The evening times., 1899-12-02
THINGS THEATRICAL.

quartette, on which men Of the ability OF
Alan Dale and Hepburn Johns have vented
their humor for years, is said to have no
place in "The Floor Walkers" the farce
which Ward and Vokes are to produce next
week at the Columbia. Instead, theatre
goers are promised four capable women.
Bertha Hollenbeck. Sadie L. Farley, Jose
phine Comstock, and Alice Merrill Ray
mond. who compose 1.-THE Chicago Ladies'
peared off the concert stage until Manager
E. D. Stair arranged with 1t to venture
with his stars. Each of the young women
is said to be handsome and attractive. be-
sides being possessed Of vocal attainments
Of an order not usual in vaudeville.
From all over the country come reports
Of the lavlshness with which the principals
and supernumeraries employed in "A Chi
nese Romance" are clothed. II is said that
the costumes used in the production were
specially imported from the Land of Flowers
and that many of them would have been Of
prohibitive price in this country. Silks and
satins deftly worked with gold and lace
figure prominently among these, the Orieu-
tai ingenuity In color designs showing to
advantage. The critics Of the towns in
which "A Chinese Romance" has been per-
formed are prodigal in their praise Of these
dresses and their prodigality promises well
for those who determine upon witnessing a
performance Of the piece next week at the
Lafayette Square.
e. H. Sothern and Virginia Harmed come
to the National on Monday in Leo Ditrich-
stems THE Song OF the Sword" The play
is said to have been success in New York.
Seats are selling.
That most original of vaudeville come
dians. John W. Ransome, will act as
Grand. In providing entertainment for
the clientele of the Burke & Chase house
he is to be assisted by Francesca Redding,
whose new sketch is entitled Her Friend
From Texas" THE Cecilian Four"
Quartette Of handsome and efficient young
women; the Nawns, who have won high
praise with their portrayaIs in the piaylet,
"A Touch Of Nature" Morgan and Otto,
purveyors of German dialect humor;
Judge, ''the balancing marvel" and the
Biograph. This programme undoubtedly
Is an attractive one, and It should serve
to hll the Grand as even that popular re-
sort has not been filled during the season.
Seats are selling. sa-
With the possible exception Of Dan DAILY.
no comedian on the stage has been imi
tated more than Johnny Ray. who will be
seen next week at the Academy OF Music
in the ever-profitable "a Hot Old Time"
Recently, few variety performances have
deemed their acts complete until they have
squinted their eyes and elevated their
voices into what they probably imagine a
OF course, there has been no objection to
this from Mr.. Ray. for whom these por-
traitures are the best OF advertising. A
probably would be tempted to do so after
observing one Of his partially successful
copyists. Besides which, Imitation is the
sincerest fiattery."
The Johnstone Brothers. bicyclists, who
are said to ride their machines over tables
chairs and other obstacles; Howe. Wall
and Walters, musicians. who were heard
here last with Primrose and Dockstader;
Jessie Lamb and her assistants, purvey-
ors OF "'rag-time;" Jennings and Alto. &C.
centric comedians; "The Six Man-in- the
Moon Girls" whose singing and dancing
are mentioned as being made more attrac-
tive through the beauty Of the perform
ers; Aleene and Elliott, graceful acrobats:
Marshall and Darling, soubrettes; the
Baker-Meeder Trio. grotesque pantomim-
ists; Frank d. Bryan, song writer, and Pat
Reilly, the monologist, compose the olio to
be introduced next week at Kernan's with
Reilly and Woods big Show"