The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-25
ENTERT4INM ENIS.
HFperion PhIenter.
SAN TOY AT THE HYPERION TO-
 NIGHT.

NIGHT.
 China and the Chinese as back ground for stage entertainment have been rare, but when well done have us ually met with great success and have been received with marked approval. Among number might be mentioned The Pearl of Pekin," "The Mandarin, in musical line and those two clever tragedies, "The Cat and the Cherub," ," and "The First Born, two stirring dramatic works that created furore few years back and opened upa vast and promising field for the dramatist, but unfortunately but little attempt has been made to explore this unknown dramatic country, and we have nothing in this particular line since that time. Two years ago some enterprising Eng fish writers and composers started to explore this interesting land of dark ness and the result of their labor is seen in the new musical success San Tay," which is described as Chinese English Musical comedy, and won its way for two years in London and last season repeated it's foreign success in this country. Edward Morton, who is responsible for the book, Sidney Jones and Adrian Ross, who have written the lyrics, have together evolved, 1t IS said, one of the daintiest, prettiest and sweetest musical pieces that we have had in a number of years. A delightful series of picturesque scenes, quaint and amusing songs that tell interesting stories, and an assemblage of distinct types of Chinese characters, embracing the emperor, yiceroys, mandarins, stu dents, shopmen, pedlers, jewellers, tar tar guards, etc, have been surrounded and imbedded in some of the most de- lightfully jingly and catchy airs that have recently been produced The com- pany is exceptionally strong and 1n- cludes Samuel Collins, Elgie Bowen, Minnie Ashley, Marie Celeste, George K. Fortescue, Melville Stewart and oth- CTS. The orchestra for this occasion will be under the direction of John Braham. Seats now on sale. Prices S1.50 $1, 75c.
 The Hyperion theater will undoubted- ly be crowded to the doors next Friday and Saturday nights, Saturday matinee, when Maude Adams appears in the suc- cessful new comedy by J. M Barrie en- titled Quality Street" Both star and play have received the highest trib- utes of praise from press and public in New iYorll and the few other cities in which the play has been presented There is an especial interest in Miss Adams appearance here as here role of the heroine is declared the best she has ever had The role gives Miss Adams an opportunity of portraying an intrin- sically beautiful character. The char acter is pure, sweet and Womanly, and probably no contemporary actress pos sesses the same ability to portray it as does Miss Adams. One learns to follow with a tender understanding the win some little woman who tries so hard to be brave. dreads so sincerely to be un- ladylike, and is with all so true to the traditions of her class As the consid- crate sister the all-too tender school ma am and the woman struggling to hide her love and subdue her youth, the picture is very real. The lines of the play are bright and contain many wise and witty epigrams. Barrie has contrived to throw about it the same subtle atmosphere of tender sentiment and honely charm that has made his writings so popular.
 At MT Bunnell's earnest request Miss Adams has kindly consented to play a matinee performance on Saturday, March 1
 The advance sale of seats opens We'd nesday at 9 a. m. Prices $2 $l50, $1. Not more than ten seats sold to one person
 No telephone orders taken during opening advance sales until the line is broken.
 Frank Keenan was warmly greeted in his presentation at the Hyperion last evening of Hon. John Grigsby" his very popular play direct from it's high ly successful run at the Manha tan theater. New York. The play is a comedy drama of American life and manners in the late "forties." The scenes are laid in Sangamon county. Illinois, and the principal character is known to local fame as "the poor mans lawyer" The play abounds in charac- ter types in the quaint costumes of the perion. MT Keenan capitally imper- sonated the typical western lawyer of the times in question, whose sympa- thies are ever with the poor and op- pressed and whose devotion to duty, coupled with comical dry humor, rem der him altogether a most human and