The evening times., 1896-12-01

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Edeson and Ferdinand o tschalk both
| mad attractive, juvenile pats. Mr.. Cromp-
| ton, wfo has in lis smallest efforts en-
| dearcd himself 10 his audiences, is given
| IN Liberty HAIR "A part which binds
| him fiimly in The afIectiCns of every one
| VINO secs him. II is sweet and sincere
Characterization that warns the cookies
of every heart.
Liberty Hall' VIII he repeated tonight
and n the ma atinee tomorrow. Tomorrow
evening a single performance OF ''Bo-
hemia'' VIII lie given.
The production of Goeth's immortal
Faust by the Morrison Company. at the
Grand Opera HOUSE last night. was sue
cess. The acting was in all respects effect
I've, TIE scenic effects fine, and the clectr-
cal display superb.
Mr.. Enroll dunbar makes fine Mephisto.
and Miss Maude Dudley was charming as
Marguerite. the peasant girl.
Tn. fine stage effects. together with the
superior acting OF Messrs. Mcdonald as
Faust and Wade as Valentine and with an
otherwise good cast, formed an attractive
performance.
OF the tragedy. folio wing the witches car
nival, was a beautiful scene. A very large
! audience was present.
"A Bowery Girl" not OF the tough tyne
createdby Ada Lewis but one with n cha rrn
and piquanc Y peculiarly her own, was intro
duced TO a large audience at the Acaderny
OF Music last night
The play deals with the effort of the
Bowery girl, Nora HOLMAN, assisted by All
other product of Third avenue, called
Swlpesy, TO rescue Agnes de LOrrne. the ia
IHiliar lost heireSS. from the Vaccinations
of Nicholas Frankln, a rascany lawyer.
who would marry her against her will.
1t also gives an opportunity for the intro
ductlon OF some startling scenic effects,
such as the one under the elevated railroad
and another on the Palisades of the Hud-
son. Numerous songs are introduced with
out retardlng the action and add spice to
the performance: Those by Miss West
were especially clever
Next to the star, Baby Jess as Mabel
Frankiin's child, came in for the greatest
share of applause. A really creditabIc
piece of character work is given by Helen
woman.
Lawrence Merton as Swipsey looked the
part TO the life. Ernest HolcoTnb, young
clerk in love with Agnes, and Augustus
Hofbrau, who aspires to the hand Of
Nora, were capabiy portrayed by Ashby
Miller and John X. Cumpson.
George W Mitchell as Cisca BertoIina
''dago,' is also deserving OF special
mention.
Others OF the cast were Mart ] Cody as
Nicholas Franklin, who was as villainons
as could he desired Charles s. Saunders
as Patrick HOLMAN, the ruler of the
Fourth ward, and Mamie Ryan as Agnes
De Lorme, the prosecuted heroine.
The World Against Her." Frank Har-
yey's scenic drama, is the attraction at the
BiJou this week; Judging from yesterdays
Il =.
Agnes Wallace Villa, as Madge Carleton
is the star. and equals Miss ClaXton who
created the part, Therole of James Carleton.
the husband. who is deceived into believing
his wife untrue, is acceptably played by
Louis n Glover. Gilbert Blair, tile wealthy
manufacturer and villain, is in the able
lnads of A. A: Field. Through HairS plot
ting. Madge Carleton is branded as un-
faithful by scandal. and Is driven from home
and takes her baby with her. Blair pur-
sues, and is driving her into a n underground
prison. when her husband appears and
strikes him to the floor, senseless The
scene Is fui OF intense interest and was
Harold Vernon plays well the London
DUDE. and makes much fun. Little Nashti
as Ned twelve years old, sings, dances and
acts with perfect ease. and little Annie.
the Carleton baby. contributes much to th;,
success of the piece.
Washington's old favorites. Reilly and
eno Wood always popular, drew a large audi
Elsie and Petrie introduce the performance
Wit with the their little comedy act. Fun at the
old Toll Gate" and start the ball Of merri-
hent rolling. The trio of Lane sisters
pretty little maids in attractive costumes
and with weet voices in acrobatic acts and
dances, greatly delighted the audience
Robetta and Doreto Illustrate the effects OF
their opium smoke in Heap Fun Laundry"
Ed Lawrence and Nina Harrington Were
the er mt oi se,,ers ehe evening as the original
enough clad in rags and tatters. ss su1 and
with the dialect of Steve Brodie. Brought
down the house with her "Bowery Girl"
song. The original OIifans Tom, Dick and
Harry the tn-headed. three-legged non
descnpts, Were highly amusing in their
novel act. Then came Pat Reilly, the
only Fat, with his monologue and song
ana ciever portrait drawing
smith and Cooke, as the millionaircs,
are clever artists. and have no superiors
in tumblng. Paulo and Dika, the
Partisan chantreuses, in their gorgeous
costumes and catchy French songs, were
welcomed wlvh liberal applause Nc
Brice and Walter concluded the perform
ance in Muldoon's gymnasium and spared
friendly round.