Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-02
FROM BOSTON.
The 1hcatrcs-aIme. Norosini-iiuls,amp
The Electrical Light.

To the Editor of the Free Press and Times:
Among the theatres 'Callcd Back,
has been having Il run at the Park.
Next week, the comedian, John 7. Ray
mond appears there. At the Museum,
the inimitablc Boucicault is appearing for
the first time in two years, in his famous
play, The Shaugrhaun. This is per
haps the funniest of ali his plays, but
even were there nothing humorous in the
play itself, have no doubt that Bouci-
cault could make the audience roar with
laughter or fill their eyes with tears, such
is his wonderful versatility. To my mind
there are very few actors ahead of Bouci-
cault.
At the Boston Theatre next week is the
great Her Maiestys Opera Company, of
which the divine Patti is chief. They are
to stay two weeks, but Patti herself will
appear only three times. You can get II
good seat those evenings for -. Madame
ScHlchi and the new bright particular star
Mile. Emma Nevada are to be here, how
ever, when the latter makes her debut in
Boston. After the glowing praise which
has hcralded her coming il Is expected
that the audiences viii be charmed only
Boston audiences are VIGOROUSLY critical
Victoria Murosni has lately played ut this
theatre but the general verdict was that
in spite of all her codchiHg, she did not
appear to very good advantage. That is Il
poor pun, but as ii l. not original hope |
may bc forgiven.
Matters ut the Electrical Exhibition are
progressing. Three more arc light com
panles are moving in this week. Edison ;
lncandeSCent lights, however, are still
much the haldsOmest of anything shown
rs yet. His private inventions are ut last
ready for inspection and are daily pro-
nOunCed wonderful production from the
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son was here, himself, last Saturday. His
photograph creates much amusement
every afternoon and evening ; and is Il
great marvel to those who have neVcrseen
1t. The tone III which 1t rcprOduCes the
voice of the operator sounds something
like shrill old WOman's voice; and the
sweet strains of "Uncle Ned or There
was Il little girl, who had u little curl
etc, are moving i'll the extreme as they
come squeaking forth from the phOuO-
graph. BY means of Edson's Mutorgraph
Il series of songs in Il soprano voice, which
had travelled over eighty-eght miles of
wire, were plainly heard by all the people
in the room on saturday evening. The
duplex and quadrupleX system of tcle-
graphy as well Us the automatic telegraph
ic printing apparatus are all exhibited. y
wire connects by telephone with the l}ij Jon
Theatre, and there are Il dozen or more
transmtters at the mimic stage in the eN-
hibition building or in the Bell Telephone
space. Consequently all who visit the
Fair, can listen To the charming new
opera "Desiree.' This is II really and
truly" American opera, and is great sue
cess
The fire department of Boston have a
series of all the different boxes ever used
in the city ON exhibition near the door.
The first box was very primitive affair,
and the series offers line illustration OF
the progress made in this branch of cleo
trical science. The first generator ever
used in Boston-one which had to be turn
cd with Il crank, whenever the fire bells
were to he rung,-is there, II is very
crude contrvance but no doubt, twenty
/ years ago, was looked upon as Il great
| triumph of inventive genius
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