Evening journal., 1903-03-06


"The Minister'S Daughters" is a very I
pleasing and strong play. and is in
the hands of an exceptionally good
company. The play deals with pathos
and comedy so intermingled that the
audience pays earnest attention to its
action from the first curtain until the
fall Of the final one. This play staged
in an elaborate manner. win oe seen
at the Lyceum Theatre next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, with daily
matinees.
THE Denver Express" win be the
attraction at the Lyceum Saturday
matinee and night, with usual matt
nees. The play is not a railroad play,
as it's title implies, but a concise and
beautiful story of Colorado written in
a kindred vein to Arizona" which has
just completed a phenomenal run in
Chicago. There are elements of hu
man pathos, wit, satire and a weaving
in of a home like human story which
Z appeals strongly to city audiences, who
rapidly grasp the fact that the play is
slillfully constructed on such lines as
to remove it entirely from the category
of the usual melodrama. Its original
ity of dialogue, breezy situations to-
gether with the clever disposition of
various powerful dramatic situations
which arise. are as refreshing as the
cool wind from the snowy SUBMITS of
the Colorado mountains when
evening comes, and the authors story
of the great plains is an extremely
beautiful one" is the criticism of a
contemporary whose opinion is well
worth consideration.
E Gertrude Coghlan comes to the Grand
Opera House tonight in "Alice of Old
4 Vincennes." In act three, Hamilton,
the British colonel, has returned from
a fruitless expedition against General
Clarke, concerning whose whereabouts
he has been deceived by Alice Through
a trick he gets Alice inside the fort.
7. Beverly finds out that Clarke's force
is near, and he has arranged to give
him a signal by firing a single shot
from a pistol il the garrison has been
weakened sufficiently to warrant an
attack. Beverly, Alice's sweetheart
who has entered the fort through the
negligence of the guard, faints from
exhaustion Alice takes his place and
fires the signal. As the pistol contain-
ed only one load Colonel Hamilton
thinks that she is at his mercy, but she
seizes a sword and defends herself I'M
til the Americans recapture the fort
and rush to her rescue. Act four clears
up the minor interests of the play, and
Alice and her soldier sweetheart are
happily united.
There will be no lack Of comedians
with Primrose & Dockstader and their
great company of minstrel artists as
there are six of the merry testers be-
sides the two whose names give title
to the company of forty. With so
many humorists, there is not likely to
be a dull moment during their enter
tainment here. Their program has a
long list of specialties. most Of which
are original with the season. 1t is
plain to be seen that the management
does not mean that anyone shall &c
away with that tired feeling" unless
it be that Of over-laughter, on Monday
night at the Grand Opera House.
H Wilmington theatregOers Will soor
y have the pleasure OF Witnessing the
latest melodramatic success, "A Breal
for Liberty" by II. p. Taylor All, ol
most of the theatregoing public are
familiar with the incidents surround
ing the arrest. trial and death Of thu
celebrated Biddle brothers, in Pitts
burg. and viii be anxious to see wha
sort Of personages they will be wher
shown i'm play. While the author ha'
followed as near as practicable th'