Telegram-herald., 1888-04-08
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

trsctjons Of Holy Week II this worldly
wesx. Funny George s knight and bis
baxorn VIE viii have Il al their own way
next week With nothing 10 interfere with
them sfssr the Aus der Ohs concert tora0r-
row night. What a refrain for German
song thus piano virtu0s0s name would
make. Bye-snd.bye handsome little scan
Loo will De with Us and then Booth and
Barrett will pack the theatre. Manager
Berger. understand. is going 10 give US
a dramatic company for two weeks en-
gagement. Tie name Of the organization
10 the Tavernier Dramatic Company and
la Van Codrtlxndt is the star. There
will be . change OF bill nightly and
the prices will be lowered somewhat. This
company has been doing . tremendous
business throughout Michigan, and Man
ager Tsyernier himself has ised the Jack
son Opera House and purchased . residence
Tor himself there.
The annual visit of Mr.. and Mrs. George
s. Knight Al Powers' Opera House will be
celebrated oa Friday evening next. These
popular artlstes will remain two nights.
giving matinee on Saturday. o. ali the
musical skits that have been introduced 10
the puoiic IN the last ten years none have
received such care and attention as over
the Garden Wall' a. the hands OF that well
known comedian, George ;. knight Nj.
Knights every action IS extremely funny.
lie looks st bis audience and they laugh;
his every change OF position in the cue for
A fresh outoufst. tie never uses super
ruOus language, arranging all MS
dialogue so that lew words are
required TO come 10 the desired
point. The same may be said OF his songs.
4 Boston exchange says: The piece las
been vastly improved since IL was last seen
here. All the best and most taking points
have been retained. and TO these have been
added numerous new and entertaining
features. so that the work in It's present
form has absolutely none OF the dull mo-
ments " hich formerly interrupted its action.
Mr. knight has built his part OF Snitz up 10
better proportions, and ii Is funnier, If pos
sioe. than heretofore. The dialogue has
been rewritten and enriched with the latest
bits Of current humor, and great amount
of new stage business has been introduced.
The musical selections are nearly all new
and well rendered. aud there was scarcely q
selection that was not encored, while several
were demanded third time. The perform
ancs throughout was excellent. Mr.. knight
repeated his former hit as the German
American alderman, Snd Mrs. Knight
played Nellie win much spirit and success"
| have received from Harrison Grey
F.ske, editor of the New York Mirror, his
most comprehensive and perfectly arranged
Directory OF the Theatrical Profession"
| The book is really entitled Tine New YORK
| Mirror Annual" for 1888. the directory"
being its subtitle Ii is a neatly printed
| volums OF over 200 pages containing the
chronological dramatic record tor 1887, the
neurology Of the profession for that
tyear, the dramatic photography Of
| ,he year, list of the stars
| cJmbinaLions and stock companies of the
| eason, a most complete directory of the
theatrical and musical professions of
| Am erica and the full text of the Inter
State Commerce law. Aside from all this
there are half dozen full page plates show
| ing the faces OF John t. Raymond, Jenny
| Lind, Marie Aimee, Alice Oates, and Viii
| liam L. Sheridan and view of the Actors
| Monument in Evergreen Cemetery, New
| York. cannot too highly commend
hr. Fiske's Work. The book is the
| irst directory of its kind ever
every manager and theatrical critic in
America. IL is worth double its price, 81.
| and may be secured by sending that sm cunt
| With sixteen cents TO cover postage 10 the
New York Mirror.
| The concert under the auspices of the ST.
| Cecilia's, at Manager Bergers theatre to-
| morrow night, will bring out one of the
| ''sgellest" audiences seen al Powers this
! season. The delightful pianist Adele Aus
| der Ohe will be assisted by Mrs Frank NJ.
| Davis. There will be one number for the
| piano from Chopin the "Audanto Spisneato
| ct Graude." In a recent number of the
Century magazine. appeared this poem in
| honor of Frsulein Aus der Ohe's rendering
of Chapin's music:
| An. what celestial art,
| And can sweet thoughts become pure tone and
l float
4 All music into the iranced mind and heaTt2
Her hand scarce sfirs the singing, wiry metal
| Hear nom The wild rose fslleach perfect petal
| And can We have. on earth, of heaven the
L whole
Heart thoughts - the soul Of unexpressibie
thoughts;
L Roses of sound
| That srew rselodious leaves upon the silent
4 ground;
And music that Is music's very soul,
| without one tou n Of esrth--
Too tender etsr for sorrow, too bright for
mirtn.
| Tomorrow evening tho coy family
theatre. The Wonderland. will reopen for
the Spring and Summer season. George A.
| Henderson, the we'll known actor and
| manager, has leased this pretty place OF
amusement for two years. The opening
| attraction will be the interesting melo-
drama, The PickpOckets OF Paris" With
| N. Henderson sud = well selected company
! IN the cast. The large number u theatre
gosrs with whom The Wonderland was 40
| popular in its pslmy days, will hail with
| rejoicing its reopening and large audience
may be anticipated at the opening perior-
nance.
Lizzie ETsns opened her brief engage
merit in this city A. yesterdays matinee at
Powers aud closed it last evening with her
! play which she calls ''0ur Angel" Sac is
vinsoms little actress and ought to have
| better pay. 'OGr Angel is Ben Mszin-
! isy's square Man = lite chan ged. There
i one good scf in it. the third. and this
| brought out Miss Evans abilities. She has
! very magnetic voice and improves WITH
| every season in al shs does She wss sup
| ported bv ". c. Donaldson. Fred L. Kent
Percy Brooke snd ve-y fair company.
| What los Of pretty and cspsble actresses
| Ncsissn hss f8rnishst the metropolis
/ Nth. There's sweet Kate Nui0nF the
/ Madison Squsra. stStles7ue Phoeois KIsse.
a. Dsuys Both are Ds rais yrs. And
new cute little Msr 81 9o.cott the. Adrian
/ Iscsson gil. = next ssss3a % ~ mem Der
I tAs Ner sfs saics companies. There =
/ BaTd Putnam. Al. yss taat - tr1e be e
/ rot n Nev York be j. In Boston. Whsf7
I Nai sn scfress' True. true be = al actor.
/ B.. y0af pardon
Tse woods s-s fail q Dr. Jskvlis sn5
1 NJ HTs@s We have bad Richard Msns-
( Eeld sd nsuiei BsnSmsnn. snd no~
I Frsax Ranzs sod Tneedors Hsmiisoa a.