The evening times., 1896-12-02

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| John Brand. Miss Christie AiacI onatd, j
{: Miron, Miss Agnes Paul, Peter Lang,
| Miss Agnes Mar,yne. Edward Lemple, and
Miss Blanche Pluukett.
Mrs. Ponderbury's Past" founded uron
the famous French play, ''Aiadamc ION
godjn,' will be pi oiuCed 10y STUART Robson,
~ conjunction with Madame Janauschck,
he famous traeed.rnuc, on Monday even
ing next at the Lafayette Square Opera
| House.
Inis great comedy delighted the Paris
lans for three Years, and, being witnessed
by the editor OF LONDON Punch, was cl"v"rly
adapted Ia thcr EnPlish- speaking stage by
him. In Lone on last season IL scored on"
OF The big theatrical succ, ,ssrs there. and
when produced in New ork by MI. Robson,
IL brought financial results 10 him which
nearly balanced even with all that the
season had bi ought HIM Whale touring the
cities ia which lie lad engagements.
So clever have been The autl ofS OF TINS
play that they have turned material usu-
ally found in Tragedies knife. a secret,
| woman's past, a midnight assignation
III an artists studio a wife's u OPP oftune
arrival, and even slccp-walking act
into oumedy. and so IL is that, instead OF
feeling the chill Of apprehension creep
up our back ana our hair standing mp IN
dread and hurIO we shake ard even cry
with untrollatle laughter.
To supplement- thus play, which is rather
short, one-aCt comedy entitled "Mr. Gil
mans Wedding has been introduced at
the beginning, which. in is way, is no less
amusing than the longer drama, and III
Young husband, To the delight Of those who
ike him best as the Young lover
Tie principal and most attractive feature
0f De knrcn and SMITHS opera. The Man
darin,' which is TO he produced at the Co
lunIbia Theater next week, Is called the
Parasol Dance. 1t Is an exact copy or n
scene which caiue under the personal Oh
servation or Mr.. De KOvcn while he was
travelling in China. II is indulged in there
once a year during feast week, and in in
Guiding IL in the opera the writer and the
composer have cndcavored to reproduce
exactly the music, the dance, the songs
and the gymnastics which compose IL.
II was only after taking numerous photo
graphs and after carefully listening 10 the
weird strains of Chinese music that Air.
DE koven was enabled to graphically de-
scribe to Mr.. Smith The scene which lie de
sired TO produce. The result is a perfect
copy of something which has never before
been seen outside OF the Chinese empire.
The flower song at the opening OF the
second act is also an exact reproduction
OF scene that Is thoroughly typical in
China. Thereit is used as a welcome to the
home coming mandarin, after he has been
away TO purchase bride. In this scene
also Mr. De Koven has initiated the Chinese
music TO eSactness, and the strange sini-
larity which exists between the Chinese
and Scottish airs has led several critics into
the mistake OF accusing him Of an imitation
OF Scotch ballads. To any one who is at
all familiar with the strange music OF
.Asiatic countries, however, such criticism
is not tenable.
the arrangement of the scenery and in the
costuIning OF the sixty-two people who com
pose the company. Nothing that has been
seen upon the stage in America for a
decade can compare with 1t in artistic cf-
feet and in genuine cleanliness OF motive.
Vaudeville, comedy, burlesque and opera
interpreted by fifty of the hest artists
ever organized for this style of entertain
ment will be the stage offering of BLACK
PATHS Troubadours" on the occasion of
their performance in this CITY at the lITanl
next week.
The company is practically a double one,
with Black Patti the star Of the oper-
attic and singing forces, and Tom Mcintosh,
the greatest OF all ebony comedians. as the
Geader OF the fun-InakcrS. The first part
OF the entertainment is devoted to the
comedy forces, which include Bob Coles
and Stella Wiley, Delsartean dancers; Billy
johnson. descriptive vocalist; Goggin and
Davis. knOck-abOut acrohats; kingsbury and
Cousins, instrum entail sts; Camille Cas-
seile. the creole nightingale, and n chorus
2f thirty pre5tE girls WITH welitTaiIsd
title OF the opening skit. which introduces
thecompany on the 'Bowery'' ofthis famous
resort. a scene which has been faithfully
reproduced on canvas by Harley Merry L
sons. and which was painted from sketches
taken on the spot.
Thomas H. Davis and william T. Keogh
seem TO have a faculty for choosing auSpi-
ciouS names for their plays. A particularly
happy selection was made for their re-
markably successful Southern comedy
drama, The name is Down in Dixie, and
these three words serve as a description
worth volumes of printed matter.
They indicate livei V delineation of life in
the sweet-scented South, and to make
this delineation as picturesque and inter
estinS az possible the managers have pro
vided a beautiful scenic showing OF land
scapes orGeorgia and Carolina, with home
steads and cotton fields. and have secured a
large number OF real darkeys, among them
lot OF clever Youngsters who constitute
piCkaninny musical band.
A thrilling melodramatic storyis told en-
bracing many sensational incidents and
comic scenes. real cotton compress in
Down in Dixie" will be the attraction at
the Academy next week, with the usual
matinces on Wednesday and Saturday.
Iames r. Mack'e, he acc mplishcd come
dian. will present at the Bijou next week
his new, bright, musical Ct medy, entitled
Grimes Cellar Door" which is said TO
ne orc continuous laughter from beginning
to end.
rkie is ia, orahly remembered here for
his inimitable work as Grimesey Me Boy,
in "A Bunch of Keys" but as stIong q
Int as he was in that piece, his work in
his new part, Billy Grimes, who owns the
Cellar Dc or. is said 10 totally eclipse all
OF his former efforts. and is a &C mhination
nf fun, fl olic, good nature. laughable COM
plications, and original songs and dances
Mackte is smart enough TO see the neces-
around, and has engaged one of the strongest
musical comedy Companies in America,
regardless of cost.
Manager Herman will present for his at
traction at the Lyceum next week Russell
Bros. Comedians, an organization under
the direction OF Messrs Weber Il Fields
headed by Jennie Yeamans. who has been
seen here in many legitimate roles.
Last season Miss Yeamans shared the
honors with Peter +. Daley in 1.-The Night
Clerk" Her entrance into the vaudeville
has been marked with remarkable success,
her act giving her plenty OF scope for her
versatility.
other prominent names appearing on the
program are McAvoy and May, the comedy
duo; Drummond Staley and Pelle Birbeck,
musical artists par excellence; Johnnie Car
roll. character singer and Con edian: MaZuZ
and Mazzett, acrobatic tunbers; Myer
Cohen, the California baritone; .he brothers
ROssi, grotesque eccentriques and the al
ways popular Russell brothers, appearing
In new edition or The Irish Servant
Girls