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ADJUSTMENTS.
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g sMavourneenss az the Academy.
Scanlan's old play, 'Mavourneen,
with many of Scanlan's old songs,
was given with great success at the
Academy of Music last night by
Chauncey Clcott. Mr.. Olcott was in
the best of spirits and joked frequent
ly with the gallery gods. He asked
one man in the gallery. who seemed
to be enjoying something very much,
to let him know when he was ready
for the play to proceed, and said
Thank you,n when the man sub
sided. His attempts to proceed with
the play instead of responding to the
vigorous encores after his songs were
amusing.
'Mavourneenn is too we'll known to
need description. There is enough in
the play to weave a story about the
songs. and there are plenty of songs.
Mr.. Olcott sings very we'll, and he has
sympathetic voice well adapted to
his songs. He acts fairly we'll, but his
acting is what is least considered. Mr..
OlcoJt has a yivaciousness and fun d
of huInor that are Infectious. Haire
quentlv brings his audience with a.
thud from 'Mavourneen" and Ire
land, TO the Academy, but in his case
the audience enjoys the fall. His
manner OF joking, far more than his
Jokes, interests the audience and
makes each person leave the theatre
pleased and cheered. Mr. Olcott is
original and interesting. and he cam
not fail to attract large audiences.
OF the other members Of the com
panY with the exception of the three
Chi lcren, Imogene Washhurn, Mabel
Taliaferro and Juliette de Grignon,
nothing need be said. The three lit
tie people do their parts ereditaLlY.
Miss Georgia Bushby succeeds in act
ing the part OF a young, a very Young
girl.
The scenery. particularly the ru in
in the Dunn mountain, is beautiful.
'Mavourneen" will be given this
week until Thusday, when the Min
strel oil Glare" will be given, and con-
tinued the rest of the week.
l1yrac Theatre, Hoboken.
Jacob Lifts electrical melodrama,
"Shaft No. 2,n was the attraction last
night in the Lyric Theatre, Hoboken.
The house was crowded in spite of
the stormy weather, and the audi
ence was very enthusiastic. Almost
every scene abounds With hair-b breadth
escapes and most startling situations,
The electrical effects were well given,
but much of the blasting was very an
noying to the audience, and the we'll
of the theatre soon became very
smoky. The cast was we'll chosen,
and too much praise cannot be given
to Frank Losel as Jim Rathburn, and
Marian Gilmore as Judy ORoarlie,
whose tongue is worse than her
heart. The tramp act OF w. ii.
Murphy was a source of unendfng
amusement to every one in the the
atre.
The second scene of the fourth act
was tho strongest and most dramatic
in the play. The audience drew a
breath of relief as Bridget rushed in
with pardon and saved Rathburn
from dying in the electric chair.
The scenery is good, most of the.
actors put life into their work, and
SHAFT No. 2" is we'll worth seeing.
ROn Ton Theatre.
Messrs. Bell and Mcclure, the enterpris-
ising managers Of the Bon Ton, have at last
struck the right theme in burlesque show.
If all the performances Of this week are as
well attended as those Of yesterday after
noon and evening, the managers will decide
burlesquts and nothing else hereafter Al.
Reeves big burlesque show hold the boards
yesterday and will the remainder Of the
week, giving two performances day, after
noon and evening. The least that can be
said of this show is that it is excellent. The
performance was opened by the whole corn
pany in .McCrackan's Reception. Each
did we'll but special credit is due to the
Walker Sisters and Miss Nellie Stewart.
Miss Evelyn Walker, is beyond question:
the most charming young woman who has
ever graced a show at the Bon Ton, She is
pretty and graceful She has rich, sweet
voice and sings the popular airs in a pleasing
manner Her graceful dancing caught the
house and she was repeatedly ancored. AS
sisted by her sister she makes tho hit OF the
show Miss Stewart is u clever performer,
but unfortunately is suffering from asevere
cold. Misses Cissy Grant, and Ethel Milton
and Messrs. John FL. Perry and Harry Eivin
acted their parts in a truly artistic
uanher
Following came Reeves MiIlstrels. In
which the American Colored Quartette sang.
This part was one of the most pleasing fen
lures of the entertainment. Next came the
g Olion where Cissy Grant sang Perry and
Burns celtic wits amused; Ethel Milton
and Fannie Thatcher, serio comics, rendered
several pretty DUETS; the American Col
ored Quartette sang delightfullys Walker
Sisters sang and AL Reeves, the owner and
proprietor 81 the show kept bis auditors ia
roars Of laughter for long time. The pei:
formarce closed with "McFadden,s Row OF