The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-06
AMUSEMENT

"The Kid" mt the Opera House.
Manager Mullone opened his cosy the
atre ye ,ttfday for the season with au
afternoon aud evening performance. II
the nuaienc.s which packed the pre- tty
little playhouse from orchestra TO gallery
at botn perform anccs cnn be taken as a
criterion. MI. Mnlloue has befo2e him a
most successful season. The play was
The Kill" a musical f~nree-coinedy IN
thr % acts, which Kept the audience in
ronrs OF laughter while the curtain was up.
The Kid. "as unprecedented ny Miss Dottle
Pine WAS 4 sprightIy danIsel full of fun
and harmless pfauks. She sang we'll,
danced better aud showed lersell to be
admirably suited for the part. Miss Ger
trude Fort as Emily Newrich, the Kids
big sister, won many liItriJtd sncores by
her swest singing aud gr&cetul dancing,
while Mis- Kalv FraAc.s AZ Mrs. New
Itch, The suspicious wife. played TIER
diileult part with ability and Judgment.
Ed Chri.sls was irresistaply fuony as
Ebepezer Newricb, the KIDS pa" aud
James j. Murray rs the Bowery tough
won the uIdyinK admiration OF the gall
leries with his singing aud dancing. Ed
ward e. Begley played excellently the
part of Sam Baxter. the coIored family
ssrvaut OF the Newricts and the Elevated
Railroad ticket chopper.
Miss Emily Newrlch had two beaux on
her string-Billy Hustle. Il newspaper re-
rorter, played by james X. Callahan, and
Tom Drummer, an advance agent, who
WAS unprecedented by George A. Crump,
aud the trioulatious which those two
neryy young men underwent ut the hauds
OF Emily Il "The Kid" We're very
funny.
Henry Graham's i~mpersonation Of
irving Barrett Smith, an actor of the
school founded by the unfortunate James
owen O'Connor, Was one OF the best fea-
lures OF the performance. Then there
Were five frisking young ladies IN striking
costumes who sang and ancsd well.
The Kid" will performed every eve ming
this week, with Il matinee on Wednesday
and Saturday.
Miss Mountford in EAST Lynne"
Last night a crowded house greeted
clevsr Eva Mountford and her excellent
company at the Academy of Music.
The play produced was the ever
popular EAST Lynne" II enthusias.
Tic calls before the curtain may be con-
sidered a criterion of success, then the
company last night mad a most tn
umphant que. Eva Mountford as Lady
Isabel appeared at her best, and the
familiar scenos of the popular play were
presented With a thoroughness and nnish
that delighted the audience. What little
humor Is III the plot is well exposed by
MI. w. 4. English rs James who lis SO
nervous.o
Annie D. Ware as Miss Cornelia Carlyle,
an antiquated old maid, came dangerous
~ scar carrying off the honors from the
leading lady.
Elmer Grandin. az Sir Francis Levison,
the william in the plot, was deservedly
applauded for clever work.
Alice Wambold, as Barbara Hare, spoke
her lines very prettily. EAST Lynne
will hold the boards for the rest of the
week with the usual Wednesday and
Saturday mal1nees.
Ross's Hoboken Theatre.
An excellent production of the famous
old play 'The Corsican Brothers" was
the holiday treat yesterday for the
Hoboken Theatre goers. 1t was given at
both matinee and evening performances
at Ross's Hoboken Theatre by Frank
C~hapnlan's clever company of players.
This piece will run until Thursday, in
Guiding the Wednesday matinee, when it
will give way to a Wesrern comedy
drama, MANDY" to be produced by the
same