The morning times., 1895-10-15

prise Party. was greeted last evening, on
| its return TO Allcn's Grand Opera House.
| by an audience of flattering number and
| enthusiasm.
No more well presented diversion has
ever been before tue public at the Capital.
| From beginning 10 end II is utterly sat
| lsfactory.
Fay Tenpe,on. the star of the occasion,
| Surpd sses Carmencita and Otero in her
| Spanish dances, and wears the scarlet
| roses over her sEeil-like ears with Am
dalnsian grace. while TO see her double
| shuttle on high-heeled slippers and TO hear
| her siIIg plantation nieloaies, in partisan
costumes, is 10 enjoy cosmopolitan ex-
| pericnce.
] She is fascinating and expressive from
the crown Of her careiessly cnirfoned head
| TO The tips OF her pointed satin toes. Her
/ voice Is melofiols and fetching, and she
| leaves her audience almost as much IN love
with her as the iufanta Joanna appears to
be with her dear Columbus.
Isabella was sang delightfully."- and acted
with qleeniy grave by Miss Marie Dressicr.
Columbus was dig8ified, well dressed, and
| Of properly sober mien, while his mirthful
followers perpetrated unique fun humorous
wise.
As for the specialties, that is what they
were. The Hengler sisters, Miss st. Tel,
were not only voting. graceful, and marvel
ously agile, but impaired sort OF orgi-
nahty To their work that showed talent.
August Sobike, Walter Jones and Arthdr
Dunn repeated past triunlphs, and the
themselves INTO iayor at their very first
opportunity.
4 492" IS gorgeousiy set and every aff1
has sbeenmadeby themanagemen mt toachievc
for il the renewed success that ii Will IN
, doubtedly accomplish here.
The dash nd aba ndon, not to say audacity,
Of Cissy FitZgeraids dancing were the dis
tinct1eatHres OF the theperformancelastn Ia 81 nishtat
the New National Theater. There was
large audience present which entered Cor
daily and good naturedly into Cissys
successful effort to reach the sublime in the
terpsichorean art.
Is making just now furore on the stage
with II and ner reckless dancing is supposed
To be well known from ''tiie pictures on the
wall, butitnluet really be seento be realized
and 1T can onl he seen at the New National
Theater.
Miss Fitzgerald was called and recalled
many times TO do the DAME and the winks,
which she fired literally all over the house.
One OF the staff OF the New National Theater
has counted the winks, and she gets off
$40 even duling the evening, and every one
OF them jewel.
or course Miss FitzgeraI does all this
in play which is called The Founding"
and an uproafously funny play IL is. Its
people have no vocation in life whatever
except to get what is coed out OF ii. and
each one OF the characters has struck a
gold mine in the way of the amenities or
living.
A large part of the humor devolves on Mr.
Charles W. Butler as Timothy Huckieberry,
X,
audience laughing with him while he is
on the stage, which is very often. The as
sumed dignity OF Clara Baker Rust as Mrs.
Cotton is quite clever. Jane Stetson with
her songs is also Indispensable TO this menu
The best way TO judge of the anticipated
successful run OF this play all week is from
the effect the play produced on the audience
last evening.
"The Founding" is a fellow who has a
halr dozen chances TO find his mother. and
sometimes he fiEds two of them at a time
a 1hkaf M tS .r..anO
IL where he believes that he has found in
Cissy Fitzgerald a sister as a clue to his
mother.
The denouemento of this wrong clue is about
as funny an episode as has been seen here
on the comic stage. But there are many
other good things and people in the piece
with whom every lover OF good dancing,
extraordinary wlnking, anu roaring bur
lesQue, can be familiar every night this w eek.
"In Old Il Kentucky" is play of which Wash
ington audiences never tire and the A AcadenIy
was filled last night with an audience the
size of which was only limited by the
theater. The play and all the pla yers in
1t have many friends here and are always
assured of warm welcome.
1t is a very elaborate scenic production and
its story is full of strong situations which
follow one and another so rapidly that
the interest neverlags-
1t still has a strong feature in the
pickanniny band, composed of twenty little
darkes.
The genuine horse race, with Queen
Bess the popular winner. and its still
more popular rider, Lulu Tabor. who,
as Madge Bricrly- the Flower of the
mountains OF Kentucky. was strong favor
lite with the audience.
Frank Layson. as the hero, in hands of
Frank Dayton, was q splendid rendition
of a difficult part.
William MeVey; as the villain, Horace
Halton, finds little else than groans to
greet hin, in return for his exec llent
portrayal of the part upon which SO .-iuoh
OF the play hinges.
as usual, good in their several parts and
Burt Clark and Charles French added TO
Gheir already, large number of friends 10y
Their good work. II was a most elaborate
production of u very strong play, which
VIII run ali tiis week.
Pretty, piquant little Florence Bindley
appeared at the Bijou Theater last night
TO house packed 10 the doors in her new
play. sensational nautical coniedy-drama,
The Captaianis Mate"
The entrance 10 the theater and the two
lower boxes we're decorated in the colors of
"old Glory"
The boxes were occupied by prominent
officers of the Marine Corps, among whom
were Lieut. W. C. Dawson, Lieut. L. J.
Magill, Lieut.. John Twieg. Myers and
others. in tie audience We're company Of
marines and mitltiies. who much apprpci-
ated the great play.
The play is one of Tic most interesting
ever prt duced here and will surely be a
strong situations inter-oyen ir the l,lot
and the interest never drags. Tie scenery
is great feature of the production and is
effective and appropriate through all four
of the stirring acts.
Prominent among the scenes is the ret
showing the North river with COCKS and
railway GepotS Oh the Jersey City shore
numerous tugs and SiraIrers clt;,,sr hrrT.
ant. there. Later Gu is tie etirrins scene
OF the rescue and the bell buoy and the
Dutiny.
The erecial:ics introduced by Ms- Bird
ley " ere well Gone crd en- husi2sticsiiy
received. The little lady has developed
into q star OF Ike fist magnitude and