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What it commentary on our cruel system of punishing the poor mortal whose diseased nerves cry out for alcohol mid keep him In a state next to hell until their cry Is heeded t The victims of the drink habit ought to 1)0 oent to a hospital instead of the Jail and what n complete i evolution It will lie when that tlmo comes ' It outfit to teach in tho fallibility of humnu wisdom and carry it eson of charity In the matter of opinion. There are fanatics on most all deputed ques tlons, and tho fair-minded person will tlnd satisfaction In nnythlng tliat spreads the benign Inlluenco of tolerance. V Fashion's decree ho gono out against the wearing of earring. This Is not a sudden whim. It has been the growth of years. Women are getting to bo more senslblo on matters of laslilon. They havo come to see that tho wearing of eat rings is a relic of bar bin bin. We grin at tho pictures of savages wearing noso rings, but why Is it nny worse than tho earring habltl Wo have returned one part of tho barbarian practice anil dis carded tho other. Consequently tho latter is odd and odious. There is no great harm in warring trinkets hung from tho ears, but it tjiolk tho shape of that apiendage. Women not naturally coa so genera'ly have pretty ears with beautiful cm vex and delicate lines that are quite ndorable. A pierced lobo is a mutilation In a man's eye, and then to have .. hlcr rlni? milling the delicate llesh out of shape nnd obtiudlng Itself on his notice is quite enough to seriously effect his udinlrn i inn Hut the cirl of today Is better than her mother, in this one respect at least. She is not permitting tho mutilation of her ear to maintain it barbaric custom. V Speaking of fashions, who doesn't remem ber tho time when leg boots were ull preva lent among men! For fifteen years they gradually dropped out of stylo for men, ex cept those engaged in rough work, but the shoe dealers say they are coining into vogue again. In New York a growing demand litis been noticed of lute, and the call bus ij-'eu largely for a line grade of boot for dress uo. Eastern dealers predict that the boot will again be in tho ascendant. Now this is a man's fad, and If lovely woman, whose lads tiro criticised do often, bus aught cause lor remonstrance wo will boglud to give it pub licity. V There has long been u shadow of doubt about tho llnanolul resources for the world's fair In Chicago. That city voted 5,000,0u) In bonds, but they were not to be dellveied or sold until the full- associations had collec ted ijU.OUO.OUO from subscriptions. Tlnee millions is u big sum to gather Irom volun tary contributions in one city, but tho fair association pus-ed that marl, a few days ago. It is now entitled to tho live millions voted by the city, and woudei sj can bo accomplish ed with fS.iJOO.OOO. Halmaeeda. Immediately after the bomb throwing episode tho minister of foreign af fairs made dire threats as to what should be done with thecongresslonallsls, He soko of having them shot within twenty-four hours. Mr. Kgan, so far from sympathising with this view, as Is asserted, concurrently with the French and liraWan ministers address ed a positive letter to Halmnccda opMlng such action toward the captives, mid telling him plainly that their resectivo govern ments would be culled on to Intel fere if theie was any attempt at carrying out the minis ters threats. That night I got word fmin Mr. Kgan to he In readiness to transport Mr. Montt nnd four of his associate from tho country at an early hour the next morning. I Immediately ordered dipt. Schley of the Hultltnore, then at Valparaiso to prepare to take tlio parly to Callao so that they could get out of the country. Halmaeeda In the meantime got scared at Mr. Kgnn's note and in an interview assured the latter that pro tection would bo extended the revolutionists and tho tlmo given them for escaping ex tending. So it was not necessiry to take them aboard the Hiiltlmore, though every preparation therefor had been made. Mr. Kgan was fiercely ussalled hy the newspapers of .the victorious party, though it was through his Intervention that great leniency had ben exercised by Uulinacedit. His con duct has not been understood aright oven in this country, but 1 want to say that all his actions havo luen those of it clear-headed diplomat and an honorable man. lllght hero I will take on myself tho blame for some cen sure that fell on Mr. Kgan. Ho wrote mo confidentially that tho Halmaeeda govern ment seemed too strong to be disturbed. 