The evening times., 1899-12-14
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Managers Luckett & Dwyer announce
that. during the past few days, the advance
sale of seats for the Igrace Paderewski re-
cital, at their house. has been unexpected
! ly heavy. 1t is said that since Monday
greater number Of requests for reserva
tions have been filed than were recorded
during the entire fortnight that elapsed
between that time and the date of the ini-
tial announcement. This argues the prob
ability that the famous Polish pianist will
duplicate his New York engagement here
and play before the largest audience ever
assembled for such an event. The per-
formance at the Columbia Theatre has been
advertised for AIS o'clock next Tuesday,
the hour making it possible for the en-
ployes Of Uncle Samuel to attend.
The Lafayette Square Opera House will
be closed all next week. On Christmas
night Robert Mantell, the former star OF
''Monbars, The Corsican Brothers, and
like productions. is to reopen the theatre
with his new drama. THE Dagger and the
Cross The piece has been much praised
and probably will prove interesting.
The sudden failure of Thomas @. Sea-
brooke and Who Killed Cock Robin ?"
has relegated the Columbia to darkness for
the six days beginning with Monday. At
the end OF that time, however. David Be-
lasco. who produced 'Zaza'' here just a
year ago, will offer his most recent come
dy, Naughty Anthony" from the stage Of
the Luckett & Dwyer house. The company
engaged for the piece is a very promising
one. including Blanehea Bates, William Ell
ton. and others, and there is little doubt
thpf he Drosppt ptpt tiOul 0fi11 onOra a hit
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James o. Barrows, whose impersonations
in THE Mighty Dollar .Esmeralda," and
His Own Proxy are cherished memories
of two local stock seasons, will serve as the
headliner on the very. agreeable bill prom
ised for next week at the Grand. Mr.. Bar
rows is to b. seen in a.comedietta, entitled
Tactics" in which he Is said to have ere
ated a miniature sensation something like
month ago at Proctor's, in New York. On
the programme announced by Managers
Burke & Chase, the comedian will be pre-
ceded and followed by mogene Conner, de-
scriptive balladist;' -Canfeld and Carleton.
laugh -provokers; Farnum and Seymour.
whose speciality is dubbed The Shadow and
the Colonel" Trask and GLADDEN.. dancers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Dafrow, finger siihou-
ettists; thinner. the juggler, and the Bio
graph. Seats are selling.
The stage of the National will be held
next week by James X. Hackett, who still
is presenting Anthony Hopes Rupert Of
Hentzau." The sale of seats opened this
morning.
"A Female Drummer which had quite
an extended run last summer at the Man
haitian Theatre, where "Papa's Wife" now
is the bill. will hold the boards next week
| at the Academy. The farce is from the
pen and mind Of Charles e. Blaney. who.
by some admirers. has been likened to
Charles Hoyt, for his ingenuity and power
! of satire. 1t will be interpreted here by q
cast that differs little from the original.
Among the members of this organization
| are Johnstone Bennett, Willis P. Sweat
| nam, and others almost equally wei
known. The attraction promises to prove
| rather remarkable for Q popular priced
house and doubtless will draw large audi
snces. "A Female Drummer has mot BEEN