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in ail. fw U-1lr tlieauical bills i- rik-i. -l ttit nenaon than r- ip fLi week, and the ll.r tr'in'i cf tblH All thtt Kt.r n.f-A wiy utui buslnaeis mir; uf the average by il p. at Hetli-K'a he -n aiinot for I at nioi.1 of Ihe matlne In k.M In this connection 1 itpf 1 of a line of car- a 10. and It" cent house view It only Koee to show bill will do rnfortunately welfare of vaudeville such comt'dlariH lo not come wr It was a iiierlto.1 the praise and -'itv e.l Hiifn It.

the Pike followed ti of Hmick's. and "The hi the rruiicnen that drew UtrK- audlenves to this kc housea axe the rule. ii A remarkable test ihe play and company -liium-nt that by Wednes-il. hud been almost 1 fur every succeeding per- Il u- the first engage- li-re. trie wH oi ii wn.

really a remark-m. v. of siu stronK coun-II wmt, It Is only another wlll ount The receipts i for the week will -tively the charge that ort show (own In the it. Mi. When this assertion p.i out that the de- hastily.

A good of attrai-tlons will to the oontrury. theaters thus mentioned share of the buslnefls at houses did not better than fair au- rule at all. The Fountain week, though the show ks some that have been with Russell il.i'.S to order" terminated The farce Is poorly con-i even now being worked people are being cat In The star made a the ladles. Especially tint clever artist. "'Jimmy' i i an only secure a mure w'th which to exploit their will become great Hiring two accidents, ran off Star, and wss presented to As for the People's, uik-h has been said, already KurUsquers.

so let them anil may they never come this week another en- r. noticeiable. Ftnit and rot urn to this city of that -I cka. In a repertoire of -n 1 classic dramas, in 1'oiiHh actress, by her re- has long since station In the realms 1 the first time In three ii have enjoyed an witnessing the remarkable and at the pre- tiuKement should be a The last time Mme. Mod- ity she was taken sick to retire from the stage.

feared that she would before the public. In on her own ranch. Modska recovered slowly, lim been enabled, with and vigor, to resume her the Plk the tock "Alabama," an American i-rely talis short of being a ts if those simple, yet beau- b. 1 are encountered too In- 71.. ise.

''u; "Superba." Han-t l'u4ar old spectacle. In new 1 with new creations ana 3u-k 'rrm to melodrama U.t la Siberia," na of the first Mme. Helena Modleska Is one of the mar velous trio of actresses whom the world approbation has stamped as geniuses. Sa rah Bernhardt and Eleanor Duse share with her the honor of being the greatest. Her career haa been a wonderful one from the time when, at a charity benefit performance, she was compelled to appear as an Impudent, rascally young lackey, simply because the little one-act play required three men and one woman, and the little company Included two women and two men.

The amateur performance was a success, and. as every actor that participated In the performance In that little Polish village was as poverty-stricken as those for whom the benefit was given, the little company determined! to try what In this country' Is billed barn-storming-. A noted Russian act-r witnessed on of the exhibitions. He was onnected with that remarkable Institution. the Russian Imperial Theater, under the direction and subsidy of the Russian iKvem-meni.

and surpassing at that day, the most glowing period of Its existence, the boasted Theater Francals. on which even Napoleon lavished care and attention. The Russian actor was so Impressed with the girl's vivacious, saucy portrayal of the that his compliment Is worthy of repetition: You played the part so well th.it I am tempted to box your ear for his Impu dence." But compliments were not all that came from him. He soon became the di rector of the Imperial Theater, and offered the strolling player an opportunity to show what she could do. A play was selected In which she could make her first appearance, and so well did she do her work at that the members of the company recognized tn her a formidable competitor for the approbation of the public, and they determined If possible to keep her out.

The leading support pretended to be sick, and the play had to be changed. Some one suggested that as everybody In the company was familiar with "Adrtcnne Uecouvreur it she dared. She dared. It was their belief that though she did the part orlirinaily Intended so well she would be unable tj sustain the role that had taxed the utmost ability of the great Rachel. She soon found out that her associates would defeat her if they could, so he pretended at each rehearsal to be less and lest able to get through with hr task, but when the night came and those about hef thought their success complete she surprlsd them and the audience with so riy a perform ance of the exacting role that even her late I enemies welcomed her-as a mmher of the company.

Such was Modjeska's tl. but. Her American debut Is equally interesting, but the story of It 1 most too familiar to be repeated here and now. Her appearance here this week has stimulated widespread interest In tha personality of this remarkable woman, and her local engagement should prove eminently successfuL There Is a distinct period of the Engl sh drama known aa tha Aga of Burlesque, the ags when Mart Wilton, now Lady Bancroft, danced and sans in the company that afterward became tha "real, orlg.nal" Gaiety Olria. It was a period of frivolity.

Plays, operas and everything else were promptly and unmercifully burlesqued, and thua thrived the Weber and Plehlaea. the Rosses and the Bernards of that. day. There wag on man who foontt to com position or thso travesties tha first outlet for a won derfol Tata of wtt that waa tn aim. This waa H.

J. Byron, who wrote mora than loo of these -extravaganza, all of which abounded tat tha most sparkling; and brilliant wtt and repartee. Tha tides or aome of tksss. when compared wttfe. tha master pieces taety burlesqued, poswea a grim sort of humor la themselves.

if thorn are -Lucres! Borgia, m. Traated II TTOiraxora. "The Corsica Brothers, or the Terrible Twins." and Bohemian arari." Bat burlesques war aot Bis only Vareaa, Dbrettos tor eomid operas, melodrama and domestic comedies ar In list of achieromeata, was one of the Wv i PAGES 25 tb PAGES 85 to 28. CIXCINKATt SUNDATKOVEMBElt 6. 1898.

act proline jneo of bis day. His metbnt Oovcnt Qardi wmmmm te Unfes. Rtb rrc Mst-Ick ortJhoirr. 1 Ea-t Kdatlta sun quenur artft lata comic opm. ana mar lUt to wottt k-, niekasalnal.

