Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-01-12
PARK THEATRE.
Friday january 13.

THREW STONES AT THE AUDIENCE.
Kathryn Webster of "a Breezy
Time" Company, which will appear
here shortly. came near lOosiDg one of
her many diamond rings the other
night in a most novel way.
During the progress of the play she
made forward GESTURE with her hand,
and as she did so a beautiful sapphire
ring, surrounded with diamonds flew
from her finger into the audience, as she
had neglected to put on her guard ring.
the ring fell into the parquette, few
rows from the stage, between two
young men, who it had been noticed
were in a way flirting with the pretty
girls in "A Breezy Time They both
Immediately scrambled under their
seats for it, thinking, perhaps, aside
from the ring there might be Il note at
tached, but there wasn't
The Company's leader at once noticed
the accident and was little ahead of
them in securing the gem.
The embarrassed ''Johnnies' stared at
each other, the leader took his seat, and
the band played on
MACAULEY PATTON CO.-ALL NEXT
WEEK.
4 packed house greeted the Macauley
| Patton Company in The Ministers
| Son at the opera house last night.
! The piece which is of the quiet and in
st"uctive class was ably presented by
| the excellent company and Judging
| from the frequent and hearty applause
/ from the large audience, the perform
ance made very favorable impression.
There is not a poor member in the
company which is something unusual
| for repertoire troupe. .-Titusvilie Cour-
| rier.
This Co will open their weeks en-
| gagement at Park Theatre next Mon
day night in the same play the Minis
ter's Son on this occasion ladies will be
admitted for 15c. Seats on sale Friday
evening.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, PITTsBURG
One of the most powerful comedies
ever written by Dion Boucicault Is
The Jilt", which will be performed at
the Grand Opera House all next week
by the splendid Comedy Company of
that theatre Like most of Boucicalts
plays, the scene is laid in Ireland. with
Il cluster of those bright, amusing Irish
persOnages VINO are always so welcome
on the stage 1t was for his wife. the
beautiful Louisa Thorndyke, that the
veteran playwright wrote The Jilt' and
it was the last stage work he did, of
any account 1t was at the sa me time
one of the most successful. 1t contains
humor. pathos, sentiment, romanticism
all the elements of a great comedy.
Lizzie Hudson Collier will play the
dashing young woman who is known as
"Jilt", and the other members of the,
company, including James E. Wilson,
Hugh J. Ward (who will have one of
those devil -may-care Irish parts in
which he is so good, Thomas Ross, Jes
sic Izette, etc, will be well cast.
THE AVENUE THEATRE, PITTsBURG
BARLEY Campbell's great play of the
heart, My Partner, will be presented
ut the Avenue by the Stock Company
next week. beginning Monday, January
10th. I will be given every evening
and at the usual matinees Wednesday
and Saturday. My Partner was re
cogniZed rs the greatest American play
: ever written, from the first. 1t has al
ways held that position, and, from all
that can be seen, is likely to continue
} to do so The big, tender hearted Joe
Saunders, whose love for the girl that
he cannot win at first makes hlm de
mand of his partner, Ned Singleton,
that he shall act the part of true man
to the girl he has wronged, is one of the
classics of the stage. How well Mr..
t Walter Edwards will play the part can
be conjectured from his work in other
r plays that have demanded the extremes
of generosity and deep emotion. Mis-:
Selene Johnson will of course bt
Mary" the girl for love of whom SC
much tragedy is found in this wonder
| ful play