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Barretto: (--- ) Supported by (--- ) :0 Andmr McVICKER'S L. L. SHARPE, Stage Manager. BILL OF THEPLAY C. S. REDFIELD, Treasurer. J. H. ROGERS, Scenic Artist. HENRY DOEHNE, Musical Director. T WENTY-EIGHTH SEASON. MR. LAWRENCE BARRETTO: (--- ) SUPPORTED BY (--- ) :0 ANDMR. LOUISJAMES AN EXCELLENT COMPAN Y. Monday and TuesdayEvenings, November 17 and 18, 1884, and Saturday Matinee, November 22 Mr. W. D. Howell's adaptationfrom the Spanish,in ThreeActs, entitled YORICK'S LOVE CAST OF CHARACTERS: MASTER YORICK, Comedian of the Globe Theatre LAWRENCE BARRETT MASTER HEYWOOD, Manager of the Globe Theatre LOUIS JAMES MASTER WALTON, LeadingActor of the GlobeTheatre S. E. SPRINGER MASTEREDMUND, Protege of Yorick F. C. MOSLEY MASTER WOODFORD, Authorof a NewPlay CHAS M. COLLINS GREGORY, an old servantof YorickBEN G.ROGERS THOMAS, Prompter of the Globe Theatre ALBERT RIDDLE PHILIP } Servants of Warrener, the Painter, { PERCY WINTER TOBIAS } Servants of Warrener, the Painter, { J. L. FINNEY MISTRESS ALICE, Wife of Yorick } Servants of Warrener, the Painter, { MARIE WAINRIGHT MISTRESS DOROTHY, Maid to Alice } Servants of Warrener, the Painter, { ROSA FRANCE CHANGE OF CHARACTERS IN ACT THIRD. COUNT OCTAVIO (Yorick) LAWRENCE BARRETT MANFREDO (Edmund) F. C. MOSLEY LANDOLPHO (Walton) S. E. SPRINGER BEATRICE (Alice) MARIE WAINWRIGHT Stage Manager for Mr. Barrett OLIVER DOUD SYNOPSIS OF SCENES AND INCIDENTS: ACT I.-Yorick's Home. ACT II.-Yorick's Garden. ACTIII.—Scenes 1 and 2—Green Room and Stage of old GlobeTheatre. FOR ARGUMENT OF THE PLAY, SEE NEXT PAGE. WEDNESDAY, Mr. BARRETT as HAMLET THURSDAY, Mr. BARRETT as RICHELIEU FRIDAY, Grand Double Bill, MERCHANTOF VENICE and DAVID GARRICK Mr. BARRETT- as SHYLOCK and GARRICK. SATURDAYNIGHT, JULIUS CAESAR Mr. BARRETT as CASSIUS. In preparation, Hon. Geo. H. Boker's Tragedy, FRANCESCA DA RIMINI, In whichMr.BARRETT will appear in his original creation of LANCIOTTO, the Hunchback. Due notice will be given of Mr. BARRETT'Sappearance asBENEDICK, in Shakespeare'sComedy, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. WEBER PIANOS are used exclusively at this Theatre. Combinations appearing at McVicker's Theatre should patronize the JNO. B. JEFFERY Show Printing and Engraving Company, Chicago. McCormick Block, lishment, and cordially extend to Room 51, Twenty-Eighth Season. DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO. its conveniences. rs. Ventres makes a specialty in Fruit, Land- pe, Flower and Velvet Painting, YORICK'S LOVE. Fred Robert Mitch rders will be promptly filled. Hewen, FINE PLAY. speci- ARGUMENT OF THE FINEC. isitors are welcome at the studio, where nsofwork may be seenand purchased. The time of the play is in the days of Shake- FURNISHINGS, TAILORIN but simple one. VE HERA CALL FOR HOLIDAYGIFTS.) speare; the plot is a very strong 113 MADISON STREET. Yorick, the comedian of the Globe Theatre, is SHIRTS MADERIGH married to Mistress Alice, the leading lady of the CHAS. F. KRUEGER, same play-house, who is a very beautiful woman ASK YOUR FURNISHER FOR THE and much his junior. His foster son, Edmund, also an actor, who owes everything in life to LORIST Yorick, falls in love with Alice, who returns that 73 E.Washington Street. affection. Walton, the leading actor of the Globe, Flowers discovers their love, and being jealous of Yorick hoice Cut professionally, concludes to acquaint him with CONSTANTLY ON HAND. the state of affairs. Master Heywood, the man- CollarsTHEY ARE THE BEST IN THE WO ager of the theatre, also noticed that thetwo LEADER IN has 20 CTS. EACH. have fallen in love, and endeavors to keep the knowledge from Yorick. Master Woodford has written a play in which the chief characters are a CABINET ungrate- —AND— loving husband, a faithless wife and an fulward. These characters are taken by Yorick, ARD PHOTOGRAPHY Mistress Alice and Master Edmund, and gradually 106, 108 and 110 Dearborn St. the truth is unfolded until the end of the play. elve Best Cabinets and One Colored Panel,$3. The last act is on the stage of theGlobe Theatre, and during the scene Walton hands Yorick a let- R. HATTIE E. LAWRENCE, ter written by Edmund to Alice. Yorick becomes infuriated, and in thefencing sceneactually kills Edmund. DENTIST, Is thelatest improvement. No hooks or COMING ATTRACTIONS. tons tocatch or strain thekid, pull off, or thewrist. They are instantly laced or un OM 16, 125 STATE STREET, by simplepulling of the cords, and fastened - LAWRENCE BARRETT a small slide. For durability and simplici CHICAGO,- ILL. construction, ease and quicknesss of oper Mr. Lawrence Barrett's second week, can neverbe equalled. Be persuadedto tal other, asall gloves having this lacing can b DO YOU USE STOVE REPAIRS? commencing Monday. Nov. 24th, with pended upon togive satisfaction. ving a Stock of Repairs for over 12,000different Stoves, can we not makeit to your ad- an only matinee Saturday, will be de- Fitted to the Hand Hotchkin, Pal vantageto trade withus? & CO., OMPT SHIPMENTS & SATISFACTION GUARANTEED voted to a grand production of Hon. And for sale at 137 & 139 STATE Geo. tragedy, in six acts, The C. Metzner Stove Repair H. Boker's THE LINE SELECTED BY THE U. S. GO W. Co., "Francesca Da realization FAST 5 and 127 W.Randolph St., CHICAGO Rimini," a TO CARRY THE MAIL. - - of Dante's celebrated story, with Mr. Barrett as Lanciotto, the hunchback. The play will be staged with the same To St. Louis Qui attention as when originally presented at this theatre two years ago, with new Via Fast Owl Express. elaborate costumes, historically correct, specially designed for this play by Hon. 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