The morning call., 1893-07-18
AT THE THEATERS.
StOckWell'S New Season
Opens Splendidly.
" The Gray Mare'' at the Baldwin.
"The Train -Wreckers''- s''-"lndi-
ana" Fills the Tivoli.

to large attendance TO see the farcical
comedy Our Bachelors" All through the
piece Is to be found the matrimonial idea,
and the complications that arise from the
teachings Of confirmed old celibate n
the person of Judge Joseph Jowler George
Osbourne) who firmly believes that
man married is man spoiled.
He has wasted his arguments on
on Edward Warng, his own nephew (T.
d. Frawley), on DR.. Bruce Francs Pow
ers) and even on Michael Muldoon, man.
of-all-work Oavid Z. TALBOT. but all to n o
effect. The women nave got away with
them, and Jowler is frantic and in despair.
Of course the complications that arise
from such state Of things furnish no end
OF fun, and all winds up with old
Jo~ler's eccentricities defeated and the
law of nature established. Stockwell
Eve Clinton Miss Ethel Brandon).
and Mrs. Clnton's poor cousin, Clara
Courteney (Mss Bertha Foltz) at the same
time. He brings out the comedy element
strongly. Mr.. Frawley, one Of the new
people. who believes in wine, women
and cards." made very good play as the
candidate for Mrs. Clinton's hand. whose
money would enable him to crafty his
tastes, but he gave himself away in her
presence without knowing it. Miss
Katherine Gray, as Bella, Mrs. Mouser's
niece. acted nicely. One OF the best sus-
tanned parts in the piece was that of Snugg.
Mrs. Clntou's butler. by George Bosworth
''Our Bachelors" ought to draw we'll for a
week.
1.-THE Gray Mare," a comedy In four
acts, adapted from the German, was pro-
duced at the Baldwin, with the following
cast:
John Maxwell, NJ D................ Herbert Kecey
David Maxwell. Mus. Bac. Oxon.. E. J. Ratcilffe
Agernon Maxwell, Johns ward. Fritz Williams
Colonel Gavachan, chief OF county constabuiary
Richard be.3i:x solicitor. CHARLES s Wsicos Suy
The Count de Chevrelle .Eugene Ornonde
Collins, livery stable Augustus Cook
Kate stanhope. engaged to John. .Georgla Cayvan
Julia. her sister. wife of Davd..... Efie Shannon
Helene. the Counts daughter. Annie Leland
Marie her maid ...... Bessie Tyree
1t was preceded Oy One-act episode by
Lottie Blair Parker called "White Roses"
illustrated by Miss Georgia Cayvan, Miss
Effie Shannon and Mrs. Thomas Whiffen.
Audran's Indiana" filed the Tivoli.
1t is neat in its belongings, nice in its
stage settings. and the people in the cast
have many pretty numbers. to which they
90 great justice; but the performance last
evening = was crude, nevertheless, in
many particulars that no doubt will
be sm00thed out on subsequent
occasion. George Omi as Aubrey
Darrell. lord of The Place." did good
work, rem nding one in his singing and
acting Of Carleton. Hartman as Matt o.
the Mill-the young miller with an irasci-
ble bride in the person Of Fanny LiddIard
rpcn a rnP in
the distribution. Miss Tillie Salinger
sang well and acted neatly in the title role.
Thomas Z. Leary$ WAS satisfactory rs
Peter. Matt O the MiPs old servant.
There is however, Dom for good deal Of
improvement in the general rendering of
the opera.
'The Train Wreckers," produced at the
Grove-street Theater last evening, drew
the best house of the season. The piece is
founded on the Evans.Sontag episode in
the lower counties. and the large attend
ance showed the interest the public have
in this bloody business. 1t was the biggest
house that ever Assem- bled inside the walls
of the theater.
Introduced in the business was the stone
corral cabin where Sontag was captured.
1t was very realistic. Mr.. Burns, the de-
tective. was present, and took part In the
play.
The Lady Venetian TrOubadour or
chestra has made its reappearance at the
Thalia. new and popular place of amuse-
ment, junction of Market and Turk streets.
Besides the orchestra there are lot of
attractions at this new place. of which
Gustav Walter. formerly of the Orpheum.
is the proprietor. There is quite rivalry
in the amusement way just now. and
specially people, as we'll as national COM
binatlons, are drawn this way