The morning times., 1897-01-17

Cha mpagne in "Hogan's Alley"
breakfast and go to school and be good
boy for a week he would take me, and
told him ! would promise him dat would
not only for a week. but for a huh year
Now. ChimInie. you go to your mother
and tell her dis, and / bet you nichle
she will take you; but remember, when
you promise her, don't break it and yer
won't regretit, and we can go and see the
funniest snow we ever sa W, and hully gee,
what funny mug de Yailer Kid must be.
This is just sample OF the talk that Gill
more and Leonard are creating through
out the country with ''Hogan's Alley
So be sure To secure seats at Gree. IL
is the chance of a lifetime, and will be at
the Bijou Tneater next week.
The show at Kernan's this week is di-
version in black ana white. Half the per
formers are ebony -hued. and the remainder
as white as the milk OF human kndncSs.
The usual singing, dancing and comedy
acts are features OF Al. Reeves show, bus
empnaSiSiS Is pldCeI on the fdcJ Uhat oUIIIc vi
the acts are better than any others, and all
OF them are better than Some that have
passed muster with variety patrons.
1t seems strange that Willard Hall is not
crowded three times daily at the exhibi-
tions given by tie Cencmatographe To
witness these entertainments rs Ike seat
ing yourself in comfortable Chair and
having real European scenes and incidents
brought before you. Seeing these views
certainly dulls the curiosity for European
travel, as nothing is left TO the Imagination
but sound ana color. The program Tor next
week, which Will conclude the Washington
engagement OF the Cinematcgraphe. Will
include SOME highly sensational scenes.
One-the charge Of the cuirasiers-shows
regiment of French cavalry charging
across plain toward the audiences. The
regiment comes laundering along toward
the audiences 80 realistically that tiDid
persons become frightened for fear the
horses viii leave the picture ana trample
them under foot
John l. Stoddard will appear at the
Columbia Theater, To give the lectures OF
MS seventeenth season, beginning Monday
evening, FebruaEyl and continuingth through
two weeks Since he LETT here he has been
industrious in the travel and preparation
necessary for a new series of five lectures,
which have been received in Chicago, Phil
adelphia and Boston by audiences unparal-
leled even in Mr.. Stoddard's enyiable rec
ord. -Four evenings are devoted to SOU
yenirs of European travel. The other lee
ture, which is q novelty with Mr.. Stud-
dard, is devoted to his own country.
In choosing has new field Mir. Stpddard
has selected the wonderful YeiiowSt one
Park, yeritable riot of nature, having
features TO be found nowhere else, and as
strange and incomprehenSible as they are
uTtfVa -EsssF -
Stoddard was in constant association with
Skilled photographers, to whom he is in
debted for the finest illustrations ever pro-
Jected upon canvas.
The lecture will be given in two courses,
just alike, as follows: Course 4, on the
evenings of February /, 3, 8, 8, IL, and
course Il, on the evenings of February ?,
4, 6, 10, IL The sale of tickets will open
at MetZerott's on Thursday, the 21st
Probably never before in the history of
this ity-has a lecture been able to draw
crowded houses for fifty presentations.
Such, however, is the popularity Of Dr.. A.
G.. Rogers lecture on Ben tIur'' that the
firtieth time is announced at the Columbia
Theater for next Wednesday afternoon at
4:15 O'Clock The Columbia Theater or
chestra has been enga ged for the occa sion,
and the music incidental to ben Hur''
viii be rendered in a capable manner.
One of the enjoyable features of this
weeks entertainment, and always dis
tiuctive event in music, is the return of
the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the
third concert of the course. The concert
will be given in the evening and will be-
gin promptly at g. 1t is Mr.. Paur's rule
tand an excellent one) that no one is adj
mitted during the progress of a selection.
Tie Columbia Dramatic Company as.
sisted by members OF the Weber Dramatic
Company. will present at the New Gonzaga
College Hall, on / street northwest, oil
Monday and Tuesday evenings, Februar!
/ and =. Stedman popular military drama,
in five acts, The Confederate Spy The
play will be presented in its entirety: with
special scenery, incidental music and eiab
crate military display, over seventy-fiys
persons taking part.
Among the prominent amateurs in the
cast are found the names OF Messrs. DAME
+. and Will Murphy, Mr.. Finley S. Hayes,
Messrs. II. F. and NJ. "A. Dolan, Misses
Carrie and Marie Moss, Miss Lillian Hurdle
Miss Celia McMallon, Messrs. II W Weber
Guy E. jenkins and j. C. Bennett
The opera of Patience, V which has been
in rehearsal for several weeks under the
direction OF Pref. Ii. L. SALESMAN and Mr.
William de Ford, will he produced Feb
ruary 3 at the National Rifles Armury.
1t prons es TO be one OF the musical events
of the season. 1t will be handsomely stag
ed, the costumes having been ordered from
New York especially for this production
andthe company IS composed of many well
known local singers. The stage direction
is entirely under the supervision of Mr.
w. ii. Coniey, who is Substituting for Mr.
de Ford, who has not yet recovered from
his recent acciueat.
There seems TO be little doubt that il
"A Fool OF Fortune William II. Crane
one of the few of the Old Guard OF Come
dians. has the most emphatic success of his
career. In New York it met with greater
degree OF favor than any of the manxSfor
eign works seen there this season. 1t il
testing the capacity OF the rather roomy
Chestnut Street Opera House. The them,
of the play is an old one, speculation, ant
one which has always had a great fascina
ton for the dramatiSt. Mrs. Morton, tn,