Evening star., 1897-11-30
stop work to listen. and q great many will
not know the difference.

| LAT S<kCAhE OfEhA hOCSE.
After an absence Of a year. that pretty
| little Japanese musical comedy. The
| Geisha, returned to Washington last eyen-
| ing, and was presented at the Lafayette
| Square Opera House in q manner which
| the large audience undoubtedly decided was
! an improvement over its first presentation
here. When the piece was first given here
| 1t was by an English company. Last even
ing it was sung by the American COM
pany. the one which revived It in New
| York. with very few exceptions, yet all
| parts were In the hands OF well-known
| people. and throughout the presentation
| was one Of delightful excellence. Mr.. DAILY
| not only sent his full company here, but
also put the comedy on the stage with all
| the dainty pictureSQueness which secured
| for 1t such a remarkably successful run in
| New York As Omimosa San. Miss Nancy
| Mcintosh replaces Dorothy Morton, and she
| delighted every one by her singing. which
1 is a decided improvement on Miss Mortons
| work. but her acting is hardly 50 effective.
| Miss Virginia Earle. pronounced favorite
| here. is heard as Molly, instead OF Violet
| Lloyd, and her daintiness her pretty voice
| and graceful dancing last evening made her
| greater favorite than ever. She won sew
| eral encores for her singing of the "Med-
6lesome Parrot song. Jimmie Powers could
! rot be otherwise than funny, and as the
| Chinaman. Wun Hi, he easily monopolized
| the attention and regard of the audience.
| He Is the life of the piece. and although he
I couldn't help gagging, his interpretations
| are bright and witty. As Lieut.. Reginald
| Fairfax, Julius Steger sang the part well.
1
| Vested the part with much quaint humor
| Miss Eagene Taylor. Washington girl.
| makes a natty midshipmite. and three other
| Washington gfrls-MiSSeS Cortnne Parker,
| Mabel Thompson and Sandol Milliken-
| made attractive tea house attendants The
| orchestra, which was greatly augmented
did some excellent work under the skillful
| baton of Mr.. Paul Steindorf. the leader of
| the orchestra at Daiy's New York Theater
| NATIONAL TIIEATER-"The New SUI
| rerba'' which is at the New National this
| week, is we'll named. and Is sure to prove
| a source of amusement to old and young
| The whole performance is crowded with
| special features, which do not allow the
attention of the audience to lag for mo-
| ment, and the immense variety OF seen
| cry and brilliant costumes are used to pro-
duce startling effects throughout the even
| ing. There is very little plot in THE New
| Superba." 1t is IA fairy story that amuses
1 the older folks as it delights the children
Superba, the guardian of true love. lends
her magic key to Leander, a lover to guide
| bin to happy marriage with Silvia. Wal
| iala, the wicked queen, and ner impS ap-
pear. secure the magic talisman and.
| breaking the charm over the lives of the
lovers have no trouble in carrying Silvia
| TO the dominion of Wallalia. where she ts
| held by a charm. Barty is given charm
| to protect him while he endeavors to reach
| the castle in which the maiden is confined.
| and then comes the war between the good
and wicked queens for supremacy. A start
| ling mechanical effect is given when the
| fescuer returns from the castle. The Queen
| of Night with magic power destroys the
stone bridge which lies along the road. and
| as the great bouloers are heard tumbiing
down the mountain side the horse and rid
| er dash into apparent destruction, but the
| &c cd queen prevails, and her charm saves
! the rider. who leaps to safety.
Pierrot. the creation of Superba s witches,
| thrcws an immense amount of fun into the
| play with his acrobatic and comic panto-
! mime. The barn yard scene is one of the
most delightful features of the play and is
| the sCource of endless amusement to the
children. The barn yard fowl perform all
| sorts of weird antics, while the lively hog
demolishes things generally. The ballets
are presented with splendid effect. the cos
tunes being graceful and rich. Little
| Louise Truax caught the house by her
| whistIing specialties and sustained her part
as Silvia in nice style. Charles Guyer as
| Pierrot was the life of the performance.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-"When London
Sleeps was the attraction-in literal and
practical, as well as figurative sense-at the
Academy last night. Seldom has that place
of amusement had a play which taxed its
capacity did that which now occupies
the boards there. 1t was the second time
the play had been produced at the Academy
and many of the audience had come back.
after a years time for reflection, to show
their approval. To such as these the play
vas no disappointment. 1t was just as
vicious 1t was year ago. 1t still por-
trays the shady side of life in all OF It's re-
voting realism. 1t still wears the theatrf-
| cal bar sinister without blush or attempt at
| concealment. Indeed, 1t is one merit OF the
| play, if any such can be said to possess
[ merit, that it makes no attempt to make
| vice attractive or to present 1T under a
|; cloak with bogus label of virtue even
respectability. The life of the street walk
er is portrayed without attempt to gloss 1t
ever make it in any way attractive to
inexperienced innocence. 1t seems to be of
little use to point out the meretricious fea-
lures of play, which. after years test,
meets with the unqualified approval of the
| public. to which it is addressed to please.
| About all that can be demanded is that
such exhibitions shall not sail under false
cclors and deceive those who expected
| something else, and no such attempt is
made in when Londcn Sleeps" Outside
of the last scene in the second act there is;
little that is positively offensive in the
play. Indeed, the balance is rather more
, than usually entertaining for play of the
kind. There are several really clever per-
formers in the cast. We're De Mole. the
heroine in the play gives decided promise
of some day winning laurels in more pre-
tentious role, and Little Lille Haroe is
probably as good in a child's part as was
ever seen in Washington.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.-Davis and
Keogh's "Dcwn in Dixie" a realistic ro-
. mantle picture of the sunny south. was
the attraction at the Grand Opera House
. last night. and an audience of very large
size was in attendance. The play itself is
of the ultra melodramatic kind. but for
the enjoyment of the audience the situa-
| tions, climaxes and dialogue are hurried
, through so to put forward the special
/ ties of the colored members. the picka-
: ninny band scoring the best with the au-
dience. Mrs Milt Barlow. as the old COL
ored aunty, pleased everybody with her
) natural portrayal of the character, and
four recalls was the result of her singing
and dancing. Robert McWade, jr., and
Miss Mabel Florence as the hero and hero
inc. respectively, acted in a sympathetic
manner and were applauded to the echo
at every turn Of the plot of the play
whereby the villains were frustrated. The
colored contingent of the company is made
up of bright lads, who dance and sing with
pleasurable freedom that is infectious
one meritorious part in particular being
| the entrance of the old negro deacon from
the back of the house and walking down
the center aisle singing a refrain to the
| chorus on the stage. The scenery is elab-
crate and realistic. and contributed very
materially to the success of the evening.
] KERNkNS LYCEUM THEATER. -
| Whenever Pat Reilly returns to Washing
| ton he is heartily welcomed for his ad-