Telegram-herald., 1891-11-29

Leeai Lobby Chatter.
Lights ana shade~s," 80 well known
in the East, wilt be gwen rs first Grand
Rapids rs presentation Wednesday even
lng al Powers. TIE company, which
comes direct from New York, 10 said 10
be the strongest siiat has YET appeared
Ia the piece. They carry koli compile
nent of sceuery aud effects, and will
play four nights at popular prices.
Welcome 10 George Primrose and
Bully wesi, who wlli be IL Grand Rap
is Tussisy-loo briet . visit in The
opinion OF their many friends N this
city.
Some of the players in the city took
. peep at our local society drama, "The
Charity Ball" al Hartman hall. late on
Friday evening. Ii the hutterlngs OF
the many young hearts, and the ~his-
pers between handsome men and fair
maidens could be learned, there would
be discovered plots ana inc.denls fully
as interesting as Mr.. Frohman's drama
OF that name.
"Reaism Is what they want" qaoth
Manager Burroughs. an IN this ooser-
vaton he agrees with the opinion re-
peatedly expressed by the TELKGRAM-
HERALD. The people want tanks, ire
engines, locomotives. steamboats, aud
so on. Look how the great furnace
scene IN Master and Man" was cheered
during the past week. Tue realism
shown IN the arrangement or this scene
Is the magnet winch attracted the
masses to the thester, while the regu-
lar theatsr-goers wen, 10 enjoy the ey-
ceilent actingOf Dominick Murray, Mr..
Edwards ana other members OF the
company.
Local theater loungers will remember
Col. William Eddings who lived here
tor about = year or more, and who last
season, by the grace cf John Il.
Hughes, wac connected with a iaudahle
effort to revive interest In the Lyc. um
theater, now Geary's Worlds Museum
The colonel has had Il precar Gus exis-
tence for some time, but depression and
adversely At no time assumed the form
OF melanchola, and his address and
bearing was happy and gallant at all
times. Through everything with which
he had connected met with an unhappy
fate, he still, like Micawber, hoped that
something fortunate would turn up.
After leaving Grand Rapids last spring
he went into more extensive operations,
as the following sequel TO his venture Q
| related IN the Cincinnati Enquirer will
show: Three weeks ago Miss JOSE
| phine Riley, an amateur actress, living
at 3S5 West Seventh street, was induced
| by William Eddings, manager of the
Interstate dramatic bureau. whose
office was at SO Pike building, to put up
the sum of 500 for the privilege of be-
ing the star in the pl.y entitled "May
Blossom" F. A. Slusser was also in.
terested to the amount of $40o, while F.
w. Weeks lent the colonel q fine beaver
| Overcoat and . valuable good watch
besides considerable money. Soon Edd.
ings, who has craze for managing thea
| trical companies, and also reputa-
ton for being a masher, had . CON-
pany formed and started on the road.
All went well until the company reached
Nicholasville, KY, where the local
manager ordered the curtain down be-
fore the first act vas finished, having
become disgusted with the performances
presented. Miss Riley and the leading
lady appealed to Eddings to advance
enough money to pay their EXPENSE TO
the next town. Their appeals were in
vain, however, and not till Mr.. Weeks
arrived on the scene were they able to
get out of their difficulty. Hearing
that Eddings was about to skip, Weeks
hurriedIy left last Friday for Nichol-
sonville. When he arrived there he
approached Eddings and asked him to
return the money he had loaned him.
"Go to Ill.," angrily shouted Eddings.
"Take your d-n coat; it's hanging on
the rack, and here's your watch" !"
Weeks Immediately grabbed on To what
he could get and promised EddinEs he
would make it warm for him.