The evening world., 1893-12-19

tire last night. and played the title role
In his usual exceedingly vigorous man
ner. The play was well staged. and the
audience seemed to enjoy 1t. according
Tho company did fairly good work,
the actors and actresses evidently trying
to copy Mr. Salvini's methods.
B1JOU THEATRE.
Jane was the play at the Bijou Thea
tre last night. with sprightly Miss Jennie
\ eamans In the title role. The engage
ment, is for one week only, and It is a
pity 1t Is not for u longer time. as the
farce Is new as Miss Seamans interprets
II. Her work is exceedingly good. and
tunities that 1t offers. The supporting
company did very creditably.
GRAND oPERA-HOUsE.
The big battle-scenc of Maine and
Georgia" made a splendid picture upon
the big stage of the Grand OPERA House
this battle-scene in the war play that
Mr.. ~Stockwell, with infinite labor, brought
from San Francisco. The role of Absa-
lom Bates was played by l.. r. Stock
might be ad~vantageously studied by
Eastern comedians.
PEOPLES THEATRE.
THE Struggle of Life" was the play
at the Peoples Theatre last night. This
melodrama was originally produced at
tne StdnUHTu l0edtTp "a rev StdSOtls
& with Frederick Paulding in the lead
ing role. 1t is very conventional, but its
scenic pictures were received with much
enthusiasm. These showed Battery Park
Cathedral and a Water street dance
hall.
COLUMBUS THEATRE.
Miss Bessie Bonehill was the star. at
the, Columbus Theatre, Harlem, last
or VhatpNar che calls identified 'DiHN
mates" Miss Bonehills personality and
her clever musical sketches distract the
attention from the piece itself, and this
Is fortunate. Minnie Thurgate. Sig Bo-
and Charles Jerome were in the cast.
NEW PARK THEATRE.
Edwin Arden, a rather picturesque
Young actor. appeared at the. New fark
Theatre last night in Eagles Nest" a
play with which he has made. a great
deal of money. 1t Is a romantic drama
of the far west. and 1t has plenty of hui
man interest. MIR. Arden's part is one to
which he is able to do fnli justice BE,
O'Donnell INDUCED in a glove encounter.
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE.
william Haworth's drama. * Flag of
Truce" was the attraction at the Four
teenth Street Theatre last night. II has
been touring the combina ton houses
rather extensively of late, for 1t caters
to the present taste for sensa tionalism.
The principal scene was loudly applauded;
II showed a stone quarry with real
giant steam drills boring their way
through blocks of real granite.
ii. r. JACOBS THEATRE.
Uncle Toms CABIN at which it is
the fashion nowadays to fling ,iests. was
acted upon the stage of H.; r. Jacobs,
Theatre last night. Peter Jackson, the
dusky gentleman. of pugilistic fame;
play d the part OF poor Uncle Tom, and
Charles E. Davies, otherwise known as
''Parson" Davies. interpreted the dual
role of the auctioneer and George Harris.
Jackson and Joseph Choynski did some
sparring.
There was an important change in the
cast of The Princess NICOTINE at the
Casino last night. Sig. Perugini sang
the role of Chico, which was created
by Perry Averil, n the substitution
was decidedly, advantageous. Perugini
is an artist whom New York hears too
~infrequently nowadays. Lillian Thur
gate. a London dancer, was another new
conner, and Digby Bell sang a new song.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
the Union Square Theatre with Milton
Aborn, Ethel Vincent, Sadie Cushman.
Hattie Arnold, Herbert Holcombe and
others In the cast. The variety pro-
m included Harry Seton, the
dancing SPIDER Burns and Donnelly,
Ward and Brown, Bessie Gilbert. queen
of the Cornet; - Spencer and Quigg, and
Bogert and o'Brien, musical sons OF
Momus."
TONY PASTORS.
Tony Pastor took part In the entertain