Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-17
ADJUSTMENTS,

Kernan's Opening Tonight.-The initial
performance of the regular season will be
inaugurated tonight at Kernan's Lyceum
Theater, and for the occasion Manager
Herman has secured big double attraction,
Cyrene's High-class Vaudevilles appearing
in the theater from until 1890, and Mile.
Millotta's Terpsichorean Beauties in the
summer garden until midnight. The pro-
gram contains twenty novel and refined
specially acts, which is just twice the num-
Der usually seen with ordinary shows, and
for this double organization Manager ker-
nan has decided to charge but one admis-
sion. Among the names appearing on the
program are Baker and Roydell, the twen-
ueth century comedians; Cyrene, the most
accomplished acrobatic dancer in the world,
who will introduce for the first time in
Washington the sensational Trilby dance;
Raymond and WEIGH, novelty grotesque and
acrobatic comedians; Miss Maggie Lee
Clark, descriptive topical vocalist; Shelter
and Allen, refined Dutch and Irish comedi-
ans; Mile Turnour, the famous aerial
artist; Cunningham and Staley, expert mu-
steal artists; Kitty Walsh, the California
favorite, and Mile. Milotta. the charming
dancer and vocalist A special feature of
the program will be a new and original
series of living pictures, described as pic
lures for the people now on earth. This
same attraction will remain during the
week of August 10.
Mr. Harry Allison of Georgetown has
gone to Baltimore, where rehearsals will be
begun with the Jessie Anderson Repertoire
Company, which plays on the Harris cir
cult. Mr. Allison goes with Miss Anderson
this year to play heavies. The season will
open in 1ronton, Ohio. Face to Face"
East Lynne and 1.-The Convicts Daugh-
ter will be the principal plays Of the
repertoire.
Wilton Lackaye will be featured-the next
best thing to starring-as Svengali in "Tril-
by for the Pacific coast tour, which is
shortly to begin and during the engage
ment in Philadelphia. 1t will be The first
time A. NJ Palmer has featured an actor.
This is an excellent stepping stone for Mr..
Lackaye's starring tour next season under
the management of Bailey Avery.
Tim Murphy has manager this season
Earl Wagner the wealthy proprietor of the
Washington base ball nine. Mr.. Murphy
will star as Maverick Brandcr in Hoyt's
"A Texas Steer' with which character he
is as thoroughly identified as Frank Mayo
is with David Crockett or John T. Raymond
was with Colonel Sellers. Mr.. Murphy's
tour will begin September D at Kingston,
n Y.
Opening of the Rijou.-William H. Eas-
ton, formerly manager of the old Ninth
Street Opera House and resident manager
for the firm of Harris, Britton Dean,
has leased the Bjou Opera House and
will cater to the families of Washington,
and will endeavor to bring it back to the
high standard it enjoyed during his man
agerial career of eight years. The first
-arformance will be given Monday, Sep
temhe. .. 90 a., ,,oo,,
inss which Nam" Easton has secured:
Winian, Norrison ~ The Lost Para
disc Kodak company: hartley y,.s Camp IN p
bells white Slave" company; 5swer
ford's great scenic production. The .'"er
of Cold, ana the struggle for Life. Grea.
railroad play, Midnight Special" Nc
DowelIs great scenic production. The En-
greer" McKay's comic opera company;
the great spectacular "Zozo, the Magic
Queen" the new metropolitan melodrama,
THE Bowery Girl" will be given for the
first time in this city; also the great water
show, The Midnight Flood "A Flag of
Truce the great military success; "A Run
on the Bank" THE Bull Fighter" "O'Hoo-
lihan's Masqueraders;" AN American
Hero" THE Westerner;" plays and Play
Casino Vaudeville Combination; side
Track ed."
These, with others expected, constitutes
the finest and best assorted lines of at
fractions ever booked at the Bijou.
Mr.. VIM. Boag, one of the rising young
Washington actors, who is also a crack
tennis player, has gone to Newport TO par
ticipate in the tennis tournament there.
and then he will join Mr.. W. II. Cranes
company for the season.
Quite an honor has been conferred upon
Mrs. George II. Gorham. the banjo yir-
tuoso of Washington, by the musical de-
partment of the Atlanta exposition in ar
ranging to place exhibition a life-sZed
photograph of herself III which she holds
the famous $500 banjo. Mrs Gorham is
said to be considered by such experts as
Henry c. Dobson and others the best
and most accomplished lady banjoist in
the world. She has quite collection of
banjos, all CT them being unusually fine.
AS proof of her finished work as mu-
stefan. it may be noted that NJ. Planet,
the great violnist and public musical in
cal1y, one of her most ardent admirers,
having passed three successive evenings
while spending a few days at the Shore
ham in this city three years ago listening
to Mrs. Gorham's executions on the banjo.