The evening times., 1895-10-12
Wash. B. Williams,
9TH and D. SITS.
PLAYS OF NEXT WEEK.


Miss Ada Rchan VIII commence her en-.
gaGenicni at the Lafayette Square Opera
House VI onday evening as Cousin Val In
Railroad of Love- Tuesday evening she
Will he seen in Shakespearc's Twelfth
Night Wednesday evening. Helena in
an elaborate production of Shakespeare 5
midsummer Nights Dream" Thursday
evening aS Rusaliud III - As You Like IT,
Friday evening and Saturday matinee.
Lady TeaZlc in ShcridanS comedy, School
forScandal." Saturday evening, her famous
Katherine in Tanning The Shrcw.
These Shakes tarean comedies Will be
staged anddrcsscdin ina manner 80 sumptuous
that even Daily lavish production of former
Siiakespcarcan plays falls into the shade.
Mss Rehan willgivc her versatility severe
est in this list of her most famous roles.
In all Miss Rehan's acting, quite apart from
Ter genius one cannot but be struck with
he signs of ard and patient work which it
Ihows. She iSncvcr careless. Thcsnallest
ietail is watched and attended to; nothing
: ever surred over. Tie tones of the Voice,
he inionation of every word are distinct To
he nlinuleSt degree.
1.-THE Founding" Il farce by William
Lestocqand +. NJ Robson. comes for the first
time here Ia the New National Theater
Monday night. It's record is TWO hundred
nights at Hoyt's Theatcr, New York. and Il
whole season at Terry'S Theaier. London.
Cissy Fitzgerald. the much a liked of
dancer. appears in the comedy as music
hail performer. She wears profusion of
skirts. which ciables her To 60 through the
most hewiIdering dances. which has created
Il most decided sensation in both London and
New York.
Manager Charles Frohman sends his best
coined " ion. wiIcilincludesT Thomas
Burns. $. Miller Kent, Charles Butler,
George SchaCffer. Z. Soldene Powell, Frances
fnll NJ
Jane SteI>cu, cara Baker Rust and Maggie
Fielding.
..The Man Upstairs" a new onc-act farce
by Augustus Thomas, Will precede the
"FoundliDg."
Rice's Surprise Party in their farorite
sXtrava ganza 1892" comes to the Grand
Opera House Monday evening. No other
entertainment of the Kind seen III America
has made such an impression. Its fun is
always pure, wholesome and cleaDly and
its travesties on up TO date events never
give offcnse.
Fay Templeton, the queen of burlesque,
will appear the buoyant Infanta Joanna,
with Il budget of the newest songs. Charles
Bigciow viii be the Royal Treasurer and
Marie DrcSslcr the Daisy Queen of Spain,
in imitation of Richard Harlow. Then there
are Puscy and Sohlke. the tall and short
ronspirators; Marie HiltoB the implacable
rook. and shapely Dottie Neville, as the
Royal Herald: George Paxton, a London
actor of high rcputc- as Christopher Column
bus: Edd Roadway. as the small boy and po-
liceman. Yolandc Wallace, as the lnfanta
Catalina; handsome Kiitie Connor. as Don
Ferdinand: the charming Abbott sisters in
a selection of ballads waits; Deyo,
dainty little toe dancer, in fascinating /
dances; also, cverbody's favorites, the
Hcnglcr sisters, in their delightful step and
challenge clog dances; and last but not
least, Walter Jones, who has gained enor
nous popularity in New York during the
past year and a half by his presentations Of
King Ferdinand and Charley Tatters, the
tramp.
.'In Old Kentucky Will he seen at the
Academy next week, where it will be pre-
s.nicd ny the complete original company.
Few American plays ever excited more ap-
proval than this stirring story of Blue
Grass life.
II is drama ,of the most powerful and
ahsorbingly interesting type: il abounds
i'll interesting episodes and thrilling situa-
,ions, has highly sensational climaXes, and
tells a sweet and charming story illnstra-
tive Of the truth of the poets line that
THE course of true love never does run
smooth"
Although the thread of the plot runs in
familiar grooves, the skillful combination
of melodramatic material ca tChes the
popular fancy. Inc plckd-
ninnips, with their clever dancing, their
fantastic tunbling and their brass band,
are of themselves a first-class and highly
novel entertainment.
The clever little soubrette, Florence
Bindley. in her entirely new scenic produc-
tion of The Captains Mate" will be the
attraction a the Bijou for the week com
mencing Monday. THE Captains Mate"
is full of sensation. Climax follows eli
max in quick succession. The scenery is
quite effective one set showing the North |
River. with the various railroad depOts on
the Jersey shore, with numerous ferry
boats plying across.
The picturesque scenery on the rugged |
coast of Maine is no more beautiful than |
the wonderful rescue at sea by an American
nan-of-war of the castaway clinging to a |
bell buoy i'll inid-ocean. or the scene aboard |
the Brazilian trader when the American |
flag is insulted and the traitor punished.
Manager Easton has also a novel idea. |
Monday night the audience will be taken |
by the new flash photograph process. The |
COMPANY viii print 1000 proofs and later |
in the week they will he presented as n |
souvenir of the occasion to the ladies.
James Thornton's Elite Vaudeville Com.
pany will be Manager kernan's attraction |
at the Lyccum next week. Mr.. Thornton |
is the author of more than 100 successful |
compositions. He will appear next week |
IN conjunction with his own company. |
This organization, although making its |
initial appearance here. is one of the |
hest in the vaudeville world. Every name |
ON the programme is of equal prominence |
and the entertainment Presented is OF the |
most refined character.
In the company is Bonnie Thornton, the |
little coincidence: Gilmore and Leonard, |
the irish comedians: Willis and Collins, the
travesty stars: the three Narvelles, gro
tesQue eccentriques: Ed Latell, the ex- 1
pert musical artist: Clark and st. Clair,
sketch artists: Sherman and Morrissey,
black face comedy, and the Whitten Sis |
tiers, the original Coney Island girls There
will be maimecs Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday.
Markos, the hypnotist, continues his
Performances at Odd Fellows Hail, to
goodsized audiences nightly. He gives
some exceedingly clever demonstrations
Of this strange power and the entertain
ment is really clever. II Is frightened by
the ludicrous antics OF the subjects while
under control, and at the same time
norfnua f,ncauaQ of tho u,vctorio,,a