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Luis u Rafel, Kennebec; Belie bartiett' Ioft
BUCKS poRT-Ar 4th, sch Fanny Flint, COT
'EASIPOKT-Sld 4th. sch Chapparal, St John.
GALVESTON-Sld I'd. Darque Annie Reed,
Welt. Port Tampa.
| GLOUCESTER-Ar 4th, sch General Sheri-
dan. Bangor Tor New York;
Coleman, Kennebec for New York; Francis,
Goodman. Coleman, do for O.
KEY WEST-Sld Sd, sch Augustus Palmer,
| Haskell, Santiago, Cuba.
MACHIAS-Ar l4th. schs Forest Belle, Bos-
ton; Addie Fuller, Shulee for New York; Ella
| Brown, New York; Abbie E Cole, Cambridge,
NIB, fer New York; Everett. Shuee for do Re-
turned here, schs Alaska, Sand River; Annie II,
Sid sch Sarah Cole Boston.
NEW BEDFoRD-Ar I'd. sch Puritan, sar-
se NEW HAVEN-sld Sd, sch John Snow, New
Work.
PHILADELPHIA = Ar Sd, sch ] Holmes
Birdsall, Birdsall. Boothbay
| Cid. sch Annie Ainslie, Strout. Saco.
| Ar 4tn, sens Holmes Birdsall Boothbay;
Harry B Ritter. Boston; Adelia 7 Carleton,
frankfort; y Howard Spear, Kennebec; VIM
CID schs D Sawyer, Calais; R F Pettigrew,
| Boston.
RED BEACH AR 4th. sch Madagascar,
| ROCKLAND-Ar 4th. schs Geo Bird, Gray,
| Portsmouth, Nh; Florida, Colson. Boston: Ella
Francis, Foster, New York; Abbie Walker.
DODDli, IIildu0lpQld.
ROCKPORT-Ar 4th, sch John M Flske. Mutt.
Boston.
| ,SACO-Ar 4th. sch NJ E Eldridge. Philadel-
phia.
sEATTLE-Ar Sd, ship Dirigo, Goodwin,
THoSMlAsToN-Ar 4th, sch Ella Crowen Ma
loney. New York.
VINEYARD-HAVEN-Sl 3d. schs John W
| Linnell and anchored off Nobska; r Keene.
coastWise.
Ar 4th, schs Nellie Sawyer. Hoboken for
forlana ad tory Perth AmDoy 9r
u Dudley, Brunswick 40 days. for Bath (and
| all sailed) brl Katahdln, Edgewater for Ban
gor; schs Little, Perth Amboy Tor doi ABB
6 il Haines, Rondout for do: julia Francis.
Gardinerfor New York; Charlie u W1llie. Wide
Awake and Glare, r. ckIand for do: Jas Young.
Thomaston for do; Maud. Richmond Me, LOT
do; Cumberland do for do; Margaret Robinson
| and Harriet Brooks. Bangor for DO; Hamburg,
Princess Island for do; Lugano, Gardlnor Tor
do: Annie Conlon, Bangor for fniiadeipnia, )
Sarah Wood GAINESVILLE for DO; Charlie A Sprohi,
Rockland for Block Island.
Passed-Rarque Golden Rod tBr), New YORK
for Portland.
Foreign Ports.
In port at Port Spain July 90, ech Pdineas w
Spraguc. Dunn, for New York.
In port at Auceland. NJ. July 8, barque John
s Emery. Wooster, Tor New York.
Ar at Black River, ia, July Is. barque Bonny
Doom. Burgess, Barbados. to LOAD for New York.
ca at HlIsporo, Nh Aug 3, sch r Wood
side, Mclean Chester.
Cid at Montreal Aug 8. steamer Numidlan
(Br), McNichoI. Liverpool
Ar at st John, NIB. Aug 4, sch Damon. Breen,
EaStpOrt.
Cid at Moncton, NIB, Aug4. sch Victory. Stiles,
Boston.
Spoken.
Sch Stella Kapln Potter from Newport
News for Galveston, no date. sc, by sch Flora
Morang. at Key West July 20.
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European Markets..

