The evening times., 1895-11-12
AS THE CROWDS CONE OUT.

Many spectacular entertainments have
been given In Washington. but the last. at
the Lafayette Square Theater, is the best.
IL is Palmer Cox's Brownies" with mu-
sic by Malcolm Douglass and ma naged by
C. B. jefferson for Klaw & Erlanger.
The play is superior in every way to the
ordinary, in beauty of the women. III conf
cality of makeup, in striking and original
| effects OF scenery. and in the ciimaXes and
finale of the acts.
Fairies, elves, and gnomcs fitting back
| and forth as in the wind in grottoes and
caves that outdo nature with the brill
| fancy and picturesque effects of poetic
fancy reproduce huma life with startling
| effectiveness.
Men, women. and children in the audi
! cnce are carried away in alternating laugh
| ter and excitement. The open sea, with
| Brownies adrifi, night in Brownieland. the
| encha nted island and the battle there with
| the Dragonfel, the fall of the castle, and the
| work OF the Brownie fire department are
| features To be seen, not described.
The closing scene, in which Prince Flori-
mel of Brow nieland and Titania, Queen OF
the Fairies. are united Ill marriage, Is
marvellous creation.
"shore Acres" which was great success
on its presentation here last year, was
greeted by large audience at Aliens
Grand Opera House last night. Mr. james
A. Herne, the iniintable Nathaniel Berry. is
complete possibly finer cast than that OF
Isat year, so wen remembered
The author OF '.Shore Acres has grasped
q good opportunity to beautifully portray
the picturesque New England life. The es-
seutial elements of artistic work are the
same at all times, aud In writing "Shore
Acres the author has proved that rural
American life may be applied for the stage
as efftctually as the tales of life in London
aud Paris, Of heroes and history. OF lords
and ladies' in castled halls, and Of pictur-
esque distant lands. He has mastered the
subject. Those in the cast max the picture
truthful, vivid aud moving.
The cha racter of A IN Berry is played most
acceptably by Miss Grace Gayler Clark.
Helen Berry, the girl who, although SHE Is
the slave OF the household has lover, is
played well by Miss Grace Filkins-
Robert Fishers characterization of Mar
tin Berry, owner OF Shore Acres and keeper
of the Berry light, was strong.
Mr. Herne has discarded all sensational
and false stage effects, having instead true
melodramatic waves OF emotion which in
wade the play. Few American playwrights
know stage traditions so wen as he, and
stilI fewer carry them out so rffectiyelv.
The touch OF the melodramatic iu the
lighthouse scene becomes not only an ar
tistic break in the dangerously prolonged
pastoral quiet of the story, but also au ar
tistfc climax.
As must always happen with such a per
forinance, kellar was complmented by q
great and enthusiastic audience last even
ing at the Academy. One of the most pleas
lug Things ABOUT MS WOnuerIul performance
is that his old feats of magic are always
new. No matter il seen n score of times,
his astounding accomplishments are always
fresh as though just discovered: Age eau
not wither nor custom stale the infinite va
riety of amusement one gets from an even
ing with this marvellous man.
Betting aside the more familiar tricks of
palInistry aud almost incOnceivablc illusions,
two passages OF an evening with kellar
must be admitted to surpaSS anything in
that has ever been attempted by a rival
hi trio NJ
in the records of so-called magic and the
mind reading, clairvoyance. hypnotism,
trickery or what you will OF Mrs. kellar in
telling instantly the numbers upon bank
notes, the Inscriptions OIL checks. the fig
ures upon a slate. the finding of square and
cube OF number OF figures and many other
sign from Mr.. kellar, she being all che
time closely bliDdfolded. suTpasses all the
mind reading and clairvoyancy of the most
noted and pretentious who have attempted
similar performances.
The cabinet tricks are iniInitabie and dis
dnctiveiy kellar's Own.- The appearance
aud disappearance of assistants, the mag
ical transposition of an assistant from one
cabinet to another, the ludicrous manner in
which the cabinet tricks OF so-called ''me-
diuInS" are eXcelled immea Surably without |
the assistance of .nediam," make this
part of the performance really one of the |
greatest of all wonders in the world OF Jug |
CLING.
Many genuine tear last night fcI from |
a dropping cyelash and trcklcd down SOFT, |
fair cheek at the hopelessness of Camille's |
love and the heroism of her sacrifice. as !
portrayed by Olga Nethersole at the New |
National.
1t was the same old story of eat. drink |
and be merry, but told in Il new artistic /
and captivating manner that strengthened
loyalty for the pretty little actress and dis
armed criticism. Miss Nctbersolc did not |
begin the display OF her unsuual talents until |
the love scene in the second act, but from
that time until the curtain fell her portrayal
Of the tender and dramatic emotions in. |
creased in intensity, and the interpreta-
tions were, with but few exceptions, nat-
ural.
Mr.. Leicester, as Armand DuvaIl, gave
Miss Nethersole good support. When re-
ceiving Camiile's letter of dismissal, in the
scene preceding the quarrel with DE Var
Vile, and after realizing that death had
robbed him Of hope, he eytnccd much ability.
.'Denise'' will be the play tonight. and in
Il Miss Nethersole will be seeiri n a new order
)f characters.
When the curtain rose at kernan's The
lter last night every seat was filled and
many blockadeti the aisles to catch glimpse
Df Flynn and Sheridan's big double show
Df white AMI creole artists. When the
curtain rose the picture vividly portrayed |
calls to mind the M8rii fas scenes in New |.