Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-24
ADJUSTMENTS.

"a Summer Girl"-Manager Whitesell
has secured for the week commencing Sep
tender % the dainty and breezy American
comedy-drama known as "A Summer Girl.
This Is the third play of the young actor
author, Miron Leffingwell, which will be
offered to Bijou audiences this season. As
its title indicates, 1t Is lighter in theme
end treatment than either blue Grass or
THE Hand of Fate" A number of new
types OF character are evolved in "A Sum-
mer Girl" notably newspaper woman.
prototype Of the famous Nelly BLY,; a SOUTH
ern veteran, from Louisiana, this time;
the rich and successful owner of swell
Long Branch club house; an overwhelmingly
funny type of the American "chappy" one
Felix Flyte, man of many fads; a south
western train robber. and last. but net
least, OF other interesting characters is
Madeleine Ashley, the summer girl, one of
the very best of leading roles. No par:
offers greater opportunities for good acting
than this 81 me character of Madeleine
The whole gamut of the passions is sounG-
Cd 1t ranges from the brightest of spark
and Is the central figure of a new story of
heart interest. The Leffingwell-Darling
Company will be specially reinforced for
this coming week and "A Summer Girl
ton this season. Manager Whitesell has
gone 10 large expense. and "A Summer
Girl and the vitascope joined is certainly
an Important bid for patronage.
Annie Lewis neutrality-suspicious. are
about complete for the big benefit to be
rendered Miss Annie Lewis at the Acad-
envy tomorrow. The sale of seats is pro-
crossing in manner that is above the
highest expectations of those who have
the affair in charge and the list Of PER
formers is about made up SO that all hat
remains in doubt is the weather. In addi-
ton to the artists who have already been
named in The Star who will participate in
the benefit several others have volunteered
and among these are several well-known
local people, including Miss Alice Judson
soprano: Miss Carrie Pryor, song and
dance artist Mr. W. H. Conley, and the
Washington Trombone Quartet, consist
ing of Messrs. Girls Arth, jr.. director:
Carl Neuman. Charles Thicrbach, jr and
Fred Mulha lsen. There will be the follow
ing artists from the Grand Opera House
Irving and Emma Saiisbury-Southard in a
Country Sketch Robert E. Graham and
Emma Salisbury-Southard in THE Old, Old
Story" From the New National: Frederic
Bond. in pantomime: Mr.. Edward Abeles
and Miss Marion Giroux specialties. The
Academy: Joseph Harris "A Gay Old Boy
company; Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar
Fleurette, premiere danseuse; Albert Leach
eccentric comedian; Frank Gardner, dane
ing speciality. The Bijou: Barlow Bros.
Minstrels; J. Marcus Doyle and Larry Nc
Avoy, clog dancers; Harry Ward, mono
logue artist; leila, the Serpentine marvel
in frogs frolics, and Mr.. John Pistorio will
lead the orchestra. TIE Lyceum: Nellie
Waters, Irish songstress; Fields and Wool
ey. German comedians: and from the La
? fayette Square Opera House: Laura Truax
the child whistler; Georgia Gardner ant
Edgar Ely, in selections from comedies
Those who will come from a distance will
include Tim Murphy, Otis Harlan, Marie
Eates and Andrew Mack, and the per
Torrance will be one of the creates
of n
curtain will rise promptly at 1 o'clock
and the extreme length of the program
will place the end of the benefit some
where between 5 and 6.