The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-12
THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS THIS WEEK
May Irwin Thursday Night and the Rostoniars
Friday Night.

Great interest is being evidenced in the
coming to this city at the Academy of
Music on Tuesday next, of Eric Hope
Carl Of Yarmouth in Jerome K. Je-
romes famous play, 1.-The Councillors
Wife" The organization surrounding
Yarmouth includes many players of promi-
nence, while the comedy is one of the
best that has yet emanated from the pen
of that distinguished writer, Jerome X.
Jerome The piece received it's first pro-
duction in this country at the Empire
Theatre, New York and scored an imme-
date success. The plot is extremely in
teresting and excruciatingly funny. The
occasion of the Earls appearance here is
being anticipated with considerable
pleasure. Seats now on sale.
MAY IRWIN.
Miss May Irwin the american Laugh
Genius" as she has been aptly termed.
will be the delightful attraction at the
Academy of Music on Thursday. February
18th. She will be seen in her great
comedy success, with which she fasci-
mated New York city this year. "Madge
Smith. Attorne-." she calls it, but the
name doesn't count. We know of her as
joke cracker plenipotentiary to the people
of this age of the world and when she
keeps open house at the Academy why,
we will have to call. that's ALL and later
wonder how so much laughter could have
possibly been concealed in our limited
makeup When May Irwin sings, we
know it is time for dull care to shut up
shop. and for thought to go on a furlough.
"MadGe Smith is worth seeing and hear
ing-not because it is 'Madge Smith, but
because it is May Irwin. 1t will be the
first time as star that the celebrated
New York favorite has played in Raleigh.
Her reputation as one of the greatest and
most successful of the big stars of this
country, is undoubtedly we'll known here,
and her engagement WILL. no doubt, prove
one of the most important of the season.
Incidental to the play, there are, of
course. her new songs which are gems in
their way, and as interpreted by Miss May
Irwin are marvelously felictous. Their
grotesque negro. expressions are things to
be remembered and laughed over for
long time to come. They are: why
don't the band play" I've got troubles
of my own" 81 amt gwine to work no
mo- "Ou, Oui, Mademoselle, Oui, Oui,
MY little Jungle Queen" Bull Frog
Ben "Give me back my Liza, I'm
gwine to marry Angelina, and The
Turkey and the Turk" In her support is
included company containing many
names suggestive of artistic value.
BOSToNIANS.
Lovers of music who enjoy a first-class
presentation of comic opera by the great
est opera company in America, will be de-
lighted TO learn that the long looked for
gagement of the Bostonians here is an
nounced for Friday, February 18th at the
Academy of Music. This great organiza-
ton needs no second introduction to
theatre goers. 1t is pre-eminent in the
lyric field and present: a repertoire of
successful operas on a scale, splendor and
not equalled by any other
comic opera company. The organization
numbers one hundred persons including
a large chorus of fresh, young voices, a
trained orchestra of twenty pieces and
travels by a special train of seven cars.
The singers this year in the Bostonians
include those prime favorites Henry
Clay Barnabee. w. H. Macdonald Hilda
Clark Albert Parr. John Dunsmurc. w.
II. Fitzgerald, George rockingham,
Josephine Bartlett. Belle Fremont, Adele
Rafter, Charles r. Hawle-. j. j. Martin,
Mabel Pierson and b. l.. Studley musical
director; each of whom is an artist Of the
first rank and whose lyric interpretations
are known wherever English opera OBJ
tains. Reserve seats can now be
secured at Bobbitt and Wynnes Drug
Store. Prices 75c. $1.Oo. $3.50 and $500.