Show AMUSEMENTS TIE JUNIOR PARTNER The audience at the theatre last evening was a good one but not quite all that had been expected I is by far the best one we fear that will be attracted by tho merits I of The Junior Partner for whatever strength lies in the attraction is due to the solo and individual popularity of Henry Miller Tho one act piece with which last I nights programme opened Fredoriek Le Maitre is a gem and Mr Miller made a positive bit in it He looked tho idfeal picture pic-ture of the French gentleman of fifty I years ago as ho stopped on the stage I dressed to imitate Le Maitre The great actor and the strength vigor and tenderness tender-ness of his acting in the scone where ho portrays tbo grief of a husband who is bo trayed by his wife surpasses anything that we thought even Miller could do I Ho was immensely applauded and won a curtain call Misc Boucher lent him very charming support In the sketcb Wo wish we could say something equally pleasant of the threeact farce which followed the cur I lain raiser but wo cannot The truth ia the Junior Partner is about as mournful apiece ofbomedy work as it ever foil to our lot to yawn through How tho usually astute Charles Frouman ever became inveigled in-veigled into buying arid having bought i toY he camo to think he could make any money out ofit i one of those mysteries which abound in this especial profession Realizing its weakness be did all ho could t for it in the way of a company but even Henry Miller and May Irvin who are the brightest people in it could not rescue i 11 Miller played at a very bad part with the energy of desperation and got some laughs but his admirers could not get over their regrets at seeing him forced into a line so plainly uncongenial May Irvingrown too stagegave some flashes of her old bright self but they wero not much more than flashes Kitty Blanchard Rankle Kate Glaxtons twin ban sixteen Caxtons ori years ago had a thankless part and got cot very much out of it Miss Bancker again showed the clever artist as she ueed to in cever Irtn Wilkinsons Widows and with Vokes Mr roland who was seen here with Joe G rarer played another colorless part intelligently in-telligently and Mr Ryleys patient was one of the few humorous bits in the piece Miss Rankles was another The same bill goes again tonight and the presence of I LeMartro alone makes it worth seeing f Tho genial Val Kennedy one of Freemans I most valued lieutenants is in chargo of the company THE CO1IUADES IN ARMS CHORUS The male chorus which won the prize at the recent contest for the best rendering ot Comrades in Arms having been invited in-vited to give that selection during the fair Professor Thomas all who requests al participated par-ticipated to meet at the tabirnacle this evening at 730 to consider the invitation WOXUKKLAND The now bU at this over popular resort isvery pleasing novel and highly entertaining enter-taining Tho wonderful illusion of Professor Pro-fessor Catullos The Angel of the Air was a mystery to the audience The theatrical bill Is a long and entertaining one embracing a list of standard attractions attrac-tions Minnotta the dancing Spanish girl is a phenomenona combination of grace I and daring agility |