Telegram-herald., 1889-12-31
The LOCE AID FOYER.
Exec lent Entertainment IN the
Local Yhesters
"Oid Homestead" Wins Large Sympathy
and APProa al al Row cr-'-st FeIlE
Sisters at Redmond 's-smlth's.

"The Cd Homestead" Was carefully
aud attractyely produced al Powers
last evening, with Denmau Thompson
mot in Il. Ii is really question
whether Mr. Thompson would have
been all in al as pleasing ln thc part of
Joshua Whtc0nb as Archie BONd. lu
fact there was good many touches 10
the personauou of Mr Boyd 10
command entire consideration ol 4,
aside from amy Denman Thompson n-
hueuce. il S evident that he has been
required 20 copy and utilize the "bas-
ness Of Mr.. Thompson s, but even Il q
be a copy Mr. Boyd has succeeded IA
pOrtrayng u ~ a manner that lu no in-
stance betrays the FAC, that % may be
at any time An imitation. There IS
animation, and a humor which per-
meates his natural and nicely drawn
picture OF the New England farmer
that Is distinctly individual Ii would
be hypercrucal % demand a more
quaint and naturally defined char
acterZau0n. Messrs. Dean and Allen,
a. Cy Prime and seth Perkins, were
typical specimens of down East
rustcs Miss Myatt. Is Rlckcty
Ann, was a spughOy and lively
specimen ot a country soubrette
IN the rough. Mlss Hcnrctta
Irving gave a very striking presenta-
ton Of the sedate proper country
maiden OF many summers. iu tle char
actcr Of Aunt Matilda. Others iu tbe
cast We're entirely satisfactory. The
double quartet won the most en thu-
s.astic favor. The beauty and the secret
of the success Of THIS play. s the fact
that 10 is not exaggerated, t Is sm-
Ulcltv, the perfection OF stage realism,
both ln the construction of lts Charac-
ters and % the props" which sur
rounds them. 1t contains 50 many
true and striking touches Of nature.
that Is at once WINS ITS audiences as res.
sp0ns ve and sympatbctc kn. il wFll
bc repeated agan tonight.
The St Felix Sisters. who have been
long and fsvorably known 20 toe stage
as br ght and dash ng sOuhrottes and
character Gemcators, came forth la 81
evening u farcCal arrangCmdnt
called a Koval Hand" They halI a
fine rake 0ti In point of atteudancl
aud Their neat and artistic SINGING abtI
dancing awakened considerable Ga
/ thus.asm. There w4l be = matinee b. Z
/ day and tomorrow p special Aew ) "a
matinee. There ls already large u
/ vance sa.c ioi thc two performance
/ Wednesday.
The prices, Tor thc two perf0rman
/ o. he gwen uy Geo. Wilson, m nstr IA
az Powers on New Years dav. Ia
been placed AT ~. % and - ccnts MA.
I Wilson carries an unusually sronk
company tbs season Among th3
membeT- are the following tired and
/ popular performers and singers j I
! kccgau. Low Benedict ~ Tom Ward
Ramsey and Arno, and tho Orion Trio.
The fine show Al smlth's Opera Hort ~
/ last week. seems ~ have given a Is
theatCT a boom. Last night the aud
/ ence was corker. The hI rs gt,0a
! one, bIim iul Of fpocs.te thst iare
s1re 80 go. and business CgrfequnH tt
I wlIl be arCe ths week TIE " piniff
/ TWINS open tne oIo. They ere 4 eed
a clever couple. Later ou hryl sre
assssted hv Jenn ePickerror. chara cter
song and dances. Ther songs ds flces.
g.. etc caught tGe house Jfe y
I kelley made pronounced ht a. hs
/ eccentric Irsh sct He sang f9rWn
/ Went Ncgmtr" and "Nr1r rfv 8
Ghost" with great eJcoess. NJ Ke-
Iev s. ahlv sted in nls specs ~ nv
Anne sanford Wiley Harf ton q
character sctmsgo. He 6oef very
com osl fur1 sni wI make friends
here tns week Tae MsckIevs T.lessed
everybody u.fh fuFlr c0r0 - efch. o.
ttof sNv Friend WOOD Psunr
Nichols IurIrsouf srts of no roasr
.-rrf rr~.c. .red frrurpf Eee v-ae rrr.