iBy Teiegraph.t
LONDON. Ang. 4, 1sss.-Consols closed at
Iii for money aud Is for account.
LIVERPOOL. Aug. q. 1S9s-Cotton marker
is steady-American Inidling at 3 15-32d; sales
5000 bales, including 1000 bales for specula-
ton and export.
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Retail Grooers' ru-@r rsaues.
Portland market-cut loaf z: CONNECTION co Y
6s pulverised &c; powered, &c; graduated
51l u; coffee crushed DC yellow A..
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DR.. BROWN

has removed to Y. M. C. A. RuiIding, Room
SO. Tuesdays, other days by appointment.
Take Elevator. Boston office 157 Newbury
bts aug1dlms
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Hides.

Hides.
The following quotations represent the pay
ing prices in this market:
Cow and OK hides. % fb
Bulls and stags...... ...............6 Q
Calf skins, trimmed, .............. &c
Lamb skins ................6 90 to SOC ca
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Memoranda.

Vineyard-Hayen Aug 3-Sch Sea Bird, before
reported ashore ON Naushon Island was hoated
Yesterday by the Boston Towboat Co and lowed
here last evening after Tightening her deckload
of barrels. Spe Is full of water.
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STEAMERS
Portland & Boothbay Steamboat Go.

Summe r Arrangements-On and After
June 18th, 1898.
GOING WEST.
STR. ENTERPRISE leaves East Boothbay
~ for Portland Mondays at 7.1B q. NJ, touch
ing at So. Bristol tChris tmas Cove. Heron Is
land, iOcean Point, Boothbay Harbor and
Squirrel Island.
Wednesday, leave Damariscotta at a. m. for
Portland, touching at anove landings.
Friday, leave Pemaquid Tor Portland at O d.
m, touching at above landings except Damaris-
Gotta.
GOING EAST
Tuesdays and Saturdays, leave Portland at
a. N. for Damariscotta, touching at Squirrel
Island, Boothbay Harbor, tOcean Point. Heron
Island. tChristmas Cove, So. Bristol and East
Boothbay.
Thursdays, leave Portland at a. m for Penn
aquid, touching at above landings except
DamariScotta.
On Saturday will return from Damariscotta
to East Boothbay.
Passengers conveyed by team.
Tuesdays and Saturdays passengers for Penn
aquid conveyed by ferry from so. Bristol
1eI7dtf ALFRED RACE. Manager.
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Grain Quotations.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Wednesdays quotations.
WHEAT
Aug. Sept.
QlosinR ssssss 661A
Opening. 67ka 645A
CORN
Openine. ....ss.... 325A
Closing. sssssscs 1924 t32in
Aug. Sept.
opening. 2OIa
CoSlnesso Sossss.. 2ON
PORK,
Sept,
Opening. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9i5
ClOSlngs 81
Thursdays quotations.
WHEAT.
Sept. Dec.
0penng. ............ 65ta GAIA
Closing. ....s.............. 66ss 64zs
CORN
Sept. Dec.
Clostngs ...s.. S2sS 1913
Opening. ......s...s......... 1914 33h
OATS.
July. Sept
Opening. Recommendations. 201a
Closing. .......,........... Il
trokk
Sept.
Opening. 1915
CloSlnas .s......... "
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

ROCKPORT. Aug 4-Ar, scls John X South
er. Hamilton Thoniaston; w Norcross. Cole,
Boston, Catalina, McIntire. do; Ethel Merriam,
Newman, do,
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RATES OF PASSAGE.
First Cabin, $4,000 and upwards. Return
STA and upwards according to steamer and &C
second Cabin, to Liverpool, London, Lon
donderry and Queenstown, S35 to $4,000. q Ne
turn S6650 to $1,000. according TO steamer
sIeerage. to Liverpool, London. London
derry Glasgow, Queenstown and Belfast
s22 30 to $3.50 aeeordpgg e stsaPe MsiceowAN
T 7 tTENSEN O. ASHTON, Portland. or
David TORRANCE & co. Gen: Agents. 4 s.s
Montreal lelouu
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Steamship Manhattan, Bennett. Network
Steamer Enterprise, Race. South Bristol and
Boothbay-Alired Race.
Sch Lone Stsr, Pettlgrew, Machias-J II Blake
Sch Gen Banks Randall Bangor-S W Thax-
ter & Co.
Sch Rena, Torrey. Eastport-Doten Grain Co.
sAILED-Barque Vega QtaD, Bangor. in tow
OF tug Bismarck.
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Boston Produce Market.

