The evening times., 1899-01-03

built 10 fit Mr.. Wilson and shows the tall
oring at every point. from the characterize
ic first entrance given to PetipaS TO the
finale of the last act. Smacking occasion
ally of The Idols Eye" and other works
of Harry b. Smith il contains any number
of original incidents and some OF the
brightest lines ever spoken in this city.
There is considerable Legitimacy in the
methods by which the fun is produced, too,
and the entire work is most comInendable.
The music is bright catchy. meodious
and exceptionally clever. Il includes every
thing from stirring marches 10 dainty bal
/ lads and from inspiring Choruses TO topical
songs. Chief among its gems are Sons Of
France" "Coquette jeanette" When Love
Is True The Cobbler's Song, The
Plowboy's Whistle" Sweetheart. Good
bye, " The Hope of the Bold Dragon, .
The Little Great Man and We Haven't
Discovered 1t Yet''-a breezy song which If
not quite the equal of III l Were Only a
King" is still admirable.
Mr. Wilson works his way through a
grateful part without losing an opportuni
ty. He is exceedingly funny and wins as
many friends as in any of his previous eff
forts. Lulu Glaser lends efficient aid. too
while others in the cast are Denis OSuili-
van, Louis Casavant John Brand, Maud
Lillian Berri, Martha Stein and Airline.
alias Alleen, alias Alene alias AIlene Cra-
ter. All are good. And there are at least
six pretty girls in the chorus.
COIumbia-"A Reign of Error"
The title "A Reign of Error is too mod
crate one for the farce which was pre-
sented locally for the second time this sea-
son yesterday at the Columbia Theatre. At
the very least, the storm of mishaps that
pnpnlfC in ha CT cbp,l1l do
serve the designation of "A Torrent of Err
ror," or, better still, "A Typhoon of Err
or'-since the disturbance neither damp
ems the ardor of those in the cast nor vets
down the risibles of the audience.
The latter appelation is appropriate in
more ways than one. The farce is most
breezy, and it brought with it yester even
ing a whirlwind of laughter and applause.
1t never falls, but rushes along at high
rate of speed, carrying with it humor and
enjoyment enough for a dozen evenings of
ordinary entertainment. There are a score
of pretty girls always out in the tornado.
and it keeps their cheeks rosy and their
skirts flying in a manner that appeared to
be thoroughly appreciated by the gentle
men near what the meteorological experts
call the storm centre And that ancient
vulgarism regarding a state of affairs
which produces music in the air. is car
ried out by the drifting OF some of the most
delightful melodies imaginable.
There are number of clever people out
in the Reign" and the fact that none of
them use umbrellas argues that they do
not mind the downpour any more than do
the spectators. The Rogers Brothers
blow about here and there In the fun
niest way possible and disturb the very
fury of the elements with the homcidal
tendencies they display when using the
Queens English. Maude Raymond, Geor-
gia Caine and Ada Lewis are also exposed
to the inclemency of the weather, while
George F. Marion, John Parr and Budd
Ross escort them through the storm with
excellent results. La Petite Adelaide
Carrie Elberts, George Lawrence, Pete
Curley and Willie Torpey accompany a
large chorus and do their share in MAX
ing the spectators forget the "Typhoon."
The weather bureau announces that the
disturbance will continue all this week
Academy-"Hoean's Alley
The third edition of y"Hogan's Alley"
lights, appeared yesterday at the Academy
for two performances. The farce is mere
ly conglomeration of specialties all OF
which are good, and is put together with
no little ingenuity. The stars themselves
are on the stage most of the time and are
the principal fun makers, Both audiences
were kept in nearly constant roar of
laughted by the antics of this jolly pair
and showed their appreciation by almost
continuous applause.
Master George Mack was also very well
received as was Eddie O'Dell, whose
acrobatics are among the best ever seen
here. Maize King, a toe dancer, con-
tributes an excellent turn and Nina Shir-
iy made good impression in dual role.