The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 15, 1897, Page 25

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1897. 021 - 5 Francis Powers has staked out a claim for himself in an almost unpros d d of play-writing. His own parti ar le Klondike is the impressionist field. hrows scenes and dramatis persona on the canvas and expects the audience to enter into the thouzhts and feelings that enimated him when he wrote the play. The impressionist field is not new to ar musicians and painters have exploited it thoroughly. Most of us have heard melo- maniacs vow that a true disciple wi know the whole story of the devil an Faustus from merely bearing a pe ance of Berli “Damnation of Fa Ionce knew a fervid impressionist who would never go to a concert where Rubin- stein’s “Ocean’ symphony was to be per- formed, because it made him seasick. £ The impressionist painter is generally a gentleman of very entbusiastic who considers it rank vandalism to expect pictures to be reproductio: of nature. “Oh, very, beautiful,” you remark admir- ingly, when you visit his stndio and he puts his latest canvas on the easel. You wonder internally whether the view rep- resents & purple cow basking in a yellow | cornfield, or whether the vivid dash of crimson is meant for the sun settingin | “‘Taken—eh—off “What a haze of golden glory. this coast?”’ you ask tentatively. matters it where the picture was Teplies the impressionist painter, in a tone of voice that shows you have fallen 90 per centin hLis estimation by the sordid ques- tion. “The picture is meant to convey the idea of peace—plenty—the rich glow of early autumn, graphic reproduction of so many miles of water and cubic yards of cloud. is nota co you think in parentheses.] The picture conveys an impression—peace ~—plenty., Idon’t care what you call the mere view, so long as you get the right jmures _peace—plenty. Now do you catch the idea? Yes, people generally do when it is explained to them.” Francis Powers has undertaken to pros- impressionist field dramatically, rst Born’’ assayed richly. He knew his Chinatown, and the audiences knew it too, and were interested in seeing the quaint quarter put on the stage 8o viv: idly and pecturesquely. But, alas! alas the words of a cynical first-nighter, 1s Powers “bit off more than he could chew’’ when he undertook to treat Turkey and Greece from an impressionist standpoint. He does not know Turkey and Greece so well as he knows China- town. What information he does possess on the subject is apparently a jumble of ancient Greek history, the ‘‘Arabian Nights,” and news of the late war, col- ored by American editorisl comment. If the author of an impressionist work does not know exactly where he is at the audi- ence can scarcely get the right impression. Ban Francisco audiences care about as much for Greek politics as Francis Powers seems to know about them. His play is the blind leading the blind, and ever since scriptural days that has always resulted in disaster. People famous for reading between the linev say that the author’s dream in “Turk Meets Greek” was to make his an- diences enter into the poetry of ths late war, to kindle them into enthusiasm for Greece, with its glorious memories, and make Californians ready to cry: Woke they not, the brave, the fres, To guard their own Thermopy!a. Other wiseacres say that the author in- tended to give a picturesque impression —the sort of thing that would make people remark, “By the beard of the prophet, is this Stamboul that I see be- fore me?” The truth is that Francis Powers alone knows what, impression ke intended to convey—and he won't tell. That is the worst of impressionist art. What isa purple cow to you may be a sunset to me, and a third person may see all sorts of transcendental meanings hid- den from the common or garden imagina- tion. Powers’ care in withholding from pre- meture publication the plot of *“Turk Meets Greek” is explained now—little ceres he for' such sordid detail as mere For an.impressionist dramatist to on a plot for effect wonld beas bad as for an impressionist painter to reiy for fam< on a mere reproduction of nature. But the worst of. it is that a dramatisi has to reckdn with the common or garden imagination and not with people capable habits, | taken?"” | This is no mere photo- | [*Ab, it | WHEN CNSTANTINE AEARS THAT £ DHEM ' = WILLIAM: LEWERS common or garden imagination is ap- palled at the poetic license iz the plot of | “Turk Meets Greek.” In fact one carf | enly become reconciled to the story at all | to Francis Powers, the impression is the | thing and the plot is a mere detail. The scene opens in a picturesque stroet cumlocution we learn, if we keep our ears very sharply open, that Ayesha, the daughter of Abdul Hassen Effendi, has eloped to Greece with Prince Constantine. | Edhem Pasha is drilling his army (con- | sisting of National Guardsmen, N. G. C., disguised with fezzes) when to him enter | Ayesha’s father and mother, the latter be- |ing an aged gentleman of venerable ap- | pearance. -£ffendi, throwing himself at the Pasna’s feet, implores Lo be allowed to | zo tothe war toavenge the wrong done his house, and the mother, disregarding the injunction of thePrdphet, appears unveiled before the National Guardsman. From subsequent developments it transpires that the aged gentleman of venerable appear- ance isnot only permitted 10 go to the front, but is immediately placed in com- mand of the entire Turkish army. The next scene stows Constantine medi- tating in the rmins of the Acropolis by moonlight. To him enter Ayesha and General Smolenski. Their conversation, which is largely culled from editorials that have appeared in American newspapers, does not advance the action of the play inuch, but Ayesha learns that her father is in command of the Turkish army, and Constantine says he has feared all along that the Turks would discover thst Eifendi was the greatest strategist jn the world. In the days when he (Constantine) was in Constantinople incog., Effendi used to show him on a chess board that the victories of Alexander and Cm:ar were mere child’s play. When Ayesha learns that ber father is in command, she, mela- phorically speaking, puts her foot down, by reflecting that in the drama, zccording | | in Stamboul, where after considerable cir- | | Her firmness makes one almost suspect that she must have had an American education. At the next scene, the battle of Pharsa- , the casualties are apparently: One | Greek wounded, one Turk killed, the aforesaid Turk being the commander-in- chief of yenerable appearance, who dies sing his daughter Ayesha. Constan- | tine, instead of attending to his military | duties, is spouting extracts from Ameri- | can editorials while the battle rages with- and he grows positively indignant | when Smolenski tries to induce him to | fight. The last scene of all which ends | this strange, eventiul history shows the men of Athensin a state of oratorical in- | dignation at Constantine’s conduct. They | hoot at the Prinee d generally treat him | disrespectiully, rer him that he { has a wife, ana that therefore il is un- seemly to.appear continually in public | with a lady in Turkish bloomers always | at his heels and frequently in his arms. | Constantine obligingly steps on a con- venient wall and does a sort of *Friends- | Romans-countrymen-lend-me-yours-ears’ | act, in the course of which he says: “I | would rather be an Iceland fisherman and | plow the Polar Sea than be the thing I am-—a Prince.”” When he comes to ths “Lastly-my-brethren’ stage of his dis- course he kisses his sword, hands it to | Smolenski, and declaring that he will | meet with more consideration from his | Mr. Merryweathes sympathies are with the South, lovesa | Henry the Fowler, Kin» of Germany; Northern colonel. Her lover, who has penetrated the Confederate lines to see her, is atrested and held. His adversary, who is the Confederate officer command- ing, determines to have him shot. In the presence of the manacled prisoner he insults Maryland, when she seizes a bayo- net and strikes him down. She then frees her loyer, who escapes. The order is given for.the ringing of the tower bell as warning of a prisoner’s es- cape. Maryland, to prevent the bell from ringing, rushes up into the belfry, seizes the clapper and swings to and fro as the’ bellrope is pulled from below, and the lover's life is saved. Itis said that M Leslie Carter as the heroine, Maryland Calvert, displays remarkable emotional James force. Amonz thée company are: E. Wilson, Frank Mordaunt, Theodore Roberis, Henry Weaver Jr., Grant Stew- art,” Helen Tracy, Angela McCaull and Virginia Tracy. , The sc:nery is said to be exceptionally good. Golumbia Theater. To-morrow evening the Frawley Com- pany will present C. Haddon Chambers’ piay, *“The Idler,” which when presented here by the Lyceum Company met with marked favor. Toecastof “The Idler"” is as follow rank Worthing Frascls Carlyle el Frawley s Corson Clarke _Frederick Peirs vilson Encs dys Wailis Phosa Meallister Mrs, Glyun. Madze Carr Cook Lady Haraing (Helen) . Blanche Bates “The Idler” will mark the first appear- ance of Francis Carlyle with the Frawley Company, of which he will remain a feature for the rest of the season. ln Simeon Strong, the American, Frawley bimself will have a congenial role to play in ““The Idler.”’ Bennett. F Blcazar Theater. “Turk Meets Greek” has been a great deal remodeled since its first production, last Monday evening. A bit has been added here and alittle iaken off there, until now it is more tangible and compre- hensible, incident follows incident more rapidly and the author’s purpose in the play is mcre easily apprehended, Every- thing in and about the playis abso- lately new and original, and was made especially for this production, and those who have seen “Turk Meets Greek’’ agree on one point, if on noother, Wiliiam Mertens and John J. Raffael, alternating as Frederick Telramund, a noble of Brabant; W. H. West as tbe King’s Hecrald; Mme. Kronold and Miss Effie Stewart, late of the Carl Rosa Opera Company, who will make her first appear- "ance in this City in opera as Elsa of Bra- bant: Katherine Fleming-Hinrichs and Bernice Holmes, who will alternats as the vindictive Ortrud, the wi f Telramund. An enlarged chorus will Jend efficient aid. One of the features of the production wiil be the symphony orchesira of thirty picked musicians. *‘Lohengrin’’ will be sung every evening durmng the week, Special attention ‘will be given to the staging of “Lohengrin.” “Carmen,” “Ii Trovatore” and the first presentation in this City of Ponchielli's celebrated opera, “La Gioconda,” are in preparation. At the Orpheum. The bill offered last week at the Orphe- um has proved so popular that but iwo new faces will be seen to-morrow even- ing. Gus Williams, the “*German Sena- tor,” is as quaintly and seriously humor- ous as ever. The trained catsand doss and their master, Professor Leonidas, are helping to pack the theater, while the sirong woman, Mary Arnious, will con- tinue to give exhibit:ons of muscular de- velopment. Papinta will be seen for the last week, as will also Elvira Frencelli, Tom Lewis and thethree Rackett brothers. Johnnie Carroll, an_ old San Francisco favorite, will make his reappearance after an absence of two years. He is an Irish story-teller and singer. Miss Levevi Charmion, a young and pretty performer gn the Spanish rings, wiil be added to the ill. At the Oberon. The usuval crowded houses have pre- vailed at the Oberon during the week, and the International Ladies’ Orchestra is be- coming still more popular. Their engage- ment will close on_ Sunday, Septemter 12, and Herr Stark with his Vienna Orches- tra, which has had many additions to its number, will return to the Oberon. At the Chutes. To-day’s programme at ihe free theater will include Hallett and Carroll, an ec- céntric sketch team; Wilfred and Harry Burns, equilibrists; Trevell, a shadow- grapher and juggler; the De Pue sisters, dancers; Troibert, acomedy conjurer; and Marcon, a flame-blower. This afternoon there will be a balloon ascension and parachute drop by Pro- fessor Mackabee at the [Haight-street grounds, Sutro Baths. The introduction of aquatic contests has proved astrong drawing factor, and as the awards are liveral and afford both men foes than from his friends he formally re- signs his right to the succession in fayor | of his brother George—and the curtain | fal | The audience islef: to goon its way re- joicing in the hope that Ayesha and her lover were received with distinguiched | consideration when tuey reached Turkish soil. If they have arrived there yet, they could probably a different tale unfold. Turkich relations have an unpleasant way of dealing with erring damsels, There is no boiling oil in it, but there are other things aimost as bad. As for unbelievers who elopé with Turkish maidene, accord- ing to the law of the Prophet the family is not bound to kill the fatted calf when they drop in to pay a visit. Ths denoue- ment, however, is another piece oi Powers’ impressionism. He has left the fate of Avesha and her lover to the im- agination of the audiencs, The managzement of the Alcazar has mounted “Turk Meets Greek'’ lavishly, but Henry Irving himself couid not make the play a success. TFrancis Powers has much to learn—English grammar among other things—but his st:01gz sense of the picturesque ought to prove a dramatic Klondike to him yet. Perhaps the fail- ure of “Turk Meeis Greek'” may teach bim that, though picturesqueness is good in its way, a good plot is beiter. If he learns the lesson, then in the words of his own hero, Constantine, “This failure may be but the beginning of success.” MariE EVELYN. Baldwin Theater. “The