The morning times., 1896-11-03


q SEC 7th ST., Bet. II and I.
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acter portrayaIs Of the performance and
The scenes WITH Old CieTn, her other half,
as presented by Charles Webster, whose
negro characters with song and banlo are
already well known, We're amusing In the
extreme.
MIR. Webster has played the character
some 5000 times since S., when the
play created a rurore in its line As the
opposite character To Mrs. Lee, whose
hand and land he was always seeking,
Frank Drew, as p. II. Stitch, lawyer.
'ssn the Satisfaction I and plea pleasure Of ali. Mr.
Drew Is theD eldest or the Drew family
living, and is the uncle Of the popular
John Drew.
As Job. the negro preacher, Charles
Drake looked and acted well the part.
Wilbur Hudson as Clay Brtton, Il Ken
tuckian, performed well TIE part or the
nero, VINO. after many Ih:sfortunes, triumphs
in his love for Lisa and finally wins her,
Philip Carroll. as Judge Hardin had iitte
to do but did it well. and his death scene
niggers and GorSes.'' was in the hands Of
Thomas Garrick, and so well he enacted
tie difficult part that he frequently earned
the hsses Of his audience. Harry Stanley,
Belle Creole LaurcIce Philips, as
the cold blooded "veTseer, and Ralph
the cthcrs who deserve~efeiit for their
performance.
Mr.; L. X. Edwards, formerly of the
Holiday street 1hcateF, Baltimore, Is
now the resident manager.
J. S Little. it is said, has already made
| fame aud fortune out OF his play, The
World. TINS Sens''n Mr. LitIe ueciGrd
| 10 try the piece again. 1t has made
hit, as the large audience which witnessed
| its presentation at the Bijou Theater
! last night gave ample testimony.
rhe Wonn' Is u ;, II hi.ut ana hne.'-
tacuIar me!Udra ma Of the nautical species,
| weli-staGcd ara acted
J MIR. Little has never Travelled with
| poor company, ana on the occa sion cI
his visiA 10 the Bi lou this Wees he presented
AZ good u company as Cuold I've gathered
| together. The play Is III SIX acts, The
| plot Of which Is cenlered about the ci-
/ fortS of the usual nark.nSeh Niialh 10
perSeCutc the sympatny-lnviting heroine.
The action Of the play takes place upon
| the "biiiowy bills and there are daslinis
| waves and sinking ships galore, which laGt
| the enthusiastic audience seemed TO greatly
| appreciate The play is replcte with
| scenery of maenanimous preienliOn; winch
| is not the least that could De sad OF II.
Mr Little as the hero, Henry Eistun,
| presents that clever bit or acting which
| mas long since made him famous. beveraau
| Powers, the hiss provoking cause %! all
| the trouble. was clevcrly portrayed by MT
| W X walters; Dennis me usual foi-
| lickin. IriShmau. was done 10 an applause
| provoking finish by Mr.. Mart ii. Fuller.
| 'rhe Capt Dixon OF Mr.. Frank Hilton
| was n finished Til of StaceCraft.
| otners in the east who deserved to be
| DarticuIarzed were Miss Olive Y. BcrEley
| in the character of the hcroinc, Rosa; Miss
Fanny Gonzalie>I NY Wh% %,r- r-naeFS: wun,aiya S w''
! ON TUESDAY night there VIII he a special
| midnight matinee, when election returns wi.i
! he received by special wire and announced
| from the stage.
NcNaIlv'S "a Good Thing" in which
| Mr. Peter Daley Is now al his BEST al
| the Academy or Music, Is one Of TIE Few
| things uuSauays or which one can say III A.
TIE good thin. is not the exception II
| is n very bright farce. The company is
strong all round. and e>pcciaiiy strong
in the trio, Da,iey hirSII, I'm! MISS f'"r'i
This time Mr.. Daley appears in the role
| Of an aUciioHecrS clerk, which gives iiI!
an unlimited margin for creating things
| anu projecting his humorous per>oraiIIy
| into everything on th" stage at til" moment.
In this character he will perhaps 'c iScc
hest uf any in which hc has alrcaty enter
| tanned and amused the public. AS Mt
bailey would say, IF this is not so, why
not?''
mat an excellent performance was cx
| pectcd WAS evidenced 10y the full house
which viii be repeated with possibly s"int
votes to spare every night this week
The musical features of the three very
funny acts are not the least part "f 'ht
show The Amcricus Comedy quartet is
composed nf MeSsrs. O. NJ. Scott, Arthur
Earle. Joseph Swickard and GcOrg" Lynn
an excellent combination. Miss OIlie
| Evans made II great hit with her CRANE
opera travestics. She has Il fine Voice
and keen conception of huMor.
| Miss Flora Irwin is. as nj ways. a grca.
| favoritc, and was recalled many times
for her quaint singing Of plantation love
| songs.
The 5ialogic part "f the performance i,
| largely in the mouth of Daley and Kelley
ana especially whenever DALEY gives
| Kelley Il chance To say anything. Mr.
Charles J. Stinr makes up we'll as the hay
seed and does the part very artisrically
| All of the young ladies Of the comedy are
| Sprightly and vivaCiuuS. dance we'll sing
well and contribute :; fair shire toward
the Rounded pleasures of "A Good Thing
The Boston Howard \ Athrnacum Company
played return engagement To "a laTgt
| house las night at kcrnan's and brOuEn
| with them their Tld attractions with IN,
addition Of Il number of rev novelties
The program iS well filled with vaudeville
features and there is not a tedious moment
Throughout the performance.
william F Kaye and Ada Henry pu
the curtain up ON an interesting skit en-
titled Capital VS.. Labor 1t is :: new
coru!c feature and the audience appland"t
it roundl,-. Fake and ScInnn, the Well
known musical artists and COMEDIANS, re
appeared ana l'lti'
| reception. Srmnn did several excel IN
numbers on the saXophuuc.
Another pair Of old farCritcS who wcr
there last Bight and who VIII sta y unit
the end of the week are Sam ard Kitt
Morton, in their popular songs and thpi
fancy dancing Eddie o'reil. The aero
hatic tramp. is the emGCdiucn. of fun an,
mirthful laughter. aud threatened dir,
. things on the roof Cf the building while h
went through his act =
Dan and William Collins the charactc
singers and fin de steele dancers. wcrt
warmly appaudcd. \ unique entertain
ueut came with the turn Of DOlph auC
Susie LcvnnS. TWO OF the clevcrrst per
formers in The lot. The young lady san.
as the ether gave the portraits of popui1
candidates in lightning order. and the audi
cnce took occasion To show It's poiitica
complexion.
Morton and Mack deserved every bit q
the applause they received for their coined
| creation and their dancing and music
Euuallv good were Miuuie Gru'-imi an'
Edy,h Murray. novelty dancers. who intrsl
duce acrohatic turns with their splendi'
{ efforts. Ben r Harney has acquired III
! singing dialect of the Southern negro ant
: | he Durlraved it well in his act last night.