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1 an to I en 111 mort her the I ha by CITIZEN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1909. THE BROOKLYN FOLLOWERS HOLD ANNUAL OUTING 1,500 Men from the Greenpoint Section Participate. DINNER AT COLLEGE POINT. Events Closely ComMany Athletie tested, Including an Interesting Game of Baseball. the annual holiday of Yesterday was the inale element of the Greenpoint sec especially those who tion of this borough, be Democrats The occa are kuown to siou was tif annual outing of the Jet Club of the Fifteenth Assembly ferson District, of which Jobs W.

Carpenter, the genial clerk of Eastern District Court, is executive the Municipal club annually bolds aD outing ber. The at College Point, and yesterday was the The Donnelly Arothers of elected date, special preparations for that place bad and nothing was found the organization lacking. participated in the About 1,500 men from the Noble testivities. journeying dock the steamer Glen up the street East River and across Flushing Bay to On board the boat there was the grove. the usual among the liquid refreshments.

had a license (0 free to all, and no one thirsty. There was not only beet go in abundance, but there and other liquors made for the was also ample provision the blue ribbop in the way wearers of stuff. On the upper deck Leader of soft kept busy shaking hands Carpenter followers, who saw the was with tHose of his the ever most outing, were pledging him successful given, while others' primary. their loyal support in the coming boat had hardly been at the grove The half an hour to be served. All when it was announced that breakfast was about ball in a quiet filed into the large dining and partook of and orderly manner, dinner, which had been labeled regular on course the tickets.

"breakfast." baseball game followed, in of the which a Fifteenth social and political Nagle's Indians, de. organization District, known as by score of feated the Other district athletic team events were: 100 8 to 4. dash, won B. Titus: one-balf inile yard won by McGowan; potato race, won won by by J. McKillup Hildebrandt; and Gallagher: run, race, won by Michael Egan; salome shoe race.

Barnet Gribbith, and fat race, won by won by J. Meadows. men's race. music galore greeted the Fireworks and their return to Greenpoint picnickers on beld through the prinand a parade was that section. The line cipal streets of Noble street.

to Franklin march WaS street. to Manhatstreet. to Commercial avenue. to Dia tan avenue, to Eckford Nassau street. to Green mond street, to point Among avenue.

those to present were: John, W. clubhouse. member of Fifteenth Carpenter, Assembly District: Deputy Street executive Cleaning Commissioner Owen member of the Murphy, Fifth James Regan, Assembly executive District; Henry flug, executive T. F. the Fay, M.

Nineteenth Behn, Assembly E. F. District; Burnett, C. Muller, George Robert Hilkimeyer, Pattison, Duffy, Loftus, L. M.

Haley, U. Trosler, Snyder, A. Bennett, Cassidy, S. J. Gill, T.

McCarthy, Joyce, C. M. Glennon, Stocker, T. J. Bloy, J.

Regan, N. Boyle. J. Mahling, Engle, R. C.

J. McGinn, Evans, E. Carpenter, Fagin, Henry D. Knoch, McGlynn, Charles Edward Hoffman, McGowan, A. Cohen, McGowan, Urban, W.

Schmitz, Gaffney, J. McKillop, Kenny, T. J. J. P.

Fallon, Wills, W. Carroll, Ephriem, F. William Quirk, Edward Byrne, Byrne, W. Henry Percival, MeNeil, A. L.

Cox, Chas. Drennan, A. Commisky, R. Berry, Wm. Burna, C.

J. H. Archer, H. Williams, J. McCoy.

F. Brennan, James Kirby, Justice McQuillan. George "Bogenschutz, George F. F. R.

Sullivan, M. Michael Holstein, Bogenschutz, Ward, Mr. Grave, John P. Roe. Nagle.

J. P. Kenny, Tracey, A. Koepen, Jenkins, Willinm J. F.

Halden, William W. A. Hall, J. CourtSmith, Corbett, L. J.

Kennedy, Michael ney, Griffin, J. J. Bittlau, J. Balo, J. Bradley, Shanley, 'Holahan, Smith, F.

J. Carpenter. Elsbach, ArM. J. Higgins, G.

E. Batten, H. Sullivan, J. C. McGovern, McCormick, Peter Michael Dalton, Gavin, William F.

C. Egan, Metzger. F. Byrne. AssemJ.

J. J. Schutta, Carroll, William William Dwyer, J. blyman P. Wills, C.

J. Quirk, Aloncle, Captain W. Edward Burns, Drennan, Henry Captain John Charles Burne, Cox, Comiskey. McNeil, R. Berry, William Dwyer, James Fay, William James Brennan, Kirk, J.

H. Frank ArMcQuillan, John Bogenschutz, F. J. E. McCoy, Smith, J.

Tracey, J. Burns, J. I. Smith, D. Rosenthal.

Connelly, J. McNally. Shane. J. R.

