The Washington times., 1894-12-18
AS THE CROWDS CONE OUT.

Everybody that went to Albaugh's Grand
Opera House enjoyed most delicious flirta-
ton with "a Gaiety Gill' She smiled,
smirked, winked, and coyly glanced over the
footlights. ana then with dainty feet and
shapely legs kicked down the portals OF the
heart and, taking full:possessien, had jolly
time. Few companies have brought to-
gether under theater roof rs many really
charming young women With SUCH supstan-
tial charms, as are found playing. IN this
company from across the pond They arc OF
tie elear-skinnej, bright-eyed, high-spirited
English type, and iumpl into the thickest OF
the fun with surprising yigor.
The comedy amounts to very little, although
there are some new and ',saappy' lines, but
but the situations arc clearly designed Tor the
introduction OF musical specaities and the
characters are but skeletons that only assume
life and action under the skjllful touch of the
comedians. The piece is rather long and,
generally speaking, the fun Is heavy ana long
spun out. but no play could fail 10 draw with
so much youth and beauty 70 vivify it. Harry
Monkhouse is eccentric and unique as DLo
Montague Brierly. Charles Ryley madc I.
dashing Go!daeld. Fred Kaye was very a. s.
ing as Major Barkley, and l.. Bantock gave a
we!l-deflned caricature of an English judge OF
divorce court.
Bright blne-eyed. golden-haired Cissy Fitz-
gerald. with ner winged feet, was. of course,
tie chief among the women and Decaina
Moore. as the demure daughter OF the doctor.
ranked next, waile Miss Maud Hobson,
Blanche Massey, Miss Florence Lloyd, and
Miss Claire leighton were pretty and pleas
ing. We shall like the "Gaicty Girl most
/ prodigiously when wero better acquainted.
De Wolf Hopper and his merry company
4 filed the National to oyorhowinG last night.
/ Inc record of success with which ''Dr. Syn
! tax came 20 Us from New York, brought out
! a Zig percentage of the frst-night cement.
and society was also well represented.
The book is made over from some Light
! comedy given here last summer at the Ma
! tiOuai the name of which | have forgotten.
The music IS rather pretty in parts, but is
very reminiscent. There is pretty qaar-
tette act FIRST. scene.hrst. and pretty soprano
! solo act first. scene iAird.
Edna Wallace Hopper, all dimrles and
dance, stands next to her husband in the
cast values. although only about half as high
I from physical standpoint
The chorus giris present. perhaps, the best
1 feminine ensemble ever brought here incomic
opera. They all have pleasing features and
| pleasing forms. The ''sieaking' support IS
also excellent.
DIR. Synlax' IS the best thing that Hopper
the indelatigGbie, has ever steered into this
neck OF the woods.
Ward ana Eokcs' run on the Dank," is
made at Il pace that Will p lease the most eX.
acting theGrer-goer Ct Washington. Certainly
the large audience last night at the Academy
/ Of Music were Of that opinion. These stars
have gathered around them quite array OF
talent, including Sid DeGray. Margaret Daley
/ Nokes Il clever Tough girl; Harry Gay
Blaney, Eleanor Daley, Clara Belle, Alfred
Grant, ana other lights. John Ward and
Harry Vokes are oi course. largely the whole
performance and there could not be- too much
oil them. They aDpear to great advantage in
"A Run on the Bank" and their own speciality
percy and Harold" Into this later part OF
the performance they have co Eprassed quite
lot Of good, funny. and original things.
( Indeed they made quite hit in IT, and ought
to have an opportunity every night this week
OF exhibiting their excellence TO large houses
At Kernan's Iyceum Theater last even
ing pac> ed house greeted Sam T. Jacks
! Creole Company, which will continue the al
traction tbrougho ut the week. Since it, ap-
pearance here last this organization has
added numerous new and clever acts while
many of the Old fayorites are retained, The
living pictures are rs fine as ever seen in this
city and the entire entertainment proved very
enjoyable.
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