The Washington times., 1894-09-06
ADJUSTMENTS FOR NEXT WEEK.

James J. Corbett, the champion pugilist OF
the world, will be the attraction at Albaugh's s
Grand Opera House next week, commencing
Monday night, when he will be seen in Gen
tleman Jack" comedy drama by Charles T.
Vincent. The play is intended as a sketch of
the champions life. 1t is in five acts the
first representing the campus at Payne Col
lege. the second the interior OF the Halliday
National Bank of New York city, the third
the Madison Square Roof Garden. the fourth
the training quarters at Loeb Arbour, and
the last the arena of the Olympic Club at New
Orleans. Mr.. Corbett will appear as Jack
Royden, a college student who is
known as Gentleman Jack. and
his manager, William A. Brady, has sur
rounded him with an excellent company
Particular attention is paid TO the accuracy
OF the scenic effects and all of the parapher-
MALTA used in the training quarters are en-
ployed in the presentation. William Delaney.
who has trained and seconded the Young
champion In all of his contests, will be with
him in the last two acts, and Manager Brady
will oificiate as referee in the exhibition of
scientific boxing which Mr.. Corbett gives
with Steve O'DOnnell. A number of special
ties will be introduced incidentally. There
will be the usual matinees Wednesday and
Saturday.
The worlds mightiest minstrel company is
the term applied TO Primrose and Vests new
big minstrels, and when one figures up the
enormous expenditure attached TO such a
mammoth organization he feels that Primrose
and West are public benefactors At the
head OF their model minstrels, they have
crowded the theaters of the country for MANY
years past. The minstrel world was theirs;
they could do no more business, yet to that
glorious band they have added thirty colored
n nF
formers. Their object in doing this is to pre-
sent TO the theater-going public minstrslsY
from Its birth TO the present day. Their i'm
posing ideas will be illustrated IN a grand
spectacular form 18th numerous stately
transformation sceEas, the production in its
entirety rivaling the far-famed Arabian
Nights, surprising in massive effect and i'm
posing grandeur any similar effort ever before
attempted. Primrose and Vests company
will occupy the boards OF the New National
Iheater for the week beginning Monday,
September TO-
"Our Uncle Dudley" which will be pre-
sented for the first time in this city at the
Academy, is a laughable English farce COM
edy. full Of highly amusing situations and
bright, clever dialogue. Hypnotism fur
nishes the source of much of its fun. which
is at all times fresh and diverting. The hu-
NOR OF the plot arises out of the effort of
somewhat prudish old gentleman 10 reduce
a wayward nephew to subiection by the aid
of hypnotist. The nephew, learning of this
benevolent intention. bribes the hypnotist
to turn mis- batteries upon the uncle. The
old gentleman proves an easy subject, and
while under the influence of the hypnotist
behaves in manner that proves infinitely di-
verting to the nephew-and the audience
An especially amusing incident is the uncle's
collision with puGilist, of whom, when in
his normal condition, he stood in mortal
dread. "0ur Uncle Dudley" will be pre-
sented by an excellent company of PLAYERS
some of whom are well and favorably known
in this city. The play was pronounced one
Of the hits of last season in Chicago and was
equally well received in New York. 1t had
run Of nearly season at Terry's Theater.
London, where it was produced by the au-
thor, EIlee Norwood.
A novelty in vaudeville performance will be
given al the Lyceum next week by the CITY
Sports Comedy and Specially Company. At
the head OF the organization are the burlesque
favorites Nile. ZitellR and Crissie Sheridan
A special feature Of the programme will be
the appearance of the four Nelson sisters. who
are acknowledged to be the greatest female
acrobats in the world. Others in the company
are the Sisters Arnold. who will make their
initial bow before a Washington audience
will lead the terpsichorean ballet. introducing
thirty young girls in French and Spanish
dances. The comedians in the company in
clude Flynn. Sheridan. Lang, Wheeler, Sny-
der, and Buckley.
BARLEY Campbell's Galley Slave" mag
nihcent production and one of the author s
finest plays. will be splendidly presented at
Buffers Biiou Theater next weekly strong
company.
The plot Of the drama is simple, but con-
tains strong points calculated to attract the
populace. The lines are brightly written, the
scenes cleverly delineated, and the comedy
features well presented.
The company will have with it that metro
politan and sterling actor, Joseph Wheelock,
and also Myron Leflngwell and Miss Lo-
dusk Young, with fine cast in the support.
Special scenery will be introduced, which
Manager Butler guarantees will be arst-class
in every respect.