Fee, L. Dietz, W. Strieb, Strathberger. J. Smith, William Strub, C.

Blanchard, W. O. Gallagher. Thompson, P. E.

Callenbach, T. V. Carroll, H. D. Estrange, J.

Martin, H. C. Koepper, Reilly, Burns, Huper, J. Patrick Gilroy, Eisendorf, J. White, McDonald, Michael Ryan.

John Daniel Daly, D. ran. Daniel Clayboard, B. J. Schneider, Barberi, Seaman, S.

Mendelsohn. Menger, E. J. J. Merkertt, Whalen, M.

Edward Lydecker, Higgins, F. Liniger, Charles GraG. Arthur Kay, C. J. Inman.

Darling, M. W. tich. William Wentz, W. Jensen.

Wittich, M. Corey, Grant. H. Kahn, J. Johnson, McCormick, H.

Miller, J. J. Boyla, J. Maick, J. Burns, J.

Lorenz, Rogerson, George J. J. Higgins, F. H. Smith, Simpson, W.

J. McIndoe, J. Mullaney, O'Rourke, William Foster, Aloncle, Captain J. McCambrie, James Captan MaCahey. John S.

Shen, Frank William Fox. Eckert, John Tom Boylan, John Comer, F. Gordes, Tack Reid. A. Connors, Weaver, J.

Crooks, E. Crossley. Frank Brown. Hugh John Parkinson, Henry Miller, Banberg. Nicholas C.

F. McVicker, Boylan, S. James Smith, Donohue, J. J. Swords, Captain F.

E. Keller, J. Lennon, S. Meadows, L. X.

Chevallier, P. Thomas Dean, Eugene Diamond, Cann. Cantwell, W. Starrett, William Logan. Louis Bodyguard, Michael Dona van, A.

Seaman, G. Allbrock, G. Burke, James Gavin, Philip William Johnson Carthy William Michael McCoy, P. McCarthy, P. Reilly Joy.

Jerry W. Dwat, -P. J. Mullen, Curran, K. Klein Duffy, Patrick schnitz, M.

Conlon, Donlin, Joseph Engert. White, M. A. L. J.

Moke, M. William Barrett, R. Bergen, John Schelesson, Thos Dermott. Leonhardt, H. John Krott.

M. Debrowsky, Connorton, William R. Reed, Rudolph, J. Robert J. Dolan, Charles vine, Joseph Maloney, Murphy, William Morris Carpenter, Dockwell Charles William J.

Bloom, Clarence McMahon, thew Howard. Armstrong. Charles Joseph Loveland. John Scotchen, John O'Brien, debrand, Edward Gillen. Nicholas Arthur Conlon, Hunt, chael Miller, Kolhorn.

William Conlon. D. Frendenberger, Charles Frederick Huber, McCoy, David J. Frendenherger. John Kelly.

R. E. EXCURSIONS Via NEW Hard Smoke Comfert. $2.50 Atlantic City WEDNESDAY, AUG. Il 234 el Special train leaves W.

day at 56. Liberty Round Trip, 83.50. Children, $1.00 Lake Hopatcong AND VERY NEXT FRIDAY Friday, train Liberty 184 et. Sundays, Spectal Liberty train 81,00. Children, 80c.

Round Trip, VIA NEW JERSEY CENTRAL l'aul Lucas 600, Henry, Kennert, Frendenberger, Henry Titus, James Mason, Jobu George Pierce. John Healey, G. Rudolph, Delaney. Michael Clare. James V.

Short, O'Rourke, P. G. J. Mammill, Murray, Batten, Murphy. John Hughes, Thomas 1.

Fisher, Colbert. J. England. E. Dunson.

Gillen. Blanchard. Murphy. Sweeper, Captain J. Rothen um.

1 J. Kalski, Tully. A. Murra Halliday. T.

A berg Reilly, Jobn Gilroy. Henry 0'Day. Pat Delaney. rick England, Reddy. William Jones, E.

Hayes, F. George Ennis, J. Me Walsh, W. James Murphy. Farrell, Bick Heury McGuire.

P. Seagrave, P. Gribbin. Ed ward Tinsrale. T.

McCray. Southard. A McGrave, W. Conlon, Gope, M. W' J.

W. Burns, W. M. Vista. M.

Gillip Dugan, T. O'Connor. Fleming. Devine. Conlon.

J. Rooner. J. Cornell. Dempsey, J.

McDonough. E. Guion, W. Cornell. 1..

McKane, James Tully. Thomas Drennan. Alder man John Barton. Alderman lames McAleer, Justice William Rogenschutz. Assemblyman James Far Thomas Harkins.

