Evening journal., 1901-10-12
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| In the opera House laSt night NefnOna
Jarheau supported by a good company
gave an excellent presentation of MA
zeppa." For the second time since
he has been a theatrical manager
Mr. Baylis yesterday was Obliged to re-
fund money to the patrons Of the
house. The reason was that the seem
cry failed to arrive in time to be
placed for the matinee performance
land The audience had to be dismissed.
, The attendance last night was large
and we'll pleased with the play.
Sunset Mines, a stirring melOdrama
OF the California gold fields. will be
presented at the Wilmington Theatre
this afternoon and tonight for the last
ltime. The production has attracted big
audiences since it opened Thursday
night.
Andrew Mack comes to the Opera
House on Monday night Tom Moore"
dramatized should prove q most pleas
ing play and it Is said that Theodore
Burt Sayre has written for Andrew
Mack play around the life
lreland's favorlte poet, which has all
llhe eamarks OF n winner The sweet
voiced comedian viii invest the play
with a number of Moore's most popular
successes, notably Believe Me If An
Those Endearing Young Charms. %
Evelyn's Bower and Loves Young
Dream" Mr. Mack has. of
course. written his usual quota of popu-
lar melodies This will be interesting
30 Mack's many admirers. whose only
complaint about the actor-singer has
been that HE did not sing enough. They
wilA however, have no reason to Of
fer this argument in TON Moore"
''Peck's Bad Boy" Is coming TO town
and will take up his abode at the VIII
mingtOn Theatre the first three NIGHTS
of next week. During his stay ne will
! find ways that are new and means that
are fresh to worry his Pa. make life a
burden to the policeman and death a
luxury to the good-natured Old gro
ceryman. Miss Violet Hilson. the IA
vorite pOrtrayer Of the title role. will
be more than well assisted by an ex-
J cellent cast
The famous Bachelors Club. Mr.. and
Mrs. August Neuville g. Co. and the
strong bilc which has drawn such big
houses atDockstader's all this week Wi
be seen for the last time this afternoon
and night. 10 is hardly likely that a
better performance will be seen here at
any time.
Sousa has again captured London. but
some OF the musical critics resent th
American invasion. The Daily Tele-
graph, Tor instance says: Nothing
they did persuades us to regard sousa
and his band as a revelation. Their
playing was brilliant precise and em-
phatic. Certainly our military conduo-
tors have not cultivated that wealth OF
gesture with which the American visi-
tor accompanies his own lively compo-
sitions But, nevertheless. they have
done we'll In their modest way. and n
they have missed some acrobatio on
portunities. they have given MS insteao
sion" 0'P'' %
Mrs Grace Van Studdiford. who was in
the chorus of "The BOstoniansv "a fa,v
Years ago, is TO be the prima donna Of
uhe some company i'm the new ne
hoVen d Smith opera maid Marian"
klaw a Erlanger viii present "T'he
Bostonians who are favorites i'm Wi
mington. in DeKoven g. Smiths now
opera Maid Marian" a sequel to their.
famous success, Robin Hood" at the
S'nestnlt street Opera House. In Phila-
aellnla, on November 4. A very strong
cast has been engaged for this nro-
duction. which will include many of the
old The Bostonians," favorites and
several new artists OF Acknowledged
ability. Adele Rafter. the dazzling
Young beauty, whose excellent con-
tralto voice was widely praised last
season. VIII Sing one OF the most inn
portant roles In the new production