Evening journal., 1903-12-05
THEATRICAL NOTES

lHEAlhILAL NUlE5
This afternoon and evening John ".
VoEels Minstrels come 70 the Granc
opera House with am entirely new
program from last season. The mar
velous A1elrose troupe of acrobats is q
feature with Mr.. Vogels company this
season, and the end men are those
famous fun-makers, Arthur Rigby and
Lew Benedict.
.David Harum' viii be the bill at the
Grand Opera House next Thursday
night. There is no questioning the
fact that extraordinary centres in the
production OF this play. AS story OF
life in Central New York the book had
"a tremendous vogue and the play
adapted from IL will in all likelihood
find favor for many years. Thus FAR
the play has won much success, and it f
contains great many things which
appeal to the average theatrc-goer
The story is pretty and simply told an
it's humor is fresh and quaint. It's
characters are deftly drawn. and to
readers of the book it win be as y
they just stepped out from the print-
ed pages to the stage. The presentation
OF the play is being awaited with much
interest Every one is anxious to get
look at David Harum, at Aunt Polly.
Dick Larribee, John Lenox and the
other characters; to see David sell
Deacon Perkins the bay horse and 60
hear the story OF the visit to the cir
Gus as told TO Widow Cullom. MI
.rfrs a. fss
strong. and the promise is made that
the production win be found an elab-
crate one. The play ran for sixteen
weeks i'm New York. six I'm Chicago.
two months in Boston and six weeks
i'm Philadelphia.
The beautiful thoughts Of Longfel-
low will be thoroughly appreciated az
the performance Of "Evangelne" at the
Grand Opera House next Monday and
Tuesday evenings. one can get no
idea OF the beauty of this Performance
without personally attending. and those
who do will witness one OF the mos
interesting performances ever put on
the stage. The demand for seats is
very large. and the committee is 90
he congratulated ON the certain suc-
cess already assured this chaminf
entertainment.
Henry T.. Dixey has closed his sca-
son in cover a Welsh Rarcbit" ana
Pacing the Music" Tho actor. 20 o.
said. found lt necessary 20 undergo an
operation for appendicitis
Mrs. Craigie Gohn oliver Hobbs) is
writing new four-act play-for Olg-
Nethersole, which is shortly TO De
produced in Birmingham. England. u
is drama OF modern life.
Mrs. Annie Yeamans. the oldest ac-
tress now on the stage I'm New York
celebrated her 6Sth birthday the other
day. Ned Harrigan gave her cake
with sixty-eight candles on IT, and all
the Under Cover company made
merry over Mrs. Yeamans' fulness OF
years and Of health.
Henry w. Savage has engaged Mar
garet Reid for the English Grand
Opera Company now playing i'm Chit
cago. Although an American girl. Miss
Reds most conspicuous successes hav,
been registered IN European capitals
Dorothy Russell, daughter of Iilliar
Russell, is going on the stage She hn.
been engaged TO playa part in "3lai
q H. CLYDE Eitch,s- naN'-drS sro .-Nyh ,cl
is to be done IN q few weeks by one OF
Charles Frohman's companies. Lnuar
Russell intended that the young woman
should be "a singer in opera, and. wifi
that end I'm view, had her educated by
noted teachers in Europe.
Joseph jefferson has this story I'd
tell Of an incident that occurred a
Buzzard's Bay near his favorite hshin.
grounds. The hero was a shopkeonor
who. among various things. sold fish
ing rods. For the purpose of adver.
tising them he had a large rod hanging
outside The shop. with an artificial asl
at the end OF a. Late one niaht
townsman who had been dining ham
pened TO see this fish. lie looked af 2
then went cautiously 60 tine door an.
Knocked gently.
WHO'S there?" demanded the sh1r
keeper from an upper window.
Sh-hl Don't make noise. h0
come down as Quicuy as you cam
was the reply.
Thinking something serious was th
matter the man dressed and stoi
downstairs.
"Now what's the matter?" ho ir
quired
'Hsti Pull your lire in onicl
you've got btel" odmonished %
hihulous one.
Sarah Bernhardt rs rehearsing sa
dou's new drama la Sorciere" an Z 81
torical play the scene being laid
Spain. Her present attraction a pl.
from the German, entitled "Jean WI
tcllind.' has not suited Partisan tast
III the success or tho coming enrne,
ment OF Way Down East at d
Grand Opera House ON Friday nieht
20 be measured by the number OF 10
quiries concerning the piece at a
box office OF the playhouse William
Brady would feel that most pro
porous visit is ln store for his h
aggregation. The play always n.
been great favorite here. and u
frequency Of IT'S visits seem to ha,
brought about no dimlnution OF inte