The morning times., 1895-09-15
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

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Primrose and West, the famous minstrel
entertainers, have introduced q genuine
minstrel revolution this season. 1t has
been a constant endeavor ON their part to
| grow In favor with the public.
This season the climax was reached when
| Primrose and West secured a combination
| of whites and blacks to amalgamate their
| talents SO as to present the progress OF
minstrelsy, from its birth to the present
| day. in such a shape as to provide two sep
arate and distinct performances during the
| same evening.
This has been accomplished with results
that must be gratifying to Primrose and
West as it Is delightful to all lovers Of
wholesome minstrel entertainment. Every
artist of note was pressed into service and
each one individually contributes q fair
portion toward the end aimed at.
The entire performance is said to be q
highly interesting one, asideirom the many
| novel features introduced, and everywhere
heard from, the big show is attracting the
greatest possible amount of consideration.
There are three militery bands, one .
pickanniny band of unusual merit All are
Handsomely uniformed, and their advent is
lovers of music. 1t is confidently expected
that their engagement at the New National
Theater during the coming week viii be q
banner one of this favorite organize alton.
The engagement of Peter F. Daley, in the
new farce comedy, 1.-The Night Clerk"
which will begin at the Academy Monday
| night, will extend through the week No
comedian is more welcome in this city than
Mr.. Daley, and deservedly SO. For the
past two years he has toured most success
fully as Gha star of "A Country Sport" and
this season, with new comedy from the
pen of the same author, John J. McNally,
his tour should be even more prosperous than
those that have gone before
All reports regarding THE Night Clerk"
are commendabie, and it seems a certainty
that Mr.. McNalIy has fitted Mr.. Daley bet
ter than ever before The piece itself Is said
to be immoderately funny. The equipment
that has been bestowed on THE Night
Clerk" is unusually elaborate, and en-
braces every scene OF the three acts of the
play. Every movable article is carried by
the company, and many novel electrical de-
vices have been added to lend brilliancy to
the scene.
Miss Jennie Yeanians is member OF the
organization, together with Gertrude Fort,
John Sparks. Frank Tannehill. ir., Raymond
Hitchcock, Rita Emerson, Freda Depew,
BERTHE Dyer, Ida Rock, Eva Butler, Olym-
pia Quartet, William keough, Peter Ran
DALI n. j. Sullivan, Lawrence Sheehan,
Hugh Mack, Charles Sturgis, Alice Hodges,
Amy Reeves and Rene Stretti-
"Old Glory VIII be the attraction at
the Grand Opera House, beginning Monday
evening, September is, and continuing
for the week, with matinees Wednesday and
Saturday.
There are. perhaps, no two words that
appeal more strongly to the patriotism of
the American people than the title chosen
by Messrs. Vincent and Brady for their
new play, "Old Glory
While necessarily dealing with the history
of our navy, it is not war play, as this
term is understood usually by the theater-
going public. 1t tawakens no sectional feel
ings; while full of action and sentiment 1t
resurrects no buried ISSUES. Ii Is story
of our blue Jackets IN Chill, which will
appeal alike to every true American.
The stirring scenes that followed the
assassination of poor Riggin in the streets
of Valparaiso, the sensational plot en-
gineered by the renegade American, Hiram
Lawton, to precipitate a war with the
United States, are thrillingly depicted In
the development OF a lUve-story OF absorbing
interest.
From the opening of the play in the
shipping office at New York and the
riOtOgs Gilman rabDle stormlng the door6
of our consulate. and the perils OF a mala-
rial South American prison, the story
carries US along to the attempted wreck
ing OF the Baltimore, the escape aud final
capture OF the Chiiian privateer In
hand to hand encounter by a boarding
party of our ..blue jackets"
The comedy element of the play is well
sustained The adventures of an enter
prsing young American electrician and
his entanGlemen is with the dark-eyed
senoritas are mast amusingly set forth.
The scenery is a special feature. -Four
full sets are required to Illustrate this
decidedly novel and up-to-date drama of
our navy.
The company comprises such well-known
actors as Arthur E. Moulton. Joseph Stay
ter. Edwin Bethel, George R. Caine. Charles
R Gilbert, Theo. Hudgins, Phil Hunt, Mil
dred Holland. Rose ChesneaU, Lottie VIII
iams and ten others.