The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-21
ENTERTAJNM ENTS.
Uypsrion rheater.


 | Welcome news indeed to hundreds Is
 the announcement that way Down
 East" will play a special return engage l ment at the Hyperion tonight and to-
 morrow night. There will be a special | holiday matinee tomorrow, Washing | toms birthday. It has been said by
 many that Way Down East" is the
 most superior play of it's character that has yet been written, principally be-
 cause it is one great touch of nature
 and teaches a happy, amusing and in- structive lesson. An amusing incident is shown on the part of an arbitrary, strong willed old New Hampshire squire
 who brings together his son and niece, intending that they shall marry, and leaves them to "come to an understand ing They do this very readily each telling the other that they loved some
 one else, and they separate on the best
 of terms, but not las lovers. The squire
 comes back on tiptoe, makes sly jokes about the young people and the tender
 relations which he believes they have
 assumed. When he uncovers his eyes he finds another couple in the room in- stead of his son and niece. Thus he dis
 covers he has made a fool of himself, and his ponderous playfulness gives
 place to an outburst of rage. The play is full of relishable fun as well as the serious interest attendant upon the pa- thetic story of the heroine. There IS a thoroughly realistic snowstorm, d splen- did quartette and much else that goes to make up a perfect production The advance sale has been large and indi- + Tfn tI and 50 cents.
 E. D. Stair, who directs the Ward and Vokes company has made notable en- gagement for the support of hie popu- lar stars this season in securing the Chicago Ladies quartette for "The Floor Walkers" This quartette has been before the musical public for the past ten years as a stellar feature of the Lyceum bureaus. Their singing will be a special feature of "The Floor Walk ers,'' which comes to the Hyperion next Friday night. Seats now on sale. Prices $1, 75 cents and 50 cents.
 The Wilbur Opera company, under the management of Miss Maud Daniels, will commence a weeks engagement at the Hyperion on Monday, February 26, at the matinee. There will be matinees daily during the engagement. The com pany has all the old favorites Seats on sale Friday. Prices: Matinee, 1 cents and 20 cents; night 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents and few seats at 50 cents.
 THE BURTON HOLMES LECTURES.
 The Burton Holmes lectures are about to begin and the talented young lectuf CT, within another fortnight will make hi i. tn A. ven friends. His subjects this season are more than ordinarily interesting, and have caused him to travel much farther afield than ever before and un- der circumstances of war and climatic conditions much more trying. Mani la,'' his first subject, neceEsitated his visiting this troubled country in the rainy season and while the conditions were anything but conducive to com fort or sometimes safety. This, how ever, is a subject demanded by popular interest and MT. Holmes ever ready to keep abreast of the times, has made 1t the objective point of his summer abroad. En route, Japan was revisit ed, new hooks and corners of this sun ny empire being investigated. Under the title Around About Paris the ever | delightful city, its out of the way quar- ters, it's odd cafes and its surroundings, | Mont San Michel, Compiegne, Pierre sonds and Coucy, will be shown his au- iience, while, the contrast will be rem iered still greater by the repetition of his last seasons success, "The Grand Canyon of Arizona" the series closing with Moki Land,' it's sequel and one [ of the best lectures, according to MT. Holmes opinion, yet written or illus rated by him. His New Haven dates are March B. 12, 19 and 26 and April 2, Or five successive weeks, beginning Monday, March 5. Sale of course tick sts begins Monday, February 26 Prices B, $2 and $1.50,