Telegram-herald., 1889-10-07

With one exception the attraetions at
Powers Grand t6us tar Ihis as3fl have
been frst-class Tins present ives 8 vfl
be notable one Ia the engagenert oa
"Wednesday and Thursday of tae
comedians Donnsay and 6imI5. Iaey
bgmg Their comedy ~Nataral Oas"
here fresh igoa .Aer conquest of Sew
York city where il euioye1 pro-
loneed and successful run. Mr Eddie
Grari is today one OF the hest gro
tosque comedians Ia Ameraea. wl.e
Mr. Dounely succeed ina role. p0ssess-
ng stm ehi comedy clements. 0eats
are nov Oh sale i0r ih.s eugagemeni
The Wei known comedian. Chas l.
DAVIS. MIL occupy fhe Stage at Powers
tom chit and TOMORROW, with be neR
comedy drama "one of the old stock
Ihe p.ay lias met with popular reccf-
t.ou everywhere and i ls pronounced
the best I'd tng Way 81 dfamatc power
that M DAVIS has produced. Especial
attention Wlll he gwen 90 scenery ana
the many lltie manor details Hhth 80
20 make a presentation complete and
correct. Nh. DAVIS euacts the Iolt oi
New England iarMer.
Miss Nernona JaTbeau, the captivating
little woman Who Wll revisit Grand
Rapids next FRIDAY and saturday. lNe,
IA her little cottage aI Long Branch
during The summer months. She
thinks great deal Of her company,
ami there Is scarcely week during tnc
vacation period THAI she does not have
some OF them as her guests.
pete" Baker viii draw large au-
oience at Redmond $ tonight iu 9Th,
Emgant" Mr. Baker ana hs oom-
pany We're very well liked here n thi,
play. He WlI sing all his popular
songs as before, and other -pecaltrs
Wlll be offered hy the members oi tle
company. There WILL bC "a matinee TO-
morrow. Gn Thursday and lor ihe re-
mainder OF the week Mr.. Baker NH
appear IA "Chris and Lena
The following is synopsis OF the new
piay, nu.ctA CONFIDENTIAL ln which
Miss Nernona Jarbcau VII appear at
Powers granu neAt ffe4Ay evening.
Howard Willis. devoted husband Is
building home ln New York Iity un-
bekuOWn - his wife as surprise. be
is ANXIOUS 10 get u completed as soon
as pOssl b.e and ncglccts 10 ylst lls wife
as often as usual al hs summer resi-
dence at Clyde, Long Island. Her COM
ments on hIs neglect arOuscs jealousy
N the heart OF the young wife. K. r.
Peet, a friend Of the family, meets
Howard and Mss Agnes Wade, a cousin
of howard's wife, at Tifiany's selecting
Furnishings for the new house. They
make HIM promise not 10 say anything
about meeting them, but upon Poet's
return 10 Clyde he inadvertently re-
veals just enough ID intensity the young
wlfc's jealousy. Howard comes home
and gets a cold reception. A quarrel
ensues, during which Mrs. Willis stains
her face with some red paint with which
she Is decorating It. Howard rushes
from the house, the wife falnts, the
family rush in the room and inquire
the cause. Phllan Dugan, servant,
declares he saw Howard knock his wife
down. In the second act Miss Kate
Morton, dashing widow, late OF the
Galety theater. who Is visiting the VII
lis family and in love with Mrs. Peet,
sends Peet to the city TO find Howard
and get hm to return home. Peet
thinks Howard's wife ls dead aud j. de-
termined to help him TO escape. He
finds him and advises hlm 10
90 to Europe after telling HIM
his wife had died; bat Howard is
determined 10 face the consequence
and go TO Clyde, and finds MS wife wei
and alive. He goesaway without being
seen. DR.. Tubercle, who Is the family
doctor and very much smitton with the
little widow, finds that Peet is a dan
gerous rival, and very funny scene
takes place. In the third set Howard
not hearing anything from his wife,
determines to leave for Europe, bat be-
fore doing so DISCUSSES himself and
visits the place of MS former happiness.
He is mistaken for a burglar; Is cap
tured; is identified. and released. lie
meets bis wife, explains all 10 her and
both are happy AGAIN Kate Morton,
the dashing widow, agrees 10 marry
Peet, providing be viii consent 20 let
her continue her dramatic career as in
the past. The play IS fun OF catchy
songs. witty sayings and very funny
situations. The costumes are grand.
Mss Jarbeau's costumes were made
! especially for this pay. She wears =
wrapper IN the last act worth $500. II
was originally made for an Indian prlp-