Evening star., 1895-04-13
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field has proved his popularity in this city
by attracting large and cultivated audi
.ence on Good Friday night to witness his
admirable performance of Beau Brums
nell" Tonight Mr.. Mansfield will close his
engagement with "Dr. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde"
Nine. Rejane.-Mme. Rejane comes to
this city next week at the Grand Opera
House, after an uninterrupted series of
brilliant triumphs. She will bring with
her the complete and excellent company
from the Theater du Vaudeville in Paris
She will give five nights performances and
two matinees. Nine. Rejane will present
on the first three nights of the week, and
at the Wednesday matinee, the play which
has made her famous, Mime. Sans-Gene,
following it with Ma Cousine" on Thurs
day evening; "Divorcons' on Friday even
ing, and "Sappho" at the Saturday matinee;
1t is confidently expected that she Will
supplement during her Washington en-
gagement her success in other cities.
Fanny Davenport in "Gismonda. No
modern playwright has gone on so steadily
unint1uenced by the dramatic movement
of his time as Sardou. His talent is for
story telling and stage ornamentation. His
steady reliance on his own gifts Is more
evident than ever in "Gismonda," which
Fsrny Davenport is to present for the
HSt tlIHe III lnlS city next MOnuay mig 1T
at the National Theater According to his
toric account. the widow of Nerio II (whonl
Sardou calls Gismonda) was duchess
regent, and married a nobleman of Venice,
of which republic the Turks were exceed
ingly Jealous. The Sultan, Mahomet II,
sent Francesca (Zaccaria Franco), a
nephew of Nerio II, to Athens as governor
during the reign of the duchess. This
young man had been held as hostage by
the sultan for the fidelity of his father
and he soon gave evidences of his Turkish
education by putting to death the duchess
although neither she nor her Venetian hus-
hsnd made any opposition to his assump-
iion OF government. Francesca only en-
9oyed MS power a few brief years, when
ms protector. Mahomet H. turned against
him and caused his assassination. This
story would never have answered Sardous
purpose, SO he took his leave of history,
while the duchess was regent Cor her young
son, and from there on the dramatist sac
rfces historic accuracy in the interest of
dramatic plot. He leads Gismonda through
succession of romances until she marries
Almerio. the humble falconer, that are
1ar different from the ignominious death
sne suffered at Francesco's hands. In
Hishonda Sardou has dealt more with
the amorous than the tragic Incidents
Academy of Music-The attraction at the
academy of Music next week will be
George Thatcher and Carroll Johnson's
minis trels.
ButlerS Bljou Theater.-The attraction at
Buffers Bijou Theater next week will be
the thrilling melodrama entitled 1.-The Cross
ROADS OF Life with its realistic scenery
and mechanical effects, and its strong plot
anordlns an opportunity for some excel
LEM acting. The company is a good one.
ana 1uliy competent to bring out the best
famous lightweight pugilist, will appear in
1our-round glove contest with Jack
Bolan These contests will take place next
week at every performance
kernan's Lyceum Theater.-The French
Folly Company will be the Lyceum's at
performance will be series Of Japanese
Living Pictures the models for which are
direct importations by Manager Manches-
ter, and among the subjects illustrated will
originals of which now hang in the mi
kados court. Others who will appear in
the olio are Van and Leslie, sketch artists;
May Adams. Fitzgerald and Kelly. repre-
lrishmen; Lowry and Hanley the
comedy duo Zella Clayton, vocalist and
Clark and Vivian, the Alabama coons. The
performance concludes with the oriental
wonders. in their marvellous acrobatic Jug
CLING and scientific balancing feats The
begins with special Easter
matinee Monday.
Base Ball Illustrated.-On FrldayApri 10
which day will mark the opening of league
base ball season. Manager Herman will in
augurate new system of illustrating the
ceum, the local fans" will have chance
to follow every movement of the Senators
against the Bostons. The score by innings
of all the National League games will also
be given. The prices of admission will be
10 and % cents.
For Garfield Hospital-The entertainment
for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid Society
to the Garfield Memorial Hospital. which
is to be given tonight at the Church of
Our Father, promises to be very success
tul. Tickets selling ranidlV and the
bids fair to be exceedingly
interesting. Mr.. Willard will give some
glmpses of Bermuda and the Windward
Islands, and Mr.. B. H. Warner will give
his impressions of the people, the climate,
the scenery and the resources. The musical
part viii be a feature of the entertain
ment and will comprise piano, tenor and
soprano solos.
A Lecture on Art.-Mr. w. Lewis Fraser,
the art manager of the Century Magazine,
will give lecture at the Builders Ex-
change this evening at o'clock. The subject
of the lecture is Pencil and Graver in
American Art for One Hundred Years."
and it is to be illustrated by fine series
of stereopticon pictures. AS this is one of
the lectures of the Art League course, it
will be well patronized. and Mr. Fraser's
close acquaintance with his subject will
enable him to make it very interesting
for those who go to hear him.
Anna Eva Fay.-At the Academy of
Music tomorrow evening Miss Anna Eva
Fay will give the last of her seances in
Washington 1t will be a religious, illus
trated lecture on spiritualism and theoso-
ply, and marvellous demonstrations will
be given on the open, lighted stage. Be
levers as well as unbelievers always flock
to see Miss Fay, and she is recognized as
one of the best test mediums before the
public.
Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs.-The attrac-
tion on Monday evening at Metzerott Music
Hall will be the Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs.
theYale base ball club was thrown
down, it Is not at all likely that the people
of Washington will accord these two clubs
the same reception, for the Yale Glee Club
and the Yale Banjo Club hold a very warm
place in the hearts of music lovers of this
city.
Tickets are selling rapidly for their con-
cert, and an excellent program will be
rendered. The list of patronesses, which
includes many ladies prominent in Wash
ington society, has already been printed in
The Star.
Willard Hall.-"Snowball," one of Sydney
Grundy's most popular comedies, will be
presented at Willard Hall April II by Mr.
c. Garvin Gilmaine. Miss Ellen Vockey
and a number of other artists of merit
The performance is under the patronage
of a number of prominent society ladies'
and the cast is an excellent one, compris-
ing Mr.. Gilmaine, as Felix Featherstone;
Miss Ellen Vockey, as Mrs. Featherstone;
Mr.. Edwin Filbert Campbell, as Uncle
john" Mr.. j. Raymond Park, as Harry