THE COURIER
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delightful singers who comes to Lincoln, repeated her past triumphs
in this city. Her song "The Silver Ring," by Chain made, given as
an encore, was particularly effective.
Among coming attractions at the Lansing theatre are: University
of Michigan glee and banjo club, April 23, Effle Ellsler, April 24,
Pat RooneyApril 27, "Sidetracked," May 10, Sousa's band the after
noon of May 13.
Monday night the Spooner comedy company will come to the
Funke opera house for a week's engagement. The opening bill will
bo "Inez," The Spooners are thoroughly well known in this city
They have a large following which no other repertoire company
that visits Lincoln seems able to secure. Edna May and B. S.
Spooner and Cecil are still the important members of the organiza
tion. The company is practically unchanged. There will bo a
change of bill nightly with a matineo Saturday. Popular prices
will prevail as usual.
The concert of the University of Michigan gleo and banjo clubs,
to be given at the Lansing Tuesday evening April 23, promises to be
one of the most interesting entertainments of the season. The pro
gram rendered by the club is composed of rollicking college music
peculiar to such organizations. The glee club consists of twenty
young men from Ann Arbor, who have been carefully drilled by
Prof. A. A. Stanley, the director of the Michigan school of music.
R. A. Thompson the big second bass who won such enthusiastic
applause when the clubs visited this city in April 1893, is still with
the gleo club and occupies bis old position on the left end. A
deeper, richer bass voice has never been heard in Lincoln.
The burden of comic song is assumed by Carl Miner who has
attracted considerable notice by his rendition of Irish dialect songs,
and is already a great favorite with the lovers of college music.
The Ann Arbor banjo club has, for some yi ars been regarded as ono
of tho strongest college clubs in the country. In this city of schools
the Michigan boys will doubtless be cordially received. That their
visit to the Lansing will be a success socially, is made certain by
tho following list of patronesses, chosen for this occasion: Mrs.
J. H. Canfield, Mrs. H. H. Wilson, Mrs. C. H. Morrill, Mrs. C. H.
Gere, Mrs. L. C.Richards, Mrs. J. A. Buckstaff, Mrs. P. V. M.
Raymond, Mrs. F. M. Hall, Mrs. D. A. Campbell, Mrs. S. H.
Burnham, Mrs. R. II. Oakley, Mrs. J. B. Wright. The following is
the program to be given Tuesday evening:
1. Duet and Chorus from "The Fencing Master," Do Koven,
Mr. Price, Mr. Spitzley and Glee and Banjo clubs.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1.
o.
3.
4.
Yellow and Blue.
University March.
The Barber.
Mephisto's Revels.
Students Song.
Tho Scotchman,
Glee Club. Cam U. of M.
Banjo Club. Qaug.
Mr. Miner and Club F. Pratt.
Banjo Club. V. N. Smith,
a German, b American.
Gleo Club Drill.
Part II.
Mr. McCraeny and Club.
Banjo Club.
Gleo Club.
Banjo Club.
Polly, My Sweetheart.
American Cavalry March
Hark, The Trumpet.
Rastus on Parade.
Phantom Band.
Mr. Thompson, Quartette and Club
Satanella Galop, Banjo Club.
Ann Arbor. Glee Club.
Hirsch.
Buck.
Mills.
Thayer.
Schacht.
Effie Ellsler will be seen in " Joris"' at tha Lansing theatre Wed
nesday April 24. Tho play was written by Robert Drouet who is a
member of Miss Elisler's company. It was first produced last sea
son, one of the early performances being given in this city. The play
was constructed especially for Miss Ellsler and she his given it first
place in her repertoire. The unhappy and unfortunate girl who has
sought forgctfulness of her sorrowful past in the quiet home of the
rector of tho village church, only to bo pursued by her divorced hus
band and misjudged by the gossips of the place, finds an admirable
portrayer in Effie Ellsler. Tho role is fraught with human sym
pathy and heart interest, and in this impersonation the actress is
seen at her best. There is a bright vein of comedy running through
the play, supplied by the genial Irish physician, Dr. Brian O'Neib
played by Frank Weston; Miss Busilwe,, tho villago gossip, and tho
self-important church warden, Mr. Beatle. The company is a large
ono and includes Frank Weston, Robert Drouet and other woll
known people.
Tho Pat Roonoy comedy company will bo at tho Lansing theatro
Saturday, April 27.
Lincoln theatre goors are addicted to several bad habits. Ono
of the most annoying is tho practice of leaving tho theatro a fow
minutes beforo tho end of tho play or the concert or whatever may
bo tho attraction, Not content with arriving lato and interrupting
tho performance and making a general hubub. theso people
wo presume they aro tho samo in each instance go away early.
Often the tinalo is impressive and there aro many who would enjoy
tho performance to tho end. But they cannot. At least five
minutes beforo the end, thero is a noise of falling seats and general
confusion incident to the departure of tho offenders. Those who
remain aro unablo to hear, and sometimes they cannot even seo for
tho Hock of the departing. When theatro goers in thiscity leave off
their evil ways, and arrive early and remain in their seats until the
close of tho entertainment they will havo taken a long stride
forward, and they will havo added much to the pleasuro of thoso
who do not offend in thin respect, to Bay nothing of ho performers.
Tho suit brought in California some five weekB ago by Mario
Burroughs for divorco from her husband, Louis Masson, has been
dropped. When the case came up a few days ago in San Francisco,
the plaintiff did not appear, and the proceedings woro thrown out of
court. If Miss Burroughs wishes a divorco sho must begin all over
again. "I havo great respect for my husband. I like him; I want
his friendship, but I would rather havo him as a friend than as a
husband. I desire 10 bo free and devote my time to my art." This
is the unique explanation ascribed to Misa Burroughs for the divorce
suit in 'a recent interview. Mr. Masen at no time ceased to retain
his place as an important member of his wifo's company,
the most important, in fact, because, besides playing a leading
character, he is tho director of the stage and manages tho entire
performance, including her own work. Miss Burroughs is reported
to have said, at tho time of the beginning of tho divorco suit, "I
believe Mr. Massen is no worse than any ono of a hundred of my
gentleman friends, but I don't want to marry any of them."
The fact that Theodoro Thomas' orchestra is heard in Lincoln at
SI for the best seat in tho house is worthy of note. Mr. Zehrung
has fought strenuously from the first against fancy prices; in induc
ing Thomis to play for 81, ho has accomplished muc and paved
the way for a successful campaign against thoso managers who
have been in the habit of making the people pay more than 31.
"TriJby" will be presented at tho Lansing by one of Brady's com
panies June 5.
SHORT, AT THAT.
"Their dresses," observed the young person, who was getting his
first view or the world, "fall far below what I expected."
With a sigh he rcsumeu his opera glasses.
"Far below," he repeated.
The hardened sinner made no comment. Uo merely gazed fixidly
at the stage and wondered what it could have been that the young
person expected.
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