Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-03-24
Arzcy Ope.z House

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\ A production Of unusual magnitude viii
/ be given ~ the 1rmorT operz House., next
I SATURDAY. evening Lincoln j. Carter's -
I perb scenic melOdrama The Fast Mail
| As its name indicates. il deals largely with
I the railroad in its incidents, but IL presents
an abundance OF effects that are daring IN
\ their magnitude and admirable in their ex
/ ecution. The steamboat is said 10 be
wonder Of clever conception and ma terly
nechancieal work. ami the railroad scene,
/ with its trains going at a terrific rate Of
| speed, makes the stage seem like 4 piece
/ Of reality. The Niagara Falls scene is
wonderfully beautiful. and il may safely
/ be said is more elaborate than any
| thing of the kind ever before attempted in
this city.-There are a multitude of minor
/ effects that contribute TO make the per
/ fo-msnce a revelation of realism The
| whistles, bells and splAshing are heard as
| the boat leaves the wharf. The sounds
that tell US of an approaching train herald
the approach of the freight and the fast
| mail train-the latter rushing BY with
people gazing from the window At the he
roine who has just saved her lovers life
by fastening letter to the mail pouch.
The roaring Of Niagara Falls Is heard. and
the mist that rises from il Is shown vividly.
The play is under the personal direction of
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TO be capable one The play Is startling
at times in the intensity of its climaxes,
and these, when presented with all the ef
fects of the intricate stage settings. bring
the interest to a degree that is rarely at
tanned even in the melodrama- A large
number Of people are employed in the
production, which is in many particulars
plainly the result Of care and skill com
bined
COLLEGE MELODY.
Manager Keene has m ade arrangements |
with the Washington and Jefferson College |
Banjo. Mandolin, and Guitar Club TO ap-
pear here April Sth. This, the only sue
cessful organization Of the kind of which /
Western Pennsylvania can boast,is certain I
t. worthy OF liberal patronage. and the |
fattering success the club has attained this 1
season insures such a treat as Is seldom Of /
fered Butler
The W. & J. Club is one of the organiza- /
tiOns selected TO represent the American i
Colleges at the Words Fair
TUESDAY. MARCH 18th.
The Midnight Alarm. at Keiihis GaIety last i
evening. crowded the house from the orchestra Il
TO the top seats in the upper gallery.
There IS less fire In the story than one would /
expect. IL starts with fire alarm in the New
York streets. and ends at a freman's home. but Il
only one lrleI Ss-ne AL the Il
other incidents are atGacJed To this thread In an
easy and sensible way. and the effect worked \
out Is practical and consistent \ country girl /
has married a New Yorker. and her husband. \
who has become wealthy. Is murdered BY his 4
partner. The young woman dies and leaves 4 \
child. This child the murderer puts into the i
streets. trying at the same time TO secure the \
property coming TO her Gldcon Tfllwell. the i
girls grandfather, comes to New York TO md Il
her. and the murderer, learning OF his search /
plots TO keep the girl In his power until the Old
man promises him half the girls fortune. The /
iremen come into the story because Capt.
Harry Westmore OF Engine No. 6. saves the /
girl from abduction and falls In love with her /
and because another fireman OF the SKIES has ,
been mEoeently tangled up in the crime by the |
murderer.
Without exception the situations are exciting 4
and well developed The talking Is natural and /
the things said are not erweighted with SEN
sational stun. Important scenes. such as the /
Brooklyn bridge. the pair OF aces and the /
statue clock, the eourtship between the retired |
bunco-steerer aud the spInster, the railroad /
drzwbridge, and the ride TO the IRE are played |
or put on in good style All the parts were |
cleyerly taken.
No such honors have been heaped on |
performance there this season As upon the fire |
piece. and no IRE piece with better connected /
situations and q more reasonable plot was ever /
Drought out in the city.-Providence Journal
This company just closed successful week /
at the Grand Opera House, Pirtsourg-