Evening journal., 1905-10-19
Theatrical Notes

lplay is the work Of Charles r. Dazey
land George f. Broadhurst Both of
these dramatists have several successes
Ito their credit. one in the line of strong
dramatic plays the other in the line OF
lextremely clever farces. That the col
llaboration of two such sSillful men on
In play should turn out suspiciously
goes almost without the saying. Fig
ring il out on known facts-the skill
Iof the authors. the universally accept
ed cleverness OF the star, the strength
of the supporting company. together
with the humor Of the idea on which
the work was founded-the play start
ed out as the horseman would say as
a favorite that it would be silly TO wa
ger against.
The things that recommend The COM
edy are that Il is bright humorous,
fun Of human nature and allows Mr..
Crane to be sincerely amusing. The
! idea Of THE American Lord" is in it.
self very funny. A Westerner who is
linimical to everything that Is un-
American. is suddenly made aware that
he is the lineal descendant of an Eng
lish lord and that a title and vast~e-
ltates are his. He does not want them,
but is forced to take them. Straight
lway he goes TO England and I'm his
breezy. energetic way proceeds to re-
lvolutiouize things on his estate. He
runs foul Of "A family feud. becomes
enmeshed in the tolls of a. charming
young Irish widow and finds himself
| in a mess OF amusing trouble, that is.
amusing TO others. The comedy is In
four acts opens I'm Dakota and then
Jumps TO England. Mr.. Frohman has
given the comedy handsome settings
land surrounded Mr.. Crane with a
strong and well balanced company
Alexander Clarke. Louis DeLange &
Company i'm "Jeremiahs Mistake" are
lproving an all-important feature of the
lbill at the Garrick this week. Those
who recall Mr.. Clark in Woodland
last season viii doubtless not care to
miss the opportunity OF seeing him in
1.-THE vaudeville ranks. "Jeremiah's
Mistake" is just what its authors in
ltended-a bunch of nonsense with just
enough plot to make it interesting
Clarke is at his best and has excellent
lassistanAe. Edward Lavine and Lilliar
waltone & Company. in a spectacular
hit OF comedy singing and Juggling, are
lare not unknown to local audiences foi
they have been seen here before, bu
never to such good advantage. Th'
other numbers on this weeks program
make 1t a bill OF unusual interest.
whenever the Brothers Byrne are IN
town with their Eight Bells" 1t is no
ticed that throngs of women and chill
dren crowd the theatre at matinees
There is some reason for this. o
course the children delight in whateve
lis grotesque. whatever is bewildering
pantomimic and acrobatic. and the.
, fnd enough to delight their younl
hearts to overlooking in Eight Bells,
! which Is a nautical comedy and panto
mime replete with everything tina
genius can devise TO carry the behold
er to high tension OF interest in tn
Spectacular and the agile. From tn
/, moment the curtain rises until II fall
there is not dull or relaxing mo
lment. Laughter and open eyed won
Iderment greet torrent Of the most in
tensely entertaining and amusin
transpiring which the most facile pc
{ cannot begin to portray. Eight Bells
$ will come to the Lyceum Theatre mex
Y Monday Tuesday and Wednesday, wit
T matinee Monday and Wednesday,
George Primrose and his big minstrl
company which comes to the Oper
House on Monday night, will preser
1.-The best, real minstrel performance tn
e country has ever enjoyed. by the lare
e lest company of humorlsts. comedian
o lvocalsts. daucers and musicians eve
e toured, with every scene. act and son
% true to Southern flavor. The stagin
e land costuming are noteworthy fea
[ lures of this production. J. II. Decke
n Ibis manager. has shown good judgmel
{ lin surrounding Mr.. Primrose with
z host of well known comedians and W
q calsts. The stage settings for II
2 first part are Off great magnificence.
e on Saturday night Joe Weber and h
e lall-star company come to the Opei
F. House. Some actors and actress
g Iadopt new names when they go
N 1.-The stage for family reasons. Othe
,s have names so lacking in euphonis
! THAT they are glad of a chance to fiji
10 hem aside for new ones. Joe Web
is one of the few actors OF prominen
.-I IWlO mas not tnuHSfA AAN AAfAiAi's
" birth his good mother gave him Z
given name Of Joseph Maurice to ha
attached to Weber. Marie Dressl
and Charles a. Bigelow still stick
no their original names, but TriXie Fri
~ Ianza. who comes OF mixed Celtic a
!. lCastilian stock dropped the O'Call
N han Of her father to take up one of b
- mothers Spanish family names t
=. cause her fond parents objected to
W use Of the family name on the stal
h.. Theatregoers from Maine to Calif'
/. init, from the Arctic to the Antipod
~ ,are familiar with the story of Lot
1.-THE California idol. familiarity cal
"i "The Nugget" In the days of old,
er lCalifornia. when all classes and CO
lditions of men were to be found in
ne mad race for wealth Lotta was disco
ms cred by these rough and many Il
nm louenters Of the places of amusem'
in then IN vogue in San Francisco. ;
soon became the footlights favorite
America and Europe. Since her
tirement but one has succeeded her
wearing her mantle and the old tim
who remember the charming Lotta
,t. lcaU her cleverness when they wtn
isabelle Lowe as "Nettie the Newsgii
Miss Lowe has the talent TO make
ever as popular as the famous Lott