1 quoted little too fully from that letter In a communication to the lender of the opios(iig forces, and when the letter was made public the brunt of the criticism was directed against our minister," One chinch had a part of the earth on which Christ stood when h raised Vaxans. In a French chit'icl were two glass bottles, one said to contain several of Christ's tears and the others said to be lllled with his breath. Hut It would taken whole liook to relate all the curious s'orles of holy relics told by old John Calvin. In Mr. Chase's "Sub Hosa" In the Omaha Excelsior of last Issue he makes a bold con fession when he says "William llarr, the great dry goods magnate of St, Louis who at one time had it branch store In Omaha Is said to bo one of the best business men In tho South.'' When It Is understood that Mr. Hai r opened a large and niagnlllcent dry goods house In Omaha and It had to be clos ed on account of nou-support, the above con fession comes like a revelation from a source that never admits Oui'iha as Mug unequal for cany lug out any enterpilso. Dunlop wiltes from New York. "It is as hard to tlnd an actor these day sou Hrondwny rs It Is to tlnd a needle ill a haystack. The dear old thoroughfare Is yet ripped up from beginning to end by the laying of the cable system, and every barrel, stone heap or fence 1 Special I'ouitlKit Correspondence NkwYoiik, Sept. It. lltit two novelties were brought out this week, both on the Kast side. At Jacob's Third Avenue Theatre, L, S. WorM, for many years known as "The Hoy Alitor," produce I "The Orphans of Now Yoik,",n drama, by Col T Murphy, which has been accepted with loud acclaim by his audience. If any llles had lighted on Mr. Murphy! play It would not have rested un disturbed for a moment. It developed action from the.word "(I I," and moved on with rest less vigor to tho end. The play, however, Is entirely ' wholesome and there is much In It to pinko, Mr Wood Is a passable actor, ittnf no morel but he has no faults that can off end anybody seilously, and his Juvenility en ables hint to lie boy for all the thrilling In tentions and exhlla'iitlng purposes of a How ery drama of tho present day. At the People's n now and rather brilliant use was -ygjfe Will the marvels of electricity never censef One of Its very latent developenienfs Is a de vice for stopping runaway horses, and that, surely, is so universal it danger us to make the new appliance a valuable mid im portant thing. At it recent trial tho Inventor sat in a closed carrlagedrawn by two vicious horses. There was no driver, the reins hang ing loose, itud the assistant struck the animals two resoui.dlug whacks. The maddened beasts ran down the street with all the fury of a runaway team. Their speed Increased at every jump, and the crowd that had gathered to see tho test scum-wred out of harm s way with exc foolhardy lug, both aiiiu.alsieared on their hluJ I danced frantically, pawed the air, shook their heads angrily and then cuiuo toastaud still, when tho passengers jumped out and 1 lie eon- ....ht Mm?. TIIK NKW I.ANHIM1 TIIKATIIK, Is covered with theatrical paper. Instead of tho meuv snihrette that Hipped along dur- vay. The sjiectutora were breathless , . U(J llfu,nioulli ,,1)Vt.s of m,,y hCl0 Itement and thought tho Inventor n ' ,lmVl!V1 (llluv m,,,,y homeward In the ly fellow. Suddenly, without warn- amum Mir Hhlt., has just the faintest mis- plclou or enspne-.. The dramatic, agencies have been deseited, the uptown cafes no longer contain cliques of actors graphically describing how audiences were "pa'-allzed" atOnlikosh or Kalaina.oo, and even at the "profesh," rowded the 'liont of tho house" to sueerat ami coudemu a show to which they had been admitted f.ee." Nover Judge by Appearance. The yearly season of soldier gatherings is drawing to a close, and we of Nebraska have had our share of them. Our blood lias been tired with patriotic speech1.!' and our nerves have tingled with the parsing excitement. It is all very flue, and there