Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
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and contains a cast of characters that Is
well adapted to the company of Messrs.
Bradford Shaw. This company, headed
by Mr. Frederic Bond has won great favor
with the theater-going public this season.
and the plays presented have been such as
| to attract good houses. 1t Is the intention
| OF the management to bring out many
plays that were former successes. and IL
it is found necessary to add to the COM
pany, in order to strengthen it for special
productions, the best people obtainable will
| be secured.
Buffers Bijou Theater.-The old adage
about some tales never growing old or tire
some is fully exemplifed by the success OF
| True Irish Hearts," which is announced
| for the engagement at the Bijou next week.
| Though 1t is but a simple tale of love, in
| trigue, manliness and villainy, judiciously
| mingled. it is one of the most interesting
stories ever told. The comedy element is
very strong, being thoroughly natural, and
| therefore, the more forcible The scenic
embellishments of a surprising nature,
being all new, and painted expressly for
this production. One of the most realistic
! effects ever produced will be the great cave
scene where the hero risks his own life to
save the heroine from being burned to
death. 1t VIII be put on In "a grand style.
\ and, as a number of new comedy hits Will
| be introduced. it is sure to be a success.
| Master Chrissie Sproesser and Miss Virgie
Luckett. Washingons favorite child dam
| GERS, will appear in the cast at every per-
| formance
Kernans Lyceum Theater-The attrao-
| ton at the Lyceum next week will be
| F1ynn's London Gaiety Girls. This supe-
rior organization is composed of a number
| OF prominent specially artists and burlcs-
| quers. The performance is delightfully."-
| entertaining and presents several novel
features which will be seen in this
| city for the first time. The opening skit,
| entitled THE Gathering of the Clans"
| will serve to introduce the full strength OF
| the company. strong olio follows, In
| which will appear Paula and Dika, the
original French comiques. who come direct
| from the Follies Bergere, Paris. and are
| direct importation by this company; the
| Fergusons socfety's travesty stars; o. Brien.
| Jennings and O'Brien, the comedy hits OF
| the season: Dottie Lathrop. the winsome
| little soubrette, and VIM H. DAILY. the
well-known comedian The performance
| concludes with the up-to-date burlesque
entitled king Kokomo," which will in
troduce coterie of pretty girls In natty
| costumes.
| Manager Kernan's Benefit.-One of the
| most novel entertainments ever seen In
| Monday evening, May q, the occasion be-
| ing Manager Eugene Kernan's benefit
The performance will b1Dmade up Of
| number of high-class speciality acts, and
will include ro,licking burlesQue, which
will be interpreted by a cast of well-known
srtists who have volunteered their serv-
| ices, ana VIII come ulTeCtiy NEW
York especially for this occasion. Present
indications that this will be the most
| successful testimonial both financially and
artistically that has ever been rendered
the manager Of the Lyceum. The sale Of
| reserved seats will open on Monday, May
20.
Testimonial to Goodwin Patten.-On Tues
day, the 21st. Mr.. Goodwin Patten, the
at Masonic Temple. Mr.. Patten will
appear in scenes from Faust as Mephis-
topheleS, assisted by W. NJ. Barrow as
Faust; the closet scene from Hamlet"
| Mr.. Patten as Hamlet, assisted by Mrs.
| Mary T.. Haywood as the queen: also some
of the selections he has made SO popular
| this winter at the different clubs and So
cleties- He will be assisted by Miss Mary
4 Helen Howe, soprano; Miss Abbie Johnson.
Miss BERTHE Reichenbach. Miss Matte v.
Wade. Little Lollie Belle Ray. Imperial
| Banjo Mandolin Club, w. H ConIey and
| others.
| sung by the Hinrichs' Grand Opera Com
| pany at the Academy of Music last night.
presented vein of Bizet's inspiration q
| composer entirely at variance from that
| followed in Carmen" The performance
was interesting, as well as enjoyable. and
the ms nner in which the audience received
| 1t indicated that ii might very well take q
place in the standard repertoires with the
| operas which have grown SO familiar. The
story is of the East Indies. and, as in
| Carmen" the composer has made his
| music characteristic of the surroundings.
| The cast was a competent one. 1t included
| Koert-Kronold, Del Papa, Campanari and
lures of the work is the orchestration.
| which was ably handled by the players,
| under Prof. Hinrichs' baton. This after
noon Faust" will be given, and tonight
| 1.-The Barber of Seville" will be repeated
| with the admirable cast that was heard last
| week. Next week will be the last of the
orera season. and will be made notable by
| the appearance with the company of A. L.
! Guile. the phenomenal French tenor. The
| repertoire is as follows: Monday, I'll
Trovatore;" Tuesday. "Huguenots. with
La Giaconda;'' Thursday. '1rhe Bohemian
Girl Friday, THE Jewess," with Guile:
Saturday matinee: "Mignon.'. and Saturday
| night, Pagliacci" and III Trovatore," in
| which all the artists will appear.
| New National Theater.-Last night Mr..
| Nat. c. Goodwin made his appearance in
"A Gilded Fool" and gave tho same care
full Interpretation of Chauncey Short that
| That he thoroughly satisfied his audience
was evidenced by the liberal applause he
| received.
Next week Daniel Frohman's Lyceum
| here playing IAN Ideal Husband" Mon
| day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
matinee; Fortune" Thursday and Friday.
| and THE Wife," Saturday evening.
The Georgetown orchestra's Concert
Metzerott Music Hall was filled last even
ing by a fashionable and appreciat:ve au-
| dience on the occasion Of the forty-nnth
| concert OF the Georgetown Amateur Or.
| chestra, under the direction of Prof Her
| man C. Rakemann. The program was one
| of great excellence, and the lighter music
was combined with the heavier in a man.
ner very pleasing to the ear. The concert
was opened with tine Coronation March, by
| Kretchmer, played with precision and Q
| dash that Immediately took hold of the
| audience. The second number, Haydn's
| Second Symphony, was the ochestral fea-
| ture of the program. The expression In
| the second movement was exceedingly we'll
brought out, while in the third movement,
| or the menuetto. the action was spirited
| and showed the results OF hard and intel
| ligent training.
| Helen Howe and Miss Anita Cluss. Miss
| Howe sang the scene Ell aria from Gounods
| '.Faust" receiving unstinted applause at
| the close of the selection. Her pure
| prano voice seemed to strike a sympathetic
! chord in every one. while the richness Of
| her tones were brought out by the orches-
| ira accompaniment, which was played In
| an excellent manner. Wagner's Album
| hl.tt,, was the next number, in which the