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Page 90 JOHN DUBOIS
Mr. DuBois did not live to see his Opera House opened,
but his successor, Mr. John E. DuBois attended to this and the
initial performance was by Lawrence Barrett in "Richelieu." Mr. E.
B. Nettleton was the manager of this enterprise and he has preserved
the first program which he has loaned the writer and is here
inserted.
GRAND OPENING
DUBOIS OPERA HOUSE
E. B. Nettleton, Manager.
SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4TH, '86,
First appearance in DuBois of the Eminent Tragedian,
MR. LAWRENCE BARRETT
Supported by His Excellent Company
Under the direction of MR. ARTHUR B. CHASE.
Bulwer's Great Play, in Five Acts,
RICHELIEU
Cast of Characters
CARDINAL RICHELIEU.... MR. LAWRENCE BARRETT
Louis XIII ..... Mr. Frederick Vroom
Gaston, Duke of Orleans ..... Mr. J. L. Finney
Count De Baradas ..... Mr. S. L. Springer
Adrian De Mauprat ..... Mr. Charles Welles
DeBeringhen ..... Mr. Charles Keohler
Joseph, a Capuchin ..... Mr. G. G. Rogers
Huguet, an Officer ..... Mr. Chas. M. Collins
Francois ..... Mr. J. M. Sturgeon
Clermont ..... Mr. J. W. Albaugh, Jr.
Courtier ..... Mr. Charles Forrest
Captain of Archers ..... Mr. G. Davidson
First Secretary ..... Mr. M. C. Stone
Second Secretary ..... Mr. Charles Harris
Third Secretary ..... Mr. Kendall Weston
Julie De Mortimer ..... Miss Minna K. Gale
Marion De Lorme ..... Miss Minnie Monk
Courtiers, Pages, Conspirators, Officers, Etc.
Stage Director, for Mr. Barrett ..... Mr. Leon J. Vincent
Business Manager, for Mr. Barrett ..... Mr. Theodore Bromley
General Business Agent, for Mr. Barrett ..... Mr. Joseph Levy
In a few years dry rot affected the timbers of the
building and the Opera House became unsafe and had to be abandoned.
However, while this Opera House was in use the plays were of the
classic type and played by the highest class artists. It was not a
question of what it cost or whether there was a profit in it, but it
was intended as an educational feature, giving the number of
inhabitants of the City of
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