The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-11-15


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lar caterers iu this linf. Cear1Y anI
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things Uusual prices M1t'uees
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
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Famous American and European aft.
lists compose Reilly aud WoSl's NoN
Classic Vaudeville Company. which
will open at kernan's Monday for one
week only. Marie LOTUS, the celebrated
European vaudeville star. who was The
reigninE sensation OF London. and who
Is said to be engaged At an immense
guarantee, is 0 of the chief features
Miss LOTUS Is 4 handsome woman, with
a rich voice, and has met with The most
cordial reception on her American tour
Her songs, which are original. and
which include all her famous London
successes, as well as Then You Wink
the Other Eye are very charming and
have proved highly popular.
A most original feature Is the odd en-
tertainment presented BY Leoni Clarke,
the feline king, from the Crystal Palace.
London. lie Is absolute master Of fifty
cats, fifty rats and fifty mice. which he
has taught TO perform an endless variety
Of clever tricks and wonderful feats
The little animals work together with
perfect harmony. They are from every
cline under the sun There are a mum.
Der Of beautiful pussies and several
stalwart, noble tOmmies. Beside these
features there is host Of American aud
European artists, including the Alham
bra Four, from the Alhambra Palace,
London, Edwin French, the premier
banjoist, from Pony Morris Minstrels.
St. James Hall, London; the Four
Pappilon Dancers, from the Eden
Theatre, Paris; Prince Kokln the
Japanese wonder, from the Circus
Solomonsky; the Charles Marlay Trio.
musical grotesques, from Moscow, Rus.
sin; Barber, the daring and unequllod
bicycle rider; o Brien and Redding,
vocalists, from the principal European
theatres, and Roger and Belle DOlan,
the refined Irish artists. Pat Reilly will
present his funniest comedy Ladies'
matinees Tuesday. Thursday aud Stur
day. November q, Sam Devere's Own
Company.
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In the play Of Money Mad" a
prayer is pronounced by an old negro
woman In the second act, and when
the play was first produced at the
Standard Theatre In New York the
aforesaid prayer touched some super
sentive feelings and critical opinion
pronounced against It's continuance; so
Manager Hill determined 10 learn what
the play.goeTs thought of Il. Accord
ingly one night Steele Mackaye APP
peared between the third and fourth
acts and made a short speech, In which
he said that while the prayer might be
slangy In text, II was no less a prayer,
and the language was that OF an t.
noTant negro woman wrought 20 a state
of ecstacy and religious fervoF. Each
member of the audience was requested
10 express his or her opinion as 70 the
retention of the prayer by casting
ballot AYE" OF mo" as they went out
OF the 1S00in the audience, 1000 ballots
we're cast, "a only being In favor of
striking out the prayer; so II has been
retained.
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Miss Lottie Williams, the clever aud
petite soubrelte. who appeared at Harris
Theatre during the present week as
Della SR0i0 In The Blue and Gray" is
ore Of the youngest actresses on the
stage. She was born in New York Ia
1875. and when but years Of age made
her first appearance as GsFfis with ".
s. Woods in "Walfs Of New York. "
The following season she repeated her
success, and then two seasons engage
ment followed with The Kinder
gaTten" Company, in which she essayed
the role Of Sissy Haeket She next re
turned TO the company with which she
made her debut, playing the character
of Katrina, and remained with them
until this season. She Is an excellent
singer and dancer and her accomplish
ments have made her one Of the most
artistic soubTettes In The profession
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Sam DeyeTe, the brightest and most
original banjo comedian in America. is
at the head of his own company this
season. He is the most famous vaude-
vile artist Of hIs class, and experienced
no difficulty Ia securing engagements
al $3.50 per week He attributes his
success as a banjo comedian 10 the fact
that be never repeated old songs aud
Jokes, but kept pace with the times, aud
always amused his hearers with some
hing new. His own company, which
Is he attraction al KEENAN, Thanksgiy
ing week, Is as original ana amusing as
lis talented prOnTiet0r.