The evening times., 1896-02-04


| tunes or the ladies are marvels OF the
| milliner's art.
| Northern Lights" presented for the
| first time in this city at Aliens Grand
| Opera House last night and which will con-
tinue TO run at the same playhouse the
| remainder of the week, is described by its
| advertisers as a picturesque American
! drama, and never did q play live up more
| faithfully TO what its projectors pro-
| nounced it 20 he.
| 1t was an unusually large audience at the
| theater at last nights performance, and
| it is Just to lay there was scarcely a
| patriotic heart that was not touched. Many
a tear fount was tapped, too, while through
| all a bit of lunor wes inlaid with such
/ grace and naturalness that the whole pro-
duction is lifted head and shoulders above
| the everyday mclOdrama.
| Northern Lights is in four acts. tho
| fourth with a double scene that practically
| counts fifth act, and deals with from
| tier scenes clustering about Clusters ini-
| mortal last fight. In fact. the last act pre-
scnts well-staged Eattle on the evening
| of June %. 1876. when the awful massacre
| OF Clusters troops was scarcely twenty
| four hours old.
Strangely enough the part of the hero in
| this remar XII Die drama is taken by a full
blooded Sioux Indian. Mr.. William Court
| leigh. who pia VS. the role of John Swiftwind,
| the assistant surgeon at Fort Terry. Mont,
barracks. where the opening scene is laid
| His acting is interesting, if not altogether
artistic. and the lines OF sentiment and
manly truth that are put i'll his mouth are
! his immediate passwords into the graces or
| his audience.
| Sidney Sherwood. the surGeon-in-chief OF
| the barracks. and the villain of the play,
| is admirably assumed for part so unpopu-
lar and withai So difficult. by Mr.. Sheridan
Block, Mr.. George A. Wright carries the
| role of the deserter, and Mr.. E. ID. Denson
| plays the part Of his father. the colonel in
| command of the fort. The female charac-
| tiers are assumed by four quiet. clever, and
| not unknown actresses-Misses Lisle Leigh.
| Grace Atwell, Nellie Callahan and Helen
| Cross
one OF the most appealing features OF
| the drama is its scenery. This is clean.
new and picturesque, especially in the last
act. where the bluffs overlooking the Tongue
river and almost within gunshot of Custers
last fighting ground, are portrayed with
a rugged naturalneSs and rare beauty.
The play will doubtless draw a large
house for the entire week.
The Vaudeville Club holds the boards at
Kernans this week, and if last nights per-
Torrance may be taken a criterion the
enga cement will prove a successful one
bothfrom financial anda rtiStic standpoint.
Fun in a SChoolroOm'' j the name of
the laughable sketch with which that clev-
er couple, the FanSOns. started the enter
tainment They introduced 4 number OF
amusing speCialties.
o. 'Brien and Buckley. i'll tfeir musical alb
surdity. Amt He Saucyc'' created a lot
OF pleasing melody and elected both ap-
pause and laughter. The singing and dane
ing of Mcbride and Goodrich was first-ClasS,
Miss Goodrich winning an encore by do
10, =
The charming comedienne, Miss Lizzie B.
Raymond. has been before the public too
long TO need any words Of praise She
made an immense hit last night.
The dialect and actions OF the genuine
plantation negro We're portrayed by Nc
Intyre and Heath in a most lifelike manner.
Sam Bernard. the German comedian. had
lots OF fun with the orchestra and the
audience in general. He gave a number of
excellent limitations.
The Meers Brothers are ungucStionably
the kings OF the air. Their work last night
on n wire only One-eightb OF an inch In
diameter has never been eXceled in this
city. The performance concluded with an
amusing comedy sketch entitled The
Worlds Balloon"
A racing scene accurately and attract
lively presented is the novelt V in The Derby
Winner" presented at the Academy of
Music last night. There are other features
of merit. however. that of themselves
Went far TO repay the cOura &c of those who.
faced Il rainy night to see the play.
1t is one of the triurnphs OF ge mech
anisin that sends five horses flying across
the ge several times in full view of the
audience. while there is the mimic audience.
the judges, the betting. the colors flying.
and you can almost feel the sunshine and
balm of n Kentucky May day breathing
through the trees
The company does its work well. Frank
Mcdowell as Milt West, the leading part.
presents exccllently the ways and mourn
full ma nners of him who remembers better
things.'
Frederick Ormonde, as the villain of the
piece. and Eddie Giguere. with Blanche
Boyer, i'll clever songs and lively steps,
carry the fun along at rapid pace. The
whole is enga ging. mirth-provoking. and
won frequent applause.
4 unique bit was the dancing OF Il dozen
little negroes, who brought back the pad
dock and its green sward. the stables with
straw and litter lying about. and the oup
living fields.