The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-05
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Academy Of Music.

SIN Old Kentucky" with it's wealth of
scenery, its stable of thoroughbred race
horses, and the famous Pickaninny
Band, THE Woodlawn Whangdoodles,"
came to the Academy last night for a
weeks stay, and received a cordial well
come from a large and a~ppreciative audi
ence. ''In Old Kentucky has been here
before and need not be described. The
cast has been materially changed since
last year, only three of the principals
who appeared with the company at its
last appearance here now being in he
cast. If anything, the company is
stronger han before. Lulu Tabor, who
has been substituted for Laura Burt, was
charming and effective as Madge Briefly.
Although handicapped with a severe
Geld, her portrayal of the unsophisticated
but true hearted Kentucky maiden, was
all that could be desired, and she at once
won the heart of every one in the audi
ence. Leonora Bradley gave a clever
Interpretation of Alathea Layson, whom
and Martha Rudesill made the most of
the part of Barbara Hoiton. The nat
ural manner in which Mr.. Frank Dayton
refrsshing. and Burt G.. Clark as Colonel
Sandusky Doolittle, was very good.
William Mcvey, as Horace Holton; Geo.
D6YS, Us jug OISy dld Alid z L
| French as Neb, all of whom were in the
cast last year, enacted their roles in a
clever. manner. The antics Of the col
| roars of laughter, and the playing, of the
Pickaninny Band was loudly ~applauded.
Walter Smar and Coley Grant are Won
derful dancers, and danced until they al
Kentucky viii be at the Academy all
week with the usual matinees.
Bon Ton Theatre.
Not a vacant seat could be found in
| this cosy theatre last night, n the
| large audience expressed their approval
| of the first class bill presented by Mana
| ger inkin with generous applause. The
| bill is headed by the Sisters DeVan, who
give a thrilling performance, one perform
ing all sorts of acrobatic feats upon the
TOP of a ladder BALANCED by the other.
At a signal the ladder falls in pieces and
the woman nan d is left + Rse per heaiq nth pd IL t6 b
the ladder. George Fuller Gideon, a recent
acquisition to the ranks of the vaudeville
fRoegruueei performance that. can only be ap-
preciated b. people of Intelligence; In
in the eyes Of the gallery gods. .o'Brien
& Buckley gave an enjoyable musical act
SEEN w here aa Il some I sim aee 8 aleDsTe WilE mlml 8
child wonder, dances and sings with the
ease easel and sbggT raGe q 4 R an eld-t appea prG ih /
4 Nv sA t1LlN Lev -
Iaugalable comedy SKETCH Delayay &
Fritz, are very funny comedians. Nv. e.
fDavis has an act that is very original,
The E1nora Sisters scored a big hit in
4 their eccentric comedy oddly. Howard
e. ST. Clair also won favor with the au-
dience, and Geneva Ardell is a serio comic
far above the average. Others on the
bill are, Carroll & Larkins, character
change artists, and G. H. Stanley, a char
acter comedian. The election returns
will BIZ read between each act tonight al
the theatre.
1.-THE Man About Towns at the
Lyric Theatre.
The new play by Mr.. VIII A. Wilson,
of the New York Herald, entitled '"The
Man About Town." is a jolly, clean farce
comedy, replete with new music and
songs, refined specialties and innocent
nferriment. The ompany presenting it
at the Lyric Theatre for two nights and
matinee. beginning this evening, is one
of exceptional excellence. headed by Mr.,
Gus w Larson. a comedian Of great ne
sources.
The company is the same which made
the play so successful at the Bijou The
atre, New York, and contains ffteer
clever comedians. New and unusually
catchy specialties are introduced during
the action Of the piece by Messrs. Lar
sen, Ryan and Barrymore, and Misses
Palmer, Hahn, Watts, Miller and Heath
The election returns will be read from
the stag this evening the acts