The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-16

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A good comedy is an exceptional thing.
The management promises that in TOO
Much Money the theatre goers will wit
| ness one of the best comedies that any
| age or literature has produced. It is
modern. bright. sparkling and witty. Its
| plot is one of the most ingenious and
! original that has ever been thought out.
/ Its fun bubbles up spontaneously out of
its situations. These are never strained.
! but grow naturally out of the story and
! are always vivid and life-1ike. It's tone Is
absolutely elaborate and wholesome. Its
! production demonstrates that literary
merit does not prevent play from being
funny. The theme is absolutely new and
the characters are fresh and with a nov
city of a newly found theatrical person
age is the seat of the Dunkards, whose
antique manners. Unique beliefs and odd
customs have never before been presented
on the stage. Strange as it may seem,
these remarkable people have never be-
fore engaged the attention of dramatists
or noveists until our author, as it may
be said, discovered them.
| GILMORE'S DAWN OF FREEDOM"
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romantic actor, whose close resemblance
to the late Alexander Salvina, in acting
methods as well as in physical appearance,
has caused him to be hailed as the legiti
| mate successor tc that artist viii pre-
sent his new romantic drama The Dawn
of Freedom" based upon pheses of life
in Cuba under Spanish rule, at the Craw-
| ford Grand on Thursday Jan. IS. The
play and the manenr Of its presentation
have been highly commended by the dra-
matte critics OF New York Chicago and
Boston. as one of the best of the kind
ever presented and large audiences, in
each city wheer it has been seen, express
| their patriotic appreciation vocFerously
at each performance Comedy, tradgedy.
! love. self-sacrifce and revenge are deity
| intermingled in The Dawn of Freedom"
Mr. Nicholson enacts the role of Antonio
! Lopez who strikes telling blows for lib
| erty, may properly be regarded as the
hero Of the play, although there are sew
eral other parts which closely approach
| this one in interest and Importance The
L. s. consul at Santiago. figures largely
in the action, and the comedy element
as we'll as pretty love story is furnished
by an American newspaper woman and
her up-to-date admirer. The scenic eff
fects. particularly that Of the great naval
battle in the last act, are especially mag
| nificent and must be seen TO be appreci-
ated Mr.. Nicholson is supported by the
same company that were here with Paul
Gilmore some two months ago.
That Chas. H. Hoyt and his farces have
a strong hold upon theatre-goers Of this
city has been thoroughly demonstrated
| time and again. His. various comedies
| have been greeted by large and fashion
able audiences when presented here, and
the heavy demand for seats for the en-
gagement of his revival of "A Trip 10
Chinatown" at the Crawford theatre
tomorrow evening. and the unusual inter-
4 est manifested in the coming OF this pop
/ u}ar comedy success. forcibly illustrates
once more the fondness and admiration
by which Mr. Hoyt's peculiar methods
for producing merriment are held by the
amusement-loving public. When play
right Hoyt first produced a Trip to
Chinatown he easily established himself
as un-provi5er-in-chief and perpetual
chichester OF the people Of the United
States. The a Trip 10 Chinatown pre-
even better and brighter than ever, with
everything in the way Of music, dances.
specialties, scenery, stages accessories
and costumes new and up-to-6ate The
dialogue IS keen and penetrating. while
the story is a keniiiscope picture q every
day lie as viewed from the standpoint o;
eayety and sporIfveness IN San Francisco
cal. Harry Gnfou. known as the lea5lng
comedian Of the Hoyt and Mckee star
of fun furnishers. will be seen in the role
Of weHand strong. ard he VIII BE assisted
bv such people as r. n Hal. Gus 2.
/ Thomas, Manle Montgomery. EISanor
Fax. Emile Gardner Harry AezisEe-,
GEORGE Shields and many others
Mr. Clarke. who IS soon II appear az
the Crawford theatre ii What Happened
to Jones" has been particularly fortunate
In the selection Of RS company, WI CT
includes several remarkably beautiful
women. who VIII wssr some stunning
gowns. He has also STAGED the comedy
ela5orstely and has spared Htithe- ezze
nor expense in any detail
Don't miss the great 4raltatsons y tie
nhonograph as 5ozls By Charlie Barring
ten in The Real Wi3ow Brown, Sh-ca
coln.s heer shortly
The county commissioners yesterday
1 -,s-,-s e. f-.Fgavrs-r- hanks q county &C.