Evening journal., 1903-12-31
THEATRICAL NOTES.

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None Of the companies IN its i.ne OF en-
.ertainment visiting tile different cities
stand higher In public favor than the
Merry Vassar Girls Burlesque Com
nany which IS the announcement this
week. commencing New FEARS matinee
and neht at the Bijou Theatre Seventh
and Shipley streets. Always good. /, is
said the present season the organization
ana program are better than ever. Head
ing the array Of artists Is that general
i4vorite, Frances Harrison. whose ef-
forts will be supplemented by a large
number of clever comedians speciality ar
fists and a handsomely abtlred chorus.
The two principal sketches which open
. and close the bill are entitled. "A Peep
Behind the Scenes aud "The Baby
Trust" and both It IS stated, are full Of
music, fun and beauty.
Mice and Men," with Annie Russell
1 as the STAR will be given at the Grand
Opera House, Wilmington, Monday,
January 4. II was written by Made
leine Lucette Ryley, whom all theatre
goers know as the author of many
successful plays. It was first produced
In London where it ran over a year.
The production is large, the stage pic
lures being unusually rich and pictur-
esque. The scenes Of mice and Men"
occur in the eighteenth century, pc
riod giving opportunity for quaint pic
turesqueness in costumes. The story
is: Mark Embury a scholar, scientist
and philanthropist, who. having been
Tilted when a young man, has since
lQavoided women. He feels the want Of
companionship, however, and thinks
81 that he would like TO be married if he
could find a wife to suit him. Not ex-
pecting TO find one ready made he re-
solves 20 select a young girl and train
her up in the way he thinks a wife
should 90. He sends to a founding
asylum, and a number OF girls are
sent 10 him for his selection. Each
~ girl Is known by the name Of the place
where she happened TO be found.
Marks choice falls on Little Britain, q"
henceforth to be known as Peggy, and
TO her training the sedate old scientist
and philanthropist devotes himself.
Peggy has a pretty turn for Irritation,
and she and Embury's nephew, Cap
tain George Lowell. quickly come TO n
pleasing mutual understanding Grad
ually he learns that Peggy has given
her heart TO Captain Lowell, and
though in a touching scene with her
guardian, they become formally en-
gagged. a nights reflection convnces
him that true happiness lies in renun-
"iatiun. he next morning he bri isss
the young tolk togAtner lnd thu cur
tain fans to the refrain: MY loye is
like a lcd. red rose" which was the
song that Lowell hal sung 10 peggy
when ahey frst met
Funny "Mr. Dooley" will be at the
Grand Opera House next Tuesday
evening January 5. This is the same
production that met with much success
I'm New York. Philadelphia and Boston
within the past few weeks. 1t comes
here with the identical same cast OF
fifty people, including an excellent
chorus Of clever, pretty girls and a mu-
sical farce comedy well worth seeing
Both performances yesterday at the
Grand Opera House by The Ideals
We're witnessed by large houses that
were thoroughly pleased. Tonight 0
pleasing play and one that deserves
more than passing attention entitled
Back Among the Old Folks,
will be given. This same play made a
most pronounced hit Tuesday after
noon. Friday matinee "The Forbidden
Marriage" and Friday night the popular
Irish play The Fairies Well" dealing
with the Halloween superstition among
the peasants in Ireland. A special fea.
ilre IS made in the play OF Irish cos
ftuming, scenery and songs and dances