Telegram-herald., 1888-12-10

On Friday and Saturday evening Three
OF Kind will be the Dill. This play has
been revised and rewritten, snd much i'm
proved in its comedy possibilities, The fol-
lowing plot will give al idea of lis changes
and opportunities: The comedy is in three
scts, and deals with the adventures Of
three clerks in search Of cheap country
board. and q young lady who Is dying
from the addresses o. suiter for whom
stop to board is q gushing female a. house
keeper 70 a tyrsnnioal farmer. The fun
begins Immediately on the arrival of the
bOariefs, and Keeps running fast and
furious. The employer OF the clerks. who,
by the way. is the suiter for the young
lady breaks IN upon them, and N a rage
discharges the clerks. In the last act the
poverty Of the clerks is shown, but, how
ever. good angles, In tbs persons OF the
interested young lady boardrr and al
uncle OF one of the clerks rescuss them
and ell ends happily. The play is up-
rOariously funny, and made an instantan-
eous and decided hit The dialogue Is crisp
and sparkling from begiunlng 10 end.
never tagging for an instant. and Mr..
kidder is TO be congratulated Spon his sue
cess. Miss Nellie McHenry as Dolly Dash
wood. the lady boarder. added 10 the lsurels
she has already won, her vivacioas acting
being literally applauded. John Webster
| as Bob Flush, Thomas Jackson As Priscilla
| Prism, were excellent. AT the Saturday
matinee The Humming Bird roaring
conledy will be produced.
The sale of seats for the Duff Opera Com
pany's engagement "Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings will begin at the box office
| this morning. The company. principals
and chorus, numbers about fifty people.
There will undoubtedly be great rush for
/ seats for this engagement as II 10 seldom
that Grand Rapids gets such artists as
| LOura Beliini, Agnes Stone. Hubert Nllke
and Harry Brown in one com binstion. The
| spectacular beaufies OF "A Trip 10 Africa
| and the fact that il is by that great master
| Wa Snpp-. are also strong features OF
attraction TO the admirers OF music
| Atkinson's comedy company commence
| = weeks engagement al Redmond's Grand
| Opera House tonight. II that purely Amer
| ican absurdity, "Pecks Bad Boy" No
| doubt almost every household il Grand
| Rspids contains a counterpart of this mis-
| chievous youngster. and although predic-
| tions are many tnst he will surely turn out
| a bad man. he generally winds up as a most
| prosperous business man. BUSINESS is sure
TO be big. haunees will be given daily.
| The week will end at Powers with SAILS
| bury Troubadors and that indehnsble SOU
orette, tour boy and ge neral mlrth proyok-
| er, Nellie McHenry. \ ellie AcIenry is a
| popular favorite in Grand Rapids, and it is
| only necessary 10 prelude the rush at the
| box office for seats with the announce
ment OF the date of the engage meni which
| is next Friday and Saturday with Saturday
| matinee. The sale of seats will open Wed
uesdsy morning.
| The floral testimonial displayed in c. E.
| Westiakes window was Presented TO Tom
| my Price, who made his temperance on
| the stage al Smiths Opera House last Mon
| day evening. 1t Was given by his many
| friends who have known and watched Tom
| since ne was kid" 1t was we'll deserved
| tribute and Toms expression OF gratitude
are dewed eyeiids aud silence.
| Tonight Maggie Mitchell will be seen in
| this city for the first time in her new sue
cessfu comedy drama, RAY" The plsy
has been well spoken of, and its taxing
features are elements of pure comedy aud
soft emotion. These are traits of character
that are peculiarly adapted TO Maggie
| Hitcheifs style of acting. There a few
choice seats still unsold.
There will be rosr at Redmond,s all ol
| this week for "Pecks Bad Boy will be the
| bill. Atkinson's Company is the only one
authorized TO dramatize and produce this
play The play. which is taken from the
| humorous sketches of Geo. ". Peck. con-
tsins all OF The ludicrous situations depicted
therein. Matinee every day except today
|
Another new company Of vaudeville
stars are announced for the coming week Al
Smiths Oyers House. J. II. Burto1's si9.
20 dog circu,. nronounced by press and
| plblc TO oe to srgest ard the high
| lssping dcss - The celsbrs-sd
| gymns'uo -Sp 4Sss. -.,f>ssor King snd
s0a- cznEos ts4s Asa kss Japanese perch
The comedy ~ - - xneAIn and Curdy
James hslhs. con rf'2a, kmma Bell. Ger
| tie Hsllis &,ss Osrtis Holden and = supert
stocs comEsay. new and beaUilfO
minstrel scsN-, the performance conclucius
each evening With James Hsihe's TosFinl
| comedy. entitled. Escaped from eng
sing The same programme 81 rsgois
mauBees, Wednesday aud Saturday alter
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