The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-10-05

more charming than ever in her marvellous Paris
gowns, made her appearance on Monday night
in new play at the Fifth Avenue Theatre
The theatre was filled with distinguished first
night audience gathered to do honor to an un-
usually clever and successful actress. Miss
Tanner is always bright, natural, and sponta-
neous. Miss Tanner has an admirable company.
She herself is vivacious, wholesome, womanly.
have watched her course with interest, and re-
loiced in her successes ever since | saw her in
The Princess lda,' in the Fifth Avenue,
number of years ago. She has improved steadily
in her art since then, but she has preserved her
naturalness. She is handsome woman and
her dresses in One Error set the feminine por-
ton OF the audience wild with envy, and made
the married men clutch their pocketbooks con-
vulsively. The lover of a clean, entertaining
play, well played by a most beautiful and gra-
cious woman, will thoroughly enjoy 'One
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The Charity Ball" at the National.
What may be justly called the society event
thus far of the present theatrical season will be
the engagement of Daniel Frohman's New York
Lyceum Theatre Stock Company in 1.-THE
Charity Ball, " beginning tomorrow night at the
National Theatre. The reputation of this com
pany, the individual excellence of each of its
members, and the attractiveness of its plays are
we'll known. The success of this latest produc-
ton, ''The Charity Ball. during its eight
months run by this company at its home thea
tire has been heard of by every one interested in
theatrical matters Therefore the announce
ment that it will be given here by the original
company, all of whom charmed Washingtonians
with their admirable ability last season in
'Sweet Lavender" is most welcome. sThe
Charity Ball' is society drama of the same
type as "The Wife" which was also written by
Belasco and De Mile, and has achieved greater
r,1o
The LYceum Company is not in any sense
travelling organization, and during the short
tour which it makes each year prior to the open
ing of its regular season in New York it visits
only Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and Wash
ington. The condensed story of the play is as
follows: "DicE Van Buren, and PhWHis Lee are
or rather have been, lovers, unknown to Dick's
family, and it is Dicks duty to make the girl his
wife. In fact, he really loves her, but he is de-
termined to sacrifice everything in order to rule
In the world of finance, and to that end has re-
solved to marry AnR Cruger, the daughter of a
Wali-street magnate. But fate leads Ann to
fall in love with John Van Bluen, rector of St.
Mildred's and Dicks brother, who by the way,
has turned his affections toward Phulis Ph,LL
lis, Ignorant of the latter fact, confesses her
sad story, hrst to A'ln and then to the young
clergyman. lie demands the name of the man
who has deserted her and learns that it is his
own brother. lie commands the speeulator to
atone Tor his wrong. Dick refuses and the
brothers have almost come to blows, when their
blind mother appears on the scene She knows
nothing of the alteration, but her presence
brings Dick to his senses, and he throws him
self at the feet of Phyllis. Later on the rector
and AnR are united The leading roles will be
taken by Herbert Kelley, Nelson Wheatcroft,
w. j. lie Moyne, Charles Walcot, Georgia Cav.
van, Henrietta Crosman, Effie Shannon, Mrs.
Charles Walcot, and Mrs Thomas Whiffen.
Harris's BiJou Theatre.
The melodramatic success, ''My Jack" will
begiyen at Harris's Bijou Theatre this week by
a company that promises the very best results.
The play ranks as London and New York