Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-01
ANIUSEMENTs.

Albaugh and Lederer Of the
New York Casino will next week transfer
their organization of no people to AL
baugh's Grand Opera House, where. on
Monday evening, September 3, and all week,
with Wednesday and Saturday matinees,
they will present their supreme production
Of THE Passing Show" the play that they
have had running at their New York play
house for the past several months. THE
Passing Show is said to be an innova-
ton in the way Of amusements and will
prove a pleasing surprise to Washington
theater goers. The piece is combination
OF opera, burlesque, drama, comedy, chorus
and ballet. all rolled into one huge enter
tanning mass. A noticeable feature of the
entertainment Is the multitude of novel
vaudeville acts, and 1t can safely be said
that the management have succeeded in
gathering several original speciaities, which
are entirely cut OF the ordinary. Among
the many peculiar things may be mentioned
Great" Richards, the double-voiced vocal
ist who Is in himself a positive novelty
he halls from Vienna, Austria, and has
just concluded seven years tour through
Europe and was secured by the managers
Qf The Passing Show" at great expense
He fmpersonates both sexes and is pos
sessed OF not only high soprano, but
several selections from different operas he
appears alternately in female costume,
simply changing his appearance by turn
ing from one side to the other. The act
IS said to be wonder beyond description
He or she appears on the stage with one
SIDE dressed as lady, and the other as a
gentleman, and constantly changes the
voice from soprano to baritone and vice
versa Ladies will readily appreciate the
trouble his dresses must occasion. There
are also many other uique features and the
audience Is continuously kept busy with
Kaleidoscope procession of novelties.
nj vofn
will present his new play, "A Jolly Fell
low, for the first time on any stage, at
the Academy of Music next week.
6utiers BiJou Theater.-Among the lat
ter-oay productions of native playwrights
Is new version of the ever-popular and
successful comedy drama, Paul Kauvar"
II Is from the ia ellie pen Of the late Steele
Mackaye. MIR. Mackaye, bearing in mind
or Old, love new material determined to
give them novelty. and in rewriting the
play has avoided the conventional both in
dialogue and situations The new version
Is sald to be ole Of SURPRISING strength
In which strong heart interest is pre-
eminent, relieved at times by a refreshing
vein of comedy. The scenic effects and
mechanical contrivances are all new, and
nave received great deal of attention at
the hards of artists prominent in stage
craft. Altogether, THE New Paul Kau-
var. which comes to Buffers Bijou Theater
next week, is promised to be bran new in
40 Shthcty, anu Will De undoubtedly the
dramatic event of the season.
kernans Lyceum Theater.-The City
Club Spectacular Farce-Comedy Company
VIII open at the Lyceum Monday matinee
September 3, under the management of
Thomas e Miaco. 1t is the most thorough
ly equipped organization now before the
public. Its entertainment is UNSURPASSED
and Is replete with bright, fresh, interest
ing features. Manager Miaco is as keen
a judge of beauty as of talent, and has
secured the shaplest and most gifted beau
ties on the American stage. He has spared
Eeither pains nor expense in mounting the
first part, entitled The City Club at the
Seashore. which is a revelation in the
scenic art. Talented beauties vie with
clever comedians in a variety of diversions
introducing the famous queens, Fannie
Everett, Carrie Fulton and Ruby Marion
There is an olo of interesting specialties
including Thomas Nolan, in character songs
and dialect limitations; Brayant and Savilie
styled the philosophers of music; then
comes Fanny Everett, the leading bur
lesquer with the City Club Company. with
budget of new songs. The great French
equlibrists, Edward and Flossie Beaudett
will introduce the latest and most wonder
full manipulatons with various objects, such
as lamps. swords. plates globes. etc Carrie
Fulton, the charming vocalist, will enter
tain in her happiest manner Harry Bry-
ant and Ruby Marion will be seen in an
interesting sketch. The great European
novelty duo. the Barneils, will appear in a
rev entertainment, producing classic and
poetic gild bronze statues. Lowry and
Hanley have a new diverting sketch for the
laughter-loving public. A new series of
living pictures will be introduced between
each act in the olio. portrayed by ten
pretty girls. whose costumes are not lavish
as to length or breadth The successful
burlesque, THE Old Home-in-Stead," con-
cludes the entertainment. 1t is a rollck-
ing, jolly burlesque, full of bright, witty
things, pretty, catchy music and hand
some girls.
A Lecture and Concert Series.-Washing-
ton Is to have a series of lectures and con-
certs during the coming winter on a novel
plan. The National Lyceum Bureau an
nounces a subscription sale of season tick
cts for ten concerts and lectures at the rate
of 81. 80, or 1S cents for each entertainment
When the subscription sale is over single
seats will be sold at 80 cents each. Boston,
Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Louisville and
Cincinnati have had these popular lyceum
courses, but they are entirely new In Wash
ington. Everywhere else they have been a
pronounced success. The attractions prom
Used are all first-class. They include
scientific lectures, lectures of travel, all
fully illustrated with the stereopticOn; some
of the most famous pulpit orators and read
ers in the country and some excellent con-
cert companies. The season will begin
about the middle of November and the en-
tertainments will be given at intervals of
one or two weeks. One of the NOEL features
of the course is the privilege given to sub
scribers of selecting the ten attractions
from a list of about thirty which the ly-