Telegram-herald., 1889-11-01

- staNN Al Gt--illitle laet ENtl fz
and dlo So Win the best balanced .,4,-
r.4ny that h&s been seen ia tass taeaitr
thls season. Especial atteutlon Was
gwen 10 scenery and other neoessarr
mYestitUres, making che presentation
hlghly pleasing ana delightful Iise
Fugitive ls q strong and interesting
Iaelooranla telis az old story and tellslt
in q manner 90 keep the excitement and
interest of the audience al topnost
pltch throughout the four acts Iae
scenes are stirring and the action is
foIcble and effective Mr. Mason
played the much abused hero 10
manly, graceful and dignlhed manner.
He made himself favorlte
at d. very first appearance. Jas D..
Hagan gave Jasper Raleigh a distinct.
consistent and hgniC artistic character
lzauon-as neat aud hut q specimen III
character painting a. was ever seen iu
tnls theaier Harry Rogers made con
siderable noise aud created much
amusement ln the odd character.
cackles- IL some oi the occupants of
The gallery could lave got their hands
ou the hgh-tona VILLAIN. PLAYED hy
Henry Napier, iaey would have given
hlm rough usage. lie was heartily de-
splsed, and thi, jusi tAc kad ol conl-
pliment he plays for Ii was impos>l-
blt 10 ie unmnlfui of the lau tIat
pretty I0ise Arnold, Who payrd
the boy C9ricY, was gr.
She was dainty and delicate
IN The Offering ~ quaint and pretty
role, aud certainly did honor 10 ihs
panialoons. Miss ANNE lockhaw was
thoroughly devoted and earnest ~
Hester Malyon. Marian Keith. as Roth
Raleigh, grasped the sYmpathetc su.It
demanded Of her and handled i with
pefceptbic and impressive effect IL
would not do n c0nclason. 10 overlook
that faithful old actor Nm n. Guf-
nth, who enacted Maiyon .n a most
crcdiitble and excellent fashion. The
| shipwreck scene was very realistic and
effective and received "a tuuult of ap-
plause. The Fugitive" NAV be seen
at the SPECIAL matinee today. and again
tonight. Matinee tomorrow also.
Ed. Glroux, who used 10 be "A circus
man and travel along with the "red
wagons, was sent Out West recently
by Harry liamlm aud Paul Potter ia
advance OF their farce comedy. "The
faklr." Away Out IN the far West be
struck a town which had been over
run with peddlers and patent-medIc.ne
| men OF all sorts. ia order 10 protect
themselves from the periodical raids Of
these ROBBERS the town board had voted
10 assess a license of 800 on every one
| OF them. Well, GirOuK arrived AT the
| place, went 10 the leading hotel and
| registered Sc ed. Glroux, the Fakir."
The following morning the sheriff
| called on him and presented license.
| demanding 500 in payment therefor.
| why asked I'd. IN the language Of
'Sald Pasha's" comedian. Because
! you're one of those fakirs. and We
| charge 'em 500 apiece" Ii took I'd.
a long time 20 explain that The
| Faklr" was a play, but he finally
escaped the license. "The Fakir" vii
be gwen at Powers next Monday ard
| Tuesday evenings. Seats are now on
sale.
| Powers Grand should Doe most hber-
ally patronized ton ght and tomorrow
evening, when Edward Rcc's greatest
| extravaganza effort, "The Corsalr."
wall be seen here for the first time. All
who bavc seen Mr.. Rice's "Evaneoiine'
and "AdOnis' know how elaborate and
magnlhccnty Rice stages hls prOduc-
tons. "Ihe COrsair" j. truly tie most
gorgeous spectacular OF the season. and
probably no presentation OF burlesoue
has ever been gwen anywhere equal ln
magnlrcence 10 that witnessed in this
production. The assurances in the adj
q. tf-fr rasf -. D..
| spent on the cOstuming and scenic e.
lects used 10y the RICE company. seem
| well born out 10y the reality. The first
act opens IN the maIkct-placc and slave
bazar OF StambOut, very effective
| oriental street scene. with the B0sphorus
N the distance. The third scene .n the
same act represents, In a very realistic
fashion, ship at sea, and the swavng
OF the masts and the rolling of the YES
sci amid the waves were. So natural as
10 immediately suggest sea sickness. In
the second act the pirates grOtt0 by the
sea, and the gardens Of the Pacha are
both respiendcnt scenes. Ia the latter
a fountain plays amidst pumatic
| lights, forming an effect of peculiar
beauty. The most gorgeous scenic ef-
fScts, however, are reserved for the
last act. The harcm of the Pacha in
the "Palacc OF the Curtains.n whore
one nch curtain after another Is drawn
aside, disclosing tabloaux of sensuous
beauty. The transformation scene. at
the close, "The Palace 0f Pearl" Is a
fitting finale % the series Of brilliant
pictures. The cast is an unusually
strong one. and the company contains
a large number Of comelv vouur
women, whose graceful evolutions and
bright cOstuming formed "a series Of
moving pictures that bad a great fas-
cinauon for the front rows
There viii be a special matinee at
Redmond s thisFriday afternoon. when
that excellent melodrama, "The Fugl-
'ive," viii be offered.
Very handsoms and attractive litho-
graphs are being 'numcrousIv scattered
! about the city announc ng the engage
. mcnt Of Gus ii De great speciality show
At Redmond all 0f next week. Seats
are now On sale al the theater.
In the notice Of "The Fugitive" omis-
sion was made ~ very attractive
speciaitv-8 span sh dance performed
bv Kate ToueTsy. She IS a clever and
{ graceful kicker, and the audience gave
tribute IN hearty encore.
One of the largest audiences of the
week was az Smiths Opera House last
evening. That the enterta nment
glven was apprec sted, wss drmDnstra-
ted hv the loud applause frequently
heard. grand matinee VII be gwen