Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1913 — World’s Champion Skaters Home for Month’s Rest. [ARTICLE]

World’s Champion Skaters Home for Month’s Rest.

Earle Reynolds and Nellie Donegan, the world’s Champion roller skaters, arrived hpme Friday for the first time since they left for the Palace Theatre at London a year ago. During the past twelve months they played at“the Palace Theatre, London; and at Vienna, Berlin, Brussels, Edinberg and Glaseow, over the Moss Empire circuit, the largest and best theatrical agency in the world. Everywhere their act was received rapturously and they were offered bookings that Would have kept them abroad for several years, 'but preferred coming back to America, where both had expected to rest until they sailed for Australia on August 26th, but they were in demand the minute * they reached New York on June 6th and kept busy until their arrival here. During the time they were abroad Mrs. Reynolds’ (NeJlie Donegan’s) mother died, and this caused their abrupt leaving of Berlin and a delay of almost a month in their engagements. Mis. Reynolds’ mother was Mrs. Dunedin, whose (husband manages the famous Dunedin troupe of bicycle performers. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds will leave for Australia on August 26th, sailing from San Francisco on that date on the Oceanic Steamboat Go’s, ship Ventura. They have been booked for ten months, a considerable part of the time at Sidney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, Australia. Mrs. Reynolds is a native of Melbourne. They will then complete a trip around the world, playing at Marseilles, Monte Carlo, Nice, Paris and London. They hope to return to Rensselaer before the 4th of July next year, and Mr. Reynolds say a he may decide to give us another ‘Veal” show at that time.

Earle indulged in some booking Avork while away and secured contracts for Gene Green, an American singer, for the entire year. Mr. Green sings a thousand songs and has made a great hit abroad. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds are visiting his mother, Mrs. 8. R. Nidhols, and Earle will spend part of the time with his brother, Joe, in Chicago. Joe has severed his connection with the J. W; Butler Paper 00. and Is now the assistant manager of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., w<h.ch is a big promotion and carries with It a big salary Increase. ' ,