The Washington times., 1895-02-21
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

''Charley's Aunt, which is to be presented
at the New National Theater next Monday,
February 25, with the original New York
cast, is the play after which the principal
managers of this country were running when
they heard OF its great London success, and
of its funny story. They didn't secure it be-
cause, they said, the terms exacted were too
high Charles Frohman went over and got
it. after they had all tried their luck The
terms did not phase" Mr.. Frohman; they
never do. He secures q good thing at any
cost. looking at the matter not from the
standpoint OF personal profit, but of pleasing
the public. He showed American dramatic
authors how TO make fortunes out of their
brains.
"Charley's Aunt" is the only farce OF its
unique character since the private Secre-
tary'' was produced seven years ago. Mr..
Frohman thought the American people
ought TO have al opportunity TO see and en-
Joy il, so he met the English owners terms.
These terms are large, but theater-goers who
have been obliged to stand a good deal of
pretty bad stuff from London are grateful
TO Mr.. Frohman for the consideration he has
given them in buying so gooi thing as
'Charley's Aunt" for them. 4 special
marii gras matinee will be given next Tues
day afternoon, February 26.
The worlds mightiest minstrel marvels is
the term applied 10 Primrose and Vests
New Big Minsirels. which Will be the
attraction at the Academy next week.
when one figures up the expenditure at
tached to such a mammoth organization. he
feels that Primrose and West are
public benefactors. At the mead of their
model minstrels. they crowded the theaters
of the country for several years past, the
minstrel world was theirs they could do no
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| they add thirty colored artists. making a
grand total of seventy performers Their
object in doing this is TO present 20 the thea
ter-going public minstrelsy from its birth 10
the present day. Their ideas will be ILLUS
trated in grand spectacular form with nu-
merous stately transformation scenes, each
in itself a world of scenic beauty, the pro-
duction in i;s entirety rivaling the Arabian
Nights, SURPRISING in massive effect and inn
! posing grandeur any similar effort ever be-
/ fore attempted N the minstrel line.
/ The introduction of melodrama into this
/ country and the sudden fancy OF the public
! for it has led TO the reproduction of any num-
/ ber of me!odramas, good, bad and indiffer-
/ ent. There have been railroad trains intro
duced on the stage. sawmils in full opera
I tion. and any number of sensational epi-
sodes in which realism figures to a great ex-
I tent. Ii was left. however, for an American
manager, with an American melojrama-
( ''The Police Patriotic give several OF the
most realistic and thrilling scenes now be-
/ fore the public. Among the scenes will be
an accurate representation of Haymarket
I Square, the locality of the anarchists riots,
and the interior of the West Lake street
! police station. 1.-The Police Patrol COM
mences a weeks engagement Monday next
| at Buffers Bijou Theater, with the usual
matinees
Helene Mora. the gifted female baritone,
/ whose appearance always brings delight to
the lovers Of popular melody, will be seen at
/ the Lyceum Theater next week commencing
Monday, as the principal attraction OF that
! favorite high-class organization, "Hydes
/ Comedians. The merrymakers of the COM
pany will include Johnnie and Emma Ray.
Binns and Binns, Francesca Redding and
4 Hugh Stanton, who have brought to the
acterized them when they headed dramatic
company: Thorne and Carlton, cute couple
Of comicalities: Forbes and Quinn, trick in
| strumentaiists and wonderful clog dancers
Haswell and Keeler. the Appolos of the light
4 fantastic; the Electric Quartet, in very
1 novel speciality act, and n laughing aDsurdity
by Johnny Ray, entitled Mistaken Identity, "
in which the entire company viii appear
No Honorable Discharge for Halteman.
The President has vetoed the bill grant
| ing an honorable discharge to Henry Halte-
| man, late of Company F, Second U. S. Ar
/ tllery, and sent message to the Senate
yesterday stating his reasons for refus-
/ ing to sign the bill, which is in brief that
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