and the Dv iw u. ne to rreirwnere, aaw ev- was sen bar rltBaUly as Marphy. Ca wtater. Mr. Beld to tsuntraxy aotwiu- torelua.

snustraj ceenuiejiies. The Bioa-rapk eryuanc eToay. and always informing peas in "Shamns staodlac but a large paf faith la 1 ptctnrsa wtU aaw aSom conaaoeraow carried his notebook wttk hta. maklaa- u. i.

w. -mmihim m. a the announce- Btant. notes tjftder any and all clretjmsiaaca. He an actor at once estaMlshed him a prtime meat toat Am Is now we out 1 ACftTTfRA DEM." 4.

the author of the oomady drama, "Oor favorite, thox ta that romantic ere. Man of Urn state. FEOFLE 8 QAI miXU MAVIS. Boys," that will be seoa on rho etaare of i he he played a moat TUtainooe role. Captain I A tmrleeque orraalaatloai weU-kaewa un- Star this week.

It kt an oaoa'aecrot that Scarlett la a wide contrast to his character A oleaste- tribute to tan antes and eon- tfce rba Oay Maaqneraders-too leading harder and mock of taa work In the Irish opera, and hta admirable atdoratloa of the Clncttl women In re- WMk a emgagement" at Peopie's wmwsxww mutt-, ww)MS(MWNWswmwmmwwwmv i mortof their hats In tbator cam from (toar tBbf afternoon. story of Belasco and DeM tile's "Lord Chumley" are borrowed from Byron's play, but, as Cyrano de Bergerac says, "Why shouldn't Mo Here steal tha scene. It is a good one." In th resume of the week It has been noted that merit counts, and never was this shown to fuller advantage" tharl a as the case with "The Highwayman" last week. At the time this delightful comic opera was produced at the Broadway Theater, in New York City. Messrs.

De Koven and Smith announced that they had simply striven In Ihelr coelTort to trlve to a public, their hoped would be appreciative, a wholesome entertainment secured by legitimate means. How well they have accomplished this you who saw the opera need not be told. Those who dkl not missed more than the average run of such productions. There was an en-tire lack of horse play, or comic tumbling, while the suggestlveness and display of lingerie upon which other productions less worthy have fattened, was notloeable by Its absence. "The Highwayman" Is simply a combination of brilliant humor set in tuneful surroundings that reflects credit upon its creators and upon tha clever artists who Interpreted the principal roles.

Reflecting upon "The Highwayman' one 1 Impressed with the fact most forcibly that Mr. Harry B. Smith, the author of Ita libretto, ta the most Indefatigable worker In this connection that America, or any. other country for that matter, has perhaps aver seen. It is stated now that he wrttae librettos with his right and left hand while different com posers are furnishing tha score for them, and pedals an automaton, with hla fact, which grind out another nook tor the third composer.

While this may oat he th literal truth, the rapidity and frequency with which Mr. Smith turns out his humorous books one Is liable to baliev that he Is guilty of some such conduct. The most remarkable part of It Is that they are all humorous, though I wot not of another quite equal In delicious satire and pungent wit Lo the production we all enjoyed, so immensely last week. Thar la, however, a flaw, and a palpable one. tn the opera, and it lies in the non-sustnaJQca of the: climaxes.

The curtain fall too late oa each act. or else the action la crowded- forward too rapidly and is exhausted before the' final curtain. This might- sound hypercritical were It not such a noticeable fact, and the pity Is that such was or baa been, th case when there Is really exxwse for this oversight unless the authors have deliberately robbed the players of fin opportunities to receive unstinted applause, and it la hardly fair to presume that soch'is tha coos, In the face of those drawback. ho waver, the members of the opera company ar entitled to a large share th honors won by the comic opera. Especially is this the truth when appned to th excellent efforts of Mr.

Sykes, Mr. Mars, Miss Miss Bra gins and Mr. May on. It ha been announced that this la tha last season of the Broadway Opera Company aa It is at present cone tit ted. This sot ins pity, for It would out littlg strsurth-ening to make this orialllxafloa the logitl-mate successor of tho famed: Bostooiana, which organisation mat aosst be 1st tts de cline.

In his Qulller, Mr. Srkes at vei further removed from buffoonery tha Is the venerable Mr. BaTBakew a th Shariff of Nottingham, anal be has too tn and stronger vole In has favor: --Mr. 8yke has ng been regarded a brtmnt rnmttrlan fd it Deeded but iUcU aa MceBent oppor- tunlty as Qnmr prOrWrw or him to prtng Into tbe foremost rank. Mr." CTMar 1s another member of tho company who ssmx ens enthusiaam.

"H4Tt'recruft flam ta rond oner itm. Pdc Basy yisri HY. 0 Mara sane th prHnAfJaJ tnotl th acting In "The Highwayman" is proof of his versatility. Mr. O'Mara's chief success Is In a measure due to his manliness, coupled with his remarkable voice.

Beside him the efforts of the average love-sick tenor In comic opera that become almost sickening, appear, when not disgusting, decidedly ridiculous. There Is another feature of Mr. O'Mara's acting that should not be massed In passing, and that Is his pure Irish brogue. Coming from the Emerald Isle himself. Mr.

U'Mnrt has brought with It the language of his people. His assumed dialect I like a glimpse of the heather or a scent of the blackthorn bloom, and Is a relief Indeed after suffering the Inflictions of several renowned Celtic wits whoa brogue begin with "A-tall. a-tail." Taken all In all. the opera Is a delightful combination that one might continue praise forever. Mr.

Joseph Jefferson's metropolitan engagement being; well under way. a reader write to inquire If Mr. Jefferson contemplates coming to this city the present season, and If so. are there any opportunities of his reviving "Cricket on the Hearth." It Is extremely doubtful if Mr. Jefferson will reach here this season, nor Is It known whether he Is using the play at all It has not been produced so far.

