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Show e- - a i Stars Surprise Francis Wilson The open in Twrforman.?, of "KrmlnleM Kt the l'ark iheatra .New York, on Monday. Mon-day. January 3. vnut the ocaion of one tf the mont remarkaMa demonstration a i ever etaued in a metropolitan playhouse, mithia the memory ot Uio rcaeut geoer- Markina; as It did the return of FranHs ilnon to tha comic opera Hta.su after an abenca of aeventeen yeara. It aio marketi the flrat revivnl In that time of j r the moat aucosful light opera ever pro-i dured in the American thentre. Mr. Wll- tou'a entrance with e Wolf Ilopptr, who in coftaj-nntf wiU htm In the piece, was the sifrnal for a tumultuouH outburat of applause and cheers which lasted for mora than three nnnuea Nothing like it for Bpontavneoua enthuiiaj(in b:ta been a-en in a New York theatre since the memorable nipht nine years apo when the Welterflelds came bock to revive tha gloriea of the little old mualc hall. A diverttscraeitt of a eurprtsinjr nature occurred Juat at tha end of tha opera. The Mesara. Wilson and Ilnpper, In the characters of "Oadiiy'' and "llavvy," were brought on aJ priaoners. Following" them, also apparently fn custody, came Laurette Taylor, in the red wif nd cheap dreaa of !'?; Fred Htone, in the. hahilimenta of Tip Top; Frank Bacon In the ruaty apparel ap-parel of I.tghtnin' bill Jones; John Orew, immaculate in evening attire; and delightful de-lightful Mra. Thoniaa Whiff en, the oldest old-est actress now actively eniriiirer on the American atafre. Mr. Stone, Mr. bacon, and Mra. Whiffen had come up from their several theatrt-a Immediately after the close of their perfM-mam es. All these eeiebniU-B were charjred with the theft of a valuable piece of silver. They denied the allegation. Then John Kmrson. president of. the Actors' Foully association came running on, and said that the arrests were a mistake, and pro dured the missing piece of silver, a gigantic gi-gantic loving cup, which he proceeded to present to Mr. Wilson from tha association associa-tion a a tribute to Mr. .Wilaon'a efiorte on behalf of Uie orfOt-nixatioa. |