Boston FrOuuOe Marhoes
BOSTON. Aug 4. lS9S-Ths following are
to-dav's uuotauons of Provisions. etc.:
FLOUR
spring patents. 4 e0d5 20
Spring .gcicar, ana straight. 5OA4 DO.
Winter patents. 4 O014 65.
Winter. clear anu straight. 50d4 40
Extra and Seconds 90
Fine and Supers--
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M -A--RINH il; N EW &
PORT OF PORTLAND.

THURSDAY. August 4.
Arrived.
Steamer fremont, Colby Boston, for Eastport
and St John. NIB.
Steamer Percy V, How, Phipsburg via cundy
STEAMER Salacia Oliver. Bangor via Rockland,
Steamer Char,es Mayer, towing barge A,
from Philadelphia. with coal 10 Randall q Nc
Sch Mary Farrow, Morrissey. Boston. cemeut
to S Chase.
Sch j s Winslow. Smith, Philadelphia, coal to
Me Cent RR.
Sch Gold Hunter. Candage. Boston.
Sen Portland Packet. Gardiner. Boston,
Sen Railroad, Simmons. Friendship
Sch Victory. Dyer. Franklin.
Sch Mary Wiley, Williams. Portsmouth.
Schs Lizzie Maud. Albert w Black and Fannie
s Orne, fish.
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Portland Daily Press stock Qoutationr.
Corrected by Swan 8 Barrett Bankers, 1856
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Lead.
6neeI. ...... at
Pipe. ....... @e
Lme z M8A
L. TIE. .. ....l BOZ
fressed .S19@14
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II. C. ......4M@6
Gen. Russlal31a4 14
Ameri'cnRussia11 912
Galv. ......5h@7
Leather
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Foreign Ports.

Sch Stella Kaplin, Potter. from Newport
News for Galveston, no date. sc, by sch Flora
Morang. at Key West July 20.
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Laundry. @5
Gloss. .61a97 Hs
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Tobacco

Pure grounds 1895 %
Red. IS 76g6 az
Kng Ven Reds 43
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GunpOWGer-ShOt.
BlastingE. 3 2503 90
Sporting. A 6OIQ6s26
Drop shog,25 lbs. Il 20
Buck. 8. BIB. :
SfraM. ear ioLSS1nm1
The times., 1898-01-30
Iafayette-

"A Marriage of Convenience, IN
c-hicb Mr.. John Drew has made his
latest success. is one of the most bril-
liant productions Frohman ever put
~, the stage. 1t is a Louis Quinze play,
reproducing in its costume, action ana
rlot. all the atmosphere of that courtly,
cynical. whimsical, ceremonious, and
altogether fascinating period. The
powder and patches. brocade and laces,
clocked stockings and dainty shoes, the
/ ladinage and snuff-takng, We're ap-
rarently the chief business of life in
those days. Love making seemed half
2 cynical jest; mortal insults were in
ficted with a smile and received with
q witty remark: satin, jewels and wigs
received an attention which seemed to
absorb the whole being. But under
reath ii all the same old human nature
governed peoples actions and gave
rise to their emotions, and it is this
fact which makes "A Marriage of Con-
Nenence" not only clever but de-
l.ghtful play. 1t is the story OF a
French marriage of the most approved
continental type. Mademoiselle de
Torigny. by the wish of her late father,
Q marshal of France, has been betroth-
ed to the Comte de Candale, to whom
she will bring an income of 10000
3ivres, some family diamonds, and the
The times., 1898-01-30
Grand Opera House.

