The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-03

in Boston. The play presents a people and
section of our country never before repro
| duced on the stage. The lives, loves and
politics of the residents of the backwoods
| settlement of Rising Sun, Ind, are portrayed
to the life, the concession being a general
one among the knowing that its types are to
be met along the green lanes of the blue
Jeans country any fair day. The people
presented have the hue of the turbid
Wabash and Ohio and the strong flavor OF
the wild persimmon. Classified as a comedy
drama by its author, it is rather a homespun
melodrama, bringing into frank action with
all the charm of IN entirely new series of
pictures, the ignorance, prejudice, political
bigotry and uncouth honesty of Indiana's
! yoemanry. Its story is one of passion and
pathos, though comedy is by far the biggest
possession of the play: The story is peopled
| by dozens of quaint characters who variously
! contribute a rich fund of comedy. An awk-
ward country pumpkin, his backwoods
mother, a rustic lobbyist, a band of village
"Roarers,' a town quartette and a bull and
barbecue, are a few OF the more important
features of the plays laughter provoking
elements.
The New Opera House.
At the Opera House next week the attrac-
ton will be the Pat Rooney Comedy Com
pany in the musical farce, ''Lord Rooney"
| with Katie, Matte and Josie Rooney as the
stars. The comedy is entirely new, and is
| composed of artists of recognized merit
| artists who have won both fame and praise
on the comedy stage. The careful manner
| in which Manager Daniel Shelby selected
the different members of the organization
| has resulted in one of the most complete and
the finest companies that have appeared in
| farce comedy in years. At the head of the
| mpan is the popular Katie Rooney, who
has no equal in the soubrette line. Her
pretty and expressive face, unusual bright
ness of manner, peculiar and quaint methods
and eccentricity of costumes have made this
| little lady a prime favorite all over the
United States. She has a part in the play
| that fits her admirably, and gives her full
scope for the display of her wonderful
ability. Katie Rooney has many warm adj
mirers in Jersey City, all of whom will be
glad to welcome her back to her many tri-
umphs. As for 'Lord Rooney it will be
remembered as one of the latest and best of
musical comedies, and as one of the very
| few that merit the patronage of the public.
Matte Rooney will introduce the latest
craze, the S%erpentine Dance, for which she
has received great credit wherever she has
! done it. Matinee Tuesday.
Hoboken Theatre.
Ed. F. Davis colossal spectacular Uncle
Toms Cabin Company will appear at the
Hoboken Theatre one week, commencing.
March 5, with a matinee Wednesday and
Saturday.
This dramab brings out in its full strength
the fervent Christianity of sUncle Toms
| Cabin The book itself had a distinctively
religious influence. A Bible was presented
the author as a testimonial by an association
of w~orkingmen in England, on the occasion
of a lecture delivered on Uncle Tom as an
Illustration of Christianity" The work
found sympathetic readers among all classes
and creeks. All Protestant Europe read
this work. It was placed in the index of the
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