Evening star., 1896-03-07
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novelty in the repertoire. Madame Bern
hardt brings all the scenery. decorations
and properties for her new play, well
as her company of fifty-five people, direct
from the Theater de la Renaissance Paris
The repertoire for the week is as follows:
Monday evening and Wednesday matinee
"1zeyl;" Tuesday evening. Camille: We'd
evening. "Magda;' Friday evening and Sat
urday matinee, "Gismonda;" Saturday
evening. Fedora" The advance sale Of
| is no doubt that the Bernhardt season
Will be emiEently successful from finan-
cial standpoint. as it will be notable from
an artistic point of view.
Lafayette Square Opera House.-No one
ever doubted Mr. Seabrooke's abilities as
| comedian. and he will surprise his many
Washington friends when they see him on
Monday evening at the Lafayette Square
Theater as purely legitimate comedian
he Will enact the part of John Fullerton in
The Spectator" which is described as a
refined, clean-cut and legitimate comedy
containing nothing that is either vulgar or
farcical 1t was written especially for Mr..
Seabrooke by George H. Broadhurst q
young Chicago newspaper man. 1t depicts
the life of speculator. and is full of life
throughout interviewer in the plot are
several love stories that bring out several
fine bits of character acting. Fullerton has
a rival in business, Henry Duncan, who al
most succeeds in impoverishing him in an
extensive wheat deal in which they are both
eHSdSeu' oue d Oull ana the Otner a bear.
An unforeseen event, however, turns the tide
In Fullerton's favor. and he not only de-
feats his rival, but makes a handsome for
tune besides. Mr.. Seabrooke has surrounded
himself with very capable company, in
cluded amongst whom are found Atkins
Lawrence. Sydney Booth, Fred w. Peters,
Roy Fairchild, w. H. Bruce, W. H. Nc
Cormack, jeanette Lowrie Marion Young,
Blanche Moulton and Ethel Winthrop.
New National Theater.-Mr. John Hare
w hn hn nff ffrn att1r H.
Theater next week.
Academy of Music.-Andrew Mack will
hold the boards at the Academy of Music
next week.
hernan's Lyceum Theater. Whallen &
Martelis successful production of 'The
South Before the War" will be the attraction
at the Lyceum next week The play is a
novel one and Is the best and most complete.
picture of southern darkey life ever attempt
ed. This production introduces a number
of realistic scenes that are true to the life
they depict, including features of ante
bellum days. dancing of every description,
also the famous old-time melodies that have
maze the southern negro and the plantation
the subject of many song. The typical
southern darkey will be seen at the camp
meeting, on the plantation picking cotton
and as the roustabouts on the levee unload
ing that famous old river craft Robert E.
Lee. The company is large one. number
pickaninny band of fifteen little darkies.
who appear in several scenes Of the play,
and also head the parade of the company
which starts from the theater Monday morn
ing.
evening next Mr.. John p. Clum of Califor-
MIA, one of Washington's most popular ra-
contours, will present his illustrated enter
tainment, 1.-THE Marvels of the Great North
west" at Universalist Church, the sixth of
the peoples course series. Mr.. Clum's il
lustrated short stories of the golden west
are thrilling in the extreme, and the pic
lures are marvels Of beauty. March 16 Mr..
ties of Architectural
John L. stoddard.-At the opening of his
season John L. Stoddard met with an
aff1iction that compelled the use of the sur
geon's knife, and required the postpone
ment Of some of his lectures. Quickly re-
covering however, he was able to fill his
Chicago engagement, since which time his
progress through the important cities has
been continual round of successes. One
of the most conspicuous Of these is his en-
gagement at Days Theater, New York,
which Is now in progress. with splendid au-
diences every day of the week. the engage
March 26. and on March % Mr.. Stoddard
Will begin his Washington lectures, which
will be given this year at Metzerott Hall.
He has new series, in preparation of
which he spent much time in Europe last
summer. The sale of tickets begins March
10.
Columbia Photograph Parlors, 919 Pa.
avenue.-The manner in which records are
taken for reproduction on the graphophones
has proved quite interesting to number of
persons who availed themselves of the In
vitatton OF the Columbia Phonograph Com
pany to come and see the records being
made. Miss Maud Foster, the well-known
ballad singer from Proctor's Theater, New
York, was present at the parlors all the
week singing, making records for the
graphophones. A great many of her selec-
tions will be put on exhibition giving the
amusement loving public chance to hear
her.
One Of the most popular attractions at
present Is the ''Darkies' Jubilee" banjo
duet by the famous Washington banjoists,
Messrs Cullen and Collins, whose work is
SO well known in this city. The air is very
catchy, and will no doubt be a great sue
cess.
"Baby Baby" from the Lady Slavey, and
the Laughing Auctioneer'' have also
proved good drawing cards. There are q
great many pleasing and new scenes on the
"!zinetoscope''-that wonderful invention Of
Thomas A. Edison,
Prot. Cores Leetura-An illustrated lsc-