The Washington times., 1894-12-30
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

Opera,House Mr. Richard Mansfield will hold
the boatds. MIR. Mansfield never comes to US
without offering superb selection of plays,
but this year he will excel himself, and 1t will
puzzle theater-goers to decide what roles
they prefer to witness. When one gIances
over the repertoire it would seem at first that
it woulthbe impossible for any living person
to present in the narrow limits of one week
so many complex and diverse characteriza-
tions.
On Monday evening he will open his sea-
son with "Arms and the Man." new sati RI
cal comedy by Bernard Shaw. which has
been particularly successful in London, New
YORK; Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
The play is described as GiIbertine satire.
Mr.. Mansfield appears as Swiss officer. and
again shows his vers atility by Offering an en-
tirely different characterization to any he
has yet given to the public. On Tuesday
New Year s. matinee and on Friday evening
Mr.. Mansfield will be seen in a brilliant
comedy of Manners Beau BrHmmeli." On
Tuesday New Years. evening and at the
Saturday matinee dramatization made by
Mr.. Lorimer Stoddard, Of the principal epi-
sodes IN the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, will
be given The piece consists OF five passages,
each passage constituting an act The sue
cess Mr.. Mansfield has attained In the princi-
pal role Is the most marked of his entire
career. 20.
Oh Wednesday evening Mr.. Mansfield will
appear as the Baron ChevrIal in & 'Parisian
Romanae. = Thursday the only performance
of Prince Karl will be given and for his
clos ing engagement Mr.. Mansfield will pre-
sent Naturalization of the late Robert Louis
Stevenson s'weird but fascinating story, ''Dr.
Jeckyil and Mr.. HYDE Mr.. MansHeld's COM
pany includes the best artists obtainable. the
capable actress. Miss Beatrice Cameron, still
remaingthe leading lady.
80 ,t4 y
'In Old Kentucky" which comes to the
New National tomorrow night, enjoyed q re-
markaHe run of SCI en- months at the Aead-
envy OF Music, New York, and was universally
commended as one of the most meritorious
plays produced in many years. The scenes
include'life-hke representations of two dis
tinct phases OF Kentucky life, and the story
is said to be absortiIg in interest and pure
and wholesome in tone. 1t deals with events
that haze made famous this beautiful State,
from the fierce mountain feuds of the rugged
and fearless Inountaineer to the chivary of
the Blue Grass gentility, and the intense love
of the horse. which is so thoroughly charac-
teristic Of Kentuckys sons and daughters.
In fact, horse-Queen Bess-plays an i'm
portaht role in the course of events which
mark the chapters of the story. Tie play
deals with the life of Madge Briefly. beau
tiful mountain girl. with charm of manner
and an ingenuousness all her own, who has
| become orphaned through one of those bitter
feuds which have left the only blot upon the
fair name OF this great State.
She lives alone in the Businesses Of the
| mountains, pro ected by a deep gorge which
is spanned by narrow foot bridge. This
affords the only means OF access to her little
cabin home. She NEE Frank Layson, a
dashing young Kentuckian from the Blue
Grass region. who Is enjoying few DAYS
shooting i'll the mountains, and falls in love
| with him. Joe Lorey, stalwart young moon
| sinner. whose father disd by the side OF
Madge's father fighting for him. is in love
with Madge, and his Jealousy OF Frank causes
| the thrilling events that follow. A special
matinee will be given on Tuesday.
The reigning comedy success, 'The New
| Boy, will be the attraction at the Academy
| the coming week. with the popular comedian,
| Jamos T.-Powers, and exactly the same cast
which distinguished the New York produc-
| tion. -
| The company is under the management OF
| Charles Frohman, and besides Mr.. Powers
| contains such names as Fredric Robinson,
| Robert Cotton, George Backus. W. r. Sherry,
| Helen Kinniard. Rachel Booth, and others.
| ''The New Boy" is universally conceded to be
! a very funny comedy and had four months
| continuous run at the Standard Theater, New
| York, and will be given here with all the de-
tails which distinguished the original produc-
| tion. The regular Academy prices will pre-
vail during the engagement and it should
surely constitute one of the brightest events
| of the season.
| Manager .Kernan's attraction for New
| Years week will be Sam Devere's Own Com,
| pany, forming one OF the most complete
vaudeville organizations in existence.
On Monday. January I, Mr.. Francis Will
| son will bring 10 this city for the first time
his latest comic opera production. 1.-THE
Devils Deputy" the presentation OF which
In every. city visited by Mr.. Wilson 80 far this
season has been marked blythe same phe-
nomenal success which attended its first pro.
ductia4 at Abbey's Theater, New York, last
September. 1t will be seen here at the Ma
| tional. The staging of the opera Is Of q
character which does no violence to Mr.. Will
| sons well-known reputation for lavishness
in such matters, and the company is a
| thoroughly competent one throughout
There is no actor that we know of who has
such decidedly domestic following as has
| Charles T. Ellis, the sweet-voiced German
comedian, who comes to Buffers New Bijou
Theater this New Years week. In fact. hi:
principal patrons are people OF domestic tenn.
peraments. At one OF his performances one
can see entire households, fond parents ac.
companied by their children. whom they
bring with them to see this charmingly
natural actor, whose pretty plays are SO clean
and entertaining, and afford SO much amuse.
ment fol-. the little ones. We know OF no Other
stage fayorite who can boast of such patron
age and Charles t. Ellis should feel proud O
the fact Good, clean. moral plays are wha
the public want nowadays, not the stuff tha
| is served up in the name OF drama and com
edy. and which is vulgar and insipid.