The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-04
AM ENTS.

emy-"A Mile a mute at the
Opera House.
1.-THE Bottom of the Sea" displayed it.
with all the marine effects that have
made it famous. Realism is the main
feature of all VIM. A. BradY's ventures,
and this one Is realistic from its octopus
to its pair of real twins. These twins, by
the way, MADE the hit uf the evening
when they were brought on by the pretty
soubrette, blinking at the lights and
plainly disconnected by the storm of ap-
plause they brought out, Indeed, first
one aud then the other gave way TO his
emotions and tied his little red face up
into knots. just as any baby would who
had to stand such Il noise. They had a
double curtain call, and only howled the
more.
The story of the play deals with an
American aud a Freuchmau in love with
the same girl. Her parents perish III the
first act on board the Isabel, a chest of
jewels sinking with them to the bottom
of the sea. Alexis Banelli, a Greek adj
venturer, joins the company or French
soldiers Oh the Inviclo!e engaged in lay
ing the West India submarine cable,
lovers are officers on the yes
sci. The Greek secretly cuts the
cable as they pass over the sunken
Isabel, forcing a descent 10 the bottom of
the sea TO the ends. The TWO
officers, the Greek and one Barney Doyle,
proud papa of the twins. descend in
divers garments and connect the severed
cables. The Greek RECEIVERS the Jewels
aud assassinates Henri. the F~rencnman,
by cutting the rubber tube that supplies
air from above. By a remarkable ar
rangement of sliding gauze curtains, the
illusion OF moving water is produced, and
the actors move with the peculiar nam
pered motion of the diver at work. The
entire act is in pantomime.
Norton. the American, is tried for the
crime and about to be adjudged guilty,
when the supposed vicEm, rescued by
special dramatic license, rushes in and
explains. Norton claims his bride, the
Greek gets his deserts, and everything is
lovely.
done by Helen Couklin, a pretty little
woman who sings, dauces and acts as
well as she looks. which is high praise, as
we can tell by looking at her. She ap-
peared as DeniZette, wife Of Barney and
m of the twins.
Barney was we'll done by Felix Hauey.
James Norton. an American-so one
could tell by his French-was presented
by j. w. Mcconnell. George p. Webster
made the part OF the Greek villain such
a perfect piece of viilainy thai he was
Kissed roundly. Henri de Sartens, the
plump little French lover. was Ross d.
ONeal IN disguise, and Ernest LIE Brun
was r M. Leigh. Cecil Froom appeared
as a French naval officer. and James
Bernard, Ed Burgess aud j. w. Sibler
filed minor roles. Rita G'Neil did we'll
as Mime. de Sartem, aud Camille Cleve-
land appeared as Emile LIE Brun. Burt
Grant, chief cook of the Invinciple, and a
little woman whose name was not ON the
programme, danced one of The most de-
lightful plantation dances that has come
this way for months.
1.-THE Bottom of the Sea" will stay for
the rest of the week WITH usual mat
ines.
A Nile a Minute at the Opera House.
large audience filed the Opera House
last evening to see the ~melodrama "a
Mile a Minute" Miss Oracle Emmett,
the charming s%oubrette, captured the
house. AS a tough girl she is 'eut er
sight see?" In the fourth act she takes
the part of an Irish apple woman SO well
that it is hard to believe it is really Miss
Emmett.
The scene of the play is laid in Eng
land. John Blackstone. an old miser,
has been disinherited. When old Black
stone dies aud Richard discovers that
no provision is made for him
be plans to rob the house.
Together with a Jewish pal, Nosey
Jacobs, and another Jill bird he breaks
into the house. Old Blackstone's adopted
daughters lover, George Mansfield, sur
prises them while at WORK. The burglars
sandbag him just as the daughter, Agnes
Cole, comes into the room. The kidnap
her and young Blackstone tries to force
her to marry hirl. She is taken to q low
thieves quarter, where she is held gap
tive.
She is rescued by her lover, who has re-
covered, but is again captured by Black
stone, who carries her away in a mid
night train. Mansfield hires a special
engine, which goes at the rate of a mile a
minute. overtake5 the midnight train,
Blackstone is arrested and all ends well.
Oracle Emmett, as Nellie Sparkle, acts as
a 'friend in need" to Mansfield in his
efforts to secure his Intended bride.
Mr.. j. K. Mortimer as Nosey Jacobs
won hearty applause for his work.
Mr.. Mylon Calico played the part of
Richard Blackstone in such a way as to
delight many in the audience.
The company is an excellent one.
"A Mile a Minute" will occupy the
boards every night this week with usua
matinees.
That Perennial Silver King.