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Show AHUSbMhMS. ClIAB. I'ltollMAM's C'OMIDIAMI open their eiigagrinent tonight with Mr, Wllklmon'a Widows. Tomorrow night Arabian Nlghta will bo given. The story of the Arabian Nlghta hlngea utou Ihequlte romanllo adv n-tuna n-tuna of a young marrlej man, named Arthur Hutnmlugtop. Thla young geutleiuan, during his wlfe'aatieutu on a vltlt lo the country Uevotua ti la evenlugt to reading. He rradt, strange (o say, for tho flrtt time, the wvll known talesof "The Arabian Nlgbtt." Theie oriental ttorlea fire lilt Imaglua-lljntoeutlin Imaglua-lljntoeutlin degree that be becomes Inst Ired to put ono or two of them to a modern practical teiL Dltgulied aa "Haroun Al ltatchld," Hum-mlngtop Hum-mlngtop salllea forth ono eveulng In march of adventure. In tho park bt meets a young lady, to whom be in a fatherly way oilers bis protection, mid escorts her home. The night being chilly, be lenda her 1 la handkerchief to put around her beck, forgetting that uion this piece cf linen hit mother-in-law bad, In her praotlcal way, In-icrlbed In-icrlbed hit full name eiiduddrrm. The young lady turnt out to La lto.e Co. tumbler, the celi-braii d (lutta 1'ercha Ulrl, a ilaclt-wlro arllite and equilibria, equili-bria, performing at a well known theater of varletlialn London. Hhewaa on ber way borne from the theater, and being of a rulschlovoui trilrlt and In a somewhat hoydenlah frame of mini, she Impersonatta the Innocent, frlendliM, helpleta maiden, and deceives de-ceives Humuiliijlop. ltetululng the handkerchief, shu learns tbe mine and addreu of her ml lulght eicort and the next day she calls upon him at his home. Hummlngtop's inuthir-lu-law, who la the stereotyped harridan of all co i cairn, surprises blm with the (lutti 1'ercha Ulrl, and to avoid a domettlo scene hu Introdiicta her to hit wife's mother as hit exacted niece from America. Tbe slack-wire performer carries out the deception until the real blecuturmiip and Mra. Hummtngtop returns. Ludicrous compllcatlona en-aur, en-aur, and Hummlngtop finally explain! matter! to hit wife and ber outraged mother. |