The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
ST. Johns CARNIVAL.

Garfield hall WAS filled to overlooking
last night with an enthusiastic and de-
lighted audience. A number of new fea-
lures in the way of colored lights and
beautiful decorations had been added to
the lovely booths and pavilions. The en-
tire ball was taken up with the large
audience and the picturesque attractions.
The stage program began with q remarka-
BILE children's performance, entitled, Lit
| tie Lord Fontleroy's Birthday Party"
introducing some excellent Juvenile talent.
This was followed by musical and lit
cray program under the direction of Mrs.
Walden The entire hall was scene of
sociability, festivity and merry enjoyment
while the pictures que booths and beauti-
full costumes of the various nations rep
resented. made the scene a bewildering
mixture of shifting cclors. In order to give
every one chance to see this most artistic
and brilliant entertainment ever given in
Wichita, the ladies have concluded to
hold it over one more evening-Monday,
tomorrow night. All those holding sea-
son tickets will be admitted while the gen
eral admission will BE- twenty-five cents,
children ten cents. An entire new stage
program will be given OF most attrac-
tive and excellent order
SHATTERED IDOLS"
Gin purity aud faith" | have set upon
the pedestal OF truth and honor those that
l love best. In shame and despair they
are now to me but Shattered Idols. 4"
Shattered Idols" is the title OF the new
play which the distinguished emotional
actress, Jefferson Lewis aud her excellent
supporting company present to US Monday
evening, April Is, at the Crawford Grand.
The play is said TO be a marvel of strength
dramatic construction, and to contain
many beautiful Passages. In Madeline the
title role, Miss Lewis is said TO rise TO
h.ar.r nf ~ H.
many former brilliant representations
The play is the present great European
success, and according to the brilliant
criticisms of the press. should duplicate
its European success here. Miss Lewis is
so confident that il will create sensation
here that she is making it the chief piece
of her repertoire this season. which also
and IL. Belle Russo" Magnificent toll
cites aud a most notable supporting COM
pany will mark the production OF each
play in this city.
THAT RAILROAD TICKET.
One OF the notable successful farce COM
edies OF last season was "A Railroad
Ticket" written by Charles T. Biauey, a
successful young ticket broker OF Column
bus, Ohio. ". ". Freshman who has
managed Frank Daniels for the past four
years saw the piece and iinmediat ely made
arrangements with Mr.. BlaEey 10 manage
it. The piece will be presented here on
next Thursday. The play is billed as "A
Farce-Comedy surprise" aud that il is a
genuine novelty IS the universal
opiuion of ali who witnessed it.
In constructing the work Mr.
Blauey Is said TO have departed
entirely from the well worn methods so
long employed in the building of farce
comedies, and the result is a production
that tckles the sppetiies of all Glasses OF
theatre goers. No old time gags. or
syphon bottles ale sprung upon the un-
suspecting public, but good. fresh. aud
substantial humor. Legitimate comedy
situations, and a host of the latest musical
novelties are presented The company in
terpreting "A Railroad Ticket j. an ex-
cellent one and includes Arthur Mouiton.
James I. Kelley. Harry Blaney, James
Boyins. Harry Porter Anna Caldwell.
Rose Chesneau. H=ttie Waters, Louise
Csprini, Jeannetts BageaFd, Marie Bach
and the California qUaItetSe
GEORGE ". MONROE As my AUNT
BRIDGET
The return Of George ". Monroe at tie
Bijou last night was what IL i the fashion
10 call an ovation.
a crowded house and an excellent per-
formaucc served 10 CONTINUE the long liz:
OF triumphs at tbis theater. The ,!oo-s
opened with = laugh. the cuFtsi.l wesI i;p
on a laugh, and curtain fell on a laugh.
sad the b.; auGseac- went out WIKI =
laugh. Nhz: more could D.. deS.rss.
Aunt Bridget never stirred up rno.c M
roarious uirrr;;neaL
Owen Westfcrd as the dependent
nephew. '.P. Alton Mcyrigh." is an ex-