The times., 1897-04-11

Novelty is this week concentrated in a
single spot, but variety flavors all the
pudding on the local table. Olga Neither
sole will tomorrow night give US deferred
view Of her much-discussed, praised ana
blamed cigarette girl OF Saville, Carmen.
1t is a little over a year since this charm
ing artist was last here At that time she
gave us Juliet, Camille, Frou-Frou, and
Denise. They were all markedly superior
performances, albeit her support was in
harmoniously inferior. The dreadful Mr..
Leicester is not of the company this season.
His place IS taken by Mr.. Nathaniel Hart
wig, for several seasons with Marie Vain
wright He has his limitations as an
actor, but he has a good tailor, def
cheney in the Leicester repertoire. Miss
Nethersole has a strong following in Wash
ington, who overlook her inartistic weak
ness for continuous notoriety of the me
and Henry Irving Henry-Howe-death-
bed-sceneS, Observation-Disclosures nonsense.
If she but knew it, she is regarded as
great artistic, peg or two above the cheap
devices of this sort. She probably points
To her present position for justification of
her tactics, but the fact is not that she
succeeded by them, but in spite of them
Tonight the last Sousa concert of the
year will he given by John Phillip and his
men. This popular band master is nearly
always sure OF a crowded house, because
the patrons are nearly always sure OF an
ENJOYABLE time He has been to the Pacific
coast since he was last here and he is now
on his way 10 the Atlantic. At Manhattan,
as usual. he.wiH play through the summer
At the National a return engagement is
TO he played by" Chimmie Fadden." Chin
Inie is great lad. He has been in vogue
for couple of seasons and he has suffered
from his own greatness The Bowery
boy style has been aped and initiated ad
nauseam Charles Hopper, Mrs. Bates,
George Nash, and all the original people are
with the company.
The Prisoner Of Zendan is in the
Columbia for the week Howard Gould is
the Rudolph and Isabel Irving, next year
TO be John Drew's leading lady. viii play
Flavia In the company is an actor dear
to Washington theatergoers. He is John
Fiudley, Of the former summer stock COM
panies In Zenda he plays a small part,
the mayor OF StreSlau, hut those who have
laughed with him summer after summer
are willing to wager heavily that ne plays
it well
The spring season at the Academy looks
well The attractions are certainly
good at any price, and the way tickets
were gobbled up last week, i'll seems as
If the reduction is appreciated. This
week "A Texas Steer with Hoyt com
pany. is the bill Next week Ned Har-
rigan comes in one of his oId-time plays
OF life among the lowly in the Eastside
of New York. The fourth and last week
will be played by Burt Haverly and Laura
Bigger. in the perennial "A Trip to China
town" This trip has been made SO often
that the way is worn and well known
10 the seeker for a good thing.
The Grand has a former Madison Square
success, Jim. the Penman " This
story Of forger who held position in
society held the stage for several years,
retired, and is again broughtforward. and
finds renewed favor with the class of
patrons TO whom ii is now offered. The
story is thrilling, and with a good com
pany ought to entrall Is auditors as of
old
Manager Whitesell this week presents
to Bijou patrons q comedy-drama new
to Washngtonians. The Soldiers Sweet
heart" The Lyceum, on the contrary.
has an old-timc fayorite in the Rentz-
Santley Company.
II prediction might be ventured as TO
what New York, the cratic aud unaccount-
able. would do with 1.-The Mysterious Mr..
Bugie,' 1t would be thatt piece viii not
he accepted. One reason is that 1T is go
ing into q theatcr only theater fnr