Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-23
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Handsome Now sesnsry Th.s Has Besn
b Yecker's Hoi'c1ui PIoSpsS6I UtIb -
! Manager Yeckcr has been making hay
while the sun shines Dy adding a large
amount of handsome new scenery to tho
opera house, and having the old scenes 70
painted and freshened up. The work has
occupied the attention of MIR. Richard
Farren, we'll known and successful
scenic artist of Boston, son of the
actress of that Dame. FUm . glance at q
humber of the principal additions and
improvements in the scenic effects of the
opera house stage, the plsygoing public
may be assured Of new attractions that
have long been needed, and which now
that they have been secured make the
opera house pleasanter place than ever,
and will no doubt prove of great assistance
in giving proper effect to the many excel
lent plays that are to be given there this
season. .EitiIiitt '!ttit! 40 lu>lti
J The chamber, scenes, eight in number,
comprise d two door fancy in blue and
gold, with largo figures, repainted frpm
the old and familiar scene in which the de-
sign was o oOlumu centre scene oorFe-
spends the oak scenes, double aud single
doors, are admirably done, as are also the
plain chambers in neutral colOrs. An en-
tircly new fancy chamber, with sal
mon panels and very pIettily bOr-
dered, is quite An addition to the stage
effects. There is g cottage flat, i" clever =
painted, representing o vine climbing grace
fully up the side Of / house, With .
bridge cloeo at hand over a stream and
with road leading up to q barn in the
distance. The kitchen scene is neat and
cosy. A very fne woods scene represents
a dense growth of foliage, q road leads
through the forest, and all the effects are
very naturally wrought heavy border
depending from the flies and apparently
shutting out all light completes the con-
ceit of dark and gloomy forest; there is
An entirely new landscape, y cottage flat
and landscape, an exterior house scene, all
Of which arc finely painted, and number
Of others. Mr.. Yecker states that the
artist is now engaged on garden scene,
snow sceno, rocky path, palace arch, street
arch, set tree, set cottage, &C., which
when added will complete the scenic prop
critics of the opera house and answer the
requireI. tents of nearly any ordinary
dramatic representation.
Prof. j. F. Surmann, the accomplished
musician who during tho latter portion Of
Itob OCssSuA ICu UlO opOlSS ACuSO OAOAOOOaeSS
and who the present summer has
been winning goldon opinions in Buffalo.
N. Y, will occupy the leaders chair
durin. the coming season, and he
promises patrons Of tho opera house
to furnish plenty of now and pretty music
by the best composers. Tho force Of
ushers is to be augmented by two new
ones, and Manager Yecker announces the
purpose to do all in his power towards the
accommodation and convenience of the
playgoing public. He states that the num-
ber of first class attractions already b0Ol 3
cd is very large, and says the outlook fer
the season is gratifying.
The season, as has heretofore been an
nounced, will be virtually opened on Fri
day night of this week, when the justly
celebrated Barlow-WilsOn minstrels will
delight our citizens with one of their
charming entertainments. George Wilson
has many imitators but no rivals, and the
entire troupe has been selected with y
view to putting it at the pinnacle of min
strel excellence. The SUCCESS of the
effort is attested by the triumphs lcSred'
at the very outset of the present tour.