Telegram-herald., 1888-03-18
ABOUT THE ACTORS

About the only attraction for the coming
week IS the entertainment which The Beaey-
Olent and Protectiys Order of Elks offer for
the benefit of their charitable fund at
Powers next Wednesday evening. The
programme, which has already been pub
hshed. is one OF unusual length and the
committee announces that the curtain will
positively rise a. 80. A great feature of the
entertainment Will be the first DIblIc ap-
pesrance OF the Elk ministries, COM
posed of members of the order
belonging 70 this lodge and few volun-
teers. Mr. SchOfield aud Mr.. Gougs are
prominent among the END men, and the
rehsarssls promise a particularly jolly frst
part. In the second part Mr. Almy will
sing an Cri sinal topical or local song, and
Paul Biersa .. the wonderful whistler OF
Milwaukee. viii oe heard. George Gouge
has written and arranged a peculiarly
funny ourles0ue, entitled "Dr. Jacx-
al and Mr.. Snide," which
he will present with Eugene w. Jones'
Dir. Scoheid aud his wife will be heard in
a banjo duet, and the third portion OF the
programme will consist Of the fourth ACT OF
that pretty play. RosedAIe." In this Ars.
Fred q. Berger. Miss Asgie Douglas. Miss
Lulu CreQUe anu other ladies will appear.
and large number Of our best known am
ateurs viii bs seen. with Lloyd Breeze rs
Elliot GRAY. The stage settings 81 we'll as
the decoration OF the house will ne
sometolng beautiful and novel. Every lady
Who attends will be presented with Il
souvenir programme. ana a perfume fount-
AIN With perfume on dFais will be running
constantly in the lobby. There are still
nalf dozen hrst-clsss seats and two or
three large boxes unsold in the dress circle
- ~. - IN -
lodge will attend, arriving here Wednesday
noon on the d.. q. Ii. & NJ. railroad. and
there will De a large number of visiting
brothers from other lodges throughout the
West There are indications that the audi
ence viii be an especially brilliant one.
"Jim. the Penman" Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings next week, will drsw hun
dreds OF people into Grand Rapids from
surrounding towns
Booth and Barrett are averaging upwards
OF 100 for every performance at the Bald
win luestre. 10 san Francisco. After their
Frisco engagement they return East. max
Ing stops at Sacramento. salt Lake City,
Denver and Omaha. Over tso hundred
Letters, making application tor seats, have
already 0een received oy Manager Berger
TOR their engagement in Grand Rapids.
Salvini will make a twenty weeks tour
of America next season. ii. N. Palmer. OF
tns Madison square Theatre, will oe man
sger this time.
And now the oswitching Lotta is talking
Of retiring from the stage. Lotts Is the
weaithiest actress on the stage. She owns
the PARK Theatre and European Hotel
property IN Boston. Also about q million
dollars in cash. 20 which shs will add q few
more dollsrs % Monday. the 18Th inst, a.
Powers Grand.
At Smiths O0srs House good bill is
offered for the coming week win al entire
nes c1mpsny Of ten n0tsd speciality stars.
Amor ~ most prominent ~ the latest
pa opss sensational artists. t6s Asnviiles.
/ 1fas.- -. aud Pauline. who present their
/ marvellous brosisrord assault as arms aud
Wild W est fsncv riis shooting Miss Man
vile Is ur0u eDnced oy the press ef e0tn
I Narope sn America ths cham pioa swords
wotusn OF tue vorid-tbsir scts os-
mx something new ami wonderful.
. rhs srii.tlc LuProis in asring
/ fests IN mid ar. SDiE1 and Muller
musical artists performing solos on seven
I teen different instruments Psltisr and
4 Alton. song snd dance srtlsts. = Leg Mana
( Ine talensed song AMI dance ladies'. tie
I Vernon sisters. Mss May Wsidsn. vocalist.
a grand elevated minstrsi scene elegantly
( eosululed. the lsughsols iaterlBds t1bos'
and Hoogobans, coacluding ssc0 evening
With ths ecue11ta comedy. entitled
Roasted Lovers. al the com psny II th.
cass thus making Que Of toe stronxes
vauGeTiiie entertainments ever pre<sntso X
{ rais theatre.