In regard to the on the Hearth." however, another friend haa furnished some very Interesting Information pertaining to that pretty play and Its first American production. As near as can be aacsrtalned "Cricket on the Hearth" was first pro duced upon any stage at the City of Lon don Theater in 1844. but was never at-tempteu In this country until either the winter of 1853 or 1840. It was first pro duced here, according to my friend, at tbe Winter Garden Theater. In New Tork City, which was situated at the corner of Broad way and Bond street.

The was by Dion Bouclcault, who also direct ed tts production. The manager of the the ater was William Stuart, who was reputed to be at that time an Irish lord living; In cog. In this country. The cast, as near as the gentleman who witnessed th tMfW performance in that Chrlstmaa week can recall It, waa a remarkable one. Th play had been Intended simply as' a good pro duction, and no one was featured save pos sibly Mrs.

John Wood in the role of TUty 8 lowboy. Viewed, at this late period, bow-ever, the cast was. a remarkabl one, -It Is her given: John Peeryblngl Piano Qruff Tackleton Thomas B. Johnston Caleb Ptusraei Joseph Jeflersoa Tbe Strange A H. Davenport Carrier Not Kaowa Dot A rne Robertas T1U1 Etowboy Mrs.

jonn fasti Mar waou Bertha. Caleb Blind Daughter. Mrs. Henrietta Cbaafrwa Mrs. wielding Mrs.

Chaimi In the bands of this remarkable cast It la imilliiss to add that the play mad an Instantaneous success. Mr. Jefferson's Caleb at that time easily became a masterpiece. and It was not many days before was th star of th play. Mrs.

Wood aiao achieved a wonderful aooosea, aa did sgwss Robertson, better known, perhaps, a Mrs. Dion Boudcault. 1 That ptMar of art. Hal Bold, ha bee bemoaning the nonepprectatioov of Texa- diaDoea for his ctaaste endeavors. If a communication to an Eastern thaalrlcsi paper that sometimes devotes good apao to Inane rot.

the missruided aathor Knobs of to incite riot) says that Tax as Tsanknrpt or le would not hav doo so poorly. This Inform Uon is al rtrht when on ooa- sidera tbe source bat many tber ar who. not appreciating It ortgia. might Be led to oppose that If HI sTtantsr Majesty tacao Into Texas woold not srxruM do what th bora did that got fetto a town ta a aeigbborWate recently. cellence to ta way, the merit of similar dramas bermr determined by omudstIbab with H.

The scene is laid near th aristo cratic little town of Talladega, and th ac tion takes place entirely out or doors, a somewhat unique feature in Itself, but a circumstance which provide the scenic artists at th Pike unusual opportunities for the creation of beautiful stage picture oppor tunities which we ar assured hav bean fully taken ad-vmrtbs- of. AT THE rOTTTTAIH. "Nothing succeeds ilk success" bi old adage, but it la quit apropos Just now as far as tb coy Fountain la concerned. Th at tendance last weak, barring tb Dtxey en gagement, was far ahead of aay atnee tb oesmm- tb ssason. Never did aa sinus man.

tsrpiiss better ilussr big; pa tie aga, Ta emtoaror of tb mjiaexont sw behsit pl tha BJnusmet-eTiiig sohUg hi most praiseworthy and beyowd precedent. and tM wonder ks that with the smO prlo of admission aaked how tb peas nnld to ovwrcorne, groat tb trrowd. Nsxt wks attractlT faatare ahoald use! tb Jroaatala at curedars: Cart Dsnrm Troes. Xorope's rrsatest sunvjbaU, DsTeaport. Johneoa and fiMlu 1.

amI arieinsJ wKm41. Pet Bidter. hate efBeker snd Farron. eC "Chris Lssa- fame: Kcket and Betw. preeennn- taetr renaeo spsraas.

-auster and PnniC" less Hoev. brother Old Hoes;" tb Amerloaa ceeter. Hlne and BemtnaTtoa. la their ortsrinal aortraitaro of The company la atill a strong one, and yoonc who naa rood bin of mixed ourtewrae and variety aartec tko month she did a great tum fnmla mctodlng aome novel deal of theatcr-golng. irned home.

The 1hal vkn, the keenest tnter- Brst Sunday after he i tBr aba went the eAtnhinatlAn haa hen wlt- I to ekorch. and as she wamifortably seat- nau9d Ulia The top liner ta Mile. lag aeraau in ner Aj mnA her troupe of Uoaa. The act ta re rowalv to mil out herlpma. and would i imve doffed her hoadgf her atsts not aakod har what tisvs doing It serves to provide the nsual allowance of thrills.

Soma Pf tha other variety entertainers featured In the bill are McCale and Iianlels, Irish comedians; the California A dramatic treat is praeo SnyAw. the hampton trick blcyclVrt Oar-he ginning to-morrow nt for the famous mvm and Brown, In a muak-al specialty: Polish actress. Mm. 3esaa. who haa MiiUe de Roeeeu.

the spy; of the many big Davis and Keogh produc- 7ay-3w SflltZI SJL Vv Wr Ji Hons to reach bm the -present season. Isf -taWSJi Va wl'KaftT V. 3U 'v y( The Fountuln offers a strong vaudeville fH 1 2C3KvC ffjl bill on paper, while People' announce the tt lfrfi I Vl swIre SWI rettlrn of Ihe "Gay Masqueraders Bur- "Vi WvVk fjT I if. 4, CVT. lesquera," one of Qua Hill's shows.

7 VvVsr lW fiCJr utr A 5 The Brady Stuck Company, down at the rnliTT i ales IVa mil wC is. Jf- Star, will revive for the week II. J. Byron's ftAggjg-W Km "iHBV E. SA5 r1.A.rt wss "ur as an amusing forerunner to X-j' FOUM OUR BOVS not been seen In Clnclnrutl for three years, the Everett 81sters, In operatic selections, will return for a brief iliv between the and the iark dusters, in Ounces.

