The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
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This evening Primrose and Vests
big minstrel company will be at the
Academy OF Music. These famous
minstrel entertainers have certainly
introduced genuine minstrel revolution
this season. and one Of such a nature
as will leave q deep mark upon the
future attempts in that same direction.
This season the climax was reached
when Primrose and West secured a
combination of whites and blacks to
amalgamate their talents so as to pre-
sent the progress of minstrelsy, from
its birth to the present day, In such
q shape as to provide two separate and
distinct performances during the same
evening. This has been accomplished
with results that must be gratifying to
Primrose & West as 1t Is delightful to
all lovers of wholesome minstrel en-
tertainment. Every artist of note was
pressed into service and each one in
dividually contributes a fair portion
toward the end aimed. There are three
military bands, one pickaninny band
of unusual merit. under the leader
ship Of an able European conductor.
oil are handsomely uniformed, and
their advent is always calculated to
gladden. the ears of all lovers Of music.
Mr.. Kerr, manager Of the Frothing-
ham. has q surprise in store for the
public of Scranton tomorrow night. He
has secured the International Grand
Opera company, an organization of eX-
ceptiOnal merit, which will be a reve-
latiOn to all lovers of music. The dra-
matte prima- donna will be the beauti-
full and gifted Marie Senta, an Amer
lean girl of French parentage, whom
Mr.. Leerburger met abroad while she
was studying under the great Mar
chest. She has a brilliant. melOdious
and exceedingly rich voice. Myrta
French is known throughout the world
as a beautiful cOllaratura singer Last
year while with Sousa she made an
immense hit. The other prima-donna
is Catherine Elapd. She Is an Ameri-
can girl educated in Italy. Her voice
is pure soprano of high register and
brilliant quality. The tenors OF the
company are Thomas Mcqueen and II.
Evans Green. The baritones are H.
Winfred Goff. of the Royal Covent Gar
den theater. London, and Warwick Ga
nor, an Australian artist. The bassos
are Ethan Allen and Barton Wells,
both Americans. The chorus is COM
posed of thirty-six of the best voices
culled from the principal grand operas
sung at the Metropolitan Opera house
last season. and many Of them have
been under-studies for various prin-
cipals. The operas to be given are
Lucia di LammermOor," tomorrow eve
ming; Bohemian Girl" Saturday mat
inee; THE TroubadOur," Saturday eve
ming.
Friday and Saturday nights and Sat-
urday afternoon Clara Willand's Vau-
deville company will be seen at the
rockingham. The Wilkes Barre Times
on Tuesday had the following to say
of the appearance Of the company in
that city: at was not very large
audience that gathered at the Grand
last evening to enjoy the high. class
vaudeville furnished by the Clara VIE
land company, but it was q very de-
lighted one. The specialties began with
good exhibition of sleight of hand by
Horace Goldin, who pleased immense
ly. Richard PitrOt's series of imper-
sOnatiOns probably covered the widest
range and most extensive diversity of
character yet exhibited here. Pitrot's
work Is finished and artistic and he
made good impression. Miss Wie-
land gave what the management is
pleased to term an eccentric enter
tainment which included characteriza
tiOns of International persOnages rolled
into a cosmopolitan concert. She has
good voice and figure. The crown
ing features of the bill We're the six
kalosthenOs studies of Zaeo, entitled:
Aurora, rays of the northern light;
Grammar or Ornament, ornate pose:
Birth, life and transition of the but
terfly; Sorceress of Athens in Kato-
pric affectS Of llriI fire and da2zlipu