Evening journal., 1889-03-04
The PAILADeLpHIA rhEArREa

The old favorite comedy drama ssJane
Eyre" will be given at the Continental
Theatre with strong cast
At the Central Theatre the London
Speciality Company will open an engage
ment tonight, and is a remarkably strong
vaudeville organization.
Gus Hills world Of Novelties" win
open at the Standard Theatre tonight.
As its title implies, it is an entertain
ment of novelties and specialties.
At the Lyceum Theatre railroad
drama entitled "The Main Line" will be
the attraction this week. 1t is strong in
all of its scenes and has met with sue
cess
The well-known Lights O. London"
will be taken to the Kensington Theatre
this week Wherever played this play
attracts alarge and appreciative audience.
1.-The Night Watch" at Forepaughs
this week Is its first production in Phila-
delphia. This play is by the author of
Burr Oaks and will doubtless draw
well.
At Carncross' Eleventh Street Opera
House the Glover Club Dinner" and us
Marriage a Failure, have met with enor.
nous success and will remain until fur
Their notice.
"on the Trail, Kentucky border
drama, will be the attraction at the
National Theatre this week The drama
Is thrilling one and will be appreciated
by those fond Of border plays.
At the Chestnut Street Opera House
''The Pearl of Pekin." will begin its
second and last week tonight. The
scenery aud costumes In this play are
gorgeous aud the comedy work Of Louis
Harrison as 1'y Foo, the Mandarin is ex-
cellent.
Miss Minnie Palmer, at the Walnut
Street Theatre. win be seen this week in
the dual role of boy and girl in my
Brothers Sister. On Wednesday a
matinee in aid of the Edwin Forrest
statue fund will be given. The play will
be Cast"
The we'll known German comedian and
singer Charles A Gardner, better known
as Karl Gardner, will open at the
Arch Street Theatre o.mght presenting
for the first time his new comedy
Fatherland." by Sidney r. Ellis. The
songs as sung by Mr.. Gardner are treat.
Mr.. Lewis Morrison will continue at
Hermanns Broad Street Theatre one
more week, thus making the fourth
week II is success has been enormous.
The famous "BroclIen Scene surpasses
anything ever seen on the stage. The
audiences fill the theatre TO its utmost
capacity.
The FIRST production of "The Tigress'
will be given at the Grand Opera
House this evening. The play is strong
one, the plot dealing with an adventures
who falls in love with her intended victim
and another woman with a stain upon
her name, who also falls in love witt
him. The two women plotting against
one another furnish the action Of the play
The production Of Mr.. Woolson Morse
new and original comic opera or musica
travesty, will take place at Hermann
Broad Street Theatre, on Monday, Apri
LIST. The management promise one OF
the grandest spectacular representation
ever seen in that city. The company
will comprise sixty people, including
chorus Of forty voices; the music Is b,
Mr.. WOolson Moorse and the libretto b
Mr.. j. Cheever Goodwin. 1t is entitle
king Cole ii" and is founded upon tn
'AA tiAiA hAA0NA AhNos AA1 HANaiAo
, to be decided in the opera is, what b
Z came OF peter Piper" after he went I
, ''Pick the Peck Of Picked Peppers.
This will be the closing week of Boot
4 and Barrett at the Chestnut Stre'
/. Opera House. The bill will be change
!. every night. To night "The Merchant {
r Venice" will be repeated, with "Othellc
4 Tuesday, Julius Cesar" Wednesda,
and Hamlet" Thursday. On Frida
d night and at Saturday matinee doubl
bin will be given-tragedy and comedy
Tom Taylor's tragedy, THE Fools RI
venge, Mr.. Booth as Bortuccio, an
a Robertson's comedy, David Garrick,
d with Mr.. Barrett in the little role Q
> Saturday night, the farewell perfo
n nance, double bill of two tragedi,
!. viii be presented, viz, '"The Fools R
l. venge, Mr.. Booth as the jester, and M
l. w. d. Howell's adaptation from the Spa
= ish of Estebenez, entitled "Yorick
Love, with Mr.. Barrett as Master 70
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