Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-26
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gagement last night with an audience which
exceeded in size, If not in value, any Of the
night audiences of the grand opera Of the
week before. The house showed scarcely
vacant seat, and the big crowd watched the
glittering phantasmagoria Of this ever pop
ular spectacle. The arrangement Of the
plot of the play, with its transformation
and bewildering bedazzlements of tinsel
and tights, remains as usual, but as ever
changing adjuncts are ballots and special
ties and music and singing and dancing.
The best of this Is in the third act. and 1t
Is undoubtedly good. John Paige, the sup
pie and simple Tommy Atkins" the mu-
steal dolls, who dance music out or the air;
and the Athos family Of acrobats, who are
unusually fine in feats of head balancing
and aerial tumbling, leading in the qualities
which call for encores. Carline, MISS Anne
Gilbert, the pretty dancer, has everything
her own way. She caught the house with
her song in tine first act and at once es-
tablished herself as favorite. In the sec
ond act the ballet Of gems Is the feature:
1.-THE Black Crook is a first-clasS show OF
it's kind, and it includes many kinds.
New National Theater.-"Charley's Aunt"
whose entertaining qualities have been dis
cussed and highly appreciated for some
time in various parts of the country, mas
The audience which saw the piece at the
New National Theater last night was a
large one. and there was not the slightest
d
laughmaker. The play is one of the most
ingenious and at the same time one of the
NEST trivial that the modern stage has seen
in some time. 1t Is boisterous absurdity,
pretty we'll by this time-on the extraor-
binary figure cut by young man who Is
led by motives of friendship to appear in
the disguise Of an old lady from Brazil.
This theme, slender as 1t may seem, is
developed with a skill and fineness of per-
ception, with pretty little sidelights Of ro-
nance to relieve the abruptness Of the fun,
which give the production claim to some
substantial merit. However, "Charley's
Aunt" pecuniarily successful as it may be,
cannot be compared for good honest humor
and artistic value to 1.-THE Private Secre-
tary" or 'Willkinson's Widows" or others
OF the Frohman productions. There is some
very good work done by the company, that
OF M. A. Kennedy. as the lawyer whose
mercenary instinct leads him to propose
marriage to the SO extraordinary a per
scnage as the pseudo aunt, being especially
gratifying. Frank Burbeck is also a most
agreeable figure in the cast in the role of
the elderly man of distingue appearance.
mair1es the charming woman, who is in
reahty Charley's aunt, and who is pleasing
~ portrayed by Ellie Wilton. The role of
Lord Harrington, the young man who
masquerades In feminine attire. naturally
commands the most attention for the audi
ence, ana Is unprecedented by Etienne Gil
raudot in a fashion which ELECTED liberal
response from the audience in the way of
laughter. VI
Academy;-Primrose and Vests Minstrels
last night and the house was full. This IL
second appearance. too but that made no
difference. The program opens with a first
session In which genuine negroes appear.
headed by ALI Weathers and Ike McBeard
as the funny men, and both of them showed
that they were really funny, and their Jokes
were almost new. A small yellow boy,
whose name isn't on the bills. caught the
IS done by the white contingent, and a
feature of this was funny story told by
Mr.. Primrose. which was SO good and
caused saa,s, sucn applause that he had to ex-
plain that they did sometimes get off a
new joke which made the people laugh
again. The singing and all the features Of
the first part" were unusually good, and
the applause was as genuine as it was
hearty. In the second part was the usual
array OF speciality artists, all of them quite
worthy OF the appreciation the audience
was not at all modest in expressing.
Among the singers were the Knickerbocker
Quartet, Messrs. Window, Stevens, May,
Garland, Roland. Castle Reagan Thatcher
and those two Incompatible prima donnas,
the Two Georges-Primrose and Wilson.
Buffers Bijou Theater.-Pearson's melo-
drama, THE Police Patrol" began
weeks engagement at Buffers Bijou The.
alter last evening, and the house was pack
ed. The play ts presented with a realism
that is remarkable, the scenery being elab-
company an exceptionally strong one.
Charles ChappeIle, as tho hero. proved an
actor of force and earnestness and gave
to the character an artistic naturalness
that was enjoyable. Harry Adams as the
old negro; Eddie Giguere, as the Chicago
newsboy; Herbert Jones. as Artful Joe; c.
w. Travis. as the villain; Miss Blanche
Bower, as the heroine, and Marie Haynes,
as the adventures. were all g~od and so
on down through the whole cast. All the
players were seen at their best. the APP
plause stimulating them to good work.
and as result presentation was given
with a conscientious detail that could not
help but be successful.
Kernans Lyceum Theater-Manager
Herman put forward at his Lyceum Thea
ter last night that strong variety show in
Hyde's Comedians. and as result
large and enthusiastic audience was pres
emit. Helene Mora Is the bright particular
star. and. being in good voice. her songs
were more than usually enjoyable last
Mora, one of them Home Of My Child
hood" being very pleasing. but the time
tried and successful "Au Revoir" seemed
to create the greatest enthusiasm The
other strong specialties on the bill were
John and Emma Ray, in an extremely
clever sketch that dubbed with fun from
bright sayings; Forbes and Quinn, In a
musical and dancing turn; Harding and
All Sid, the well-known and always enjoy
able acrobats; Thorne and Carlton, in orig
mai SONGS anu Sayings, hCMduoH anu
King, in pastimes in Old Virginia, and
Binns and Binns, the musical experts. The
side-splitting farce, Mistaken Identity"
winds up the show.
Miss Richards Lecture.-On account Of
illness, Mrs. Mary A. Livermore. who was
announced to speak last evening before
the Parish Union of All Souls Church,
was unable to fill her engagement, and
Miss Janet E. Richards presented her IL
lustrated lecture. "One Week in London"
in her stead. With the aid of many stere-
opticon views she was able to give the
audience a very fair idea Of the various
places of interest and the historic land
marks of the great metropolis. that can be
visited in brief period II one only econo,
mixes time. Miss Richards is an easy and
graceful talker, and holds the attention Of
her audience during her entire lecture.
Practical Solution of n Great Social
and Financial Question.
To the Editor Of Tho Evening Star:
AS the craze or ambition Of many of our
heiresses to become princesses duchesses,
marchionesses, countesses. ETC., instead OF
diminishing is steadily and alarmingly on