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Academy Of Music.

Academy OF Music.
Hoyt's Temperance Town opened last
night at the New Academy of Music
Strange to say, when the weather is con-
sidered, the house was well filled, and Hlied
by what may we'll be called a fashionable
The play is a departure from the general
run in one respect at least. The scene is
laid in Vermont, i'll one of those little back
woods villages hat climb over a side-hlli.'
Only one who has lived there can realize
how strong the sentiment is on the liquor
question. 1t is the one living issue. 1t de
cides every local election, and it fourishes
ever in Presidential year. The Independent
Order of Good Templars embrace every
man, woman and child in the town, except
the isolated few who represent the liquor
interest. They go to the meetings as a
sacred duty, they bring up their little
children to as fierce a hatred of hard cider
as if it were vitriol, and they learn the
names champagne, claret and such like, not
because they ever expect to see the objects,
but SO they may know the better what to re-
vile. There is the best of reasons forAthls.
Drunkenness in the country is never pic
turesque or jovial or even clandestlne; 1t is
only sodden and debased, and everyone sees it
so. Almost everyone of those Prohibition
cranks'' has the memory of some relative
ruined to add force to his hatred.
In this play the hero is the village rum
seller. Sympathy attaches to him because
| he is an ex. Union soldier and a man of fine
| character. Now, in Vermont, as every Yer
| monter knows, the village rumseller is never
an ex-Union soldier. He is generally the
| most debased creature in town, and very
| seldom native American. So that the play
| starts on q false basis in a way. But on
| that basis Hoyt has made a good play.
The interest centers in the raid on the
saloon by the prohibition element, and
| the subsequent trial of the rum seller. The
| centre figure is Mink Jones, a really faithful
picture of a town drunkard, excellently
| given by Richard J. Billion. George Ober's
Judge, in the last act, and his Uncle 10 in
the others, was Vermont all over, but with
these exception, there was no attempt on the
part of the actors to reproduce the charac-
| teristic Vermont dialect. They do not drawl
they do not talk with sufficient dehbera-
| ton. Surely this is worth doing.
| Anna Robinson, a very pretty girl with a
| pretty voice, takes Caroline MiskeTs part
| for this week Miss Miskel marries Mr.. Hoyt,
SO I hear. Eugene Garfield makes a clever
| Bingo, but he is too much New York, and
| too little baclwoods. That is the criticism
| on the most of the play-very clever, very
| funny, but not true to the local life.
The court scene, however, was absolutely
| perfect and u~proariously funny. It's worth
i going miles to see. The cast is good, and
the women are very pretty, especially Lulu
| Tabor, who knows law"
The New opera House.
That old-time favorite, Dan Mccarthy, in
| ssThe Rambler from Clare delighted the
| audience at the New Opera House last night,
| and once more received assurances of warm
| welcome to this city. Dan Mccarthy has
| always been very popular here, and if the
| weather had not been so fearfully bad un-
doubtedly the New Opera House would have
| been crowded. As it was, the audience was
| -ua,+a. than o,,a would aynapt tn sea- on Slrh
a stormy night.
s,The Rambler from Clare" is a picturesque
| comedy-drama that is too well known to the
| general public to require a detailed descrip-
| ton of the play and plot. OF the latter
| there is plenty, both of a ramatic and hum.
| orous character, and the play is a faithful
reproduction of life in certain parts OF the
| Evergreen Isle.
Mr.. Dan Mccarthy, of course, interpreted
the leading character, that of Tony Sulll-
van, and this character as PLAYED by him is
| his own creation. Tony Sullivan, without
Dan Mccarthy, would be like an egg with
out salt, but with Dan Mccarthy it is the
strongest feature in the play and is replete
with humor and pathos.
James Flanagan as Squire Malone made
a good old fashioned Irish gentleman,
| and Harry Minnick, as Christie Malone, a
| son of the Squire, scored a hit. Maggie
Barry, as Father James, was a success, and
! Viola AEuIoUIOn2 dIl0 Iou1O NA1cSA Oouh
ders, as Maggie and Mollie Malone, became
favorites as soon as they appeared. Charles
! Saunders made a good Paddy McFadden,
| and James O'Neil played the part of Mr..
| Gavan with credit. The others in the COM
pany who acquitted themselves acceptably
were George Earle, as Tom, an English ser
want; j. Insolvency., as Tim Flaherty; John
| Robson, the Hotel Guide; a n Dallas, as
| Mrs. Sullivan; Lille Burdell, as Nancy
| Green: Amy Russell, as Bessie Courtney,
and Lou Ripley, as Rose Dwyer. The songs
| and dancing were excellent.
Mccarthy and his company will remain
| at the New Opera House all the week, and
matinees will be given today, Thursday and
Saturday.
Hoboken Theatre.
1.-THE Two Orphans introduced themselves
| to a Hoboken audience last night at the
| Hoboken Theatre. The play is identical
| with the one known so long ago. The cast
| of characters is good, n the play is most
| interesting. The story from which the play
| is reproduced is too familiar to admit OF
recital. The engagement lasts the whole
week with matinee OF Wednesday and Sat
urday. 2
Germania Theatre. Hobo ken.
At the Germania Theatre, Hoboken, tn is
week, the Violet Mascotte Burlesque Com
pany presents a variety programme. The
| piece contains two short sketches, funny and
| interesting. One is entitled ssThe Hummer
| and the other ssSinbad the Sailor" The rest
of the programme is well prepared, including
| three sets of comedians. Saturday matinee