Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
Grand Opera House.-Mr. Richard Mans
fsld and stock company presented 1.-THE
Scarlet Letter." dramatized version Of
the great American novel, at the Grand
Opera House last night, and. as usual with
Mr.. Mansfeld's work. it was well done for
in all his assumptions Of character. very
little may be said in dispraise. 1.-THE Scar
let Letter. on a rainy night Is adding tears
to tears. but Mr.. Mansfield rather likes this
accumulation of shadows, and seems to
play with finer intensity than under what
might be considered more favorable cir
cumstances. He let's no CLEAN of sunshine
come into the whole course Of the fearful
tragedy, and the curtain goes down in q
shadow not less gloomy than that in which
1t rises, upon scene in which puritanism
and the pillory stand shoulder to shoulder
against an erring woman. Mr.. Mansfield is
fortunate In his support, and particularly
SO in Mrs. Cameron Mansfield, whose Hes
ter Prynne SO touched the audience that
her offending became almost virtue. The
audience was small beyond the orchestra
chairs, but 1t was critical, and 1t was ap-
preciative. such an audience as Mr.. Mans
field can DO his best work for Tonight.
Arms and the Man."
New National Theater.-The appearance
Of Roland Reed always carries with 1t
Ill assurance OIL something SUBSTANTIAL rs
well as amusing, and in his new play, 1.-The
Politician" which he presented at the
National last night, he has one of the best
pieces he has ever produced. The play. as
election methods. The authors. David
Lloyd and Sydney Rosenfeld, have found
In the subject an abundance of material
for comedy and for the development OF
an interesting plot. The company is one Of
exceptional efficiency. every member af-
fording capable support to Mr.. Reeds i'm
PRESERVATION of Josiah Timber. Timber has
all the shrewdness and enthusiastic con-
er and genial nature. which makes him
popular not only with the characters in the
story, but with the audience. Miss 1sadore
Rush portrays the twentieth century girl
with a chic of costume and vivactty OF
manner which leave an impression in the
mind Of the auditor which is both enduring
and pleasant. The company is very evenly
balanced. the star having the discrimina-
ton to present the work as play and not
as a background to the single character
which he assumes. The company respond
ed to curtain recall after the third act,
and Mr.. Reed yielded to the demand for
a speech and made a brief. very happy
and humorous expression of thanks to the
audience for Its manifestations of approval.
Academy of Music.-"A Green Goods
Man." which. according to the bills. Is "a
triple extract of laughter" was given its
introduction to a Washington audience last
night at the Academy. AS its name would
Indicate, 1t Ia a travestv farce-comedy
with the green goods man and his bunco
wiles as the string on which Its appur-
tenances are strung, such appurtenances
being songs, dances and other specialties of
a cognate kind. Mr.. Paul Dresser Is the
central figure. and as New York saloon
keeper Tammanyized into police judge
he is supposed to be very funny. He is as
sisted by several people of more or less
talent. While there is In most of the play
and its corollaries nothing out of the or
fIo An
dance of Miss Edwina which really is out
of tho ordinary. There was singing by
Miss Estee, Mr.. John Parr, Ben Dillon and
Misses Dinsmore. Fenton and Hawthorne.
and Mr.. Dresser presented a variety of
parodies in the last act. There was fair
audience in attendance for a rainy night.
Buffers Bijou Ttcater.-Florence Bind
ley, with her strong comedy-drama. The
Pay Train" entertained a large audiences
at Buffers Bijou last night Miss Bndley
the play has yet had One Of the features
Of the production is the scenic effects. Dur
ing tho performance Miss Bindley intro
duced several clever songs, and performed
dexterously upon a number of musical in
struments. John Sheehan and Mart Rea-
gan proved themselves clever comedians.
Again tonight.
1t was announced last night that Man
ager Butler had secured. in connection
with Ned Golfers Gross Roads of Life"
which Is billed for Easter week, the famous
lightweight pugilist Jack McAulffe, who
will give exhibitions at every performance
of his skill in scientific assault at arms
with the champion lightweight of Wash
ington, Jack Bolen. These contests promise
to prove entertaining.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater. - The City
Sports, acknowledged to be one of the best
variety entertainments on the road OPEN
ed at Kernan's last night to a big audience.
With the exception of the curtain raiser,
which is weak. the performance was first
class in every respect. The Nelson Sisters.
those marvellous acrobats, shared the
honors of the evening with Jack Burke, the
lightweight pugilist, and his wife, VINO
gave an interesting exhibition with the box
ing gloves. A genuine boxing lesson was
given on the stage, and all of the different
blows, calculated to reduce antagonist
to a helpless condition, were explained, to-
gether with the favorite blows of all the
stars In the boxing world The remainder
of tho program was given up to good spe-
cialtieS.
knights of Pythias Fair-The Knights Of
Pythias joint fair at Odd Fellows Hall, 7th
street northwest, opened its second week
last night. During the first week the
crowds were large, and quite sum has
already been raised to help defray the ex-
penses which were incurred by the Knights
Of Pythias in entertaining the visiting
Knights last September. Nearly all of the
lodges of Odd Fellows and Knights in the
city have attended the fair and emptied
their pocketbooks, while the J. B. Hender-
son Drum Corps has rendered valuable and
efficient service in acting as the escort for
the different lodges, and rendering stirring
selections in the hail. Harmony Lodge and
Rathbone Temple booths have both been
photographed and the pictures are now on
sale. the two booths making quite a pretty
corner in the hall. P. Q. Targarona has set
up his wax works and they promise to be
one of the attractions of the fair all this
week. He makes some very droll figures
and pretty flowers out of the wax which is
in front Of him in large pans His stand
last night was always besieged by the
curious, who were anxious to see him at
work.
The Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs.-The con-
cert by the Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs
which it was announced in yesterdays Star
would take place last evening. will occur
Eext Monday evening at Metzerott Music
Hall. The list of patronesses, which has
already been printed in The Star. includes
many ofWashington's leading society ladies'
and this, coupled with the excellence of the
clubs, will induce a large number of music
lovers to go to hear them. Both clubs, the
glee and the banjo are well up to the
standard, and their coming to this city is
looked upon as event in the world Of
college glee club concerts. The program
which both clubs render will be of the best
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