Telegram-herald., 1891-08-30
FOR Your AMUSEMENT
The Offerings in Local Theatres For
the Coming Week.
TIE KEW NATURAL GAS At POWERS
The Wosdsrfai steens aaa Zansi ar Red
nond's-A New Bin at smith,
Change OF Prsgran Through
cat At the Wonderland.

Donneliy and Girard and their clever
company are once more announced TO
appear at Powers tomorrow evening
in II. Grafton Donnelly's Natural
Gas" This company is by long odds
not alone In the brightest. bat the
most popular OF the too numerous
farce comedies. The cause OF this is
no doubt due mostly TO the clever
stars themselves, but the play is so
full OF fun and gleescme mirth that
the multitude Is drawn to il for the
sole purpose OF laughing. ard by
laughing forgetting the cares and
troubles that surround all humanity.
Another cause Of the tremendous sue
cesrs OF this play Is that the stars are
surrounded by very clever people and
that the organization Is decidedly
strong in its individual members Every
year, too, Natural Cas-" undergoes
a change and always comes out
brighter and funnier. With this In
view, the manager has this year put
his finest touches on the play and 1t
never was better than 1t Ia today.
The company is entirely new and en-
braces such clever people as Miss May
Howard, who left her own burlesque
company to be a member OF ''Natural
Gas" Kitty Kursall, the celebrated
California wing dancer; George Muir
ply. the well-known Dutch comedian;
w. W. Black, formerly with Henry Il.
Dixey, and bevy of clever and pretty
ladies. among whom are Jessie Gard
ner, Clara st. Maur. Julia Lee. Kitty
Allen and Fanny and Sagar Midgley.
Kedmond's-'sIho Steets and Zanzic."
The coming of this company will
probably attract wide attention. The
performance includes many remarkable
features, rivaling mind reading, clair
voyance, hypnotism, spiritualism. or
any of the many exhibitors claiming
supernatural or occult methods, yet
these people claim nothing more than
TO perform tricks or legcrdermain by
acquired skill. But how can they tell
the number in your watch without
either you or they knowing before
hand; how they can tell successfully
the cards in a well-shuffled deck before
each card has been uncovered to the
sight OF anybody, or how they can
communicate names Of multitudinous
things in the audience? These are
some OF the questions that puzzle even
those tolerably familiar with expert
ments in leger1ermain. And their
clever work is done without the en-
ployment OF clap-trap methods. The
efforts OF Mrs. Steen, who appeared
here two years ago, are far in advance
OF anything in the line of spiritual
ism and rendered douhly mystifying,
az no expose Is offered aud no attempt
made to satisfy the intense curiosity
aroused. The skill of Prof. Zanzic,
the young French magician, In pres
tigitation OF the many varieties, is said
to be wonderful. Baskets OF flowers
are taken out of the air, slate writ
ing which duplicate the most astound-
ing work of the greatest spiritualistic
mediums are done, and scores of tricks
are performed skillfu1ly. The usual
matinees are announced, that is, Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
The Pastoratc Playa County Fair. -
1.-The Country Fair" so true to
the life it represents, will be presented
at Powers Tuesday evening. In the
present production features have been
amplified. The horse race, in which
a number of horses actually run full
tilt in all the enthusiasm of n close
finish. and which is universally con-
ceded 10 be a great effect. will be
made doubly interesting by using three
horses. The stage has been especial
ly prepared by sinking the machinery
and the lights will be manipulated in
a different manner than in the first
production here. giving to this episode
effect. The ''husking bee,' which
was a clever incident, will
also be enchanced. The cast
which was acceptable before. has been
somewhat changed. as the manage
mcnt claims, for the better. Seats
are now on sale.
Wonderland Musce ard Theatre.
This popular place OF amusement
has seen it's first week of prosperity
and the management is well pleased
with it's success so far as it certainly
labored under great disadvantages,
principally disagreeablc weather.
With strong drawing attractions the
little ones took advantage Saturday
afternoon, while the larger ones tested
the capacity of the evening. Messrs.
Howe anu MOOIc. IOt. 'tttV' 't'''
McNulty's punch and judy all came
I'm for their share Of applause. While
i'm the thcater Geo. Sun, Jessie Lake,
Asbey's models and Powers and Han
aon all closed n prosperous week. Mr..
Strong, in the absence OF lecturer. Is
filling that role very crcditably. The
program for next week Is somewhat
larger in both departments, as the
curio hall contains such people as
Big Eva. whose actual weight is $40
hounds: Zan Zarette. the man OF mys-
terry: Sig Cordeno. the one man brass
band: Prof. Victor in an entirely ne"
role: Prof. MeNulty's punch and judy.
and Richter's $4,000 challege muse
nm. In the theater will be seen the
Millions in their society sketches ana
musical acts. Next on the program
il the great Astarte. the only perfect
mir walker, this lady will walk and
fly in the air as though she was
bird. Ia Rose. the Dutch eomedlah
and whistlIng specialist. sensation
in itself: julie Greenbaurn, the pfince
Of magic. and Ali. Signor. the italian
musical artist. The management
claim that IL IL quite difficult NJ pres
ent to obtain the raest OF freaks. as
they are at present engaged WITH
circuses. but win exhibit from time 70
time the hest that can be securea.
Daftv performances viii be given dur
the week.
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