The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-26
AMUSEMENTS.
CRAWFORD Grand.

! The We. Us & CO. company played
/ last night at the Crawford Grand 10 .
/ good house The nonsense of the piece
! kept the audience convulSed with laughter
! from the rise of the curtain until its fall.
/ Il IS little changed since It was last seen
/ here and seems TO be as popular with the
I audience as ever. Several strong special
/ ties help the piece cut and the rapidity in
change of incident which cnaracteriZes the
production keeps the interest up through
out.
TWELFTH NIGHT REVIVED.
Twelfth night revived viii be pre-
sented by Miss Marie Wainwright and a
strong support, on Thursday night. The
advance sale Of seats insures an immense
business. The prices are unchanged.
Twelfth Night was produced in a style
of much scenic beauty and acted in a
careful and competent manner By a com
pany that IS led by Marie Wainwright
Mrs. Louis James,. who imperSonated
Viola This interesting performance WAS
attentively observed and obviously en-
Joyed by a numerous audience. Marie
Wainwright Is q handsome woman, and
her temperament blends in an unusual
measure vivaciJy with Sensibil;tv. She
has not indeed denoted tenderness, but she
can assume a mood OF fervenJ impetuoSy,
and she can be arch or playful or penSive
or demure. Her performance OF Viola
therefore shines if il does not melt, and
pieases the fancy if il does not touch the
heart. Her ROBUSTNESS Is charming, and
in the duel scene what with her agile fiS-
ure, jaUnty demeanor and staggering
brayado, cOmmincied with the consJerna-
ton OF frightened timidity. she was de-
Hght1ul. The lighter moods OF Viola are
entirely appreciated by this actress She
gives the smile; she does not give the tear
that IS behind it. There has been but one
woman in our day who could play Viola
with pathOs as we'll as sparkle, and she IS
dead. Miss Wainwright was cordially
welcomed and much applauded.-N. \
Tribune.
HANLANS F.4NTASNA.
''Fantasma" will be produced ct the
Crawford Grand for two nights only, Mon
day and Tuesday, March 81 and April l.
Parties out of the city wishing seats
should write at once to o. t. Crawford
enclosing post office order.
The sale of seats Will open Thursday
morning at O'Clock at regular prices.
The Hanlons brought TO Boston last
evening their famous ''Eantasma' III great |
~ altered and much improved form. When !
produced here four seasons ago the pantO- |
mine was generally conceded to be among |
the best of Its KIND ever presented, and all /!
the praise bestowed upon the old produc- |
ton can be accorded the new with generous !
interest added. The audience which vel |
coined the return of the spectacle was one |
capable of thoroughly approaching the |
wonders and the beauties shown, and its /
size seems to have been limited only by the |
capacity of the big house.
The same old delicate thread of a so |
called plot runt through the recognized /
I'm I "a II /
ties, marvelS and clever features without /
number. 1t is a piece of the order that !
when one is not well-nigh stupefied with /
he Is roaring with laughter. |
Marvels and mirth pervade the production |
in about equal quantities. The most i'm
portant changes are in the first act, where
an entire new scene is added. This is
drawn from the work of jules Verne and
ZamaHel's abode at the bottom
Of the sea.-BOSton Globe