The show will return for a brier stay between tne wlh a burlesque entitled "Columbia nunaays. neginmng vo-norrow nigni ana Forever." and concludes with a short ex repeated for Friday night the Madame will travaganza. "A French Girl In Greater New nresent her famous lmoe-sonation of "Marv York' The entire company Is seen In both o. i burlesques, togetner wun a bevy Stuart' Mary Queen of Scot Of this Im- ateclal announcement for nex personation a famous witer has said: "To day evening the management haa arranged see Modjeaka play Man- Stuart Is a rare have election returns read from the and sacred privilege." On Tuesday evening and Saturday evenlni Modjeska will favor us with one of the greatest numbers In her repertory, "Macbith." In which she has a character which sie lifts to a stage of grandeur never attalied by any other woman. On Wednesday evening and for th Saturday matinee thi bill will be "Antony and Cleopatra," wilch Modjeaka recently played for the trst time, and In which she is said to have achieved one of the marked successes her professional life In Shakespeare's plays.

An event of the week will be tb performance Thursday night of "Mag-da." which IsSunderman's new drama, and which Is said lo be one of the greatest contributions the stage has re cently achieved. Duse has played it In Italian and Bernhardt tn French, but Modjeska is the solitary English-speaking actress who has played It In English in tnjs country. Magda la a character which calls for the highest expression of art. The management promise beautiful and complete productions of these plays. In each of them new scenery, costumes and accessories will be seen.

The company is a most imposing one, and Includes many tried player In the legitimate roles, among tbem being Chae. D. Herman. Lester Lonergan. John A.

Lane. Wadsworth Harris, George Spencer. William Toung. Frederic Vroom, Mark Fen-ton, Frank Fanning. William Hawley Anna Proctor.

Mrs. H. E. Sargent. Grace Fisher.

Anna Daly and Maude MorrelL THE Love, sentiment and comedy are richly mingled In "Alabama." While It has not stage. HEUOI'B "LOBT IH SIBERIA." "Lost In Siberia" will occupy the stage of Heuck's Opera House the ensuing week opening with the usual matinee this after noon. This la the latest production of Thomas H. Davis and William T. Keogh and it Is claimed to be the most ambitious scenic production yet mads on the stage The material used certainly affords plenty of opportunity for a great display of skill on the Dart of both playwright and scenic artist, presenting as ti aoes a tory or Russian intrigue.

Nihilism, love and ad venture, placing the action In Odessa, with Its gorgeous palace and squalid Jewish quarters: thence to Volga, on to the forwarding prison on the road to Tobolsk, and finally ending at the great annual fair at Noveorod. the greatest event In th Rus sian Empire. In addition to the elaborate mnuntliut of the piece the cast will be found far above the average, comprising tbe following well-known players: Duncan Preston, M. J. Jordan, Lloyd Bingham, Robert Mi-Waiie.

John Martin. Stanley Bignold. James Sullivan. Charles Stanton. Helena Collier.

Frances Ring. Mathilda Wofnng, Cell Alsberg ana many outers. "Superb." the famou spectacle that th Htmos Brothers bar offered for years, is tzt weekly aittraouon a the Walnut, wtnch opens this fternoon Tb attraction billed aa a now prodootioa of aa old-time favorite, and in poont of adoed noveetles been many years since this play was put en TrJls assss llisi Is partially borne out. As for at tbe Madison Square Theater and became ttoe srouridtwork of ''8urbs' a description likely that theater-goers would have th opportunity of seeing It again did not th stock Companies serve as the admirable and pop- alar medium of tts revival. Therefore, Its production by the Keill Stock Company at th Plk la doubtless anticipated with pleas- areby tb patron of that theater, for "Ala- ma" Is a play which every oae who loves tb higher etesa of drama will greatly en-Joy, it Is considered on of tb moat beau-ttfal plays of Its type aver wrlttea.

and will stand for many years as a standard for ex I MMu-bi ha for years been one of the 1 11 1 on iTje rvsu iwmi ui iWiitimiisshsd oooularitv. Th msnsgement tt that the reason for this found In the fact that tztey have kept faith with tbe nubnc and never permitted the speotacie under them to grow etaae tor war of new nm invessuon. nereuaws was sxaue- meot ha been home ottt by facts, anil HMre la no i-eaeon to ooobt but that the wiH be fnifUled. On tme ac- et sm of "Suoerba" ahoold provi vwrr large One wr mtwm ueiv rh JLLL into It much that Is new and apropos of tb times. Among some of ad omedewar specmltles offered, by th Porer Brocner.

nnusi innwii ui STAl-OTTB BOYS," The Brady Stock Company will resume ttghaer styl of entertainment at th Star for tb weak commencing us aturaoa. Th Mil WOT H- J. Byrow well-known eoanedr drama. "Oor Tn puty tb best that ver cam irom that waraatO wtaywrlght. ana aa nt tbe success It has met a ta ract tost he produced Lonana it aaa a run of over Iuo nurois- tr.

wm ia in iKMA aese veil 1 1 9m mwtw wi iwv wvum. on a baronev ta etner or a reuraa Butter man. both dteaxed at tbe seme school and both etstatMrrted by their respective father ssssnss iney i in use to marry cording te petemal dictation. The story ttuma-h net hot It aboond In bumor thai arise MtnraUy irons tb situations. Jack Webstar.

Joita l. woooerson, tiarry u. Keeaan. Wniiaa Weodahte. W.

J. McCarthy, alms Hm i n. Virginia Clay, Hate Weber and OUve Porter will assams the leading roles ta tb drama. Tb play wtt! be well mounted, ana in poct.lt to draw larg jtxojTB w-ojtd a vosxrx RcJra Wonder Worm Tbestsr offer, ft Ut of LtrwOOomm- toe that wrek. be ta, too Isetar baa wtU tb ssuadaiful ftteoag broocst to of that achtete, who.

after ala noMtaM Mfta. gave htm a modal known as tat audov medal, eertlfytng tha he la fee stowages at the world. Another feature will he the Ltttea Brotherm. who haw boa re-ea fixed hecanae of their remarkabl entertaining The eoaertaiameot oSered la the family theater will he foihr to the high auodard ax by Manager Heca at tho opening of the seaaon. One of the specml vau-dovUla feat urea wfll he Harry a Castle hla famous specialty, a gentleman of Momitan.

the wonderfol vwntnl-oqulat; Mack and reroon. the comedy duo. FTank and Mlapah CuwU. the date specialty artlats: Tony dog elrrua, and a number of other r'rvcr artiste wfll appear, a new series cf vita- kxhk pioxurea will be pn nunl THE PURE FOOD EXP08mOH. To-morrow morning at 1I SO o'rlock the door of Music Hall will he thrown open to the public, when they wlli have an opportunity of beholdrng one of the greatest Pure Pood Expositions ever held In this city It a well-known fact that whenever CI net n- natl undertakes any enterprise It may he counted upon as being a auouess.

