Evening journal., 1901-10-30
AMONG THE PLAYERS

A big audience assembled in the
Opera House last night, the attraction
being the Byrne Brothers in Eight
Bells" This show comes to Whining
ton every year. and never fails to draw
a large house.
There is the fragrant perfume of the
apple blossoms and the clover all
through the story of Uncle Josh
Spruceby.' which comes to the opera
House this afternoon and evening, and
one seems to breathe the balmy air of
the country as the many interesting
scenes are being enjoyed. One must
see this play and see how much better
one feels after witnessing the scenes
on the old farm. and the natural acting
of a capable company of actors. One
will find the comedy the genuine article
and no matter how old a theatre -goer
one may be. he will smile. and smile
loudly. at the many clever lines and
funny situations with which the play
abounds.
One Of the most perplexing illusions
presented by Magician Kellar this sea-
son bears the old title. "Out of Sight"
The newspaper men in the cities have
dubbed it "Kellars Divorce Machine" "
It illustrates a theory that obtains in
India amongst the theOsOphic adopts
that they are able to cause their bodies
to disintegrate. and vanish into thin air
at will IL is a pretty tough theory for
Americans to swallow but il is good
story. Kellar has a scanold-like struc-
ture. with a common chair suspended
for the crossbeam by means of ropes,
In this chair he places the woman who
Is 20 be parted with. fires a pistol at
her. and well, that's all there is TO the
trick She's simply gone. and not a
trace Of her remains. The empty chair
falls to the floor and the audience gasps
"Oh," Kellar will present dozen
marvellous Oriental illusions and an
entire now budget Of experiments in
pure sleight-of- when he comes 10
this city. at the Grand Opera House on
Saturday afternoon and night.
Miss Bertha Galland, who comes to
THE Opera House next Monday might,
is a Pittsburg girl, who has been on
the stage only three years, but during
that time SHE has developed talent OF
"a high order. She has won high
praise for her acting in THE Pride OF
Jennico" and Rupert of Hentzau.' This
play. "The Forest Lovers in which
SHE appears here. was dramatized from
Maurice Hewlett's novel.
THE Great White Diamond. with
its sensational and thrilling scenes
the queer Nyctalops. and liberal por-
tiCn of good comedy. continues %
prove a big attraction for the patrons
Of THE Wilmington Theatre. MANAGE
s,hellenberger has not offered anything
this season that appeals to lovers Oi
the melcdrama more strongly than this
play. 1t Will be seen this afternoon ant
tonight for the last time here.
Henry Ward Beedher once sal,
Faust as n neral lesson 10 younl
and cid. is stronger dhan any sermc1
ever preached from pulpit. On thi'
point al9 religious denominations agree
ANA the Joseph Callahan Faust com.
pany is said to give more complete
and better stage production of this
play than ever before presented
Faust" viii. be presented at the vii
mingtOn Theatre on Thursday night
and in order to give uhe paraders ant
Those desiring to see The parade {
chance to attend, the curtain will no
90 up until 9.15 o'clock. The engage
ment will continue the remainder O
the week with the usual matinee per
fOrmances.
Whitney & Knowles production o
Quo Vadis" win be the attraction a
the Opera House next Tuesday night
and the theatre-gOers of Wilmington
I are looking forward with "A great dea
of interest to its presentation here
These managers have concentrated thl
pick and flower of the various cOmpan
les producing this pay last seasoi
into one organization, which will b.
seen here next wetk
Perhaps very few people who hay,
seen "The Village Postmaster" eve
stop to think that 1t actually require
nerve and courage to make the fal
from the top Of the hay-stack down tn,
slide into the threshing machine at thl
close Of the third act The young womai
who does this every night. lets hersel
go with such a rush that it is all owe
so quickly, that the danger of the ac
is instantaneous with the audience Thl
first girl who played the part put of
the ordeal Of rehearsals day after day
until one morning the stage manage
said to one of the authors: Il expec