Assemblyman Cavanagh and John Boylan. CABLE WORK NEARLY DONE. Only a Few Odds and Ends Remain to Be Finished on New Bridge Wire Work. The big contract of the Carbon Steel Company for the building of the cables of the Manhattan Bridge and for the supply of immense quantities of fine arid steel for the structure, was practically completed to-day-exactly one year from the time the first wire of the cables was run across the river towers from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Only A few odds and ends of the job remain yet to be done; but these will be cleaned while the remnant of the suspended work is being taken down.

Withing platform days the ornamental bronze colin a few be fitted on the cables, one at ench lars to of the anchorage saddles and where end through the foor of the the cables pass anchorage. will in place. Then with tons of "serving" wire and a few more of these parts, the work will the painting Robinson, chief engineer of the be completed. H. sidiary, Glyndon erecting Contracting force of the Carbon Company, the subsaid that but for a slight delay of the people supplying the Company, ou the part bronze collars.

the entire the work anniversary would have been of the first of the 87.888 completed on of the stringing constituting the cables. The bronze wires referred to are twenty -four in collars number and weigh '500 pounds apiece. It was stated at the Bridge Department to-day greatly pleased with the Manthat, Commissioner Stevenson was Bridge work to date and said that it hatton was "more than a record construction nothing like it has ever before been since power employed in this achieved." All the motive of electricity and the work work has been of stringing. "squeezing" was and accomplished "serving" or by new wrapping mechanical the devices and improvements that were invented for this secured specific, work. Patents The are being cable "server.

on this which has machinery. just completed the operation the cables with 140 tons in of of wrapping wire-about .15 of an inch No. -has been able to "do" in a day 9 diameter panels or spaces befrom five to seren tween suspenders. GRAY HIRES FIFTY CARS. Outing Bids Fair to Be His Annual Biggest Picnic of the the Year.

of the summer for The largest contract operation has been made by Rapid Transit system for special car the Brooklyn when John Morrissey Gray will Aug. 25, take his followers, their wives, their and their children from the sweethearts Bergen street clubhouse of the Grayites down around Borough Hall for the benepoliticians ensconsed there and fit of the direct "trek" toward one of then in a Island amusement parks. Fifty the Coney bare been chartered, for this party, cars placed in the and, their operation of inspectors. who will hands of a corps work under a district superintendent of surface lines, detailed especially for this work. Gray's -picnic has always a been affair, but his that order have for gone cars before.

this big sear The special parties moved by the B. R. discounts all T. throughout the is summer make a considerable total. It not an infrequent occurrence for dozen separate be in progress requiring, the system on a single summer's chartered cars to on and from thirty to seventy are dally assigned for in this the particular company's Brook- oflyn fices in use.

A Montague man street gives his entire time to the placing and the operation in toof these parties. To dovetail ingenuity. them gether requires no small SITE FOR NEW HOSPITAL. of the Wiggins farm Roosevelt, Long Island, has just been purPart chased as a site. South for the Shore proposed Hospital new Ashospital sociation, of of the which Mrs.

0. H. P. Bel: mont is president. The new position building on will occupy Hempstead- Freeport road.

Plans will commanding the prepared as soon as possible and work be started. The cost of the new building has will not be no been lack of funds. The South determined upon, but there Shore Hospital is at present in a leased The structure expires in next spring, and it is hoped Ocean avenue, Freeport. then more into the hospital's new lese by to home. MRS.

WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP Millions of Mothers for has their been children uned while Teething for over 50 It soothes the child, wind softens colic, the and is gums. the allays all pain, for cures diarrhoes, 25e a bottle. best remedy under and Drugs Act, June Guaranteed 30, 1907. Serial No. 1086.

TWELVE THOUSAND ATTEND WASHINGTON CLUB OU' MAG Thos. R. Farrell's Followers Flock to Dreamland. LEADER WELCOMES GUESTS. and Children Crowded the Women Park in the Afternoon -Men Came in the Evening.

Washington Club of the Tenth The Distrust held IN annual Assembly nabe 'The atten! Dreamland last estimated at twelve thou and ance 11 8 of the thousands had and Pier one and breert fine time, for cool and esen the dancing down at inclosed ballroom was pot neglected the from ay parts of Prominent politicians the Public borough Works were present. Thomas nY Commissioner Farrell of Jobn McQuade of sisted by President (lub, looked after the the Washington welfare of his guest. large crowd had Mr Farrell said a but that the great heat in been expected, the city had turned out who turned out otherwise In wonldn't hare 100 the crowd war large the afternoon. for the most part of This crowd consisted children of the district. The women and attractions of Dreamland pleased the and they enjosed themselsee children even more than the grown folks Coming into the main entrance of the Jarge painting of Washing large park.

a encircled by electric lights, greeted ton. the eres. U'nderneath was the to Washington Club." tion. The decorations of the ballroom were of the affair. Across the another feature room the name "Washington Club" Was spelled in large gilt letters.

A Among those present were: Borougb Bird S. Coler, William E. MelPresident Commissioner of Dublic lody. Deputy Works: James Dunne, Superintendent of Sewers: Patrick F. Lynch, Superintendent of Highways; Thomas leader of the Eleventh Assembly District, and large delegation from the Andrew Jackson Club: Joseph M.

