The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-31
Music and Drama
Coming Attractions for
Wichita Amusement Lovers.
At the Crawford.

At the Crawford.
! To every one who enjoys a good laugh
| ''Pecl1s Bad Boy which was presented
| last night at the Crawford was a treat
! and with the many fine specialties in
troduced throughout the evening made
this performance more than pleasing
! and TO say the audience was well pleased
was proven by the tremendous applause
| each act received
As farce comedy this piece would be
| hard TO equal for it is one continuous
| line of funny situations The pranks
which the bad boy plays on the old
Groceryman and everybody who happens
! TO be around not only made YOU laugh.
but kept every one in roars of laughter
from the time the curtain arose on the
first act until it came down on the last.
Miss Zelda. as the bad boy. was simp
ly fine. Fred WerZel, as Max Shaltz the
Sroceryman gave eminent satisfaction: in
fact every character was played in 2
| satisfactory manner. Happy Hooiigan
was new feature over last year and
seems to give the play more life The
| skating speciality by VIM. Cogan was
something new and made a decided hit
-'ASN4N AAoNSi- IA AdilCs udutliS. Ittt4k III
| many enchores. As a whole. this play
pleased immensely, for every one who
is fond Of this kind of entertainment.
Monday. The Fountain Theatre COM
pany. in For Baby's Sake
The Marie Fountain Theater company
S'1" '7-'-i~'' WIS a-o''l co,rDoll"' 10 t''-n
several hundred people away. who were
| unaL4e 10 7s-In dt-I-..s-io.l. ne i,.-y ,,.s
The Vendetta" d strong and interest
ing drama, well played by this excellent
repertoire company.
Marie Fountain in the part Of Romani
the unfaithful wife, who is cruel and
blood thirsty. yet beautiful. filled the part
with much ease and grace. L. +. Mar
telle won applause as Fabio and fully
reached all the strongest scenes in the
piece Bobby Fountain in the part of
Respetti. the rag picker gave one Of the
strongest pieces of character work ever
seen at the Empire. The rest of the
cast was highly acceptable. The cos
TUNES and stage settings were all that
could be desired. The specialties were
very pleasing and the music by the or
chestra was enjoyed by all.-Daily Ex-
press. San Antonio.
The Marie Fountain company open a
week engagement at the Crawford Mon
day, with a change of bill nightly for
each performance
In the ten years of Eight Bells exist
ence the Byrne Bros. have never missed
a performance or the show has never
failed to fulfill all of its time. This is
ma king wonderful statement
Joseph Jefferson, Jr., and William W.
jefferson will be the attraction at the
Crawford Monday, February IS, in Sher-
idans famous comedy, The Rivals"
This brings the JeTersons forward in
two famous characteIizations; Joseph Jr..
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger. and William w
as Bob Acres. parts in which theater-
goers are always glad to see them. Only
those who have already seen the Jeffer-
sons can realize what wonderful treat
is in store for local theater-goers dur
ing their presentation here of The Ri
walls" The supporting company includes
Messrs. John Jack, Guy Coombs. Percy
Plunkett, James Lewis and the Misses
Ffolliott Paget. Blanche Bender, Meta
Greene and others. all members OF the
original Joseph Jefferson company
". II. Turner, in making up for the
part of David Harum' in the play Of
that name, which is to be presented at
the Crawford Tuesday, February %, de-
voted a great deal of study to the mans
appearance. The result is that the actor
is entirely lost sight Of when he steps
before the footlights. 1t is "Harum' that
is seen. the stout, medium-sized. shrewd
old chap with the cunning yet kindly
eye. and the mouth that is 50 expressive
There is the wart on his cheek and the
rudy complexion Of a man used 10 being
out a great deal in the open air The
success of the play presages very long
life for it, and much Of its favor is OBJ
tanned through the capital characterize
ton that it contains. All the prepare
tory work on the play was of the most
thorough kind and everything that could
aid it was given j nan unstinted manner.