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"The 8uwanee River" may be a mus
ical farce, but it is really only another
form of negro minstrels. Its theme is
the evolution of the negro and it beginB
with him in his native jungle. It takes
him all the way from the Zulu war
dance to the cake walk. The first act
is laid in Africa among the negroes as
nature made them, the second on the
Suwanee River among the e laves, and
the third among the emancipated
colored citizens in New York.
The negro is a natural comedian. If
he is let alone he dances well, for his
instinct of time is perfect, and he sings
well, for he has a quick ear for anything
ic the shape of an air and his voice is
generally pleasant to listen to. But if
you go to cultivating him ten to one you
spoil him. You make him rigid and
self conscious and he loses all the
catchy little tricks that he learned by
himself. There are a few of the negroes
in this "Afro-American" farce who are
simple and natural, but the majority of
them exaggerate the dialect and over
color other race characteristics.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
That the charms of farce comedy are
as potent as ever is strongly attested by
the continued enthusiastic success of
"The Hustler," which will appear at
the Lansing theatre Monday, Sept. 23rd,
with all its funny scenes, happy inci
dents, tuneful music, pretty girls and
talented comedians. Local theatre
goers have a pronounced penchant for
musical farce and in the reconstructed
and rejuvenated "Hustler" their tastes
will undoubtedly be gratified to the
fullest extent, The play is a conglom
eration of comedy, music and high-class
specialties. While the piece contains
little that can be dignified by the name
of "plot," yet it posseses an interesting,
compact little story, some skillfully
drawn characters and asuperabundance
of "go." John T. Tierney enacts the
leading role of Con McFadden, the
hustler. He has a proclivity for con
cocting schemes whereby he will make
millions for himself and his friends.
McFadden's ubiquitous assistant (who
is always "in it") is a sportive and spec
ulative German who rejoices in the
foamy cognomon of Anheuser Buscb,
and is reputed to be worth anywhere
from 12,000,000 to $93. This character
is portrayed to the life by Charles A.
Loder the noted Teutonic comedian.
Much interest is manifested in the
forthcoming engagement of the John
Stapleton company at the Lansing
theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 21th. This
excellent company will be seen here in
the great New York Lyceum theatre
success "The Wife," an American
society comedy drama by David
Belasco and the late Henry C. De
Mille. The play ran for 250 nights at
the Lyceum theatre. New York, and it
has met with continuous prosperity
wherever it has been presented. The
scenes are laid in Newport and Wash
ington and abound in strong and start
ling situations. Robert Gray, a lawyer
has in a moment of gratitude, asked
Lucile Ferrant, who has nursed him
through a dangerous illness, to become
his wife. He subsequently finds that
his passion for her was transitory only,
and that he really loves Helen Truman,
who reciprocates his passion. To pre
vent their union Lucile, in a fit of jeal
ousy reveals to Helen that she is the
wife of Gray in everything but name.
Stung with the injury inflicted on her
friend, and believing her story to be
true, Helen discards Gray and gives her
hand to John Rutherford, for whom
she entertains the highest respect, but
nothing more. A series of compli
cations follow. At the expiration of
six months of wedded life Rutherford
learns that the woman whose heart he
thought was not only free, but that she
had never entertained a passion for
another, has been engaged to Gray.
The blow is a terrible one, but the hus
band bears it like a man, and through
the nobleness of his character, wins his
wife afresh, and vows to love, honor and
protect her until death severs the tie
that binds them.
"Rush City," Davis &. Keog's unpre
cedented comedy success, is announced
for Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Lansing
Theatre. It is brimful of breezy, rolick
ing, effervescent, nineteenth century
ideas that follow each other in such
rapid profusion as to almost take one's
breath away. "Rush City" is a highly
farcical result of Gus Hoegj's obser
vations of life in a western boom-town.
His treatment of the founding of an
Oklahoma "metropolis" is not as
serious as was his view of life in a lum
ber camp in "Yon Yonson," but it has
a good deal of truth at bottom. "John
J. Rush," the hustling speculator, sells
lots in New York at fabulous prices,
"skips" hiB creditors, turning up in the
second act with the lot-purchasers at
the new town he has been booming, and
which proves to be a very new town
indeed. After an exciting political con
test, which abounds in ludicrous inci
dents, "Rush City" is removed by a
cyclone to Cactusville, where the last
act occurs. "Rush City" has numerous
specialties and very elaborate scenery.
