The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-13
AM ENTS.
sold Hoss'' Hoey and His Excellent
TrouDe at the Academy,

A large audience welcomed Mr.. VIM.
Hoey to the Academy of Music last even
ing He is the same odd Hoss" he
was when he travelled through the coun-
try with McCofker Evans and a
fun for millions of people. He and an
excellent company appeared IN a new
Flams,' written by Harry and Edward
Paulton, the authors of "Errninie." 1t
is well that announcement was made,
otherwise he authors would have been
Justly accused of stealing from the comic
opera made famous by the genius of
Francis Wilson and the statuesque shape
liness of Pauline Hall. Whatever of
plot there is in THE Flams'' is the 'fEr-
mimic" scheme. Cariolanus Flam, Mr..
John c.. Rice, and Marnaduke Flam,
Mr.. Hoey, are Ravey and Laddy over
Hoey the tramp. They inpersonate two
English Lords, vino are expected to visit
an American family and marry one OF
the daughters. There is the maiden
of His Grace's dear eccentric ways"
and accepts the rough and ready love
making of the tramp Duke. There are
many other ways in which the nfiamsa
bears q striking family resemblance to
it's elder sister.
Mr.. Hoey has lone well to surround
himself with such an excellent com
pany as that which assisted him last
night. Mr.. John c. Rice, who is well
known in Jersey City as a careful, pains
taking comedian, added to his reputation
by his portrayal OF CorlolanuS ram.
Mr.. Matt C. Wood ward as Joseph Van
Kopf, the father Of the household in
which the two Flams ingratiate them
selves, is IN excellent actor, and one OF
the strong points OF the play.
One Of the best people in the show
is Miss Cheridah Simpson, who plays
well on the piano, sings admirably.
takes the part assigned her in the farce
with tact and grace. The dancing of the
Merriles Sisters is something well worth
seeing, and is decidedly III to date, if
not a decade or two ahead. Speaking
of dancing. there is a clever little col
ored lad in the troupe named Willie Her
sey, who is a whole show in himself.
His eccentric dancing" as the pro-
gramme calls it, is certainly unique
and a decided improvement upon the
usual air tanning business of colored
dancers. There is also a set of living
pictures, which in the main are good.
One, however, could be eliminated with
out in any way d~etracting from Mr..
Hoey's reputation as an exponent of
wholesome and refined farce. Vulgarity
is never attractive, not even in a living
uted materially to the success of the
entertainment were Mr.. George w. How
ard as Lally Daryl, Mr. Clinton Will
Jams as Warrington Muff, Mr.. George
O,Donnell as Conrad, Mr.. Charles Card
ner as Baggage, Miss Mana Norman as
Miss Prunes, and Miss Rita Emerson
as Miss Quirk.
The singing is good, the dancing bet
ter. and the fun excellent, and, taken
altogether, "The Flams'' is "a 60"
The Popular Bon Ton.
The popularity which the continuous
performance of the Bon Ton Theatre
is attaining was again demonstrated
last evening when the standing room
| only sign had to be placed on the door
as early as a quarter to eight O'Clock.
| When a first class bill like hat of this
week is on the boards, few persons leave
until they have seen it repeated, and as
| a, result the management finds 1t n hercu-
| lean task ito accommodate the crowd.
| Although it would be unfair to dis
crlminate in speaking Of those who fur
| nish the entertainment this week it
must be admitted, that from a musical
| standpoint, the star is Musical Dale, the
| clever performer who has earned APP
| planse in every vaudeville theatre in the
| Fast with his excellent chime bell sleigh
| bell. banjo and concertipa solos. Red
| ding and Stanton in the sketch,"A Hap
| nv Pair" were very pleasing. Satsurna,
The Japanese juggler, demonstrated that
no IS without a rival in his line. Ella
Taldweil. the soprano, earned much APP
| piause with her well rendered SOLOS, and
| good humor with his funny sayings.
The other performers are equally clever.
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