The times., 1897-08-01
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.


ing goodbye week AZ the National Theaier
Charles Thomas sapefb comedy, The
Paper Chase"
OF the same Glass as those bright plays
SNOWFALL Turned Up Awful DAD"
and ..Pink DonHnoes," it can scarcely
fail 70 be thoroughly amusing. Want OF
space viii not permit OF an extended
resume OF the plot, iSt the theme is
furnished by she csIehraIed curry receipt
Of the Ra1ah Of Bogsly- Poore, which is Of
great value BY al accident il leaves the
hands OF is rishtfgl owner ana entangles
IN ITS mad career a nirtatious married
woman. an army officer, a jealous husband,
TWO So os sy.loney lovers the police force
ano finally IL discovered In The hands of =
doddering old achelor, who inagines it
hair restorcr and has 1t made up at the
apothecars s.
Full Of flavor and replete with spiced
condiraents uf truly comic situations and
surprising clinlaxeS, this curry receipt
or comedy ssoslid certainly prove palatable-
Inuhe hanesof thosee excellent Comedians,
Bpnd. Arbuckle. Coartney, Haslam, Reimer,
aud Maude Allan, in the principal parts,
this up .to-aaie comedy should certainly
go wiih the snap OF champagne.
This is positively the last week of the
Bond carlraay, after which the various
members Eviil join their companies for
the winter season.
''5he Marquis OF Michigan is another
new play Which is TO receive its first
presentation before a Washington audi
ence- TIE Columbia Theater VIII open
again this week for the initial perform
ance OF tie play. and on the Judgment
OF Washington audiences VIII depend its
fate II Is probably not more than fair,
however, 70 say that everything about
The Marquis OF Michigan up To the go
ing mp OF the curtain tomorrow light gives
promise of fine success
Tie play Is a farce by Two very clever
writer's, elsa MacDoROugh and Edward
Townsend between them authors of The
Prodigal Father s'Delusonieo's at Six
and ''Chinnie Fadden.'' The venture is
under the management OF Mr. Ed Rosen-
baum. The cast is fan Of good people Ii
includes Mr. George NASH. Mss Marion
Giroux. Miss Eva Davenport Mr.. George
Barnum. Miss sadie StringaaIn, Miss Ethel
Knight MiisSa, Nr- Charles JACKSON. Mr..
Robert Patton Gibbs, Miss Flora Wiidmere,
Ar, William Porter, Miss Alice Pfxley, Mr.
George Green and Mr.. Nicholas Murphy.
Post.
The theatrical seaSen Of 1897 and '9s
VIII be regularly opened at Keraan's
Lyceum Theater Saturday evening, August
z The LYoeum, as in past years, viii be
the first OF the local theaters to inaugurate
the fall and winter season
During The past few weeks many changes
have been made as To interior deoora-
tions and Furnishings The Avenue en-
trance will be the first improvement TO
greet the eye. The beauty Of this eHs rance
has been increased by several handsomely
carved and richly designed doors. These
are made daubly attractive by the sur
rounding decorations, which are elaborate
and artistic. The auditorium has been
much improved. The cafe and smoking
room have bsen given new dress. and the
stage equipment has been added to and
cInbellished In feet, the theater through
out has been thoroughly renovated and
cleaned, ard when it is Completed and
ready for the inaugural performance will
present an exceedingly Inviting appearance
The opering attraction win be Mile Zutel-
las EFEi. ~ FTOlics. an exceptionally good
burIesgae organization, presenting many
new and u11-to-date features. Tn eboo kingsat
the Lyceum this season are exceedingly
good and include:
May Howard Buriesqre Company. Sam
DeFere's Specially Company. Rohie's Bo
hemian BurIesquers, New York Vaudeville
Stars, City Club Burlesque Company, Reilly
& Wood : Big Show Bernard's Buriesquers,
Fields and Hanson's Drawing Cards, H
W Williams Speciality Company, Irwin
Brothers BurleSquers, Rose Hin English
Company, AIeteors Vaudeville Company,
Trocadero Company, Rice & Barton's Ex-
travaeanza Company, Flynn & Sheridan S
Big Sehsation, Vanity Fair Burlesque Com
pany, Black Crook Burlesque Company, Gay
Manhattan BUriesqaers, The Bon Ton
Burlesquers, 81 Reeves Big Show, Knick-
erbockers' BuTlesque Company, Miss New
York, 1r., Company, Gay Masqueraders,
Sam T. Jack : Company, White Crook Bur
leSqUe Company, City Sports BuFIesque
Company, Weber's Amazons, ZiteIla's
Euglish Frolics, Hyde's Comedians, Hop
ldns' Trans-0ccanic Company, Weber &
Fields Vaudeville Club, Russell Brothers
Comedians.
A little party Of players were chatting
oreT q circle OF dry Martini's at the Riggs
House on Saturday afternoon, and the con-
VersatiOn finally drifted around TO a dis
cussion Of the darkest shadow in an actors
life the one-hight stand I'VE bring all
Sorts OF things back from thefn," said
Charles ]. Jackson, OF The Marquis of
Michigan company, Unpleasant memories,
bad colds and different forms of lndises-
ton, generally. Sometimes a fellow who
has been cruising In the one nighters brings
home a good story, or a startling ex-
perienoe; but, as a rule, he's more liable
20 Return with new kind OF rheura-
tism- The only interesting thing that L
ever found in one-nfght stand, worth
keeping, was the most ungrammatical SEN
tence that the mind OF u human being
ever conceived. ] met it in What Cheer
Iowa, and IL has haunted me ever since
My waiter at the What Cheer Hotel Was
an imported article, who had evidently
learned his art in the beef and bean dis
penssries OF the effete East AT dinner
he brought me q bit Of meat that had
been burned 10 a ciadeF
My friend I said, would YOU mind
bringing me a slice OF beef that is more
underdone2'
3" 'Underdone' puzzled him for mo-
ment, but the meaning of the word finally
dawned upon hun and he took mr. plate
away Two minutes later he returned it
unchanged, with this remark:
'' we amt got No beef wot is under
dunner.'
IF men really do turn in their graves
- IqA bet that Lindley Murray is uivotinfr