The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-16
ENTERTAINMENTS S.
HyperiOH Theater.


 Though the title may indicate a theme taken from the Orient, there is nothing that suggests the far East in John Drew's new play, The Mummy and the Running Bird" The play is laid in London and in Paris, and MT. Drew assumes one of his favorite so- ciety roles. The play completed a three months engagement at the En- plre theater, New York, and his suc- cess at that house was so great that charles Frohman has arranged to have MT Drew return for an extended run after his present tour. The production IS very elaborate, and the most ex- tensive that MT. Drew has ever had It will be seen here at the Hyperion theater tonight.
 The company includes Margaret Dale, Lionel Barrymore, Georgie Mendum, Guy Standing, Lewis Baker, Reginald Darlington.
 Seat sale now open. Prices s1.5o, s1 75c.
 "A Chinese Honeymoon" which is the attraction at the Hyperion Friday and Saturday nights this week, with matinee Saturday, comes to us fresh from a months stay in Philadelphia and is headed by John E. Henshaw. who was last here with Stuart Robson, assuming the character of David Gar rick in "Oliver Goldsmith and the role of Samuel Pineapple seems to fit that comedian better than any part he has yet assumed. The leading opposite character, Mrs. Pineapple, is being played by Miss Belle Harper, who was last seen here with the Bostonians in Maid Marian" when sch won praise for her singing of "The Dew is on the Heather. A notable person with "A Chinese Honeymoon" is Miss Toby Claude, who is irresistibIy funny as Eff. There is not much of her regard ing size but her impersonation of the slavey girl and the song of ''Twiddledy Bits" T Want to be Lidy" and Martha Spanks the Grand Piano" are some of the hits of the performance. Other we'll known people in the cast are W, H. Clarke, Edith Eldridge, Ed ward Clark, Edmund Lawrence, Helen Morrison, Grace Vaughn, Rose Wilson, William Riley Hatch, Frances Knight, May Ten Broeck and a grand ensemble of nearly on hun dred voices, making it one of the most l expensive attractions that has visited | us in recent years. Seat sale now open. Prices $2, $1.50, s1. At o'clock this morning the sale of | seats will open at the Hyperion for the ] important weeks engagement of KIaw & Erlanger's stupendous Ben Hur,"- an event which is looked forward to I by residents of this section with the l greatest interest and eagerness. The | big spectacle plays but four eastern cities on this special spring tour and ! arrangements have been made for spe- l cial rates and facilities for the conyen- fence of suburban patrons. Reports l from Albany, where Ben Hur'' is l playing at present, indicates that an l important epoch will be marked in the | history of theaters in this section. The advance sale is over $10,000 and an ex- tra matinee is announced in order to meet the extraordinary demand for seats.
 A large attendance from out of town ~ oA"etSo iAOLiSCdptS the Ben Hur" runs and for the accommodation of those patrons who cannot be repre- sented at the box office to-day a mail order system has been inaugurated at the Hyperion. Such orders addressed ] to G. B. Bunnell, accompanied by re- mittance, will be filled in the order received after the sale of seats opens. No seats have been laid aside in ad- vance and an absolutely clean box off, flee sheet will be shown the first pur- chaser this morning from which to make selections.
 The prices will be S1 and s1.50 in the first balcony, and $1.5O and $2 in the orchestra circle and parquet. Matinees will be given Wednesday and satur- day.