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Show ! "ALYIX JOSLIX" LAST NIGHT. ! ; - j A Big House, a Fair Performance, and a Splendid Orchestra. Long before the hour of 7 o'clock last night the gods gathered thick on the steps of the Theatre, clamoring, as it were, for "an entrance through the gates." The occasion was the re-appearance of C. L. Davis in his comedy drama of "Alvin Joslin." The house was jammed, as it always is on holidays, no matter what the attraction. There is very little in "Alvin Joslin" but absurdity, but that is of such a character char-acter as to make the audience laugh ever7 minute while the curtain is up.- The play contains nothing either very witty or pathetic, but depends largely "on spectacular spectac-ular effect, marvelous escapes and improbable im-probable rescues of the heroine by the all-irrepressible Alvin Joslin. The scene I of Brooklyn bridge was a splendid j effect. The company is by no means a strong one in an artistic sense, but being well up in the-"line8," the whole piece goes off with vim and a hilarity that keeps the audience interested all the while .and sends them home well satisfied with the entertainment. The orchestra is an exceptionally good one, and gave renditions last night that were alone worth the price of admission. "Alvin Joslin" will be repeated again tonight, to-night, and at a matinee and evening performance to-morrow night. |