Evening journal., 1902-01-28

England Will be made, the same terri
tory will be revisited. and undoubtedly
to a big business. All who are theatre
goers should profit by this, for when a
play is wanted back there must be a
mighty good reason for it. And that
lis a mighty good reason why all
Should see Mrs. Dane Monday even
ing. She will probably be so busy
holding receptions to her New Eng
land admirers that she won't get the
time to come to Wilmington again.
The career of "San Toy" on the
road this season has been marked by
phenomenal success everywhere it has
been seen. In the South it broke all
records. and Manager Edwin II. Price
was Obliged to play several matinees to
meet the demands for seats. The secret
of its success is embodied in a criticism
by noted writer in a New York news
paper, who said it is zone of the best
entertainments presented on Broadway
in years. 1T possesses every element
that goes to make a piece of this kind
hit-a novel locale Of scenes, a really
comic story, fascinating music, mag
nificent scenery, superbly beautiful
costuming, and an unusually competent
company. San Toy is now playing in
Montreal and the leading Canadian
cities.
Charles Frohman's big country spec
tacle Of Sky Farm" which begins an
engagement in the Broad Street The
atre, Philadelphia, for a stay of two
weeks only, February 10, with a record
| of four months of continuous crowded
houses at the Boston Museum, is said
to owe this remarkable patronage to
the fact that it is one Of the cleanest
and most interesting plays of New
England life that has been seen on the
stage. 1t is generally conceded that in
this play the author, Edward Kidder
has done his best work, which is say
ing a great deal concerning a writer
who has such successes as "A Poor Re
lation, Peaceful Valley" Shannon
of the Sixth. and other works to his
lcredit One of THE principal characters
in "Sky Farm" is a clergyman supposed
to be the Rev. Milo Towers. This char.
lacter was expressly written by Mr. Kid
der to bring about a better feeling be
ltween the clergy and the people whI
find their recreation in the playhouse
and, as il is we'll known, Mr. Kidde
has succeeded admirably in breaking
. down many OF the barriers which keel
people apart who should be friend
and work together for the best interest,"
of the theatre, which all must acknowl
edge exerts a powerful influence ol
society.
There is nothing but love in six
Farm" from its beginning until it's end
Cupid leads several couples a merr.
dance Through four acts strewing th
way with laughter and tears. wit
grief and joy. The glad qualities, how
ever, predominant, and the general ton
and tendency of the play is decided
humorous The play is, in fact, uniqu
In its Introduction of so many pair
of lovers OF assorted types. Becaus
. 'All the world loves a lover" the aver
age theaItre-gOer sits quite fascinate
throughout the illustration of the eve
old, yet ever new, maxim, that 9Th
course of true love docs not ru
smooth" One becomes interested nc
e only in the love-making of the ind
/ viduals themselves, because, necei
n sarily, they are not always engage
e in making love. but in playing the
+ respective parts in the little world ilhi
S centres in the village postofice in "Sl
" Farm. This postoffice, by the way,