Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11
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gold mines, hfeJ insurance and other ex-
citing things play important parts in Chas.
r. Blaneys new comedy drama, Ine
Electrician" which "opens for weeks
run at the Grand Opera House next Mon
day. The play is an exciting story, well
told, of the adventures of a young man
who climbs the ladder of success through
an electric plant. and investments in gold
mines. The action fSaof the hveliest order,
and everything dis on the electric theme
from start to finish, accidents and climax
es, which comei:thick and fast. Real,
well as intellectual, sparks are continuous
ly flying during the performance. In the
scene picturing the anterior of an electric
light plant two large dynamos are set on
the stage, with wires, switch board and
other appliances, in full working order.
one OF the most realistic effects is the
scene where the villain burns his victim to
death by pushing him against a live wire.
Mr. Frank Harrington as Tom Edison, the
Electrician" does excellent work and
makes an ideal hero. A very pronounced
character is Bill Turner, the foreman of
the plant, and is in the hands of P. Aug.
anderson, al actor of sterling merit; Ar
tnur =. Sprague as the villain is as bad as
good actor can make him; Miss Florence
stone, who holds high place in the hearts
OF the play-going public, both for her meri-
torious work and remarkable beauty, plays
Edith Sessions, the bankers daughter, to
perfection, and incidentally displays some
very handsome gowns; VIII F. Phillips, ].
H. bradbury, Thos. Beauregard, Miss EN-
ny Stow and Viola Vance are among the
Gig cast of thirty people who can be de-
pended upon for excellent work. Crowded
houses nous. are the rule, and the general YER
dict Is that Mr.. Blaney in presenting this
play has made a Klondike find.
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OPERA HOUSE.
the Lafayette Square Opera House will
open us regular season Monday night with
MISS Maude Adams in a dramatizaton of
!. M Barrte's novel 1.-The Little Minister"
q
OF MISS Adams and the Interpretation Of
ME- Barrie's play Mr.. Chas. Frohman has
been governed by the same judgment and
care which he employs in the organization
or his famous Empire Theater Stock Com
pany, and there will be no danger here of
seeing star shine through mediocre sup
Fort. IL Will, In fact, be stock company
IN everything but name, so far the ex-
celience, experience, ability and training
OF the various individuals are concerned
Inc leading man is Robert Edeson, who re-
1ormance in New York of the hero in
Under the Red Robe and who was
taken from the Empire Stock Company to
become the principal inMiss Adams support.
w IN: H. Thompson of the Empire Theater
stock Company is recognized as one of the
very best character actors on the English
speaking stage. Besides these there are
such welI-knoWn and capable actors as
FaWcett, Frederic Spencer, Wallace Jack
son, F. Payton Cooper Norman Campbell
Wilfred Buckland. Thomas Valentine Miss
Jessie Mackey, Miss Jane Ten Eyck, Miss
Edna Bonnie and Miss Margaret Gordon.
The production here will be under Mr.
Frohman's personal direction. The entire
company will arrive In this city this even
ing IN order to give the final perfectng
touches to the performance and produc-
ton before the opening Monday night.
COLUMBIA THEATER.-The opening of
the Columbia Theater for the new theatre
cal season next Monday night is expected
to be a brilliant affair, as the attraction
Will be the Castle Square Opera Company
which became SO popular here the early
part of the summer, when it delighted a
succession OF crowded houses for ten
weeks. The management has arranged FOR
an attractive opening week. Millocker's
bright and tuneful opera comiuue 1.-The
Beggar Student.1 has been selected for the
opening Dill. This charming opera will be
sumptuously presented the first half of the
week 1t will be followed Thursday night
ana the remainder of the week by Plan
quotes romantic and picturesque compo-
sition. Chimes of Normandy" All of the
prln ipals are particularly well cast, and the
luii strength OF the large organization is
utillZed. Ihere are great opportunities for
beautiful costumes and scenic enyiron-
ment- Every scene shown in this produc-
ton Will be absolutely new. Scenic Artist
Frank King and his assistants have been
working night and day on the settings for
TINS production, which will be presented in
spectacular form. Resides the big cast of
PRINCIPALS , which embraces Grace Golden>
soma Spnh Ens,anaer; Gertrude Rut!edge Jos.
Sheehan, Melville Stewart, VIM Wolff
Arthur Wooley- Reginald Roberts, VIM
Marriott, others equally prominent, and
the strong, inspiritfng chorus of ffty
trained voices. there will be seen chill
dren's chorus of twenty voices and a hrass
band OF twelve pieces. which will make
more than one hundred people in the pro-
ductfon The lighting effects will be fea-
ture. Manager Frank Metzerott has had
the theater orchestra augmented to twenty
frst-class musicians during the engage
ment of the Castle Square Company. The
last half of the opening week will be de-
voted to fine production of Planouette's
beautiful master work. The Chimes of
Normandy" in which will be seen several
new faces and all the favorites The char
acter of the Marquis de Bonneville will be
a: sumed by local singer Mr. Du
Shane Coward, at the Saturday mat
inee and night performances This will,
be Mr. Edwards first appearance on the
professional pro, stage, and his many friends
Will certainly turn out in large num-
bcrs to see him. Another local favor
ite Mr.. WIN. H. Conley. will be seen
as the notary at every performance of this
opera. he matinees at the Columbia The
alter will be every Tues day and Saturday
at $50 pm. TIE heavy sale of seats for
the first week of the engagement of this
enee ai company indicates an suspicious
opening Tor Washington's pretty PLAY
house. which is now termed the horne ~
opera-the Columbia.
KERNAN'S LYCEUM THEATER Tho
rev French Folly Burlesquers open at .he
Lyceum rext Monday night for one week
s Many new features are introduced this
season. and the company is composed of
artists any one of whom would make a
head line on the bills of the ayera ee vaude-
vile attraction The curtain will rise upon
a scene of beauty and splendor, and for the
hrst time in this city will present the laugh
able burletta entitled 1.-The Matinee Girls
on Lark" which will introduce the entire
company In merry melange of song. dance
and medleys. This is followed by ten nun
bers in the olio, among them, CLAYTON and
Allen. musical kings; the magnetic shark
Maud Harvey. dashing little singer: Gle,
ments and Marshall in an up-to-date tray-
esty entitled my Friend From Indiana"
Truehart and Watson, grotesque knock
about comedians; the Sisters Taylor. petite
soubrettes, in their latest songs and dances
The performance concludes with the howl
ing burlesque. "A Creased Greaser." a
clever satire on the wild and woolly west
containing witty dialogue, laughabie stu,
atoms, grand marches and an ensemble of
vivacious chorus girls.
BIJOU FAMILY THEATER-The Riiou
will open its season Monday matinee. SEN
TENDER 20. under an entirely new manage
nent and with radical change of policy in