The times., 1899-04-27
THINGS THEATRICAL.


pany. with the exception OF its leading
heavies," will be enlisted in next weeks
production at the Columbia Theatre of
William Gilletteis laughable comedy. "All
the Comforts of Home" T. Daniel Fraw-
ley, who is making an excellent impression
in "Lost-Twenty-fou Hours" is to be
seen as Alfred Hastings, the impecunious
young Londoner who. being left in charge
of his uncle's town house. conceives the
idea of securing enough cash to satisfy
his importunate creditors by letting lodg-
ings while the family is away on the Con-
tinent Alfred Hickman assumes the Iole
of Tom Meadow, the assistant in the en-
terprise, and Harry Gwynette will be the
travelling relative with Ada Levick as his
wife and George Welles as his daughter.
Alice johnson. formerly member of Della
Foxs support, is TO be a music nall singer;
Charles King, who will be remembered for
his work in Alabama" impersonate5 an
eccentric musician, and Harry Corson
Clark. Mrs. Bates, and Mary Van Buren
have the parts of retired tradesman,
his wife and daughter-all of these char
acters being roomers in the impromptu
hostelry. George CASTOR, as quaint
Scotchman: Godfrey Stein. as a bailiff:
Frank Mathieu, as man OF leisure;
Thomas Phillips. as a shoe dealer. and j.
B. Hollis and Henry Kingsbury, two new
corners, should please the patrons of the
Columbia. The piece will be given. the
usual matinee performances.
The vigorous hold which "Trelawny of
the Wells" took upon the public taste in
New York is said to have almost overturn-
ed Daniel Frohman's plans for the season
at the Lyceum. Other plays were set
down for production there in the course
of the winter, but the continuous demand
to see .Trelawny'' secured their post
ponement from time to time until 131 per-
fcrmances of Arthur w. Pinero's comedy
had been given, which series marked one
of the most successful periods scored in
the history of Mr.. Frohman's Fourth
Avenue house. The same company, seem
cry, costumes, and accessories used in
New York will be brought here next Sun
day and shown on the following evening
at the National Theatre. All four aids to
perfection IN presentation are supposed
to be unusually attractive and so 1t Is not
too much to expect that the local engage
ment of "Treiawny' viii be most pro-
ftable one. The sale of seats for the
event opens this morning.
OF all the brilliant head-liners who have
appeared during this season of vaudeville
at the Grand Opera House, none may be
supposed to have created SO much local
enthusiasm as will Frederic Bond, VINO is
to be seen there next week in Willard
Holcombs delightful curtain-raiser. Her
Last Rehearsal" Primarily. Mr.. Holcomb
himself is a Washingtonian well known TO
theatregoers for his dramatic criticisms,
and in the second place Mr.. Bond seems
almost to belong to this city from his long
experience at the head of the National
Stock Company. To those who do not
know these facts-if there be such-the
attraction will be the pure merit OF both
play and player. Her Last Rehearsal
is undoubtedly the cleverest sketch to be
seen In the field of the continuous,
while Mr.. Bonds association with Charles
Frohman. My Friend From India" and
last of all "At the White Horse Tavern
assures one of his ability. Next week S
bill at the Grand is to be filled with ad-
mirable people, but it is not probable that
any of them will make the impression that
Will be laid to the credit of Mr.. Bond.
That perennial success. Uncle Tom 3
Cabin" which. like the brook made IA
nous by Tennyson and a number of other
things, seems to go forever, will be seen
| next week at the Academy Of Music. AS
dramatic interest in the old play has be-
come less and less possible its foremost
! protector, Al Martin has filled up the gaps
made by the omission of stock speeches
and palmy day business with plantation
songs and spectacular features. AS re-
suit the Offering Is now said to be really
enjoyable. Certainly the best OF the many
organizations touring in Uncle Tom 5
Cabin is that under the direction OF Mr..
Martin and the fact that it is this COM
bination which is to hold the stage at the
| Academy should pack that house to the
doors nightly as the Grand was packed
| last year by the same troupe. Despite the
small attention given the piece itself now,
| an exceptional cast is promised here. Miit
| G. Barlow, the famous old minstrel, be-
| ing among its members. Seats for the
engagement go on sale this morning.
| Among the big-typs people to be seen
| next week at Kernans with the organiza-
| tion which appears there under the Gu
phonious title of Rose Sydell's London
| Bellies" none is so well known to patrons
! of burlesque as Karina. the Partisan
| chanteuse who was the feature CT last sea
son at Sam T. Jacks New York house.
Karina is said to sing extremely naughty
songs, as no one else has sung them sinc9
the time of Fougere. and her following Is
consequently large. Besides the Frenca
woman the combination offers an inter-
esting olio in which are underlined Be-
mont and Weston. Campbell sn1 Hart.
Rose Sydell. THE Great Hilton, Sram and
| Reizer. the Foni Boni Brothers, and Fran
els Bryant The usual fore and after part
| will be given, and the performance as a
whole promises to be very acceptable
As the season at the Bijou draws near q
close the nature of Manager Grieves' book
ings seem to grow better. instead OF worse
than usual, with the result that the patrons
of the cozy little house are getting nightly
great deal more than their 'mcney';
wuth" The bill for next week will prob
ably be an unusually striking one. among
| the people engaged for the entertainment
being George Allen and Helen Delmain
farceurs, who appear in their humorous
creation Never Again" Maud Casyell
and Arthur Arnold. an eccentric acro5atiC
duo; the Brownings, clever sketch team;
Collins and Ray, travestyists; George Dia-
mond, baritone; Robert Roy Mackay and
Alex Gouroum, wrestlers, and the Bijou
| Stock Company. During the week, as
| usual there will be daily matinees.
| LECTURE OF j. j. DELANY.