The attraction at the Grand Opera
House this week will be that oldest
and best of vaudeville organizations
Hyde's Comedians. 1t is in better
shape than ever, and will doubtless fill
the house to overfiowing. The star of
the organization is Miss Helene Mora,
baritone, who is known all over the
country as a vocalist of phenomenal
powers. Not very long ago she sang
at an entertainment of the Press Club,
with the result that the ladies of the
audience were wild with enthusiasm.
She has a voice which is pure and
sweet, as well as powerful, and she is
possessed of unusual dramatic abilities.
She has happy trait of securing new
songs every year, and several new Sc
lections will be introduced tomorrow
evening. The Song that will Live
Forever one of her best selections,
Will be rendered by her, together with
others. The rest of the company is
made up of people who are at the head
OF their particular lines. There are
four negro comedians in the company
two of them genuine and two of them
burnt cork. Mcintyre and Heath, the
white men, Will give a negro sketch,
The TWO Georgia Minstrels," with
great skill and comicality; and Wilt
dians, will sing coon songs, do
cake walk, and contribute to the gay
ETY. Of nations in various ways. Their
cake walk this year will be a la Van
derbllt, and they have a new song, L
Don't Like No Cheap Man. which is
very effective. One of their peculiar-
ties is that they always stop before the
audience has had half enough Of them.
and some people, on and off the yaude-
vile stage. never get an opportunity of
doing that. Charles z. Sweet, the pi-
ano tramp. will introduce some musi-
cal specialties, jokes and songs.
Thorne and Carlton, comedy sketch
artists. will appear with a bundle of
new jokes, among which 1t will be use
less 10 hunt chestnuts. Garfield and
Carlton, comedy and singing pair.
will be very amusing. The Great La
fayette' will introduce limitations and
facial representations, archery prac-
tice and crayon drawing. The Ran
dalles viii appear in contortions and
acrobatic specialties.
The times., 1898-01-30

self. Addedito this there is a vaude-
vile program which introduces the fol-
lowing clever@Eeerformers: Sparrow,
the ECCENTRIC. comedian, known as the
funniest of his generation; the Electric
Clark Sisters, who do popular songs
and dances; Al. Weston, who is said to
have originated the Laughing song,
and is one of the best comic singers on
the vaudeville stage; Lorenz and Allen,
who are doing some unique irag-tlme
dancing" and Hita Durant, pretty,
young singer, whe will sing all the lat
est and moslpeptilar songs. Moreover
and above, as the countryman says.
there is Mr.. Nick Brown, known as
Americas representative cofnetiSt,
who, with Miss Lydia Camille, will in
troduce their latest invention, the cor
nophone. Baker and Lynn will give
a funny Dutch comedy sketch, and
Pauline Mayhem will present a clever
representation of the athletes, Cor
bett, Mccoy and F'itzsimmOns. in their
bag-punching rehearsals. The per-.
formance closes with another bur-
lesque, thrown in for good measure.
called "A Jay at COney Island and the
Female Bathers," in which stars of the
burfesque stage will appear Among
them are Emma Manchester, Teddy
Pasquelena, Rene st. John. Nettie
Heckler, Rosetta Allen, Maude Clark
Maud Barton. Bessie Burns, Grace
Ware, Lydia Brown, Louie Lynn and
Allie Clark: One of the special fea-
lures of this weeks attraction will be
the Living Sheet Music" as it appear
ed at Roster and BiaFs with Anna
Held.
The times., 1898-01-30

