The times., 1897-05-09

tar Bohemian GIRL Mariana and
The Daughter of the Regiment The
singing, costumes and general stage aD-
pointHents are OF the highest standard,
and IL is believed that this half honrs CT
iighsful feast is more satisfying than a
night OF grand opera. This is due. rot
only to the splendid manner in which the
selections are rendered, but in Il measure
to its following a refreshing program Of
comedy and vaudeville
BiIls bearing pictures OF the stirring
events OF cur last war are seen around
town and announce the coming OF W Z.
stedman's Confederate Spy u the Bi1ou
tnis week. The great popularity Of the
play ana th c fact that it may have had a
hand In making history makes it doubIy in
teresting on both sides OF the Mason and
Dixon line, and there is no doubt of tina
size OF the audiences 10 greet the piece
here Tie story has no little yaIue o,,tsl,Ia
or It's historical and patriotic interest far
IL aoounds in the characters and Incidents
that mace those years memorable. SCENE
after scene Is worked up To tht. acn,s oe
c!iniaxical effect and then expIodsd in
its strength. Humor and patios, devotion
and loyalty, fidelity and love form a hack
ground for the coloring given by the at
nosphere OF the period and make the Diece
purely human Waterman, Maude. Aims
ley and Sockery are all characters a.
natural "a they are delightful The Con-
federate Spy" will probably close the regu-
lar season at the Ri jou
At Kernan's this week Is Flynn and
Sheridan's New City Sports Big show.
which has been thoroughly renovated and
for this engagement promises many novel
features, foremost of which win be two
new and original com edies, headed by Cris-
sic Sheridan, the acme OF burIesque artists.
Miss Fanny Lewis, another well known ar
tist, win also appear The oIio is one OF
excellence, and comprises the following
artists: Mile. Meza, the Mexican wonder
1t is utterly impossible 10 conceive how
Mile. MeZa performs feats of which the
anatomy is absolutely inca pable She has
been pronounced entirely boneless, but the
young lady declares that her ANATOMY is
as perfect as that of any female, though
she acknowledges that IL is completely
subject 10 her viii, and il is with ease that
she puts ''her dainty soIes on her dimpIed
shoulder bends herself double. and rolls
over IKE ball Foster and Lewis. sket.-h
artists; Howard and Earl, In character
songs Snyder and Buckley. musical ar
lists; Nile Delmore, eccentric and gro
tesqae dancer; a grand ballet OF nations,
by fifteen handsome lady toe dancers,
j. j. Maekie, ''the tramp. and the FarreIs,
arstocrats OF AfrC-AmeTioan nobility.
SoUsa will give bis last concert here Of
the season at the Lafayette square Opera
House, Sunday night. May 16 While eff
fort is directed toward making the Ell
sembie playing OF SOUsa's Band the con-
spicUous feature OF its work and solo
playing is. therefore, 20 some extent sub
ordinate, it is nevertheless fact that
there is not single member OF Sousa's
organization who cannot publicly play an
artistic and thoroughly satisfactory solo
upon his own instrument. according to its
own limitation, whether it be the pre-
mier clarinet or the second bassOon, the
first cornet or the fourth tube. every per-
former is an artist and thorough master
of his instrument. Sale OF seats opens az
box office. Thursday, May 49,