Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-14
ADJUSTMENTS.

Lafayette Square Opera House-The
vitalization of Trilby, her metomorphosis
from cold type to flesh and blood, yes and
heart, is one of the most conspicuous trl-
rmphs of adaptation in the past twenty
years, and the adaptor is Paul NJ. Potter.
This stage realization of DuMauriers novel
will be introduced to Washington by Mr..
A NJ Palmer. at the Lafayette Square
Theater Monday evening. When Mr.. Pal
mer announced that he had engaged Mr..
Potter to transfer Trilby from the book to
the stage the sages and the critics imme-
eiately forecasted failure. Not a soul ex-
cepting Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Potter, could
see a play in Trilby, put their popular
vision became lucid after the production of
Mr. Potter's stage version. The success of
the play Trilby almost besgars belief In
his dramatization Mr.. Potter dwei!s, OF
course, on the hypnotic episode, and under
the spell Of the master mind of SvengaH,
the artists model is TRANSPORTED into
premiere songstress This is the most
potent dramatic happening in the drama
tiZed Trilby, and it is said that the scene is
schemed in such a mastery manner as to
riNet spellbound the audience. The broth
eIhood of the musketeers, those kindred
sc uls transferred to the stage with admira-
BILE consistency by Mr.. Potter, andthe heart
motive, the mutual love of the two, of
artist for the erratic Bohemian lass, Trilby,
of the Latin quarter, is realized with rare
sented in Washington by Mr.. Palmers
first and original company, with Mr.. Will
ton Lackaye, that prolific originator of so
many fine stage portraitures, as Svensaii.
Lackaye's Svengali is said to outshine any
of his previous creations. Lackaye is
Washingtonian and an intellectual and Gull
tUred gentleman. Miss Blanche Walsh is
to be the Trilby. Miss Walsh Is well known
in Washington, and it has been written of
her that she is the first of the several Tril-
bys that have been seen in the Palmer pro
auctions. Burr Mcintosh as Taffy, and
John Glendinning as the Laird, Nine. Cot
trolley as Nine. Wizard, and Ignatio Mar
tinette as Gecko, are also in the cast.
Mary Louise Clary will sing Ben Bolt, ac-
companied by DR.. Sommers' Hungarian
Gypsy Band. The original scenery and ac-
cessories will be utilized
Aliens Grand Opera House.-Hoey and
his new play, 1.-The Globe Trotter," will
be the weeks attraction at the Grand OPP
era House, beginning next Monday. This
is the play produced year ago by Louis
De LANCE at the Chestnut Street Opera
House, Philadelphia, remodeled rewritten
and altered to suit the peculiar comedy
ability of Mr.. VIM. Hoey, who has dropped
the cognomen of "Old Hoss'' and comes to
Washington with this his newest play. pre-
senting three new characterZations. First,
he is a tramp, similar to his original crea-
ton of Old Hoss, but in the Globe Trnt-
ter called Buttsy. Toward the finish of
the first act Hoey shaves off his Historical
beard and appears at the drop Of the cur
tain as an English grand dame, which
character he continues to impersonate
throughout the entire second act of the
play. In the third act a new creation of
this versatile comedian is introduced that
of an English Johnnie" with a new Eng
lish drawl, and singing Hoeys old-time IA
vorite, THE Man Who Broke The Bank at
Monte Carlo" without which any perform
/ ance of Hoey's would not be complete. Mr..
| Hoeys company is one of more than ordi-
nary excellence, and includes. among 9TH
NJ X 6U NJ nny-la .0IliS
De LANCE Paul Barnes Burt c. Thaycr,
Beatrice Moreland, Gerome Edwardy and
| Matte Vickers.
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