After losing the Zoological Gardens in 1891, Mary was able to re-purchase it in April of 1894. While it was too late to plan a season of summer stock, she did present a summer season of vaudeville.
Theatre Staff:
- Mrs. John Elitch, Jr., Proprietor
- Charles E. Schilling, Manager
- J. C. Alexander, Stage Manager
Productions:
- Week of June 3: Master Charles Carter, magician; Charles W. Goodyear, refined comedian; the Three Albions, acrobats; George D. Melville as Lan Tip Cee, equilibrist; the Borani Brothers; Miss Mamie Conway, soubrette; Charles E. Schilling, musical comedian; the Shadow Dance.
- Week of June 10: Charles W. Goodyear; Charles E. Schilling: George Melville; Miss Mamie Conway; the Borani Brothers; the Albions; Mr. Carter.
- Week of June 17: Franz Q. Reilhofer, Troupe of Alpine Singers; Stuart, female impersonator; Lillie Beck and Clara Moore, athletes; Mlle. Dolores, serpentine dancer; Novello, contortionist; Berkley and Howard, sketch artists; Melville, aerialist; Sharp and Flat, musical comedians.
- Week of June 24: Drawee, juggler; Latrona, musical tramp; Mlle. Flora, transformation dancer; De Grays, necro- mancers; Ripley and Risbee, sketch artists; Stuart; Novello; Beck and Moore; Franz Q. Reilhofer Troupe.
- Week of July 1: Kinzo Kanako, juggler; Annie Whitney; Professor Sherman’s Herd of Educated Goats; will H. Brantford, English comique; Frank Latrona, musical comedian; M. DeGray and Mlle. Josephine, necromancers; Mlle. Flora, transformation dancer; Berkley and How- ard, sketch artists.
- Week of July 8: Cunningham and Grant, knock-about song and dance team; Miss Estelle Wellington, vocalist; Luigi Del Oro, musical artist; Mason and Millage, sketch artists; Kinzo Kanako.
- Week of July 15: Latrona and Whitney, comedy sketch; Kinzo Kanako; the Stone Brothers, acrobatic comedians; Jean P. Weitzman, “Wizard of the Air”; Alfred Liston, musical genius; Lenton Brothers; the Bicketts, “flying meteors”; Luigi Del Oro.
- Week of July 23: Gus Hill and Company, club swingers; Mme. Zoe; Nelson and Millage; Miln and Reid; Luigi Del Oro; Kinzo Kanako; the Bicketts.
- Week of July 30: Sandow, the strong man; Cunningham and Grant; Pete Shaw; Russell, Odell and Russell; Bison City Quartette: Irving T. Bush; Gus Hill and Company; Nelson and Millage; Mme. Zoe.
- Week of Aug. 6: The Wilmots; Ouda; Carmanelli and Lucille, comedians; Pete Shaw; Bison City Quartette; Russell, Odell and Russell; Irving T. Bush.
- Week of Aug. 13: Will Brantford; Daisy and Bullock, dancers; O’Rourke and Burnette, dancers; Cunningham and Grant, song and dance team; the Wilmots, cyclists; Ouda, gymnast; Carmanelli and Lucille.”
- Week of Aug. 20: The Pons Troupe of Japanese Acrobats; Chapman and Leo, comedians; Daisy Bell, singer; Daisy Bullock; O’Rourke and Burnette; Albion Brothers.
- Week of Aug. 26: Schilling, Goodyear and Edwards Minstrels, featuring Mack and Montgomery; the Rock City Quartette; Leo, Chapman and Leo; Willard and Hall; George Juleski; George Edwards and Ed Montgomery.
- Week of Sept. 2: Charles E. Schilling; Rowe and Kentz; Lenanuon, Nelson, and Bush; Miranda Sisters; Little Lulu; Rock City Quartette; Sandford and West; Wil- lard and Hall; George Juleski.
- Week of Sept. 10: Herr Holtum, strong man; Quigley Brothers, song and dance team; Emma Francis, contor-tionist; Rowe and Kentz, acrobats; Miss Lulu, child dancer; Sandford and Rice, comedians; Miranda Sis-ters.
- Week of Sept. 17: Chevalier Cliquot, sword swallower; Lillian Mason, vocalist; Charles E. Schilling: Morrissey and O’Neil, comedians; Quigley Brothers, song and dance team; Halton, cannon bali performer; Nelson and Nelson; Little Lulu.
- Week of Sept. 23: Lillian Mason; Morrissey and O’Neil; Ando and Owens, acrobats; Sadi Alfarabi, gymnast; Miss Francis, dancer; Berkley and Howard; Charles Goodyear; Chevalier Cliquet.”
