The morning times., 1895-12-24

action throughout, but especially in the first
act, was arLIstic md at the saine time fear
iul and his makeup genuine reproduction
Of Mr.. Lackaye's Svengali. Louis Wesley
made a sprlgnuy and humorous Jockoand a
uit at the same time
Mr.. W. T. Travers as Carameis fTaffyl
was excellent, and Mark Murphy as Butter
Scotch are oil the best irish character artists
eXtant, fully sust aiming well-ea rned
splendid reputation. Mr.. Golden made up as
Dr. Parkhurst. was the Mr.. Faggott, and
ANITA MIlson as Mrs. Faggotu were well
received. Miss Margaret Mcdonald made
an effective Zulu anu ner new song, La
la-la,' made i prompt hit.
As Little Willie, Miss Amelia Stone, of
whom so many pleasant things have been
said, played and sang her part Ike a
veterau-
..Thrllby' comes in for the weis tiest part
OF the story, for she weighed fully 200
pounds, and IN the hands OF Miss Carrie
Perkins. weil-known formerly IN China
town" and other Hoyt successes, was III
every way a pleasing feature. Her acting
and singing more than pleased and earned
her several encoreS.
In tnesecond ACT tn lobby of Theaterdes
Gadzoeks is shown and next the interior of
the theater, the boxes OF winch are all
taken. Tie regular company having failed
to appear, the power oil Spaghetti Is used
on the occupants OF the boxes aud In this
way most delightful vaudeville per-
Iorlnance IS introduced, every performer
star, and every turn HIT
"Charey's Aunt from Brazil, arrived
at tBe National Theater last night aud
kept the large audience laughing at her
queer antics from the time the curtain
went up until it fell at the end of The
last act.
The story of this farcial comedy is
cieveriy told IN three acts or merriment.
and runs as follows:
Donna Lucia D'Alva Dorez the widow
OF a rich Brazilian planter, determines to
visit her nephew, who is an undergraduate te
at Oxford, and upon reaching London she
telegraphs him that she will arrive at
the college on a certain day.
In antIlpation OF this event the nephew
and bis chumS invite to their apartineutS
two young ladies with whom they are
very much in love, thinking that the aunt
viii act as chaperen. She does not arrive
on time, and as the young ladies do it is
necessary to provide some one to take the
aunt's place.
They finally decide that one OF their
number shall act the part, and the numerous
complications arising from the position in
which the unfortunate young man finds
himself, forms the laughable plot.
Etienne Gfrardot, as the Aunt, carries
owen Fawceu. as the much deceived
Stephen Speltigue, made use Of every op-
portunity the part afforded.
Ellie Milton, as the real Aunt, and Nam
nette Comstock, as Kitty Verdum, were
especially good, and Fanny Hunt showed
how clever and pretty Mr.. speltigue'k
niece could really be.
Miss Helene Mora, the singing favorite,
made her first dramatic appearance here
at the Academy OF MUSIC last night, in "A
Modern Mephisto," a dramatic comedy, by
Robert j. Donnely.
The fame Miss Mora has won with her
magnificent voice drew q large audience
who were anxious to see her in a part
which would require more than musical
ability, and they found that she could act
as well as sing.
In "A Modern Mephisto'' Miss Nora has
the part of an up-to-date young lady who
appears in boomers and other manniSb cos
tune and straightens out the troubles Of
her friends.
Among the audience were a large num-
Der Of Elks, with whom Miss Mora is
action of the play was stopped for tue
moment to allow Past Grand Exalted Ruler
Hoy of the local lodge of Elks to present
Miss Mora with beautiful stand of dowera