Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

ANNOUNCEMENTS o TO-DAY.
~COATEs-sol Smith Russell in Hon. John Grigs-
acknowledgements Lights" Sis p. m.
oR~PHEuM-Miiton and Doliie Mobiles and other
Vaudeville attractions. SIS .. m.
G~lLLlss-'Rip Van winkle.' Sis p. m.
COMING NEXT WEEK
CoATEs-MoEday night. DR.. Watson. Ian Mac
MISUNDERSTANDING Aunt"
GsAND-'Devils Auction
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. and other vaudeville attrac-
tions.
"Hogan's Alley" the farce exploiting
Outcault s new famous Yellow Kid. is the
attraction at the Grand this week. The
Kid IS still in the able hands of Tiddle-.
Winks. whose funny impersonation of the
part made such q hit here last season.
comedian business with the usual breezy
knock-ahout style. but with a decided lack
OF novelty: George kaine has the German
the terror, Is sufficiently pugnacious. in the
hands OF Ed Thompson. to meet ali de-
Mrs. Hos a1n sSee MslRhsy e Si1s Ale. 9hs ample !. lhs
belle of che alley, and Annie Driver makes
q snfhciently tough Liz. There are a
notable being the musical turn Of Thomp-
son and Green. acrobatic dances by the
Misses Joy and Clayton. dialect songs BY
n,eorse haine and singing and dancing by
The bill is to continue for the entire
Week.
Northern Lights" will prove a strong
attraction at the Auditorium; it is a drama
OF military life. full OF action. with some
peasant, humorous touches. and a plot of
absorbing interest. The characters of Sid
ney q man with two wives liv-
poison and virus, was well given BY Mr.
Enos. His acting in the third act, where
ne nnds himself confronted with the eyi-
licences of his crime. was strong and real
isttc. Another character represented with
force WIS that of John Swiftwind. DR..
assistant. an Indian. who. see.
homadic life. Mr.. Searle gave to the char
acter a nobieness and dignity that reviyes
memories OF the red men Of james Fenni-
nient was well sustained by Mr., Reresford
a. hiiegs, ana Mr.: VII! Davis as the Hon.
iauso Dare, OF Wall street, two specu-
post while looking for IA mine. Mr.. George
" MuruocR was effective as the stern, un-
knew only duty. ""'
MISS f.:rkeiey. by her charming interpre-
tation or the character of Helen Dare. won
hoIss' M bla's nnn from the patrons of the
my. was especially well placed. Miss Palm
er played Well the unhappy wife of DR.
Hner W.a1 The Starlight Of Miss MacauIy..
i.ortoh OF Mr.. Green and the General Coax
Of Mr.. Conners were ali ,ies,.r~i,S ~
pha'se. me scenic effects were good. al
.nousn the nnal tableau was hardly as
s.IonE us might be expected: still II NAV
improve With furthe: presentation.
Inc Offering of the Gilliss to its patrons
.his week Is rather an ambitious one. he
ihs no other than rip Van Wrinkle :. r,.aa
SO famous by Joseph Jefferson. Mr. Er.nk
!.4ii9oH Is happliy cast as Rip, and his wnrk
. a!e d favorable impression with yester-
nIisj hui,enceS. The other character RS are
portrayal. i"i'hiui
The introduction Of sp.cial,ies b.,u..,
acts must surely lay any missivinrs as 70
me patrons getting their moneys worth.
ND Van Winkle'' is the bin for fbe
entire week. '' vi 'he
Inc bill at the Orpheum is ore NJ ,h.
pest that has been on this theater This
se'HoH- lhere Is hardly = dun Iin. in m.
""o'e performance, which Is characterized
ny a dash and go that makes II pecu,i,r-
Ind atn,aG,!Ve; The turns are well grouped,
u maL! ora 1atoriies are seen IN ,ooi
~adNantases in new creations. one az IN.
s..! e.e'rrest sketches on the ya,,Ieviiie
in awhy Wa W,IS Ss Milton and Dolly Mobiles
Is superb OF the most finished cha,acter
.hat OF MOBILES in a drunken roll. h-jn,.
done sa on an Sy anyth'nE rt thai has ever been
sketch i especially good. and the anti
e:ct is continually cOnvuIsed by clever nn,I
part that aus j. M m,i! Ihaysr plays a third
beys open the performance with their iiv-
ing s%tatiary work. The. are clever and
Van does SOME fine work In Tie monH.
lokie line. eniivened. if that, were nos-
Sible. with an occasional burlesque song.
He ~ = past master in his linz. and WIS
iecaiied time and again. The S1rndn
brothers are clever acrobarS and do marv
In'prts!ne acts N an easy manner. John
their lris!. skir dubbed a 'MiGsummer'.
Dream. excite the disabilities Of the audi.
ence. and Mcdonald afterwards does d very
enlivsning Irish dance. Eivlra FrenceIii
ant Thomas Lewis. u fine soprano ard a
sort baritone. are good attractions for
the music lovers, Lewis does some Old
tierherts dogs are marvellous in their
work. There = some splendid high jump
ing by a humber of greyhounds. The srea,
feature OF this number. and one that seems
almost iEgrec!bis. is the work Of "Dink'"
the hish-divins dog, He Is a little shaEsy-
Ear 1.a .t5,ow, 10 AID I'D. ne mounts a ladder
the word OF command he launches him.
self into the AR ana dives to d blanket
tacu!ar periorraance anu one that rouxes |
the enthusiasm OF he audience. The ner7
Torrance closes with the German comet, |
stars. Watson. Hutch.ngs and .,dva,JS
who have u very Interesting turn
The tenth concert Of the Philharpo,fc |
orchestra WAS fully up to the high staud.ra
set by the previous r~ec.tais of the series. |
The prelude. Sic!lisno and intermezzo. from
RusticaEa constituted TN. t,rst /
number. il vas played with consImu.:e
style. the mellow tones of the harmonious
Instruments bringing out the melody In . |
thoroughly artistic manner. An cnthust-
astic encore was given. this first niece and |
the int.rnezzo was played again. Rocco
dialogue for string orchestra. the
second number, was also well received.
The piece j. All ambitious one. a dra ,n:, lie |
scene in which Two voices are clearly de-