The times., 1898-01-13


Gibbs. AS a production it has been
called the best dressed farce comedy
! company in America" There are thir-
ty people who act, dance, sing. and in
dulge in specialties-
A week of the merriest kind Of fun is
promised at the Columbia Theater COM
mencing next Monday evening. with
the usual matinees Thursday and Sat
urday. when those two Incompatible
comedians. Ward and Vokes, surround
ed by the big company of fun-makers
and pretty girls, will be seen in their
new farcical play, The Governors" As
Percy and Harold Ward and Woke,
are known from ocean to ocean. The
Governors" their new vehicle for this
year. is the combined work OF Happy
Ward and Fred S. Gibbs. IL aims To
satirize in a good natured way. gold
mining and woman suffrage. OF course
it is not to be taken seriously for a mo-
ment. The moment anyone takes
Ward and VOkes seriously that moment
they are out of their element and at
a disadvantage. Happy Ward win
be seen as Governor Percy Earlston. Of
Oregon. and Harry VOkes as Governor
Harold Weathersby, of Idaho. The
two Governors have signed contract
with THE Woman's Emancipation
League of South Dakota to stump
that field in the interests of woman
suffrage. On this slender thread hangs
three acts of hilarious nonsense. But
il is in the extraordinary nature of the
material employed in this structure of
fun. wherein lies the great strength.
Wardrobe of exquisite quality has been
layishIy provided. and a company OF
thir ty-two high-class artists employed
Prominent in the cast may be men,
toned Lucy DAILY. undoubtedly the
cleverest and highest salaried SOU
brette in America She has been the
hit of the New York Casino annual
reviews for the past four years. and
her excellent work in The Passing
Show and In Gay New York have
made her pre-eminently America 5 drst
soubrette Miss Villa Sayne, charm
ing singer and handsome cOmedienne.
is cast for a new woman character.
John Keefe. Gus G.. Weinberg, Hal s.
Stephens. The TroubadOur Four and
in fact. every member Of the big cast.
are entitled to individual mention, bus
space forbids.
THE Woman in Black. which comes
to the Grand Opera House next week,
is a melodrama of New York life. writ
ten by Fl. Grattan Donnelly. and pro-
duced BY Jacob Lit the successful
owner of IN Old Kentucky The War
of wealth The Last Stroke. Shall
We Forgive Her. and "Chimmie rad
den" all popular and worthy
American plays. One OF its pic
turesque and effective scenes is rep
resentatiOn of Madison Square. Broad
way. and the Hoffman House on the
night of an important election. All
the familiar elements, types, and char
acters that give life and color TO the
place are in evidence. Mr.. Lift has
given this play. as he does all his pro-
ductions, a rich and appropriate set
ting. The scenery has been especial
" gotten up by John III. Young, and
the different scenes will be readily rec
ognized by all who are familiar with
New York. The names of the members
OF the company assure fine perform
ance.
THE Rising Generation appears at
the Academy next week, played by
William Barry and his fun-makers.
twenty-five in number The play is by
William Gill, and Mr.. Barry considers
Il the best in which he ever took part.
The story is that of a poor Irishman
who becomes rich and has some tFOu-
pie in adapting himself and his family
20 their changed circumstances. There
s humor and pathos in the play, and a
lot of songs and dances, which give
color and melody. There is
also a poker game, which is very sur
orisng as such things often are, and
causes a good deal of laughter on the
part of the audience. Miss Eva Vim
,ent. Mr.. James Manning, and Mr.
Samuel Forrest are in the cast. and
contribute literally to the evenings en-
The scenery is that or
New York.
Robes Bohemian BurIesquers hold
sway at Kernan's Lyceum next week,
md there viii be pretty girls, speciality
scts, burlesque and Bohemianism ad
ibitum. Among them are Billy b. Van
md Vevi Nobriga and their Komedy
Rooms. Jere Mahoney. Flo Jansen,
". III. Smith, late of the original Big
Four: the Martiere Sisters. singers and
iancers, and Fields and WooIley. the
Serman Ambassadors. The olio will