The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-14
MATTERS THEATRICAL.

The performance to be given by the
Lawrence Mystic Entertainers at the
| Academy of Music on Friday evening
is of a different class than ever wit
messed in this city, being composed of
the best artists in their line now before
the public They present many novel
and original features, among them the
Spirit Seance," the expose of spiritual
istic humbugs, all the tests being done
in open light and thoroughly exposed so
any one can do the same with ease.
They will also expose the Baldwins and
explain the methods employed by them
to produce their mystifying feats. The
famous Mile. Electra appears and gives
a most wonderful exhibition of her re-
markable power. Edward Bernardo
the boy pianist late sooist with Walter
Damrosch's New York Symphony or
chestra, will be Il treat to all lovers of
classic and popular music.
The TWO Sisters.
Denman Thompson and George
Ryer's strong realistic play, THE Two
Sisters" will be presented at the Acad-
emy of Music ON Saturday evening.
1t is a living photograph of city life, as
THE Old Homestead" is of the coun-
try, and in the same homely tints,
which attract popular interest. The
most pronounced moralsts cannot cavil
at this play. 1t has been the aim of
the authors to make their plays natural
wholesome and moral, and that is why
the American public likes them. 1t is
a story of home. is interesting, instruc-
tive and satisfactory.
Tony Farrell in Garry Owen.
At the Frothingham Saturday night
Tony Farrell will be seen in his new
play. Garry owen" which deals with
life in the Emerald Isle. 1t has a ro-
; mantle story and is full of exciting
scenes. bright catchy music and fun
galore. 1t will be presented with a
| good company and the scenery is all
{ new and beautiful. Mr.. Farrell is well
known as u clever comedian, vocalist
= and dancer, and during the perform
: ance will sing his latest songs entitled
"Eily Mccoy" THE Shamrock Thistle
and Rose" Sunday Mass" and TEL
Them That You're lrish.'
Black Flag at Davis.
: Beginning this afternoon Howard
= Walls Ideal Dramatic company will
' open three days engagement at
5 Davis theater, producing the BLACK
Flag afternoons and evenings. 1t is
' a strong company and contains many
h clever specially artists who Will be
heard as the plot of the drama is un-
5 ravelled.
General Stage Notes.
4 Mrs. Charles IL. Hoyt, known on the
: stage as Caroline Miskel, is i'll in New
: York with rheumatic fever.
$ Oscar Wilde's latest stage effort "Ar
Ideal Husband" was given Its first Amerl
, can production at the Lyceum theatei
Tuesday night and met with success. I'll
tells rather melodramat!c story which
teens with theatric incidents and stua
1 tons" says the New York Herald.
: Yvette Guilbert, the French singer ans
: mimic will make her first appearance il
I this country in December, at the Olympia
the new music hall which Oscar Ham
7 merstein is going to build at Broadwa!
and Forty-fifth street, New York. Sh'
will probably be the star at the opening q
that house.
Richard Mansfield, the somewhat &c
centric gentleman, who appeared in thi
city some time ago in Beau Brommer
n and vowed he would never return again
n has leased Harrigan's theater in New
e | York for five years with the privilege o
I five years more. lie will pay an annua
4 rental of $4,000. In future the theate
. will be known as the Garrick. Mr.. Harri
, | gan's Illness and the recent loss of hi
u son are the causes of his withdrawal from
I the management of the house. His ply
r sician advised a long rest.
u Clad only in a sweet smile and a coat o
bronze powder, II young woman with
Juno-like figure caused a sensation at tn
| ~, lns, nit md ,np do rpa "a
t head present blush. Neither Manage
= Aronson nor a. Curtis Bond would dis
. close her name, the latter making variou
, dark hints about DIR. Parkhurst and An
= thony Comstock The young lady ap
peared in a white sheet or something lik
it, but this slipped or was purposel!
v dropped and a whole and thrilling bronz
h statue was revealed. The claim made b.
n Nahl Bradley that the bronZing is don
| on the bare skin was more than veri
- fied-New York Commercial-Adverti
- Paul Potter's dramatlzation of Georg
!, Du Maurier's novel, "Trilby," was glvel
II its first presentation at the Park thea
ter Boston, Monday night before a yer.
e large audience. Many of the prominen
d personages i'm the cast are well known L
). Scranton theater goers Svengoli, IL I'm
l., personated by Wilton Lackaye, who en-
n acted the title role in Jim the Penman
|
- season. He also appeared in this city a
e jefferson Stockton in "Arlstocracy." Mis-
t. Virginia Harmed Is Trilby and she will b
y remembered for her brilliant interpolatio
q of the role of Mrs. Erylnne in Lad
10 Windermere's Fan" at the Academy G
% | Music last season. Robert Patton Gibb!
brother of DR.. Gibbs. of the West Sld'
who has appeared in this city with tn
Is "Soudan" and Hands Across the Sea
le companies assumes the character I
= Greko and Burr Mcintosh, another Scrar
ton favorite, is Taffy, the big Englis
painter who loves Trilby no less ferven
iy than Little Billie. One critic says {
le the performance and play: Mr. Potter
% dramatiZation is eminently succcssful
g two ways; 1t not only presents pla
,s which Is perfectly comprehensive and e
"a fectiye In itself. and which would be
~ powerful drama If Du Maurier's now
W had never seen light, but he also su,
Dt ceeded I'm presenting those familiar wit
n the book an accurate and striking DIR;
matte picture OF its sentiment and tiers
10 and vigorous stage treatment of Its plo
m For intensity Mr.. Lackaye's Svenga
-, easily took the lead. Few more vivI
)" character impersonations have been give
III to the stage than that of the half-craZe
III animalized musician. The uncannines
In of the gaze that followed his subje,
ID Trilby was almost supernatural In Il
ne horror-compelling force, and the deaf
=, | scene was given with an intensity almo
-, painful Miss Harmed completely file
'e the eve of the admirer of Trilby In pc
sonal appearance. and she played II
o. character with delightful charm and mo-
ls artistic finish"
p MIR. WESTPFAHL CHOSEN.