Evening star., 1897-02-03

tIdua, OF one OIL our leaQlu6 COIuSoldAc,
supported by a company Of players of
much ability. and especially the beautiful
and clever actress, Miss Maxine Elliott.
The past work of the Goodwin Comedy
ways proved interesting and capable. The
engagement opens with q new play, which
scored great hit at it's first production in
Sydney, Australia. and also received favor
wherever presented The new play is from
the pen Of Madeline Lucette Ryley, and Is
called AN American Citizen" 1t deals
with the eccentricity Of an Englishman,
dices against things American. The great
interest is manifested in the refusal of
Beresford Cruger (Mr. N. c. Goodwin), an
American citizen. to receive a big legacy
considera tions of the will, that he must
renounce his nationality, change his name
and marry an English lady before he is
thirty. The complications arising from the
generous American lawyer in wish
ing to overcome all the difficulties in favor
of the rightful heir are most enjoyable,
and they are given with that vein of native
humor which has made the name of Good
win so famous. OF course, American pluck
and inventive genius surmounts every
thing, and all turns out as happy as possi-
BILE. On Saturday night, the final perform
aEce, Mr.. Goodwin will present THE
Rivals" appearing Bob Acres.
1.-The Sidewalks of New York"-One of
the most conspicuous successes among new
plays last season was made by Thomas H.
Davis and William T. Keogh's production
of s'The Sidewalks of New York." the COM
edy drama by Scott Marble. which will be
the attraction at the Academy next week.
The New York press, in commenting on the
enormous crowds which thronged the Four
teenth Street Theater during its run In that
city. said that 1.-The business of The Side
walks of New York mas been very large.
and the sensational dive and real bear and
the company are all good. This play
should have come into New York for a
longer run. as its portrayal of life In New
York appeals strongly to the people," The
scenic features were pronounced 1.-The best
yet seen on the stage and when the cur
tain rose and revealed the Herald building
and the bronze figures struck the hour of
midnight, with all the concomitants of a
blaze Of electric lights and the blinking CT
the fery-eyed owls, the audience applauded
to the echo"
siberia. a."-Romance and life in far-of
Russia will be shown here next week at
the Grand Opera House in the grand re-
viVal of Siberia, and the melodrama that
won success a decade and half ago is
proving that it can stand the test of time.
The beautiful play by BARLEY Campbell,
in which he selected Russian despotism as
I motive, has been revived on gorgeous
scale by Messrs. Macdonald & Kennedy,
and never before has the play been seen
as it is presented this season. In the way
Of scenery, nothing better could be had,
for the stage settings elaborate, while
the costumes are correct and all new.
Nothing has been left undone by Messrs.
Macdonald & Kennedy to make this dra-
ma tic treat, and the result is that Isl
beria" after two years absence from the
stage forms one of the strongest attrac-
tions on the road. The cast, which is ex-
Horne, Miss Jennie Remark, Mr.. Harry
Dalton, Mr.. Frank Mccormack and Miss
Margaret May.
Robes Bohemian Burlesquers.-At the
Lyceum next week Robes Bohemian Bur-
lesquers will hold forth, and they promise
to keep the audience in a continuous stare
OF glee and mirth during the entire per-
form aEce. The management has met with
weli-merited reward financially. and it
really deserves 1t, for it is a pleasure to
enc witnessing performance so well
ranged and so well presented. Had the
parts teen written for the respective ar
lists they could not have dovetailed neater
The performance begins with a musical
skit, entitled Life in Bohemia" introduc-
ing Harry Bryant as a Wall street broker;
Phil Mills. grasping Baxter street Jew;
Billy Van, brand-new young doctor; Mae
Lowery, Gashing grass widow; Vevi Nor
briga, as Daisy Kicker, a popular SOU
brette; Hattie Mills and Jere Mahony, as
the Jews children. Incidental to the above
ties: "Algy Ticker o." Billy Van: duet
Sweet Refrain" Billy Van and Vevi Nor
b1iga; Pas Du Quatre,' Hill Sisters and
Rivers Sisters; Chanson Eccentric, Mae
mons, Wood and Douglass: Coster song
Vevi Ncrbriga, assisted by Hill Sisters and
Rivers Sisters; Cowboy Madrcal''
Mcssrs. Bryant, Van Mills and Mahony
followed by well-selected olio, concluding
with a laughable burlesque, entitled "A
Turkish Bath.'' showing the pleasure of a
lot Of up-to-date school girls taking Turk
ish bath; also Introducing the many ad-
vaEteges of the latest scientific X ray ma
chine in cases of perplexing situations
"Christoph. or the Power of the Cross -
There is beautiful old Danish legend
| which tells of young man who wanders
out from Christian mothers home and
is led into temptation and sin, and is final
iy brought to Christ through the power of
the cross. This is the story of Christoph,
which has been dramatic by Miss Eliza
beth Tyler and scored as sacred opera
| by Mr.. Emile Christian of this city. To an
interesting plot. music of a popular classi-
cal style has been set, and competent
cast will produce it for the first time at
| the Universalist Church next Monday even
| ing. Seats are now selling at Droops.
| "The Star of Bethlehem The epiphany
| cratorio, THE Star Of Bethlehem" COM
| posed by Professor Donald B. Macleod
| choirmaster of ST. PauIs Episcopal Church
| with lbretto by Miss Elizabeth Macleod
| Church, Capitol Hill, last evening, before a
| large and appreciative audience. The
| chorus music was rendered by the white
| robed choir of ST. PauIs assisted by the
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| Messrs. William D. Mcfarland, DR. Gabrie
| F. Johnston, Charles w. Moore and Charles
E. Rice. Miss Mildred Johnston, the or
| ganist of st. Marks, presided at the organ
| ard at the offertory Miss Emma Brock
sang the aria. 20 Thou That Tellest.
from the Messiah" with accompaniment
by Miss Mary Ross. the assistant organis
| of st. PauPs. The instrumental score o
the oratorio was rendered by an orchestra
| under Mr.. MacLeod's direction. This worl
has been produced in Washington twice be
| fore, but never under such favorable cir
cumstances as at this time. Excellent so
loists, large and Yell-trained chorus in
cluding number of ladies who kindly vol
unteered their assistance, a well-balancet
orchestra and fine organ, added much t,
make the occasion memorable one In re
sponse to generally expressed desire t,
hear the cantata again. it is probable tina
1t will be repeated at St. Paufs Church a
an early date.
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