The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-01
COMING ATTRACTIONS,
Nellie McHenry This Weok-Bcautiful
Evangeline COmiDg.

Nellie McHonry This Weok-Beautiful
Evangeline COmiog.
On Tuesday evening Nellie McHenry,
one of the brightest actresses of the day,
will open two-nights' engagement at
Ming's, in her new play, Lady Peggy. This
wilfbe produced with special scenery, me-
chanical effects, etc. Concerning Miss
McHenry's character, the Chicago Inter
Ocean says:
Lady gy' is a a play for character
soubsette, end though Miss McHenry still
capers, and sings, and gurRles, she also at
tempts the discrimination of emotions that
range from flippant gaiety to mild pa
thos,. and succeeds SO we'll in the undertake
ing that she remains froliosome and zest-
ful as before. and yet indicates an ability
to do more serious work than is required Of
a composite of ideas borrowed from Lotta's
Pawn Ticket from Shadows of a Great
CITY,, and numerous other American plays,
though i does not closely adhere to any Of
them. Ihere 10 comedy, melodralna, SEN
GUS instances of this sort supposed to APP
peal with success to the gallery, including
a rescue in which a huge dog ia the chief
actor. Miss McHenry, looking unusually
pretty, and having more than her custom
through the play merrily and effectively,
quite satisfying her audience, particularly
when she skips nimbly ON the stage, pic
turesquely attired as sailor lad. She acts
XII ability and is personally success in
The sale of seats will open tomorrow.
Evangeline.
OF this famous burlesque, which will be
produced at Ming's, an exchange says;
Rice's beautiful Evangeline is in every way
worthily, perhaps more worthily presented
this season. The principals are clever;
Fortesque is rs funnily immense and inn
mensely funny as it was twenty years ago.
The silence and fun of the lone fisherman
are az laughter-provoking as in the days
before the vast crop of his imitators had
sprouted, hourished and passed away. The
chorus is considered concretely we'll
trained, considered individually; pleasing
to the eye, the terpsichorean heifer even
more graceful than iii the days when the
mighty Dixey animated its rear limbs.
The scenery is handsome. The costumes
are exceedingly beautiful. The promise of
the management, that this production of
Evangeline should be equal to any Of all
OF the spectacular feature of the performs
ance the Amazon March is the most note
worthy. Its movements are graceful and
new; its costumes are beautiful. Miss Wal
lacey the EvanRellne OF the performance, lS
very pretty woman. Miss Bessie Tanne-
hill, who personates Gabriel, is we'll quail
flied artist, with good deal of the dash
and spirit that makes males successful
queen of burlesque. Of course the star Of
the whole performance is the lone fisher
man.
The part, is the part of all rare things an
original stage conception, and Jas. Il. Maj
fit, who will do it, is the man who created
it. Initiated as its business has been in
every variety show in the country, ever
since it was first produced. the idea itself
remains iniMitable. and people will laugh
at the absurdity of an utterly incongrous
character having nothing to do with the ac-
ton, unnoticed by the other characters, his
presence quite unexplained, prevailing the
whole play, appearing in every scene. and
finally like "a God out of machine'' de-
feating the william of the burlesque, and
making the lovers happy with the same in
difference to the whole business that has
him all through. If there 10
anyone who has never seen 'Eyangeine.'s
he should see it for the sake OF that one
character. 1t is food for philosophy.
The outlook for the engagement begin
ming at Ming's opera house Thursday night
is certainly brilliant one.