The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-07
AMUSEsIENrs.
MISS PHILADELPHIA

MISS PHILADELPHIA the
! ater-SoerS are eagerly waiting the APP
pearance of Miss Philadelphia" Thos
u. van osten's big spectacular eXtrav-
aSanZa. which had the phenomenal run
OF one hundred nights in Philadelphia
last spring. Manager Dusenbury was
fortunate enough TO arrange n date for
FRIDAY and Saturday, and looks for
ward TO this attraction as being the
event OF the season, comprising as it
does one hundred people headed by the
prince of comedians, Willie Collier and
lneH MccuS%cr Drma DONNA and en-
braces such novel features as Il ladies'
military band on the stage in a grand
military march. ana the ladies sym
pnonE orchestra of sixteen musicians
from Boston, this being the first theat-
real engagement they ever played. and
me !irst operate Theatrical organiza-
tion to carry n ladies' orchestra Among
the other novelties will he an exact re-
production Of the famous Philadeiphia
New l ear - shooters parade. which is u
grand Mardi GraS scene with bells
ringing. whistles blowing. and the an
nual parade Of the shooters i'm their COR
EeouH costumes: and in this scene Nan.
aEer Van OStcn presents Robert New
Town. the !S9J New Year shooter prize
winner. with his $4,000 star and crescent
costume. which requires fifty pages 20
'hirE 'he cape, ana Tic costume, when
spread. actually covers the entire stage
II required the constant work of five
needle women for one year to complete
thlS marvellous costume which is n
WGnGcrful piece of art needlework some
OF the beautiful flower designs stand
ing iuily iour inches in thickness above
The groundwork, and were made entirely
by hand from the finest and most costly
SIR SatinS. velVcts and pushes. The
ladlcS symphony orchestra in addition
10 rendering orchestral score during the
performance. will also give Il promenade
cert Ill ll.c lOyer of The Ana
~ To y. IN. There will he IL special
matinee on saturday. The sale of seats
opens ut the box office "Wednesday
morning.
! EMAlETT CORRIGAN-on mex,
Monday and Tuesday evenings Ameri.
ca s young versatile actor. Mr.. Emmett
CorrlEan. and company of uncGualled
excellence. will present for the enter
.aiiinent of the theatcr- gocrs The
Mount cbank" and Turned Up" a COM
cdy in three acts Mr.. Corrigan has
gained great prominence as an actor. he
having been Il member of Augustus
Days and Charles Frohman's stock
companies. and his versatility is shown
, 'H 'h ~ .aS' 'h"t he oriEinated charac-
lerS III Shenandoah. MEN and Wom-
en-, Lost Paradise" The Girl I Left
: behind Me. and others He and his
company have been very favorably re-
ceNed by both press and public where
ever they have appeared The Iouis-
willie Courier says: MIR. Corrigan is an
actor Of the modern school and has. :,
bfight future before him" During the
performance each evening the audience
VIII he entertained by the silvcr-yoiced
tenor Mir. Gus T.. Thomas. who was
with Hoyt's "a Trip to Chinatown"
He VIII render popular ballads. illus
irated by Stereoptican. Mile Dana
the ViVaciouS danSeuSc will also enter
tain the audience with all the latest
french and Spanish dances The sale
OF reserved seats Will commence this
morning