Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-05
PARK THEATRE.
rrEsnAY OCT. 10TH.


There is the life and fire, the richness
Of the far away India, the pomp of
military glory and the circumstances of
war in The Cherry Pickers, the stir
ring play announced for appearance at
the Park Theatre, Tuesday, Oct 10.
The mere fact that it is a Pitou pro
duction conveys volumes as that famous
manager has never attempted anything
but what has proven thoroughly artistic
and entirely first class. The Cherry
Pickers being a veritable East-lndian
military romance contains many scenes
of unusual interest and affords remark
able scope for rich colorngs and effects.
1t is presented by a strong company in
cludiug Grace Cahill, Laura Lorraine,
Margaret Tinnant and Garland Gaden.
THE CARPETBAGGER-THU
OCTOBER II.
Mr.. Hepburn Johns, the dramatic
critic of the Chicago Chronicle, in
criticism on "The Carpetbagger, says
1T is great and good American play.
1t is in this play, a political, romantic
comedy, that the eminent comedian
Tim Murphy will be seen at the Park
Theatre Thursday evening, Oct. II.
THE Carpetbagger' is clean-cut
comedy of American manners, the time
chosen being the reconstruction period
in the South after the war of the rebel
lion; the hero a carpetbagger IN the
Governors chair in jackson, Miss, and
its chief thread on interest, a love story
of the good old kind, which it is to be
hoped our fathers, as well as our moth
ers, used to make. An impressive
picture of reconstruction times in the
South is drawn, but the great dramatic
interest lies in the human and absolutely
natural characters moving in an inter
esting story The play is conceived in
the best artistic spirit, and its execution
is really beautiful. The story is deyel-
oped in a series of situations which are
by turn humorous, tenderly suggestive
of pathos and dramatic. The dialogue
is humorous and witty.
Grand Opera House Pittsburg
The Grand Opera House, Pittsburg,
next week announces what IS to be the
greatest bill of the year, stupendous
production of that really great war play
across the Potomac. When the
Grand Opera House sets out to do a
thing, they usually do it well, and so 1t
may be expected that with promises
such as are now made Across the
Potomac will be presented in a more
lavish manner than ever before. There
are to be a hundred people on the stage
in the great battle scene and the artists
have been at work on the scenery for
this production for many weeks.
ACROSS the Potomac" is by Augustus
Pitou, and was produced originally IN
New York, where it made even great
er success than that famous play
Shenandoah. 1t is called better tnan
THE Heart of Maryland and more
intense than Held by the Enemy.
Another feature of next weeks bill
at the Grand will be the Biogragh
| pictures of the Dewey celebration and
parade in New York City last week, sc
| that those who did not witness the wei
come given to the hero of Manila will
see the next best thing.
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This was for the purpose of giving the
udders a full and rounded appearance
The Judges, however, delayed their in
foreign milk caused Inflammation ant
blood poisoning from which the cows
valued at several thousand dollars, died
1t is needless to state that the pr0prie
tors were outraged at the trick of thei
employee, and in a manly letter to tn,
public, they speak of the great humili
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