Lawrence, Offices: Superintendent Dennis F. Donoran, Superintendof Public Buildings and ent sistant of Superintendent of Buildings; Buildings: John F. Anderson, asCharles Frederick Adams, Borough Secretary: John A. Heffernan, secretary to the Borough President: James M. Power.

secretary: John Highways; Sheridan, Chief Engi- R. neer McGuire. Bureau Water of Registrar: William A. Doyle. ex- Fire Commissioner: James AsP.

Sinnott, leader of the Twenty-second Doyle, sembly District: Andrew ex-As: of -emblyman; Thomas Foley, Police Sheriff ComNew York; William Baker, missioner; ex-Sheriff Louis Flaherty, Potter, William AlMichael E. Butler, of the Sandiford, Alderman: derman; Twelfth Assembly District: Robt. Baker, Smith, ex-Congressman: Assemblyman; Hon. William Congressman Riordan, Al. Calder, Congressman; Lawrence J.

A. Murphy, police captain; Michael Hayes, police captain; J. Zimmerman, police lieutenant; captain: David McMahon, lieutenant: Frank FosDavid F. Gallagher, ter, Thomas F. Moran, William Rutlieutenant: John J.

McGrath, Chas. ter, Byrnes, Daniel J. Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. Birgfeid.

Thomas J. Dorney, Robert Stimson, Thomas O'Connell, Edward F. Schmidt, Cadley, Frederick Welsh, P. Rippel, Edward C. Dowden, Jos.

Herman Henry F. Sweeney. A. Devin, Mr. and Mrs.

WillDuge, Frank Donnellon, William F. Joseph J. jam Dolan, Mr. and Mrs. William J.

Danaher, Louis T. and Mrs. Duryea, August Charles Dailey Daly and sister, family, George Daniels, Michael Mr. Dixon, Edward Dahnsen, Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Doyle, and Mr. Mrs. and Dennis Mrs. Donovan. Bernard H.

Dolan, and Mrs. Leander J. Dailey. J. T.

Mr. Mr. Duryea, M. Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Dixon, Connell W. Duffy. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dahlgren, Mr.

and and Mrs. Mrs. T. Davis, Joseph F. Dalton, Mr.

Frank J. Deister, John Downey, Mr. and Dooley. John J. Donnellon, Mrs.

Patrick Duffy, John Dwyer, Mr. and Mrs. Edward, Davinel, William T. McLoughlin and Mrs. sisters, John James McConville Mcand Quade.

family, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McDonald Joseph and daughters, McDonough, John William C. C.

Me. Groarty, McDonough. John J. McCarthy, William A. McDonald, Charles McCarthy family, Mr.

and Mrs. John John T. McBride, McHugh, James F. McShane, John D. Me Loughlin, Patrick McCarthy.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter McNulty and Miss May Thomas F. McNulty, McMullen, Patrick E. McThomas E.

McDonald, Quade, Thomas McLougblin, Mr. McNeeles, and Mrs. Marshall McDonald. James C. Me.

John Thomas F. Guiness, Mr. and Mrs. James and McLough. Mrs.

lin, Peter F. McCormick, Mr. Peter F. McNeely and family, Samuel J. McCullogh.

Officers of the club are John J. Me Quade, president: George Gibbons, F. Kelly, financial rice secretary: president; John George W. J. Kelly.

corresponding secretary; Reuben L. P. Bridgham, Meehan, record treas secretary: Joseph urer. The different committees 'in charge of the Reception affair follow: Committee--Thomas R. Farrell, Floor chairman.

Committee -Thomas F. Med Neely, door manager: Jacob Shaw. Thomas Manne, William F. Kopke, Leo F. Maher.

Committee of William Arrangements--John J. Me- F. Carthy. Shanley, William chairman; A. Wallace.

W. Rossiter Redmond, John F. Lynch, Peter J. Flood, Simon Berliner, secretary. ROOSEVELT, IN AERO CLUB.

-President's Son, Fond of Making Ascensions, Wants to Join Manhattan Society. The name of Theodore Roosevelt. yesterday for membership in was posted the Aero Club of America by A. Holland Forbes, the acting president, Mr. Roose: who was at the New York Yacht velt.

Club requesting yesterday, that he present his name. It telephoned to Mr. Forbes is known that he has been and has interested in aeronautics for some time members made of two Signal Corps. Mr. Forbes has inballoon ascensions with the vited Mr.

Roosevelt to make a trip with him this fall in the balloon New York. TO SEASHORE OR LAKE Two famous resorts. Atlantic City and in Lake a financial Hopatcong, sense by the popular priced will be brought. nearer of N. excursions J.

