The evening times., 1896-11-10
NOW HAS SEVEN THEATERS
Washington Gets Another In the
Beautiful Columbia.
Opened Last Night With a Fine Au-
dience-"ROaring Dick" and
"Lady SIavey" Elsewhere.

Washington now has seven tneaterS.
The new Columbia opened It's doors last
night. and large audience celebrated
with appreciative applause ana much
complimentary comment the efforts oil MI
Metzerott to add another temple OF dra-
matte art To this city's boast
The first sight OF the completed mouse
decorated with green shrubDery ana vines,
lighted with a profusion of incandescents
and alive with a handsome audience was
an ipsDIring one. 1t revealed coLy and
elegant playhouse, in which good taste
and liberal expenditure have placed all
the luxuries and beauties that an up-to-
date theater commands
STAFF OF THE THEATER.
The main luxury of the Columbia is the
fine line OF vision from any point IN the
house, the feeling OF proximity ana the
actual comfort in seats which are an IN
ducement In themselves
Messrs. Metzerott, Luckett, Nixon and
Zimmerman are Justly proud Of their new
theater. They have done well i'll the pre-
liminaries and there is abundant promise
that the public will have appreciative
confidence IN the fine attractions which
the firm com mands-
The officers OF the new theater are:
Frank B. Metzerott and Joseph T. Luck
ett, managers; Nixon and Zimmerman.
directors; Ed Stein, treasurer; w Ii.
Sautelmann, musical director.
LOCAL FIRMS WORK.
The souvenir program gives the follow
ing credits for participation in the couple
ton OF the Columbia: The entire work or
construction OF the New Columbia Theater
has been in the hands OF the Well-snown
Washington architect, MI Appleton +.
Clark, jr. The decorations are by Charles
Ernest. The chairs are from the Grand
Rapids School Furniture Company. The
carpen,ering work has been carried ON by
Mr.. W wrenn. The electric wiring has
been carefully executed 10y Mr.. 7. c. Ring
gold, electrician of the House. Miliwork
by l.. f. Jackson & ca. Plastering by
Thomas +. I.andon. Thedraperiesarei from
the well-known Washington iir'n OF Wood
ward & Lotbrop. The carpets are from
Lord & Taylor, New York; the new act
drop curtQin and house scenery, from the
brush OF the well known Philadelphia art
lists, Gates & Morange. The floral deco
ratious are furnished by j. Louis Loose;
the structural iron work furnished by Bar
ber x Ross; the stairway, from Charles
White x Co; the fireproofinS, by the
Southern Expanded Metal Company, the
Kimball piano furnished by the MetZerott
Music Company. Thehouse prCgramis pub.
Eshed by Walton Bradford.
THE PERFORMANCE.
Professional precedent suggested tnaS
the new temple of music and drama he ded-
icated with a form of entertainment which
combined both these arts. The Metropol
itan English opera Company officiated.
Nearly all the names in this organization
are familiar. many having sung here DetO.e
with success. Last night they sustained
their regulations in a happy fashion that
VOL II EN- consideration from the audience.
al Troyatore'' was the bill.
Geurgine Won JanuSchowsky is the prima
donna She sings brilliantly. Her upper
register is especially pleasing. But she
did not IN onopoliZe the honors. Lizzie Mac
nichol OF Washington, in the role OF the
eypSv queen. scored hit which could not
but have pleased her as much as her fine
work pleased the audience. Her voice IS
superb in quality and technical possibilities
and she displays it with an art which pro-
duces the most effective result. Her stage
presence and dramatic capacities are SO
well defined that it is as much OF a pleas
urc Ia watch her as to hea- her sing
William Mertcns, Payne Clarke and Z.
Knight were the male trio. ami they sang
their Iules satisfactorily. The chorus
was Younger and more comeiy than is U.s.
uaIly found in grand opera The position
If tie orchestra frustrated any effect its
numerical strength or artistic qualities
mi ght have made.
Tong Balfe's Bohemian Girl" will be
given, with Minna Schii!ing as Arkne.
II would be a pleasant duty to commend
Mr.. BARRYMORE effort as dramatist
in the same hearty manner that Mr.. Brady's
lavish expenditure on establishment de-