The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-06
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ssTbe ProdISaI DaughterH at tn
Academy n from Play.


In spite of the rain, the Academy was
we'll filled last evening, when Walter
Sanford's excellent ompany produced
.The Prodigal Daughter" h actors
are all good, while some are ~Xcepno
ally fine. The morals of the play are
slightly questionable, but there are two
or three lessons taught to those who
will learn them.
The scene between Julian Bedford and
Rose Woodmere, in act IL, should be, to
all girls, a warning against Opponents.
In this scene Miss Amelia Bingham, as
were few dry eyes in the audience when
she made her appeal to Bedford, played
by Mr.. Lloyd Melville. Miss Edith Muir
Blair, as Lord Banbury, add the funni
est scenes imaginable to the play. When
Dicky "wilted," he did it completely,
though Dorcas had her hands full at
there will l go also, and thy pleasures
shall be my pleasures" are not empty
threats, as Dicky finds to his sorrow;
meets with such applause that it is a
pity she does not sing oftener. The act
ing of Mr.. Henry Bagge, who takes the
gentleman Jockey, is extremely natural.
When he and Tom Blinker. taken by
Mr.. William Evans, turn the tables on
Dudley Roper, by Mr.. Harry Rogers, and
Miserable Jim, by Mr.. c. J. Vincent, it
is a scene calculated to rouse the great
est enthusiasm.
Mr.. Allen Demond, as Sir John Wood
mere, is the type of an English country
gentleman. Violet Woodmere is we'll act
ed by Miss Mary Anderson. Maurice
Deepwater, the villain. is taken by Mr..
Alexander Kearny, n the way in which
he manages his eyeglass gives him a
most diabolical sneer.
The scenery used in 1.-THE ProdigaI
Daughter" is beautiful. Those who wish
to see scenery other than that used since
the time of Little Lord Fauntleroy''
will nav an excellent opportunity in
1.-The Prodigal Daughter" The presence
of real live horses adds greatly to the
Daughter is rather weak, considering
the strength of the rest of the play.
The under villain gets off very easily,
1.-The Prodigal Daughter" will be given
Wednesday and Saturday. An extra
Election Day matinee was given this
afternoon. Election returns will be read
from the stage this evening.
The Bon TOMS Host of Clever People.
The programme at the Bon Ton this
week is such a lengthy one hat it makes
a continuous performance in itself with
only one appearance of each player.
So varied are the talents of the various
performers that all tastes, however di-
versiied, can be accommodated. For
those who admire graceful and artistic
dancing there are Meeker and Mack, the
wonderful buck and wing dancers; Thos.
J. Ryan and Mary Ritchfield, Healy and
Teed, Kitty Clements, the clever skip
| ping rope artist; Bobby and Lottie Daily,
and others. Every one of these can sing
as we'll as they can dance, so that those
who prefer good vocal music will find
enough in these performers to entertain
them most agreeably.
Then there is William F. Carroll, the
| up-to-date humorist and dialectician in
his face and fancies in which he intro
duces his original character entitled the
'Colored Bearer Then comes Conway
and Leland, the clever a~crobats, whose
every act creates laughter. Charles Il.
Ward, the original Bowery Boy, is a
great singing favorite, who wins the APP
probation of his audiences wherever he
appears. One of the clever men on the
programme is he comedian, Barry
Maxwell, the tramp balladist, whose &C.
| centric performance issa refreshing nov
city. Another attractive feature of the
| bill is the performance of Arthur White
law, whose talking and singing enter
tainment never fails to please. Mays
and Hunter are two artists whose rem
| dition and execution are certainly of a
high order and well worth waiting for.
Test is given to the entertainment by
the work of the clever little midget
soubrette n musician, the German
Rose, who has an amusing speciality
There are Others all good in their
lines, and well worth seeing. Those
who visit the Bon Ton this evening will
be kept fully acquainted with the pro-
gress of the election by the returns
which will be read from the stage. -