Telegram-herald., 1888-01-29

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.tME ana again this season have
E Assrd liberal sad progressive citizens
IN complaining Of tie lsck Of financial
~ sppr~cistion which first class sstrsc-
tons have has In Grsna Rapids The had
business Is not, however. eoahRed 10 this
city. slagulsr a. IL msy seem msn2gsrs OF
All sorts Of -smassmsnts IN every pars OF
the country ere complaining. sad hon
estly believe thss out Of 80 ''aisr4etions
on tae road not more llAn dozen are max
ine money. Anons the dozen are reck-
oued. sboot In the order which follows:
Booth & Barrett. Mrs. Langtry, AcdI ssks.
Fanny Davenport. Sol Smith Rassell. Mar
gsrst Mashsr, Nat Goodwin Jim the Psnmsn.
Denmsn Thompson. and the Rag Baby. Ii
is aid that "EvsDgelins" Was played IN
Chicago lass week TO an average OF less than
500 a psrformsncs-so00 per day would
not pay the expenses. only the very best
attraction, have been able to make cent
thus far this season. and the approaching
dull weeks have . gloomy outlook for them.
There are plenty of good attractions who
are traveling about under the escort Of
landlords and railway men, the latter
watching the opportunity to get their bills
The cheaper theatres are in the Same boat
with the frst class houses.
One of the curious eIigsncies of show
life" is seen in the colored minstrel COM
pany which closed its engagement at Rel
mond's last evening. What patron of min
strelsy has not heard OF "Callene eer's Geor-
gia Miusirels?" They were the original
funny coons. and for several years the col
orod singers made money for themselves
and their manager, Mr.. Calender. All sorts
OF colored minstfels sprsng up behind the
footligLts, and the original Georgiss finally
fell behind. Ii Was in the paimy days
that Mana er Calendar twenty years ago
picked up Charley Hicks. q bright colored
boy. and took him along 10 black the man
agerial boots and doing odd jobs. Hicks
became an end man and 6nally manager.
| The other day Hicks 81 Sawyer's minstreis
ran across old Mr.. Cailender. He was poor
| and had not even the wherswitnai 10 pur-
chase a meal OF victuals. Mr.. Hicks set his
| old friend at work ahead OF the show. Life
is uncertain, especially the life OF the
Snowman"
The sale for Thatcher, Primrose & Vests
minstrel performance Monday night at
Powers Grand Opera H0nse Is already very
large. Ii will be remembered that this
| splendid band of burnt cork boys were the
| first to appear in Powers after MIR. Berger
| assumed the management last summer.
| The house was packed then. and the per-
| forinance has been very materially i'm
-. a. hat e~tor
| be heard in a new monologue. and there are
| many new features i'll the programme. The
| nlinstrels will leave Chicago Sunday night,
| and arrive here Monday morning In order
to make their street parade
! The MacCollum Opera Company has
climbed the not altogether golden stairs.
Sweatnam. Rice & Fagan's minstrels
''are bust"
| Zelie de Lussan, the mezzo-sopraro, has
captured New York.
JefIreys-Lewis, the beautiful devil, is
starring at the Windsor, in New York, after
an absence of four years.
Miss Ne,tie Nixon, of this city, having
been greatly encouraged by Madame
Modieska. wall 20 TO New York next sum
mer 10 study for tie dramatic stage.
| James A Heane's Hearts of Oak" is one
| OF the most interesting of ali American
plays. Ii tells pure and pretty story, and
| has so much OF human interest III it that II
| lasts year after year. while theatre goers
| laugh and cry over il alternately. Manager
tiarwood expects big weeks business at
Redmond's this week, .ss Mr.. Hesne will
appear in the play here at every performance
| himself. Seats will be on sale tomorrow
morning at the popular prices.
"Caspar, the Yodler," is funny German
comedy, and will be seen with Charles t.
| Ellis. in the title role at Powers on
| Wednesday evening next. The play IS fall
4 of songs. the compositions OF Mr.. Ellis,
and they are sung by him with great effect.
| Mr.. Ellis possesses voice OF great power
| and sweetness and biz warbling is wonder
| ful. Indeed, his admirers assert that he Is
| a better comedian "a well as better singer
than Emmet. Seats on sale Monday.
| Helen Blythe. rather ravishing beauty,
will appear at Powers next Friday and
Saturday evenings, and al the Saturday
| u, ,atinee, in her new play only Womens s
! Heart" The play is said to be charming
| one, with a story that touches all hearts.
Miss Blythes company is pronounced ex-
cepronallv good this year.
| Mrs. Letitia Mccullough, widow of John
Mccullough. died last Sunday at Philadel-
phia. and was buried by the side of her son
| aud her famous husband. she was SO
years of age.
Tomorrow evening the coy little Won
derland theatre viii open under the man
sgement OF George Harris and W. III. Silcox
| With a hne specially performances which
| concludes With the beautiful Irish Drama
| The Outlaw of 93." Among the artists
who viii appear a. this performance are:
| The Waisons. Ed. Gallagher. Mable Leon
ard. The Bennetts, Palmer and Donnsn,
| Miss Kitty smith. StiTnson, aad Mention,
James Thompson, Riley. and Bed. Miss
! Nay Dsvine, Fred Wilson, Rose Go0dsil.
| n. Cuisine T. J. Mack, James Bigslos, ,sad
| Miss Lydia Iced. W. a. Emerson will
take care OF The door. other new employees
have besn engaged aad che ushery will ap-
pear in uniforms. The prices will be 10, Is,
25. and 30 cents.
In an article in the Omaha Erpysss Minnie
| Madden says "Ons OF cur creates, snd
most zifted actresses finds her chiefest vscs-
ton enjoyment 10 be the miiking OF her
| cows. Iaaklng jan. a1j bGsyiBg beFssif
| about one thousand sud one htEie house
! ~ifeiy duties. some love Of which is 20 6e
found IN every true womaD's heart The
assurances and freedom u home is. PER
baps. sweetsr to The actress than 20 any
other wOnan. Iae carI0sity with which
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