Evening journal., 1903-12-10

The women viii be glad TO learn that
at the matinee of Under Southern
! Skies at the Grand Opera House on
saturday afternoon and night, Miss
Ruth Browning. who conducts the or
lchestra with the company will play
solo on the violin hetween the first
and second acts. Miss Browning is said
to be an excellent performer on this
instrument.
"a Gentleman Burglar" comes to the
! Lyceum Theatre for three days COM
mencing matinee today. The piece is
an exceptionally strong one, showing
the life and adventures of one of the
doubles of a large city. The cast i'm
cludes and is headed by j. NJ. Colville.
who has won laurels at the hands Of
the theatre-going public by his great
work as Julian Gray I'm "The New
Magdalen" and with Clara Morris
Rags and Riches" with Joseph
! Santley, Americas greatest boy actor
as Ned Nimble the waif who has been
turned adrift in the world ana who be-
fore he is out OF his teens has accu-
mulated well-earned riches, comes TO
the Lyceum Theatre for three days
with usual matinees December IA. 10
and 16.
"A Brothers Crime" win be seen here
at the Lyceum three days commencing
Thursday December II, with usual
matinees.
It would seem as If everyone who had
Tread Edward Moves Westcoats delight
ful character sketch Of men, women and
manners In Central New York, called
David Harum.' would want 90 see ahe
work In dramatic shape. In dramatic
shape Il has been for something over two
years and a half and dunng shat time.
most of which has been spent IN New
York Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia.
ts success has verged upon the oNtraor-
ldlnary. This Us not at all wonderful. for
he story was exceedingly popular and
he characterization. made of 50 g. extreme
liy clever and satisfying. MIR. Calm Is to
present the play at the Opera House to-
lnighe, giving II with "a carefully selected
cast and with a production that -s an that
could be desired The dramatiza.lon was
mnde by r. and M. w. Hitchcock and
they are said to have taken very few lib
critics with m.
"Way Down East" wlah gis homcly ru.
raj types. returns ITO Grand Opera Hous.
on Friday evening. The company TO b,
seen here Will be The same big aggrega.
don az prescn,cd the drama at the Acad
'my of Music, New York city. and a. wi.
oe Staged IN precisely the same manner "a.
D In he metropolis.
The record OF this rural play from
stuastc@ standpoint is truly remark
able. II Is estimated chat SO has been seer
[ by moro than 5000oO men. women an,
q ichildrcn, and its gross ealoings have beer
q in the nelghhorhood of S5.G000o0 It ha.
more metropolitan runs to its credit thar
any other pay Of ihe present time. Thl
natural deduction Is that it Is a pay tha
a appeals to all classes, high and low. youn,
: land cid, olty fox and country folk.
Manager Docks.ader has done exceed
! ngly Well by the patrons OF MS new Gar
+ rick theatre this week, for the program
, rom first TO last ds an EXCEPTIONAL,
.crong aggregation Of vaudeville Atc
Mahon's Watermelon Girls. consisting o
an even dozen clever dancers and singer
: grouped togothcr in an original ana move
lct that As calculated TO Please everyone
The stage Settings ana electrical cnro
are particularly s.rong. ana more espac
ally the EAST scene OF the act. The W4tar
: meton Girls VIII be welcome 90 dhc Gar
rick soon again. The Hodga-Han Com
lpany in 'The Troubles Of BIN B,hera
Bachelor" offer one OF dho funniest act
that has yet come TO the new house on
OF the distinct hits os this weeks hn g.
-he HmetograrA production OF THE Grea
, Train Robbery" showing "a ho,d-up on
Weslcrn road. the esoapc Of che bandlt
and .heir nnal capture by officers Of th
law. Ed.son's Kiru,ograph has Yer q,
offer more thrilling or sensational bit o.
work ehan this one. ana e aicne IS WORT
the cgular admission price az the house
B Charles Frohnian win present Jllr
Drew dn .ae ncw and delightful comedy
/ 'Captain Dicppe.' at the Grand Oper.
. House on Tuesday night If the reports o
,he metropolitan critics upon the new
! pay, which comes direct from New Yofl
: where it has FAXED the seating capac 3
{ 1f ths Empire Theatre for the past twl
s months, arc any inlicaton. John Drew
has "a part better suited 90 his nnlshe.
methods than any he has yo. essayed.
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