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ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
r- ; ... Monday, evening,^
, . Creatorc.and hJs band. "
■\V«rancs<3ayr: matinee and evening,
" ; ; "The American Tramp." .:■■
::'-.'-; -BIJOU THEATRE;" :; ; ;
Three night, .beginning, to-borrow
evening, and: Tu6eday matinee, '.
'.- •■•..'■■' ; " "Xooping: thd-'Loop." -" ■•:■.-".•
J3alancc of the:week, matinees'.Thurs
• r day and Saturday, .
' KJjou Comody Company in "A Con
„ - t *" tented Woman.- - ; — *'•
Kow, -that Iho holidays arc a thing of
;£ Ibe; past, and Santa Claus has. retired; to"
; '.''-. his; quarters for. another .twelfth month.'
:■.- -..the public mind,- or/at Ic^yt that part.of
'" it interested .in things: "theatrical, has
reverted -again to the ; play, houses. ■*,'-•
With rare foresight,; ; the. local ' maiia
- : jrers of both, houses have not.- been asleep
the cravings of amusement- loving
'_[■ jK-ople hereabouts. * •
: ; The- birth u»" a' new year- was , auspi
,' ciously.. celcbratcd-at both the Academy
/and Bijou. Both. liQUses proyided ex-
V; ccllent . bills for tho day. A L the former
;. 7la.ee i of .amusement, : '' Herber- Kf-lcey and
Efiic Shannon, his charming wlfo, held
i boards in tha Doyle-Gillette <3rama
> .tized; vcn.io)i of "Sherlock Holmes."
'; •': ,While the play lias been - presented* in
•V. Richmond on a previous occasion,- it ro
: mained for Ivclcey tos give such a con
ception of the character, as was un
doubtedly intended by Dr. Doyli?.' when
lie wrote the famous stories with which
ahcrlock Ilolmcs' name is so intimately
.connected.-' ■ *
',;■:':. TJie prcscjitation of tho-dra,7n;»,--as giv
en : by the Kelcey-Shannbri ; combination,
Avas perfect in all its details. .
1 '■$ Herbert Kclccy, endowed by nature
. •with.;' all.'' the characteristics befitting the
- rolr?, gave a truthful * 'and compelling
■characterization of the part. H might
;l»e said in passing, that Sherlock Holmes
ivas one of the real ireats of the present
/theatrical season," which* w.is", attested
„by large audiences that greeted the
popular players at both matiheo and
:'-. .evening performances. . .
• ♦'.••;; Ponderous ajid unctuous De Wolf Hop
per, who has'for years been an acknowl
edged favorite in ; this city, linishcd the
. week at the Leath play house in a musi-
V-caJ edition of Dickens' immortal master-^"
■jtioce, Mr. T'iekwlth. . „ " s
-:\: Mr. Hopper was assisted in _ Ihe.prch
.Suction by- a coterie ■* of players ' whose
'■■\Viames are perhaps as -familiar to the
ulay-going public as that, of the elongat
; rd comeuian himself. . Among, them, may
be mentioned Dlgby Bell, v his charming
iwlfe, Laura Joyce, pretty' Louise Gun
:;.' liing.' {.nd'Granf Stewart." ■who" collabor^
- uted with Charles Klein in the prcparaA
■lion of the comedy. • • ;v . .
; "Mr.: Pickwith" was cleverly, and a'rtis
; ; tlcally staged, and the score contained
• - several , musical numbers, which- are
H bound to become popular when the play.
; T reaches . the: metropolis early next month.
: At the pretty little Bijou, the" ever
..popular, George Fawcett Company,- with
, Frank Gilmore and Grace Kimball. open
ed the new;, year in a revival of Gillette's
famous" war play, "Secret Service." Gil
more, scored the artistic hit of his ca-
reeS as Captain Thorne,* wliile the other
members of the company, acquitted them-
V; Reives with credit in .their respective
-: ' roles. . JOHN \V. AVEKi.'.
: v . Creatorc, the great Italian bandmaster,
"will be hereiwith his splendid; organiza
tion at^tiic,; Academy to-morrow, night,
The comments so generally heard regard
- ;; ing Creatorc's •' manner, of conducting .his
V band m»y be construed by some to mdi■
■'-; rate tliat Ire is' eccentric and theatrical
■■ (for.,: a purpose, > but the evidence, of the
" best; papers !n the country, as well as in
fact all that have commented critically
-on his leading, slwws that- he isthe em
! bodlment of artistic life, ; more intense
than anything that has been fseen iii
; 7 this country. He absorbsall of'lho music
"■:-- that he plays, and uses; no score at all,
/ho absolute is his memory.: His control
'over his band is supreme, almost hyp
notic, some of the critics declare, so that
. Very, often they feel like being under- a
'• ;"{ Tpell.-. He liasall tho warm' musical ter
n-■ berament and fire so characteristic of his
. . which seems to emanate from no
.. i>iiere else than under tho' sunny skies
M rif Italy with all of its artistic influences.
' Creator'c intuitively absorbs the sentiment
of every piece of; music and: grasps the
. opmposcr's meaning.- Then with a superb
liand,. the largest by the. way. yet heard
in this city, over which he has absolute
Tontrol, he givos interpretations and pc
lormancos which pleases -the classic car
;.■:" and delight and thrill every '; one i who"
; ftears. All of the Boston: critics declared
■that; Creatore was different from, and
fiway beyond, all other band leaders they
: had ever heard, and while. there. he was
.tho talk of the trtwn. Many- of the best
musical people of Boston -attended his
; ; V-oncerts sevex\il times over, and not a
.• few of them went to every : concert for
over a week. Cr^atore's December en
>.; in Brooklyn, which was really
his return engagement in' New York, was
b great triumph in every way, and the
. patrcnago was of the overflowing kind.
