Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-14
AnUsEuEyM.

All is ready for the curtain 10 &c up
on "Poetry OF the War tonight si
Powers Opera House. The tAesteI
presents q beautiful appearance. The
galleries and the: boxes are profuss
with Gags, banners and bunting. The
entrance and foyer are also richly ca
veloped ia the nations eoloFs. Thanks
10 the ladies IF the decoration commit
tee, they have been patient aud very
energetic IA the work assigned them.
The theater viii hold q great audience
tonight and tomorrow night. Governor
winans will occupy 1.-THE rlght-hand
proscenium boz. The remainder OF tie
boxes will be occupied by other distin-
gnisaed invited gussis. The canDons
will boom snd tie and viii play. and
it will i- the greatest event an the hls-
tory OF laosl entertainments.
The sale OF seats for "a Dark Do
celt" will commence On Saturday
morning. The play does not enurely
depend on its aquatic scenes, but is said
TO tell story Of interest and merit.
Manager Fred q. Berger arrived in
the city last night from the East. He
mas been in contact with the sea breezes
since his season closed last Saturday.
and his conntenance 10 brown and hls
sad eyes sparkle with added iustre. lie
came here 10 meet Mrs. Berger. who rs
Visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs. i. l..
Hickey, OF 5l2 Lafayette-st. Speaking
of his season with Sol Smith Russell, he
ras l. A. A "a - a
story with me. Now l don't tell any
managerial yarns. aud make figures 10
correspond, bnt candidly our business
has been proportlonately greater than
last year, ant there was an increase IN
eli OF the cities VIC had visited the pre-
ylous >eason. THIS was particularly
true with "A Poar RELATION" We have
put on "Bewitched," good deaf during
the tour and receipts kept up t. IL graft
flying standard. Yes, l IKE To get
back to Grand Rapids and 10 one sings
its praises throughout tho country WITH
better voice or more enthusiasm than L
do"
"You ask me if Sol is writing play
l can not say positively. but Sol has
during the season taken a great fancy
TO secludlng himself. During the day
he would lock himself in his room 70.
hours, and when ne would come forth
among his fellows his face would wear
a studious and pensive expression.
suspect nc is either trying 10 force his
soul into a temperament to leave
comedy and play Hamlet or as you say
he may TO writing play"
Judging from the manner in which
Mr.. Berger eluded all questions regard
ing Russel's play writing. 1t appears
that it is he himself who is writing the
play and that it is his purpose to con-
ccal the fact until it is tried on the in
nocent purp. In case it is a failure
Russell Will doubtless be held response
! bic for its authority:
The ladies of the st. Cecilia Society
respectfully suggest that the ladies at.
| tending the performance this evening
/ will come without hats or bonnets.
The number of the issue of the ticket
for tonight is Is. Number IL 10 good
for tomorrow night.
The Leader published . bogus dis.
| patch last night concerning the depar.
| ture of the Florida Jubilee Singers. Its
illiterate language was enough to con.
denim it as spurious. Mr.. Clycndale
Hume, prominent politician Of Flor.
ida, is in charge of the young ladies,
and their travelling companions, and
telegraphed NJ. A.. True, of the Press
/! Club, from Cincinnati, last night, a:
follows:
CIxc1SSATI, o., May IS.
NJ. A. True:
Arrived here this afternoon. Will ar
rive in Grand Rapids at $50 in the
morning. twenty-five in the party
The ladies are somewhat apprehensive
of cold as we travel northward. Have
the rooms in the hotel well warmed
The singers are in splendid voice.
CLYENDALE HUME.