Johannesburg:, Sooth Africa, Aug. 10 to Oct. 8. 

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Soon to be presented by 



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(Formerly of Fsy, Coley and Fsy). 
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Booked by the WESTERN VAUDKVILLt ASSOCIATION 



EVERETT SCOTT 



Sutton Sutton 

"THE BUBE AND THZ LOTNQ PUMPKIN. " 

Lillian Hale A "° Co. 

Presenting "THE PHANTOM RIVAL,' written by BAOER DEAN. 

One of the beet laughing high olaaa farcical playlets in vaudeville. 

Big Bncoaai on Sullivan-Conaidine Circuit. TIME EXTENDED. 



NEW NOVELTY 

"THE MYSTERIOUS 



NEW NOVELTY 

BIG LADY" 




IN A NEW ECCENTRIC COMEDY ACT 



Animal Impersonator with 

••MI LITTLE 6ULS AND A TIDDY MAI 

Booked one year solid. 



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K.-P. Circuit. 



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Kolth'm Thontro, 

Extracts from The Boston Press 

"Paullnettl sod Plquo evoked much laughter In a burlesque acrobatic act." — HERALD, Sept. 22. 

"Paullnettl and Plqno do much that Is amnalng, in the Hoe of novel stunts, sod also famish a lot 
of run by burlesque feats." — GLOBE, Sept. 22. 

"Paullnettl and Plqno gave a maivelous exhibition of Joggling each other in the air." — BOSTON 
JOURNAL, Sept. 22. 

"Paullnettl and Plquo's act Is very clever, end some of the feats tbey do seem quite Impossible." — 
DAILY ADVERTISER, Sept. 22. 

"A really unique acrobatic act la presented by ranlluettl and PIquo." — BOSTON TRAVELER, 
Sept. 22. 

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(Telephone 4407— 08th) MEW YOB* CITY. 

Now showing the snappiest line of fall styles 
on the market. 

SUITS SSO AND UP 

NOTE. — All garments made on the premises 
under the personal supervision of Mr. Ortloff. 

TNOS. J. RYAN- 
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BUSY, THAME. YOU. 

READ what the "Pioneer Press," 
< St. Paul, says of 

NETTA VESTA 

St. PauL Week Sept SO. 
AT THE OBPHEUM. 

"It Isn't often thst sn operstic singer, even 
when blending her selections with popular num- 
bers, so completely csptures sn Orpbeum audi* 
ence as did Miss Netta Vests Sundsy night. Even 
the gallery, not always appreciative of artistic 
effort, Joined the rest of the sudlenco In en- 
thuslssticslly receiving Miss Vests, demanding 
encores until a stern stsge manager tnrbod ada- 
mant and held the stsge for the next act, while 
Miss Vests bowed ber thanks sod smiled a bo- 
witching negative at the audience. 

"Miss Vests possesses a rarely clear soprano 
voice, particularly effective In the higher register, 
and a winsome personality, enhanced by a typo 
of blond beauty that establishes her a favorite 

the moment she appears.'* 

MEET WEEK (SEPT. 98), OBPHEUM, 
MINNEAPOLIS. 

"OPEN BY MISTAKE" 

OCT. 19th and Later 

YOB VAUDEVILLE, FAROE OR MUSICAL 

COMEDY, MINSTRELS. BURLESQUE OR 

EXTRAVAGANZA. 

ROCADERfl 
QUARTETTE u 

All playOOOD FARTS anal alntf 
EXCELLENT SOLOS 

LANGHAM HOTEL, BOSTON, MASS., UNTIL 
OCT. 0, '00. 
JOE BIRHES, Represe ntative. Permanent ad- 
dress— lfM BROADWAY, NEW YORK. 

NEW VAUDEVILLE ACTS and ACTORS OUT OF 



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Are offered a speclsl chance to sppesr 
for the benefit of the associated clubs of the 
Bast Side House Settlement under the direct per- 
sonal patronage of the Board of Managers, com- 
posed of prominent people of New York. 

The performance Is to be Saturday night , Octo- 
ber 17, at the Harlem Casino. HELP THE GOOD 
WORK AND INCIDENTALLY GET IN ON THE 
PUBLICITY. Address EDMOND PICTON, Bast 
Side House Settlement, 76th Street and Bast 
River, New York. 

C. H. RANSON 

Formerly "Musical Reasons." 

The Comedian .... "with" .... A Comedian 

Now York Stars. '00-7. Esra Kendall, '07-8. 

Will consider real musloal aot. 
Ml Otk Are,, City. Tel. 1704 Madison. 



Big Hit at Hammerstein's this week (Sept. 2 1 ) 

ARLINGTON FOUR 



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DAT WAS ME" is "SUM" lilO 

Next Weeot, Proctor's Albany, N. Y. 

Kind regards to Avon 4— O'Brien, Havel and Harry B. Lester 



Show. Walah, Lynch and Co., In "Hockln's 
Bun," were the festure. BRIE. 



AUBURN, N. Y. 
GRAND (M. 8. Epstln, mgr. Monday rehear- 
sal 10:30). — Juggling Burkes, good; Crane-Finlay 
Co., In "His Room Mate," very good; Lew era and 
Mitchell, singing comediennes, good entertainers; 
Swan and Bambard, grotesques, extremely funny; 
"Commencement Dsy," hit; Arthur Rigby, good; 
FTed St. Onge Co., cycling, very clever. 

BILLY JOYCE. 

BALTIMORE, MD. 

MARYLAND (P. C. Schaoberger, mgr.).— Show 
away above par. Bessie Wynn heads, fsvorite. 
Jessts Clement snd Compsny In "Too Much Sym- 
pathy," good sketch, cleverly handled. "A Night 
on the Hudson" with Nellie Florede, excellent 
number and proved very interesting. Stolts's 
"Little Players" won share of honors. Zsrrell 
Brothers opened with hand-balancing, first order. 
McNlsh snd Penfold good. Bernsrdl closed the 

show, gaining several recalls. AUDITORIUM 

(Jean Kernsn, mgr.).— Nst. Wills, top, good; Wil- 
son Frsnklyn and Co. In "My Wife Won't Let 
Me,' good sketch end a laugh getter. Callan 
and Smith, neat dancing turn; Dan Burke and bis 
"School Girls" plessed sll portions of the bouse. 
Juliette, impersonations, very creditable; Raffay- 
ette'a Dogs, fine; "Onslp's" plsno went wrong 
Monday night snd be bed to close with It floating 

In the air. GAYETY (W. L. Ballauf. 

mgr.). —"Bon Tons" and a bunch of pretty girls 
nicely costumed, full of dash and go, with Raw- 
son and Clare, the big number, to capacity houses. 

MONUMENTAL (Montsgue Jscobs, mgr.).— 

Larry McCale. Sam Sldmsn and John West are the 
big carda with the "Follies of the Dsy," a very 
good show, the best seen hero this season. Packed 
house st every performsnee. 

JOHNNY MEYERS. 



BEAUMONT, TEX. 

LYRIC (Rupert Cox, mgr.).— Week 14: The 
Csmpbells, hesdllners, s. snd d., exceptions lly 
good; Harry A. Ross, violinist, One; Robert Du 
Mont Duo. comedy scrobsts, scream; Great Cav- 

ssos, female Impersonator, ordinary. PASTIME 

(John I. Pitman, mgr.). — Jas. P. Blount, ordinary, 
s. and d., good; Joe Evens, 111. songs, good; Billy 
Smith, good. GEO. B. WALKER. 



BINOHAMTON, N. Y. 

ARMORY THEATRE.— Very entertaining bill. 
Msrvellos, in their rag pictures, plessed; Young 
Amerlcs Five, s. snd d., msny encores; Porter 
White snd Co., "Visitor," received spprovsl; 
Berry snd Berry, VDo You Like Music?" good; 
Bsrnett Bros., knockabout, first rate; DUUon 
Bros., songs made to order, well received; Law- 
rence Crane, the Irish Wlssrd, well received. 

JOGGBRST. 



BRISTOL, TENN. 

FAIRYLAND THEATRE.— Reopened 14. The 
Three Kellys, excellent; Happy George Lavlgne. 
blackface, "fine; Edward Leon, very good; 111. 

songs by Miss Hussklson, plessed. THE 

CRYSTAL (Geo. Furrow, mgr.).— M. p. AIR- 
DOME (J. D. Kilgore, mgr.).— Alrdome Stock 

Co. NOTE.— Cole Bros. 8hows exhibited hero 

11 to good business with s first-class show; Ring- 
ling Bros, coming on the 10th of October. 

W. R. 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 

SHEA'S (M. Shes, mgr. Monday rehearsals 
10). — The Zsnettos, equilibrists, clever; Flint snd 
Brooks, fair; Dixie Serenaders, very good; Eva 
Williams and Jac Tucker, in "Driftwood," good; 






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Either Musloal or Dramatic. Prefer the former 
Addreaa L E. H„ VARIETY 



Csro and Herbert, comedy acrobats, lively; 
Carliu snd Otto, in "The Battle of Bay Rum," 
good comedy; Empire Comedy Four, clever; "The 

Love Walta," hit. LAFAYETTE (Charles M. 

Baggs, local mgr.).— "The Girl I Met at Sherry's" 
snd "Look Out Below" were big laugh getters 
with "The Cherry Blossoms." — GARDEN (Charles 
E. Wbite, local mgr.).— Nick Long and Idalene 
Cottou made a hit with the Jess Burns "Casino 
Girls." "The Other Men's Wife" is a laugh 
producer. Thirty-five clever people compose the 
company and good specialties help out the bill. 

