The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

8 large crowd was waiting for the doors
of the Crawford Opera house to open last
night, to witness the first appearance of
the big eastern attraction, the Arizona Joe
Dramatic company and the great acting
dogs and horses.
The Union Pacific Railroad company
failed to make connection at Denver and
so did not get the company in until last
night at 1910. The Arizona Joe company
left San Jose Monday and have travelled
over 2 800 miles, being on the cars five days
and nights. The company had a contract
with the Union Pacific railroad TO land
them in Wichita at O'Clock yesterday
morning, and the railway company having
failed, it will be held responsible for all
losses
The Arizona Joe company have travelled
almost around the world, and from every
place where this attraction appeared, have
Ieel en- dorsed by both the press and pub
lie, as having one Of the best sensational
attractions 1reveling, and have we'll
earned reputation for doing every
thing as advertised, being one of the very
few that keep faith with the public.
Tonight the Wichita public will have
the first chance to witness this great show
and from the appearance of the crowd that
were in waiting last night, it may be well
Tor those who wish to secure seats, to do so
early in the day.
The chorus of the first act where the
stage coach drawn by two real live horses
dash across the stage and is attacked by the
Black Hawk and Arizona Joe comes to
the rescue, is said by the San Francisco
Press to be the most realistic scene ever
seen on any stage.
The dramatic work done during the play
by Arizona Joe's dogs is, without doubt,
the most wonderful work ever done by
any animals. With this company is also
Jumbo, the champion st. Bernard dog,
valued at $4,000, and the most noble
animal of its race.
During the play Arizona Joe introduced
some wonderful shooting such as cutting
a lassuein half and shooting a knife out of
a would-be murderer's hands.
The support of Arizoua Joe is said to be
above the average and the comedy parts
are in the hands of two of the best coined
ians, W. j. O'Brien, the musical wonder,
and c. C.. Allen, the comic song and trick
dancer
The company number fifteen people and
with the rest which they will have after
the long trip, all those who attend the
Grand Opera house tonight can depend on
seeing one of the best of western plays and
the greatess of acting dogs and horses.
Chas. A Gardner can be highly praised
for the enterprise he has demonstrated in
arranging and presenting to the public so
good and pleasing play as "Fatherland."
1t is uncommonly interesting, because its
ideas is new. The scenes are picturesque,
and will be familiar to those who have
Travelled in that portion of Europe, in the
mountains in the Tyrol. The play is more
and decidedly more absorbing
than those generally thrown together for
singing comedians. Mr. Gardner possesses
a sweet tenor voice and sings only songs
to which it is adapted, his clever work all
through being received with greal en-
thusiasm by the large audice, and, as n
whole, the attraction at POpe's this week
is one which should be generally patron
ized.-St. Louis Evening Star Sayings,
February II, 1890.
Crawford Grand November 49,