Wichita eagle., 1889-10-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
JOHN DILLON.


On Monday and Tuesday evenings John
Dillon will be at the Crawford. appearing
Monday night in his new play OF Wanted.
the Earth" The Omaha Herald of October
4 says of him
Boyd's opera house was filled last night
with one of the largest and most fashion,
able audiences of the season in the well
come to the veteran comedian John Dillon,
on the occasion Of his first appearance be
fore an Omaha audience for several years.
His return to the city was slgnalized by
the first production OF his new play,
Wanted, the Earth" a rolicking comedy
especially fitted to afford full scope for
Mr.. Dillon's mirth provoking powers. The
play is comedy of uneXcelled action.
spirit and interest, and is especially devoid
of the hackneyed musical features that
have become altogether too common We
hicle of wit. The story weayes together
an unlimited number of ludicrous and
extremely funny situations around the
every day home life of a New Jersey
farmer and his surroundings, and in the
second and third acts makes a broad satire
upon society and the speculative mania OF
Wall street with its mushroom aristOcracy.
As Smith and De Smythe Mr.. Dillon
was excruciatingly funny in both char
acters. There was no limit to the drollery
of his savings, and his wit WAS altogether
new and refined His every appearance on
the stage was the cue for laughter, and at
the end of the second act he was called be-
fore the curtain and given an ovation. He
was sparkling, bright and efferveScent,
and the applause to which he was treated
was richly deserved.
The remaining parts well taken. and the
company altogether is a good one.
Mr.. Dillon was unable to arrange dates
so as to secure more than one night in
the opening CT the season. His return
later on will be welcomed with delight.
KARL GARDNER.
Karl Gardner, the singing comedian.
comes to the Warder next week in
"Fatherland." The play is said to be a
comedy drama of unusual merit. IN this
Mr.. Gardner takes the part of Herman
Leopold. Tyrolian guide. Herman finds
himself in love with Mrs. Rhoda Stanford,
a widow tourist from America, who is
pursued and harassed by villainous
brother of her late husband who seeks to
win her affections in order to gain posses
sion of certain mining properties which
she holds in Colorado. Both Herman and
Rhoda are driven to their wits ends to
checkmate the rascal, but finally succeed
after a world OF veXation and annoyance.
In the first act we behold the Alpine home
of the guide, Herman Leopold. 1t is
festival day aud the villagers have come TO
do him honor for his heroic conduct dur
man arrives in due time covered with
favors from the burgomaster and officials,
and the act closes with a beautiful
ending, the audience gaining a glimpse
of the love which the mountain boy has
for certain pretty one named Rhoda.
Act II is All Halloween night at Her
mans home, and here there Is introduced
the old-fashioned German spinning stube
scene, or spinning bee, with a fine spin
ming wheel chorus. During the festivities
all are startled by the burning of the barn,
and, on their rush TO the rescue, an abduc-
tion takes place of Herman's sweetheart
and little girl. In act III we see the TO
mantle side of Herman's nature. He tri-
umphs over all his trials, and the proofs of
his sweetheart's unfaithfulness, and the
act has ole OF the most powerful endings
Of any play now before the public. The
sPngerfest scene in Munich forms the basis
OF the last act and everything is happily
explained and righted. a child's part is
very artistically played by little 5-year-
old orphan girl As the daughter OF the
widow she creates much amusement by
her childish Gliding of the lovers Mr..
Gardner's Tyrolean songs are one of the
most taking features of the play.-kansas
City Journal, Sunday. October 13. SO.
Mr. Gardner appears a. the Crawford
next Friday night in the above play.
LEANDRo CAMPASAEI.
Do rot miss the event Of the season: the
worlds greatest vioiiBist. Leandro Cam
parni, who mas received the highest enco-
niums from the most mpetent critics Of
the most cultured art centerS-
NEWTON BEEgs.
Newton Beers closed q two night en-
gagement last nigh, at the Crawford. 4
matinee was given II the afternoon and II |
was well attended.
THOMAS ". KEESE-
The sale of seats for keeue's perform
ance Wednesday evening was placed Oh |
sale yesterday morning and went rapidly
From present appearances large and |
fashionable audience will greet the popu- |
lar tragedian in his rendition Of Richard |