. "AMERICAN. TRAMP.-
- A true Yankee story, presented as an
Jnteresting Yankee' play, A portrayed by,
; 4-eali New Engjand ; actors, pilotcd'by a
veteran manager from the Green Mou h-
P'Aln- Stated are the. promises .held forth
y ; ->y U. D. Newell, who will •present for; the
; ' flrst time in this city at the A,cadmey,' \>»i
'-•-{Wednesday,; matinee and night, his' sen-.'
>:r tatlOnal "comedy, drama, -"A Jolly Amcri
■-■>; can ' Tramp.*' In. this ~ play th -. eauthor,
VS. E. Kidder, who wrote' "A Poor Rela
; 'lon V and; ••Pe»cetul{ Valley,-' for- Sol
;. •-'.' Smith Russell, 1b ; said to f hayo outdone
>. himself, for In thJa piece ho gives us
~^eft ; character; delineations that, we are
I : ? : jold, : almost .;. rank • co-equal "• with Charles
■{ Dickens'-:; creations,^ so true to ; nature • are
: IheyJ'said: toi bc^r In: this play the author
■•'•; touches that wel^spring of emotlon,\the
: - k . jjieart,", and, firmly grasping, it. holds , his
;: « Audienco entranced .until the curtain
.- rings down ; upon; the llnal scenf.. when,
.' everj ri^"rong has been righted, the just
"' "rewarded and tho guilty, punished. Ma:ia
>! J uer. Newell has secured • a good cast ■ for
!§;ltsTportrayal,.stm6rigNyhom~the nariies \>x
?|S"Jack .Allen; Kitty Bingham, Carrie Go6
ilffrey^ Margaret "Meredith, Vera Wilson.
- Harry TCHfton, and C. E. Grahaij;i stand
.', forth." , The 'locale of J the story- will be
truthfully, depicted and the costuming'
S?K.wllli be appropriate. : ,
■John Drew's new play "The Mummy
?£ iafl |the : Humming Bird.".i derives = its ti tie
H| Crom Hi© nicknames of the j principals.' Mr.
Drew-J has h the;partbf J a{delvihg scientist,
|:&bored by society;' but who has a. wife just
C'>,the opposite. :He is "The Mummy." "1 ne
I^Huinmlng Bird" : is an ; ltalian poet^ who
C'-Ctrys to. lure "The Mummy's" {wife away
gggf rom him. The play is an ■ artistic success
■voth;; from a drumaticp andr-mechanical
■Standpoint. Its > worth was :, fully .[ tested
fr j the Motropolis. where • it ; ran > for ' thrJe '
L \\ taonthS; a.t tho'. Empire u-. TheatreT {New
I'ork, to which house it- will- bo returned
*fl soon as a tour of; the largeicities: has
fr.yoen' made. -Itis flrstrpresentatiorilin" this
.• My will occur.>:thls? : month i and -ordei-s
"ire ; already pouring. into the'box- office.
*St uart • Rob'son. who ■; has [ revived "The
-. : romedy' of ■ Errors'' on a most; elaborate
■ .>cale for tlie -,preaeiit : - season, and :who'
J y-iJJbo seen in ,' his •; famous -partfesi the'
"';i'. oroxnlo \z of " SyracuseV *. at;. the ■ .Academy
gltihis :■ hjdhthiv plans -to i xitakol the =; present
.>" .Season". his: laetMniShakespearJanCcoinedy. |
other :playß"\vjthiivhicli'
ixuc bis forty odd years on tfce stage. Mr. J
— ;- - 0 ' V- ----- ■ .-.."
Sift- GuiScpiic Creatorc, Italian Bnmi Leader.
"Robson 'has become a rich man-ftirough
his profession, is now reputed ,-to be
worth more than a million dollars, and,
according to Daniel \ r :*Arthur, his mana
ger^ intends to devote the rest.-jof his
years on the stage to the creation of ab
solutely new parts. He is. a master of
pathos, as indeed it is necessary t?» be to
be a master, of comedy, and it is Mr. Rob
son's desire now to give the stage some
new roles that will find a warm place in
the public estimation. "
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Tho four Cohans and their big company."
under the direction of Fred Niblo. will
be seen at the Academy soon,- it being
their first appearance at this' popular
house this reason. They : y/ill present
George "M. . Cohan's givat. success "The
Governor's Son," which has been re- 1
juvcriated and put into a brighter ar.d
livelier yarn than ever. New scenery, new
costumes, new mechanical and 'electrical
effects and a batch ; cf new and catchy
musical numbers have been added. Man
ager Niblo boasts' of the." blue ribbon
chorus of thirty singing beauties. Sixty
people are seen in the j)roduotion.
As a rule the ' Grand Opera artists do
not frequent the: American theatres, but
it is. remarked that. they will : all go and
go frequently to see Richard Mansfield
act. Nordica and David. Bispham are
especial admirers of 'our tragedian, "and
when they are not singing they,frequent
ly brlri's : the French, German and Italian
singers to sv?e Mansfield. '
Over 300' people surround. Mansfield in
"Julius Caesar," which is to be brought
here shortly. . . ~J
" LOOPING THE LOOP AT BIJOU.
