The times., 1899-12-07
THINGS THEATRICAL.

THINGS THEATRICAL
The American stage can lay claim to few
comedians more popular than Roland Reed.
who viii be seen next week at the Colum-
bia Theatre. For something like a decade.
this actor has represented. to certain ex-
tent, absolute uatgraIuess In a farclcal
line attempted by no one else ID the ceun-
try. Either because Of the distirctiveuess
ef his methods OF through the scarcity OF
the material. Mr. Reed. unfortunately has
suffered recently from inability to procure
anything like adequate plays. Since ths
triumph OF George Broadhursts "Tls
Wrong Mr. Wright" he has b5en both ht-
eral and venturesome ia his efforts az hit-
ting upon at follower. productions cf A
Man Of Ideas. The Woman Halter. The
Noyagers." and like works bearing test.-
nouy to an Industrious desire to provide
the best in the dramatic market. None OK
these comedies failed to serve. from Pc
cuniary viewpoint but none % them met
with the approval OF Dit. Reed. who sneived
each successive example within a few
months Of its premiere. Learning cf this
good will local amusement lovers cannot
but be pleased at the information that az
last the star seems TO have secured a We
/ hicle worthy Of his undoubted taIeats.
The piece in ques ton is an adaptation from
the German. and its title is his Father
! Boy" The critics Of the West have been
almost unanimous in their commendat. On
Of the farce. and there appears 70 be little
reason for believing that its reception here
!
intimated Dir. Reed is a strong fayorite IN
Washington. and he should draw well
throughout his engagement
Within the past few seasons many
changes have been wrought In the theatrI-
1 Gals of the United States, and none among
I them is Of more importance than tnar
which is responsible for the notably ad-
vauced interest in colonial drama. Not
/ very long ago authors considered the Rev
olutiOn forbidden subject. believing tat
/ the public held the characters and events
Of that time tC0 sacred for Iepreseutati1n.
I Clyde Fitch the bOldest CT contemporary
playwrignts. dissipated the failaCy b. pre-
ducing Nathan Hale when Nat Goodwin
I presented with excellent results. Laviuia
I Dempsey has followed this lead with an
adaptation Of James FenimOFe COoper'5 "A
/ Patriot SPY" which, under the title 0l
/ local hearing on Monday evening a- tae
I Lafayette Square Opera House IL Is said
I that the piece is beng done by an excep-
I tional cast, while much Is remarked IN
I praise Of the settings and costumes. These
/ promises together with the condition 20
/ which alIusiOu has been made above should
| guarantee the attraction favorable recep-
I ton here.
some months ago The Times. in criti-
! cising an entertainment at the Grand. took
the liberty OF paraPhFastug Marshall p.
Z Wilder's sentence and calling the pro-
gramme "a bin Of headlirers and head
liner OF bills" This fact is mentioned be-
cause. from present appearances. 10 other
description Is likely TO &c 50 thoroughly
I the performance Of next week at the Burke
& Chase house. The likelihood mentioned
Z is forecasted, first, in the engagement o.
Madame Hermann. the widow Of Herr
I mann the Great" who for several years
starred respectively with her husband and
her nephew. feature Of the presentations
Of the duo last season was Madame Herr
mann's beautifuIly-set A Night in Japan
and IL is this act which she intends TO re-
produce here now. Charming Lillian BUrk-
hart anOtber booking needs no intrOduc-
ton to Washington. her delightful WORK IN
"A Passing Fancy and even in Her Sol
der Boy" making her no end Of local ad-
mirers Miss Burkhart's newest vehicle.
/ "a Deal on Change. is said to be con-
I densed The Henrietta" 0T A Fool Of For
/ tune. with much Of the strength Of those
two financial plays Edna Bassstt Marshall
also Is well known here for her novel
/ turn. while Lille Weston, instrumental
[ ist: Gordon EIdrid m0nolOgisJ; Behman
and Spalding, comedy acrobats, and the
I BiOgraph promise exceedingly we'll for TIE
remainder of the performances scheduled-
As usual. matiuees viii be given daily.
Seats for the term 90 on sale at 9 this
! morning
/ Lord and Lady Algy. which viii be the
I Offering Of next week ar the National Thea
I ire. is a comedy which has been presented
I with success both in New York and N
( London. The production is in the hands Of
! the Empire Stock Company OF which Jessie
I Mfuward and William Faversham, respec-
tivelv. are leading woman and leading man.
There is every prospect that the coming
I engaszment OF Ignace PadeTewskl the great
I Polish pianist. at the Columbia Theatre viii
draw the largest audience ever brought to-
/ earher by the announcement Of musical
| event Paderswssi always has been as pop
/ uIar among the Iaymeu Of this country a.
he has been admired by those more capable
! Of apprecf2tfng his art and as IS usual az
/ these performances. beth classes VIII con-
tribute to filing his house on next TUESDAY
I afrsruCou 1t is certain that Europe never
has sent to America a more pronounced
genius than this Pole whose lingering OF
the ivory KEYS has called forth the praise
Of critics in every capital Of the world me
reviews printed elsewhere prior TO MS ad-
vent in New York all show that the arslsl
has lost none of his craft during MS an-
sence. writers being unanimous iu declaring
his shadings and his technique as me as
ever. Seats for the Columbia recital are
On sale al Droop's Music Score, 925 Penn
svIyania Avenue. where a constant success
sion of buyers is giving guarantee OF the
statement made above
A meIodrama that is said to be wholly
without sensationaIism or lines OF the
/ "ScoundreI the game is in your hands
hut l hold the trump card order -
Through the Breakers" which VIII Oe
offered next week at the Academy OF Au-
sic The play is by owen Davis. an au-
thor who. after years or -frwtlesS Trying
Jumped into prominence among the patrons
OF popular-prfced houses almost solely
through the supposed merits Of this effort
/ Extraordinary as so sudden an elevator
NAV seem. those who have Witnessed sew
eraf performances Of the work declare tFas
n is not unreasonable. According TO thesa
folk Through the Breakers is notably
lacking in old material or in sriltsd
methods Of putting forward the new Ths
raveuous threshing machine. the reIenL-
less circular saw. the rushing locomotive,
and like clap trap has been discarded. the
single effect that approaches that stand
ard beiag the reproduction Of a storm as
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