The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-13
AMUSEME
Academy of M IL sic.

ACMuEkAky oh PA
Darkest Russia" one, OF the moSii
successful plays produced IN years, VIII "
be seen at the Academy or Music 81
of the week, commencing MONDAY tlgn..
met with popular approval. l. enJoyea
a run of Six weeks at the Fourteentn
Street Theatre, T New ~ 9or e6ie n q W three
House, Philadelphia, and Boston three
weeks. The play is built on an ever a
Russian life in a terse and ettractlve
manner. In no way does the sensa-
tional appear. and al o h9eo snaide mei Nv
the author. H. Grattan Donneiiy, ana
he tells the tale without the help OF
the lurid and startlin aggs tn thri eIament I6 of
II is a play which stirs the popular
emotions. and the American aSs oloieii
champion of liberty and Justice tnrough
out the four acts, even to the delance
Of the ministers of police, porvides all
triotic enthusiasm. Darkest Russia Is
provided with more tender sentiments
of conspiracy.
1t provides the occasion for four fine
stage =se Idin5 Re y~eg}rssen4tbbn TN N shg sete rem n
devious. the office of the Minister of
Police, and the exile station on the
great Siberian road. The last Is a re-
volving scene presentsng the a 1ateTlof
and again the interior. and is partlcu-
iarly intricate and striking.
The cast is a large one and embraces
over twenty speaking characters when
are all strong and effective. Septlmus
Cobb the American colonel from Ken
lucky and the Baroness Won Rhlneberg.
a young German widow. are the dul
makers and keep the audience IN a hne
humor during the entire action OF. the
play. The usual matinees Will be gwen.
H. ,-ooI- 1o,itaaiao ~ Anri1 p2 1hn
famous actor, E. H. Sothern. will come
to the Academy of Music.
Bon Ton Theatre.
The offering for next week at the Bon
Ton Theatre promises to be one OF the
Easter will no doubt be celebrated IN
grand style. a monster holiday ayr bill los Is
f 8NeIya appear al. nameiy:sBasco & Roberts,
the famous mid-air c%omioues; the
worlds greatest animal imitator, Fl
alowsky; the wonder of all Europe, the
ham, with his mechanical figures. Dur
ing this act. Mr.: Bingham will smoke
a cigarette while singing a song Of
comedy and clever sketch artists, Fos-
ter & Lewis. in their original conceit,
"sharps and Flats" Ne ~ f Q KS 1ay y
new and popular ballads; the comedo
duo, par excellence, Dilks & Wade, in
their original act; the phenomenal Amer
lCaH -NOCdllSI, IAIlAy AuAiA Az w
Hibernian humorists, Morton & Cole
man; the sweet singer, May Wentworth;
the unique entertainers. the St. Clairs;
the parody King, VIM. H. Daily; the
vaudeville Venus, Lille Gordon; Harry
Fenton, the marvellous hand balancer,
and others.
Greatest Show on Earth.
The champion eauestrians. aerialists.
clowns. acrobats n athletes in the Bar
mum & Bailey Greatest Show ON Earth
are almost beyond computation. None
but champion performers are employed
in any line and they execute the most
and amazing acts ever devised by or
entering the head of man. Novelty sue
ceeds novelty. act follows act with such
bewildering frequency as to utterly
astonish all beholders. A dozen acts
and feats are performed at one time in
the three rings. on the two stages, in
the racing track and away up in the
air. 1t is a great and glorious show
and will be here on Monday. May s.