The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1894-09-23
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

The attraction at Albaugh's Opera House
for the coming week will be Fanny Rice's lat
est comedy success, "Miss Innocence Abroad"
in which the fair star will be seen as Mollie
Flower, a characterization entirely different
from anything she has hitherto ATTEMPTED, and
in which she is SAID to Lave achieved an extra
ordinary success during her recent New York
engagement. The character is that OF an ap
parently unsophsticated. but really wide
awake woman who, although educated at
convent, has been thrown ON her own re-
sources early in life. She is apprenticed to a
milliner, and is introduced by her employer
to captain of the guards, with whom she
proceeds to fall in love, and who promises to
marry her. The captain endeavors to break
off the match so that he can marrythe daugh-
ter of n wealthy retired merchant. In order TO
do this he engages the services OF matri-
monial agent and it is in the Office of this
parsonage that the play begins. The matri-
monial mart is overwhelmed with customers
of both sexes and the accidental meetings
and consequent confusion develops series OF
comlcal complications, which are not unrav-
eled until the play is almost ended. Laugh
ter is almost continuous throughout the COM
edy, and the company, which by the way is
of more than average strength, renders eff
ficient support. Two old Washington favor
ties. Charles Coote and George r. Edeson, are
in the cast. which also includes Frank Jones,
Melville Stewart. William Henderson. Rose
Beaudet. Carrie Birkle, Emily Wakeman.
Beckie Haight, Gladys Greene, and Nellie
Jordan.
John L. Sullivan and his company will ap-
pear at Buffers Bijou Theater next week. In
the part of John Desmond in the play "a
True American" Sullivan has an opportunity
to show how much advancement he has made
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gentlemanly land overseer, who, by his quick
thought and action at critical moments,
proves himself to be friend in need who is a
friend indeed, calls for quiet, forceful acting,
the entire absence OF buster or rant being
marked characteristic. Nature has been kind
to Sullivan, giving him a massive figure and
brawny torso such as We seldom see. To
these physical advantages may be added
pair of unusually keen, handsome eyes and
full. rich voice, managed by Sullivan with
discretion and taste. Sullivan will probably
find that good acting proves more remuner-
alive and perhaps more pleasant than the
life of a professional fighter. To the ordinary
citizen it most assuredly seems more comfort
able
The Harry Morris Burlesquers, an organiza-
ton forming one OF the most complete enter
tainments on the road, will be the attraction
at the Lyceum next week. A feature of the
big programme will be the olio, which will en-
brace eight new and refined speciality acts. In
the company are such well known people as
Gilmore and Leonard, the Irish comedians;
Grace Langley, the winsome soubrette; Marie
Rostell, the favorite burlesque queen; the Vi
docqs. refined sketch artists; the McNulty Sis
tiers. singers and dancers; Ed LatelI. Merle
Burgess Yede Mansfield, Flynn and Walker,
and the inimitable German comedian, Harry
Morris The Dutch Crook. anew and orig
inal farce, will serve to introduce the full
strength of the company, and the closing feat
ure will be burIetta entitled "a Tempting
Town; or, Wicked New York" which is re-
plete with witty sayings, eccentric dances, and
new and appropriate songs, and will also in
troduce the football team. the living models,
the Jay farmer and the inevitable tramp.
There will be matinees Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday.