The evening times., 1896-11-03
AS THE CROWDS CONE OUT.

| MISS Pnllaueipnla, dlbcI 6s hiu'h "N
| verIislng as usudiIy heraius circus, .aiiic
| last nIgnJ to the ew National Ior the Week
| An enormous audience welcomed ihe up-to-
| Gale QuakcreSs, there being SO many diIA-
| iuus 10 see her, ana 50 IcW seats by coih-
parlson, ihdt early IN the evening thc stand
! Ing room sign was pul out Tor the peheiit
| Cf iaIe-cOmers.
The performance is programmed asa spec
tacular extravaganza" ana il VIII pass
| unuer lhaI good OLD brOaugauged Iitie
| which seems 10 lit every show with Il pot
pourri OF pretty girls, songs, dances and
! unbridled NONSENSE. Ii is iull OF color,
I lire, music, fun and action. after pre-
| liminary by way of introduction, the per
| formers put the lbretuo far into the back
/ ground, and proceeded 10 show what they
could do in their own best particular way
| As result Wniic CUiilcr cracked jokes,
| but retained II stolidity OF CUuntcnance which
| broke his audience up. He wore Il number
OF stylish suits and Highland costume
| displaying ingrowing knees. He varied
his jokes win songs and spnnkling of
| srutcsquc dance steps, OF which lie is
master. Mncn the opportunity atIorced,
! Louise Allen gave ihe audience taste of
her character abilities, and with Willie
| did their whrlwind waltz.
Joseph Coyne as william Penn, sr., made
| "A pleasant impression 10y the legitimate,
| Dut none the less humorous, manner III
| which lie adhered 10 his character. No one
| pleased better than Budd koss III his tramp
act. He was recalled tinc and again.
Another feature was bicycle act by harry
| WATSON. interpciatcd ur,N ecn thcs, lcd-
lures We're numerous chorusrs. marches and
! quartet selections oil varying degrees OF
I interest.
! Inc comedians had = choice assortment
| Of political jokes which Will be out OF
| date hencefurJh, but they will watch the
| bulletins tonight ana hat,h fresh ones To-
morruw at tie expense OF the unlu.ky can
! didate anG his disappointed following
| Ada Rehan and the Daly company re-
turned To the Lafayette opera House last
! hight with the we'll known Daiy version
/ Of Shdkespeare'S Tanning uf the .shrew 8"
/ There was a large audience present which
gave polite welcome To the old favoritcs.
! There Is not in our country band of play
! erS of 50 welldcflncd unity and iudIvid-
uaiity as this one Perfect IN ensemble and
each Win popular Following they stand
strongest in the affections OF the discrim-
mating public.
Eacn IL the old rayortcs, Miss Rehan,
Nj. Clarke, Mr.. Varrcy and Mrs. Gilbert
was gwen testimony OF remembrance. But
there was TcmcHiuraH,p. tnuugu silent and
uneNprcSscd, save for the careful at
tentIon given the actor who uIaved
Grumio, for the merry face and merry man
ner OF the absent one. Mr. Baly as 4 man
or resources viii make as little cor,sutc-
uouS as possible the absence OF Jimmy
Lewis, but he Will not he able to efface
thc remembrance or bis genius ana his
charm, which sufruScd every production
IN which he appeared. Mr. Dean Pratt was
given careful attention and sympathetic
consideration for his predecessors sake,
andlt may be SAID without prop or apology
that he acted with much comic skiu.
Miss Rehan's Katharine is one OF the dra-
matte institutions. 1t has its place in the
history OF the stage as the most perfect real
lZatIon OF this character in her lifetime in
the same way that the Hamlet was pre-
eIuincntly Booths, that Bernhardt is the
Camille, Mr.. Irving the Matthias, and Miss
Terry the POrtia. Her shrew is the same
artistic blending of fiery temper constrained
and expressed with exquisite Shading and
transitional denotemcnt of Incompatible
skill.
George Clarke again appca red as Pc
truchlo, Edwin Stevens gave wellsea-
sOned presentation OF Christopher sly Mrs
u. II. Gilbert was the. as ever. delightful
Curtis, Frederic TrucsdeIl was again m.
Nincentio, and the other members of the
company, more and less familiar. abetted
the efforts Of the principals admirably. The
dressing anu mounting Of the production
was accomplished with tasteful Iayishuess
for which Mr. Daily is notable.
The hill tins evening is the novelty of the
engagement. Dion BoucIcault's comedy.
han Tor the first time in Washington as Lady
Gay Spdnker, a part i'll which her admirers
VIII watch her with considerable interest
Charles Rchrnan will be in the cast this even
ing. Mr.. Albaugh has arranged to have
slectlon returns read from the stage.
A very bright farce is "A Good Thing
Its inherent comic quality is elaborated
and elucidated by Mr. Peter DALEY and
his company
The abSurdity was played last night d,
the cademy and large audience laughed
gurSled and giggied at the good things
Chief assistants to the star are .lora
Irwin-the chic sister of widow MAY
and James T. Kelly.
Mr. Daley as the auctioneer, has the
best part yet written around his quiZZicaL
gaggical, farcical personality.
HIS line, IF this is not so, why not
is effectively used to emphasize funny sit
uations and gives point To the right places
Three acts cover a multitude of witt
cisms and musical gems. Most excellent
singers are the Americus Comedy Quartet
composed Of Messrs. o. N. Scott, Arthur
Earle, Joseph Swickard and George Lynn
Miss ollie Evans made a great hit with
her grand opera travcSties, which she sang
with fine voice and keen conception
of humor.
Jolly Miss Irwin looked as dainty as a
peachblow vase and got Il shower of plaut-
its for her rollcking ditties of Dixie land
The tout ensemble is height ed by bright
pretty girls, who are effectively costumcd
sing eXcellcntly, and dance delightfully."-.
Everybody is looking for the sort of {,
fo" timing tnat Is pushed along at the Ac;i,.-
emy.
An up-tc-date show was presented by the
Boston Howard Athenaeum Company to the
host Of admirers who greeted them on their
return engagement at Kernan's last night.
Tie feature of the performance was Ben
K. Harvey, who has made a thorough char
acter study of the South Carolina negro.
and his dialect songs and dances. Assisted
by Strap HILL a Samule of the pepuipa