Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-21
ADJUSTMENTS.

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| ADJUSTMENTS.
| Lafayette Square Opera House.-The new
| Lafayette Sgt are Opera House will not open
until the 30th instant. Manager Albaugh
| found that 1t was impossible to finish the
building sufficiently far to permit a per-
Torrance with comfort to both players and
audience by next Monday, and SO was re-
luctantly compelled to postpone the opening
one week. The initial attraction will be
| that originally announced - Miss Lillian
Russell and her excellent company in her
| latest operate success, "Tzigane" Miss
| Russell is now singing this opera with
| great success in Boston, where she will ex-
| tend her engagement one week and then
| come to Washington. Manager Albaugh
| says that when the new opera house is
completed it will be the finest in the coun-
| try, and that it will be by far the safest
| from fire. But little woodwork enters into
| Its construction, the cost of which will not
exceed one-half of l per cent of the build
| ing's cost. The scaffolding in the interior
| row gives 1t a chaotic appearance, but with
an army Of workmen night and day order
and beauty will result within a week, and
| the Both instant.
Fletcher, lady who has male some repu-
| tation in the literary world. mas written
play. which she has called 1.-THE Bachelors
Belly" 1t was first brought out in Mem
| phis. Tenn. and scored u success. A favor
| able verdict has also been given in other
cities where it has been played 1t will be
| presented for the first time in Washington
Lext Monday night at Aliens Grand Opera
House by company Under the personal
direction Of Mr.. Mckee Rankin ami headed d
| by Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. The story
Of far western army post. There are no
Indians, no wars. no tramplns of horses,
nor intimation of strife. An attendant
| scandal furnishes the comedy element,
whlle charming love episodes intertw inc
themselves, which. with the military sur-
roundfngs. form a background to the pic
ture pleasing in effect. Mr.. ard Mrs Drew
, both have good parts as .i.,..< also Mr.
Rankin, and the other char acters are in
competent hands.
National Theater.-Daniel Frohman's Ly-
ceum Company will come to the National
Theater and present the following plays:
Saturday matinee. 1.-The Case of Rebellious
Susan" Thursday night, AN Ideal Hus-
band:" Friday, THE Wife," and Saturday
night, THE Charity Ball" Herbert Kelcey,
Isabel Irving, w. ]. LIE Moyne. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Walcott, Annie Irish and Bessie
Tyree are the leading members of this excel
lent organization.
Mr.. Hanford's Tcur.-The Charles B. Han
ford. Elihu R. Spencer and Nora OBrien
Company left this morning for Wilmington
where their season opens Monday evening.
with THE Merchant of Venice" The route
is booked solid for nearly thirty weeks, and
this superb organization starts out with
every prospect Of success. The company
includes Charles B. Hanford Elihu r. Spen-
Ger, James Garden, George Macomber, Ber-
tram Temple. Richard Buhler, John Hofr-
man. Robert v. Smiley. Charles T. Dulin,
Herbert Prior. NJ. c. Stone Lawrence F.
Walker, Buell. Stanley, Charles McLaugh-
lin. Nora OBrien. Marie Drofuah, Adah T.
Eckart and Louise Hunter. The executive
G. tai Ia af IL n
manager and director; Edwin P. Beebe bust
ness manager and treasurer, and Burton e.
Emmett. special press representative. Mr..
Hanford's Washington friends unite in wish
Ing him repetition of his never-to-be-for-
gotten triumphs with Booth and Barrett
Academy of Musc.-"Shaft No. g" play
which is founded on the possibilities of cleo
tricity and which presents some splendid
Illustrations of electrical effects as well as
some realistic scenery. and which also af-
fords opportunity for much good acting.
will be the attraction at the Academy of
Music next week.
Bijou Theater.-'The Struggle of Life"
one of Walter Sanford's many scenic pro-
auctions will be seen at the Bijou Theater
next week. This play comes heralded as
most deliberately mounted. the illustrating
OF the story requiring ten full stage set
tings. Principal among them are the ex-
terror Of the white marble cathedral on
9Th avenue; City Hall Square: a snow-clad
view of Battery Park, overlooking the har-
Dor, ana showing the statue OF Liberty;
dance hall or dive in the lower section of
the city, and a double stage setting show
ing two pictures, one of the docks on East
river front, with a view Of the shipping
and the other genuine representation Of
the sewers, into which the hero is thrown
and from which he is rescued by a poor
street waif.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-The attrac-
ton at Kernans Lyceum Theater next
week will be John F. Fields Drawing
Cards. This organization is undoubtedly
one of the best in existence, containing, as
1t does. all of the leading features Of vtfud-
eville. Every name on the program is OF
equal prominence and the entertainment
presents a wholesome spice of variety. The
galaxy of talent is headed by Fields and
Hanson, the only true emperors Of musical
comedy. Among other names appearing on
the roster is Joe Flynn. author and singer
of popular PAROLES: Phyllis Allen, Amer
ica's phenomenal contralto: Chas. F. Gal
lette, Introducing his troupe of monkey en-
tertainers; the Weston Sisters, character
duetists and dancers; Mons. La Fleur
acrobat and t'lmbler; Carroll and Hindes.
Ethiopian comedians: Lalor and Chester.
Irish comedians, and Mccarthy and Rey-
nolds, eccentric sketch artists. The per-
Torrance will conclude with the extrav-
agantly funny farce. entitled "Es-cu-la-pi-
U.S." There will be matinees Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.