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Athens Theatre

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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
September
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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Abigail Adhem (may her tribiile inorease !) Awoke one night fróm adeep dieain of peuce. And saw within her seventh-story tUt A strange typewriter ; and beside it gat An angel, clicking on the keys oí gold ; Abigail shivered and her reet grew cold. Sbe raised her volee) but feit her spirit sink)- "What writest th;u?' the visión tipped a a wink. And with slight amusement manifest. Auswered: "The names ol those who dress the best." "And am I in it?" Ahby said. "Oh, DO." Replied the angel. Abby spoke more low, But bravely still. "Write me as one, I pray, Who ulwaystakes her Itat oiï'at tlie play.'' The angel 'wrote, and sklppeü. But the next night It eame again, witlj man n er most polite, And showed the names of those correctly dressed, And lo! Miss Adiiem's name led all the re't. - Judge. Bancroft, the nragiclan, who was to have appeared lieve tliis winter, öied Sueday at Wheéllng, West Va. Remember the fact ttoat the seats for the Y. M. G. A. eonrse are being taken rapidly. and you shauld nat öelay too long. Walkei TVhiteside, at the Athene Tlieatre Momtlay nisrht, gave Hamlet in place of The Man in Black, by request. This change was a disappotatment to many who had heard fiim in Hamlet betore and were desirious of hearing his new play. However, th audience went away eatiefied. Mr. Whlteelde has improved since here before. He no-sv pays less atteutiion ta oratorioal display and more to acf-ng- that is to 'ay, li now tries to present to the audience the nieaming of what he says by both volee, expression an;l movement, and depeoids less upon a good voice. His support was good. The kkig did some exceMent actmg at times, and Laertes and the Queen shared in the re caite whlch were many. Ophelia was excellent, the best tluit lias ever been preseuted on this stage. The noise on the stage when tlie scènes were being shiited wae very annoying, and ut times nearly drowned the voices of the actors. It almost entirtly destroyed lh:t spUndid passag where Polonius bids larewell to his ou befare his depurture trom home. Manager Liesemer would do1 well to have some method adopted for hifting scènes tbat would be less ïioisy. Tlie new farce couiedy whicli played to the capacity at every performance last season, will be the attraction at the Athens Tlieatre, Thoreday Sept. 30. It is Chas. E. Blaney's big extravaHanza success "A Boy Wauted". The author wrote tlie piece for the sole purpose of producing large and copious laughs. During the action of the eomedy Mr. Eddie Herrón, who plays the part of "the boy", introduces his pecialty. He is assisted by well known people including the clever little soubrette, Nellie O'Neil. The eomedy is divided into three acts, the first act showing the interior of the country ■e wspaper office, "The Evening Keg"; the second the exterior of the Starview Hotel; the third act the interior of the Starview Hotel, which is sitiiated on Wet Water Beach. . During the action of the eomedy a number of (.-lever and unique specialty and mechanical effecte, along with marches, ballets and chorases, are iutroduced. In the last act Miss Francés Hartley introduces her t-lever speciality of negro melody songs with lightning changes. Messrs. Bryant and Saville, musical team, and the sisters Gehrue in their wonderful dances, and the grandes ensmeble ever in farce eomedy by the eutire company, take place iu the last act.

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