The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-30
AT THE ACADEMY.
Corbett and DAILY Will Spar in "After
Dark"

Corbett and Daily VIII Spar In "After
Dark"
Those famous champions of the fistic
arena, James L. Corbett and James /.
DAILY, will be seen at the Academy of
Music next week in the great concert
garden scene of "After Dark" drama
tized from Wilkie Collins novel by Bou-
cicault. The play is one of the best melo-
dramas of later days, and will be careful
ly presented under the management OF
William A. Brady. The play abounds
IN DRAMATIC incidents. but the great
is the boxing scene. Corbett and Daily
give a neat classic specimen of the
'manly art" as it Is INDUCED by club
gentlemen. 1t is devoid of vulgarity
and b%uffoonery and has no feature that
can possibly offend the most fastidious
taste. The ladies especially will find this
feature of the play unusually attractive,
as it will give them an opportunity to
witness an exhibition OF the tistic art un-
der the most favorable circumstances.
after DARK" will run through the week.
Stage Gossip.
Mr.. Crane seems to have struck the
wave of popular fancy in his double char
acter of the Militia Colonel and the
Yacht Club Commodore In his new play,
For Money" The Star Theatre has
been crowded every night since Its pro-
duction. The play does not pretend to be
serious. 1t is light and airy. No time is
given for thought, all Is fun, pure and
simple, and the play goes with a snap
from beginning to end. just now Mr..
Crane and For Money" are the primo
favorites with the militia and yachting
sets.
Marie Tempest and the company at
present appearing in the Casino will give
ing, February ID. On the following Mon
day they will inaugurate their travelling
season in Philadelphia. The coming
week will be devoted exclusively to per-
formances of 'Nanon," but the final week
of their season will be divided between
day, February Is. Uncle Celestin" will
be produced for the first time in New
sYork. 1t has been given by the road
company for some time. The production
here will be benefited by the addition Of
new music by Edmond Audran, the COM
poser. An entirely new outfit OF scenery
and costumes has been prepared, Il The
chorus will be increased TO the customary
comic opera size. The cast will include
Annie Meyers. Sylvia Gerrish. Villa
Knox, Jennie Weathersby, jennie Relf-
ferth, jefferson De Angels, Harry Mac
IODOuHu, IleuEy 1eOul anu "A. w. IhdLlus
Loie Fuller will introduce her famous
serpentine dance in the second act.
And now Mr.. McNulty. an Irish musi-
cal critic, says that the principal features
in Mr.. Gilbert's ''The Mountebank." is
taken from a libretto sent to the late
Arthur Collier last summer. Didn't Mr..
spencer of Philadelphia %tnsinuate some
such thing n few years back about an
other of Mr.. Gllbert's operasf But then
1.-THE Mountebank" isn't much of a Sue
cess.
The double stage at Hoyt's Madison
Square Theatre, which has not been
made use of In many years, will be used
in Mir. Hoyt's new play, "a Temperance
Town." which will be put in rehearsal
soon. The change will be made with the
curtain up and the lights out. The lower
stage will represent al New Hampshire
rural scene, with a gentle snow fall, then
Il second after the same scene covered
with deep snow is displayed, the snow
flakes falling fast and furious.
Kate Davis, who is now playing In
"Miss Helyett" and making q great hit,
has been engaged to appear at the Em-
pire, London. next summer. Miss Davis
will return to America in the fall.
Horace Sedger paid 95, GOO for the right
to perform The M~ountebank" elsewhere
than in London.
At u recent oratorio performance in
Glasgow, owing to some misunderstand-
ing. two sOloists stood up TO slug the
same song. gazing at each other. Then
each motioned to himself as the proper
person to do justice to the music. until
the conductor persuaded the tenor to sub
side. On this the victorious bass came
forth and began the recitative, Il cannot
hold my peace"
Julia Arthur will make her first ap-
pearance rs a member OF Mr.. Palmer's
company in 'rhe Broken Seal" Her
part is not long, but it will serve to in
troduce her to the stage on which much
good work is expected from her In the
future.
Auton Rubinstein will give Manager
Abbey a decided answer to his offer. July
concerts in the United States, receiving
| for Them $l25. 600.
Carroll Jonns0n denies that he Is to
take ScanloD's place in "Mavourneen."
And now they say thai Marie VAIN