The evening times., 1899-10-07

affection and, in the winter of their two
lives, the lovers are joined at the home
stead on the border of the Kentucky woods
which Mr. Allen painted SO well.
Critics. like doctors, are much inclined
| to disagreeing, and when their opinions
are unanimous one may determine that the
play reviewed is very good or very bad. A
New York clipping bureau has sent to this
office eleven cuttings from as many Chi
! cago papers, and every one OF the writer's,
| from Hepburn Johns to Amy Leslie, has
| something pleasant to say OF AT the
| White Horse Tavern" Mr.. Johns is par
tieularly enthusiastic over comedy and
/, company, devoting over a column to eulo-
| giving BOTH None of the other men in the
1 lake town has a word to say against
| Charles Frohman's production, Sydney
| Rosenfeld's farce or the acting OF Frederic
| Bond and Anne Sutherland. "At the White
| Horse Tavern" will be seen next week at
| the National.
| Clyde Fitch, whose "The Moth and the
| Flame" will be presented on Monday night
| at the Columbia Theatre by Herbert Kel-
cey and Effie Shannon, has done more to
make himself famous in shorter time than
| has almost any other dramatist alive. Ten
years ago Mr.. Fitch was known only for
his Beau Brummel," work in connec
| tion with which Richard Mansfield is most
praised. Now he is remembered for Ma
than Hale" and THE Moth and the
| Flame" while much is expected OF his
Barbara Frietchie" and "Sappho." The
KeIcey- Shannon piece Is, in many re-
spects, his boldest fling and occasioned no
end of comment when last done here. 1t
will undoubtedly draw we'll during the
diumvirate's engagement at the Colum-
| bia.
bill of unusual excellence is promised
for next week at the Grand-a bill for
which a mention of the people engaged
| is ample comment. These people are
| Charles T. Ellis, whose singing Is said
| to rival that of Emmett and Scanlon;
John w. Ransome whose portraitures of
Boss Croker and Admiral Dewey are de-
! scribed as being interesting; Mr. and Mrs.
| Mark Murphy, whose newest sketch is
| by George Marion, and is entitled "A Sev-
| enth Son." Madame Titenia, whose toe
| dancing Will be remembered by admirers
Of the casino companies; Conway and Le-
| land, whose dialogue is mentioned as be-
| ing really humorous; Pete Baker. whose
! popularity is practically unlimited, and
THE Gypsy Quartette," whose turn is sup
posed to be altogether unique.
John Leonard, who brings Two Jolly
| Rovers'' to the Academy on Monday for
weeks engagement, will be recollected
| as the comedian who with Barney Gill
more, made possible that poorest of alb
surdities. .Hogans Alley" The piece
was an incoherent sort of affair, but Mr..
| Leonard's humor was SO spontaneous and
his ability so pronounced that few persons
! who attended the performance paid the
| slightest attention to anything else. In
1.-TWO Jolly Rovers'' he is said to have a
really enjoyable farce which is enioyably
presented by a company including, among
| others, Maize King and Sherman Wade.
| The production is described as being an
adequate one. Seats have been on sale
| since last Thursday.
Phyllis Raffel, vocalist; Whitelaw and
Stewart laugh -provokers; Jones, Grant
and Jones. colored comedians; Blanch
Newcomb. a daughter of the late Bobby
| Newcomb; Laurence Crane, magician, and
Fred Bulla. monologist, are among the en-
tertaners who are TO be introduced in the
/ oiio offered next week at Kernans by the
Imperial Burlesquers The organization
| is well known and the roster given argues
| that it has not deteriorated since last being
| seen here. The performances provided are
| ended with the rendering of what Is said
| to be a well acted and costumed musical
| skit, which is entitled ''Wanted-A Shirt" !"