The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-02-04
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tonight at the Opera House. Low admission
prices. Matinee at O'Clock this afternoon.
Banquet by Independent Lodge No. 9S A. o.
L. W. at the Clifton Hotel, Feb. nth. Invita-
tions to be issued.
Turner's Masquerade on February 18TH
The Harmony Club entertained its members at
the residence of Lothrop Perkins, East Ottawa,
on Thursday evening.
The Ottawa Musical Association will give a
public rehearsal at the Congregational Church
on Friday evening Of next week good pro-
gramme is promised and pleasant time for all
who may attend anticipated,
"a LlPE's MISTAKE"
| Concerning this play ty Alexander Caufman,
who appears at the Opera House on the 18th inst,
the following is taken from the Lawrence Mass
Gazette: This play drew o very fair audience
last evening to the opera house, doubtless for
the reason that so little is known of it, and Of
the gentleman who sustans the title role, Mr..
Alexander Caufman. The few who were there,
however, felt repaid for being present, Us Mr..
Caufman's rendering Of the part of the principal
character, Eugene Lazare," was a very fine
piece OF acting. The play in It's ground plan
discharged prisoners and convicts, and acts Oh
the sympathies OF the hearers throughout. Mr..
Caufman's makeup in all respects was very
careful and successful one, and 1t was very diff.
cult, seeing him on the stage representing the
returned convict OF fifty years, to imagine him q
reaRg handsome young man q twenty-five. He had
always the stumbling gait, the unsteady move
ment OF the hands, the quavering voice OF man
who for twenty years had heard no human voice
except that of his Keepers and who had so long
lost sight Of the world that it had passed ny him
completely, and left him almost infantile in his
shattered condition. 1t was pitiful picture,
true to nature, and finely represented by Mr..
Caufman, who never for a moment forgot the
character he WAS portraying, even to the mnu-
test detail, and so managing his difficult part as
always to excite the pity of his auditors, and
never their repulsion or disgHst 1t seems safe
to predict brilliant future for Mr.. Caufman,
Judging from his painstakipg efforts of last eve
ming"
i "NIRRoR OF IRELAND"
! On Friday and Saturday evenings, Feb. 10th
and llth, with matinee on Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock, Foworth's Double Show, Grand Hiber.
MICA and Comedy Co. and McGill's Mirror of Ire
land will be presented at the Opera House, OPEN
ing with farce entitled Poor Paddy Malone;
or, A Search for Mammoth Potato" followed
by specalties IN songs, dances and character
sketches to conclude with four lviag allegori-
cal tsbleauX, representing the past present and
future of ireland. The whole entertainment is
said TO be similar TO McEvoy's Hibernica, with
the new feature o. u comedy and specially com.
I pany added. Admission prices In the evenings,
50 cents first floor, 35 cents gallery, and % cents
for children; matinee prices as usual. We take
the following from the Hamilton CONT Ii1,eS:
"IIoworth's Dolble Show opened AT the city hall
last night to a good house The scenery is fresh
and bright and the views of the leading cities
and landscapes in Ireland exceedingly good and
admirably described by Mr.. VIM. Mctiill, their
pleasing lecturer. In addition to the panorama
there is an excellent olio performance of singing
and dancing, with instrumental accompaniment
The show is one well worthy of patronage, There
is lots Of fun OF bright and sparkling kind, with
out the least shadow of coarseness."
NOTES.
"0nly Farmers Daughter" was given at
Hooley's Theatre, Chicago, during the pas,
week.
Miss Anna Dickinson, as HdH,.t and ClaniF
.HelaJ't5, was presented at McVicker's during the
week.
"Sam' Of Posen" (M b. Curtis drew large
audience in Jersey City ON the night of Jan. %.
Barnum's Mammoth Hippodromc has been re.
vsed and will be- put upon the road next season
in connection with his Greatest Show on
Earth"