Evening journal., 1902-03-06

traction IS magnificent scenic first
part in green. red and gold. 1t Is one
OF the most expensive sets ever carried
by a travelling company. The singing
contingent is especially strong. the
quartet being composed of Albert Tuck.
tenor; Harry Brulette contra tenor:
William Murphy, baritone. and Don
Trent basso. All are ballad singers Of
extra quality. and lovers of song ball
lads can look for a rich treat
Miss Georges rise in her profession
has been rapid. She is considered one
Of the coming young actresses Of
America, Gifted with a girlish and
beautiful stage presence, a charming
natural method and a rare intelligence
her progress has been q rapid one. She
Is a graduate Of Sargents Dramatic
School leaving there with the highest
honors. She had three years expert
ence with Charles Frohman's road
companies, appearing In The Girl
Left Behind Me" Charleys Aunt
and "rhe New Boy" She created the
part of Gretchen in Klaw & Erlangers 3
production Of The Wandering Min
strel" in which Augustus Van Biene
was exploited. and received no end of
favorable comment for her excellent
work. which attracted the attention Of
Brady & ziegfeld and she was en-
gagged for the leading ingenue roles in
their Manhattan Theatre Comedy Com
pany. She played an entire season in
New York city, under their manage
ment and scored a remarkable success
in Mile Fiji" Surrounded by such
artists as Rose Coghlan, Louise Beau
det Aubrey Boucicault. Thomas II.
Burns and John r. Sullivan. Miss
George scored an extraordinary per-
sonal success. and Immediately came
INTO remarkable prominence. she
made her FIRST starring venture at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre in the Countess
Chiffon" an exceptionally bad play,
and although the young actress again
scored a personal success, she was un-
able TO carry the Countess" to success.
Nothing daunted her next New York
appearance was made in Her Majes-
ty" In which she portrayed a girl
queen of a mythical kingdom. Again
an unauestioned personal success was
hers. and the play ran at the Manhat-
tan Theatre for over two months. This
season Miss George tried another new
play. and one of the events OF exeep-
tional interest in matters theatrical
was her appearance at the Theatre Re
public. i'm New York city. in a new
play by LOttie Blair Parker the author
of Way Down East" Mrs. Parker's
new play is called Under Southern
Skies" and presents a picture OF
Southern life at once delightful and
fascinating. Miss George and the play
were both received with the warmest
expressions of approval by the press
and public of New York. She comes
to the Opera House tomorrow night
The inimitable Charles II. Hoyt las
soed an ENDURING success when ne
wrote the animal show, "A Texas
steer" which comes to the Grand
Opera House on Saturday afternoon
and night. II is one of the best things
that ever slid from his pen. There is
nothing "beefy' about "A Texas
Steer" despite the paradox He is built
of irony, unadulterated. but he is a
lively beast. and he kicks the plaster
of of certain American foibles, in "A
manner worthy of a soubrette Hoyts
humor is double-faced. That is you
haven't seen the whole of it until you
have looked on the inner side. lt is
like a brilliant silk-lined skirt-only
i'm this case there is no one to hold il
uD. His wit was scintillant, and it
must be caught with an instantan-
eous camera of thought, or much of il
is lost. Hoyt was an ideal caricatur-
ist His exaggerations aren't distor-
'tions; he simply looked at life through
a convex lens. and his pictures are in
perfect drawing.
With a first-claRs company of actors
and actresses with acknowledged repu-
tatiOn and undoubted ability, with spe-
cial scenery for every play presented
with all their own furniture and cbher
stage equipments, with a long list Of
popular plays, including many that, for
the first time, will be presented at cheap
Inrices. Corse payOn's Comedy Com