Telegram-herald., 1890-04-09
AMUSEHEA1E

The schu0erts gave TIE '.M.kadoa al
Powers last evening. ana the plesensz-
tson Was n eyeae way superior 10 Their
Efforts 3 .B8hem'sn 6ifl shepfegious
eyeaMg. The chorases were STRONG Us
voice and manifested the gulaing
genius of the slage dlrecsoF. a. lheE
alstalzs pelure Ia a. opera more
taNo AasanaeI sg&udleg among tae
chorus IT, SAY t1at tus clloTosSs were
strong, Wei all41aa, skAfully modl-
lalad, graceful ln manner, free from
nervousness, Saa devoted each and
every Qsc t0 their besl effort, IQT tie
ao3d ID ihe Whole. ala tAAt this MAS ao-
eonip ilshea ID = Nay Inat WAS gaoT-
uugniy SAL siseloTg, = enough. no
travelling company las ever presented
the opera 80 well-~lL tls point q vocal
lLat.oa. The costumes we're pretty and
a.Yri. and when tae stage was iull,
blended handsomely ~ tie forms
GA Of many pictures that Were
10 distinctly Japanese as Ia
-Ee au otor of Japan Tea. Some ~
the jaus, however, were careless about
eu looked Like IS .d kll or Mountain
I ter Joe. Or. X. }. Kirkland Was tle
+ n Sad0, and hls rch s0n0rOus voice was
never heard "a - good al adyauiage-
nIted the part perfectly. No better
/ presentation ot thls part could be gwen,
and the doctors effort was the coca
+ son OF many deserved compliments
F throughout the theateT. nunuoy Rus
a l.
( inch The no0leman ia manner. even 4
. he va, disguised a. trombone player.
4 Claude buchanan was an intellectual
! "hoko," and demonstrated that con-
( siderable fun can he got Out u The
I character by legitimate methods. Most
4 comedians gag and guy tAe part until
ID descends 20 i coarse burlesQue. Rus
sell Buchanan was a stately and
naughty POOh-bah. Aiyah Currey and
AlgernOn White We're entrusted with
Psh-tnsh and LAX. Mrs. Utley Aid
worth astOnisned her lifelong admirers
By her singing and acting OF "katlsh3
Her performance OF the character lad
all Of the ar of the trained artist and
h.strlon. Mrs. Nicnols, Miss Kirkland
and Miss FANNIE Earle were the three
little maids" the first named lady being
"Ium Yum" They were well re,
ceved. The duos, trl0s and quartets
~ the opera were especially well rem.
dorcd, and III many Instances had 10 be-
repeated. The music OF thls opera Il
dashing and spirited, and the Schu.
bert's were thoroughly inspired With il:
lively humOr. The good impression
they made ought To pack the house To-
night, when the "MlkadO" VIII be re-
peated.
"Queena," a drama made familiar 10
theater patrons at former engagements
was the Offering OF Ida Van Cortland
and Company, at Redmond's Grand
Yesterday afternoon and evening. The
charming comedy drama seemed 10 IN.
trOduce the full strength of the com
pany, and the performance was spirited
aud finished. Tonight we shall Sc,
Mss Van Cortland as Mercy IN "Ths
New Magdalen," one of be rmost pleas
ing Characterization.
The famous Swedish Ladies' Quartet
will be at Powers April Is.
Stotson's colossal Uncle Tommer."
with special scenery, dogs and calhope,
will be sure to draw two large audiences
at Powers next Saturday afternoon
and evening.
One Of the best speciality shows Of the
season IS on the boards at smiths Opera
House this week. Among some of the
most mertOrIous acts of the program
the following might be mentioned
The AshtOns in neat brother act and
horizontal bar work; Charles Mack,
banjOiSt; Porter and Jackson, statues,
the two Picos, Spanish grotesques Mas
ter Jimmie Rose, seven-year-old song
and dance artist; Nester Bros, aero
bate songs and dances; Lulu Chapman,
song and dance artist; la Rena. revoly
ing globe. There wall bc a matinee to-
/ dav.