The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28

! DOG AND PONY SHOW THEATRICAL NOTES. (
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Leo c. Teller I'm on the deal. and that
Is how ne became one of the incorpor-
ators OF the Western Amusement Com
pany. AS soon as the new combination
was formed Jules Hurtig had the lease
OF the Lyric extended from one TO five
years. and IL was Immediately re-
christened as Hurtig q Seamon's Music
Hall.
They are now trying TO secure an
other Chicago theatre, and have op-
tions on places In Milwaukee and Gin
cinnati. These houses. with the Har-
lem Music Hall. will form the nucleus
OF their new chain. The stockholders
; Will hold meeting Saturday In Mr..
Grossman's office TO elect officers. vote
the capital stock and also TO vote on a
motion to secure options on other
amusement places between New York
and Chicago.
There is TO be a number two "Sher-
lock Holmes" for next season. 10 be
shown in places of secondary magni-
tude. This Is rendered necessary by
the fact that Mr.. Gillette Is TO play for
only a brief term In the United States,
and there is a far greater demand for
him In the larger cities than he can
possibly meet.
So that IL second company were not
10 be made up the smaller centres
would have to go without seeing the
play at all. In this organization Guy
Ter Hastings will invest the title role.
III has been arranged TO send "Sher-
lock Holmes" 10 Australia also, and
Reuben Fax will go along to imper-
senate the character originated by Gil
lette. The last mentioned actor, after
the close OF his abbreviated American
tour, will proceed TO London for what
II is presumed will be an extended stay.
William A. Mcconnell. who Is soon
to MAKE his debut as a monologue per-
former in the vaudeville theatres, ex-
plains his new occupation on the
ground that he is tired of working for
his living and for that reason intends
to devote his summer to the roof gar
dens. He is retiring theatrical man
ager during the winter and only those
familiar with his shrinking nature can
realize what an ordeal for him a pub
lie appearance must be. His humor,
however. is likely to make itself as ef-
fective as ever. for the Mcconnell jokes
have already stood the test of profess
sional use with complete success Many
a speech In current farce and burles-
que has been bright with his peculiar
wit. He used to have an office at Thir-
ty-eighth street and Broadway, and in
those days most of the wit that trav-
eled up and down the Rialto had Its orr
gin In his ONCE. He was at one time
the silent partner In Arm OF burles-
que writer's who turned out the clever
est specimens OF such work that the
New York stage has ever witnessed. II
MIR. Mcconnell proves as entertaining
as his friends expect him to be. his So
1ourn in vaudeville will probably be ex-
tended beyond the limits of his summer
vacation.
On Monday when the newspaper con-
tained accounts OF the rather elaborate
carving up of a Tenderloin newspaper
writer named Richard Bell. they also
noted the fact that the patient had been
visited at Bellevue hospital by Bettina
Gerard. who seemed specially desirous
of being of service.
IL now turns out that Miss Gerard
was merely repaying a kindness. When
she was in the severest straits before
she went away to a sanitarium, Bell.
IL seems, assisted her upon a number
of occasions, and the minute she had =
chance to return the kindness she was
on hand. showing that Bettina pos
sesses at least one quality that doesn't
roost on every bush nowadays.