| Show p KERRY GOW did it ever occur to you when impressed with the fact that for over thirty years joseph jefferson ban been abo ideal rip van winkle of tho stage that there is one other actor who is making a similar record and but one next in point of continuous adherence adhe rance to a comes joseph murphy who as dan ohara in his irish comedy drama of kerry gow bag been before american audiences nearly twenty years he has not missed a season each season ho has filled engagements in all 0 the larer cities of the country and the fact that each succeeding aea eoa shows an improve in tha receipts over the last count up is the best proof possible of tha stability 0 kerry gow and the genuine value of mr murphys Murp hys abilities aa an actor WANTED the haymarket theatre nightly contains goodly numbers of visitors thither by the familiar name on the announcements of tho ahouee of john dillon what old resident ol 01 chicago and wha hara goar of this neck of the woods does not know john dillon and has not laughed and cried alternately at the portrayal of some character by this clever comedian to the eve the audiences drawn by actor ara aa lare as last year and if it is assumed that the mere curiosity seekers have been weeded out and that those who now attend do so with a desire to enjoy dailon under the best conditions the compliment is greater than that of previous years the vehicle in which he nov ecea fit to exploit his ability is called wanted the earth john never conveys in private any such desire in the character of J D smith mr dillon finds him self thoroughly at his bear and all the wit and humor that is second na turo to him bubbles up and over infecting with its dign contagion everyone in the auditorium and brings continuous laughter and applause in its wake the play is nicely staged in all the scenes and may ba recorded as a first rate piece for an evenings eve ninga entertainment tain ment chicago tribune air dillon and his excellent company will ba the attraction at the open house saturday feb 6 COMING cecil criticism of the belgian violinist herr Walther 3 playing is remarkable in this instance that from the moment he first draws the bow across his instrument he holds his audience with him spell boand one sees the intense expression of his playing never fails to carry his audience into realms of fancy aud delight which only ceases as some isita melody dies away into silence to awaken an endless and deafening applause hie tons is ia its purity and breadth never losing cyan in tha moat intricate passages that accuracy of intonation so very rarely found to perfection having heard an artist such aa horr carl walther one comes away filled with intense enthusiasm for the divine art admiring almost as much as the noble gift of melody the dignified bearing and romantic appearance of this belgian violinist herr walther is certainly a player of the romantic school rather than the purely technical though that he appreciates preci ates of the old masters was well chown by the rendering of the Cle coune by back and one or two de bita by corelli oa nest saturday a grand concert will be given bythe by the cal society at tha B Y academy professors weihe and goddard are trie principal artists announced all are well known |
