The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-12
THE AMUSEMENT sEAsoN
Munro's Opera House Has ALREADY
hooked a Batch of Comuante.

ros opera House Has Already
'OoAeo Batch of Companies.
Inc opera and theatrical compan;es
'nat visited Tallahassee last season were
so well pleased with the great imnrove.
ments that had been made in Munro's
opera house, and the sale of tickets were
30 satisfactory that this season Tallabas-
see is iisted as "a good show town" Con-
sequentiy Mr.. James Munro, manager of
the opera house, is booking some strong
companies, and every indication points to
gay amusement season.
Among the companies already booked
are the following:
The Newton Beers company will nres-
ent "Enoch Arden" at a matinee ON the
afternoon of October 81. The same night
they will play ''Lost in London" New
ton Beers is Tallahassee favorite. This
season he has an entire new outfit of
scenery and stage fittings and his COM
pany has been greatly strengthened. At
the matinee there will be a contest for
prizes for the school children.
The Fast MAIL" under the efficient
management Of L. J. Carter, is booked
for November 6. This is an elaborate
scenic production, said to be one of the
strongest drawing cards on the road.
duncan Clark's Combination company
is down for November %.
The Two Johns Comedy company's
date is December 80.
For January 5 Reeves English Opera
Boutfe company in Munroes satire on
Goethe's immortal poem, Faust, will hold
down the boards.
Janauschek and her superb company
will present "Harvest Moon,' on Jan
uary 81.
On January % AL Fields, the hum.
mer. the double-decked Lulu, will be here
with his company of minstrel artists. He
was playing in Columbus, Ohio, last week
and the Post of that city says of him
Mr. Field has never gathered about him
company of such rit. There is more
newness about it than any company here
in years. The musical features are fine
and the fun of the jolly and genuine Or
der The first part, War and Peace, is
pretty, and has the merit of uewness."
The Press, of the same city, says: "The
reception given to AL G. Field and his
famous minStrelS was Enthusiastically the
warmest that it has ever been the good
fortune OF an aggregation Of stage per-
formers 10 receive in Columbus. But the
lavishness with which the spirit Of cor
diality was dished up was by no means
| disprOportionate to the merits of the at
traction. 1t is true that home pride often
arOuSes more enthusiasm in the case of a
| friend and fellow-ciiiZen than would be
elected among strangers, but the fact that
| Columbus is the home of AL Fields did
not cause the demonstrations to over
reach the merits of the show, for such a
thing would be impossible. Mr.. Fields
has surrounded himself with the very
best minstrel talent in the country, and
this, together with the originality dis
played in the performance, makes it i'm
possible for rivals to crowd AL. Fields out
Of the front row in the business"
Frank Jones comedy drama, "Our
Country Cousins" is booked for Feb
ruary 3. In this play will be presented
the great Ohio river steamboat scene, a
realistic railroad racket, and a real thresh-
ing machine will be at work on the stage.
1t beats all creation in it's true pictures of
rural life.
February will bring in "Asleep and
Awake"
And on March / Gordons Ainstrels
will march through the streets to the
strains of martial music.
Other dates have been spoken for and
new contracts ale being signed almost
every day.