The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-03
AMusEM
ACADEMY of Music.
Speaker.

Chauncey Olcott. .the favorite Singing
Irish Comedian as he is called. opened
last night in the Academy of Music
With the Irish Artist This pleasing
comedy drama was here last season,
and met with general approval. To the
large audience in the Academy last
night the play evidently has lost none
of its attractiveness. and the singing OF
Mr.. Olcott none of it's interest. n
play unfolds a story of smuggling n
love. There is a mild kim of a villain,
of course a priest. an amusing WIZ
Nv" the 'shayro'' and his sweetheart, an
English nobleman and a funny man.
Taking it all in all. the Artist is anus
ing and bright. and it may be safely
As the artist Mr.. Olcott looks well and
sings the popular n OF .katy Ma,
hone and MY, Beautiful Irish MAID,
and other ballads usually sung by love-
sick young women and Ioveiorn young
men. He has a tenor voice of a sweet
IS beyyt a say Maish n lie d Sss. IKE IKE al ar r
those little points of vocalization which
e feet 50 i oth sa 6owevsr. M. olceott
is clever. and his business is easy
s as artist a%TtisfiG :: az The hem G1mpan one su sass dog
ing his or her part well. Miss Rolinda
Bambridge as Kate Malone is grace
amusing wildly: Miss Eta Baker Mar
tin. while having little to 90 as Lady
well. and Miss Louise Closer. n Lizzie
| Washburn. as Maggie and Bridget
GTRnlin Ma plaY Dea 5hs Must pa not be a %forsoateS.
and Miss Imogene Washburn, who is a
bright and clever young missile.
they AR are a all deserving Of praise for
their work. Z. Gilfether has all the
hauteur and condeseension OF the
| Martin as Jerry Sweeney. is an excellent
specimen Of the fine ould pisintry.r G;
Peters P; not as Gorm aS and a J.. W 1,sHHl Hague e's as
the good priest are to be commend
| ed for careful and clear work. Little
4 World Of praise for his Juvenile eG-
| forts. The scenery is of the best des-
cription. and 18th the plSy on m,,a1 Nv whole J e, + e
inee on Wednesday, and Saturday.
Remarkable Specialties at the Bon
Ton Theatre.
Many excellent programme have been
presented at the Bon Ton Theatre, but
none of them have ever excelled that
| which Manager Dinkins offered to his
patrons yesterday. There is the trick
! horse. Bonner, III marvellous feats
most wonderful to behold. 1t hardly
1 S3eUlS DOSalblC tI0t d dAtAo IA OdA
do the many startling feats he performs.
Lawrence Harrigan, as the Bowery
| Boy and Tough Girl, are SO true to ma
ture tina it is hard to realize that they
are other than what they pretend to be,
| Their "spieEing'' is hard to initiate, let
alone equal, and their entire performance
/ IS really artistic.
There has been a surfeit of bicycle
riders on the stage these days and one
must be a wonder indeed to / win the
hearty applause which was bestowed
i mon the -Four Livingstons from South
America. The Johnston, Trio are mos,
entertaining in their melange of singing
and dancing, funny sayings and comical
situations. A novelty well worth see
ing is presented by James Ewing, in his
impersonations and comical recitations
! which are Illustrated by stereopticor
/ views. Waldo Whipple. one of the best
| charcoal comedians on the stage, does
same Exceptionally fine buck and wing
dancing. while Barry and Bannon tn
! comedy sketch. Then there are seyerR'
sweet singers: The Weston Sisters, those
netife musicians whose vocal accomplish
ment have won for them the sobriqle1
! Darling, the character change soubrette,
IN q budget OF new and popular song
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