Evening journal., 1902-01-27

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When London Sleeps" comes to the
Opera House next Thursday night. An
exchange says: The company present
ing the drama this year is especially
strong and shows much vim in it's
work. The acting of Miss Ida Glenn,
as Queenie the heroine. was especially
commendable. her delivery and grace
being exceptional Her escape from
the burning building by walking a wire
the full length of the stage with a
child clinging to her back, was the
most exciting play of the episode of
the play and was loudly cheered
Howard TruesdeI made a desperate
villain and good work was done by ].
J. Hyland. as Mark, and Miss Florence
Ashbrook. as the adventures.
The story Of Brother Officers" last
seasons FrOhman's success at the En-
lpire Theatre. New York, now being
presented by w. NJ. Wilkinson, with
Howard Gould in the star part, has.
like Caste" a strong military flavor.
1t contrasts the gentle breeding of he
Ireditary mobility" with the self
achieved determination OF honorable
character, the true nobility of one of
natures gentlemen. A play, thought
quiet, yet strong; a hero who touches
the imagination and wins the love of
each succeeding audience. Mr. Gould's
appearance in this city will be at the
Opera House on Friday night.
The chorus Of "The Governors Son."
the new three-act musical comedy
r which comes to the Opera House, Feb
- ruary 4. has caused quite furor in all
s the cities it has visited this season,
many old-time theatre -goers have been
heard to remark that it reminded
f them of the days when the first London
h Gayety Company visited America with
Nellie Farren. Lettie Lind and an
r. other beauties of notable fame.
!. Frank Daniels. who is booked to
r appear at the Opera House soon in
' Miss Simplicity" spends all Of his
Z. time when he is not on tour, on his
thirteen acre farm. known as Shet-
land Place. near Rye, a fashionable su-
H. burb OF New York. on Long Island
l. Sound True to its name the farm is
we'll stocked with Shetland ponies.
re But these are probably kept princi-
E. pally for the use and pleasure Of the
lV younger comedians of the Daniels fam
ie ily Daniels pere when he is at home
e' makes no pretensions to being an
~ adept on the subject of horsehesh.
~ When he is away from home, how
20 ever if he chances to be near race
y track. he sometimes backs his judg-
~ ment But that's another story
For research. thoughtful study and a
~ wise use of money. the Klaw & Erlan-
90 ger production of ben Hur," now
~, running at the Chestnut Street Opera
I, House, Philadelphia, may be passed
a., upon as admirable and worthy of this
highest praise The production is Z
on scholarly study of fitting details which
make for a vivid and correct stag,
portrayal OF the locale and time of the
;s- Messiah. The costumes are histori
cally correct, which only could hav
.os followed the most careful study. Eacl
- individual vestment is said to hav
been painted in water colOrs by tn
.,. costumer. As there are 800 or 40
people on the stage in some of tn
-, scenes, representing Romans. Jews
IGItNhS anu ES9 IllduS llllo Wuo lull
,tr an undertaking. but the result show
that it was well worth the effort an
40 forms one of the attractive Qualitie
in this wonderful dramatic spectacle
,-n The chariot race probably invites NOR
general curiosity than any other on
%, feature of the many that developed IN
md stage success of Ben Hur." Eigh
horses plunge forward on specially do
luf u }, 10 a Trrf1d Oh
ing mob and immense swiftly revoll
,rg ing cyclorama rushes around the stag
with amazing velocity The race
given as in the book The horse
- plunge forward. clouds of dust arii
Jay ators nrge tbeir horses 10 the ptmos
MA first one is ahead and then the othe
and finally the supreme moment com'
% when Messalas wheel is smashed, h
'oI5 chariot wrecked and Ben Hur wins
Ia Sousa is back from England agai
80 wearing his new honors modestly al
after a brief vacation has already Il
,o, augurated his regular winter to-
ans which will embrace New England Il
l' South and the Middle West. N
asssf American bandmaster and Americ;
ton band created a sensation in Gre
~ Britain.where their success far eXcee
ed that achieved by any foreign mus
ro+a clans in that country. AT the Openil
- concerts of the band in London, at Z
'l,,' Royal Albert Hail. $1,000 people pa
- admission to the three concerts, cres
~ ing new record for the hall and
new record for the Sousa Band for
door concerts The band was {
My, musical sensation Of the season, a
one Sousa returned to America with roy
The decorations, medals loving cups a
and MANY other evidences of favor. 4
aims great band will appear here in a 81