"Looping the Loop," a hurrah farce mu
sical comedy made up of, a number, of
clever people and a chorus ofjpretty
girls, with a lot of special music; and a
fine equipment of stage ■fixtures- will be
tho attraction- at -i.ie Bijou for the first
three nights, and Tuesday and Wednes
day matinees, of this week, to-be fol
lowed by. the Bijou Musical Comedy Com
pany, opening with a matinee on^Thurs
day and playing the last three nights and
Saturday matinee. The company will
play. "A Contented Woman," anj Agnes
Rose Lane, has been; especially jgigaged
for the principal part. ;
Looping the Loop,, the brand aew com
ic picture musical farce comedy «will be
presentc-d .at the .Bijou. Monday? Tues
day, and Wednesday, with inatineesthe
last two days.- The piece is produced un
der the direction of ~Nh uager A I f .. ? T. Wil
ton, in handsome shape, and admirably
set upon the : stage as far as scenery, cos
tuming, and light effects, and .the other
essentials to stage pictures are .epneern
ed:-,' ■'. " ; . ;5' .
An endless chain of musical numbers is
introduced^ throughout; tho piocCr. which
serves to mako; tho porformance~br.ight,
breezy, and catchy. The comedy is by
Dave Marion. It is in three : acts and
evolves around the following funny char
actors made ■ popular' by the pictorial
newspaper supplements, f The first act
shows Mrs. : Katzen jammer's summer
hotel,; while tlie summer boarder^includ
ing twenty-five maidens fromi Vassarin'e
Female Seminary. ; are awaitiii^ with
lively expectations for the arrivaii of the
two real Coiints, "Alphonse'and Gaston,"
nephews of Mrs. ■Katzenjammer. __•"- . -
'. The hotel : has on all its extra 'eriVbel iio.r-'
ments . for 'the occasion: -Tumble .Tom the
son of Colonel Highball an- Happy Hooii :
gari, tho man who invented' work^gire the
two waiters at the hotel. LadyußounU
ful is a summer girl from a near-^y swell
hotel who-; Is j- much interested in- ; 3"ohnny r
Boston .Beans' and ; Fedders McGihnis,
grandsonsjof Mrs. Katzenjammere?
- Foxy Grandpa is engaged to Mrs. .Kht
zenjamhier. He" is a wise one and"always
just a little s .ahead of everybody. -The fun)
starts "early with '• the : j int roduction^of-Al- ■
phonsc and Gaston'to the .{guests' and
until; the close of the act everybody is
put through a series of complications by;
A Fevr Character* Introduced ini»Xacpfu& the Looj)» At Bijou This TVe'ek'f
the triclcs of the two kids] Johnny Boston
B*eans and Fedders, and tho two waiters.
Tumble Tom and Happy; Hooligan, and
thc'ECheines of. Foxy Grandpa.
The second act is at Rockaway Beach
where is located the famous "Loop the
Loop." . : '- Alphonse and- Gaston have cap
tivated; the hearts of tlie .college maid
ens by-theirttitles,: moneyand:polite man
ners. Foxy Grandpar' Tumble Tom, Hap
py Holigan.; Johnny Boston Beans, and
Fedders, {make life burdensome for trie
counts by getting.. them into all sorts
of-, embarrassing- funny situations. There
is a reward for anyone who successfully
"Loops the Loop." and everybody is out
for it. Happy Hooligan; finally makes a
sensation. liy successful Looping tho Loop,
and gets the reward. -This finish is a sen
sation. .. . . . ,
;The third : act ■ introduces .a. banquet
scene given by Mrs. Katzenjammer in
honor of the departure, of tho.counts,,.Al
phonse and Gaston. { It is "full of action?
and thc.,.uproarous . fun- is -.continued at
all expanse of the' two counts. Everybody
gets mixed up 'in fast, repeating, ludicrous
climaxes in the breakp.way scene which
is the happy ending of the laughing hit of
the'r. season. The show, is ono big laugh,
two hours and a half lovig. , '
.; /'A -CONTENTED {
Manager Wells could not have selected
abctter offering to fill -n the vacant part
of this week than that ever popular Bijou
Comedy Company. To accomplish this
fact he was forced to cancel' a- week of
one day engagements that had been map
ped out, and .to" give the .patrons of .ttho-
Bijou a treat out; of the ordinary, he has
a.rranged wi th ' tlie Hoy t estates for per
mission to produce the Iloyf success, "A
Contented W<saiian," and to make the visit
of "the popular* favorites all the more wel
come he has engaged the service- of Miss
Agnes Rose Lane to play the loading
part. •*•
Miss Lane was the leading lady of the
company last season, and resigned at. the
opening of: tho season to take a promi
nent part in a piece' that was produced
in the. West, arid very/recently purchased
a ; . play from a{ well-known playwright,
and has been devoting" her time, to pre
paration for a tour at . the,- head of her.
own. company-next -season.' Mr. Wells
offered" her a special . inducement to. play
in." "A Contented Woman." '.for. just threo
days here,. and three in Noi-folk, and for.
