The morning times., 1896-11-01
COMING To The ThEATERS.


Edgar Smith and Herman Perlet's Miss
this week.
are Introduced in this travesty. little
oI everything, i'll fact; marches, choruscs,
songs, dances and unctious run or every
description.
oi W iiiie Collier, VINO has mf. ie a,reputation
lor lliiiiSeli second 10 none as IL comedian,
WIN original ideas. In the part of Will
iain Fem, Jr.. ne has a part exactly fitting
his personality; IL is light, breezy an, ruil
OF opportunities, OF which he is said To
Iike every advantage. Among the other
Menlers MHeliDers OF me very large, cast are Inez
Macusker. Louise Allen. Joseph Coync,
kathryne N Evans, Budd Ross, Harry
watson and John Hyams.
aboul one hundred people are seen IN
the prouucuon including the ladies' Orches-
ira, composed OF fourteen attractive Young
lazy musicians, who will combine during
tIic Washington engagement with the reg
uiar house orchestra, making IL the largest
seen IN aSllllistOn since grand opera, and
assuring us, iii advance, splendid orchestral
music.
The scenery, which is very complete and
peaulilui, VIII show us familiar localities
III fhllduelphia and vicinity, while the
costumes are said to be very elaborate, a nd
the electrical effects superb.
Ada Rehan, Days company and rrper-
Tore oI classic ana modern come dies Is the
theatrlcai menu offered by Manager AL
Dhugn tGis week at the Lalay yctIe SQUARE
opera House. No event III the tnc;uriCai
season cciipSes THIS in Importance, and GER
iLlu!y hone ~ more Interesting to Washing
Ton theatcr-guers. MIR DaIy's company
h", ,'i-'I - ~ i.ei - LlC rcuUnI pa g.
cellcnce or acting in this country, and is 10
US as The Theatre Franciis is to France.
IL Is not Claiming too much either u sa Y
THAT MlSs Rean is the foremost actress N
America, and her claim 10 this title has
been fairly won by persistent application
ana thorough training. backed up, oT course.
Dy genuine histrionIc talent. Certainly no
actress OF her age has greater repertoire
Than Ada Rehan.
inc repertutrr nor the wres; here has been
most happily chosen. On Wednesday ana
saturday evenings, Shakespcarc's '.Iatul.i.
arine, VIII be the bill \ most interesting
dramatic eTent Will he the revival on TurS-
DAY evening OF Boucicaults London As.
suiance. Wednesday evening and Salur-
DAY matinee, Sherdan's school for Scan
OAR Will be given Love on CrutcheS ~ "A
charming modern comedy, viii be the biil
on thursday night, and on Friday Shakes
peirc As lou Like 1t"
Bcsides Miss Rehau, the principal mem
bers OF Mr.. Daly's company are Mrs. Gil.
stevens, Charles Richnan, Miss Percy Has
Wen. Miss Mand Hoffman, and Miss Marie
st. John.
No pleaSantcr recollcctions of any come.
ulail "nu lists Tins ,Ity cAlsJ ti.tn IhuAr
which are Identified with Jolly Peter +
Daley. hence the announcement or lI.s
cnga agemcnt, which h'gins al the Academy
OF Music tomorrow night, leads TO the an
ucipation of week OF rare fun and pleas
urr: me new comedy which THIS happy
and jucund actor will present has already
attained success of large proportions.
It's called IA GOOD Thing aud u unuuuhtcuiy
~ Is, Judging IL by the degree OF favor
II has excited.
The fun OF a Good Thing is clean
lplpSnIup and rhr,IplApt tr,
the action is quick and The lines and Sitii;l-
lions humorous III the extreme. Inc SIC
gnd act, which takes place in n New York
InWery auction room, admits the intro.
ductiun of clever and original spcCiaiticS
which are supplied in any quantity by Mir
Daley and his clever associates.
The company Is superior one both in
quality and numbers ana includes among
others such talented artists as Flora IRWIN,
ollie Evans, Matte Nichols, Agnes Mih on
Deicie V Walker, Edna Elsrnerc, Jessie
j. Stlne, William Barry, ir., Joseph Swick
ard, Arthur Earle, IL NJ Scott, Geurgc
Lynn, and the Americus Comedy Quartet
The comedy is very handsomely staged
ana the cuStuniing and appointments are up
10 the hlgn POM of cNccIrHc. ana bcauty
which distinguishes all Ui tins Cl.y ycr act or )
Productions. Election returns will be
read from the stage Tuesday evening.
j.. Little made fame and fortune out
OF his PLAY, The World and had practi
Il pension. But, 10. this season came tho
revival of romantic and spectacular me!.I
drama, SO Mr.. Little decided To try III,
piece again. Moreover, il has made hit
Just as IL did i'll the days when IL WIS
The pioneer or its class, and now, while
1lher managers are sCr.tt cuIng Iuelr heaus
and raking up all the old novels OF adven
ture for dramatic purposes, Mr.. Little
simply puts his old, established success
in the field again and 1t leads the run
ming i'll the popular class.
Mr.. Little never would travel with a
poor company, and on the occasion OF The
engagement at the Biclu Family Thcatcl
uhiS "rtk. II is pfuE.lseu that Tine Nuriu'
will be palycd by as good a company as
cin he gathered Tor the piece. Ine story
as everyone who has ever seen II will re-
member, is strong, tense and thrilling
The comedy diversions are aptly intro
duced, but never permitted To interfer,
with the continuity 81 the plot. A practIca
lest or fifteen years before The public ought
To prove the merits and lasting qualtlc,
nf play, and The World has wIInstuoo
that test
There will be the usual daily matinces
during the. week, and on Tuesday nigh
there Will be special midnight matinee
when election returns will be received by
special wire ON The stage and ANNOUNCED
to the audience during the progress OF The
play. The regular popular prices will
prevail, and there will be no advance FOL
the special matinee.
The famous Boston Howard Athenae IN
dign-Ciass star specially Company, whi.l
| Is 10 be the attraction ut the Lyceum ha.
been in every first-class theatcr in the
United States, and has always been wei
coined back because il is clean, Wholesome,
and appeliZing from beginning to end
| IL has always been considered n leadc
among the travelling combinations, but this
| It's fifteenth season, Will SurpasS in mag
nitude, extravaganza and merit all il!
former records.
Manager Herman has provided a pro
| gram OF unusual merit and excellence
| among which is Ben r. Harvey, introducin
his melodies on the piano. which is callct
rag line" music: Sam and Kittie Morton
| CHARACTER artists and expert dancers; E,!di
| O'Dell, the acrohatic tramp: Grovini an,
| Murray, the celebrated gymnasts ant
dancers: Dolph and Susie Lavino, in yer
| novel and refined act, THE Rival Arts;
| Morton and Mack, the funny Irish com,
| dians; Falk and Semon, musical artist
| comedians, and vocalists; Collins and Co
| Inns, parody singers, warblers and dancers
| Kaye and Henry, Americas Comedy duo
| in their absurdity, Capt al versus Labor
| To enable his patrons to get the full an
| complete returns from the election mex
! Tuesday, Manager Herman will give a
/ extra midnight performance, the enter
] t3inment beginning at 1 2 O'Clock midnigh,
! The election returns will be received b
| special wire and read from the stage.
| BARLEY Campbells picturesque Southern
| idyl. The Nnite Slave. wiI i'r the AZ