The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-18
AMUsrMEvrs OF THE WEEK.


Denman Thompson Mt the Academy.
The Bill At Washburns's-The Rinks.
Denman Thompson, whose impersona-
ton of Joshua Whitcomb is one of the
gems Of the American stage, will appear in
the great character at the Academy of
Music this week, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. sUncle Josh" is
somehow associated with recollections of
clover meadows, roadside daisies, green
hills, herds, roomy cool old farm-houses,
and the lingering twilights that all help so
much to fill with calm content those happy
days we call vacation. He is rare COM
pound of natures smiles and tears. We
are all acquainted with him. He lives in
every rural community and he brings with
him the kindly atmosphere of which we
have none bnt fragrant memories. We
laugh at his oddities, but we respect his
sterling worth. He typifies much that we
would not forget, and marshals happy
procession Of persons, incidents and ex-
periences which take us back to the coun-
try home that means for SO many of us
youth and sweet remembrance. No person
can see ssUncle Josh" with other than
pleasurable sensations. We can hardly
realize him as a mere character in q play,
and we are not going to the theatre to
bother our heads about ssmotive," sscon-
struction," "plot, situation, and all
the other artificial jargon of the critics and
playwrights, when 1Uncle Josh invites
us to come and see him. His old straw
hat. ill-ftting clothes, cow-hide boots and
beaming spectacles are prettier sight than
the most sumotu, as and graceful costumes
of the romantic drama in its palmiest days.
nd
pleasanter place by far than the throne
room of the Elizabethan drama, hung with
velvets end glittering with the splendors of
royalty.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and at
the SATURDAY matinee, Gus Williams will
perform captain Mishler." Captain
Mlshler is German police. officer, and the
Captain of a district in New York City.
The district contains, among other attrac-
tions, a race-couse, and is prolific of the
liyeliest kind of sensations in the way of
intrigues, abd1ctions, martial complications
and all of the other exciting incidents of
metropolitan life. ssCaptain Mishler" gets
mixed up in all of the stirring scenes of the
district, and while he is laboring assiduosly
to bring everything out right. He contin-
uosly finds himself entangled in the most
ludicrous and laughable situations.
Manager Washburne hes been doing
everything il his power to make his mu-
scum recognized place of amusement,
since he opened at the old Arcade. And.
he says, he will do everything that he can
possibly do, to add to the amusement and
comfort of his patrons. The programme
for this week viii be very good, as manager
Washburne has engaged some of the best
known people in the business. The fol-
lowing are the names of some of the peo-
pie who will appear: Webster and Ken
nedy, the masters of Irish comedy; Hattie
and Minnie Bell, in their songs and dances
Byron and Fash, the eccentric Ethiopian
comiques; the Durell Twin Brothers, in
least, Senator Frank Woodson in his laugh
able specially. In the museum, the mon
ster Sea Dragon can be seen. 1t is ten
feet in length, and has Just been brought
over from the Royal Aquarium, London.
The Park Roller Skating Rink, which as
general thing is very well attended, was
so crowded on Wednesday evening last,
that it was almost impossible for the
skaters to find room to skate. The cause
of thi jam was little Jennie Houton, who
made her second appearance at the rink
on the above mentioned evening. This
little lady has the reputation of being, and
is, one of the finest fancy and trick skaters
in the United States, and is always a big
card wherever she goes, as she has always
filed the Kinks at which she has performed.
Mr. Jones, the manager, claims that there
was between 1000 to 100 in the Park Rink
on the night she skated there. The pro-
prietors of the Rink will erect balcony
for the comfort of those people who come
to look on, and who do not care to venture
on skates. They have hopes of having it
finished tomorrow night. Next weeks at
fractions at the Rink will be very good, as
there will be combination there for two
nights. and the following evenings will be
taken up in trick and fancy skating and
numerous races.
The attendance at the Caledonia Park
large during the past week as ever in
spite the Indictment weather. Manager
a. P. Somers says he is very well satisfied
with the number, as well as the class o.
people who patonize the Rink. He intends
to lay new floor for the benifit of skaters,
and if everything goes right he will have it
laid inside of a couple of weeks, and that
it will be as fine floor as can be found in
any skating rink in the State. The pro-
gramme for the past week was very good,
and was taken in games of football, polo,
fancy skating and racing The games of
football and polo were very exciting, and
were thoroughly enjoyed by those who
witnessed them. Next week number of
new attractions will be offered by the man
agement for the amusement of those. who
attend the rink for the purpose Of looking
on.
The Alpha Skatorial Rink on Monticello
avenues, between Clinton and Bramball
avenue, was crowded with patrons last
evening. There were 300 skaters on the
floor and over 400 spectators. Cashier
George w. Conklin and Receiving Teller
Clarke, of the First National Bank, and
Lawyer Douglas were among the on-look-
ers. Among the skaters were Lee Condict,
George M Christian, Edward Allison,
Frank T. Clarke and Edward Brinsmade.
On Tuesday evening next Prof. Finan, the
champion skater on stills, will give an ex-
hibition; on Wednesday the Strong broth
ers, Thursday E. W. McClellen, the expert
fancy and trick skater, and Friday and Sat-
urday will have their specialties. The
programme appears in another column Of
this paper.