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The morning call., 1894-03-04

The premier of Mr.. William Greer HarrlSons
new irish historico-spec ocular drama. called
THE On i'll. or the Prince OF Ulster 10 lake
place al the StocKweIl tomorrow evening. may
be regarded as an event in The dramatic annals
OF our clIy. We nave had but few local authors
with sufficient courage 10 submit their Stage
work TO the gerdIct of this community. W. ii.
L. Barnes is one of these. He gave us 'Solld
Silver" which mad partial success. and as II
was written for a special object aud bad con-
siderable merit many were surprised that IFS
success was not more lasting. IL IS now pigeon
noied
In wiring The . NeI" Mr.. Harrison is
convinced IL IS said. that he has completed
good play, and having the courage OF his cun-
ylctfons he supplemented his literary faculty
py his pus mess aptitude aud look tie best
means 10 bring It before the public. He enlisted
Mr. James O'Neil III the enterprise. leased
tneAter aud proceeded 10 prepare the play for
production There was 20 dancing attendance
90 managers and their play-reauers, no being
puI OF With raise promises. no submission 10
dIsneartening dulI delays. Harrison Is not con-
sIructed in that way. Mr. OMEN TeIi IN With
nlS views very readily. and all necessary pre-
nmInaries music dresses. etc--were made SO
speedily That the curtain viii be rolled M on
This picture Of IrIsn life during The EhlSbeJhan
era On Monday March 5 promptly at 5 oSlocE
The action or Gne piece taxes place during the
later oart OF The feIgu OF tn1aDeTh In The
reign of mat Virgin Queen nerce AMI almost
iUcessanI wars we're carried % Win the DeS-
monds in Munster. and other Anlio irish ramI-
lies who resisted the Protestant seformaIloa
introduced by Henry VIII. Daring the last
fifteen years OF IZabeth'S ieign the contest
ragged with fury, particularly against The
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O'NeiII,s Virpinius.

Sheridan Knowles tragedy finished a profit.
able week at The Stockwe last evening. The
attendance increased with each succeeding
performance MIR. James ONeili was, Of
course. the Roman father, and his manner OF
handling that important character, as we'll as
The alterations he and others have recently
made in The general business" OF the piece,
have been the subjects of discussion by press
and pubic. The weight of opinion lncines in
the actors favor. True. he was not al his best
on the opening night, being handicapped by his
old enemy, nervousness, and although he freed
himself in a degree from the feeling during the
closing scenes, the performance. as a whole.
was not satisfactory one. Those who ac-
cepted it as base for estimating O'NeilPs
ability to deal with this exlgeant character
found by his su cceeding work, they did the
actor an injustice and at once revised their
, opinion. ONeiil grew with the occasion. bring
Ing out by each representation the alternate
ausierity and tenderness with which Knowles
has Invested the great Roman. The scene
where he parts with his daughter Virginia 10
lciiius even though husband of his own
selection, had pathetic influence that showed
the depth OF fathers love; the apostrophe to
The dead soldier Dentatus was an outpouring
! II his feelings OF friendship; the forum scene
where The tyrant reduces the father TO the mis-.
cradle option Of consigniDg his daughter 70
slavery or taking her lie, gave the actor oppor-
tunity for running the whole d. amalic gamut
and all the situations as treated by him with
! The full emotional power peculiar TO each.
AS to the alterations made in the business,
! ONeill must not lie credited with all of them;
but it IS the privilege of the actor stag man
ager o improve setting whenever practicable,
and suggr Stions 10 that end are always in or
der. Even on the production of the niece in
1920 the London Times speaking of the close
of he forum scene, said thai as a catastrophe
nothing could be finer, and suggested that the
play should end there, dispensing with the mad
scene, as that Of Alferl does, with the line
from Ltvy, addressed TO Appius: with This
blood devole Thy head 10 the Internal gods -
The tempest that has en- introduced In This
scene, following the catastrophe, gives Effect,
even though IL may be called slightly melo-
dramatic. O'Neill missed on the first night tie
introduced line that leads up to this melodra.
matte climax: Hal the gods have heard my
prayer" Sheridan Knowles however, might
object TO this monkeying with his classic as
giving 10 the maehinisl work that ought to be
done by The actor: hnL knnMlas is dead
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O'NeiHs. O'Donnens and other Ulster princes
aud Chiefs Elizabeth died in 1903, but the
fierce war was sill continued. In 1641 an
instruction brOk out in Ulster. which quickly
spread TO all parts OF the isl M and was marked
by great atrocities. In 1912 national SYNOD
established the Confederation of Kilkenny"
and called a general assembly Of he whole
kingdom, which exercised the functions of a
national government for several years. Owen
Roe O'Neiil Ca de- cendant no doubt of the Shane
ONel figuring in tie DRAMA gained a great
victory over The English army at Benbur b.
June 5. 1916, thtrty-eight years after Eliza
betifs alh.
1t is hardly necessary to state that In asking
Mr.. James O'Neill TO play the character of
the Prince of Ulster MIR. Harrison showed eX-
celent judgment. This favorite actor is in
every particular wei fitted to person te the
Ulster hero, and Will do so con amore. TIL
whole strength of MIR. ONeill's excellent com
pany will be utilized in TINS prOduc ion. added
10 which Miss Beatrice Lieb and Miss Florence
Brandon have been engaged for leading female
roles
Much attention has been given to musical
features-rather a difficult task considering
that beyond The bards who used TO assemble
with the Kings, clergy and he Princes in he
ball on The hill of Tara, music was not general
art in Ireland, even down to the time when
The English overrun the country and granted
the biggest slice of Ulster TO The corporation of
London However. Mir. H. j. Stewart has set
his wits TO work and will give some charac-
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OTf1e paSSiou.D

