National Republican., 1882-10-14
ANIUSENIENTS.


THE PROFESSOR COMES
Il FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE
FAMOUS ORIGINAL NEW YORK COMPANY
WHO PLAYED 1T AT THE
MAD1SoN-sQUARE THEATER, THE
CELEBRATED HAZEL KIRKE THEATER,
FOR i5o CONSECUTIVE PERFORMANCES.
THE SUCCESS OF THIS PLAY OF
" THE PROFESSOR" WHICH is ORIGINAL,
UNIQUE, AND REMARKABLY AMUSING,
is ONE OF THE EVENTS OF
THE THEATRICAL DECADE. THE
SUCCESS or " THE PROFESSOR" IN THE
WEST HAS BEEN REMARKABLE IN
ST. LOUIS 1T FOLLOWED PATTI AND
GElSTINGER WITH CROWDED HOUSES,
AND THE NEWSPAPERS OF THAT CITY
SHOW HOW ENTH UsIASTICALLY IT WAS
RECEIVED. THE FEATURES OF
" THE Professor ARE THAT 1T Is A
LIGHT, VIvACIoUS, FRIVOLOUS,
DELIGHTFUL COMEDY, MAKING NO
pRETENTIoNS TO SHAKSPERIAN
MAssIvENEss. 1T is MERELY A
CHARMING REcREATIvE PIECE THAT
MEN WHO WORK ALL DAY IN THEIR
SHOPS DELIGHT TO SEE THE MAN WHO
is TOO TIRED TO READ OR TOO TIRED TO
APPRECIATE THE MERITS OF A GREAT
TRAGEDY, OR TOO TIRED TO LISTEN TO A
SYMPHONY EVEN BY GREAT MASTER;
WHO Is TOO TIRED TO ENJOY THE
PROLONGED EXTRAVAGANzAS OF A
COMIC OPERA, FIND POSITIVE
RELAXATION AND REFRESHMENT IN
SEEING THE PROFESSOR" 1T IS FULL
SAYINGS. AND SPARKLING WITH
EFFERvEsCING REPARTEE. THE YOUNG
PEOPLE LIKE IT; THE OLD PEOPLE LIKE
IT; THE SOLID MEN OF BuSIN ESS LIKE II;
THE FAsTIDIoUs BELLE OF SOCIETY
LIKES IT; IN FACT, EVERYBODY SAYS
" THE PROFESSOR" Is 1.-THE HIT" OF TIKI
SEASON. MR. GILLETTE. THE AUTHOR,
PLAYS THE PART OF THE PROFESSOR,
AND HIS SUCCESS Is ADMITTED. HIS
CHARACTER 10 ENTIRELY ORIGINAL,
SARCASTIC, AND AT THE SAME TIME
REFRESHINGLY DELIGHTFUL
THE GIRLS ARE GOOD LOOKING. THEIR
DRESSES ARE PICTURESQUE AS APPLE
BLOSSOMS IN MAY. AND WHEN FIVE OR
SIX eF THEM MAKE LOVE TO THE
PROFESSOR AT ONE TIME. THE uSHERS
ARE UNABLE TO RESTRAIN THE
MERRIMENT OF THE DELIGHTED HOUSE
THE NAN WHO FORCES
STEEL TEN HOURS A DAY; THE MAN WHO
SUPERINTENDS THE BUSINESS OF
A GREAT ESTABLISHMENT. OR THE AIRY
CLERK WITH A wAXED MoUsTACHE, WHO
MANIPULATES THE DESTINIES OF
BANK LEDGER-ALL ARE EQUALLY
CHARMED WITH THE PROFESSOR. IF
YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT. CONSULT THE
SHEET AT THE BOX OFFICE; IT'S LOGIC is
INVlNCIBLE. THE
PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY
WANT, AND 1.-THE PROFESSOR" WILL BE
GLAD TO SHOW THEM THE PRETTIESr
GIRLS AND THE FINEST FALL OF REAL
WATER, THE MOST ARTISTIC SCENERY
AND COMPLETE STAGE APPOINTMENTS
EVER PRESENTED IN THIS CITY. ALL
THE INGENUITY OF THE MADISON
SQUARE THEATER, WITH ITS
REMARKABLE RESOURCES, HAS BEEN
EXHAUSTED IN PRESENTING
THE PROFESSOR" IN THE HIGHEST
STYLE OF ART. THERE IS NO DOUBT BUT
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN VARIOUS PARTS
OF THE WORLD, SOME NOW BEING
SHIPWRECKED UPON STORMY COASTS,
SOME BEING FROZEN IN NORTHERN
LATITUDES, SOME DYING OF HUNGER
IN THE WILDERNESS, SOME PERISHING
UNDER THE BLAZING RAYS OF
TROPICAL SUN, WHO WOULD BE
DELIGHTED TO ATTEND THE PROFESSOR
PERFORMANCE NEXT WEEK.
HOWEVER, NEITHER THE FAITHFUL
MISSIONARY WHO rs BEING TORN TO
PIECES BY CANNIBALs NOR THE
HUNTER WHO HAS LOST HIS WAY IN THF
NoRTHwEST, NOR THE MAN WHO HAS
BEEN CASHIER OF A BANK AND HAS
ABSCONDED TO AUSTRALIA, CAN
POSSIBLY GET HERE. IN TIME TO SEE
1.-THE PROFESSOR" BUT ALL GOOD
CITIZENS MAY CONGRATULATE
| THEMSELVES THAT THE PROFESSOR"
WILL BE HERE WITH A FALL OF REAL
WATER AND ORIGINAL MoTHER-IN-LAW.
FLIRTING GIRLS, AND A PROGRAMME THAT
| EXTENDS THROUGH THREE HOURS OF
CONTINUOUS SATISFACTION, WILL BE
| THE ATTRACTION AT
FORD'S OPERA HOUSE. 1.-THE PROFESSOR"
WISHES YOU A MERRY
THANKSGIVING DAY AND
COOL FOURTH OF JULY.