The Washington times., 1895-03-08
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

COMING TO THE THEATERS.
The title of the play in which Mr.. Sol
Smith Russell Will be seen at the New Ma
tional Theater Monday, Tuesday evenings
and Wednesday matinee nextweeki is Peace
evenings and Wednesday matinee is Peace
ful Valley" The Heir at Law" viii be
seen on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sat
urday matinee the favorite play, "A Poor
Relation Will be put ON. Mr. Russell
VIII have the assistance of an adequate
company. consisting OF Charles Mackay,
Alfred Hudson, Hugh Hating. Charles
Smiley, Stuart Allen, and James Burns.
Miss Harriet Ford is the leading lady,
Kate Ryan, Kate 0esterle, Stella Boni-
face. and Belle Glydon also being in the cast.
Sol Smith Russell is firm believer in
easy, natural methods. and his first aim
always is TO establish friendly relations be-
tween himself and his auditors. They never
see him do anything in stacy way nor
offend against naturalness and refinement
in art. He presents clean plays, and his
comedy is of the kind that may here and
there have a tear in it.
Miss Lillian Russell Will be seen at the
Grand Opera House next week in elaborate
revivals OF Offenbach's masterpiece, La
Perichole'' and The Grand Duchess. ("
These operas have always been emphatic
successes, and the enthusiasm that greeted
these operas recently in New York and else
where is the strongest proof of the enduring
popularity OF them and of this form of en-
tertainment, and augurs well for Its recep-
tion here
Miss Russell is fully as captivating as
ever. and her vocal quality has improved;
with time she has added largely 10 her re-
sources. OF her support. Miss Annie MYERS
is clever actress with an excellent voice.
Mr.. Richie Ling sings admirably. Digby
Bell, an old favorite. furnishes most anus
ing study of the Viceroy in La Peri
chole" and Baron Puck in "The Grand
Duchess" while Mr.. Hallen Moystn is al
ways entertaining.
Bob Fitzsimmons, with Julian's Spe-
cialty Company, viii be the attraction at
the Lyceum next week. This VIII be the
last opportunity TO see Fitz previous to his
fight with Corbett
The specially features OF Mr.. Fitzsimmons'
show are said TO be unusually interesting.
Ten big acts will be given by high-class per-
formers, followed by the appearance ot Fitz-
simmons in his wonderful ball-punching ex-
hibition. At the conclusion of the third
round he hits the bali what is known to be a
Knockout blow and sends it flying through
the audience.
Next week a regular tornado VIII strike
the Bijou Theater. 1t viii be a play
called The Tornado which is credited
with being Well worth seeing. Al a scenic
and mechanical production few, if any,
now before the public can excel it. A good
company is promised.
The Tornado" is a scenic melodrama OF
unusual pretensions, and is said to contain
enough in this line 10 satisfy the most ardent
lover of melodramatic sensation. The storm
scene is said to be superior TO that in the Dav-
export production OF "Cleopatra." This is
the piece de resistance Of the play.
At the Grand Opera House next Sunday
night Sousa's Concert Band viii appear.
One of the reasons for the superiority of
Sousa's Band consists in the fact that it
was formed purely as concert organiZa-
tion, and is composed of artists who per-
form concert work only.
One of the most successful farce comedies
of the season is "a Railroad Ticket" which
comes TO the Academy of Music on Monday
evening for a weeks engagement. Un-
doubtedly the chief reason for its pronounced
success is that it is filed with fun. From
start TO finish the food for laughter is dealt
out with lavish hands. What is more the
unflagging humor is new and springs spon-
taneously from everyday happenings and
its experiences. In constructing "A Rail-
road Ticket" the author left the beaten path
of farce comedy far TO one side. He entirely
eschews the ancient gags and devices. No
syphon bottles nor standing on ones head
enters into his theme of diversion. The su-
perabundance of humor. crowding every
scene, is good. original and irresistible. In
the line Of Legitimate comedy, the laughable
situations are worked up. OF the best and
fetching kind is the music. A mechanical
adjunct is an electric street car, fully
equipped. well filed with passengers, and in
rapid motion, ana a rain machine IN opera
ton.
The company interpreting the piece is an
excellent one and includes William BIaisdell,
James I. Kelly. Harry Porter. Frank Gardi-
ner. John ?. Lester, Kathal Kerr. Samuel
Hunt. Louis Heck, Hattie Waters, Jeanette
Bageard. Alice Oakley. Mabel Eckert Ger
trude Francis, and Alice Carle, the we'll
known comic opera prima donna, so long
with the Carleton Opera Company, and who
scored quite success here two summers age
in comic opera at Alpaugh's theater.