Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-14
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
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Next weeks theatrical bills will present
an unusual variety of entertainment At
the Coates Thomas W. Keene will be seen
in his big repertory of classic plays, eight
in all. Few tragedians have given eight
successive performances with as many
changes, but Mr.. Keene has confined him.
self to the same plays so long that they
have become second nature TO him. The
arrangement of plays for the week Is as
follows: Monday, Louis XI-." in which
Mr. Keene will be seen in his greatest
part; Tuesday, THE Merchant of Ven
ice;" Wednesday afternoon, ''Virginius,"
with Mr.. Charles Hanford in the title part,
supported by the Keene company; Wednes-
day night, Hamlet" Thursday, Julius
Caesar" Friday. "Othello;" Saturday aft
ernoon, 'Richelieu;' Saturday night,
Richard Ill" Mr.. Keene'e engagement
of Mr.. Hanford as his manager and lead
ing support gives substantial strength to
his work this season, and he Is said to
have been even more than ordinarily sue
cessful. The sale of seats will open this
morning.
Bancroft. the magician, will open a half
weeks engagement at the Auditorium one
week from tonight. Since the death of
Hermann the field of magic is without
great leader, and it Is said that young
Bancroft stands fair TO fill the va
Cancy as any other of the several magl-
clans now before the public. His style Is
said to strongly resemble that Of the great
wizard. while his performance has many
novelties that have not been seen before
This will be Bancrift's first appearance
in Kansas City.
The sale of seats will oDen this morn
ing for the agement Of HOPKINS Trans
ocCanics at the Grand next week. AS the
entire week will be in the nature OF
continuous benefit for the fund of the
Firemens Relief Association, the engage
ment is likely to be even more popular
than the previous successful engagement
OF this company at this theater- Among
The features will be Carroll Johnson, the
famous minstrel: the great transformation
dancer, Rosie Bendel; the Nawns in one
act SKETCH Juno Salmor famous equi-
librist: Horace Benners. baritone; Morton
and Revelle. in ''Pickings From Puck"
Sharp and Flatt, musical comedians; Ford
and Francis in operatic selections.
The return of Shadows of Great
City" to the Ninth Street next week will
be an interesting event for the followers
of melodrama, for this play is one of the
greatest Of American successes in this line
of theatrical presentation. 1t will be re-
membered that its powerful story, its
realistic scenes and its appealing charac-
tiers interested the public long before the
later exaggerations of melodramatic writ
Ing came upon the scene.
One of the novelties of next week will
be the appearance at the Auditorium Tues
day night of Mary French Field, reader,
and Mr.. William H. Sherwood. the pianist
in a joint recital. assisted by Mrs. Ella
Backus-Behr, OF this city. Miss Field. who
IS the daughter Of the late Eugene Field,
will read from her fathers poems, many
of which relate to her own childhood. Miss
Field is well known in Kansas City society
and in addition to her personal popularity
there is a sentimental interest attaching
TO her appearance in public in the capacity
of Interpreter of her fathers works. Mr..
Sherwood is a pianist of great power and
great reputation. His coming alone would
make the event one of exceptional inter-
est artistically.
Yvette Guilbert, perhaps the greatest
artist Of the music hall stage, who has
interested New York for two seasons as
she has for some years the people of the
french capital, VIII be seen IN Kansas
City for single night, Monday, january
p, at the Auditorium. Guilbert is visit
ing comparatively few OF the American
cities, and it is fortunate for those who
have been awaiting an opportunity to hear
this unique singer that she has been Sc
cured for even single evening in this city.
Among the people who will be heard with
her are Louise Engel, contralto; Amy
Hartley. soprano: Thomas MCQUEEN, tenor.
and Winfred Gof, baritone.
So many inquiries have been made re-
garding the date of sale for the Nordica
concert, which Is to be given at the GIL
2 that II Is not too early to inform the
public that the sale will begin Tuesday
morning, the 18th inst. at the Union Pa
cific ticket office, Tenth and Main Nor
dica and her concert company have entered
upon their tour in the far East and have
met with very great success. Among those
who will be heard with the great soprano
In Kansas City are Madame Scalchi the
renowned contralto, and Barron Berthald,
tenor, who was heard With the Damrosch
forces in this city last season.