reversion to more livres. The old
Commandeur, her uncle and the
Comte'S, has carried out the marshaIs
wishes, and the play opens on the aft
ernoon of the wedding day. The Com
tasse, who feels very strange with her
husband, is as afraid of him as con-
Vent-bred girl might be expected to
be when confronted with a polished
and brilliant man of the world, and the
Comte, though he does not at all OBJ
feet to the income brought him by his
bride, has given his word already to
@ certain marquiSe. He is very polite
and considerate, and presently the lit
tie bride finds courage to tell him of
TIE Chevalier de Valclos, who has
seen her at the convent. and with
whom she has exchanged VOWS Of eter-
nal fidelity. The CheValier meanwhile
has been in such despair that he has
sent a note to the Comtesse, and the
next evening the Conte finds the gen.
tleman. who is an old friend of his,
looking up distractedly at the Com
tasse's windows He brings the un-
happy lover in, tells him of his mar
Tiage and presents him to the Com
tesse. Then he tells them both to their
faces the story OF their acquaintance,
and leaves them together. The Com
tesse finds that her love affair some
how wears a different aspect at this
point. and the Chevalier completes his
own discontinue by informing her of
The Comte's acquaintance with the
MarquiSe OF which. however, she has
already heard from her husband. Jeal-
ousy is thus added to her conflicting
emotions, and when the old uncle
comes to the conclusion that the mar
riage he has made is not success, and
says that he is going TO ask the king
for a Separation the husband and wife
discover that they are really desperate
~ in love with each other. A duel be-
tween the Comte and the Chevalier
completes the conquest of the brides
heart. and when the Comte appears
safe and sound he receives the most
delightful welcome. The story is told
by Alexandra Dumas pere, in I'm
Marriage sous Louis XIV" and has
been put into English by Sydney Grun-
oy. The delicacy and charm of the
original French are capitally preserved
in the present rendering, and the play
was called by Charles Frohman "a
comedy souffiee." Somebody else said
it was like Dresden china, and Phil
adelphia critic remarked that the theme
is so slight and delicate that it would
60 to pieces like a bubble of iridescent
glass if rudely grasped. The charac~
ters are but nine in number and only
Eve are much in evidence. Every men,
her of the cast has been chosen for ex-
captional qualities, and from Mr. Drew
down to the least important parsonage
in the company, there is artistic feel
ing, finished art, and skillfulness of
presentation. The part of the Comte
de Candale is excellently suited to Mr.
Drew, and his leading lady, Miss Isa-
bel Irving, is equally happy in the
The times., 1898-01-30

role of the Comtesse. Miss Elsie De
Wolfe. who has lately Joined the COM
lany, takes the part of an intriguing
French maid; young Arthur Byron, as
the Chevalier de Valclos, does some OF
the best work of his life, and Mr. u:
II. Harkins, whose sterling work is we'll
known. takes the part of the old COM
mandeur The exquisite furnishings
and costumes of the period, when are
more like Dresden china than any
thing else, add much to the charm Oh
the action and all have been reproduc-
ed with the greatest care. Ihe pay
made a decided success in LONDON, the
late William Terriss playing the
leading role In details OF the
furniture and costumes a hint
has been taken from this pro-
duction. In a play like this, which
draws out an audience of thorougniS
cultivated and travelled people, famh-
lar with the costumes and manners OF
European courts, any slip IN such
matters would be instantly noted. Inc
Lafayette Square Opera House Is hke
ly to be filled tomorrow evening WIN
an audience quite as notable as the
play.
The times., 1898-01-30
THE DRAMA IN NEW YORK.

Now York. Jan 29.-When Mr.. Grau
looks at the success with which the
Damrosch-Ellis operatic venture is
meeting he probably regrets that he
postponed his season until next year.
Mr.. Grau believed that opera in New
York without the De ReSZkes and
Calye would be failure; Mr-Damrosch
has proved the contrary Although
the Damrosch- ELLIS combination has
but one glittering star-Melba-so far,
society and the general public have
been most generous in their patronage
and all the productions are warmly,
often enthusiastically received.
The methods pursued by the former
Metropolitan mana cement, although
they resulted in giving New York op-
era on a magnificent scale, hitherto
uneoualed. are hardly to be commend
ed. While compelled to admire the
srmptuous settings, the elaborate cos
tunes, the absolute perfection of cast,
one could not but deplore plan which
necessarily made the opera luxury
only within the reach of the rich Far
better are the productions of Italy and
Germany, which carry so moderate
scale of prices that even the poor may
enjoy the opera now and then. New
York people have learned to love op-
era and to expect their yearly season
of it, and that management which shall
give at moderate prices good standard
production, with an occasional novelty
to add Zest to the enjoyment. Will find
in New York ready response. Then.
too, there is great demand for small
er house in which the lighter French
operas and others of the kind could be
produced. for in the huge Metropolitan
all the more graceful and delicate eff
fects of this particular school are lost
Such theater, it is argued. would also
tend to stimulate native production.
Mr. Damrosch and his corps of versa
The times., 1898-01-30
Academy.

