The Washington times., 1894-08-19
The
Julius Lansbureh
Furniture and Carpet Co.
GALLERY, PIT, AND GREENROON.

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"The White Squadron will be the opening
! attraction of the season at the Academy next
| week, fresh from its great success in Boston.
| The recen. congress OF uavies in Rio Jauerio,
10 protest against the brigandase tolerated in
| Brazil. forms the basis Of the plot. which un-
| folds romantic love interest. Among the forci-
| BILE representations are those depicting slave
| life. i'll which Moorish slave is shown yoked
| TO an OK like a beast of burden Other pict-
ures introduce herd OF genuine South
| American llamas. A ruined monastery and
| the funeral of the monks are also brought out,
! while the climax Of interest is reached in a
! scene representing the congress Of navies in
| the public square at Rio. A natural element
| oveTspreads the entire play and the American
is so brought out and so glorifled as to arouse
TO the highest pitch the enthusiasm OF every
| American who sees il. The company is led
by that clever and popular actor. Dir. W. A.
| Whitecar. He is easy. graceful actor.
Associated with him in the cast are Laura
| Aimessino. Frederick Julian, j. ". Smiley,
Robert Neil, Charles Macklin, Laura Booth,
| Edith Julien. and others
During the action of the third act congress
OF navies, over 100 trained supernumeraries
| are used.
There will be few dramatic productions
| seen here this season which will surpass that
| romance OF realism Darkest Russia, which
opens at Buffers New Bijou Theater Monday
! night. August ~. for Il weeks stay. In every
way the play Is said to appeal to all classes of
| theater goeTs. The story i one OF interest,
| and discloses series Of stirring scenes and
/ situations. The theme reyo.veS 10 q large eX-
ten; around the political system OF Russia,
| and although in no way sensational or melO-
| dramatic. it brings forward and shows the pc
| culiar laws which govern the land under
| which the people are held in subieetion.
Darkest Russia is said to be a master
stroke of stage construction. and the author,
| Mr.. H. GTattan DOnuelly. has woven around
| the plot story Of most absorbing interest.
The play pictures every phase OF Russian life.
The secret police. the military, and the nihi-
list as well as the noble. peasant. and exile,
are seen in every type Of character. Although
the play alone is one which would command
| unbounded success, the proprietors have
nevertheless mounted it in an exceedingly
lavish manner. The spectacular enters largely
In the settings, and the scenic display Is elab-
| crate ami beautiful.
Everything necessary for the production is
carried and the smallest detail has been given
careful attention. The company is large
! and strong one and all the characters are
/ effective. Two of the most prominent are the
comedy roles-Septimus Cobb. an American
| colonel. from Kentucky. and the Baroness
Won Rhineberg, young German widow.
The second week of the Lyceum Theater's
season will mark the appearance of the first
really hiCn vaudeville organization Al5inis
| London Empire entertainers will be the at
| traction, introducing number Of European
| and American starr. including the armless
| wonder. Unthan. who comes direct from Ber-
| lin. Germany. He will on Monday drive Il
| spirited pair of horse, through the principal
| streets of Washington with his feet. He is an
excellent penman, musician. and marks:Dan,
| using his feet with as much ease as an ordi-
nary mortal does his hands. Others in the
company are: Nine. Yucca. the female San
dow admitted TO be the strongest lady in the
world. Nine. Yucca lifts horse weighing
1,200 pounds at each performance: Miss Nellie
Mcguire. the English costermonger; OBrien
| and Buckley. musical artists; Fisk and
Quaigg, comedians up to date: Byron and
| Blanch, comedy sketch artists; Robetta and
| Doretta, pantomimists in Fun in a Laundry;"
Eddie Evans premier club swinger. Lord and
| Keeting. black face exponents. and Miss Mona
| Wynn and Albini. the king of cards. magician,
| and humorist. Miss Clara Beckwith. the
| water queen will continue her exhibitions in
the garden.
William Hoey tried his new farce-ccmedy.
''Flams' at Wheeling, W. Va, on Thursday
| last The last curtain fell at 1245 p. m.
There is little that is new in the play. 1t fol-
| lows the lines of ''Erminie" too closely for
novelty. but when it has been trimmed and
treated as most new plays have TO be it will
be go. The songs. of which Hoey has two,
! are all new, but not particularly catchy. A
new dance by Carria Merrilees and Rice is
novel and graceful. The sisters Merrilees
! give very pleasing speciality. for which they
| received q double encore on the first night.
The singing of Cheridah Simpson won the
audience at once. The performance could
| hardly be called more than dress rehearsal,
| the voice of the prompter being heard dis
tinctly all over the theater. The audience was
| OF medium size on account OF the very sultry
weather. The mercury stood at 30 all day.
David Belaseo is in the South. taking
other whack at that much-waited-for play,
| .arhe Hanrf Of MARYLAND Fred ia
reported to be with Mr.. Belasco, but whether
| Mr. Lyster has been called in professionally or
otherwise is not known. Any way, The
| Heart of Maryland will probably soon be an
| nounced for production.
Ben Stern is a theatrical hero. Last week,
| while bathing at Asbury Park, he saved
young woman from u watery grave. The girl
| was floating although unable to swim. and
| she fioated beyond the life lines into deep
water Trying to touch the ground she lost
her presence of mind and shrieked for help.
Mr. Stern promptly seized her and began to
| swim in shore. There was strong ebb tide
| running and a strong undertow, and it was
| no easy work. To make matters worse the
girl, frightened to death. grappled with her
rescuer and almost paralyzed his movements.
Finally, however, the shore was reached and
Mr.. Stern deposited his faintins burden into
the hands OF her friends.
One day last week fat. middle-aged
woman, accompanied by gaunt and washed
out looking girl, walked into one OF the
dramatic agencies in New York and asked to
see ''the boss" The old lady spoke with a
German accent, and told the agent that she
wanted a position for her daughter on the
stage.
"Is your daughter an actress?" asked the
agent.
"Yal Dot vas w come here mid her,"
| "Well, what can she do? What Is her
line?'
|
can do splid."