Miss Ably L. Ager, daughter of Rev. William
b. Alger, aud well known In literary and social
Boston, proposes TO produce 10 that city by the
Italian Marionettes the old Saint Morse Pas
sion play, as given at the Grand Opera-house in
San Francisco in the spring OF 1879. She
speaks several languages f1uently, lived some
time among the gypsies and patters the no.
many
In this connection the journal of February
20 publishes an interview with william Sey-
maur. who is now resident of Boston. but
who was in Salmi Moree's production OF The
grand scrlptural spectacle In This city. In The
main seymour Is right In the information given
the reporter, bu he Is all abroad In many par
ticulaIs. James ONeiiI. now at the Stockwell,
took the past of Christus in the cast, aud Mr..
Seymour says OF hun and The rest OF the play
els: "O'NeIl was simply grand His makeup
was perfect and he acted though inspired
When we first entered into the play we used to
laugh at Mr.. More and KIND of poke fun, but
whn we began playing the spirit OF the thing
Kind of entered into US and We couldn't joke
about il.
II remember oNelll said to me at The time,
when 90 into my dresslng-room and am made
w for my part l seem 10 leave all earthly
things behind me. l feel like different man.
He was magnificent in The part.
Lewis morrison was Puntus PLATE, Sam w.
Piercy. who was afterward leading man with
Booth, Savini and others. took the part OF
Herod. Forrest Robinson was Caiaphus, Nick
j. n. LoDg-was Joseph, King Hediey was
Judas; Fred Emerson BrooKs-he writes songs
aud Is a public entertainer now-was one of the
disciples; DON'T remember which one now.
"Aiy part was that OF the inspired Messen-
ger, and had two long speeches In he hrst
act the only act / appeared In. Kate DENIM
Wilson was the Herodas-she was with Rose
COghlan when she was at the Hollis here a
week or So ago. Olive West was the Salome.
aud Nav vii es was the Virgin Mary.
81 don't remember now who tts other dis
cples were: II was fifteen years ago. you see
Oh.ves Harry Brown was tile stage manager,I
think. 1 know there were several who doubled
on partSp
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European Musical Items.

