Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-16
ASSESSMENTS.

National Theater.-MiSS olga NetherSole
repeated her mastery performance of Gill
berte in "Frou Frou'' at the National Thea
ter last night to an audience that was one
of the largest of the week, and which testi-
fed its appreciation Of the actress artistic
work in the most emphatic manner. She
invests each character with a portion Of
her own personality and appeals to her au-
dience by the naturalness and earnestness
of her interpretations. Her audiences have
been notable for their numbers and char
acter, and her whole engagement has been
remarkable one. Tonight she will play
Denise"
and Gretel," Humperdink's charming opera,
which will come to the Lafayette Square
Opera House next week, will be given with
the same care as to cast, chorus and stage
effects as 1t was given in New York. Its
tour Is under the direction of Mr.. Augustin
DAILY, and that is a guarantee that the
company and equipment will be Of the high
est order. This wonderful work has taken
merly held by "Cavalleria Rusticana," al
though MaccagnPs opera tells of tragedy.
while in "Hansel and Gretel'' fairy tale
Is adroitly unfolded that will prove quite as
folks. 1t has been claimed that the music
of "Hansel and Gretel' is the greatest which
has appeared on the stage in the last twenty
years. The work described In the English
version as a fairy opera in three acts is
presented in the original as fairy tale
in three pictures" However, pictures or
acts, the three episodes of the tale-"At
Home" I'm the Forest" and THE Witches
House"-go to form a masterpiece as sue
cessfully executed as it was happily con-
ceived. The poet-the composers own Sis
ter. Madam Adelheid Wette-has done her
share Of the work with consummate skill,
and the rendering Of the poem into En-
glish," task by no means too easy, has
been admirably performed by Miss Con-
stance Bach. The preface to "Hansel and
Greter' is a preclude built up of the themes
associated with characters and events of
the story which is to follow, and opens with
hymn-lfke theme, which will be recog
nized later as the children's evening prayer.
Aliens Grand Opera House.-Chauncey
Grand Opera House next Monday evening in
THE Irish Artist" Mr.. Olcott. who is now
one of the most successful stars in the dra-
matte armament and the acknowledged rep
resentative Of young Irish romantic comedy,
was born in this country Of Irish parents,
and inherits from them, no doubt, that keen
appreciation of the Irish character and ma
tive wit which has enabled him to achieve
such a marked success in his chosen field
Of dramatic work. He possesses a remark
ably sweet and highly cultivated tenor
voice, and his singing of his own songs in
troduced in his play never fails to charm
his hearers. His success is not confined to his
native land. Three years ago young Olcott
went to London, where at first he found
some difficulty in obtaining a hearing. This
once secured he soon became a favorite.
He will be supported by an efficient COM
pany.
National Theater.-Hoyt's Milk White
Flag will be the attraction at the National
Theater next week.
Academy of Music.-A league of theatrical
stars composed of Charles B. Hanford, Elihu
r. Spencer and Nora O'Brien will play the
three chief characters in each of half a
dozen standard Academy
Music next week. Since the formation of
this unique alliance, some six months since,
1t has appeared with unvarying success in
about half hundred towns. Not only have
the three been hailed as exceptionally tai
eEted players, but their assistants have had
praise lavished on them because of their
cleverness as actors, and the scenery and
costumes have received commentator. 1t
may seem almost needless to allude to Mr..
Hanford's brilliancy as an actor in this, his
native city. STILL his friends may be glad
to learn that he has won even greater tri-
umphS than ever before in several heroic
parts which he had never played before
this season. Among them are shylock in
1.-The Merchant of Venice" Damon. in
Damon and Pythias." Virginius and
Othello, all of which, and more, he will i'm
personate next week. Mr. Spencer has shar-
ed honors with him, and Miss O'Brien has
gained unstinted praise for her acting in
the leading feminine roles.
The Old Observation-Disclosures Thompson's
Old Homestead comes to the Lafayette
Square Theater Monday, November % for a
weeks visit. All the old familiar char
acters. Uncle Josh, Cy Prime and Seth Per-
kiEs, Aunt Tidy. Rickety Ann and the
Ganezey boy. will be as eager as ever to well
come their many admirers. The play will
be beautifully mounted.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-Robert Full
gora's Hopkins Trans-Oceanic Star Spe-
cialty Company comes to the Lyceum next
a
includes four Of the highest salaried
and artistic of European novelties procur-
able, ard the best of our native speciality
artists. The Rossow Brothers-Karl and
FranZ-in proportion to their height, receive
higher salary than any other artists be-
fore the public. The little fellows are eigh-
teen and twenty years of age. twenty-six
and thirty inches in height, and weigh six
teen and one-half and twenty pounds. AS
wrestlers, strong men, pugilists and born
comedians they excel. They have been the
craze wherever they have appeared, and
never fail to amaze and delight. The
Frenchman Apollo is claimed to be the
greatest wire-walker that ever lived
Jester Is the world-famed Irish ven
triloquist and inventor of the walking VEN
triioqual figures. The Sisters Gehrue come
direct from the Alhambra, London, and
their speciality is one of the prettiest dane
ing acts in America today. The American
specialties include Robetta and Doretta in
their inimitable Chinese Carnival" Ryan
and Richtield, the excelsior Irish delinea-
tors; Ford and Francis, operate duo; Tom
Mack, the rising sun of minstrelsy, and
Robert Fulgora, the world-famous transfg-
orator and lightning change artist whose
act this season is more artistically bewilder-
Ing than ever.
A Church Bazaar-The ladies of North
Capitol NJ. E. Church have arranged to hold a
grand bazaar in the lecture room of the
church commencing Monday, November 49,
and continuing for two weeks Among the
many booths will be a Christmas booth for
toys and dolls an ice cream parlor and
New England kitchen, where refreshments
will be served each evening. Several mer-
chants have kindly donated articles for the
bazaar, and it Is expected that good dis
play will be made. The proceeds will be for
the benefit of the church debt.
Columbia Musical Parlors-The hammer
ing and saving incident to putting in the
new front will cease in a few days and then
the Columbia Photograph Company will
have one of the most beautiful fronts along
Pennsylvania avenue. The attendance at
this popular resort has been very large dur
ing the past week, Notwithstanding the OBJ
structions which were necessary to make
the improvements. Among the new attrac-
tons on the graphophones next week are
'1ngersoll at the Tomb of Napoleon" and
Put Me OFF at Buffalo" The latter is a
comic song by Dan w. Quinn, the celebra ted
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