The morning times., 1896-09-22
SIX THEATERS ARE OPEN
Lafayette's Curtain Rung Up for
the Season.
Excellent List of Attractions Mark
the Week In the Local
-, 3. Playhouses.

opening, the second birthday as it were
ur his playhouse, and happy in the con-
sciousDcss that he could promise Il line
OF attractions for this season which cannot
be exceiled. Every one OF the long list
which will week after week entertain the
clieDtele OF tie Lafayette, Is u ICNldual
and accepted merit. =. -
Last DIgEt was a modest opening. IL
is, however, almost Impossible 10 Conceive
The beautiful Lafayette as otherwise thaD
gala when lighted with its myriad OF in
caDdescenls, tue bright colors, .A;sndsolne
tapestries and rich marbles made show y
ip the blaze. Things moved with the wen
ordered mana cement characteristic OF the
house which made one forget that II had
been closed for four months. Ailthe fainiiiar
faces were in their accustomed places ana
pla ytio,,se was as evident as in IIitseason.
IIe oIleDing attraction was tile BALDWIN
Company. They are famitarly known rs
THE wniie Mahatras. They work The
various tricks OF seCGDd sight, alleged mind
reading and cabinet ma anilestations. Never
tticl.sS Mr. and Mrs. BALDWIN Cnsclaiih any
spiri ,uai, supernatural or tCCult anu IN any
t,r their work Everything il, they say. the
resui OF natural causes.
. 4 heir eXihUitIUii is mysterious and llter-
estiag. They are effective i'll all they
undertake. and 6aiile the percep,ioi's so ol
is Mrs. Eaiidwin's wonderrnf answering Oi
questions. which have been written anu
Couceaied unseen in the pockets of the
1Hio 10 an S@a'NNh'6ts NNN'N'
act. ''.'''' - ''. :"
The Paldwins diversity their entertain
IleuJ'' tLh U select Nanety. tit ol con.
.siuerable merit. Mr.. Victor komer opehed
the program with Sousa'S 'sEl Captain.
which he played upon the piano WIN bril-
iiaut effecO. he WAS followed by Edgar
Ely in his act. The Future Duce,' who
Is an eccentric creature" His dressing
OF hts part original anu handsome. al,i
his songs are good. Iia best feature oi
EIy's specially Is. however. his uancirg.
Louise 1ruaN deinonstrated her TILE ~
her designation as Tie pnrtoi'irnai child
whistler. She has wonderful natural
talent and Is artistic withdi in ser per
IorInauce.. The taiiy-ho trio. MessEs
Adams Morgan and Perry, were cnIer-
tanning III Vocal speciality and a one act
colneuy, "a MonIIu ) Stralegen, OI co.
siderable dverting powers was given by
Miss Georgia uaruner and Mr.. Ely.
The stage of the New National was last
night devote 4 to tine einirutlucttontOrNas W as hang
tou or Friend From inuIa. This Is a
iaroicll comedy IN, tbree acts. II was wut-
tea by one Mr. DuSouChet, WHO can claim
lame win anUtler sUCu an eIItisiUn. ana
IL was pll yed y the Suiyube * RiceCoIncuy
COMPANY, WHOSE trade marx is new, but
will grow old hunorabiy ~ continually as
now fly their flag.
All tn,. !anataf first -uighters of the
summer season who, after repeated ilfse
nights. had cone to have "A smiling, II no..
"A speaking Acquaintance, were present
they came TO welcome tTedeilc Bph'i, " y
leads The preseut company IN tier mcrfJ
aull,s Mr.. Bond was warmly greeted uIi
MS Iirsr .ii,Peardnce, and wDen ire ehtereu
IN the second AT he was closely followed
by the LOus.nIai, VINO surprised nan %!
placing AT his Icet a great basket oi roses
1T was a retIIcnb IRA u,s' from the i!rSt-nigi.t-
ers in front After the S@suni act there were
repeated curtain exits ior the fanny ilfd!r
aud the work oG@tae actors, but tne long
drawn applause nasi the Suspicion uI IA
flTIaV Mr Hful forward Tor Il
speech. He did not cone. 90
Tie new play was generally voted
success, ana IN matters pertaining tu
iruthy COMEDY, lhcfe = Io mote GttiSNc
verGiCt, nor G.Orc lust than Che jnaIiulty
If an audience. 1t throws the lie IN tLr
face of every caboH ana cchSeitFHn Of
dramatic art Not that they conflict III
the present piece. On thu contrary, MY
Friend from irdl.' is q wei! teNeiupeH
Supers ;ri!CjGre On al IUii.iIaHle IruruHtlOn.
