The daily gazette., 1879-10-20
AnaasSe7ste1lt6.
THE BANKERS DAUGHTER ON sArUR-
DAY NIGHT.


DAY NIGHT.
"The Bankers Daughter" one Of the
most romantic society dramas ever writ
ten, was presented at the Grand Opera
House, on Saturday night, by Golfers
Combination Company, to large and
fashionable audience. Every seat down
stairs was occupied and all the available
seats in the gallery we're filed.
The play is one Of absorbing, and at
times startling, interest, and the pre-
seating company was one OF thorough
excellence fiom beginning to end. Those
sterling artists, Mr.. aud Mrs. WalcOtt,
who a. e standing favorites In Whining
ton, sustained leading roles, and the
other characters were filled by such ac-
kDowledged professional stars as Miss
Marie Wainwright, Louis James, J. w.
Collier, E. L. FiltOn, Harold Frosberg,
Grestowns Levish, Joseph A. Wilkes,
Geo. W. Farren and A. p. Haughton.
The acting throught was, of course,
excellent, while the duel scene, in the
fourth act, vas the best ever witnessed
OH this stage. The combatants fought
with the most natural vigor aud fierce
ness, and it seemed as If in reality they
were seeking each others lives. The
scenery during this act, representing ruin
ed LfateaiI, was very fine, as was also
the scenery of the previous act, repre-
sentDg hall and stairway a. the Amer
lean Embassy.
A great annoy ance which many of the
audience experienced at this perform
ance was the lack of programmes. The
existence in this city of professed ad-
vertising programme prevents managers
from bringing their regular programmes
along, ana thus leaves the audience de-
pendent upon the local issue, which has
thus far proved anything but sa isfac-
tory. At the very first issue the manager
of the performance was compelled to
al ologize for the miserable manner in
which the publishers had botched the
programme for the evening, and since
then the issue of a small edition eacl
time has compelled half OF the audiencs
TO submit to the annoyance Of having nj
programme. This was the case on Sal
urday night. The publishers would con
fer favor upon the public by discon-
tinuing their publication, and then thos'
who attend performances at the Oper'
House would stand a better chance 0
procuring programmes from the man.
ayers OF each entertainment.
HORRORS!
Never before have the thu atre goin,
people of this city had the opportunit,
that is offered them this evening by tn
Rice Surprise Party, in the extravaganz
Of Horrors. The piece abounds in ful
from beginning to end, and keeps tn
audience in a state of uprOarous laugh
ter from the time the curtain rises ol
the first act until 1t closes on the last
The weather. since the change, is jus
about right for attending theatrical per
tormances aud if The Rice Surprise Part
has an audience this evening commen
surate with its merits, the Opera Uous
will not be large enough to hold the pee
pie. We do not say too much when W
say that this company is the fine st a
well as the largest ever organized in thi
country. Mr.. Rice has at last qualifie
his ambition to put upon the road tn
best extravaganza company ever formed
A glance at the list of names will con
vince all that this is no boast. We bu
concur with our brethren of the pres
everywhere when we recommend tn
Surprise Party. "Horors" is pronounC
ed piece of rare merit, full of good mu
sic, pretty faces, fine forms, never ceas
ing fun and jollity, handsome scenery
and if not perfection, at least, a near al
proach to it in the matter of detail. L
keep the people New York laughing dun
ing the hottest of summer weather fo
fifty nights, to play to critical Bosto
audiences, to good business for eigl
weeks, to pack the Chestnut Stree
Theatre at large prices for two week.
and then receive cordial call to retur
in three weeks, is such record for
piece as establishes beyond all cavil il
power to please. 1t should be noted ths
tonight is the only opportunity whlc
will be offered to see this company, a
its dates are all filled in few of ou
} large cities for the coming thirty-fou
weeks. Those who fail to be preser
will miss passing a most thoroughly en-
joyable evening.
!, 1t will be seen fom the advertisement
Of the Rice Surprise Patty in our col
umus to-day that manager Rice in de
ference to tile popular prejudice in fave
of low price OF admission has reduce
his general price Of admission from sev
enty-five to fifty cents.