Evening journal., 1900-10-05
AMONG THE PLAYERS.

der the management OF Aluen Bent0lct.
The play IL positively up-to-date, the
principal incidents OF the present Chi -,
nese war being amongst its principal =.
features. A large amount OF special =
soenery hae been provided, aad over =
fifty people are used in the production. :.
The modern playgoer Is averse to y
witnessing the gradual development OF
certain character accordine TO pre- y
scribed form and in language heard
only upon the stage. 1hey demandl i.
seeing him with the natural motives
and natural language developed in ac-
\ cordance with the modern methods OF
1 naturalness, described as the new
school OF acting hence the success OF
\ The Prisoner Of Zenda." Every scene,
every character, every action, every
!. speech is natural, totally voh OF the
lauicalism. Little wonder therelor9
4 that this charming romance hasl
5 achieved the success it has. "rhe Pris'
oner OF Zenda" is one of the best pro
duotions before the public to-day and
will be given at the Opera House on
next Wednesday night.
On saturday night The Belle q
Bridgeport" will he the nerrg ear0e
at the Opera House, with Miss Aay
r Irwin who is as popular ~ anyone
who visits the city. To succeed nova
@ days a star msst either have talent orr
rare personal magnetism. Sometimeal
/ these qualities are combined, though
n rarely Miss Irwin eertsdnly has lot
e OF histrionic ability and personality
u as magnetic as II is comprehensive. II
5. one wishes to see matter triumph over
e mind. one has only 20 sec one OF hex
d admirable performances. Miss Irwin is
p "sui generis." She is the embodmeat
e OF good humor and spontaneous fun.
Iel She has only to appear on tho stage,
N and a close bond OF sympathy is at
{, once established between the two sides
ID OF the foOtlights To most people her
r ioviality and bon hommfe" are ire
lie sistible She has what SO few women
on the stage possess keen sense OF
humor And to all these natural gifts
Miss Irwin btings to her work an ar
tistic perception Of the highest value.
1t is something more than mepe hR-
spiraifon that enables a singer to get
as much cut Of a simple little song as
Z Miss Irwin does out OF any one OF the
IL little songs she renders 30 charm-
- ingly.
- Dcckstaders Theatre has offered no
n better bill in a long time than that
y which is playing this week. The
~ matinee performances have been well
'e attended all the week, and in che even
d ngs the house has been crowded.
e. Frank Bush, the mOnOlOgue artist and
e- mimic. has scored a big success, and
III is undoubtedly the most pleasing fea-
is ture OF the entire bill. The Creole
as Quartet has made a favorable impress
IL SION and the pictures shown by the
e. cineograph are all new this week
es Frank Janes and Lillian Wahon. in an
he amusing rural comedy sketch, have
brought down tle house on more than
one occasion. and the other acts On
the proaram have ali been well rer
coived. 1t is a good show throughUut
Charles B. Hanfopd's season IN "Prb
NO vate John Allen opened wlch greAl
- success In Lynchburg The play is pHs
m that appeals TO popular taste, and a.
-aI the same time gives Mr.. Hanfort
',, scope for the talents which have mad.
- him famous as n tragedian. The play
rsas applauded 10 the echo, the work o
Mr. Hanford and his fine company be
ing universally approved On one o.
the costumes worn by Marie Drofnah
ih Mr.. Hanfords leading woman this EeR.
). son, is a small fortune in point lace
1H1 LlG AtlN ~ MN hslAADOlat MMiNn tAIE
ne originally from Europe, and whiel
ny has been in Miss Drofnah's family Tn
ns generations.
ler
ate Hanlon's "Le Voyage en- Suisse" l.
Dc now being played In almost ever,
Ia cline. II comes to the Opera House TO
no night Twas a wise old mai
M who once remarked that "That whicl
itn pleases long and pleases many mus
possess merit" IL the philosOphe
whe gave utterance TO the sage raGnarl
above quoted We're alive to-day, h
h, might supplement his statement by cit
-, ing a few cases wherein the value o
p certain things had been established b.
~ ~, the continued favor Of the public-the
~ atrical offerings for instance. Whel
ne ne the public places the stamp Of its ap
III pr6val upon a play the managemen
De need not VERY over results. A cas-
mp in point is the Hanlon Brothers, IL
Voyage en- Suisse" which has beel
played on the continent for eighteel
, years without being placed on tn
,es shelf during any season within tha
Ird time. It was played in the Unite
,,,t States for twelve successive season
=, until the Hanlons. having other play
~ to exploit, retired the niece at tim
la when it was one of the best none.
makers on the road.
Johnny on the Spot" delighted al
of enthusiastic audience at the Academy
pa Of Music last night and bids fair t,
IN draw large audiences during the en-
rth gagement. which is limited to three
Aet nights. The company IS both large an,
eu' strong. and contains a number Of vo
calists Of more than the usual abilit,
OF these found I'm farce comedy. al
ish amar and Miss Richardson shovel
DO their operate training. their number
The being vigorously enccred. There arr
ma also a number OF excellent specia,ties
ION end the performance as a who,e Is de-
cidedly entertaining. The usual bar
81 N matinees' this and tomorrow af
ternoons when women and children
- WIN he -lr.lLLol To III. L-.a ...L- q