The daily critic., 1890-09-24
HJIJSEI1ENTS.
ncn.tIe. IN tha M

w i.'" 'i'N i9 weary ahl worn hNN t'
world appears as hollow as police.
man skull there is nothing like tHD
/ rollicking iun, gay scenes. and delight
ful music Of comic opera t1 revive ib.
dropping spirits Perhaps the 1as.
comic opera for this purpose Is Byrna s.
Elrkur's merry Castles ia the Air. "
which DeWolf Hopper aud his CON
pauy are 20 present at the New Natinnt
Theatre next Monday night The 0p;n
I ion I'm this respect seems to be pretty
general one too Judging by the larr,
! audiences and hearty approval which
have greeted 10 everywhere thus far.
Castles iu the Air. taken all in all
[ IS certainly destructive To- those vermir
of the mind which prey upon the con
tent and good will Of mankind and foil
ones good intentions. u causes tho
| dyspeptic 10 forget bis miseries, the dis
/ appointed their sorrows. and the in
/ evitob'e crank his peculiar preiujices
and foihles; and when all is said a1l
/ done. what more can be asked of alg
| form Of entertainment
In addition 10 ALI this the name OF
| DeWolf Hopper is a sufficient Gulrau
tee that the production will contain
every element Of refined humor and
popularity The sale Of seats for
/ Castles In the Air begins to morrow
morning Those who intend going
/ should lose no time in purchasing THEFT
/ tickets, as there Is certain to be "a very
| large demand for them
SOL smith Russell.
No man connected with the drama Is
more thoroughly identified with pure
clean, legitimate comedy than that OF
/ Sol Smith Russell At Albaughs Mr.,
| Russell will appear in the successful
| CrmCdy drama. "A Poor Relation 81
| The play is described as q refined piece
of work, entirely devoid Of horse play
and yet filed with pure and quaint
/ comedy. In the part Of Noah Vale
the critics speak Of Mr. Russell sue.
| cess as akin % that of jefferson In
"Rip Van Wrinkle Noah Is an honest
soul who is trying to care for the fan.
/ ily Of young woman whose husband
deserted her He invents a machine
that promises TO revolutionize the work.
ings OF a mill, at which there Is a strike
In progress.
The inventor goes to the mill.owner
faint with hunger, and while in swoou
| Is robbed Of his plans hv the husband
| Of the young woman FOR whom he is
caring. The villain has fOisted himself
on the nill.owner, and Is a partner and
suitor for his daughters hand. Upon
! this episode the plot Is hinged OF
course, the villain IS foiled by his wife,
whom he supposes to be dead, and there
Is happiness all around. The "PoOr Re
| latiou' Is second cousin Of the rich
mans first wife, who finally marie,
the beautiful daughter Of the maguate
| Mr.. Russell's part IL that Of a sort OF
American wilkins Mlcawber, and Is
/ said 20 be extremely amusing. Sale OF
| seats will open tomorrow morning.
milton NoBIes In "The Ph~nix."
That universally popular actor, Milton
| MOBILES, whose clever work appeali
alike to the most cultured and 10 th,
general run OF theatrical patronage
will be az Harris Bijou Theatre mex
week with his Old.tlme success. "Th,
/ phWniN." The fortunes of the b Ihe
milan story writer have been followed
with interest by many theatre glers and
| the rcCollCctiOns Of his adventures ART
always pleasant ones, The marvellous
complications with which ne surround,
never fail % excite good. naturet
smile, and the open hearted honesty oi
/ the hero never fails 10 win the admira
/ tiOn of au audience. THE PhunlX
might be STYLED one Of the classics o
melUdrama, If such a phrase were per
mlssible II is play that excltes criu
cal as well as sympathetic interest anJ
has successfully out tlived the showers
! 90 v.s.r#F..aF.Nra ~
pany employed by Mr.. Mobiles viii b,
competent throughout The scenery
will present vivid pictures Of metro
pOlitan life. and In every way the repre-
sentation will be a complete one. "fh,
PhWnix" Is one Of the great American
plays and one which no one can atfOrC
10 miss.
Gus Hii1s world Of Novelties.
Gus Hnrs World Of Novelties viii
open at KeTnan's next Monday night
presenting more new features than eve
before. In addition to Mr HILL. who 4
/ acknowledged the champion elul
swingeT Of the world, We find on tn
bill the celebrated all around club jug
gler, Charles III. Hoey. These twl
noted artists will appear in a grand con
I tNalt anu tuhAleuE0 AhC MbAlu lui E4ut
600, Among others are the four SchTod
brothers. Chip, Estelle Wellington
Emile PeaTe, I. j. Huber and Kilt,
Allyne, Ed. Rogers, and Gilbert SaFony
Seats now on sale
Lester & Allen have been recelyinl
an ovation this week, and are to be con
graduated On the excellence Of thei
show, which is made doubly interesting
By the addition of Mons. ArnOl
Kiralfy's Partisan Ballet Troupe. Tn
character dances are highly artistic, an
afford Mile Josephine De Rosa abuu
dsnt opportunity 10 display her grac
and skill. Tomorrow night there vii
be a change Of bill, Lester 4 Allen 10
Producing something not on the pTa
gTamme and Mons Kiralfy presentin
entirely new dances. Ladies matine
/ tomorrow