Show 1 i taint tibb BEN COTTON the living nero ator comins to provo the well known minstrel supported by lia talented daughter and an excellent company of fourteen ladies and gen allemen is announced to appear on fri day and saturday evenings june and the Thea the comedy dramas the waif and Nob odys claim which abound in startling situations exciting scenes and splendid comedy special scenery will be used and new music songs banjo solos etc will be introduced and the following realistic scenes will be presented an exciting fire scene thrilling bear fight and a sensational railroad scene A novelty alsoto bo given will be two horses on the stage sir cottons characters in the plays are eaid to be exceedingly funny while liea idaline never fails to capture her audience the helena journal says the presentation of the waif at the opera house last evening was an unqualified success the reserved seats were all filled and the galleries were fairly packed ben cotton as sambo a lazy coon acted his part well and drew forth peals of laughter and his bouga and dances received encore after encore the central character in the whole piece was the waif the daughter of sacramento joe and was sustained by miss idalene cotton who has already bung as she is gained for herself an enviable reputation from first to last the audience was most enthusiastic thusia and thoroughly satisfied with the production oi the new sensational drama nobody s claim hiner says cotton ia still king that is ben cotton is still in the lead as the impersonator of the primitive negro character this fact was demonstrated at the performance claim at the grand opera house last night the play is located in the gestand we stand ia highly sensational but withal is not beyond the realms of reason in its plot and denouement nou ement there are realistic scenes that appeal to the senses of the audience and please all but the under current of the drama shows the finer fabres fibres of human nature and necessarily meets with a responsive throb auditors in the play the entire company have an opportunity port unity to prove their ability and this they did to the best advantage last night ben cotton had much to do as sambo and he did his part in inimitable style and showed the versatility of his genius of miss idaline cotton there was but one expression the miss for she is only in her beans is beyond question the best bourrette Bou brette on the stage today to day in acting and declamation of light characters she is without peer and if she does not get too ambitious she will in that sphere b acome the queen the play of Nob odys claim was well acted in its entirety well mounted and well performed and is worthy of witnessing and the company is excellent |