The times., 1899-01-05

productions. Mr.. Albaugh prefers to come
to this city in which his father was for so
many years factor in the dramatic world.
without any great 'blare of trumpets," and
to simply place his entertainers before the
local public.
The Lyceum Stock Company opened its
first season in Baltimore in September,
1897. fourteen months ago, when it had
failure predicted for il ON every side. 1t
is now nearing its 400th performance in
the Monumental City and is playing nightly
to large audiences. Every effort presented
by the troupe is clean and wholesome, free
from vulgarity or suggestiveness, and rep
resenting only what is best in the drama.
Four vehicles in which the company has
made the most favorable impression at the
home theatre will be presented in Wash
ington-'The Charity Ball. The Sena
tor" Moths and 'sThe. Two Orphans
The organization includes Stephen Grat-
tan. John Flood, John T. Craven, Percy
Winter, John W. Albaugh, Jr. Scott
Cooper, Thomas Slater, John T. Dwyer.
Jennie Remark, Grace Lamkin. Beth
Franklyn, Leonora Bradley, Jane Rivers,
Dorothy Hammack and Mary Spencer.
Hurtig and seamon's ''Bowery Burles-
quers, which begin a weeks engagement
next Monday at Kernan's, are said to give
an extravaganza, farce comedy, burlesque,
and vaudeville show combined. The COM
pany is composed of Truly Shattuck, who
is known far and wide as the California
Nightingale" Dan Gracey. the popular
Irish comedian; Ada Burnette. a we'll
known coon delineator; Perry Ryan, Lulu
Ryan, and Emma Woods, The Words
Trio" Loney Haskell, the original mon
ologuiSt: Andy Lewis, character comedian;
Maud Elliott, the Nelson sisters. singing
and dancing specialists; Tom Carter. the
sweet tenor singer; Gladys Van, a p5cket
edition of Lillian Russell; Winnie Hen
shaw, in her original creation. The Bow
cry Girl" Louise Auber, Pauline Moran.
and the latest European sensation, Yu-
takmee, the Indian princess. the sweetest
of soprano singers. The organization car
ries four genuine Cinnamon, who are in
troduced in the burletta. entitled Slum-
ming"
Another bill of extraordinary excellence
is promised for next week at the Biiou
where Manager John Grieyes is establish
ing a record for the care with which he
books and arranges his attractions. \
number of well known vaudevillians are to
figure on the programme, which will be
a long one. A special concert is to be
given on Sunday night. in which the best
people seen this week will take part
Before an audience that included alike
people drawn by curiosity, for amusement
and by a desire for instruction. Prof Car
penter, the hypnotist. gave his initial en-
tertainment OF the year last night at VIII
lard Hall. The exhibition proved TO be
really a notable one-more distinctly an
entertainment than anything else. The
operator had seemingly no difficulty in
getting his subjects under the influence
and while in that state prompted them to
do all sorts of laughable and novel things
Full grown men ran about the stage crying
at the top of their voices. timid women re-
pulsed imaginary burglars and all sorts
of abnormal conditions were produced. The
spectators manifested the utmost enjoy
ment at these representations and laughed
almost increasingly. The lecture with
which Prof. Carpenter prefaced his expert
ments and many of the more difficult OF his
feats were deserving of and secured more
serious attention. The entire performance
was an interesting one and the hypnotist
will probably draw large houses during his
brief stay here.
"Trllby, which has up to this time been
viewed largely by people whose knowledge
of art is very indefinite, is at last coming
to its own. During the last few days many
of the best known OF local painters and
critics have visited the exhibition rooms.
at 1903 Pennsylvania Avenue, and have
expressed unqualified admiration at the
subject and its treatment ''Trilby'' is
really a remarkable picture and Is bound
TO create a furore here when the public
awakens to its real value.
A great deal of attention is attracted to
the Mutoscope Parlors by the Pianophonc
concerts that are given there daily. While
an instrument operated by electricity is
by no means a new thing here il is stlll
enough of a novelty to the multitude TO
attract considerable interest. In conse-
quence the 'parlors'' are always well filled
and the management OF the place is max
ing money. The Mutoscope is on exhibit
tion at 121l Pennsylvania Avenue
The Wargraph is still being shown at
Metzerott Hall Patronage is on the in
crease and everything points to a pros
porous elimination Of this, the eighteenth
week of the machines stay here The
engagement will be continued indefinitely.
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