The evening times., 1896-03-28
COMING TO THE THEATEKS.

Students of individuality may well point
to Miss Ada Rehan as an all-round Illus
tration OF what can be done when lii-
telligent industry, utilizing native ablilty,
is enforced by striking personality win
each repeated visit here she kas grown
into such general favor that, without c&-
agg.ration, We might speak OF her as an
old and loved friend. There must be some
thing slriAingly effective IN woman VINO
can charm at all times and under all cou-
dllions, other women, young mCdle-aSeu
and old alike. This something Miss Rehah
unquestionably POSSESSES ard II : teniper-
amentaI with hcr-it was born win her.
Without affectatiOn, sne has quietly, Dut
Thoroughly cauyassed and conquered the
tleateI goers of the land. Her very lccui-
iarities Of pronunCiatlOL, her nhnitflslls'
instead OF detraCtIng from, add 10 the
favorable impression she makes ana To-
day, wherever the English language Is
spoEep, her name Is kLown anu feeafuet
WIN respect and conslucra ton. her en-
eagement a the Lafayette Square opera
House during the COMING week IS luoheu
forward TO sis one OF ILe Theatrical events
of the season. and is especially iraught WIN
interest, as several plays are protiseO'
entirely new 10 Washington theaterSoere-
According 10 Manager Daniel Frohnan.
the most attractive PRODUCTION ne hits ever
placed before the pubic is that WIN
when Mr.. +. Ii. Sotnern Degins MS nlnth
annual enga cement In tnl> city at tne
Ne. National IheaGer on MoniiaE evening
The Prisoner OF Lenda, GramiuLed from
Anthony Hopes weli-known novel OF mat
name by Euward Ros.. Ihe sensation
which tnis play caused in New York IS
fresh in the minds OF al WI" are Lltertsieu
in theatrical matters, anu TINS d!nSu 10 tIlt
intimate acquaintance OF most rcduers Win
m. novel itself viii probably be sufficient
TO insure Mr.. Sothern Jne largest attendance
with wnICR Ec mas ever Deem compllfnchiei
In this city.
American public who shows such evidence
of constant progression as does MI Soth-
ern. As his experience grows ms WORK
improves So that each Offering which he
makes is more enjoyable tLIJn lS prcre-
cessor. In the new play, The Prisoner
OF Lenda," he has entered, Ia INN, COM
paratIvciy new field, yet also Il natural
uuigrowtn oil the WORK nc mas been doing.
The mana cement OF the Grand Opera
urama. entitled "A woman OF War; open
ing there Nonday night, IN when southern
sentiment is predominant, with all the
realism that the natural school OF acting
can emboiy in II. Miss Virginia stuart
will head a cast of clever players, herself
essaying the part OF daughter OF the
south. She Is credited with giving to this
characterization Il fiawiess reiultloil, round
ing off the assumption in the school of
Realism that is naturdInesS lt>clI-tne true
scnooI- OF which Duse Ill emotion, Relane
in humor, anu davenport Ill repoSc are The
greatest expOncnts.
Miss Stuart mas the support of George d.
Parker, L. J. Quinn, Percy Piunkett, Ze-
Made Williams, uabrieiia Mexican, and
be sumptuously mounted, depicting the
locale OF its enactment with fldeIity that
at once will be recognizable by the partici-
pants in the actual events that are sought TO
be dramatically reproduced.
Washington thentergoers will have the
opportunity on Monday evening at the
Academy of Music or witnessing the first
production in America of new comedy from
the German under the management OF MIR.
A. NJ. Palmer, OF New York, The comedy
is entitled His Absent Boy and II has
record OF having run at the ResidcnZ The
ater iii Berlin, Tor seven months
At the cGnelnson % OF The & &engag;smhent ;; nc tin IN
sented ON the stage OF the Garden Theater,
New York, for an unlimited run. 1t Is ex-
pected OF this comedy that it will make as
plays OF it's class that have been produced
In this country for the past five years. In
the cast will be seen lir. Frederic Bond, Mr..
Max Figman, Mir. Frank Tannehill, jr.,
NIT. Charles Harbury. Miss Isabelle Coe.
Miss Katherine Gray, Miss Harriet Sterling,
Louisa Eidridge and Miss Willard
Business will certainly flourish at the
Lyceum next week during the engagement
OF the Rentz-Santley Novelty and Buriesque
Company. The performance will begin with
@Triiby." called the twill Be Club"
which serves tointroduce number of clever
speCialties. Prominent among them are Miss
Belle Black, Lottie Elliott, Maude Darcy,
Francis Bryant, Leslie and Teney, Van
Leer and Barton. and Fisher aud Crowell.
Tue program Will be concluded with the
merry burlesque entitled Robin Hood.
Jr." arranged expressly for this com
pany after the BostOnianS' success, "Robin
Hood" Miss Lottie Elliott appears in the
title role, and Elmer TeDley assumes the
principal comedy part
Col. Ingcrsolrs appearance at the Ma
tional Thratcr tomorrow night Will be 4
notable event in local lecture history. His
address, Liberty OF Man, Woman and
Child" is an exhaustive anal ysis of the So
called sacred scriptures, and is accounted
the grand climax OF the famous agnostic's
many assaults upon orthodoxy. The col
onel is in splendid health and voice, and Will
no doubt score big triumph tomorrow
night.
DESPITE the unusually large sale of tick
An early visit to the box office is suggest
ed to those who have not already pur-
chased tickets.
La Loie Fuller is dancing this afternoon
at MctZerott Music Hall the terpsichOrean
creations which made her the sensation of
Europe last year and or New York this.
and the sale FOR this evening promises well
for recOrd-breaking business.
The other performers on the bill are really
well-known and excellent performers.
There are among the ten or a dozen people
Willis Swcatnam, Signor Tagliapietra and
Fanny Wentworth, 1.-The female Gros-
smith," La Loie's appearance is last on
the program naturally, and she gives four