The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-16
AMUSEM EMS.
sARaENr's ooNEpY COMPANY.

At Pixies Opera-house last night Sar-
gents Comedy Company opened weeks
engagement in Dion Boucicaults 'Con-
tempt Of Court" which created such
furore at Wallack's Theater, New York. A
fine Monday night house was in attendance.
Contempt of Court" is a farcical comedy
very light and effervescing throughout,
| wi h no plot w,rth speaking Of and yet de-
lightful for its excellent situations, funny
characters and dialogue. 1t tells the story
Of "Clcquot" (Mr. w. Herbertl leading
counsel, who got three months in Jail for
| calling the judges who decided a
suit against him asses. On the
night of his departure for prison his
| friends pursuade him to spend the lemain-
ing hours of his liberty in little jam
boree" which they had arranged. He takes
II ludicrous farewell of his wife who thinks
be is going to prison direct and can not un-
derstand why he should insist on being
| arrayed in dress coat and sing scraps OF
1--WE Won't Go Home Till Morning.
While he is gone a former rejected suitor of
| his wife, "Gallouette," leader of the orches-
| ira lMr. ]. W. Summersl enters the house.
This suitor is languishing, melancholy
son of a minstrel, and is hauled off
to prison by the officers of the
law. who come for "Clicquot"
under the impression that he is that
same individual. Next morning, after the
"iamboree," when 'Clicquut" wants to de-
liver himself up at the prison, he is refused
admittance until matters are explained by
the arrival of his wife, Fanny" (Miss
Helen Tracyl who tracked him to the
masked ball and had severe fit OF jealousy
in consequence. There are numer, us other
parties mixed up in the play, and the scene
at the ball savors somewhat of Pink Dom
inoes" Mr.. Herbert played 'Clicquot" to
perfection; Mr.. Summers made an inde-
scrihably humorous "Galluuette;" Miss
Tracy as Fanny" was charming, and MAY
Hart as Louise Delacour" has just suffi-
cient dash about her. Miss Dolly Wo j.
wine, formerly we'll known as n Cincinnati
amateur, plays the part of "Mariol" very
nicely. The piece will be presented every
night and at matinees Wednesday and Sat-
urday.
HAvERLY's GENUINE MxNsTRELs.
At the Grand Opera-house Haverly's
Genuine Colored Minstrels last night
opened weeks engagement. The house
was very good below and immense above.
The troupe embraces about all the profess
si0nal talent that is personally known in
minstrelsy among the colored people, and
the performance compares favorably with
ihe best minstrel shows. 1t moreover
preserves a freshness and originality that
is innate with the performance, and which
imitators can not attain. Billy Kersands
is as inimitabe as ever, and Mcintosh is not
far behind him. Mack's chicken imita-
ti0ns always brought down the house, and
are as good as ever. King is a fine tenor,
J in fact all the vocalists are all very much
above TIE average. The show IS altogether
q decidedly good one. 1t is free from coarse
ness and deserves rank high as minstrel
J performance Every night this week and
matinees Wednesday and Saturday after
noon.
HEUCK's oPERAHoUsE.
''The Patbfinders,' six people in oil,
opened at Heuck's last night to good
sized audience in Scraps" The perform
ance began with laughable farce, "A Kiss
in the Dark" with Manager James Collins,
. Miss F. Wilson, Miss Ida Tracv and Miss
Stevens in the cast. This was followed by
Scraps" comedy in two acts. brim full
: of fun and something similar to 1.-The
Brook" as PLAY ed by Salsbury's Trouba-
doris. Songs and dances, representations.
etc, make the piece lively from the word
20. Miss Fannie Beane does very neat
song aud dance and Miss Marie Jasper,
Chas. Gilday, Chas Kneass, J. N. Rentfrow
and T. H. Custy are all good in their re-
spective parts In addition to the above
the Milton Jaspers appear in acrobatic exer-
cises. They perform some astonishing and
difficult feats and are probably the best in
, the profession
vINE-sTREET OPERA-HOUsk
:. Tl,a hill ut tha Uino of oS
this week is big one. Mr.. George Daven.
!, port clog dancer; Prof. M. J. Campbell,
! magician; Alice Somers. Lizzie Derious,
Crumley and De Forrest. skipping rope
I dance and statues BY the girls, make an
) attractive olio. The show concludes with
4. Eat Knotty Dutchess" Mile. Lucille, NJ. ].
Campbell and the entire company. The
t piece is full of life from beginning to end,
and will hold the boards for the remainder
Of the week.
The National is closed again. Nextl
Matinee at all the theaters tomorrow.
Eshers' Palace will reopen Sunday with {
. variety show.
Nick Roberts Humpty Dumpty Troupe
\ will appear at the Grand next week.
Lon Locke, the scenic artist, leaves to
night for Pittsburg to bill the Fachon Com
;; pany.
Miss Jennie Montague leaves this weel
for Louisville. where she opens at til,
!, Knickerbocker next Monday.
Weathersby Goodwin's Froliques will b.
at Pixies next week in "Hobbies" "They
); come high but we must have 'em."
The Fachon Folly Company open il
Bradford, Penn, tonight for one week, ant
Joe Ward.
" Real Estate Transfers.
!: The following are the transfers Of rea
a estate from noon yesterday to noon to-day
Thalia McGetchen ct al. per Sheriff. Z