Heart of Maryland,” Belasco's Iatest play, of which much has been heard during the last two years, will receive its initial San Francisco production at the Baldwin to-morrow night. Its action is supposed {o take place during the civil war, and the author bas written his story toa certain extent round the incident of the poem “‘Curfew Shall Not Ring To-night.” of discovering hidden meamings. Jhe|and says that she is going to the irouk | The heroine, Maryland Calvest, whose / | namely, that it is 8 remarkable scenic production, well worth +eeing. The man. agement of the Alcazar announces that it has expended more than $2000 1n scenery alone, and the costumes have cost nearly as much. ““Turk Meets Greek’ will hold the boards until the night of Augnst 22, afier which will be presented a series of Eastern suc- cesses, among them ‘‘Jane,” “The Girl 1 Left Behind Me,”” **Too Much Johnson,” and “‘Highest Bidder.” **The Sportsman’ Grand Opera-House. “The Heart of Chicago,” which will be produced to-morrow evening, is the latest play from the pen of Lincoln J. Carter. The piece, like the author's other works, is melodramatic and is to a certain extent original 1n plotand scenic embellishment. The action opens with a dissolution of a firm and a quarrel between ths members on the night of the great fire, which af- fords an opportunity for the introduction of three realistic views of the memorable night in October, 1871. Twenty-one years are supposed to elapse between the first and tne succeeding acts. The gzuilty part- ner, who rests in tae bellef that the fire wiped out evidence of his crime, hus be- come a wealthy and influential citizsn. Among the special scenic and mechan- ical effects may be mentioned a visw from the rooi of the Masonic Temple, the Chi-~ cago fire scene and the scene where an en- gine comes puffing to the footlights, The cast calls for twenty-five speaking char- acters, Among those specially engaged for the production are: M:.nnie Holden, with songs and dances; Clarence Arper; Hszel Callagan, the child performer, and Norman Phillips, an infant phenomenon, aged 6, TJivoli Opera-House. To-morrow evening, for the first time at the Tivoli Opera-house, Wagner's cele- brated music-drama, * Lobengrin,” will be given under the direction of Gustav Hinrichs. | The cast is a specially selected one, and will ivelude Signor Michelena and Rhys Thomas, alternating as Lohengrin, Knight of the Holy Grail; Siguor Abramoff as| and boysa chance to show their swim- ming powers they are brought off with exciting dash and interest. A 500- yara race for men and a 50-yard- and-back swimming race for boys will be contested this afternoon; and three pr.zes will be awarded in each case. bignor Leonardo, flying-t performer, as a finale to his act w an exhibition of the “s.ide for life”” steel rops 150 yards long. The Burns Brothers, equilibrists; the Leander Sis- ters, novelty dancer<; Z:da, contortionist, and Clarence Mason, horizontal-bar ex- pert, will also appear. A ster opticon ex- hibition will be given this evening. A Klondike Play. “On to Klondike” is the name of play just finished for production at the Oakland Theater on Saturday evening, the 21st, by Mrs. Alice Kingsbury-Cooley. The author is one of the best local known writers and actresses, and has, from all ac- counts, written a strong play. The story dealswith the love of a young man for the daughter of a miilionaire and of his efforts to secure a fortune in the gold fieids in the face of the many obstacles placed in his the bacchanaliens began shouting for *‘Dixie.” In no time the cry becme generai: “Dixie, Dixie, give us Dixiel” Sigoor Fuucinlll stood ~for & moment petrified. His face was & study. Indignation and dis- gust were only too apparent. But experi- ence had taught the professor diserétion, so be gave the signal and Dixie was played, to the great.delight of the gentieman irom the | ter and turpentine State, who gave him a rousing and prolonged Contederate yell at | the finish. The mejority of our stars wiil use new plays nextseason. The following are some of those now booked: Julia Arthur in “A Lady of Qual- ity,” John Drew in *‘A Marriage of Conyenl- ence.” Maud Adams in “The Little Minister, Andrew Mack in “An Irisn Gentleman, Walker Whiteside in “A Man in Black,” A. Lipman in the “Indian,” Robert Mautell in A Secret Warrant,” Marie Jansen in ‘“Nancy Hanks,” Frank Daniels in we “Idol’s Eye.” From the Evening Sun: Here is 8 man—tLe Baron Blanc—who wants to have his former wife'restrained from using his name on the stage. Butsurely the woma: must call herself something or other! 