, 1888-01-29
SHOW NOTES.
Queen Esther Next Week and Fine At
fractions Coming.

Esther, The Beautiful Queen, will be
sung at the opera house next Wcdnes-
day evening by the singers of Cheyenne.
A feature will be a class of singing chill
dren, making a grand chorus of over 100
voices. The part of the Queen" will be
taken by Miss Helen Patterson, teacher
Of music at the high school. The other
characters will be assumed by the most
prominent singers in the city. The cos.
tunes will be beautiful and expensive and
on the whole a very worthy rendition of
the opera may be looked for. Another
performance will be given on Thursday.
Both nights performances are under the
auspices Of the CONGREGATIONAL church.
The prices for reserved seats will be Is
cents; admission to balcony 50 cents;
children's admission 50 cents. The adj
vance sale will commence tomorrow morn
ing at 10 O'Clock at Rhodes & Troxelrs.
A Hole IN the Ground closed a highly
successful engagement of two weeks at
Hooley's theater, Chicago, last night.
The press of that city speak in very high
praise of the company and piece.
Negotiations have been brought to a
successful close for the appearance in this
city, next April, of the great society star,
Mrs. James Brown Potter.
The San Francisco press is very en-
thusiastic over the Carleton Opera com
pany this season. They all agree that no
better comic opera has ever been given in
Frisco and the principals have without
one exception, made hosts of friends.
Baird's Ministries are playing to very
large business in San Francisco. The
company will likely visit Cheyenne in
March.
Robson Il Crane, the famous comedians
are now in their nineteenth week at the
Union Square theater New York City in
Bronson Towards new play Henrietta.
Efforts will be made to secure them for a
performance in this city when they visit
Denver.
Frank Daniels, OIL Sport. has caught
on in his new play Little I'9ck. 1t is
said to be very funny.
William Redmond and Mrs. Thomas
Berry two new candidates for histronic
favor will shortly be seen in this city in
Rene, a melodrama of the spectacular
type. The play is founded on the Hug
uenaut troubles in Paris about the time of
the st. Bartholomew day massacre. Both
play and players have been highlyreccived
In San Francisco.
Miss Rose Coghlan, the leading lady Of
Wallack's thcater, New York City has
severed her connection with that noted
place of amusement ana will shortly
begin a starring tour through this coun-
try under the direction of Augustus
Pitou.
1t looks after all as though German
opera is doomed in New York City. At
q meeting of the directors Of the Metro
politan opera house recently the matter
was thoroughly discussed and the indica-
tons are that next season will zee either
Italian or English singers supplant the
German singers. The main fault seems
to be that German opera is too long and
heavy. 1t being very seldom that a per-
Torrance is over before - O'Clock or 1870
a. IN.
Josef Hoffman, the boy pianist is meet
ing with wonderful success through the
East playing to the capacity Of the larg-
est theaters whenever he appears. His
playing on the piano is said to be marvel
lous.
Patti Rosa has a now play entitled Lone
and Duty.
Kate Castleton in her musical and COM
edy melangc called C,azY Patch will favor
Cheyenne with a performance ofthc same
sometime next April.
Neil Burgess will be the next regular
attraction at the opera house Saturday
Feb. T..