Show 1 II PLAYS AND 1 I I Il Sign of the Crot Cro So fa flu far a ap Rei The Thie lp of ot It 12 ll I If a a fellow rellow mos likes 1 of or thing th that l I Is the he soi u of thing a fellow will ilko a arc ane c the tho 1 pal Ilal actors N who indented it last lat night nt nit th the Marcus J Jamea Gordon Mj 10 harry Morion l F F. F V. V c Stone Ml Il 1188 s Minnie lI Fielding Miss JIS Felice Robinson Dacia I. I Mils MIs lIss l n l Iq v Irs May la Fn c lul f w. w Martin Titus THus Harry eston 1 Charles Johnson II s Anita inIta Allen l Miss Madge Corcoran There Is no fun CUllin in knocking Rut the play viny Is gloom unrelieved Of or course couIse It Is a true PictUre or of f that Rome flome which Nero ruled ruled and ruined Of Or course the lie moral status statue of or women Is faithfully portrayed In the action orthe of or the tue pia play Of cour course the s barbaric barboric bar bar- boric baric torture of or Christians Is historically call cally true ti And of ur course coun c the tho of or if on the thc or i is as the looks books tell us ns it Il existed in Rome home But Bul BulIt BuIt It Is Iii gloomy It Is sal sai and with its horrid cruelty its ILl unmitigated brutality a. a a lI severity sc which docs small credit to the thc of man nan The human torches l with which illuminated the arena ma may be bo brutal to the Ia last t extremity But Dut It Il hoes oes not lIot flatter flutter the tite Intelligence Int IJ which was vas chal charged with the management of the he world And after all this It Is a pleasure to 0 ay fay that James Tame GOI Gordon on Is a 0 fine Marua Mar Mar- I u-a u a big lug shapely voiced sonorous with decided ability Hurry gives gl ono one a sufficiently rc uI- uI lye ive idea IJa of Nero Nero and therefore hois heS ho he is S successful Mr 11 I is not nol by my fly the lie noblest Hainan Homan of lf o hem m ah all all I. I but Jut then as he I Is the lie theil villain vii il lain aln of the hi j play lay he ho nee need heed not nol be he ci either III or e attractive c SIt Mr tine mention for or his Ills 1111 lion ion of the thc part of or It is and intelligent The Tire man I Ian H Hin in an fl actor Miss liss ing realizes reali the bat li-al If I that hat ilir- ilir hr Is moi e attractive attractive- fi f I II gt I t III and 11 I of II- II gen gen- 11 1 rous iro limn the hooks books paint the empress Miss lIs is a clover cr nl pretty but Ul nut not a u very convi con con- vi Berenis Miss 11 succeeds suc sue fr r I r better r as Dada and anti Miss lios Radcliffe Is a very MIss s Corcoran as LS MerCIa is ix l 1 ful In ti a i Flue role ShI She is iH beautiful ful ni ami 11 lenders 18 her lien portion of I the lilies hues of the thc with nl I i h beautiful u play intelligence But lint It is in n a degree l' l colorless and anti cold probably in iii necessary sary ary contrast with till the wine vine charms of r th the women of or Koine The scenery is i not int of an l' l suh substantial III lal order nor noi- strikingly kingly ly I Im- Im in But the lie costumes lm are aio true to tu the period In In many w ways yg lie tho big scene is that lint of or t X s Mo o S pretence chamber In which tilde thi the tyrant I reveals eals ahl I the meanness and hlo oC ot hl his mIs nature mature hl hi his I sl cr lo to his Ids clever cr wife wIe a ar il his Ills I personal I tal un- un ii all Ll I the im iiii imperial I pomp lump I of till the Caesars The iThe Sign of the thc Cros wl ui e- e r-n. r JM- JM tonight tomorrow night v lh u Li afternoon te I ClU nm 4 II c of r lh ln I was d U up ut at th 1111 I 1 last I Ln L Vi l li h tL rr il t riP l II It hi Ith ii Lilt Lilt- rl li Iii In- Ina a ii io i an and V mi- mi OiL 10 hIa Illi w h s I l the tho who the l e procession t tu tO i the n l. aio u o of the specialties and well 1 c a ll I the lie ordinary I and JI l 11 Kate s rs Pel Iero o and I I ho r Alexande-r and lieu Ic with it lh halt half the lie stunts all of or which pleaded cd les lc Musician is more or tH the th