The evening times., 1896-04-18
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

.fhe Two Escutcheons; or, chicago
II, perlin comes Monday to the New \ l
tional Theatcr direct from It's success vi
rnn at the Garden Theater III Ne" 1"i ~ ~
and there is little doubt but tha' IL wiz
meet here with the same laNor 'bar
greeted it on the Continent ana III 'he Ni'
the story, briefly told, is of Rud2iph voh
Iyetteugen son or the baron OF that nallic
who n.irries Mary Foster, ihe is ~ Ht =
:, Chicago millionaire pOrk-packer- Itt
OH t,1 ron is proud OF his ancestry, WHICH
dates from the tenth century. .,,,,
Foster is Il scli-made man, ana Is proGG9u
Of il The Two fathers quarrel contlnuhhy
Hver the matter OF family, and the Young
connie are drawn into II more thdn ;n,' once:
Then there is Il charming American WluoW
and spendthrift German Cd p,"i. n,,, 'i,1 ~ ~
as clevcrlv devised as anything seen IN
mOlerI comedy. w. Sa.;o,,,
For the production at the New NatloiiaI
Theatcr during the present week MI hOseit
.eId has brought the same company which
made a success of the play in New YORK
Anew burlesque, Rice's Excelsior, Jr.,
viii he neIIorIncti next Monuay at the
Iafayettt Ii is a oval MaitIeatineht OF
inrgfelIow's poem of the frozen mountain
ClimDer. II was written Dy tnS s"ile -. =,
Raruct who ma,!e the lauehabe matter IN
"I4a2'' and Little Christopher, ana
:, is nut ON the stage by the same EDWARD
+. Rice who prouuced those uhGuaIiIleu
il is confidently promised and asserted
that the chilly exploits OF the, perseverinG
youth will he warmed giowlhsiy WIN sCils,
dance and fine spectacle me la.et eatifor.,
il is said surpasSes Anything heietoioie
presented by Mr.. Rice. p..,
Such approved members OF fcrmer Rice
comaauics as Fay TcmrlctoH, lTere lerry
Marie CahilI, Yvette NiOiette, Arthur Dunn,
Scvmour Hess, Matthew Oft, anh many
ot6ers appcar i'll the cast. Pretty girls
innnmerat,le abound and literaiy III the
stage.
The renowned midget. Mrs. Gen. Tom
Thumb. accompanied by Count Masrl ana
the American llilhputians, play an engage
ment at Aliens Grand opeIa hS',se 10 NJ. ny.
week. presenting n performance OF recular
attractivencss to both adults and children.
These intelligent little people have made
a transContineutal tour Win IatterihS
success They will give niatinees every day
to accommodate children. as Well as Monday
and Wednesday evenings.
There willbe plenty OF fun at the Academy
next week when "McKenna' Filtration"
a farce comedy in three acts. Will be seen
here for the first time in number OF years
1t is said that Mr.: Edgar Seldom, the author,
has provided well for the play; IN fact. so
well that you are kept in continuous laugh
throughout the entire performance.
Mr. Seldom will be supported by Il company
of sixteen. including Frank J. Keenan,, VINO
milknian. Mr.. X eenan is an excellent char
acter actor who achieved u Notable sue
cess as the gypsy in the revival OF Rosda!e
at the Star Thcater. New York. Others in
the company are Miss kittie Hill. Mr.. Forest
Seabury Daniel Barrett. Caroline Wolfe
and number OF prettygirls.
Harry Morris, long popular as manage
and comedian, will, with his company,
which he STYLES the twentieth Century
Maids,' appear at Kernan's next week.
He has in his attractive array of artists
pretty, piuuant Ncttie De CoUrsey tLa
Petite Chanteuce), with her vocal conun
drum, won't You Marry Me- John T. f.
Hanson, the man with the big hat: Harry
Emerson, the clever dialect coWedian: An
ME Garter, the marvellous contfalto singe,,:
Leila Trmble, the American Nightingale
and Coaklcy and Genare. the merry expo
nents of Ethiopian comedy.
The performance open with satire on
the present female fad for bloom ers, en-
titled 1.-The Girl Bachelors Stag and
closes with an artistic burlesque, en-
titled ..Too Much Trilby,'' introducing
Comedian Harry Morris as Slang Valley,
the German hypnotiZer.
Will Waley's Washington Military Band
gives the asst Sunday night concert of the
season at Aliens Grand Opera House to
morrow evening. The bands appearance
heretofore has been notably successful,
and the last concert will doubtless con
form to the rule. Miss Howe will be the
soloist. and chorus OF 100 voices will be
introduced.