To given Atlantic by City they will run the Central Railroad a special train $2.50, to-morrow, children the half round price. trip On next being only Friday one can visit the beantiful Lake Hopatcong for only $1, children half price. The use of hard and coal delightful. makes See these advertising excursions columns for time of declean parture of these trains. LIFE OF A PIMPLE.

Completions Are Cleared and plea Disappear Overnight Without Trouble. 'The dispensers of peel kin ask that not that ho one urged to fret obtaining An expel parkage Everyone cent sho has trie that he bor, 00 a Hiker's an 1 all drug stores, Jest to the worst of where the sur afterted is not ton The Itching on fret 1t will also acne, letter, blot. alp and other form of it. b. Including Itching Bring flesh colored and containing the presence of on such the Water face and and hands antint not per: eptible.

need in connection irri Inte and prolong skin tr canning them As 10 the experiment of Don 1a m. it can he had free by mall of the Emergency Lab 32 West street, It alone efficient to clear the lesion night and to rid the pimples in twenty-four hours. AMERICANS AT RHEIMS. Have Paid Handsome Prices for Seats at Coming Aviation Contest. PARIS.

Aug. T.at Americana will be much in evidence at the Rheime' aviation week, Ang 22. is shown by the fact that twenty the bOxes on the grounds have been sold to Americans. The paid hand some prices for them and taken the of the good seats Hotels, restaurants rabmen at Rbeims bare boosted their prices to al ngure OBITUARY. Ladialas Mierawinski.

Ladisla. fUr tenor who was once popular 10 York and for short time enjoyed triumphs of an unusual character abroad. LA dead In Paris after a career of Areal contrasts. A few years AgO it said that the once acclaim.ed singer had erome a por: ter 4 hotel in Riviera was This not true. but his later dat, were passed 10 poverty.

Mierzwinski came to this -ountry under the management of Colonel Mapleson to sing at the Academy nt Music and made first appearan as Rhadames in "Aida" in November. 1682. He was a vociferous dramatic tenor. like Signor who came later, but he lacked Tamagno's natural FOR and even his Tamaguo, skill in song. He bad wonderful moments that made him famous in, the Meyerbeer repertoire well as in William Tell." had sung with great success in He London before coming to the United States and on his return to Enrope continental he appeared Vienna and Much other of big cities with success.

popusubrequent to his appearances She in larity Vienna was due to Pauline Lucca. made his acquaintance there and had in the next few years she demanded that whenever she was engaged the tenor the carly 90s it be ame erident that be engaged also. In Mierzwinski's fine natural voice could His not stand failed until he was forced his method of singing. to made sereral unsuccessful efpowers resume his profession until it retire, He forts to was to big colleagues several erident that his voice wag gone. He appealed times to supply him with new costumes that he might make other attempts.

Caroline Hartmann, Proescher, widow resident of George this Caroline Hartman, and a lifelong Sunday at ber of home No. 1095 Bergen street, after a long borough, died on at She was born in the Eightillness. Ward October 4, 1842, and had eenth lived for thirty-five rears in the TwentyWard. Her parents were Martin first and Catherine Proescher, old Williamsburgh residents. She had Lutheran for years Church attended the St.

Peter's Bedford avenue. Mr. Hartmann this bor- was on well-known hardware man of a ough. Surviving sou, Heiberger, George, Mrs. four John Pierson, Mrs.

Carric Willet and daughters, Mrs George F. Mrs. Earnest Sondermann, and eight grandchildren. The Rev. will Dr.

conduct Peterson, the of Middle Village. funeral services to-night, and the interment will be made in Lutheran Ceme- tery. Marian P. Schutt. the services to-morrow evening.

Adolph C. A. Schute. Marian Totten. wife William Schutt, of No.

163.1 long Monroe illness street, at died her yesterday after death a very being caused by apohome her plexy. She had section, resided and for was forty an years honin the Bedford orary member for rears of the Magnolin Chapter. Order of the member Eastern for a Star. long She had also been period of the Nostrand Avenue M. retired.

E. Church. Her husband. who is was for rears the superintendent the grain office of the New York Produce Exchange. Mrs.

Schutt leares band, two daughters, Rachel and Mrs. Hester Peto, of Jamaica, L. and four grandchildren. The Rev. Dr.

Charles aesistant pastor of the Marcy Avenue Baptist Church, officiate at Adolph Charles Augustus Schutz, for thirty sears a resterdas resident of at the his Nineteenth residence, Ward, No. 201 Hooper street, his death resulting from an operation which was performed in week. a local He hospital was for. on the Tnesday past nt sixteen last rears in the fur as dyeing business on Keap street and prior to. that time had been for some.

rears engaged in He the machine business in of New York city. appliances was the inventor He was numerous a member of for labor sating. the Hanover Club and had taken some interest in local affairs. He Oct. was 6.

sixty. born in. seven Schwerin, rears ago, He is survived by Germans, on two daughters, Mrs. G. Herman Kuerschler.