Stories of India have been so much
the fashion of late years that the In
dian play has followed as a matter of
course. Shannon of the Sixth" which
comes to the Academy this week, is an
Indian play, and hinges on the stealing
of a jewel, known as The Light of
Heaven from a Hindu temple. Shan
non. a young Irish officer, is accused of
the theft, the accusation being the re-
suit of the plots of one Arlington, an
Englishman. After a series of thrill
ing incidents Shannon is vindicated
and the jewel is restored to its right
ful owner. There are several native
characters in the play, among them a
Hindu priest and a native girl, who is
the victim of the wiles of Arlington
The part Of Shannon is played by W.
II. Power, who created it last season.
and the manly and 1ovable nature and
quaint whimsical humor of the young
lriShman are portrayed by mih in a
very effective way. The play is by Ed
ward Z. Kidder, the author of two of
the most successful of Sol Smith Rus
sells plays, "A Poor Relation" and
Peaceful Valley and though the
scene and atmosphere of this play are
about as different from that of Mr..
hidder's former successes as an East
Indian cockatoo is different from a
Plymouth Rock chicken, still there is
the same human nature in both cases,
and Lieutenant Larry Shannon is as
attractive in his way as Noah Vale in
his. The play has been somewhat
BANGED since last season, and has been
strengthened and improved in num-
Der Of ways. Two of the scenes in the
East Indian jungle and in the hills
near Delhi, are especially effective, and
Shannon of theS Sixth is likely to
rank as the equal of any play which
has been written of East Indian life
The times., 1898-01-30
Colu mbia .

Many shows have come here bearing
Partisan titles, but not all of them are
French in anything but name. "a
Paris Model" which will be seen at
the Columbia this week, is comedy
with real French flavor, and real
French actress in the title role. Mile.
Pilar-Morin is mischievous, bright
eyed, fascinating little woman, who
has made a decided success in panto-
mime under Augustin Daily. This sea-
son she has made a great hit in a COM
edy role at the Waldorf-Astoria. The
part which she will take in the pres
ent production is that of Mile. Roba-
deux, an Imported Star, and the scene
of the play is New York, that is, Har-
lem, which gives opportunity for all
sorts Of picturesque characters to be
introduced. Mr.. Leo Dietrichstein ap-
pears as a dealer in secondhand cloth
ing, and Mr.. Lorimer Johnson as a
'tGlobe-trotter by circumstances" Mr.
Roy Fairchild has another of the lead
ing parts. and Mr.. William Bonnell,
who wilr be remembered for his clever
work in "Sue" last season. is ''Sun-
down. the Strong Man" Among the
feminine members of the cast are Maud
The times., 1898-01-30
Bi,jou

There are some special features that
are worthy of note at the Biiou this
week, and one of them is the live music
sheet. an idea originated by Anna Held.
The heads of forty coiored singers will
form the notes, and the music will be
interpreted by Amy Nelson. This de-
vice is a particularly taking one, and
never fails of effect. Another feature
Will be the animated melon patch, in
terpreted by Miss Allie Gilbert. There
is a presentation of Georgia melon
patch, with about twenty huge ripe
melons hanging on the vines At the
proper moment these melons pop open
and the heads of the coon" singers
pop out. Then follows a chorus of
forty voices, and the result is some
thing which must really be seen and
heard to be appreciated. James f.
Hoey will be on hand with new col
lection of jokes, songs and bright re-
marks. The return of Mile. Troia to
the scene of her former triumphs will
be hailed with delight by the regular
patrons of the Bijou. She has several
new and original songs for this occas-
ion. Mazuz and Mazette, a team of
Arabian acrobats, will give some re-
markable specialties; and Keno and
Welsh, burlesque trapeze artists. are
on the program. The Unique Trio, who
are among the latest fads in New York.
will give sketch entitled "a Jolly
Good Fellow" A sensation is prom
ised in this act. Moran and Wesley.
Sam. ]. Adams comedians, late of Tai
ly-Ho Trio, will appear, and forty
pretty girls will assist in the burlesuue
The Bijou will present a somewhat al
tered appearance this week, with new
upholstered chairs. new boxes and 9TH
er improvements. The floor of the or
chestra will be raised about foot in
order to give better view of the
stage. But the prices will stay exact
ly where they are, and that is good
thing.