Evening star., 1896-11-28
Amusement That Will Be Furnished
Washington People.
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Empire Stock Company in a Good
Repertoire.
9TH E r ATTRACTIONS


bohm Tree and his English company. The
audience that witnessed this initial produc-
lion was a large, brilliant one, including
The President and Mrs. Cleveland, Post
master General Wilson, Secretary Olney,
Chief Justice Fuller and large number of
people prominent in official and social cir
cles. while the diplomatic corps had full
representation. Mr.. Chas. Frohman and
Mr.. AL Rayman, under whose auspices Mr..
Tree is making his American tour, came on
from New York to witness the play. with
which the metropolitan engagement will
begin, and with them came Blakely Hall
and several other well-known critics.
The play was beautifully staged, each
scene being picture, accurate in detail and
perfect in execution, and the costuming
was rich and appropriate, some of the
dresses OF the ladies being of rare elegance.
Mr.. Parker has introduced first act that
is sort of explanatory prologue in that
1t makes the audience acquainted with the
chief figures and the motives that actuate
them. Every act Is forceful and effective,
the dialogue being condensations of the
text of the book, and the situations being
worked up in sequential manner. The in
tereSt Is cumulative, and each act Is more
interesting than Its predecessor until the
climax in the death of Doltaire. There was
much interest felt in the performance of
Mr.. Tree of the part Of Doltaire. and 1t is
to be said that he fulfilled the anticipation
of his admirers and compelled the praise
of those who were disappointed In his
work in THE Dancing Girl" The charac-
ter is one which calls into play nearly all
the passions, and Mr.. Tree was found ade-
quate In their Interpretation. There were
some little defects which a second per-
formance will remove, but the audience
was lenient and the applause was abundant
and spontaneous. Several curtain calls fol-
lowed each act, and at the close Of the play
Mr.. Tree made brief speech and intro
duced Mr.. Parker, who bowed his acknowl
hDa hn ftrcv In
the main satisfactory. Miss Rorke was an
attractive Alike, and she improved all the
opportunities that the part afforded. Miss
Steer as Cournal did some excellent work,
while the Mathilde of Miss Sylvia deserves
praise. as does the Pompadour of Miss Ost-
lere. The Capt. Moray of Laurence Caut-
ley was manly and effective, and the Ga
bord of Lionel BrouSh was an excellent bit
of character work. Altogether the per-
formance was exceedingly enjoyable, and 1t
may safely be predicted that "The Seats of
the Mighty" will not only add to Mr.. Trees
but will prove a financial benefit to his
managers. The play will be repeated at
today's matinee and tonight.
Columbia Theater.-The most notable
theatrical event of the coming week
will be the produc ton at the Co
lumbia Theater of Archibald c. Gunter's
ew play, "A Florida Enchantment." which
comes direct from an eight weeks success
full run at Hoyfs Theater. New York. Like
others of Mr.. Gunter's plays. II Is drama
tiZation of one of his own popular novels.
"A Florida Enchantment" is merry con-
ceit, which has been prepared for the stage
solely as bit of frolicsome fun. 1t is Lot
intended to discuss or solve any modern
social problem, as affecting the sexes, but
simply endeavors to show that young men
have a great deal better time than young
women In the social environment Of mod
ern civilization. The play is full of novel
fr of,rra or,1 leit, t.
sented upon magnificent scale. The Or
iginal New York production and cast will
be presented at the Columbia. The COM
psny among others includes Marie Jansen
Dan Collyer, May Haines. Clarence Heri-
tage, Effie Germon. Wash Melville. Grace
Huntington and Franc G. Campbell. Mat
III ees will be given Thursday and Satur-
day.
Empire Theater Company.-The play
which Charles Frchman has selected for
his Empire Theater Company's appearance
here Monday night, VIXEN 1t begins an en-
sagement of six nights and two matinees
at the LAFAYETTE Square Opera House. Is
Liberty Hail." described as one OF the
most alluring and enjoyable of modern
dramatizations. 1t Is written by R. c.
Carton. and ran with great success for
over $50 nights in New York at the Empire
Iheater- There are only about fourteen
characters In the cast. but each Of them
IS designed to come prominently into the
play and represent a distant phase OF
f1dll Will De presented
Monday ard Tuesday evenings and at the
Wednesday matinee Bohemia" which
will be presented Wednesday night is by
Clyde Fitch, and is an adaptation from
Henri Murgers La Vie de Boheme" It is
the principal success of the Empire Com
pany's last season in New York THURSDAY
evening Sowing the Wind is to be pre-
sented 1t will also be staged Friday even
lrg and at the Saturday matinee. This is
Sydney Grundy's masterpiece. which ran
Tor 800 consecutive performances in New
York This will be its first presentation In
Washington by the original cast. For the
Marriage" comedy in three acts from
the pen of Brandon Thomas will be pre-
sented. The members of the Empire The
hter company this season comprise Viola
Allen, William Faversham, Elsie de Wolfe.
Agnes Miller. Annie Irish, Ida CONQUEST.
May Robson. Mrs. Thomas whiffen. Gla,
dys Wallis. Amy Busby. J. H. Gilmour, ].
e Dodson, Robert Edeson, Fritz Williams
Ferdinand Go.tschalk. E. Y. Backus. W Fl
Crompton. j. E. F1nney, JOS Humphreys,
Jane Harwar, Ellen Gail, Katherine Mul-
klns. Lottte Nicoll. Charles Young, Walter
Day and George E. Pearce.
New National Theater-'Pudd nhead Will
son. will be the attraction at the New Ma
tional Theater next week.
Academy Of Music.-Next week 1.-The
Bowery Girl' will hold the boards at the
Academy of Music.
Opcfd 11OuSt.-S1OTTlSOnS version
of Faust will be presented at the Grand
Opera House next Monday for one week
The drama has been toned in every part
until 1t Is scarcely recognizable. The
scenic effects which have been added with
unstinted iberality and detailed care are
the least noteworthy of the changes which
have been effected The entire drama, the
story, the execution, both scenic and his
trionic. has been elevated until the lofty
poetry Of this great epic is made TO domi-
nate the stage and cast into its due Sec
ondary significance the spectacular, which
formerly appeared u1poetically prominent.
The revels on the brocken wherein the
spectacular is dealt has been raised from
the absurd to the impressive The COM
pany is an excellent one, each of whom
aid in bringing the sublimely beautiful SEN
timent. the profound philosophy, the grand
eur of the moral teaching and the lofty
conception CT the great Germans mind into
round, full and splendid production.
Bijou Theater.-Agnes Wallace Villa Will
appear at the Bijou Family Theater all next
week In Frank Harvey's famous melo-
drama. THE World Against Her." A de-
tective. a counterfeiter. several masked
and bearded villains, speculator, a dude
and several comedy characters are intro
duced in the piece. Madge Carlton. the
heroine Of the piece, Is acted by Agnes
Wallace Villa, who has been a favorite star
on the popular circuits for the past decade.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-Manager Ker-
mans Offering next week at the Lyceum
Theater Is Reilly and Woods Big Show.