Wichita eagle., 1889-09-25
ANU SEMENTS.
MILTON MOBILES.


Milton Mobiles closed his engagement in
this city last evening by producing the
powerful drama Love and Law" The
audience was the largest of the engage
ment and they heartily applauded the
work of the company. Previous TO the
raising of the curtain Mr.. MOBILES an
nounced that Dollie Nobles-who was to
take the part of Rita. the Italian girl
was seriously Ill. The part was taken by
Miss Lizzie Lambert and was played with
out flaw.
The piece is constructed with cleverness
and the interest is maintained to the end.
The best point in the play is in the last
scene, in which Cont, who has been ar
rested, has apparently escaped and re-
| turned to his den to urge his Matchmaking
demands on Craddock, who has been
induced to come there by an
| urgent message Threatened with knife
and driven to desperation Craddock draws
a revolver and is about to shoot the SEEM
ing CONT when the latter blows whistle
and policeman and others enter with the
real Cont in their custody. Milton No
bles. who playing the part of Felix o Paff,
the Irish lawyer, and who has been admir-
to obtain missing evidence against Grad
dock, through the latter's own admission,
then throws off his disguise. with the eff
feet, last night, Of giving the audience
genuine surprise, and winning storm OF
applause Mr.. Mobiles Felix O'Paf is a
capital bit of neat Irish comedy
work. 1t is a novelty and qualification to
see a stage Irishman who is neither bog
trotting ragamuffin nor a gin-mill heel
er" In making Felix O'Paff an educated
LAWYER and gentleman Milton Mobiles has
done an act of justice, and reproduced a
type common in every day ranks of life,
but almost entirely ignored by the modern
dramatist.
he, SHE, HIM, HER.
George II. Adams, supported with a
company of comedians, Will be the next
attraction at the Crawford. The play will
be on the boards Friday and Saturday of
this week. Sale Of seats commences this
morning. OF this play and company the
New York Sun speaks as follows:
Many years ago one George III. Adams
began successful career in silent panto-
mime. He has undertaken this season
q speaking part. The result JustiEes the
risk, and IL his company was playing In
any other than a one-week house the en-
terprise would stand well for a long run
| in Broadway theatre. The play has as
| much plot. business, novelty, fun and ex-
| cuse for being as any of Hoyt's farces, and
| it is iii most respects remarkably well per-
| formed. All the tricks and capers OF clown
| and PANTHEON are transported bodily to
| the speaking comedy, and they are set of
| by pleasing background of pretty girls.
well-selected music and bright dialogue.
| For many of the skits are undeuiably
| clever. and even the puns force a laugh,
/ though the spectator may feel ashamed OF
| his own hilarity. Grimadi has done well.
| and perhaps the best feature of his new
venture is his wisdom in surrounding him
/ self with good people. Naturally be is the
/ best of his company but several of them
are more than worthy OF their parts and
provokingly funny. Chief in the support
| was Miss Toma Hanlon, lady fully capa-
| bile of keeping even with Grimaldi in his
| liveliest capers.
CHARLOTTE THOMPSON.
| Mr.. Laurie Rogers. manager OF Charlotte
| Thompson, arrived in the city yesterday
/ and perfected arrangements whereby his
! company will be on hand four nights mex.
week, commencing Wednesday evening.