Telegram-herald., 1888-08-19

claasa The gs&st ~crts eoe tss pEuss ~ tkat
eigy u vesy proaoanesi IN It's praise of ne
p<fforHancs. fbe n fssfe szys The
saaiesc- csgsht On u the spiFiI Of TIE per
t0ra.ers al tie oeginnias Of the evening aud
laughter and sAcsges were csRLnuoos till
ths caFtsin fsli IN fhs EEst part Af. Pred
Matthews scored sell deserves enc0fe oy
els siBgiag of Nearing the hsre0F.' Mel
vile, tbe COZ nror. sss decidedly one Of the
senssil0Ds Of the Ollie, aud the audience
tired lard 10 get sn encore for him Prank
AcNsh ID -sllsaoe and Fun aud Rama
saa Arao 10 their horiEontsl bar acts we're
as ia anti 4sis and lsugbsels ss Of yOrs and
were enthusiastically received. The olio 10
full OF nstslsies and the entire performances
IL one OF The mo~t perfect yet presented Oy
any minstrel eompsny in THIS city"
skipped by the Light Of the Moon" Is
the title Of . play thai seems to 30
suggestive Of the rHciext fuu. The piece
which. hss been ssea here before. will bs
pressniee in . revised form at Powers
Grand on nsrt "Wednesday night. asd il is
needless 20 saw that the house is likely to be
crowded. People al The present time want
10 laugh. and Skipped" is funny from the
ground up The 1sg0ra ILL., Da1y ksses
says
''The plsv, skipped by the Iisht Of the
Moon as produced at the Opera House last
night. wbs the most uproariously funny
piece that has ever Desn presented here. Il.
is full Of conical situations and sparkling
dialogues and Is one of the best of the kind
that the public are now demanding. The
audience. which Was . large one Uttered
and gigylsd and screamed for two successive
hours, and the applause At times Was deaf.
ening."
The great increase during the past three
seasons IN the number of comic opera, bur
lesque and farce comedy companies, has
made positive corner in comedians who
can bot act al ring. and particularly in
girls with pretty faces and handsome fig
ures, who can either sing, act or dance
Just now they are al q premium. And they
know IL. The pretty chorus singer Of two
years ago at SO week. il now q dsshing
soubrette who turns up her pert nose at .
hgure les. than $40. Meanwhile many of
the leaitimates are doing considerable
knocking OF their heads against the newt
able stone wall.
Manager Davis of the "Stowaway" COM
Pany, Is having a magnificent car con-
struoted In which to 'Stowawey" his seem
cry. Ii Is TO be siIty-fve feet long and
nine feet wide. II will contain two trucks
on which tbs scenery will be loaded. On
the exterior Of the car will be oil paintings
wviSiy deptcting scenes in the play. The
car will be httsd up with all the latest
eouplinE appliances, etc. IL will contain q
stateroom for the three carpenters to bs
carried By the company.
W. J. Seaman begins his next season in
Shane N Lawn" 8eptember st the wiet-
lag Opera House In Syracuse. He will be
sspDortsd BY Misses Stella Teuton, Matte
Ferguson. Mile sackst. and Messrs. J.
ke Drssse. Thaddeus. Shine. Nestor Lennon,
Charles Mason. Joseph Ransom. John
Svinburne. w. r. Webster and Alfred
herrell, with w. II. Brockway as the
musical director. Isaac Newton, business
manager and N. T. SkHf in advance.
During the performances of Nero. or the
Fall Of Rome" at ST. George, Staten Island.
the vast stage is run by electricity. Electric
wires connect with the leader of the orch
estrs, the carpenter and the ninety.four
dressing rooms. Mr.. Kiralfy has arranged
q regular code OF signals and is thu, able TO
communicate instantly with all of his stage
managers. carpenters and the two thousand
performers.
Lotta is at Lennox. Mass The sprightly
actress begins her nert tour Sept In Mil
wsukee, Her company will include Jules
DeLorene. comedian from the Gymnassee
IN Paris. George Q. Boniface, Jr., Charles
Harris. J. w. Hugue and Misses Geneyisye
Reynolds, Helen Leslie and Hattie Star.
Ar. JACK st. hsur continues As the mana
Miss Msdiern's season besins at Eliza
beth. \. j., On August 2S. John Jennings,
one OF the best character actors in America
has been engaged for the company The
New Standard Theatre. Philadelphia will
also be opened by Miss Madoern September
5. Work on 1t IL being pushed night and
day.
The Star Opera Company closed q very
successful week at Redmonds last night
Crowded houses and delighted audiences
have been the order Of things. A new pro-
gramms will be presented this week To-
night. ey request, the company will sing
the Chimes"
The first performances OF the revised
Twelve Temptations" will be given at the
Grand Opera House in Topeka, kas. on
Wednesday evening Of this week This
company opened ir Chicago with go
people in the cast II will appear here on
fair week.
There will he only Que Little Tycoon"
company The coming season. and that will
be msnsged BY Willard Spencer With Jake
Roscnthal a. the business manager. The
season open, a. the Grand Opera Hosse in
CINCINNATI Oct l.
special train Of newspaper men. mem
bers OF the p aisssion snd friends. left New
York last night for Boston. to attend the
opening Of Clay NJ Green. great "Uncle
Tom" revival, which occurred At the Hollis
Street Theatre.
Brsdy Gsrvoods "Dr. Jetyll and Mr.
Hide Company. With Mr.. George Ober ia
the title role, will open at Ionis on wednes-
day night The company goes thence 10
Greenvills. Big Rapids. Grand Haven and
Milwaukee.
The Sol Smith Russell Company closed
their engagement in Cincinnati isst night
and vii appear st Dayton. Ohio. to-mor-
ro~ evening. Th. company has been do
inss Big business in Cincinnati.
Tom Crsvsn tn. author ~ The stows-
-sy, = coming ov@x from Lon son - So
toe nrsf performances Of hi. pay a. the
Walnut Street Thestrs. In Phiisoslphis. on
Septemher H..
The Lydts Theupsos Eoslish Barlesq8s
Co. u1oer the direction 0f kr " r.
Lesvitt. ~ill bexin 5ts Ansricaa tour Oc-
tober 4, a. tb- Star Tassfrs Nev Ysrk
Agnes ]. Evsss TIE hsuSson1s singer Of
tse Fs-ior hstch' Cosabsnv. hss been sn-
zsgea for be- laird s-ason rifh tksf con
psny.
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