The evening times., 1899-10-05
AT THE THEATRES.
Lafayette-.Hamlet.v

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| wholly interesting, if not a wholly
commendable, Hamlet is that which Harri-
son ]. Wolfe presented last night at the
| Lafayette Square Opera House before an
audience that had come prepared to scott
| not to be interested. So many stories
| have been told of Mr. WoIfe's radicalism
and OF the supposedly unwarranted lIber-
| ties which he had taken with the text
| that one was quite unprepared to find that,
while there is radicalism in the reading
| and liberties are taken, there is little in
the impersonation that is without ex-
cuse. The Hamlet shown is not a great
| Hamlet and it might not be called good
one, but it is neither absurd nor ridicu-
lous The Ophelia of Corinne Parker and
| the doubled Polonius and First Grave Dig
ger of William Gross, are the only por-
trayals contributed by the supporting
company that are worthy of anything but
censure. David Garriek" was done and
rather well done yesterday afternoon and
1.-The Corsican Brothers" will be the bill
| again tonight.
1t is very rarely that managers who are
not certain of New York opening for
their pieces-Henry Jewett is out" OF the
! syndicate-engage for their presentations
such companies as that to be seen in The
Choir Invisible when the play is pro-
duced here on Monday night at the Lafay-
ette. Not only will Mr.. Jewett himself
be seen with this organization but he Will
be supported by an aggregation Of actors
and actresses not one of whom is unknown
to the average theatergoer. The Choir
| Invisible is a dramatiZation by Frances
| Hastings of James Lane Aliens story of
colonial Kentucky. and it is described as
| having been made into one of the most
| charming of theatrical efforts. Seats for
| the engagement are on sale.
There is one episode in Clyde Fitcn's
| bold departure from conventionality, The
Moth and the Flame" that has caused al
most unlimited remark. 1t occurs during
the first act and in it Mr.. Fitch has Joined
Charles Klein as one OF the dramatic au-
| thors who has solved the problem OF Kill
| ing a man without horrifying an audience
| by having him murdered on the stage or
weakening the effect by making some char
acter tell of the affair. In The Moth and
| the Flame" the defaulter disappears, in
| tent on suicide, and an instant later the
sound of fall is followed by the swing
| ing OF chandelier in the ceiling This
tells the story and tells il strongly. The
piece will be done by Herbert Kelcey and
EfIie Shannon next week at the Columbia.
! In the heart of the Tyrol-at the foot of
| the AIps-takes place the pleasingly pref
ty and yet continuously humorous story OF
"At the White Horse Tavern" which will
be seen for the first time here on Monday
night at the National. This plot, which
| even reads well, has the setting, therefore.
of one of the most romantic regions on
EARTH and should, when produced as the
press agent claims that Charles Froaman
| has produced it, be nothing short OF de-
| lightful. The cast which will unravel the
| yarn of the tale in Washington includes
Frederick Bond and Anne Sutherland and
| is sure TO draw more than reasonably well.
Seats have been on sale since morning and
indications are said TO point to profitable
local engagement of the recent New York
success.