The morning times., 1896-10-04
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Great interest is being manifested in
DeNu'l Roper iurthCoaulS prUuueuon oi
John Phlhp soGsa and Charles klen's
admirable comic opera, entitled Ell
CdIi,an, tun!cfrQw night at the Lniay-
eitc square Opera HOUSE not only from The
lac thattne eprrfornanceofth OF the now famous
opera will De its initial one in this city,
but also owing 10 tbe great popularity en-
Joyed by both star aud composer
Juhu Philip Sousa's name in the brief
space OF i've years has become n house
hold word, which is not surprising, for his
admirable march compositions are today
played in every city and town n this
country, and ny all oI the leading military
bands and large orchestras in Europe. AT
the mead OF his superb band, he mas toured
the country, nom the Atlantic to the
Pacific as well as from Canada to Mexico.
The clever leader and his band was one of
the great features at the Worlds FAIR, the
Mitiwinter Fair, held in San Francisco, ana
also nj the Cotton Exposition, recently
held in Atlanta.
The presentations OF Eel Captain here
is promised the same gorgeous scemc
environments by Mr.. Hopperand his mana
gers in every detail that made the opera rs
remarkable success at the broadway Thea
Ter. New York City, during its brilliant
run OF sixteen weeks AT that bouse, VIII
bc utilized here. The COMPANY, wmch Is
clu,!rs pretty Edna Waliace-Hopper. Nelia
Bergun the new prima-donna OF tce OF,
EariZation; Alice Husmer, q native oi
iyaShing On: Edmund Stanley, A!ired
Klein. and Others. The engagement is
nnitcd 10 six nights and matinee per-
fornlance on Saturday afternoon.
Carl 4 Haswin's elaborate production
off shirley and Landeck'S "A Llou S Heart
comcs 10 the Grand Opera House Monday
next. and VIII no doubt be iavorabiy re-
The story rs based upon the maciilnat!ons
of a Scoundrel who enticed away the wife
and chlld of q worthy man, liou taiiiet
in a circus, who, upon discovering ms loss,
syears vengeance, IN the pursuit OF winch
he is UI Usliy sentenced To the frtHSh
penal colony in New Caledonia. and there
after twenty years meets the betraSer OF
his wife and the destroyer OF his happiness,
TIndtnC there itlsU the daughter, whom the
same villain caused 10 he sent there Falsely
accused OF crime because lie coaiu not
accomplish ms heiiisit uesigns upon her
as lie uId upon tie mother. Tile story Oh
tins play IS Inscribed upon Tire criminal
records az the court of the fourth adrot-
dizeInent OF the clty OF Paris. anu IL bt-
ts.l.uC known 10 the pId ywTtEnlS through tlt
President of France pardonlng the wronged
husband. They have endowed THIS play
with many strong aud startling situations.
The scenes of TIE play beng laid near
Farts, III switzerland, the Daics OF Devon
SHIRE and at New Caledonia. permit OF
much picturesque and romantic erlbeiiisi
mcnt. ali OF which Mr.. Haswin has given
10 ii. and he has also cast OF great
capab lity and strength This play VIII
surely realize all that is expected from
II, and sEonid please the Grand's appre-
ciative audiences
An IRnocent Sinner, an American play
OF great promise, Will be given at the Ia
tiunGl Theater this week. II is'the work
i of Lawrence Marston and Lillian Lewis.
The latter il also the star. The play is
described as a coined y-orama ana was pro-
I dlCad few weeks ago, and the reports
are mat il Is Il worthy addition 10 the
] American stage. ihe Sccne IS laid among
the Hue Rigge mountains Of Tennessee.
/ 81 mas sac ci-.lonIS wnlvsI made - Inc cid
I HoGIrStrad'' and ''Trilby' successful. The
1 CiaTtythTS are true To iITe ana are quaint
/ and original. Hypuutisn plays an in
/ puriIat part. ana This difficult fealurc is
/ skllifntly handled
| Tine iIrSt ac5 Is a peach orchard in full
| bloom, rows of peach Trees are in the fore
! Sroui.il. and 50 excellent are the perspeC-
! Tive and detail that one sees a seemingly
| intruuinaoic grove extend away to where
/ the peaks OF The Blue Ridge Mountains meet
/ tine horizon.
| There is every reason to believe that
! il VIII please the audiences at tue NatiOna!
