Daily Republican., 1880-02-02
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HGmFty-Dumpty Performance -
Play This Evening and Our Cob.
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ii EmFty-Dumpty Performance -
Play This Evening and Our Cob.
| Inns.
The performance of Humpty- Dumpty
on Saturday afternoon and evening was
attended by large houses on each oc-
casion. In the evening there was hard
y sufficient room in the gallery to ae-
commodate those in attendance in that
part of the house. With the exception
Of Geo. II. Adams, clown, the panto
mine was hardly up to the stan dard.
"Humpty's Kaleidoscope" in which the
variety talent of the troupe was dis
played was very good. Ripley 4 Reed
in their musical acts, Geo. II. Adams on
stills, Punch Walton as Musical Punch
and Miss Allie Smith in her songs and
dances were all received with fsvors.
Geo. W. Hunter, in his Irish character,
L. C. Dunbar as the Italian Pifferari
and the charming Rosebud in her songs
and dance were especially worthy Of
it. This Davenport brothers in their
feats Of strength were very good.
MESSENGER FROM JARVIS SECTION
This evening B. Macauley will appear
in ga Messenger from Jarvis Section"
The piece comes highly reco umended
as the following from the "Clronicle
Herald" will show: "The plot of this
play is too we'll known to need descrip-
tion at this time. Suffice it to say that
ii is fall of thrilling incidents and tell
i,,.x and hnlI, n int - frnyn
first to last. Mr.. Macauley, as Uncle
Dan'l. acted with quaint c0micality
aud strong feeling. He was the manly
old Deputy Sheriff to the lite and made
the most of all his scenes.
OUR GoBLlNs.-To morrow evening
this charming burlesque will be pro-
ducsd. The "Timss" of Philadelphia
thus describes it:
"Five Americans travelling in Eu-
rops have picnic party under the
shadow of a ruined castle on the Rhine.
In the first part of the extravaganza
We are shown what a merry tims they
had; in the second, the romantic le-
gend of the castle is set forth, with
modern Improvements, in vision
which perplexes the senses of ons Of
the toarists who has had drop too
much.
The idea of the practical American, a
Chicago grain dealer, wrestling with
tha characters of story of the middle
ages is lniqus and affords opportunity
for an abundance of ludicrous situa-
tions and sharply witty contrasts of
speech and ways. The flow of fun is
constant from the rising to the falling
of the curtain, and the piece is thickly
studded with sparkling musical num-
bers, scarcely one of which failed last
night to win an encore.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
The publishers of the Programme
should display more discrimination in
selection of matter for that publication.
Wit at the expense of decency is not
relished by those who attend our the
atricals.
The denizens of the gallery were dis
posed to be pugnacious on Saturday ev-
ening.
Gen. Tom Thumb and family are
again before the public now in New
York.
"The Pirates of Psnzance," which ia
to appear in this city soon, is having a
successful run at ths Fifth Avenue
Theatre.
The Thaysr combination having dis
bani4i at Kansas City, Mr.. Arbuckle,
the cornetist, has returned to the city,
and MINIS. Teresa Carreno and Signor
Tagliapietra will follow.
Ga Wednesday evening home talent
will give creditable entertainment at
the Opera House for the benefit of the
Sisters of Charity,