The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-12
ADJUSTMENTS.
SIN Old Kentucky, at the Academy
of Music.

in Old Kentucky" that beautiful
melodrama which. has become so popular
among theatre-goers. was presented at
the Academy of Music last night. The
merits of this play are too well known
to need description. During its last two
seasons on the stage it has been a COM
plete success. The scenery is beautiful
and characteristic. The first act opens
with a scene in the Kentucky mountains
and the nome of Madge Briefly. She is
the heroine and is a true Kentucky pro-
duct. Her daring courage and country
like anners figure in an interesting
story She is in love with Frank Lay
son "a young Kentuckian, who lives
down in the blue grass among society.
A very exciting scene is the horse race
in the third act. sMadge rides Queen
Bess' and wins SIS, 200, which her lover
has. at stake. Colonel Sandusky Doolit-
tie, a great Spectator and horSeman, is
q very amusing character. His adven-
ture in making love to Alathea Layson
kept the audience in a merry spirit all
through the play. A unique feature is
the Pickaninny brass band. which goes
through a genuine buck and wing dance.
Laur Burt takes the part of Madge
Briefly. She is very clever and was
vociferously applauded. Colonel Sandus-
Clark and Frank Layson by Frank Day
ton Horace Holton. the villain, is well
acted by George r. Game. Joel Lorey,
a young moonshiner, in love with Madge,
is admirably impersonated by Pierce
Kingsley. Neb, an old family servant,
who takes a prominent part, is played
The other characters in the play are all
exceliently performed. "In Old Ken
lucky" will be given at the Academy
every evening this week, with a matt
nee on Wednesday and Saturday.
ssThe Hear of Chicago, at the Lyric
Theatre, Hoboken.
A crowded house greeted 1.-THE Heart
of Chicago" at the Lyric Theatre, last
night. 1t is a powerful melodrama, all
the scenes of which are laid In the city
whose name it bears. The play contains
a strong plot and is well put together.
The scene representing the great Chicago
IRE is reduced in a ~Startlingly reaiis-
tic manner, with the aid of transparent
scenic curtains, electrical and calcium eff
fects, and the use of magnetism combus-
ton prevents the disagreeable effects ex-
perienced by the red fire n smoke
method.
The Masonic Temple roof garden is also
seen and from 1t is presented a panor-
annie view of the south side of Chicago.
showing all the important streets and
buildings from the lake to the river. A
thrilling railroad scene is one OF the fea-
lures of the play.
The dialogue of the play is at ali times
bright and entertaining and much of it
abounds in fusitly sayings, which were
received last night with hearty laugh
ter. The cast at the Lyric is a good
one. all the characters of the play re-
ceiving full justice at the hands of the
performers.
1.-THE Heart of Chicago will be at the
Lyric tonight. and tomorrow afternoon
and evening.
Son Ton Theatre.
This weeks bill at the Bon Ton Thea
tire is a good one. Each act bristles
with humor and the show is well worth
seeing. The bill is headed by the farce
comedy stars, Mark Sullivan and Rifle
Deaves in a sketch. entitled "The ALI
mony Ciub.'' in which Miss Deaves dis
plays ability as a rapid change artist.
Campbell and Campbell co-medyasatirisrs,
presented a ~laughable skit, entitled
Home" May Wentworth, the female
Fadereweski,prcyes a strong attraction in
her humorous monOlOgue.
Others on the programme were:-Kenno
and Welch, grotesque and aerial comed-
ians; Nine. Atlas. who performed on mu-
steal instruments while balancing herself
On a revolving globe Lorenzo and Allen,
dancing experts: Moncrief and Meredith,
in an act. entitled Come and Get IT.:
Bonnie Goodwin, a ser.o comic; the
Brown Brothers. clog and wooden shoe
dadcers. Carroll and Larkens, character
change artists; Eva Merrill, serio-comic
vocalist, and Sharpley and Flynn, quaint
Irish comedians.