The morning times., 1896-11-12

| uighwayTnan'' a comedy by Clyde Fitch
and Leo Dcidricbstein, called super
fluous Husband" and Augustus Thomas
Colonel Carter, OF Cartersyillc.' The two
new plays form double bill. All three
will he presented here next week;
The company supporting the Hollands
is composed oi a number OF artists who
have been Identified witn New York sue
cesses at the polite playhouses. TIE
| double bill VIII be used for the opening
Pete Baker has been before the public
as a dialect comedian many years, and his
popularity seems not TO have waned III the
least since he left his old partner, Far
ron. several seasons ago.
Chris and Lena, the comedy, with
whicn Mr.. baker has been Identified so
long, comes to the Bjou next week with
some new songs and plenty of fun for
the lovers OF this class OF entertainment
The comedy has been frightened up since
last son, and the furnishing il has re-
ccived has improved it very materially.
Mr.. Bakers Voice is in good trim and as
catchy as ever. The play throughout is
good and the whole performance is said
to be strong. s-
The Rose Hill English Folly Company
will be Manager Kernan's S attraction at the
Lyceum next week. This Organization is
described as a burlesqUe cyclone, composed
as it is of meritorious artists only
The curtain rises on the original musical
hiIrIetIa enJIled'' Champagne ana q ystets.
This is witty bit of dialogue intersperscd
with up-to- date musical numbers. The olio
is an exceptionally good one. including
Miss Marie Rostelle, singer of catchy songs;
Cain and Mack, descriptive and character
singers; Hickey and Nelson. Blanche New
comb. Barton and Eckhoff, and Willard
and Brown
satirical operatic burlesque entitled
w .chru P;.ii> which wim serve 80 III.
trotluce the art studies, the garden of
palms. the Illuminated grotto and the
original zig-Zag dance.
In the .war of Wealth." which comes
several very strong, original, and realistic
effects. In the whole history of stage
effects and stage realism, no scene more
animated or exciting than the run on
The interior of the. great banking office
is show n with Longtime of angry depositors
clamoring for their money.
They cry for their money. The prcsi-
dent sees all hope gone and with despair
ing gesture motions for the doors to close.
But before the heavy doors are swung
together, there is slight Interruption.
The great plate glass window falls with
tremendous crash and in bursts the
cashier with the news of approaching aid
The crowd hears sound which quiets
them for moment.
IL is the rumble OF wheels and the click
OF horses hoofS heard off in the distance.
It auets the crowd for an instant. Louder
anu louder grows the noise when it's full
impert strikes somebody and great shout
goes up. Don't close the doors! It's the
money! The next moment real express
wagon with two horses attached dashes
down the stage on run. Bag after bag
Of gold is thrown out and carried into the
tottering bank, which is saved and the
curtain falls upon scene which for spirit,
life, realism. and animation has never
been equaled.
Fregoli, the Italian mimic vocalist, ven
triloquist, acrobat and all-round imper-
sonaJer, who made ms Iirst appearance In
Music Hail. New York. for four months
and achieved most wonderful success, will
next week De seen here at the Lafayette
Square Opera House
Fregoii is a young man, with mobile fea-
lures and is oil medium heignU. He sings
soprano tfalsetto), contraltO, tenor and
bass, and so bewnders his hearers by his
fexteritv that at times lie seems to he
singing in all four voices at. once. His
changes of Costume and of character are
to shame the most accomplished lightning
change artists Of our time.
He is his own dramaIist. composer and
librettist. He sings Italian patter song s
with extraordinary yolubility, and gives
entire play Us. in which he successfully repre-
sentS the whole cast of characters himself
He becomes a music master and imper-
sonates at one and the same time the rnoaest
pupil and the master singing in two voices,
while in a sketch he plays, he depicts
the irate, Jealous husband the foolish senti-
mental wife, the serenadtng lover now out
concealed behind n bit OF drapery; then the
avenging husband Finally In the operatic
extravaganz ..Eldorado," he impersonates
no less than axty characters,