F. W. Bubler is now manager at the Bijou 

Dream, Cbas. P. Dempsey returniug to Pittsburg. 

p. snd ill. songs. GOLDEN PALACE.— The 

talking m. p. are having a big run here with 111. 

songs included. NOTE. — Verbeck snd Farrell, 

of the Interstate Vaudeville Association of Oil 
City, have established an office here. 

DICKSON. 



CAMDEN, N. J. 

BROADWAY (John C. Peebles, mgr.).— Strong 
snd entertaining bill. Hay ward, Plstel and Hay- 
ward present "King of Blsck Wellls," well Uked. 
Conlln and Steele, big favorites, did well. The 
Johnny Buch Trio, comedy and scrobstlcs; "The 
Advance Agent"; Kalmsr snd Brown, novelty 
singing, snd Ina Claire, impersonator. 

G. M. YOUNG. 

CINCINNATL 

By HARRY HESS. 

VARIETY'S Central Office, 
107 Bell Block. 

PEOPLE'S (James B. Fennessey, mgr.).— Des- 
ssuer and Dixon's Big Review. Dennis Mullen, ea 
"The Wise Guy," Is excellent. Clem Bevlns, as 
"Plnkerton Pinch," and Wm. Oswsld, as "Silss 
Hemlock," s country merebsnt, is the nestest 
comedy work that has been seen here in s long 
time. May Wells, as the old msld, was clever, 
iuaurice Wood gave an Imltatlnn of Eva Tan- 
guay that brought numerous curtsln cslis. Anns 
Chandler, as "Gloria Bird." ia the real star of 
the show. Miss Chsndler hss a fine voice and 
carries most of the muslcsl numbers. Her Imita- 
tion of Fay Templetoo was fairly well done, but 
thst of Anns Held wss Immense. She sttempted 
to give sn imitation of Veata Victoria lndlfter- 
ently. "Tlio Battle of the Daisies and Ferns." 
which closed the first act, led by Anns Chsndler, 
wss sn exceptionally pretty singing number. 
There Is a four-minute wait between acts one and 
two. In the second act were Imitations of Ben 
Welch, Cbaunccy Olcott, Ethel Levey and s 
"Salome." There are two specialties, one by 
Joe Nelson, Al. Borger snd Wm. Oswald, and the 
Atlantic Comedy Four intermingling in the sec- 
ond set. The costumes are exceedingly well 
selected and the settings adequate. This show 
ought to be s winner. 

STANDARD (Frank J. Clemens, bouse agent). 
—Fred Irwin's "Majesties." Notwithstanding the 
extreme hot weather, by Monday night the house 
was nearly sold out for the week. Seven mag- 
nificent scenes serve to introduce the compsny in 
s burlesque, by Fred Irwin, with music by Joe 
llollunder. Clara Racket t Is featured and she 
has as assistants Kvelyn Walker, Marie Beau- 
gard, Trlxle La Mar, George Nelson, Edith Shsw, 
Anns Meek. Marie Hartman. Marie Revere, Flo 
Wells, Lillian Carter and Carley Carlos. Will 
King, Ernest Rsckett, Gus Fay and Al Bonner are 
the comedians. Fay In a German and King In a 
Hebrew character were very funny. Imitation of 
Eva Tanguay by Marie Hartman was good. Roy 
Cummlngs' imitation of George M. Cohan waa 
fine. Michael Schulman did a poor imitation of 
Cliff Gordon. The Kacketts. In their specialty, 
were liberally applauded. Peerless Quartet did 
nicely. Joe Bonner and male chorus made a big 
hit. The chorus Is the best looking and best 
costumed ever wen In a Cincinnati theatre, 
irrespective of class. The ensemble singing of the 
company was a revelation to the audience. 

COLUMBIA (II. M. Zlegler. mgr. 8unday re- 
henrxals at 10).— Sisters Braselly open, a very 
neat turn; Ellott. Adams. Weber snd Hayes, un- 
der the name of Original Bootblack Quartet, fair 
only: Edwin Rood and Co., humorist snd Hindoo 
magician, fair; Rooney Sisters, dancers, wonder- 
ful: Charles B. Ward. Kathrtn Klare and Alice 
Ward In the sketch "Twin Flats," by Sesrl B. 






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Telephone: 0005 Bryant. Near 6th Ave 

I WRITE FOB 

Vaudeville, Burlesque and 
Musical Comedy. 

IRVING B. LEE 

Author, FRANK A. GOTCH'S "ALL ABOUT 
A BOUT," "THE YANKEE REGENT," "THE 
GIRL AND THE MAN," Etc, Etc, 

Address 

(703) CHICAGO OPERA H01SE BLOCK, 

CHICAGO 
SUNDAY NIGHTS 

SHEA & SHAY 

VAUDEVILLE AGENTS. 

110 Wsst 08th St., Now York. ToL 0000 Ufa. 

Playing the biggest acta at the Grand Open 
House, Now York. 

GUS SUN 

BooKinrf Exchange Co. (lac.) 

To VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS. 
The branch offices of the Gus Sun Rooking Ex- 
change Co. have been opened snd sre under tho 
management of competent representatives. 
GU8 SUN BOOKING EXCHANGE CO., 
New Sun Theatre Building, 
SPRINGFIELD, O. 
Headquarters and Rooking Offices. 
GUS 8UN BOOKING EXCHANGE CO., 
(Suite 606), Lyric Theatre Bide;.. 
CINCINNATI, O. 
GUS SUN BOOKING EXCHANGE CO., 
(Suite 607), Arriott Bldg., 
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Call and see our representatives while In either 
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assured. We want sets at all times aa we arc 
constantly opening up new territory. Send in 
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PARTNER WANTED 

Either CLEVER COMEDIAN who can sing and 
danoe or a GOOD SOPRANO 8INGER who can 
dance to form partnership with member of well- 
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dresser. 

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CHICAGO. 

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REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



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NSATION I! 



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"WHEN THE DEVIL COMES TO TOWN" 



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After first p 
NOTICES Thii 



management of WILL IN* DREW 

nee In Chicago, offered booRiagt for th© entire season from tKo ORpHEUM CIRCUIT 
ct is copyrisjnted, and was produced in New York City Weesl Now. 16, 1907. Any copy of title or script will be prosecuted. 
Address all communications to WILL, N. DREW (En route "Tiger Lilies") 



Injr Mabelle Fonda, 
little by comparlso 
ilcrful Indian club 
stood, and their hit 
Krace of the vomen 



"qneen of clube," suffer bat 

r. with a former really won- 

torn at the Orand. They are 

Is made mire by the accurate 

of the trio. — Indlaoapolla Sun. 

PAT OAMIY, Agmnt 



FONDA, DELL and FONDA 

Fonda, Dell an<* Fonda did arme sensational 
work with the Indian cluba, and the stage setting 
and costuming of the trio made the act appear 
anything bat monotonous. — Indianapolis News. 

Fonda, Dell and Fonda, club Jugglers, inclnd- 

GBAND OPERA HOUSE, INDIANAPOLIS. THIS WEEK (SEPT. 21). 

BIO SUCCESS DOING TWO A DAY. 

BILLY WILLIAMS 

KINO OP POOLS AND FUNNY PALLS. 
Introducing my own original shoulder buck dance. . Direction, LYKCNS (Eh LEVY 



PEED 



THAT FUNNY MUSICAL ACT. 



NELLIE 



GRAY 



AND 



GRAHAM 



Booked solid until June, 1909 with United Booking Offices. 



SAIL JULY, 1909 FOB ENGLAND. 



Dorothy Arville's Troupers 

'WILL STAKE YOU TO A BUNCH OF LAUGHS 



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GREAT 



GLOIE 



Carroll »«" Eller 

Engaged by JOSEPH OPPENHEIMER for Stock Burlesque at the 
ORPHEUM THEATRE, DAVENPORT, IA. 



Staging productions and numbers. 



FOUGERE and EMERSON 



MYER 



"THAT CLEVEB COUPLE. 



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KNIOKEBBOCKEB THEATRE BUILDING (BOOM MS) 



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MELVILLE 

REAPPEARANCE IN VAUDEVILLE. 



ELLIS 



Direction FAT CASEY 



"That 
Bad Bey 
Is the 
Bex" 



rich McAllister 



IN 



= 



lhlki) SUCCESSFUL SSASO^ 



ANight In An En- 
glish Music Hall" 

WitH GE7» HILL 




THE SHRODES 

with 
"MoMAHON'S WATERMELON GIRLS," 



The Talk ef 



City. 



THE DECIDED HIT OP THE 8ULUVAN-00N8IDINE CIBCUIT. 



Endorsed by all managers. 



Wftl Lynch « (o OSCAR LORAINE 



Preaeatlag "HU CHIN'S BUN." Second sea. 

son special attraction. Lrwia'e "8% Show." 

tND SEASON EtWnrS "BIO SHOW." 

Brady nod Mdhoney 

"THE HEBBEW FIBEMAN AMD TBS 
FOREMAN." 

Closing; the Olio. 



SECOND SEASON IRWIN'S "BIO SHOW." 
Fourth ConseontlTe Season with Fred Irwin. 

WATSON SISTERS 

"THE TWIHBXST BRDTKLEY OIBLB." 

Mive Year Card is VARIETf 



THE PROTEAH VIOUNI8T. 
Thii season with the United strain. Week Sept St, Keith's, Phils. 

WHO IS MY AGENT! MYSELPI! 



Xrwta's "Biff 



Harry Campbell 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN. 

Jessie Keller Troupe 

Rldint Btoyolee, Unieyoles, Break-Away sad 
Tandem, and we ride them. Most araoefal act 
in the bnaineee. Permanent addreas Ml Lyoll 
Ato., Rochester, V. Y. 



