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In these days of Senate Investigation
Committees, "The District Attorney in
troduced last night in the Academy OF
the entire plot deals with grand juries,
law officers. indictments and other dis
agreeable results of municipal corrug-
ed d treat Tor Jersey City piay-goers IN
bringing such a clever body of artists
to present such a cleverly written and
Its story deals with John Stratton, a
young lawyer, who has been raised by
his political friends to the position OF
ergetie and honest. These characters
ties do not please Matthew Brainerd, his
father-in-law. for Brainerd is one Of the
feathering his nest, and who believes that
a successful candidates first duty Is graf
itude to his partyIgratitude and blind
story in brief is that of a young man.
who. the District Attorneys wife informs
him, is implicated in a case which has
and made a young woman miserable COR
life.
The unfolding of the story brings home
te Brainerd, the District Attorneys fa-
ther-in-law. Stratton advises his father to
make restitution and then resigns his
extraordinary strength. In the third act
The artistic work of Mr.. Frank Mordaunt
rainerd il particularly attractive.
Ms IItL1iC I1uuSOIf SOlllcl, wiz PidSo
Helen Knight. does effective work in
this act. A fine stage presence. scholarly
reading Of her lines and an unaffected
ing. As Grace Brainerd. Miss Annie
Irish is, as The part calls for. graceful
and dignifed, yet tender in many shades
Miss nSr Adele rSss, 4 RitehIe IS N 9o ss00ds t haaSs "1 bs
William Courtleigh, is an excellent i'm
p~ersonatioil of a conscientious, high mind
e ed pt 56Ss io wh pIs w =siSfagg gaw,lS a " nls auay
" portrayed. General Ruggles. George
Fawcett. Daniel McGrath and Odeil Will
I prassnt tas pSMii inor p nsfser in a the a aands of
Charles S. Able, Lawrence Eddinger and
q. J.. Morgan are all worthy of praise
Which they We're A played sdAii Taking Il en-
semble i is a long, long time since any
thing half as good as the District At.
During the week the customary matt
nees will take place.
Bon Ton Theatre.
Prince and Princess Matauber are fenc-
ing wonders who made their first appear
ahss z T shss o are said d to ohs Be nd dire a9h from rosa
the court of the Mikado of Japan. Their
exhibition of fencing is truly wonderful,
and the large audience cheered them to
the echo. Prince Matauber appears in a
strange act.
His manager. a Japanese, and one of
the theatre assistants, fasten the ends
of reeds about his throat so tightly that
to all appearances he is nearly choked.
His assistants steady them, and by a
uexter6us movement he turns around and
into the air, and throwing ali his weight
on his neck. drops out of the reeds,
which fly together with a report like
that of a pistol. In the same line he
~accompllshes a more difficult act.
A reed is placed on his throat while
and the Princess sit on either end of
the reed. He manages to turn over with
quick nov extricates himself from his
Unpleasant position. The act Is a won
derful one. and is SO entirely new that
Manager Dinkins will probably try to
weep week. the pfin'e ana Fr'hoess '0r ah0'ner
fmro Fox, the famous conjurer, is
among the artists. His performances
have delighted audiences all over this
country. The Sexton Brothers are two
Of the cleyerest acrobats and contortion-
lists that have ever appeared at the Bon
Ton. They scored a big hit. The Clafi1in
Sisters sing and dance fairly well. James
in the way of performances on stills.
The four Lassards Introduce an anus
ing act. entitled 1.-THE Country SCHOOL,"
Rosina, the male im~personator, scored
her usual success, Fred Roberts Is g
with considerable difficulty by Manager
Dinkins, He is all right. John Mack,
a ban5oist,. and Master Whitman, a
little Elsie Gourdiers. who delighted the
patrons of the Bon Ton last season, are
on hand with new songs and pretty
difficult dances. Archer and Carlow,
musical artists. and frances Brooks, a
natty soubrette, complete the list of
performers. The entertainment this week
is, in the language of Chimmie Fadden,
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