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Keiih's Opera House.


Ella Delahay. ay....................M Margaret Mayo
"Chsrley's Aunt" tnat delig htful
farcial comedy that has made more people
merry than anything in the latter day
comedy line Is the attraction at Keith's
Opera House the present week. Last
evening tho large audience that greeted
the piece was in oistinctively hilarious
mood from the first appearance OF the
"Aunt" until tho pretty and happy end
ing of the performances. The play is one
that is familiar to many of tho theater
goers OF this city, to the Others it caa-
not be described, for its mirth provoking
situations are not credible until ono has
fallen under the spell OF the fun.
III re is little wonder that the success
of this comedy continues undated for 1t
is case OF considera BILE difficulty for
nearly every one witnessing ths per-
formance TO retsrain their laughter. All
of the situations have their own pecu-
liarly amusing characteristics and there
is, too, in the piece that thread OF plot
that is necessary in reslly good comedy
and the PLOT In this pisce Is interesting, IL
III Is one tnat lacks lntr1cacy.
The stage pictures last night were
pretty ones, for tho ladies of the conipan
sll have q good stage presence ana they
are handsome and good to look upon.
The cast is one that gives thorough sstis-
faction and though some of the mem bers
had last night TO bear the contrast with
those who had been seen here before, it
was the general opinion that their work
was as we'll done as it could have been.
John Daly Murphy,a as will he seen above,
was Lord Babberly and then again be
was the "Aunt" aud once more Lord
Babberly. AS the "Aunt" the false one
whom his two fellow college boys, Jack
Cbesney and Charles Wykebam dress up
to represent the aunt from Brazil, Mr..
DAILY was at ell times making the best or
worst OF situations but whether the one
or the other he was always irresistsb bly
funny. 1t would have been hard indeed
for any one to have caused more laug hter
than he did. Mr.. Lay and Mr.. Lancaster
were very natural in their parts as college
boys with little cash but very determined
ideas that pertain TO other things than
cssh. Harry Lilliford made q very fetch
ing old solicitor and he paid prodigious
court to toe supposed aunt for the sake
of her Brazilian millions, and Mr.. Hallsm
wes equal to all the requirements of Col
onel Chesney, the retired Indian officer.
James Watson as Brassett, the college
scout made an ideal servant of his kind.
Miss Blaude as the real aunt OF Charley,
though.a minor character In the piece was
graceful and unravelied the knotted
threads of the plot at the end Of the story
In as neat way rs possible. As Spel-
tigue's neice and w,rc and the adored
ones of Jack and Charley the work OF
Grace George and Rose Hubbard was
excellent. Margaret Mayo. as the young
and interesting orphan was one Of the best
OF those in the piece and she made a
charming neice. Mr.. William Dunnigan
was obliged to respond TO dou ble encore
for The we'll played zylophoue obligato.
"tharley's Aunt" will be presented at
th 8 theater every evening and at the Gu :
tomary matiness this we X and she will
doubtlessIy entertain large numbers.