Is iusp ration in emotions aroused, but perhaps there is a false note In tho tones ot these orators. At least thut Is a lew of the mutter presented by a veteran who saw service in the field uiul retulns a lively recollection of its iiclual ities, Tho pomp and glamour, the sound and fury or battle aro vividly pictured by these professional speakers, he argues; but the physical fatlquo of the struggle, tho toil and burden mid neat ol tlio day, tlio long sus pense, tho hallowing uncertainty, the bodily wants and pains, tho gi.awiug feur. tho bru tality of the fray who dwells on things like thetef The Infinite pathos of tho soldier's lot lies not so much in the hardships and pri vations of Ills life in the field as in the blunt ing of nU sensibilities, moral, physical and esthetic, which usuully accompanies ft. One campaign will sutllce to degrade a high bred gentleman to the level of a tram). To old nature he surrenders at last not to her sweet and healing influences, but to tho blind mid beggarly elements. The gay and ditsli lug cavaliers of song and story may have it real existence, but they do not perform tho leading part which popular fancy assigns them. If you want to gut at the realities of war go among the tents where the veterans gather In groups und relate the Incidents of their owu experience. Historians mid ora tors strive for general effects, for sonorous sentences and pi etty pictures to play upon the Imagination of the leader or tho hearer. They idealize. For realism go to tho old soldier himself. The people of Lincoln have a local and per sonal pride as well as it patriotic Interest in the wellt'ie of Patrick Kgan, our minister to Chili. The C0UUir.li has maintained that when the facts become 1-nown Mr. Kgnn's acts would be approved dtsplto tho efforts of his enemies to misrepresent him. Tho gov ernment ut Washington has endorsed his course, nnd now Admiral McCoun, who com manded our squadron i-i Chilian waters shows very clearly that the L'licolulto had a level head and conducted hlimelf with crullt mid propriety. In nn Interview at Washington tho admi ral said: "1 want to denounce some lecent statements as devoid of any foundation in truth. Lately it was Intimated that our minister, Patrick Kgan, was willing to stand passively by ami see the Ualinnceda govern ment slaughter cei tain members of the con gressiouul puity who had been Impiitoi.cd by were congratulated by the crowd. trivance which proved so effective Is Mm pit ' ,,Uy,UUM) it Is hard to find tho enough. In the carriage was uu electric bat- u.,() ,)Ut (vyt,u ,. two ,lco v tery connected uy a system oi wiring wuu tlio harness. Tho occupants of tho carriage touched a button which set a mild current of electricity in operation. The current pasMil from the bit to the soft flesh of the nostrils producing a tingling sensation wholly new to the hoi ses. The nnlma's were at a los to account lor the sensation, but they in-tiuct-ively felt it to be an attack of touio kind from the front and were se'zed with a desire to back away fi out It. The current was not strong enough to injure the uuimals, but the inventor says it wi'l stop a hrtise every time. Dunlop, Tin: Coi'itir.ii'ri New York theat rical correspondent says; "White Suede gloves, trimmed with the narrowest ol tan binding are much used at pi cent In New York by ladles at the theatres. They look clilc, but they make the hands look larger." A MS&3 !--' S, rir ,-a I . Mr. Church Is'fore and knowing him to be "ti u ii blue," hooked w Ith h'ui liberally. The season wasalready well advanced when Mr, Chinch entered the Held to look up attrac tions, but nevertheless the new theatre has on its Uioks a list of productions that would be acceptable to any llrst class house III the country, and In uumhrs too that will be sulllclciit to keep the theatie goers busy on an average of at least three nights each wick which will make a great run for a starter, TilK CnuuiKlicougratulateH manager Church on the eminent success he has achieved. Now that Lincoln has ii new theatre that will In every way compare with the metro polllau play houses, It behooves maunger Chuich to exercise careful consideration In the selection of an orchestra that will be In keeping with the beautiful surroundings of the house