Telegram-herald., 1889-12-24
TIE THEATRICAL oFFERnCS
The Walfs of Ssz YORK ~ hsd-
mond's LasE , hght-


aerV convention -l btlt @t4'A ~'i-+-
nlsnolaes u dialogue +. tle me-9-
dana sThe W4ts OF New farS
.n.ch as onered az Redmond s thea
- last evening Iae story s ~oE&ed
CT .a tne holaest kl1 ~ fashion, 81
rasrn 80 ra4t one cau toresee Laa- tie
villain Is gong ~ meet sltA q terrible
re-r.tat8n ere the curtain desceuds ca
the arst act The province u ule.o-
drama allows III rne lIf9st kDd " ia
conastency. AID t must AZ a. times
iced 4BCu eK4ggTTaIol- common
place as tle DlAv il, the company, - is
l-fell xeuce. n capable Of sustaining il-
ter-st, and l require. considerable
force L0 l0it Ile attention. OF a. au-
4 euee ~ a plot - ,.lpsl0d and irfegu-
iaf. The pl4Y however, succeeded III
pleasing tae .aTgs audience ln the tneE-
GO last evening. 10 = appropr ttcly
u ested IS .-l scenery and soine VI tie
eH O. arc startling aud lighiy inter
e-tlg especially tne Harlem rallroad
~ Elta TWO ua.ns pass ~ al fuA
speed The ire scene va thoroughly
realistic. n fact realism could not 60
Much further without beng dangerous.
arr looking Tor .u mel0-drama. Katie
Euuatt books tae hoy. both n ngure
a.a uaFeueat she plays The street
Att HIrl considerable abandon
which 40 times telc.tous
ald uatlraI Mr Thompson gave
very lie Ike and h0mely portrayal OF
tle lrerm4n Hans. while Mr.. LangdOn
Overacted Pierre Bertrand A French
refugee. Mr. Iaugtou mas a very
clever dialect. Aut p VII be much
more eff fectve u hc adopt a more mel
iow tone. Mr. Patterson g1t the telling
points ont ot Herbert singleton. q two
cl04ked schemer. 81 L0ttie Williams
had a striking makeup q. Katrina, and
gave qutr credltah.. ureseutatOn OF
"A youthful peasant -ls She was re-
markab.Y faithful iu gesture. atttude
aud dialect Thu. young lady IS Ger
ta.nly a very promising chartctc
s0ubrette. She has tle advantage Ot
good voice, aud IS lu active and pleas
Ing dancer. Ia Peute Z I.e = a precO-
cl0us wee little tot, aai She carried 10
small honOrs as the -aucy little wait
Gerte. she reads her lue- with uncOm-
mon effect for one ~0 young, and has ln
her carrage a good deal on the style OF
tae iried actress. Miss Emmett caught
the house with hcr dash, nerve and
pautal00ns, and the impression OF
tae audience was without doubt a
favorable one The Maifs' are prob
ably destined % do large and salts
factory business. There Will be a
matinee today. Tomorrow q special
holiday matinee, besides tine usual
afternoon performances on Thursday
and saturday.
There was large demand for seats
az Powers yesterday for The Wife
performance. n IS alretdv assured
that the attendant. wll Dee very large
a. the three presentations. Those who
contemplate going tomorrow afternoon
or evening would DO well 70 secure
seats today.
It's rumorcd and generally believed
n theatrical circles that MIR. and Mrs.
IauCtrv have become rcC0uc.lcd and
reunited, aud that Mrs. Laugtry WILL
never return % America. Fred Oreh-
hard's recent actions - far toward
verifying th, rUmar. Nevertheless,
tins Is tough on Freddy.
There is no grounds for the impress
SION prevailing Iu some quarters. that
fancy prccs wiA he charged for "The
Messiah. The grand entertainment
may be seen at what is commonly called
popular prices. Cnolce seats ln the ball
may he had 40 15 cents, WITH NO extra
charge for rcserv.ug.
"The Wife" company played in KaI-
smazoo last evening They wall arrive
here tu., morning.