Story Of The Romany Rye

The play of the Romauy Rye, which is to be given at the Grand next Tuesday evening, is oue of the melodramatic order aud its representiitiou embraces an in tiodnction of such difticult and lieauti ful Hoenic effects as oharacterize the "Lights o'London," "The World," etc The plot is one that teems witli vivid and tli rilling situutions, and rests upon the story of two brothers, Royston by name, who have made imprudent marriages One married a handsome gypsy girl who, for good canse, leaves, carryïng her child back with her to the jjypsy tribe. Tbis child afterward becomes Jack Hearne, the personitication of llie Romany Rye. Mother and child are supposed to be dead, howover, and the father marries agaiu and leaves a son, Phillip, heir to the estáte. The other aged Royston, Jack's and Phillip's unole, has secretely married some obsoure creature, who dies and leaves an orpuan behind her in care of her grandfather, a dilettante bird fmioier, whose shop is in that quarter of London known as Little Queen street, St. Giles. This is the state of affairs when the curtain rises, and we learn shortly afterwards thnt Jack is in love with Gertie; that Philip has discovered that Gertie is, unknown to herself, the heir-in-law to his uucle, her father's estáte, into possession of which he has come, aud that he proposes to marry Gertie to make good his title; that Jack is aware of who he (Jack) is, but, being fond of his gypsylife, does not propose to declare himself and claim his estáte unless Phillip's rascality sliall become too pronounced, and the story of the play tells of Phülip pnrsjüng Gertie in and throngh the most thrilling dramatic situations. We aeknowledge courtesies f rom rhas. O. White, the gentlemanly manager of White's grand theatre in Detroit. By constant efforts ti pleaae the public Mr. White has made his theatre one of the most frequented pleasure resorts in tha city. This week Alice Oates and her company have been playing to crowdec houses. Tlie St. James hotel was closed Tnes day. The tliird story will be occupiec by the masonic fraternity and the rooms below will probably be used for offices We nnderstand that there is a movement among the lawyers to occupy offices on the second Hoor and also to pool theii iibruries, using the dining room for the repository of the ame. Chas. Oanwell, of lonia, forinerlj this city, was seriously jnjured reoently by the bursting of a flueon a.Delroit Lansing t Northern locomoiive on whioh he was fireing. His sister Mrs. ,T. E. VVyman, of Detroit, is at his bedside, as is his father, Wm. Can wel], of this city. He will be brought to this city as soon as the removal can be made with safety . Query : Why it it that the banks of snow on either side of Ihe stone walk around the court yard are not. removed so that the water can run off :md thus leave the walks passable for pedestrians. Perhaps it would be n good idea to lower the rlagsing and use the walks for skating purposes in the winter, and in the snmmer the boys could have lots of f u u with their little row-boats. On Tnesday March 17th the grand opera house will bo oocupied by the oelebrated Roman; Kye company. TIiíh is the largest dramatic company traveling and oarries a car load of scenery. The same scenery will be used here as in Chicago aod Detroit, and we can safely say it is a show worth coming miles to see. Beserved seats have been placed at the low figure of 50 cents.