Dohler and and two sons. Mrs. Edwin G. and Franklin A. Herman The funeral and services the will burial be will held be in to-morrow Ever- greens Cemetery.

Annie Amelia Halsey. Amelia Turner, widow of WilAnnie Gold Halsey. a former resident for fifty liam years of the Fifteenth and Eighteenth wards of this Brooklynite, borough and died for on her at No. 1045 Lasixty-fire rears Sunday farette at arenue, Her death, due to heart failure, was very before sudden, death. She was She taken was ill in hours Manhattan on Mar 12, 1841.

five She born is surrived by daughter. Mrs. Clara L. Wetmore, Wetmore. and a The grandson, services to- Le Rov night Pierce will be followed by burial to-morrow morning in Cypress Hills Cemetery.

NOTES OF THE BEACHES. Dreamland opened the week with Greater the biggest crowd in the history of the park. The big plarground members WAS of thronged the all Tenth day Assembly yesterday District Demowith cratic Club, who were giren slide their for annual life from outing. the" top of the tower is still Lunette's feature of the big doing circus. record All of business the thirte it is shows hard are to find standing room on the and beach.

Big political, outings, are booked for Dreamland month. for nearly every das throughout the MAS. FISKE TO APPEAR IN LONDON WITH TREE will Show There Season After Next, as Now Planned. ENGLISH PLAYS INFERIOR. They Lack in Vital Ideas, Fiske Says "Septimus" to Be Produced Here.

1 Harrison the pan Mr. time closed her sear Arrive with her weeks Mr Finke spent he bad not His holidasing was English lake and London in the Intersals nf enterta in by friends he transacted ment had teeu une of the business which jects of him journey Fiche that theatrical Mr. 1n London after a tons period have considerabls improve pression season and there base been several pt nounced although the theatres that have a hut of failures hate been forced to make many in con-equence he the standard. of erally speak. ng.

sarA and acting In London are mot to those of this country English perior superior to plays are possibly technically but the those evolved In this country body and in vital ideas they matter, seem to inferior the to American plats of In England. he save, the me the das dies are better than the serious plays. why comedy and possibly that explains musical are so in u.ch in and the romant. drama. there although dead in America, still Nourishes which is there.

he belieres. as rule, English actors, the purity of their diction and excel in but they are less! their polish of manner. less true and than American actors. More accomplished in expression. natural over, the best casts in London do not in ensemble, or what we call companies.

"team play, The excel the best American public does not seem to hare English and discrimination as to certain taste elements modern drama They that still are appreciated in country. obso- applaud methods of acting hiking that is are for the lete here. and their broader. not the subtler side of dramatic American audiences are much keener art. in this respect.

Finke has signed contracts for the Mr. in America of an actor whom appearance in many respects be considers the best op English stage- Lewis Waller, Mr. the Waller is under contract that has two to run at the Lyric Theatre. London, years where he is A star, but he has se. six months' furlough and will cured a come to America with the company that associated with him there for has been several seasons, and with his own and productions year from September.

He will play under Mr. Fiske's managemonth in New York City and will ment a twelve weeks to a few of the more devote important calls for two tours here by Mr. cities of America. Mr. Fiske's con tract Waller on intervening seasons.

The play will be the feature of his tour has that not yet been decided upon, but there are several under consideration. One of these is Derereaux's "Sir Walter Raleigh." which is to be produced by Waller this autumn in England. While in London Mr. Fiske discussed with Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree the idea of Mrs. Fiske's appearing in London with the result that tentatire arrangements were made whereby Mrs.

Fiske will play joint starring engagement at His Majesty's Theatre with Sir Herbert and an English company and dramatists in England has been commisproductions. One of the foremost sioned to write a play having the specific of providing Mrs. Fiske and Mr. object Tree with an appropriate medium. The plan discussed also involres the appear- in ance of Mrs.

Fiske during the stay London in rarious plays of her own repertoire at His be Majesty's made Theatre. season This visit is expected to after next. Mr. Fiske has brought back in his trunk sereral plays. among others "Pinkie and the Fairies." which was the great Christmas success of last season His Majesty's Theatre.

Mr. Fiske at has other plays by Miss Constance Fletcher, George Pastnor, F. Anstey and other authors. Mrs. Fiske, after a few days in town, will gO to a camp in the Adirondacks for holiday which will he brief, as October she will for a rerire "Salration Nell" in a clusion of that time she will he seen in period of four months.

At the connew play in New York. Mr. Fiske will immediately begin rehearsing "'The Bridge." in which he will present Guy Bates Post at the Majestic Theatre Sept, 4. THE DIVING VENUS. Excellent Programme Rendered at the New Brighton Theatre Before a Large Audience.

