The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-07
ENTERTAINMENTS
Hyperion 4hea.er.


 If Were King" Justin Huntley Mccar- thys four act play, which E. H. Sothern is to- produce at the Hyperion tonight is by general consent the greatest success he has had for several seasons. The play has an exceedingly picturesque setting. It opens in old Paris at the Fir Cone tavern, the haunt ofI the ttdemirep", and and outcast of society ill which Francois Villon is chief jester, To the tavern comes King Louis in disguise, like q second Harounal Raschild, to learn of himself. He finds villon. who speaks his mind without mincing, and adds to the trouble roy43 that he is unwittingly brewing by the King of France" Among the principals Miss! Margaret Ellington, George W. Wilson, Stephen Wright and Rowland Blackstone. The play calls for thirty speaking parts, and over 130 extra persons appear in the bal masque of the second act and elaborate the beautiful stage picture of. Villon returning triumphant from the war in the final scene. The curtain will rise punctually at s. <
 Seat sale now open. Prices $2, $1.50 $1.
 Miss Amelia Bingham In ''The Frisky Mrs. Johnson'' will furnish the important dramat- ic novelty of the week presenting. this Clyde at the Hyperion next Saturday, matinee and night. The story is that of an indiscreet wife whose reputation is saved by an affec- tionate sister at the risk of her own. This
 
 title-a lovely, lively, aHdacious, but high minded widow-and is played by Miss Bing- ham. As usual Miss Bingham will provide cast of excellence and a sumptuous and will bring here the cast and production pre-. cisely as 1t is now being played at the Princess theater New York, now in the third month of It's run.
 Seat sale now open. Prices $1,50, $1, 75c.
 One of the largest musical organizations ever sent on the road is the King Dodo'' company, which Henry ". Savage has sent direct from it's successful two months run at Daly's theater, New. York;, and which comes to the Hyperion next Monday. Tues day nights, May II and F. King Dodo's'' record as comic opera success has been one unbroken line of suscesses It ran for twenty weeks in Chicago. Raymond Hitch cock, Cheridah Simpson, Flora Zabelle, Greta Risley, Margaret Mckinney, Robert Lett. William Coriss, Oliver T, Holden, and Albert Juhre with a large chorus of pretty girls are among the features of the offering. Seat sale Friday. Prices $1.50, $1, 75c.
 JOHN HENRY HERE MAY IA
 Dan Daily, who has proved to be one of the most popular comedians of the day with the theatergoers of this city and especially with the students of the college here will be the attractive theatrical offering at the Hyperion theater next week for an engage bent of three nights and Saturday mati- uHueE tut management ul CUe Weil known firm of Klaw X Erlanger, who pre- sent the unique comedian in stage settings wholly new to MT. Daily and to his hosts of admirers. The play is a new and original American comedy entitled John Henry and is practically q dlramatization of the Mr. Hobart under the ''nome-de-p -plume," Hugh McHugh. The John Henry books are of the same general character as the Billy Baxter letters, and the writings of George Ade and are really a series of incidents and stories told by John Henry without any par ticular or direct continuity of events or of plot In the play the characters, incidents, stories and nearly all the brilliant sayings of the books have eben interwoven with clev- CT ingenious plot, to give the required dra- matic color and interest necessary for a stage success.
 Seat sale Tuesday. Prices $1.5O, $1, 75c.