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Show AMUSEMENTS. "Held by the Kneroy" Draws a Large Audience Audi-ence at the Grand Opera House. "Held by tho Enemy" drew a very good audience at -the Grand Opera house last night. The play is an unusually unusu-ally strong one and is not only a draiua of absorbing interest but is at the same time abundantly supplied with comedy of a rare order of excellency. One of the strong points of the play is the many novel devices with which it is abuudantly supplied and which give the piece a most realistic effect. Amid the confusion of a great battle, tho mad and furious gallop of horses and the roar of distant canonading makes it difficult for the hearer to realize that it is all a pictured scene. Through the whole play there runs a vein of irresistable comedy. In the role of Susan, Miss Minnie Dupree is oue of the prettiest and most clever little actresses on the stage. Her portrayal por-trayal of the charming little southern maiden is a revelation in naturalness and simplicity. She is irresistable and as bewitching as little maid could be. Miss Adele Belgrade's Kachel is a finished work. Miss Belgrade is one of the best leading women on the stage. She is charming in person and is able and talented in her work on the stage. Mr. James Wilson, as Col. Prescott, and Mr. Joline Butler, as Gordon Hayne, both presented admirable studies. The scene at the court martial was one that is rarely equalled on any stage. Mr. Joseph Humphrey's Undo liufuswas also a fine piece of acting. There is plenty of lovemaking in the play, and it is all prettily done and in tho most perfect taste. The play will continue at tho Grand opera for three nights yet. AFTER DARK. On Friday and Saturday Dion Bou-cicault's Bou-cicault's "After Dark" will be produced pro-duced at the Grand opera. Over two car loads of scenery, including the largest and most elaborate real water scene ever placed on any stage, is carried car-ried by this company. The concert hall scene is rendered attractive by the introduction of Bobby Gaylor, an Irish comedian, who is said to do more original orig-inal antics in ten minutes than any other vaudeville comedian in this country. coun-try. Kelly and Murphy, the boxers, also appear in this scene and pummel each other in such a lively manner as to arouse tho wildest enthusiasm from all parts of the house. |