The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-26
AMUSE M
SIN Old Kentucky VS. al II Academy
of Music.


al Music.
in Old Kentucky" as placed upon
the stage of the Academy OF Music last
night. is q charming picture Of life IN the
state Of Danisi Boone, It tells the story
Of Madge Briefly, a wild mountain
Hover whose father was ,treacherously
lived in her lonely mountain home with
no companions but the great crags and
her pony, Frank Layson. IA worthy
in the mountains. meets Madge. and
falls in love with her. He Is about to
trying to conceal; but after meeting
Madge, Barbara gets her congo. This
i iaGe ss. her father e eras and u he fs starts n Gmt 70
brink of banIFsptcy, and needs only .
81 oilshl ah pashi r 70 ash He ht OWNS aal . race sns i horse,
Queen Bess, which. If she wins the Ash
land Oaks, will retrieve Franks fortunes.
Madge, who IS conveniently a guest at
Franks house, PUSHES into the stable and
rescues the famous mare. Then Holton
race. SO that hat his 1I horse cannot run. But.
Just when all Franks friends are IN the
depths of despair Madge appears dis
East, and rides Queen Bess to victory;
Long before this h audience has dis
covered that Holton is the man who
that time he also killed the, father OF
tries in various ways to get rid Of
Lorry, who ultimately discovers who ne
is and takes his life.
A good company produces this play.
Laura Bur. is ss charming as ever wa as
the admiration Of last nights large audi
ence. Forrest Robinson sustained the
pert pert. Of 4 Er ran aay Harse san HoitoD is aa an
ideal villain. albeit he makes up very
much like the late Bayard Taylor. joe
Berry a was son asnRsrIlonatf sho ny 1 somsewh IA
over-vigorous actor, and Miss Grace Sner-
wooe admirably filled the role Of the
naughty, heartiess daughter Oh the VII
Tnere was a capital love episode which
made an excellent setting for the more
r rem on b etlxet 81 c s@iona s "a Doc
little, "a great Spectator ana horse
man. and admirably taken by Thomas
the Colonel had been courting for TWEEN
Miss Ethssl areyssooks. Ths ySung mem mem
sThe woodlawn W~angdoodIes, are a
whole show in themselves. and have
among them &c some snrsrs % evs the se eest in D tSis
servant, who dates from bsdore the wal,
is IN neil d gl1y sen sy pSsris w4l { o eaapsn- the
stage all the week, with the usual We'd
nesday and Saturday matinees.
Eon TOMS side Splitting Show.
A better bill than that of the popular
Bon Ton Theatre, this week, has never
been presented by any variety theatre.
Tho management, it must be admitted,
has succeeded in providing the best tai
emf, and this fact was fully demonstrated
last evening when the large audience
either roared with laughter or applaud
ed vigorously at every act. Those visit
ing the pretty theatra this week had bet
Ter see that the buttons on their wearing
apparel are secured fast and strong, for
their strength will be sorely tested. The
feature oil, the show is the return OF the
famous Mtdgleys, who have left the lie
climate In order to spend a week at
fhe Ben Ton. In their Juvenile act. which
has earned for them a high, place in the
theatrical world, the Midgleys are I'M
surpassed, Their act is one of the best
mlr,gs and Gore, the welI-known comedy
:ianey anaerg the other stars comprising
this weeks programme. Those wishing
- enjoy a good laugh should not fail
10 Sc. their s~ids-spItting act entitled
what Are the Wild Waves Saying"
The other artists who Will amuse Jer-
ssy CITY .~hsatre-gosrs for the remainder
of the week are:--Drew and Timer. the
La Porte. Sisters. The Ai,earns. Pearl In
man. Nolan ard MoShane. Paul SHUTTER,
Brennaa. and Williams. Lillian AckeT-
man, Felix Harvey, EDWARD ODeH,, Col
Hns and Maden, John Sreyes and others.