Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-25
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0ALvINI.
 Siguor Salvini gave his farewell performs auce here before large audience at the Fly. psrion theater last evening. He wisely se. lectsd his greatest character, "Othsllo." that his auditors might have his unrivAlled power e an actor most firmly impressed upon them. It would take many words to dssoribe his wonderful impersonation of the jealous Moor. The love, the passion, the hatred, the remsrse, were all portrayed as no other actor has ever portrayed them, and there was the grace, tho dignity and the majestic bearing that characterixss every part the greatest of are great actors and fairly deserve the repu- tations they have won, but neither of them has . tiths' of the power, the magnet ism or the real grandeur of Signor Salvini. The beauty of his voice, tho clear enunciation, the most perfect elocu- ton, that makes itself apparent even in . foreign tongue all tend to give to his per- worth that no othsr living actor 70 fully pos sssses. The audience was discriminating one. They applauded in the proper places and gave the star double encores at the close of the third and fourth acts, and called him before the curtain at the close of the play. The supporting company was only fair one. Nr. John Malone was too melodramatio an AokV1 on0 AAno Aoy 6kOOAiyh Woo hOs WV suoosssful with the part of 'Dssdemona." 1" Miss Virginia Buchanan was of courss frst- rate "Emslia," and Nr. Snader deserves praise for his creditable impersonation of "Roderigo." The make-ups of the supers who assumed the characters of "grave and reverend ssigniors and soldiers of the vene- tiau guards were comical enough and afforded
 which once or twice interrupted the action of the play. The thanks of the aheater-goers are due to Manager Bunnell for securing this great attraction.
 THE PRIVATE sxcRxTARY.
 The Private Secretary was played last night at Proctor's to large house. The su. disnoe was kept in continual laughter from the ringing up of the curtain to the very end of the play. wm. Gillette won great ap- plauss as well as Harry Allen in the role of ir. Cattermole. Tho play was full of the usual funny scenes which were drawn to their full power by the excellent company. rRUs RIsH HHARrs. This picturesque Irish drama in Ave acts was presented to good size audience at the Grand last night. The plot is developed by an interesting cast. Mr. J. P. Sullivan takes | the leading role, Lanty LanniRan, fun-lov- ing Irishman with "true Irish heart" The singing and dancing in aot II, and the pretty child artist, Little Bright Eyes, were very at- tractive. ! HE, SHE, HIM AND HER. The attraction at the Grand for the last half of the week is the spectacular, He, She, Him and Her.
 The great magician and prestidigitateur, Hermann, begins an engagement of two nights at the Hyperion thsater, commencing this Tuesday evening. Hermann is an enc chantsr with seemingly insxhaustible resour- ces. He is always devising some new mystery, or putting now clothes on an old mystery. There is e much pleasure for the spectator In Hsrrmanns manner of doing . thing e In the thing he does. His skill is amazing. He manipulates live rabbits and ducks, and other unwieldy material with e much easy grace a he palms of the coin of the republic or makes vanish an sgg. His latest marvel, Cremation," has created . ssnsation wherever produced.
 aso. wuSoN's xIHIsTRzIs. George wilson's Ninistrsls appear at the Hypsrion on March 6.
 NELLIE ELY.
 Nellie Ely lectures as Proctor's tomorrow
 evening upon the incidents of her globe gird- ling tour.
 NMLu x'HEMRy. Nellie xoHsnry and her comedy company
 holds the boards at Proctor's on the last day | of the week.
 THn ESCAPED NUN.
 Edith O'Gorman, the escaped nun, leo. turss ct the Athsneum this and to-morroW
 evening, and tomorrow afternoon upon in- tsresting topics of convent life.
 yxRNoLuTH.
 Charles E. Dove, manager of tho Ane new
 war play FsrncliGe, is in this city to arrange
 for the production of this peice at Prootor'a on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. | The Best Result.
 Every ingredient employed in producing
 Hoods Sarsaperilla is strictly pure, and is the bsst of its kind 1t is possible to buy. \ All the roots and herbs are carefully selec. ted, personally sxamined, and only the best retained. So that from tho time of pur- ehass until Hoods 6auapari1la is prepared,