THE COURIER.
THE THEATRE
An audience of splendid proportions
laughed at "The Real Widow Brown" at
the Grand Opera House last night. In
fact, the large crowd did little else but
laugh. "The Real Widow Brown" is a
farce comedy in three acts and is inter
spersed freely with good ppecialties,
dancing, singing and eccentric mono
logues.
The farce is in clever hands, and al
most every member of the company
comes in for some share of praise in his
or her line of work. Eddie Clark, as the
bogus widow, acts bis part in good stjle
and is peculiarly grotesque in bis special
ties. Charlc3 Barrington, who imper
sonatee Teddy Fijnn, does all that his
part requires and brought forth flatter
ing applause with hie specialties. MisB
Beatrice Gamble sang several tecletions
sweetly and waB recall )1. Miss Aida
Woolcott as "The Real Widow Brown,"
is fair of face and nimble in the dance
to a delightful degree. Hal W. Brown
also does good work.
Viewed as a whole, "The Real Widow
Brown" is worth going to see that is,
if you take tha play for what it is intend
ed and give yourself up to laughter at
ridiculous things. If you want to be
serious and sit in dignity to see some
heavy, don't go. The engagement closes
with tonight's performance. Nashville
American, Sept.. 27tb,lS93.
At the Funke, Monday December 20.
Regular prices.
of having successfully interpeted eo
diversified a lino of roles as Hairy Cor
son Clarke and is to produce his latest
and greatest success, -What Happened
to Jones." at the Funke Opera Hou60
New Year's day both afternoon and
night.
Although a very young man he has
plajee some two hund-ed absolutely
different parts. In his new play "What
Happened to Joees," Mr. Clarke de
parts from his usual stylo of stage work
as he appears as a young man, and his
"Jones'" the prayer book drummer who
sells playing cards on the side is a
comedy treat. The company support
ing Mr. Clarke includes Henry Hockey
ai the professor, John Allison as the
Bishop, Chas. Carters. as Richard, C. W.
Terries as the policeman; Margeret Mar
shall as the professor's wife, Maud Alii
sun as the Swedish servant, Mrs. Adele
Clarke as the spinster who is in love
with the Bishop, Florence Marion as
Cissy the professor's ward, Liliirn Young
as Marjorie, Olive Snider as Minerva
and several others in minor rules.
"What Happened to Jones" has been
accorded a great reception this summer
in London and is very successful in all
the eastern cities.
The man who made Murray and
Mack's new play, "Finnegan's -100" de
scribes Jt as merely a vehicle for the
conveyance of fun, and if the man who
made it doesn't know, who does? He
could only improve on the description
by adding "tun of the Murray and Mack
kind and every 'man Jack' who likes
that kind of a show would know all
about the 'play.'" Murray and Mack
are funny naturally, and in their own
peculiar 6tyle, funny artistically They
The Boston Globe says the following
of "1492' which comes to tho Oliver
Theatre for Christmas matinee at 2:30
and evaning at 8:15:
Full of color, light and music, and
with its full complement of comedy and
femiaine beauty will bo welcomed at
the Oliver. This production of the
familiar and popular extravaganza, be
side possessing all the features which
were factors of it3 attractiveness when
last here, has been enchanced by a seiies
of beautiful and artistic living pictures.
which are lighted up very cleverly. In
the performance the impersonation of
Isabella by Stuart is the most remark
able feature made so not only by his ap
pearance, but by a voice which can
truthfully be described as soprano, and
Si
go about their business in a way that is
peculiarly their own. They say. things
"differeLtly" and the people are used to
their style so that their very act and
gesture, that their very appearance and
each and eve.y word they utter is a s,g
Dal for roars of laughter If their humor
i8 not of the quiet "Joe Jefferson stjle,
it is none the less funny on that account,
and it drives away tho blues just as
quickly. "Finnigan's 400" is supposed
to be very incidentally a hit on he.r
Attempt o break into swell soc.ety
ThaUstbepriviledgeof any man, bu
or not is another maertosett,e
ndb-thecloitatthe
from 25 cents to $100.
which is used with affectiveness gen
erally conspicuous by its absence from
such impersonatiens.
Special matinee prices 75, 50 and 25c;
children 25 cents to any seat in the
house. Evening prices 61 00. 75, 50 and
25 cents. Seats now on sale at box offi
ce for both performances.
Frank Danielb will be here Thursday
December 29th, at the Oliver Theatre,
with his new opera. "The Idol's Eye,"
the latest comic opera success by Harry
B. Smith and Victor Herbert, tho Gil
bert and Sullivan of America. "The
Idol's Eye" has made a distinct hit in
every city in wnich it has played thus
far this Eeason. Frank Daniels has a
part which fits him to a "I." Moreover
he has fully nine popular 6ongs which
are very pleasing to the public, judging
from tho royalties which Victor Her
bert is receiving from their sale. 'A
company of good size supports Mr. Dan
Opera
House
Corner O and Twelfth.
Telephone 355.
F. C. ZEHRUNG, Mgr.
Clirlsttmas Matinee and livening
MONDAY, DEC 20.
Tho latest laugh provoker as played 100 nights at the Stand"
ard Theatre, New York.
Fun with realism. Good music. Grand voices. One
continttons laugh, Direction of A. Q. Scammon. Prices 25c,
50c, 75c and $1. On sale Friday, 9 a. m.
XVeclries-iclar, Dee. 28
Return of the favorites, those famous Irish drolls,
OFFERING THEIR BRAND NEW ROARING FARCE
f UNttOMTS 400
Helped along by a big- bunch of female farce-funsters and a
conclave of clever comedians. Don't overlook the duplex
Patrol Band Parade at noon. Prices: Parquet, SI, dress
circle 75c, bal. 50c, gal. 25c. Seats on sale Tuesday 9 a. m.
For one day only. New Year's matinee and even
ing. The hit of the continent. The one big
comedy success of the last two years
TO JOKEXS
Harry Carson Clarke as Jones
Now in its second year at the Strand theatre, London. A
comedy pure and simple. Nothing- finer ever written. A
suppoi ting company of actors and actresses. Regular prices
at both performances.
rn TTTtt iint ii niMiiiii annul.
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