Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-23
THE TOURISTS."

Merry Party OF Them at the Opera House.
Smith s. .Mestayer's ''Tourists in a Pull
man Palace Car" last night appeared be-
fore a good audience at Fulton opera
house. The excellent reputation that had
preceded tho troupe was more than borne
out by their performance, for it is quite
within reasonable bounds to describe
the party a. the very best Of
its class that has visited this
city during the present season. The en-
tertainmens comprises nothing moro nor
less than melange whose constituent
parts of music and mirth are most admir-
ably blended and utterly devoid of the
sour and acid flavor that too frequently
permeates compositions of this sort. The
action lies in a Pullman car. of which the
company bring with them q realistic
representation, the scene of the second
act being richly furnished "parlor," " and
that of the succeeding act, a /" sleeper"
Tho humor of the piece is fast and furious.
There is no attempt at plot, or if there is,
indeed, it is entirely concealed by the fun
that prevails from the outset, and dis
tracts attention from any thing pertaining
to method. It is such honest fun, too,
that one may laugh and laugh
without suffering any twinges of q
violated propriety. All the situations are
conceived in spirit indicative of keen
appreciation of humor, and this is quite
as apparent in the many little incidents of
by-play as in the introduction of the
specialties of the several actors, albeit the
piece is largely made up of clever speciality
and musical acts. Mr.. w. A. Mestayer,
who heads the troupe, is an original genius
and comedian of ability. His impersOna-
tions of several distinct roles indicated
q versatility of talent that he employed
very effectively. Messrs. J. N. Long,
John Gilbert and Will II. Bray, contrib
uted very materially to the entertain
ment by their specialties. Of the ladies'
Miss Carrie Swain made herself pro-
nounced favorite from the outset she is
dashing little soubrette. and whether in
the role Of the gushing Mss Ba6y-'' not
too gushing" etc., or in her dis.
guise of the telegraph boy, or the
Josephine of "Pinafore, she seemed to ex-
actly fit into the part. She belongs to the
school of art that can only be properly
described as chic !; acts we'll, sings well,
dances we'll, and as the Western Union
messenger exhibited the grip she has upon
gymnastics by turning couple Of hand
| WI hSssoay' "A SHSSA0A AO1VNiS VI
the entertainment was the music which
was capital throughout, and the audience
particularly enjoyed the quartet singing Of
Misses Louise Leighton, Theresa Vaughn,
Messrs. J. Wilmot Eckert and in. Long
"Our Choir" as rendered by them in
Quaker garb, and ''Sweet and Low were
perfect gems. The "Bell Trio" from
''Pinafore," with numerous notifications
in the phraseology. by Miss Swain,
Messrs Gilbert and Long, was uproariously
encored, as was Miss Swain's ''Westerr
Union Telegraph Boys song and dance
| But it is unnecessary to further
particularize the many good things in
which the piece abounds all were excel
lent, and there has not been a better
pleased audience in the opera house dur.
ing the season than that which last night
enjoyed the mirth and melody of thu
! ''TOurists in Pullman Palace Car"
| The company appear tonight in Harris
| burg, after which performance they will in
dulge in an actual realization of their Ions
journey upon the cars, as they will star
from there for San Francisco. without an!
intermediate stop-offs. Success be will
the merry Tourists"