The evening times., 1895-10-26
COMING TO THE THEATBRS.

COMING TO THE THEATBRS.
Miss Marie Wainwright will be the st a
at the Grand Opera House during the wee
beginning November 4, when she will mr.,
sent an extremely interesting and varic
repertoire composed of"Daughters of Eve
Ihe Love Chase" and a new societ drama
his Puritan Wife," by Florence Scl,ocrfcl
MISS wainwright is supported by the hes
company she has ever had, II include
Nathaniel ilartwig, Barton Hill, HATH
Russell and Gertrude Elliott.
| The ngagcinent of Creston Clarke. AT In
LAFAYETTE Square Opera House next wee
| promises To be n fashionable season O
| snakespearean and classical dramas
| lhe supporting company includes tn,
beautiful and gifted actress, Miss Adelai i'd
Prince. MIR. Clarke will appear on Monda,
ana lhnrsday'evcnings and Saturday matt
nee rs Hamlet; on Tuesday evening, "Th,
rooi h"venHe; Wednesday matinee, "Th,
Merchant OF Venice" and in the evening
the first time in this city of Edgar Allal
roe, decentralization OF THE Raven. ;
ny "eorge L. HaZclton. jr., OF this city. Or
rrlday evening Mr.. Clarke will repeat THE
roois : Revenge. and will close his engage
hient saturday night with "RicheIieu.'
MI clarke was the favorite nephew of
.nc iatc EDWIN Booth, and was cons sdered
ny mat great actor as his successor on the
American stage. As Hamlet Mr.. Clarke
resembles his distinguished uncle in his
ideal character
haiiliet VIII be featured by Mr.. Clarke
the scenery being painted from sketches
drawn by him. He Is credited with ,reat.
lns a record at Philadelphia last season
OF sixteen consecutive weeks of Shake
sIeareah ana classical plays. No other
,ragedian In this country, not ex,cptiny
booth, Forrest, or McCuilough in tba hoy
day or popularity, ever played such a long
se"soh- Inc engagement was the mnst
SUCCESSFUL In the history OF the Philadelpbia
stage. P"ia
IL cost charles Frohman nearly $40 0OO
a.eoIuiis 10 ms statement, to Produce ..Tbe
.ndSqueraders in the Empire Theater. and
'ne great success achieved there where it
ran for eight months cost him SIX OOo ~,
me iatter expense was not rctkone,, ON IL,
the Iirst estimates for the production.
nhcIl 'harles Frohman signed a contract
HhH bronson Howard TO produce in the
Eihpitreiast January new American con,,dv
which Mr. Howard WIS writing he had no
iuea lhat he would DE in possession of such
an extraordinary TRIUMPH as Henry Arthur
After The Masgucraders'' had bcen r,p-
ming week MIR. t,vwiir,i saw IL in co,nnanr
WIN Henry Loomis Nelson the editor Of
harpers Weekly. Al the end of The ,.ir,i
act noth went into Mr.. Frohman's offIc,, and
ioid hiin that he had a great MAY and .
great success. F' ''u "
Mr.. Howard added: Il see at once that
III Justice to yourself, Mr.. Frohman. YOU
cahhot produce my play at This bouse
huring the present season."
Then Mr.. Howard a greed 10 accent S.. OOO
III satisfaction Of his contract.
Inc Masqueraders'' will be presented Mt
lhe New National Thcater during the soy
th'h annual engagement of Charles Frnh-
hoh STOCK company, beginning Monday
eVehihg. 1t will be done with the original
east and all the Empire Theater costumes.
'cehery ana furniture and properties.
After an absence of seven years Jolly
>eihe McHcnry is returning to Washington.
me ana her strong company appear at the
Acdueihy next week in her latest success
cycio-comedy, ''The Bicycle Girl"
People have got into the habit of expect-
nc Jolly Nellie just as one expects roses i'm |
uhe or rain in December, and she is lust |
s welcome as the first and almost as neces.
aIs as tie second What CHEEKY. Jolly, |
little actress she is. to be |
Ire, and what a regular burst of sunshine.
cal sunshine, not the stage kind, that is
lade with an iron tank and some kind of
No matter how often one sees Ne,Iie
icHcnry, there is just as much novelty in
er appearance as there was the time one
irst saw her
She comes this time with a new plav,
cyclo-comcdy, entitled THE Bicycle
iiri," especially written Tor her by Iou,s
arrison. II is Cyclo-comedy, in other
'ords, n fayce-comedy with a plot, some
ing rather exceptional 10 this style OF
nevertheless il has a we'll
unded plot that can be follow ed with a
reat deal of interest II blazes, burns,
ID siZZles- that is, it comprises three
stinct acts. The first act shows the Briar
ood Bicycle Club and the endeayor of
Grace" Miss Nellie McHenry) 10 have
Ic Baron Bike (John Webstcr) to act as
astcr of ceremonies at the bicycle clam
Ike.
The next act shows us the bicycle clam
Ike, and here the plot begins to form
elf into something tangible.
And how the third act does sizzle.
open up, showing the audience the
,au tiful bicycle track at Manhattan {
Zach and how easily the Bicycle Girl
rs the race.
Miss Mcheury is the life OF the company,
Il the arteries through which course he fun I
q merriment are her clever assistants,
over dozen or more. Promi- }
Mt among them may be mentioned John !
aisSttT, Henry Laurent, Charles Moari- s
/, Miss Dell Jackson Miss Laura Ben I
TT and others. i
The attraction at the Lyccum next week v
III be Hyde's Comedians: an organization t
imposed absolutely of high class and re- a
led artists.
The company this season is headed nv +
IS Fannie Mora, sister to the cele- n
ited songstress, Helene Mora, and, like o
+. possessed of a rich and melodious con- II
Ito voice. Other names appearing on
. programme are Polly Holmes, the a
sh Duchess, who will sing carefully se- p
ted repertoire; johnny and Emma RAY, p
,se delightful specimens of California n
nedy eccentricity; George P. Murphy 81
i Kitty Kursale, the refined sketch ar. Tt
is; the Dalys, expert dancers; the Midg- a
S, the best of juvenile impersonatOrs; 4
! Wilmot duo, who stand forth as the 1,
rld's greatest trick bicycle riders; Har-
and Walters, the comedy boomers; Les O,
and McAvoy, authors, producers and is
ginators, and the Newsboys' Quintette.
he performance will conclude with the ."
ny absurdity entitled "A Morn . with
'tice Schwab," introducing George p. II
rphy and Johnny Ray in the prircjpal st
nedy roles. There Will be matinecs W
esday' IhursdaS' ana saturday. je'