Evening star., 1896-12-05

a creek in which alligators abide a high
embankment. picturesque bridge, and a
darkey cabin. Another is of the outside Of
an old Carolina homestead, with the coun-
try round about. Then there is the famous
cotton warehouse scene, with huge cot
ton compress that is used with such thrill
ing effect at the climax of the third act.
The play is a fascinating picture of south
ern life as well as a stirring drama of ser
sational incidents. 1t tells love story
that is diversified by events of the most
heart-quickening situation. A large Gle
ment Of rollicking gayety is impaired by
band Of real pickaninnies. who not only
play instruments in concert. but also give
dancing exhibitions and engage in sports
common to the light-hearted darkey boys
Of the south.
THE Geisha."-'"The Geisha." which will
shortly be produced at the Lafayette Opera
House. is the latest and mos, successful
musical opera known in this country
Written by Mr.. Owen Hall, with lyrics by
Mr.. Harry Greenbank. and set to music by
Mr.. Sidney JONES' the quality of the work
good impression when they produced "A
Gaety Girl" and did better still in an "Ar
lists Model" but their best achievement
has certainly been 1.-The Geisha." Its we'll
written dialogue is humorous and clever;
the lyrics are of the best. and the music Is
as sparkling and melodious as one could
desire. The time is the present. and the
action of the play takes place In Japan.
outside the treaty limits. party of En-
glish naval officers discover "The Geisha,"
who afford them much amusement. Then
a party of English ladies appear upon the
scene. The "Chief Of the Ge.sha" attracts
the governor of the province who wishes
to marry her and when he hears her sing
ing to an Englishman he deprives the pro-
prietor OF the tea house of his license. and
sells at public auction all his goods and
chattels, including the singing and dancing
girls. The governor desires to buy one,
and the Ole he intends especially to buy Is
sShf w Ech
him. One Of the foreigners, by Disgusting
herself as a Geisha. is actually sold to the
governor instead. This considerably mixes
matters. but eventually there Is a general
disentanglement. and of course everything
ends satisfactorily. most important fea-
ture OF the entertainment is the delightful
production Of this play Mr.. Daily has asso-
ciated himself with a capital company.
The chorus effects are particularly good,
and the singing is Of the highest class. AS
20 Nj imosa San." the chief Geisha. Miss
Dorothy Morton sings. dances and acts
brilliantly. Her songs. "The Amorous Gold
Fish. The Jewel of Asia" among her
best and the "Kissing Duet" with Reg
irald Fairfax, impersonated by Mr. Van
Rensselaer, Wheeler. is sweetly rendered
Miss Violet Lloyd as Molly Seamore can
scarcely be excelled. She has exquisite
voice. acts in piquant and willing man
ner. and dances gracefully. The balance Of
the company has been carefully selected by
Mr. DAILY himself. which is a sufficient
the same who have made this piece such
success in New York. Written orders for
seats Will receive prompt attention until
Thursday morning next when the regular
advance sale begins. There will be no in
crease In the regular prices.
Shore Acres."-James A. Herne begins
a weeks engagement at the New National
Iheater on Monday evening. December ii,
when % ne Will appear In his successful play
Shore Acres This Is the fifth year of
Mr.. Herne's play. and its success continues
unabated. There is a strong possibility of
Mr.. Hernes presenting Shore Acres in
London in April next, and if he goes abroad
he VIII take over his entire American COM
pany. Offers have been received from the
Lyceum. Lyric. Shaftesbury, Haymarket
and Adelphi but up to the present time
no decision has been arrived at. AS here
tofore Mr. Herne is supported by an excel
lent dramatic organization and carries all
his own scenery.
Boston Symphony Orchestra.-A matinee
performance by the Boston Symphony Or
chestra will be a not unwelcome exception
to the general rule. and the next perform
ance by this organization in this city a:
the new Columbia Theater is announced
1or tuesday afternoon. December s, at 4:1J
o'clock. owing to a long standing engage.
ment of the theater for that evening The
program is an unusually attractive one ard
includes Goldmark's Overture "Sakuntala
Beethorens Concerto for Violin, BerIioz's
Overture The Roman Carnival and Men
delssohn's Italian Symphony" The solo
lists will be Mr.. Carl Halir. the celebrated
German virtuoso and teacher who is re-
garded as the legitimate successor of Jo-
achim. to whose position as the leading
violin teacher at the Berlin Conservatory
he has practically succeeded. Mr.. Halir
n ade his first appearance with the Boston
symphony Orchestra in the second concert
of their series in Providence. r. L.. last
"Wednesday evening, and the Providence
nertinently says: He does not belong to
the long-haired fraternity, who thrust their
own personalities upon us to such an ex-
tent that elucidation of the composers idea
becomes an apparently secondary consid-
eration"
Herman 8 Lyceum Theater-The Russell
Brothers refined company of comedians
and vaudeville stars will be Manager Ker-
mans attraction for next week at the Ly-
Ceum. The Russell Bros have frequently
been seen here in their inimitabIe imper-
sonations Of the Irish servant girls and
this season they have added a new edition
to their sketch which is described being
exceptionally funny and a gem of Celtic
wilt. A feature of the entertainment will be
the first appearance in this city in vaude-
Vile Of Miss Jennie Yeamans. She was the
original June" in Jos. Arthur's play Blue
Jeans which role was considered one of
the most difficult ever impersonated on the
legitimate stage. Last season Miss Yea
mans was seen in farce comedy, being a
prominent member of Peter F. Dailey's
company. Her entrance into vaudeville has
been marked with pronounced success from
the very beginning. Other names appear
Ing on the program are McAvoy and May,
the comedy duo; Drummond Staley and
Belle Birbeck, the original musical black
smiths; Johnnie Carroll, character singer
and comedian; the brothers Rossi, gro
tesque eccentriques; Myer Cohen, the Cali
fornia baritone, and MaZuz and MaZzett
the tramp and the brakeman. There will
be matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day.
Bijou Theater.-"Grimes Cellar Door"
company, with Mr.. James B.. Mackie, the
unrivaled comedian. as star. will he the
attraction at the Bijou Family Theater
next week. To those who have seen Mr.
Mackie there Is nothing to be told for
once being seen, he speaks for himself
and those who have enjoyed his perform
ance will only be too anxious to witness
1t again. To those who still strangers
he extends a particular invitation to come
and smile with him. Mr.. Maclie has the
wonderful faculty of making his audi
ences happy. He has selected only first
class artists for his clever company. Pretty
Miss Sanford is irresistible as Pandora,
and raises the very mischief with Billy
Grimes. Lovely music, graceful dancing
and fun, are supplied by the Gotham quar-
tet, the Trilby dancers and others. There
will be matinees daily, commencing Mon
day afternoon.
Damrosch Opera Seasonal season of
grand opera in German and French will be
given by Mr.. Walter Damrosch at the La