Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30
AMusEMENTs.


Grand Opera House.-Herbert Beerbohm
Tree will begin three nights engage
ment Monday next. at the Grand Opera
House. Critics Of his qualities differ wide
ly, but there remains for Mr.. Tree the
comforting knowledge that he has adj
vanced In eleven years into conspicuous
English fame. Mr.. Tree surely. has, like
Irving, wonderful managerial qualities. For
nearly year. in 1887, he ran the Comedy
Theater with one play, 1.-THE Red Lamp"
in which as Demetrius, the Russian Police
Agent, he made great success. At the
Haymarket. he greatly enlarged his COM
pany. and started producing new plays and
reproducing old ones upon a scale OF mag
nificence which has seldom been seen in
London. Mr.. Tree exhibited wonderful yer
satility and artistic conscientiousness. He
mad surrounded himself with splendid
company. and when he decided to make I'm
American tour of ten weeks he decided Al
particle of scenery costumes, and prop
critics required in each Of the dozen or SO
plays reproduced here with him. His rep
ertoire here will be as follows: Fer Mon
day and Wednesday nights and Wednesday
matinee "a Bunch Of Violets," preceded by
"a Ballad Monger." Tuesday night, Gap
tain Swift" go.
Rice's '1492"-Great interest has been
manifested in the engagement OF Rice's
'14g2," which returns to Washington next
week. appes ring at the Grand Opera House.
The production has been little changed,
barring the fact that many new features
have been introduced. and much that is
catchy and bright added to the dialogue,
The seventy odd members of the company
will arrive next Thursday morning over
special train, bringing with them great
quantity of scenery and special effects, for
which three special baggage cars are re-
Among those
nently in the cast are John Peachy as
Christopher Columbus; Walter Jones as
King Ferdinand, in his amusing imper-
sonation of the tramp; Richard Harlow.
whose artistic makeup as Queen Isabella,
is the marvel Of all; Miss Theresa Waugh
an, who sings so charmingly; Mr.. z. M.
Favor, the amusing Royal Treasurer; Miss
Mabel Clark, the dainty toe dancer: the
graceful Hengler Sisters and Walton and
Slavin, "the long and short of it." new
series of beautiful ktlanyi Living Pictures
duced to a Washington audience. There
will be several new and pleasing features,
among them the introduction Of German
street band.
Richard Notwithstanding April 8,
Mr.. Richard Mansfield and his company
Opera House. All the principal plays COM
prised in his extensive repertoire will be
presented during this engagement, and 1t
will be his last in this city previous to the
rigan's) in New York. which he has secur-
ed and will manage for some time to come.
On Monday evening Mr.. Mansfield will
present 1.-The Scarlet Letter." on Tuesday
nesday evening he will be seen in his In
imitable characterization of Baron Cheyrial
In "A Partisan Romanee;' Thursday even
Ing he will present Prince KARL" Friday
night and Saturday matinee, BEAU Bruna-
NELL" and Saturday night. his dual Inn
PRESERVATION of 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
Georgetown College Lectures.-Rev. e.
L Deirte. professor Of philosophy at
important data bearing upon the history
of the Catholic Church in America and
combined it In the form Of a lecture, which,
with the aid of stereopticon views, eighty
under the auspices Of the Georgetown Col
lege Athletic Association. next Tuesday
night. 1t will be an opportunity which
those who take an interest in church hle-
tory will highly appreciate.
New National Treater.-aoyt's latest
effort, "a Black Sheep" will be seen in
Washington for the first time next week.
Academy of Music.-.'The Dazzler," re-
written up to date by Frank Taunehill,
tr.. and with an entire new dialogue and
new speciality features, will be at the
Academy next week.
Kernan's Lyceum Thearer-The attrac-
ton at the Lyceum next week will be
Martin Julian's Australian Vaudeville and
Athletic Company. The organization Is
made up Of number of refined speciality
champions. The vaudeville contingent in
cludes Mile: Theo, the musical queen:
Mecca, the boy soprano; Whitman and
Davis. the comedy duo; Oracle and Rey-
nolds the eccentric comedians, and the
Robinsons, the favorite duetists. At the
head of the athletes is Capt. Duncan C.
Ross, the champion all-round athlete, who
will give an exhibition of mounted broad
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tino. the champion broadswordman of
Italy. This is the first opportunity the
Washington public has had to witness
such combat on a theater stage. The
animals. will be used st each performance
IN the above exhibition. Among the other
athletes who Will appear are Johnnie Van
Hssss n and Danny ny. Mcbride feather
strong man. Cradoc, the Roman battle ak
swinger; Robinson and Brown champion
ail-round Jumpers OF the world. AS spe-
cial inducement to local aspirants. the
and purses for competition with the above
champions in their respective lines.
A Wagner Night-The Tavary English
Opera Company proved its competency last
night at the Academy Of Music by giving a
really excellent performance of Wagner's
'Tannhaeuser." 1t was a great change
from the romantic opera of the italian and
French school to the heavier work and es-
septially dramatic music. Of Wagner, but
both cast and chorus were equal to the
new demand. and sang with a spirit and
effect that was highly gratifying to the
audience. Nine. Tavary added new laurels
to her reputation by her excellent inter-
probation Of Elizabeth, and Mr.. Payne
Clarke in the title role sang with good eff
feet: Miss Nina ertini-Humphreys was
the Nina, and she. with Messrs. Mertens,
Schuester, Hamilton and Pache, did good
work. The chorus was effective, particu-
chorus.
deserves honorable mention. Tonight the
season will close with "Cavallerta Rus
ticana" and "Rigoletto," presenting the
full strength of the company.
stavenhagen-Gerardy.- wonderful boy
'cellist, Jean Gerardy. and the mastery
pianist, Bernard Stavenhagen, gave a sec
end concert at Metzerott's Music Hall last
right. The favorable impression made
upon their first visit here some weeks ago
was emphasized by their work last night,
and the audience made up in enthusiasm
what it lacked in numbers. The talents of
these two artists, for they are such In the
fullest sense of the term, should call forth
a crowded house, and It is regretted that
more Of the. people of Washington did not
enjoy the excellent program presented last