1f she took somebody else’s name that somebody else might also object. It reminds one of an old story familiar to New Yorkers. When s woman, the relative by marriage of & Bishop, 100K 10 1he boards, members o the family im- plored her to take another designation, I shall never abundon the name that I have muae fumous,” was her triumphant and con- vineing reply. Charles Frohman has contributed a cool | sensible letter to the New York Herald in | which he said some timely things. He point- ed out the fact that London, while itenjoyed | the American actor, was not_actually panting | with impatience for him Ste admired. Gii- lette, yet not every American plapwright may | duplicate his success. and valuable, for there scems to be a not.on abroad in this country that London just now isa sorc of theatrical Klondike region or a his intention of appealing a dict—the | of the soldiers. All thisisentertaining new Tommy Tiddler's territory in which the !"American actor can pick up British gold. The editor of Londen fociety s abandoned nst the ver- extraordinary verdict — recently iven azainst him in an action for libel rought by Lottie Collins, & member of the music-hall profession who has had 0 much praise that she considers a tew words of criii- cism - libelous. The defendant, how- ever, has published a very dignified siatement, from which one gathers that he is mnot going to be irightened fiom the performance of his duty, even by the adverse verdict of & British jury that ever seems o think (ha press fair game 10 _fire al. The case referred to dffords another illus tration of the fact that there are very many artists who want butter, all butter, and butter ail the time, and who put their backs up and allow their angry passions to arise directly those who have helped them along dare even to hint & fault or to suggest that they anl their methods are not absolutely without blemish. ¢*Hub’* Crider’'s War-Record Mule. Professor T. D. Boaz bas found a mule that he saysis 38 years of age. The ani- mal is now the property of “Hub" Crider, in the eastern portion of the county. He was raised by the proiessor’s father, and during the war was nidden on several occa- sions to prevent him fallinginto the ands He was sold when 24 years ot age, and that, the professor says, was fourteen years ago, making the ani- mal now of the remarkable age of 38. Ha is stiil in pretty good fix, and will prob- ably live to be 40, if not older. NEW TO-DAY—. AL MAYMAN AnD Cop NCORP'D PROPS. LDWi1 MEATRE JAMES E. WILSON, Hr.NRY WEA o HERBERT MILLWARD, TeFFT JOHNSON. ROBERT MCINTYRE, ANGELA McCAUL GR) I T STEWA HAZELTO J. A. WEBER, DAVID CHRIST. L MILDRED SCO'T' ALL THE ORIGINAL AMUSEMENTS, COMMBENCING TO-MORROW (MONDAY) EVENING, INAUGURAL PRESENTATION IN SAN FRANCISCO OF * DAVID BELAZC0O’S ROMANT C DRAMA, THE HEART OF MARYLAND UNDER THE PERSONAL DIRECTION OF THE AUTHOR, presented by MRS. LESLIE CARTER and a SUPERB COMPANY, FRANK MORDAUNT, comprising & THEODORE ROBERTS, MALCOLM WILLIAMS, ARTHUR PEARS DOWNING CLARKE, C RT, 1E, T, PI MOROSCO’S | GRAND OPERA-HOUSE WALTER MOROSCO...Sole Lessee and Manager. Week Commencing MARVELOUS APPROACHING TRA SONGS !——DANCE EVENING PRICES—10c, 25¢c and 50c. LAST TWO PERFORMANCES OF 'THE TORNADO! Monday, August 1. Initial Presentation Here of Lincoln J. Carter's Superb Scenic Production, THE HEART OF CHICAGO! PICTURE OF REA THAN THE OTH — REALISTIC TIRE ——SPECIALTIES! Matinees Saturday and Sunday. MOMENT A SURPRIS®! EACH 3397 455 Al STRONGER L LIFE! K1 SCEN 7 . Acfmbia Sheatie, 'TRICOLATIER.GOTTLOD & G+ LE3SES ATIMAIAGERS - - ——THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING—— Last Performance way by a rival for the hand of bis sweet- heart. Some realistic scenic effects are promised, and the play will bave the benefit of fine interpretation by a company headed by Walter Hodges, Miss Kelley avd Agnes Rankin. The author is quite familiar with life in the icy north, having paid an extensive visit to Alaska. Dramatic Brevities. Charles Hoyt is hard at work on a new play for Otis Harlan and William de Vere. Pearl Andrews will create a character en- tirely new to the stage in *What Happened to Jones.” Itis that of a Swedish servaut-girl, In six months of 1897 the German Dramatic Institute received 411 plays, only twenty of which were thought it ‘or the stage. Joe Herbert is 10 write a burlesque on ‘“La Poupee,” and Maestro Hammersteinio may compose the music, with an accent on the mey. In Hungary they engrave portraits of ropu- lar actors and_actresses on 1000-florin notes. But what good can it do_the actors thus com- plimented? They never seen 1000-florin notes. 