An excellent programme is provided at the New Brighton Theatre this week by Manager David Robinson, and it was rendered last night before a large and appreciative audience. As usual there are many big features, chief of which is the famous "Diving Venus." Miss Annette Kellerman, in her and swimming exhibitions, which diving preceded by a scientific and exare tremely graceful demonstration of dia playing. Miss Kellerman has been pronounced by physical culture experts the perfect woman in the world and most appearance certainly justifies this her statement. The "Australian born in Sydney, N. S.

and had was the faintest idea of going in for swimnot until well in her teens. In fact' she ming and weak-kneed as a little was so puny girl that, at the age of 9, she Her was com- first public pelled to appearance was play arranged wear iron braces. in which she took the part of for children of Shakepeare's "King In the natatorial line Miss Kellerman Prince Arthur. records. In swam Melbourne, down river on holds many and a quarter miles, in 46 minutes, the River Yarra, she two defeating the previous record of 59 minntes Yarra is a dead river and most difficult established by an American.

The swim in. Later she 21 did fire minutes miles for down each to at mile. an In average Melbourne also, at the Exhibi rate of tion Aquarium, she swam in the largest glass tank in shows the a world, day for sixty nine feet months: giving which is two a record by itself. There The are New Brighton's splendid bill, several laugh-provoking acts on them Al Leech and his Three among their bright little skit. "The New Teacher," in which plenty of singRosebuds in ing, A dancing very and humorous one-act plarlet isl amusing situations ac(cur.

that offered by Wilfred Clarke and Com entitled Won Happen by L'his Ta CHARMION A GREAT HIT. Act a Sensation at the Her Aerial Beach Music HallBrighton Other Fine Acts. ught hand her her that orded to real art been this the Beach than halt her halt musical of tar the beet descriptive of wotheti different and of hildren Her very personalits pervades very thiD2 she does. enhances the charm of her comedy work Howard and Howard. in the skit called The Hebrew Messenger and the The pian." made the popular hit of the pro gramme.

Their well known act was given fen Phs ago. but it just 11 it wAS a favorably received. These WAS quite ax vounz men are dangerous rivals of the and It must be a big not "headliners. could make a bigger than that theirs. Clarence Wilbur and his ten "Phunny in a comedy skit.

showing the funny side of the routine of a country school. called "The New Scholar." was well receired. Of course. Wilbur was the whole show. but he was ably supplement singing and dancing of a half ed by the comedy girls.

Hilarion and Rosalia dozen Ceballos and their pleased with novel dancinz and acre a in black and white. the cos batic act all in white. making a pretty tumes, showing against a black background. Fire young women and two men appear the distinctive hit of which in the act. acrobatic dancing of the two was the Cehallos.

Walsh. Lurch and company. in "Huckins' the comedy sketch. called Run." quaint of the really eniorable was one The work done bits on the programme. Walsh.

Frank Lynch and Miss Leah Starr is clever, and the sketch is br Billy one of the few with a well-defined plot and story. Grace Garner and three young men appeared in a musical sketch, called "The Milliner Heiress," which was favor- his dog. "Tip." did some good comedy received. Bob, the clown, and funny acrobatic work, and the motion pictures; amnsinz and entertaining. The were fual curtain fell at 11:10.

"THE RINGMASTER." of Wall Street Drama Performance Through Four Acts at Drags Maxine Elliott's Theatre. Many of the spectators performof "The Ringmaster" at the Maxine lance Theatre last night were bored by Elliott dragging of the play. There are very the moments in the piece and few interesting the action hesitates and stumbles. characteristic parts are burThe really ied beneath an uncalled for and unnecessary lot of talk. The second act is bare except for one which the plot is based.

incident upon time is wasted building for cliMuch that were obvious in the beginmaxes ning of the show. 'The theme of "The Ringmaster" may the conflict of new and be described as old ideals of integrity in the business old world, showing the contrast of the of idea merely to keep within the letter the law. and the new idea of the playing struga fair and upright game eren in gle John of Le Baron is the son of a noted the stock market. financial operator of the older and more ruthless type. His father is now dead, has grown to maturity in and the son where his mother has taken him Europe, of rearing him in a difwith the and purpose higher atmosphere, that he ferent not follow in his father's footsteps.

He may is a wholesome and ambitious young man, with money to gratify every need and a taste for art collections. Just before the opening of the play John Le the daughter of a New York Baron meets in Paris Eleanor Hillary, financier of the old order. a business piLe Baron. had been in rate, time. Falling in love with her, he such as his America, where her father.

returns to then engaged in an attempt to form an immense merger--which means ruin for countless other interests--endeavors with him, to get Le that to the son of such a father will Baron take part sup; posing no scruples against business trickhare on ery. the Street." is known as "The RingHillary, owing to his great influence becanse he holds the whip-hand over friend and foe alike. Young Le Baron leaves for a trip, but, learning merger that into Hillary is actively to putting the his shape, returns metropolis and gives battle to the It Ring- is -fighting hard, but fairly. not until the end of the final act that the various complications are solved. George Howell and Arthur Byron played the opposing clean-cut, financial performances, operators, both giving virile and though Mr.

