Telegram-herald., 1891-01-14

AnuSEMEHfS.
sJam. the fennAn.n uAscA hae mA6e
. great hit. and : asnorxed ene, - -
Nadisoa sqnars fhssser. y one instance
in nany. TIE play uss written BY
Sir Chaxlss loang. v vAon The hops
Of pseualAxy return wss q lsn mome=t
than - srest majonsy ef suthoss.
and il veRt usary round IN search of
managerial appreciation. bus found u
not fer snany yeals. An knshsh actor
named Dyerton, who cav IN sxpsrs-
mental matinee of the plsy And en-
reaching the immensely dramatic CHI
max he ieaped up. scnghs the author
and dsiving into his pockets pulled eat
ell the nensy he had. shout $50. snS
planking Il before the sstonished dra-
matiss said. II want The play sf Jim
the PenmaR' ard there's The Ora il
stailment Of the purehass mepey."
He bought the American right for the
producsloa Of the piece and 10 aid "a
receive . royalty ef el5 on eaoh Per
Torrance, sun that. ADDED 70 HE
salary a an actor q the Lyceum
TheAter, will doubtless enable him 20
lay aside . trllis for future dramatic
investment. The play 10 nov in the
fourth season Of sucoess- ih Amers-
can production has been controlled BY
A. n. Palmer and will b given q
Powers' tomorrow evening By his
Aadi'on square Company.
II seems that Cora Tanner has sue
ceeded in delightinG her friends and
weil-wlshers everywhere she has ap-
peared IN her play "The Refugees
Daughter" The play 10 in four acts,
and - from the pen OF Martha Morton.
Helene, the character assumed by Miss
Tanner, 10 described ~ = self-sscriiic-
ing girl with . passionate, impulslve
nature. Those who have seen this lady
In her previous appearances here will
remember her as . Conscientious act
ress, with much true dramatic instinct
This play will be gwen at Power, FRI
day and Saturday evenings, with matt
nee on the latter day. The sale of seats
opens this morning.
Every lover of the manly art and
nearly everybody else, will have their
curiosity gratified IN the appearance Of
Duncan b. Harrison and John l.. Sulii-
van at Powers next Monday evening,
in Honest Hearts and Willing Hands"
The spectacular pantomime, "Ben-
Hur," will be presented 1T Powers
from January q to January 81, for the
benefit of st. Marks Home. There are
about 120 characters in the cast, includ-
ing the dancing. and nearly all of them
will be taken by local society people.
The production 10 to be given, il 10 an
nounced. with sixty-two set pieces and
20, 900 square feet of scenery, which is
transported by special car. Rehearsals
for the dancers were begun on Monday,
and will be conducted every afternoon
and evening.
Lawrence Barrett has received lust
praise from the honest critics in New
York for his generous and elaborate
production of "Ganelon" at the Broad.
way tbeater.
Sol Smith Russell had one OF the
largest audiences ever seen in Saginaw
on Monday night. Mr.. Russell will ap-
pear in Detroit for the balance of the
week. His tour in Michigan with
"Poor Relation" has been q great
financial triumph and . satisfying ar
tistic success.
Reilly is drawing we'll in "The Broom
MAKER" at Redmond's. The smart
and precocious little ROBBIE and Eta
attract great attention and interest for
their acting has q charm of innocence
that is combined with cuteness and
cleverness.
In the notice Of 1.-THE Broom-maker"
in yesterdays issue, the types stated
sensational" The latter word should
have read semi-sentimental.
The will of Emma Abbott has been
probated in New York. She directs
that. after her body has been first test
ed by electricity, to ascertain if life is
extinct. that it shall be cremated and
the ashes resulting therefrom be de-
posted beside the remains of her hus-
band. She directs the executors To
place on deposit in a trust company
100000 and from the income to pay
$500 per month to her father, Seth Alb
bott. A like sum is placed IN another
trust company, from which her mother
will receive an income of $500 month.
Three brothers and q sister share $780,
900 equally, and the children of these
receive 5000 each. Eight churches re-
ceive each legacy OF 5000.
Don't fail to see the grand perform
It's truly great show in every respect.
Matinees as usual.