Show amusements at the grand tonight to night tonight to night will be a gala rals night at 0 e grand opera house william A brady Il a matchless match lesa company of comedians ie is billed to appear supporting the quaintest quain test of all irish comedians cian bobby aylor in hia hie new fa farcical ca comedy edy sport mcallister McAlli ater one of the 1 jeremiah or sport mcallister is an irishman of leisure with sporting proclivities and an ambition for political honors he ile receives the nomination for the office of sheriff of the city of new york from the democratic p party arty and at once proceeds to canvass tor for votes in opposition to dennis mcginty the republican candidate for the same office the latter is game however and shows fight the election beering tricks resorted to by both sides bides in order to the popular vote are immensely funny sport c calls alls a meeting of his followers and bis hie rival who lives opposite to him calls an opposite rally sports eon son writes up a speech for hi bis s father to b ba delivered from the balcony on the night of the meeting and while prompting bis his father on that occasion he be transfers the manuscript to his dudish stepbrother percy who gives the old man a protection speech instead of the proper line A volley of bricka bricks and other missiles is the result of the mistake an and percy is sent off in disgrace sport ia is not daunted by the accident however and invitee invites the bosses of the foreign vote to a grand banquet whereby where by bia his clever diplomacy he lie becomes master of the situation many fine specialties are introduced in the second act which is the most unique of the three manager brady has brought us a good company and he emphatically declares that this is the stron strongest kest one be he baa has ever bandied handled the names of georgia parker jennie st claire the olympia quartette J P carroll and charles W young are already famous and they alone a stamp t amp the attraction as first class willard in the middleman the most moat notable dra dramatic matte visitor of late yeara years is announced for january when E 8 willard will give viva one performance for mance of the middleman at the grand opera house he lie is the representative senta tive englina actor of the late school a man of distinguished position and socially as well as professionally professional clever he ile is young comparatively chiv hiv having been born in 1853 but he has been twenty two years barg on the age the first thirteen of these he be spent in the english provinces where he ho acquired a great deal of experience and made a fine reputation he did play in london in a passing way but he be supported sothern in the country in asa trenchard rd be played the dual role of the lyons mail with helen barry be appeared yon as claude Mei notte sir sit peter beazle and sir harcourt courtley he ile made bis his london bit hit with wilson barratt and as the spider in the silver king he stepped into notable import importance anee he ile distinguished himself as jim the penman and after that he secured a theatre where he brought out the middleman and judah and his hie performance in the first made so much sensation that A at palmer decided to bring him out to america believing him the foremost english actor he ile has made a specialty of the middleman mr willards visit will make a stir among our theatre goers |