Evening star., 1896-11-07
ADJUSTMENTS.

| I>matinees beginning Monday will be pre-
sented the first attempt yet made to ideal
| tie the bloomer costume and the golf
| dresses. to make them acceptable. for stage
| purposes. From all accounts there seems
to be nothing lacking in this production
| which might please. The costumes and
stage groupings represent combina-
| ton OF experience and good taste in stage
matters which few Of the many managers
| in this field can command. The company
! includes such well-known players as Marie
| Dressler, Dan DAILY. Charles Dandy Ricn-
ard Carl, Charles kirke. Nicholas Burn
| ham. Joseph Greensfelder George TalIman
Annie Buckley, Marie George. Jessie Car
Isle. Ida Lear. Clara aFranton. Dorothy Ne
| vile, La Petite Adelaide and the famous
| Casino chorus of perfect physical beauty,
enumerating sixty: largely augmented
orchestra under the direction of Mr.. Fred
Perkins, and the stage enriched with ap-
propos scenery. mechanical features and
| rich and tasteful costumes.
New Columbia Theater-Tne dedication
| OF this new and beautiful house next Mon
| day night bids fair to be marked with a
red letter in the annals of Washington
| amusaments- Messrs. Nixon and thinner
man have aptly chosen grand opera as the
vehicle for making local play goers familiar
| with the beauties of their new house, and
judging by the advertised personnel Mr.. II. .
| Graus Metropolitan English Grand Opera
Company, no better choice could have been
made for the dedication of the Columbia.
The initial opera will he Verdi's enjoyable
I'll Trovatore" work whose flowing
musical numbers ard strong dramatic situ-
ations appeal constantly to the ear and to
the emotions. The prima donna, Georgine
vCn JanuSchowsky is no stranger to the
musi: lovers of Washington. especially of
those who heard her in 'Fidelio' and the
Wagnerian repertory of the New York
Metropolitan Opera House. She is not only
a great singer, but an actress whose Leo
nora is likely to create sensation. The
tenor. Payne Clarke is the first among
English lyric singers: the AZucena of Lizzie
Macnichol promises to be beautifully vocal
and dramatically powerful MIR. William
Mertens ranks among the foremost solo
bartones on the oreratic stage, and his
Count de Luna is reported as lyric crea-
ton. Edwin Knight. the basso cantante,
and Miss Mary Helen Howe The young and
accomplished soprano. complete a notably
tine cast The chorus and orchestra are
likely 10 be effective with such a famous
musical director as Adolph Neundorn. MIR.
ii. Grau is to be congratulated not only
upon the excellence of his company, but
also upon his shrewdness in intruSting his
business to competent hands
Grand Opera House-There have been
many farce comedies presented to the thea
tergoinG public in the capital city during
the last decade. but none contain more
novelties than Charles f. Baney's popular
farce comedy "A Baggage Check" In
"A baggage Check -" Mr.. Blaney has con-
fined himself to writing most clever
and plausible plot. relative to the losing
of a baggage check, which, during the
course Of the eveEing, entities the owner
thereof to trunk in which papers are
found. allowing the bearer the privilege
Of the proprietorship of steam laundry.
Now, mostly every ore knows that in
steam Laundry there are number OF
Things that are found which are very anus
ing. Mr.. Baney being very close OBJ
server OF human nature and knowing
what TIE public desires, has introduced
into his farce number of beautiful young
Ip1t ha. of
entertainment number of new and bril-
liant and most successful specialties pre-
sented In the leading vaudeville theaters
of the country will be introduced by
Messrs Gratewin and Evans-the famous
ecce .ltric dancers. the Sisters Leigh; Lizzie
Melrose. in her original impersonation OF
Violet Wilde, the Pride of the Bowery;
Louis Martinetti, of the famous Maru-
netti family of acrobats; Eckert and Heck.
Nettie Black Chas. A. Morgan and other
Well-knOwn artists.
New National Theater.-"RoarinS Dick
| & Co." Maurice Barrym new play, will
be the attraction at the New National
Theater next week
Academy of Music-"The Three Guards
men will hold the boards at the Academy
of Music EeXt week.
Bijou Theater-'Shaft No. ," the cleo
trical melodrama which scored such a hit
last season at the Academy of Music, comes
to the Bijou Family Theater next week
be one of the most powerful American
melodramas ever produced. and contains
a number of new and novel ideas in the
way Of stage effects that have gained for
it the enviable reputation of being Ole
of the most elaborate and expensive scenic
productions on the American stage. The
electrical effects are said to be simply
wonderful and far ahead of anything here
tofore attempted in this line the stage
The storm scene is masterpiece of stage
realism Aside from its merit as a mag
nificent scenic production, the play is
enc of exceptional force and dramatic
power. The story is clean-cut and we'll
defined and the plot unfOlds with an in
creasing interest which never lessons to the
| end, the great climax of the piece being
one of the most intensely dramatic scenes
ever written into an American play. The
company presenting the piece is far above
the average ard contains number OF
well-known people. This is Jacob Lifts
company headed by Marion Elmore AMI
Frank LCSee.
Kernans I.yceum Theater-Harry Nor
| ris' Twentieth Century Maids. clever and
artistic buresque organization, will be seen
at kernan's next week Mr.. Morris has
managed to gather together about twenty
really pretty girls, who sing well and dance
gracefully. The first part of the perform
ance is a quite up-to-date portrayal of the
new woman in all conceivably unwomanly
actions, and is styled The Girl Bachelors
Ball. in which the entire company is in
troduced. The specially acts which follow
| include only artists who are widely known
| in the vaudeville world prominent among
| which are Lew Randall, the eccentric aero
| batic dancer: Carter and Auber, artistic
| operate duetists: Thompson and Collins
| the merry monarchs of mrth and melody
Nettie De Coursey Ga Petite Chanteuse)
who will present her latest vocal sketch. en-
| titled "A Nights Frolic.'' and others of
| equal note. Miss Viola Thorndyke. who
has justly been styled THE Modern
Venus, will present a series of living re-
productions Of the most celebrated works
| OF art, in which she will be ably assisted
| by Lillian Murtha and ten of the most ar
| tistic poseurs. Madame Sour Jane" a
| laughable burlesque on SardoG's celebrated
play, Madame Sans Gene" will concude'
| the performance. in which Harry Norris
| the celebrated comedian. will appear as
Napoleon. the Emperor of France assisted
| by Nette De Coursey as Madame Sour
Jane, and the entire company.
Fregoli.-Fregol is coming. and he prom
| ises to be the greatest novelty of the theat-
rical year. The mans talents are so varied
that 1t is difficult to describe them ade-
| quately in the space usually devoted to
theatrical news. Mr.. Fregoli occupies the
| stage about an hour and half and his
| specialties are wonderful and so varied
| that it almost passes belief they are all
really given by himself. yet such is the
fact. The effect is the same as if the au-
dience mad witnessed the very highest class