Evening star., 1896-10-24
ADJUSTMENTS,


Lafayette Square Opera House.-There
are few who interpret the works Of Shake
speare SO acceptably as Thomas w. Keene,
the tragedian. who will appear In his va
ried repertoire of Shakespearean and other
classic plays at the Lafayette Square OPP
era House next week. Mr.. Keene is ac-
companied by and under the management
Of Charles B. Hanford. the popular young
tragedian Of this city. and large support
ing company. Mr.. keene will present all
the plays III his repertoire, which has been
arranged as follows: Monday, Louis XI;
Tuesday. "Richelieu:'' Wednesday matinee.
| "Ingomar," in which Mr.. Hanford will
appear in the title role. assisted by Mr..
night. Hamlet" Thursday. Julius Gaze
sar:" Friday. "Othello:" Saturday matinee.
'"The Merchant of Venice" Saturday night,
Richard Ill" These plays show the re,
markable versatility of Mr.. Keene, and
they will no doubt attract large audiences
during the week. Monday is Mr.. Keene's
birthday, and his numerous friends in this
city will probably arrange to celebrate the
event. 1t has been several years since he
presented Julius Caesar" although 1t af-
fords him. in the role Of the lean and
hungry Cassius," an opportunity to dis
play his rare dramatic genius. Mr. Han
ford also has a strong part in this play. in
the role Of Marc Antony, in which he has
won distinction. The opening bill presents
Mr.. keene in one Of his greatest charac-
ters. Louis XI' was rewritten for Mr..
Keene and new situations introduced. All
the acts and climaxes are described as
strcrg, well arranged and logically devel-
oped. Since the death of Edwin Booth and
Lawrence Barrett he has occupied almost
alone that field Of dramatic work in which
both of them won renown. Among the
members of Mr.. Keene's company are
Grace Hopkins. Mary Timberman. Marie
Drofnah. Mrs. s. A. Baker, Carl Ahrend..
Lawrence Lowell. Bertram Temple, John
Milton. Paul Taylor and Lawrence F.
Walker.
Ada Rehan.-Miss Ada Rehan comes to
the Lafayette Square Opera House cleo
Tuesday. London Assurance" Wednes-
day. School for Scandal" Thursday.
Sn anee aay Ya evenng sat snd
Irday evening. Tanning the shrew.'
Grand Opera House.-"Shannon of the
Sixth" which will appear at the Grand
Opera House next week. Is one of the
strongest military plays now before the
public. 1t deals with young Irishman
who has achieved notoriety through his
bravery during the Sepoy rising In India,
and follows his upward career through the
fortunes and misfortunes of war. The cp-
portunities for dramatic force are many,
and w. H. Power, who impersonates the
leading character, takes advantage of all
of them. There is everything in the piece
calculated to hold the interest Of those
who see it, while the introduction Of hvp-
notisE1. theoscphy and occul. science, those
great mysteries of the eastern land, and
which are unexplained up to the present
day, gives the production a flavor and snap
that add to the interest and lend additional
force to the deiineation of the characters.
New National Theater.-Next week the
attraction will be the operatic comedy Dor
cas-"
Academy of Music.-"Oriental America
viii hold the stage next week.
The Bijou Theater-The attraction at the
Bijou Family Theater next week will be
AL. G. Fields Darkest America" In it are
eighty real southern negroes. Home life
among the negroes is the basis of the
tertainment, showing the amusements an
tics, frolics and games Of the southern
negro in his humble home. The dance,
songs and music are their greatest delight
Up to the beginning Of the war no more in
teresting people lived than the negro slaves
of the south. Their games and amusemeEts
were fascinating to all people. Time has
nearly obliterated the genuine plantation
negro. He is very seldom seen, but he is
just as interesting as Of yore
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-Once every
year a particularly successful vaudeville
company is launched. one that, from its
own force. becomes more generally known
after 1t has been presented only a few
weeks. than others do after they have been
on tour a season or two. Gus Hills famous
novelties company, which commences a
weeks engagement at the Lyccum Theater
ntxt Monday, belongs to this class. Among
It's features may be mentioned Speck
Brothers. the laughable dwarf COM
edians, in their comical sparring act; the
two American Macs, the men who set the
world laughing; Rice and Elmer, comedy
bar gymnasts, in a "Trip to China Town."
Frank Latona, the Hoodoo Musician Leon
ard and Barnard: Montgomery and Stone;
Annie Whitney. the peerless queen of song;
hn Ilv:v Y1nvV I oil AVID A lx-n~c
Hill, Egerton and Knoel
The Fisk Testimonial.-The benefit which
was rendered Mr.. Harry Fisk at the Lafay
cite Square Opera House yesterday after
noon by the different managers Of the
playhouses in this city was one of the most
enjoyable events of the kind ever given in
Washington. At the same time that it
furnished an excellent entertainment for
those who bought the tickets for 1t 1T IL
lustrated the good will, kindheartedness
irgton evince whenever one of their num-
Der is in distress Mr.. Fisk was associated
with Mr.. Albaugh for many years In the
management of both Albaugh's Grand OPP
era House and the Lafayette Square, and
q great many OF those who attended the
beLeft yesterday were Simply repaying ia
ycrs which have been extended to them in
the past at his hands. All Of the compa-
nies now playing in the city were repre-
sented. together with the orchestras of the
different theaters, and in fact, the only
outside number on the program was Miss
Helen Lamont Of the city, who played such
a long engagement at the Grand when Mr..
Fisk was there. The names of the partici-
paats in the program have already been
published. and 1t only need be said that
every number was successfully perform
ed, and that encores were frequent. The
leaders of the orchestras at the various
theaters conducted the music, while the
performers from their playhouses were on
the stage. Prof. Victor Johnson from the
L lafayette. Chris Arth, jr., from the Acad-
emy, Prof. A. w. Schroeder from the Ma
tional. Prof. William V. Saurer from the
Grand. and Prof. Howard Whitney from
the Lyceum. The benefit was opened by a
new march by Prof. johnson, entitled
Friendship March, and dedicated to Mr..
Harry Fisk. The stage was under the di-
rection of Morgan A. Sherwood and every
tfing went off with a smootEness and pre-
cision that was commendable.
Miss Dailey's Benelit.-Besides those who
have already volunteered for the benefit to
be tender ed Miss Lillian q. Daley at tho
Metropolitan A. NJ. f. Church next Tues
day evening the Amphion Glee Club will
be on hand and will render several selec-
TORS in it's well-known spirited manner.
The glee club will round out program of
rather more than the usual degree of ex-
Cellence, and with Miss Daley giving some
Of her experiences during the thirteen
years in which she was away from home,
should prove interesting and entertaining
as we'll as lucrative.