Evening journal., 1903-01-02
PLAYS AND PLAYERS

The scenic equipment carried by
Ideals, who appear at the
Grand Opera House all next week is |
claimed to be the largest, heaviest, and
best ever carried by any repertoire or
ganization in this or any other coun-
try. Special stuff is carried TO mount
every play, and very little, II any Of
the house scenery is used in any Of the
plays. The scenery is all new this sea-
son direct from the Arnbruster studios,
Columbus, Ohio. aud embraces many
of the brightest specimen OF this great
artists work. Even the matinee bills
used are special scenic productions,
as Mr.. Himmelein does not slight any
performance on the week, no matter
what the prices.
The play within a play episode in
Grace Georges production of Pretty
Peggy" is creating astonished COM
ment everywhere. In this scene some
thirtN Thespians are mixed with the
audience and the action Of the piece
Is frequently carried from the stage,
which n set 20 resemble that of Covent
Garden Theatre, London, to the body
of the house.
While It has not been definitely set
tied as yet It now seems more than
likely that the famous New England
play Quincy Adams Sawyer" which
has met with such fiattering success in
both its New York and Boston runs,
will be seen in London either the COM
ing spring or early next fall. The en-
tire big New York cast and production
will be brought intact for the engage
ment In Philadelphia, at the Walnut
Street Theatre for two weeks, COM
mencing January 10, and at the Grand
Opera House February ?.
During a weeks lay off OF Quincy
Adams Sawyer" Charles Dickson, who
plays the title part, presented his lat
est vaudeville act, "Heart-to- Heart
Talks" at the Avenue Theatre, De-
troit, and scored a big hit He will pre-
sent the sketch at Keith's New The
atre early this coming spring
Abbas Ben Omar and Lalla Torquia.
the eastern dancers, who appeared with
success at Keith's a year or more ago,
will be an attraction at the New Chest
nut Street Theatre the third week in
January
It is seldom one sees a better ar
ranged vaudeville program than that
holding the boards at Dockstader's this
week. Mr. and Mrs Alfred Kelsey,
McCabe, Sabine and Vera, Mamie Rem
ington and her coffee-colored quar-
tette. and O'Rourke, Burnette and
O'Rourke make four acts that are not
excolled in their particular line by
anything In vaudeville this season, and
the fact that Manager Dockstader has
included the four ia his program for
New Years week Is striking illustra-
tion Of the high standard which he has
marked out for his house. Both matt
nee and evening performances this
week have attracted large audiences,
notwithstanding the many other
amusements Of various kinds which al
ways come with a holiday week. A
feature which has appealed particular
ly to this weeks audiences is Uncle
Paineas." as presented by Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Kelsey, and requests have al
ready been made that Uncle Paineas'
come TO town again before the season
closes. Mr.. Dockstader takes especial
pleasure IN this act from the fact that
It wes largely through his suggestion
and influence that Mr Kelsey decided
some years ago to take up vaudeville
These who have seen him this weel
ere OF the opinion that it was yery
wise decision.