Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-18
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as rule, are tedious. They catch the pos
ture and mannerisms, but not the personal
ity of the original. They may have enough
force, but have not the feu sacre. There Is,
however, a genuine slap at this kind Of
argument in Rice's Excelsior, Jr.," which
opens at the Lafayette next Monday night,
in the person of dainty Yvette Violette. New
York had scarcely recovered from its craze
over Yvette Guilbert, the $4,000 a week
Music Hall singer, with prim poise and a
batch Of naughty songs, when Yvette Vio-
lette walked upon the stage in Excelsior,
Jr." and proceeded to sing in broken Eng
l1sh LinSer Longer, Lucy" A counterfeit
Gullbert and yet so like the original Gull
bert that the audience at first thought a
joke had been perpetrated upon them, and
that, after all, it was the original Gulbert
in propria persona. But Yvette Violette is
Irettier than Guilbert. She may not be
quite so naughty, but she has the same
nonchalance, and her chic, like the French
Womans, is of the Boulevard, not the Bow
cry. Edward E. Rice, the discoverer of
Niolette, asserts that she Is young girl
of the bluest blood of France, and that she
mas for two years followed the French
chautense about from place to place. See
ing both for the first time. 1t would be diff
hcult to tell which is copying the other.
The Summer Season.-The extra session
of theatricals, which has become so popu-
lar in Washington. will begin two weeks
engagement at the Grand Opera House
Monday, April a. This year the pieces to
be produced are musical comedies, for the
presentation of which Charles A. Shaw has
engaged twenty of the best musical COM
eolans IN New York city. The first play to
be produced is a new two-act musical
&C medy, entitled Doctor Flam," of English
origin. The following amusing features are
incidental to the play: THE Original Paro-
dists, Only You and t. The Hornpipe
Comique, You Know the Kind of Girl
10 Sc
"Cbimmie Fadden and the Duchess" The
sale of seats commences Monday for the
opening night and week. The prices are
70 cents, and 80 cents for reserved seats.
Ifls Will be the best and most expensive
company ever offered to the summer pa
irons by Mr.. Shaw.
'1ngomar" for Charity.-Manager Allen
announces for Tuesday evening" April u,
benefit performance for the institution
OF Our Lady Of Mercy The play pro-
duced on this occasion will be the romantic
drama '1ngomar, the Barbarian" Miss
franklyn Lynch, beautiful young wo-
man and talented actress, will play the
leading feminine role of Parthenia Miss
Lynch has played in a good many Shake
spearean and old English comedies, and
was seen here last as member of Mr.
stuart Robsons company. She was the
faVorite pupil of the late Mr. John W. Nor
Ton, Mary Anderson's first tutor and man.
ager. Miss Lynch has had a varied ex-
perience in her professional career and is
cenndent Of success in the part of Par
thenia, as 1t is a role that is admirably
suited TO her in every respect. The pro-
auction will be well mounted and
costumed. 1ngomar, the title role, will
be played by Mr. Louis Crennan. 9th
er members of the company have been
selected from Mr.. Percy Winters school of
acting, and are as follows: MIR. Bouic
Clark. MIR. r. A. Curtis, Mr.. Louis Ander-
son. Mr.. William Allen. Mr. j. H. Pilling,
Mr.. VIM. Nichols, Mr.. Allen Lewis. Mr..
Charles Miller, Mr.. w. F. Ford, Mr. George
Barton, Mr.. Alfred Williams, Mr.. Francis
BAN. Mr.; }. P. Henshaw, Mr.. J. Stuart Bali,
Miss 5. l.. Ball, Miss G. C. Anderson. The
seats are now On sale at Ellis music store,
ana from present indications Miss Lynch
will have a large audience
Robert DoWning's Testimonial. - From
present indications Mr.. Robert Downing 5
friends have interested themselves as never
befors. The Shriners, the Knights of
Pythias and other organizations to which
Mr.. Downing belongs viii turn out in num-
Ders to witness the double bill presented
that night. THE Gladiator" which Mr.
Downing has played 5000 times will h,
preceded by the comedy, "A French Mar
riage-" MIR. Tregina of the Marine Band
Will conduct the orchestra, which will be
much enlarged for that night Miss Alice
Judson OF the Hinrich Opera Company Will
sing between the two plays. Among Mr..
Tregina's selections that night will be a
gaVotte just composed and dedicated to
Mrs. Robert Downing Miss Eugenia Blair)
Some other features will be introduced
winch Will make Saturday evening, April
o. one OF the most pleasant evenings of
the season.
New National Theater.-The attraction at
the New National Theater next week will
be THE Two Escutcheons.''
Academy Of Observation-Disclosures Flirta-
ton will hold the boards at the Academy
OF Music Lext week.
kernan's Lyceum Theater-Taken from
any standpoint. Harry Morris twentieth
Century Maids which comes to Kernan's
Lyceum Theater next week, is the best or
ganization of its kind now before the pub
lie. From the rise of the curtain the in
terest commences, ard 1t never 1ags. the
Girl Bacheiors' Stag a buresaue On the
new woman, opens the program, and gives
an excellent opportunity to judge the
strength of the company. An excellent olio
follows, including such well-known vaude-
Vile stars as John V. Hanson, the Yankee
clodhopper: Harry Emerson and Annie
Carter In an amusing skit. Don't Notice
It," Leila Trimble, the American nightin-
gale, in songs: Nettie De Coursey, a dainty
comic singer, who will, among other songs.
sing the latest New York craze, Won't
You Marry Me?'' Coakley and Genare, an
exceptionally clever black-face team, and
Charles Terry. who will pose in a series Of
living reproductions of famous paintings
and statuary. Miss Terry has been styled
by the New York Association of Art as the
modern Venus. The performance concludes
with TOO Much Trilby," humorous bur
lesque on the latest hypnotic craze in
which Harry Morris will appear as Slang
Valley, the German hypnotist.
Mr.. Conwells Lecture.-The E Street Bap-
fist Church course of entertainments opens
on Tuesday evening next with a lecture by
that ever popular and brilliant orator, Rus
sell H. Conwell, whose subject is The Jolly
Earthquake, or How to Be Happy" This
is the only opportunity afforded the Wash
ington public to hear this great lecturer
this season, and a full house will no doubt
greet him, popular prices prevail, the
tickets being 30 cents. or 81 for the course,
which includes, besides Mr.. Conwell a
grand concert on May g, by home talent of
the highest rank in their respective parts,
and lecture May 10 by the renowned
humori5t, bob Burdette.'' The tickets
may be had at Droop's, 925 Pennsylvania
avenue
Music, Song and Story.-A program which
promises to be of unusual excellence is that
for the evening Of Music, Song and Story
at the Church Of Our Father, l. and 18th,
on next Wednesday evening. 1t will be I'M
der the direction of the well-known reader,
Mr.. David c. Bangs, who will also give the
literary part Of the entertainment. Such
popular artists as the following will par
ticipate: DR.. ]. w. Bischoff Miss Katie "
Wilson, soprano; Miss Alice Pillsbury, con-
tralto; Mr.. VIM. l.. Wilson, baritone and
ha Mad C,,ito nuo