Evening star., 1896-11-03
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Opera House last night in 1.-THE Tanning Of
the shrew" before the most distinguished
audience Of the season. The President and
Mrs. Cleveland, Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British ambassador; The Austrian minister,
Lord Westmeath. and Secretary and Mrs.
Carlisle occupied boxes, while a numoer Of
other Well-known society people were pres
ent in the gathering. Miss Rehan's recep-
ton was enthusiastically warm, and the
applause which greeted her first appearance
was continued at every opportunity
throughout the production. The company,
which is one of the best that has ever
supported the popular star, also came in
for It's share of the popular appreciation,
ana the whole production was one lofS TO
be remembered. The part of Katherine, as
portrayed by Miss Renan, Is effective in
every word and action, and she bly,
never played 1t better than she did last
evening. Mr.. George Clarke, as Petruchio,
came very close to the star at several
times in point Of honors, and at all times
was impressive. his work being worthy Of
all the applause that was showered ul on
1t. Miss Maud Hoffman, as Blanca, kath-
crimes sister, was pretty, and her love
scene with Mr.. John Craig, Lucentlo,
was cleverly given. Herbert Gresham, as
Tranio and Robert Shepherd, as Grumio,
supplied the comedy in an excellent man
ner, while Sydney Herbert, Hortensio,
who is in love with Bianco and is rejected
by that individual for Lucentio, gave an
intelligent and spirited reading of his part.
Miss Marie ST. John, as the widow. ond
Mrs john Gilbert, as the old househeep-
er. Curtis, were both excellent, and Mr..
Dean Pratt, as the aged suitor for the
hand of the fair Bianco, scored = hit from
the very beginning. Messrs. TrueSdell and
Hazeltine were acceptable in their respect
i've parts. The bill for tonight Is London
Assurance" and those who attend will
have the pleasure of hearing the full cleo
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which has been run direct to the theater.
For their further accommodation the the
ater will be left open and the returns read
until a definite conclusion is reached.
New National Theater.-TEere have from
time to time appeared insinuations that
the city of Philadelphia Is behind the times.
This assumption does not form the ground
work of the merry satire, entitled Miss
Philadelphia hich was produced at the
New National Theater last night. 1t is
an entirely fin de steele production. Far too
modern to have either plot or a scene
which demands the serious efforts of an
actor, it sparkles along with effervescent
Gitties and scintillant dances, with here
and there some humorous conversation
just to rest the performers from their
more arduous endeavcrs. The house was
crowded, and the audience testified its
jcyment of the piece by laughter and ap-
plause In unstintsd quantities. The pro-
moters OF the eXtraNaSanZa have been
succe ssful in obtaining novel ideas and
the company includes people who quite
competent to carry them out. Willie Col
Her, Meg McCuSker, Louise Allen, Jospen
Coyne ard Budd Ross were liked for their
ability as comedians, and Harry Watson's
bicycle performance proved an enjoyable
specially.
Grand Opera House.-"The White Slave"
stands siie by SIDE with Uncle Toms
Cabin as an exponent of the old times of
slavery, and like the latter production 1t
InEa nf Loo.
interest through the passage of years. The
plot of the more modern production Is
rather complex. but in the hands of capa-
BILE people, as it was last night. it is in
tere. ting and holds attention from the
beginning to the end. The picturesque side
of southern life, the pathos and humor
and the sunshine and shadows of the life
of the slaves are all present and are blend
ed in the story so as to make a delight
full study, as we'll furnish an evenings
entertainment. Miss Helena Collier, as
Lisa, the girl forced into slavery by her
uncle's silence, was effective in her por-
trayal of the character ard in some of the
climaxes highly dramatic. The role
of Clay Rritton. Lisa's lover, was taken
by Wilbur Hudson, and his work deserved
the appreciation it received. Thomas Car
rick. the trader; l.. Phillips. as the over
seer; Philip Carroll. as Judge Hardin;
Ralph Thomas, as Jack HaZeton; James
Brill. as NatcheZ Jim; j. w. keeler, as
Capt. Stryker; George Stone, as Jamison.
and Master Walter, as Little Jim, were all
acceptable Amor the female parts Lo-
duski Young, as Nance, the quadroon; Ella
Sothern, as Daphne. the octoroon: Harriet
Sapphore, as Mrs. Lee; Gladys Dean
Lefty Lee and Jennie Christie, Aunt
Martha, We're all good and rounded out
the production most effectively. Chas.
Webster. Glen. is good and has a spe-
calty In he third act which brings down
the house. The Mr.. Stitch of Frank Drew
is also good and the comedy work sup
piled by i'm never failed to bring a laugh.
Academy of Music-Peter Dailey's farce
comedies are renowned for their sprightli-
ness, their absurdity and their capacity to
make people laugh and enjoy themselves
"A Good Thing Is no exception. 1t pre-
sents Mr.. Daley auctionears clerk
giving him full swing to his highly de-
veloped comedy powers. He has two spe-
cialties and sings several up-to-date songs
His bicycle and his clothes are gorgeous
and his girth has in no wise diminished
Since last season. So he is the same fun
ny, clever Peter Daley as ever and he has
a good company of laughnakers with him.
headed by Flora Irwin. with her inimitabe
negro songs. and James T. Kelly with his
comical Hibernian accent and his all-around
clever work. The other Cool Things arc
well chosen. The men are good vocalists
and the girls are pretty and vivacous The
quartet. composed of .. NJ. Scott, Arthur
Earle. Joseph SWickard AMI George Lynn,
did some pleasing work. Their melange in
the second act, in costumes representing Lii
Hung Chang, Svengali, Teuton and
nondescrpt, was unusually good. Mr.. kel-
ly and Miss Ollie Evans presented in the
second act a travesty on grand opera that
caught the house. especially when Mr.. Kel-
ly began to improvise, to the demoraliza-
ton Of the duet "a Good Thing" Is just
the kind of show for people with cares that
they want to forget for three hours.
Bijou Theater.-As a scenic production
few can equal ]. Z. Little'S version Of THE
World. AS a stirring mclolrama 1t
stands at the head of the list. So there
is little wonder that the play is q favorite
and that the Bijou was crowded last night
at the opening of the weeks engagement
The plot centers about wayward boy
who runs away from home in search of
adventure, and finds 1t, winding up at
length with happiness all his own. The
realism that is attained in the tableaux
is startling, and demonstrates the won-
derful strides taken In stage mechanism
This was particularly SO Of the raft scene
with the mighty ocean rolling and tossing
it about The supporting company is COM
petent, and number of clever specialties
are introduced to enliven the show.
Manager Whitesell has made provision
for his patrons to hear the latest election
returns tonight, and during the evening
performance special operator will read
dispatches from the entire country. At
II 30, just when the best returns are COM
ing in, another show will start, and con-
tinue until the wee sma' hours.
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