Telegram-herald., 1891-01-22
THE COMING EVENT.
The People Who Will Participate In the
Production OF ~Ben Hur."

The People Who Will Participate In the
Production OF "Ben Hur."
The magnificent spectacular and
pantomimic reproduction of 'Ben
Hur" to be given at Powers next week
is one Of the most gorgeous pictures of
ancient and oriental scenes and GUS
toms ever put ON the American stage.
The striking feature Of the spectacle is
that during the progress of the panto-
mime, the rich tableaux and be WITCH
ing dances not word is spoken. The
only spoken lines are those describing
the chariot race Immediately preceding
the grand tableaux showing the realistic
finish and the excited Roman populace.
The whole story Is told by the magnifi-
cient scenery. the elegant costumes
aud the mute expression of the emotions
by those taking part. The most beauti-
full set scenes are the well Enrogel, the
lake and the boat conveying Iras to the
rescue of Ben Hur, the chariot race,
the deserted home of the Hurs and tho
grand Transformation finale. General
Lew Wallace positively refuses to
allow the work TO be dramatized during
the life OF his copyright. The dances
are ali chaste and elegant and surpass
the finest efforts Of most travelling
opera companies. The dance of the
Three Graces is the poetry Of motion in
sylph-like gliding and posturing. the
merry tripping of the biackbirds, the
graceful pirouettes of the priestesses,
the courtesying of the gondoliera in the
"A - ~ ~
she tambourine glrls all conspire TO at
tract and rivit the delighted attention
of any audience. The stately march
ing of the naiads and the evolutions Of
the Roman soldiers are not the least At
tractive features.
The names of those 70 take part IN
the performance next week are IS fol-
lows:
Ben Hur, Robert Kingsley; Massala,
Will Taylor; mother Of Ben Hur, MISS
Hughes; Tirsah. Miss Helen LIlley;
Tras, MISC May Strshsn; Esther, Mrs.
r. A. Voigt; Stmonides, Col. Beasley;
BaltnasAr, Richard Byron; Melchior, A..
h. Porter; Casper, w. Love; Shelk
Ilderim, W. r. Scribner; Herod, w.
III. Clark; Thord. N. b. Scribner; Nal
luch, W. c. Jones; Arrius. w. H. Brown;
Plate, Charles Farwell; children,
Master Campbell Fair and Rachel Goss.
Three Graces-Mieses Maude Under
wood, Lena Bridgman and Amanda
| Volgt.
Roman Guards-Messrs. Fiebig, Bun
nell, Innes, Mcconnell, sharpe, GIDEON,
voigt, May, J. Every. Smith. r. Deane,
Williams, jerks, LYMAN, Al. Apted,
! Fairchild Fowie, EeIer.
Tamborine-Misses Nettle Gill, Kittie
| Seymour, Jeanie Morton, Bessie
Schuler, Helen sproul, Gertrude Steb-
bins, Anna Keller, EdwinA Uhl, Ethel
Wood, DAisy Younsbiood, Grace Pal
mer, Clara Drew.
Gondoliers--Mieses Jose Ewing.
Maggie Formby, frankie stikels, Alice
Mesiowan, AIMS Ashley. Belle Cham
| berlin, tsussse Haiyer, Hazel Wood,
Tuez Bannell, Effis BoTties. Ella shelby,
| Jessie Johnston.
prieseesses-Miss Amanda yoixf,
| leader: Misses Guase Hislyer, Jennie
Muir, Elsie scott, Add. Nils, Lena
BridEman. Harriet Smith, Amy Byron.
Jennie shsddsck. Ida Marshall. May
White, Ella shelby, Maude Underwood.
Nellie Marshall, Bessie Watson, Ines
BuuneIi, Mae Stevens, lila shAddlck.
/ Nalads-MessrA L. BoitWood II. Rue
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