The evening times., 1895-12-17
AS THE CRONrS CONE CUT.

Trilby in flesh and blood. with feet bare
ana something more. walked the stage at
Lafayette Square Theater last night in the
presence OF one of the largest and mos; DIS
lnguished audiences OF ANY season in Wash
ing ton.
The popular interest in the heroine of Du
Maurier's famous book was plainly shown.
To say that none OF the audience went
away disappointed would not be dr; W iiig il
too strongly.
If all authors and ,irana:ists had the for
tune to have their creations incariiatcd in
such artistic and realistic manner as were
the characters III 'Triiby' last night thrr.
Wonld, perhaps. be- more successful plays.
The adaptcr. Mr.. Potter, has done his work
more than clererly.
Ile play presents the best and 81 rnngrst
elcn;eiits of the book. and is so skiifuily ar
ranged To suit dramatic requirements that
hone OF the interest Ii lost. 1t is presumed
that everybody Is familiar with .'Trilby."
and IL is needless TO rehearse this. one oil the
most Unique and brilliant literary efforts
of the time. or. indeed. of any period of liter
ature.
Trilby as personified by Miss Blanche
Walsh has all the sDirituellc grace and
beauty Of the Dovelist'N heroine and IL
is little wonder that Taffy. the Laird.
Little Biliee abd the rest all worshlDped
af the same shrine.
The genius OF Wilton Lackaye. a wash
lngton ACTOR. Is apprehended in the part
OF Syengali. The depth and breadth and
inipersonations. MA de IN avora able IMPRESSION
W. T. Doyle. as tie betting. money cru ving
globe trotter. wasEDirited and satisfactory,
and Louis de Iqnge. the author oi the MAY;
as Lord Carhnefotd. saiired. In 4 very drUii
way. the English lord who writes u book
oil America after "a two months VISIT.
Instead OF the usual "Wednesday matinee
there viii tye a professional mat iuee riurs-
day, to euabie such members of the dra-
matte profession as are now in Washington
TO see the "Gbbe T"tter."
Frederick Bancroft pleased the audience
at the Natiopal last evening with some
clever and original performances IN magic.
which would do credit to an older actor.
1t was Mr.. HAperofts first appearance in
this city, aud bis advent WAS altogether
plea sing 10 Ttfose who Witnessed tile DfIs
uf mystery, magic, and jugglery Which
formed his repertoire last evening
His style OF entertainment Is Ia Il cOnsid-
able extent original. and the program. as
i whole, was "a departure from the methods
Of mnEiciaps IN general. His performances
Were gwen q setting of unusually attract
i've scenery. and his support comprised an
able company. -rs'''
WAS Phe SuitaD's Visitor, aud 1.-The
Flight of the Slave" and "Snow-bound
| A rctic' exactcd the highest order OF
abilitr
The spectacular scene entitled THE
House OF Magic made IA fit ing close for
the successful evenings entertainment.
A house full of people saw Henry W.
Williams own company Of variety pia vcrs
at KernaD's Lyceufn Tbester last night.
The show Is one Of exceptional merit.
from a var let v standpoint, and every mum Der
on the olio made n hit.
TIE performance was opened by Daley
and uIion. clever sketch team. in bright
and breezy sppgs aud da;ces aud James
Waldron, billed as an eccentric Irish come
dian, and possessing lively pair OF ''Tril
bys," Told some funny stories and did some
remarkable clog dancing. Smith and
Fuller, rirstcisss musical team, per
formed on Il variety of new Instruments,
and the applause was prolonged.
Gertie Gibson. the star of the aggregation.
is a sister OF Loitie. hut she doesn't base
her claim to recog pition as an artist on that
Tact. She Is even prctticr than her sister.
and although not quite as clever in some re-
spects, Is an acceptable entertainer. Dan
McAvoy and Miss Jessie MAY. in al ct cIi-
tied. "A Crazy CoRgiomeration, did
some knocka boutfnnny ybnsinesstiiat brought
the house down piorc than once. end John
j. Cain and George Felix the former hand
some. the latter funny. held the board for
about fifteen minutes while the house
laughed.
kickers of the world. closed the olo with
clever acrobatic performance. and Dan Nc
Avoys funny afterpiece. "Nothng'S Too
Good for the Irish" wound up the evenings
performance.
force of the hypDotists character are ex
hibitcd in a mastery way that almcSt
defies criticism, and few actors are in
mind who could play il with ANYTHING ap-
preaching the reality and art OF Mr.. Lack
ayes work.
Mr. Burr Mcintosh as Taffv-great big.
strong, Iovahle Taffy- well. everybody
thought Triiby made q mistake. and should
have loved him.
Ignacio MartiDelli gave q most amusing
rendition OF the unique Chara cter. Zou-Zou
and at no time outSteDpcd the hounds. The
others OF the cant were natural and pleas
ing.
The play was staged with the intelligence
and fidelity to details manifest in all of
Mr.. A. NJ. Palmer's productions.
The applause was frequent. AT the end
Of the third act the curtain was rung up
many times to Satisfy the pleasure of the
audience.
In brief, TriIty the hook finds an ideal
realization ID Triiby the play, and they
who have r4ld the former must see the
latter. Eel