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Academy or Music.

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ssThe Crust OF Societyn will be the attrac-
ton at the Academy Of Music next week.
The play is a peculiar one, and illustrates a
| phase In society that is well understood in
England, where the scene Is laid, and the
conditions In social life which it depicts are
byno means unknown In this country. The
character Of the brilliant woman OF many
loves and Q life OF ambitious intrigue Is sus-
tanned with much power and fascination to
the end by Miss zefiis Tilbury. The char
acter Of Oliver ST. Aubyn, the moral hereof
the situation, had q mastery and pleasing
representation in Mr.. Arthur Lewis. The in
genuous young English girl that st. Aubyn
rescues from the peculiar society IN wnicn
she is cast, and then falls In love with, was
charmingly represented. But, as far as in
d~ividualizing Is concerned, 1t may truth
fully be said that each and every character
In the cast had q delineator worthy OF a.
special word Of praise, and, taken altogether,
the entertainment was q dramatic mosaic.
The dresses Of the ladies were of the latest
and most elegant designs, for the time of the
play Is placed today.
EIdorado soon to he opened.
Preparations for the opening of Eldorado
on Sunday afternoon and evening, May Ii,
are rapidly progressing. The opening con-
cert BY Gilmore's famous military bend OF
fifty pieces, under the direction OF Victor
Herbert, will OCCUR on Sunday AFTERNOON,
! May ID, and continue every Sunday after
noon and evening during the season. For
| tacls, "Benameia, Z Summer Nights
Dream" on Saturday evening. June 9, Har
| Law Merry. the celebrated scenic artist, has
taken the contract for the painting OF all the
| scenery, which, 1t is said. will rival In Its
splendor and magnifcence anything ever
seen In this country. The stage VIII 6e IN,
| der the sole direction Of that capable and
| able stage manager, G. L. Graves. while
| Vincenzo Romeo will have charge OF the
| ballet. Altogether, some 1,200 people will be
required in the production.
The Bon Ton.
An exceptionally good bill will be pre-
| scented to the patrons of the Bon Ton for the
coming week. The phenomenal success OF
| Mile. Rialta's FIRE dance is something won
| derfui and has created considerable COM
ment. The electrical effects of this dance
are beautiful. James Thornton, the popular
parody writer and author, has been re-en-
| gagged, and bis return will no doubt be well
coined by the patrons of this house. Nine.
Yucca, known as the female Sandow, will
be seen in feats Of strength. At each per
Torrance this wonderful woman will lift q
| horse weighing 1000 pounds. Ward and
| Lynch, as we'll as Mcbride and Goodrich,
| will remain another week, n both teams
will present new acts the three Renos,
| qrotescue acrobats; Bentley and Cameron,
| musical comedians; Arthuy Goodwin, In
| feats of Juggling and ~shadography; Roach
| and Castleton, comedy sketch; Jessie Her
| worth, In songs; Flora, the clever little slack
wire performer; Felix and Cain, knock
| about comedians; Vernon n Hawthorne,
| travesty artists, and Carrie Zier, balladist,
are also on the bill.
Great London Zoo.
1.-THE Great London Zoo" is the title of,
| perhaps, one of the most novel and interest
| ing exhibitions that has ever been seen in
| America. 1t has just arrived from England
and will be opened to the public for tbs first
| time, on next Monday, under an immense
waterproof pavilion with a massive and I'm
| posing portico front, on Warren and Rail
road avenue, where it viii give daily exhibit
tione for the next few weeks that will NO
| doubt attract thousands of visitors.
It's programme viii consist OF q series Of
startling and sensational performances given
In dens Of Wild animals, including a veri-
table fight for life with an untamed lion. q
boxing kangaroo, performing wolves, lions,
hyenas, bears and dogs, and the geological
exhibition embraces besides many rare wild
animals, the extraordinary existence 10 the
same cage together Of a lion and q lamb. AS
a whole the exhibition becomes Q combined
object school and amusement resort Of q
very high order. It will be conducted on a
plane of absolute refinement, thus catering
to the better element Of people, who will be
entertained and instructed In the mysteries
of natural history by Prof. Wendell 81. Ord
way, for many years the lecturer with F. t.
| Barnum, who has been specially engaged for
the American tour of this great show.