The evening times., 1897-12-15
STAGE GOSSIP.

Mr. Pitou's production OF Cumberland,
G1,' will have possession OF the stage
at Lafayette Square Opera House for one
week commencing next Monday, being
the holiday attraction at this theater. In
the formation OF the cast for this work
John T.. kellerd> plays half-breed In.
uian cadet at West Point; Charles Craig
Is Kentucky y nountafneer, W ho is fanatical
In his adhesion u q vendetta feud; Miss
Amelia Sunmeryille is Missouri widow;
Miss Viola Black '..lssar student, aud
Mrs Muly Sackett, negro naInmy. The
lovers In the romance are Edgar l.. Dav-
venport and Miss Florence Rockwell,
and there is light coInedy part for
Lionel Barr yinore. ". j. Ferguson is
an IDLE New York clubman of the period
The pretty love story running through the
piece IL said 10 lie clear cut ana Of intense
interest, and the melodramatic features
OF high order, never sinking To the level
OF inere effect but reasonable and help
Ing tn frame very pretty and finished
picture.
The much-talked-of Jones will be here
Monday evening, and the town will center
around the National Theater and discover
what happened to him. The successful
farce Comes from its New York triumphs
with the same cast. The action Of what
Happened to Jones" all takes place in one
evening In the home Of Ebenezer Goodly,
professor OF anatomy in prominent
Eastern university. The professors fam
lily consists OF his wife, two daughters,
Marjorie and Minerva, the former a 10
mantle girl,who is engaged to a good
young man who isn't good, and the latter
almost as learned as the goddess after
whom she was named; his ward, Cissy, who
had been sent West for her health and
found il: his wife's maiden sister. Al
vina, who Is even more romantic than
her neice, and Helma, Swedish servant
girl. The family is expecting the ar
rival OF the bishop OF Hallarat. Jones, a
drummer for a hymn-bcok house, who sells
pia ying CO rds as a. side line, Gons clerical
garb and plays the bishop. The farce has
two very amusing sub-plots running through
it. The efforts OF Jones to keep the bishop
out OF sight OF che family lead to some
extremely nove and funny situations.
Tine Christmas week attr4 ction at the
Columbia will be '.Fhe Passion Play"
a. presented at the A ustrian Ober Ammegau
in Horlitz, bohemia, reproduced by the
Luniere Cinematograph, under the d.
rection of Dr. W. W. Freeman. Prof
Ernest Lacy will lecture.
THE Rays in Edgar Selden's latest
farce, "A Hot Old Time will be the at
traction at the Academy next week. 1t is
said to be one of the best efforts of an
exceedingly bright writer. but like all
farce comedies 1t requires the services OF
bright, clever people to make it thoroughly
enjoyable. The Rays, Johnny and Emma,
who are well known, have surrounded hem
selves with some of the best people in the
vaudeville business, eJncluding Bernard
DylIyn,, Marshall and Nelson, John c.
Leach. Josie Claflin,r Nal bel Eonner, and
,fh fhnrE ~ hae
plot, that Is carriedout, Ind contains many
humorous incidents and complications. The
funis clean and bright. The euse ofsimilarity
in the appearance OF two people to develop
its story is quite old, but it still retains its
freshness in the manner in which it il
treated.
At the Grand next week the patrons Of
this theater will see ''McCarthy's Mis-
haps," rewritten and reconstructed, with
Barney Ferguson and Sam j. Ryan as the
stars. 1t is said to be the funniest farce
comedy on the stage. interspersed with
speciaities which have a connection with
the plot Of the play. company OF clever
people have been engaged. among whom are
mentioned The well-knOwn Sadie Connolly.
Murphy and Mack. James W. Reagan, Lew
Spencer. the dialect comedian, who has not
been seen here for many years; Harry Nor
ludu, ttfC oniltOhcs SoNSc tHC bC-
witching Carlisle Sisters, Camilla Martin,
the pleasing soprano: Tillie Ryan andothers.
Latest musical gems will be introduced
and the company comes heralded as an up
to-date farce comedy producer. and the
patrons of the Grand may expect that they
win be royalty entertained during Christmas
week.
The beautiful Mildred Howard de Grey,
no foa a iv.p orSc h<,o
extra attraction with Sam Devere's Own
Company at the Lyceum Theater all next
week. Other novelties are the GlessandOs
grotesQue musical clowns, from the EN-
pire Theater, London; Prof. ii. NJ. Parker
and his educated dogs; johnson 4 Dean, the
king and queen OF colored aristocracy, d.
rect from Roster Balls; Pearl Haight,
known as the American Anna Held" last
seasons greatest hit at Hammerstein's
Olympia: Walter j. Talbot, the California
tenor; Rice Bros, comedy bar perform
ers; Byron and LangdOn, in crazy quilt COM
edy; Leonard and Bernard. comedy sketch
artists; Catneryn Rowe Palmer, contOrtion
and an original farce written by
Sam Devere. entitled, peep o Day Club"
Ellen vockey will give dramatic and
musical costume recital at the National
Rifles Arpory on Tuesday evening next for
the poor of the city. Miss yockey will give
the following recitations: ''Rosalind Quot
ing Shakespeare" lone Night at Kari |
shad Hotel" Juliet Before Her Marriage"
THE Choice of, Arms" the banishment
scene from .RUReo and Juliet" How
Won the Race" and the curse |
scene from Leah"
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