The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-07
THE PALACE THEA IRE.
A GRAND OPENING AT HAND.
The Georgia Wonder to Appear-A Trans
formation Wonderful 80 Educated
Taste ut Work-A Attractions
Supcrb-Next Saturday.

best regulated and leading place of
amusement in the state. The opening
of the season is looked upon, not only
in theatrical circles, but also in other
trade branches rs Il general revival of
business. Work and play go hand in
hand, and the most prosperous business
man Is n healthy amusement-Seoker
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton have done much
towards spreading the name and fame
OF Dallas, for ii Is n well known fact that
theatrical people arc the best advertisers
ON account of their continual migration
and penetration of all sections of the
country.
"Many hands make light workp is
fully demonstrated at the Opera-house,
where carpenters, painters, paper hang.
ers, scrnbbers and poishors are work
ing away with degree of energy not
unusual when the thermometer is sc0r-
ing 100 fair, but Manager Benton is "a
"husIler" and soon restores order out OF
chaos.
"Yes, the building twas very dusty,rMr.
Benton said. "The dry wenther has
raised more "dust" thanisusually found
around theatrical business, though we
don't appreciate that particular Kind of
dust, but as one good turn deserves an
other, We may, while turning tho dusty
dust out, hear the Chimes Of Normandy
ringing some in, for the 18th ultimo, Gy-
erybGdy will be glad 90 have tho house
opeu."
81 reckon so, for we are to have the
biggest attractions on the road next sea
son, some OF them we pay such large
cortaintics, too, that it will be impossi-
bic to mako anything for ourselves"
"How about the Chimes of Normaudye
What Ia lhn t,llf
it?"
"Woll, the opera opens on n village
scene, whore the chorustors are gossip
ing together, when Serpolette, a good.
ior-nothing, enters and informs them, in
a saucy strain, that she Is Il "long lost
Marchioness' which the villagers ridi-
culc. After their exit the MARQUIS.
Henri, appears, who is in search of his
castle, which was lett in charge of one
Gaspard, Il misor. He, to prevent in
trud ors into the castle, where he has his
gold stored, plays the ghost i'm the castle
ut midnight to Brighten the villagers.
Germaine, his supposed daughter, he
forces to be the promised wife of the
Ballio, u rich old man, in order to keen
thG money left IN his charge, and the
Bnllio, knowing his secret, compels
him To give him GCrmaine, whom she
dcSpisos. Jean GrenigheuN, IA fisher
man, II former lover of Scrpolette's.
thinking Gormaino will be rich, sues for
her hand, and she, surprising he has
saved her life, though it was really
Henri, consents. Her father, hearing of
her intentions, lorbids her meeting him.
and finally She is Obliged to seek thp
protection Of Henri. He enquiries into
the history of the haunted castle. ana
she sings him the story in u bcwitching
strain. lie laughs at their fears, and de-
claros ho will investigate it, After
declaring himself owner of The
0ld castle, he engages num-
per ol inc villagers for his service and
goes To the castle, where they secrete
themselves and discover Gaspard i'm Tho
act of playing the ghost at midnight, and
then counting his gold, which he hugs TO
hts heart This scene is very effective.
aud the opportunities for u good bit of
acting Is unsurpassed Henri de.
nounces Gaspard, AND he Is so terrified
that he goes crazy. 'Sorpolcttc Is there
informed that she is tho lost Marchion.
cSs, ana she oNcites considerable merri-
ment by her rOmical airs. In the last
acts she IS dressed I'm gorgeous attire,
ANA on the appearance of old Gaspard
snnoily asks him IL he rcmem berS The
Marchionoss. lie gazes at her In Won
N''t WI y us NNllNNNt anu lItNI nIlnM-
ing some papers, proves To all who have
como upon the scone that Gormninr Is
the real aud only Warehouses. Henri
has declared his love 'or Gormaiua, and
jean finding Scrpoletto still loves him.
embraces her, aud the curtain falls ON
lhe whole company singing "Ding, n
ding, ding, dong"
Mrs. Ella Reeves Frances, who Hn-
lshcd her musical education under one
OF tho best Italian masters in Milan,
Italy, vii assume the principal role.
Callendor's minstrcls, rcorgaui2ed and
strengthened by the host talent, viii
make thor appearance on the 10Th and
2otll, and only u Noman's Heart. with
an excellent company, to follow the list
and ID of October.
THE GEORGIA WoNnEVn To GIVE A.. ny
ulHluoN.
"Tho Georgia Wondor" will exhibit
her powers at the opera house October
~ ID, II. Pingrce, her manager, said
TINS morning: "MiSs CarrOw is only II
years old and weighs ITO pounds, She is
the daughter OF u farmer living at Cedar.
town, Georgia, aud until few months
ago had always lived ON the farm, llrr
iAlher is Tine, tall man, six feet two.
her mother Is small. Mother of her
pVrchtS are in any way
uliIerent nom ordinary peG-
pie. Her wonderful powers were only
ulsooNcrod about year ago. At that
illneN Yankee was travelling in Georui A
and heard that she had Tho
power tn suhduc the strongest mon Inv
laying her hands ON thcm, and could
make objects fly round at a lively gait.
ny SIMPLY touching them. lie inVesii.
gated and conducted some experiments
ny giving u tCw entertainments nj Al.
lmta, Augusta, Macon and other citins
IN Georgia, aud found that She had moi
boon misrepreseutod. lie then made
dates with managers to exhibit her
through the country"
IVY nero does her power come from"
"Ihat Is what no one can tell, and
what mas bothered scientists and modi.
cal men, 1t is claimed by some that 1t Is
due to electricity or magnetism, others
think II is nothing hut physical strength
ana others claim that She has an rloc.
trio battery concealed about her, She
may DO strongly impregnatCd with elcr-
triclty, but II is absurd To say that She
can do " hat she does, because of her
physical strength, She is quito SLIGHT
ana except for the power SHE possesScs,
her blow would hurt no ordinary man. /
know positively, that she has no battery.
concealed about her, and that what she
does, is done by natural and not arti.
neiM means. As u proof of this,
viii tell you, that sometimes
after she rotlres her bed will move all
round the room, aud this movement IN
entirely involuntary ON her part; she
can not control H. llor power seems to
vary Mt times. Now and then she meets
person who seems TO exercise u pc.
euliar influence over her, and whom She
cannot control. hut this is seldom, and
mas not happened moro than once a
month";
"llow is she of the stageg"
ION tho stage she is like any other
person. | do not suppose YOU would
notice anything peculiar about her. She
is very pretty girl, and has large black
eyes, and some people claim that thov
are unnaturally brilliant. At the close
of her entertainments shn is usuoli,.