The times., 1899-03-16

The feature of the season at the Grand
Opera House will be provided next week in
the engagement OF Marie Dressler and
Walter Jones. who are veritably the great
est cards in vaudeville at the present day.
Miss Dressler is perhaps the best known
burlesquer in the country, having achieved
undoubted success in The Lady Slavey.'
"Courted Into Court" and Hotel TOpsy
Turvy" Though Mr.. Jones is best known
for his work with "i492. he will also be
remembered in connection with In Gay
New York and other recent hits The
team will give extracts from their previous
efforts and may be counted upon TO make
good
Mr.. Jones and Miss Drcssler will be sec
onded here by Beatrice MOreland. bcsu
known locally for her impersonation while
with Sol Smith Russelfs a Bachelors
Romance" This clever woman presents a
new sketch entitled "A Game of Golf'' and
should double her list of admirers. Others
who are to appear in the bill and who have
. also made regulations for artistic acts are
Arthur Amsden, musician who plays on
fourteen Instruments; the Gilmore Sisters
who are to be seen in George Cohan's The
Dangerous Mrs. Delaney" Alice Maylyn.
prima donna soprano; Zazele and Vernon
/ comedy acrobats; Nellie Seymour seriO-
comic and Wertz and Adair nOveltyists.
The entertainment should be the best ever
given in local vaudeville house.
Monroe and Mack will be seen at the
Academy OF Music next week in Johnny
on the Spot" There are comparatively few
farcical plays which command sufficient
recognition TO warrant their appealing to
the public taste for any great length of
time. As a rule, one or two scenes finish
them as plays This being true. the fact
that Johnny on the Spot is said TO be
the unmistakable means of furnishing gem
uine amusement during three acts. is in
itself significant. The chief difficulty with
the average light comedy is that too much
horse play is permitted and too many vul-
gar liberties are allowed. With johnny
on the Spot however. fun supposedly
rcigns supreme. and at brief intervals al
most runs riot. yet nothing whatever Is at
tempted which might outrage decency or
violate propriety. All the comic effects are
produced without resOrtng TO action or
language that would offend the sensiblli-
ties
Johnny the Spot" is mentioned as
being Il laughmaker OF the most positive
kind, and well deserving the good 0pin-
ion entertained for 1t by exacting amuse-
ment patrons. 1t especially attracts on
account of originality and newness, and
likewise for the reason that all the people
employed in its presentation have a keen
appreciation of what is required nowadays
in order TO insure an evening OF undisturb-
ed enjoyment.
Sousas comic opera The Bride Elect"
comes to the National Theatre on Monday
evening, March q. for one week, in the
hands of one of the largest organizations
of its kind in this country. The cast is
nearly Identical with that which achieved
such success last season, and includes Hill
da Clark Albert Hart Christie MacDon-
aid Melville Stewart, Alice Campbell
George Lyding Mabella Baker. Harry
Luckstone, and Charles II. Drew. Miss
Clark will be seen In the role of La Pas
torella- The chorus is said TO number sixty
well-trnined and effective singers, while
the orchestra is to be specially enlarged