The Laughing Rage

Few compauies have ever visited tbis city that have attained the world-wide reputation, and received the lavish praise that bas been beetowed upon the cele brated comedy organization of Harrison & Gourlay, who will be seen at the opera house on the 28th inst., in the presentation of their universally successful and laughing rage, "Skipped by the Light of the Moon." The" Detroit Post says : " Good things are ever weieome, and to judge f rom the reoeption awarded to Harrison and Gourlay, skippers, upon their second appearanoe in this city this season, we are inolined to the belief that they are rated as one of the God-sends in a theatrical season. The past season has shown a decided fondness, on the part of the public, for mimicry and drollery, but the success of this conglomeration of mirth and laughter has been more than extraordinary. To attempt to describe the plot or give a detailed rehearsal of the play, would be but a waste of space. We could neither do justice to the authors of ' Skipped,' or to those who intend seeing it. We heard many of the audience, as they passed out, say: ' Funny, funny, very, very funny,' but, summing all these up, we can not find enough letters in the phrase to express our satisfaction. We would cali it the jolliest of tomfoolery, and yet not feel satisfied that we adequateiy dessribed its laughter provoking elements. Louis Han ison is one of those natural comedians whose every act is ludicrous and wliose movements seem to have humor tied áll around them. Without exception, taking only into consideration the mirth provoking and laughter-producing situations, without regard to literary worth, this may be said to be the most laughable, we might more properly aay side-splitting play we have seen in many seasons, and the amusement seekers who fail to see ' Skipped by the Light of the Moon,' will miss more fun than they will be able to derive from any other source in a long time."