Telegram-herald., 1890-09-10


sstrs "a loea! aud nlanc.g.al affairs
ssak tAe attendance ~ s.erm. fsla.-
ros4 4 West are csrlala.y tae preanlen
ia miHssrslsy-a least saca IS t4e
0mns aaaas se4aics. Ihey appear il
jackson tong ght.
TIE great Boston Ide4l Opera Com
pauy N4l. oS al Powers aeAl I1ursasy
evening ln gae sparkling tfenea opera,
..FaHTstte. lle szlt ~ seats oFseas
lomarfoa mofnng
TIE excellent audiences witsass
A Lcsal Nroag, ur Lost in tne
Tropos, S. Eedm0la yesseraey
afternoon aaa evening. lAe play Was
enln nuslsslleAl n sn}ofcd and ias aalo
Falls ouarlet ihe psst taat mas ever sl-
peareo ln tals thg4tef Was lonag ap-
piauacd. a "Aasa. nfoEg wl.l oa Ie-
peated aEaiu lAss even -nc &ud q GlSt4uve
= announced tor sonorrom
With Lew opera. new company,
new &rlsts. new dresses and costumes
aud new director, tie Abb 20 perform
ance here GA Thursday evening Gay %
referred ID properly as something
rsther fresh. And sul thee are 4
g0ol many OF ihe Oil guard ieit 10 tne
ranks. both cast au8 chorus. bai the
opera, "Ernanl, comes under tne
mead OF neW, certainly, Tor i VAL re-
erlye It's FIRST presentation ln tnis ely al
the hands uf tlle Abbott company. II
Is splenGldly produced too, according
10 reports Of il. la proportions j is tat
biggest opera ever gwen here bN tmma
Abbott. There WAS numerous appllc-
atlon for seats yesterday.
The diekey birds or some equally r.
responsible existences are authority for
the statement that Primrose 4 West,
the minstrel kings, have made tDef
pile and after TINS season vail retire.
The IELEGRAM-HE HERALD y IN position
10 state positively mat this a canard
pure and simple. Grand Rapids people
Mil have plenty of opportunities of See
ing them again. aud IL wit. be Qsny
wears before these favOrlte laugh-mak-
ers viii exclaim, "Othello's oecupa-
tons gone"
Those iovial and robusuous comedi-
ans. Barry and Fay. viii be al Powers
Grand next Monday and Tuesday even
ings, III Irish AristoeIacy.
The subscription book for the Strauss
/ orchestra company j. rapidly nilmg
/ with names and there VIII surely be
rush, both matinee and evening, On
/ the day of the performance ia tins city.
/ The book Is now open at the music
store Of Herrick, Morehesd < Nelson,
ID the McMullen block, second hoor.
|
Saws the Chicago Journal anent Lew
! Dockstader, the man OF minstrel fame;
Did YOU ever see s. dlning-foom
waiter at a hotel whose features dl1 not
relax when "A tip Was IN prospec2 And
! If. as is usually the case, the waiter y
! of the African race, there IS rolling OF
/ the eyes and grin that would make
! the fortune of any minstrel man. IL
was probably with the object of getting
/ a model for a study IN tins line that
/ Lew DOckstader played a cruel JOKE on
! a cOlored waiter AT the fremont House
Yesterday morning. IL was rather late
/ for breakfast and | was about
the only guest IN the room when
! Dockstader entered. There was a
/ long line of walters tired with the rush
of the morning meal ranged about the
big apartment and the jolly minstrel
man evidently thought las chances oi
getting good meal rather sim. But
be was hungry and he determined 10
| satisfy his stomach and have some fun
at the same time. Taxing a roll OF
money out Of ais vest pocket he SAID ln
I the most buslness-sike tone imaginable
TO the waiter at hls side: 81 have
twelve or thirteen dollars IN my pocket
for some waiter who can bring me a
bang-up breakfast. know u Is late, but
must eat" The look that came over
I that darkey's face was conlcal
/ IN the extreme. DOckstader's tone was
/ sonatural that the waiter never th ought
| he might be Joking. II rushed 10 toe
kitchen, and Judging from the spread
OF dishes he soon made IN front oi
Lew, ne must have brought IN every
thing on the bill oil fare. And 70 DO
the Jolly Lew credit. he ate { all. But
he didn't pay the expected tip. Not
much. Sending the waiter away Tor
another order, ne took advantage oi
his absence and escaped from the room.
II was too bad, ln one
sense Of the phrase, that DockstadeI
was not there when that waiter re-
turned with that second cup OF coIee,
He would have had an exhibition Oi
mingled rage, disappointment and
q sgust. that no face arts'
on the stage could equal. ! enJoyed
the scene for a while and then, calling
the waiter over to nay table, lad dowI
half a dollar. aud got the story from
him. "MOut known better, hc sad
"dan % spect ANYTHING from a whit
/ niveah Dem m8ke-blecye cOons bout
de lowest orncry trash ln town. but'
q shuah ting gits even. boss. When
tells NV frens hoah bout fbc way Ia
msn done treated me, bell hab
4 shuah 'nough hard time, NObo1'
won't brck der necks waltn oi
him. 7 bot. He'll be hungry 'tweei
, dishes. an If sumtimcs one ob Dc hoy
! don't slip and spill sumfin' al Oh
[ HIM. don't know muffin bout h0te
I wsiters." The boy was 80 angry h
could hardiv tax stra gbt bat be CAV
thr secret Of hobl masonry among th
. waters sway. They may SLASH Oh
another witt razors AZ g dance. or Crs'
game. bat when 4 comes - matter O
tIps they are as Ciannisa as q CrDw1 0
Tippersry men 81 Ribbon parade
Smiths popular opera house -st wf'
filed lsst ngnt. sn0 deserved = 80. -
performances Vas ss usual bnEai SRI
; entertaining. and sN tbat lt vas -
vernsed g. ba. Walters. GRAY. DeEe'
ivn. tie three Polkadots were ciefe
. sud sm0sing. and were t.fe rec. pients q
/ much applause. TIE brothers beaD1
we're good and their gracfiui 80 va
fnacn aporec ated and tie aiieff ~
aMarr.e1 Masters. went Wlta russ