The Washington times., 1895-02-14
OHKS & COMPANY
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COMING TO THE THEATERS.

The grand fairy spectacular ballet. Gin
derella." will be presented at Aliens Grand
Opera House on next Wednesday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock, and at O'Clock in the evening.
The performance will be given with all the
best effects of staging, charming costumes.
calcium lights, the magic fountain, the
ponies, the golden chariot. and other re-
quisites for the spectacle.
Among the many beautiful features of the
fairy queen in her shell car. dance of the
fairies, Cinderella going to the bali in a
chariot drawn by Alsatian and Craggie, two
real ponies belonging to little T1llie
Schneider the grand ballroom in the third
act, and minuet by the whole court, and
twelve special dances each by different
fairy. There is of course, the home OF Pedro
and Cinderella and the trial of the slipper.
The cast of characters includes Edna Hurst,
Alice Norris, Laura Laupp, Ralph Lee Gait.
Nellie Hunt, Charles Behrens, Ethel Tucker,
Annie Pearle Evans, Maud Sharpe, Mark
Lansburgh, Johnnie Campbell Joseph Ire
land. Eugene Walter, Winnie Hurst, Arthur
BenZler, Arthur Klotz, l.. Stanford Hendricks,
and Harry Klotz.9 The production is under
the supervision OF, Prof Sheldon.
On Monday evening John Drew begins a
weeks engagement at the National and will
present for the first time in this city his latest
success, 'The Butterflies by Henry Guy
Carleton.
Itisa picture of the social life of to-day.
with its scenes laid at the fashionable resorts
of st. Augustine, Fla, and Lenox, Mass.
From the characters that frequent those
places the author has drawn his dramatis
PERSONA and he has woven round them an
interesting story, picturiDg the ambitious
struggles, failures and heart burnings Of
those who are in the social swim and OF those
who are fighting to win admittance.
The piece is a mixture of comedy and SEN
timent, with several episodes of dramatic
force. The central character was written for
Mr.. Drew and according to,an accounts fits
him. Maud Adams plays a character that is
described as most attractive one. Harry
Harwood, clever actor. is seen to good ad-
vantage, and among the other members of
the cast are: Anna Belmont, Louis Baker,
Arthur Byron, Leslie Allen. Virginia Bu-
chanan, Annie Adams, and Frank Lamb.
For the next attraction at the Lyceum
Theater Manager Herman has secured the
famous New York Star Company, an organi-
zation containing novel features and high
class variety.
In the company are the Romolo Brothers,
Burns and Tony Hart, ir., in their original
creation, ''The Irish Dukes;' Nine. Flora, the
| peerless transformation dancer; the Gardner
| Brothers, the philosophers of musical COM
edy; Fred Fl. Leslie and his performing and
| leaping dogs; Daily and Devere. the ideal
| sketch artists: Nellie Waters. the renowned
| character vocalist; the Brothers Crane, eccen-
| trio character stars; c. w. Littlefeld, in an
entirely new speciality up to date. aud the
comedian, Fred j. Huber, in one Of his orig
| inal characters.
Hoyts "a Bunch of Keys will be at But
| lers Bijou Theater next week. 1t is the
same old Bunch of Keys that kept the
whole country laughing when Hoyt launched
| it upon the public a few years ago, with some
| change in details and new specialties, for the
! introduction OF which it offers plenty of op-
portunities. Charles W. Bowser is still seen
In the character of 'Littleton Snaggs, ESQ.,, "
Ada Bothner is Teddy KEYS, a wild rosebud
with accompanying thorns." She is a
spirited romp, and the terror of the hotel and
every other place she visits. In the third act
| of work Is a burlesque upon the conventional
way of carrying on conversation in a ball
room.
A rare treat is promised Washington in the
production of grand opera to be given by Alb
bey Schoeffel IL Grau's unrivaled aggrega-
ton of world-famous singers in the Grand
Opera House on February 81, % and after.
noon and night of February %. This series
of performances will mark an epoch in the
music history of this city. Never before ha:
such a brilliant galaxy of artists been an
nounced for an appearance here.
Thursday evening, February 81, Wagner's
great musical drama, "Lohengrin," will be
sung with Nine. Nordica in the role of Elsa
and NJ Jean de Reszke as Lohengrin. Fri
day night, the 22nd, one of Giuseppe Verdi:
later works. 'fOtello, will be given witt
Nine. Emma Eames (Mrs. Story as Desde
mona. and Signor Tamagno as Otello. nj
Maurel. who created the part will appear a;
the subtle Iago. His Characterization anC
powerful acting of the part makes it tn,
greatest Iago of the age.
At the Saturday matinee. the 23d. Gounod
ever popular opera, Faust" will be pre-
sented. with MaIiam Melba as Margherita. NJ
Jean de Reszke as Faust, and NJ. Edouard d.
Reszke as Mefisto; Saturday night. the 23d
Massenets opera, "Manon," with Mile. Sybi
Sanderson IN the leading role. It will be re
membered that it was her wonderful voic
which SO charmed Massenet that he wrot
this opera and created the heroine for her
and she was the original OF the character
Besides those already mentioned Nine
Scalchi Sig. Ancona M. Plancon and all o
the regular company will sing in the differ
ent performances. The original singers
scenery, costumes, ballet and accessories O
the New York productions will be here. Sig
Bevignan and Sig. Mancinelli are the con
| ductOrs.
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