mid the class of attractions to be pieseiitisl, Lincoln has never had a thor oughly llrst-clnss orchestra, and the prosK( tlte patrons of the new theatre look forwaid to this Important feature with unusual inter est. Manager Church Is contemplating sev eral pleasant surprises In the way of talent and line selts'tlous. The demand of the day Is not for classical music between the acts and no dirges, and but few, If any, sonatas will bo Inlllctcd, The great majority of peo ple that go to see a pluy, do not care to hear a funeral inarch or classical soleo tlons. They want something catchy lietwwn acts, something of a lively air that will keep them In good spirits Instead of adding fatigue to a pleasant play. H lieu manager Church has made all his engagements for the 1-anslng orchestra Tint Counimi will publish Its membership. It Is not the finest thing In the world to be the sou of an illustrious father. The luster of the fathers name and fame Is apt to dim the i (slug light of youthful promise. The flower of the early morning with petals half opened is placed up and against the full blow ii rose of noon, and the comparison is manifestly unjust If the young man as sume to follow fa the paternal foot steps or ventures to nsplm to other promoutoiies held by the goodness of fame he comes at once within the Inlluenco of his sire's reputa tion, and its effect Is Invariably prejudicial. On the other hand if he rests content In the ordinal y anil commonplace walks of life, he is made the recipient of ill-concealed con tempt. He is intellect or genius gone to seed and coplo pity him. When, shortly after the demise of J, K. Kiniuet, the votoran ''Fi'itz" it was announced that his ton, young and Inexperlonced, vrould.,Mayv to (court gltrry through tho i nmo channel pursued by the father so successfully, visions of the hit teis hard earned victory rose up in the crlt- n,n.. V..b.,., i,..t .V....L- i... ,. ,. i i.-..., .i.i- ' les minds and the youthful aspirant was con- ..iidi,.ii..... .....1 il... nin,...i.. .!.. ;iil.11VB!lemiiodiiiiheiiiil and unseen. It certainly .. 1 1AMU ri til iis.ll nitit liftllu iiilitfttiL of "Tho Charity Hall," "The Wife," "Lord Chumley," and other well known pieces. Its success, which has been little short of phe nominal, has surpassed any of their previous productions. Aside from Us heart story, which Is the supreme element In every sue cesiful dream, there is lulrodiicisl a vividly powerful picture of the Inside workings of the bank speculation, defalcation, suicide mid disaster which Is avei tedonly at the last moment all the circumstances of the situa tion being woikisl up to ailcgroa of absorb ing Interest. The plot of the play, In brief, is that of a young bank cashier, who misap propriates securities belonging to his bank, 'I rwu jm, ju Ir ffiTfUV Jt - - - - I --" Bdhdg' made ofaitu old play by Uvn Mouutfoid When slift began to star, last year, there were a few, guuided picdlctious that she was blessed $t)i "a future," anil as that term may meii much or little in theatricals of this day, tlieie has over since been curiosity to know the exact measure of Miss Mount- fords promise. That iiieasir e was satlsfact and In reckless endeavor to b.rome sHdily wealthy, loses everything In speculation. Tho assistant cashier Is accusml and the crime Is fastemsl tiH)ii ti I in by circumstantial evi dence. Tim criminal cashier watches tho ac cusation of his assistant before the bank di rectors, and even testllloi against him. Not until his nlllauccd wife Informs him that she knows the facts, doe the guilty cashier lift his voice and put on the hindciiffs Intended for nnother, This outline cannot give a Just impression of the absorbing nature of tho play The third act, representing the mid night meeting of tin? bank directors, Is said to be fraught with an Interest so Intense as to be almost unbearable. Mil, wii.kinho.n'h widowh, Another of Charles Frohmau's distinguish ed Now Yoik comedy successes will have Its first peiformance at Funke's Wednesday evening, It Is William (llllott's latest come dy farce, "Mr. Wilkinson's Widows," which has Just closed a mom than ordinarily suc cessful anil profitable run In Now York. The play Is In three acts and Is confessedly constructed and developed iiwn the basis