Evening star., 1897-04-30
AMusEMESrs.

first production Of Napoleon Parker's new
play. The Mayiower," was made at q
matinee yesterday afternoon at the Colum.
| bia there was an unusually large audience
in evidence. 1.-THE Mayaower" is lot q
highly dramatic effort and it is not intend
ed by the author that 1t shall be taken as
| such, but as portrayal Of simple, Inaf-
| fecte1 romance and of \ .luiet and yet alb
| sorbing theme 1t succeeds admirably. The
| satisfaction that was plainly evident in
| the faces of the audience and in their ap-
plause was an evidence of the favor with
which 1t was received. and 1t may pe said
that when the curtain went down on the
last act the new play was firmly estab-
lshed. The story deals with the struggles
of the Puritans in the seventeenth century y
days to escape the persecution with which
they were followed, and Is not only inter-
esting at all times, but in the third act Is
absorbing. The play opens with the PuIi-
tans at Amsterdam; they are shown in the
second act on the quay of Plymouth al the
sailing Of the Mayflower, and In the third
act In the wilds of the new world. The
| three pictures are charming pieces of
stagecraft. the last act especially being an
exceptionally beautiful setting. The sue
cess Of the play depended in a great meas
ure upon the work of the principals and 1t
may be said that Mr.. ParKer's ideas were
carried out In the best possible manner and
with the greatest amount of intelligence
and skill. James K. Hackett as the hero,
Lord Carew, and Miss May MannerIng as
the true-hearted girl Joan, were excellent
and lent their charming personality to the
successful Interpretation of the parts. E.
j. Morgan's Poynings was perhaps the best
piece of work in the production and he
succeeded in winning for himself the most
enthusiastic recognition. Mrs. Whiffen as
Bridget, Charles Wolcot as Jones, Felix
Morris as Mallory, Bessie Tyree as Cicely,
j. Brandon lyman as Tim Mutt and Mr..
Carter as Tobias, the parson, were in keep
ing with the success of the principal men,
bers of the cast. The comedy work was
intrusted to Joe Wheelock and as the
Dutch lover, with limited English vo-
cabulary, he scored an immediate success.
THE Mayf1ower'' will be repeated tonight
and tomorrow night.
CHURCHES AND THE BIOGRAPH.-
Owing to the great success OF the BiOgraph
as means of furnishing entertainment for
church and society benefits the instrument
has been secured in advance by number
of local organizations. Exhibitions will be
given in the near future in aid of the La
dies Association of the metropolitan M. p.
Church, AZ and c streets northwest, Mrs.
Miranda Tullock, president; the Woman's
Home Missionary Society, Mrs w. G. Nc
Dowel1, president, and the Woman's For
Anderson, president. The benefits will
be given in aid of the united societies the
afternoon and evening of Wednesday next
w response
to the very general demand for another ap-
pearance Of the boy Violini5t, Bronslaw
Huberman, in Washington, he will play
at the Columbia Theater Monday afternoon
next 1t is very rare thing that an audi
ence will remain in their seats at the con-
ciusion of the last number CT a musicale
and unanimously demand an encore, but
such was the case last Sunday evening at
the Columbia, where Huberman appeared
in recital; and this fact may be taken as
slight evidence of the favor with which
his work was received. Although Huber
man Is but fourteen years of age, he pos
sesses not only phenomenal technique and
tone that is broad and immeasurably
sweet, but musical intelligence that seems
to be entirely out of keeping with his ten
der years. In his concert Monday evening
he will be heard in a select program that
VIII AFFORD him ample opportunity to show
his mastery over his chosen Instrument
MR.. VICTOR BEIGELS RECITAL
tomorrow afternoon at the Washington
Club Mr.. Victor Beigel of New York will
give musicale, under the patronage OF
baroness Thielmann. Mr.. Beigel visited
Washington not long since, and played a
number OF times for the many friends he
made during his short stay He Is a sue
cessful artist abroad, having appeared in
concert In Germany, Austria and Hungary
Mr Beigel has made quite a reputation in
the rendition of Hungarian folk songs a
number of which he will play on Saturday
Mr.. Beigel will have the assistance of Mr.
Leland H. Langley, baritone, soloist of St
Bartholomew Church in New York. He
is pupil of Faure, the celebrated COM
poser. Cards of admission may be had at
E. F. Droop & Sons.