Evening journal., 1904-09-22
Theatrical Notes.

18th at the Grand Opera House, con-
tends in no uncertain way that moral
lists may rage and imagine vain things
but the piece win ever remain an artis-
TIC achievement and permanent addi-
tion to the literature of the stage. This
famous play was brought out in Lon-
don more than two years ago. where 1t
ATTRACTED unusual attention. the same
as that which followed its production
on this side of the Atlantic in New
York last season where II was origin
ally booked for four weeks but met
with such success that Il was continued
at the same theatre for period Of al
most four months, and achieved a
most distinctive triumph.
dealers in White Women" which
comes to the Lyceum September 26, q.
2S is said to be playing the largest
receipts of any melodramatic attraction
on the road.
Rachel Goldstein" or "The strug-
giles Of a Poor Girl in New York" by
Theo. Kremer. a meodrama far above
the average, viii he the attraction an
nounced at the Lyceum with usual
matinees, on Sept. %. %. "a.
Monroe. Mack and Lawrence have a
clever bit Of comedy in their new
sketch "The Two Senators" which they
present at the Garrick this week. and
they have come I'm for a liberal share
of the applause at every performance.
The trio is well-known in the vaude-
lville world. The comedy element pre-
dominates as usual at the Garrlck this
week and many good features are Of
fered.
A small audience but an appreciative
one saw CANDIDA" at the Opera House
last evening. The acting was fine. be-
ing all that could be desired and at
times the play itself is strong. How
ever II is very unreal A person cannot
imagine such a husband as the Rev.
James Mavor Moral, who allowed Eu-
gene Morel, a youthful poet. TO stand
up and tell him (the preacher) that he
loved his wife. His action in allowing
the man to remain I'm his house after
the declaration and when he suspected
that his wife loved the young poet is
not true to life. However this did not
detract from the enjoyment of the play
The cast Of characters, every one OF
which deserves mention. follows; The
Rev. James Mavor Moral, a Church OF
England clergyman, David Murray
Prosperpine Garnett, his typewriter
Marion Ashworth; the Rev. Alexander
Mill, his curate Richard Lambart; Mr.
Burgess, father Of Candida, Frederick
Spencer; Candida, wife Of Moral, Alice
Treat Hunt; Eugene Marshbank, &
, youthful poet, Lester Lonergan.
Wilson Barrett's deeply religious ant
stirring drama THE Sign of the Cross,
which viii have an elaborate and rich
~ costumed production at the Crane
Opera House on Monday NIGHT, hal
. for many years enjoyed quite an unqu
success in this as in other lands.
G Miss Helen Nelson. who plays tn
part of Mrs. Peter Johns in THE Tw
Johns" which will be at the Grand Op
. era House on Saturday afternoon an
+. might, tells of an interesting exper4enc
II she had while playing in st. Louis re
!. Gently. At the request of an old daI
key who had been a servant in he
family years before. she attended
colored church one sunday. This ol
a darkey was a deacon and one Of tn
staunch pillars of the church. In th
!. midst OF "A long prayer just before Oh
sermon the preacher snapped his fin
y gers once or twice most audibly. s
u much so that it attracted the attentio
of some of his congregation. The good
ly deacon being a little deaf on the pul
. pit side. did not hear it. and Miss Mel
son being a little inquisitive, explain
ed the occurrence to her old friend an
asked the reason for It.
AS soon as the congregation was dis
missed the deacon went up to tn
preacher and said:
Elder, 1 noticed that during you
prayer yo' snapped yo' fingers twic
and some of yo' congregation woul
like TO know the meaning OF It"
'I recollect it, Deacon Johnson" sal
Il the preacher, Il recollect it very wei
II just done come to me who put tina
blue chip in the collection basket las
Sunday"
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