The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-19
AT THE THEATERS.


The Clemenceau Case" will be pre-
sented at the rockingham theater this
evening by the Reno & Williams COM
pany, supporting Miss Laura Alberta.
The play was given by the same COM
pany Monday night and fully satisfied
the audience. The presence Of the
questionable model scene associated
with "The Clemenceau Case is handled
delicately and mOdestly by Miss Al
berta, and no cause for criticism is Of
fered. The play is strong, emotional
and the last three acts abound with
dramatic interest
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At the Academy Of Music this even
ing Lewis Morrison and an excellent
supporting company will appear in a
a dazzling production of Faust" Mr..
Morrison will appear in his great char
acterization Of Mephisto. The follow
ing, which is from the Courier Journal,
Louisville. KY, may be taken as a
short description of its features {:
Lewis Morrison's Mephisto is as
charming as ever; indeed, he seems to
improve with age. The scenic effects
were new and beautiful, more particu-
larly the garden scene where Faus t
succeeds in winning the love of poor.
weak Marguerite. The illumination
by electricity Of the flowers was a
realistic piece of work. and the same
may be said of the Brocken scene"
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No more popular speaker is on the
AmrIican platform than Colonel
George w Balm. who lectures Friday
evening at the rockingham. He had
over 700 calls to lecture last year, and
more than half of them were where he
had spoken from two to ten times. He
holds his audience entranced by his
wit. and plays upon the pathetic chord
which underlies every human heart.
Rarely does public speaker demon =
strate so conclusively that the foun
tain of tears and laughter lie so close
to one another At one moment his
auditors laugh as one man, and the
next moment they want to cry, ,whet ther
they do or not.
Powell, the magician and illusionist,
who appears at the Academy of Music
tomorrow evening, is a creditable ex-
ponent of the later day art of legerder.
main. While he includes in his enter
tainment many of the most wonderful
feats Of his predecessors, the most
wierd and strange acts are entirely
new and are mostly of his own crea-
tion. Wherever he has performed, in
this country or in Europe. he has es-
tablished himself as one of Americas
greatest magicians. The press gener-
ally accords him worthy Of consider.
able merit.
To those who are entertained by
first-class vaudeville, no more favorable
opportunity has been accorded theil
tastes than the afternoon and evening
performances OF the Watson Sisters
company at Davis theater. The pat
ronage is good and the attraction is ex
celleut
1.-THE Trolley System" company con-
sists Of Robert Garnella and Richard
Garnella. who some years ago appeared
in this city as unequalled acrobats
They made tour of the world. taking
Several years, and on their return tc
this country became members o.
specially companies. from which they
have advanced to ''star" actors, and ID
their new farcical comedy, THE Troll
ley System, expect to agreeably sur
prise their many friends and admirers
The production will be given at the
Academy of Music Friday evening
with more pretsntion than usual il
performances of this class, as each &C
is set with special scenery; the actor
are competent and the costumes ar
new and attractive. The Garnella
will be assisted by Annie Russell, VIII,
was last with HELEN Hart, Annie OFT
J. Hunt, Lea Michael, Harry Himp anC
others in minor characters.
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TN the Name of the Car" sublim
production of Russian life, with all II
joys and miseries, will be presented q
the Academy Of Music on Saturda,
evening by strong cast aud will
many REALISTIC features.