Telegram-herald., 1890-01-19
MUSIC And DRAMA
Glllette's Military Plsy Held BY
the Enemy"
The NELSON FAMILY Al REDNONDS
The iibur Opera Company zud Their
Oreat tnss sensrnt-s-N amen" a.
Powers Tonight Attrac-
tions ga Come

Assn instance OF how small sugges +
toas, TRIVIAL enough ia themselves. /
sometimes influence the author whose
keen judgment accepts them as .udica- I
tons Of change OF pub.ic taste or /
thought, William Gillette, the drama /
lst, tells OF an incident which FIRST
turned las mind n tAe direction OF AL
American drama, resulting IA the pro
duct0n of the remarkably successful
play, Held by the Enemy" The
author, some years ago, chancod 10 be
visiting in Frederick, Maryland, CA
Decoration Day. The veterans of both
the Federal and Confederate armies lad
made arrangements % strew flowers on
tie graves OF their fallen comrades on
the same day, the cemetery in which
the Northern mems graves were deco
rated beng in Maryland, and those OF
the Southerners just beyond the border
line. I'M Virginia. With muiiled drums
and furlod flags the ex-soldlers Of the
two armies each marched from their
own rendezvous 10 their special dest!-
nations. Gillette vent to attend the cere-
monies at the Union cemetery. As the
salute was fired over the grave there
came the sound of firing from the Con-
federate cemetery. The orator of the
occasion noted this fact and in bis perO-
ration suggested that II would be a
noble, humane and gracious act for the
body Of Union soldiers TO march
to the Confederate cemetery
and decorate the resting places
of the dead of the "lost cause many
of whom, though they had been arrayed
against them under different flag, had
been dear ncighbors and companions
before the National strife began. The
crowd needed 10 persuasion, and at
once the march began. Word was sent
10 the Confederate veterans OF this pur-
pose, and when the Union men arrived
and were received through an open
column of southern soldiers the scene
was one of the most tender and touch
ing that the young author had ever
witnessed. That noble act swept away
all sectional feeling that had prevailed
and cemcntcd all hearts IN common
/ brotherhood under the dear old stars
and Stripes Tins incident, Gillette
says, convinced him that the time had
come when the people of both the
| North and the South would be willing
and glad to receive Il play founded on
the CIVIL War, providing It's plot should
not be drawn by hand influenced by
sectional prejudice, and few years
later he produced "IIcld bythe Enemy"
which has been rs enthusiastically wei
coined III the South as IN the North.
Held by tho Enemy" at Powers next
Tuesday and Wednesday.
on Monday next the Nelson World
Combination viii commence a week /,
engagement at Bedmund's Opera
7 House. Tins Is an attraction well worth
the attention of our thcatcr going pub
lc. as IL has stood the test of pubic
criticism successfully for the last five
wears It's seldom that 50 many cclc-
brltics are COngrcgatcd IN one company.
The Nelson family of acrobats, seven
I I'm number, accomplish the most u-
tricate fcats with marvellous skill and
precision. {. ". Llttlciicld, the great
pOlvphOnist viii give las original,
/ "Mcrry Moments of Mm.cry." Howard
+ Russell, Seclv and Talbcrt, the -four
CmOorOrs of music, VIII make their
first appearance since their return
from Europe. Tie Bison CITY
quartet render q program of
artistic singing, and initiate muscal
instruments OF various kinds N llc
F0rgardus with her troupe of educated
cockat0os and performing doC,. tho
Transatlantic comedian john 4. Cole
man. Nellie GcrtnC. .dOublo-voce art st
from London, Campbell q Nsbc. dla-
Irct comedians and iva Florence.
chamnm l3dv rife shot of the world
are conspicuous members If tins great
ORGANIZATIONS Tho Nelson COMPANY
PLAYED tocrowicd houses during thcI
iast engagement at Redmond 5. m3sn-
a mghIv favorable mur.s ou. ihoif
coming engagement promises to l'e
equally ucee~1u.. Nstnccs VIII bC
gwen ON Tuc-day, Thursday and >stur
day a- usual.
The Wilbur Opera Company tuncd
MANY people AWAY az Redmond Iss'
evening. nearly every scat In TIE H0usl
.ar.r- BISON rived before -IV O'Clock
s.. lr.at wa- the crush faat n va- noe
.--8rv 90 place tic orchestra iebud
tle Scenes. t8er usua. place being oc.g
p.et urth extra SEATS lar tnc aceommo