The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-14
MU;IC AND DRAMA.
ST PLUNKARD

]. c. Lewis and his company PLAYED
81 Plunkard at the opera house last
night 10 a very fair audience. a farmer
show always draws well and this is
essentially a farmer show. OF course
rObody expects fine acting in what is
called ''hoSs comedy" IN fact an actor
Of the higher drama would be lost there
and could not successfully fill a part
It IS play gotten up 10 represent farci-
cal ideas and some sentiment-a COM
bination that goes well with an aver
age crowd that wants to laugh and not
10 learn. At any rate Lewis has got
rich of the play and his harvest IS not
yet over. He has considerable per-
sonal popularity and no matter how
many times a man has seen the show
he viii convince himself that he wants
70 see "SP' once more. 1t is the kind
Of show that puts a fellow in humor
TO 60 out To see a. man between acts.
The hayseed band plays good music; 81
Is a dandy specialist. Miss Blair catches
the admiration Of the boys and La Pc
tite Freddie catches the girls and their
mothers and ne must respond TO an en-
chore. on the whole the show has no
merit from an artistic standpoint but
in spite Of all criticism and opposition
1t will draw the good natuTed crowd
To the young man It IS not worth more
than four honest hot whiskies. and 10
the women we'll TO the women it was
a mighty good thing TO relieve the IA
tiSue Of Mondays washing.
CLEOPATRA IN HER ROYAL BARGE
Unusual interest Is taken by an classes
Of theater patrons in the Lewis Cleo
patra production which VIII be seen at
the Grand Opera house on Wednesday.
The regular prices VIII not be advanced
NIL Ia ~ -frz-- -.
patra at regular house prices. The Bare
foot ballet which has made such a SEN
SatrOn VIII be seen IN the thrd act. The
picturesque in drama can 60 no farther
than & is carried in the production OF
Cleopatra" as il VIII be presented by
Miss Lillian Lewis. Every opportunity
Il taken advantage Of 70 make the play
pictorial Music. balIet, Jableaux. beau
ttful women adorned by and adjoining
voluptUOus costumes. color and light,
Sne scene PAINTERS art, and the mechan-
&c : invention. all these are pressed into
service - make Cleopatra a dra-
matte spectacle OF imposing magnif-
cence-and such Il Is. Like a glorious
pageant. the drama presents Itself The
chorus Of Osiris, chanted by Egyptian
deV5teeS: the greeting Of Cleopa ira when
she arrives n Ter barge; the divert Sc
ment OF royal dancers. and the Queens
dance before Antony forms a series =
truly oriental pictures. Characteristic
and perfectly consistent win the sen
sUoUsneSs OF C.eJpatra's time The
music i decidedly SENATE. Bur i Is no-
alone the spectacular which is % be
commeCd@d--le drama = wei acted.
Mss Lewis herself has a mastery con-
Ccption Of the Egyptian queen. and her
fine physique and splendid voice r. her
admirably for The portrayal Of this part
The Cas1 which supports Aiss Lewis :
capable and includes some Of the best
classic sctoTs IN this country
As presented By Mss Lillian Lewis
the vision Of Cls9pa ira as The Goddess
ISIS IN her royal barge. and the river
GYMS. IS an exact reproduction %
Glrllie'S famous Parting
The s8b.5aI q Hyusen SscrlD posed
by Miss Lillian LEWIS = an imposing
picture. y - Ci=0palra's vision - At
tony's marriage - Csctavl2- and q repro
duc,loc ~ painting. entitled The Re-
man B-al--"