Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-18
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ing under the auspices Of Miss
Lucille Western, j. A. Herue, and a
very good dramatic company, nearly all
now faces on that stage. The opening
play given was that very popular one
entitled Grip Van Wrinkle" and both
the actors and the play were compli-
men.ed by a very large and appreciative
audience. Miss Westera as ''Lorena"
had no opportunity for display OF the
excellent dramatic aud daineative pow
srs she is reputed to possess, therefore
we shall defer any opinion of her mer-
its until opportunity entities us to form
one. Mr.. Herne as /" Rip Van Wrinkle"
the old fellow who slept twenty years
on top of q high mountain in the open air
and then walked up in a good state Of
preservation, although the stock Of his
old rusty gun had rotted of by his side
meantime, rendered the character in a
very satisfactory and acceptable man
uer, elieiting frequent applause and
manifestations Of well pleased apprscia-
ton from the entire audience. The ut
erance Of ''wie gents" and other mod
ern German expressions, however, hard
~ comport with the personation of sn
old Holland Dutchman like Rip Van
Wrinkle. As a whole, the character
was very well sustained and Mr..
Herne well merited the liberal
applause he received. In contrast
with the schnapps-loviug, p~hlegmatic,
sleepy, pathetic old D%utchman, was the
Hermann" of Harry Hawk. His de-
liuoation of that character was very
peculiar, refreshing, amusing and good.
Mrs. Reach personated Gertrude
yery we'll indeed, and Harrison rendered
the mean character Of Derrick Won
Slaus" forcibly and good. In the third
act, however, where he informs Loren"
. that her bully lover has gone to the
bottom" we would mildly suggest to
Mr.. Harrison that the word bully,
syen If il were in the text, is neither ell
srant nor in good taste, especially in
the legitimate drama. OIto Burbank,
AZ An old favorite, received a most Hat
tering reception on his unexpected APP
pearaucs in the third act as " Hendrick
Vedder," although the representation
was not his best. The balance OF the
characters were fairly sustained, and
worthy of c~ommeudation. At the con-
c~lusiou, the well pleased audience testI-
fed to their hearty appreciation OF Mr.
Herns BY IL call before the curtain.
rip Van Winkle'' again tonight. All
who have not seen it should secure good
seats for this evening, by all means.
joan SMlrH.-This ubiquitous OLD rat
turned ~ a day or tTo ago in San Fran
cisco. He was going through some
body elss's house, on Market street, be-
fore daylight in the morning, and not
content with pocketing what vaiuaoles
he found lying about loose, he had the
sudacity TO prospect II cupboard after
pie, milk, cold boiled ham, pigs feet,
cheese, and SIGH" John got II little
too greedy, and smscked his chops and
ratified the dishes so that the man OF
the house heard him, crnwled forth
from his warm nest, laid for the cuiprit
and gobbled him up. john Smith hg-
ured before the City Recorder had his
name again on the police docket, and
view, the outside world At present
through iron CRATES. John used to live
in Gold Hill, and is the same man every
body ~recollocts as getting drunk clear
through, one time when up TO Horntown
on n spree, and was put in the station
house for being drunk aud asleep on the
sidewalk. John will reside IN his pres
ent quarters, 1T San Francisco, a few
months, before he goes out to White
Pine.
THE SouiER's Boors.-Those DESTROYS
Of q really good pair of boots, durable
and handsome, better than Benkert's
and less BY ous-ffth in price, should
call and got a pair Of those choice Gus
tom made, sold for only nine dollars u
pair at q. Squisr's San Francisco boot
and shoe store, South c street, Vir-
riuin. If you don't find Squicr in, Adj
mire will be there, well pleased to at
tend to your case and give you hts.
Soc advertisement in another column.
VIRGINIA MINERS USioN.-Ths fol-
lowing are the officers OF the Virginia
Miners Union, elected at the last semi
annual meeting for that purpose: Pres
idsnt, John Miller; Vice President,
John C~ayauagh /; Recording Secretary,
James Long Financial Secretary, Jas.
D~oughsr,y Treasurer, Frank A. Parry
Conductor, Levi Atkinson I; Warden,
". welch ; Financial COMMITTEES, Cor,
nelius Jones, William Fordham anu
William BohGn.
Who SaLLs THIN LIQUOR "A gentle
man passing through Silver City, a day
or two since, informs US that he saw =
10, Of indians quite drunk on the public
street, to the no small annoyance OF
children and passing citizens. Ihere
is a law with II very severe penalty at
tached against selling Indians liquor,
and whoever there is in or about SILVER
10 recklessly criminal as to violate II,
should be made TO suffer severely IN
case they are detected.
SMOKING NUIsAScas. - We noticed
that several individuals in the par
qus,,e at the Opera House last Satur-
dsy evening, dnriug the performance OF
"Trip Van Wrinkle" INDUCED in smok-
ing, much 10 the annoyance OF the Ia
dies in the dress circle. Smoking under
such circumstance is wrong-no gen
tleman would do it-and Piper should
enforce his rule in that respect ever II Z"
policeman or so should be called into
requisitlon.
IxpERIAL-EMrrRE.-Th repairs to the
shaft are still going forward, and will
soou be completed. The other cable
has been tarred down, and when all
other requisite arrangements are n,aIs'
the l,lOO-foot station drift west wii' DE
proceeded with, aud the ledge cut into.
Look out for u stir in Imperial stock
very soon.
DxcRsAslxG.-The smallpox is SAID