If money and energy can make It so The vaxtuua associations, aocietlea and lodgea have aia-ays taken an active Interest in ar.y enternrlse whlc tends to furthw the Interests, both social and business, of Lhs city and cltl- sens at large. Ajnong te moat prominent of the associations which have always bn on hjind when the servlcaa. Individual or combined, of Ita members are nded Is the Cincinnati Retail Urocars' Aaatx lation, un der whose ausptcee ttils Exposition held Exhlbttoca from all ponlona of thr fnlte-1 win oe oo. rv! each nlblt will he uuartrfd in a tajttefullv ar ranged booth, where samples of their varl- uir jroauci win be ilistrlbuted amon- live To mw vividly tlluatrate the art or cooVing the raanare'nent haa unurMl and arranci with Ml Nellie Dot toe popular lecturean on the art of cooking wno wiu give ftrnoon Weturea at '1 i o'clock, demonstrating how fhe vartou food should be prepared, and at the same time putting the theory which he Into practice by actoaily cooklhg ih various rood products and distributing nmiki among the audience. Mr John WfWr free concerts.

boh afternoon ajl evnnlnir. will be a prominent feature of tr F.j.pol-tlon. Doors will be opened from 1" a to p. m. Adml1on '-'6 cents tlnl.lreti (when accompanied by their parental fre QUEES TO RIPLEY.

At 8:80 o'clock this morning, beautifully oecora lea. wun Duntlng ana wltn binm-r. flying proudly to the breese. that maitnln cent steamer, tbe Island Queen, a 111 leave her mooring at tl.e foot of Vine street anl steam proudly up the river on a kpecta excursion trip to Ripley, Ohio. That her decks will be alive with pleasure seekers and her cabins filled with sxcurslon loven Koes without saying.

The announceinen has ben before the public for several di that th- Wueeri will go to Ripley to-dav and i 'oney Island's thousands of pstronn are -o-liiK to lake advuntaae of the opport unlty ior a ri le on tne river rne boat will Ian at California. Ww Richmond. Augusta an HlKKlnsport. both on the up and dow I rip thus enabling those who dVsIre to stop off at any of these places and spen lie du to return on the down trip of th lueen at night. THE OLIO.

In Chicago last week Mr. Nat (loolwln opened for his annual engagement of sli teas at the Power Theater He pre- ented "Nathan Hale," and many who saw he play here earlier in the season will be leased to hear that the discovery of Na than's Identity In the third act has been hanged. Instead of the unsatisfactory scene between Nathan and Alice an old col- red servant Is Introduced, who. In his anx- tr to save Nathan, reveals who he Is to tht- Eiiiclish offli-ers The Chicago reviewer ere pleased with tha change. Joe Weber, of Weber and Fields, was sick he greater part of last week.

Dave War- ld played his part In the burlesque during hla Illness. What a wonderful man Is this A. Brady. Prom Philadelphia. 'comes further proof of his versatility.

It seems that Tor rest Robinson, who plays one of the prln Ipal roles In "Way Down East." Manager Brady's play of New England life, was taken suddenly 111. He waa too sick to go on for the evening, and to the surprise of verybody Brady lumped Into the part and acquitted himself creditably on 10 minutes' notice. Another actor nas been engager to Dlav the role during Mr. Robinson 111 ness. Manager Brady has frequently done Just such tricks as he turned In Philadelphia.

It Is said that he Is perfectly familiar with all the lines of any play mat he may be producing and can assume on snort no tic any of the characters in these plays. Biff" Hall says that Jean De Resxk re. fuses to appear In Chicago, but that noble actor. John L. Sullivan, does, and so the Windy City theatergoers hop to pull through.

stock house with vaudeville turns sand wicbed tn between th acta, wa a novelty of last week in New Tork. The version is by Dore Davidson, but the Idea of th company presenting it provea entirely too much ror -tne adapter ana ne reiueeu ptay the title role. From Italy Mr. E. 8.

WUlard writs that he Is much better, though still weak from the effects of his long Alness. He hopes to produce a new play he is now reading next spring and to subsequently bring it to thi country the following season. Tb play is thought to be from tne pen oi xr. rienry Arthur Jones, wno rave Mr. vviiiaro nut A i-1- 'tTli.

Vf LA l.rr first success. Ths Middleman. great Franeesca Redding, the aotrees. brought suit In New Tork hurt week against R. D.

Gerard, agent for tbe Orpheus circuit of vaudeville theaters through the West, for Il.Zno. Miss Heading claim that oermra booked her for toe Oroheus circuit and then closed her ngraeTemeat without reason. To-morrow evening at tbe Fifth Avenue Theater Mew Tork. Mr. Joseph Jsffarsou.

a star quit wen known In some quarters. wHl oroduc a comparatively new slay known aa "Rip Van Wmkls." Miss Hop Booth, soubrstt of th world- renowned Boy Wanted Company No. now spreading dissension and pain through the Lone Star State, has returned North. With her comes a pitiful tale of soubretush woe. aad the nam of It ail kt Blaney.

Accord ing to Mis Soubratta with the Illustrious nam sh wa engaged to do the big thing In the farce and wa to be featured, big letters aad leading plea th notice, you know, but tbe management threw her down, aad so sh Just kicked over the trace. Tb bull-headed business manager wouldn't stand for such monky business and Bred the aoubrette. Actually fired her without any notice, and now it requires columns to recite the list of Mlsw Booth' complaints, omitting many details even. Now. if somebody would only fire "A Boy Wanted" the season of would be remembered for on good thing at least- At tb Grand tats averring th capabl Oerman stock company arfll present "Die Img-Vf sitee" The nansaCy excellent perform os 1 a iii'il.

