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

Theatre.
"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 is interspersed
with many songs and dances, which af-
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
play.
COLUMBIA THEATRE.
After a successful week in the East
ern District, 'Mr. Wilkinson's Widows
began an engagement at the Columbia
Theatre last night. The seriousness of
the funny complications arising from
kept the audience in roars OF laughter
until the curtain dropped In the last act.
The audience showed by Its enthusiasm
Its 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 and Anthony Eddinger,
all of whom Interpret their parts with
satisfaction.
THE AMPHION.
AT the Amphion, last night, 1.-The
Black Crook was produced with the
same scenery and costumes used at the
Academy of Music in New York. There
give life and color to the performance,
dressed as they are in costumes repre-
senting all the shades in the rainbow.
The ballots, 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 and
Odell In a sketch.
GRAND oPERA-HoUsE.
George Thatcher and his merry-ma-
kers in the musical extravaganza, At
rica." drew a fair audience to the Grand
Opera,House last night. The piece is
staged in an elaborate style and has all
the elements of farce. opera, circus and
minstrel show. Mr.. Thatcher has an or
chestra and a chorus of twenty-five
Coleman. John c.. Rice, Hilda Hollins,
Sally Cohen. Charles II. Hopper. Helen
Byron, H. w. Frillman, Thomas Lewis
and others.
BIJoU THEATRE.
Sampson; with the title of the strong,
Of Duncan b. Harrison, in THE Pay
Theatre last night, Mr.. Harrison was
irish officer, During the performance
Sampson displayed his remarkable
strength: He breaks a pair Of hand
parts chains and straps by muscle and
lung expansion. and bends coins be.
tween hts fingers. Among those in the
er. MAUD Blanchard, f Fiorence Gerald ssdd
Kate Medinger and Irene Fernandez.
STAR THEATRE.
The patrons Of the Star Theatre saw
a new play called THE Wicklow Post
man." which was produced for the first
Is based upon Irish romance, and por-
trays an ideal view Of life In the Emer-
aid isle; ds,,h Eugene o'R Pour -, a -, well well
played the principal role. Among the
other players were George Deyo, w. C.
Calhoun, Miss Polly Holmes and Miss
Elsie Jerome.
GAYETY THEATRE.
H AmfISng t tn, R pie IN ys features Tss. Of "T III
night were John Kernel as the penniless
Irishman. and the Salvation Army rally.
There are many specialties introduced in
tie Rlas' t lnS1naiHaF S%i'h pla AND is cS O. far tse
comedy. The company includes Mollie
THOMPSON, e; J. H%effernan, Augustus
NILS ana 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 to the pleasure of the onlookers.
The y%oungster Is we'll known to juve-
niles, who have read about his merry
pranks, as well as many of the older
ones, who enjoy the fun In the play.
NOVELTY THEATRE.
The Novelty Theatre began it's career
under the management of Joseph w.
Frankel last night, with a performance
of 1.-TWO Old Cronies," a rafting farce
comedy. which has been in Brooklyn
before. The company Included Frank
NJ. Wills. w. T. Bryant, Lizzie Rich
mond, Monte Collins and other we'll
known vaudeville entertainers. who
were seen at their best. Matinees will
be given to-day, Thursday and Satur-
day.
THE CASINO.
The programme at Huber & Gebhardt's
Casino last night was made up of Sher.
man and Morrisey, c%omedians; Moran
and Colgan. Thomas Burns. the tenor;
the Seya quartet, Lizzie Howard and
Minnie Schulz.
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