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THE COURIER
COMING ATTRAGTIONS.
Gilmnre's band comes to the Funke opera bouse Thursday, April
18.
The electric magnet, Annie Abbott, comes to the Funke opera
houso April 1 and 2. Of a recent performance the Owensboro, (Ky.)
Messenger, Bays: "It was a wonderful exhibition, that given by
Miss Abbott at the Temple theatre last night. It was in the nature
of a complete overturning of all the preconceived theories of matter,
weight, force, energy and everything else that the philosophers are
given to dilating upon. Miss Abbott is a pretty and pleasant little
lady, quite girlish in appearance aud a sweet charming disposition.
She weighs less than a hundred pounds, petite and yet she perform
ed feats which if attributed to that homely quality known as main
strength and awkardness, could have not been performed by eight
men. We have found none who would venture an opinion as to
what the nature of her "power" is. Enough that it is "in her.' And
of that there is no sort of doubt as all who saw her testify. The
very nature and manner of her exhibition precludes the possibility
of fraud. Her exhibition compared with anything else, as a show,
if people could have any idea of what they are to see, would surely
pack the theatres at greatly advanced prices."
When you see a show billed in the lavish and expensive manner
that characterizes "A Night at the Circus" company, you can rest
assured that there is money and push back of it. The beautiful
artistic pictorial lithographic work is the finest and costliest on the
road. No lithographing firm would attempt that kind of work with
out having ten thousand dollars down to insure them from loss.
This is only one of the many items of a great show, and the same
good taste which provides this beautiful printing will neglect no
other department of -the show. Jolly Nellie McHenry's "A Night
at the Circus" will be pre&ented at the Lansing theatre tonight.
Monday night Ed A. Church's "FauBt" with John Griffith as
Mephisto will be presented at the Lansing theatre. From Lincoln
the company will go to Omaha for two nights and will then start on
its annual tour to the Pacific coast. Since its last appearance here
"Faust" has undergone considerable change; the company has been
strengthened and new scenery and mechanical effects have been
introduced. Mr. Griffith, who is costantly studying n is part, has
made some changes in his interpretation, all of which are, it is said,
in the way of improvement. On its present tour "Faust has
received even more favorable recognition from the metropolitan
press than it secured last season. The Chicago Tribune says: "Mr.
Griffin's Mephisto contained much of the subtile cunning, the bit
ing sarcasm, and poignant ridicule which, in essence, are Mephisto."
The Herald says: "Mr. Griffith maintains the Mephistophelian
dignity and satanic peculiarities with entirely unexpected success.
All ChicagD papers praise his performance. In St. LouiB and all
the large cities it has been the same.
CONTENTMENT.
After dinner life is bright;
After dinner love comes scooing
Hearts are filled with peace and light
No man dreams of man's undoing.
Faith, I deem that we were glad,
And that life had ne'er a sinner,
It this whirling old world had
Been created after dinner !
Carl Smith.
LANSING THEATRE
J3I A. CHURCH, IVXariag:!.
TONIGHT SATURDAY
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