The herald., 1898-09-11

10 her lover. At this juncture the duelis:s
are heard approaching, and Eric begs he1
to conceal herself, to save her honor. Shl
makes him swear not 10 fight. Eric 70.
fuses to NEE; the irate villain, who pro,
ceeds to call him cur and coward and strikea
him. Then Miss Neville appears from be.
hind the curtain with the command: "Fight
him!' The boaster is pinked time and again
In the duel that follows. The lady's father
appears a this moment, and the thief and
liar Is unmasked and true hearts are united
al last beyond the shadow of doubt. Tuess
day and Thursday night respectively Mn
NJ iler will offer two other new plays "Tht
Master" and IA Marriage of Convenience
The Frawley company will begin its en-.
gagement here with Number Nine"
comedy adapted from the German. 1t will
head the boards for Friday night, Septem.
Der 18th, and Saturday matinee, to be fol.
lowed on Saturday and Sunday nights with
Lost-Twenty-four Hours" another great
comedy success Of the San Francisco sea-
son. The next weeks enga cement Will
open on Monday evening, with Ada Re.
hans latest success, "The Last Word"
which Will also be the bill for Tuesday
evening. Wednesday evening and SATURDAY.
matinee will be the Madlson-square sue.
cess, THE Rajah," and the engagement
Will conclude with the elaborate produo.
ton of e. H. So;hern's romantic drama.
An Enemy to the King" This last-named
play will be the bill for Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings
The players include Blanche Bates Ia,,
cile Laterne, Eleanor Carey, Fancheou
Campbell. Adore Andrews, Georgia Welles
and Eva Dennison, Daniel Frawley. Ed,
ward M. Bell, Theodore Roberts, Samuel
Edwards, Alfred Hickman John p. Keefa
Louis Payne. John I. Burke, Fred Will
iiams, Edward Conevay, Clarence Leyinr.
ston, Gordon Forster Plat, Edward Brew,
er. George McQuarry, VIM. Aborn, Franz
Cody and others.
Observation-Disclosures Announcement
Another quartet of comedians, erstwhih
OF Daniel Frohman's forces have been en-,
ticed by vaudeville managers. At this RAJ.
the Orpheum's weekly bill can continue n
be garnished with the best Of legitmat.
comedy played by capable artists. Mr.. anl
Mrs. r. j. Dustan are the most recent "a
cruits or this Kind They were at one tim1
important members of the New Yoxs
Lyceum theater stock company. A few a
the leading vaudeville houses of the aa.i
nave been able to pay the high salary theI
require. 10 these few houses Is now added
tne orpneum circuit. The Dustans opeI
their season on the coast in this city tomo>
row night. That well-known farce comedy
The Man Upstairs" by Augustus Thomas
Will be presented by them. They haysJ
competent company in support and a reper
tory OF successful "playlets"
Time was when Barney Fagan ranked Al
a minstrel of the first magnitude, Faea.
has changed his orbit and now glittars IN
the vaudeville armament. In the palmv
Gays OF George Thatcher, Burt Shepard
carroll Johnson, Jack Slavin and o,hers
Barney achieved certain renown bv h,s
inimitable dancing and a knack at devts,
Ing fancy drills, which were delight ts
the eye and pleasure to the ear, Thoss
competent to know say that Fagan "a, thu
most graceful and expert clog dancer In
the land. He will be accompanied here tv
Henrietta Byron, a well-known soubrette.
They will together contribute a melanrs Al
songs, dances, travesty and burlesoue bus,,
ness.
CHARLES L. Aldrich, comic juggler. re,
puted to be the cleverest in his methods ~
any performer in similar lines, has a pron.
lnent place on the bill.
The Macarte Sisters will conduct a "Nre.
phistophelan revel' on the high wire m
darkened stage the girls will scamner N
red suits and under red lights in a sensa,
tional and highly diverting fashion.
Other hold-overs will be Sadi Alfarah,
marvelousiy clever equ!Hbrst; Mcbride and
Gooor,ch, knockabout comedians: Yonida.,
troupe Of japanese acrobats; Kelly and v;o,
iette, singers.
Manager Rosenthal has finally sett,>6
upon the date for his "photograph sou.
venir' matinee. 1t will be a week from
next Wednesday. Sept. 21st. The work Of
preparing 1900 reproductions OF the i'm.
mense photographs, which in the Orpheum
lobby have attracted SO much attention.
has been considerable. The famous Dewey
matinee" will. when the photographs of tho
audience on that occasion are given to those
present, be imbedded more firmly In the
minds Of the orpheum's clientele.