Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15


MARY SrusRr.-Those who attended
Piper's Opera House on Monday and
Tuesday evenings fully appreciated tho
magnificent acting Of Mrs. ID. r. Bow
ers last night. Those who did not, but
who attended last evening alone, wit
messed some Of tho grandcst acting
which has ever taken place ON the boards
VI our theatre. Though far above the
average Ms ''L.ady Andlcy." and passing
VOL a. DIANA" Mrs. Bowers is superb
as "Nlary Stuart" Her magnificent
conception OF this character was re-
vardcl by frequent spontaneous out
bursts VI applause, and twice wa she
called before the curtain. Once at the
end Of the first epoch. and again ut tho
end Of the second net. We have many
good actresses in this country. but to
Airs. Bowers must b. accorded the palm.
She is our Queen. The house was
drnsely crowded. not sven standing
room being obtainable ia the dress cir
ele after the curtain arose.. Miss Cow
ell deserves especial mention for her
rendition Of the character OF Catherine
SEXTON. Mrs. Bowers wa also well sup
ported by that ~iayorite with washoe
theatro-goers. Mr. A. ID. Billings. M
Lord Lindsay and Paulet. This gentle
man is still young. and we predict for
him a future Of continued success. W.
can truthiully say that Mr. Billings. in
his peculiar line OF business, IL second
10 no actor on this coast. Tonight
will be presented the emotional drama
of EAST Lynne. or the E~lopcment,"
with Mrs. Bowers in the dual characters
Of Lady Isabel and Madame Vine. Mr.
McCollom will enact tho part OF Sir
| Francis Le,ison. They will DO sup
ported by the full strength Of the COM
pany. by the way. there Is u young
man whose name appears upon the bills
who may thank his stars II he leaves
Virginia without being r~otten-egged
while on the stage. His acting Is ene-
| cradle, his e~locution worse, and his gen.
eral department that Of a turnkey who
knew that he deserved a severe cowhid-
ing and expected to got it.
A NOVEL Sreur.-we noticed three
Cinnamon crossing tho Divide this
morning who were attempting the her
| culean task Of driving SIX little pigs.
Tho porkers were tied together by . rope
| attached TO one Of the hind legs OF each.
Each Celestial was armed with a piece Of
fence hoard. and with IL no bclabored
he whole six pigs at M blow. Unfor-
,unately this made the rorkcrs n little
FESTIVE, and they darted with every
crack Of tho fence boirds in the direc-
zion Of the four cardinal points. We
made an algcbnic calculation OF the
time IL would require for them Ia reach
| Chinatown. aud we came To the coneln-
| sion that at the rate they were pro-
crossing that they would reach Carson
first.
Cor ArrsR Srrro.-Thc other day n
wagon passed through Dayton, loaded
with all sorts Of unusual looking bum
dies and packages, and the driver, stop
| ping 20 drink NJ q saloon or two, tho
municipal officers felt that this must be
a pediler, surrepiitionsly dealing out
his wares without paying the license in
such eases male anil provided. keeniy
alive To this idea, one OF them hired u
| fast horse and started after this peddler.
lie overlook him neal tho mouth ot the
sutro Tunnel. two Or three miles below,
and found that IL vas simply u job waS-
ON man from the Mound House, taking
Old Sutro's baggage home to hin. Sa-
,ro is not that kind Of a peddler. but
has recently arrived from Washington
by way o. Sharon's "swooked wall
woad."
SPELLING M,rcu IN Com HuL.-To-
morrow friday evening n grand spell
inc match will DO held in Prof. James
scaool-room, commencing nj "a o'clock.
The scholars in tho Professors depart
ment who can spell well. will DO admit
ted free. The price OF admission for
adults will bo twenty-five cents; the
proceods of the entertainment TO DO de
voted to some worthy object, to 10 deci-
drd upon by tho.e in attendance. The
main object Of the meeting will DO to
have a little intellectual and social reere-
alton.