I Tncatcr. The company is a superior one;
| in fact, is much better than usually seen
! here. The stars. Miss Lillian Lewis and
! Mr.. Lawrence Hanley, are artists OF abil-
| ilty and their support Includes such we'll
known and talented PLAYERS as Eleanor
| Carey. Ida Burrows, Mrs. Frank a. Ienne-
| hill. Theodore Hamilton, Lawrence Mars
ton, j. 7. keefe, Harry Clifton and II
will be gwen Throughout the week and at
the Wednesday ana Saturday matinees.
Murray and Mack, the well and tavorabi
! known Irish Comedians, VIII be the ut
traction this week at The Academy II
their latest success, ''FinneganS Court
shp,'' bright, plausible Irish cumcd.
! from the pen oil George IL. limerick. th'
I h,.r .,ft tnntr
| gans Ban" They come this season Will
! the most pretcDtious company they hav
| ever carried, both in Numbers and quality
| and with Il scenic investiturc rarely eve
seen on tour with a farce comedy.
The speciaities that have made Murra.
and Mack famous, Will be Introduced
namely, their burlcsque on skirt dancing
and glove contests, their original side wall
tax and a brand new novepy, enutied :.
Burlesque Circus OF ''P. I Barnur. ant
Adam Eorepangh out on Lark" IN
other members ot the company will cac
cont ribute a novelty Foremost am ong tn
principal support may tie mentioned De
more and Wilson, the Sisters Deanc, Grac
Cummings, Trumbull sisters, Fred LeNot
Charlie Lamb. Kittie Wolf, Clara Howard
Ma yme Taylor, Madge Taylor, Franl
| Neville, Hubert Diica, andrew Bode. AM
the Misses Hall, Gray and Cox.
Concerning this weeks attraction at ii
Biou Family Iheaier. the WilkesSarr
News-Leader has 10 say: The house wa
packed from pit TO dome aud IL was
critical audience at that, but .Oh Da
Tucker" cheered up The Iisiblities of a
; and the result was that every auditor Wa
couvulsed in si,ie-spiitting laughter. +
pecially was this the case in the last a
when Sherman and his partner. Henr
Murrssey. do their wonderful contortioi
. istic ard acrobauc song aud dance. funi
walk around. and their unparalleled hit
air burlesQue lrapeZe act. These specia
lies have no equal ana are the funnie'
That could be originated. while Sherma
and Mo!riSSey are the only people tia
can DO Them so as 10 keep an audien'
/ wild with laughter and cheers.
The other members OF the company al
| Miss Kay Vernon, a very clever. WILSON
and capable soubrette; Miss Fannie Be
! nard, an attractive widow; Miss Per,
Stanley, the eldest daughter: Harry Wi
chrIl, as .'0ld-- Dan Tucker" Harry Ee
nonl, as the tramp, has few equals:
Hart. the Hetrew;n Frank Elmer. a bas
| iul deacon. and Thomas H. Walsh, Il
latter formerly. of MiIkesbarre, a ciev
circus manager.
The viiascope viii be retained us ;
= added attraction. and there VIII be dai
| matnees throughout the week.
. Herman s. L Lyceum Theater is in tn
center of sthe stream, and its sails 81
catching the gales oI popular favor. III
; great audiences that come TO see all Il
, | leading attract ctiops are certain to b
pleased with Hyde's Comedians cnbra,
S amSng h ,s ote 5a,v 1lstS , One M1ss waan w1
sings a full barytone, and she sing
/ meiodiously and with dramatic art Al
, | spirit. Her descriptive songs, tellin
l complete stories in themselves are the be
l that nave been here on the vaudeville stat
and have not been surpassed even l
, | Dyllin.
rhe couipany is composed Of the be
| artists TO be found in the realm of va1iet
, | and the program is arranged to ope
well and TO be progressively interestin
| Among the names appearing on the rost
are Coproy and Ritcnie. the Celtic wit
Harris and Walters, refined sketch a