The morning times., 1896-12-17
COMING TO TEE THEATERS.

UUMlNU ~ uG AACa GAso'
Neil Burgess, who stands alone and lil,io Win,
ont a rival n his peculiar style OF drainatic
work WILDE the attraction Tor the ChrlstilIas
hohaays al the New Columbia Tbeater, ap.
pearing for the first time mere IN ms latest sst
success The Odd Miss Podd, from the
pen OF Mlss Alice +. Ives, whose play OF
the Village Postmaster met with such
favorable consideration last season ID
AIR. burgess Will be seen in the title
role, and as everybody has seen nun IN
his famous portrayal OF Apigall frue III
the County FAR The interest Will aoubt-
less be greatly enhanced when II is learned
that the present role Is not unlike that OF
his already famous character
Tie play tells beautiIui story OF Ne"
England life the scenes OF the play being
laid among the green hills OF vermont ana
is repIete with entertaining comedy, touCI-
inc tatilos startling and exciting cIiniaxes
Among the amusing effects introduced is
an exciting contest between q bicycle
scorcher and running horses. The usuai
Thursday and Saturday inatinees VIII pe
gwen with an extra matinee CHRISTMAS
Day, FRIDAY.
The Lafayette Square Opera House has
an appropriate Christmas week offerlnS
for its patrons in the New York Casino
third annual review, I'm Gay New iork,
which will begin an engagement next
Monday night. 1t is of the light, hyely
anu diverting order of stage entertainments,
and by comfnOn consent III reveals more
OF novelty and originality than mas Deeh
shown by any, similar piece recent
More than seventy people engage in its
presentation. Walter Jones, the young
actor who made q successful grasp at
fame by his work as the tramp in i 49,,
has a wholly congenial part and is very
much n evidence throughout the per
formapce. David Warfield, whose Jewish
nent member of the company. Lee Harrl-
son, Arthur V. Gibson, Gilbert Greeory'
s. Tarr, william selIery, James Y. Peakes
and others are in the masculine contingent
Lucy DAILY is at the head or coterie
| of bright and clever girls.
The book of the piece was written Dy
Hugh Morton, and the music by Gustave
| Kerker Many OF the songs have made
popular hits, notably, It's Fourteen nn Miles les
| Walter Jones: MOLLY" "Jusqu La" and
UNIT Tidy as sung by Lucy paly,
and '.Lurline.'' as sung by Josephine stan stan,
| Heart OF Maryland" wizard OF the
| Nile" Irving's Macbeth, The shop
| GIRL and Yvette Guilbert. Several pallets
are Introduced and are leo by La Llsha,
premiere danSeuse.
The happiest sortof coed feeling is FOUND
| to exist at the National Theater Monday
| evening. the occasion being the first pro
| duction in this city OF Hoyt's most artistic
| success. "A Contented Woman IN winch
| the authors beautiful and accomplished
|
| the leading role, a charact er that was spe-
| ciaily written for her and in which she has
| made pronounced success.
1 "A Contented Woman" is or q higher
| order tran any OF this authors former COM
| edies; yet the laughing element is there,
| and the theme is handled in much the same
| manner as in "A Midnight Bell "A Texas
| Steer and "A Temperance Town.
| During the action or the piece rev spe.
| cIalties will he introduced. and, like all or
| those in Hoyt comedy, they are new and
| bright Caroline Miskel-Hoyt, whose beauty
| mas been the subject OF song and story as
| sumes the title role, and Mr. Hoyt has sur
| rounded her with an excellent aggregation
| or players
The new American meiodrama, The
! Great Northwest. comes TO the 6rand
| is thrilling without being bloody, full OF
| heroics, yet not overdone. The humor. Is
OF type that pleases. and may be recalled
| and enjoyed days after the play.
The attraction is under the personal
direction of Mr.. Fred.C. Whitney, owner
and pronrietor nr the Whitney opera Com
6tIer first-class enterprises, which in it
self speaks we'll for THE Great North
west.''
admirable manner, bringing with him sucf
well-known people as Joseph J. Downing
and Myra Davis, sheridan Block, Mis-
Jessie Bonestells Charles d. h IN ,ilps nps
yers, Percy Plunkett, each OF whom en-
Joy metropolitan reputation.
T Eugene Blair has long been favorite
| with the Washington public. Her beauty,
grace. and ACCOMPLISHMENTS making her
one OF the marked successes OF the day,
| her charm as q woman as well as an
J actress, eRshrining her in the hearts OF
the theater-loving world. She is given
4 ample scope for the display OF these per
fections in the play of East Lynne
4 This delightful artist comes To the Acad-
emy OF Music next week, beginning with
: the usual matinees and a popuia r r-priceS
matinee on Christmas day. Miss Bialr VII
Il he assisted by Edwin Ferry the highly
talented and handsome leading man, and
i the balance of the company have been
carefully selected for this production.
East LYNNE needs no comm enG mere
1t is always a welcome play and coming
to the Academy as it does Christmas week
it viii prove all the. more SO, as lt Is
especiaily adopted TO hoiinay auqiencss 1i.;i ,s
nnrtunity TO see Eugene Bialr IN East
Lynne
which scored one OF th hits last season. VIII
| play a weeks engagement az TIE EiJot
Family JTeater, commencing MONDAY, De
cember u.
last seen Eere the new material INTRODUCED
: giving an aspect OF noTeHy 70 tEe piece
There are several strong sitIet,'iis .u' n III VIZ VIZ
drama and the manner in Which they art
acted larouses strong enthusiasm.
'rhe little Irish Comedienne, Miss Smith
i PRODUCES several songs and dances; ottel
members OF the company present specialize
Il OF an entertaining character.
Manager Towers has about complete,
his long list of special attractions whic
- are to be seen at the Ice Palace at Cor
yention Hall during the present season
some of the best skaters and bicycle rider
the world has ever seen, while the noyelt.