The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-23
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Next Weeks Program.

| On Wednesday night, the 9th inst, the
Min Burleigh tragedy company, that was
here some two months ago and gave us
Othello, will return and play Shakespeare's
tragedy of Hamlet. Mr.. Min will take the
part of Hamlet, and as this part has been his
great study for years past and his appearance
in 1t has received strong commentator from
the press and people, we can expect line
treat on Wednesday nj ght. The company has
been considerably strengthened since IT was
here, and as It's members have been working
| together some two months the whole play
should be presented In manner never equal
ed here. The price for reserved seats will be
% cents, although the company usually have
one dollar Seats now for sale at Simon X
| Co.'S music store.
THE WORLD.
! One of the wonderful, spectacular, sensa-
tional plays of the day is The World" in six
acts ana eight tableauX. The play itself is of
the sensational kind and would not attract We.
~ much attention were it not for the realistic
scenery which the company carry with them
aud use to produce effects that are truly won
derful. The World" under the management
of Mr.. G. .. Morris, is to be at our Opera
House on both Friday and Saturday nights OF
next week, Dec Goth and 30th, with matt.
nee at = o'clock on Saturday for ladies and
children. The company claim to have the
most realistic spectacular melo.drama ever
shown in Ottawa, and bring some OF the most
wonderful scenery with them we ever had
here. Among the tableaux is the deck OF an
ocean steamer by night, the sinking ship and
the raft, the revolving tower, and others that
are hard to describe.
This company usually charge one dollar for
reserved seats, but like the Miln-Burleigh
company have put thep at 10 cents.
NOTES.
Miss Ellie Ellsler, the original Hazel Kirke,
and her husband, Frank Weston, have with
drawn from the Madison Square Co. No. !.
The Madison Square theater "Esmeraldh
company opened Blake's new opera house in
Racine on Friday evening last to house
packed TO the utmost capacity.
Golfers Lights o. London company Will
| play at st. Paul during Christmas week, at
Minneapolis the week following, at Cedar
| Rapids Jan. S and Q and at Des Moines Jan
| 10 TO l3.
Victorien Sardou, Frenchman, of course,
has written a play for Sarah Barnhardt. 1t Ii
four act drama entitled Fedora" and was
brought out on Dec. llth at the Vaudeville
theatre in Paris and was what the French cal
"a colossal success" The scenes of the frs
act are laid in st. Petersburg and those Of the
other acts in Paris.
On Monday night Mr.. Jos. Murphy, sup
ported by Miss Adele Waters and full com
ptNN dppChEcu W o tHchtci IN
sessful play The Kerry Cow This will b'
followed by the companion drama Shaur
Rhue, and next week by the first production
OF Geo. f. w. Rowe's new play, The Donagh
The Chicago Church Choir company Civ
The Pirates Of Penzance ut Sterling on tint
Goth. Mr.. Licsegang is using every effort u
secure the best possible results. At recen
appearances Of the company quite decides
hits were made by Miss Jennie Herrick q
Mabel and Mr.. Kayzer as the Major General
The company is rehearsing The Chimes o
Normandy, Fatinitza, and Galatea.
THE Girl Love" is the makeyou. olusi
sweet name OF new play by Elliott Barne
which has occupied the Peoples theatre, 81
Louis, during the past week and has beef
quite u success. Mr.. Barnes is also the autho
of only Farmers Daughter, which was
big success last season and still is, and also o
One Woman's Life, in which the rich Berth
Welby is starring this year and drawing goo