of tno I'rcncii "Jiteu Touplnul," by Mona. Al exander HIson,.Ulkdltlngulshid author, whd Is now engaged In writing an Kngllsh comisly for Mr. Charles Proliiuiin. Thero was no difference of opinion among the Met roM)litau critics as to the brightness of 011- lett's latest comedy 'I lie ncllon Is rapid, never lugs, ami In the hands Tho Summer Hoarder Lilt Ic boy, I can't swim. Is the water very deep? The Uoy Naw; only up ter me neck. The exhibition of the holy coat of Treves has attracted attention anew to miracles and rellgous relics. It Is a curious fact that John Calvin, the sturdy old refoimer, wrote a book over three hundred years ago giving a l'st of numerous relics of Christ then in ex istence. The most remarkable "find" was made in 3'-M A. I)., by the mother of Kmperor Constantino. That devout lady was told in a vision to go to Jerusalem and recover the cross upon which Christ was crtisifWd. She went, and after some ditllculty found three crosses, two of which, it will be recalled, were used for the execution of the two thieves. The question then was to decide which had borne tho Saviour, but that dllllcully was solved easily. The body of a dead man was laid upon the crosses, and w hen ft touched that hallowed by Chrlsts use the man came to life. A part of the cross was left In Jet umi lem and a part taken to Constantinople. Pieces of these relics were sold to devout pilgiluis, but the cross hod the miraculous power of renewing itself. Calvin estimated that the pieces of that relic In existence in his time would fill a ship. Constantino's mother alo found the four ualles vith which Christ had been pinned to. the cross, and these too, ncconliug to the native Calvin, had the remarkable quality of Increasing In number. Two of them were placed by the emperor in his crown. At it later time one wits taken by Charlemagne to France and another was thrown into the Adriatic to still its waters. In Calvin's time thero were fourteen of these nails in exist ence. Ono of them is still to bo seen by the tourlft at Cologne. The spear with which Christ's side was pierced was exhibited in seven different places, -Huong them being Home and Pails. The sponge which the soldleis dipped into vinegar and gave to Christ to quench his thirst was carried to Persia, but afterwards was re-cueil. It evi dently was divided, for hundreds of years later there were four of them. The used for the last supper was owned by several different churches, and oddly enough they were of different shapes ami woods The swaddling clothes with which the infant Jesiu was wrapped developed into thlee sets, one at JelUsalein, a second at Home and the third in Spain. The jug containing the water that was turned into wino also multi plied uumeioubly, being exhibited at Pisa, Hevennn, Cluny, Angers and elsewhere. III t This makes mo feel young A. again.' :s5-.i "Uelpl Helpl" Haltering to tlio nctless. The levlvillud play was that qiiartor-eentuiy old stoiy of jeal ousy and crime, "Kast Lynne," a tale that has probably movul more men and women to teais than any other di mini in the Kng llsh language, not except ug the iqtially hectic but less rational "CainlUe." And III add'tioii to her bolduens In coining forward iMthestariu this exacting and tune.woi.i pin), MisJMouutfo d had al-o laid claim to consideration as Its author, lor hers was a practically new version of the old novel. She hud not depa-ted Irom the original plot, but there were improvements throughout the text, and changes in the cln.racteis, the comedy Hues, and the situations. M' Miuntfoid will probably Mini tins drama a valuable Investment on "the road." His not woithy of'heriuurkel ability, but pel haps that Is it lesser coiiM'lcintiount pic-cut. The oi Ij th'tigh now tor the season In the whole tl.e'itiicalSeiigthof HrcndiMiy, weiu Cleve land's Minstrels at Dunlovy's I'm k, anil the leopeulug of ll'iirigan's Theatre, with 'Helll) mid the -toil." Hoth had Immense audiences, "Nlobe," which has been slated fur a veiy long run at the Hljou Is piuper iug, but tile uudleiico are all down stairs, and but few of the gallery gous take to this leally merftoiious perfoi miince. The play Is said to bo "over the heads" of the general public, so, perhaps, It will not have as long a i uu as Its owners