Evening journal., 1902-02-20

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Remarkably large audiences continue
to attend the performances given by
Ideals in the Opera House
this week The company is really an
excellent one, the casts being well Sc
lected and evenly balanced. Entertain
ing specialties are given between acts.
Yesterday afternoon Brother Against
Brother" was given and the "Electri
clan" pleased a large house last night
T'odays matinee attraction is Ranch
No. TO-" and tonight "A Man of Mys-
terry" one OF the strongest plays in the I
company's repertoire, Will be given
.Howson's Orchestra plays at each per-
Torrance, and proves a strong drawing
card.
The character of Sis Hopkins. as
portrayed in the play Of that name by
Miss Rose Melville. is full of that heart
interest which appeals to human ma
ture and it is this which has made
the play the phenomenal success II has
been for the past two seasons. In
sending it out again this season, j. r. |
Stirling does so at the urgent request
of managers in all parts of the country. |
Miss Melville comes to the Grand
Opera House next Monday night.
The woman star seems to be usurp
| ing the place in the affections OF the
women of the public that was once
held almost exclusively by the fasci-
mating male Thespian. Woman is
sounding the tocsin for woman and
rushing to the box office to buy seats
for the charming Miss so and so, or
the wonderful Mrs somebody else,
whilst the Romeo at whose feet (figu-
ratively speaking) they once worshiped
laguishes forgotten The youngest and
most beautiful of the women stars now
in the ascendant is Miss Grace George
who has leaped into public favor with
a big bound by her delightfully."- natural
and artistic portrayal of the leading
role in Under Southern Skies" Her
performance was characterized by the
New York criticism as "winsome,"
charming" delightfully."- natural"
"pathetically appealing" and Allan
Dale pronounced her very sympathetic,
and "awfully pretty" Aside from Miss
Georges individual merits there are
many and varied points of interest in
"Under Southern Skies" The play
abounds in well-drawn characters,
each one presented by IN actor or ac-
tress especially selected by Mr. Brady
for their fitness for the role. and the
stage settings are pictures of eXcep-
tional merit Miss George has been
booked TO appear hore in under
Southern Skies" on Friday, March Z, at
the Grand Opera House
Very few new productions of this
season have gained the appreciation of
the theatre-going public that is said to
! have been given to w. q. Nankeville's
presentation of "The Penitent," which
/ has Just emerged from its long run at
, the Park Theatre. Boston, and which
will be seen at the Grand Opera House
on March 8. The play is taken from
Hall Gaines famed book of the same
name. and while on an entirely differ
ent subject from "The Christian" yet
r preserves all the hall-marks of that
gifted author for originality of thought
and brilliancy of conception. Stirring
v scenes follow each other so closely that
: ere its auditors have become Impress
ed with the one. climaXes more start
ling follow. Incidents that cause smiles
to nit across the faces of its beholders
are chased by the little scenes that
;. reach down to that well-spring of emo
B, tion-the heart-and cause the tears to
q flow. Through it all the Game atmos-
4 phere is preserved. The play is
mounted with a wealth of scenic EN-
4 Al 10. Ia
S charm of its depletion, and the locale
e of the story is said to have been fol
e lowed as closely as the scene painter.
= art will permit, The company enact
k ing the various roles has in its make
d up the names of many capable players
e Perhaps the best pastoral sketch eve
IS presented in Dockstaders Theatre il
j. THE First Settler" the creation o
II Barbara Douglass. Frederick Douglas
e and Louis Morrell 1t tells in a fasci
r mating way the story of a settler wh'
= has taken up his home in an isolate
Is mountainous section, and whose rougl
" cabin is found by a young married cOu
pie. who, while on their way thrOug
Is the mountains lose their way. Wne
Ia the settler returns the presence of tn
.e young wife awakens memories of hi
If past and to her he relates his sad lif
i STORY. IL is a tale that holds the audi
,r ence spell-bound
tt is said that John W. DUNES sui
10 against Fisher and Ryley, the man
N ayers OF "Florodora, asking for a set
~ Element and for one-fourth of tn
Il profits OF that most profitable ventur
10 has now reached the stage where
can be settled out of court Mr.. Dunn
who was formerly the partner of MI
Rvlev is In a critical condition Twin.