The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-22
"MATINEE GIRL" IS CAY "

bill for tonight is "a Girl From Texas"
MATINEE GIRL IS GAY"
''The Gay Matinee Girl opened at Cor
dray's theater for weeks run last night.
It is a rafting musical farce of the up
to-date order, staged in gorgeous style,
and brimful of catchy ideas and sayings.
The house was packed from boxes to lob
by with as enthusiastic a first-night
crowd as has ever been at Cordray's. THE
Matinee Girl" is of the racy order of
musical farces that seem to delight the
amusement-loving public of the day.
Sprightly nonsense, striking choruses,
topical songs and a running fire of funny
business, rendered by a complete COM
pany of clever people, in the order of the
piece. A dozen pretty girls and their gor-
geous dresses give color and life to every
scene. The choruses are very effective,
and every member sings well. Monroe
and Hart could alone keep an audience
in an uproar by their comedy work. The
gage" and business" of the pair are
fresh. They make very entertaining
team, and their parodies were demanded
again and again. Their efforts at fun
l.
Dean, who in the blackgace part of Bob
Whitewater, contributes to the general
whirl of comicalities and excitement.
The matinee girl is Miss lola Pome-
roy, who sustains the part with vivacity
and dash. The title has little to do with
what action there is in the three acts,
which is one laugh in three installments.
Miss Myrtle Franks, Miss Fern Melrose
and Miss Alice Hamilton are good fun
makers.
The topical songs, the choruses of the
summer boarders, the pickaninny lullaby,
the "Romeo-an-Juliet" serenade, and 1.-The
yellow kids" are some of the striking
features of the farce. H. w. Barlow. as
Willie Work, the tramp, does a Klon-
dixie act, all of his own, that certifies to
the newness of the funny things in the
concoction. Effective medleys are render
ed by the Miss Lucille Rogers, Berna De-
wore, Mollie Rogers, Bertha La Frantz.
Ella de Wolf and Deece Don. The whole
closes with a cake-walk ensemble.
The three acts are crowded with good
specialties and there is but one result-a
hearty laugh.-Portland Oregonian, JAN
uary II.
This attraction is one of the early book
ings at the Crawford Grand.
The patriotic public Of Wichita will be
treated to a very interesting entertain
ment at the Garfield hall on next Wednes-
day evening March %. Illustrations of
the United States battleship Maine, both
before and after the explosion, will be
thrown upon a 2o-foot sceen from the
finest stereopticon. An additional feature
OF the entertainment will be the moving
pictures by the stereoptiscope. also illus
trated songs.
Seats on sale at Henry ozane's drug
store, reserved without extra charge. Ad-
mission, 10 cents.
SICKNER CONSERVATORY NOTES.
Miss Ada Weir. Wichita, enrolled in the
piano department this week; Miss Lille
Holme. GODDARD. for organ, and Leslie
Simmons. Wichita, for violin. Miss John
McCombs, Mrs. VIM. Swentzeu. Miss
Hart, Mrs. Gross Mrs. Krailsheimer and
Miss Ada Wilson were visitors at the
conservatory.
Fridays recital program was given in
the order below:
Weasel Waltz .................J. Spindler
Master Milton Gross
'Sondtlne ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Schmidt
Miss Jean Ross.
Duet, AT Play" ............E. Grenzebach
Miss Florence PARCELS.
''Tarrantefia" ..................... c. Gurlitt
'LohenSrin' .....-........... Wagner-krug
Miss May Comley
"Legende" ..................... G.. Bachman
Miss Nell Westgate.
Waltz" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. E. Mack
Master Waltar, McCombs.
ALA Stella Confidente". IL. Gobbaerts
Miss Lelah Torrey.
Dreamy Waltz" ................... D'Orso
Miss Ossie Bergman.
'Tdilio" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Theodore Lack
Miss Babel Berdine.