The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-03
-Trilby. Last Evening.

'THlby," dramatized from the popular
novel, was presented at the Opera House
last evening by the Frank E. Long com
pany 70 large audience and the inter
est manifested in the play IRON start 70
finish showed clearly that the audience
was completely captivated by it.
Annie Thomas, as Trilby, the poor CIR
who was to marry Little Billy, but who
10 bypnotized by the villain Syengali and
travels about Europe singing at concerts
and winning every honor for herself and
Svengali, all done through the hypnotic
influence OF Svengali. Under the same
influence she sings a note which parts her
lover and herself. who were TO be married
soon.
While travelling under assumed names,
Billy, Taffy and The Laird are attracted
TO the concert and there recognized Sven
gall, who becomes frightened and can not
appear as leader OF the orchestra, hence
Trilby is unable TO sing a note. Trilby
soon after forces herself from the influ-
eDce OF Svengali and the latter dies.
Trilby is very sick for long time, but
finally improves and arrangements are
made for her marriage with Billy, when
she sees picture OF Svengali and dies
soon afterward.
Royce Alton, IA Rev. DR.. Bagot, and
Minerva Niblo as Mrs. Bagot, the parents
OF Billy. who oppose Billy's marriage,
were also well taken, while II. +. Newell.
as Gecko, Joe +. Willard. as manager.
and Bessie Maher, az Madam Wizard.
took their parts TO perfection. Florence
Ashford, as Angelo, and Vera Castleton.
as Honoria, played their parts excellent
~. But undoubtedly the best piece OF
acting during the entire performance was
Frank Longs character az Svengali,
which was acted to perfection and which
was exactly the idea to be formnd OF him
from the novel.
This evening the company plays, I'm
Missouri" and tomorrow night they will
present another interesting lo-drama.
An Unpleasant Midnight Experience.
A popular young man who resides at
the Schoolcraft and who is well known
about town, still shivers when he passes
the Schoolcraft cemetery and manages 10
get home before dark every night since he
passed through an experience few nights
ago which made his hair stand on end
and the effect OF which be has not vet
fully recovered from.
The young man In mind had been
spending the evening with friends at Cal.
umet and had started home about ~
o'clock on his bicycle. When passing the
cemetery he saw light and stopped his
wheel to watch. Then be heard voices
and determining to investigate matters.
ne stole close mp to the fence. lie saw
hall dozen men standing over a grave
and talking in low tones. He was badly
frightened, but determined to 20 inside
and see what they were doing. When
climbing the fence he noticed a man.
he hadn't seen before, right in front OF
him. The man stopped over to pick nm
something and our brave young man de-
cided to postpone the investigation and
get out Of sight at once. He mounted his
W heel and never looked behind again
until be reached his home. The NEWS
has been unable to fad out who the par
ties were in the cemetery mt that time Of
the night, and most o! the young mans
friends have come to the conclusion that
be saw ghosts.