Translated from the Gazzetta Musicale OF Milan.
PuccinPs "Manon Lescaur' was given for
the first time In Milan at La Scala. with the
usual success The composer was called be.
fore the curtain twenty times.
b ito's "Mefstofee," the favOrite opera OF
the Ear OF Russia, was given at the Opera in
ST. Petersburg.
Several OF the compositions Of Palestrina
were sung in Vienna In memory OF the com.
poser
al Vestale," by Spontin |, will be revived al
the Lyric The tier In Paris.
"Manon Lescaut," by Puccini, scored a sue.
cess also in Leipsic
Platania, the composer of "Spartaco." is writ.
ing new opera.
Luporinis new opera, tIdispetti Amorosi ,,
will be given next month in Turin.
Owing TO the Illness of the tenor Leopca-
vallo's II MedicP' Will not be given at present
in Berlin.
Durof, the tenor. obtained a triumph singing
the prophet" by Meyerbeer, in Warsaw,
Marcella 8 mblich app AIRED in ''Rtgoletto"
and Don Giovanni in ST. Petersburg.
Rubinstein has been invited to direct his own
WORKS by the London Philharmonic Society.
Tamagno Is singing In "Aida' at Monte Carlo.
Cesar Cui the composer of lie Flibnstier -
civ b In Paris, is @ neral In the Russian army.
Brahms quintet for clarionet and strings was
given in i,les.
Mascagn will write a new opera on the H.
bretto by n. Misasi taken from he romance
Husband and Priest"
AT the Martucei concerts given in Bologna
TUG Fcdst Vi the ApOStieS, DIV Wagner will
be played.
"Savitri,' new opera by n. Cont. will he
gwen at tile Argentina in Rome
Rosenthal, the pianist,gave recital In Berlin.
bfaDm's new pieces were PLAYED at the LON
don popular concerts with success
new work by Grieg was much anplanded a,
the Gewandthaus concerts ~ Leipsc.
Teresa Careno and d'Alberr played the yaria
lions Tor TWO pianofortes by c. Sindine In Iein
sic. Careno also executed d'Albert's TO.
Miriam" new opera by Hsnberper and
Marschners "Templars," will be given in
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Edwin Booth and EIocution.

The genius of Edwin Booth was part OF a
lecturers theme In New York recently.
when an audience composed mainly of actors
and other people interested in the principles
OF elocuion listened TO a talk by G. Swede
third street. MIR. Lewis. says the Sun, who is a
middle-aged man of considerable energy and
experience, was wise enough at the outset of
lay down cast-iron rules, and, furthermore, he
wished any of his hearers who differed
with him or desired explanations TO 81 eak
right out IN me ting" This had the effect to
lace him on d friendly footing wi all present.
The lecturer thought that many stage artis .. In
GLIDING even such eminent persons as Edwin
Booth. were guilty of grevous faults in both
that MIR. Booth "in vi lively sketehed thoughts
according TO a natural law which few under
Stood" A common faults 10 rob sentence of
the authors real meaning by placing the en-
phasis upon the wrong words Sometimes too
many words are emphasized. The better way
Is To tone down all of the words that can be SO
treated, which has the effect TO bring the i'm.
really imparts a truer sense OF the authors
meaning. The true elocuIionlst looks upon a
sentence much he same that sculptor looks
non block of marble. All the unnecessary
material must be trimmed away. Ii a speak r
makes 1t bis business 10 st OK TO nal ure' he or
she will succeed in flashing thought pictures
which will be appreciated by the audience
The stud mt OF elocutIou should think, instead
OF memorlZing rules aud regulations. Several
times during MIR. Lewis remarks he was inter-
rupted by his hearers. One won III was en-
phatic III her expression OF disbelief in his
theory Of emphasis. Mr.. Lewis thank d her
for her help in making the meeting Interesting.
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Tenth and Last.

