Telegram-herald., 1888-07-22

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said Acting Manager Gar
wood. OF Powers Opera House. yesterday.
Il don'I believe there is a eity in the eoun-
Try sith only two theatres that has such .
lat Of bookings as We have. Manager
Berger and myself had an underst sndins as
10 What sort OF attractions We would give
ums TO this season soms months Ago-eyen
before the pool Was formed aud our theatre
goes will pront BY il. Just sec here" and
Manager Garwood pulled out his date
books for both houses and exhibited the
dates for a great Number OF amusement Al
fractions. embracing almost every feature
nov presented from the stage. Powers
will throw open its doors foT the first tune
under Mr.. Garwoods management on
Thursday evening next, when Thatcher.
Primrose & Vests new show will see the
light for the first time. Some attractions
which follow at Powers are given below:
German Brothers MinsIfels, Aug. A.
The Three Blind Nice" Aug. and I;
Shipped by the Light Of the Noon, Aug.
~, AeNish. Rama & Amos Ninstrels.
Aug. IS. September opens with Hoyts
Hole IN the Ground" and then follow
Murray & Murphy, sol. Smith Russell.
barlho lomew Equine Paradox, Gilmores
Twelve Temptations" Charles Erin Nern-
sr the English melodrama help" The
Arabian Nights" Dan Sully's Corner
Grocery" Lotts, Hamlin's lie Voyage en-
Suisse. Fanny Davenport in La Tosca"
and Fedora" the Wilbur Opera Company.
Charles A. Gardner in "Fstherlsnd.' John
son & Slavin's Minsuels, Mrs. Lang
try. Duff Opera Company in "A
Trip to AfrIoa," Mile Rhea, Maggie
Rimini." Salsburys Troubadorss, Patti
Rosa. Frederick Wsrds. "A Postage Stamp"
Siberia" Shadows of . Great City"
Harry Kellar. tho illusion:st Michael
Strogoff," Frank Daniels Little Puck"
James O'Nsil. Parson Davies and William
Muldoon's Specially Company, Jim the
Penman," Lost in Loadon." return OF
Thatcher, Primrose & West, Gilbert's She"
Cora Tanner Alone in London Charles
l.. Davis, Casino "Erminie" Opera Com
pany. Booth and Barrett. Kendslls Pair
OF Kids" Stetson's Uncle Toms Cabin"
Redmond's Grand, with C. Sumner Bur-
roughs as acting manager. will open the
18th of August with Frank Deshon's Star
Opera Company for two weeks in an extern
sive repertoire with new costumes, new peo.
pie and new operas.
Scott and Mills and Jessie Bonsteele fol-
low in "A Chip of the Old Block" and
"Trixie" for the week beginning August
q.
September Rusco & Swift's monster
"Uncle Toms Cabin" company opens and
then will follow The Silver Spur" Gus
Williams "One of the Finest" Charles Nc
Carthy's lone of the Bravest," 0llette's
monster speciality company, Monroe & Rice
in ''Hy Aunt Rridgetp BARLEY Campbeiis
Fate" Edwin f. Mayo, the melodrama
"kentuck." "Peck's Bad Boy" Little Car
rinne in Arcadia" Hsrdie & Van Leer in
"On the Frontier" Reuben Glue Little
Nugget" MscCollin Opera Company, n.
S. Wood, PASSIONS Slave
"a hit, a palpable hit"
William Shakespeare VS.. Thatcher. Prim-
rose & West.
Now by st. Paul. the work goes bravely
on!"
What a metamorphisi
The armorers accomplishing. the knights,
With busy hammers closing riyets up,
Give dreadful note OF preparation
What next
/ thought the climax had been reached
when Thatcher, Primrose * West bid adieu
to cork last year. and inaugurated Circas-
ian gathering OF courtly melodists, costumed
q Ia IncTOvdbie.
never dreamed they would seek "the
bubble reputation even in the cannons
mouth"
What will the legitimate actors think?
What will the legitimate critics say?
ITO what base uses may we come at last"
Nothing undaunted, they have this year
swept down upon us robed in the garments.
made holy. by the creation of the immortal
bard.
Think Of IT,
Kings with their testers, knights. lovers
nobiemen and herslds of the Fourteenth
century in costlier raiment than ever graced
the stage.
What is their sim2
TO gid refined gold, to paint the lily, to
throw a perfume on the violet"
Look upon this picture"
Sir John Falstsf ss interlocutor.
Shades of the divine poetI
Surrounded by q royal coterie OF ancient
celebrities indulsing in modern bsdinage
with the Dromios of Ephesus and Syracuse.
Ano Romeo too
Juliets Romeo.
Ina wealth of silks and sstins. playing at
give and take with the testers.
Il this as you like ii"
Touchstones, two in number, with caps
and bells. and sll the aocoutrements In
which they we're won't Ito set the table on .
roar"
Then agsin--the ensemble.
BeTildering in its picturesque correctness.
Surrounded by dsinfily arranged drspe-
ries aud canopies of satins and bullions of
heavenly tints. There is no vsstsgs of the
scene painter visible. The finished touch
OF the skillfnl decorators art alone is per-
ceptible ss background to this subiimely
realistic picture.
"Can such things be and overcome us like
q Summer cloud without our special won
der"
Shakespeare, a. far as the feast Of eyes
and not OF reason will permit.
Is il legitimate u il not legitimste7
Yes and no.
For We are bound in ssucy doubts and
fears"
The Idea Of Othello singing . ballad
Outrageous
Yet in the Opsrs ''Otello'' dies singing.
Ergo. Why shall he not sing while living
shall not the Ministries % allowed the
privnsgss.of liberty with the Moor as vel
"a the operstic artist
~harrv. tell me that and unyoks"
The critics must ssssil them.
Il "a their duty. But rby7 For this
m ssriousbls ofense be they "ss chssss
ssice-ss pure as the sne~ they shall not
escape cslunany-"
Bat l.s "a Be Just and confess II - the
most sudscious picture ever presented On
the minstrel stsee.
Let "a rather praise. than eonasnn. the
innovation Any Innovation ia minsfrslsy
should reoeiTs encouragement Of the b gh-
ssf order
Cine fact = certainly transparent thst
Thstcher. Primross 4 Vest have sgzia
proved taeir right - the tie Of prs-eni-