Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-17
AMUsEM ENTs.
"THE LITrLE AI1N1sTER /.

was presented ut the Academy O
Music last evening to q crowded house
The play itself is highly entertaining
and none of the dramatic incidents o
he story have been omitted from it
neither has 1t been deprived of the ode
type characteristics OF the persons who
are depicted in the novel.
The large audience which witnessed
it last evening enjoyed 1t without q
doubt. This fact was demonstrated by
the frequent cncores given the per-
formers. Miss Adelaide Thurston
Lady Babbic, was indeed charming, and
al the close of each act was repeatedly
} cncored Mr.. Ira y. IIards in the role
ot Gavin Dshart, the little minister,
shared the honors with Miss Thufston.
Indeed. the whole company is good and
arc all we'll suited to their respective
parts. The play is we'll staged and cos
TUNED and it should not fail to please
the most fastidous critic.
HOW FALKLAND PLAYED HOME,
SWEET HOME"
Garland, the banjoist, was at Y. NJ.
c. y. Hall last night before the largest
audience Of the season and gave the
finest of satisfaction. In fact, what he
didn't play or couldn't play wasn't in
the books or the air, apparently.
That charming and talented Norfolk
reciter. Miss Sue Russell. assisted him
and despite The fact that she had IL
severe cold and worked at IA disadvan-
tagc. she did eXcellcntly and received
a warm and hearty welcome on each
appearance.
But IT, go back to Farland (cvery-
body had to) and to Just one Of his
selections. 1t was the old but ever new
i"tIomc. Sweet Home" of John How
ara Payne and had Payne heard him
he would have wept With pleasure
When he first turned the banjo's at
tcntion 10 1t a country church choir
was singing it, and just putting their
heart right into it. Then although
twas Sunday. a lot OF street boys got
10 whistling and singing 1t and he put
ttfic banjo mn to keeping time Then
- Slocum. who sings tenor through his
nose got at it and the boys sang the
chorus and Uncle Josiah, him as has
tho big bass voice. sang it as solo.
and that banjo furnished more trills
and quavers than a mocker or n cat
bird ever thought OF. and then-cvery-
body went TO sleep and dreamed. and
IN the vision was the old farmhouse
and Mary at the little cabinet organ.
grandma sitting by the fireplace, pa
and ma on either side the reading lamp
md ma. a knitting and the boys and
girls standing around Mary singing it.
and the wind whistling around the
house and the snow sitting off the
trees, and ma stopped knitting and was
crying quietly. while big tear triclslcd
down pas face as he glanced over his
glasses at picture on the wall. and
and. your throat choked and your eyes
hurt and-wcll. he stopped playing and
the vision faded.
That's how Farland played Home,
Sweet Home"
JAMES YOUNG.
Always entcrprising, always up to
date, always apprcciative OF the artis-
tic MIR. James Young is to be seen at
the Academy of Music Friday and Sat
urday and Saturday matinee in Il new
play written for him by Miss Rida
Louise Johnson. entitled Lord Byron
1t has hecn superbly mounted and Mr..
Young's support leaves nothing to be
desired. MIR. Young is one of the
strongest favorites in the Southland,
and in view of the revival OF interest
in Byron and his times, 1t will be agreed
that Mr.. Young comes full on time.
PROTESTANT HOSPITAL COURSE.
Experiments in LIQUID air, demon
strating the marvellous properties OF
this wonderful product. will form the
basis of the fifth entertainment of the
Protestant Hospital Course at the
Academy of Music Thursday night
January 18th. These experiments com
bine instruction with entertainment. in
which several gallons of liquid air are
used in q most effective manner. pro-
AAe4Als= results inar.a= .eeifd- Arabian
Nights. Prof. Eugene G. Foster who
viii conduct the experiments has been
III charge of The Department of Physics
and Chemistry ut the Temple College
Phiadelphia for several years. and
has given this question OF the pract tea
uses OF liquid air the closest study, anG
has cXpcrimentcd more with this won.
dcrful material than any other living
man.
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS"
''Ehc Sign OF the Cross" will be tho
attraction at the Academy for TIVE
nights. beginning Monday, Januar,
I'D. with matinee Tuesday afternoon
1t is promised that practically the same
company That has been presenting the
play in this country for the last fou,
seasons will appear during the coming
engagement. Charles Dalton, the emf
ncnl young young heroic actor, who i.
often spoken of as "thc English Johr
McCollOugh," VIII he seen in his mag.
nhccnt impersonation OF Marcus Sun
erbus, the Roman Project. Sale a
seats commences Friday morning
Prices, 81. so to Zoe