Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1891 — “The Sea King” Returns. [ARTICLE]

“The Sea King” Returns.

Among comic opera productions none have more rapidly won favor than “The Sea King. ” At its first visit to Chicago it was pronounced superior to those other gems, “The Merry Monarch” and “Castles in the Air, ” and a return engagement will be played at McVicker’s new theater, commencing May 3, by Gilmore's superb company. The scenic effects and the costumes in “The Sea King” approach c’osely to the marvelous. In May, also, McVicker's will present the New York success, “Blue Jeans. ” This play—a comedy-drama—abounds in natural realism, and tells a story of life so thrillingly that interest is intense from start to finish. A startling innovation is the introduction of a sawmill in full operation. “Blue Jeans” will be presented with its original New York cast