A Big Black Boom

Al. G. Field's big black boom, "Darkest America," will be the attraction at the Grand opera house next I Thursday evening, May 28. This is the largest negro show ever organized to travel, nurnbering oue half hundrec people. The performance is fnll of origiual features. From the rise to the fall of the curtain there is two hours and forty-five minutes of continuous enjoyment with not a moment's pause. The opening is a picturesque scène on the banks of the Suwanee Biver, with fine stage effects, handsome eostumes and other attractive surroiindings. It is in this first part that ruany of the choice old-fashioned songs are introduced, as well as all the latest and popular ballads and many high class specialties. After the first part comes the olio, composed of such people as McCarver Bros., John Eucker, Billy Miller, Larry Fiddler, Reid Bros., Prof. Edwin Winn, Andy Williams, Fred Simpson, The Magnolia Quartette,Prof. Hailstock'smammoth orchestra and twenty others of note. There will be a grand free street parade given at noou, whioh is without doubt the finest and most novel parade ever given by a minstrel company.