The times., 1898-05-12

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1 pany are above criticism. The Column
| bia has been beautifully decorated all
! this week and the orchestral rendering of
! the ma .ional airs has brought enthusiast
| tic applause.
! A great deal of hard work has been
! put on 1.-The Dazzer'' within the last
| few days with the result that it has
thoroughly pleased the audiences that
have witnessed its presentation at the
] Grand. There are a number of delight
! full specialties In the farce and plenty of
the humor that is laughed at without
question. Then the company is replete
with charming girls. whose attractive-
ness is greatly increased by their cos
tuning. VIII West has added 10 his
repertoire q song that brings him a
double encore nightly and the entire pro-
duction, in its amended state appears
to satisfy the audiences thoroughly
James Young. the rising young TRACED
ian, will be the attraction at the Academy
next week and will be seen in the following
repertoire: Monday and Thursday nights
and at the matinee Saturday. THE Lady
of Lyons Tuesday and Saturday nights
and at the matinee Wednesday, David
Garriek;" and ON Wednesday and Fri
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portrayal of the last named part the New
. Orleans Picayune speak as follows:
Mr.. James Young. the scholarly and
( handsome young tragedian, was seen at
his best at the Academy of Music when
he played Prince Hamlet in Shakespeare's
play of plays, the intellectual study of
mind overwrought with vengeance and
orooding melancholy. 1t is not necessary
to consider the everlasting questions of
Hamlets sanity or insanity pretended or
real. or the nice points of reading this or
mat line. Hamlet was an ordinary NOR
tai, into whose mouth the great bard has
put the grandest philosophy and the
most subtle philosophy. He was a boy,
supposed to be about twenty-five years
old. The age is overlooked when an old
actor plays the part. James Young is a
youth OF Hamlet's age in appearance. and
comes very near being an ideal Hamlet
The Prince as Mr.. Young Is, was student.
sensitive and refined, and he brings to the
part so many natural qualifications that
he seems the real thing. His tenderness
with Ophelia, his rage at being spied up-
on. his gentleness with the mother queen
in the closet scene. admirably managed
where he is cruel only 10 be kind, show
gentleness in Mr.. Youngs conception and
execution of the part. and he deserves all
the applause and praise he receives when
presenting this great play. The king in
the performance of last night was mus
ually we'll done by Mr. Forester. and Mr..
Bokee. who made the usual double of
Polonius and gravedigser. was really good
in both. Miss Johnson gave an excellent
representation of Ophelia. 1t was well
considered and sweetly played
BLACK Patti" and her fifty troubadours
will, doubtless. receive cordial reception
in this city when they open on Monday
at the Grand. The reputation OF this
great singer and the company with which
Messrs. Voelckel and Nolan have sur
rounded her cannot fail to arouse public
interest for the performance here. The
entertainment is said to be irresistibly
attractive. In the operatic Kaleidoscope
which follows the comedy and vaudeville
feature OF the program beautiful rem
dition is offered of the best selections of
Faust Bohemian Cir" ''Marftana"
and THE Daughter of the Regiment"
The singing, costumes, and general stage
appointments are said TO be of the highest
standard, and il is believed that this half
hours delightful feast will prove more
satisfying than night of grand opera.
This is due not only to the splendid man.
ner in which the selections are rendered
but in measure to it's following a re-
freshing program of lighter matter.
Manager Herman will present next week
the Fay Foster Burlesquers, an organiza-
tion composed entirely of meritorious
talent. Among the names prominently
listed on the roster are those of Leslie
and Clair, the refined comedy duo Stan
ley Whiting, singer OF popular rag.
time" melodies, and. author of ''Synco-
pated Sandy Millie Chepette the daring
aerial artist; West and Williams. in funny
sayings and sidewalk repartee; the Ber-
naur Sister. acrobatic'- and sensational
dancers: Nellie Daily. the favorite char
acter vocalist and the Cputuer Brothers,
European acrobats. The concluding fea-
ture on the program Is an original bur
lesque entitled Fun On Yacht" which
is said to be presented with lavish dis
play of scenic and electrical effects
Manager John Grieves is determined
that his season shall go out 'in blaze
OF splendor'' and to that end he has con-
tracted for a line of exceptional bills. The
first of these will be presented next week
when an entire house program from a
popular New York music hall will be
transp!anted 10 the stage of the Bijou.
II is said that the announcement of the
names which comprise the bill will be a
surprise to the Bijou's patrons and that
the reputation of the performers will
serve to ill the place at every entertain
ment.