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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1894)
THE COURIER with customary cleverness Tuesday night. WmLk Ail Hfttttgft I . y O Y &?&! n i i ' t w r rir IS2WFfWfr i X Edwin Milton Royle, Selena Fetter Royle and Lucius Henderson, supported by a company of compotent people, gave a repe tition of "Friends" at the Lansing theatre Monday night. Mr. Royle in "Friends" was happily successful in opening up a new lead in theatrical, and his play, cleverly constructed, and containing elements not commonly found in the modern comedy or drama, has, in the last two years and a half, taken a strong hold on the public. Mr. Royle was not only fortunate in his building of the play, but also in the selection of his company. The principals have not been changed since the first per formance, and the minor parts are in substantially the same hands. The performance Monday night was given with much finish, and the audience was pleasantly enthusiastic in its approval. Mr. Royle has written a new play to be produced sometime during the holidays. It was described to The Courier as a romantic cos tume play. Tuesday night at the Lansing Conroy and Fox gave "Hot Tam-ali-'s'a conventional specialty show, its first performance here. "Hot Tatiialies" is made up very largely of musical specialties, and if any member of the company had been able to sing these selections might have been more cordially appieciated. The entertainment had a considerable amount of "go" in it, and it proceeded so rapidly that defects in the show were to some extent obscured. Conroy and Fox did some effective work in a comedy duet, an amusing feature being the impromptu remarks on the election returns as read from the stage. Miss St. George Hussey who has been seen in Lincoln on numerous occasions, gave her usual effective Irish impersonation. The hat trick for which Conroy and Fox are noted was worked in Clias. A. Loders "Oh! What a Night" was given at the Lansing Thursday night. This farce has been seen in this city twice pre viously. It hasn't very much to commend it, but somehow seems to hold a placo among livo attractions. "Jane" will appear at tho Lansing theatre next Tuesday night. "Jane" depends upon its situations very largely for the laughter it occasions, and of these situations, there is certainly an abundai.co Tho dialogue has had tho advantage of repeated polishing, begin ning with its original French version, with its British adaption, and finally with the American approbation. A characteristic featuro of the French manuscript of course, is the dialogue, which tho English had to discard almost in toto and what tho Britons substituted tho Americans were forced to thoroughly overhaul and brighten up. It is contended that the latter text showed greater care, consistency and cleverness than either of its predecessors. The plot of "Jane was necessarily absurd for the purpose of exciting laughter. The fact is further suggested that the former are adepts in their respect ive characterization. Its story is simple and its action is confined to one day. In tho morning we are introduced into tho household of Mr. CharleB Sbackleton, who is in a shameful state of "hard uppish ness," as his man William expresses it. Mr. Sbackleton has repre sented to his guardian, a Mr. Kershaw, that he is married and it is necessary for him to be matrimonially erabarassed to enjoy a certain income left by his aunt. Mr. Kershaw unexpectedly writes that he will visit Mr. Shackleton, and the latter has but an hour or two to get a wife. Ho finds this hard work, but after several ludicrous efforts makes a bargain with his housemaid, Jane, to pretend to be his helpmate. Jane and William are married, but are concealing it. William's jealousy, the heart-breaks of Mies Morton, who is the fiancee of Shackleton, and tho deceptions that ensue in every direc tion to keep old Kershaw properly fooled combine to bring about the most comical situations, and the play lloats along on a stream of laughter. The cast includes Thos. Reynolds, Hugo R. Hicks, J. Brandon Tynan, E. F. Ferry, Miss Helen Singer, Jessie F. Stevena, Adello Nott and Miss Mamie Johnstone as "Jane." "Lady Fortune," Chas. Froh man's one-act comedy, will bo given as a curtain raiser rl P yli TI i a ii t iA W ill1 flflr fl m ill BS MENDELSSOHN ORCHESTRA, to Appear in Goncert November 13, at the Gapitol. ! nr
