Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
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a grand revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's
nautical comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore. Pin
| fore was originally produced in London ct
the Opera Comique, May 25, 1875 1t was
given Its first American production i'll Balt-
more by Mr.. John T. Ford in 1879 1t has
been sung in this country and Europe more
times than any ten operas ever written. 1t
has been sung by children's Pinafore COM
panies on board of real ships In real wa
| ter, and 1t was given a production IN sing
| Sing prison by the convicts. While the re-
| vival of Pinafore at the Grand Monday
| night may not be quite as novel as some
| of the above performances 1t Will be bet
| ter artistically.
The two prinla donhas, Miss Carrie Roma
and Miss Clara Thropp, who sang the roles
of Amorita and Angelo in Ozibukas opera
last week with such pronounced success,
will alternate this week in the role of Jo-
sephine. The part OF Sir Joseph Porter
Will be played by Washington's favorite
comedian, Mr.. Frank David.
Mr.. Francis Gailla-d, who will sing the
role of Captain Corcoran, Is an artist
Of recognized ability. He was the original
Pippo in the Mascot and played that
part for four years in London
Particularly enjoyable Will be Madame
Ga1ilard's Buttercup. This lady has a
crarmins stage presence and she and her
husband are artists.
Mr.. John G. Ravens Is cast for the part
| Of Ralph Rackshaw. Mr.. Ravens was with
the Bostonians last season and did such
able work with that company that his sue
cess as Ralph is assured Mr. McFad
den Will appear as Dick Deadeye and Miss
Handy as.Hebe. The popular prices at the
Grand will remain the same, II, 25, 80 and
20 cents, with good reserved seat on first
moor FOR % cents. Box office always open.
Bijou.-Thc rejuvenated Bijou Theater will
throw open its doors to the playgoing pub
lie tonight, and those who attend will have
the nrst opportunity of inspecting the re-
markapie transformation which Manager
w hitesell has wrought in the house. Once
II was WaShingtons most popular theater
and on its boards have appeared some of
the mos famous players of the past. 1t is
Manager Whiteselps purpose to restore 1t
to a prominent place in the amusement
world of Washington, and to this end he
mas expended great deal of money and
energy. The theater has been renovated in
side and out. and its light ream-colored
walls, showing plainly from far down the
avenue, are but indications Of the trans
formation that has taken place in the In
terror On entering the broad doors one
| finds himself in one of the handsomest lob
hies i'll town. 1t has smooth tiled flooring,
mirror-decked walls and a metal ceiling,
which Is at once novel ana effective. The
general effect Is heightened by handsome
electric fixtures and numerous lights.
Bright new carpets lead up the stairs into
an auditorium which has been transformed
| in everything except its shape. Cream is
| the predOminating tint, touched up grace
fully with gold and green. while the blaze
from numerous electric lights makes every
thing warm and homeike. Graceful dra-
peries adorn the boxes and the arch in the
rear of the auditorium, while a new drop
curtain AID renewed scenery will make the
stage quite ii: keeping with the rest of the
house For his opening d attraction Manager
Whitesell will present Daniel Sully, the
popular exponent of quaint old Irish char
acters, in his famous creation of O'Brien,
the contractor. in The Millionaire" Both
play and player have been seen here before
at regular prices. this is the first engage
ment that Mr. Sully has played at free
silver rates. Daily matinees will be inau-
gurated Monday afternoon, when every
lady in the audience will be presented with
rose as a souvenir.
kcrnans Lyceum.-The attraction at the
Lyceum next week will he one of excep-
tional merit. 1t comes under the title Of
the Howard BurleSque Company, an organ
Zation composed absolutely of superior
vaudeville ard burlesque artists; in fact.
every individual name on the program IS
one of promine nce and the entertainment
given by this clever aggregation OF stars Is
on the refined novelty order. The curtain
rises on a charming burletta, entitled the
Twill Club" This will serve to in
troduce the full strength of the company.
This opening scene is said to be exceedingly
good; many topical witticisms are intro
duced by the clever comedians. and
new music and catchy songs abound. The
ol;o which follows includes such we'll
known and popular acts as Leslie and Ten
dists: Miss Mae Rae. the charming little
vocalist Mulaney and Lincoln. artistic
cor cdy acrobats; Josie Gregory. the netlte
singer of catchy songs. the SISTERS w lle.
character change artists, ana ItlZer and
Sidney, German dialect comedians The
Performance concludes with an original.
! lively hurlesaue, entitled Robin HOOD II"
which is said to he hrimful Of fun and eX-
| element There will be matinees IuesdaE'
| Thursday and Saturday.
d., no Y.trn
| Of the Columbia Phonograph Comrany's
musical parlore have been treated to an
| entirely new. freshly-prepared PROGRAM TINS
! eek. the records consisting mainly of the
! latest New York theatrical hits, and also
| number Of original selections ny home
talent The cool wrat Their has TEMPTED MANY
persons to return home from Seashore ana
| mountain resort. and in consonuenc" an ir-
! crease in the crowds ut the parlorS Is
noticed. Those who remained at home all
summer have had cause to feel very CRATE
| full for the amusement afforded them. as
many q pleasant hour has been whicd
away with the graphophones and ktneto-
| scopes. Much attention has been attract
| Sd by the performance Of Harry Park, the
| famous trick bicycle rider Many difficult
| fsats are rerformad-e"ery movement Of
| the rider being produced exactly. The low
| ers CT athletics are attracted by Prof
joyce of Carroll institute in an athletic
exhibition, also on the kaleidoscope. The
new records of the graphophones include
the following: VIII They Answer If I
Write" sentimental song oe much feel
ing: beautiful Irish Maid.'' likewise full
of melody: ''Zanzibar.' from Sousa's ia
nous opera, "El Captain" Cullen end Col
Inns. in their pretty banjo duet THE
Brownies Dance" which is very popular
song by the famous Manhansett Quartet
Moonlight on the Lake" two comic sorrs
"A Presidential Boom and My Ole Gal
Done Flew. and side-splittine farce en-
| titled The Crime of Demonetzing Pig
| Iron in 224O b. c.
A Double Circus-The coming of the
Great John Robinson and Franklin Bros
Enormous Combined Shows to North Capt.
tol and i streets northeast on Monday
and Tuesday, September and 8. will ne
treat to the citizens Of this entire com.
| munity The Robinson shows have de-
lighted American amusement lovers for
more than three generations, and the
franklin Bros are the founders of the
new school Of American showmen 4
! glance at the list of celebrities under their
cor troll will convince the most skeptical
that they have been amply rewarded for
| their lavish outlay. The horses. many of
them imported. are models of horsefesh
They Will appear at every performance
with Their original trainer. The Duryea
motorcycle. the horseless carriage is 70
be seen only with these great shows A
royal troupe of Japanese, imported ey-
pressly for this vast enterprise and the
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