The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-22
Grand opera House.

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 Despite the heavy rain last evening crowded house witnessed the perform ance of Flynn and Sheridan's City Sports burlesque and speciality compa- ny, one of the strongest organizations of it's kind on the road. The great card of the show are the Nelson sisters, the celebrated lady acrobats. They per form all kinds of dangerous and won derful feats of equilibrium and strength on the perpendicular ladders, and give an exhibition of ground tumbling which is phenomenal for women.
 They worked the audience up to a high pitch of enthusiasm. One of the sisters turned over thirty back hand springs in rapid succession upon one spot, so that her body looked like a wheel in motion, so fast did it revolve. It is phenomenal act. They are billed on the program as the greatest female acrobats on earth, and their perform ance verifes the statement.
 
 Jack Burke, the champion lightweight of the south, and his wife, Rosa Burke, the champion female light weight of the world. They engage in a lively set-to. The act created unbound ed enthusiasm, and the audience mani fested it's delight in the most open man her.
 The show opens with a pleasing first part entitled Love vs. Mischief" in which twenty-eight members of the company took part. It is prettily cos tuned and staged with elaborte set tings. Its music Is catchy and the specialties introduced are all taking. The olio which followed was long and varied. Matt Flynn and Mile Zitella delighted all present with their bright repartee, songs and dances, and Phil and Crissie Sheridan created much mer- riment with their burlesque circus and excellent comedy work. Snyder and Buckley proved big hits in their musl- cal act. Alice Wrenn and Minnie Daly caught the house with their comic and character songs.
 The ballet led by VincenZo Romero, in which number of handsome girls took part, was one of the most taking features of the speciality part of the show. During the ballet the Leardo sis ters appeared in number of plastic poses "A Hot Night, or the Elope- ment," again introduced the City Sports headed by Mile Zitella and Crissie Shcr- idan, and their interpretation Of its fun ny lines kept the audience in roars. It is 0 laughable one act comedy bur lesque, and formed a fitting finale to the excellent show.
 The Grand should be crowded at every performance. A special matinee will be given to-day and the regular matinee tomorrow, as we'll as a per formance this and tomorrow evening.
 MT. Sutton Vane's melo-drama, "The Cotton King" will be produced for the first time in this city on the last three days this week. with matinees on Fri day and Saturday. "The Cotton King" was seen for 100 nights at Boston, and at every performance the theater was packed from pit to dome. Commencing with "The Cotton King" the prices of admission will be 15 25 and 35 cents
 The lecture hall of the annex never presented more beautiful appearance than it did last evening. At the rear end on the stage was a most charming drawing room scene and around the center of the room was a large num- Der of potted plants and palms. Around the side walls were displayed Prof Schurr's great collection of bugs beetles, birds, snakes, lizards and other reptiles.
 It is worth the price of admission to simply visit the annex hall, to say nothing of the performance upstairs. Not in life time can one see such an elegant collection of this kind.