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Show THE DEAD WITNESS. Its Aiii.b PiihsijNTATioif. Manager O. P.Vretwdl Is to ho lon-gnituhiti'd lon-gnituhiti'd up' u Iho nb e presentation of tho "Dead Witness" this week nt tho Hod il Hull A good, smooth ciformunce always bespeaks able miinagemnt. Tho "Dead Witness" Is three- ifct drama of thn sensntlonal kind, und tho Cedur Dramatic company were woll able to handle it and bring out tho full in ten tioi of tho author, Mrs May Hlgbco as Mary Vernon, the wioniml und liihued wi o, displaced histoiic powers which ustonlshed her and tors Tho lady makes u lino uppeur-amo uppeur-amo and is very cmoti ual. MissAihi Wood, a favontn with tho public, was In ouiry way equal to tho do luand mado up-n her1 ubiht'es, us El on Miss Wo id i ould make a firstclass uctrcs If moro und greater opportunity wore af'orded her. ' AsSarah, tho irrasclblo servant girl, Miss Uaclu ul Harris caused c nsiderable amusement. Sho has anal urultatt for tho lino of part usually ussiimi-d hy liar. Among tho nulo charau e s, Mr I. C Mc Furlane, as Alfred D ivuger display his power only tb a limited extent. The art dues not do tho gMitlomun crodlt-it crodlt-it Is far loo insignificant for the natural abllltc, which lit times would cieep out und sho that greater things can do ex peded frm him, Wo hope to s-o Mr. McFfiilano xlvcn a better part soon. Much merrime"ht wiiStreut'd hy Dav id Uno i.s Toby Welsh. Mr Urie need no bo afraid to prerint I imtelf before the public utacom'dlan. Marks and Blinker, the detectives wero judicli usly nst to Messrs Gomer Cohs-ett'nnd Cohs-ett'nnd M, D. Hlgbeo An a "tokol" Mr Hlgbeo is nsuccess mid created much laughter, Tho play went ofTery unoothlv and was much appreciated. Tho house was fl'lod to its utmost and quite a number ( ould not get placo insiduon the first presentation. The Olio was simply linmens", tho soveral piece sunii were of a liish order und most bountifully rendeied. Tho public have. demonstrated the pos It ion recently taken by tho Nkws, that homo tulont will nlwaH diawj Our homo com aides should tako this matter in hand enrncs'lv nd present some nl o prf rmunces and they will be support ed every thno |