Evening journal., 1906-11-13
PLAYSANDPLAYERS'

Al the Grand Opera House this ti
ternoon and night will appear ono Of
the most delightful Of the younger ac
tressos now before the American pub
Ne in the enga cement Of the charming
Eelen Grantly. in the latest New Yo:i
success. "The Little Gray Lady" writ
ten by Charming Pollock.
The visit Of Ellen Beach Yaw and
her concert company win mark an im-
portant epoch IN tha musical events cf
The season. Since her return from Flu
rope where she studied under the best
n'asters and appeared in opera ana
concert with the world's greatest art
lists. she has been Acknowledged by all
the critics from Boston to the Golden
Gate as the greatest CT American colc-
ratura sopranos. Endowed by Nature
with voice of golden beauty, coupled
with conscientious devotion to her art.
and unimpeachable musical intuition
united with remarkahlepersonal beauty
have raised our famous American to
the high rank she now occupies among
the worlds prlma donnas of the pres
ent time. The concert by Miss Ynw
and her company will be given at the
Grand Opera House on Thursday even
ing, November -.
Emmett Dewey and Co., presenting
The Saintley Mr.. Billings;" the ia
NOUS Lutz Brothers. presenting the
armless wonder Clarence Lutz, one Of
the crack rifle shots OF the world; James
Frances Sullivan s. Co., IN their crazy
comedy feature; Dixon. Anger & Co, in
The Baron and His Friends out
West" and the pretty Delmore Sisters.
in their delightful musical number, are
the prominent features Of the bill at
the Garrlck Theatre this week. All
five Of these numbers scored strong at
the opening performances yesterday.
Emmett Dewey & Co., IN the good Mr.
Killings have a comedy act that ranks
with the best in vaudeville, and in
which they have worked a climax that
VII take most any audience. Tho I.utz
brothers have a wonderful perform
ance Clarence Lutz shoots with his
toes with 'Yuch bet'oi aim than 80 out
Of 100 men can shoot with both hands
Shooting out the light Of a candle
placed on top Of his brothers head is
shooting some, to use a slang express
son. and yet Lutz does this dare-d devil
feat twice most every day. He also
shows what he can do in the line of
carpenter work. and really he shows
up a far better carpenter than the
average man. James Frances Sullivan
& CO. have a singing and comedy act
that Is one OF the best OF the kind that
has played the house for some weeks
It Is eccentricity personihed. and those
who fail to laugh at Il win be few in
deed. Lixon-Anger & Co, I'm more COM
/ edy, furnish another feature of no lit-
| tie importance. The Delmore Sisters
make their first appearance at the
house and contribute materially to the
pleasure OF the bill. The kinetograph
shows the Vanderbilt automobile race.
ana IL is one OF the most realistic nlc-
lures the Edison machine has presented
to local audiences in many a day.
Wentworth g. Vesta in acrobatic COM
edy. and The Savoy Quartette also con-
tribute to the show this week.
At the Lyceum Theatre yesterday "a
Mrionairo's Revenge" founded on tn
Harry x. Thaw- Stanford White irigcds
held the boards and was greeted with BIZ
houses both afternoon and evening. Tn,
play has been so constructed that obiec
tionable features are removed. Harry
Daw Is OF course hero and justified it
avengng his wife while Stanford Blacl
is made as black as possible. The story Il
not one which the average man woul'
take for a model but tlie play is made in
terestine. 1t is finely mounted and tn
scenes include Madison Square roof gar
den and a number Of others equally in
tercsting. The company is one OF IN
largest which has been seen here. Tn
piece win appear again this afternoon ar
evening and il is expected that the lars
business Of yesterday viii be repeated.
One thousand nine hundred and fou
people witnessed the performance o
THE Clansmen" at the Opera Hous
last night while about 500 more say
the afternoon performance. making
total OF nearly 1900 who witnessed tn
two productions.
There was not a ripple OF excitemen
, nor a murmur Of dissension during tn
production Of the play. ana those VIII
may have fingered about the entranc
Of the opera House last night, waitin
for something TO turn up" were dis
appointed. Sergennts Kelleher an
Rayiey and four officers were on duty
but. beyond keeping the sidewalk i
front Of the theatre clear between acts
they had nothing else to do.
Many OF fhe people who witnesse
yesterdays productions had not see
the show before and were surprised I
find that It was not as black as
had been painted" The cast of "Th
Cansman," with one or two exception:
was practically the same as when
! appeared here on March 20 last, al
, though the character "Silas Lynch
Lieutenant Governor" was not a
strongly portrayed as on the previou
, ocas.on. The management Of tn
I Opera House is greatly pleased at tn
I manner in which the show passed Of
[ and feels grateful to the public for tn
I support given It. THE Clansman"
r booked here for four nights during tn
, early part OF next month.
. p. II. Sullivan's production OF ".
Woman OF Fire" win be seen for III
e first time in this city at the Lyceui
November Is. Is and II. The play wa
= written by Theodore Kremer. autho
Of a score Of successful melodrama
q and he claims this. his latest effort,
- Atr Net work II tells "A story