The morning times., 1895-10-10

Tdulant smiles always resulting in sue
cess. Miss Fitzgerald is the present day
sensation. Her appearance in THE Found
ling" Monday night at the New National
Theater Will surely be an event OF import
ance.
Manager Charles Froham's best comedy
organization including Thomas Burns, s.
Miller Kent. Charles Butler. George Schaef-
fer, L. Soldene Powell Frances Stevens,
Stella ZaBoni. Maggie Holloway. Clara
Baker Rust, Jane Stetson and Maggie
Fielding will be seen here.
The Man Upstairs" by Augustus Thomas.
2 One-act farce, VIII be the curtain raiser.
The sale of seats open this morning.
Striking as is the scenery and effective
the stage setting of 1892" which win
be seen next week at Aliens Grand Opera
House, the specialties are relatively so much
more interesting that the entertainment
may be said to depend upon these for its
popularity.
one OF the best is the dancing Of the
Hengler sisters-young girls who have al
ready history worth telling
The elder theatergoeTs, particularly those
who in the late COS and early 10's, were
fond of uinstrelsy, at that time the most
popular form of amusement before the pub
lie, will remember Tommy HengIer. who
has had few equals as an allTouDd dancer
in America.
Young HeDgler. a he was billed in those
days, made his first appearance in Chicago
in the variety halls when quite boy. He
must have been in his teens when he first
! appeared at Chadwick's Varieties, then a
! famous vaudeville house on Dearborn street
and at the Winter Garden. a smaller estab
lishment near the corner of Clark and Mon.
roe streets.
Subsequently he came under the notice
of the prominent minstrel ma ma gers of the
day (prior to the mastodonic days of Col
Jack Haverlyl and it was natural that
young HeDgler being phenomenon, should
be the object of considerable rivalry. About
this time Hengler formed partnership with
". II. Delehanty, n young dancer of skill
second only to his own, and for many years
the minstrel manager who could put the
names OF Delehanty and HeDgler on his
posters was sure of Dberal patronage.
Dclchanty and Hengler had a prosperous
career in miDstrelsy and both passed over
to the MA iority. Hengler left a wife and
two daughters in comfortable home in the
city of Brooklyn and a snug sum of money
to provide for their future. The girls in
herited their fathers talent for dancing, a
fact which soon became apparent to the
mother, who placed them under the tutorage
OF Eddie Collier, professional teacher in
step dancing, and Mile. Eloise Kruger. by
whom they were taught fancy dancing.
The graceful work which they now con-
tribute in the performance of 1882" attest
the proficiency of their training.
"In Old Kentucky" which appears a the
Academy next week, is one of the few
American plays that has achieved great
financial success. The story, while abound
ing in stirring and sensational scenes, is
romantic and idyllic by turns and is told
with directness of purpose and swiftness
of action rarely found in plays of its kind.
1t does not depend for consideration
upon some ingenious scenic device or sensa-
tional horror. The incidents and strong
cIimaxes are led up to gradually and
logically and are a part of the story. Pure
Sentiment, valorous deeds, romance, humor,
clean-cut comedy are combined with keen
dramatic instinct. The cha ra cters are
drawn with skill.
The strength of the play or more properly
speaking, the secret of its great popularity.
isascribed to thevigorousandunconve
manner in which the author has handled
his material Its extra ordinary runs both
in New York and Boston to crowded houses
give 1t an Endorsement which Is the lot
of very few plays to receive. 1t is not n No.
2 company which will appear here but the
original company with all of the original
scenery.
James Thornton's Elite vaudeviIles will
make their initial appearance at the Ly-
ceum next week This organization is
fully in keeping with the standard of ex-
cellence established by Manager Herman
at his popular home of vaudeville.
The company is headed by the charming
little comedienue, Bonnie Thornton, Amer
ras Mascot. Other names appearing on
the programme are Gilmore and Leonard.
the representative Irish comedians; Wills
and Collins. the favOrite bigh-class novelty
entertainers; the Three Maryelles, the su-
preme monarchs of all grotesque artists;
Ed. Latel. the up-to-date musical artist;
Clark and st. Clair. the renowned comedy
duo; Sherman and NJ orrissey. the original
burlesque trapeze comedians; The Whitten
Sisters. the Coney Island girls; and the
invincibie James Thornton, the Napoleon
of song writers, the man who has set the
world singing.
On Monday next Miss Ada Rehan will
make her first appearance at the Lafayette
Square, assisted by Mr.. Daly's New York
and London company. The repertoire
selected for this occasion is as follows:
Monday night, Railroad OF Love-" Tues
day night. ''School for Scandaf'; Wednes-
day night, 'TwelfthNight;' Thursday night,
'As You Like It," Friday night and Sat
uday matinee, IN idsummer Nights Dream"
Saturday night. Tanning of the Shrew."
Miss Rehan's name is at this time the bright
est among the American actresses; she is
unique and distinctive, for she has sue
ceeded in every line except high tragedy,
which she has not yet attempted.
To think of her accordingly, is TO think of
excellent works thoroughly well done.
The sale of seats will open to-day at the
box office of the Lafa yette Square Opera
House.
For the coming week Manager Easton, of
the Bijou Theater, has secured the popular
little favorite, Florence Bindley, in her latest
grand nautical success, "The New Captains
Mate" The scenery is quite effective, one
set showing the North river with the various