Mrs. flak began bar Otioag eosragesnent last week aad soored great bit with faer double btU. Max O-Beil ha written a tare act eomedy for Mks CHga Mstheronl. which ah will prod ace shortly. Mis Louis Day.

wh retired fro tb stage about tbros year ago, has rwoasnly anaoonced he tnteotioa of eTala iwtarsiag to tb board. 8b at ft wsrr sweat stager and wasaproteg ofMa. rswas, aiatsir Tb Kw Trk crftaas dsd et tab UasUy "A Cosornai isst, wsaca asr. outnet bronskt etrt Ut Momdfty. ftkid to to Tb JaB marbywes of taas Mafly greet eiaaatl shall at tor eh years af alisiii Mis Msi hi we, rJo I vory gtty frosm th Adaafl tb Pftoute.

to owr thoater-goera Uat Chrlstmaa week as- 'paay of vagabonds war playing the "Mla-tXipated Mlaa Marlowe's announced ea- aatavopeT eg Morlere ta aa appreetattv aa-gageenent here, and after her arrtvat tn ap dieaoa of the nans I typa af Tagaheada ta ha parent rood health an unexpected mdtepael toumt ta aaca onartera. The leader of tha uoa came to nr. and lay III for several theater days The Counteas Valeaka." In which troupe had one been a director of a theater Ml as Marlowe will be sc-n here. said ta in the provineea, bat he had become bank furnish the beat proof of anything ne haa rup( faitea so )ow la tha social scale done that nlus. great as It has been i.

and that ho had horomo vagabond Mmaetl. rnvini iiiv time passes, it The Arm matte lawtrnet. may be said thai Cincinnati has a lowing atrong that he had formed a troupe among ere for M.m- Mazio. nj her return win hla Co saps, a tone The leading lady had oneo be In the nature of a most substantial wet- bean a star at a minor theater In Parts, and come I that was some to years ago: tha part of a the Ingenue was taken by a young eeona- A new ir.e,irama railed -Oolng the relwho tjourtehee under the name of tbe Tureo. The aalay was fall swing whew Pace.

which has Just been produced In descended and swept on" the ma-Ijondon. 'ie: with the fortunes a coun- )or port loa of he company and audience to try rervtleman an ihe areer of hla famous l-ollc itatloa. The main regret of the horse fr. ni ih r.unt flWd to the cab director seemed to be that he had not been stand and the nrr j. The ctrous raw fur- ame to rung nowi in curtain oa nta most rahe the show.

been iiviir mine. I l-I. luill nor Htag. chhef atectacuiax effect of the 9oni years arn an artor-maiuiger named Thorno a ix.u!i of Charles R. Thome-had a niiiuuiv on tlve r-ad playing "The llUden orin-1plly In orve-nlgru ptamls htlt doing the eViuth he instructed hfa asent.

sonve riecial reasan. to t.U! Mrtui'hm like a clrvua When he got uff Ute train he wma anii.ue to And out how well his p. ha'l ler. lrrtlt-d The first man he a nrar the nrKf' nf whom lie ItmiuI: 1- i--ople for "ill ery -lay I'a." said the boy W-pot wae an prlmraee rel LK you titrr "Yea. sab.

the old negro. "1 he-r sllll'r f-l de Wah lrl anythllui of the ptay. rrf iit.To.-ri '-V 11. I m. I Imia I as Jaj- when it wm pltvc.l I iw-en it ila1 TI.H aaj.

i -we to Thorrw. for he Imag- lne.1 that h's ila l.al r.eier t-n given In Memphis Me th-n aske.1 who i4ayeU it. in. imn.4- icMnmuu ao- ti- i-trro. but il tti him de nuph rial 1 wne.l oti Hm- gemmati.

but 1 hah nnthln' to lo wld game I seel the tiuh nal man slip to jacks In his IhiI. an' after while, nwi dar was a l)l lack t-'t. I- nxfth nil man' drawed ft ks our Mr ltr-iw-ii. hat UIm here Mermihl. ilr-aw-' a 1 -shoolej naeh l.ni mi but.

fo de lal'l. straits r. a rtVn han ain't bm played in Memphis m-Jii-v da! night'" I I 1 Robert fatn- niinKs's t-tork i'onil-an at tho Th-ater. apteareo tn "Trilby" week of o. tot-r 1') fence Htone was the beautiful while Ralph Stuart played the Hwrulall Vntt such effect did Mr rxrn l.ui mt-mrh- inint-ri that at h- Ilo.rsi1:iy t.Lsht -er- loroiainf r.o';i- iinni i.r.- under th- his ln i-i i She fell to trie I a.vl IV ii was run loan It a tin wKl.t at she bad ti'-rly tut of 1 1 1 I 1.

I UIlilio nfler as all- She -lr-l i.rr Mr S' a m- h. St tils 4-lf 4t at tou i 'i r- or -1 i ion --I h'-. a a Hi. -1 1 (s to an nr. rlrht t.

Mr I-" ha In-- j.ro-r.i- Mr el -i morn. A or ns f-w Miss r. p. rt.irm- a that t' otriplet, -was tillable l-i avoid ail in. I i.ri.'i: rt am 1 I'rlil,) -I Iir- -ous ri-eJlani question of it f- to tlie Itlalr.

that Was I at Theater. Haolflr- I. as -Ii-ter- otie this an I In a to piece I 'aptairi Richard Mansfield would have enjoyed a bit of conversation which last night passed into ears It was probably not Intended for At a table sealing six In one of the largest hotel cafe in New York sat two men at one side and at the end another man, com pan lad by a small boy. Th boy was evidently the man's son, and the man was evidently from well. It Is customary to "Cyrano Bergerac," in a Third avenue hi Shyiock.