the pleasure of again associating 'with
her ■ old .companions ;. on the stage, she
accepted, and when she makes her ap
pearance at the matinee on Thursday,
she will be' greeted with a ; reception. that
will tell her better than words that she'
is. entirely, welcome. .' * \
''A; Contented Woman" is one of Hoy't's
masterpieces, and it is one tho best'
productions: to.-the credit of "the Bijou
Musical Comedy Co., "for .without doubt it
gives the favorite principals of tho organ
ization exceptionally good^ parts,' and al
lows them exceedingly rare chances to
portray "clever 1 characters , ! that no. other
show has afforded. ■• I T
The{Hoyt comedy is a satire on politics,
and ,the story is one of 1 a.tangled. tangled affair in
a politics saturated home; for. the. head
of the, house is;being- opposed' by thelhigh
office of Mayor of Denver, by his talent
ed and beautiful wife, who has been made
the- nominee- of. the Woman's; Rights
party, and by his butler, who is tlie nomi
nee of the :" Jim Crows." Of -.course;':, there'
are the heelers, •.■tho. advisers, arid those
who enjoy the situation: "Miss -Lane will
play lead with a dashing grace that
stamped her a rinc actress .when {Hoyt
himself- picked her. to head.one of liis
companies, that produced the piece.. Otis
Harlan',has- a part :that: suits'; him frorii
the ground up,- arid' John : {VV.. Dunne as: the
hoad of; the family, the candidate Who has
so much, and such: strong -opposition,
will have his , first -real ' chance at- acting
for this season... Little Chip. as"orie i of -the.'
political advisee, {has "a part uiat he was '
alriidst created for in the original produc-"
tion it -was: simply a" "bit." '{Tony Hart'
has one of his . star parts, arid : will bid
strong for one of tho real hits of the pro--
New Year!
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We wish one and all a. Happy
NevvvTear "with thanks/ for< past
: patronage,^soliciting a. contin
uance, of - same.; . - . "-, :
Yours '^GoGd
for the Eyes,"
THe S. Galeski
9fh and Main^fs.
duction." Ida Lester, as VAunt Jim," has
her. star jparl, and; the rest of the cast
■has been*] well arranged. ■■-: :
: Of course, there will . be work for the
Musical Maidens, and that they will add
to" the power of magnetism of the'offering
thero is no question, and Mary Marble, in
a" number of new;; musical" selections. will
add to the offering a charm that many
will not even want to resist/ •
The production will be up to the.stand
ard "of the Bijou, offerings. With the
equipment to make these productions, and
expert scenic artists and stage'earperiters
to turn ou t the scenes, make positive as
surance of a treat in that line.. \\
■ •'■'- Scats/ arc selling and there is every in
dication of capacity testing gatherings.
FLASHES
Mrs. Langtry and her London company
appeared" at the Garrick: Theatre -Decemj,
ber i9th. ■ in "The Cross Ways," a new
play in four acts, .which was written by
herself and ; J. ; Hartley Manners, her
leading man. If the reception accorded
Mrs. Langtry and her play that night is
evidence of her. success, .her three v/eeks*
engagement at. the Garrick will be.'more
than :gratifying. . I ~<\
..Clyde Fitchs latest play, "The Girl
with' the Green Eyes." in which Clara
Bloodgood appeared as a star for the
first time on Christmas night at j the
New York . Savoy, . promises to have a
very successful run at that house. The
reception given the play and the players
is assurance that both will meet With a
good share of popular favor. The piece
tells how the green-eyed monster med
dles with and spoils the honeymoon of
a couple who started out very happy."
The bride is played by Miss Bloodgood.
who has the opportunity of depicting
not only the happy moments of the
young woman, lmt also the moments hi
which she is tortured and' torn by jeal
ousy.
-'George Adc's musical satire. '"The Sul
taii of Sulu,'' receivedits first New York
presentation at : Wallack's Theatre,- De
cember 2flth. This opera has scored in"
Chicago and. Boston, and* only needed a
New York hearing to add to its laurels.
George Ade's libretto is filled with snap
py . satire: and mirth provoking lines.
The music is by Alfred: G. Wathall, and
can be credited with having furnished a
score . containing a. numoer of "catchy.
melodies and brilliant chorus, effects.
"Tho Sultan ; of can be said to
have scored a positive triumph.: The
first night audience was large and en
thusiastic.
Kirk La Shellc says . that the scene
models have been accepted for the big
race track and Hot Springs Hotel scenes
iii Harry: Blossom's "Checkers," which
is to be produced in St. Louis, March
15th.
Charles { Frohmari's New York
production, .'The Girl with the Green
Eyes," which was given for the first
time at the Savoy Theatre on Christmas
night.' seems to have begun a prosperous
career. In- it Clara Bloodgood -comes
before the public for the first time in
a conspicuous role. Mr. Frohmari has
given" the- play a strong cast :through
ont, and- the facts that- Miss Bioodgood
acts/ her part with cleverness and dis
tinction, . making {a, really -charmingly
jealous young 1 wife, and : rhat - the play,
which: Clyde. Fitch, its author,; regards
as. the best-he has ever written, "really"
comes to the standard Mr. Fitch ascribes
to: it, are a guarantee, that it; is going- to
meet -.with popular favor, and it will have
a long- stay at the Savoy.' ;.
.Ezra- Kendall's -attitude, toward the
public is frankly that of •an .entertainer,
and ho docs not care Whether he is
called an artist or a 1a 1 ..legitimate, come
dian.' As -he himself 'says, he is, an acci
dent: .that is, he became an actor by ac-'
cident. He was : seen in; Louisville,: De
cember i'9th, for, the; first time in" his
play," "The Vinegar.'; Buyer." . ■. . {. - .-_• ';F
Amelia; Bingham,. in.;."A . Modern Mag-
dalen, 1 ' j ; is {playing^, a " two-weeks', en
gagement in Boston at . the' Boston
Museum: ; It is the first time .that/she,
has" appeared' upon the stage" of .that
house since .she was the leading- lady
with someof :Charles.,Frohman's. popular
productions. Now.", she; is a manager .on
her .-.'own account arid {has ' surrounded
herself with, a company {.noted for its
brilliancy. " . "A Modern Wagdalen", has
SHOES FOR EVERYBODY.
