The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-07
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

1.-THE Silver Wedding" will be at the
Crawford Grand on the evening of Octo-
ber IL. The New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat OF September "a, speaks of 1t as fol-
lows:
"Au attendance much smaller than the
merits OF the performance would have
justified witnessed the opening of the
week last night at the Academy of Music
with 1.-The Silver Wedding" The play
has but little plot, but into the three ac, S
are merged q number of very good specially
performances and Others that good
enough to amuse. All of the cast are bet
ter than fair. and some of them very good.
The women in the troop are good looking
excellent singers aud graceful in their
dancing.
'Abner Barnstable, a farmer has in
vited number of his relatives TO his farm
to help bim and his wife celebrate their
silver wedding. As return they l,fer in
vite him TO join them at Long Branch
hotel. In the country the city people
amuse themselves rs they see fit, much TO
the aunoyance of the farmer and some
what to the CONSERVATION of his wife AT
Long Branch the experience of the country
people are. of course, mirth-provoking.
While the play is not of an especially high
order. the comedy is clean and healthy
There is comparatively little horse play,
aud the situations are not startlingly ex-
aggerated. There is much modest humor
in the performances, provocative of a full
share of mirth In the audience.
"W hne the scenes are laid in the coun-
try, with city people furnishing the life,
the portrayals are not accurate But the
obj-ct is not to have them so. The play j.
termed "A musical farce comedy, which II
l., for there Is an abundance of good mu-
sic The good voices of the troupe furnish
most OF the remaining requisite talent.
This troupe works well together aud give
u good presentation of n good show.
SOL Aiken plays the part Of Ffrmer
Barn,tsble His work j. smoothe aud sat
i>fsctory, with its occasional periods OF
greater merit. When the necessity arises
for ridiculous work he proves equal to the
occasion. Charles V. Seannon. Andy
Lewis and Joseph K Roberts (who Is very
large man are equally good ia tn-ir
farcicAl Characters or country constable
Dr.. Peritonilis and Captain LO!IiDup. "a trs-
rifier in manner and appearance. tut with
out either the moral or the hysic,l cJur-
age that he boasts. Their inake-ups are
good and their work up TO their paris
Charles Wimau makes a lively co lrg- - u
dent, while W. Butterfield's makeup aud
facial contortious in bis short part prob
ably carry off the lions share of the men'-
hOnors. He does some clever comedy work
in his singing.
Miss Julia Aiken is acceptable as Mr..
Barns'a able aad Miss Georsis Laurrnc-.
brim full Of life aud activity, IS q vCerlne
BrIndle, the farm tirl- Misses Msyn-
Taylor, L-ona Ambrose aud Ella Rock are
All pretty aud graceful aud the pos -ssoi-
OF good voIc-s. Aside from their singing
their personal Appearance 20 far l. make
the play a successful ss il is Th-.r
dancing aud singing hrr meritorious. Miss
Tay ioT's voice Is a decided feature aud
strong one.
YALE's NEWEST DEvIL's AUCTION"
Frid,y aud Saturday. Oci i snd l3
with Saturday matinee, the Crawford
Grand will offer is patrons Charles II
Nale's Newest Devil Auciioa," or h.
Golden Branch" which during the suH.-
HIer vacation hss bren put in SHAPE 70 a
most extended tour. embracing al ia
principal cities in this COUNTRY Tue
changes and additions v hich Mr. Yale IA
made IN this now famous show piece sT-
more radical than ever before. whole new
series being substituted toT ones m8re
familiar. while the novelties sboundiu 1. ~
the play are a decided feature Th ses-
son many Innovations have been made ii
the bsl.-ts. costumes aud scenes sud
m-chauica! devices Spectacle. = raj -.
offer the greatest oupOTtQait - for h-
In-rodustion o3 novelties, which j. a31uf
all there - to pieces O. this K I'd. an wiiir
ihey are rrfurnish-i each yesr and KEEP
aiIve with tue time. pee OF tn kiui
may run Ike tie brook, for W. zud
slNaTs 10 tie largest Kind 81 patr1uHE-
-"The D-vil's Aactino" las now tea
tofe tie public twelve years. and bat f.sr
interest hAs been msint-iled Fesr aftrr
yezr J. SIMPLY due 20 che b~ueficisl char -.
which MzHsg-r Yale annually msAe.
Ff7is season II i eiziE-,! u - th- n
sigoroas overhaoliag "a E4s ever hAt