Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-03-11
PHILADELPHIA THEATRES.

The Lyceum Theatre brings out "Over
the Garden Wall" tonight. This play
has had tremendous success throughout
the circuit
MIXED Pickles" will be served at the
Continental Theatre this week to those
who are foud Of that dish Joe Polk is
the star Of the play.
In the Ranks" stirring English
melo drama will be put on to-day and
will run for one week A strong com
pany handle it and the scenery is realis-
tic.
Lewis Morrison in his spectacular rem
dition Of Faust" has gone from
Herrmann's Theatre to the big stage of
the Grand Opera House. No one should
miss this novel production.
Natural Gas viii be given at the
Chestnut Street Theatre this week
beginning with tonight. This is another
Of Grattm Donnelly's farce comedies,
which have met with such splitting
success.
1.-The Fugitives' have come back and
will be at the Standard Theatre for this
week This play has strong hold upon
theatre goers and in England takes a
leading place among the melo-dramas of
its class.
At the National Theatre that success
full melo-drama of Charles Gayler's,
Lights and Shadows" will be put on
The plan presents an interesting study
Of American life and is given with a
strong cast.
At the Walnut Street Theatre Miss
Minnie Palmer plays 1.-THE Dark Secret
to full houses. Some important changes
have been made in the tableaux and
effects which make the scenes more real
] istic than ever.
Grattan Donnellys farce comedy
Later On will be the attraction at the
Arch Street Theatre for this week. Joe
Hart and Fred Hallen the well known
satellites of the vaudeville stage are
among the features.
BARLEY Campbell's Fate will be pro
duced this week at the kensington Thea
tire by the company which has been play
| ing it in Jacobs circuit headed by Miss
Lee Lamar. Fate is one of the best of
Mr.. Campbells plays.
At Carncrosss Eleventh Street Opera
House lis Marriage a Failure2' is con.
tinued, to which is added a burlesque
bugaboo sketch "Hindu- Hoo, with the
songs, dances and specialties this place
of amusement is noted for.
Burnt cork and song and dance will
have full sway at the Central Theatre
this week when the Haverly CLEVELAND
Minstrels take hold. Among the com.
pany are some well-known artists in
minstrelsy A troupe of twelve japanese
acrobats is among the attractions.
At the Chestnut Street Opera Hous,
the Emma Abbott Opera Company viii
begin their engagement tonight will
"The Yeoman of the Guard, which will
also be sung at the Saturday matinee
The other operas to be given are Balfe'
"Rose Of CASTLE" on Tuesday, Planquet
tes "Chimes of Normandy" on Wednes
day afternoon, Martha" on Wednesda,
night, I'm Trovatore" on Thursday
"Norma" on Friday and THE Mikado
on Saturday.
For fun galore and first class vaude
vile novelty and speciality performance
90 TO Hermann's Broad Street Theatre
where for this engagement only the Eng
fish Folly and Burlesque Company an'
Murphey's American Novelty and Vaude
| Vile Organization have Joined forces anC
will give variety performance whicl
will please the most refined tastes. Thi
will be taken advantage of by many VIII
object to the usual variety show, anC
will be chance for the ladies'