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Show CAKLETOX'S ENGAGEMENT. A Big; Bush for Seats This ittorn-lng- ITIikado Has the Preference Prefer-ence Over Nanon. The Walker Opera House lobby was well filled this morning when the box. office opened for the sale of seats to the Carleton engagement of four nights next week, and the best seats for the first night of "The Mikado" were soon disposed dis-posed of, the interest yet manifested in that opera seeming to overshadow Genee's charming creation of "Nanon," in which the company will open next Monday night. However, there is little doubt of the latter piece creating the same furore here that it has in the east, for it is such a series of pretty pictures, pretty girls, and has such a delicious waltz strain running run-ning through it, that the effect is irresistible. irre-sistible. When played in Philadelphia the Evening Telegraph criticised it as follows: The company that surrounds Mr. j Carleton is an exceptionally capable, clever and well-drilled one, prepared for excellent all-round work. Mr. Carleton himself is so well known that it is only necessary to say that in his acting, and especially in his singing, as the Marquis d'Aubigne, he appears to as much advantage ad-vantage as he has ever done in the past. He sang the serenade delightfully, and it was received with deserved enthusiasm. Miss Louise E..Paullin, the Nanon of the company, is a" pleasant actress, with a voice fully equal to the demands of . the occasion.. Everything is made to go with smoothness and dash, the choruses," especially, being strong and effective, and even the drum corps was a charming feature, fea-ture, introducing the most coquettish of young Iladies in red tights of graceful proportions. The company is exceedingly well dressed, and when assembled on the stage for the grand climaxes presented a dazzling and lively spectacle. "Nanon" is to be continued throughout the week,and those who assist at its presentation will find it to be thoroughly enjoyable. It is the best comic opera seen here since the days of "Madame Angot's" popularity, I and Carleton's company is without a peer in the comic opera line. |