The morning times., 1896-12-29

acted well; Robert CarIin as 81 Watson
and as Broadbrim was clever, and Mrs.
George n. Adams as the preachers wife
was wen received. Miss Tonina Adams
was pretty and with her sister, Lily Adams,
appeared in several dances.
Miss Emma de Castro, a bewitcmng
little soubrette, with songs and dances
gave plenty OF life to a pleasing part.
Cecil Iverness sang clever songs. Viola
Dean looked tile sporty old maid and
earned round Of applause after her
speciality, the musical bells.
Frank Farley gave a splendid exhibition
of bag punching.
Carln and Clark, a strong Dutch sketch
team, kept the house in a roar.
"On the Mississippi is a success on the
Potomac. 1t made hit last night at the
Academy of Music. A large audience voted
it a most thrilling and realistic melo-
drama.
As its title indicates. the play depicts
Southern life and the scenes are located
at Chattanooga. New Orleans and Lookout
Mountain. 1t Contains unique types OF
backwC o ismen and the comedy andtragedy
is very evenly balanced The most inter-
esting of all the scenes is the one showing
the Star and Crescent gambling palace in
the Creole City
Robert McWade, jT., gives very spirited
personation of the leading role, Grant Sher-
| wood As Philip Barstow, the Sorthern
mine owner, ]. j. Farrell is excellent
Alfred Beverly gets out all the comedy
there is in the part of Sheriff Billy Dean
Others of the cast deserving special men
tion are Louis F Howard, W. H. Harvey.
Gerald Flint, James Blair, James Burt.
George W. Crane, Joseph WeIch and John
| Barden.
The Ievee scene is enlfvened by John "
| West. who, as Monte John. does smart
| speciality.
The ladies OF the cast are pretty and
| painstaking Emma Dunn is interesting
as Jean Barstow's sister. Valerie Bergere
| made a clever adventures. MabIe Craig
and lima Kuhn were pleasing insmalI parts.
| sam Devere's Own Company is the happy
| selection Manager Herman has made for
the New Years week attraction al the
| Lyceum Theater, and the performance
last night secured for it the stamp of public
approval.
| Larry 5 NTH. the funny German comedian,
/ and Mamie Champion, the vtvacious
| soubrette, started the ball Of merriInenr
rolling, and Rosalie. famed for her aero
bauc feats, as well as her Jolly songs and
| clever dances, kept it moving in her turn.
Garfield and Carleton. the comic opera
bur.esque artists. gave pleasing imitation
| OF the legitimate. Catheryn Rowe Palmer.
in her dizzy whirling dances, and curious
contortions, was general ravOrite.
Sam peveTe, WHO EeoGs o Introduction.
| was, as ever, clever IN his original longs
and banjo accompaniment.
! Her Other Husband as presented by
| James Flynn and NauGe Walker, was the
| introduction OF a behind -the-CurtaIn scene
| OF domestic strife and fireSide family
| troubles which took Wen with the audience
/ A novelty seIcom seen on a vaudeville
| stage was Aft Grants MOI OlOgue and
I character sketches, which should have been
better appreciated Something new
/ was a surprise to tie audience. conducted
| by the Baegesens, the unique COntOrtiOn-
| ist and the dazzling Iuggler.
! A roaring farce entitled Two New
| wives,'' scene in the sCltan's harem.
| concluded the performance and gave op-
| portunity for Florence Miller to do her
| sensational kutcha -kutCha GarCe-