The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22
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BABES IN THE WOOD.
DARK THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager. HENRY E. ABBEY
sEAsoNABLE ATTRACTION
ENGAGEMENT FOR LIMITED PERIOD OF
THE FAMOUS
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OPERA BURLEsQrE COMPANY.
COMBINING
MUSICAL CULTURE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER
OF MERIT, WITH
MIRrH OF THE MOST HILARIOUS CHARACTER.
GOVERNED BY REFINEMENT.
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE UNSOLICITED
PEN OF Mr.. GARRETT. THE EMINENT DRAMATIC
AND MUSICAL CRITIC OF TIE ST LOUIS -REPUB-
LIcAN." AND GIVES A PROPER ESTIMATION OF
THE COMPANY AND ENTERTAINMENTS
1.-THE CoLvILLE FOLLY COMPANY Is WITHOUT
DOUBT THE BEST SELECTED AND BEST ORGAN
lied BURLEsQUE TROUPE THAT EVER VISITED
ST LOUIS 1T PRESENTS GREATER VARIETY
OF FEATURES THAN ANY OTHER WE KNOW OF.
AND SOME OF THESE FEATURES TEND TO ELE-
yATE THE BURLEsoUE BUSINESS FAR ABOVE
THE STANDARD OF THE LYDIA THOMPSON
TROUPE FOR INSTANCE. MILE EME RosEAU
is THE BRIGHT PARTICULAR FEATURE or THIS
CLASS AS SINGER SHE IS GENUINE SUR
PRISE TO EVERY AUDIENCE. NOBODY EXPECTS
TO HEAR SUCH PURE. ARTISTIC vocALIsM AND
REFINED MANNERS IN BURLEsQUE RosEAU
COMES UPON THE SCENE LIKE A NEW AND SWEET
SPIRIT FROM THE TONE WORLD. HER VOICE
STRIKES SYMPATHETIC CHORD AT ONCE. AND
HER REFINED PRESENCE GIVES THE KEYNOTE
TO THE WHOLE PERFORMANCE BURLEsoUE IS
THUS PRUNED OF MUCH or IT'S OBJECTIONABLE
LoUDNEss AND TONED WITH MODESTY AND
CLOTHED WITH BEAUTY WITHOUT LOSING SIN.
GLE LEGITIMATE ELEMENT OF ArTRACTIvENEss
IT IS AS ACCEPTABLE TO THE DRESS CIRCLE Az
TO THE GALLERY, AND A COMPLETE REGENERA-
TON IS ACCOMPLISHED IT BECOMES PURE. IN
NocENT FUN. A FEAST or HARMLESS FOLLY, AT
WHICH ALL NAY SIT WITH ASSURED SAFETY AND
RARE ENJOYMENT
THE LITTLE CHILDREN INTRODUCED IN THE
NURSERY EPISODE OF THE DEATH OF COCK
ROBIN ALSO CONSTITUTE A PURIFYING FEATURE
AND THEIR PRETTY PLAY is IN HARMONY WITH
THE WHOLE ENTERTAINMENT. WE HAVE, THE
SONG OF RosEAU, THE PLAY OF THE BIRDS BY
CHILDREN, TIE SCHOOL SCENE AND SPELLING
BEE AND OTHER sPEcIALTIEs. ALL NEW. FRESH.
INNOCENT SWEET AND MIRTH INSPIRING, AND
IN ALL THERE IS NOT AN OBJECTIONABLE WORD.
ACT OR MOVEMENT, INTiMATIoN, SUGGESTION OR
INNuENpo. THIS IS THE VERY PERFECTION OF
BURLEsQUE. IT rs SAM CoLvILLE,s IDEAL OF
BURLEsQUE ELABORATED FROM A LONG ExpE-
RIENCE IN THIS BRANCH OF THEATRICAL EN-.
TERPRISE
"MR. c. IT. DREW rs BOTH GOOD SINGING AND
COMEDY FEATURE OF THE COMPANY MEssRs.
w. B. cAHILL. WILLIAM Gill AND A. W. MARLIN
ARE GOOD CoMIQUEs AND GRoTEsQUEs. AND
MISSES MARIE WILLIAMS, MARION ELMoRE, LIMA
MELVILLE, ELEANOR DEERING, KATE EVER
LEIGH, ADA LEE AND ANNIE DEACON ARE ALL
FEATURES OF THE PROGRAMME AND BRIGHT
THE LEADING FEMALE BURLEsQUER AND FILLS
THE BILL MISS ELMoRE., AS THE MIsCHIEvOUS
IMP OF THE sCHooLRooM, Is AS FULL OF THE
nuMoR OF THE SITUATION AS A BOILER rs OF
STEAM, AND SHE RoMPs 1T OFF LIKE LITTLE
STEAM ENGINE AT FULL DRIVE THE OTHER
CHARACTERS WERE ALL WELL DONE BY THE
MEMBERS OF THE CAST, THE CHORUS WAS ADE-
oUATE AND THE STAGE PICTURES WERE WELL
FILLED AND SHADED BY LAY FIGURES IN ALBUM.
DANCE"
THE SEASON OF MUSIC AND FUN WILL CON-.
MENCE ON
MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER g. 1873.
AND TO BE coSrTSUEp EVERY EVENING OF THE
WEDNESDAY CHRrsrMAs, AND SATURDAY MAT.
with tho new grand and gtterng Pantomnic Buresqus
gathered from H. J. Byrcns Burle.que,
u authorship for rewritten,
nsy BY Herr christop, but largely added
properly of Samuel Ccville is in two acts and
BABES IN TIE WOOD
AND TIE
GOOD LITTLE FAIRY BIRDS;
Or WHO KILLED COCK ROBINf
preseued with new Scenery Hester, Mechanism by
Weaver Properties by Henry and the following powerful
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Facontrina Sir Rowiands only child. Mile. Eme Roseau
Tommy I. 4, -. ,.s.... Mr.. G. H. Drew
sally S~oes 'n'""'o...'..... Miss Marion Elmora
Prince Pretty Miss Lima Merviilo
sir Row land Macassor Mr. W. b. Cahiil
Lady Macassor Miss Eleanor Dccriny
Mad Miss Marie williams
Very Bad Man Mr.. William tiiii
Sir Rupert Miss Ada Lee
Miss Jones' the ,soverness Mr. A. W Mafu
The Family Physician. Miss Kate Everleigh
Oppo Didock NJ. D...................M Mr. a. W. Marlin
A. Bclus, Esq, NJ. d.. Tho Mr. J. y Francis