MAE TAYLOR 



t> 



"SECOND EDITION OP PAY TEMPLETOV. 

Sept. tl— Arcade, Mlnot, V. D. 
Sept SS, ft, SO— Bijea, Ereleth, Mian. 
Oct 1, t, S— Bijcn, Vtraiaia, Minn. 
Oct S— Bijom, Snperlor, Wis. 



Matt Kennedy 



i 

With "TIGER LILIES." 



LESLIE THURSTON 



'THE GIRL WITH THE MAGNETISM.' 



The 
Famous 



Quaker City Quartette 



Known as the Sinaintr Blacksmiths, with JOHN HEALY, Amtriea'a Best Blackface Comedian. 
HARAT ERNEST, Mmsemster 



«■> LEVITT. Attmta 

KNICXEBBOCKEB THEATRE BBTLDIVG, 14SS BROADWAY, M. T. CtfY. 



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HARRY 
ETHLYN 



KRATON'S 



Cfi 



HOOPLAND 



IS 



At the Folios Ms>rignjr» Paris* Sept. 2, the act was •n a "Js> a tfsd for 

apotHsir jrear abroad (at an increata of salary) through the H. B. Marinslli 

office. 

Thanks to the friends who wished us success. 

Don't forg et the •• ScKool Houssu*" 

P. S.: American Artists playing this theatre (Folies Marigny) will find the 
Manager, Mr* Bori&Sjr, one of the finest in Europe. 

WESLEY <&. PINCUS 

Shnbeit Building, N. Y. City 

6ERALDINE McCANN - GO. 



The olovsrsst girl ia vandovillo, a diatiaot aovslty, presenting 
extends from Superb smottoaal aetiag ts the aeme of tsrpsieho 
she makes good with the best. Address M. MoCAHV, Kgr. 

Week Sept. jk- Msnrteld, O., Orpasam. Week Oot. I O aatoa, O., Orpheum. 



the juvenile marvel whose versatility 
svolntions. With advantages sqnsl 



Allen, deliver aome good homor; Mrs Jnggllng 
Normana, remarkably clever work. Oos Bdwards' 
School Boys and Oirla, Loois Handler as Patrick 
Lftry, got good comedy out of his part. Lillian 
Ooho as Sassy was "cute." Gertie kfoolton as 
Monitor, was Tory good. Sammy Watson's Farm- 
yard Circus waa a big scream. 



FAMILY (O. W. Mlddletoo, mgr.).— Com- 
mencing Sept. 28 this boose will offer the Moaart 
bookings ontll the opening of the new Moaart 
Theatre Not. 28. J. M. BBBB8. 



. O. 

KBITH'S (H. A Daniels, mgr.). — Here Saona, 
Impersonations; Max Witt's "Singing Colleens," 
pleased; Majestic Mnslcsl Fonr; Msdsm Bar- 
tboldy'a Birda; Edith Helena was retained from 
last week; Julias Steger sod Co. headlines the 
bill; James H. Collen; The Josettls, clever rlaley 

artists. MAJESTIC (J. H. Michael, mgr.).— 

The theatre has been put In ship-shape for its 
opening. Adams and White won favor; Bernler 
and Stella, lively dno; Kortla and Basse's clrcaa 
of doga, hit; Lambert and Williams, fsir; Beat- 
rice McKensle and Walter 8hannon, In an oper- 
atic borletta, "A 8hine Flirtation," were well 
liked; Oclger and Walters, musical novelty; Ma- 

reeno. Nevarro and Mareeno, hand balancers. 

EMPIRE (Geo. Chenet, mgr.). — The Bents 8ant- 
ley Co., In a good show. STAB (Drew A Camp- 
bell, nigra.).— "The Travelers' Tip-Top Girls" ia 
the sttractlon for the week. 

WALTER D. HOLCOMB. 



ERIE, FA. 

ALPHA (B. H Snerken, mgr.).— Farley and 
Preacott, a. and d., fslr; Msnn snd Franks, "Mar- 
ried Bliss," good; John Loaboulskls, very good; 
Rath, Severance and Co., "Now-a-Days," good. 

BRUCE GRONNBTT. 



DANVILLE, ILL. 

LYRIC (Fred. W. Hsrtmsnn, mgr.).— "Hunt- 
ress," dances, good; Phil J. Conner, ill. songs, 
pleased; Warrsn and Faust, a. and d., clever; 
Maxwell and Dudley, in singing comedietta, 
"For Sweet Charity," hit; Young Bros., hoop 
rollers and diablo players, very clever exhibition. 

AIBDOMB (Lawrence Taylor, mgr.). — Straut 

Sisters, pleased; Musical Tools, good; Burns and 
Kabl's Indoor Circus, good. F. B. W. 



KABTON, FA, 

ORPHEUM (J. F. Osterstock, mgr.).— Opened 
Monday. Gus Edwards' "Kountry Kids," hesd- 
liners; Msbel Berrs, songs, good; Dixon Brothers, 
tnuslc, pleased; Gsrtelle Brothers, big; Trovollo, 
ventriloquist, well liked; Marshall and King, a. 
adl d., well received; Cook and Stevena, pleased. 
— HfMJOU (W. Potman, mgr.).— Gertrude Golden, 
•ongSt pleased; Billy Harper snd Co., sketch, 
hit; Bscbcn, Coxe and Qulgley, roller skaters, 
doss strong. GIL. 

ELMXBA, H. T. 

HI ALTO (F. W. McCoonell. mgr.).— Hugh Mor- 
ton, Max Bruno, Clauds Thardo, Mas Collins, Cora 
Cherry, Dollte Da Mott and Aana Harris, good. 



FALL RIVER, MASS. 

SAVOY (Julius Cabo, isssee and mgr.; Wm. 
Morris, Inc. Vaudeville).— Julian Rose, Hebrew 
monologue, a hit; Ed. Dursnt, comedy mualclan, 
good; McDermott and Raymond, comedy aketch, 
very good; Kennedy snd Kennedy, dsnclng set, 
well applauded; Casey snd Leclsir, comedy sketch, 
well spplsuded; Four Stewart Slaters, very good; 

D' Alms's Dogs snd Monkeys, pleased. BIJOU. 

— M. p. and Jones and Sutton, colored comedians, 
good; Frank Daley, very good; George Spencer, 
111. songs, good; Frlts's Dogs, pleased; Tbs 
Ridges, Dutch comedy, good; Bert. Warren, eccen- 
tric dancer, very good; Hsrrlngton'a novelty gym- 
nasts, excellent. PREMIER (L. M. Boas, 

mgr.). — M. p. and Tweedy snd Roberts, high-class 
singers, excellent; Cook and Beal, songs snd 
dsnees, good; Barrett snd Session, comedy scro- 
bsts, very good; Trsynor and Hart, comedy 
sketch, excellent; Geo. Dslley, HI. songs, good; 
Bsrrymors Stock Co., plesssd. — PURITAN (Fred. 
Hooper, mgr.). — M. p. and Douthett snd Jones 
Co., aketch, very good; Mayo snd Rows, comedy 
aketcb, excellent; Grace Davenport, HI. songs, 

pleased. PLEASANT STREET (Jss. Mason, 

mgr.). — M. p. and Atbel Jackson, coon singer, 
good; Leberal and Leberal, colored, well ap- 
plauded; O'Dooell Brothers, comedy, good; Lillian 
Kraft, soobrstte, excellent; Mason snd Doran, 
held over.— SCENIC (Geo. Graham, mgr.). — 
M. p. snd HI. songs by Geo. Graham. 

B. F. BAFFEBTY. 



GALVESTON, TEX 

PEOPLE'S (J. Boyle, mgr.).— Week 14: Garry 
Owen and Co., held over, bit; Sedgwick Duo, ex- 
cellent; Millar Bros., views, fine; Bsby Eileen, 
s. snd d., good; Csl Calloway, blackface, good; 
Marvelous Hodges, contortionist, very good; Fox 

and Rogers, "Dutch," fair. THEATORIUM 

(McKee Bros., mgrs.). — Forrester and Lloyd, 
s. and d., pleased; Woodford and Malbero, aketch. 
good; Lyric Quartet, pleasing; Harry Toomer, 
blackface, good; Paul Morton, 111. song, good. 
ROYAL (J. McDoonel, mgr.).— Morten Slaters, 



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This week, Bijou Theatre, New Brunswick, N. J. 

Week Sept si, Bijou Theatre, Bayonne, N. J. 
All Managers are requested to look this set oyer, as it is the biggest hit of the season. 

A SO RE Mm FROM START TO FIR IS H 

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PLAYING THE BEST IN VAUDBVILLB 

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"SILENT" TAIT is the absolute originator of the following novelties: 

Tbs first to use the word "SILENT" before tbs name. 

The first to use a SWDfOINO HAMMOCK on wbioh a lady appears or disappears. 

Tbs first to have s tree on tbs stage with rubber balls for fruit, then picking then, oft and using 
thorn in the act. 

The first to have a mechanical WAITER. 

The first to hare a PBOP SNAKE run about the state. 

The nrti to have hat thrown from garden seat to head. 

The first to have flower production on a table (burlesque;. 

The first to have mechanical "TOMB-STONE" snd "KEEP OFF THE CRABS" *ign. 

All ths shove wars prodooed by ms on t he M OSS A 8TOLL TOURS 190.«> on. 

If tbs artist who played with mo st XEENET'S. Brooklyn, Feb. 16th. 07. will kindly CUT OUT 
what he has taken from ths sbove ho will greatly oblige. The Originator. "SILENT" TAIT. 

