The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-21
AM ENTS.
Academy Of Music.

"Trilby." presented by A. NJ. Planners
company at the Academy this week, IS
by all odds the best splay seen in this
city for a long time. In the presentation
OF the play there are two or three lit
tie details which might be improved.
In the third act La Svengali receives a
bouquet of red roses; In the fourth act,
one week later, she again receives the
Identical bunch of red roses. The other
point are in regard to the music. If
ben Bolt" which La Svenga1i sings be.
hind the scenes, were left TO the imagi-
nation, the effect upon the audience
would be much better, for, while Miss
Mabel Amber, who takes the part of
Trilby, sings sweetly, she does not sing
as Du Maurier tells us Trilby does; she
does not make us weep, instead she
makes us think Chat Trilby is not IS
wonderful after all, and we wonder what
there is to max crowds rave over that
little song, ben Bolt"
Ks Trilby Miss Amber deserves un-
stinted praise. There is no staginess
about her acting. no thought for the
footlights; she is Trilby and she wins the
hearts Of the AUDIENCE that 1t Is diff
cult to believe that Mrs. Bagot, ratfss-
can Withstand her. Miss Amber Is 4
beautiful woman and thoroughly grace
f 1is her s,, beauty alone would carry the
actress which she is. Her best acts are
perhaps, the two last, when she is La
last night after the third act, and was
then presented with any immense bunch
Of pink roses. which met with the hearty
scene also was a beautiful piece Of act
Ar. THEODORE Roberts did some fine
imperfect, and wa probably caused in
part, by his fierce beard and in part bv
ms eff9rtt to speak with a foreign ae-
and one can well understand how zos,
zou,. we'll by Matthew G. Wood
ward. could remember nothing but his
dies across a table, for the audience nsen cam
not avoid seeing him breathe after he
L dead Herbert Carr. as TaFy, and
eooa. Taffy Being the he Better Ses lo 81 III T swo'
LITTLE Billie was probably chosen for his
rmaa1 ntasprs b;im IS The there tn + lI 81 else e
.Trilby, will be given during this
week with the usual rnatinees.
Lyric Theatre, Hoboken.
The first appearance in this State Of
that bright andwitty mendrafna. "a
Bowery Girl" with is- variety Of anus
ing characters. met with ~overwhelm-
ing success at the Lyric Theatre Holm
ken. last night. 1t will continue every
night until Wednesday, with d matinee
on that day. ard those who enjoy hl1naoy
OF the genuine type should not msss 4
/ chafee TO see 1t. The play WINS wrttte.,
by Ala Lee Bascom, with its Characters
were drawn from that renowned section of
New York city from which its title i
derived. The scenic production Of the
play Is perfect.
Miss Clara rhropp as Nora Hallinan.
n leader IN Bowery society," is a pro-
iioulaced success. Her makeup iss very
effective, and although her lard life has
led her to believe that she is more Of
"a man than d girl. she displays a kind
heart under. all and lend d helping ham,
to the ufifortunate. Her father. al
Il Irish politician, is the ruler OF ths
| Fourth ward. He is d candidate fol
Alderman on the Tammany Ticket, bui
Is defeated BY Nicholas Franklin, q law.
i yer, who afterwards poses as i vfiiair
BIN a cruel, plot. Miss. Mamie Ryan Ii
exceptionally good IN her role as Agnes
II De. Lorine, q lost heiress. Franklin Il
in love with her, but she refuses 70 marrs
I5splace on the Palisades. where she learns
{2that her pretended lover has a wife and
Il child whom he shar1efuny neglects. Sht
is finally rescued by Ernest HAlcombe, 1
aTne Bowery Girl, figures in every even
and her sweet songs are vociferously ap'
Other charaeters well taken ares:
Sw'eFsyI rh sahn Rex gssd aaf Bsstol HIaL1a "a
ward ! Mac1 August Hopf6Tauer Andj
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