Washington sentinel., 1898-02-19

A@NA AANNd Will kAE ulOSL IuLSOuAG
praise and accredited by the press uni
veisally throughout abe country as hav-
ing achieved the most artistic success of
his artistic career, DigbY Bell, the
iavorlte comedian, will open an engage
ment ofCne week commencing Monday,
February al, at the New National Thea.
tire. presenting for the second time in
this city Augustus Thomas's latest
success, THE HoosieT Doctor" a
domestic comedy Of Indiana life
By his lmpersonation OF the title role
OF Mr.. Thomas's latest creation, Mr..
Bell has, according to the various ex.
changes throughout the country, SUE.
ceeded in placing himself side by side
with the foremost character comedy
stars OF the present generation and by
his artistic method has in his work been
more than tavorably compared to such
artists as Joseph Jefferson and Nat c.
Goodwin. In his new departure Mr.
Bell essays the role OF gentle, selisac-
rlhclng, patient and withaI humorous
type of character whose efforts in life
lacked necessary application and stead
iastr ess, until at the middle age he
succeeds IN graduating at the head Of
his class with honors as a practicing
physician. He is a widower WI tn three
daughters and a mother-in-law of the
exaggerated type. that we frequently
hear of, but happily seldom experience
IN this life, and yet they exist, and in
the doctors case with marked evidence,
tor her sole ambition apparently is to
cTiticise and obstruct everything and
everybody, particularly her luckIess SON
in-law, whose gentle disposition and
affection for his children and compla-
cence, subordinate him completely to
the dominant nature Of the family scoId,
until eventually he seeks heart affection
and peacefulness by the clandestine
marriage with particularly attractive
widow, and it is due to the secrecy of
the marriage, and the many excuses
set forth by the doctor for his absences
from home, that much OF the comedy
and humorous contretempts OF the
comedy are developed, until eventually
when the fun is raining fast and furious,
his mother in-law and a busybodv.
meddlesome green grocer combine and
inaugurats whitecaPping committee
which visits the doctor and his bride for
the purpose Of regulating them in ap.
proved whitecapping style.
Through this sketch of the plot OF the
comedy, Mr.. Thomas has in his charac-
teTistic manner evolved many delightful
comedy scenes and pretty love situations
and has created many marked and dis
tinct types Of character that have won
emphatic praise for the author and the
various artists interpreting them. The
cast with which Mr.. Duncan B, Harrison
Mr.. Bells manager, has surrounded him
was specially engaged with an eye to
the particular fitness Of the individual
members for the various types of char
acters assigned them, and in its entirety
IL is said to be more than generally effec-
tive and gives an exceptionally fine
collective performance. Among the
ladies' and gentlemen composing the
are the following the
Misses Laura Joyce Bell, Mabel Strick-
land, Margaret Owen, Viola Miles, Emma
Butler, Mamie Fulton, Estelle Marbury,
and little Ethel Vance, and the Messrs
Arthur Hoops, Frank Monroe, Herman
Gage Clarke, Harry S. Rob
inson, Joseph L Treacy, Chas. Edwards.
Bert Bsyard. Edward Franklin and
Others. In addition to the regular We'd
nesday nd Saturday matinees a special
matinee will be given on WashinRton's