Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-09

sEooED NTsHT OF sHARPLEY's MIEsTREIs
There vas another crowded house at tn
Academy Of Music, Saturday evening, th
occasion OF the second appearance of sa1
sharPley's MinstreIs. Owing to 8 misun
dorHtanding on the part Of the audience il
regard to reserved seats, there was dissat
isfactiOn OcCasiOned while the audience wa
being seated. The printed programme
stated that admission to the dress and fami
ly circles would be twenty-five cents, bu
that seats in the Parquette would be ffty
cents. Many who did not see the programme
thought they were being swindIed. The
Academy is inadequate to seat the crowd.
who throng to hear the minstrels. Num-
bers we're turned away Saturday night, una
bic to get in at all. Under such circum-
stances the management is entitled to re-
serve a portion of the house. It should be
remembered tonight that the parquette is
fifty eents-Other parts of the house, twenty
i've cents.
The performance on Saturday night gave
excellent satisfaction. sharpley was in the
best of spirits, and the sparks of his original
wit few thick and fast, producing roars of
laughter. scOrning the veteran and thread
bare "gags" Ofthe profession, he relies sue
cessfully upon native humor for his effects.
Add Weaver, who has just commenced an
engagement with the troupe, received an
enthusiastic and fattering welcome, and
gave his new song and dance, entitled
"Eph's Lament" i" with immense applause
he received laundering encore.
Tonight, there is very excellent bill.
SEvERE ACCIDENT FROM AN EXPLOSION
Mr.. B. F. Sargent has pyrOtechnie factory
at the corner Of Perry and Superior streets.
On Saturday afternoon he was engaged in
preparing a composition of alcohol, nitric
acid, silver, etc., to be used in the msnufao-
ture of tOrpedOes. Wishing to dry the com
pound he held it near the FIRE, using what
he considered to be proper caution, when it
suddenly exploded, some Of the compound
flying into his face and burning it considsra-
bly, in the neighbOrhoOd of his eyes, which
are greatly endangered. His left hand was
badly burned also. There were several
children in the room making torpedoes, who
we're terribly alarmed, and set up a cry that
soon brought people to the spot. Mr. sar-
gents wife was also in the room when the
accident happened, and rendered immediate
aid to her husband, who was blinded,
stunned and confused by the explosion. A
carriage was procured as soon as possible,
and Mr.. Sargent carried to his residence,
which is No. % sibley street. DR.. Beckwith
was summoned, who dressed Mr.. Sargents
wounds. He expresses it as his opinion that
the left eye though hurt, will not be permant-
ly impaired in vision. The right eye is in
jured the worst, yet he thinks the right is
not destroyed. He will be laid up for few
weeks. Mr.. Sargent is the leader of sar-
gents Band.
It was certainly very fortunate that the
accident was not worse. The powder used
for tOrpedOes is of the most powerful discrip-
ton.
TIE CoEwAYs-Thosed distinguished artists,
Mr.. and Mrs. Conway, were at the johnson
over Sunday. They are on their way to Co
Iumbus, where they are to appear this eve
ming. They came direct from New York
and we're detained here on account of the ac-
cident en- the New York and Erie Railroad
carly on Saturday morning.
The conways became great fsVorites here
during their brief engagement at the Acade-
my of Music. They will probably appear
here again in May. Since playing here they
have filed very successful engagements in
various cities. They met with excellent sue
css in Buffalo, where they remained a
month.
Mr.. Deviation, the dramstist, has recent
ly written a new five act play for the Cvn-
ways, entitled /" Rosalis, (" adapted to the Pc
culiar styles Of Mr.. and Mrs. Conway's act
ing. tits founded on an old English story
of domestic life, and resembles the style of
q" Willow COpse," somewhat They have
never yet played it, and will probably pro
duce it during their engagementat Columbus.
1t is said to be an intensely interesting play
and well adapted to exhibit the peculiar pow
ers Of the COnways.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conway leave on the early
train this morning, for Columbus. We can
warrant our friends of the Capital City rare
treat during their stay with them.
GEoRGE FRAxoIs TRA1E.-This eccentric
but talented speaker viii deliver his new
lecture, entitled " A Trip Around the World p
his adventures in China and the
East, tomorrow Tuesday evening at Brain
ards Hall.
Mr.. Train has been lecturing to crowded
houses all through Illinois and Iowa. Tho
following notice is from one of our ex-
changes:
MR. TRAINS LECTURE.-Juiien Theatre
was crowded to the test Of its capacity last
evening to hear the lecture of George Francis
Train. To say the audience was pleased is
not to say enough-it was kept up to the
boiling point of enthusiasm. The hits were
frequent and pertinent, the style of the lee
turer taking. As he stated at the outset be
did not drag his car in the old ruts Of thought,
but swept on a broad road at a spanking
pace. For information as to further enter
tainments see advertisements in another col
umn. .'-Slalday AorRing's (Dubuq'te) Herald.
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