Evening star., 1896-01-11
..AMUSEMENTS.

Grand Opera House.-Henry Irving. Miss
Ellen Terry and the London Lyceum Com
pany will reach Washington by their own
special train early tomorrow afternoon.
This great assemblage of artists are made
as comfortable as possible by the man.
ayers of..-the fifth. American tour Of
Henry Irving, Messrs. Abbey, Schoeffei and
Grau. Manager Alien has also been re-
ceiying every day the past week from one
to three carloads of scenery and properties
to 'be-'stored IN the Grand Opera House.
sent in advance of the companys arrival.
Each of the six different plays to be given
in Washing on Is to be an absolute produc-
ton. with the same scenery as used in
New York and the exact copy of the scenic
embellishments and appointments used in
Henry Irvings Royal Lyceum Theater,
London. Two plays are to be repeated dur
ing the week-Shakespeare's 'The Mer-
new poetic drama, King Arthur" Three
plays of the six to be given have never be-
fore been seen in Washington-Kins Ar
thur.i Journeys End IL Lovers Meeting
and a Story of Waterloo" The more or
less familiar works are, besides The Mer-
chant of Venice" ''The Lyons Mall and
The Bells' THE bill for Monday night
and for the Saturday matinee Is The Mer-
chant of Venice Ii is to be noted that
this versio1, unlike those commonly given
in this country, retains the beautiful, poet
icaf ard merry fifth act 1t Is usual to end
the play with the Judgment made upon
Shylock. and since the principal actor then
disappears from the stage, to sacrifice the
beauty and interest of Bassanio's return
to Portals home. because the star as the
play is commonly given has no part in
the last act as Shakespeare wrote it. Hen
ry Irving's Shyloek wins no small measure
of respect where hatred Is the common
verdict. Miss Ellen Terry's Portia is ere
alton of absolute excellence-sprightly, gay,
earnest and 1Ievable. The retention of the
fifth act in the performance gives her only
lesser opportunities for fine histrionic dis
play than does the famous court scene.
The entire company has full measure of
fine work in this play. On Tuesday night
a double bill will be given-a new play. In
which Miss Ellen Terry appears, entitled
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proyerb in one act, by John Oliver Hobbies
Mrs. Craigie). On the same evening Hen
ry Irving will be seen in his marvellous
dual impersonation of Dubosc and Le-
surques. in Charles Reade,s adaptation
from the French romance. lie Courier de
Lyon" by NM Moreau, Giraudin and Del
ecour. under the title of The Lyons Mail. -
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings
productions. J. Comyns Cars king Ar
rhythmic diction King Arthur" possesses
literary worth fairly deserving to be called
of the period of the Knights Of the Round
Table. If one may speak of anything like
a definite time for what Is mythical. Mr..
Carr has not blindly accepted the colloca-
tions of the many legends written by any
other poet-Tennyson. for inStance-but has
made new and effective grouping of in
cidcnts into beautiful and sustained
story. He bas afforded in the play glorious
opportunities for scenic effect and marvel
ously picturesque costuming. Henry Irving
appears as the loyal, great legendary hero
of chivalry. the progenitor OF all that Is
grand in the romantic history of the times
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Arthur; Miss Ellen Terry as the beautiful,
gracious, lovable, but guilty Queen Guine-
we're: Miss Julia Arthur the fair
Elaine" Mr.. Ben Webster as the beloved
Launcelot. and Mr.. Frank Cooper as Nor
dred. The play enjoys the entire com
pany's best endeavors., The closing Dill of
the week, that of Saturday night, will be
q double production. First will be given
"a Story of Waterloo" written by the
famous young author, DIR. A. Conan Doyle.
in which Henry Irving depicts senile old
veteran, aahero of the great battle named,
who Is passing the last years of his life
as a pensicner. This play will be followed
by Leopold Lewis adaptation from the
French of Erckmann-Chatrian's THE Pol
ish jew" under the title of THE Bells" !"
Matthias, Henry Irvings original creation,
has for years been established as the acme
of melcdramtic expression, and perhaps no
role requires more Of his consummate art
than does the depletion of the dream
In response to many, demands there will
be an extra matinee given on Thursday af-
ternoonBhe TeEnysnn's great histori-
cal play, Beckett" will be produced with a
magnificent setting Henry Irving will be
seen in his admired impersonation of the
great prelate and Chancellor Beckett, and
Miss Julia Arthur will appear as the fair
Rosamond. Seats can now be obtained for
this extra performance.
Lafayette Square Opera House.-Next
Monday at he Lafayette Square Opera
House the new musical comedy, in three
Ia1 rH, n ho
to of George Manchester, and the music by
Albert Maurice. will be given with Minnie
Palmer the star. The story Of the piece
tells of Miss Lonisa A11ason Uittle Miss
Loo, mischievous and charming young
girl, who is beloved by Jack Gadsden, a
handsome young fellow. upon whom her
mother has matrimonial designs. The
mother. in order to get Little Loo out Of
boarding school. The hero. who really does
love Louisa, secures the position of a
French daI cling master at the school Here
Miss Loo INDUCES IT. rumberless pranks
and is finally expelled. hut arranges with
her lover to array herself as French Mar
quis. and In this disguise. attend the grad
uation ball. In the last act everything
erds happily. During the performance
Miss Palmer sings number Of new and
catchy songs. The pie ,e Is given with en-
tirely new and costly scenery and unusu-
, ally handsome costumes. Miss Palmer's 8
support has been specially selected and in
CluGeS SOME We'll kIONn oTllStS.
National Theater.-''The Shop Girl comes
to the Matte nal Theater Monday night.
This is the elaborate musical farce that ran
nearly two years at the Gaiety Theater,
1.crdon, where 1t was presented by George
Edwardes' large burlesque company, which
Will be seen in the piece in this city. This
company was imported for the American
presentations of the play by AL Hayman
and Charles Frohman, and made an in
Simultaneous success in it at Palmer's Thea
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hundred nights. delighting audiences that
crowded the theater. The lbretto of 1.-The
Shop Girl is by H. ]. w. Dam, and pre-
eents between picturesque songs and
dances rendered by the seventy members
of the company. story of the search for
shop girl. who was once founding and
who is now unkncwingly the heiress to
four millions OF the countless songs and
chcruses that serve the progress of this
story, or Interrupt 1t. the most successful
in New YORK were the captivating "LouisI-