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BERT «no LOTTIE WALTON 

OBPHEim, YOVXEBS, THIS WEEK (SEPT. 81). WEEK SEPT. M, POLTS, BBIDGEPOBT. 

PAT OA8ET, Agent 

- CHAS. AHEARN TROOPE 



of CYCLING 00MEDIAB8 

At* one of the big features at the Central Canada Exhibition at Ottawa, Canada, tali weak. Vow 

record for a mile 12% seconds. 

Week Sept 28— BENNETTS THEATRE, QUEBEC, CANADA. AL. MAYER U the Booker. 

I it VI N R. WALTON Rt SHSSSTm. ».> 

WHAT THE CRITIC SAID: "The imitations run from Lillian Russell to one of a prise light. The 
last ii the best, and it ii in IT that IRVIN R. WALTON makes one of the biggest hits in the history 
of the Empire as a burlesque house." 

"Walton imitates Eddie Foy, and he is as funny as Foy ever dared to be " — Toledo, 0., Hews Boo, 
Sept. 14th, 1908. 




J AS. P. LEE 

"THAT COMEDIAN." 

\ Mere's a record breaker and still hrsahins? Hi weeks, Daio.no Theatra, loa 
Angeles; 88 weeks. People's Theatre, Los Aageies; 88 weeks, Lyceum, *Prl*s*j 
88 weeks. Empire, 'Prisoo; and now ia my 18th week at the Ualqu* Theatre, 
Los Angeles. 

Address JAB. P. LEE, Unique, Los Angeles, 

VELDE, TRIO 

la their European Equillbrial Aorobatio Combination, including the "LOOP-THS-LOOP" BOOS) 

(The original, not a oopy) 

Played with tremendous suooess 88 weeks oa the Westera States Circuit. Now playing in Middle West. 

Add r ess oar* VARIETY, Chicago Office. 

DALE WILSON 

The Fascinating Prima Dona*. 
In a captivating Pianologue. with Chas. J. Burkhardt la "THE TBAVELEBS." 

"3" MUSICAL MILLERS 



Oa* of the features ca th* Iat*r-8tat* Circuit. 
ALWAYS WORXXNO. 




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Joe DuVal etndk Co* 

N ENTIRE NE 

A NOVELTY SINGING-DANCING-COMEDY SKETCH 

Just Returned to Amerioa after a successful tour of 140 weeks through South Africa and Europe. 

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NOW ON THE WESTERN AND ORPHEUM CIRCUIT. 

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WORLD'S GREATEST TRAPEZE ARTD3T8. 

THE TALK Or EUROPE. 



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Introducing one of the Greatest Horcltleo ia Singing and Daarlag. 
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A magnifloent scenio production equipped with marvelous electric effects aad 

"A NIGHT IN 

Introducing the famous lady dancer, LULU DEC SON, and WARD aad WCDCsr* Companion DaaooTS. 

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LOS ANGELES 
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MONTBXAL, CAN. 
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DENVEE 
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BAN ANTONIO, TEX. 
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WINNIPEG 

611 Aabdown Bit, 

Manitoba, Can. 



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DALLAS, TEX. 
405 Main St 

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s. and d., excellent; Frank Jones, "peg-leg" 
dancer, big bit; J. Archer Baker, basso, flue; 

in. p. 1'ARIgIAN (M. J. Marco, mgr.).— Bay 

Samuels, headllner, "coon" gongs and monologue, 
big hit; Leonard Kelley, female Impersonator, 
fair; m. p. MILLER. 



HAEEISBUEO, PA. 

ORPHEUM, (C. F. Hopkins, mgr.).— Frank Le 
r>ent, Juggler, very good; Barnes and Crawford, 
excellent; Anderson and Oolnes; Ryan- Richfield 
Co., "Mag Haggcrty's Father," a scream; Tbe 
Two Roses, dainty musical offering; Smith and 
Campbell, went well; Camllle Trio, comedy acro- 
bats, roars of laughter. HIPPODROMB (Wm. 

Rexroth, mgr.). — The Graces, song and talk, 
pleased; Tom Dunvllle, singer, encored; Tbe 

Sbarplles, muslcaT, applause. LYRIC (Burket 

and George, nigra.). — III. songs, m. p. 

C. C. CORBIN. 



son and Fred Houlihan, popular; Harry Brlen. 
pleased; Harrows- Lancaster Co., In new act; 
Tuscany Troubadours, good singers, mske biggest 

hit: Buster Brown. Tlge and Co.. pleased. 

SCENIC (H. C. Young, mgr.).— Hughes Brothers, 
musical artists, good; Pete La Mar, singing and 
dancing act, pleased; Frotblogbam and Denbam, 
singing and talking act, fair. 

M. W. MORRON. 



JOUST, ILL. 

GRAND (L. M. Goldberg, mgr.).— "The Little 
Widow*' went well. In the olio Carita, toe danc- 
er; Will Ross, and others. A. J. STEVENS. 



HARTFORD, CONN. 

POLI'S (Geo. S. Hanscorob, mgr.).— Al. Ray- 
nor's Dogs open, very good; Elsie Boehm, re- 
markable baritone voice; John and Bertba Glee- 



KANBA8 CITY. 

ORPHEUM (Martin Beck, gen. mgr.).— "Blonde 
Typewriters," headline, very good; Edward M. 
Favor, pleased; La Petite Mignon, Impersonations, 
clever; i. Harry L. Webb, monologlHt, good, now 
songs; Baader-LaVelle Trio, splendid bicycle act: 
Rowers, Walters and Crook or, good; Cogan and 

Bancroft, clever roller skating. MAJKSTIC 

(Thos. nodgeman, mgr.). — "Girls from Happy- 
land," plenty of music, catchy dances, good sing- 



DAISY 



(LLOYD) 






EUGENE CLINE 

Stores Located as Follows: 



EUGENE CLINE. 
EUGENE CLINE. 



59 Dearborn St.. Chicago, III. 

Third and Nicollet Aves., Minne- 
apolis. Minn. 

EUGENE CLINE. 268 S. State St., Salt Lake City. 

Utah 

6th and Olive Sts.. St. Louis, Mo. 

1021-23 Grand Avenue. Kansas 
City. Mo. 

EUGENE CLINE. 7 1 7 Superior Ave.. N. E.. Cleve- 
land. Ohio 

EUGENE CLINE. 221 S. Broad St.. Atlanta. Ga. 



EUGENE CLINE. 
EUGENE CLINE, 



lug. CENTURY (Jos. R. Donnegan. mgr.).— 

"Miss New York. Jr." Full of ginger, carries 
nn exceptionally large a mount of varied scenrry 
and the show in handsomely costumed throughout. 

<;. P. CRANDALL. 



KNOXVILLE, TENN. 

CRYSTAL (Wilson Rogers, mgr.).— Headed by 
Doyle and Primrose, musical and sketch artists; 

Frank F. Bailey, very pleasing. COTUMBIA.— 

M. p.; 111. song* by Clarence Klbby; Tbe Little 
Howie Sisters, act. plcuslng; Marie Montrose, 
singer, big hit. ARTHUR SPROUSE. 



LAWRENCE, MA88. 

COLONIAL (J. Fred Ix-es. mgr.).— Stafford and 
Stone, "A IIiintcr'H Game," very clever; Three 
Weston Sisters, excellent; Felix Adler, singing 
comedian, very big; Albert Reed and Co., In 
"Her Friend from Texas." very funny; Scott and 
Wilson, acrobatic comedians, a hit; Yankee 
Comedy Four, went I»Ik: Preston Kendall and Co., 
In "The Devil." — XICKKL (T. F. Twomey. 
mgr.). — M. p. and 111. songs by Ida Raymoud. 



MARQUISE (W. V. H. Barbydt, mgr.).— 

M. p. and III. songs by Miss PettlnglM. 

LYCP.UM (W. L. Gallagher, mgr.).— May Deyaer 
Iturlesque Co., olio: Dan Mulumby, English coate.- 
singer, very clever; Tbe Meebatfa, In songs and 
dances, fine; Jamea West, eccentric comedian, ex- 
cellent; ill. songs by Annie Walsh, scored. 

NOTE.— Emll Snbers, who played here last week, 
pitched tbe last Innings in Lawrence basebsll 
game and struck out two men. 

JOHN J. JOYCE. 



LOUISVILLE. 

By W. L. VANDENBUROH. 

VARIETY'S Louisville Office, 

804 Columbia Building. 

MARY ANDERSON (James L. Weed, res. 
mgr.). — Headllner, Tresee Rcnz and her three 
snow white horses. Fine exhibition of horse- 
womansblp. Big feature, Wilfred Clarke nml 
Co. In "Wnat Will Happen Next?" Pero and 
Wilson, comedy pantomlmlsts, good; the Great 
Jarrow, mystlfler, good; Linton u:nl Lawrence, 
good; George Austin Moore, iC"<><|, Del Costa 
Quartet and Four Franklins received their share. 




Sept. 28. Lincoln Square 

(SECOND WEEK) 

Communications care WILLIAM MORRIS, 

1440 Brondway, New York City 



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Watch us if you have time and see what becomes of us 

LILY SAYS: WATCH ME PULL THE NERVE STUFF 



WEEK SEPT. It, LONDON, NEW YORK. 



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"THE AMERICANS" 

XV T|B 8- ACT BURLESQUE 

"MORROCCO BOUND" 

AND THE FOLLOWING OLIO 



WILBUR OOBBS & CO. 

IN "A COUNTRY SCHOOL," 

THE HARTFORD TIRE BOYS' 

CHICK and CHICKLETS 

"WIZARDS OF THE WHEEL." 

