Telegram-herald., 1888-02-19
RrsIc ANB DRAAA

The pstroas Of TIE shestres lave has
vsry jolls time cuFlUg the pssi week
R0s.ua yokss ane her company g
comedians gave foaf dsliKhtfm perform
snoes at Powers 49, ths AAcCollla opeFs
Company gave len enjoysh4s entertain
lnsnts sG Redmond = Miss Yokes md bel
company are e. Ire Nerien ever sunday.
aud vii leave tonight foF a sesEs engage
Iaens IA Detroit
NeNish Johnson A SSisvia's niastrels sp-
pear 81 PoWers next "Wednesday evening.
ia one e. tie Faost gorgeous minstrel shows
ever sesn n tnis city. Tickets sc % sale
tomorrow morning Ihs con DAny ms IA
frosueeo m sny novel feSturss. aud the oiio
xhieh constitutes lie second part Of the
essnngs entertainment j. Fspiels with
mirlh melody. graceful dancing. psro1les
on social toiiies sna clever illustFA-
uons OF physical training and
skill. it alone contains sufficient
material to make up bali dozen ordinary
minstrel entertainments. The early part
of the programme opens with pretty pc
ture entitled The White House Lawn ssre-
made. in which an Illuminated garden scene
j. presented with due elect failiterv
place IN a psgoaS ia me centre. Mr.. II. n.
Morse. the inlerloenior. receives the guests
Of the evening. who drop in ia i0ll party
costume. ana then the fun begins.
Manager 6ar~o0d Of RedmOnds. has
one Of the most uprOsriously laugbsbie
comedies which has ever been seel on his
stage to present 10 lis pstrons all this week.
A Cold Day or the Lsplsnders' Is renefn-
l.. -.
Dcni0cra, says OF The play: The play Is
funny and laughabe IN the extreme. and
the music j. OF that catchy character which
makes an audience demand frequent re-
petitions. Individually and seyerally the
cast is q strong and good one Mr.. Fisher
and Wills kept the house in . roar, Miss
Marie Heath in her song more than pleased
her audience. while ali the rest did charm
ingly.'
The cast for Richard Mansield's great
performance of DIR Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde,
at Powers next Saturday evening. is ~ iol-
lows:
nT Dr 'eky gtdl go. -. 80. Mr Richard Man hsId
6abrei Utterson ..................Mr John Sullivan
Dr. Lanyoa .---.Ar d. III hsrElns
Gen. Sir Danvers talcW.... ..-.--Mr- Il tfadity
Poole go. Mr. Harry Gwynelte
Insps ctor Newcomer ....... Ar- J. d. kveIham
Jaw. . .. o.. .......-.. Mr Thomas Goodwin
Mr. Ianvon.... Miss Helen Gdleu
Kebecca Ao0r...........-Miss Emma v. shericsu
Agnes Csrew. Miss Beatrice Cameron
IA, Blythe bye there were manv compliments
heard in Powers' this week for the purity
and beauty o. tone OF the piano used on the
stage by Rosins Vokes' company. The
case. too, was a very elegant one. and. alto
gether. il was the handsomest piece OF far
niture seen on the stage. The instrument
was one of the Chase Brothers upright
grands, and it Is a credit 10 the manutaci-
uring and musical genius OF the city.
Tonight, by special request, Mr.. MacCollin n
and bis charming company will sing The
Beggar Student az Redmonds. There will,
without doubt, be iull house. Mr. Nee
Collin deserves all the patronage he can
get. The company IS away beyond the
ordinary light opera organizations. and 1t
has become favorite in Grand Rapids.
The Broadway Theatre, corner Forty
First-st aud Broadway, is far from being
completed, but il probably will be by Feb
ruarv 9th, when, Miss Fanny Davenport
will present Sardou's la Tosca" for the
lrst time IN America.
Miss Sadie Martinot sailed for Vienna
Yesterday. enc Will 10 new 1UkA
April She has signed a contract TO appear
| at the New YORK Casino in The Oolah,
which will be cone IN May.
Mary II. Fiske. "Giddy Gusher." wb o
knows more about The inside theatrical
| matters than any other woman, Is SAID 10
be writing play for Joseph Haworth.
Cherries CoghlsB goes back to the Lily.
| Notwithstanding al the horrible things
| she said aoOut him only last autumn, when
they parted in very cross mood.
Frederick Warde was FIRST a school teach
| or then "a lawyer. and now tragedian.
| He seems to hourlsh IL the last profession
undertaken by him.
| w. j. Seaman owns more real estate in
| New York than any other actor, and is
constantly increasing his holdings.
| Miss Fanny Davenport IS her own stage
| MANAGER. and always directs the rehesrsals
OF every play produced By her.
| Edwin Price. Miss Fanny Davenport s
| husband and manager, Is remembered as a
| robust actor OF leading roles.
Lizzie Kelsey, the once beautiful actress
| diea I'D New York. on Tuesday last, after
a prolonged illness.
Nate Salisbury saws he mas had enough of
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