The times., 1899-12-30

a friend a certain romantic marquis. Who
is under sentence OF death, and who prom
ises to give the girl his name and station
an hour before execution. Unfortunately,
the marquis falls in love with her too. and,
his pardon arriving Immediately after, the
count is obliged to content himself with q
cousin OF his original intended. Dron JET
fersen de Angels, who took bouoTs from
even Della Fox and Lillian Russell while
with them in The Wedding Day, cannot
but make much Of the role Of the luckless
wooer, while his supporting cast is said 10
be excellent. Seats are selling.
Winfield Blake. Walter A. Lawrence. Ed
gar Temple Richard Golden, J C. Miron,
VIII Vaudeville, Harry Brown +. S. Bev-
erIy. F. S Dearduf. Lawrence Frye, Har-
old Lynn, F. Hammond. James DAILY, J.
Hendricks. Flora Enright Emile Knapp.
Margaret Sayre Toni Saveh, Kate Frank
lyn Mathilde Preville, Louise Hepner.
and Minnie Method compose the promising
cast engaged by Kirke La Shelle for bis
coming production af The Princess Chic
an opera written By himself and Julian
Edwardes. composer Of The Magic Kiss
The piece first mentioned viii have its
premiere this evening in New York one
night-stand. but the interest Of the open
ing will attach 10 Mondays performance at
the Lafayette Square. The Princess Chic
is said to be as delightful a work as has
been shown here in a long time. Ger
tainly, il will be elabOrately mounted.
while the names quoted prove that Mr.. La
ShelIe is justified in claiming unusual
prominence for the interpreting company.
The local engagement is of the ordinary
duration, and there will be a New Year
matinee.
Burke & Chase are coming TO the fore
again with announcements for a new bill
that should eclipse even that now being
offered at the Grand. The programme in
question viii be we'll headined, while the
filling IA" Is being done with some OF
the best known people in the business. The
real feature advertised is Worm wood S
Dog and Monkey Circus This aggrega-
tion of animal talent was seen here just
a year age and is said TO nave done more
toward attracting women and children 20
the theatre than has any other act ever
shown there Since last he was in this city
Mr. Wormwood is mentioned as having
nearly doubled his force OF dumb assist
ants. and there can be little doubt that
his most recent turn" viii delight the
small folk and interest the grOwn-up as
! before Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry arr
/ advertised too their sketch being a hui
morous complication which bears the sug-
gestiye title of Mrs. wilkins Boy
/ Charles NJ Seay and Anita Hendrie will
supply the second play Of the performance
and the duo promises a satrical come
dietta that might have come from the
/ pen OF Charles Hoyt. Arthur Rigby a
monologst, who followed George Wilson
! here once and did not suffer through com
| parson, returns, while the Carl Dammanr
/ troupe OF acrobats, and Matthews and
Harris complete The roster, being made
/ public In addition, as usual, the Bio
graph viii throw interesting pictures on 3
/ screen There viii be daily matinees.
The moving pictures Of the Jeffries-Shar-
key fight continue TO draw at Convention
Hall, though in some fashion il has been
bluited abroad that the exhibition will be
continued for another week. This report
is without foundation. The machine used
viii be taken to New York tomorrow, this
evening being the last Of the reproduction
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