I of these bargains.
I Every business has its
j policy. Ours is never "to
!; carry over anything to next'
I season.
Our prices th|s week are
unprecedented and are
I: giving wings to the goods-
Remember that every day
reduces the stock and
that first choice is best
choice. ,
Our new spring goods in
cluding the celebrated
R & H shoes now on sale
Ipome in and?sTe|them.
-....:.• ... . . •
been ; '-ailed tho moFf delightful, work
Ifrom^tlieipehfbf^liaddoriljChambers. .
{■Stuart/Robsori^andUhesmembersjofihts
| r fcom pan y, ; *i celebrated'? their
\&i fitting ■ manner/atTHouston; iTex-lSiWhich
Was^theirSChristmasi|starid"iiiSthelr,Ltour
ibf," the^ country fwitiis''The • Comedy^jof
iErrbrs.'Nv,; The J members ,-:Ofi the ;rompany^
i were Mr?,'; Robson's Jguests r at^the^Rlce
? Hotel, Where • they-jhad ■;: their "Christmas :
{dinner! "between; the arid.; evening^
• perf ofmahces. i :^7*li# \ largo \ private, dining-^
;ro6ml6fHhe;hotel>was; : decorated for. ; the:
occasion, .and , the - members" of '■■ the j com--
I pany \ atei' their -dinner ■in j their stage ; cps
• ttimes; ' which'-.lent a T picturesqu"6ness ; to
UheJoccasiori^andat.theysame'.timCjgavej
ithent'j ample {time- for ithe holiday^ festi^;
' yities without {'the : necessity \i ofj shifting:
.^^ their >; street ; clothes"; for,-: their./costumes
: for -{.the : night ; performance:'. In '• addition :
to^the-inembers of {the "company;"; Mr.;
: Robson {7 entertained : some , theatrical
friends [ who were { in town," some" railroad;
officials; and: newspaper: men. {In"all:cov<
"ers; were laid- for .forty-five. >._ ;. _ I
'■ :; .Amelia;; : Bingham'S",,{ second 'company,
now on the road- in "A Modern ,Magda T ;
I len," is headed -by .Miss' Roselle'Knott.
;• At • Miss- Knott's : home.JHamiltoriV-Ont,
• the company, ■ and "especially ;' the leading
woman, were received with so -much en
thu'siasiriKthat. a dramatic, .writer.; of the
•place- remarked, "A; prophet is not'With-.
out .honor save in 'his -ovti v country. '_' ;{; {
* ■■-:, Kirko ..; La •: Shelle . is ■;." shaping ■; arrarige
ments':f6r the production of "The Smart
; Set" in :New York in : the", spring. It is -by-
Paul {West and John Bratton: '§Mi :
■ Mr. ; Weedbn • Grossmlth, in "Tlie Night
of the. Party," returns to New York" for
a:s week's v engageirient at the Harlem
Opera" House {January . sth. . ' . r .; .
.{ Eleanori: Robsori'* in "Audrey," began"
her last week's engagement at the New
York- Madison Square theatre, December
29th/-; Miss Robson - starts out to tour the
country,* ; in -her success, Vplaying the
larger." cities. •-' * .-. ' .. — ~ ;; .
.Miss Blanche Bates arid George Arliss,
.in "The Darling;of the Gods," arc filling
Belasco's New- York theatre to x the last
row.: at every.- performance. - - .
.-Through; Miss {Elsie ;Do Wolf s-kind
ness,- her company .snerit a very, happy
Christmas. She had intended to ; close.
her tour in "The AVay of' the ). World."
on December. 2oth, in Chicago, but; in or
der that her company; might have an
extra week's salary, she extended ' her
tour one week longer. The business in
the South was- splendid, .and .in Toledo,
it was phenomenal.' '
- Lulu Glasser, in "Dolly Varden." re
turned-to New ; York December 29th, for.
a. week's erigagement at the Grand. Opera
House. This is Miss Glasser's fourth en
gagement: in New York in less than, a
year, in "Dolly Varden.'" .;'. -';
Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar, in
"Foxy Grandpa." returned to Boston oh-
December £Rth, for a: week's engagement
in'the Boston .theatre.
Mrs. Leslie Carter's second appearance
iri 3 "Du Barry," <'it tho Hollis" Street the
afre, -Boston, was' just as great" a suc
cess as the first. "Thte house was pack
ed, arid the enthusiasm ; over the per
formance waseven greater than that on
Tuesday evening. ' Mrs. Carter has had
a splendid welcome back to Boston.. The
feeling which\sho aroused as Zaza- is
surpassed by that- In" her. latest offering.
It is very evident that Mrs. Carter's en
gagement will prove one of the brilliant
features of the Boston season. " : .
Tho cast of "Tho Bird in the Cage,"
Clyde Fitch's play, v which Charles Froh
man will produce at the Bijou "theatre
on Monday evening, Januax-y 12th, will
include Sandol Millikiri, Guy Bates Post,
Grace Henderson, Arnold" Daly, Jennie
Satterlee, and Edward" Harrigan, =the
last named of whom will, in -. this play,
make his reappearance, on Broadway in
the "line of character Work, in which he
riiade such a { success years, ago at his
own theatre. ' ...... .
