The morning times., 1895-12-05
COMING TO THE THEATERS.


ance in Washington as a star al the Grand
Opera House next Monday evening. when
she ,ll VII be seen ] IN Cay M; Greene,s
noyei." La Petite Fadette," called The
Cricket"
Miss Wallis is fayorabiy known here for
excellent work with w. II. Crane. in The
Senator and Brother John and in the
two years uf her career III the stellar field
she mas more than fulfilled the promises
of her carly stage work. She Will be SUD-
ported by splendid company. including
Frederick Pau!diug ana X. +. McClannin-
The Cricket will be staged in the most
samptious manner. and VIII h.- interpreted
with all the original music, churusrs and
dances. In The role uf Fanchette. made
famous by Lutta and Maggie Mitchell
GLADYS Wallis is said TO have set a standard
placed on sale tn is mprning. The enga ge-
meut is for u week. with the usual natinees.
Wednesday and Saturday.
The new comic opera, THE Chiefta 10. :"
which Is TO be seen III TINS city for the first
time on Monday night, the libretto OF
which IS by Mr.. +. {. Burnand and the music
by Sir Arthur Sullivan. was first produced
At the Savoy Theater, London, last winter.
The American rights were soon after
ward puTcnased by Mr.. Francis Wilson.
who gave the opera its frist presentation
ia this country at Abbey's Theater, New
York. last September. Since that time
the comedian has achieved with it per-
haps the greatest success or his career as a
comic opera star. The music Is said to be
exquisite ia every way, while Mr. Bur
from nearly all the faults SO common in
comic opera librettoes.
Among the principal members OF the cast
are; Miss Lulu Glaser. hiss Lillian Carl-
HoibrOok, Mr.. Bhys Thomas, Mr. Joh1 E.
BraIti, Mr.. j c. Miron, hir. f. 2. Temple.
Mr. Peter NJ. Laug. Mr.. Wilson'S presenta.
ton OF the new opera at the New National
Theatpr will be exactly like that made in
New York. TIE only matinee Of the engage
meut will be given on Saturday.
Ii is not always-in fact, il has become
rather the exception than the rule-that a
New York stage success is accepted ION
TO its actual. value. 1t is: therefore, a
pleasure to note that Philadelphia and Bos-
, ton have unequiyocaiiJ emphasized the
yWasinan', ySs'', by New York. ' "
In fact, the play seems to have taken
such hold that the Hollands first pro
duction, "A Man with q Past will ha rdly
he doue again this sea son. Everybody Is
on the lookout for the High wa yrnan."
Moreover, the engagement OF the Hollands
gives promise OF exceptional success. as
was to have been expected from the fact
that both artists are well known and liked
by playGoers generally, who wish them well
in their starring career under such excel
lent auspices as the artistic ma ma cement
OF Richard Mansfield and the production
of SO successful play as "A Socihl High
waymen'' guarantee. The seat sale has
begun for this attraction at the Lafa yette.
wnere Mr. Mansfield viii also shortly ap-
pear
Town Topics the new farce comedy.
padded out by the very best comedy talent
TO be had. which comes to the Academy
next week, is a farce comedy orga MIA ton
of true merit. and comes to this city fresh
and breezy, and as chuck full of pure.
wholesome merrinent as a shad Is of bones.
Facts are stubborn things, consequently
the mentioning of the names OF the ladies
and gentlemen who are to serve up the
merriment puts a Ouietus on ali argument.
foremost aIlong whom ma be mentioned
Woods and Shepard, the musical comedians:
the three sisters Mcrrilees, Conroy and
Mcfarland. the Irish lords: William Kel
ler, the comedian and singer: William II.
Mack, Frank Caverly. Nellie Bennett. Ollie
Avis. Fanny Woollett. Dude Wilson. Eff
fie Lorraine. Hattie were. Helen Jewell.
and q number OF others.
The attraction at the Lyceum next week
will be the Irwin Brothers Star Specially
Company. This organization contains a
numDer of hign saIaried artists, whose
regulations as stars are prominent in every
part OF the world.
Among the names included on the pro-
gram are Cush man and Holcomb. the pre-
mier American vocal and character duo:
Billy Van, the prince of comedians. The
Todd Judge Family, Europe's marvellous
acropats; O'Neil and Sutherland. dancers.
singers and condolences; Howard and
Emerson, descriptive yocalists: and the
younger Brothers Irwin. in their latest Euro
pean success entitled. "Scenes at tn q Zoo
Introducing the dwarf comedian Major.