Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-22

English and to keep on both sides in the
war causes his daughter Janet to marry
both a Scotchman and an English officer.
AS Janet is already secretly married to
Rob Roy, she is in the position of having
three husbands, at least by the Scotch
form of 1narriage-a declaration in the
presence of witnesses. Considerable amuse-
ment results from the mayors efforts TO
get rid of his Scotch son-in-law when the
Scotch are beaten and of his English son
in-law when the English are worsted. The
great effort of the act is the climax Here
is represented the gathering of the clans,
the principal Highland families enter with
their leaders, pipes blowing, banners fly
ing, each clan singing its own familiar
Scotch song. When all have entered and
are grouped on the mountain slopes the
several clan songs are repeated, sung 81
multaneuusly. The second act represents
Rob Roy's retreat in the Highlands. In
the third act the complications leading to
tbs, rescue of Flora are numerous, and the
action does not flag. The perpleXities OF
the prince and his adherents are not ad-
justed till the final speech of the opera,
which results in a genuine dramatic sur
prise. In the cast of principals are Edwin
H Carroll, Albert Airing, Florence VOL
colt Arthur Donaldson, Mittie AthertOn,
Frank Glenn, Frances Rosseau, George
Knowles and Nellie Wootley.
Mathews and Bulger, two new farce COM
edy stars, will appear this week at the
Grand in the new farce comedy, AT Gay
Coney Island" The play deals in the for
tunes of a young lady who marries a sup
pOsedIy moribund invalid that she may be-
come a widow and fulfill provision of her
fathers will. 1t is said to possess constd-
cradle dramatic merit in addition to its
main purpose-that of serving as vehicle
for the display of the respective talents
of Sta TEaSa have
gained a good reputation as song writers
and parodists, and have been seen to ad-
vantage in several farce comedies. lat
Gay Coney Island" of course, has its To-
Gale at New York's famous seaside re-
treat, and the fun to be extracted from
such a subject should be hmitless. Coney
island is the home of amusement IN every
form Here are to be found hundreds of
thousands of people each summer on pleas
ure bent. Nobody would think of going to
Coney island for rest. 1t is a bedlam of
noises, produced by the voices of bark
ers'' FOR catch-penny enterprises of every
| description; by squeaking brass bands and
creaking orchestrions; by rafting wheels of
roller coasters and cracking shots from a
hundred shooting galleries; in short, Coney
island is best described as pandemonium
let loose. The company includes Mathews
and Bulger. Jennie Whitbeck, Florence
Beardsley, Josie Dewitt, Alice Montague,
Oracle Bell, AIyra Smith and Minnie Pack
| ard.
The Thanksgiving week bill at the Ninth
| Street opera house will be that familiar
| skit Jolly Old Chums," which has been
| before the public for a number of seasons
| but which comes again with new people
new specialties and renewed success. Rlch-
ard German, the well known specially
comedian has been engaged TO look after
nj HhUTOS j
| plays the opposite. There is a taking SOU
| brette part, and it will be played by wei
| known favorite, Miss Eloise Willard. She
| is a charming little body, beautiful sing
er and a good actress. The other farce
| comedy favorites are Murphy & Moore
the musical tramps; the Princeton Sisters
| in a clever dancing speciality; Frank Pur'
cell, Florence Zeller, Beatrice Gamble ant
others. There are said TO be many pretty
| girls New costumes and scenic embel
| lishments are said to have been provided
| New music, songs and dances also help tt
keep up a lively interest.
1.-THE Black Crook one OF the most ia
miliar and popular of spectacular produc
| tions. will be seen at the Auditorium
| Thanksgiving afternoon and night and The
| remainder of this week. 1t is said to have
been kept up to its former scenic splendor:
| and comedy interests, and will doubtless
! prove an interesting entertainment, espe
ciaIly for Thanksgiving night, when th'
| Missouri and Kansas football teams will
| occupy boxes. The Auditorium manage
| ment also announces that both Governo
| Stone and Governor Morrill, will be pres
ent.
Among the people will be Dorothy La
| throp, prima donna; Mile Kras1i and Mile
| MiScar, premiere danSueses. and the RiX
| ford brothers from the Circus Cisinelli, st