PRICE, 10 CENTS. FORTY PAGES. THEATRES^ CIROJSE MUSICIANS Weekly Volume XVII. No.fi. CINCINNATI NEW YORK CHICAGO February 11,1905. B. F. KEITH, The Well-Known Vaudeville Manager. Ttie Billboard been one of the greatest hits In the hlstor common sight Lu shooting galleries, and the of the London stage, and It Is still running. mechanical difficulties of making them support the weight of the girls was easily overcome by DRAMATIC The Barnum & Bailey twenty-four Hugh S. Thompson, who is securing a patent MINSTREL hour men have commenced work spending on the Idea. VAUDEVILLE BURLESQUE pleasant winter recuperating from the strena MUSIC cms campagn of 1904. Pete Conklln, as usual George Kdwardes' original London OPERA puts In his period of rest under his father' Company has made a very marked success In rooftree down In the wilds of Coney Islam: Henry Hamilton and Ivan Caryll's romantic while Harry Barnum spent tbe winter xm hi opera The Duchess of Dantzlc at Daly's Thea Island, to be built on the site of TUyou'i farm at Pottsvllle, Pa. tre. Ths piece, which is founded on the Steeplechase Park, announce that they have historic story of Mme. San Gene and Napoleon, m BROADWAY-GOSSIP. & a number of high-class spectacular acts which It Is rumored that W. W. Power has might perhaps be properly called a musk they are booking on the vaudeville circuits. purchased the troupe of trained ele- drama, dramatic interest dominating It mud. phants which were the feature of tbe Walte more strongly than any musical production ever During the recent storm Chas. Mc- L. Main Show last season, and Intends putting before presented in this country. Mr. Edwardes' Things Theatrical In tbe Metrop- Carthy, the well-known manager of Fighting them out on the vaudeville circuits. company is an unusually competent one. A olis, and Bits ol General The Flames, was snowbound for two days at »»* noted American manager who saw the premier*- Interest Discussed Coney Island. Mr. McCarthy Is one of the Final rehearsals for the principals in at Daly's remarked, that such a cast so talented residents of the Metropole hotel at Forty-second the Thompson & Dundy Hippodrome were begun and well suited to every part could not be on the Rtalto. street 'and Broadway, and his genial face was last week, and Olive May, Albert Hart, Ben mntlc up In this countr.v. T\vo members of missed by his many friends who make their F. Grlnnell, Felix Herney and Douglas Flint the company were highly commended by the Blanche Walsh In The Woman In New York critics. Miss Evie Oreene us the The Case, Clyde Pitch's latest play, opened Duchess and Mr. Holbrook Itllnn as Napoleon. at tbe Herald Square Monday night, Jan. :10. Miss Greene is u beautiful woman, equipped The play Is very Interesting throughout, und MISS MABEL MONTGOMERY with a splendid cultivated soprano vi-ice of wide In the hands of u clever company rises above range, genuine dramatic ability und a rare the melodramatic that a poor or mediocre cast conception of comedy. She captivated her audl would make It. The play was well received ence from his first appearance. Miss Greene und Mr. Fitch received several .curtain calls to made her stage debut as a dancer at the age which he responded In a neat little speech. In of fourteen years, and at seventeen was a which be said that the play Is his last for some provincial star In England. Five years ago time. It Is understood that he Is going to she made her first appearance in London In the Europe for a rest. The acting of Miss Walsh romantic opera L'Amour Moullle, In which she In the new play Is worthy to sustain net repu- played the boy's role. Her next part in London tation, and the applause she received at the was Dolores, in the original production of opening performance showed that she Is up- Florodora. It Is not generally known that Ihls preciatiHl by the Now York theatregolng public. piece was written for her. After the success Miss Dorothy Dorr, who tn the same play lit of Florodora she entered Into a contract with one of the east side theatres would be called Mr. George Edwardes and has since playeil the heavy woman, plays the part of an advi-n- under his management In the title role of nnvss with great finesse. Several others In Kitty Grey, Nan In The Country Girl, with a tin- itimpnny. such as Eleanor Carey, Kathryn Devonshire dialect that caught the 1'iincy of KeycH, Helen Ware and Florence St. Leonard [.