Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-02
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

ANNOUNCEMENTS o TO-DAY.
C~Ontes-Frawley Stock Company. In The Dancing
Girl 9 and s p. m.
GRANDPA Stranger in New York." ECO and s
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2:l5 and Sis p. m.
Gillisx-'Darkest Russia $50 and Sis p. m.
COMING E WEEK.
COatex-Al week. Melbourne Mcdowell and
Blanche Walsh in Fedora and la Tesca."
Grand-An week. Murray and Mack. in .'Finns-
gans Ball"
~Orpheum-AlI week. Camilla Urso and other vau-
deville features.
Gilliss-AlI week, The Pulse OF New York"
"A Stranger in New York which. next
to "A Trip to Chinatown" Is the racies1
thing that Charles Hoyt has written, was
seen yesterday afternoon and last night
at the Grand opera house. where the COM
edy had q successful weeks run last sea-
son. The personages of this comedy are
a breezy lot. The men. from the young
ster in his teens. to the baron who owns
to threescore and ten. are sporty boys
and the women, according to Hoyts own
good fellows" The leading spirit Is a
divorce who regards her brief matrimon-
il experience as the greatest JOKE OF hes
life. These free and easy people indulge
their sporty proclivities by attending the
naughty French ball.
If you like this sort Of thing, you VIII
find in this play a great deal OF the SORT
of thing you like. No one who is catering
to those who enjoy suggestive farces
H fsSSs Al S Q he cares little for plot.
he frequently displays ingenuity that. dli-
ferently applied. might produce a story
His characters are always sufficiently d.
v~ersified to avoid monotony. He rarely
suggests anything he wants understood.
yet You can't misunderstood ANYTHING he
| u-anfS f0 SuUraSf Ac an artist he GXceiS
in his paintings OF towns. He painted San
Francisco in the "Trip" and New York in
A lot of very clever people are engaged
in the presentation of the piece at the
Grand. Harry Conor. best
here as Welland Strong. is a big improve
ment over his predecessor here in the title
character. Harry Gilfoil makes a big hit
in his specialties. but makes a less con,
baron than did Steve Maley Of last sea
son. Anna Boyd. an actress after Hoyt.s
own heart. grows slenderer and more at
t%ractive as the days go by. George
reputation for legitimate acting as any
man who has confined himself TO incohe-
fortunate l.. Collier Downe: The master Of
ceremonies is still played by Charles Dun
gan, and the cast includes other clevsr
Florence Lillian wickes. Agnes Paul. c.
]. Campbell and Will Halter, and is as
good as could be collected fer such a play;
lneTe are "dHy new SpeCidilieS, dIlQ
several that We're in the play before.
These specialties are given with the char
acteristic Hoyt business" and most of
them make big hits. There is very smart
women, and the stage settings are hand
some. There will be a special matinee
to-day.
The New Years bill at the Orpheum is
an excellent one. The novelty Of the week
is The Origin Of the Cakewalk," in which
4 lot Of clever colored people appear in
coon songs and d~ances-neariy all of them
but picturesque costumes. Although there
is more talk" than there should be. the
feature proved very attractive at both of
yesterdays performances. Hilda Thomas.
the erstwhile burlesque queen. who used
to disport herself in The Spider and TIE
1 F1X,s -IkEvaSns saI1ed and aMiss the am nsn. giyss i, a
which she is ably assisted by Frank Barry.
Miss Thomas is a good deal of a comedi-
snns. and in spite OF the artiiieialty OF LEI
method of getting at an audience. She
was immensely popular yesterday: Emma
Carus. the woman baritone. who has oeen
heard before on this stage. possesses a
really remarkable voice, and sings sus-
tanned music very effectively. although sne
its utmost volume. Her coon songs are
SO inferior TO her others that it is a Won
der she retains them in her repertory. The
Doherty canine circus. like every exhi-
bition of well trained dogs. is a very at
~tractive feature. this one being especially
interesting because the family is composed
entirely of cunning white poodles. Othe.
features are the King Brothers. accobats;
Ernest and Wilson, very entertaining oper-
attic aho,t si namsd;.n Top ans K snd steele .!S;sl knock I,
Art with some new pictures for this
week. There will be a special matinee to-
day.
Darkest Russia" one of the strongest
melodramas of the decade, which has been
seen many times or the local stage. re-
turned yesterday to the Gilliss. where 1t
will run for the week. with special matinee
this afternoon. The story is one of absorb
ing interest. Us meiodramas go. and there
is nothing more effective in the way OF
dramatic climaxes than are several of the
situations found in this drama 1t is under
the management of Zoellner & Jepson.
who have engaged one of the strongest
because eesS Of st the popularity Of the play
and the excellence of the company. the
engagement that opened yesterday should
prove a prosperous one. The same regard
for scenic environment and for costumes
that has characterized previous productions
is again In evidence.
An excellent programme was given 10y
the James military band at the Coates yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. John Behr, the
leader, has accomplished a great deal
since this band was put upon a concert
basis, at the beginning of the present sea-
son, and in some respects yesterdays play
ing was the most satisfactory yet done by
the organization. Perhaps the most popu-
lar band number was the Renaissance
of the Plantation a very attractive ar
1angement of old melodies. Miss Mildred
Beyme-, an accomplished young pianist.
played the Vogrich staccato caprice eN-
ceedingly well. She made a decided hit.
and was obliged to give an encore. The
other soloist was Miss Daisy Delmore,
cornetist.
The second engagement of the Fraw-
ley stock company in this city will begin
at the Coates this afternoon, with Henry
Arthur Jones' great play. The Dancing
Girl which will be repeated tonight and
tomorrow night. Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings the comedy. AN U%nconvan.
tional Honeymoon will be given. and the
remainder of the week IAN Enemy of the
King All of these plays are new to
Kansas City.
INDEPENDENCE.
Week of Prayer VIII BE Observed by
the Evangelical Churches Be-
ginning Tonight.
1>ta u-oo1r 1f rrox-ar will ha ohsar-1l l.,