The cast this season includes Mathews
and Bugler, Joseph Coyne, John Hyams,
M. J. Gallagher, Michael Hooker, Frank
O'Brien, Ralph Penfield, C. L. Carson,
Harry Mathews, Olive White, Mabel
Craig, Helen Reimer, Carrie Looke,
Clara Palmer, Edna Aug with Fred
erick Arundel as musical director.
Cleveland's Minstrels will come to
the Lansing theatre, Friday, Sept. 27.
Of a recent performance the Buffalo
Times says. "When the curtain rose it
showed a scene that literally captured
the house. The first set of curtains
drawn disclosed a complete minstrel
show of white performers, including
orchestra, etc., such as the average
theatre-goer usually sees on such
occasions. Blackford does the egg
festival in a droll manner as funny as
it original, and his antics kept the house
in merry humor. There are others on
the bill too, singers, dancers, knock
about artists, comedians and those always
diverting end men. Among them are
Manuel Romoine, W. M. Oliver, Bert
Gilderey, C. E. Dicken, Fred Anderton,
E.W. Chipman, John H. Blockford,
Billy Pearl, Edward Gardner, J.
Marcus Doyle, Burt Mrrion, George
Tichnor, George Powell, Billy Yeager,
Daniel Palmer, S. G. Woolbridge, Wil
liam WoodsTS. E. Burton, Sylvester
Russol, W. W. Danels. Fred Hampton
and James Anderson. Marion and
Pearl, dialogue and parody aitists, are
especially good and made a great hit
Lincoln J. Carter's new play, "The
Tornado," will come to 'the Lansing
theatre Saturday, Sept. 28th. When
the curtain rises on the first act it
reveals a handsome setting of rustic
surroundings. It is at this moment
that Mr. Carter starts in on his audi
ence, he goes right up to "High C,"
and stays there. The beauty of his
first act setting is but a plaything for
the mighty Tornado at the close of the
act. The old homestead, with its out
lying buildings, its grand old trees, its
fragrant shrubbery, all aie swept away
before the awful wind which prevails.
The impressive grandeur of this scene
cannot be described, can hardly be
imagined. In this tremendous climax
Mr. Carter gave his admirers cause for
apprehension. They said, "he has
ED. A. CHURCH, Mgr.
MONDAY SEPT. 23.
THE HUSTLER
TUESDAY SEPT 24.
THE WIFE
THUESDAY SEPT 36.
RUSH CITY
FRIDAY SEPT 27
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struck too high, he cannot hold up to
it; the interest must flag after such a
scene as that.' But when, in the
second act, the curtain-rise exposed the
full deck of a ship with every detail in
its make-up complete, the swaying with
the motion of the waves of the entire
6cene, then came the order to Rhorten
sail and prepare for a blow, and then a
moment of expectancy and the grandeur
of the rigging scene was before their
eyes.
Tragedy is not dead. Whenever a
tragedian is born tragedy is again in
the ascent. No American of this gen
eration has done more to forward it
than Mr. Walker Whiteside. There is
no misjudging the undercurrent of
interest tiding toward him now. His
appearances are to be graced ,by poetic
scenic conceits and appropriate cos
tumes. Hamlet is spoken of among his
first offerings, with Richelieu to follow.
Mr. Whiteside will appear at the
Funke opera house sometime during
November, Manager F. C. Zehrung
having concluded arrangements to that
effect while in New York.
SHERIFF SALE
First publication Aug. 21.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
by virtue of an order of sale issued by
the clerk of the district court of the
third judicial district of Nebraska,
within and for Lancaster county, in
an action wherein Martin Schleslnger
Is plaintiff, and Frank P. Lawrence et
al, are defendants, I will, at 2 o'clock
p. m., on the 22nd day of October, A.
D. 1893, at the east door of the court
house. In the city of Lincoln. Lancas
ter county, Nebraska, offer for sale at
public auction the following described
real estate, to-wlt:
Lot number six (6) In block number
one hundred eighty-nine (189) in the
city of Lincoln, Lancaster county, Ne
braska, according to the recorded plat
of said city.
Given under my hand this 20th day
of September, A. D. 1895.
FRED A. MILLER,
Sheriff.
COLO. SPRINGS AND PUEBLO.
' On August 12th the Union Pacific will
sell round trip tickets to above points
at one fare. Full information given at
City Ticket office 1044 O street.
E. B. Slossos, J. T. Mabtiw,
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