Evening journal., 1897-09-13
FUNNIER AND BRIGHTER THAN
EVER

Matinees, 10 cents for everybody.
FUNNIER AND BRIGHTER THAN
EVER.
Mr.. Hoyt has been catering to the
risible side of the tickle public for the
past decade, and has during that time
contributed many successes to the |
American comedy stage, but in pre-
senting "A Contented Woman" it isl
said that he has eclipsed all his for
mer successes. Much of the success of
this popular playwright is undoubtedly
due to the happy faculty he combines
with authorship in the selection of art
lists to bring into reality the creatures OF
his brain. This is fOrcibly illustrated
in the company now presenting "A
COntented Woman" which returns to
the Grand Opera House on Tuesday
evening, October 81. This highly en-
tertaining skit will be pleasantly re-
membered by theatre-goers as creating
no end of hearty laughter, and playing
to the largest audience of the season
when last presented here; since then
MIR. Hoyt has given it his up-to-date
touch, and it is promised that it Will
return even funnier and brighter than
ever. Indications are that ga Content
ed Woman" will repeat, if not surpass,
its former great business.
CHRISTOPHER, JR.," COMING.
Madeleine Lucette Ryley's delightful
comedy, "Christopher Jr,' which goes
on tour the coming season with George
| Baclkus in the title role, is entitled to
a place of honor in the last few years
! history of the American stage. The
apathy existing in England a few years
ago toward American plays has now
developed into enthusiasm, and to-day
| American plays and ACTORS are all the
rage in the British capital The piO-
neer of this state of affairs was certainly
Madeleine Lucette's comedy, "Christo-
pher Jr." 1t paved the way for the tre-
mendous welcome accorded "Secreb Ser
vice" In England christopher Jr."
was played under the title of "Jedbury
Jr.," and it duplicated it's American
success to the tune of a two years run
| in London and the provinces. AS may
be supposed, the humor of Christopher
Jr." does not reflect the peculiarities of
any particular class or locality. It
concerns people of everyday life. and
its scenes could be changed to any
civilized country without losing any of
its mirth, or its charming sentiment
| The tour will include the principal
cites of the North, and will appear in
this city in October.
AT THE BIJOU THEATRE.
High-class vaudeville is recognized
by the theatre-going public as the most
popular form of amusement now in
vogue. Manager Robert F'ulgora, of the
Hopkins Trans-Oceanic Star Speciality
Company, has done much to perpetuate
this by The excellent, refined entertain
ments given by his superb company of
| European and American performers,
prominent among whom are Mile,
| Aimee. the marvel of terpsichOre, and
the European feature of this galaxy OF
stars, fresh from triumphs at the FOlies
Bergeres, Paris, France; Winter Car
den, Berlin, Germany; Roachnacher,
i Vienna, Austria, in the most beautiful
terpsichorean production ever present
ed. Master Wade Cochran, 4 years and
months old, the eighth wonder n
the world, who will answer any ques-
tion, no matter how difficult; Tom
Mack, the prince of minstrel comedians
In parodies and witty sayings; Daily
and Devere, two very talented artists
in a bright sketch, THE Mistress and
Servant" Baker and Earnheart, musi-
cal comedy artists, who extract sweet
music from queer shaped instruments
with interludes OF excrucialtingly funny
comedy; Meyer Cohen, the California
baritone in new illustrated songs, sung
with inimitable grace in a rich bari
tone voice of great volume and sweet
ness. Apollo, the Adonis of the high
wire, ancl.her European importation Of
unusual skill in feats of daring on &
: small quaruT-inch wire. Costellai
and Hall, Juvenile impersOnators and
dancers of rare excellence. The above
gives an outline of one of the bes'
i vaudeville performances imaginable
Such is the Hopkins Trans-Oceanic, e
be seen at the Bijou Theatre for thre'
NIGHTS cQmmeu cling TO-DAY Septem.