The evening times., 1899-01-12
THINGS THEATRICAL.

The performance Of The Senator last
night at the Grand brought out many vir
tues On the part of the Lyceum Theater
Stock Company that had not been evi
denced in the preceding rendering of Jim,
the Penman." The cast seemed more self
confident and accordingly inspired more
confidence in its auditors. While the pre-
sentaticn Of Cranes old play could hardly
have been called a notable one il was
certainly adequate-Gll things considered
Mr.. Craven was seen in the title rCle, the
others who appeared being the Messrs.
Grattan, Dwyer, Cooper, Flood, Creighton,
Albaugh, Winter, Slater and the Misses
Rivers, LamkiD, Bradley Franklin and
Remark. Moths tonight
a circular is being sent out this week
which shows in full the cast OF charac-
ters necessary TO the production OF James
4. Herne's new work. The Rev. Griffith
Davenport, which will be presented for
the first time on any stage next Monday
evening at the Lafayette. This publica-
tion tells of the roles assumed by forty
four people from which it may be sup
posed that there are as many speaking
parts in the play This being true il
would seem absurd to expect many of the
principals TO be performers of recognized
ability, but Mr.. Herne nevertheless has
engaged a company the roster of which in
cludeS the names OF many notables. Among
these are the familiar ones of Sidney
Booth. Albert Young. Newton Chisuell
Logan Paul. LawreLsa Merton, Joseph II.
HaZelton., II. G. Carleton, Warren Con-
Ian, Thaddeus Shine, Rowland Edwards
Theodore Hamilton. George Culver. Thon,-
rs lnce. Mrs. Herne, Julia HeTne. Mollie
Revel. Sadie Stringham. Mrs. Isabella
Preston, and Mrs. Rose Atkins.
Nearly all Cf Hoyt's works are clever
They are full of keen and kindly satire on
the fads Cf the day, sparkling with wit
and possess mos; Of those qualities necss-
sary TO putting ~ audience in happy
frame OF mind. They are built to suit the
people and most Of them succeed en-
phatically The playwright's Day and a
Night in New York" which comes to the
National next week after a run of ten
weeks at the Garrick Theatre is heralded
as eclipsing in brilliancy and merTiment
all his previous efforts and is being pre-
sented by a most competent company.
Among the members Of this organization
are Otis Harlan, William Devere, Edward
Garvie. Louise Cumming and others. The
seat sale began this morning
One Of the most thoroughly amusing and
able comedians on the stage is Charles A.
Bigelow. who comes TO the Columbia next
week with Evans and Zeigfeld's S production
of The French Maid Mr.. Bigelow is the
more laughable because his humor bears
no imprint of effort and the mannerisms
that are so great a part of his impersona-
tion show no sign of cultivation. Anna
Held will also be seen here with the COM
pany, though only in her specialties. Ida
lene Cotton having been given the title
role of the piece. The combination orgi-
nally seen here will afford the support.
among its members being Will Armstrong
Edouard Jose Hallen Mostyn, Edward j.
Heron, George Honey, Yolande Wallace.
Eva Davenport and Mamie Forbes
Marshall p. Wilder. who is generally
advertised as the prince of entertainers
and entertainer of princes" appears as the
headliner of vaudeville bill TO be given
next week at the Grand. The name of
this well-known humorist and author may
be taken as an earnest of the sort of per-
formances which the new management of
the house aim TO provide for the benefit
of their patrons. The show is guaranteed
10 be thoroughly refined and wholly up 10
the average created by its star. The sale
of seats for the entertainment opened this
morning, and is said 10 be progressing
satisfactorily.
Charles H. Yale's successful production
of THE Devils Auction" spectacularity
which has excited attention for the fast
twenty years, viii be seen next week at
the Academy of Music. 1t is said that
Manager Yale has had the piece completely
rewritten, and has so staged it that there
remains nothing old but the name"
Some excellent people have been engaged
for the offering, and the prospect is that
il will prove most enjoyable.
Bryan and Watson's Australian Beau
ties will be seen here next week While
its management do not pretend that the
adjective used in the organizations title
has any significance they do claim that
the feminine portion of their company
gives them a right to use the noun The
performance TO be given is said to be an
excellent enc and there is every reason
TO expect that an extraordinary business
will be done while the local engagement