The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
BROOKLYN THEATRES.

Little Johnny Jones !" I'm DAbomey' and
"HgEIedy Ptggiedy'-RuSslan wrestler.
Brooklyn has moro good theatrical amuse-
ments this week than have been seen there
since early In tho season. George NJ.
Cohan IN his successful comedy, Little
Johnny JONES' comes to the Broadway
Theatre. Mr.. Cohan and his delightful
musical play were seen recently at the
Montauk, where they entertained large
audiences. Mr.. Conan brings to the Broad
wav the same production and the same
cast The latter includes j. j. Cohan,
Helen F. Conan. Tom Lewis, Sam J. Ryan,
Truly Shattuck, Donald Brian, J. Bernard
Dyllyn, Jack Harm gton, Willie Seymour,
Ethel Levey. For many weeks the musical
numbers Of Little Johnny Jones' have
been familiar In the streets. Few musical
productions OF the last twelve yeau have
met a more popular reception.
A celebrity Of worldwide reputation Is
to be seen at the Orpheum this week in
George Haokenschmidt, the indicated
exponent Of Greco- Ro man wrestling, The
Russian Lion, az HAckensohmidt is called,
Is the very latest vaudeville recruit, and
this will be his frst p Ibioa appearance in this
country. He stands feet 10 inches tall.
but his bulk is 30 great that he impresses
spe ctators as being much taller. For the
0rpheum engage n1ent he will give an eX-
hibtion OF posing besides illustrating
different methods Of wrestling; Hacken-
sculptor. the most perfect man on earth.
Others on the programme include Marshall
p. Wilder the mono 10 gist the Carter
DeHaven sextet in a musical act entitled
An Easy Angel Ryan and Riehheld,
Fred Nib1o, the monolo gist; Cole and John
son, cong writers and comedians the Young
Anne ricus Quintet; Almont and Dumont
musicians, and Troba, European juggler.
Al the Ma jestic 'In Dahomey' will be
SEEN this week with Williams and Walker
and their large operate company, which
aims to represent the refined and instructed
type Of colored entertainers. As come
dams Williams and Walker occupy a sphere
OF their own In stag9land, and they are sup;
vooa lists, dancers and specialists. The
chorus Il made up Of over twenty pretty
oolored girls With trained voices. The
includes a special matinee on
Easter Monday.
At Hyde q BehmAn's Theatre next week
Joe WEIGH returns to vaudeville for short
snRa cement In his Hebrew monologue.
Another important group Is composed
OF the Four Piccolos midgets, clever In inn
song and dance and also
athletes. They are soon 70
70 to Europe for a three years tour. Others
In the programme are Dolan and Lenharr
In one Of their sketches, Parker's dogs, in
Guiding the leaping greyhounds; the two
Pucks, the Nelson Farnum troupe Of aero
bats. Burton and Brooks, George II. Wood
and the Lavine-Cimaron trio, acrobatic
dancers,
The Grand Opera House next week will
have a popular and successful comedy in
the Eight Bells with the Brothers Byrne
in their familiar roles The attraction
has many surprising mechanical and trick
effects and odd laughter making situations.
Except for the Brothers Byrne there are
few pantomimic acrobats left and no per-
Torrance exactly upon the order Of Eight
Bells
An exciting melodrRmA Ia offered 10
patrons Of the Folly Theatre in Theodore
Kremer's play, A Desperate Chance
Ii Ia founded upon the lives Of the notorious
Bddle brothers, and follows them through
their trial, conviction, incarceration 10
the Pittsburg jail, their escape and final
A Little Outcast, successful melodrama
by Hal Reid. comes to the Park Theatre
next week, with the little oomedienne Anne
Blancke in the title part surrounded by
PLAYERS Of established ability. feature Of
L IL a contest in jiu-j itsu, In which a woman
conquers q burly opponent.
The High Rollers Burlesquers are at the
Star Theatre In two burlesques and q vaude-
Vile entertainment given by the trick
yyclists Mosher. Houghton and Mosher;
the three Hlokmans, Max Ritter and q
performing monkey.
At the Gayety Theatre the burlesaue
Al Reeves, and his beauty show
will be seen. A prominent part Of the
IL a satire named The Chad
wick Trial"
Manager Keeney has arranged for his
theatre programme with Mrs. Stuart
Robson and her company In a funny sketch
The Trading Stamp Fiend;s GImour and
[eonard in their slIit, sHoRan's Home Again,
Boys;' Grace King and her chrysanthemum
zirls from the sSho Gun >; De Witt, Burns
md Terrence IN THE Awakening Of the
roys . Davis and Walker, oolored comedians;
Harry B. Lester, Toledo and Prioe, aorobats,
md Flossie A1lenA.
Az the Montauk Theatre this week the
Weber all star stock company IL playing
Higgledy Rggledy' and The College
Nidower.'
Concerto tonight az the Broadway,
lrpheum, Amphion, hyde A Behman's and |
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