Brummell and Richard. 4ace iace ta Mar- It I trior of 111 Lxi i-Lefi. the fiov-lurlng Hie first week of November. Dire, tor W'Kiderson. of the Star atcr.

has pr. parai Ions weHI under way the n. oinlt.tf tlou of Itei K.f:v- at tha: following "i i-r b-r of tie Brady Company, as well as the ritra itra "Yes." sail I'a "Who was Shylock?" Inquired the boy I I a r. .1 p. "you attend church and Sunday school effective every wek and you don know who Shy- I death.

toe was: tao ana reaa your Bible: Then he looked tremendously wise and The. Weber and rXdi burlesque of the reigning aenaatloa will soon be produced by these corned lan In New Tork, under tha title. "Cyrano de Brlc-a-Brac Primrose and IVickatader's Minstrels ar the underlined attraction at the Walnut, whars they follow Han Ion's Th splendid programme la green omlrety kt Mack fac. Asoong the arttata ar Oeoraw Iocksader. Lew Sully and.

Jimmy Wall. The special lea Include th marvelous Brother IM-Uonso. tha musical buacksmrrh by tha Quaker City Quartet, tha Hampton Family of English pantomime inlmi. the rds-bra4ed muarloal trto. Hots), Sully and Wail Tbe orchetr awld to bo motst competent one.

1 ne vormliats in clude Manuel Ri-malne, W. F. Thorn peon. Fred Reynolds, John llercs, John Davis, llarrv Km at, 8. Carne and Drrn Rosa (the male Mel be.) When a Man's Ixvs." the play wjr Mr.

Anthony Hope and Edward Rosa, which haa Just len produced In the London Court Theater. apiears to be of very light texture It was called In the first place "A House of Cards." and a good deal depends upon a game of poker In the aecvnd act la the third art an auto-photographic machine plays a prominent part. Roe Hill Ensitsti Folly Company, aa oil time favorite at tbe People's, oome I this house Dsxt week. Daniel Fn.hman stands In th anomalous Position of a manager who believe that 1. -ailing actors should not be married and at the same time conducts a company which.

In spite of hi opinions, produce more mar-rlagie on th yearly average than any other In this lountry But sometimes he live to results which must strengthen him la his opinions Julia Marlowe la to be In this ountry next season, while her husband. Robert Talx-r. Is lo remain In Europe. Mr. K.lward Mothern Is going to Europe for tba winter, while her husband will travel through this country as usual.

Mrs. Mansfield now watches her husband from a box. ami will take no I reel, share In his present l-rf orinances James Hackett haa started his wanderings over the country, and Mary Manner-Ins. his wife. I to be at th Lyceum Theater during the winter.

There are still men and their wives In some of tb theaters ana there is no evident oblectlon to their Joint appearance Mr. and Mrs. Moyne. alia ur and Mr. Walrot are two Instances But It is the young persons who are supposed to lose Interest from their Joint uppearances.

Tha underlined attraction at the Grand Is "The Telephone Girl." which Is one of th house for the week I tingling, dancing bits of workmanship from The regular mm-1 the management of tbe Casino of New York City. "Ths Telephone Girt Is on of the he play, are b-1 series of review which began with "The Ii oil the aillt I Show mnA -1 1 hl.h frame S. em- Artist Vrt- l-rt it S-ott is hard I at work 01. th- s-rtliiK f.rf- the week. Five rrv lo be, wonderfully successful.

Hugh elaoorat-- s- have to nia I- 'j'-siahs nr. i rrom th- ortaltwU broduc- ui. from Morton snd Gustave Kerker, much of wh time has been taken up In fashioning these Hon The pla will te- ihe most amblUoui rcmsiu mr ina i si. iiM-mpl e. nwd- by a l.r al stock organl- 'Vtiimt Girl It Is a muelral comedy In two ration, it th.

of the Star and the company paper aays It pos- ne rinir tro.ii.i.- exinse to ss wholly feminine chorus I-wls make the attetnpt a worthy and successful Msnn and Miss Clara Llpman are al the One. I W'S buuiiniif. Lincoln 'he author and owner! Music lovers will be pleased to learn that of "The Heart of Chicago." which oome to I Camilla I'rao. the famous violinist, will ap- Heuck's the ensuing week. Is perhaps the I pear at the Fountain next week.

This Is best ejulpiM-d man for his buslm-ss in I Mile. ITrso's first season in vaudeville and America. Il writes his own plays, design I so far her success has been most gratifying. the scenery and paper. Invents his own ef- The recaption she received In the East was ic-is auu inmiiia) rencurse eacn or nia i almost an ovation, various compamea.

tie is an alitor, author; artist, mechanic aaa aesigner. The London vaudeville siauws are quicker 1 than ours with an. mat. -d photographs. Th Grenadier Guards got home from the Sou dan In the afternoon, and moving picture of their triumphal man-h through the streets were shown ihe same evening.

A rumor 1 circulating ta Loodo that Mary Anderson will soon return to th si age. Her' a rich on. Th well I1kd Iris- Opera, "Shamus O'Brien." Is to be trans, lated Into German and produced at Berlin Many local admirer of the old arrobatle team of Caron and Herbert will be sur prised to learn that the act Is still pre ss ted though Caron 1 dead. It will be recalled that socks Caron was th clowa of th team with whit chalked fac and an exceptionally fin pantomiinlat. Herbert was th other acrobat who used no make-up domicile such men from Kalamasoo or Osh- I to speak of.

Since tbe death of Caron his kosh. The two men were discussing Richard I old partner haa assumed the rol of th and a ww member of tb teem sue- tew complimentary remarks on Cyrano I Benterac into an elaborate enthusiasm over coeds him. Though the clown now ooea th most wonderful acrobatic tricks many hav been lea to believe tnal It wa Mere bert and not Caron who died. Th Imitation 1 said to be remarkably fine, though I Caron was regarded aa the cleverest per former in bis tins up to the urn ex nia "Th Adventur of Lady Ursula" seem other two men. I to have made a hit In London, but the cfit- lies treat it rather coolly, saying that there Edna May, who tint to London with I is too much talk of th order of th "Dolly The Belle of New York." seems to dislike 1 Dialogues" in it.