•mil.MI. and in the Duchess of lluntzlc. When play their parts with an exhibition of real she was selected for the Inner role it was itilent. The cast Includes the following people: thought It would overweight her hoi-unse of ill.in. in• Walsh, Kleanor Carey. Dorothy Dorr. ter youth. London has given her credit for Kathrya Keyes. Helen Ware, Florence St. Leon- very sweet and iMjwerfnl singing voice, nrd. Robert Droquet, George Facett, Foster but not for tbe dramatic abllUy she itossessed. [.arner, Samuel Edwards, Win. Wadsworth, Win. The result was a great surprise and n wonder- Tracers. Chns. Miicdouald and W. H. Wright. ful success In support of Mr. Kdwardes' Judg- -^»» ment. Mr. Itllnn Is a San Fnim-lscan. who was Edward Terry changed his bill to rather caustically commented on by New York l.ove In Idleness ut the Princess last week. critics when he was last seen tihout six years The new play wus not so well attended as the ago In Ib and Little Christina. lie is u suc- ones Mr. Terry 1ms previously put on, obviously as Napoleon, and bis Impersonation of the from the fact that the daily newspapers crill- Corslcan is praised by every critic of the • •izeU It rather severely as dull and uninterest- Duchess of Dantzlc. In personality he Is the ing. The fault Is not with any of the players. [deal of this character, ami presents In his Mr. Terry's genius is equal to almost liny nake-up the truest stage cmmtrrfell present role he might assume, and his supporting coin- meut of an historic personage one can ixwslbly puny. collectively and Individually, most ex- maglne. Mr. Itllnn has evidently given deep ivlli'iit. study to this part, for he shows In Its Inter -»•» pretatlon all the mannerisms In walk, gesture Kobert Edeson opened at the Hudson and speech referred to by historical rutnmen Theatre in the new play Strongheart, by William :ators on the career of Napoleon. r. IleMille. Monday evening, Jan. 30, and re- <••» i-clvi'd wlnil might be called an ovation. The George Peck was a pleasant caller ;it play is essentially American and deals with :hls office last week. Mr. I'eck lias lieen the problem of race prejudice. Robert Edeson lufferlng for some time with rheumatism, takes tbe part of a young Indian, educated iin<l hough not In a degree that greatly incapacl rultnred In the highest degree, who falls In :ated him for work. love with a young woman of an aristocratic family. Mr. Wm. C. DeMIlle, the author of Paul West, author of the book of the play, IN also to be congratulated upon his Klaw & Erlanger's next big spectarle. The llrst really great success. The company, while 'earl and The Pumpkin, may Justly lay claim not an exceptional one, is capable as relates o a degree of versatility that few possess, particularly to the male contingent. It in- le has written a successful book, any number cludes the following people: Macey Harlam, if successful and popular songs, both words Richard Sterling. Taylor Holmes, Sydney Atns- and music Illustrated for many of the leading worth. K. A. Turner, Francis Bonn, Henry terlodlcals; has managed theatrical attractions Kcilker. Herbert Corthell. Robert Edeson, Jane anil worked In every branch of the newspaper Rivers. Louise Compton, Jeane Maderla, Majorie mslness. John W. Bratton, the author of Wood. Percittt West, Edmund Breese. Madison more popular musical compositions thim any Smith. 15. F. Small, Jr., Clay Boyd and Law- Ivlng American, has given the I'earl and Tin- rence Sheehan. 'nmpkin an elulnjrate musical setting; and W. Success has crowned the efforts of Miss Montgomery In her chosen life work. Today V. Denslow, the creator of the Wizard of Oz, Music Row is the scene of activity she la the leading woman In the Players' Stock Company, one of the best and most progres- a designing the scenic and costume part • these days; carpenters, painters and others l>e- sive organizations of Its kind In the country. Miss Montgomery began her stage career under the production. CLYDE PHII.I.irs. i»g busily engaged remodeling offices and pre- the personal direction of Mr. A. M. Palmer and the noted stage director, Richard Barker So favorable was her work In a series of plays In which she appeared that she was engaged imrlng for the extension of some concerns and to play the part of Miss Pllklngton, with James Powers, at a Broadway theatre. She next Hi. establishment of new films, Mr. Bowley appeared In A Trip to Chinatown, being fea tured as the widow. The following season she MRS. GILBERT'S WILL PROBATED. will be Installed in his fine rooms at 41 W. was engaged as leading woman with the Proc tor Stock Company at the Fifth Avenue Theatre Twenty-eighth street. With the catalogue of New York City, where she was a great favorite, and It was with regret that the patrons and players heard of her departure for Keith's Philadelphia theatre, where she remained until The will of Mrs.