GERTRUDE FISKE 

"THE LITTLE MIOHTCKQALE" 

CHARLIE BAKER 

YODLING COMEDIAN. 



FRANCIS and ROBERS 

"THE JOHNNIE AND CHORUS GIRL." 

DOROTHY WARDE 

"THE GIRL WITH THE PERFECT FIGURE." 

THE AMERICAN 
QUARTETTE 



THE DOHERTYS 

8INOER8 AND DANCERS. 



MANAGEMENT, TEDDY SIMONDS 



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It iaa't the nam* that mtk M the act— 
If. the aot that makes the name. 







THE* KING OF IRELAND, 

JAMES B. DONOVAN ' 

AND 

RENA ARNOLD 

QUEEN OF VAUDEVILLE, 

DOING WELL, THANK YOU. 

ALL AGENTS. 



MARTHA 

LEWIS md (HAPIN 

Comedy, Singing, Talking and Dancing Act. 

BOOKED BY WESTERN VAUDEVILLE ASSOCIA- 
TION. 




HICKMAN BROS s (0. 

Presenting a New Comedy Sketch, 

"A DETECTIVE DETECTED," 

With special scenery and effects. 

Week Sept. 28, Orpheum, Reading. 



Le BRUN 



Grand 
Opera 
Trio 



Strongest Singing Act in Vaudeville. 

M ag n ificently Costumed. 

Management ALBERT SUTHERLAND. 



WEEK SEPT. 88, OAYETT, PHUJL 

"VANITY FAIR 



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BILLIE RITCHIE 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN 

MUSKETEER QUARTETTE 

FRICK— MoCARE— GRJFFTTH— HARRIS. 

CHAS. EMERALD 

"ALGY." 

Winifred Francis 

SOUBBETTE. 

MIKE HEFFERNAN 



rich McAllister 

"THAT BAD BOY." 

ANI HILL 

LEADING LADY. AERIAL ARTIST. 



NINA— 

Vernon - Emerald 

DANCING 80UBRETTB8. 

SADIE DUFF 

CHARACTER. 



GRACE 



Ritier ^ Foster 

ACROSS THE POND. 

Address care BOMER A WARNER, 

I Tottenham Court Road, London, Eng. 

STANLEY - 
SCANLON 

In "DTD YOU SEE GLADYS!" 



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AN ORIGINAL CONCEPTION OF tOTH CENTURY MARVELS. 
AT LI BEIT Y after Oct. 1st. Address 718 Brandywiae Ave., Bohoneotady, N. Y. 



WEEK SEPT. 88, TROOADERO, PHUJL 

"NEW CENTURY GIRLS" 

JOHN J. M0YM1HAN, Mana ger 

— roars vs*— 

JEROME and JEROME 

FROLICS IB FBOOLAHP. 

ABE GOLDMAN 



THE BOY WHO MAXES ITALIAN 
POPULAR. 

JAMES PURVIS 

THE IRISH TENON, 
TOM MAY 

BARRETT and BELLE 

"DQOLEY'B TAVERN." 
PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN 

JACK McCABE 



JOHN W. 



"THE ORIGI NAL MICKEY." 

PEARL II. 



EARLY and LATE 

WELL FORSVERMOBE. 



RICE&PREVOST 



IN 



"Bumpty Bumps" 



MOKKIS 




MAULEY 

DOLLT 

sndSTERLINB 

Kid Hiohey is no 
relation to John L, 
or Bill Paphe. He 
was horn on an 
Air-ship ho t w — n 
JKokomo and Kala- 
mazoo. 




Second Season "Irwin's Big Show." 

Hurry LiVJOgStOH 

Repeating last season's characters. 



BEWARE OF PIRATES WHO INFRINGE ON OUR TITLE 

THE MAJESTIC MUSICAL FOUR 

(WILL F. COLLINS, J. FRANCIS HENRY, FRANK E. TERRELL, HERBERT A. SIMON) Is the ORIGINAL. 

HIGH CLASS COMEDY INSTRUMENTALISTS 

The act was organized in May, 1902, and the first in the field. Others have taken advantage of our success and copied our title in various forms. 

This is the ONLY ORIGINAL MAJESTIC MUSICAL FOUR. Booked solid over the UNITED time. 

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Equipped with improved Fire Maga- 
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tomatic Fire Shield (Lubin's patent) 
Asbestos Covered Wire Connections, 
new improved Lamp House, new style 
Fire-proof Rheostat, improved Electric 
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in the cut, including polished carrying 
case for Mechanism, including Adjust- 
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to extend over 6 feet 
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HON. WILLIAM J. BRYAN and 
HON. JOHN W. KERN 

The film shows Mr. Bryan lo bit 
native town, at work on bla farm, ad- 
dressing a gathering o/ neighbors, and 
studying in bia library. Mr. Kern is 
shown as he received and addresses the 
notification committee. 



TWO LITTLE BREADWINNERS 

The father, a fisherman, has found 
destb In the sea. His children, a little 
boy and a little girl, then support their 
mother A moat beautiful picture with 
characteristic surroundings. 

LENGTH, 680 FEET. 

How Rastus Got His Pork Chops 

And tbey are the pork chops of a 
prise pig too. An exceedingly funny 
film throughout. 

LENGTH, 410 FEET. 



RfLEASED KEPT. t4 



$145 



THE SUICIDAL POET 

Mr. Shakespeare tries twelve new 
ways to commit suicide, but cannot suc- 
ceed. At last he eata himself to death. 
A screamer. 

LENGTH, 600 FEET. 



II THE NICK OF TIME 

Mr. Newlywed needs a doctor. He 
geta him In the nick of time— but, oh! 
under what difficulties! A real tickler. 
LENGTH, 348 FEET. 



S. Lubin 



Lubin Bldg., 
926-928 Market St. 



Philadelphia, 
Pa. 



BUCKINGHAM (Horace McCroklln, mgr.).— 
"Empire Snow," ripping good. 

NOTES. — A new picture theatre will be opened 
on Fourth avenue, between Jefferson and Green, 
and run under management of tbe O. T. Craw- 
ford Co. It la expected to be completed by Dee. 
1. — La Rue Meffert, better known to tbe profes- 
sion as "Meff," la again In the box office at tbe 
Mary Anderson* 

MAHANOT OITT, PA. 

FAMILY (B. F. McAtee, res. mgr.).— Tbe sea- 
son waa opened at thla popular playhouse Mon- 



day to good business. Burt Weston and Co., in 
'•The Medicine Show," waa the beadllner, well 
received; Marvelous Ed, novelty equilibrist, 
pleased; Frank and Sadie Harrlgan, a. and d., 
very good; Amann and Hartley, "Tbe German 
Professor," fair; M. F. Rittenbouse In HI. songs. 

J. O. A8HTON. 



NEXT 



HATHAWAY'S (Samuel L. Tuck, res. mgr.).— 
Del De Louis and Co., In "Tbe Lion and tbe 
Lamb," well received; Lightning Hopper, car- 
tooniat, clever; Dancing Asbers, liberally op- 
pi auded; Bertha Noes Russell, musical artiste, 
very good; Three Hanlons, acrobsts, well re- 
ceived; The Berks, dancers, took well; Grace Al- 
wln, HI. songs, favorite. 

THOMAS C. KBNNEY. 




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MILWAUKEE. 

MAJESTIC (Jsmes A. Hlgler, mgr.).— Edwin 
Holt and Company headline high-class sketch; 
Byron and Langdon also appear in a nobby little 
sketch, ••The Dude Detective"; Devlin and El- 
wood add in a comedy sketch, "Tbe Girl from 
Yonkers"; T. Nelson Downs, manipulator of 
colna and cards, clever; Joe La Fleur, remarkable 
exhibition of agility; Bob Leo and Ed. Webb, 
spirited acrobatic act; Goldsmith and Hoppey, 

musical. CRYSTAL (F. Winters, mgr.).— 

Maxim's Art Studies lead, reproductions of 
famous paintings, very beautiful; "The 
Gypsy Fortune Tellera" continue to please; 
William Windom, monologue, good; Mr. 
and Mrs. Danny Mann score In a de- 
lightful pastoral playlet; Ada James, ill. songs, 

pleasing. GAYETY — 8. R. Simmons, mgr.). — 

"City Sports," excellent burlesque, drawing big. 
-STAR (F. Trottman, mgr.).— "Colonial 



Bells," excellent; Mile. Zallah, "Salome." 



MUSKOGEE, OKLA, 

LYRIC (R. L. Miller, mgr.).— Wyatt Sisters, 
sketch, pleased; Mrs. Fears (local), 111. song; 
Trlc-o-lora, character singing, good; Cocaran and 
Dixon, blackface, applauded; Trask and Gladden, 
s. and d., well received; Bessie Babb, comedienne, 
fair; Bartlett and Collins, comedy, applause. 

J. F. B. 



NEW HAVEN, CONN. 
POLIS (S. Z. Poll, prop. F. J. Windlscb, 
res. mgr. Monday rehearsal 10). — "A Night with 
tbe Poets," fine Idea, splendidly executed; Hoey 
and Lee, Hebrew comedians, very good; Gllroy, 
Haynes and Montgomery, "Tbe Good Ship Nancy 
lee," very good; McDonnell and Simpson, In a 
farce, "A Story Hour," fair; Smith and Heagney, 
musical, hit; Tamamoto Brothers, wire artists, 
good; "Sunny South," excellent. B. J. TODD. 



