The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-10
News About Town.
Coming Attractions at
Red Jacket Opera
House
Will Afford Plenty of Fun.
A Query COneerping u Christian Put
Pit and Contradictions Home
Concert-Other Items.

There are number ofgood attractions
on the boards OF the Red jacket Opera
House in the near future aud one may
rest assured To great plenty ofgood en-
tertainments in the next week or SO.
Prominent among those not already ex-
tensively noted in the News, are the Cyr
brothers show and the Ollie Torbett
concert company, the former appearing
on next Wednesday evening and the lat
te- on Saturday evening, April Is. The
Cyr entertainment has already been given
here and the crowd that thronged To the
Opera House at their last performance
was unprecedented and the regulations
hey established then will draw out a
packed house next Wednesday. Louis
Cyr, the sturdy French Canadian, now
holds undisputedly the enviable title OF
the strongest manin the world" having
defeated August w. Johnson. at Chicago
recently. There is an open challenge Of
$1,000, backed by Richard X. Fox. pro
prietor OF the New York Police Gazette,
TO anyone who will duplicate their won
deriul feats OF strength.
Louis Cyr will pull against any pair 81
horses weighing $500 pounds and will
lift. with one band, dumbbell weighing
273A pounds above his head and will also
perform many other leafs too numerous
20 mention, Peter Cyr, the middle weight
champion heavy litter of the world, will
also perform many feats OF strength.
Emeliana Cyr, daughter OF Louis Cyr,
= years OF age and the strongest child
ever born. lifts 333 pounds ofdead weight,
and performs other marvellous feats
There will also be vaudeville psrtorm-
ance, consisting OF singing, dancing aud
trapeZe work.
The Lutteman sextette and the Ollie
Torbett concert company will make it's
last appearance in Calumet at the Opera
House on the evening OF the 18th inst
This musical combination IL on a farewell
tour through the principal ci, les OF the
East and will afterward go TO the CONT.
nent Of Europe. The company has al
ready appeared here and il assured of a
large audience.
The artists composing the sextette are
superb vocalists who have cultivated
their natural gifts by colsummate art.
While the melodies of Sweden find n con-
spicuous place in their concert programs.
their repertoire includes the vocal gems
of all atoms aud the best creations of
the ma iter composers. They are rem
dered nth equal facility in English, Ger
man, french, Italian and Spanish. Ef.
fects are produced vocally by these sing.
ers which many would think possible
only TO skilliul orcbestras.
la the Torbett concert company are
Miss Ollie Torbett, Miss Frida de Ters-
meden aud Rudolf Won Scarpa. Miss
Torbett is an acc mDlished violinist and
the two latter are Well known piano solo
lists. A combination Of such eminent and
popular artists in one company secures
an unusually high class Of entertainment.
Herbert l.. Cope, OF Albion. the elocu-
zionist and entertainer, will appear in
this city on Tuesday evening, April 81,
under the auspices OF the Epworth League
OF the Calumet NJ. +. church. Mr.. Cope
IL an entertainer OF more than ordinai V
ability and has already given an enter.
tainuent here, when he established rep
utation for himself which will probably
draw out large audience.