They admit, however. Its some of the notoriety which she courted. I brightness and Its charm. As a matter of She Is a demurely pretty creature aa a I fact, there I no lack of action and very 111- Saivation lass in that extra vaganea. and the I ti superfluous talk after tb opening oddity of such an innocent character In a I scene.

Th London World. In an appreola-play otherwise wicked recommended her to Itlv notio. says: "Adroltnes Is tb master attention there, as It had here Them came I quality of this gay and bustling eomedy. dining, boating and rw. -ooure partue with jithsr In construction nor In dialogue la certain titled Iir.lone, whose ho-pltality I accorded to conspicuous a' treses as I 1 will ac cept it.

Now she deems It nw-asary I parent. Mr. Hop Is appallingly ciever. ms to say that she has b-n accompanied all I r.ruitw for turning out supple and pointed the while by her mother, that she has sent for her husband, and that th aspersions 'ast utm her are wholly unleaerv'! Tnia attitude of womer.ly dignity is commend- aoie. though tardy.

An actress shouid I choose tarly between a good reputation and a bad one Mis Camilla cemlrajr appear ance In Vaudeville has created considerable of ber youih and beeuty as we.1 as h-r art Of cour-. Mm D'Arvllle will remain the prsmma donna of the Broadway Theater itntiiny. until next Mar. at which tlm she 111 make her debut at Proctor's for a peri'Kl of five weeks, at the conclusion of which she will visit ail the larg cities In the I'nlted State, appearing In lhs best vaudeville houses Miss D'Arvtlle's reoer tor-v wtl embrace the gems of Carmen Faust. Martha Fra Iiavoio and The Magic Kiss Those who know Miss D'Arvllle well and have watched her nroiessitmaj ceree tn this country, are of the opinion that she I so will mak- an Ideal Carmen.

Miss Arvllle I not vaudeville and concert tour will be extended I Rising jiaiogu waa already well known; but he now prove to hav an equal fertiUty In the invention or tnoee toucnes ui uumsss which are more telling on tb stage than the most brilliant wit. In this way. The Adventure of Lady Ursula" Is as iwmarkabi a first attempt as Th Mr. Hope, no lee than Mrs ralgve. seems to k.v born with the Instinct of tb stag highly developed.

He bad mastered. comment In musical HraWs. Miss DArv tile I without any apparent effort, that knack K.iok k-. I r-w-. 1 crmftsmanahlD which many ss called fchnloslly faultlees." Will fl.

Rial ns. tb opera singer, sxsr OS J' ceaeful playwrights bav acquired only a comic opera singer, a notable fact betrig I "jZlr. of laborious apprenticeship. tnal sne oiu not wan to ussronie oioiiae i Except for a certain nagging in nwiv most of the singers before making her ap-earance In this popular styu, of amuse ment. But.

giving her audlnctce tbe charm ment of th last act. tn play mignt Ing to a telegram received last week, wa married on Sunday In Ban rraoetsco to Lilimo Bcfamldt. of Mew Tork. he ks ass a prufssslonal Tb coupl ar now a root East. Mr.

Rising avarrted a datigtstsr oa th la Sheriff WtUtaas C. Con sr. ef Kssjr Tork. about 20 years ago. It wa that they separated about three years as and that shs retained control of their two That there nvo oeeo oivovoewee Mr.

Missnsj as eon oi rssuy a weaXhy sensor. AOurmBI mi wki. 1rr which she Is to receive I and soeenkttor or iinnse, onw. ti 0i) i-r ek. the hlsrheet salery ever paid I Bchmldt aad Mr.

Rietng met asjout an artist ror rne vauoeviw siee. iw y. same as that received by the President ni I of an Irish eomedy eotnpeor. wMob i'itH ono Mr Jun" led and dlabaswterf at Dsalra, K. Morris y.

so well known in musical aoao-s, i will be Mis d-axvih manager. naMTBUA tteat i I fm IV. MmS wS. According to the latest advices from Olas- nrodnctkm Cv- gow Sir Henry Irving I wOU is-lTmi Bmrgmer a loy tb Oty of there, ana naa advertise that sh will for two weeks I much spoodutU give half boor I aaabUaaT oa to cosn prebend assfl Mrs. Jane English, she old aotrass, who 1 ctaie tb ptay.

This Is tb Hmll aisid racentiv to the Forrest Home at rn- el oh Vs. was at one Urn very weU kjsown.1 Th bisprsssfbls J. 1. IToisnthil to Ch. the mother of Lucille an Mtn I red hi eonsrnnn nu Western.

eho aleo roe to ipromsaeaoe oa I raaalrtr al firm BrosuBturst Bros, that he -rne 1 I Mi te sarmsr so wail fcwfere tlve I ptiDfie. sssx use nr saswieii sxovo I ae is. wmm am hhi- Company rted bsaeh veaniswar Irked bock Oasrle Kanooipn asm os i7, to Kw Tork City, wtor it Is swtndiers. are held by tb New Torkt reported to 1 orgaolstng ft cotnpaay to ap-tmti asJsorktie. They were serwsted ro- frbx farce which will hejpresented un- pasknc of awsmber of ywongl wStTraes Their I the saaywright.

i a tw aeasurBUBSisBa. jifnM sua saxvssrusssB sswi t. l. rTateeee heee reek far tS ftsM BUS TTT I "re" i- MM ieiw js -f-T Ugbor wages, aad the tnsstrwai ssusaers 7j sTTT I- sImT te get aioT eritlsswi taaa by tot glVstsosTa'oou gktaTtoovfttoo ta ovwal cttioa wttk tiaklr utok. atlctory fw-sjJto.

Tto bsot stogo Portraits of Stsslani rtsrsst i I Vorlsssuara tko oiasjTlsal ooftncTrl wit tn werg i thoogot to to detrtmeotal to tb th BOW lfT" 111- nraogo tew Wiasan i saew. ta bgb two oaodles stack bat A i 1 V. "ji; 1. i 1.