anticipate. Neither Is Syd ney Hosenfeld's new play, "ThoClub Filend," drawing as it was thought it would. The lrt does not leally fit Roland Heed, mid the play, brilliant as it Is In spots is so trival in plot, that no one caie- to see It. Hoth will undoubtedly do well on the road, but neither Is a grtat money w Inner. Dunlop. j if Mm ttjtw was a piesiimptuotis undertaking, ono well ;,.0,,ay H, ,,rt.M.t It, U said to create an calculated tJlest the capabilities of a genius, A little more than a month ago J. K. hm inett, with a carefully selected company made his first appearance as a star in it New Jersey town In "Frit. In Ireland" one of tho most pretentious plays in the elder Kmiiiel's lepertolre. With somewhat discouraging unanimity the dramatic critics of the big New Yoik dailies pronounced against the young man. Hut nothing daunted, ho has peisijrveicd and his tour from Jersey to No- lirasKa lias been a veritable triumph com pcllhig widespread admiration and biliigfng more money InU the sous pockets than the father even look in In tho same length of time. And even the ci Itlcs havo come aiouud. The leceptlon of the new nlaver at the Fiinke Wednesday evening was but a ieK.-tltion ol the tieatment accorded in other eltlts. Hut what of tho player) Kverybody who had seen the original "Prlt." judged tho ouug man by their recollection of tho fath er In Ills pi hue and It Is not surprising that in many iiihtnucis the Judgment was not In favor of the pretender. Whatever nut) be Mild ol the acting of J, IC, Kmmet, Jr., It certainly Is liillnltely better than tho senior's first attempts, mid he has succeeded far bet ter than nliiety-iilnu out of a bundled who seek to gain the portal ol tamo mi 1 success by one bound. It knot reasonable to suppose that the young man has exhausted all his re sources and if the promise of his youth Is sustained, he is surely destined to attain a gratifying nu-asuie or well earned success. He has versatility and flexibility that close ly approaches the elder, and an ease and grace that few schooled actor's (km-ovi. but there are distinct limits to his ability, and his voice, for which there is mi much use In the 'Fritz" plays, is weak, too V il... .nsnl ,ll,...,v,-ttni i.nn.1,1, r "'"K- nowever, u snows sins oi cuitiva- .. f. ttfiln'tt 1... em.,mt fnil In r.ntl7 tli..ffil-t t'. "'"' '" "-' b('"sT pleCCSWnS llOt UUSIItls that In booklntr over elirhtv nltihts at the f,,c,or'- In appearance he closely resembles Incessant uproar of laughter from the open ing till the final scene. A distinctive and "Little boy, why didn't you tell me you were built liko n glraffel" Life. riauo Tuulm;. Nothing adds so much to the channel music as a piano being properly tuned, and nothing is better for the instrument than to table have a competent tuner attend to it. Ml. Kdw, J. Colleiisou, for the past ten )eais connected with eastern factories as an ex jiert in piano tuning, dicing and lepariug, Is now with Crancer's art and music st)re, .,'1 south 11th street. Mr. CoHen-on's cist ern work wns too confining, and he Is now to become a resident of our beautiful city. He comes highly recomeuded and wetliistall who appreciate good tuning will give him a trial. his father, and his work is clearly an at tempt to Imitate the latter ns nearly as os sible. With perhaps one exception the sup porting compsuy was well balanced and aided materially In the success of the play. Haby Spencer "Lena" deserves special men tion as one of the youngest mid brightest children that lias ever appeared on tho stage. The scenic properties too. were bettor than those usually carried by traveling companies Some changes have been made in the play It self, and in some resjiects they were iinprov mente. The burlesque prize tight win, one of the hits of the evening. New Lansing for Its opening season for man ager Church hns done reuiaikably well. In lssfl the repoi t went out over the country that Hon. John Fitzgerald would build a new theatie in Lincoln. In Ib'.Kl the Hige- low o)erit houso was started or at least the i excavation was about completed. Since i that time nnother similar enterprise wns an- ' uouiicid to be erected at Twelfth and P stieets, neither one of which ever material-1 ized. Not six months ago the new Lansing, i