The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-01-26
PLEASED THEIR PATRONS.
Three Nights Engag msnt of the Paige
Comedy Company at Cooper Opera
House This Week.

The Paige Comedy Company filled
a three nights engagement ut Cooper
Opera House this week. The open.
ing bill Monday night was THE
! Ramblrrs,' ii l;,n.hable farce comedy
full of Interesting situations and
amusing con,plirat ions bubbling owe.
with rollicking fun throughput. The
attendance was good and tn. au j.
emp Went away Well pleased.
Tuesday night '''rhe Old Plnnta
ton" was presented and "Wednesday
matinee The RHnI,ler~' WAS r.
l~ateI to II parked hnu<... ''Buff,lC
Bill" waS played last night. This
was the poorest of the plays pr
-ented, AMI while. the company plavr,
| under disadvantages last night. but
for the good Impression made by
their previous performances they
would havrsnfferr.l in tn estimation,
of the uu.Ii.nc-. Their. is nothing il,
''Buffalu Bill to culnluelnl il to pop
ular favor and the company d" not
do them -.'lves justice III pre>entin"it it.
The specialties were very good. the
mysterious box trick .f Me>SrS. Bns-
ton and Martyni- being alone wor b
the price OF admission. Arommitt =
Of two gentlemen srl.rt,ni from tie
audience tied Mr. BuSton'S hands
tightly behind him, sewed h. ends OF
the rope and marked the same. He
Went into a box about two hv two
and One-fnilf feet in size. it wi,> locked
at both ends and thrpe ropes were
tied securely around it each way and
one tipd over these around the other
way. The box WAS rolled back in til
'abinet or curtai,e'l ~rr-rn aud the
rpnt closed, shielding it from view.
As soon as Mr.. Martynlr could hor-
row pencil from each of the two
Gentlemen on the stage with him hr
placed them in his pocket and 'epre'l
r'hin'l the curtain. AT the same
Moment Mr.. Boston appeared at the
i'k' door Of the Stage entrance wenr-
y h. hat that had been borrowed
rom some One in the audience and
'ln.rtl on his head before h" wen,
to he box The. hat wiS r.tur;e !
.sIi he went back ON the stage. drew
he urtain aside. the box wa> liftp,I
y The front and the ropes, each one
II itlrlt irally the Same condition IL
originally. has lily removed. Mr.. Mar
ynne waS inside with his hands it'd
led behind him with thu ilent;c Il
ope in px;, thy the same manner lis
Mr.. Boston had been tie !. The. whole
hing was done in less time than it
-, I'LL
minutes having elapsed between the
inc the box was hid from view with
the first man in it. until it wa>
'rouyht out with the other man in
T..
Taken altogether the Paige COINED
Company is one of t he best that has
nplI here in some time. | is a 81 ROM
acting compnnv-h.tter than the
verage OF popular price attractions
and individually and collec,ivel.
fhe players male friends aud admir-
rs among Henderson amusement
overs.
This is one nf the three companies
,lr enry F. Willard has on TIL
road. 1T is not the same one that
VAS here last season headed by Miss
Mabel Paige herself, but it is quite rs
good. if indeed it is not better. Miss
GeorYiana Eldinys, leading woman.
is graceful and charming, Mr.. E. }.
'ahlwell, leading man, capable and
lever, while the supporting members.
Miss Lillian Morris, Miss Margarine
Hardy, Mr.. f. gar Mayo, Mr.. Billie
Boston, Mr.. Alfred Whitley. Mr..
Arthur GodkiIis, AMI Mr.. Lawrence
Gordon did their work we'll.
The Paige Comedy Company is as
snred of cordial reception should
they visit Henderson again.