Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-19
Entertainments. HYPERION,

a very noVel ana entertaining program was that rendered last evening by MT. George Groesmith, the famous English humorist. Ills sketches and recitals are all new and out of the ordinary. On &C., count of this and the original style in which they are produced, his witty re- marks and ''take offs" on some of our American peculiarities, put the audience in . good humor. s'The Art of Entertain ing"wss clever satireson some of society's foibles, very nicely put. One of the most amusing parts of the program was that in which the Song "The American Girl" was rendered. This brought down the house and received several encores. His imita tion of Paderewskl was also warmly sp- plauded. The audience was of g good size and one which could appreciate the fine points of the production.
 MT. Charles Dlcksen, who will present for the first time here the new eatiric al and very amusing comedy "Willise to morrow evening, is comedian whose name is al most household one among theater-goers all over the country, especially so in the east, which has been the field of all his most important characteriz ations. He is . particular favorite among theatre -goers, and willie" is having great run of poR- ularity. Sale of seats now open.
 A notable theatrical event of the season here will be the return of Bronson How ards latest play, 'Aristocr rscy," which will be presented again Saturday night. There is e special significance in this work of MT. Towards, for its author has reached an acknowledged plane at the head of con- tributors to the American stage. It Is sl- ready pretty thoroughly known, for it's long runs in New York and Chicago last season caused widespread literary and so- cisl discussion. Sale of seats now open.
 GRAND OPERA HoUsR.
 "The Engineer" will be presented to- night and during the remainder of the week. There will be matinee on Satur- day. An exchange says: "The Engineer" is genuine play for the people and last night the Standard theater was packed with an appreciative audience, who greeted it with great applause. The play Is realis- tic in every particular and is thoroughly interesting from beginning to end. It Is 8 new mslodrama and is drawn on similar lines to "The Old Homestead" and "Blue Jeans." The plot, while not exactly tell ing new story, is followed with great in tersst, as the characters portrayed are realistic to an extreme. The company in the cast is strong one. Among the many novel features is the Plumbville cornet band. the village church choir, the Fourth of July celebration, the exciting engine room scene.
 Dan Mccarthy, the clever Irish come dian, will be seen at the Grand the first three days next week, with matinee Wednesday, in his new play, 'The Pride of Mayo" An exchange speaking of the play says: "The Pride of Mayo, ,"the latest thing in Irish dramas, by Dan McCarthy, was eeen for the first time in New York at H. R. Jacobs' theater yesterday. Its story is . good one, and many of the cut-and- dried featurs of the Irish play are advanta- geously absent. It was very creditably staged. Dan Mccarthy himself appeared in the cast, and so did Charles Sanders and Lou Ripley.
 POTTS WONDERLAND THKATER.
 In the boxes last night and in the body of the house there were 200 natives of Spain. Mexico and Cuba who went there for the express purpose of seeing and hearing the Tortajada troupe of trouba- dours. Senorits Tortajads sang by re- quest the "Ls Paloma," song dearly be- loved by all Spauish-speaking people. When the curtain rose disclosing the Tor tsjads troupe on the stage the applause was almost deafening. Although sfflicted with a severe cold Ssnorita Tortaj jado acted and sang magnifcently. At the close she was the recipient of numerous floral trib- utes. The Hiatts in their musical skit made decided hit. Miss Ktttie Clayton in her Booster" songs is fast becoming 8 fa- vorits and pretty little Blanche Newcomb's songs are bright and catchy, and what is more are being whistled and sung up on the streets. The entire performance from the beginning to the end Is remarkable one, in fact one of the best that Manager Poli has given this season.