The evening times., 1896-03-31
G Is PlAN9NED TO r1QTEREST THE HOMIE CIRCLE

the feminine form divine is the string that
dances the puppet show or human feelings.
the iarye audience tnat saw ~ last even.
ing the best that has graced the stage OF
the popular tbeaater tins season.
The performance IS cnOca-fan OF spice and
breezy enough to fan tue few hairs OF the
Daid neads mat may chance to witness
IL, yet propriety Is never Oyerstepped and the
pay Is calculated 10 afford enjoyment to the
most fastidiOus, as well as to the burlesquc
connOisseur.
roor ''Trilby'' is again raked over the
Goals in an artistic and wholly original
style in the Twill Be Clubs" prcsenta-
ton or that popular drama. MISS Belle
Back, an Old " ashiDgtOn Iavorte, pia Us
the part or Trilby, ana does 1t admirably,
w hether under the influence or Spingar-
lick's (Joseph A. LeslieD enchanting violin
bow or not, TINS young lady sings in
clever spirit and has pleasing voice. She
also dances admirably.
Ihy Tune Dctwccn Ine Twill be Clubs"
performance and the presentat ion OF Robin
Hood, Jr.,' when cioscs the entertainments,
S Well 1fled by a number or attractloIs.
among which are Leslie and Tenley, in
rough and Tumble sketches; Van Leer and
Barron, IN lcgrO dialect dialogue, and an
eDticiDS array OF living pictures. In tile
CLOSING Duries'iue all "a the performers ma y
he seen IN their most advdftISeO roics-
The list includes The following members:
Lottc Elliot, Belle Black, bora Hunter,
Annie Waitman, FiOssie st. Clair. Bella
Baker, VIOLA Williams, Joseph A. Leslie,
COLLINS, hIttic Charles. Maud Darcy, Nettic
Heckier, Eva Euker and Viola Griffin.
No better farce comedy has been seen
in Washington in many day than A. NJ.
faimer and Nat &. UoCdwiu's new pro-
duction, His Absent Boy" which was
put on the stage OF the Academy OF Music
last night for Il weeks run- It's first pre-
seiiiatiou to the VI asIiinSIon public drew a
large audience, who were kept in "A state
oi continuous laughter all the time the
etfrt t1Sr am hasihRS I'm a N ftS ~
their delight by frequent aud hearty ap-
plause.
The story of the play hinges upon one
incideni-tne fiction OF Il lit shand that
he has a son by II former marriage for
whose maintenance among relatives liy--
ing al great distance ne has To provide by
frequent rcmIttanecs, anu the termination
OF his coniiiius wife to ma ke him happy by
bringing Ills absent boy home The COM
pnca,iOns arising from this prevarication
OF the gay Benedict are intensified by
variOIs size issues and furnish series
or the most amusing situations and
cimaXeS.
For the presentation OF such comedy
no better company could have been got
ten together tBau that at the Academy.
II consists OF nine of the cleverest people
in the profe ssion. Three or Iour n these
are Old Washington Iavorites-Miss Isa-
bella COe. Aunt Louisa E!dTidge. best
OF Old women OF the sta &c and Mother by
adoption of the whole theatrical cGutin-
t,ent, and Mr.. Frederic Bond and Mr. + rank
lahneiiiit, IT., INC lolH~r SiNmS an au-
fuiraDIe picture OF tue gay husband, Gr.
" Tile Penuie- The sympathy OF the audi
ence WAS decidedly on tiIs side. even though
he had brou gh, all his troublesupon himself
Miss COe was charming as the wife. while
Mr.. Tannehill and Mrs. Eldridge acted
the cumpa rativAy HHimportant parts as
signed TO them with accustomed pcrfec-
ton.
Miss Katherine Grey as Nina Pennie Is
as pretty, Iovable and loving a girl OF
sweet sixteen" as can be fOund in a
days journey, aud MIR. Max FigmIn as
Jack Mckay. her lover, who is mistaken
by Mrs. Pennie for the absent boy"
proved NOT only an ardent swain, bat most
entertaining in other directions. Miss
Harriet Sterling, Miss Paunna willard
and MIR. Charles Harbury assumed the re-
manning parts OF the cast very sdtisfac-
torily.
1ne ladies' gowns were very handsome
and the stage settings exceedingly taste
Iul and elegant.