Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-12-10
PHILADELPHIA THEATRES.
America at the Acndcmy-Co Comedy and
Light Opera the Rule.

Light Opera the Rule.
The main attraction at the Philadelphis
theatres this week is the first production
tonight OF the comic opera "America, at
the Academy OF Music. As has been
before stated the libretto was written by
William Augustus Smith OF this city.
II burlesques the current desires Of the
day for the titles and trusts. The plot
IS as follows: In the first act Mr. Colum
biason, typical American, who has
Rmassed large bank accognt, is seized
with passion for patent OF nobility.
he tries 10 open negotiations with the
queen OF Great Britain on the basis OF
the American dollar, but, the negotiations
proving failure, his next plan is to make
q match between his ward Liberia and
the Duke Of Noodledom After series
OF comic situations and complications,
TINS also Is failure. for Liberia has her
heart set on Americas, young American,
and eventually marries him. But before
tins occurs Mr.. Colambiason, finding
that his ambition to engraft dukedom
upon the family tree is likely
70 end in myth, sets out
upon the more hopeful under
taking OF marrying his son
70 princess royal. The son is Mr.
Washington. After looking around
among the crowned rulers OF the present
day, they hit upon tho Princess Aalio
daughter 81 the King OF the Samoan Is
lands. This match progresses under
more favorable auspices, and after the
alliance Is brought about the King paws
visit to America Uader an categorical
transposition in the last acts. the latter
turns out 70 be King Monopoly the
great absorber Of the wealth and activ.
tiles Of American life In the final scene
the marriage between Americas and
Liberia is blessed by the Goddess Liberty
and receives the generous approval or
Brother Jonathan. and then the curtain
falls upon m allegoricAl picture.
Among the well known people who are
IN tho cast are William Paul Brown. who
formerly played in tho Winston. Gordon
Company at hcCsull's several years ago
viii 5. Rising OF Little Tycoon fame
Amy Gordon, Willett Seaman and Miss
Loo Lani. lhs sale OF tickets in phila
delphia for the opera has been SO large
that tho Wilmington chart was taken
TO that city at 10 o'clock to-day Whining
tonirns can obtain reserved seats how
ever, at 1921 Chestnut street, philadel.
phla, CRATER z p. IN. To night ut the
Academy Of music itself
AT Hermanns Broad Street Theatre
this week Clara Morris will appear
in Renee de Moray an adaptation Of
D Ennery's Martyrs This Is the first
time that Miss Norris has produced the
play in Philadelphia The play and com
pany are both excellent.
"A Legal Wreck, fresh from long
run At the Madison Square Theatre, New |
J ork, will be produced at the Arch Street
Theatre. William Gillette, the author OF |
The play, has received much commendn-
ten from the New York press.
The Walnut Street Theatre will show
the Fugitive, a spectacular drama. The |
attraction At this theatre during the week
81 the IL will be the first production Of |
Rider Haggard's She.
Popular Lolita comes to the Chestnut |
Street Opera House this week in Pawn |
Ticket No. 2l0 She will stay two weeks,
the late Fred. Aarsdens play |
u the Ausetts, the second week.
Rudolph Aronson's New York Comic |
Opera Company will supplant tile "Yeo-
man OF the Guard" with that charming |
opera "Erminie. The performance 10. |
night is the 1l00th Of the opera.
Carncross AiRstrels still continues to |
furnish fun at the Eleventh Street Opera |
House. The realistic and serious mel |
low drama. entitled "a Modern Wed
ding, Or From Altar to Halter, is the run.