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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1898)
;i raas&fcnpMFpfe 10 THE COURIER, TTST-; I THE THEATRE 'Palmer Cox's "Brownies" played to :go:d business at the Oliver Monday night. The caste is made up of -brownie), fa) p., imps and a devil all very liptbsr, and shapely with good chorus vo ca; and not much histrionic ability. Not that any body claimed it exempt Gertie Carlyle who has an eliin trick of singing and wrigcling that is suggestive of Del la Fox. The Roinalo Brothers whom the bill calls "the world's most finished acio bats and head to head balancers" ate, for once in a way, exactly w-iat the ad vance notice cilia them, marvellous world champions a-d all the rest. The cenic effects were beautiful and elab orate and the ballet was composed of mytholgically beautiful ladies' under blue, green and yellow lights, well train ed and hindsomely costumed. Mr. Cox drew a brownio with the skill of a finish ed illuslrator. The play is a frame to which the ballet an 1 spectacles are at tached. The ensemble is a EUCc3B3ion of brilliant pictures with an accompai ment of EongF, dances and turns going to make one of the most popular shows on tho. road. Lexis Morrison at tne Fuake played on Thursday n'ght to a house not as Urge as the ona thit usually grests him here, but it was a more than representa tive audience. The play is a melodrama sot in chintz cuitiicB, diamond shaped pane.?, family portraits in tarnish'd gold frames and the elaborate, graceful and picturesque manners and co-tunrs of the XVIII century. The courtesy and deference paid the women in the 'Master of Cere monies" saddens occ as evidences of a lost art will always do. But the play itielf, without being especially original is basjd oa tho primi ive pa:siocs of love and cupidity, it developes harmon iously and increjs;s in power to the .cli max in the third act. 'J he company is composed of bandssme men aod pretty women with well modulated voices They wear costumes and gowns with rase and breeding. Taken altogether the.c mpany is like one of the best train ed ttock companies. Mr. Morrison him rolf is a thorough actor. Like Irving, he has gained a reputation for staging a play faultlessly. He understands the soothing effect of a company of real actors harmani)U3!y comp:ajJ in a dra matic picture. The costume, scenery and manners have a literary verisi militude to the eighteenth csntury not broken in upon except by one or two lapses into nineteenth century self con sciousness in the course of tbe evenirg. Asforinst8nc3 when in the trial scene Mies Florence Roberts, loath to deprive the audienca of a full face view even for a few moments, turns her back upon tho barrister who is questioning her and up on the judge who is endeavoring to hear her testimony, tier's ip a very pretty face and figure and she is lobs pardoned for thinking a full face view the bf st for the audiencs but it mare the effect of the trial ncene and ought t be revised by the stage manager. Another injustice to the eighteenth century is when Mr Ch&. Willard winks at the audience. He only does it once and is otherwise so delightful and so ugly rotund a little man, with such natural ways and with 11 original with a flavor loved by a con noisenr tnit we could forgive him much more. Mrs. Selby Teotfield played hfr sublimated Mre. Caudle pait with spi it and immediate response from the audi ence - isB Florence Rjberts is very pretty and a gocd dresser but she lacks lemperament. I could not get interested in her. Miss Florence Brooks as Lat'y Teigne was tuperbly made up. A lilte, stingy old dowager, Ehe made a lasting impression in her five minu'es on the stige. Mr. White Whittlesy 13 hand some and has a figure that was excuse enough for joining the army and getting into white and red very ticht fitting. I hops Mr. Morrison will repeat the "Master of Ceremonies" when he cornea again. And if the people cari for merit ant. a conscientious attention to detail Mr. Carter will hang out the "'standing 100m only" sign when Mr. Morrison re turns on the :21st from Denver. H. W. BROWN Druggist and 9 9 3 L Bookseller. Fine Stationery $ and 9 Calling Cards t 127 S. Eleventh Street. 