The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-06


VIII MI the bill
The farce was given two performances
IN Topeka Saturday and large audiences
witnessed both productions. The people
were not disappointed. They saw wat
they expected ana probably more. The
piece Is djstincuYely Irish. The Drinci-
pals are supposed 70 be straight from
Erin's Isle and when character who
speaks pain English drifts in he APP
pears to be out Of place. Therefore It is
not surprising that Ihe spectators laugh
ed. Jack Trumbuu as Barney Mul-
doom" looked as II he had JUST landed
and he had not yet secured q position on
the force" but he vas no more OF q
success as a fun-maker than Joe b.
Murphy, as Patrick OHooBgen, the
boss Of the ward. and the capers Of the
two men in their contest for the aneo-
tons Ct Bridget Mcinty.' were comic
enough 10 start the ripplas Of merrmsnt
whenever they appeared. Merle De
Veeehio was Bridget" Where she got
her Spanish name is a puzzle FOR she
makes a very satisfactory landlady Of
an Irish boarding house There were
also secialties which proved satisfactory.
The company carries its own band and
orchestra and the parade OF the Rough
Riders" band mounted on donkeys was
at least entirely new as a street parade
feature
For a play. Of this character the Irish
Rough Riders" ought 10 be a success
Topeka State Journal October %.
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more interesting or better. selected lib
rary than Mr.. James Nell Of the famous
Neil comany that is to be seen IN thls
city.
In Sol Smith RusseIrs play. "a Bache-
Ior's Romance" Mr.. Neiu appears as
David Holmes, a literary student and
book worm but in reality that interest
ing character was on greater lover OF
books than is the distinguished actor who
impersOuates him.
Mr.. Nell recently purchased from Will
lam Georges sons. the well known anti
gusrians Of Bristol. England, nearly 80
rsre proints to add to his already large
collection.
Among Mr.. Neilrs collection are some
ponderous old foh0s, the Typography OF
which is little short Of wonderful These
appeal with special force to those whom
this feature Of book IS the sine qua
non. He also has some sets Of illustrated
quartos that are superb examples Of The
engravers art. Then there are rare old
books OF travel, and standard histories
rs well as some OF the earlier works Of
fiction He has some especially desirable
editions. among which may be mentioned
a Giobon, 1872 in twelve volumes. and
very handsome old mellow binding lie
Ssge's "Gil Bias" ISIS, with vignettes by
Giroux, a magnificent work: Ballantyne's
fine large type and large paper editions
of Hume and Smollet's History Of Eng
land" 1868. with a number OF beautiful
copper plates; the same in Doves large
type edition. Is22. ana bound in notified
calf; sterne's "Tristram shandy." 1850.
The scarce nine volume edition with three
autographs OF the author. Antiquities
d Herculaneum. 170y, a collection OF the
most remarkable antiquities found at
Herculaneum and PompeH. very finely
with French text
THE tendency OF the book collector
says MI Neln. 'unless it De
the nouveau richie collector. VINO buys
anything and everything and Is not able
t. discriminate between what S. valuable
and what IS worthless. Is toward special {
ization. i presume one reason why j take
special delight IA portraying the role III
David Holmes in "A Bachelor Romance
is because the literary nkings Of the man
are somewhat with my own keeping
have played parts that were far from
congenial. but dear old David Is not one
Of them"