Marshall P. Wilder, whose success in
\-audeville is quite as great ' as.'; anything
he has ever achieved, is as ;full';6f bright
and pungent stories as ever. Here Is one
he tells 'of an ; ancient Hebrew^ gentle
man, who had retired frorii' Wall. street
with a competence: ■ •
"I am afraidl I am not going to live
long, 11 ; said the Hebrew, ' to ' Wi)aer..; ' - ...
- "Pshaw," : said -the 'humorist, '-"you
are only 60 now, : " and I'll'bet "you'll live
to be IW." . . " .
"No,' no:" said the old ' broker. "The
Lord will never- take- rrio at par when he
can get me for. .sixty." ; .
. Miss Eleanor Kent has succeeded Mai
de Villiers as the Queen of Venus in
"The Silver Slipper." Mile, de Villiers^
was brought to this country by John*
C. Fisher under a contract; for ten weeks
and was to' have retired from the cast
last Saturday night, her contract having
expired, and Miss Kent Was 'to hayo
made her first appearance- as -the Queen
on Monday night. Miss de Villiers was
taken* suddenly ill early last week, and
rather than permit an underling to play
tho part on' Christmas day. Miss
was. called upon" rather suddenly to open
at the ..cdnesday matinee. A fuH'dresti
rehearsal was held early Wednesday
morning, and Miss Kent went on at 'the
matinee arid scored a hit. After her first
performance Miss Kent' recovered from
her. nervousness, arid is by far a. more
aceptable queen . than was Mile. . do
Villiers. /. * . '.
" The 'playgoers of Mobile, Ala., turned
out. in such numbers on Christmas day
to; witness Kose Coghlan's performance
a.W'J'aula in "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray"
that even the most sanguine expectations
of'her'riiariagcr, Jules -Murray, for a good
day's business, were more than realized.
Grace George reaches _ Chicago 'with
"Pretty Peggy," on - February :'2d, 'when
she begins a, fortnight's engagement at
the Grand Opera House. ; . f
The new Ade-Lorraine musical comedy,
"Peggy from Paris,'.' is : rapidly, approach
ing that, point where it. may belaid that j
it is ready for production. The 4 cast is
to include -some extremely good people,
and the chorus, which is to be one of, the
largest that, have ever been gotten ; to
gether for '.a "musical comedy,; has been
rehearsing for the past two weeks' .The
name part is to bo' played by Helen'; Ber":
tram^andiin^the cast Will be Fred'Leriox,
George Bearie, William " Hodges, Alice
Hagemari,. and; Arthur Deagon. "Pegg>'
from Paris." is scheduled -for. 1 production
January 20th, at the Studebaker; theatre,
Chicago. ■■'[■ : ■ ; - : '. . ■';■'- ; : ; /
WARRA SPRINGS TIDBITS.
Moton'Snead In the Klondilic— Sonic.
Interesting: Personal Xotes. ..
WARM ..SPRINGS, yVA., . January 3.-
CSijecial.)T-A letter has ...been receive*!
"here this , ; week • from ' a; young man ' wh o
i left; Clifton Forge about. 1894, and .who' is
j well known, in -jthis- section, ag^.he spent
some; time, at .Healing ;> Springs with Jan
J aunt,: -Mrs. Margaret ■:* Guy. ;.The" ' fyoung
manis Mason- Snead.. He has soVnc'rela
tives in Manchester and Richmond r also
In; Manchester; his : father, 'Charles}Snead, 1
resides. The "; peculiarity •'; about the ; case'
his ; ; that . many .- imf avorablc 'reports:' were
heard abo'iit Snead. ,;But the letter goes
to,. show. that, all" these reports are - : false..
.SiicadTsays: he has been in- the Kloridy-ke
regions and in. some -way or. other "has
"gained a vast ~: sum ; of. money, c and-: that
as ) so&Mhas he can make necessary ; ar
. rangements; I will " return home. I .have
1 not ', seen j this communication. but : ; get ;it
I from, 1 a very ; reliable-; source. \ The -v case
.when _ fully understood is an .', interesting
; one" in ■■'every: particular. ■'" • .: - -.-"■* - <
j "Mrs/John "L.'Xandes, after-many ..weeks'
ofy suffering; with a. ■;. broken limb at. her
home at Mountain I Groyc.i is r recovering.
; Ml-. .Thomas. Anderson, >v/ho-;left : v this
.county several years agojfor^the West, lie ;
back i home" again; % accompanied £ by his !
wife and two. daughters. lThey;are visit
; ing old : . friends : and .'relativea.. ,'..'•■
. .The public . schools -'of v Bath., county, :
i after'; a .week's suspension,'-", have {{again
; opened. . -
■ Ci Twoj hogs ; belonging '" to Mr. ; T.'j ; Sv- AJC
iClintic, "on ;: Jackson's ; River/; were Jslaugh-^
' tered :■ a;;; few ;> days ;fago:-;and^ . netted V. 1.070
{pounds; killed^
;in vßath L couhtyCforiiaVlong/iwhlle^^- {i.;7
; Dr:^Th^mas-B.^McCjlnUc.J/whq'hjis're-:
: ceritly ; beeir transferred :' f roiri h Southport,-;
N:tC:,;qt6^Washihgton,^D:{:C.;;:;iriCthe ;
IMo rlne; Hospital • Service, < at ; that ; place,"! is i
in; this : neighborhood "'with friends -and
relatives. :; • ,■
JRHSbOHI :w.: w. J1153
KMary^S.^Keyser, daughter of Mr.^M^r
;sb"all jKeyser. and f>rt* of Bath'sojnosf
yoxrng ledtes, p-»s tr.arriedgto]
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
That are acceptable, useful, anci do not
' come -too high. :We have- them. Here
\ are some of them at 'special prices :
• CARVERS, a -beaniifnl lot of various patterns.
