The evening world., 1889-10-19

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That successful satire of Hoyt's. "A Hole in
the Ground, - will be at the Grand Opera-Houss
during the coming week. The comedy has been
brushed up since it was last seen here, aud
comes with new people, new Jokes and all the
latest and best songs and dances. Pretty little
Katie Hart will be the lunch-counter girl and
Charles Hawkins the stranger.
That energetic Western manager. Will s.
Cleveland, will bring his minstrel organization,
known az the Haverly- Cleyeland Mastodon Min
strels, to the Amphion next week, and show the
Eastern District theatrc-goers the Western way
Of presenting old-time negro minStrelsy; Willie
Billy Rice, and the company includes Ed Mar
BILE. Eddie Fox, Julian Jordan, and those
amazingly clever athletes from the Antipodes,
the Japs, in II number OF new tumbling acts.
Comic opera will give way to minstrelsy at
Col. Sims Park Theatre next week, when the
new Primrose and West orgagization will FUR
nish q week Of m~errymaking for the patrons OF
the Park. Bob Slavin,. one of the cleyerest
monologuists on the minstrel stage. and Wood
on the programme. The dancing, which has
always been a feature of this company, will be
under the direction of Barney Pagan.
In writing Drifting Apart which is down
for a week at the Lee Avenue Academy; BEGIN;
ming Monday evening, James A. Herne followed
the principles laid down by the authors of The
lures Of home lie easily recognized and appre-
ciated for their 1idelity to the real thing. One
New Fmglamd home. The entire scene i home
like and cosy, and when Skipper Hepburn enters
in a state OF ,intoXicat;on the force OF the con-
trast is wonderfully marked.
1t is several seasons since In the Ranks "
was last produced in Brooklyn, but it is still
pleasantly remembered AZ one OF the best of the
melodramas that were. 80 popular at that time.
Manager Hid, of Jacobs Brooklyn Theatre, has
it for next week. Hamilton Harris will assume
the leading role, aud brings a capital company,
including John G. Walsh, j. n. Drew. NJ. NJ.
Murray, Chas. b. CloadslGy, Tony Eddinger,
Emma l.. Werner. Roche Renard and Little
Lillian Eddinger. The mounting is said TO be
far above the average.
a theatrical season would not be complete
This old-time drama of slavery days W II he
brought forward az Jacobs Lyceum Iheatre
next week with an excellent com, any and a car
load of properties. Some Of the novel features
promised are genuine cotton shrubs IN full
bloom, n cotton press. a genuine bill of sale OF
slaves aud printed placards which were used as
an announcement of reward for the capture OF
runaway slaves.
The modern wizard, kellAr, will mystify the
patrons of Proctor heatre next week. where
lie will appear IN u bill 1ull of good features.
Kci!Rr is NOT alone in the entertaining, Drlngin,
with him TIE original Spanish, Student, ard. the
famous SteenF. whose marvellous Second-sight
performance has been wituCs- ell here with satls.
faction. Keliar carries three sets Of scenery, and
apparatus enough TO ill a baggage-car.
The cornet v~irtuoso, 1heodor Hoch has been
engaged for another week at Ilpp's Casino.
The new bill includes the names Of the Ty Bells.
the clever acrobats; the MorGlls, the French
duettists; Harry Bender, a clever comedian and
George Scobie, a capital vocalist. Minnie
Schult-Huber, it IN expected Will shortly
appear for a brief engagement.