The sun., 1898-12-25
Keith's Theatre.

One of Americas foremost dramatists
Augustus Thomas, will be represented ir
this weeks program at Keith's, and hi
one-act play, "Proper Impropriety, will
be acted by Louise Thornd yke- Bouci.
cault, one of thaM1hpst beautiful women
on the stage Adr i Howard Kyle. This
Prosram p1esy MaI at NV NJ ss1 ort y thea: sat
tire last weeh ~ Elie l vaudeville stage pos
sesses no more ppnlar team than Filson
and Enrol. They have always been re-
ceived with unusual favor here and their
new sketch, IA Daughter of Bacchus," !"
is said to be the most amusing skit in
their repertoire.
Alice Atherton, who last evening sew
cred her connection with the "Hotel
Topsy Turvy" company, will also be a
pleasing feature of the bill and her
''laughing song" will again score hit.
Charles Cases stories and songs consti-
tute one of the best monologues on the
stage. Ladies and children especially,
will be delighted by Professor Baron's
troupe of performing dogs. These
CANNES appear in cage dressed as lions
and their feats are said to be wonderful
Pauton and Dooley, who aroused the
enthusiasm of local bicyclists last week,
will be seen throughout Christmas week.
A funny sketch will be interpreted by
Nelson and Milledge, and other laugh
makers will include Edwards, Kernell
and Williams and Fred Brown.
The biograph views will include the
four films of the Cornonation OF Queen
Wilhelmina and quartette of new
views, including picture of Mr.. Keith.
Louise Truax, the whistler; O'Rourke
and Burnette, dancers; Val Vine, iugger
and Bessie Searle, contralto will also
contribute to bill that embraces the
best forms of theatrical music, bicycling,
juggling and living pictures, and the per-
formers being among the ablest in their
respective lines. On Christmas Monday
the curtains will be raised at $50 a. m.
and for Is hours there will be something
interesting on the stage.
THEATRICAL NOTES.
Queen Wilhelmina will be seen in the
biograph thrice daily at Keith's this
week.
Than the Christmas week program at
Keith's, no more delightful entertain
ment has ever been presented at the
continuous performance house. Singers,
comedians, musicians, performing dogs,
and living pictures will delight men,
women and children.
II expect said John Kendrick Bangs
"to see the day when Mr.. B. F. Keith
will make princely offers to famous
authors to appear at certain hours daily
and do their turns l really believe we
shall yet see the time when Mr.. Keith
will be making some such announce
ment as this: AT II a. m., will appear
Mr.. Richard Harding Davis, who will
recite selection from Soldiers of For
tune and Hall Caine at 2 p. m., will
read selections from the THE Christian
This is by no means as absurd as it may
sound, for the fact is that high class
vaudeville is today the most progressive,
the most elevating and the most promis-
ing form of theatrical entertainment,
and promises more than any other to
raise the standard Of public TASTE"
Forthcoming engagements at Keith's
local house, include Joaquin Miller,
''the poet Of the sierras," who will de-
liver lecture on the Klondike, which is
large audiences at present in
Western cities, and people pay more to
hear the lecture alone than will be ex-
acted here for the Klondike lecture and
fifteen other "acts" that will he given in
4 single program. Others who have
been booked include Ezra Kendall, J.
Sylvia of the Alice Nelson
Opera Company, Joseph Hart and Carrie
DeMar, Neil Burgess Of County Fair"
anne and Will Greasy, the Cy Prime of
he "Old Homestead"