Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-08
MARGARET MATheR.
She and Her Talented Company I'm The
Aoueynaoon"-The Bennet ana Moulton
Opera Company.

She and Her Talented Company I'm The
aoueymoon''-The Bennet aad Moulton
Opera Company.
The audience which assembled At the
Grand opera house last night, while not so
large IS that which was In the house on
the previous evening, was one Of the most
fashionable and appreciative that ever as
sembled in that theater. The play was
John Tobin's charming English comedy.
The Houeymoou," which had never been
produced in Springfield. The audience EN-
joyed Ii from the first, and the salient
points were heartily applauded. The piece
was magnifcently produced. and Miss
Mather and her talented company were
warmly received. THE Honeymoon" is of
the same class Of plays rs The Rivals"
and 1t Is 50 charmingly constructed and the
Wit is 40 pungent that It almost takes rank
with Shakspearean comedy.
Miss Mather. as Juliana, was charming
and proved herself to be an actress born.
and not merely educated. She is almost as
great in comedy as In tragedy. yet one
could see her Juliet in her every appear
ance ON the stage. She won the hearts of
the audience completely. and all were quite
in sympathy with her as she played her
pranks on her old hubble" She was
brilliantly supported. the acting of Mr..
Frederick Paulding being especially fine.
FAMINE" AT BLACKS.
Another magnificent aud ence greeted the
Bennett and Moulton company at Blacks
last night to witness the production Of
'Fantine," q comparatively new comic
opera. produced In Springfield on this occa-
sion for the first time. The libretto Of the
opera Is not so pleasing As those of some
which have been given by this company In
their various visits TO Springfield, but il Is
bright and pretty little thing, and was done
entire justice by the company. Musically,
II Is extremely meritoriOus and the numbers
are. almost without exception, bright.
catchy and Of a popular type. The per-
formance gave the most thorough satisfac-
ton.
Miss Della Fox was seen to good ad
vantage in the title role. Her drinking
song, in the third act, was q charming bit
Of acting and singing, and was twice en-
corsd. Mr.. Tom Ricketts, made himself a
still firmer favorite by mis- mastery presen-
tation of Francois Bernier, his business
and singing both challenging immediate at
tention and admiration. Mr.. Charles Big
Glow, as the old Marquis, had abundant op-
portunity In the last two acts to display his
laugh producing abilities. One Of the pro-
nounced hits Of the evening was the Nico-
let Of Miss Kittie Marcellus, who is as YER
satils . little lady artist Is the company
can boast The remaining parts were In
excellent hands, and there were no glaring
weaknesses in the production. The house
was oppressively hot and many people suf-
fered.
This afternoon "Pinafore" is being done
to Q large audience, and FRA DiavOlo' Is
the bill for tonight.
Next Friday night Mr.. Charles II. Hoyt's
roaring skit, "A Bunch Of Keys." will te
produced at the Grand. The company
playing the piece this year Is pronounced a
most excellent one and As "A Bunch Of
Keys" Is . favorite In Springfield il will
doubtless be greeted by large audience.
The New York World says:
IA Bunch Of Keys drew . very large
audience at the Grand opera house Monday
night The unfailing success OF this piece
Is marvellous. There seems TO be be no let
mp Whatever In its drawing powers. The
company now playing it does well. Mari
eta Nash as Teddy Keys is wonderfully
bright and agile. Her dancing throws the
house into raptures and she is recalled
every night. She Is q very promising
young lady. Jas. b. Mackie IS Jonas
Grimes 10 unexcelled in his wav and is a
very strong feature Of the piece"
Seats are on sale at Harris's.