Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-24
AMUSEMENTS.

Lafayette Square Opera House.-Trilby
began its second week at the Lafayette
Square Opera House last night, with
large and brilliant audience. despite the
fact that the big houses of the entire week
previous led some people to imagine that
the supply Of '"Trilby' admirers had been
exhausted. There were several handsome
theater parties in the mezzanines, and,
notwithstanding Du Maurier is an English
man, to all intents and purposes, and we
are now sparring at England, q lot OF
statesmen were at the play and seemed to
enjoy 1t all the way through. The play
was as 1t was the week before, with the
exception of a new Taffy, or rather an
old Taffy to succeed Mr.. Burr Mcintosh
of last week. This was Mr.. Charles Reigel,
who played the part in the beginning, ana
whose work last night was as nearly per-
feet as it could be. and Mr.. Reigel is physi-
cally as well the Taffy of the book
Aliens Grand Opera House.-Of the ia
finite changes which theatrical capitalists
have rurg In Du MaGrier's literary sue
cess, Thirdly which opened week
engagement at Aliens Grand Opera House
last night, is far from being the least i'm
portant While the novel and its subse-
quent adaptation for the stage form a
rather slender thread upon which to hang
an entire evenings fun. the appearance in
the cast of people whose efforts as merry
folk are always successful and the intro
duction of some scenic display and at
tractive novelties in dancing, serve TO in
sure the performance to certain degree
against any impression of monotony.
There is a wealth of resource, both in
authorship and in the stage equipment,
which makes the fact that the heroine of
the studio is bee oming very familiar in
deed at times an entirely subordinate con-
sideration. Willis Sweatnam Is a black
face humorst who has the faculty of Sc
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effort, and Mark Murphy is successful In
the same way as a Hibernian dialect artist.
Carrie Perkins Is a scintillant quality in
the armament of lyric comedy, and she
assumed the title role in the burlesque in
manner that satisfactory to her
friends and appreciated by the audience.
Thirdly" is a recognized factor in the
popular entertainment OF the present time.
Some very pretty music is introduced and
the topical lines have the merit of obServ-
ing more minor properties of meter, rhyme
and grammar than the soant decorum of
burlesque is ordinarily regarded as de-
handing
New National Theater-''Charley's Aunt
comes again to the New National Theater
with its prestige as a laugh-maker as It's
single, though possibly adequate, apology
for existence. The play is so well known
as a meteoric success that it needs little
comment beyond the chronicle of it's ad-
vent. 1t is likely to remain for several
seasons, delight to the class of people
vertihle rebUke TO any ambitions which
may be entertained for the refinement of
modern comedy
Academy of Music.-Miss Helene Nora so
well known in vaudeville for voice that
would have made Svengaii go wild with
frtnZied delight. could he have hypnotiZel
1t to his own purpose, made her first ap-
poarancc i'll legitimate comedy at the Acad
Cnly last night, and of course, scored sue
cess for the play because she sang iii it. Its
u. iG Mnft,arn a an1 its
thor is Robert J. Donnelly. 1t is of the
conventional type, with a lady and gentle
nan villain NlIss Bourne and Mr.. Black.
the Mcphisto), a Chinaman as assistant
villain tMr. kendr.ck), pair of lovers
tMr. CaZ"nreuVe and Miss F.eldD. good
al gel tA:Ss Mora), all assistant good angel
CNLr. DaNidSc), a comedian tMr Carlin), an
unhappy father tMr. DrieseD and a board
ng house keeper Miss Davidge). The play
crS vary in merit, as all players do, bu;
they are quite as good as the work they
are called on to perform. ard Miss Mora
seems quite at home in the drama. AS
singer, however, she makes her hit y
pleasant feature of the evening was the
presentation by the Elks of pair of great
tiCral aEtlcrs. Col. Ed. Hay made grace
full speech. 10 which Miss Mora responded
quite as gracefully.
Ker0ans I.yceum Thcater-A packed
house and unCaISinG applause attested the
manner in which Sam Devere's Own Com
uGny was received at Kernan's Lyceum
Tfeatcr yesterday afternoon and evening
The company embraces some of the best
known Specialists in the business. and they
were all in good form. The comedy duo
Price and Steele opened the program with a
Whirl. and kept the audience in great good
nUmOr over tn rir comedy work. richards,
the man with a double voice. and d decided
novelty, came next to hearty applause
James and Fanny Donovan. known as the
Irish Crystals" followed IN character
istiC sketch. Lillian Western was next on
IKE program, and received a hearty recep-
ton. sam DeveTe then came on, and, of
course, scored Il great hit, as he was in GOOD
hUmor and had many new songs and jokes.
Her Other EuShand.' a. funny sketch by
Flynn ana Walker, was given in a happy
vein and pleased everybody The lovers of
picturesque buck dancing were given n
treat by Conwell and Swami. Ward and
Curren are good singers, and were well re-
cciVed Omcne closed the oio with her
harem dance. The performance closed
with the farce Home Without a Mother-in-
Law" which created lots of laughter. Matt
rees every day this week.
The Cornell Students Concert-Judgnp
from the newspaper notices, the concert of
the Cornell Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs
at MetZerott Hall Thursday evening will be
musical treat. The st. Louis Post-D!s-
patch says The glee club won instant
favor with their genuine college songs, and
the careful training and preparation the
boys had received was shown in the beau
tiful blending of their voices. The Tinkers'
No. H' I'm i.oipli i1VOi anu nate
Reilley,' by Mr.. Miller, seemed to be the
favorites with the audience, although Mr.
Pissell made himself Immediately popular
by singing for an encore Kobyn's Answer
the composer of this excellent ballad being
present and greeting with enthusiastic ap-
plause the singers artistic impersonation of
his compOs: ton. The chestnut songs of long
ago were conspicuous by their absence, and
all the selections were new and had the true
college flavor. The banjo club could not
nave been improved upon, and the exquisite
shading of the mandolin club, combined
with the perfect time in the soft and deli
cate passages, brought forth a double en-
core after their first selection Loves
Dream After the Ball."