The times., 1897-04-01
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

| tOAxX4tN 4 " \ LII i Lila G4S0s
4 John Hare returns to Washington next
week after an absence of one year, and a
couple OF weeks since his first visit, But
the memory of Mr.. Hare's excellent i'm
| preston has not waned. His delightful per
| formance in "a Pair Of Spectacles' is
| stilla fragrant memory, and whenhe comes
| to the Lafayette next week this will per
| haps be the fayorite piece of his roper
4 toire. Yet he has two novelties and re-
| vivaI The novelties are Pinero' 8 comedy,
"The Hobby Horse and a short piece
when George " Was King" The re-
! yivaI is to be Robertson's Caste
/ MADAME Sans Gene sardou's sue
cessful play returns TO Washington next
Monday evening, at the National Theater
/ for the closing presentations. 1t Is but
fitting that this remarkably clever play,
that has enjoyed such splendid success
everywhere for the past two years, should
enjoy its farewell in the National Capital
where it had it's birth, November 3, S94
/ The same cast, as to the principal members,
/ vii be seen again, with the exception that
MI Cook has been replaced by Mr.. James
| Cooper, as Napoleon Miss Kathryn
1
| assumption Of the Duchess of Dantzig
mime. Sans Gene, role that has given
| her fame in her native country
| The closing days Of the waning theatrical
season in this city will be rendered OF
| supreme interest by the presentation of
| the latest play from the prolific pen of
| Madeleine Lucette Ryiey, the gifted author
ssCbFigt1nbpr Ir "a AutpFipau
| Citizen" The Mysterious Mr.. Bugle' is
the title of the new play, and it is de-
| scribed most apty as "a long laugh and
| a merry one" Additional interest in the
advent is afforded by the fact that the
company is headed by Miss Annie Russell,
who, in this piece, makes her debut as
a comeGienne. Mr. Joseph Holland, the
distinguished actor. will divide the honors
| Of the cast with Miss Russell. The others
are Guy Standing, John L. Wooderson,
Edgar Norton, Charles Craig, Asnes Find
lay, ana Grace Fisher. THE Mysterious
Mr.. Bugle'' viii be produced at the
Columbia Theater next Monday evening
for the first time on any stage.
.'Charley's Aunt" viii be the offering a t
the Academy beginning Monday evening,
with usual matinees, and there is no
doubt but that the announcement VIII tie
received with pleasure, as no farce of re-
cent date scored more decided success
in this city than Brandon Thomas clever
portrayal Of series OF laughable domes-
tic Stua tiODs.
.Charey's Aunt from Brazil, where
the nuts come from, has been furnishing
amusement for crowded audiences in many
parts OF the world by the exhibition OF
her, or rather, his, trials and troubles
The theater has resounded with roars Of
laughter over the series of Iudicrous sit
uations cleverly portrayed.
If any single name Were to be picked out
of the long lists and placed at the headof
those Identified with the melodrama Of
America with little doubt Oliver DOwd
Byron's would be found there Mr. Byron
accompanied by his talented wife, Kate
Byron, q sister of Ada Rehau, comes TO the
Grand next week in their new meOdrama.
Ups and Downs Of Life" II has proved
an immense success, and Will doubtless
crowd the Grand, as it has other theaters
Special scenery FOR the many startling
effects it carried by the company.
Manager Kernan's attraction next week
viii be weber's Olympia Burlesque Corn
pany This organization is said to be
equipped with every essential necessary
TO q highly successful variety entertain
inent. Tie opening burletta is Right Mr.
WTunG' The olio, which is an exception
ally good one. includes such prominent
people "a AIiss Letta Meritith, the charIn-
ing singer of catchy songs; the Whitney
brothers, expert musical artists; ibbie
Lafueraux, the singing and dancing SOU
brctte. and others of equal strength. The
concluding burlesque is The Greaser.'
Dfring the action of the burIesque the
sensational john Good Dance will be in
troduccd by six shape!y Y young ladies'
The Castle Square opera Company, Of
Philadelphia, which opens the summer
season OF opera at the Lafayette Easter
Monday, April 10, is the same organiZa-
ton of talented artists who for the past
twelve months have enjoyed season Of
unprecedented success at the Grand opera
House Philadelphia. the playhouse re-
ferred to by the famous novelist, William
Dean Howells, as the exemplary theatcr.''
the company as the matchless combina-
ton of lyric beauty and dramatic pcrfec-
ton special Introductory matinee will
be given Thursday afternoon, April s, be-
ginning at 1890, when "Falka' will be
presented. the sale Of seats for which will
begin tomorrow morning.
The localizing of the pictures displayed
by the Biograph has proven a great hit. In
the moving pictures OF the inaugural par
ade, several people in the city have been
startled to recognize themselves on the
canvas walking or riding by, or cheering
the President; natural a life. A few OF
the most popular Of the former repertoire
are retained, especially Niagara, and the
Empire Express
On next Sunday evening, just one month
to day since their great success ut the
inaugural bail, VIII Haley and his band
give one of their popular concerts in the
National Theater. That still another sue
cess will be recorded on this occasion is a
foregone conclusion Three well-known
solosits, in the persons of Miss Bertha
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