The evening times., 1896-09-29
AS THE CROWDS CUNE OUT.

''Chimniie FadGeu" is in town He rave
MS opening reception 1T the New Matt. auI
last s.iSh q" Ia laiEe gathering, VINO knc W
MN 10 tie cehtfdi UI st..t cii,4s
anu liked nun 80 wrI tiIas ,IIvy were cage
To see hnn as the hero Vi u uraAIa
ohlihhie Was lnuorsea ny New YORK last
season, Dut, as Is apparent, ne last,iIs 10
Washington carry Inns season to De sur.
tHdI Tile new lorkers Were 'rigut. er1 uey
Were.
.nHnniic is good fellow. He offeuds
Tue EnSi.sii isihb.dsc iL a. ut.ec,.iDit I;.s IA,
ION, ana ne ha, Il mug tnaL uoes not CON
FORM 10 the current pfejuuice III the mat :
Ter oI Dtauty, Out ne ) d guou Ieliow and
al ms cuiiiIaiiions are gUvu Ie.IuNs, So ~
quote Ar. duden, "Wot Teils''
Chiihhi'e Fadden, ihe play, not the
hero, is IL weI.-,ULstrutteuu uraii.ittic WORK
Inc play Dill does not say SO, Uut gossip
hints anu CERTAIN phases % the uraIiitt lI,ti-
cate that Augustus Thomas wrote 1t. HIS
authorship is supposed, because, at the time
he wrote IL, Ire WAS under contract 10 write.
another play. As IL nappeneu the IN
splfilioh came for TINS play anu not rur lie
other. Inspiration 10 ho iespecter oil con-
tracts Ihe general tfenu VI the pay is
toward colbedy, but there are some rather
pretty lhciueEIs, and situation or two OF
marked strength.
CHARLES hopper played the name part.
II Is ms original creation, as is nearly
every character III the cast with actor
playing II. MIR Hopper cteated n good
IMPRESSION Dy his acliEs aIIu Uy his singing
Shared the honors with the star aer
Characterization Is remarkably original
VIVID aud finished. George Mast was ac-
cepta6Ie as small Bots, anu the relies
played by Fanny Deuham Rouse. Louise
Dale, Beth Frankiyn, John Fiood and most
OF tne balance were capabIy handled
ihe play Is given with special scenic
equipment, whicn is not necessarily .labo-
rate, Dut entirely adequate and appropriate
There VIII be the USUAL number OF Der
forinances.
The Lafayette Square Opera House last
mgbt presented MasgIe Lii,ie as Il star IN
play by Clay Nj. Greeue, called "Un
broauway. Inere was Il gOou-slZed bu-
uieuce present, representing the class who
sincerely worship at the SHINE OF Maggie's
class OF vocailsts and To whom she IS q
star OF no uncertain DrillianCy, ana a class
more haDituated to tine m.Zzauines OF the.
Lafayette, who came out of curiosity TO
see the woman whom fame had sprpad
beyond the class OF playBouses, whittier
social convention makes IL improper to go.
1Dere are many women on the variety
stage IN Maggie Cline's line of work
Nellie Walters, at kernan's last week, is
in her line. But there is only one Maggie
Cline. Not by reason OF a better song or
more voice, but because Miss Cline pos
sesses the dramatic instinct to make Der
songs infectious and real
her fame was not long in speading be-
yond the smoky walls of the variety
tbeaters. As society would not come TO
DeT, SIZE tetlueu 10 llilu a mana ger ana
come to the society, after the fashion of
Mohammed's little excursion to the
mountain.
As a star Maggie Cline may be credited
with u considerable measure OF success.
She demonstrated last hight that the touch
which lmmortaliZed her McCloskes song
was her own, TO transfer at Will. She sang
several other songs VITA much success, anu
gave 10 ner ImpersonatloD Of the role OF
Mary Brady considerable humor.
There is no telling but that with good
play Maggie Cline might not achieve en-
during popularity as an actress OF rugged
Irish women, whose heart is in the right
place. IN spite OF nercenary and educational
a good company is seen in support. First
of all there is ,Jonn e. Sparks, who mace
an effective impersOnatiou OF the strong
character part or Mary BTaGy's besotted
father. Mr.. Sparks is an accomplished de-
lineator OF New York slurp types. Probably
Miss Helene Thill deserves to be mentioned
netX for her acting of the pert waif, but
ISABEL Waldron, George W.lHoward, Ben
Rlngold, Harry Bradley, Jerry Hart and
J ames Leahy were all equal to their parts.
The scenery and costuming were ali that
could have been desired. There will be two
Datinee5.
The experiences OF a .Summer Girr' at
Long Branch, inclusive OF the trials and
tribulations OF pair of lovers, their mar
rIage, and their paradise lost and regained,
i'll part the plot which, as de-
tailed last night on the boards OF the
Bijou Theater, is realistic seaside ro-
nance. u
Miss Effie Darling and Mr.. Mirou Lef
fiDgwell appeared in the principal charac-
ters. They were, by the exactIons OF the
piece, the victims OF a train of misleading
To sustain themselves in
the tr ying ordeal was the test OF their act
ng, and the test was not disappointing
to the audience. The climax was reached
in the gilded parlOr of a gambling estab-
where the leading characters
came into collision in way that brought
out their best display of talent.
The support was very good, the remain
er of the cast being as follows: George
r. Sprague, as Dangerfield Webb; A. H.
Hastings, as Richard BlaekfOrd; Alfred Bur
lace, as Col. Ashley; Joseph F. Totten, as
Felix Flyte: Miss Fannie Barry, "a woman
with q notebook in the charact of
Florence Stanley; Miss Jessie Darling, rival
to the heroine as Georgiana Hopkins, and
Miss Clara Douglas, as Mrs. Ellsworth, the
herOss mo ther.
The entertainment concluded with the en-
hibition- of. the weaderfal+ +power of the
vitascope. --Fses
There was a Big Sensation atKerran's
ast night, and a crowded house sa W il.
There were pretty girls galore, bril-
liant costumes, which dazzlcd the eye,
high kicking, fancy dancing and
ne " Rorgc Willie Farrell lad Ehp cO-