Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-08

heat the house was we'll filled by the beauty
and fashion OF the city The piece on the
whole was q success. Nearly al seemed
delighted with the beautiful scenery and
startling effec,s, the dancing, singing and
acting. To be sure the few who vent with
the ex.ravagsnt expectation Of seeing the
Crook in all its pristlrc glory, as pro
duced at New York, Boston. Chicago and
ST. Louis, where the mounting Of the piece
cost vsriously from $50. 900 to So, 900 were
disappointed.
A description Of the scenery and inci>
dents o. the play having appeared in our
columns, it is only necessary to say that
every scene described vas presented in un
cxcep,ionablc style-the Grotto Of Golden
stalsctites, with its beautiful scarf
dance, and shower Of gold, the
whole brilliantly Illuminated with green
fire, a. the end Of The second act, and the
concluding scene-the gliitering Palace of
Diamonds with its shower Of dew drops and
thrilling tableau Of Joy, lighted first with
white, and Afterwards with rcd fire, were
the most magnificent and dazzling scenes
ever produced between the Mississippi Rvs
er AMI the Rocky Mountains.
But little space is accorded to US to mems
ton the acting. OF the male performers
the palrc Of superiority must be awarded
TO Mr.. +. J. Wildman. His part Of lIcrt-
zog, the Black Crook, was excellently con-
ce;vc4 and rendered in a manner that show
ed him 10 be . brilliant and finished actor.
Messrs. larry Giber. and Gus Mortimer, in
he comic roles Of Gieppo and Won Puflen>
gruntz, acquitted themselves very well. one
did not be,ray any remarkable amount Of
genius.
OF the ladies, Miss Marie Bonifacs was
decidedly the star. No better commedienne
walks the stage. Her singing, acting and
dancing were alike charming, and formed
orc Of the mos. enjoyable parts Of the play
TO US. Her songs, Naughty, naughty men"
and "Pit s-pat. were rspturously encore J..
Another attractive parsonage is Miss Nellie
Sanford, the Queen of the Fairies To see
her with her perfection Of form and fea>
lures Is alone worth the price Of reserved
seat. As "Stalacta, she looks the FAIRY
Queen to such perfection that it is hard TO
realize She is but u mortal Mile Emi!lie,
and her brother Frederick. are very fine and
artistic dancers, and were thoroughly ap-
preciated Mrs. Gus Mortimer, is q splen.
did actress, and played the part Of Dame
Barbara to perfection.
To>night there will be new dance and
other changes in tie piece, so that the many
who will wish to attend will see something
new.
SCENE FROM THE NEW PLAY OF THE
"WBIra CROOK" not written by Bsrros but
played in 4 Sor THsi German theatre, on
Monday evening:
Drdma,is Peysoao Two white Crooks
and an ex."Crook," Retainers, lof moif>
tire. Men, with crms. jahache1 to mugs,
SC
Explanations = Pet = 4ct Isl, de-
Crooks are artists employed in drawing
(rh chalk certain perpendicular and hori.
zontal lines, right and ob.use angles, curves.
&C, OF certain materials for the purpose o!
improving tie human (malol form divine
The cx-"Crook' not having the fear Of the
other "Crooks' before his eyes, insinuates
"out ioui' that he is the only Cook that
can draw these various lines to perfection
unon which one of the White Crooks
aforesaid forthwith challenges the ex-
stand about foot from the other, and he tc
! be the best artist who should draw the
siraightest and quickcs, lines without
CHALK right from the shoulder, the objective
point being between the eyes OF each re.
speotively. T. this tie ex," Crook demurs
upon whci. the White Crook" suddenly
draws a curved line (,rihom edalkl, which
ends with one arm around the ex"Crook' s
neck, the other arm making most men
acing dcute angie, no. three inches from the
objective point upoI seeing which the men
with arms drop their mugs, rush IN, prfrent
tie catastrophe ana tnd tie .rrdcas, by calls
| ing for more mugs, mot empty. i is then
| ordered that the highest ability, as an srt>
ist, shall be awarded 10 the one who makes
the most obtuse angles and the ''curvedest
lines on his way home from the present
stage of performance left to a committee
of two absent Crooks" viz: Jerry cuss
who had gone to the circus to take an artistic
view Of The Camels' humps, and the son d
Tom, who it WAS surmised had prior en-
gagement with the old original cloven footed
Black Crook himself, in order to get SON,
new angles aud lines for "FaH Pictures >
this committee to meet on the thirty seeonc
inst, TO measure and decide the claims o
the aforesaid competitors until which tim,
the curtain drops. Ereunt omnss.
! WArLAID AND RosBED.-This morning
Rock Island Union says that late last night
young man named Henry Paahsh, WHIT
boards At a saloon in Copp's Row. ant
works on the Island, having just been pait
off, was about town and met two females o