The morning times., 1896-09-01
THREE PLAY HOUSES OPEN.
Opera. Drama and Vaudeville ut the
Local 1hraters.


|. The Emma Steinc T G aiety Opera Company.
which is DIG wing a three weeks engage
,nent at the Grand Opera House, last eNe''-
ing began the second week OF their stay.
They devoted themselves To a revival OF
that delightful old fayorite. III NJ B.
Piuafore.
The house was crowded upstairs and down
by an audience eager To reEew acquaintance
with an opera which To some present was
/, u,en,ory Of chiluhood. There Were some
who carne because they lad lever hearu
IL and with the uncertaInty OF !iie and a a
liue sense CT IpoTal Obhgation seized the
first opportunity to see ihaiofe De.we.
thein and death. Eo hasn hearu r ma
FORE There will certainly lie lew telore
the week is over
The old opera seemed fresh as ever IL is
a grateful change in the tuneful jingle OF
It's every nuInUer rom the saCed efforts OF
soine more recent composers to distili AIRS
and lures with no inspiration but iinitiitioIi.
The setting and eostni,lihg Wsne t,e,.pc'll pcur
anu Frank David as Sir Joseph Were FATHER
the best of the company. Clara Ihropp
was pleasing as Josephine III spite OF low
CDinetiy conception OF tits TCniautc part.
Francis SiaiIiard as Captain Corcoran sang
better than last week and tho'';sh Florence
Handy looks like and possibly is an anger
she ioesu't sing with Just the vocal voiuiie
with which public prejudice has endoWeu
the i,le., OF that species Tie opera wa
be coti inuesl the balance OF the week anu
next week Il production Will De inaue
OF Emma Steiner's own opcra,-"The Little
Huzzar.
The Biiou Theater was filled Yesterday
afternoon with gaily dressed audience or
ladies' and children, the occasion beng the
rose Matinee with which Mana ger
Whiteseu inaugurated his system OF daily
afternoon performances at popular prices.
This is a new idea in the Washington
amusement world, and judging from the
first it promises to be winner As q
special induteinent, ana Iof the peIP9Se s.t.
pretty little theater, Manager W hiteSeii
presented every lady who attended with a
pretty tea rose.
Af,er the performance of Saturday night,
which was practically a dress rehearsal.
Daniel SulIy and his fellow players were
more at home In The Millionaire, and
as a result the play went with snnp SNAP and an
lighted with the performance OF Little
Doris, while Mr. Suny's quaint hun. OF
and pathos brought tears as Well as laugh
ali. OF the supporting company, all Of
whom are competent, Messrs- Desferger,
Miller, walton and kcene, with Misses
Helen Avery Hardy and Leslie Lyle, deserve
formances in their respective parts. The
Millionaire will run all week, with both
afternoon and evening performances.
rIue tnlIu dttTdCtiDu bS hdHdEti
Herman to his patrons compares well with
its two predecessors for this season.
While there were prupOrtionateiya as many
occupied seats in the parqset rs balcony il
was Il topheavy house last night In noise
A pleasing curtain-raiser is the - viii BE
Club There is a deal of good singing.
dancing, aud a wealth OF fun in it, As
a closing compa nion-Nece. the whole COM
many appears in Little Robin Hood
The intcrim is exeeiently featured. Mae
RAY Is soubrette who has sweet
voice. over which she has the knack OF
keeping coutrol Miss Josie Gregory. like
Miss Ray, is pretty, and sings interestingly.
MuHaney aud Lincoln appear in an aero
batic t:rn seldom rivaled hehind the
vaudeviiIe footligbts. leslie and Tentey. as
Irish comedians. aud Tflzer aud Saius:. as
German autocrats, accomplish their intent
to ;amiise and entertain. Still another in
teresting pair are the Waite Sisters Others
OF the company are: Violet Griffeu, Flossic
Leslie. Helen Hall. Grace Waite, Emily
Waite, Elmer Teniey. Joe Leslie, George
Sidney Frank Harris. Lottie Cook. Laura
Emmett. Madge Hunt. Polly Burt. aud
Nellie Williams.