8. H. Friedlander has purchased the Pacific Coast rights to ‘““An American Beauty,” the opera used early last season by Lillian Rus- sell. Hugh Morton and Gustave Kerker are the authors. At last Augustin Daly has discovered that his London venture was spelling ruin, was eating up all bis American profits, so he will probably seil out his share in his theater to George fidwnrdes. Sir Henry Irying will soon appear as Peter the Great in aplay from the pen of Lawrence Irving. Some people predict that this will give rise to a Peter the Great boom cqualing the recent Napoleon boom. “The First Born” Company is now touring the Northwest, in allcities it has visited play- ing to the largest audiences of the summer season. The papers slong the coast have devoted columns to the story of the play. The California Dramatic Club will give a grand production of “Lochinvar” at Native Sons’ Hall on Saturday evening, Septem ber 5. Ruth Belluve, a handsome society belle, will make her debut bzfore the footlights on that occasion. Lorimer Stoddard, the author of “Tess of the @ Urbervilles,” who is sojourning at Sag Har- bor, has finished his new play for Robert Taber, The piay is a romantic drama in four with scenes 1aid in the time of Napoleon. nd Mrs. Taber are at present in London. That's a nice subject for a farce comedy, that lady in Brookiyn who married two men and lived with them under the same roof. If they bad not met and compared notes the secret might have been kept indefinitely. It re. minds one of Box and Cox with its mystifi- cations, Gabrielle d’Annunzio has just finlshed a tragedy entitled “The City of Death.” It has only four acts and four dramatis persone—two men end two women. It will be brought ont in October at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome, by the following cast: Eieonora Duse, Tina de Lorenzo, and the men’s parts taken by Ando and Ermete Zacconi. Gustav Walter, director-general of the Or- pheum circuit, returned from Europe last Tuesday after an absence of three months, He came direet from Buda-Pesth, bringing with him & full militarv band of forty Hungarian boy musicians, under the leadership of Schil- zouyi Nii . The title in full of tne organi- zation is aiser Franz Joseph's yar Hu- saren Knaben-Kapelle.” The boys will bs beard at the Orpbeum shortly. Professor Fanciulli of the Marine band has a weakness tor “Wagner” and a lofty scorn for anything not coming under the head of classic In the way of music. This peculiarity of his has got him into no end of small troubles and into one court-martial Not loog agoa %elennon of North Carolinans, who were in Washington, sat listering to the Marine band do itself proud with selections from “Lohen- grin,” “Tristam and Isoide,” *‘Die Waikure," etc., when suddenly one of those souiless The Perfume of Yiolets The purity of the lily, the glow of the rose, | and Rhnc flz.!h of Hg)yc combine in PozzoNt’ ‘wondrous Powder. THE CHARITY BALL (MONDAY) EVENING— —TO-MORROW And During the Week, —TEIE— FRAWLEY COPANY ——WILL PRESENT THE—— | LYCEUN ' SUCCENS, MONDAY, Revival of A. W. Pinero’s Domestic Comedy, ‘ “SWEET LAVENDER.” TIVOLIOPERA-HOUSE Mrs. ERNEsTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Manager GRAND OPEKA SEASON Under the direction of dir. Gustav Hinrichs. This Evening_at 8 O'Clock—LAST TIME— Verdi's Masterplece, s ATIIDAL” | Cast includes: Thomas. Mertens, Miss Fffie Stawart | Abramoft, West, (Her first appearance in Ete., Ete. this city), Miss Bernice Holmes. TO-MORROW EVENING Ani Allth> Week, “LOHENGRIN!” GREAT CAST. Correct Costumes. Beantiful Accesso ries, symphony Orches:ra of 30. Popular Prices 5c and 50c, MATINEE TO-DAY (SUNDAY). Parquel, any seat, 25c: Halcony, any seal, L)% Chuldren, 1Uc, any part of the house. Beginning Mouday Evening, August 16, JOHNNIE CARROL, The Great Celtic Comedian. GUS WILLIAMS, PROF. LEONIDAS and his Catseni Dogs: MARY ARNIOIIS, the srrongest Woman on Earth: Last Week of PAPINTA. Concerts by the Venetian Ladies' Orchestra every evening in the Orpheum annex. MECHANICS’ PAVILION. MECHANICS' FAIR ——WILL OPEN— TUESDAY, AUG. 17, At 7:30 P. ML EXPOSITION BAND! (40 pleces), led by the celebrated corne: soloist, WALTER B. ROGERS, Leader of the Seventh Regiment Baud of New York PURE FOOD EXRIBITS. FORESTRY EXHIBIT. FISHERIES EXHIBIT. MACHINERY IN MOTION. BEAUTIFUL ART GALLERY. SEASON T1C0KETS. Double.. Sinale. Childre Special ra i SINGLE ADMISSION. 5 Cents Adults 15 Cen's Children. . 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