The A. NJ. Palmer Company enters tomorrow
evening on its tenth and last week, and will
repeat some of the principal pieces presented
during the engagement, besides q new one-act
comedy called keeping Up Appearances"
written by Louise Velier, young lady of this
civ. and which, in two senses, may be called a
maiden effort "a Pair OF Spectacles," THE
Dancipg Girl" Alabama" and saints and
sinners, have been selected for repetition by
the general company we hope that although
this assemblage OF cnoice players have not
s,.,,n, daenly of the wine OF success at he
dramartc banquet they spread for the public, a
hnmner will be given them at parting. We
not 70 eI e tell 6s sasy i nast ss
Gu Srsmatic deservings-a better company
snen s,dnm visited this ciiy-were unnoticed.
Let b wei IS ss 20 tosn as' rhs d wsss
Tor; as to bis hospitality the visiting players
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ssAmOrita.p

The Tiyolt management VIII tomorrow night
produce Czbulka's romantic three-act opera
with this title for a brief run OF one month. 1t
is very popular German opera and has met
with great success whenever pr sented. For
this production have been prepared new seen
cry. costumes and accessories and cast has
been selected worthy of its musical bTilliancy
Robert Dunbar, Title Sallnger, Ferris Hart
man, Carrlt. Roma. Phil BransOn. Fannie Lid
diaTd. L. w. Knight. Alice Nelson, thomas C.
Leary. Edith MoodIhOrpe and Ed Torpi will
sing the principal rolls, assisted by an enlarged
chorus and The superb orchestra OF The theater.
Following "Amorita" will be produced IN a
splendid manner the great farcical comedy
operate success. "The HOolah." with Ferris
Hartman tIhnlS great part of HOOlah GOolah, In
which he will introduce several new songs and
specialIes. Scenes on The Midway Plaisance,
oriental dancing girls and other MidWiDter Fair
sights VIII all enIiYen The work.
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State TheatriCaIS,

The tour of Clay Clements company opens
on Saturday mig bit al the Macdonougn TheaIer,
Oakland, where he will present his old success
"The Bells" and on Sunday night new conn.,
edy, 1.-The New Dom inlon,' which many well
informed theatrical people OF expe rience IN
management predict Will be the great Eastern
success OF next season. Mr.. Clement has ex-
pended about $40, 600 and will carry with him
complete sets of scenery and furniture for both
his productions. The COMPANY, which has
been rehearsing for month includes such
well-known artists as Charles Kent. who was
for many years the leading man OF the Boston
Museum Stock Company, and has been asso-
Glazed with the Frohman and Palmer home
companies, HerewaTd Hoyt, L. L. O'Malley,
Miss Kara kenwyn, his handsome and tai
ented leading lady, and thirteen others. AS
the Baron Franz Victor Won H0henstauffen, The
leading character In 1.-The New Dominion"
Mr.. Clement will present TO the public an ell
tirely unique lmpersoDatIon. The Baron Is
scientific expert travelling unosi eni atl0usiy In
America and pursuing his botanical re-
searches IN Virginia, where the scenes
of the play are laid. The play
is said TO possess an exceptionally strong COM
edy element, although 1t CONTAINS more than
one powerful dramatic situation On Monday
and Tuesday next the company Will play the
town of Los Gatos. where they will open The
new opera house built by Mr.. u. A. Butler, who
has rushed pretty theaer 10 completion under
special arrangement with Mr.. Clement. Every
seat in The house has been sold for the two
nights by subscription, number OF tbeater
parties having been organized Id San Jose. aud
l he opening promises quite social event.
Thereafter the company Will play three
nights In Los angeles and will then jump with
| only one stop TO San Antonio. Texas, reaching
| a territory which has for Two years past given
/ MIR. Clement substantial financial reward.
! among the dates already booked for the COM
pany ST. Louis. Cincinnati, Louisville,
! Detroit Buffalo and Chicago. MIR. Z. II. selma
bel OF Los Angeles goes out with the company
as manager and lie advance work will be done
by Harold Johnston, his business manager, a
well-knOwn newspaper man OF Denver and
New York who has been associated with MIR.
Clement Tor two ars also with Mr.. Wilson
Barrett, the Opera COmique. London. and other
hTst-caSs att actions.
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The Macdonough. Oakland.

