Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-27

states. The piece will be produced here
with the original cast, headed by George
Richards and Eugene Garfield.
The Coates will be dark this week with
the exception of New Years day, when
Sidney Grundy's comedy, THE Arabian
Nights" will be the bill at both matinee
and evening performances. This play was
a great success in London and had a long
New York run at Days theater. 1t was
also one of the most successful plays in the
repertoire of the Frawley stock company
in San Francisco. 1t combines all the ele-
ments of a successful comedy-strong plot,
bright lines and funny situations all go to
make 1t a, popular success. The story re-
lates to the adventures of Arthur Hum
mingtop, who, to use his own language.
has not only married his wife, but has
married his mother-in-law and brother-in-
law" His wife is away. Her mother has
kindly consented to keep an eye on him
during her absence. In order to escape
that eye he shut himself in his room with
a book, which he took up at random. That
book turned out to be the Arabian
nights" and the story of Caliph Haroun Al
Raschid SO impressed him that he resolves
to impersonate him. He disguises himself
and wanders through the park, where he
meets young person who has lost her
way. In his character of Caliph he escorts
her to her destination and lends her his
has, unknown TO him. inscribed his full
name and address. His troubles begin
when this girl, who turns out to be an
acrobat at the Aquarium, comes to return
the handkerchief and insists on remaining.
The company presenting the play at the
Coates on New Years day is headed by
Miss Demmon, an actress not unknown to
the playgoers of Kansas City. Her sue
cess on the road with THE Arabian
Nights has been such that extra induce
ments were offered to secure the company
for New Years offering.
The musical travesty, THE Merry
Wcrld," seen at the Ninth Street last sea-
son, will return to that house this week,
opening with the matinee to-day.
The Merry World was the success of
the New York Casino last season and is
known as Canary and Lederer's second
annual review but in its present shape,
it will be recognized that the piece has
been carefully reconstructed. The bur-
lesqUes on 'Trilby" and Mime. Sans
Gene" which were so popular last year.
will have place in the performance and
travesties on the more recent successes
have been introduced, while the tour of
the operas" now takes place in a grand
spectacular third act, written by Edgar
Smith.
In this act. the scenery for which is all
new, ballet led by Catherine Bartho,
the famous premiere dansuese from the
Imperial theater, Moscow, will be intro
drced and four entirely new ballet move
ments, embracing the horse ballet. the
flower ballet, the gaiety girls ballet and
the Italian ballet, with costumes espe-
| eially designed for each. are executed. An
other new feature will be the march of
| the campaign cadets, said to contain some
of the most intricate and attractive eyolu-
| items ever performed. The company this
season includes Mr.. Ben GrinneIl Mr.
| Charles Pusey, Harvey Stanley, Charles
o. Wallace, Vivian Pattee, who assumes
the roles of Nine. Sans Gene and Trilby;
Eva Tanguay, bright little soubrette,