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the fashionable home Of London people
It travels, ultimately reaching 8 climax
and saving In a way OF course the here's
One act, the third, where the murder
takes place., was marred not by any fault
Of the actors, they were splendid, but
the Stage and amused himself BY walking
around the scenes during the most tragic
part Of the piece. In the principal role
George Forester, or Marrable, Charles
genius. He is an artist and touches
nothing which he does not make inter-
esting. He does not rant and mouth his
lines, but speaks them in an easy tone
which carries a great deal of force with
It. Gerald Austen, played by Walter
Howe, Is an excellent piece of artistic
work, and so too is that Of Harry Bur
nett, whose work Is exceedingly interest
ing from its unaffectedness. There is
none Of the shoddy vulgarity usually dis
p nesssa II n rS Mr. 3 nnaa en perfo9ma m1s.
As the villain, Dixon, Frederick Julian
certainly deserves great praise. A
"~thankless" but highly dramatic role
Miss Belle Gilbert, Mss Anna vislaire
and Miss Edith III u an VA minimum
part SO well, SO conscientiously and so
would be impossible here. Suffice it to
say that they are exceptionally clever
people and fulfll the requirements of
their role with grace and dignity.
The play will be on all the week with
the usual matinees.
ssRoaring Dlek,' Next Week.
"Roaring Dick and Company" with
Maurice Barrymore as Roaring Dick and
w. j. LIE Moyne as Mr.. Pontifex, win be at
the academy nest week. 3 pc y
prodigal son who returns to his fathers
home unrepentent, and tries to gain pos
session of his fathers money. In the
denly wealthy, falls IN love and ifnmedi-
ateiy gives up his old life and becomes a
benefactor in his community. A feature
Of the third act is a children's lawn par.
children are served there with a sub
stantial Inner. The scenery and cos
TUNES are very beautiful. The cast Is the
same as that now playing in New York.
Lyric Y'nsatre, Hoboken.
The Lyric provided last night a delight
full evening for its patrons, and the pa
irons showed their appreciation by filing
the house and generously applauding the
performers, who well mertted the praise
they received.
Wang was the attraction, and it is
too deservedly popular to make a detailed
description of it's plot at all necessary. The
Hlt4icty dl tiic LyIC - ttdDOfdlt diiQ all
the stage effects are excellent. When one
adds that the company is uniformly good
one has said enough to induce lovers OF
light opera to visit the Lyric during
"Wang's' brief stay there.
Mr.. Albert Hart, in the title role, car
ries all before him. He displays an ex-
u~berance of animal spirits that Is abso-
lutely infectious, and he enjoys the humor
of his part SO truly that the dullest spec
tator's awakened to a keen sense of
fun.
Colonel Fracasse was admirably played
by William A. Daniels. Hi5 blood curd-
ling heroics, his love-making, his pose as
the awful example and his general make
up were greeted with hearty laughter, as
well they might be.
Miss Norma Kopp made a charming lit
tie Mataya, and was just hard on her
own sex as her predecessors in the part,
when she sang the song tPAt proves their
frailty.
Miss Laura Pardy as Gillette was highly
amusing for the manner in which she
passed through the various scenes, mis-
tress of her herself if china or anything
else in the wide world should fall. She
looked very pretty, too.
The widow received better treatment at
the hands of Miss Pauline Harvey than at
those of Wang. One felt she deserved a
better fate. and she got 1t in Colonel Fra
casse.
Pepat, Mr.. Frank Casey, was as popu-
lar as ever, and the elephant brought
down the house.
The children deserve especial mention,
and particularly the tiny tot who danced
the little skirt dance. Her gravity was
Irresistible and when she tripped on her
dress and fell she got an uproariouG en-
core.
Taken all round the performance was
good and deserves a generous patronage.
wang" will be at the Lyric tonight.
Bon Ton Theatre.
There are abundant good things in the
Bon Ton Theatre this week as last nights
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