The evening times., 1895-12-21
COMING To THE THEATERS.

on Monday night. with Xmas and Sat
urday matinee. at Aliens Grand Opera
House, an original organization well known
in this city, will make its initial APPEAR
ance. 1t is the Garrick Buriesuue Com
paDy, which derives its name from Richard
Mansfields Garrick Theater. New York.
The program for the week will he Her
bert and fuerner's satirical. lyrical bur
IesGae, "Ihrilby.r This travesty is a
Paul Potter's play, .'Trilby." and while
the chief ch aracters of the novel-are
brought into the play. there are many Incl
dents in the burlesque which are in no
way connected with either the play or
the novel. ---
The leading character is the Jew. Spa
ghetli' sil.l w who ,5 possesses hypnotic powers.
whom he may come in contact. His po-
tent spells are cast upon ponderOus blonde
ThriIby, who would easily make two OF
Du Mauriers tall, reed-like young hoyden
of the Latin quarter. ,-. .--.-
The numerous complications which occur
through the mesmeric influence Spaghetti
casts upon his assistants are decidedly
amusing and never fail to cause an end
less amount of laughter. Mr. Herbert. the
author, had but one object in view when
he wrote | ne bu RESCUE and that object was
laughter. and if half the reports prove true
regarding ..Thrilby" Mr.. Herbert has more
than accomplished his task.
The music is by Charles Puerner. 1t is
well adapted to the characters, and is at
all times light and airy. and particularly
melodious. The burlesaue is in two acts
and three stenec.
Little Willie, Carrie Perkins as Thrilby.
Margaret Macdonald as Zou-Zou. Jennie
Reynolds as the Irish landlady. Gertrude
Murray as Mrs. Faggott, Sol Aiken as
paghetti, Louis Wesley as Jocko, W. h.
Travers as Caramel. Mark Murphy as But
tcrscotch, Willis p. Sweatnam as Mr..
Flaw and Clarence Coldren as the Rev.
DR.. Faggott.
"Charley's Aunt" the farce which has
made such phenomenal recordsi in New York.
Boston. Philadelphia. Chicago, London.
Berlin. Stockholm. Florence. Ansterdam nm
and South Africa. will be presented at the
National during Christmas week. opening
Monday evening. under the direction OF
"Charley's Aunt has made barrel OF
money for everybody yconcernedf .ftsproduc-
ton. and Brandon Thomas, its author. who
was here with Rosina Vokes several seasons
ago and made a splendid impression in The
Pantomime Rehearsal has been mace inde-
pendently rich by 1t. and so has Comedian W :.
II. Penley. who plays the bogus aunt from
Brazil. in the London production: Charles
Frohnian's S profits from the New IOrk. BOs-
ton. Philadelphia and Chicago runs, ex xceed
$25O.OOO.
..Charley's Aunt is farce that catches
the fancy of women. They go to see it over
and over, and seem never to tire OF II: prob.
ably this is because it has so much sweet and
sterling sentiment. mingled withits rOllicking
FUN There are six complete love stories in
it, all charmingly told. Everybody in the
piece is in love. and Cupid has quite a
pranksOnle time before the performance Is
over No funnier farce has ever been seen.
The company to be seen here is the origi.
nal New York organization. which made
the phenomenal comedy recordof America in
all the principal cities.
The second ard last week of ''Triiby''
commences at the Lafayette Square on
Monday, ard, judging from the succession
81 Pm w
this week, there will be no abatement OF
interest in its last week.
All acknowledge that the coed things
said about the company and play have not
been in the least eSaggera ted, and they are
deserving of it all. Mr.. Wilton Lackaye's
portrayal of Svengalii Is one OF the strongest
pieces oil acting ever seen IN washington
Miss blanche Walsh as Trilby, Mr.. burr
Mcintosh as Taffy, Mr.. GleDdenning as the
Laird, Mr.. Hickman as Little Billce; Mr:
Martinette as Zou Zou, Nine. Cottrtiy
as Nine. Vina rtl Miss Rosa Rand as Mrs.
Bagot, Mr.. Gibbs as GeckO. Mr.. Walton as
DR.. Bagot. all are perfect In their work.