The morning times., 1896-10-25
COMING TO THE THEaTERs.

ne expected tomorrow night AT the new
Ward raulton's successful operate comedy,
'Dorcas." Will be presented by a company
including. such wel-known operate and
bassett. Miss Marie Millard, Mr.. Fred
Frear, Miss Drew Donaldson, Mr.. Arthur
| Myers. Miss Marie davenport, etc.
| Mr.. Broderick and Mr.. Bassett have both
appeared from time to time In grand opera
| IN italian and English. Miss Millard pos
sesses sweet Voice and most tascinat-
| ing personality. Mr.. Fred Frear has been
an operate comedian SO long that he needs
| no Introduction. Charming Miss Donald
| son, pretty Minnie Jarboe and clever
| Marie Davenport complete the list of come
| diennes. vi hile Messrs. Seaton and Myers
! dians.
Miss Eva Davenport's Griselda," says
| an exchange, "is revelation OF the unique
| and entertaining Mrs. Maiaprop. In addi-
| lion 10 Icing an Inimitabie entertainer, Miss
| Davenport sings well, her voice beiHg IL
| contraito of good compass and unusual
| strength. There is no one SO far seen
| ON the American stage equal to this &C.
| centric coniriiito. Her cavernous hoops,
her white spats, her red curls and her
| bcflowered gowns are only second to Epr
Malaprop sa yings and "a W nich an audience
| Laughs ITSELF into aches. She speaks of
now anoiher's name was 'bandagcd about
| or iis ms i9fdship's decollete attentions OF
herseli she is in a mineral (menaD posi-
iioil ana not the bride in prospectus,' and
everyone had n maniac for something'
IN her Cup OF Tea solo and her limitations
| 81 Tue GifIercnt musical Instruments, she
| has no equal
!. Thomas W. Keene supported by Charles
| aanlord. appears at the LAFAYETTE So,iare
| opera House this week i'll his varied reper-
.9ire OF shakespearlan and other classic
pays. Mr. Hanford, the yodng and popu-
herly with BUothanu Barrett, Fanny Dayen-
| port, ModIeska and other stars, who is
associated with Mr.. Keene this season,
mas proved u valuable assistant to the
eminent tragcdian. He not only plays
me leading business, but has charge of
me productions and directs the tour OF
Mr. keene has arranged to present. for
tne Iirst time this season, all the plays in
ms varied repertoire. He will open his
engagement rleh.9, with Louis XII which is
| prooapiy one or his most popular charac-
| ters, ana one in which he has won uni
| Versal commentator.
hichehcn" VIII ne presented Tuesday
Wednesday matinee. Mr.. Hanford will APP
pear as the barbarian, supported by Mr.
keene's full company. Hamlet" Will be
iharsday' "otheila 'sFi' Friday, 1 !The Saesi Mer
chant Of Venice" Saturday matinee, and
Richard III" Saturday night.
The Company supporting Mr.. kccnc IS a
large organization composed of talented
players. The principal members are Grace
HOPKINS, Mary Timberman, Marie Drofnah.
|
Lowell. John Milton. Paul Taylor. and
Lawrence F. Walker, Mr.. Keene has not
been seen in Julius Caesar" for some
time, and his presentation OF this great
historical tragedy will no doubt form
one OF the features Of the engagement.
ne VIII appear as Cassius: while. Mr.. Han
ford Will impersonate Marc Antony, n
role in which he w"a distinction with
Booth and Jarrett. as Well as the head
OF his own organization.
| HShann,D Of tI,n r.1x-
by Edward +. Kidder. which W. H. Power
VIII produce at the Grand Opera House
the week Of October 26, presents a number
or striking novelties. II deals with En-
shSh military life in India, the Sepoy
inutiny or S51 being woven into the
story in an interesting manner. AS a
! background to the main plot OCcult science
ment
Seenicaliy. shannon OF the SIXTH has
much To recommend it. The stage sets
are he work of the celebrated artists,
Howard Tuttle and Charles Heinema n
and are of the most elaborate nature.
| bungalow near Delhi, and is made from
drawings brought from India. Act sec
ohd Is a gloomy ravinc in the hills, and
| presents a weird, forbidGing IantiScape
DARK, fruwning cliffs are masscd on either
hand; In the distance rugged mountains
| MT Their heads from veil of mist and
clouds: everything is heavy with shadows.
save where Il solitary beam Of moonlight
| steals into the ravine.
Act third is the exact opposite to this.
III shows Il swamp in the Jungle ana is
| one DlilZe OF gorgeous color. Brilliant
| tropical flora runs riot over the scene,
vegetation abounds in its most luXuriant
forms and the fierce monday sun floods
al with its dazzling light. Into this
seeming Eden come Larry and The gen
cfai daughter, only TO find il a veritablc
| place of death.
Oriental America" which comes to the
academy tomorrow night, is paradox,
put the performance given by John W
isnahl S company of that name is any
.hing else but a paradox More than ha Ii a
hundred OF the best musical and dramatic
| talent TO be found among the cOlored peo-
pie OF the country has been gathered and
by careful and intelligent stage direction
Ihaue INTO one harmonious whole, giving a
performance that is UNIQUE in character
TeIneu IN tone, and frequently brilliant in
| execution.
"Orental America is great improve
mcnt on the ord nary negro SHOWS, To which
we nave become accustomed, because it
contains not only some OF the usual black
faced comedy, but dramatic and mus. cal
talent of a much higher order of merit
than can he found III many white com
panies making more pretcntious claims
ior lhemseiyes Many OF the people. en-
Boston College of Music. and all are cdu
Gated beyond the ordinary.
Some phenoinenally traired voices are
in Guided in the company, and in the
operate selections that close the enter
| tainment they ring out with the freshness
and ciearness most pleasing To The auditor
Especially is this true OF Sidney Woodward,
the favorite Boston tenor: Mrs. Plato,
Scott ana johnson, and Messrs. Elkins
| Higgins and Others, aided by a chorus of
| all the company.
The attraction a the Is iiou Family Theatcr
this week, with daily matinecs, will TX.
| Darkest America" II COMEDY drama in
, four acts, by Mr.. Frank Dumont, who
l no
various phases Of negro life are depicted
on legitimate lines, there being Just enough
| Oh a plot or story TO hold the different
scenes together. There is no intermssioI
IN the piece, sprCiallIes being introduced
} between the acts to make continuous
, | performance.
The first act represents negro life on n
cotton plantation In Mississippi. ard a de-
| parture mas been made i'll presenting it,
Instead oil the cruel slave driver, generous
ana Rnd-hearted southern colonel is in.
troduCed, and the sevcring OF the ties be
tween tn G master and the slaves by Lincoln Is
proclamation is pathetic The second act
. depicts negro life on the lcveeS of the
MISSISSIPPI, where BUCK and WING dancing
is Introduced. A feature of this act is d
representation Of the famous steam boat
race between the Natchez and the Robert
L. Lee.
The third act represents the vicious side
OF The negro and shows the interior of n
OF chance, popular with the negro, are in
troduced. This act closes with novel
fire scene. The fourth and last act. rep.
resents the refinement of negro life in
This act the refined specialtieS of Mr.. and
Mrs Sam Lucas. who are the stars of the
Oar kest America" company are intro
duced.
Gus Hills New Novelties Company, which
Will begin a weeks engagement a Lyceum
| Iheater. commencing tomorrow night, is
considered to be beyond doubt one of the
strongest aggregations OF vaudeville tai
ent ever gathered together in one organ
iZation. Mr.. Hill has been to a great dea