The morning times., 1896-10-13

at the popular Ri jOu last night. Where Is
the man who has not seen with his own
eyes or heard of this precocious yuuLGSteF
whose sole object seemed to be 10 make.
miserable the life of the grocery man
ana Incidentally 10 prove tie uHeXccile,i
Ingenuity Cf an American youth of this
particular boys summers.
"PeckS Bad Boy" never grows any older
thau he was when the governor of Wis
cOnsin made HIM famous Dot. KSrruII,
who was Henry Peek last night knows
the character sympatheticaily He IS u
bright artist, as was indubitably eyitence'i
by The very deserved aud constant applause
OF he house. which was, of course, full
and enthusiastic.
by Mr.. Fred Wenzel. who knows his Dusi-
ness thoroughly. To specify the good
points 1t is only necessary to enuneTate
the cast. as Fred AndfrtOn as the bad boys
pa. Miss Carrie Gay, his ma. Miss Wilma
Rogers, his girl: Louise kerliu. the hired
girl: Bert Hale as Patrick Duffy. and
all The rest OF capable and effective
people.
Ii is a fact stated on the program that
the play this time is brand new aud fIHnier
than ever. This VIII be n evidence all
week 10 crowded houses.
The South Before the War" was pre-
sented to crowded house last evening
at KerDans Lyceum Theater. Not a seat
from the orchestra to the gallery was un-
occupied and standing room was At Il pre-
MUM ON the first floor. The performance
was all that was claimed for it. and is
probably the most realistic picture of
Southern plantation life ever staged. The
sce,ic effects are picturesque ana true To
nature.
The play does not pretend TO be a plot,
but what is lacking in this line is made
up for in interesting and !aughable sketches
which run through the whole performance
The opening scene is in a southern cotton
field with all hands at work and singing
. plaintive negro melody. An interrupt
ton is made by the return OF old Eph
Clawson, a runa way slave. He is forgiven
by his master and the hands are given n
half holiday. Eph's wife, Aunt Chloe. and
her nty-nine children make merry
and in doing so give an exhibition of eX-
Cellent singing and dancing.
The vocal hit or the evening was made by
Bessie King and Pauline Cottrill in "0ld
Kentucky Home in duet, with chorus by
the whole company.
Katie did some excellent dancing and
was literally applauded- The performance
closed with cake walk participated in 10y
the whole company The performance Will
be repeated every evening during this Week.
Baltimore, Oct. 12.-The latest produc-
ton of the whitney Opera Company was
seen tonight at the Academy OF Music
tor the FIRST time on any stage. Bryan
Boru," 4 romantic lich opera. founded on
some of the stories of the career of the
famous Munster Chieftain OF that name
who became chief king of Ireland in the
tenth century, is an interesting and Artistic
work IL was handsomely staged and eN-
ceptionally well sung by company OF we'll
known operate artists.
The title role was played 10y MaxEuSene,
an English actor and singer, who was Tor
several years the leading ha ritone in the
Carl Rosa Company; Others in the cast
were Miss Amanda Fabris. as an English
princess; Miss Amelia Summerville, Miss
Grace Golden, Richard f. Carroll. Bruce
FACET. Miss Helen Brackctt, Fred NJ.
Marston. and George o'Donneu.
The opera was TO have opened the new
Columbia Theater in Washington.