Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-12-25
The Dickens

The Dickens eDtertgi0uru, sirsa -t the Opera House on Saturisy li.hi. We one ot the most success ful tuataur r.-- fornancss that has ever tlkea place "a this city. A very large sIuerrs ues present, and every One ss-m-a tateaI'.- ly enjoy the meritorious -f.-.s ol tls actors to please.
 The entertainment opened eIl a | tableau, 'sc0b's dream. Topr5seIrr.1 .y | seven ittie girls dressed m Etr.. with wIups that mI.ht Esye te-s | cOasl1errd by -n aerial sCIeUri@- a- -, C what inadequate, but ueverths less il.t were patterned c'. y titrr Il- Or. cepted fashion prevail iu sogshc ere | cles. These littl5 snSeilc besu-ts 1-.a arranged in pYrsuIdsI form srl '.-y lOOkei as pretty ss slgo.s tL5L-t B possibly could lock
 Then came the procession 1f Dlcks characters throu-h b be h8ll and Jh.Ir ir- troductIon tO Pirkwick. tFf O Was ...r- srly ImpersOnated by Et.H Ntuu E-. by Sam Weller. admirably psr.eI-.i by Mir. Willie ZtbrIsbl.I
 Next came the scene he,XFr1 i.r.- wick and MTs. B4rdel H-r- ''-. Webb exhibited re ] z ulUs and '...- Masgie Hughes, ss Ms B.rG-. rl.r. pi. fed true conception o- tle .-.r..- ter.
 Prof. c. $. COler uezt reed r zs..r..H rom Dom' ey sni Sop. .Lc .est 'si scene Of httle Paul. aud to s,y f..r .- was well done expresses lts m- rii- r-- tsiniiy.
 Then came the sceDe in SqUas school st Dotheboy'- Hall. sHi nr. t.... CIrbett out-Squsered Squaer~ LiI-s. .l dealing with the unruly urotJl-.
 The scene between Mr. bual lIe a-t Mrs. Co ney was R genuine -uru-l-r 2. every body. Mir. ii, B. Dodge uat- t.. best Bumb @ iu ths world d. 8 F.-t CaufeId WAS inimItab.e ss Mrs Cr.r... ihe art.ul widow. This wb- utrs 'i. most me.itOrlOus sceDes Of the tu'vr-l..- meDt.
 Miss Etta Burgtss usxt gave O. -.a from Christmas Car, l. She appear. |. as Dolly Warden and not only u-r- applause for her excellent rrDi.luu i-- herself appeared 10 great persal-- .e- vantage.
 Mrs. Jarley's WAX works a-e Game. he world over. but there was r-ssr 4n interesting aggregation of -wr-s- .. art as Tucson produced ltrrIE .a ed the presence of BtrthIld s -ta-a- ". liberty to have been p-rfrct. Ate. -. DuDgan. Esq was 8 Mrs. J.r.-y Be- rr proud Of-Bli but the HutouatIr speech. which had been wOnnd up l-t's .C1i.- and run to long. Otherwise he vz- O Mrs. Jarley. the only and original Cp.. Ghs'e @ was Mrs. Culver Rs Ps'1 Me-. P:.lra ELehels a..:s ss t,:a.... :;.- VII V NJ ,ggie Hughes ss a -maIi, Nus Garfield, the wife wb. Ea- LCkisL to death and Len Clrbett as tIe fond husband who tIckled LIs vIfe t1 irart. nd the two little son, ot Nr Sam Drachman ss Hnttsutofs- oboe. l1 the wood uilel Thero were -. remark. .bly faithful m form and G gun. aal t.- scene vss received with gr at iar.r.
 Nr1t came the scene h--vrgl ' SwIveller end the Marcri1Eg-s ' could not bsva com ,lsIu-d uf tur u. -.r In which the cbaracfrr gas sl-t.i.-H .. MT. F. tril We5b. ali Miss B ---ir l- was indeed tbe ideal N.rct-crt-e -f. which every reader Of Tie chs I- fa- isr. Both d:d admir- ,biy auI vgI- I.rl- ly applauded.
 The scene of David C1pue-l VI.I his chll1wifr Dora vas spl-gnII h l.. II. Manning vas 'bH-dy t.. everybody could u0t re-i-t sN rr--..E admiration for, and Miss Emma tsIa was s p,c'urs of that Berfac, and tr.--. ing simplicity SO brsuIfuiiv painted the great novelist ID hti.- Drra-
 Then :, l;owei sceu- Dst1rtu iaV.. and Agpes, who was Imger-nuHfri r. Ni-s Harger ln fhe m,sr faithful on ' ner. closing'vith tabletu lDf tte --.- ,isEe of David and Agues. Vra t.- chlld-wife as a1 angel abov- tII blessing the union 0i the TWO h-. which seemed Co Der so hoiF. 'H-s..f her week little srlf-thr I1-srl.'l1H 70 purity and faith and oue uf t-- m.-. sacred among the pOrtrsI'- pl-ue- I. Dickens.
 Then, t3n, there Was music Iu'sr-1 -- throdgh the programme, all uf was delight'ully ebsTmInE. ite ar-;. nn the ,1rnet and piano, ny Nr--l- a B. Penney and \ Grurs sfelGt. w.s ,-- rla'ly we'll rendered snl bpIr t-t and was one of the excellent t-a'--. Of the evening.
 The quartet,e by Mrs. CU.F- Frye. Mir. WhItcomb sud M- i.,. -- 'Pe, ssnt's Wedding harrh va- 20. . did m every detsil and wac heartily "i plauded.
 The Wsl'z Song. bs 4rirr. -".a sung by Mrs B. M Jacp,- TO" - of the evening It sa- 1r-i ,. one, and the prOfuse aui l.--e ,.-.." Its close leng.heDet Oat lu'' % encore, which vs- grat.h .. Jacobs EIv!ng -Iu The GlCE-ifG S.. saz equally pIea-iHy aut app-r-It'tt
 The plano iu-,. h, NiI-- i i.- r.l Mir. Grunsfeldt. "S =sti-a Mtlrl March" wes another lf tle yf- ms o' tt- ~ccssinn sud was beautifully r-uit-tt N,ss Dodge sl-o p-r-Ited s' ttf I's-. duriuy the entire -ut, rfa'nUeut s-t Der skill added much Go toe success -- L-. affair.
 To Col J. < Ztlriskrs. who's, usr. agempqr has brought Co pE'iic Ht'rr H tte exIs.efca ot -uc1 H veal I uf ] -. histriopie talent. the yrrs'ss' rl=a-I-- .. D-gisa and credJ, i- du- for tbe usr-.- ir which the whole eute.fsl.. meut passed Cf His isbor- E- neither ligntu or small. but final succasE WAS ID ltseHt r.U for a'l the burdens borne. And 't- . that snch Gn sruud,nce of talent -L-.. among the pe"Tls of IG-Pon. tas ..- cssfsd that x theatrical clu1 ba l-- iz=d for the purpose o, giving ea'.r uerts for charitable ob.--'-
 mutual pleasure and the Cu.-ir rhe talent. IL is a good ii-a that certainly ought to 5- e1-f.-