The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-06
AMUSEM ENTS.
of Music.

"Blue Jeans" that excellent comedy
| drama which is the attraction at the Acaa-
envy of Music this week, is like good wine-1t
improves with age. This fact was amply
| laughter with which a crowded house greeted
| the efforts of the talented actors and &C
tresses in the cast. The story of Perry Bas-
com and his love for June, the poorhouse
| girl; the scheming of that vindictive and
bad woman Sue Eudaly; the desperation OF
| Ben Boone to win the land of the adven-
turess: the manly if we may use the para
dox) stand of June, the wife aud mother;
the parental concern of Jacob and Clndy
Tutewiler: and the incidental story OF
Colonel Rising and Samantha Hankins and
her son Ike, and of Jim Tutewiler and Nell,
the leading lady, is familiar to the theatre
| goers of Jersey City. They know the story.
but it is one so interesting, so attractive, 50
| meritorious, that they learn to love 1t every
time they see it anew.
Sc much for the strength of the story. To
interpret such required a strong cast, and
this We have at the Academy. AS Perry
| Bascom, Mr.. Andrew Robson was excellent.
| His portrayal of the ambitious saw mill
proprietor, the loving husband of June, was
all that could be desired, his work in the
third and fourth acts being worthy of special
| mention. Miss Anna Belmont as June won
| the sympathy of the audience from the mo-
| ment she appeared. She is pretty II
| talented. and interpreted the character as
the author of the play intended it should be
interpreted. She was equal to every task
| assigned, one moment causing hearty laugh
ter and in the next moving the audience TO
tears. Her story is an object lesson,
Miss Maude Eudaly was excellent
of acting was in the second act, when she
| won Ben Boone to her cause. The latter
| part was portrayed by Mr.. E, L. Snader.
| whose reputation as an actor is well known.
| Mr.. Snader's work in "Blue Jeans" is equal
to n he ever essayed on the stage. Mr..
Snader made one break last night. When
given a curtain call at the end of the third
act the audience Kissed himself and Sue
EudaIy. This was a tribute, for their excel
lent acting had made the audience see only
| the characters they portrayed, and made
them. of course, i'll sympathy with Perry
and June. Snader muttered at this as he
| passed before the curtain.
Not less meritorious was the work of the
| other members of the cast, which included
George D. Chaplin as Colonel Henry Clay
| Rising, Wallace D.. Shaw as Jacob T~utewiler,
| Charles E. Udell as Jim Tutewiler, w. Z.
Crandall as Isaac Hawkins, Joseph Graham
| as Seth Igoe, Miss Marian Strickland as
| Samantha Hawkins. Mrs. Charles Edwards
| as Cindy Tutewiler, Miss Pearl Andrews as
| Nell Tutewiler and Beleena Kicker, and
little GLADYS Laird as Bascom's child,
The old village band was immense. 1t was
encored repeatedly. The barbecue scene
was another novel one. Perhaps the most
| realistic is that in the saw mill, when Boone
| places Bascom ON the block, and who is
within an inch of the mighty wheel when
| rescued by June.
The New opera House.
A large audience enjoyed the amusing
nonsense produced at the New Opera House
| last night by the Pat Rooney Comedy Com
| pany in the new musical arce-comedy,
tALord Rooney" The play has noplot worth
mentioning, but it is so designed as to make
| the performance one continual exhibition OF
| specialists. The singing and dancing was
| good, and there was plenty of 1t. Tn audi
\ ence was generous with applause, and partic-
| ularly so when Katie Rooney. who processes
| to be a daughter of that old tim f~avorite,
| Pat Rooney, initiated him in several songs
and dances. Master Pat Rooney sang "Gay
Paree," and was recalled twice, and SO was
| Matte Rooney, when she performed her
| dance of the Setting Sun. Joseph A. Kelly
and Iona Burgess, musical experts, played
| on curious instruments of their own creation,
| and Miss Maud Stamer sang a soprano solo
with great expression. She was recalled,
and sang Killarney in a very sweet manner.
| Thomas Peasley made a hit with his eeeen-
| trio specialties, and the song and dance by
| Katie and Matte Rooney was well exc
cuted. Frank Davis, the comedian was as
| funny as usual and created a great deal of
| laughter.
Lord Rooney will be played today at the
| matinee, tonight and tomorrow night. On
| Thursday night Dockstader's Minstrels will
| be at the New Opera House and will remain
there the balance of the week.
Hoboken Theatre.
Edward F. Davis presentation of "Uncle
| Toms Cabin a reproduction from that
| famous book that has touched a sympathetic
chord in every heart, commenced a weeks
| engagement at the Hoboken Theatre last
/ night. Uncle Tom is well impeIsonated by
J. D. Chunn. Marks the lawyer is his old
time hustling self, delineated by Charles
Langstaf, and cute little Eva is even an inn
two Topsys, the Hyer Sisters, who accom-
plish many of the pranks that Topsy did in
the book. They have well cultivated voices.
and are enehofed in their rendition of nj
| The transformation scene at the conclusion
| of the play is certainly an elaborate tableaux.
There are bitches in the presentation that
| should be overcome. Matinees Wednesday
and Saturday.
Germanfa Theatre, Hoboken.
The "Fay Foster Burlesque Company re-
| plete with good things, began o return en-
gagement at the Germania Theatre, Hobo
| ken, last night. The star role is assumed by
Miss NJ. F. Edwards, a charming soubrette,
whose winsome ways win for her frequent
applause. The variety opens with a bur-
| lesaue, "True Blue,n depicting a day at a
racing track. The boy baritone, Jack Fem
| ton, possesses an almost wonderful voice.
| Carr and Tourjee in a comedy skit. I'm
Camp" furnish amusement. There is a
march of the ladies, styled sour Lady
| Grenadiers," that is executed cleyerly.