Evening star., 1895-06-11
AAIUSEMENTS. A

Grand Opera House.-Perhaps 1t was "a
fantasy in one act" with the charming
Miss Blanche Walsh as the fantasy, that
drew the unusually large summer night
audience to. the Grand Opera House last
night. and perhaps it wasn't. In any
event, those who saw her arrayed in tho
graceful habiliments Of the traditional
Romeo, fitting what they never fitted to
with fascinating perfection. knew why
they were there and were satisfied. And
a charming Romeo Miss Walsh makes. So
fair, in fact, that every man would be a
Juliet If he could. The opening play was
Romeo, fitting what they never fitted to
act, by A. E. Lane aster, and in the cast
were Miss Walsh Romeo), Mr.. Shirley,
Mr.. Boag, Miss Curry and Miss Johnson.
The dialogue is Shakespearian and the play
is out of the ordinary, but the cast was
equal to all its requirements and present
ed it admirably. 1t was followed by the
three-act comedy my Awful Dad" one of
the best things Mr.. Bond does, and in
which he is well known to Washington
summer audiences Most of the cast was
new from last season, and Miss Walsh as
leading feature in the performance. In
the cast were Mr.. Bond, Mr.. Able, Mr..
Findlay, Mr.. Shirley, Mr.. Wallace, Mr..
Walter. Mr.. Burke, Miss Walsh, Mrs. Find
lay, Miss James, Miss Curry, Miss John
son and Miss Moore, almost the full
strength of the company. That the play
was done in manner most satisfactory
TO the large audience was attested by the
enthusiastic and frequent applause.
New National Theater-By nine o'clock
last night there was almost a full house
at the Natioral to see the remaining three
acts of Byron's four-act serio-comedy,
Married in Haste" which, being inter-
preted, means that people ought to get to
the theater in time for the play This
Married in Haste is less of the comedy
than the usual summer selection, but there
is scarcely situation into which laugh
does not find it's way, and the general re-
suit is more pleasing than when most feel
amused continuously. The two young peo-
pie who have married in haste are Angus
tus We're CMr. Mackay), an artist, and
Ethel Granger Miss LaWrence), the hand
scme daughter of a parvenu couple of
wealth Their trials are many, and Miss
Lawrence interprets the miseries of the
young wife with force and feeling, but it
ends happily, end the curtain leaves the
audience in very pleasant frame of mind
An unusually strong and harmonious old
lady and old gentleman were Mr.. Hudson
and Mrs. Pitt as Mr.. and Mrs. Granger.
The two top characters in the list, how
ever, were Percy Pendragon an eccentric
old man. done by Mr.. Coote with what
might be called Surprising excellence"
were Mr.. Coote's versatility not SO well
known and Gibson Green, a blase bachelor
swell of Lor don, done by Mr.. Bowser with
a nearness to nature that was perfect art.
Neither Mr. Coote nor Mr.. Bowser has
uCne better part than either OF those Of
last night, and Mr.. Cootes makeup was
enough to hide his identity from his best
friend. In subordinate parts, done as con-
scientiously as If in the lead. were Mr.
Wheelock, Mr.. Winter, Mr. Brooke, Mr..
Gideon, Miss Stevens and Miss Didhen
Pretty little Miss Sanders watched the
play from seat in the orchestra. In all
particulars the play was a success.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater.-The third
week OF the boxing carnival at Kernan's
opened last night. Manager Fisher IS so
pleased with the success of the carnival
that he has taken off the specialties and
made up program of boxing bouts. Last
night the sport was exciting. Jackson, a
black weight of Washington. knocked out
Pocahontas of Baltimore. John Ball Of
Newark bested Banks of this city in eight
rounds, and Howard Wilson of this city
had an easy thing of it with Paul Dodne
of Philadelphia.
A Lawn Party.-A lawn fete will be given
this evening on the grounds surrounding
st. Matthews Lutheran Church, Sth street,
between and streets northeast, at s
o'clock. The lawn party is for the benefit
of the church, and as numerous attrac-
tions have been provided very pleasant
occasion is looked forward to by those who
have the affair in charge.