The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-24
Auusements.

The interest taken in thestricals and music in
all par,s OF the country is one of the noticeable
"sic,,so No doubt the combination system
Il largely responsible for this. Whether this
plan (which makes all companies itinerant and
theatre owners merely landlords to each party
for the time being) is benefit to the metropo.
tan stage is question yet debatabe, the U0Hd
for example, believing it ii disadvantage, While
the Herald thinks it all advantage to New YORK.
However il is certain the system is fortunate
one for "the provinces" Even last year (the
first year Of the comb" plan) our best local
amusements were few points better than they
had been for years; and we may expect that with
reasonable amount Of care on the part OF our
local manager, they Will be much better the COM
ing season.-The bane Of the county theatre has
been the theatrical bummer-the brainless
"manager" with companies Of exceedingly bad
actors, with stolen plays, stolen indorse-
ments, lying advertisements, and singularly
wretched entertainments. SO frequent have been
their operations that most people nolonger have
faith in anything new, and are skeptlcal OF any
advertisement or announcement except OF con-
Germs SO long established and so familiar that
they know in advance just what is to be seem
The subject Of their suppression has long been
a study In the profession, for these bummers
were fast running the business of the west, since
they had no difficulty in making dates in good
houses The remedy suggested is this-as the
Chicago Times says:
The last season was so prolific Of swndling
shows and the western cities were so outrage
ously humbugged, that since the first of Janu-
ary time that should have been full Of proiU
the few really good attractions on the road suf-
fered severely. The cry has been so general that
finally effort is to made to combine and
drive brigsuds of the western stage. Managers
MeVlcker and HooleS OF Chicago, Norton, OF
the Grand Opera House, Spaulding, OF the Olym
pic In st. Louis, and K. f.. j. Miles, of the
Grand Opera House, Cincinnati, have agreed to
cooperate with John Blasdcll and Joseph A.
Gulick, in the formation OF guarantee bu-
reau," the purpose Of which is to furnish the
western theatres with tirstclass, or at least res
pectablc, entertainments to keep iegitlmate
companies out OF the better houses, and to put a
stop 10 fraudulent representations as to either
the identity Of actors or plays. To these ends
Gulick aud Blaisdell have formed partnership
for q term Of years. They have the good will OF
all the prominent local managers, and propose,
by offering special inducements to travelling stars
and combinations, to take into the west a class
of attractions much superior TO those which now
infest the country. These attractions are all to
travel over the western circuits under the guar
and by posters, whereby it is thought that In
very few weeks the name will acquire sort OF
a trade. mark value as an actual guarantee OF cX-
cell ence.
The plan ought to be received with favor in the
west
The attractions thus far announced are
Jouy ONION, in his new and highly amusing
comedy "The Electric Light
Harry WEBER, with nip and Tuck in Pri
vate Life" sequal to the well known "Nip and
Tuck"
HoP SCoTCH, a musical and specially oddly,
in which NJ G.. Lester, l.. l.. Williams, ID, Mason
Daniel Scclly appear.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.
Suppe is writing 'Isalipe," an opera
Rcnenyi's three nddles are valued at $4,000.
Savn ans Januschcck will try Macbeth to.
gether next season.
Nine. Rve-King is organizing large and
powerful concert company for next season.
BrocoIini, the great basso was formerly John
Clarke, "A Brooklyn journalist There are several
journalists In that city who ought to be turned
loose into opera
"SAyED HIS LIFE"
sPRIsGFIELD, TENN, May 6, 1879
your ulmonara have large demand for 1t. and recon-
mend IL 10 NIL ~ the best cough medicine In the market and
tested my customers, who given up die
After taking three hftyecut bottles OF Palmonara, he
meuCed improving, and when he had taken the NTH bottle
ne and Ia my store and said "lr SAVED MY LIFE
aud tnaL he should always love and The Pulmonara.
for had saved him from DEATH and was the cause of his
taking IT," told him not to love but Dr. White the
inventor OF this great nedGse am selling from eight to
hiieen bottles week of yqgr FnImonara ~ rcr,re
Sold Ia ot'1pa by Forbes Gehring nov5