The icea Is Eew AID The act!cn Is triSs.
full cf surprises HiG miith rrOVokiis n
all times. There are occasional GlGrcS-
siuus which leave the CcvriOpniel.t oI tie
story to shiftTcr ltseir: 1T Cot-ta 1T laugh
ter testified to what wisdom there was IN
that. trDnI the aPprcClative response
winch greeted ni'sSg OF the nIcS IL wuuiu
seem that the pun as form of Wit haG
as squares ON Harlequin.
The theme Cr My Friend from India
is iheusophy. rth Kansas city pork
packer has Cissipated son, who. III an
OIL iEEst- tlit'Stlitt ihlh'' llis'
the house. He is at oIce seized upon to
enhance The s.cIal ar!illiUns Of the lam
lily. One complication leads to another
until at the eEd of the second act the
scene is as Lrisk anu the pun us uproa nOGs
as at tie finale Ia thc famous second act
TO '.Dr Bill" when DR.. Ellis sprung
from every conceivable door
Frederic Bond plays The pork packer.
with social aspirations Tor himself ana
his pretty daughters. Washington knows
MIR. Bonu's value beyond any iuTtreT word
OF praise HIS ehaIacierlsa,,oS r," . I,i sasgsst.s
and his Blizzard in "ConfusioD. but u Is
funn.er than either. Walter Perkins plays
the barrier with "a theosophic side. He Is a
memberei If only for his face. which has
comedy" spelled in capital letters all
over IL. EDWARD Abeles played the son
OF the millionaire with the pleasant dis-
tinction which he gives To all his acting.
lie is one OF the best juveniles on the stage,
and by last nights performance he adced
other accomplishments to his reputation.
In the third act Miss GlrouN s-tpg The
Actress OF the Fol eS BereeTe. written
by him. and together they. saDg The Rae
coon and the Bee," also his composition.
and both are delghtfu. l:L.le COMPOSITIONS.
Mr.. Abeles also gave an imitation OF
Mansfield's toast as Baron Cheyren, Tor
when he was Rewarded with hearty ap-
plause. 90. s.JI.,,. ...... g...
Tne feminine contingent in the Smythc
& Rice Company, are an attractive quin-
tet. Marion GirouX, Kenyon Bisnop, Helen
ReImer and Louise Iia,lowa acted socifty
girls from fifteen to twice that age. and
u character part was splendidly played by
Miss May Nokes as Ti!ly, the German Inaid
After, this week My, Friend From In
dia' goes to Brooklyn for one week. aud
then To the BiJou, on broadway, for "A run.
Joseph Hart and his interesting company
last night brought "A aay oiu Eu5' 10
While the performance is scheuuled as a
farce-conieuy, it is little more or less
ttan a IoincEing iegation Of nIirthrui
specialties. Mr hart has long since
ana proved his ability TO manufacture fun.
In hls last success ne has fuund fieiu
as wide as ils talents are varied, and
through the three aces there is little time
for anything but laughter.
The star, as Forrest Tree. figures as a
fin de seicle middle-aged man who fears
not the sound or the campagne bottles
CORK or is uDsusceptiblc To The
mannefs Of a girl IN her teens.
He marries the maiden, who is no older
than his youngsss, daughter. The TACT
tnat the I;irriasslS kept secret for weess
score OF strange things that go To make
the entire affair prUvoHingly funny. Cupid
works. too, On Or. Onver Trembie, fnss
personated by Mr.. AL Leech. who is even
more clever IN dancing than in acting, and
who weds Miss Cnerrie Tree, the IieU or
her father. This young lady's name is
Mile Nitouche and IN tne specialties that
enliven the performance she capJivates ncr
audience by her excellent dancing.
Miss LeoDa Ambrose takes the part of
ImogeDe Muldooh, Trees cook. in an in
manner Chat shows her to he an
actress OF more than ordinary ability. Miss
Nellie Hartley assumes the role OF Willow
Tree. the wldOwer'S Sister-in- law. who is
doomed 10 experience the chagriD or seeing
the curtain fail without wing become mar
ried.
In addition to Mile. Nitoucie's dancing
the features Of the program include DLm-
Der uf songs by Mr.. Hart, the peculiar
antics of Iopp, Mr.. Frank Gardiner. and
the singing and dancing Of Mr.. Hart and
Carrie DeMar.
''The American Giri''Is story in the
novel style by n Gratfnn