Amusements

Professional jealonsy does nor seeon to trouble Walker W-hitsside, the tragedian. liis manager, Mason Mitehcll. has engaged for leading support' on his coming tour no less a man üian Frederick Pauldlng, who has had a disttagolshed career in the bost eo n panies that have ever played the legitímate (Irania tu tliis country, und lias boen a star as wel!. While Mr. Whiteside has p.othing lo fear from comparison with the oí his conteimporaries, liis step in gaging so bright a lig-lit is iiighly to be commended. It will redouad io his own success, howerer, for iiis awn art wiü be reinforeed and heightened by tlie support of so finished an actor. The leading lady of rlie eompaay wil! be the beauüful and ebanniTig Lelia Wolstou. Other excellent peo Die have been engaged ana the compauy will be imieli stronger ïii.m any Mr. WMteside has taken out before. A aovelty is promised Cor the opeaing attraction here--ac enthvly uew pláy based on Stanley Weyman's faiiudis and thTilling romantic Lla, "The Mau in Black." Mr. Whlteside ys a dual role, that of the old magician and that of young Chevalier de Iieueaux. The test is a severe one, but no one wlio remembers Mr. Whtteside's fervent yonng Hamlet and 'lis erafty old Sbylock can doubt his coaiplete triumph., Owinj? to the large numbsr of quail about tlie city and the desiratoility of keeping them unmolested the city marshal calis attention to the fa et that he will promptly prosscute any person ot persons caught shooting at these lirds inside the city's Minits.