The evening times., 1896-04-22
Coming to the Theatres.

The friends and admirers of Robert
Downing viii be out In full force at the
Grand Opera House on next Saturda even
ing, when he will he rendered a oOmpli-
mentary benefit to commemorate the
twentieth anniversary OF his debut ON the
stage, and also the three uousa ndth per-
formance of "The Gladiator"
There are few actors upon the American
stage today who deserve as much credit
as Robert Downing. Commencing as he
did a t the foot of the ladder. he has risen
by his own determined efforts. until lie
now stands at the head of his profession
as an exponent OF the robust characters
OF the stage.
in double bill. which will include Dances
charming comedy, French Marriage and
"The Gladiator with Mr.. Downing in his
weii-known impersonatiOn or The title role.
He will be assisted IN the production OF
these two plays by his own company OF le-
gitimate players, led by his talented wife.
Eugenie Blair, who will appear in tive
OF ner favorite roles.
Miss Judson, late of the Hinrichs OPP
era Company, has kindly volunteered TO
sing IL 500, anu the orchestra, which Will he
augmented for this performance. viii be
unuer the direction or Mr.. Tregna, OF tie
Marine Band. Several other features
will be added to The program, of which
due notice Will he given.
grand reception will occur Monday night
next at Aliens Grand Opera House, where
''Shaw's Comedians" VIII inauSurate their
fourth season az comedy in Washington.
Judging from the advance sale OF seats
the audience premises to test the capacity
OF that house to its utmost.
Mr.. SIia " has made a decided change in
the character Of plays he Will present this
season, and it will be appreciated by his
many Washington patrons. His short stay
here will he devoted exclusively to the pro-
duCtion of musical comedies, and for the
proper presentation of this class OF attract
finn hp pllSenY1peI rDnln1nv nj comedians
and condolences or exceptional merit. In
cidental To the comedies a number of SDe'
cialtes will he introduced.
doctor Flam,'' q new English musical
comedy, has been selected TO open the sea.
son with, and is just the right sort to
entertain a summer audience. The prices
for the comedy season will be % and 80
cents.
II "A Tammany Tiger is as good Il
melOdrama Is some Others that Manag ger
Jacob Lift has produced il will he cordially
received on next Monday night at tt;a
Academy. 1t is by II. Grattan Donnclly.
and deals in an indirect way with the
struggle for supremacy OF two pclitlcihns.
The real basis OF the story is. however,
love anf romance. and in fighting his pc
litical b; tile the hero is fighting for the
girl he loves. Mr.. Donneiiy may or may not
have given us powerful ana original
drama OF metropolitan life-that can better
b tod later. but Tia' coers may rest easy
with the assurance that the piece will he
deliberately and piCturesquely staged, Tor
Jacob Lit does nothing nv halves when it
comes TO the eGuipping OF play with a
fine garb.
- :. panv. too is a Superior one. and
includes Laura Burt, A gnes Herndon, Marion
Lr9"G = rs''.. SaUutl Edwards,
Mason Mitchell. Charles Charters aud other
we'll known pla yers.
Next Monday night. for the week, The
Strange Adventures of Miss Brown Will
take possession of the New National. TINS
p!a is said to he one OF the best OF 1artlcll
comedies. and is the Joint work or Robert
Buchanan ard G. Marlowe. and was first
produced at the Vaudeville Theater in Lon
don over year age. and it has run since
that time to phenomenally large business.
The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown
since December last has only played at
New York. Boston, Chicago ard Philadei-
phia. where il has repeated its London sue
cess. Though said to be as full OF fun and
merriment as the provcrbial egg Is full OF
meet the play is as clean and bright as a
new pin.
II ;,,i he presented at the New Nat nnal
bv John r. Rogers Comedians. a Thes-
plan organization numbering in its mem
bership several Washington favoritc:. head
ell ny that prince OF comedians. RChcrt r.
Graham. as Miss Brown, ably assisted nv
Lonis Mann, Miss Clara Lipman, Edward
j Locke. Miss Jennie Satterlee, Fred Hight.
Miss Ollie Rednath. Miss Sarah McVickers,
Miss Annie nacre. Miss Nita Allen, Miss
Mamie Scott. Miss Jean Marhury, Miss
ReIie Robinson. Miss Marion Watts and
twenty-five others,
IAN Artists Model" which comes to
the Ltfaveite Square Thcater Monda V. has
made the biggest kind of n hit wherever
II has been seen in this country. II is said
company froIa London than that which is
seen I'm this brilliant musical comedy, which
tours America under the management of
A ]. Ha yman and Cha rles Froliman.
No riA Inn. na Ig.s,a
a once the prettiest, de intiest and livcliest
creature imaginable, and Il great success
has been made by an agile comedian. Fred.
Wright, ir. According TO a descrlption
given OF his dancing, ''he seems to have
a rms. legs and heads by the score, and they
twirl and swirl and wave a nd plunge as If
animated by an electric current. His body
bends in every conceivable gyration. and
some heretofore not thought of. and he adds
to al his a general whimsicality that is
Irresistible" :"
a heavy English swell; Percy Marshall. E.
q. Garden, Alison Skipworth and Maurice
Farkoa, who sings famous laughing song,
are other leading members of the cast.
Manager Kernan's attra ctiOn for next
week will he Fields & Hanson'S Drawing
Cards. This organization is described as
an extraordinary aggregation of superior
stars.
The company is headed by Fields a nd Ham
SON. the only true emperors of musical
whose imitators can be counted by
the score. The other names appearing on
the roster are Joe Flynn. author and sing
er OF popular parodies: Miss Phyllis Allen.
America s favorite cOntralto: RocksOm a nd
Burns. the eccentric character comedians;
Jack and Rosa Burke. aCrOhatic sketch
artists: LalOr and Chester. premier Irish
and Daily aud Hilton, the trav
esty stars.
FUSE WENT OUT.