The evening times., 1896-06-23
AS THE CROWDS CONE OUT.

Hamilton Aides ''Dr. BH, precedeu
by Willarrt Holcomb's Her Last Rehcars-
al was the excellent bill offered by the
stock company at the opening last night
or their second week at tue New National
Ii IS evident that the pubic appreciates
Mr. Bonds energy in assembling SO even
and admirable company Tor summer
evening diversion at popular prices, ana
they have assured themselves that lt IS
cooler under the fans and i'll the forgetful-
ness Of fun than almost anywhere else In
the city.
Another big audience occupied all but a
few scattered seats, and the second week
begins with all the promise OF success that
characterized the first week.
Mr. HoicDmbs curtain raiser is an inge-
nious bit. and it is played in a happy
fashion that brings out all the extensive
possibilities that contiitions suggest. Tie
surprise or the auIiiencc to see aS the cur
tain rises a stage in the dismantled cundi-
ton that marks II ali times except when
the curtain is up on scene is sens;i-
tion in itself The subsequent detail of
an actual rehearsal is all interesting and
unusual and the story particularly amusing.
Mr.. Bag was again the stage manager,
Mr. Mackay was the Romeo AMI the stage
struck Juliet OF capac'ous limitations was
Miss Sanders.
pr. Bill went with roars. 1t is rs
funny and some even think IL is funnier
than Confusion The second act is the
most hilarious succession or farcical scenes
in memory. All the cast carried it with
such refreshing vivacity that no whit Of
the fun was sighted or lost.
Miss Chapman was seen as a flirtatioIs
wife, who had known the domestic DR..
william Brown when she was Il toe-dancer
and he was plain Dr.. Bill: Frederic Bond
played the name par; and worked in his
conscientious and Eotably effective man
Der to fun-provoking results.
John and Agnes Findlay played the
amusing father and mother-in-law. Rretta
Marti was the wife @ Of the doctor, Able
and Miss Norton the gaiety dancer. in
which character she is conspicuous fea.
ture OF the Performance, The ladies ali
dressed exceptionally we'll
MI Boag, as the inspector of police, a
violently, Jealous husband. who made the
mistake OF marrying the tce-dancer, added
repertoire. Charles Mackay has good role
| as the dandified Webster. Ernest Elton
was the butler md Mir. Hutson did well il
what WIS required of Kim in the role of the
| officer.
Another week of buresque and summes
| comedy began last evening in MAJ ger
KerDan's fan-ctoled playhouse. and Con-
| Guided in the pleasant atmosphere of the
| adjacent summer garden. The attendance
| in both places was good.
The l1urels are rightly due the Chappelle
| sisters. who won the friendship of Wash
| ingtonians when they were here last will
| ter in their famous "Trilby" dance. They
| made tleir first appearance in the sum-
| mer season last evening. and repeated the
| barefoot dance that captivated every pa.
| tron of the house when they were here last.
| Woven about their act was u burlesque
| on La Mascotte." entitled - Mascot's Jack
| pot" In this half score ur more OF clever
| dance artists were introduced. and the
| plotless piece was filled with many en- Joy
| able SURPRISES in wit and merriment.
| Tho performance in the summer garden
| rivaied in excellence the entertainm Mt
| given indoors. All of the best attract ons
| OF the week before were retained and ne "
| features OF interest We're added. The Bril-
! liant Quartet was easily the most popular
| feature of the evening so far as the ap-
| piause of the audience indicated. The
| members Of tie quartet are Messrs. James
| ]. Mnrion. Ernnk Mitchell. Charles .. Marsh
| and John H. Rapp.
| John GrteveS danced cleverly and Harry
| La Marr entertained with passabie iokes
| Several dancing pairs did entertaining
| numbers. Among them were Misses Tyrene
| and EvaIepe. tue CORTLAND sisters and the
| Montgomery sisters: Miss Clarence Vance
| Miss Gregory. Miss Clara Cole, Miss Laf
| feria and Miss Maud Harris.