The daily gazette., 1879-11-21
THIRD EDITION
Anssssensents.
acurMEs OF NORMANDY"


This evening, Ford's Opera Company
viii present, at the Grand Opera House,
Plsnchette's beautiful opera, "Chimes OF
Normandy" The company is one oil
the best travelling, and embraces among
the company snch well known singers as
Miss Lizzie Annandale, late OF the Stra-
kosh Grand Opera Company; MISS
Blanche Chapman, who created sucn
Juror in "H. NJ. 5. Pinafore, MISS
Belle Mackensie, who is known through
out the country as the beautiful Heoe Oh
the Broad Street Theatre, Philadelphia,
9P,nafore, Company, and Miss Marie
Bockel. who will De remembered in her
successful character of Fdbrice, In the
aLittle Duke,n al the presentation re-
Gently of that opera in this city. Inc
male members of the company ARE equal
ly as we'll known as the ladies', and III
cludes Mr.. George Denham, the original
Sir Joseph Porter, h. Z. u. The opera
will be. presented with all the fine scenic
effects which has made it such success
in other cities. As a majority of our
citizens are we'll cultivated in music, the
Opera House should be filled to over
flowing, as this will perhaps be the only
opportunity afforded them of hearing this
most delightful of operas.
Hon. Thomas f. Bayarl has accepted
an invitation to be present, and VIII,
with his family, occupy one oil the pros
cenium boxes.
Tomorrow evening the same company
will present Gilbert and Suilivan's opera
-"The Sorcerer."
JOSEPH MURPHY.
On MONDAY evening Mr.. Joseph Muir
phy will make his first appearance before
in Wilmington in his masterpiece
"Kerry Cow" Mr.. Murphy is acknow-
lodged by the press from the Atlantic to
the Pacific to be an actor OF marked
ability. The play abounds in pathos,
and realistic situations, and Mr.. Murphy
brings scenery for the presentation OF the
play with him. One of the scenes repre-
sents blacksmith shop, with number
of workmen engaged at work, and dur
ing the scene horse Is ridden into the
shop, and Mr.. Murphy shoes it before
the audience.
Mr.. Murphy has been playing for The
past week at the Arch Street, Phlladel
phia, and the Times of that city says:
"In Ban O'Hdrd he has a fine, sturdy
character, built on a familiar Irisl
model, and in "Kerry Cow" a play
aboupding in realism, humor and pathos
Those who are fond of the traditional
Irish drama with the real Irish flavor
have it here seasoned exactly to theil
tastes"
HELEN POTTER.
On Tuesday evening Miss Helen Pot
ter, with the Swedish Ladies' Quanette
will appear in highly eI joyable enter
tainment. 1t is hardly necessary to speal
of either Miss Potter or the swedish la
dies, as they have previously appeared il
this city before large and highly delight
ed cultivated audiences.
The Swedish ladies will appear il
their picturesque and elegant nationa
costume. The famous French artist, 9th
Thomas Mast, OF France), Mons. Fell
Regamy, will also appear with the con
pany, for the first time III this city. MI
Fritz 7. Schmeser, the Star of til
Swedish Male Quarlette, will also al
pear.
"THE GALLEY SLAVE"
On Thanksgiving night, the Bartl'
Campbell Combination will appear f
the first time in this city, IN Mr.. Cam
BELLS great play of the "Galey Slave
This piece is a pronounced success al
is said to outrival the "Banker's Daus
ter" The scenery, which is Of heaui
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