The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-20
IN THE LOBBY.

what is wanted in Washington for summer"
said local theatrical man on one OF the hottest
nights of last week, as he sat in a cool corner
under an electric fan, mopping the perspiration
from his florid countenance with one hand and
towing with glass of pale-amber-co -colored fluid
with the other, "is roof garden on the plan OF
the New York Casino. The man who starts an
institution of that kind in Washington and runs
it properly will make fortune. He will have
to keep admission prices down to a reasonable
figure, conduct the place SO that gentiemen VIII
not be afraid to take their wives and families
there, and give concerts that are fairly good.
Why couldn't the roof of Albaugh's be used
That's Just the place for it, but it would cost
fG' that property the financial difficulties couldn't
be very well overcome. The walls of the opera
house are plenty strong enough to stand all the
weight that could be got on them. But the pres
ent roof would have to be taken OH and iron
girYers put in and the walls would have to be
built up TO form Jarapets all around for safety.
Then elevators would have to be put in, as you
couldn't get people to climb to the roof. Think
what delightful place it would be up on that
roof such night as this! There would always
be some breeze stirring. and the White House
grounds in front and the view to the river and
over the city would be fine. Such II roof garden
would be grand success if 1t could be built"
X X X
Mr. John Philip Sousa the talented and distn-
gushed looking leader of the Marine Band, is at
work sketchlng out another new opera, with a
view to De Wolf Hopper's season of 1892. Hop
pers company rehearsed "The Wolf" the opera
which Mr.. Sousa sold him last winter, during
the last two weeks OF June, under the direction
of Mr. sousa who went IT. to New New York ri ,t,a for the
in the Air. at the Broadway Theatre showed
signs of falling off, and Hopper thought of put
sibie. While "The Wolf' was in rehearsal, how @
ever the business Of Castles picked PH i up again
enthusiastic about it. Mr.. Stevens, his manager,
profession in matters of this kind, is satisfied
that il Will be 'go," and the author is alto.
gether pleased with the outlook for "The Wolf"
Mr.. Sousa has been arranging the orchestration
for Francis Wilson's new opera, 1.-The Merry
Monarch" which win be brought out at the
Broadway Theatre on the 18th of August. The
score Of the opera is by Chabrler, who ranks very
Nigh as sn be b0S is IN nv T GG
and Francis Wilson himself. Mr.. Sousa says the
music is strikinely original and of character
that Mr.. Sousa believes is bound to catch the pub
lie ear at once.
Manager Herman has a number of ideas IN his
busy brain for the Improvement of his well-con-
Quoted theatre on Eleventh street, but he will
not carry any of them out until next summer
He wishes to wait and see how the erection of
the new City Post Office building will affect
things in his neghborhood across the Avenue
before entering on any extensive plan of inn
proVements. Mr.. kernan's house Will be fur
bshed up generally on the inside before it is re-
opened and the first four rows of orchestra seats
will be raised little, so that the occupants of
them will not miss anything that is going on on
the stage. This Improvement will be appreci-
ated by those who are fond of the bald head
rows. Kernan's will be reopened on the llth of
August with the managers own company of
specially artists, which will remain there for two
weeks. The following week the house will be
occupied by Fay Forrester's Burlesque Troupe,
which was organized and viii be managed by a
young Washington business man, who thinks he
sees possibilities of big money in theatrieals ls
young women and Will try his luck with them in
the field of burlesque. This sort OF entertain-
ment will almost monopolize the vaudeville
stage the coming season. 1t always draws
well where the young women are shapely and