The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-17
Grand Opera House.

''Old Jed Prouty," a sweet home story combining comedy and pathos, opened two nights engagement, with a matinee to-day, at the Grand Opera house last evening. There are four fine acts, resplendent with good scenery. During the third and fourth acts there are songs and dances, as we'll as a cake walk, all satisfying all lovers of good vaudeville. The play held the audi ence's strict attention from start to fin- ish. The fire scene, introducing an old- fashioned fire engine in operation, as we'll as number of other very original scenes, received loud applause. Rob- ert Craig, as Old Jet Prouty, the tavern keeper, is excellent and deserves a great deal of credit for his rendition of his part. Angelene Pulls, as Martha Giddens, takes the female lead and de- serves great credit. Mabel Kent, as Jamy Todd, is very clever and has some beautiful gowns. She sings in rich contraltp voice. H. M. Morse. as the long, lanky teamster, is excellent and caused large amount of mirth. There is also strong supporting cast. Among the specialties Allie Craig renders some new French songs and dances in the third act. H. M. Morse also sings and dances in the fourth act. Dewitt c. Mott, the well known baritone, render ed Nancy Brown" and other numbers. Walter Long dances and Lillian Lipp- man, one of the cleverest child astresses ever seen here, takes the part of Alice and performs some pretty toe dances. The Bucksport quartette rendered sev- eral excellent numbers, and the coun- try cake walk was we'll received. The play is under the direction of William Henry Rudolph
 Lost in the Desert" which will be the attraction at the Grand Opera house tomorrow, Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee, is the sort of play that pleases. There is a very heroic American, beautiful girl 8 sailor and two juveniles, who go through variety of very severe trials because of the machinations of the most dreadful of villains. The troubles include hairbreadth escape from a utning ship-in which, by the way, is shown one of the finest scenic effects ever seen in this city-and divers har- rowing adventures upon the burning sands of some geographically unplaced desert which swarms with Bedouins. The villain. after being saved from series of dangers into which hunger and thirst have landed him, becomes more Villainous than ever and betrays the good people into the hands of the Bedouins, whose chief deepens their fpNJ hf11niff, oil nff tp on on account of the girls beauty. An Arab sailor proves good Samaritan, Land the play ends with number of dead villains lying about and with vir- tue triumphant.
 There is a rattling good mechanical horse race at the close of the second act, after the Bedouins have tied the helpless hero to the back of wild horse, which brings out tumultuous ap- plause, and band of Arab acrobats which give a really marvellous perform anee.
 The novel musical comedy in three acts, Looping the Loop," will be at the Grand Opera house next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with matinee Wednesday. It delights the young folks to see the comical experiences of Alphonse ard Gaston and the amusing tricks of Johnny Boston Beans and Feeders McGinnfs, and the schemes of Foxy Grandpa, who always wins out, and the stumbling habits of Tumble Tom. The kind doings of Lady Boun- 1 tiful, which seem never to be appreci- ated and the troubies of HaOpy Hoolt~ gan and Gloomy Gus, his brother, who keeps the policemen with the eye that never sleeps always on the jump, are also portrayed. The piece is presented on an elaborate scale in regard to scenery, costumes and light effects. The chorus of twenty-five handsome singers introduce all of the latest mu- sical selections, which lends beauty and melody to the funniest comedy of the