Evening journal., 1905-05-02
Theatrical Notes

Theatrical Notes
James X. Hackett and several members
Of MS supporting company presentins
The Fortunes Of The king" coming TO
Tho opera House On Thursday night.
hare had the unusual experience this sea-
son OF appearing before defendants Of
the Characters, that they represent Mr.
Hackett himself plays the role Of Charles
stuart, who afterwards became Charles
II of England, and during he run in New
York bis performance vas witnessed by
Longley Taylor, who is perhaps the only
representative in America of the House
Of Stuart. After the performance Mr.
Taylor. who Is himself an actor. thanked
Mr Hackett most warmly for presenting
SO agreeable "a picture Of his distinguish
ed, but much criticised ancestor. The
heroine of the play is Jane Lane, the vi
vacious and courageous English lady who
assisted Charles in his escape. This role
is played by Miss Charlotte Walker.
While the company was IN Chicago the
fact was Uncovered that the only de-
scendents of the notable Lane family in
America are residents of that city and
it was naturally with considerable inter-
est that the descendants witnessed the
stage representation of their ancestor.
Up to the present time no one has come
forward to claim descent from Captain
Mark Davereaux, the villain of the play.
John Keefe, who is well-Rnown to the
atregoers here for his capital perform
ance Of iii Holler." in the original pro-
duciion of "Way Down East is playing
the sheriff in Girls WIN BE Girls" which
comes to the Opera House on Saturday
afternoon and night
The bill at Dockstader's Garrlek The
atre this week compares very favorably
with these that have gone before and
presents q line of entertainment which
with possibly one exception is all new to
the house. The exception is the Three
Keatons, ard the way the act scored yes
terday leads one TO believe they must
have had many friends I'm the audience.
Browning Welp Company. in "The
Widow Wse," offer a lively musical COM
edy sketch. Julia Ring d Co.. in "A quiet
Life" contributes another comedy sketch
which was given a hearty welcome on its
first appearance at the Iouse The Del
berg Sisters, In singing and dancing; the
Ninetosraph. with some good pictures on
variety of subjects; Baker. the farmer
violnist; the Pryors in a musical number
all contribute this week The feature Of
especial Interest is the demonstration OF
Jlu Jitsu. by the five expert Japanese. So
much has been written about this science
or art. whichever one prefers TO can it.
that the average person is as a rule much
at sea as to the exact nature of it. The
demonstration at the Garfick this week
viii onlightcn anyone, and do it ia a most
pleasing and entertaining manner. The
heavy wrestling mat affords the experts
ample protection. necessarily. for were il
not for the mat surely some of them
would have their necks broken by the
way in which they are made 20 plunge
through space by the deft twist of an
opponent. one of tho number gives a
short lecture on Jiu Jitsu at the begin
ning. but as he speaks in broken English.
and pretty badly broken at that only a
few can understand him. However Jiu
Jitsu is well worth seeing and viii attract
many people to the Garrick this week.
The management of the Lycem yester-
day deviated from their regular custom
and presented a good vaudeville show di-
rect from one of the theatres IN New
York. In this aggregation there is starred
the International celebrities May Yohe
was so much talk several years ago In
cluded I'm the company are such Well
known vaudeville artists as Miss Grace
King and her Chrysanthemum Girls, the
Great Aibini IN the black art Ali and
,pelser, comedians; Bissett and Scott.
Americas greatest dancing spccialties;
the Musical Bennets in a unique musical
act: Gilmour and Leonard. late Of Hogan's
Alley, the great Jack Theo Trio and the
biograph. This is one OF the best shows
ever offered in Wilmington and from the
good houses of yesterday It is safe TO
say that record breaking business viii
be The rule during the balance Of the en-
gagcment.
"rhe Two Sisters" viii be the attrac-
tion at the Lyceum on May 4, s and 6.
''rhe Smart Set" will be the closing at
traction of the season at the Lyceum on
May IL. 10 and 1G. The original company
win appear.
Miss Maude Adams presented "'Op o.
Me Thumb" and 'rhe Little Minister"
at the Opera House last evening. AS
Ahiick. Miss Adams was very clever and
proved as fascinating as she always does
Then came her masterpiece of Lady
Babbe I'm "1'he Little Minister" The au-
dience was enthusiastic with its approval.
EUCHRE WAS A SUCCESS
The euchre given by the Arch Club