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The Irish comedians. Ferguson and Emer-
ick, operating under the auspices of Merritt
& Davis, opened weeks engagement at the
Creighton yesterday in "McSorley's Twins"
The piece is not essentially different in
structure from other farce comedies written
to exploit the abilities of eccentric Irish
men, and gives abundant opportunity for the
execution of specialties by the stars and
lesser lights of the company. AS presented
yesterday it was enthusiastically received Ey
two large Sunday audiences, which testified
their appreciation of its good points by
hearty and frequent applause, and the pros
poets would seem to be good for satisfactory
patronage throughout the week.
The plot, which is not sufficiently involved
to tax the intelligence Of the auditor, con-
Germs the adventures and matrimonial as
pirations of the twin daughters of one Nc
Sorley, whose election to some unspecified
office is also brought about in the course of
the action. The twins who really have very
little to do with the story, aside from fur
nishing a name for the play, are lmperson-
ated by two elephantine damsels, whose
lower limbs, the most awe-inspiringly tre-
mendous ever seen on any stage, are not
too much concealed by the garb of innocence
and tender youth which they wear with the
modesty becoming their years. AS usual
with Irish specially teams the work is di-
vided between the dignitied Hibernian with
the good clothes and the comic son OF Erin
with ruddy whiskers and a pronounced in
sensibility to hard knocks, the solemn
method of Ferguson being an excellent foil
to the somewhat boisterous antics of EN-
erick, who makes up like an anthropoid ape.
Each is amusing in his way. There
is a tramp, whose performance Is eX
ceedingly clever, and dance by owen Bills,
accompanying himself on the harp, got him
a recall. Among the women are several IA
vorites of former seasons. of whom the
pretty and graceful Gehrue sisters made
perhaps the most pronounced hit in their
dancing specalties, and Nina Gennell a
bright and attractive sOubrette whose work
is never vulgar, had no cause to complain of
the warmth OF her reception. Miss Dun
ham made good impression In songs which
exhibited a soprano voice of quality and
degree of cultivation superior to those
! usually found in the domain OF knock-about
| comedy.
The costumes are notably rich and varied
and some of the special scenery Is appropri-
ate and good. During the performance
Manager Frank Merritt offers for sale, with
his customary uTbanity, copies of neat
portfolio containing songs and music, which
meet with a ready sale at the reasonable
price demanded The piece goes with COM
mendable ginger" and altogether should
be a strong attraction to the fair week
crowds. ylA
Boyds theater held a fair audience at
the matinee yesterday and, a Very large
house at night. The woodward company
presented THE Diamond Necklace" and "a
Young American" For tonight is an
nounced the four-act sensational comedy,
The Midnight Watch" WITH fifteen spe-
cialties. This performance Viii close the
engagement. az ad
That brilliant and tuneful opera. "The
| Black Hussar," will open Boyds new the
| ater on Wednesday evening OF this week,
and the Calhoun Opera company strength
| ened for this engagement here, will pro-
duce it. Alice Johnson and Alice Carle are
among the principal singers. The new
| ager Crawford, should place the theater
audiences are expected to confirm and ap-
plaud his action. The advance sale VIII
| open tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
The first of series of daily matlnees
which will be given at the Creighton this
week during the engagement OF Ferguson
| and limerick in "McSOrley's Twins will
| be presented today at 2:30. The evening
performances will start Immediately after
| parades.
An elaborate scenic production OF Bret
| Harte's 'Tennessees Pardner." dramatized
| by Scott Marble, will be the drawing card
| at the Creighton for two nights commenc'
ing Sunday matinee September 6. The
! company is announced as being most com
| petent one. including the we'll known
| comedian, Charles b. Hawkins.