Evening star., 1896-09-26
AMUSENIENTS.


departure by playing legitimate dramatic
role and forsaking the vaudeville stage.
"On Broadway is the joint work of Clay
NJ. Greene and Mr.. Ben Teal. 1t is said
to be a strong, well-written comedy-drama
of life in New York at the present time.
The principal character Of the play is, Of
course the one Miss Cline will play;
woman of business, not from choice but
from necessity to save her fathers name
and credit. The part is said to fit her to
the letter and she will undoubtedly make
as big hit in the legitimate drama as she
has in the vaudeville. Scarcely scene
and there are ten of them-and hardly
line in the play fails to arouse the most
excitable sort of enthusiasm. The triumph
ant display of scenic effects lifts 1t far be-
yond and above anything of a similar ma
ture ever witnessed. Miss Cline's company
is headed by the versatile and popular
comedian, John G. Sparks who is also
great favorite in Washington. Other mem
bers of the company are Ben L. Ringgold,
Harry B. Bradley, Fred w. Peters, Geo. H.
Howard, Jonn T. Borke, Jerry Hart, Jerome
Stansill, Edward Leaney, Henry Moulton'
James y. Leahey, f. s. Metcalf Miss Bea-
trice Morgan, Alice Thll, Isabel Waldron,
Little Helene ThiL and the Broadway Quar-
tet. The scenery used in the play is elab-
crate and from the brush Of Hugh l.. Reed,
the well-known scenic artist Of the Fifth
Avenue Theater, New York city. The Incl
dental music Of the play has been composed
ty Prof. Jesse Williams and the entire
stage production is under the direction or
Mr.. Ben Teal, one of the foremost stage
directors of the present day. De Wolf Hop
per, in Sousa's success, "El Captain" fol-
lows.
"El Capitan.''-That well known and pop
ular comedian. De Wolf Hopper. will pre-
sent that brightest, best and most melod1c
of all comic operas, ertitled "El captain,
in this city for the first time on Monday
evening, October 5, at the Lafayette Square
Opera House. Mr.. Hoprers support this
season is said to be the largest, best and
most complete he has yet had. and contains
many weil-known and popular people,
among whom are: Miss Nella Bergen, the
popular soprano, who has scored genuine
triumph by her admirable singing and de-
lightful acting in the role of Isabel; Edna
Wallace-Hopper, the young and pretty wife
OF the star, excellent comedienne and
nimble dancer; as we'll as Alice Hosmer.
capital oomedienne; Edmund Stanley, the
popular tenor of the organizations; Alfred
Klein, the diminutive comedian: John Parr.
H. P. Stone. ThoS. S. Guise and others
equally prominent and well known. I'll
Captain" will be elaborately staged, mag
n.icently mounted and brilliantly eostumed,
and all the accessories and mechanical ef-
fects that were used during the four
months run at the Broadway Theater. New
York city, last season will be utilized here.
The sale of reserved seats for Mr.. Hopper's
forthcoming engagement in Washington
will commence at the box office next Thurs
Gay morning.
Grand Opera House.-There will be pleas
ant moments at the Grand Opera House
during next week, when the stage Of that
elaborate production of Eugene TomplSins
Boston Theater Company of the famous
fairy legend. THE Black Crook" The un-
equaled success of this legendary drama
is attributed aside from the strong moral
inCulcated. to the lavish expenditure on the
part of the owners. As a spectacle it Is
unrivaled in this the old world. The
same elaboration in scenic environment,
liberality in costumes, and armors, well
the company itself, have characterized
the road tour as was given during the runs
at the New York and Boston theaters. The
balletS. which are continually freshened
with new subjects, at present offer novel;
ties in the Ballet of Gems, The Ballet
of Popular Airs and a terpschorean bur-
lesque on Du Mauriers famous work.
''Trilby." For the presentation of these
various dance advertisements a small army
OF premiers and coryphees are employed.
AT the head of this department will be
found two importations, in the persons of
Mile. kraskee and Mile. Micari whose
graceful terpsichorean efforts excited the
interest of the old world. In addition to
the ballet numbers vaudeville bill of rare
merit Is offered. The numbers in this en-
tertaining portion of the evenings bill
were all culled from the foreign field, where
vaudeville reigns supreme, and includes
the Brothers Borani, the disappearing
demons: Mardo remarkable eQuilibrist;
the Sisters Young, and Miss Vera Wilson,
while the popular tramp, S. S. Whitback,
brings up the rear. The dramatic portion
of the company is formed of number of
artists of good reputation. and includes.
among others. Frederick Melville, Charles
+. Graham, John W. World, William Nor
ton, Frank Rand, Miss Dorothy Lathrop,
Lillian Harper, Carroll Glover and Connie
Thompson.
New National Theater.-Chas. Hopper in
"Chimmie Fadden'' will be the attraction
at the New National Theater next week.
Academy of Music-The bill for next
week at the Academy of Music will be
Andrew Mack in 'Aileen Aroon.
BiJou Theater-"A Summer Girl" one of
Miron Lefhngwell's best comedy dramas,
| interpreted by the same picked company
| that presented THE Hand of Fate and
Blue Grass will be the regular bill at
| the Bijou Family Theater next week, and
serve as sort of frame for the marvellous
pictures presented by the Edison vitascope.
| This machne-a Washington mans inn
provement the kinetoscope-has been
| the special attraction at the Bijou during
the past week, and, owing to its great
! popularity and the number of people who
| have not yet seen 1T, Manager Whitesell
| decided to retain it for another week at
| least The work of the vitascope must be
| seen to be appreciated: it can scarcely be
| described. 1t is like looking at the real
| life of streets and stage through a camera.
/
/ Is mirrored, and the figures. real to life,
| seem strange beings in far-off country
| sc something like the Wonderland which Alice
\ discovered OF course, it charms the chill
| dren. 1t charms the old folks. too and
| the proportion of adults who attend the
| daily matnees at the Bijou is almost equal
to the children. Best of all, there has been
| no advance in prices on account of the spe-
| cial attraction, SO that Washington is espe-
| cially fortunate in having the marvellous
| machine on exhibition at half the prices i,
! is shown in New York theaters. for which
| thanks are due to Manager Whitesell.
THE Widow Jones"-May Irwin's com
| ing engagement at the Lafayette Square
| Opera House in THE Widow JONES' will
| constitute the final performances of Johr
| ]. McNally's farcical conceit In this city
| as the comedienne is under contract to
present a new comedy at the Bijou Thea
| tire, New York, on December 2S Mis-:
| Irwin has just closed a two weeks en-
| gagement at the Boston Museum, which
| has broken all records for big receipts a
| that house.
| Kernan's Lyceum Theatre-Manager Ker
| mans attraction at the Lyceum next weel
will be Flynn and Sheridan's Big Sensa
ton Double Show. This organization il
made up of two separate and distinct com
panies, the one composed of the best bur
lesque and vaudeville artists in the lant