Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-08
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| safe to soy that no theatrical attraction of
| the season Is anticipated with nvelier
| degree Of interest than the engagement Uf
| Miss Maude Adams, under the direction Of
| Charles Frohman at the Lafayette Square
Opera House next Monday night, in a new
comedy, entitled 1.-THE Little Minister" by
the distinguished English author and
dramatist ]. NJ. Barrie, who has founded
| the play on his novel of the same name 1t
| will be the opening of the regular season at
| this theater, and the date promises to be-
come one Of the most important in the his
tory of the beautiful playhouse There is
no actress in this country-or actor either
who enjoys a more widespread and we'll
deserved popularity than this gifted young
actress and charming and estimable yo0ng
woman. Her whole career, artistically and
personally considered, has that unique and
rare quality of blending the grace and
charm of woman and actress so thoroughly
that the theatergoer regards her in the
light OF a personal acquaintance who COM
| mands In a mutual degree admiration as
an artist and esteem as woman. Miss
Adams advancement has been rapid. She
mas shown so much of high artistic value
In the long list of delightful characterize
lions which she has presented us from
year to year-especially during the past
five years. as the leading woman of John
Drews company-such an evident purpose
and capacity for greater things that she
mas attained a niche in popular estimation
hdhCS every new step IN Qer career
a subject of general public notice. WASH
ington theatergoers will undoubtedly turn
out In large numbers to welcome this gifted
niue american woman, and an exceptional
~ pr1lnant and distinguished audience is
sure TO greet her when she steps on the
stage as the bright heroine of Mr. Barrie's
story. The initial performance here of q
new play by SO celebrated writer will in
ltsei1 be literary and dramatic event of
Ear more than ordinary interest whose sue
cess Will be as eagerly awaited abroad as
in this country. That the production will
oe very handsome one, marked by the
care and attention that Manager Chas.
Frohman gives to all of his plays, there
can be no doubt. New scenery has been
specially painted by E. G. Unit the scenic
artist Of the Empire Theater, New York,
and original music for both play and entr'
actes has been composed by w. W. Furst,
the musical director of the same theater.
Miss Adams will have the support of an
e Ak .P strong company of actors.
AT the head of the list is Mr.. Robert Eide
son. VINO was taken from the Empire Thea
ter Stock Company to become a leading
man: me other well-known people are
William H. Thompson Eugene Jepson.
Guy Standing, George Fawcett Frederick
spencer, Wallace Jackson, F. PAXTON
cooper, Norman Campbell, Wilfred Buck
land; Thomas Valentine. Miss Margaret
Gordon, Miss Jessie Mackey. Miss lane Ten
Eyck and Miss Edna Bonnie. An unusual
ly large number of orders for seats have
already been received at the theater, the
10 10 iieiuoins great many from we'll
known people in New York, PHILADELPHIA.
baltimore and other cities. The regular
SAFE Oh seats opens tomorrow morning
THE CoRBETT- FITZsIMMoNs FIGHT
the sale of seats for the Veriscope, which
Will be exhibited at the New National The.
ater every afternoon and evening next week
W., WI open at the box office tomorrow morn
ing. Popular prices will prevail Ever
since the first exhibition of the Veriscope
pictures OF the Corbett-Fitzsmmons glove
contest; which took place at Carson City,
New. March II, there has been considera HE
discussion in the newspapers of the com.
try as to the decision given by the referee
on mat occasion. The points of the contest
.hat nave aroused the most discussion are
the sixth and fourteenth rounds In the
sixth round up to which time Corbett did
pearly all the leading, Corbett landed a
rlsht-hand blow on Fitzsimmons and sent
star.t ~ 'ne nccr. The referee was slow in
starting to count and stopped in the mid
aie OF the count to warn Corbett back to
r ris corner, not continuing the count until
o o,ot mad stepped back. This, it is
cidiined: gave F1tzsimmons three or four
seconds time to which he was not entitled
Although Fftzsimmons got on his feet when
the referee counted nine yet MANY who
were at the original contest hold that no
was really down twelve seconds and shonIS
nave lost the decision on that account
f esaiii; III the fourteenth round, the alleged
t n olow dealt by Fitzsimmons when Cor
pett was down, has caused a great many
people who were at the original contest
ana VINO have since seen the pictures to
cialm that the decision should have heen
shren 10 CoIoett on that account. Fltz-
simmons and his friends claim that this
plo" mad no effect as Corbett was already
Gut from the effects of the blow on the
heart. In the Veriscope pictures of this
contest every detail and action are clearly
and accurately shown and exactlv the samo
lcngtn or time Is taken to show a round Of
the contest as was used In fighting ii at
larson Clty; consequently any one by hold
III a VT
ing the time FitZ was down. and closely
following Fitzsimmons' movements In the
fourteenth round. can settle these points to
their own satisfaction.
THE INDIAN."-One of the few great
dramatic successes of the year is the
American romantic drama 1.-The Indian ="
II Is under the direction of Mr. Lewis Nor
rison. who. while he does not appear in the
cast himself, was convinced of its rare
excellence that he not only supplied the
money required to stage the piece but en-
gagged and rehearsed the company, which
is headed by that splendid actor A. S. Lip
man. and which will appear at the
Academy of Music next week. The drama
1T is heroic and human without being either
mawkish or unlifelike, and no play of its
Kind can match it in strength, in pathos. in
T., numor or IN picturesqueness. War Eagle
Is great chief of the Sioux nation He has
two baby soEs Blue Feather and Red
Feather. In battle Gen. Sterling, com
mander of the federal troops sent against
the Sioux, shoots at War Eagle and hits
Blue Feather. The Indians retreat. War
Eagle believing that his child had been
killed. Gen. Sterling cares for the boy. and
when Blue Feather RECEIVERS brings him
east, educates him and treats him like a
son. christening him Rex Sterling. The
play opens soon after Rex has been gradu-
ated from West Point. In the generals
home Is held a peace commission, to which
comes Sioux delegation, headed by War
Eagle and Red Feather. his son. Red
Feather hates Gen. Sterling, because he
thinks he killed his brother The general
tells him that Blue Feather Is alive, but
nothing else. Gladys, Sterling's daughter,
rejects a Mr.. Leech as a sutton, and he
abducts her in a fashion to throw suspicion
on Red Feather. But the latter rescues
her. Unable to longer restrain his hatred
Leech shoots Red Feather in the back, and
the dying Indian avenges himself by stab
bling the traitor to the heart. A. S. Lipman
appears in the dual part OF Red Feather
and Lieut.. Rex Sterling.
THE ELECTRICIAN.-'"The Electrician
will be seen here at Grand Opera House
next Monday. The scenic and electrical eff
fects are said to be the most elaborate
that have been attempted in years. The
first act, showing a banking house in Den
yer during huSv hours 10 tho v,o.t