Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-12
AM USE M ENTS.
& John.on,s Minstrel

Thatcher & JOhnsOn's MinstreIs.
 Minstrelsy has. in a measure, been al- lowed to enter upon a retrograde rather than continue in a progr essive state in the past two or three seasons, and all owing to the lack of energy and intelligent sense of perception on the part of it's promoters. They have allowed the theatre-goers' taste to pass them. while they were continuing 2 in the old grooves. George Thatcher and Carroll Johnson have joined hands with a determination to make Thatcher X John | sons minstrels. which come to the Jacques opera house this evening. such a complete. up-to-date and thoroughly entertaining performance as to reclaim the old and | convert untold numbers of new admirers to the fold of bright and enjoyable min strelsy.
 ''The Cotton King" Around the lives of four most interest Ing characters-Jsck Osborn, Hetty Dray- son, Elsie Kent and Richard Stockley-the | story of Sutton Vane's immensely success full melodrama, "The Cotton King" is built. and we'll constructed too. by this rising young English playwright The play comes to the Jacques theatre next Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The | play is far above ordinary melo-dramas in that there is no blood curdliug dialogue, no rant and no sleepy sentiment; on the contrary, it Is clean cut. we'll written, deeply interesting and exceedingly pictur- | esque.
 1 "JRne."
 "Jane," one of the best of all companies in the comedy farce line. returns to the opera house next Friday night. AS is l we'll known it takes its audience by storm and has been witnessed by crowded houses everywhere.
 A Celebrated Case" Tomorrow morning at s o'clock the re- served seat coupons for the drama "A Gel ebrated Case" will go on sale at Cones drug store. That there will be a rush tor seats is an assured fact. The members of St Joseph's T. A society have been hust. ling for the past few weeks. and tickets have gone like hot cakes. You don't re- quire A ticket to buy a reserved seat. Go to the drug store and buy your seat out right. That the play will be dramatic success is now certain. Never have the members worked so faithfully and they will rest for this week, the first one in months. They want a representative Wa terbury theatrical audience to go to Jacques opera house on Saturday night and judge whether amateurs can act professional 1 plays. They invite the closest criticism Every thrilling scene. every humorous in- cident, will be handled with professional skill. Costumes of richest fabrics and elaborate stage settings will form | picture of dramatic worth. The manage ment want you there because they feel that this time they have cast of charac- ters that will surpass all previous efforts If you cannot get to the reserve seat chart yourself. leave an order with the messenger boys These little fellows will look out for you. Above all don't stay away because you can't get just the seat you expected. The movement of the drama keeps the characters continually on the body of the stage and it can be seen from any seat in the house. Also remember that 50 cent ticket entities you to any seat but the sofas, the first row in the gallery and the boxes. You can exchange your ticket for a seat without extra cost. The cushions boxes and first row or two in the gallery will be twenty-five cents extra, or 75 cents for one sitting.