The evening times., 1896-03-24
AS THE CROWDS CONE OUT.

dash, fun and an appreciative audience
composed the harmonious tout ensemble at
Aliens Grand Opera House last night. The
occasion was the rca ppearance OF kice's Sur
prise Party in Il 4S2,' and the production
of the cXiravagance, Notwithstanding the
Tact that IL has been heard ana seen here
several times, was a surprise in point OF
everything mat goes To make up success
rul performance.
rne event or The evening was undoubt-
edly the Cuban Marseilaise, sung with The
flag OF Trec Cuba ana Ola uiory waving slde
by side. The audience became thoroughly
aroused over this scene ami mad TO have IL
All over again. In 1act, cncores We're tue
order or tue night. Aiiss Flora Finlayson,
a charming baiiad singer; Tom Browne, the
whistler, 1 ictluclon Corneilie, the Franco
Algerian baritone, who sang The Palms,
by Faure, surprisingly well; Miss ZciIna
kawIston, win iOrIrat songs; Liska, the
beautiful and graceful premier canseuse:
Mark Smith, exceedingly funny as lsabelil,
kayinODd Stephcnsas schristopherC Columbus.
ana John keere IN three different charac-
ters, were all laid under contribution by the
QrlIgntcd audience WnIcn Iilled The spacious
auditorium.
Marches, dances and acrObatic exhibit
tons, all pleasing To the eye, were gwen IN
great prorusion, and altogether 49,
Is IlKeiy 10 draw CROWDED houses all the
week.
"A Bowcry Giri' was well received by
u large audience at the Academy OF MUSIC
last night. This play is designated as
new scenic melOdraI.a OF New York life
and its chief claim 10 glory is political
campaign. thrilling rcscne from a burn
ing house and the blowing up OF portion
OF the Palisades. This latter scene was
made particularly effective by IN" TACT
that the villain went up at the same no
mcnt.
The action OF the piece is quick. nd
at no time is II allowed 10 drag Also
some cxcellcn, daneins Was Was done during
Hallinan, opened the second act with
very clever character song which pleased
The gallery gods Particularly. She also
caught on by her ability 10 turn up lust
at the right moment and save some poor
unfortunate. Miss Mamie Ryan took care
of the pathetic part or the piece. and as
Agnes De Lorne, Il lost hciress, did good
tcrpretcd the character OF Alicia Ber-
tolIna. the wife or an INSCRIPTIONS Italian
padrouc and the tool OF Nicholas Franklin,
The designing lawyer. who finally met
death in The explosion.
Mr.. q. W. Thompson, rs Patrick Halli-
nan. the aldcrInanic candidate, and Join
Daly, as Swipsey, BOwcry boy, also de-
serve mention. Little jess. Il wee, sIr all
tot. sang. danced and acted her way into
the hearts of the audience. and tie pa
irons OF The gallery unanimously nan. ed
her queen oil the upper uer.' She de-
serves her new title. for she isrealy clever.
Too Much Johnson,'' by william Gil
lCttc ami his company OF Comedians, was
presented at tie New National last night.
Mr. Gillette, being both the print pal
actor ANA Tie entire ana uncoiaborited
author of The aforesaid play, il is ptrIEis-
sable to Kill Two birds with one stone and
say that 10Th thc Star and the hoCk are
cACellcnt-unquaiificu excelient-form
pure comedy stondpo1nt,
-. ~ Ia ROT a. al Mr.. GlIIeite's Interpretation
or Cuba. s what either The insurgents OF
tLc SpaniIris would have US tcheye is
true: Tar from ii. Thia makes no difference
TO the excellent humorous situations in
Irouuced, first on a sttarusr gong to { uha
AMI teen for two 1urtEcr acts IN Cuii., itself.
The took OF this comedy makes no EIe-
tcntions 10 seriousness, except in one two-
minute scene in tie Aast act, where Mr.
Gillette, impc crAonaing Mr.. Augustine Bill
lingS. inIimitcs 10 Miss Maud Hlslan, i'm
personating Mrs. Billings. that she is Il
solid sort or a wfic and deserves tie
absolute and exclusive husbIndry OF the
party or the first part. namely. Mr.. Bll-
lings. Outside OF Ills one pathetic touch,
during which the aGqepoc, held its breath,
TOO Much Johnson his pure Ct me'ly. The
fact that the audience ,stifled its larynX
during this one picee.deTesistance is a
high compliment 10 NT. Gillette and Miss
Ha>lan. who were the principals in The
scene.
An excellent company OF character artists
assumed the subordinate parts In this COM
edy. Among them are Miss Kate Meek,
Miss Anna Belmont, MIR. Cosby, Mr.. Ralph
Dclmore, Mr.. Charles J. Bell and Mr.. Robert
Hickman. But the play does not depend
lings, otherwise Mr.. johnson, carries the
whole piece and the whole audience before
him in his exhibition of what n cool Ameri-
circumstances. In his scene with Mrs.
Billings, his mothcr-in-iaw, Mr.. Billings
totherwisc Mr. Giliettel approaches dam
gerously near the comedy methods OF Mr..
Stuart Robson, especially in the use of his
voice as regards infection. However, that
makes no difference as long as he does il
very well.
The audience was Il compliment to Man
a Rnnfey's inrlttihp choice n "A nd
Judgment OF attractions. 1t comfortably
filled the body OF the house and crowded the
balcony and galleries. Senator Hill. that
never-failng and never-missed first night
er," was on hand and forgot the turbu!ous
political situation in his keen enjoyment OF
the author-dctor's work.
The City Sports show. much strength
enod by several excellent specially per
formers, opened The week last night at
Kernans Theater. The house was well
filled and testified its apprecat ion ,yf the
excellent renditions by con tinual applause
Among the new features OF the perform
ancr were Larry Smith, the German come
dian; Mamie Champion. winsome SOU
Inns. grOtesgue dancers; the Nelson sisters
and the astonishing Violala. MriDzo and
Miss Rcfugia Meza. The last named accom-:
in the shade the famous Persian and other
exhibitions. She not only danced in wild
ness. but carried her audience along with
btE III tuC sulbt ut 4NefSOH SISteTS
displayed wonderful acrobatic ability. and
Campbell and Beard aroused much inter
est with their trick musical renditiOns.
THE show opened with laughatla Irish
comedy entitled '.Murphy's Reception"
and concluded with II one-act comedy en-
titled A Hot Night" "A Hot Night is
resplendent with sports. racing people and
gay and giddy personages. Crissie Sheri-
dan took the part OF Harry CrOcker. u sport
of the upper ten, and j. Flyn, officer OF
LcXow committee.
A large aulicnce went to the Iafayettc