Evening star., 1897-02-10
advantage. Harry Lacy is the villain. The
sale OF seats op Ems tomorrow.

famous as an outing place for the grea.
masses OF New York, has been selected as
the subject for the play at the National
stars MctheTSS :-a H.,, ,er. the comedians.
p-c-ndtsts and song writer's l'f course, the
character Of the piece will be what is
known as farce comedy, and there will be
the customary interpolation of singing and
dancing. AT Gay Coney Island Is Inc
title bestowed upon the production, and II
the author has faithfully portrayed the
scenes and inctde1.s characteristic of Tie
popular retreat, some genuinely amu'i3x
evolved. Mathews ana Bulgel' have risen
to prominence during the past few years
through their connection with various COM
edy organizations. ana surrounded by
capable company, no doubt will acqmt
themselves creditably as stars
Margaret Mather.-Margaret Mather will
produce Shakespeare's masterpiece, Gym
beline," at the Columbia Theater next
week. Miss Mather has personally super
vised every detail of the production, and
has spared no endeavor to give to this great
Shakespearean play an adequate setting,
both as regards scenic embellishments and
cast. Richard Marston, w. w. Burridge,
j. H. Young. H. Logan Reid, Homer F.
Emens and Harley Merry, the foremost
artists of the country. have been engaged
upon the scenery, which augurs well for
the stage pictures. DaZian. the costumer,
has excelled himself in his line, SO that
from purely pictorial viewpoint the pre-
sentation will be superb. Miss Mather will,
of course, play Imogen, a part made ia
nous by such artists as the great Mrs. Sid
donS, Miss Faucft, Ellen Terry and Mod
jeska. f. j. Henley will play Ichfmo: AL
bert Bruning will be Cloten; William Red
mond of Richard Mansfield's company will
be Pisanio: Posthumus is to be played by
William Courtleigh; that sterling actor, H.
A. Weaver, will play Belarius. the part he
played with Adelaide Nelson: Guiderius is
to be ]. H. Kolker; Cymbeline will be Will
liam McVay; Arviragus. Walter Stewart;
Cornelius. v. M. de Silke; Philario will be
Lynn. Pratt; Caius Lucius, Joseph kilgour;
the Queen. Mrs. Thomas Barry and Helen,
Florence Wallack. the only granddaughter
of Lester Wallack Miss Mather is SO well
known as one of the best eXponentS OF
shakespearean roles that her appearance
as Imogen should prove pleasing news to
theatcrgoers. She possesses what few
actresses do, power and force, and last. but
not least. the intelligence necessary to the
proper reading and understanding of Shake
speare's lines.
Eugene Blair.-Eugenie Blair as a stellar
attraction will return to the Academy of
Music for the week of February IL, pre-
senting complete revivals of two standard
dramas, Jane Eyre and East Lynne"
In the latter play she made her debut as
star, and was so eminenty successful that
Jane Eyre were before us, living and real.
and has proved, If anything. greater sue
cess than East Lynne" In both plays
Eugene Blairs sweet womanliness and
true instincts dominate to such an extent
that 1t seems as though Lady Isabel and
Jane Epre were before US. living and real.
1t isn't so much what Eugene Blair does,
but what she does not do that appeals so
powerfully to her audience, and in this,
perhaps, she displays true greatness. Both
as Jane Eyre and Lady Isabel Miss Blair
from the first claims attention and. as un-
der her influence the characters develop,
the attention become interest and she holds
her audience spellbound until the final cur
tain.
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attraction at the Bijou next week,
there will be seen for the first time
play that appeals particularly to mo-
theirs and children. as well the sterner
SEX One of the principal scenes of this
strong play arises out of the sudden ap-
pearance of A little tot before the aston
1shed eyes of the burglar busy gathering
his plunder to depart. and his senses al
most staggered by the little innocent's ex-
clamaticn. Don't be afrai1, Mr.. Burglar
l will not harm you sends n flood of
"reminiscences coursing through his brain
brings back visions of childhood and happy
youth before his first temptation. No play
ever written is better calculated to stir I'D
the emotions and moral teachings than Mr..
Gus Thomas celebrated play of THE
Burglar The play will be presented by
competent company, and as ii Is the first
time 1t has been presented here at popular
prices. should prove strong attraction.
The Meteors Specially Company.-AIan-
ager Kernan's attraction for next week
will be the Meteors High-class Specially
Company. This organization contains sew
eral prominent European features the fore
mos. among which is NIL. DIANA who
Will appear in her prismatic melange of
marvellous effects. These magnificent.
spectacular dances are said to surpass even
the most fantastic imagination. They are
described as L'Etoile DeNoit, La Chame-
leon, the Fire Dance and the Lily of the
Orient. Other prominent names appearing
on the program are Kerns and Cole in a
new travesty entitled. The German Pro-
fessor;' Smith and Campbell, the up-to-
Date comedy duo, in comedy hits and rep
artee flashes: Gertie ellison, the charming
singer OF catchy songs: the Pattens, eccen-
trio musical experts: Clarice Vance, sing
ing a budget of the latest rag-time melo-
dies: the LaMoyne Brothers, horizontal bar
eccentriques; Matthews and Harris, the re-
fined sketch artists. and McCale ana Dam
iels, the Irish tourists.
'"rrilby"-It will no doubt be a welcome
announcement that the most successful of
modern plays. "Trilby,'' with Mr.. A. M.
Palmer's unrivaled company, fresh from
its Australian triumph, will be seen at the
Grand Opera House Monday next. for one
week. with the usual Wednesday and Sat
urday matinees. The thousands who have
not read the book seen this entrancing
play of "Trilby' will now have a last op-
portunity of doing Mr.. VIM A. Brady,
who is the director of this magnificent or
ganization, will send here new and beau
tiful scenery. all the novel stage effects
and original music which went far to make
'Trilby" the most successful play of the
century, for it can be truthfully stated
that ''Trilby' as a play and a performance
is the best, most interesting and exciting
thing that has ever appeared upon the
stage. It's triumph is unquestionable and
undoubted. Mr.. James w. Morrissey, the
well-known operate and dramatic man
aGer. hss again resumed his position as
business manager of the "Trilby' compa-
nies directed by William A. Brady and A.
NJ. Palmer.
Miss Fields Reading.-Miss Mary French
Field, daughter of Eugene Jield the poet,
will give a reading of her fathers poems
at the Church Of Our Father this evening
Miss Field has given readings in the city
Of Chicago, and made a success out Of
them, not only on account of the fact that
she is the daughter of such a great writer
as Eugene Field was, but also on account
of her charming personality and her gifts
in this direction.
81 25 To Baltimore and He &1.1S
turn via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tickets will be sold Saturday and Sun
day. February IL and II, and will be valid
for return passage until Monday, Febru-
airy 15. Good on any train.-Advt
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