The morning times., 1895-10-31
PLAYS or NEXT WEEK.

Miss Marie Wainwright and an excep-
tionaily strong company, headed by Ma
naniei Hartwig, barton Hill, Hattie Rus
sell, and Gertrade Elliott, viii be the attrac-
tion next week at Aliens Grand Opera
| House in an extremely Interesting and well
| varied repertory.
| On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
| evenings and at the Wednesday matinee
| Miss wainwright Will Introduce her new
| irania OF New York life. His Puritan
Wife, by Florence Schaeffcl. This was
recently successfully produced in Pittsburg,
where il was considered to be an extremely
| strong play, written in :Al entirely modern
and unconventional manner.
On Thursday Miss Wainwright will give
the only performance of Tom Tayior's
brilliant comedy drama, AN Unequal
Match, insAvhich she made so profound an
impression4t the same theater last season.
Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday
| matinee will be devoted to magnifi-
Gently costuined revival OF Sheridan
Knowles mbst.famous comedy, "The Love
Chase" -
Miss Wainwright has only this season
added the jcharacter of the high-spirited
Constance tO her gallery of legitimate i'm
persoDatiuns, but her reception in New
York and Brooklyn was most gratifying
Lots of fun is promised local thcater
goers IN the enga cement OF Thomas Q.
scabrookc, at the Lafayette Square Opera
House next week. He has been seen here
in"The Isle of Champagne" and conquered
the amusement lovers. Subsequently he
came with another comic opera anu repeated
his FORMER success; It'd on this occasion he
VIII appear In a comedy entitled "a Wori
of Tronble."t The title is solemn, but the
PaGton nS5 aunors Is Of Py NaFry and E@Tar
and other productions. Init Mr. Seabrooke
has part well suited to his ability, which,
h,n,ons ,,,,,',tis Otner things, consists OF being
unconsciouSly.
The supporting company is said to be
excellent. The-star and the play made a
great success in Boston and Cnica go. This
enga cement will end on Friday night, as
the company Will leave Saturday morning
for Sc. Louis There will be nintinecs on
Wednesday and Friday Sale OF seats
OPENS tuis morning.
Nancy Lee" Digby Bells new comic
opera. which will be next weeks attrac-
uon at the National, is wnony an Anleri-
can theme and subject. satire on the
militia and naval establishment. 1t con-
tains an pretty, clean ana modest quartette
or lovenia keEs, who become some what
knotIed by the arrest of a young merchant
man captain, being arrested on the eve
OF his return after two years absence,
charged with treason.
He is held as prisoner of war or board
the kankakee- United States nian-of-war,
from winch he makes his escape by ex-
WITH HIS WHO
neid m lis stead. lew months later she
is 10 be transported to the naval prison
at Fortress Monroe, when the brother
returns III time properly fortified with of
flcial documents from Washington, which
release his sister, at the same time eX-
onerating himself from the charges OF trea-
son, with his ship, the Nancy Lee"
placed in naval commission, and all ends
happily TO national anthem
Known To almost every plavgoer. but re-
tanning ITS popularity i'll spite of its age. is
Tile Two Orphans. which will be given
at the Acaueiny next week. Miss Kate
Claxton, whose name is almost synony-
nous with the play, heads the company.
Few dramas have ever equalled THE
Two Orphans in success and its popu-
larity is based on real merit II is of
intense interest n thrilling and picturesque
story and i'll 1t Miss Claxton does her very
cleyereSt work.
j. ". Hill considers Augustus Thomas
successful play, The Capitol the ereat-
est American drama up to date, and be-
leves that IL will make more money than
any piece with which he has been in any
way manaEerially associated.
Is the list OF such pieces includes "The
Henrietta Joshua WhitCumb," Char
ley's Aunt" and Too Much Johnson
this indicates great confidence in the cira W
Ing powers or The Capitol" Bat that
confidence does not seem 30 be misplaced.
for The Capitor' Is now attract ing
crowded houses at the Standard Theater.
New York. and is in every way a success
of the first Orier.
The priest and the lobbyist are two of