NEW ORLEANS, LA, 

GREEN WALL (H. Greenwall, mgr.).— The 
robust methods of Pat Rellly, who Is making IiIh 
initial appearance In this city, as tbe particular 
luminary of tbe now combined "New York Stars" 



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snd Rellly and Wood's "Big Show," produced 
spasmodic outbursts that seemed to shake tbe 
very walls of the theatre. They recognised in 
Pat a comedian after their own hearts. The wel- 
come they extended him would have excited the 
envy of a monarch. Hardly Icsb popular were 
Virginia and Maryland Tyson. 

OKPHEl'M (Martin Heck. gen. mgr. Monday re- 
hearsal 1). — The Orphcum opened on Monday. The 
house bore a spick and span appearance. Eight 
hundred new leather chairs have been installed. 
Occupying the premier position are Felice Morris 
snd Co., in "The Old. Old Story," a playlet by 
Francis Wilson, and staged by Frank Relcbner. 
In tbe snpporting company arc Charles C. Silk 
snd Russell Passett. The Laytons style their con- 
tortion specialty "In tbe Realm of tbe Alli- 
gator." CJastnn and Green and Lavlne and Leon- 
ard are local favorites. Ilissett and Scott danced 
their way into favor. Les Cadets de Qascogoe 
(New Acts); Nonette sings snd plays the violin. 
The twenty choristers carried make an Imposing 
array. The numbers have been well Btaged and 
give evidence of thorough rehearsing. "Patricia 
Salome." given with the faint semblance of s 
"wiggle." proved s "knockout." There sre but 
two olio numbers. The Tyson Sisters In their 
"Deutscher" s|ieclalty, In which a quantity of 
"ad libblng" is resorted to, and Johnson, Mar- 
vella and Mike, the latter a donkey with laughter- 
producing accomplishments. O. M. SAMUEL. 



PATERSOH, H. J. 

EMPIRE (A. M. Bruggemsnn, mgr.; H. J. 
Bruggemsnn, res. mgr.). — One hundred and 
seventh week of vaudeville drew goodly numbers. 
Froslnl. wizard of tbe accordeon, while not billed 
as a headllner, easily took first honors. Coskley 
and McBrlde, comedians; Irene Hobson and Co., 
"Right Place, Wrong Time." pleasing spetch; 
Conn, Downey and Wllliard, "Doings of Dr. 
Louder," very good comedy; J. K. Murray and 
Clara Lane, excellent singers; Victor Nlblo and 
his talking birds, great; Watson and Morrlscy 
Sisters; Four Floods, Icrobats, comedy bit.— — 
FOLLY (Joseph E. Pine. res. mgr.).— "The Merry 
Maidens," featuring Sam Rice, with good support, 
tbe first three days of the week and made a 
favorable Impression. Miner's "Americans" held 
forth the remaining three flays, repeating their 
success of former visit. Ah this whs the first 
week of the new policy two shows weekly — the 

effect on the attendance whs quite noticeable. 

NOTE. - 11. Parker Ackcrman now occupies tbe 
leader's clialr In the onln-ir;i 

I'HANK A. EAKIN8. 

PAWTUCKKT, R. I. 

KEITH'S . « "ii li'illit'^'on. mgr.). —Lawrence and 

Grnliam. ,l:in« •■! ' I. Mazh- ltarrett. very good; 

The Musi, ill . fair LYCEUM (Frank 

Stone, int-'i- w|m -iilng of burlesque season with 



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34 



VARIETY 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



— 

■■■■ 



KEPT. M. OLYMPIC, NEW TOM. 



HARDER & HALL'S 

Blrf Ne>w 8 Act Musical M«l»ntf • 

Th« "Morning Glories" 

"IN ZULULAND" 

ONE HALF HUNDRED PEOPLE 



CLARE EVANS 

Principal Comedian and Producer. 

Chauncey Holland 
HARRY FELDMAN 



THE DANCING BOY. 



O.C. 



MACK a ALEXANDER 



-cus 



A MAM AND A HALT. 
7 ft •■ t f t. A 

The taHnl Quartette 



BABETTE 

Principal Bouhrette. The Great "Salome." 

GRACE LA VELLE 

LEADING PRIMA DONNA. 

NINER odd NINER 

Tho Dntohmnn and the Qn— m> 

WALTER KELLY 



THE BUM LEGIT. 



ZULA ELLSWORTH 

ECCENTRIC CHARACTERS. 



WEEK SEPT. SI, EMPIRE, DE8 MOINES. 



THE BI6 LAUGHING SHOW 



"TIGER LILIES 

WILL V. DREW, Manager. 



If 



WILL H. WARD 



AND 
CO. 

"When the D gM Coma* to Town." 

JOHN C. HART 

and hla friend "The Whale," 

MAY BELMONT 

the Whirlwind Soubrette. 

HUGHEY BERNHARO 

MEMPHIS "COON" 8H0UTER. 
AMD 

MATT KEKNEuY 

THE COMEDIAN. 

Jeannatte Sherwood 

The Electric Clark Sisters 

"6th Avenue to the Bowery." 



THE CHALK LINE 



WEEK SEPT. 28, PEOPLE'S, CINCINNATI. 



EMPIRE BURLESQUERS 



1ND ROGER IHHOF 

GEO. E. LEARNED, Manager. 



ROGER 



SUZANNE 



IMHOFandCORINNE 
JOHN A. WEST 

AMD WOLP. . 

BENNET SISTERS 

8INOERS AND DANCERS. 

HOWARD MdLJNDER 
LENA LACOUVIER 

MONTAMBO and BARTELLI 

COMEDY ACROBATS. 

ARMSTRONG and LEVERING 

COMEDY CYCLISTS. 

LEW. H. SPOOLER 

MUSICAL DIRECTOR, 



STUART BARNES 

Direction GEO. HOMANS. 



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AN INNOVATION IN B U R L E S O U E 1 
HURT1G <& 9EAMON Present 

CHARLES HOWARD 

A NIGHT IN NEW YORK" 

AMD THE BE8T COMPANY THAT ITER PLAYED BURLESQUE. 

E. DICK RIDER, Manager. 





Just o Line or T\a/o from the Omaha Papen 



And then there it Leo Carrillo, whose command of the Chineae and Italian dialects together 
with a mimicry unexcelled, ia a decided novelty. In the phraae of the theatrical profession, he "is 
classy," and that implies not only a high degree of cleverness, but also good taste in the use of it 



Leo Carrillo, monolorist, is the only one who ever essayed real Chinese dialect here. He told 
many funny stories in the dialect. Carrillo also tells stories in Italian dialect. He kept the house 
in a rood humor all the time. Carrillo is a cartoonist on VARIETY, the official vaudeville paper 



did this booking. 



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35 



A NEW ACT. 



14 MINUTES Of "ONE." 



AN OLD NAME. 



MULLEN 



AND 



CORELLI 



IV "HUMOROUS PECULIARITIES. 



>i 



A COMEDY ACROBATIC ACT IN "ONE" 



WHAT THE BOSTON PAPERS SAID: 



"TRANSCRIPT." 
" Speak! *» of comioalitj, the tow-headed mem- 



ber of the team of Mallen and Oorelli, the far- 
mer, wo saspect, has a lino of witticisms whloh 
ho delivers in the oonrte of some agile aorobatio 
action ob the part of the other, and whloh ia 
actually comio and effective. It la ao seldom that 
rennine humor aeoonrpaalaa am aorobatio aot that 
thia particular exception seems worthy of record." 



part waa splendid and the tumbling- excellent. 
They made ono of the boot numbers of the whole 
W1L" 

"TRAVELEN." 

"Mullen and Oorelli have an aorobatio comedy 
aot that for both of the ingredients mentioned 
has moat other acts la that Una running for a 
Swarapscott oar. They deserved all tha approba- 
tion which greeted them." 



"JOURNAL." 
"Mullen and Corolli came la to ia a 



. ••GLOBE." 

funny 

talking aot, bat before) they had gone alone; very "Mullen and Oorelli are nimble acrobats of a 

far did some ground and lefty tumbling that took superior type, who introduoe some spice into 
the oobwebe out of everybody's eyee. Tha co m e d y their aot in tha form of up-to-date comedy." 

THIS WEEK (Soft. SI), KEITH'S, PHILADELPHIA. OCT. 6th AND LATER OPEN. 

Sept. 28 — Keith's. Providenoe. 



WARNING 



TO 



Mana^an of theatres, Artists* Phonograph Companies, 
etc., the song 



"SINCE MOTHER WAS A GIRL 



M 



sung by Miss Nora Bayei in the "Follies of 1908" is fully protected by 
copyright in the United States, England and Canada. 

Any person using above song in any manner or allowing it to be sung 
will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 





Owner of Copyright. 



J 



Hyman Meyer 



Orpat 



'M-'OB. 



"THE MAN AT THE PIANO." 
Orphans, Brooklyn, Sept St. Alhamhra, Vow York, Oot. 5. 



a atrong bill. Tina Davlo la the star winning 
favor all through. Ned Corey, magician, fair; 
Harry Boeendale, wire, aolld hit. 

8. M. SAMUELS. 



PROTIDENCE, K, I. 

KEITH'S (Chas. Lovenberg, mgr.).— Pleating 
Mil headed by -W«n. Hnwrrey and Co. la "Com- ' 
promised." Actlog inperb. "Pun in 'a Boarding 
Honae," big namber, winner from start; Oris?, 
the joggling Joker, reappearance; Ida Poller, 
beaotlfol aerate effects ; Obai. P. Semon, big fac- 
tor; Fiddler and Sbelton, clever colored boya; 
Nelaon and Otto. exceUeot; Harrlgan and Giles, 
Avollo and Othello, and Harry Alleater completed 

the bill. IMPERIAL (John P. Hill, mgr.).— 

"Tha Avenne Girls," good nhow, with a splendid 
drilled chorus. 8. M. SAMUELS. 



brought many bands; Pentella and Carr, In "Out- 
land Junction," have an odd skit which proved 
popular; World and Kingston, ss popular as ever, 

and the Klnodrome. NOTE.— The T. M. A. No. 

