The evening world., 1894-04-24
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IN BROOKLYN PLAYHOUSES.
Country sport" Seen Mt the Park
Theatre.

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"a Country Sport was given its first
performance In Brokklyn at Col. Sims
Park Theatre last night. Peter f. DALEY
played the principal part and was sup
ported by a good company, including
Ada Lewis. the tough girl;" May Irwin.
Johnny Sparks, Andrew Mack and
Frank Jackson. The play IL interspersed
with many songs and dances. which ar
ford the members Of the company an
opportunity to show their Individual
merits. The singing by the Garden CITY
Quartet adds greatly to the attractive
ness of the vaudeville portion OF the
COLUMBIA THEATRE.
After a successful week In the East
ern District, mir. Wiikinson's Widows
began an engagement at the Columbia
Theatre last night. The seriousness of
gay Mr.. Wilkinson leaving two, widows
kept the audience in roars OF Laughter
unit. the curtain dropped In the last act.
It's appreciation of the parts played by
Burns as Major Mallory and Annie
Wood as the corpulent cook. The rest
eta Crosman. Margaret Craven, Charles
s.. Able, Maud white, T. c. Valentine.
william Levers ana Anthony Eddinger-
all of whom interpret their parts with
satisfaction.
THE AMPHION.
At the Amphion, last night. THE
Black Crook was produced with the
same scenery and costumes used at he
Academy of Music in New York. There
are now over a hundred dancers who
give life and color TO the performance,
dressed as they are In costumes repre-
senting. all the shades In the rainbow.
The b%allcts. marches and vaudeville per-
formers still continue to be the attraC-
tive features of the play. Specialties
are introduced by Wood and Shepard.
musical comedians; May Gilroy, sing.
ing; Fielding. iuggler. and Paige n
Odell in n sketch.
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.
George Thatcher and his merry-ma-
kers in the musical extravaganza, AT
RIGA" drew a fair audience to the Grand
Opera,House last night. The piece is
the elements OF farce, opera, circus n
minstrel show. MIR. Thatcher has IN or
chestrn and a chorus Of twenty-five
yoiles; In the company are J1hn A.
Sally Cohen; charles II. Hopper, Helen
Byron, Fl. w. Frillman, Thomas Lewis
and others.
BIJOU THEATRE.
Sampson, with the title OF the strong
est man on earth" under the direction
OF Duncan b. Harrison. in The Pay
master" appeared at the. new Bijou
seen in his original ole as NE heroic
strength. He breaks a pair OF hand
cuffs. apparently with but little effort:
lung expansion. and bends coins he.
tween his fingers. Among those in the
company. are Charles Frew, 8. p. Fisch-
er. Maud blanchard. Florence Gerald,
Kate M~edinger and Irene Fernandez.
STAR THEATRE.
Tho potrnps nf tho Star Tbaotro On N,
a new play called The Wicklow Post
man." which was produced for the arst
time in Brooklyn last night. The play
trays mn ideal view of life In the Elmer
aid Isle. Eugene O'Rourke. a we'll
known delineator Of Irish character.
other players were George Deyo. W. c.
Calhoun, Miss Polly Holmes and Miss
Elsie Jerome
GAYETY THEATRE.
Among the pleasing features OF 'The
Hustler" at the Gayety Theatre Last
night were John Kernel as the %penniless
Irishman. and the Salvation Army rally,
There are many specialt!es introduced in
n" rlev, including Smith and, Cool! the
terrible tramps" The play Is a farce
Mills and Emil Hensel.
EMPIRE THEATRE.
"Peck's Bad Boy" with his series OF
Jokes and antics. kept his father In hot
water at the Empire Theatre last night,
much II the pleasure OF the onlookers
The y~oungster IL we'll known to juve.
niles; who have read about his merry
FRANKS, as we'll as many OF the older
ones, who enjoy the fur in tho play.
NOVELTY THEATRE.
The Novelty Theatre began Its career
under the mi management OF Joseph w,
Frankel last night, with n performance
OF Two Old Cronies,". a rafting farce,
comedy which has been In Brooklyn
before. The company included Franz
u. Wills, w, Y. Bryant, Lizzie Rich
mond, Monte Collins and other well
known vaudeville entertainers. whc
were seen at their best Matinees vii
be given to-day. Thursday and Satur
day,
THE CASINO.
The programme at Huber & Gebhardt'
Casino last night was made up OF Sher
man and Murrisey, comedians; Mora
and ColGan, Thomas Burns. the tenor
tho Sew. Guartct, Lizzie Howard AM
Minnie Schulz.
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