Mad l 1 and did marveloUs of lit an nn acrobat al also alo real feats with his hl- musical saulI il One of the tic Iw best 1051 l teams learns of ur the oven ven Ing anti Ing-anti and the thc year fur for that mailer maUlI rhey They form forni forma fornia hl were tho Wilson 1111 i e miners n Iners a n pair ian h of f C warblers and hard haid to tu and ha had the Iho whole au- au Hence singing anti and whistling Up Mary ar on UI which they Uy were Were called of ur the tue back several times limes Thy Thu success strongly ly told comedians was as must when the the- u audience left lett the theatre the catchy humming and whistling tune lune Austin Walsh in a no noc novelty c It buries burles- made malle a decided de ile- ile hUe Clue Seeing New York cl hit and was responsible for Cor much the theau he of the time good go tl humor hum n displayed by au auditors My My Iy And the tIle showing Moth Mother law r in r-In-I r w or oi oi A A. Domestic ComO Com Coin O edy took lol the house by storm I GIaI Grand Theatre all all' The l Priest as M being beug presented pre lire J at al the Grand this week weel by the lie is one une of oC the he bc best t John JUlIO Wolfe company attractions the Grand hUtS has ho given Suit Sail and aud Is being well Lake this hs season the play Is clean dean whole whole- I lilt thC Ii and anti letl refresh refreshing Ing and is most clever compan com com- hy a i bly fa pan piny A matinee anal ami 10 evening per ICI performance J.- J. terminates Wednesday fUIman e c on VC the he engagement e For Foi three e nights nl h wed vec t tailing tall I in lug on 01 Thursday of K I The Thc Little a a cored comedy offering the Grands Grand's drama will wi be bc Al ho lio J IT Th- Th Lyric Stuck Stock company busl- busl var to The Jl l I. I I is nl ht turm The work of ll I l again h last Hl lle Frederick S Moore In the tho lead heat was ivas wa lir t Pearl Ethier Time The that lint of ss fi as was WU tv was well wul lull tattoo n. n cal care c of or by hy J. J I F. F McDonald u and M. M 1 Duvere Ella Ela of M the well with the ho part parl Pitner did l cJ Allen Alice wel wih tendon ant and in good Steward l lr nII parl I order ig H tlc IHal of ofHie Ir Kf r ul ilg Lie UI Cos s o. Is Lime Hie t I Ii ll lu lw lU The rue ills BIs- In 1 production l of if ii Hs fur for scheduled which IK Is lio s s 's tu hOI m 1 at tt Iho thu Sah S1 Lake Lalu theatre I It Is I ill i next we 1 huH half f Mf it I l I he l lf Lids 1 bill h ugly Interesting nig play pia tl lain lilt by hy Pollock from frill Mi Miriam Mi- Mi alI exciting big novel that l l I S 1 has won wun great lat lI CI lever ver Jessie le Busley hU f 1 ii of ur 1 11 IIII I. u 1 said toU to III Is tahl Dillon the lie female U the must entertaining and tilt ont rJ ali lie tiis hg Iii over u el given 11 01 on oil ul Los Lo San cu of ur LII an stUK tage Critics l Seattle ami uti Oakland and auth say f for chunn el Miss lJ 1 is almost l without will with with- wil- wil out u l a ft a peer e I Gum l l k S particular was the tile t In every fc w Ml given l Gamble Guinle aud par par- l U- U at ut lh FU t al Congregational ohm church eh br- br I n 1 t at as tin till lh ii iii lm of or the he I Mi I I of ur COI 11 deep toned voi uke e I s 's and aid J rich ll was ivas al heard in in- taI several selections cJ so al Sam SamI audience tu hi the lie were a b number I on was a treat in a I p n at h boU iti op and Ice ll l. l Miss Ml V Vlra rna I L f c J 1 t r l A. A 1 t t Ion Leone 1 Is a of ability f and I II feelingly i u c lal a I nuni- nuni 1 The of If lt the lh evening va i novel ami attractive c ono mile 1 I Id 1 h all I to 10 tl th the tho r nf fact nf hittIng of nun nuin- b 1015 U I IR there tvs given a n short following each number the to 1 being given Ivon in the tho ho vocal yoal a. rl These anal analytical lal notes hoLeS lend much to til thi- thi Lw Ulc value of or the thc and indeed vc ea-vc to 10 interpret t mud nuchi that would nan ly Ja pass c t Ih lie tho average n aJl student |