Clay Clement will present 'The New Domin-
ion" this Sunday evening.
Next Tuesday evening at the same tbeater
the Iowa State Military Band will give grand
concert. tn prices 20 ana 90 cents.
"Oie Olson," Swedish dialect comedy, now
in his six h season, Will be seen at the Mac
donough next Friday and Saturday evenings.
The A. NJ. Palmer Company Will go direct
from Tie Baldwin on the 18th inst. to this
house for four nights Engagement, present.
Ing he following Ieportory: saints and Sim
ners." Jim. the Penman," The Dancing
Grip and "A Pair of Spectacles'' or Ala
bama." The sale OF seats and boxes beglns
Thursday at 8 A. NJ.
"a Railroad Ticket" now running al the
California, Will follow the Palmer Company.
The morning call., 1894-03-04
A BoOTBLACK'S SUICIDE.
Sam Hart Drowned Himself Because
He Could Not Stop DRINKING.

The decomposed remains of Sam Hart
the BIO otblack. who disappeared five week,
ago, were found Yesterday morning in the
bay near the Powell-street wharf The
body was identified by means OF letter
found in one OF the pockets.
Hart was "a years old and lived with his
mother at sec Jessie street. He had been
drinking heavily for weeks prior to the
date of his disappearance. The note found
in his pocket tells why he drowned him.
self. 1t reads:
Dear Ma: 1t is no use me living any more
as can't keep straight. You have ALWAYS beer
good mother to me and l never was any good
So good-by TO every one. SAN
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Reversing Joe Lane.

Some time ago. in Philadelphia. Mr.. Willard
was dining With some rather straight-laced
persons. says The New York sun. After dinner
one OF his watch charms-a 25-cent piece wi n
an inscription on one side-was passed around
the table.
1T was rather curious about that quarter"
explained Mr.. Willard. son night when was
playing In The Middleman' IL was thrown at
me by man among the gods during the scene
where am starving
An old lady read Tie Inscription, then dropped
The coin like a hot coal
eli ally. MIR. Willard. you are positively bias
phemous." she exclaimed.
"Oh, but, my dear madam" exclaimed vii.
The morning call., 1894-03-04
A Dangerous Curve

What may prove serious accident oc-
Cured on the dangerous ca5le-car line
curve at the corner of Sacramento street
and First avenue yesterday. AS car was
rounding the curve at A. NJ. to go on to
Lake street the conductor was thrown
from the rear platform and dashed with
great violence to the track. He was picked
up In an unconscious condition by a pass
ing god Sewaritan
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The Chameleon Dance.

Diana. the lancer, IN conjunction with one OF
the strongest vaudeville companies yet pre-
sented. comes 10 the OTpheum TO- morrow night.
The name OF this dance is apropos and sugges-
tive of the Charming effects produced by this
ariiSte's terpsichorean evolutions accompanie
and heightened by the wonderful effect pro-
duced on Der white silk gown by means of cal
cium lights and variegaIed eOlors through an
intricate series of lenses. Diana's gown, TO be-
gin with, Is curious invention of The Dress
matters art 1t Is Ia feet in length and con-
tains 10 yards OF white silk, and In her dex-
ferrous whlrllng she manages 10 spread this
remarkable dress out in such way that when
she Is ID mouon the dress has the appearance
or number of small flying balloons and ab-
breylated yacht sails, and the beautiful figures
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W;Ikie,s Ballad Concerts.

A very interesting ballad concert will be
given on Thursday evening next, March 8. al
the California-srreet NJ E. Church, corner Cali
fornia and Broderick streets, for the benefit of
the church under the direction of SIR. Alfred
Wikie He will be assisted by Mrs. Martin
Schultz. Miss Eta Bayly. Miss Bertha Clark "a
resa ana Lily sherwood, Miss Mary Pasmore
Uhe youthful voinist). Miss H. B. Pasmore
and r. Fletcher Tilton accompanied. The price
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German Theater.

