The evening times., 1896-11-11

new Columbia next week i'll the best works
OF their repertoire
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings will be presented Mr.. f. 81. Hol-
LANDS great success, "Col. Carter OF Car
terSvillc,' in conjunction with Clyde Fitch
and Leo Deidrichstein's comedy, "A SUI
pcrflgous HuSpann. The balance OF the
week they will present the play from
which IL seems Impossible to separate them,
"A Social Highwa yInan-'
In the Hollands cmpany. besidOes the
stars, are Misses Olive Oliver, Minnie
Radcliffe, last year leading lady Of Sol
Smith RusselI's company; Milton Lipman,
Charles Dlbden Pitt and numerous other
favorites.
THE Great Train Robbery which comes
to the Grand Opera House next week, is
one OF Thomas II. Davis and William T.
Keogh'S most magnificent new produc-
tious for this season 1t il purely Amer
ican play from the pen of Scott Marble.
In il the Southwest has been taken for the
scene OF action, and at a time when each
day was a drama of startling events.
During the days Of its early settlement,
and especially after the opening up OF
Oklahoma to the boomers, bandits and
despcradocs of every description terror
lied that section of the country by their
murderous doings. The plot embraces
stirring incidents Of those days, the in
tensity Of the drama being relieved by
interlacng the picturesque and am Using
sides OF life in the Wild West.
The scene Of action affords an opror
tunity for the scenic artist that is seldom
offered by a modern production. The op
portunity is Improved by magnificent stage
settings, representing scenes IN the Red
River valley. Railroad station on the
plains. a mountain torrent, dugout IN the
foot hills, and a robbers rendezvous and
Indian encampmcnt in the famous Red River
Canon
Mrth-provoking comedy irradiates the
entire play, furnished by the characterize
ZION of many quaint and odd Western types.
Incidental features are numerous special
ties acting hears and real Indian warriors
'The War of wealth." powerful and
successful drama, by C. T. Dazey, author
of I'm Old Kentucky" Will be seen at the
Academy next week.
The story is laid in New York ami, as the
title indicates. deals with financial life
in that city. The attempt of junior part
ner in a banking house to wreck the bank
to cover up his peculation. and to throw the
blame on the cashier. furnishes the motive,
and the eadvancementofala n large sumofmoney
to the institution by wealthy woman in
love with the cashier to tide it over its
difficulties furnishes the counter-plot.
Manager Lift has provided n remarkably
strong cast: in fact the production and COM
pany are the same as were employed in the
long run of the play in New York last sea-
son. No melodraIha produced i'll New York
last season was so enthusiastically received
as ..The War OF Wealth." and none was
more warmly commended by the press.
s'Cbris and Lena will be next weeks
attraction at the popular Hjou. Mr.. Pete
Baker as the jolly German Chris infuses
new life into the character by his original,
good-natured portrayal, and his new songs,
yodlings, and lullabies have scored for
him II great hit.
The changes in 'Chris and Lena" are
many. 1t is a comedy in its text, inter-
woven with story of adventure, full of
melodious new songs, sparkling in pure
German wit and humor. Mr. Baker has
wisely surrounded himself with a good
company.
Manager Kernan'S attraction for next
week will be the Rose Hill English Folly
Company, an up-to-date burlcsque organi-
Zation, with plenty of wit and humor, pret
ty girls, lively dances, catchy music and
clever comedians.
A musical burletta entitled, "Champa gne
and Oysters forms the opening number
of the program, after which an exception
ally good olio follows, which includes
Miss Marie Rostelle, the charming singer
ofcatchy songs. Barton and Eckhoff, expert
musical artists; Cain and Mack, descriptive
and character singers, Hickey and Nelson,
BlaDch Newcomb and willard and Browne.
The entertainment closes with an orig
inal burlesque, entitled wicked Paris"
which Is described as a bewildering sensa-
tion. Included among the features on the
program are 1.-THE Art Studies, 1.-THE Gar
den OF Palms, 1.-The Illuminated Grotto"
and THE Sensational Zig-Zag Dance"
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ExtraditiOn for James Howard.