The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-22
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

COMING TO THE THEATERS.
The Gay Parsia MS the latest com
edy success in New York and PARIS, Gomez
to the New National next wees, direct from
New York, where il has been running all
| season.
The cast viii be the same that was seeA
| $50 nights at Hoyt's Tbeater, and the orig.
| iDal scenery will also be presented. Seldom
| has so excellent company been seen in
comedy. w. ]. Ferguson, noted as Gre
| ator OF character parts, and Mss odetta
Tyler, who has not been on the stage
| since her engagement TO Howard Gould,
| head the list.
| Others who assume leading roles and at
only rare intervals are seen outside of
| New York are James Barrows, Mrs. E ].
| Phillips, Josephine Hall and Charles Wells.
! The action Of the play is OF the fast com
| edy order. The scene is laid iii a Paris
/ hotel and the incidents are splendidly
! worked out.
No doubt at all can exist as to the
possession on the part of The Gay Paris
| iaDs' OF those qualities which go to
arouse the laugh. II is farce from the
French the authors being Georges Feydeau
| ard Maurice DesvaIliere. Its materials are
arranged in new and most pleasing com
| binations, with happy effect.
W. ]. Ferguson is allotted the part of the
| husband, old enough 10 know far better,
who seeks forbidden pleasures with his
neighbours wife, while his owl. a hem
pecker, has left him securely locked in az
home. The first act ends and the third
act opens with piece OF pantominie on his
part which is most excellent, a fea ture SO
preciative applause with which IT meets.
The great success OF London and the
English provinces, the lyric sensation, The
Lady Slavey," will receive its initial Amer
lean production at the Lafayette Square
Opera House next Monday by Canary and
Lederer's New York Casino Company.
This new musical offering is the annual
winter production of the Casino and fol-
lows The Wizard of the Nile at the home
house No production OF the past few
years can compare in any detail with this
one.
A cast unexceled in point Of talent, q
bevy of beauty unsurpassed, a Iibretto
thoroughly Americanized, entirely newmusio
written by Gustave Kerker, the personal
supervision OF the rebearsals by Nj. George
W. Lederer, the appearance OF Mr. Charles
Dandy in his original character of the
sheriff, the engagement of W. r. Thomp-
son, the celebrated character actor. lately
of the Empire Tbeater company; of Miss
Marie Dressler, the only genuine English
singing comedienne: Miss Virginia Earle,
Dan DAILY, lately of The Merry World
all combine to give a performance that Will
be noteworthy.
Nearly one hundred people are in the
production. The extraordinary beauty OF
the Young women who are TO appear in
THE Lady Slavey'' is destined to add not
little to the delightfully."- picturesque
characteristics of the piece.
Theater-goers in this city. who are lovers
of good musical farce comedy. have a treat
in store for them. Donnelly and Girard,
whose success in their new comedy. The
Rainma kers' has been the event OF the the
atrical season in New York. viii he seen
in this city at the Academy of Music on
Monday next. and will present the comedy
in its entirety. Just as il was given during
its phenomenally successful run in the
metropolis.
The original company. all of the scenery,
electrical and mechanical effects. with which
it is equipped. will be used here. and as
perfect a production as it is possible TO
conceive will he presented
Donnelly and Girard made all America
laugh for five years and more with Nat
ural Cas- and ii is believed by many thai
no more successful comedy than that could
be found. bat from their opening night in
New York tide of patronage set in that
fairly packed the big theater every evening,
and put standing room at a premium.
In the company supporting the stars VIII
be found such capable artists as Ross apd
Fenton, The Travesty Stars; the Rogers
Brothers, German comedians; lmTo Fox,
the comic coujurer; Nellie Lynch. petite
and versatile soubrette; Jessie Gardner.
Florence Clarke. Grace Langley, Agnes
Palmer. May Warren, and other equally
capable people.
Miss Lynch is one of the sprightlest little
singing soubrettes in the profession. and the
rest of the pretty girls in the company are
widely known for their good singing. exc
celent dancing and exquisite costumes :