Newspaper article:Tomorrow Night Grand Opening of Quinby Opera House WCD18770131p3 - Wayne County Democrat January 31 1877
- Article title
- Tomorrow Night Grand Opening of Quinby Opera House
- Newspaper title
- Wayne County Democrat
- Date of publication
- 1877/01/31
- Page number
- 3
- Organization
- Industry
- Recreation > Performing Arts / Spectator Sports / and Related Industries
TO-MORROW NIGHT.
Grand Opening of Quinby Opera House.
The sensation and great attraction of our citizens just now is the grand opening of Quinby's new Opera House in Wooster, for a season of three nights, commencing tomorrow (Thursday) night, Feb. 1st, on which occasion Miss Effie E. Ellsler, the talented and handsome young artiste, and the full dramatic company from John Ellsler's Euclid Avenue opera house, Cleveland, will present Shakespeare's grand five act comedy, "As You Like It; or, The Forest of Arden."
DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
Rosalind......Miss Effie E. Ellsler, With her famous "Cuckoo Song."
Jacques......Mr. Jos. E. Whiting
Orlando......Mr. J. Haworth
Banished Duke......Mr. Chas. Waverly
Touchstone......Mr. W. F. Owen
Duke......Mr. Alex. Fisher
Adam......Mr. J. B. Curran
Ameinus......Mr. Jos. Kennedy
Silvius......Mr. Chas. Hawthorne
Le Beau......Mr. Jas. Robinson
Charles, the Wrestler......Mr. O. L. Jenkins
Corin......Mr. S. Rogers
Jacques de Bois......Mr. J. Bowers
Oliver......Mr. F. C. Mosely
William......Mr. Jas. Murray
Eustache......Mr. W. T. Johnston
Celia......Miss Rosalie Jack
Audrey......Miss Nellie Whiting
Phoebe......Miss Eva Barker
Huntsmen, Retainers, Guards, Noblemen, etc.
Music by "Quinby opera house Orchestra," a permanent organization for all purposes, under the management of Messrs. N. L. Baumgardner and Frederick Ott. The orchestra has nine members, the best musicians of Wooster, and three of Massillon's first. Their music will be excellent, and worthy the occasion.
For the first night all seats are reserved until 4 o'clock to-morrow (Thursday) at $1 each.
ON THE SECOND NIGHT, Friday, will be given the beautiful play entitled "The Unequal Match," Miss Ellsler in the principal character. The rates of admission are, reserved, to orchestra center, $1; orchestra right and left, with four front rows of orchestra circle under west gallery, and the four front rows of balconies, reserved at 75 cents each; balance of seats in orchestra circle and balconies, 50 cents.
THE THIRD AND LAST NIGHT, Saturday, will be performed the fine five act play, "Love's Sacrifice; or, The Rival Merchants," in rendering which it is said that the Euclid Avenue opera house dramatic company is unequaled. Admission the same rates as on the second night.
Tickets to reserved seats, for any night, can be procured at Zimmerman's drug store and Belknap's book store, where diagrams are on exhibition.