Byron, with a 'part that seemed almost endless as to words, sionally got lost in the verbiage, he managed outside to blaze assistance. a trail Miss apparently Laurette without Tayfor agreeable was to looks and manner, and Eda pleasant, self-contained heroine, ward Emery played a dry, matter-of-fact WHERE TO DINE WELL IN BROOKLYN, CONSUMERS' PARK HOTEL AND RESTAURANT, 1077-91 Washington B'klyn. Table Concert d'hote 13 m. to. 8 p.

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State Upca 8 mi the Lu her Frederik BurI entional Liked implies In RESUMES RUN AT BIJOU "Gentleman from Mississippi," Hie Family and Friends, Are Again Back in Their Former Home. be I He bet Manager and players were given subfor gratin atieu last het the cural of the second Fear The matt from Mississippi. at Boon Theatre in Manhattan. Then an almost full house: attain calls were numerous after every net. and bes were demanded from It is a fat that it WAS the primopala in -ule the Bijou Theatre than 10 This was due to the instaloutside.

bout a AID of large rotary ed throughout the house that felt by evertone in the dien They ran noiselessly and were red as not to attrart notice. 50 The cast the original one without and every one of the players 5 LIL PI cordial. personal welcome. A Wise and Douglass Fairhanks were, nf course, the special and deservedly 50. Mr.

Wise, as the man from Mississippi, is a treat in himself. Mr. Fairbanks is a typibal, hustling roung newspaper man and true the life of the earnest devotee of all to that there is in the whirl of such a life. The costumes of the ladies in the cast special attraction for women theaform a tregoers. almost a dozen curtain calls There were after the third act ending in A demand for speeches to which Mr.

Wise and Mr. Fairbanks were compelled to respond. There is happy family atmosphere about the show that contributes to its jorment. and will undoubtedly round out a second prosperous year a at the Bijou, "THE FLORIST SHOP." W. Savage Presents New Henry Farce from the German at Liberty Theatre.

"The Florist Shop." a new farce which adapted from the Germun and has been last night for the first time was produced the Liberty Theatre, beon Broadway at fore a typical first-night audience. There is not a moment in which the new production. last lacks evening, action. each and. act despite brought the forth a storm of applause which proved The story of the play is of two young its popularity.

who had picked their ideals as women husbands and who got exactly the opposite to what they had expected. The one marry a man who had who wanted to Don Juan gets a husband who been a been simple as a child, and the has as other, who wanted as a helpmeet one who did not have a past, found that he had sown his wild oats and plenty of them at that. The real comedy husbands was brought out when each of these tried to live up to his wife's ideal. Considerable praise for the Miss success Louise or the new Miss production Marion Lorne and Lionel is due to Drew. Richard Sterling also had the of husband, but he did not come Walsh.

part the a standard set by Lionel Walsh. up Mr. to Savage has had better productions, but "The Florist Shop" is likely to spend some time on Broadway. HONEY BOY MINSTRELS AGAIN. Evans Opens Second Season George at Atlantic City--Many Changes in the Show.

roar of laughter. MARIE DORO RETURNS. Edwin Arden Now in Company that Is Playing "The Morals of Marcus." ATLANTIC CITY, N. Aug. A large number of Broadway first nightlast evening at the iners were present auguration of the second season of Erans and his Honey Boy MinsGeorge trels, which are to star again this year under the management of Cohan and Harris.

For some time it had been announced that everything of would few be of new, the and with the exception a favorite rocalists, the and his announcement was of true. Joe Bogany and Alexander and troupe Scott were the main features of the olio and Innatio bakers, they kept the audience in one continuous Marie Doro and her delightful comedy, "The Morals of Marcus," returned to the Lyceum Theatre. Manhattan, yesterday. A fair-sized apprecative audience enit spite of the heat. After all it joyed seemed cooler in the theatre than in the street.

Edwin Arden now plays the part of Sir Marcus Ordeyne. As "a quaint, kindly old guy, who talks rot which nobody understands," be was well liked. PUCCINI'S NEWEST OPERA. George Maxwell, representative of the Ricordis of Milan, who publish the operas of Giuseppe Puccini, arrived in York yesterday. He said that the composer's forthcoming opera, The Girl Golden.

West." had not been disposed "Puccini of to has any progressed as far as the opera house so far. end of the second act." he said. "and unless some accident interferes he should have the third act completed by have Christmas. No offers of any kind been accepted for the opera and no Puccini options have been granted. Neither nor publishers care to dispose of something that does not his yet Mr.

Maxwell heard most- of the score sO far as success it for the opera than either is completed and predicts either greater "La Boheme" or "Tosca" enjoyed. The stors follows the play of the same the Both the Metropolitan and Manhattan are bidding for the work..

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