Miss Emmy Gartner will lake benefit at The
Baldwin this Sunday evening. playing the
comedy "Llli vom Ballet" with song. On
March IL, Manager HnZigfath will also take
farewell beuefi. rendered him by his many
friends This event will close the German dra-
matte season.
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people OF his company to whom it is entrusted,
and that IL VIII find favor with The audience
At any rate h. proposes not To lose SlghI OF H.
Whatever may be its fortune on produc lOn
lie will take u st with him and place IL III
the hands OF expeI fenced writer's for the age
whose business II will be to expand Miss
Neiller's modest little one-act curtain raiser
into regulation thTeeact comedy. lie IS quite
of the opinion that il his sufficient dramatic
strength 10 stand stretching with advantage.
THE CAST.
Mr. Harry ThorntoD.. go Mr. Edward NJ. Bell
Mrs Thornton Miss Julia Arthur
Mr. Rand lph. ................Mr Mr.. George faWcett
James, "a ServAnt............. MI. K. A. Thomson
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Virgnius She is native OF this city, and be.
gan her professional career al the AlcaZar.
Since she has so we'll improved her opDortunt
lies in the East as 10 gain quite a Iepu alton in
important roles. note TO THE CALL from
Denver, February 81 says the company opened
there on thar date. ana that the advance sale
for tile week was very large.
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OF birds, embroideries and lifesZe Photographic
reproductions thrown on her while dancing have
a most remarkable effect; par iculariy so is
the monster butterfly which eayelops her entire
dress, and the clever manner she uses her arms,
which are cOnce led beneath The dress, forming
The wings Of the butterfly and lending start
ling effect TO the Illusion. The entire danes Is
characterized by series of the most graceful
poses and is indeed a most enjoyable novelty.
Diana is a perfect Illustration OF the poetry OF
The morning call., 1894-03-04
BUYER s. REiCH'S CLAIMS
Demurrers Are Sustained to Twelve
Insurance Suits

On Friday last Judge Slack overruled
demurrers lnterposed by twelve insurance
companies to suits brought by Daniel
Meyer as assignee for Buyer B Reich.
whose property was destroyed in the
Bush-stre fire last sumner.
Yesterday, however, on further showing
by the defendants, the order ovsrrni,,, :,
the demurrers was vacated and fras6
order made sustaining them all on rho
ground of the insuficiency of inc CON,
plant. The objections are purely tenh-
nical. and the plaintiff is granted ten dsvs
IN which TO amend his com plants
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To Quiet Title

John Ekstrom has fled suit in the Snns.
rior Court against Victor L.. O'Brten a.
administrator of the estate Of Rohart NJ
docb. deceased, to qniet title To a niece ~
property on Washington street. near
Powell. neai
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teristic things in this line. quarte, composed
of MesSrS Mills, Forescue, Jones and Van
Ortep, VIII render several selections, ana
George Hail. Turkish Consul in this city, mas
composed a ballad cal ed "Tne Shamrock"
plant which is said to be robson 10 all Snakes
cenery ana costumes will be OF the richest
and most realistic. Tue latter are taken from
aut boriiatIve sources. including Plancbe's ma
riOnal dress of Ireland during the reign OF
glasses and the kernes Will appear in the pic
ruresque uniform of tn. time-the first with their
locks and flowing saffron coOred cloaks The
ancient Irish, by the way, had quaint fOndness
for the color of saffron.
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lard, .it the engraver not l. who was re-
p0us1be for the capita q -
Ihe inscrirtion runs as follows: ITO Cyrus
bien arm, from a sympathetic God"
Joe Lane, one OF the old Democratic Govern
ors oil Oregon, never hOnOred lhe name OF the
Creator with a CAPITAL e.
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New AIcaZar.

This new and popular place Of amusement
on OFarrell street is a pleasure 10 all who
wish TO enjoy high class vaudeville show
without the adjunct OF beer and tobacco. The
principal attractions DOW are Cyrene and Harry
Robinson.