The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-27
Grand opera House.

Despite the storm there was good
 sized audience present last night to
 witness the performance of the well known and popular drama, "Pennsyl- 1 vania." The piece is given it's first performance in the city but has met with success throughout the country
 It is play revealing set of some
 very quaint and other heroic charac- ters derived from actual life in the
 mines adjacent to Wilkesbarre, couched in language easy and often brilliant
 and witty thrilling In strong dramatic
 clmaxes and scenic sensations ass in tense as any ever seen even in this age of mechanical marvels-such is Penn sylvania," the latest state-n named play.
 It is the joint production of Daniel l..
 Hart of Wilkesbarre, author of Daniel
 Sully's success "The Parish Priest" and C. E. Callahan, writer of the well known "Fogg's Ferry" and Coon Hol- low" "Pennsylvania' is bright and crisp in dialogue. and abounds in hu
 morous and heroic characters, has some hair raising climaxes and startling scenic sensations One of these depicts
  plosion. Coal cars, a real elevator, min CTS at work with regulation lights on caps.
 A law peculiar to most mineral states and certainly so to the state of Penn sylvania, which invalidates claim to title in sub surface ores not specifically mentioned in the deed conveying land on which they are discovered provides the theme for an ingenious plot and this joint production of two celebrated writers is perneated by the same char acter of brilliant and natural dialogue so noticeable in "The Parish Priest" and Coon Hollow," joined to which are vigorous climaxes, strong dramatic situations, and a remarkable scenic catastrophe in which a mine is shat ter cd and fired by an explosion of fire.
 During the action of the drama number of pleasing specialties by Tony Murphy, Ermine Hess and Joseph G, Gilson were given. The scenery is worthy of special mention. The piece will be repeated this and tomorrow night and at the matinee tomorrow.
 A very realistic sawmill scene is that in Uncle Josh Spruceby" the down east play. Uncle Josh Spruceby'' lays claim to one of the most novel scenes of any piece on the road this season. A full and entirely practical sawmill is placed upon the stage and appropriate scenery is used to make a superior stage picture When the heroine is rescued from her perilous position at the climax of the act the hearty ap- plause gives evidence of the apprecia- ton Of this acme Of stage realism Uncle Josh Spruceby' comes 10 the Grand opera house on Monday, Tues day and Wednesday next week with a special holiday matinee New Years day.
 Commencing Thursday, January 3. and continuing throughout the week the patrons of the Grand opera house will have pleasant surprise in store for themselves when "The Fatal We'd ding" will enter for a weeks run. The plot is a powerful one and deals with the adventures of d scheming woman who, assisted by male acconlplice, de- signs the ruin of @ happ yfamily, and the separation of wife from husband and children, in order that she can con- tract a marriage with the husband and thereby gain his fortune. The plotters are foiled and the piece ends happily. An unusually strong cast, headed by | Edwin Mordant. will interpret the play. Matinee Saturday.