The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-27
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One Of the most successful comedies
written by William Gillette is TOO
Much Johnson" which will be pro-
duced at the Academy of Music this
evening. In TOO Much Johnson" the
hero is Wall street broker, who
though married man, Is lured into
a filtration with a pretty French wo-
man, also married. This broker fools
his wife by making her believe that
when he Is away from home he is
making trip to Cuba, where he has
just purchased a sugar plantation.
The grotesquely humorous compllca-
tions of the play are worked out by
the authors deft hand in remark
able way. The piece will be presented
by an excellent company, under the
management of Charles Frohman.
Miss Philadelphia" is the pertest
and most uD-tO-date lady that ever
came to the Quaker City. She knows
everything worth knowing and the best
thing she knows is William Penn, SRI,
whose statue adorns city hall, in the
town that he founded in 1882 The
story, of Miss Philadelphia" concerts
the elder William Penn, who, after 200
years quietly lying in his grave, con-
celves the idea of coming back to earth
to see what changes have been made
in the city by the Schuylkll. Inter-
spersed through the play are songs
and dances of an unusually clever
character, William Collier enacting
William Penn, jr., Joseph Coyne play
ingithe part OF William Penn, ST., Miss
lnez Mecusker, Il lady of unusual nat
ural advantages, plays Ruth Sprin-
garden. William Penn, jr.'s, financee,
and Louis Allen also has a congenial
'kg.
acter and cost to build $4,000. The
costumes. of which there are upward
of 700. are marvels of color symphony
One costume. that of New Year
shooter in the second act. needing fifty
pages to hold it and costing $4,000 to
produce. This big production which
promises to eclipse anything of the
kind ever seen in Scranton. will be
presented at the Academy in it's en-
tirety on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings.
The great Gilmores band. directed
by Victor Herbert, who was given the
soubriquet The Irish Wagner" by
the New York Press comes to Scran-
ton next Friday evening and will ap-
pear in grand concert at the Froth-
ingham, and we may make uD our
minds TO hear something eXtraordin-
airy. All accounts agree that the new
Gilmore band is a wonderful organi-
cation. No such demonstrations We're
ever seen in st. Louis and Pittsburg
as were lately made at the Gilmore
concerts during the eXpositions in both
cities. 1t is earnestly declared that no
such organization ever before existed
in this country. Not even the old Gil
more band at its best Victor Herbert
will give brilliant programme with
soloists, and a famous lady singer,
Miss Marie Donavin. who has hosts
of friends in Scranton The sale of
seats opens tomorrow morning.
The Moss JOllities in "The Kodak'
will be the attraction at the Academy
Of Music Friday and Saturday and
Saturday matinee, Oct. 80 and 81. and
If they do not play to crowded houses
it will not be the fault of the com.
pany, for II there ever was q delight.
ful mixture of fun. good music and
dancing. 1t is presented by this COM
pany. All three of the acts are crowd
ed with specalities, so many in fact
that space forbids detailed mention
OF them. Every member of the com.
pany in addition to being comedians
of merit, play on a variety of musical
instruments, and the music loving por-
ton of the audience will have all the
melody they could ask for.