The Washington times., 1894-04-29
Palmer company, although she was with it so

long.
II am going to Europe after little to rest
and to study for two important parts for next
year, she said to me last night, between the
acts. .'You know this is the end of our
season. / am going home now for a few
weeks. and then to Europe. I wish l could
tell you about the new parts, but you know
can't don't you?
II want to play in London some time.
We had such a welcome in Montreal this
season, and they liked me SO much-and they
are half Britishers, aren't they-it gave me
great desire to try. what We all more or less
want to try, London audience. But my
work is all planned for me next season"
"And you can't tell me about them?H
They have been very good to me. Is that
not enough?'
So that could not extract any other valu-
able advance information from Miss Harrison.
But she is an awfully rice girl
Rush CITY, the new satirical comedy,
which will begin a four nights engagement
at the Academy tomorrow, treats Of land
booming in the West, which admits novel
effects and laugh-producing situations The
first act shows the office of the willy land
boomer in New York city and his methods Of
inducing the tenderfoot to open his pocket
book. The second act represents the ctyt
hall square in Rush City, after 1.-The boom
has dropped out of the bottom of the town."
they say in the West. Everything the
grasshoppers have left is for sale. and the
boomer is the only happy man in the town
ne has all the money. Rain is unknown IN
Rush City," but the official rainmaker has
hope. In his efforts to produce rain he
raises an earth-tearing cyclone. which blows
the town out OF existence. The third act is
laid in Cactusville. ten miles away, and shows
another boom town with the remains of Bush
City" scattered over il. In the cast are W.
A. Mestayer c. B. Hawkins, Leighton Baker,
Frank Hatch, Harry Morgan, sibyl John
stone. Clara Thropp. Lorraine Drew. Walter
B. Woodall, II. NJ. Morse, Mathews and Bull
ger, ana others.
'.The Gilded Fool'' is the story of Young
fellow who suddenly finds himself the unex-
pected possessor of fortune. He is dazzled
by it, and Mr.. Goodwin makes him at first
appear very much the fashionable young man
without too much brains, but he develops
He turns out well, as dudes sometimes do.
The Gilded Fool is the best thing that Mr..
Goodwin does both for itself and for Mr..
Goodwin, it seems to me. He is not so up
roarously funny as he used to be once, but he
is still intensely humorist. and his humor
has more Of art in it now and less of farce.
Mr.. Goodwin's company is an excellent one.
The Griffin combination of athletes and va
riety stars comes TO the Lyceum. Griffin is a
most clever boxer. and he brings others with
him who are handy with the gloves, as the
sporting gentlemen say. Also the variety
people are good.
Manager Rapley and the Hinrich's grand ,
opera people have made deal it seems the
result of which is to be grand opera by ia
nous company OF well-known artists at Sum-
mer prices. The scheme seems almost IN
possible, almost visionary. and yet we have
the promise of M. Rapley, who usually keeps
his word. We have printed literature on
the subject. we have dates arranged. we have
the names of the artists and the operas that
are to be given. Certainly it is new and a
startling venture. The last Summer venture
of the Rdpleys was last years Summer comedy
company. than which nothing that has been
in Washington has been more OF a success
financially and in every other way. Let's
hope that Mr.. Rapley is as long headed this
time.
A list Of the people who will sing shows
how large thing this is going to be:
Sopranos, Selma Koert-Kronold. Nina Bertina-
Myrta French. Christine Putnam.
Fanny Gonzales. and Rosina Torreani: altos,
Lizzie Mac Nichol-Vetta, Katherine Fleming
and Gertrude Synnerberg; tenors, A. l.. Guile,
G. L. Gould, F. Mirchelena, and Charles
Storey; bassos and baritones. G. Del Puente.
Alphons Fuguet, ". II. Clark. P. Mascotti,
Warwick Ganor, Richard Karl and L. Viivani.
saw Robert Downing and Virginia Blair
in box and Giles Shine in an orchestra
chair at the National Thursday night.
Shine is back from the disastrous trip of \
poor Robson's company. / said when THE
Comedy OF Errors was here that Mr.. Rob
son was making mistake in revivIng 1t.