The evening times., 1899-10-28
AT THE THEATRES.
acknowledgements"

Don Jose. Payne Niarht
Eseamiilo n. MUTT.
| II hsmendado. .-...-.........h Harry Miiilain
Zuniga. -Johh heAe
| frasquita. -floiehce acA'e'
Mercedes. .oile hirscLhai
aichaea hSahoI hen ,
| presentation that improved steadily
after the beginning of the second act, but
was never wholly satisfactory, was that
| given by the Milton Aborn company last
night at the Lafayette Square. The bill
was Carmen work which is heard to
! best advantage when sung with all the
| spirit put into 'Cavaleria Rusticana," ard
in which there is even more ensemble re-
| spOnsibility than in Faust" Neither
chorus nor orchestra did as well as usual.
/ j. X. Murray was the one member OF the
| cast who merited especial commentator,
his Escamillo being the single portrayal
| that showed the necessary fire. Mr.
| Murray rendered the "Torreador Song
| excellently. Clara Lanes Carmen was a
| conscientious effort but little more. The
| remainder of the organization was
| mediocre, "CavalIeria Rusticana,' which
made a hit On Wednesday, will be re-
! peated tonight
Not to know Jerome Sykes, who will be
seen next week at the National as the
! principal comedian of the Chris and the
Wonderful Lamp company. is to argue
ones self unknown. No operate fun
maker on the stage has made so many hits
during the past five years as may be placed
to the credit of Mr.. Sykes. His fat boy in
AN American Beauty" one of Lillian
Russell's vehicles, proved distinctly
humorous. but was totally eclipsed sea
son after by his peerless portrayal of
FoXey Quller in Smith and De koven
The Highwayman." Next came a very like
bit of work in The Three Dragons" and
now promised cleverness in the role Of the
Genii in Glen MacDonough and John Philip
Sousa's Chris and the Wonderful Lamp.
decidedly pretty trick has been invent
ed by kellar as an accompaniment TO the
Hindco legend, told by Sir Edwin Forres-
ter. wherein an Indian princess is robbed
Of her soul, which is hidden in a rose. The
little story has served other poets than Sir
Edwin and has always been subject for
pictures and statues. But it remained for
Kellar, who begins his local engagement
Monday night at the Columbia Theatre,
to devise the plan of materializing the girl
from flower held in the full glare of sew
eral score Of electric lights. The magi
clan is said to have been three years COM
pleting the feat, which will probably prove
as mystifying as the idea is undoubtedly
charming. Seats for the week are now
on sale.
Bert Coote, who comes to the Lafayette
on Monday, began his season with re-
pertoire of four farces--'The New Boy"
THE Other Mans Wife'"A Gilded Fool
and "A Battle Scared Hero Though all
,f rs gh.oN
1t is related that the one aforementioned
scored such an immediate hit that the
other three were Immediately dropped.
This play is by Willis Maxwell Goodhue.
who was formerly press agent in the en-
play of Roland Reed "A Battle Scared
Hero" was written with that star in view,
but fell into the hands of Mr. Coote, who
is mentioned as being seen at his best
in its tangle of complications. The come
dian is supported by Julia Kingsley and
cast which includes several welI-known
people
In 'Grasping an Opportunity, the sketch
which VIII Cressy and Blanche Dayne are
to present next week at the Grand, the
patrons Of the Burke & Chase house will
be given an opportunity Of tracing the
after history of Cy Prime and Ricketty
Ann. the ''spoony'' couple of THE Old
Homestead" in the parts in which the
present vaudeville stars were seen for so
long. Mr.. Cressy will be remembered uni
yersally as a character comedian OF un-
usual ability. while his partner can lay
claim to the same distinction. ''Grasping
an Opportunity tells a not unfamiliar
story, but is supposed to tell it SO well
that the reminiscence is rarely noted. Cres-
sy and Dayne are heading a long bill OF
for the week.
Charles Il. Craig. Atkins Lawrence,
Charles E. Fisher. W. H. Gerald William
II. Burton. H. P. Whittemroe William p
Sheldon, Thomas Clifton, James Burrows.
Thomas Conley, Marion Cullen. Belle
Theodore, Rachel F. Blake. Matte ST.
John, Marie Glover. Eva Clifton, Emi
Clifton. and Gladys Crolius compose the
company by which Shore Acres" will be
done next Monday at the Academy. The
coming engagement will be the first in
which James A Herne's beautiful play
has ever been presented locally at popular
prices, and this fact. together with the ex- 1
Celience OF cast that seemingly could |
only be improved by the addition OF Mr.. I,
Herne himself should keep Manager Rap /
ley's downtown house filled at every one /,
of the performances given,
Hurtig and Seamon's '.Bowery" Burles- !
quers which will be seen shortly at Ker- |
mans, offer an olio of apparent merit. |
This portion of their bill is contributed by |
such people as James ]. Morton, who |
claims to be the originator of ragtime''
verse; The Review Comedy Four" |
quartette: Marie Richmond. who is said |
to be one of the handsomest and most |
shapely women on the vaudeville stage; !
Loney Haskell. monologist; Farrell and !
Taylor. black-faced comedians; Lewis and |
Elliott, character artists" Cope and |
Dixie, singing soubrettes; Winnie Hen
shaw, who calls herself 1.-The real thing"
and the Davenport Brothers. imitators of !
Walter Jones. Fhe shows given are |
completed by the rendering of farce, en-
titled Stunning"
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