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| foyer of the famous thea,,. shown and
| the entrances to the various boxes occu-
| pied by the titled personages. The voices
! and the applause Of the audience are heard.
| The opera is q great success. and Sir
GeofYrey is congratulated on every hand
Eric Temple comes to the opera house to
| Join his sister, who attends the opera, ac-
| companied by young Irish officer. AS he
| wanders into the temporarily deserted roy
| er he meets his former sweetheart. While
| they are talking strains OF the opera are
| heard The music has strange familiar
| sound to him. Suddenly the words and the
music of the song "Heartsease, which he
| had dedicated to Miss Neville are heard
| He listens more intently; the conviction
| that 1t Is his own opera which he hears Is
| borne upon him. AIT this moment the
| fraudulent composer appears upon the
scene. Losing all control Of himself, Eric
| seizes him by the throat and denounces
| him a thief. scene of great excite
me1t ensues, as the people rush out of the
! boxes The curtain falls on a situation Of
| intense dramatic power and interest. The
remainder of the play is kept up to this
high pitch of interest and eventually ter
inmates in the exposure Of the villain and
| the union of the composer with his lady
| love- Mr. Miller will have the services Of
an exceptionally strong company In the
presentation of the play. 1t includes,
among others. Louise Thorndyke Bouci-
cault. Grace Kimball. Nannette Comstock,
Josephine Lovett, John T. Sullivan Frank
Burbeck. Leslie Allen. Max Figman, Ed
mund d. Lyons. Lloyd Carleton. F. Adams.
Richard Ridgely, Frank Beamish. The
production is & handsome one, the period
of the play admitting of much elegance of
scenery. costuming and appointments. 1t
will be the same in all its details as during
It's long run at the Garden Theater, New
York.
New National Theater--Thomas Q. Sea-
brooke, the brilliant young comedian. will
begin an engagement ut the New National
! Theater next Monday night In his latest
success. The Spectator" The engage
| ment will be for one week only THE
Speculator' is a comedy drama, a vivid
story depicting both sides of stock specu-
lation and demonstrating the various
phases and the mOdus operandi tndulged In
by the stock gamblers of the universe. 1t
Is said to be literally interspersed with
delicious scenes, bright lines. and intense.
as well as humorous situations, and in
the character of John Fullerton. the sue
cessful speculator, Mr.. Seab ,oke Is ac-
credited with having made the success of
his artistic career. The company with
which Mr. Harrison has surrounded the
young star is notable for its excellence,
and contains many well-known and favor
ite artists, among whom are the Misses
Jeanette Lowrie. Lorraine Dreux, Florence
Bingham. Laura Almosnino, and the
Messrs. Horace Mitchell, A. II. Stuart Roy
Fairchild, Fred w. Peters, C. w. Nc
Donald Wallace Bruce. Edward Kennedy,
Charles Lee Charles Dennison and others.
The stage settings will particularly elab-
crate and introduce reproductions OF 10
calities both notable and famous The
first act will present the counterpart of
the conservatory overlooking Lake M1chl-
gan, on the Boulevard. Chicago; the sec
ond act will be faithful portrayal OF the
offices Of ]. P. Hutchinson (Old Hutch)
and c. W. Whitecar (the WeaseD, overlook
ing the famous wheat pit of the Chicago
board of trade, and the last act will be
devoted to a representation OF the recep-
ton room of Coils P. Huntington's man
sion.
Academy of Music.-Commencing Monday
night at the Academy of Music Augustus
Thomas greatest success, In M1zzoura,
will be the attraction No American play
of recent years has won such great favor
with American theatergoers as this pro-
duction of Mr.. Thomas. 1t has been pre-
sented this season in nearly all the large
cities, and the business has been phenom-
erally large. The company which will pre-
sent the piece at the Academy the coming
week is one of unusual strength, compris-
ing as 1t does such well-known people as
Frank c. Hamilton, who gives most
smith. Charles G. Hall, as the Missouri
sheriff. gives fine character study. Miss
Jean Evelyn. as the heroine, Kate Yer
non. gives a most sympathetic and beauti-
full rendition of the College Bred Girl. Miss
Marie Laurence, Mrs. Vernon, the
blacksmith's wife, gives striking por-
trayal of the strong minded, yet loving and
sympathetic mother. The company num-
bers eighteen people, all of whom were Sc
lected for their peculiar fitness OF the
characters they assume All scenery. fur-
niture and property used In this production
are carried by the company, SO that a most
elaborate presentation will be given. A
number of specialties are introduced, not
ably, characteristic plantation melodies, by
the MiZZoura colored quartet, and the buck
dancing is also feature.
Grand Opera House.-The spectacular
success, Saved From the Sea-" will be
seen for the first time In Washington next
Monday at the Grand Opera House. 1t
comes direct from Its triumphs in New
York and Boston, where 1t has just con-
cluded fourteen weeks run. 1t Is a tale
| of the love and life of Dan and Nancy Ell
! lington. a young fisherman and his wife.
who Is an heiress. Her cousin, who is next
heir to the money she should have received,
plots to secure the fortune by muir
| dering Nancy. He gets Dams mate
to help him. Jim dislikes Dan be-
| cause Nancy accepted his love. and
he attempts TO blow up their fishing smack.
! after he has left Dan tied to the mast He
| is rescued by Nancy. however. and here a
! thrilling scene occurs. The mine Is laid,
| the match is lighted. Only one hope-they
must swim for their lives. jump-a
| splash-a pause, and then the entire thea
| ter is shaken by a terrific explosion. The
/ ElaStS, sails, DOlWdrkS ana HOOTlnS OF tne
! schooner are torn to pieces, and sink In
! view Of the audience, showing the rescue
| cf Dan and his brave little wife. Thrilling
| situations follow each other SO rapidly that
| the audience is kept in a state of excite
| ment, wondering what Is coming next?"
/ The piece is full of bright dialogue, catchy
| specialties and strong dramatic situations,
| and all lovers fthis kind Of entertainment
I should not miss this opportunity of seeing
| Gle of the best sensational plays now be-
| fore the public The entire production Is
| carried by the company. which Is under the
| management of Mr.. William Calder.
| Kernan's Lyceum Theater-The attrac-
| ton for the coming week at kernan's Lyce-
J um Theater is Hopkins Trans-Oceanic Star
| Specially Company, under the sole direc-
| ton of Mr.. Robert Fulgora. which this
season has been breaking records right
! along the line. The European novelties are
| the Kinematographe, Rosie Rendel, Juno
| Salmo and Horace W. F. Benners. Among
! the many views presented by the KinemLt-
| ographe are the waves at Brighton Beach,
fire department going to fire. the Empire
| State express train, running sixty miles an
| hour and few local pictures. including the
! Inauguration of President Mckinley. Rosie
| Rendel, whose fame as transformation
| dancer has resounded throughout Europe,
| ard marks the limit of perfection in that
line. Mr.. Carroll Johnson. the prince of
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