3 The fun makers are coming. Every one who has ever seen Herbert L. Flint and his daughter, Marina, will rejoice to know that they are coming Jo the Funke all next week, commencing Monday, February 7, and with an entertainment that is better than over. It contains features that it never embraced before. In tho first placo there is what ono may call "The Sleeping Beauty." Ibis is a lady that is placed in a hypnotic sleep and under the charge of a committee in the front of one of tho largest shops in the city. There she remains locked in a trance for twenty-two hours. Monday, the opening night, one lady will be ad mitted free with each paid .'503 reserved s;at ticket purchased before 7 p. m. Seats cow on sale, 10, 20 and 3 k B. F. Wilcox has movrd from the Y. M C A. building. Thirteenth and N, to the Halter Block 144 North Thirteenth -St., and is prepared to do all kinds of Upholstering & Gouch Jaking (First Publication January 29 ) MASTER'S SALE, Docket R. No. .113. In tho Ci:cu;t Court of tin United States for the District of Nebraska. The National L fe Insur-") i S-In Ct ance Company or Alont- peher, Vermont, com plainant, yia Chancery. vs. ; Margaret A. Fedawa, et. a!., defendants. J FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE. Publ!c notice is hereby given that in pursuance and by virtue of a decree en tered in the above ciusoon tho 29th day of December. 1S37, I, Samuel- S. Curtis, Master in Chancery of the Circuit Court of the United State?, for tho Disirictof Nebraska, will.on the first diy of March, 1893, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of said iay, at the east door of the county cnuit huupp building, in the city of Lt coin, Ltocaster county, stato and dis net f .e r; s-ta, sell at auction, for cash, me foiio-ving d scribed prop erty, to wit: All of lts number throa (3)andninoi9)and ih-iweet half of lot number ten (ID), in block number thirtj two (S2) iu ine city or Liccolo. Lancas ter cjunty. Nebraska The above dt'tciibtd teal estate will be offered in parcels as follows: Lot number three (3) us one parcel, tho north thirty-two 12) fertnf lo- nine (9) and the nor.h thirty two ( Ki) feet of the west half of lot ten (10) as one parcel; and the south one hundr da-id ten (110) feet of lot nine (9) and tho rou h one hundred and ten (110) feet or the west half of lot ten (10), as one ia cl. Samuel S. Curtis, Master in Chancsry. S. L. Geisthahdt, Solicitor for Complainant. (First Publication January 15.) NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In the County Court of Lancaster Coun ty, Nebraska. In the Matter of the Estate of Lute C. Youn?. Deceased. To ths Creditors of Sai.l Estate: You arj hereby notified. That I will sit at the County Court Room in Lin coln, in said county, on the ltdayof. June, 1898, and again on the 1st day of September, 1893, to recaive and examine all claims agaiust said estate, with a view to their adjustment and allowance. The time limited for the presentation of claims against said estate is six months from the 1st day of March A. D., 1893. and the time limited for the payment of debts is one vear from the lit day of March A. D., 1898. Notico of this proceeding is ordered published four weeks successively in The Coduiek, a weekly newspaper pub lished in this 6tate. Witness my hand and the seal of said County Court this 8th day or January, 1893. S. T. CocitRAX, seal. County Judge. I CFORO jiairdressinjJ, Shampooing. Manicuring. Scalp Treatment. Fir.-t Class Hair Goods of All Kinds, Tonics, Pine, etc, go to Alius Anne Hlvott FIE H One Solid Week 2iS2Sr?S$S T The Hit Every where S.R. O. Nightly. 1 3 HERBERT L- AND MARINA. Paixious tlx3 ''WofldL Over AND A GREAT COMPANY. Under the Direction of W. M. Sauvage. -t Monday, the opening night, on? lady Frea with each paid .'Xb ticket, if bought before 7 p. m. Seats on sale tocay; PRICBS: lO, 20 and 30 Cents. HI'S HI '-4 HIs l"w If this is what you want come and see us. If you want a cheap piano we have them cheaper than anybody. But we dont't push them simply because we are after the best class of trade. See! Notice Our Superb Line., No Cheap Pianos Here." SHAW, WEGMAN, WEBER, JBWETT. 1 I Western Representatives, 130 So 13th st. PMO;O0000MMM0CO0'OMMMIHMM0 0M0CMOHH.-.ut F.l Wholesalers of PUMPS, IRON PIPE, SEWER AND CULVERT PIPE. 195 SO 1TTTT ST --" v -"--" TftMfttTTTfTT I PLUMBING CHARLES r,AT1ERY, 420 so. EJlevciitU eat. Professional Hrs1kr sm.4. Farrier Diseases of ttie Feet a Specialty III! F. C. ZEHRUNG, Mgr. Corner O and Twelfth streets GRADE PIANO HOI WE DON'T push cheap pianos, but sell rou the VERY BEST for less motley than you can buy the same grade any where else. Contractors for PLUMBING. STEAM AND HOT WATE HEATING. i T.TWVT.r ATT?P .J ajxWJill,llUU. X tttHMlfltttininMMOMIOMIIJHintf 10 1.(1 ill i PHONE 68 m At Mrs. Uosper?. 1114 O street X Mt