Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-25
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Lillian Russell.-The electricians and rig
gers engaged in fitting up the stage Of
the new Lafayette Square Theater have
about completed their work. and will be
entirely ready for the scenery and electri-
cal appliances of the Lillian Russell Opera
Company, when the three cars. now in
the Pennsylvania yards, are unloaded Fri
day. The Russell company requires little
Of the theater in which 1t plays except
clear stage and plenty of electric current.
Every stitch of scenery and costumes. and
every bit Of properties, light apparatus
and machinery, required In the investiture
of 1.-The Tzigane,' is carried by the COM
pany. Another opera was put on in Bos-
ton this week for the express purpose OF
getting all the 'TZigane" baggage on to
Washington early enough to permit OF Its
being already In place for the scenic re-
hearsal of 1.-The TZigane" on Sunday night.
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grm did this in order
that the first nights performance at the
new theater should be perfect one,
knowing full we'll that first performances
in brand new theaters are pretty hard at
fairs to manage without certain vexatious
accidents and bitches. The advance sale
of seats and boxes for the entire opera
engagement will open at Metzerotts music
store tomorrow, Thursday morning. The
price for seats will range from y to 50
cents, and for boxes from SIS to SO.
"Pudd'n Head Wilson."-Frank Mayo,
who made such hit years ago In "Davy
Crockett" has now play in which he
presents a character equally as unique and
equally as effective. 1t is a dramattzation
of Mark Twain's story of Pudd'n Head
Wilson. and in the leading role Mr.. Mayo
has found part that Is bringing him as
much fame and money as did his former
Interpretation of the American pioneer.
This new part Is also a type of American
character and affords Mr.. Mayo a splendid
opportunity for the display of his superior
dramatic ability. The dramatization is
extremely effective and presents many
strongly drawn characters and many STIR
ring incidents. 1t Is placed upon the stage
in the most elaborate manner Wherever
this play has been produced it has met
with the most pronounced success, and
1t is expected that 1t will find equal favor
in this city. The advance sale OF seats
will commence tomorrow.
1.-THE Midnight Special."-The attraction
that will appear at the Bi5ou Theater on
Monday, September 80. is the very latest
great melodramatic success. THE Midnight
Special" high class melodrama in four
acts, produced with a car load of magnih-
a play for the people taken from every
day life; full of stirring incidents and
strong situations acted by carefully Sc
lected company, which Is everywhere In
dorsed as being one of the strongest Or
ganizations on the road. A rounder in a
stock brokers' office, a railroad scene, with
putting locomotives, the interior of wine
distillery in full operation; and still an
escape, and hotel parlor showing pas
senger elevator, perfect reproduction"
are some of the scenes used to develop the
plot.
The Russell Brothers Comedians.-Man-
ager Kernan's attraction for next week
will be the Russell Brothers Comedians.
| an extraordinary aggregation of superior
vaudeville talent. The coterie of comedians
Is headed by the Russell brothers in their
| representations of Irish servant girls. but
hri.r ortiz Irio tar nf mi
cation is Lew Dockstader. the famous
! minstrel, whom Messrs. Weber and Fields
have specially engaged. Mr.. Doclsstader
| has recently created sensation In New
| make up of Mayor Strong and criticisng
| in topical verse the political leaders Of that
| city. Among other names appearing on
| the program are those Of McAvoy and
| May, in character bits of comedy.
| George H Wood, the somewhat different
| comedian; Bloksom and Burns, the original
| brutal brothers; Fake and Semons. expert
| musical artists; Johnnie Carroll the clever
parody singer; Alburtus and Rertram, the
| Harvard boys, and the Morellos, aero
| batic marvels. The performance will con-
| clude with the laughable absurdity. en-
| titled, The Two Off Uns."
Miss Jerry."-Many persons who at
| tended the C. c. course at Metzerotts last
winter will doubtless remember the pleas
| Ing sensation caused by Miss jerry" the
| novel picture play of Alexander Black.
and the numerous persons who have ex-
pressed desire to see this original enter
tainment will be pleased to learn that a
favorable opportunity will present itself
next week, when Miss Jerry" will visit the
ing company. Instead of a company of
players, as is usual in the ordinary drama,
Mr.. Black employs the stereopticon, the pic
| lures being thrown on a screen in the usual
manner, the author reading the dialogue as
| the pictures, which are all taken from life
and appear life size ON the screen, are pre-
scented. Among some of the actual outdoor
| scenes from the play are Broadway City
Hall Park, Madison Square and Central
| Park Miss Jerry" also interviews Chaun-
cey M. Depew, Sergt. Dunn Of the weather
bureau. supt. Martin Of the Brooklyn
bridge, all Of whom are represented by pho
| tographs from life. Altogether it Is a
unique story; is interesting, and exceeding
| ly ingenious and novel.