The evening times., 1896-10-06

in the leading role and i good company to
support min, opened al TIE GTaI.i Opera
House last evening for Il week engage
ment before large audience.
There Is gcou zeal of comedy and not
few heart klng scenes also in The
play, while the SORROWS Of the hero lead
MIN through years Of suffering ana finally
send him To penal servItude.
The sequel, however, is as pleasing rs
1t Is dramatic, the lion heart MEETING under
the genial Influences or a family reunion
in winch hels a central figure ana the We
villains go to their reward.
Mr. Haswin, as kizaTuO, was complete
success. He lived the life Of tie dyeiggcr
in a remarkably realistic way. and had the
sympathy OF his audience from first 10
last. as he passed through the trying
ordeal.
Mr. Robert Patton Gibbs was the ad-
venturer and Mr.. Edwin Is. Tilton the
heavier villain. That they successfully
sustained the characters assigned was
evident from the Kisses with which their
most atrocious acts were greeted from all
parts OF the audience.
Mr.. Harry l.. keane and Miss Edith
Fassett Tllton, as the newly welded Mr..
and Mrs. Bealby. supplied the humor as 4
relief To the more somber aspects OF the
situation. while Mr.. 8 II. Ferney, as
DADDY Mason, added to the novelty, and the
performance as i whole wasvcry creditablc.
The scenes presented Of the French penal
settlement Of New Caledonia. the circus
scene ana the hotel experiences III the
French Alps were special features.
"Old Dan Tucker is merry, soul stir
ring tune, which. even though critics do
not class IL with the brightest Compositions,
never fails to move tie popular pulse, and
for this reason has Outllved scores OF operas,
sonataS, and songs on classic lines.
THE play of "Old Dan Tucker which
holds the stage afternoon and evening at
tue BiJou Family Theater this week, secIns
to he built on the same order. 1t has "a
simple theme, eDlivencd with many fantas
tic variations, in the shape of quaint char
acter sketches, lively specialties. and bits
OF burlesQue
1t is u poIpourTi of all tie funnyisms of
half dozen plays, but there can Le no
doubt OF the fact that it goes with rush
frCm start to finish.
Dan Sherman, who plays the title role.
is Il droll comedian, as well as an accom-
pliShed acrobat. and with Harry WiuchcIl.
OF "Pair OF Kids fame, makes team or
Rcubens haru 10 beat.
Harry Belmont Is the funniest kind Of
tramp. while Ray Vernon. a soubrettc.
fairly bubhifng over with good spirits.
helps 10 make things merry. All these have
their specialties and peculiar tricks
WiDchell's burleSque hall game in the
first act is an excellent hit OF pantumiIne
Young Chocolate does some lively buck
dancing to the tune Of old Dams fiddle
and there is a cakewaik in the seCond act
The climax Of the funinaking comes with
Sherman and MorrisScy's great acrnbatiC
speciality In the last act. Their burlesque
acts on the vaudeville stage The Edison
Nitascope, with half dozen new scenes
completes an entertainment, which. while
1t does not tax the intellect heavily, is
calculated TO amusc everyone.
Everybody knows what a group OF mirih-
provoking actors compose Hyie's Company
or Comedians. 50 a large audience welcomed
their return to Washington at Kernan's
Lyceun Theater last night
There were Harris and Walters, who
opened the performance with the 1onnc
little olio entitled. The Dark-cyeI widow"
and she was what the gallery boys
the four Cohans in the side-splitting
production introducing Prof. Goggles and
his autoinaton dancing dolls. This act
was very funny, aud deserved the applause
1t received.
In his oar to add to the rnerrinlrnt ind
brought his banjo with him. sang songs
aud told political Jokes which pleased both
gold and silver advocates.
Thorne and Cailetou'> comedy. The Sub
stitute," afforded those two comedians
an opportunity to sing and dance them
serves into favor. The show would not have
been finished but for Helene Mora. the
descriptive songs.
Conroy and Ritchie. the Irish songsters,
deserve mention and the ncwstoys quintet
with up-to-date songs and dances. won
their share Of applause.
The performance concludes with scene
In Bowery barber shop.