Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-21
AMUSEM MENTS
Last Night and Other Performances this
Week

Week.
A fair sized audience attended Black :
opera house last night to hear Prof. Fletcher
give his illustrated lecture on Gen. Grant
! The lecture starts with an Illustration Of
Grants birthplace, traces his career briefly
up to the time of the war. and then de-
Scribes some of the principal battles
ThencefOrward the theme of Gen. Grants
life is made the groundwork for rambling
and interesting account of various places.
Washington, Paris. Rome. Alexandria and
San Francisco as places visited by him in
his journey around the world. 1t closes
with the scenes of his last days. Prof.
Fletcher's delivery is clear and his ideas are
very well expressed; the stereopticOn views
are of great excellence; he held his audi
ence interested to the close. and his most
salient points and many OF his finest views
were signals for enthusiastic applause.
The Prof. will be at Blacks again Wednes-
day night and give an illustration on
"Ireland and the Irish" and large audi
ence should be present.
GILMoRE'S BAND AT THE GRAND.
The advance sale of seats for GilmOre's
band at the Grand opera house tonight have
been selling rapidly. and large audience
of music lovers will be present to hear these
celebrated musicians.
Miss Fritch. the prima donna who is to
assist in the concert, has been receiving fiat
tering notices by the press all over this
country, and will add much to the concert.
'oUR JONATHAN" AT THE GRAND.
Tomorrow evening the favOrite musical
comedians. Moore and Vivian, will present
to Springfield theater gOers Our JOna-
than" This is most deserving play,
with beautiful plot, full of music, which
will be furnished by their own orchestra.
Our Jonathan" is clean, pure and whole
some, and will be presented by sompany
of tirst-class artists. The New York Her
aid says: -Four shows in one, comedy,
pathos, sensation and adventure Every
one wishing an evening of pleasure should
see it. See the La-da-da Dude brass band
on parade at Il o'clock Monday.
MAUD GRANGER AT BLACK :.
Miss Maud Granger, supported by an ex-
cellent company of sixteen people, will ap-
pear at Blacks opera house Thursday after
noon in 'Prima Donna" the same evening
in "LinwOod," and Friday evening in ''Pri-
ma Donna" The many friends and ad-
mirers of Miss Granger will be given an OPP
pOrtunity this week of testing her ability
and their appreciation.
"Linwood" is drama that affords her
the fullest scope for the display Of those at
tIibutes of dramatic strength of which her
work heretofore has given but slight lDdi-
cation. Careful and conscientious as she
has been in everything she has undertaken,
there has been. up to the present time,
something lacking something has been
needed to bring out in all its fullness the
tiny spark of genius that makes acting rise
out of and above itself and become nature.
That Miss Granger has had the natural abi!-
ity to do this no one for moment has
doubted. All that was required was the
means whereby to show it. That means is
now here.
The character Of Lucille affords her as no
other character has the opportunity to carry
ing her audience with her. making il feel as
she feels and suffer as she suffers Therein
lies the secret of her great success.
The support of Miss Granger is unusually
strong. and the three performances can be
counted as being first-class, and large at
tendances will be present.
THE RIvE-KING CONCERT.
Nine. Riye-King, the distinguished piano
virtuosO, if indications are to be believed,
will be greeted by magnificent audience
at Blacks next Tuesday evening, on which
occasion she will appear in grand classical
concert under the auspices of the ladies of
tie First Presbyterian church. No COM
mendatiOn, however eXtravagant, could do
more that justice to Nine. Rive-king's piano
performances She is the most brilliant,
finished and popular artistic before the
American public today. She possesses all
the poetry of RubenStein. the technique OF
,Joseffy, the fire and vigOr of De kOntski,
the muscularity of Won BulOw, the grace
and beauty of CarrenO. She is all-Sutil-
cient. unspeakable. The critic of the New
York Musical Times says of her:
Nine Rive-king has gained great repu-
tation and has no need to fear the rivalry
of any pianist i'll America. The aesthetic
feelings have been deepened, the expression
has become more intensified. the phraSing
has become broader, and what the girl
lacked the woman has acquired. About
the technical qualities of Mime. Rlve-hmg
we do not need to speak at all. Difficulties
simply do not exist for her, and with all her
success she has remained modest and unas-
suming. She doesn't consider herself on
the pinnacle of her fame. She studies and
works as hard as if she was still at the re-
ginning of her career, and for this very rea-
son we are sure she will remain on the high
pedestal of her reputation. She is not only
| a piano virtuOsO of the first rank. but has
distinguished herself as composer and ar
ranger of classical works. Our city may
well be envied to call an artistic of such
high standing her own.