Evening star., 1896-09-29
ADJUSTMENTS.

ing a free country there Is nothing to pre-
vent Maggie Cline from appearing as a
dramatic star II she desires. Women with
less in the way Of fame and bank account
have indulged in this luxury, and the en-
thusiasm with which the American public
has saluted every thump Of THROW i'm
Down McClosky'' was calculated to tempt
her to seek higher perch on the ladder
OF fame. As the prima donna Of bowery
operates. Maggie deserves to live in the
annals of the stage. But following the
general tendency of things in New York,
she was seized with desire to move far
ther up town, and the title Of her present
play is ION Broadway" The name sug-
gests farce comedy. but 1t is not this ex-
It is drama Of the baconian school-a
streak of heroism and streak of song ana
dance. Miss Cline Ghereby meaning Mag
g.e) makes very respectable atteinpt as
an actress. She has a Quietude that Is
surprising in one whose animal spirits nave
SO won the public and which makes the
enthusiasm with which she carols forth her
famous lyrics the more enjoyable by con
trest While there is no probability that
she will ever jostle the tragic laurels from
Bernhardts brow. she is a most interesting
type of entertainer. and when she Is reaiiy
in her element there are few SO lnsehsipie
| to fun and melody as to resist her russeu
Establishments. No one can sing Maggie
Clnes songs as she does, and not TO nave
heard
theatrical education which knoWleuSe VI
the classics can never supply.
Grand Opera House-An audience that
packed the house to the doors saw re-
| vival Of the BLACK Crook at the Sran9
Opera House last night by Newell and
| Tompkin's company Of dancers. specially
artists and pretty girls. OF the Black
Crook itself nothing needs TO be sald put
that the company which presents 1t THIS
year is one which could be hardly improved
upon. The ballets original and well eX-
ecuted, while the magnificent scenery To-
gether with the clever specialists, makes
the performance success. Frank Melville
as HertZog was strong, especially In the
Incarnation scene. while John X. World as
Greppo, his drudge, was funny, and carried
his audience with him in everything he
| did Chas E. Graham as the Counts stew
ard and Connie Thompson as Dame Bar
| bara were comical. while Lillian Harper
made a vivacious maid: and In several
songs showed her popularity and versa
tility. Among the speclaltieS bicycle
riding act was comical and new, while the
| Borani Brothers. old favorites in Washing
| ton, put up new acrobatic act that was
| a wonder John World and Lillian Harper
| Joined forces in the third act. and amused
| the audience for long space of time by
| their funny sayings and songs. and We're
| recalled repeatedly. Among the different
| ballets may be mentioned the "Danse Rus
tique," the ballet of gems. the Ballet
| International" and the Musical Dolls. an
| eccentric novelty that found favor at once
| Mile. kraskee, premier danseuse absolute.
| and Mile. Mcari. secOnda. We're excellent
| and. assisted by the Young Sisters, gave
| many new and difficult steps in their varied
| assortment of dances. The scenery IS all
| new, the Grotto Of Stalacta and the iliu-
| minated terrace of the castle being espe-
| cially fine. The electrical effects were ex-
| cellent. +. K. Stanton as Zamiel. the arch
| fend. introducing some novelties in the
| line of electric sparks during his conversa-
| ton with HertZog. The Black Crook will
| continue all this week. with the regular
| matinees.
New National Theater.-Much of F.. w.
Townsends charaC ter writing under the
| caption "Chimmie Fadden' has escaped
from its New York environment and de-
| lighted the reading public of the entire
country The political honors which Peck
| of Milwaukee achieved left the bad-hoy
field unoccuped. "Chimmie FaJden' step
ped in. and proved a more agreeable COM
| panion than his predecessor. The audience
| at the National Theater last night was
| ready to be amused. Ii laughed at all the
comic parts of the play and once or twice in
| the serious places The construction 'of the
| piece does not remind one Of Sardou. But
ii has the charm of having been built by a
| writer VINO knows the value of words, and
| who makes every sentence serve It's pur-
pose. The good English in 'Chimmie Fad
| 6en' Is better than the di:iItct. although
| both are effective. Charles Hopper. who
plays the title role, is true to life in one re-
spect. He has tendency to embonpofat
| ard a maturity of facial expression which
which are susceptible CT explanation. The
office boy and Others in similar positions
grow to great age in the metropolis.
Many Of them do not 20 into The iice-boy
business until after they are through the
high school. and the result Is that it is rot
unusual to see them wearing whskers Mr..
Hopper catches the spirit of the role very
well, and he handles slang with a facility
which cannot bat compel admiration. The
! terseness Of "Chimmie Fadl-n" Is calcri-
lated to give even the rigid purist in mat
ters Of language kindlier feeling toward
those spontaneous phrases which in
sense constitute the poetry of the slums
The company IS one which does entire JUS
tce to the piece.
Academy Of Music.-Andrew Mack and
that dainty vehicle for pleasing display
of his talents an actor and vocalis:
''Myles Aroon." drew 4 good-sized audience
to the Academy last night. and proved ar
| even stronger combination than ever The
company supporting the singing Irisf
| comedian has been strengthened since las
season. and is now fully as we'll balanced
ard smoothly drilled as any similar or
ganization on the road. The adult as wei
as Juvenile interest centers upon Mr.
Mack's own delightful representation. anc
the really clever work of little Florence
Olp, who again plays Nellie like the lin
ished actress that she already seems to be
The play Is familiar TO most Washingto
4 mans. and the changes made have all beer
e for the better. Mr.. Mack last night inter
polsted several of his own songs into tn
action of the play. including The Art o
e Making Love" "An Irish Lads Wooing
D.. a serenade to the stars. and the we'll
i known Maggie, My Own"
:. Bijou Theater.-Although the summe
S girl is now but memory, her popularit.
was never more thoroughly demonstrate
than in the deineation of Miron Letting
wells comedy drama. "A Summer Girl
! that opened weeks engagement at tn
) Bijou last night. The large audience pres
G ent was enthusiastic in its reception of tn
= | play. 1t is a comedy drama of merit. witt
good scenery. clever actors and a whole
some plot. The author displayed goo
}. | Judgment in the selection of this great es
n sential to a good play. and the a,dienc
d followed with keen interest each sue
e ceeding act until the denouement 1
= the fourth act. In connection with thi
clever performance Manager Whitesell pre-