The evening times., 1896-10-17
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

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COMING TO THE THEATERS.
Loie Fulleris an American girl who has
made hit abroad. In fact. IL can be said
| that She was never fully appreciated in
| her own country until she created a furore
| among the notables of Paris and London
| by her dancing and arrangement OF dances
| that struck their fancy IL was then that
American managers urged her 10 return
| and made offers for her services. Her
| appearance in this country justified their
most sanguine O. xpectl lions. anu she created
the greatest of sensations wherever she
played.
Miss Fuller Will dance all next week
mt the National Theater, and viii be sup
ported by her own vaudeville company,
comprising some OF the best known and
blsDest salaried artists before the public.
Miss Fuller has made many important
changes in the matter OF her dances since
her appearance here last season She
brings with her innumerable trunks iuli
or costumes and boxes OF electrical and
other paraphernalia One OF her costumes
alone contains 500 yards OF material.
and when set la motion the silk reaches
ten Feet from the body in each direction
IN Loh4on; Paris. N,,pna, BRUSSELS. hot
terdam. Berlin. The Hague and along the
Riviera. Monte Carlo. Nice and in fact
every important city ana watering place.
in Europe La Loie has been the greatest
the past five years. She has passed away
beyond the simple, but picturesque and
effective. serpcntine dance, which first
made her well-known In this country and
III France Is Important enoi gh Ia have the
most famous poets Of the day compose son
nets 10 her the greatest artists To paint her
port rats for the salon. and the great
dramatist, The late Dumas, speaks Of her
as IA vitahZed Doem. Notwitt standing the
enormous expense attendant upon tie ru-
gagement Of Miss Fuller in tfis city the
prices viii not he advanced TIE list of
the company includes Fred Hallen and
Molly Fuller. Charles b. Ward. swift aud
chase. HuiCO Omb aud CuShmau Fielding
and Louise MontrOse.
In these days Of bowling melOdrama, with
cleplian Inc and ether uadruped accom-
panimcnt, II IS Positive delight TO an
nouncc that DenInin Thompson and George
w Rycr, WHO gave to the world that lra-
matte evergreen The Old Hunpstpad'
havewriuena new piece rhcyhave drama
Paradise Alley ana have given to the
stagca production that viii prove a : popular
as has the melodious ballad itself They
have used in his prodI ction even more,
simple materials than those COMPOSING
THE Old Homestead" Their play. or
rather entertainment. and this the authors
insist IL SHALL be called, is genuinely plot
less.
Nelly McNally. tie Sunshine. is the central
figure Of the play, and her presence is
always welcome 4 dweilcr in tie lower
quarters of New York, SIZE lives 2 simple
life, striving by all tie means at her com
mand To make those about her happier and
better. How successful she is, is attcsted
by her loving sobriquet Sunshine She
Is organized charity on large scale. Her
hcarus are SIZED ON a starving pair Of chill
drcn; 4 cruel iOTse-beater; a drowning
hcireSS, and upon gurrllng GrunEard. She
is Just Il hit Jolly in TIE last act hut she
is an angel Just the same.
As PIC ortal display the production is
Of high artistic order. Rarely have more |
accurate and ifectivc scenes been presented
here. The first represents an East River |
dock, with view Of the big Suspension |
Bridge and passing ferry boa S: II g second !
is the home OF Widow McNaIly IN Paradise |
Alley. the third is Paradise Alley itself, !
and the fourth a gorgeous autumn scene in |
BRONX Park, There are over a score Of |
character parts, and all of them capitaIly |
ImperSonated.
''The Sunshine Of Paradise Alley comes |
to the Lafayette Opera House next Monday, |
for week only, With the usual matiDecs |
on Wednesday and Saturday. Regular prices |
will prevail.
Will be tie latest English mclodranIatic sue
cess. When London Sleeps" The play was |
originally produced at the Drury Lane The
ater. London. The initial American n bow OF
When London Sleeps" was made at the
Fourteenth Street Thcater. New York and |
the praise bestowed on the drama should
company.
The incidents on which the playis founded
IS The sudden acquisition of large fprtun |
10y il circus perfOrincr-a wire walker An
makes an av0wal OF love to the I
athlete. who repulses her approaches, sig |
nifylng his preference for Quecnie Carruth-
ers, the queen of the slack wire A can
ain Haynes and Mr. Fuller announce that
ueeuie Is heir To Il vast fortune. The cap
tain and Hilda Corrode enter into n com
pact, one TO secure Queenic aud the other
David. The first act takes place In Il circus
ent The second act shows Burlington
HAL, London, where Queenie and Carrie
Jones are living, and the ca plain is pressing
ais suit. He Informs her that David is |
ying i'll at u uisreputable house, and fol
ows her with evil Intentions He sets fire
to the house, and she escapes BY walking
The captain enters the India Exhibition
Is a native. 1t is here that Queenic is
and cast upon an altar to burn,
put escapes by the cracking of the idol,
soinnath. The wire walking scene and the |
iiudoo temple are sensational intro.uctions
nto the drama.
one, TO be transported among the prettiest
u southern scenes. has only to see the pro
luctipn of "A Romance of Coon Hollow
which will hold the stage at the Grand
'eauty and quaintness, is given picture of
eal life in old Tennessee. II is d story of
owe, passion and hate, told In gIacefuI
way, and given realism by pictures and
tage cifcctS that are scenes ofeyer.day life |
n the South.
Among the scenes will be that of n cotton
Tess III opeTdJiOu as seen on n southern |
lantation; a moonlight picture OF Coon
follow, with electric, calcium and lin light
fleets, and the great boat race between
he Mississippi River steamers Robert Z.
ZEE and NatcheZ, givcn at twilight the |
teamers being brilliantly lighted and un-
er full steam. On the lcvec a I the old river
wood landing a bevy of Colored girls and
Oys troop down to see I'll e great boats pass, |
nd after the race indulge in all of the rev.
Try thatilas made the darkcy picturesque
ha racter.
Songs, jubilees, buck and wing dancing
will be features of the troupe. Two quar-
cts, Il troupe of buck dancers, plantation
rass band, and very strong company ap- |
ear in this big production
Manager Kcrnan's attraction at the Ly-
cum next v eek will be Weber's Olympia |
ompany, really meritorious burlesque
rganization. equipped With an abundance |
magnificent scenery aud costumes, and |
in its Eanks many new faces
no will make their initial bow before "a
Washington audience next Monday night.
he opening bu,ietta, Mhicn is entitled !
Right Mr.. Wrong" is n clever musical |
composed for the purpose OF
the full strength of the com
any. An olio Of exceptional features fol-
ows, IN which will appear Miss Letta Mer:-
ith. the charming arIlst " M IL SAID 10 |
a the most perfectly formed woman or
he American stage. Miss Merdith was re-
emily the star of TompkinS' Black Cruok |
Collins and IIenshaw. acrobatic
Dinedians and eccentric dancers; Whit
ey brothers, expert musical artists: the
cope sisters. singers and dancers; Evans |
nd Huffman, in their original creation.
nd Miss Abbie EamcrauX the pcerless bur,
.S0ue queen. The cOncluding fenturn nf ! ,