Wilson & Rankin's Minstrels

Probably the best all ronnd musical oombination ever appearing in Montreal s that owued b Wilaon & Rankin, now 10 ld ing the boards at the academy of musio. Everything in the sbovr is good, nd in fact a better array of talent bas eldom been leen togetber. The audinee was large as the oombination deerred. The first part was good, and tbe okes were new and well got off, tbe rincipal end men, Qeorge Wilson and Jarl Rankin, being immeuse. The part was short, and was the more enjoyable n this aocount, there being nothiag tireome in the whole affair, the asnal feaurea of a musical show being out away, nd nothing bat new and well selected :mi in the list. A fanoy sketoh entitled Toboggan, or Le Trappeur at Boston," mded the olio, the specialities following eing flrst rate, Marcos Doy le and J. weeney, two tlrat-olass exponent of the rt of olog dancing, were rirat on the hst, nd were followe'l in a silent act by Larry Vokes, whose by-play was flrst lasa, and who received a doublé reoall . ,u oottete in a prettily arranged song od dance followed, and then Qeorge Vilson, the best comedian of h:s kind een m Montreal tor a long time, amused ti e aodience thorooghly with hia eonenrioities. The best feature of the show was undoubtedly the "Pavenelas," fiye rtiste, which aoi was manreloos. From what seurned ordinary pa ving implementa they drew sweet musio, and obained Uve encere. The act ia new, nginal and enjoyable. "The Bndal Vip," a farce, whioh clogen the entertainment, gave Cari Bankin another chance ,o air his abilities, and ends an enterainment whioh no ono should misa eeeug. - Montreal Gazette. At the Grand, donday evening March 21.