Evening journal., 1907-02-01


at the Lyceum Theatre win be "rhc
Cowboy Girl" an attraction which has
won nothing hut praise wherever Il
has been presented. IL is one Of the
best shows which win be seen here this
season. 1t IS Western play with
plenty OF action and a wealth OF good
scenery
In order 70 show their appreciation
OF SO many women attending tine per-
formances az the Lyceum Theatre
Manager Daniel Humphries OF tha,
theatre and business Manager Carl
zoellner of "A Mans Broken Promise"
have made arrangements TO give SOU
venirs TO an women who attend tn
performances on Tuesday evening and
Wednesday matinee of next week. The
souvenirs VIII not be advertisements
but win be articles of fine china pur
chased from William Lawton and VIII
be placed on exhibition IN the window
OF Wright and Davidsons clothing
store at Eighth and Market streets. and
also IN the lobby Of the Lyceum The
atre OF course only samples can be
shown IN these places. There will be
souvenir for every woman who pur-
chases a reserved seat ticket and Il
will make no difference to the MATE
agement how many there may be-
There WIN be something there for them
all This is the FIRST time that such
souvenirs have been offered IN viii
mington and the people who take adj
vantage Of the chance will be enabled
to see hrst-class show and to get n
souvenir at the same time.
No better assurance Of the worth ot
/ q stage piece could be given than that
( IL is a comedy OF Augustus Thomas.
FROM Arizona" to his great success
"The Embassy Ball" in which Law
rance DOrsay viii appear at the Grand
Opera House on Saturday evening
only. February 3 Mr.. Thomas has
scored such a series Of successes as TO
have succeeded in establishing himself
as the foremost representative play
lwright I'm America. His comedies are
/ invariably noteworthy fcT their re-
freshingly brilliant dialogue and in
genious as well as plausible action. In
the case OF "rho Embassy BALI Mr.
! Thomas Is said TO have perfected a
three-act COMEDY OF exceptional ori-
glnality IN theme and rare smartness
OF speech. The piece was written with
Lawrance D'Orssy In mind and the
fact that many of its incidents are ac-
ltual occurrences tallens out OF his own
life fits him 10 the part it IS SAID.
as no other role of his entire career
has done II is generally conceded
that the present work is the Best that
MT. Thomas has yet given to the stage.
lThe hero is a D'Orsay part that appeals
lin the strongest way to D'Orsay's ad-
mirers
Melodrama OF the real kind, the kind
in which the bad mon masked and bo'e
gets In his work for time and rnen
meets with a terrible finish. while virtue
, triumphs with a. capital "r' was the az.
traction at tho Lyceum Theatre last night
when Behind the Mask was presented
It is a drama by James NJ. Lonergan and
A. r. Warner. and it is given by a com
pany which can act There Is also a lo
Of Of splendid scenery. and the scenery
y the plan and tho company make com
bination which IS hard TO beat. The com
pany Is evenly balanced and contains
e number Of well known people John NJ
b. agent. is strong at all tines anr Margare
Bower Is charming as Margaret Gresham
who falls IN love with tho Secret Seivlc
man. w. H. Prondergrast as Sir Henri
. Paget. the leader Of the Black Hors
s Riders OF Colorado. about whom the piec
2 revolves. Is also clever and the same d
T. true Of George A. Holt George c. ROBIN
y son. Dorothy DeShelie. Ceceia Clay and
number of others Richard Webster, a
Squire, a colored character, does some o
the best work ever seen upon a local STAR
= and Nellie Fillmore assists Inn "A ih
comedy work. The piece Is excellent,
mounted, and the show IS well worth sec
ing. Il IS pure and simple me.oirama az
, it IS well worth seeing. The same com
n pany will appear this and tomorrow al
ternoons and evenings.