The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-09-27
ARTISTS MATERIALS. "A full assortment,
at Hspeman & Graham's.
AmuSeuents.

AmuSements.
We take pleasure in announcing the follow
ing meritorious attractions that are to appear
at the Opera House during the coming two
weeks:
THE WHITE SLAVE.
Mr. BARLEY Campbell who has been the
most successful play writer for the past six
years, has written the White Slave, which has
been his greatest success. The company are
now playing it at Hooley's Theatre in Chica-
go, and the same company and their very
realistic scenery, which they bring with them,
will appear at the Opera House on Monday
night next, the GOTH inst. The play, the
White Slave, is fashioned somewhat like Uncle
Toms Cabin, and is in seven acts, and the
scenery equals if not surpasses the Lights O.
London. 1t is very meritorious in every way,
and none of our readers should miss seeing
the White Slave on Monday night.
The motive of the White Slave is the deliv-
erance from bondage Of young white woman
who has been sold into slavery. This woman
is the grand daughter of a Kentucky Judge,
born out of wedlock, and reared as the child
of auadroon in order to hide her dead moth
er's shame. The grandfather, however, has
given her an excellent education, and upon
diving leaves her her freedom papers and an
annuity in trust with his adopted son. This
young man having lost heavily at gambling,
mortgages the old Judges estate, and the
foreclosure of the mortgage results in trans
fer of all the slaves belonging to the estate to
the plantation of Mississippi gambler and
slave dealer. This parsonage, having fallen
in love with the heroine, at once begins Sc
ries of prosecutions, from which the young
and erring Kentuckan, who also loves the
girl, attempts to free her. He succeeds in
escaping with her to Mississippi river steam
boat. which explodes, and the lovers are pre-
ciptated into the river, whence they escape
on burning spars to desert island. Here
they are captured by the Mississippian, and
the girl is taken back to slavery. Fortunate
ly, however, lawyer turns up at this moment
and it is proven that the girl is white and has
never legally been a slave. The slavedealer
is now also arrested for having shot his octo.
room mistress, and in resisting the sheriff is
killed. The young Kentuckian, of course,
marrleS Juc girl, anu ali chuo hoPPhy'
ADAMS SPECIALITY COMPANY.
On Tuesday night, the 3Oth inst, George II
Adams Humpty Dumpty and Specially Com
pany, (Which is known here,) consisting OF
some thirty five people, will occupy the opera
House and give one of their funny, tricky and
lauphable entertainments that everybody en-
lows seeing. The company is larger this year
than ever before and will give grand per-
Torrance. They bring full carload of prop
critics with them to use in their funny tricks
and specaties.
ROSE EYTINGE.
The attractive and very popular young ac-
tress, Miss Rose Eytinge, and her company
are booked for the Opera House saturday
night, the 4th of October. This is one OF the
grand stars that Ottawa has, as yet never
seen, and she will undoubtedly draw big
house. The St. Louis Republican says Take
her all in all, she is the most attractive emo
tional artistic on the American stage. She IS
the product of the best dramatic school; RI
pened and mellowed by experience, and she
is in the fullness of her power"
NOTES.
We understand MT. SHelWoou mas '"hiPiSt~"
arrangements for the appearance here, Cd
Monday night, Oct. 18th, OF the great come
dian, Joe jefferson, and his company. he
will have crowded house when he comes.
Miss Margaret Mather recently appeared for
the first time as Lady Macbeth, in Bunalo,
under the management of Mr.. j. NJ. Hill.
"The experiment." says the World, Twas
surprise and success, thanks to the actresses
unouestioned natural ability and to the ardu-
ous training which she has had for the last
three wears. Her representation could hardly
he called the traditional one. 1t departed
widely from the accepted version-as, for ex-
ample, in the sleep-walking scene, she wakes
up. utters a scream and falls fainting to the
ground But, aside from innovations IN the
business and text the impersonation was
nowerful one and several times evoked genu-
inc bursts of applause for its intensity Miss
Matber presents a most remarkable contrast
to Mary Anderson in the rate and quality OF
her Improvement Those who saw her three
wears ago would hardly know her now. She
weighs at least fifty pounds less, and shows
in every movement and tone the influence OF
discipline"
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