Telegram-herald., 1888-09-08
AhUSEHENTS.

Ne popular conc4tAn. NJ. sol smith
Russell. appeared AZ Powers Grand Opera
House last evening, before the largest and
most fzshionab.e audience OF the season, in
the new fArcicsl satire by Edward Z. Kidder
entitled "Bswi,ched" Ii required but a
glance 20 reveal 70 the observer tha. the
better class Of citizens wore in attendance.
IL vas an audience in which refinement
was especially coticeabls. and yet only
such . one As Mr.. Russell invariably draws
70 his performances. The new play of
"Bewitched" is peculiarly fitted 70 the
quaint eccentricities Of thia favorite come
dian, while bis company 10 admir-
ably cast for its artistic present
alton. Mr.. J. III. Fitzpatrick az the
Colonel. Mr.. Byron Douglas as Tom Willis.
Mr.. Fred Jerome as Ar. Euston. and
Mr.. R. +. Sullivan Is Toby. the man ssr-
want. handled thsir parts in q mastery
nsnnsr. and the ladies were simply 10 the
manor bsrn. Nis Florence Field as Stella,
the Colsnel's dazghte<, looked and acted
the part 20 perfection, and Miss Emma
Butler. Louise Aackiu sosh and little Miss
Merri Osborne were All eIcsllsnt. In fact,
very seldom do We see star surrounded
by such an accom- pfisned cstsris Of artists.
From the rise till the fall of the curAin
al most continuous laughter characterized
the performances. IL came in ripples
and in waves, and finally grew
into great snrgss OF applause. Taken
q whole II Is by far the best and
most pleasing farce comedy Mr.. Russell
has ever had. There will De matinee this
AFTERNOON and the engagement will close
with the evening performances.
Manager Gilmore has perfected the work
of bis nav spectacular, The Twelve
-. L.
tion for the past ten months, and opens
at ths HsymArkst Theater, Chicago. next
week. He says IL will oe the most gorgeous
and dazzling display ever seen On ary stage
and will far exceed the most glittering
Christmas psntonine. Three scenic srtists
have been hard at work painting he seen
cry for the spectacle. They Are Harley
Merry. VINO has finished . handsome ugns-
formsiion scene IN his studio in Hrsok7yn;
Hugh l.. Reid, the sceaic artist Of ststssn's Q
Fiftb Avenue Thsater. who painted the en-
tire Nero" production at Staten Island,
and Chss. 5. Getz. who for the past twenty
years has been the scenic artist at the Bos-
ton Theatre.
The properties, which will form q feature
of the production we're being made on the
ED Intern ationisl Comiaue property on
SAMSON st which Mr. Gilmore recsntly pur-
chased, by S1psrin tsIdsnt Gale and . corps
Of ASSISTANTS.
A huge dragon. thirty feet long. horses.
bears, sea-gulls cows. snakes and an eud
les, array Of elephants. tigers ssd other
snimsls ia pspisr- msche ~ili delight the
sudisnce. Mr.. Gale says there will be more
pieces Of property in this play tnan were
svsr croseed into one prediction. The
"spectscls" will be NJ Powers Grand Opera
House for one week. commencing Monday
evening. Sept II.
Nothing like ths performances which il 10
os given a. Fsvsvs' Opera House next
week hss ever 5esn seen in this city Prof.
Bartholomew gsined horses have become
famous throughost the length and breadth
of ths and. When the Professor made
himself famous in Boston few years ago
he bad oaly sixtsen horses Now ne has
twcnty-four. and their education has been
vsry materially advanced siacs Bar
tnolomev origisa IN. idea and vas
successful has1cislly and artisticsllv in
placing horses On the stages Of theatres.
tbsre are many limitations. and while in
some Of them some wonderful fests are
scson plished in most instances the horse
has learned in fesr. and toe crack o. the
-aip ssd Hrstioas Of tas arms and bead
viii msks him do more than q quiet word
lt q not se With horses Ia tBarthosomew's
Psradex They present tbeir accomplish
menss rith sn intelligent nndsrstsnsinx,
and thst y the prominent and most de-
ligatfsl festurs Of this remsrkssis sxhisi-
tioa.
The usual ns,ines vill Be pr,ssp Ted this
afternoon AZ smitas Opera House. on
vhica eccssios the entire program me viii
be given. The Wild West Opening" is
supsrs. lbs clio frst-clsss. concluding efth
ths rssring bzrl-san. CiafoSe. Ths shcv
= Eccd enc sad AL i7vsrs Of ~s0dewiHs
should snsrscs this toe asst epcortaaisv 10
vira-ss this monster eortsris q specially
sfsrs tonighL
There wss tir crsvd 81 the Fsuntsin
Street. Baptist ch arch isst evening % zee
tee osnorammic vs~s II "Pilgrinas Pre-
sres.a TIE sceses ara psintsd "a e0oo
feet o. csnTss and ara sxosllenr Ths
phoncsrsps ~ss q fs~frrs thst everybody
= de ghtsi With. Nsnuse this aasruooa
IN tie church. a. s'clccx-
"TucIs Tens Cabin' confines 10 drsw
crowss a. Redmond e The p~rformsncez
this sasrnoon snd semorro~ vii clos. tse
engagement