The morning times., 1897-01-02
AT THE THEATERS.
The Cinernatosranhe. .

| lie FAMOUS clucllatOSrdpHe, invented
and perfected by the French scientists
and inventors, the Lumieres, was yesterday
placed on exhibition at Willard Hall.
Three audiences were entertained, and
| they were well entertained, for the ex-
| hibition is one of the most amusing and
instructive of its kind.
There have been many machines con-
| strucbed for projecting moving pictures
upon screen, but Mr. Lumiere claims
| to have been the precursor of all others
| and that his cinematographe is the original
moving picture machine. OF this there
| does not seem to be any dispute. But his
instrument need not rest upon a claim to
originality for i is Iaurels, it is, as a matter
of fact, more perfect in Us results than any
which have succeeded it.
The cinematographe at present stands
at the north end OF willard Hall in green
| baiZe Enclosure, and is operated by two
| young Frenchmen from NJ. Lumiere's
factory at Lyons. Though the opening
whence the rays are projected is less
| than an inch and half III diameter, they
diverge as they pass the length of the hall
and are reflected upon the large screen in
| perfect reproduction of life, in ali the
details of size, shading and motion
To one VINO has never seen the moving
| photographs the cinematographe is Il
| marvellous revelation, Little idea of the
| fine effects reproduced canbe obtaincdfrom
| description. To one who has seen the
other inventions of this character. it viii
commend itself for having many notable
improvem ents. The pictur es move in
time with actual motion, instead of nur-
rying unnaturally TO avoid lapses. There
are fewer defects III. the plates Of these
photographs and conseqrFntlymore smooth
| ness and rfure realism.
| Mr.. Whiting Allen has the cinemato-
| graphe exhibitions in charge and delivers
interesting explanatory talks on each
of the views. Many OF the pictures shown
| yesterday are local to This city One is
of the Avenue in the block on the west
side Of The Times office. The cable cars
are seen passing as naturally us life, de-
| livery wagons and coal carts pass and
repass, pedestrians hurry along and a
cabman deposits a passenger in the fore
ground, and he hurries Off of the side OF
| the picture, evidently into the new post
| office building.
Another view shows the Capitol with
| Peace Monument in the foreground. and a
third Washington view represents the south
end OF the Treasury, with the stream OF
| travel turning from the Avenue into Fif-
| teenth street.
Though the local scenes are interesting to
| look upon there are pictures from all parts
| of tie earth. Probably the finest view
| shown was that in which the waves are
seen rolling in and dashing against the
| rocks on the shore of the Mediterranean
Sea.
Emperor William is seen reviewing his
| troops the oriental delegation pass on
their way to witness the coronation of
the czar; Newgate street, London, is shown
as Princess Maud passes to her wedding,
a pretty baby quarrel is a prime fayorite,
and others to the amount of about twenty
| complete a program which affords ex-
cellent entertainment to the audiences.
Mr.. Allen is confining his advertising
to the newspaper and the fruit Of his wis
dom was yesterday seen in the three au
diences which greeted the first exhibitions
Of the cinematographe.
The Bostonians.
The immense audience at the New Ma
tional last night, which enjoyed SO
thoroughly the presentation of Francis
Nelson and Victor Herbert's comic opera,
Prince Ananias,'' did not entirely ap-
preciate how much 1t was getting for its
money. But no one would have been bet
ter satisfied, perhaps, evenif he had known
that beside the full resources of the Bos-
tonian company he was, without further
charge. listening to three hours of playing
by a musician who usually receives a
snug hundred dollars for a pair of solos
Such was The case last night The 'cellist
of the orchestra being i'll, MI Victor Her
bert took up the instrument and played
the score through at the left end of the
orchestra pit.
This opera is popular with the Boston
ians' admirers. The idea of the libretto
is conceived in an original line, and is
carried out with considerable skill, but
the real charm Of the work is Mr. Herbcrt's
music. The cast last night embraced
most Of the leaders of the company.
Mr.. Barnabee was seen as the mounte-
bank player, Mr.. Macdonald as the mas
querader, who gives his name to the opera:
Mr. Cowles, as the desired outlaw IN
monks garb; Mr.. Cole. as LaFontaine s
assistant, and George Frothingham, as the
sad king, one of the funniest parts he has
ever played.
Alice Nelson acts and sings delightfully."-
the leading part of Ninette, Jessie Bartlett
Davis is charming, as usual, in the alleged
travesty ON Lillian Russell; and Josephine
BARTLETT and Leonora Quito did small parts
we'll
This afternoon and evening Robin Hood
will be repeated
Lafayette.
The unexpected happened at the Lafay
ette Opera House yesterday afternoon
Miss Fairfax appeared as yictorine in
the "Gay Parsians'' at short notice, ii
place Of Miss Gordont Tie young lady
made a hit. Notwithstanding the un-
favorable conditions she gave a most praise
worthy performance. Her yictorine was
a delightful surprise, bright and jaunty
with delicate naiyete altogether charming