SGLSSORS in cases^ . " .
- large variety of size 3 and shapes.
!SII^BLACK*IEON.FIB E SETS AOT^ SENDEES.
CARRIAGE HEATERS.
A. B. lii & SON HAFDWARE CO.,
215 MairTS tree t New Storey
I Pipes Burst I
? And we mend themiria hurry. Quick REPAIR *
t WORK IS OUR SPEGIALTY. I
I RICHMOND PLUMBING - . :. ; |
1 .'. AND lANTEL GOIFMY, I
I' 26 North NinthStreet. v o
c ' '" cir ' - '-: : / ' •
X Both Phones Ot>b. . ♦
Mr. Joseph B. Eakin. a prosperous young
man of Rockbridgc county. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. R. Dabney
Caii'or. at the residence of -jthe bride.
Ti^p. couple left on the morning train for
a tour." after which they will return to
-Fa irlieid, Rockbridgc county, to "make
thoir future -home.
7 During; the holidays an abundance of
game has been killed, especially deer and
rabbits. The deer law prohibits the
shooting- of deer" in this county after
Christmas Day, and .so. of course, tho
2. r it"h; was the principal day for the sport.
Several very nice bucKs were "run down"
hi the Valley. There seems to have been
a great increase in deer during the past
year, and with our present law thero
should ■ soon be an abundance of game in
"Batlf again.
; Mr"Jr.*iob Lightner, of Back Creek, one
of tl?c.;oldest citizens of this county, is
no* expected tolive. ;
-Mrs. James Hoover, of this. place, who,
represents .the fifth generation of the"
Wilsons (first settlers' of Rockbridgc) has
a family Bible of her relations, dating
back as far -as ITT-I. . .
JEW "WEST VVT[RGINIA IiIXE.
To 'Start At Charleston and Ran To
•" . ■ { * T»-jxrd Pittsburgh
[ Regarding the new West Virginia rail
road, of which mention has been rnado in
the. Sun, the Parkersburs (W. Va.) 2?en
tlnel'says:
-^"Another .big railroad system ,is to bo
constructed in. West Virginia, separate
and distinct from the Pennsylvania, the
Baltimore and Ohio, the Norfolk and
Western,; and the Wabash systems. It is
to-be a through line from Charleston to
Morgantown and thence to Pittsburg-,
and '■. will be built through entirely un
opened "country, which; is filled with coal
and timber of; value greater perhaps than
anj-- j-et reached by the existing railroads
of the'Stalte..
"The: sale of the Charleston. Clendenin
and Suttbri road .to ex-Senator; Henry G.
Davis, reported Saturday from Pittsburg,
is to figure in the construction of tho
system, and that road, already construct
ed for a distance of about seventy miles
up ~ the. Elk river from Charleston, is
to bo a part of the new line, while Sena
tor Elkins and Senator Davis and their
associates are to be- tho owners of the
road. Senator Elkins is not known in thu;
purchase of the Charleston. Cleridniri arid
Sutton railroad, nor is Senator Davis
known in the purchase by Senator Elk
ih.s, of tlie" Morgantown arid Kingwood
out of Morgantown. But both roads arc
to -be connected and become part of the
same great swstem.
-"When Senators Davis and Elkins .sold
their, holdings in the West Virginia Cen
tral 'road to the Wabash syndicate they
were {practically without any railroad
holdings for the first time in, many years,
and 'at the same time had a pocketful
of idle' money' waiting for investment.
They, longed for a new railroad, and
quietly began to prepare for one which
would be an independent outlat for their
coal holdings and would 'pass through
territory in which they> might invest
a fresh, r The result is the purchase by
them of several links Which will he con
nected up to make one line from Charles
ton to Pittshurg, by way of the Elk
river, . Belington, Graf ton, Morgantown,
and Monongahela' Valley.
' "Senator Davis some, time ago purchas
ed the. Roaring, Creek and , Charleston
railroad, from Belington. at the junction
of the Baltimore and Ohio and the Wa
bash;'roads, some forty miles into the
woods. nowhas 400 men at work ex
tending" the road' in the direction; of the
Elk river and it will become a part of the
new system. The {line, as contemplated,
will follow, the Charleston. ;'.
and : Su ttori- from Charleston ' to ;the • termi
nus of that road, seventy miles up the
Tivefv' /-'■-"■ ' ■{"■-. : '■' - -
.-:>''Thc road will be built from there to
Sutton and Palmer, at both of which
places' it will connect with-the Baltimore
arid Ohio, and at Palmer it will leave the
E}k river and pass tip the Holly river
over, the Holly River railroad, owned by
John T. jMcGraw, who is to be interested
in the; new -railroad. Some. ten miles or
so of I thi? road, will be used arid a link
will.' then ,be constructed from there to
the* Roaring. Creek' and Charleston ex
tension, being" built'now to meet It. At
Belington the^road -.will be met by the
Elkins {road, tho Mbrgantowri arid King
wood, which has already been built for
sonic -distance . out of . Morgantown. .It
wiir fol!6w this road to' Morgantown.
