The times., 1898-05-22
last foot Of standing room shall have been

last foot OF standing room shall have been
sold.
But there is stiil another reason for
rating the Lambs Star Gambol among
the not-to-be-missed events. II is that
these stars are playing together like colts
in pasture and may rightly be expected
TO develop heretofore unknown qualities.
In their regular seasons work almost all
actors present pieces which are not en-
tirely congenial. But in the Lambs Star
Gambol every skit or sketch or burlesque
has the lambs trademark blown in the
bottle. so to speak. and the stars may be
confidently expected to envoy every mo-
ment of The performance themselves.
And then the clash OF wits! For in
stance. De Wolf Hopper. who is TO be the
in.erlocutor of the minstrel first part Is
celebrated in the Lambs as a sort of YER
bal cyclone. He has. in fact, been aptly
described as the English language set to
rag time Is il TO be supposed that Nat
Goodwin, Stuart Robson. Willie Collier
JEFF De Angels, Walter Jones and lgnacto
Martinetti the six end men, are going
TO let Hopper retain his laurels without
q struggle? Their jokes and stories VIII
all be rehearsed of course, but there VIII
be ample opportunity TO try and stump
the interlOcutor.
Aside from the cleverness OF the end
men, however. the minstrel first part Will
have a fine lot OF features. For instance,
Eugene Gowles's big bass voice will be
heard in Annie Laurie" and Chauncey
Oicott viii sing the song which first
brought him into favor with the public.
When the Robins Nest Again Messrs.
Barnabee Macdonald and Philip, OF the
Bostonians. will also contribute TO the
vocal effects and half dozen other ia
yorites viii be heard.
T-o1T1,s-ir,eg r1afe irfrD61fc+pr-Xr of
minstrelsy viii come a number Of the
characteristic burlesques and shts which
have made the Lambs entertainments
famous. The Heart of Maryland Will
be travestied with De Wolf Hopper in
Mrs. Leslie Carter's role. W. H. Crane
/ as the general and dozen more in point
I ed burlesques Of the work of the actors
who originally appeared in the melo-
drama, while the burlesque itself may
be expected to sparkle with keen drives
at the playwright, satirical treatment OF
incident situation and argument.
Those clever comedians, Joseph Holland
and Fritz Williams. have q pantomime in
two scenes which is looked upon as one
Of the strongest features Of the bill. and
everybody familiar with their methods
viii rest assured that their work will be
brilliant Then a plantation darky sketch
viii introduce Walter Jones. JEFF De
Angels, Willie Collier and Charles Hop
per in the approved big four style, just
by way of showing the professional min
strels how that sort Of thing should be
done.
Called Perfect. at I0' is a rollicking
traYesty on professional stage rehearsals
touching the fOibles of leading men.
leading women, comedians. authors and
stage managers. In this sllit Wilton Lack
aye VIII be the leading man. II. C. Bar
2 he iva
the leading woman. During the course of
the rehearsal DiXey gives what IS said 10
be a remarkable imitation of Ellen Terry.
OF course the property man and stage
carpenter are mixed up in the action and
the fun is pronounced.
One Of the most striking evidences of
cieverness in the Lambs Is the ability
they develop in making UP to represent
prominent men AT the close of the per-
formance .Augustin DAILY. as played by
( Willie Collier; A. NJ. Palmer, imperson-
ated by Digby Bell; Charles fTrohnlan
played by Alfred Klein. and Daniel Froh-
man, In the person of George Barnum
come on the stage and dialogue with all
the Lambs. leads up to the singing of the
new Lambs national anthem, specially
written for this occasion by Shepherd
Clay NJ Greene and composed by Victor
Herbert. This very stirring number will
be rendered the more effective by Her
bert's entire band of fifty pieces. This
large group Of musicians, by the way, Will
act as orchestra and furnish the instru-
mental music throughout the perform
ance. Reginald De Keven Victor Harris.
Sam L. Studley. Jesse Williams and John
Hitler. The entire company will number
125 Of the most talented professionals to
be found in America and II will be strange
indeed if the program provided by such
authors as Augustus Thomas Clay NJ.
Greene. Edward E. Kidder Edward Paul
ton, Stanislaus STANCE. Charles Klein and
| Glen AIcDonough were not in their hands
remarkably entertaining.