now receiving its finishing touches and of which an Illustration l given today, was an nounced. Plans were drawn, contracts let and Mr, Jul, A. Church given management of the he use. He began ns soon ns the foun dation had been stinted, to liook attractions, Through this geiitlemans gient opularlty and his long estab lished reputation tor upright dealings mid thorough gentlemanly business qualifications, the finest companies on the load contractu! for dates at the house which, at the lime had n Jt even n semblance of it wall. This in It self shows the widespread confidence that the profession reposes in Mr. Church and the tact that such a manager holds the reigns at Lincoln's beautiful new tliesj fan temple is u matter of congratulation both for the peo ple of Lincoln and the eliteriillslliL' ueiltle- nieii who have leal ed this grand stiucture. j company of New York, ft has already en- "Klleeli" was given its first pioduction in this city at the Fuuke last evening. Tin: CouillKIt went to pies tooeaily to allow of a ciltlcUui of the new nH'iit. sulllce it to say that it made a good iuipieiun. 1 ho scenery and continues w el e new ami h'liuUome mid theie is an effective ihorus. "hllevn" will be legated this aftel noon and evening. jifs." ami women. One of the chief events of the drnurttic season In this city will lo tho forthcoming piodllctlou of HeMllle and HuhtiicoV latest succtssful play, ".Men and Women. " The piece will lw presented by Chits. Prohuriu's it U no little i fk tor an attraction to con tract for an engagement mid then come, or learn before reaching the city, that the thea tie was never built or that work had leceiit ly been suspended on same. The managers of the country have all had dealings with joytsl a run of AVi nights m New York and Mi nights In Chicago and will l. m-cii again fu both of those cllle- befoie the close ot the season. The play m which the company will make its initial bow here is "Men and Women," by De.Mllle mid Helauco, authors peculiar feature of the play Is that It ends where most plays Ik-kIii that Is, wjthn mys tery. Tho story hinges upon tho career of tho late lamented "Mr, Wilkinson," suppood to have apparently lived a life of probity ami uprightness, but tiKu his death It wan dlscotered that ho had not left one relic, but two lovely Mrs. Wilkinsons, who marry again, and by a strange coincidence they live In apartments lit tho sumo house in Lou don, The peculiar complications that arise from these conditions make up the action of the play The company of comedians who will present tlio play la of the liest and In cludes. Frank Noreoss, Ksslo Tlttell, Sy. uioiir Hess, Nina Hayanl, Harry MMIward, Nell O'Hnen, Minnie Tlttell, Florence Vin cent, John Louge and others. A Tllll' TO CHINATOWN. S-icaklug of one of Hoyt's latest skit, which will lie here next Thursday, tho New York Telegram says. "Tho ability .of Charles II. Hoyt to weave the business 'of first-class variety Hrfoi mers into an enter taining farce nvms inexhaustible. At the Harlem ops-rn houso last night his "Trip to ( Chinatown," a play new to New Yorkers was presented and met with instant biicc.vss. The title Is as inlsleadlnz as that of "The. i Texas Steer.-' Mr. Hoyt's chief purveyors of fun include Wellnnd Strong, a dying man. Hen (iity, one of the boys of the past; Willie Grow, a youth In hlsteens.Noah Heap Hoffman Pi Ice, n hotel -kcer.Sliivln Payne ' servant . Cora lay and May Wing, kiit idanceis, Mrs. Ouyer, a pran'ty widow, and Fowle and Ken, a rascally re-ioiter. Act one Is laid hi the reception loom of Hen (Say's home, and the entire company appeals to be relatcd to him either actually or piospctlve ly. The joung ladies eouro his consent to a slumming trip through the Chinese quar ter, which tlley really intend to convert into a night at a liia-qtiHiade ball. Act two shows the lticne lestaurant, the trysting; place of the revelers, where tho masquerade? costumes are dunned The third mid con cluding act 1. located at the Cliff house on San Francisco Hay. The acting of Harry Conor as Welknd Strong was extremely droll ami laughable, and his colllquies with Anna Hoyd, who liiijersounted the frUky widow, weie mil tit provoking and entertain Continued oupigeS. Jk f italic . , fcJfr.a.feXw.iUi., sA.A?' J