Evening star., 1898-05-14

Due announcement will be made of the sale
of seats, and in order that the public may
be enabled to secure their tickets at regular
box office prices. special efforts will be
made by the management to prevent any
from falling into the hands of ticket specu-
lators.
The old theory that strong and decided
prejudice exists in the pulpit against the
stage and stage folks had an exemplfica-
ton with a unique finale in Benton, N. c.,
recently, with James Young as an impor-
tart participant. When the young TRACE
dian was playing an engagement at that
southern town on the Sunday evening of
his stay he visited the Methodist Church.
AS MIR. Young entered the edifice he, with
the members of the congregation, was pre-
sented with a slip of paper which he
was desired to write any question that he
might wish to submit to the minister's con-
sideratioH. After acting upon the request
the papers were collected. Mr.. Young, on
his slip, wrote the question, why is there
such strong prejudice existing among
the clergy against players of the stage?
Would be pleased to talk with you on the
subject" and to that he added the name
of the hotel where he was located To Mr..
4ounGs surprise the next morning the card
OF the minister was presented to him, and
the two exponents of widely different lines
of life soon stood face to face. After the
usual greetings and earnest conversation
on the subject of Mr.. Youngs question,
the young actor recited Bryant's "Thana-
topSiS. HIS VISITOR was NlSlDly impressed,
not alone with Mr.. Youngs art, but with
his forceful ideas toward the creation of an
affinity between the pulpit and the stage.
SO profound was the effect of Mr.. Young s
words that the minister was prompted TO
prayer Shortly after Mr.. Young's depart
ure from the town he received a letter from
his new friend, in which he expressed the
great pleasure experienced at the inter-
view, and saying that since heaven had not
decreed that MIR. Young should follow the
ministry 10
might bless him and speed him in his art
and noble career. The views at least of
one clergyman have been softened toward
the art of the stage and its exponents.
COLUMBIA THEATER. A three-act
farce comedy, written by John Stapleton
entitled "A Bachelors Honeymoon" will
De presented for the first time in this city
at the Columbia Theater for a supplement
tary season of four nights and two mat
mess, beginning Wednes day, May 49, The
management of the theater and company
have concluded to give this big attraction
that has been one of the biggest winners of
the season for this engagement at popular
prices Inc play and company have been
received with tumultuos favor in all the
best theaterS in the United States and Can
ada, and Will go direct from here to Bos-
ton for run. If it is to laugh, this COM
edy nils the measure of success heaped
running over The laughter cyclone begins
10 roar before the first act is five minutes
DID, and there is an increase until the final
curtain. While the authors work is excel
lent, most of the favor which 1t has met
with must be credited to the ladies and
gentlemen who present it. Messrs. George
+. Nash and John T. Sullivan have an ex-
cellent company Of players. Mr.. Nash is
one OF the best light comedians In the coun-
try, or fine physique, good voice and per-
Sonal magnetism that is great; he PLAYS
Benjamin Bachelor with an ease and finish
that cannot be eXcelled. He will be re-
membered as the big hit of the original
production of 'Chimmie Fadden" in his
great character of Small Bots and prior
to that as leading man in jefferson, Flor
ence and Olga Nethersole companies. Every
one knows John 7. Sullivan, the excellent
actor, husband of Rose Cogian, and who
has starred With her in all her successes:
Robert Peyton Gibbs, who is one of the
best character actors in America, who was
the original GeIko in Trilby and who last
appeared here, making big hit at the CO.
lumbia in The Marquis of Michigan"
Nella Mcleod, an actress of beauty and
ilnish, who displays some of the most love-
~ gowns worn on the stage today: Meta
Sykes, daughter of General Sykes who has
bean with Augustin Days company for
several years, being Miss Rehan's under
study and playing her parts with success
on several occasions, Virginia jackson, one
OF the best rough soubrettes of today, be-
ing the original CinderS in "A Lost Para
disc and a host of others that make I'D a
company hard TO excel and unequaled by
few.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-The Academy
offers as its attraction next week the
clever young actor, Jane, Young in rep
crtoire arranged as follows: Monday and
Thursday nights and Saturday matinee,
The Lady OF Lyons" Tuesday and Satur-
day nights and Wednesday matinee, David
Garrick; Wedne ;day and Friday nights,
Hamlet" The New Orleans Daily States
speaking of Mr.. Young's Hamlet says:
The melancholy. poetic Dane, harboring
the purpose of delayed revenge. filed with
Inc connlctlng emotions and the vacilIa-
tions of uncertainty and bringing the re-
sources more of the mind than Of the body
10 determine his wayering course was in
terpreted on the boards at the Academy of
Music last night by a young actor tit by
age. face and figure to portray the NOR
Did character that the great historian of
the emotions of man and humanity has
wrought, in such manner as to draw from
an intellectual audience appreciation more
frequent than is customarily given to plays
and players of 50 somber representation"
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.-A genuine fes-
tival of mirth and melody will be offered
by Black PATHS Troubadors on the occa-
sion of their performances in this city at
the Grand Opera House next week. There
are fifty people in the company, which in
clcdes Black Patti, who is unquestionably
one of the greatest singers this generation
has heard. The first hour and half of the
evening is devoted to the comedy and spec
tacular forces. In which is introduced q
novel skit called AT Jolly Coney Island"
THIS affords a splendid vehicle for the
comedians and speciality performers to dis
port their diversified talents The skit is a
medley of bright sayings and up-to-date
songs and dances, in which the Coon
Song" and Buck Dances" the Bicycle
Girl'' and the "Con-Man With the Glass
He nd" are prominent features. The vau-
deville olio which fellows is made up of
varied and startling facts, and this is fol-
lowed by the sensational operatic kaleido-
scope, which has made tremendous sue
cess wherever the company has appeared.
/. is in this part CT the entertainment
where the company gives evidence of its
superiority. Such solo and ensemble oper-
attic singing as rendered by Black Patti and
her fifty troubadctrs has been rarely
equaled by the most pretentious grand
opera companies. The operate kaleoido-
ST ope only lasts about thirty minutes. and
during that time a glorious review of the
best solo, quartet and choral numbers Of
Faust" Carmen" 'Irovatore" Grand
Duchess Tar and Tartar Bohemian
Girl" "Maritana,'' ..Luccia" ard "Rigo-
letto."
KERNANS LYCEUM THEATER.-"A
rafting good show from start to finish," is
the general verdict pronounced after an
evening with the Fay Foster Extravaganza
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