The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-10
AMUSEMENT WORLD.
Notes, Musical and Theatrical,
Here and at Other Places.
Grand Opera House.

The Colville Opera Burlesque Company
have played during the week to fair houses.
They presented one or two new buresques
and played the old ones very satisfactorily.
Tonight "Blue Beard" at the matinee this
afternoon, "Babes in the Woods " and sun
day night, last appearance, an enormous
farewell bill will be given.
THE TOURISTS NEXT WEEK.
Commencing Monday night we are to
nave week of fun by he Tourists Com
pany, which created such furore here and
all over the country early in the season.
Ihs Company has been somewhat i'm
proved and the piece pruned and made
even funnier than when we so heartily en-
loved it here last fall OF the ompany as
at present constituted the Cleveland Leader
says:
''Miss Rose Cooke, who takes leading
role, is sprightly soprano singer of good
ability. Mr.. W. A. Mestayer excels IN
comedy and character acting, and IS the
leading spirit of the show. Mr.. Henry
Watson exhibited some surprising teals
with the wooden shoes and German dialect.
The other members were all good in their
roles and specialties. Their names are }.
n. Long, w. H. Bray, James Barton, Miss
Reifferth, Miss Ethel Lynton and Miss
Livingston"
Act I Scene-Newport.
Act ii. Scene-The interior OF q Pull
man palace car. Railroad Galop Nursery
Rhymes, Poor Cock Robin" original with
the Tourists. Gee, Tourists in Pull
man Palace Car" words and music by
Prof George Bowron, composed expressly
for and sung only by the Tourists. Lun-
cheon Chorus from "Chmes of Norman
dy." Wallets Song, THE Drinking Song"
Teutonic Potpouri. The Porter's Song and
Dance, Pretty, Charming Lillian" COM
D sed by Will H. Bray for the Tourists.
'The Telegraph Boy" ords by W. A. Mes
tayer, music by David Braham. German
Emigrant Der Wasserfall." Scene from
"Trovatore." Harrigan q Harris latest
sketch, "lhe Skids are Out To-day" music
by David Braham.
Act Ill. Scene-Pullman Palace Car.
Jubilee Melodies: "In the Morning by the
Bright Light Golden Slippers" wide,
Wide River" Grand Finale and ''ForAard
to Do or DE-" from Fatinitza and end OF
route.
Pixies Opera-house.
'oUR GIRLS"
Mr.. Byron's new comedy, "Our Girls, "
has many good points and is withal a
pleasant piece that can be thoroughly en-
yed by lovers of comedy. 1t will be
presented at the matinee this afternoon
aud for the last time tonight
COMIC OPERA BY THE UNITY CLUB.
We have several times mentioned the
preparations of Unity Club for produc-
ing ''The Doctor of Alcantara." Arrange
ments are now progressing finely and the
entertainment is expected to be as great a
!it tas "Pinafore," which received its in
nital performance in Cincinnati at the
lands of This same Club.
The first act will be in the nature of a
prologue, and with village festival scene
Ms background will introduce the chorus
as merry makers on a holiday. Then, be-
sides an interpolated chorus, two Spanis
national dances will be performed by six.
teen ladies and gentlemen of the chorus
Following are the names of the dancers:
Miss Stanwood and Mr.. Fenton Lawson,
Mss Evans and Mr.. Spencer Dodd, Miss
Leonard and Mr.. George W. Jones, Jr., Miss
Alice Allen and Mr.. Charles ]. Green, Miss
Fithian and Mr.. James Stanwood, Miss
Genevieve Allan and Mr.. George Hill, Miss
Hill and Mr. Harry Woods, Miss Handy
ard MIR. Harry Leonard. Besides these
ladies and gentlemen the chorus will con.
tain the following:
Miss Shoemaker, Miss Coolidge, Miss
Miner, Miss Amelia Miner, Miss Elsie
Field, Miss Truesdale, Miss Wilder Mis-.
Tempest, Miss Crowther, Miss Sennett
Miss Minnie Smith, Messrs Howard Adae
Charles E. Lewis, John Morgan, w. H
Williamson, Edward Murphy, Julius Har
grave, Edward Hargrave and Harold Ry
land.
The cast is now definitely determined a
follows
DR. Paracelsus s..................-..Mr Mr. W. Cochran
Senor Balthazer ................Mr Edward Goeppe