88 had an Informal reception last Saturday even- 
ing at the lodge rooms in honor of Hayes and 
Johnson, two honorary members. It was the first 
meeting of the season and wts well attended. 

JAT B. JOHNSON. 



SAM ANTONIO, TEZ. 

ELECTRIC PARK (8ld. Wels, mgr.).— Week 13: 
Aerial Twins, headllners; Ella Jay end Smith, 
laughable sketch; Nervous Heinle, very good; 
Emllle Watt, comedienne, good.— LYRIC AIR- 
DOtfB (H. H. Hamilton, mgr.).— Chas. E. Metre, 
good; Walter Warson, good; Bell and Washburn, 
s. and d. NOTB.— The Lyric closes 20, reopen- 
ing for the Oliver D. Bailey Stock Co., 27. 



READINO, PA. 

OBPHBUM (Prank D. Hill, mgr.).— The Vynon, 
musical farmyard, superior to usual opening num- 
ber; The Labakans, good acrobatic act; Irv. 
Gloat* and Bay Snow, warm welcome In this, their 
home town; "A Strange Baby," well received; 
O. O. Seymour and Miss Dupre, pleasing; Wilbur 
Maek and Nells Walker, a hit; Wormwood's Dogs 
and Monkeya, plenty of ltugnt, bicycle monkeya 

deserving special mention. NEW BIJOU 

(Direction 8. Lobln).— M. p. and The Poor Lublns, 
Harry Boss, Eddie DWyer and Thos. A. Mackey. 

GBAND OPERA HOU8B (Bets and Appall, 

aigrs.).— Prasler Trio, Larrlvea and Lee, Wm. 

O'Donnell and m. p. Victor, Star, Mecca, 

Parlor and Pictureland, m. p. and 111. songs. 

O. B. H. 

SAGINAW, MICH. 

BIJOU (Wm. A. Banco, mgr.).— Annie Vivian, 
clever sharpahootlng ; Earle 81ster«, s. snd d., 
youthful and good; Smith, Kell and Wensell, con- 
siderable fun; Robert Taub has been engaged per- 
manently to sins; illustrated songs. Center and 
Ollmore, musical, good. 

MARGARET C. GOODMAN. 



SEATTLE, WASH. 

ORPHEUM (Mart in Beck, gen. mgr.).— Week 
14: Tom Davla Trio, "Motoring in Mid- Air," 
aRtonlablog; Basque Grand Opera Quartet, strongly 
rewarded; Creasy and Dayne, good; Vinle Daly, 
s. and d., hit; Mr. and Mrs. George A. Beane, 
comedy aketch, fine: Mabel Sinclair, ventriloquist, 

excellent; Lockwood and Bryson, aonga, fine. 

STAB (P. H. Donnellan. mgr.).— Hill and Sjl- 
vianv, unlcycllsts, bit of bill; Grace Leonard, '*the 
Ideal boy," aubstantlal bit; Roland West and Co- 
in "The Criminal," beadllner, well received; 
Welch and Earle, a. and d., tbould be more 
cautious In dancing the "Merry Widow" waits: 
Hoble and Brooks, In "The Cuban Millionaire." 

very good; Ed. Roesch, HI. song, very good. 

PANTAGES' (Alex Psntages, mgr.).— Atra, great 
attraction; Majestic Four, bit; George Yeoman, 
fine line of talk; Klerman, Cole Klerman and 
Co., In "The Taming of the Beast," great; Myrtle 
Vlctorlnne and the Two Zolara (New Acta); 
Arthur Elwell, ill. song, very good. SHAN- 
NON'S (M. T. Shannon, mgr.).— Adams and 
Guhl, German, headllners snd bit; Jenkins and 
Stockton, blackface; Marcella Montagne, ill. song, 
good; Tope, Topsy and Tops, with dogs, good. 



SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. 
ORPHEUM (Martin Beck. gen. mgr.).— Week 
18: Headlined HUarlon and Ceballoe, "Pnantattle 
Phantoma"; Martinettle and Sylvester, comedy 
acrobats, good; Gilbert and Bmma Craig, musical, 
good; Alfred Kelcy and Co.. •Tela of a Tnrkey." 



STAMPORD, CONN. 

LYCEUM (Anttony Geronlmo, mgr.). — Da 
Moths, dsneers, hit; Harry Howard, tramp comed- 
ian, well received; Barrett and Byne, singers, 
good; The Graces, "College Boya." hit; B. V. 
Murray,- balladlst, vary good. STAR (A. Man- 



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I'm Married 

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36 



VARIETY 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



REPRESENTATIVE ARTISTS 



WEEK SEPT. 88, LAFAYETTE, BUFFALO. 



"The 



THE SONG HIT SUCCESS 



BRIGADIERS 



If 



CLARENCE BURDICK, MuM|tr. 



TOM FISHER 

THE DANCING PEST. 

Francis Chenault 



LYEIO TENOR. 



SHEPPARD GAMP 

Featured with "The Brigadiers.' 

~ JOHN NEFF 

"The Brainstorm Comedian," 
» Closing the Olio, 

MELVIN BROS. 

AMERICA'S GREATEST GYMNASTS. 



WALTER A. WOLFE 

THE MINSTREL BASSO. 

WM. FLEMEN 

"THE EEQLISH AMERICAN." 

ROSALIND MAY 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIENNE 

CARRIEJTARR 

BOUBBETTE. 

MARGARET WOLFE 

PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO. 



WEEK BEPT. 28, OAYETY, PITTSBURG. 



BOB 

MANCHESTER'S 

FAMOUS 

"C RACKER JACKS" 

HARRY LEONI, MAN«otR 



BESSIE PARDUE 



Presents Her 



8- "English Roses" -8 

The Bicycles, the Dos; and the Boys. 

MILLARD BROS. 



BILL AMD BOB 



LILLIE VEDDER 

"THE GIRL THAT*! OM THE GO." 



M.J. 



LA BELLE 



0'Rourko»- Marie 

IM SEMBATTOMAL FEATURES. 

5. PIROSCOFFIS . 5 
FAMILY q 

Europe's Greatest Morelty Artists. 

RUBY LEONI 



"THE MODEL YEMUS. 



BOWMAN BROS. 

"THE BLUE GRASS BOYS. 
AND 

BILLY HART 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN. 




RUBY RAYMONDS! 

Booked Solid Through United Booking Offices. 
SEPT. 88. ORPHEUM, ALTOONA, PA. 



WEEK SEPT. M, COLONIAL, CLEVELAND. 

DESSAUER i DIXON'S 

"BIG REVIEW" 

("FRIVOLITIES OF 1918") 



MARGIE 



Bartell 



AND 



Thompson 

end HEATH. 



CLEM BEVINS 

Comedian— Imitating RAYMOND HITCHCOCK, 



DENNIS MULLEN 



"THE WISE GUY. 



"THE THREE OF US" 

NELSON, OBWOLD AND BOBOEE. 

ANNA CHANDLER 

CHARACTER IMPERSONATIONS. 

MAURICE WOOD 

Impersonating E VA TANQUAY. 

FRANKIE HEATH 

COMEDIENNE. 



J 



F. JULIAN 

BYRD 



VANCE 

are playi ng 

"HIPPY" 




An original 
comedy 
that la a 
real hit. 
Copyright* 
ed in U. 
8. A. 
Canada. 



ALP. T. 
WILTON 



HARRY FOX 

Under Management of 

TOM MINER. 

Address En Route, "Miner's Merry" Co. 

Havs Your Card in VARIETY 



BEPT. 88, CENTURY. KANSAS CITY. 

"FAY FOSTER" <o. 

JOHN GRIEVES, Manager 

EMMA WA8NER 

PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO. 

HERBERT*" WILLING 

"OH, MAN," THOSE FUNNY FELLOWS. 

GRACE ORMA 



"SIK FEET IN 'ONE. 



» »» 



COLUMBIA FOUR 

Dealers In Harmony and run. 

ELVA GRIEVES 

SINGING COMEDIENNE. 

CAVANA 

NOVELTY WIRE ACT. 



SEPT. 28, BOWERY, MEW YORK. 



T. W. DINKINS' 

Yankee Dood le Girls" 

SOL. MYERS, Manager. 



DAVIS and HAZELTON 

"ASSASSINATORS 07 SORROW." 



COLLINS and HAWLEY 

"The Stranded Bong and Danes Boy." 



GERTIE 



Grotesque Randolphs 

"IN CHINATOWN." 



SADIE HUESTED 

"THE BIO MOIRE." 



GLADSTONE SISTERS 

ACROBATIC DANGERS, 



THE SEYONS 

"NO-MANS- VILLE." 



JULIA 



AMD 



HARRY HERN and CO, 

And the Great 
KOUDIMI ACT. 



Violet Black 



"IN THE SUBWAY" 




They talk funny talk and play ohsrmlng muslo. 
Direction AL. sWTHSPrLAHD 

J. LOUIS MIMZ 

Lyric Tenor — Late Jurenile of "Belle of May- 
fair." K.-P. Circuit with MLLE. RIALTA in 
"THE ARTIST'S DREAM." 

Par. Address SOI W. eld St, New York City. 



—————— 

WEEK SEPT. IS, OAYETY, BALTIMORE. 



"Bowery Burlesquers" 



The) show that made 

E. M. ROSENTHAL, 



famous. 



Manage 



r. 



HatADatD BY 

BEN JANSEN 

PRINCIPAL COMEDIAN. 



