Telegram-herald., 1888-12-11

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tor - siys her : passing notice. To criti-
else her. 20 dlzsect asf net hods and lo psck
faults IA nsf pec4ilaF typs ~ character ii-
l1stFatoa ~oai1 Be a. sAcallsd t0f 81 - Cad
ialil Win t1s rusxSt creation CT naElse.
2aksls Aiic-sl nas 1ov been on lhs stage
a4Any years. All Us shispsfsd llat sae =
crossing 81 No one - expected % cscl4rs
positively Soulsus age. o1t Il Is said
Aaexis passed rfty soms time ago IDls
matters noG Hsr career sad present acIlF-
~ 10 strong argument - l4FoT-- OF The
stage being con1uclFr % iongsy1ty. Last
uisa she prsaeed. danced and - fsled IA
y0utnful part Ia her nss drama Kay
Elt1 al tas gigor Of . nrl la Der tsens-
Her personality Nas sip some aud her cats-
3sss jusf 0affied the expectations 0f her
ancient admirers. her ns~ pay Is clean.
snd Ia some o. IS characters brings Ia dls-
euzslons and thought that = born of struS-
go In fecent llts. notably the labor agltaLor
SnO - cousldersd IN : sCnleS LAT sxsxgsr-
slsd and sarcastic mood. The support vas
good and the production Was gwen Qausnal
attention Ia regard TO seenic enec-s. To
argue about Maggie Altchslls methods
would Dc folly aAin 10 dlsPuung or en-
csav0Fins ~ dispiace the proverbs OF sgss-
The demand for seats 81 Powers yestsr-
day tor the Duff Opera Company engage
msHt. "Wednesday aud Thursday evening", >,
was not as large a. lt should have beeD-
Ii = seldom that Grand Rapids receives a
visit from = company composed OF as macy
repuLabls artists aud OF as such general
strength ss this one. IL Is no easy matter
for tbs manager 10 induce such companies
t0 make a break OF week slArds and make
one znd two night stops. Manager Gar
wood las worked LealOusly 10 procure the
best dramatic aud Operatlc companies and
Il the pu9lic do not come 10 the front and
manifest better appreciation than they have
there Is certainly not much encouragement
FOR the management 10 aim for the standard
attractions The Dan company may DO
seen here =, prices of admission much be-
low those charged IA Chicago and Detroit
theatres The company Is = large one, IN
al some 20 people The opera "A Trip to
Airica." Is Tho composition Of the veil
known master. Won Snppe- The plot of
opera Was published IN the TELE0EAa-
HERALD Sunday morning. Laura Bellini
Is the leading primA donna, then there Is
Agnes Stone So long the leading artist IN
| the famous Boston Ideal ODera company,
/ a company which never visited this city.
| Hubert Wiike 10 The tenor and the comedy
| role Is 10 the hands OF Harry Brown.
| whose exploits IN comedy have been most
| " confined TO The large Eastern cities where
| be Is as Dopuiarly known a. Nat Goodwin
and Dixey. II Is hoped that this company
will be patronizsd as its merit deserves.
There was a rush and nurrah from the
! box office 70 the gallery at Redmonds last
| night where Atk;nson's Comedy company
| gave their we'll known production of PECK :
| Bad BOY. The gallery was packed. so was
the dress circle and psrquette. They
| bollered and screamed until the end. With
| such a hilarious reception rs this nothing
| en- be said but the mere mention OF un-
| questioDsb satisfaction. Master Fleming
vas the ideal bad boy and Mr.. McAulif
WAS most acceptable personihcation of
! the authors ideal grOceryman. The play is
| relieved BY the Introduction OF many new
| specialties. The juvenile quartette was re-
| peAtedly recalled and the general exclama-
| tons of approval presages a rushing weeks
business for toe Bad Boy"
| Il has been represented by some one that
| Miss Laura Bellini was not with the Duf
/ Opera Company. Manager GsrwOod was
seen last evening and saws that Mi-s Bellini
is positively with the company. IS is also
Messrs Harry Brown, Hubert Wilke
| Francis Gaillard and others as be has mail
| for all those parties and was assured oy
| Mr. Tucker the business manager in ad
| vance that they were with the company
and would positively appear. and If they
DO not Manager Garwood will refund any
one tner money that wishes It.
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will dance and indulge in her usus
| pranks and capers al Powers Friday ant
Saturday evenings. At the Saturday
matinee The Humming Bird will be pre-
sented.
The operatic event of the season. The
DuH company IN "A Trip TO Africa" to-
morrow evening
A large audience greeted the new com
! pany AZ smith Opera House and the Des
% satisfaction wss given. each member o
| the company receiving un0Ounded applause
| The opening scene. Pinaf0re. was beauti
| fully costumed. and the singing far abOv,
| the auerage. Msckin and Curdin are funny
comedians. Gerte Holden is as vivaciou
ss ever Fred Kings cannon ball act va
| srtis.ically performed. James Hsllie's ioos
| s0ozs took the audience 07 storm. Jane
| BvTton's $4,000 dog circus Was the bit o
| evenIug-his leapinz dogs are the best eve
AZ the theatre. They ali Work by word q
| command without the use Of the whip. Th,
! same programme agaiD tonight and a
matuees Wednesday and Saturday At
o'clock.