The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-13
Louise Barthel, the Prince Of last sum
mer's German Merry Widow" company.

A summer season OF burlesque will be
~inaugurated at Hurtig d Seamon's Music
Hall next Monday, Joe Fields's big com
pany having been engaged. A new show
will be offered every week.
Beginning Monday Annette Kellermann,
'the diving Venus begins an indefinite
engagement at Hammerstein's Roof Gar
den and Victoria Theatre. The other
features on the Hammerstein programme
include the Seldoms. who viii present a
number Of new poses together with the
monkey actors, the Princess Rajah in
her Cleopatra dance, the Four Fords, the
Five Musical AVOIDS, x%ylophone experts;
the Charles Ahearn troupe Of cycling
comedians, Darling and Wynn, comedy
acrobats; Houghton and Niece. skatorial
experts. and The Quartet.
The features Of the bill at the American
Music Hall will be James X. Hackett
and E. NJ. Holland. who will appear
jointly in 1The Bishops Candlesticks. +"
The others on the bill are Rice and Provost,
Maude Hall. Carleton Macy and company,
Tom Brown and Diron Nevarro, White
head and Grierson, Harry Jolson and
Lydia Dreams.
The services of many we'll known
people have been obtained for the benefit
to be given at the Herald Square Theatre
this evening by the United Stage En-
ployees of the Shubert theatres for the
family of George Nance, deceased, re-
Gently an employee at the West End
Theatre. Among those who will appear
are the original English Pony Ballet.
v%sIioa5 s:iisIs and Lotta Faust and
chorus in Carmen the Second Edith
Decker and male chorus, and Ernest
Lambert and the Hello Girls, Viola
Gillette. Eddie Foy, Jess Dandy. Emma
Carus, Walter Lawrence. George Fawcett.
Josephine Brown. Jones and Dealy.
Whiting and Pringle. Bert French and
The Alhambra will have as headliner
this week George Beban in the one act
playlet. The Sign OF the Rose; Gus
Edwards's School Boys and Girls; Howard
and Howard. in The Hebrew Messenger
and the T%hespian.' Sidney Deane and
company in Christmas on the Island.'
Lee Harrison, vallecita' e Leopards and the
Imperial Sextet complete the bill.
The Keith Il Proctor Fifth Avenue
Theatre for next week will present Mile.
Zelie de Lussan, the soprano. In a
new repertoire. Prescelle the Hypnotist
will begin his third week with a new
programme and Frank Morrell will have
a new collection OF songs and talk. Ryan
and Richfield. Al Carleton and McCay and
Cantwell are also on the bill.
'Follies OF the Day will leave the Lin
coin Square Theatre next Saturday night
owing to a previous contract which calls
for ar engagement at the Savoy Theatre
in Atlantic City. The company then goes
to Chicago.
Huber's Roadhouse and Casino. 1e2d
street and jerome avenue. has a good bill
Of high class vaudeville consisting OF
ten acts.
Michael Heumann. proprietor OF the
Harlem Casino. at l2ith street and Sew
enth avenue. has placed tables surrounded
by potted plants On the sidewalk in front
OF the big resort on the drive, from which
his patrons may watch the horsemen and
motorists and at the same time listen
to tho concerts which are given there
each evening by Herr Wilhelm Sommer
and his Viennese orchestra.
The Farinelli Ensemble are at Ter
race Garden on East Fifty eighth street.
When the weather Is bad the artists play
within doors.
Several new groups are arranged in
the World in Wax at the Eden Musee.
Among the extra features are the Foto-
fone singing and talking pictures repro
ducing many OF the operate stars.