FITZGERALD <*>QUINN 



TWO COMEDIANS. 



HARRY HILLS 



JUVENILE. 



EDDIE CONVEY 



A HAPPY PAL. 



RUSSELL and HELD 

THE MAGNETIC DUO. 



MEELY LIMBACH 



BLACKFACE. 



The Great Nazarros 

Europe' ■ Greatest Morelty Gymnasts. 



CHAS. JANSEN 



NORMA BELL 

PRIMA DONNA 



GERTIE HART 

'The Tsygh Girl" and "The Kid." 



JOSIE KINE 

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O. Warren, mgr.).— M. p. PACIFIC (P. Gor- 
don, mgr.).— M. p. FAMILY (Herick & Bloom, 

mgrs.).— M. p. HARRY KIRK. 



ST. JOSEPH, MO. 
CRYSTAL (Fred Coeman, mgr.).— The Markee 
Family Band (New Acts) head strong bill. Fiske 
and MacDonougb, "The Ladles' Interfering So- 
ciety," leughlng hit of bill. The Bannon Troupe 
of Jugglers show many new feats. Geo. W. 

Huesey, ventriloquist, very good. LYCEUM 

(0. U. Phtlley, mgr.).— Miss New York, Jr., 
snowed three nights, 17-10, one of beat burleeque 

aggregation so far this season. NOTES.— Geo. 

Ira Adams, formerly proprietor and manager of 
the Crystal Circuit, has purchased a half interest 
in the Crystal Theatre, Milwaukee, and will take 
active management on Oct. 1. Mr. Adams for- 
merly Owned a half interest in the bouse when it 
was giving Six shows dally, but sold on eccount 
oi ill-health. — The U. "' 8. Military Tournament, 
which is being held st Lake Contrary, has hurt 
the attendance of the downtown houses, extremely 
hot weetber helping It along.— The Bijou Dream 
opened 20 with moving pictures. BUTCH. 

SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

GRAND OPERA HOUSE (Grand Amusement 
Co., mgrs. Mondsy rehearsals 10:80).— The bill 
offered this week is tbe best seen here In some 
time. Williams and Walker's "Chocolate Drops," 
good; Al. Lawrence, good; B. Frederick Hawley, 
Francis Halght and Co., went big; BUnore 
Slaters, made good; Capt. Winston's Seals, good; 
8s m Williams, good; Clarence Wilbur and Co.. 
well received. SAM FBBBMAN. 



TOLEDO, 0. 

BMPIRB (Harry Winter, mgr.).— The third 
week of the burleeque season opened on Sunday 
with "The Lid Lifters." The show la aneppy all 
through. From a comedy standpoint "The Lid 
14 ft ere" leaves no room for complaint. The olio 
opened with Jack and Helen Davis in a dancing 
act on skates, clever; Lee Hickman and Johnny 
Jess, generous share of applause; Hattle Mills 
made e good-siaed hit with her neat little sing- 
ing act; Rose and Bills, barrel Jumping, did 
nicely; Walker and Barret cloeed the olio with 
some classy character work which pleased. "The 
Lid Lifters" carries a bunch of good-looking, 

active show girls. THE ARCADE (Will Bettte, 

mgr.). — This week reopens the vaudeville sea- 
son. Isabel C. Jackson and Co., funny sketch, 
"Hearts and Dollars"; The Oaavee, clever comedy 
Juggllug; Harry 8alx, a youthful performer, who 
sings and dances with spirit; Gladys Dix, dancing 
and posing, was well received, as was Leslie 
Beets in a classical singing act. THE VALEN- 
TINE (Joe Hlrscbfleld, mgr.).— Vaudeville and 
talking pictures. The regular season opens at 
tbe Valentine this .week, but tbe moving, pictured 
will be kept on for Sundeys end all vacant dates. 

NOTES.— Will Bettls, formerly menager of 

the Sunbeam, has now taken bold of the Arcade, 
the Hurtlg A Seamon house bere. Mr. Settle is 
making a number of changes in tbe policy of the 
theatre. — Howard Gale, ahead of Joe Galtes' 
"Three Twins," was in town this week. 

8YDNBY WIRE. 



excellent; Blllle Beard, fair; Daisy Harcourt, 

clever; The Plcaro, good. GAYETY (Tbos. R. 

Henry, mgr.). — "Night Owls." Show ss a whole 

good. STAR (Harry H. Hedges, mgr.).— 

"Brigadiers" give bright, snappy performance. 
Cora Llviugstou as special feature. HARTLEY. 



WASHINGTON, D. 0, --— 

GAYETY.— Bob Manchester's "Cracker Jacks" 

are here this week. LYCEUM.-r-Tom Miner's 

Bohemian Burlesquers sre the attraction this 
week. 



TORONTO, OMT. 

SHEA'S (J. Shea, mgr.). — DeHaven and Parker 
have clever dancing; "That" Quartet, above the 
average; Juble Ring, pleased; Ferrell Brothers, 



WATERTOWN, H. Y. 

ORPHEUM (W. C. Mack, mgr.).— Smith and 
Reno, acrobatics, good, comedy fair; Miller and 
Russell, good; Morgan and Chester, many laughs; 
Dunbar's Goats, well trained; Campbell and Beard, 
music and some far-fetched comedy; Wsrtenburg 

Bros., foot Jugglers, none better; plcturee. 

ANTIQUE (L. M. Sneden, mgr.). — LaCentra and 
La Rue, comedy musical; L. O. Welser, Tierney 
and Tierney, Frank Narvene, Robert Sharkey and 

pictures. WONDERLAND (J. B. Shaff. mgr.). 

— Howard Robinson and Co., magic; Geo. B. 
Toubey, vocalist; pictures. BIJOU (J. W. Lud- 
low, mgr.). — Art Richardson and. Co., talking pic- 
tures, big attraction bere; Frank Bennett, vocelist; 

pictures. LYRIC (0. HlMebrandt, mgr.).— 

Collis LePage, Howard and Whiting, John Cough- 

lio, Cbas. Hildebrandt, and pictures. STAB (W. 

B. Armstrong, mgr.).— Brsnd Bisters, F. B. Brown 
snd pictures. ODELL. 

WHEELING, W. YA. 

WONDERLAND (H. W. Rogers, mgr.).— The 
best bill of season. Woodford's educsted animals, 
excellent; Enoch, msn fish; Allen, Delmain and 
Co. have a good playlet; Langford and O'Farrell, 
good; Whitman Brothers, novelty contortionists, 
very good. THE GRAND (Cbas. Felnler, mgr.). 



--Win. Sullivan and Clarice Pasquelena, assisted 
by Harry Hardy, "A C. O. D. Package," very 
good; Melrose and Kennedy, comedy acrobats, 
good; Ramsey Sinters, well liked; May Duryea 
and Co., comedy, well acted; Jane Wbltebeck, 
very pleasing; W. E. Whittle, as President Roose- 
velt on the battlefield, very novel and enter- 
taining; Wilton Brothers, horizontal bars, very 
acceptable. 0. M. Bi. 

WILLIAMSPORT, PA. 

FAMILY (Fred. Lamade, mgr.). — Three Sense- 
tlorial Olivers, wonderful work on tight wire; 
Howard Truesdell and Co., laughable; Belle Gor- 
don, good; Jerge-AUeen and Hamilton, s. and d., 
pleasing; Johnson, Davenport and Ladello, "The 
Jay and tbe Football Players," whirlwind acro- 
bats; Lake and Sorge, singing and talking, good. 
NOTES. — Klnetograpb is reeling off a base- 
ball picture taken on the Chicago American 
grounds, which shows Manning and Blair, a 
former Wllllamsport Trl State battery, In action. 

STARK. 



WORCESTER, MAES. 

POLI'S (J. C. Crlddle, mgr.).— Reed Brothers, 
clever; Mr. and Mrs. Jlmmie Barry, "At Hens- 
foot Corner," went big; Anna and Bffle Conley, 
pleasing singing and dancing act; Adeline Dun- 
lop and Frank McCormack and Co., "Tbe Night 
of the Wedding," well played; Tie. CebelH. 
Brothers, musics], good; Sidney. Dean and Co„ 
fine; Jean Clermant'a Comedy Circus, muck 
laughter. M. M. SHERMAN. 

ZAVE8VTLLK, 0. 

ORPHEUM (Sun-Murray Co., leeseee and man- 
agers; H. 8. Carter, roe. mgr.).— Marvin Bros., 
hand balancing, fine; Bordley, Angelo and Prin- 
cess, The Minstrel Boys, excellent; Two Almonte, 
yodlers, good; Frances Holt and Co., "The Honey- 
moon Trip," clever; Al Dew ton, mimic, good. 

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THE DARING ROBBER. 



"THE STOLEN JEWELS" 

Astounding Solution of the Mystery of ** Daring Robbery 

It would have taken mora than tho wonderful powers of deduction of a Sherlock Holme* to have dispelled the mystery that 
shrouded' the disappearance of a case of jewels at tho homo of Robt. Jenkins, a wealthy stock broker, whioh war* eventually 
brought to light through a moat remarkable aocident. Mr. and Mr*. Jenkins are getting ready for an evening at the 
opera, hut Baby Jenkins requires a bribe ta induoe hor to remain contented with tho maid. This Mrs. J. furnishes in tho 
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one playing on tho floor with hor doggie. Jenkins' friend, Imithson, enters to offer his sympathy ana aid, and in the en- 
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at his wife's throat— and tho Devil laughs. In terror, the poor woman rushes to her home. She is followed by her crazed 
husband. In vain she pleads, hut the Devil prompts— "Kill." Taking a revolver, he moves deliberately toward the terrified 
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