The evening times., 1895-10-15
PLAYS or THE WEEK.

Manager Albanch formally opencd his
new playhouse. the LAFAYETTE Square. to
! the public last night. True. The housr WIS
| iintiated TWO weeks ago nv Lillian Rus
I sell. but II remained for Miss Rchln anI the
/ PLAYERS with which Mr.. DAILY has surrounded
| her 10 reveal to Washing tcnians the Eous..
I in Its completed form.
ii has undergone wonderful transfornia
| ton since the oDcnin. night. and the soft
draperieS Inii carpets thoroughly harmon
re with the rest OF the decorations. max
ing the effect a pleasing one.
The Railroad of Love- has been pre-
senied here on several occasions. but II il
doubtful IL the plav was ever given a more
finished or artistic performance than 1t
was las. evening by Miss Rcnan and the
DAILY Company.
For the Iirst time in several wears DaIy
has surrounded Mss R,iian nv his best
PLAYERS. such as James Lewis. Edwin Var
new. George Clarke and Mrs. Gilbert ana n
finished performance in all its details nat
uraliv follows. The Railroad of Love- II
one OF the very best comedies IN Miss Re
hams repertoire. and the part OF Val AT
forus her n sDieEun ODDOrtuniiy Tor JHe
display of her tIienis. Sh. is Inoruipnty
natural IN The part. which adds no little TO
The play received Il Handsome welcome
from the large audience. and Miss Rehan's
sngasenieni promises TO be a profitable one.
Tonight The School for Scandal will he
the bill and Miss Rehan will b. seen as Lady
TcaZle.
A brilliant display OF sperialties cos
tunes. s,rncrv and electrical effects ~
Ricc's i 49,. which opened up at the
Grand Opera House las. nignt tn a crowded
house.
To his TctirL 10 the court of Queen lisa bella
after the discovery OF the West Indies fur
nishes the Dlot. and everything Is hnr-
hsqued nSteDt Columbus himself.
Walter Jones and Fav TcmDleton re the
principal drawing cards. although Charlie
Bigelow 'omiilands. as ALWAYS. mis- share
OF attention. There is oaly one tramp. and
Mr.. Jones has made "1492' and himself
famous in his specially of the second acr
FAY TcmDletOn is well Known favor
ite. but ever fascinating and chic. She
makes tremendous hit with her negrn
melodies. although the effect seems some
what dampeDed by the fact that they are
snng in handsome Parisian gown But
this is only carrying out the bur1csdur.
She dances double shuttle in high
heeled slipDers and does short Spanish
dance in appropriate costume when Is
fetching.
The company is a good one in every re-
spect. Mr.. Bigelow. Mr.. Pusey and Mr.
Sohlke furnish grotesaue comedy and Mr.
Carle presents an up-to-date confidence
man. Miss Dressler. Miss Wallace and Miss
Hilton repeated past trumDhs and the c'lo-
ruseS are bright and well sung.
Cissy Fitzgerald last night at the New
National gave bewildering exhibition
OF artistic dancing and aititudinous kick
ing 1t was an attractive picture in n
gestures won the hearts of the large au-
dience present. The little artist was
repeatedly called back. and each time
responded with unfailing good nature and
increasing vivacity.
1.-The Founding" new comedy crca-
ton. of which Miss Fitzgerald is the star.
is OF the same heightl, BREADTH. depth and
general dimensions as ''Charley's Aunt"
which is already assured OF a second years
success, and when farce comedy in
these modern times outlives its first
lritt ha.a,
or amusement in its composition.
Thomas Burns, as Major Cation. the
hen-pecked husband, and ;. Milton Kerr.
as Dick Pennell, the emotional young man.
who sought tu accrete n iOblot of relations |
in the shortest possible time, did most OF |
the hard work. and acquitted themselves
did the best possible for n |
part.
George Schaeffer. as Sir Nicholas Pennell |
and Z. SOldene Powell, as Jack Stanton. |
held the sinecure of the cast, making only |
q brief appearance.
The ladies of the company were unusually |
forinitous % in their lint; nterpIetati"ns; Miss
auditors heart by the unuuestioniBg de-
votion she gave her fiance under untuward
Frances Stevens. as Alice
Meynall; Clara Baker Rust. as Mrs. Cotton.
and Maggie Holloway-Fisher, as Miss |
Ussher. were equal TO the expectations of
the audience.
Olu heutuChN p'ccShtttl tut
Academy last night. and large audience
renewed its acquaintance. The comedy has
been presented so many times in this city
that q description of the scenes and Incl
dents embraced in the play is unnecessary.
1t is quite sufficient to know that 1t is the
same clever portrayal OF life in the Blue
Grass State.
The race scene and the pickaninny band
are still familiar features. and the audi
ance showed its apprecia tiOn of them. The
plav Is certainly one OF the best scenic Dro-
auctions on the stage. and is crowded with
exciting and thrilling Incidents. The race
scene is especially clever In its ARRANGEMENT:
The coulpany this season is excellent. and
Mr.. Frank DAYTON played the part of the
nero most admirably. Burt 9. Clarke was
also clever in the part OF the Kentucky
Colonel. Miss Lulu Tabor has replaced
Bettina Gerard as Matge Brierlv and the
part does not suffer in consequence.
All of the characters are well drawn and
IN the hands of clever people.
Florence Bindley in her new play, "The
CAPTAINS Nate" appeared at the Biiou
rheater last night to one of the largest
,ized audiences that ever assembled in
hat house. The entrance to the theater
vas decorated with large American flags.
Is. were the boxes.
The play is very interesting. and many
The applause which greeted it from the
Using Of the curtain until its fall clearly
hOwed that 1t was success. The scenery
s far above the average.
The specialties Introduced by Miss
,indley were well done and literally aD-
Ia utled by the audience. Henderson Bro
hers took a flash-light photograph of the |