Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-12
ADJUSTMENTS,

. AMISEMENTS.
Grand Opera House.-Charles e. Blaoey's
latest extravaganza success. "A Boy Want
cd, has turned out to be the biggest kind
OF a winner. The company played a recent
engagement in Baltimore, turning hun
/ dreds away at every performance. The
comedy is said to possess more laugha BILE
situations. sayings and up-to-date music
than any other comedy ever written. 1t is
played in three acts. one representing the
interior of the Evening Keg a one-night
stand newspaper, the other the Bay View
Hotel which is situated on Wet Water
beach. The last act shows the interior of
enc OF New Yorks most prominent cafes
al night. Mr. Blaney, author of The piece,
| has carefully arranged to introduce
through the action Of the play a number
or clever speciaities. which were all big
hits on the roof gardens of New York last
summer. They are intrusteI to such we'll
known people as Miss Nellie O'NeiI, Miss
Lille Sutherland, who. by the way, are
dancers: Miss Laura Bennett. Florence
Evans, Lilly Allyn. Jennie Lingard, Belle
TUFTS Agnes Palmer, Flo Nelson, Carrie
Gillett. Raymond Findlay. Tonne Peasiey,
Frank Young. c. L. Vaa Dyke, Charles
Jaxen, Harry James, George Hall and Ar
mond Rowland. The company numbers
twenty-five people and is composed OF
Lafayette Square Opera House-By far
the most widely advertised and vigorously
pushed entertainment announced in this
city Tor many day is the engagement of
|, Professor and Mrs. Baldwin, 1.-The White
Mahatmas, and their company. who will
appear at the Lafayette Square Opera
House on the 21st instant. 1t is a perform
ance built upon original lines. and has
as much attraction for the orthodox
churchman for the blase theater goer
since lACh nf Dol
time has been spent in the orient in inves-
tigaticn of the weird and peculiar claims
made Of devoteeS of theosophicll and Rosi-
crucian mysteries. The results he achieves
are So amazing as to be almost incredible
and to be absolutely without a parallel
The features introduced by the artists of
the company are of the highest class. The
present American tour of the BaIdwins
commenced the first week in September in
Brooklyn. where they appeared four weeks
to tremendous business and received hun
dfeds of letters of commentator from
well-known people. The performances COM
Thence at s o'clock sharp every evening
|. during the week. There will be no matt
nees. Mrs. Baidwin's clairvoyancy will be
presented at every performance.
New National Theater.-The season will
be opened at the New National Theater
Monday night by Mr.. Robert Downing. who
will present for the first time in English on
any stage new play, entitled I'm Search
of Happiness" This play was translated
q
but the author could find no American &C.
tor to whom he would intrust the principal
part until he met MIR. Downing, and now
he counts upon repetition of the success
III Greek. MIR. and Mrs. Downing will
have a great reception Monday night as
the Masonic Order of THE Mystic Shrine"
will attend in a body marching from their
nan to the theater in body. headed by the
Marine Band, and there will also be a large
contingent of the knights of Pythias pres
emit Mr.. Downing's manager. Mr.. James
w. Morrissey, is confident In Search of
happiness will prove great success.
Academy Of Music.-"Northern Lights
will open the season at the Academy of
Music Monday night.
Bijou Theater.-Effie Darling, the accom-
r1ished actress. who surprised her Wash
irgton friends by her performance of Sue
IN the Hand Of Fate" at the Bijou Family
fheater, will give them another test of her
versatility in Blue Grass next week
Both plays are by her husband, Miron LET
fngwell, who is as clever a playwright as
he is an actor, and he has revised the parts
with especial view to fitting his wifes
many talents. Effie Darling was known tn
her Washington friends principally through
her appearances in opera. She started out
with the Ford Opera Company in 1889, sing
ing in The Mikado." "Mascotte," ''Musket-
eers," Bohemian Girl and "FaIka." Then
size joined the Mccall Opera Company for
season. and from that easily stepped into
musical farce, playing a season each in
~ Dowds Neighbors" and Tangled Up"
She had ses son in MY Colleen and one
in THE Spar of Life" and her last an
pearance in her home city previous to the
present engagement was in THE Galley
Slave" where she met and married Mr.
LefFngwell The union has proved a happy
enc. for during the week Just ending they
have not only delighted many old friends.
but Wol hosts OF new ones, who will want
to see them in the romantic play of life in
Kentucky. The daily matinees, with spe-
cial prices for Ladies and children, have
proved great drawing card at the Bijou,
and the afternoon performances are every
bit as elaborate and enjoyable as those at
night Twenty-Five cents reserves the best
seat in the house at these popular matinees.
and at night the prices range from 10 to 20
cents.
Kernan's Lyceum Theater-Fields and
Hanson's Drawing Cards will attract the
public at Herman I.yceum Theater next
week. This aggregation is one of the best
vaudeville organizations on the road the
present season. and embraces a long list of
old-time favorites as we'll as some new
faces. Every member of the company
is an artist in his or her. line, and
the turns are Of the highest standard of ex-
cellence. The sketch with which the show
is wound up is said to be bright and catchy
and capable of affording unlimited enjoy
ment. The particular stars in the aggrega-
ton are Fields and Hanson, peers in the
musical comedy line: Joe Flynn, the
premier parodist: Blocksom and Page ono
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the road; Annie Hart. Dryden and Mitchell
Stinson and Merten. Fred vaemore, Sena-
tor Frank Bell and Genera and Bailey. ex-
pert dancers. The burlesque introduced at
the end Of the olfo will bring out the fun
strength of the company.
Maggie Cline.-One of the great produc-
lions of the coming season, ''On Broadway"
a NJ play by Clay M. Greene and Ben
Teal. with Maggie Cline as the star. is
booked at the Lafayette Square Opera
House September 2S. Miss Cline will have
the support of a very large and capable
company, principal among whom will be
John G. Sparks. who for the past two years
has been featured with Pete Daley in his
plays.
The Keene-Hanford Com5ination.-Thos
w. Keene, accompanied by and under the
management of Charles B. Hanford of this
city, will open hs season September ~.
The company is all here rehearsinR. The
union of the professional interests of these
two tragedians will no doubt prove mu-
tually agreeable and profitable this sea-
son. Mr.. Keene now stands foremost as
the exponent Of tragedy and other classic
dramas on the American stage, and has
filled that place since the death Of the
lamented Booth. Barrett and Mccullough.
Mr.. Hanford has also achieved distinction
in classic plays. and Mr.. Keene il fortu-
nate in having him at the head OF his sup