Frorri there to Pittsburg; the route has
riot t; yet J , been . selected, ; or if ; selected it
has . not been made ' public.' : "; " i
~; "The road will open ; up what has been
pronounced ,to .be the richest coal field in
West {Virginia; arid {Will pass for most
of^the ;'di£tarice through territory en
tirely, undeveloped." - « . .'
ALQNE; AMD{ DEAD;
3lr».'. ' 'Tina "Jones, of JohnnonN
" " SprliiKs' Found Cold In. Death:
.JOHNSON'S SPRINGS. VA.. ' January
3.— (Special.)— On the evening of December
30th.' Mrs^ "r Tina Jones. ; an old lady.^wa s
;" found 'dead in "her *■ house. 'It seems that
no one remembers having, seen her /since'
{the? Tuesday 'before : "\ Christmas {eyeninpr."
Oif. Christmas eve some one '■■ passed and
.' rioticedclhat the house closed up.
But ras Mrs. Jones \ was often gone from
i home, .'.no morf! {'.-as thought ; of ■ it - until
■ she,was found deadnirie days later. ■ Mrs.
; Jones 'wasf; found: sitting ;up/ with her.
J clothes t and ; shoes . on, : and she ; had ; been
Start the New Year Right.
;
I you new, courage In the battle' of llfe.^ - 1 ;
r^XANTHINE isthe great r ASSISTER OF,
NATURE- ." ■ ,
Not! a* dye. ibutJ-wiU- surelyj restore) gray :
I Kftlri to f itsjown/i natural i color.liWe; guar^r
I antee 1 if-randlwe \ stand fj by>£what ? i w'e \ sayi^
fAIBoTStOPS dandruff and promotes growth^
-'■m . . . • "
a Leather Dress Suit 6&se
ts an Ideal Christmas Present:
Come and see the elesan 6 styles we have
just received.
i We Can Show You at $6 j
the kind that you have always seex
marked at §i 6.00.
We carry a full line of
SUITCASES
and can give you special values thii
season.
Shoe and Trunk House,
618 E. Bro&d Street. Wrong Sid<
Blank Books
For the New Year
■JJIOT' many busi
: ness people but
have to get at
least one or two new
blank books -at ; the
opening of the yeafr
It may be; a full set
of books ; it may be a
new cash book, or it
may be only a S'-eent
memorandum.
We have them all.
If it is not a regular
stock book, we can
make it to order in a
hurry.
: Begin the year by
saving money on your
blank books. You can
do it right here.
We keep Diaries,
too.
BELL SOGK AKD STATiOKERY CO,,
914 E. Main Street/
Tire quick arid- sure euro for Malaria.
Chills, Fever. ; and Grippe.- A powerful
Tonic and Appetizer. Try it- for- you*
kidneys. Small bottle 50c ; large slzv» SL
ga CM^I CH ESTER'S ENGUCH
f"v - • • ;. ■" Oriffinal aad Only <3eB«l.T«» -S '■■
>?N SAFE. ■ Alw*7» r«'Ul>!«. I l.»jl[<-. "* D;n«^lH
CM I CHESTER'S K^GIOSH
Jf^Cii-i UED »l Cold .-aetiulle ftoxe*. •«■!*<
-Vi^J»iths:a»tibioo. Take no other. K.-Hu*
i DnnseroiH 9abnt)tnUaa* «ii<l.l:alu»
ftf t!«n». Bay or jo«r Or«nl«--. «r tnA -tr. !»,
J? JUin;i» f*r Pnrtietilar*. 7e»(lu-jiiiai»
ti »n4 '•KeWef for LjHU*,* <i* Utur. t»f re-
Lr ' turn Mall. JO.O«o r««ti:a»ot»u. 3»SJ >r
■/ . «1I OrajjUw. -- Ca!oh<»ter C&enlcal Cob. .
VaUn !hlir«t.-. 21«dUaa acuan. fUILJL^ PA.
SINQEYhb WAR
Prescriptloirl VJV/J O.O.fr"; : .
NOW OVER 40 YEARS— AND LIKEWTO
REMAIN THE 'ONLY REAL CURE FO«
Rhsu rnatism *«» «r» blooo rcution*.
At dmgviats.' 75c. Bottle; ■'" 'Pottat drt/tgsi booklet.
dead so long -that, it was ; impossible to
remove her^;clothJrig'.;or to "shroud^, her*
So her : remains^were wrapped In aishee^
and laid* to rest. Her .grandson lived
sight pi her housc-fonly two or ,three huh.
dred {yards ;away^-and ; it Li stranse.
no oh«j* found* her sooner. - ' ;
r-j ;- itec" Carap-'j* Meoiorlal SerYltre*.
• ; - Xext 'Friday, night Lee (""amp jwlll' hold
I ts ■ annual 'xhenaoriai > aervsce~, In vLee !.Camp.
Halfi¥ During -the year Just closed fifteen
comrades i have* answered -|the^]ast!i rollf
Ferfttcr^AV'.^ J^ G\«xua.i "R^^Broc'ScJl $&?■'?■
rK^BACbaffln/sAy^P^Eliyson. C. ll^FJour-*
nojV.P. A- RadforJ. Frank J. Kelley.^
!l>av""4 I Hi-^WaUcer;f James :|^^T»uirKaaif«
"FW!. r T. s*uuor, an<J."MoQtgomer£ "s&!£*&s
