Evening star., 1897-05-12
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A1GUDElrEHT0,

yer Ie9t ne&Ue ~ the C8ff0H 1n9t1fuee Dfa-
mat1c Cub vas IN unqualified success. It
was given for The benefit Of the Catholic
University Athletic Association. and the
large audience that attended amply demon
stsated the popularity Of the Dramatic a.
wen as the latter organisation. David
0aTrick" 10 tribe ambitious for amateurs,
but the club has given It before ana last
night repeated its previous successes ip its
Anita Hendr1e carried on the honors Of the
play. Mr.. Walsh showed himself possessed
Of no small amount Of intelligence and
artistic ability. Geo. OConnor as Liuaori
lnsot was laughable and succeeded in in
creasins his reputation as q delineator Of
tnie style OF character. Percy Leach, as
Chirey. was good. while J. J. Nolan. A. T.
seaman seam ana W. s. Mccarthy were much in
favor as the ancient friends of the fam
ny. Miss Hendrie's work was Of very
nien class and fully sustained her profess
sional reputation. She took the part Of Ada
ingot and In all the scenes with Mr.. Walsh
snowed snS ga dramatic ability Of a high stand
locker were as good as the remainder Of
the cast In their respective parts David
Garr,Gk ga sas., was % preceded by Jerome's one
Leach and Miss Anita Hendrie took The
leading parts. and were enjoyable in their
Interpretation OF them. Miss Nora Cocker
ana, ana w. .. Mccarthy were also good in
features
or the performance was the Carroll Insti-.
tute Orchestra, under the direction of Mr
Ben Judson. The two plays were STAGED in
a. = n1nosome manner and the costumes and
tne good acting on the part Of the MEM
bers Of the club 'A ''o 1l'eli-
rIcII THE MARLowE-TABoR coMs1NA-
tional Theater for next week will he tha
charming actress, Julia Marlowe. and
ROBERT Tabor, who, supported by their
vMn wh;o, company. VIII present a repertoire
interesting. They will open their engaxe-
ment In q new romantic play. called ..TTor
bonnie Prince Charlie" which was nro-
aueed o,,e, at, at Waliack's Theaser. New York
an extended run there. The scene Of the
piece is laid In Scotland during the time
Wnen the young pretendcr Prince Charles
ISaWaro, tS, attempted to gain the English
OF great literary and poetic merits but one
OF thrilling dramatic interest. In II Miss
Mariowe plays the role of a beautiful
young young and patriotic beggar maiden at
wiling to sacrifice everything for him. and
MI TABOR that of an old blind prophet
Another new play will also be presented
y: S tnem curing the engagement here 1t
Is dramatization Of George Eliot's pro-
foundly impressive novel, "Romola." and
IN the characters of Romola and Trio both
Miss Marlowe and Mr.. Tabor are said to
have very strong roles. They will also nre
sent Romeo and Juliet and "As To1,
Like It. Miss Marlowe's Juliet and her
Hosalfnd are accepted as the most artistic
ana delightful impersonations of those
roles now known to the American stage.
The sale of seats will begin at the box
of1ce tomorrow morning at } O'Clock.
SUMNER SEASON AT THE coLuM-
B!A.-Next Monday evening The Columbia
Will throw open its doors for the spring
and summer season, and, from the char
acter OF the people engaged, we are to ex-
Reet nigh standard of plays and players.
The opening bill will be new comedy by
Paul Wilstach. "A First Onense," and
Washington will have the opportunity Of
again witnessing the production of q new
play. Every effort will be made to keep
the house cool, and artificial means win be
resorted to- Already large driving fan
has been placed in position, and the air
will be exhausted over ice, and the audi
lobby will be tastefully decorated by
japanese lanterns and rustic benches, AMI
will also contain large fountain, banked
by hoWers and palms. The company con-
ta1ns the names of such well-known people
as AL. Lipman, Henry Bergman, william
Boag, James o. Barrows, Alfred Hick-
man, Geofrey Stein, Frank Beamish, Kath-
crime Gray, Grace May Lamkin. Pearl
Evelynne, Kate Denim Wilson and Clara
Emroy.
BOB FITzsIMMoNs AND THE ZERO
COMPANY.-Manager Kernan's attraction
for next week will be one of especial I'M
portance; in fact. 1t will be one Of extrat
ordinary proportions, the bright particular
feature Of which will be the appearance at
every performance Of the undisputed cham
pion of the world, Bob Fitzsimmons. The
champion will accurately illustrate the ter
rible blow with which he knocked out Jas
j. Corbett. He will also give a scientific
exhibition of bag punching. The champion
viii appear In conjunction with Open
heimer's elaborate spectacle, Zero" This
is described as being the most extravagant
stage. 1t is replete with all of the essen
tials necessary to a successful organiza-
tion. There will be matinees Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday
SOUSA'S PROGRAMS-Sousa has grown
in the musical world. His pro-
grams and his concerts this season show 1t,
without in the least considering his later
compositions and IL further proof were
needed his experiences with orchestras ard
some Of the principal bands while he was
in Europe last fall doubly attest it. By
invitation Sousa directed certain of the
best organizations. and the dash and spirit
he put into their renditions astonished the
old players, to soy nothing Of his own in
depreciation of the works in hand. Even
the orchestras themselves applauded his
spirited directing. His performances were
a tone color, no one was expecting from
the new world. This season Sousa has
placed his programs upon a broader plane
than ever. The one he will present ut the
Lafayette Square Opera House Sunday
evening includes several exceedingly bril-
liant features. 1t is one of the very best
Sousa has yet offered in Washington.
"CARMEN."-"Carmen the fifth opera
to be produced at the Lafayette Square
Opera House, and the opera the Castle
Square Opera Company will present next 4
week, is one that can rightly be ciassed
as rich, musically. Some of the music is
popular and many of the r.umbers choruses
and ensembles that are grand. Carmen
Is the best of Bizet's works, opening with
a brilliant overture. quickly followed by
the chorus of street boys, cigarette girls,
&c. The first pretentious number is Car
mems song Of the Havanaise. Amor Mis-
terioso Agelo." a gem set to waltz time:
followed by the beautiful and tender duet
between Don Jose and Michaela Mia
madre 10 la rivedo." Then comes Carmen's
famous Sequdalla song, with dance, sung
while bewitching Den jose The finale to
this act is very impressive. In the third
act occurs Michaelas beautiful aria the
most striking number of the entire work:
and the terzette OF the card players in the
haunt: while act four has the
Toreador's March, the great duet between
Don Jose and Carmen. and several fine
choruses. The cast includes Miss Lizzie