The evening times., 1896-02-15
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

DuSe, the Italian actress, and her COM
pany. reached Washington last night.
She is staying ut the Shorcham, and she
will appear for the first time before
Washington audience ON Monday night at
the Lafayette Square Opera House in 'Ca-
Mile" which is ICr On&t!on sand 10 DC
unique in every way
Every houy j. on t!c Gui rivc To lcarn in
what particular Duse's conception can
possibly differ nom that OF other famous
actresses VITO have achieved success in
the part: hut that buses Camille" Is diff
fercnt from the COM cntioual idea OF Tie
character the dramatic critics, both of
Europe and America, are unanimous III
declaring.
but IUur performances VIII I've given
during her stay in Washington. Tine play vs.
III wnicn she VIII appear, besides Ca
mile are Dumas, ms La Femme de
Claude" Golduni's La LoCandiera" THE
Hostess, "Cavalleria Ru,ticana.' as
drama, and Casa Paterna,' known as
"Heimath'' Ill German, ana "Mdgua' III
Italian.
Duse has never played the par, in this
essaycd 10y Sarah BcrnhaTdt in New York.
The audience at the opening performance OF
Husc VIII lac brilliantly representative
one, as the sale of seats has been very large.
The celebrated New York Empire The
ater success, sowing the Wind, sydney
Grundy's sex against sex drama, So
called because OF us remarkable theme. re-
turns To the New National Tbeater Monday
night.
among all the splendid attractions that
good mana cement Eas enabled our play
goerS To see from time to time none
made stronger impression than sowing
the Wind last season. AL the good things
that had been said Uf it all over the Eng
glish-spcaking world-dnd they were nu-
merous and enthusiaStic-wcrrJ gust flied and
indorsed in Washington, especially as the
Interpreting company WIS fully up to the
requirements OF so notable dramatic
work.
Sowing the Wind is one OF those PLAYS
so well knit, so clearly written, de-
pending SO much on the brin ging out
or all their points and ON the thorough
understanding and eNcmplification OF ~
their subtletlrs-that can easily be ruined
by incompetent players.
Therefore. 1t Will be something In the
nature of good news To know that we
are 10 see the very same people wEo Inaue
the drama a success Of striking proportions
al the National last season, with a couple
OF minor exceptions. Here is the Foster
Messrs. J. h. Gilmour. Thomas whiffen,
Howell Hansel, Frederick Strong, Guy
Standing, John sorrentz, Harry Phillips,
Emily Dodd, Ella HUgn WCou and Jessie
Dodd.
Mr.. Gilmour will again he the " "Brabazon,"
part that Will live as one or lup great
pictures ur the stage, aud which in this
actors hands has scrn the realization OF its
p3sslhiliti.s lie Is an artist or the best
School. with finished n,,.fhoiS a ma cniri-
cent stage UreSs-nrc and voice or ln,om
parable quality. lD fact. his reading is al
ways u"lIEnt, aH,' aspiring cIOcut!onists
ilOtN To hear hini iust a> they used TO do
ests. '. VI
Miss Hampton is stnl the .Rosamond."
IL is rart that lies under her hand n
wonanly- woman Fart with ,.nougi, of mas
sion ana fire To sting stone into life.
Miss Hampton is 4 warm social as well as
stage faNorite IN Washington.
With the remarkable record or this play
In the big cities readers are already famil-
lar, and therefore there is no necessity
Tor dwelling on that point now. IL Is
enough for US To know that it pleased us
To Il supcrlatirc extent last season and .
that 1t Will IN all likelihood 10 so aga IN
during the coming week. The matinees
viii he given Wednesday and saturday.
Next week AT the Grand Opera House will
De presented "Supcrba, UaiIIon Brothers
weil-known creation, which. although IT
visits washington for the first Tine this sea- 1
son, should br familiar TO many who have
seen IL in New York and other cities
The Hanlons are now the only purvcyors |
OF pantoniinc in this country, succeeding |
the lat George l.. Fox, and they have riyc1 !
an article so superior That others have hest !
taied 10 enter the field with them. This |
however. has not caused them to dctcriorate
ana each year they have been presenting !
Ever. '''''A'
In "supcrba' this year they have 4 large
anu effective dramatic cast. Il host OF high ,
class vaudeville artists. who offer many 1
up-to date ecccntricities, and, sccnicaIIy /
the giitterinS spectacle is said 10 be en-
urcly new.
The curtain rises on q fairy hover. the
magnificent home OF Queen Suprrba. which
serves as All Introductory, and ii is quickly
traDsiornicd into a farm yard. and here the
Iuii commences. From this point on the
wind or laughter.
This scene is one OF The sensational novel;
nes OF The play and serves TO Introduce