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Show AMI KKSJfcNT. "CAIST t P TO PATH." It is quite the proper thing in these days of college "journalism" for ' crlti-quits," crlti-quits," with the accent on "ique," lo visit a play house, laugh till Ihey are tired and then rush hark lo the office and cudglc their brains in an effort lo evolve a lew prosy platitudes with which to formulate a "criticism." Th "libretto" must be digested, the "idol" ; revealed mill the "moral" pointed out. Mis IUhiii'Iic's "iosi" inii.it be commented com-mented on mid Miss Julla'a "tine pre-I pre-I cnee," "commanding tigure." etc., w ritten of. The "range" of. Mia Km-! Km-! ma' voice, her ability to soar away up j in upper uppermost (i related. ' Hut ! regarding the burlesque presented at Ihe (irand ())era house last night no I such trash will be Indulged In. "i'ailst up to date" is a burlesque titid il Is a good one. 1 1 is admirably w ritteu, the musle is of a high order and the company is superb. The rhorii i one of the liest in Ihe country, Ihe costumes elegant and the hinge settings perfect. 'I lie company numbers over Klxly people, all of whom are up in the several parts and coinpeleiit each and every one In till the position iisaigui'il. Miss Florence Flor-ence SI. John as Marguerite is the lend ing lady. To begin with she Is remarkably pretty and vivacious. There is morn eond"'iid mischief mis-chief In her plump little figure than could be tied no In a down seminary sem-inary girls. And she can sing like a bird. Her voice I not that of a Patii nor u (iel'ster, and it perhaps doesn't have the "magiiilh'niit scope" of Abbott's, Ab-bott's, but when !ie nings everylanly listens and well they loav for the awei-l well-rounded notes fall like pearls. And that laugh! It'a like the gurgle of a little clear brook as It tumbles down a hillside. The audience were lu love with her and I hey w i'l'ts not lo blame either, Flump Maria Jones is a eofiiininioil to Miss St. John. She. loo. is vivacious, and she. too Is pretty. Mw. too, inn laugh, and such it laugh. Why, Il make one feel just like going home and embracing his sister or sulilii onn else's. And there is inore cundriiM'd "kiekitiveiiiws'' in tier little heels lhan ean be found in a doeii ordinary women. Mis Addie Conyers as KaiiHt it fair. Slot rould enliven her part atrille. As MetiliiMoplieb't, .. J. i.unneii is what might be termed iu Molilalia "a howling mici'e.t," There is no poetry in hi motion, to be mire, but there is a smile in every look of hit eve, a broad urin in every footstep and a hearty laiitfh every time hn opens bit mouth. His work it diveritied; it ! a combination of tragedy and comedy, but he it eipial to rill eiui rjfi neiet. Hit lopli al "lig. I'll Have 'Hu m P.ye and live" cap tur'd tin' hoii-e. It ii a very liiimeroiit j , ! production. The Vab'iitine of ( h.it. j i llatibv deserve peeial mention. Hanby j i it a good coniediau. The minor psu tt j j are all well tilled. The play wilt be re- j I pealed toni(!it and a good house I ex-j ex-j (x cted. In fact the management lie-! lie-! M-rvet heaily supiwirt fr the effort it it ! ; making in proiling Lake with ' lirtt -class alnUi'menl. jr nil. tii. tTt;i.. i -rani Kaiivar ' at th .'nit Lake the i aire t'liiight troniii!t I" one of the i attraetions of the kiwii. Il U start-I start-I ling plar and -oie of tho mtuntion ! are extremely thrilling. |