The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-17
IN THE LOBBY.

Kernan's Theatre looked as neat and inviting
as any theatre could look when it was reopened
for the new season on Monday night last. The
decorations had been freshened up, there were
new draperies on the boxes, new flooring had
been put in at the front of the house, raising
the first rows of orchestra seats nearer level
with the stage and giving room for new chairs
in the space in front of the boxes. Altogether
the auditorium was as attractive as any one
could desire, and it rapidly filled up with an
audience composed of young business and pro-
fessional men, members of Congress, and sew
eral representatives of the Diplomatic Corps.
1t was such an audience, in fact, as usually
gathers in the larger houses to witness the
lighter class of entertainments, and the bill
which Manager Herman had prepared for his
opening was as enjoyable and refined as those
usually offered by purveyors of farce-comedy
and burlesque. There was not dull number
on the programme, nor did one of the perform
ers leave the stage without the compliment OF
recall. Manager Herman has got together in
his ''maiestic consolidation as good selection
of vaudeville and variety performers as has ever
appeared here, and he is bound to have a sue
cessful season with them.
Harris's Biiou Theatre will undergo repairs
and improvements internally before it is opened
for the new season on the 25th The drop cur
tain will be repainted. the facilities of the stage
will be increased, so as to admit of more elabo-
rate scenic setting, and the auditorium will be
given its regular Frightening up. Mr.. Easton
will continue as the local manager for Mr.. Har-
ris. The announced list of attractions is the
best ever yet booked at this house, and includes
large number that could only be seen at the
high priced houses last year. In fact, many of
them will only be seen in high priced houses in
other cities, but have no objection at all to go
to the Biiou in this CITY, This is because the
Bijou is as well managed as most high-priced
houses, it is neat and attractive in appearance,
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pie On Manager Easton's list are many melo-
dramas, some new and some old but still popu-
lar. "Siberia," "a Royal Pass" slim the
Penman," "Woman Against Woman" "The
Gray" ''My jack" "Held by the Enemy" and
"Among the Pinesn are among the most notable
dramas that Biiou patrons will have a chance of
witnessing during the season. Bijou audiences,
laugh, and they will be given plenty of opportu-
nifty. Barry and Fay, "One of the Finest"
Lizzie Evans, Patti Rosa, Milton Mobiles, ga
Hole in the Ground" "Ihe Fakir," Bobby
Gaylor in his new play, IAN Irish Arab" ana
"The Private Secretary" are among the come
dies, farces, and comedians that will raise the
ready laugh from time to time the coming sea-
son. This is by no means complete list of the
attractions that have been booked, but it en-
braces the more important ones, and will give
an idea of the good things in store at the Bijou
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ance at the Bijou the coming season has, it is
claimed, been booked for one of the uptown
houses, This is Hallen and Harts Comedy Com
pany, in which Miss Annie Lewis, of Washing
ton, takes the leading female part Hallen and
Hart will play at Manager Harris's Academy of
Music in Baltimore and at either Albaugh's or
the National in this city. There is sometimes a
good deal of uncertainty about theatrical CON
tracts. Even the biggest theatrical firms in the
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gers and place them in embarrassing positions.
A case of this kind occurred at the National
here last season. AS rule the National has
every date filled from September 10 May before
opening its doors for the first engagement of the
season. 1t was SO last year. Among the attrac-
tons booked was a New York Casino Company.
For some reason this company at the last mo-
ment was not put on the road by Manager Aron-
SON. But Manager Rapley thought Mr.. Aronson
ought to keep to his contract and insisted on
some other of the Casino companies filling in the
week Mr.. Aronson wouldn't take this view of
it, however, and on the Thursday preceding the