The evening times., 1898-04-02

There will undoubtedly he an enthusiasts
tic audience on hand at the New Ma
tional Theater next Monday evening, to
greet Andrew Mack the singing COM
edian." when he appears in his new play,
AN Irish Gentleman" which is said to
have made a tremendous hit wherever
given and which Mr.. Mack has presented
for seventy-five consecutive performances
in New York city alone.
The comedian is always welcome here.
but his coming visit will be one of par
ticular interest to his many admirers.
Mr. Mack has all the qualities TO inter
est and charm an audience. His sense of
humor is refreshingly keen, he has a
quick appreciate of witty speeches.
he has excellent dramatic power. and he
can sing Irish ballads with a brogue.
drollery and sentiment not 10 be eXCell-
ed. All these qualities the author of An
Irish Gentleman; Ramsay Morris. is
said to have carefully studied. and, as a
result. he is said to have not only sup
piled Mr. Mack with a role which has
materially increased his popularity. but
he has also produced play, with a love
story for its main theme. which runs
from ripping comedy to pathos, and from
pathos TO thrilling dramatic force The
beaten track of plays which deal with
ed; and instead of the uneducated peas
ant boy-hero. who has long been famil
lar to playgoers, the author will present
a novel and interesting type in the shape
of young Irish gentleman. This fact.
1t may safely be said, will bring a new
element TO the theater to witness an
Irish drama. and it Will retain the old
lovers as well. During the course of the
pIas Mr. Mack will sing several songs
ba, haa FnrnnpSpd nNnraSSlI- for
it Among them are THE Irish Street
Singer" MY Hearts Delight Mack's
Dove Song" MY Dearest Girl and
''If YOU Love as Love" Molly Or
will be given by request. The stars sup
porting company. which has been care
fully chosen, comprises Richard j. Dill
lon Marie Bates. Adolph Jackson, Olive
white. Edwin Brandt, Florence Ash
brooke. George Deyo, W. j. Mason. lit
tie Florence dip. Thomas Jackson, Min
ME OIp B. Williams and Louie Maurice.
The scenic production of IAN Irish Cen
tleman" is claimed to be particularly fine.
'.The Brand of CAIN one of the best
melodramas the season has brought
forth. comes to the Grand Opera House
for the week beginning next Monday. The
NAV has been heartily greeted all over
the country and is said TO be most Wor-
thy. There are plenty of thrills and
a large number of laughs while the dra-
matte interest is claimed to revolve
around a plot at once novel and full of
heart interest. The sale of seats opened
Thursday and has already assumed large
proportions.
Mr.. Henry L. Bailey will deliver lee
ture at the Academy tomorrow night on
Cuba and the Cuban War" The lecture
abounds in pictorial descriptions of inter
esting events that have taken place in
Cuba during the past two years.
In" Humanity the sensational drama
that will be seen at the Academy next
week, playgoers who relish a lively soul
stirring play of love and war, intrigue
and incident. are promised a genuine
treat The old-fashioned English fox
hunting scene with its baying pack of
thorougbreds and it's gay patrician crowd,
would be enough to carry the ordinary
melodrama. but Sutton Vane, the au-
thor. has thrown in a most exciting
broadsword combat in the midst of a